Gravesend Page #6

Synopsis: Four young men spend their Saturday night trying to come up with the money to cover up the accidental death of a family member. As the night grows old, the tensions between the four rise and the situation becomes all the more desperate.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Salvatore Stabile
Production: Palm Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
R
Year:
1997
85 min
61 Views


YOU NEVER TAKE ME

ANYWHERE.

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME

TO TAKE YOU, MARE?

WHY ARE YOU STARTING?

WHERE YOU WANT ME

TO TAKE YOU, HUH?

YOU WANT TO GO:

TO MacDONALD'S?

WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO DO?

IS THAT THE BEST

YOU CAN THINK OF--

MacDONALD'S?

WHAT, DO YOU WANT

TO GO TO A SHOW?

YOU DON'T EVEN

F*** ME, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT GOOD YOU ARE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

I DON'T THINK SO.

NO.

COME ON.

I'M NOT FOOLING AROUND

WITH YOU IN THE HALLWAY.

MY GOD.

WE DON'T HAVE SEX

FOR 2 WEEKS,

YOU WANT TO DO IT

IN THE HALLWAY?

WHY ARE YOU:

F***ING NAGGING?

YOU'RE STARTING

TO PISS ME OFF.

STOP NAGGING ME.

YOU'RE A GODDAMN

PSYCHOPATH.

SHUT UP. SHUT UP.

YOU NEED:

PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.

DID YOU GET:

THE MONEY?

NO, I DIDN'T

GET THE MONEY.

LET'S GO.

YOU DIDN'T GET THE MONEY?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T TOUCH ME, CHICK.

YOU DIDN'T GET

THE MONEY?

NO, I DIDN'T

GET THE MONEY,

ALL RIGHT?

JUST DROP IT.

ZANE, ZANE,

LISTEN TO ME.

WE WERE TALKING:

OUT HERE BEFORE,

AND MAYBE:

THE BEST BET:

IS TO JUST GO:

TO THE COPS, MAN.

WE WERE GOING TO GO

TO THE COPS--

YOU WERE GOING:

TO LEAVE ME HERE?

NO. WE'RE ALL

GOING TO GO:

TO THE COPS.

YOU'RE GOING

TO F***ING SCUMBAG ME?

YOU GUYS WERE:

GOING TO F***ING SCUMBAG ME?

WHAT WERE YOU:

GOING TO DO, THEN?

WE'LL GO TO THE COPS.

I'LL MAKE THE STATEMENT,

OK?

GO TO THE F***ING COPS.

AND WHAT?

GET SOME F***ING

JEW LAWYER?

WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO

FOR US? HUH?

TELL THEM:

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WHAT?

WE DON'T GOT NO MONEY

FOR NO F***ING LAWYER,

AND WE'RE GOING TO GO

TO JAIL?

F*** THE JAIL.

I'M NOT GOING

TO NO F***ING JAIL,

GUYS.

WHAT'S THE OPTIONS?

WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?

YOU TELL ME THAT.

COPS OR WE LET JOJO

TAKE CARE OF IT.

WHAT ARE WE:

GOING TO DO?

WHERE ARE WE:

GOING TO GET:

THE MONEY, THOUGH?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE GOT TO SIT DOWN

AND TALK ABOUT IT.

I'M TAKING THE NETS.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

KINGS ARE MUCH SAFER.

6 1/2 UNDERDOGS--

YOU TAKE THE KINGS,

I'LL TAKE THE NETS.

YOU PICK 2 TEAMS,

I'LL PICK 2 TEAMS.

THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN EACH DO A TEASE.

YOU DO A TEASE,

I'LL DO A PARLAY,

ALL RIGHT?

JUST LOOK:

AT THE PAPER.

IT AIN'T AS SAFE

TO DO A PARLAY.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT THAT IS.

SHUT UP.

LOOK AT THE PAPER,

PLEASE.

SHUT UP.

EVEN IF YOU DO WIN,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET

THE MONEY UNTIL MONDAY.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

NOW SHUT UP.

