Personal Effects Page #2

Synopsis: Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death. He comes home to help his mother; he works out, takes a dead-end job, and goes to the trial of the accused murderer. He becomes friends with Linda, her husband murdered; she's raising a teen son, Clay, who's deaf. Walter gets Clay into wrestling. He accompanies Linda to events at a center where she works. He sees her at the courthouse. They wait for verdicts. Walter's mother takes her daughter's things to a rummage sale. Clay has his father's pistol. How will grief express itself?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): David Hollander
Production: P.E. Productions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
R
Year:
2009
106 min
354 Views


Come to court,

just...

lighten it up,

you know?

So, Mrs. Pietrysk...

Hi.

Let some steam off

before you come in.

Jury selection

will take

the better part

of the week.

Each side

will have a chance

to rule out

any potential

problem jurors.

We'll get the right

people up there,

and we'll

start this thing.

Okay.

Okay?

Hi.

You're Gloria's son,

right?

Yeah.

Walter.

Walter, right.

Oh, God...

you can't smoke

in this damn place.

I'm here for

jury selection.

I heard

it can take a while.

That's what the prosecutor

was just telling me.

There's a snack machine

on the second floor,

in case you get hungry.

Thanks.

'Night.

Love you.

Love you, too, Ma.

Try your cluck

with daily free lunch drawings.

Suck cock, cock.

You shouldn't s--

you shouldn't--

What?

Don't be chicken,

try Megabird.

Oh, please.

F*** off.

Most survivors turn

to the criminal justice system

for a kind of emotional support

in their need to see

their loved one's assailants

apprehended, prosecuted,

convicted, and punished.

Unfortunately,

the criminal

justice system

exists for society,

not for you

as an individual.

So whatever you believe

the appropriate punishment

for the murder is

will probably not

be doled out.

Even if the killer

gets the death sentence,

it ultimately will not

make you feel better.

Okay, that does it

for today.

Remember,

we set a date

for the charity

rummage sale,

and this should be

a great way

to let go of

those possessions

you've struggled

to get rid of,

as well as a good way

to raise money

for victims' families.

Good stuff.

Judge Wettick rejected

the defense's motions to dismiss

and for mistrial.

So, we're back to it.

I don't wish

to speak ill of the dead,

but she drank,

a lot.

She was promiscuous.

She had sexual relations

with many men.

Consequently,

it gave many men

reason to react to her.

That's not true...

She was a person

who put herself

into dangerous situations

with great frequency.

That's not true.

It has been established

in this court of law

that Miss Blount

was not even certain

who the father of her child is!

What are you saying

about my sister?

Mr. Blount.

He's telling a lie!

Mr. Blount.

He's--

that's a lie!

He's lying!

This is your last warning,

Mr. Blount.

But he doesn't know

anything about her!

Mr. Blount...

You're just going to

let him--

Mr. Blount...

You are so full of sh--

You are so f--

Walter?

What happened?

This defense attorney

basically

just called

my sister a wh...

Whore.

Oh, that's

not right.

Basically said

she brought it

on herself.

I'm sorry.

It's not enough that

he represents that...

that human

piece of crap,

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David Hollander

David Hollander (born May 16, 1968) is an American television writer, director and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the creator, screenwriter, and an executive producer of The Guardian, a Pittsburgh-based legal drama which aired on CBS. The series starred Simon Baker. He also created the TNT series Heartland and has been the show runner of the Showtime series Ray Donovan since 2014. Hollander also directed the 2009 film Personal Effects starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher and Kathy Bates. Hollander has also served on the faculty of the USC Screenwriting Master's Program from 1995-2000. more…

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