Johnny (1999) - full transcript

[waves splashing]

[traffic noise]

[cutlery clinking]

[sighs]

[cutlery clinking]

[sighs]

- I need coffee.
- Sure, Ma.

[opening cupboard]

[throwing up]

Oh jeez, Ma!

Get the fuck away from me!



Get out of here!

Always looking at me,

always looking like I'm
some kind of goddamn freak.

[grunts]

- Johnny.
- Yeah, Ma?

Mamma doesn't want you to leave.

I know, Ma. I know.

[cries]

We got each other, right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

[kissing]

Okay.

[sighs]



I'm a bit of a mess today.

[laughs]

It's okay.

Go.

I'll get to town.

[sighs]

[dog barking]

[inhales deeply]

[puts on jacket]

[heavy rock music]

[siren wailing]

[hits car]

Hey, what the fuck?

[heavy rock music]

[heavy rock music]

[traffic noise]

[men laughing]

- Hey!
- Hey guys, how is it going?

Hey baby, how are you?

A little cold.

Yeah, me too.

Listen, we're gonna go get some cold beer.

Do you have any money?

Do I get a beer?

I'll give you a kiss.

[kissing]

Come on, give us some money, okay?
We're thirsty.

[rubbing hands]

[laughs]

Johnny, I need to talk to
you about something, okay?

Okay, but I need to drink.

Bring me a beer.

We'll be back.

Can I get some smoke off ya?

Thanks, girl.

[yells]

[traffic noise]

Like those guys. They fucking
dragged him off like a corpse.

I can't believe it.

Man, hold on a second.
I'm gonna cash my check.

Hey, man!

It's like three bucks on a hun!

[laughing]

[traffic noise]

I'm afraid you boys are coming with me.

Hey, hey!

Hey, Johnny!

Come on, how you doing man?

- What you got, some Chinese?
- Yeah.

Can I have some?

Some fly rice?

[mocking with his tongue]
[laughing]

I went in like...

What are you doing?

Look at this, we can probably
like push him off the street.

Hey, some guys are gonna come beat you.

Yeah, I'm a big tough redneck.

- Look at this. Oh my God!
- [laughing]

[men chattering]

[traffic noise]
[neon lights buzzing]

[traffic noise]

[sighs]

[footsteps]

[breathing heavily]

[TV sounds]

[door closes]

- [Dell] Alice!
- [whispering] Shut up! They'll hear you.

What are you doing here?

Getting warm.

Fuck it's cold out there!

[Dell] Don't...

[men chattering] Shut the fuck up!
Like I was saying man...

[traffic noise]

It's supposed to be like
fucking 18,000 feet of snow.

[TV sounds]

You don't have to live on the
street, you know?

The fuck could you know about it?

[TV sounds]

Look at all this crap, man.

What are you gonna do with it all?

[Dell] What do you mean?

When you grow up.

[Dell] I don't know.

- [Alice] How can you stand them?
- [Dell] Who?

Mom and Dad.

[romantic music]

I don't know.

[romantic music]

Are you okay?

Yeah, fine.

Tell me about your friends some more.

I'm not in the mood tonight.

[romantic music]

You got one of those...

Could you pour my cock full?

[man] Yeah, we got a cock full right here.

[laughing]

I'm pregnant.

- Are you sure?
- Yup.

- Who's the guy?
- Just some guy.

I need you to come with me.

[exhales]

When?

Can I ask you tomorrow?

Oh... What do I say to Mom?

I'm supposed to go with her tomorrow, I...

Fuck it, forget it.

No, Alice. Wait.

I'll come.

Meet you after school, okay?

Okay.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[street sounds]

[indistinct chattering]

[machine beeping]
[indistinct chattering]

Hey, let's go!

I'll be pimping the squeegee.

What's the pills, baby?

Pop the pills, baby!

I got two quarters!

No, you didn't. Two quarters, huh?

[traffic noise]

[indistinct chattering]

Give me my fucking money.

Where did you drop it?

[traffic noise]

So where are you going?

I don't know.

Well, I have to stay with you.
That's what they told me.

I don't want you to stay with me, Dell.
Just go home, all right?

Well, you can come home, you know?

I mean...

- Things might be better for you there.
- Dell, just forget it, okay?

Thanks. See you around.

Bye!

[traffic noise]

[plate hitting the table]

[cutlery clinking]

[cutlery clinking]

[cutlery clinking]

[plate hitting the table]

[cutlery clinking]

[ice cubes clinking]

[glass hitting the table]

[chewing]

[cutlery clinking]

[cutlery clinking]

[cutlery clinking]

[cutlery clinking]
[glass hitting the table]

[train noise]

[train noise]

[singing]
[foot rhythmically stomping the floor]

[singing]
Baby, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[singing]

[footsteps]

[screaming]

[breathing heavily]

[grunting]

[coughing]

[fighting]

[fighting]

[laughing]

What he said, man.

Yeah, yeah! What he said!

Get warm, get warm.

Get warm? Fuck.

Get warm, man. Come on.

All right!

Yo, clean that guy's window!

[screaming]

[car going away]

Fucking...

[yelling]

What are you doing here?

I'm... Well...

You following me?

[laughs]

You don't belong here Dell, go home.

Well, I want to...
I want to meet your friends.

Hey guys.

This is Marcus, Gus.

This is my little sister Dell.

- Hello, Dell.
- Sup, Dell.

Now go home.

[smoking cigarette]

[watch clinking]

[Johnny] Albert.

- [Johnny] Fucking you been, man?
- [Albert] Check it out.

It's pretty sweet,
what are you gonna do with it?

I don't know.

Don't be spending our hard
earned money on this shit, man.

Don't worry about it.

[footsteps]

Marcus!

[driver] No, no, I'm okay man.

[driver] No, I'm okay man.

[car door opens]

[driver] Hey, are you fucking deaf?
Don't worry about it.

- A little change, please
- Fuck off.

I told you not to touch my car.

[grabs arm]
[car starting]

[car honks]

Change, please.

- Okay.
- [laughs]

[car honks]

What's so fucking funny?

[laughs]

[car honks]

Thank you.

[laughs]

[engine starting]

Are you fucking crazy?

- You get all that on tape?
- Yeah.

