WHY DO WE HAVE TO SNEAK
OUT OF THE HOUSE IF WE'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL WE
SNEAK ONTO THE SUBWAY? - YOU THINK YOU'RE READY
TO JUST WALK BY YOUR PARENTS?
- I THINK I'M READY. LET ME SEE YOUR FACE
AS YOU WALK BY YOUR PARENTS. "WHY ARE YOU MAKING
THAT FACE AT US, RILEY?" BECAUSE I'M SNEAKING
ONTO THE SUBWAY. - OUT THE WINDOW.
- LET'S GO. HERE'S WHAT
I'M THINKING. IT'S NOT YOUR WORLD YET.
IT'S STILL MY WORLD. BECAUSE IF IT WAS YOUR WORLD,
MAYA WOULD HAVE YOU ON
THE SUBWAY ALREADY, KNOW HOW I KNOW?
LOOK AT YA. YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO LIVE
IN MY FATHER'S WORLD? UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
YOURS. RILEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT
I WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING? GO AHEAD, I WILL.
AND WHEN I DO WILL YOU STILL
BE THERE FOR ME? Topanga:
RIGHT HERE. WE'LL BE RIGHT HERE. ( busker drumming ) - WEASEL!
- MAYA! - WHO'S THE NEW CHICK?
- "CHICK"! DOWN HERE I'M A CHICK. NO WONDER MY PARENTS DON'T
WANT ME ON THE SUBWAY. ( drumming continues ) WHOA, RILEY.
YOU DON'T DO LIP GLOSS. OH, WHAT I FORGOT
TO MENTION IS THAT I'M COMPLETELY
REINVENTING MYSELF. AND I'M JUST AS COOL
AS YOU NOW. YEAH? LET'S SEE
HOW COOL YOU CAN BE WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIM. ( giggles ) YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOME LESSONS. OKAY, LET ME SHOW YOU
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT BOYS AND GIRLS. HI, I'M MAYA.
YOU'RE REALLY CUTE. WE SHOULD HANG OUT SOMETIME.
YOU MAKE ME HAPPY. YOU DON'T PAY
ENOUGH ATTENTION TO ME.
THIS ISN'T WORKING OUT. IT'S YOU, NOT ME.
WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS.
NOT REALLY. HE'S AVAILABLE.
WE JUST BROKE UP. ARE YOU OKAY?
DO WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT IT? YOU STILL WANT
TO BE LIKE ME? I WANT TO BE
EXACTLY LIKE YOU. I THINK TOO MUCH
AND YOU DON'T
THINK AT ALL. SEE, YOU GET ME.
SO LET'S NOT THINK. ( screams ) HI. WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT YOU. YOU USED TO GO OUT
WITH MY FRIEND MAYA. I LOVE IT. TO SOMEONE OLDER? OH, NOT YOU,
SWEET POTATO PIE. I JUST WANT TO SEE
WHERE THIS GOES. I'VE JUST WORKED
A 12-HOUR SHIFT AND I JUST WANT TO SEE
WHERE THIS GOES. - MMM-KAY?
- MMM-KAY. - THAT WAS GREAT.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT IF THAT WAS
THE BEST MOMENT
OF MY LIFE? WHAT IF NOTHING EVER
HAPPENS FOR ME AGAIN? ( pop music playing ) ♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING ♪ ♪ FOR A DAY
LIKE THIS TO COME ♪ ♪ STRUCK LIKE LIGHTNING ♪ ♪ MY HEART'S BEATING
LIKE A DRUM ♪ ♪ ON THE EDGE
OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL ♪ ♪ FACE TO FACE WITH CHANGES ♪ ♪ WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
LIFE IS CRAZY ♪ ♪ BUT I KNOW
I CAN WORK IT OUT ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I GOT YOU
TO LIVE IT WITH ME ♪ ♪ I FEEL ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA TAKE ON THE WORLD ♪ ♪ I'M SINGING "GO-O-O" ♪ ♪ OH OH OH OH ♪ ♪ TAKE ON THE WORLD,
TAKE ON THE WORLD ♪ ♪ TAKE ON THE WORLD,
TAKE ON THE WORLD ♪ ♪ I'M SINGING "GO-O-O." ♪ - DID YOU HAVE TROUBLE
WITH THE HOMEWORK?
