Mischief Page #6

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
975 Views


ONLY MY PARENTS.

I KEPT CALLING YOUR HOUSE,

BUT YOU NEVER CALLED ME BACK.

I'VE BEEN IN A FOG LATELY.

WE COULD TRY MAKING UP.

SENIOR PROM IS:

ONLY SIX WEEKS AWAY.

JUST SO HAPPENS I'M FREE.

OH, REALLY?

MM-HMM.

BYE.

[ Bell Rings ]

GIVE ME A DOLLAR'S WORTH.

COULD YOU SPEED IT UP A LITTLE?

[ Ted ]

WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY,

YOU KNOW.

COME ON. COME ON!

YOU MISSED A SPOT.

GOOD BOY.

- THAT'LL BE A DOLLAR.

- PUT IT ON THE TAB.

DO THE TIRES!

THANK YOU.

[ Honks ]

I LOVE YOU, PEGGY SUE

OH, GUESS WHAT?

I'M GOING TO THE PROM

WITH MARILYN.

SHEASKED ME.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PICK HER UP

FOR ME THOUGH. HER PARENTS

THINK I'M JACK "THE RAPER."

YOU ASK BUNNY YET?

LOOK, I DON'T WAN TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?

- [ Honks ]

- HOW ABOUT SOME SERVICE?

THE USUAL.

[ Snickering ]

WELL, LOOK AT THIS--

DINNER FOR TWO.

IMPRESSIVE.

[ T.J. ]

VERY.

[ All Laughing ]

HEY, KENNY, AREN'T YOU GOING

OVER TO BUNNY'S LATER?

[ T.J. ]

AGAIN? WEREN'T YOU

THERE LAST NIGHT?

[ Kenny ]

YEAH, I GUESS I'M LIKE

PART OF THE FAMILY.

THAT'LL BE 95 CENTS.

KEEP THE CHANGE.

[ Snickering ]

THANK YOU.

BY THE WAY, EUGENE,

THE MILLERS DON'T WANT YOU

BOTHERING BUNNY ANYMORE.

THEY THINK YOU'RE TRASH.

HUH. WELL, LOOK AT THIS.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

STAY AWAY FROM HER,

A**HOLE.

YEAH.

YOU STUPID GREASE MONKEY.

[ Grunting ]

[ Woman ]

CUT IT OUT, YOU GUYS!

[ Grunts ]

[ Kenny Screams ]

[ Screams ]

[ Groans ]

HEY, IT'S A FIGHT!

KENNY!

- [ Groans ]

- [ Jonathan ]

KENNY!

GET OFF OF ME!

LET ME GO!

[ Screams ]

[ Groans ]

[ Grunts ]

STAY OUT OF IT!

YEAH, LET 'EM FIGHT.

[ Groans ]

COME ON, A**HOLE. GET UP!

COME ON, KENNY!

GET UP! GET UP!

BREAK IT UP RIGHT NOW!

[ Grunts ]

- BREAK IT UP! BREAK--

- [ Grunting ]

I SAID BREAK IT UP.

I MEANT BREAK IT UP.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S OVER.

COME ON. GO HOME. MOVE OUT.

COME ON, KENNY.

LET'S EVACUATE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

YOU KICKED THE SHI OUT OF HIM!

YOU OKAY?

I THINK I BROKE MY ARM.

COME ON. I'LL TAKE YOU

TO THE HOSPITAL.

HEY! HEY, WAIT!

GUYS, WAIT UP!

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU STARTED THIS, AND YOU'RE

GONNA PAY FOR ALL OF THIS.

YOU WERE SENSATIONAL.

YEAH, AND I GO MY BEST FRIEND WRACKED UP.

HEY, IT WAS WORTH IT.

MY OLD MAN WON'T THINK SO.

GET OUT.

PACK UP YOUR THINGS

AND GET OUT.

YOU COULD HAVE REALLY HUR THAT BOY. YOU ARE NOTHING

BUT A GODDAMN BUM.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE

NOT IN JAIL. WHO DO YOU

THINK'S GONNA PAY FOR THIS?

YOU PACK UP AND GET OUT.

- WHERE AM I GONNA GO?

- THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM!

THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM!

THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM!

YOU BE GONE:

BY THE TIME I GET BACK.

[ Door Slams ]

HI.

HI.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

NO.

[ Sighs ]

IF I DO, I'LL TELL YOU.

I PROMISE.

YOU'LL DO THE SAME FOR ME?

YEAH.

I JUST KEEP THINKING

IT'S MY FAULT.

I SHOULD'VE IGNORED MY PARENTS

AND TALKED TO HIM.

WELL, I THINK IT'S

MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

[ Sighs ]

YEAH.

SEE YA.

[ Moans ]

OH, SORRY.

I DON'T HAVE

PLANS AND SCHEMES

AND I DON'T HAVE

HOPES AND DREAMS

I DON'T HAVE

ANYTHING:

SINCE I DON'T HAVE

YOU:

I DON'T HAVE

[ Murmuring ]

FOND DESIRES:

AND I DON'T HAVE

HAPPY HOURS:

I DON'T HAVE

ANYTHING:

SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

[ Kenny ]

WHOOPS.

[ Laughing ]

KIND OF LONELY AROUND HERE

WITHOUT OLD WHAT'S-HIS-FACE,

ISN'T IT?

[ T.J. ]

THINK HE'LL HAVE THE GUTS

TO COME BACK, KENNY?

WHAT'S-HIS-FACE?

