Stranger Inside Page #2

Synopsis: A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Cheryl Dunye
Production: HBO Video
  9 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Year:
2001
97 min
46 Views


OK.

ALL RIGHT, DOWN

THERE'S THE COMMISSARY.

DOWNSTAIRS IS:

THE CAFETERIA.

OVER HERE...

LIBRARY.

COMPUTER ROOM, BOOKS,

YOU KNOW,

SH*T LIKE THAT.

THAT'S MISS

JOHNNY COCHRAN.

SHE KNOWS A LO ABOUT LEGAL SH*T.

AND SHE ALSO RUN A

GROUP THERAPY SESSION.

ALL FRESH FISH GO TO ATTEND THAT.

F*** THAT.

HEY.

IT'S MANDATORY,

TREASURE.

SHE THE ONLY ONE

THAT CAN PASS YOU OUT.

HEY, WE CAN TAKE

VOCATIONAL CLASSES.

I'M READING AND

SH*T. YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.

F***, SHADOW, YOU

GET SAVED UP IN HERE ?

YO, YOU GOTTA WORK

YOUR PROGRAM.

YOU STAY OUTTA THE MIX.

EVERY DAY YOU:

TAKE A CLASS:

OR YOU WORK UP IN

PRISON INDUSTRY,

YOU GET A DAY OFF

YOUR SENTENCE.

WHATEVER.

OK. NOW WE JUS LEFT ADMINISTRATION.

NOW, UNIT "A"

IS ON TOP.

IT'S LIFERS.

BAD-ASS CRIMINALS.

( inmates chattering )

THAT'S WHERE

BROWNIE LIVES.

( basketball bouncing )

YEAH.

BUT WE 2ND FLOOR,

WE UNIT "B",

WE "G"-GIRLS.

UNIT "C" IS IN

THE BASEMENT.

THAT'S THE HOLE.

CRAZIES.

OLD FUCKS.

YO, WHAT'S UP

WITH THAT SH*T ?

OH, I KNOW.

AND HE A MARRIED

F***ER, TOO !

SH*T.

( laughing )

HMM...

HELLO, FLUFFY.

OH, THAT'S SUGAR.

THE GANG GIRL'S

DOORKNOB.

( together )

EVERYBODY GETS A TURN.

SHADOW, WHAT YOU

SAID ABOUT ME ?

I KNOW YOU AIN' TALKIN' ABOUT ME TO THIS FINE--

OH, WHERE DID

YOU COME FROM ?

YOU KNOW WHAT ?

PLEASE, SUGAR.

MAKE A FIST.

WHAT'S UP ?

"G."

YOU SHOWIN' HER THE YARD ?

YUP.

THAT'S BROWNIE.

YOU DOWN:

WITH BROWNIE ?

WHY YOU ALWAYS:

GOTTA PLAY FOR SOMEBODY NEW ?

I'M RIGHT HERE.

LEISHA, YOU

JUST SO TAME.

I NEED A:

DANGEROUS TYPE.

WHOO ! WHOO !

WHOO ! WHOO !

( cheering )

CAN'T PLAY

NO BALL ?

YEAH !

ALL RIGHT !

MAMA NEGRITO.

YOU'RE HOLDING UP !

( woman )

COME ON.

( gasping )

TOLD YOU 'BOU PLAYIN' BALL WITH ME.

( laughing )

IT KNOCKS THE WIND OUT OF YOU.

SOMEBODY COME PLAY WITH

US BEFORE I GET UPSET.

( groaning )

I'M GONNA GET YOU.

AH, THAT'S ME.

TREASURE, WHAT YOU DOIN' ?

GIRL, YOU CANNOT PLAY BALL.

YO, SHADOW,

HOLD MY SH*T.

YOU CAN PLAY ?

YEAH.

COME THE F*** ON.

F*** UP OFF ME.

SCAR.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT !

THAT'S ALL RIGHT !

( woman )

WORK HER !

YEAH !

WHOA !

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

LIKE WHAT.

( crowd oohing )

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT ?

B*TCH.

LET'S GO, GUYS,

LET'S GO.

YOU GOT IT,

YOU GOT IT.

