Sleepwalking Page #5

Synopsis: James "Speedy" Reedy is anything but. He's a twenty-something slacker sleepwalking through life in a Midwestern town. His older sister, Joleen calls him in the middle of the night after the police have arrested her boyfriend and tossed her and her 12-year-old daughter Tara on the street. James takes them in, then Joleen, who claims to have a plan, leaves with a trucker and a stash of drug money. James tries to cope, but soon he's lost his job, and child protective services places Tara in foster care. She's miserable. Can James wake up and find a way to be more than just a nice guy? A road trip to his childhood may hold a key, or it may be another bad dream.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Bill Maher
Production: Overture Films
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
2008
101 min
Website
137 Views


their own manure till they get thrush!

Was that your idea?

Now get your ass in there!

I can't...

You don't think I can hear you?

Now say something.

Now you clean up that sh*t!

I don't wanna see that ornery face

that you put on while you're doing it!

Dad, she wasn't being ornery.

She was just trying to help.

Huh?

You don't know sh*t about sh*t!

You stay down, James!

Don't you f***in' look at me, boy!

I'll split your head open like a pumpkin!

Ya hear me?

You put your eyes on the floor.

Hmm!

You think I can't break you?

I'll break every last one of ya.

And I'll break you of that

city-sh*t attitude!

Your dirty sister and your whore of a mother

tried to teach both of ya!

But it won't happen again.

Now get down there

and clean that sh*t up!

You don't think I can strike you?

- No!

- You little piece of trash!

- Sorry!

- Huh?

I'll spank you like I spank every horse here!

- Don't you f***in' touch her!

- Aah!

You didn't break me!

You're never breaking her!

You hear me?

Never!

You piece of sh*t.

You piece of sh*t.

You...

You ruined everything.

You ruin everything!

I want to go home.

Aw, sh*t!

Detective Woll speaking.

- Detective Woll?

- Yep, that's me.

Hi. It's, uh... It's James... Reedy.

James, uh, where are you?

I'm at my dad's ranch.

But, uh...

Yeah, he's... he's dead. I...

I killed him.

I didn't know what else to do.

You know, he... he was going

after Tara, so...

Oh, ok-okay. Is... Is Tara all right?

Yeah. She... She's fine, but...

Look, I know... I know the cops here.

They're not gonna believe me.

They're gonna take her,

so I didn't... I didn't know what to do.

James, you listen up.

For the record, we never had

this conversation, all right?

Now, I can't promise you anything,

but if you'll bring Tara back here

and turn yourself in,

I'll do my best for you.

All right?

Okay. What... What about Tara?

I'll get Joleen. Don't worry about it.

James...

Okay.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

Where are we going?

You're goin' home, and to your mom.

My mom? Where is she?

She's in Westmoreland,

waiting at the police station.

What's gonna happen to you?

Can't be any worse

than it's been, you know?

Before now,

it's like I've been living in a dream.

Bad dreams.

Sleepwalking.

But you helped me.

Woke me up.

- I did?

- Yeah.

You did.

Do me a favor.

Yeah. Sure.

When you see her,

tell her...

tell her

"This is the first day of the rest of

her life."

Okay? It wasn't before, but now it is.

Okay.

Why don't you tell her?

This is one you tell, okay?

All right.

You know, you're not an idiot.

You're not an idiot,

like he would always call you.

Tara. Tara!

- Oh, sh*t!

- James!

Jesus Christ.

Oh, God!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God, baby.

I'm so sorry!

Oh, baby!

I'm so sorry.

Oh, God, I'm so sorry.

Tell me you're okay.

Tell me you're okay!

- I'm okay.

- Yes? Where is James?

Where is he?

- Where is he?

- Gone.

Oh, sh*t!

Where is he, baby? Where did he go?

- I don't know.

- Did he say anything?

Yeah. Yeah, he said, um...

He said that...

today is the first day

of the rest of your life.

I repeat, all Westmoreland,

put a scan in the area for a blue Buick.

- My life?

- Yeah, that's what he told me. Yeah.

# Come on, come out #

# The weather is warm #

# Come on, come out #

# Said come on, come on #

# A spot in the shade #

# Where oranges fall #

# A spot in the shade #

# Away from it all #

# Watching the sky #

# You're watching a painting

coming to life #

# Shifting and shaping #

# Staying inside #

# It all goes, all goes by #

# A blanket unfolds #

# A blanket to lie #

# The pieces of gold #

# They light up your eyes #

# And now we're alone #

# And now we're alive #

# Watching the sky #

# You're watching a painting

coming to life #

# Shifting and shaping #

# Staying inside #

# It all goes, all goes,

all goes, all goes by #

# Stopping the time #

# The rush and the waiting #

# Leave it behind #

# Shifting and shaping #

# Keep it inside #

# It all goes, all goes,

all goes, all goes by #

# It all goes #

# Passing by #

# It all goes #

# Passing by #

# Come out #

# Watching the sky #

# You're watching a painting

coming to life #

# Shifting and shaping #

# Staying inside #

# It all goes, all goes,

all goes, all goes by #

# Stopping the time #

# The rush and the waiting #

# Leave it behind #

# Shifting and shaping #

# Leave it inside #

# It all goes, all goes by #

# Come on, come out #

Subtitled By J.R. Media Services, Inc.

Burbank, CA

# Come on, come out #

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