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♪ WE CAN DO ANYTHING

♪ JUST YOU AND ME, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ BABY, BABY

♪ WAIT AND SEE

♪ HOLD ON, SIT TIGHT

♪ ARE YOU READY FOR A CRAZY RIDE?

♪ YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, IT AIN'T RIGHT

♪ SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE TONIGHT

♪ SO IF YOU WANT TO RUN, RUN AND DISAPPEAR

♪ YOU AND I CAN BUST OUR WAY RIGHT OUT OF HERE

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN SHOOT THE MOON, STOP THE RAIN

♪ EVEN RIDE A HURRICANE IF WE WANNA

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN WALK INTO SPACE, SAVE THE HUMAN RACE

♪ DO YOU THINK WE OUGHTA, OUGHTA?

♪ WHOA, TOGETHER WE CAN SHOOT THE MOON, STOP THE RAIN,

♪ EVEN RIDE A HURRICANE IF WE WANNA

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN WALK INTO SPACE, SAVE THE HUMAN RACE

♪ DO YOU THINK WE OUGHTA, OUGHTA?

♪ IF WE TAKE OUR TIME, WE CAN HAVE IT ALL

♪ I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT ON OUR OWN

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN SHOOT THE MOON, STOP THE RAIN

♪ EVEN RIDE A HURRICANE... (AQUA) OW!

♪ IF WE WANNA

HER FOOT'S CAUGHT!

♪ WALK INTO SPACE, SAVE THE HUMAN RACE

♪ DO YOU THINK WE OUGHTA, OUGHTA?

♪ WALK INTO SPACE...

GET UP!

♪ DO YOU THINK WE OUGHTA, OUGHTA?

HURRY! ♪ TOGETHER WE CAN! ♪

OW! OW!

(LAUGHING)

(GIRL) PIÑATA!

SO WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

I THINK IT'S A SIGN.

MAYBE WE'RE NOT READY FOR THE TALENT SHOW AUDITION TOMORROW.

CHANEL, LISTEN TO ME.

YOU FINALLY HIT THAT HIGH "C" IN THE SECOND CHORUS.

NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I THINK THAT'S A SIGN THAT WE'RE READY!

I DID? MM-HMM.

I DID, HUH?

AND WE HUNG IN THERE LIKE PROS.

AQUA, BAREFOOT AND HUNGRY, YOU KEPT OUR HARMONIES TIGHT.

WELL, Y'ALL KNOW HOW YOU DO IT IN TEXAS.

ALWAYS RIDE WITH YOUR SPURS ON, GIRLS.

AND DO-RE-MI, YOU'RE SORE NOW,

BUT YOU GAVE 110% TO OUR FANS. HOW YOU FEEL?

IT WAS FUN, AND THE BRUISES... THEY'RE NOT THAT BAD.

RIGHT. NOW, IF THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO DOUBTS

THAT WE CAN'T BE THE FIRST FRESHMEN

TO WIN THE MANHATTAN MAGNET SCHOOL TALENT SHOW,

SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.

OH!

YOU KNOW WHAT? I TAKE A WHACKIN' AND KEEP ON SMACKIN'.

NOW, I AM GONNA BE A STAR.

DO I HAVE TO BE SOLO, OR ARE YOU CHEETAHS READY TO HIT IT BIG TIME?

(ALL) CHEETAHS!

OK, SO LIGHTS OUT BY 9:30.

I HAVE LESSONS AT THE YOUTH CENTER AND TONS OF HOMEWORK.

IF I MISS THIS BUS, I'M GONNA BE OFFICIALLY LATE FOR SCHOOL TOMORROW.

LESSONS? YOU NEED TO REST THOSE LEGS.

BUT... LET THE GIRL TAKE HER LESSONS.

THEN I'LL E-MAIL YOU WHAT WE'RE GONNA WEAR TOMORROW...

NO! BECAUSE... MY COMPUTER IS STILL DOWN.

JUST GIVE IT TO ME TOMORROW. I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER!

SEE, I'M STILL BACK IN ACTION. SEE YA LATER. BYE!

THAT GIRL IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE.

WAIT, TAXI!

IT'S CALLED HAVING A LIFE, AND I'VE GOT ONE, TOO.

MY TRIG CLASS AT NYU STARTS IN TEN MINUTES!

TAXI!

YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX MONTHS

AND YOU'RE STILL SCARED TO RIDE THE SUBWAY?

LOOK, I TOLD MY DADDY I WOULD LIVE IN NEW YORK.

I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT UNDER NEW YORK.

IT'S DARK AND DIRTY AND THERE ARE MOLE PEOPLE DOWN THERE.

GIRL, WHATEVER. LEARN THIS, EINSTEINETTE.

(WHISTLES/TIRES SCREECH)

BUT YOU DO HAVE TO GET THE DOOR YOURSELF, YOU KNOW.

REMEMBER ME. THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE!

PRINCESS HIGH IN THE LAND OF MAINTENANCE.

HEY, SHE MAKES ME GIGGLE, AND SHE DOES HAVE THE LUNGS OF LIFE.

ALL RIGHT.

(BOTH) ♪ AAH!

GIRL, BUT IT'S SO HARD WORKING WITH FOUR GIRLS.

I MEAN, IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN IT WAS JUST YOU AND ME.

DIVAS IN DIAPERS.

BUT DRINKA WAS RIGHT. WE NEEDED THAT BACKUP, YOU KNOW?

NOW THAT WE GOT AQUA AND DO,

GIRL, WE LOOK AND SOUND LIKE A REAL GIRL GROUP.

BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW? I AM NOT TRYING TO GET CRUNCHED LIKE CORN CHIPS.

PLEASE BELIEVE IT. LISTEN, WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.

NOW ALL WE NEED IS THE ATTITUDE.

AND WHEN YOU GET WOBBLY, JUST THINK ABOUT THE DREAM, GIRL.

WE COULD BE GRABBI'' GRAMMYS!

OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I LOVE YOU IN THE BACK ROW! THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA BE JUGGLIN' THE HOTTEST PRODUCERS...

RODNEY JERKINS, BABYFACE, JACKAL JOHNSON.

OH, YEAH, AND ALL THE HOT DESIGNERS ARE CALLIN' US.

THEY LIKE, "SORRY, DOLCE, I HAVE GABBANA ON THE OTHER LINE."

"UH, PLEASE HOLD ON." CHUCHIE, IT'S GUCCI. GET TOM FORD.

OH, NO, I WEAR PRADA OR NADA, MAMA.

(BOTH) NADA!

PLEASE BELIEVE IT. GIRL, YOU PROMISE ME THAT WHEN WE GET RICH,

WE'RE GONNA BUY A HUGE PENTHOUSE APARTMENT FOR JUST YOU AND ME?

FRIENDS FOREVER? FOREVER.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

HOLD UP. THAT'S SCHEREZADE.

THAT'S JACKAL JOHNSON'S NEW GIRL.

I LOVE HER. THAT'S MY VIDEO, GIRL. SHE BE LIKE, OH, OH, OH.

WORK IT, UH-HUH, GIRL, UH, WHOO-WHOO, COME ON, GIRL.

HEY!

(♪ "GIRLFRIEND" BY CHAR)

COME ON.

WHOO!

YEAH, COME ON. UH, UH, WHOO!

UH! THAT'S RIGHT!

UH!

GIRLFRIEND!

WHOO!

OH, UH-HUH.

I'LL TAKE THAT. UH, UH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW WE CAN WORK IT!

(APPLAUSE)

OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU WILL BE SEEING OUR FACES IN THESE WINDOWS VERY SOON.

WATCH OUT FOR...

OH, MY GOODNESS! OH, MY GOODNESS!

TOTO. I FORGOT ABOUT TOTO.

MOM AND DAD'S GONNA KILL ME! COME ON, LET'S GO!

(WOMAN) YEAH, SALLY, EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

OH, SANDY, YES.

YOUR ENSEMBLE IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.

THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER HAS RETURNED. BYE.

MOM, I AM SO SORRY I'M LATE.

OH, DON'T APOLOGIZE TO ME.

I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO TOTO.

I CAN TAKE MYSELF TO THE BATHROOM, THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SO SORRY, PASTA MUFFIN.

I PROMISE, IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, OK? OH.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA DO YOUR CHORES.

MOM, I KNOW I HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY,

BUT THE TALENT SHOW'S AUDITIONS ARE TOMORROW.

I PROMISE YOU, IT'S GONNA PAY OFF.

PAY?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

CONSTELLATION JONES?

WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME

THAT SHE WANTED TO RESCHEDULE HER FITTING?

I DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT ONE? NO.

I THOUGHT I WROTE IT DOWN, MOM.

WAIT, LET ME CHECK IN THE PAD.

UM, YEAH. "CONSTELLATION WILL MISS SATURDAY.

(JAMAICAN ACCENT) CALL HER BACK. SHE CAN CHAT TODAY."

OH... RIGHT.

I DID THIS ONE AS THE JAMAICAN VIBE

I WAS FEELIN' FOR THE GIRLS. CHECK IT OUT, SEE...

(JAMAICAN ACCENT) CONSTELLATION WILL MISS SATURDAY.

CALL HER BACK. SHE CAN CHAT TODAY.

BOMP BOMP, KITTY KITTY, OH, GO, MAMA, GO.

CHAT CHAT, KITTY KITTY, BOOP BOOP...

HEY... OH... SO THAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

FOR MAKING ME LOOK FLAKY IN FRONT OF ONE OF MY BEST CUSTOMERS?

COMIN' UP WITH THIS, WHAT, CHEETAH CHATTER?

(MAN) ♪ LA DONNA É MOBILE... PAPA!

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME. HELP YOU? I TELL YOU WHAT NEEDS HELP.

LA MIA CUCINA HA BISOGNO D'AIUTO, EH?

MY CHICKEN PICCATA'S READY FOR THE CAPERS

I ASKED YOU TO BRING HOME.

THE CAPERS. RIGHT.

MY BAD. DO ME A FAVOR.

BRING THIS PRETTY HEAD OF YOURS DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS

AND USE IT, PER PIACERE.

I AM USING MY HEAD, AND ONCE MY PLAN JUMPS OFF,

YOU'LL BE SWIMMING UP TO YOUR EARS IN CAPERS.

OH. AND WHAT PLAN MIGHT THAT BE?

YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK THAT I BETTER HAVE A SEAT,

BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY LONG STORY.

DON'T YOU THINK SO, PAPA?

OK. FIRST PRIZE FOR THE TALENT SHOW...

TIME IN A REAL RECORDING STUDIO,

WHERE I CAN MAKE A DEMO LIKE A PRO, YOU KNOW?

SO I CAN PUT IT IN SOME BIG WILLY'S HANDS,

AND IT'LL BE KA-CHING, KA-CHING, BLING BLING BLING...

I THOUGHT IT WAS "BLING BLING." NOW IT'S THREE "BLINGS"?

MA, IO NON CAPISCO PIÙ NIENTE.

FAME AND FORTUNE, WHOO! JUST LIKE THAT, HUH?

MOM, MONIQUE TWIG, ELECTRA BREEZE...

ALL TALENT SHOW WINNERS, ALL PLATINUM.

AND JACKAL JOHNSON, HE WENT TO MANHATTAN MAGNET, TOO,

WAY BACK IN THE '90s.

BACK BEFORE THE INTERNET AND ALL THAT. MOM, HE'S NOT THAT OLD.

BUT, LISTEN, THE CHEETAH GIRLS

ARE FIRST IN LINE TO WIN THIS THING.

WHEN WE DO, WE WILL BE NEEDING BUCKETS TO BRING IN THE DUCATS

WHEN IT COMES RAINING DOWN.

AND THEN I WILL COVER YOU IN ICE,

AND WE'LL HAVE "YES, SIR" AND "NO, SIR" BUTLERS AND MAIDS.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT PLAN?

