Name: Brick
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2006-03-31
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Matt O'Leary, Noah Fleiss, Lukas Haas

Brick

Consequences of Misunderstanding and Mistakes

Emily I screwed up real bad, you know?

[over the phone]

Brendan Screwed up how?

Emily Look, I did what she said with the brick. I didn't know it was bad, but The Pin's on it now for poor Frisco, and they're playing it all on me.

Brendan Slow down, now. What?

Emily You gotta help me Brendan, please. I think Tug...Oh no!

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A Question About Smoking Preferences

Brendan You got a cigarette?

Tug I don't smoke.

Brendan I've seen you smoke.

Tug I don't smoke cigarettes.

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Past Connections and Current Relationships

Brendan Still picking your teeth with freshmen?

Kara Well, you were a freshman once.

Brendan Way once, sister. You and Em were tight for a bit. Who's she eating with now?

Kara Eating with?

Brendan Eating with. Lunch. Who.

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Unveiling Hidden Motives and Vulnerabilities

Brendan Why are you telling me all this? What's your play?

Laura You think nobody sees you. Eating lunch behind the portables. Loving some girl like she's all there is, anywhere, to you. I've always seen you. Or maybe I liked Emily. Maybe I see what you're trying to do for her, trying to help her, and I don't know anybody who would do that for me.

Brendan Now you are dangerous.

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Desire for Freedom vs. Need for Protection

Brendan You gotta come back to me, Em.

Emily No!

Brendan You're in a spot but I can get you out of it, if you just come back to me.

Emily No you're not hearing me! I don't want to be put away and protected.

Brendan Whatever befalls you I'll deal with. Just tell me about the trouble with the brick, the pin.

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Seeking Clarity Amidst Danger and Deceit

Brendan Frye I'm looking to find this big game the Pin's played, not to gum it, but just so when its tail jams in my back I'll know who to bill for the embalming.

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Conflict Over Choices in Relationships

Emily Brendan, I know you're mad at these people because you think I went away from you and went to them but, you need to start seeing it as my decision. Stop getting angry because where I want to be at, is different from where you want to be at.

Brendan Who fed you that line, Em?

Emily Stop picking on Dode. He's a good guy.

Brendan The pie house rat?

Emily He's a good friend.

Brendan So, what am I?

Emily Yeah, I mean what are you? Just sitting back here, hating everybody? I mean, who are you judging anyone? God, I really loved you a lot. I couldn't stand it. I had to get with people. I couldn't heckle life with you anymore.

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Manipulation of Innocence in a Dangerous Game

Brendan Frye You set that poor kid up! You held Dode like a card till you could play him.

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Skepticism About Untrustworthy Transactions

Brendan Frye Uh-huh. And he wants cash on the nail. He's a pot-skulled reef worm with more hop in his head than blood. Why pay for dirt you can't believe?

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Confrontation in Silence and Vulnerability

Brendan Frye Maybe I'll just sit here and bleed at you.

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Trust Issues in Uncertain Relationships

Laura Do you trust me now?

Brendan Less than when I didn't trust you before.

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Tension Between Student and Administrator

Brendan No. And no more of these informal chats. If you have a disciplinary issue with me, write me up or suspend me and I'll see you at the Parent-Teacher conference.

Assistant VP Trueman Hold it, I could – hold it – could write you up for talking back to a VP. For looking at me in a threatening way. I'd exercise a little more tact, Mr. Frye. You can't pull a play like that unless I need you for something. So do I?

Brendan Maybe.

Assistant VP Trueman So maybe you're gonna need me too.

Brendan Maybe. Alright, I need you off my back completely for a few weeks. There might be some heat soon.

Assistant VP Trueman If it's something I can't cover, I won't go to bat for you.

Brendan If I get caught like that it's curtains anyway; I couldn't have brass cutting me favors in public. I'm just saying now so you don't come kicking in my homeroom door once trouble starts.

Assistant VP Trueman Okay, here's what I can do. I won't pin you for anything you aren't caught at. I'll ride it a little while, as long as it doesn't get too rough. But if anything comes up with your fingerprints on it, I can't help you. Also, if I get to the end of whatever this is and it gets hot and you don't deliver, The Veep will need someone to hand over, police-wise. And I'll have you. There better be some meat at the end of this like you say, or at least a fall guy.

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A Tense Exchange on Loyalty and Intentions

Assistant V.P. Trueman You've helped this office out before.

Brendan No, I gave you Jerr to see him eaten, not to see you fed.

Assistant V.P. Trueman Fine. Very well put.

Brendan Accelerated English, Mrs. Kasprzyk.

Assistant V.P. Trueman Tough teacher.

Brendan Tough, but fair.

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Scout Recognizes Talent and Heart in Player

Brad Hey! What are you doing here?

Brendan Just listening.

Brendan All right, you got me. I'm a scout for the Gophers. Been watching your game for a month, but that story right there just clenched it. You got heart, kid. How soon can you be in Minneapolis?

Brad Yeah?

Brendan Cold winters, but they got a great transit system.

Brad Yeah?

Brendan Yeah.

Brad Oh, yeah?

Brendan There's a thesaurus in the library. Yeah is under "Y". Go ahead, I'll wait.

Brad You know, who invited you?

Brendan To the parking lot? Gee, I guess I invited myself.

Brad Maybe you want to go somewhere more private?

Brendan With you? Sure.

[Coyly]

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Return to the Living

The Pin Let's take you back upstairs. Back with the living.

