Thumbsucker (2005)

Kelli Garner: Rebecca

Quotes 

• [Justin and Rebecca kiss in her bedroom when she notices the MFC written on his thumb] 

  Justin Cobb : [Chuckles]  What's MFC? Justin? Justin.

  [Justin becomes shy when he's reminded that MFC is his dad's initials, written on his thumb as a reminder to stop sucking] 

  Justin Cobb : Nothing.

  Rebecca : It's nothing? Well, then why don't you just tell me? Justin.

  Justin Cobb : Motherfucking cocksucker.

  Rebecca : Why are you acting like this? What's the point of us spending time together if it can't lead to openness?

  Justin Cobb : I'm sorry.

  Rebecca : Maybe you should go.

  Justin Cobb : I'm sorry. Um... Should I call you?

  Rebecca : When you're ready to be open.

• [Justin listens and smiles at Rebecca giving her debate speech in Mr. Geary's class] 

  Rebecca : The ocean contains 97 percent of the Earth's water and generates over 70 percent of the Earth's oxygen, and replenishes our fresh water through the clouds. If our oceans are failing, than so will we.

  [the class claps by banging on the tables softly] 

  Mr. Geary : Well done. Justin. Rebuttal. Justin?

  Justin Cobb : Actually, I uh - I agree with Rebecca. I saw this show on Animal Planet about how they were giving depressed male baboons prozac.

  Mr. Geary : Justin. This isn't Agree Club. It's Debate Club. If you had done your research you'd have the confidence to have an opinion. And if you have an opinion that's based on facts gathered from your research, then you are confident to speak. And speaking confidently does what, class? Speaking confidently...

  [the class mumbles] 

  Mr. Geary : That's right, wins minds.

  Mr. Geary : [whispers]  Justin, if you wanna admire Rebecca, you can do that during recess. If you wanna compete here, you're gonna have to apply yourself. You can have a seat, Rebecca. Sasha, Lewis. Well done, have a seat. I like the Animal Planet, though, Justin. Great channel.

  [the scene cuts to Justin sucking his thumb in the school's bathroom stall] 

• [Justin plays the blindfold game with Rebecca] 

  Rebecca : We're not in a relationship, Justin.

  Justin Cobb : Why not?

  Justin Cobb : [Justin takes off the blindfold]  Rebecca... I love you.

  Rebecca : God, you always have to make everything so serious. This was just a teenage experiment. That's all.

  Justin Cobb : Experiment?

  Rebecca : [whispers]  I needed to educate myself, Justin. So, um... I decided to pick someone like you.

  Justin Cobb : Like me?

  Rebecca : Someone that I'd never get hurt by.

  Justin Cobb : That's just so fucked up.

  Rebecca : Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. Maybe you should just go. Go, Justin.

• [Justin sits in the school library when Rebecca sits across from him and draws] 

  Rebecca : You like that book?

  Justin Cobb : Oh, yeah. It's, um - It's got great stuff on Greenpeace.

  Rebecca : Yeah, it's a good introduction. Those Greenpeace guys are really brave.

  Justin Cobb : I wish I could do something like that.

  Rebecca : What? Be brave?

  Justin Cobb : Yeah.

  Rebecca : Maybe you already are.

• [Justin and Rebecca walk along the stream together] 

  Justin Cobb : It's hot today.

  Rebecca : Yeah.

  Justin Cobb : I think I'm gonna take my shirt off.

  Rebecca : Yeah? Go ahead.

  Justin Cobb : You should, too.

  Rebecca : What are you trying, Justin?

  Justin Cobb : No, really. I mean, we're so uptight in our clothes. It's just like wearing a bathing suit. At the beach.

  Rebecca : No. My stomach will get sunburned, and my mom will get mad.

  Justin Cobb : Your mom looks at you naked?

  Rebecca : Well, yeah, I mean, don't your parents?

  Justin Cobb : Audrey? Mike? No.

  Rebecca : Why do you call your parents by their first name?

  Justin Cobb : Mike says when I call him Dad, he feels old. And I sound like a child or something. And when I call Audrey, Mom, she seems old to him?

  Rebecca : Oh.

  Justin Cobb : So are you gonna take your shirt off?

  Rebecca : You?

  Justin Cobb : Yeah.

  [Justin and Rebecca turn away from each other and take their shirts off before turning back around to face each other]