The Opposite of Sex Page #5

Synopsis: A 16 year old Louisiana girl moves in with her homosexual half-brother and immediately starts coming on to his sexual partner, finally forcing him into an affair in which she becomes pregnant. The whole affair blows into a scandal exposing her school teacher brother and the true parent of the child is called into question as it is revealed that there have been a series of lovers.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Don Roos
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
1998
105 min
539 Views


Where's Matt?

You see his car?

No.

This neighborhood is awful.

What are you doing?

God damn it.

What?

I think we found the father... of|the next one, anyway.

That can't be good for the baby.

Not only that, she's gonna smoke a|cigarette after.

I hate to say it, but poor Matt.

He made his bed, he can lie in it.

If there's room.

It's not gonna do you any good.|I've looked everywhere.

You sure he didn't just lose it|like you said?

I was watching him the whole|time he was in the casino.

Besides, he's too wimpy to gamble|it.

They're talking about your money.

I'm hungry. Let's go.

Dedee, I told you to keep the door|locked.

Dedee, I told you to keep the door|locked.

I thought you weren't supposed to be|home till two.

I quit. We're gonna go home. Who's|he?

Randy Cates. Pleased to meet you.

F*** off.

He's a friend from home. He just|came in to take a shower.

You know what that's like after a|long drive.

You think I'm stupid?

What did you mean about us going|home?

'Cause this isn't right,|this isn't how it should be.

You don't take people's ashes.

It's bad enough that we took the|money.

- You took the money.|- And I'm gonna give it back.

I mean, you know, what's left of it.

See? I told you he was lying to me.

You didn't lose the money in Vegas.|Where is it?

You're not getting it. It's for the|baby.

I meant what I said.|I don't care who the father is...

I wanna raise this child. So|should you.

That is my money.

Wait a minute, it's not your baby?|It's not his baby?

Whose do you think it is, Mr. "Who|needs a rubber, I'll pull out in time"?

I thought you said it was your|stepfather's.

Come on, Randy.

Is this the guy with one ball?

Come on, Dedee!

Look, Matt, we're out of here.

It's Randy's baby, we're gonna go,|we're gonna have a fresh start.

It's God's will, right, Randy?

I guess. I wish it was God's will|for me to wear a rubber, but...

We're gonna need that money|for the baby, you see what I'm saying?

No way.

Come on, Matt.|It's not gonna work out between us.

You're gay.

I don't mind so much, but I want|my baby to have a real father.

I told you I was gay.

This guy's a homo?

Could you leave now?

What about the AIDS?

You haven't been sleeping|with this guy, have you?

You're gettin' that stuff|all over the baby.

There's an innocent child inside|this girl. You son-of-a-b*tch !

- Randy, be Christ like.|- Back off, man.

You f***ing f*ggot!

Where's the money?

You're gonna need some|of this for the baby.

We're gonna get by just fine.|Come on, baby, let's get out of here.

What about the ashes?

What's all this sh*t about ashes?

We can get the license plate number|off the car. Come on.

TC8...

TC8 Louisiana. Bill!

There's nothing to decide, Lucia.

She's gone, and he can't stay here.|He's gotta come back with us to Indiana.

I think you're a fool, Bill, but|it's none of my business.

That's a great shower.

Come on and sit down, Matt.

Did you see the sewing kit they|leave you in there?

I know that you feel bad|about what has happened.

- If you mean about stealing the money--|- And my brother's ashes...

and all the trouble your little|boyfriend got Bill into at school.

He's not my boyfriend.|I can't even believe he said that.

Let's not have any postmortems.|Let's just go home...

straighten Jason out,|and then we'll take it from there.

Maybe Jason'll put you up, boyfriend|or not, 'cause Bill won't have you back.

What about the ashes?

They're not Tom, all right?

I'd prefer they weren't bouncing|around in someone's knapsack right now.

You wish. She's probably trying to|smoke them.

What I'm trying to say is...

So things didn't work out between us,|so it didn't last forever, fine.

Let's go our separate ways...

without a lot of bad feelings and|bullshit.

That really surprises me.

This is how we do things on the planet|Maturia. We have much to teach you.

I'm really surprised.

I expected better from...

Maybe not from you, Lucia,|but you, Bill?

- Come on, she's your sister.|- Half-sister.

She's pregnant, probably abused...

with all sorts of repressed memories|that haven't even occurred to her yet.

She comes to you for help|and you let her go off with this like...

really violent stalker guy|who tracked her down.

Wait a minute.

She's in danger, Bill. You told|her mother you'd look after her.

And now this guy who's|like pissed off at the world...

because of a physical abnormality...

which he's probably going|to take out on Dedee.

She's probably used to him|taking out his physical abnormality.

Taking it out and waving it all|around.

I know technically she's a minor.

Bill, she's a kid.

She's got no one to turn to.

Not her mother.

Her father's dead. Her stepfather's|dead.

I lied to her about the money.

Even her blood brother who she came|to for help, on a bus...

Even he's washing his hands of her?

I should let her mother know about|it.

What? I am gonna f***ing kill you|right now!

Wait, wait, wait!|I know you're frustrated, I understand.

Believe me, I share your feelings.

Prove it. Help me kill yourself.

I'm sorry,|I feel a responsibility to Dedee.

And the baby.

What are you doing?

Yeah...hi.

I think it's a business.|The police, missing persons.

He's calling the police, Bill!

Matt, sit down.

My god. Stupid!

Lucia, take five. Go on, go!|I can handle this.

I don't think he is as dumb as we|think.

As you think, Lucia.

Fine.

God damn it, god damn you both !

God...f***!

You know, I hope Tom Cruise is|as straight as they come.

I never thought he wasn't.

Carl...what are you doing here?

- Where's Bill?|- What?

- Where's Bill?|- Shut up. I'm not talking to you.

Wait, this is important. Where's|Bill?

- Taxi !|- It's L.A., they don't have cabs.

Could someone take me to the|airport?

This is ridiculous. Stop it.

You wanna arrest someone? Go up to|room 315.

I'll testify. I'll be on the f***ing|jury.

I don't have any jurisdiction here.|I'm here as a friend.

I've know him twenty years, longer|than you.

You're loyal to a fault, that's you.

He's in trouble.

The little bastard who filed|the charges isn't withdrawing them.

The school board's all politics.|He might really lose his job.

I'm here to look out for him.

While you were looking out for him,|there was a gun fight...

some grand larceny, a little|extortion...

and the transportation of a minor|across state lines.

- When did all this happen, today?|- Yeah, all today.

I was visiting a friend.

That's right. She moved out here,|didn't she?

What was her name again, Terry,|Cherry?

Shari. What's your problem with me?

Nothing, nothing.

Just your wife was dying and you|screwed her nurse, that's all.

I was lonely.

That's all you have to say for|yourself?

If Nancy didn't mind, why should|you?

Nancy knew?

What gun fight?

I'm not talking to you.

She's smarter than she looks.

She knows Bill's gonna do what Matt|wants, find me.

But if the police get involved|officially, it'll be a scandal...

and Bill will never get his job|back.

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Don Roos

Don Roos was born on April 14, 1955 in New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Marley & Me (2008), The Opposite of Sex (1998) and Bounce (2000). He is married to Dan Bucatinsky. They have two children. more…

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