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* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: Barbara finds Suzy flirting with Carl and tells her to go out back and finish sorting the files:
-->'''Suzy:''' Can't you see I'm serving a customer?\\
'''Barbara:''' Is ''that'' you call it?
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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Creator/ChrisLowell, Creator/ShannonLucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Creator/ChrisLowell, Creator/ShannonLucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith Creator/RileySmith released theatrically in May 2008.
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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Creator/ShannonLucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Creator/ChrisLowell, Creator/ShannonLucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.
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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Shannon Lucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Shannon Lucio, Creator/ShannonLucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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* HealthcareMotivation: Carl needs to raise $100,000 to pay for a bone marrow transplant to treat his mother's cancer. After discovering [[YourCheatingHeart her father is having an affair with one of his staff]], Polly suggests that they rob the bank he manages: stealing old currency that scheduled for destruction. Along with their best friends Jackson and Chauncey, they plot to rob the bank during their high school graduation.

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* HealthcareMotivation: Carl needs to raise $100,000 to pay for a bone marrow transplant to treat his mother's cancer. After discovering [[YourCheatingHeart her father is having an affair with one of his staff]], staff, Polly suggests that they rob the bank he manages: stealing old currency that scheduled for destruction. Along with their best friends Jackson and Chauncey, they plot to rob the bank during their high school graduation.



* YourCheatingHeart: Polly decides to rob her father's bank after she discovers he is having an affair with one of his staff.
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Jackson's primary motivation is that he has no idea what he wants to do once he graduates high school; unlike his friends. At the end of the movie, he has discovered a career to pursue: [[spoiler:robbing banks]].
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: At the end of the film. Jackson [[spoiler:is shown pursuing his new career in bank robbery after the other three have go off to college]].

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: At the end of the film. film, Jackson [[spoiler:is shown pursuing his new career in bank robbery after the other three have go off to college]].
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: At the end of the film. Jackson [[spoiler:is shown pursuing his new career in bank robbery after the other three have go off to college]].
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* HealthcareMotivation: Carl needs to raise $100,000 to pay for a bone marrow transplant to treat his mother's cancer. After discovering [[YourCheatingHeart her father is having an affair with one of his staff]], Polly suggests that they rob the bank he manages: stealing old currency that scheduled for destruction. Along with their best friends Jackson and Chauncey, they plot to rob the bank during their high school graduation.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: When Carl comes back to the bank to return the keys to Polly, he gets distracted by Suzie at the front counter and stops to flirt with her: oblivious to Polly frantically gesturing to him from her father's office.
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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Shannon Lucio, Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Chris Marquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

A group of high school friends from suburban Pittsburgh—-Carl, Polly, Chauncey and Jackson-—are about to graduate. Polly and Chauncey are dating, Carl needs a date to prom and Jackson doesn't seem to know what to do with his life. When Carl's mom becomes ill and needs $100,000 for surgery, Polly comes up with a plan: rob her dad's bank. The plan seems foolproof, and graduation is the perfect alibi; all the kids need to do is steal the keys to the bank's vault. However, things get complicated when Carl falls in love with a bank teller named Suzi and Polly falls in love with Jackson. Through it all—-including an unforeseen hostage crisis-—the friends learn a lot about themselves.

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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Chris Marquette Creator/ChrisMarquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

A group of high school friends from suburban Pittsburgh—-Carl, Pittsburgh—Carl, Polly, Chauncey and Jackson-—are about to graduate. Polly and Chauncey are dating, Carl needs a date to prom and Jackson doesn't seem to know what to do with his life. When Carl's mom becomes ill and needs $100,000 for surgery, Polly comes up with a plan: rob her dad's bank. The plan seems foolproof, and graduation is the perfect alibi; all the kids need to do is steal the keys to the bank's vault. However, things get complicated when Carl falls in love with a bank teller named Suzi and Polly falls in love with Jackson. Through it all—-including all—including an unforeseen hostage crisis-—the crisis—the friends learn a lot about themselves.



