Turnabout Page #3

Synopsis: A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): E.B. Hughes
  12 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Year:
2016
90 min
24 Views


- I'm Perry.

- Oh.

I'm Sherri, Perry.

- That's nice.

I'll be right back.

- Oh, no, he'll be fine.

Let's have a toast.

- Okay, to what?

- To tonight

and all of its surprises.

- Leo.

- Mr. Billy Cain.

It's how you grace himself.

You graced my establishment.

Sorry, I'm a little

lost for words here.

Where you been?

- I've been around.

- Really?

New friends now, huh?

- How you been?

How's business?

- It's okay.

Course I could use

that money you owed me.

- I know, I know,

I did not forget.

Things are going good right now.

I'm gonna be good for it.

- You look like sh*t.

- I just had a couple

rough, uh, you know.

- You know what I want to do?

I want to take one

of these bottles

and break it over

your f***ing head.

- Come on, Leo.

I came to apologize.

- Apologize, huh?

- Well, you can

apologize over a drink.

How about that?

- All right, I'll have a drink.

- Good.

Except, you know, I

water this sh*t down,

but I got a great bottle

back in the office.

- Leo, I gotta get

back to my buddy.

- No.

Your friend is doing fine, okay?

What about this friend?

You can have a drink with

an old friend, right?

Come on, Billy.

For old time's sake.

I'm not gonna ask you again.

Yo, don't take

this for sweetness.

I actually had genuine

concern for you

and that turned into

a seething rage.

- All right, all right.

I know, I know.

That's why I came by, you know?

I'm not a scumbag.

- You still ain't setting

me up with anything.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

You see this?

That's why I see them

always bent over.

This is where all my profits go.

Up these lovely noses.

Georgia, look who's here.

- Georgia.

- Billy.

- Georgia.

- Come here.

- This is sweet little Susan.

- Susan.

Just a couple minutes.

- No, it's Sarah.

I'm sorry, Sarah.

- She's new.

- She's new.

- I gotta head back.

- Sit down.

- Come on, sit down.

- Does it seem like old times?

- Yeah.

- A little bit, right?

- Yep.

- Look at Georgia's face.

I haven't her smile like

that in a long time.

Guess who's back in business?

- Who?

- Carlos.

- Really, no sh*t?

- Stamped key.

Cut him a line, Sarah.

- Nah, not tonight

'cause I gotta go.

- Hey, hey, hey, sit

down and do a line.

You just got here.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Right on, I mean, Jesus.

- All right, I did

a f***ing line.

- So, what does that

mean, you're leaving?

- Yeah.

- You're just gonna

go, that's it?

- I got a meeting, man.

- Come and do my drugs

and then you're gone?

- Well, then....

- You asked me to

do a line, Leo.

- No, hey, hey, hey.

You gotta go, you gotta go.

Say goodbye, girls.

Say goodbye to Billy as

he walks out the door.

- I'm gonna be good on it.

- You keep saying that.

Keep insulting me.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Give me a hug.

Give me a f***ing hug.

That's not so hard.

You're not going to

disappoint me again, right?

- No, I swear.

- Good.

Go see your little friend.

Here, for you and

your little friend.

Compliments of Carlos.

- Thanks, Leo.

- Yeah.

Sarah.

See him out and lock the door.

And make sure you lock

the door this time.

Wanna tell me what

that was all about?

- What?

- This, what, I don't know.

What was that all about?

- What?

- Grabbing him all

over the place.

- I thought you wanted me to.

- No, I mean, whatever.

- Trying to help a boy out.

You're my boy, right?

- You're a junkie,

you know that?

A slut junkie.

You're pretty.

- So are you.

- Stay put.

- Everything all right here?

- I think it's

getting really late.

- One drink, come

on, enjoy the show.

Besides, I think

that girl likes you.

- Hey, stranger.

- Oh, a little shiatsu.

- I can't do this.

- Relax.

- It's time for us

to go in the back.

- I think that's a good idea.

- Oh, wow.

- See you in a minute.

- Are you enjoying yourself?

- I think I'm drunk.

- That's good.

- Get her, cowboy!

- I think somebody

spiked my drink.

- What's that?

- My drink.

- Your drink?

- Yeah, my drink.

- Yeah, what about it?

- I think somebody

put something in it.

- Who did it?

- I don't know.

- Well, how do you feel?

- I feel f***ed up.

- That's never a bad thing.

- I'm just not use

to this, Billy.

- Enjoy it.

- So, what time

you ladies getting off?

- Actually, our

shift is over now.

- Oh, is that right?

- Is your friend all right?

- Mm-hmm.

He'll be fine.

Wanna take this

party somewhere else?

- Are you gonna pay

us for our lap dance?

- Um, of course.

- You in?

It will be fun.

- I guess so.

Okay.

- We're gonna have fun.

- You feeling any better?

- Maybe, a little better, man.

Where are we going?

- This is a nice ride, Perry.

- What's that?

- Want some gum?

- No, thank you.

- She likes your car, man.

- Well, thanks.

- Perry's a doctor.

- Oh.

- Well, not exactly.

Billy, where are we going?

- You'll see.

Just making a quick stop.

We're almost there.

All right.

Let's get this started.

- Where's Perry?

- He's in the John, hon.

He'll be right back.

Shall we?

- Yeah.

- Hey, what are you doing here?

- Everything all right in there?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

I just feel a little loopy.

Where's Billy?

Oh.

You want a fresh one?

- Sure.

Yes, please.

- So, how long

have you been dancing?

- About two years.

- Is that so?

Cheers.

- Cheers.

- Oh, this is crazy, I'm, uh,

I'm so not used to

this sort of thing.

- You don't pick up strippers?

- No, I don't.

- How much of that

stuff you gonna do?

- Enough to make

me see more clear.

I'm gonna go check on my boy.

I come bearing gifts.

- Wow, the good old days.

- I'll do it.

- Wow, easy, baby.

Taking over?

There's plenty to go around.

What's up, buddy?

- Nothing.

- Is this where the party is?

- Mm-hmm.

Right here.

- You want to come to bed?

- Oh, my.

- All right, my friend.

For old time sake.

- No, no, no.

- Oh, come on, Perry.

- No, no, no.

- Come on, Perry.

- Come on.

If you do it, I gotta

surprise for you.

- Really?

What would that be?

- Nice.

- Oh, my god.

Serious?

I haven't done

this sh*t in years.

- Come on, it's

like riding a bike.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yep.

I only do it on

special occasions.

- And this would

be one of those?

- Oh, yeah, baby.

- Billy, where did you

get all this stuff?

- This guy Leo back at the club.

- We gotta get back to work.

- Excuse me, duty calls.

- He's funny.

- He's a good guy.

- Yeah.

So, how about you?

When are you going

to make your move?

- Oh, I'm working up to it.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- Maybe, you should work up

to it a little faster, huh?

- Oh, yeah?

- How about some whiskey?

- Whiskey makes my face feel

like it's going to fall off.

- That's good.

- Good.

Well then, bring us two.

- There we go.

Whiskey for you.

- Oh, thank you.

Cheers

- cheers.

Are you all right with all this?

- I'm just along for the ride.

- Are you now?

- Lord, help me.

- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, I have to go.

Sh*t.

- What's up?

- My babysitter is

watching my kid.

- Oh, come on.

- No, come on.

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