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All right, everybody, settle down.

All right. Welcome to first day of school.

My name is Mr. Turkeltaub.

Mr. Turkeltaub.

You are in sixth grade now,

which means every one of you has added responsibility.

So, up here on the board, every day,

I am gonna write down your homework and your assignments and the due date.

You're gonna be responsible because you're the leaders of this school.

Okay, then.

Time for attendance.

Here. Jennwerashkenazi

tu rkeltaub: Keith breslow. Here.

Here. Tu rkeltaub: Michelle chen.

Here. Tu rkeltaub: Sharon Cohen.

All right.

Hey, hey, hey. All right, give me that.

Give me that right now. You. Yeah, yeah.

Who did this?

Turkeltaub: Who did this?

No one admits to it, there's no gym.

One.

Two.

Thought it might be you.

What's your name?

Paul graff.

And you think this is appropriate?

I'm asking you a question.

I just wanted to make everyone laugh.

Comedian, huh?

You wanna be Mr. Popularity, is that it?

Okay, stand up there. In front. Go on.

Joanne dersch. Here.

Jonathan Davis.

The name's bond. James Bond.

Tu rkeltaub: Jonathan Davis!

Jonathan Davis, get down here right now.

We're gonna have order in this classroom this year.

You're back for a repeat performance, I see.

No wonder it's your second time through sixth grade with me,

'cause you got nothing up here.

Johnny: Look who taught me.

Animal.

Man: Good morning, students. This is principal sebell.

Would you all to please rise...

Turkeltaub: Exchange one ten for ten ones.

Class, exchange...

One ten for ten ones. Children: One ten forten ones.

And that is how you subtract large numbers, right?

Sub-traction. Yeah.

Mr. Turkeytaub, idont_. Turkeltaub.

I just explained it to you, mn, um_. Edgar romanelli.

Mr. Romanelli, were you not listening?

All right, you just repeat it to yourself. You'll learn it.

I have eyes in the back of my head, Mr. Davis.

I didn't even do anything.

Turkeltaub: I will not tolerate any nonsense.

Cut it out or you go to principal sebell's office.

Johnny: Damn.

Turkeltaub: Right now, class.

Exchange one ten... Children: One ten...

Okay, it's time to get ready for gym.

Okay, but first, you all need to get your permission slips, okay?

For a trip next week to the guggenheim museum.

All right.

All right now, everybody,

line up against the wall, shortest to tallest. Let's go.

No, no, not you, not you. Not you two troublemakers.

Gym is a privilege.

Especially not you, Mr. Disruptor. Sit back down.

Freeze.

Continue.

Tu rkeltau b: And freeze.

Continue.

Uh, Johnny?

Yeah?

I would've, um, said something if you really got in trouble.

Johnny: It don't matter, graff.

Turkey acts like he could see behind him, like he's got special powers and shit.

But he don't never do nothing.

What are you looking at?

Apollo mission patch stickers.

Whoa.

That's so cool.

I got the whole set.

My stepbrother gave them to me.

He's in the air force, down in Florida.

Right near NASA.

Turkey's still playing that disco shit?

I know. And, like, disco totally sucks.

You know kurtis blow?

Or sugarhill gang?

Paul: No, but I have a lot of records at home.

What've you got?

I have the Beatles, the red and blue albums,

which is basically all their best songs.

I heard they might get back together soon.

You can borrow them if you want.

Paul: I really like your stickers. Joh n NY: Thanks.

Can I see?

I gotta be careful with them.

I don't want Turkey to take them like he took your drawing.

I know. But my mother, she's president of the pta.

She could get him in a lot of trouble.

Oh, that I wanna see.

Turkey shitting himself would be excellent.

Yeah.

You going on the school trip?

I don't know. It's expensive.

I could probably get the money for you.

My family's, like, super-rich.

We went to big Ben last year in england with my grandpa.

Cool.

So, if you get your mother to sign, it could totally be party time.

Actually, I stay with my grandma.

And she don't remember nothing.

Sometimes she don't even remember me.

That's so weird. Where you live, again?

Hollis.

Gotta get on the bus. All right.

Cool hanging with you, graff. Yeah. Uh, see you later.

See you tomorrow. Ten-hut! See you.

Hey, Turkey.

Hey, Turkey, I'm heavyweight champion of the world.

Muhammad Ali: I am the greatest.

Paul: I am the greatest!

Paul: X-ray vision.

Man: Hello?

Paul: Grandpa! Hey! Hey, little man.

Hey, grandpa! Mmm. Hugga-mugga.

Tumbalalaika-tumba.

How you doing? Okay? Good.

Good. So check this baby out.

What's that? You drew it? It's-yeah, captain united.

I made my own superhero.

Hey.

Hey, that's great.

Hmm. Flying high over the city.

Hey, you're good. This is really impressive, you know that?

Thank you, my good man. Good for you.

That's wonderful.

Oh, by the way, I got some jellybeans.

Oh?

Okay? Hmm.

Ma says I can't eat them. They're bad for my teeth.

Oh, get out of here. I been eating jellybeans all my life.

And look at my teeth, they're perfect.

Hey, grandpa? Aaron: What?

I think I wanna be a famous artist when I grow up.

Good. You wanna be famous, you can do what you like.

But if you're gonna be famous, you gotta sign the drawings first.

All the great artists sign their work. Go and do it.

Oh, yeah, I forgot. Aaron: Yeah.

I heard that today was your first day at school. Is that right?

Yesjndeed. Lhungout with my friend Johnny. Yeah?

And we're going to the guggenheim museum next week.

The gigglyheim.

Okay, good. Very nice.

Um, I just remembered we talked about something.

What the heck was it? We talked...

Do you remember? Oh, yes. I remember.

We talked about a going-back-to-school present, yeah?

Go and look in the bag.

Holy cow! The rocket. You got it.

Aaron: You like it? That's amazing!

Can we make it? Aaron: Yeah.

We'll go to flushing Meadow, and we'll launch it.

First steps first, you know, they're coming over for dinner,

so, um, don't tell your momma. This is our secret project, okay?

Got it, grandpa. Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

This is the one that went to the moon, grandpa.

Paul: The saturn v. Aaron: Yeah.

Paul: Oh, my god.

Woman: Get... get it away, that thing! Boy: No, it's a hamster.

Woman: It's a rat in the house! Boy: It's not gonna hurt you.

Ruth: It's a rat! It's a rat. It's not. It's a hamster, aunt Ruth...

Get it, get that thing away! Oh, my god!

Get it outta here! It's not gonna hurt you.

Get it the hell outta here!

Ruthie, please, it's just the kids' pet. Ruth: Stop it!

Ruth: We had enough of those growing up, Mickey.

Hey, grandpa. Hey, how you doing?

Paul: Seriously? What are you reading?

What's that? Hey, you.

Stop. What's the rocket?

Itsforschool

you mean fake school?

You actually have to work at my school, and get real punishment.

Ask me if I care, Ted.

Esther: All right, everybody, get ready for dinner!

Irving: Well, it's not the compressor.

Irving, I need my oven.

Esther, I have to fix this.

What's going on here?

Hi, dad.

I don't know the story. What's happening?

Aaron, maybe you could, maybe you could help me with this.