I LOVE YOUR PLAN, SWEETHEART,

AND YOUR PLANS AND YOUR DREAMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US,

BUT BEFORE WE CAN GET TO MAIDS AND BUTLERS AND ICE,

WE HAVE TO GET TO SOME RESPONSIBILITY,

SO HERE'S MY PLAN...

THAT YOU FOCUS ON REAL LIFE AND REAL CHORES

REAL, REAL SOON.

ECCO?

OK.

I PROMISE I WILL GET IT TOGETHER.

PROMISE.

COME ON, CAPER. DADDY NEEDS TOTOS.

BYE.

HEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

SEE YA.

(HUMMING)

WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT'S SHE TRYING TO...

UGH! MA, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

FOUND IT, HUH? THE BOMB TOP TO WEAR TO DINNER TONIGHT.

MA, DON'T SAY "BOMB." IT'S OUT. SAY "TIGHT."

TIGHT, TIGHT.

AS IN, "THAT TOP IS TOO TIGHT FOR ANYBODY'S MOM TO WEAR."

Y COMO FUE LA FIESTA?

IT WAS COLD. BUT THE CHEETAH GIRLS, MA...

OOH, NOW IT'S WORKING. ...WERE OFF THE HOOK!

MA, WHAT ABOUT THIS?

IT'S CHEETAH-LICIOUS! YEAH.

NOW, THIS IS TIGHT, HUH?

YOU'RE GONNA BE MY DAUGHTER THE FASHION BUYER.

NO, MA, I'M GONNA BE YOUR DAUGHTER THE CHEETAH GIRL, REMEMBER?

DID YOU SAY SOMETHIN', MIJA?

YEAH, I SAID... SO, ANOTHER DATE WITH THAT FRENCH GUY?

EXCUSE ME,

BUT LUC IS NOT JUST "THAT FRENCH GUY."

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF PEOPLE CALLED YOU

"THE PUERTO RICAN, CUBAN, DOMINICAN..."

THEY DO. THAT'S WHO I AM.

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I TAUGHT YOU THAT WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT'S INSIDE,

AND DEEP INSIDE, LUC IS... VERY, VERY...

...RICH.

I'M JUST JOKING.

(DOOR BUZZES) THERE HE IS.

OK, MY BABY, YOU'RE GONNA LOCK UP, OK?

AND, UH, LET'S SEE.

PUCCI IS STILL AT YOUR DAD'S,

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM.

OK. OK? AND, UH...

I KNOW I'M FORGETTING SOMETHING...

MA, MA. YOU MIGHT WANT THAT.

BABY, YOU ARE MY ANGEL. COME HERE.

MOMMIE... I'M ON CELLY-JELLY.

OK. MOMMIE, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU... WE'LL TALK LATER, OK?

MA. MA! I'M SO LATE.

I LOVE YA!

BY THE WAY, MA,

I HIT A HIGH "C" TODAY WITH THE CHEETAH GIRLS.

♪ CHEETAH GIRLS ♪

(♪ POP MUSIC)

♪ COULD EVER BE (PHONE RINGING)

♪ I MADE MISTAKES BEFORE

♪ BUT I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT

♪ IT'S OK 'CAUSE... (CHANEL) BUENO.

HEY, CHUCHIE, MADRINA'S STILL NOT HOME YET?

NOPE. I GUESS MR. TYCOON FLEW HER TO PARIS FOR DINNER.

I'M STILL HERE FOR YOU, CHUCHIE. YOU KNOW THAT.

THANKS, BUBBLES.

NO PROBLEM. HEY, GIRL, LISTEN TO THIS.

♪ I MADE MISTAKES BEFORE

♪ BUT I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT

♪ IT'S OK 'CAUSE WHO COULD...

HEY, TOTO, DO YOU LIKE THAT ONE?

GUESS WHAT, CHUCHIE? TOTO LIKES IT.

IS IT GONNA BE A HIT, TOTO?

ALL RIGHT, HE THINKS IT'S A HIT!

GO CHEETAHS, GO TOTO. WIN THE TALENT SHOW.

WE GOIN' STRAIGHT TO THE TOP!

YEAH, LET'S GET THROUGH THE TRYOUTS FIRST, A'IGHT?

♪ AS LONG AS I GIVE MY BEST

♪ IT DON'T MATTER WHAT NO ONE SAYS

♪ 'CAUSE DOWN IN MY HEART

♪ I GOT THE POWER TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN

(BELL RINGS)

HEY, CHANEL, HOW DID THAT TEST GO?

ARE YOU GUYS SURE THAT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GUMBO?

CHUCHIE, YOU CAN'T DROP YOUR GRADES NOW.

I'M CALLING A CHEETAH STUDY SESSION.

IT'S OK. I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF HER STORY,

AND YOU CAN WALK ME THROUGH YOUR CLOSET.

A'IGHT!

CHEETAH.

(IMITATING STEVE IRWIN) CRIKEY, MACKEREL, WE'VE SPOTTED

THE WILD CHEETAH GIRLS DOIN' THEIR SECRET GIRL HANDSHAKE.

WHAT WOULD THEY DO IF THEY WERE, SAY, THE ELEPHANT GIRLS?

(TRUMPET)

BASTA PASTA, DEREK. YOU, TOO, MACKEREL.

YOU KNOW, WE CALL OURSELVES THE CHEETAHS

BECAUSE THE CHEETAH IS THE FASTEST

AND THE FIERCEST FELINE IN THE JUNGLE.

LET'S BOUNCE, GIRLS.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT LITE FM WITH YOU, DEREK, OK?

I'M SAVING MY ENERGY FOR THE TALENT SHOW, REMEMBER?

OR ARE YOU THROWING IN THE TOWEL

'CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LOSE?

(NORMAL VOICE) THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

SEE, YOUR LITTLE PROJECT AUDITIONS AT 3:15, RIGHT?

WE'RE AT 3:30. CAN WE SWITCH TIMES?

OUR SETUP TAKES TIME. WE USE REAL INSTRUMENTS.

AND HELP YOU? I DON'T THINK SO.

I HAVE AN ORTHODONTIST APPOINTMENT, AND MY MOM'S GONNA FREAK IF I'M LATE.

LET HIM TAKE THE SPOT.

I HAVE TO MEET WITH MRS. ALMANAC ABOUT MY HISTORY TEST.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH CHANGE,

BUT HOW'S EVERYBODY ELSE?

IT'S CUTTING A LITTLE TIGHT FOR ME, BUT...

WHERE DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO GO, DO?

NOWHERE. DON'T WORRY, I'M FINE.

OK, HAMBONE, WHATEVER.

JUST KNOW THAT YOU CAN AUDITION FIVE TIMES,

BUT YOU'RE STILL GONNA LOSE.

KEEP BELIEVIN', FRESHMAN. I RESPECT THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE STILL MY BOO.

(SQUEALING)

(MACKEREL) SHE LIKES YOU!

HE IS TRYING SO HARD NOT TO LIKE YOU.

AND I THINK NOW WOULD BE THE PROPER TIME TO POINT OUT

THAT HE IS EXTRA-SPECIALLY CHEETAH-LICIOUS!

IT'S A TRICK, YOU GUYS.

EVERY TIME HE BATS THOSE LONG EYELASHES OF HIS,

IT'S JUST A WAY TO BRING DOWN THE HAMMER ON OUR SUCCESS.

DON'T FALL FOR IT.

(LAUGHTER)

OH, HE EVEN MAKES REALLY EMBARRASSING THINGS

LOOK REALLY, REALLY CUTE.

AND... HE WANTS YOU TO BE HIS BOO!

HE'S GONNA BE CRYIN' "BOO HOO" WHEN WE WIN THE TALENT SHOW.

TRUE.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

MAY THE GROWL POWER

OF ALL THE FABULOUS DIVAS WHO CAME BEFORE US

BE WITH US NOW.

MAY WE USE OUR HEARTS,

OUR BRAINS AND OUR COURAGE

TO REACH OUR CHEETAH-LICIOUS POTENTIAL

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

READY, GIRLS?

(ALL) CHEETAH!

LET'S DO THIS.

(BOY) OK, HERE WE GO.

(WHISPERING) OK, BE QUIET.

HERE, PUSH THIS ONE.

(♪ "CINDERELLA")

♪ WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL

♪ MY MAMA USED TO TUCK ME INTO BED

♪ AND SHE'D READ ME A STORY

♪ IT ALWAYS WAS ABOUT A PRINCESS IN DISTRESS

♪ AND HOW A GUY WOULD SAVE HER AND END UP WITH THE GLORY

♪ I'D LIE IN BED AND THINK ABOUT

♪ THE PERSON THAT I WANTED TO BE

♪ THEN ONE DAY I REALIZED

♪ THE FAIRY TALE LIFE WASN'T FOR ME

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE CINDERELLA

♪ SITTIN' IN A DARK, COLD, DUSTY CELLAR

♪ WAITING FOR SOMEBODY

♪ TO COME AND SET ME FREE

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE SOMEONE WAITING

♪ FOR A HANDSOME PRINCE TO COME AND SAVE ME

♪ ONLY WILL SURVIVE

♪ UNLESS SOMEBODY'S ON MY SIDE,

♪ DON'T WANNA BE NO, NO, NO ONE ELSE

♪ I'D RATHER RESCUE MYSELF

♪ OOH, MM

♪ I CAN SLAY MY OWN DRAGONS

♪ I CAN DREAM MY OWN DREAMS

♪ MY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR

♪ IS ME

♪ SO I'M GONNA SET ME FREE

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE CINDERELLA

♪ SITTIN' IN A DARK, COLD, DUSTY CELLAR

♪ WAITIN' FOR SOMEBODY

♪ TO COME AND SET ME FREE

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE SOMEONE WAITING

♪ FOR A HANDSOME PRINCE TO COME AND SAVE ME

♪ ONLY WILL SURVIVE

♪ UNLESS SOMEBODY'S ON MY SIDE

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE CINDERELLA

♪ SITTIN' IN A DARK, COLD, DUSTY CELLAR

♪ WAITIN' FOR SOMEBODY

♪ TO COME AND SET ME FREE

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE SOMEONE WAITING

♪ FOR A HANDSOME PRINCE TO COME AND SAVE ME

♪ ONLY WILL SURVIVE

♪ UNLESS SOMEBODY'S ON MY SIDE

♪ DON'T WANNA BE NO, NO, NO ONE ELSE

♪ I'D RATHER RESCUE MYSELF ♪

BRAVA. BRAVA! BRAVA, DIVAS!

SO, DRINKA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

DRINKA. DRINKA, YOU STILL THERE?

DRINKA?

DRINKA, WERE WE THAT BAD?

YEAH. TELL THEM.

THEY CAN TAKE IT.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

I WILL SURVIVE.

IT'S JUST THAT...

...WHEN I SEE YOU GIRLS,

I SEE MYSELF.

I MEAN, NOT NOW AS A LOWLY HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER

BUT AS DRINKA CHAMPAGNE, 1977.

I HAD A HIT!

♪ CHAMPAGNE, BUBBLES OF LOVE

WHOO! SING IT, GIRL.

♪ YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I BEEN DREAMIN' OF

♪ I HAVE... ♪

DRINKA... YOU GOTTA SLOW DOWN THE DISCO FEVER, DRINKA.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I SEE YOU GIRLS,

I SEE, LIKE, LITTLE DRINKA CLONES.

GALLERIA, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU,

I SEE A BIRACIAL, HIP-HOPPIN' VERSION OF ME.

AND, CHANEL, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, HONEY,

I SEE A HOT, LATIN, SPICY VERSION OF ME.

AND, AQUA, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU,

I SEE MYSELF AS IF I WAS FROM THE SASSY SOUTH.

AND, DORINDA, WHEN I SEE YOU,

I SEE YOU AS IF I WAS...

IF YOU WERE WHAT? GO AHEAD AND SAY IT. EVERYONE ELSE DOES.

