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Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray in A Cinderella Story (2004)

Dan Byrd: Carter

A Cinderella Story

Dan Byrd credited as playing...

Carter

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  • Sam: [Carter and Sam are driving back towards the diner and Carter drives slow with his Dad's Mercedes] Carter, you could have totally made that light.
  • Carter: Uh, FYI Sam, yellow means slow down, not speed up.
  • Sam: I need the Fast and the Furious, not Driving Miss Daisy.
  • Carter: You gotta love high school.
  • Carter: Have no fear! Zorro is here! And he's got the keys to his dad's Mercedes!
  • Carter: How do you feel?
  • Sam: I'll let you know when I can catch my breath.
  • Rhonda: [to Carter] Call me girlfriend one more time.
  • Carter: Okay, sorry.
  • Sam: [re that ridiculous red outfit] Carter, what are you wearing?
  • Carter: What? This is my Snoop-dizzle look!
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Carter: If she thinks she's still cheating off me, she's crazy.
  • Carter: Shelby, baby, what's up?
  • Shelby: And you are?
  • Carter: [chuckles confidently] Yeah. Allow me... to refresh your memory.
  • [gallantly kisses her hand, much to her obvious distaste]
  • Carter: Zorro.
  • Shelby: Ugh! You mean "Zero!"
  • [to her mean girl pack:]
  • Shelby: Who is he?
  • Madison: That's Carter Ferrell. He's the guy you cheat off in Algebra ll.
  • Shelby: The freak who hums show tunes?
  • [Madison and Caitlyn both nod]

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