Mischief Page #4

Synopsis: In 1956, the shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. However, since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Mel Damski
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
1985
93 min
1,020 Views


PICK UP YOUR BIKE

AND WALK IT HOME.

YOU THINK:

YOU CAN DO THAT?

[ Both ] YES, SIR.

CAN YOU DRIVE THIS THING?

"SH*T, YEAH!"

[ Sighs ]

BOY, I ENJOYED THAT.

[ Scoffs, Chuckles ]

YOU EVER FELT LIKE SHI WHEN YOU TRY

AND PLEASE SOMEBODY?

YOU MEAN, KENNY?

NO, A**HOLE.

MY DAD.

HELL, I KNOW HE'S HAVIN'

A HARD TIME AND ALL.

BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

DID YOU EVER TRY

TALKIN' TO HIM ABOUT IT?

YEAH.

NO.

WHEN MY MOM DIED,

HE CRAWLED INTO THIS SHELL.

HE JUST COULDN' DEAL WITH IT.

THEN I GOT IN TROUBLE--

SKIPPIN' SCHOOL,

BORROWING CARS.

REAL PETTY SH*T.

[ Chuckles ]

THEN HE STARTED:

BELTIN' ME AROUND.

NEXT TIME,

I'M GONNA

HIT HIM BACK.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAUL THOUGH.

HE HAD TO QUI THE SYMPHONY

TO LOOK AFTER ME.

THAT DID IT.

HEY,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

NEXT YEAR,

YOU'LL BE IN COLLEGE.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT THAT STUFF.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I'M NO COLLEGE MATERIAL.

WHY NOT?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,

JONATHAN?

- BE A DENTIST LIKE YOUR FATHER?

- I'M GONNA TAKE OVER

HIS PRACTICE, GENE.

[ Chuckles ]

RIGHT.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

- NOTHIN'.

YOU MAY NOT BE THE WORLD'S

GREATEST STUD, JONATHAN,

BUT AT LEAST YOU GOT A FAMILY.

- YOU CAN HAVE MY BROTHER.

- [ Chuckles ]

THANKS, PAL.

[ Train Horn Blowing

In Distance ]

THAT'S KENNY'S

FAMILY'S STORE, RIGHT?

BIGGEST DEPARTMENT STORE

IN NELSONVILLE.

WELL,

I THINK WE OWE HIM ONE.

[ Jonathan ]

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING ME

INTO NOW?

[ Gene ]

HAVE ANOTHER SWIG.

[ Ticking ]

[ Alarm Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Stops ]

[ Gasps ]

LOVE, OOH

LOVE IS STRANGE:

YEAH, YEAH

LOT OF PEOPLE, OOH, OOH

TAKE IT FOR A GAME

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

ONCE YOU GET I OOH, OOH

NEVER WANNA QUI NO, NO

AFTER YOU'VE HAD I YEAH, YEAH

- WE'RE IN AN AWFUL FIX

- I LIKE THIS STORE.

THEY GO A GOOD SELECTION.

MANY PEOPLE, OHH, OOH

DON'T UNDERSTAND, NO, NO

THEY THINK LOVING

[ Laughter Continues ]

IS MONEY IN THE BANK

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU

AT SCHOOL.

- YOU ALL RIGHT?

- SURE.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU,

AND I WANTED TO CALL YOU--

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

WELL, I JUST WANTED

YOU TO KNOW HOW I FELT.

BUNNY.

I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU.

TONIGHT?

I BETTER COME TO YOU,

OKAY?

YEAH.

HI, MARILYN.

[ Person Whistles ]

[ Bell Dings ]

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

I WANNA PAY:

FOR MY OLD MAN'S CAR.

HEY, GREAT.

SO, UH, YOUR CURFEW'S OVER?

YEAH, I WISH.

AS SOON AS I GET FINISHED HERE,

I GET LOCKED UP TILL MORNING.

I SAW YOU AND BUNNY

IN THE HALL.

