- ♪ LA-LA, LA, LA-LA ♪
♪ LA-LA, LA, LA-LA ♪
[Jake sobbing]
- WHAT HAVE I DONE?
OH, GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
- IT'S ALL RIGHT, JAKE.
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS AS A FAMILY.
- YEAH, DON'T WORRY, DADDY.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
[gasps]
I'M GONNA MISS THE COMING ATTRACTIONS.
- OH, GOD.
- WHAT'S WRONG?
- YOUR FATHER HAD A LITTLE BUSINESS SETBACK, DEAR.
HE LOST A CLIENT.
- "I GOT A GREAT IDEA," HE SAID.
"MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA.
"CIGARS FOR PETS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?" HE SAID.
"WANT YOU TO BE HONEST," HE SAID.
WHAT THE HELL MADE ME BELIEVE HIM?
- JAKE, EVERYONE SLIPS UP NOW AND THEN.
- HE FIRED YOU FOR BEING HONEST?
- IT WAS ENTRAPMENT.
- SO IT'S OFF TO THE SNEAKER SWEATSHOP FOR ME AND QUINN?
- DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, YOU TWO.
DARIA, YOU KNOW I'VE GOT MORE WORK THAN I CAN HANDLE.
AND YOU'LL GET BUSY AGAIN, JAKIE.
JUST BE PATIENT.
- WHAT'LL I DO IN THE MEANTIME?
- YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING YOU WANT TO WORK ON YOUR COOKING.
- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME WAY TO OCCUPY YOURSELF,
THERE ARE PLENTY OF CHORES THAT NEED DOING AROUND HERE.
WHAT?
YOU GET TO SAY IT.
- GOOD.
BRITTANY, DID YOU SPILL YOUR PAINT?
- UM, NO.
- IS THIS A GOOD TIME, MISS DEFOE?
- YES, COME ON IN.
CLASS, MISS LI AND MR. O'NEILL
HAVE SOME INTRIGUING NEWS.
- LAWNDALE HIGH IS PARTICIPATING
IN A STATEWIDE STUDENT ART CONTEST.
- THAT'S WHY WE'VE CHOSEN ART CLASS
AS THE PLACE TO ANNOUNCE IT.
- THE THEME OF THE CONTEST
IS STUDENT LIFE AT THE DAWN OF THE MILLENNIUM.
- WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
IN TODAY'S FAST CHANGING WORLD?
- ENTRY IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY, OF COURSE.
ALTHOUGH, FRANKLY, I DON'T SEE HOW ANY OF YOU COULD THINK
OF PASSING UP THE CHANCE TO BRING HONOR
UNTO YOURSELF AND UNTO LAWNDALE HIGH.
- UNTO?
- BUCKLE MY SHOE.
- MISS DEFOE WILL CHOOSE THE ENTRIES
FROM EACH ART CLASS,
AND I'M CONTEST COORDINATOR FOR THE SCHOOL.
GOOD LUCK, KIDS.
- STUDENTS, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
CURIOSITY, INQUIRY, EXPRESSION:
THESE ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF EDUCATION.
- MA'AM?
- NO QUESTIONS.
GOOD LUCK, ALL.
- I WANTED TO TELL HER I'VE GOT A GREAT IDEA FOR A POSTER.
- ME TOO.
MINE'S GONNA BE ABOUT CHEERLEADING.
- OH, NO.
NOW WHAT'LL I DO?
- HOW ABOUT SOMETHING ON QUARTERBACKS, BABE?
HEY.
- JANE, COULD YOU STAY A MINUTE?
JANE, I'M EAGER TO SEE WHAT ALL THE STUDENTS COME UP WITH
FOR THIS CONTEST.
- ALL THE STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE.
- BUT I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR ENTRY.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY THINK ARTISTS
SHOULD COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER.
SEE, I BELIEVE IN A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVITY.
- YOU'RE SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST
AND SUCH AN ORIGINAL THINKER.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THIS SCHOOL
WHO CAN CAPTURE STUDENT LIFE TODAY, IT'S YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD LUCK.
- THANKS.
DAMN IT.
WHY DID SHE HAVE TO BE SO NICE?
NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME STUPID POSTER
ABOUT STUDENT LIFE.
- WHERE TO START?
THERE'S SO MUCH TO HATE ABOUT IT.
- YOU KNOW, NOBODY SAID THE MESSAGE HAD TO BE POSITIVE.
I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING THAT REALLY REPRESENTS STUDENT LIFE.
