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| Character | Marty | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Teenager (13-19) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Descriptive, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 2001 | |
| Period | Contemporary | |
| Genre | Thriller, Drama | |
| Description | Marty remembers how he got into drugs | |
| Details | 1 hr into the film | |
Summary
In a small Florida town a group of teenagers plot to murder their friend Bob, the bully of the group. In this scene Marty (Brad Renfro), who is constantly abused by Bob, remembers how Bob introduced him to drugs when he was a little kid.
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| Excerpt |
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| Marty: "First time I ever smoked weed, I was in, like, the eighth grade...and I knew a lot of the other kids who had been doing it and shit, but I was always afraid to..." |
Comments
Trick with this monologue is to make it as simple as possible, like if you're talking to someone you trust. You're talking about your first weed experience, and I find it helps if you play it half stoned throughout to give it that relaxed, yet angry within feel.
Now, first time I took a stab at this I went straight for the anger, which is the big trap here. You're talking about the hilarious first time you felt weed and how it messed you up, and little clues here and there tell you this monologue is better played like you're remembering the funniest thing that ever happened to you. Still, when you talk about Bobby, in fact just saying the name Bobby, stirs you up inside because how badly he's treated you all your life. So, advice is to play it with the double emotion: funny as hell, yet resentful.
Now, first time I took a stab at this I went straight for the anger, which is the big trap here. You're talking about the hilarious first time you felt weed and how it messed you up, and little clues here and there tell you this monologue is better played like you're remembering the funniest thing that ever happened to you. Still, when you talk about Bobby, in fact just saying the name Bobby, stirs you up inside because how badly he's treated you all your life. So, advice is to play it with the double emotion: funny as hell, yet resentful.
