Freak Show Page #6

Synopsis: In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Trudie Styler
Production: IFC Films
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
Year:
2017
91 min
Website
622 Views


um, a strict

seven and a half.

They've been waiting a long time

for someone like you

to come along

and they are ready

to lend their support.

I know you won't

let them down, Billy.

Students of Grant Academy

for too long

you have suffered in silence.

I am like you.

For too long, I thought

being on the outside

meant having no voice.

I accepted the moldings

and manipulations

that were pushed upon me

and was still

shamed into silence.

No more. No more!

No more. No more!

All that changes

from this moment on.

I know

that without hope,

you cannot live.

And without

a bit of glamour,

you can't live well.

We are important.

And we owe it

to the kids

that come after

the little boys and girls

with the wrong haircut

or wrong accent

or wrong curric...

Extra-curricular hobbies

to try and push ourselves

into the light.

Give them the hope of seeing

a boy nominated

for homecoming queen.

This is Felicia Watts

back at Ulysses

S. Grant Academy

where it's day five of

"Academy Under Siege."

What's at stake?

One girl's dream

and every girl's rights

and privileges.

With me is

homecoming queen nominee

Lynnette Franz.

Lynnette, can you

give us an update?

Can I ever!

Well..

So, I was supposed to be

the only candidate

running this year.

That's been the plan

since the seventh grade.

But then, this

sexually confused weirdo

announced that he was running.

Now, I don't know, maybe

maybe he doesn't realize

he's not a girl. Whatever.

He doesn't stand

a chance of winning

because everybody hates him.

Everybody?

Lynnette, look at

the walls around you.

The support for Grant Academy's

Gender Obliviator is palpable.

With all due respect, Felicia

this is a simple case of..

Decency versus depravity.

Tradition versus perdition.

And by the end of this election

I believe.. No.

I know that this school

and this nation

will come to its senses

and put a real queen

in charge of things

around here.

So, you don't think

Billy Bloom has a chance

of taking home the tiara?

A homosexual

representing our school?

I'd laugh if he wasn't

being so disrespectful.

I mean, it's like he's peeing

on the flag or something.

Look, he just wants attention

like all gays do, you know?

I do not.

Well, so, they can further

their gay agenda.

And that is

the God's honest truth.

What Billy is doing here

by running for homecoming queen

is destroying

the way of life

here at the academy.

Let's make America great again!

Bye, Felicia.

Disgruntled, delusional..

But determined

homecoming queen candidate

Lynnette Franz.

And I am sure we have not heard

the last of her.

And after me, say

"Let Billy Bloom!"

One, two, three..

- Let Billy Bloom.

- Let Billy Bloom.

Louder.

Come on.

- Let Billy Bloom.

- One more time.

- Let Billy Bloom.

- Let Billy Bloom.

Let Billy Bloom!

I love the shadow people!

They're like little

homecoming elves.

Oh. Yes! There ain't no

stopping us now, Billy.

Alright, if we can get

one A-lister on our side

I think we can turn this

whole election around.

Really, I do.

- What about Flip?

- Next.

- Bo-Bo Peterson?

- Not gonna happen.

No, I think we can

make it happen.

I mean, honestly,

he hates Lynnette now.

She broke up with him.

She broke his heart,

banged his brother.

I love it.

- Vote Lynette.

- Vote for me.

- Vote for Lynette.

- Vote for Lynette.

Vote for me.

Bo-Bo, I am so sorry

to hear about you and Lynnette

but have you

given any thought

to the other candidate

running for homecoming queen?

I ain't voting for that ho!

I'd just as soon vote

for a butt worm.

Well, naturally, I am flattered.

You got my vote.

Just make sure

you beat her.

Welcome to Team Bloom!

So, Bib, here's the deal.

When I give the signal

at the pep rally

you're gonna put

this button on your shirt.

What's the "F" for,

"Fag?"

No, it's for freak, you freak.

Or should I call you Kid Krush?

Okay, look, butt lick

I don't know how you

found out about In Twink

but if you don't

shut up about it,

I'll beat you so hard

you're gonna miss

that coma, you got it?

It's not so much did I get it

but this young,

budding Tarantino did.

Wait.

Where did she come from?

Only the shadows know.

Now, do we have your support

or do you want

that last little

hate crime rant

to go viral?

- Oh, no. Not again.

- What is it?

- Oh, it's nothing.

- No, no, no. Let me see.

"Dear Billy,

you are fierce."

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

Yeah, keep going.

Yadda, yadda, yadda..

"You make me sick.

"You're ruining everything.

"I'm going to tie you up

and f*** you

till you love me,

f*ggot."

Chill out, all I'm trying to do

is make this world

a little more pretty.

I know, right?

A stalker means

you're officially famous

which is good news.

I'm going to have to

get you a security detail.

Yeah, I'm feeling good about..

Yeah, I'll be

right back, alright?

- Hey.

- Hey.

I just wanted to say

good luck with the whole

homecoming queen thing.

Thank you.

And you, too.

With the big match,

I... I mean.

Not that...

The homecoming queen.

Too many queens

would spoil the broth.

- You're funny.

- You're Flip.

I miss hanging out

with you, Billy.

- Aren't you done yet?

- Yeah, just..

Just, uh, just give us a second.

It's been a second.

Yeah, just give us a minute!

I'm taking Sesame to the dance.

You know they're fake, right?

Billy, I think I'd know.

Oh, you sweet, innocent boy.

Go. Go on.

It's been a minute.

Hey, Billy, how's it going?

I've had better days.

I've got to sort out

all this stuff.

- Do you want a ride?

- With you?

I know I've been a dick,

but I wanna

make things right.

Yeah. Sure.

Thank you.

Get off. Get off.

Bernie, what the f***..

You don't mean that.

Please don't tell anyone.

Don't tell anyone!

Ladies and gentlemen,

hello, and welcome

to the Ulysses

S. Grant Academy

homecoming game pre-show.

And I... and I know

how excited everyone is

to see this year's nominees

so without further ado

I present the parade of floats

made by your

homecoming queen

candidates.

First up, Miss Lynnette Franz!

Oh, come on.

These folks expect a show!

They want to be wowed!

Oh oh oh oh

You better run

better..

I mean, this is the float

that you've been planning

since the seventh grade?

This float was meant

to be her legacy.

It should have been

the ultimate expression

of who she was,

and the culmination

of all her hopes

and dreams and heartfelt

artistic yearnings!

Luckily, the crowd

didn't have too long

to dwell on this because..

And now, ladies and gentlemen

I present our second candidate.

Here comes Billy Bloom!

Ah ah

Candy

She's sweet like

Candy in my veins

Baby

I'm dying for

Another taste

And every night

my mind is

Running around her

Then it's

getting louder

And louder

Baby you're like

lightning in a bottle

I can't let you go

now that I got it

All I need is

To be struck

By your electric

Love

Baby you're

electric love

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