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[alarm beeping]
[alarm shuts off]
[alarm beeping]
- [groans]
[alarm shuts off]
- ♪ SHINE ♪
♪ LITTLE STAR ♪
[alarm beeping]
♪ THROUGH THE DARKNESS ♪
♪ ♪
♪ SHINE ♪
♪ LITTLE HEART ♪
♪ THROUGH THE EMPTINESS ♪
♪ YOU WILL FIND ♪
♪ POETRY IN POVERTY ♪
♪ YOU'LL FIND ♪
♪ BEAUTY IN DESPAIR ♪
♪ WHEN THEY SHINE LIKE STARLIGHT ♪
♪ ♪
♪ THROUGH OUR DARKNESS ♪
♪ ♪
♪ WE SHINE ♪
♪ LIKE STARLIGHT ♪
♪ IT'S THROUGH OUR EMPTINESS ♪
♪ WE PURIFY ♪
♪ ♪
- LINDSAY, COME ON!
- COMING!
[computer game bleeping]
- ♪ SHINE ♪
♪ LITTLE STAR ♪
- YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.
- ♪ THROUGH SADNESS ♪
- PUT THE GAME AWAY AT THE TABLE.
MICHAEL, THE CREATIVE ISN'T GONNA MATTER
IF WE CAN'T DELIVER THE MEDIA BUY
AT THE PRICES WE PROMISED THEM.
THERE'S NO REASON FOR THEM TO PULL BACK.
THE NUMBERS ARE UP ACROSS THE BOARD.
UH-HUH.
WHAT IS A VIDCAST?
- HEY, DAD, DO WE KNOW ANY JUNKIES?
- LET ME CALL YOU BACK, ALL RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
- THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE MISFIT.
IT'S "JUST SAY NO" WEEK AT SCHOOL.
- OH...OKAY.
- IT'S A REAL DIARY, YOU KNOW.
- IT'S NOT A REAL DIARY, BABY. IT'S A MEDIA HOAX.
- YEAH, IT IS. IT SAYS SO IN THE BACK.
SHE WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLDER THAN ME.
- LINDSAY, WHAT DO I ALWAYS TELL YOU
ABOUT BELIEVING THE PACKAGING?
REMEMBER WHAT THE OLD MAN DOES FOR A LIVING, OKAY?
- YEAH, YOU'RE A CYNIC.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT A CYNIC IS?
NULA, THEY GOTTA BE OUT OF HERE IN TEN MINUTES, OKAY?
BUDDY, EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.
- LEVEL SEVEN, DAD. I'M NOT HUNGRY.
- SO DO WE?
- NO, WE DON'T KNOW ANY JUNKIES.
DYLAN, EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.
- DAD, I SAID I'M NOT HUNGRY.
- [Russian accent] BOY TOO SKINNY.
I'LL MAKE KIELBASA TONIGHT.
- HE'LL BE OKAY. HE'LL GRAB SOMETHING AT SCHOOL.
LOOK, I GOTTA GO, OR I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR WORK.
- DAD, WHEN CAN I START DRINKING COFFEE?
- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU MAKE THE HONOR ROLL THIS SEMESTER,
AND YOU CAN DRINK CAPPUCCINOS TOO, OKAY?
- REALLY? - NO, NOT REALLY.
DYLAN, EAT YOUR BREAKFAST. I'VE GOTTA GO, GUYS.
BYE. - WHATEVER.
- HEY, MORNING, NANCY.
HEY, CAN YOU GET MITCHELL ON THE PHONE FOR ME?
I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.
GOOD MORNING!
- GOOD MORNING, BEN.
- AND I NEED TO SIGN THOSE RELEASES.
- GOT 'EM RIGHT HERE.
- A LITTLE QUICKER NEXT TIME, OKAY?
- SO HOW ARE THE KIDS? - THEY'RE GREAT.
HOW ABOUT YOURS? - VERY ACTIVE.
- YOU'LL GET THROUGH IT.
I HAD IT TWICE.
THANK YOU, AND I GOTTA SPEAK TO MITCHELL IMMEDIATELY.
- RIGHT AWAY. - IF NOT SOONER.
- UM, ARE YOU BEN?
- YES, I AM. - UM, THESE ARE FOR YOU.
- OH, ARE THESE THE COMPS?
- YEAH.
- DID MR. WIDMARK GIVE YOU THESE?
- UM, WHICH ONE IS HE?
- BEARD, CURLY HAIR, THICK GLASSES.
- UM...
IT'S MY FIRST DAY.
- DORIS. - YES?
- WOULD YOU FIND OUT IF MR. WIDMARK APPROVED THESE?
- SURE. - THANK YOU.
- WHAT'S YOUR NAME? - HOLLY.
- HOLLY, I'M BEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF I NEED ANYTHING ELSE, I KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.
- MORNING, ED.
- RNING, BEN.
- WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
- WHAT'S UP?
SIT DOWN.
- BEN, I SAID I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
REALLY TALK TO YOU.
- OKAY.
