{1}{75}movie info: 25.0fps| {100}{250}AmericasCardroom.com brings poker back|Million Dollar Sunday Tournament every Sunday {683}{720}Beat it, squirt! {738}{775}But that's my locker. {788}{825}Not anymore. {843}{874}Eddie Pinetti. {875}{949}The scourge of RFK junior high. {950}{1025}He gave new meaning to|the word "mean". {1035}{1093}Not that Eddie had|any particular reason... {1093}{1152}for being rude,|insensitive and sadistic. {1153}{1245}It was just kinda...|Who he was... A bully. {1282}{1330}Eddie was a force of nature. {1340}{1425}Like tornados,|or flash electrical fires. {1555}{1590}Or fate! {1605}{1650}That was it. Fate. {1663}{1732}Maybe I knew even before|it happened, that I, {1743}{1798}had an appointment with destiny. {1952}{2002}But destiny has many faces. {2323}{2382}- Hey, wake up?|- Sorry {2457}{2507}I was more in love with|Winnie than ever. {2520}{2577}And I knew she was feeling|something, too. {2665}{2710}Boy, she really hates you! {2718}{2795}She doesn't hate me.|She's just mad. {2800}{2855}No. She told Carla|she hates you. {2890}{2927}She really said that? {2927}{2980}She said she never|wants to see your face again! {3018}{3057}Hey, I'm just being honest. {3080}{3117}I better go talk to her. {3118}{3163}I'm telling you,|she hates you. {3175}{3223}Yeah. You said that. {3258}{3325}OK, so Winnie and I had had|a misunderstanding. {3330}{3373}Maybe I acted badly. {3390}{3448}But wishing she'd never|seen my face? {3463}{3508}I don't think so. {3508}{3533}Beat it! {3585}{3638}You heard me,|make like the wind! {3665}{3745}Only one thing to do,|turn on the innocence. {3752}{3825}Winnie! Why are you|so mad at me? {3855}{3894}Ok, ok, don't worry. {3895}{3966}Just keep up that sheepish|"what did I do?" look... {3967}{4038}and her heart will melt like|so much wet Jell-O. {4045}{4090}Don't try to fool me, Kevin! {4092}{4125}You've changed. {4127}{4177}You talk behind people's backs! {4180}{4233}You're just not a nice person. {4238}{4267}Now leave me alone! {4267}{4313}Wait a minute,|"not a nice person"? {4327}{4364}"Not a nice person"? {4365}{4400}I am too a nice person! {4483}{4548}- The root causes of war. {4552}{4580}Who can name a few? {4585}{4610}- Kevin! {4617}{4690}The root causes of war,|name one. {4748}{4855}I think, a root cause|of war is a, {4958}{4995}misunderstanding! {5083}{5158}You know war starts when people|don't understand each other. {5165}{5230}Or-or when they hear,|false information. {5242}{5315}- Or, or, something like that.|- You're referring to, say... {5316}{5352}Different cultures? {5367}{5394}Sure. {5395}{5429}Hey, I was cookin' here! {5430}{5552}I was sounding|philosophical, smart, nice. {5555}{5605}Elaborate, please. {5642}{5710}Well, say there's this culture,|that's good. {5715}{5770}And there's this second culture|that's also good. {5780}{5827}But then this third culture|comes along... {5827}{5889}And tells the first culture|that the second culture said... {5890}{5950}something bad about them,|when they didn't really mean it. {5952}{6023}And then, when the second|culture tries to apologize, {6024}{6067}and the first culture won't|even listen to to 'em... {6068}{6130}And pretty soon, everything|gets misunderstood... {6131}{6175}and out-of-control!|And it's not fair, {6176}{6210}- ...because...|- Mr. Arnold? {6392}{6455}I was in a bad mood. {6465}{6528}I had been laughed at,|mocked... {6528}{6589}my self-image|was getting tarnished. {6590}{6645}And that's where|Eddie Pinetti stepped in... {6653}{6678}like fate. {6720}{6795}Hey, that's Winnie's locker! {6800}{6845}True, it was Winnie's locker. {6850}{6893}However, you'd|have to be a moron... {6894}{6947}to point that out to Eddie.|Right? {6948}{6975}Hey! Pinetti! {6992}{7030}- That's not your locker! {7045}{7075}No kidding! {7130}{7155}Hey! {7292}{7355}I said, that's not your locker! {7356}{7385}So? {7397}{7513}So, you shouldn't go in it, then.|That's all. {7517}{7558}I "shouldn't", huh? {7585}{7613}No. {7620}{7697}So in other words...