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New Raleigh.

For me, it's home.

It's an okay place to grow up, but as far as options, it's kind of limited.

Raleigh Academy, the billionaire boys club across town, where summer session

begins this week on about 100 acres of rolling hills.

And get this, it's high school without parents.

For those who attend, the future can be, well, anything.

And now, maybe for me too.

Hi.

What, you need directions?

Ah, your way to Raleigh, right?

Let's see.

It's right up the road.

Just follow your nose. It smells just like money.

Okay.

Actually, I just want to pay for these.

They're on the house.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You know how proud I am of you, baby?

Just think about the good stuff.

All right.

We're out of here.

You better hope this works out for you.

Hey. How you doing?

Scout Calhoun.

Will. Kresge.

Hey, we're roommates.

Really? Yeah, come on.

Yeah.

Did you have trouble finding the place?

No. You?

No.

We're just... I'll start inside.

Hello, Raleigh Academy for girl.

Cool room.

It's not exactly the Waldorf, but... The what?

You know what? Why don't you take the bed by the window?

I'm going to flip you for it after Christmas break.

Cool. Hi.

So, uh...

Where are you from?

Uh, the other side of town.

Thanks for the scholarship.

Impressive. Not really.

On this year's charity case.

You? Um, granted, it's just a couple hours from here.

You guys scored.

This room is perfectly feng shui.

Feng what?

Feng shui. It's a Chinese art of placement.

Doors face east, windows face north.

I mean, if you're into that kind of stuff.

Hamilton, Fleming.

Scout Calhoun.

Will, Kretzky.

Where's your room?

Next to the dean and his wife, a .k .a. mom and dad.

Don't worry, I'm not a narc or anything.

Now this wasn't in the brochure. This is good old Raleigh Rite of Passage, boy

school.

Girl school?

Wet t -shirts.

Hello, citizens.

I suppose we go join them.

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

Tell me. Are you serious?

Oh, man. I think I'm going to let him split.

We'll be rolling down the road.

Big dreams and wild skis wherever we go.

People all around us, they shower us with love.

Willie Krutsky?

What's up, Bella?

You're going to Raleigh now? No, I'm just, you know, out here doing my Marky

Marky.

I'm sure your mother would love to see that one. Should I run over to the

parlor and get her? All right, pump girl.

How about a ride back to school?

Why don't you just use your friend's cell phone and call a cab?

I don't have a cell phone.

And your Beamer's in the garage?

What makes you think I have a Beamer?

You look dumb and rich.

Oh, actually, I'm smart and poor.

Afraid not.

That's our act.

It's a tough one to follow.

Come on, Romeo.

I know a shortcut.

That girl, I've got to get to know her. Did you guys ever... Please.

I've, like, known her forever. Besides, I was too busy lusting after the school

nurse. Hot, huh?

Not really. She weighed about 300 pounds.

I'm scared of that.

Yeah, something about that uniform.

Your turn. The most hardcore thing you've ever done.

Let's see.

Last summer, I took my dad's 64 Jags for a ride, right?

I swiped the tree, set it on fire, and told him who stole it.

He collected the insurance money and replaced it.

Check.

Okay, I got one.

I was nine.

My friend and I were reading porno mags and smoking butts, and we burnt my

parents' garage to the ground.

We didn't have insurance and...

We didn't get a new one.

My dad broke my neck.

Geez.

Yeah, I got one.

This is a big one. I can't believe I'm telling you this.

Don't tell anyone, all right?

I had sex with my mother's best friend last summer in San Jose.

Cool.

We got pregnant, had the kid, I'm the father.

My parents don't know.

Well, I don't know.

Are you serious?

Scout.

I cheated on the entrance exam.

I bought it online.

Will, the baby thing, it was a joke.

The garage, I thought you were kidding. I was kidding.

Why the hell did you do that?

I'm not going to tell anyone, all right? I wouldn't do that. Well, I hope so.

I mean, look, I didn't have a choice.

I had to get out of that house. I had to get away from my dad.

Somebody was going to get hurt, and it wasn't going to be me.

Look,

I feel so stupid. You know, I shouldn't even have told you. Well, hey, hey.

All right, don't even think about it.

I am not going to tell anyone.

All right? You're great.

I swear.

It's a cool bike.

You know, students aren't allowed to have motorcycles.

Yeah, students aren't allowed to do a lot of things.

It hasn't stopped me yet.

You keep riding around that hog and I guarantee you someone here will.

Unless you've got an ally.

