Sophie, what are you doing?
I don't know.
You should take more like this.
Like this one?
No, that's boring.
No, it's not.
It's pretty, you know, and, oh, so emotional,
but this crowd one here...
No, no. See, this one
is about being stuck in one place.
You know, it's a commentary on high school--
how we're shackled by our roots,
unable to actually get close to another person.
It's like being stuck in a prison.
You're alive, but alone.
Wow.
Oh, really, you should take more like this one.
I like it.
It's-- it's interesting.
The picture, yes. The people, no.
Not interesting, not here, not at all.
Thanks.
You want to get out of here as badly as I do.
This place stinks.
This stuff stinks.
You know, there are easier ways to take photos.
SOPHIE: Oh yeah?
Yeah.
I heard about it on a compu-tear.
I don't know if I'm saying that right.
Computer, com-pu-tar.
Anyways, I heard about it on the news
and apparently they make machines
where you can actually Photoshop pictures.
Yeah, it's not as good.
Hey, Soph.
And bam, simple.
I'm an artist. This is art.
You know, some things are more satisfying with hard work.
Well, Miss Hard Work,
you're late for your shift at the diner.
Oh, Pop Rocks.
Pop Rocks is not an adequate swear word.
( MUSIC PLAYING )
♪ Look at you Starin' at the wall ♪
♪ Looks like You've been sleepin' ♪
♪ You missed your final Wake-up call ♪
♪ Do you hear me speakin'
♪ You think you know me well ♪
♪ But I suggest you take A closer look ♪
♪ Got one foot Outside the door ♪
♪ And I'm not coming back
♪ All my bags Are in the car ♪
♪ I'm taking everything I have ♪
♪ I hit the gas so fast
♪ Our history is going To be a blur ♪
♪ You're going to need An instant replay ♪
♪ Watch me as I speed by Leaving ♪
♪ Movin' round and round And round inside your mind ♪
♪ Playin' over and over A thousand times ♪
I need a skateboard.
Roller skates, Rollerblades maybe.
♪ It's gonna Drive you crazy ♪
Hi.
Sophie, you need roller skates, dear.
I know. I just said that.
♪ In an instant replay, Baby ♪
♪ Stop, rewind, Let's take it from the top ♪
♪ I remember everything
♪ But it seems Like you forgot ♪
♪ Every memory
( HEAVY BREATHING ) Oh!
Late again?
Yes, now shush.
Shush, Tommy.
Sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Where's Grandma?
Zumba.
Oh, yeah. Of course.
Shoot!
Whoops!
( SIGHS ) Hello, Emily, Kate Lynn and Caitlyn.
You work here?
Yeah.
Just started here... four years ago.
So do they make you wear that?
No.
Then why don't you take the money
that you make here and go shopping?
Saving up to get out of this town.
I mean, it's better to get through it now
and have fun later in life, right?
I mean, can you imagine peaking in high school
and being stuck here for the last 70 years of your life?
You used to like it here.
Yeah, well, we used to be friends.
Yeah, before you started acting
like you were better than me just because you wear black.
You know, I really wanted to buy
some super chunky wedges from the '90s,
but the clerk said that three snotty chicks
bought them all up.
Okay, see ya.
The dance is coming up.
Who are you going with?
The dance?
Yeah, the girl-ask-guy valentine dance.
Uh, I'm going. Um...
with Aaron.
Aaron? Really?
That's so weird because I'm going with Aaron.
I asked him this morning.
So mean.
Aaron?
Yeah.
Uh, no, no. Not that Aaron.
Hah, no, eew.
Um, I'm going with my Aaron.
Your Aaron?
Yeah. It's a different dude.
You guys don't know him. He's not from here.
Sounds made up.
No, he's a dude.
I know him. Evan.
Aaron. Aaron. Ronnie Englebert.
He's super handsome.
I know, right? Right?
Sounds unbelievable.
Totally unbelievable.
We're saying we don't believe you.
Yeah, I got that. Can you shoot them?
I cannot shoot them.
Can you tase them?
Hm.
Excuse me?
Oh, come on. It's non-lethal.
Whatever!
You know, when you say that, I want to tase you even more.
Thank you. Mm-hmm.
I'm ignoring you.
What?
I need a ride home.
( SIGHS ) Okay, but only because you're 200 years old
and I'm pretty sure a zombie.
You flirt, people are going to talk.
Please stop.
Let's go.
See ya. Bye.
Sophie, your grandma will be here for closing.
Okay.
I hate this place.
SOPHIE: "Oh, Aaron asked me this morning."
Weird because he told me
that you were stupid at lunch yesterday.
Oh, I should have said that.
Ooh, and then thrown coffee at her.
No, no. Tea.
Tea would have been better.
Ooh, my grandma's tea.
It smells like old lawn clippings.
Yeah.
Ah!
Grandma, hi.
Hi, Sophie.
What are we doing?
Looking for burglars.
We find any?
DAD: Happy birthday.
Ah!
Happy, happy, happy birthday.
SOPHIE: Oh, thank you.
Hm.
Did you see that I said it three times?
I noticed.
That means I really meant it.
I wanted to jump out singing "Happy Birthday,"
but the ninja here wanted to scare you.
Navy Seal style.
I'm training her to be tough. Mm-hmm.
Dad, my birthday's not until tomorrow.
I know, pumpkin.
You have to work?
You've worked for the last three weekends.
I'm sorry. It just came up.
That's okay.
Are you sure? I could call them.
SOPHIE: No, it's okay.
See that? Tough as nails.
That's my doing, cry baby.
Um. I wanted her to get the pink one.
I love it.
But it was all covered with ribbons and bows...
She's not five.
She'll always be five to me.
Yay!
What...was...that?
What?
You know what.
You didn't make a wish.
Yeah, I did.
No, you didn't. I can tell, fibber.
I'm not five, Grandma.
You have to make a wish.
They never come true.
Make better wishes. Present time.
Is it a plane ticket to New York?
No. A train ticket?
No. A bus ticket to New York?
No. Money for a bus ticket for New York?
What? No.
I didn't box up money for a bus ticket.
No. ( CHUCKLES )
No. You know, you be all responsible
and save every penny you have.
I will get you the gifts that you would never get for yourself, okay?
Okay.
Oh, frames.
Yeah. I want you to frame those pictures that you take.
You need to. You have to.
There, it's settled. You will.
I love it when we have these little talks.
Okay. Okay.
GRANDMA: Oh, but not this one.
No, this stays like this with Mr. Johnny Handsome there.
Oh, my gosh, Grandma, stop.
Although he is really cute.
GRANDMA: Mm-hmm.
Oh, a book on screenwriting?
Yeah. I thought it would help you finish your play.
Yeah. I can't get that third act down.
Needs explosions.
SOPHIE: Grandma, it's a play.
Small explosions.
Ooh, and a music book.
Since when does she play guitar?
I'm working on it.
Okay. Okay, okay.
My turn.
Oh, Paddy, what time do you have to be at the airport?
Soon.
Sophie, drive your dad to the airport.
Drive?
What?
No, no, no.
I love it!
Sweetheart, I will get you a car.
Shush!
Star is a beauty, and, honey, this might not be your dream,
but she'll get you where you need to go.
Thank you so much.
No, please. No, please, no. Please!
He's just scared of this car.
Why? I'm not scared.
Because it's magic.
( COUGHING ) Haunted.
It's haunted.
Magic?
Honey, this car--
this car will help you find the love of your life.
That's it. Tomorrow I'm taking you to the old age home.
Pshh!
Sweetheart, is this what you want?
Yeah, yeah, it is.
