North Country Page #5

Synopsis: 1989. Josey Aimes takes her two kids, Sammy and Karen, and leaves her abusive husband Wayne, to return to her northern Minnesota home town. On a chance meeting with her old friend Glory Dodge who works as a driver and union rep at the mine operated by Pearson Taconite and Steel, Josey decides to work at the mine as well, work that is dominated by men in number and in tone. She does so to be able to stand on her own two feet for the first time in her life, something she probably could not have done if she remained in a job washing hair at a beauty salon. Working at the mine does not sit well with her father, Hank Aimes, who also works at the mine and who, like the other male workers, believes she is taking a job away from a man. Hank has believed that all Josey's problems are of her own doing, ever since she, unmarried, had Sammy while she was still in high school. Josey has always stated that she does not know who Sammy's biological father is, which fosters Hank's attitude about her. A
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Niki Caro
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2005
126 min
$18,324,242
Website
943 Views


- No, it's okay. Hal bought them.

- Why are we the only ones dancing?

- You call that dancing?

Last time I danced like that

I ended up with twins.

Here's to broad shoulders, leather skin,

and a belly I can rest my drink on.

Yeah!

Hey, I heard Glory's new friend

is living with you.

You got a three-way going or what?

B*tch is on my crew. If you ask me,

this sh*t's out of control.

Funny thing, I didn't ask you.

Come on. Let's go, come on.

Please, take it easy.

What are you gonna do? My taxes?

You shouldn't have done that, Earl.

Come on.

Hey!

Come on.

Take it easy.

Welcome home, pal.

- Thanks.

- What a f***ing a**hole.

- Yeah.

- Cheers.

Welcome back to the range.

Okay, come on, now.

Give me the bunny, give me the bunny,

give me the bunny.

Yes! I got a bunny!

I got a bunny, everyone!

Why haven't you asked me to dance?

Not much of a dancer.

Sherry.

Bill.

So I hear you're some kind

of hockey star up in Carlson.

High school. Long, long time ago.

So you wanna dance?

Sherry, you got a lot of guys

to choose from in this place.

I know you're not a homo.

- How old are you?

- Nineteen.

So you wanna dance or not?

I don't think you do.

I'm wearing underwear older than you.

You really are a homo.

Evening, ladies.

Evening, man.

Just one dance? Your friends here

will keep an eye on us.

All right, sure.

Are you nice, Ricky?

You seem nice.

Hurry. Get out, get out, get out.

You f***ing suck.

You told me to have fun.

I didn't say do it till you puke.

Ah, great, where is Sammy?

Found him.

Where are your clothes?

Barfed on them.

Runs in the family.

All right, let's go. No more.

All right.

Stop singing that song, Sammy.

- Why not? It's a cool song.

- It's not a cool song.

- Will I get my own bedroom?

- Karen, please, no screaming.

- Seriously.

- Hey, nobody's talking to you.

- Then why am I even here?

- Because you're still a part of this family.

Oh, so now we're a family?

What the hell's the matter with you?

Karen, honey.

- It's pink, isn't it?

- Yeah.

It's great.

I just don't know if I can come up

with 20 percent down.

Can you do 10?

- How about 5?

- We can work something out.

How about that, huh?

What do you guys think?

- Definitely. Take it.

- I think it sucks.

Someday you're gonna

beg me to forgive you...

...for being such a horse's ass

on the biggest day of my life. And I won't.

Holy crap.

Look at that long face.

Somebody thought I forgot

about her, huh? But I didn't.

There's a surprise outside.

Cover your eyes.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

- Keep them closed.

- Okay.

Okay?

There it is.

Well, I'm sure the neighbors heard.

- Come on, Sammy.

- Get on there.

Now you're gonna bounce really high.

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Michael Seitzman

Michael Seitzman (born November 1, 1967) is an American writer, producer and film director best known for film North Country. more…

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