[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[MUFFLED THUMPS]
[LOUD BANG]
[ITEMS BOUNCE AND THUMP ON FLOOR]
EMMA: I THOUGHT YOU CRAWLED IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOUSE
BY ACCIDENT.
[CRASH]
[SPLASH] [MUFFLED SCREAM]
[QUIET LAUGH]
EMMA: OH NO.
YOU LOOK LIKE A PRETZEL.
[LOUDLY] MY INSIDES ARE KINDA PRETZEL-Y TOO,
LET ME TELL YOU.
SHHH! AND I AM SOAKING WET!
HOW AM I GOING TO WEAR THIS TO SCHOOL TOMORROW?!
SHHH!
MY PARENTS ARE SLEEPING.
I'LL LOAN YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT.
BUT YOU NEED TO TELL ME
WHY JENN SAW PETER AND STINKING-DRUNK YOU
UPSTAIRS ALONE AT 2:00 A.M.
I TOLD YOU I LIKED HIM.
HEY, HEY, OKAY.
YOU TELL ME HE'S HANDS-OFF AND HE'S HANDS-OFF.
THAT'S JUST THE LAW.
LIKE GIRLS SCOUT HONOUR.
SHUT UP!
MANNY: I'M A SAILOR.
[LOUD CRASH AND SCREAM]
EMMA: OH, MY GOD.
SIMPSON: OH MANNY.
YOU CAN BE MY TASTE-TESTER FOR MY FRIDGE-DUMP OMELETTE.
WE'VE GOT ZUCCHINI, SAUSAGE,
THE CRUMBLY END OF A BIG OLD HUNK OF BLUE CHEESE.
COLD CEREAL IS OUR FRIEND.
NO, NO THANK YOU.
I'M FINE.
OH...
GUESS WHO JUST HUNG UP
FROM A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR MOM?
GREAT.
WHO NEARLY WEPT WHEN SHE HEARD
THAT YOU WERE HERE SAFE AND SOUND.
I HATE HER. I HATE THEM.
♪ Whatever it takes
♪ I know I can make it through
♪ If I hold out
♪ I know I can make it through
♪ Be the best
♪ Be the best that I can
♪ And I say to you
♪ Whatever it takes
♪ I know I can make it
♪ I know I can make it through
TELL ME YOU'RE AS HUNGOVER AS I AM.
SURE.
I WASN'T DRINKING.
OH, GOOD.
THEN YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
BECAUSE I'M STILL A LITTLE FOGGY.
YEAH, I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SHOWED ME YOUR...
YOU KNOW.
BUT YOU WERE SOBER.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY AND STOP ME?
BECAUSE YOUR REQUEST "LET'S MAKE A LITTLE MOVIE"
IMPLIED YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO.
WHY ARE YOU BEING LIKE THIS?
I WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN.
PETER, MY BEST FRIEND SINCE DAYCARE LIKES YOU
AND SHE'S REALLY LOVELY.
YEAH, BUT SHE'S NOT YOU.
LAST NIGHT WAS WHAT IT WAS
AND NOTHING MORE.
AND I'M GONNA TRUST YOU THAT IT STAYS BETWEEN US.
FIRST CHANCE I GET I'LL ERASE EVERYTHING.
IT'LL BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
MARCO: SO YOU AND CRAIG ARE BEST FRIENDS ALL SUMMER...
REGRETTABLY.
AND YOU DEVELOP A CUTE LITTLE CRUSH.
MARCO...
AND HE SAYS A FEW MEAN WORDS TO YOU-
TWO. HE SAID TWO MEAN WORDS
AFTER I BUST MY KILT TO THROW HIM A PARTY.
SO WHAT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO HANG OUT?
NOT UNTIL HE APOLOGIZES.
OKAY.
LOOK, WE HAVE BAND PRACTICE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.
DIDN'T CRAIG SAY HE'D NEVER LET SPINNER BACK IN THE BAND?
HE HASN'T,
AND SPINNER ISN'T.
