Bought & Sold (1988) - full transcript

- [Child] This is gonna be a great movie.

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- Whoa, hey, what's up?

- Well, right away. They got
the best burgers in town.

Really.
(sirens wailing)

Here, why don't I take the bag,

and we'll go get some burgers.

Yeah, I'll take it. It's all right.

Here, give me your bag.

Okay.

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Save you time.

Yeah.

Let me tell ya, that's expensive.

Shit.

Hey, that one's pretty good. Let's go.

(indistinct chattering)

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- [Man] Man, I'm chillin'!

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- Five dollar, five dollar.
Come in, five dollar.

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(men yelling)

- [Man] Shut the fuck up!

Shut the fuck up, motherfucker!

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- Want one?

(chattering on intercom)

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(ship horn blaring)

- Where are you from, Sonia?

- Upstate.

- That's nice. Lots of
trees and stuff, right?

- Yeah, tall trees. Where you from?

- Ohio. Are you a farmer?

(both laugh)

So, what do you think
we should do about food?

Hey.

(indistinct)

Come here.

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(both laughing)

(door opens)

(both laughing)

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(dog barking)

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(dog barking)

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(sighs) I'm so fucking cold.

- Stop talking about it.
Here, I'll get onto you.

Just, you just sit there.

- (chuckles) Yeah, that's,
that's much better.

- It is. You'll see, wait.

Just like get closer.

- How's that?

Okay. That's better.

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- Come over here, man.

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- Sonia, how are you feeling?

- Good.
- Great.

- Friend of mine is on his way over.

And I need you to entertain him for me.

- What do you mean?

- Make him feel good.
- (scoffs) What do you want

me to do, cook him dinner?

- Well, I give you a place to stay,

food to eat,

nice clothes.

It's about cooking my friend dinner.

What are you, stupid or something?

- Fuck you.

- You are a pretty girl,

and if you wanna stay
pretty, you'll do as I say.

Understand?

- Yeah.

- Hi, what's happening?

- Hey, James.

- Long time.
- All right, meet Sonia.

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(door closes)

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- What's the matter with you?

Sitting there, listening to your music

as if everything is still fine.

I can't have this disappointment.

I like nice restaurants,
fancy cars, nice clothes.

What, you're probably getting
too much for you to handle?

- I don't have a problem.
- You don't have a problem?

Well, you want me to play daddy?

I know about your daddy.

Your daddy was nice. Huh?

Well, I can be twice as nice.

Understand?

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(man grunting)

- You see, there was this
guy who had two sons.

He asked the first to work in his fields.

The first one said, "No,"

but later repented and went.

Then he asked the second
one to work in his fields,

and the second one said, "Yeah, sure,"

and went out with his friends instead.

Which one did what his father wanted?

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- What am I supposed to
do with this bitch? Huh?

I mean, this is, you know, this isn't,

this is fucking kid's play and shit.

I mean, this is a business, you know?

I mean, he brings you
down, he's getting money,

you're getting money,

and I'm making money if this makes money.

If I don't make money,
I don't get no fucking

money out of this.

Look, you...

Listen, would you just
fucking listen to me?

I'm sick of this fucking shit!

Look at my, look at my fucking eyes.

Hey, Hey, look to my fucking eyes!

You know what I'm saying?
I don't want any more shit!

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- Which one did what his father wanted?

But first they told him, and Jesus said,

"I tell you, the whores and tax collectors

will get to Heaven before you,

because John came to you
and you didn't believe him,

but the whores and tax collectors did,

and you, even when you saw
it, didn't believe it."

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- [Reporter] The district
attorney today announced that...

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- Oh, you saw the video.

You like the little teeny-bopper, huh?

I have another one just like that.

A little short, though, but nice legs.

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You're going to do what she says now.

This is your new home.

Hmm, take care.

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(door closes)

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(heels tapping)

(Sonia chuckles)

- This is a business.

You are the product.

This is the packaging.

And the consumer who pays very handsomely

is entitled to have his every
fantasy and desire fulfilled.

Is that clear?

Sit down, please.

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Really? Is that a way for a lady to sit?

I realize that the
girls of your generation

have not had the proper schooling.

You don't have the social graces,

but at least try to have
some pride in your bearing.

Sit up, put your ankles
and your knees together.

There, you look like something.

(both chuckle)

This is not a joke.

And if you continue to treat it as such,

you will find your ass
is out of the street.

This is a special business
with special rules.

No drugs, no alcohol,

no boyfriends, no girlfriends.

And you know what I mean.

No Johns outside these walls.

No film or video appearances.

No unsafe sex.

No chewing gum.

And no foul language.

If you obey, you'll be well-rewarded.

If not, you'll be back
to $20 backseat blowjobs.

Is that clear?

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(knocking on door)
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(distorted yelling)

(footsteps shuffling)

(plastic crinkling)

Terrible.

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Bring her around the
backstairs and keep quiet.

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- [Man] Where'd they go?

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- Whichever tie you want. (indistinct)

Five dollars, whichever tie you want.

How are ya, hon?

Here you go. Any tie you want.

Hey, what's, what's going on here?

Come on. Hey, hey.

Lady, hey, come on, come on.

Get out of there, will ya?

Come on, come out of there.

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Come with me. I can help ya.

Stay right there. Stay right there.

Come on, let's go, let's go.

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(birds chirping)

Hi.
- Hi.

- What's your name?

- Sonia.

- Oh, that's a very pretty name.

Are you hungry?

You are hungry?
- Yeah.

- Oh, good, good.

I'm gonna go outside and
I'm gonna get you some food.

All right then? And I'll come right back.

All right?

Just, bye-bye.