Some of the connections high up.

Someone who might like to take a ride on that bike sometime.

I'm like a Swiss vault. I can keep a secret.

Can you?

Afternoon, gentlemen.

My name is Finn.

No mister is necessary.

What?

It's time to throw a convention out the window.

Get ready for the greatest summer of your lives.

Well, does anyone want to get in the boat?

Do it.

Question!

Who's the greatest writer that ever lived?

Who's the greatest writer that ever lived?

Faulkner!

Interesting.

Shakespeare. He is my favorite. Remember, I'm not just here to teach you

be a kick -ass crew team, but to edify you about the superstars of literature,

like Faulkner, like Shakespeare, and Hemingway, and Steinbeck.

Those guys had passion.

Let me tell you a little secret about passion.

It doesn't come from here.

It doesn't come from here.

It comes from right here.

I expect you to know these things, Mr. Krutsky, if you're going to live up to

those impressive test scores.

Third highest in Raleigh history.

I admire those who aim their arrows high.

Hey, two men, you're going into the water too early.

Your head should be in the boat, boys.

Keep that up, you'll be catching a crab.

Listen very closely, gentlemen.

Tell me, what do you hear?

Birds.

Waves?

What else?

Wind? Beneath that.

Pond scum.

Older than that.

History. Keep going, Mr. Kruski.

What do you mean by history?

I mean, this whole lake has a history.

For the town, and even for the school.

Certainly does.

When I was a little kid, right up there on that bank, the town had a Fourth of

July picnic.

A whole bunch of locals got food poisoning from a blueberry pie -eating

Got sick all over the whole dock.

Everyone said the whole lake had turned purple.

Charming.

What I'm saying is, is I've been coming here forever.

My mom taught me to swim here.

You know, my dad crewed here.

Probably in that very boat.

You know how many guys have sat right where you're sitting?

Don't think for a minute any one of them wouldn't trade their seat in the New

York Stock Exchange to be 15 again.

Have all their dreams intact and the possibilities of the universe at their

fingertips.

The sound you should be hearing is opportunity.

So make the most of it.

Exceed expectations.

All right, everyone.

Out of the boat.

Come on. Out.

Out.

This is the swimming portion of our summer curriculum.

For those of you who do not know how to swim, I suggest you pay particular

attention.

Man, what a wanker.

Will. I can't get Belle out of my head.

not helping me here.

Come on, I need more.

Will.

Earth to Will.

Oh, sorry.

If Odin and Finn was going to make such a big deal about my test score, I would

have bought a cheaper one.

Look, you just need to figure out how... I mean, if it bothers you this much,

then you should just... What?

Go tell Finn I cheated, get thrown out, then go home?

Newsflash, I don't have one.

My dad made that real clear.

That's not what I'm saying.

Look, I mean, if you can't learn to live with it, and it's really going to

bother you,

let's just figure out a way for you to fix it.

Hey. Feel free to barge right in.

Sorry.

So, find a place to stash your bike?

Well, after six schools, you get a handle on these things.

Parents move a lot?

Nope.

Oh. So, why would you keep switching?

Waiting for someone to notice.

They don't know?

Nope.

Get inside my mom's email account, send a letter to her and her attorney wires

the money wherever I say.

The wonders of the digital age.

So that's how you scan the single room?

Scan the single room.

See what happens when I hack into your dad's database.

Wow.

Veritas des Virtus. Truth and virtue.

Actually, it's truth is virtue.

Whatever.

Hey, man.

You actually hacked into NASA?

That is so war games.

Yeah, but you can only stay on for 30 seconds.

Cool cap.

Smells good.

I didn't mean it. It's okay. Whatever.

It's cool.

Hi. Hi.

So do you live in a 14 -room mansion like the Fresh Prince of Bel -Air?

No, it's like a 40 -room mansion like Billy Madison.

Tell me you're kidding.

Okay.

Can you take a break?

I'm working.

I'll wait.

Give me a minute.

I never wanted to go to Iraq because I always thought my dad would force me to,

but then we said no.

Yeah, you can choose your own path.

Of course, this is where I want to be. Oh, you're such a rebel without a cause.

Why should I be the first Calhoun to break tradition?

Just so my dad wouldn't feel guilty about pigeonholing me like his father

him? Wait, Calhoun? Is it Kevin Call?

Maybe.

Not pigeonhole.

Uh -huh.

So, um, moving on, what about you? Do you work for your mom and dad at the gas

station?

Actually, my mom left about ten years ago.

