A Cinderella Story (2004)

Julie Gonzalo: Shelby

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Quotes 

• Shelby : [after seeing Sam walk down the stairs at the halloween ball]  Love her dress. Hate her.

• Shelby : [Shelby and her friends are looking at the menu, looking what they want to eat]  Why do I have the feeling that I won't be able to get a Zone Meal here?

  Madison : I already ate.

  David : Madison, laxatives don't qualify as a food group. Surprised you didn't know that.

  Shelby : [to David]  Stop it!

  [sees Sam coming toward them] 

  Shelby : Well! If it isn't Diner Girl!

  Sam : [reluctantly taking Shelby's order]  What can I get you guys?

  Shelby : What can I get here that has no sugar, no carbs, and is fat free?

  Sam : Water.

  Ryan : [Shelby smirks at Sam nastily, as the boys laugh]  Water? Feisty!

  Madison : [Madison looks at Sam, confused]  Was that supposed to be a joke?

  Austin : [chuckling]  It was funny!

  Shelby : [smirks at Sam and orders her drink]  I'll have a Voss.

  Sam : [looking at Shelby, confused]  Excuse me?

  Caitlyn : [scoffing at Sam]  It's water. From Norway?

  Shelby : [to her friends and Austin's friends laughing]  She's the worst!

  [scoffs] 

  Shelby : [to Shelby]  Sorry, we only have water from the Valley.

  Shelby : Oh. Well, then I'll have an iced tea.

  David : [Sam jots it down on the notepad]  Make that two!

  [to Sam, as a joke] 

  David : And you know, I'm still waiting on that breakfast burrito, Diner Girl!

  Madison : [Shelby's friends and Austin's friends laugh at Sam as she gets the drinks. Madison shoos her away]  See ya!

  Shelby : [about Sam]  She is *so* not getting a tip!

  Austin : [turning to Shelby]  Shelby, we really need to talk... privately.

  Shelby : Anything you say to me, you can say in front of my peeps.

  [Madison and Caitlyn, as well as Ryan and David lean forward to hear what Austin has to say] 

  Austin : Okay.

  [Shelby looks at Austin] 

  Austin : I want to break up.

  Shelby : [shocked at the fact Austin is dumping her]  What?

  David : [about the breakup]  Ouch!

  Caitlyn : [Madison is shocked]  That was harsh!

  Shelby : [to Austin, asking why he dumped her]  Are you in love with somebody else?

  Austin : [smiling]  I think so!

  Caitlyn : [to Austin]  No way!

  Ryan : [to Austin]  What? Who, bro?

  Austin : [to Ryan]  I don't know.

  [to Shelby, with the "Just friends" speech] 

  Austin : But we can still be...

  Shelby : [points her finger at Austin, warning him not to say it]  *Don't* say the word "friends"! Now, fortunate for you, I'm gonna... overlook this mental breakdown of yours. Look, just chill out, we're gonna get ready for the dance, and; I'll see you there. Hmm?

  [Shelby and her friends leave the table] 

  Ryan : [to Shelby and her friends]  Later. Late!

  David : [amazed he did that to Shelby]  That went well, bro!

  Ryan : No, she took it well!

  Austin : Good looking out.

  David : [Austin and his friends leave the table. David says to Sam]  Later, Diner Girl!

  Ryan : [to Sam]  Too late!

  Sam : [Austin is about to give Sam a tip, but she dismisses it as she comes back with the drinks]  Oh, don't worry about it.

  Rhonda : [Sam comes back to Rhonda and puts the iced teas on the bench] 

  [Rhonda refers to Shelby and her friends] 

  Rhonda : You know, those kids remind me of why I used to fight in school.

• [the stepsisters are pretending to cry and make Shelby and her friends think that Cinderella hurt them] 

  Gabriella : And then, she told us that...

  [sniffs] 

  Gabriella : ... she was going to try and steal Austin away from you if that was the last thing she did.

  Brianna : Our stepsister has always been jealous of you!

  [blows her nose loudly] 

  Shelby : [impatiently]  Go on.

  Gabriella : Well, that's when she came up with this whole "Cinderella plot". She got a hold of Austin's e-mail address, and that's when she started the whole affair

  Brianna : We wanted to tell you sooner, but she threatened to kill us. She's such a monster!

• Shelby : [to Austin about Sam]  People like her don't belong in our world, Austin.

• David : [at the Halloween party, David is trying to hit on Shelby, after Austin dumped her]  'Sup girl?

  Shelby : [cringing]  What are you supposed to be?

  David : A Three Musketeer.

  Shelby : You don't look like a candy bar!

  David : Right. Look, now that you and Austin are toast, OK, why don't *we* have our *own* little party?

  Shelby : [disgusted]  Ewww! Back off, David!

  David : [trying to push Shelby into kissing her]  Come on, Shelby! I know you like me!

  Shelby : [Shelby is being pushed by David]  No, stop it! No! No, stop it! *Stop*!

  Carter : [Carter as Zorro, pushes in between Shelby, trying to stop David]  The lady said, "Stop"!

  David : [to Carter]  Oh yeah?

  Carter : Yeah!

  David : [takes Carter's costume sword]  Gimme that!

  [snapping the sword in half as Carter mutters "Oh God!"] 

  David : I think I just saw your life flash before your eyes!

  Carter : [going past Shelby, trying to run away]  Oh yeah? Well, did you see the part where I run away?

  [throws the sword at David, then climbs on top of the stage railing, flips his Zorro hat, whips his hat then jumps down. Pause] 

  Carter : That was awesome!

  David : [to Carter from distance]  Oh, you're dead, Taco Boy!

