-Let's do it, people.
-Come on, come on.
MALE SPEAKER [ON RADIO]: A little past
5:00 in the morning, and this is "Morning for Dollars,"
your wake-up program.
Almost 80 by this afternoon with a slight chance
of some weather.
MALE SPEAKER: Police, open the door.
-Do it.
-Stay where you are.
MALE SPEAKER: [inaudible]
-[screaming] Let me go.
Let me go.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Get your hands off of me.
I know my rights.
MALE SPEAKER: Come on, get in there.
Get in there.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Get away from me.
Get out of here.
-Teddy, you know who this is?
-Uh uh.
-Lacey King.
She's a big porno star, made about 70 pictures.
Get up, sweetheart.
Remember that time Barkley got married?
-Yeah.
-And the movie they showed, "Susan Sails the Seven Seas,"
remember that?
-Yeah.
-And with the guy from, ah, the Coast Guard in it?
This little cutie was the star.
THEME SONG: We never thought we'd
find a place where we belong.
Don't have to stand alone, we'll never let you fall.
Don't need permission to decide what you believe.
You're gonna learn something when we meet you after school.
I said jump down on Jump Street.
Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall.
You'll find you'll need us cause there's no one else to call.
When it was hopeless, a decision's what you need.
You'd better be ready, 'cause you're running out of time.
I said jump, 21 Jump Street.
-You've looked better, Lacey.
Do you remember who I am?
-Yeah, Fuller, right?
Big-time pornographer who turned out to be a cop?
So what, we beat all those busts.
-You don't look like you're beating much today.
-What do you want?
-You used to make two, three grand a film.
Then what, $500?
Then $50?
Then fluffer.
How old are you, Lacey?
-I'm legal.
-By a couple of months, maybe.
-What's the point?
-The point is you've been working since you were 15.
-14-- I look old for my age.
-You said it.
Who started you out, Lacey?
-Come on Fuller and give me a break with all this, OK?
I had a hard night.
-It's been a hard couple of months-- busted three times,
once for prostitution, twice for smoking crack.
What's up river for you, Lacey?
What happened to that big feature movie
you were going to make?
-My agent couldn't close the deal.
You see, I wanted a motor home and a driver.
And he wanted me to date the National Guard.
-How long have you been smoking crack?
-Long enough.
Think anyone out there has a brush?
-I want the guy who started you.
-Oh, so do I, but he doesn't return my calls.
-He'll return mine.
-[laugh]
-I want this guy.
You tell me who he is, I'll let you walk in the [inaudible].
-You can't do that, Fuller.
Anyway, you wouldn't even believe me.
-Try me-- how did it happen?
How did the famous Lacey King get started?
[applause]
MIKE FERRIS [ON PA]: You like this?
[cheering]
-Because you're supposed to like this.
Now listen, while you're getting off on this,
I want you to remember two things.
All these fashions are from shops right here in the mall.
And this is just one of the series of shows
that you could be a part of.
That's right, you can sign up for auditions
for the Teen Scene School of Modeling right over there.
[chattering crowd]
[applause]
MIKE FERRIS [ON PA]: No girls, you
might want to hang onto your boyfriends right around now.
This is a little more expensive than most of the pieces
in the mall, but, ah, hey, maybe you
can get your moms to spring for it.
And guys, I know, I know.
You're wishing you could afford it too.
Well trust me, you can't.
-No, Frank, no way.
Uh uh, forget the bleachers.
You get us down behind first base.
Yeah, field-level.
And push down that list of yours.
Yeah, until you come to a row with a single digit number.
Yeah, he is a special out-of-town guest.
He's my son.
Yeah, OK Frank, thanks.
-You have a son?
-Yeah, so what did you guys learn at the fashion show?
-Well, do you have any pictures?
-Can we stick to the business here?
-Hey, OK, I mean it's just that--
-We didn't really even know you were married.
-I'm not.
-Is he?
-He's too young for you, Hoffs.
-Hey, I'm still in high school.
Mm, he is fine-- you sure he's yours?
-Hey, don't push it, Hoffs.
I divorced my wife because she had a sense of humor.
