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''Angus'' is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by Jill Gordon. The majority of ''Angus'' was filmed in Owatonna, Minnesota at the Owatonna Senior High School . The film stars Charlie Talbert and James Van Der Beek in their first film roles, as well as Chris Owen, Ariana Richards, and Academy Award winners George C. Scott, Kathy Bates and Rita Moreno. The film is based on the short story ''A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune'' by Chris Crutcher, which is collected in his book ''Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories''. ==Plot== Angus Bethune (Charlie Talbert) is a teenage boy living in Minnesota, who, despite his talents as a football player and in science class, holds deep insecurities about himself. Since kindergarten, Angus has been regularly harassed by handsome Rick Sanford (James Van Der Beek), and his complacent cohorts, for not being "normal" due to being overweight and is, in their view, "named after a cow". His only friend is Troy Wedberg (Chris Owen), who is also a social outcast like him. Angus also had feelings for Melissa Lefevre (Ariana Richards), though is fearful of expressing it because she is dating Rick. Eventually, tired of the abuse from Rick, Angus applies for a magnet school where he hopes to be free of the constant humiliation. However, well aware of Angus's feelings for Melissa, Rick rigs an election so that Angus and Melissa will dance together in the upcoming freshman Winter Ball as King and Queen, respectively. While confronting Rick about the stunt, Angus is ordered by the principal not to lay a hand on Rick or he would be expelled and lose his chance to go to the magnet school. To get ready for the dance, Angus gets help from not only Troy, but also his mother Meg (Kathy Bates), and his narcoleptic grandfather, Ivan (George C. Scott). His grandfather tells him about a dance move called the Irish Swoon that he claims is a guaranteed lady-pleaser, but Angus fears that his largeness makes him an inept dancer and would embarrass both him and Melissa. To fix this, Ivan takes Angus to Madame Rulenska (Rita Moreno), where despite Angus's best efforts, he comes out worse than before (and injures the hapless Madame in the process). Later on, despite his request for a black tuxedo and wanting to be normal, Ivan purchases him a plum one and tells him that he can be normal and an individual at the same time. He also tells Angus that running away to another school will not solve anything and that he needs to stand up against Rick while he still can. Ivan also mentions that he does not let anyone tell him that his relationship with April(Anna Thompson), is a mistake because she is 30 years younger than him and they see each other as perfect. One day after football practice, Angus opens his locker and sees that his favorite pair of boxers are missing. Angus and Troy learn later with their own eyes that Rick hoisted his boxers up the flagpole for the school to see, which then fly squarely onto passerby Melissa's face. Angus storms home in anger, but Rick and company quickly kidnap Troy. Outside the school, they ask him for anything that would embarrass Angus at the Winter Ball. Troy refuses their request and tries to escape, only to break his arm as he trips to the floor while Rick gives Troy an ultimatum. At home, Meg tells Ivan that having Angus transfer to a magnet school would be for the best. She hates seeing him suffer another day with humiliation and does not think her father has the right answers. Ivan tells Meg that letting Angus run away from his bullies to another school is a mistake and that he needs to stop fearing humiliation by standing up for himself. He admitted he never let her run away from her problems and admired how strong she is today. Meanwhile, Angus helps Ivan prepare for his marriage to April. As Angus waits outside his grandfather's room on the day of the wedding, he confides with him about his love for Melissa. Angus admits he is proud of Ivan because he has the strength to not care if everyone else sees his marriage to April wrong since they love each other. When he tries to wake him, Angus quickly discovers that Ivan has died. Distraught, Angus opts to stay home for a few days trying to cope with his grandfather's death. By that time, fearful that Rick will hurt him even more, Troy gives him the videotape containing the footage of Angus practicing his dancing with an inflatable doll while confessing his feelings for Melissa. Later that week while cleaning up from the wedding, Angus receives a box from April and opens it, revealing the plum suit that he had earlier rejected which Ivan bought for him regardless. In that moment, he realizes that his grandfather was right all along. Angus needs to stand up for himself and stop fearing Rick or nothing will change. Resolved to grant Ivan's wish to stand up for himself, Angus rejects an interview from the science school he applied to, wears his plum suit and marches to the school gymnasium, where the dance is held. Outside the school gym, Troy warns him to turn around and return home because Rick has something bad planned for him. Angus rebuffs his request, revealing he is sick of enduring humiliation from Rick so he is taking his grandfather's advice by standing up for himself and marches inside anyway. He meets Melissa, and the two converse for the first time. Angus is surprised when Melissa tells him she is nervous because everyone will be staring at them. As they are introduced to the students, Rick plays Troy's videotape on the monitors, and the students are laughing. A humiliated Melissa runs out of the gym in tears and Angus follows her, very infuriated with Troy for betraying him by helping Rick out to humiliate both of them. Outside the gym, he apologizes, but she does not blame him. Surprisingly, Melissa shows her disgust with Rick and reveals to Angus that she is bulimic. She also mentions that Rick is very controlling and also abusive towards her and the other students, making them fear him. Angus learns that Melissa likes him because he is kind and respectful of others. Finding common ground, the two return to the gym and dance, even as Melissa helps him out with some of the steps. After the two receive a mild reception from the students, Rick scolds Melissa, while Angus comes to her defense. Rick begins shoving Angus until Angus's back is against a table. Rick threatens Angus by telling him it is "time he broke his nose," implying payback for the times Angus broke Rick's nose when they were children. Angus starts to egg him on and tells him to take his best shot. Rick surprises Angus with a hard punch to the face, breaking Angus's nose and sending him flying through the air, then crashing through a table. With Angus down, Rick sarcastically tells him "welcome to high school" and adds that he glad he is leaving this school. However, Angus quickly gets back to his feet and pushes him back making him fall down. He tells Rick off he is not leaving this school and will not tolerate any more of his constant humiliation and shallow ways. It is here that Angus finally confronts him and petitions Rick to look past his so-called idealism of "normal" by looking at the students who are unwantingly ostracized by him for being themselves and are fed up with the humiliation. Rick selfishly refuses to heed his plea to change his attitude by replying that he is normal and is something Angus will never be. Angus adamantly replies "Thank God!" implying he would rather be true to himself and turns to leave the gym. The students applaud Angus for taking a stand against Rick and he has lost his popularity since the students no longer fear him. Before Angus can leave the gym, he is stopped by Melissa, who says she wants another dance with him. This allows him to enjoy the dance with her. Immediately after, Angus meets up with Troy and forgives him while offering Troy to dance with him and Melissa. Troy, overjoyed, wheels around and accidentally punches Rick's nose and breaks it, catching the attention of a girl (Lindsay Price) who asks for Troy's name. Soon after, Angus walks Melissa home. She smiles and kisses him on the cheek before going into her house, implying the two may have a relationship. As Angus walks away, Melissa watches him from her bedroom window. In the end, having stood his ground, Angus rejects the offer to transfer and chose to stay in the school he was attending. Rick is suspended from school for his videotape prank against both Angus and Melissa. Though he had his moment, Angus decides to get another one some day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angus (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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