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Synopsis: STARLET explores the unlikely cross-generational friendship between 21 year-old Jane (Dree Hemingway), and the elderly Sadie (Besedka Johnson), two women whose worlds collide in California's San Fernando Valley. Jane, an aspiring actress, spends her time getting high with her dysfunctional roommates, Melissa and Mikey (Stella Maeve and James Ransone), while caring for her Chihuahua, Starlet. Sadie, a widow, passes her days alone, tending to her flower garden. After a confrontation between the women at Sadie's yard sale, Jane uncovers a hidden stash of money inside a relic from Sadie's past. Jane attempts to befriend the caustic older woman in an effort to solve her dilemma and secrets emerge as their relationship grows. Director Sean Baker continues in the naturalistic style of his previous films, the award-winning and Spirit Award nominees PRINCE OF BROADWAY and TAKE OUT, capturing the rhythms of everyday life with an authenticity rarely seen in cinema. Featuring a pair of exceptional
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Sean Baker
Production: Music Box Films
  5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
103 min
$59,014
Website
597 Views


Okay. I'll show you.

Oh, I see.

You want money.

No. No. No, no, no.

Totally fine.

Okay. Thank you then.

I'm a little... parched.

What?

I'm kind of thirsty.

Oh, God.

Here.

Thank you.

Oh. Do you have any ice?

No.

Are you thirsty?

What are you doing?

Starlet.

What are you doing?

That dog's drinking out of that...

my, my glass.

He's completely clean.

It's fine.

I'll have to throw my glass away.

No.

Do you realize an animal's

drinking out of my glass?

Sorry.

That's sickening.

And you're drinking out of it?

That's sick. Disgusting.

It's really nice here.

It's good water.

It's water.

Where you goin'?

Wow.

Why do you have

so many Eiffel Towers?

I love Paris.

What do you like about Paris?

The Arc de Triomphe.

Champs-lyses.

Petit Palais.

I love it all.

Don't touch anything!

Put it down.

Sorry.

The Eiffel Tower in Vegas

is pretty cool.

So what do you do?

What do you mean

what do I do?

Like during the day. Like...

Like I-I don't know.

I go out with my friends...

and we go clubbing,

and sometimes I'll lie out...

and sometimes

I'll take Starlet for a walk.

And...

I don't know. For, like, fun.

You know, like, whoo!

I don't know. For fun.

I play bingo every Saturday

at St. Anne's.

Is that your idea of fun?

Yeah.

That's what I do.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna go...

and I'm gonna give you my number.

And if you ever need a ride

to the grocery store...

or, like,

any little errand or whatever...

I can get a cab. I don't need you.

It's... That's stupid.

Yeah, but it's so silly. I mean, I'm

not gonna charge you anything, and I-

it's easier. You just call me.

Okay.

Yeah.

And I'll bring my trusty sidekick.

Thank you for the water.

Yeah.

Okay. But really, call me.

Bye!

Bye.

Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Is Mikey home?

Uh, I don't know. I'll check.

Mikey.

Huh?

There are a couple kids

outside for you.

Oh. F***.

You gotta take this f***ing game for me.

You gotta take this game.

It's a f***ing live game.

It's a live game.

Do not get me killed.

Okay, look. I need a little favor.

Mikey's being cheap as f***ing usual...

and I need to borrow $250, otherwise

they're gonna take away Big Red.

They can't take away Big Red.

Sorry, it's none of my business, but why

the f*** do you let him handle your money?

'Cause he's saving up

for some big extravaganza.

I don't know,

some big thing he's been plotting.

Did you get me f***ing smoked?

You didn't get me smoked, did you?

Here. Thank you.

You rock, Janie-Poo.

Janie-Poo.

What? I come up with cute nicknames...

unlike some people,

who just call me "Babe. "

Thanks. Arash owes me a check anyway, so

I'll pay you back when he gets it to me.

Whatever.

Find it yet?

Here's a diagonal,

the last number called.

And there's a second diagonal

with the last number called.

Are there any others?

Are there any others?

Game closed,

with one winner.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi, can I help you?

Um, yeah. What do I need?

For what?

For the game.

To play bingo?

Yeah.

You would need

one of these packs.

