American Girl Page #2

Synopsis: The needy teenager Rena Grubb lives with her dysfunctional family of losers in a trailer park. The most popular boy in her school is dating her only for sex, and does not want to be seen with her. Her brother Jay is gay; her older half-sister Barbie is a bitch; and her mother Madge works hard in several low-qualification jobs to raise money to support her family. Rena is asking her mother to go to the annual picnic with her beloved missing low-fife father John Grubb, who is in prison sentenced to two life sentences. Rena is pregnant and collects the cards her father sends to her from the prison. When Madge decides to go with her family to the picnic, and along the day, the family finds how mean and nasty John is, shattering the dreams of Rena with her father.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jordan Brady
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.1
R
Year:
2002
88 min
189 Views


I think it is time

you did see your daddy.

You think so?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I think so, too.

Hey, mama.

I brought you this.

Thank you, Rena.

What do you want?

Do you ever think that maybe

daddy doesn't do anything

because we never

tell him nothing?

Five minutes

of peace, please.

Well, I think he deserves

a chance to be a daddy.

Baby, sometimes I think

you don't remember

your daddy so good.

There's not that much

to remember.

A kiss on the cheek,

a bedtime story...

I just really

want to go, mama.

What is so important about

this damn picnic this year?

Because it is!

He's my dad!

Mama, please!

I really want to go.

Mama, please!

Okay, we'll go.

Okay, honey.

Will you go get me

a beer, please?

(delighted shriek)

Hurry up,

before someone sees.

Hey.

You know the rule.

I know.

Stay put.

I'm staying.

(rap music plays

on radio)

Knock, knock.

What do you want?

Baby, I said, "knock, knock."

How do you feel about

going to see your daddy?

I don't know.

It might be a good idea

for us all to go and see him.

I mean, is it something

you want to do,

or do you want to talk about...

I'll go.

Okay, we might have fun.

I don't know.

I'll be home after 6:00.

Why are you so sweaty?

It's hot in here.

Hey, you ever think about

going to the magic kingdom?

Not particularly.

I bet it's just about

the happiest place on earth.

Yeah, that's why

they call it

"the happiest place

on earth," mom.

I sure wish we could go there

instead of to see your daddy.

You're not really thinking

about going there, are you?

Rena wants to go.

I want to win the lotto, so...

here, you want some?

No, no, no.

I missed my last

couple of visits.

The time there,

it's not so bad,

but it takes my soul

a day or two to recover.

You know how things is.

Yeah, I know how things is.

Barbie, I'm not going to

make you go, but...

your daddy

sure would like it.

He always loved you.

I know.

Just like you

was one of his own.

Yeah.

So what do you say?

I guess I will if I have to.

Didn't I just say

you didn't have to?

Come on, hurry up!

I have to go,

and I have to go now!

(coughing)

What's going on in there?

What?

What's going on?

Yeah, I'm just feeling pukey,

Thats all.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

What kind of pukey?

I don't know.

I'm just sick, I guess.

Uh-huh.

You know what I'm thinking?

I'm thinking you shouldn't

be expecting to see

your ruby slippers

any time soon.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Who's the daddy, Rena?

What are you going on for?

Just tell me

who the daddy is.

Who is he?

What are you

going on about?

Mama's going to

just about sh*t.

Mama's got no reason

to sh*t, all right?

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