All right.
( MOUTHING WORDS )
PADDY: I saw that.
She really thinks it's magic?
I know, crazy, right?
No, it's great, but what is Grandma going to drive?
You can't worry all the time, kiddo.
Grandma wants a scooter.
She's looking for one where she can put a gun rack on the back.
Nice.
Hey, isn't that your little friend, um, Melanie?
Uh, Emily.
Emily. She's having a party?
You should have told me, sweetheart.
Yeah, no, it's fine.
You don't want to go to the party?
I thought you two were friends.
Oh, yeah, she, uh-- she invited me.
Um, she came by the diner earlier and said hi.
Oh, okay. All right.
Well, thanks for wanting to hang out with your dorky dad.
Nah, I just tell everyone you're my parole officer
and you're just stopping me from robbing another bank.
Good. That's smart, yeah.
I should carry a clipboard around or something
and glare at you suspiciously like this.
( LAUGHTER )
But I hate the idea of you missing a party.
You know, the dances and the games.
You missed so much already.
Dad, I'm going to a dance this weekend.
Oh, really? You going with Aaron?
Um, no. Why would Aaron be taking me?
He's, um, Aaron.
( LAUGHS ) Dad, Aaron's not my boyfriend.
Oh, he's not-- oh, yeah.
Well, yeah. No, no. Yeah.
I'm-- I'm okay.
You don't have to worry about me.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, Dad.
I am.
All right. Okay.
All right, sweetheart.
I love you. I'll see you on Sunday, okay?
Okay. Oh, here you go, Dad.
PADDY: Oh, thanks, honey.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, you know what?
I don't like the idea of you driving alone, so...
You have her home by 11 or you're dead.
I'm serious. You know, your grandmother has a gun.
Yeah. Bye, Dad. Bye. I love you.
Bye, Dad. I love you, too. Bye.
Drive safely.
What? Seriously?
Stop. ( GIGGLES ) I know.
All the other girls fall for that stuff, but not me, buddy.
No. I know all about boys like you--
piercing stares and the next thing you know,
we're having milkshakes together with two straws.
It's not going to happen.
Yeah, I love that book. The movie was stupid, though.
It was all about the love story and blah, blah, blah.
The scary ending was cool though.
I know, right?
But some stupid people like love stories, but not me.
Oh, not you either?
Cool.
( PHONE VIBRATES )
Ugh!
That guy...I don't even want to talk about it.
No.
You know what stinks?
Forget the dance.
He's supposed to be my best friend,
and he doesn't even tell me he's going with Emily?
I know, right? That stinks.
I mean, it's not like I'm in love with him or anything.
At least I don't think.
You know, I don't even know if I know what that feels like,
but that's why I have this car, I guess.
My magical car that's going to help me find
the love of my life.
Oh, Pop Rocks.
I better get you home.
You know how people talk.
( STARTS CAR )
( SIGHS )
Stupid dance.
I mean, I wasn't going to go anyway.
It's not like I'm going to go all Cinderella
and get all party princess for some lame dance.
I was just curious, you know.
I never had to go when Mom was sick.
You're a good listener.
I wish I could take you to the dance.
Oh, no.
Oh, my gosh, what's going on?
Uh, oh, my gosh. I killed Star.
Grandma's going to kill me.
Okay. That was weird.
I thought we were going to be abducted by aliens or something
and that I was going to be the girl on the side of the road, yelling.
( DRAKE SCREAMING )
DRAKE: Help me! Help me!
What the hell? I don't know where I am.
( DRAKE SCREAMING )
( HEAVY BREATHING )
Who's in there?
DRAKE: Help me! Oh, my God! It is haunted.
( SIGHS )
DRAKE: Uh, help.
Okay, okay.
Sorry, one second.
( SCREAM )
Seriously?
Did you just spray me with hairspray?
DRAKE: Uh, no?
( BOTH SCREAM )
What was that?
Oh, my gosh!
( STARTS CAR )
( SIGHS )
No.
( THUMP FROM TRUNK )
No.
Oh, my gosh!
Is this you?
( SCREAM )
Wait. You forgot your hairspray.
Crazy!
What is going on?
( STARTS CAR )
Oh, man.
( THUMP FROM TRUNK )
Oh, come on!
( SIGHS )
Seriously?
How are you doing this? Yeah, I'm doing this.
Woman, five-foot-seven, has perfect teeth.
What? Oh, I got you, I got you.
I know exactly what you look like
and the cops are going to lock you up.
For what? For kidnapping me.
Yeah, you keep popping up in my trunk.
You keep making me! How?
Hypnosis, something? I don't know.
I'm freaking out. I don't even...
Okay, you know what? Hi, my name is Sophie.
Woman, five-foot-seven, has an old lady's name.
Is this you?
Man, they used that one?
Wait, how do you have that? Are you stalking me?
You're the paparazzi, aren't you?
I know it! That's it. I'm calling the cops.
Yeah, here you go. His name is Tommy.
He's a friend of the family.
( HEAVY BREATHING )
You're all in cahoots, aren't you?
I knew it.
I knew I shouldn't have eaten that sushi at lunch.
Right.
And everyone was like, "Hey, well, it's your own fault
for eating sushi from a truck," and I'm like, "No."
Okay.
Why are you kidnapping me?
I'm not kidnapping you!
Ugh!
( STARTS CAR )
( HUFFS )
( THUMP FROM TRUNK )
Whatever!
This is ridiculous.
Are you still in there?
DRAKE: Yes, I am.
Are you always this crabby?
Do you always take your victims to a diner
before you kill them?
Did Kevin put you up to this-- Kevin and his whole posse?
Kevin who?
No one.
And I'll be the one asking the questions, thank you.
Why do you get to ask all the questions?
Because I'm the victim!
Fine, stop yelling.
Okay.
First question-- are you robbing this place?
What?
No-- why is that your first question?
Moving on. Where are we?
Grace's Place, my grandma's diner.
What is that, in Glendale or something?
Glendale?
Aw, don't tell me it's in Long Beach.
I hate that drive back to LA.
LA, like LA-LA?
Like it's going to be an hour and a half easily,
even at this time of night.
Okay, okay. I don't want you yelling.
I'm not yelling.
You will. Why?
Are we in Orange County?
Oh, that's, like, a two-hour drive.
This is the worst.
This is the worst day of my life.
Marion. Huh?
Marion, South Carolina.
Okay, calm down.
( HEAVY BREATHING )
All right. I'm going to make waffles.
Look, look, it could be worse.
How could this be worse?
What have you done to me?
What-- what did I do?
Yeah, you made me poof here.
No, I didn't. You did. What?
I-- yeah, do you know what? Yeah, you're right.
I wanted to leave my comfy trailer to end up
in a stinky old trunk that smells like feet.
You were in a trailer?
I-- I was at work.
You work in a trailer?
No, I'm an actor.
Oh, yeah, I remember you.
Yeah?
I think all that hairspray is getting to your brain.
How much of that did you use?
I was going to a friend's after work. It doesn't ma--
Okay, there's something seriously crazy going on right now,
and you're asking me about hairspray?
How does that make sense to you?
None of this makes sense to me.
Uh, where are my waffles?
My name is Sophie, by the way.
That's a weird name for a witch. I'm not a witch.
Then why are you dressed like one?
Like what? A witch.
I'm not a witch.
If I was, I would have probably
already poofed you back to wherever you came from.
Wait, can you do that?
Because I have to be in LA on Monday for an audition.
Yeah, I'll take you to the airport.
I don't have my wallet.
So? Just have one of your friends
book a ticket online or something.
