Gracie's Choice Page #2

Synopsis: Anne Heche plays an abusive mother to Gracie, played by Kristen Bell. Gracie has always taken care of her three younger brothers and one sister. When her mother's drug and alcohol use goes too far, Gracie decides to take on the official role of mother to her brothers.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Peter Werner
Production: Frank and Bob Films II
  Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.7
TV-PG
Year:
2004
90 min
456 Views


And pick me up some hamburger...

...and a can of tomatoes and some paprika.

Gotta have paprika if you're gonna cook.

- Will you make Rudy's Hungarian goulash?

- I don't know, Rose. You want me to?

- Yes.

- Well, then, hell, yeah. I'm gonna make it.

Who's Rudy?

Mama...

...Rudy was a Hungarian friend of mine.

Only now he's in prison.

Which commandment did he break,

stealing or murder?

What's a commandment?

"What's a commandment?"

- The Ten Commandments...

- That God gave Moses, Rose.

Don't you know anything?

I know you never take the kids to church,

but you should get them back into school.

Tomorrow!

Damn, do I have to write it in blood?

Tomorrow!

Well, don't just stand there gawking.

Go get the milk.

- And the stuff for the goulash?

- Forget the goulash.

Yeah. Your mom's gonna be too busy

cleaning up her dishes.

Would you give them some money

for a frozen pizza?

"Rom... Romeo, Romeo...

...wherefore art thou, Romeo?"

"Wherefore art thou, Romeo?"

She's not asking where he is.

She wants to know why he's called Romeo.

"That which we call a rose

by any other name would smell as sweet. "

Go on.

"Deny thy father...

...and refuse thy name...

...or if thy while... "

Wilt!

"Or, if thou wilt not,

be but sworn my love...

...and I'll no longer be a Capulet. "

What's your name again?

- Gracie Thompson.

- Okay, Thompson.

You ever heard of Romeo and Juliet?

I know what a Romeo is.

But the story, the play,

Romeo and Juliet...

...Shakespeare, star-crossed lovers,

West Side Story...

They're from two different families

at war with each other.

She's willing to give up everything

for him.

Impetuous, passionate!

Do you kids have any passion?

Thank you, Mr. Bodell.

- Are you okay?

- Today sucked.

So tell me about it.

- Rose.

- Hi, Gracie.

- Hi, Gracie.

- How was your day?

How are you?

- How you doing?

- Oh, hey, girl.

Hey, honey.

What do you think?

I think that's my T-shirt,

and it's too small for you.

- Look at the scale Mom got for us.

- Mama, I know what this is.

The police are gonna be back.

Do you think my b*obs

are too small for it?

Oh, come on.

You're not upset, are you?

- I paid for it, didn't I?

- Whatever.

I want you to meet somebody.

Ray, I want you to come out

and meet my little sister, Gracie.

- Mom!

- What? He knows I'm kidding.

Anyway, people do think

we look like sisters, all the time.

- You didn't tell me Gracie was so cute.

- She is.

- How you doing?

- You are so cute.

Gracie. She's always been jealous of me.

- She should be.

- Yeah.

Gracie, you awake?

I am now.

What do you want?

I'm sorry. Can I talk to you outside

for a second?

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