Hoop Dreams
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2:08:00
What you lookin' at?
2:08:03
I don't believe people
when they be sayin; "Wow, school's hard.!'"

2:08:08
The work weren't hard for me.
2:08:12
All right. I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it.

2:08:15
If I gotta do, like,
a report or somethin;..

2:08:18
I don't like none of the topics,
so I'll just pick somethin'that's simple.

2:08:27
So, what's the topic of your paper?
2:08:29
The life cycle of the butterfly.
2:08:32
- Gonna read it for us?
- Mm-mmm.

2:08:36
Aw, come on.!
2:08:38
No, man!
2:08:41
- I wanna hear it-
- I'm just doin' this stuff!.

2:08:44
I know, but I just wanna hear
how you write.

2:08:47
"Well, as the people bloom
into another year-"

2:08:50
You know, the year just changed,
January 1.

2:08:54
"The butterfly also blooms.
2:08:56
The butterfly are very beautiful
flying objects. "

2:08:59
Then it say at the
beginning of the butterfly,

2:09:02
it goes through a change and all that.
2:09:04
Then I keep goin', man.
I just wanna, like, do that stuff.

2:09:08
Then I'll just keep goin'
on and on and on...

2:09:11
and I won't never stop.
2:09:15
Move out the way! Move!
Look out! Move out the way!

2:09:21
Its botanical name is Cannabis sativa.
2:09:27
Millions of Americans
break the law and use it.

2:09:30
Arthur's latest report card shows...
2:09:33
he's failing
both Spanish and Science.

2:09:37
he rushes through his work.
2:09:40
As you see,
he just missed one assignment.

2:09:43
Mm-hmm.
2:09:45
But his test scores were pretty low.
2:09:48
- he had a 10 on one test.
- Mmm-mm-mmm.

2:09:51
Will you do me a favor?
2:09:53
When you see things are slippin' like this,
give me a call and let me know.

2:09:58
Let me make sure I have
the right phone number.


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