1 00:00:04,743 --> 00:00:06,528 [hip hop music playing] 2 00:00:56,708 --> 00:01:44,539 [hip hop music playing] 3 00:01:44,669 --> 00:02:33,762 [hip hop music playing] 4 00:02:33,892 --> 00:03:18,241 [hip hop music playing] 5 00:03:18,372 --> 00:03:20,200 [theme music] 6 00:03:28,338 --> 00:03:29,992 [SINGING] We never thought we'd 7 00:03:30,122 --> 00:03:33,213 find a place where we belong. 8 00:03:33,343 --> 00:03:35,171 Don't have to stand alone. 9 00:03:35,302 --> 00:03:38,218 We'll never let you fall. 10 00:03:38,348 --> 00:03:42,178 Don't need permission to decide what you believe. 11 00:03:45,834 --> 00:03:50,665 I said jump down on Jump Street. 12 00:03:50,795 --> 00:03:56,192 I said jump down on Jump Street. 13 00:03:56,323 --> 00:04:01,153 Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall. 14 00:04:01,284 --> 00:04:03,634 You'll find you'll need us 'cause 15 00:04:03,765 --> 00:04:06,637 there's no one else to call. 16 00:04:06,768 --> 00:04:11,163 When it was hopeless, a decision's what you need. 17 00:04:11,294 --> 00:04:15,124 You better be ready to-- be ready to jump! 18 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:17,082 21 Jump Street. 19 00:04:48,636 --> 00:04:50,377 OK, everybody. 20 00:04:50,507 --> 00:04:51,552 All right, everybody, settle down. 21 00:04:51,682 --> 00:04:52,509 Take your seats. 22 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:57,166 Let's go. 23 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,080 Move. 24 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,398 I'm Gordon Brooks. 25 00:05:11,528 --> 00:05:13,661 I'm your new principal. 26 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:14,923 I've been here for three hours. 27 00:05:15,053 --> 00:05:19,797 I've seen drugs, fighting, prostitution, 28 00:05:19,928 --> 00:05:22,452 enough graffiti to fill a book. 29 00:05:22,583 --> 00:05:24,062 I see no one going to college. 30 00:05:24,193 --> 00:05:27,283 I see a dropout rate of over 50%. 31 00:05:27,414 --> 00:05:31,069 Three days ago, a fellow student, Janet Johnson, 32 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,071 was killed in a drive-by shooting 33 00:05:33,202 --> 00:05:36,031 right in front of the school. 34 00:05:36,161 --> 00:05:39,077 That's when the school board said enough. 35 00:05:39,208 --> 00:05:40,514 And they called me in. 36 00:05:40,644 --> 00:05:42,037 Us too. 37 00:05:42,167 --> 00:05:44,518 Look, kids, my rules are simple. 38 00:05:44,648 --> 00:05:46,171 You'll get to school every morning on time. 39 00:05:46,302 --> 00:05:47,695 You'll start each day by pledging 40 00:05:47,825 --> 00:05:50,001 allegiance to the flag. 41 00:05:50,132 --> 00:05:56,704 No drinking, no smoking, no drugs, no violence. 42 00:05:56,834 --> 00:06:00,969 When you change class, you'll do it in an orderly manner. 43 00:06:01,099 --> 00:06:02,927 Now do we understand each other? 44 00:06:03,058 --> 00:06:04,755 Is that clear? 45 00:06:04,886 --> 00:06:06,931 Good. 46 00:06:07,062 --> 00:06:10,587 Let's all get to work, OK? 47 00:06:10,718 --> 00:06:12,154 [music playing] 48 00:06:13,155 --> 00:06:16,550 Hey, what's happening? 49 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:17,986 Hey, killer party last night. 50 00:06:23,687 --> 00:06:24,471 Hey, man. 51 00:06:24,601 --> 00:06:25,428 What's going on? 52 00:06:29,084 --> 00:06:30,912 Is this seat taken? 53 00:06:31,042 --> 00:06:32,696 Well, it is now. 54 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:34,481 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Can I have your attention, please? 55 00:06:34,611 --> 00:06:35,482 I have a brief announcement. 56 00:06:35,612 --> 00:06:36,396 STUDENTS: Oh. 57 00:06:39,747 --> 00:06:41,139 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Starting tomorrow, 58 00:06:41,270 --> 00:06:43,446 I'm instituting a dress code here at Belmont High. 59 00:06:43,577 --> 00:06:44,926 STUDENT: Oh, come on. 60 00:06:45,056 --> 00:06:46,318 That won't work. 61 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:47,494 [laughing] 62 00:06:49,321 --> 00:06:50,584 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Colors will be forbidden on campus. 63 00:06:50,714 --> 00:06:53,325 Bandanas, scarves, or any articles 64 00:06:53,456 --> 00:06:55,763 of clothing indicating membership in a gang 65 00:06:55,893 --> 00:06:57,112 will not be permitted. 66 00:06:57,242 --> 00:06:58,026 [chanting] 67 00:06:58,156 --> 00:06:59,506 Shut up. 68 00:06:59,636 --> 00:07:00,855 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: In addition, any clothing 69 00:07:00,985 --> 00:07:02,987 of a violent nature will also be outlawed. 70 00:07:03,118 --> 00:07:05,990 No spikes, no studs, no metal of any kind on leather jackets. 71 00:07:06,121 --> 00:07:07,731 No way. 72 00:07:07,862 --> 00:07:09,385 MR. BROOKS: No chain belts, no excessive metal on boots, 73 00:07:09,516 --> 00:07:11,169 and no steel-toed shoes of any kind. 74 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:13,041 [chanting] 75 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:20,701 As for the women, all outfits will be in good taste. 76 00:07:20,831 --> 00:07:22,442 [shouting] 77 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,358 You all know what that means. 78 00:07:26,489 --> 00:07:28,056 I thank you in advance for your cooperation 79 00:07:28,186 --> 00:07:29,884 in making Belmont High a safer environment. 80 00:07:30,014 --> 00:07:31,842 [indistinct chatter] 81 00:07:33,496 --> 00:07:35,367 [fire alarm ringing] 82 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:37,369 [shouting] 83 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:03,787 [hip hop music playing] 84 00:08:09,837 --> 00:08:10,533 No studs. 85 00:08:13,275 --> 00:08:14,102 Get rid of them, now. 86 00:08:14,232 --> 00:08:16,060 [hip hop music playing] 87 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:34,818 Wait a minute. 88 00:08:34,949 --> 00:08:37,125 Where are you guys going? 89 00:08:37,255 --> 00:08:38,213 School, man. 90 00:08:38,343 --> 00:08:39,519 What are you guys, deaf? 91 00:08:39,649 --> 00:08:40,389 I said no colors. 92 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:41,303 Let's go. 93 00:08:41,433 --> 00:08:42,913 Give me the bandanas. 94 00:08:43,044 --> 00:08:43,784 Move! 95 00:08:57,841 --> 00:08:58,668 BENNY: Excuse me. 96 00:08:58,799 --> 00:08:59,800 Excuse me, coming through. 97 00:08:59,930 --> 00:09:00,757 Excuse me. 98 00:09:00,888 --> 00:09:01,671 Ooh. 99 00:09:01,802 --> 00:09:02,629 Woof, woof. 100 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,158 I believe I have reservations. Benny Brown. 101 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:16,381 [clapping] 102 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:17,731 Hey, all right. 103 00:09:17,861 --> 00:09:19,210 A question is worth 10 points. 104 00:09:19,341 --> 00:09:21,691 The Gatsby game continues with this question. 105 00:09:21,822 --> 00:09:25,303 Where are Tom and Nick going when Nick meets Tom's mistress? 106 00:09:25,434 --> 00:09:26,348 Diane? - New York. 107 00:09:26,478 --> 00:09:27,262 TEACHER: Yes. 108 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:29,481 [clapping] 109 00:09:29,612 --> 00:09:31,527 All right, 20 points. 110 00:09:31,658 --> 00:09:33,311 You get the symbol card. 111 00:09:33,442 --> 00:09:36,097 What do they encounter on the way? 112 00:09:36,227 --> 00:09:37,446 The green light? 113 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:40,057 [making buzzer sound] 114 00:09:40,188 --> 00:09:41,885 Bo? 115 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:43,017 The billboard? 