SherryBaby Page #4

Synopsis: Sherry Swanson returns home to New Jersey after serving a three year prison sentence. Eager to reestablish a relationship with her young daughter, Sherry soon discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Laurie Collyer
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
66
R
Year:
2006
96 min
349 Views


you're strong?

Control yourself.

I'm strong.

Shut up.

Stand up straight.

Right foot up.

Right foot up.

Right foot up.

You are f***ing

with the wrong one today.

Put your right foot up.

Get your foot up!

Left foot up.

Left food up.

Spread 'em.

Officer.

I could violate your ass

right now,

send you back to prison

for two more years.

Is that what you want?

But a job came through

for you,

and I'm going

to let you take it.

Top of your head.

Look away.

Listen,

I'm going to do good.

Just--just be quiet.

I graduated a lot of programs

when I was in prison.

Look, shut up.

Put your shoes back on.

It's a Catholic Charities

youth organization,

summer program

over on Irvine Turner.

Monroe somehow convinced them

that you'd been

rehabilitated.

Here's the address.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Everybody in line?

Everybody ready?

I want to see if you guys

are tough.

All right.

Okay, come on.

Let's see what you got.

Good, good.

Okay, end of the line.

What's your name?

Zak.

Okay, Zak,

let's see what you got.

Uh-huh, uh-huh,

but this is what

you got to do.

You got to bend

your knees, see?

And you got

to follow through.

Okay, let's see.

Follow through.

Good, good.

You are a little badass.

One more.

Ow!

Ow, he's strong.

He's--how about you?

What have you got?

You got to show me

a little harder.

I want to see

that power you got.

Good.

Yeah, you know

what you're doing.

You got to bend

your knees.

You got to focus,

Chastity.

You got to focus.

You got to focus.

Yeah, what's your name?

Russel.

That's good, Russel.

One more, Russel.

You got one more.

Good, good, good.

All right,

I know your name.

Let's see--

Okay.

We can't play

this game anymore.

Let's play another game.

Let's play z

Okay, who told me

they wanted to be a dinosaur?

What's up?

What are you

doing here?

I just came by

to say hey.

Uh... I'm kind of busy

right now.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

You got a broad

in there?

I f***ing thought

you liked me, man.

I do like you.

Hey, no, wait,

wait, wait.

From a bank robbery

at 1091 3rd Avenue.

A male black

about 6 feet tall

with one eye,

wearing a white do-rag

under a yellow hard hat.

The direction?

It's heading...

All right, come back

in 20 minutes, all right?

Yeah, okay.

Okay!

So what's her name?

Where does she live?

Why should I tell you,

so you can hunt her down

and beat her ass?

No, I'm not going

back to prison, Dean.

I just want to know

who this b*tch is

you'd rather be f***ing

than me.

No way you want to go

down that road.

Oh, yeah, tell me more.

I be you wouldn't like it

if I started f***ing

Andy Kelly.

It wouldn't matter to me.

Oh, no?

F***ing figures.

At least he knows

how to eat p*ssy.

What was that?

I didn't hear you.

Nothing.

Sh*t.

I'm sorry.

I'm such a piece of sh*t

sometimes.

I can't control myself.

Nobody owns anybody.

The state of New Jersey

owns my ass.

I miss my friend, man.

Crusher.

She always had my back.

Well, I can be your friend.

It's not about that.

What are you cooking?

Venison stew.

What's that?

It's deer meat.

Mmm.

I never ate Bambi before.

Well, actually,

it isn't Bambi.

It's Bambi's daddy.

Ooh, yeah?

Bambi's daddy,

that's pretty funny.

Bobby, hey, what's up?

Yeah?

I had my first day

of work today.

It was cool.

Made me think of my baby.

Is she there?

I really want to talk to her.

Why do you always got to tell me

the same sh*t, Bobby?

I know she's there.

I know she's f***ing awake.

It's 7:
30.

What about her birthday?

You guys have

anything planned?

Oh, yeah, I will--

I will be there.

Yeah, we do!

Okay, at this next block,

turn left.

Yes, ma'am.

