Never Ashamed (1984) - full transcript
Tim Hughes goes through a transformation from juvenile delinquent to a kid who has "seen the Light". When he and his friend get caught stealing an ice-cream truck, Tim tries to straighten himself out. He meets a girl who invites him to a get-together of Christian kids after class. Tim starts reading the Bible, and brings it to school, but is ashamed that all his JD friends will find out and ridicule him. When his new friends invite him to Bible camp, his talk-show-host father is opposed, fearing his son may return home as some kind of a "Bible-banger". And Tim's mother notices a personality change in her son. At the camp, Tim's loner buddy goes canoeing on the river but runs into trouble on the rapids, and Tim goes off to search for him, risking his own life to save his friend's.
(whistle tweeting)
(tense music)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(crowd chattering)
(crowd chattering)
- Hi, my name's Tim.
Tim Hughes, this is my school.
Roosevelt High School.
It looks like your basic All
American high school right?
Well, in a lot of ways it is.
We're really good in sports.
We won the state
football championship
for the last four years,
and last fall, we took
conference in soccer.
Our cheerleaders are (laughing)
aw, you know what I mean.
Strange thing happened
to this school last year,
but I guess, to tell
you the whole story,
I gotta go back to
when it all started.
(calm music)
- Hi.
- Yeah, can I help you?
- Yeah, toasted almond please.
- Sure, hold on.
- I betcha that thing's
fulla ice cream.
- Yeah, I could sure
go for a bite or two.
(laughing)
(door thudding)
- Here he comes.
- He's leaving.
He's leaving.
(footsteps crunching)
This is gonna be
a piece of cake.
- [Tim] You sure you know how
to run one of these things?
- [Marty] Yeah, I
watch him all the time.
(laughing)
- Alright, let's go.
- Alright.
(thrilling music)
- Let's go, let's go.
- Where are the keys?
The keys, man.
- It won't start,
it's not turning, man.
Something's wrong.
- Hey, the dude's coming, man.
- Gimme some money, gimme
some money, quick, hurry up.
Gimme some money.
- Yeah, yeah, you
need something?
- Yes, I was
wondering if you could
tell me exactly what the
General Death Star consists of?
- Uh, pineapple,
water, sugar.
It's great in the summertime.
- Alright, I'll have
one of those then.
- Okay, fantastic.
Whoops, excuse me.
(laughing)
(packages crinkling)
Here you go,
I want you to enjoy it.
- Yeah, how much is that?
- It's 65 cents.
- There you go, oh!
(engine revving)
Let's go, let's go!
- That's my truck!
(tense music)
- Whoo!
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
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(bell ringing)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
- Free ice cream, everybody!
(crowd chattering)
Free ice cream everybody.
Okay, okay.
- Oh yes!
(crowd chattering)
- Okay, there you go.
(crowd chattering)
Alright.
(crowd chattering)
(tense music)
(police car sirens)
- Put your hands on
the truck, let's go!
Hands on the truck!
Hands on the truck.
- I can't understand
why you're so hung up
about obscene language
in school library books.
Some of those books
are best sellers.
- You know, feminists
in Illinois,
won't even allow the word "lady"
to be used in a
sixth grade reader.
Now, isn't that hung up?
- They just object to
the traditional role
that mom cleans the stove,
or the baby's
diapers, that's all.
- It's okay to show Dad changing
the baby's diapers, no problem.
- We're going to a
commercial any time now.
- Thank you very much, pastor.
We'll be right back--
- Keep going, keep going,
keep going.
- After this
commercial message.
- Coming up in the next
half hour of the
Sid Hughes show,
it's dieting and ESP.
Finding yourself through
your next divorce,
and meet a group of toddlers
who found fulfillment
by going on strike
against their parents.
- That guy made me
look like a chump.
Have the next guest get ready.
- Call on line five four.
- Hello.
- Down at the police station.
- Meg, what are you doing
down at the police station?
Did you pay your ticket?
(tense music)
- But a Christian camp
might be just the thing
for him to turn him around.
Look at the brochure, Sid.
It's a perfectly good program.
A full waterfront
program, horseback riding,
team sports--
- I don't care if they
have hang gliding
and deep sea fishing.
I'm warning you,
Meg, if you send Tim
to a camp like that
he'll come back
a born again Bible banger.
(calm music)
- A camp?
What kind of camp?
- I don't know (laughing).
It's just, you know, camp.
- Come on, what kind of camp?
- I don't know the name of it.
It's in Wisconsin.
- What's the story?
(water splashing)
- Alright, (laughing)
my folks are sending me
to this religious camp
'cause they think it's
gonna shape up my behavior.
And there were some nice
looking girls on the brochure.
(bait splashing)
- Man, I can see it now.
Front page of the
National Enquirer,
Sid Hughes' son attends
Christian summer camp.
(fun music)
(chattering)
- I don't know any
churches at all.
See, my parents
aren't Christians,
and I've never really
been to church.
(hopeful music)
- It's been so quiet
this past week.
- Yeah I know.
- What if he comes back--
- Comes back what?
- Well, you know,
religious.
(laughing)
- Come on.
(engine revving)
- You put on some weight, Timmy.
Look Sid.
- He's smiling about something.
- Maybe he's got a girlfriend.
(chuckling)
- Probably doesn't
want to talk about it.
- Mom, Dad, I gotta tell you
about the greatest thing
that's ever happened to me.
- Mmm-hmm, what's her name?
- Find out what he
has to say, dear.
(laughing)
- Hey I'm not stopping him.
- Well, I learned
how the Bible says
we're like sheep gone astray.
- Oh, hey, that reminds me.
We got the wool
blankets you liked.
On sale at Pardon's, you
know, the plaid ones.
- And the matching drapes,
and your favorite
notebook paper.
I know how you like
the big lines on it.
- Thanks, well anyway--
- Well go on.
- Go ahead, Timmy.
- What I'm trying to say is that
I've decided to
become a Christian.
- Uh, wait a minute,
say that again.
- I've decided to
become a Christian.
- That's very
interesting, Timmy.
Thank you for
sharing that with us.
- You did no such thing.
- Are you disappointed, Dad?
- Oh, look, Sid,
there's McDonalds.
We could all stop for
Chicken McNuggets!
- I paid $600 to send my
kid up to a summer camp
so he can come back
some religious nut.
- I'm sure he did
other things too dear.
I can remember summer camp.
Swimming, boating, maybe
he made some moccasins.
- I just don't get it.
- Well maybe he's
just expressing
some emotional feelings
in a religious gatherings,
and singing out loud.
- You just don't make a
big decision like this--
- Mom, it wasn't
an emotional thing.
It's real.
- Oh, Tim, I'm sure
what you're saying
is very sincere.
Oh, Marty called,
he's got a new car.
(fun music)
- How was camp?
- It was really good.
- So how were the girls?
- They were really nice.
- That is cool.
(drink splashing)
(drink splashing)
(drink splashing)
What are you doing?
- Nothing, man, I
just got air in there.
I don't know, Marty.
This stuff tastes terrible.
- You ain't even tasted it yet.
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(bell ringing)
(crowd chattering)
(kids applauding)
- How you doing Marty?
- Not bad, not bad.
(crowd chattering)
- That's Mrs. Buell,
spelled B u e l l.
(laughing)
- B, e, u, e, l, l.
(laughing)
- Alright, class.
(laughing)
- Max, you been
a bad boy again.
(crowd chattering)
- I didn't do anything.
(crowd chattering)
Ha, ha.
(crowd chattering)
- I want you to write about
what is the most important
thing in the world to you.
- Girls.
- [Tim] This writing assignment,
greatest thing in
the world to me.
I knew I had to put
things on the line.
Either I'd speak up,
or I'd have to lie.
This undercover stuff would
have to come to an end.
(ball thumping)
(tense music)
(wheels crunching)
- Hey, man, how's it going?
- Hey, what's up?
- Check it out, man.
Thought I'd just stop
by and let you know.
I'm running for class president.
- Party with Marty, school
demagogue promises big reforms.
- Yay.
- What are you gonna
promise this year?
Driving privileges for freshmen?
- No, no, I'm gonna go with a
completely different approach.
The fact is, deep down inside,
everybody in school
wants is a good time.
(chuckling)
- Who's gonna
fight against that?
- Well, there's William
McCallister the Third,
school spirit and all that rot.
He ain't got a chance.
We're gonna blow his doors off.
Me and you, alright?
- Yeah, alright.
- Alright, listen.
I'll pick you up
tomorrow morning, 7:15.
We'll do some campaigning
around school, alright?
- Alright, see you later.
- And I think that
calling attention to the
fact that the overwhelming
majority of the people
favored prayer being
permitted in schools
was a logical thing to say
to the members of Congress
when I was trying to get--
- When politicians start talking
about religion
then I have had it.
- [Reagan] Been restored.
(paper crinkling)
(TV chattering)
(TV chattering)
(TV chattering)
(phone ringing)
- [Girl] Hello?
- Hello, may I
speak to Becky Olsen please?
- This is Becky.
- Hi, my name is Tim.
- Tim Cameron?
- No.
- Tim Ellow?
- My name is Tim Hughes,
and (laughing) you
don't know me, but--
- Didn't you use to hang around
with Marty Sullivan last summer?
- Yeah.
- Oh yeah, I thought so.
- Well, listen, I went to
Cedar Ridge last summer,
and they said that you might
be able to tell me about.
About a Christian group
that I could get in with.
- Oh, our youth group.
Hey, listen, why
don't you meet me
in front of the school tomorrow,
and I'll introduce you
to some of the kids.
- Yeah, okay, that'd be great.
Alright, thanks a lot.
(calm music)
- How are your fish doing?
- Well, no babies yet.
- You,
you met a new friend?
The person you were
just talking to.
- It's the girl
I was supposed to
get in touch with after camp.
- I see.
Is that a Bible?
- This?
Yeah.
- You're bringing it to school?
- Yeah.
- Pretty brave move.
You think anybody's
going to see you with it?
- I'm putting it in this.
- Okay.
Can I get you anything?
- You're worried
about me aren't you?
- What are moms for?
- You don't have to worry, Mom.
Everything's alright.
I'm still me, I'm still Tim.
- Okay.
- You just don't
understand, do you?
- I'm trying.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight, Mom.
* Do you see, do you see
(engine revving)
* All the people slinking down?
* No-one aches, no-one hurts
(door thudding)
* No-one even sheds one tear
* When He cries,
He weeps, He bleeds
* And He cares for you
(doorbell ringing)
- Marty, hi, come on in!