I'm trying to figure out why it's making this grinding sound.

And, uh, I think maybe the freon lines... let me see.

Esther: Dad, watch your suit.

Aaron: The defrost timer.

Try that.

The defrost timer? Aaron: Yeah.

What do you need? Could you get me my socket set?

What're you doing? Paul: Ow! Why'd you do that?

Because I felt like it. Paul: Stop, you idiot.

Yeah, whatever, shithead.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...

Ma, Ted pinged my ear.

Esther: What? I heard you.

So? Oh. And you're totally innocent, I'm sure.

Yes, I am.

I am, mom. Yes... Yes. Yes! I am...

I am innocent!

How was school, buster?

It was fine. Yeah?

I have Mr. Turkeltaub.

Can you sign a permission slip? We're going on a class trip next week.

Into the city with my friend. Ah.

Guess whose mother already did it in my school meeting.

Yeah?

How much power do you have at school?

Like, do you run everything, or...

No. No, I'm the president of the pta. Why?

Just wondering. Mmm.

What is that?

It's a type of fish.

It's very nice. It's called scrod.

Well, I'm definitely not eating scrod.

What does it matter what it's called? It flakes. That means it's fresh.

Like fresh doggy-do. Hey!

I'll just eat the spaghetti

and order dumplings from fan fan for delivery.

Don't you dare. Don't you dare.

No, no, no.

I have made plenty of food. You're not ordering dumplings.

We'll soon see about that. Excuse me?

Hey, jellybean, come here.

Eat this.

Have this.

Behave yourself. Don't give your mother a hard time.

Now get out of here.

Tell your brother to behave, too. Paul: Okay.

Irving: Now, I like the throggs neck.

I like the suspension bridge. Esther: Don't slurp.

Irving: The kosciuszko bridge is a nice bridge...

Don't slurp.

For me, a truss bridge is, is the best bridge.

A truss bridge? Irving: A truss bridge.

I thought that's what you wear around your back.

Here, bloody worms.

A truss bridge is an interconnected triangle,

and a triangle cannot be distorted by stress.

So it's perfectly load bearing.

We go over the kosciuszko... Irving: What are you laughing about?

Your father's making a good point.

Irving: It's perfectly load bearing. It's not distorted by stress.

Esther: I actually have a little announcement.

Ruth: Esther would like to talk.

I've decided with, uh, your support,

that I'm gonna run for the district school board.

Ruth: Oh! That's wonderful.

Wonderful. Thank you. Okay, okay.

And you're gonna win?

With your support, yeah. Yeah, I might.

It sounds like you're not gonna.

I said I needed your support, not rude comments.

Did you hear what he said to me?

Hey, don't make yourself objectionable, for once. Okay?

Wipe your face.

Mickey: Esther, dear,

why would you run for the school board with Teddy in private school?

Esther: For Paul's sake. And to make a difference in the community.

Mickey: I'm sorry, I think that's absolutely crazy.

Paulie should be in Ted's school, anyway.

And we can help. Can't we, Aaron?

Aaron: Yeah, we can help. Mickey: Absolutely.

He's fine where he is now, ma.

Mickey: I'm just saying that the public school system

is just not what it was when we taught there. Am I right?

Aaron: It has changed, I guess. Grandma.

I like school.

All my friends are there.

My dear boy, you will be able to make friends everywhere.

Let me tell you something. The class sizes there are out of control,

and they are now bringing kids in from all over those neighborhoods.

The blacks are coming in...

Ma! Aaron: Hey, hey.

Hmckey: Hnsohy comeon

they got nowhere else to go. Their schools are broken.

He should be going to private school.

Ruth: I don't believe this! Mickey: And you know that.

These are my kiddush cups.

I brought them back from czechoslovakia. Mickey: Congratulations.

You were in czechoslovakia, aunt Ruth?

Yes.

I worked for the Pentagon right after the war.

I was relocating displaced persons in Prague.

Ted: That's so cool.

Your great-aunt is very impressive person.

Ruth: Iwent into this thrift store there and I saw all these kiddush cups.

Thenllooked at the bottom of the cups, and I saw all these names.

Wow.

I knew they were stolen from Jews that went to the camps.

I almost fell over.

Ruth: What are you laughing at?

Ruth: How could you laugh at that? What are you laughing at?

How can you kids... the Nazis took them to the camps.

Esther, they're laughing about Nazis.

Irving. Ruth: That's not funny.

Irving: Behave. Paul: What are you laughing at?

Ruth: That's not funny!

That's all. Eat the meat.

Esther: No, no, no, no, no. I don't wanna hear any reasons.

There's no excuse for that. I'm so sorry.

You're gonna catch your father's temper.

Aaron: It's not funny. I can't see

why we just don't have dumplings every night.

This is disgusting.

Esther: It's not disgusting, and we can't have dumplings every night

because then we'd never have a single dollar for anything else.

Irving: Eat it. You know what I teach, buddy?

I teach home economics. You know what that means?

It means I teach how to stay on a budget.

All right? Irving: What did I say?

Esther: He has no idea. Eat it.

He has no idea, the meaning of a dollar or how hard we work.

He does not get it at all.

Irving: Hey, stop that. Hey, stop that. Hey, knock it off.

Dumplings, suckers!

Esther: Paul, what are you... Don't you dare.

Paul? Don't you dare...

Paul, what are you doing? Hey.

Hey, get me some fried!

No. What? Now you don't like dinner?

Ted: It's got all this water in it, ma.

It's slipping and sliding on the plate. Look.

Esther: No, it doesn't! It's just like Antonio's.

Paul? Paul, don't you dial that number. Irving.

Hang up the phone right now. No ching Chang Cho food tonight, okay?

Esther: Paul? You, you stop.

Your mother made dinner. Esther: I'm not joking now.

Irving: Paul, hang up the phone.

Esther: Paul, put the phone down. Irving: Paul?

Esther: Do not call... Aaron: Put down the phone!

Paul?

Mickey: Have some respect. Irving: I'm warning you.

Hey, mamma your pasta ain't so great

Irving: Put the phone down!

You too. Put it down.

Irving: You're gonna wind up with it all over the rug.

Hey, you shut up. You stop it. One order of rice pork fried rice.

Mickey: Put down the phone! And one order of fried dumplings.

Oh! Hey! What the...

Irving: Oh!

God damn it! What did I say?

I'm gonna rap you one!

175-23, 74th Avenue.

I'm gonna get a towel. I'm so sorry.

Mickey: Don't worry. It's good.

Just a little bit of sauce.

No, actually, two orders of fried dumplings.

If we don't do it now,

if we let this be another sodom and gomorrah...

Mickey: Terrible governor. May be

we might be the generation that sees armageddon?

What a schmuck.

Esther: Hey, does anybody want the Chinese leftovers?

Otherwise I'm gonna throw them out.

No, no, no, don't throw them away. I'll eat them.

Okay.

Aaron: Hey, you okay? Hmm?

You dizzy or something? No, no, no. I just have a headache.

You have a headache? Esther: Yeah.

Okay. Come here. I have a knee ache and you got a headache.

Come here, let's dance.

We're quite a pair. Yeah.

Pa pa pa Pam.

Hey, you're gonna be okay. These kids could drive you nuts, though.

Aaron: Hey, you.