I'm sorry.

No, no, it's okay. I mean, it was hard.

It was especially hard for my dad.

But he is me, and he is my sister Grace. And Grace, she looks so much like my

mom. She kind of acts like her, too.

Do you have a more active dad?

No, he's actually not my real dad.

Well, actually, well, I mean, he's my real dad to me.

My mom had this big affair.

And I'm not really supposed to know about it. You know, big family secret.

And I don't know. I never really broach the subject. I don't want to freak him

out. But as far as I'm concerned, he's my dad.

Pardon my overly revealing nature.

It's also varied.

Oh, is it really? Yeah. Yeah.

You're so proper.

Please tell me the truth.

Uh, six months.

Ice cubes, water to freezing.

That's a good one. Mm -hmm.

Um, I don't know, like, 30 minutes?

Approximately.

Hurt feelings not hurt anymore.

That is, like, so relative.

And what would you know about hurt feelings anyway, Master Scout?

You're like this fresh Princess Southampton kind of guy who I'm sure

what he wants.

I have no clue what I want.

Well, maybe you should start thinking about wanting something.

Oh, I am.

You're getting that I'm going to do something to you kind of look.

I am.

Yes, you are.

No, I mean like...

I am.

Like, I'm gonna, like, get ready. It's coming. Because I've been waiting for

days. And I think if I have to wait another second, that... That's settled.

Mr. Kretzky.

Hey. Hey.

Ever heard of Hobbes?

As in Calvin Dand or the philosopher?

Very good.

Do you know what his philosophy was?

No.

It was that there's an inherent social contract of which honesty is the

foundation.

Okay. I'm on to you.

Meaning what?

Meaning you cheated.

Look, I didn't have a choice.

You've got nothing but choices.

God, please don't do this to me. Look, I've never got a break. You've got to

understand. Please.

Who do you think you're talking to?

Not only did you cheat, but you stole the seat from a student who deserves it.

So what are you going to do?

You need to be thinking about what you're going to do.

Love

that

truck.

I have this totally delusional fantasy that my dad's going to give it to me

I'm 18.

Are you stalking me?

You couldn't decide between obsessive compulsive or cool and disinterested.

I always thought cool and disinterested was overrated.

Okay.

Shall we dance?

You're kidding, right?

I never kid about anything as serious as dancing.

Hi, Daddy,

this is Scout.

I told you about him.

How you doing, Mr. Banks? Scout.

Calhoun.

Nice to meet you, Scout Calhoun.

Bella, time to lock up.

You want to see him?

Yeah.

I don't think it's a good idea for you to come around here anymore.

I don't think he doesn't like you. He's just my girly guy.

Why not?

He thinks guys like you use girls like me.

For sex.

That's so stupid. I mean... So you don't want to have sex with me?

Is that your question?

What are you thinking?

You so don't want to know what I'm thinking right now. Yes, I do. No, you

don't. I really do. Come on.

Okay.

I was thinking.

Is this the guy I'm going to spend the rest of my life with?

God, I can't believe I just said that. No, I love that. That is awesome.

I love that you said that.

I am so humiliated.

I've known you for, what, five minutes, and now I sound like someone out of a

Jane Austen novel.

Are you kidding?

You are so brave.

Because I would never tell you what I was thinking.

You don't have to tell me what you're thinking.

No.

I already know.

Oh, you better.

You better.

You're back, huh?

Will, where are you going?

Study hall.

Well, I've had a newsworthy day. I am in love with Bella Beck. Just shut up.

What? You told Finn.

Told Finn what?

You just had to go and fix this for me, didn't you?

I mean, isn't that what you said? Fix it or live with it? Will, I did not tell

Finn. I don't have anywhere else to go, Scout.

I mean, I can't go home. I did not say anything to him. I have a hard time

believing that since you were the only one who knew. I wouldn't do that to you,

Will. I wouldn't do it. Well, he knows.

He told me after practice.

Fine, fine, he told you after practice. I'll go to him. No, you won't.

Just stay out of it.

Total miscommunication between guys and girls. Because when a girl says, I

really, really like you, what she means is, I'm ready for commitment, you know?

But then when a guy says, I really, really like you, what he means is, I

have sex with you.

Well, it sounds like you have a lot of experience in this area. Hacking at a

satellite speed is going to be great. I mean, it'll be like 20 times faster than

56K.

What are you doing?

I'm going to pee.

See, when a girl says, what are you doing this weekend?

