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(woman) IT WAS THE YEAR 2000,
AND IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, A DOCUMENTARY FILM CREW
FOLLOWED NINE STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR
AT GREENBELT HIGH SCHOOL.
(typing on keyboard)
♪♪♪
NOW IT'S 2010, AND WE DECIDED TO GO BACK
AND SEE WHAT THESE CHILDREN HAD MADE OF THEIR LIVES.
♪♪♪
A LOT CAN CHANGE IN TEN YEARS.
LIFE TAKES UNEXPECTED TURNS.
BUT FOR THESE NINE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN,
THE LAST TEN YEARS WERE JUST THE BEGINNING.
(laughs)
(Quiet Company's "The Biblical Sense of the Word" playing)
♪ WHEN MORNING COMES, WE WILL WAKE ♪
♪ AND THE SUN WILL KISS YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE ♪
♪ AND IF YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH, I CAN SAY ♪
I WAS A PLATOON COMMANDER IN THE INFANTRY.
KIND OF ASSIMILATED BACK IN CIVILIAN WORLD.
I GOT OUT, UH, AUGUST 1st.
IT'S--IT WAS--IT WAS DIFFICULT WHENEVER I FIRST GOT BACK,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT FEELING OF BEING...
ON WATCH, YOU KNOW, 24/7, WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.
IT WAS--IT WAS DIFFERENT.
YOU REALLY LEARN WHAT IT MEANS
TO--TO SACRIFICE FOR OTHERS
AND FOR THE--THE GREATER GOOD OF YOUR COMMUNITY
AND--AND SOCIETY.
(Rolly) FIRST LIEUTENANT ROLLY MARKS,
UH, UNITED STATES ARMY.
CURRENTLY BEING OUTPROCESSED HERE AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
(woman) AND, ROLLY,
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT MEANS--OUTPROCESSED?
YES, MA'AM. UM, IT STARTS IN GERMANY.
WE--WE ROTATE OUT OF THE FIELD THERE BEFORE WE GO STATESIDE.
ONCE A SOLDIER'S BACK, UM,
ONCE I'M BACK, I GUESS, IN THIS CASE,
UM, I WILL FILL OUT SOME PAPERWORK,
AND THEN I WILL DO A MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S--IT'S KINDA LIKE BUYING A USED CAR.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE--THE DEALER SHOWS YOU THE SPECS,
KICKS THE TIRES,
AND, UH, THEN, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT,
WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH THAT CAR,
YOU KNOW, IT'S--IT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
WHETHER IT'S THE TRANSMISSION OR THE FUEL LINE, IT'S ON YOU.
UM, EXCEPT I'M THE CAR. (chuckles)
YOU HAVE A WIFE AND A NEW BEAUTIFUL BABY DAUGHTER
YES, I DO. I-I--THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
AND I HAVE NOT MET HER YET, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
SO YOU SEEM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GOING HOME.
YEAH. UM...
I JUST...
YOU KNOW, I-I SPENT EIGHT YEARS SERVING MY COUNTRY
BECAUSE...
WELL, BECAUSE FREEDOM ISN'T FREE.
AND I DON'T, YOU KNOW, EXPECT A PARADE
OR A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.
I JUST JOINED UP
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
BUT I'M READY TO GO HOME.
(Charlie fusses)
(baby voice) IT'S OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU FUSSING ABOUT?
(singsongy) THERE. THIS IS A TEDDY BEAR.
(baby voice) AND YOU'LL MEET YOUR DADDY AND SEE HIM...
HEY, I ONLY HAVE SIX BEERS, I THINK.
(normal voice) UM, YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
(clatter)
WHEN ROLLY GETS HERE, I'M GUESSING WE'RE JUST
OH, YEAH, RIGHT. OF COURSE.
UM, WELL, MAYBE I'LL GRAB SOME MORE STUFF JUST 'CAUSE--
I MEAN, IF WE HAVE TOO MUCH, YOU GUYS CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU.
KEN, YOU CAN COME OVER EVERY DAY
AND SEE CHARLIE.
WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE GIVE US A FEW DAYS,
YOU KNOW, TO SETTLE IN.
YEAH.
OKAY.
(exhales deeply) HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU LOOK GREAT.
OH, I HAVE TO CHANGE. YOUR MOMMY'S GOTTA CHANGE.
(school bell rings)
(speaking indistinctly)
(cheering)
♪♪♪
OKAY, BUT YOU'RE SURE?
(knocks on door)
YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YEAH. BYE.
WHAT'S UP?
UH, MY MOM.
THE INS-- WELL, THE HOSPITAL CALLED,
AND THEY SAY THAT HER BILL'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
I'M NOT SURE.
