Frankie Quote #57
Quote from Frankie in The Trip
Frankie: I've got your number, Mr. Perez. You never had any intention of looking into this now, did you?
Mr. Perez: For your information, I called the company. They had no record of Sue Heck selling anything.
Frankie: That is baloney. Nobody ever has a record of Sue. But I was there. She counted the orders, we mailed in those checks, and she is getting on that bus! Go. Go.
Mr. Perez: I'm sorry. I can't allow that.
Sue: Oh, okay.
Frankie: Get back on that bus, Sue.
Sue: Okay.
Mr. Perez: No.
Frankie: You should be ashamed of yourself. You're gonna penalize this innocent young girl because you and that stupid company can't get your acts together? What kind of message are you sending to our young people? That hard work doesn't pay off? Because that's what she's hearing, loud and clear. Yeah. Congratulations. We just lost another teen to cynicism. So are you gonna let my daughter get on or not?
Mr. Perez: Eh, it's not worth the fight.
[After Sue climbs on the bus and takes a seat at the back, Frankie returns to her car and waves. As Frankie pulls down the sun visor above her seat, a red envelope falls down. Sue watches, alarmed, as a puzzled Frankie inspects the envelope just as the school bus starts to drive away]
Frankie: [v.o.] Oh, God. I thought I mailed Sue's envelope. I really did. I gotta stop putting crap up there.
The Middle Quotes
‘The Trip’ Quotes
Quote from Frankie
Frankie: I have got to fix this. Sue has to stand up for herself. If this isn't worth the fight, Mike, I don't know what is. Hey, Sue! Get in here! You know what this is? A teachable moment. I saw that on Oprah. Or Project Runway or something. I don't remember, but it's teachable.
Quote from Mr. Ehlert
Sue: Hi, Mr. Ehlert. Would you like to help...
Mr. Ehlert: No. Frances, you forgot to make coffee again. You got me walking like an idiot with a donut and nothing to dunk it in.
Frankie: Mr. Ehlert, how come I'm the one who's always asked to make the coffee? I'm beginning to think it's because I'm a woman.
Mr. Ehlert: Heh, of course it's because you're a woman! The day I start telling men to make coffee for women, you have my permission to put a bullet in my head. [chuckles]
Quote from Sue
Frankie: [v.o.] Unfortunately, I could believe it. This was Sue's whole life in a nutshell. She tries and tries and never gets any recognition. It's like people don't even see her.
[flashback to a teacher taking attendance:]
Teacher: Sue Heck?
Sue: Here.
Teacher: Sue Heck?
Sue: Here.
Teacher: Okay, not here.
[flashback to the cafeteria:]
Cafeteria Worker: Pizza or fish?
Sue: Pizza, please. [he puts fish on her tray] Oh, okay.
[flashback to Sue's classmates singing Happy Birthday to her in class:]
All: [singing] Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear... [all mutter indistinctly] Happy birthday to you [Sue sighs]