Gravesend Page #9

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
56 Views


GONNA DO?

WE DUMP HIM.

ZANE, WE CAN'T

DUMP HIM.

IF WE LEAVE HIM HERE,

MAN,

HE'S GOING TO START CRYING.

HE'S GONNA TELL HER

EVERYTHING.

I GUESS:

YOU'RE RIGHT.

MIKE, COME ON,

LET'S GO, MAN.

WE GOTTA GO.

IS EVERYTHING:

ALL RIGHT?

HUH?

IS IT OK?

COME ON.

COME ON.

GET IN THE F***ING CAR.

I DON'T WANT YOU

STAYING WITH YOUR

FRIENDS ANYMORE.

Zane:

LET'S GO, MIKEY.

HE'S NOT GOING

ANYWHERE.

JAN, LOOK.

WE'LL BRING HIM HOME,

OK?

HE'S JUST HAD

A ROUGH NIGHT.

NO, HE'S STAYING

HERE WITH ME.

YOU'RE NOT

TAKING ADVANTAGE

OF HIM ANYMORE.

Mikey:
I'M GOING

WITH MY FRIENDS.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

MIKEY, DON'T

YOU SEE WHAT:

THEY DO TO YOU?

THEY DON'T DO

ANYTHING TO ME.

[SCOFFS]

THEY ABUSE YOU.

THEY DON'T ABUSE ME.

THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.

THEY SPIT ON YOU,

THEY PUNCH YOU,

THEY ROB YOU.

YEAH, THEY'RE

YOUR FRIENDS.

YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS

BECAUSE YOU HAVE

NO FRIENDS.

LIKE I NEED:

FRIENDS LIKE THAT.

PLEASE!

I HAVE A LITTLE BIT

MORE SELF-RESPECT.

SELF-RESPECT?

THAT'S WHY YOU F***

EVERY ENTIRE PERSON

ON THIS BLOCK.

AND IF IT WASN'T

FOR ME,

TO GIVE YOU MONEY

FOR YOUR F***ING

ABORTION,

YOU WOULD HAVE:

HAD ZANE'S BABY.

UH, MIKEY...

WE'LL...

BE OUT IN THE CAR.

MIKEY,

I'LL BE OUTSIDE.

GIVE ME THE REST

OF MY MONEY.

THERE'S YOUR

F***ING MONEY.

JUST GET THE F***

OUT OF MY HOUSE!

I WILL!

YOU GUYS,

WAIT OUT FRONT.

I'M GONNA WAIT

FOR MIKEY.

TRY AND:

CHEER HIM UP.

ALL RIGHT?

CALM DOWN,

MIKEY.

CALM DOWN.

CALM DOWN!

CALM DOWN.

I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT?

I'M SORRY.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME

TO TELL YOU, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME

TO TELL YOU, HUH?

HUH?

I'M SCARED,

TOO, MIKE.

I'M SCARED, TOO.

[SOBBING]

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'LL BE OVER SOON.

[OPERA PLAYS]

HOW DO YOU WANT:

TO DO THIS?

THERE'S DEFINITELY

TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

THERE'S DEFINITELY

TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

JOJO HAS A LITTLE

PARKING SPOT:

IN THE BACK.

I THINK:

IT WOULD BE BETTER

IF WE DRIVE:

THE CAR BACK THERE,

PULL UP,

AND TAKE THE BODIES

OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT?

OK, LET'S DO IT.

WELL, COME ON.

LET'S GET THE BODIES.

HEY, RAY.

I'M SORRY WHAT

I SAID BEFORE.

ABOUT WHAT?

WHAT I SAID, MAN.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST

GOTTA FACE THE TRUTH.

I SAID IT, MAN.

IT'S NOT

EASY FOR ME.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW...

YOU JUST CAN'T

ALWAYS GO AROUND

ACTING THE WAY YOU DO

AND SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

LET'S BURY THIS GUY.

MIKEY, GIVE ME

THE KEYS, MAN.

ZANE, THE DEAL IS OFF.

OOOHH!

WHAT IS THIS?

WE MADE A MISTAKE.

2 BODIES?

Zane:
GOT ANOTHER

ONE IN THE CAR.

ANOTHER ONE?

THAT'S 3.

HELP US OUT, PLEASE.

HELP US OUT.

WE'RE IN A BIND HERE.

THE BEST I COULD DO FOR YOU

IS I COULD BURY ONE.

I'LL BURN THE OTHER 2.

WE'RE NOT GONNA

BURN, ZANE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO DO?

WE'RE GOING

TO BURY THEM.

WELL, HOW WE GONNA

F***IN' BURY HIM,

IN SOME CEMENT?

LOOK, WE GOT

THE F***ING $500.

WE'RE GONNA

BURY MARK, OK?

WE GOT NO CHOICE.

OK, WE'LL BURY HIM.

JO, LOOK,

YOU BROUGHT ME:

DOWN HERE.

$500 FOR ONE.

THE OTHER 2 I BURN.

SHH.

THE OTHER 2

I'LL BURN.

I NEED $1500 AND 3

THUMBS FOR THE DEAL.

COME ON, JO,

I DON'T HAVE

1500 BUCKS.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY

I'M GONNA DO IT.

LOOK, YOU SAID 500.

JO, HOW MANY TIMES

I HELP YOU OUT, JO?

I KNOW.

CAN'T YOU PUT THEM

ALL IN THE SAME:

COFFIN?

