The DUFF
The DUFF (teen slang for "Designated Ugly Fat Friend") is a 2015 American high school teen comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. The screenplay by Josh Cagan was based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger. The film stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Nick Eversman, Skyler Samuels, Bianca Santos, Allison Janney, and Ken Jeong. The DUFF was distributed by CBS Films via Lionsgate. CBS also produced the film with Vast Entertainment and Wonderland Sound and Vision. It was released on February 20, 2015, and was the first film for which Lionsgate took over CBS Films' distribution functions. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Whitman's performance. Comparisons were frequently drawn to the cult teen films Mean Girls (2004) and Easy A (2010). Against a budget of $8.5 million, the film grossed $43 million at the box office.
You're welcome. Come on, let's go. We have a date with the periodic chart. The only periodic chart I know is the one that tells me what time of the month to avoid Madison. Hey! - I'm not gonna high-five you on that. - Come on, science jokes. Know how they say "The hills have eyes"? Well, it turns out the shrubs have bitches - who videotape everything. - Oh, here we go. Well, you don't. Ever been kicked in the nuts? Oh, God, you always come back with that.
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- Look, Bianca, I've tried to be nice. - Have you? Shh. So let me put this a little differently. I don't like people thinking of my ex-boyfriend hitting it with someone like you. The thing you have to understand is what happens in high school is gonna stay with us forever. Most people don't think that, but then again, most people are losers. - Mm. Fascinating. - People like me matter here. People like you will never matter.
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Ma, I'm off to my big night. Whoa, look at you. Wow, look at you. Look at you not in a pantsuit. I know. I have my first Internet date. We both like Thai food, are athletically toned and lying about it. Oh, my God. - That dress is beautiful on you. - Thanks. - Wes gave it to me. - Oh, what are you two doing tonight?
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Oh, no, heh, not... I'm not going out with Wes. I'm going out with Toby. Toby's the guy that I like. Right, well, that should be fun. Yeah. I actually kind of feel nervous about it just because I feel like I might say something stupid, - and I don't really know when... - Honey, stop. Believe, retrieve, achieve. It is a mantra that I teach all of my clients who suffer from performance anxiety. Believe it happened yesterday. Retrieve your confidence. Achieve your goals. - Just don't conceive. - Mm. Okay. Well, I'm off to do some believing and hopefully achieving. - Love you, have fun. - Unless there was something else.
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