Say Anything...

- I don't feel anything. - Come on. It's graduation.

Did you see what Mr. Carroll wrote in my yearbook?

Well, he ridiculed me all year long, and then he writes,

- "You're a real live wire. Love, Mr. Carroll." - You know, it's all so phony.

He wants to leave things on a good note.

Well, when Mr. Carroll uses the word "love," I look for a new word.

Lloyd, she's being difficult.

- I'm gonna take out Diane Court again. - That's unlikely.

Is the movies a good second date, you know, as a date?

- But you never had a first date. - Yes, I did.

I sat across from her at a mall. We ate together. That's eating.

- Sharing an important physical event. - That's not even a scam.

- What's a scam? - Going out as friends.

- No, it's not. Scam is lusting. - Then what's a date?

A date is prearrangement, with a possibility for love.

Then what's love? I'm gonna call her.

Diane Court doesn't go out with guys like you. She's a brain.

Trapped in the body of a game-show hostess.

Diane Court does not realize how good looking she is.

This sounds great to me. I'm gonna call her. That's what's cool about her.

Brains stay with brains.

The bomb could go off, and their mutant genes would form the same cliques.

I wouldn't get my hopes up, Lloyd.

I'm sorry. It's just you're a really nice guy, and we don't want you to get hurt.

I wanna get hurt!

"Well, it's almost over.

"We've gone to school together for three years." I might cut that part.

Why? That's fine. It's nice.

"Having taken a few courses at the university this year,

"I have glimpsed our future, and all I can say is...

go back."

"Go back." What a great line.

- You like it? - Yeah!

- I didn't think anyone would get it. - Oh, no, no.

It's-It's wonderful. It's-Yeah?

No, don't worry about it. You're very funny.

"Go back." That's great.

- All right. No more. I'm gonna save it. - Okay.

I love you guys.

Thanks, bro.

Party at Vahlere's. There's gonna be eight kegs. See you there.

- Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe! - Thank you, Joe.

Thank you.

Thank you, Joe.

And now it's time.

I just can't introduce this person without saying...

history, oceanography, creative writing...

biochemistry.

I think you know who I'm talking about.

We're going to remember this student who said,

"Hey, world, check me out."

Giving a speech entitled...

"Soaring Ahead."

Miss Diane Court.

Thank you.

- The real world. - Look at those eyes.

We're all about to enter the real world.

That's what everybody says.

But most of us have been in the real world a long time.

But I have something to tell everybody.

I've glimpsed our future, and all I can say is... go back.

Well, it's almost over.

We've gone to school together for three years,

and we've been through a lot.

But with that training net of high school gone,

what's going to happen to us?

We all know what the answers are.

We want to be happy, go to college, work hard,

maybe raise a family.

But what if that doesn't happen?

I have to be honest though. I have-

I have all the hope and ambition in the world.

But when I think about the future,

the truth is...

I am...

really...

scared.

- All right. - Get up on it.

- Yea! All right. - Hey, yea!

- I'll see you at home. - All right.

- Now, do yourself and everyone who loves you a favor- - All right, Mom.

- And don't talk to Joe. - Mom, Mom-

Stop. Okay?

- Bye. - See you later, Mrs. Flood.

- Bye. - Bye, Mrs. Flood.

All right. Look at those eyes.

- Lloyd, give it up. - Do me a favor. Take a picture of me with her.

- Lloyd- - Just do it. Please?

- That's just so embarrassing. - Please?

- All right. - Just do it.

All right. Okay. Sure. It's your life.

- Wait for me when I get around her... together. - All right, man. I got it.

Your graduation present is parked right over there.

Are you kidding? That?

- Lloyd? I'm sorry. - Hey, Sis.

Sam had me do a new crown, we had two root canals to do, and Jason has a sore throat.

Your big graduation, and no one was there.

Hey, it's no problem. I called Mom and Dad in Germany. It's like they were there.

