Crime and Punishment
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1998
- 120 min
- 107 Views
l don't recall requesting
the pleasure of your company.
-Rag?
-Brush.
You know, after van Gogh
chopped off his own ear...
...there was a rash of copycat
mutilations amongst his students.
Your point being?
the whole world reveres the artists...
...envies their talent,
wants to be just like them.
That's what l'm doing. l'm hoping
some of your genius will rub off.
-You got kicked out of your house again.
-Not exactly.
lt's more like they're filming a Lifetime
Original Movie in my living room.
And which one of the Witter sisters...
...is in complete distress right now?
Left the sergeant major
for conduct unbecoming...
...fled back to the home front and
brought along my screaming nieces.
So l finally get my own room and
you have been exiled to Sofa City.
-Ouch.
-My sentiments exactly.
So....
So, what do you think?
Oh, is it done?
Yes, it's done.
l thought that Principal Green had
commissioned you guys to do murals...
-...exemplifying school spirit and unity.
-He did.
Well, no offence,
but this looks like something...
...you'd find tattooed on
Kwai Chang Caine's forehead.
-You don't like it.
-l didn't say l don't like it.
l'm pretty sure the rest
of the murals...
...will probably be more
traditional, but--
Like football players and lighthouses?
And what do they say about
the high-school experience?
Jo, this is the U.S. of A.
When we have art in public places,
we want it to be as subtle as Godzilla.
Yeah, but don't you think
that art can have this power?
l mean, it can bring people together.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
ln museums,
the thinking man's pickup joint.
You know, that's what l like
about you, Pacey.
You just go so deep.
Thanks.
No peeking.
-What, l don't get a preview?
-No.
Why not? Pacey did.
Dawson, the unveiling is
a crucial part to any new work...
...and l want you to have
the complete experience.
-He didn't tell you what it is, did he?
-No.
He didn't, but he said it was great.
the most discriminating critic.
Hey, well, he knows what he likes.
Dawson, Pacey's prized possession is
a black velvet painting of baby Elvis.
So how's your speech coming?
l don't know why l have
to even say anything.
let her work speak for itself.
But when PTAs and the school board
let you paint something in the hallway...
...they expect a
little pointless ceremony in return.
-So are you gonna be there?
-Of course.
-l mean, if you want me to.
-Yeah.
-l want you to.
-Okay.
And whatever you think,
be honest with me, you know.
-Even if you hate it.
-Even if l ha--?
What makes you think
l'm gonna hate it?
Nothing.
lt's just....
Stepping out from behind the curtain?
l can understand that.
lt can be terrifying.
Up there in the lights
-Being judged.
-lt's even more than that. l mean...
...l feel like l'm declaring
myself for the first time...
...what l really think about this place.
And with everyone staring at it...
...it's gonna be like they're all
looking right into my soul.
Give me a break. lt was a joke.
There's nothing funny
about cheating, Matt.
Principal Green, members
of the disciplinary committee...
...l admit it.
l didn't know
the answer on the quiz.
So l did what any self-respecting kid
would do in a cellular age, you know?
l whipped out my StarTAC,
l dialled home...
...and l asked my mom, '' How many
justices sit on the Supreme Court?''
You know, call me crazy.
You know, even Mr. Higgins laughed.
Okay. And you claim that your
mother didn't know the answer either.
Okay. So....
How do you explain your
perfect score on the quiz?
l guessed.
Okay. Well...
...then l guess my
recommendation would be...
...that you get a failing grade
on the work at question...
...and a three-hour detention.
-Why don't you just bust my kneecaps?
-That'll be enough, Mr. Caufield.
While your behaviour clearly violates
the letter of the honour code...
...l do not believe it is
in violation of the spirit.
Am l free to go, then?
Yes, you're free to go.
Mr. Caufield.
Let's let this be the last time
we see you before this committee.
Andie, would you wait for me
for a minute, please?
Sure.
Principal Green,
l'm really sorry about earlier.
-l overreacted to the--
-No, that's not what this is about.
-Andie, l have news.
-News?
l was contacted this morning
by the Educational Testing Service.
Andie, your phenomenal
PSAT results...
...have placed you among the top
50,000 scorers in the country.
You have taken one giant step toward
lsn't that fantastic?
Fantastic.
Andie, what's wrong?
You seem stunned.
No. No, no. lt's just....
Well, it's just--
Yeah, l'm a little stunned.
Congratulations.
No. No. No! Look!
Pacey, last time you were here...
...you left water rings
on my deco coffee table.
Mom and Dad just wanted me
to bring you something.
Yeah? What?
Me!
-Look, what are you doing?
-l'm moving in, bro.
-Wait. Excuse me?
Dad gave me a check to give to you.
lt's like a security deposit
in case l break your stereo.
You're not touching my stereo,
because you're not moving in with me.
Not now, not ever.
This is not Party of Five.
Come on. You can't make me
go back to that house.
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