At Any Price Page #4

Synopsis: In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family's farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Director(s): Ramin Bahrani
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
R
Year:
2012
105 min
$300,000
Website
121 Views


doesn't look like he's a happy camper.

Where is that motherf***er?

Hey, what the f***, man?

Look at that sh*t!

Go flip your car over.

Unjust sh*t you pulled!

The f***'s your problem?

F***'s your problem?

What the f***?

You piece of sh*t.

F*** you!

Get him, Dean! Come on.

Hey, hey, hey.

F***ing a**hole, f***

you, you piece of sh*t!

- The Whipples are a bunch of pussies!

- F*** you!

Come on. Come on, man.

Piece of sh*t. It's my track!

We know who won. We know

who won. We know who won.

- Number one!

- Dean, Dean!

Dean, Dean, Dean!

Yeah!

All right!

Number one, baby!

Number one!

Congratulations, Dean Whipple!

Thank you, I appreciate that.

Ride with us.

I want to, man,

count me in.

- Garage sale, some great finds.

- I can try, man.

My sister was your

high school teacher.

Was she? Yeah, I remember.

Thank you, ma'am.

That was impressive

on the track today.

Henry Whipple's son?

Don't remind me.

I'm Meredith.

And I'm his girlfriend.

Hi. We're gonna meet people

at Slipper's for drinks.

Do you wanna join us?

Oh, how old are you?

Actually, don't tell me.

I don't wanna feel old.

You wouldn't wanna leave

your girl alone on this big night.

All right.

Another time.

Come on.

Good night.

She was pretty.

I didn't notice.

There he is.

Yep.

Hey.

Dean. Hey, Dean, that was amazing.

Just amazing! Wow!

Ah, it's no big deal.

Ha, ha. No big deal?

Hey, get changed and

let's all go out and celebrate.

Oh, thanks. I got plans.

Well, break them.

Heck, this is important.

Dad, I can't.

I get these every weekend.

Here, you can have this one.

Bye, Mom.

Bye. Good job.

Hey, Dean.

I was proud of you out there.

Thanks, Dad.

Whoo! Going to ARCA, baby!

Ha-ha-ha.

Come on, Henry.

Dean, congratulations.

Look at that.

Dean, hey, here, here.

Cheers, fellas.

Cheers.

Would you ever cheat on your wife?

No. No, ma'am.

I don't think

I'm glamorous enough for Dean.

Sometimes guys get distracted

by girls with big...

Racks?

Personalities.

Jeez.

Do you think

that's what Dean wants?

No. That car...

it was behind us last time.

Good afternoon.

I couldn't help notice that you fine

gentlemen have been tailing me.

Henry Whipple?

That's me. Don't wear it out. Ha-ha-ha.

By purchasing Liberty seeds,

you signed an agreement that gives

us the right to inspect your crops.

What's this all about?

Let's cut to the chase.

We've been investigating you

on their behalf.

What?

And we got a tip

that you've been cleaning

and reusing their seeds.

Well, who gave you this tip?

We need to visit your fields,

take samples.

When would be a good time?

No time's a good time.

You gave up that right, Mr. Whipple.

Now, when would be a good time?

Um...

Saturday?

Saturday it is.

You make sure you're there.

Didn't know Publishers Clearing

House wanted to find you.

How much did you win?

Not now, Cadence.

What is it?

Here's another life

lesson for you.

Farmers used to save and clean

natural seeds after each harvest

and then they'd plant them

again the next season.

So?

Well, uh, it's illegal to do that with

genetically-modified seeds like Liberty.

You have to buy

new seeds each year.

Why?

Because companies like Liberty

pay scientists big money

to develop these GMOs

to make them stronger

so they'll produce bigger yields,

and Liberty

has patented these seeds.

So kind of like

bootlegging DVDs?

Yes. But there's a lot more money

at stake here.

These guys didn't just copyright

movies, they copyrighted life.

And you reused Liberty seeds,

didn't you?

- Hey, Janet.