116 00:09:43,147 --> 00:09:45,149 That's absolutely correct. 117 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,977 Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's billboard. 118 00:09:47,108 --> 00:09:50,024 What's behind the billboard? 119 00:09:50,154 --> 00:09:50,938 That valley. 120 00:09:51,068 --> 00:09:52,113 [laughter] 121 00:09:52,243 --> 00:09:53,114 The valley of ashes. 122 00:09:53,244 --> 00:09:54,028 I need five. 123 00:09:54,158 --> 00:09:55,029 Give it up. 124 00:09:55,159 --> 00:09:57,031 [clapping] 125 00:09:58,249 --> 00:09:59,076 OK. 126 00:09:59,207 --> 00:10:00,512 30 bonus points-- 127 00:10:00,643 --> 00:10:01,992 Pressure, OK? 128 00:10:02,123 --> 00:10:04,995 What's the symbol stand for? 129 00:10:05,126 --> 00:10:06,910 Duhyee duh! 130 00:10:07,041 --> 00:10:08,782 [laughter] 131 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:12,960 The moral despair of the rich. 132 00:10:13,090 --> 00:10:14,135 Whoa, new girl. 133 00:10:14,265 --> 00:10:15,005 Sounds like we got a player though. 134 00:10:15,136 --> 00:10:15,963 Ooh. 135 00:10:16,093 --> 00:10:16,790 What does she mean? 136 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:24,580 [making buzzer sound] 137 00:10:24,711 --> 00:10:27,583 Well, Tom and Daisy get their power from money. 138 00:10:27,714 --> 00:10:30,020 What they don't realize is that their lives are built on using 139 00:10:30,151 --> 00:10:31,979 up people and using up things. 140 00:10:32,109 --> 00:10:33,720 And when they're done, they just throw 141 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:36,984 the used bodies on a trash heap and cover it with a picture. 142 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,900 All right, sounds like we got a scholar here. 143 00:10:40,030 --> 00:10:41,771 [cheering] 144 00:10:46,863 --> 00:10:49,083 Teddy, I haven't even ask a question yet. 145 00:10:49,213 --> 00:10:50,214 I got to go, Mr. Bosley. 146 00:10:50,345 --> 00:10:51,215 Sure. 147 00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:52,913 But you need a hall pass. 148 00:10:53,043 --> 00:10:54,523 Ah, does he get one? 149 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:56,612 Let's turn to our studio audience. 150 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:57,526 Yay? 151 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,571 Yay! 152 00:10:59,702 --> 00:11:01,051 - Nays? - Nay. 153 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:02,183 [laughter] 154 00:11:02,313 --> 00:11:03,837 That's cold, man. 155 00:11:03,967 --> 00:11:05,621 It's a quarter pass. 156 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:07,188 Just trying to save his ass. 157 00:11:07,318 --> 00:11:09,538 Oh, that's right, Mr. Brooks's new rule 158 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:11,583 that no one can relieve themselves 10 minutes 159 00:11:11,714 --> 00:11:12,933 after class has started. 160 00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:14,891 I didn't have to go then. 161 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:15,762 Go now. 162 00:11:15,892 --> 00:11:17,764 [cheering] 163 00:11:17,894 --> 00:11:18,721 OK, next question. 164 00:11:18,852 --> 00:11:19,591 Let's go. 165 00:11:19,722 --> 00:11:21,593 [music playing] 166 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:47,837 [car engine starts] 167 00:12:05,942 --> 00:12:07,378 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Attention all students. 168 00:12:07,509 --> 00:12:10,817 The school board is now offering a $1,000 reward 169 00:12:10,947 --> 00:12:13,210 for any information leading to the arrest 170 00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:15,996 of the drive-by killer of Janet Johnson. 171 00:12:16,126 --> 00:12:19,216 I'm sure I don't have to remind you of how important this is. 172 00:12:19,347 --> 00:12:21,828 Janet was a classmate, she was a cheerleader, 173 00:12:21,958 --> 00:12:24,787 and she was a vital member of the spirit of this school. 174 00:12:24,918 --> 00:12:27,137 I thank you in advance for your cooperation. 175 00:12:27,268 --> 00:12:29,444 Ready, OK. 176 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:31,794 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 177 00:12:31,925 --> 00:12:34,666 Go, go, go, go, get them. 178 00:12:34,797 --> 00:12:35,580 Get them. 179 00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:37,669 Ooh, ah. 180 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,497 Very good, girls. 181 00:12:39,628 --> 00:12:40,368 Miss-- 182 00:12:40,498 --> 00:12:41,630 Miss Jefferson. 183 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:43,066 You're on the squad at Lincoln? 184 00:12:43,197 --> 00:12:45,286 I was for a while. [laughter] 185 00:12:45,416 --> 00:12:47,723 I got suspended three times. 186 00:12:47,854 --> 00:12:49,290 [laughter] 187 00:12:49,420 --> 00:12:50,508 Stripped of my pom poms. 188 00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:52,510 It wasn't a pretty sight. 189 00:12:52,641 --> 00:12:54,382 MR. BROOKS: Miss Jackson? 190 00:12:54,512 --> 00:12:56,471 Can I see you a moment? 191 00:12:56,601 --> 00:12:58,516 Girls, excuse me one sec. 192 00:12:58,647 --> 00:12:59,561 What does he want now? 193 00:13:03,695 --> 00:13:05,567 [inaudible conversation] 194 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:19,581 We're moving into the gym. 195 00:13:19,711 --> 00:13:20,582 What? 196 00:13:20,712 --> 00:13:22,192 It's 110 degrees in there. 197 00:13:22,323 --> 00:13:23,280 I know. 198 00:13:23,411 --> 00:13:25,021 Then why do we have to move? 199 00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:27,807 This has just been declared an off-limit zone because Mr. 200 00:13:27,937 --> 00:13:29,809 Brooks' car was vandalized here. 201 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:33,160 Apparently there are other off-limit zones on the way. 202 00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:34,378 Come on, ladies. 203 00:13:34,509 --> 00:13:35,379 It's hot in there. 204 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:36,467 It's ridiculous. 205 00:13:42,082 --> 00:13:43,431 [clattering] 206 00:13:46,086 --> 00:13:54,398 [shouting] 207 00:13:54,529 --> 00:13:55,399 Get over here. 208 00:13:59,142 --> 00:13:59,839 [shouts] 209 00:14:08,978 --> 00:14:09,849 [coughs] 210 00:14:13,504 --> 00:14:14,375 You all right, son? 211 00:14:14,505 --> 00:14:15,811 Yeah. 212 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:16,681 You get to the nurse. 213 00:14:20,555 --> 00:14:21,948 What's your name? 214 00:14:22,078 --> 00:14:23,775 Doug Wilson. 215 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:26,561 You be in my office, 8:30 tomorrow morning. 216 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:28,519 [music playing] 217 00:14:37,006 --> 00:14:38,225 [buzzer] 218 00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:39,269 MR. BROOKS: Yes? 219 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,271 SECRETARY: Doug Wilson's here. 220 00:14:41,402 --> 00:14:42,229 Send him in please. 221 00:14:51,716 --> 00:14:52,848 Hi, Doug. 222 00:14:52,979 --> 00:14:54,023 Thanks for waiting. 223 00:14:54,154 --> 00:14:54,937 Have a seat. 224 00:14:55,068 --> 00:14:59,028 Uh, am I in trouble? 225 00:14:59,159 --> 00:15:00,464 Why do you ask that? 226 00:15:00,595 --> 00:15:02,162 Was there something you did I should know about? 227 00:15:02,292 --> 00:15:04,251 I'll take the fifth on that. 228 00:15:04,381 --> 00:15:05,556 Good. 229 00:15:05,687 --> 00:15:07,341 I guess you figure a lot of kids come 230 00:15:07,471 --> 00:15:09,256 into the principal's office when they've done something wrong. 