Smitty Page #3

Synopsis: Thirteen year-old city brat Ben (Brandon Tyler Russell) has done it again... and his struggling, single mother (Mira Sorvino) has had enough of him getting into mischief. Now, Ben has to choose between going down the path of Juvi hall or spending the summer in Iowa on a farm with his estranged grandfather, Jack (Peter Fonda). The day after arriving, Ben is ready to leave. To help Ben get a friend, Jack gets him a smart farm dog from an animal shelter to keep Ben company and in line. Between the dog and a friendly neighbor (Louis Gossett, Jr.), Ben soon learns life lessons about friendship, family and responsibility. It may take a village to raise a child, but when you only have a handful of people and a dog at your side, you have to make do with what you have. Through it all, Ben has the most memorable summer of his life.
Genre: Drama, Family
Director(s): David Mickey Evans
Production: Phase 4 Films
  3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.3
PG
Year:
2012
94 min
Website
146 Views


You'll be fine.

You're like

some kind of doctor.

No, I'm actually

like some kind of nurse.

Well, I will be, anyway.

What is...?

That is not funny.

It's not funny.

Amanda,

what is wrong with you?

I've got school, you know,

and Ben and--

Ben's with his

grandfather, right?

Right.

When was the last time

you've been on a date?

Let's see.

I don't know, you know.

Ben is 13, so--

BOTH:

Thirteen years?

All right, I like my life.

Ben and me were doing just fine.

(barking)

Stop looking at me.

You're smart, big deal.

You're not mine, I don't like

you, so stay away from me!

Time to get to work, Ben.

Dog, you're

his watchdog.

Watch him.

Don't let him slack off.

Keep him out of trouble.

Stick to him like glue.

All right?

Okay.

You can't make him follow me.

That's not fair.

Fair is at Fort Dodge.

Oh...my mom says that

all the time.

She does?

Really?

Yeah, it's stupid.

I don't even know what it means.

Of course you don't.

Let me know

when you figure it out.

Fine, he can follow me.

He's just some stupid dog.

It's not like he can tell on me.

Oh, he sure can.

He's a farm dog.

He's the eyes

in the back of my head.

(barking)

School of life, Ben.

Class is in session.

Whatever.

Did my mom have to do this

when she was my age?

Yeah, she didn't

whine about it though.

(barking)

Stupid dog.

(barking)

Good boy.

Did you feed Dog?

No.

Why not?

I'll tell you why.

'Cause I'm not his cook.

He wants food,

he can make it himself.

He's a farm dog, right?

Someone told me they were smart.

He's smarter

than some people I know.

But he don't have thumbs.

So make him dinner.

Fine.

(burping)

Come on, boy.

Good boy.

Good dog.

I got something for you.

You want it?

Oh, you know you want it.

If you want it,

all you gotta do is fetch.

Guess you're not so smart

after all, duh.

What a dumb dog.

(barking)

Come on, move!

Real silver.

I can see that.

What happened

to the nameplate?

Fell off.

Silver is worth

at least a grand.

How many times

have you been in here?

Let me tell you something.

Nothing in life

is worth anything

if you don't work for it.

I'll tell you

what I'm going to do.

I'm going

to call the police.

You got ten minutes.

You don't have to do that.

Yes, I do.

Now you got nine minutes.

It's cool, man.

We'll be back.

You got a lot

of nice things in here.

BEN:

Dog?

How did you--?

This your dog?

Not really.

Bites me and it's gonna be

the worst day of its life.

Out of my way, mutt!

(whimpering)

Hey!

I don't ever want to see you

in this place again!

You hear me?

Yeah, yeah.

Who were those guys?

They're just some kids.

They want what they want

when they want it,

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Michael Baumgarten

Michael Baumgarten (March 25, 1812 – July 21, 1889), was a German Protestant theologian. Baumgarten was born at Haseldorf in Schleswig-Holstein. more…

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