The Mudge Boy Page #3

Synopsis: Sensitive, somewhat effeminate farm-boy Duncan Mudge can barely cope with grim, since Ma's death even gloomier father Edgar's manly expectations, and seeks comfort in petting a chicken he associates with his late Ma. Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle gentile Ducan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael Burke
Production: Strand Releasing
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
R
Year:
2003
94 min
256 Views


HE'S A FREAK.

FREAK!

HOLD ON...

TO DUNCAN.

TO:

DRUNKEN MUDGE.

TO THE CHICKEN BOY.

CHICKEN BOY!

CHICKEN BOY, HA-HA.

HEY.

UH-UH. COME ON.

TO THE CHICKEN BOY.

CHICKEN BOY!

MOO.

F*** OFF. AHH! OH, JEEZ.

PERRY, STOP IT.

SH*T!

[ CLAMOURING 1

HURRY, DO

SOMETHING. THAT'S ENOUGH!

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT TO

A LADY, YOU F***ING F*GGOT.

PERRY.

PERRY! YOU F***ING

KICKED HIS ASS.

YOU BEAT THE SH*T OUT OF HIM.

MOTHERF***ER!

TEACH THAT BOY SOME MANNERS.

YOU SEE THAT, SCOTTY?

F***, YEAH,

I SAW IT.

YOU'RE INSANE, PERALDO.

I'M COLD.

BRENT,

TAKE ME HOME.

IT'S TIME TO HOOK UP

OR PASS OUT.

GUESS WHICH ONE:

YOU'RE DOING.

COME ON, BRENT.

I'M GETTING

ALL BITTEN UP.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

WAIT TILL I SOBER UP.

I ALREADY F***ED UP

ONE TRUCK LIKE THAT.

ARE YOU:

KIDDING ME?

PERRY, MAKE HIM

TAKE ME HOME.

I'M FREEZING.

PERRY, I'M

TALKING TO YOU.

COME HERE, BABY.

I'LL WARM YOU UP.

GET OVER HERE.

APRIL!

GET OFF OF ME.

[WRETCHING 1

[SPITTING 1

YOU LIKE THAT?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU'RE TAKING FOREVER.

NOTHING.

KEEP DOING IT.

APRIL?

LET'S GO.

WE'RE LEAVING.

I GOT TO GO.

YOU'RE

KIDDING ME. NO. SORRY.

APRIL, COME ON. I GOT US A RIDE.

YOU'RE A

F***ING B*TCH.

F*** YOU.

HA, PERVERT.

F***ING TEASE.

YOU'RE IN THE SHITHOUSE

WITH ME, MAN.

NO, NO, I'M SORRY, PERRY.

I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

FORGET IT.

I'M, I'M SORRY, PERRY.

I KNOW SOMETHING WE COULD DO.

HURRY THE F***...

DUNCAN:

WAS WATCHING.

SHUT UP. I'M TIRED.

THEY'RE GOING TO F***ING LEAVE.

[DUNCAN]:
MY DAD PU ALL HER STUFF OUT HERE.

[ PERRY]:
WHY?

HE WANTS TO FORGET HER, I GUESS.

SHE SURE HAD:

A LOT OF SH*T.

YEAH.

HEY, THANKS, PERRY.

FOR WHAT?

BEING NICE.

MY KNUCKLE IS BLEEDING.

YOU SEE ME HIT THAT GUY?

THE F***ER

CUT ME.

HERE, FIX

YOUR HAIRDO.

PEW, OH, IT STINKS.

MY MOM COULD:

PLAY THAT.

YEE-HAW!

SHH! MY DAD.

HA-HA, OH, OOPS.

CHECK THIS OUT.

TRY IT ON.

MM-MM. WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

COME ON.

IT'S FUNNY.

UH, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO.

JUST TRY IT ON.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GE OUT OF HERE IF YOU DON' WANT TO HAVE ANY FUN.

WELL, YOU DON' THINK IT'S WEIRD?