-You really have a kid?
-Yes, Ioki, it can happen.
Two people meet, they fall in love,
they fight, they, ah, meet somebody else, they split up.
-Such a romantic.
CAPTAIN FULLER: He is a good looking kid, huh?
-Yeah, takes after his mother.
What's his name?
-Kip, short of Kipling.
I wanted to name him Hank after Aaron.
But the wife, she, ah, she had this thing for poets.
Wait till you meet this kid.
He's president of the student council, heck of a curve ball.
And I'm going to pick him up this afternoon.
We're going to-- what am I telling you guys this for?
The fashion show, guys.
-Oh, the fashion show, it was--
-[clears throat]
-It was very educational.
-Are you sure you want us all to audition for this?
-Yeah, well Lacey claims that, um,
this guy who runs a fashion school, Mike Ferris,
was the one who started her in the porn business.
Now, if this guy is still active, I want to know.
And I want to put him away.
-Captain, are you real sure about this information?
-I spent 18 months undercover in the porn industry, Hanson.
It was the most depressing point in my life.
-And you're trusting some burnout coke-head
they found in a rock house?
I mean, look, this-- she'd do anything to get on the street
again.
-You may be right.
[chattering crowd]
FEMALE SPEAKER: Are you guys having your photographs taken
or not?
-Look at this.
These kids are taking it so seriously.
-New shirt, Harry?
-This old thing?
-The trick is look natural.
FEMALE SPEAKER: When you have your numbers,
just take one of these cards, go over to the side over,
and we'll be with you as soon as we can.
Just a second, I'll be right with you.
Just take a number right here, go over,
and Jordy is going to take your picture.
And then, I'll tell you what to do afterwards.
-I haven't had my picture taken yet.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm misunderstanding you.
-Just take a number?
FEMALE SPEAKER: Yeah, just take a number.
And then, Jordy will take your photograph.
[interposing voices]
No, no, no, we've already done it.
Have you guys had your photographs taken or not?
FEMALE SPEAKER: Yeah.
FEMALE SPEAKER: You have?
OK, just go over there, and Jordy will see you.
-Well, first of all, congratulations to you
all for being chosen.
It was-- it was really a hard call.
NICKY: Modeling classes start Saturday,
so they won't conflict with your school work.
And remember, the first two classes are free.
-Now, for those of you who do make the decision to enroll,
you will be eligible for the fashion shows
that we do at the local malls.
And, ah, this could be the boost that you
need to get started in the modelling career.
Hey, who knows, you could be standing next
to the next big superstar.
Or the next star could be you.
-You know, it's almost as if I've seen you in print before.
It's not that your look isn't entirely you.
It's that it is so entirely you.
I mean, you have something as unique as a lot
of the girls that are working all the time.
-But they're all models.
They're special.
-No, no, no, that's not how it works, Judy.
They were girls just like you.
-And they started at your school?
-I mean, look at this.
Look at this great hair and those eyes.
-You know, I always dreamed about this.
But I just never thought it could come true.
-Well, maybe it will someday, you never know.
Hey, ah-- hey girls, we're going to stop by the coffee shop
later for a couple of Cokes.
Why don't you come along.
We'll chat, huh?
-Can we?
-I'll see you in class, OK?
-OK.
MIKE FERRIS: Really great work today, really great work.
-Thanks.
-You too.
JUDY HOFFS: He's preying on the insecurities
these girls have had reinforced by every "Elle" and "Vogue"
they've bought since they had an allowance.
-I used to buy baseball cards.
-First, you tell a girl how beautiful she is.
And then, you ignore her.
By the time you're finished, she's so unsettled,
she doesn't know what to think.
-So I take it you think Fuller was right.
-Well, the guy's a low-life whether Fuller's right or not.
-Hey, look at this guy-- goes out, becomes a model,
gets himself a fashion consultant.
-Enjoy it with a friend.
-Oh, sweet, thank you.
-Enjoy it with a friend.
Enjoy it with a friend.
-Now, you sure your hair can do that, man.
-Very funny-- loitering, panhandling, then he
tries to sell me incense.
-No selling, mon, giving-- [inaudible] to give.
