Dahmer (2002) Movie Script
1
Hey Jeffrey, Jeff. This is Bill
here he's new
He's been working six years over in the
Madison plant. I told him you could familiarize
him with the aspect with the way
we do things around here
So basically you want to make sure,
uh, wrappers line up the center line.
Usually about half a roll its good to open
this up, realign it, centered, you're fine
Right
Ever work these hours before?
I've worked graveyard before
oh this is worse. It kinda messes with your
head if you're not the right kind of person
Watch your hands. Want to try
some?
It'll eat you up
Which one do you like
Those right there
These?
Yep.
I'll buy em for you
Why would you buy me those?
Because I like to do nice things for
people. It makes me feel good about my self
Are you some kind of nut?
That's sad.
What?
That we've gotten to a point where doing
nice things for people's considered insane.
| gotta go-
All right wait. I do want something from you.
I want to buy you those shoes then I'd like to
take some pictures of you. See I
was right.
Yeah you were right. It's still a good deal for you. I
buy you these shoes, just gonna take a couple pictures
Well what kind of pictures?
Just a couple pictures of you, you know, making a
muscle, sitting in a chair you know looking tough
Ah, I don't know
Come on, lets get you these
shoes.
Why do you take these pictures?
Because I think you're a
handsome guy
You know we don't have to get into it
right away. We can just watch some tv
Move out the way
Do you mind if I take your shirt
off?
Oh, okay.
I was talking to his home...
Girl?
Hey what's wrong with you boy?
You live around here?
Take me home
Drunk as a skunk
I've never seen anyone like him. I don't
know what he thinks he's doin on...he's lucky
You think he'll be okay?
He'll be okay. Find out where
he's from and get him home.
Hey. What's happening here
What you want
He's my friend
This is your friend?
He's just drunk. Is he all
fight
Well he's got a scrape but he's
extremely intoxicated.
Like I said he's just really drunk.
Let me just, uhh...
Let him go. Let him go. He's
trying to take that boy away.
Hey Officer, this guy trying to
take this boy away
He's my friend, got way too
drunk. I was just taking him home
No he is not his friend. He told
me so.
His name is John
Everything all right here?
No everything is not all right
Everything is fine. Go on with
what you were saying.
If I can just take him home
he'll be okay.
No he won't be okay. Look he's hurt. He
can't even stand up straight by himself
We're gonna take care of this
okay?
No, what you're gonna do is make
sure he get home
Look you two we don't need your
help any more. Now get lost I mean it
I'm the...
Girls, lets go. We don't need your
help. Goodnight, goodnight. Go on.
And what were you two doin, here before
you started wandering around outside?
Oh we were just, uh... Hanging
out drinking
Besides drinking
We watched some tv, took some pictures.
Here. We've been friends a long time.
Yeah, yeah, I can see that.
Now, are you two gonna drink anymore?
No, sir, I'm gonna put John here
to bed and I'm gonna watch a video.
All right. But I won't report you this time. But if I
come across the two of you again I'm gonna haul you in
You don't have to worry about that
sir, we're gonna behave ourselves.
Let's go
I apologize if I was, uh, any
inconvenience
Hello?
What?
Oh, your gonna have to calm down
grandma, I can't hear anythin you're saying
You what?
No.
No I can't.
All right.
I'm gonna come over, I'll come over
Come on now, come on.
Get out of here!
Grandma?
Oh Jeffery. Thank god you're
here
You all right?
Yes, its in there
Can you get it
What do you want me to do?
Shoo him out!
I think your grandmas pretty
nice to let you stay here rent free
You just need to be a little
more attentive to other peoples needs.
You can have all
the pleasures you want.
I think I've been attentive dad, but I guess
what you're saying is I need to be more attentive
Yeah, yeah that's what I'm
saying.
Alright, ill do my best.
Good, Jeff there's one other thing.
Your grandmother said there's a
mannequin or something in your closet
So what, what's the big deal?
Well it upset her. And I gotta say
I find it a little disturbing myself.
You know what dad if you wanna
go digging around in the drawers...
Nobody's digging around...
Go right ahead Dad...
Nobodies digging around... Your grandmother
came in here, she was putting in some of her
winter bedding and this mannequin
falls out on her. I mean it scared her.
Well I'm sorry, what am I supposed
to do? It's a mannequin in the closet.
Big deal. What is the big deal?
I think it's a little strange, don't
you? Yeah.she said it was dressed, uh...
Well that's how it came.
How it came? Was it delivered?
Alright. Your know what Dad...
It...its really just a dumb thing I did.
And I
I saw this mannequin and thought maybe
it'd be a challenge, I could sneak it out,
without anybody seeing, like a
prank.
So you, you still have it?
Yeah, but ill return it and
this'll be over.
Can I see it?
Its just a mannequin Dad. Plastic
people, they put on clothes on them.
No need to be sarcastic.
I'm not!
Just relax, lets be rational
here, okay?
Why don't we just go downstairs, go to church.
I'll be attentive to everyone's needs and I will
return the mannequin and it'll
be okay.
You know what I'd really like to do right now
is to take the mannequin back to where you
stole it from?
All right. I'm sure the store's
closed but go ahead.
Is it in there?
Yeah that would be the closet.
Well why don't you grab it, well it it
back to the store on our way to church.
Hey is that my old chemistry
box? Where'd you find that?
Let's go
Its locked
What are you guys doing in here?
You remember this?
Are you kidding? That's
Pandora's box.
You know who Pandora was Jeff?
Yeah I know the story dad.
You never knew what kind of disaster was
going to hit us when your father opened up his
chemistry set.
Was there any of the stuff in it?
It was empty when I found it. I put a few of
my own things in it, is that going to be a
problem too dad?
No problem I just uh, want to see
if something of mine is in there.
Well it was empty when I found
it.
Where's the key Jeff?
Like I said it was empty when I
found it. Nothing of yours in it
Well, actually there might be something of mine
in it. I had a little secret compartment and
I had this little ring that, uh, my first
girlfriend gave me. Id like to see if its still in there.
Was no secret compartment. It --
it was empty, you know.
Why don't you open it up Jeff,
why don't you get the key
that's it dad. That's the last straw.