WHICH LEAVES US WITHOUT A DRUMMER.
HEY...
I JUST STARTED DRUMMING AGAIN.
I HAVEN'T DRUMMED SINCE I WAS LIKE, TEN.
YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW HOW TO DRUM -
AN IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT OVER SPINNER -
AND YOU HAVE BEEN IN A BAND BEFORE.
SO MAYBE IT'S TIME
YOU THINK ABOUT JOINING A NEW ONE.
EMMA: YOU TOLD HIM
I LIKED HIM?!
SORT OF.
SO, NOW, INSTEAD OF JUST BEING TONGUE-TIED IN FRONT OF HIM,
I WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO BARF ON HIS SHOES.
NO, NO...
I... I THINK HE WAS KIND OF INTO YOU.
I MEAN, I TOLD HIM THAT YOU- YOU WERE LOVELY.
REALLY?
WELL, SORRY I WAS SNOTTY EARLIER.
YOU ARE SO GOOD!
[WHISPERING] MANNY?
YOUR MOTHER'S HERE TO SEE YOU.
I COULDN'T COME HOME, MOM.
NOT AFTER LAST NIGHT.
SO YOU DECIDED TO MAKE YOUR FATHER'S TEMPER EVEN WORSE?
MANNY: I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE ANGRY.
HE CALLED ME A SLUT.
UNTIL YOU SWEAR TO DO WHAT HE SAYS,
AND GIVE UP ACTING,
YOUR FATHER'S TEMPER WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
HE'LL GET MORE ANGRY.
I CAN'T.
I WON'T.
MRS. SANTOS: THEN... YOU CAN STAY AT EMMA'S?
I'M SURE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
SO I CAN'T COME HOME?
NOT YET.
NOT UNTIL YOU ARE READY.
MS. KWAN: A SMART READER USES STRATEGIES BEFORE SHE READS,
TO PREVIEW THE TEXT
AND TO ACTIVATE THEIR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPIC.
A SMART READER ALSO TRACKS AND REPORTS IDEAS
AS THEY READ THEM.
SMART READERS ALSO KNOW THAT READING PLAYS...
STOP STARING.
STOP BEING AN ASS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HUMILIATING IT WAS
TO FIND OUT IN PUBLIC
THAT MY GIRLFRIEND DUMPED ME BY EMAIL?
OH...
OH, YOU'RE FORGETTING ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DETAIL, TOO.
ASHLEY WANTED TO TELL YOU HERSELF.
SHE WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE TIME WAS RIGHT.
SHE WAS... CONCERNED.
THAT I'D GO OFF MY MEDS AND GO ALL CRAZY.
I'M FINE. YOU KNOW I'M FINE.
WE HUNG OUT ALL SUMMER.
AND I DON'T NEED YOU PROTECTING ME.
ALL THIS ANGER IS FOR ASHLEY.
BUY A TICKET, GO TO LONDON
AND FREAK ON HER THERE.
[BELL RINGS]
LOOKING FOR THIS?
SO WHEN ARE WE GOING OUT?
THIS ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.
WHEN ARE WE GOING OUT?
PETER, I AM NEVER GOING TO GO OUT WITH YOU!
I DON'T LIKE YOU.
TO TELL THE TRUTH, I THINK YOU'RE A FREAK.
JUST...
JUST I NEED- I NEED THE TAPE BACK, OKAY?
NEVER TELL THE SHOPKEEPER
YOU'RE DESPERATE TO BUY HIS MERCHANDISE.
'CAUSE NOW MY PRICE JUST WENT UP.
WHAT?
PETER: THERE'S A NEW CAMERA I WANT.
HDV 10 ADI.
RUNS ABOUT THREE THOUSAND.
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.
YOU LIE.
PLASTIC SURGERY AIN'T COVERED BY HEALTH CARE, HONEY.
BUT... MY CREDIT CARD AND MY BANK CARD
ARE BOTH WITH MY FATHER.