I GUESS YOU'RE NOT SWEATING

ABOUT KENNY ANYMORE, HUH?

I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID

OF THAT A**HOLE.

GENE.

CAN YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS

FOR ME FOR A MINUTE?

HI, JONATHAN.

HI, MR. HARTMAN.

SO, NOW THE QUESTION IS,

UH, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO

ABOUT MARILYN?

FORGET IT.

[ Chuckles ]

I MEAN, WE GAVE I THE OLD COLLEGE TRY, RIGHT?

- WHAT ABOUT THE BET?

- FACE IT, WILL YA?

I'M NOT THE GUY

YOU'D LIKE ME TO BE.

I'M MORE YOUR EVERYDAY

DREAMER TYPE.

JONATHAN, DO YOU WANT TO BE

AN A**HOLE ALL YOUR LIFE?

I AM NOT AN A**HOLE,

EUGENE.

- REALLY?

- [ Huffs ]

[ Chuckles ]

YOU SEE THIS?

I'M GOING TO PLACE I IN THAT TELEPHONE OVER THERE.

AND I'M GOING TO CALL MARILYN.

I'M GOING TO ASK HER FOR A DATE.

SHE IS NATURALLY

GONNA REFUSE THIS DATE,

CAUSING ME FURTHER HUMILIATION.

BUT MAYBE,

JUST MAYBE,

I WILL HAVE YOU:

OFF MY ASS.

[ Coins

Jingling ]

HI, MARILYN?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO THE MOVIES

WITH ME SATURDAY NIGHT?

OHH, MRS. McCAULEY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO

TO THE MOVIES WITH--

N-N-- NO. NO, NO,

NO, NO, NO, NO, MRS.--

I-- I WAS ONLY KIDDING, UM.

COU-COULD I TALK

TO MARILYN PLEASE?

[ Slow Footsteps ]

[ Sighs ]

SHE SAID...

YES.

YES!

I'M IN THE GAME!

SHE SAID YES?

REMEMBER, KID.

YOU GOT TO MAKE PROGRESS.

UH, WHAT DOES THAT--

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

YOU HAVE TO TOUCH IT.

TOUCH IT?

YOU HAVE TO TOUCH...

IT.

- ONE

-[ Sounds On TV ]

SUMMER:

HONEY, COULD YOU

BRING ME SOME COFFEE?

NIGH [ Whooping, Gunfire

On TV ]

WE FELL IN LOVE:

ONE SUMMER NIGH I HELD YOU TIGH [ Gasps ]

YOU AND I:

SHH.

UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE

MOON OF LOVE:

ONE SUMMER NIGH I KISSED YOUR LIPS

ONE SUMMER NIGH WE'RE GOING

TO CHURCH TOMORROW.

[Continues ]

I'VE GO TO GET UP EARLY.

OH.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU AND I:

UNDER THE MOON:

NOT THAT EARLY.

OF LOVE:

YOU KISSED ME:

OH, SO TENDERLY

AND I KNEW:

THIS WAS LOVE:

AND AS I HELD YOU

OH, SO CLOSE

[ Mrs. McCauley ] MARILYN.

WE'D BETTER SAVE SOMETHING

FOR NEXT TIME.

SAY GOOD NIGH TO YOUR FRIEND, MARILYN.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

ONE SUMMER NIGH WE FELL IN LOVE

[ Door Closes ]

- ONE SUMMER NIGHT

-[ Man On TV ]

COCHISE HAS A DREAM, TOO.

COCHISE'S DREAM STARTED

A LONG TIME BEFORE YOURS.

[ Man #2 ]

COCHISE CARES NOTHING

FOR THE SOLDIERS.

[ Bunny's Dad ]

HI, SWEETHEART.

[ TV Continues, Indistinct ]

KENNY CAME BY.

YOU MISSED HIM.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

UM, I WAS STUDYING FRENCH

WITH ROSALIE. WE HAVE A TEST.