I'm not 12 years old anymore right?
And Grandma I know I get a good deal. This is
your house and all but if I can't get any privacy
its not worth it to me at all.
Now, now stop exaggerating and
feeling sorry for yourself now.
He has a right to some privacy
Lionel.
Now this is my goddamn box I
wanna see what's inside of it!
Lionel aren't you being a little
childish? Now let's go to church,
we'll talk about this later.
Jeffrey open the box or I'm gonna
take it downstairs and pry it open.
You do what you want, I'm
leaving.
Jeffrey wait! Jeffrey!
This is because of me
not your father. I'm sorry I started all of this
Its not your fault grandma. Oh
I'm just gonna...
Oh!
Dad stop. Dad stop. Dad come on.
What the hell is going on.
What's going on?
Listen please.
Listen. There's -- there's pornographic
material in there. All right?
I didn't think you'd want grandma to see that.
So why don't you
go downstairs, I'll empty out the box and then I'll bring it to you
Why don't you open it and we'll
go down together?
Because id rather not have --
Jeffrey , your hurt me.
Oh I'm sorry Grandma. I-- I didn't mean it.
I -- it was just an accident. I apologize.
Dad? Why don't you go down with Grandma.
I'll be down in a minute all right?
Please.
I don't understand what's going
on here.
Its okay mom. Let's go. Come on.
Come on
Sorry Grandma
I found the key! You can come
up.
I thought you said it was empty
Course I did, I didn't want grandma to
see it. And I'll uh, get rid of these.
Ugh, lets go to church
Can I see that knife there?
Which one is that?
The one with the red handle
oh yeah.
Sure.
This is actually an eagle
fishing knife. See those circles there,
that's to help you cut the line. And actually
this feature is so fine , see how that blade kinda curves up?
Now use that to slice the
gills. And you get right up underneath their chin like this, slice em' back.
Check it out.
I didn't know fishes had chins.
Yeah they do. [laugh] See most people they don't
know that, but its actually like right here.
Ill show you on this piece of paper.
See that
there, under the mouth?
Now ordinarily that's what you think was the chin. But it aingt.
This is the chin right here, where those two fins are
oh those are fins?
All right so it aingt no
Picasso. But you get the idea
You know a lot about fishing
Yeah. Shoot, man I love to fish,
okay
Why do you like it?
I guess
I like outwit the fish.
You know.
Get inside their mind
I bet you probably think they dumb right? But
those are some smart little mother fuckers.
Okay. Some of 'em really get big and old and
shit. Becomes one reason, you know what it is?
No
They always smarter than us
fisherman.
Now that's real.
So, you don't know a lot about fishing,
what kind of knife you looking for?
You probably want a buck knife
or something huh?
Yeah, what's the biggest buck
knife you have?
Oh yeah, that's this sucker
right here. Check this one out
What's this one for?
I don't know
You don't know?
Look I don't really work here.
I'm just filling in for my cousin.
He went to go get himself some
food.
Well you fooled me.
Man that's just 'cause you happen to
chose this fishing knife that I knew about
If you'd chosen any of these,
man I'd have to straight bull shit
What happens when your cousin
gets back
Oh, we just gonna hang out here
for awhile until he get finished
and then probably go out and you
know, party or somthing
You, uh, you wanna come back to
my place and maybe have a few beers?
All right. Yeah, okay, that's
cool. Where you live?
I live right near by
Okay
What's you doing with the knife
boy?
I'm just showing it to this man
right here?
Don't be handling it so much man
get em' all marked up
Would you chill. I aingt even
touching the blade.
I seen you touch. Excuse me. Now
give me the knife.
Man be cool. I aingt even
messing it up. Ask this customer.
Sir, can you tell him now was I
messing it up?
No, he, uh, did a good job. As a matter
of fact I would like to buy that knife.
Um, well you see that. That's what I'm talk
in about. You need to be thanking me boy
I just made a sale for your ass
You aingt sell nothing. You was just
here. He was gonna get this one anyway.
Oh, no, see I sold him on that
too.
He did
All right that's cool. It'd be
All right. Here you go
Hey uh Corliss, me and this man about to go
to his apartment and drink some beers so...
You can come if you like
Yeah, why don't you come ova
cuz, for real we can all go.
No that's cool. I gotta close up
I see you later then huh?
All right cuz
Dumb fool
So, uh, you got a job?
Yeah, I work in a chocolate
factory.
Oh man you do? Now that's tight.
That's cool. That's very cool.
I bet you get all free
chocolates you wanna
Yeah. You pretty much get anything you
want, but after a while you get tired of it
Just the smell of it makes me
sick sometimes.
Oh man I can't ever imagine
getting sick from eating chocolates.
Well it happens
Oh hey you wanna go in here for
a second?
What for?
Just this dude here who owes me some
money and I need to get it from him.
Plus it's a cool place, we can
get a couple drinks
No, uh, why don't we just go back to
my place. You know we can drink there
Come on, it's only gonna be a
second
What can I get for you
Beer please
That's two bucks
I bought you a drink
What is it?
It's a little concoction I had
the bartender whip up for ya
Real? What is it?
Rum and coke
You guessed right
You okay?
Whisky and coke
Whisky
Drink
What the fuck is this? Hey! He's
the one. Out!
Oh!
Hey, hey Jeffrey.
Hey man. Sorry about that.
The guy I was talking to
he was the one who owe me the money and you know.
Anyway,
he aingt have it. It wasn't cool of me.
I don't care
Shit man, I'm sorry...
Um I'm gem' home
So what I'm not invited anymore?
I never said that.
Alright
Hey, where you at?
I'll be out in a second
What are you doing over there
Hey oh I was check in out your
fish
Hmm. They're betas.
I know that. I had me some of
these. Can we see 'em fight
Oh, no I like to keep 'em separate
so they don't eat all my other fish
You ever see piranhas?
I've seen pictures
Man, them awesome ugly mother fuckers.
And they got these big teeth all lined up
on the bottom so it looks like
this
I'm assuming they got upside teeth
too, but you can only see the bottom
what's this?
That's a whisky and coke.
Whisky? Oh man I aingt too into
whiskey
Oh, well its mostly coke.