- Tim'll be right down.
- Tim!
Hurry up, Marty's here!
- Um, Mom, can you tell
Marty just to go ahead?
I'm running a little late.
- Probably just
woke up, the clown.
- Probably.
- Hey, Marty!
Missed you this summer.
Stop by for a beer
sometime why don't you?
- Sidney.
- To celebrate, when I get
elected class president.
- [Sid] Hey, it's in the bag.
Mr. Popularity.
- I'm sorry you had to
come out of your way.
- Don't worry about it.
I'll catch him in
school later on, okay?
I'll see you later, okay.
- Goodbye.
* He left him out on the streets
(crowd chattering)
* Open up, open up
* give yourself away
* You see the need
* You hear the cries
* So how can you delay?
* God's calling,
and you're the one
- Wow!
You bring this to school?
- Can I have that back?
- You've got a lot of guts.
* Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
(whistle tweeting)
* Come on get out of your bed
(cheering)
- Hey Tim what's going on man?
- What are you guys doing?
- What you want man?
- Hey hop in.
Hey, c'mon, man, get in.
- I gotta do something.
- C'mon in man.
- [Tim] I didn't believe in
what Marty stood for anymore,
but what do you do with your
non-Christian best friend
once you become a Christian?
Are you still his friend
but you just don't hang
around him anymore or what?
I was very confused that day.
But I'd soon meet a girl who'd
give me a most unusual
answer to that question.
(lighthearted music)
(whistle blowing)
- You gotta be Becky, right?
- Hi, Tim.
You know, you look
like Scott Baio.
- Hey, babe, how's it going?
- Ted!
I'm trying to find some
kids in our youth group
so you can meet them.
- Thanks.
- Hi, Becky, how's it going?
- Hi, Jenny.
Hey, what'd you get on
your Chemistry test?
- B- what did you get?
- Um, it's a secret.
(laughing)
- See you later.
- Bye.
- It's been kinda tough for me
to change the kids that
I hang around with.
- Yeah, well, you just
gotta play games with them,
like don't look at 'em.
Pretty soon they get the
message, and bug off.
- Hi, Becky.
- Oh, hey Laura.
Are you and Scott
back together yet?
- No, but Bruce Myers
just made a pass at me.
- Oh wow, hey keep me posted.
You'll like our youth group.
We get lots of
basketball players,
football players,
cheerleaders, you name it.
So are you gonna come?
- Yeah, sounds great.
Do you have many activities?
- Activities?
We've got one set of
youth group on Wednesdays.
Crusaders on Thursday,
Friday Night Special on Friday,
Seekers plus sometimes a
special activity on Saturdays.
We've got Sunday youth
group on Sundays,
plus regular church
on Sunday morning,
plus young people's
church on Sunday night.
We've got Volleyball on Monday,
and choir practice on Tuesday.
- Wow, sounds like you
guys are pretty spiritual.
- Sure are.
- I really wanna start
getting into the Bible.
- Well, we do that too.
- Hi, Becky.
- Hi, Becky.
- Hi there.
- Are you going to
car wash Saturday?
- No, Dennis, I'm
going sledding.
- Bye!
- They part of the group?
- Yeah, but they're not
who I'm trying to find.
There there are.
Hey the gang has arrived!
Hi guys, how are you?
This is Tim.
- Hi.
- He used to hang around
with Marty Sullivan,
but he got saved last summer,
and now he's looking
for some new friends.
(crowd chattering)
- Your dad's a secular
humanist on TV right?
- Yeah.
- Sid Hughes is your dad?
Oh my gosh, I don't believe it.
The Sid Hughes?
- Yeah, where have you been?
(laughing)
- Saw your dad last Thursday,
cutting down this
lady who wouldn't
pull the plug on her
86 year old father.
- This is Bill, our
next class president.
- I'm not so sure.
- Oh you're just being modest.
All ready for the big
speech work period?
- Not really, I have
to miss Calculus.
- Oh, bother.
- You're hilarious,
you know that?
(laughing)
- C'mon, Tim, you can
walk me to the gym.
- Nice meeting you guys.
(crowd chattering)
- If I'm elected as your
next class president,
my administration will bring to
this school a new
era of good times.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
Also, also from now on,
the speed limit in the
student parking lot's
gonna be 35, man.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
I promise to end the dress code.
- What a total jerk,
I can't believe it.
- Except for you preppies.
You can still wear
your Izod shirts,
and Topsetters, or
whatever you wear.
(audience laughing)
Finally, in spite of
the good looking girls,
and the extra
curricular activities
here at Roosevelt, face it.
School's boring!
- Did you hear what
he did last summer?
- No, what's that?
- He went down to Miami,
to buy all these drugs,
to sell to the
grade school kids.
- So, remember,
when you go to the polls today,
party rhymes with Marty.
So, vote for Marty Sullivan,
for junior class president.
Thank you all.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
- I introduce the next candidate
for president of
the junior class,
scholar, athlete, holder of
many awards of distinction,
William McCallister the Third.
(audience cheering)
(audience booing)
(audience applauding)
(audience applauding)
- Thank you, Mr. Sherwood.
Faculty, members of
the junior class.
As vandalism in our
school increases,
as the drug problem
runs rampant,
(audience cheering)
we need, we need a candidate
who can revive our sense of
school spirit and
personal dignity.
(audience cheering)
We have a candidate in our midst
who has promised us the moon,
but is there a
reasonable person here
who believes he will deliver?
(audience murmuring)
I think most of you realize
the gentleman sitting
by me on this platform
is not the same man he
was several months ago.
A trip to the local
police station
will tell you the whole story.
(audience booing)
Do you want a class president
with a criminal record?
- No way!
(audience cheering)
- Or a proven leadership
record in the school sports,
academic, and student
government programs?
I trust today when
you go to the polls
you will make the
right decision.
Thank you.
(audience cheering)
(tense music)
(audience applauding)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- I'm sure we'll
all very anxious
to hear the results
of the voting.
There should be an
announcement any minute.
Please take out your papers
on the most important
thing in the world to me.
We're going to read some
of them out loud in class.
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
- Lauren?
- I wrote about my
pom pom activities.
(crowd murmuring)
I have been in squad
the entire last year,
and I have obviously fulfilled
my goal for this year too.
- That's enough.
(audience murmuring)
- Mr. Dennis Wetzel?
Would you like to read
your paper for us please?
- Okay.
The most important thing in
the world to me are animals.
(audience giggling)
My favorite things in the
whole world are animals
because they're
very very curious
of what we do, and--
- That's fine.
Thank you very much.
(crowd murmuring)
- Mr. Sullivan.
- Huh?
- Would you kindly read
your paper for us and stand up?
- The most important
thing in the world to me.
Going on vacations,
getting away from school.
Partying with my
friends, nice broads,
fast cars, palm trees and sand.
I like to surf some,
maybe (murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
(crowd cheering)
- Tim.
Do you have something
you'd like to share with us?
- Uh.
- What's your topic, Timothy?
- It's really not that good.
- Oh Tim.
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Would you like to
read your paper for us?
- C'mon Tim, let's go.
- Stand up.
- Uh, vacations.
Why are they so important?
They give your mind and body
a break from the
routine of life.
They give your body a rest.
That's all.
(students cheering)
(students applauding)
- We have an announcement that
you've all been waiting for.
(students murmuring)
Wayne McCallister has just
been elected class president.
(students murmuring)
- You're serious?
- Marty Sullivan with
the second largest
number of votes, our
new vice president.
(students murmuring)
- Recall.
(students murmuring)
- Please pass your papers
to the front of the class.
- Can't believe that.
(students murmuring)
(tense music)
(water running)
(water splashing)
- Sorry to hear about
the elections, Marty.
- Criminal record, man.
I didn't get no criminal record.
I'm gonna kick that
fairy's head in
right in front of his
friends this weekend, man.
You wanna help me?
- I got plans, you know?
- You don't get this kinda
stuff when you're hurt do you?
Hey, how about going fishing
with your old pal, Marty, huh?
We ain't done it much since you
went up to that church camp.
- I got a lot
going this weekend.
I'm sorry.
- Later, okay?
- Yeah.
(door thudding)
- I'll pass.
- You can't pass.
- He doesn't have to sue.
- Alright, I'll send you
back 10 spaces then.
- Alright.
Camp has taken all the
guts out of my kid.
- I met some new kids at school.
They invited me to their
church car wash this weekend.
- Oh, I think that's wonderful.
- What's so wonderful
about a car wash?
- Would it be alright
if I went on a retreat
to Leech Lake next month?
- A what?
- Leech Lake?
- Sounds like something
out of the dark ages.
- What do they do at this
retreat or whatever you call it?
- They lock you in a
cell, shave your head,
and make you kneel on
Uncle Ben's converted rice.
- We're gonna go white
water canoeing up there.
- Oh, that sounds wonderful.
You can practice your J-stroke.
I think that sounds alright.
Sid?
- Meg, you're so trusting.
We don't even know these people.
This could be a
cult or something.
(papers rustling)
- Okay, let the
kid get cloistered
on some Jim Jones weekend
on some Leech Lake
and come back a religious freak.
That'll be just great.
(dice rattling)
Oh.
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(footsteps scraping)
(tense music)
- Glad you could be
with us, today, Tim.
- Thanks a lot.
I'm really trying to
find some new fellowship.
You see, my parents
aren't exactly Christians.
- Put the Christian beliefs into
a systematic situation of
non-situational ethics.
You're trying to
say that there's
some kind of formula
or something.
- I'm not saying that
there was a formula.
Now I'm saying that if
you say that, (murmuring)
(window sliding)
- That's the same hole
you tried to put me in
when you used your post
millennialism literalism
from the Duncan Bible.
- Hey, you guys!
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Hey, where'd you
get those shorts?
K-Mart?
(laughing)
- Whoo!
(teens taunting)
- Turkeys.
- Hey, don't forget
the play tonight.
(firework sizzling)
- Whoo!
(footsteps squeaking)
(firework sizzling)
(firework sizzling)
(firework sizzling)
(footsteps squeaking)
- Whoo!
- Ha, ha.
- Speech.
- Whoo!
- Can we do something
for you guys?
- Why don't you just
call the police?
- Oh yeah, that would be
the Christian thing to do.
(laughing)
(items rattling)
(door clicking)
- What are you gonna do
with all that money you make?
- We're going on a canoe trip.
It's none of your business.
- Ooh!
Away from the car,
away from the car.
- I wish you were doing
something constructive.