You're gonna get fucking
thrown out of the street.

Cry me a fucking river, Albert.
Show it to me, play it.

[recording] Hey, are you fucking deaf?
Don't worry about it.

- [laughs]
- Fuck off.

That's really fucking...

[everyone laughs]

- [recording] Okay.
- That's fucking awesome.

Oh, man.

I thought I told you to go home.

Who's that?

It's Johnny.

Why did he do that?

It's just a bullshit stunt.

He could have been hurt.

Yeah, well, Johnny doesn't give a
fuck about hurting or being hurt.

I want to meet him.

Just go home and stay
out of trouble, Dell.

Don't do that thing to me.

- What?
- That big sister thing, I hate it.

Well, Dell. Go meet him.
What the fuck do you want me to do?

- [Dell] Come on, Al.
- [Alice] Fuck off, Dell.

So...

Alice's little sister, huh?

Um, yeah.

They claimed fame.

So what are you doing hanging around here?

Oh, I'm just checking it out, you know.

-You've seen anything you like?
- Maybe.

Um, I'd have to hang around
a bit more to know for sure.

Oh yeah?

Are you planning to return, huh?

I don't know, I was said I can hang out.

Oh well, don't let...

Alice talk you into any trouble.

I can take care of myself.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe.

Come on Dell, it's time to go home.

I'm fine.

Johnny's got a little
bullshit for everyone.

Isn't that right Johnny?

Whatever you say, Alice.

Look, I said I'm all right.

And I said no more fucking around.
Go home.

What's the matter with you?

I just don't want you out here.

Oh, so you want me home then,
that place that you love?

Just go.

Hey...

Come back soon, Dell.

Okay.

Okay.

[moaning on TV]

[moaning continues]

[changes channels on TV]

[traffic noise]

So this guy.

Comes all the way down
from Hong Kong, right?

- Right?
- Yeah, yeah.

Okay, comes down from Hong Kong

just to help his father
with a convenience store.

There's one guy,
he's banging up the place, right?

Jackie doesn't waste any time.

Yeah, yeah.

[emulating fighting sounds]

It's like his arms are fucking weapons.

Shit, it's like, wow...

And you know what Johnny's like?

Sounds like that fucking
crazy doing that other movie.

I haven't seen every fucking movie, guys.

- So that guy's...
- I don't know the movie, guys.

You know, cyborg.

- Oh, no, no, no.
- Fuck man.

Fuck no man, it's not at all,
that's not a cyborg.

Yes, red eye.

No, it's not a cyborg,
it's the Terminator man.

- No, Johnny is not like the Terminator.
- Johnny it's just like...

The Terminator never spoke, man.

He said three words, Johnny talks way
too fucking much to be the Terminator.

He's like the grandpa.

- Fuck!
- [laughs]

Johnny's a lot like my grandpa.

- Johnny is just like your grandpa.
- Johnny...

That guy's an old fucking dude.

[laughs]
- Fuck off!

Do you think it's fucking cool, man.

You haven't seen my grandpa?
[laughs]

What about Lou Reed?

He's definitely fucking cool.

Where the fuck are you
in the conversation?

Who the fuck is Lou Reed, man?

Who the fuck is Lou Reed?

We're talking about Johnny.

Who the fuck is Lou Reed?

[indistinct chattering]

[laughs]

Man, fuck. You can't
be cool when you're old.

Fuck Alice.

All I know is that guy's gonna
have a fucking sore arm tonight.

[everyone laughs]

I hope he didn't call the cops.

This has nothing to do with the cops, man.
What Johnny did was right.

- Cops aren't in this, man.
- Well done.

I don't think that
Albert liked it too much.

Did you, Albert?

Albert doesn't really like confrontation.

Do you, Albert?

What is it that you like, Albert?
What is it, is it the...

Is it the service?

[laughs]

Definitely.

We need the money.

We need money.

Well, there's plenty
of ways to find money, Albert.

What you need is a little nerve.

[people talking and laughing]

[man] Fucking loser.

- Hey...
- [laughs]

Where's Dell?

You're new here, Dell come in.

Come here.

- Hey!
- I see you over there.

Peekaboo!

[Johnny] Come here.

[people talking and laughing]

You're new here so you
probably don't know Albert.

But he's got a story,
you want to tell it Albert?

No?

All right then I'll tell it,
I'll tell Albert's story.

This is... this is Albert's story.

For you, Dell.

Once upon a time,

there was a little boy named Albert.

Albert loved his mommy very much,

more than anything in the world, really.

And everyday when she went to work,
Albert would cry.

But she would always reassure
him in a gentle voice

that she would be back in a few hours.

But one day

she came back a little later
than she said she would.

And the next day later.

And the next day later,

until Albert began to worry

that she would never come back.

So he followed her.

And he followed her a long way

into the city,

and she stopped at a bar.

[music in the background]

Albert was too young to go in,
so he just waited outside

until she came out.

He waited a long time.

It started to get dark

and there were bright lights

on the front of that building
and they lit up the street.

Albert can see pictures of naked women

all over the front of that place.

Something Albert had never really seen.

And when she came out,

she had a guy with her.

He had

long, greasy,

black hair and these eyes like a fish.

Like dead eyes.

He crossed the street

to catch up to them and suddenly

quite by surprise,

she turned around

and she saw him standing there.

She scolded him for following her

and Albert felt ashamed.

But he kept staring at that guy.

Those dead eyes.

He had to know.

"Are you my... daddy?"

[mean laugh]

- Albert said.
- [men laugh]

So he said.

[men laugh]

[funny voice] Papa, hey!

[mean laugh]

[funny voice] Hello little boy.

[funny voice] Are you my daddy?

That was really great, Johnny.

Who's gonna be your mommy now, Albert?

[Johnny] What about Alice?
Alice could be your mommy.

You want to be a mommy, don't you Alice?

[mean laugh]

You're a prick.

[Johnny] Doesn't anyone
want to be Albert's mommy?

He needs someone.

What about you?

[Johnny] You must have come for a reason.

Maybe you could be my mommy.

[Johnny] What do you think?

I don't know.

[footsteps]

[pat on the back]

I'm sorry, Albert.