I can add some more coke if you
like.
I'll just drink this up you know.
Just gonna have to bear it.
Jeff, uh, I'll be at the motel
Okay
it'll be all right
All right
I'll give you a call when I get
settled in.
Okay see you!
Hey you aingt one of those
Buddhist are you?
No
I know a guy who was a Buddhist,
he had six fingers on one hand.
Well I'm not a Buddhist. And I have the
normal number of fingers, I think. Yeah see
come on Jeffrey, you can't leave me doing
all the talking it's gotta be a team effort
You know what I'm ea ying
What are you a god fearing
Christian?
I'm, I'm not really a Christian of
any sort. I don't ever go to church.
Then why you wearing that cross
there?
This?...
This is my mammas
You know what the cross was
don't you?
Yes, where Jesus died, right?
Atorture device. Used to kill criminals.
So when you pray to it it's like you're
praying to an electric chair or
guillotines.
You weird man
What's weird is when you go to church and they
make you eat Christ body and drink his blood
Oh, come on, that's just
somthing they say.
Do you believe you have a soul?
Of course
You know there's no pigeons that
flatter your body when you die
And how many people you seen die
Jeff?
You wanna believe in the pigeon?
That's your business.
I'm not trying to convince
anybody of anything.
Well its really not a pigeon at
all now is it? It's a dove.
I was being sarcastic to make a point
Yeah, you always being sarcastic
to make your points.
Why don't you try being for real.
Hey
tell me a secret
My secret is I wish you would shut up.
I guess I'll go first. I almost
fucked my own aunt.
Oh okay, I'll hear that one
Well my mamma's best friend in the world
was this woman who lived across the hall.
Now we called her Aunt Tessa but she wasn't
really no aunt, she was just some woman
who stayed home all the --
Wait, wait, I thought you said
you almost fucked your own aunt.
Well she was my aunt. She just
wasn't blood relation you know.
Oh, okay. So the real story is
you almost fucked some old bag
Okay
if that's the way you want to be about it, yes.
I almost fucked some old bag.
But its still a good story.
You wanna hear it or not?
Okay go ahead
Thank you. Anyway, like I was
ea ying,
Aunt Tessa was this real
beautiful, sophisticated type lady.
And she stayed a couple years over
in Europe, in Paris, so she come back
playing these weird French
records and shit.
Who is it?
Mom. We're leaving
All right
Would you open the door Jeffrey?
I'm not dressed
Here's, uh, 30 bucks, and if you
run out then, um, call your father
All right
You have the number where he's
staying?
Here.
Are you sure that you don't
wanna come with us?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Well all right. We'll be back on
Wednesday
So then she says to me
"Hey let's go back to my place."
So you know how to play it smooth,
yeah.
"Come on sweetheart, lets go."
Next thing I know we at her place.
Go straight to the bedroom.
I'm out of my clothes two
seconds flat. Then we go to her bed.
I'm like rubbing her shoulder
and touching her hair.
I go to climb on top of her...
and she stops me cold in my
tracks.
Like hey Rodney what are you
doing in my bed? What?
Oh. I was crushed.
All the way in the
restaurant, and going back to her place
and getting naked and everything.
She has no clue who I am.
What'd she lose her memory?
Yeah. She had that old folks
disease
Alzheimer's
Yeah that's it. Man, but she
didn't know me from Adam
I'd a fucked her anyway
You a funny guy Jeffrey.
Hey. Hey you wanna smoke some weed?
All right
Hey you know how I said that my
parent's were on vacation
Uh-huh
I was lying
They comm' home now'?
No. That's not it.
They're dead.
They're dead? Bummer man
Yeah. They were going on vacation in a
plane. I stayed here to finish school.
Plane went down
When?
Last month
So what are you gonna do?
I, I don't know...
I'm just fucking with ya
Jerk. Jerk.
Watch this woo
Hey check this out
You okay?
Yeah man. That sucker can't
dance, whoa.
I can dance
Yeah
Loosen up
What's this
It's our engagement ring. Now
you put this one on me.
Oh, Jeffrey,
I don't know if I'm
ready for no engagement.
You might have to give me a little
bit more time to think about it
Well if you want me it's now or
never
All right
Whoa. I gotta play a little bit
more harder to get oh!
That's kinda gross
Excellent
I want some
It's gross
What's so funny
I don't know
Can I have some milk?
Here. Thank you
That is the best fucking milk
I've ever had...
It's just regular milk
You gotta try that, that's
really good
Don't make me laugh
I'm not.
Well don't smile then.
I'm not doing anything.
You have-- you have to turn
around.
Come on.
Oh, no you got milk all over me
sorry
Why? Why? Oh.
What's that from?
What oh nothing. Wrestling.
Are you any good?
I made it to the state finals.
You know
I bet I can beat ya.
Uh-uh
Okay...go
All right that's pretty good.
But you got the easy position.
It doesn't matter
Go.
Say the magic word. Fuck you.
That's not the magic word.
Get off of me!
Say it. Say the magic word then.
Please...
You're good.
Hey you okay?
Yeah, might want to get going.
Oh man my head is spinning
I guess I really can't take that
hard stuff.
Maybe I'll just get you some
more coke
I just gotta get going...
Take these cuffs off Jeffrey.
No.
Where the key at?
Come on Jeffrey. I'm feeling like I'm about to
hurl, will you just undo this shit. I wanna go.
All right. I'll take 'em off if
you stay.
Alright, fine. I'll leave them
on
Let me go, let me go
If your eyes were closed and
someone went down on you,
Do you think you'd know the
difference if it was a guy or a girl?
Not into guys if that's what you
mean.
How can you be sure?
Because I know
From experience or just 'cause
you always heard it was wrong?
Don't give me that shit, it's
just the way you are.
Just for argument sake then,
just --
It'd be different because you'd be
thinking it was a guy and then you wouldn't be turned on by it.
What if it were completely dark and you
couldn't see anything, how could you be sure?
I guess it wouldn't matter. So what when
am I gonna be in some dark room with some invisible guy?
Kind of closed-minded.
Why do I have to have sex with
guys to be open-minded?
You think you're a rebel don't
you
Not really
Okay, what's your favorite
movie?