|you have a problem with this? {7717}{7742}Well... {7753}{7827}Now at this point,|all I had to do was say {7828}{7870}"nice, talkin', Eddie",|and split. {7878}{7942}No harm done. Right? {7945}{7983}Yeah, I got a problem. {7985}{8012}I give up! {8013}{8103}Sure do! You know what|your problem is? Me! {8140}{8177}Well no turnin' back now. {8178}{8219}Time to test the old theory... {8220}{8283}Stand up to a bully and|he'll back down. {8292}{8325}I'm not afraid of you. {8338}{8383}Yes you are. {8400}{8425}- Eddie? {8470}{8535}I never thought I'd be|happy to see Mr. Diperna. {8553}{8583}What's going on here? {8606}{8631}Nothin'. {8633}{8683}We-we were just talking. {8697}{8730}Just talking? {8760}{8815}Ok, things were|under control now. {8825}{8875}If he'd just leave well|enough alone... {8885}{8910}Pinetti, {8930}{9003}I'm getting pretty damned|sick and tired of you. {9033}{9075}- Maybe you should apologize. {9100}{9136}What was he doing? {9137}{9172}Apologize to Arnold! {9217}{9267}Really, that-that's not|necessary, {9268}{9317}- ...because...|- Apologize, Eddie. {9318}{9348}Say you're sorry. {9497}{9542}I'm sorry, Arnold. {9542}{9617}I could feel his eyes,|like hot coals. {9672}{9720}Doesn't that feel better, Eddie? {9813}{9865}Alright, everybody,|back to business! {9945}{9985}I'll be keeping an eye on you. {10013}{10042}Both of you. {10063}{10108}Then it was over. {10130}{10210}It happened so fast I hardly had|time to think about why... {10213}{10270}All I knew was,|Eddie was definitely... {10271}{10300}not feeling better. {10347}{10372}- Are you crazy! {10375}{10415}Eddie Pinetti is a killer! {10425}{10485}He removes tonsils with|his bare hands. {10486}{10522}He does eye surgery! {10555}{10620}- I know.|- So why'd you do it? {10638}{10708}I didn't do it.|It, it just happened. {10708}{10747}And that was true, kinda. {10785}{10830}Well, there's only|one thing for you to do! {10867}{10897}You gotta give him money! {10900}{10947}- What?|- Hey, I heard that works. {10947}{11005}- I'll even pitch in!|- I'm not going to do that! {11015}{11047}Well, you don't think he's|just going to... {11048}{11078}forget about it, do you? {11110}{11145}Paul was making sense. {11153}{11211}Maybe I had acted|a little hastily. {11238}{11300}But wait a minute.|What was this? {11310}{11385}All over the room kids were|looking in my direction. {11405}{11440}Even Winnie! {11460}{11538}So she'd heard about the great|defense of the locker. {11660}{11694}- Kevin...|- Hi, Carla! {11695}{11770}- Hi! Is it true?|- About what? {11778}{11819}About Eddie? {11820}{11888}- Well, yeah!|- Oh, God! {11967}{12000}The news was spreading. {12003}{12075}And the ice,|was definitely melting. {12078}{12145}Maybe I'd just take a little|stroll over there, and... {12146}{12180}- Kevin?|- What? {12222}{12255}Guess who. {12288}{12370}- It's Eddie. Pinetti!|- Thanks! {12380}{12406}The door was open, {12408}{12468}so I thought|I'd pay you a little visit. {12475}{12528}You know, I've been thinkin'|about ya, Arnold. {12545}{12600}- Really?|- Thinkin' I'm gonna remove... {12601}{12659}your tonsils|with my bare hands. {12660}{12700}- I was just telling him that.|- Shut up! {12760}{12795}You're scared... aren't ya? {12796}{12863}Scared? Me? Nahhhhh. {12895}{12938}Even though my feet|were sweating... {12940}{12995}and my cheek|was starting to twitch. {13007}{13068}Everybody was watching.|I had to do something. {13072}{13097}So I did. {13305}{13355}- Sorry?|- Pinetti! {13413}{13453}Aren't you in the wrong room? {13495}{13580}Later, Arnold,when|Diperna's not around. {13593}{13653}You're gonna be glue. {13722}{13790}Nice!|Nice image. {13878}{13929}I can't believe you did that! {13930}{13977}Neither could I.|But I had. {13978}{14025}So maybe there was|a reason. {14030}{14082}Some kinda message in it all. {14210}{14257}Wait a minute,|wait a minute! {14293}{14336}- Paul, what's|he doing with her? {14337}{14379}We don't know,|we don't care. {14380}{14443}But Paul, the guy's|putting his hands all over her! {14443}{14495}Even worse,|she seemed to like it! {14500}{14527}This didn't make sense, {14528}{14575}Carla, what's|going on with them? {14582}{14620}You mean,|Winnie and Eddie? {14621}{14657}"Winnie and Eddie". {14657}{14706}The sound of it|made my heart sink. {14707}{14755}They've been going out|since last week. {14757}{14785}Didn't you know that? {14845}{14885}But why? {14890}{14960}I don't know.