231 00:15:09,386 --> 00:15:11,519 Well, that seems to be the pattern. 232 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:13,303 However, in your case, you've done something right. 233 00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:16,437 You've realized that there's a bad element in this school, 234 00:15:16,567 --> 00:15:18,613 which is only an obstacle to those who want 235 00:15:18,743 --> 00:15:22,356 and deserve a good education. 236 00:15:22,486 --> 00:15:24,793 Excuse me, are we talking about the fight? 237 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,534 You took a stand against those losers, Doug. 238 00:15:26,664 --> 00:15:29,145 You did what a lot of kids would like to do but were afraid to. 239 00:15:29,276 --> 00:15:32,714 I've been thinking of forming a team of safety monitors. 240 00:15:32,844 --> 00:15:35,238 You mean out of kids? 241 00:15:35,369 --> 00:15:38,850 Yes, kids like you, ones who want to take a stand. 242 00:15:38,981 --> 00:15:40,504 You'd walk the school during study hall, 243 00:15:40,635 --> 00:15:44,987 and well, look for things that are wrong. 244 00:15:45,118 --> 00:15:49,296 Sounds like a good idea. 245 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:51,907 You don't think it'll work? 246 00:15:52,038 --> 00:15:55,432 Well, I mean, who's going to do this, honor roll kids? 247 00:15:55,563 --> 00:15:57,347 They'll get the curriculum beat out of them. 248 00:15:57,478 --> 00:16:00,437 I know you want the best education we can provide. 249 00:16:00,568 --> 00:16:01,743 Yeah, sure, but-- 250 00:16:01,873 --> 00:16:03,440 You'd be surprised how many students 251 00:16:03,571 --> 00:16:06,748 want the same things you do, even some of the tougher kids. 252 00:16:10,012 --> 00:16:14,103 Look, Doug, I want you in charge of this team. 253 00:16:14,234 --> 00:16:17,411 You want me to be, like, head hall monitor? 254 00:16:17,541 --> 00:16:19,195 Safety monitor. 255 00:16:19,326 --> 00:16:20,980 Safety monitor. 256 00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:24,418 If I can get the other kids to agree, will you take the job? 257 00:16:24,548 --> 00:16:26,202 Well, you know, Mr. Brooks, I-- 258 00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:30,119 I know you won't disappoint me. 259 00:16:30,250 --> 00:16:33,905 We'll make the school work, Mr. Wilson. 260 00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:36,908 So although this school has an outstanding athletic program 261 00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:39,128 from which most of the students have gone on to excel 262 00:16:39,259 --> 00:16:41,130 at the college and even professional level-- 263 00:16:41,261 --> 00:16:44,438 and we know most of you are working toward those goals-- 264 00:16:44,568 --> 00:16:46,396 we have faltered, lost our game plan 265 00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:49,530 in other areas that make school a successful place 266 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:52,576 for everyone. 267 00:16:52,707 --> 00:16:53,925 I'm sorry, guys. 268 00:16:54,056 --> 00:16:55,014 We're going to have to pull the plug. 269 00:16:55,144 --> 00:16:57,712 Oh. 270 00:16:57,842 --> 00:17:00,019 I know it doesn't seem fair that a bunch of bad apples 271 00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:01,455 are spoiling-- 272 00:17:01,585 --> 00:17:02,978 Ain't there anything we can do, Mr. Brooks? 273 00:17:03,109 --> 00:17:04,936 [chattering] 274 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:12,814 Well, the idea of safety monitors has been suggested, 275 00:17:12,944 --> 00:17:15,599 but that's totally up to you guys. 276 00:17:15,730 --> 00:17:17,558 [chattering] 277 00:17:21,605 --> 00:17:23,433 [bell ringing] 278 00:17:33,574 --> 00:17:36,011 That's Neil. That was Janet's boyfriend. 279 00:17:39,536 --> 00:17:41,321 Neil, how are you? 280 00:17:41,451 --> 00:17:43,888 I'm OK. 281 00:17:44,019 --> 00:17:45,325 Neil, this is Judy. 282 00:17:45,455 --> 00:17:46,239 Hey. 283 00:17:46,369 --> 00:17:47,588 Hi. 284 00:17:47,718 --> 00:17:48,850 I heard about your girlfriend. 285 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:50,156 I'm real sorry. 286 00:17:50,286 --> 00:17:52,636 Thanks. 287 00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:54,073 Neil was just right there when it happened. 288 00:17:56,858 --> 00:17:58,599 I'm sorry. 289 00:17:58,729 --> 00:18:00,383 Look, Neil, I just really want you to know 290 00:18:00,514 --> 00:18:02,298 that I really miss Janet. 291 00:18:02,429 --> 00:18:05,084 Just leave me alone. 292 00:18:05,214 --> 00:18:06,085 [bell ringing] 293 00:18:06,215 --> 00:18:09,479 Gotta go. 294 00:18:09,610 --> 00:18:11,046 I'll catch up with you. 295 00:18:11,177 --> 00:18:11,960 Hey, hey. 296 00:18:14,963 --> 00:18:17,226 You looking at getting at Neil, you just blew it. 297 00:18:17,357 --> 00:18:18,749 What's that supposed to mean? 298 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,882 Meaning he's only interested in customers. 299 00:18:21,012 --> 00:18:21,839 So maybe I'm a customer. 300 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,493 You got anything? 301 00:18:23,624 --> 00:18:25,016 I'm not into that stuff. 302 00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:27,889 Oh, yeah, you're just into pulling fire alarms. 303 00:18:28,019 --> 00:18:29,543 You saw that? 304 00:18:29,673 --> 00:18:31,458 Good eye. 305 00:18:31,588 --> 00:18:33,068 Hey. 306 00:18:33,199 --> 00:18:35,766 Look, you two ain't supposed to be in the hallway. 307 00:18:35,897 --> 00:18:37,681 I'm not here, man, really. 308 00:18:37,812 --> 00:18:38,900 I'm not here. 309 00:18:39,030 --> 00:18:39,814 Hey, look, Benny, man. 310 00:18:39,944 --> 00:18:41,511 You know the rules. 311 00:18:41,642 --> 00:18:43,470 Dude, my class is right there. 312 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,994 If we're going to have a good learning environment, 313 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,779 we must follow the rules. 314 00:18:48,910 --> 00:18:49,911 What do you think you're doing? 315 00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:52,740 Giving you both detention. 316 00:18:56,570 --> 00:18:59,268 TEACHER: You see, after all these silly rich people, 317 00:18:59,399 --> 00:19:01,531 Nick suddenly realizes what this continent was 318 00:19:01,662 --> 00:19:03,359 like when it was discovered. 319 00:19:03,490 --> 00:19:06,754 Pioneers, who when they saw this fresh, green breast 320 00:19:06,884 --> 00:19:12,151 of a new world, had the greatest of all human dreams. 321 00:19:12,281 --> 00:19:17,199 Now 350 years ago, it was a paradise waiting to be created. 322 00:19:17,330 --> 00:19:20,768 And instead, it became an engine of destruction 323 00:19:20,898 --> 00:19:23,423 for those with money and power. 324 00:19:23,553 --> 00:19:25,425 Mr. Bosley, do you think that Fitzgerald is saying 325 00:19:25,555 --> 00:19:26,382 that America is a failure? 326 00:19:33,215 --> 00:19:34,216 Never mind me, please. 327 00:19:34,347 --> 00:19:35,130 Answer her question. 328 00:19:39,352 --> 00:19:40,875 No. 329 00:19:41,005 --> 00:19:44,618 For Fitzgerald and Gatsby, America's vision 330 00:19:44,748 --> 00:19:48,361 of an ideal life that we can never make because human beings 331 00:19:48,491 --> 00:19:50,406 are too fallible. 332 00:19:50,537 --> 00:19:51,799 And Nick sees this. 333 00:19:51,929 --> 00:19:53,757 And the failure breaks his heart. 334 00:19:53,888 --> 00:19:55,194 But Mr. Bosley, I don't get it. 335 00:19:55,324 --> 00:19:57,979 I mean, what this stuff got to do with us? 336 00:19:58,109 --> 00:20:03,027 You see, the dreams that they had are our dreams too. 337 00:20:03,158 --> 00:20:05,769 Now we've got to make that dream here. 338 00:20:05,900 --> 00:20:07,293 Let me ask you a question. 