Why don't you go to sleep?

Can you stay with me?

Oh, you know someday, you may not want me here.

That will never happen.

I don't know. You're already giving your mother

a hard time.

Hmm.

Why do you do that?

Hey, grandpa? What?

Today when you said the spaghetti was bloody worms,

what did you mean?

Aaron: Oh, that.

Well, my mother, you know, when we came over here,

uh, to america, through Ellis island...

Uh, they served spaghetti there, on Ellis island.

And my mother thought it was, uh, worms.

She said, "ah! They just worms, bloody worms."

So she wouldn't have it in the house.

Yeah, I could see that.

But then why'd she come here?

'Cause they wanted to kill her, that's why.

Who would?

She was born and raised in a small town called ostropol in, uh, the Ukraine.

And her parents had a store there in the main street,

and a shop, and, uh...

But there were troops of soldiers in the Garrison who were drunk,

and cossacks who were crazy, always were.

And sometimes they'd go out looking for Jews.

They'd say, "we're looking for the Jews."

And one night, they rode into the town

and, um, they broke into her parents' store,

and, uh, they stabbed both of them, for no reason.

Just stabbed both them to death, right there in front of my mama.

And, uh, She was a young girl. She was15, 16.

She told me she had nightmares about it as long as she lived.

She said you should never, ever forget the past

because you never know when they may come looking for you.

And she...

She was right.

Yeah.

But she survived. She got away. She got out. She left her country.

She left the Ukraine, and she was unstoppable.

She got through Poland and Denmark, I think, and then to liverpool.

That's where the Beatles are from.

The Beatles.

Anyway, she met, uh, my fatherthere,

and they got married and they had me.

And, uh, so she said, "okay, come on, let's go."

And we got in a boat and we came over here to america.

The land of dreams.

Can you sing the funny song?

Aaron: Which one is that?

The one that goes...

Mares eat oats and...

I forgot. But you sung it to me once.

What's it... what is it called?

Mares eat oats and does eat oats

mares eat oats and does eat oats

and little lambs eat Ivy

a kid'll eat Ivy too wouldn't you?

Hey, lady

Esther: Dad?

Mom wants to get going.

Yeah. Help me up, will you?

God, don't ever get old.

God.

It's grandpa's birthday. You'll see him soon.

Oh, don't remind me.

Feeling 200 years old.

Okay, kid, and, uh, have fun at school. All right?

You take care of yourself, and remember your past.

Love you, grandpa.

Aaron: Love you, too.

Esther: Love you.

Aaron: And sometimes they'd go out looking for Jews.

They'd say, "we're looking for the Jews."

Just stabbed both them to death, right there in front of my mama.

For no reason.

She had nightmares about it as long as she lived.

Good morning to you good morning to you

good morning good morning

Good morning to you good morning to you

good morning! Good morning!

Good morning!

Rise and shine and don't be a lug nut, lug nut

stop!

Wake up. Up and at 'em.

Come on.

I... I got a steam boiler to fix at 9:00. I can't hang around.

What do we have here?

Irving: Holy smoke! This is real oonga bunga music.

Who can listen to this?

Another, another classic.

Another sterling record in your brother's collection.

Come on.

It's time for school

turkeltaub: Hold up the plaque. Guys, hold it up.

Hey, hey. Stop it over there.

And don't stand so close together.

Remember, lice is not your friend.

All right, hold up the sign. Down there, hold it up.

Smile for the camera.

All: Cheese!

Turkeltaub: All right. Permission slips. Let's go.

Let's go. And leave your backpacks, everybody.

They'll be here tomorrow. Don't worry. Paul: Are you gonna come?

Johnny: No, I'm good. Dude, I told you.

My family's really rich. Here, take it.

We're going into the city. It'll be so much fun.

Turkeltaub: Good. Everyone needs to find a buddy. Find a buddy.

This is your mother's signature? My grandma's.

So, if I call your home, your grandmother will say she signed this?

I don't know. We don't got a phone right in the house.

Turkeltaub: Okay. Get on the bus.

Now, I want good behavior.

Turkeltaub: Sit down.

Right now, sit down. That's the bus rule.

Paul: We've just gone so far.

Johnny: It's like a cupcake.

Johnny: Watch this. Pop and lock it.

Tu rkeltaub: Mr. Davis.

Woman: Follow me. Turkeltaub: Don't make me throw you out.

Because I will. Woman: All right, right here.

Get back with the group. Woman: This is a good place. Okay?

Now, let's go, everybody.

Here's a little gift from us here at the guggenheim.

They're postcards of the artist's work who you're looking at.

There's something very funny. Be careful.

Everybody will get one. Be careful.

I'm glad to see you so enthusiastic.

But let's take a look here.

Let's take a look at this painting by the artist kandinsky.

This painting is called abstract art.

What do you think? What do you think abstract means?

Kandinsky.

Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul!

Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul?

Woman: Paul, you are a genius.

You have a pure understanding of the work far above anyone else here.

And you'll be a millionaire soon.

Look around. You're already famous.

Tu rkeltaub: Paul graff.

Your grandfather donated a painting to us.

And we have judged this painting

to be the greatest superhero painting that we have ever seen.

And we just happen to have it right here for the museum's permanent collection.

Crowd: Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul!

Hey, Mr. Graff. What are you doing?

Get back with the group.

Come on. Everybody, let's go downstairs to meet the rest of the class.

Woman: Let's go, everybody.

Okay, hdsjetsgo. Comeon

turkeltaub: Uh, lenore, could you please help make sure we get everybody?

Thank you.

Johnny: Turkey didn't do a head-count. You wanna split?

Right now? Yeah. We'll go wherever.

Yeah.

Paul: Whoo!

Johnny: Cops are coming!

Cops are coming! They're getting closer.

Paul: Okay. So just... let's not get into anything worse, okay?

Johnny: It's cool. My cousin's visiting,

so I don't have to go home and take care of my grandma.

We got the whole day. Watch out.

Fuck you in the ass!

Look, look, look.

You think they're gonna know we cutout?

No way.

I just hope they don't check.

Nothing's gonna happen to you, man.

You're like, rich, and your mother's president of the school.

Turkey ain't gonna touch you.

I knew that.

But what about you, though? 'Cause Turkey picks on you all the time.

He don't mean shit to me.

Man: The sugarhill gang, October 16, 17, at the ritz!

Oh, shit. The sugarhill gang. I told you about them.

You and me? We're going to that show. Next month.

Cut out from school early. Paul: All right. I'm in.

Let's go to colony records. We can get their album.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Fuck! I missed that too. Energy?

I mean, when you think about it,

it's just a bunch of lines and shapes and dots,

and you think, "well, this guy is like a dumb idiot."

Which I can understand, but it's actually super-hard

'cause look how he crossed through the triangle.

Look, there's like a moon and then like a frowny face

with one eye ball. Oh, yeah, 'cause the eyeballs...

So, this is frowny face, and then when you flip it...

Happy face. Happy face.

Paul: Cool.

And this one right here, it looks like a spaceship.

Speaking' of spaceships...

I got doubles.

You can have one if you want. Really?

Wait, which one's the first one, with Neil Armstrong?

That ain't the first one. That's 11. With the eagle on it.

