Julia Page #4

Synopsis: Julia is a drunk. She loses her job in real estate and at an A.A. meeting meets a neighbor, Elena, an addled Mexican woman who talks about having lots of money and a plan to kidnap her own son from the boy's grandfather, a wealthy businessman. Elena wants Julia's help. Julia says yes with her own plan to do this alone. Following Elena's plan, Julia manages to grab the boy, Tom, who's about 10. Now what? She asks for a ransom. Tom's grandfather and his money are connected directly to Mexican drug trafficking, so Julia is up against long odds. Will anyone make it out alive?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Erick Zonca
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
R
Year:
2008
144 min
232 Views


I'm gonna pay you tomorrow.

What the f*** you mean,

you're gonna pay me tomorrow?

Are you-?

J, don't f*** me, okay?

You're already into me for two Gs now.

Now this sh*t, you're

into me for three Gs.

And guess what-

Leon just don't give f***ing credit.

- Do you feel me?

- Yeah yeah.

- Do you feel me?

- Yeah yeah, I hear you.

Leon, believe me,

I swear to you

I'm paying you tomorrow.

On my heart.

It's, um, yeah.

- Oh.

- Here are the- the keys.

Yeah, the car's outside.

Good. You see?

Things are already going good.

Yes. Oh, and I have this too.

It's like death.

White's better.

That's gonna frighten Tom.

It frightens me.

Now I have to change it.

I have to change that.

And pray with me.

- Pray with me now.

- I don't pray.

- Please pray. Pray, come on.

- No no no.

- Pray with me.

- No, I don't pray.

Julia.

Julia:
Hi.

Are you still doing it?

Yeah yeah, no problem.

Listen listen, I need to have

that money that we talked about.

Oh. Oh, the money.

Yeah, sure. You'll have it.

You'll have it.

No no no, I mean

I need to have it now.

We agreed.

Tom- when I get Tom,

he'll give us the money,

everything he owes. 'cause

we're gonna have everything.

And it's all Tom's money.

And that man, he is so old, he's

gonna inherit everything soon.

And you know what? I'm gonna

have more money than I need,

much more than I need.

And you should come with us to Mexico.

Come with us. It's gonna

be a big house. Yes? Please?

- Elena?

- Please, I beg you, come with us.

Elena, are you saying that you

don't have the money now yourself?

- Well, money doesn't matter.

- What?

It's Tom, right?

What? That bank and the

shares and everything-

I don't have the money, okay?

I don't have any money.

He has all the money.

He's gonna give it and God's with us.

God's with us? God's with us

and you don't have the money?

No, I don't have it,

but-

I owe that money!

That's my money,

you f***ing psycho!

My baby!

Even an animal

keeps its babies.

Even a b*tch keeps its babies.

Help me!

Somebody help- help me!

# but you see #

# I got a fine woman

somewhere #

# she tells everybody

"Sam is my man" #

# and if she #

# if she's got

a small problem #

# ohh-hh #

# I know I'm gonna

help her solve it #

# if something is wrong #

# with my baby #

# something is wrong

with my baby... #

Man:

Tommy, come on now.

Buddy, come on

out of the river now.

Let's go.

F***.

Hey, it's me- Marcus.

Dude, I've got a flat tire

and there's no Jack in the car.

I'm down by the river

with the boy.

Yep yep,

the usual place.

F*** Leon.

F***.

Hey there.

I hate to bother you,

but I've got a flat tire

just down there

and I don't have a Jack.

Do you have a Jack I could borrow?

I've got a spare and everything.

Do you have a Jack?

Sure.

Help yourself.

Could you just pop

the boot, please?

I think it's on the door there.

- Oh, there, yeah.

- Awesome.

I'll bring it right back.

Thanks a lot.

Tom, I'll be right back.

All done.

Hey hey!

Hey, you, come out of there.

Get out of the water.

Come on, get out of the water.

Come out

of the water now!

Come on! You want me

to come in and get you?

- This way.

- Marcus! Marcus!