339 00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:08,642 Are you making it? 340 00:20:08,772 --> 00:20:11,210 I don't know. 341 00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:12,602 [laughter] 342 00:20:12,733 --> 00:20:14,735 And I'll tell you why. 343 00:20:14,865 --> 00:20:18,434 Because the guys that got here before us stole our damn dream. 344 00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,784 They cut down the trees and they built mansions. 345 00:20:20,915 --> 00:20:22,917 And they want us to be the housekeepers. 346 00:20:23,047 --> 00:20:24,745 No lie. 347 00:20:24,875 --> 00:20:28,139 You see, a dream is a river. 348 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,968 If you build a dam at the end of the flow, 349 00:20:31,099 --> 00:20:33,014 the headwaters will stagnate. 350 00:20:33,144 --> 00:20:34,842 Now the dam is racism. 351 00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:35,886 What's stagnation? 352 00:20:36,017 --> 00:20:36,800 Drugs. 353 00:20:36,931 --> 00:20:38,193 Kids getting killed. 354 00:20:38,324 --> 00:20:39,238 Selling yourself. 355 00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:40,108 That's right. 356 00:20:45,461 --> 00:20:47,246 And the waters will remain stagnant-- 357 00:20:47,376 --> 00:20:50,988 Mr. Bosley, may I speak with you for a moment? 358 00:21:03,479 --> 00:21:04,654 What the hell are you doing? 359 00:21:04,785 --> 00:21:05,829 I'm teaching my class. 360 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:07,614 You call that teaching? 361 00:21:07,744 --> 00:21:09,442 What's your problem, the way I teach or what I'm teaching? 362 00:21:09,572 --> 00:21:10,660 "The Great Gatsby--" 363 00:21:10,791 --> 00:21:12,532 Is a classic of American literature. 364 00:21:12,662 --> 00:21:14,011 Exactly. 365 00:21:14,142 --> 00:21:16,187 Your job is not to interpret it, just teach it. 366 00:21:16,318 --> 00:21:17,841 What the hell is that supposed to mean? 367 00:21:17,972 --> 00:21:19,190 MR. BROOKS: These kids don't need to hear 368 00:21:19,321 --> 00:21:20,366 the American dream is dead. 369 00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:21,497 MR. BOSLEY: These kids need living 370 00:21:21,628 --> 00:21:23,282 dreams, ones they can believe in, 371 00:21:23,412 --> 00:21:24,544 ones that'll lift them out of here. 372 00:21:24,674 --> 00:21:26,285 [bell ringing] 373 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:29,288 MAN: He's right in there. 374 00:21:29,418 --> 00:21:31,290 [dramatic music playing] 375 00:21:39,341 --> 00:21:41,735 How's his pulse? 376 00:21:41,865 --> 00:21:42,649 Not there. 377 00:21:58,142 --> 00:21:58,969 Damn. 378 00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,971 [dramatic music playing] 379 00:22:05,585 --> 00:22:07,369 [air blowing] 380 00:22:12,026 --> 00:22:14,071 Penhall, being in charge of the safety monitors 381 00:22:14,202 --> 00:22:16,204 is as good as blowing your cover. 382 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:17,248 No choice. 383 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:18,467 Brooks labeled me a do-gooder. 384 00:22:18,598 --> 00:22:19,642 No dealer's going to get near me. 385 00:22:19,773 --> 00:22:21,209 Well, then drop out. 386 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,429 I was onto something until you put me in detention. 387 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:25,909 This way we can work it from both angles. 388 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,434 I'll take the jocks. You take the losers. 389 00:22:28,564 --> 00:22:30,087 The losers? 390 00:22:30,218 --> 00:22:34,396 Yeah, well that's what we call the rest of you guys. 391 00:22:34,527 --> 00:22:37,007 Oh, I don't like what's happening. 392 00:22:37,138 --> 00:22:38,357 What, with the investigation? 393 00:22:38,487 --> 00:22:39,706 No, with everything. 394 00:22:39,836 --> 00:22:41,360 Well, why don't you take a look around? 395 00:22:41,490 --> 00:22:43,144 Brooks is making the school work. 396 00:22:43,274 --> 00:22:46,234 It's not the same place it used to be when we first got here. 397 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:47,627 I think he's doing a good job. 398 00:22:47,757 --> 00:22:49,324 And while we're here, we might as well 399 00:22:49,455 --> 00:22:54,285 help him give these kids a chance to get out of this hole. 400 00:22:54,416 --> 00:22:55,591 We're on a drive-by shooting. 401 00:22:59,682 --> 00:23:01,075 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Good morning, Belmont High. 402 00:23:01,205 --> 00:23:02,598 Here are today's announcements. 403 00:23:02,729 --> 00:23:04,557 Mr. Baskin's AP English class are 404 00:23:04,687 --> 00:23:06,559 having a one-day bake sale to raise 405 00:23:06,689 --> 00:23:09,300 funds for the advanced placement tests. 406 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:11,955 Everyone is encouraged to chip in for this worthy cause. 407 00:23:12,086 --> 00:23:13,696 It has been brought to my attention 408 00:23:13,827 --> 00:23:16,525 that some of the students are smoking behind the library. 409 00:23:16,656 --> 00:23:19,354 This is an area off limits, effective today. 410 00:23:19,485 --> 00:23:20,224 I would like to add-- 411 00:23:20,355 --> 00:23:21,138 [static] 412 00:23:21,269 --> 00:23:23,010 [upbeat music playing] 413 00:23:24,533 --> 00:23:27,362 BENNY: Good morning, Belmont High. 414 00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:29,364 [cheering] 415 00:23:29,495 --> 00:23:32,759 This is The Joker with today's real announcement. 416 00:23:32,889 --> 00:23:35,762 Today is Sid Vicious Day. 417 00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:40,549 Remember, Sid died for your sins. 418 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,944 Tonight, the Drama Department debuts their new rendition 419 00:23:44,074 --> 00:23:46,381 of "Bye Bye Birdie." 420 00:23:46,512 --> 00:23:49,515 Get this, Coach Hayes plays the major. 421 00:23:49,645 --> 00:23:51,430 [laughter] 422 00:23:52,953 --> 00:23:54,302 Wait. 423 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:59,220 Big flash-- Stand up now! 424 00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:00,569 Everybody stand up. 425 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:01,440 Do it! 426 00:24:04,530 --> 00:24:05,922 Put your left foot in. 427 00:24:06,053 --> 00:24:07,707 Put your left foot out. 428 00:24:07,837 --> 00:24:12,538 Do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself about Hey, 429 00:24:12,668 --> 00:24:14,104 what are you guys, sheep? 430 00:24:14,235 --> 00:24:15,541 [baaing] 431 00:24:15,671 --> 00:24:16,933 A herd of cows? 432 00:24:17,064 --> 00:24:18,805 [mooing] 433 00:24:18,935 --> 00:24:20,023 Physicals today. 434 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:23,026 Girls, report to The Joker. 435 00:24:23,157 --> 00:24:29,076 Guys, just grab Mr. Brooks, turn to the wall, 436 00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:31,731 and call as you pass. 437 00:24:31,861 --> 00:24:33,515 This is The Joker. 438 00:24:33,646 --> 00:24:34,429 That is all. 439 00:24:42,263 --> 00:24:44,657 My generation came to school to learn. 440 00:24:44,787 --> 00:24:48,356 OK, we also had fun, but we discovered "Romeo and Juliet," 441 00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,576 Einstein, Julius Caesar. 442 00:24:50,706 --> 00:24:53,535 We didn't come to school to die on a cold tile floor. 