What she means is, I want you to hang out with me instead of your friends. But

when a guy says, what are you doing this weekend? What he means is, I want to

have sex with you.

And also, you know like when a girl says, I need to know where this

is going? What she means is, I'm hopelessly in love, and I pray that you

too. When a guy says, I need to know where this relationship is going, what

means is, I want to have sex with you.

Oh god, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Oh god, I'm sorry.

You speaking to me?

I, uh... Look, I accused you of something, and, you know, I'm not sure

was right.

Well, I didn't tell him. I really didn't. Let me finish. It's just... It's

just that.

I've always wanted to be here.

This school, Raleigh, be one of you.

For you guys, anything is possible.

Has he said anything else to you?

No. Maybe he'll just forget about it.

If he was going to do something, he would have already done it. No.

The ball's in my court.

He's made that pretty clear.

What are you going to do?

Leave.

I don't belong here.

I wish I did, but... Will, nobody belongs anywhere.

It's in your head.

Look, your grades...

We're good enough to get you a scholarship.

Why can't you believe you weren't good enough to get in here without cheating?

Because I'm not.

I think you are.

Listen, I know you don't like Raleigh guys, but I'm a really good guy, you

And there's no doubt in my mind, Mr. Banks, that if you would just get to

me, that you would like me too.

And we want to be together. I've got to talk to them.

I want to talk to them.

Bella thinks I don't like Raleigh guys, but that's not true.

A lot of great guys go to Raleigh.

Your father went there.

Yeah, he did.

The Belleth mom, Donna, and I were born here.

And it's hard growing up in this town.

You're struggling.

Those guys seem to have everything you think you want.

Sometimes the two sides do get together.

But... The result can be upsetting.

You mean me and Bella?

No, Scout. I mean Bella's mom and your dad.

You can't be with Bella.

I gotta go. You just got here.

No, no. What's wrong?

Cal!

Mr. Kripke, classes are over.

I know what I'm gonna do.

Everything depended on this test.

I thought to myself, why leave it to chance? What if I failed?

My whole life has been about limitations, what I can't have, what I

and I bought into that.

Let me take the test again.

I think you missed the point.

Please.

I need to know if I could have done it.

Then if you want to throw me out, just do it.

You want to take the test again?

Fine.

But more importantly, I want an essay.

No less than 300 words.

Telling me what you have to say.

Who are you, Mr. Kresge?

You have 90 minutes.

You asked me to write an essay telling you what I have to say.

And what I realized is that I've been ordered to listen from the moment I was

born.

But now I know it's my time to speak.

What I figured out is that I've always seen myself as others have seen me.

This poor kid. This smart kid.

This dreamer who doesn't have a chance.

I've known the comfort of my mother's arms.

And the violence of my father's disappointment.

That everyone encounters obstacles.

The trick is to discover the opportunities within them.

I've learned that every day we create who we are by what we do and what we

and how we behave.

And now that it's my time to speak, I just hope that I have something to say.

And I'm going to set my expectations high.

And one day, I'll exceed them.

Listen, I want to say... That wasn't what you thought. I don't know where

coming from. And I can explain. No, don't explain. Let's just not even...

about it. Yeah, let's just... Forget about it. Yeah.

Let's do that.

Friends?

Yeah.

Friends.

No question.

No question.

Oh, my God.

I'm the man.

Oh, my God. I think I'm a gay.

Mr.

Kretzky.

I have good news and bad.

Good news is you passed the test.

Bad is is you're tossing me out.

No.

The bad is after reading your essay?

I think you're a writer

I guess good looks are on the family.

That is not funny.

He's laughing.

I can't stop thinking about you.

Me too.

So now what?

I don't know. Friends?

Just like that.

Well, I don't know what else to do, Scout. It's so out of our hands. I

don't know. I don't...

I

thought of a good one the other day.

It was bell bottoms to straight leg and it was back to bells again.

30 years?

Maybe.

Civilization?

500 years?

Overcoming the loss of a true love?

Shut up!

I did it! You did what?

I passed the test.

Of course you did. I knew you'd pass the test.

Yeah, you'd better. You know, you're representing New Raleigh up here now.

God, I can't believe it.

I used to sit across at that dock over there.

And I used to look over here at the perfect lawn, the perfect building, the

perfect people, the perfect light.

I swear I just wanted to be a part of something that wasn't meant for me.

What are you doing, Kresge?

Throwing convention out the window and I'm exceeding expectations.

And so, our adventure begins.

We find our heroes and we uncover our fears.

And sometimes, we triumph.