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Franny Philips:
[Discussing how Jamie was told his parents were divorcing]
What happened, after they split? Jamie Harris:
Ralph moved here, and my mom sold our house. Franny Philips:
Was it a nice house? Jamie Harris:
[Nodding]
It was too big for the both of us. Franny Philips:
What they'd say when they told you? Jamie Harris:
I already knew. Franny Philips:
They didn't just move out and sell the whole house and not tell you. Jamie Harris:
We went to McDonald's. Franny Philips:
McDonald's? Jamie Harris:
We were going out that night. They said I could pick any restaurant in the whole world I wanted to go to. I was nine years old. I picked McDonald's. Franny Philips:
I love McDonald's Jamie Harris:
I had a Big Mac, french fries, vanilla shake. And then they said that I knew that they'd been having problems. And that, everyone thought that it would be a lot better if Ralph moved out for a while. And did I want a dog? Franny Philips:
I've got a dog. Jamie Harris:
Um, maybe they'll get you ice skates. Franny Philips:
And then? Jamie Harris:
Then they say they love you. Franny Philips:
And then? Jamie Harris:
[pause]
I threw up
[Discussing how Jamie was told his parents were divorcing]
What happened, after they split? Jamie Harris:
Ralph moved here, and my mom sold our house. Franny Philips:
Was it a nice house? Jamie Harris:
[Nodding]
It was too big for the both of us. Franny Philips:
What they'd say when they told you? Jamie Harris:
I already knew. Franny Philips:
They didn't just move out and sell the whole house and not tell you. Jamie Harris:
We went to McDonald's. Franny Philips:
McDonald's? Jamie Harris:
We were going out that night. They said I could pick any restaurant in the whole world I wanted to go to. I was nine years old. I picked McDonald's. Franny Philips:
I love McDonald's Jamie Harris:
I had a Big Mac, french fries, vanilla shake. And then they said that I knew that they'd been having problems. And that, everyone thought that it would be a lot better if Ralph moved out for a while. And did I want a dog? Franny Philips:
I've got a dog. Jamie Harris:
Um, maybe they'll get you ice skates. Franny Philips:
And then? Jamie Harris:
Then they say they love you. Franny Philips:
And then? Jamie Harris:
[pause]
I threw up
Full Transcript
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What did they say
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when they told you
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I already knew
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They didn't just move out and sell a whole house
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and not tell you
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We went to McDonalds
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McDonalds
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We were going out that night
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They said I could pick any restaurant
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in the whole world that I wanted to go to
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I was nine I picked McDonalds
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I'd love McDonalds
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I had a big Mac French fries vanilla shake
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And then they said that I knew that
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they had been having problems
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And that everyone thought that it would
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be a lot better if Ralph moved out for a while
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And did I want a dog
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I've got a dog
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Maybe they'll get you ice skates
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And then
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Then they say they love you
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And then
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I threw up
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Movie Summary
Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper-West-Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents' lives and their own adolescent feelings.
