Always
In 1991, 14-year-old friends A.J. Carter (Conor Sherry) and Moose Miller (Gabriel LaBelle) pursue various money-making schemes such as betting on dog races and brewing their own beer to sell to classm…
Always
In 1991, 14-year-old friends A.J. Carter (Conor Sherry) and Moose Miller (Gabriel LaBelle) pursue various money-making schemes such as betting on dog races and brewing their own beer to sell to classmates at parties in their small town of Nebraska City. Moose even ties up with a limo car service to transport their product all over town for $25 per hour. On one instance they bunk a class outing to a water park to visit the dog races and as they are late coming back, they make the entire class wait for 35 minutes at the water park, as they cannot leave till everybody is present. AJ's parents found out that AJ & Moose bunked a field trip to visit a better parlor and come down heavily on them. AJ parents are keen to blame Moose, but AJ says that he came up with their successful betting system. When their parents shut down their betting operations, they look for summer jobs. Parents include AJ's father Judge Carter (David Costabile), and mother Jean (Gillian Vigman) and Moose's father Lester "Les" Miller (Steve Berg) and mother Sherry Miller (Kate Robertson). Chrissy (June Gentry) is AJ's sister. Shane Workman (Nick Robinson), an older friend and Army vet back home from the Gulf War, tells them that the snack shack at the local community pool where he works as a lifeguard is up for summer rental, and the pair set their sights on obtaining the rights to run the shack themselves. They meet with the boys (the Bravo brothers) who traditionally rent out the shack and find that they plan on bidding $3000 for the shack for 3 months. The boys overbid on the rights (The Bravo brothers only bid $300, but AJ and Moose $3001) at a city council auction using money from A.J.'s college savings. A.J.'s parents, the Judge and Jean, are disappointed in how their son has spent his money, but A.J. vows that he will be able to pay them back with money earned through the Snack Shack. Moose's father finds the beer brewing operation in Moose's room and calls the Judge. Together they pour all the beer down the drain. AJ is harassed by a pair of bullies, steroid addict wrestler brothers Randy (Michael Bonini) and Rodney Carmichael (Christian James). The Snack Shack is a dump and the boys have no money for supplies. They earn money by doing odd jobs such as painting house addresses on the pavement outside houses and selling golf balls. Moose has money making schemes like investing in stocks off a tip, poker games and even bribing a delivery truck driver to give them supplies that he can show as leakage from the truck. Their freezer comes from a funeral home. AJ and Moose get high smoking pot with Shane before the poker game against Randy. AJ ends up going all in and wins against Randy. A.J. and Moose open the Snack Shack for business, and it is immediately successful, making over $1,600 in revenue on its first day of operation. A teen girl named Brooke (Mika Abdalla) moves in next door to A.J. She is the daughter of a military man and is only in town until he is reassigned. Leah (April Clark) is Brooke's cousin. She teases A.J. about his allergies while he mows his parents' lawn and has a hobby of spontaneously photographing people, including A.J. He becomes infatuated with Brooke and helps her get a job as a lifeguard at the pool. When Moose meets Brooke, he, too, becomes smitten with her. As the more aggressive of the two friends, Moose asks Brooke out, and during a double date, A.J. is dismayed to see Moose and Brooke kissing. At work, tensions between Moose and A.J. grow, as does their increasingly heated conflict with Randy and Rodney. A.J. relies on Shane for advice about dating and life in general. He and A.J. make plans to go on a hiking trip to Alaska next summer. AJ has to scrape together $1000 for the trip. A.J. is able to get back in his parents' good graces by paying the money he owes and getting concert tickets. Meanwhile, Brooke, who is more interested in A.J., becomes closer to him. She invites A.J. to hang out one night, and they head to a party in the town's empty movie theater. Moose sees A.J. with Brooke, but before he can confront his friend, police arrive to break up the party, and the teens run for places to hide. Brooke, A.J., and Moose hide behind the movie screen. A claustrophobic Moose nearly gives the teens away to the cops, but Brooke silences the boys by grabbing their genitals. The next day at the Snack Shack, Moose tries to spite A.J. by lying that Brooke gave him a hand job behind the movie screen. This lie upsets A.J., who leaves work early. Shane tries to lift A.J.'s spirits by assuring him that Brooke is genuinely interested in him and is just waiting for him to make a move. At a party that night, A.J. kisses Brooke, and she reciprocates. Moose witnesses the kiss and abruptly leaves, with A.J. chasing after him. When A.J. catches up, Moose punches A.J. in the face. A.J. and Moose thereafter neglect the Snack Shack to avoid each other, leaving the Carmichaels to trash the Shack in their absence. When A.J. finds Moose cleaning up after the vandalism, the pair agree to separate their shifts. One afternoon, A.J. and Brooke are about to consummate their attraction to each other when they are interrupted by A.J.'s father, the Judge, who has upsetting news. Shane was killed in a car accident. A.J. and Moose's shared grief brings them back together, and the two begin planning out their next summer, which includes the Snack Shack. Brooke grieves with them, but soon afterward, her father is reassigned, and she must leave Nebraska City and A.J. for Germany. Brooke gives A.J. a personalized Hanky for his allergies and a photograph she took of A.J. and Shane together as a parting gift. As Brooke leaves, A.J. and the Judge share a beer and a tender moment on their front porch.