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Vampire Bat Metaphor in Brick

The Pin Anyway you've been sniffing me out before then, sniffing for me like a vampire bat for a horse with a nick on its ear he can suck on.

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Struggling with Loyalty and Consequences

Brendan Brain, I can't let her go. I was set to but I can't. I don't think I can.

The Brain You think you can help her?

Brendan No.

The Brain You think you can get the straight, maybe break some deserving teeth?

Brendan Yeah. I think I could.

The Brain Well.

Brendan Kara tried to rope me. She came right out and asked. She was scared. Tell me to walk from this, Brain. Tell me to drop it.

The Brain Walk from it. Drop it. But you're thick, Brendan.

Brendan Yes, I am.

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A Plan to Expose a Drug Operation

The Pin You got Tug to bring you in here, which he never does. And you got me listening. So, I'm very curious what you have to say, and it better be really, really good.

Brendan I was just going to come up with some bit of information, or set up some phony deal. And I think she'd let me walk. Then I was going to go to the vice principal and spill the in the street address of the biggest dope port in the burg.

Tug He knows zippo.

Brendan 1250, Vista Blanca, the ink blotter, on the desk in the den, in the basement, of the house with the tacky mailbox.

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Seeking Knowledge and Understanding

Laura Dannon Fearless flyer.

Kara Make sure you wanna know what you wanna know.

Kara Still wish you knew what you wanted to know?

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A Conversation About Leaving and Intentions

Laura You're quite a pill.

Laura Where are you going?

Brendan Home.

Laura Why did you take a powder the other night?

Brendan Same reason I'm taking one now.

Laura Hold it. I wanna help you.

Brendan Go away. Look, I can't trust you. You ought to be smart enough to know that. I didn't shake up the party to get your attention, and I'm not heeling you to hook you. Your connections could help me, but the bad baggage they bring could make it zero sum gain or even hurt me. Better off coming at it clean.

Laura I wouldn't have to lead you in by the ha...

Brendan I can't trust you! Brad was a sap. You weren't. You were with him, and so you were playing him. So you're a player. With you behind me I'd have to tie one eye up watching both your hands, and I can't spare it.

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Navigating Fear and Uncertainty in Choices

The Pin Where you were at, with all of us and the Tug a fist away, you've got to use your nut. Allay the situation. So, yeah, you're not scared of me, I got it, but I'm also thinking you're a little nuts now, so you've got that trade off with your situation. But nuts isn't all bad, so maybe it was a good play. I don't know.

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Feeling Unwell Amidst Inner Turmoil

Brendan Frye I've got knives in my eyes, I'm going home sick.

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The Folly of Youth Explained

Laura Who is this? Or I'll hang up.

[On the phone]

Brendan You don't know me, I'll save you some time.

Laura I know everyone, and I have all the time in the world.

Brendan The folly of youth.

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Unsuccessful Attempts to Decode Words

Brendan Emily said four words I didn't know. Tell me if they catch. Brick?

The Brain No.

Brendan Or Bad Brick?

The Brain Nope.

Brendan Tug?

The Brain Tug? Tug might be a drink, like milk and vodka, or something.

Brendan Poor Frisco?

The Brain Frisco? Frisco Farr was a sophomore last year, real trash. Maybe hit a class a week, I didn't know him then, haven't seen him around.

Brendan Pin?

The Brain Pin. The Pin?

Brendan The Pin, yeah?

The Brain The Pin's kinda a local spook story, you know, the Kingpin?

Brendan Heard it.

The Brain Same thing. He's supposed to be old, like 26. Lives in town.

Brendan Dope runner, right?

The Brain Big time. See, the Pin pipes it from the lowest scrapper to Brad Bramish himself. ...Maybe. I mean, ask any dope rat where the junk sprang, and they'll say they scraped it off that, who scored it off this, who bought it off so on -- after four or five connections the list always ends with The Pin. But I betcha you got every rat in town together and said show your hands if any of em actually seen the Pin, and you'd get a crowd of full pockets.

Brendan You think The Pin's just a tale to take whatever heat?

The Brain Hmm... So what's first?

Brendan Show of hands.

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Secrets and Silence Among Friends

The Brain What did she whisper to you?

Brendan She called me a dirty word.

The Brain All right, you don't have to tell me.

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Confrontation Over Strength and Intimidation

Brendan Your muscle seemed plenty cool putting his fist in my head. I want him out.

The Pin Looky, soldier...

Brendan The ape blows or I clam.

Tug So, clam! What've you got that I can't beat out of you back in the basement?

The Pin Give us a few minutes, Tug. I'll call you if whatever.

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Confidence in the Face of Adversity

Brendan Frye Throw one at me if you want, hash head. I've got all five senses and I slept last night, that puts me six up on the lot of you.

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Secrets and Consequences in a Tunnel Encounter

Dode I know what you did. I was in the tunnel. I saw you hide her.

Brendan Dode?

Dode Anyone I tell, it would ruin you some way. And I'm going to tell someone.

Brendan Are you making an offer?

Dode Maybe. Maybe. Or maybe I'll just do you in.

Brendan Hire another hash head to blade me?

Dode Don't need no blade, Shamus. I just gotta squawk.

Brendan What do you want?

Dode Just to see you sweat.

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Symbols of Secrecy in the Upper-Crust

The Brain When the "Upper-Crust" does shady deeds, they do them all over town, and the pitch is, they got these little symbols so they can tell each without word getting around.

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