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Potato Dreams of America

An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.

Director

Wes Hurley

Year

Genre

biography, comedy, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Creative Capital

Awards

6 wins & 5 nominations

Homepage

https://www.potatodreamfilm.com/

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It's a little place, but
we try to make it cozy. - Potato Dreams of America

It's a little place, but we try to make it cozy.

Same-size apartments in
our building are shared - Potato Dreams of America

Same-size apartments in our building are shared

But my mother does
visit us often. - Potato Dreams of America

But my mother does visit us often.

It's challenging, and
sometimes they pay me. - Potato Dreams of America

It's challenging, and sometimes they pay me.

I'm lucky to have a job,
but I don't love it. - Potato Dreams of America

I'm lucky to have a job, but I don't love it.

He loves school, American
movies, and Jesus Christ. - Potato Dreams of America

He loves school, American movies, and Jesus Christ.

I saved and saved and
bought us a new color TV. - Potato Dreams of America

I saved and saved and bought us a new color TV.

All we know about America
are American movies, - Potato Dreams of America

All we know about America are American movies,

Mom, I have to
tell you something. - Potato Dreams of America

Mom, I have to tell you something.

It says that when
a boy exercises, - Potato Dreams of America

It says that when a boy exercises,

The book says it's a very
dangerous to your health. - Potato Dreams of America

The book says it's a very dangerous to your health.

I exercise and I exercise
just like the book says - Potato Dreams of America

I exercise and I exercise just like the book says

Are there any
other terrible things - Potato Dreams of America

Are there any other terrible things

Someday, when you're
really, really old, yes, - Potato Dreams of America

Someday, when you're really, really old, yes,

But my biology book says- - Potato Dreams of America

But my biology book says-

Look, I'm sorry you
were so worried, - Potato Dreams of America

Look, I'm sorry you were so worried,

Why can't you live on
the first floor? - Potato Dreams of America

Why can't you live on the first floor?

I had a 48 hour
shift in prison, Mom, - Potato Dreams of America

I had a 48 hour shift in prison, Mom,

All right, since
you really wanna know, - Potato Dreams of America

All right, since you really wanna know,

I'm supposed to say
it was a heart attack, - Potato Dreams of America

I'm supposed to say it was a heart attack,

All the prisoners
have tuberculosis, - Potato Dreams of America

All the prisoners have tuberculosis,

Oh, and did I mention - Potato Dreams of America

Oh, and did I mention

I just wanna come home and try - Potato Dreams of America

I just wanna come home and try

I understand why
you'd feel this way, - Potato Dreams of America

I understand why you'd feel this way,

- But maybe I could-
- Do you see that over there? - Potato Dreams of America

- But maybe I could- - Do you see that over there?

That's right, I saved
and I saved and I saved - Potato Dreams of America

That's right, I saved and I saved and I saved

So I don't need - Potato Dreams of America

So I don't need

- You should listen to him.
- Stop, no, no, Mom- - Potato Dreams of America

- You should listen to him. - Stop, no, no, Mom-

You know, he's going to be
drafted in a couple of years, - Potato Dreams of America

You know, he's going to be drafted in a couple of years...

At least then Potato would
have a male figure in his life. - Potato Dreams of America

At least then Potato would have a male figure in his life.

There's always been
this dark cloud - Potato Dreams of America

There's always been this dark cloud

That's not a cloud,
Mom, that's just Grandma. - Potato Dreams of America

That's not a cloud, Mom, that's just Grandma.

I wish we could fall asleep
right now and never wake up. - Potato Dreams of America

I wish we could fall asleep right now and never wake up.

I could keep you safe. - Potato Dreams of America

I could keep you safe.

This place is gonna crumble
all around us, I can feel it. - Potato Dreams of America

This place is gonna crumble all around us, I can feel it.

Mom, - Potato Dreams of America

I was very surprised to
find a letter from the USA. - Potato Dreams of America

I was very surprised to find a letter from the USA.

That's okay, thank
you, thank you so much. - Potato Dreams of America

That's okay, thank you, thank you so much.

It's not every day you
get a letter like this. - Potato Dreams of America

It's not every day you get a letter like this.

I hope you don't
mind, I smelled it. - Potato Dreams of America

I hope you don't mind, I smelled it.

American paper smells
different, isn't that strange? - Potato Dreams of America

American paper smells different, isn't that strange?

Be sure and tell
your American friend - Potato Dreams of America

Be sure and tell your American friend

Oh God, I'm afraid
to say it out loud. - Potato Dreams of America

Oh God, I'm afraid to say it out loud.

You should never be afraid
to believe, let's pray. - Potato Dreams of America

You should never be afraid to believe, let's pray.

Darling dear Mary,
you're a mother like me, - Potato Dreams of America

Darling dear Mary, you're a mother like me,

Let me bring Potato to America - Potato Dreams of America

Let me bring Potato to America

There's nothing I wouldn't
do to protect him. - Potato Dreams of America

There's nothing I wouldn't do to protect him.

