Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Chase invites Mason to camp overnight with his older brother and friends.

Scene 96 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Mason
Chase

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Begins 1:31 into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 96

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.
Just before
Scene 93
Mason meets Jill downtown; she tells him about a friend's self-harm, books, and an upcoming party where a girl hopes to see him.
Scene 94
Mason listens from the back of Olivia's psychology class as she lectures about attachment and advertises a holiday gathering.
Scene 95
Olivia confronts Samantha for stranding Mason after school and asks what kind of person she wants to become.
Scene 96
This scene

96EXT. APARTMENT - DAY

CHASE approaches Mason's front door and knocks. Mason answers the door.

MASON

Hey man. What's up?

CHASE

Hey, we're going camping tonight.

You in?

MASON

Uh, who's goin'?

CHASE

My brother, one of his friends, and

Tony... Maybe.

MASON

Yeah, let me check with my mom.