Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

At Grandma's house, Samantha shows off her grades while Mason plays a Gameboy and reaches for the last candy.

Scene 22 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Samantha
Grandma
Mason

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Begins 15 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 22

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.
Scene 12
Olivia announces the Houston move so she can return to college and support the family, uprooting Mason from his first home and friends.
Just before
Scene 19
Mason hurriedly packs for school while Olivia calls him to breakfast and reminds him about homework.
Scene 20
Samantha teases Mason at breakfast; Olivia tells them their father is in town and will see them after school.
Scene 21
Mason is caught playing Oregon Trail instead of finishing a classroom assignment, and a classmate mocks his delayed work.
Scene 22
This scene

22INT. GRANDMA'S HOUSE - LATER

Samantha sits with her GRANDMA, Catherine, showing off her good grades on various school reports. Mason sits in his own chair, playing with a Gameboy.

SAMANTHA (O.S.)

So this is my history test...

GRANDMA (O.S.)

Mm-hm. A+, very good.

SAMANTHA (O.S.)

And that's another history test.

GRANDMA (O.S.)

Mm-hm, and another A.

SAMANTHA

Yeah, well, it doesn't have a plus

but... oh well.

GRANDMA

Oh.

Grandma strokes Samantha's hair proudly.

SAMANTHA

And then um, that's my report on

lizards...

GRANDMA

Oh, let me see your pictures.

SAMANTHA

And then, um... Oh yeah, these are

my pictures.

GRANDMA

What is that?

SAMANTHA

Well, that's called a dewlap.

GRANDMA

A dewlap, okay.

SAMANTHA

Oh yeah, this is a math test.

GRANDMA

Oh, "A" again.

Mason reaches into candy dish on the table.

GRANDMA (CONT'D)

Mase, that's the last candy, okay?

MASON

Okay.

GRANDMA (O.S.)

Okay. We need to put this stuff up.