  Carter : [Carter flips his hat to two girls]  Ladies.

  David : [chasing Carter]  You're MINE!

  Carter : [saying to several people trying to get them out of the way]  Move over please!

  David : [David has cornered Carter at the bar]  Whoo-whoo! It's over dude!

  Carter : Oh yeah?

  Carter : Yeah!

  Carter : Well I hate to tell you this, "dude"; but I starred in Pirates of Penzance three summers in a row!

  David : Oh yeah?

  Carter : [preparing to open the bar door]  Say hello to Act 2, Scene 1!

  [Carter opens the door, with Shelby running toward Carter, her new hero; as a pumpkin flies through the air and lands on top of his head. Shelby whispers to Carter in his ear and Carter smiles and nods] 

• Madison : [noticing Carter's car lingering, and Sam and Carter hanging around]  Eww!

  [pointing to Shelby] 

  Madison : Stalkerazzi at 3 o'clock.

  Shelby : [Shelby scoffs and then speaks through the megaphone]  The White Zone is for cool people only.

  [shaking her head] 

  Shelby : No geeks!

  [Shelby winks at Sam and Carter as Caitlyn & Madison giggle to themselves] 

  David : [to Sam]  Hey, uh, Diner Girl; can I get a breakfast burrito to go? Thank you.

• Shelby , Madison , Caitlyn : [Shelby, Madison and Caitlyn are walking through the school hallway, passing through all the students at school] 

  [to various students, in unison] 

  Shelby , Madison , Caitlyn : Move! Move! Move! Move!

  Brianna : [Gabriella and Brianna see Shelby and her friends and say hi]  Shelby! Hey!

  Gabriella : [waving hi to Shelby]  Hey sister-friend!

  [Shelby waves hi to them but then rolls her eyes] 

  Shelby : [walking in the hallway]  Remind me again why we tolerate them?

  Madison : Because they gave you a Prada bag for your birthday.

  Caitlyn : Ugh, try "Frada" bag! *Totally* fake!

  [Shelby rolls her eyes in agreement] 

• Shelby : [the North Valley cheerleaders put on a play for the pep rally; with Shelby as the narrator; exposing the truth about Sam's "Cinderella" identity]  Thank you!

  [Shelby narrates the story] 

  Shelby : "Once upon a time, there was a big, strong Fighting Frog."

  [Brianna appears, as Austin, hopping like a frog on top of the cheerleaders] 

  Shelby : "He had a beautiful girlfriend, and his dad owned the biggest pond in all the land. But, he still wasn't happy."

  [Caitlyn and Madison hold up the cue cards, and the crowd goes "Aww!". Shelby continues narrating] 

  Shelby : "If only he could find a princess, then she could kiss him, turn him into a prince and they would run away together."

  [the cheerleaders carry in Gabriella, as "Cinderella" in her dress, and they put her down and the crowd starts laughing. Shelby continues narrating the story] 

  Shelby : "One night, after the slimy Frog ditches his super-hot, senior-poll, most popular girlfriend, he meets his princess."

  Brianna : [as Austin, putting his hand out to Gabriella, as "Cinderella"]  Your Highness!

  [Gabriella does a silly bow, as "Cinderella" in her dress until her underwear shows, and the crowd laughs] 

  Shelby : [continues narrating]  "Alas, it turns out, that not only did our Prince have a secret identity, but also had an online relationship with a pen-pal named "Princeton Girl"."

  [the cheerleaders do a handstand, showing the wall between "Austin" and "Cinderella"] 

  Carter : [to Sam]  This isn't good.

  Brianna : [as Austin, texting on the phone]  "Dear Princeton Girl, I can't wait til we finally get to meet. You're the only one who understands the real me."

  [the crowd laughs in the background] 

  Brianna : "The man who doesn't want to play USC football. But who wants to be at Princeton, with you."

  [the crowd continues laughing, with Shelby smirking, nastily] 

  Austin's Dad : [to Austin, about the impersonation]  What are they talking about?

  Austin : Nothing.

  Gabriella : [as "Cinderella", texting back to "Austin"]  "Dear Nomad, I want you to know who I am but, I'm scared!"

  [Sam looks at her stepsisters, and the cheerleaders, horrified, embarrassed and upset] 

  Gabriella : "I'm scared that you'll reject me! And... I've never had a

  [whispers] 

  Gabriella : real kiss before!"

  [Caitlyn and Madison hold up the cue cards and the crowd goes "Aww!"] 

  Sam : [horrified and upset]  I can't believe that they're reading my emails!

  Carter : [to Sam]  Sam, let's go!

  Shelby : [continues narrating]  But our princess had a secret too. She wasn't royalty at all,

  [Gabriella comes onstage wearing a waitress outfit with roller-skates, and skating badly] 

  Shelby : but a geek, a loser; a servant girl.

  [Gabriella roller-skates and lands into a pie, splattering herself on top of the cheerleaders with the crowd laughing loudly] 

  Austin's Dad : [to Austin]  Any ideas about this?

  [Austin shakes his head] 

  Shelby : [chuckling nastily to herself, and finishes narrating]  And, who may you ask, is this impostor?

  [motions to Sam, sticking her hand out] 

  Shelby : Give it up for the pretend princess, Diner Girl, Sam Montgomery!

  [the crowd laughs really loudly, and starts chanting "Diner girl!" and continues chanting. Austin looks at Sam, horrified that he found out the truth about Sam] 

  Carter : [to an utterly embarrassed and humiliated Sam, in tears]  Come on.

  [Sam and Carter leave the pep rally; embarrassed and in tears, as the crowd continue chanting "Diner girl" with Shelby smirking victoriously]