(EXCITING MUSIC)
(HORN HONKS)
(CRICKET COMMENTARY PLAYS ON TV)
.. test cricket, and the first ball of the day from Gillies.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)
(SNORES)
(LOUD SONG PLAYS ON RADIO)
(GROANS) Dylan!
Dylan!
Dylan! (GROANS)
SONG: ♪ I know this vibe is true There is hope for love
♪ There is beauty in the world Oh
♪ Beauty in the world So much beauty in the world
♪ Always beauty in the world
♪ So much beauty in the world
♪ When I look around, I see blue skies
♪ I see butterflies for us
- ♪ Listen to the sound... ♪ - Clive!
♪ And lose it
- ♪ It's sweet music... ♪ - Clive!
♪ And dance with me And dance with me
♪ There is beauty in the world So much beauty in the world
♪ Pick your diamond Pick your pearl
♪ There is beauty in the world
♪ Heya
♪ Throw your hands up and holler Heya
- ♪ Throw your hands up and... ♪ - Whoa.
♪ When you don't know what to do
♪ Don't know if you'll make it through
♪ Remember God has given you
♪ Beauty in the world Oh, Lord... ♪
See ya later.
♪ Yeah, love Oh, Lord
♪ Pick your diamond Pick your pearl
♪ There is beauty in the world Hey
♪ Hey, baby, when I'm looking at you now
♪ I know it's fact, it's true
♪ There is hope for love
♪ There is beauty in the world. ♪
(ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS PLAY)
Hey, Dylan. Nice phone.
You expecting a call from 1997?
- (FINGERNAILS SCRAPE) - (KIDS GROAN)
- Make it stop! Make it stop! - Seriously?
Good morning, everybody. You know the drill.
- It's sombrero time. - (KIDS GROAN)
All devices in the Sombrero of Joy. Ay-Kay-Kay-Kay-Kay-Kay!
Thank you, señoras.
Are you well this morning, everybody?
Everyone well, are they? Thank you very much.
Kevin. Payload, please. Thank you, Kevin.
- Wait. - Here we go.
- Yeah. - Thank you. Anything else?
- Thought there might be. - Yeah.
- Game Boy. That's old-school. - And that.
- There's probably a couple more. - Oh, sorry. Got one more.
One more phone. Everyone needs two.
Are we done? At least you're reading your books, which is...
Oh.
Thank you very much. Uh, everybody...
This morning, we shall start with a pop quiz.
- (ALL GROAN) - Psyched!
We're actually gonna have some fun today.
I have a student teacher here from Melbourne.
Please, everyone, say hello to Jethro.
- Hi, Jethro. - Hi, kids.
TEACHER: We're gonna head to the hall.
Everyone out of your chairs. We'll make our way quietly.
JETHRO: Today, I'm going to teach you
how to make the perfect paper plane.
- (TEARS PACKAGING) - (KIDS EXCLAIM)
Alright, so, first time, we're gonna make it however you want.
You can do it your own design, whatever you like.
We'll just pass these around. Pass those around. There you go.
Then I'll teach you some tips a bit later.
So who's gonna make the best paper plane?
TEACHER: I'm gonna make the best paper plane.
- Not me. - Not you? Come on!
Where's your confidence?
So how far do people think they can get their planes?
- 10 metres? 5 metres? - KID: 50.
50? You're dreaming.
The distance world record for a paper plane is 69.13 metres.
- Whoof! - That's a long way.
To even qualify for the junior championship,
you need to hit at least 25 metres, which would mean
it'd have to go over that wall and halfway down the veranda.
Does anyone reckon they could do that?
- We could do that. - Get it past that wall?
- TEACHER: We could do that. - JETHRO: You could do that?
- KIDS: Yes! - JETHRO: We'll see.
- KID: I know how we'll do it. - Alright.
If you're finished, hold up your paper plane.
Oh, there's some good ones in there.
Pretty good. Alright! Get up. Let's do it.
- Everyone up. - Let's go, people. Come on.
JETHRO: Come on. Move the chairs.
We're gonna see who can go the furthest.
Alright, let me see your planes.
Good. Good. Oh, that's good. Interesting. Nice.
Nice. All ready? Ready to launch?
On my count.
ALL: One, two, three!
(MAJESTIC MUSIC)
- KIDS: Whoa! - KID: Whoa, Dylan!
(GASPS)
KID: Amazing!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Guys, come on!
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
- Let's go! - Come on!
(KIDS CHATTER EXCITEDLY)
Oh, come back!
That's incredible.
- What's your name, mate? - Uh, Dylan Webber.
- It's over there! - I can't see.
Thought about making a career out of this?
- Making paper planes? - Yeah.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ON TV)
DYLAN: Dad!
Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad.
- Guess what. - What?
If I can make a paper plane fly 25 metres
in the state competition on Sunday,
I can make it to the Aussie junior championships in Sydney.