[guitar playing]

[fighting and screams]

[fighting and screams]

[punches and screams]

[guitar playing]

[fighting and screams]

[traffic noise]

What are you doing baby?

[sighs]

[sighs]

[laughs]

[kissing]

[grunts]

[grunts]

Come on, sweetie.

Come on baby, get up.

You're making a movie for your Ma?

I don't know, Ma.

Johnny, Johnny...

- [laughs]
- Look at Ma.

I'm looking, Ma.

Look at it.

[laughs]

Hey sweetie, what are you thinking honey?

Huh?

[car approaching]

- [men screaming]
- [car honking]

[men screaming]

Fuck off!

- [car hits Johnny]
- [Johnny] Oh!

[car accelerating]

[Dell] Oh my God, Johnny!

Johnny!

- We gotta go, Johnny.
- Hang on, hang on.

[siren wailing]

[falling over]

[laughing]

Oh my God.

[sighs]

[breathing heavily]

That was a scene.

Come on.

[door opens]

[footsteps]

[laughing]

You scared me.

I'm sorry.

- Stop.
- [Johnny] What?

- [laughs]
- You don't like to be filmed?

- I don't know.
- You look good on camera.

You think so?

No, I know so.

You have a perfect face.

Are you recording?

Yeah, do you mind?

Why?

I want to get to know you.

You just say that to all the girls.

Is that was Alice told you?

Maybe.

[sighs]

But I don't always listen
to what Alice tells me.

[Dell] I don't think she
thinks you're good for me.

And what do you think?

[Dell] I hardly know you.

Do you want to get to know me?

Yeah.

[Johnny] Are you going back home?

Oh, I don't know.

- Alice comes and goes.
- I'm not Alice.

I can see that.

[Johnny] Anyway,
with me you can be yourself.

There are no rules.

Yeah?

[Johnny] What's your mother like?

I don't want you to know
that stuff about me.

[Johnny] Why?

I want you to look at me and only
see what's in front of your eyes.

You think that is possible?

Just try.

[Dell] What do you see?

What I want to see.

What's that?

[kissing]

[kissing]

[siren wailing]

Hey, this is it.

Look at this fucking guy.

- [voices on video]
- [mimicking voices]

[laughs]

Look at this one.

[voices on video]

[voice on video] Give
me the goddamn camera.

[white noise]

- Marcus, you fucking idiot.
- What?

What do you mean what?
You dropped the fucking camera.

Well, I was gonna get hit.

That's the scene,
the only thing that makes the scene

and he drops the fucking camera.

What the fuck was I supposed to do?

You're so fucking stupid, Marcus.
You're a fucking idiot, you know that?

Come on Johnny, give him a break.

Shut the fuck up, Albert.
Why should I give him a break?

I went to breaking my neck,
what the fuck are you doing man?

- Johnny!
- Shut the fuck up, Albert.

What, are you his bitch or something?
Shut up.

- [Albert] All right.
- Thank you.

You weren't gonna get hit, Marcus.
The other guy was gonna get hit.

All you had to do is get the shot.

All right, give me a break.

I'm new with the camera and shit,
I don't...

[Johnny]
Look, this is reality, okay?

It's not some fucking TV show.

We're only gonna get shots like that once.

[hitting in the legs]

[screams in pain]

Oh, Jesus Christ.

It's the last scene you shoot.

You all right?

What the fuck are you doing Dell?
Come on help him,

he's obviously hurt, help him.
Give me the fucking camera.

[Johnny]
Jesus Christ.

[screams in pain in recording]
Jesus Christ.

Yeah, yeah fine. All right, you're fine.

[Marcus] Dick.

[white noise]

[traffic noise]

[footsteps approaching]

- You don't smoke.
- Give me that.

What are you still doing here?

I could ask you the same thing.

Yeah, well I came to talk to you.

About what?

I don't know. I can't stay here anymore.

Just go home then.

I can't go home, it's too
fucked up, you know that.

Yeah, I don't know what
I've been waiting for.

[Dell]
I should have left a long time ago.

You are really not coming back?

I don't know Alice,
I'm still checking things out.

[men laughing in the distance]

[Johnny] Dell! Dell where are you?
Get some ice for Marcus.

All right, gotta go.

[door opens]

Johnny needs me.

[Dell]
I'll see you around, okay?

[door closes]

[traffic noise]

[neon lights buzzing]

[footsteps]

[dog barking]

[indistinguishable] ...a hundred bucks.

Yeah, a hundred bucks to
show... [indistinguishable]

[Layla]
I know.

I know, can you believe it?
I don't know...

Hey.

[Layla]
Okay, you know what? I'm gonna go.

Yeah I got this guy pointing his...

camera at me, all right.

So, those are very pretty eyes you have.

- [Johnny] What's your name?
- Layla.

- [Johnny] Layla?
- Yeah.

[Johnny]Come here often Layla?

- Unfortunately.
- [Johnny] Yeah.

- Yeah.
- [Johnny] It's a full-timer for ya?

Yeah.

[Johnny] So listen, I don't
usually ask this on the first date.

But can I get a whopper,
fries and a small Coke?

You look good on video.

- Thank you.
- [Johnny] What time do you get off?

Nine.

- [Johnny] Yeah?
- Yeah.

[Johnny]
So do you live in the area?

Yes.

You got a car?

[laughs]

I think your girlfriend
wants to try something on.

Hey listen, do you want to
get a shot at me and Dell?

My name is Johnny, by the way.

- Hey Johnny, hey Dell.
- Why don't you just frame that out?

[Layla]
Oh yeah, I know, wait, wait, wait, wait.

- [Dell laughs]
- Yeah, give me this.

[Layla]
All right.

Thank you.

[Layla talking]

[Dell laughing]

Yeah, it's pretty crap.

- [Dell laughs]
- That's not it.

[Dell laughing]

Okay, you move here...

[Johnny]
That's very soft-looking skin, Dell.

Is it?

Do you think so?

[Johnny]
Yeah.

What about it, what do you think?

[Dell laughing]

- Hey.
- Yeah.

- Right on, that looks great on you.
- It's cute, it's cute.

Yeah, it's great. Isn't it?

You know what, though? Since it's got
these little flowers on the straps,

something for her hair?

Oh, yeah. You know what?
I've got some really great clips.