DORIS, HOLD ALL MY CALLS UNTIL I SAY.
I'M ALL EARS.
JUST SAY IT.
- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET YOU GO, BEN.
- YOU'RE SERIOUS?
- WE'VE LOST THREE OF OUR MAJOR ACCOUNTS THIS YEAR,
TWO THIS QUARTER.
- I BUILT THIS COMPANY WI YOU.
IN '98, WHEN STUART DIED,
WHO DO YOU THINK KEPT HALF THE CLIENTS FROM LEAVING--I DID!
WHAT, YOU THINK I HAVEN'T HAD OFFERS OVER THE YEARS?
- I'M SURE YOU HAVE.
- [scoffs]
20 YEARS...
I'VE BEEN WITH THIS COMPANY.
- OUR BUSINESS ISN'T PERSONAL ANYMORE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS,
IT'S ABOUT MARKET SHARE AND NUMBERS.
YOU'RE OUT, BEN.
I'M SORRY.
[door opens and closes]
- HEY, BIG BROTHER.
BARTENDER.
LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING.
DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
REMEMBER IN HIGH SCHOOL,
WHEN I GOT LAID OFF FROM FALCON'S FROZEN CUSTARD?
- I GOT FIRED, BRIAN.
AND YOU GOT FIRED FROM FALCON'S...
FOR COOLING YOUR FEET IN THE SOFT SERVE.
- YEAH, WELL, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN LAID OFF
IF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD A CLUE.
SHUT THAT PLACE DOWN FIRST.
[light jazz piano playing]
- 20 YEARS.
- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
SEVERANCE ISN'T GONNA LAST FOREVER.
- THANKFULLY AT LEAST THAT WAS GENEROUS, HUH?
- I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I'M SPENDING
A LOT MORE TIME WITH LINDSAY AND DYLAN.
AND, UH, THAT'S A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW.
PROBABLY MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS AND...
I DON'T KNOW, BRI.
I'VE ONLY BEEN FIRED FOR A COUPLE HOURS,
SO I'M STILL KIND OF FIGURING IT OUT, YOU KNOW.
- I KNOW.
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG TO PUT A SPIT SHINE ON YOUR RESUME.
IT'S TOUGH OUT THERE.
- MY RESUME. ONE LINE.
20 YEARS.
- HEY, IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD OUT THERE.
THE OTHER DAY, MY NEW ASSISTANT
ASKED ME IF SHE COULD TWITTER ME.
I ACTUALLY BLUSHED BEFORE SHE TOLD ME WHAT IT MEANT.
- MAN, YOU GO THROUGH ASSISTANTS
LIKE NOBODY I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND A DAY TRADER THAT EVEN NEEDS AN ASSISTANT.
- HEY, DAY TRADING IS AN ART.
- MAN, IF DAD COULD SEE THAT YOU THREW AWAY
A PERFECTLY GOOD LAW DEGREE TO DAY TRADE,
HE'D PROBABLY ROLL IN HIS GRAVE.
- DAD HELD ON TO THE SAME DOZEN STOCKS FOR 50 YEARS.
- 20 YEARS.
20 YEARS.
- [humming]
[screams]
[both giggling]
- WE GOT HER.
- [shouting in Russian]
- WHO DID THIS?
YOU GUYS?
- NO.
- I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN YOU TWO.
NULA, ARE YOU OKAY?
- [speaking Russian] OKAY?
- YOU GUYS WAIT FOR ME IN THE OTHER ROOM, OKAY?
NOW. GO.
[Nula ranting in Russian]
- LOOK, UH...
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS, NULA...
BUT I'M GONNA LET YOU GO.
- I GO? YES, I GO.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS TOO MUCH!
I'LL--I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW.
THEY BEHAVE BETTER.
- NO, NO, NULA, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED AND...
I'M LETTING YOU GO.
WELL, AT LEAST NOW I KNOW WHY
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE HIRED HELP HERE
LONGER THAN A COUPLE WEEKS.
GUYS, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS
EXCEPT TO JUST...
SAY IT.
I LOST MY JOB.
- WHERE'D YOU LOSE IT?
- IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, BUDDY.
IT'S, UH...
DAD GOT FIRED.
- YOU GOT FIRED?
- OH, MY GOSH.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE?
- WE GONNA RUN OUT OF MONEY?
- AM I GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE SCHOOLS?
OH, MY GOD, ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE?
- EVERYBODY CALM-- CALM DOWN, OKAY?
FIRST OF ALL...
WE'RE NOT GONNA RUN OUT OF MONEY, BUDDY.
WE'RE FINE.
SECONDLY, LINDSAY,
WE'RE NOT MOVING ANYWHERE, OKAY, BABY?
THIS IS OUR HOME, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA STAY.
I'LL FIND ANOTHER JOB.
IT JUST MAY TAKE A LITTLE TIME.
- TINA WILSON'S FATHER GOT LAID OFF LAST YEAR,
AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A JOB FOR HIM.
AND HER MOM HAS TO WORK AS A MAID
AND CLEAN PEOPLE'S HOUSES,
AND THEY GROW CARROTS UP IN THE HILLS NOW.