I'm sure your girlfriend has money.
No. No girlfriend?
Maybe if you weren't yelling all the time.
It is kind of a turnoff.
I don't have my wallet.
My ID is in my wallet.
I can't get on the plane without my ID.
Oh.
Yeah.
( SIGHS )
Does that help?
Kind of.
My name is Drake, by the way.
I know. I saw your last movie.
It wasn't very good.
Thank you.
Oh, ow!
Okay.
That was weird.
Drake?
Hey, buddy, you in there?
Oh, man.
Seemed so real.
You're out there, aren't you?
Yep.
Not a dream, then?
Nope.
I thought I could try to see how you poofed here.
Got it.
I don't normally lay in there, you know.
Sure.
( SIGHS ) So did you bring me a donut, at least?
Uh, the guys are all out, so...
So where'd you go?
I was actually doing your dishes.
Oh, thank you.
It only felt right. Because I made you waffles?
No. Because I borrowed your cell phone to call my agent.
Nice.
I had to make up this crazy story about how I got here.
But the good news is she's sending my wallet.
Um, it's Friday.
So? They do Saturday deliveries.
Not here, they don't.
( SIGHS ) Great.
Happy birthday, Sophie!
Wait, it's your birthday?
Yeah. Thanks, Georgina.
DRAKE: Aw, you should have told me.
Why? Who cares?
You want me to make some cupcakes
for you to take in to school?
Yes. No.
Yes, cupcakes are awesome.
How old are you?
No, thank you, Georgina. That's sweet of you to offer.
Well, you better get going to school
before your grandma boxes your ears.
Who's that?
Uh, Drake.
He's pretty.
Thank you. Like a woman.
Cool.
I'll see you later, baby.
Bye.
She seems nice.
Yeah. You'll be fine.
Fine? Mm-hmm. Just stay here.
I'll come back after fifth period.
Do you really think that's going to work?
Oh, right.
Okay. Well, just try to focus on staying here, all right?
Don't poof, don't poof, don't poof, just don't poof.
Just don't poof. I'm an actor.
Once I poof, I can just be in the moment.
Don't poof, don't poof...
( THUD FROM TRUNK )
Pop Rocks!
( SIGHS )
Well, that worked well. Yeah.
So, why aren't you celebrating your birthday?
It's just not important.
Oh, I know why--
because you don't know how to have fun.
No, I just don't like birthdays.
How do you not like birthdays? Birthdays are awesome.
The spotlight's on you, everyone pays attention to you.
No. You're just an actor who needs constant attention.
That's true.
Want me to sing "Happy Birthday"? Please don't.
♪ Happy birthday to you... Oh, my gosh, Drake.
Drake, stop.
♪ Ooh, ooh
Stop.
That's pretty good, right? ( GIGGLES )
( SOPHIE LAUGHS )
What is wrong with you?
Nothing. What?
You're all smiley. It's weird.
Shut up.
Seriously. It's creeping me out.
Well, I've never been to high school before.
What? No, actually, that explains a lot.
Well, I've been working since I was eight,
so I just had a tutor on set.
I've seen it on TV and I've played a kid on TV,
but I've never actually been in a school without cameras.
Well, this is school. Nobody likes it.
Okay, good to know. What else?
Well, this is high school.
It's a broken home built on stress
and hormones and desperation.
Okay.
So you think you're learning to be a grown-up,
but in actuality you're thrown into this madhouse
with new equipment and no training manual
and you're just running around scared and confused,
trying to deal with these new insecurities.
Nah, it's not that bad.
It is all bad, okay?
So you're trying to get your first date, your first love,
dealing with your first heartbreak,
not to mention waiting for your friends to backstab you,
and then you start backstabbing people.
And all this is just one scandalous Facebook post away
from being a complete disaster.
Cool.
I think I'm just going to like read
and try to get educated.
Educated? Educated?
No, this is high school.
It's all about the illusion of education.
There's no learning because you're too busy
trying to pad your application for college
to get into your safety school, if you're lucky.
Maybe we should, like, go back to the diner.
It's too late.
They'll smell your fear.
Who?
You know, you should really write movies.
You're like super-dramatic.
Mm-hmm.
All right, get in.
What? In.
Are you nuts? What?
I'm not spending the whole day in the trunk.
Well, you poof every time you get away from the car.
No, I poof every time I'm away from you.
And we've got to find another word than poof. It's weird.
( SIGHS ) Well, you-- you can't follow me around all day.
Well, looks like I have to.
You can't go to school with me. People are going to freak out.
Wait. I got it.
Oh, no. No, no, no. I need those.
What do you think? Just a normal kid?
Wait. Are these fake?
These are fake glasses, aren't they? Ugh!
I knew it! You're such a faker.
And you're dramatic, too.
No, you want to see dramatic?
Wait, where--
Where are you going?
Hey.
Happy birthday.
Hey, buddy, pal.
Do you want to go to the Valentine's Dance?
Uh, the dance? Yeah, yeah, the dance tomorrow night.
I felt really bad because I didn't think
anyone had asked you, because you hadn't told me.
You hadn't told your best friend.
Um, I, uh...
Uh, you don't want to go with me, your best friend?
Someone already asked him.
You left this at my place last night.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
There's iced coffee around here?
This isn't-- this isn't mine.
Oh, my mistake.
( SIGHS ) It was so much fun last night.
I'm really surprised I didn't see you at my party, Sophie.
Yeah, I'm sure.
I invited you yesterday, didn't I?
I can't remember. Weird.
Okay, let's just calm down and talk about
what's really important-- iced coffee.
Is it around here? Like, can I walk to it?
Who is this? SOPHIE: This guy?
I-- I am...
This is my boyfriend.
Yep.
I'm her B-friend. Boop!
'Kay.
What's his name?
Uh, my name is...
Englebert. His name is Englebert.
Hi. Englebert. Nice to meet you.
Is that foreign? Yeah.
Great. So I'm going with Englebert,
and you're going with that-- I mean, Emily.
Hey, now. She asked me.
Yeah, no chance that she's using you to get at me.
You're going to make this all about you?
You know, not everything is about you, Sophie.
Yeah, no, never is. Happy birthday to me.
Hey.
DRAKE:Sophs!
Hey, you okay? Nope. Yes.
I mean, guys are jerks. ( SIGHS )
I just knew I was better than him anyway.
Better? Yeah.
He's stuck in this small town with these small people.
I don't know. Doesn't seem to be too bad.
You've no idea.
So I'm your boyfriend now, right?
Like, your jerky boyfriend or...
Well, I'm stuck with you anyways.
You might as well be useful.
Cool, cool.
( WHISPERING ) Why are you fighting with Emily?
She got all weird with me.
After she got weird with me.
Right.
Can you two be more specific?
Why did she stop talking to me?
That's a good point, Sophie.
She knew I was having a hard time...
with my mom.
She stopped talking to me.
EMILY: I didn't know what to say.
I brought her flowers, remember?
( LOUDER ) Yeah, with a note that said she was sorry
and that she wanted to take me out
for shopping and skinny lattes.
When I'm depressed, I shop, okay?
I was just trying to help. Ladies.
Sorry.
( WHISPERS ) We're just trying to work some stuff out.
This is PE.
It's awful. I don't have a costume.
You call it that, you're going to be dead
before they blow the first whistle.
No, this is gym class.
The Roman arena of high school.
No education here. No learning.
Just bloodshed
where the weak are fed to lions
and the strong...
No, you idiot!
Don't touch that. You shouldn't be touching that
if you don't know how to make a basket.
I got this. Okay, no.
Whoo! Seriously?