Okay, and how much is it?

It's $25.

Out of a hundred.

There you go, and good luck.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Thanks.

B-4.

B-4.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

Bingo.

I've never seen you here before.

Well, it's a new interest.

O-71.

O... 71.

Phew. Can I borrow one of your markers?

I forgot mine.

Oh, go ahead. Take one.

Thank you.

B-3.

Look. It matches my sweater.

B-3.

I'm playing bingo.

Leave me alone.

I love this game.

O-70.

Bingo!

There is a bingo.

B-7. Hold your cards.

Oh.

Game closed with one winner.

Give the lucky player $150.

There's a five minute break here.

Plenty of room down there.

You don't have to sit here.

One and 30.

But I don't know

anybody else here.

N-38.

B-11.

N-35.

B-10.

O-69.

O-69.

Oh, my cab. My cab's not here.

What happened?

My cab. My cab's not here.

Again?

That's just weird.

Oh.

Weird.

I guess I can give you a ride.

I'm a Sagittarius, which means I'm

really... I'm really good with people...

according to my chart.

I bet you're like...

a Pisces.

You seem very sensitive.

And quiet.

So...

do you ever win at bingo?

Oh, my God! Fu...

Help!

Get it off! Oh, my God!

- F***ing crazy old b*tch!

- You think I was born yesterday?

I know a scammer when I see one. Help!

Bingo? Yes!

You said something about a bingo game,

and she maced you as a result of that?

She's f***ing insane! Hey, hey, hey!

Again with the language.

The cab was gone, and she was there, and

she said, "Oh, well, I'll take you home. "

As a favor?

As a favor.

Fine. Done. We're done.

I suggest you take her

to a f***ing crazy person's home.

I felt that

there's something funny here.

Please get in your vehicle and...

I'm getting in my vehicle.

And drive away.

So you see this lady weekly?

You see her all the time?

You know, it's like every

time I turned around she was there.

So it's like I'm being haunted by this...

What is...

Starlet.

Jesus.

Yeah. Look at that. No.

No.

So what kind of cars do you have?

I got some trucks. I got S.U.V.s.

I got some sports cars.

How much down payment

are you working with?

With like...

I don't know.

I've got some cash.

Oh, it's so pretty.

Told you.

Okay, so how much monthly then

are we talking?

We gotta put it in the computer system.

That way I can figure out...

how many months you wanna go,

stuff like that.

Wait. Hold on. Sorry. Hello?

I was just calling to say that...

the officers told me that

you weren't up to shenanigans...

that you were trying-

you were just...

you were trying to be

a Good Samaritan.

Okay. Apology accepted, I guess.

Bye.

I appreciate Good Samaritans.

Okay, great. Bye.

Uh, oh, oh,

and if you're still interested...

in driving me to the supermarket,

that would be fine.

Oh, that'd be fine, would it?

Bye.

Bye.

F***ing unbelievable.

Sorry.

Why'd you name him Starlet?

He's a boy.

I don't know.

I had the name Starlet first, and then...

found him at a rescue shelter.

Just kinda stuck with it.

You like it, don't you?

Don't you?

Don't you?

I like your garden.

Well, I've had it a long time, 40 years.

What's your favorite flower?

Mmm, I like the morning glory.

I really like those ones.

They remind me of

my neighbor back in Florida.

She had them covering her front yard.

Can't remember what

they're called though, like...

Black-eyed Susan.

Yeah.

So were you ever married?

Yep.

A long time ago.

Yeah.

Frank died.

He had a heart attack.

I'm sorry.

What'd he do?

He was a gambler.

Wait. That's what he did?

For a living?

Yeah.

Wow.

Just a gambler.

So what are you doing

before bingo tomorrow?

Why? What are you asking for?

I don't know. Do you wanna have brunch?

I don't do brunch.

Lunch?

Don't do lunch either.

Um, late breakfast?

Okay

7:
30.

No, no, no.

I said a late breakfast.

That's two and a half hours

past the time I would eat.

Fine. 7:
30 it is.

Dude.

What are you doing? No.

What the f***?

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Sean Baker

Sean Baker is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for the independent feature films Starlet, Tangerine, and The Florida Project. more…

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