- LINDSAY... ENOUGH, COME ON.
- IT'S TRUE, DAD.
- REGARDLESS IF IT'S TRUE.
I'M NOT CLEANING SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOUSE, OKAY?
I'M GONNA HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME
KEEPING UP WITH THIS HOUSE.
- DAD, YOU DIDN'T CLEAN THIS HOUSE.
NULA DID.
- YEAH? WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NEW NULA NOW, BUDDY.
- [chuckles]
SO, HEH, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT,
YOU'RE GONNA--YOU'RE GONNA COOK AND CLEAN
AND DO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE NULA DID?
- I'M GONNA GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.
AND GUESS WHAT: WE'RE ALL GONNA PITCH IN.
OKAY?
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT WORSE, GOD KNOWS.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A SILVER LINING TO ALL THIS.
NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE A JOB,
I'M GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE TIME TO BE WITH YOU GUYS NOW.
WHO KNOWS?
YOU MIGHT EVEN APPRECIATE HAVING THE OLD MAN AROUND
A LITTLE MORE OFTEN, HUH?
- MAYBE.
- I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
- LOVE YOU TOO, DAD.
- WE'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.
OKAY? 'CAUSE WE'RE TOUGH.
WE'RE THE WESTMANS.
ALL RIGHT? - [giggling] YEAH.
YEAH.
- GIVE YOUR DADDY A BIG HUG.
[laughing]
[children shouting on TV]
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
[applause]
[noisemakers blowing on TV]
- HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
- I COULDN'T SLEEP.
I HEARD THE TV.
[cheering on TV]
GOSH.
MOM WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
- COME HERE, LINDSAY.
EVERY TIME I SEE YOU, I SEE YOUR MOM.
- [chuckles]
THANKS.
- HEY, DADDY.
- SAY, "HI, DADDY." SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT, DADDY?
THANK YOU FOR THE PARTY."
- DAD... - YOU KNOW WHAT, DADDY?
THANK YOU FOR THE PARTY.
- DO YOU THINK MOM'S IN A BETTER PLACE?
- YEAH, SHE IS.
SHE'S UP IN HEAVEN, WITH GOD, BUDDY.
- [on TV] THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
HERE, SHOW US HOW YOU CAN HULA HOOP.
- [crying] I KNOW.
- READY?
- BUT WHY DID GOD TAKE HER FROM US?
- I DON'T KNOW.
[applause on TV]
BUT I BELIEVE THAT SHE LIVES IN OUR HEART.
AND EVERY TIME YOU THINK ABOUT HER, SHE'S WITH YOU.
[indistinct chatter on TV]
- DADDY, LOOK AT OUR BIG BOY.
LOOK AT OUR BIG BOY.
- HE HAD THE CHUBBIEST CHEEKS BACK TN.
- [laughs]
[both snife]
YEAH.
[sizzling]
WHERE'S YOUR SISTER? LINDSAY!
COME ON!
- WHAT? I'M RIGHT HERE.
- COME ON, BUDDY.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- THIS IS CALLED BREAKFAST.
- NO, IT'S CALLED AN EXPLOSION, DAD.
- DIG IN, DIG IN.
THESE WILL BE AT LEAST AS GOOD AS NULA'S,
IF NOT BETTER.
- NULA'S WAS DISGUSTING.
- YEAH, NULA'S WAS TERRIBLE.
WE HID THEM UNDER THE NAPKINS.
- MM-HMM. - GUYS, LISTEN TO ME.
WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BAD LUCK. I LOST MY JOB.
BUT THERE'S NO REASON WE CAN'T TURN THIS INTO A POSITIVE.
SO THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA BE EVERY DAY FROM NOW ON.
WE'RE GONNA EAT BREAKFAST LIKE A FAMILY.
- DID YOU EVEN PUT EGGS IN THESE?
I SWEAR, THEY'RE LIKE...
- NOT LOVELY.
- HEH HEH, NO. THEY SMELL LIKE...UCK.
- YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT EGGS IN 'EM?
- SO THIS GUY GETS HOME RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME STARTS,
AND HE STARTS EATING HIS CHICKEN.
BUT HE'S NOT EVEN LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE
HE EATS THIS CHICKEN A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.
SO HE SHOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT TASTES LIKE, RIGHT?
- RIGHT.
- BUT SOMETHING'S NOT TASTING RIGHT.
SO HE LOOKS DOWN...
AND GUESS WHAT HE SEES.
- WHAT DOES HE SEE?
- IT WAS A FRIED RAT.
- AW, EWW.
- COME ON. - YEAH.
IT HAD CRAWLED INTO THE FRYER THE NIGHT BEFORE
AND DROWNED IN THE OIL,
AND WHEN THE WORKERS WERE ADDING THE CHICKEN,
I MEAN, NOBODY NOTICED IT AND--
- NO. - [laughing] IT COULD HAPPEN.
- YEAH, BUT THAT'S KIND OF GROSS.
