sentences:  On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, a high school band in a small Pennsylvania town is practicing for the season’s last football game, when they hear gunshots while their teacher, Mr. Chervenick, is giving instructions.The film abruptly flashes back to a few weeks before, to a Chinese restaurant that employs a high school boy named Arthur, his ex-babysitter, Annie, and her best friend, Barb.Arthur, who's a bit of a misfit, has a troubled home life caused by his constantly clashing parents, both of whom often forget about him.