IMPOSSIBLE.

WHY NOT?

COME ON, MAN.

MY BROTHER WON'T DO IT.

MY BROTHER'S A REAL CREEP.

HE WON'T DO IT.

Ray:
JUST RIP

THE LINING OUT.

THAT'S NOT

VERY TOUGH.

NO WAY I CAN DO THAT.

THAT'S MY BROTHER.

RAY, RAY,

LET HIM DO THIS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHICH ONE I BURY.

NO, IT DOES

F***ING MATTER, OK?

WE'RE GOING

TO BURY HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO THIS,

OK?

OK. I'M WAITING.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT DO YOU:

WANT US TO DO?

WANT TO DO IT NOW?

LET'S DO IT NOW.

COME ON.

LET'S GET IT GOING.

I CAN'T BRING ANOTHER

BODY DOWN HERE NOW.

WELL, WHAT SHOULD

WE DO, MAN?

ZANE, I CAN'T

DO THIS.

WHAT?

IT'S OVER, OK?

WHAT THE--

I'M NOT DOING

THIS SH*T ANYMORE.

F*** YOU. OK?

I'LL BE OUT

IN THE CAR.

YOU KNOW WHERE:

I'M F***ING GOING.

YOU SURE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS

ARE DEAD?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU

WANT TO DO?

JOJO, CAN YOU HELP

ME OUT, MAN?

I DON'T WANT TO GO

TO JAIL, JO.

ALL RIGHT.

COULD YOU GIVE ME $500

FOR THE ONE BODY?

I GOT $500.

GIVE ME THE 500.

AND I'LL BURN

THE OTHER 2.

WHATEVER YOU:

GOTTA DO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE CAN'T DO IT NOW.

WE CAN'T DO IT NOW.

WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU

WANT TO DO IT THEN?

7:
00 TOMORROW

MORNING.

GARBAGE GOES OUT

TOMORROW.

I COULD BURN THEM

WITH THE GARBAGE.

PROMISE YOU'LL

HELP ME OUT?

PROMISE.

I'M NOT COMING BACK

HERE AT 7:
00, OK?

WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO DO, THEN?

WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'M GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING

TO THE COPS.

YOU AIN'T GOING

TO THE F***ING COPS.

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

STOP.

F***ING JERK.

STOP.

GET OFF HIM.

GET OFF HIM!

I'LL GIVE YOU

ONE MINUTE, HUH?

GO. JUST GO.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

LET'S GO.

WHAT'S UP?

YOU WANT TO GO TO JAIL?

NO, ZANE, COME ON, MAN.

I DON'T EITHER.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE NOT GOING

TO GO TO JAIL.

WHAT'S UP?

LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO WHAT?

ZANE, LET'S GO.

TAKE CARE OF RAY.

ZANE, NO.

ZANE, MAN,

LET'S JUST GET

OUT OF HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LET'S TAKE CARE OF RAY.

T-TAKE CARE OF HIM?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING

ABOUT?

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF RAY.

ALL RIGHT?

ZANE, I AIN'T

DOIN'--

RAY'S OUR FRIEND.

LET'S GO.

WE'RE GONNA

TAKE CARE OF RAY.

ZANE, DON'T SAY THIS,

MAN. COME ON,

RAY'S OUR FRIEND.

WE'RE TAKIN' CARE OF RAY.

LET'S GO, ZANE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

I AIN'T GOING TO JAIL.

I'M NOT GOIN' TO JAIL.

RAY'S OUR FRIEND.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

I AIN'T

GOING TO JAIL.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ZANE!

HUH? SEE THAT?

YEAH.

SEE WHAT THAT:

FEELS LIKE?

ZANE.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL, HUH?

HOW'S THAT FEEL?

HUH? THAT'S WHAT

JAIL FEELS LIKE,

CHICK.

HUH?

OK.

I'M NOT GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL.

OK, I'LL TAKE

CARE OF RAY.

COME ON.

I'LL TAKE

CARE OF RAY.

OK?

I'LL TAKE CARE

OF RAY.

Zane:
LET'S TURN

THE RADIO ON.

THAT'S MY POP'S STATION.

YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT.

[WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

PLAYING]

OH, MAN.

YOU CAN CHANGE IT.

MY MOTHER USED TO SING ME

THIS SONG, MAN.

[SINGING ALONG]

Louis Armstrong:

RED ROSES, TOO

WHAT, ARE YOU SINGING?

YOU F*GGOT, I NEVER

KNEW THIS ABOUT YOU.

WHAT, ARE YOU SINGING, FAG?

AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

I SEE SKIES OF BLUE

AND CLOUDS OF WHITE

YOU--YOU'RE

SINGING, TOO?

OH, YOU'RE BOTH FAGGOTS.

THIS IS F*GGOT CRAP.

COME ON, GUYS!

AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

THE COLORS:

OF THE RAINBOW:

SO PRETTY IN THE SKY

ARE ALSO ON THE FACES

OF PEOPLE GOING BY

I SEE FRIENDS:

SHAKING HANDS:

SAYING, HOW DO YOU DO?

THEY'RE REALLY SAYING

I LOVE YOU:

THIS GUY HAS:

A HORRIBLE VOICE.

I HEAR BABIES CRYING

[MOCKING]

I HEAR BABIES CRYING

I WATCH THEM GROW

THEY'LL LEARN MUCH MORE

[MOCKING]

THAN I'LL EVER KNOW

AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

[MOCKING]

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

YES:

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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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