- AND SPEAKING OF FOOD,
WHERE'S OUR LUNCHES?
- YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE BUYING LUNCH TODAY.
- DAD, NO ONE EATS THAT STUFF.
IT'S FILLED WITH PRESERVATIVES.
- YOU GUYS HAVE TO EAT IT TODAY.
TOMORROW AND FROM THEN ON, I'LL MAKE YOUR LUNCH.
TODAY, IT GOT AWAY FROM ME. I'M SORRY.
THIS LINE-- I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.
I'M GONNA BE LATE.
- DAD, YOU HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
- MAN, PEOPLE ARE LIKE SHEEP.
THEY'RE ALL WAITING BACK THERE.
THERE'S NOBODY GOING IN THIS WAY.
[horn blares] - WHOA! WHOA!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT--WAIT A MINUTE.
EXCUSE ME, SIR.
HI, SIR.
SIR. SIR.
YOU'RE NEW HERE, AREN'T YOU?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED THOSE CARS COMING TOWARDS YOU,
BUT I NEED YOU TO GO THAT WAY, OKAY?
YES, CAN YOU MOVE PLEASE NOW?
HI, LINDSAY, HOW YOU DOING? - FINE.
- YES, COULD YOU MOVE THAT WAY?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHOA! WHOA! [horn blaring]
YOU KNOW WHAT? COME BACK HERE.
HERE, HERE. RIGHT HERE.
- DAD! I'M NOT GONNA LIVE THIS DOWN UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL!
HIGH SCHOOL!
- BYE, LINDSAY.
- YOU'RE NOT MY DAD.
- HI. - HI.
- MORNING, DYLAN.
- HI, MS. JENSEN.
- UM, JUST HOLD ON ONE MOMENT, OKAY?
I'M GONNA LEAD YOU TO SAFETY.
- THAT'S--THAT'S MS. JENSEN, YOUR TEACHER?
- YEAH.
- LET'S MOVE THESE CARS OFF TO THE RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, NO PROBLEM, MS. JENSEN.
- OKAY, SHE'S GONNA MAKE SOME ROOM FOR YOU
ON THE RIGHT.
- THANKS. I OWE YOU.
I'M, UH, I'M BEN.
I'M DYLAN'S DAD.
- I FIGURED.
HOPE.
- HI.
SO, UM, WHEN YOU COME BACK FOR PICKUP,
JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ON TIME,
AND YOU ENTER FROM THAT DIRECTION.
OKAY. YOU READY TO GO, DYLAN?
- YEAH. - ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
- SEE YOU, PAL.
- BYE, DAD.
- OKAY, THIS WAY. THANK YOU.
THIS WAY. THANK YOU!
[cell phone ringing]
- HELLO?
- HELLO, IS THIS MR. BEN WESTMAN?
- YES, IT IS.
- WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO PICK UP DYLAN FROM SCHOOL.
- WHAT?
[school bell rings]
- THANK YOU FOR RUSHING OVER SO QUICKLY.
- THEY TOLD ME DYLAN GOT IN A FIGHT.
WHERE IS HE? IS OKAY?
- WELL, HE'S FINE. HE'S FINE, MR. WESTMAN.
AND, UH, YES, HE DID GET INTO A FIGHT.
- I--I DON'T BELIEVE DYLAN HAS EVER BEEN IN A FIGHT.
WHY WOULD SOMEBODY PICK ON HIM?
- IT APPEARS THAT DYLAN WAS THE INSTIGATOR.
- WHAT? - 'FRAID SO.
YOUR SON PUNCHED A FELLOW STUDENT.
AND ALL I CAN GET OUT OF DYLAN IS
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHAT THIS STUDENT
SAID ABOUT HIS MOTHER.
AND, SINCE WE TEACH ALL OF OUR CHILDREN HERE
THAT VIOLENCE IS NEVER AN ANSWER,
I HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO GIVE DYLAN A TWO-DAY SUSPENSION.
- DYLAN? ONLY?
THAT'S A LITTLE EXTREME, DON'T YOU THINK?
- IT'S DISTRICT POLICY.
- PRETTY LOPSIDED POLICY.
WHERE'S DYLAN NOW? CAN I SEE HIM, PLEASE?
- DYLAN.
- HEY, BUD, WHY DON'T YOU GO SIT OVER THERE?
HI. - HI.
WELL, TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. MUST BE A SIGN.
- THEY'RE HANDLING IT BADLY.
THEY'RE PUNISHING THE WRONG KID, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK DYLAN'S EVER BEEN A PROBLEM.
- NO, IF ONLY ALL MY STUDENTS WERE AS GREAT AS DYLAN.
- EXACTLY.
- SO HOW IS HE?
- WELL, I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT IT YET.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- OKAY, I'M FINE.
JUST A LITTLE FRUSTRATED, MAYBE.
- WELL, LISTEN, IF YOU EVER NEED ANY HELP
OR ADVICE WITH DYLAN,
THEN MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS IN THE PACKET
THAT THEY HAND OUT TO ALL THE KIDS
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
- PACKET.