UH-UH.

IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US.

WHO CARES?

YOU REALLY WANT ME TO?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO. I JUS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY.

LIKE HALLOWE'EN OR SOMETHING.

ME AND MY MOM USED TO

GO TRICK-OR-TREATING.

THIS OLD LADY, MISS McGEE,

WHO LIVED UP THE ROAD FROM US--

NOT OVER YOUR CLOTHES.

IT WON'T LOOK RIGHT.

AND, UH, HA...WELL,

EVERYONE USED TO THINK

SHE WAS A WITCH,

'CAUSE HER HOUSE,

IT DID LOOK KIND OF HAUNTED.

BUT, UM-- SO, ONE YEAR

WE GO UP THERE,

AND WE GO ON HER PORCH, AND SHE

JUST COMES RUNNING OUT OF THERE

WAVING HER BROOMSTICK AT US

AND YELLING AND SAYING THAT,

IF WE DIDN'T GET OUT,

SHE'D CALL

THE CONSTABLE.

TURN AROUND.

LOOKS GOOD.

HA. . .YEAH .

MM...DON'T TAKE IT OFF.

YOU GOT TO DO THE BACK UP.

IT WAS WEIRD, 'CAUSE SHE REALLY

DID LOOK LIKE A WITCH, BUT...

WE JUST FELT KIND OF BAD

FOR HER, THOUGH.

EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN' GIVE US ANY CANDY.

I REMEMBER:

THAT OLD LADY.

SHE WAS A F***ING B*TCH.

YOU SURE SWEAR:

A LOT, PERRY.

WHAT? B*TCH?

PERRY.

HA-HA, ARE YOU A B*TCH?

NO. QUIT IT.

B*TCH. HA-HA-HA.

HUH?

QUIT IT, PERRY.

HUH?

SAY IT. SAY IT.

I'M A B*TCH.

TAKE IT OUT.

TAKE IT OUT!

GO ON.

[ SIGHING ]

[SPITTING 1

TASTES LIKE PEE.

KEEP DOING IT.

OW! F***, THAT HURT.

PERRY.

WHAT THE F*** IS

THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I'M SORRY.

WOULD YOU STOP F***ING

SAYING THAT? ALL RIGHT?

I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PERRY, WHA ARE YOU DOING?

SHH.

PERRY?

HOLD STILL.

I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.

ALL RIGHT?

PERRY.

SPREAD YOUR LEGS.

FURTHER.

THAT'S IT. SHH.

I'M JUST GOING TO PU IT IN A LITTLE.

PERRY...AH, AH.

THAT'S NOT SO BAD, RIGHT?

YOU OK?

GOD, YOU'RE F***ING TIGHT.

IT FEELS JUST LIKE A P*SSY.

AHH!

AH, AHH!

AH...AH, AHH...AHHH.

MY DAD SAYS WE MIGH BE GETTING A NEW CAR.

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

YOU SEEN OUR OLD ONE?

MY MOM CAN HARDLY DRIVE I 'CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL

SHAKES SO BAD.

YOU HEAR IT COMING

FROM A MILE AWAY

'CAUSE THE MUFFLER FELL OFF.

IT'S F***ING EMBARRASSING.

DON'T TELL

MY DAD, OK?

THAT'S WHY SHE DRIVES THE TRUCK.

CAN YOU:

UNDO IT?

[ GARAGE DOOR

OPENING ]

I WAS TRYING TO TAKE IT OFF.

I COULDN'T GET IT OFF.

YOU GO ON HOME, PERRY.

GO IN THE HOUSE.

AND TAKE THA THING OFF.

I CAN'T--

I SAID, TAKE IT OFF!

I CAN' UNDO IT.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T TALK

TO ME.

[CLUCKING 1

GET UP.

I'M UP.

[STRAINING]

HEY!

WASH UP BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN.

YOU HEAR ME?

GET UP.

MOVE IT.

NOT SO EASY, IS IT? HMM?

