Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

The children attend a Harry Potter midnight release, win trivia, and collect their books.

Scene 37 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Book Trivia Judge
Samantha
Emcee
Emcee And Group
Mindy
Man

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 37 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 37

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.
Scene 30
Mason and Olivia cross the college campus that becomes their new life in Houston, leaving his childhood home behind.
Scene 32
Olivia and Bill return from their honeymoon to a newly joined household, placing Mason inside the family structure that dominates the next chapter.
Just before
Scene 34
The children walk home trading jokes and gossip until Paul swears at them from the street.
Scene 35
Mason and Randy play a video game in their bedroom.
Scene 36
The family plays charades; Samantha breaks the no-props rule, and Olivia and Mindy solve the final clue.
Scene 37
This scene

37INT. BOOK RELEASE PARTY - NIGHT

Sign reads: "7-15: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. Magical Midnight Release Party 9PM." The kids are all present, dressed in Harry Potter costumes. They participate in a variety of Harry Potter festivities, beginning with a trivia contest.

BOOK TRIVIA JUDGE

What are the guards at Azkaban?

Samantha rings the bell first, as Mason fumbles for the correct answer.

SAMANTHA

Dementors!

Samantha got it right.

EMCEE

(into a microphone)

Front of the line, are you ready?

All four kids cheer.

EMCEE (CONT'D)

Count down with me, ladies and

gentleman!

The rest of the crowd joins in.

EMCEE AND GROUP

Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six!

Five! Four! Three! Two! One!

EMCEE

Let's go! Whoo!!

The kids each pass through the long line, all smiles as they receive their books.

MINDY

Thank you.

MAN

Next.

SAMANTHA

Thanks.