GRADUATION DAY
And now.
Ladies & Gentlemen.
Presenting.
The Winner.
Come on.
30 Seconds, Laura.
30 Seconds damnit, come to before me.
Move your ass, Laura.
Move it, Move it, Move it.
Move it.
Come on, Right through the end.
Ain't that the kid who died a couple of months ago?
Tough.
A real shame.
You knew her?
You read about those two naked girls down in San Diego?
It was in all the papers.
I hear they were a couple of real lesbos.
What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?
It’s okay I got plenty of tongue for both of us.
Move your hand.
Oh now, Come on give a guy a break, l'm a tax payer.
I said move it.
You're not one of those lesbos. Are you?
Come on, let that loose.
Okay. But you even breathe in my direction,
you'll be eating your balls for lunch.
You some kind of nut or something? Jesus christ.
Fucking Graduation Day. They make a big deal out of it...
...like it was something special. Some...
Let me out.
I thought you wanted to go to market street.
Alright, alright, alright, Jesus Christ.
You're welcome for the ride lady.
Ah, Good morning, Coach.
Alright the hell with it, Let’s get this show on the road.
We can’t take a newspaper picture without Paula.
She’s the best cross country runner we've ever had. And you know it.
Had is right.
Hold it down.
Come on coach, She’s just jogging for god sake.
You know that for a fact?
Yehh, I passed on a way to school this morning.
What did she have to say?
Nothing, I assumed she were to meet up after homeroom.
Boys in back.
We can’t take the picture without Paula.
Come on, Let's go.
How bout it coach. What was the calculated risk?...
...how many of us were supposed to make it through the season alive?
You’re out of line fella.
Yehh, you’ve done a lot worse. Coach.
Wait a minute. Coach..coach listen. I'm on a tight schedule. Let’s take the picture. Come on.
Ok, Come on line up.
Come on.
Take off that white shirt over young lady.
Let's take the job done.
Move in closer. Okay, That’s it. Nice smile. Come on.
Oh honey, Am I glad to see you.
Let me take your hat.
- You’ve lost weight. - No, I haven't mom.
- I’ve been the same weight for 10 years. - Really?
Are you alright?
It was just awful. Just awful.
Oh look honey, Anne is home.
No shit, she awake.
Don’t talk to my mother like that.
Hey, If you don’t like it, why don't you go back to China or wherever the hell you came from.
I mean no one invited you here.
Now please don’t fight, Ronald is joking, that’s all. Aren’t you honey?
See, he didn’t mean anything by it. Where did you come from this time honey?
Guam.
Oh Ron, did you hear that. She came all the way from Guam for the graduation.
- Isn’t that nice? - It's very nice.
You can’t be too hard on him, It was a terrible shock.
Now come on, I’ll take you up to Laura's room. You relax for a while.
What about my room mom?
Oh oh, Ronald made it into a wonderful dark room. He's a terrific photographer.
You won’t mind? Laura's room is really nice and tidy.
Nobody’s been there since she died.
- Okay mom. - Come on, I'll show you.
No, It’s alright. I know where it is.
How long you gonna stay?
Just until after the graduation.
Why?
Oh, Ronald probably want to know. That’s all.
Honey? The trophy and insurance money. Laura's I mean.
Are you planning on keeping them?
No mom. Did you hear that Ronald. You’ll get to keep the money.
Why didn’t you call us at the airport? I would have picked you up.
- I got here alright. - Yeah, I can see that.
You got something on your mind?
What did they have to call you for? I brought her up like she was my own.
I outta to be up their getting that trophy.
I don't know why you come sniffing around?
I've got my reasons.
I see the navy hasn’t taught you any manners.
You’re still the same big mouth self centered bitch you were the day you left here.
I outta slap some mind into you...
I wouldn’t if I were you. I have learned a few things in the military.
Bitch!
- Hi Sally. - Hi.
Did I frighten you? I’m sorry.
I was looking for the auditorium. I must have gotten lost.