- YES.
- THAT TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW MUCH IT CAN SUCK.
- YES.
- THAT BLOWS AWAY THE STORYBOOK FANTASY
ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS TO BE YOUNG.
- YES.
- AND YOU'RE GONNA HELP. - NO.
- NEONATAL SKINHEADS NEXT ON SICK, SAD WORLD.
- YOU GOT TO HELP ME.
YOU'RE THE MOST NEGATIVE PERSON I KNOW.
- THANKS. - COME ON.
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO TELL THE WORLD
WHAT YOU REALLY THINK OF LIFE AT LAWNDALE HIGH.
- TELL THE WORLD THAT I, DARIA MORGENDORFFER,
HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY.
- YES. - NO.
- COME ON.
- ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE MY PERSONAL STATEMENT,
AND I'LL STAND BEHIND IT.
- I KNEW YOU WOULD.
- BUT ONLY ON THE CONDITION OF STRICT ANONYMITY.
- YOU'RE A REAL JOAN OF ARC, YOU KNOW THAT?
- YEAH, AND I THINK I JUST ORDERED A STAKE.
- HOW ABOUT WE CALL IT AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS
AND WE JUST ENLARGE A PICTURE OF KEVIN AND BRITTANY?
- COME ON, THAT'S TOO DEPRESSING.
HOW ABOUT WE CALL IT BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
AND WE ATTACH THE SKIN OF AN ACTUAL STUDENT?
- OH, I LIKE THAT.
I WONDER IF I COULD TALK QUINN INTO DONATING HERS.
- I'M STARTING TO THINK THIS IS GONNA REQUIRE MORE PIZZA.
- I'M STARTING TO AGREE WITH YOU.
- WHERE WERE WE?
- WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HANGING A ROLL OF FLYPAPER
AND CALLING IT IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ATTRACTIVE.
- OH, YEAH.
WITH OR WITHOUT FLIES?
- DID THEY ADD ANOTHER QUART OF GREASE TO THE PIZZA RECIPE?
- ONE MORE SLICE?
- NO, I ALREADY FEEL LIKE I MIGHT THROW UP.
HEY.
[bell rings]
- WELL, IT'S VERY GRATIFYING
TO SEE SO MUCH PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.
CHARLES, WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR POSTER?
- I CALL IT RIDE, CHUCKIE, RIDE.
- AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT SAY ABOUT STUDENT LIFE
AT THE CENTURY'S EDGE?
- IT'S MORE OF A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT.
- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, HE MEANS.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR POSTER, BRITTANY.
- I CALL IT DON'T DRINK OR TAKE DRUGS,
AND THE MESSAGE IS, DON'T DRINK OR TAKE DRUGS.
- BUT HOW DO WE GET THAT MESSAGE?
ALL I SEE ARE THE ALCOHOL AND THE DRUGS
WITH NO NEGATIVE IMAGERY TO SYMBOLIZE THEIR DANGERS.
- THERE.
- WELL, BRITTANY, THAT'S UM...
LET'S TALK AFTER CLASS.
AND JANE, WHAT DID YOU DECIDE?
OH, SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
"SHE KNOWS SHE'S A WINNER.
"SHE COULDN'T BE THINNER.
"NOW SHE GOES IN THE BATHROOM
AND VOMITS UP DINNER"?
OH, JANE.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S FUNNY.
- UM, YOU DON'T?
- DO YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY
TO MAKE FUN OF SOMEONE WITH AN EATING DISORDER?
- NO, BUT--
- IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE FUNNY.
- WELL, THEN, DO YOU THINK IT'S YOUR PLACE
TO PASS JUDGMENT ON SOMEONE WITH A LOW SELF-IMAGE
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM YOURSELF?
- BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING AT ALL.
- THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
- I'M SAYING THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T, UH...
- SHE'S SAYING THAT ALL THE EMPHASIS ON APPEARANCE TODAY
CAN BE DANGEROUS.
THE GIRL IS VERY PRETTY,
AND YOUR FIRST REACTION IS,
"OH, WHAT A HAPPY TEENAGER."
BUT MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE STORY.
MAYBE THAT PRETTINESS COMES AT A PRICE.
- OH, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, JANE?
- PRETTY MUCH.
- AND YOU FELT YOU HAD TO SAY IT
IN SUCH GRAPHIC, UNAPPEALING LANGUAGE?
- THE CHOICE OF WORDS WAS DELIBERATE
TO CONTRAST WITH THE BEAUTY OF THE IMAGE
AND SHOCK THE VIEWER INTO PAYING ATTENTION.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, JANE?