THE INSURANCE DENIED HER CLAIM, YOU SAID--
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID, BUT...
UH, WHAT?
I THINK I KNOW WHO DID IT.
(Brenda) ANDERS.
WHAT ARE YOU--
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
(Rolly) AH, ANDERS!
(laughs)
OH, WOW!
(laughing)
OH, MAN, YOU'RE BACK.
AAH!
THESE LOOK GOOD, DUDE.
HOW YOU DOING? NICE CAR.
I'M DRIVING. (laughs)
(Anders) DUDE, WE'RE GOING HOME.
WHOO! OH, MAN, IT'S SO GOOD TO BE BACK.
IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HOME, MAN.
(Dawn coos)
HEY.
WHOA! HI.
HI. GOING FOR A STROLL?
UM, YEAH. (chuckles)
YOU KNOW, SHE SEEMS TO LIKE BEING ROLLED AROUND.
I'LL TAKE A WALK WITH YOU.
YEAH, SURE.
SO ROLLY'S COMING HOME TODAY. ARE YOU SO EXCITED?
UH... I'M HONESTLY JUST TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S BEEN REALLY TOUGH HAVING THIS ONE AROUND,
'CAUSE SHE'S JUST A BIG, OLD COPY OF HER DAD. AREN'T YOU?
HOW ARE YOU, UH... YOU SEEMED A LITTLE, UH,
YOU SEEMED A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE
I'M SORRY. IT WAS JUST, UH...
(chuckles) ANDERS WAS OUT OF TOWN.
I WAS JUST, LIKE, YOU KNOW, FREAKED OUT.
LISTEN, I, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING,
YOU KNOW, THE STUFF THAT I TOLD YOU--
COULD WE JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT TO OURSELVES?
I'M HAVING AN AFFAIR.
MY MARRIAGE IS THE ONLY THING IN MY LIFE WORTH ANYTHING,
AND I'M RUINING IT.
YEAH.
LISTEN, IT'S--IT'S OVER,
FOR ME--THE THING--
AND I, UH, I JUST HAVE TO TELL THE GUY.
AND...
ANDERS AND I ARE GONNA HAVE A BABY, SO...
THANK YOU. (chuckles)
WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT--WE'RE NOT PREGNANT YET,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY, SO...
WELL, TRYING IS THE BEST PART, SO...
AND, UM,
YOU KNOW, MY MARRIAGE IS JUST...
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME,
AND...
DUDE, I'M NOT A NARC. NOT ME.
(laughs) NO, I...
THANK YOU... DAWN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. UM...
SURE.
I DON'T WANT IT TO COME ACROSS AS ME BEING ME RUDE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
YOU AND ANDERS HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN MARRIED ALL THAT LONG.
YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU'RE ALREADY KIND OF LIKE...
(inhales sharply) AND I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I WANNA MAKE SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT MOVE,
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE--
NO. DAWN, IT WAS ST--
JUST A STUPID LITTLE THING, AND... (sighs)
I GUESS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE--
THEY JUST HAVE THIS CONNECTION, YOU KNOW,
LIKE, UM, LIKE--LIKE YOU AND KENNETH.
RIGHT.
EXCEPT I NEVER (bleep) KENNETH.
(chuckles)
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
OH. IS THAT WHAT PEOPLE THINK? (scoffs)
THAT I'M, LIKE, SHACKED UP WITH SOME GUY
WHILE MY HUSBAND'S AT WAR?
'CAUSE, LIKE, I-I LOST MY JOB, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW. UH, DAWN, COME ON.
LOOK...
I WILL KEEP YOUR SECRET.
BUT IF IT...
I COULD NEVER CHEAT ON MY HUSBAND.
WE ARE NOT ONE AND THE SAME.
(stroller wheels rattling)
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY FUNNY,
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T EVEN DATE FOR THAT LONG.
IT WAS, LIKE, FOUR MONTHS.
BUT I MEAN, WE HADN'T, LIKE,
SEEN EACH OTHER IN, LIKE, SIX YEARS.
YEAH. THEN WE JUST, LIKE, RAN INTO EACH OTHER.
I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS JUST REALLY STRANGE,
BECAUSE FOR, LIKE, THE NEXT SIX MONTHS,
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. THE SUPERMARKET.
IT'S REALLY WEIRD.
THEN THE DAY THAT I GOT KICKED OUT OF MY APARTMENT...
UH, YEAH, I WAS IN A BOOKSTORE...
AND I WAS-- I WAS WALKING OUT.
DAWN WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
WE LITERALLY BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER.
YEAH, WE JUST RAN INTO EACH OTHER ON THE STREET,
"WELL, I-I HAVE AN EXTRA ROOM AT MY PLACE,
AND IF YOU WANT IT, IT'S YOURS."
