One man will pay the price.

People everywhere stopped and stared at the big fat liar.

Yes!

Why'd he have to steal my skateboard today?

Nice wheels, Shepherd! [ Laughing ]

Freak!

Uh, sir? I think we just hit a kid.

I'm on the phone!

Sorry. Apparently we ran over a kid or something.

You all right there, buddy? Yeah.

But you gotta help me out. I have to get to the community college in two minutes...

or I'm gonna fail out of eighth grade. What's going on here?

- I need a ride. - What, am I running a taxi service?

It's right down the road. You're lucky I don't sue you for whiplash.

Actually... my neck does feel pretty stiff.

[ Groaning ]

Get in the car.

Watch the shoes! Watch the shoes!

Man! If you only knew the kind of day I've had!

Yeah, it must be really, really tough to be 1 1 .

I'm actually 1 4. Oh, my mistake.

Jason Shepherd.

Marty Wolf.

Famous Hollywood producer.

[ Scoffs ] I'm in town shooting my new picture.

Oh, yeah, you're that guy.

Dude, no offense, but you have made some stinkers in the last few years.

- Yeah, well, everyone has a dry spell, Ebert. - It's Jason.

Trust me. All it takes is one hit to get you back on top.

Yeah, that's what I'm counting on with this story I'm handing in.

Oh, really? Why don't you tell me more about that?

I tried to get out of it, but my teacher busted me.

What'd you go with, dog ate your homework?

- No. Dad choked on a meatball. - [ Chuckling ] And you spent all night with him in the E.R.?

Yeah.

Your teacher called the old man to confirm, you imitated his voice on the cell phone?

Yeah, pretty much.

All right, listen and learn, short stack. Here's where you went wrong.

You should've forged the doctor's note, made your dad your sister...

and changed the meatball into a chicken wing.

It's much easier to swallow if you G.M.D... which means ''Get my drift.''

Wow. You're good.

No, no, no. I'm the best.

- Here we are. - All right, God bless you,Jared.

- It's Jason. - And it always will be.

Keep practicing those lies,Jiminy.

'Cause you can take it from me: The truth? It's overrated.

Now get out!