It's strange you know. I used to know this place like the back of my hand.
The auditorium is over there. You can’t miss it.
That’s beautiful.
It’s the honor award. Boston track.
You have lovely eyes.
My sister had eyes like yours.
She's dead now.
Ohh well, Gotta run.
Good afternoon. Let’s give our attention to our principal Mr. Guglione.
Alright, Now...
Boys and girls...
Alright.
Alright seniors.
You can’t behave, we were just gonna call the whole thing off.
Is that what you want to see? Is that what you want to happen?
Well, which will it be? Behave or quit.
Come on, wake up? Behave or quit.
I mean it. I’m serious boys and girls.
Graduation is for you, not for me. Remember that.
Now simmer down. I mean it. That’s better.
These diplomas are tickets to the adult world.
You want to get in? You got to pay the admission funds.
Respect authority. Do you understand each other?
Good, Okay.
It's her.
- At the exercise tomorrow. - Boy she weird.
I will call your names, one up at a time.
You will come up here and I will hand you a diploma.
You will take the diploma in your left hand and shake with your right hand.
and no, no jokes about being left handed.
Then, The Monsignor.
The Monsignor gonna say the benediction.
You all gonna stand there with your heads bowed. And you better be serious.
Then we gonna get to the special awards over here.
Boys and girls. We have a special guest with us today.
I would like you to give a warm welcome to Laura Ramstead's sister...
...Ms. Anne Ramstead. Excuse me, Ensign Ramstead.
She flew all the way from Guam to be with us today.
Tomorrow at the actual ceremony. We are going to call for a moment of silence in honor for Laura.
Boys and girls. That will be all for today.
They’re animals. I swear they gotta get worse from year to year.
- You’re Kevin. - Hello, Anne.
- I appreciated your letter so much. - Thank.
- Can we talk? Alone - Sure.
Catch me later, after school.
Kevin where? Kevin?
We ain’t got nothing here. Go on.
Get him Reed, Get him Reed. Go on now. Sit
I didn’t know anyone was here.
Hello, Anne.
Kevin.
I was afraid you weren't here.
I was upstairs in my room.
I see you saw it.
It’s exactly as you said in your letter.
Go on, gets fly. Stick old dopes on.
Don't worry about grandma. She can't hear a thing.
She didn't have to die, Kevin.
No.
You know, Laura was crazy about you.
It's always Anne this and Anne that.
She lotta liked you.
She was all I had.
Everything is different now.
Laura is still with me. She will always be with me.
I will never change.
You are beautiful Kevin.
You really are.
Ohh, I--I almost forgot, what I came for.
What is it?
Laura's Graduation present.
I wanted you to have it.
Wow, It's really neat.
Thanks.
Well, I better be going.
- I have somethings to take care of. - Yehh
I'll see you later. Hm.
Hey, Thanks again.
Anybody there?
- What have you sneek to me scare for? - What?
What are you talking about?
- Quiet. Quiet. - What?
- Oh come on. - No way.
- Quiet - What?
- The door. - What? What about it?
- It's just closed. - Oh sure, It did all by Itself.
- No Don’t. - She’s nuts.
She’s nuts.
I don’t believe her. What is she trying to do?
What a freak.
Let's get out of here. Let's go.
Back of.
Hey, Wait for me.
Coach Michaels tells me, you’re good enough for the Olympics.
He never told me that.
No? Sally could you do a couple of turns for me on the bar?
Hey, Hold it, hold it.
What do you mean a couple of turns?
Sally get up on the bars and do your routine.
I don’t know coach. I level not up to it today.
The man is here from the paper for Christ sake. Don’t embarrass me.
Hey, It’s okay coach...I just made a
Just mind your own business.
Sally, Get your little ass up on those bars and got to work.
What happened?
- I'm not sure. - What do you mean you not sure?
I don't know.
You've broke your concentration. That's what happened. I’ve never seen anything so sloppy.