It'll be really fun, and we can practise on the weekends.
- I've already got a bit of a... - I'm sorry, what...? What?
- What? - You didn't go to work today, did you?
You've just gotta lift.
OK. I know.
Yeah.
Ah!
Lifted.
Now. Tell me more about your paper plane.
Tell me about the 25 metres.
- If I can make a paper plane fly 25 metres... -Yeah?
..I might just get a chance to compete
in the Aussie junior championships in Sydney.
- Will it? - Oh, it already did.
This was, of course, before the landing, which was a bit...
- You think? - (LAUGHS)
Personally, I think it's the way that you fold the paper.
Pinching it, just... to make that crease.
How do you know all this?
Like, the...the creases and the folding and the...
- Huh? - Mum taught me.
What are we gonna have for dinner?
I don't know. What do you want?
I don't mind. Oh.
How does this sound for a plan?
Your favourite.
TEACHER: Nine, eight. We can't wait.
Seven, six. Dylan's got tricks.
Five, four. Fly through the door!
Three, two, one. OK.
- Let's get this party started. - Yep.
- Rocking is about to commence. - Great.
- Alright. - Here we go.
Well, that was embarrassing.
Again.
Again!
You've got no idea how irritating
that 'again' thing is, by the way.
Again.
(EXHALES)
- What do I do? - You figure it out.
That's not really helpful advice from a teacher.
Well, as your teacher, I'm telling you
to use your brain and figure it out.
TEACHER: I'm about to rub out section three.
- Are we finished it? - KIDS: Yep.
TEACHER: Brilliant!
This is how I make a piece of paper fly 25 metres.
- Whoa! - (CRASH!)
KID: Whoa!
Try not to be annoying your whole life, Kevin.
Back on your chair, mate.
Right. Where were we?
(DOOR SQUEAKS)
- So lovely to see you again. - Thank you. My pleasure.
Grandpa! Hi.
- Oh. Hello. - Oh! Dylan!
How you going, mate?
Who was that lady, Grandpa?
She's just an old friend, that's all.
I was just... just helping her out.
Well, must have done a fine job,
because she looks pretty happy.
It's important to have pride in your work.
So my plane flew over 50 metres first time.
It didn't go anywhere close the next.
You...you were a... you were a pilot.
Do you have...any ideas?
Well, maybe we can fashion some sort of a small engine
and fix it to the airframe.
You know, I'm actually pretty sure you can't do that.
We could make it very small so's...so no-one'd notice.
I believe they call that... cheating.
(LAUGHS)
Course, I only had experience, you know,
flying powered aircraft.
That was during the war. So...
There's only one thing for it, mate.
You'll have to put your thinking cap on.
Right. Well, that's what my teacher said as well.
Anyway. This is me, then.
(DOOR SQUEAKS)
- Hello, Beryl. - Hello.
You gonna...help her out too?
Thanks for dropping by, kiddo.
- DAD: Wake up! - DYLAN: What?
- What, what, what? - Come on.
- What? - Come on!
What? What?
What? What? What?
I've got an idea.
You know, I can transfer those to a DVD or a...a flash drive.
What, you gonna try and drag me into the 21st century?
Or the 20th.
Got it. Come here. Come on!
This is Australia's greatest sporting moment.
Everyone remembers it because...
..this was the... first time we won.
(CHEERING AND WHISTLING)
MAN: 'Australia II' picked up
an amazing one minute and 18 seconds
and with that, slid into the lead with one leg to sail.
And this was what won it for 'Australia II'.
- The bulbous winged keel... - There.
.. that made the West Australian 12-metre
so competitive.
You see it? There. That.
That's the winged keel. Alright, now...
They kept it a secret, and the reason was 'cause
Ben Lexcen, the designer, he knew better than anyone
how a boat went through the water.
Keels used to be like this.
He made his like this.
So, what's your winged keel?
Well, I don't have a winged keel.
Well, then, you gotta find it.
That is what everyone says.
Grandpa, my teacher.
And now you.
OK. Here's some advice.
Study everything that flies.
(SNAPS FINGERS)
Right.
Oh, I should go back to bed.
Hey.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Thanks, Dad.
Hey, your grandad had some... some toys in the shed, yeah?
Maybe some of them could fly, you know?
Yeah.
What?
Shoes.
Who needs that many shoes?
(PLANE DRONES)
You having fun playing with your little toys?
I'm not playing, Einstein. It's research.
That's research?
Look, if you're gonna come up here and cause a problem,
can you go, 'cause I want to...
OK, but... My dad used to have one of those.
I know how to set it up.
Great.
Awesome.
- (CRUNCHING) - Ooh. Sorry.
It's really old, eh?
Ah, that's fine.
- Sorry. - That's fine.
- Better stand back. - Yeah, come on.
DYLAN: Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho! That is so cool!
KEVIN: Awesome!
