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[RAP MUSIC PLAYS]

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

EW, GROSS.

WHY DON'T YOU GET SOME NEW CLOTHES?

OOF!

HEY, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

SORRY. HEY.

HEY, MAN, YOU STINK.

DON'T YOU TAKE A BATH OR NOTHIN'?

YEAH.

HEY, BILLY,

THIS LITTLE FREAK'S CHECKING OUT YOUR GIRL.

NO.

IS THAT RIGHT, FREAK?

ARE YOU CHECKING OUT MY GIRL?

NO.

I THINK YOU WERE, SON. COME HERE.

CHECK HER OUT, MAN.

SHE'S HOT, ISN'T SHE?

YEAH. YOU LIKE THAT?

GOD, YOU STINK.

GET OUT OF HERE, FREAK.

OOF!

[ALL LAUGH]

♪ YOU'RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE ♪

♪ YOU'LL SHINE IF YOU JUST FOLLOW THE STAR ♪

♪ YOU CAN DO EVEN MORE THAN YOU KNOW ♪

♪ BUT YOU GOT TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S SO ♪

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING... ♪

Walker: WHO ARE WE?

Students: WE ARE THE KICK DRUGS TEAM, SIR!

WHAT DOES "T" STAND FOR?

TRUTH, SIR! "E?"

ESTEEM, SIR!

"A?" ATTITUDE, SIR!

"M?" MOTIVATION, SIR!

THOMAS...

FACE THE FLAG!

BOW!

All: RESPECT, SIR!

FACE MR. WALKER!

BOW! All: RESPECT, SIR!

CLASS DISMISSED.

THANK YOU, SIR!

THIS WAY, MATTHEW.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU, MATTHEW.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SO, YOU STILL PLAN ON BECOMING A KICK DRUGS INSTRUCTOR

WHEN YOU GRADUATE COLLEGE? YES, SIR!

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

Girl: THERE'S A KID UP THERE!

Teacher: OH, MY GOD!

HENRY, GET BACK FROM THERE!

DO NOT MOVE, HENRY!

DO NOT JUMP! PLEASE DON'T JUMP!

HENRY, STOP AND PLEASE TAKE A BREATH!

KEEP TALKING TO HIM.

HENRY, JUST STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO!

DON'T JUMP!

HENRY, DON'T JUMP!

HEY, HENRY! HENRY, WAIT.

HANG ON A SECOND.

MY NAME IS CORDELL WALKER.

CAN WE TALK FOR A SECOND?

STAY BACK, OR I'LL DO IT.

I WILL.

OK, OK. I WON'T COME ANY CLOSER.

HENRY, CAN WE, UH, SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THIS?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK.

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

HENRY,

LISTEN TO ME.

NOTHING IS WORTH TAKING YOUR OWN LIFE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. EVERYBODY HATES ME.

I DON'T HATE YOU, HENRY.

LISTEN, LET ME HELP YOU DOWN,

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. OK?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S EVERY DAY.

THEY ALWAYS MAKE FUN OF MY CLOTHES.

THEY CALL ME A FREAK...

[CRYING]

I JUST WANT THEM TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU'RE NOT A FREAK, HENRY. AND I PROMISE YOU,

I'LL GET THEM TO LEAVE YOU ALONE...

IF YOU'LL JUST COME DOWN.

WILL YOU DO THAT FOR ME?

PLEASE...

COME ON DOWN.

OK?

PLEASE? COME ON.

NO!

Woman: OH, MY GOD!

[CROWD SCREAMS]

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING ♪

♪ IN THE EYES OF A RANGER ♪

♪ THE UNSUSPECTING STRANGER ♪

♪ HAD BETTER KNOW THE TRUTH ♪

♪ OF WRONG FROM RIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THE EYES OF THE RANGER ♪

♪ ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ ANY WRONG YOU DO ♪

♪ HE'S GONNA SEE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE IN TEXAS ♪

♪ LOOK BEHIND YOU ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE RANGER'S ♪

♪ GONNA BE ♪

WALKER, IT MIGHT HELP IF YOU TALK ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T GET THAT BOY'S FACE OUT OF MY MIND...