- I hope you understand. - Hey, bad throat, J-man?

- Yeah. - Yeah, he's not at full "Yeah!" strength.

Poor little man.

Why do you eat that stuff? There's no food in your food.

Not too loud. The red line's there for a reason.

How do you know how to draw the red line anyway?

Because it's loud enough, and the neighbors don't complain. That's how come I know.

Good thing there's not a red line on you, J-man. Yeah!

- Yeah! - He's back!

Hey, my brother, can I borrow a copy of your Hey Soul Classics?

No, my brother. You have to go buy your own.

Hook you off the jab. Hook up the jab.

Why can't you be his uncle and not his playmate?

Jesus Christ.

- What? - Get in a good mood.

How hard is it just to decide to be in a good mood, and then be in a good mood?

It's easy.

Okay, I'm sorry that Mom and Dad made you take me in. Really.

If it's such a big deal, I'll go. But remember this. You used to be fun.

You used to be warped and twisted and hilarious.

And I mean that in the best way. I mean it as a compliment.

I mean, I'm sorry...

that T-I-M left you.

But I am not T-I-M!

- I was hilarious once, wasn't I? - Yeah.

I still am.

Dad, you have to teach me the stick shift this weekend.

Okay, promise. Now, just don't go upstairs yet. Come here a minute.

I want to show you something.

- What are you doing? - Well, since I'm not only your father, I'm also your friend...

- I had to get you two presents. - Oh, God! This is ridiculous!

Now, this is the only thing your mother ever gave me that I kept.

Now it's yours.

Well, go ahead. Open it now.

Oh, God! I don't need all these presents. I don't know any kid who got a car. I mean, it's-

Oh, God.

It's beautiful.

They really applauded you today, honey.

I was standing up there and looking at all the people, and I felt like they didn't know me.

I mean, maybe I shouldn't have taken all those courses off-school, 'cause...

everybody thinks I-

- Forget it. - No, wait a minute. Everybody thinks you're what?

Everybody thinks I'm a priss.

Diane, in a million years you could never be a priss.

It's all working out for you, honey. Do you see?

It's working out just like we planned.

All the... All the years, the summer schools, all the vacations you gave up.

- It's all working out just like we planned. - Stop it, stop it, stop it!

Sorry.

I love you, Dad.

I love you too, honey.

Come on, come on, come on!

Come on, come on!

Come on, J-man. Come on. Get the bag. Come on. Yaah!

An exciting kick. My brother, let's go.

Yaah, yaah, yaah!

Put the gloves down.

You're headed for day care, buddy.

- Be tough, J-man. - He's a mess!

I'll be in my office.

I just washed this shirt, didn't I?

- Yeah! - Please, not in my ear.

Not in my ear.

- Jim Court. - Hello. May I please speak with Diane, please?

Sorry, Diane isn't here at the moment.

- Okay. - This the guy with the Mustang?

- No. - The guy with the Datsun?

No.

- The truck? - No, not-not really.

No, actually, basically, you don't know me. I'm-

I'm a friend of your daughter's. Well, I sat with her yesterday at a mall.

I drive a blue Chevy Malibu if you-

I guess I'm pretty bad at this, but what I want to do is-Could I please-

Why don't I get a phone number from you? That's usually how it works.

Okay.

Lloyd Dobler. 555-1342.

That's 555-1342.

- 555-1342. - Okay. I'll get her the message.

- Okay. She's pretty great, isn't she? - What?

- She's really pretty great, isn't she? - Yeah, she is.

- Good luck, kid. - Good afternoon.

Okay, bye.

Jim Court.

No, this is her father. Can I take-

What?

No, I didn't get the letter.

Yes!

Yes, right away.

Ye-Thank you. Good-bye.

Oh, Mr. Taylor, you're a vision in green.

Here, let me mail this for you. Thank you.

Yeah, you can trust a man who writes a letter every day.