WELL, I'M SURE YOU'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
OR MAYBE I'LL HAVE TO START SELLING TICKETS
TO OUR LITTLE MOVIE.
MANNY ON TAPE: I'M GOING TO BE AN ACTRESS -
AN ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS!
AND YOU CAN SELL THIS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS
BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE FAMOUS!
MARCO: HEY! HEY EL!
SORRY, NEW FRIENDS.
PAIGE: I WOULDN'T GET INTO KINDERGARTEN WITH MY RESUME.
UM... CAN I SIT HERE?
UH, SURE, HON.
HAZEL: YOU HAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA-CURRICS
TO PUT ON YOUR UNIVERSITY APP.
PAIGE: YES. SPIRIT SQUAD, SPIRIT SQUAD,
AND MORE SPIRIT SQUAD?
DOES THAT SOUND WELL-ROUNDED TO YOU?
HELL HATH NO FURY.
I SAID YOU COULD SIT HERE,
NOT SPOUT KOOKY DARK-GIRL CLICHES AT ME.
I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR BAND - HELL HATH NO FURY.
WHY DON'T WE START IT UP AGAIN?
ON TOP OF HELMING SPIRIT SQUAD,
WE'RE A LITTLE BOOKED UP RIGHT NOW.
YOU WANNA BE AN AD EXECUTIVE, RIGHT?
DON'T YOU THINK YOUR RESUME COULD USE SOMETHING CREATIVE?
SEE, HAZEL? THAT IS HELPFUL.
SHE IS A HELPFUL FRIEND-PERSON.
MANNY: SO I NEED MY MONEY BACK.
MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME DO THE SURGERY.
DR. ANDRAS: I'M AWARE OF THAT.
THE PROCEDURE'S BEEN CANCELLED.
GREAT.
THEN ABOUT MY MONEY...
UH... IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.
WE'VE ALREADY REFUNDED YOUR CREDIT CARD.
NO.
I DON'T KEEP THAT CARD.
MY PARENTS DO.
I NEED CASH.
I'M SORRY, THAT'S' NOT HOW IT WORKS.
MANNY: IT'S MY MONEY, DR. ANDRAS.
I'M NOT MOVING.
I CAN ALWAYS CALL SECURITY.
EM?
[GROANS]
WHATEVER HAPPENS TOMORROW
REMEMBER I LOVE YOU,
AND I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE YOUR FRIEND, 'KAY?
ARE WE GOING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW
OR ARE WE SHIPPING OFF TO IRAQ?
GO TO SLEEP.
HEY...
LOOK, I DON'T HAVE YOUR MONEY.
SO I'LL JUST GO OUT WITH YOU, OKAY?
YOU CALLED ME A FREAK, MANNY.
SO, NO THANK YOU. THAT OFFER'S EXPIRED.
SO...
NOW OUR LITTLE MOVIE'S GOING TO BE RELEASED
IN SELECT THEATRES.
MANNY ON VIDEO: ...FOR A MILLION DOLLARS
BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE FAMOUS!
WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?
WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO HURT ME FOR NO REASON?
YOU ASKED ME TO PUT THE CAMERA ON AFTER I TOLD YOU TO GO HOME.
YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME!
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK YOU'RE SO DESPERATE FOR MALE ATTENTION
YOU'LL DO ANYTHING FOR IT.
YOU'RE A BIG, FAT ATTENTION WHORE.
SHUT UP!
AN ATTENTION WHORE WITH A BAD TEMPER.
THAT'S NOT ME.
MOST GIRLS DON'T WHIP THEIR BOOBS OUT
TO GUYS THEY'VE KNOWN FIVE MINUTES.
I'M SO GLAD MY DAD GOT ME THIS MODEL.
SUCH A GENEROUS GUY.
CAN YOU BELIEVE I CAN EMAIL IT RIGHT FROM HERE?
PETER! PETER!
THAT WASN'T- YOU DIDN'T!
PETER!
YOU'RE GONNA BE A BIG STAR, MANNY.
