The Forger
- PG-13
- Year:
- 2012
- 94 min
- 148 Views
Ever think back on how
you got somewhere, or why?
Well, my somewhere was an art
town on the edge of the pacific.
The name of the place didn't matter much.
I just knew I didn't belong.
II was just some loser kid
who ended up here.
IBy mistake, sort of.
IYou know, I read somewhere
that nothing is so beautiful
IThat it can't be ugly
if you look really close.
II can't remember who said it,
IBut whoever it was
got it right.
That's a good painting, kid.
Really.
Thanks.
Can't even see the numbers.
How much you, uh...
how much you want for that?
Fifty bucks.
Fifty bucks?
I would've paid double for that.
- Here.
- Hey!
You, kid!
What are you doing? What are
you doing with my painting?
Wait a minute... hey!
- What the...?
- Looks good, huh?
Yeah, Id say it looks good,
I did it.
You in there?
Are you in there?
I let you stay for more than a week.
I want you out of here, now.
Hang on!
I've got your money!
- I feel bad after kicking him out.
- Yeah.
He was here for
- Really?
- I never did see his mom around.
What do you think he was,
Well, that's why I called you.
Wait till you see
what he did to my room.
Hm... what a mess.
No, not that... that.
- I have a hundred point assignment due.
- Hey! Picasso!
See you later.
Got any more paintings for sale?
You're the kid who sold the
painting at the mission, right?
Yeah.
How did you hear about that?
It's a small town.
Right.
That's a nice outfit,
by the way.
Thank you.
It's required.
Thank god. I was beginning to
think your grandma dressed you.
- Really?
- Hm-Mm.
Well, I had no idea anyone still
thought heavy metal was cool, so...
No, no. See, black flag
is punk rock, okay?
- Oh.
- Yeah.
And Im supposed to take
the word of a con man, huh?
Look, Im not a con man, okay?
I painted that painting.
Well, part of it, kind of.
How old are you?
- Freshman?
- No, Im in tenth grade.
- Hm.
- Well, I should be in tenth grade. I'm...
see, Im working on that.
I don't think you can
talk your way out of this one.
Amber, what are you doing?
Didn't you hear the tardy bell?
Hm?
- Did it ring?
- Yes, it did ring.
- I didn't hear it.
- Really?
Okay, you know what,
are you being sarcastic with me?
- No.
- No. Okay, you know what, let's go.
And young man,
I don't know what you're doing,
But you should be in school.
It's after 1:
00 p. M. Okay?- I'm going. - Yeah, you're going to
the principal's office.
- And Ill tell you why...
- Hey, hey, buddy, look.
She said she's going to class,
just give her a break.
You know what, young man? I don't
wanna have to call the police, okay?
So thank you very much.
Take care.
You know, why don't you
pick on somebody else?
What did you say?
You hang around
with trash like this?
- Okay, that's it, that's it,
- You need to listen and respect...
- Okay. You don't need to drag me.
No, I am not dragging you. You just need
to respect the school. It's very simple.
Hey!
I said cut her a break,
would you?
Hold on, son...
...over the line here.
You're out of line.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- You need to leave.
- What's up, did you push her?
No, I didn't push her. This guy
grabbed her arm, he's nuts.
Get outta here, you kook!
I was just trying to
make sure she was all right.
- Well, you did that.
- Are you okay?
Yeah, Im fine.
- Get back, let's go back.
- Looks like a bum.
- Aram, come on.
- Aram...
- he looks like a homeless dude.
- Hey, let's get outta here, come on.
- Back to school...
- Get as far away as possible. Okay?
- Watch me!
- Hey!
Huh? What now? Huh?
Huh? Huh?
- Huh?
- Hey!
You've gotta stop,
we've gotta go. Come on, guys.
Who was that guy?
- I don't know.
- Let's go. Back to class.
I'm sorry!
- You all right?
- Yeah.
Hello?
Hello?
No way.
Fifteen-Year-Old juvenile, burglary.
Well, if that's all, Mr. Campbell...
check his pockets
while you got him.
See if he's got some cash
to pay for all this damage.
Everly, you have a call.
Give us a call
if you find anything else.
Believe me, you'll be
I can't believe we got
druggies running around
- In this neighborhood.
- It's an urgent call.
All right.
Excuse us.
What did you do, Bernie?
Wasn't me.
How did this happen?
- I think it was the boy.
- The boy? Are you kidding me?
We only had half
a rough version.
The boy?
Well, it wasn't the maid.
You haven't answered
my question.
In 20 minutes.
What about the next case?
What about it?
Doesn't it deserve your
attention, too?
I give every person who walks through
that door my full attention.
So, did your mother give you any
indication where she was headed
- When she, uh... when she decided to...
- What? Leave me?
Look, she didn't even
bother to say goodbye.
Do you really think
she told me where she was going?
Joshua, are you an only child?
- What does the file say?
- It's incomplete.
Yeah, well, sounds like me.
I know you know art, but you seem
unaware of my more provocative work.
Major publications
have said my art harkens back
To the work of the original bohemian
masters who founded this community.
And that's a quote.
So what did I do
to earn this reputation?
I took what the world of art
describes as a master style
And I combined it with my own
interpretation of the intense beauty
Of the natural world around me.
The lady from child services
is on the phone.
Bernie, Im not finished.
They don't speak any English.
Geez...
I don't want to sound negative, but
as we said on the phone earlier,
You're probably wasting
your time coming down here.
- We have a whole process involved.
- I understand.
And I came here,
despite what you said,
Because I was really hoping
you might reconsider my offer.
You have a big heart,
offering your home to this kid.
You know, I wasn't... I wasn't exactly
the straightest arrow myself.
I... I think I understand
what this boy's going through.
Well... he has a record.
I'm prepared to
drop all the charges.
Well, I did talk to him this morning. I
mean, he's not a threat or anything.
He's 15 years old.
He's been through enough
as it is.
We do emergency placements, but
only in extreme circumstances.
What you're asking for is
definitely not standard procedure.
This would be almost impossible
to get past a judge.
I've played enough rounds on pebble beach
with these local judges, you know?
Look, Ms. Reese,
Im an artist myself.
I was very much like this kid.
Scared, lost.
The only thing that stopped me
from falling into the hole
That I was rapidly digging
for myself was my talent.
It saved me.
It helped me to be somebody.
- And Joshua, he has that talent.
- I'm not gonna bend the rules.
Ms. Reese,
would you really uphold a rule,
Even when you knew it wasn't
in the boy's best interests?
You don't like lox?
Is it... is it fish?
- Bernie, get the kid some waffles.
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