THE LOOK OF HOPELESSNESS.

HE WAS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD, ALEX.

NOW HIS LIFE IS GONE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG?

WALKER, SUICIDE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH

AMONG TEENAGERS TODAY.

THERE'S A CRISIS GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS.

NOT ONLY HERE...

BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

BECAUSE IF I DON'T...

I'M NEVER GONNA GET THE LOOK

OF THAT YOUNG BOY'S FACE OUT OF MY MIND.

[SIGHS]

I COULD BE WRONG, BUT GAGE DOESN'T STRIKE ME

AS THE KIND OF GUY WHO'S INTO SALSA.

SALSA?

YOU KIDDING ME? I LOVE SALSA.

THE HOTTER THE BETTER.

REALLY? YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE SO, UH...

OPEN-MINDED.

OF COURSE I'M OPEN-MINDED. REALLY?

YEAH, AND I DON'T JUST PUT SALSA ON,

SAY, CHIPS OR TACOS.

I'LL PUT SALSA ON MY EGGS, HAMBURGERS. I LOVE IT!

NO. NO. NO. NO. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF SALSA.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUSIC.

OH.

SALSA. HMM.

YEAH. I DON'T-- I DON'T LIKE THAT KIND OF SALSA.

YEAH, WELL, YOU BETTER LEARN TO LOVE IT,

BECAUSE WALKER'S TAKING SOME PERSONAL TIME

AND VOLUNTEERING AT THE CHISHOLM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TAKING THAT LITTLE BOY'S SUICIDE PRETTY HARD, HUH?

YEAH. THE GOVERNOR AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

HAS AUTHORIZED HIM TO GO IN AND DO WHAT HE CAN.

SO THAT MEANS WE'RE TAKING OVER

THE LORENZO CABRAL INVESTIGATION.

WHO?

LORENZO CABRAL.

HE CAME TO NEW YORK 5 YEARS AGO FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

NOW HE OWNS A BUNCH OF RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTCLUBS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

HMM, AND NOW HE'S IN DALLAS?

HE OWNS A NIGHTCLUB DOWN ON LOWER GREENVILLE.

LA SALSA DE TEJAS.

IT'S ONE OF THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN TOWN.

NEW YORK POLICE HAVE BEEN TRYING

TO GET INTO THE CABRAL ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS,

BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK.

BUT THEN AGAIN, THEY HAVEN'T HAD OUR SECRET WEAPON.

SECRET WEAPON?

WHAT SECRET WEAPON?

[SALSA MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ RISE ♪

♪ ALL DAY ♪

♪ AND ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ WISHING JUST TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT ♪

♪ THERE'S NO TIME FOR MAKE-BELIEVE ♪

♪ GOT TO LIVE MY LIFE ♪

♪ SO I WILL ♪

♪ RISE ♪

♪ TO THE OCCASION ♪

♪ YOU WILL SURPRISE YOURSELF ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL NEED NO ONE ELSE ♪

♪ RISE ♪

♪ TO THE OCCASION ♪

♪ YOU WILL SURPRISE YOURSELF ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL NEED NO ONE ELSE ♪

♪ RISE ♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

MARIA.

MARIA CONCHITA IBAÑEZ,

BUT MY FRIENDS CALL ME CONNIE.

CONNIE? I LIKE THAT.

AND THIS IS MY MANAGER JOEY--

HEY, HEY, HOW ARE YA? NICE TO MEET YA.

MY NAME'S JOEY O'DELL. IT'S A PLEASURE.

LET ME TELL YA, LOVE YOUR PLACE HERE. TRULY.

I'M SERIOUS, AND...

ISN'T SHE SOMETHING? HUH?

YEAH, SHE SURE IS.

CAN YOU START THIS WEEKEND?

I GOT THE JOB?

OF COURSE. YES.

EASY, CONNIE.

LET'S NOT RUSH INTO ANYTHING HERE. YOU KNOW?

I'M THINKING WE SHOULD PROBABLY SIT DOWN

AND, UH, DISCUSS THE "ARRANGEMENTS."

YOU KNOW?

ARRANGEMENTS? REYNALDO...

WILL HANDLE THE ARRANGEMENTS.