443 00:24:53,666 --> 00:24:55,232 I can't stand by. 444 00:24:55,363 --> 00:24:57,974 We cannot allow this. 445 00:24:58,105 --> 00:25:00,890 We all know that drugs were responsible for Neil's death, 446 00:25:01,021 --> 00:25:03,937 and we know who the biggest dealers in the school are. 447 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:05,721 Do we have any proof who sold it to him? 448 00:25:05,852 --> 00:25:08,724 The proof is in his locker. 449 00:25:08,855 --> 00:25:09,769 Isn't that private? 450 00:25:09,899 --> 00:25:11,379 No. 451 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:12,772 It belongs to the school. 452 00:25:12,902 --> 00:25:14,861 And we can do what needs to be done, Doug. 453 00:25:14,991 --> 00:25:16,993 We're saving lives. 454 00:25:17,124 --> 00:25:18,865 Let's not let this thing go any further. 455 00:25:22,477 --> 00:25:24,348 [music playing] 456 00:25:33,923 --> 00:25:35,098 Open it. 457 00:25:35,229 --> 00:25:36,970 Forget it. 458 00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:38,972 You're in a lot of trouble, son. 459 00:25:39,102 --> 00:25:39,842 Hey. 460 00:25:42,976 --> 00:25:44,760 [music playing] 461 00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:57,599 MR. BROOKS: Simmons, you're out of this school. 462 00:26:06,260 --> 00:26:08,131 [bell ringing] 463 00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:11,047 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 464 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,966 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United 465 00:26:17,097 --> 00:26:18,838 States of America. 466 00:26:18,968 --> 00:26:23,843 And to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 467 00:26:23,973 --> 00:26:26,715 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 468 00:26:32,547 --> 00:26:34,331 Apparently there are still people out there who believe 469 00:26:34,462 --> 00:26:36,595 they can break the rules. 470 00:26:36,725 --> 00:26:38,509 Four students were expelled yesterday 471 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,295 for smoking in restricted areas and defying the authority 472 00:26:41,425 --> 00:26:43,210 of the safety monitors. 473 00:26:43,340 --> 00:26:45,560 That brings to 72 the number of students 474 00:26:45,691 --> 00:26:49,085 who have forfeited the privilege of coming to this school. 475 00:26:49,216 --> 00:26:52,306 From now on, anyone caught in the hallway without a pass 476 00:26:52,436 --> 00:26:54,047 will be expelled. 477 00:26:54,177 --> 00:26:56,571 Anyone caught smoking on school property will be expelled. 478 00:26:56,702 --> 00:27:00,183 And anyone not obeying a request by a safety monitor 479 00:27:00,314 --> 00:27:01,837 will be expelled. 480 00:27:01,968 --> 00:27:03,970 Please remember to observe proper hall 481 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,495 procedure by walking single file on the right-hand side 482 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,323 at all times. 483 00:27:09,453 --> 00:27:11,630 I thank you in advance for your cooperation. 484 00:27:15,242 --> 00:27:17,113 [bell ringing] 485 00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:46,577 [indistinct chatter] 486 00:27:57,284 --> 00:28:00,287 I'd watch where I aim those potatoes if I were you. 487 00:28:00,417 --> 00:28:02,898 Hey, hey, pom pom girl. 488 00:28:03,029 --> 00:28:04,508 Take Serge over there two minutes before he 489 00:28:04,639 --> 00:28:05,901 even realize he's been hit. 490 00:28:06,032 --> 00:28:10,166 By that time, I'm halfway to homeroom. 491 00:28:10,297 --> 00:28:12,516 It's two demerits and detention for standing with your tray 492 00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:15,476 in your hand, just a warning. 493 00:28:15,606 --> 00:28:18,261 I'd never, never figured you for cheerleader. 494 00:28:18,392 --> 00:28:19,785 You just don't like cheerleaders. 495 00:28:19,915 --> 00:28:21,874 I heard what you said about Janet the other day. 496 00:28:22,004 --> 00:28:23,614 Just stating facts. 497 00:28:23,745 --> 00:28:25,181 That Janet was a dealer? 498 00:28:25,312 --> 00:28:27,706 Look, it's not easy keeping up that school spirit 499 00:28:27,836 --> 00:28:30,404 day after day, week after week. 500 00:28:30,534 --> 00:28:34,800 A little chemical stimulation comes in very handy. 501 00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:37,019 She have a lot of customers? 502 00:28:37,150 --> 00:28:39,369 Why, you want to take over her business? 503 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,849 She ended up with a hole in her chest. 504 00:28:40,980 --> 00:28:42,198 No thanks. 505 00:28:42,329 --> 00:28:44,418 The drive-by had nothing to do with that. 506 00:28:44,548 --> 00:28:46,072 How do you know? 507 00:28:46,202 --> 00:28:47,682 Because it wouldn't be worth the price of the bullet 508 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:49,466 to shut down Janet. 509 00:28:49,597 --> 00:28:52,687 She was strictly a pep squad supplier. 510 00:28:52,818 --> 00:28:53,732 So why'd she get nailed? 511 00:28:56,647 --> 00:28:57,474 Hey, I'm just curious. 512 00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:01,261 Oh, all right, all right. 513 00:29:01,391 --> 00:29:02,784 Maybe I was looking for a little score. 514 00:29:02,915 --> 00:29:03,698 Forget that stuff. 515 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:05,091 You'll end up broke. 516 00:29:05,221 --> 00:29:07,528 You'll ruin your looks. 517 00:29:07,658 --> 00:29:10,749 And your brain'll turn to goop. 518 00:29:10,879 --> 00:29:13,099 Plus, I got something better than dope. 519 00:29:13,229 --> 00:29:14,187 Yeah? 520 00:29:14,317 --> 00:29:15,231 Yeah. 521 00:29:15,362 --> 00:29:16,102 Want to see? 522 00:29:18,887 --> 00:29:20,846 All right, now leave the paint on the underrim, 523 00:29:20,976 --> 00:29:22,586 not so much that they'll notice. - Oh, come on, Benny. 524 00:29:22,717 --> 00:29:23,587 This is ridiculous. 525 00:29:23,718 --> 00:29:24,937 What if someone catches us? 526 00:29:25,067 --> 00:29:27,113 Girl, those teacher meetings last years. 527 00:29:27,243 --> 00:29:32,596 Besides, think of Ludnick with a big white horseshoe over his-- 528 00:29:32,727 --> 00:29:33,597 [door opens] 529 00:29:38,646 --> 00:29:39,995 Benny, what the hell are you doing? 530 00:29:40,126 --> 00:29:41,692 Bo, Bo, I know what you're thinking, dude. 531 00:29:41,823 --> 00:29:43,694 They're not good thoughts. 532 00:29:43,825 --> 00:29:46,436 But I've got a very good explanation. 533 00:29:46,567 --> 00:29:48,525 Man, you're the one who's been pulling all this bull lately? 534 00:29:48,656 --> 00:29:50,353 All I've been doing is trying to show 535 00:29:50,484 --> 00:29:52,573 the new administration how to lighten up a little, 536 00:29:52,703 --> 00:29:54,314 give them a sense of humor. 537 00:29:54,444 --> 00:29:58,100 Man, do you think Mr. Brooks is going to find this funny? 538 00:29:58,231 --> 00:29:59,623 What about you? 539 00:29:59,754 --> 00:30:01,016 Well, I-- 540 00:30:01,147 --> 00:30:03,062 See, that's why I'm counting on you, my man. 541 00:30:03,192 --> 00:30:05,716 All right, we'll chalk this up to experience. 542 00:30:05,847 --> 00:30:07,631 Consider it a warning. 543 00:30:07,762 --> 00:30:08,545 Come on. 544 00:30:11,418 --> 00:30:12,506 Dude, you can't turn us in. 545 00:30:12,636 --> 00:30:14,290 Look, man, I have to, all right? 546 00:30:14,421 --> 00:30:16,989 That maniac will skin us alive and hang us from the flagpole. 547 00:30:17,119 --> 00:30:18,338 No, he won't. I'll talk to him. 548 00:30:18,468 --> 00:30:19,687 Well, dude, he'll kick us out of school. 