It's worth the most. Really valuable. Here.

Paul: That's so fly. Johnny: Yeah.

Paul: Thanks so much.

I walk on Mars, they make a patch, and it's the Davis mission.

I'd come with you.

Johnny: You know, I could do that, be an astronaut.

Hey, fool.

What's that game?

Ain't no game. It's from NASA.

NASA?

They ain't gonna let your black ass in even through the back door.

Dumbass motherfucker.

Fuck them, man.

Yeah.

They suck.

Wait.

Are you getting off?

That's right.

Do I gotta have permission?

Is everything okay? Johnny: It's not 'cause of you, graff.

I'm just tired of taking shit from everybody.

I'm sorry.

Paul: Well, I'll see you in class.

I said a hip-hop the hippie the hippie

to the hip hip-hop and you don't stop the rockin'

to the bang-bang boogie say up jump the boogie

to the rhythm of the boogie the beat

now what you hear is not a test

I'm rapping to the beat

and me the groove and my friends

are gonna try to move your feet

you see, I am wonder Mike and I'd like to...

Esther: Paul? Can you come down, please?

Have a seat. Hey.

What's up? Everything cool?

Esther: Mmm.

So, it's grandpa's birthday. Hi.

But he got you a present. 'Cause he's always thinking of you.

What is it? Aaron: Have a look.

Open it up.

And be careful because they can make quite a mess.

You'll be in big trouble.

I had a setjust like that when I was your age.

Holy cow!

Thank you so much, my good man.

It's... it's like a set for professionals.

Well, you wanna be a professional, don't you?

Well, let's say it's very good to have as a hobby.

Hey, grandpa. Now we really need to get you something.

No. Seeing you is my birthday present, how about that?

Esther: Go put your shoes on.

We're gonna go to the sly fox inn and then a movie.

Aaron: Yeah. What are we gonna see?

Aaron: Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me. Esther: Here we go.

Irving: She's really something.

I'd like it that she showed me her dog tags.

Esther: She was a liberated woman.

Yeah, she was a jap but she grew up.

She was supposed to be Japanese?

See, I didn't get that. No, globby,

she's a Jewish American pnncess.

Never heard of that in all my life. Oh, my...

You'll use that paint set I gave you, won't you?

Of course I will, partner. Good.

Yeah, it was a good movie. What's the name, golda?

Mickey: Goldie hawn. She was excellent. Goldie hawn.

Yeah.

Oh, god. Ted: What is it?

Paul: Stop! Stop!

Paul: You're so annoying! Okay, okay. Enough.

Paul: Just stop. Enough. Enough.

Paul: He hit me on purpose.

Show me where. I don't understand. Is it a sharp pain or...

Paul: Grandpa? Aaron: It's down in the shins

and I can't feel my feet. What happened?

Aaron: I'm okay, jellybean.

Dad? No, itsthere.

Aaron: Down in the shin. Mickey: We're gonna wrap it in ice.

You all right? Is he all right?

Whoa, whoa. We got you, okay?

Mickey: I don't know. Esther: Is it your leg?

Aaron: Yes. Louis: Have you seen the doctor, Aaron?

Aaron: Yeah. He said I've got arthritis.

Louis: Car's around the corner. I'm gonna go get it.

Esther: He's fine. You gotta be careful.

I'm being careful. Stop fussing. You're all fussing around me.

Come on. I'm okay. I'm okay.

Ted: Where are we going?

Esther: We're looking at houses.

People have more money than god.

Now, see, that one I like. That one... the tudor style. Oh, yeah.

What do you think?

It's a gold mine for home improvement here. Gold mine.

Our ship is coming in.

You'll see.

I think I wanna be an artist when I grow up.

That'll make you a ton of money.

Is that true, ma?

Well, it's a very hard industry.

And we don't have a lot of contacts.

Irving: You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna give you a wonderful book

by Edward de bono, called the art of success.

That's the only art you need to concern yourselfwith.

You study something you can fall back on,

like computer graphics. Esther: Mmm.

Irving: Now, that's a growth industry.

That's a job.

Turkeltaub: Lknow how inspired we all were by our trip to the guggenheim

and seeing those paintings by kandinsky.

So, today, we're gonna try our very own art project.

All right?

So, you find a word, a word that is a noun.

You all know what a noun is.

A person, place, or a thing that ends in "ly."

No, no, no. No "ly." That's an adverb.

So, you take a word that is a noun

and you write it out in letters made up of that exact thing.

Turkeltaub: So, here, this word is "books."

Books, Mr. Davis, something you don't know anything about.

Fuck you, Turkey.

Get up. Get over there.

Go on. Go, go, go. You are not doing this project.

You're just gonna sit there.

Fine by me.

You're just gonna sit right there.

Now, all the papers should be covered with a color, all right?

And use your imaginations.

And be original. All: Original.

Turkeltaub: Color the drawings, not the desk.

What's this?

It's a kandinsky.

Turkeltaub: Stand up.

All right.

Class, we went to the museum.

Who saw paintings like this?

I remember.

That's a copy.

Turkeltaub: Well, what did I say to you, Mr. Graff, about doing your own work here?

Look, this is a copy.

And it's not the assignment, so you weren't listening.

That drawing's excellent, man.

Mr. Davis, I didn't ask you.

That's 'cause you're a goddamn Turkey, and I'll fuck you up.

Turkeltaub: All right! That's it! That's it! Right!

Right to Mr. Sebell's. Right now!

Turkeltaub: These are cuisenaire rods. Okay?

Okay, so now, you put the green rod on the number six row with the "a" column.

Okay?

Green rod, number six row... Johnny: I need a piece of graph paper.

Forget it. You're too far behind now.

You can either sit quietly or clean up the paint brushes, up to you.

Good, Mr. Davis, helping out for a change.

All right, who'd like to go on cleanup duty and help out?

Who'd like to volunteer?

Oh, look, his buddy Paul.

Don't take too long.

Hey. Thanks for sticking up for me.

Johnny: Yeah, man. Paul: How'd it go with you?

Did you get in trouble? Johnny: No.

I was down there for a while, and nobody even come talk to me,

the whole time. So I just come back up. Paul: Wow

Johnny: Check this out.

What is that? My cousin gave it to me.

He said you smoke them, you'll just, like, laugh and laugh.

So, you're gonna do it? Like, now?

Yeah, man. Suck it in. It's made of tea and shit.

In here.

Let's boldly go where no man's gone before.

Try it. Hold it in.

Tu rkeltaub: How dare you!

You're a menace! A menace, the two of you!

It's unbelievable! Go! Get out!

Sebell: Paul, do you know what was in that cigarette?

Young man, what you were smoking is illegal and you could go to jail.

Now, is that what you want?

Would you please answer him?

No, obviously not.

Esther: Principal sebell.

I can promise you he had no idea what he was doing.

We don't have anything like that in our house,

and he wasn't the one who brought it into the school. And...

I think it's incumbent upon the school not only to look at class size...

Take a good long look at class size, but also who is in what class.

Mrs. Graff, I know you're thinking about running for the district board.

But have you ever thought about remedial classes for Paul?

Esther: Remedial? Sebell: Yes.

It might be an option for you and your family moving forward. Because...

He may be a bit slow.

My son is not slow. No, sir.

