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On the bus to school, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and her best friend Sue (Jad Capelja) try to suck up to the head of the surfie chick clique, Tracey (Sandy Paul). When she gets into a fight on the floor of the bus with Cheryl (Leander Brett), Debbie wins her first points of respect.
Curator’s notes
The film won admirers for the way it captured the sense of immediacy of emotion and the sense of humour of teenagers in their own environment, away from adult eyes. This scene is a good illustration of that: the way that Deb and Sue react to the presence of ‘dead-set spunks’ on the bus; their vivid insults about the girls they don’t like; the speed with which Debbie reacts when Cheryl throws a piece of fruit at her head. Beresford directs the scene with a certain dry derision, especially in the reaction shots of the other students to the ‘girl fight’, but the scene helps to establish Debbie’s strong character – her unwillingness to be bullied, at least by another girl.