"DORINDA'S LIKE ME IF I WAS SHRIMPY AND WHITE."

IF I WAS ABLE TO DANCE.

DRINKA, WE JUST WANT TO KNOW, ARE WE IN?

OH, YES, HONEY. YOU ARE IN!

(CHEETAHS SCREAM)

BUT, DRINKA, LIKE, DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING?

OH. YES, YES, YES. AND I'LL WORK WITH YOU,

JUST LIKE I WORKED WITH ELECTRA BREEZE.

(MAN) OR MAYBE I'LL WORK WITH 'EM.

JACKAL JOHNSON? YOU'RE HERE?

WATCHING US!

JACKAL JOHNSON. OH!

MY MOST FAMOUS STUDENT. WELL, HOW YOU DOIN'?

OH, YOU LOOK FABULOUS. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE?

I SEE THAT TALENT SHOW BANNER HANGING OUTSIDE,

AND I WANNA BE BACK WALKIN' THESE HALLS.

I STILL KEEP MY HAND IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE JACKAL KEEPS IT REAL.

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MUCH TALENT ON THAT STAGE

SINCE MY GRADUATION.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHEETAHS, THEY'RE MY LATEST PROJECT.

YOU ALWAYS COULD SPOT TALENT, DRINKA.

AND NOW I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU LADIES

ABOUT THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER.

JACKAL JOHNSON WANTS TO WORK WITH US.

YOU SEE, I'M LOOKIN' FOR THE NEXT BIG THING,

AND I THINK... THAT THING MIGHT JUST HAVE SPOTS.

LET'S GET DOWN THERE.

WE HAVE SPOTS! WE HAVE SPOTS!

WE HAVE SPOTS!

JACKAL, WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK DOLLARS AND CENTS, MY CARD.

CHEETAH GIRLS' MANAGER KID SALSA. PUCCI!

(GALLERIA) CHANEL, GET YOUR BROTHER OUT OF HERE.

HELLO, JACKAL JOHNSON. I'M GALLERIA GARIBALDI.

I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE CHEETAH GIRLS. I ALSO WROTE "CINDERELLA,"

WHICH I HOPE TO RECORD FOR YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

SO, LET'S SET SOMETHING UP. SCHEDULE!

HOLD ON.

I AM DOROTHEA GARIBALDI,

AND THERE MUST BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING HERE.

YOU SEE, SINGING IS JUST SOME, LIKE, FUN SIDE THING FOR OUR GIRLS.

THEY'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS. MOM! MOM.

THIS IS... JACKAL JOHNSON.

HE'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST RECORD PRODUCERS OF MY TIME, MOTHER.

LET'S SEE NOW...

...EIGHT GRAMMYS,

$20 MILLION LABEL DEAL,

MULTI-PICTURE MOVIE DEAL,

FOUR HOUSES, SEVEN CARS,

AND YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO DOGS.

NICE WORK.

I READ.

NICE TO HAVE MET YOU, MR...

JACKAL JOHNSON.

YES, JACKAL JOHNSON. YES, OF COURSE.

GIRLS, COME ON.

I'M GONNA TAKE US ALL OUT TO EAT.

OK, GET YOUR STUFF. COME ON.

(AQUA) JACKAL JOHNSON. BUT...

LISTEN. JUST IN CASE, THERE'S MY CARD.

YOUR MOM'S NO JOKE.

NO. NONE. NEVER.

BYE, MR. JOHNSON.

BYE.

HMM.

THANKS FOR DROPPIN' ME OFF. I LIVE RIGHT HERE.

OH, GOOD. WATCH THE CARS.

OK. BYE-BYE.

LOVELY GIRL.

(DOROTHEA) DORINDA SEEMS LIKE A REAL NICE GIRL. WHAT ARE HER PARENTS LIKE?

THE ONLY THING WE KNOW IS SHE HAS A LITTLE SISTER.

HER PARENTS AREN'T ALWAYS UP IN HER THING.

THEY TRUST HER.

YOU GOT IN THE TALENT SHOW.

PLEASE DON'T SPOIL THIS DAY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING YOU WANTED.

AT THIS RATE, YOU'RE HEADED TO YOUR ROOM.

MAMA, JACKAL LIKED MY SONG! THAT WAS OUR BIG CHANCE!

DIDN'T YOU THINK WE WERE TALENTED ENOUGH?

OF COURSE, SWEETHEART.

YOU'RE INCREDIBLY TALENTED. YOU KNOW I THINK THAT.

AND YOU'LL BE AS TALENTED AFTER COLLEGE.

MAMA, ONE CD, AND I CAN PAY FOR COLLEGE, MAMA, 50 TIMES OVER.

THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THE TIME TO STUDY.

THEREFORE, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THE GRADES TO GET IN,

AND THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL A "PARADOX."

SOME COLLEGES DON'T LOOK AT GRADES.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN GO TO COLLEGE.

FRANCO? GALLERIA, YOU'RE NOT HELPING YOURSELF HERE.

PAPA, TELL HER I'M NOT A KNUCKLEHEAD. TELL HER I'M NOT A PAZZA.

YOU'RE NOT A PAZZO. TELL HER?

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER'S ADVICE.

NOW, LISTEN. THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU ARE TOO YOUNG.

I'VE BEEN THERE, AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

WHEN A YOUNG GIRL GETS UNDER PRESSURE AND CANNOT HANDLE IT.

SILLY PEOPLE DO SILLY THINGS, MOM. I GET GOOD GRADES.

I SPEND MORE TIME ON MY HOMEWORK THAN I DO MY HAIR.

I SET MY MIND TO SOMETHING, AND I ALMOST GET THERE, AND YOU JUST STAND IN MY WAY!

WHAT'S THE GOOD OF EATING YOUR VEGETABLES IF YOU CAN'T HAVE DESSERT?

STRONG BONES AND TEETH!

(WAILS)

MA, IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE DON'T GET TO TALK TO JACKAL.

HONEY, I THINK DOROTHEA'S INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ON THIS ONE, OK?

I MEAN, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE WORKING WITH THIS JACKAL.

ALL THAT PLATINUM AND THOSE HEAVY CHAINS. IT'S TACKY.

MA, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HE DRESSES.

HE'S NOT LIKE THE MEN FROM PARIS.

I MEAN, LUC... OH! HE IS ALWAYS ON...

MA, CAN YOU NOT TALK ABOUT LUC FOR ONE SECOND?

I'M REALLY UPSET HERE. REALLY.

AND I KNOW WHAT'S GONNA CHEER YOU UP.

WHAT, YOU GONNA TALK TO MADRINA

AND TELL HER TO CHANGE HER MIND? NOPE.

SHOPPING.

YOU AND ME SHOPPING.

OK. AND THEN YOU'LL TALK TO MADRINA?

YES. YES.

NOW, I HAVE TO ASK YOU. WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PARIS?

WHAT, LUC WANTS YOU TO VISIT? MM-HMM.

TO VISIT AND... TO LIVE...

WHOA! WHAT?! (PHONE RINGING)

HELLO? HOLD ON, BUBBLES. TO LIVE?!

PROMISE ME YOU'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

OH, I'LL THINK ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT.

OH, MY GOD, BUBBLES, THANK GOODNESS IT'S YOU.

MY LIFE IS OVER.

SHE WON'T EVEN LET ME CALL JACKAL.

SHE USED EVERY EXCUSE IN THE BOOK TO RUIN OUR LIVES.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? MNH-MNH. THIS ISN'T OVER.

OK? I AM NOT DROPPING ALL OF OUR HARD WORK.

JUANITA IS TRYING TO MOVE TO PARIS WITH MR. TYCOON.

DIDN'T THEY SEE US TONIGHT? DON'T THEY KNOW OUR FUTURES ARE RIGHT HERE?

BELLA, LET THE GIRL CALL THE PRODUCER. NO.

(SINGS IN ITALIAN)

NO GUARDA MI COSI. NONE OF THOSE TRICKS.

YOU BAT THOSE LONG EYELASHES, AND I SAY YES EVERY TIME.

NO, FRANCO, SHE'S TOO YOUNG.

I HAVE MADE SO MANY MISTAKES IN MY LIFE,

AND I'M DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE OUR DAUGHTER MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES.

SHE WILL MAKE HER OWN. THAT'S HOW SHE'LL LEARN.

BUT WHAT IF HER DREAMS FALL APART?

IF SHE'S OLDER, SHE MIGHT BE MORE... MORE, UM... READY.

CARA, NO ONE IS EVER READY

FOR THEIR DREAMS TO FALL APART,

BUT WHEN SHE'S OLDER,

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE TO HELP HER PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER. HMM?

HO RAGIONE? "SÍ, FRANCO, RAGIONE."

(AS DOROTHEA) Sì, FRANCO... (CONTINUES IN ITALIAN)

Sì, FRANCO.

IT'S SICK! SHE DANGLED A SHOPPING TRIP IN MY FACE AND THEN LOWERED THE BOOM!

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? TELL HER NO CHANCE, NO DANCE.

NO, WAIT.

TAKE THE SHOPPING TRIP FIRST, THEN TELL HER.

(FRANCO) GALLERIA. WAIT A SECOND. HOLD ON.

YOUR MOTHER AND I, W...

ASPETTO. (SPEAKING ITALIAN)

GIRL, HOLD ON. SOMETHIN' ABOUT TO HAPPEN. HOLD ON.

YOUR FATHER THINKS THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR YOU,

SO YOU CAN GO ON AND CALL...

THAT RECORD PRODUCER PERSON. AAH! THANK YOU, MOM!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BUT THERE ARE CONDITIONS.

I'D BETTER SIT DOWN FOR THIS ONE.

FIRST, I WILL BE GOING TO THE MEETING WITH YOU.

SECOND, IF I DON'T LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, WE ARE OUT.

NUMBER THREE... NUMBER THREE, SHE PROMISES TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.

HA.

DAI, DAI, DAI. ANDIAMO, ANDIAMO, ANDIAMO.

CHUCHIE, THEY'RE GONNA LET ME CALL JACKAL.

DAD COMES THROUGH FOR ME AGAIN! WOW!

WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR PENTHOUSE SOON.

OH, TODAY HAS BEEN JUST SO CHEETAH CRAZY!

YEAH. YOU WERE DEFINITELY A LITTLE LOCO TONIGHT.

SINCE WHEN ARE YOU THE FOUNDER OF THE CHEETAH GIRLS?

WHAT? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD JACKAL.

YOU WERE ALL, "I WROTE THE SONG 'CINDERELLA'

AND I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE CHEETAH GIRLS."

YADDA, YADDA, YADDA. YOU KNOW I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.

I WAS JUST TRYIN' TO GET IN THERE BEFORE MY MOM DOES.

AND YOU KNOW I WILL DO WHATEVER'S CLEVER

TO KEEP THE CHEETAH GIRLS ON THE PROWL.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, WE WILL BE AWAITING YOUR CALL.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. BYE-BYE.

AHEM. WELL, SHE'S GONNA BE CALLING US BACK FOR A TIME ON FRIDAY

SO WE CAN MEET JACKAL JOHNSON!

OH, YEAH, I KNEW IT. CHEETAH POWER!

IT'S ALL OVER THE SCHOOL

ABOUT YOUR 15 MINUTES OF JACKAL FAME.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.

YEAH, WHILE YOU GUYS WERE CROSSING PAWS

WITH JACKAL JOHNSON,

WE RUSHED TO A LECTURE

WITH THE GREAT WYNTON MARSALIS.

ACTUALLY, WE COULDN'T AFFORD TICKETS,

SO WE DRANK MOCHACCINOS ACROSS THE STREET.

WELL, I HAD HOT CHOCOLATE... WYNTON CAME IN.

HE SAT TWO TABLES DOWN, AND WE EXCHANGED IDEAS.

NO, NO, NO, MAN. YOU HANDED HIM A SUGAR PACKET.

