Use in Song
Samples from the film have been used in the song "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches. The opening of the song has sound from one scene between a mother and a school principal, that starts with the latter asking "Is Dexter ill today?", and continues as follows:
- "Francine Fishpaw: Why Mr. Kirk—I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy—but surely expulsion is not the answer?
- School Principal: I'm afraid expulsion is the only answer. It is the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane... "
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