- That's the thing, we
do things, destructive!
(laughing)
(cheering)
- Hey, you guys, we're
trying to wash cars.
- Oh, is that what
you're doing here?
(laughing)
- Wash our car then.
- Yeah, really, go right ahead.
- I'm going inside
to call the police.
- I got a message for you, guy.
Somebody wants to give
you some compliments,
some kind words
about the election.
- Yeah, really.
(egg cracking)
(footsteps thudding)
(cheering)
- Hey!
- Hey, c'mon you guys.
Fighting's not gonna
solve anything.
- Let him go, let
him go, that's it.
Break it up!
Back off, back off, stay down.
You're not going anywhere.
- Hey!
Easy, easy.
(engine revving)
(door thudding)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Tim] I could see
that my friendship
with Marty meant a lot more
to him than I realized.
Him stealing money
from the church
and setting up his friends
to throw firecrackers at us.
I think he was
bothered by a lot more
than just the election.
(crowd murmuring)
(papers rustling)
- Marty Sullivan.
Does anyone know where Marty is?
He's been absent from class
for an entire week now.
- Overdosed.
- Alright class, let's get
started with our homework.
I'm asking you your opinion.
What is the greatest
writing in world literature?
- The Red Badge of
Courage by Stephen Crane.
- Curious George.
(laughing)
- Would you say that
this is an adult--
- High quality reading.
- Oh yes.
- Tim?
- Uh, I don't know.
I haven't read that many books.
- There are a number
of books on the desk
that you could
use for reference.
(door clicking)
(tense music)
Marty?
Please come to the desk.
(papers rustling)
- Who paid your bail Marty?
- You have these
assignments missing
in addition to the ones
given out in class today.
I suggest you get
someone to tutor you.
Perhaps there's
someone who would like
to help him with his--
- Mrs. Buell, I'd
like to help him.
- Thank you, for your
kind offer Dennis.
I suggest you come
in after school,
and make up some of this work.
If you do not, I
have no other choice,
but to flunk you for
the entire quarter.
Marty?
Do you care?
- Of course I care.
(crowd murmuring)
- Tell Joe to tell
Bob to tell Steve
that I'm not talking
to Dave any more,
and he should call me
if he wants to talk.
Give this to Bob yourself
and tell me what he says.
- Your phone number's on it.
- So what?
- Hey, Tim.
How you doing man?
How are your Bible buddies?
- Alright, how you doing?
- Hey man, why dontcha sit down?
- [Becky] Tim!
- I gotta get going.
- Hi Tim.
(crowd murmuring)
- How's it going?
- Hey, we were just talking
about the retreat.
- Oh yeah?
- Ron asked me to be
his canoe partner,
but I said I'd really
have to pray about it,
and Larry asked me
and I said maybe.
And, Frank asked me,
but we're not really
on the same wavelength
if you know what I mean.
- Yeah.
- Well?
Are you gonna ask me or not?
- Oh, sorry, yeah.
You wanna be my canoe partner?
(fish tanks gurgling)
- Can I help you?
- Oh, hi.
I didn't know you worked here.
- Yeah, my angelfish
aren't reproducing.
- Um, Angelfish.
(birds squawking)
Uh, this oughta do it.
- Edible and tropical
flies and other insects.
They gonna eat this stuff?
- They'll fight for it.
- Not gonna get busted
for having this, am I?
(laughing)
How much do I owe you?
(birds squawking)
- $4.75.
Hey, Tim, would you like
to come to our Bible study?
- Yeah, um--
- It's me, Dennis,
and Mrs. Buell's our sponsor.
- At school?
- Uh huh.
- Well, we'll see.
(fun music)
* I want you here with me
* That you can keep
another company
* As we recover life
* On your TV
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
* And I love you
* Still more and more
* But you're fighting
everything I'm working for
* You're acting like my enemy
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
* You love the word
* You love the word
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
(cheering)
- I'm so dizzy.
- From all the rides?
- No, from you.
- Hey, you about ready to go?
- Are you kidding?
I wanna go on at least two
more rollercoaster rides.
- I'm afraid we're
all out of money.
- Oh, but Tim, it was worth it.
He's so cute.
- Becky, there's
something I really
wanted to talk to you about.
(organ chiming)
- What is it?
- Well, something
I've been wanting
to talk to you about for awhile,
but it's kinda hard to say.
- Go on.
- I really feel like I've
let the Lord down lately.
- Is that all you're
worried about?
- Yeah, I mean--
- (laughing) Timmy,
you've been spinning
around too much today.
(tense music)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(papers rustling)
(papers rustling)
(footsteps thudding)
(footsteps squeaking)
(food wrappers crinkling)
(tv clicking on)
(tv murmuring)
- B+ average, always
turns in his work on time.
- Mrs. Buell, we wanted to talk
to you about something else.
- Yes?
- Tim went up to this
summer Christian camp and, well,
he had one of these
conversion experiences.
- He got born again.
- I see.
- Yeah and we think
Tim might be in a cult.
- He's not in a cult, dear.
- Well, we're worried.
- We're not worried.
We're hoping he's in remission
if you know what I mean.
Tim was such an
All American boy.
- He used to party,
go after the girls,
just like I did
when I was a kid.
Mrs. Buell, Tim wants
to be a missionary now,
and he knows there's
no money in it.
- [Meg] They pay him something.
- He buys Christian records
with his allowance money.
We even caught him in bed,
reading religious literature.
- The Bible, Sidney.
- Now can you tell me that
this is normal behavior
for a 16 year old?
- 17 year old.
- Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
please hold on a minute.
Let me tell you that
there are a number
of so-called Christians here,
and most of them don't
do anything but talk.
(cup clinking)
- Why don't you give some of
your soccer friends a call?
- They drink too much.
- What would be
wrong with calling
some of your old friends
from your Boy Scout patrol?
- They're not my type anymore.
All they do is play video games.
- Oh, what about Alex Fondell?
- Ran away from home.
- Okay, what about
that little fella?
- Dave?
Drug overdose, St. Mary's.
- Whatever happened to that guy
that came around
here on the weekends,
and ate like a horse?
Larry--
- Reed?
- Yeah.
- Department of Corrections.
Look Dad, why can't
I just hang around
with the kids I want to?
- [Sid] From the church?
- So I guess you guys have been
talking about me today huh?
- Yes, because we care about the
kind of kids you
hang around with.
- Alright, you want me to go out
drinking and partying again?
- Not just drinking, but--
- Alright, well that's
what's gonna happen,
and you don't care, do ya?
- I think we're making a lot
of fuss over a few beers.
- And reefer and pills?
- You don't have to do
everything they do.
- But you don't care
if I end up like them, do you?
- Sid, this isn't what you want.
- What I want is this kid to
show some normal
social behavior.
Look, I just like to see you,
like regular kids, that's all.
- Alright, I'll
do what you want.
See if it makes you
feel any better.
- You blew it this
time, you jerk!
(tense music)
(door squeaking)
- Tim!
- Hey, hi Tim!
- Hi, how you doing?
(crowd murmuring)
- Ideas on what?
- I think we could
talk to people.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, but we should
try to reach people,
like, that no-one
really cares about.
(crowd murmuring)
- How are people gonna know
the word of Jesus
if we don't show it?
- Then it would meld.
(tense music)
(shoes squeaking)
(ball bouncing)
(shoes squeaking)
- With the parents
to be given a voucher
that's good at the
school of their choice.
(murmuring)
- As a terrorist,
how do you feel
after you've killed someone?
- What do you mean?
(clippers clicking)
- It's so nice.
- Thanks.
- We're going to take
over the entire world
with computers in
four and a half years.
- I got it, thank you!
(murmuring)
(murmuring)
(knuckles rapping)
- Here you go, Mrs. Wishlinski.
- Thank you.
- Rice A Roni.
- We're here today
to interview Mr. X.
- Do you mean we're not going
to go anywhere after this?
- No, we have to study.
- I am studying.
- I mean the problem.
- You mean you asked me
all the way up here
just to tutor me?
- Yeah.
- Don't I turn you on?
- Yeah, I mean you're
not bad looking.
- Usually, when I go on dates,
we get right to the point.
(chuckling)
So we're different now.
I like that.
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(clubs rustling)
- Say, Sidney,
has your son gotten into
some religious group?
- Not anymore, why?
- I haven't seen your
boy in several years now,
but I could have sworn I saw
him the other day at our house.
- Oh?
(ball clinking)
- Yeah, he was representing
some church group.
You see, my son's pet
turtle died last week,
and he came by with a new one.
Kind of a gesture of good will.
(chuckling)
- What?
You sure you got the right kid?
- Well, you did say your son
was into religion, didn't you?
- Well, he used to
be into religion.
(crowd cheering)
(crowd cheering)
- Yeah!
(crowd cheering)
(crowd cheering)
- Whoo!
- Alright!
- You're a real Cubs fan,
aren't you Tim?
- Oh yeah.
- They probably didn't have any
trouble hearing you
cheer for 'em, either.
- No way.
(tense music)
- Have you been as loyal
to Jesus Christ as you have
to the Cubs team lately?
- [Tim] No, I haven't.
I'm really confused
about something.
My best friend Marty needs
to hear about Christ,
but the Bible says we're not
supposed to hang
around with kids
who smoke dope and drink.
I just don't know what to do.
- Here, Tim, read this.
- But the Pharisees, and
the teachers of the law,
who belonged to those said
to complain to His disciples.
"Why do you eat and drink with
the tax collectors and sinners?"
Jesus answered them
"it is not the healthy
who need a doctor, but the sick.
I have not come to
call the righteous,
but the sinners to repentance."
(engine whirring)
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Good job!
- No!
- I'm serious!
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(door squeaking)
- Hey, where's your car?
- What do you care?
- I was wondering if
you wanted any help.
- Help?
- Yeah I heard
you got kicked outta school.
- Hey, I didn't get kicked
outta school, alright?
I decided to leave.
- Alright, just wanted to know
if you wanted some help.
- What, so you tutor me then?
You get your Christian
brownie points for the day?
Sorry.
- Hey, Marty,
what happened man?
What did you do man?
(engine revving)
- Look, Tim, you think
I've got it all together,
but I don't, alright?
My parents are getting divorced.
I'm flunking outta school.
I lost my best friend.
- I'm sorry, man.
- I always wanted to
see what it was like
to give at a blood bank but
I made a mess of that too.
(cars revving)
I've even been down to
Mexico picking up cocaine,
went to a drug rehabilitation
center at North Oaks.