AND SO I MOVED IN.
(squawks)
(woman) OKAY. I'VE PUT AN EGG ON A DESK
IN FRONT OF EACH ONE OF YOU.
AND FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THIS EGG IS YOUR BABY.
SO YOUR GOAL NOW, AS NEW MOMMIES AND DADDIES,
IS TO NURTURE THIS EGG
AND BASICALLY KEEP IT FROM BREAKING. OKAY?
(woman) GUYS, PUT A FACE ON IT. NAME IT.
HER NAME IS CHUNKS.
(laughs) THAT'S DISGUSTING.
AND WHATEVER YOU DO-- NOW REMEMBER THIS--
YOU MUST TAKE THIS EGG WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.
(school bell rings)
(Falcon) WHAT IS MY NEXT CLASS?
COME ON.
THIS IS SO RETARDED.
(Dawn) YEAH?
I HATE CLASS. I HATE SCHOOL.
HEY, DAWN.
I'LL--UHH! I'M GOING TO ALGEBRA.
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S THIS WAY.
NEXT PERIOD. I'LL SEE YOU.
HOW CRAZY IS THIS WHOLE EGG THING?
TWO WEEKS? I MEAN, WHAT?
YEAH.
IS YOURS, LIKE, A BOY OR A GIRL?
NO, SEE, IT'S A GIRL.
OH.
UH, MY MINE'S A BOY BECAUSE...
I MEAN, I LIKE GIRLS. LIKE, I LIKE GIRLS A LOT.
BUT I JUST KIND OF--I COULD RELATE MORE TO A BOY,
MM-HMM.
YO! CHUCKS, MY MAN! WATCH OUT!
SORRY, MAN.
DO... WHAT?
YOU KNOW, LIKE, JUST ASK ME OUT ALREADY.
ASK YOU OUT?
I'M TOTALLY, UH, INTO THIS, LIKE, TEX-MEX THING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S THE LARD.
SO I DON'T KNOW, YOU WANNA GO TO A--
YOU WANNA, LIKE, GO TO CURRA'S TOMORROW NIGHT?
THAT'S...
I MEAN, DEFINITELY, YEAH.
OKAY.
BYE, DAWN.
(mouths word)
♪♪♪
(Anders) WHAT ARE YOU...
AAH!
GOD?
YEAH! OH! (laughs)
OH, MAN.
IT'S GOOD?
NO, IT'S, LIKE, THAT SMELL, THAT--THAT AMERICAN SMELL--
I JUST--I JUST-- I MISSED THAT SMELL.
YOU KNOW, DIF-DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT SMELLS.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU COME BACK, AND WHAT YOU'RE GIVING ME IS
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY DO IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES?
THEY SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, TOO. IT'S CRAZY.
IN GERMANY, THEY SPEAK GERMAN.
EXCEPT FOR IN ENGLAND,
THEY SPEAK THIS WEIRD FORM OF ENGLISH.
OKAY, YOU--YOU MIGHT BE THE FIRST GUY
(cell phone alert dings)
YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LIKE A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL OVER THERE.
OH, JUST, UH, YOU KNOW...
YOU WANNA GET THAT?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
HEY. HEY. UM, I CAN'T REALLY TALK RIGHT NOW.
(Brenda) Um, I-I just-- I-I couldn't fit
UH, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SAY?
I don't know how, but I'm gonna repay you. Thank you.
I'll call you later.
(beep)
(sighs) IT'S JACKIE. SHE SAYS HI.
YEAH.
OH! D-DUDE, DON'T-- COME ON, MAN. GIVE THAT BACK.
LOOK...
NOBODY. UH, A WORK...
WHY ARE YOU LYING? SEE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHO'S B.S.?
THAT'S WEIRD.
IT'S BRENDA.
BRENDA FROM HIGH SCHOOL BRENDA?
WHY?
(chuckling)
WE'RE, UH, WE'RE TALKING. WE'RE TALKING.
I-I CAN SEE THAT. WHY?
I-IT'S NOTHING. WE'RE JUST...
(engine revving)
ROLLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? COME ON, MAN.
IT'S NOTHING. WE'RE TALKING.
(seat belt clicks)
(Anders sighs)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU,
BUT I WAS AT YOUR WEDDING. I SAW YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT.
YOU MADE A PROMISE. STICK TO IT, MAN. COME ON. END OF STORY.
YEAH.
I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND I'M ALWAYS GONNA HAVE YOUR BACK,
BUT I CANNOT HAVE YOUR BACK ON THIS.
LET'S ROCK, MAN.
UH, AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO L.A.
AND I WENT TO U.T.