BUSTED. YOU DIDN'T EVEN BUY THE MAN A COFFEE?

HEY, CHEETAHS. (CHEETAHS) HEY.

CAN YOU GUYS COME BY THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE FOR AN INTERVIEW?

THE JACKAL STORY IS FRONT PAGE.

OH, SURE, WE ARE ALWAYS DOWN FOR A PHOTO-OP.

MY MAN HANDED MARSALIS A SUGAR PACKET.

WE AIN'T GONNA GET NO INK?

BYE. HE IS JUST SO FINE.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

IF HE CAN'T RESPECT MY ART, HE CAN'T HAVE MY HEART.

(AQUA) WHATEVER. LYRIC MOMENT.

WE GOT FRONT PAGE ON THE MAGAZINE!

(GARBLED)

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! HOLD THAT DOWN!

YEAH, CHEETAH! HEY!

WHAT? NOW THAT WE'RE STARS,

WE NEED TO START ACTING LIKE IT.

AND HOW IS THAT?

WELL, STARS DON'T TALK WITH THEIR MOUTH FULL.

AND THEY DON'T CARRY BOTTLES OF HOT PAPA SAUCE IN THEIR PURSES.

READ THE LABEL. STARS THAT KNOW GOOD FOOD DO.

I LOVE NEW YORK, BUT Y'ALL DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT SPICIN' UP NO FOOD.

I HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF SOUTHERN WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO.

WELL, AQUA, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR TABLE MANNERS.

YOU BETTER STASH THE SAUCE NEXT TIME WE SEE JACKAL.

SHE TOOK MY... SHE... BUT SHE TOOK MY HOT SAUCE.

YOU GUYS, SHE'S RIGHT.

LOOKS DO COUNT.

I GOT SOMETHING ON MY FACE? WHERE? OH, SHOOT. A LITTLE.

"CLOSED ON SATURDAY"?

WE RENTED THE SPACE TO THE GOLD MEDAL CREW VIDEO PEOPLE

FOR THEIR AUDITIONS.

BUT I NEED CREDIT FOR THOSE HOURS.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR MY LESSONS?

HELP ME RUN THE AUDITIONS. I'LL CREDIT YOU FOR TWO WEEKS OF LESSONS.

REALLY? YEAH.

GREAT! ♪ HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR

♪ YOU BETTER STAND UP IF YOU KNOW JUST WHO YOU ARE

♪ NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER, COME TOO FAR

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, TOTO?

(BARKS)

I LIKE IT, TOO.

IT'S GOING TO BE OUR DEMO.

I'M READY FOR JACKAL. HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE IS.

(PHONE RINGS) HELLO, DEF DUCK RECORDS. MAY I HELP YOU?

YO, WHAT TIME IS IT?

A QUARTER PAST TIME TO BE ON TIME.

WHERE IS SHE?

YOU KNOW, IF DORINDA IS SITTING THERE

IN THEM SAME CLOTHES SHE WEARS EVERY DAY,

I THINK I'M GONNA SCREAM.

DO YOU WANT TO WALK?

ALWAYS WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES AND PUT THE HEELS IN A BAG.

SLIP 'EM ON RIGHT BEFORE. I'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU THAT.

RIGHT, MOM, RIGHT.

THERE THEY ARE! MY CHEETAH GIRLS.

HI!

UM, GALLERIA'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE, MR. JOHNSON.

UH, NUMBER ONE,

MR. JOHNSON'S MY FATHER.

CALL ME JACKAL.

SWEETHEART, IF THIS JACKAL GUY

WANTS JUST ONE PENNY OF YOU GUYS' MONEY, HE'S NOT THE REAL THING.

MOM, WE... I KNOW THESE IMPRESARIO TYPES.

THE HEAD OF MY MODELING AGENCY WAS...

WE ARE JUST LUCKY TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH JACKAL, MOM.

PLEASE DON'T MAMA TO DEATH. PLEASE.

SWEETHEART...

...LET ME GIVE YOU ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVICE.

MAKE THE MEETING. SOAK YOUR FEET LATER.

(HORNS BLARING)

MOM, WAIT UP!

GIRLS, WHAT DO YOU SAY

WE TAKE A TOUR OF YOUR NEW HOME

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE OTHER DIVETTE TO MAKE HER ENTRANCE?

(GIGGLING)

MOM! COULD YOU PLEASE SLOW DOWN?

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE SWEAT.

THAT'S A VERY BAD FIRST IMPRESSION FOR JACKAL.

IT'S BUSINESS, DARLING. I KNOW IT'S BUSINESS, MOM.

COULD YOU PLEASE SLOW DOWN? I DON'T WANT TO GET MY... EXCUSE ME, SIR.

PLEASE, MOM. (MAN) EW!

PLEASE? OHH...

I AM ALL ABOUT THE SOUTH. (AQUA) MM-HMM.

SPENT EVERY SUMMER ON MY GRANDFATHER'S PLACE IN DALLAS.

(DOROTHEA) OOH, THERE HE IS.

(BOTH) DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!

JACKAL JOHNSON, I AM SO SORRY THAT I'M LATE.

YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN THE TRAFFIC. YES.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?

I'M SURE THIS CAN WAIT. THIS IS JACKAL JOHNSON.

I'M SURE HE'S A VERY BUSY MAN.

I JUST HOPE I HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING.

NOPE. SMELLS LIKE YOU BROUGHT IT WITH YOU.

(DORINDA AND AQUA GIGGLING)

(AQUA) OH, MY G...

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

BABY. OOH.

IT'S OK NOW, BUBBLES. IT'S NOT OK, CHUCHIE.

THIS IS THE MOST SPECTACULAR MEETING OF OUR ENTIRE CAREER,

AND I WALK IN THIS ROOM, AND I MAKE FUDGY FEET ALL OVER THE FLOOR?

HE'S NEVER GONNA WORK WITH US NOW.

GALLERIA, CHEETAH GIRLS ARE FOUR PEOPLE.

I KNOW, I KNOW,

BUT I GOTTA PULL IT TOGETHER.

ENOUGH WITH THIS PUFF 'N' STUFF. IT'S SHOWTIME, BABY.

WHEN IT BOILS DOWN, THAT'S WHAT BEING A LEADER IS ALL ABOUT.

THANKS FOR HAVING MY BACK, CHUCHIE.

YOU'RE THE ONE.

(LAUGHING)

HEY, COME ON OVER HERE, MY LITTLE POOP TRACKER.

YOU ALL GOOD AGAIN?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

UM, SO I GUESS NOW WE NEED TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

BUSINESS? WELL, THE DEAL'S DONE.

AQUA HERE PULLED OUT A BOTTLE OF HOT PAPA HOT SAUCE,

AND I WAS SOLD.

UM, REALLY? AQUA, WHAT CAN I SAY?

NOTHING.

WELL, UM, I BROUGHT A CD OF OUR SONG,

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO IT.

MY DOG TOTO SAYS IT'S A HIT.

REALLY? UH... OH, THAT'S NICE.

UM, AND I'VE GOT SOME CONTRACTS HERE FOR THE MAMA CHEETAH.

(DOROTHEA) AH. STANDARD AGREEMENT.

MNH-MNH. MM.

STANDARD REVISIONS. AND THEN WHEN I GET MY LAWYER IN ON THIS...

MOM. MOM. MOM...

WELL... WHAT? SORRY.

OKEY-DOKEY. WELL, HERE'S MY CHECKLIST.

NUMBER ONE, RECORD A BUMPING DEMO.

NUMBER TWO, HAVE THE RECORD PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE WITH IT.

AND THREE, MAKE MILLIONS.

(AQUA AND DORINDA SQUEAL)

SO, WHO'S DOWN WITH THAT, HUH?

OH, YEAH!

AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS BUMPING DEMO?

WE DON'T WANNA PULL THE GIRLS OUT OF SCHOOL, RIGHT?

YOU'RE RIGHT. SO, UH... SCHEDULE!

SCHEDULE.

LET ME SEE, UH...

OK, HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

LEARN THE SONG TUESDAY,

RUN IT WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY NIGHT.

REST UP, COME BACK IN ON SATURDAY, LAY DOWN SOME TRACKS.

LESS THAN A WEEK? THESE GIRLS NEED MORE THAN ONE WEEK...

MAMA, NO, WE DON'T. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO...

THEY HAVE TO TWEAK IT... MOM, NO. MOM.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB EACH VOICE

AND THEN DIGITIZE IT IN REAL TIME. IT'S A LOT TO DO.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. DOWN, DOWN, MAMA CHEETAH.

THIS IS JUST ONE TEENSY-WEENSY LITTLE DEMO. IT'S NOT A SOUNDTRACK ALBUM.

(GIGGLING)

ALL I NEED IS ONE CLEAN TAKE,

AND THEN THE BELLS AND WHISTLES HAPPEN RIGHT HERE.

SO, UH... SATURDAY?

OH! OUR SCHOOL TALENT SHOW!

OH, DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE'LL BE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR.

(GALLERIA) FRESH! BAM! OFF THE CHEETAH-METER!

YEAH, AND NOW THE TALENT SHOW'S DOWN THE DRAIN.

HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DRINKA WILL UNDERSTAND.

I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW YOU'RE NOT SINGING A NOTE

UNTIL MY LAWYER LOOKS OVER THIS THIS.

MOM, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT BACK IN YOUR DAY, OK?

IF JACKAL SAYS WE'RE READY, THEN WE MUST BE READY.

MY DAY, YOUR DAY... A SNAKE IS STILL A SNAKE.

WHERE SHE GETTIN' THEM GLASSES FROM?

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY, JULIA,

BUT I PROMISE, YOU WILL GET YOUR TIME WITH THE CHEETAH GIRLS.

OH, WE TRUST YOU'LL GET OUR STORY RIGHT,

BUT I WILL NEED PHOTO SIGN-OFF, YOU UNDERSTAND.

AND I PROMISE, YOU WILL BE SHORT-LISTED

AS SOON AS THE MOVIE DEAL COMES ALONG.

MOVIE? AND IT WILL.

I'LL SIGN THIS FOR YOU LATER.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. JACKAL IS...

(BOY) WOULD YOU SIGN THIS? YEAH!

(LAUGHTER)

HE JUST CRACKED ME UP! I KNOW!

JACKAL DOES THAT ALL THE TIME! IT'S SO ANNOYING!

AND THE CALLER ID BEEPED, AND GUESS...

WHERE YOU GOING? SIT BACK DOWN. SIT BACK DOWN. SIT BACK DOWN.

AND THE CALLER ID BEEPED, AND GUESS WHO IT WAS?

IT WAS JACKAL! IT WAS JACKAL!

(LAUGHING LOUDLY)

WAIT! COME BACK! I WAS TELLING YOU... IS IT OVER?

YO, WHAT'S THE STORY? OH, IT'S NOT OUR STORY.

IT'S GALLERIA'S, AND IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER THE WALLS.

"SICK OF CHEETAH? CLICK ON CHOMPCHEETAH.COM"!

WE HAVE A BASHING SITE? MM-HMM.

YO, IT'S REALLY KIND OF FUNNY HOW PEOPLE ARE SO JEALOUS.

JEALOUS? YOU DON'T EVEN GET IT!

GALLERIA'S OVER THE TOP.

LOOK... I KNOW SHE'S TOUGH,

BUT SHE BELIEVES IN WHAT WE'RE DOING,

AND YOU GOTTA BELIEVE... SAVE IT FOR YOUR BOOK, CHANEL.

WE LIVE HERE AND WE GO TO SCHOOL HERE.

SHE'S MAKING IT REALLY HARD TO WEAR CHEETAH SPOTS.

LOOK... ALL I'M SAYING

IS SOMEONE NEEDS TO TALK TO HER.

AND WHEN I SAY SOMEBODY, I MEAN YOU.

I WILL. YEAH, I'M GONNA TALK TO HER.

WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT,

I'LL TALK TO HER.

(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)

...AND THEN I WAS LIKE, "DUDE, RELAX," AND HE'S ALL...

(SQUAWKS)

I FED HIM SOME WORMS, IS ALL. WE DON'T REALLY HANG OUT MUCH ANYMORE.

ANYWAY, UH... AND BEFORE I GO, I JUST WANT TO SAY, MY MOTHER...

RICK... YOU ONLY GET THREE MINUTES.

ALWAYS LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING.

ALL RIGHT GIRLS, LET'S GET THIS REHEARSAL STARTED.

ACTUALLY, DRINKA, I WOULD LIKE TO REHEARSE OUR NEW SONG FIRST.

NO! HONEY, YOU GOT TO BOOGIE-OOGIE-OOGIE

THROUGH THE NUMBER FOR YOUR TALENT SHOW.

OH! DRINKA, YOU KNOW WE MET WITH JACKAL ON MONDAY, RIGHT?

MM-HMM. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE.

WELL, HE WANTS US TO RECORD OUR NEW SONG... ON SATURDAY.

YOU'RE NOT DOING THE TALENT SHOW?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO BE THERE,

BUT, HEY, YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GO, DRINKA.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME HOW THEY GO?

WAIT A SECOND.

DRINKA, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE HAPPY FOR US.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HOOKED US UP IN THE FIRST PLACE.

JACKAL IS JUST HERE, YOU KNOW, TO GET OUR STUFF OUT.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE ALREADY WON THE TALENT SHOW, ISN'T IT? RIGHT?

NO, NOT REALLY,

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

OPPORTUNITY'S KNOCKING, DRINKA,

AND I THINK YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I

THAT ONCE IT'S GONE, YOU JUST CAN'T GET IT BACK.

OHH.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ALL I HAVE IS THIS SCHOOL,

YOU KIDS, AND MY WORD...

AND, SWEETIE,

I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD.

COME ON, BOYS, YOU'RE UP.

YO, GALLERIA, THAT WAS REALLY HARSH.

FINE. THEN YOU CALL JACKAL.

"JACKAL, WE CAN'T DO THE TOUR BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A TALENT SHOW."

WELL, ARE WE GONNA DO IT OR NOT?

BECAUSE I'VE GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE.

THEN GO ON, DORINDA. WE'RE GONNA BE DOING MUSIC ANYWAY,

SO, SINCE YOU MOSTLY DANCE...

HMM? HMM? MM-HMM.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.

THAT IS WHAT I MOSTLY DO.

(WHISPERS) WHATEVER.

OH, GIRL, WAIT! I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

WAIT A SECOND, DORINDA. LOOK AT THIS.

I GOT YOU THESE CUTE LITTLE CLIPPINGS OF OUTFITS

WHICH YOU COULD PROBABLY PUT TOGETHER

AND HOOK IT UP FOR THE NEXT TIME WE SEE JACKAL.

HEY, DO...

TAKE IT, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT OPTIONAL.

AND, UH... WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU GONNA GO GET YOUR PERSONALITY MAKEOVER?

BECAUSE I FORGOT.

OOH! HOLD IT DOWN WITH THE WHACK ATTACK, DO.

WE LOVE YOU, OK? WE JUST...

"WE"? ...DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK TO' UP AND CHANKY

NEXT TIME YOU SEE JACKAL.

TORN UP? YEAH.

HOW ABOUT THIS... FOR TORN UP?

WHOA. SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW

HOW THEY'RE COMING OFF TO OTHERS.

SHE'LL THANK ME IN THE LONG RUN.

YEAH.

MISS CHANEL...

THE TIME... IS NOW.

(MAN) ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE IT FROM THE TOP.

REMEMBER, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN, LIKE A DAY AT THE PARK.

LOTS OF SMILES, LOTS OF ENERGY.

LET ME GET THE FIRST GROUP. COME ON, HERE WE GO.

(WOMAN) ALL RIGHT, PICK IT UP.

(MAN) DON'T LOSE YOUR SPOT.

BACK IT UP. (DORINDA) COME ON.

DON'T GET LOST. DON'T GET LOST.

KEEP UP WITH IT. HA!

YES! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT SHORT. HAVE SOME FUN.

(WOMAN) HIT IT! THAT'S NICE.

HARDER. HARDER. HIT IT! HIT IT! HIT IT!

ALL RIGHT. YEAH! THERE WE GO!

WATCH HER. WATCH HER. SHE'S GOT IT!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, JUMP!

GET UP! SHA-NA-TA!

YEAH, OK! NEXT GROUP.

NEXT GROUP, COME ON.

LOTS OF ENERGY!

WATCH THOSE ELBOWS.

PICK IT UP. COME ON, YOU GUYS! COME ON!

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT DANCER? THAT'S DORINDA. YEAH.

SHE'S PRETTY GOOD. I LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING. OK.

PICK IT UP. KEEP UP.

GOOD... AND GO! THAT'S GOOD.

LET'S STOP, PLEASE. CUT THE MUSIC. ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE STOP.

VERY NICE. VERY NICE. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR TODAY.

GUYS, JUST HANG OUT FOR A SECOND.

I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO SHORTLY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

GIVE ME A MINUTE. I GOTTA TALK TO SOMEONE.

HEY, DORINDA. HEY...

YOU WERE WORKING HARD OUT THERE, YOU KNOW?

GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. YOU LOOK GREAT.

I'M GLAD I COULD HELP.

LISTEN, THERE ARE A FEW PARTS IN THIS SHOW YOU'D BE PERFECT FOR.

THINK ABOUT COMING ON TOUR WITH US THIS SUMMER.

ME, ON TOUR WITH THE GOLD MEDAL CREW?

THAT'S RIGHT. TEN WEEKS.

THERE ARE OTHER KIDS IN THIS SHOW.

IT'S LIKE SUMMER CAMP, BUT YOU GET PAID. WAIT. YOU GET PAID?

GIRL, YOU DANCE LIKE A PRO, YOU GET PAID LIKE A PRO.

HAVE YOUR PARENTS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

IF THEY SAY YES, RETURN IT TO ME.

UM, MY PARENTS. OK, ALL RIGHT.

GOOD. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK TO THIS, OK? OH, MAN!

MA! MA.

I'M FEELING SHOE SHOPPY!

I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

"LUC SURPRISED ME WITH TICKETS TO A BROADWAY SHOW,

"SO I COULDN'T SAY NO.

"BUT TAKE MY CARD AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

"GET SOMETHING WE BOTH CAN WEAR AND LOOK 'TIGHT'.

LOVE, MOMMIE."

(PUERTO RICAN ACCENT) "WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER."

(NORMAL VOICE) YEAH, RIGHT. (PHONE RINGING)

NOBODY'S HOME! NOBODY'S EVER HOME!

(JUANITA'S VOICE) HEY, WE'RE NOT HERE.

LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AFTER THE BEEP. (BEEP)

(WOMAN'S VOICE) NITA, GAIL FROM MOVING ON REALTORS.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO PUT YOUR APARTMENT UP FOR SALE, GIVE A SHOUT.

WE'LL DO AN OPEN HOUSE.

HERE'S A SHOUT.

YOU CAN SEND THAT ONE RIGHT BACK, SPECIAL DELIVERY!

NO ONE'S MOVING OUT.

CLARO? GRACIAS.

OH, YEAH. I'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME.

♪ WHOA-OH, WHOA-OH I'M GONNA BREAK THROUGH

♪ I'M GONNA HAVE SOME FUN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO

♪ WHOA-OH, WHOA-OH, I'LL GO WITHOUT YOU

♪ I'M GONNA HAVE SOME FUN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO

♪ LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA

♪ DON'T BOTHER ME, I'M TOO BUSY HAVING FUN

♪ LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA

♪ DON'T BOTHER ME, I'M TOO BUSY

♪ WHOA-OH, WHOA-OH, I'M GONNA BREAK THROUGH

♪ I'M GONNA HAVE SOME FUN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO

♪ WHOA-OH, WHOA-OH, I'LL GO WITHOUT YOU

♪ I'M GONNA HAVE SOME FUN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO ♪

HI. THE THOMASES, PLEASE.

THERE'S NO THOMASES HERE.

REALLY? DORINDA THOMAS, ABOUT THIS TALL,

ALWAYS HAS, LIKE, A DANCE BAG WITH HER?

OH, HER. TAKE THE ALLEY AROUND.

SUPERINTENDENT'S APARTMENT.

ALLEY?

(BUZZES)

HELLO?

I TOLD Y'ALL TO STOP RUNNING IN THE HOUSE!

I'M LOOKING FOR DORINDA THOMAS, BUT I MUST HAVE THE WRONG...

NO, NO. SHE'S HERE. DORINDA?

YOU GOT A VISITOR, HONEY.

HEY, CHANEL. HEY.

MOM, THIS IS MY FRIEND CHANEL.

REMEMBER, I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE CHEETAH GIRLS?

OH, YEAH. HI, HONEY.

HI.

(GLASS BREAKING)

WHAT DID Y'ALL BREAK THIS TIME?

NICE TO MEET YOU, HONEY.

DORINDA, LET'S GO SEE SOMEBODY GET IN TROUBLE.

YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, OK?

IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING, I'D HAVE BEEN REALLY RICH AND LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WHAT?

NOW YOU KNOW WHY I NEVER INVITE YOU GUYS OVER OR TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY.

I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT YOU, DORINDA.

WHY'D YOU TRY TO HIDE IT?

YOU GUYS ARE ALL... I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT.

WAIT TILL I TELL GALLERIA.

I MEAN, THE WAY YOU DANCE, YOU HAD TO HAVE SOME FLAVOR IN YOU SOMEWHERE.

BUT SHE WAS ALL, "NO..."

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING, CHANEL. SO YOU'RE HALF BLACK!

YOU'VE SEEN GALLERIA'S MOM AND DAD.

AND I'M A LITTLE BIT OF EVERY KIND OF SPANISH PEPPER.

SHOOT! MISS AMERICA HAS TEN BLOOD LINES.

NO. NO!

YO, WE'RE ALL MIXED UP IN THIS JIGGY JUNGLE TOGETHER.

JOIN THE CLUB, GIRLIE.

CAN YOU JUST WAIT FOR A SECOND?

I'M NOT BLACK, AND I'M NOT HALF BLACK.

I'M NOT EVEN WHITE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I AM.

I DO KNOW THAT MRS. BOSCO ISN'T MY MOM.

SHE'S THE CLOSEST THING I'VE EVER HAD.

MY MOM... MY REAL MOM, SHE DIDN'T WANT ME,

AND I'M A FOSTER CHILD,

AND I LIVE HERE WITH TEN OTHER KIDS.

(SOBBING)

THE ONLY REASON WHY WE EVEN GET TO LIVE HERE

IS BECAUSE MR. BOSCO'S THE SUPER.

BUT I WANT TO STAY HERE,

AND I WANT TO STAY HERE WITH MY FRIENDS

AND IN SCHOOL AND WITH THE CHEETAH GIRLS,

BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD, CHANEL.

AND PLEASE DON'T...

DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME!

GIRL, YOU THOUGHT WE'D PULL YOUR CARD

FOR LACK OF PARENTS?

GIRL, SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A GOOD THING.

TRUST ME, IT'S NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.

YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE A MOM.

DO, YOU'RE A CHEETAH GIRL

BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART.

AND YOU'RE PURE CHEETAH GIRL.

PURA VIDA.

LOOK AT US.

(LAUGHING)

YOU DIDN'T COME HERE TO HEAR MY SECRET. NAH.

SO, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I FELT REALLY BAD

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH GALLERIA.

SHE GETS ALL TESTY AND TOUCHY

'CAUSE SHE WANTS EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OK.

(DOOR OPENS)

DO! COME AND EAT! I'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND.

I'M ALL RIGHT. I JUST...