- I never knew.
- Look, Tim, ever
since first grade,
me and you been best friends,
and then suddenly you
become a Christian,
you don't wanna get
contaminated any more.
What have I done?
That you have to avoid me, man?
I'm walking down
the hall at school
you pretend not to see me.
Call you up on the
phone you're not home,
but I hear you in
the background.
What's with you, Tim?
- I was ashamed.
Listen, why don't you
come to church with me?
(chuckling)
- Church, man.
I gotta go check
out a motorcycle.
(tense music)
(door clicking)
(plastic crinkling)
- [TV Host] Men should be
lovers of their own selves.
- These TV evangelists.
(chuckling)
Who do they think
they are, God?
- [Sid] Predict the future.
What do they know
about the future?
- [TV Sports Announcer]
Low outside, ball three!
- Sid.
- Hmm?
- I've been very concerned
about Timmy lately.
- Yeah, me too.
- It's those new friends
he hangs around with.
- Here it comes.
Okay, what is it?
- Well, I was uptown
the other day,
and,
I saw some of them,
and they are very
strange looking.
- Couldn't be any different
than when we were kids,
so what's the big deal?
- Sid, I was in
Timmy's room today,
and I found a bag of
marijuana on top of his desk.
- So?
- Sidney!
(laughing)
- Hey, what'd you expect?
- [Meg] This isn't like Tim!
Even before camp!
- [Sid] Most kids his age
occasionally take
recreational drugs.
It's normal.
- Recreational drugs?
- [Sid] The way you
sound, it's my fault
that he's taking this stuff?
- [Meg] You are the one who
told him to start loosening up.
- Fine, let him grow
up to be a missionary
in some cockamamie jun, gle.
(tense music)
- Mom, Dad, I,
couldn't help but hear
your conversation.
Mom, you don't have to worry.
That was fish food
that you found today.
Those weird kids are dropouts
that our church group
is trying to help.
Dad,
I just wanted to tell you that
I love and respect
you very much.
(sighing)
(phone clicking)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
- Hello.
- Hi, is Tim in?
- [Meg] Oh, Tim went to
church with Becky Olsen.
You want me to have him
call you back, Marty?
- No, that's okay.
- [Meg] Marty, is
everything alright?
- Yeah, I'm fine,
I'll see you later.
- [Meg] Bye, Marty.
(phone clicking)
- What are you thinking about?
- I don't know.
I was just thinking about Marty.
What if he got saved?
- Yeah we're gonna
have to pray for him.
I have such a burden for him.
- Noticing something else.
We're in his neighborhood.
Tim he's not gonna
pull anything on us.
- Well, why don't we
stop by his house,
and see if he wants to
go to church with us?
- What?
(chuckling)
I'm glad you're only joking.
- I'm not!
- Tim, he's not gonna fit!
- Sure he will, just
like an old shoe.
- I don't see why you're trying
to do this to someone
who's so against the Lord.
I really wanted to be alone
with you this afternoon.
- We'll be alone,
you, me, and Marty.
(sighing)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(door thudding)
(metal rapping)
(shoes squeaking)
(door clicking)
- Marty?
- How you doing, Tim?
- Alright, how you doing?
- She doing in the car?
- We're going to church,
and I was wondering if
you wanted to come along.
- No thanks, man, I
got plans with Debbie.
- Tell you what,
I'll play you for it.
- I win, you gotta
come to church with us.
- You win, I'll wash and
wax your car for two months.
(fun music)
- It seems like a pretty
easy way for me to get
some free car washes.
Are you serious?
- Yup, let's play to five.
* So you're asking me
questions you want to know
* What are my reasons
and why do I go?
* We're following Jesus
(ball bouncing)
* High and low
- Come on you guys.
You're wasting time.
(ball bouncing)
* I'll tell you
* in Heaven how it'll be
* Living with Jesus eternally
(ball bouncing)
* Always giving His love
* And His spirit to me
We're gonna be late for church.
(ball bouncing)
* He'll help you to see
* You'll call me a dreamer
* Right from the start
(ball bouncing)
* You say it's a fantasy
* warm in my heart
* While something inside me
- Hey, you know, Becky don'tcha?
- Hey, Beck, how's it going?
- Fine thanks.
- Where we going, man?
- We're going to a meeting.
- Church.
- Hey, man, get me out of here.
- Be cool, alright?
We'll party afterwards.
- We'll go party, how
about the ice cream shop?
- I feel like going home.
- Hey, man, I heard
there's gonna be a party
in some guy's basement
this afternoon.
- Well, we've already
made plans, thanks.
- Over 250 people there,
it's gonna be a major big.
It's gonna be open,
it's gonna be massive.
- We got time before church.
What do you say we
pick up somebody?
- It was just a big mess.
They shouldn't have come.
Do you think you're gonna save
the whole school or something?
Do you know what
kind of reputation
you're gonna get if
you keep this up?
(door squeaking)
Have a seat.
- Uh, say, Tim, you don't mind
if I go driving with
these guys, do ya?
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'll get a ride.
You don't need to worry.
- Alright, I guess I'll
see you Saturday then.
- Okay, alright,
but you can paddle
with Dennis or someone, okay?
- But I thought you and
me were gonna go together.
- Yeah, but I kinda
changed my mind.
I gotta go, okay?
- Thanks.
Well.
(laughing)
(tense music)
- [Marty] Can you believe it?
The fallen Marty Sullivan.
- What's it like living
here all by yourself?
- It's kinda strange.
Kinda feels like you
don't belong to anybody.
Nobody cares.
- I know someone who does.
- Who?
- Jesus.
- I'd like to see God
that way, but I can't.
All I can see is
the youth group.
You see the way they
stared at me in church?
- You just can't look at them.
You gotta look at Jesus.
I mean he didn't hang around
with only straight people.
He hung around with the
guys with bad reputations.
- Looks like a God.
Somebody standing over
me with a big club,
ready to wail on me if
I did anything wrong.
- You just can't look
at Him like that.
I mean God loved
us so much that He
sent His Son to die
on a cross for us.
We're going on a canoe
trip this weekend.
I was wondering if
you wanted to come.
- Right here is
where we pull in,
just after the
three mile bridge.
And do not, I
repeat, do not canoe
any further than right here
because there's some
class four whitewater,
and you don't
wanna mess with it.
Any questions?
- Can you swim?
- Yes, I can swim.
Can you swim?
- Yeah.
- Good, and make sure you got
all your life preservers on
before you get into
the canoes, alright?
Okay, everybody have fun,
and look out for
one another, okay?
Alright.
(paddles rustling)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- This is a church group,
you're not supposed
to smoke here.
- Hey, Marty, I just
wanted to tell you
I'm really glad you
could come today.
- Hey, you can come
too, wanna ride me?
- [Girl] What an idiot.
(tense music)
(canoes scraping)
(crowd murmuring)
(canoes scraping)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
* It only takes a spark
* To get a fire going
(footsteps rustling)
(crowd singing)
(paddle clunking)
(canoe scraping)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
- [Tim] The idea of laying
down your life for
your best friend.
I wasn't just risking
my life for Marty.
Everything seemed to be
on the line that night.
(water splashing)
Including giving away all
my life to Jesus Christ.
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(branches cracking)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
- [Marty] Don't let go!
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
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(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(tense music)
(thunder crashing)
(phone ringing)
(receiver clicking)
- Hello.
Yes, this is Mr. Hughes.
Leech Lake General?
(murmuring)
- Pulse?
(murmuring)
- Check eyes.
- Eyes are dilated.
(murmuring)
- Would you like to
pray with me, Sid?
- Pray?
Meg this isn't
the time for that.
- If this isn't the
time, then when is?
(hospital staff chattering)
- Doctor, he's fibrillating!
(pads rattling)
- Clear!
- [Doctor] Clear!
- Honey, this is the
fourth time I've asked you,
and you still haven't given
me a straight answer yet.
Would you like to pray with me?
- Yeah, yeah, do what you want.
- Dear Lord--
- Oh, come on, you got the
guy's attention already!
Say something.
- [Tim] Please, Lord,
I wanna go back.
They still need me here.
My Dad, Marty, all
the kids in school.
Please give me one more chance.
I have a chance to stand up.
(murmuring)
(murmuring)
- We don't know
what happened, Lord,
and we're so worried.
Please, God, let him live.
(machine beeping)
- [Doctor] It's a miracle.
I don't understand it.
(machine beeping)
(calm music)
- [Tim] Summer
melted into autumn,
autumn into winter.
Like a mighty wind,
something amazing
happened at Roosevelt
High School.
A big change.
Jesus was becoming real for
a lotta kids at our school.
- [Staff] I now call on the vice
president of the junior class.
- I was in this
canoe, by myself,
cause I kinda felt
left out by the group.
And I got caught in
some bad whitewater.
It got dark, and I
thought I was gonna drown,
but then I saw Tim
coming to help me,
and it was like the Lord
because Tim got all messed
up trying to save my life.
Anyways,
the school has decided to
give this award here to
Tim Hughes, my best friend.
(crowd applause)
(crowd applause)
(crowd applause)
- I just hope he doesn't
start talking about religion.
- Sidney, in front
of all these people?
- Instead of talking
about myself,
or some heroic deed
that any of you
would have done if
you were in my shoes,
I'd like to give some
credit to a real hero.
Little while ago, I coulda
probably talked to you
about Wayne Gretzky or--
- What's the matter dear?
- I can't help it, Meg.
I'm proud of him.
- I wouldn't have
been able to talk
to you about my real hero.
I was too ashamed.
But now, I realize that
my hero is never ashamed.
He was born in an eating
trough for animals,
and He died in a garbage
mound between two criminals.
He ate with prostitutes
and thieves.
He washed His friend's feet,
and got mocked
without saying a word.
He didn't die because He had to.
He died for you and me
because He loves us.
His name is Jesus Christ.
He's alive today, he's
right here in this assembly,
and he wants to come
into all your hearts.
He wants to be a
part of your lives,
and a part of this school too.
I hope you'll let him come in.
Thank you.
(crowd applauding)
(crowd applauding)
(crowd applauding)
(calm music)
(hopeful music)
* The end of all our prayers
* Is to care like man or guest
* My one and only goal
* His image in my soul
* Yes my weakness is being me
* Goodbye his life shall be
* He's faithful and He's true
* To complete my work
if He gets in you
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Jesus
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Him
* Our Father's will was done
* Forgiving as the Son
* Who paid the highest cost
* To point us to the cross
* And when I think of Him
* Taking on the
whole world's sin
* I take one look at me
* Compared to what
I'm called to be
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Jesus
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Him
* Remember, there's
no way in life
* But to lay down your life
* For a friend
(Wind whistling)
(tense music)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(crowd chattering)
(crowd chattering)
- Hi, my name's Tim.