Enjoy it with a friend.
-Ah, he's a cop.
He's got no friends.
-Enjoy it with a friend, man.
-Name.
-Dread Della Della Day, man.
-Oh, Dorris' son.
-Can you believe this, huh?
They lost my son.
He didn't get off the plane.
They don't know where he is.
Kip?
-Dad, man-- happiness.
Take it easy, Dad, man.
Lay them bones down, ay?
-Look, you think you could speak English just long enough
to tell me what happened to you?
-It be a blessed thing.
I've embraced the teachings of Marcus Garvey.
-Uh huh, Marcus tell you to wear a table cloth
and tie your hair in knots?
-Me locks, they sing commitment, don't they now?
I'm tending to the load.
-Look, come on, Kip.
You're a bright kid.
How did you get suckered into this-- this stuff?
-I told you I no longer be going by that name.
-If you think I'm going to call you Dread Della Della Day,
then your antenna needs adjusting.
Come on, you have problems.
We'll talk them out, huh?
-I haven't got a problem in the world.
[knocking]
-Captain.
-Just give me a minute.
Kip, what happened?
-I found Jah, man-- one love.
I find a happiness inside.
-Oh, come on, Penhall, you're going to love it.
You're going to learn how to walk,
how to smile, make-up tips.
-I'm not going to love it.
I'm going to hate it.
-How did it go with Ferris?
-Penhall and I made the cut.
-Yeah, he said I had some kind of primitive appeal
and that he was going to make me a [HIGH PITCHED] big, big star.
-That's not funny, Penhall.
We're talking about a guy using 14-year-olds
in pornographic films.
Now see if you can give me a list of students
we can cross-check against vice.
And Hoffs, I want you to let Ferris know that--
-That I'd do almost anything to become a model.
-That's the job.
Look, I'm just having a little trouble with my kid.
-That's OK, I understand.
-Well, I can't.
I can barely understand a word he's saying.
-Maybe you need a Rasta to English dictionary.
-Well Kips only, what, 16?
-Don't tell me it's just a phase, Hoffs.
That only works when it's not your son.
-I've never seen Fuller lose his cool like that before.
-Wait till I turn up on a magazine cover.
NICKY: Now, make believe it's a real fashion shoot.
We just want to see how you move,
how you play off each other.
-OK, now bend the arm-- a little more.
That's right.
Let's go for that total body profile, OK?
Good, good, nice work, nice work.
OK, you guys, move in a little tighter.
I want that composition, you know?
That ensemble look-- they love that.
Good, good, good-- Judy, Judy, you
are really getting dangerous now.
I love it though.
That's going to work.
That's good.
Trina, you are going to make it hard to go to sleep tonight.
Great-- great look.
-Now, the secret is creating a smooth, even base.
And remember, a day base is totally different from a night
base.
-Right.
-And always, always use hypoallergenics.
Otherwise, zits.
-Hey girls, how's it going?
-Mike.
MIKE FERRIS: Yeah.
-I talked to my mom about taking those extra movement courses.
-Uh huh?
-She says it's probably worth the money.
-You know, you've got a very smart mother.
You know, Trina, I'm really impressed.
This is the kind of dedication that it
takes to really get ahead.
-Well, my dad's a little bit worried.
-Hey, you know something?
Good fathers are supposed to worry about their kids.
I worry about you guys.
-Hey, Judy, listen, I think I'd like
to take your head shots personally, you know?
I mean, you're going to need someone with some experience
to bring out that, ah, electricity in your eyes,
right?
You don't mind, do you?
-Now why would I mind?
-Great, great-- keep up the good work.
-You flushed my smoke, man?
Into my private things you went?
-No illegal substances in my home, Kip, especially for you.
-But an illegal search and seizure, this
is OK in your home?
-Kip, you can't expect me to allow ganja in my house.
I am a police captain.
-Down to the bone you are.
-You know, I'm getting tired of apologizing to you.
I'm still the one waiting for the right kid to show up.
I mean, where the heck is that happy, good-looking boy
I remember?
-Maybe when you left, I wasn't so happy no more.
-Look, Kip.
