Stranger Inside Page #6

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


IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

KIT'S GOTTA

HEAR ABOUT THIS.

I NEED YOU TO:

TAKE HER DOWN.

IT'S GOTTA BE

DONE, TREASURE.

OTHERWISE, WE GONNA

LOSE THE CONTROL

WE GOT RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU GOTTA DO IT.

YOU DO THIS AND...

( laughing )

AND WHAT ?

WHEN ?

WHEN THE TIME:

IS RIGHT.

COME ON, YOU PUSSIES !

WHAT I GOT TO DO TO

GET A GAME GOING, HUH ?

WHO'S GONNA PLAY ?

LOOKING FOR A GAME ?

WHAT ABOUT SKINS

VERSUS SH*T ?

WHAT YOU TALKING

ABOUT, CRACKER ?

WELL, THIS IS SKIN...

AND THAT'S SH*T.

( groaning )

YOU GONNA REGRET THAT.

YOU THINK SO ?

I DOUBT IT.

I THINK THINGS:

AROUND HERE:

HAVE BEEN UPSIDE

DOWN FOR TOO LONG.

TOO UNCIVILIZED.

TOO TRIBAL.

C.O.s THINK SO, TOO.

YO, MOMS.

SHUT UP.

THIS THE WAY YOU

PLAY ME, KIT ?

YOU TAUGHT ME:

EVERYTHING I KNOW, MOMS.

OK.

( laughing )

LET'S DO THIS.

YO, ME AND

KIT. ONE ON ONE.

DO WHAT YOU:

GOTTA DO, BOO.

DO WHAT YOU:

GOTTA DO.

COME ON.

OK, WE GONNA WORK

THIS SH*T OUT.

THEY DON' F***IN' WANT YOU.

YOU AIN'T A PAR OF THEIR FAMILY.

WATCH FOR:

MY SIGNAL.

AFTER YOU:

KICK HER ASS.

SO GET TO IT.

YO, I DON'T EVEN

THINK WE NEED THE BALL FOR THIS.

( crowd clamoring )

( yelling and cheering )

WHAT THE HELL ARE

YOU DOING, TREASURE ?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

I KICKED HER ASS GOOD.

I DIDN'T GIVE

YOU THE BLADE TO KICK HER ASS GOOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU PUNKIN' OUT LIKE THIS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS SH*T !

IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

I'M GONNA TELL

YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE.

IT'S LIKE YOU

NEED TO GET YOUR ASS OVER THERE

AND FINISH:

THIS SH*T OFF.

UGH.

( buzzer ringing )

( crowd chattering )

( alarm sounding )

( woman )

HELLO, TREASURE.

DO YOU KNOW:

WHO I AM ?

YOU'RE THE WARDEN.

YES.

ARNOLD.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I NEED TO KNOW WHA HAPPENED OUT THERE TODAY, TREASURE.

WHAT ABOU BROWNIE ?

SHE'S IN VERY

SERIOUS CONDITION.

WELL, DOES SHE

NEED BLOOD ?

WELL, YEAH, BUT THAT'S

REALLY NOT YOUR CONCERN.

SHE'S MY MOTHER.

WHY DIDN' I KNOW THIS ?

I DON' KNOW. I...

THOUGHT Y'ALL

WAS PLAY FAMILY.

THEY ALL ARE. NOT ME.

SHE'S MY MOTHER. Y'ALL

GOTTA LET ME HELP HER.

ALL RIGHT, WHY DID YOU

ASSAULT HER LIKE THAT ?

ME ? IT WAS KIT.

KIT'S THE ONE.

TAKE ME TO HER BEFORE

SHE DIES, GODDAMN IT !

HEY, JOHN, I NEED

THE PAPERWORK.

LEISHA.

OH, WOW. SAY...

WHAT HAPPENED ?

( slurring )

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS AT MY:

COUSIN'S PARTY.

WE WAS:

PARTYING, TOO.

4 DAYS LATER,

THE POLICE:

SHAKING ME...

"TELL ME. THIS

YOUR PIPE ?"

( scoffing )

I'M LIKE, "WHAT PIPE ?"

"OH, THAT PIPE !"

( laughing )

( coughing )

( nurse )

THAT'S ME.

YOU CAN GO.

WHAT'S GOING ON ? I'M

GONNA GIVE MY BLOOD.

WE APPRECIATE:

THE OFFER,

BUT YOU'RE TYPE "A".

PHYLLIS STUBBS IS TYPE "B". THEY DON'T MATCH.

PHYLLIS STUBBS ?

YOU GOT THE WRONG F***ING CHART.

BROWNIE LEE:

IS MY MOTHER.

MARGARET LEE.

SORRY.

LISTEN TO ME, B*TCH !

TREASURE,

STOP IT !

SHOW ME THE CHART.

JUST DO IT.