(door opens and closes)

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(items rustling)

(door opens)

Look what I got for you over here.

Good food over here.

What is this here?

This here, like this
here. What are you doing?

- What?
- What?

This has never been like
this. I'm surprised at you.

- What?
- How come?

- I didn't-
- I brought you up here

for one week?

What is this here you got?
- Stop it.

- My wife's watch!
- I was just looking at it.

- This, on your wrist?
- Yeah!

I just wanted to see if it would fit.

- This is, this, I brought
you up here for one reason.

I brought you up here to feed you.

That's it.
- Oh, fuck you.

- And to be nice, now would-
- Fuck you!

You brought me up here to fuck me!

Leave me alone.
- No, don't say that.

Don't say that. What is this?

And why do you even have to be...

This is money over,
this don't mean nothing.

It doesn't mean, the
main thing is feelings

within the-
- Oh, shut up!

You just want, oh, listen. All right?

I'll give you what you want.

You can fuck me and I'll leave. Okay?

Just give me the money and then
I'll get what I need. Okay?

- No, God.
- Okay?

- Don't say that. Look.

I had the best in the world over here

for 28 marvelous years.
- Oh, give me a break.

- I'm not worried about anybody else.

I just wanna be nice to you. That's all.

- Oh, you wanna fuck me.

- The hell-
- Leave me alone.

Just give me the money,
take what you want,

and I'll go, okay?

- What is this, "take what you want?"

Just to feed you. I know, are you hungry?

- Oh, shut up,
- Do you feel ill?

- Shut up. Shut up.

Just shut up!

- Please, please.

Come back.

I didn't mean what I said, please.

Oh, I got food for us also.

We can be good friends. Just friends.

That's all.
- I'm, I'm sorry.

- Good. I'm glad, I'm glad.

Ah, good, good.

Uh, we all do, you know
how it is, everybody...

Thank you so much. Thank
you so much for coming back.

We can sit down. We can talk.

You can tell me all different
things about your family,

my family.

What about your family?

- (sighs) Leave me alone.

Please, don't, just don't
talk about it, okay?

- You know, a nice girl like
you probably has a family.

- Please don't talk about it.

- All right. I'm sorry,

but let's have supper together.

All right?

Good. I'm glad, I'm glad.

Whatever we do in this world,

believe me, for good, no matter what,

no matter what happens,
we get good out of it.

We grow.
- Oh, I, no.

I don't think so.
- You can't believe,

no, you can't you believe that?

Why not? Why can't you believe that?

- Because it's not true.

- Did I take you up here?

To give you a meal?
- (sighs) Yeah, but

the world, the world
- To be friendly with you?

- is not like that.

It's not like that. All right?

- We're not saying that
the world is like that,

but people should be more like that.

- Well, they're not. Okay?

So let's just-
- Let's just not talk

about it, all right?
- So because-

- Look, listen, let's just
not talk about it, all right?

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- Can I say a few words

to you in reference to not just,

not to get you excited...

- No, please don't.

You're just...(sighs)
- What are you

trying to tell me?

Young lady, you're a nice person.

I brought you up here just to
give you food and be friendly

with you.
- Listen, all right?

Just leave me alone. I'm a bad person.

All right?
- You got family?

- I've done a lot of bad things.

Just shut up about my
family. Just shut up!

I'm a bad person, yeah. Yeah.

- What did you...
- Yeah, uh, all right?

I'm, I'm a whore, all right?

- You're a whore?
- Whoo, yeah!

- Okay, so?
- Ooh, boy!

- There's, in the Bible, we had whores.

But because of that, they
became beautiful people.

- Oh, yeah.
- They became, why not?

- (scoffs) Yeah.
- Why can't a beauti,

why can't a person who's
done bad come out to be good

in this world?
- It doesn't work out

that way 'cause people suck.

- You shouldn't talk like that.

No, you should-
- Well that's the way

it is, all right?

- What is the way it is?
(Sonja sighs)

Because you talk that way?
- You don't even know

what you're talking about.

- As long as you have a balance

- Right.
- with good and bad.

- Well there is no balance, all right?

- Oh, there is a balance.
(Sonia sighs)

Yes, there's a balance.

Oh, no, oh, no, don't feel that way.

Please, believe me.
- It's not...(sighs)

- I brought your here to feed you

and help you over here.

I'll sleep on the floor.
- Would you just be quiet?

- I just wanna nice. That's all.

- Yeah.
- There are people

in this world that are
good. It's happened with me.

If this happened with me,

why can't it happen with you as well?

- Do you ever stop talking?

- They call me motormouth on the job

'cause I talk all the time.

So somebody has to.

- Well...

I really, I'm really, really tired,

and I really wish you'd stop talking.

- Let's eat our food here
and then you'll go to sleep.

All right?
- Okay.

- Good girl. I'm glad.

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(Sonia breathes uneasily)

(Sonia coughing)

Friend?

Friend?

Are you all right?

- Oh, what does it look like?

- What does what look like?

Did you have a good sleep?

- No.
- Well, why?

Was the bed okay?

(Sonia breathes uneasily and coughs)

What's the matter?

- I'm coming off.
- Coming off?

What do you mean, you're coming off?

- I'm coming off drugs.

- You're coming off drugs?

Oh, no, not a nice girl like you.

But we can beat it together.

Yes we can. We can beat it together.

- I'm gonna die.
- No, no, don't say that.

I'll call your family.
- No, fuck off.

(Sonia breathes uneasily)

I'm sorry.

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(dog barking)

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- And the cops came by and
they took all my stuff.

What am I gonna do?
I'll talk to you later.

Goodbye.

(horns honking)

(Sonia sighing)

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