WE KNOW THAT.

EXCUSE ME, GUYS.

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

HI.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

Mary:

LET'S GO TO THE GARAGE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT.

ZANE! ZANE!

WHAT ARE YA DOING?!

F***ING C*NT!

F*** YOU!

YOU DON'T GIVE A F***

ABOUT MY PROBLEMS.

Ray:
JUST KEEP

WALKING AWAY, MAN.

F***!

RAY, GET HIM!

C*NT.

YOU F***ING WHORE!

YOU F***ING WHORE.

DON'T EVER CALL ME AGAIN,

YOU WHORE.

F***ING C*NT!

ZANE, CHILL, CHILL.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MAN.

YOU KEEP WALKING AWAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS

LET ME DO IT?

IT WASN'T WORTH IT, BRO.

SHE WOULDN'T GIVE US

THE 500 BUCKS ANYWAY.

ZANE!

WHO CARES?

WHO CARES?

WE GOT TO WORRY:

ABOUT GETTING $500.

WE GOT TO THINK:

OF SOME IDEAS,

AND ONE OF THE IDEAS

IS THAT, MIKEY,

YOUR FATHER'S GOT

ALL THAT MONEY.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT."

WE'RE GOING.

NO, WE'RE NOT GOING.

WHY NOT?

HE HATES YOU,

HE HATES HIM,

HE HATES ME.

YOU GO IN.

NO!

THAT IS THE LAST RESORT!

DON'T F***ING

YELL AT ME,

ALL RIGHT?

ZANE, ZANE, ZANE,

WHAT ABOUT THAT STORE

THAT GOT:

THAT KOREAN GUY:

DOWN THE STREET?

NO, I'M NOT ROBBING

THE F***ING STORE, MAN.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

NO!

I'M NOT F***ING

DOING IT!

WE'LL BE IN AND OUT

LIKE THAT.

ONE MINUTE.

NO!

PUT YOUR F***ING HANDS UP!

PUT THEM UP!

PUT THEM UP!

OPEN THE GODDAMN REGISTER,

OR I'LL BLOW YOU IN THE HEAD.

GET ON THE REGISTER!

GET THE HELL OVER THERE!

KEEP YOUR GODDAMN HANDS UP.

HOW CAN I OPEN IT

IF I CAN'T MOVE MY HANDS?

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,

SHUT UP.

JUST OPEN THE DRAWER.

DON'T F*** WITH ME!

OPEN THE REGISTER,

OR I'LL BLOW

YOUR F***ING HEAD OFF!

[BUZZING]

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT'S WRONG?

WAIT. PUSH CLEAR.

F***ING A**HOLE!

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU HAVE TO PRESS

"NO SALE."

I USED TO WORK:

IN THE 7-ELEVEN

DOWN THE STREET.

PRESS "NO SALE."

YOU PUSH "CLEAR" HERE--

MIKEY, DON'T...

YOU HAVE TO BUY SOMETHING.

KEEP AN EYE:

ON THE GODDAMN DOOR.

RING IN:

A THING OF GUM.

SH*T!

[REGISTER OPENS]

ALL RIGHT.

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

WHERE'S THE MONEY,

I SAID!

MY FATHER TOOK THE MONEY

15 MINUTES AGO.

GO AHEAD.

TAKE THE $4.00.

WE'RE IN. WE'RE IN.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON,

LET'S GET THE MONEY

AND GO.

DON'T F***ING TELL ME--

SHUT UP!

I TOLD YOU F***ERS--

I TOLD YOU GUYS--

...WHILE YOU'RE

AT IT, HUH?

SHUT UP!

I TOLD YOU GUYS:

WE SHOULD NEVER:

GODDAMN ROB THIS--

WHAT ARE WE:

GOING TO DO?

LET'S JUST

SHOOT HIM.

LET'S JUST

SHOOT HIM.

WE CAN'T SHOOT HIM.

WHAT IS THAT:

GOING TO DO?

