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.
- What? - Hey, Bianca. That's better... - Oh. Did we blow a fuse? - I guess we did. I was just over here looking at this picture of you in the tiny sweatpants, and it got dark. I don't know. It's crazy. I'll just flip the breakers, turn all the lights on. Oh, you're gonna turn all the...? Turn them all back on? Okay.
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I can't believe you made all this sushi. This is like restaurant-quality sushi. Like, look at this. Do you have a special tool for these? Ha, ha. It took a few hours. If it has to do with my hands, I usually pick it up really quickly. That's actually how I got into guitar. - Oh, yeah. Tell me more about that. - I was a terrible student.
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Ah. Ah, yeah, I'm just really feeling this sushi. It's really... It's doing something to me. Ha, ha. Yeah. Well, thanks. No, like I said, it's the poetry of the chord progression intertwining with the poetry of the lyrics. It's like two people in love. Yeah, like a midget jerking it. Meow, meow, meow-meow.
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What are you doing to me out there? What...? You're not into Wesley, are you? You bet your ass, you are. Whoo! Who's number one in your brain? - No. Get out. - This guy. This guy is. - Yeah. - Get out. Okay, you've gotta pull it together, okay? Toby Tucker is gonna play you a song, and you're gonna love it.
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So here's the song. - Be gentle. I'm still working on it, so... - Okay. Baby, you set my soul on fire And, girl, you are my heart's desire Don't you know it's true In everything we do I just want it to be The two of us I don't know exactly how to rhyme that. - Oh, no. It's so good, though. - Thank you. I think it's great. I mean, I've been working on it for a little bit, so... But enough about me. I mean, how have you been, after that video came out? It's been a little tough. A lot of people... A lot of people saw it. Heh. I don't know. To be honest, the saddest part about it is that I kind of got into a fight with my best friends, and... Jess and Casey?
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Uh, yes, Jess and Casey. And, um, I don't know, it's, like, my fault pretty much. I kind of wanna reach out, but I'm not really sure - what I should do about it, and... - You should talk to them. I mean, they seem like really caring, understanding people, so... Mm. Mm-hm. Sorry, are you friends with them? Yeah, Jess is in my drama class and I have trig with Casey. Oh, yeah. You know... I mean, Jess is, like, an amazing actress. - Mm. - And dancer. Mm. - And dresser. - Okay. And Casey, she's, like, this, you know, fiery Latina. You know, caliente, you know. Yeah, she's very spicy. But, you know, I'm not really friends with them right now, so...
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Being friends with... And it's rare that I point this out, because I do not subscribe to the American ideal of feminine beauty. But such powerful women? Oh, no. No, no, no. A friend of mine was wondering, do they have dates to the homecoming dance next weekend? I tried to keep my composure, but...
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