Emotional Maturity (1958)

[Music] why don't we talk about i'll pick you up early around seven-thirty we'll go to an early show come on Jill they look so serious that's what I wanted to talk to you about I can't go out with you tonight what gives anyway you got a family party on or something no it's nothing to do with a family I don't know how to say this Dave but I mean I'm dating Jimmy Dawson I'm dating Jimmy Dawson who thinks he's such a big football hero what's the idea you falling for his phone and shoulders or something he asked me to go out with him thats all and i said i would well what about the little matter of going study with me i decided it's time we broke up still puts put kids our age to keep going out with the same person year after year I guess your mother thought up that line he did not I can make up my own mind look I told Jimmy that I'd meet him after school this afternoon he's waiting for me right down over by the corner fly better go now I guess the guy has to have a car to impress a girl like you along with some phony shoulders when your boyfriend better watch out because he might meet a guy with a Cadillac someday and then will he be [Applause] we don't be questioned we still have a mathematical chance of getting in the playoffs how come do you see for one game up on the mound games Lincoln High Western still has a game that's right that's what I say lousy English exam oh man it isn't strong enough ya lousy is right I never even there was such a thing it's George and poets how was I supposed to name him put down George figured there ought to be at least one Georgian poet named George Peterson or catcher for that he's still mad about the time you brought him a bunch of daffodils after we study that poem about half of my words way yeah Peterson's crazy about me that's the new cell phone yeah you know I guess he's only 14 day after City there she is with Jim does Dawson has a car boy does it ever impress that ball and those flashy whitewall tires attended she wants to get to the big time Davey Boy captain of the football team and all that I was getting kind of sick of her anyway Dawson what a show up you know he really thinks he's somebody well as far as I'm concerned they deserve each other hey Dave how come you didn't turn out to football practice all week cuz I quit the crummy team that's why coach she doesn't know what he's doing him teams going downhill so fast it isn't even funny oh no see what gives with the new doll here a birthday coach left him on the bench during the whole of last Saturday's game with Dave man he quit the team right the next day he hasn't anything to be sorry about he thinks the team they can't get along without him kidding himself let's face it he's just not that good well he beat his three out of four the world lot better than we were then they hit their peak just about that time and I don't think they've gotten any better oh boy I'm really on number down I gotta go chill I'll see you tonight about eight I thought you would study with date for sire gee I always thought dave was cute he's okay he acts like a kid though but he felt funny in class you should go out with him call those wild tricks were so funny I always thought Dave acted like a kid too you can only take so much that fooling around honesty's like a big baby the way he shows off you should have seen in that monday in the hall at school hey Dawson I'd like to speak you for a minute sure gain I guess you think you're pretty smart playing up to the coach last Saturday and getting him to leave me out of the game oh no wait a minute you got your wires crossed boy are you trying to kid I saw you talking to the coach just before the game and I could see you looking straight at me pretty dirty trick fixing it so I couldn't play David pete's sake we were talking about the new play Dave we didn't mention you once I'll come off at four side you know it's possible the coach doesn't think you're good enough I know a dirty deal when I see one ah you're nuts this wasn't the first time that Dave acted like that either I was really set off Jimmy asked me to go out with him a couple days later and I thought it'd be terrific he's so nice Lee acts his age are you gonna go steady with Jimmy now oh I don't know this is the first time I've gone out with him I don't blame you for telling Dave oh he's an awful mama's boy gee I gotta be going can't you say excuse me to your mother for being late I'm sorry mom excuse me your mother can't keep dinner waiting just because you feel like hanging around the streets a little longer I said I was sorry didn't it's just another indication of your constant thoughtlessness and irresponsibility hey dad do you think I could have the car tonight I'll take real good care of it and I'll fill it up with gas when I bring it back what do you want with the car gee dad girls won't go out with a felon luck on a car Joel Anderson out long enough without a car well she left me for a guy with a car that dear Paul that crummy show up Jim Dawson he's a good boy young Dawson and I understand from his father that he saved his money and bought that car himself Darrell you can let me have the car not know I am NOT you're too young to be running around in cars at night with girls I'm 16 R&I I've got a license what's the sense of having a license if you can't drive the car why don't you let him use it this once Fred it's true boys nowadays neat cars to take girls out all the mothers say so well this afternoon at Lucy Fillmore as they were saying look Lyla you know I need that car in my work now if he got in an accident what would I do anyway what does he do with all the money makes at the grocery store let him save this money and buy a car just like young Dawson all I ever hear around here is money I'm getting sick and tired of it I never get to do anything the other kids do and these you always give me as money all right that's about enough young man I didn't come home from a hard day's work just to get impertinence from you you always treat me as though I were about six years old that's because you act like you were six years old Fred Lyla something has got to be done about that boy he's unstable he's irresponsible can't save money he's girl crazy hi when they wouldn't let him play in Saturday's game he quit the squad Fred sit down stop being so excited he's young things like having a car mean a lot to him maybe i babied him but you know Fred you haven't always set the best example for him being your son he he wants to be like you he wants to copy you and you have to admit you blow your top awfully easily sometimes like tonight you bawled him out without even asking him why he was late lately you've nagged him from morning till night can't you say something nice to him once in a while you can't seem to get near the boy you expect too much of him I wish you'd arrange something nice for the two of you something you can do together couldn't you get together for a Saturday Lila I don't mean to be hard on the boy really look I'll try to think up something that we can do together in the meantime how about you going up and talking to him about being more responsible frankly his attitude worries me Dave dear don't be so upset try to understand how your father feels about the car you know perhaps have you saved up some of the money yourself he'd help you buy one you won't help me with anything doesn't trust me I wouldn't hurt his crummy old car please acts as though I was a dumb kid Oh David hey you should show him you're responsible lately you've been all favorite Danish you know how angry at me never notices anything good I do just yell I will leave your dessert in the refrigerator for you well I heard you didn't get very far he can be terribly stubborn you know Fred he said you never noticed when he tried to please you sometimes I wonder if we don't set up standards that are just a little too high for him and then when he can't come up to them he gets angry and snacks with everyone I think he's really anxious to please you I think I'll talk with him you Dave I'm sorry about our argument and I wish you'd try to see my point of view about this car business look since you won't be with the team saturday I'd like to see the game with me no thank you what do you mean no thank you look I've heard about all I can take from a young brat like you despite your bad behavior I came up here and try to be friends I even apologized you didn't even try to respond like like a human being something's gonna be done above you dad this is Jimmy Jimmy how are you see you hello mr. Anderson why the car you've got there yeah it's a real bomb sir well I hope when you drive in you drive it as a car not as a bomb Jimmy's a good drive of that oh yes mr. Anderson what's that how did Dave get into a situation like this it seems impossible but dave was emotionally unstable he didn't think straight about what he was doing why can't Dave face facts and accept life as it is why does he have such an exaggerated idea of his own importance and ability that he can't see things as they are because he can't fit the real world into his unreal idea of how it should be he is so frustrated that he loses control of himself with help Dave can learn to control these emotions and develop more mature attitudes but how could his emotional instability have been prevented [Music]