I CAN'T LOOK THE WAY SHE WANTS ME TO.

I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY A NEW OUTFIT.

OR YOU COULD WEAR THIS.

I SAW IT AND I THOUGHT ONE OF US HAD TO HAVE IT.

CHECK IT OUT.

WOW!

GROWL POWER!

IT'S HOT!

JUST THINK OF IT AS A LOAN FROM THE JUANITA-CHANEL COLLECTION.

THANKS, GIRL.

LOOK, THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU.

WHAT'S WRONG? YOU OK? YEAH.

I'M GREAT, ACTUALLY. I MEAN...

I GOT AN OFFER FROM THE GOLD MEDAL CREW.

THEY WANT ME TO DANCE FOR THEM. THEY WANNA HIRE ME, CHANEL!

OH, MY GOSH! GET OUT, GIRL!

I KNOW! BUT...

WHAT ABOUT THE CHEETAH GIRLS?

I DON'T KNOW.

CHANEL, I REALLY NEED THAT MONEY.

I JUST... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

COME ON NOW, STAY STILL.

OOH! OW! SORRY. OK, WAIT. ONE MORE.

OK. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NOT SO MUCH ARCH, GIRL.

I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE, "THE MARY J. BLIGE CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT?"

I KNOW, RIGHT? WAIT, WATCH OUT! LET ME DO THIS ONE.

FROM FURRY TO FIERCE.

GIRL, THEY ARE CHEETAH-LICIOUS. AREN'T THEY, TOTO?

(KNOCK ON DOOR) COME IN!

HEY, MOM. (CHANEL) HEY.

GALLERIA'S DAY SPA.

NOW, LISTEN, I DO NOT WANT YOU ALL

TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT GABBING.

(BOTH) OK. AND, UH... I MADE A DECISION

THAT YOU ALL CAN... GO TO THIS REHEARSAL ALONE.

OH, MOM! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW YOU HANDLE YOURSELVES.

OK. I'M TRUSTING YOU.

THANKS, MADRINA. YOU'RE WELCOME.

TOTO... GET TO BED AND BE AN EXAMPLE

FOR THESE GIRLS.

GOOD NIGHT. GO TO SLEEP.

OK, OK, OK. ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU.

LOVE YA. LOVE YOU, TOO.

OH, CHANEL, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?

DON'T YOU THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PICTURE?

WHAT? WHY IS THERE ONE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE,

AND WHY IS THAT ONE PERSON YOU?

OK, YEAH. MY PICTURE IS BIGGER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE'S,

BUT, HEY, I DID WRITE THE SONGS.

HOLD UP. THOSE WERE MY IDEAS, TOO,

AND AQUA FREESTYLED A LOT OF THE HOOKS YOU USED.

THOSE WERE OUR SONGS.

CHANEL, I TAKE BITS AND PIECES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER, OK?

I'M AN ARTIST.

AND WHILE YOU'RE BEING AN ARTIST

AND TAKING YOUR BOWS, WHAT AM I... YOUR SIDEKICK? YOUR FLUNKY?

HEY, CALM DOWN, CHANEL. OK? CAN WE JUST STAY FOCUSED ON THE DREAM, PLEASE?

BUBBLES, STOP TRYING TO HANDLE ME, ALL RIGHT?

I WASN'T BORN TO BE WIPING YOUR SHOES,

TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR OKEY-DOKE, OK?

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE FEELING IT.

AQUA AND DO ARE FEELING IT, TOO.

WHAT? THE CHEETAH GIRLS ARE OPENING THE BOX BEHIND MY BACK?

NO, YOU JUST DON'T SEE IT WHEN IT'S ALL UP IN YOUR FACE, GIRL.

LOOK, BUBBLES...

YOU'RE NOT THAT MUCH FUN TO BE AROUND ANYMORE.

I KNOW, OK?

BUT I PROMISE, GIRL, EVERYBODY WILL BE SO HAPPY

ONCE WE GET THIS DEAL TOMORROW.

TRUST ME.

YO, BUBBLES,

I FOUND OUT WHY DO KEEPS HER LIFE ON THE D.L.

SHE'S A FOSTER CHILD. HER MOM GAVE HER AWAY WHEN SHE WAS JUST A BABY.

WHAT?

YEAH. THIS IS NO DREAM, ALL RIGHT?

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL FOR HER.

I GUESS SHE NEEDS THIS MORE THAN ANYBODY, HUH?

NO, BUBBLES. WHAT SHE NEEDS IS FRIENDS.

WE ALL DO.

CHUCHIE... FRIENDS HELP FRIENDS

MAKE THEIR DREAM COME TRUE, RIGHT?

I GUESS.

WELL, THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, GIRL. OK?

I'M SURE JACKAL WILL HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE COVER TOMORROW.

SO DON'T TRIP.

(JACKAL) CHEETAH GIRLS!

I HAVE SOME IDEAS, AND...

...SO DOES MY MARKETING TEAM. GIVE A LISTEN.

OUR RESEARCH SHOWS YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC RESPONDS TO THE ANIMAL THEME

AND YOUR BOUNCY, UP-TEMPO, POP/URBAN SENSIBILITY.

KIDS LOVE ENDANGERED SPECIES. KIDS WANT TO PARTY.

KIDS WANT A BAND LIKE...

(BOTH) GLOBAL GETDOWN!

THE LETTER "G" IS BIG THIS YEAR.

GALLERIA STAYS A CHEETAH NOW AND FOREVER.

DORINDA IS A SWEET PANDA.

COME ON, TAKE IT.

HERE WE HAVE A BABY SEAL FOR...

...AQUA, OF COURSE.

AND CHANEL IS A SNOW LEOPARD FROM THE FRIGID NORTH.

BRR. HA HA HA!

(GALLERIA) MASKS?

OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

WANTS TO CREATE WHOLE NEW IDENTITIES.

SO, YOU GUYS WANT US TO BE,

LIKE, SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE CHEETAH GIRLS?

GLOBAL GETDOWN IS A WORLDWIDE MARKETING MIRACLE!

I'M SEEING DOLLS,

MOVIE TIE-INS WITH EVERY KIND OF BURGER, TACO,

AND ANYTHING YOU CAN EAT WITH CHOPSTICKS.

WELL... HOW DOES IT LOOK?

SWEET. PRECIOUS.

DORINDA, TAKE THAT THING OFF.

JACKAL, UM... MM-HMM?

WE CAN'T... WE CAN'T SING IN THESE THINGS.

WELL, YOU'LL BE MIKED INSIDE.

AND THE MUSIC'S ON TAPE ANYWAY.

OH, I'M SORRY. WE... WE DON'T LIP SYNC.

(JACKAL) DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL TEACH YOU.

NOW... LET'S TALK MUSIC.

HA, NOW YOU'RE TALKING. CHEETAHS, "GIRL POWER."

EXCUSE ME.

BUMP THIS.

LET'S DO THIS, GIRLS.

CHUCK THOSE MASKS RIGHT THERE, PLEASE.

(♪ "GIRL POWER")

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR

♪ YOU'D BETTER STAND UP IF YOU KNOW JUST WHO YOU ARE

♪ NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SAY DIE

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR

♪ YOU BETTER STAND UP IF YOU KNOW JUST WHO YOU ARE

♪ NEVER GIVE UP 'CAUSE YOU'VE COME TOO FAR

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER

♪ I MADE MISTAKES BEFORE

♪ BUT I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT

♪ IT'S OK 'CAUSE WHO COULD EVER BE?

♪ AS LONG AS I GIVE MY BEST

♪ IT WON'T MATTER WHAT NO ONE SAYS

♪ 'CAUSE DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART

♪ I GOT THE POWER TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN, YEAH

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR...

(SINGING IN SPANISH)

♪ NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SAY DIE

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER

♪ AT TIMES I MAY JUST FEEL LIKE

♪ MY BACK IS TO THE WALL

♪ I HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH

♪ AND KEEP STANDING TALL

♪ I KNOW THAT MY BACK IS COVERED

♪ BECAUSE WE HAVE EACH OTHER

♪ AND WE'RE DOWN FOR WHATEVER IF YOU HEAR ME

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR

♪ YOU'D BETTER STAND UP IF YOU KNOW JUST WHO YOU ARE

♪ NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SAY DIE

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER

♪ SOMETIMES LIFE MAY GET YOU DOWN

♪ BUT YOU BETTER HOLD YOUR GROUND

♪ CAN'T NOBODY LIVE YOUR LIFE BUT YOU

♪ STAY TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

♪ AND ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR HEART

♪ YOUR HEART

♪ YOUR HEART

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A STAR

♪ YOU BETTER STAND UP IF YOU KNOW JUST WHO YOU ARE

♪ NEVER GIVE UP 'CAUSE YOU'VE COME TOO FAR

♪ GIRL POWER, GIRL POWER ♪

EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

I LOVED IT.

THAT'S EXACTLY THE FLAVOR WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOW, HERE'S THE SONG WE'RE LOOKING AT.

HIT IT. ♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP NOBODY KNOWS...

ALL RIGHT. CHECK THIS OUT.

DEF DUCK RECORDS PRESENTS GLOBAL GETDOWN, "ALL AROUND THE WORLD."

THIS IS GOING TO GO PLATINUM, TITANIUM, URANIUM.

IT IS ANIMAL FRIENDLY, VEGETABLE FRIENDLY, MINERAL FRIENDLY.

THIS IS BRILLIANT. I CAN SMELL MILLIONS.

OH, YEAH. THAT'S IT. OW. FEEL IT. FEEL IT. COME ON.

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD, ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP NOBODY KNOWS

♪ 'CAUSE WE DON'T CARE JUST WHERE WE GO

PUMP IT!

♪ ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP, NOBODY KNOWS, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME

SING IT WITH ME.

♪ ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP NOBODY KNOWS

♪ 'CAUSE WE DON'T CARE WHERE WE GO

♪ ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD... ♪

NO! NO, NO, NO!

DIDN'T YOU LIKE WHAT WE JUST DID?

I LOVED IT. IT WAS GREAT.

BUT, UH...

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SOLD THE RECORD COMPANY.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

WE CAN'T CHANGE THE CHEETAH GIRLS.

WELL... THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN,

AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR.

WELL, FINE. THEN WE BOUNCE.

COULD YOU EXCUSE US FOR A SECOND?

SURE. ABSOLUTELY.

LET'S, UH... LET'S GIVE THESE GIRLS

A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WORLD TOUR.

HMM? ALL RIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS BACK ME UP?

YOU MEAN RUBBER-STAMP YOU.

GALLERIA, YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE US A CHANCE TO THINK.

THINK ABOUT WHAT, DO? THEY'RE PUPPETS.

I MEAN, NOW AT LEAST WE COULD BE DOWN FOR THE TALENT SHOW,

AND IF WE WIN, WE CAN STILL HAVE OUR DEMO.

DON'T FRONT, BUBBLES. NOW YOU'RE ALL GUNG-HO FOR THE TALENT SHOW?

MAYBE WE NEED TO DO IT THIS WAY FIRST SO WE CAN GET OUR SHOT.

HE KNOWS THE BUSINESS. I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER IT.

IT'S A JOB SINGING, DANCING, AND MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

IT'S NOT OUR MUSIC. IT'S NOT YOUR SONG, SO YOU WANNA WALK.

YOU DIDN'T HANDLE THIS. NOW I WILL.

YOU'RE JUST MAD BECAUSE HE WON'T DO YOUR MATERIAL, RIGHT?

OUR MATERIAL,

NOT THAT "EVERYWHERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD" NONSENSE HE WAS PLAYING.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT, BABE, BUT...

YOU CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE WHOLE GROUP.

WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS TOGETHER.

YOU'RE JUST ONE PERSON, AND YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF EVERYTHING.

WELL, SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE BOSS.

SOMEBODY HAS TO REMIND YOU

WHY WE STARTED THE CHEETAH GIRLS...