What? I've never thrown a basketball before.
My stuntman always did it.
His name was Rex. He was cool.
So is it one hand or two? What are the rules?
We have got to get you out of here.
Me? I'm up.
All right!
( GASPS )
Okay, I'll run.
If I run to the car, he'll poof to the car.
I'll run him to safety. Yeah!
Sophie.
No, you killed him! You killed him, Cooper.
It's all your fault.
Killed who?
BOYS: You're getting there, you're getting there.
BOY: It's the first time.
DRAKE: Thanks, man. Thank you.
Never mind. BOY: All right.
Eh...close. Jump. It's like...
Yeah. Yeah, jump, too.
DRAKE: So we're standing up there and he's holding it
and I'm like... See you later, Englebert.
Catch you later.
Party. Dude.
Boom! See you, brosky.
I'm like, "There is no way an egg can survive that kind of fall."
He's like, "Yeah, it can."
So he drops it. Guess what happens.
The egg doesn't break. Exactly. It was awesome!
Yeah. You have a TV, right? Books?
You live in a society where the concept of science exists.
It's not like you're Tarzan
and you were poofed out of a tree house in a jungle.
Okay, first of all, don't say poof.
And do you think I'm stupid?
That's the thing. I don't think you are.
It's just weird that you find all this exciting.
Okay, one second. Stop.
Let me ask you a question.
Where is the coolest place in the universe?
"Star Wars" cantina.
Wait, really?
You disagree?
No, no, no. That's an awesome answer.
Okay, so imagine you always wanted to go to the cantina
and then suddenly, bam, you're there.
Okay.
And everything there is amazing, like, even the cups.
You see cups on Earth every single day,
but a cup in the cantina, that's still awesome.
You know what I mean?
I guess. No, you know what I mean.
You just have this whole, like, hipster vibe going on.
It's like, "I don't care." That's very original, by the way.
I'm just being honest.
You know, every assistant in LA
is just being honest before they freak out at someone.
It's easier than getting people's hopes up.
How is that easier?
Well, I mean...
No, you see, I'm just being positive.
Is that a bad thing?
Well...
You know, trees grow better with water
when they're burned to the ground.
You should remember that.
Oh, I totally will.
See, you're laughing at me.
But any 10-year-old on a skateboard, any 90-year-old man,
any lonely person on the Internet-- they can be negative.
That's easy. That literally takes no skill.
But being positive, that's hard.
It takes a lot of intellectualness.
Great. Super.
Awesome. I need an iced latte.
Hm. You know, I-- I do more than just criticize people.
I do things. I create.
Really? Like what?
Show me.
Never mind. No, no. I want to know.
What is it? Forget it.
Is it something you make in your big black cauldron--
because witches have that, you know?
They make spells.
Yeah, I get it. We have to go. Oh, okay.
Wait, where are you going? Where is she going?
Oh, man.
DRAKE: Ah!
Oh, hardy, har, har.
Why don't you find the positives in there?
DRAKE: Oh, I will.
I found it. Let me out. I'll tell you it.
SOPHIE: ( GIGGLES )Nope. DRAKE: What?
Hey, hey! ( GROANS )
Are you coming?
Hold on. I'm reading.
Seriously, come on.
Shh! Shh!
Hey-- Come on! Come on!
Drake, seriously, come on.
Uh...
Okay.
Have you read scene five yet?
I have to read 20 pages before Monday. Oh.
You're not even in that class. Stop pretending like you are.
Fine. Come on.
Focusing on this experience is keeping me from stressing out
about all the auditions I might miss
if I don't make it back to LA in time.
That's annoying.
DRAKE: Annoying? I'm an actor.
I-- I've a storm of unbridled emotions under my skin
just waiting to be unleashed under the camera.
Do you want me to freak out?
Do you want the crying, the tears,
the emotion, the drama?
That can be annoying.
What auditions?
Oh, for this reality show.
( SIGHS )
No, no, no. It's actually really cool.
They get all of these famous people
and we go through these obstacle courses in the deep, dark jungle,
and there's, like, lions and tigers
and snakes and malaria and a hippo--
a hippo and money.
Cool.
Plus exposure.
Super cool.
Yeah, it is.
Way to stretch those acting skills.
What about the other one?
Other what? Well, you said auditions.
What other audition are you missing?
Oh, it's, like, this cop thing.
Wait, what?
What, what?
( SIGHS ) Just a cop thing?
Nothing is just anything with you.
You're the guy who gets excited about cupcakes and basketball.
It's, like, an indie film.
Go on.
This rookie cop who has no family of his own
ends up saving the lives of this mother and daughter,
and during that he ends up feeling this connection to them
and he feels responsible for them.
He gets really attached.
Do that. Do that one.
No. Yeah.
Indie films are-- they're tricky.
There's no money involved,
and plus, no one actually goes to see them,
and the character is, like, super tough.
It's really challenging.
Perfect.
I mean, the script is great.
It's really dark and honest,
but, no, the critics will rip it apart.
It's not what my fans want. And there's no money.
Plus, it conflicts with the reality show anyway.
Good. Do it.
It'll show another side of you.
What other side?
Anything other than this annoying one.
( SIGHS )
You know, it's not easy for me
to open up to you like this, to let my shields down,
so when I start to trust you, you just lash out at me.
I just feel like I can't trust anyone.
Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry.
I just...
Acting, boom.
See, I'm pretty good at this.
Do it.
Yeah, maybe.
GRANDMA: And Sophie and Drake.
Hey, Gran.
Oh, happy birthday!
Oh, no, she doesn't want that.
I know. It's weird, right?
Totally.
Gran, we need to talk.
Oh, okay.
It's kind of important.
Oh.
Uh, Georgina, could you take care of these?
Hey, beautiful.
Hi.
Okay.
Hi. Hi.
Who are you?
Oh, uh, I am Sophie's boyfriend Englebert.
Oh. You are very handsome.
Like a woman.
Okay. GRANDMA: Shush!
I'm getting to know Englebert.
Hmph.
Where were we?
Oh, Sophie's birthday.
We should make cupcakes.
Yes! I love you.
Stop.
She has always been like this.
I know. She's trying to make me not like her.
Is it working?
No, it's adorable.
Gran, I need to talk to you about Star.
Sophie, where are your manners?
I am getting to know your friend.
Now, what's your real name?
Gran, Drake. Drake, Gran.
Now can we please talk about Star?
Dad said Star's haunted and you said that Star's magic.
What do you guys mean?
Well, your father is a weirdo.
SOPHIE: Yeah, but you said Star was magic.
Why? Did something happen?
Yeah, she kidnapped me. Sophie!
Like, a lot. Like, a lot, a lot. Not me-- Star.
Every time we get away from each other, he poofs.
Uh, teleports.
Teleports... DRAKE: Thank you.
Back into the trunk of the car.
Okay.
Okay?
Yes.
Okay.
You seem surprisingly okay about this.
Okay, fine. I'll show you.
Oh, honey, you don't need to.
Yeah, we don't need to. Yeah, we need to show her.
But it hurts. SOPHIE: Okay, fine.
I don't want you scaring people.
Right. Go.
Where's she going?
Um, it's actually where I'm going.
See you in a sec.
( CAR STARTS )
Okay. Star's magic.
Yeah, I got that.
Well, I didn't know if he knew.
And I didn't want to have to take him out
since we were telling secrets if he didn't know.
Take me out? You would do that?
Seriously, Sophie, what is wrong with your family?
Gran, what do we do?
I can't deal with this anymore. It's driving me crazy.
It's been super fun for me, though.
So what do we do?
