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25th Hour

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Mary D'Annunzio:
I wanted to know why I got a B minus on my paper. Jakob Elinsky:
You got what you earned. Mary D'Annunzio:
Nobody else in that class can write! You know it! I know it! Everyone knows it! Jakob Elinsky:
Don't worry. You're not competing with them. Mary D'Annunzio:
Yeah. But I am. Okay. I am competing with them. When you apply for college, you might have heard of this, they look at these things called grades and if Your grades aren't good enough... Jakob Elinsky:
Your grades are going to be fine. Mary D'Annunzio:
Vincent Phiscalla writes a story about his grandmother dying and you give him an A plus. And meanwhile, the night of the funeral, you wanna know where Rhodes Scholar Vince is? Getting smashed at a basketball party and slapping girls asses. I mean, what is that? A charity A+? You wanna know why everybody always writes about their grandmothers dying? It's not because it's so traumatic. It's because it's a guaranteed A+! And you sit there all sentimental "Oh, Vince it was very powerful, very moving." No, it wasn't. You didn't care. Nobody cared. That's what grandmothers do. They die! Jakob Elinsky:
Sometimes, guys have a hard time showing their emotions. Mary D'Annunzio:
So, slapping my ass is a way of mourning his dead grandmother? Jakob Elinsky:
[points to Mary's stomach]
What did your mother say When you got that? Mary D'Annunzio:
Um, she said, "Where did you get the money for that?" Jakob Elinsky:
And? Mary D'Annunzio:
What did I say or did I get the money? Jakob Elinsky:
What did you say? Mary D'Annunzio:
I said, "He likes me." Jakob Elinsky:
Does he? Mary D'Annunzio:
No. Why do you care so much? Jakob Elinsky:
Just curious. Mary D'Annunzio:
So, You're not gonna change the grade? Jakob Elinsky:
No, I'm not going to change the grade. Mary D'Annunzio:
Great! You know what, this was a big waste of my time! Jakob Elinsky:
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Full Transcript

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I want to know why I got a B minus on my paper
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You got what you earned
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Nobody else in that class can write
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And you know it I know everyone knows it
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Don't worry about everyone else
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You're not competing with them
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Yeah but I am Okay I am competing with them
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When I apply to colleges you might have heard of this
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they look at these things called grades
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And if your grades aren't good enough then
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No your grade's gonna be fine
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Vincent Miskella writes a story about his grandmother dying
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and you give him an A plus
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Meanwhile the night of the funeral
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you know where Rhodes Scholar Vince is
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Getting smashed at a basketball party and slapping girls' asses
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What is that A charity A plus
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Everyone is always writing about their grandmothers dying
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You know why It's not because it's so traumatic
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it's because it's a guaranteed A plus
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And you're all sentimental
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Like Oh Vince that was very powerful very moving
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No it wasn't
Duration
53 seconds
Views
4,224
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:30
Uploaded
Nov 18, 2022
Genres
Production
Touchstone Pictures,40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks,25th Hour Productions,Gamut Films,Industry Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Actors

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jacob Elinsky