AND I GET TO SAY I KNEW YOU WHEN.
[CHUCKLING]
[LAUGHING]
TOBY: ISN'T THAT HILARIOUS?!
JT: OH, MY GOODNESS.
MANNY: HEY GUYS.
WHATCHA WATCHING?
OKAY, HERE.
LET'S CHECK THIS OUT, READY?
IT'S A MONKEY SMELLING HIS OWN BUTT.
IT'S CLASSIC!
[LAUGHING]
I'M GOING TO BE AN ACTRESS...
JIMMY: HEY MAN,
DID YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL?
NO.
CHECK IT.
CHECK THE ONE THAT SAYS "DEGRASSI GIRLS GONE WILD".
MANNY ON TAPE: ...AN ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS.
AND YOU CAN SELL THIS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS!
[VOICE OVERLAPS AS MORE PEOPLE WATCH VIDEO]
JIMMY: MANNY SANTOS,
MY HOW YOU'VE GROWN.
SHUT UP, MAN. THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
MANNY: HEY GUYS, THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE,
JUST TO SEE IF YOU CAN MOVE.
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
YOU'RE LATE.
OKAY, SMALL-GIRLS-WITH- THE-GRACE-OF-OBESE-CAMELS.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
GUESS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN "DEGRASSI GIRLS GONE WILD"?
THERE'S A VIDEO, OF MANNY,
DOING SOMETHING SHE SHOULDN'T BE DOING.
YOU MEAN...?
MANNY: NO! NO.
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
IT'S JUST...
LIFT-YOUR-SHIRT-FOR-THE-CAMERA KIND OF BAD.
YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BE ON SPIRIT SQUAD THIS YEAR.
PAIGE!
YOU'RE DISMISSED. FIRED.
WHATEVER.
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
EM...
YOU THINK I DON'T RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU WERE WEARING.
OR THE BACKGROUND?
I KNOW WHO YOU DID THAT WITH.
EMMA, I DIDN'T...
I HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
DON'T BOTHER.
BUT EMMA...
I HATE YOU.
ELLIE: GUYS, I WROTE IT IN PHYSICS.
BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT VECTORS.
IT'S OUR NEW SONG.
PAIGE: WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
ELLIE: I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED MORE EXTRA-CURRICULARS.
HAZEL: WE SIGNED UP FOR YEARBOOK,
GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION,
AND PROM COMMITTEE THIS MORNING.
PAIGE: PLUS WE HAVE A TOPLESS CHEERLEADER CRISIS.
HAVE YOU NOT SEEN
THE MANNY SANTOS MOVIE OF THE WEEK?
ELLIE: I'VE SEEN IT.
BUT I DON'T GET WHY IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO QUIT THE BAND.
SWEETIE, WE WERE NEVER REALLY IN THE BAND.
THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE ELLIE NASH FANTASY.
WE'RE DEALING WITH REALITY HERE.
THIS IS SERIOUS!
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN CRAIG'S BAND.
I HEAR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A DRUMMER.
MS. KWAN: GOOD AFTERNOON, CLASS.
OUR GOAL TODAY, IS TO HELP YOU DEVELOP...
[STUDENTS TALKING]
MOM?
DAD?
WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
ASK HER, JOSEPH.
AND LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TELLS YOU.
DAD...
I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST SUMMER.
I GOT TO BE IN A MOVIE,
AND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
I FELT GOOD.
LIKE I MATTERED, LIKE I WASN'T A JOKE.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.
WE DID NOT COME TO THIS COUNTRY
SO YOU COULD BECOME SOME ACTRESS.
IT'S NOT THE JOB FOR A DECENT GIRL.
IT IS TOO!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
ENOUGH!
YOU WILL DO WHAT I SAY!
I CAN'T.
YOU CAN'T ASK ME!
YOU TELL HER.
YOU TELL THAT GIRL
THIS IS NO LONGER HER HOME.
JOSEPH!
JOSEPH: TELL HER!