Sebell: Mrs. Graff... Esther: No, I've heard enough.

Get up. Time to go.

What were you thinking?

How could you do that? Oh, my god.

How am I supposed to know it's against the law, ma?

Esther: Oh, my god.

Besides, it's fine. You're the president of the school.

No, I'm not. I am in the pta, for god's sake!

I don't think I can run for the board or anything else after this little episode.

Thank you.

Okie-doke. It's not okie-doke.

Okie-doke? This is not a respectful response.

Where did you learn this disrespect? Stop.

What!

Where did you get that cigarette?

Did that black boy that was sitting there, did he give it to you?

Well, you're not to associate with him again.

What do you mean? Why? I think you know what I mean.

You mean, because he's black? Stop it!

I hung out with him last year too, if you care. Stop it!

It's not because he's black, all right?

He could be green or purple or orange for all I care.

The principal said that he was held back.

Oh, my god. That means he's not very bright.

No, it doesn't. Yes, it does.

He's super-smart! I can't with you.

You just don't know him. I can't. Your father's gonna have to deal with you.

What? Esther: Your father's gonna have to deal with you.

Why? What's he gonna do?

Esther: Guess, genius. I'm done sticking up for you.

Ma? Ma, wait.

Ma? Ma!

Esther: Irving?

Irving? Please don't.

Esther: I need to talk to you.

Irving: What?

Irving: Open the door.

I can't. Irving: Paul.

Irving: Open the door. You'll hit me, dad.

Irving: Open it up! I'm not doing it.

Irving: Your motherjust said you and some black kid

were smoking drugs in school?

I didn't know what it was.

Irving: Open the goddamn door!

Please.

Irving: You're gonna get it, kid.

You are gonna get it.

Come here! Paul: Stop!

Ah!

Stop. Please, stop.

The hell is the matter with you?

Please...

Stop. Please, stop.

Irving: That's enough. Stop crying.

Stop blubbering.

The hell are you laughing at?

There's not a single goddamn thing that's amusing about this.

Get out of here, you asshole!

Irving: Get cleaned up for dinner.

And wash your teeth after with the waterpik.

Your breath is like trench mouth.

I hate you. I hate this family.

What did you say?

Nothing.

What did you say to me? Paul: Nothing.

What did you say to me? Paul: I said nothing.

Irving: What did you say? Nothing.

Irving: What did you say you me? Nothing.

Irving: Huh? Nothing.

Irving: What did you say to me? Paul: Nothing!

Nothing, I promise.

You made me break the goddamn door.

Someday he'll learn he's not the smartest kid on planet earth.

Esther: I've had it with that school, Irving.

He needs a place with real discipline.

We need to send him to Ted's school now.

No way. I'm not changing schools.

Uh-uh. Sorry, buddy. You think that's smart?

You think that's smart? Say another word. Do it. Do it.

Irving: You don't get to call the shots around here.

Okay? I call the shots.

You understand me? You understand me? I call the shots.

Things are gonna be different around here.

And your friend's from hunger. You're not gonna talk to him anymore.

I hate this family.

Hey. Hey. Checking in on you.

How did you know where I live?

From that chart they had on you.

It had all the information.

Well, just... come here.

This is my clubhouse. Johnny: Whoa

you could just move in here. Paul: Yeah.

My dad built it for me a couple of years ago.

Your dad built this whole thing for you?

Paul: Hmm. Johnny: Wow.

When he wasn't in an asshole mood.

It's got a window and everything.

Yeah, it's a good place to hang out, I guess.

What's this?

Paul: Um, Johnny?

My parents are gonna try to send me to my brother's school.

Wow. That sucks.

But I'm gonna try and get my grandpa to change their minds maybe.

Yeah, I hope he does. I hope he does, too.

What about you?

They sent me up to the third floor with, like, all the retards.

So, I decided I'm cutting out for good.

Do my own thing.

That's so cool.

Yeah, so, I'll be seeing you, I guess.

Hey, I'm going to that sugarhill gang concert next week.

You wanna catch that? Next Monday night?

For sure. Johnny: Excellent.

If you're not back at school,

I'll find you at the other place at the end of the day.

What's that called? Forest manor.

Forest manor.

The show's gonna be special.

Well, good luck.

Thanks.

Mickey: Not too much, Irving.

Are you coming with the bagels?

Mickey: She's coming, Irving. She's coming.

Okay, okay.

I don't know what everybody wants so you just have to choose.

All: Thank you. Mickey: Beautiful.

Paul, your waffles will be out in a second. Okay?

Ted: Of course, he couldn't eat what everybody else eats.

Leave him alone. He's in a mood.

You put me in a mood. Trying to make me change schools.

But I'm not going, so...

Mickey: Eat something.

Mickey: I'll take some. Louis: It's not bad.

Hey, you give me this. Look at that.

Ted: See that? Louis: Thank you.

Irving: Yes.

Yes. He needs to hear it.

Okay.

I told your parents to do that.

You did? Aaron: Yes, I did.

Because the game is rigged,

and we wanna take care of you and your brother. That's why.

Listen to what he's telling you. I am listening.

All right. I want you to just really listen for the first time in your life

because what he's saying is important.

Listen to your grandpa.

Aaron: Listen to me. When I was young, I was a very good student,

but my name was rabinowitz.

And, um...

In college after college, during the interviews,

those people, whoever the hell they were,

they would look at me, and they'd smile at me.

Look at me up and down,

like I was some kind of freak in the circus.

And then they'd say with a big smile, "oh, thank you, and sorry,

"but we don't need any more spinowitzes this year.

"Uh, you know, danke scho'n and auf wiedersehen.

"Next year."

Esther: That's right. Do you get my meaning?

Irving: You know what he's telling you?

Do you know what that means, "we have enough spinowitzes here"?

It means they don't want any more Jews.

That's right. They hated us then, they didn't want us.

And they still hate us, and screw them, I don't care.

But that's why I'm doing this for you.

Now, your name is graff.

That's a better name, you can blend in, and why not?

And this new school could introduce you to a whole new group of friends.

And you can go to the college you want to go to.

Okay?

I know, but college doesn't matter if you wanna be an artist.

Esther: Uh, you're going to college.

You can be an artist if you want to be. Nothing's gonna stop you.

Butcohegeis_.

I'm trying to help this smart-ass here and you

to have a good education, that's all.

That's what we're trying to do. It's not punishment.

And I'll tell you something else.

Our families, your father's family, and our family, your grandma,

you know, we, uh, came to this country

and we didn't have much. We didn't have the good fortune.

But we saved, your grandma and I, we saved,

and now we can help your parents.

Yeah. And we're going to help you, darling,

thank you. So then, it's settled. He's going.

Uh?

Esther: Yes. Irving: Good.

Yeah.

Aaron: Hey. Hey, listen. In your life, you're gonna have your ups and your downs.

You'll have big highs, and you're gonna have big lows.

Yabba-dabba-doo. So what? Irving: Are you kidding me?

He'll have dinner with kings if he plays his cards right.

Esther: I'm with you, Irving. This is a new chapter for you.

New chapter.

Esther: You want more, Irving? Irving: Yes, please.

Aaron: You'll be okay, kid.

Come on, get up. Come on, get up.

