Over the following months, Jimmy, aided by Petey, works to take over the other cliques in an attempt to restore peace to Bullworth.
Jimmy beats Russell and forces him to stop picking on his fellow students, earning the Bullies’ respect. However, an increasingly paranoid Gary eventually betrays Jimmy by pitting him against Russell Northrop (Cody Melton), the leader of the Bullies, in an underground fight. Initially, the two boys work together to try and assert their dominance over the cliques by playing pranks, while occasionally fending off the Bullies and gaining favour with the Nerds. He is soon befriended by senior Gary Smith (Peter Vack) and freshman Peter “Petey” Kowalski (Matt Bush), and the former introduces him to Bullworth’s various “cliques”: the Bullies, Nerds, Preppies, Greasers, and Jocks. Crabblesnitch (Ralph Gunderman), who urges him to “keep his nose clean”. After being dropped off at Bullworth Academy, Jimmy Hopkins (Gerry Rosenthal) meets with the school principal Dr.