SHE AIN'T GOT NOTHING.

SHE AIN'T GOT NOTHING.

( crowd chattering )

HEY ! HEY ! HEY !

CUT THE NONSENSE !

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ! I

SAID, "CUT THE NONSENSE !"

I AIN'T GONNA

LET YOU 2 B*TCHES F*** UP MY COURT TIME.

YOU HEARD MOMS,

WHAT THE F*** IS YOUR PROBLEM ?

YOU MY PROBLEM,

CRACKER B*TCH !

CRACKER ?

GET OUT OF MY FACE !

N*GGER CALLED

ME CRACKER !

I DON'T GIVE A F*** !

I SAID CUT IT OUT !

WHAT'S YOUR

NAME, GIRL ?

TREASURE.

TREASURE LEE.

ALL RIGHT,

TREASURE LEE.

NEXT TIME, YOU

PLAY FOR US.

WE'LL KICK ASS.

( woman )

I AIN'T DONE ANY MORE.

( Miss Cochrane )

OK, GUYS, LET'S SETTLE IN ! SETTLE IN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I BEEN DOING:

TIME SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

YOU KNOW, 16, FIRS TRIP TO JUVENILE.

I DIDN'T GO STRAIGH FROM JUVENILE

TO PRISON, I WENT HOME AND...

COMMITTED ANOTHER OFFENSE

TO BRING ME HERE. SO...

I'M DEALING WITH IT.

I'M A MULTI-VIOLATOR.

I STARTED DOING:

TIME IN 1959

AND I WENT STRAIGH TO A FEDERAL PEN.

THERE WAS NO YOUTH AUTHORITY

OR NONE OF THAT STUFF.

A GROUP OF GALS GOT A

HOLD OF ME AND SCHOOLED ME.

I LEARNED HOW:

TO DO TIME.

I DID TIME UNTIL

I WAS 38 YEARS OLD.

AFTER ALL THE:

TIME I WAS OUT, I STARTED USING AGAIN.

ENDED UP BACK:

IN THE STREETS,

ENDED UP BACK:

IN THE SYSTEM.

WHEN I CAME IN HERE,

I WAS GOING DOWN ON SOMEBODY FOR $5

AND I THOUGH HE GOT CHEATED.

THAT'S ABOUT HOW

I FELT ABOUT MYSELF.

I CAN PROMISE YOU,

YOU KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS PIG-F***ER HERE,

YOU'RE GONNA END

UP, IF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GET THIS OLD,

THAT'S ALL THERE

IS LEFT OUT THERE.

I'M NOT F***IN'

ANGRY, OK ?

YOU KEEP ASKING ME

THAT. I'M NOT ANGRY.

I WAS 16 YEARS OLD

WITH 2 F***IN' KIDS

BEGGING FOR HELP, AND

KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD ME ?

"JUST WAIT." HOW F***IN'

LONG COULD I WAIT ?

THESE YOUNG GIRLS GO A CHANCE AND YOU'LL

SIT THERE AND:

BLOW THAT SMOKE UP THEIR ASS ?

DON'T TRY THAT SH*T.

I DON'T THINK NOTHING.

MMM.

I AIN'T GO NOTHING TO SAY.

I'M NOT LIKE THESE

OTHER FEMALES IN HERE.

LET'S MAKE THIS

GAME INTERESTING.

LET'S STAR A KITTY.

AH, HELL, NO.

NO BETTING AND:

NO GAMBLING.

I ONLY GOT 6

MONTHS LEFT UP IN THIS MOTHERF***ER.

I AIN' ABOUT F***IN' UP MY TIME.

YEAH, YEAH, WE

KNOW. WE KNOW.

I WASN'T TALKING TO

YOU ANYWAY, LEISHA.

I WAS TALKING:

TO SUGAR.

HERE WE GO.

YO, YOU KNOW

I'M A PLAYER.

I'M DOWN

FOR IT ALL.

AIN'T THA RIGHT, SHADOW ?

CAN WE PLAY CARDS,

AND Y'ALL DO THAT FOREPLAY SH*T LATER ?

LATER WHEN ?

WHY DON'T Y'ALL GIVE

US A LITTLE PRIVACY ?