( SIGHS ) I don't know.
That's it? You don't know?
Well, why did you say that you thought Star was magic?
Oh, that's a good story.
Wait.
Okay, go.
Okay, so there I am, 20 years old,
driving in this terrible snowstorm
with the windshield wipers valiantly fighting
against this torrent of snow.
I could see how you two are related. Shut up!
And then, in this white curtain,
I saw a hitchhiker standing alone,
destined for a lonely, frozen death...
Gran, you picked up a hitchhiker?
Eh, it was the '60s. It's what we did.
Plus, I thought it was a woman.
Was it?
No, it was an ancient man with a thick accent.
His name was Samir.
And I asked him if he was okay,
and he said he needed to get to Chicago.
He was on a quest.
For what?
His brother was going to take him to get a hot dog.
Spooky.
Okay, so you're on your way to Chicago.
Then what happened?
So I picked him up and he told me
how he came to America on a steamship
and how he liked walking, but he was amazed by my car.
He loved the vibe and the life of it,
and he was so interesting and mystical
that I didn't even realize we were running out of gas.
And then suddenly, poof, we stopped.
Stranded in the snow.
Wow. Wow.
So I looked to him and he looked to me
and he said, "I got this."
And he went around to the trunk
and he opened it and took out a gas can.
SOPHIE: A gas can?
There was no gas can in that trunk.
No way!
He filled it up, and we drove to Chicago.
And then?
I guess he went and had a hot dog.
I don't know.
That's it?
Magic gas and an exotic magic man?
Well, a wizard, really.
Oh, wizard's good.
What about warlock? It sounds cooler.
Hm.
Okay, an exotic warlock filled up your gas tank
with magic gas...
And got us to Chicago.
And you got to Chicago. That's amazing.
No, that's not amazing, that's weird,
and it doesn't even explain anything.
Well, if we could explain it, it wouldn't be magic.
That's a good point, Sophie.
See, Star knew what I needed,
what I needed most,
what my heart wished for.
Wish?
You made a wish, didn't you?
What did you wish for?
Uh...
You wished for something.
Wait, did you wish for me?
No. Yes, I mean, no.
Why me?
Don't get excited. I had your picture.
Oh, you're the boy in the picture frame.
That was a very good picture.
The others were better, but thank you.
So you wished for him. Ta-da!
Ta-da!
No, I mean, yes, but not exactly.
Star knows exactly what you want.
Oh, that's it. What?
I wished for you to go to the dance with me.
There's a dance?
Yeah, a Valentine's Day dance.
Wait, is it Valentine's Day?
SOPHIE: How do you not know that?
It's kind of weird that your birthday's on Valentine's Day.
Oh, yeah. It's been a joy my entire life.
Full of love and wonderment. You know what, Grandma?
I'm going to break down that wall of negativity.
You wished for a dance.
Hmm, doesn't sound like you.
Yeah, so I guess you'll have to take me to the dance.
Is it, like, a square dance?
No, it's a girl-ask-g--
What? No.
Where do you think we live?
Well, okay, honey.
Maybe it was just a dance, but I don't know.
Star... Star really knows.
Nope.
The dance, that was my wish.
Because it's not just what you say, you know?
It's what's in your heart.
Yeah, I wished for him to go to the dance with me
so I can make Emily and Aaron look stupid.
Wow, I'm touched.
Do you want to go home or not? Yes. Let's do it.
Okay. Then we go to the dance. Okay.
Honey, wait. I-- I...
Honey, wait.
No, we have to get him clothes for the dance.
I know, but listen.
I don't think you understand.
No, I got it.
You needed gas for Star, and Star gave you gas.
( SNICKERS )
I needed a date,
and Star gave me Mr. Mature over here.
Well... She said Star gave her gas.
Let's go. All right, let's roll.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, sweetie.
Star gave me so much more than that.
Yawn.
DRAKE: All right, all right.
Find something?
DRAKE: Yep, I look awesome.
Okay, show me.
DRAKE: One sec. Just putting on the final touch.
You need to spray your hair? DRAKE: That's very funny.
No. I'm putting on boots and they're really hard.
Boots? Wait. Why do you need boots?
DRAKE: Uh, 'cause it's part of the outfit.
Hurry up, Englebert.
DRAKE: I shall not answer to Englebert.
Do you know what? Are you ready?
Yes.
Boom!
Howdy.
Ugh, are you serious?
Uh, yep.
( CHUCKLES ) Got you!
( CHUCKLES ) You thought I was being...
Is it the hat? Is the hat too much?
Yeah, yeah. It was the hat.
And the boots?
All of it. You look like Huck Finn.
Is that how you think we dress?
Well, I don't know. You dress like a witch...
ever fashionable celebrity who wears too much black.
Yeah.
This is how I like to dress.
Since when?
Since...since I don't know.
Since always.
Anyway, we're not talking about me.
Pick some normal clothes. Okay, fine.
But just so you know, these are normal to a lot of people.
And I will change because you clearly have an issue
with this whole situation, but let's be honest--
I can rock this, right?
Yeah. Yeah, sure, fine.
So I can wear it? No! Pick something else.
You look like you're going to a hoedown.
We aren't?
( SIGHS )
DRAKE: Got it!
SOPHIE: Thank you. DRAKE: No problem.
Since you don't have your wallet and you're doing me a favor,
let's just say this is a gift.
Wait, you said that this is
a girl-ask-guy Valentine's Day dance?
Yeah. So?
Well, you haven't asked me yet.
Oh, right.
Okay, ready? Brrrr, bla-bla-bla.
Okay, yeah. Yeah, yeah, and action.
Will you go to the dance with me?
All right, cut. That was terrible.
At least try to be sincere, like a little genuine.
I know you have it in you. Ready?
Please, will you go to the dance with me?
Nailed it.
( GIGGLES )
Great, I think they're following us.
What's up? Hey, Englebert!
Are you sure I don't know you from somewhere?
You look so familiar.
The guy from the movies?
Yeah. The handsome one?
Totally.
The one in that one with the girl who's, like, a pain,
but then she realizes he's awesome.
Which one? They're all like that.
Oh, what about the one where the guy goes to Europe
and falls in love with the Italian princess,
and what he doesn't know is that she's actually switched places
with the poor, yet beautiful, homeless girl,
and they all learn how to love and how to laugh about life...
Yeah, totally. That one. That guy.
Yes! That's not me.
Oh. You look just like him.
Yeah, I think it's my Dutch-Irish-French- Canadian blood.
Oh. That is so exotic.
DRAKE: Yeah.
Hi.
EMILY: Oh, hi.
Hi.
'Sup.
Well, this was nice. Let's go.
Well, that's all right.
You can leave. We'll take Englebert home.
Who?
You. Right. I'm Englebert.
Then it's settled. See you, Sophie.
No, let's, like, all hang out together.
GIRLS: Um... Uhhh.
Do you guys have a soda fountain in these parts?
A what?
He thinks we live in 1920s Alabama.
Okay, honestly, the whole hipster-versus-cheerleader animosity thing--
gotta be honest, though-- it doesn't work anymore.
Audience thinks it's so cliché.
So let's all go out and grab some sundaes.
Yeah.
Okay, yeah, let's.
Wait, really?
Okay. ( GIGGLES )
Cool!
Let me just grab my car.
Sweet. Ice cream party!
Yeah!
Oh, uh...
Uh, wait.
Do you guys like magic tricks?
I guess. Cool!
Okay, so close your eyes. Just close your eyes.
Okay. And on the count of three.
One, two, three.
Um, just tell us when.
Should we open them?