Bonnie and Clyde.
Okay you're favorite band?
Lynrd Skynrd.
What do you think of The Police?
Don't like 'em.
Well it's pretty obvious you're a rebel.
You're against the establishment.
Yeah maybe I am
So why don't you see that having
sex with only girls
is following the most fascist
social of them all
Clyde Barrow broke every law
there was, including killing people.
He did not fuck guys.
I read he did. Just wouldn't put
that in a movie.
Such bullshit
deprogrammed.
No.
Don't you see what's gonna
happen it's all there.
You're gonna get married. Then
you're gonna get a boring job
and before you know it you're
gonna have a pot belly.
And you're gonna start hating your
wife. And she's gonna start hating you.
At which point you're gonna
become completely depressed.
Then you're not gonna have sex
with anybody. Not even yourself.
I'm serious
Yeah well it's not gonna happen
to me.
We'll see
I should probably get going.
You don't have to leave.
Yeah I gotta go.
Um, can you
give me a ride?
No I'm way too wasted to drive.
Fine. Then I'll walk
You can just hang-hang out awhile.
I mean everything's cool here.
It's all right
What the fuck are you doing?
Just playing
That doesn't feel like playing
does it? Does it?
Ah!Ah!
Oh you there
Back so soon?
Yeah well I went down to the bus
stop and realized it was shut down, so.
That's too bad.
Yeah, why don't you buy me a cab
man.
I don't wanna buy you a cab.
Why not? After that shit you
just pulled you owe it to me
I don't owe you shit...
You're welcome to stay here if you like
You gonna fucking take these
cuffs off man?
You still feel sick?
No. I threw up, so I'm feeling
better.
You're not gonna pull any knifes
on me are you?
What? You not gonna grab me and
push me on the couch again are you?
You're such a whiner
What do you expect. You just
can't go around grabbing and
pushing on people like that
Jeffrey.
I was just playing with you.
Playing you call that playing?
'Cause I don't call that playing.
You never hurt anyone before?
No I haven't.
Never?
I mean I might hit my little brothers
and sisters before when we was little kids.
Did you ever wanna kill 'em?
Your parents maybe?
Of course not.
You must be harboring a lot of
anger inside.
I'm not angry inside. All right?
I think you are. I think you act
all sweet and innocent.
But it's only to cover up how
you want to kill people.
Oh man that is some mixed up
shit you talking
Is it?
All right, so I'm not all sugar
and spice if that's what you mean.
But it aingt like I'm walking
around all day thinking about
how I can chop up my mom and
pops.
Oh you see right there.
See what?
I didn't say chop up. I asked if
you're ever angry enough to kill 'em
right and I said no I don't
wanna chop 'em up and.
So you must have been thinking
pretty specifically about it
'cause I didn't ever say it.
Oh that's bullshit.
I bet you wanna chop me up right
now.
Oh come on Jeffrey.
I know you came back here to kill me.
It's okay.
You want revenge from me
attacking you before.
You're pissed, you're pissed at
everyone because you're gay
everyone
laughs at you.
Shits on you.
And you're black so it's worse.
At the bottom of the bottom.
Dance around like a clown
to get everyone to like you.
But no one really does do they?
So underneath that facade of
your sweet innocent Rodney
is nothing but a thief and a nasty
vengeful killer.
I came back here because
I thought that I really liked you.
I think you're beautiful. You
have beautiful eyes.
You're tall, strong,
but gentle.
I always dreamed about somebody
just like that.
I know it sounds dumb but it's
the truth.
How you doing there?
Fine.
I saw you swerving back there a
little bit.
Oh, yeah, I was adjusting my rear mirror to night
vision 'cause your lights were pretty bright.
Hum. Can I see your license
please?
Is this your vehicle Jeffrey?
No sir it's my mom's car.
It's pretty late. Does your mom
know that you have your car?
Uh, no she's gone for the
weekend but she let's me use it.
Does she know your drinking too?
No sir, uh, I just had one beer.
What's in those bags?
Uh, the clippings from the garden. I was
actually headed to the dump with them right now.
Pretty funny time to be going to
a dump Jeffrey.
Yeah, well I haven't been getting much
sleep lately so I thought I'd
you know, do some of my chores and you know make me a
little more tired so I can get some sleep.
All right, well I'm just gonna ask ya to turn
around home and get back in bed. You do that for me?
Yes sir.
All right, have a good night.
You too.
What about you?
What about me?
Why don't you try telling me the
truth, about how you feel about me.
I have...
No you haven't. Why don't you
tell me the truth.
I'm a pervert.
I'm an exhibitionist.
I'm a masturbator
and a killer, like you.
You see you can't be honest
one bit. You always have to bullshit.
I'm telling you the truth.
No you're not. Because I asked
you what you think of me.
I told you.
No you haven't. You just told me what you think of
me. But you didn't say Rodney I really like you.
Or Rodney I'm really attracted
to you. You didn't say that.
I'm not.
I think you are.
I know that you're turned on by
me.
And, I also know,
that you...
want to be with me. Right?
And, you...
Want me to stay forever.
Now tell me, you really want me
don't you?
I don't want you.
Oh yeah
I don't believe you.
Wait.
Come here.
Jeff?
What's going on here?
Jeff? Hey. Okay?
Uh-huh.
Where's your mother?
They left.
Where to?
Huh?
Jeffrey?
They went , they went to Grandma's.
Why did you call me?
Did I call you?
Yeah, last night I got a message
you called.
Oh.. Jeffrey.
I don't remember that.
Can you get UP?
Yeah.
Up, up: up'
I can get up.
It's okay.
Sorry.
Can you make it to the shower?
I'll put on some coffee all right?
Sorry.
It's all right.
Crazy.
You sick mother fucker.
I know about these kind of problems
son. You're gonna need some help.
I'd rather stop on my own.
Drinking is a disease. Therapy
can give you some help, believe
I've already tried it.
Oh, well one session, where you
hardly say anything. That's not trying.
You just want me to go 'cause
you don't wanna hear my problems.
Look, you know any time you
wanna tell me about your problems,
any time you wanna tell me about
anything, you know, I'm all ears Jeff.
Give it a shot Jeff. I'll be
back in an hour.