It doesn't really matter coach. I gotta...
Just shut up and do your job.
Now do it sally. Don’t disappoint me
It’s no problem coach, I got some really great stuff there.
Go on. Go on!
This is for you coach.
Sit on it and rotate.
What are you doing?
Stop it.
No.
Why did you ever leave show business?
Oh, I never really left it. I mean show business is my life.
- I got tired at the parties. - Oh, the parties are so exciting.
Kiss the behinds.
When you an entertainer as I were, As I am.
The bell rang 10 minutes ago.
There aren’t anymore real classes. Tomorrow is Graduation Day.
Hey, Mr. Roberts is going to be onto for the whole summer. Isn't it great.
Oh god, I wish I could go with you.
What about it Mr. Roberts, Do you want me to come back later or what?
Oh no no Deloris, you are right on time.
We were just letting it all hang out. As they say in the industry.
I’ll see you and you... In the fall.
Thank you sir.
Goodbye Joanne. Goodbye Doris. Sing one for me honey.
Oh! Now Deloris, as I was saying there is no possible way I can pass you.
I mean, summer school is the only answer.
You’ve hardly been here. Let me show you your record. And you’ll see that its...
What are you doing?
As I was saying. You see summer school isn’t that bad, really.
Wait, don’t do that. I mean not here.
Somebody could come in you know.
Ah, Deloris..
Oh my...
Ah, Deloris..I want Ahh..
- Yes. - Blondie would you come in for a minute, quick like a bunny?
Quick like a what?
Bunny, you know rabbit, quick, chop chop.
You lie.
Blondie, you look just terrific.
Alright, how much is there?
Not much, nothing that you can’t whip out in no time.
There are three letters on the first sign.
The body of the letters is same for all three.
Except they must be individually done and they must be addressed to...
...The school superintendent, The school board, and The athletic faculty.
and on the other side do the same for the art department, music department and math. Okay.
You have got to be kidding. I am up to my garter belts now.
Tomorrow is Graduation Day.
I know. That’s why it gotta be done quick.
I know. Like a bunny.
Blondie. I would appreciate this very much.
It’s very important to me.
Don’t try to be nice to me. I'm really ticked off.
This is just not fair. I’ll be up half the night with this.
Honey, There an idea.
What do you say I come by your place later on with a bottle of wine...
...after you're finished. Hm.
You know something Mr. Guglioni? You are real bastard.
Make it around midnight.
Did you here it?
Hear, what?
Strange tapping noises everywhere, you must have heard it. Don't you?
No, I have’nt heard a thing.
Well, there's something in the pipes. I'm sure of it.
What do you think it is?
I don’t know, but I’m gonna find out.
You do that.
Hello.
Is anybody in here?
Shit.
Alright. whoever it is, I know who you are. You’re not supposed to be in here.
Come on out, I'm not gonna hassle you or anything.
Just get your ass out, Alright.
Look, I won't tell Mr. Guglioni, if you just get out now.
Mr. Roberts. You look a lot thinner with your clothes off.
Oh why? Don't you find me attractive?
Oh sure I do. You are okay. You're fine.
Do you like snakes? I call this my little cobra.
Oh, why is it poisonous?
- You’re very funny. - So are you, You’re real funny.
Come back here. Don’t think, I don’t know who you are, because I do.
Come on, and show your face, you miserable scum.
Know you really screwed up this year, You gotta be lucky if you graduate.
- I’m gonna graduate. - Doing what? You didn't even go to class half of the time.
I know but It’s cool. I talked to Mr. Roberts,you know he doesn’t care. I’m gonna graduate.
How many girls have you screwed? Is it true you screwed the ones at Sacred Heart?
Ha, Have you?
- What, you like a calculator or something? - No, you know. I just wondered.
- Every one. - Every one.
- Cheerleaders, Hophop girls. - You’re kidding.
Kidding what?
- You know Nancy? - In the back on our way, first time I met her.
