Where the Day Takes You

Um, subject:
King,

just out of County,

participation mandatory

and details to follow.

All right, turn it off.

I'm not saying sh*t

till you turn the damn thing on.

So, um, what's your name?

King.

King.

- How'd you get that name?

- It's always been.

Is that your real name

or your street name or...?

- Just my name.

- So how was...?

- Can I have a smoke?

- Sure.

Thanks.

- So how was jail?

- Oh, f***.

- Can I...? Can I say "f***"?

- Yeah.

It says here, "assault,

possession, loitering."

- That's pretty petty stuff.

- Yeah, right.

It's just survival.

A lot of kids tell you that they party

all night with Axl Rose,

or that their girlfriend

just got banged by the Crips,

or they've seen five guys

get murdered or something,

but the truth is, it's not hard.

It's not easy.

It just is.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

How long have you been

on the street?

Six or seven years.

How old are you?

Uh, 20, might be 21.

I'm not exactly sure.

That's a good question, though.

Did you have any brothers

or sisters growing up?

Yeah, I got a sister, but,

uh, she's gone from home too.

Maybe she'll show up here

in Hollywood sometime, you know.

I'll take care of her

or something.

I hope she's not into drugs

or anything. She probably is.

Might be dead.

What about your mom,

your dad?

- What about them?

- Do you, um...?

Not very comfortable

talking about them.

Yeah.

Hey, what the hell? Hey, you with

the camera, up here, I'm talking.

Drugs?

What kind you got?

Ha-ha, just kidding.

- What kind you do?

- Don't do them.

Hey, look, nobody's

gonna see this tape.

I'm not shitting you.

- I just want you to be straight with me.

- I'm being straight with you.

You do realise that your participation in this

program is one of the terms of your parole.

Yeah, I also realise that you're giving

me 10 bucks a pop for these sessions.

Thank you very much.

Is that why you decided to participate

in this program? Because of the money?

Hell, it's better than

picking up trash on the freeway.

(CHUCKLES)

Uh, are you...? Are you done?

Is that it? Can I go?

Just a minute. Um, where...?

Where are you gonna go?

Well, I've been in lockup for two months,

where the f*** do you think I'm gonna go?

You going back out

on the street?

Yeah.

(MICKEY THOMAS'

"FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH" PLAYING)

INTERVIEWER:
What...?

What do you do for fun?

KING (CHUCKLING):

Fun?

Anything we can.

Just kick back or hassle tourists.

Hell, we'd watch ice melt if it was free.

To hell with the devil!

(CROWD CHEERING)

I thank the Lord

you're all here tonight.

I pray that you find

what the Lord wants for you.

He has a purpose

for each and every one of you.

And us!

And remember,

God does not create trash!

(BAND PLAYING

"NO SURFING IN HELL")

(SINGING)

INTERVIEWER:

Do you have friends?

No. I got a family.

It says here you haven't

been with a family for...

My friends are my family.

Of course you can't trust them for sh*t,

but, you know, once you know that, it's cool.

Greg! Little J!

(BAND PLAYING LOUDLY)

Hey, Greg! Shut up!

- Who threw that?!

- CROWD:
He did!

- Hey, it's King!

- King, man, sh*t.

Hey, did you miss me?

Why'd you do that, brother?

Because you got terrible extensions in your

hair, and because you're just... You're shitty.

- That's not funny!

- Why don't you jump, King?

INTERVIEWER:

What's a typical King day?

KING:
A typical King day?

INTERVIEWER:
Mm.

(KING COUGHS)

KING:
Well, hit the streets,

hook up with my friends.

You know.

Kick back, hang out.

Stay out of trouble.

(CHEERING)

That's it. That's it.

That's it.

J:
Hey! Let him go,

you f***ing pigs!

Little J!

No! I'm not f***ing around, man! Now!

Put that thing down!

You f***ing heard me, man! Now!

You heard me!

Come on, come on. Let's go.

KING:

They're good people.

You'd like Little J.

He's a little sh*t, man, I'm telling you.

Skinny little f***.

He's growing, though. It's wild.

He's hard to keep fed.

That's a tough habit.

J:

Hey, yo, wait up.

When'd you get out, man?

Just a couple short hours ago.

You on the streets,

or are you at home?

F*** them, man. I haven't

been home since you got busted.

What the f*** were you doing

back there, Little J?

What do you mean?

I was saving your f***ing ass.

Don't ever pull a gun

on somebody again.

Get the f*** off of me.

It's stupid.

It wasn't even loaded.

Well, that's even stupider.

Give it to me.

No.

Yes.

Where'd you find

this sissy piece of sh*t, anyway?

In the trash, man.

It don't even work.

Ah, it figures.

What the f***

did you do that for, man?

Your own good.

F*** you!

I'm out of here.

GREG:

I think you pissed him off, man.

Hey, Little J?

What?

You want that tat still?

What do you think, man? I've been

waiting two months for the f***ing thing.

Come on, then.

GREG:
So how was jail, man?

KING:
Boring. Easy.

Did you suck any c*cks?

Just your dad's.

And they're going into the stretch.

Manny goes for the whip,

makes a bid for the outside! Whoo!

(WHISPERS)

Go ahead.

MANNY:

Run, motherf***er! Come on!

INTERVIEWER:

How do you get by on the street?

(KING COUGHS)

KING:
Excuse me, I thought

we just went all over that stuff

with the assault and the possession and

the loitering and all that petty stuff.

Give it up, motherf***er!

You guys have turkey potpie?

This is, uh, vegetable beef, and I'm allergic

to anything with lard in it, or, um...

Do they cook the turkey

with lard?

Let me through!

Watch out! Watch out!

Pardon me, excuse me, pardon me!

(YELLS)

Come on! Let's go! Let's go!

Come on! Come on! Whoo!

Going into the stretch! Whoo!

I did bust your ass, boy.

I told you, you can't f***

with this boy in this wheelchair.

See, man, that's one of

the advantages to being crippled.

Oh, get the f*** out of here.

Hey, f***ing...

You've been in County

too long, King.

How you doing?

Hey, what's up, baby?

Hey, you're looking good.

Staying out of trouble, man?

Oh, I'm trying.

Let's get off

this street corner.

(COUGHING) Hey, you got a smoke?

Yeah, you need one.

MANNY:

So how was it up in County, man?

What, did you read a couple of books?

Yeah.

Did you lift some weights?

Yeah, a little bit.

You suck some d*cks?

Now, come on.

It's great having you back

though, man.

Yeah, you're looking good.

You still a ugly

motherf***er, though.

KING:

Drugs is the toughest habit.

And friends.

Friends are tough to keep too.

Hmm.

I don't know.

What do you think?

Do you want

to tell me something?

You want to tell me

some kind of little...

A little something about your day?

A little titbit?

A little titbit about you.

About your day.

Well, I'm just...

I'm looking to get out of here

and hook up.

You all right?

Yeah.

Don't be a puss.

F*** you.

Okay, man. You gonna crash

with us in the hole tonight?

We saved your clothes and sh*t.

KING:
No, I was gonna look

for Devon, maybe get some.

Has anybody seen her?

No, man, I ain't seen her.

What do you mean?

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