-I told you I no longer be going by that name.
-Dread, let's keep trying.
-Look at this bathing suit.
Look at this.
Do you know where they are?
They went to Crete to take this picture.
-Um, I think it's Mykonos.
-Whatever, can you imagine what it
must be like to live like that?
Wearing beautiful clothes and going to exotic places
just to have your picture taken--
-It doesn't sound too bad, does it?
-I would do anything to live like this.
-OK, now look at this.
Look at this.
I can't even figure out what they're trying to sell here.
I can't even figure out how many people are in the picture.
-You don't get it, do you Judy?
Exposure like this in a national magazine,
who knows where it could lead.
-What a trip.
I mean, if it's a fashion magazine, it's erotic.
But if my brother buys it and hides it under his mattress,
it's dirty pictures.
-All right, don't move-- terrific, terrific.
Don't work so hard, Judy.
Don't try so hard for the camera.
It's just you and me here alone-- yeah.
-So what do you say, Mike?
Should I go for a more sophisticated look?
-Yeah, yeah, that's it, that's it, and another-- yeah.
-What's the matter, Mike?
-No, it's funny, I think you read
a little older than I thought you did.
-Is that bad?
-No, no.
-[groaning]
-So how did we do, guys?
-All these girls check out as legitimate models.
Vice never heard of them.
-Hello.
-How did the photo session go?
JUDY HOFFS: To tell you the truth,
I think we're wasting our time, and that Lacey King gave you
a line, captain.
-Why, because Ferris made you feel
like a pretty girl with a future?
That's what he does, Hoffs.
That's the point.
-Look, Captain Fuller, I've been around the block
a couple of times myself, you know?
I just don't think this is the guy.
-Dominique.
-What?
-The girl with the hat on.
JUDY HOFFS: You know her?
BLOWFISH: I wish.
That's Dominique-- "Dominique's Daydream"?
Come on, it was a classic.
JUDY HOFFS: Come on, she's the girl
who runs the modeling school with Mike.
BLOWFISH: She's a porn queen, man.
JUDY HOFFS: Nicky?
-Yeah, Nicky-- just a pretty girl
who used to have a future, Hoffs.
-Relax that, man.
It's for eating, not smoking.
-Oh, well, everything sure smells, um, good for me.
-Very good for you, Dad, man-- seaweed,
alfalfa shucks, stone ground in the husk barley, mon.
-Couldn't you find the baloney in my refrigerator?
-Oh, carcinogens, red dye number nine, the poisons of Babylon,
Dad, man-- no respect for the soul.
-You used to live off of baloney.
-You mean I used to die on it, pa.
-What are those?
-Desert-- brownies.
I made them myself, enough for everyone.
[knocking]
-Yeah?
-Excuse me, Captain Fuller.
Do you have a moment for a, ah, private screening?
-What, does the same guy score all these films?
What I mean to say, Judy, is--
-This is the third time you've been in my office this week.
Now, your teachers tell me that you're daydreaming in class,
that you're not paying attention.
-Yes, sir, Mr. K.
-Exactly what are you daydreaming about, Dominique?
-All right, Blowfish, we know it's her.
Shut it off.
-Wait a second, this is where the home ec teacher comes in.
-Hey, I don't need this.
-Hoffs, sit down.
-What did I say?
-You guys just don't get it, do you?
The copyright on this film is four years old.
She couldn't have been more than 15 when she made this-- 15.
-Check this store out.
Someday, I'm going to figure out why fall fashions come out
in June.
Oh, look at this.
This color would look really good on you.
You don't like green?
-My older brother, sometimes he and his friends would,
like, you know, rent movies.
And, ah, one of these-- one of these movies had you in it.
You were in a movie called "Dominique's Daydream."
Oh, come on Nicky, don't be mad.
I'm just concerned, that's all.
I mean, everybody at this school thinks so much of you and all.
But you just can't help wondering where it all
leads to if that's where you ended up.
-I did not end up there.
-How old are you, Nicky?
-Older than you.
-Did he make you do it?
-Nobody made me do anything.
-Oh, I get it, you just thought taking your clothes off
in front of a movie camera would be a great career move, huh?
