Where the Day Takes You

Um, subject:
King,

just out of County,

participation mandatory

and details to follow.

All right, turn it off.

I'm not saying shit

till you turn the damn thing on.

So, um, what's your name?

King.

King.

- How'd you get that name?

- It's always been.

Is that your real name

or your street name or...?

- Just my name.

- So how was...?

- Can I have a smoke?

- Sure.

Thanks.

- So how was jail?

- Oh, f*ck.

- Can I...? Can I say "f*ck"?

- Yeah.

It says here, "assault,

possession, loitering."

- That's pretty petty stuff.

- Yeah, right.

It's just survival.

A lot of kids tell you that they party

all night with Axl Rose,

or that their girlfriend

just got banged by the Crips,

or they've seen five guys

get murdered or something,

but the truth is, it's not hard.

It's not easy.

It just is.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

How long have you been

on the street?

Six or seven years.

How old are you?

Uh, 20, might be 21.

I'm not exactly sure.

That's a good question, though.

Did you have any brothers

or sisters growing up?

Yeah, I got a sister, but,

uh, she's gone from home too.

Maybe she'll show up here

in Hollywood sometime, you know.

I'll take care of her

or something.

I hope she's not into drugs

or anything. She probably is.

Might be dead.

What about your mom,

your dad?

- What about them?

- Do you, um...?

Not very comfortable

talking about them.

Yeah.

Hey, what the hell? Hey, you with

the camera, up here, I'm talking.

Drugs?

What kind you got?

Ha-ha, just kidding.

- What kind you do?

- Don't do them.

Hey, look, nobody's

gonna see this tape.

I'm not shitting you.

- I just want you to be straight with me.

- I'm being straight with you.

You do realise that your participation in this

program is one of the terms of your parole.

Yeah, I also realise that you're giving

me 10 bucks a pop for these sessions.

Thank you very much.

Is that why you decided to participate

in this program? Because of the money?

Hell, it's better than

picking up trash on the freeway.

(CHUCKLES)

Uh, are you...? Are you done?

Is that it? Can I go?

Just a minute. Um, where...?

Where are you gonna go?

Well, I've been in lockup for two months,

where the f*ck do you think I'm gonna go?

You going back out

on the street?

Yeah.

(MICKEY THOMAS'

"FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH" PLAYING)

INTERVIEWER:
What...?

What do you do for fun?

KING (CHUCKLING):

Fun?

Anything we can.

Just kick back or hassle tourists.

Hell, we'd watch ice melt if it was free.

To hell with the devil!

(CROWD CHEERING)

I thank the Lord

you're all here tonight.

I pray that you find

what the Lord wants for you.

He has a purpose

for each and every one of you.

And us!

And remember,

God does not create trash!

(BAND PLAYING

"NO SURFING IN HELL")

(SINGING)

INTERVIEWER:

Do you have friends?

No. I got a family.

It says here you haven't

been with a family for...

My friends are my family.

Of course you can't trust them for shit,

but, you know, once you know that, it's cool.

Greg! Little J!

(BAND PLAYING LOUDLY)

Hey, Greg! Shut up!

- Who threw that?!

- CROWD:
He did!

- Hey, it's King!

- King, man, shit.

Hey, did you miss me?

Why'd you do that, brother?

Because you got terrible extensions in your

hair, and because you're just... You're shitty.

- That's not funny!

- Why don't you jump, King?

INTERVIEWER:

What's a typical King day?

KING:
A typical King day?

INTERVIEWER:
Mm.

(KING COUGHS)

KING:
Well, hit the streets,

hook up with my friends.

You know.

Kick back, hang out.

Stay out of trouble.

(CHEERING)

That's it. That's it.

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