Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Dad arrives to collect Mason and Samantha from Bill's house for the weekend.

Scene 44 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Dad
Randy
Samantha And Mason
Randy And Mindy
Mason
Samantha

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Begins 43 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 44

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 41
Bill scolds Samantha for leaving chores unfinished while she and Mindy load the dishwasher.
Scene 42
Bill checks Mason and Randy's yard work and tells them to finish it the next day.
Scene 43
Bill insists Olivia back his punishments for the children's unfinished chores; Samantha challenges the rule and Olivia says Bill draws too many lines.
Scene 44
This scene

44EXT. HOUSE - DAY

Dad is parked in the drive way. He gets out of the car to greet the kids.

DAD

Hey, Randy!

RANDY

Hey!

SAMANTHA AND MASON

Bye.

RANDY AND MINDY

Bye.

DAD

Hey, you two. How you doin'? Oh.

MASON

Shotgun.

DAD

Here, let me get this bag here. You

doin' okay, darlin'?

SAMANTHA

Yeah.

DAD

Yeah? Ah. What about you, cowboy?

MASON

Pretty good.

Dad throws the kids' bags in the trunk.

DAD

Yeah? Alright. Let's roll!