Kids in America

Synopsis: A diverse group of high school students band together to peacefully stick it to their overbearing principal.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Josh Stolberg
Production: Corra Films
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
38
PG-13
Year:
2005
91 min
110 Views


like Lenny Bruce

and Abbie Hoffman, right?

.

Let me go find out

you know, like,

freak out the other team.

In the history of cheerleading,

that was so hot.

Great, great.

How did I get down here?

I said get out!

Jesus!

r.

This one's a keepe

[school bell rings]

So, directors,

how was your first assignment?

Lawrence.

(Chuck)

Yeah, Lawrence, Wham! rules.

And how do I know this?

Why does Halloween

only come once a year?

which will be an hour and a half

of me watching paint...dry.

But I will.

[woman sobbing]

e.

(Drucker

) That's simpl

a class assignment.

Hey.

ple."

and it's "little peo

You can take me home.

ke.

Well, then, it's a good

thing I don't own a bi

[laughter]

Shut up!

[laughs]

ss.

See you in cla

I don't know.

What?

but just after this saved game.

All right, Yahtzee.

How about the history

of the pom-pom?

[coughs]

Yes?

Smashing, good show.

I'm not the one wearing

a homemade banana hammock.

Get creative.

for tonight's performance.

Stella!

[gasping]

by Master William Shakespeare.

That is the question.

"

who urge you to close your eye

s and "trust us.

would rather buy a new Jumbotron

than hand out a condom.

(Welle

r) Stop this now!

(audience gasping)

(Weller)

Oh, my God.

I could have walked away

with that trophy.

Thank you so much,

Mr. Stratton.

Oh, good news:
you don't have

waste your time doing homework.

What do you think

about the rule?

You speak heresy, young lady.

Would Harvey Fierstein

have slit his gay wrists?

I know; I have his autograph.

g]

[pen clickin

I respectfully agree

to disagree.

Holden.

Yes.

[clicks pen]

Good luck with this.

George Michael'

s fall from grace?

.

to rip out

the young girl's genitalia

.

Yes, thank you

Anybody?

F*** it.

Uh, that's where we

run into a slight hiccup.

You can't judge a book

by its cover.

You want to see a movie?

ot.

Oh, yeah, my mistake

. It's n

just sort of

stumbled onto it one day.

Besides, if I chose one, then

the others might get jealous.

Are you kidding me?

One of my favorite on-screen

kisses of all time.

all wrapped in one.

I don't know.

I think you've got to see it.

Show me.

an.

to formulate my pl

Anybody know what this

"12:
15" means?

Ugh, these GD kids

are effing me.

Hustle up!

Come on, get up there!

extinguish everything.

Suspension for

bad fashion sense?

to exclude the students

at Booker High School?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Very good, very good.

December 15th...

Mom, did you

ever protest anything?

Did the soy sauce come out

of my flowered print dress?

a.

[chuckle

s] I remember she burned her br

s.

because she complain

ed of chafed nipple

Okay.

ou.

Love y

Good night, Holden.

You were amazing today.

Right, I should get going.

(Abby)

Yes, you did mention that.

when you're not playing

in the game.

[giggles]

and I was

the first order of business.

it.

long enoug

h to hear about

?

Why bother

s?

Are you telling me tha

t I don't listen to my student

And you're giving them

a reason to.

o.

I have no choice

but to let you g

what the union says

about that.

if you'll reconsider

your teaching style.

I'd rather be fired.

Hmm?

and make the best darn

Making of the Promvideo ever.

n!

Be

Little Betty Do-Good.

us.

Yeah, Hold, I'm an out

law; outlaws don't take the b

[whooping]

.

you know, inspire people

with words instead of guns

Well, you've inspired me.

if you know what I mean.

o?

Would you like t

e.

Make lov

.

I'm

tired of being respected

What are you looking for?

This is getting a little bit

ridiculous, don't you think?

r?

Then who are they fo

[feedback]

Wow.

Not that I like porn.

[cheering]

.

I'll give you a quick hint who

I shot those.

You heard Holden!

Come on, you guys!

!

Shut off the power right now

ough.

That's it; that's en

g to.

Do not tell my wife.

I'm not goin

Go, team.

[cheering]

a.

(man

) Check the cafeteri

I promise that Holden

will not disappoint you."

All right,

let's do this.

Gas.

This has gotTowering Inferno

written all over it.

[screaming]

(Chuck)

Oh, my God, Lawrence!

Oh, he's going to be fin

e-- second degree burns.

How the hell did this happen?

.

This is not racism

I'm not buying that.

n?

You know how much prison t

ime you can get for arso

You could be looking

at 20 years, leader of the crew.

t.

She's kind of ho

Not to me.

.

No problem

Look, what I said last week,

I didn't mean.

Maybe too long.

ct?

What's the subje

Are you serious?

That's why I'm here,

darling.

Are you sure

you can do this?

Watch me work.

up close and personal again?

Hamadah, hamadah, breathe.

[marching band playing]

[crickets chirping]

Seriously, eew.

[applause]

Stella!

I will attempt to levitate.

[cheers]

Give them a hand.

[applause]

Lift, lift.

[cheering]

We couldn't have done it

without you.

te."

He's like, "It's inappropria

"Five days' suspension.

Go home."

she was shot by the school

resource officer.

I got suspended for it.

never even crossed my mind.

theOrlando Sentinel;

Sharon Osbourne called me.

They were really mad

at the school.

My mom's just 110%,

she's behind me.

"Hmmm."

and people should be allowed

to express themselves.

about things

that happened to them.

Come on,

how long was it?

Are you read

y?

I'll do

it.

If not, it's still

early in the week.

You're all I need.

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