- So you did do her with your own? - Had to teach her a little bit, you know.
- She’s my best friend. yehh, she’s my best friend. - What did she say?
About you?, What did she say about you? Oh she didn't say anything about you at all.
- Probably because you know.. - Because we were boyfriend-girlfriend. Right.
Yehh.
- You know what Tony. - What.
- I'm really horny. - There is time for that later.
- I really am. - No, that's time for that later.
What do you think you doing?
Oh, shit.
How you like to get busted, the day before graduation?
Don't you can't say about that.
You know, I'm gonna miss your Uniform McGregor.
- Are the Narcs are an endangered species? - They’re not very bright. You see..
...instead of migrating in the winter they fly up their own assholes and mate with themselves.
- And what comes out. - McGregor!
That's funny, that's really funny.
You know , I'm a police officer...
..and if I catch you smoking dope around the campus one more time, your ass is mine.
Punks.
Got, hell.
Are you crazy? These are precision instruments. You could snap a blade.
- I didn’t touch your machines. - No, you didn’t?
- I didn’t come here to play games, Michaels. - Then why did you come here for?
To point a finger at a killer. Well go ahead, everybody else in town has.
- Maybe they know something. - They don’t know nothing.
All the years I gave them winners they loved me.
One accident, one accident where a child gets a blood clot...
...and It’s my fault and I’m out on my ass.
I'd say you getting off easy.
- Listen I didn’t kill your sister. - Oh, No.
I loved her.
- Loved you. You lying bastard. You and your stupid track team.
You hit her and you killed her.
I didn’t kill anybody. I give my life to Laura. To all my kids.
Yehh, I pushed them. I yelled at them, that didn’t mean, I didn’t care for them.
I spent 4 years with Laura. I molded her. I shaped her.
She...
She was precision. she was power.
Like a machine?
Look I'm sorry miss, A lot I have to do. What is you wanted anyway?
I came for an answer. I think I've got it.
Well meet again Michaels.
Yeah, I guess. We will.
Hey! Ralph, Where are you going? Don't get to station yet?
Come on. I'm on my way to right now.
Ohh, we will take you station.
- You want your ball? - Well Finishes off.
He wants his ball back.
Here.
Squirrels bought a ball could yell?
Squirrels have no time for this nonsense.
Catch the ball.
Ohh.
Hey! Give me my ball.
Give me my goddamn ball.
Hey! Give me my ball.
Listen coach. I’m really sorry, I really am.
Well well, Coach Michaels. Looks like you had yourself a pretty good deal. Didn't you?
Surrounded by all that fine young stuff.
You got lipstick on you. To bad you blew it.
Don’t treat me like shit coach. Remember I can hurt you bad. If I put my mind to it.
You son of a bitch.
So, what's this?. You ought her all your soup.
We're just friends.
May I've ask. Can I, listen truthfully?
I'm going too. I'm serious.
may be you should like this.
Ohh yehh.
What’s wrong? I do something?
No, I gotta something.
You know. It’s a really nice night.
Must be nice to piss anywhere.
The world is, my toilet.
God.
Stop, Playing around.
Oh, my God.
No.
No, Mrs. Taylor, no.
I’m not saying, you’re wrong. No, no I'm not saying you’re right.
Well, Yes, yes of course, you can count on that.
Look, yes yes yes. Definitely. She''ll be there at 4'O clock.
Absolutely.
She’s not about to miss graduation exercise.
Yes yes yes, that I promise you.
Yes, You bet. Bye bye.
It’s Mrs. Fisk. She is fit to be tied. Tony has not been home all night along.
Could you imagine that?
- What does she want? - Well she's got to have someone to crab at. Guess I’m not important enough.
- Oh why me? I don’t know where the damn kid is. - Well tell her that. She’s on line 2.
- Tell here what? - If I knew, what had to tell these parents, I'd have your job.
Listen, I really don’t, i really don’t have the time they want me. You just tell her, I’m not here.