THIS REALLY IS A WORK OF ART,
AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE A STATEMENT IN AN ORIGINAL WAY.
I'D LIKE YOU TO LET ME ENTER IT IN THE STATEWIDE COMPETITION.
- SOUNDS OKAY.
- AND HOW DOES IT SOUND TO YOUR COLLABORATOR?
- NEXT TIME, I GIVE YOU A PREPARED STATEMENT.
- DARIA, JANE, THIS POSTER IS BEAUTIFUL.
- TRULY ACCOMPLISHED.
A REAL CREDIT TO YOURSELVES AND TO LAWNDALE HIGH.
- AND THE POEM, A VERY INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE.
EXCEPT... - YES?
- THERE'S THIS ONE LINE.
EWW.
- YES?
- I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU'D CONSIDER
CHANGING THE PART ABOUT VOMITING UP DINNER.
IT'S JUST KIND OF YUCKY.
- IT PRESENTS A DISTASTEFUL PICTURE TO THE STUDENT BODY.
YOU KNOW WE WOULDN'T WANT PEOPLE DOING THAT.
- THAT'S THE POINT.
- SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
- THE GIRL IS SO OBSESSED WITH BEING BEAUTIFUL
THAT IT TURNS HER INTO SOMETHING REALLY UGLY.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE OF THE POSTER.
SO IT TAKES ME A WHILE.
- BUT SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY AND HAPPY.
WHY NOT MAKE THE THEME POSITIVE?
INSTEAD OF "SHE VOMITS UP DINNER,"
HOW ABOUT "SHE BARELY TOUCHES DINNER"?
- YOU MEAN BEING THAT GORGEOUS IS SO TIRING
THAT SHE'S TOO EXHAUSTED TO EAT?
- EXACTLY.
SEE, EVEN BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS,
SO HANG IN THERE, KIDS.
- BOY, YOU REALLY DON'T GET IT AT ALL, DO YOU?
- LOOK, I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO WRITE THE STUPID POEM.
I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT PEOPLE DO TO THEMSELVES.
BUT IF YOU CHANGE THAT LINE,
THE POEM BECOMES JUST ANOTHER PHONY, DISHONEST MESSAGE.
IT'LL APPLAUD THE SAME THING IT CRITICIZED BEFORE.
DON'T YOU SEE THAT?
- MISS MORGENDORFFER, IS IT SO WRONG
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PRIDE IN THE WAY THEY LOOK?
- DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO THE POSTER.
JUST TAKE MY NAME OFF IT.
- AND MINE.
- NOW, NOW, LADIES, EMOTIONS ARE RUNNING HIGH.
LET'S ALL TAKE 24 HOURS TO THINK ABOUT IT, HMM?
- FINE.
- IT'S YOUR DECISION TO MAKE.
CALL THEIR PARENTS.
- "JANE LANE.
MRS. AMANDA LANE."
HELLO, MRS. LANE.
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[telephone ringing]
- UM, OKAY.
"HELEN MORGENDORFFER."
HELLO, MRS. MORGENDORFFER.
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[telephone ringing]
- I'VE GOT ABSOLUTELY NO PAPERWORK FOR MY 3:00,
I CAN'T FIND THE BRIEF I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET THIS A.M.,
AND MY STATIONERY STILL HAS THE WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS.
WHY THE HELL CAN'T ANYTHING EVER GO RIGHT AROUND HERE?
- HELEN, IT'S YOUR DAUGHTER'S TEACHER.
- TELL THEM I'LL MAKE SURE
QUINN TURNS IN THE ASSIGNMENT BY MONDAY.
OH, AND TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ASSIGNMENT IS, OKAY?
AND MAYBE YOU COULD GET STARTED MAKING A FEW NOTES ON IT.
- IT'S YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER, I THINK.
- DARIA?
WELL, THEN, TELL THEM I'LL TALK TO HER ABOUT HER ATTITUDE.
AND TRY TO FIND OUT WHO SHE INSULTED AND WHAT SHE SAID, HMM?
- GET SOME INFORMATION.
HE SAYS SHE HAS A RARE OPPORTUNITY
THAT HE'D HATE TO SEE HER SQUANDER.
- OH, JUST GIVE IT TO ME.
HELEN MORGENDORFFER.
- HELLO, MRS. MOGGENFOFFER--
OH, UM, MORGENDORFFER.