- PIECE OF CAKE. - YOU DIDN'T DO IT, DID YOU?
- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE
MY BOOKS ARE. THEY'RE HERE
AND THEY'RE HEAVY. ( bell rings ) YOU HAVE TO DO
THE HOMEWORK, MAYA. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING
SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH HIM. YOU'RE LATE
TO YOUR FATHER'S CLASS. - YOU WROTE HER A NOTE.
- I DID? - HE DID.
- YOU DID. "RILEY IS LATE.
DEAL WITH IT." WELL, YOU GOT MY SIGNATURE DOWN
PRETTY GOOD THIS TIME. OH, IT WAS EASY.
YOU WRITE LIKE A GIRL. OKAY, LET ME GET BACK
TO JAMMING SOME LEARNING
INTO YOUR HEADS. - THE CIVIL WAR.
- THE CIVIL BORE. THANK YOU, FUTURE MINIMART
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. WOULD I BE MAKING
MORE MONEY THAN YOU? THE CIVIL WAR! ANYBODY? A WAR WE FOUGHT
AGAINST OURSELVES. - WHAT, YOU ACTUALLY STUDIED IT?
- NO, I'M ACTUALLY LIVING IT. PEOPLE, PEOPLE,
ARE WE HERE TO LEARN OR NOT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FARKLE? I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH RILEY
SINCE THE FIRST GRADE. SOME MIGHT SAY THE GREAT
MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSE - YOU DON'T WANT THIS.
- BRING IT ON. I ALWAYS THOUGHT
HE'D WIND UP WITH
CK-OF-THE-CLASS BRENDA. EW, YUCK! ACTUALLY, THE GREAT MYSTERY
OF THE UNIVERSE IS HOW YOU COULD LOVE
TWO WOMEN THE SAME WHO COULDN'T POSSIBLY
BE MORE DIFFERENT. MAY I OVERSTEP
MY BOUNDS, SIR? YOU ALWAYS DO. RILEY IS THE SUN, WARM AND BRIGHT
AND LIGHTS UP MY WHOLE DAY. MAYA IS THE NIGHT, DARK AND MYSTERIOUS. AND THE NIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A MYSTERY TO ME. BECAUSE I GO TO BED
AT 7:30. HOW COULD I LOVE THESE
TWO DIFFERENT WOMEN? HOW COULD I NOT?
THANK YOU! I AM FARKLE! SO WE WERE INDEED
TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO WE WERE AS A PEOPLE. WHO AM I? WHAT SHOULD I BE? HISTORY SHOWS THAT
BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU ARE. WHO ARE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. SUBWAY BOY. I'M LUCAS FRIAR
FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS. OH, NEW STUDENT,
MR. FRIAR? - YES SIR.
- GREAT, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
FOR TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT. HAVE A SEAT. OKAY, SO WE-- SO I'D LIKE YOU GUYS
TO OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PAGE 48. NOW I'D LIKE YOU
TO TURN TO PAGE ONE. NOW I'D LIKE YOU TO READ
FROM PAGE ONE TO 48. - ( kids groan )
- OH, TOO BAD ON YOU. I'D LIKE YOU TO WRITE ME
A THREE-PAGE ESSAY ON ANYTHING-- ANYTHING AT ALL THAT YOU GUYS
BELIEVE IN SO STRONGLY - YOU'D FIGHT FOR IT.
- THAT! I'D FIGHT FOR NO HOMEWORK. I COME HERE EVERY DAY.
WHY CAN'T YOU TEACH ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW
WHILE I'M HERE? WHOO! NOT WHOO. NO HOMEWORK, MORE FREEDOM.
WHO'S WITH ME? ( chanting )
NO HOMEWORK, MORE FREEDOM. THIS IS IT, KID.
YOU WANT TO BE LIKE ME, NO HOMEWORK,
MORE FREEDOM. - WHATCHA DOING?