I'LL LOOK FOR IT.
- OKAY.
- MY WIFE USED TO DO ALL OF THIS, SO...
- UM...I HAVE TO GET BACK TO CLASS.
- THANKS.
- SURE.
[both laugh] - COME ON, DUDE.
LET'S GO.
WHERE'D YOU HIT HIM?
- WHAT?
- WHERE'D YOU HIT HIM?
- HERE.
- SEE, BECAUSE IT'S COMPLICATED,
AND YOUR PRINCIPAL IS SUCH A BUSY PERSON,
SHE DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME
TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, PAL.
SO NOW YOU KNOW WHY SHE GOT SO UPSET, RIGHT?
- YEAH. HE HAD IT COMING.
- YEAH.
DEFINITELY HAD IT COMING.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, PAL.
YOU STOOD UP FOR YOURSELF.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU BEAT SOMEBODY UP
EVERY TIME THEY SAY SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE.
- CAN WE GO PLAY BALL NOW?
- [laughing]
YEAH. LET'S GO.
[car alarm chirps]
- OH!
[laughing] HERE, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.
[grunts]
- I GOT IT. THANK YOU.
- OH, DON'T BE SILLY.
EVERYBODY COULD USE A LITTLE HELP.
[chuckles]
OH, I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY
WHO COULD HELP ME WITH MY CHORES.
OUR PARENTS HAD IT SO EASY.
THEY WOULD SEND US OFF WITH A PB&J
AND A QUARTER FOR MILK.
NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN SEND YOUR KID TO SCHOOL
FOR FEAR OF A KID BREAKING OUT IN HIVES
FROM A FOOD ALLERGY.
- EVERYTHING'S CHANGED, HUH? - YEAH.
- MY 12-YEAR-OLD ASKED ME FOR A LATTE THE OTHER DAY.
- [laughs] AND THEN SHE HAD TO COME HOME
BECAUSE SHE WAS LACTOSE INTOLERANT.
KIDS ARE ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.
- JUST TRYING TO HANG IN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- NO PROBLEM. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
- YOU TOO.
OHH.
[water running]
- OOH, YUMMY.
- THERE YOU GO.
- GOOD.
- ♪ I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH AN AFTERGLOW ♪
♪ I WANT TO TAKE IT EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
♪ ANYTHING, ANYPLACE YOU ARE ♪
♪ MAKE YOU LIGHT UP LIKE A SHINING STAR ♪
DAD.
- HURRY UP.
- ♪ LET GO OF WHAT THEY SAY YOU NEED ♪
♪ BE SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT TO BE ♪
♪ YEAH, BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE HAD TO ♪
♪ WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO YESTERDAY ♪
♪ SING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS, BABE ♪
♪ NO ONE CAN HURT YOU ♪
- DAD, MY BEAR.
- ♪ EVERY TIME YOU COME AROUND ♪
♪ ♪
♪ EVERY TIME YOU COME AROUND ♪
♪ ♪
♪ IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BRING YOU DOWN ♪
♪ IF ANYBODY WANTS TO HURT YOU NOW ♪
♪ JUST WAIT FOR THE SUN TO FEEL ♪
♪ COUNT EVERY LITTLE HEART YOU STEAL ♪
♪ MAYBE WE'LL GET AWAY FROM HERE ♪
♪ GO WHERE YOU START A COMMOTION ♪
♪ LET GO OF WHAT THEY SAY YOU NEED ♪
♪ BE SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT TO BE ♪
♪ YEAH, BEEN SO LONG ♪
♪ WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO YESTERDAY ♪
[crickets chirping]
- DAD...
- HMM?
- HEY.
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- NOTHIN'.
JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
- WELL, SEEMS LIKE JUST LAST WEEK,
YOU WERE A LITTLE BABY,
USED TO LIE IN HERE, JUST LIKE THIS.
RIGHT IN MY ARMS, SUCKING THOSE TWO FINGERS.
[makes loud sucking noises]
[chuckling] LOOKING AROUND.
- MOM SAID THAT I WAS A TERRIBLE SLEEPER.
THAT I'D BE UP HALF THE NIGHT SCREAMING MY HEAD OFF.
- WELL, SHE WASN'T LYING TO YOU.
YOU HAD COLIC.
MIDNIGHT TILL 5:00 A.M.
EVERY NIGHT, WITHOUT FAIL.
OH, GOSH.
IT WAS BRUTAL.
- MUST HAVE BEEN.
- IT WAS WORTH IT, THOUGH.
I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING, PAL.
- DAD... - MM-HMM?
- WAS MOM THE FIRST GIRL YOU EVER DATED?
LIKE, WAS SHE YOUR FIRST GIRLFRIEND?
- WELL, I MET MOM IN COLLEGE.
SO, UH...I MIGHT HAVE HAD A COUPLE DATES
IN HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE THEN.
NOTHING SERIOUS, THOUGH.
WHY DO YOU ASK?
- DON'T KNOW.
JUST WANTED TO KNOW.
