Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

Lauren Ambrose: Denise Fleming

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Quotes 

• Denise : Just so you know, judging from my little experience, I kind of believe in fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes.

  Preston : Especially in your case. I'm sorry. You gave that to me, I just had to take it. Take care. Peace out, G!

• Kenny Fisher : Those shoes!

  Denise : What?

  Kenny Fisher : Do they serve an orthopedic function?

• [the crying drunk girl walks up to Preston and Denise up on their arrival at the party] 

  Mary, Crying Drunk Girl : Thush bezt tea weveram sisu gizem chext ear!

  [subtitle translation: This is the best party ever! I'm so gonna miss you guys next year!] 

  Preston : [watching the drunk girl stumble away]  There's one at every party.

  Denise : Kind of makes you never want to drink, huh?

• Denise : [re Barry Manilow song "Mandy"]  Besides, I heard that song was about his dog.

  Preston : It's not about a dog. It's about a woman named Amanda. Who the hell names their dog Amanda?

  Denise : My cousin had a dog name Samantha.

  Preston : Shut up about the dog, OK?

• Tassel Guy : Don't you want to keep your tassel? You know for $5, you can keep your tassel.

  Denise : Yeah, then I can press it between my yearbook and my prom corsage.

• Denise : There's a mirror right there. Take a look, you're white.

• Kenny Fisher : [Sitting on the sink]  It's been on your mind the last six years, you could have mentioned something.

  Denise : [Looks at him angrily]  When? When you were ignoring me in the halls, when you were writing Denise Flemming is a tampon on my locker Freshman year!

  Kenny Fisher : [Tries to worm his way out of it clearly embarrassed]  I did not write Denise Flemming is a tampon.

  Denise : Right, just like you didn't destroy my Cabbage Patch Kid in second grade.

  Kenny Fisher : [Gives a shocked look that she remembered that]  Second grade, besides I admitted that right away.

  Denise : No you didn't! When I picked her up her head fell off and you started to cry. It kind of tipped me off.

  Kenny Fisher : [Makes a face]  I did not cry!

  Denise : [Snorts]  Ok.

  Kenny Fisher : [Finally fesses up he that set someone else up to do the writing]  Fine! I told John Kiseman to write Denise Flemming's a tampon. I felt really bad after.

• [sees Kenny Fisher posing in a mirror] 

  Denise : Looks like someone's auditioning for "Soul Train."

  Preston : Do you have to rat out on everybody?

  Denise : Oh, come on! His wardrobe alone leaves him open for public mockery.

• Preston : I can't believe you pointed at her!

  Denise : Look, she didn't see me! What are you, hyperventilating?

  Preston : No, I'm hiransing my chi.

  Denise : What?

  Preston : I'm harnessing my chi.

  [Denise laughs] 

  Preston : Don't laugh at me!

  Denise : Were you this weird when we went out?

  Preston : Were you this bitchy when we went out?

  Denise : Yes, I was a bitchy eighth grader for that whole week, actually!

• [During a yearbook signing] 

  Yearbook Girl : So why didn't you get your picture taken?

  Denise : Specifically to avoid moments like this.

  Yearbook Girl : [not paying attention]  Great, thanks!