TAKE HIM IN THE OFFICE

AND BE FAIR.

ACTUALLY, NO. BE GENEROUS. OK?

[LAUGHS]

THANK YOU, MR. CABRAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO, DON'T THANK ME YET.

WHY NOT?

UH, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S LORENZO.

LORENZO.

CONNIE.

SECOND-- THERE'S A CATCH.

WHAT KIND OF CATCH?

I HAVE RESERVATIONS FOR DINNER TONIGHT,

BUT I HAVE NO COMPANION.

OOH. THAT'S VERY SAD.

ONLY IF YOU SAY NO.

I DON'T IMAGINE THAT "NO" IS A WORD

YOU'RE USED TO HEARING VERY OFTEN.

WHAT TIME?

8:00.

I'LL SEND A CAR...

CONNIE.

I LIKE THAT.

Woman: I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO SEE DEION.

SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, DEION SANDERS!

[CROWD APPLAUDS]

THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL

FOR COMING TO SEE ME TONIGHT,

AND I WILL STICK AROUND TO SIGN SOME AUTOGRAPHS AFTERWARDS,

BUT I GOT A GOOD FRIEND WHO'S COME TO SAY SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.

TEXAS RANGER CORDELL WALKER.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, DEION...

PRINCIPAL RIVERS...

WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE TRAGIC DEATH

OF A YOUNG BOY HERE AT SCHOOL LAST WEEK.

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO BRING HENRY BACK,

BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO

TO HELP PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

CHILDREN NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.

IF THEY DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THEM...

TO DRUGS, TO GANGS...

OR TO SUICIDE.

AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER,

I HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEMS...

BUT I'M HERE THIS EVENING AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN

TO HELP YOU FIND THE SOLUTIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHISHOLM MIDDLE SCHOOL

SET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN

WHEN PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER

FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR CHILDREN.

AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT,

WE CAN MAKE THAT A REALITY.

THANK YOU.

Sydney: OH. [LAUGHS]

SO TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

WELL, THERE'S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH TO TELL.

I WAS BORN IN CUBA.

AND MY FAMILY MOVED TO FLORIDA WHEN I WAS A BABY.

HUH.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY CUBA'S LOSS.

"CUBA'S LOSS?" YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

SALUD.

[CLINK--SNAP]

THANK YOU.

I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.

THE HONOR AND THE PLEASURE...

WERE MINE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

EDUARDO?

ANY TROUBLE BRINGING THEM IN?

OH, NO. IT WENT JUST LIKE YOU SAID, MR. CABRAL.

SMOOTH AS SILK.

SMOOTH, HUH?

THAT'S GOOD.

REAL GOOD, BUT THEN AGAIN,

WHAT'S THE DANGER IN SMUGGLING A LITTLE GLASS?

HMM?

[NERVOUS LAUGH] GLASS?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU THINK I'M A FOOL, RIGHT?

YOU THINK I'M STUPID?

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW, HUH?

YEAH--NO, UH...

IT WASN'T ME.

IT WAS MI AMIGO JAMAL. OH.

YEAH. IT WAS HIS IDEA.

HE SAID YOU'D NEVER KNOW.

JAMAL, HUH?

SIT DOWN!

GET HIM OUT OF HERE, WILL YOU?

I WANT YOU TO ROUND UP THAT JAMAL,

AND I WANT HIM HERE WITH MY DIAMONDS.

YOU GOT IT, BOSS.

I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE YOU KISSED HIM.

I'M UNDERCOVER.

I WAS ACTING.

PLEASE, YOU ARE NOT THAT GOOD AN ACTRESS.

I'M NOT THAT GOOD OF AN ACTRESS?

OH, WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU ARE NOT THAT GOOD OF A MANAGER.

100 BUCKS A NIGHT? GIVE ME A BREAK. THAT'S AN INSULT.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO WORK WITH?

WHEN WAS YOUR LAST GIG?

HEY! HEY! YOU GUYS.

I'M WARNING YOU BOTH.

I'LL TURN THIS CAR AROUND.

THERE'LL BE NO ICE CREAM FOR ANYONE.