AND, UM, LIKE, WE DIDN'T KEEP IN TOUCH OR ANYTHING, BUT--
BUT OUR PARENTS ARE FRIENDS.
YEAH.
AND, UH, MY DAD
ACTUALLY WENT INTO BUSINESS WITH ANDERS' DAD.
AND I WOULD COME HOME AND VISIT, AND I WOULD SEE ANDERS,
BUT HE WAS ALWAYS DATING SOMEONE.
WHAT CAN I SAY? I'M A LADIES' MAN.
UH, WAS, I MEAN. WAS A LADIES' MAN.
(woman) OKAY, WELL, UM, LET ME ASK YOU THIS--
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE READY TO GET MARRIED?
GOD, HONESTLY? UM...
IT WAS SCARY, YOU KNOW?
UM...
BUT I THINK WHEN YOU KNOW THAT IT'S RIGHT,
IT'S JUST... UM...
YOU KNOW.
YEAH.
(Dawn) Hello?
Baby! Where are you?
I KNOW. I KNOW. I'LL BE THERE SOON.
(gasps)
GET SOME FOOD REAL QUICK. WE'LL BE HOME VERY SOON, OKAY?
Cool. Awesome. Well, get it to go and drive faster.
I WILL. I JUST--IT'S JUST, UH, ANDERS HAS, UH, YOU KNOW,
A COUPLE--A COUPLE ISSUES THAT HE NEEDS TO TALK THROUGH AND...
Oh, my God. Do you have to do this, like, right now? I mean--
IF THIS WAS NOT IMPORTANT, TRUST ME, I WOULD NOT BE HERE.
You have a daughter who really wants to meet you.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HER, TOO.
And...
I'm not wearing any underwear.
(laughs) OH.
(laughs)
I SEE YOU KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW ORDERS.
YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT TO START
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU, TOO, BABY. OH, MY GOD.
(door creaks)
(Rolly clears throat)
HEY, DUDE. I'M SORRY FOR BEING A (bleep).
I APPRECIATE THIS.
YEAH.
♪♪♪
SO, UH...
JACKIE AND I ARE THINKING OF HAVING A BABY.
YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED.
I KNOW. I KNOW. IT'S GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO WHAT? OKAY. (sighs) DUDE...
WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE YOU--
ARE YOU... HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH BRENDA
OR ARE YOU HAVING A BABY WITH YOUR WIFE OR--OR BOTH?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
A MONTH AGO I'M...
I'M FINE, I'M GOOD, I'M MARRIED, HAPPY,
WORK IS GOOD. JACKIE...
JACKIE IS AMAZING.
(sighs) AND THEN I HEAR THAT BRENDA'S BACK IN TOWN.
DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU...
NO, I'M NOT. DUDE, IT WAS...
IT WAS NOTHING. WE--WE KISSED. IT WAS JUST A KISS.
OKAY, SO YOU KISSED ANOTHER WOMAN OTHER THAN YOUR WIFE.
IT'S BRENDA.
(sighs) I, UM...
I-I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO BACK
UNTIL I KNOW WHETHER I'M HAVING A DIVORCE
OR HAVING A BABY.
(sighs)
HEY.
WE NEED TO TALK.
OKAY.
IN PRIVATE.
SURE.
WHAT'S... GOING ON?
THIS THING WITH YOUR MOTHER'S INSURANCE--
YEAH. (chuckles) UM, IT WAS MY EX-BOYFRIEND. HE'S--
IT WASN'T AN EX-BOYFRIEND.
LINDSEY BAKER OF "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL"
IS RESEARCHING A STORY THAT SAYS YOU TRADED FAVORS
WITH A LOBBYIST NAMED LORRAINE HAMMOND.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS A NIGHTMARE, THOUGH.
OH, NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
THANKS.
DID YOU ASK A LOBBYIST
TO FIX YOUR MOTHER'S INSURANCE PROBLEM?
NO. I--
BRENDA.
LOOK, IT'S A MISTAKE.
FIX IT.
SO, OKAY, SO HOW DID YOU ASK HER OUT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?
SHE ASKED ME OUT.
GO TO HELL!
DAWN BARBUSO ASKED YOU OUT?
YEAH. SO?
DUDE, YOU HAVE A DATE!
YOU HAVE A DATE!
STOP!
DUDE, SHE'S GONNA EAT YOU ALIVE.
WHATEVER.
(Kenneth) UM, HI.
I HAVE A RESERVATION FOR FINLEY, PARTY OF TWO.
OH, MY GOD. YOU MADE A RESERVATION.
WHAT ARE YOU, LIKE, 40?
NO, IT JUST GETS REALLY BUSY SOMETIME.
(Dawn giggles)
(chair scrapes floor)
THANK YOU. (chuckles)
SO YOU'RE SO FORMAL.