549 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:27,042 Bo, I'm the unofficial school mascot. 550 00:30:27,173 --> 00:30:29,175 Without me, things would fall apart. 551 00:30:29,305 --> 00:30:31,003 Come on, Benny, man. 552 00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:35,398 Bo, I get booted, my dad'll kick the crap out of me. 553 00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:36,312 And that's no bull. 554 00:30:46,670 --> 00:30:47,846 All right, man, look. 555 00:30:47,976 --> 00:30:49,369 If I catch you again, I'll be the one 556 00:30:49,499 --> 00:30:50,370 hanging you from that flagpole. 557 00:30:53,155 --> 00:30:55,984 Peace, man. - That's my man. 558 00:30:56,115 --> 00:30:58,987 That's my man, Bo. 559 00:30:59,118 --> 00:30:59,858 See ya. 560 00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:05,385 Give me the paint. 561 00:31:05,515 --> 00:31:06,516 TEACHER: Be good. 562 00:31:06,647 --> 00:31:08,823 Take care. 563 00:31:08,954 --> 00:31:09,780 Bye bye. 564 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:14,611 Douglas? 565 00:31:14,742 --> 00:31:16,265 Yeah? 566 00:31:16,396 --> 00:31:18,006 I notice you haven't been handing in your homework 567 00:31:18,137 --> 00:31:19,965 the last few days. 568 00:31:20,095 --> 00:31:21,531 Is everything OK? 569 00:31:21,662 --> 00:31:24,186 Well, yeah, you know, I've just been a little busy. 570 00:31:24,317 --> 00:31:25,187 I see. 571 00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:27,842 Can I ask you a question? 572 00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:29,583 What are you doing here? 573 00:31:29,713 --> 00:31:33,108 I mean, what are you doing here at this school? 574 00:31:33,239 --> 00:31:35,806 Just going to school. 575 00:31:35,937 --> 00:31:36,938 You seem to be acting like a cop. 576 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,203 I mean, you're spending more time 577 00:31:41,334 --> 00:31:43,205 putting your peers in jail than you are 578 00:31:43,336 --> 00:31:45,120 concentrating on your studies. 579 00:31:45,251 --> 00:31:47,688 Well, I'm a safety monitor Mr. Bosley. 580 00:31:47,818 --> 00:31:49,037 In case you haven't noticed, these kids 581 00:31:49,168 --> 00:31:50,865 need some straightening out. 582 00:31:50,996 --> 00:31:51,953 These kids need to learn. 583 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,698 Mr. Brooks wants to make learning as 584 00:31:57,828 --> 00:31:59,743 unpleasant a task as possible. 585 00:31:59,874 --> 00:32:01,049 Unfortunately, kids don't learn that way. 586 00:32:04,313 --> 00:32:05,924 You don't agree? 587 00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:10,667 Well, I think for anything to work, you need a system, 588 00:32:10,798 --> 00:32:13,279 you know, a set of ground rules. 589 00:32:13,409 --> 00:32:17,065 Douglas, you're only seeing what you want to see. 590 00:32:17,196 --> 00:32:21,113 Running a school with an iron fist is not the solution. 591 00:32:21,243 --> 00:32:24,159 Leadership is wonderful, but don't follow 592 00:32:24,290 --> 00:32:25,465 a man just because he's strong. 593 00:32:29,469 --> 00:32:30,861 Are you aware of what happened to Mr. Ludnick 594 00:32:30,992 --> 00:32:32,472 in the men's room yesterday? 595 00:32:32,602 --> 00:32:33,560 Yes, sir. 596 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:35,692 Did you see it happen? 597 00:32:35,823 --> 00:32:36,563 No, sir. 598 00:32:36,693 --> 00:32:38,043 Don't lie to me. 599 00:32:38,173 --> 00:32:40,088 You were responsible for patrolling that area. 600 00:32:40,219 --> 00:32:41,524 You were overheard arguing with Benny Brown. 601 00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:42,438 Now did he do it? 602 00:32:45,354 --> 00:32:46,616 Yes, sir. 603 00:32:46,747 --> 00:32:48,792 And you let him go? 604 00:32:48,923 --> 00:32:51,360 Mr. Brooks, he's a friend of mine. 605 00:32:51,491 --> 00:32:55,103 His dad would've killed him if he got thrown out of school. 606 00:32:55,234 --> 00:32:58,237 And what's your dad going to do when you get kicked out? 607 00:32:58,367 --> 00:32:59,847 What? 608 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:02,197 That little misjudgment just got you expelled, son. 609 00:33:02,328 --> 00:33:03,372 I gave you strict orders. 610 00:33:03,503 --> 00:33:06,201 You break my rules, you're gone. 611 00:33:06,332 --> 00:33:08,725 But Mr. Brooks, it was just a joke. 612 00:33:08,856 --> 00:33:11,293 That joke embarrassed a teacher in this school. 613 00:33:11,424 --> 00:33:12,947 You undermine authority, that opens 614 00:33:13,078 --> 00:33:14,427 the door to drugs and violence. 615 00:33:14,557 --> 00:33:17,212 And that will not happen again in this school. 616 00:33:17,343 --> 00:33:19,040 Clean your locker, and get out. 617 00:33:19,171 --> 00:33:20,607 Your friend Benny will be joining you. 618 00:33:33,924 --> 00:33:36,014 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: Attention all students and teachers. 619 00:33:36,144 --> 00:33:37,537 I would like to remind you that refusing 620 00:33:37,667 --> 00:33:40,061 to take today's drug test will constitute grounds 621 00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:42,281 for expulsion or dismissal. 622 00:33:42,411 --> 00:33:44,587 In addition, starting today, anyone late 623 00:33:44,718 --> 00:33:47,634 for class, anyone failing to turn in their homework, 624 00:33:47,764 --> 00:33:49,810 and anyone who talks back to a teacher 625 00:33:49,940 --> 00:33:51,899 will be put on detention. 626 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:54,684 Three detentions mean automatic expulsion. 627 00:33:54,815 --> 00:33:57,165 Teachers, remember that all classroom 628 00:33:57,296 --> 00:34:01,604 progress reports will be on my desk every day by 4 o'clock. 629 00:34:01,735 --> 00:34:04,085 I thank you in advance for your cooperation. 630 00:34:07,219 --> 00:34:09,003 JUDY: Benny, what the hell are you doing? 631 00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:11,266 Judy, check this out. 632 00:34:11,397 --> 00:34:14,487 If Mr. Slater so much as lies another piece 633 00:34:14,617 --> 00:34:19,927 of paper on this desk, it's going to totally fall apart. 634 00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:21,668 JUDY: Are you crazy? 635 00:34:21,798 --> 00:34:24,062 The safety monitors are all over this place looking for you. 636 00:34:24,192 --> 00:34:25,846 BENNY: I don't worry about that stuff. 637 00:34:25,976 --> 00:34:27,021 Look at this, nerves of steel. 638 00:34:35,290 --> 00:34:37,249 Benny, you know who shot Janet Johnson, don't you? 639 00:34:37,379 --> 00:34:38,641 You sure you don't want to help? 640 00:34:38,772 --> 00:34:40,556 I got an extra screwdriver. 641 00:34:40,687 --> 00:34:42,254 No, I'd like to know who shot Janet. 642 00:34:42,384 --> 00:34:43,081 Why do you care? 643 00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:48,825 Because if you don't tell me, you're going to jail. 644 00:34:48,956 --> 00:34:49,739 You're a cop. 645 00:34:52,438 --> 00:34:53,178 You're just like Brooks. 646 00:34:53,308 --> 00:34:54,962 No, no. 647 00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:57,051 Brooks goes after people because he likes to push them around. 648 00:34:57,182 --> 00:34:59,314 I go after people who break the law. 649 00:34:59,445 --> 00:35:01,055 You still put him in jail. 650 00:35:01,186 --> 00:35:03,013 Benny, the girl was shot and killed. 651 00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:05,581 She had her whole life in front of her, and now she's dead. 652 00:35:05,712 --> 00:35:08,541 And I want to know who did it. 653 00:35:08,671 --> 00:35:10,369 I want to know. 654 00:35:10,499 --> 00:35:12,022 You already got the dude. 655 00:35:12,153 --> 00:35:15,504 Brooks busted him the other day. 656 00:35:15,635 --> 00:35:17,071 Tracy Simmons. 