You Can Count On Me Page #7

Synopsis: Adult siblings Sammy Prescott and Terry Prescott have had a special bond with each other since they were kids when their parents were tragically killed in a car accident. That bond is why single mom Sammy, who still lives in the family home in Scottsville, upstate New York with her eight year old son Rudy, is excited to hear that Terry, who she has not seen or heard from in a while, is coming home for a visit. That excitement is dampened slightly upon Terry's arrival, when she learns that he, broke, is only there to borrow money. As adults, Sammy, who works as a lending officer in the local bank, is seen as the responsible sibling, while unfocused Terry is seen as the irresponsible drifter. Regardless, Sammy welcomes what ends up being Terry's longer than planned visit if only so that he can help take care of Rudy, who has no adult male figure in his life. Rudy has never known his deadbeat biological father, with whom Sammy wants nothing to do. As Terry - acting as the supposed adult m
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kenneth Lonergan
Production: TSG Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 41 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
2000
111 min
$8,409,329
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1,953 Views


for the rest of your life

Rudy, that's enough

Rudy!

Now you got to cut this out!

What did I do?

You don't know what you're talking about!

There was nothing else I could do!

I don't know how to explain it to you

any better than that, but...

you cannot go on this way

because you don't know anything about it...

and you don't kow what you're doing!

Okay, I'm sorry!

I don't want you to be sorry

I want you to stop it!

I'm stopping

See, I'm stopping. I'm stopping

Ray's house

I didn't know if you'd left yet

No, I'm leaving tomorrow

What time?

Umm, bus leaves at 9

Well, I'd really like to see you before you go

I mean, can I give you a lift

do you want to have breakfast or anything

I think Rudy, would really like to say goodbye

Yeah, I don't know, I mean...

Terry, you can't just leave like this

Alright, alright, I'll come by tomorrow morning

Alright, but just...

we have to be out of the house by 8 o'clock

so I don't want to tell Rudy you're coming...

unless you think you can make it

no... l'll be there

Alright

Alright

You better get your sneakers on

Sweetie, I'm sorry, but we have to go

Why can't I miss school one day?

Hey, how's it going, man

Sorry I'm late

So Rudy, if I write you a letter

will you write me back?

Yeah

That's gonna be pretty nice for you, because

I write a pretty Goddamn interesting letter

Yeah, we'll see

Well, alright, say goodbye

Bye

You need some cash for the bus?

No, I got a few bucks

aren't you gonna be late for work?

Oh, yeah... That's okay

Terry, I don't even know where you're going

Well, yeah... I don't really

have a concrete plan yet

I got to go back to Worcester and get my stuff

Oh, you're gonna try and see that girl?

Yeah, you know

I thought I'd try and show my face...

let her brother have a crack at me

What?

No...

I don't want anyone to have a crack at you

I'm just kidding. I just thought

I just thought I'd check up on her

And then after that, I don't know

I've been thinking about Alaska a lot

I still got a lot of friends out there

I don't really know

Anyway, I'll write you

You will?

Sure, Sammy. Of course I will, you know that

What is gonna happen to you?

Nothing too bad. But I gotta tell you, Sammy...

I know things didn't work out too well

this time...

but it's really good to know, wherever I am...

whatever stupid sh*t I'm doing

that you're back at my home, rooting for me

It's all going to be alright, Sammy

Comparatively, and I'll be back

around this way again

I just feel like I'm never going to see you again

Of course you will, you never have to

worry about that, ever

Don't go anywhere

until you know where you're going

I do, I do know where I'm going

I'm going back to Worcester

I'm going to try and see that girl

And then depending on what happens there

I'm going to see if there's work for me out west

And if there is, I'm going out there

this summer and make some money

And if there isn't, I'll figure something else out

Maybe I'll stay in the east. I don't know...

I really liked Alaska

It was really beautiful, and it just...

It made me feel good

And before things got so messed up...

I was doing pretty well out there

Seriously

But I couldn't stay here, Sammy

I don't wanna live here

But I'll keep in touch

And I will be back, because

I want to see you and I want to see Rudy

We'll have Christmas together, how's that?

We'll all have Christmas together

Come on, Sammy. You can trust me

Come on, Sammy, look at me... Look at me...

Sammy, remember when we were kids

Remember what we always

used to say to each other

Of course I do

Remember when we were kids

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Kenneth Lonergan

Kenneth Lonergan (born October 16, 1962) is an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing Gangs of New York (2002), and for writing and directing You Can Count On Me (2000), Margaret (2011), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). Lonergan earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Director for Manchester by the Sea, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count On Me, Gangs of New York, and Manchester by the Sea, winning for the latter at the 89th Academy Awards. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea at the 70th British Academy Film Awards. more…

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