THIS IS TIMOTHY O'NEILL AT LAWNDALE HIGH.
I'M YOUR DAUGHTER DARIA'S ENGLISH TEACHER.
- YES, IS THIS ABOUT HER ESSAY ON BANNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
AND BRINGING BACK TORTURE INSTEAD?
BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A JOKE.
- UM, NO, NO, MRS. MORGENDORFFER.
IT'S ABOUT A POSTER SHE HELPED CREATE.
SEE, WE'RE HAVING THIS CONTEST
CONCERNING STUDENT LIFE AT THE DAWN OF THE MILLENNIUM.
- COULD YOU POSSIBLY SPEED THIS UP A LITTLE?
I'M LATE FOR TWO CONFERENCE CALLS.
- UM, SHE WROTE A VERY UNPLEASANT POEM
TO GO WITH A VERY NICE PICTURE,
AND I WAS HOPING YOU'D TALK TO HER
ABOUT MAYBE RECONSIDERING AND REWRITING IT.
- FINE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO.
IF THIS REQUIRES FURTHER DISCUSSION,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL MY HUSBAND.
- AH!
"JAKE, JAKE MORGENDORFFER."
HELLO, MR. MORGENDORFFER.
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[telephone rings]
- HELLO, JAKE MORGENDORFFER.
JAKE MORGENDORFFER HERE. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
ANYBODY THERE? - AH!
- HELLO?
YOU'VE REACHED THE OFFICES
OF JAKE MORGENDORFFER CONSULTING.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO YOU NEED
TO BE CONSULTED?
- MORE PENNE A LA PESTO, ANYONE?
- ALL RIGHT, YOUR FRIEND JANE
ASKED YOU TO HELP HER MAKE A POSTER.
- IF I EVER FIND OUT WHO THE SADIST WAS WHO CALLED ME TODAY--
- YOU CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
OF A PRETTY GIRL WITH AN EATING DISORDER.
- YEP. - DARIA, THAT IS SO--SO YOU.
- IS THAT A COMPLIMENT OR AN INSULT?
- YOU KNOW, YOU REFRIGERATE THIS STUFF,
THE PESTO STARTS TO GET A LITTLE FUNKY.
IT OXIDIZES OR SOMETHING.
IT'S BEST TO EAT IN THE DAY IT'S MADE.
NOW, WHO'D LIKE A LITTLE MORE?
- JAKE, WILL YOU PUT DOWN THE DAMN MACARONI
AND ASK YOUR DAUGHTER
WHY SHE HAS TO BE SO CYNICAL ALL THE TIME?
- IT'S NOT MACARONI, HELEN.
- SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING A POSTER ABOUT STUDENT LIFE,
AND SHE COMES UP
WITH THE MOST NEGATIVE MESSAGE SHE CAN THINK OF.
- IT'S NOT NEGATIVE.
IT'S SUPPORTIVE OF STUDENTS
WHO DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED BY THEIR LOOKS.
- OH, COME ON, DARIA, PEOPLE LIKE THAT DON'T EXIST.
- JAKE, ASK HER WHY SHE CAN'T BE UPBEAT ONCE IN A WHILE.
- YOU SEE, HELEN,
IF THIS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MACARONI AND CHEESE,
IT WOULD BE VERY BAD.
BUT IT'S PENNE A LA PESTO,
AND JUDGED BY THE STANDARDS OF PENNE A LA PESTO,
IT'S VERY GOOD.
- JAKE, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ARE YOU LISTENING?
- OF COURSE, SURE.
WHAT I MEAN IS, WELL, IF THIS POSTER
IS SUPPOSED TO BE PROPAGANDA PROMOTING STUDENT LIFE,
IT'S VERY BAD.
BUT IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ART
EXPRESSING DARIA'S PERSONAL VISION OF STUDENT LIFE,
IT'S VERY GOOD, SEE?
- THANKS, DAD.
- UGH!
- IT'S OXIDIZING.
- SO THEN, SPLAT.
DINNER ENDS UP ON TOP OF MY DAD'S HEAD.
- WOW, EXCELLENT.
YOUR YOUTHFUL INTEGRITY IS TEARING YOUR FAMILY ASUNDER.
- WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
MY MOTHER CAME BACK IN, MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT PMS,
AND APOLOGIZED.
BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T HAVE TO EAT LEFTOVER MACARONI TONIGHT.
- WE'RE STILL RESIGNING FROM THE POSTER CONTEST, RIGHT?
DARIA?
