Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Olivia hosts a pre-Thanksgiving gathering and greets Mason and Samantha as they arrive.

Scene 99 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Mom
Professor Douglas

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Begins 1:37 into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 99

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 96
Chase invites Mason to camp overnight with his older brother and friends.
Scene 97
Mason asks Olivia for permission to camp at a house under construction; she approves after asking him to leave contact details.
Scene 98
At the camping house, older boys drink, boast, and pressure Tony and Mason while they test their courage with boards and a saw blade.
Scene 99
This scene

99INT. MOM'S HOUSE - DAY

Mom is hosting a pre-Thanksgiving get-together with 10-15 people all drinking wine and talking

MOM

(to Mason and Samantha)

Hey, you guys made it! Good.

Mom places a cheese plate on the living room table.

MOM (CONT'D)

Oh, there you are.

PROFESSOR DOUGLAS hands Olivia a glass of wine.

PROFESSOR DOUGLAS

And here you go, hostess.

MOM

Oh, thank you. Hey, can I get you a

bite?