Time to get into uniform. Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Nice clip-on. This is what mom got me.

Why don't you just leave me alone for once in your life, you dick!

Sit still. Stop it.

Just fit in and act cool.

Don't talk a lot.

If you're weak for even a second, they'll jump all over you.

You got it? Paul: Mmm-hmm.

I got it. Ted: Schmuck. All right, let's go.

Come on. Get up. Don't make me late.

Irving: Oh. Look at you.

Come here.

Look at you.

A young man.

First day of the rest of your life.

You look absolutely gorgeous.

I look like a total idiot. No, you don't.

I can't even have a normal knapsack.

A normal knapsack?

Why would you want a normal knapsack when you can have this?

This is an attache case. This is class a-1.

This says, "I am ready to work. I come as a student."

You just want me to be like you.

Irving: What? You just want me to be like you.

Irving: No. No, big boy.

I want you to be a whole lot better than me.

That's what I want.

You got that?

Time for you to go.

Aren't you taking me? Irving: No, you're taking the subway.

Go away. Paul: But I don't...

It's time to grow up. Go. Ma?

What? I'm not getting involved. Oh, my god!

You do look like an idiot.

Ted...

Don't be late.

Paul: We're gonna meet after school and go on the subway together?

Ted: No, you dope. I have a life.

Paul: Wait. Where do I go?

Wait. Ted...

Excuse me.

You.

Yeah, you.

Are you a student at this school?

Um... today is my first day.

What's your name?

Paul...

Graff.

Graff.

What kind of name is "graff"?

Well, it was originally greizerstein.

Well, since you're new here, Mr. Greizerstein...

You should know we have a tradition here.

Yes, sir.

And you have the obligation to live up to that tradition.

We have an assembly this morning.

I want you to go right straight through those doors, young man.

Thank you, sir.

Keep going.

Fitzroy: Good morning, forest manor.

I know I speak for the entire school community

about how proud we are to have one of our own

come visit all of us for assembly today.

But before we hear from our guest, a special thanks to her father,

who's leading the fundraising drive for our new library.

The trump family is our family.

So, Fred, please stand up, would you?

Fitzroy: Fred trump, everyone.

Now, we have an election coming up.

Boy: Reagan!

All: Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!

Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!

No, no, now.

I'm talking about our student elections.

I would encourage each and every one of you

who is thinking of running to listen today. Hmm?

And with that,

please welcome United States attorney, maryanne trump.

Maryanne?

Thank you so much, headmaster fitzroy.

And thank you, father.

Today, I'm not here to give you the same old talk.

Today, I'm gonna give it to you straight.

You're gonna want to go to a good college.

You're gonna want to succeed.

But you're not going to.

Mmm-mmm. That's right.

Unless...

Unless you follow the example that I'm gonna set forth for you.

You may be saying to yourself, "what does she know?"

Well, when I came here, no one handed me anything for free.

How did I succeed?

By good old-fashioned hard work.

And that's how you're gonna make it.

I knew there was no free lunch.

Through college,

law school,

the us attorney's office,

I was a woman in a man's business.

But I kept on fighting!

That's right, girls.

I'm talking to you, too.

Mmm-hmm. You can be anything you wanna be

in this, the greatest country in the world.

You people in this institution

are gonna wind up on top.

And you'll know, at the end of the day,

it won't be because of a handout.

Right?

It'll be because you earned your way there.

Maryanne: We're so proud of you!

What're you doing?

Uh, just drawing a picture of my hand.

Why're you doing that?

I don't know.

Well, my name is topper.

What's your name?

My name's Paul.

Cool.

All right. Well, nice drawing.

Woman: Hello, everyone.

Good morning, miss hellman.

We have a new student in the gradejoining us today, Paul graff.

Heho, Paul I'm miss hellman.

Hello, miss hellman.

Straighten that collar.

Now. Please.

Your respect for the uniform reflects your respect for the school.

So, Columbus day is next week.

Man: Keep all the balls inside the yard, please.

Make sure that gate is closed.

Johnny: Hey, Paul.

Thatyou?

Paul?

What's going on, man?

Hey.

So, what up? You coming to sugarhill gang?

Sugarhill?

The sugarhill gang show, tonight.

I don't know if I can. Sorry.

Johnny: Oh.

That's too bad.

It's gonna be killing.

Listen, no big deal, but...

I got these dudes from the city coming around and looking for me.

They're trying to put me in some foster shit.

So I might have to stay at your clubhouse for a little bit.

If that's all right.

Well, it could be kind of cold. I don't know. Okay?

I gotta get back to class, okay?

All right. Well...

I'll see you later.

Maybe at your place.

Mmm. Yeah, okay, I'll see ya.

Yeah. Okay.

Who was that?

Somebody from my old school. I don't really know him.

Did you go to school with niggers?

Did they ever come to your house?

One came once, maybe.

Boy: Oh, my god.

He had one at his house.

No, I'm just kidding. All right, stop, stop.

What class you have next?

Gap session. Whatever that is.

It's just like total bullshit.

I don't know. Maybe if you start crying,

she'll let you plant your face in the middle of her boobies.

Boy 2: Hey, Chad.

Boy: He has a secret. He had one at his house.

Is this... yeah, that's great.

Go ahead. Let's go. Okay.

Okay.

This is a place where we can express our feelings openly and honestly.

Is there anything you think we should talk about?

I don't know.

Okay. Um...

Is there anything you're worried about?

No, not really. It's just...

This tie feels like it's choking me.

Mmm-hmm.

At my old school, you could just wear whatever.

Don't you think everyone looks nice?

I guess.

I mean...

At my old school, even the textbooks were all torn and written in.

Here, they're all new,

and I've never even seen a computer before.

But here there's a whole bunch.

So it's pretty different. Woman: Mmm.

How do those differences make you feel?

Like it's more serious, kinda.

Woman: Mmm.

I don't know.

Right now, I'm just trying to fit in and make friends.

Even though I don't really feel like I belong.

Woman: Your new friends aren't being nice to you?

Well, they're okay.

I just can't really tell if they mean it or not.

Woman: I saw you in the yard.

Things seemed to be going well, no?

Sometimes, I just want to run away.

I'm afraid I'll say something the other kids will think is stupid

and they'll all think I'm not cool.

And then I'll get angry at myself.

Woman: Can you tell me more about why you're angry?

Running away is pretty serious.

I don't really mean angry.

Esther: Paul?

Oh, my god, I fell asleep.

Where were you? What time is it?

Is it late?

I took an express train by accident.

I'm sorry.

Paul, you need to see your grandfather this week.

Okay.

Is everything all right?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Everything's fine.

Everything's fine. He just, um...

He wants to spend some time with you. That's all.

He said that the two of you would launch your rocket.

Yeah, I gotta finish it.

Esther: Mmm.

Paul: Ma?

I had a pretty good day atschool

good.

All my hopes are with you and your brother now.

You're my angels and you're everything to me.

You're my whole life.

But we're all still here.

I'm not feeling so hot, buster. I'm gonna go upstairs.

Be careful. Your father saw a black boy sneakin' around the alleyway,

so make sure you lock everything up.

Okay. Okay.

Johnny?

Johnny, you there?

Paul: Grandpa!

Aaron: It's a little windy today, so that might affect it.