657 00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:19,508 They cut the lock off his locker. 658 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:20,988 He was going after Neil. 659 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:23,251 He missed, and he hit his girlfriend. 660 00:35:27,821 --> 00:35:29,605 All right, Benny, you did the right thing. 661 00:35:29,736 --> 00:35:32,608 Thanks a lot. 662 00:35:32,739 --> 00:35:34,523 [dramatic music playing] 663 00:35:48,929 --> 00:35:50,278 Damn. 664 00:35:50,409 --> 00:35:52,280 Hey, man. 665 00:35:52,411 --> 00:35:55,718 Look at this. 666 00:35:55,849 --> 00:35:58,243 Benny boy, we've been looking for you. 667 00:36:01,463 --> 00:36:02,638 Hey. 668 00:36:02,769 --> 00:36:03,596 Hey, guys. 669 00:36:03,726 --> 00:36:05,424 I can-- I can explain. 670 00:36:05,554 --> 00:36:09,297 It's, you know, it's a long story, but I-- 671 00:36:09,428 --> 00:36:10,168 come on, man. 672 00:36:10,298 --> 00:36:11,169 Let me go. 673 00:36:11,299 --> 00:36:12,431 Come on. - Hold it. 674 00:36:12,561 --> 00:36:13,823 Hold him right there. - No. 675 00:36:13,954 --> 00:36:14,737 No, no. 676 00:36:14,868 --> 00:36:16,174 [shouting] 677 00:36:24,312 --> 00:36:26,184 [dramatic music playing] 678 00:36:35,454 --> 00:36:36,759 MR. BROOKS [ON PA]: This is the principal. 679 00:36:36,890 --> 00:36:39,588 I want everybody's total attention now. 680 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:41,503 There will be a meeting of the entire faculty 681 00:36:41,634 --> 00:36:44,114 and student body in the auditorium at the beginning 682 00:36:44,245 --> 00:36:45,768 of third period. 683 00:36:45,899 --> 00:36:49,381 There will be no exceptions, I repeat, no exceptions. 684 00:36:54,995 --> 00:36:56,388 I don't care how good his intentions are. 685 00:36:56,518 --> 00:36:57,780 What he's doing is wrong. 686 00:36:57,911 --> 00:37:00,348 OK, he goes too far sometimes. 687 00:37:00,479 --> 00:37:01,741 He's searching kids' lockers. 688 00:37:01,871 --> 00:37:02,959 He's testing them for drugs. 689 00:37:03,090 --> 00:37:04,570 This school was totally out of hand. 690 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,354 He had a right to do that stuff. 691 00:37:06,485 --> 00:37:09,575 We have a constitution in this country that says he doesn't. 692 00:37:09,705 --> 00:37:12,012 Well, these kids should know that getting an education 693 00:37:12,142 --> 00:37:13,056 is a privilege. 694 00:37:13,187 --> 00:37:14,580 If you abuse it, you lose it. 695 00:37:14,710 --> 00:37:16,190 Education is not a privilege. 696 00:37:16,321 --> 00:37:17,452 It's a right. 697 00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:18,758 It's how you learn how to be citizens 698 00:37:18,888 --> 00:37:20,716 and members of society. 699 00:37:20,847 --> 00:37:21,978 But what do they learn here? 700 00:37:22,109 --> 00:37:23,153 What do they learn in this craziness? 701 00:37:23,284 --> 00:37:24,807 They learn how to be criminals. 702 00:37:24,938 --> 00:37:26,418 Yeah, but if Brooks throws everyone out in the street 703 00:37:26,548 --> 00:37:28,028 that he doesn't like, there's nothing left for them 704 00:37:28,158 --> 00:37:29,551 but being a criminal. 705 00:37:29,682 --> 00:37:31,161 All I know is that kids were getting hurt before, 706 00:37:31,292 --> 00:37:32,685 and now they're not. 707 00:37:32,815 --> 00:37:34,948 Oh, yeah, well that safety patrol of yours just 708 00:37:35,078 --> 00:37:39,648 beat the crap out of Benny Brown for pulling a practical joke. 709 00:37:39,779 --> 00:37:41,389 I had to take him to the hospital. 710 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:42,390 Is he OK? 711 00:37:42,521 --> 00:37:44,697 He'll be fine. 712 00:37:44,827 --> 00:37:46,351 Well, you can't blame Brooks for a couple hall 713 00:37:46,481 --> 00:37:47,874 monitors getting out of line. 714 00:37:48,004 --> 00:37:50,920 Well, they got out of line following his orders. 715 00:37:51,051 --> 00:37:52,052 But Brooks-- 716 00:37:52,182 --> 00:37:54,097 Penhall, Brooks tells his goons, 717 00:37:54,228 --> 00:37:55,751 do whatever you have to do. 718 00:37:55,882 --> 00:37:57,187 What is that but a nicer way of saying 719 00:37:57,318 --> 00:37:59,755 use violence if you have to? 720 00:37:59,886 --> 00:38:01,148 Come on, Doug. Wake up. 721 00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:02,497 I know it looks clean, but all he's doing 722 00:38:02,628 --> 00:38:04,499 is sweeping the problems under the rug. 723 00:38:04,630 --> 00:38:06,501 Where do you think these kids go that he kicks out of school? 724 00:38:06,632 --> 00:38:07,633 They hang out on the street. 725 00:38:07,763 --> 00:38:08,808 They turn to crime. 726 00:38:08,938 --> 00:38:10,026 Your friend Bo, what do you think 727 00:38:10,157 --> 00:38:11,201 he's been doing since Brooks decided 728 00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:12,420 to make an example out of him? 729 00:38:22,517 --> 00:38:23,953 Hey, Doug, what are you doing here, man? 730 00:38:24,084 --> 00:38:25,825 Looking for you. 731 00:38:25,955 --> 00:38:27,653 - You want to get high with us? - No, I don't want to get high. 732 00:38:27,783 --> 00:38:28,610 I want to talk. Come here. 733 00:38:31,570 --> 00:38:33,006 What are you getting high for? 734 00:38:33,136 --> 00:38:35,400 Early vacation, man. 735 00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:36,401 Early vacation. 736 00:38:36,531 --> 00:38:37,315 Yeah. 737 00:38:40,970 --> 00:38:42,624 You got a job? 738 00:38:42,755 --> 00:38:43,930 Yeah, I'm checking on some things. 739 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:45,192 Checking on some things. 740 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:46,498 I thought you'd be in school by now. 741 00:38:46,628 --> 00:38:49,544 I ain't no good at that stuff. 742 00:38:49,675 --> 00:38:51,241 What are you going to do? 743 00:38:51,372 --> 00:38:52,895 You know, they're hiring some people over at Rocket Dog. 744 00:38:53,026 --> 00:38:54,506 I thought I might go over there. 745 00:38:54,636 --> 00:38:56,899 Rocket Dog, yeah, sounds good. 746 00:38:57,030 --> 00:38:59,772 Listen, if I could get you back at Belmont, would you go? 747 00:38:59,902 --> 00:39:01,251 No, the man's down on me, man. 748 00:39:01,382 --> 00:39:02,557 Forget about that stuff. 749 00:39:02,688 --> 00:39:04,124 Would you go back or not? 750 00:39:04,254 --> 00:39:06,648 I like it here. 751 00:39:06,779 --> 00:39:07,562 This is great. 752 00:39:07,693 --> 00:39:08,737 It's great. 753 00:39:08,868 --> 00:39:10,435 You get high every day, maybe end 754 00:39:10,565 --> 00:39:12,088 up making minimum wage for the rest of your life 755 00:39:12,219 --> 00:39:13,612 at Rocket Dog. 756 00:39:13,742 --> 00:39:16,179 Maybe even you could bust heads for dealers, huh? 757 00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:19,879 That'd be some fun, some life. 758 00:39:45,948 --> 00:39:47,472 This morning, I told the school board 759 00:39:47,602 --> 00:39:49,474 that we have finally begun to make this an institution 760 00:39:49,604 --> 00:39:51,171 of higher learning. 761 00:39:51,301 --> 00:39:53,695 Then I came to school, and I found out 762 00:39:53,826 --> 00:39:55,915 that I was woefully incorrect. 763 00:39:56,045 --> 00:39:59,571 Some smart ass decided to paint a swastika on my school. 764 00:40:03,792 --> 00:40:07,622 We are going to sit here, find out what student 765 00:40:07,753 --> 00:40:09,102 painted that crap on my school. 