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Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with un-attentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities.
Brandon: Yo, Weiner, you better get ready, 'cause at three o'clock today, I'm gonna RAPE you!
Brandon: Why do you hang out with that faggot? Dawn Weiner: Just because Ralphie's a faggot doesn't mean he's an asshole.
Dawn Weiner: Why do you hate me? Lolita: Because you're ugly.
Mrs. Weiner: Dawn, you do not leave this table until you tell your sister that you love her!
Dawn Weiner: I don't mean to be a cunt.
Mary Ellen Moriarty: [Applause] Thank you. I am here to talk to you today... about the dangers of talking to strangers. For I, Mary Ellen Moriarty, once talked to strangers. And that is how I became the innocent victim of a brutal kidnapping. Almost 1 year ago on that day... a day I will never forget... I was a carefree teenager memorizing my lines for Hello, Dolly, I was supposed to play Dolly. I was walking home from rehearsals, I'd missed my carpool. I was standing on the corner, waiting for the light to change... when all of a sudden... a dark car pulled up beside me. And a big man stepped out. And he was older... and good-looking... and, um... he had a tattoo on his chest. And then the next thing I know he, um... So, students, what im trying to say is... [Teacher screams]
Steve Rodgers: Special people? Dawn Weiner: Yeah. Steve Rodgers: Do you know what "special people" means? Dawn Weiner: What? Steve Rodgers: Special people equals retarded. Your club is for retards.
[after seeing Dawn about to enter a school bathroom stall, then going over to the sink] Lolita: You didn't come in here to wash your hands. Dawn Weiner: Y - yes, I did. Lolita: You came in here to take a shit. Dawn Weiner: No, really. I don't have to go. My hands were just dirty, that's all. Lolita: Liar. I can smell you from here.
Ralphie: You think you're hot shit, but you're really just cold diarrhea.
[Looking at pictures of Steve] Dawn Weiner: Oh, Steve, they're all so beautiful. Steve: I'm thinking of using this one on my first album cover. Dawn Weiner: You're gonna have a record?
[Dawn offers Steve something to eat while he waits for Mark to come home] Dawn Weiner: Ring Dings, Pop Tarts, whatever! I can make Jell-O.
Dawn Weiner: [opening lines] [walks up to Lolita] Dawn Weiner: Can I sit here? Lolita: If you feel like it. [looks at Dawn eating her lunch] Lolita: Someone barfed there fourth period. Cookie: [walks up with cheerleaders] Hi, Dawn, sorry to bother you, but we were just wondering... Are you a lesbian? [camera cuts to Dawn] Cookie: Well, are you? Dawn Weiner: No. Lolita: Liar. She made a pass at me. Cookie: [with group] Lesbo, Lesbo, Lesbo.
Ralphie: Dawn? Do you think I'll get into the Hummingbirds next year? Dawn Weiner: Boys always get in. Ralphie: Do you think they'll go on a trip to Disney World next year also? Dawn Weiner: I don't know! Maybe. Depends. Ralphie: On what? Brandon: Hey, dog-face! Dawn Weiner: Drop dead! Ralphie: Let's go. Brandon: What's the matter, faggot? In a hurry to run home to Mommy? Dawn Weiner: Shut up! Brandon: Make me, lesbo! Dawn Weiner: You think you're so cool! Ralphie: You think you're hot shit but you're really just cold diarrhea. Brandon: Hoo-HOO! Listen to this faggot! Dawn Weiner: Shut up, you asshole! Ralphie: Yeah, shut up! Brandon: Man, if I were you, faggot, I'd be shittin' in my pants, 'cause when you go to junior high, man, I'm gonna smash that little fairy face of yours into a mushy pulp! Dawn Weiner: Yeah, well, at least he won't stay back a year! [Brandon knocks her soda out of her hand and laughs] Dawn Weiner: Retard!
Dawn Weiner: Drop dead, lesbo.
Brandon McCarthy: Get off me! I'm the one that makes the first move.
Dawn Weiner: [after Troy gets punched] Troy, are you okay? Troy: Leave me alone, Wienerdog!
Ralphie: [after Brandon leaves Dawn's backyard] Don't worry, Dawn. Brandon's just a retard. Dawn Weiner: FAGGOT!
Dawn Weiner: I don't want to go to Disney World. Mark Weiner: Don't be stupid. If nothing else, it'll look good on your college résumé.
Dawn Weiner: [to Steve] Want to see my fingers?
Dawn Weiner: Do you think about girls? Mark Weiner: Are you kidding? I want to get into a good school.
Dawn Weiner: I was fighting back. Mrs. Weiner: Who told you to fight back?
Missy Wiener: We're having a party! Dawn Weiner: What for? Mark Weiner: Mom and Dad's 20th, dinghead.
Missy Wiener: [to Dawn] Were you playing with my dolls? Dawn Weiner: [defiantly] No! [Missy stares at Dawn, unconvinced]
Mark Weiner: All of junior high school sucks. High school's better; it's closer to college. They'll call you names, but not as much to your face.
Dawn Weiner: [looking at beefcake photos of Steve] Who took them? Steve: Valerie Mondello. She's the photo editor of the yearbook. Dawn Weiner: Was she your girlfriend? Steve: For a few days. It was worth it, though, don't you think?