Tim Hughes, this is my school.
Roosevelt High School.
It looks like your basic All
American high school right?
Well, in a lot of ways it is.
We're really good in sports.
We won the state
football championship
for the last four years,
and last fall, we took
conference in soccer.
Our cheerleaders are (laughing)
aw, you know what I mean.
Strange thing happened
to this school last year,
but I guess, to tell
you the whole story,
I gotta go back to
when it all started.
(calm music)
- Hi.
- Yeah, can I help you?
- Yeah, toasted almond please.
- Sure, hold on.
- I betcha that thing's
fulla ice cream.
- Yeah, I could sure
go for a bite or two.
(laughing)
(door thudding)
- Here he comes.
- He's leaving.
He's leaving.
(footsteps crunching)
This is gonna be
a piece of cake.
- [Tim] You sure you know how
to run one of these things?
- [Marty] Yeah, I
watch him all the time.
(laughing)
- Alright, let's go.
- Alright.
(thrilling music)
- Let's go, let's go.
- Where are the keys?
The keys, man.
- It won't start,
it's not turning, man.
Something's wrong.
- Hey, the dude's coming, man.
- Gimme some money, gimme
some money, quick, hurry up.
Gimme some money.
- Yeah, yeah, you
need something?
- Yes, I was
wondering if you could
tell me exactly what the
General Death Star consists of?
- Uh, pineapple,
water, sugar.
It's great in the summertime.
- Alright, I'll have
one of those then.
- Okay, fantastic.
Whoops, excuse me.
(laughing)
(packages crinkling)
Here you go,
I want you to enjoy it.
- Yeah, how much is that?
- It's 65 cents.
- There you go, oh!
(engine revving)
Let's go, let's go!
- That's my truck!
(tense music)
- Whoo!
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(engine revving)
(bell ringing)
- Free ice cream, everybody!
(crowd chattering)
Free ice cream everybody.
Okay, okay.
- Oh yes!
(crowd chattering)
- Okay, there you go.
(crowd chattering)
Alright.
(crowd chattering)
(tense music)
(police car sirens)
- Put your hands on
the truck, let's go!
Hands on the truck!
Hands on the truck.
- I can't understand
why you're so hung up
about obscene language
in school library books.
Some of those books
are best sellers.
- You know, feminists
in Illinois,
won't even allow the word "lady"
to be used in a
sixth grade reader.
Now, isn't that hung up?
- They just object to
the traditional role
that mom cleans the stove,
or the baby's
diapers, that's all.
- It's okay to show Dad changing
the baby's diapers, no problem.
- We're going to a
commercial any time now.
- Thank you very much, pastor.
We'll be right back--
- Keep going, keep going,
keep going.
- After this
commercial message.
- Coming up in the next
half hour of the
Sid Hughes show,
it's dieting and ESP.
Finding yourself through
your next divorce,
and meet a group of toddlers
who found fulfillment
by going on strike
against their parents.
- That guy made me
look like a chump.
Have the next guest get ready.
- Call on line five four.
- Hello.
- Down at the police station.
- Meg, what are you doing
down at the police station?
Did you pay your ticket?
(tense music)
- But a Christian camp
might be just the thing
for him to turn him around.
Look at the brochure, Sid.
It's a perfectly good program.
A full waterfront
program, horseback riding,
team sports--
- I don't care if they
have hang gliding
and deep sea fishing.
I'm warning you,
Meg, if you send Tim
to a camp like that
he'll come back
a born again Bible banger.
(calm music)
- A camp?
What kind of camp?
- I don't know (laughing).
It's just, you know, camp.
- Come on, what kind of camp?
- I don't know the name of it.
It's in Wisconsin.
- What's the story?
(water splashing)
- Alright, (laughing)
my folks are sending me
to this religious camp
'cause they think it's
gonna shape up my behavior.
And there were some nice
looking girls on the brochure.
(bait splashing)
- Man, I can see it now.
Front page of the
National Enquirer,
Sid Hughes' son attends
Christian summer camp.
(fun music)
(chattering)
- I don't know any
churches at all.
See, my parents
aren't Christians,
and I've never really
been to church.
(hopeful music)
- It's been so quiet
this past week.
- Yeah I know.
- What if he comes back--
- Comes back what?
- Well, you know,
religious.
(laughing)
- Come on.
(engine revving)
- You put on some weight, Timmy.
Look Sid.
- He's smiling about something.
- Maybe he's got a girlfriend.
(chuckling)
- Probably doesn't
want to talk about it.
- Mom, Dad, I gotta tell you
about the greatest thing
that's ever happened to me.
- Mmm-hmm, what's her name?
- Find out what he
has to say, dear.
(laughing)
- Hey I'm not stopping him.
- Well, I learned
how the Bible says
we're like sheep gone astray.
- Oh, hey, that reminds me.
We got the wool
blankets you liked.
On sale at Pardon's, you
know, the plaid ones.
- And the matching drapes,
and your favorite
notebook paper.
I know how you like
the big lines on it.
- Thanks, well anyway--
- Well go on.
- Go ahead, Timmy.
- What I'm trying to say is that
I've decided to
become a Christian.
- Uh, wait a minute,
say that again.
- I've decided to
become a Christian.
- That's very
interesting, Timmy.
Thank you for
sharing that with us.
- You did no such thing.
- Are you disappointed, Dad?
- Oh, look, Sid,
there's McDonalds.
We could all stop for
Chicken McNuggets!
- I paid $600 to send my
kid up to a summer camp
so he can come back
some religious nut.
- I'm sure he did
other things too dear.
I can remember summer camp.
Swimming, boating, maybe
he made some moccasins.
- I just don't get it.
- Well maybe he's
just expressing
some emotional feelings
in a religious gatherings,
and singing out loud.
- You just don't make a
big decision like this--
- Mom, it wasn't
an emotional thing.
It's real.
- Oh, Tim, I'm sure
what you're saying
is very sincere.
Oh, Marty called,
he's got a new car.
(fun music)
- How was camp?
- It was really good.
- So how were the girls?
- They were really nice.
- That is cool.
(drink splashing)
(drink splashing)
(drink splashing)
What are you doing?
- Nothing, man, I
just got air in there.
I don't know, Marty.
This stuff tastes terrible.
- You ain't even tasted it yet.
(engine revving)
(crowd chattering)
(bell ringing)
(crowd chattering)
(kids applauding)
- How you doing Marty?
- Not bad, not bad.
(crowd chattering)
- That's Mrs. Buell,
spelled B u e l l.
(laughing)
- B, e, u, e, l, l.
(laughing)
- Alright, class.
(laughing)
- Max, you been
a bad boy again.
(crowd chattering)
- I didn't do anything.
(crowd chattering)
Ha, ha.
(crowd chattering)
- I want you to write about
what is the most important
thing in the world to you.
- Girls.
- [Tim] This writing assignment,
greatest thing in
the world to me.
I knew I had to put
things on the line.
Either I'd speak up,
or I'd have to lie.
This undercover stuff would
have to come to an end.
(ball thumping)
(tense music)
(wheels crunching)
- Hey, man, how's it going?
- Hey, what's up?
- Check it out, man.
Thought I'd just stop
by and let you know.
I'm running for class president.
- Party with Marty, school
demagogue promises big reforms.
- Yay.
- What are you gonna
promise this year?
Driving privileges for freshmen?
- No, no, I'm gonna go with a
completely different approach.
The fact is, deep down inside,
everybody in school
wants is a good time.
(chuckling)
- Who's gonna
fight against that?
- Well, there's William
McCallister the Third,
school spirit and all that rot.
He ain't got a chance.
We're gonna blow his doors off.
Me and you, alright?
- Yeah, alright.
- Alright, listen.
I'll pick you up
tomorrow morning, 7:15.
We'll do some campaigning
around school, alright?
- Alright, see you later.
- And I think that
calling attention to the
fact that the overwhelming
majority of the people
favored prayer being
permitted in schools
was a logical thing to say
to the members of Congress
when I was trying to get--
- When politicians start talking
about religion
then I have had it.
- [Reagan] Been restored.
(paper crinkling)
(TV chattering)
(TV chattering)
(TV chattering)
(phone ringing)
- [Girl] Hello?
- Hello, may I
speak to Becky Olsen please?
- This is Becky.
- Hi, my name is Tim.
- Tim Cameron?
- No.
- Tim Ellow?
- My name is Tim Hughes,
and (laughing) you
don't know me, but--
- Didn't you use to hang around
with Marty Sullivan last summer?
- Yeah.
- Oh yeah, I thought so.
- Well, listen, I went to
Cedar Ridge last summer,
and they said that you might
be able to tell me about.
About a Christian group
that I could get in with.
- Oh, our youth group.
Hey, listen, why
don't you meet me
in front of the school tomorrow,
and I'll introduce you
to some of the kids.
- Yeah, okay, that'd be great.
Alright, thanks a lot.
(calm music)
- How are your fish doing?
- Well, no babies yet.
- You,
you met a new friend?
The person you were
just talking to.
- It's the girl
I was supposed to
get in touch with after camp.
- I see.
Is that a Bible?
- This?
Yeah.
- You're bringing it to school?
- Yeah.
- Pretty brave move.
You think anybody's
going to see you with it?
- I'm putting it in this.
- Okay.
Can I get you anything?
- You're worried
about me aren't you?
- What are moms for?
- You don't have to worry, Mom.
Everything's alright.
I'm still me, I'm still Tim.
- Okay.
- You just don't
understand, do you?
- I'm trying.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight, Mom.
* Do you see, do you see
(engine revving)
* All the people slinking down?
* No-one aches, no-one hurts
(door thudding)
* No-one even sheds one tear
* When He cries,
He weeps, He bleeds
* And He cares for you
(doorbell ringing)
- Marty, hi, come on in!
- Tim'll be right down.
- Tim!
Hurry up, Marty's here!
- Um, Mom, can you tell
Marty just to go ahead?
I'm running a little late.
- Probably just
woke up, the clown.
- Probably.
- Hey, Marty!
Missed you this summer.
Stop by for a beer
sometime why don't you?
- Sidney.
- To celebrate, when I get
elected class president.
- [Sid] Hey, it's in the bag.
Mr. Popularity.