Yeah, like something a little
more like material, you know?

- Not shiny plastics.
- Okay, you know what? These.

- [Layla] I've found them.
- [Johnny] Yeah!

[footsteps speeding up]

Hey! Hey come here, you little bitch.

I'm gonna call the cops.

[both laughing]

Oh man.
[both breathing heavily]

You were great.

[kissing]

[kissing]

[electronic music]

[Johnny whistling]

[indistinct radio sounds]

[Johnny talking in a funny voice]
[laughs]

[electronic music]

Keep recording,
don't interfere if anything happens.

[men talking]

What the fuck is wrong with you, man?

[fighting]

[Dell]
Johnny!

Johnny!

- Wake up, Johnny.
- [Johnny] Did you get the scene?

Yes Johnny, I got the scene.

Good girl.

Good girl, let me see the camera.

It's fine.

[Dell] Are you okay?

Yeah, I think so.

[breathing heavily]

[Dell laughing]

[Johnny]
Come here.

[calm piano music]

[door opens]

What are you doing here?

Just getting some stuff, Alice.

You know I didn't take you to
thinking you were gonna stay.

You never took me there.

I'm not saying I think you
should stay here either.

- Then why did you come back?
- Fuck off.

You know, Johnny's pretty fucked up.

Do you really know him, Alice?

Look, Dell there is a lot you don't know.

He loves people to think
he lives on the streets.

You know, this tough street punk.

Well, I've seen where he lives.

I've seen where he lives.

- So?
- He's full of shit.

- Well, you're just jealous.
- What are you talking about?

You're jealous because
Johnny wouldn't touch you

if you were the last woman
on the fucking planet.

- What? Is Johnny telling you this?
- Does it fucking matter, Alice?

It's so obvious,
even Marcus can fucking see it.

[Alice]
Dell, I'm trying to protect you.

- Well fuck off!
- Don't you tell me to fuck off.

You're gonna turn out like Mom,
I can see it already. [slap]

[door opens]

[woman on PA]

So, I'm from Vancouver.

I mean, I guess it's a cool place

but I just had to sort of...

Had to get out of there, you know?

So what do you do?

Do?

[Sean] Yeah, what do you?
Do you have a job or something?

I'm sorry, do I look like I have a job?

[laughs]
I don't know.

I mean, what is someone
who has a job look like?

Take a look around.
It seems pretty fucking obvious to me.

[Sean] I don't know. What about you?
Do you live with your parents?

[Dell]
Uh no, not anymore.

- [Sean] You don't wanna?
- [Dell] Kind of dead.

[Dell]
Like would, you know what I mean?

[Sean] That sounds like my parents.

[men laughing]

I should get $100 for this shit.
- [bus honking]

- [car honks]
- Here's another one.

So I says to her-- I
says, "Mabel"-- I says...

[laughs]

Hey, Dell.

Who's the new kid?
Looks like a new kid. [laughs]

[Johnny]
Did you get your stuff?

- Yeah.
- Good girl.

Hi, I'm Sean.

- Sean?
- Yeah.

You can help us with our film project.

We got this camera and
started to do a little project.

[Johnny] We recently fired
this useless cameraman of ours.

- Fuck!
- Hey you fucking blew a scene,

you're finished, all right?

Uh yeah, I did some shit with
like cameras in high school.

That's great!
Anyone can come up with the scenes,

this isn't about my personal
vision or any crap like that.

Okay, there's not story at all.

Okay, so we're just making scenes?

I'll tell you what, let's get out
of the cold. Get something to eat.

Hey Marcus, got any money?

This is Sean, the clean new boy,
he's our cameraman.

What I got today.

Get some dust in there.

Get them washing windows.

Good evening, new boy.

[Johnny]
Dell, what the fuck are you doing?

You're on the street, why should
they offer what to support you?

Because I'm the star, Johnny, remember?

"I'm the star, Johnny!" Get your
fucking ass on the street, Dell!

Jesus, fuck.

I'm sorry Johnny.

Better find you later when I get
back, Dell. I'm warning you.

[suspenseful music]

I'm thinking television, man.

Whenever you're watching television,

no matter what's on,
it doesn't affect you, right?

It's the same thing with this,
that's the most important thing.

Here.

Turn it on, power's on
the top, silver is record.

Film me.

- Do you want me to film, film you?
- Yeah, yeah. Frame it up.

- You're recording? Keep going.
- I'm recording.

[waiter]
Hey guys, don't forget to pay.

Hey, come back!

[yelling]

Goddamn it!

Oh!

[laughing]

- [Johnny] You son of a bitch!
- [both laughing]

[Johnny]
Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[breathing heavily]

[laughs] Woo!

- I think we have a scene.
- Johnny, are you okay?

It's more of a trial by fire.

- John?
- Sup?

[indistinct chattering]

Yeah.

Like...

[playing recording]

[everyone laughs]

That was fucking beautiful, man.

Grace under pressure.
Where'd you learn that?

I don't know.

That's a fucking scene, nice job man.

[Johnny]
Loving it.

[men chattering]

[city noises]

So why did you leave Vancouver anyway?

Um, I don't know. I was just...
I was sick of things, I guess.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

You have a girl back there?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I guess that was half the problem.

What? What's the matter,
don't you like girls?

[Sean] Yeah I like girls,
I don't know it's just a...

It was drag with her, you know?

Yeah.

- [Johnny] Women can be bitches.
- Uh-huh.

Uh you know, well Dell seems nice.

Oh do you like her?

Yeah, you know, she's a...

Yeah, she's all right.

She's young.

I don't know that's not really it,

there's something missing
with her, you know?

Well she...

you know, she seems to really like you.

Yeah.

But she's just temporary, she won't...

She won't last long.

[Sean] Yeah, it will be nice to
have something to count on, I guess.

Um.

I don't know, I've fucked up with
most of the girls I've been with.

Really?

Yeah, I...

Even thought I was gay...

for a while.

[Johnny]
Huh.

- But you're not?
- [Sean] No.

- Huh.
- No.

Huh.

What?

[laughs]

[laughs nervously]

What? Fuck off, why...

Why are you?

What?

- Kiss me.
- Are you...

[laughs]
Are you kidding me, or...

You're kidding, right?