- Hey, Henry.

Byron around?

He's over there.

If they find out,

I'll lose everything.

You said you had two ways to go:

Stay the same or get bigger.

You needed cash

to buy more land,

and reselling GMO seeds

was your only option.

You didn't talk, did you?

Of course not. I'm in this with you.

Byron.

I cleaned natural seeds

for your father on this machine

that I built with my own hands.

I was at your high school

football games, Henry.

And your sons' too.

I know.

I'm sorry. I just...

Who could have done this?

You didn't reuse seeds

in your own fields, did you?

Do I look like a fool?

And the agents are only

checking your fields, right?

Right.

So they won't find

anything there.

You'll be fine.

It'll blow over

like most storms.

Yeah. Come on.

What's this?

It's for you.

Fifteen thousand dollars to

Nick Elliott Racing? Mom, no.

From my account,

Dad doesn't have to know.

Mom, what are you doing?

It'll be our secret.

Fifteen thousand dollars.

Ha-ha-ha.

Thanks, Morn.

Thank you.

Set it up right.

This track is seven-eighths of a mile,

the compound banking makes it fast.

Now, that's the safety barrier,

but I promise you it's gonna hurt

when you hit that 180 miles an hour.

So keep it straight, all right?

Pay attention to your pit boards.

Right.

Look for me

on warm-up laps,

hit your mark every stop.

I'm serious.

Screw up in the pits,

kiss your chance goodbye.

This ain't no

figure-eight race, boy.

Okay. That finishes that.

What did you get from that side?

- Twelve.

- Twelve. From this side?

- Eight.

- Enough? Are those the last'?

- Yeah, should be.

- Are you done over there?

That's it. Let's go. Wrap it up,

we're done. You two, let's go.

Oh, and, uh, Mr. Whipple?

- Yeah.

- There's one other thing.

We broadened this case

to the possibility

of you reselling Liberty seeds.

We need to access your invoices

for the past three years.

Okay.

My wife does the books.

You're gonna have to give us time

to get that together. How about...?

Next week.

Oh, and good luck to your son.

I understand he's quite

the driver.

Starting in the 26th position

in the black number 11

for Fast-Track Racing,

from southern Iowa,

Dean Whipple!

Have a good race.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks for driving with us.

Thank you, sir.

Let's go, son!

Go, Dean!

Oh, hey. There he is.

Hey.

Hey!

Hee-hoo.

Go get him.

You can do it, son.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Whoa'. Come on'. Get 'n, sow.

Ha-ha-ha.

Look at him!

Go, son! Whoo!

You can do it. Come on.

All right, you're looking good, kid.

Just hit your marks.

Dean! Push him out of the way.

Come on.

- What's up with this guy?

- Goddamn it, kid, focus!

You knock the fender off that thing,

you're gonna have a bad day.

What the f***, man?

Did you see that? Did you see that?

Come on, man! Come on!

You gotta pick it up. Now!

Goddamn you, kid!

Hey, son.

Hey.

You should be proud.

You ran a good race.

Don't say that.

Held your own.

I'll get on the phone...

Dad!

What are you trying to do? Come back

into my life now because I lose?

I put myself in those cars

so I don't have to talk to you.

Grant's lucky. He left because

he couldn't stand you.

Shut up, shut up. Not true.

Why do you think he's on a mountain?

And never calls?

Dean.

Forget it.

Yeah. Forget it.

It's not worth it.

Don't you have your own family?

Hey, f*** it, man. Right?

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Ramin Bahrani

Ramin Bahrani (Persian: رامین بحرانی‎; born March 20, 1975) is an Iranian-American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert listed Bahrani's film Chop Shop as the 6th best film of the 2000s and hailed Bahrani as "the director of the decade." Bahrani was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship, and was the subject of several international retrospectives including the MoMA in New York City, Harvard University, and the La Rochelle Film Festival in France. Bahrani is a professor of film directing at Columbia University's Graduate Film Program in New York City. more…

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