Girl Flu.

Synopsis: Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): Dorie Barton
  5 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Year:
2016
92 min
152 Views


I believe in fairy tales

and serendipitous encounters

Catch a tiger by the

tail and make a wish

Drink from the fountain

Oh, oh oh, oh oh

I believe love will prevail

The path is clear for me to

follow

Shooting stars will leave a

trail

For me to fill with joy and

sorrow

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Leave your fear of

love behind

Let you dreaming

be your guide

If you seek then

you shall find

I believe in fairy tales

and serendipitous encounters

I believe in fairy tales

and serendipitous encounters

Rick, you're not supposed

to see me like this.

Well don't just stand

there, hand me a towel.

Sorry Gwyneth although in

this light with absolutely

no clothes on you look...

Rick we barely even know each

other!

[Jenny] Do you know what time

it is?

Um, 10:
30 I think.

I wanted to sleep in, ugh.

What are you doing here?

Aren't you supposed to be at

school?

Isn't it a school day?

Not until noon.

End of school picnic.

Really, they still have those?

Those always suck.

Mom.

Sh*t, I'll try to be more

positive.

I'm getting better at that

though, haven't you noticed?

You're doing great Mom.

Thank you.

Why do you always have to do

that?

I mean, it's still morning.

Cramps.

Much better!

(laughing)

Baby Bird is finishing sixth

grade!

That is so wild!

Oh I can't be that old.

Am I really that old?

Ugh.

You know what you should do?

Stay home from school

and watch movies with me.

Watch movies with me all day,

yes, yes!

You can't make me stay home

from school.

(giggling)

God you are a weird kid.

Coffee?

(gentle music)

Thank you Baby Bird.

There's seriously nothing in

here.

There's like pickles and yogurt.

That is not true.

There's like corned beef

hash and french fries

I brought home from work last

night.

I can't keep eating your diner

food.

Stop complaining, it's not

that bad if you nuke it first.

I hate grocery shopping.

Then let me do it.

I keep asking you and

you never let me do it.

- No!

- Why?

Kids do not grocery shop.

It's like, wrong.

But then you wouldn't be

all crabby about doing it

and then we'd have apples

and eggs and stuff.

Okay, I am totally not crabby.

You're totally crabby.

Those are Grandma's.

She's in India.

Besides, she told me I

could wear her stuff.

She didn't tell me that.

Well.

[Jenny] They're too big for

you.

I know.

Well you better be

super careful and not get

anything on them otherwise she'll

never stop giving me crap.

I will.

("Find A Little Love" by

Nick D' and the Believers)

Bye Mom.

I know a girl she

once said to me

That what you get

ain't always what you see

There's a shine behind

all the rocks and trees

The way you look

man is poetry

And while you're young

you gotta stamp your feet

Don't be afraid to

ever make a scene

They might see yeah

they might say

Gotta let it rain gotta

let it rain

But if there's a way if

there's a way

Gotta let them know let them

know

Find a little love before you

go

Hi Miss Selena.

Oh my goodness.

Robin, you look so extra pretty

today.

Thank you, so do you.

Thank you.

Hey which of the boys do you

think is gonna throw up first

after eating too much cake

and ice cream and soda?

Boys are so gross.

Some can be nice.

You gonna go over?

Um, you know I think

I'll just, think I'll...

[Selena] Here, have some

ginger ale.

Thanks.

[Boy] Ball!

(mellow music)

[Boy] Carlos, ball.

Hey you wanna listen to a

song?

My cousin wrote it.

Sure.

You gotta put both of them in.

[Dominic] Girl, you're a

dancer.

No, I'm not.

You were dancing.

That beat was epic, right?

Yo let me see your speaker, man.

Thanks.

Man, never thought I'd see you

dance.

White girl like you always so

pretty and pink and perfect.

Leave her alone man, that beat

was epic.

So I heard you used

to live in the Valley.

You're from the Valley?

Yeah, Reseda, mostly.

[Carlos] That's cool.

My uncle Charlie lives in the

Valley.

It's frigging hot there bro.

So how come you never talk?

I mean unless you have like

the answer in class or

something.

Um, I dunno.

Guess I'm just always

thinking about stuff.

[Richard] Like what?

Like how perfect she is.

It's picnic day and little

miss perfect brought a book.

(laughing)

Well.

Little miss perfect from the

Valley

always has to do everything all

perfect.

I'm not trying to be perfect.

Oh yes you are.

I'm not trying to be anything.

Huh.

Well I know one thing you

didn't do perfect today.

What?

You forgot to wear a tampon!

(laughing)

Look at that!

Didn't anyone ever tell

you to wear a tampon

if you're gonna bleed?

White jeans?

(rock music)

Oh yeah

Now listen

Back open roads

Down the city

Playing the music I love

Somehow I can't get my mind

off of you

Mom!

(gasps)

[Jenny] Oh my god!

Mom!

Okay, Arlo, will you turn off

the...

What are you doing here?

I think I'm bleeding

to death or something!

- What?

- What?

Mom look, Arlo, don't.

Oh my god.

(laughing)

You're not bleeding, you

got your first period!

Oh Arlo she got her first

period.

Oh.

- Mom!

- Honey!

You've got your period!

I think I'm gonna just

step out for a smoke.

(laughing)

Stop laughing!

I don't know what...

Oh my god, those are

Grandma's white jeans.

(gasps)

What am I?

Honey, Baby Bird, this

is a really great moment,

- you got your period!

- Mom, stop it!

Okay, okay.

What?

(coughing)

Okay.

In an ideal world what would you

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