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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
514 Views


like Christmas.

I promise you it is worth the wait.

All right, okay. Almost ready.

All right, I'm coming. I'm coming.

Okay, no peeking.

Come here.

You too.

Sorry to wake you up,

but this is so killer.

# You got a lovely face #

# We're goin' to your place #

You are gonna be so pumped.

All right? Is everybody all right?

One stair at a time.

Be careful.

# Scream 50 loud #

Don't want anybody

to break their legs.

Well, be careful!

# You want me to stay

Okay, ready?

# But I got to make my way #

Okay. Okay, open your eyes.

Huh? What do you think?

# When I dream

I'm doing you all night #

# Scratches all down my back

to keep me right on #

What are you doing on the couch?

Get up. Vmonos!

Vmonos, muchachos.

You're spoilin' the groove.

This is what

you spent the money on?

Hell, yeah, son!

This is what I spent our money on!

Look. Real silk curtains.

This is a f***in' real leather couch.

Both of these.

They spent all morning

putting up these f***ing mirrors.

Look at this. Stainless steel pole.

Huh? This isn't going anywhere.

This stage is 400 pounds.

It's fabricated Italian marble.

That is not even the best part.

The best part is right here. Boom!

Black lights.

Looks like a legit strip club

in here, doesn't it? Huh?

'Cause I'm gonna tell you,

what you're gonna start doing...

is you're gonna start practicing

for those feature gigs.

Yeah. And you know what?

I already booked us one

for the end of the month in Seattle.

Pays a thousand dollars for the weekend.

Plus, we get to keep all the tips.

I negotiated that sh*t.

Oh, and you know what?

Listen, Jane,

if you ever want to use this...

feel more than free, okay?

Because what I'm thinking is...

you two in, like,

some sort of dual-featured act.

Oh, my God, that would be sick!

Hey, wanna go out tonight?

We haven't been out in forever.

Yeah, could be fun.

Are you shitting me?

Can't even say thank you?

You know what?

Not so much to me but how about

to the hardworking folks from Mexico?

You know how long they f***in'

busted their ass putting this in for you?

No, you don't.

'Cause you want to know why?

'Cause they're all f***ing ungrateful.

They're all ungrateful,

crazy, f***ing whores.

- S

- S

# But you f*** so good I'm on top of it #

Oh, f***.

Take it easy next time.

Oh, Janey, you're my best friend.

One minute. Here, here, here.

Here.

You're such a good fr-friend.

Blow your nose.

You're such a good friend, Jane.

You know I was thinking

about that question you asked me.

What question?

You know, the one about the money.

I think, if I were you...

I would spend it on someone

that I really cared about.

On someone who really needed it.

You know,

the people that matter the most.

Oh, come here.

Love you.

I'm sorry.

No.

Let me get you to bed. Come on.

Fifty. Good.

Sixty-eight. Good.

Hello.

Listen.

Listen!

I have two tickets to Paris, first class.

They're non-refundable.

And we're staying one week at the Hotel

Monte-whatever-the-f***-it's-called.

We leave Tuesday.

It's ridiculous.

Wait, I'm sorry. I just said we had

two first-class tickets to Paris...

and that's what you have to say?

I'm not going anywhere with you.

I can't leave the country.

I'm too old.

And besides, I don't have a passport.

Twenty-three.

Okay, excuse me.

Number one, passport's not an issue.

There's an expediting service.

Number two, I spent eight grand on this.

You don't have a choice.

Where'd you get the money? It doesn't

matter where I got the money.

I mean...

That's insane.

I'm not going to Paris with you.

You can't convince me.

Listen.

I will make you a wager.

I will play the next game of Bingo,

and if I win, then you're coming.

One.

Yes?

Bingo!

Bingo called.

Look. Game over.

I'll take that as a "Yes".

Are there any others?

Are there any others?

Hi. I need the

maximum amount of packs.

I'm sorry?

I need the maximum...

I need the maximum amount of packs.

Twenty-five packs will be $175.

You realize

the most you can win is $150?

Okay, 200.

Okay.

Uh, your change?

No, it's fine. Thank you.

You are totally insane. Crazy.

N-36.

O-75.

O-71.

F***.

Sit down. You're embarrassing me.

O-72.

B- Z.

G-47.

D-11.

I've got-

N-37.

I've got Bingo.

I've got Bingo.

No.

Me! Bingo! Bingo!

- Me! Bingo!

- There's a Bingo out there.

Congratulations, Sadie.

Thank you.

It's been a while.

I just did it.

And you lost.

Look at all this stuff, and you lost.

But you never win!

I did today.

I won. O-69.

Does this mean

you're not coming to Paris?

Oh.

B-10.

Mmm.

Mmm?

Mm-mmm.

Mmm.

I know that one.

B-2.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Oh, Mikey's using your room.

Yeah, suck that sh*t. Yeah.

My turn.

Mm-hmm, yeah. Gimme the tongue!

Whoo.

Oh, the bathroom's over here.

Mikey. Mikey.

Hold on a second!

I really need to rinse off!

Ok, there's a towel in there, but don't use

the good towels. Don't use the white towel.

Did you use the bed?

No, I didn't use the bed.

One towel?

Yeah, for both of you. Sorry.

No, I didn't use the bed.

It was a f***in' P.O.V. B.j.

Why can't you just use that room?

I can't use that room.

I've shot that room out.

I need the f***ing yellow walls

in here.

You know what I'm gonna do in here,

is I'm gonna paint.

I'm gonna paint black and white polka dots.

It's gonna be f***in' awesome.

When you guys get done,

meet me downstairs...

so f***ing everybody

can get paid, all right?

Jesus.

What agency are you with?

I'm with 101.

Oh, okay. Yeah, okay.

What is this?

That's my luggage.

Can you get it?

This thing is older than you are.

It works.

Okay.

This dress.

Okay.

And then that.

I see this for Paris.

Okay

This!

What?

And I should wear this one.

Right?

Is it okay?

Yeah.

No Frenchman can

resist some Leopard.

All right, if you say so.

I do.

I hear the Frenchmen

can be quite the lovers.

Are they really?

They'll love you.

Hey, what are you doing?

Packing.

I'm going...

I'm going away this week.

Yeah? Where are you going?

We're going to Paris, actually.

Paris? With who?

Uh, that woman, Sadie.

On whose dime?

Mine.

Bull-f***ing-sh*t!

What?

Bullshit!

Get out of there!

Where is the f***in' money?

Why are you going through

my sh*t?

You f***in' spent

all the f***in' money?

Why did you go through my sh*t?

Starlet showed it to me.

Oh, you just blame my f***ing dog? No,

the f***ing dog doesn't matter, Jane.

I can't believe you just spent

all the f***ing money.

What did you expect? What do

you mean, what did I expect?

I didn't expect you to spend

the f***ing money to go to Paris...

with some f***in' old b*tch.

I expected you to spend the money on us,

on me, on your f***ing real friends!

Oh, really?

Yeah!

Really?

Of course!

Like I've been doing for f***ing

months, Melissa? Like that?

You let my car get taken away.

You let me make a fool out

of myself at Renegade.

Not to mention Arash

is bad-mouthing me all over town.

And now you decide to go

on a f***ing vacation...

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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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