The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall,...
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Dewey Finn:
You want me to teach you something? Here's a useful lesson for you: give up. Just quit. Because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try. But in the end, you're just gonna lose, BIG TIME. Because THE WORLD is run by The Man.Frankie:Who?Dewey Finn:The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall, MISS MULLINS, she's The Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! Okay? And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man, it was called rock 'n roll. But guess what? Oh no. The Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool, or pure, or awesome, 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!
You want me to teach you something? Here's a useful lesson for you: give up. Just quit. Because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try. But in the end, you're just gonna lose, BIG TIME. Because THE WORLD is run by The Man.Frankie:Who?Dewey Finn:The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall, MISS MULLINS, she's The Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! Okay? And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man, it was called rock 'n roll. But guess what? Oh no. The Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool, or pure, or awesome, 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!
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You want me to teach you something
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All right here's a useful lesson for you
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Give up Just quit
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Because in this life you can't win
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Yeah you can try but in the end you're just gonna lose big time
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because the world is run by The Man
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Who The Man
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Oh you don't know The Man
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Well he's everywhere
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In the White House down the hall Miss Mullins she's The Man
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And The Man ruined the ozone and he's burning down the Amazon
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and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank
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There used to be a way to stick it to The Man It was called rock 'n' roll
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But guess what Oh no
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The Man ruined that too with a little thing called MTV
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So don't waste your time
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trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome
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The Man's just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul
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So do yourselves a favour and just give up
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Movie Summary
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