- I TOLD THEM I'D AT LEAST LISTEN
TO MR. O'NEILL'S POINT OF VIEW,
BUT I DIDN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES-- I MEAN, OTHER THAN THAT ONE.
- SO YOU SEE, GIRLS, I DON'T WANT
TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF YOUR POSTER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY:
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR HELPS THE MEDICINE GO DOWN.
- NOT IF YOU'RE DIABETIC.
- EXCUSE ME, MR. O'NEILL?
- UM, YES?
- I WANT TO ENTER MY NEW POSTER IN THE CONTEST.
- UM, THAT'S REALLY NICE.
WHAT AN AFFIRMATIVE MESSAGE. TOGETHERNESS?
- UM, THE MESSAGE IS, "DON'T JOIN A GANG."
- OH. - THAT'S ALSO THE TITLE.
- UM, BRITTANY, I SEE THE GANG,
BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING REPRESENTING "DON'T."
- OH, YEAH.
WHERE'S MY LIPSTICK?
- AND THAT'S HOW GOOD ART BECOMES GREAT ART.
- ANYWAY, I HAD AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT IF YOU LET ME WORK ON THE POEM A BIT?
MAYBE I CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE LESS ABRASIVE
THAT GETS YOUR POINT ACROSS.
- AND IF WE DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU DO?
- THEN WE'LL FORGET ABOUT IT
AND LEAVE THE POSTER THE WAY YOU MADE IT.
YOU CAN'T LOSE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
- OKAY.
BUT QUOTE MARY POPPINS AGAIN,
AND THE DEAL'S OFF.
- MISS LANE, MISS MORGENDORFFER,
I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO BE PLEASED
WITH WHAT MR. O'NEILL HAS TO SHOW YOU.
- DARIA, JANE, I REALLY THINK I'VE DONE IT.
I'VE CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF YOUR MESSAGE
WHILE SOFTENING THE "ROUGH EDGES."
- YOU STONEWASHED IT?
"SHE KNOWS SHE'S A WINNER.
"SHE COULDN'T BE THINNER,
"'CAUSE SHE'S CAREFUL WHAT SHE EATS
"FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER.
GOOD NUTRITION RULES"?
IS THIS A JOKE?
- SMART EATING HABITS ARE NO JOKE, DARIA.
- WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR POSTER?
- IT TURNS A NEGATIVE MESSAGE INTO A POSITIVE ONE.
SHE'S NOT PRETTY BECAUSE SHE STARVED HERSELF INTO IT.
SHE'S PRETTY BECAUSE SHE TAKES CARE OF HERSELF.
IT'S EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN BEFORE, BECAUSE IT'S UPBEAT.
- I SEE.
SHE'S NOT GONNA THROW UP ANYMORE, BUT I MIGHT.
- DON'T DO THAT. IT'S DOWNBEAT.
- YOU YOUNG WOMEN SHOULD BE THANKING MR. O'NEILL
FOR HIS HARD WORK PRESERVING YOUR MESSAGE.
- HE DIDN'T PRESERVE IT.
HE PERVERTED IT.
- HE REMOVED ALL THE SUBSTANCE AND IMPACT
AND TURNED IT INTO MEANINGLESS DRIVEL.
- SO WE'D LIKE OUR POSTER BACK NOW, PLEASE.
- MEANING WHAT?
- MEANING WE'RE WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE CONTEST
ACCORDING TO OUR AGREEMENT.
- EXCUSE ME, GIRLS,
I DIDN'T MAKE ANY AGREEMENT.
- MR. O'NEILL DID.
- MR. O'NEILL IS IN NO POSITION TO OFFER SUCH A DEAL.
THE POSTER WILL BE DISPLAYED
DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
THEN IT WILL BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST,
WHERE IT WILL BRING HONOR AND ACCLAIM TO YOU TWO AND TO--
- BUT, MISS LI, I DID PROMISE.
- I DIDN'T.
- CAN SHE DO THAT?
- NO, THIS IS ALL A TERRIBLE DREAM
BROUGHT ON BY TOO MUCH PENNE A LA PESTO.
- BUT DON'T WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE OR ANYTHING?
CAN'T WE TALK TO MR. O'NEILL? - WE COULD APPEAL TO HIM,
AND HE MIGHT TURN THE FULL FORCE OF HIS OVERWHELMING PERSONALITY
ON MISS LI,
AND THEN SHE'D EAT HIM.
- HOW ABOUT YOUR MOTHER?
- HOW ABOUT YOURS?
- MY MOTHER'S A LITTLE PREOCCUPIED RIGHT NOW.