Hey Jeffrey, Jeff. This is Bill
here he's new
He's been working six years over in the
Madison plant. I told him you could familiarize
him with the aspect with the way
we do things around here
So basically you want to make sure,
uh, wrappers line up the center line.
Usually about half a roll its good to open
this up, realign it, centered, you're fine
Right
Ever work these hours before?
I've worked graveyard before
oh this is worse. It kinda messes with your
head if you're not the right kind of person
Watch your hands. Want to try
some?
It'll eat you up
Which one do you like
Those right there
These?
Yep.
I'll buy em for you
Why would you buy me those?
Because I like to do nice things for
people. It makes me feel good about my self
Are you some kind of nut?
That's sad.
What?
That we've gotten to a point where doing
nice things for people's considered insane.
| gotta go-
All right wait. I do want something from you.
I want to buy you those shoes then I'd like to
take some pictures of you. See I
was right.
Yeah you were right. It's still a good deal for you. I
buy you these shoes, just gonna take a couple pictures
Well what kind of pictures?
Just a couple pictures of you, you know, making a
muscle, sitting in a chair you know looking tough
Ah, I don't know
Come on, lets get you these
shoes.
Why do you take these pictures?
Because I think you're a
handsome guy
You know we don't have to get into it
right away. We can just watch some tv
Move out the way
Do you mind if I take your shirt
off?
Oh, okay.
I was talking to his home...
Girl?
Hey what's wrong with you boy?
You live around here?
Take me home
Drunk as a skunk
I've never seen anyone like him. I don't
know what he thinks he's doin on...he's lucky
You think he'll be okay?
He'll be okay. Find out where
he's from and get him home.
Hey. What's happening here
What you want
He's my friend
This is your friend?
He's just drunk. Is he all
fight
Well he's got a scrape but he's
extremely intoxicated.
Like I said he's just really drunk.
Let me just, uhh...
Let him go. Let him go. He's
trying to take that boy away.
Hey Officer, this guy trying to
take this boy away
He's my friend, got way too
drunk. I was just taking him home
No he is not his friend. He told
me so.
His name is John
Everything all right here?
No everything is not all right
Everything is fine. Go on with
what you were saying.
If I can just take him home
he'll be okay.
No he won't be okay. Look he's hurt. He
can't even stand up straight by himself
We're gonna take care of this
okay?
No, what you're gonna do is make
sure he get home
Look you two we don't need your
help any more. Now get lost I mean it
I'm the...
Girls, lets go. We don't need your
help. Goodnight, goodnight. Go on.
And what were you two doin, here before
you started wandering around outside?
Oh we were just, uh... Hanging
out drinking
Besides drinking
We watched some tv, took some pictures.
Here. We've been friends a long time.
Yeah, yeah, I can see that.
Now, are you two gonna drink anymore?
No, sir, I'm gonna put John here
to bed and I'm gonna watch a video.
All right. But I won't report you this time. But if I
come across the two of you again I'm gonna haul you in
You don't have to worry about that
sir, we're gonna behave ourselves.
Let's go
I apologize if I was, uh, any
inconvenience
Hello?
What?
Oh, your gonna have to calm down
grandma, I can't hear anythin you're saying
You what?
No.
No I can't.
All right.
I'm gonna come over, I'll come over
Come on now, come on.
Get out of here!
Grandma?
Oh Jeffery. Thank god you're
here
You all right?
Yes, its in there
Can you get it
What do you want me to do?
Shoo him out!
I think your grandmas pretty
nice to let you stay here rent free
You just need to be a little
more attentive to other peoples needs.
You can have all
the pleasures you want.
I think I've been attentive dad, but I guess
what you're saying is I need to be more attentive
Yeah, yeah that's what I'm
saying.
Alright, ill do my best.
Good, Jeff there's one other thing.
Your grandmother said there's a
mannequin or something in your closet
So what, what's the big deal?
Well it upset her. And I gotta say
I find it a little disturbing myself.
You know what dad if you wanna
go digging around in the drawers...
Nobody's digging around...
Go right ahead Dad...
Nobodies digging around... Your grandmother
came in here, she was putting in some of her
winter bedding and this mannequin
falls out on her. I mean it scared her.
Well I'm sorry, what am I supposed
to do? It's a mannequin in the closet.
Big deal. What is the big deal?
I think it's a little strange, don't
you? Yeah.she said it was dressed, uh...
Well that's how it came.
How it came? Was it delivered?
Alright. Your know what Dad...
It...its really just a dumb thing I did.
And I
I saw this mannequin and thought maybe
it'd be a challenge, I could sneak it out,
without anybody seeing, like a
prank.
So you, you still have it?
Yeah, but ill return it and
this'll be over.
Can I see it?
Its just a mannequin Dad. Plastic
people, they put on clothes on them.
No need to be sarcastic.
I'm not!
Just relax, lets be rational
here, okay?
Why don't we just go downstairs, go to church.
I'll be attentive to everyone's needs and I will
return the mannequin and it'll
be okay.
You know what I'd really like to do right now
is to take the mannequin back to where you
stole it from?
All right. I'm sure the store's
closed but go ahead.
Is it in there?
Yeah that would be the closet.
Well why don't you grab it, well it it
back to the store on our way to church.
Hey is that my old chemistry
box? Where'd you find that?
Let's go
Its locked
What are you guys doing in here?
You remember this?
Are you kidding? That's
Pandora's box.
You know who Pandora was Jeff?
Yeah I know the story dad.
You never knew what kind of disaster was
going to hit us when your father opened up his
chemistry set.
Was there any of the stuff in it?
It was empty when I found it. I put a few of
my own things in it, is that going to be a
problem too dad?
No problem I just uh, want to see
if something of mine is in there.
Well it was empty when I found
it.
Where's the key Jeff?
Like I said it was empty when I
found it. Nothing of yours in it
Well, actually there might be something of mine
in it. I had a little secret compartment and
I had this little ring that, uh, my first
girlfriend gave me. Id like to see if its still in there.
Was no secret compartment. It --
it was empty, you know.
Why don't you open it up Jeff,
why don't you get the key
that's it dad. That's the last straw.
I'm not 12 years old anymore right?