- I'm sorry you had to
come out of your way.
- Don't worry about it.
I'll catch him in
school later on, okay?
I'll see you later, okay.
- Goodbye.
* He left him out on the streets
(crowd chattering)
* Open up, open up
* give yourself away
* You see the need
* You hear the cries
* So how can you delay?
* God's calling,
and you're the one
- Wow!
You bring this to school?
- Can I have that back?
- You've got a lot of guts.
* Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
(whistle tweeting)
* Come on get out of your bed
(cheering)
- Hey Tim what's going on man?
- What are you guys doing?
- What you want man?
- Hey hop in.
Hey, c'mon, man, get in.
- I gotta do something.
- C'mon in man.
- [Tim] I didn't believe in
what Marty stood for anymore,
but what do you do with your
non-Christian best friend
once you become a Christian?
Are you still his friend
but you just don't hang
around him anymore or what?
I was very confused that day.
But I'd soon meet a girl who'd
give me a most unusual
answer to that question.
(lighthearted music)
(whistle blowing)
- You gotta be Becky, right?
- Hi, Tim.
You know, you look
like Scott Baio.
- Hey, babe, how's it going?
- Ted!
I'm trying to find some
kids in our youth group
so you can meet them.
- Thanks.
- Hi, Becky, how's it going?
- Hi, Jenny.
Hey, what'd you get on
your Chemistry test?
- B- what did you get?
- Um, it's a secret.
(laughing)
- See you later.
- Bye.
- It's been kinda tough for me
to change the kids that
I hang around with.
- Yeah, well, you just
gotta play games with them,
like don't look at 'em.
Pretty soon they get the
message, and bug off.
- Hi, Becky.
- Oh, hey Laura.
Are you and Scott
back together yet?
- No, but Bruce Myers
just made a pass at me.
- Oh wow, hey keep me posted.
You'll like our youth group.
We get lots of
basketball players,
football players,
cheerleaders, you name it.
So are you gonna come?
- Yeah, sounds great.
Do you have many activities?
- Activities?
We've got one set of
youth group on Wednesdays.
Crusaders on Thursday,
Friday Night Special on Friday,
Seekers plus sometimes a
special activity on Saturdays.
We've got Sunday youth
group on Sundays,
plus regular church
on Sunday morning,
plus young people's
church on Sunday night.
We've got Volleyball on Monday,
and choir practice on Tuesday.
- Wow, sounds like you
guys are pretty spiritual.
- Sure are.
- I really wanna start
getting into the Bible.
- Well, we do that too.
- Hi, Becky.
- Hi, Becky.
- Hi there.
- Are you going to
car wash Saturday?
- No, Dennis, I'm
going sledding.
- Bye!
- They part of the group?
- Yeah, but they're not
who I'm trying to find.
There there are.
Hey the gang has arrived!
Hi guys, how are you?
This is Tim.
- Hi.
- He used to hang around
with Marty Sullivan,
but he got saved last summer,
and now he's looking
for some new friends.
(crowd chattering)
- Your dad's a secular
humanist on TV right?
- Yeah.
- Sid Hughes is your dad?
Oh my gosh, I don't believe it.
The Sid Hughes?
- Yeah, where have you been?
(laughing)
- Saw your dad last Thursday,
cutting down this
lady who wouldn't
pull the plug on her
86 year old father.
- This is Bill, our
next class president.
- I'm not so sure.
- Oh you're just being modest.
All ready for the big
speech work period?
- Not really, I have
to miss Calculus.
- Oh, bother.
- You're hilarious,
you know that?
(laughing)
- C'mon, Tim, you can
walk me to the gym.
- Nice meeting you guys.
(crowd chattering)
- If I'm elected as your
next class president,
my administration will bring to
this school a new
era of good times.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
Also, also from now on,
the speed limit in the
student parking lot's
gonna be 35, man.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
I promise to end the dress code.
- What a total jerk,
I can't believe it.
- Except for you preppies.
You can still wear
your Izod shirts,
and Topsetters, or
whatever you wear.
(audience laughing)
Finally, in spite of
the good looking girls,
and the extra
curricular activities
here at Roosevelt, face it.
School's boring!
- Did you hear what
he did last summer?
- No, what's that?
- He went down to Miami,
to buy all these drugs,
to sell to the
grade school kids.
- So, remember,
when you go to the polls today,
party rhymes with Marty.
So, vote for Marty Sullivan,
for junior class president.
Thank you all.
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
(audience cheering)
(audience applauding)
- I introduce the next candidate
for president of
the junior class,
scholar, athlete, holder of
many awards of distinction,
William McCallister the Third.
(audience cheering)
(audience booing)
(audience applauding)
(audience applauding)
- Thank you, Mr. Sherwood.
Faculty, members of
the junior class.
As vandalism in our
school increases,
as the drug problem
runs rampant,
(audience cheering)
we need, we need a candidate
who can revive our sense of
school spirit and
personal dignity.
(audience cheering)
We have a candidate in our midst
who has promised us the moon,
but is there a
reasonable person here
who believes he will deliver?
(audience murmuring)
I think most of you realize
the gentleman sitting
by me on this platform
is not the same man he
was several months ago.
A trip to the local
police station
will tell you the whole story.
(audience booing)
Do you want a class president
with a criminal record?
- No way!
(audience cheering)
- Or a proven leadership
record in the school sports,
academic, and student
government programs?
I trust today when
you go to the polls
you will make the
right decision.
Thank you.
(audience cheering)
(tense music)
(audience applauding)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- I'm sure we'll
all very anxious
to hear the results
of the voting.
There should be an
announcement any minute.
Please take out your papers
on the most important
thing in the world to me.
We're going to read some
of them out loud in class.
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
- Lauren?
- I wrote about my
pom pom activities.
(crowd murmuring)
I have been in squad
the entire last year,
and I have obviously fulfilled
my goal for this year too.
- That's enough.
(audience murmuring)
- Mr. Dennis Wetzel?
Would you like to read
your paper for us please?
- Okay.
The most important thing in
the world to me are animals.
(audience giggling)
My favorite things in the
whole world are animals
because they're
very very curious
of what we do, and--
- That's fine.
Thank you very much.
(crowd murmuring)
- Mr. Sullivan.
- Huh?
- Would you kindly read
your paper for us and stand up?
- The most important
thing in the world to me.
Going on vacations,
getting away from school.
Partying with my
friends, nice broads,
fast cars, palm trees and sand.
I like to surf some,
maybe (murmuring)
(paper crinkling)
(crowd cheering)
- Tim.
Do you have something
you'd like to share with us?
- Uh.
- What's your topic, Timothy?
- It's really not that good.
- Oh Tim.
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Would you like to
read your paper for us?
- C'mon Tim, let's go.
- Stand up.
- Uh, vacations.
Why are they so important?
They give your mind and body
a break from the
routine of life.
They give your body a rest.
That's all.
(students cheering)
(students applauding)
- We have an announcement that
you've all been waiting for.
(students murmuring)
Wayne McCallister has just
been elected class president.
(students murmuring)
- You're serious?
- Marty Sullivan with
the second largest
number of votes, our
new vice president.
(students murmuring)
- Recall.
(students murmuring)
- Please pass your papers
to the front of the class.
- Can't believe that.
(students murmuring)
(tense music)
(water running)
(water splashing)
- Sorry to hear about
the elections, Marty.
- Criminal record, man.
I didn't get no criminal record.
I'm gonna kick that
fairy's head in
right in front of his
friends this weekend, man.
You wanna help me?
- I got plans, you know?
- You don't get this kinda
stuff when you're hurt do you?
Hey, how about going fishing
with your old pal, Marty, huh?
We ain't done it much since you
went up to that church camp.
- I got a lot
going this weekend.
I'm sorry.
- Later, okay?
- Yeah.
(door thudding)
- I'll pass.
- You can't pass.
- He doesn't have to sue.
- Alright, I'll send you
back 10 spaces then.
- Alright.
Camp has taken all the
guts out of my kid.
- I met some new kids at school.
They invited me to their
church car wash this weekend.
- Oh, I think that's wonderful.
- What's so wonderful
about a car wash?
- Would it be alright
if I went on a retreat
to Leech Lake next month?
- A what?
- Leech Lake?
- Sounds like something
out of the dark ages.
- What do they do at this
retreat or whatever you call it?
- They lock you in a
cell, shave your head,
and make you kneel on
Uncle Ben's converted rice.
- We're gonna go white
water canoeing up there.
- Oh, that sounds wonderful.
You can practice your J-stroke.
I think that sounds alright.
Sid?
- Meg, you're so trusting.
We don't even know these people.
This could be a
cult or something.
(papers rustling)
- Okay, let the
kid get cloistered
on some Jim Jones weekend
on some Leech Lake
and come back a religious freak.
That'll be just great.
(dice rattling)
Oh.
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(footsteps scraping)
(tense music)
- Glad you could be
with us, today, Tim.
- Thanks a lot.
I'm really trying to
find some new fellowship.
You see, my parents
aren't exactly Christians.
- Put the Christian beliefs into
a systematic situation of
non-situational ethics.
You're trying to
say that there's
some kind of formula
or something.
- I'm not saying that
there was a formula.
Now I'm saying that if
you say that, (murmuring)
(window sliding)
- That's the same hole
you tried to put me in
when you used your post
millennialism literalism
from the Duncan Bible.
- Hey, you guys!
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Hey, where'd you
get those shorts?
K-Mart?
(laughing)
- Whoo!
(teens taunting)
- Turkeys.
- Hey, don't forget
the play tonight.
(firework sizzling)
- Whoo!
(footsteps squeaking)
(firework sizzling)
(firework sizzling)
(firework sizzling)
(footsteps squeaking)
- Whoo!
- Ha, ha.
- Speech.
- Whoo!
- Can we do something
for you guys?
- Why don't you just
call the police?
- Oh yeah, that would be
the Christian thing to do.
(laughing)
(items rattling)
(door clicking)
- What are you gonna do
with all that money you make?
- We're going on a canoe trip.
It's none of your business.
- Ooh!
Away from the car,
away from the car.
- I wish you were doing
something constructive.
- That's the thing, we
do things, destructive!
(laughing)
(cheering)
- Hey, you guys, we're
trying to wash cars.
- Oh, is that what
you're doing here?
(laughing)
- Wash our car then.
- Yeah, really, go right ahead.
- I'm going inside
to call the police.
- I got a message for you, guy.
Somebody wants to give
you some compliments,
some kind words
about the election.
- Yeah, really.