HE WON'T COME BACK.

HE WON'T COME BACK.

[ Laughing ]

JONATHAN,

I GOT MY BRACES OFF.

YOU LOOK VERY NICE,

ROSALIE.

HI.

HI.

GOING TO A FUNERAL?

[ Sighs ]

I REALLY WISH:

GENE WAS BACK, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE HE'S

A LITTLE EMBARRASSED

TO SHOW HIS FACE.

MAYBE THERE WERE REASONS,

MARILYN.

HE'LL COME BACK. I MEAN,

WHERE COULD HE GO?

JONATHAN, I HATE

TO BRING THIS UP NOW,

BUT JERRY YAGER'S GONNA BE

IN TOWN OVER PROM WEEKEND.

- JERRY WHO?

- YAGER, OUR QUARTERBACK

LAST YEAR.

HE PLAYS FOR KENYON NOW,

AND HE CALLED AND ASKED

IF I HAD A DATE TO THE PROM.

UH, WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?

I SAID I HAD TO TALK

TO SOMEONE FIRST.

TO SOMEONE?

MEANING ME?

WELL, JERRY'S ONLY HERE

A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR,

AND I FELT YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

SURE.

- MARILYN--

- WHAT?

FIRST OF ALL,

I SEEM TO RECALL...

WE HAD A REALLY LOUSY

FOOTBALL TEAM LAST YEAR.

SECOND,

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WAN ABOUT THE PROM.

AND THIRD, YOU AND

JERRY "QUARTERBACK" YAGER

CAN GO F*** YOURSELVES.

WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY

WHEN YOU SAY GOOD-BYE

YES, THAT'LL BE THE DAY

WHEN YOU MAKE ME CRY

YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE

YOU KNOW IT'S A LIE

'CAUSE THAT'LL BE THE DAY

WHEN I DIE:

WELL, YOU GIVE ME

ALL YOUR LOVIN'

AND YOUR TURTLEDOVIN'

ALL YOUR HUGS AND KISSES

AND YOUR MONEY TOO

[ Gene ]

YOU GOT GREAT TASTE

IN MUSIC, KID.

HOLY SH*T!

LEAVE YOUR DANCING SHOES

AT HOME?

YEAH, AND MY NEW

BLUE SUIT TOO.

I LEAVE YOU ALONE,

AND YOU END UP LIKE THIS.

GOD, I DIDN'T KNOW

IF I'D EVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

I DIDN'T KNOW EITHER.

I'M SURE GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY

TO TALK TO.

GOSH, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

HEY, I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

YOU KNOW WHERE BUNNY IS?

YEAH. YEAH, COME ON.

[ Swing ]

[ Cheering, Applauding ]

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Murmuring ]

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY

MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY

MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED

AND EVERYBODY TELLS ME

THAT I AM NOT THE SAME

I DON'T NEED NOBODY

TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO

YOU'RE NOT A STUDEN HERE ANYMORE.

I THINK YOU AND JONATHAN

SHOULD LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

JUST A SECOND, OKAY?

STAY RIGHT HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T EUGENE.

BACK FOR MORE?

YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT.

LET GO, KENNY.

[ Motorcycle Engine Starts ]

[ Shouting ]

GENE!

[ Gene ]

I DIDN'T RUN AWAY.

MY FATHER KICKED ME OUT.

SO I WENT TO KENTUCKY,

GOT A JOB AS A STABLE BOY.

BUT I LIKED IT, YOU KNOW?

CAME BACK TO GET BUNNY,

HOPING SHE'D RUN AWAY WITH ME.

[ Scoffs ]

WHAT A LAUGH, HUH?

GENE, I'M TELLING YOU,

SHE REALLY CARES FOR YOU.

BY MORNING I'LL BE

FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.

WHY LEAVE?

THERE'S NOTHING

LEFT FOR ME HERE,

EXCEPT FOR YOU.

YOU'RE GOING AWAY

TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR

TO BECOME A F***ING DENTIST.

[ Laughs ]

HEY, MAYBE I'LL COME BACK

AND HAVE YOU DO MY TEETH.

HMM. FUNNY, EUGENE.

GOD, THERE'S SO MUCH

I WANT TO ASK YOU.

HEY, I GOTTA LEAVE YOU SOMETHING

TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF.

BOY, WAS I WRONG ABOUT MARILYN.

I WAS SO BUSY TRYING TO...

F*** HER,

I NEVER GOT TO KNOW HER.

I GUESS I REALLY DON' UNDERSTAND WOMEN.

I AM NEVER GONNA LOOK

AT ANOTHER PAIR OF TITS

AS LONG AS I LIVE.

GENE?

[ Motorcycle Approaches ]

[ Dog Barking ]

JONATHAN!

WHERE'S GENE? I'VE BEEN

LOOKING ALL OVER FOR HIM.

COME WITH ME. COME ON!

YOU ON?

YES.

MANY A TEAR HAS TO FALL

BUT IT'S ALL IN THE GAME

ALL IN THE WONDERFUL GAME

THAT WE KNOW AS LOVE

YOU HAVE WORDS WITH HIM

AND YOUR FUTURE'S

LOOKING DIM:

BUT THESE THINGS

YOUR HEARTS CAN RISE

ABOVE:

GENE?

GENE?

HOW'D YOU GET HERE?

JONATHAN.

NICE GOING, YOU LITTLE SH*T!

YOU WANNA GO FOR A WALK?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW I CAN BE FOUND

SITTIN' HOME ALL ALONE

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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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