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16 Years of Alcohol

CastKevin McKidd, Iain De Caestecker, Susan Lynch, Ewen Bremner, Laura Fraser, Allison McKenzie, Jim Carter, Elaine C. Smith, Marcia Rose, Lewis Macleod, Lisa May Cooper, Gerald Lepkowski
Year released2003
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Narrator Frankie: "This is a story... a dream of an extraordinary world..." (0:00)

Thugs beat Frankie. (0:03, 1:37)

Frankie: "This is not the stuff that dreams are made of..." (0:16)

A man tells young Frankie, "... Don’t worry..." (0:19)

His father tells Frankie, "Well, here we are, Shane... Are you gonna go for it, Shane?... Turn around, Shane..." (0:20)

Frankie beats the bartender. (0:24)

Frankie tells his gang partner Miller, "... Stand in the corner... for being a... idiot who likes... idiot music..." (0:24)

Something appears to strike Frankie in the head. (0:28)

Miller: "... I’m sick of bein’ treated like a... moron.’" 
Frankie(?): ”Miller, you are a... moron.” (0:28)

Frankie tells Miller, "You... idiot." (0:32)

Boys beat a man. (0:34)

Frankie: "... you might... start to behave in a different way." (0:36)

Frankie strikes Miller in the head then continues to beat him. 
Frankie: ”The brave ones know the truth...” (0:39)

Frankie: "There will be no more drinking from this day forward. The years of alcohol abuse are over..." (0:45)

Frankie asks record store clerk Helen, "Yeah, but what about your Brian Ferry obsession?" 
”... Aretha Franklin...” (0:46)

Helen tells Frankie, "You said it was over, the violence, the drink..." (0:56)

Frankie: "People talk about strength at times like this: strength of character..." (0:58)

Miller tells Frankie, "We heard you were a... non-drinker."
Miller beats Frankie. 
Frankie: ”... this is not a fantasy...” (1:00)

Meeting: "... I’m Jennifer, and I’m an alcoholic... I wanted a drink. God, I wanted a drink..." (1:02)

Frankie tells Mary, "Weather’s shockin’." (1:08)

Frankie tells the boys on the team, "Stay focused." (1:13)

The director tells Frankie, "... It’s a fantasy..." 
: ”... What... do you think this is, emotional therapy?... ” 
”You gonna beat me up?...” (1:17)

Miller tells Frankie, "... Shane comin’ to the rescue..." (1:22)

Actor: "... Don’t panic... Don’t panic... Keep dreaming. Keep dreaming and dreaming and dreaming and...”
Mary: ”He’s here, the fool..." 
Actor: ”He came, the fool...” 
Actress: ”The fool, he’s here...” (1:24)

Mary tells Frankie, "... We were all worried about you." 
”... God, maybe I’m the fool... Maybe I’m the fool.” (1:31)

Frankie: "... Is this the dream?..." (1:34)

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