Gook Page #6

Synopsis: Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers, own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla, a street wise 11-year-old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel tries to have a good time. It's just another typical day at the store until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break out. With the chaos moving towards them, the trio is forced to defend the store while contemplating the future of their own personal dreams and the true meaning of family.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Justin Chon
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films
  6 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
UNRATED
Year:
2017
94 min
$222,191
Website
665 Views


You heard the f***in'

dogs

barkin' in the f***in' back.

What are you even

singin' about, man?

What is that?

I'm singin' about love.

- Love?

- Love.

The f*** do you know

about love?

You know, I'm not,

I'm not as young as you...

- You're terrible.

- R&B dreams as...

Sh*t, is that Kamilla?

Hey.

Hey, what are

you doing out here?

Eli!

He...

Yo, you okay?

No. He's coming.

He's gonna try and take 'em.

- What? Who?

- I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Wait, wait, wait, slow down.

What are you talkin' about?

Keith! He's coming to get

the shoes! He found out!

He's trying to get the shoes!

F***in' me, Keith, man. Hell no,

Man, f*** this, dude.

Yo, we gotta get

the shoes outta here.

No, we gotta hand

that sh*t to him, man.

No, hold up, hold up!

Hey! Hey, hey!

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!

Yo, yo, yo. Yo, that's... no,

that's two month's worth of rent, man.

- Okay?

- Dawg, look at my f***in' face.

You think

I did this sh*t to myself?

Keith and his boys beat

my ass in broad day.

What the f*** do you

think he's gonna do

- without the f***ing cops around?

- Yo, yo, yo...

If we give him the shoes,

we lose the f***ing store, man!

Yo, f*** that store, dawg.

Better that store

than my f***in' life.

Do you have any idea how much

Dad sacrificed for this place?

- F*** it. Move on.

- No, no, no, hold on, hold on.

Hey, just help me

get 'em out.

We'll f***in' leave.

I promise, dude.

- Get the f*** out my way.

- Yo, hold on, hold on.

- No, no!

- Get the f*** out my way!

Yo, you f***ing selfish

motherf***er!

B*tch, I'm a selfish motherf***er?

What's wrong with you?

You motherfuck!

F*** you!

- Stop!

- F***!

Stop! Please, just stop!

All right, go, man. F*** it.

I'll do this sh*t myself.

Eli.

Kamilla, let's go.

Come on.

F***.

Ah, sh*t.

Yo, what's up, ese?

Huh?

You ain't sayin'

sh*t now, are you?

Take his sh*t, homie.

What you got there, ese?

- Shoes.

- What?

- Shoes.

- Let me see, homes.

F***in' takin' his sh*t again.

- Lucky we don't kill you, ese.

- Put that sh*t in the car.

Put that sh*t in the car, homes.

Hey, man, you shouldn't be

out here at night, ese.

It's dangerous.

Chavalla.

I should just

blast you right now.

Little punk.

Little sissy.

Let's get outta here, homes.

Should we go back?

No.

But Eli's family.

It's Eli.

- Hey.

- What's up?

Yo, is that Jesus?

Jesus!

The gasolina, over cerco, fence.

What?

Gasolina, over fence.

Yo, you got some gas?

Si.

Jesus, thank you!

Don't forget the shoes!

Throw, roof.

The shoes, up there.

Roof.

The shoes on the roof?

Zapatos, shoes.

See what's in there.

F***in' tennis shoes, homie.

Orale, girl's shoes, homes.

They're for girls, ese.

Hey, pop the cap.

Gotcha.

Hurry up.

All right, cut it!

Yeah!

Hey, yo, get in!

What are you doing?

Yo, I think Jesus said

the shoes are on the roof.

Yo, if you're thinkin' about gettin'

those shoes right now, I swear...

to God I will leav...Eli!

Where you goin'?!

How much does

a demo tape cost?

I dunno, like 200 bucks.

No, no, a real one?

The f*** does it.. a grand.

Get the f*** in the car!

Yo, if you don't

record this demo,

who's gonna

teach me about love?

Shut the f*** up.

Let me do this for you.

Yo, I'm gonna give you

five seconds right now.

- Come on, do it!

- Five!

Four.

No, I'm serious. Three.

Stop counting.

Two.

One and a half.

Yo, man... one!

A'ight, f*** it, let's go.