I do a lot for you Mr. Guglioni lord knows, but lying is not one of them. Line 2.
Yes, Mrs. Fisk. How are...,yes yes I did hear.
Well apparently some of the kids, they didn’t get home last night.
Well I am and well I’m not.
Yes yes they are.
They are good kids sure all of them. Yes, All from the same track team.
Judging by the calls.
Yes, yes I agree, i agree.
Well I certainly would, if they were mine. Yes, I certainly will Mrs. Fisk.
Goodbye dear.
Why are those little bastards doing this to me.
It's their graduation not mine. I am gonna calling the whole thing off.
Mrs. Johnson are on the phone, It can't be wrapped.
I don't speak to anymore cunt. I got a thousand people waiting for me at 4 O'clock and I got a full on going show.
Just a moment, just a moment, Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. Guglionis office. Yes he is. He is right here. He'll with you in a moment.
I told you. I didn’t want to speak to anymore people.
Now you tell the truth on your own time. Damnit.
Are you there, Mr. Guglioni?
It’s Mrs. Brentwood, Paula's mother wants to talk to you soon.
Come on, One more time, one more time.
One more time. Hold on.
- You have come out to the club, you know, come soon. - Really
You ready?
- I'll happy you know, tell everybody, you're one of my students. - I loved this Ron.
I'm not here Blondie, tell them jokes, tell them lies.
Tell those damn towns whatever you want to. But tell them to stop bugging me.
You hear that? Good.
- Mr. Guglioni? - Who let you in?
- I let myself in. - Who are you? What do you want?
Inspector Halliday. Police.
Halliday. Police.
Your don't look...I
- I'm lebanese. - Look, Italian.
- You look lebanese. - Sit down, Can I get you a cup of coffee.
Ahh No, Thanks.
The truth is Mr. Guglioni,
I really hate schools.
I like to do my report and get outta here.
What can I do for you?
Well, we found a few calls from hysterical parents.
Seems a few of your seniors never made it home last night.
You mean those kids on the track tream.
What do you know about them?
Inspector! Today is Graduation Day. Those Kids are being kicked out of the nest sort of speed.
From now on It’s fly or fall on their own.
They are probably just out raising the hell.
Why, why? There parents so upset?. That's, that's what I don't understand.
Neither do I. That’s why I’m here.
Hey chief. What’s the good word?
Where's your badge?
I must have lost it.
Here's a list of home rooms, check them out. alright.
- Got you covered. - What if they’re not there?
Then you write in your report- "Not there".
Should I look for them?
No! McGregor. We are here to make a report. That’s all.
About a bunch of inconsiderate irresponsible kids...
...about to fly out of their nest and shit all over the rest of us.
Alright! So make it and Let’s go.
I get Closter phobic just being around schools.
That’s a good one.
Impressive! Isn’t it?
It’s too bad about coach Michaels.
Yes it is. It is a pity. He was a fine coach.
But that’s the way it is in public life.
You’re only as good as you last mistake.
Sobering thought. Isn’t it?
- How is your report coming? - I’m working on it.
Coach Michaels. I’m Inspector Halliday.
Six seniors didn’t make it home last night.
- Would you know anything about them? - No.
You didn’t see anything, you didn’t hear anything. There's nothing you can tell me?
No.
- They were all on your track team. - I don't have a team.
How do you mean that?
- In case you hadn't heard, l've been canned. - I heard.
Good.
If you’ll excuse me, Anything else I have to finish packing.
Sure.
I’ll see you at the graduation ceremonies.
No, There is no need to worry, they’re probably out...
...just planning you know like a big big graduation day surprise. That’s all mam.
- Joanne. - What?
- Joanne come here. - What?
Look at this.. look.
It’s blood.
- What is it? - It is..It's blood.
Get out, Quick.
Kevin, Are you alright?
Coach Michaels..You gotta get him.
Is it broken? you're bleeding. Ohh I'm sorry. What are you doing here?