- I'M MAKING A CHOICE
ABOUT WHO I WANT TO BE, ABOUT WHOSE WORLD
I WANT IT TO BE. RILEY, I KNOW YOU.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHO YOU ARE. - WHO AM I, DAD?
- YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME. YEAH?
WOULD YOU DO THIS? FARKLE, ARE YOU WITH US OR NOT?
NO HOMEWORK, MORE FREEDOM. - NO HOMEWORK, MORE FREEDOM...
- MY EDUCATION OR MY WOMEN? MY EDUCATION
OR MY WOMEN? OH, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN, SIR. ♪ I'M SINGING "GO-O-O." ♪ - MA!
- MA! WHATEVER THIS IS,
DO NOT PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO PEOPLE
THAT I LOVE EQUALLY.
JUST KIDDING, C'MERE, HONEY. MY TEACHER
FOLLOWED ME HOME. CAN WE KEEP HIM,
CAN WE KEEP HIM? - PLEASE SAY NO!
- SHE WALKED OUT OF MY CLASS. - SHE'S TRYING TO BE MAYA.
- WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE MAYA? SHE'S COOL.
SHE HAS A WILD SIDE. SHE DOES
WHAT SHE WANTS. - BUT YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD PERSON.
- WHO CARES ABOUT THAT? DO YOU REALLY THINK
I'M ONE OF THOSE GIRLS WHO FOLLOWS
ALL OF THE RULES AND NEVER
GETS INTO TROUBLE? YOU THINK
I'M WELL-RAISED. HALF. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT
YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL? "LET'S HAVE
ANOTHER KID!" WELL, YOU LISTENED
TO ME, YOU BIG STUPID! AM I THE TYPE OF PERSON
WHO ALWAYS PLAYS IT SAFE? IS THIS WHO I'M GOING TO BE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE? AM I EVER GOING TO TAKE A RISK
THAT CHANGES MY DESTINY? DO BIRDS KNOW
HOW TO SMILE? WHY IS CAKE ALWAYS
SO DELICIOUS? WILL MY DRAWINGS
EVER GET ANY BETTER? ARE YOU
MAKING FUN OF ME? NO, I THINK JUST LIKE YOU
BECAUSE WE'RE TWINS. - WE'RE NOT TWINS.
- MA-AAAA! AWW, LOOK AT HIM
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO FIT IN. DO YOU THINK
HE'LL SIT WITH US? LADIES. Both:
FARKLE! INTERESTING LUNCH-LINE DILEMMA:
SLOPPY JOE OR CHICKEN POT PIE? - IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?
- THAT'S IT. SAME TIME
TOMORROW. THERE HE IS.
INVITE HIM TO SIT DOWN. - WITH WORDS?
- YOU'RE READY FOR THIS. - WHAT DO I SAY?
- "HEY, LUCAS, LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY SPECIAL?" - I CAN'T SAY THAT.
- "HEY, LUCAS, LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY?" - TOO FORWARD.
- "HEY, LUCAS." - LIKE WE'RE ON
A FIRST-NAME BASIS?
- "HEY." - HEY.
- HEY BACK. ( squeals ) HOW YA DOING? DAD, YOU HAVE A CHOICE HERE. TALKING TO ME
IN THE CAFETERIA-- I'M GONNA DO
WHATEVER YOU SAY NEXT. - BUT THIS IS SO INNOCENT.
- HONEY, FATHERS DON'T SEE
ANYTHING AS INNOCENT. WE SEE IT AS...
WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE
OF INNOCENT? PLEASE DON'T
EMBARRASS ME. M JUST GOING TO TALK
TO MR. FRIAR ABOUT
GEOGRAPHY. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
TO A LOT OF PLACES, - WHAT PART OF TEXAS
IS CLOSEST TO MEXICO?
- THAT'D BE EL PASO, SIR. GREAT.
LET'S GO RIGHT NOW. SO... DID YOU DO
THE HOMEWORK? NO, I DIDN'T DO
THE HOMEWORK. THE QUESTION ON
VERYBODY'S KIWI LIPS IS
ID YOU DO THE HOMEWORK? NO. I'M ONE
OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS
OF THE HOMEWORK REBELLION. YOU THINK
I DID MY HOMEWORK? - I THINK YOU DID MINE TOO.