(egg cracking)
(footsteps thudding)
(cheering)
- Hey!
- Hey, c'mon you guys.
Fighting's not gonna
solve anything.
- Let him go, let
him go, that's it.
Break it up!
Back off, back off, stay down.
You're not going anywhere.
- Hey!
Easy, easy.
(engine revving)
(door thudding)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Tim] I could see
that my friendship
with Marty meant a lot more
to him than I realized.
Him stealing money
from the church
and setting up his friends
to throw firecrackers at us.
I think he was
bothered by a lot more
than just the election.
(crowd murmuring)
(papers rustling)
- Marty Sullivan.
Does anyone know where Marty is?
He's been absent from class
for an entire week now.
- Overdosed.
- Alright class, let's get
started with our homework.
I'm asking you your opinion.
What is the greatest
writing in world literature?
- The Red Badge of
Courage by Stephen Crane.
- Curious George.
(laughing)
- Would you say that
this is an adult--
- High quality reading.
- Oh yes.
- Tim?
- Uh, I don't know.
I haven't read that many books.
- There are a number
of books on the desk
that you could
use for reference.
(door clicking)
(tense music)
Marty?
Please come to the desk.
(papers rustling)
- Who paid your bail Marty?
- You have these
assignments missing
in addition to the ones
given out in class today.
I suggest you get
someone to tutor you.
Perhaps there's
someone who would like
to help him with his--
- Mrs. Buell, I'd
like to help him.
- Thank you, for your
kind offer Dennis.
I suggest you come
in after school,
and make up some of this work.
If you do not, I
have no other choice,
but to flunk you for
the entire quarter.
Marty?
Do you care?
- Of course I care.
(crowd murmuring)
- Tell Joe to tell
Bob to tell Steve
that I'm not talking
to Dave any more,
and he should call me
if he wants to talk.
Give this to Bob yourself
and tell me what he says.
- Your phone number's on it.
- So what?
- Hey, Tim.
How you doing man?
How are your Bible buddies?
- Alright, how you doing?
- Hey man, why dontcha sit down?
- [Becky] Tim!
- I gotta get going.
- Hi Tim.
(crowd murmuring)
- How's it going?
- Hey, we were just talking
about the retreat.
- Oh yeah?
- Ron asked me to be
his canoe partner,
but I said I'd really
have to pray about it,
and Larry asked me
and I said maybe.
And, Frank asked me,
but we're not really
on the same wavelength
if you know what I mean.
- Yeah.
- Well?
Are you gonna ask me or not?
- Oh, sorry, yeah.
You wanna be my canoe partner?
(fish tanks gurgling)
- Can I help you?
- Oh, hi.
I didn't know you worked here.
- Yeah, my angelfish
aren't reproducing.
- Um, Angelfish.
(birds squawking)
Uh, this oughta do it.
- Edible and tropical
flies and other insects.
They gonna eat this stuff?
- They'll fight for it.
- Not gonna get busted
for having this, am I?
(laughing)
How much do I owe you?
(birds squawking)
- $4.75.
Hey, Tim, would you like
to come to our Bible study?
- Yeah, um--
- It's me, Dennis,
and Mrs. Buell's our sponsor.
- At school?
- Uh huh.
- Well, we'll see.
(fun music)
* I want you here with me
* That you can keep
another company
* As we recover life
* On your TV
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
* And I love you
* Still more and more
* But you're fighting
everything I'm working for
* You're acting like my enemy
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
* You love the word
* You love the word
* You love the word
and you're avoiding me
(cheering)
- I'm so dizzy.
- From all the rides?
- No, from you.
- Hey, you about ready to go?
- Are you kidding?
I wanna go on at least two
more rollercoaster rides.
- I'm afraid we're
all out of money.
- Oh, but Tim, it was worth it.
He's so cute.
- Becky, there's
something I really
wanted to talk to you about.
(organ chiming)
- What is it?
- Well, something
I've been wanting
to talk to you about for awhile,
but it's kinda hard to say.
- Go on.
- I really feel like I've
let the Lord down lately.
- Is that all you're
worried about?
- Yeah, I mean--
- (laughing) Timmy,
you've been spinning
around too much today.
(tense music)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(papers rustling)
(papers rustling)
(footsteps thudding)
(footsteps squeaking)
(food wrappers crinkling)
(tv clicking on)
(tv murmuring)
- B+ average, always
turns in his work on time.
- Mrs. Buell, we wanted to talk
to you about something else.
- Yes?
- Tim went up to this
summer Christian camp and, well,
he had one of these
conversion experiences.
- He got born again.
- I see.
- Yeah and we think
Tim might be in a cult.
- He's not in a cult, dear.
- Well, we're worried.
- We're not worried.
We're hoping he's in remission
if you know what I mean.
Tim was such an
All American boy.
- He used to party,
go after the girls,
just like I did
when I was a kid.
Mrs. Buell, Tim wants
to be a missionary now,
and he knows there's
no money in it.
- [Meg] They pay him something.
- He buys Christian records
with his allowance money.
We even caught him in bed,
reading religious literature.
- The Bible, Sidney.
- Now can you tell me that
this is normal behavior
for a 16 year old?
- 17 year old.
- Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
please hold on a minute.
Let me tell you that
there are a number
of so-called Christians here,
and most of them don't
do anything but talk.
(cup clinking)
- Why don't you give some of
your soccer friends a call?
- They drink too much.
- What would be
wrong with calling
some of your old friends
from your Boy Scout patrol?
- They're not my type anymore.
All they do is play video games.
- Oh, what about Alex Fondell?
- Ran away from home.
- Okay, what about
that little fella?
- Dave?
Drug overdose, St. Mary's.
- Whatever happened to that guy
that came around
here on the weekends,
and ate like a horse?
Larry--
- Reed?
- Yeah.
- Department of Corrections.
Look Dad, why can't
I just hang around
with the kids I want to?
- [Sid] From the church?
- So I guess you guys have been
talking about me today huh?
- Yes, because we care about the
kind of kids you
hang around with.
- Alright, you want me to go out
drinking and partying again?
- Not just drinking, but--
- Alright, well that's
what's gonna happen,
and you don't care, do ya?
- I think we're making a lot
of fuss over a few beers.
- And reefer and pills?
- You don't have to do
everything they do.
- But you don't care
if I end up like them, do you?
- Sid, this isn't what you want.
- What I want is this kid to
show some normal
social behavior.
Look, I just like to see you,
like regular kids, that's all.
- Alright, I'll
do what you want.
See if it makes you
feel any better.
- You blew it this
time, you jerk!
(tense music)
(door squeaking)
- Tim!
- Hey, hi Tim!
- Hi, how you doing?
(crowd murmuring)
- Ideas on what?
- I think we could
talk to people.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, but we should
try to reach people,
like, that no-one
really cares about.
(crowd murmuring)
- How are people gonna know
the word of Jesus
if we don't show it?
- Then it would meld.
(tense music)
(shoes squeaking)
(ball bouncing)
(shoes squeaking)
- With the parents
to be given a voucher
that's good at the
school of their choice.
(murmuring)
- As a terrorist,
how do you feel
after you've killed someone?
- What do you mean?
(clippers clicking)
- It's so nice.
- Thanks.
- We're going to take
over the entire world
with computers in
four and a half years.
- I got it, thank you!
(murmuring)
(murmuring)
(knuckles rapping)
- Here you go, Mrs. Wishlinski.
- Thank you.
- Rice A Roni.
- We're here today
to interview Mr. X.
- Do you mean we're not going
to go anywhere after this?
- No, we have to study.
- I am studying.
- I mean the problem.
- You mean you asked me
all the way up here
just to tutor me?
- Yeah.
- Don't I turn you on?
- Yeah, I mean you're
not bad looking.
- Usually, when I go on dates,
we get right to the point.
(chuckling)
So we're different now.
I like that.
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(radio murmuring)
(clubs rustling)
- Say, Sidney,
has your son gotten into
some religious group?
- Not anymore, why?
- I haven't seen your
boy in several years now,
but I could have sworn I saw
him the other day at our house.
- Oh?
(ball clinking)
- Yeah, he was representing
some church group.
You see, my son's pet
turtle died last week,
and he came by with a new one.
Kind of a gesture of good will.
(chuckling)
- What?
You sure you got the right kid?
- Well, you did say your son
was into religion, didn't you?
- Well, he used to
be into religion.
(crowd cheering)
(crowd cheering)
- Yeah!
(crowd cheering)
(crowd cheering)
- Whoo!
- Alright!
- You're a real Cubs fan,
aren't you Tim?
- Oh yeah.
- They probably didn't have any
trouble hearing you
cheer for 'em, either.
- No way.
(tense music)
- Have you been as loyal
to Jesus Christ as you have
to the Cubs team lately?
- [Tim] No, I haven't.
I'm really confused
about something.
My best friend Marty needs
to hear about Christ,
but the Bible says we're not
supposed to hang
around with kids
who smoke dope and drink.
I just don't know what to do.
- Here, Tim, read this.
- But the Pharisees, and
the teachers of the law,
who belonged to those said
to complain to His disciples.
"Why do you eat and drink with
the tax collectors and sinners?"
Jesus answered them
"it is not the healthy
who need a doctor, but the sick.
I have not come to
call the righteous,
but the sinners to repentance."
(engine whirring)
(tense music)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- Good job!
- No!
- I'm serious!
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(door squeaking)
- Hey, where's your car?
- What do you care?
- I was wondering if
you wanted any help.
- Help?
- Yeah I heard
you got kicked outta school.
- Hey, I didn't get kicked
outta school, alright?
I decided to leave.
- Alright, just wanted to know
if you wanted some help.
- What, so you tutor me then?
You get your Christian
brownie points for the day?
Sorry.
- Hey, Marty,
what happened man?
What did you do man?
(engine revving)
- Look, Tim, you think
I've got it all together,
but I don't, alright?
My parents are getting divorced.
I'm flunking outta school.
I lost my best friend.
- I'm sorry, man.
- I always wanted to
see what it was like
to give at a blood bank but
I made a mess of that too.
(cars revving)
I've even been down to
Mexico picking up cocaine,
went to a drug rehabilitation
center at North Oaks.
- I never knew.
- Look, Tim, ever
since first grade,
me and you been best friends,
and then suddenly you
become a Christian,
you don't wanna get
contaminated any more.
What have I done?
That you have to avoid me, man?
I'm walking down
the hall at school
you pretend not to see me.
Call you up on the
phone you're not home,
but I hear you in
the background.