- What happens now? - I don't know.
(BANG!)
OK, go! Run!
- (ROCKET POPS) - (BOTH SCREAM)
Get to the fence! The fence! Run!
Dive, quick!
Oh...
Doesn't get much closer than that.
Sorry about...
..you know, making fun of your lame phone
and throwing the paper at you.
That's alright. (LAUGHS)
Just don't be a bully. I can't stand bullies.
Well, bullies and... getting needles.
BOTH: Euch.
Mates?
Mates.
I've never had one of those before.
(CHUCKLES)
Just a heads-up - we've gotta get going pretty early
if we want to make it to the state competition tomorrow.
Alright?
I'm there.
You're there?
Yeah. I'm there.
I'm counting on you.
(CRICKET COMMENTARY PLAYS)
- Hey. Hey, hey! Oi, oi, oi. - (GROANS)
- Wake it up. Get up, get up. - Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'm coming.
Oh, come on!
Clive!
Wah!
See you later!
MAN: OK, be careful not to go over the line.
We're aiming for 25 metres, OK? Are you ready?
Three, two, one, throw!
- (APPLAUSE) - Oh, very good throws.
Grab your planes.
OK, next group up to the line, please.
There you are, Dylan.
(GENERAL CHATTER)
Yep.
MAN: Excuse me. Do you mind if my son has a photo with you?
MAN 2: No, not at all.
- (CAMERA BEEPS AND CLICKS) - Got it?
- Thank you very much. - Good on you. Hey.
- All the best today, Alex. - Thank you.
WOMAN: Hi, Patrick. Can I get your autograph?
Yeah, sure.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
You know, when Muhammad Ali was my age,
he'd already started boxing.
He once caught a kid stealing his bike
and wanted to learn how to beat him up.
You do realise Muhammad Ali ended up
with Parkinson's disease, unable to talk, right?
That's not the point, Patrick.
Hey, stop calling me that. I'm your father.
BOY: The point is, he started somewhere, OK?
My journey to become a champion starts here, today.
Being champion shouldn't be the goal anyway.
You're saying it doesn't matter if you win or lose?
No. I'm saying it's how you play the game that counts.
You know the only people who say that
are the ones who've already lost.
Winners celebrate winning.
- Hi. - What was your name?
- Uh, Dylan Webber. - Jason Jones.
MAN:..two, one, throw!
Very good. Now, go grab your planes.
(APPLAUSE)
Right, next group up to the line.
Can I get the next group up to the line, please?
Right, be careful not to step over,
'cause if you do, that's a foot foul.
Now, we're aiming for over 25 metres.
If you throw over 25 metres today, you qualify
for the national junior paper plane championships in Sydney.
We're gonna count down from three to one,
and when the flag drops, make sure it's your best throw.
Are you ready?
Three, two, one, fly!
Whoa!
(MAJESTIC MUSIC)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
MAN: Yeah! Almost 30 metres!
Congratulations. Very good.
Uh, hi. I'm Dylan.
Jason.
Hey, I gotta go.
Yeah, well done, Jase. That was terrific.
- Thanks. - You happy?
Yeah, I guess.
Excuse me, Mr Jones.
My dad's too shy to ask for a photo with you.
- He told me I had to do it. - That's fine, mate.
- Come in, daddy-o. - Thanks.
That putt you sank to win the British Open...
- JASON: One, two, three. - I mean, that was just...
- MAN: Thanks. Cheers. - JASON: You see?
Winners do celebrate winning, even 20 years later.
I think you're missing the point, mate.
Am I, Patrick? Am I?
(BIRD CALLS)
(COMMENTARY PLAYS ON TV)
Where have you been?
At the paper plane competition.
Which was today.
Maybe I should have put it on one of the old videos
that you're always watching.
Had to go on my own, and I almost missed the bus, alright?
I tried to wake you, but...
Yeah.
But what?
You just decided to take money from my wallet?
- Yeah, to buy a bus ticket. - Alright. Well, you're grounded.
Huh?
I did it 'cause you wouldn't wake up.
One week.
I made it through to the finals, if you're interested.
- Great. - They're next week, in Sydney.
(BANGS TABLE)
(DOOR SLAMS)
(BELL RINGS)
(BICYCLE BELL RINGS)
Grandpa!
What are you doing here?
I've been thinking about this plane of yours.
- How did you get out? - Get out?
I'm not a prisoner of war, boy.
Well... I know you need written permission to leave.
Nah, nah. That's just red tape.
Hey, hey, hey. Whoa, Grandpa. Did you...
Did you borrow that ambulance?
I prefer 'stole'.
This is the way to travel, kiddo.
Let's have a bit of excitement.
- (SIREN HOWLS) - (GRANDPA CACKLES)
We should do this more often, kiddo.
Grandpa, how many laws have you broken today?
Three.
Four.