♪♪♪
NO.
OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YOU BROUGHT THIS?
WELL, MRS. SCHNABEL SAID
THAT WE HAD TO BRING IT EVERYWHERE WE GO,
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE REALLY CRAZY?
WHAT IF THERE'S, LIKE, A REAL CHICKEN IN HERE,
AND IT HATCHED ON YOU? (gasps)
(laughs) SORRY.
YOU'RE REALLY CUTE WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS, BY THE WAY.
THANK YOU.
SO...
WHO DO YOU HANG OUT WITH? (crunching)
STEVEN, UH, FOSTER.
YEAH? IS HE COOL? I DON'T KNOW.
OH, NO. HE'S GREAT.
WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE, LIKE--
WELL, WE WENT TO JUNIOR HIGH TOGETHER.
WE WENT TO SUMMER CAMP ONE SUMMER
IN BIG BEND.
THEY HAD, LIKE, RAFTING AND ASTRONOMY.
UH-HUH. ASTRONOMY CAMP?
NO, THEY HAD--I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, WE WOULD JUST,
(mouth full) OH, YEAH, YOU AND STEVEN,
STOP. (chuckles)
I DON'T...
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
LIKE, DO YOU LIKE TO...
LOOK AT THE STARS...
AND STUFF?
KENNETH, ARE YOU ASKING ME
NO.
YEAH.
COOL.
♪♪♪
I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE,
UM...
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE THE--THE...
YEAH, THE ENCHILADAS CON CHILE.
WHOO-HOO! EXCUSE US.
OH, LOOK, IT'S RAINING.
♪♪♪
WHOO-HOO!
(Falcon) HE'S JUST LATE. SWEETIE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HE'LL BE HERE SOON.
HEY.
OH, WITH THE WATER. NOW IT'S A PARTY. THANKS, DUDE.
YOU GUYS MADE IT! THE BAND HAS ARRIVED.
HI, Y'ALL. WHAT'S UP, BRO?
YOU GUYS MADE FRIENDS, I SEE,
HI. I'M DAWN.
KENNETH.
OH.
MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE, Y'ALL.
(Kenneth) WHERE...
(Dawn) NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YEAH, JUST GO BACK THERE, DUDE. I'LL SHOW YOU. I'LL SHOW YOU.
DAWN, YOU SHOULD GO BACK THERE. PLAY HER A SONG, BECAUSE
I DIDN'T REALIZE EVERYBODY WAS COMING OVER.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO--YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO IF YOU DON'T WANT.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING...
UH, IT'S OKAY. UM, DO YOU KNOW...
HOW LONG THAT THEY'RE GONNA STAY FOR?
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT DAWN'S IN A PLACE
UM...
APPRECIATE THE MUSIC RIGHT NOW.
THE--THE ONE THING I THINK SHE NEEDS, BRO,
IS SOMETHING TO TAKE HER MIND OFF THE FACT
RIGHT. RIGHT.
RIGHT. I KNOW. AND, UH, HE COULD JUST--
AND THERE'LL BE A PARTY, DUDE. WE'RE CELEBRATING, YOU KNOW?
THIS IS CELEBRATORY, DUDE. SHE'S GONNA SEE...
THAT ROLLY'S COMING HOME, MAN. I'M EXCITED.
BUT I FEEL LIKE SHE NEEDS-- I'M EXCITED, TOO.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB TAKING CARE OF HER,
AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU, DUDE, LIKE, HONESTLY,
I WANTED TO THANK YOU, LIKE, STRAIGHT-UP, DUDE.
IT'S BEEN GREAT AND JUST-- LET HER--LET HER HANG OUT, DUDE.
HEY!
WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL? GET-- GO IN THE BACK. GO IN THE BACK.
WOW! THIS-- IT'S GETTING POPPING NOW.
HEY THERE.
BRING THE ***. BRING THE BEERS.
IT'S JUST THAT THIS IS OUR HOUSE,
AND I-I JUST WANT IT TO BE RESPECTED.
DUDE. DUDE, ALL DUE RESPECT, THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.
DAWN IS WAITING FOR HER HUSBAND, WHO'S ABOUT TO PICK HER UP,
RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET TO THEIR HOUSE. LIKE...
(Dawn chuckles) WOW.
DUDE, I--Y-YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
MM-HMM.
YOU JUST HAVE THAT, LIKE, IN YOUR HEAD, THAT YOU JUST WANNA,
LIKE, BE THERE AND MAKE SURE SHE'S SAFE,
BUT SHE'S PERFECTLY FINE, DUDE. JUST COME HANG WITH US, MAN.
COME HANG WITH US. KENNETH.
