Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Brian Backer: Mark 'Rat' Ratner

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• Mike Damone : I mean don't just walk in. You move across the room. And you don't talk to her. You use your face. You use your body. You use everything. That's what I do. I mean I just send out this vibe and I have personally found that women do respond. I mean, something happens.

  Mark Ratner : Well, naturally something happens. I mean, you put the vibe out to 30 million chicks, something is gonna happen.

  Mike Damone : That's the idea, Rat. That's the attitude.

  Mark Ratner : The attitude?

  Mike Damone : Yeah! The attitude dictates that you don't care whether she comes, stays, lays, or prays. I mean whatever happens, your toes are still tappin'. Now when you got that, then you have the attitude.

• Mark Ratner : [inside the locker room]  Mike tell me what went on between you and Stacy?

  Damone : We were out messing around and something happened.

  Mark Ratner : What do you mean something happened.

  Damone : Look I never even talked to her again. Rat if you asked me she's a very aggressive girl.

  Mark Ratner : No, I don't know what you mean.

  Damone : Rat, She never really was your girlfriend.

  Mark Ratner : [Rat gets on the defensive]  You know Damone I always stick up for you. They say oh, Damone that loud mouth - and they say that a lot. I say oh, no you just don't know Damone. I mean when they call you an idiot, I say Damone's not an idiot. Well, you know something maybe they know you pretty good. Maybe I'm just starting to find out.

  Damone : [Damone gets annoyed]  Get lost.

  Damone : [after getting shoved by Rat]  You want to do something about it, huh, you little wuss.

• Mike Damone : [at home watching TV, the phone rings, Mike picks it up]  Hello?

  Mark Ratner : Mike, it's Mark.

  Mike Damone : Hey, what happened to your date?

  Mark Ratner : It's happening right now. Everything's fine except...

  [sighs] 

  Mark Ratner : ... I left my wallet at home.

  Mike Damone : Why don't you go home and get it?

  Mark Ratner : No, I can't! I'm here! The food's coming and everything. Look, would you do me a favor and just borrow your mom's car, drive to my house, get my wallet and-and bring it back here.

  [Mike says nothing, unenthusiastic about the idea] 

  Mark Ratner : Hello? Mike? Mike?

  Mike Damone : Jeez, I'm really kinda busy, Rat.

  Mark Ratner : [desperately]  Look, just do me this one favor, I swear I won't ask you for anything again in this lifetime or any other but just please do this for me.

  Mike Damone : All right, but you owe me for this one.

  Mark Ratner : [smiles, relieved]  Okay, thanks. Thanks a lot. Thanks.

  Mike Damone : [hangs up, looks back at the TV]  What happened?

• Mark Ratner : Well, what am I supposed to do? Go up to this strange girl in my Biology class and say,"Hello, I'd like you to take your clothes off and jump on me"?

  Mike Damone : I would.

• Mike Damone : This is going to be great, Rat. It's like the highlight of their day.

  Mark Ratner : Hey maybe we'd better call first. I dunno about dropping in like...

  Mike Damone : What are you kidding? We're gunna surprise them. Look, just fix your collar, alright? Relax, just be cool, attitude, remember? Where'd you get that, outta the hamper?

  Mark Ratner : Hey, come on, this is clean.

  Mike Damone : Look Rat, it's like riding a bike. Fall off; you're right back on. Mess up a date, do it again.