Here, boys, doesn't this bring back some memories?
Great!
I was hoping it was still here.
Come on, son.
And, uh, put this on.
Um... I'm too old for this, Pa.
Quite the contrary. I'm too old for this. But just put it on.
But when they arrest us, I don't want to look like an idiot.
Just put it on and get up here.
Right.
- Are you right? - Yep.
- Buckle yourself in, son. - (SEATBELT CLICKS)
This is gonna be one hell of a flight.
- OK. - (SWITCHES CLICK)
Engine ignites. And we're racing across the runway.
- Grandpa, what are you doing? - And we lift off!
- (LAUGHS) - (PROPELLERS WHIRR)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Yee-ha!
Enemy fighters at 12 o'clock!
Hang on!
They're on us, Grandpa! They're on us!
They're coming in hard!
(GUNFIRE)
GRANDPA: Look out!
We're hit!
- The controls are dead! - I'll take the controls.
The flaps, kiddo!
Raise the flaps!
GRANDPA: You can do it!
GRANDPA: Whoa!
Yee-ho!
(LAUGHS)
(SIGHS)
Hello, George.
(HANDBRAKE CLICKS)
- Is that right? - Ah, yes, yes.
But what you want to do is try throwing with the flaps up.
Yeah.
DYLAN: Give that a go.
OFFICER: You've gotta be kidding.
OFFICER 2: Oh! Gee!
Hey, it was fun getting arrested with you, Grandpa.
Cautioned. Not arrested, cautioned.
Alright. Well...
You know, you really rock, for someone so old.
(LAUGHS)
See you on the flip side, kiddo.
- Not if I see you first! - (LAUGHS)
(DYLAN SIGHS)
KEVIN: Dylan! Wake up!
Wake up, Dylan. I know you're in there!
Wake up! Dylan!
Come on, Dylan. Get out here with your clothes on!
Dylan! Get out of that stinking bed of yours!
- What?! -I'm helping you make paper planes for Sydney.
- Oh. - I'm being supportive.
That's what mates do.
Right. Thanks, man.
Now, hurry up and get up here.
DYLAN: Oh. Alright.
Well, that blew chunks.
(US ACCENT) Hey, stewardess.
Is there a movie on this flight?
(LAUGHS)
Hurry up! Get up here!
KEVIN: Hurry up!
Get those paper planes up here!
Dylan!
(DOOR OPENS)
DAD: Do you think the car will make it to Sydney?
(BIRD CALLS)
Thanks for doing this, Dad.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYS)
- Yeah? - Yeah.
SONG: ♪ Oh, listen now to the wind, babe
♪ Listen now to the rain
♪ Feel that water lickin' at my feet again
♪ I don't want to see this town no more
♪ Too many years and I owe my mind
♪ First set of wheels, heading back Bow River again
♪ First thing you know, I'll be back in Bow River again. ♪
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the junior paper plane competition
here in Sydney.
I'm Maureen Prescott, 1985 junior champion of Australia!
- (CHEERING) - GIRL: We love you, Maureen!
You've all been chosen because you have a great gift -
the ability to turn this...
..into this.
- Wow. - Whoo!
In 1999, this plane took me to compete
in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
What?
It's such a lame plane. I thought it was a joke.
OTHERS: Boo!
Oh, boo yourself.
Oh, anyway.
Today, let me introduce a guest from Japan - Kimi Muroyama.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
MAUREEN: Kimi is Japan's current paper plane junior champion.
(LAUGHTER)
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
- Wow. - (APPLAUSE)
Australia is home to my favourite bird, the emu,
a bird that cannot fly.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm so excited to be here, because I get to meet you
and to see your planes.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
KIDS: Wow!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
Let's go!
- DYLAN: Dad! - Yeah.
- The competition starts today. - Yeah?
And...parents are invited.
So...maybe you can come this time.
Hey. Stand here.
Just stand here.
Alright, yeah. Ready?
- (CAMERA CLICKS) - Did you get it?
Hey, um, I gotta make a call.
What?
Who you making a call to?
It's just a girl.
A girl?
- Yeah. - Well, uh...
I'll give you some privacy.
Mm-mm-mm!
- (PHONE BEEPS) - WOMAN: Reception.
Um, I just wanted to ask for a room number for Kimi Muroyama.
- 1612. - Awesome. Thank you.
1612. 1612.
(MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY)
(SIGHS)
(SOARING MUSIC)
(LAUGHS) "Do emus dream of flying?"
Wow. You are quite the wordsmith.
How did you get that?
You threw it into my room, idiot.
Our poor Japanese visitor has only been here for one day,
one day, and you've already managed to embarrass her
with a weird love letter.
- What's he talking about? - Look.
- Just give it back. - Or what?
- Or we'll have a problem. - Really?
- Yeah. - And what would that be?
Don't know, but I guess you're about to find out.
Is that so?