If we're lucky, it'll go straight up and come straight down near us.

I put these markings on the side of the rocket.

Yeah, I saw that. "Usa" and you got the old payload markings.

Yeah. Nice.

You have a lot more Patience than I have, jellybean.

Greatjob.

Thanks, grandpa.

Okay. This one next to you, you want that?

Yeah, I'm gonna need that.

Listen, I just wanted to talk to you about something, and...

Something I wanted to tell you.

I'm gonna have to go away for a few days.

Uh, on a trip. Um...

A trip? Yeah, so hopefully not too long.

It'll be...

I'll be back soon. It's not too far. Just out on the island.

I have to go check out some things.

Now, I wanted to tell you myself so you're not wondering where I am

if you don't see me around. Okay?

Okay, but you better be back soon. I will. Okay.

Yeah. Now what? You gonna launch?

Is that the... Is this what you want?

Yes, I need that.

Good.

You ought to be a rocket scientist instead of an artist.

Hmm.

I shall check the connectors.

So, how you doing? How are things at the new school?

Mmm...

Something's bugging you. What is it?

Sometimes kids say stuff.

Kids say stuff. Yeah, they do.

But, like, what kind of stuff?

I don't know. They say stuff, like, about other kids.

Come on, come here. I can't hear you.

Well...

They'll just say stuff about other kids.

Like what?

Well, they'll say bad words about the black kids.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, okay.

And, uh...

What do you do when that happens?

Come on, tell me.

Obviously nothing, of course.

Nothing, of course, yeah.

You think that's funny? You think that's smart?

I'll tell you what I think. I think that's a crock of old horseshit.

I said the bad words. You got a problem with that? Tough.

I'm gonna tell you. Now, you gotta do something.

You gotta say something, okay?

Do you know why?

'Cause you're on the ball, right? Come on, man.

You were raised better than that.

Jesus Christ.

I'm going to tell you something.

I've learnt over the years,

those bastards who say all that crap and garbage to your face

will say the same stuff behind your back.

And they'll shove a knife straight in your gut.

And they'll smile as they do it.

Fuck 'em.

Yeah, I said another bad word.

You remember one thing.

Next time those schmucks say anything bad about those black kids or those hispanics,

you be a mensch to those kids, okay?

They never had your advantage.

Give me a handshake.

You're gonna be a mensch, okay? Firm handshake.

Okay, give me a hug.

Love you. Love you, too.

Okay, let's get on with the launch.

I'm so nervous.

Don't be nervous. Be bold.

Yes, bold. Okay. Go on.

Ready? Yeah.

Here we go. Roger, ready for liftoff. Over.

Copy.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two, one.

Oh!

Hey, that's something. Yeah.

Wow!

Paul: Oh, man!

Paul?

Paul?

Hey, get dressed.

You need to get up right now. What?

Get dressed. Not for school.

Paul: What's going on?

Grandpa had surgery this morning.

For what?

They said bone cancer.

Mom knew like a month ago,

but dad said they were worried about how you'd take it.

What do you mean? I can take anything.

I'm just...

Kinda worried about mom, how she'll react.

She'll freak out if he dies.

Irving: Ted, why don't you take your brother out.

No, I want to stay.

He shouldn't see him like this.

I'm gonna stay.

Irving: We don't need to stay too long.

All right, just let your mother alone. We can just stay here in the car.

Why are we staying in the car?

Doesn't mom want us out there?

No, it's all right. Let her, you know...

Let her have her feelings, and then we can swing around and go home.

You know, you have schoolwork.

Your grandfather, he, uh...

He was very kind to me.

He respected me. He was the only one.

The rest of your mother's family,

they heard my father was a plumber,

and, bang, they just turned their nose up.

Not him.

He was... he was a terrific guy.

He held us all together.

I guess it's all on me now.

Good-bye, Aaron.

Good-bye, grandpa.

Irving: Lock the doors.

Paul: Mom.

Louisiana lightning!

Rod guidry!

Johnny: Hey.

How you doing?

Hey.

You weren't here before.

Right? Yeah, I was.

Those dudes come by my grandma's place again,

so I'm here for a little bit, till it's cool to go back.

I think they're gonna put her in a home soon.

Wow.

Sorry, I...

I couldn't really talk at school.

They're really strict.

Oh, I could see that for sure.

Woah.

Hey, your toes, they're all cut up and bleeding.

You should get some band-aids. Come inside.

Actually, it's getting a lot better.

But looks like you're all set up, with your stylin' suit.

Looking good.

It's for my grandpa's funeral.

Oh, damn.

That's heavy.

You know, I've been thinking about it for a while.

My step-bro, he's in Florida, right?

As soon as I get the cash, I go down there,

make some money and do shit until I can sign up with the air force or NASA.

But they're building this thing in Orlando called epcot.

Here, look it.

You could draw there. Like you do in class.

Make money that way.

Seems kinda far.

Shit, man, what're you staying around here for?

I don't know.

Here, I'm gonna get you a blanket.

Okay. But I ain't gonna stick around long, probably.

I'm thinking Florida soon.

Okay. I'll be right back.

All right.

Joh n NY: Grandma...

We can't stay together.

They're gonna take you away.

I'm gonna make you proud.

Irving: And we already had to schmear the school real good, just to get him in.

And the report, it says he's not paying attention in class.

This was supposed to be the answer.

I mean, what the hell are we supposed to do now?

Esther: Irving, I don't wanna talk about this now.

He doesn't have the same potential that Ted does.

He doesn't have it.

They assessed him as slow. Esther: Fuck them!

There's something wrong with him. Fuck them! Are you serious?

Irving: He talks about being an artist. An artist.

His head is in the clouds. He's not living in reality.

And this has to stop.

It has to stop, Esther.

And the school, the school will cost your mother an arm and a leg.

Who knows when she'll need more help now that she's alone, she's on her own.

We're completely dependent on him.

Who will figure it out?

The tuitions, I can't pay.

I feel the goddamn pressure in my chest.

Esther: What do you want me to do?

With my father gone, there isn't anyone that can reach him.

Not you.

Notanyone.

Woman: And each time we try to draw ourselves,

we are drawing not only what we think we see,

but who we are inside.

Our essence.

If you need any inspiration on essence,

you can see the essence of Paul Gauguin in this self-portrait.

Look at the colors Paul Gauguin uses to express himself, right?

Blues, oranges, pinks.

Paul?

Earth to Paul.

It's a spaceship drawn by our very own space cadet.

Okay. Hey, this isn't the assignment.

But it is beautiful.

So expressive.

The colors he's using here.

You're very talented.

Now, let's do the assignment.

What are you gonna do with it?

That's none of your beeswax, miss bronfman.

Like I was mentioning...

Irving: Stop. Esther.

That's enough.

Aaron: You wanna be famous, you can do what you like.

But ifyou're gonna be famous, you gotta sign the drawings first.

All the great artists sign their work.

You can be an artist if you want to be. Nothing's gonna stop you.

Paul: Johnny? What?

I think know how to make everything okay.

My school has a bunch of computers.

Let's take one.

Take what?

Computer.

We can get it so easy. I know how to get in and everything.

We go through the window. They keep them open all the time.

You must be out of your mind.

