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.
Uh, we thought we would make it about how the prices of ice cream have gone up 15 cents in the cafeteria and... That's a bit vanilla. Pardon the pun. But you're missing the meat of the story. Our school serves pizza five days a week, paid by taxpayer money that is used to cover us against pizza-induced diabetes. Now, that's a school-lunch story. Boom. Copy that, circle it, write it. Huh? Nailed it. I'm so proud of me. We came up with that idea together, but mostly me. Okay, next up, final assignment, all right? It's a doozy, but it's a real feather in the cap for any reporter worth their salt that wants to comment on the social life of this school. Anyone?
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Specifically, what homecoming means to me. I mean, not to me. I never went to a dance when I was a kid. - Kind of a nerd. - Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Arthur, heh, but, um, with all due respect, I'm... You're honored and thrilled to lend that Bianca Piper magic? You wanna do your thing and put some stuff in the words and make it pop? That's so nice of you. You don't have to do that. "No, you didn't. I didn't say..." Yes, you did. And thank... "No, I didn't, I didn't." Yes, you did. And I thank you.
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I'm sorry, "What Homecoming Means to Me"? What are we, 5 years old? - What is this? - Look, I'm sorry, B. I know it sucks, but maybe it's the universe telling you, you need to be there. Please don't start with the universe with me this early in the morning, okay? Everything and everyone can suck it. Okay, it's not the end of the world. Ho, ho. Well, that's easy for you to say. - I don't have a date. - I can fix that.
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