Burnt Prairie - Cal
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Josh Lucas, Olivia Holt, Kristin Chenoweth, Ed Oxenbould, Jeremy Allen White, Jacob Elordi, Robert Forster and Joel Murray
Plot: After the press conference on Von’s death, Cal Montgomery (Josh Lucas) goes to the police station, immensely stressed. As you can imagine, Burnt Prairie police officers do not encounter this type of investigation, often. But on top of that, he knows that the details of this investigation could reflect poorly on him.
While everything points to an accidental cocaine overdose, Cal is feeling the pressure that the public want concrete answers. And he has a sinking feeling in his stomach. He is achingly worried at how this story is going to reflect on him once the details emerge.
He comes home to find his wife Rose (Kristin Chenoweth) comforting their daughter Cameron (Olivia Holt). She tells her dad that she is still reeling from Von’s death but he tells her he needs the truth and he knows he can trust her. She tells him that her and Von didn’t talk much at the party, which is really weighing on her. She saw him hanging out with Keith Whitney, a notorious drug dealer in high school circles.
Cal brings Keith (Jeremy Allen White) in for questioning. Keith is coy with his answers, angering Cal. He says that he knows that he sold the cocaine to Von. Keith is adamant that he did not. Cal promises him that he won’t punish him for his drug-dealing, he just wants to know the truth. Keith tells him this is the truth. True, he might have a side business doing this and he might’ve sold cocaine to some but not Von. He only ever supplied Von with weed. Cal is frustrated by this answer. As Keith is leaving, he tells Cal that the last thing he saw that night was his daughter with Von in the room that he died.
At home, Cal questions Cameron again and she confirms Keith’s story. Her and Von had been fighting so she found in Cal’s closet to help mend their problems. She didn’t know it would end so horribly. As she is crying, he hugs her and tells her it will be ok.
At a public press conference, Cal announces the arrest of Keith Whitney for distribution of narcotics as a montage shows the police serving a warrant at his apartment. He says that their evidence indicates that he is the one who supplied and used the cocaine with Von Murphy on the night that he died.
In private, Rose confronts Cal and questions his moral compass. He grows angry and says that he will defend his daughter at all costs. She asks if he is really just defending himself. Their marital issues existed before but now they have worsened. Their son Elliott (Ed Oxenbould) walks in on them arguing and Rose chases after him to explain things. Cal screams into his hand from the stress.
With the partial relief of closure from Von’s death, the whole town comes together to shift their focus to the first basketball game since the tragedy. It feels like a true community gathering, with not an empty seat in the house. There are murmurs about the crowd about they aren’t surprised that someone like Keith, a neerdowell, would negatively influence Von like that. A moment of silence is held before the national anthem and a prayer is read out by Rose. While this forbids the law of separation of church and state (since Burnt Prairie is a public school), no one really cares in this instance.
Still distraught, she confirms the story that Keith gave him. Her and Von had been fighting so she used the drugs that Cal left for her to help mend their problems. She didn’t know it would end so horribly. As she is crying, he hugs her and tells her it will be ok.
Their opponent, Grandview Central, is ranked on a similar level when accounting for Von’s absence so this is expected to be a close affair. However, with their emotions running high, Chris (Jacob Elordi) and the team go on an absolute tear and blow their opponent out. The atmosphere is incredible and the crowd stays throughout the whole game, awarding Dick (Robert Forster) and his team a standing ovation afterwards.
After Coach Carpenter is interviewed by Doug Parker (Joel Murray), Cal congratulates him on the win. Cal then talks to Doug and about how great of a story this will be (especially if they carry this momentum going into the playoffs). Speaking of stories, Doug pulls Cal aside and tells him about Dick’s “urban” comments at the press conference the day before. Cal is surprised to hear this and Doug mentions how that could damage the coach’s reputation if published. Cal agrees. As he is walking away, Doug’s words echo in Cal’s mind and he realizes the type of media attention this would get (and thus away from his public lies). He turns around and tells Doug he thinks he should publish it - Coach said it after all.