(SIGHS)
Oops. Sorry.
He's not worth it.
Yeah.
KIMI: "Do emus dream of flying?"
- Too much? - It's beautiful.
MAUREEN: So, you are the chosen finalists
from all around Australia.
Today, you're going to compete in a series of challenges.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
MAUREEN: The winners will get to go
to the world junior paper plane championships in Tokyo, Japan!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
OK, everyone, form into your teams, and good luck!
(LAUGHS)
MAUREEN: On your mark, get set, go!
Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six.
Five. Four. Three. Two. One. And stop.
Take your positions.
OK.
Three, two, one. Go!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(LAUGHS) Beat that.
That's what I'm talking about.
(PISTOL FIRES)
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
Wow.
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
(PISTOL FIRES)
Hi.
That was awesome. That was really incredible.
Thank you.
What are you doing to that poor plane?
It's a whale.
Right.
My father always said to look at the natural world
for answers to life's challenges.
And you're sure that that works?
Yes.
Alright.
Wouldn't it be great if it was about
more than whose plane flies the furthest?
If it was about making something beautiful or surprising?
That's the competition I want to win.
You're mad.
Absolutely mad.
MAUREEN: This is it - the final challenge.
If you succeed, you will get to represent Australia
at the world championships in Tokyo.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
The goal is to reach the end of the 50-metre pool
without using a run-up.
Your plane must touch the far end of the pool.
If you don't touch the end of the pool,
you won't be going to Tokyo.
OK, time to throw. Let's start from this end.
And go!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
CROWD: Aww!
MAUREEN: Go!
CROWD: Ohh!
Go!
- (SCREAMS) - (LAUGHTER)
MAUREEN: Officials, please, could you help her?
Right. And go!
(CHEERING)
(CROWD SIGHS)
MAUREEN: And...
..go.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
CROWD: Whoa!
(HOOTER BLOWS)
Come on! Whoo!
(LAUGHS) Whoo!
And go!
(APPLAUSE)
(CROWD GASPS)
(WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE)
(CROWD SIGHS)
- (HOOTER BLOWS) - Yes! These are our winners!
Dylan and Jason are our winners!
Our Australian representatives going to Tokyo!
Representing Australia!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Dad? Dad, Dad, Dad.
Dad, Dad.
Second in Australia.
- That's great. - Yeah, that's great.
I've got to work on my distance. That's gonna win me the finals.
I reckon we should start practising on the weekend
so we can find my winged keel.
Imagine how good it'll be then.
Well, the finals are in Japan.
So?
Can I go?
Japan?
- Japan is expensive. - I know.
But I thought that if, A, you start working
and, B, I get an after-school job,
I could at least make it there and back.
Yeah, maybe.
"Yeah, maybe"? What does that mean?
Does that mean that you're gonna start working?
- Can I get an after-school job? - Shh. I can't...
(SIGHS) It's so...
Oh, it's Japan.
(LAUGHS) It's an after-school job.
It's ridiculous.
It's not gonna happen.
I'm sorry.
You're sorry? No, you're not.
- You are not sorry. - Oh, come on.
We're in Sydney. You've been in here the whole time.
You didn't even come to the competition,
which is the reason that we're here.
Look. Look at this.
There's a world out there, alright?
You don't... You just don't get it.
I don't get it? You don't get it, Dad!
You don't get it. I'm 12 and I get it.
She's dead.
She's not gonna come back.
Ever.
We're never gonna see her again.
- Well done. - Thanks.
Great job, Dylan. Congratulations!
Thanks.
- Hi. - Hi.
You know, I'd love to stay in contact.
- That'd be great. - I was thinking Skype?
Yep.
BOTH: Oh!
DYLAN: You right?
Sorry. Ready for that lift to the airport?
JASON: The officials have organised it with my dad.
- What? - Yeah. We're leaving now.
- Come on. - Oh. OK. Didn't know that.
- 'Bye, Dylan. - 'Bye...'bye, Kimi.
Skype address.
- (CAR STARTS) - (CAR DOOR CLOSES)
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
- Dropped ball! - (KIDS SHOUT)
KEVIN: Dylan!
- So? - Came second.
Got into the world champs.
- Oh! - Oh!
Tokyo.
That's in China, right?
TEACHER: Ah, Dylan, my boy. Congratulations.
Excellent work, my friend. Inside. Here we go.
You know the drill. Sombrero time, people.
Sombrero time.
DYLAN: Stop, Clive.
(BIRD CALLS)
How do you do it, Clive?
How do you stay up there for so long?
(SKYPE CALL RINGS)
- Hi. - Hello.
- How are you? - I'm good. I'm good.
This is me.
This is where I live.
Hi! Hello.
- Hi. Hey. - Sorry. That was my mum.
Hi. Um... You were right.
The answer is in the natural world.
I found out that with the bird of prey,
it's their wingspan that keeps them in the air for so long.