And Grandma I know I get a good deal. This is
your house and all but if I can't get any privacy
its not worth it to me at all.
Now, now stop exaggerating and
feeling sorry for yourself now.
He has a right to some privacy
Lionel.
Now this is my goddamn box I
wanna see what's inside of it!
Lionel aren't you being a little
childish? Now let's go to church,
we'll talk about this later.
Jeffrey open the box or I'm gonna
take it downstairs and pry it open.
You do what you want, I'm
leaving.
Jeffrey wait! Jeffrey!
This is because of me
not your father. I'm sorry I started all of this
Its not your fault grandma. Oh
I'm just gonna...
Oh!
Dad stop. Dad stop. Dad come on.
What the hell is going on.
What's going on?
Listen please.
Listen. There's -- there's pornographic
material in there. All right?
I didn't think you'd want grandma to see that.
So why don't you
go downstairs, I'll empty out the box and then I'll bring it to you
Why don't you open it and we'll
go down together?
Because id rather not have --
Jeffrey , your hurt me.
Oh I'm sorry Grandma. I-- I didn't mean it.
I -- it was just an accident. I apologize.
Dad? Why don't you go down with Grandma.
I'll be down in a minute all right?
Please.
I don't understand what's going
on here.
Its okay mom. Let's go. Come on.
Come on
Sorry Grandma
I found the key! You can come
up.
I thought you said it was empty
Course I did, I didn't want grandma to
see it. And I'll uh, get rid of these.
Ugh, lets go to church
Can I see that knife there?
Which one is that?
The one with the red handle
oh yeah.
Sure.
This is actually an eagle
fishing knife. See those circles there,
that's to help you cut the line. And actually
this feature is so fine , see how that blade kinda curves up?
Now use that to slice the
gills. And you get right up underneath their chin like this, slice em' back.
Check it out.
I didn't know fishes had chins.
Yeah they do. [laugh] See most people they don't
know that, but its actually like right here.
Ill show you on this piece of paper.
See that
there, under the mouth?
Now ordinarily that's what you think was the chin. But it aingt.
This is the chin right here, where those two fins are
oh those are fins?
All right so it aingt no
Picasso. But you get the idea
You know a lot about fishing
Yeah. Shoot, man I love to fish,
okay
Why do you like it?
I guess
I like outwit the fish.
You know.
Get inside their mind
I bet you probably think they dumb right? But
those are some smart little mother fuckers.
Okay. Some of 'em really get big and old and
shit. Becomes one reason, you know what it is?
No
They always smarter than us
fisherman.
Now that's real.
So, you don't know a lot about fishing,
what kind of knife you looking for?
You probably want a buck knife
or something huh?
Yeah, what's the biggest buck
knife you have?
Oh yeah, that's this sucker
right here. Check this one out
What's this one for?
I don't know
You don't know?
Look I don't really work here.
I'm just filling in for my cousin.
He went to go get himself some
food.
Well you fooled me.
Man that's just 'cause you happen to
chose this fishing knife that I knew about
If you'd chosen any of these,
man I'd have to straight bull shit
What happens when your cousin
gets back
Oh, we just gonna hang out here
for awhile until he get finished
and then probably go out and you
know, party or somthing
You, uh, you wanna come back to
my place and maybe have a few beers?
All right. Yeah, okay, that's
cool. Where you live?
I live right near by
Okay
What's you doing with the knife
boy?
I'm just showing it to this man
right here?
Don't be handling it so much man
get em' all marked up
Would you chill. I aingt even
touching the blade.
I seen you touch. Excuse me. Now
give me the knife.
Man be cool. I aingt even
messing it up. Ask this customer.
Sir, can you tell him now was I
messing it up?
No, he, uh, did a good job. As a matter
of fact I would like to buy that knife.
Um, well you see that. That's what I'm talk
in about. You need to be thanking me boy
I just made a sale for your ass
You aingt sell nothing. You was just
here. He was gonna get this one anyway.
Oh, no, see I sold him on that
too.
He did
All right that's cool. It'd be
All right. Here you go
Hey uh Corliss, me and this man about to go
to his apartment and drink some beers so...
You can come if you like
Yeah, why don't you come ova
cuz, for real we can all go.
No that's cool. I gotta close up
I see you later then huh?
All right cuz
Dumb fool
So, uh, you got a job?
Yeah, I work in a chocolate
factory.
Oh man you do? Now that's tight.
That's cool. That's very cool.
I bet you get all free
chocolates you wanna
Yeah. You pretty much get anything you
want, but after a while you get tired of it
Just the smell of it makes me
sick sometimes.
Oh man I can't ever imagine
getting sick from eating chocolates.
Well it happens
Oh hey you wanna go in here for
a second?
What for?
Just this dude here who owes me some
money and I need to get it from him.
Plus it's a cool place, we can
get a couple drinks
No, uh, why don't we just go back to
my place. You know we can drink there
Come on, it's only gonna be a
second
What can I get for you
Beer please
That's two bucks
I bought you a drink
What is it?
It's a little concoction I had
the bartender whip up for ya
Real? What is it?
Rum and coke
You guessed right
You okay?
Whisky and coke
Whisky
Drink
What the fuck is this? Hey! He's
the one. Out!
Oh!
Hey, hey Jeffrey.
Hey man. Sorry about that.
The guy I was talking to
he was the one who owe me the money and you know.
Anyway,
he aingt have it. It wasn't cool of me.
I don't care
Shit man, I'm sorry...
Um I'm gem' home
So what I'm not invited anymore?
I never said that.
Alright
Hey, where you at?
I'll be out in a second
What are you doing over there
Hey oh I was check in out your
fish
Hmm. They're betas.
I know that. I had me some of
these. Can we see 'em fight
Oh, no I like to keep 'em separate
so they don't eat all my other fish
You ever see piranhas?
I've seen pictures
Man, them awesome ugly mother fuckers.
And they got these big teeth all lined up
on the bottom so it looks like
this
I'm assuming they got upside teeth
too, but you can only see the bottom
what's this?
That's a whisky and coke.
Whisky? Oh man I aingt too into
whiskey
Oh, well its mostly coke.
I can add some more coke if you
like.