-I don't need you to lecture me.
If you had the same opportunity, you'd do the same thing.
-No, I wouldn't.
-All of us would.
And once you get to where you want to go,
then you don't have to do it anymore.
Look, he was starting out.
I was starting out.
Modeling is a tough business.
And yeah, we did some crazy things to pay the rent.
We were partners.
-Beautiful-- that look is so special.
That's it-- fabulous.
OK, now up a little.
OK, turn out a little more.
That one-- yeah, let me get that one.
That's it.
Turn out, out-- oh yeah.
OK, now Innocent, shy, mischievous
now, playful-- yeah.
OK, OK, now-- now turn out to me.
Turn out to me-- very nice.
Now drop the shoulder-- another inch, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's great.
Relax a second.
I'm going to change cameras.
They're going to like this stuff.
It's, ah-- it's a good look.
The look is very good.
-What?
What's wrong?
I mean, why is it just good?
-The look is great Trina.
I mean, you're way ahead of the game.
Look is rock solid-- probably get some catalog work
right away.
-Catalog work?
You mean like in the Sunday paper?
-Hey, Trina, don't knock it.
I mean, work is work, you know?
Anyway, ah, that's the look you're giving me.
The camera doesn't lie.
We'll run with it, OK?
What's the matter, you want me to stop?
-What-- what if I wore something else?
-Well, I don't know.
Everything you brought is really the same kind of look.
Relax, Trina-- I'm a photographer.
I've done this lots of times.
What's the matter?
-Nothing, it's-- it's stuck.
-OK, Trina, now don't worry about a thing.
It's just you and me.
-Kip, you home?
-I hope you don't mind I got into your tools.
-No.
-How was work?
-You know, OK.
What, no music?
I didn't think you did anything without your music.
-Sometimes, I like the quiet.
It's good for thinking.
Sit down, man-- Dad.
-You know, I've been working on this thing for a while.
It helps me to relax, get's me away from the job.
But I still never seem to have enough time
to finish my weekend projects.
Look, it's not that I'm against what
you're doing with your life.
It's just that it's so out of the mainstream.
I mean, couldn't you have started out
with Christian Science?
I mean, at least Mary Baker Eddy spoke English.
I'm sorry, I guess that really wasn't fair.
Well, is it a rage at school or something or what?
-What, I'm not capable of doing something on my own?
-No, Kip, that's not what I mean.
It's just that you've never been a follower.
-Well, now, all of a sudden you're
interested in my life, Dad?
I'm sorry.
I guess I'm being unfair, huh?
Look, Dad, I'm a long way from being a true Rasta.
You know, but what I am really works for me, you know?
You don't have to worry about me running off
to go live in the hills of Jamaica.
My grades are OK.
I'm fine.
I really am, Dad.
-I'm glad.
And I really don't mind the, um-- the accent.
It just, ah-- it just takes a getting-- a little
getting used to, that's all.
-Like my music.
-No, no, no, if you really want to know the truth now,
I really kind of like your music.
I mean, it's, ah--
[r&b music playing]
-I kind of like yours too, Dad, man.
-Nicky, forget about it, would you?
So she saw a movie.
It doesn't matter.
Half of North America has seen it.
-Judy's such a sweetheart, Mike.
I don't know, it brought her down.
MIKE FERRIS: If she said she'd keep her mouth shut,
then we're fine.
-Maybe we should close the school for a while.
I mean, we don't need it, right?
-What are you talking about?
The school is important.
The school has a purpose.
If we close it down, then what are you going to do?
-What do you want me to do, Michael?
We both feel better after a shoot.
-Nicky, listen to me.
The shoot this weekend, I want you to forget about it, OK?
That's what I'm saying to you.
That's what I'm driving at.
Nicky, you know this industry.
You at 15, you were a sensation for me.
But you and I, we don't define the parameters
of this business.
The industry makes its own demands.
We work within those parameters or we don't work at all.
We have no product.
Nicky, you and I are going to be around for a long time.
But what's not fair to you is for you
to try and be that 15-year-old kid for the rest of your life,
OK?
