A History of Violence Page #2

Synopsis: This is the story of a mild-mannered man, named Tom Stall, who becomes a local hero through an act of violence, he lives a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. But one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): David Cronenberg
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 78 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
2005
96 min
$31,500,000
Website
1,828 Views


Ready? OK!

Go, Wildcats!

No wives in here, mister.

Mmm.

- Wow.

- Shh.

Quiet.

My parents are in the next room.

Mmm.

You're naughty.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

You are such a bad boy.

Mm-hmm.

Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah.

Oh.

There wasn't much of that

in high school.

Ah...

Mmm.

- Uhh.

- Mmm.

What is it?

Huh?

I remember the moment

I knew you were in love with me.

I saw it in your eyes.

I can still see it.

Of course you can.

I still love you.

I'm the luckiest

son of a b*tch alive.

You are the best man

I've ever known.

There's no luck involved.

You want to go down

and get some food or something?

You ever wonder

what kids did for fun...

on a Saturday night

a hundred years ago?

I don't know.

I guess I always figured...

they got into

their parents' wagon...

and went cruising

up and down their main drag...

playing loud banjo music

and acting like idiots.

So, you think

this is as good as it gets?

For us? Yeah.

For now.

Eventually, we... we grow up,

we get jobs, we have affairs...

and we become alcoholics.

Ahem. You know, sometimes...

you depress me.

Hey, that's what I'm good at.

Give me that.

Hey, isn't that

that Stall f*ggot?

Yeah.

You should go kick his ass.

I'm going to.

Who the f*** was that?

I don't know,

and I don't want to know.

Can I just say how sick I am

of these podunk towns...

and the goddamn podunks

who live in 'em?

Do you think

if you keep saying that...

it's actually going

to change anything?

I am so sick of this sh*t.

Yeah, you made that clear

about ten thousand miles ago.

Now, if you haven't got

a better idea...

I don't want to hear

about it anymore.

We are so goddamned broke.

Yeah, well...

that's easy to fix.

No way.

- Come on.

- Mm-mmm.

Are you going to go shoot pool

with Jerry?

Maybe.

Thanks, Tom.

Thanks, Mick... good as ever.

There you go.

See you in church.

Yep. Have a good evening.

You, too.

See you tonight, Charlotte.

Yeah. See you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Aw, it's all right, old fella.

Just closing up, fellas.

Coffee, black.

The same. I'll have some pie...

some of that lemon meringue pie.

Guys, guys, I'm sorry. I'm...

We're closed.

I said... coffee!

OK.

I guess we can handle that.

It's not very fresh.

You can go home now, Charlotte.

Just leave the pie.

OK.

Billy...

You're going to be sticking

around for a while, honey.

Tom?

Don't f***in' move.

Sir, we don't... we don't

carry much cash here.

You gentlemen are certainly

welcome to all of it.

Oh, I know that, a**hole,

believe me.

I do know that.

- Aah!

- Shut up, b*tch!

OK, Billy...

let's show this a**hole

we mean business.

What? Her?

Yes, her.

Do her!

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