First Time Felon Page #2

Synopsis: Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Charles S. Dutton
Production: HBO Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
R
Year:
1997
110 min
705 Views


Won't be no boot camp for me, man.

Peter Jackson?

-Yeah.

-Let's go!

-All right, player, stay up.

-You do what you got to do now.

Ta-dow.

You're dead, motherf***er!

-F*** you, b*tch-ass n*gger.

-Hear me? You're dead!

-F*** you.

-You're dead!

-Stuttering-ass b*tch!

-Dead, motherf***er!

Sh*t.

What the f*** you looking at?

My uncle, he owns a used-car lot

on Western.

When l get outta here,

l'm gonna ask him for a job.

Maybe he'll hook some of you up

with a job, too.

All right, check it out, right there.

See the cat eyes?

How the fins are in the back there?

Clean as hell, ain't it?

l can tell you anything about cars.

Right here we got

a 1984 Cadillac Eldorado....

Oh sh*t, man, there it is.

l don't see no walls, no fences, nothing.

-How they gonna keep us in here?

-Let's rock.

l'll book right now.

That ain't sh*t, man.

You oughta put your ass in the chair!

Man, shut up!

Break that up! Get off the bus!

Go, go, go. Get off the bus, go, go!

Shut up!

Be quiet!

Get your hands down!

Get your nose up against that wall, freak!

You!

Turn around, face me!

Arms out!

Couple of gangbangers!

You low-lives...

...are now in

the lmpact lncarceration Program!

Your first rule is

always acknowledge an order...

...by saying, ''Yes, sir. No, sir.

Yes, ma'am. No, ma'am!''

-You scum understand that?

-Yes, sir!

-l can't hear you!

-Yes, sir!

Everybody turn around and face me!

Do l look like your friend?

What is your first name, fat boy?

Your first name is ''inmate!''

What is your first name?

''lnmate,'' sir!

-Do you think this is funny, moron?

-No, sir.

-Wipe that smile off your face, inmate.

-l can't, ma'am.

Get him out of here!

Let's go, come on!

See how funny the penitentiary is?

Dummy!

One down...

...17 to go. Guards!

Everybody else, move out!

l'm Superintendent Sorley.

From this point forward,

you will take no actions on your own.

You will do absolutely nothing...

...unless you are instructed to

by a member of this staff.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

You have no reason to say anything

to the inmate standing next to you.

You are all here alone.

lf after 120 days, you all decide

you wanna call each other up...

...and talk about all the good times you had

while you were here, that's fine.

But while you are here, no talking. Ever.

Any time, any place...

...ever.

This program is unfair.

lt was designed to be unfair. Life is unfair.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

Now, there will be no escapes.

lf you try to escape,

we will apprehend you.

We'll hunt you down like the animals

that you are and after you are caught...

...you will get seven to 10 years added

to whatever time you're doing.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

You're all non-violent first-time felons.

Sentences between two and five years.

Now, all of you, each and every--

Stand up.

You put your eyes on me again,

l will pop them right out of your head.

Yes, sir!

My staff will not lay a hand on you.

And you will not lay a hand on my staff.

Anyone who takes a swing

at one of my staff members...

...will then cease to be an inmate

and will become a convict.

And believe me...

...we know how to deal with convicts here.

This program exists solely to make room

in our over-crowded prison system...

...and to save taxpayers' dollars.

That is all we have to do.

lt is not our job to straighten you out.

lt is your job.

lt is your responsibility.

Move out!

-What are you in for?

-Car theft, ma'am.

-Are you a drunk driver?

-No, ma'am.

You run over old ladies

while they get in your way?

Why are you wasting my time?

-Get out of my chair!

-You sold my sister heroin?

-No, sir.

-Why, my sister ain't good enough?

-No, sir.

-What? What?

What is this? Pick it up!

-What's your last name, you idiot?

-Buber, ma'am.

-Ever attempt suicide?

-No, ma'am.

You're sure, with a name like ''Boob''?

You sure look like an idiot to me.

-Yes, ma'am.

-You're a real piece of work, idiot. Shot...

...stabbed. What's that?

Bite mark, ma'am.

-Who bit you, you idiot. Your girlfriend?

-Yes, ma'am.

Being mean to her? Probably deserved it.

A look at your body

and your secret's out, Sims.

We both know you don't belong here!

Ma'am, l have a bullet in my back.

-Now? lt's in your back now?

-Yes, ma'am, right here.

That's just great. What else, you idiot?

l have no feeling in these fingers

from the handcuffs when l got arrested.

You're not gonna get out of work detail

'cause of that!

-l wasn't--

-Shut up! Nobody asked you.

Keep looking straight ahead, dummy!

Everybody!

Prepare to mount!

Mount!

Sleep!

F*** Calhoun!

Everybody on their feet!

-Who wants to f*** Calhoun? You?

-No, no, sir.

-You wanna f*** Calhoun?

-No, sir.

How about you?

-You wanna f*** Calhoun?

-No, sir!

No talking ever!

That means never!

Maybe we should be able to say

whatever we want to...

...in language they understand.

lf they can't take it in here

without losing control...

...how are they gonna make it in the street

where it'll be 10 times worse?

Yes, but within limits.

We have our boundaries

and one of them is no cursing.

That's not what they understand, Captain.

l know what these kids understand!

l grew up with kids like this.

We must be so much worse

than the street to them.

lf you get them early

and just hit them hard!

You can't hit them so hard

that you demoralize them.

You've gotta give them some respect

and some space to come up.

These kids are not

from your neighborhood.

They're not going back

to your neighborhood.

How about you?

Help the ones you can help...

...and l'll work with the ones you can't.

You know what l think?

You should project your voice

from down here.

lt's easier on your throat.

You wear white because you are ghosts.

Ghosts do not exist.

As you have been told,

your milk cartons face front!

Do it!

And your plate touches the tray! Do it!

You'll have exactly 10 minutes

in which to finish your food.

At--

Did you hear what l said, numb-nuts?

Milk carton faces front!

Get up, Yance!

Get up! You'll eat standing. Let's see

how much you can have in five seconds.

Go!

Not good enough! Give me 50 right now!

Everybody else, eat!

Down, sucker!

Down!

One.

-Down!

-Two.

-Down!

-Three.

All right, rodents!

You ate off them,

now it's your turn to clean them!

When l return,

l expect every pot, every pan...

...and every dish in this kitchen

to be spotless!

-Do l make myself clear?

-Yes, sir!

Get to work!

You son of a--

Hey, stop! Break it up!

You think every time you have a problem

with others you can resort to violence?

No, ma'am!

You think you have to marry

everyone you work with?

No, ma'am!

The two of you lack motivation

for working together as a team!

We will assist you in acquiring

the proper motivation.

Let's see how well you work together

carrying this log for the next 24 hours!

Up the log, lift! Come on, down!

Up at the knees! Down!

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Daniel Therriault

Daniel Therriault (born 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the stage play Battery and the HBO films First Time Felon and Witness Protection. more…

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