SHE'S TRACKING DOWN THE SOURCE
OF THE DISTURBING HEAT VARIATIONS IN HER KILN.
BUT YOUR MOTHER IS A LAWYER.
- A LAWYER WHO THINKS IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA
FOR ME TO GET INVOLVED IN THE POSTER CONTEST.
THE SYSTEM'S FAILED US.
- THE SYSTEM SUCKS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM.
- YOU DON'T MEAN-- - YES.
- YOU DID THE RIGHT THING COMING TO ME.
- SORRY WE WOKE YOU UP.
- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE PLAN.
I'LL SIT RIGHT HERE WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR,
READY TO BURN RUBBER.
- TRENT, PULL OVER THERE
AND MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE CAR
IN CASE YOU FALL ASLEEP, OKAY?
- ALTERNATE PLAN.
COOL.
- ALL CLEAR?
- JUST ABOUT.
- WAIT.
- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?
- OBSERVING. - INNOCENTLY.
- I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT MISS LI DID TO YOUR POSTER.
WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING?
- GET LOST, LANDON.
- FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
- YOU GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE, KID.
- YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE
WHEN WHAT'S GONNA GO DOWN GOES DOWN.
- LET'S DO IT.
[tires squealing]
- WHAT THE HELL?
- OH, NO.
- DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS?
- WELL, IT WOULD BE STUPID TO SAY "YES" NOW.
- THIS IS NO JOKE.
VANDALIZING SCHOOL PROPERTY IS A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE,
AND THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS CALL YOUR PARENTS.
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- OH, BOTHER.
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- WHO'S BUTT DO I HAVE TO KISS AROUND HERE
TO GET MY INTEROFFICE MAIL BEFORE NIGHTFALL?
- HELEN, IT'S YOUR DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, THE PRINCIPAL.
- THE PRINCIPAL?
HELLO?
- HELLO, MRS. MORGENDORFFER.
THIS IS ANGELA LI, PRINCIPAL OF LAWNDALE HIGH.
- YES, MISS LI.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
- MRS. MORGENDORFFER,
I'M AFRAID I HAVE SOME RATHER BAD NEWS.
YOUR DAUGHTER DARIA APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN AN ACT OF VANDALISM.
- WHAT?
- MRS. MORGENDORFFER,
YOUR DAUGHTER COLLABORATED WITH JANE LANE
IN THE CREATION OF A POSTER FOR OUR ART CONTEST.
- YES, I'M AWARE OF THAT.
- WE FOUND PART OF THE POSTER UNACCEPTABLE,
SO IT WAS ALTERED PRIOR TO ITS ENTRY.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE DEFACED THE POSTER
WHILE IT WAS ON DISPLAY,
AND SINCE YOUR DAUGHTER AND MISS LANE
HAD OBJECTED TO CHANGING IT,
I MUST ASSUME THEY WERE THE VANDALS.
I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE DRASTIC ACTION.
- WAIT A MOMENT.
YOU'RE SAYING THE GIRLS WERE AGAINST CHANGING THE POSTER
BUT ENTERED IT IN THE CONTEST ANYWAY?
- IT WAS ENTERED FOR THEM.
- I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST WAS VOLUNTARY.
- IT WAS, BUT YOUR DAUGHTER REFUSED TO VOLUNTEER,
SO IN HER CASE, I MADE IT MANDATORY.
- ALL RIGHT, MISS LI, LET ME MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU TOOK MY DAUGHTER'S POSTER FROM HER,
ALTERED ITS CONTENT,
EXHIBITED IT AGAINST HER WILL,
AND ARE NOW THREATENING DISCIPLINE
BECAUSE YOU CLAIM SHE DEFACED HER OWN PROPERTY,
WHICH YOU ADMIT TO STEALING?
- THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID AT ALL.
- MISS LI, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE PHRASE
"VIOLATION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES"?
- I--
- AND THE PHRASE "BIG, FAT LAWSUIT"?
- SO THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO SAVE OUR WORK
WAS TO DESTROY IT.
- CATCHY PHRASE.
- AND WE GOT AWAY WITH IT.
YOU SHOULD TURN THIS INTO A SHORT STORY.
- THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA,
AND I THINK I ALREADY HAVE A TITLE FOR IT.
- YEAH?
- I'M GONNA CALL IT
STUDENT LIFE AT THE DAWN OF A NEW MILLENNIUM.
- I WON!
I WON THE ART CONTEST!
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