Boys Don't Cry Page #3

Synopsis: Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart.
Director(s): Kimberly Peirce
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 47 wins & 37 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1999
118 min
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Havin' fun?

Yeah.

- What do you think of my mom? Weird, huh?

- No, I like her.

I think she's funny.

- Are you for real?

- Excuse me. Am I interruptin' somethin'?

Take a picture of me and my daughter.

Lana's dad gave us that.

- I don't feel like havin' my picture taken.

- Come on, honey. Just one.

Come on, son.

Well... refill time.

Bring it in when you're ready, OK?

Here, look. It's not bad, huh?

What?

- No.

- Why not? You're beautiful.

Come over here.

I had a dream about you last night.

You did? What happened?

Come on, tell me the dream.

Someone walked me home

last night. I think it was you.

No fair!

Lana! It's time to go to work!

John, you're too f***ed up.

Why don't you let Brandon drive?

Hey. Here you go, little buddy.

You all right?

Tom!

Nice car.

Why don't you turn down your radio?

Yeah, totally.

- What the f*** are you lookin' at?

- Wall people.

- What the f*** did you say?

- Wall people.

Let me outta this f***in' car!

Bite me, you f***in' fudgepacker!

- Eat me.

- F*** you!

- Go after 'em!

- Step on it!

Go! Come on, go!

Come on, p*ssy. Go faster, you cocksucker.

Come on, Brandon! Go!

Go, Brandon!

Oh, no, it's the man!

F***! It's the piggers!

Come on, these cops are onto us.

What the f***...?

Don't stop, don't stop. Go faster.

- Brandon...

- Go faster.

Brandon, stop.

That's it, that's it.

They ain't got no f***in' balls.

When you hit the gravel, drop to 40.

I can't see.

That's OK. Neither can he. You're flyin'.

Take it out.

Get off me, dick. I wasn't doin' anythin'.

Goin' awful fast back there, Mr Brayman.

- Tell me what you're doin' in Falls City.

- Just visitin', sir.

Yeah? Where are you stayin'?

He's stayin' with me.

I can't run a check on this.

Our computers are down.

But I could run you all in right now.

You could let these guys go.

They ain't got anythin' to do with it.

I got a little carried away back there.

- We don't got anythin' like this in Lincoln.

- A dustless highway?

Only one in Nebraska.

That's a hundred-foot drop.

- I won't lock you up, but you get a ticket.

- OK.

Those are residential streets

back there, so you slow down.

- Do you read me, Mr Brayman?

- Absolutely, sir.

Did you see this ID?

That's pretty slick: Charles Brayman.

I let you down. I'm sorry.

Man, don't worry. We'll take you

to the tunnel, chase some bats.

Yeah... it's like the tunnel of love.

God, Candace, would you get a grip?

- Is that your real birthday?

- No. November 10th, '72.

Hey, that's next week. Let's have a party.

21! You're gonna be a man!

Sh*t.

Don't you never pull that sh*t again.

- What?

- You heard. Don't never pull that sh*t again.

You got me stopped by the f***in' cops.

Why... But you're the one

who told me to race after 'em.

I had you in the clear and you f***ed up.

John, it's over. Don't get upset.

I'm not upset.

You almost got us killed.

- I almost got us killed?

- Whoo! Brandon...

- You led us 90mph into a cloud of dust.

- Brandon...

- We were about to go off a 400-foot ravine.

- Sh*t! F***!

- Get outta my goddamn car.

- All right...

Get outta my motherfuckin' car!

- Get outta my goddamn motherfuckin' car!

- Sh*t! Get off me, you sick f***!

Get outta my goddamn motherfuckin'

sh*t-eatin' cocksuckin' car!

Get out!

- Not you.

- F*** you!

Welcome to the psycho ward.

Come on, Kate. He's takin' us to work.

You know, Tom set that fire hisself.

That's my car!

Doctors say he ain't got no impulse control.

I'm the only one who can control that f***er.

Come on. We'll walk you home, Candace.

You ever try this?

Tom, did you set your own

family's house on fire?

What about this?

You ever do this?

What the f***, Tom?

Some people punch holes in walls.

This... helps snap me back into reality.

Gets a control of this thing inside of me,

so I don't... lash out at someone.

Me and John used to do it

to ourselves all the time in lockup.

I could always go deeper than him.

He was such a wuss.

Try it.

I guess I am a p*ssy, compared to you.

I'm just jokin' with you, man.

F***!

F***!

Brandon... hey.

- Lana.

- I'm so sorry. I just had to see someone nice.

I just got off work.

I'm havin' a nervous breakdown.

Just a minute. I have to pee, OK?

God, I was scared to death that

Candace was gonna catch me.

She's obsessed with findin' a husband.

You're her favourite candidate.

I can't believe you worked last night.

You must be exhausted.

Me neither. I do it all the time, though.

You don't have to be sober to weigh spinach.

Thanks for the coffee.

I'm crashin' really hard, though.

l, um... have to go back to Lincoln

to take care of some stuff.

- You really leavin'?

- Yeah.

Are you gonna see your sister? The model?

Yeah.

Nicole?

She's pretty. Is she gonna be there?

Yeah. Now that she's married,

we're gonna be takin' off any second.

So... where are you goin'

on your big trip outta here?

I don't know.

I guess it's not all worked out yet.

That's OK.

Thanks for givin' your address to the cops.

It was nothin'.

I might hitchhike.

Really? I've never done that.

Me neither.

Well...

This might sound really stupid, but, um,

do you think there's anywhere

I could make money doin' karaoke?

Why not? People make money

doin' all sorts of things.

Did you really write letters to him in prison?

Gimme a break. I was 13 years old.

Who told you that? My mom?

He did.

You better go.

That rusty nail over our front door

Is where I hung our tears in a ring

I threw that horseshoe into the wheat

To see what love can bring

Cos you're in your bed and I'm in mine

On either side of town

I think I might take a ride...

Please... Please don't get mad.

One night. One night and I'm gone.

They're not gonna lock me up, are they?

Teena, how the f*** do I know what they're

gonna do? I'm sick of watchin' you f*** up.

But... but I'm not f***in' up.

It is so good down there, Lonny.

In Falls City? They hang faggots

down there. Did you know that?

You've never even been there. Look.

Look. See, isn't she beautiful?

If you like white trash.

I'm gonna ask her to marry me.

Before or after your sex-change operation?

Before or after you tell her you're a girl?

Shut up!

It's... it's different. It's workin'.

I'm not gonna f*** it up this time.

I hope they do lock you up tomorrow.

Keith Pierce, for spray-paintin' and

smashin' 50 new cars, you are sentenced

to six months at the

juvenile detention centre.

Teena Brandon.

Teena Brandon, docket 72391.

Teena Brandon, docket 7 2391,

grand theft auto.

Psst! Lana! Down here!

Brandon! Where'd you get that?

Nice hat.

I gotta go. My break's almost over.

It all looks so different from the outside.

Oh, you're so pretty.

I feel like I'm in a trance.

Am I goin' too fast?

I cannot wear these. They make me look fat.

Quit changin' the subject.

I saved your ass at work.

Now tell us what's goin' on.

Yeah, I bet Brandon doesn't think you're fat.

- Nobody looks fat when they're layin' down.

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Kimberly Peirce

Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American feature film director, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her most recent feature film, Carrie, was released on October 18, 2013. more…

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