What's with you, Tim?
- I was ashamed.
Listen, why don't you
come to church with me?
(chuckling)
- Church, man.
I gotta go check
out a motorcycle.
(tense music)
(door clicking)
(plastic crinkling)
- [TV Host] Men should be
lovers of their own selves.
- These TV evangelists.
(chuckling)
Who do they think
they are, God?
- [Sid] Predict the future.
What do they know
about the future?
- [TV Sports Announcer]
Low outside, ball three!
- Sid.
- Hmm?
- I've been very concerned
about Timmy lately.
- Yeah, me too.
- It's those new friends
he hangs around with.
- Here it comes.
Okay, what is it?
- Well, I was uptown
the other day,
and,
I saw some of them,
and they are very
strange looking.
- Couldn't be any different
than when we were kids,
so what's the big deal?
- Sid, I was in
Timmy's room today,
and I found a bag of
marijuana on top of his desk.
- So?
- Sidney!
(laughing)
- Hey, what'd you expect?
- [Meg] This isn't like Tim!
Even before camp!
- [Sid] Most kids his age
occasionally take
recreational drugs.
It's normal.
- Recreational drugs?
- [Sid] The way you
sound, it's my fault
that he's taking this stuff?
- [Meg] You are the one who
told him to start loosening up.
- Fine, let him grow
up to be a missionary
in some cockamamie jun, gle.
(tense music)
- Mom, Dad, I,
couldn't help but hear
your conversation.
Mom, you don't have to worry.
That was fish food
that you found today.
Those weird kids are dropouts
that our church group
is trying to help.
Dad,
I just wanted to tell you that
I love and respect
you very much.
(sighing)
(phone clicking)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
- Hello.
- Hi, is Tim in?
- [Meg] Oh, Tim went to
church with Becky Olsen.
You want me to have him
call you back, Marty?
- No, that's okay.
- [Meg] Marty, is
everything alright?
- Yeah, I'm fine,
I'll see you later.
- [Meg] Bye, Marty.
(phone clicking)
- What are you thinking about?
- I don't know.
I was just thinking about Marty.
What if he got saved?
- Yeah we're gonna
have to pray for him.
I have such a burden for him.
- Noticing something else.
We're in his neighborhood.
Tim he's not gonna
pull anything on us.
- Well, why don't we
stop by his house,
and see if he wants to
go to church with us?
- What?
(chuckling)
I'm glad you're only joking.
- I'm not!
- Tim, he's not gonna fit!
- Sure he will, just
like an old shoe.
- I don't see why you're trying
to do this to someone
who's so against the Lord.
I really wanted to be alone
with you this afternoon.
- We'll be alone,
you, me, and Marty.
(sighing)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(engine revving)
(door thudding)
(metal rapping)
(shoes squeaking)
(door clicking)
- Marty?
- How you doing, Tim?
- Alright, how you doing?
- She doing in the car?
- We're going to church,
and I was wondering if
you wanted to come along.
- No thanks, man, I
got plans with Debbie.
- Tell you what,
I'll play you for it.
- I win, you gotta
come to church with us.
- You win, I'll wash and
wax your car for two months.
(fun music)
- It seems like a pretty
easy way for me to get
some free car washes.
Are you serious?
- Yup, let's play to five.
* So you're asking me
questions you want to know
* What are my reasons
and why do I go?
* We're following Jesus
(ball bouncing)
* High and low
- Come on you guys.
You're wasting time.
(ball bouncing)
* I'll tell you
* in Heaven how it'll be
* Living with Jesus eternally
(ball bouncing)
* Always giving His love
* And His spirit to me
We're gonna be late for church.
(ball bouncing)
* He'll help you to see
* You'll call me a dreamer
* Right from the start
(ball bouncing)
* You say it's a fantasy
* warm in my heart
* While something inside me
- Hey, you know, Becky don'tcha?
- Hey, Beck, how's it going?
- Fine thanks.
- Where we going, man?
- We're going to a meeting.
- Church.
- Hey, man, get me out of here.
- Be cool, alright?
We'll party afterwards.
- We'll go party, how
about the ice cream shop?
- I feel like going home.
- Hey, man, I heard
there's gonna be a party
in some guy's basement
this afternoon.
- Well, we've already
made plans, thanks.
- Over 250 people there,
it's gonna be a major big.
It's gonna be open,
it's gonna be massive.
- We got time before church.
What do you say we
pick up somebody?
- It was just a big mess.
They shouldn't have come.
Do you think you're gonna save
the whole school or something?
Do you know what
kind of reputation
you're gonna get if
you keep this up?
(door squeaking)
Have a seat.
- Uh, say, Tim, you don't mind
if I go driving with
these guys, do ya?
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'll get a ride.
You don't need to worry.
- Alright, I guess I'll
see you Saturday then.
- Okay, alright,
but you can paddle
with Dennis or someone, okay?
- But I thought you and
me were gonna go together.
- Yeah, but I kinda
changed my mind.
I gotta go, okay?
- Thanks.
Well.
(laughing)
(tense music)
- [Marty] Can you believe it?
The fallen Marty Sullivan.
- What's it like living
here all by yourself?
- It's kinda strange.
Kinda feels like you
don't belong to anybody.
Nobody cares.
- I know someone who does.
- Who?
- Jesus.
- I'd like to see God
that way, but I can't.
All I can see is
the youth group.
You see the way they
stared at me in church?
- You just can't look at them.
You gotta look at Jesus.
I mean he didn't hang around
with only straight people.
He hung around with the
guys with bad reputations.
- Looks like a God.
Somebody standing over
me with a big club,
ready to wail on me if
I did anything wrong.
- You just can't look
at Him like that.
I mean God loved
us so much that He
sent His Son to die
on a cross for us.
We're going on a canoe
trip this weekend.
I was wondering if
you wanted to come.
- Right here is
where we pull in,
just after the
three mile bridge.
And do not, I
repeat, do not canoe
any further than right here
because there's some
class four whitewater,
and you don't
wanna mess with it.
Any questions?
- Can you swim?
- Yes, I can swim.
Can you swim?
- Yeah.
- Good, and make sure you got
all your life preservers on
before you get into
the canoes, alright?
Okay, everybody have fun,
and look out for
one another, okay?
Alright.
(paddles rustling)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
- This is a church group,
you're not supposed
to smoke here.
- Hey, Marty, I just
wanted to tell you
I'm really glad you
could come today.
- Hey, you can come
too, wanna ride me?
- [Girl] What an idiot.
(tense music)
(canoes scraping)
(crowd murmuring)
(canoes scraping)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
(crowd murmuring)
* It only takes a spark
* To get a fire going
(footsteps rustling)
(crowd singing)
(paddle clunking)
(canoe scraping)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
- [Tim] The idea of laying
down your life for
your best friend.
I wasn't just risking
my life for Marty.
Everything seemed to be
on the line that night.
(water splashing)
Including giving away all
my life to Jesus Christ.
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(branches cracking)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
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(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
- [Marty] Don't let go!
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
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(water splashing)
(water splashing)
(tense music)
(thunder crashing)
(phone ringing)
(receiver clicking)
- Hello.
Yes, this is Mr. Hughes.
Leech Lake General?
(murmuring)
- Pulse?
(murmuring)
- Check eyes.
- Eyes are dilated.
(murmuring)
- Would you like to
pray with me, Sid?
- Pray?
Meg this isn't
the time for that.
- If this isn't the
time, then when is?
(hospital staff chattering)
- Doctor, he's fibrillating!
(pads rattling)
- Clear!
- [Doctor] Clear!
- Honey, this is the
fourth time I've asked you,
and you still haven't given
me a straight answer yet.
Would you like to pray with me?
- Yeah, yeah, do what you want.
- Dear Lord--
- Oh, come on, you got the
guy's attention already!
Say something.
- [Tim] Please, Lord,
I wanna go back.
They still need me here.
My Dad, Marty, all
the kids in school.
Please give me one more chance.
I have a chance to stand up.
(murmuring)
(murmuring)
- We don't know
what happened, Lord,
and we're so worried.
Please, God, let him live.
(machine beeping)
- [Doctor] It's a miracle.
I don't understand it.
(machine beeping)
(calm music)
- [Tim] Summer
melted into autumn,
autumn into winter.
Like a mighty wind,
something amazing
happened at Roosevelt
High School.
A big change.
Jesus was becoming real for
a lotta kids at our school.
- [Staff] I now call on the vice
president of the junior class.
- I was in this
canoe, by myself,
cause I kinda felt
left out by the group.
And I got caught in
some bad whitewater.
It got dark, and I
thought I was gonna drown,
but then I saw Tim
coming to help me,
and it was like the Lord
because Tim got all messed
up trying to save my life.
Anyways,
the school has decided to
give this award here to
Tim Hughes, my best friend.
(crowd applause)
(crowd applause)
(crowd applause)
- I just hope he doesn't
start talking about religion.
- Sidney, in front
of all these people?
- Instead of talking
about myself,
or some heroic deed
that any of you
would have done if
you were in my shoes,
I'd like to give some
credit to a real hero.
Little while ago, I coulda
probably talked to you
about Wayne Gretzky or--
- What's the matter dear?
- I can't help it, Meg.
I'm proud of him.
- I wouldn't have
been able to talk
to you about my real hero.
I was too ashamed.
But now, I realize that
my hero is never ashamed.
He was born in an eating
trough for animals,
and He died in a garbage
mound between two criminals.
He ate with prostitutes
and thieves.
He washed His friend's feet,
and got mocked
without saying a word.
He didn't die because He had to.
He died for you and me
because He loves us.
His name is Jesus Christ.
He's alive today, he's
right here in this assembly,
and he wants to come
into all your hearts.
He wants to be a
part of your lives,
and a part of this school too.
I hope you'll let him come in.
Thank you.
(crowd applauding)
(crowd applauding)
(crowd applauding)
(calm music)
(hopeful music)
* The end of all our prayers
* Is to care like man or guest
* My one and only goal
* His image in my soul
* Yes my weakness is being me
* Goodbye his life shall be
* He's faithful and He's true
* To complete my work
if He gets in you
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Jesus
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Him
* Our Father's will was done
* Forgiving as the Son
* Who paid the highest cost
* To point us to the cross
* And when I think of Him
* Taking on the
whole world's sin
* I take one look at me
* Compared to what
I'm called to be
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Jesus
* I want to
* I need to
* Be more like Him
* Remember, there's
no way in life
* But to lay down your life
* For a friend
(Wind whistling)