OK, YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR TONIGHT

IS TO READ PAGES 113 THROUGH 121.

[CLASS LAUGHS]

MALIK, OUT!

[CLASS JEERS]

OH, NO, NOT MALIK AGAIN.

HERE'S HIS THINGS. ALL RIGHT?

SEE? THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

WHAT WE CONSIDER PUNISHMENT,

THE CHILDREN CONSIDER COOL.

WELL, I THINK I KNOW A WAY

TO WIPE THE SMIRKS OFF THEIR FACES.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOLKS

FOR TAKING THE TIME OFF WORK TO COME HERE TODAY.

YOU REALLY THINK PUTTING THE KIDS

INTO THE KICK DRUGS PROGRAM WILL HELP?

YES, SIR. I DO.

IT'S HELPED A LOT OF KIDS,

BUT YOU MUST MAKE YOUR KIDS UNDERSTAND

THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER BELONG TO A GANG.

BELIEVE ME, MR. WALKER, WE'LL MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND.

WHO CAN TELL ME THE NAME OF THE 16th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

OW, MA.

MALIK?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN?

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S VERY GOOD.

TELL ME SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT HE DID.

OW.

♪ IF YOU PUSH AND PULL AND STRUGGLE HARD ♪

♪ DON'T BACK DOWN OR LET DOWN YOUR GUARD ♪

♪ THEN WHEN YOUR BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL ♪

♪ THE HARDEST THINGS WON'T SEEM SO HARD AT ALL ♪

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING ♪

♪ IS A LIFE WORTH LIVING ♪

OK. STEP BACK WITH THE RIGHT FOOT. GUARD...

SLOW FRONT-SNAP PUNCH.

READY? GO.

KEEP THE WRIST STRAIGHT. ALL RIGHT? ONE MORE TIME.

NOW, WE'RE GONNA DO IT FAST. KI-YAI. READY? GO!

[ALL SHOUT] ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

HOW THEY DOING, THOMAS?

QUITE WELL, SIR.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE TIME.

2...

3...

LOOK, BUT KIND OF LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT?

HOW'S OUR NEW STUDENT DOING?

GOOD, SIR. GOOD.

SO, HOW MUCH YOU SELL?

WHAT UP WITH THIS, LITTLE MAN?

YOU AIN'T SOLD NOTHIN'.

IT AIN'T MY FAULT, FLACO.

IT'S THAT MR. WALKER.

EVER SINCE HE CAME ON TO SCHOOL,

SECURITY HAS BEEN TIGHT.

SOMEBODY GOTTA SEND THAT FOOL A MESSAGE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

HEY, LITTLE G.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

YOU UP FOR IT? YOU KNOW I'M UP FOR IT, FLACO.

JUST TELL ME WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO DO.

HEY, MAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

THAT'S MR. WALKER'S TRUCK.

OK, THOMAS, JUAN, YOU CAN GO.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

SHOULD I CALL THE POLICE?

UH, NOT YET.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JESUS RODRIGUEZ.

WELL, JESUS, WHAT YOU DID TO MY TRUCK

IS CALLED CRIMINAL MISCHIEF,

AND THE USUAL PUNISHMENT FOR THAT IS 6 MONTHS

IN A JUVENILE FACILITY,

BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHOICE.

NOW YOU CAN EITHER GO TO THIS JUVENILE FACILITY,

OR YOU CAN SPEND 6 MONTHS IN MY KICK DRUGS OUT OF AMERICA PROGRAM.

BUT IF YOU AGREE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM,

YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP THE GANG.

GIVE UP THE GANG?

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME GIVE UP THE GANG.

I'VE GOT RIGHTS.

THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DO HAVE RIGHTS.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION.

YOUR PARENTS, THE TEACHERS, AND THE PRINCIPAL

HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT YOU GET ONE.

YEAH. THAT SOUNDS NICE AND ALL,

BUT YOU CAN FORGET IT.

I AIN'T GIVING UP NOTHING.

FINE. YOU CAN CALL THE POLICE NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL DO IT,

BUT JUST FOR 6 MONTHS.

FAIR ENOUGH.

HEY, MARTIN.

HEY, LORENZO.

BOYS.

SO, YOU HAVE WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'LL BE TAKING DELIVERY THE NEXT WEEK.

WE NEED TO GET IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

WHERE TO?

IRAQ.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

IRAQ.

YEAH, FOR A PRICE.

SO, IT'S YOUR BIG NIGHT, UH?

YEAH. CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SO NERVOUS.

OH, COME ON. ARE YOU KIDDING?

YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M UNDERCOVER. I WAS ACTING.

[SALSA MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ I NEED TO DANCE TONIGHT ♪

♪ GET MY YA-YAs OUT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA BREAK THE ICE ♪

♪ I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE OUT ♪

♪ WATCH MY DANGEROUS CURVES ♪

♪ AS I DANCE FOR YOU ♪

♪ THE LIGHT INSIDE IS BURNING BIG AND BRIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE A FEVER ♪

♪ IT'S GOT TO BREAK ♪

♪ LIKE A FEVER ♪

♪ IT'S GOT TO BREAK ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ SHAKE ME DOWN ♪

♪ ALL THE WAY ♪

♪ DANCE WITH ME ♪

♪♪ SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ SHAKE ME DOWN ♪

♪ ALL THE WAY ♪

♪ DANCE WITH ME ♪

♪♪ SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ SA-SA-SA SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ I'LL BE THE FIRST TO SAY ♪

♪ BABY, LET'S GET AWAY ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL OF ME ♪

♪ GUESS THAT'S JUST WHAT I NEED ♪

♪ BUT I'M WAITING FOR YOU ♪

♪ I'M WAITING FOR YOU ♪

♪ THIS WORLD IS HARD, AND I NEED A FRIEND ♪

♪ I GET LOST INSIDE ♪

♪ WHEN I THINK OF YOU ♪

♪ THE LIGHT INSIDE IS BURNING BIG AND BRIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE A FEVER ♪

♪ IT'S GOT TO BREAK ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ SHAKE ME DOWN ♪

♪ ALL THE WAY ♪

♪ DANCE WITH ME ♪

♪♪ SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ SHAKE ME DOWN ♪

♪ ALL THE WAY ♪

♪ DANCE WITH ME ♪

♪♪ SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ SA-SA-SA SALSA CALIENTE ♪

♪ LIKE A FEVER ♪

♪ IT'S GOT TO BREAK ♪

♪ LIKE A FEVER ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪

[APPLAUSE]

HEY...IS SHE WORTH 100 BUCKS OR WHAT?

HUH? HUH!

[CHUCKLES]

[SALSA MUSIC PLAYS]

COULD I GET SOME WATER, PLEASE?

THANK YOU. BABY?

YOU WERE FINE UP THERE.

WELL, THANK YOU. UH...

NO, NO, NO.

I BET YOU'D BE REAL FINE IN MY BEDROOM.

YOU THINK SO? LET HER GO!

IT'S ALL RIGHT, JOEY, I GOT IT.

THE HELL IT IS, I SAID, LET HER GO, PLEASE.

[CHUCKLES]

AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

THANK YOU. OK.

OK. YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

YOU OK?

YEAH, THANKS.

HEY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?

NOW YOU KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN CLASS!

GO ON TO CLASS!

WE DON'T HAVE THAT AROUND HERE, AND YOU KNOW THAT.

LET'S GET A MOVE ON!

MOVE IT!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR MINDS...

CHECK HIS POCKETS, I'LL GET HIS BACKPACK.

HEY! HEY-HEY!

YOU OK? YEAH.

THOMAS, GIVE THE AFFIRMATION.

WHAT ARE THE 3 ELEMENTS A PERSON NEEDS

TO BECOME A GREAT MARTIAL ARTIST?

NUMBER ONE? All: DISCIPLINE, SIR!

NUMBER 2? All: RESPECT, SIR!

NUMBER 3? All: INNER STRENGTH, SIR!

WHAT CAN YOU BECOME?

All: ANYTHING I WANT TO BE, SIR!

WHY? All: BECAUSE I'M A WINNER, SIR!

IS A WINNER JUST A SOMETIME THING?

All: NO, SIR! IT'S AN ALL-TIME THING, SIR!

THANK YOU, THOMAS.

COMING TO ATTENTION... HAI!

KUI! All: RESPECT, SIR!

CLASS DISMISSED.

AMAZING, HUH? YES. IT'S AMAZING...

HOW MATTHEW CAN EXCEL WHEN HE CAN BARELY SEE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF,

THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN'T DO.

NO MATTER WHAT THE HANDICAP.

AND JESUS LOOKS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BOY

IN THAT KARATE UNIFORM.

YEAH, HE DOES.

HMM.

I HAVE AN IDEA...

THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

Principal Rivers: BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING,

CHISHOLM MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE INSTITUTING A UNIFORM POLICY.

THE UNIFORM WILL CONSIST OF LIGHT BLUE SHIRT

AND NAVY BLUE PANTS OR DRESS.

MR. WALKER HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A LOCAL MERCHANT.

THEY'VE AGREED TO DONATE BOTH SHIRTS AND PANTS

FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

THIS WAY, THE KIDS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES

AS ATHLETES OR GANGBANGERS,

RICH OR POOR...

COOL OR UNCOOL.

WELL, IF IT'LL HELP CHANGE THE ATTITUDES OF THE STUDENTS...

THEN I'M ALL FOR IT.

YO, ESE, WHERE YOU BEEN?

I-I'VE BEEN AROUND.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE CRIB, KNOCK BACK A 40.

I CAN'T.

I CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT, JESUS?

I JOINED THIS PROGRAM AND...

I CAN'T BE IN THE GANG ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT, ESE...

SAME WAY YOU GET IN, THAT'S HOW YOU GET OUT.

SO IF YOU REALLY WANT OUT,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOURSELF A SERIOUS BEATING.

HEY!

HEY, I KNOW THESE GUYS.

THEY'RE IN KICK DRUGS.

YOU GUYS GOT A PROBLEM?

NOT WITH YOU... WITH HIM.

WELL, IF YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH HIM...

THEN YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH US.

THERE'S NOTHING WE LIKE BETTER THAN SOLVING PROBLEMS.

FORGET IT, MAN. COME ON, LET'S GO.

YOU OK? YEAH. THANKS.

NO PROBLEM.

HEY, YOU LIVE ON MAPLE, RIGHT?

RIGHT. SO DO WE.

COME ON. WE'LL WALK TOGETHER.

LAST NIGHT, THERE WAS A BREAK-IN

AT A MILITARY INSTALLATION IN OKLAHOMA.

A GROUP OF COMMANDOS MADE OFF WITH AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT

OF WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM.

AND THE FEDS THINK IT WAS MARTIN AND HIS GANG?

THERE WAS AN INSIDE GUY AT THE MILITARY INSTALLATION.

WHEN THE MPs SQUEEZED HIM,

HE GAVE UP MARTIN.

PROBLEM IS, IS THAT MARTIN AND HIS GANG

HAVE DROPPED OFF THE RADAR.

IF THAT PLUTONIUM GETS INTO THE WRONG HANDS,

WE'VE GOT SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

MARTIN PROBABLY CONTRACTED LORENZO TO MOVE IT

TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

SO YOU'VE GOT TO STAY CLOSE TO LORENZO.

MM-HMM. WHEN THOSE 2 GUYS HOOK UP,

WE'VE GOTTA BE READY TO MOVE.

MM!

PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

CLAYTON...

TUCK THAT SHIRT IN.

Principal Rivers: THIS IS GREAT, MR. WALKER.

I--I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CHILDREN.

THERE'S STILL SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD LIKE TO TRY.

OH, WHAT'S THAT?

AN OPEN FORUM CLASS.

OPEN FORUM CLASS?

YES. A CLASS WHERE THE TEACHER TRIES TO GET THE KIDS

TO OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

MAYBE THE TEACHER CAN PICK OUT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ON THE EDGE

AND GET THEM HELP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

HMM.

I GUESS WITH OUR SOCIAL DECAY,

WE COULD USE MORE THAN READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC

IN THE CURRICULUM.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S TRUE.

OK. EVERYONE CLOSE YOUR BOOKS.

WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY.

YES, MALIK?

