Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Dad, Annie, Samantha, and Mason perform a homemade family song for Nana and Grandpa Cliff on the porch.

Scene 116 of 160 · ≈ 2 min on screen · Act two

Dad
Annie
Samantha
Mason
Dad And Annie
Grandpa Cliff
Nana

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:58 into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 116

As his mother’s homes and relationships change, Mason grows from a restless child into a young photographer learning to choose his own direction before leaving for college.

Scenes 1–11
Mason’s world is a child’s local orbit of school, siblings, play, and a family not yet displaced.
Scenes 12–23
The move exposes Mason’s wish to keep his friends and stay connected to his absent father while Olivia seeks a more secure life.
Scenes 24–74
Mason enters successive new family arrangements: Dad’s return, Olivia’s marriage to Bill, and finally escape from Bill’s house.
Just before
Scene 113
Annie and Nana light the candles on Mason's birthday cake as Dad prepares the family to begin.
Scene 114
At the ranch birthday gathering, Mason receives a Bible, a dress shirt and tie, and a family shotgun with safety lessons promised.
Scene 115
Samantha and Mason practice shooting with Dad and Grandpa Cliff, and Mason hits the flying wood target on his second try.
Scene 116
This scene

116EXT. RANCH HOUSE - NIGHT

The family sits out on the porch in a circle. Dad plays guitar as the family sings along.

DAD

(singing)

Well, I want for us to be together

forever.

ANNIE

(singing)

But to wander wherever I may.

DAD

(singing)

I want you to be easy and casual.

ANNIE

(singing)

But still demand I stay.

SAMANTHA

(singing)

I want for you to know me completely,

but still remain mysterious.

MASON

(singing)

Consider everything deeply, but still

remain fearless.

DAD AND ANNIE

(singing)

Climb to the top, look over the ledge.

Dance barefoot on a razor's edge.

Reach for the stars, grab the tiger

by the tail.

MASON

(singing)

If I don't try, I'll never fail.

DAD

Good!

DAD AND ANNIE

(singing)

If you go home, you're rolling the

dice. Can't step in the same river

twice. If you love too much it'll

turn to hate. If you never leave

home you'll never be late. If you

eat too much, you're gonna get fat.

If you buy a dog, you'll piss off

your cat.

Grandpa Cliff and Nana both laugh.

DAD AND ANNIE (CONT'D)

Take a deep breath, and enjoy the

ride. Cause arrivals and departures

run side by side...

Annie's parents cheer as the song concludes.

DAD (O.S.)

Alright, you're our first audience,