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Juniper

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

Director

Matthew J. Saville

Year

Genre

Box Office

$82,969

Production

New Zealand Film Commission,Long & Short Story Studio,Sandy Lane Productions,Celsius Entertainment

Awards

1 win

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- Sarah?
- It might be a good idea. - Juniper

- Sarah? - It might be a good idea.

What happens if I
meet someone,... - Juniper

What happens if I meet someone,...

You will have to abstain
from sexual intercourse. - Juniper

You will have to abstain from sexual intercourse.

Listen to me very carefully. - Juniper

Listen to me very carefully.

And I will never have
a fucking catheter! - Juniper

And I will never have a fucking catheter!

(CRICKETS CHIRP) - Juniper

(CRICKETS CHIRP)

Some boys like you get to live. - Juniper

Some boys like you get to live.

- With who?
- Your drunken louts. - Juniper

- With who? - Your drunken louts.

- Why not?
- The place will get smashed. - Juniper

- Why not? - The place will get smashed.

- It doesn't matter.
- Go on. Spit it out. - Juniper

- It doesn't matter. - Go on. Spit it out.

Drive to the hospital
at 3 in the morning. - Juniper

Drive to the hospital at 3 in the morning.

Badly. I - Juniper

But then one of my friends brok
a tap and flooded the house. - Juniper

But then one of my friends brok a tap and flooded the house.

Perhaps I want some carnage
right now. (CHUCKLES) - Juniper

Perhaps I want some carnage right now. (CHUCKLES)

PHONE: Is that you, Steven? - Juniper

PHONE: Is that you, Steven?

PHONE: Darling,
it's your lawyer. - Juniper

PHONE: Darling, it's your lawyer.

'Darling?' - Juniper

...while I look after
your mother. - Juniper

...while I look after your mother.

(SCOFFS) - Juniper

I'm almost done here.
I loved your mother, Sam. - Juniper

I'm almost done here. I loved your mother, Sam.

- Sam.
- Anyways, - Juniper

- Sam. - Anyways,

- Sam-
- (PHONE SLAMS) - Juniper

- Sam- - (PHONE SLAMS)

- I will?
- In return, - Juniper

- I will? - In return,

- (SIGHS)
- It's a lot of work, - Juniper

- (SIGHS) - It's a lot of work,

I'm expecting a proper
job from you, - Juniper

I'm expecting a proper job from you,

(GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) - Juniper

(GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC)

♪ No shelter from the
sun and the rain. - Juniper

♪ No shelter from the sun and the rain.

♪ No, you're spreading the pain, - Juniper

♪ No, you're spreading the pain,

(LEAVES RUSTLE) - Juniper

(LEAVES RUSTLE)

- I'm enjoying the view.
- (LAUGHS) - Juniper

- I'm enjoying the view. - (LAUGHS)

♪ Looking down with my
bird's eye and lovin' you. - Juniper

♪ Looking down with my bird's eye and lovin' you....

- Whoo-hoo!
- (LAUGHS) - Juniper

- Whoo-hoo! - (LAUGHS)

- (BANG!)
- (ALL CHEER) - Juniper

- (BANG!) - (ALL CHEER)

(BANG!) - Juniper

Once. Mum and I brought
our sleeping bags up, - Juniper

Once. Mum and I brought our sleeping bags up,

- Oh, I never said that.
- (BANG!) - Juniper

- Oh, I never said that. - (BANG!)

I've seen boys younger
than you with their brains - Juniper

I've seen boys younger than you with their brains

(BARREL CLICKS) - Juniper

(BARREL CLICKS)

- Pull!
- (BANG!) - Juniper

- Pull! - (BANG!)

- (BANG!)
- (ALL EXCLAIM, LAUGH) - Juniper

- (BANG!) - (ALL EXCLAIM, LAUGH)

She was hot. I would definitely- - Juniper

She was hot. I would definitely-

(LAUGHS) Bullshit. Really? - Juniper

(LAUGHS) Bullshit. Really?

(CHUCKLES GLEEFULLY) - Juniper

(CHUCKLES GLEEFULLY)

(ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES) - Juniper

(ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES)

♪ don't know where to turn. ♪ - Juniper

♪ don't know where to turn. ♪

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) - Juniper

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

- Hey. Um...
- Hi. Where are you from? - Juniper

- Hey. Um... - Hi. Where are you from?