I'll just drink this up you know.
Just gonna have to bear it.
Jeff, uh, I'll be at the motel
Okay
it'll be all right
All right
I'll give you a call when I get
settled in.
Okay see you!
Hey you aingt one of those
Buddhist are you?
No
I know a guy who was a Buddhist,
he had six fingers on one hand.
Well I'm not a Buddhist. And I have the
normal number of fingers, I think. Yeah see
come on Jeffrey, you can't leave me doing
all the talking it's gotta be a team effort
You know what I'm ea ying
What are you a god fearing
Christian?
I'm, I'm not really a Christian of
any sort. I don't ever go to church.
Then why you wearing that cross
there?
This?...
This is my mammas
You know what the cross was
don't you?
Yes, where Jesus died, right?
Atorture device. Used to kill criminals.
So when you pray to it it's like you're
praying to an electric chair or
guillotines.
You weird man
What's weird is when you go to church and they
make you eat Christ body and drink his blood
Oh, come on, that's just
somthing they say.
Do you believe you have a soul?
Of course
You know there's no pigeons that
flatter your body when you die
And how many people you seen die
Jeff?
You wanna believe in the pigeon?
That's your business.
I'm not trying to convince
anybody of anything.
Well its really not a pigeon at
all now is it? It's a dove.
I was being sarcastic to make a point
Yeah, you always being sarcastic
to make your points.
Why don't you try being for real.
Hey
tell me a secret
My secret is I wish you would shut up.
I guess I'll go first. I almost
fucked my own aunt.
Oh okay, I'll hear that one
Well my mamma's best friend in the world
was this woman who lived across the hall.
Now we called her Aunt Tessa but she wasn't
really no aunt, she was just some woman
who stayed home all the --
Wait, wait, I thought you said
you almost fucked your own aunt.
Well she was my aunt. She just
wasn't blood relation you know.
Oh, okay. So the real story is
you almost fucked some old bag
Okay
if that's the way you want to be about it, yes.
I almost fucked some old bag.
But its still a good story.
You wanna hear it or not?
Okay go ahead
Thank you. Anyway, like I was
ea ying,
Aunt Tessa was this real
beautiful, sophisticated type lady.
And she stayed a couple years over
in Europe, in Paris, so she come back
playing these weird French
records and shit.
Who is it?
Mom. We're leaving
All right
Would you open the door Jeffrey?
I'm not dressed
Here's, uh, 30 bucks, and if you
run out then, um, call your father
All right
You have the number where he's
staying?
Here.
Are you sure that you don't
wanna come with us?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Well all right. We'll be back on
Wednesday
So then she says to me
"Hey let's go back to my place."
So you know how to play it smooth,
yeah.
"Come on sweetheart, lets go."
Next thing I know we at her place.
Go straight to the bedroom.
I'm out of my clothes two
seconds flat. Then we go to her bed.
I'm like rubbing her shoulder
and touching her hair.
I go to climb on top of her...
and she stops me cold in my
tracks.
Like hey Rodney what are you
doing in my bed? What?
Oh. I was crushed.
All the way in the
restaurant, and going back to her place
and getting naked and everything.
She has no clue who I am.
What'd she lose her memory?
Yeah. She had that old folks
disease
Alzheimer's
Yeah that's it. Man, but she
didn't know me from Adam
I'd a fucked her anyway
You a funny guy Jeffrey.
Hey. Hey you wanna smoke some weed?
All right
Hey you know how I said that my
parent's were on vacation
Uh-huh
I was lying
They comm' home now'?
No. That's not it.
They're dead.
They're dead? Bummer man
Yeah. They were going on vacation in a
plane. I stayed here to finish school.
Plane went down
When?
Last month
So what are you gonna do?
I, I don't know...
I'm just fucking with ya
Jerk. Jerk.
Watch this woo
Hey check this out
You okay?
Yeah man. That sucker can't
dance, whoa.
I can dance
Yeah
Loosen up
What's this
It's our engagement ring. Now
you put this one on me.
Oh, Jeffrey,
I don't know if I'm
ready for no engagement.
You might have to give me a little
bit more time to think about it
Well if you want me it's now or
never
All right
Whoa. I gotta play a little bit
more harder to get oh!
That's kinda gross
Excellent
I want some
It's gross
What's so funny
I don't know
Can I have some milk?
Here. Thank you
That is the best fucking milk
I've ever had...
It's just regular milk
You gotta try that, that's
really good
Don't make me laugh
I'm not.
Well don't smile then.
I'm not doing anything.
You have-- you have to turn
around.
Come on.
Oh, no you got milk all over me
sorry
Why? Why? Oh.
What's that from?
What oh nothing. Wrestling.
Are you any good?
I made it to the state finals.
You know
I bet I can beat ya.
Uh-uh
Okay...go
All right that's pretty good.
But you got the easy position.
It doesn't matter
Go.
Say the magic word. Fuck you.
That's not the magic word.
Get off of me!
Say it. Say the magic word then.
Please...
You're good.
Hey you okay?
Yeah, might want to get going.
Oh man my head is spinning
I guess I really can't take that
hard stuff.
Maybe I'll just get you some
more coke
I just gotta get going...
Take these cuffs off Jeffrey.
No.
Where the key at?
Come on Jeffrey. I'm feeling like I'm about to
hurl, will you just undo this shit. I wanna go.
All right. I'll take 'em off if
you stay.
Alright, fine. I'll leave them
on
Let me go, let me go
If your eyes were closed and
someone went down on you,
Do you think you'd know the
difference if it was a guy or a girl?
Not into guys if that's what you
mean.
How can you be sure?
Because I know
From experience or just 'cause
you always heard it was wrong?
Don't give me that shit, it's
just the way you are.
Just for argument sake then,
just --
It'd be different because you'd be
thinking it was a guy and then you wouldn't be turned on by it.
What if it were completely dark and you
couldn't see anything, how could you be sure?
I guess it wouldn't matter. So what when
am I gonna be in some dark room with some invisible guy?
Kind of closed-minded.
Why do I have to have sex with
guys to be open-minded?
You think you're a rebel don't
you
Not really
Okay, what's your favorite
movie?
Bonnie and Clyde.