766 00:40:24,726 --> 00:40:25,553 [door opens] 767 00:40:27,207 --> 00:40:28,077 [door slams] 768 00:40:38,740 --> 00:40:40,176 What the hell do you mean by coming 769 00:40:40,307 --> 00:40:42,135 in here late when I specifically said the beginning 770 00:40:42,265 --> 00:40:44,224 of the third period? 771 00:40:44,354 --> 00:40:47,836 You, I threw you out of here. 772 00:40:47,967 --> 00:40:49,316 He wants to come back to school. 773 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:50,448 I don't give a damn what he wants. 774 00:40:50,578 --> 00:40:52,798 He broke my rules. He's gone. 775 00:40:52,928 --> 00:40:54,234 You're not helping anybody by throwing 776 00:40:54,364 --> 00:40:55,278 them back out on the street. 777 00:40:58,499 --> 00:41:03,504 He deserves-- he has the right to an education, 778 00:41:03,635 --> 00:41:05,114 as do the kids you've already thrown out. 779 00:41:09,684 --> 00:41:11,120 If you're the guy that painted that swastika-- 780 00:41:11,251 --> 00:41:11,991 MR. BOSLEY: Mr. Brooks. 781 00:41:16,125 --> 00:41:18,301 You don't have to make your accusations anymore. 782 00:41:18,432 --> 00:41:19,172 I did it. 783 00:41:24,307 --> 00:41:25,613 You did? 784 00:41:25,744 --> 00:41:27,180 Are you out of your mind? 785 00:41:27,310 --> 00:41:29,051 I was out of my mind and let you turn this school 786 00:41:29,182 --> 00:41:31,576 into a police state. 787 00:41:31,706 --> 00:41:34,622 Maybe you forgot what this place was like before I came. 788 00:41:34,753 --> 00:41:35,797 I was here. 789 00:41:35,928 --> 00:41:37,886 I had every criminal there is. 790 00:41:38,017 --> 00:41:38,887 They learned in my class. 791 00:41:39,018 --> 00:41:41,063 How to rob, maim, shoot up. 792 00:41:41,194 --> 00:41:42,717 They learned how to dream. 793 00:41:42,848 --> 00:41:46,068 And all you can offer them now is searches, drug tests, 794 00:41:46,199 --> 00:41:48,810 abusing teachers, and throwing them out in the street 795 00:41:48,941 --> 00:41:50,072 just because they screw up. 796 00:41:50,203 --> 00:41:50,986 I'm the principal. 797 00:41:51,117 --> 00:41:52,858 They do what I say. 798 00:41:52,988 --> 00:41:56,296 Well, I'm not. 799 00:41:56,426 --> 00:41:57,993 And I just can't stand by. 800 00:41:58,124 --> 00:42:01,083 So I nailed my protest on your door. 801 00:42:01,214 --> 00:42:02,520 You think anyone's going to listen 802 00:42:02,650 --> 00:42:03,956 to a coward who writes graffiti in the middle 803 00:42:04,086 --> 00:42:05,174 of the night, huh? 804 00:42:05,305 --> 00:42:06,567 MR. BOSLEY: I hope they do. 805 00:42:06,698 --> 00:42:08,613 I hope every student and teacher hears me. 806 00:42:08,743 --> 00:42:10,528 I hope the school board hears me and the mayor 807 00:42:10,658 --> 00:42:13,313 hears me because you're wrong. 808 00:42:13,443 --> 00:42:14,444 Look at you. 809 00:42:14,575 --> 00:42:16,534 You're a disgrace. 810 00:42:16,664 --> 00:42:18,623 I'm sensitive Mr. Bosley. 811 00:42:18,753 --> 00:42:22,757 If you yell at me, I just might break down and cry. 812 00:42:22,888 --> 00:42:24,846 You're too tough for me, Mr. Brooks. 813 00:42:24,977 --> 00:42:26,935 I just want to sit in my room and read poetry all day. 814 00:42:27,066 --> 00:42:29,198 Well, you know what your problem is, Bosley? 815 00:42:29,329 --> 00:42:30,852 You've lost your will. 816 00:42:30,983 --> 00:42:32,811 You're a weak, sniveling sissy. 817 00:42:32,941 --> 00:42:34,160 Right. 818 00:42:34,290 --> 00:42:36,423 And you're so afraid of your own weakness 819 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:37,990 that it scares you to death, and you have 820 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:40,601 to kill everything around it. 821 00:42:40,732 --> 00:42:43,778 See, a dream is a river, Mr. Brooks. 822 00:42:43,909 --> 00:42:46,172 And all you're doing is stopping the flow. 823 00:42:46,302 --> 00:42:47,913 And one day, you're going to find 824 00:42:48,043 --> 00:42:51,046 out that all your students and teachers have withered away. 825 00:42:51,177 --> 00:42:52,439 I've heard enough of your poison. 826 00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:53,658 You're fired. 827 00:42:53,788 --> 00:42:55,485 No, this is my school. 828 00:42:55,616 --> 00:42:57,966 And I'm not going to let you hurt these students anymore. 829 00:42:58,097 --> 00:43:00,447 I said you're fired. 830 00:43:00,578 --> 00:43:02,101 Tony, Alvin, throw him out. 831 00:43:07,367 --> 00:43:08,237 I said throw them out, damn it. 832 00:43:08,368 --> 00:43:09,325 Come on, throw him out. 833 00:43:11,937 --> 00:43:13,329 What the hell are you doing? 834 00:43:13,460 --> 00:43:14,026 Come on, the rest of you, throw them out of here. 835 00:43:14,156 --> 00:43:14,940 Get rid of them. 836 00:43:15,070 --> 00:43:17,072 BENNY: Hey, Brooks. 837 00:43:17,203 --> 00:43:19,597 We're tired of you throwing us out of school one at a time. 838 00:43:19,727 --> 00:43:23,818 Now you throw us all out because we're going on strike. 839 00:43:23,949 --> 00:43:25,080 Yeah, that's right. 840 00:43:25,211 --> 00:43:27,648 We're going on strike, bro, all of us. 841 00:43:27,779 --> 00:43:29,519 [applause] 842 00:43:33,393 --> 00:43:37,136 Yeah, we're going on strike, Brooks, all of us. 843 00:43:37,266 --> 00:43:41,053 Once that school board gets rid of you, we're out of here. 844 00:43:41,183 --> 00:43:42,968 You got nothing without us. 845 00:43:43,098 --> 00:43:44,883 [applause] 846 00:43:59,549 --> 00:44:00,376 What the hell are you doing? 847 00:44:05,686 --> 00:44:06,469 Get back here. 848 00:44:26,054 --> 00:44:26,881 [door slams] 849 00:44:35,063 --> 00:44:37,109 MR. BOSLEY: And I got the results back from the test 850 00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:38,806 from "The Great Gatsby." 851 00:44:38,937 --> 00:44:40,895 Looks like you people did some studying. 852 00:44:41,026 --> 00:44:43,855 I think we got us some scholars here. 853 00:44:43,985 --> 00:44:47,597 And I have to make special mention of my man Bo here. 854 00:44:47,728 --> 00:44:52,907 Got himself a B. Hey, I need five, my man. 855 00:44:53,038 --> 00:44:54,561 All right. 856 00:44:54,692 --> 00:44:57,172 Hey, studio audience. 857 00:44:57,303 --> 00:44:58,826 You listen to me. 858 00:44:58,957 --> 00:45:00,523 You keep studying like that, next time you're going 859 00:45:00,654 --> 00:45:03,439 to get an A. Oh, wait a minute. 860 00:45:03,570 --> 00:45:07,139 We had a poetry thing coming on here. 861 00:45:07,269 --> 00:45:09,054 Oh. 862 00:45:09,184 --> 00:45:10,142 Oh? 863 00:45:10,272 --> 00:45:11,970 You people don't like poetry? 864 00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:13,841 You use it every day. 865 00:45:13,972 --> 00:45:15,234 Check this out. 866 00:45:15,364 --> 00:45:17,540 Modern day poetry is what you do. 867 00:45:17,671 --> 00:45:20,543 If Shakespeare can do it, so can you. 868 00:45:20,674 --> 00:45:22,894 Growing in the ghetto is a serious task. 869 00:45:23,024 --> 00:45:25,200 You got yearn to learn, or they'll take your-- 870 00:45:25,331 --> 00:45:26,071 Ass. 871 00:45:26,201 --> 00:45:27,463 Yeah. 872 00:45:27,594 --> 00:45:32,686 Hey, reminds me of a poem by T.S. Eliot, 873 00:45:32,817 --> 00:45:37,735 "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." 874 00:45:37,865 --> 00:45:41,260 "Let us go then, you and I, when the evening 875 00:45:41,390 --> 00:45:44,132 is spread out against the sky. 876 00:45:44,263 --> 00:45:47,222 Like a patient etherized upon a table, 877 00:45:47,353 --> 00:45:49,311 let us go through certain half-deserted streets." 878 00:45:52,140 --> 00:45:53,185 [music playing] 879 00:46:22,475 --> 00:46:25,347 [instrumental music playing]