I LOVE YOU, DADDY.
- GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY.
- OH, YEAH.
BY THE WAY, DYLAN'S NOT ASLEEP.
HE'S PLAYING HIS VIDEO GAMES UNDERNEATH THE COVERS.
- THANKS FOR TELLING ME, BENEDICT ARNOLD.
- JUST SO YOU KNOW.
[crickets chirping]
- [groaning] DAD...
DAD.
I CAN'T BREATHE.
- YOU'RE HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK, DYLAN.
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
- WHAT?
- GET YOUR BROTHER'S ATOMIZER!
HE'S HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK!
- OKAY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY, BUDDY.
- I FOUND IT, DAD!
DAD, IT'S EMPTY!
- ALL RIGHT, GRAB THE DOOR. COME ON.
- OKAY. - YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.
JUST KEEP BREATHING.
KEEP BREATHING, DYLAN.
[indistinct PA announcements]
- BEN...HE'S GONNA BE FINE.
HE'S BREATHING.
HE WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN YOU GOT HIM IN HERE.
- YEAH, BUT I SHOULD NEVER, NEVER HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN.
THIS IS--I'M JUST--
- IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.
- I GOTTA BE ON TOP OF THIS STUFF BETTER, BRIAN.
I GOTTA STOP LETTING STUFF SLIDE.
- JUST LET ME GET HER HOME, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S ALMOST 4:00 IN THE MORNING.
- NO. I DON'T WANNA GO, BRIAN.
I WANT TO STAY UNTIL WE FIND OUT SOMETHING.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE INHALER WAS EXPIRED.
- WHAT?
- I MEAN, I'VE USED IT ON HIM BEFORE.
I JUST SHOULD HAVE CHECKED IT MORE.
- HEY...LINDSAY...
THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
NONE OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT.
I KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN A LOT MORE THAN MOST 12-YEAR-OLDS, BABY,
BUT IF ANYBODY'S TO BLAME FOR THIS, IT'S ME.
IT'S MY JOB TO BE ON TOP OF THIS, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
- MR. WESTMAN.
- DOC, HOW IS HE?
- HE'S FINE, IT'S JUST AN ASTHMA ATTACK.
IT WAS A BAD ONE, BUT HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.
GOOD, NOW I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A PRESCRIPTION
FOR A NEW ATOMIZER.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME HE HAD AN ATTACK?
- OH, HE'S BEEN HAVING THEM PRETTY FREQUENTLY.
ALMOST EVERY COUPLE WEEKS.
BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THIS SEVERE.
- WELL, HE NEEDS TO USE HIS INHALER
AS SOON AS HE STARTS FEELING THE DISCOMFORT COMING ON.
IT SHOULD NEVER GET TO THIS POINT.
- IT HAD EXPIRED, DOC.
I'M ON TOP OF THIS NOW, THOUGH.
- I'M GONNA HAVE A NURSE
GIVE YOU AN INHALER AND A NEW PRESCRIPTION
AND I'LL HAVE HER EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU.
OKAY?
- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. CAN I SEE HIM?
- YEAH, SURE. COME ON BACK.
- RIGHT IN HERE.
- HEY, PAL.
HEY. HOW YOU FEELING?
- OKAY.
- YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
- PROMISE?
- YEAH, I PROMISE.
YOU SCARED ME, BUDDY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE TAKE SCHOOL OFF TOMORROW
AND HAVE A MOVIE DAY, HUH?
- YEAH.
- OKAY.
- [chuckles]
HOW IS HE?
- HE'S OKAY.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- I'M OKAY.
- IF I--IF I-- IF I TOLD YOU EVERY TIME
I WASHED MY CLOTHES, MOM, YOU'D BE SO--IT'D BE OVER.
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE ME ANYMORE.
OKAY, SO JUST DON'T-- YOU DON'T NEED TO ASK
EVERY TIME I DO ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST--I'M LIVING A LIFE NOW.
I'M--I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW
FOR A FULL MONTH, AND I HAVEN'T DIED YET,
SO, CLEARLY, I'M NOT GONNA DIE NOW.
MOM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE GOT SOMEBODY STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
CAN I CALL YOU BACK IN A BIT OR SOMETHING?
BYE!
CAN I--YEAH, CAN I HELP YOU?
UH, BEN WESTMAN TO SEE CRAIG VERTILLO, PLEASE.
[phone beeps]
- CRAIG, I'VE GOT A MR. BEN WHITMAN HERE.
- WESTMAN.
- OKAY. YOU GOT IT.
HAVE A SEAT. CRAIG'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
- THANKS.
- THEY WORKING ON THE WHOLE BUILDING?
- YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY ONLY TEMPING HERE.
OBVIOUSLY.
- OH.
- WORKING HERE UNTIL I FINISH MY SCREENPLAY.
- YOU'RE WRITING A SCREENPLAY?
- HOW LONG YOU BEEN TEMPING?
- ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
[phone beeps]
- CRAIG SAYS SEND HIM IN NOW.