♪♪♪
(Falcon laughs) OH, MY GOD.
(woman) UH-HUH.
(Falcon) PIZZA AND A KEG.
THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR YOU, BABY. I GET THE PARTY STARTED.
(indistinct conversations)
WE ARGUED OVER WHO WAS GONNA GET THE MASTER BEDROOM.
NO, WE DIDN'T. NO, WE DIDN'T.
WELL, WHATEVER. I WAS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT.
I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? I WAS JUST GONNA, LIKE,
I KNOW. NO, OF COURSE. LOOK, ANYWAY,
I-I HAD NEVER REALLY LIVED WITH ANYONE--WELL, A GIRL--BEFORE.
YEAH, AND THE FIRST TIME HE SAW A BOX OF TAMPONS, HE FAINTED.
YEAH, HE TOTALLY PASSED OUT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SINK.
THAT--THAT IS NOT-- I--THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
I'M DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH.
WHATEVER. I'M AN ANIMAL.
NO, YOU--SHE WAS-- SHE WAS OKAY. SHE WAS FINE.
I JUST HOPE I WASN'T TOO MUCH OF A ***.
NO, YOU WERE FINE.
REALLY?
NO.
YOU WERE A BIT OF A ***...
SOMETIMES. NO, BUT--
HI.
HI.
THANK YOU FOR--
NO.
UM, THANK YOU FOR DRIVING OVER HERE SO FAST.
OF COURSE.
UH, LISTEN, THINGS HAVE GOTTEN KIND OF, UH, I DON'T KNOW,
AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD--
UH, I'M SORRY.
HEY, KENNETH.
OH, HEY.
WHAT'S, UH, WHAT ARE YOU, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON?
JUST, UH, GETTING SOME FOOD.
NICE. YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
COOL. O--JUST ONE SECOND.
UM...
(indistinct conversations)
(Steven) WHAT'S UP?
UH, ROLLY'S COMING BACK TODAY,
BUT HE'S LATE,
SO THERE'S, LIKE, THIS BAND PLAYING IN MY BACKYARD.
FALCON SET IT UP.
SO, UM, JUST-- DAWN SHOULD EAT.
YEAH.
UM, HOW'S, UH,
UH, THE--THE BABY?
YEAH.
SHE'S GREAT. SHE'S GREAT. SHE'S A LITTLE COLICKY, I THINK.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW,
YEAH.
I TOLD DAWN I THINK IT'S AN ALLERGY,
AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF BABIES ARE ALLERGIC TO BREAST MILK,
AND IF IT KEEPS UP, I'LL TAKE HER--
RIGHT.
SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPP--
LIKE, IS HE GONNA MOVE IN WITH YOU GUYS FOR A LITTLE BIT OR...
YEAH.
SO, UM...
I DON'T KNOW. THEY'RE JUST MOVING OUT.
OH, SORRY.
SO I'M OFF. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE OFF.
YEAH. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
(Kenneth) BYE.
BYE.
BYE.
BYE, JACKIE.
DO YOU WANNA--DO YOU WANNA, LIKE, GET A TABLE OR SOMETHING?
JUST, LIKE, SIT DOWN FOR A BIT OR...
YOU GOTTA GET BACK. YEAH. OF COURSE. TOTALLY.
RIGHT. YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH.
COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, UH...
UM, BUT, HEY, IF YOU WANTED TO STOP BY LATER, YOU COULD...
YEAH.
OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, OKAY, I WILL.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
(man) IT WAS ROUGH. I-I GOT OFF THE PLANE, RIGHT,
AND I-I CAME OUT OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL.
I HAD MY DESERT FATIGUES ON.
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE WAITING IN THE CAR.
AND I OPEN THE DOOR TO SAY "HI" TO MY DAUGHTER.
I WAS LIKE, "HEY, DADDY'S HOME" OR WHATEVER.
SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT AFRAID.
ANDERS...
HAVING MY DAUGHTER KINDA FORGET ME IS ROUGH.
(car door closes)
SO ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHY WE'RE AT A STATE PARK
WHEN MY FAMILY'S AT HOME WAITING FOR ME?
JUST, UH... SOMETHING I NEED TO SEE.
YEAH. SOMETHING.
I-I GOTTA SEE SOMETHING, TOO, MAN.
COME ON, MAN.
(Jackie) DON'T TRIP ON THE ROCK.
O-OKAY, HONEY.
YOU WANT TO TELL THE NICE PEOPLE AT HOME WHERE WE ARE?
(imitates British accent) KRAUSE SPRINGS IS THE HOME
(Anders laughs)
AND MANY... (chuckles) OTHER...
(laughs)
AND MANY OTHER BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF BIRDS.
(laughs)
AND SCENE.