TO MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

OUR WAY, NOT HIS!

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS BELIEVE IN WHAT WE HAVE?

I WISH I COULD BELIEVE IN YOU, GALLERIA, I REALLY DO,

BUT LATELY YOU'VE BEEN ALL ABOUT YOU.

I CAN'T...

WE CAN'T TRUST YOU ANYMORE.

OH. OK, WELL...

UM...

PROBLEM SOLVED.

I'M TAKING MYSELF OUT OF THE EQUATION.

OH, COME ON, GALLERIA. WILL YOU SQUASH THE DRAMA?

NO! REALLY, DO.

THIS IS YOUR SHOT, AND YOU NEED THIS,

SO I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO STAND IN YOUR WAY.

SO, UM, YOU GUYS ARE ON YOUR OWN,

AND... YOU TAKE THE DEAL.

DID WE LOSE A CHEETAH?

AFRAID SO.

HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. DON'T WORRY.

THERE'S MORE WHERE SHE CAME FROM.

HUH? SURE!

WE CAN ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER SINGER, AND THEN, UH...

MOVE OUR OTHER LEAD SINGER TO CENTER MIKE.

HOW ABOUT CHANEL AND THE GLOBAL GETDOWN?

WHAT?

LOOK, THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE DAY.

I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD ALL THINK ABOUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, COME BACK

WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR PRIMETIME.

(CHATTERING)

MOM...

COULD YOU PLEASE NOT SAY, "I TOLD YOU SO"?

PLEASE. WHAT?

(♪ "END OF THE LINE" BY CHRISTINE MAC)

♪ WILL WE BE FRIENDS

♪ WHEN WE GROW OLD

♪ OR IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE?

HEY, DANA.

LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE GOING ON THAT TOUR.

HEY, GREAT. THEY PICKED ME, TOO.

AND I GOT FORMS FOR YOU TO FILL OUT.

YOU JUST GOTTA GET YOUR FOSTER MOM TO SIGN THEM.

♪ I HURT WITH YOU

♪ I LOVE WITH YOU

♪ THE WORLD JUST SEEMS TO GET...

(WHISTLES)

OH, OH, OH! OH, OH...

HEY!

OW!

♪ ...YOUR HEART LET GO

♪ WE'LL FIND A WAY

♪ THE JOURNEY HAS ONLY BEGUN

♪ IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE?

♪ AHH

♪ AHH

♪ AHH ♪ AHH

♪ OH, YEAH, OH

♪ IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE?

♪ YOU LEAD, I'LL FOLLOW, DON'T LET YOUR HEART LET GO

♪ WE'LL FIND A WAY

♪ THE JOURNEY HAS ONLY BEGUN

♪ IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE?

♪ IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE? ♪

MA, WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S UP?

MY CREDIT CARD BALANCE IS UP, THAT'S WHAT'S UP.

I GOT DECLINED.

I BOUGHT SOME SANDALS. I WANTED TO WEAR THEM OUT OF THE STORE.

THE WOMAN SNATCHED THEM BACK SO FAST, SHE TOOK THE PAINT OFF MY TOES!

WHY... WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS, HUH? WHY?

MA... I'M SORRY.

LOOK, I'LL GIVE IT ALL BACK.

BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE RICH AFTER THIS DEMO.

I'LL WORK. I'LL PAY YOU BACK.

I TRUSTED YOU.

I TRUSTED YOU, AND YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME.

I TRUSTED YOU!

I TRUSTED YOU TO PAY ATTENTION, MA.

YOU DID THIS... BECAUSE I BROKE A SHOPPING DATE?

NO, MA! NO.

I DID IT 'CAUSE LUC CAME IN THE PICTURE,

AND IT SEEMED LIKE MY DREAMS DIDN'T MATTER!

IT SEEMED LIKE THEY DIDN'T MATTER.

BUT I'VE SEEN WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT TO HAVE A MOM.

WHAT?

MI CIELO, NO, NO, NO.

CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN. HEY...

WHO DOESN'T HAVE A MOM?

I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU

FOR ALWAYS KEEPING ME IN YOUR DREAMS...

OH. OH, BABY.

...NO MATTER WHERE THEY TAKE US.

PARIS, BUENOS AIRES...

IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.

THE CHEETAH GIRLS ARE OVER.

OH, BABY, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I WORKED ON ALL THE SONGS.

I WORKED ON OUR LOOK.

I BUCKLED EVERYTHING DOWN.

I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

I AM SURE YOU DID WHAT WAS RIGHT,

BUT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

AND IT'S NOT WORTH LOSING A FRIENDSHIP OVER.

HOW COULD WE BE FRIENDS AGAIN? OHH.

I MEAN, THEY WANT FAME,

AND THERE ARE WAYS... AND THEN THERE ARE WAYS,

AND I WANT FAME THE CHEETAH GIRLS WAY.

THE CHEETAH GIRLS WAY OR YOUR WAY?

WE WORKED TOO HARD TO GIVE IT UP.

I HAVE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

OH, SWEETHEART, I TRIED SO HARD TO PROTECT YOU

FROM GETTING YOUR DREAMS CRUSHED,

BUT THERE'S NO WAY

I COULD SAVE YOU FROM THIS HEARTACHE.

YOU SEE, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO... LET GO

AND LET THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE

MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES,

EVEN IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEM.

YOU SEE, I'M LEARNING TO DO THAT WITH YOU,

AND YOU'VE GOTTA LEARN WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

YOU EITHER WALK WITH THE DEVIL, OR YOU DON'T.

AND I SAID NO.

AND I WAS RIGHT.

I WAS... I WAS RIGHT, WASN'T I?

♪ SOMEONE'S ALWAYS

♪ THERE BEHIND

♪ TO CATCH US IF WE FALL

(DOOR OPENING)

♪ I MIGHT BE LONELY

♪ BUT I'M NOT... ♪

NO, KEEP GOING.

IT WASN'T ENTIRELY ALL THAT BAD.

IT ACTUALLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING,

NOT THAT POP FLUFF YOU'RE USUALLY WORKING.

YOU LIKED IT? YEAH.

YOU HAD SOMEBODY WRITE YOU A CHEETAH JAM?

UH, NO. I WROTE IT, AND ALL BY MYSELF.

SEE, THIS IS THE KIND OF MUSIC

JACKAL JOHNSON DIDN'T WANT US TO RECORD.

HE HAD OTHER IDEAS FOR US.

LIKE THIS. LISTEN TO THIS.

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP NOBODY KNOWS

♪ WE DON'T CARE... ♪ OK.

IT WAS DRAMA AND KAFLAMMA.

THERE WERE MASKS INVOLVED.

WHEN HE ASKED US TO LIP SYNC...

...I WALKED.

SO IT'S TRUE, HUH?

NO MORE CHEETAHS IN THE JUNGLE?

THE CHEETAHS ARE EXTINCT.

(LAUGHS)

OH, I SHOULD NOT BE LAUGHING RIGHT NOW.

WELL, WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF A TRUE ARTIST.

YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO WALK ALONE SOMETIMES.

BUT YOU GOT THE TALENT, AND YOU CAN WALK IT.

WAIT A SECOND.

YOU AREN'T JUST SAYING THAT 'CAUSE NOW YOU CAN WIN THE TALENT SHOW?

YES, I AM.

WELL... NOT COMPLETELY.

(BARKS)

COME ON, HONEY.

SO, I THOUGHT WE'D SPEND THIS EVENING CUDDLED UP FAMILY-STYLE.

PAPA WILL MAKE A DELICIOUS SUPPER.

MAYBE WE COULD POP IN YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE.

"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME."

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, BOOBY.

WELL... I DON'T EVEN THINK THE WIZARD OF OZ CAN FIX THIS, MOM.

I WAS THINKING TOTO AND I CAN GO TO THE TALENT SHOW

AND SHOW DRINKA SOME SUPPORT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL, HONEY.

OK.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS. SEE YA.

COME ON.

♪ WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WE GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ WHERE WE STOP NOBODY KNOWS

♪ SINCE WE DON'T CARE JUST WHERE WE GO...

(TOTO WHIMPERING)

(JUNGLE ANIMALS GROWLING)

♪ ...THE WORLD, IT'S SO MUCH FUN ♪

(BARKING)

THEY... THEY WENT AHEAD WITHOUT ME.

(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS) TOTO, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

THE CHEETAH GIR...

TOTO!

TOTO, COME HERE! TOTO!

TOTO, STOP!

TOTO!

WAIT! EXCUSE ME.

TOTO! TOTO!

(WHIMPERING)

TOTO...

TOTO! OH, TOTO!

(APPLAUSE)

WHAT'S GOING ON, MANHATTAN MAGNET?

YEAH! COME ON! WHOO!

HEY!

GIVE YOURSELF A HAND. HELLO!

IS EVERYBODY READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME?

PICK UP THE PHONE! IT'LL BE OK... HEY! MOM, DAD!

DAD, LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE! TOTO IS IN A HOLE.

OH, MR. POLICE OFFICER!

PLEASE! MY DOG IS IN A HOLE!

WILL YOU PLEASE GO AND GET HIM?

DOG IN A HOLE? THAT'S BAD.

(BARKING)

I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL FOR BACKUP. OK.

UH, UNIT 15. I GOT A DOG IN A HOLE BY MANHATTAN MAGNET.

(RICK) ...WHO CALLS HIMSELF A BIRD PERSON.

HE FLIPS OUT AND HE STARTS FLAPPING HIS WINGS.

I'M LIKE, "DUDE, RELAX," YOU KNOW? AND HE'S ALL...

(SIRENS BLARING)

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. COME ON. COME ON.

A LITTLE TO THE LEFT. KEEP GOING.

TO THE LEFT! TO THE LEFT. OK, OK, THERE HE IS!

HE'S GOT HIMSELF WEDGED IN THERE GOOD.

IT'S OK, TOTO. THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU, OK? DON'T WORRY.

WHY ISN'T HE BARKING ANYMORE? WE GOT SOME OXYGEN TO HIM.

HE'S GONNA BE OK UNTIL WE FIGURE THIS OUT.

(SPEAKS ITALIAN) ...GALLERIA!

MOM, DAD!

EXCUSE ME, SIR, THOSE ARE MY PARENTS. EXCUSE ME, THEY CAN COME IN.

3...2...1.

HAL HARTMAN HERE IN DOWNTOWN,

WHERE WE'RE GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAFFIC JAM

THAT'S PARALYZING MIDTOWN.

APPARENTLY, TOTO IS NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.

MA! LOOK!

WAIT! YOU LOOK LIKE...

DON'T TELL ANYBODY WHERE YOU GET YOUR HAIR DONE!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS,

SONIC CHAOS!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

(♪ HIP-HOP)

♪ UNH

♪ YEAH

HEY, YO, MACK! YEAH?

I DON'T THINK THEY READY FOR THIS. NAH, NAH.

♪ C'MON, HEY, YO, ALL I WANT IS ONE BEAT

♪ FOR ONE SONG, ONE RHYME

♪ JUST ONE VERSE WITH ONE LINE, ONE TIME

♪ 'CAUSE I'M HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD

♪ IT AIN'T WHAT YOU SEE, YO!

♪ IT'S WHAT YOU HEARD, SO C'MON ♪ C'MON

♪ C'MON, IT DON'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, JUST C'MON

♪ WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, PUERTO RICAN, OR HAITIAN

♪ IT DON'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WE ONE HIP-HOP NATION

♪ SO C'MON ♪ C'MON

♪ IF YOU'RE LIKIN' WHAT WE'RE SAYIN' THEN C'MON

♪ WE CAN TURN THE PARTY OUT, MAKE THE PEOPLE SCREAM AND SHOUT

♪ MY DJ'S GONNA DO HIS THANG...

(HORNS HONKING)

EXCUSE ME!

MR. AND MRS. GARIBALDI, HOW'S TOTO?