I don't know. I don't want to ruin it.
Okay. Let's wait.
DRAKE: You did that on purpose!
I know. I was there.
They could have seen me teleport.
So? Great.
Try explaining that to everyone at school.
Lucky for you I took an improv class so I could cover for us.
Super lucky. Will you let me out?
No. You need a time-out. No, you need a time-out.
Fine, I'll take mine up here.
So we're not grabbing sundaes?
I'd rather wear pastel pink ribbons in my hair.
That might look nice.
So why are you so mad? I'm allowed to be mad.
Well, you shouldn't keep it inside.
That's bad karma, man. Bad vibes.
( SIRENS )
See?
Seriously?
Do you ever stop?
Delores, I'm on Churchill Drive
with a temperamental teenage girl.
DELORES: You want backup?
Nah.
Ugh!
Stand by on that backup.
Don't say anything.
( SIGHS )
Sophie, you're supposed to stay in the car.
Hi, Tommy. You want me to get back in?
Nah, the moment's ruined.
You steal your grandma's car?
No, she gave it to me.
Ugh.
For my birthday.
( CHUCKLES ) I mean, awesome.
Happy birthday!
DRAKE: She doesn't like that.
Sophie?
I know.
Sophie, your car is talking.
I know.
Sophie, I take a lot of cop classes
and I watch a lot of "CSI,"
so I know how this world works
and I can tell you your car should not be talking.
DRAKE: Unless they're magic.
Exactly. Pop the trunk.
What's up?
Sophie, there's a body in your trunk.
You, out.
Okay.
I pulled you over
because your left taillight was flickering.
I guess now we know why.
Sorry.
Sophie, why is your boyfriend in the trunk?
He's not my boyfriend.
Sophie?
I don't know. He keeps jumping in there.
Sophie, if you lie to me, I'm legally allowed to tase you.
Wait, is that true?
No. No one lets me tase them.
How cool would it be if you opened up the trunk
and I was just, like, dead?
You know, and Sophie, whom you've known since...
Since I was little. Yes, since she was little,
is actually a serial killer, like a high school one?
Shall we do this again? Yes!
Sweet. Boop.
Aw, what's in the trunk? What's in the trunk?
Oh, we've got a body. We've got a body.
Got a 10-7, 10-23.
All the tens! Send me backup!
Sophie O'Dea has the upper hand and she's on foot.
Where's my backup?
( GROANS )
Are you two done?
Yup, okay. Yup.
That was awesome!
Just so you know, there's a little lever here
that pops the trunk from the inside.
Just in case you get kidnapped again.
Oh, sick. Good to know.
Okay, admit it-- that would be a good movie, right?
Like, I'd see that movie. I would see that movie.
I wouldn't.
She's a little um... Critical.
It's the age. Yeah.
Sophie, when you get to be my age...
You're one year older.
When you get to be my age, you see things differently.
I know you. You're that movie guy.
Yeah.
Oh, so we're telling people now?
Sophie, he's a cop.
What brings you out here?
Just a change of pace.
Drake, by the way. Tommy.
New horizons. Sophie's showing me around.
Oh, good choice. She knows all the coolest places.
I mean, you find her in really odd locations
and it seems really basic, but through her eyes it looks awesome.
She takes really great photos.
DRAKE: I knew it!
I mean, I didn't know it, but I knew it!
This-- when I do this, it means shush.
I thought you were being a ninja. She'd be a cool ninja.
She'd be an amazing ninja.
But she takes great photos. Tommy!
What? I don't know what this means.
I like your pictures. Your dad likes your pictures.
Drake's gonna love your pictures. I'm gonna love the pictures.
You better because I'm getting tired
of teasing that cat.
Tommy. It's a bad cat!
It keeps stealing cars.
( SIGHS )
Aw, see? She does smile.
It just takes a little effort, but it's worth it.
All right, you two, go. Get out of here.
Cool.
Thank you. Bye, Tommy.
Bye.
DRAKE: He's not actually a cop, is he?
Like, that's not his job?
( GIGGLES ) Yeah, it is. Like, really.
DRAKE: Yes. SOPHIE: No.
Yes, yes! No way.
I want to see your photos.
Get used to disappointment because you're never going to see them.
Why? Because.
Well, that is a pretty good reason.
So why'd you ditch Emily?
She was messing with me.
She wanted to grab ice cream.
No, she didn't. Trust me.
Are you kidding me? Everyone likes ice cream.
That's not what I meant.
I know what you meant,
and I really think she wanted to hang out with you.
Yeah, you don't know her.
I know people, and I bet if you go to--
what is it, Benny's right now-- she'd be there.
I'll bet you $23,000,000 she's not there.
I'll bet you something better.
If she's there, I get to see your photos.
And if she's not?
I will shut up for one whole hour.
Oh, done!
See? I told you. It's a trap.
DRAKE: Okay, there is something seriously wrong with you.
She's just looking at him being like, "I thought
Sophie and Englebert were going to meet us here for sundaes."
I can read lips, by the way. No, you can't.
Yes, I can. It's on my résumé.
No, it's not.
Well, it will be when I get home.
See, she's saying now,
"Oh, I really hope that they like banana splits
because I love banana splits.
I think we should get one hot fudge sundae and one banana split sundae.
Golly, I am nervous."
SOPHIE: "You just want to meet that guy she's with.
It's not like you care about Sophie at all. At all!"
DRAKE: "Or I just feel really bad about asking you to the dance.
I want to make amends to my former best friend."
"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Almost as believable as that movie with that terrible actor Drake."
Wait, that hurts a lot.
"And I just want Sophie to be happy, you know,
because I feel like she thinks I'm a villain
because she's such a drama queen,
but I'm just a normal teenage girl trying to make their way
through this dark world of Internet chat rooms
and fat-free food, you know? Oh!"
Oh, no!
Uh, oh, perfect.
Uh-oh.
'Sup?
Gotta go.
DRAKE: No! What happened? She wanted to see you.
I panicked.
( LAUGHTER ) What's so funny?
Now you have to show me your photos. Ha ha.
Oh, yeah. So funny.
Well, you're the one in the trunk.
Oh.
Okay, okay. I'll show you, but first...
I have to beat you there. Wait, wait, wait!
Yeah, I didn't-- I didn't think that through.
Yeah.
Ha! Oh, no! Stop.
DRAKE: Photos.
Wait, you write, too?
No. No, no, no, no. That's awesome.
( GROANS ) Okay. Okay.
This is just something I do, all right?
It's not like I'm professional or anything.
Yeah, you don't have to pre-empt it.
I just don't want you to think this is the best I can do.
Well, I appreciate you lowering my expectations,
but I promise you I'll expect nothing more than badly lit selfies
not even good enough to post on the interwebs.
O-Okay, if you promise.
Cool.
Ha. I lied!
That's my bed.
No. Wait, stop. Stop! Stop it!
Whoa! Okay, these...
These-- these are really good.
I have more at school.
These are amazing.
Yeah, I mean, they're okay.
Well, you put them up for a reason, didn't you?
I had to cover up all these stickers I put up in fifth grade.
I would never show these to anyone.
You know, I put myself out there all the time.
Just part of being an artist.
These are really good.
You should take that risk.
Okay, so how does it end?
What?
Like, the story-- how does the story end?
They're just pictures.
I'm in front of the camera all the time.
I look at storyboards every day.
SOPHIE: That's a tree.
It's an establishing shot.
So we start off on a forest. It's very dark, mysterious.
We pan down to the girl who's alone
and she's looking for something or someone.
And she's on an adventure and she meets these beasts
who are very scary, by the way...
but she sees the beauty in them, so she tames them.