[Johnny]
Do you think I'm kidding?

[Sean]
Yeah.

Huh.

What do you want?

[Sean]
What do you want?

- What do you want?
- [Sean laughs]

[Sean]
What?

[Johnny]
Are you gonna stay?

[Sean]
Am I...

Yeah I guess. I mean,
I guess I could stay, that's cool.

Kiss me.

[Sean laughs]
Uh...

Why? Why? Why? Why should I?
Why should I kiss you?

Because you want to?

- I don't think I want to.
- [Johnny] I think you want to.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

No?

[Sean laughs]

Do you want to kiss me now?
- [Sean laughs]

Uh...

No, uh. No... I'm sorry, it's...

Close your eyes.

[inhales and exhales]

[Johnny] How does that feel?

[Sean] Uh...

[exhales] It feels fine.

[Johnny] You're ready?

Yeah.

[inhales and exhales sharply]

Say it.

[laughs nervously]

- [Sean inhales deeply]
- [Johnny] Ask me if you can kiss me.

Can I kiss you, Johnny?

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[electronic music]

[glass hits the table]

[crying]
[door opens]

[footsteps]

[sobbing] Turn the fucking light off!

- [Johnny] Jesus, Ma.
- [Ma] Johnny...

[crying] Johnny, Johnny.

[crying] Johnny.

[Johnny] It's okay. I'm here, Ma.

[crying] Promise you'll
never leave me, Johnny.

[Johnny] I... I promise.

[Johnny] I promise.

[traffic noise]

[sighs]

[water dripping]

[cigarette crackling]

- [Dell] Johnny, what the fuck are you...
- [Johnny] Oh, Jesus, ah!

[Dell] Oh my God.

[Johnny] Don't go.

Johnny, let's leave this place

What would you do for me?

What do you want me to do?

I wanna know what you'll do for me.

- Anything?
- Yeah.

[Dell]
Yeah, I guess so.

- Do you mean it?
- Yeah.

Say it.

I'll do anything for you, Johnny.

[traffic noise]

Okay Johnny, how long are you
gonna leave here out there for?

Oh we don't have a scene yet, do we?

Oh Christ, it's fucking
freezing out here.

Yeah.

We're not in Vancouver anymore, Toto.
It's cold in Toronto.

I don't think a hooker
is gonna do too well.

Look, are you gonna keep talking
or you're gonna keep filming?

Nobody's gonna talk to her, Johnny.
It's freezing.

I know the street. There's plenty of
these fuckers around, you just gotta wait.

It'll happen, just keep rolling.

[exhales sharply]

So, has she ever done this before?

What?

What do you mean "what?"
Prostitution.

How would you feel about her if she did?

I don't know.

I mean, does it excite you Sean?

[traffic noise]

[laughs nervously] No.

No?

A beautiful young girl like that

of her own free will.

She makes money.

Guys she serves, she makes them happy.

They're all so grateful there
can't be any harm in it.

It's just good commerce.

[laughs ironically]
Commerce.

Fuck you, I don't see you out there.

Wouldn't bother me.

[car honking]

Okay, here comes a guy.

[indistinct chattering]

What do you want to do then?

I don't know.
Maybe you and me,

we can talk for a while.

Well, here I am. I'm here.

[indistinct chattering]

I see, I got it. I got it.

[man] I'm thinking what a cute thing like
you were doing in a night like tonight.

This guy doesn't have any money,
what the fuck?

Have you heard the word of Jesus?

The fuck are they talking about?

[Dell] Fuck sake.

[Sean] That's okay, he won't.

Jesus!

Okay, this guy.

Look at this guy. Suit, tie.

Stockbroker needs his cocksucker.
This is good.

I got money.

Okay, well...

[footsteps approaching]
- How much do you charge?

And nice shot of the John here.

Excuse me. Sorry, stand up there.
He's got a great face.

Congratulations, man.
You made it into the movie.

[man] There's a market
for this stuff or what?

[indistinct chattering]

You got a nice fucking face,
don't make me mess it up, okay?

- Come on.
- I got a family, man...

[indistinct chattering]

[Johnny] It's gonna be all right.
Come on you're in the movie.

[car speeding up]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]

Do all of these guys have to watch?

See, you got a point there. Sean?

I want you to give me the camera.
I can roll, you go wait outside.

- No, I thought you said...
- Are you fucking deaf?

Go wait outside.

Come on, are you fucking deaf?
Jesus Christ.

Okay sorry, keep going.

[door opens]

Just pretend I'm not here.

Come on, go ahead.
[door closes]

[kissing]

[kissing]

[kissing]
[sighs]

[sighs]

- Come on...
- Hey, just no talking, all right?

I got to concentrate!

Does he have to keep moving around?

Can you just go in the corner something?

Come on, how many films have you seen that
are shot from the corners in dingy rooms?

It's got to look real, it's got
to look good. Stop fucking around.

[traffic noise]
[rain falling]

[kissing]

[kissing]

Oh!

[kissing]
Ah!

Fuck!

What are you doing?

I'm not into guys, okay?

Jesus Christ!

What's wrong with you?

[door opens]

[door closes]

[footsteps]

[steps into water]

Sean, get back in here!

Come back in the room.

[Johnny]
Pretend you're now the John.

What?

Look at Dell.

She's beautiful, isn't she?

Yeah, she's... She's beautiful.

[breathing heavily]

[kissing]

I don't think he's into it, Dell. Get off.

[Dell]
Why?

[Johnny] Look at him,
he's obviously not interested.

[Sean] Get back.

[sighs]
- [Johnny] Look.

What's the matter, Sean?
Don't you like Dell?

She's pretty, isn't she?

[whispering]
Yeah.

You don't want to, do you?

[Johnny] Do you?

[Johnny] I know what you want, don't I?

Go wait outside,
don't come back until I tell you.

Get out, Sean.

Get out, Sean.

[Johnny]
Good boy.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Come here, Dell.

[traffic noise]

[radio skipping sound]

[siren wailing]

[woman] Not again, ew!

[sighs]

[muffled scream]

[woman] What are you doing?

[breathing heavily]

[slamming door]

[door opens]

[indistinct chattering]

Oh yeah, give me some love!

[indistinct chattering]

Right on.

