Stranger Inside Page #4

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


AND YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.

SO LET'S JUS LET IT GO.

PEACE.

I DON'T WANT TO

LET IT GO, SHADOW.

YOU MY DOG FROM:

BACK IN THE DAY.

WHAT YOU:

STUDYING ?

I SAID, WHAT YOU

STUDYING, B*TCH ?

( laughing )

( sighing )

HEY, I WAS THINKING

ABOUT MAKING A CAMERA.

I WANT TO TAKE:

PICTURES INSIDE.

YOU GONNA MAKE:

YOUR OWN CAMERA ?

YOU'RE A STRANGE

MOTHERF***ER.

WHAT YOU NEED ?

HUH ?

I SAID, WHAT DO

YOU NEED ? I'M GONNA HOOK YOU UP.

I CAN MAKE:

THE BOX MYSELF.

BUT I NEED THIS:

POLAROID PHOTO PAPER

AND THIS HERE:

RUBBER THING:

AND ALL THIS:

SH*T ON THIS LIST.

YO, JUS WRITE IT DOWN.

I DON'T THINK YOU

CAN GET THIS IN.

WRITE IT DOWN,

ALL RIGHT ?

ALL RIGHT.

TREASURE ?

YEAH ?

BE CAREFUL.

I DON'T TRUST HER.

WHO, BROWNIE ?

YO, SHADOW.

SHE'S MY MOMS.

I'VE BEEN WANTING

HER ALL MY LIFE.

JUST BE HAPPY FOR ME.

YO, WHO THE

F*** ARE YOU ?

WHO ARE YOU ?

I ASKED YOU FIRST.

MIN SO.

YO, PATRICE,

WHAT HAPPENED TO MAMA CASS ?

F***IN' FREAKAZOID.

THEY SAY SHE:

WAS PAROLED.

HER DAUGHTER:

GOT HER OUT.

YOU'RE THE ONE

THEY TOLD ME ABOUT.

TREASURE.

( speaking Chinese )

YO, WHATEVER.

UP IN THIS CHUMPY.

IS THIS YOUR VIOLET ?

NO.

VIOLETS CAN GROW IN

A PLACE LIKE THIS.

NOT SO MUCH WATER

AND EVERY...

SO IT IS YOURS.

I TOLD YOU I WASN'T MINE,

BUT I WAS TAKING

CARE OF IT, THOUGH.

WHAT THE F*** YOU

GOT BACK THERE,

PORK FRIED RICE ?

NO, CHICKEN. CAN

YOU BELIEVE IT ?

BECAUSE I HAVE:

A SPECIAL DIET,

THEY LET ME COOK

IN THE KITCHEN:

AND BRING FOOD:

BACK HERE TO EAT.

NOW I'M GONNA MAKE

FRIED RICE TO SELL.

TO SELL ?

YOU AIN'T SELLING

NOTHING UP IN THIS MOTHERF***ER.

YOU NEED A HOOK:

UP FOR THAT SH*T.

THERE AIN'T NO TAKEOU WINDOW UP IN HERE.

I JUST NEED:

TO FIND A WAY:

TO PROTECT MYSELF.

AND HOW YOU PLAN

ON DOIN' THAT ?

( laughing )

ALL RIGHT,

MISS FANCY LADY.

( laughing )

THANKS.

SMELL THAT.

MMM, MMM.

( laughing )

NOTHING LIKE THE

SMELL OF FRESHNESS.

FRESH FROM:

CALIFORNIA.

YO, GRANNY

USED TO GROW:

KALE AND TOMATOES.

REMEMBER THA LITTLE GARDEN

SHE HAD ON:

THE BALCONY ?

I WAS NEVER:

AROUND, GIRL.

I WAS ALWAYS:

ON THE STREET AND IN TROUBLE.

THOSE ARE:

YOUR MEMORIES.

MINE AREN' THE SAME AT ALL.

SHE WAS ALWAYS:

TELLING ME...

"YOU'RE NO GOOD.