So imagine this is the bird - it kind of...
..changes its wingspan.
- Oh! - It changes it as it glides.
And that just keeps it up.
Get some paper. I'll show you something.
If you like birds, you'll like this.
Follow me. Grab this corner.
And pull it through the fold like this.
Now, this is called the valley line.
- Like this? - That's right.
And now, the tricky bit. See?
It's called the diamond shape.
- This? - Yes.
Now, the pinch for the neck and beak.
And voila!
See? You can turn paper into anything.
It's great.
- Thanks, Kimi. - (LAUGHS)
(ABC NEWS THEME PLAYS)
(CHIMES TINKLE)
WOMAN: Tell us about the kids who are going to Tokyo.
- Oh! - Dylan and Jason.
Dylan and Jason, Dylan and Jason. They are amazing.
They have two very different planes.
Two very different techniques.
Dad, Dad, Dad! I'm on TV! I'm on TV!
Come on, come on, come on. Come here.
Jason and Dylan, our world champions.
I got, I got it. OK. It's recording.
- WOMAN: How does that feel? - This is the other guy.
Very proud. I'm thrilled, actually.
A different event, which is terrific.
- He has his own thing. Um... - Patrick.
WOMAN: So you're obviously very skilled
at making paper planes - what's your trick?
Well, you see, the trick to making the perfect paper plane
is to study its flight path in a space
with absolutely no movement of air.
REPORTER: And that opportunity was provided
for Jason today in Sydney.
JASON: Correct. I have been studying how my plane works.
It is truly amazing. I was amazed at...
That's a bit unfair.
And it will be amazing. Trust me.
We can't even afford my flights.
MAN: In other news, a meeting of Australian and New Zealand
health ministers have backed a call for compulsory grading
of genetically modified food.
Come with me.
- Come on. - Now?
Come on!
- Come on! - Where are we going?
- Where are we going?
Come on!
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
What do you reckon?
Buy up, people. Buy up big.
- WOMAN: Come on. It's too much. - DYLAN: What are these?
Anything you see on the table. You want?
It's too much.
Hello, Mabel. Anything?
- Nothing. - You've sold nothing?!
Mr Hickenlooper?
- How are we going money-wise? - Maybe...half of what you need.
- (SIGHS) - Sorry, mate.
But, hey, day's not done yet. Chin up.
GEORGE: Kiddo!
- (HIP-HOP MUSIC) - Grandpa!
SONG: ♪ My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard... ♪
- Kiddo! - Grandpa!
So where do we set it up?
Whoa!
(LAUGHS) Look at this.
- Cakes! Cake! - George.
- ♪ But I have to charge... ♪ - How are you, mate?
- GEORGE: Very well indeed. - Ladies.
Ladies. Ladies.
(GENERAL CHATTER)
(PLAYS GLISSANDO)
(CRASH!)
How much for the piano?
That's not for sale.
Come on, mate. Everything's for sale.
I could do with the money, but it's, uh...
- No, it's just not for sale. - Two grand.
It's worth a lot more than that, mate.
OK, OK. Look... 2-5.
No, I'm sorry.
It has sentimental value.
There's nothing more sentimental than a roll of cash, mate.
MAN: OK. Three grand. Not a penny more.
It belongs to my wife.
MAN: Well, you'd better get her down here, mate.
She might be able to talk some sense into you.
She's clearly not using it.
Please.
Yeah. Um...
Yeah, I'm sorry. I...
I... I just want it for my daughter.
She's...just starting out. You know, she's good.
She's really talented. But, uh...
Sorry.
Oh.
If you change your mind, um, give me a call.
Quite a few sales, eh?
Yeah, it's OK.
Do you want to just pop it here?
- Oh, yep. - Thanks, mate.
OK. I've got the total from today's event.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah?
$1,745.65.
(GASPS)
1,000?
Whoa!
Those old ladies with the scones?
They moved a lot of units.
And that, Dylan, is enough to get one of you to Japan.
Mr Hickenlooper.
And you're...you're certain you counted it up correctly?
Dylan. I'm your maths teacher.
Everyone! I'm going to Japan!
- Terrific! Oh, wonderful! - (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
- GEORGE: Good on ya! - Nice one, Dylan!
- Thank you, Mr Hickenlooper. - That's alright, mate.
I don't have to get any vaccination
to go to Japan, do I?
No, mate, not for Japan.
That's alright.
I just cannot stand needles.
HICKENLOOPER: Go and tell your dad, eh?
Hey. We...
WOMAN: Splash Daddy.
Splash Daddy!
(DAD AND WOMAN LAUGH)
Splash Daddy.
Whoo!
Say "Hi, Daddy."
"Hi, Daddy!"
(WOMAN LAUGHS)
DAD: You gonna go in the water?
- (DAD LAUGHS) - Mwah!