- You're not from around here.
- ♪ ...messing in my mind. - Juniper

- You're not from around here. - ♪ ...messing in my min...

♪ Well, I don't got
what you want, - Juniper

♪ Well, I don't got what you want,

♪ You'll get dumped
into the drink. ♪ - Juniper

♪ You'll get dumped into the drink. ♪

Old woman who wants peace
and quiet. (SCOFFS) - Juniper

Old woman who wants peace and quiet. (SCOFFS)

Obviously not. Look.
Why don't you just go outside, - Juniper

Obviously not. Look. Why don't you just go outside,

Are you afraid of something? - Juniper

Are you afraid of something?

- (LAUGHS) No.
- (SCOFFS) Good! - Juniper

- (LAUGHS) No. - (SCOFFS) Good!

- (LAUGHS)
- Don't you (LAUGHS) - Juniper

- (LAUGHS) - Don't you (LAUGHS)

- Hello, love.
- Hello, handsome. - Juniper

- Hello, love. - Hello, handsome.

It isn't polite to
bogart a joint. - Juniper

It isn't polite to bogart a joint.

Do you want some? (CHUCKLES) - Juniper

Do you want some? (CHUCKLES)

♪ And I'm warning you, - Juniper

♪ And I'm warning you,

♪ It'll get you
into trouble... ♪ - Juniper

♪ It'll get you into trouble... ♪

(DRIVING ROCK MUSIC) - Juniper

(DRIVING ROCK MUSIC)

♪ The sun is cruel
when he hides away. - Juniper

♪ The sun is cruel when he hides away.

♪ I need a sister - - Juniper

♪ I need a sister -

♪ A little girl, a little guy - Juniper

♪ A little girl, a little guy

♪ Little Jesus,
are you watching me? - Juniper

♪ Little Jesus, are you watching me?

♪ I'm so young - - Juniper

♪ I'm so young -

♪ She. She, she, she, - Juniper

♪ She. She, she, she,

♪ She, she, she, shine on. - Juniper

♪ She, she, she, shine on.

- Yep.
- ♪ There's nothing real - - Juniper

- Yep. - ♪ There's nothing real -

♪ I'm not the pleasure
that I used to be. ♪ - Juniper

♪ I'm not the pleasure that I used to be. ♪

♪ Meet me down by the jetty - Juniper

♪ Meet me down by the jetty

(CHATTER, LAUGHTER) - Juniper

(CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

- You could drop me.
- No, I won't. - Juniper

- You could drop me. - No, I won't.

- You better not.
- ♪ ...cuts its way - Juniper

- You better not. - ♪ ...cuts its way

♪ Hear the captain blow his - Juniper

♪ Hear the captain blow his

♪ So long she's been away. - Juniper

♪ So long she's been away.

♪ I miss our early morning - Juniper

♪ I miss our early morning

♪ Not a very happy - Juniper

♪ Not a very happy

♪ She don't like - Juniper

♪ She don't like

♪ Don't be so reckless. - Juniper

♪ Don't be so reckless.

♪ Throw down your guns. - Juniper

♪ Throw down your guns.

- (STRETCHER CLATTERS)
- We'll see you at the hospital. - Juniper

- (STRETCHER CLATTERS) - We'll see you at the hospital.

(KNOCK AT DOOR) - Juniper

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(BOOT SLAMS SHUT) - Juniper

(BOOT SLAMS SHUT)

Oh yes. Well, obviously not. - Juniper

Oh yes. Well, obviously not.

(UNSCREWS CAP) - Juniper

(GULPS) - Juniper

You said you didn't
wanna play games. - Juniper

You said you didn't wanna play games.

- Why didn't you tell me?
- Would you have spoken to me, - Juniper

- Why didn't you tell me? - Would you have spoken to me...

When you crashed your
dad's car at the party, - Juniper

When you crashed your dad's car at the party,

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When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

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Director: Matthew J. Saville

Writer: Matthew J. Saville

Production: New Zealand Film Commission,Long & Short Story Studio,Sandy Lane Productions,Celsius Entertainment

Genre: drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $82,969

Released: 26 Aug 2021

Awards: 1 win

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