The Kings of Summer Page #7

Synopsis: Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.
Director(s): Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Production: CBS Films
  5 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
R
Year:
2013
95 min
$1,300,000
Website
1,280 Views


Yeah.

Oh, don't...

don't drink the water.

Uh-uh,

I shouldn't have done that.

I'm glad you

came out, Biaggio.

I mean, this is...

this is our rite

of passage, goddamn it.

Have you ever felt

this at one with...

with yourself?

With your instincts,

with nature?

This...

this masculine?

I don't know.

I don't really see myself

as having a gender.

Is that a problem?

It's not great.

This way to the bison,

my friend.

When you get up here,

you can see a field of bison

majestically grazing.

Ooh, get your weapon ready.

Yeah.

Let's go, Biaggio.

Come on.

No, but the...

the quarter dark

is so good.

Boston Market, that's...

that's from our old life,

our weak life.

Wait here.

What will it attract...

scavengers?

Scavengers?

Look at this.

Fit for a goddamn king.

Are there any bears

in these woods?

Hope so.

A bear would feed us

for a month.

Perhaps we can disillusion him.

A bear who doesn't believe

in anything

will be easier to bring down.

I... I guess I agree with that.

Might be a little small.

One, two, three, four, five.

You have a tag on your pants.

Did you buy new clothes

for this?

It comes like that...

it's the style.

Yes!

Okay, come on.

No, the swords.

We got it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Oh, God, okay.

Flip, flip, flip the thing,

and I'll, uh...

I'll take its life.

Strike it at its neck.

Don't compromise the meat.

- I know, I know.

- It may plead; Don't listen.

- Be cold, clinical

with the blade. -I will.

It may try to bargain...

this is natural.

- Just turn it!

- Okay!

Yeah, I'm just surprised

you found a live chicken

in these woods.

Yup, yes, sir.

That's amazing.

Biaggio,

your corn pudding is to die for.

I have to know the recipe.

Mmm.

Oh, God.

So smug.

Dude,

food attracts mice.

And you know what mice attract?

- Stupid f***ing questions?

- No.

They attract snakes.

In Italian, the word for "snake"

means "the demon's cock."

- No, it doesn't. -There's

a chance that it doesn't.

Whatever, dude.

From here on out,

- all the food goes either in the

fire or in the ground. -

God, man, you're

so doom and gloom

all the time.

Just enjoy this.

It's not doom and gloom, bro.

I just found a copperhead

skin two hours ago.

I read once that animals

see fear as a color.

I thought you can't read.

No, I can read.

I can't cry.

Well, there you go.

Okay, we traced

Joe and Patrick's cell phones

to this bus.

Savanovic, Dietzel,

check under the seats,

see if the bathroom's locked.

This is an artist's projection

of what he might look like now.

The beard may be a little full.

They aren't here.

This is a waste

of real time, Davis.

You can check under

the bus if you want.

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Chris Galletta

Chris Galletta (born 1981) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the 2013 coming-of-age film The Kings of Summer. more…

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