|Because she likes him. {14975}{15053}And suddenly I heard|the tumblers clicking into place. {15207}{15247}I don't want to talk to you! {15418}{15495}- You have to talk to me!|- Give me one good reason. {15500}{15576}- Eddie Pinetti!|- What about him? {15577}{15685}Winnie! He's a-a-a goon!|A maniac! {15693}{15763}No he's not!|He's a nice person. {15788}{15829}He's just misunderstood. {15830}{15888}Look, Winnie,|this guy could really hurt you! {15888}{15945}You mean you! That's what|you're worried about. {15946}{16003}Alright, me and you!|Both of us. {16007}{16075}W- well, you started it.|Eddie told me! {16078}{16119}Now that was a picture! {16120}{16179}I could see the tears|running down... {16180}{16235}his cute little|pock-marked cheeks. {16236}{16290}Besides, he's not|gonna hurt anybody. {16328}{16410}But I don't get it. I mean,|what do you see in him? {16438}{16482}Well, he's honest! {16495}{16535}And at least he doesn't|talk about people... {16536}{16575}behind their backs! {16580}{16632}And I really don't think this is|any of your business, {16633}{16682}...anymore.|Goodbye, Kevin! {16718}{16767}Well, I was on my own, now. {16768}{16815}And who knew?|Maybe Winnie was right. {16825}{16885}Maybe Eddie really was|misunderstood. {16903}{16968}Nope!|I understood him just fine. {16968}{17007}Where you been Arnold? {17013}{17078}I haven't seen ya around|the last couple days. {17103}{17205}W- well, I've been kinda busy.|Haven't I, Paul? {17210}{17260}I- I can vouch for that,|personally. {17307}{17357}You know, it seems like|you've been avoiding me. {17372}{17399}Is that so? {17400}{17443}That was totally untrue. {17447}{17493}I'd simply found a|new route to school. {17505}{17600}And a new locker, and a broom|closet on the second floor. {17610}{17707}- Look, could we talk?|- About what? {17707}{17770}I think he wants to give|you money. Right, Kev? {17828}{17907}Well, I-I've been kinda|in a bad mood, and... {17907}{18005}I- I was wondering if we could|forget about the whole thing? {18032}{18068}Well, this was encouraging. {18072}{18140}An appeal to reason,|and Eddie was responding! {18141}{18185}You want to forget|about it, huh? {18220}{18285}Yeah, if-if it's ok with you? {18295}{18325}And for just a moment, {18335}{18393}a look of respect crossed|Eddie's face. {18397}{18428}Mutual respect. {18495}{18520}Hey! {18547}{18628}I'd never been hit before.|I mean, really, really, hit. {18657}{18688}And you know what? {18713}{18790}It hurt.|Really, really, hurt. {18805}{18910}Eddie Pinetti never forgets!|Think about it, Arnold. {18955}{19030}Know somethin'?|Winnie Cooper was right. {19038}{19088}He really is a jerk! {19297}{19328}Hey, Kevin, are you OK? {19335}{19362}Yeah... {19363}{19395}But I wasn't. {19397}{19438}And not just|because of the punch. {19443}{19538}Had Winnie really said that?|Aw, heck! {19543}{19619}- Honey, you're not eating.|- I'm not hungry. {19620}{19685}Even if I had been, no way|I was going to take on an... {19686}{19729}ear of corn with a busted jaw. {19730}{19797}- But you love corn on the cob!|- I'll take it. {19818}{19895}Thank God so far no one had|even noticed my souvenir. {19905}{19930}With a little luck... {19953}{20015}Kevin? What's that|on your face? {20065}{20110}it... it-it's nothing. {20147}{20210}- Looks like a huge hickey.|- It's not! {20215}{20278}- Kevin, what is that?|- What the hell is that? {20307}{20422}- It-it's... nothing. Really.|- Eddie... Pinetti. {20430}{20469}- Who's Eddie Pinetti?|- Wayne! {20470}{20550}Well he's this guy in eigth grade|who rips out kids' tonsils... {20551}{20595}- with his bare hands.|- Wayne! {20618}{20678}- Kevin picked a fight with him.|- I did not! {20678}{20738}- That's what I heard.|- Kevin, he hit you? {20768}{20828}Look, Mom, it's no big deal. {20828}{20860}- He hit you? {20880}{20938}Kids today!|They're animals. {20939}{20970}- Wait a minute, wait a minute. {21000}{21043}I want to know what's|goin' on here. {21063}{21097}I want to know now. {21098}{21132}Dad meant business. {21132}{21220}And the truth is, at that|moment, I really needed him. {21222}{21249}Well... {21250}{21318}Go on, tell him. Tell him|you're in over you head. {21340}{21402}Well, s-see there's this kid... {21403}{21463}That's it. There's this guy|who's twice your size, {21463}{21490}and you're afraid. {21493}{21552}And... there was this fight. {21553}{21597}And there's gonna be more|of 'em, unless somebody does... {21598}{21643}something to stop it.