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[Narrator] I was always a lousy student
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Rebel in the Rye

I was always a lousy student, even when I wanted to be there

[Narrator] I was always a lousy student, even when I wanted to be there

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- [Narrator] I was always a lousy student,
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even when I wanted to be there.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:28
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, romance
Production
Black Label Media

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Movie Summary

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".
(class sniggering) - Rebel in the Rye 00:05
(class sniggering)
Did you think that this course was a study in atheism? - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
Did you think that this course was a study in atheism?
But I'm hoping there really is a god - Rebel in the Rye 00:05
But I'm hoping there really is a god
(class gasping) - Rebel in the Rye 00:08
(class gasping)
(class sniggering) - Rebel in the Rye 00:05
(class sniggering)
(class laughing) - Rebel in the Rye 00:16
(class laughing)
And yet after that Mr. Salinger failed - Rebel in the Rye 00:10
And yet after that Mr. Salinger failed
But this is the work we will all be striving to achieve. - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
But this is the work we will all be striving to achieve.
And by the end of this semester, God willing, - Rebel in the Rye 00:15
And by the end of this semester, God willing,
(slow dramatic music) - Rebel in the Rye 00:08
(slow dramatic music)
I had hoped against hope that some miracle - Rebel in the Rye 00:12
I had hoped against hope that some miracle
I have said many times that I have seen war and I hate war. - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
I have said many times that I have seen war and I hate war.
I hope the United States will keep out of this war. - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
I hope the United States will keep out of this war.
- Oh, I used to go to NYU and I always - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
- Oh, I used to go to NYU and I always
- I couldn't think of a better place to read the work - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
- I couldn't think of a better place to read the work
- (laughs) Well you're not the first - Rebel in the Rye 00:08
- (laughs) Well you're not the first
You act out at authority figures like me - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
You act out at authority figures like me
You also think you're the cleverest boy - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
You also think you're the cleverest boy
It's pretty typical stuff, if you want to know the truth. - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
It's pretty typical stuff, if you want to know the trut...
- Well, I wanted to ask about - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
- Well, I wanted to ask about