No, we can do it. We'll run away to Florida.

Let's do it. Let's go.

A computer?

Yeah, we sell it. It pays for the whole trip.

You'll go to NASA, and I can draw.

You're coming with me.

You can even see your stepbrother soon.

The school is just three subway stops away. Come on.

Nobody will ever know.

We can't get in.

What?

There's no point.

I told you! I told you! I told you!

Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul!

Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul!

Johnny: Dude!

What are you doing?

What are you doing out here? This is dangerous.

Are you sure this is all we need?

Yeah, I think so.

Okay. Let's go.

Okay, okay. Let's go.

Just go, just go just go! I

I can't believe this.

What do we do with it now?

I got a guy.

And he's got a pawn shop on sutphin boulevard.

And I bet he's gonna want this.

So, I could take it to him tomorrow, and then it's Florida, my man.

That's excellent. Okay, so, we take a bus, or a train.

I don't know.

A bus. Bus could be good.

Johnny: All right, man. Yes!

Johnny: Whoo! Ready? Paul: Whoo!

Yeah. Yes.

Johnny: We did it. Paul: Yes.

Boy: It's my lowest grade.

I had, like, straightas, and now, I have a b.

Paul: It's not gonna be good. Boy: Do your parents care about grades?

Paul: Yes. Boy: So do I.

Boy 2: Hey, graff. Did you study for the test? Paul: No.

Boy 2: My god. It's like a third of your grade.

Boy: Dude, he's probably just too busy drawing pictures of his hand over and over again.

I'm cutting out of here real soon.

What's that supposedtornean? You'll see.

Boy: Ooh, graff's making a move.

A lot of people won't get no supper tonight

a lot of people won't get no justice tonight

Paul: Dumb suitcase.

The battle is gettin' hotter

in this iration

armageddon time

Irving: Hello? Hello?

Who's that there?

It's just me.

Gonna go around back to the clubhouse for a bit.

Put out the cans, they're coming tomorrow.

And your mother's sitting Shiva for your grandfather,

so we'll be eating late.

Okay.

Man 1: Stand by for code-1, Charlie.

Man 2: Stand by for code-1, Charlie.

Paul: Hey, Johnny. Johnny, I'm ready.

Remember to kick it over

no one will guide you

okay. I'm going inside,

get the cash, and then I'll go around to the other side of the street.

Johnny.

I could come with you. Nah, man. He trusts me.

So you go and wait till I come out.

All right, all right. I'll wait here.

We're close. We're close, man. It's gonna work out.

The coast is clear. Go, go.

A lotta people

this a calculator

a lotta people won't get no supper tonight

a lotta people sittin' down by the light

Woman: I'm swimming with the dolphins here at one of Florida's spectacular resorts.

Johnny: I didn't do anything.

He knows me, sir. I didn't do anything.

Johnny: I didn't do anything.

Any weapons? No.

I just wrapped up a 52 around the corner. Pawn shop owner called it in.

Bad serial number on the unit.

Black kid had a computer on him.

There's no contact info for him. Could be homeless, we don't know yet.

Do you know this young man?

Who is he? My friend.

Your friend's in big trouble.

He stole a computer.

You wanna tell me about it?

I don't really know what happened.

Then what were you doing there?

What are you, a little angel?

Your friend did it all?

Your friend did it all?

No words all of a sudden, you big shot?

You wanna tell me about it, or do I have to guess?

We busted it.

From where I go to school.

I made him come with me.

It was my idea.

If there's something going on at home,

if there's a family problem, Paul, we can help you with that.

Okay? We can help.

You hear what I'm saying to you?

He didn't do anything.

He wasn't even in there.

Oh, now you wanna to talk to me?

We're gonna sort these little fairy tales out later.

Okay?

Why are you saying that?

Keep an eye on them.

Officer: Mr. Graff.

Yes.

Irving graff?

Yes.

Tom d'arienzo.

We have a mutual friend, Nick bloom.

Yes. Yes, of course. Yeah.

Tom d'arienzo, yes. How are you?

My son is involved in something?

Let me talk to you in here. Come on.

Just sit tight. Just trying to get somebody down here to talk to you.

But we're all friends here.

You ain't my friend.

If you're my friend, how come you guys ain't offering me no help?

'Cause you don't care.

You're never gonna care.

There ain't no one else gonna stick up for me except me.

Officer: Did you get it all out?

Feel better?

Come with me.

Come with me right now.

Tom: Listen to your father.

Let it go, man.

Don't make no difference.

Let it go.

Irving: Paul.

I said come on.

Bye, Johnny.

Please, dad, can we just go in the house?

You don't have to hit me this time.

I won't get in trouble again, I promise.

Irving: I'm not gonna hit you, Paul.

But we got very...

Very lucky.

I fixed that cop's hot-water heater

a few years ago and I didn't charge him.

And that's the only reason why you're not up shit's creek right now,

sitting in a juvenile detention center somewhere.

What's gonna happen to my friend?

My guess is you never see him again.

It wasn't his fault.

He wasn't the one that came up with the idea...

Shut your mouth.

Shut your mouth.

Listen to me.

It's unfair that your friend is gonna take the blame.

All right? It's unfair.

And I know it hurts you.

But life is unfair.

Sometimes, some people get a raw deal,

and I hate that.

It's the worst thing in the world.

But you have to survive.

All you can do now is you make the most of your break.

And do not look back.

I don't know, maybe I've not done a good job.

I'm not your grandfather. I don't know... I don't know how to...

But I... but I learned a long time ago, you gotta be thankful...

When you're given a leg up.

All right, let's go inside.

I don't wanna hear another word about this.

And your mother doesn't need to know anything about it.

She's already having a rough enough time lately.

All right?

Male news anchor: We have been polling around the country in the key states,

nbc news and the associated press,

and what we're learning in the key states is that makes us believe that

Ronald Reagan will win a very substantial victory tonight.

Very substantial.

What have we come to? Morons.

Morons from sea to shining sea.

There's gonna be a nuclear war.

Mickey: You know, I'm glad that Aaron isn't around to see this.

It would break his heart.

Mmm.

Where's Paul?

Doing his homework. Woman: He's doing his homework?

Is this Paul graff we're talking about?

It's wonderful. He's finally at the school where he should be, after all this time.

Both our kids will get a real seat at the table.

It's hard to fight, isn't it?

I tried.

How do you think you did?

I'm sorry about yourfriend, kid.

I guess you let him down.

But you keep trying.

Don't ever give in to those bastards.

Never give in, jellybean.

Boy: Show us some dance moves. Pop and lock it.

Nice. Where'd you learn that?

Nice. Just an old friend of mine.

Man: Okay, everyone, gather around.

First of all...

Happy Thanksgiving.

This is a wonderful tradition we have.

That our family has sponsored over the years.

The annual forest manor Thanksgiving dance.

It's a chance to come together, be grateful for all we've been given,

and all the positive things in life.

Personally, when I look out and I see all these beautiful kids,

you're ready to face the world.

But it's not all fun and games,

because you have an obligation

to be the leaders in business, in finance, politics,

to be CEOs and senators and presidents.

You are the elite.

I couldn't have more hope than I do at this very moment...

Kids, you've got your whole life ahead of you.

No one will guide you armageddon time