Let's do it.

Pop the trunk.

Okay.

All right.

Jesus actually

left them up here

I'm gonna throw 'em down,

all right?

All right, hurry up.

Hurry up, come on.

Yeah, that's what

I'm talkin' 'bout.

That's what I'm talkin'

'bout. It feel nice, huh?

Oh, sh*t, it's Keith.

Come on, let's go!

- Hurry up, hurry up.

- Come on!

F***, that's pretty good.

Get in the car, go!

Hurry the f*** up and

come down. Let's go!

No, I'm serious, get

the f*** outta here.

Take her and go right now.

Hurry up!

Come on!

Eli, come down here!

Kamilla, I'm not f***ing

playing with you.

Get in the f***ing

car right now.

Kamilla, go!

Kamilla!

F***!

- Where he at?

- All right!

Boogeyman's here.

- Kamilla, I told you to leave.

- Let's see.

- Give me your hand.

- I'm not leaving you here.

- Whoa.

- Pull the ladder up.

Now, this sh*t's

cleaner than a mother.

- Yeah.

- Where the rest of them at?

I know y'all got more.

Yo, whassup?

I know that's not it.

Stop holdin' out.

Hey, lay down, lay down.

Where you at?

Man, I know y'all

motherfuckers is here.

Don't make me come

get y'all, come on.

What now?

F***!

What the f*** are you doin'?

Shut the f*** up.

Where the rest of the

f***in' shoes at?

Oh, man.

I really wanted to

keep this place alive

but f*** it,

let's just start over.

All right, Kamilla, stay down.

- What the f*** are you doing?

- Hey!

Yo, whassup?

Beautiful night, ain't it?

Yeah?

What y'all here for?

Stop f***in' playin' with me.

Oh, y'all came here for these?

What the f*** you doin'?

Daniel, help me.

There's your b*tch ass shoes!

Oh, sh*t.

Yo, these f***ing bustas

think it's a f***ing game, man.

Yo, come on!

Man show your p*ssy-ass

faces, then.

Keith, let's go!

Show your p*ssy-ass

faces, then.

Keith! Let's go!

F*** this nigga. Let's go!

F***, nigga, you lucky.

I swear to God,

this nigga lucky.

Better not see yo b*tch ass

ever again, nigga!

Holy sh*t,

that was f***ing crazy.

Oh, check that out.

This day's f***ing crazy, man.

I can't handle this sh*t, dude.

Yo, Kamilla, you can get up now.

They're gone.

Yo, f*** this day, man.

F*** this day.

Yo, so, what are

we gonna do now?

I mean, you gotta

go home, it's late.

No, I mean with the store, man.

Uh...

Let's sell it.

Yeah, you're not gonna sell

the f***in' store.

No, let's sell it.

If we can't sell it, let's just...

Let's just leave it.

Wait, what the f*** are you

gonna do if you sell the store?

It doesn't matter.

Yo, what about me?

What about you, Kamilla?

I mean you gotta go to school.

You said I could come here

whenever I wanted to.

I-Yeah, I said that Kamilla.

But at some point,

we gotta leave.

We can't be here forever.

Yo, you lie!

Kamilla, I didn't lie to you.

You lie!

- Kamilla, I didn't lie.

- I hate you!

Kamilla!

Yo, she's good, man.

Don't even worry 'bout it, man.

She's a kid.

She'll get over it.

Yo, look at, yo.

- A'ight.

- B*tches make some money, man.

Talkin' 'bout, homie?

Niggas here got us f***ed up.

We got them shoes, man.

Yo, see these?

- You good?

- Keith?

We got some shoes!

- We 'bout to flip these...

- Got the shoes, man.

- Turn around.

- What?

Turn this f***ing car around, man.

You serious about

sellin' the store?

Yeah, I'd sell it.

Oh, sh*t.

Are they coming back?

You stupid ass sh*t.

You thought that sh*t

was f***ing funny.

The f***. They come back?

Hey, the f*** you

come back here for?

We here now, my nigga.

- The f*** you come back for?

- The f*** you gonna do?

You got your

f***in' shoes, bounce!

Get your dimple ass down.

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Justin Chon

Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor, director, and YouTube personality. He is best known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga film series, for his critically acclaimed 2017 film Gook, and for being a member of the K-pop parody group Boys Generally Asian. more…

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