Wild Child (2008)
Linzey Cocker: Josie
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Quotes
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Matron : [the Matron opens up the door to the girls' room] Welcome back, girls.
Poppy : [realising help is there to wash her clothes] Oh, good, staff! How quickly can you get all this stuff cleaned?
Matron : [realising who she is] Is she...?
Josie : [nodding] Mm-hm. American.
Matron : [realising about the Americans once at the school] Oh, yes. We had one of those in 1997.
[looking at Poppy]
Matron : Not good.
[Poppy whines about her clothes]
Matron : [to the girls] Accustom her to my rules
[noticing Poppy in her casual clothes]
Matron : and she should be in the correct uniform for a start!
[collecting the mobile phones]
Matron : Mobile phones, please, girls!
[Kiki, Drippy, Kate and Josie put in their phones, unaware they are decoys and don't work]
Matron : Thank you Kiki, thank you Josie. Thank you Kate!
Poppy : [the Matron proceeds in confiscating the phones and takes both of Poppy's phones] Whoa! Hands off, mama! I said, "Hands OFF!"
[speaking Spanish]
Poppy : Hablas Espanol?
[Poppy attempts to speak Italian]
Poppy : Posito Italiano?
Matron : [offended] I am Scottish, not remedial!
Poppy : [glad the Matron understood her] Good, then you understand!
[Poppy dumps her wet clothes into the phone confiscation tray]
Poppy : Line dry, press, no starch, and no creases!
Matron : [really shocked and appalled at Poppy's behaviour] How dare you! No mufti for a week!
[walking away]
Poppy : [doesn't know what she meant] Fine! Mufti may be your thing, lady, but it sure ain't mine!
Kiki : [correcting Poppy] She means no home clothes for a week!
Poppy : [scoffing] Like I give a shit!
[Matron gasps]
Poppy : I'll be gone by then!
Matron : [shocked by Poppy's language] LANGUAGE!
[turning to the girls]
Matron : Two Sundays detention. For the whole dorm!
[the girls groan]
Poppy : [to the girls] Look, I'll deal with this.
[to Matron]
Poppy : Look, hey! Hey!
[Matron grunts "Huh"?]
Poppy : [Poppy shows the Matron a green money note] Here's a Ben Franklin. Why don't you go out and buy yourself...
[looking at the Matron's clothes]
Poppy : well, anything!
[drops the money into the phone tray]
Poppy : Whatever you get will be a *serious* improvement!
Matron : [to the girls] *Three* Sundays!
[turning to them]
Matron : For everyone!
[the girls groan loudly, as the Matron leaves, and turn to Poppy angry]
Josie : Thanks a lot for that! You utter moron!
Drippy : What are you, mental?
Poppy : What? She was a grade-1 a-hole with a *severe* attitudinal problem!
Kate : [had enough with Poppy's nonsense] The bell's going in a minute. Just put your uniform on!
[Poppy scoffs. The bell suddenly rings]
Kate , Drippy , Kiki , Josie : [in unison, yelling at Poppy] NOW!
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Matron : [to the girls, coming in with Poppy's uniform] Bedtime, girls.
Josie : [to the Matron] Night!
Matron : [to Poppy, holding her proper uniform] The *correct* school uniform!
[dumps the uniform near her bed]
Matron : Wear it!
[snaps her fingers]
Matron : Bed!
[Poppy pokes her tongue at the Matron as she walks away, and she starts yelling]
Matron : POPPY MOORE, BED! NOW!