-Man, used up at 18.
-It's a great business, huh?
-You know any other industry that's
grown 600% for seven years straight?
-No wonder-- people are watching this stuff
in their living rooms now.
-An industry doesn't grow like this
without meeting a public demand.
-Yeah, but they don't know that these kids
they watch on their VCRs wind up turned out on the streets.
-Or hooked on drugs, or tossing themselves off of balconies.
Look, I'm going to use her hearsay confession
to nail down a warrant.
Penhall, put together about a half a dozen backup.
The rest of you guys, get ready.
We're going to turn this guy's school upside down.
-Let's go do it.
-It's an old story, Jude-- parents get busy,
forget to tell their kids how special they are,
and we lose them to the first person that does.
-Feel better?
-I don't think I want to do this.
Can I just go home?
-There's time and money invested, Trina.
All these people are here because of you.
-But it was just something we were talking about.
We were just talking about it.
Besides, you said I could always change my mind.
-Who do you think you are?
Do you think you're special, huh?
What makes you so different, Trina?
Do you think there's something especially wonderful about you?
Do you?
-No.
-Well, there is.
You are special.
And that's why you can't let a chance like this slip away.
-I'm just still not sure.
-I think we're way beyond that now, Trina.
Come on.
JONI: No, sorry, he's not here today.
Uh huh, I'll tell him you called.
Thanks, bye.
Hey, guys.
How you doing, cutie?
What's up?
What's with the crowd?
-Where's Michael Ferris?
-School's closed today.
-Where is he, Joni?
-I don't know.
He's gone for a couple of days.
-We've got a warrant to search the school.
Look at it, post it on the wall, then call your boss.
-I don't know where he is, honestly.
-All right, your mistake, sister.
Let's do this, guys.
-What exactly are we looking for here?
-Well, two days is how long it takes
to put one of these movies together.
They're on a shoot, and we've got to find out where.
All right, guys, split up.
We are looking for invoices from hotel rooms,
contracts from real estate agents,
ah, lease agreements on warehouses, homes, vehicles.
-How much time do we have, captain?
-Don't even ask, Jude.
MALE SPEAKER: He wants the next shot over here.
Light this corner, but keep them low.
-OK, come on people, let's go.
Let's set up for the next scene.
Come on, move it.
[chattering voices]
-See Nicky, she's a good kid-- very free, very good instincts.
I told you everything was going to be fine.
[screaming]
-Ferris, love the look-- not real wholesome, though.
-OK, I want you to drop your shoulders Mike,
and frown, and put your hands behind your back.
That's it-- fabulous, fabulous.
-I want all this equipment tagged.
I want every frame of film.
-Trina, give me that film.
Give me the film.
Give me the film, Trina.
We have to process this film in order to take Ferris to trial.
I just can't turn and walk away from this.
I'm s--
-Hoffs.
-Judy's a cop?
She's with you guys?
What's going to happen without the film?
-Nothing.
-What if I testify?
-You have the right to remain silent.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you.
-Hey, wait a minute, where are you taking her?
What is this?
-Oh, she's riding with us, Ferris.
-Nicky, what are you doing?
Nicky, don't do this.
Nicky, you listen to me now.
Don't do this.
Nicky, you listen to me.
Don't do this.
Nicky.
-Sit down.
You could have blown the whole case, Hoffs.
-Trina wasn't Lacey King, captain.
She wasn't three years into the business.
All I saw was her whole life being ruined by that film.
-There were other ways to bury that film
without destroying the evidence.
-I'm sorry.
I went too far.
-Yeah.
Michael Ferris, he is going away.
Nicky gave us a full statement, how old she
was when she started, the purpose of the school,
and the other underage girls that Ferris
used throughout the years.
-I guess we got lucky.
-Sometimes you do.
[knocking]
-Yeah.
You all set?
-Yeah, I got my seat on the plane.
-No selling your ticket this time?
It's good to see you, Dread.
You know, when it comes down to it,
I'm just glad that you're happy.
-Later.
Enjoy it with your friend, man.
-Hoffs, [JAMAICAN ACCENT] what do
you think I'd look like with my hair like that, man?
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