GO START:

THE GODDAMN CAR.

KEYS!

KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.

WHY DON'T YOU

ROB THE STORE AND GO?

SHUT UP!

I DON'T LIKE

THE GUN ANYMORE.

TIE HIM UP.

I AIN'T DOING

NOTHING KINKY, MAN.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

SHUT THE F*** UP.

SHUT UP.

"OH, LET'S GO

ROB THE STORE."

LET'S GO ROB

THE STORE, RIGHT?

GET DOWN.

GET DOWN ON THE GROUND.

GET DOWN, MAN.

GET DOWN! GO ON!

I DON'T HAVE

ANY ROPE.

WHAT AM I:

GOING TO DO?

GIVE ME SOME ROPE.

I NEED ROPE.

WHAT DO I TIE UP,

HIS ARMS OR LEGS?

ALL RIGHT,

I'LL HOG-TIE

HIS ARMS.

TIE HIS EYES UP.

I'LL SHOOT YOU, MAN.

DON'T TAKE YOUR

THING OFF, ZANE.

HE CAN'T SEE ME.

GOOD, GOOD.

SH*T.

GO CHECK ON RAY.

SIR, WE'LL BE

CLOSING UP SOON.

SORRY FOR:

THE INCONVENIENCE.

WHERE'S MR. COU?

HE HAD A LITTLE:

ACCIDENT TONIGHT--

ACCIDENT? WHAT,

IS HE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, HE'S OK.

WHAT HAPPENED:

TO HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

I FILLED IN FOR HIM.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M HIS NEPHEW.

I'M--I'M JOKING.

IS THAT IT?

MY MAGAZINE.

EVERY WEEK I COME IN,

I DO THE...

YOUR MAGAZINE.

THE NEW YORKER.

NEW YORKER. OK.

NEW YORKER,

NOT NEW YORK.

NEW YORKER.

NEW YORKER.

THAT'S NEW YORK, SIR.

BUT I WANT:

THE NEW YORKE,

THE ONE ON TOP:

OF IT.

WHERE'S MR. COU?

I ALWAYS:

COME IN HERE,

I GET IT.

WELL, I HAD

MY SUBSCRIPTION.

IT LAPSED.

IT'S 2.95.

I'M SORRY I'M BEING

SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS.

NO, THAT'S OK.

"SILENT SPERM."

YOU KNOW WHY:

THEY DO THAT?

'CAUSE THEY WAN TO SELL IT.

THEY USED:

TO WRITE THINGS:

YOU'D WANT TO READ.

YOU'D BE INTERESTED

IN WHAT THEY:

WERE SAYING.

NOW IT'S, LIKE,

"BUY ME!

SILENT SPERM!"

I MIGHT AS WELL:

READ COSMO.

THIS INFURIATES ME,

YOU KNOW?

COSMO.

GREAT LEGS.

SIR, LISTEN,

I'M SORRY TO BE RUDE--

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU SAID COSMO.

NO, NO, NO, NO!

WHAT IS THIS?

I DON'T GET THIS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT,

THEN?

WHERE'S MR. COU?

WE ALREADY:

WENT OVER THIS.

WHY ARE YOU:

YELLING AT ME?

HE'S OFF TONIGHT.

AND I YELLING?

I'M SORRY.

I MEAN, I COME IN HERE,

I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT.

SIR!

YOU WANT THE MAGAZINE

OR NOT?

ALL RIGHT,

I'LL TAKE THIS.

GIVE ME MY LOTTO,

MY MAGAZINE,

AND MY CANDY.

PUT ME IN:

FOR A DOLLAR.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

THE MACHINE'S

NOT WORKING TONIGHT, SIR.

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Salvatore Stabile

Salvatore "Sal" Stabile is an American television and feature film writer, director and producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1974, Sal directed his first feature film, Gravesend (1997), when he was 19 years old. Stabile has gone on to write for numerous television shows, including The Sopranos (2001) and Rescue Me (2004). more…

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