Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Bill scolds Samantha for leaving chores unfinished while she and Mindy load the dishwasher.

Scene 41 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Bill
Samantha
Mindy

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 40 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 41

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 38
Bill coaches Mason and Randy at golf, celebrates Mason's putt, then loses his temper when he misses one himself.
Scene 39
Bill stops at a liquor store, claiming the bottle is for weekend guests; Randy notes that guests never come.
Scene 40
Bill pours vodka into an opaque cup and hides the bottle in the laundry room.
Scene 41
This scene

41INT. KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER

Samantha and Mindy are busy loading the dishwasher. Bill enters the room, drink in hand.

BILL

Samantha, I think I heard your dad

pull up.

SAMANTHA

Oh, alright.

BILL

You guys finish your chores?

MINDY

Not quite.

SAMANTHA

Just about.

BILL

How 'bout the dusting, Sam?

SAMANTHA

I haven't done that yet.

BILL

Well, I saw you working on your art

project. You mean you had time to

finish your little art project but

you didn't have time to finish your

chores? I thought we talked about

that.

MINDY

Dad, it's fine. I can finish the

dusting. I have all day here.

BILL

No, it's not fine, Mindy. You have

your own chores to do and Sam has

hers to do. Huh? It's simple!

Poor choice there, Sam. Hurry up.