YOU LIKE:

A DANGEROUS TYPE, HUH ?

MM-HMM.

I SEE WHY THEY:

CALL YOU SUGAR.

'CAUSE YOU LIKE

BROWN SUGAR.

( giggling )

YOU ALL SWEE AND SH*T.

( giggling )

EXCUSE ME.

ARE Y'ALL SUPPOSED

TO BE IN HERE ?

OH, SH*T.

WHAT ?

SOMEONE I DO NO WANNA SEE TONIGHT.

WHAT YOU DOING ?

I'M PLAYING CARDS.

WHAT YOU DOING ?

YOU KNOW:

WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M SITTING IN THE

BACK OF THE CHURCH

WAITING FOR YOUR

BLACK ASS. WHAT'S UP ?

I AIN'T ABOUT MEETING

YOU THERE EVERY NIGHT.

I NEVER SAID WE:

WERE EXCLUSIVE.

MAYBE SHE:

FOUND SOMETHING A LITTLE SWEETER.

YOU KNOW:

WHAT THEY SAY.

"THE DARKER

THE BERRY..."

( laughing )

YOU CAN GO BACK:

TO THE A**HOLE

YOU CRAWLED:

FROM, B*TCH.

EXCUSE ME ?

I SAID...

( crowd clamoring )

( Leisha chanting )

A FIGHT ! A FIGHT !

A N*GGER AND A WHITE !

WHITE CAN' FIGHT, 'CAUSE THE N*GGER'S ALL RIGHT !

A FIGHT ! A FIGHT !

A N*GGER AND A WHITE !

THE WHITE CAN' FIGHT, 'CAUSE THE N*GGER'S ALL RIGHT !

( all )

OOH.

UGH. UGH.

F*** !

YOU B*TCH !

( guard )

BREAK IT UP ! BREAK IT UP NOW !

GET AWAY !

BREAK IT UP !

ENOUGH !

BACK IT OFF.

( yelling )

( Kit )

I'M NOT GOING IN THERE !

OPEN THE DOOR.

F*** YOU.

( guard )

OPEN THE DOOR ! OPEN IT !

OPEN IT UP !

( yelling )

( Kit )

YOU'RE DEAD, B*TCH.

QUIET !

WHAT'S GOING

ON OUT THERE ?

( Kit )

F*** YOU !

( pounding )

( woman )

AIN'T NOTHIN' IN THE HOLE.

WELCOME.

WELCOME, GIRLFRIEND !

YO ! WHAT'S YOUR

NAME, BABY ?

( coughing )

( sighing )

F***.

( woman )

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, GIRL ?

( Treasure )

MY NAME IS TREASURE.

MOM.

( Brownie )

NEXT TIME, YOU PLAY FOR US.

( Treasure )

MARGARET "BROWNIE" LEE.

( sighing )

( banging )

( Brownie )

TREASURE.

TREASURE, IT'S

ME, BROWNIE.

YEAH.

YOU A BOLD MOTHERF***ER,

YOU KNOW THAT ?

F***IN' WITH

MY GIRL KIT.

I WANT YOU TO COME SEE

ME WHEN YOU GET OUT.

I GOT A FEELING:

ABOUT YOU.

WHAT KIND:

OF FEELING ?

SH*T.

"BOLD MOTHERF***ER."

DAMN STRAIGHT.

"WHAT'S YOUR NAME, GIRL ?"

"MY NAME IS TREASURE."

"TREASURE LEE."

I'LL SEE YOU

WHEN I GET OUT.

( door clanging )

( woman )

( Nelson )

CELL 2.

CELL 1.

COUNT CLEAR.

YO, WHAT'S THE BES WAY TO GET TO UNIT "A" ?

UNIT "A" ?

GIRL, YOU JUST GO OUT OF THE HOLE,

30 DAYS, FOOL.

LOOK HERE, I AIN' ASK YOU WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

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Catherine Crouch

Catherine Crouch is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and actor. She has been active in independent film-making for over two decades. Most of her work explores gender, race, and class in lesbian and queer lives. She is most well known for Stranger Inside (2001), Stray Dogs (2002), and The Gendercator(2007). more…

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