(CICADAS CHIRP)
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
Just come to the airport, Dad, please?
You'll be fine.
I know I'll be fine, but...
- I can't leave you like this. - I'll be fine.
- Alright. Then I'm not gonna go. - Yes, you are.
I'm not going.
You're gonna go and have a great time.
'Cause you love it, yeah?
- Yeah. - Love your paper planes.
I love it.
Why do you love it so much?
Hm?
Because...for those few moments that the plane is flying...
Mm-hm?
..I can forget.
Forget what?
This.
(BOWL SCRAPES)
I, uh...thought you might like something to remind you of home,
if you're missing us.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, you're still my favourite living fossil.
So you go forth and partake
in this grand adventure, little man.
I will.
Can you check up on Dad?
Just keep an eye on him?
Will do.
(EXCITING MUSIC)
You are having fun?
Yeah.
WOMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, our ceremony is about to commence.
Please take your seats.
- (SPEAKS JAPANESE) - Kimi!
You made it.
Hey!
Don't you want to go and meet some of these people?
You know I've got no time for that, Patrick.
Stop calling me Patrick. I'm your father.
- How are you? - Better now you're here.
- You look cool. - Yeah.
This is fun. This is exciting.
JASON: That's the thing. You need to do better, you know?
You need to be focused on me. They're the enemy.
No, they're not - they're a pleasant people
who make paper aeroplanes as a hobby.
WOMAN: Maureen Prescott, please come to the stage.
We can't be friends with them, OK?
They're competitors, alright? Competitors.
Do you want me to go home a loser?
Well, I think that's a simplistic question.
Oh, yes, it is.
Do you want me to go home a loser?
- Well, no, but... - Good. Now prove it.
WOMAN: Please come to the stage.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(MOMENTOUS MUSIC)
WOMAN: Welcome, everyone, to the imperial garden in Tokyo.
The five steps in the traditional process
of making paper is here in the garden today.
- KIDS: Ew! - KID: It stinks!
WOMAN: Before you fold paper,
you have to understand and appreciate
how to make paper.
- Arigato. - Thank you.
Ow!
Hey, stop it!
What are you afraid of? It's just paper.
Hey, mate.
What do you think you're doing?
Besides embarrassing 20 million Australians.
- Pull your head in. - What did you just say?
- You heard. - What did you just say?
Jump ahead a few minutes.
How do you think this is gonna work out for you?
(MAN CALLS OUT IN JAPANESE)
(P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT IN JAPANESE)
Hey.
You gonna go and cry to your dad
when you come last in the finals later, huh?
Back off, Jason.
You're doing a great job to make sure you don't have any friends.
Well, maybe I am.
But at least my father's here to see me win.
- Right. - White trash.
(DYLAN GROANS)
Dylan!
(YELLS)
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
It seems like you have sprained your wrist.
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
- It will take a week to recover. - A week?
This is... this is my throwing wrist.
- I need to use it tomorrow. - (SPEAKS JAPANESE)
Lucky you have another wrist.
- Oh. Ha-ha. - (RUNNING FOOTSTEPS)
What happened? What happened?
I tripped.
You tripped?
Yeah, I...I tripped. Really, it's fine.
Really.
Get some rest. You've got a big day tomorrow.
Um, by the looks of it,
it doesn't seem like I'm doing anything tomorrow.
- (SPEAKS JAPANESE) - (SPEAKS JAPANESE)
There might be one thing we could do.
Yeah? What...what?
Do you really want this wrist to get better?
Yes. Anything. Anything.
(MOANS)
Ah, not to worry. Only 12 more.
(DYLAN SCREAMS)
It's not that bad.
KIMI: How is it feeling?
Not great.
May I have a look?
Well, it's...
Friends don't keep secrets.
Yeah.
That's my mum.
Oh. She's beautiful.
She...she died five months ago.
She was a piano teacher.
What happened?
Uh, a car accident.
Oh. That sucks.
Yeah. Badly.
So your dad didn't come because of work?
Well, my...my dad hasn't done a lot of work since the accident.
Yeah, well...well, he hasn't really done a lot of anything.
At all. (LAUGHS)
- (SIGHS) - Thank you.
That's amazing.
I should have just let it be. I sh...
I shouldn't have said anything to Jason.
That guy's a bully.
You did the right thing.
Yeah, but is it... is it worth losing for?
Winning and losing doesn't matter.
- Come on. - It doesn't.
It's about making something beautiful, and surprising.
Like your book.
Look, I know what you're saying,
but you still want to win, right?
If you have to ask me, then you haven't been listening
and don't know me at all.
DYLAN: Sorry?
You're going?
What?
What happened?
SONG: ♪ Dear Mother, it's been so long
♪ Since I had to say goodbye
♪ They say time flies but I must say
♪ Sometimes it just crawled by
♪ I still think about you every day
♪ I hope that comes as no surprise
♪ How I would love to see you now
♪ What I wouldn't give
♪ But life did not bend to my wishes
♪ And so I had to learn to live... ♪
Hey.