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* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Jackson in the bank with a blood trail on the floor and a gun in his in the middle of a HostageSituation, with his voice-over telling the audience this is why he is not at his graduation. The film then goes back to explain how he ended up in this situation.

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* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Jackson in the bank with a blood trail on the floor and a gun in his hand in the middle of a HostageSituation, with his voice-over telling the audience this is why he is not at his graduation. The film then goes back to explain how he ended up in this situation.
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* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Jackson in the bank with a blood trail on the floor and a gun in his in the middle of a HostageSituation, with his voice-over telling the audience this is why he is not at his graduation. The film then goes back to explain how he ended up in this situation.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Polly decides to rob her father's bank after she discovers he is having an affair with one of his staff.
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* MoneyToBurn: Jackson sets sets fire to cash awaiting destruction in the vault as part of his escape. It both covers the amount of money stolen, and sets of the alarms and sprinklers.

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* MoneyToBurn: Jackson sets sets fire to cash awaiting destruction in the vault as part of his escape. It both covers the amount of money stolen, and sets of off the alarms and sprinklers.
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* MoneyToBurn: Jackson sets sets fire to cash awaiting destruction in the vault as part of his escape. It both covers the amount of money stolen, and sets of the alarms and sprinklers.
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* AirVentPassageway: Carl and Chauncey crawl through the air vents to spray paint the cameras covering the lobby of the bank.


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* ChekhovsGun: The safe deposit box Carl gets when he opens an account at the bank: [[spoiler:Jackson hides the stolen cash in it, allowing Carl to walk in after the robbery, open his safe deposit box, and walk out with the cash.]]
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* BoundAndGagged: In the final scene, [[spoiler:Jackson has the bank manager BoundAndGagged under the counter as he robs another bank]].


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* FakeoutEscape: Jackson smashes a hole in the bank's floor in to drainage tunnel underneath, and throws the gun down there, to make it look like the robber escaped that way, while he and Chauncey pose as hostages and are rescued by the police.

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* ComibOfAgeStory: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. When things don't go according to plan, they end up learning more about themselves in one day than they ever did in school.

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* ComibOfAgeStory: ComingOfAgeStory: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. When things don't go according to plan, they end up learning more about themselves in one day than they ever did in school.


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* HostageSituation: After the plan comes unstuck, and Carl gets shot by Chauncey, Jackson fakes a hostage situation to buy time and allow him to smuggle Carl and Suzie out of the bank under the guise of pretending to release hostages.

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* ComibOfAgeStory: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. When things don't go according to plan, they end up learning more about themselves in one day than they ever did in school.




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* VehicularSabotage: To stop Barbara getting to the bank on the morning of the robbery, the teens sabotage the steering on her car, causing her to drive into a tree.

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\n* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: Barbara finds Suzy flirting with Carl and tells her to go out back and finish sorting the files:
-->'''Suzy:''' Can't you see I'm serving a customer?\\
'''Barbara:''' Is ''that'' you call it?

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* The Heist: Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.
* SleepingInClass: Carl is asleep in biology class when the teacher calls on him.

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* The Heist: AsleepInClass: Carl is asleep in biology class when the teacher calls on him.
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Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.
* SleepingInClass: Carl is asleep in biology class when the teacher calls on him.
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''Graduation'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Chris Marquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008.

A group of high school friends from suburban Pittsburgh—-Carl, Polly, Chauncey and Jackson-—are about to graduate. Polly and Chauncey are dating, Carl needs a date to prom and Jackson doesn't seem to know what to do with his life. When Carl's mom becomes ill and needs $100,000 for surgery, Polly comes up with a plan: rob her dad's bank. The plan seems foolproof, and graduation is the perfect alibi; all the kids need to do is steal the keys to the bank's vault. However, things get complicated when Carl falls in love with a bank teller named Suzi and Polly falls in love with Jackson. Through it all—-including an unforeseen hostage crisis-—the friends learn a lot about themselves.

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* The Heist: Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.
* SleepingInClass: Carl is asleep in biology class when the teacher calls on him.

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