You want me

to use this gun?

Faster.

Come on, kid, come on.

- Who are you?

- Come on, shut up.

- What do you want?

- Shut your mouth.

Get up.

Get up.

What do you want?

Stand there where I can see you.

Now stand there

And don't move.

And shut up.

- Marcus!

- Shut up!

Shut up.

Stand there.

- Now get in the trunk.

- No.

- Get in the trunk.

- No, please.

Get in the trunk.

- Come on, get in the trunk.

- Oww-ww!

No! No!

Hey.

Do you have a room?

- Just you?

- Yeah.

I got one.

- No pets, no drugs, no parties.

- No no no.

- Cash or charge?

- Cash.

I don't want you

to make a sound.

Come on, get out.

Put your hands down.

Put your hands down.

Now move it.

Move it.

Stand there.

Stand there.

Don't f***ing move.

Now get in the bathroom.

I don't want to hear a

f***ing sound out of you.

Stand there.

F***, what a stink.

Okay, drink it.

Drink the water.

Drink the f***ing water.

Drink it down. Do as I say.

Drink it now.

What's that f***ing stink?

All of it.

Okay, now take that.

Get in the shower.

Get in the f***ing shower

and wash yourself good.

Now take those off and wash 'em.

You wash the sh*t off you?

Okay, that's enough.

Turn it off.

Get out of the shower.

Come on.

Okay.

Dry yourself.

Good boy, Tom.

Come on, dry yourself.

Okay.

You're gonna stay with me

for a while, okay?

And tomorrow

you're gonna go back

to your grandfather.

And nothing bad

is gonna happen to you.

Okay, put out your hand.

Put out your f***ing hand.

Now those are good.

They're gonna make you relax.

Drink 'em down.

Do as I say.

Drink 'em down.

All of it.

Let me see in your mouth.

Good. Okay.

You need to sleep.

You're tired.

Ow. Ow.

Oh God.

- Shut up.

- Ow.

Get in the bed.

Get in the-

put your legs in.

That's it.

You need to sleep.

It's good-

good to sleep.

Okay, close your eyes.

Close 'em, come on.

Come on, come on,

come on. Come on!

Eight-year-old Tom Whytekear was

kidnapped this Wednesday afternoon.

The grandson of the renowned

multimillionaire electronic kingpin

Clyde Whytekear,

the child disappeared

in particularly

violent circumstances.

Marcus Adams,

the man minding the child,

was run over by an unidentified

car and seriously injured

during the incident.

He is currently in a coma

and no diagnosis

has been reached

as to his chances

of survival.

Police are investigating

the whereabouts of Tom's mother

Elena Gonzales,

a Mexican citizen

with a tumultuous

psychiatric history

who mysteriously disappeared

from her LA apartment

the day before the crime.

The coincidence

of her disappearance

and Tom's kidnapping

remains unresolved and-

Man:
Whytekear Enterprises,

Security Services.

What can I do for you?

I would like to leave

a very important message

for Mr. Whytekear

concerning the whereabouts

of his grandson-

the kid they kidnapped.

Oh.

Okay, you don't make a sound.

What?

What is it?

What?

I can't feel my legs.

I can't feel them.

- They're dead.

- It's pins and needles. It's your blood.

- Rub them.

- I have to go.

Okay, come on,

come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

In here.

No no no, the door.

No no, I have to see you, okay?

I can't go if you watch.

Yeah.

Okay, Tom?

Come in here and get a-

get a burger.

Be good for you to eat.

Are you going to kill me, ma'am,

after my grandfather

gives you the money?

Am I-

Am I gonna kill you?

What the-

what kind

of a f***ing question is that?

No, I'm not.

What the-

Come here.

I-

I didn't take you

to kill you.

And I didn't take you for

any f***ing money either.

Do you remember

your mother, Tom?

Huh? Elena?

She's a friend of mine.

She's my-

she's a- she's a-

Good- very very good-

she's my best friend.

Right? And she...

She asked me to take you

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