It's the third house

on the left.

You grew up there?

Yup.

That's fancy.

I guess.

You want to come in

and meet my family?

No, no, you go

and enjoy your daughter.

Call me when you're ready

to be picked up.

All right,

I'll see you later.

Bye-bye.

Hello!

Hey, wait.

Dean!

Dean, wait!

Wait! Wait!

Those f***ers aren't home.

What do you want

to do?

Um...

Let's go

to my dad's house.

Maybe they're there.

You're late.

We just finished the cake.

Well, maybe if you'd told me

where the party was at--

hold on one second.

Hey, Alexis, I think you have

more presents to open.

Don't push me.

Hi, Alexis.

Alexis, hey.

Happy birthday, baby.

Happy birthday.

Happy, happy,

happy birthday.

Sherry brought you

some presents.

What do you say?

Thanks.

Here you go, babe.

Can I open it?

Go ahead; open it.

Open all of them.

Open them.

I want to open one.

Oh, look at this.

You're going to look

just like a ballerina.

Sherry Anne.

Welcome.

Can I get you a drink?

Yeah, thanks.

Number two.

I don't want to play anymore!

Look at it.

Look at the front, though.

Candy lipstick.

And this is special gum.

Special gum?

Yeah, but it's inside.

So much candy.

You want to open it?

Game Boy.

You have one of those

already, sweetie.

You do?

I could take it back.

If you want to,

I'll find you something else.

No.

I want two Game Boys.

You can't have two;

that's silly.

You can have

whatever you want, baby.

Lookit. You got finger paints.

No!

That's my present!

It's mine.

No fair.

It's my present.

Yes, honey.

Alexis.

It's your present.

Nobody is going to take it

away from you.

What happened?

What's going on?

Let's go, guys.

Let's go downstairs

and play musical chairs.

Let's go, everybody.

I think they need

some time out.

You come too.

Here we go, everybody.

We're all coming.

What a mess, huh?

Whoo!

Okay, not fair.

You all right?

Dad,

I feel like--

I don't know what to do.

I feel like they're taking her

away from me.

What are you

talking about?

Bobby and Lynette,

they love you a whole lot.

I love you.

Dad, she won't even talk to me.

You should have seen her

when I first came back.

She was playing with me.

She was hugging me.

She was calling me Mommy.

They told her

not to call me Mommy anymore.

Can you believe that sh*t?

Sherry, just give them

some time

to get used to you again.

Come on.

I know, but...

Come on.

Just give it a little time,

honey.

What?

Sherry, what?

Baby, you got

that taste?

Keep you coming back.

It works if you work it.

It won't if you don't.

What happened to you?

I walked home, man.

You're also f***ed up.

Come on;

let's go clean you up.

Hey, lay off the goods,

man.

I can walk.

Well, then, let's walk.

Can I come in?

Yeah.

Come on;

get undressed.

You are a real,

live Injun, Dean.

I bet you're

a good dad.

It's too bad your kids

never get to see you.

I'm--I'm going

this winter.

Want to go with me?

One day

at a time, right?

Hey.

Lazy lady.

Come on, sleepy,

get up.

Wake up.

I was dreaming so much.

I want my baby back, Dean.

I want Alexis.

You know, if you

stop talking so much

about what you want,

stop being so selfish,

maybe what you want

will come to you on its own.

Okay.

I'm just mad

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Laurie Collyer

Laurie Collyer (born 1967) is an American film director. Born in Summit, New Jersey, she grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. After working at a series of odd jobs, she went to film school at New York University. She is best known for writing and directing Sherrybaby, for which actress Maggie Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. She also directed the film Nuyorican Dream in 1999. She is in development to direct a film based on the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna which is to star Rachel Weisz. She has also written the screenplay of an upcoming adaptation of Sara Zarr's novel Story of a Girl. In 2013 she directed, Sunlight Jr., starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. In 2015, she directed The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe which stars Kelli Garner, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri Martino. In 2018, she directed a comedy-drama Furlough, starring Tessa Thompson, Melissa Leo and Whoopi Goldberg. more…

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