- Don't worry about it, He can't do for it again. - Inspector, Take the cover that girl up.
Find something to cover the body.
- What? - I don't know, a towel, shower curtain, something.
Don't worry. Please.
Miss, Can I see you a minute?
- Do you know who these people are? - Yes! It's a track team.
I'm gonna make you pay Michaels. I'm gonna make you pay.
You don’t understand nothing.
Kevin! Can’t tell you do this alone.
You heard that voice?
- You heard, They’re coming to get you. They’re coming to get you Michaels. Your killing days is all over. - Shut..
He is over here, Everybody. Come on Michaels.
Kevin!
Inspector, we gotta find them.
Who are you? What’s your stake in all this?
You don’t understand. I've never killed anybody in my life. It’s all will be a terrible mistake.
Don't play this with me Michaels. I was there. I saw you kill her.
What are you talking about?
You killed Laura. You all killed her.
Now, you all gotta be punished.
You killed Sally?
Sally, Ralph, Diane, Paula, Tony, Pete.
All of them. Yehh, That’s right. They all had to be punished.
But I saved the best for the last run, Michaels.
You are the only one left.
You know the best for last.
30 seconds. That’s all it took. Just 30 seconds.
From the time you first push the real race, untill you the others killed.
Just 30 seconds.
Come on Laura. Come on, You can do it.
God, Just a little bit more, move your ass Laura.
Come on, 38 seconds
30 seconds.
You’re dead.
My whole life was changed in just 30 seconds.
We gonna be married. Laura and Me, married. Today, just after graduation.
Today Today Michaels!
Michaels!
Kevin! Are you alright?
He killed that. I tried to get him to tell you, but he.
I Know, We know, Its over, I know.
- Kevin! Do you think you can make to the station. I like you to make a statement? - Yehh.
What kind of statement?
Just for the record. Exactly what happened.
What you saw. What he said to you.
May be it can help us, make some sense out of this mess.
- I’ll go with you. - No, no. look I don’t want you to getting involved. Please. I'll go.
I mean, did you ever seen anything so awful?...
...in your life. You never know. You work with people day after day, week after week.
- Month after month, year after year. - Blondie, blondie
- What? - Could you get Laura's trophy for me. I want to make sure I have it before I leave tomorrow.
- Laura Ramstead trophy? - Yes.
Kevin Badger picked it up with her diploma.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure this morning. Infact he said that you said you wanted him to. You did. Didn't you?
I mean Kevin is not the kind of boy that would lie. Is he?
No. No of course not.
- Thank you Blondie. thank you. - Sure.
Excuse me.
I didn't know anyone was here....Ahhhh
Grandmaa can't hear you.
And Laura really prefers it quiet.
Don’t you sweat heart?
Is it.
You won't believe how awful they were to her.
They just stuck her in the ground, like she never existed.
Nobody would even talk about her.
You couldn’t mention her name.
But I set them straight. Now they’re all dead and gone.
Only she and me.
Forever.
I am glad you are the one is here Anne
I want you be the first one to kiss the bride.
Bride?
Ohh sure, We are gonna get married.
Just after Graduation, just like we planned.
I thought you loved her.
What kind of a sister are you? She’s your own flesh and blood.
You are freighting. Isn't?
You want to tried and hurt my Laura too.
You don't deserve to live either.
You want to try hurt my Laura, Don't you?
Admit.
Come on Anne.
You don't love her.
I wanna have to teach you too.
Terrible, just terrible. What more you can say.
Ohh Anne honey, Couldn't you stay just a little while more.
I have to be on that plane first thing tomorrow morning.
I'm sorry momma. I really am.
Good night, honey.
They took her from the grave.
Where did you ever come here for? Trouble never nothing but trouble.
Aren't you ashamed? You woke up Anne in the middle of the night.
Come on, honey. Let's go to bed. Saying good night kiss to Ronie.
You have to forgive Ronald. He's been through a lot.
Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite.