Original subtitles

"I'LL BE RIGHT HE-E-ERE."

I LOVE THIS MOVIE.

THIS WON THE OSCAR, DIDN'T IT? GANDHI.

SPIELBERG WAS ROBBED.

THIS IS BEFORE HE OUTGREW HIS PETER PAN SYNDROME.

BUT GANDHI?

WHY GIVE AN OSCAR TO A MOVIE YOU CAN'T EVEN SIT THROUGH?

5:00 THIS MORNING

ALL OF THE AIRLINE'S SCHEDULED FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED...

NEW DO?

YEAH. SHE LIKES BIG HAIR.

IT MUST WEIGH A LOT.

HOW DOES SHE WALK UPRIGHT?

HA HA.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOME.

SPEND THE NIGHT. CAN'T.

COME ON, YOU ALWAYS SPEND THE NIGHT.

NOT TONIGHT. WHY NOT?

I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA

FOR ME TO SLEEP OVER ANYMORE, YOU KNOW?

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON, YOU BEEN SLEEPING OVER SINCE YOU WERE 7.

IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT. THINGS CHANGE, DAWSON.

EVOLVE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SLEEPING IN THE SAME BED WAS FINE WHEN WE WERE KIDS,

BUT WE'RE 15 NOW. YEAH...

WE START HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY. YEAH...

AND I HAVE BREASTS.

WHAT?

AND YOU HAVE GENITALIA.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD GENITALIA.

BUT THERE'S MORE OF IT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

LONG FINGERS. I GOT TO GO.

NO, JO, DON'T HIT AND RUN. COME ON. EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

I JUST THINK OUR EMERGING HORMONES

ARE DESTINED TO ALTER OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND I'M TRYING TO LIMIT THE FALLOUT.

YOUR EMERGING HORMONES

AREN'T DEVELOPING A THANG FOR ME, ARE THEY?

A THING?

NO, I'M NOT GETTING A THING FOR YOU, DAWSON.

I'VE KNOWN YOU TOO LONG.

I'VE SEEN YOU BURP, BARF, PICK YOUR NOSE, SCRATCH YOUR BUTT...

I DON'T THINK I'M GETTING A THING FOR YOU.

THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WE'RE CHANGING AND WE HAVE TO ADJUST

OR ELSE THE MALE-FEMALE THING WILL GET IN THE WAY.

WHAT IS WITH THIS WHEN-HARRY-MET- EIGHTIES CRAP?

IT DOESN'T APPLY TO US. WE TRANSCEND IT.

AND HOW DO WE DO THAT?

BY GOING TO SLEEP.

I'M TIRED.

THAT'S AVOIDANCE.

NO, IT'S PROOF...

PROOF THAT WE CAN STILL REMAIN FRIENDS

DESPITE ANY MOUNTING SEXUAL THEORETICS.

I DON'T THINK IT WORKS THAT WAY, DAWSON.

COME ON, DON'T GET FEMALE ON ME, JOEY.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO START CALLING YOU JOSEPHINE.

OH, JOSEPHINE THIS.

OK. I GIVE.

GIVE.

WE'RE FRIENDS, OK?

NO MATTER HOW MUCH BODY HAIR WE ACQUIRE?

DEAL?

DEAL.

AND WE DON'T EVER TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN? DEAL?

YOU GOT IT.

COOL.

GOOD NIGHT, JOEY.

G'NIGHT, DAWSON.

WHY'D YOU HAVE TO BRING THIS UP, ANYWAY?

BRING IT IN HARDER. PULL IT FLAT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS GOOD?

ARRRRGHH! AAH!

NO, NO, NO! CUT, CUT, CUT. IT'S 3 COUNTS YOU GOT TO WAIT!

COME ON!

PACEY, COME ON-- JOEY, PACE--

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

IF YOU COME UP BEFORE SHE'S ESTABLISHED ON THE DOCK,

IT'S NOT SCARY.

HE DID IT AGAIN-- HE GRABBED MY ASS.

LIKE YOU EVEN HAVE ONE.

GUYS, WE ARE WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE, ALL RIGHT?

WE'VE GOT 2 WEEKS. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL.

IT'S A LOAD OF COOPERATION.

HEY, IT'S MERYL STREEP'S FAULT, OK?

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.

BITE ME.

WELL, WELL... MY MOUTH DROPS.

HEY, THERE.

HI. I'M PACEY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI. I'M DAWSON.

YOU'RE DAWSON. DAWSON, YEAH, I KNOW. UM, WE MET BEFORE.

I'M JEN.

OH, THE GRANDDAUGHTER FROM NEW YORK. OK.

WOW. YOU LOOK... DIFFERENT.

PUBERTY.

HI. I'M JOEY.

I LIVE DOWN THE CREEK, AND WE'VE NEVER MET.

EVER.

SO, JENNY, ARE YOU JUST VISITING?

UH, YEAH, MY GRANDFATHER'S AORTA COLLAPSED,

AND SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH THIS PLASTIC TUBE,

AND MY PARENTS SENT ME TO HELP OUT FOR A WHILE.

SO YOU'LL BE GOING TO SCHOOL HERE THEN?

YEAH. UH, 10th GRADE.

HEY, COOL. US, TOO.

OH, GOOD. UM...

LOOK, MY GRAMS IS WAITING. I SHOULD GO,

BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS

AND, UM, I'LL SEE YOU IN SCHOOL.

IF NOT SOONER. YEAH.

IF NOT SOONER.

NICE.

NOT BAD.

YOU THINK SHE'S A VIRGIN? YOU WANT TO NAIL HER?

WE JUST MET. AND A WASTED MOMENT IT WAS.

I MEAN, GREATER MEN WOULD BE NAILING RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

TACT. LOOK IT UP.

MM...

OHH...

OH, GOD--MOM...

WHOOPS. OH, HI, SON.

YOUR MOTHER AND I WERE--

UM, JUST DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT--

WE NEEDED A NEW COFFEE TABLE.

HI, PACEY.

HI, MR. LEERY, MRS. LEERY.

HI, PACEY.

OH, DON'T LOOK SO RED, DAWSON.

IT COULD BE WORSE.

YOU KNOW, MRS. LEERY, I REALLY LOVE THAT NEW HAIRDO.

OH, THANK YOU, PACEY.

I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO WORK TODAY.

WE'RE RUNNING LATE. I SHOULD GET GOING.

OK, MR. MAN MEAT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

MOM...MOM...

JUST THE VICTIM I'M LOOKING FOR.

NO, BODIE, NOT AGAIN...

BUT I'M BEING TESTED ON THIS ONE.

HERE, JUST A TASTE.

ORGASMIC.

WHERE'S BESS?

IF YOU WANT TO WEAR MY THINGS, FINE.

THEY'RE FAIRLY USELESS TO ME AT THIS POINT,

BUT THAT MEANS YOU PUT THEM BACK WHERE YOU FOUND THEM.

GOT IT? GOT IT.

I'M WAY TOO PREGNANT TO BE DIGGING UNDERNEATH YOUR BED.

SO STAY OUT OF MY ROOM. GOT IT?

I'M GONNA KNOCK HER SILLY, I SWEAR IT.

HERE, TRY THIS.

MM...

ORGASMIC.

AH...

THANK YOU.

SO IF YOUR DAD IS MR. MAN MEAT,

DOES THAT MAKE YOU MR. MAN MEAT, JR. OR MR. MAN MEAT II?

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRAG THE CREEK TO FIND YOUR BODY, PACE.

DOES FORREST GUMP GO IN THE COMEDY OR DRAMA SECTION?

HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GONNA ASK THAT?

IT GOES IN THE DRAMA SECTION.

THANK YOU, DAWSON.

CAN YOU SAY WET BRAIN?

I'M SORRY. WHAT DID YOU SAY?

DID YOU TOSS A NEGATIVE,

DISPARAGING REMARK MY WAY?

BECAUSE IF YOU DID--

AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG--

I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU WHO YOU ARE.

I KNOW, I KNOW. YOUR DAD OWNS THE PLACE.

NO.

I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE HUGE, ROTATING WORLD OF LIFE.

HEH. AND WHO AM I, NELLIE?

NOBODY.

THAT'S THE POINT.

YOU'RE NOT THERE.

YOU DON'T EVEN EXIST...

BECAUSE IF YOU DID,

I MIGHT HAVE TO RESPOND

TO YOUR PATHETIC, LITTLE,

UNDER-THE-BREATH ONE-LINERS.

BUT INSTEAD I TAKE COMFORT

KNOWING YOU'RE VAPOR.

PFFFF...

NONEXISTENT NOTHING.

MY GOD, LOOK AT HER.

SHOW SOME RESPECT, MAN.

SHE'S SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

I HAVE IT ON PRETTY GOOD AUTHORITY

THAT MOTHERS HAVE EXCELLENT SEX LIVES, ALL RIGHT?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

CAN WE HELP YOU?

YES, YOU CAN. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE,

AND I'D LIKE TO RENT A VIDEO.

EXCELLENT.

YOU JUST FILL THAT OUT AND YOU SHOOT US OVER A CREDIT CARD.

THANKS.

YOU NEW IN TOWN?

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN HERE BEFORE.

YES, I AM.

MY NAME'S TAMARA. WHAT'S YOURS?

PACEY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

WELL, THERE YOU GO, PACEY.

OK, THANKS.

UM, DO YOU THINK I COULD HELP YOU LOCATE A VIDEO THIS AFTERNOON?

MAYBE. I'M IN THE MOOD FOR ROMANCE.

UH, WE KEEP THE NEW RELEASES AGAINST--

OH, NO. I'M VINTAGE ALL THE WAY.

THE CLASSICS ARE IN THE--

WHERE WOULD I FIND THE GRADUATE?

THE GRADUATE IS THE ONE...

WHERE THE OLDER WOMAN, ANNE BANCROFT,

SEDUCES THE YOUNGER MAN, DUSTIN HOFFMAN.

I'LL CHECK IN--

IT'S RIGHT THERE, ACTUALLY.

THANKS. OHH...

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN HELP YOU WITH?

OH, NO. THAT SHOULD DO IT.

HOW MUCH?

PAY WHEN YOU RETURN.

DON'T FORGET YOUR CREDIT CARD.

YEAH... RIGHT HERE.

ENJOY THE FILM.

I WILL.

OH--IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, PACEY.

OH, YEAH.

WIPE THE DROOL, DUDE.

DUDE, SHE WAS FLIRTING WITH ME.

SHE WAS LAUGHING AT YOU.

NO. SHE WANTED ME.

SHE WANTED DUSTIN HOFFMAN.

I--

HEY.

HOW'S YOUR GRANDDAD?

OH, HE'S BREATHING. GOOD SIGN.

IT'S JUST MY GRANDMA THAT PRESENTS THE CHALLENGE.

SHE'S GOT THIS PRAYING MENTALITY,

WHICH IS REALLY AWKWARD, SINCE I DON'T DO THE WHOLE GOD THING.

UH, WHAT YOU GOT HERE? LET'S SEE.

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON,

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, SWAMP THING?

IT'S RESEARCH.

I'M MAKING A MOVIE.

REALLY? YEAH.

KINDA YOUNG TO BE SO AMBITIOUS. 15.

SPIELBERG SHOT ON AN 8 MILLIMETER WHEN HE WAS 13.

AND WHY MOVIES? WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION THERE?

I REJECT REALITY.

OH.

HEH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY STUDIO?

LONG SHOT HERE--

A SPIELBERG FAN?

PRETTY MUCH WORSHIP THE MAN IN A GODLIKE WAY. YEAH.

HOW REVEALING.

I HAVE HIS CAREER CHRONICLED UP ON MY WALL.

IF YOU NOTICE, EVERYTHING IS ARRANGED IN RECEDING BOX-OFFICE ORDER,

STARTING WITH THE BLOCKBUSTERS,

JURASSIC PARK, E.T., JAWS, INDIANA JONES SERIES,

AND IF YOU FOLLOW IT TO MY CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED WALL...

I HAVE SCHINDLER'S LIST AND THE COLOR PURPLE.

ALSO FOR HUMILITY PURPOSES--

I ALSO KEEP HIS OTHERS--

1941 AND ALWAYS,

IN LIMITED BUT ACCESSIBLE VIEW.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH OBSESSIVE REALITY DISORDERS?

IT'S BEYOND THAT.

SEE, I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE,

ALL THE ANSWERS TO LIFE'S QUESTIONS

CAN BE FOUND IN A SPIELBERG FILM.

IT'S A THEORY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

YOU SEE, WHENEVER I HAVE A PROBLEM,

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LOOK TO THE RIGHT SPIELBERG MOVIE,

AND THE ANSWER'S REVEALED.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED A 12-STEP PROGRAM?

WIT.

WE LIKE THAT AROUND HERE.

VICTIM? I DON'T DO VICTIMS.

NO. I ACTUALLY SEE YOU AS A VIBRANT, YET COMPLEX HEROINE

WHO ENDS UP SAVING THE DAY.

YOU ARE VERY SMOOTH.

ACTUALLY, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,

THE BOSTON FILM CRITICS HAVE THIS PROGRAM FOR JUNIOR FILMMAKERS.

HEAVY COMPETITION.

THE DEADLINE'S IN 2-- WE'RE REALLY UNDER THE GUN.

JENNIFER!

OH...

I BETTER GO.

DON'T WANT HER TO ERUPT.

I'LL SEE YOU AT SCHOOL.

BYE.

JOEY, HEY, WHERE YOU BEEN?

COME ON, SIT DOWN.

WATCH THIS.

772-5982.

BACK TO YOU, BOB.

DO YOU THINK MY MOM'S SLEEPING WITH HER CO-ANCHOR?

WHERE'D THAT COME FROM?

WATCH.

...982. BACK TO YOU, BOB.

SOMETHING ABOUT HER Bs.

THEY'RE TOO SOFT.

"BACK TO YOU, BOB."

YOU'RE REACHING.

I MEAN, WHY WOULD YOUR MOM BE SLEEPING WITH HER CO-ANCHOR?

YOUR DAD'S THE PERFECT MALE SPECIMEN.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK THEY ARE.

YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR CONFLICT.

EVERYTHING'S A POTENTIAL SCRIPT TO YOU...

ACCEPT YOUR PERFECT LIFE, DAWSON.

IT'S REALITY.

BACK TO YOU, BOB.

CLEANUP CONTINUES--

...982.

BACK TO YOU, BOB.

MORNIN', GRANDDADDY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I--I WAS--I WAS JUST SAYING GOOD MORNING.

YOUR BREAKFAST IS READY.

I'M GLAD I'M HERE, GRAMS.

YOU BETTER HURRY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE YOUR FIRST DAY.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T USUALLY EAT IN THE MORNING, GRAMS.

I--I APPRECIATE THE FUSS AND ALL,

BUT MY EYES BARELY OPEN BEFORE NOON.

JUST A COFFEE FIX AND I'M SET.

WELL, I'LL REMEMBER THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO TELL ME ABOUT THIS DAWSON GUY NEXT DOOR.

HE LOOKS SO DIFFERENT.

HE USED TO BE KIND OF SHORT AND COMPACT.

YOU STAY AWAY. THAT BOY IS TROUBLE.

AREN'T THEY ALL?

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE CREEK?

UM...JOEY, I THINK HER NAME IS?

THAT GIRL FROM DOWN THE CREEK

HAS BEEN CRAWLING IN THE BEDROOM WINDOW

OF THAT BOY FROM NEXT DOOR

FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

NEITHER GOES TO CHURCH.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE WHAT YOU CALL THE WRONG ELEMENT.

RIGHT.

SAY GRACE, DEAR.

THAT'S OK. YOU--YOU CAN DO IT.

NOW, IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU DID IT.

I DON'T THINK SO, GRAMS. THANKS, THOUGH.

IS THERE SOME REASON

YOU DON'T WANT TO THANK OUR LORD THIS MORNING?

UH...

YOU KNOW, GRAMS, I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO THIS

SINCE I ONLY JUST GOT HERE

AND I'M KIND OF PRONE TO HEADACHES AND ALL,

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T DO REAL WELL

WITH THE CHURCH AND THE BIBLE AND THIS PRAYER STUFF.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I DON'T COVET A RELIGIOUS GOD.

GRAMS, I'M AN ATHEIST.

HI. I'M NELLIE OLESEN.

NELLIE, AS IN LITTLE HOUSE--

I KNOW, I KNOW.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

WAS, LIKE, MY MOM AND DAD'S FAVORITE SHOW,

BUT NO PRECONCEPTIONS, OK?

I'M NOT LIKE HER AT ALL.

UH, I'M JEN.

FROM NEW YORK.

I KNOW.

HOW'S YOUR GRANDFATHER?

HE HAS US ALL WORRIED.

HE'S STILL ON THE PRAYER LIST AT CHURCH.

YOU PARTY?

EXCUSE ME?

PAR-TY.

UH...PARTY AS IN, DO I LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME

OR PARTY AS IN, DRINK AND USE DRUGS?

IT'S SUBJECTIVE.

I LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME... SUBSTANCE-FREE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL YOU NELLIE.

SEE YA.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOING?

I COULD REALLY USE A CIGARETTE.

YOU SMOKE?

OH, I QUIT. I'M JUST A LITTLE TENSE.

WELL, YOU'RE HIDING IT WELL.

I HAVE A GREAT DENIAL SYSTEM.

AH, IT'S THE FIRST DAY.

IT'LL GET EASIER. GOOD.

HOW'S YOUR SCHEDULE? THEY SCREWED UP MINE.

WHO DO YOU HAVE FIRST PERIOD?

UM, BRINSON, BIOLOGY.

I WAS JUST HEADING THAT WAY.

WERE YOU?

TAMARA.

HELLO, PACEY.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME MS. JACOBS DURING SCHOOL HOURS?

RIGHT. OF COURSE.

HEY...HI.

I WAS HOPING WE'D HAVE A CLASS TOGETHER.

HERE WE ARE.

MRS. BATES.

PSYCHO.

YOU KNOW THE FILM?

ANTHONY PERKINS, JANET LEIGH, UNIVERSAL, 1960.

DID YOU KNOW THAT HITCHCOCK SURPRISED

JANET LEIGH WITH FREEZING COLD WATER

TO GET HER TO SCREAM SO EFFECTIVELY?

WHO ARE YOU?

DAWSON LEERY.

THEN I TAKE IT YOU'LL BE IN MY FIFTH PERIOD FILM LAB.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION WITH MY SCHEDULE.

I WAS DENIED ADMITTANCE TO YOUR FILM CLASS.

THEN YOU MUST BE A SOPHOMORE.

AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING?

THIS IS A VERY POPULAR CLASS, DAWSON.

SEATING IS LIMITED. THERE'S A WAITING LIST.

PRIORITY GOES TO UPPERCLASSMEN.

WELL, THAT'S STUPID.

EXCUSE ME? WHO MADE THAT RULE?

I DID.

OH.

WHY ARE YOU SO ADAMANT?

PASSION, MR. GOLD.

PURE, MAD-DRIVEN PASSION.

MOVIES ARE MY LIFE.

OH, I SEE.

I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT COMING ACROSS WELL AT ALL HERE.

THE POINT IS, I'M GOING TO BE A FILMMAKER.

IT'S MY LIFE'S AMBITION.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

HOW MANY STUDENTS

DO YOU HAVE IN THIS CLASS THAT CAN SAY THAT?

THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, MR. GOLD.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.

YOU HAVE THE POWER.

YOU COULD EASILY OVERRIDE

THIS BIZARRE RULE THAT DENIES STUDENTS THEIR EDUCATION.

YOU'RE VERY CONVINCING, DAWSON LEERY.

BUT I'M AFRAID THE CLASS IS MAXED OUT.

I WISH I COULD MAKE CASE BY CASE EXCEPTIONS,

BUT THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR AND PROBLEMATIC.

I'M SORRY TO SAY NO IS MY DEFINITIVE ANSWER.

BUT...

NO, PERIOD.

IT'S A COMPLETE SENTENCE.

HEY, JOEY. JOEY.

UM, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING KINDA UP FRONT?

SURE.

ARE YOU AND DAWSON A THING?

NO, WERE JUST FRIENDS.

LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE, I HOPE.

YOU KNOW, MY GRAMS WARNED ME ABOUT YOU.

SHE SAYS YOU'RE SEVERELY TROUBLED.

WELL, NO OFFENSE, BUT YOUR GRAMS IS CRACKED.

WHY DOES SHE RAG ON YOU?

PICK A TOPIC.

THERE'S MY DAD, THE IMPRISONED CONVICT,

OR MY SISTER, IMPREGNATED BY HER BLACK BOYFRIEND--

YOUR FATHER'S IN PRISON?

CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC MARIJUANA

IN EXCESS OF 10,000 POUNDS.

WOW, UM, SO THEN, WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER?

OH, SHE HAD THIS CANCER THING.

IT GOT HER.

SO THEN YOU LIVE WITH YOUR SISTER?

AND THE BLACK BOYFRIEND.

HE LIKES YOU, YOU KNOW.

WHO, THE BLACK BOYFRIEND?

DAWSON.

DON'T ABUSE HIS FEELINGS.

OKAY, THE BALD MAN IS MR. HERMAN.

HE TEACHES A TIMID CALCULUS CLASS

AND PACKS A .45 MAGNUM.

LAST YEAR OPENED FIRE-- TOOK OUT TWO STUDENTS

AND A CUSTODIAN.PLED JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A HALL PASS.

WOMAN IN THE FUNKY, BLACK DRESS.

PERIODIC DRINKER.

BLACKS OUT AFTER TWO GLASSES OF CHEAP WINE

AND RUNS THROUGH TOWN WITH HER DRESS OVER HER HEAD.

SINGING NEIL DIAMOND SONGS.

YOU'RE GOOD.

I SHOULD BRING YOU IN TO PUNCH UP MY DIALOGUE.

UM, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING, DAWSON.

YEAH, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A LOOK AT ACT THREE?

SURE. I'M HAVING A CLIMAX ISSUE.

TAMARA-- PARDON, MS. JACOBS.

HOW WAS THE GRADUATE?

JUST AS I REMEMBERED.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ROMANCE TONIGHT?

WHY, YOU GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?

UH, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE SUMMER OF '42?

REFRESH MY MEMORY.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

WHO SEDUCES A YOUNG BOY ON THE VERGE OF MANHOOD.

IT'S A FAVORITE.

I, UH, COULD RESERVE IT FOR YOU IF YOU LIKE.

ACTUALLY, TONIGHT I'M GOING TO SEE

THAT NEW FILM PLAYING AT THE RIALTO.

YEAH.

IT'S GETTING GREAT REVIEWS.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, UH, I GUESS I'LL MAYBE CHECK IT OUT THEN.

HEY, WATCH IT!

MAN, VIDEO WOMAN IS MY NEW ENGLISH TEACHER.

OKAY, YOU, ME, THE MOVIES TONIGHT.

WE ARE STALKING A FACULTY MEMBER.

NEGATIVE. WHAT?

I ACTUALLY HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING

MY VIRGINITY IN A HIGH-LEVEL FANTASY FASHION.

PACEY, GO HOME. WALK YOUR DOG.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE ENGLISH TEACHER.

NOT TONIGHT-- THAT'S NOT THE PLAN, MAN.

I JUST WANT TO FAMILIARIZE HER WITH THE GAZE,

THE SMILE, THE CHARMING FEATURES, YOU KNOW.

DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF. LISTEN, IT IS A FACT

THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OLDER WOMEN ARE

ATTRACTED TO YOUNG BOYS ON THE VERGE OF MANHOOD. OKAY?

IT KEEPS THEM FEELING YOUNG.

I READ THAT IN COSMOPOLITAN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING READING COSMOPOLITAN?

LISTEN, I HAVE THREE MENSTRUALLY DIVERSE SISTERS, OKAY?

COSMO IS MY SAVIOR.

WHAT DO YOU NEED ME FOR?

MORAL SUPPORT, OKAY. IT'LL BE COOL.

YOU CAN INVITE MISS TEEN NEW YORK.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

UNLESS SOMEBODY'S BEATEN YOU TO IT.

C'MON, MAN, GET IN THERE.

BE ASSERTIVE. TALK TO HER, ALL RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE READING COSMO.

IT'LL BUILD YOUR FEMALE ESTEEM.

GO ON...

DAWSON, HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

I SEE YOU'VE MET ROGER FULLFORD.

YEAH, NICE GUY.

YEAH, JOCK QUARTERBACK BY DAY,

SCHIZOPHRENIC TRANSVESTITE BY NIGHT.

OH, REALLY?

HAS WHAT YOU CALL A TORI SPELLING COMPLEX.

HE'S PARTIAL TO VICTORIA'S SECRET.

JUST SO YOU KNOW.

BUT CAN HE RUN IN PUMPS?

HEY, UH, PACEY IS CREW DIRECTING A TRIP TO THE MOVIES TONIGHT.

NOTHING BIG, JUST A FEW OF US.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?

HEY, JOEY.

I NEED A FAVOR. UH-OH.

I HAVE A SEMI QUASI DATE WITH JEN TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH PACEY AND I NEED YOU COME WITH US.

I'D RATHER GO DOWN IN A PLANE CRASH.

C'MON IT'S GONNA REALLY WEIRD JUST TWO GUYS AND JEN.

IT WOULD EVEN IT OUT.

WELL, SO WOULD IT BE LIKE A DOUBLE DATE?

SORTA, BUT NOT REALLY.

PACEY'S ON THIS HORMONAL MISSION--

ARE YOU HAVING AN ANEURYSM? NO WAY.

IT'S JUST SO THAT JEN WON'T FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.

WELL, WE WOULDN'T WANT THAT.

C'MON, JOEY, PLEASE?

PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!

JOEY...PLEASE?

WHATEVER. THANK YOU!

YOU'RE THE BEST. I MEAN IT.

I KNOW YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT

OUR RELATIONSHIP AND EVERYTHING, BUT I TOLD YOU NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING?

WELL, DAWSON HAS A GUN. THOUGHT WE'D GO KNOCK OVER

A FEW LIQUOR STORES AND THEN GO FOR SOME TATTOOS.

WHY DO YOU TALK LIKE THAT, DEAR?

I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO ESTABLISH A RAPPORT

WITH YOU THAT'S BASED ON HUMOR.

I'M COMPLETELY HARMLESS, YOU'LL SEE.

WELL, JUST BE BACK BY 10:00.

I CAN DO THAT. THANKS FOR BEING SO COOL ABOUT THIS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA CHAIN ME TO A CHAIR OR SOMETHING.

NOT AT ALL.

YOU WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES, GO.

HAVE FUN, JUST AS LONG AS YOU

COME TO CHURCH WITH ME ON SUNDAY MORNING.

I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE CATCH.

GRAMS, I'M SORRY,

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP ON THIS ONE.

I'M AFRAID I INSIST.

I'M FIRM ABOUT MY BELIEFS.

PLEASE RESPECT THEM.

LOOK, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK.

CHURCH'D DO YOU GOOD.

LET ME DETERMINE THAT.

CHURCH ISN'T THE ANSWER. NOT FOR ME.

BUT I PROMISE YOU, I WILL KEEP AN OPEN MIND

AND HONOR AND RESPECT YOUR BELIEFS FOR AS LONG AS I'M HERE.

THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.

YOU WILL DO AS I SAY.

YOU ARE UNDER MY GUARD.

AH, YOU KNOW, I AM TRYING REALLY HARD

TO KEEP MY REBELLIOUS NATURE IN CHECK.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, GRAMS.

I'LL GO TO CHURCH WHEN YOU SAY THE WORD PENIS.

YOU STOP THAT TALK.

IT'S JUST A WORD, GRAMS.

CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL--PENIS.

GRAMS, I REALLY LOVE YOU,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIGHTEN UP.

MM. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

...CLEAN UP IMMEDIATELY.

ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC,

IT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL PREVIOUS SPILLS,

IT STILL REMAINS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING OIL SUPPLIERS.

ALL RIGHT.

DAD, I'M OUTTA HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THOUGHT ALL THE WAITRESSES

COULD WEAR SCUBA GEAR.

COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL.

DAD, THIS WHOLE AQUATIC-THEMED RESTAURANT IDEA

GETS WORSE ON A DAILY BASIS.

SHIFT. YOUR MOM'S ON.

WATCHING HER WORK IS THE BEST FOREPLAY.

I'M OUTTA HERE.

HAVE FUN. PLAY SAFE.

THE CONDOM CHAT IS PREMATURE.

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY.

WHAT IS UP WITH THE SEX?

IT'S ALL ANYBODY THINKS ABOUT.

SEX, SEX, SEX!

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

SEX IS A VERY BIG PART

OF WHO WE ARE AS HUMAN BEINGS.

DOES THAT MEAN WE HAVE TO GO HUMP THE COFFEE TABLE?

IF SEX IS SO IMPORTANT, THEN HOW COME SPIELBERG HAS NEVER

HAD A SEX SCENE IN ONE OF HIS MOVIES? HMM?

HE KEEPS IT IN IT'S PROPER PLACE IN FILM,

AS SHOULD WE IN LIFE.

I'LL BE HOME EARLY.

BACK TO YOU, BOB.

WHOA. HOLD ON A SEC.

I'M IN A HURRY!

YOUR ATTITUDE'S GOT TO GO.

NOW, BLOT 'EM TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

YOU HOLD ONTO THIS, AND EVERY HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR

YOU EXCUSE YOURSELF TO GO TOUCH UP.

GOT IT?

SO DO YOU PLAN ON STAYING THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR?

WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON MY GRAMS REALLY,

AND MY MOM AND DAD.

HEY, JOEY, I LOVE YOUR LIPSTICK.

WHAT SHADE IS THAT? WICKED RED.

I LOVE YOUR HAIR COLOR. WHAT NUMBER IS THAT?

YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE JOEY.

SHE WAS BORN IN A BARN. THAT'S OKAY.

JOEY, I JUST DO HIGHLIGHTS.

SO, UH, JEN, YOU A VIRGIN?

THAT'S MATURE.

DAWSON IS A VIRGIN, AND TWO VIRGINS

MAKES FOR A CLUMSY FIRST ENCOUNTER, DON'T YOU THINK?

YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D HELP.

YOU KNOW, CUT TO THE CHASE.

NO, IT'S OKAY, DAWSON.

YES, I AM A VIRGIN.

HOW ABOUT YOU, JOEY? ARE YOU A VIRGIN?

PLEASE, YEARS AGO.

TRUCKER NAMED BUBBA.

WHAT IS UP WITH YOU?

BACK IN A BIT.

SO, JEN...YOU A SIZE QUEEN?

EXCUSE ME?

WELL, HOW IMPORTANT IS THE SIZE TO YOU?

JOEY.

YOU KNOW, BEING A VIRGIN,

I GUESS I HAVEN'T GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF, JO?

I'M TORN...

YOU AND ME, OUTSIDE. NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, DAWSON?

I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.

I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.

DID YOU NOTICE THE LONG FINGERS?

A CONSTRUCTION WORKER OR ONE OF THOSE GUYS...

HEY, TAMARA.

HI. PACEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST CHECKING OUT THE MOVIE.

I CAME WITH SOME FRIENDS.

OH, GOOD. I'M GLAD.

BUT I CAN SIT HERE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW.

YOU WANT A MILK DUD?

NO. BUT--

OH, YEAH, BY THE WAY, THE SUMMER OF '42

IS OFFICIALLY RESERVED IN YOUR NAME.

OH, PACEY, LOOK, I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND--

NO, NO-- IT WAS NOTHING.

I COULD EVEN COME OVER.

WE COULD WATCH IT TOGETHER, MAYBE...

HI. UH, PACEY, ARE YOU SURE

YOU DON'T WANNA GO SIT WITH YOUR FRIENDS?

WHO'S THIS GUY?

A FRIEND. HEY, QUIET!

SORRY.

TAMMY, IS THIS KID BOTHERING YOU?

NO, BENJI.

BENJI?

MS. JACOBS INVITED ME HERSELF.

NOT EXACTLY. LOOK, PACEY, YOU HAVE GOT

TO UNDERSTAND, I WAS ONLY RENTING A MOVIE.

LOOK, WHY DON'T I HELP YOU FIND YOUR SEAT.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF!

WHAT?!

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

FROM THE MOMENT LITTLE MISS HIGHLIGHTS

SHOWED UP YOU HAVEN'T SAID ONE WORD TO ME!

CRAP! THAT IS PURE CRAP AND YOU KNOW IT!

ALL YOUR BLOOD IS RUSHING DOWNWARD AND YOU CAN'T EVEN

ACKNOWLEDGE ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IS EVEN PRESENT!

I LIKE HER, OKAY?!

SUE ME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND!

WHERE IS A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING?

I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING! I'M TIRED OF UNDERSTANDING!

ALL I DO IS UNDERSTAND!

JOEY!

NOTHING PENETRATES WITH YOU, DAWSON.

YOU'RE SO FAR REMOVED FROM REALITY,

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOUR LIFE.

IT'S A FREAKING FAIRY TALE AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

YOU JUST WANT CONFLICT

FOR THAT SCRIPT YOU'RE WRITING.

STOP LIVING IN THE MOVIES.

GROW UP.

I'LL WALK YOU TO YOUR DOOR.

UM, NOT WITH GRAMS WAITING TO POUNCE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.

SO... SO, UH...

IT WAS A REALLY REPULSIVE EVENING.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

I KNOW I DON'T POSSESS MUCH POWER IN THE UNIVERSE,

BUT I FEEL COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TONIGHT, DAWSON.

NO, I...

I PULLED THE PIN. I TOSSED THE GRENADE.

I GOT A BIG, OLD L RIGHT--

NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT A LOSER, DAWSON.

YOU'RE VERY SWEET...AND SMART.

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.

YOU'RE COOL WITHOUT BEING

REALLY OBNOXIOUS ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE VERY, VERY TALENTED.

YOU GOT CLEAR SKIN.

BIG PLUS.

THANK YOU.

NO. THANK YOU.

DAWSON, THINGS WERE NOT SO GREAT FOR ME IN NEW YORK,

AND, WELL, THEY'RE KINDA SCARY RIGHT NOW, SO...

THANK YOU.

OH, UM...

I SHOULD GO.

BUT THANKS

FOR EVERYTHING, DAWSON.

BUT, UM...

I'M JUST GONNA TO PRETEND WE KISSED, OKAY?

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?

PACEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

I'LL LIVE.

WAIT. TALK TO ME A SECOND.

ABOUT WHAT? THE GRADUATE OR THE SUMMER OF '42?

WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER DISCUSS?

I'D LIKE TO CLEAR UP THIS MISUNDERSTANDING.

I UNDERSTAND YOU PERFECTLY WELL, MS. JACOBS.

I'M SO SORRY. YOU SHOULD BE

BECAUSE YOU'RE A LIAR.

HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU WERE JUST RENTING A MOVIE?

BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.

IT'S A CROCK.

THE TRUTH IS YOU'RE A WELL PUT TOGETHER, KNOCKOUT OF A WOMAN

WHO'S FEELING A LITTLE INSECURE ABOUT HITTING 40.

SO WHEN A YOUNG, VIRILE BOY SUCH AS MYSELF FLIRTS WITH YOU,

YOU ENJOY IT. YOU ENTICE IT.

YOU FANTASIZE ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

TO BE WITH THAT YOUNG BOY ON THE VERGE OF MANHOOD,

'CAUSE IT HELPS YOU STAY FEELING ATTRACTIVE.

MAKES THE AGING PROCESS A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU BLEW IT, LADY.

'CAUSE I'M THE BEST SEX YOU'LL NEVER HAVE.

YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ONE THING, PACEY.

YOU'RE NOT A BOY.

GOD...

I'M SORRY.

OH, GOD...

I'LL SEE YOU IN SCHOOL, MS. JACOBS.

WHOA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?

HANGING WITH THE CLOTHES.

WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT, JOEY?

I WIGGED OUT.

WHAT IS GOING ON BETWEEN US?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

I KNOW I HAVE THIS INCREDIBLY PERFECT LIFE

AND I COMPLETELY UNDER APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, YOU DO.

I'M SORRY I WAS SUCH AN INSENSITIVE MALE.

THOUGHT I WAS ABOVE IT.

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU, JOEY.

WHAT WE HAVE IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

WHEN I SAW YOU AT THE MOVIE THEATER WITH THAT LIPSTICK ON,

I REMEMBER THINKING HOW PRETTY YOU LOOKED.

I MEAN, I IGNORED IT.

BUT I THOUGHT IT.

YEAH?

BUT THAT WAS IT, JO.

IT DIDN'T GO ANY FURTHER THAN THAT.

WHEN I...SAW YOU GOING FOR JEN'S HAND, I...

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE

I WANTED TO BE THE ONE HOLDING YOUR HAND, I...

I JUST DIDN'T

WANT HER HOLDING IT.

SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US?

IT'S ALL SO COMPLICATED.

WE'RE GROWING UP, DAWSON, THAT'S ALL.

I MEAN, EVEN SPIELBERG

OUTGREW HIS PETER PAN SYNDROME.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I CAN'T SLEEP OVER ANYMORE.

AND WE CAN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER THE WAY WE USED TO.

THERE'S SOME THINGS WE JUST CAN'T SAY.

NO, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

JOEY, I CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING. YEAH?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU WALK YOUR DOG, HUH?

WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WHAT TIME OF DAY?

HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK?

GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YA, DAWSON.

SEE YA, JOEY.

JOEY!

USUALLY IN THE MORNING WITH KATIE COURIC!