Welcome to the Dollhouse Page #5

Synopsis: Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted....
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Todd Solondz
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  4 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1995
88 min
1,854 Views


And you know something, Dawn?

I don't give a f***.

I believe you.

Gee, thanks.

I feel so much better.

- But I really do!

- The f*** you do!

Brandon, I do!

- Lying piece of sh*t.

- Brandon, please wait.

- I'm so sorry.

- Well, it's too late.

I'm gettin' outta here. Who knows?

Maybe I will deal drugs now.

You packed?

We're leaving in ten minutes!

Well, you comin'?

I can't.

Brandon, wait!

Please don't go!

So, how's Dad?

They don't know yet.

They're still

doing more testing.

Can I visit him?

What are you doing

tomorrow after school?

Tomorrow's no good.

I've got a big Forensic Society debate.

But I'm sure

I can get out of it.

No, Mark.

Go. I want you to.

It's important.

Dawn can come with me

to the hospital...

and I'll get your Aunt Phyllis

to stay by the phone.

Hello? Yes.

Oh.

In Times Square?

Are you sure?

Yes.

Thank you.

They found her tutu.

Excuse me.

Have you seen my sister?

Pardon me. Have you seen my sister?

Her name is Missy Wiener.

Have you seen my sister?

Her name's Missy Wiener.

Help! Dawn, help me!

Help me!

Help me, Dawn!

Help! Help!

Wait! Wait!

Stop! Stop!

Let go of my sister!

You're the best daughter

a mother could have!

- I love you so much.

- I love you, Dawn.

Me too.

I love you.

- Oh, Dawn, I love you.

- Dawn, I love you!

- And you know I've always loved you.

- Oh, Dawn, we love you!

- Yeah, I'll accept.

- Hi, Mark?

- It's Dawn.

- Ooh, are you in trouble.

- Where are you?

- New York.

- What are you doing there?

- I-l ran away.

- Are you serious?

- Yeah. I thought I might find Missy.

- Way to go.

- Is Mom real upset?

Not really.

They found Missy this morning.

- Is she dead?

- No, she's fine.

It turns out Mr. Kasdan

kidnapped her.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Mrs. Kasdan is gonna

file for divorce now.

Turns out he'd built this

little underground room...

beneath the shuffleboard

court and kept her there.

- Did he rape her?

- Nah.

I think he videotaped her

doing some pirouettes, but that's it.

Is she in the hospital?

No, she's here.

She's the same.

Actually, I think she may

have liked being there...

'cause she had her own TV

and total control over the pusher.

She also got to have as much candy

and McDonald's as she wanted.

Can you get Mom?

Yeah, hold on.

Mom, it's Dawn.

- Will you move?

- Where the f*** is Sam?

Can you call back

a little later?

- She's being interviewed.

- Okay.

And now, students,

I'd like you to give your attention...

to Dawn Wiener.

"I'm standing here today to express

my and my family's thanks...

for the support in helping us get

through this hor-- terrible ordeal.

If it hadn't been for your help

in providing the police...

with the information leading

to the conviction of Joseph Kasdan...

my sister might not

be here today.

Your emotional

and moral support...

has been invaluable.

Missy has always been like

a sister to me...

- Wienerdog!

- and a friend.

- And now that she is safe and sound--

- Wienerdog!

- Wienerdog!

- Wienerdog!

And now that she's safe and sound--

Quiet!

Go on, Dawn.

I can rest easy in the knowledge that,

that Missy is fine.

Thank you very much."

...were unavailable for comment.

Friends and neighbors, however,

shocked at his arrest...

described Joseph Kasdan

as a regular family man...

who would often dress up

as Santa at Christmastime.

Now we bring you an exclusive

interview from our own--

While you're at it,

can you get me another bag of popcorn?

- And a glass of diet Coke.

- And Hawaiian Punch.

- Okay.

- Did he touch you at all in any way?

I don't know.

Anyway, I bet you're happy

to be home with Mommy.

Yes.

Tell me, Mrs. Wiener, how did

you feel when you discovered--

Mark, is eighth grade

better than seventh?

Not really.

What about ninth?

All of junior high school sucks.

High school's better. It's closer

to college. They'll call you names...

but not as much to your face.

How did you feel being kidnapped

and being held hostage?

- Were you scared?

- No.

- I don't want to go to Disney World.

- Don't be stupid.

If nothing else, it'll look good

on your college resume.

Look in the sky

at the tiny birds that fly

With wings that move faster

than the eye can see

Hummingbirds

Hooray, Hurrah, Sis-boom-bah

Now put on a smile, kids

Wipe off that frown

We're hummable Hummingbirds

Happy and sunny birds

humming all day long

Come and join us in our song

Hum

Hummable Hummingbirds

humming along, we are

Hum hummable Hummingbirds

We go up, up, up into the sky

We're the Hummingbirds

of Benjamin Franklin Junior High

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Todd Solondz

Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is an American independent film screenwriter and director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking, socially conscious satire. Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia," a reflection of his own background in New Jersey.[1] His work includes Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Happiness (1998), Storytelling (2001), Palindromes (2004), Life During Wartime (2009), and Dark Horse (2012). more…

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