- I DID, I DID AND I REALLY
LIKED IT. RILEY, DON'T SAVE ME. - WHAT?
- LET ME BE ME. OH, YOU GOT
TWO DESSERTS? - ANGEL'S FOOD CAKE.
- AND DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE. - LET ME GUESS WHO'S WHO.
- HEY, FARKLE'S JUST HUNGRY. NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT YOU. HI. APPARENTLY YOU HAVE
A BETTER SENSE OF DIRECTION THAN I ANTICIPATED. YOU ARE A REALLY
GOOD-LOOKING GUY. OKAY, SO... TODAY WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT IF ANYBODY HERE BELIEVES
IN SOMETHING SO STRONGLY THEY'D FIGHT FOR IT. - MAYA.
- YES SIR. - PRESENT YOUR HOMEWORK.
- CAN'T DO THAT, SIR. - WHY NOT?
- DIDN'T DO MY HOMEWORK, SIR. - WHY NOT?
- THAT'S WHAT
I'M FIGHTING AGAINST, SIR. OH, THIS COULD GO ON
FOR A WHILE. FARKLE FARKLE FARKLE FARKLE. ( snores ) FARKLE
FARKLE FARKLE. - I DIDN'T DO
MY HOMEWORK EITHER.
- OH REALLY? YEAH.
WE'RE THE SAME NOW.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN HOMEWORK. GUESS WHAT, RILEY? THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU
THE SAME AS MAYA AT ALL. I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. I'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS BEFORE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS,
MS. HART. GET UP, FARKLE.
YOU'RE GONNA WANT
TO BE AWAKE FOR THIS. IS IT OUR HONEYMOON? NO, YOU MISSED THAT.
T'S TIME TO HAND IN
OUR ESSAYS. OH, FARKLE GOES FIRST.
FARKLE ALWAYS GOES FIRST! ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
WHO DID THEIR HOMEWORK, - PUT IT ON YOUR DESKS.
- CAREFUL THERE, MS. HART. - ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
- I GOT THIS. THE BURNING OF ATLANTA LED
TO THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR AND TO PEACE.
I BELIEVE THAT PEACE
IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. HEY, THAT'S A PIVOTAL
PART OF MY DIORAMA! AND THERE GOES VIRGINIA. THE BURNING
OF THE HOMEWORK LED TO THE END
OF THE HOMEWORK REBELLION-- - ( screams )
- ( alarm ringing ) OKAY, SO THOSE WORK. IS THIS STILL PART
OF YOUR PRESENTATION OR IS THIS
ACTUALLY GOING ON? - WHY DIDN'T YOU
STOP YOUR FRIEND?
- IT'S NOT WHAT I DO ANYMORE. - YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
- I'M JUST LETTING HER BE HER. THE PRINCIPAL WILL DETERMINE
IF IT GOES FURTHER THAN THAT. MS. MATTHEWS,
PLEASE LEAVE. - I DESERVE DETENTION TOO.
- NO, YOU DON'T. YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
AND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING, YOUR BEST FRIEND
IS IN VERY DEEP TROUBLE. ALL RIGHT, FARKLE, YOU CAN GET DOWN NOW. WELL, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
QUITE COMFORTABLE, SIR. THANK YOU, FARKLE. GET OFF! FARKLE ISN'T
GOING ANYWHERE! DOWN, FARKLE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT US
PRETTY HARD THERE,
MR. MATTHEWS. I JUST WANT
TO STAND BY MY GIRL. YOU WERE SO BUSY TRYING
TO BE HER, RILEY, YOU FORGOT
THE BEST THING YOU CAN
DO FOR HER IS BE YOU. RILEY, TAKE FARKLE
FOR A WALK. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
RILEY AND MAYA. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? WHO HELPS ME
WITH MY HOMEWORK. - RILES?