Cal wakes up the next day and, on his way to work, reads the newspaper with a big headline “Blazers Win First Game Since Tragedy; Victory Marred by Controversial Comments”. He lets out a big sigh of relief.
While everything points to an accidental cocaine overdose, Cal is feeling the pressure that the public want concrete answers. And he has a sinking feeling in his stomach. He is achingly worried at how this story is going to reflect on him once the details emerge.
He comes home to find his wife Rose (Kristin Chenoweth) comforting their daughter Cameron (Olivia Holt). She tells her dad that she is still reeling from Von’s death but he tells her he needs the truth and he knows he can trust her. She tells him that her and Von didn’t talk much at the party, which is really weighing on her. She saw him hanging out with Keith Whitney, a notorious drug dealer in high school circles.
Cal brings Keith (Jeremy Allen White) in for questioning. Keith is coy with his answers, angering Cal. He says that he knows that he sold the cocaine to Von. Keith is adamant that he did not. Cal promises him that he won’t punish him for his drug-dealing, he just wants to know the truth. Keith tells him this is the truth. True, he might have a side business doing this and he might’ve sold cocaine to some but not Von. He only ever supplied Von with weed. Cal is frustrated by this answer. As Keith is leaving, he tells Cal that the last thing he saw that night was his daughter with Von in the room that he died.
At home, Cal questions Cameron again and she confirms Keith’s story. Her and Von had been fighting so she found in Cal’s closet to help mend their problems. She didn’t know it would end so horribly. As she is crying, he hugs her and tells her it will be ok.
At a public press conference, Cal announces the arrest of Keith Whitney for distribution of narcotics as a montage shows the police serving a warrant at his apartment. He says that their evidence indicates that he is the one who supplied and used the cocaine with Von Murphy on the night that he died.
In private, Rose confronts Cal and questions his moral compass. He grows angry and says that he will defend his daughter at all costs. She asks if he is really just defending himself. Their marital issues existed before but now they have worsened. Their son Elliott (Ed Oxenbould) walks in on them arguing and Rose chases after him to explain things. Cal screams into his hand from the stress.
With the partial relief of closure from Von’s death, the whole town comes together to shift their focus to the first basketball game since the tragedy. It feels like a true community gathering, with not an empty seat in the house. There are murmurs about the crowd about they aren’t surprised that someone like Keith, a neerdowell, would negatively influence Von like that. A moment of silence is held before the national anthem and a prayer is read out by Rose. While this forbids the law of separation of church and state (since Burnt Prairie is a public school), no one really cares in this instance.
Still distraught, she confirms the story that Keith gave him. Her and Von had been fighting so she used the drugs that Cal left for her to help mend their problems. She didn’t know it would end so horribly. As she is crying, he hugs her and tells her it will be ok.
Their opponent, Grandview Central, is ranked on a similar level when accounting for Von’s absence so this is expected to be a close affair. However, with their emotions running high, Chris (Jacob Elordi) and the team go on an absolute tear and blow their opponent out. The atmosphere is incredible and the crowd stays throughout the whole game, awarding Dick (Robert Forster) and his team a standing ovation afterwards.
After Coach Carpenter is interviewed by Doug Parker (Joel Murray), Cal congratulates him on the win. Cal then talks to Doug and about how great of a story this will be (especially if they carry this momentum going into the playoffs). Speaking of stories, Doug pulls Cal aside and tells him about Dick’s “urban” comments at the press conference the day before. Cal is surprised to hear this and Doug mentions how that could damage the coach’s reputation if published. Cal agrees. As he is walking away, Doug’s words echo in Cal’s mind and he realizes the type of media attention this would get (and thus away from his public lies). He turns around and tells Doug he thinks he should publish it - Coach said it after all.
Cal wakes up the next day and, on his way to work, reads the newspaper with a big headline “Blazers Win First Game Since Tragedy; Victory Marred by Controversial Comments”. He lets out a big sigh of relief.
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