Feeling Minnesota

Synopsis: Freddie is a former stripper marrying Sam to repay a debt owed to nightclub owner Red. But Freddie is in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother. Jjaks and Freddie run off together, and Sam finds where they have been hiding and calls the cops. Meanwhile someone calls to blackmail Sam and Jjaks. In the end will it all work out?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Steven Baigelman
Production: New Line Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
30
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
R
Year:
1996
99 min
125 Views


Hello. I'm Johnny Cash.

Good evening.

Feels good tonight.

Jjaks, go and get ready.

Your dad's coming.

Ifell into a burnin'

ring of fire

Went down, down, down

And the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

Why do I have to go

with my father?

Because Sam came first...

you came second...

so...

I might as well keep the first.

Bound

All right, ready?

One, two, three.

Paper beats rock.

Ifell into a ring of fire

Ifell into

a burnin' ring of fire

Went down, down, down

One, two, three.

Scissors beats paper.

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

The ring of fire

The Memphis Horns

and the Tennessee 3.

The taste

Of love is sweet

I don't want to go

with my father.

Get out.

When hearts like ours meet

Ifellfor you like a child

All right, again.

One, two... Yes!

Rock beats scissors.

But the fire went wild

Ifell into a burnin'

ring of fire

Chicken.

Went down, down, down

And the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

The ring of fire

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

The ring of fire

Got you! You're dead!

I'll show you whether I'm dead.

Ifell into a burnin'

ring of fire

Went down, down, down

Get off of me!

And the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

Aw, sh*t!

The ring of fire

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

The ring of fire

See you.

Come on!

F*** you, Red!

F*** you, too, baby!

World's going to think your head

blowing apart is a backfire.

Don't miss.

Forget about it, Red.

I'm not marrying him.

That's the deal you made.

F*** the deal.

F*** you!

I would hit you in the face,

but it's your wedding day.

You get the f*** up...

before you ruin

that nice dress even more.

Think you can make

a fool out of me...

stealfrom me

and just walk away?

You lucky you got

a nice piece of ass.

Otherwise...

I don't even want

to think about it.

You going to marry

that little f***er Sam...

and you going

to cook and clean...

and you going to suck his cock

every once in a while.

Do you want to know why?

'Cause that's the worst thing

I can think to do to you.

Now fix yourself up pretty

because people are waiting.

You want to fight me?

Go f***...

I changed my mind.

Bill...

Stay right here.

Be right back.

Yo, Red. Red, how you doing?

Yeah, what?

Shake hands.

Go get a job, man.

Got one?

Come on.

That was good. I like that.

- Hey, guys.

- Hi, Ruby.

My favorite cop.

Yeah, what?

I took care of that

little problem for you.

You might want to go away

for a couple of days...

go fishing or something.

All right.

- How'd we do this week?

- Good, boss.

I don't know. It looks like

it could've been better.

Good... Business is good.

Every day is payday.

That's a nice tux, Sam.

What's this?

The American dream, huh?

Yeah. Why not?

Hey, why not?

Get going, buddy.

Well...

There she is...

Your Christmas bonus...

a few months early.

You're a beautiful girl,

Freddie.

Ifeel bad the way you turned up

in this bad crowd situation.

It's a shame.

If ever you want a way out,

just...

give me a call.

You know? Maybe I can help.

F*** you.

God. She's beautiful.

She was beautiful yesterday.

Yeah, but today, she's mine.

What are youfucking looking at?

Let me ask you something, Lloyd.

Why are you

such a f***ing wick, huh?

All passengers

should be onboard.

I wonder if your brother

is going to show up.

Jjaks.

Who invited him?

I told him it wasn't right...

if he didn't come

to his brother's wedding.

But, please, if he comes,

try and get along with him.

Sam, I'm talking to you.

What if she doesn't come, Mom?

Will you stop eating?

I didn't take your money.

I told you that!

You embarrass me, little girl.

Sir, sit down right here.

Come on, Freddie,

make it easy on yourself.

Come on, get in the spirit.

Straighten up.

Hope you two kids

will be very happy.

Dearly beloved...

we are gathered here

in the sight of God...

to witness and bless...

Hi, Mom.

the joining together

of Sam and Freddie...

Jjaks, you came.

How nice.

What's the story?

They make a nice couple,

don't they?

No, they don't.

Behave yourself, Jjaks.

But that is the portion

in this life...

What did you get them?

Whisper it to me.

When it is God's will...

Come on.

Nothing, Mom.

I didn't get them nothing.

Knowledge

and love of the Lord...

Therefore, marriage

is not to be entered into...

unadvisedly or lightly.

You showed up empty-handed.

And in accordance...

What is the matter with you,

Jjaks?

Into the holy union...

Sam and Freddie

now come to be joined.

Here we go. I love this.

When somebody loves you

It's no good

unless he loves you

All the way

Happy to be near you

When you need someone

to cheer you

All the way

Can I get a beer?

I just want to get

the f*** out of here.

Thanks.

Who are you?

Jjaks.

Jack?

No, Jjaks.

Jjaks?

- Jjaks what?

- Clayton.

You're not related to him,

are you?

Sam's my brother.

I don't know who's worse off,

you or me.

Me.

Are you shy?

No.

He ain't heavy.

He's my shithead brother.

You didn't have to get

all dressed up, you know?

What were you in for

this time, huh?

My brother likes to spend

his free time in prison...

isn't that right, Jjaks?

Whenever I can get away.

This is my new wife Freddie.

Come on.

Chicken.

Come on.

Scissors beats paper.

Come on.

Paper beats rock.

OK?

Come on.

Sh*t!

Rock beats scissors.

God!

F***!

She's a knockout, isn't she?

So you won the game,

I won the girl.

I can't believe

you even showed up.

Especially without a present.

Nice tux, Sam.

I'm going to go pee.

They

Asked me how I knew

My true love was true

A little to the left.

A little to the right.

Bull's-eye!

Did you come for me?

I don't even know you.

No! Did you come for me?

Did you?

You got to shave, baby.

You're ruining my skin.

Jesus.

I look like sh*t.

Don't I look like sh*t?

Yeah, I do.

I'm getting old.

You're not even, what,

twenty-five?

I'm closer to thirty

than to twenty.

I used to be seven years old.

I used to be unborn.

I used to be fourteen.

And tomorrow

I'll be forty orfifty.

So?

I'm dying.

I'm dying. You're dying.

Right now, we're both dying.

Listen to the ticking.

It gets louder

with every second.

I don't want to die here.

You should just split.

Really?

You think those guys are just

gonna let me walk away?

They haven't yet.

See? They did this to me.

- Jesus.

- Yeah, Jesus.

Red says that

I owe him ten grand.

He says that I stole it

from him.

It's bullshit.

He found it on the books.

Your damn brother did.

So, there it is.

I'm his reward.

He's my punishment.

F*** them anyways.

F*** them anyways.

See you out back?

You see a pair

of laughing eyes

And suddenly

you're sighing sighs

You're thinking nothing's wrong

You string along, boy, then snap

Those eyes, those sighs

They're part of the tender trap

It'll always turn to sh*t.

Not only don't you bring

a gift...

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Steven Baigelman

Steven J. Baigelman is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and film director. He has written the screenplays for the crime dramedy Feeling Minnesota (1996), the crime thriller Brother's Keeper (2002), the biographical drama Get on Up (2014), and the biographical drama Miles Ahead (2015). Baigelman also created the ABC anthology television series Wicked City (2015), on which he also serves as an executive producer. more…

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