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Honey Boy

A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.

Director

Alma Har'el

Year

Genre

Box Office

$3,012,615

Production

Stay Gold Features,Delirio Films,Automatik Entertainment,Kindred Spirit,Red Crown Productions

Awards

10 wins & 41 nominations

Homepage

https://www.honeyboy.movie/

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James

Otis (22)

Otis (12)

Percy

Dr. Moreno

Laura San Giacomo

Shy Girl

Mom

Sandra

Tom

Clifton Collins Jr.

Tiny

Alec

Working Girl 1

Rehab Nurse

Pam (as Dorian Pham)

Dorian Brown Pham

AD

Craig

TV Dad

Cop

Carlos

Working Girl 2

Person in Car (as Paulina Bugembe)

Loud Man

Loud Woman

Mama DJ

Otis' Fan

Otis' Makeup Artist

Laurene Alvarado

Dancer

Biker

Hotel Manager

Ludwig Manukian

Female Jogger

Kara C. Roberts

Hug Circle

Leo

AA Member

Biker

Benny

Kingston Vernes

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James Otis (12)Otis (22)James Lort Craig Percy Alec Shy Girl

'Cause you don't know
how good I am at what I do. - Honey Boy

'Cause you don't know how good I am at what I do.

There are no guards - Honey Boy

There are no guards

Since this is
your third drunken altercation - Honey Boy

Since this is your third drunken altercation

What do you want me to say?
I'm a piece of shit. - Honey Boy

What do you want me to say? I'm a piece of shit.

I want you to write an account - Honey Boy

I want you to write an account

It's a simple way to stop
avoiding trauma reminders - Honey Boy

It's a simple way to stop avoiding trauma reminders

I avoid trauma reminders?
My whole work is required, - Honey Boy

I avoid trauma reminders? My whole work is required,

I saw your tests, and you
have clear signs of PTSD. - Honey Boy

I saw your tests, and you have clear signs of PTSD.

- Nice pie fight, Otis.
- Thanks. - Honey Boy

- Nice pie fight, Otis. - Thanks.

- Dad, Can you loosen the back?
- I used to know, - Honey Boy

- Dad, Can you loosen the back? - I used to know,

So, I used to...
I had this chicken, - Honey Boy

So, I used to... I had this chicken,

'Cause I spent
a lot of time with chickens, - Honey Boy

'Cause I spent a lot of time with chickens,

Down my sleeve to her, - Honey Boy

Down my sleeve to her,

- It's okay. It's all right.
- Now, go hang up your wardrobe - Honey Boy

- It's okay. It's all right. - Now, go hang up you...

And in all that time you know
what I learned about 'em? - Honey Boy

And in all that time you know what I learned about 'em?

- Hmm?
- You know what the white spot is - Honey Boy

- Hmm? - You know what the white spot is

- Nobody.
- And I told you not to wear that top, didn't I? - Honey Boy

- Nobody. - And I told you not to wear that top, didn't...

Go in there,
go get dressed, take a shower, - Honey Boy

Go in there, go get dressed, take a shower,

Motherfucker.
They got to get - Honey Boy

Motherfucker. They got to get

Yeah. "The job done." - Honey Boy

Yeah. "The job done."

You probably done pissed
on your own balls - Honey Boy

You probably done pissed on your own balls

Like, me,
when I was 12 years old, - Honey Boy

Like, me, when I was 12 years old,

I just told you
about your family, - Honey Boy

I just told you about your family,

- No, it's not.
- It's rodeo. It's the same thing - Honey Boy

- No, it's not. - It's rodeo. It's the same t...

You went to a fair. You
come see me in Muskogee, boy, - Honey Boy

You went to a fair. You come see me in Muskogee, boy,

You know, commedia dell'arte.
I made them bulls run - Honey Boy

You know, commedia dell'arte. I made them bulls run

A.J. has got me tickets
to the Dodgers game, - Honey Boy

A.J. has got me tickets to the Dodgers game,

You know, he's gonna...
he's gonna take me to the game - Honey Boy

You know, he's gonna... he's gonna take me to the ...

- No shit.
- I'm gonna need some of that per diem, you know, - Honey Boy

- No shit. - I'm gonna need some of that per diem, you ...

- Yeah.
- Call him Tornado, must strike 'em out blindfolded, - Honey Boy

- Yeah. - Call him Tornado, must strike 'em out blindfo...

- You know it is. Come on, now.
- Dad, just, just... - Honey Boy

- You know it is. Come on, now. - Dad, just, just...

You see me coming with it?
I was gonna hit him - Honey Boy

You see me coming with it? I was gonna hit him

Hey, buddy, hold on, now,
you're gonna break my shit. - Honey Boy

Hey, buddy, hold on, now, you're gonna break my shit.

Watch where your hands
are going, man. - Honey Boy

Watch where your hands are going, man.

No. You're going
to the game with A.J., - Honey Boy

No. You're going to the game with A.J.,

'Cause he's 14 years old, - Honey Boy

'Cause he's 14 years old,

Um, remember how you said - Honey Boy

Um, remember how you said

- What?
- Want to meet your buddy Tom, - Honey Boy

- What? - Want to meet your buddy Tom,

- She...
- Why does she have a job? - Honey Boy

- She... - Why does she have a job?

