Pumpkin Page #3

Synopsis: Perky, perfect Carolyn and her Alpha Omega Pi sisters plan to win Sorority of the Year by impressing the Greek Council with a killer charity: coaching mentally challenged athletes for the regional Challenged Games. When Carolyn's assigned to coach Pumpkin she's terrified at first, but soon sees in him something she's never seen before: a gentle humanity and honest clarity that touches her soul. To the horror of her friends and Pumpkin's overprotective mother, Carolyn falls in love, becoming an outcast in the process. As Carolyn's "perfect life" falls apart, Pumpkin teaches her that perfect isn't always perfect after all.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: MGM
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
R
Year:
2002
113 min
£107,838
Website
432 Views


Why should anything be horrible or ugly?

Why can't everything be beautiful and perfect?

Mrs. Romanoff,

what has gotten into Pumpkin?

It's pretty amazing, Ramona.

I've never seen him up on his feet

for so long.

Doesn't eat.

Just stays outside and pratices.

Pumpkin, honey, don't you think

you've done enough for today?

That must be Miss Betsy.

Sit down, Pumpkin.

- You look gorgeous.

- Mrs Romanoff, it's not Miss Betsy.

It's that horrible Miss Claudia

from Orange County.

- I told her no, but...

- Claudia, what a surprise.

I brought Hansie.

I thought our boys could play together

while you and I have a little chat.

Judy, the issue between us is about

who can do more for the children.

Claudia, no one cares more

for those kids than I do.

For ten years all you've cared about

is beating us in the games.

My God! It's a fundraiser,

not the Super Bowl.

Oh, right, that's why you guys

are now training at SCSU !

I won't let myself get dragged into this.

But don't forget, Claudia,

this isn't about us.

It's about our two blessings,

outside in the back yard.

My goodness, Judy,

what a good stander Pumpkin has become!

This is wonderful! He wants to show you.

He's going to throw it.

I think, he's going to throw it.

Stop that, Hansie!

Hansie, let'im throw it.

OK, mom.

He's gonna ground it

like he does every year.

Oh my gosh!

For Carolyn.

I want my life back, Jeanine.

This is ruining my senior year.

It's too distracting.

It's spoiling everything.

I'm quitting the challenged games.

What a f***ing relief!

You're the only f***ing sister

who's talked to me since I quit.

It's not that we're horrible people, Carolyn.

You understand, it makes those people

feel even worse

to come to a campus like this

full of normal people.

I guess I'll have to tell him too.

You should see the pain in his face.

He's so hurt!

He keeps trying to tell me something.

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night

I can't help but wonder what it'd be like to look

into his wounded soul.

Cut that out, Carolyn!

You're right. I can't stand it.

I can't wait until tomorrow,

when it's all over and I quit.

Pumpkin, I have to tell you something.

Carolyn...

...you...

...are my...

...friend.

You are beautiful...

...inside.

I think we'd better practise.

# Have you and her been taking

pictures of your obsessions?

# 'Cause I met a boy who went

through one of your sessions

# In his blue velour and silk

You liberated the boy I never rated

# Now he's throwing discus

For Liverpool and Widnes

# You liberated

The boy I never rated

# Now he's doing business

# Stars of track and field, you are

Stars of track and field, you are

# Stars of track and field

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