Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Mason and Sheena argue about prom after she plans to attend with another boy; they accuse each other of immaturity and end their relationship.

Scene 141 of 160 · ≈ 3 min on screen · Act three

Sheena
Mason

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 2:32 into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 141

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.
Scenes 124–138
Mason names what makes him feel alive, draws closer to Sheena, and reaches a first sustained intimacy with her.
Just before
Scene 138
At sunrise on a parking garage roof, Mason wraps his arms around Sheena and they kiss.
Scene 139
Mason and Sheena wake in Samantha's dorm room and scramble through an awkward introduction when her roommate returns.
Scene 140
At a school photo exhibit, Mason removes portraits of Sheena and talks with a teacher about his scholarship and leaving for college.
Scene 141
This scene

141EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

Sheena and Mason are sitting on bleachers outside the school, under a tree overlooking a practice field. They are in mid- argument.

SHEENA

I just don't get why you're being so

fucking childish.

MASON

I'm not being childish. You're the

one who made it into this big thing

by telling everyone.

SHEENA

I haven't told anyone.

MASON

So Cynthia just magically knows you're

going to the prom with this loser

even though you're not dating him

anymore?

SHEENA

She's my best friend.

MASON

Well, your best friend has a big

fucking mouth.

SHEENA

Take it up with her, then.

MASON

Why don't you just tell Miss Fuckin'

Rubber Jaws she can keep on talking

as long as she includes the truth,

which is that we wouldn't be having

this conversation if your college

boyfriend weren't out of town this

weekend.

SHEENA

You had already bought the tickets.

It's just prom, it's not like it

matters. I'm just tryin' to be

friends with you.

MASON

Now it's just humiliating. I can't...

I can't do that.

SHEENA

Mister I-Don't-Care-What-Anyone-Else-

Thinks-Of-Me.

MASON

Fuck anyone else. I care what I

think of me. Which isn't much right

now. King of the Pity Prom.

SHEENA

Fine. We're not going.

MASON

Great.