The Mudge Boy Page #4

Synopsis: Sensitive, somewhat effeminate farm-boy Duncan Mudge can barely cope with grim, since Ma's death even gloomier father Edgar's manly expectations, and seeks comfort in petting a chicken he associates with his late Ma. Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle gentile Ducan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael Burke
Production: Strand Releasing
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
R
Year:
2003
94 min
250 Views


KIND OF FUN.

THAT WASN'T SO BAD, WAS IT?

WHOO!

IT'S NEAT.

YEAH, IT'S MY HIDEOUT.

REALLY?

WOW.

NOBODY BUT ME.

DID YOU EVER BRING

A GIRL UP HERE?

F***, NO.

[ BRENT ]:

DUNCAN.

DUNCAN...!

[ SCOTTY ]:
HE'S GOT TO

BE HERE. HIS BIKE IS HERE.

[ TRAVIS 1:

DUNCAN BUDDY, HA.

WHERE ARE YOU?

[BRENT]:
DUNCAN? COME OUT,

COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE.

[ SCOTTY 1:

FUDGE BOY! [TRAVIS]: DUDE, DUDE,

PUT IT ON:

THE TRACKS. NO, NO, WAIT.

I GOT A:

BETTER IDEA. THROW IT IN.

MY BIKE!

I'LL GET IT.

[ SCOTTY 1:
HA-HA...

OOPS, SORRY, MAN.

[BRENT]:
DINKY, WHERE ARE YOU?

[TRAVIS]:
HE'S

GOT "TO BE BELOW.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

OH, SH*T!

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO

WATCH FOR TRAINS. F***, I DIDN' HEAR IT.

RUN,

YOU STUPID FUCKS!

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

IT'S LIKE A ROCK, HUH?

YEAH.

I BETTER GET YOUR BIKE.

ME AND MY MOM MADE

A LITTLE CEMETERY

FOR THEM WHEN THEY GET OLD.

SHE WON'T LET MY DAD EAT THEM.

SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN IT.

AND HE LISTENS:

TO HER?

HE USED TO.

[CLUCKING 1

YOU GUYS GAVE THEM

A LOT OF NAMES.

YEAH.

I NEVER KNEW ANYONE

THAT DIED BEFORE.

ARE YOUR GRANDPARENTS

STILL ALIVE?

MY MOM'S ARE.

I NEVER ME MY DAD'S.

THEY'RE

PROBABLY DEAD.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT,

IF YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON,

WHEN YOU DIED, YOU'D JUS GO STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN.

LIKE A REWARD OR SOMETHING.

BUT THEN THEY JUS PUT YOU IN THE GROUND,

AND BUGS AND WORMS EAT YOU.

THERE'S DEFINITELY

A HEAVEN.

THERE HAS TO BE.

WERE THEY IN LOVE?

WHO?

YOUR PARENTS.

GUESS SO.

WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?

YEAH.

NEVER MIND.

TELL ME.

I'M NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.

YOU CAN CALM A CHICKEN BY

PUTTING ITS HEAD IN YOUR MOUTH.

MY MOM SHOWED ME.

[CLUCKING 1

YOUR MOM WAS A WEIRDO, TOO, HUH?

NO.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

YOU THINK I'M WEIRD?

YEAH.

A LITTLE. DON'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WANT TO TRY IT?

SEE, THAT'S WHA I'M TALKING ABOUT, DUNCAN.

THAT'S WEIRD.

[ HAMMERING 1

DUNCAN!

COMING.

IS THAT IT?

THAT'S IT.

TODAY WAS KIND OF FUN.

HEY, MR. MUDGE. HEY, DUNCAN.

HEY, DUNCAN,

YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING?

WE'RE JUST CRUISING AROUND.

COME WITH US, DUNCAN.

WHERE'S PERRY?

WE'RE GOING TO

PICK HIM UP.

CAN I?

YEAH. GO AHEAD.

LET ME:

GET READY.

HOW YOU BEEN, MR. MUDGE?

JUST FINE.

GOOD.

GOOD TO HEAR.

DUNCAN!

BYE, DAD.

OK.

HEY, YOU GO MONEY, RIGHT?

HOLD ON A MINUTE.

BUY SOMETHING FOR

YOUR FRIENDS THERE.

WOW, THANK YOU.

SCOTTY, GE THE F*** OUT.

PLEASE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

HOP IN, BUDDY. HEY, DUNCAN,

WHERE'S YOUR CHICKEN.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUMMER.

SHE'S PROBABLY AROUND SOMEWHERE.

BYE, DAD.

CAREFUL, NOW.

[6]

6 COME ON, GET UP 6

6 HEY, HEY 6

6 COME ON, GET UP 6

6 HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY 6

6 COME ON, GET UP 6

6 HEY, HEY 6

TAKE A PULL, DUNCAN.

DRINK, DRINK, DRINK,

DRINK, DRINK...

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