He used to be fine. He was better than fine. He was great. He was my dad. Then about four...
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Angus Tully: He used to be fine. He was better than fine. He was great. He was my dad. Then about four years ago, he... started acting strange. Erratic, forgetful, saying all this weird shit. My mom took him to a bunch of doctors, and they put him on medication. But that just made it worse. He got more confused. Then he got angry. And then he got... physical. That was it. That was the last straw. They put him away. And she divorced him... without him even realizing it. That's why she wants a whole new life. And it's easy to just stash me away in boarding school. Like half of us are just stashed away there. And I get it. She never has to look at me. Because maybe when she looks at me, she... she sees him. Maybe she's right. I can't keep it together. I lie. I steal. I piss people off. I don't have any friends, real friends. I'll probably get kicked out of Barton too. And when I do, it'll be my own fault. Get sent to Fork Union and maybe to youknowwhere. And nobody will care. The funny thing is... I wanted to see him so bad this whole time. But I also didn't, you know? Because I'm afraid that's what's going to happen to me one day.
Paul Hunham: You're not your father.
Angus Tully: How do you know?
Paul Hunham: Because no one is his own father. I'm not my dad. No matter how hard he tried to beat that idea into me. I find the world a bitter and complicated place, and it seems to feel the same way about me. I think you and I have this in common. But don't get me wrong, you have your challenges. You're erratic and belligerant and gigantic pain in the balls, but you're not your father. You're your own man. Man, no. You're just a kid. You're just beginning. And you're smart. You've got time to turn things around. Yes, I know that Greeks had the idea that the steps you take to avoid your fate are the very steps that lead you to it, but that's just a literary conceit. In real life, your history does not have to dictate your destiny
Paul Hunham: You're not your father.
Angus Tully: How do you know?
Paul Hunham: Because no one is his own father. I'm not my dad. No matter how hard he tried to beat that idea into me. I find the world a bitter and complicated place, and it seems to feel the same way about me. I think you and I have this in common. But don't get me wrong, you have your challenges. You're erratic and belligerant and gigantic pain in the balls, but you're not your father. You're your own man. Man, no. You're just a kid. You're just beginning. And you're smart. You've got time to turn things around. Yes, I know that Greeks had the idea that the steps you take to avoid your fate are the very steps that lead you to it, but that's just a literary conceit. In real life, your history does not have to dictate your destiny
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He was great
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He was my dad
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Then about four years ago he
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started acting strange
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Erratic forgetful saying all this weird shit
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My mom took him to a bunch of doctors
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and they put him on medication
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But that just made it worse
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He got more confused
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Then he got angry
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And then he got
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physical
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That was it That was the last straw
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They put him away
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And she divorced him
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without him even realizing it
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That's why she wants a whole new life
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And it's easy to just stash me away in boarding school
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Like half of us are just stashed away there
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And I get it
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She never has to look at me
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Because maybe when she looks at me she
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she sees him No no no no no
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That can't be true She You're her son
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Maybe she's right
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I can't keep it together
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I lie I steal
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I piss people off
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I don't have any friends real friends
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I'll probably get kicked out of Barton too
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And when I do it'll be my own fault
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Get sent to Fork Union and maybe to you know where
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And nobody will care
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The funny thing is
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I wanted to see him so bad this whole time
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But I also didn't you know
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Because I'm afraid
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that's what's going to happen to me one day
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No Angus Angus
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Angus listen
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You're not your father
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How do you know
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Because no one is his own father
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I'm not my dad
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No matter how hard he tried to beat that idea into me
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I find the world a bitter and complicated place
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and it seems to feel the same way about me
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I think you and I have this in common
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But don't get me wrong you have your challenges
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You're erratic and belligerent
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and a gigantic pain in the balls
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but you're not your father
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You're your own man
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Movie Summary
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
