Stop-Loss Page #4

Synopsis: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor.
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Kimberly Peirce
Production: Paramount Pictures
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
2008
112 min
$10,796,776
Website
274 Views


- Hey.

Hey, my wife said no. You f***ing deaf?

I get it, man, no problem.

You're the hero.

Tommy!

Tommy! Tommy!

Ah, sh*t. It's on!

- Get him, Tommy.

- Oh, sh*t.

Tommy! No, Tommy!

At ease, soldier. You hear me?

You hear me?

Soldier, at ease.

F***ing ease! Listen to me!

All right, you good? You good? Huh?

You hear me?

All right. Calm down, let's get a drink.

Come on, man.

Hey, it ain't a party without a fight!

Oh, snap! Tommy.

Okay. It is midnight,

and all the sh*t the U.S. Army done

issued to your ass

still ain't accounted for.

And when you turn

all the rest of this sh*t in,

you gonna have to owe about $1000.

Oh, Eyeball, I am getting out.

Man.

- That's what's up, man.

- Except I'm keeping this.

Good choice. Good choice,

as your face has been known

to scare kids and make dogs bark.

You're funny.

Where's my phone?

- Hello.

- Bran?

Hi, Mich.

Yeah, I'll be right over. Dude, come on.

You all right?

He's got a gun.

What you doing, Steve?

What the f*** do you think?

You hitting the rack?

Yeah. Do you want to know what...

What pisses me off is just...

Soon as I get dug in,

those f***ers are gonna move us out.

I'm gonna have to do this sh*t

all over again.

Roger that.

What the hell?

Your mama made all these by hand.

She loves you like a daughter.

Steve was yelling at them

like they're alive.

Then he kicked over the table.

A lady at the base said not to rush

the fooling around.

But you know Steve.

He'd been drinking.

He couldn't...

He hit you?

He got rageful.

Did he hit you?

I caught a backhand.

I told him, "Get the hell out."

He's so goddamn drunk right now,

he thinks he's on a mission

outside the wire.

You know he loves you

more than anything.

What up, Tommy?

Hey.

I just woke up and I was here.

What are you guys doing?

F***ing RoboSoldier dug

a ranger grave in Michelle's front yard.

- You want a beer?

- Yeah.

Ain't it time you and Jeanie

open your wedding presents?

Jeanie threw me out

until I get my sh*t together.

I was wondering, maybe I could stay

out at the ranch, just a couple days.

I was thinking maybe we'd all go,

get out of town for the day.

What about RoboSoldier?

F***ed that one!

That's my boy.

Read the card.

"Uncle Vern and Aunt Tilly

"hope you and Jeanie get

a bun in the oven soon."

Out of the way!

You know, it used to be,

the protocol for a busted marriage

was to return

the wedding gifts, Thomas?

Read the card, Shorty.

"To Tommy and Jeanie,

for a long and happy life together.

"From Tom and Charlotte."

Out of the way!

There she is!

Morning, sweetheart!

Oh, yeah, baby.

What's the matter, Robo?

You wake up

on the wrong side of the spare tire?

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Mark Richard

Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is the author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, a bestselling novel, Fishboy, and House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home. more…

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