ARE WE GONNA BE TESTED ON THIS?

NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE TESTED.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN FORUM CLASS.

A LOT OF THE TIME WE MAY HAVE THINGS ON OUR MIND,

OR SOMETHING MAY BE TROUBLING US,

AND THE COUNSELORS ARE TOO BUSY...

AND WE FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WE CAN TALK TO.

WELL, THIS CLASS IS GONNA GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND HERE...

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING--

ANYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU, ANYTHING THAT BOTHERS YOU...

INTERESTS YOU...

ANY PROBLEMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT HOME.

Lorenzo: TO MY NEWEST STAR.

YOU KNOW, CONNIE...

I HAVE CLUBS HERE, NEW YORK, MIAMI.

I'M GETTING SET TO OPEN ONE IN LAS VEGAS NEXT MONTH.

HOW NICE FOR YOU.

WELL, MAYBE FOR US.

FOR US?

YEAH. MM.

SEE, I HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP...

LOOK AFTER MY, UH...

INVESTMENTS.

I WAS THINKIN' MAYBE YOU COULD JOIN ME.

SORT OF TAKE YOUR ACT ON THE ROAD...

A WEEK IN NEW YORK...

2 WEEKS IN MIAMI...

AND THEN...

OPEN THE CLUB FOR ME IN VEGAS.

[DOOR OPENS]

[SIGHS]

SO?

ARE ALL THE DIAMONDS THERE?

ALL THERE.

WANT ME TO COME BACK LATER?

NO, NO. STAY. CAN I TRUST YOU?

LORENZO, PLEASE!

SHUT UP!

CAN I TRUST YOU?

YES, OF COURSE.

YOU. YOU UPSET ME.

I'M SORRY... YOU STOLE FROM ME, JAMAL!

I'M SORRY... SORRY!

SORRY'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, BUDDY.

NO. NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO...

PLEASE.

LORENZO...NOT NOW.

ISN'T THERE SOME OTHER WAY?

PLEASE?

OK, FOR YOU...

THERE'S ANOTHER WAY.

BRING HIM OVER HERE.

PUT YOUR HAND ON THE TABLE, JAMAL.

OH!

LOOK AT ME.

I WANT YOU TO NEVER, EVER FORGET.

YOU OWE HER YOUR LIFE.

AAH!

GET HIM OUTTA HERE.

GET HIM OUT.

WHERE WERE WE?

PRIDE DAY, HUH?

LET'S SHOW THESE FOOLS

WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THEIR PRIDE, HUH?

I--I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, RANGER WALKER.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS SCHOOL IS ASTOUNDING.

ATTENDANCE IS UP. TARDINESS IS DOWN.

THERE--THERE'S A FEELING OF...

PRIDE?

EXACTLY.

THERE'S A PRIDE IN OUR SCHOOL NOW.

WELL...

GIVEN THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY,

KIDS WILL RISE TO THE OCCASION.

AND...SO WILL THE PARENTS.

[RAP MUSIC BLARES]

WHAT'S THIS?

[RAP MUSIC CONTINUES]

OH, NO.

HEY...

WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU ONE MINUTE

TO GET YOUR SORRY BUTTS OFF OUR PROPERTY.

OR WE'RE GONNA START KICKIN' 'EM OFF.

WE'RE GONNA START WITH YOU, WALKER.

WAIT HERE.

NO, MR. WALKER.

THIS IS OUR SCHOOL, AND THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'LL HANDLE IT.

YOU'VE GOT 15 SECONDS TO START MOVIN'.

OR WE'LL START SWINGIN'.

THIS IS NOT YOUR SCHOOL,

AND WE WANT YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE!

WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP, YOU OLD LADY?

HEY.

LOOK! IT'S EL DIABLO.

YOU GUYS KNOW ME...

OR AT LEAST YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME.

ALL YOU REALLY KNOW IS MY REP.

DID YOU KNOW I HAD 3 BROTHERS?

GANG-BANGERS LIKE YOU.

THEY'RE ALL DEAD.

ALSO HAD A SON...

HE'S DEAD, TOO.

TOUGH KID.

TOUGH DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'.