We pan down and we're on the sea, and it's very scary,
very relentless, very mysterious.
This is cool. This is really fun.
We should-- we should finish it, though.
We should finish off the story.
We should do pictures tomorrow.
SOPHIE: Yeah, well, this is not the sea. This is a lake.
It doesn't matter what you're taking a picture of.
It just matters what you're showing the audience.
Agree to disagree.
I agree that you are disagreeable.
( CHUCKLES )
How long have you been working on that?
I think since this morning.
( LAUGHS )
You're lucky, though.
Good art is always inspired by something real.
( SIGHS ) It's been so long
since I've been in the real world.
That's why this has been so cool.
I feel very inspired. I have all these ideas.
Yeah, you could use all those ideas on your new reality show.
Mm-hmm. We'll see.
Oh, I found more pictures.
Who's she?
That's my mom.
She died a couple years ago.
Sorry.
It's-- it's okay. I'm good.
I'm really sorry that happened to you.
Yeah.
Um. Okay.
So are we going to figure out what I'm wearing to this dance?
Oh, um, I'm not letting this go,
because if we're going to be roommates,
there's going to be some changes around here.
I hope you know that, because I'm accustomed to a certain lifestyle
that includes a lot of attention
and lots of opportunities for make-believe.
We're not going to be roommates.
We are until you get your act together.
( SIGHS ) My dad's going to love this.
Is he a witch, too?
Oh, my gosh. Oh, no, what's a male witch?
It's a warlock. Is that-- Stop it!
Is his name Mitchell? Stop talking!
Mitchell? Mitchell the Witchell?
Stop talking! ( GIGGLES )
( SIGHS )
I shouldn't be wearing this.
Hey, you dress me, I dress you.
That was the deal.
You wanted to wear a straw hat.
We can totally pop by the funeral parlor
if that's what you want.
I mean, do I look okay?
Yes. Yes, you do.
Cool. You do, too.
Stop it. ( GIGGLES )
I miss that straw hat, though.
Of course you do.
DRAKE: Here, pass them.
SOPHIE: Okay.
( KEYS JINGLE )
( SIGHS ) Have you ever been to a dance?
No. Have you?
Nope.
What would we do in one of your movies?
We'd dazzle them.
Okay. Let's do it. Come on.
♪ There's a part of me That wants to let go ♪
♪ Run away from everything That I know ♪
♪ Getting ready...
DRAKE: After you.
( GIGGLES ) Thank you.
Oh, my gosh! This looks awesome.
It looks amazing. Yeah.
♪ Gonna make a night That we'll remember ♪
♪ Party like we're gonna Live forever ♪
♪ Favorite song is blastin' Through the stereo ♪
♪ Car is here, let's go
♪ I'm livin' the life
Excuse me.
Can I get a shot of you two? Yeah, sure.
Three, two, one. Thank you.
Cool. I want a copy of that.
You mean, to remember your time with the hillbillies?
Yeah, I am not forgetting this.
Oh, there they are.
DRAKE: Okay, be nice. SOPHIE: Why?
Because, honestly, anger does not look good on you.
Yeah, it does.
You made a wish while talking to pictures.
Oh, yeah. Good point.
Come on, let's go. You can do it.
Come on, I'm right behind you. Okay.
EMILY: Hi!
Sophie, you look great.
Thanks. Hey, guys.
Hi.
Emily, you look awesome. Doesn't she, Sophie?
Um, yeah. You totally do.
Thanks. I love your hair.
Thanks.
♪ It's okay to get A little reckless ♪
♪ Make mistakes...
And?
( MUFFLED ): About the ice cream?
Oh, um, I'm so sorry we ditched you yesterday.
Maybe we could do something soon?
I'd like that.
OMG!
Sophie and Emily totally match.
Oh, yeah, you do! That's awesome.
We used to dress alike all the time when we were young.
Yeah. You did?
Yeah, they were friends.
Yeah, when we were younger.
And inseparable.
Well, I feel good about this. I really do.
You're going to be best friends again.
Okay, baby steps. Baby steps.
But I can see it now. Besties.
Sleepovers and eat chocolate chip ice cream and--
Okay, come on.
And talk about boys and puppies
and gossip about Britney and take selfies.
It's going to be off the hook!
SOPHIE: Okay, come on.
I'm sorry. I told you I wouldn't do that.
Oh, hey, what's up, man? How's it going?
Come on.
Well, that went well.
Yeah. How do you feel? Do you feel any different?
I feel sweaty.
But not like you're gonna teleport?
Let's see.
( GROANS ) No.
Crap. I don't know how this works.
I mean, I brought you to the dance.
Yeah, I don't know what it could be.
Maybe we need to kiss?
Huh?
I don't know, maybe that's what I thought of
when I made the wish.
Oh, okay. I see.
You want to kiss me, don't you?
Oh, my God! I knew it!
I've never done this before, okay?
So don't laugh. It's okay.
Remember, I just need to get home.
( MUSIC PLAYING )
♪ I'm in love with you
( SIGHS )
Um...
yeah.
Um, no poof.
No. No poof.
That was really awesome.
Thanks.
Um, um, now what?
Uh, now-- now we dance.
Are you a good dancer?
Uh, yes. I'm the best dancer.
Okay, because I don't-- I don't know how to dance.
It's okay. Just follow my lead.
Take my hand, you'll be fine.
Okay? Ready? Mm-hmm.
( MUSIC PLAYING )
♪ No matter where we go
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
♪ Get the party started, Party started ♪
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
♪ Dance like There's no tomorrow ♪
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
♪ Get the party started, Party started ♪
♪ Everybody Celebrate, celebrate ♪
♪ Everybody Celebrate, celebrate 'Brate 'brate 'brate ♪
♪ Get on your feet It's time to play ♪
♪ Different time zone Different city ♪
♪ Let's make some noise
♪ All around the globe
( LAUGHTER )
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
♪ Get the party started, Party started ♪
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
( LAUGHTER )
♪ All around the world, All around the world, The world ♪
♪ Get the party started, Party started ♪
♪ Everybody Celebrate, celebrate ♪
♪ Everybody Celebrate, celebrate 'Brate 'brate 'brate ♪
♪ Celebrate, celebrate
♪ Everybody Celebrate, celebrate 'Brate 'brate 'brate ♪
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
Sophie?
You said you were a good dancer.
Yeah, I thought I was.
My agents told me that.
A director told me that. My co-stars told me that.
Those liars!
This isn't funny.
Wait, what is your problem?
We were having so much fun back there.
This is all your fault.
What is?
You said that artists need to put themselves out there,
that they need to take risks.
Yeah, and you just did that. That was not easy.
Everyone was laughing at me.
You know, for someone who hates this town,
you seem to really care about what people think.
I don't care. I just...
You just what? Just leave me alone!
No. You just what? I just want to go home, Drake.
No, no. Sophie, stop, please.
I-- I have a life.
I have a job. I have a career.
You're not the only one in this right now.
Know what happens when I don't show up for work one day?
I get fired and I lose my contract.
The problem is I-- I have no control over this situation.
So, please, Sophie, I need you.
It was your wish, remember?
Yeah.
I suppose it was.
What did you wish for? Nothing!
Are you kidding me? I'm an actor.
My whole job is to figure people out,
and I had you figured out within five minutes.
What is that supposed to mean?
What did you wish for?
SOPHIE: I told you.
No, you told me what you said.
What did you actually want?
I wanted someone to take me to the dance.
No, those are just words. What did you actually want?
I wanted you to be my date to the dance.
Me? You don't even know me.