BEAUTIFUL.
(laughs)
(normal voice) BABY!
YEAH?
UH-HUH.
YEAH.
(laughs)
WHOO!
(water falling)
WHOO! YEAH!
(splash)
I NEVER ASKED FOR YOUR HELP.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D DO THAT TO ME.
UH, EXCUSE ME...
A SECOND.
(elevator bell dings)
(elevator bell dings)
(woman) BRENDA, WHAT HAPPENED?
I MADE A MISTAKE.
LORRAINE?
WE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL TOGETHER. I THOUGHT SHE WAS MY FRIEND.
HEY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
LORRAINE IS A LOBBYIST.
SHE WORKS FOR A FIRM
THAT OPPOSED THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL WE SPONSORED.
WE WON AND SHE LOST.
AND?
AND SO MY CONGRESSMAN IS UP FOR REELECTION,
AND FOR REVENGE,
LORRAINE'S FIRM... HELPED WITH MY MOM'S MEDICAL BILLS
AND THEN LEAKED A STORY
THAT I WAS ACCEPTING FAVORS FROM LOBBYISTS.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
ISN'T IT?
I MEAN, SHE OFFERED TO HELP,
AND I SAID "THANK YOU."
YOU HAVE THE TAPE.
SO, BRENDA, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?
UM...
I'M GONNA HAVE TO RESIGN.
UNH-UNH.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I JUST-- I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
WE'VE JUST, LIKE, NEVER LIVED TOGETHER,
AND I'M DIFFICULT.
AND WHAT IF HE COMES HOME AND...
WHAT IF HE JUST, LIKE, DOESN'T WANT ME ANYMORE?
NO, MAMA.
WHAT IF THIS JUST DOESN'T WORK OUT?
(Charlie cooing)
OHH. YOU GOTTA GET SOME SLEEP. YOU HAD A BIG DAY TODAY.
(whispers) ALL RIGHT, GET SOME SLEEP NOW.
(normal voice) YOU'RE GONNA MEET YOUR DAD, OKAY?
(Charlie cries)
(stream running)
(Anders) JUST STAY HERE.
GROW A BEARD.
BE A HERMIT.
(laughs)
YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY HARDEST DAYS IN THE ARMY
WAS MY FIRST DAY.
THEY PUT YOU IN A BUS AND SHAVE YOUR HEAD,
TELL YOU, YOU AIN'T (bleep)...
THAT YOU'RE LESS THAN A BOIL ON A FLY'S ***.
AND AT NIGHT, YOU'RE LAYING IN YOUR BUNK...
(chuckles) AND YOU'RE THINKING TO YOURSELF,
(laughs)
I MEAN, IF I HADN'T JOINED THE ARMY, I'D--
I'D HAVE BEEN-- I'D BE KOBE. I'D BE LeBRON.
OH, TOTALLY, MAN.
BUT THAT'S EGO...
AND THE EGO IS WHAT THE ARMY HAS TO KILL
TO MAKE YOU A SOLDIER.
'CAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT THE UNIT. IT'S ABOUT THE TEAM.
IT'S THE SAME THING WITH MARRIAGE.
(Anders) IS THAT CHOCOLATE?
(chuckles)
(normal voice) DO YOU WANT SOME?
IS THAT YUMMY?
I'M FULL.
ALL RIGHT.
(laughs)
I'LL SET IT. I'M BETTER AT THIS THAN YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOTHING.
(stream running)
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
UM...
(camera shutter snapping)
YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.
(women laugh)
A TOAST.
(laughs)
I AM READY.
I THEE WED...
(gasps) WHOO!
(camera shutter clicking)
OH, I LOVE YOU.
BACON, EGG, AND CHEESE?
OH, NO, I SHOULDN'T EAT THAT. OH, I LOVE YOU.
ANDERS, I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND.
IF YOU WANNA LEAVE HER FOR BRENDA...
I'LL SUPPORT YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT MUST--
IT MUST LOOK, LIKE, KIND OF WEIRD, RIGHT?
YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD'VE TOLD ME IN HIGH SCHOOL
THAT WE WOULD BE LIVING TOGETHER, I MEAN...
WELL, NOT THAT ANYTHING-- I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE...
NO, BUT, LIKE, WE DATED FOR A LITTLE BIT.
NINE YEARS GOES BY.
WE KEEP RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER ON THE STREET. WE MOVE IN.
IT JUST, LIKE, HAPPENED.
WELL, BUT IT--BUT IT'S NOT LIKE--LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.
NO. YOU CAN JUST RELAX,
'CAUSE, BABY, HE ONLY SAW ME, LIKE, NAKED,
NO, THAT IS NOT--I DID NOT.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST KNOW
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S--IT'S LIKE FAMILY.
