River's Edge Page #3

Synopsis: A group of high school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Reactions vary, as Layne is intent on protecting Samson and smuggling him out of the state, while others think it's best to go to the police. Matt's tough little brother also finds out about the body and no one knows quite how the police will learn about the murder or who will be blamed for it.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Tim Hunter
Production: Island
  4 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
1986
99 min
1,171 Views


We all came out here|for some stupid joke.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

You're in trouble, dude.

No, man.

Nobody has to find out.

OK, listen up.

We've got a lot of people here.

We could bury her so she's never found.

Is anybody gonna help me?

Where are you going, Mike?|Get back here.

- I gotta get back to work, Layne.|- I said get back here, goddammit.

Layne, leave me alone.

- Let me go.|- We're dealing with a friend's future.

- He killed somebody.|- You're gonna bring her back?

He brings us out here|like it's some f***ing show.

We're here to deal with it.|Give me your keys.

No, dammit!

- You son of a b*tch.|- Layne.

- Leave him alone, Layne.|- What the f*** are you doing?

He doesn't have to stay|if he doesn't want to.

So me and John are gonna have|to do this all by ourselves, huh?

What the f*** are you doing?

She's heavy. Come on.

Are you coming?

You people are a f***ing test, I swear.

You nailed it.

- Sure you don't wanna come?|- Yeah, I'm tired.

- Hey, you, stubdick. Come here.|- Suck me.

I'm serious, Tim.

Keep your f***ing mouth shut, you hear?

- About what?|- You know. Tony told me you know.

Oh, the death.

Don't worry, I'm with you.

I'll trust you.

Why are you two such delinquents?

Because of our f***ed-up childhood.

- What are you doing?|- Taking my gun.

You gave it to me two months ago.

I gave it to you two months ago.

You pothead fuckbrain!

- I have to work tonight, honey.|- Miss work.

Don't smoke in the house.|Jim is sensitive to smoke.

Jim, Jim, Jim.

He pays the rent, Matt. He has|a right to his comfort. Where's Tim?

Outside being worthless. Why do you|let him play with that hoodlum?

Why do I let him? What am I gonna do?

Why do I let you|smoke dope in the house?

- Where did you get that, anyway?|- Don't worry, it's not yours.

- Will you come to Missy's funeral?|- I'll come.

- Hole.|- You're losing your touch.

It's the circuits inside.|The owners have 'em reconnected,

cos they know if I ever learn this machine,|I'll take control of the f***ing universe.

So what's gonna happen?

I'll put a quarter in this machine|and murder it.

No, no, with John and all that.

Nothing's gonna happen. I'll tie up|a few loose ends tonight and...

- nothing's gonna happen.|- That's it?

He murders Jamie and we just ignore it?

He had his reasons.

She was shooting her mouth off|about his mom.

- His mother's dead.|- Yeah. See?

He's got a couple loose springs|when it comes to his dead mother.

But he's bragging.|It's like he wants to get caught.

He's not gonna get caught, because|no one's gonna tell. Isn't that right, Tony?

- I wouldn't nark.|- Don't you think...

I think we should just quit talking about it,|cos some potential fink could be listening.

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Neal Jimenez

Neal Jimenez (born May 22, 1960) is a screenwriter and film director, best known for the 1986 film River's Edge. He was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. He won Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for The Waterdance.Jimenez attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In 1984, while a film student, he went hiking with some friends and slipped on a rock, falling twenty feet into a shallow pool below. He was initially paralyzed from the neck down but subsequent surgeries restored movement to his upper body and he has been a paraplegic since. The film The Waterdance, which he wrote and co-directed, was partly based on his experience in rehabilitation. He is of Mexican American descent. more…

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