It's Dylan, right?
Yeah. Yeah.
Think you're gonna win tomorrow?
I don't know. But I really, really want to.
Yeah? Why is that?
Well... You know, everyone loves a winner. Right?
And if...if I go home a winner, maybe my dad...
..might want to hang out with me.
Well, you know what? He's family, mate. And sometimes...
Sometimes they take a little while to come good.
But, uh, if you stick with them,
they will, eventually.
Well, I hope you're right. Thanks, Mr Jones.
♪ Dear Mother, I know I'm not the only one
♪ Who had someone taken away too young
♪ Still, that doesn't make it feel alright
♪ To not have had you then and still not have you now
♪ I still think about you every day
♪ I hope that comes as no surprise... ♪
(ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS)
DYLAN: Hi, Dad. How's everything going?
Hopefully good. (LAUGHS) Um...
Tokyo's great. Well, in fact, it's amazing.
Uh, today, I learnt all about making paper
in the ancient gardens.
That was pretty cool.
Well, the finals start tomorrow.
Pretty nervous. Been working on my planes.
Um... Yeah, everything's great.
Uh... Oh. I sprained my wrist, which is...bit of a bummer.
But it's feeling better thanks to the help of acupuncture,
which was pretty good, but, um...
Yep. I've been having the most amazing time.
It's really fun. Hopefully, we come back here some day.
And...
I wanted...I wanted to say to you that I'm...
..I'm going to stick with you...
..for as... for as long as it takes.
(SNIFFS)
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Hope you got that. Um...
Yeah. Well, I'll... see you soon.
Wish me luck.
Um... Love you, Dad. 'Bye.
(SIGHS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(MAN SPEAKS JAPANESE THROUGH BULLHORN)
(BIRD CAWS)
MAN: Welcome to the eight finalists of this year's
world junior paper plane championships!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
Today's competition is being watched across the world!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(EXCITED SCREAMING)
ALL: Dylan!
Dylan! Dylan! Dylan! Dylan!
Dylan! Dylan!
MAN: Would the finalists please move to the competition area?
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
- Good luck. - I don't need any luck.
I hope you get a really bad paper cut.
Good luck, Kimi.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Go, Dylan!
The rules remain the same.
You will have 90 seconds to complete your plane.
This time, we will electronically
measure the distance.
(BEEPING)
Sweet.
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
(BLADE RINGS)
(CHEERING)
(GASPING)
Are you ready?
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
(CHEERING)
You can do it! You can do it! You can do it!
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
- (PAPER SCRAPES) - Arggh!
45 seconds left!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(BIRD CALLS)
Oh! 10 more seconds. Let's count down.
(COUNTS DOWN IN JAPANESE)
Stop there!
Please take your positions.
Please get ready.
(SPEAKS JAPANESE)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Come on, come on, come on. You're almost there.
(BEEPING)
- I did it! Yeah-heh-heh-heh! - (LAUGHS)
(BEEPING)
No!
Yes!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
It's amazing.
- Whoa! - (RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)
(BEEPING)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
Dad! Dad!
It's beautiful.
Yeah. I found my winged keel.
It was Clive.
- Clive? - Yeah. Clive.
OK.
- Thanks, Dad. - Good on ya, mate.
You'll stick by me, yeah?
Yeah.
For as long as it takes.
I promise.
We have the winners!
Third place - Jason Jones!
Go. Go and cheer on your mates, mate.
(LAUGHS)
MAN: Second place - Kimi Muroyama!
First place...
..Dylan Webber!
(YELLS EXCITEDLY)
(ALL CHEER)
Bam!
Congratulations.
Thanks, mate.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
SONG: ♪ There is beauty in the world
♪ So much beauty in the world
♪ Always beauty in the world
♪ So much beauty in the world
♪ Shake your booty, boys and girls
♪ For the beauty in the world
♪ Pick your diamond Pick your pearl
♪ There is beauty in the world
♪ When I look around, I see blue skies
♪ I see butterflies for us
♪ Listen to the sound
♪ And lose it
♪ It's sweet music
♪ And dance with me
♪ There is beauty in the world So much beauty in the world
♪ Pick your diamond Pick your pearl
♪ There is beauty in the world
♪ Heya
♪ Throw your hands up and holler Heya
♪ Throw your hands up and holler
♪ When you don't know what to do
♪ Don't know if you'll make it through
♪ Remember, God has given you
♪ Beauty in the world Oh, Lord
♪ Beauty in the world
♪ Yeah, love Oh, Lord
♪ Beauty in the world
♪ Shake your booty, boys and girls
♪ Oh, the beauty in the world
♪ There is hope for love
♪ There is beauty in the world. ♪
KEVIN: Dylan! Wake up! I know you're in there!