[CRAIG PLAYING GUITAR]
CRAIG: YOU HERE TO SEE MARCO? HE'S NOT HERE YET.
I'M HERE TO SEE YOU.
[STARTS PLAYING GUITAR AGAIN]
CRAIG!
WE HUNG OUT ALL SUMMER
AND I KNOW YOU'RE OKAY NOW.
AND IT WAS SO...
SO STUPID OF ME TO TRY AND PROTECT YOU.
I SHOULD'VE JUST TOLD YOU.
SORRY.
COOL.
THAT'S IT?
CRAIG: THAT'S IT.
I... [SIGHS] I CAN FEEL THEM, YOU KNOW.
YOUR EYES BURNING A HOLE IN MY BACK.
I'M SORRY... TOO.
I OVERREACTED, OKAY?
SO... THERE.
BETTER?
NOT REALLY.
SO WHAT DO WE DO?
WELL...
I HEARD YOU'RE IN-BETWEEN DRUMMERS.
YOU HEARD RIGHT. KNOW ANY?
I HAPPEN TO BE IN-BETWEEN BANDS.
MAYBE I SHOULD SIT IN?
I GOTTA WARN YOU, EL.
WE SUCK - HUGE.
OLDEST RULE OF MUSIC, CRAIG.
A BAND'S ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS DRUMMER.
[DRUMMING]
OKAY, YOU'LL FIT IN FINE.
EM, JUST HEAR ME OUT.
HERE ARE THE CLOTHES THAT YOU LENT ME.
I KNOW I HAVE OTHER STUFF OF YOURS TOO, BUT...
YOU PROBABLY LOST IT ALL.
BUT I GOT KICKED OUT.
I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG.
MAYBE FOR GOOD.
EM, I SCREWED UP... SO BAD.
I LOST MY FAMILY,
MY REPUTATION,
AND MY BEST FRIEND.
JUST WAIT.
MANNY, IT'S HARD TO WATCH YOU SOMETIMES.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING GOING FOR YOU
AND YOU JUST...
YOU KEEP SCREWING IT UP PRETTY SPECTACULARLY.
IT'D BE EASIER IF I WAS YOU, EM.
SKINNY, BLONDE...
MANNY, THAT IS A BUNCH OF CRAP
AND YOU KNOW IT.
THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
[SOMEONE WHISTLES]
[STUDENTS MAKE INDISTINCT COMMENTS ABOUT MANNY]
MANNY...
WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
GUYS: [WHISTLING]
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T SEND IT TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
I JUST SHOWED IT TO A COUPLE OF FRIENDS.
REMIND ME TO THANK YOU.
HATZILAKOS: PETER.
I'M TALKING TO FRIENDS, MOM. LATER.
DON'T USE THAT TONE OF VOICE WITH ME HERE.
THIS IS MY SCHOOL, I AM YOUR PRINCIPAL.
IN MY OFFICE.
NOW.
[SIGHS]
I'M SO ASHAMED, I CANNOT EVEN LOOK AT YOU.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING SO HEARTLESS?
DID YOU KNOW HE'S HATZILAKOS' SON?
NO. HE DIDN'T TELL ME.
I DON'T THINK HE TOLD ANYONE.
I WONDER WHO HIS FATHER IS?
SATAN PROBABLY.
[WHISTLES]
MANNY, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL RIGHT NOW
AND I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO IT,
BUT YOU AND I NEED SOME GROUND RULES.
I THOUGHT WE WENT OVER GROUND RULES
WITH MR. SIMPSON: NOTHING BELOW AN "A",
NO ACTING WORK BEYOND THE DRAMA CLUB,
NO PLASTIC SURGERY...
I KNOW.
I DON'T MEAN THAT STUFF.
I MEAN BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
NO MORE LIES EVER, OKAY?
THERE WILL BE NOTHING BETWEEN US.
OKAY. PROMISE.
EMMA: SO YOU READY TO FACE YOUR FIRST CLASS?
NOT EVEN REMOTELY.