YOU CALM DOWN.

WE'LL STRAIGHTEN

EVERYTHING OUT.

I DON'T SEE NOTHING

HERE ABOUT NO CHILD.

THEY TOOK ME AWAY.

THAT'S WHY.

THEY TOOK ME AWAY

FROM MY MOTHER.

"PHYLLIS STUBBS. 42.

"1974. 5 YEARS FOR FRAUD.

"1978. 25-LIFE.

2ND DEGREE MURDER.

"1980...

"LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

"FOR THE FATAL STABBING

OF MARGARET LEE."

( moaning )

TREASURE,

CALM DOWN.

NO !

TREASURE !

GUYS, HELP ME.

CALM DOWN,

TREASURE !

( screaming )

CALM DOWN.

GUYS, HANDCUFF HER.

HANDCUFF HER.

( sobbing )

( Warden )

TREASURE.

THIS WOMAN YOU:

THOUGHT WAS YOUR MOTHER,

DO YOU REALIZE:

WHO SHE IS ?

SHE MURDERED:

YOUR MOTHER.

I'D LIKE TO

HELP YOU,

BECAUSE I'M SORRY FOR

ALL YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.

BUT FIRST, WE'RE

GONNA HAVE TO TALK

ABOUT YOU:

AND THE OTHERS.

WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

OFFICER NELSON:

AND HIS...

RELATIONS WITH:

INMATES FOR SOME TIME NOW.

IF YOU'LL HELP

US OUT...

WE'LL TRANSFER

YOU TO A MINIMUM SECURITY PRISON.

"PRISONERS WHO

WISH TO NO LONGER

"BE ASSOCIATED WITH

PRISON GANG ACTIVITY...

"MUST GIVE NAMES AND

PROVIDE INFORMATION

"REGARDING ANY

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

"HAVING BECOME

AN INFORMANT,

"THE PRISONER MUST RELY

"ON THE DEPARTMEN OF CORRECTIONS

"TO PROTECT THEM."

( door clanging )

( woman )

KEEP IT UP, TREASURE.

YO, SHADOW.

STAND PERFECTLY:

STILL, RIGHT ?

LET'S GO, TREASURE.

YO, NEW FISH,

YOU GOT A SMOKE ?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, GIRL ?

BROWNIE.

( My Momma Raised A "G"

by Medusa playing )

MY MOMMA RAISED A "G"

THE ONLY MOMMA I KNOW

A STRANGER INSIDE ME

YOU GOTTA HAVE A FAMILY

THE ONLY ONE I TRUST

IS THE STRANGER:

INSIDE ME:

CHECK OUT MY BODY

IT'S A CONSTAN TROUBLE FOR MY MIND

TAKE IT FROM:

A O.G. TRUST ME

INSIDE IT AIN'T NO PARTY

BUT, LIKE ANYTHING,

IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT

FAMILY, RESPECT,

AIN'T NOBODY TURNED AWAY FROM IT

WE ALL WAN A TASTE OF IT

GET YOURS OR:

GET BROKE FOR:

2ND FLOOR MAN

ON THE FLOOR:

GUARDS IN THE CORRIDOR

A "G" BE HAPPY

TO SEE OUTDOORS:

AND FAMILY:

I DON'T WANNA BE

A 100 PERCENTER

I'M TRYING TO BE

THE STRAIGHT HARDCORE

REMEMBER JUST HOW

MY MOMMA RAISED ME

YOU SEE NOW:

MY MOMMA RAISED A "G"

THE ONLY MOMMA I KNOW

A STRANGER INSIDE ME

NEVER HAD NO FAMILY

YOU GOTTA HAVE A FAMILY

THE ONLY ONE I TRUST

IS THE STRANGER:

INSIDE ME:

SOME OF Y'ALL

WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND

WHAT IT IS TO HAVE A DADDY

BUT NEVER KNOW THE MAN

NEVER FEEL A:

MOMMA'S PRESENSE, NEVER TOUCH HER HAND

NEVER SMELL HER:

ESSENCE OR HOT DAMN

MY HOME GIRLS TOLD ME

MOST OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MY ADOLESCENCE

AND THE RES I JUST BEEN GUESSIN'

MY OLD SCHOOL SAY

THE FACT THAT I'M ALIVE'S A BLESSIN'

I'M ONE OF MANY

ON RIGHT NOW:

DEALIN' WITH LIFE, WHA GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

FROM QUEEN TO SLAVERY

TO PUTTIN' ME DOWN

SHUT THE F*** UP

DON'T MAKE A SOUND

'CAUSE MY MOMMA

RAISED A "G"

THE ONLY MOMMA I KNOW

THE STRANGER INSIDE ME

YOU GOTTA HAVE A FAMILY

THE ONLY ONE I TRUST

IS THE STRANGER:

INSIDE ME:

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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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