THEY CUT HIS THROAT ON THE YARD IN HUNTSVILLE.

NOW ALL I GOT LEFT IS MY GRANDSON.

I AIN'T ABOUT TO LET YOU VATOS DO ANYTHING

TO TAKE AWAY HIS FUTURE.

NOW, YOU GOT THAT?

I'M NOT GONNA STAND UP HERE AND SAY I CARE ABOUT YOU...

'CAUSE I DON'T.

AND EVEN IF I DID, WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE?

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT YOURSELVES.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I THINK.

I WILL LET YOU IN ON SOMETHIN'.

ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE...

THEY'RE HERE 'CAUSE THEY LOVE THE CHILDREN.

SO IF YOU THINK YOU GOT AN EASY FIGHT...

YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN, ESE.

THESE CHUMPS WANT THE SCHOOL...

THEY CAN HAVE IT.

[APPLAUSE]

HEY.

YOU VATOS WANT TO STAY AND HELP?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

COME ON. LET'S DO IT.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

I DON'T KNOW, MISS HEWSON.

WE CAN'T MAKE THEIR CHOICES FOR THEM.

ALL WE CAN DO IS GIVE THE KIDS THE TOOLS

TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS...

AND SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY DO.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. WALKER.

THANKS.

YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER ME, RANGER WALKER...

BUT YOU STOOD UP FOR ME AT MY PAROLE HEARING.

I REMEMBER YOU, JOSE.

YOU DID A GOOD THING THERE.

YOU MAY HAVE SAVED A FEW LIVES.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

♪ GOT TO LIVE MY LIFE ♪

♪ SO I WILL RISE ♪

♪ TO THE OCCASION ♪

NO! NO, YOU LISTEN HERE, JERKY...

OK, THIS GIRL'S GONNA BE BIG.

ALL RIGHT, SHE'S GONNA MAKE THAT LITTLE CUBAN CHICK FROM MIAMI

LOOK SILLY.

I'M TELLIN' YOU. YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

WHAT?

HEY, CLOWN BOY, LOOK...

YOU PUT YOUR BOSS ON THE PHONE, OK?

I'LL STRAIGHTEN THIS WHOLE THING OUT.

SHE'S GONNA BE BIG.

WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE WORD "BIG"?

I'M TALKIN' TEX HUGE!

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

SHE'S GONNA BE POSITIVELY NUCLEAR!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

WHAT, ARE YOU A COP? NO...

I'M A TEXAS RANGER. WHY, YOU...

BET HE WISHES HE PAID YOU MORE MONEY.

[APPLAUSE]

♪ YOU'RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE ♪

♪ YOU'LL SHINE IF YOU JUST FOLLOW YOUR STAR ♪

♪ YOU CAN DO EVEN MORE THAN YOU KNOW ♪

♪ BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S SO ♪

♪ IF YOU PUSH AND PULL AND STRUGGLE HARD ♪

♪ DON'T BACK DOWN, OR LET DOWN YOUR GUARD ♪

♪ IF YOUR BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL ♪

♪ THE HARDEST THINGS WON'T SEEM SO HARD AT ALL ♪

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING ♪

♪ IS A LIFE WORTH LIVING ♪

♪ AH-AH-AH ♪

♪ AND I PRAY YOU'LL SEE WHEN WE'RE THROUGH ♪

♪ THAT YOU KNOW I BELIEVE IN YOU ♪

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING... ♪

WE WILL NOW PRESENT THE BELT AWARDS TO THE STUDENTS.

MALIK JOHNSON, GOLD BELT.

ANNA ECHEVERRIA, GOLD BELT.

EDWARD JACKSON, GOLD BELT.

JESUS RODRIGUEZ, GOLD BELT.

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING ♪

♪ IS A LIFE WORTH LIVING... ♪

♪ AND I PRAY YOU'LL SEE WHEN WE'RE THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I BELIEVE IN YOU ♪

♪ A LIFE WORTH SAVING ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THE EYES OF THE RANGER ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ ANY WRONG YOU DO, HE'S GONNA SEE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE IN TEXAS, LOOK BEHIND YOU ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE RANGER'S GONNA BE ♪