[car honking]

[indistinct chattering]

Hey, Dell.

I just...

came to apologize for the
other night at the house.

I wanted to see how you were.

Well, take a good look and fuck off.

See, Dell...

I need to talk to you.

I want to get out of here, you know.

With you.

- And go home?
- No.

No, not home.

Away.

Well, this is my home now.

What is?

Here, with Johnny.

Look, Alice, I...

I don't need you anymore.
Just go without me.

I can't.

That's your problem.

- I want to take you out of here.
- I like it here.

Well, for one thing,
I'm not a frigid little bitch like you.

[laughing]

God.

Alice, he told me everything.

How you used to always
complain when he touched you,

always pushing him away.

What do you think got me pregnant?

You're lying.

- Yeah, if you want to think so.
- You're lying!

What the fuck do you think, Dell?

[yelling at each other]

[Dell]
Walk away from me, fucking bitch!

You bastard, don't fuck her up.

[traffic noise]

[footsteps leaving]

It's not true, is it?

What?

You never slept with her, did you?

Dell...

she's full of shit.

She's just jealous.

And she's going to try to say
anything to take you away from me.

That's not going to happen.

Is it?

[traffic noise]

[Johnny]
Okay?

[kicking a can]

[airplane passing by]

[kissing]

[traffic noise]

[door knocking]

- Hello?
- Hi, is Johnny here?

You're one of his friends?

Uh, yeah, I'm Albert.

Albert, huh?

Johnny's friends don't come over.

Did I come by too early?

No.

I'm making coffee.

Come in the kitchen, wait with me.

I'll drag his ass off sooner or later.

- Thanks, Mrs...
- Call me Ma.

[laughing]
Okay, Ma.

What's so funny?

You just don't seem like
the mother type, that's all.

[laughing]
I'll take that as a compliment.

[Albert]
Okay.

Don't go to any trouble for me.

It's okay.

It's no trouble.

I like well-mannered boys.

Sign of a good upbringing.

I always have a little
shot in the morning.

Take the edge off the day.

[both laughing]

[dog barking]

[both laughing]

[bottle hits the table]

[sits on chair]

So...
[sighs]

Albert.

Tell me about yourself.

Oh, well, Johnny and I've been
hanging for about six years now.

I guess we're best buddies.

Six years?

I've never seen you before.

Stuff is busy.

[laughing]

[Ma]
Where do you live?

In an apartment?

Uh...

[laughing]

[sucking fingers]

Sort of...

More just a squat, really, you know.
It's temporary.

[Ma]
A squat?

You know, I live there with
about seven or eight people.

Guys? Girls?

Couple of girls, mostly guys.

I sort of look after
everybody in a way, I guess.

You look after everybody?
How does Johnny fit in here?

What does Johnny do?

He looks after me, I guess.

Johnny looks after you?

[laughs]

[sighs]

[laughs nervously]

[whispering]
Open wide.

[chair moves abruptly]

[Ma] Jesus, you little son of a bitch!

I've told you not to stink up
on me a million times.

It's time to go, Albert.

Sit down, Albert.
You haven't finished your coffee.

It's time to go.

Thank you.

[dog barking]

[sighs]

[calm trip-hop music]

Hey, can I help you
with something you guys?

Hey guys, can I help you with anything?

[burps]

Yeah, okay. You know what?

You guys are just here to what,
steal shit?

You know what?
Why don't you get out, okay?

You guys want to take off please?

[men laughing]

Okay guys, this is
how it works, all right?

This is my phone and if you don't
leave I call the cops, you understand?

[mocking fearful sound]

Yeah, okay, so you know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna count to three,
I'm gonna call the cops

and then you guys, you can leave

or you can stay and the cops can
throw you out, I don't care which.

Okay, here we go.

One, two...

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, have a nice day, guys.

[hangs up phone]

This is my phone,
I use it to call the cops.

I like to blow them,
I've got a pussy for a mouth.

Fucking son of a bitch.
Man, I can fucking kick his ass.

This is interesting. Hey, listen to this.

Here's an interesting creature.

This animal has bright,
fierce colors to make a tough impression,

but nine times out of ten if challenged

they'll back down and run away.

It's kind of like you, Albert.

What's that supposed to fucking mean?

Well, I mean, you're a tough guy, right?

[funny voice]
Look at me, tough guy.

[funny voice] You're tough guy!

[funny voice] Me, angry tough guy!

[others laughing]

[speaking normally] What the
fuck you laughing at, man?

Albert, I'm laughing at you.

You're a fucking coward.

Come on, coward little coward.

[speaking like a child] I'm so
scared, I'm a big coward.

Fuck you, Johnny, fuck you!

[Johnny] You're not a coward?

I'll tel you what, why don't you go inside
and grab me five of these, tough guy?

[Albert] Fuck you.

Fuck you? Fuck you, man.

If you're so tough,
go get me the magazines.

What, you want me to
get you five magazines,

that makes me a fucking tough guy?

You're gonna talk or get the magazines?
You're a big, tough guy.

Fuck! All right, I'll do it.

[funny voice] Let him go,
he's a tough guy.

Here, is that what you want?

- No, no, no. Not this time.
- Fuck you, man!

You're going back inside.

I'm fucking calling with the cops, okay?

Let's go. Say bye to your buddies.

I don't know that guy.

Come on.

[Johnny] I don't know that guy.

[siren wailing]

[Sean laughs]

[Johnny] Hey let's go.

[laughing]

[laughing]

No, no, no.

[traffic noise]

[indistinct chatter]
[door closes]

[laughing]
[people talking in the video]

Is that fucking real?
[people talking in the video]

[Johnny] Of course it's real, look at it.

[people talking in the video]

[Dell] Look, I got to get moving.

Those are hookers?

She's not a hooker,
it's just a fucking scene.

Oh...

Johnny, Dell's got a
new defender over here.

Do you think that Dell would
sleep with a stranger for money?

I don't know.

Well, shut up then, all right?

- Who the hell is this?
- Shh!

[Sean speaking in the video]
Can I kiss you, Johnny?

[everyone laughs]

And then it's whack, right?
You slap and shit.

- Come on, come on.
- [Johnny] Shh!

[Sean speaking in the video]
Can I kiss you, Johnny?