Okay you're favorite band?
Lynrd Skynrd.
What do you think of The Police?
Don't like 'em.
Well it's pretty obvious you're a rebel.
You're against the establishment.
Yeah maybe I am
So why don't you see that having
sex with only girls
is following the most fascist
social of them all
Clyde Barrow broke every law
there was, including killing people.
He did not fuck guys.
I read he did. Just wouldn't put
that in a movie.
Such bullshit
deprogrammed.
No.
Don't you see what's gonna
happen it's all there.
You're gonna get married. Then
you're gonna get a boring job
and before you know it you're
gonna have a pot belly.
And you're gonna start hating your
wife. And she's gonna start hating you.
At which point you're gonna
become completely depressed.
Then you're not gonna have sex
with anybody. Not even yourself.
I'm serious
Yeah well it's not gonna happen
to me.
We'll see
I should probably get going.
You don't have to leave.
Yeah I gotta go.
Um, can you
give me a ride?
No I'm way too wasted to drive.
Fine. Then I'll walk
You can just hang-hang out awhile.
I mean everything's cool here.
It's all right
What the fuck are you doing?
Just playing
That doesn't feel like playing
does it? Does it?
Ah!Ah!
Oh you there
Back so soon?
Yeah well I went down to the bus
stop and realized it was shut down, so.
That's too bad.
Yeah, why don't you buy me a cab
man.
I don't wanna buy you a cab.
Why not? After that shit you
just pulled you owe it to me
I don't owe you shit...
You're welcome to stay here if you like
You gonna fucking take these
cuffs off man?
You still feel sick?
No. I threw up, so I'm feeling
better.
You're not gonna pull any knifes
on me are you?
What? You not gonna grab me and
push me on the couch again are you?
You're such a whiner
What do you expect. You just
can't go around grabbing and
pushing on people like that
Jeffrey.
I was just playing with you.
Playing you call that playing?
'Cause I don't call that playing.
You never hurt anyone before?
No I haven't.
Never?
I mean I might hit my little brothers
and sisters before when we was little kids.
Did you ever wanna kill 'em?
Your parents maybe?
Of course not.
You must be harboring a lot of
anger inside.
I'm not angry inside. All right?
I think you are. I think you act
all sweet and innocent.
But it's only to cover up how
you want to kill people.
Oh man that is some mixed up
shit you talking
Is it?
All right, so I'm not all sugar
and spice if that's what you mean.
But it aingt like I'm walking
around all day thinking about
how I can chop up my mom and
pops.
Oh you see right there.
See what?
I didn't say chop up. I asked if
you're ever angry enough to kill 'em
right and I said no I don't
wanna chop 'em up and.
So you must have been thinking
pretty specifically about it
'cause I didn't ever say it.
Oh that's bullshit.
I bet you wanna chop me up right
now.
Oh come on Jeffrey.
I know you came back here to kill me.
It's okay.
You want revenge from me
attacking you before.
You're pissed, you're pissed at
everyone because you're gay
everyone
laughs at you.
Shits on you.
And you're black so it's worse.
At the bottom of the bottom.
Dance around like a clown
to get everyone to like you.
But no one really does do they?
So underneath that facade of
your sweet innocent Rodney
is nothing but a thief and a nasty
vengeful killer.
I came back here because
I thought that I really liked you.
I think you're beautiful. You
have beautiful eyes.
You're tall, strong,
but gentle.
I always dreamed about somebody
just like that.
I know it sounds dumb but it's
the truth.
How you doing there?
Fine.
I saw you swerving back there a
little bit.
Oh, yeah, I was adjusting my rear mirror to night
vision 'cause your lights were pretty bright.
Hum. Can I see your license
please?
Is this your vehicle Jeffrey?
No sir it's my mom's car.
It's pretty late. Does your mom
know that you have your car?
Uh, no she's gone for the
weekend but she let's me use it.
Does she know your drinking too?
No sir, uh, I just had one beer.
What's in those bags?
Uh, the clippings from the garden. I was
actually headed to the dump with them right now.
Pretty funny time to be going to
a dump Jeffrey.
Yeah, well I haven't been getting much
sleep lately so I thought I'd
you know, do some of my chores and you know make me a
little more tired so I can get some sleep.
All right, well I'm just gonna ask ya to turn
around home and get back in bed. You do that for me?
Yes sir.
All right, have a good night.
You too.
What about you?
What about me?
Why don't you try telling me the
truth, about how you feel about me.
I have...
No you haven't. Why don't you
tell me the truth.
I'm a pervert.
I'm an exhibitionist.
I'm a masturbator
and a killer, like you.
You see you can't be honest
one bit. You always have to bullshit.
I'm telling you the truth.
No you're not. Because I asked
you what you think of me.
I told you.
No you haven't. You just told me what you think of
me. But you didn't say Rodney I really like you.
Or Rodney I'm really attracted
to you. You didn't say that.
I'm not.
I think you are.
I know that you're turned on by
me.
And, I also know,
that you...
want to be with me. Right?
And, you...
Want me to stay forever.
Now tell me, you really want me
don't you?
I don't want you.
Oh yeah
I don't believe you.
Wait.
Come here.
Jeff?
What's going on here?
Jeff? Hey. Okay?
Uh-huh.
Where's your mother?
They left.
Where to?
Huh?
Jeffrey?
They went , they went to Grandma's.
Why did you call me?
Did I call you?
Yeah, last night I got a message
you called.
Oh.. Jeffrey.
I don't remember that.
Can you get UP?
Yeah.
Up, up: up'
I can get up.
It's okay.
Sorry.
Can you make it to the shower?
I'll put on some coffee all right?
Sorry.
It's all right.
Crazy.
You sick mother fucker.
I know about these kind of problems
son. You're gonna need some help.
I'd rather stop on my own.
Drinking is a disease. Therapy
can give you some help, believe
I've already tried it.
Oh, well one session, where you
hardly say anything. That's not trying.
You just want me to go 'cause
you don't wanna hear my problems.
Look, you know any time you
wanna tell me about your problems,
any time you wanna tell me about
anything, you know, I'm all ears Jeff.
Give it a shot Jeff. I'll be
back in an hour.