First Time Felon Page #3

Synopsis: Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Charles S. Dutton
Production: HBO Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
R
Year:
1997
110 min
662 Views


Arms out!

Couple of gangbangers!

You low-lives...

...are now in

the lmpact lncarceration Program!

Your first rule is

always acknowledge an order...

...by saying, ''Yes, sir. No, sir.

Yes, ma'am. No, ma'am!''

-You scum understand that?

-Yes, sir!

-l can't hear you!

-Yes, sir!

Everybody turn around and face me!

Do l look like your friend?

What is your first name, fat boy?

Your first name is ''inmate!''

What is your first name?

''lnmate,'' sir!

-Do you think this is funny, moron?

-No, sir.

-Wipe that smile off your face, inmate.

-l can't, ma'am.

Get him out of here!

Let's go, come on!

See how funny the penitentiary is?

Dummy!

One down...

...17 to go. Guards!

Everybody else, move out!

l'm Superintendent Sorley.

From this point forward,

you will take no actions on your own.

You will do absolutely nothing...

...unless you are instructed to

by a member of this staff.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

You have no reason to say anything

to the inmate standing next to you.

You are all here alone.

lf after 120 days, you all decide

you wanna call each other up...

...and talk about all the good times you had

while you were here, that's fine.

But while you are here, no talking. Ever.

Any time, any place...

...ever.

This program is unfair.

lt was designed to be unfair. Life is unfair.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

Now, there will be no escapes.

lf you try to escape,

we will apprehend you.

We'll hunt you down like the animals

that you are and after you are caught...

...you will get seven to 10 years added

to whatever time you're doing.

-Do you understand that?

-Yes, sir!

You're all non-violent first-time felons.

Sentences between two and five years.

Now, all of you, each and every--

Stand up.

You put your eyes on me again,

l will pop them right out of your head.

Yes, sir!

My staff will not lay a hand on you.

And you will not lay a hand on my staff.

Anyone who takes a swing

at one of my staff members...

...will then cease to be an inmate

and will become a convict.

And believe me...

...we know how to deal with convicts here.

This program exists solely to make room

in our over-crowded prison system...

...and to save taxpayers' dollars.

That is all we have to do.

lt is not our job to straighten you out.

lt is your job.

lt is your responsibility.

Move out!

-What are you in for?

-Car theft, ma'am.

-Are you a drunk driver?

-No, ma'am.

You run over old ladies

while they get in your way?

Why are you wasting my time?

-Get out of my chair!

-You sold my sister heroin?

-No, sir.

-Why, my sister ain't good enough?

-No, sir.

-What? What?

What is this? Pick it up!

-What's your last name, you idiot?

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Daniel Therriault

Daniel Therriault (born 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the stage play Battery and the HBO films First Time Felon and Witness Protection. more…

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