Some Kind of Wonderful

Run, run, run. He's gonna get you.

Good. He's dead.

It's semi-conscious Keith. Hi, ugly.

- Hi, honey. How was work? - All right.

Keith, you still haven't told me when you're gonna cut your hair.

I got it cut, Mom.

Mom, you're flapping your lips in vain. Keith vacated.

Keith! Keith, is that you?

- Yup. - Hey, pal.

Been checking out some colleges.

Dad, you going to college?

That's great.

If I'd have gone to college, I wouldn't be selling tires six days a week.

That's what you're gonna be doing if you don't get with the program.

Now, come here. Take a look at a couple of these.

A bunch of new ones came in the mail today.

Coed phys ed.

Can I do this later?

Jesus, Keith.

I'm not trying to break your back here, pal.

I know.

Just want you to get off the dime and think about your future.

You got a shot to be the first guy in this family

who didn't have to wash his hands after a day's work.

Coed phys ed.

Hey.

Hi. I'm looking for that song

about the guy that killed himself for the girl that hated his guts.

Do you know what song I'm talking about?

Do you understand the concept of the word "privacy"?

Yes, I do.

And that's why I never let anyone in my room.

Get out of here before I throw your ass out my window.

- God, are you in a nice mood today. - I said get out of here.

Keith, is this a side effect of being massively unliked or what?

If I get a black and blue mark, you monger, you're dead!

Mom!

Look at it. You see what he did to me?

- Get your head out of the light. - There.

Sweetheart, I can't say that I see anything. I'm sure it hurts.

Well, Mom, then you need some glasses.

At this point, if I wanted to lie out, I could not wear a bathing suit.

You know, exposing your skin to sunlight

will make you old before your time.

And eventually, you'll look like an albino raisin.

- Thank you, Cindy. - It's my pleasure.

- Stay out of his room. - Yeah.

And you. You see me if you got a problem with her

before you start roughing her up.

What, what, what right does she have to break into my room, Dad?

And I did not rough her up. She's...

I have practically no feeling left in the upper part of my arm.

Drop it.

You know, that suggests a circulatory problem.

See, I'd put more fiber into my diet and spend less time on the phone.

- Shut up, please? - It's my pleasure.

I wish, just once, you guys could experience the humiliation

of having the weirdest guy in a huge school be a blood relative.

I think your father said drop it.

This whole family revolves around Keith and I'm sick of it.

Laura, that is absolutely not true and you know it.

Excuse me.

Keith, honey, you haven't finished your dinner.

You know, I don't think I've had a balanced meal here.

I think I'm missing one of the important food groups.

Hey, Keith! What about these colleges?

I expect an answer!

Did you get your eight essential vitamins today?

Are you aware of how close that was?

Come on, Mr. Sunshine.

Skill beyond skill. Technique.

Imagine what I can do when I get my driver's license back.

Hey, what... Where are... Don't you have any books?

No, not on me. I forgot them.

You never study.

You must be getting heat from the old man about college again.

That's all he thinks about.

Yeah, well, in comparative terms it's probably better to have

an old man nagging you about your future

than no old man not nagging you about nothing.

Things not too great at home, huh?

Hey, it don't matter,

as long as you stand by me, I'm covered.

Where would I be without you?

Well, seeing as I drive you to school every morning

you'd probably be at home asleep in bed.

Do you mind?

Very much so.

I think it's hip you paint.

- I think it's hip I drum. - Hip.

It's perfect that we're friends.

You know, I'm beginning to think...

Pardonnez-moi.

Pardonnez-moi? Pardonnez-moi.

Merci.

Now that's original. How long you been pulling that one?

- Watts. - Wait, wait, wait.

How long have you been a lesbian?

Excuse me?

Well, I think that you have a little bit too much up front

to be a guy, so you must be a lesbian.

I beg your pardon?

You know, I think you got a little bit too much breastage here...

- Shut up! - Okay, you fucking faggot, come on.

Duncan!

- That's enough! Break it up! Break it up! - Leave him alone.

- That's enough! - Come on, man.

- Animal. - Clear out.

- Wimp. - Oh, sweetheart.

See. Wait a minute, okay?

They jumped me. Why don't you nail them?

I didn't do anything.

Those aren't mine.

Oh, man, that's just for show. I don't...

It's like, those were a gift from your wife.

- You just got detention, mister. - For what?

- For what? - Come on.

- We'll talk about it in detention hall. - For what?

What's this?

- Isabella of Spain. - Women who rule.

Are we getting feisty.

What?

Yo! Are you sitting down?

- No. I'm walking down the hall. - Right.

- Why? - I've got some bad news for you.

Hey. What? What?

It's unconfirmed but I got it from a reliable source.

- What? - I think your father's in school.

Has Keith decided on a school yet?

Well, we're zeroing in on a few.

Well, he indicated to me that he was interested

in a couple of art schools.

I don't think that's gonna happen.

He comes out of art school, what's he qualified to do?

I'm looking for a good business program.

I think he has a good head for business.

Well, the indications I've gotten

are that he's more creatively inclined.

Fine. But we're looking for a business school.

He wants to be creative he can do that in his spare time.

- How's he doing otherwise? - Fine.

- Grades holding up okay? - Very well.

Well, thanks for the help.

Oh, well. Call me anytime you have a question. Don't hesitate.

- I will. Thank you. I appreciate it. - You're welcome.

Keith Nelson.

Could I ask you a question about number five

on Page 3?

Hi, honey!

Can I go to the nurse?

Trust is the basis of any relationship.

I trust you.

Now, I want you to stay close, but not too close.

You back off when I say, okay?

Do both your parents work? Yeah?

Maybe I'll stop by after school one day this week.

Hi.

Go ahead. See you later.

Amanda. Hi.

Want to go to your place?

- What's wrong? - Do you mind?

Yes, I do. I want to know what's wrong.

She's a friend of my little sister.

Her brother was in a pretty serious car accident and she's a little upset.

I know you're coming. I'm waiting for you.

Why would I be trying to make it with another girl?

How can you be so beautiful and so insecure at the same time?

Trust is the basis of any relationship.

I trust you.

And I want to give you this.

I'll go get the car and I'll meet you out front.

Hey, hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Don't. That belongs to the slumlord that owns this place.

It's his pride and joy.

It's pretty sick.

How does it feel to stand under a real Mercedes-Benz?

About the same as standing underneath a Ford.

Why? You get off on it?

Can I ask a question?

Do you know a girl named Amanda Jones?

In school?

Cool. What about her?

What do you think of her?

- Rat bait. Why? - Just curious.

What about?

Her. Who she is.

Because she's beautiful, right? Guys are so sickening.

Really, it must be a drag to be a slave to the male sex drive.

I didn't say anything about sex.

You want to start a book club with her?

I didn't say that I wanted to do anything with her.

I just think she's interesting.

Don't go mistaking paradise for a pair of long legs.

What does that mean?

Don't go roaming where you don't belong.

It's just an opinion.

I express an interest in someone that I don't even know

and you're getting tense.

This is not tension, this is reason.

The way this girl and her big money, cruel-heart society