Go for It! Page #4

Synopsis: Carmen is a good student with a bad attitude who lives for dancing in the underground clubs of Chicago. She yearns to be 'somebody' but is afraid to believe in herself. Her immigrant Mexican, working-class parents want her to stay in school and get an education, so she attends junior college while working at a grocery store. Carmen's professor catches her performing one day in the neighborhood and challenges her to audition to a formal dance school in California. She gets into a fight with her chaotic family and runs away to her best friend Gina's place only to find out Gina's been getting beat up by her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Carmen's boyfriend, Jared wants her to commit and move in with him. Pulled apart in every direction, her dream of dancing fades. Can Carmen overcome her fears and take the biggest chance of her life, or will she succumb to her self-doubt?
Genre: Drama, Musical
Director(s): Carmen Marron
Production: Lionsgate Films
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.0
Metacritic:
44
PG-13
Year:
2011
105 min
$100,000
Website
51 Views


Practice for when we get our own place.

A loft in the skies.

It'll be great.

And we'll get a little dog named Chip,

and we'll call him Chipito.

- Yeah?

- Yeah!

And throw parties,

and have flowers and all that pretty stuff.

Okay.

Maybe I should've done this a long time ago.

Come over here.

I love you now. Yes. I'm making you food.

Look at this. 63 cents at Casa del Pueblo.

Discount, 19 cents.

This expired, April '05.

No, dude, it's best before April '05.

Doesn't mean it's not good after.

So, you can see Cuko's

got the hookup. Right.

From Cali, the one and the only,

Beat Freaks!

Break it down! Break it down! Break it down!

Hit it!

That was sick.

Damn it!

You're back.

You're leaving Chavez?

Did you get your application in?

Just go.

You are senile!

You are completely out of control!

Oh, my God!

I pay for everything.

We don't need to talk about allowances, Ma!

- She pays rent or gets out!

- You know what...

- You pay rent or get out.

- You, too.

- Do not disrespect her!

- You, too.

- Get away.

- Should just leave your ass!

Hey, girl! Okay, you found that.

Well, see, the situation is, like,

you know I get heart palpitations

and I need Irene's menudo in my mouth.

So... Hello! Hello?

Wow, look at that. That's where they are.

I've been looking for these.

I was looking for the rest of my menudo.

Can you believe somebody ate it?

- Crazy business.

- Who could it be?

Who would ever? It's obnoxious.

We gotta go to Irene's.

I wanna get some more taquitos.

I need some taquitos in my life.

With a Pablito on the side.

No, stop it right now. I don't hear you.

I'm so hungry. Oh, my God!

- Can't you just give me one more spoonful?

- I'm so hungry too

so let's go get something to eat.

Down. So down.

But I'm just gonna change real quick

because somebody didn't do the laundry

like I paid her to do!

I'm totally rocking these pajama pants

because they know me.

Oh, my God.

- What?

- Gina!

- Okay, Carmen, don't go there, all right?

- Don't go there?

- It ain't nothing!

- What?

You remember when I got into that fight

with that hoochie shorty?

I swear to God, she just jumped me,

all guerilla-style.

Next time I see her,

I'm gonna totally cut her face.

You do not deserve this.

- Carmen, please. All right?

- No!

- Listen...

- No, this is bullshit!

Nino's coming around, okay?

He's treating me

just like your boyfriend is, okay?

Look, he even got me this.

Sexy lingerie.

Trust me, girl.

No. No, I do not trust you.

What if this was happening to me?

But it's not happening to you.

It doesn't happen to you.

It's happening to me.

And I can handle it, okay?

So just let me take care of my sh*t.

Cool?

But I'm totally losing weight right now.

Come on, we gotta go!

I need to get some food in...

Carmen, we gotta feed my booty.

Feed, feed, my booty

Feed...

You never change.

Always taking the job with you.

Marina.

Sit down, please.

- You know, it's really good to see you.

- You, too.

I was really surprised to hear from you.

