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Synopsis: In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Allison Anders
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  4 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
R
Year:
1992
101 min
127 Views


They are in my drawer.

Mom, do you want

blankets and sheets, too?

- Of course.

- Would you move? I'm gonna be late.

Who used all the tampons

and didn't buy a new box?

Not me.

I'm the dominant female in this house.

You're both following my cycle.

You get your period first. You're all bad.

I bought some. They're under the sink.

- What's this?

- Give it! That's mine!

- Birth control pills?

- You b*tch! I'm gonna tell Mom.

- I'm gonna tell Mommy!

- Just give it back!

- You jerk! Stop laughing!

- I'm not.

- Why did you hit her?

- I didn't. She fell.

- Not till she pushed me.

- She kicked me.

I can always depend on you

to cause trouble.

Big baby.

- Is this the only size you have?

- That's it, hon.

- How much is it?

- $2.25 and tax.

Bummer. I have $2.

How much you need?

Just $0.30.

Take it.

I can pay you back. My mom's just in there.

No sweat.

John's a big spender. Ladies' man.

Too young for you, John.

Thanks. I'll be right back with your change.

- Don't worry about it.

- Thanks.

So, where's this go, Sadie?

Mom used to say that the easiest place

to meet a guy was a bar.

To me, this sounded crazy.

Then one night, I saw him.

The one I'd been looking for.

It was like he walked

straight out of an Elvia Rivero movie.

I could tell he was no loser.

He had on the clothes of a teamster

and boots from Spain...

or at least El Paso.

He was the one, beyond a doubt.

I just have to get him and my mom together.

- I was hoping it was you.

- Let's go.

F*** them!

- Am I taking you home?

- Can I go with you?

I'll be working. And it's dangerous.

You're not really dressed for it.

I could wait in the Jeep for you. I'll be okay.

Okay. I won't be long.

I don't like this sh*t.

- Dank?

- Careful.

Walk to me, slowly.

You dropped these.

Thank you.

- I always thought there was nothing here.

- Nothing here?

There's so much.

Look at this.

And these.

There's something I've got to tell you.

Do you want to hear it?

- Is it going to upset me?

- No.

Is it going to make me sick?

- Is it going to make me kill someone?

- No.

All right, then.

I mess around with guys a lot.

I guess I'm one of those girls with a rep.

I never wanted to do it, but I do.

I even make all the first moves.

But I've been thinking about it a lot lately

and thinking about...

why I can't say no...

and why I always have to do it.

And I think it's because of my first time.

These guys just did what they wanted.

What are you saying?

They pulled a train on me.

They gang-banged me.

I didn't report it. Are you crazy?

Let the whole town know about it?

I never told anyone. Not even my mom.

I knew their names.

Two of them were brothers...

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Allison Anders

Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant as well as a Peabody Award. more…

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