Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball is a 2001 film about a racist prison guard who, after a family tragedy, re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed. Directed by Marc Forster. Written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment. Hank Grotowski I went by our station on the way home... I like that sign. I think we're gonna be alright. [to Sonny about Lawrence Musgrove] You fucked him up! You fucked up that man's last walk! Lawrence Musgrove I've always believed that a portrait captures a person far better than a photograph. It truly takes a human being to really see a human being. Buck Grotowski You ain't no man till you split dark oak. What the hell those niggers doing out there? Damn porch monkeys! Your mother, she hated them niggers too. Dialogue Sonny Grotowski: You hate me. You hate me, don't you? Answer me! You hate me, don't you? Hank Grotowski: Yeah, I hate you. I always did. Sonny Grotowski: Well, I've always loved you. Ms. Guillermo: You must love him very much. Hank Grotowski: No, I don't. But he's my father. So, there it is. Lawrence Musgrove: I'm a bad man. Tyrell Musgrove: Who says? Lawrence Musgrove: I do. Warden Velesco: Lawrence Musgrove, do you have anything you'd like to say? Lawrence Musgrove: [after a pause he shakes his head] Push da button. Hank Grotowski: Let's get this over quick. Minister: is there a passage you'd like me to read? Hank Grotowski: No, all I wanna hear is dirt hit that box. Hank Grotowski: I wanna take care of you. Leticia Musgrove: Good. Cuz' I need to be taken care of. Hank Grotowski: I'm not sure what exactly you want. Leticia Musgrove: You know what I want... I want you to make me feel good. Can you make me feel good, can you make me feel good? I wanna feel good... I wanna feel... Leticia Musgrove: ...What? Hank Grotowski: Oh, nothing, I-I just uhm... I'm gonna go out and buy some ice cream. Leticia Musgrove: [laughs] ... Now? Hank Grotowski: Yeah... It just feels right. [Both laugh] Leticia Musgrove: Okay. Hank Grotowski: Well... Leticia Musgrove: Can you buy me some? Hank Grotowski: Yea. What kind you want? Leticia Musgrove: Chocolate. Buck Grotowski: Who are you? Leticia Musgrove: Um... Buck Grotowski: You just walked in my house. Leticia Musgrove: My bad. I thought... Buck Grotowski: Hank? You lookin' for Hank? Leticia Musgrove: Yes. Is he here? Buck Grotowski: Who are you? Leticia Musgrove: My name is Leticia Musgrove... and, uh... me and Hank is, uh... friends. Buck Grotowski: Musgrove? Please, little darlin', have you got a cigarette? Leticia Musgrove: Yeah, but it looks to me like you really don't need to be smoking. Cast Billy Bob Thornton - Hank Grotowski Heath Ledger - Sonny Grotowski Halle Berry - Leticia Musgrove Sean Combs - Lawrence Musgrove Mos Def - Ryrus Cooper Coronji Calhoun - Tyrell Musgrove Peter Boyle - Buck Grotowski External links 0285742 Monster's Ball monsters_ball Monster's Ball monstersball Monster's Ball Category:2001 films Category:2000s American films Category:Romantic drama films Category:American independent films Category:Films about capital punishment Category:Films about father–son relationships Category:Films about grieving Category:Films about interracial romance Category:Films about racism Category:Southern Gothic films Category:Films set in Georgia (state)