- OKAY, YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
CRAIG'S READY FOR YOU. RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
- THANKS.
UM...
- YEAH, RIGHT THROUGH THE... ZEN LOBBY.
- MIKE, YOU WATCH YOUR FLANK!
[computer game beeping] OVER TO THE LEFT!
THAT--YEAH, GET HIM. NICE JOB.
JEEZ.
OHH!
YOU PLAY THE NEW HALO?
- NO.
- YOU DON'T WANT TO. IT IS ADDICTIVE.
AND SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE LAST VERSION.
OH, GOD. CRAIG VERTILLO.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
- BEN WESTMAN. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- ALL RIGHT.
HEY, UH, SIT, SIT.
- UM...
- YEAH, NO, THE KARMA BALLS.
HEH. I WASN'T, UH, I WASN'T SURE ABOUT 'EM EITHER,
BUT THE COMPANY ACUPUNCTURIST WAS ADAMANT.
SAID THAT WITH EVERYBODY HAVING THE PROPER CURVATURE,
WE COULD INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY BY 1/6 OF A PERCENT
EACH YEAR.
- AHEM.
- SO...
- SO, UM...
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO SEE ME.
I GOTTA TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN READING
A LOT OF VERY IMPRESSIVE STUFF
ABOUT DIGITAL EXPOTENTIAL IN THE TRADES.
- WELL, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ.
FIRST RULE OF ADVERTISING.
- OH, HEH.
GOOD ONE.
UM, SO I GUESS, UH, YOU'VE, UH,
READ MY RESUME.
- YEAH, I, UH...
- I HAVE SOME SPARES.
THERE YOU GO.
- [sighs]
WOW, 20 YEARS AT STUART-NORTH, HUH?
- YEAH, I GUESS IF NOTHING ELSE, I'M LOYAL, RIGHT?
- THIS, UH, THIS POSITION
IS FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF NEW MEDIA.
YOU REALIZE THAT?
- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE JOB DESCRIPTION SAID.
- AND YOU HAVE EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA?
- CRAIG, I HANDLED ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL
FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
NEVER ONCE HAVE THEY GONE OUT TO BID.
NOW, I COULD PROBABLY BRING THOSE GUYS OVER HERE.
VACATION FACTORY...
I HELPED MAKE THEM THE NUMBER ONE GO-TO RESOURCE
FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING PROGRAMS.
AND BURGER CORRAL-- REMEMBER THAT, UH, AD
A COUPLE YEARS BACK?
♪ COME ON IN, TAKE A BITE OUT OF LIFE ♪
THAT WAS ONE OF MINE.
UM...
- TH-THAT ALL SOUNDS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
BUT LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
[sighs]
HOW MANY...
SOCIAL NETWORK ACCOUNTS DO YOU HAVE?
SNAs?
FACEBOOK, MYSPACE.
NING, ORKUT.
- MY DAUGHTER, I THINK, IS ON FACEBOOK.
- DO YOU-- DO YOU HAVE A BLOG?
- NO.
- DO YOU PODCAST?
VIDCAST?
DO YOU TWITTER? - TWITTER?
I MAY TWITTER.
- [sighs]
UH, BEN, MAY I BE BLUNT?
I STARTED THIS COMPANY.
NOT TO--NOT TO GET INTO THE AD BUSINESS,
BUT TO CHANGE THE AD BUSINESS.
YEAH, I NEED SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT.
- YEAH, LOOK, CRAIG, LET ME BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU.
UM...
AHEM.
A COUPLE YEARS FROM NOW,
WHEN YOUR INVESTORS WANT TO KNOW
WHY YOU HAVE MORE, UH, KARMA BALLS THAN PROFITS,
YOU'RE GONNA COME LOOKING FOR A GUY LIKE ME.
BUT GUESS WHAT-- I'LL BE BUSY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
OH, AND BY THE WAY, IT WAS KILLING MY BACK.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE SCREENPLAY, EISENSTEIN.
- HEY, HOW'D IT GO?
YOU NAILED IT, RIGHT?
- NAH, I WOULDN'T SAY I NAILED IT, BROTHER.
- WHAT HAPPENED?
- THIS GUY WAS POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST JERK
I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE.
- COME ON. BEN, YOU NEED A JOB.
- I DO, I DO.
THERE'S NO DENYING IT.
BUT, UH, NOT THIS ONE.
- BEN, YOU NEED A JOB.
- [laughs] WELL, I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS GONNA LEAD TO ANYTHING, BRIAN.
BUT, UH, FORWARD I GO, RIGHT?
ANYWAY, BUDDY, LET ME CALL YOU BACK, ALL RIGHT?
HOPE.
- HEY!
- HEY.
SO, WHAT, ARE YOU OUT SHOPPING?
- YEAH, YEAH. ACTUALLY, I NEED A DRESS.
FRIEND OF MINE FROM COLLEGE IS GETTING MARRIED.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE DESTINATION WEDDINGS.
- OH, COOL. SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
- UM, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIME?
- YEAH, YEAH. I'D LOVE TO.
