Little Secrets Page #6

Synopsis: Emily Lindstrom, 14, is an aspiring concert violinist; she's spending the summer practicing for a big audition while her girlfriends are at camp. She's also got a thriving neighborhood business: for 50 cents, she'll keep your secret. Her mother is very pregnant, and her parents seem more concerned about the new baby than anything Emily cares about. A new family moves in next door; their son, Philip, 12, becomes Emily's friend. Eventually, the weight of Emily's secrets - her own, the ones she's keeping professionally, and a secret Philip tells her, send her life temporarily crashing down.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): Blair Treu
Production: Leucadia Film Corporation
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG
Year:
2001
96 min
$381,092
Website
344 Views


Does she Look Like Emily did

when she was born?

They wouldnt know.

I was adopted.

My biological parents were hit head-on

by a drunk driver.

I was in the back seat.

It's a miracle that I lived.

I was just a baby. Ten months old.

I never even knew them.

It was always easy

to keep my secret because...

...we moved from Minneapolis

when I was 6 and...

...I threatened to run away

if they ever told anybody.

Well, you found other reasons to run away.

I'm really glad I came back.

All right, troops. Everybody out.

The doc's on his way in.

He's going to give Emily

some routine tests.

- I Love you, guys.

- We do, too.

- 'Bye.

- 'Bye, Em.

Ill bring Grace back.

What happened to the drunk driver?

He served a year.

Not even a month Later,

he got into another accident.

That time he killed himself.

I will never do it again.

Never.

I wish I knew what to say

to make you believe me.

I mean, eventuality I would have told you.

If you want to be close to someone,

you can't keep secrets from them.

Emily, how we doing? Bump on the head?

Wow! You did it.

With help from my friend.

And his adorable big brother.

This is very cool.

There's still some unfinished business.

We'll go to everybody

and give them an ultimatum.

You think we can convince all of them

to give back the broken pieces?

You did it, didn't you?

Plus, under the condition that they fess up,

I'm going to give a refund.

Where you going to get that kind of cash?

Well, Pauline is on her way over

with a loaner violin.

Thank you. Great! Thanks.

- Very nice!

- Excellent!

I have some ideas for you.

Tell the manager that you stole from him...

...and volunteer to sweep the fronts

and clean the windows as a payback.

And think of something

to work off the $20 from your dad.

If you do this, Ill fork over a refund of $5.

You just have to pitch in $15.

What have we got for Gregory Jones?

Gregory.

One broken wristwatch.

One stained button-down.

One crystal vase.

A jade figurine.

I'm dead meat.

Okay, Isabelle, here's my proposal.

Tell Jenny the entire story.

Ill even take some blame for...

...planting the idea of her death.

And maybe we can do

a missing person search on the Internet...

...and try and find Jordan.

Might as Well get it over with.

We can forget about doing your inventory.

If you face your demons,

you're looking at $21 back.

I'm sorry, Emily.

If I didn't have Jenny,

I would want you to be my sister.

Grace is lucky.

All right, Lea.

Do it for your sister. I heard she's been

in bed with allergies all summer.

- She's allergic to the air. It's not my girls.

- Wait a minute. You did what?

That sounds Like it's going Well.

Anyway, I talked to my parents.

They said I could adopt Dixie.

You can visit her whenever you Like.

Phil will talk to his parents about Nadine.

Noreen.

- What have we got for Lea?

- I'm not accident prone.

Ill drop Dixie off this afternoon.

You better take extra care of her.

Maybe you can show me how.

Sorry, guys, we're taking cuts.

Can you really help me find Jordan?

First things first.

Where's the trash? My mom

barely remembers this Wedgwood box.

- I was 7 when I broke it.

- It's the point.

I didn't break this. It's my necklace.

I can't believe her. When will she stop?

You guys, I still have some clients waiting.

- Sorry. Well catch you later.

- Okay.

- Wwhap the o wit wwa.

- 'Bye.

Wait a minute. Where's Mikey?

I thought everybody agreed to come.

Guess Mikey will come by

to pick this up later.

Thank you, Philip.

I couldnt have done it without you.

- Neither could I.

- Could have what?

Learned how to play piano.

I think I'm going to be good.

When you're ready, we'll play the sonatas.

If you're not too busy

with symphony rehearsals.

Ill make time for you. Always.

Friends?

The best.

- She's all yours.

- Thanks, buddy!

And David, I'm not too young to see it.

I never thanked you for helping me

get into the symphony.

It's just...

...I don't know how to because

I've never kissed anybody before.

Mom could use some tea

while Grace is napping.

- Good idea. Ill join her.

- That is a good idea.

You know, Dad, Let me tell her.

By the way, something came for you today.

It's up in your room.

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