(woman) OKAY, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, HEY, IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS,
(girl laughs)
OH, COME ON.
(boy) COME ON, GUYS.
(boy laughs)
JACKIE? AMANDA?
(Dawn) YO, MRS. SCHNABEL?
(Kenneth) NO. DAWN, DON'T.
(speaks indistinctly) WHAT? WHY NOT? IT'S...
KENNETH?
WOW. SO HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO KEEP YOUR EGG SAFE
(boy) TELL US, KENNETH.
COME ON.
JUST SEEMED... LIKE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
(boy) THAT IS AWESOME.
(Charlie crying)
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
(continues crying)
SHH. SHH. SHH.
SHH. SHH.
(continues crying)
(crying subsides)
(Charlie cooing)
CAN I HOLD HER?
UH, YEAH. OF COURSE. UM...
LOOK WHO'S HOME! YOUR DADDY'S HOME.
SHE'S JUST A LITTLE FUSSY RIGHT NOW.
SHH. IT'S YOUR DADDY. IT'S YOUR DAD.
(whispers) HERE. JUST HOLD THE BOTTOM.
YEAH.
BABY, BABY.
(crying)
AW.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S YOUR DAD.
(chuckles) OH.
(crying)
(kisses)
HEY. (chuckles)
(continues crying)
YEAH, I'M DOING-- I'M... (sniffles)
(Dawn) HEY, IS EVERYTHING--
(crying continues)
(Falcon) CRYING BABY.
(Rolly) OH, IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. (laughs)
(crying subsides)
IT'S OKAY. (laughs)
(Rolly laughs)
(laughs, speaks indistinctly)
HEY.
(Rolly crying)
OH, MY GOD. SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
(chuckles)
(Rolly) I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, BABY.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
(laughing)
(crying continues)
OH, MY GOD.
(Charlie cries)
(chuckles) WHAT? I COULDN'T HEAR YOU, BABY CHARLIE.
(laughs)
HUH? (laughs)
(crying)
(laughs)
(whispers) OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE HOME.
(kisses)
(sobs)
(knife chopping)
YOU MAKING DINNER?
(laughs)
THERE YOU ARE.
MM.
WE, UH, WE GOT DELAYED.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
OKAY.
I'M IN.
THIS MARRIAGE...
OUR LIVES.
I'M IN, ALL THE WAY.
(whispers) ME, TOO.
THANK YOU.
ANDERS...
(laughs)
OHH.
(normal voice) I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
(whispers) GET OUT.
GET OUT.
(playing "That's Some Dream")
♪ THERE'S A TIME IN OUR LIVES ♪
♪ TO START AGAIN ON WRITING OUR PARTS ♪
(Rolly) IT'S SUPPOSED TO CLICK IN, RIGHT?
♪ AS THE STORY GOES ON ♪
(singsongy) THERE YOU GO!
MOMMY'S GOT YA.
(Falcon) YOU GUYS ARE READY TO GO.
♪ I KNOW EVERYONE WOULD WANT ME TO SAY ♪
(chuckles)
♪ THAT I'M NOT AFRAID TO BE ALONE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA LIVE, I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M GONNA DIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M OKAY ♪
OF COURSE.
♪♪♪
♪ I'M GONNA LIVE, I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M GONNA DIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M OKAY ♪
(Kenneth) ALL RIGHT.
(engine starts)
(Falcon) YOU'RE OUT OF HERE, YO.
♪ THAT MUST BE CALLED THE SUPER MOTEL ♪
♪ I CAN STAY THE WHOLE NIGHT ♪
♪ AND THINK ABOUT THE GIRL IN HER SHELL ♪
♪ I KNOW EVERYONE WOULD WANT ME TO SAY ♪
WHEW.
♪ THAT I'M NOT AFRAID TO BE ALONE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA LIVE, I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M GONNA DIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M OKAY ♪
(giggles)
(both laugh)
♪ I'M GONNA LIVE, I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M GONNA DIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M OKAY ♪
♪ LA DAH DAH ♪
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
BYE!
DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YA!
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪♪♪
♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
(grunts)
HEY, DUDE.
UH, JUST... YOU SAID I COULD STOP BY, RIGHT? (chuckles)
BROUGHT SOME BEER.
BUT, UH, IF YOU'RE BUSY WITH YOUR TOYS,
I CAN, UH... (chuckles) COME BACK ANOTHER TIME.
NO.
♪ I'M GONNA LIVE, I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
OKAY.
YEAH, COOL.
THANKS.
(laughs)
DRINK UP. IT'S COLD.
(speaks indistinctly)
♪ I'M GONNA DIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I'M OKAY ♪
♪ THAT'S SOME DREAM ♪