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My Old School

Medicine. That was what I wanted to do. My Mum probably knew almost as soon as I did

Medicine. That was what I wanted to do. My Mum probably knew almost as soon as I did

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Medicine.
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That was what I wanted to do.
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My Mum probably knew
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almost as soon as I did.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:28
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy, drama
Production
Hopscotch Films

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Movie Summary

In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend.
We could usually tell what one another were thinking - My Old School 00:10
We could usually tell what one another were thinking
Then my Mum was, you know, she wasn'’t a medic - My Old School 00:11
Then my Mum was, you know, she wasn'’t a medic
Had she had the education opportunities, - My Old School 00:07
Had she had the education opportunities,
She wanted him to become a doctor. - My Old School 00:07
She wanted him to become a doctor.
"Your dreams are separate from your waking life." - My Old School 00:22
"Your dreams are separate from your waking life."
I went to study medicine at Glasgow University in 1980. - My Old School 00:05
I went to study medicine at Glasgow University in 1980.
The doctors of 1980 - My Old School 00:16
The doctors of 1980
I couldn'’t dream properly. - My Old School 00:11
I couldn'’t dream properly.
And then when I was eventually called up - My Old School 00:12
And then when I was eventually called up
Medicine isn'’t for you. - My Old School 00:09
Medicine isn'’t for you.
It felt like the end of the world. - My Old School 00:08
It felt like the end of the world.
And he eventually started working - My Old School 00:21
And he eventually started working
By that time, he was too old - My Old School 00:05
By that time, he was too old
Because I think over the age of thirty, - My Old School 00:05
Because I think over the age of thirty,
My life had been held back for no good reason. - My Old School 00:13
My life had been held back for no good reason.
The defining factor of when he decided - My Old School 00:07
The defining factor of when he decided
My father who had been diagnosed with cancer, - My Old School 00:10
My father who had been diagnosed with cancer,
You know Brian, I never lost confidence in you. - My Old School 00:05
You know Brian, I never lost confidence in you.
But do you think I will ever be able to do - My Old School 00:05
But do you think I will ever be able to do
She said he sat up, as if he was seeing something, - My Old School 00:09
She said he sat up, as if he was seeing something,