Yeah.

How's the advertising business?

It's good.

Closing up a big account this week.

- Where have I heard that before?

- I know.

So, did you ever settle down?

Have any kids?

That would be a no and a no.

It's too much overhead.

I was wondering

about the market these days.

Any potential openings coming up?

Why do you ask?

I was thinking I could use a change

of scenery.

I thought you wanted to teach.

You know, be around youthful energy

and women who would be attentive

to your every need.

Marina, I was wondering

if you would take this back,

in case something opens up.

You know what, Frank?

I don't think it's a good idea.

Why? You don't think I can hack it anymore?

Yeah. Times have changed.

Wow.

Times have changed.

I should go.

You take care, Frank.

Okay, for those of you that don't know me,

my name is Cuko.

Welcome to my kingdom!

Okay, okay. Tonight is the night

we've all been waiting for!

The grand battle of Armageddon

between the All-Stars

and Imported Delight!

We're gonna have hot, sweaty bodies,

moving, shaking and grooving!

Let's get the party started! DJ, kick it!

Thank you.

What you got, Loli?

Get her, Loli!

Come on!

All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars!

All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars!

All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars!

All-Stars! All-Stars! All-Stars!

Can I walk you up?

No, thanks. I'm just gonna go to sleep.

Can you pick me up from work tomorrow?

Sure.

Hey, my parents are going out of town

in a few weeks,

and, I don't know, I was thinking maybe

we can use your employee discount,

have a few people over?

Sure.

Is everything okay?

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Who's there?

- Hey! What up, girl?

- Hey, Carmen.

Come join the party, baby.

Papi, don't stay stuff like that. Come on.

Carmen! Carmen!

Papi, come on.

Excuse me, beautiful.

You must be Carmen.

I've heard a lot about you

from your girl, Gina.

I'm Juan. What's up?

Give me another hit, papi.

- I don't want it like that!

- Just lick it off!

- I don't want it like that!

- Shut up! Just lick it off!

Hey, how about we...

Look. I'm kind of bored.

Nino's busy doing his thing,

and I ain't trying to get in the way.

You know what I'm saying?

How about you and me hanging out?

Maybe getting buzzed together?

I don't do that sh*t.

Neither do I.

I just thought you might,

you know, 'cause you're her friend.

We could do something else.

- Maybe, we can go back to...

- Don't touch me.

- Why you gotta disrespect?

- Let go of me, you piece of sh*t! Gina!

Gina, get this dog off of me!

- Gina, get this dog off...

- I'll give it to you like you never had before!

Crazy b*tch!

- Gina...

- Bro, give her something to relax.

- Carmen, are you okay?

- Sit your fat ass down!

- Papi, come on.

- Hey, don't call her a fat ass!

Get the hell out of here.

- Carmen, what you gonna do, Carmen?

- What are you gonna do?

You gonna hit me like you do Gina?

Go ahead.

- I'm not scared of you!

- Have you been talking sh*t?

- I am not scared of you! Let go of her!

- I haven't been saying anything.

I said, "Let go of her!"

No? Don't touch you?

Papi, I'm so sorry about that, I am

so sorry! I'm gonna straighten her out, okay?

Relax, relax. I'm gonna take care of it.

Get off!

What are you gonna do now, Nino?

You gonna hit me? Hit me!

- Hit me, you piece of sh*t!

- Let's get out of here.

- Keep talking, Carmen.

- Yeah, I will!

- I'm not scared of you, okay?

- Carmen...

Papi, please.

- I am not scared of you.

- Please. Carmen!

- Get the hell out of here.

- I'm gonna see you two b*tches later.

Gina, I want this sh*t picked up

by the time I get back.

- You got me?

- Okay, Papi. All right!

- Carmen, I will see you later.

- Get out.

- Stop it, please.

- See both of you later.

Piece of sh*t.

Girl, what the hell's up with you tonight?

Come on.

What are you doing?

Carmen, please, not now. All right?

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