Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

At a pool hall, Sheena and Samantha discuss college housing and relationships while Mason plays pool with Samantha's boyfriend.

Scene 132 of 160 · ≈ 2 min on screen · Act three

Boyfriend
Samantha
Sheena

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Begins 2:23 into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 132

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.
Scenes 75–123
He adapts to new homes and schools, tests independence with friends and work, and develops an eye for photography.
Scene 125
Mason says he wants to do what makes him feel alive instead of performing normality; Sheena’s response grounds that wish in the judgment everyone feels.
Just before
Scene 129
At his restaurant job, Mason jokes with April over leftover shrimp before manager Mr. Wood pushes him back to work and offers a fry-cook role.
Scene 130
Dad checks Mason's car and college plans by video chat; Olivia gives Mason emergency money and reminds him to finish his schoolwork.
Scene 131
Driving with Sheena, Mason argues that phones and social media keep people from living fully; Sheena counters that they also provide useful information and connection.
Scene 132
This scene

132INT. POOL HALL

Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" plays. Patrons chatter. Mason plays pool with Samantha's BOYFRIEND. Samantha and Sheena sit and talk.

BOYFRIEND

Nice shot.

SAMANTHA

Yeah, just give the lady at the front

y'all's I.D.s and, uh, she should

let you in.

SHEENA

I see. Cool.

SAMANTHA

Yeah.

SHEENA

It's room 2-0-6, right?

SAMANTHA

Mm-hm.

SHEENA

Awesome. It's not like weird that

we're staying there?

SAMANTHA

No, it's fine. Have fun.

(Laughs)

SHEENA (O.S.)

Thank you. So how long have you

guys been dating?

SAMANTHA

About three months. Yeah, we met at

a party and it's been, ya know, chill.

SHEENA

Yeah, he seems cool.

SAMANTHA

Yeah. He is.

The guys are shooting pool.

SHEENA (O.S.)

Does he go to UT too?

SAMANTHA (O.S.)

Yeah.

SHEENA

Cool. What is he studying?

SAMANTHA

He's studying history and uh, Italian,

I think?

The girls laugh.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

His minor, yeah.

SHEENA

Does he wanna... does he wanna teach?

SAMANTHA

I don't know, I think, I think he's

still figuring stuff out. Yeah,

he'll figure it out, he's smart,

he's smart. So where are you thinking

about living when you come here?

SHEENA