Always
Romance
Film Details
In 1991, 14-year-old friends A.J. Carter (Conor Sherry) and Moose Miller (Gabriel LaBelle) pursue various money-making schemes such as betting on dog races and brewing their own beer to sell to classmates at parties in their small town of Nebraska City. Moose even ties up with a limo car service to transport their product all over town for $25 per hour.
On one instance they bunk a class outing to a water park to visit the dog races and as they are late coming back, they make the entire class wait for 35 minutes at the water park, as they cannot leave till everybody is present. AJ's parents found out that AJ & Moose bunked a field trip to visit a better parlor and come down heavily on them. AJ parents are keen to blame Moose, but AJ says that he came up with their successful betting system.
When their parents shut down their betting operations, they look for summer jobs. Parents include AJ's father Judge Carter (David Costabile), and mother Jean (Gillian Vigman) and Moose's father Lester "Les" Miller (Steve Berg) and mother Sherry Miller (Kate Robertson). Chrissy (June Gentry) is AJ's sister.
Shane Workman (Nick Robinson), an older friend and Army vet back home from the Gulf War, tells them that the snack shack at the local community pool where he works as a lifeguard is up for summer rental, and the pair set their sights on obtaining the rights to run the shack themselves. They meet with the boys (the Bravo brothers) who traditionally rent out the shack and find that they plan on bidding $3000 for the shack for 3 months. The boys overbid on the rights (The Bravo brothers only bid $300, but AJ and Moose $3001) at a city council auction using money from A.J.'s college savings.
A.J.'s parents, the Judge and Jean, are disappointed in how their son has spent his money, but A.J. vows that he will be able to pay them back with money earned through the Snack Shack. Moose's father finds the beer brewing operation in Moose's room and calls the Judge.
Together they pour all the beer down the drain. AJ is harassed by a pair of bullies, steroid addict wrestler brothers Randy (Michael Bonini) and Rodney Carmichael (Christian James). The Snack Shack is a dump and the boys have no money for supplies.
They earn money by doing odd jobs such as painting house addresses on the pavement outside houses and selling golf balls. Moose has money making schemes like investing in stocks off a tip, poker games and even bribing a delivery truck driver to give them supplies that he can show as leakage from the truck. Their freezer comes from a funeral home.
AJ and Moose get high smoking pot with Shane before the poker game against Randy. AJ ends up going all in and wins against Randy. A.J.
and Moose open the Snack Shack for business, and it is immediately successful, making over $1,600 in revenue on its first day of operation. A teen girl named Brooke (Mika Abdalla) moves in next door to A.J. She is the daughter of a military man and is only in town until he is reassigned.
Leah (April Clark) is Brooke's cousin. She teases A.J. about his allergies while he mows his parents' lawn and has a hobby of spontaneously photographing people, including A.J.
He becomes infatuated with Brooke and helps her get a job as a lifeguard at the pool. When Moose meets Brooke, he, too, becomes smitten with her. As the more aggressive of the two friends, Moose asks Brooke out, and during a double date, A.J.
is dismayed to see Moose and Brooke kissing. At work, tensions between Moose and A.J. grow, as does their increasingly heated conflict with Randy and Rodney.
A.J. relies on Shane for advice about dating and life in general. He and A.J.
make plans to go on a hiking trip to Alaska next summer. AJ has to scrape together $1000 for the trip. A.J.
is able to get back in his parents' good graces by paying the money he owes and getting concert tickets. Meanwhile, Brooke, who is more interested in A.J., becomes closer to him. She invites A.J.
to hang out one night, and they head to a party in the town's empty movie theater. Moose sees A.J. with Brooke, but before he can confront his friend, police arrive to break up the party, and the teens run for places to hide.
Brooke, A.J., and Moose hide behind the movie screen. A claustrophobic Moose nearly gives the teens away to the cops, but Brooke silences the boys by grabbing their genitals. The next day at the Snack Shack, Moose tries to spite A.J.
by lying that Brooke gave him a hand job behind the movie screen. This lie upsets A.J., who leaves work early. Shane tries to lift A.J.'s spirits by assuring him that Brooke is genuinely interested in him and is just waiting for him to make a move.
At a party that night, A.J. kisses Brooke, and she reciprocates. Moose witnesses the kiss and abruptly leaves, with A.J.
chasing after him. When A.J. catches up, Moose punches A.J.
in the face. A.J. and Moose thereafter neglect the Snack Shack to avoid each other, leaving the Carmichaels to trash the Shack in their absence.
When A.J. finds Moose cleaning up after the vandalism, the pair agree to separate their shifts. One afternoon, A.J.
and Brooke are about to consummate their attraction to each other when they are interrupted by A.J.'s father, the Judge, who has upsetting news. Shane was killed in a car accident. A.J.
and Moose's shared grief brings them back together, and the two begin planning out their next summer, which includes the Snack Shack. Brooke grieves with them, but soon afterward, her father is reassigned, and she must leave Nebraska City and A.J. for Germany.
Brooke gives A.J. a personalized Hanky for his allergies and a photograph she took of A.J. and Shane together as a parting gift.
As Brooke leaves, A.J. and the Judge share a beer and a tender moment on their front porch..