Please, dear Mother
of God, do this for us - Potato Dreams of America

Please, dear Mother of God, do this for us

♪ If you're quiet enough in
the height of the night ♪ - Potato Dreams of America

♪ If you're quiet enough in the height of the night ♪...

Oh, it's worth it
to see him so happy. - Potato Dreams of America

Oh, it's worth it to see him so happy.

You are kind, thank
you, I love you. - Potato Dreams of America

You are kind, thank you, I love you.

Hey, he looks like he's
never seen a computer before. - Potato Dreams of America

Hey, he looks like he's never seen a computer before.

Computer is like
spaceship to him. - Potato Dreams of America

Computer is like spaceship to him.

Oh, toy train, I
love toy trains. - Potato Dreams of America

Oh, toy train, I love toy trains.

Your letters, one time
you say you love toy trains. - Potato Dreams of America

Your letters, one time you say you love toy trains.

Oh, how do you say your name? - Potato Dreams of America

Oh, how do you say your name?

Well, you've got a
beautiful Russian name, - Potato Dreams of America

Well, you've got a beautiful Russian name,

I'm sorry, I'm having a
hard time understanding you, - Potato Dreams of America

I'm sorry, I'm having a hard time understanding yo...

Isn't that a
beautiful name, class? - Potato Dreams of America

Isn't that a beautiful name, class?

And see, class, this is
what we were talking about, - Potato Dreams of America

And see, class, this is what we were talking about,

You know why American
women so independent? - Potato Dreams of America

You know why American women so independent?

Because you have
all these machines, - Potato Dreams of America

Because you have all these machines,

I see you've found
Lena number one. - Potato Dreams of America

I see you've found Lena number one.

Briefly, the marriage
only lasted three months. - Potato Dreams of America

Briefly, the marriage only lasted three months.

Well, I didn't tell you - Potato Dreams of America

Well, I didn't tell you

Our beliefs were not compatible, - Potato Dreams of America

Our beliefs were not compatible,

I didn't want to make
a big deal out of it, - Potato Dreams of America

I didn't want to make a big deal out of it,

Because you're losing
your beautiful culture. - Potato Dreams of America

Because you're losing your beautiful culture.

People come to this country - Potato Dreams of America

People come to this country

People say this country
is a melting pot, - Potato Dreams of America

People say this country is a melting pot,

Why would you want a
boring, mushy melting pot - Potato Dreams of America

Why would you want a boring, mushy melting pot

No, no, you're not,
you're not hearing me, - Potato Dreams of America

No, no, you're not, you're not hearing me,

I think you should
be at a school - Potato Dreams of America

I think you should be at a school

I do not want to be- - Potato Dreams of America

I do not want to be-

He is also Russian,
so I'll leave you two - Potato Dreams of America

He is also Russian, so I'll leave you two

Timur, Vasili really
needs some friends. - Potato Dreams of America

Timur, Vasili really needs some friends.

Oh, and Vasili,
I'm gonna move you - Potato Dreams of America

Oh, and Vasili, I'm gonna move you

Would you, uh, take your cock - Potato Dreams of America

Would you, uh, take your cock

I'm from Tbilisi, but
that cunt thinks I'm Russian - Potato Dreams of America

I'm from Tbilisi, but that cunt thinks I'm Russian

I'm serious, if she was, like,
coming onto you, you know, - Potato Dreams of America

I'm serious, if she was, like, coming onto you, you kno...

In Tbilisi, if we think
some guy is a faggot, - Potato Dreams of America

In Tbilisi, if we think some guy is a faggot,

Hi, you survived
the first day? - Potato Dreams of America

Hi, you survived the first day?

Back where I come from,
school is like hell. - Potato Dreams of America

Back where I come from, school is like hell.

Hey, so I'm taking an
art class this quarter - Potato Dreams of America

Hey, so I'm taking an art class this quarter

I was thinking,
'cause I'm tired - Potato Dreams of America

I was thinking, 'cause I'm tired

Like naked with no clothes? - Potato Dreams of America

Like naked with no clothes?

No, no, no, um, I just
mean you have a cool face. - Potato Dreams of America

No, no, no, um, I just mean you have a cool face.

I mean, drawing your face, why,
did you want to pose naked? - Potato Dreams of America

I mean, drawing your face, why, did you want to pose naked?

No, but yeah, you
can draw my face. - Potato Dreams of America

No, but yeah, you can draw my face.

So it says here you
went to medical school. - Potato Dreams of America

So it says here you went to medical school.

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An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Wes Hurley

Writer: Wes Hurley

Production: Creative Capital

Genre: biography, comedy, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Aug 2022

Awards: 6 wins & 5 nominations

Homepage: https://www.potatodreamfilm.com/