Fruitvale Station Page #4

Synopsis: This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant.
Director(s): Ryan Coogler
Production: The Weinstein Company
  39 wins & 53 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
2013
85 min
$11,010,136
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1,346 Views


- Mm-hm. That's two.

I passed her on to you.

I be putting you on her.

I can count all of mine on two hands.

Five-nine.

Where the f*** is nigga Oscar at, bruh?

He came by the job earlier today.

- He's always late, bruh.

- Ah, damn, damn...

F***in' around with Sophina,

always, bruh.

Damn, nigga.

That's the downfall of man...

B*tch slowing

a nigga down and sh*t.

F*** all that sh*t,

y'all niggas ready to go?

Hey!

We waitin' on you, nigga!

Of course, it was, man. She had to get

her hair and sh*t and all that.

- You, what up, bruh?

- Late-ass, nigga...

Hey man, it ain't me!

Osc, take a shot

for the New Year, nigga!

Yeah...

Happy New Year's, motherfuckers.

Happy New Year to you, too.

I ain't got my ticket.

- Hey!

- Let's go, boys!

Come on, man...

Hurry up, bruh.

Doors close.

- Hi, happy New Year.

- Happy New Year.

What's happenin'?

Make sure you keep

your hands to yourself.

Did you know it's illegal

to smoke blacks on the BART.

Is that right, Officer?

We're gonna let y'all slide

'cause it's a holiday and all.

You thirsty? You guys good?

Right on, bruh. For sure.

I like your dreads.

Sh*t, I like your everything.

We need to put it together.

- Oh, we gay.

- No sh*t?

- Gay, huh?

- Sounds like a coincidence.

We gay, too.

You're not gay.

Hey Osc, bruh. Ain't we gay?

Yeah, they gay as f***.

Approachng

West Oakland Staton.

- Ready?

- Mm-hm.

Sorry folks,

there's gonna be a slght delay.

- We gonna make it.

- No, we're not.

- Yeah, we are.

- What time is it?

- Stop being so negative.

- I'm not being negative.

You know we'll make it.

What's up, bruh?

They're gonna f*** around

and miss the countdown.

We ain't gonna miss sh*t.

We fixin' to get cracked right here.

Sorry folks.

We're back on our way...

Yeah...

Next stop, Montgomery Staton.

Hey gotta watch?

Turn the music down, bruh.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one!

Happy New Year!

You gonna get a fresh one!

You gonna get a fresh one!

Oh, my God!

Hey, do you gotta pee?

I gotta find somewhere to pee.

You just left the bathroom.

It's hella dirty in there,

I'm not gonna pee in there.

- Now you have to be hella cold...

- I am hella cold.

And you know what's gonna happen.

- A young man right here.

- See? You are a gentleman.

He's a gentleman.

That purse looks real good on you, too.

You look real good in that purse.

What? Look, as a boyfriend,

it's what I gotta do.

- I gotta pee so bad.

- I know, I know.

Ask the store right here.

What's up, bruh?

You got a bathroom that we could use?

I'm all closed up, man.

And I don't even have

a bathroom for my customers.

But I'm sure you got a bathroom

for your employees, right?

Say, bruh, I ain't rich at all,

you feelin' me?

Here's my last ten dollars.

Now, you can take this ten,

let them use the bathroom,

or you can go home.

When you come back tomorrow,

there's gonna be hella piss here

'cause they ain't gonna pee

on themselves, you feelin' me?

For real?

Look at her.

- Just these two girls?

- Just these two girls.

OK, come on in. Just watch your step.

Thank you.

Don't worry about it, man.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Please tell me this place

has a bathroom.

What?

She's pregnant.

- OK, come on.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- No problem.

- No more.

- That's it.

Promise, last one.

- Thanks a lot, man.

- No problem.

- Appreciate that.

- Yep.

Thought she was gonna

have to go in the street.

We almost had the same problem.

How long you guys been married?

Eight years.

You thinkin' about it?

What's stopping you?

- No money.

- Ah, shitty reason.

- We had nothing when we got married.

- No sh*t?

I wasn't working at all,

and she's a teacher,

it's practically the same thing,

as far as money goes.

How'd you get a ring?

Uh...

I stole it.

Told you, I didn't have any money.

Used to be good with credit cards.

- I would not go down that road.

- No, bruh. I'm cool on that.

Seriously, but then

I got my business started,

got her the ring she wears now.

- What do you do?

- Got a Web design company.

Hit me up if you ever need anything.

- Peter?

- Yeah.

- Oscar.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too, bruh.

Here they come.

- You good?

- Yeah.

- Hi.

- Hi, baby.

It was nice meeting you guys.

- Congratulations.

- Thanks again, man.

- No problem.

- You take care.

Happy New Year, bruh.

- What up?

- We good?

Yeah, man, we gotta get out!

- Now you're talkin' about sh*t, man.

- Let's go.

Come on.

Next stop,Frutvale Staton.

Sit down.

I'm good, fool. Get a seat.

- You sure?

- I'm good.

I'm gonna go find a seat.

Sure, bruh.

Excuse me.

Hey! Hey! Oscar!

Hey! Katie, from the store.

- Hey, hey!

- How are you?

- I'm good, I'm good. Happy New Year.

- Happy New Year.

Oscar? Oscar from f***in' Palma Ceia?

What's up with all that sh*t

you were hollerin'?

Look, f*** all that sh*t, all right?

This ain't the time, bruh.

F*** that sh*t, b*tch.

This is DGF, motherf***er.

- Oscar, what's up?

- Get Chris for me!

- It's South Hayward, b*tch!

- They're jumping Oscar!

- Frutvale Staton.

- Punk-ass Southside niggas...

F*** them niggas.

There's been an ncdent on the tran.

Stay calm, the polce are on ther way.

Please remain calm,

the polce are on ther way.

Better get the f*** off

this train, bruh.

The police, baby.

Get back on the train now.

Meet me in Hayward.

Hey boys, div up. Split up, bruh.

You feel me?

You three, to the wall.

- Get your hands out of your pockets.

- You two, let's go.

Get your hands out of your pockets.

Against the wall.

- Get over there!

- Man, what you talkin' about?

Hey sexy, tell this brute

to calm the f*** down.

- Wow. Like that ain't real police.

- Get down.

If you ain't had that motherfuckin'

badge, bruh, it'd be on, straight up.

If you were involved in the

fight, get off the f***in' train now!

Don't make me come in there

and pull you off!

- You, off the train.

- F*** you. I ain't doing sh*t.

- Get over here.

- What the f***?

- All right, bruh.

- Sit down with your girlfriends.

- I hear you. I didn't do it, bruh.

- Damn, be cool, man.

You arrestin' us?

'Cause we ain't do sh*t.

What the f***, you just gonna hold us?

That's what I've been

sayin' this whole time,

but she don't want to listen

with her cute ass.

- Shut up!

- Damn, kick a nigga...

Where are your friends at, huh?

- We ain't got no friends.

- Got no friends...

I don't know what friends

you talkin' about.

I see one of those punks right now.

On the platform in need of backup.

Whoa, it's cool, bruh.

It's cool, it's cool.

Chill out, just chill, chill...

Stay down! Back up!

Sit the f*** down!

Be cool, man! Be cool!

Hey, don't be slammin' my man!

- Sit down! Sit down!

- All right, be cool!

You good? You good?

You all can't do no sh*t like that!

- Back down!

- Be cool, be cool!

Hey, don't f***in' touch him!

- What the f*** is that about, man?

- Get yourself on the ground.

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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Kyle Coogler is an American film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station, won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. more…

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