Brick (film)

Brick is a 2005 American neonoir thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson in his directorial debut, starring Joseph GordonLevitt. Brick was distributed by Focus Features, and opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006.

High school student Brendan Frye lives a lonely existence following his break up with exgirlfriend Emily Kostich and the betrayal of his friend Jerr to the authorities. Brendan discovers a note leading him to a pay phone, where he receives a phone call from a terrified Emily begging him for help. She mentions a brick, poor Frisco, Tug, and the Pin, before abruptly hanging up. Her fear appears to have been caused by a passing black Ford Mustang, from which a distinctivelooking cigarette was thrown. Upon asking for information from his acquaintance named Brain, Brendans search for Emily leads him to Kara, another exgirlfriend which further leads him to a Halloween party attended by a flirtatious Laura and her boyfriend, Brad Bramish.Laura points Brendan in the direction of a local diner, where he arranges a meeting through Dode, leader of a stoner clique that Emily belongs to. Upon meeting, Emily recants what she had said on the phone and tells Brendan to let her go. Brendan steals her notepad during the encounter and finds a note that leads him directly to her dead body. Emotionally distraught by her death, Brendan takes it upon himself to solve her murder, enlisting the aid of Brain. Brendan hides the body to avoid police intrusion. Brendan discovers that The Pin is a local drug baron. After finding out that Brad is a regular customer of Pins, Brendan sets about getting his attention by beating up Brad Bramish. Afterwards, Brendan is beaten up by an unknown young man while speaking on the phone with Brain. ........

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