I DO IT EVERY GODDAMN DAY.

YOU'RE WEAK.

HOW YOU EVER GOING TO

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HUH?

HMM?

GET UP.

GODDAMN IT, DUNCAN,

GET YOUR FILTHY ASS

OFF YOUR MOTHER'S SOFA...NOW!

IN CASE YOU:

HAVEN'T NOTICED,

SHE'S DEAD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

HUH?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU CAN'T EVEN GET INTO

TROUBLE LIKE A NORMAL BOY.

ALL RIGHT.

GODDAMN, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

DAD, YOU CAN'T.

DAD, YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T.

GO...GO ON!

PUT THEM DOWN.

DO IT.

PLEASE?

PUT IT DOWN.

[LIQUID POURING]

PLEASE, DAD.

I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS

FROM THE START.

[ KNOCKING 1

PERRY.

PERRY?

WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING?

I NEED TO:

TALK TO YOU.

JESUS, DUNCAN.

YOU SMELL LIKE SH*T.

[ SIGHING ]

WHAT DID YOUR DAD SAY?

NOTHING.

NOTHING?

HE BURNED ALL:

MY MOM'S STUFF.

HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

NO.

YOU SURE?

HE'S ONLY

MAD AT ME.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM

WHAT YOU DID.

WE CAN'T DO NOTHING NO MORE.

IT AIN'T RIGHT.

I DIDN'T TELL

HIM, PERRY.

WE CAN'T DO NOTHING NO MORE.

IT'S QUEER.

I AIN'T NO QUEER.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY,

PERRY.

YOU'RE ALWAYS SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU SORRY ABOUT?

YOU ACT LIKE A GODDAMN GIRL

SOMETIMES, DUNCAN.

SH*T.

PERRY.

WHAT?

DID YOU EVER...

DID YOU EVER THINK

ABOUT KISSING ME?

YOU'RE CRAZY, DUNCAN.

NO.

NO WAY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? HUH?

NO.

YOU'RE A F***ING F*GGOT, DUNCAN.

STAY THE F*** AWAY FROM ME.

WHERE THE HELL:

YOU BEEN, PERRY?

JUST OUT SMOKING.

JUST OU SMOKING, HUH?

YEAH.

WHAT DOES "LIGHTS

OUT" MEAN, PERRY?

I KNOW I, I KNOW I...

I KNOW I'VE SAID IT,

BUT I JUST...

JUST CAN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER.

OUT WANDERING AROUND TIME?

OUT RAISING:

HELL TIME?

JUST OU SMOKING TIME?

BEDTIME.

LOOK AT THAT.

YEAH, GUESS THAT'S IT. BEDTIME.

JUMP.

GOOD GIRL.

GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL.

GOOD GIRL.

THANK YOU.

ONE DOLLAR.

OH, I THOUGH THEY WERE 75.

ONE DOLLAR.

THANK YOU.

CHICKEN?

CHICK, CHICK?

[CLUCKING 1

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HEY, CHICKEN BOY.

I LIKE YOUR CHICKEN.

DON'T YOU GUYS LIKE HIS CHICKEN?

HELL, YEAH.

LET ME SEE HER?

SURE, DUNCAN,

BUDDY.

I'M JUS KIDDING.

[LAUGHING]

LET ME SEE HER.

GIVE HER TO ME, TRAVIS.

YOU WANT HER? HA-HA-HA.

ARE WE HANGING OU TONIGHT, DUNCAN?

IT AIN'T A PARTY

WITHOUT YOU.

PLEASE?

HEY, SCOTTY, LET ME SEE HER?

HOW YOU DOING?

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SCOTTY, GIVE HER TO ME.

SCOTTY, PLEASE.

SOMETHING IS WRONG

WITH HER, DUNCAN.

SCOTTY, PLEASE.

SHE DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD.

IS SHE SICK,

SCOTTY? I THINK SHE MIGHT BE.

AW, CHICKEN BOY

LOST HIS CHICK.

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