Mae, surprised by the unusual kindness, does tell Paul her name and they strike up a friendship. He shows her no hostility the next day when he sees her again, is polite and well-mannered toward her, and wishes to become friends, even offering her another book. But Paul is very different from most of the people Mae has met in her life. Grudgingly she helps him pick up his things, while complaining about the inconvenience, yet managing to take one of his books. One evening, Mae and Peter are caught by security guards at a train depot where they have been spraying graffiti Mae is arrested but is allowed to work off her sentence by completing community service at an AIDS Center.Īt the AIDS center, Mae displays her usual flippant attitude toward the people there, but things change when Paul (Markus Subramaniam) literally falls over her while she is smoking a cigarette in a staircase, causing him to fall down to the bottom. The group lives in abandoned buildings and tries to stay out of sight from the police. Mae supports their activities by shoplifting cans of spray paint, and what little money they have is spent on cigarettes and large cans of beer. Her main friends in this group are Jakob (Thomas Schubert,) an on and off college student, and Tamara (Steffi Reinsperger) who Mae likes to party with. Mae hangs out with other punks whose main interest is going out at night and spraying graffiti on buildings, trains, or other places where they will be noticed - their protest against the establishment. As the film unfolds we discover the significance of them to the storyline (and title of the film). Mae has dyed her hair a bright carmine red and wears dark hand-me-down clothing highlighted by a pair of red high top chucks. Mae sits in the entryway, staring at her late brother’s red high top chucks.Īs the film Chucks opens, we meet teenager Mae Reimel (Ana Posch), roaming the streets of Vienna as an alienated punk with a bad attitude toward society in general.

Chucks! by Hal Peterson