You could have asked for Superman, too,
but you didn't, so what did you want?
I-- I... DRAKE: What did you want?
I wanted someone to like me, okay?
I wanted someone to want to go with me,
to want to have fun with me,
and to want to take me to the dance.
Sophie, a lot of people like you.
I like you.
Your family likes you. That cupcake girl likes you.
I'm pretty sure even that Emily chick likes you.
But it's really hard to see if anyone actually likes you
if you don't like yourself, isn't it?
( KNOCK ON DOOR )
Hey, honey. SOPHIE: Dad?
You okay? What? You're here?
Yeah. Well, I didn't want my baby alone on her birthday weekend.
But Grandma said you were at the dance.
Yeah.
Was it fun?
Not really. Oh, that's too bad.
Those things always look like so much fun.
I always missed mine. I was too busy working.
( SIGHS ) That makes more sense--
make money, get out of small towns and haunted cars.
Shh! It might hear you.
It's back at the school. Stupid haunted car.
Oh, so you heard the story.
The tennis story. The snow storm.
What? What?
The-- I was a tennis instructor.
It was back before all the waffles.
Um. Shut up. I'm telling a story.
Come on. Okay.
So, one summer I was a tennis instructor,
and your mom worked here at the diner.
I worked during the day and she worked at night.
And, boy, your mom, she was so beautiful.
The highlight of my day was seeing her in the parking lot
as she was getting to work and I was leaving.
And then one day I worked up my courage to talk to her.
I'd practiced over and over and over again.
And I walked right up to her, and you know what I said?
What?
Nothing. I chickened out.
No way! Yep.
I realized that we'd never get to see each other--
not the way that we worked--
and it was better not to get my hopes up,
not set myself up for failure.
Easier just to see her in the parking lot.
So, I was walking away and I heard this gasp
and I turned, and I saw your mother
standing there at her car, her crazy, haunted car,
and she's at the back of her car and she's looking in the trunk.
And I run over there-- I'm not exactly sure why
because it wasn't a scared gasp-- more excited.
So I get there and in her car,
in the trunk of her car was--
Was a brand-new tennis racket and tennis outfit.
You ruined it. No, no.
It was more dramatic this way.
Was it? SOPHIE: Yeah, it was.
I got goose bumps. Hey, Grandma.
All right, so we were looking at this tennis stuff.
It was really nice.
Your mom said she didn't put it there. She didn't have the money.
Her crazy mom claimed that she didn't put it there.
Star put it there.
PADDY: I'm not saying that.
I am. Anyway.
With this tennis stuff, I was able to see your mom during the day
because I gave her free tennis lessons,
and then I came over here at night.
And after that, we were never really apart.
Star gives you what you need to find the love of your life.
So, wait. Was Samir the love of your life?
( LAUGHTER )
Oh, the old wrinkly guy?
No, no, no, no, no. ( LAUGHS )
Well, but I thought the thing with the gas can...
Oh, the gas can.
Yes, the gas can got us to Chicago,
and I'd never been there before.
( SIGHS ) After I dropped off Samir,
I realized something-- I love life.
I love adventure.
That became the love of my life.
Drake said I don't like myself.
Well, that's crazy. What's not to like?
Who's Drake?
I mean, maybe he's right.
Well, you love me, you love your mom,
and you're part of each of us.
( SIGHS ) I never-- I never thought of it that way.
Well, maybe you just needed someone
to show you how great you are.
Or something.
The car.
The car, yeah. The car takes you places.
Now who's Drake?
Uh, I have to go.
Okay, baby. Well, have a good time.
All right. Who's Drake?
You'd like him.
I don't think so.
Man! DRAKE: Oh, what?
I thought you had poofed.
I mean, teleported back to LA.
No, still here.
Wait, why would I poof?
Well, because I found the love of my life.
Okay, see, uh, Star gave my grandmother a gas can
and she found that she loves adventure,
and then Star gave my mom a tennis racket
and she found that she loves my dad,
and then Star gave me you, and I found that I love myself.
I-- I love myself, Drake.
I found that I don't need to push people away.
I don't need to care what other people think.
I don't need to be worried that they're going to leave me.
If I love myself, others will, too.
Well, it's about time!
I mean, I'm funny.
Yes. And smart.
Yes. And fashionable.
No!
Okay, well, I have my own style.
Sure?
Whoa, yeah!
( ALL CHEER )
That was so funny!
Bro, that was hilarious. Right?
Nice dance moves, Sophie.
That robot thing-- yeah.
So totally awesome.
Hey, listen, I'm really sorry for the way things went down.
Yeah, I've been a bit of a jerk.
Friends? Of course!
Come here. Yeah.
BOTH: Whoop!
Oh, yeah. ( GIGGLES )
You good? Yeah.
Uh, we should hang out sometime soon.
Yeah, yeah, that'd be great.
Yeah, we should definitely go out for that ice cream
and talk things over?
Absolutely.
OMG! You are so funny. And I love that dress.
Thanks. You guys want to come to the diner?
Yeah. Your grandma makes the best waffles.
Waffle party!
I guess-- I guess this is it.
Uh, I guess so.
You seem really happy.
Positive.
The world is full of possibilities.
You know, the cop was right.
It's not easy to make you smile,
but if you do, it's totally worth it.
Thanks.
Um, ta-da!
( LAUGHTER )
How'd you do that? I-- I don't know.
I can't tell you. I am a magician.
I keep my secrets. EMILY: Come on, tell us.
SOPHIE: I can't. I'm sorry, guys. I can't.
( KNOCK ON DOOR )
Hey, sweetie. Breakfast is ready.
Okay, I'll be right down.
You look happy.
I am.
And Star did that?
Yeah, no, I don't-- I don't know.
Yes.
Hm.
You know, I'm thinking about taking the day off.
Do you mind if I borrow Star?
Yeah, Dad. Sure.
Thanks.
Here, guys.
Hey, donut party!
Here you go.
These look great. Smells so good.
Yeah. I made them this morning.
They're so good. Awesome.
Thanks. Thanks.
Oh, this looks good.
Hey, Tommy, what can I get for you?
I am going to have a coffee, extra black,
and my partner here...
I'll have the waffles and a cup of black coffee, ma'am.
Sure, Officer...
Mahoney.
Officer Mahoney. Nice to meet you.
It's great to meet you, too, Officer.
( LAUGHTER )
We had her fooled, though. We had her fooled.
See, I'm a really good actor.
Oh, uh, did you get that reality show?
No, I didn't, but I'm doing the cop drama
and the director wants my performance to be very authentic.
That's great.
Yeah, so I'm going to learn the ropes,
going on some ride-alongs. Makes sense.
And I told them that this is the town to do it in.
Oh, yeah, a big city like this full of crime
and fast car chases-- only option, really.
Exactly. I knew you'd get it.
Yeah. Oh, I'll get your coffee.
Cool.
Here you go. Thank you.
Now, speaking of black, where's all of yours?
Oh, um, I don't know.
I'm trying something new.
This happens all the time.
It's the uniform.
I'm going to get a newspaper.
Yeah, thanks, buddy.
Oh, almost forgot.
Happy birthday.
It's not my birthday.
Right. Happy late birthday.
I never got you a birthday present,
but you helped me get home in time for my auditions
and you showed me a part of this world that I've never seen before.
You showed me how to be a real artist.
So, open it.
Whoa!
It's to make movies, to tell some of your stories,
because you've got some really great ones.
Wow, thank you so much.
You know, we were rudely interrupted last time.
Totally.
♪ I'm in love with you
♪ Are you in love With me, too? ♪