[everyone laughs]

So Sean's got a little crush on
you, huh, Johnny?

Sean wants to eat a dick.

[singing] Eat a dick.

[laughing]

[Sean] Fucking guy.

[Dell] Hey, come here.

Look, would you do this up for me, please?

Yeah.

[laughing in the distance]

You remember when we first met?

[Sean] Yeah.

You only wanted to talk to me.

Do you want to talk to me now?

I don't know.

So you like girls, Sean?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Do you like me?

[laughs nervously]

- You're Johnny's girl, so...
- Just forget that.

That's kind of hard.

What do you want?

I don't know.

Do you want me?

I don't know.

[traffic noise]

Sean, Sean.

What?

I want you to be in a scene today.

[lighter clicks]

Right, what do you want me to do?

[sighs]

You want me to be in a scene?
I was gonna...

I don't know. Maybe I should just film.

Not today.

Well, who's gonna do that then?
Who's gonna run the camera?

I will.

Johnny, I'm a pretty bad actor.
I don't think this is a very good idea.

[Johnny] Oh no, no. There's no acting.

[Sean] So then what's the scene?

It's the scene between you and Dell.

I want to recreate that moment
where you first two met.

Okay, well, I'm just letting you know I
get pretty nervous in front of a camera.

You'll be fine.

We'll improvise.

[siren wailing]

[indistinct chattering]

[Sean] Hey, I'm...
I'm sorry to bother you.

I don't even know if
that's exactly what I said.

It's okay. Just improvise. Don't look
at the camera. I'm not here, okay?

I just suck at doing this.

It's okay, just go.

Look, I'm new in town, so...

Do you know how to get
to this place right here?

God, you're fucking terrible.

Dell, shut the fuck up.
You're wrecking the scene. Come on, go.

Uh...

Are you okay?

What are you talking about?

- You were upset. Remember you had that...
- Right...

Okay, Gus, Marcus, you guys come in here.

You surprised him, right?
Dell's in our gang but this guy Sean

he fucking ripped you off.

You're pissed and you want to get even.

[indistinct chattering]

We're faking, right guys? Faking!

Ahh! Guys!

Come on, you gotta get into it.

Come on, lay boots to him,
make it real, don't look back.

[punching and screaming]

[Sean] Fuck you!

Guys, what the fuck are you doing?

[screaming]

Johnny, they're really hurting him!

- Dell, why are you wrecking the scene?
- I'm not wrecking your fucking scene!

- You're wrecking the fucking scene!
-They're fucking hurting him!

You want to kick him? Get in there!

- [Sean screaming]
- [Johnny] Come on, Dell. I know you.

You want to do this.
Get in there, give him boots, man.

[screaming]

Dell, he's in the way. You know that.

Come on, I know you. You want to kick him.

Come on, get in there,
lay boots to the fucker.

Come on, you guys. Hammer on him!
[Sean screaming]

Come on, kick him! Lay boots to him!

Come on, give it to him!

Fucking grind his face into the snow!

Come on, harder Dell!
Harder!

[Dell breathing heavily]

[muffled screaming]

All right!
[Sean screaming]

All right, that's enough. Get up!

- [Sean screaming]
- [Johnny] Okay.

Fuck, you're okay.
All right, that's enough.

[Sean screaming]

[breathing heavily]

All right...

Get up!

[Johnny] Marcus, take his vest off.

That's fucking it.

[Sean] Fuck you!

All right, let's go.

Come on, bring him up.

Come on, Dell. Let's go.

[Johnny] Fucking beautiful.

Whoo! Ha!

[water dripping]

[footsteps]

[traffic noise]
[radio skipping sound]

- [Ma] Go!
- [Johnny] I'm sorry, Ma.

[Ma] Go!

[Ma] Go!

[Ma] Get the fuck out of here!

[Ma cries]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[traffic noise]
[radio skipping sound]

[white noise]

[traffic noise]

[man] We beat the shit out of that guy.

[laughing in the distance]

[indistinct chattering]

[indistinct chattering]

[indistinct chattering]

[laughing]

Did you hear him? He was like...

[funny voice] Fuck you!

[footsteps]

I was pretty frail kid, you know?

I used to get beaten on a regular basis.

[sighs]

I remember this one time,

I'd been watching some cartoons.

I must have been like six.

And...

I spilled some pop on the rug...

and my mom flipped.

She beat me real bad

and she threw me out on the snow.

And I stood there,

with this look on my face like...

I saw that look in you.

That's what this shit about.
Your mother beat you as a kid?

I...

I don't care, Johnny.
I don't want to hear it.

So what are you gonna do?

I don't...

I don't know, I'm...

I'm leaving, I'm leaving.

I don't want you to leave.

What are you talking about?

That's fucking bullshit back there.

[Johnny] I know, I know.

I know and I'm sorry.
I didn't mean for it to go that far.

It was out of my control.

I got to be honest, Sean.

I have really strong feelings for you.

I can't deny it.

You've got something I never had.

I mean, I look in the mirror...

I look in the mirror and I'm ashamed.

But I look at you

and you're beautiful.

You can't leave, Sean.

I need you once more.

[Sean] Okay, what's the scene?

[marker screeching on the board]

[marker hits the floor]
[sits on chair]

[chair rolling]

The final scene.

- [Marcus] You're crazy.
- [Johnny] What?

- [Marcus] You're nuts.
- [Johnny] What are you talking about?

I'm talking about the fucking scene,
look at it!

[chair rolling]

[hits chair]

[Johnny] You're afraid.

I don't need to get arrested, man.

I don't think any of us do.

Oh, so you're speaking
for the whole group now.

You don't have to be part of this.

Here.

[things hitting the ground]

Here you go.

Take your shit and leave.

I don't owe you any fucking favors.

You're gonna get us off fucking killed!

- [Johnny] What is this fucking "all"...
- [Marcus] You're gonna get us killed!

And fucking sent to jail, for what?

Fucking "we" bullshit.
Who is this "we" you keep talking about?

[Marcus] All of us!
I'm talking about all of us.

All of us?
You have to ask all of us.

Guys, are you all so fucking weak-minded

that you'll do whatever
anyone tells you to do?

Or do we make decisions together?