"YOU'RE GOING TO

END UP IN JAIL,

"JUST LIKE

YOUR FATHER."

( laughing )

I MADE SURE HER:

WISHES CAME TRUE.

( laughing )

THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT SHE TOLD ME ABOUT YOU.

EXCEPT SHE SAID:

YOU WAS DEAD.

YOU BELIEVE THAT ?

PROBABLY TRYING:

TO PROTECT YOU.

KEEP BAD:

THINGS FROM YOU.

KEEP BAD:

THINGS FROM ME.

ALL THAT NONSENSE...

THAT WAS IN THE PAST,

YOU GOT TO LE THAT GO, BABY GIRL.

YOU'RE HERE NOW,

AND WE TOGETHER.

AND WE GOTTA:

MAKE IT HERE...

BY ANY MEANS:

NECESSARY.

I USED TO DREAM:

YOU WOULD...

ESCAPE AND TAKE:

ME AWAY WITH YOU.

HMM.

I DIDN' UNDERSTAND...

WHY YOU:

WOULDN'T WRITE,

WHY YOU WOULDN' ASK ABOUT ME.

NOW I KNOW.

F***ING B*TCH,

GRANNY.

TO FIND YOU NOW...

MMM,

THAT'S LIKE

A MIRACLE.

TREASURE.

MY BLOOD.

( laughing )

OH, YEAH.

HOW MANY MONTHS:

DO I LOVE MY MAMA ?

( all )

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

HOW MANY MONTHS:

DO I LOVE MY MAMA ?

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

IT'S JANUARY

JANUARY:

FEBRUARY:

FEBRUARY:

MARCH:

COME ON, Y'ALL.

APRIL, MAY, JUNE

JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

ON THE 25TH DAY

OF DECEMBER:

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

HOW MANY MONTHS DO

I LOVE MY G-GIRL ?

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

HOW MANY MONTHS DO

I LOVE MY G-GIRL ?

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

IT'S JANUARY

JANUARY:

FEBRUARY:

FEBRUARY:

MARCH:

COME ON, Y'ALL.

APRIL, MAY, JUNE

JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

ON THE 25TH DAY

OF DECEMBER:

EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR

WHERE THE F*** IS KIT ?

OH-OH, HERE

SHE GO NOW.

WHAT ? WHAT ? I KNOW

SUGAR GOT MY MONEY.

SH*T, FIRE, F***,

MAN, IT'S WORSE.

AIN'T NOTHING

WORSE FOR YOU:

THAN IF THA LITTLE HOOKER AIN'T GOT MY MONEY.

BROWNIE, THE

PACKAGE IS GONE.

WHAT THE F*** YOU

MEAN, IT'S GONE ?

( moaning )

THEY STOLE IT,

ALL RIGHT ? THE B*TCHES STOLE IT.

WHO ?

ROSITA AND THEM,

THE SPANISH GIRLS.

ARE YOU F***ING

KIDDIN' ME ?

ARE YOU TRYING TO

STEAL FROM ME, KIT ?

NO, BROWNIE, I

SWEAR TO GOD--

AFTER ALL I'VE

DONE FOR YOU ?

YOU STUPID B*TCH !

YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT !

I HATE IT WHEN:

YOU CALL ME THAT !

YOU BETTER:

GET USED TO I UNTIL YOU GE THIS SH*T WORKED THE F*** OUT.

I'LL SEE YOU

BACK AT THE UNIT.

AREN'T WE GONNA

SETTLE WITH NELSON ?

WHAT YOU GOT TO:

SETTLE WITH NELSON ?

YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING.

NOW, TREASURE,

SHE GOT SOMETHING.

SHE'S GONNA

STAND WITH ME.

I DON'T LIKE

THIS ONE,

LITTLE F***ING

SMART-ASS.

SHE'S HERE TO

LEARN THE ROPES.

THIS IS MY:

KID, NELSON.

OH, JESUS

F***ING CHRIST.