- YEAH? IF WE CAN'T HANG OUT
WITH EACH OTHER AS MUCH
ANYMORE, - DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
- WAIT. - WHY WOULDN'T WE--
- HE'S GOING TO MAKE YOU
END THE FRIENDSHIP. HE SAID THAT? HE'S REALLY UPSET
WITH ME. HE LOVES YOU. I DON'T THINK SO
ANYMORE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I GET IT WOULDN'T
BE YOUR FAULT. ( laughs )
BEYOOTIFUL! YOU TWO LITTLE BUMBLEBEES
GOT A SWEET THING GOING. YOU AIN'T GOT NO HUNK,
YOU AIN'T GOT NO STORY! - I HAVEN'T BEEN
YOUR GOOD FRIEND.
- YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND. SHE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND!
BEST FRIENDS ARE IMPORTANT. I GOT A BEST FRIEND.
I'M NOT TALKING TO HER
RIGHT NOW. - I'M BAD FOR YOU.
- DID HE SAY THAT? HE WILL. THIS IS YOUR STOP. DON'T BE ME. - YOU DON'T GO AS FAR AS ME.
- NO. - NO.
- NO! DO NOT PUSH HER
OFF THIS TRAIN! YOU DO NOT PUSH
YOUR BEST FRIEND
OFF THE TRAIN. I'M NOT YOU. OH, SHE'S BACK! THAT LITTLE GIRL
PUSHED THOSE DOORS OPEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO ABANDON OUR FRIENDSHIP! I WOULD NEVER DO THAT. RILEY, I'M PUSHING YOU AWAY
BECAUSE I'M NOT GOOD
FOR YOU ANYMORE. ONLY I DECIDE THAT! - YOU KNOW WHY?
- WHY? BECAUSE IF THIS IS
MY WORLD NOW, THE FIRST PERSON
I WANT IN IT IS YOU. YOU'RE GONNA SAVE ME,
AREN'T YOU? I AM. WHERE IS HE? THERE IS NO WAY
I'M GONNA LET YOU BREAK-UP
MY FRIENDSHIP WITH MAYA! IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK
I WANT, RILEY? NO. WHAT YOU SAID
YOU REALLY WANT IS FOR ME TO MAKE
THE WORLD MY OWN. AND YOU WANT ME
TO DO MY HOMEWORK. WELL, I'M DOING IT
RIGHT NOW. HERE'S WHAT I THINK
IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR: THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND. SHE'S GONNA GET ME
INTO TROUBLE AND I'M GONNA
GET US OUT OF IT. AND I DID.
BECAUSE HERE WE ARE. LOOK AT US, DAD.
WE'RE RIGHT HERE. MY CIVIL WAR
IS OVER, DAD. WHAT HAPPENS NOW? AND ALL YOU OTHER
SUBTERRANEAN MOLE PEOPLE-- WE'RE HERE TODAY
TO CELEBRATE RILEY BEING RILEY. NOW SOME MAY CALL THIS
A NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY PASS. BUT YOU, RILEY,
CAN CONSIDER THIS
A TICKET TO THE WORLD. - YOU THINK I'M READY?
- YOU SHOWED US YOU ARE. RILEY, I'VE ALREADY
MET THE WORLD. HEY, THIS ISN'T
SO DIFFERENT FROM TEXAS. - LOOK, THERE'S A PONY.
- THAT'S A RAT. SO WHERE DO
YOU WANNA GO? DON'T KNOW.
BIG WORLD. - OURS NOW?
- YEAH, BUT MY DAD DID SAY I HAVE TO BE HOME
BY 5:00. DON'T WORRY,
HE WROTE YOU A NOTE. Conductor:
Next stop, Astor Place, 14th Street... and the world. YOU GUYS CAME BACK
AND WAITED FOR US? HEY, WE TOLD YOU WE WERE
ALWAYS GONNA BE HERE FOR YOU. YEAH, RILEY. IT'S NOT SO EASY
HANDING OVER THE WORLD WITHOUT MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE OKAY. WELL DONE,
MR. MATTHEWS. ( theme music playing ) ♪ I'M SINGING "GO-O-O." ♪