OH. WELL, YOU'D BETTER

GET YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP.

NIGHT-NIGHT.

NIGHT-NIGHT.

[ Man On TV ] LISTEN TO HIM.

ACCEPT HIS LEADERSHIP.

[ Sighs ]

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY

MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED

HURRY UP!

COME ON!

SLOW DOWN!

[ Laughs ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY

COME HERE.

WHAT?

MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED

COME HERE.

I WANNA TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

[ Laughs ]

WHAT?

COME HERE.

[ Whinnies ]

AND EVERYBODY TELLS ME

THAT I AM NOT THE SAME

YOU NUT.

SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING?

I DON'T NEED NOBODY

TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO

I DON'T NEED NOBODY

TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO

- [ Bodies Thudding ]

- [ Playful Yell, Laughs ]

WELL, SINCE I MET YOU, BABY

HEY, GET BACK

OVER HERE, GENE.

ALL I NEED IS YOU

CHICKEN!

HEY, WHO TURNED OU THE LIGHTS?

OH, NO!

[ Laughing ]

I'M GONNA TRY TO PLEASE YOU

IN EVERY WAY I CAN

[ Marilyn Cries Out ]

DOES SHE LOVE ME

WITH ALL HER HEART

SHOULD I WORRY:

WHEN WE'RE APART

IT'S A LOVER'S QUESTION

- I'D LIKE TO KNOW

- [ Marilyn ]

COME ON. I'M TOUGH.

[ Jonathan Laughing ]

- I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

- DOES SHE NEED ME

AS SHE PRETENDS:

[ Giggling ]

OH, THAT'S NOT FAIR.

IS THIS A GAME:

WELL, THEN WILL I WIN

IT'S A LOVER'S QUESTION

I'D LIKE TO KNOW

I'D LIKE TO KNOW

WHEN SHE'S NOT WITH ME

IF SHE'S STILL

TRUE TO ME:

I'D LIKE TO KNOW

WHEN WE'RE KISSING

DOES SHE FEEL:

JUST WHAT I FEEL

HOW AM I TO KNOW

IT'S REALLY REAL

HEY, GUYS! WAIT UP!

OH, TELL ME WHEN

HEY, YOU GUYS!

[ Continues ]

[ Gene ]

SEE THAT HORSE OVER THERE?

THAT'S A QUARTER MARE.

IT WAS BRED FOR JUMPING.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

STRONG HIND LEGS

AND LONG STRIDE.

[ Continues ]

HOW DO YOU KNOW:

SO MUCH ABOUT HORSES?

MY MOM USED TO RIDE.

I WANNA OWN A STABLE

SOMEDAY.

YOU WANNA HELP?

[ Fades, Ends ]

DEPENDS ON HOW YOU ASK ME.

[ Hoofbeats ]

[ Horse Whinnies ]

[ Sighs ]

I WONDER WHERE JONATHAN

AND MARILYN ARE?

JONATHAN?

YES?

NOT HERE.

WE GOTTA STOP.

OKAY. OKAY.

MMM. I MEAN, STOP.

I'M STOPPING.

I'M STOPPING.

JONATHAN, HOOK IT BACK UP.

NOT JUST YET.

[ Horn Honking ]

JONATHAN! THE HORN--

OH! I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

[ Dog Barking ]

THERE ARE PEOPLE AROUND.

THEY'RE NOT LOOKING.

I SHOULDN'T LET YOU.

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Noel Black

Noel Black (June 30, 1937 – July 5, 2014) was an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.Black was born in Chicago, Illinois. He won awards at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for an 18-minute short subject filmed in 1965 called Skaterdater. It had no dialogue, but used music and sound effects to advance the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best short film in 1966.He directed the 1968 cult film Pretty Poison, and subsequently concentrated on directing for television, occasionally directing films such as Private School.Black died of bacterial pneumonia in Santa Barbara, California on July 5, 2014. He was 77. more…

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