skipping school theme
A young character plays truant from compulsory education.
Examples
In "The 400 Blows" (1959), Antoine got into much trouble with his teacher and parents after he played truant together with a friend and then forged a note from his mother.
4 total · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| columbo1971e4x03 | minor | It transpired that Cadet Springer could, in fact, not have been responsible for the accident because said cadet had played hooky and spent a night with his girlfriend instead of performing his gun-cleaning duties like the colonel thought he had. |
| movie: Mars Attacks (1996) | minor | The young brothers Neville and Cedric skipped school to play video games at the arcade. |
| movie: Return from Witch Mountain (1978) | minor | Truant officer Mr. Yokomoto was trying to catch the Earthquake Gang kids and make them go back to school. |
| movie: The 400 Blows (1959) | minor | Antoine played truant together with a friend |