YOU MAKE ME SICK

WITH YOUR LITTLE

MAKE-BELIEVE

FAMILY BULLSHIT.

WE REAL BLOOD.

THINK YOU DON' MAKE US SICK ?

TREASURE,

COOL IT.

I KNOW YOUR TYPE,

I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.

YOU AIN'T SPECIAL,

LITTLE GIRL.

YOU WERE DAMAGED

BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU.

YOU GOTTA LEARN:

HOW TO CONTROL:

YOUR KIDS, BROWNIE.

IT'S LIKE A

F***ING DOCUMENTARY

FOR THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL.

OOGA-BOOGA

N*GGERS.

F***ING

LOOK AT THEM.

THEY'RE 2

GENERATIONS AWAY

FROM SWINGING:

IN THE TREES,

BONES IN:

THE NOSE.

YOU CAN THINK:

WHAT YOU WANT.

I DON'T WAN TO HEAR IT.

YOU'D BETTER,

CELLY.

WE GOTTA:

STICK TOGETHER.

THEY ALREADY:

OUTNUMBER US.

YOU THINK THEY:

AIN'T RACIST ?

YOU THINK THEY:

AIN'T SAYING

THE SAME SHI ABOUT YOU ?

COME ON, LET ME

GET THIS PICTURE.

NO, BUMP THAT.

BUMP THAT.

COME ON, Y'ALL,

KICK ME A BEAT.

( beat boxing )

HOO !

CHECK IT.

( rapping )

SEE, I'M L-E-I-S-H-A

WHEN I GRAB:

THE MICROPHONE:

BABY, I DON'T PLAY

'CAUSE I'M THE BADDES MOTHER IN THE LAND

YOU TURN YOUR BACK,

I'M GONNA TAKE WHAT I CAN

AIN'T GOT A PLAN

IF YOU F*** WITH ME

YOU'LL BE ERASED,

I'M A DOER, SO I WON'T GET THE CAKE

IN 2 WEEKS, I'M

A BE KICKIN' IT

SIPPIN' THE

GUINNESS STOUT:

'CAUSE 2542 IS

ABOUT TO BE OUT:

( all )

WHOO !

THAT'S WHAT I'M

TALKING ABOUT.

WORD.

COME ON, MAN,

I WANNA DO A WHOLE

PRISON SERIES, MAN.

OH, YO.

I GOT TO GO, I'LL

CHECK Y'ALL LATER.

WHERE YOU GOING ?

I'VE GO A BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.

HEY, WHAT'S UP ?

( chattering )

TRIPPING. BUMP

BACK. COME ON.

TAKE A LITTLE PICTURE.

PLEASE.

YOU SEE I'M TRYING

TO GET MY EAT ON.

DAMN.

SO WHAT YOU THINK ?

GIRL...

WHOO !

THE CHINK:

CAN COOK, NOW.

THAT'S WHY I LET HER

FOLLOW ME AROUND.

I TOLD YOU.

I'LL SEE ABOU GETTING HER

TRANSFERRED:

UP IN HERE.

WHAT ABOUT ME ?

( chuckling )

DID YOU COOK THIS ?

TREASURE.

TREASURE.

COME ON OVER HERE.

YOU'RE OVER

THERE POUTING.

COME ON.

YOU WAN SOME OF THIS ?

I GOT I ALL BACK.

IT'S JUST $50 SHORT.

AHHH !

DON'T YOU MAKE

ANOTHER SOUND.

( whimpering )

MOMS, EASE UP.

SHUT UP, TREASURE.

NOW, YOU GO GE MY F***ING $50.

DO YOU HEAR ME ?

I SAID, "DO

YOU HEAR ME ?"

( moaning )

YES, I HEAR YOU.

( gasping )

NOW, GO GET MY

F***ING MONEY

BEFORE I PU YOU OUT.

( sniffling )

I'M GOING TO

TAKE CARE OF THIS, BROWNIE.

DAMN, $50.

I COULD GET YOU:

$50 JUST LIKE THAT.

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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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