Think it through Play the tape out - Honey Boy

Think it through Play the tape out

You got to smoke it
in the bathroom though - Honey Boy

You got to smoke it in the bathroom though

And your mother's advertising
what a shit father I am - Honey Boy

And your mother's advertising what a shit father I am

That's all
I'm asking you to do. - Honey Boy

That's all I'm asking you to do.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, - Honey Boy

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

Henrietta Lafowl! - Honey Boy

Henrietta Lafowl!

World's first
daredevil chicken! - Honey Boy

World's first daredevil chicken!

You can't have me
in the fucking room - Honey Boy

You can't have me in the fucking room

- 70.
- Okay, let's bring it down. - Honey Boy

- 70. - Okay, let's bring it down.

Want you to name four objects
and let them bring you - Honey Boy

Want you to name four objects and let them bring you

You know chickens
outnumber humans three to one? - Honey Boy

You know chickens outnumber humans three to one?

He was a preacher, - Honey Boy

He was a preacher,

But mainly he was
never there for, uh, me. - Honey Boy

But mainly he was never there for, uh, me.

He, uh... he was doing
his own thing. - Honey Boy

He, uh... he was doing his own thing.

I figured I'd just
drink it out, you know. - Honey Boy

I figured I'd just drink it out, you know.

It took away that - Honey Boy

It took away that

So, you know, I ran with that
for a while, because, uh, - Honey Boy

So, you know, I ran with that for a while, because, uh,

It's bullshit, really. It's... - Honey Boy

It's bullshit, really. It's...

Man, I thought if God was real,
he-he built me with a... - Honey Boy

Man, I thought if God was real, he-he built me with a...

And that's what you got to do:
you got to, you got to - Honey Boy

And that's what you got to do: you got to, you got to

You got to, you got to
ultimately save yourself. - Honey Boy

You got to, you got to ultimately save yourself.

Look, I know
what the book says, - Honey Boy

Look, I know what the book says,

Man I thought if God was real he he built me with a - Honey Boy

Man I thought if God was real he he built me with a

You guys are gonna keep signing
up to this shit, you know, - Honey Boy

You guys are gonna keep signing up to this shit, you know,

Be famous, have fucking,
you know, flashing lights, - Honey Boy

Be famous, have fucking, you know, flashing lights,

I'm talking about
quality women, you know, - Honey Boy

I'm talking about quality women, you know,

So, uh, he doesn't really
like the Big Brothers program, - Honey Boy

So, uh, he doesn't really like the Big Brothers program...

Yeah. The Y-blocks are 292,
the 272, some, uh... - Honey Boy

Yeah. The Y-blocks are 292, the 272, some, uh...

And they put it
in the-the F-100, - Honey Boy

And they put it in the-the F-100,

You know what that "Ford" - Honey Boy

You know what that "Ford"

Stands for
"Found On the Road Dead." - Honey Boy

Stands for "Found On the Road Dead."

Half Mexican, so I got
an invested interest - Honey Boy

Half Mexican, so I got an invested interest

Hey, go get some soda
and, uh, the ketchup. - Honey Boy

Hey, go get some soda and, uh, the ketchup.

Like, uh, "Don't know
where I'm going, - Honey Boy

Like, uh, "Don't know where I'm going,

- Whoa.
- Graduated from Calvin in Grand Rapids. - Honey Boy

- Whoa. - Graduated from Calvin in Grand Rapids.

So, Calvin is - Honey Boy

And I-I think that's why, uh, - Honey Boy

And I-I think that's why, uh,

- Sure, I bet.
- The only person - Honey Boy

- Sure, I bet. - The only person

He was a strong voice,
and now I have a chance to... - Honey Boy

He was a strong voice, and now I have a chance to...

You know,
I bet if you went over there - Honey Boy

You know, I bet if you went over there

I don't know what
you heard about me, Tom, - Honey Boy

I don't know what you heard about me, Tom,

See, what you haven't heard
about me is that, uh, - Honey Boy

See, what you haven't heard about me is that, uh,

Now, you're gonna take
the fuckin' jacket off, - Honey Boy

Now, you're gonna take the fuckin' jacket off,

Get your own fuckin' kid - Honey Boy

Get your own fuckin' kid

All right, everyone find - Honey Boy

All right, everyone find

This is a feeling
that you can have - Honey Boy

This is a feeling that you can have

You can't do this - Honey Boy

You can't do this

Well, maybe
if you used this tool, - Honey Boy

Well, maybe if you used this tool,

Well my shit feel good - Honey Boy

Well my shit feel good

I think maybe you
should go out into the woods - Honey Boy

I think maybe you should go out into the woods

I just know I'm stuck here,
and these people... - Honey Boy

I just know I'm stuck here, and these people...

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A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Alma Har'el

Writer: Shia LaBeouf

Production: Stay Gold Features,Delirio Films,Automatik Entertainment,Kindred Spirit,Red Crown Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $3,012,615

Released: 27 Nov 2019

Awards: 10 wins & 41 nominations

Homepage: https://www.honeyboy.movie/

Also watch: Low Tide, The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Juniper Tree, The Big Ugly, 1: Nenokkadine, Pavarotti, In Too Deep, The Power of Glove, Not for Resale, Behind the Curve