Quotes
John Bender:
"Eat my shorts!"
John Bender says this during an argument with Mr. Vernon. This shows his rebellion while demonstrating an offence which spawned at that period of time. This quote is the first known mention of the phrase, which later became featured in 'The Simpsons'.
Claire Standish:
"Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school."
This shows how easily influenced Claire is after smoking weed, and how she knows how popular she is.
Andrew Clarke
"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."
This sums up the movie into a nutshell; everyone is strange, however some people are accepted into the higher part of the school's hierarchy, like Andrew and Claire.
"You ask me one more question and I am beating the shit out of you."
This shows that Andrew gets irritated quite easily and quickly resorts to violence to end uncomfortable conversations, a part of his need to win.
Brian Johnson:
"So I can vote."
Brian says this in response to Andrew asking why he has a fake ID. It shows that instead of using a fake ID to access alcohol or exclusive areas, he wants to partake in a political decision.
Alison Reynolds:
"I don't have to runaway and live in the street. I can runaway and I can go to the ocean, I can go to the country, I can go to the mountains. I could go to Israel, Africa, Afghanistan."
This shows Allison's desperate and unlikely dream of running away and travelling, which forms a major part of her initial quiet character.
"Eat my shorts!"
John Bender says this during an argument with Mr. Vernon. This shows his rebellion while demonstrating an offence which spawned at that period of time. This quote is the first known mention of the phrase, which later became featured in 'The Simpsons'.
Claire Standish:
"Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school."
This shows how easily influenced Claire is after smoking weed, and how she knows how popular she is.
Andrew Clarke
"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."
This sums up the movie into a nutshell; everyone is strange, however some people are accepted into the higher part of the school's hierarchy, like Andrew and Claire.
"You ask me one more question and I am beating the shit out of you."
This shows that Andrew gets irritated quite easily and quickly resorts to violence to end uncomfortable conversations, a part of his need to win.
Brian Johnson:
"So I can vote."
Brian says this in response to Andrew asking why he has a fake ID. It shows that instead of using a fake ID to access alcohol or exclusive areas, he wants to partake in a political decision.
Alison Reynolds:
"I don't have to runaway and live in the street. I can runaway and I can go to the ocean, I can go to the country, I can go to the mountains. I could go to Israel, Africa, Afghanistan."
This shows Allison's desperate and unlikely dream of running away and travelling, which forms a major part of her initial quiet character.