|Go on, tell 'em. {21657}{21755}And... that's all. It's over. {21788}{21825}It's over? {21835}{21913}Well... Yeah. {21947}{22003}I guess I was hopin' he'd|see through me. {22005}{22062}See I was lyin'|through my teeth. {22063}{22115}See a scared little kid|who didn't have a... {22116}{22210}Well, then...|if it's over, it's over. {22278}{22307}Yeah. {22345}{22378}That's what I said. {22475}{22545}The next few days were about as|fun-filled as they come. {22820}{22863}You had to hand it to old Eddie. {22868}{22918}He really had a sense of humor. {23297}{23388}The worst thing was,|I was beginning to accept it. {23645}{23688}I didn't like myself much. {23810}{23845}Well, you gotta do something. {23863}{23928}Maybe you can learn Jiu-jitsu.|My uncle knows Jiu-jitsu. {23938}{23990}Oh, great then let|your uncle fight Eddie! {24003}{24072}- I was just trying to help.|- I know. {24082}{24200}Hey, listen. For what it's worth,|I'm with you all the way. {24201}{24264}Good old Paul, a friend in need. {24265}{24330}Just that, I only have this|one pair of glasses and... {24331}{24404}I understood.|This wasn't Paul's problem. {24405}{24490}Besides, I was gettin' used to|the idea of life without tonsils. {24491}{24557}Without pride.|Without Winnie. {24563}{24618}- Stop that! Eddie! {24620}{24714}And then,|fate took one final turn. {24715}{24838}Stop it! Cut it out, Eddie!|Knock it off! {24845}{24893}- Come on, you like it!|- I don't like it! {24893}{24932}I didn't like it much either. {24940}{25005}Even though it was really|none of my business anymore. {25105}{25155}Come on, let's go|she's ok now. {25156}{25185}But on the other hand... {25186}{25211}Hey! {25247}{25279}What did I have to lose? {25280}{25347}Hey, look who's here.|It's the twerp! {25357}{25415}Except parts of my body. {25532}{25567}What's the matter, Arnold? {25568}{25640}You need another|delivery of jock straps? {25663}{25723}Ok, very funny, Pinetti! {25727}{25787}Eddie didn't know it|but I'd formed a plan. {25788}{25813}Look... {25816}{25865}Eddie and I were going to|have a little talk... {25870}{25943}about fairness,|about right behavior, {25948}{25995}about chivalry. {26013}{26046}Hey! Come on! {26047}{26080}But then... {26123}{26175}Something inside me... {26245}{26282}Snapped. {26313}{26399}From deep inside|I felt... rage! {26400}{26442}Not just for me,|but for every kid... {26443}{26520}who had ever been|picked on, humiliated, bullied. {26521}{26591}For every kid who'd|gone home ashamed. {26636}{26698}I put every shred of dignity|and self-respect... {26698}{26740}I had into that punch. {26860}{26940}Unfortunately,|my aim was bad. {27030}{27135}Even more unfortunately,|Eddie's wasn't. {27427}{27500}Those next ten minutes|were... kind of a blur. {27527}{27588}Still, as Eddie worked out|his deep-seated... {27588}{27630}feelings of inadequacy, {27640}{27680}I began to realize something. {27690}{27777}Sooner or later|this would be over. And I... {27790}{27827}Would survive. {27835}{27860}Let him go! {28032}{28076}You're pathetic,|ya know that? {28077}{28152}Maybe, but I was a nice guy. {28163}{28190}Let's go. {28285}{28310}Can you move? {28340}{28375}Yes. {28473}{28523}Kevin? Are you alright? {28613}{28657}Does it matter? {28788}{28832}You're all such jerks. {28973}{29040}So I guess Winnie|finally forgave me. {29041}{29107}So... are you guys|gonna to help me up? {29355}{29440}You know, I think I'm gonna|need a little help getting home. {29627}{29677}Did you really tell|Eddie I was a jerk? {29682}{29743}Maybe... But I was mad. {29763}{29802}Well, so... now we're even. {29813}{29888}I mean, I-I did something|wrong and stupid and now... {29888}{29977}you did something|wrong and stupid back. Right? {29988}{30045}I don't know what you're|talking about! {30046}{30102}Well... Rome wasn't|built in a day! {30115}{30155}It's fate, Winnie. {30195}{30230}Never mind. {30332}{30457}Subtitles by Taurus Mind {30457}{30557} {30582}{30732}Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/rq69|Help other users to choose the best subtitles