Because he killed himself
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Dr. Bill Stiffle: Dean, I know that Troy was your best friend.\nDean Stiffle: Actually, we weren't really friends. We hung out sometimes, that's all.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: Did you have a better friend than him?\nDean Stiffle: ...I don't really have any friends dad, you know that.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: Right, so strictly speaking, Troy was your best friend. And how do you feel about the suicide of *your* best friend? In the world?\nDean Stiffle: Real shitty.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: Come on, son. Make an effort for me?\nDean Stiffle: Dad, I told you before, I'm not all broken up about it! And I'm supposed to be? I'm just not.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: You're really not?\n[Dean falls silent as Bill pulls out his notebook]\nDean Stiffle: ...No. Sorry, I...\nDr. Bill Stiffle: [Bill starts to write in his notebook] No, no. I understand how someone might respond like that.\nDean Stiffle: ...What are you writing? Dad, I thought we were just talking man-to-man, here...\nDr. Bill Stiffle: Just one second.\nDean Stiffle: Dad, if you write about me again in another one of your stupid books - I'm going to kill you.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: [Bill stops writing] Stupid? There are several major book chains around this country, that would disagree with you on that point.\nDean Stiffle: Alright, dad...\nDr. Bill Stiffle: The Happy Accident alone is going to pay your college tuition!\nDean Stiffle: Alright!\nDr. Bill Stiffle: Fine... Now let me ask you this, Dean. Mrs. Johnson suspects that Troy might have been selling drugs to some of the kids at school.\nDean Stiffle: Yeah?\nDr. Bill Stiffle: How do you feel about that?\nDean Stiffle: I feel that it must have been unfulfilling for him.\nDr. Bill Stiffle: That's very interesting. Why do you say that?\nDean Stiffle: Because he killed himself
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Dean I know Troy was your best friend
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Actually we weren't really friends We hung out sometimes that's all
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Did you have a better friend than him
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I don't really have any friends Dad You know that
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So strictly speaking Troy was your best friend
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And how do you feel about the suicide
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of your best friend in the world
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Real shitty
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Come on son make an effort for me
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Dad I told you before I'm not all broken up about it
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I know I'm supposed to be I'm just not
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You're really not
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No I'm sorry No no I
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I understand how someone might respond like that
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What are you writing
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Dad I thought we were just talking man to man here
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Just one second
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Dad if you write about me again in another one of your stupid books
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I'm gonna kill you
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Stupid
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There are several major book chains around this country
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that would disagree with you All right
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The Happy Accident will pay your college tuition
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All right Fine
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Let me ask you this
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Mrs Johnson suspects that Troy
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might have been selling drugs to some of the kids at school
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Yeah How do you feel about that
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I feel then it must have been unfulfilling for him
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That's very interesting
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Why do you say that
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Because he killed himself
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Movie Summary
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