Together, Johnny. Same as always.

Together, same as always.

So it's decided then,
we do the final scene.

And you, Gus, you can take all your shit

and you can go

We don't need you.

Look, I'm sorry.

Fuck you, man. Fuck you.

Fuck me.

Yeah, you're a fucking coward man,
a cock sucker.

I don't want to hear it.

Look, I'm sorry, all right?

It's not enough.

You know, this guy he keep all the
money he made on the street if I let him

because he's a selfish fucking...
I fucking hate that!

People like you.

Selfish fucking bastards.

I'll tell you what.
Take your fucking shit...

and get the fuck out of here.

[things hitting the ground]

[Johnny] Get the fuck out of here!

[Dell] Johnny, he didn't fucking mean it!

No, fuck he did mean it!

[Dell sighs and hits the floor]

I don't need to fucking hear it!

You guys, you don't fucking get it!

[Marcus] Look, I know.

Good, I'm glad you know.

- [Marcus] I do.
- [Johnny] Good.

[Johnny] So you're going in first.

And when we go you don't
turn off the camera.

- [Sean] Yeah don't worry, I got it.
- [Johnny] Yeah.

Let's go.

[footsteps]

[crying]

[Johnny] You shouldn't
have interrupted me.

[sobbing] Johnny,
I wasn't interrupting, all right?

[Johnny] Are you...

[Johnny] Are you turning on me?

- [Johnny] The way Albert did.
- [Dell] No. No, Johnny but...

[sobbing] It's just that ever since
Sean came, everything's been...

[Johnny] Sean is not in the scene.

[Johnny] You're in the scene.

That's what matters.

[Johnny] He's just a button
pusher, he's a technician.

Look, I can replace him tomorrow.

Sean doesn't matter.

You're what matters.

I need you, Dell.

Without you I'm nothing.
Without you I'm alone, you understand?

[sobbing] Do you love me, Johnny?

[Johnny] What do you think?

I need you to love me.

[inhales]

I only want you to love me.
I need it more than anything.

[sobbing]

[Johnny] I know.

I'll...

I'll do anything for you, you know that.

[Johnny] I know.

[sobbing]

Look, I'm sorry. I've been such a...

- [Dell] A... a bitch... It's...
- [Johnny] It's okay.

[Johnny] It's okay, forget it.

[Dell] Okay.

[Johnny] It's okay.

[sobbing]

[Johnny] Are you coming?

I wouldn't miss it.

[electronic music]

Hey.

[door closes]

Surprise, asshole. You remember me?

Okay, okay, wow, wow.

Guys, guys, guys,
we can work this out, okay?

There's nothing to work out here.
Albert's not here to defend himself.

This is about friendship, loyalty
and sticking up for each other.

Sean, get a nice shot of
this guy's fucking face.

Look at you, fucker. For the camera.
[kissing sound]

Mmh, look at him go. Yeah.

I want you to apologize
to my friend Albert.

I want him to watch it at home and
be proud of it. And make it genuine.

I'm so...

What? Are you fucking deaf?

Look in the camera and
apologize to Albert!

You're... You're taping this?

Yeah, we're taping this.

We're making a movie and this
is your big fucking shot.

So take a look.

Say, "I'm sorry, Albert."

Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?

You want me to apologize to
somebody who came in here

and tried to rip me off?

Is that what you want?

Yeah.

[traffic noise]

You must be out of your mind, all right?

Yeah? Hold this fucking guy.

[Johnny] Look at the fucking
camera, listen to me.

You fucking listen to me.

- You're hurting my neck.
- What's your name?

I don't give a fuck!
What's your name?

Look in the camera.
What's your name?

I can't hear you!

What's your name?

Come on, man.

What?

My name is Bob.

Bob?

Yeah, Bob.
Listen, listen.

The money... the money's in the cash, man.

Come on, let go of me.

Bob, this isn't about money, okay?

Apologize to Albert.

Look in the camera and apologize.

[Johnny] You defying son of a
bitch, listen to me.

[door opens]

[breathing heavily]

Listen to me.

I want you to fucking apo...

Open your fucking eyes, look at me!

You defying son of a bitch, listen to me.

Goddamn, I could crush your
fucking head like a nut.

Johnny, stop it, stop that shit.

[Johnny] Fuck you man!

[everyone screaming]

What the fuck is wrong with you, man?
You're a fucking waste of time.

Get the fuck out of here.

[fighting]

[hits shelf]

[hitting and grunting]

[Dell] Johnny!

[screaming]

[beating stops]

Johnny?

Oh my god. Oh my god.
Oh my God. Johnny.

Johnny.

[sobbing] Johnny...

Johnny!

Oh shit!

[coughing]

[coughing]

[traffic noise]

[breathing heavily]

[Bob speaking on the phone]

Put down the phone, man.

What did you do to him?

What did you do to him!

What did I do to him?
What did I do to him?

[shouting] I didn't do anything to
him, all right?

Fucking camera, man. He had a c...

- [Bob] Hey listen.
- [Sean] Oh fuck.

You guys are out of your
fucking minds, all right?

[violent hit]

Fuck you!

You fucker! You son of a bitch,
mother fucker!

You fucking son of a bitch!

[breathing heavily]

What did you do to him?

Oh shit.

Oh shit.

[Sean] We got to get out of here.

[Sean] Dell, please. We got to...

- [Sean] Dell, we got to get out...
- [Dell] Fuck off of me!

Fuck you!

Fucking leave me alone, leave us alone!
Get the fuck away from me!

[sobbing]

[crying]

[Dell crying]

[Dell crying]

[door closes]
[Dell crying]

[siren wailing in the distance]
[Dell crying]

Dell. Dell, come on.

Come on, come on, Dell.
Dell, look at me.

Dell, come on.

We have to go, all right?
It's okay, it's okay. Come on.

Come on, Dell, come on.
Let's go, let's go.

[siren wailing in the distance]

Okay, come on. Let's go.

[siren wailing in the distance]

[door closes]

[calm trip-hop music]

[calm trip-hop music]

[door opens]

[birds chirping]

[birds chirping]

[Ma's voice on video]
You're making a movie for your Ma?

[Johnny's voice on video]
I don't know, Ma.

[heavy rock music]