HOW'D YOU KNOW? WELL, YOU'RE ALL OVER THE NEWS!

WELL, HOW DID YOU GET DOWN HERE?

I MEAN, THE STREETS ARE TOTALLY BLOCKED.

AQUA... DID YOU TAKE THE SUBWAY FOR ME?

I TOOK THE SUBWAY FOR TOTO.

I'M FROM TEXAS. WE LEARN FROM THE RANGERS.

WE NEVER LEAVE A MAN OR A DOG BEHIND.

HANG IN THERE, BABY BOY!

DO!

HEY, IS HE OK?

OH, NO, HE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

GO, GO, GO!

EXCUSE ME! COMING THROUGH!

WE NEED TO GET THROUGH. OVER THERE!

CHUCHIE!

THANK YOU. HONEY, GO.

OH, THANKS FOR COMING!

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? DID YOU LET HIM OFF THE LEASH?

HOLD UP. WE'VE GOT ONE DISASTER HERE. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE.

THANK YOU! FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO STICKS UP FOR ME!

I MEANT HER HAIR.

LOSING TRACK OF TOTO, I BLAME YOU.

GUYS, THIS ISN'T MY FAULT! NOTHING EVER IS.

(DORINDA) YOU GUYS, HIS HEAD IS DROOPING. SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!

WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT INTO THE STREET.

WE GOT THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAS TURNED OFF,

AND WE'RE CUTTING THE POWER OFF RIGHT NOW.

♪ C'MON ♪ C'MON

♪ IF YOU'RE LIKIN' WHAT WE'RE DOIN' THEN C'MON

♪ WE CAN TURN THE PARTY OUT, MAKE THE PEOPLE SCREAM AND SHOUT

♪ AND THEN MY DJ'S GONNA DO HIS THANG

♪ C'MON ♪ C'MON

♪ IF YOU'RE LIKIN' WHAT WE'RE SAYIN' THEN C'MON

♪ WE CAN TURN THE PARTY OUT, MAKE THE PEOPLE SCREAM AND SHOUT

♪ AND THEN MY DJ'S GONNA DO HIS THANG... ♪

(MUSIC STOPS)

YO, HELLO? (DRINKA) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE GENERATORS WILL BE BACK ON MOMENTARILY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS REMINDS ME

OF THE GREAT MANHATTAN BLACKOUT IN 1977.

I WAS GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH MY FRIENDS THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE, AND...

OH, THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. ANYWAY, WE WERE SO EXCITED...

LISTEN, EVERYBODY.

HE'S A BICHON FRISE, OK? HE'S MY DOG.

IT'S NOT A SALAD DRESSING. PEOPLE GET THAT MIXED UP.

BUT, LISTEN, HE'S STUCK IN THE HOLE AND I REALLY WANT HIM OUT.

PLEASE? THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. THANKS. THANKS.

FOLLOWING OUR STORY

ON THE CRAZY GRIDLOCK SURROUNDING MANHATTAN MAGNET SCHOOL.

TOTO WATCH CONTINUES...

WE GOTTA HELP. LET'S GO!

(DEREK) COME ON, COME ON!

LET'S GO!

(CHANEL) YO, THEY'VE GOTTA MOVE FAST. THEY'VE GOTTA HURRY!

GALLERIA...

DRINKA, WHY IS EVERYONE HERE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TALENT SHOW?

THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT'S OK. SOMEBODY SHUT DOWN THE POWER.

OH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY.

EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT. I MEAN, I RUINED EVERYTHING.

AND I'M SO SORRY I GOT SUCH A BIG HEAD.

IT'S OK.

YEAH, YOU GOT A BIG HEAD,

BUT IT'S FILLED WITH BIG DREAMS,

AND YOU GOT A BIG HEART TO MATCH IT.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT ABOUT THAT BIG MOUTH.

OH!

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

LOOK, WE CREATED A LITTLE SPACE FOR HIM, BUT HE'S NOT MOVING.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET IN HERE

AND CALL TO HIM.

BABY! OK, YOU GUYS, COME HELP ME!

PLEASE, COME HELP ME!

(ALL) TOTO! TOTO!

COME ON, TOTO! TOTO!

HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

OK, NOW, COME ON! LET HIM HEAR YOU!

(DORINDA) "TOGETHER WE CAN." OK.

♪ HOLD ON AND SIT TIGHT...

(FIREMAN) LET HIM HEAR YOU!

♪ ARE YOU READY FOR A CRAZY RIDE?

THAT'S IT! THAT'S IT! ♪ YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, IT AIN'T RIGHT

♪ SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE...

THAT'S IT! HE'S MOVING! HE'S MOVING!

COME ON, FASTER!

OK. COME ON.

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN

♪ SHOOT THE MOON, STOP THE RAIN

♪ EVEN RIDE A HURRICANE...

(TOTO BARKING)

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN WALK INTO SPACE

♪ SAVE THE HUMAN RACE, YOU THINK WE OUGHTA?

(CHANEL) COME ON, YOU GUYS!

(FIREMAN) THAT'S IT! FASTER!

♪ SHOOT THE MOON, STOP THE RAIN

♪ EVEN RIDE A HURRICANE... ♪

(FIREMAN) HE'S WIGGLING! HE'S WIGGLING!

COME ON, FASTER, FASTER! HE'S WIGGLING. HE'S WIGGLING.

COME ON! COME ON! OH, OH!

OH, MY GOODNESS!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

(TOTO BARKS)

BABY!

WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE OK!

BABY.

WE'RE GLAD HE'S OK.

VIENI QUI, TOTO.

THEY ALL CAME RUNNING

WHEN YOU SENT UP THE CHEETAH DISTRESS SIGNAL.

NO. THEY CAME RUNNING FOR TOTO.

THE CHEETAH GIRLS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY OVER.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WERE RIGHT.

I JUST... I JUST NEED TO WALK ALONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU WERE RIGHT TO WALK AWAY FROM JACKAL'S OFFER.

I KNOW I WAS. I KNOW.

BUT NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE QUESTION.

ARE YOU RIGHT TO WALK AWAY FROM YOUR FRIENDS?

IT'S YOUR CALL.

(CHEETAHS' VOICES) CHEETAH!

(WHISPERS)

(♪ "CHEETAH SISTERS")

♪ THERE'S A TIME

♪ WHEN WE ALL CHOOSE

♪ TO EITHER QUIT

♪ OR FOLLOW THROUGH

♪ TO JUST LOSE FAITH

♪ OR TRUST YOUR HEART

♪ TO SOMEHOW LEAD YOU THROUGH THE DARK

♪ YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE

♪ WHO'S DREAMIN'

♪ WHO NEEDS HELP TO CARRY ON

♪ WE MIGHT GET LONELY

♪ BUT WE'RE NOT ALONE

(APPLAUSE)

♪ 'CAUSE WE ARE SISTERS

♪ WE STAND TOGETHER

♪ WE MAKE UP ONE BIG FAMILY THOUGH WE DON'T LOOK THE SAME

♪ OUR SPOTS ARE DIFFERENT

♪ DIFFERENT COLORS

♪ WE MAKE EACH OTHER STRONGER, THAT AIN'T EVER GONNA CHANGE

♪ WE'RE CHEETAH GIRLS, CHEETAH SISTERS

♪ GOTTA DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO

♪ GOT THE BRAINS, GOT THE POWER AND WE SPEAK THE TRUTH

♪ WE'RE FROM EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD

♪ SO YOU BEST RESPECT THE CHEETAH GIRLS

♪ DANCING, SINGING FROM OUR BIRTH,

♪ WORKING HARD FOR WHAT WE DESERVE

♪ TRYING NOT TO BREAK THE RULES

♪ 'CAUSE MAMA DIDN'T RAISE NO FOOLS

♪ IT MAY SEEM WE'RE ONLY DREAMING

♪ AND WE NEED HELP TO CARRY ON

♪ IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE'RE NOT ALONE

♪ 'CAUSE WE ARE SISTERS

♪ WE STAND TOGETHER

♪ WE MAKE UP ONE BIG FAMILY THOUGH WE DON'T LOOK THE SAME

♪ OUR SPOTS ARE DIFFERENT

♪ DIFFERENT COLORS

♪ WE MAKE EACH OTHER STRONGER, THAT AIN'T EVER GONNA CHANGE

♪ BELIEVE IT, MISTER

♪ WE'RE CHEETAH GIRLS, CHEETAH SISTERS

♪ SOMEONE'S ALWAYS THERE BEHIND

♪ TO CATCH US IF WE FALL

♪ COME ON AND DANCE

♪ COME ON AND BOUNCE

(TOTO BARKS)

♪ ALL MY GIRLS, BOUNCE

YOU REALLY BLEW THIS ONE, JACKAL.

♪ 'CAUSE WE ARE SISTERS

♪ WE STAND TOGETHER

♪ WE MAKE UP ONE BIG FAMILY THOUGH WE DON'T LOOK THE SAME

♪ OUR SPOTS ARE DIFFERENT

♪ DIFFERENT COLORS

♪ WE MAKE EACH OTHER STRONGER, THAT AIN'T NEVER GONNA CHANGE

♪ BELIEVE IT, MISTER

♪ WE'RE CHEETAH GIRLS, CHEETAH SISTERS ♪

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

SO, WE'RE STILL FRIENDS

EVEN THOUGH THE CHEETAH GIRLS ARE OVER?

(ALL) THE CHEETAH GIRLS ARE OVER?

GIRL, I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE NEWS FLASHES. COME ON, NOW.

I SAW THE GLOBAL GETDOWN SIGN. YOU GUYS TOOK JACKAL'S DEAL.

WE DIDN'T TAKE THAT DEAL!

WE LET SOME OTHER PUPPET HEADS DO THAT ONE. BELIEVE THAT.

BUT, DO, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT WITH MONEY?

WHAT ABOUT THE GOLD MEDAL CREW?

I ACTUALLY TOOK THE BEGINNER CLASS

WHILE MY INSTRUCTOR WENT ON TOUR.

I'M WAITING FOR THE REAL CHEETAH CHEDDAR WITH MY GIRLS.

CHEETAH! POR LA VIDA, MAMA.

(ALL) POR LA VIDA!

DORINDA? DORINDA!

OH, HEY! HONEY, YOU WERE SO GOOD!

OH, THANK YOU! HOW ARE YOU?

DORINDA, CAN I BE A CHEETAH GIRL THIS TIME, TOO?

(GIGGLE)

THIS IS MRS. BOSCO. SHE'S MY FOSTER MOM. AND THIS IS MY FAMILY.

OH, WELCOME!

WE NEED ANOTHER MAMA CHEETAH IN THIS JIGGY JUNGLE, HUH?

ANNOUNCEMENT! WHOO-HOO! ANNOUNCEMENT!

BY AN OVERWHELMING AND UNANIMOUS DECISION,

THE MANHATTAN MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL TALENT SHOW'S

FIRST PRIZE GOES TO...

(ALL) THE CHEETAH GIRLS!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

HEY, CHEETAH WORLD, GALLERIA SPEAKING.

JACKAL JOHNSON IS CALLING? (DOROTHEA) OH, NO.

HELLO? THE CHEETAH GIRLS DO NOT RUN WITH WOLVES OR HANG WITH HYENAS.

MM-HMM. YOU TELL HIM THAT THE CHEETAH GIRLS

FOLLOW THEIR OWN DREAMS AND NOBODY ELSE'S, HONEY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

TELL JACKAL JOHNSON THAT WE DEPEND

ON OUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS AND THE GROWL POWER

OF THE CHEETAH-LICIOUS DIVAS WHO CAME BEFORE US TO SEE US HOME.

AND YOU TELL HIM WE'RE GONNA BE STARS OUR DAY, OUR WAY.

TELL JACKAL JOHNSON THAT THE CHEETAH GIRLS ARE UNAVAILABLE.

(SCREAMING)

(ALL) CHEETAH!