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[Sheila] Sometimes when she's here, I ask her
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American Pastoral

Sometimes whenshe's here, I ask her, "Merry, what terrible thingdo you think would happen...

[Sheila] Sometimes when
she's here, I ask her, "Merry, what terrible thing
do you think would happen if you stopped stuttering?

Full Transcript

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[Sheila] Sometimes when she's here, I ask her,
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"Merry, what terrible thing do you think would happen
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if you stopped stuttering?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:01
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
crime, drama
Production
TIK Films,Lakeshore Entertainment,Lionsgate

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Movie Summary

An All-American college star and his beauty queen wife watch their seemingly perfect life fall apart as their daughter joins the turmoil of '60s America.
How do you think your father or your mother would feel if you stopped?" - American Pastoral 00:07
How do you think your father or your mother would feel if yo...
I think Merry's stuttering is a strategy. - American Pastoral 00:05
I think Merry's stuttering is a strategy.
For avoiding competition with the beautiful mother, - American Pastoral 00:11
For avoiding competition with the beautiful mother,
Sheila, stuttering isn't something that Merry chooses. - American Pastoral 00:06
Sheila, stuttering isn't something that Merry chooses.
Have you thought about how difficult it must be for Merry - American Pastoral 00:12
Have you thought about how difficult it must be for Merry
Maybe the reason Merry stutters is to stop people from asking her, - American Pastoral 00:13
Maybe the reason Merry stutters is to stop people from askin...
I'm not Miss New Jersey, for God's sake. I'm her mother. - American Pastoral 00:06
I'm not Miss New Jersey, for God's sake. I'm ...
It's just that in a highly-pressured perfectionist family, you-- - American Pastoral 00:09
It's just that in a highly-pressured perfectionist fami...
What about the physiological basis for her stuttering? - American Pastoral 00:05
What about the physiological basis for her stuttering?
I can give you organic theories if that's what you want, - American Pastoral 00:08
I can give you organic theories if that's what you want...
[stuttering] You didn't tell me about how sharp the rocks would be. - American Pastoral 00:07
[stuttering] You didn't tell me about how sharp the roc...
[yelps] - American Pastoral 00:10
[yelps]
- miss Mother? - Sure I do. - American Pastoral 00:06
- miss Mother? - Sure I do.
Lady Jane's going to have her calf any day now. Mom had to be there. - American Pastoral 00:05
Lady Jane's going to have her calf any day now. Mom had...
♪ Two drifters off to see the world ♪ - American Pastoral 00:28
♪ Two drifters off to see the world ♪
Kiss me the way you kiss mother. - American Pastoral 00:06
Kiss me the way you kiss mother.
[stuttering] - American Pastoral 00:09
[stuttering]
[engine revs, tires screech] - American Pastoral 00:09
[engine revs, tires screech]
There, I just saved you the money you were going to give to the shrink, - American Pastoral 00:07
There, I just saved you the money you were going to give to ...
Let her tongue catch up to that brain. The rest will follow from that. - American Pastoral 00:05
Let her tongue catch up to that brain. The rest will follow ...