LEAD ON.
- SO WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU JUST OUT FOR AN AFTERNOON STROLL TODAY?
- YEAH.
NO, I'M COMING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW.
- OH, CHANGING JOBS. THAT'S NICE.
- YEAH. WASN'T MY CHOICE, BUT...
- OH.
WELL, THEN, I'M SORRY.
- OH, I'LL BE OKAY.
HEY, AT THE VERY LEAST,
IT GIVES ME MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH MY KIDS.
- YOU KNOW, I MEANT TO TELL YOU,
DYLAN IS SUCH A SWEET BOY.
AND HE'S-- HE'S JUST ADORABLE.
IT'S--IT'S UNUSUAL TO FIND A BOY HIS AGE
WHO'S AS EMPATHETIC AS HE IS.
- TOO SENSITIVE?
- NO, NO, NOT TOO SENSITIVE.
BESIDES, THAT WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING.
- OH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT CAN MAKE CHILDHOOD A LOT TOUGHER.
TRUST ME, I KNOW.
- REALLY?
YOU DON'T STRIKE ME AS SOMEONE WHO USED TO BE
OVERLY SENSITIVE.
- OH, I WASN'T ALWAYS THIS HARDENED,
OVER-THE-HILL, OUT-OF-WORK SINGLE PARENT
THAT YOU SEE.
- [laughs]
- HOW 'BOUT YOU?
YOU INVOLVED WITH ANYONE?
- YES, I AM.
I'M SEEING...SEVERAL CUTE BOYS.
THEY'RE ALL A LITTLE BIT YOUNG FOR ME, BUT...
ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OLD.
- [laughs]
YOU'RE PRETTY FUNNY.
- DAD, SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?
- YEAH, I'M HUNGRY.
- [sighs] BEEN TAKING YOU, LIKE, FOREVER!
- HANG ON TO YOURSELF, GUYS.
YOU CANNOT RUSH PERFECTION.
OH, NO.
[sizzling]
OHH. OHH!
[coughing]
OHH.
[coughing]
SORRY.
- DAD, I THINK WE SHOULD
EAT OUTSIDE TONIGHT.
- UH, YEAH.
PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA.
WE WILL DINE ON MY SPECIALTY--
BURNT CHICKEN ALFRESCO.
[coughs and sniffs]
LET'S DO IT.
- DAD, I CAN'T EVEN GET DOWN THIS CHICKEN.
IT'S SO DRY.
- PUT SOME POTATOES ON IT.
IT MOISTENS IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
- DAD, THIS IS NOT MASHED POTATOES.
MOM ALWAYS PUT YOGURT OR BUTTER IN IT.
- SHE EVER DO THIS?
- OH!
- [laughing]
- OHH...NICE.
[squeals]
- ♪ TAKE ME, WAKE ME ♪
♪ SHAKE ME, IF YOU CAN ♪
♪ UP AND DOWN, ALL AROUND ♪
♪ HEY, NOW, LOOK AT ME ♪
- AAH!
- ♪ OKAY, NOW, I'D RATHER SEE ♪
- AAAH!
- ♪ I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK THAT I AM A MESS ♪
♪ AS LONG AS I'M HERE, GIVE IT A REST ♪
♪ I CARRY ON, AND STILL I KEEP ON ♪
♪ HOLDING ON, EVEN THOUGH I'LL HOLD ON... ♪
- DAD, DO YOU THINK ALL MODELS HAVE HAD WORK DONE?
- WHAT ARE YOU READING?
THE GIRLS IN THAT MAGAZINE
ARE TOO YOUNG TO HAVE HAD WORK DONE, BUDDY.
YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, THOUGH, BUDDY.
YOU'RE JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL.
[phone ringing]
HELLO? - IS THIS MR. WESTMAN?
- YES, IT IS.
- DO YOU KNOW DYLAN WANTS TO QUIT BASEBALL?
- WHAT?
[brakes screeching on video game]
[car engines racing]
[TV shuts off]
- COME ON OVER HERE, BUDDY.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU KNOW WHO THAT WAS ON THE PHONE?
- NO. - YOUR COACH.
WHY WOULD YOU QUIT THE TEAM
WITHOUT TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT FIRST?
- I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D CARE.
- YOU DIDN'T THINK I'D CARE?
HOW OFTEN HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW IMPORTANT SPORTS ARE?
YOU MAKE FRIENDS, YOU LEARN ABOUT TEAMWORK.
YOU LEARN HOW TO COMPETE.
- WELL, YOU NEVER CAME TO ANY OF MY GAMES.
- BUDDY, I...
I'M SORRY.
WELL, I--I HAD TO WORK.
BUT THAT'S ALL CHANGED NOW.
I'M GONNA BE AT EVERY GAME, BUDDY.
I PROMISE YOU.
- DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M NOT GOING BACK.
- WHY?
- I'M NOT VERY GOOD.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE FAST ON YOUR FEET.
YOU GOT A GREAT GLOVE ON YOU.
- I STRIKE OUT EVERY TIME, DAD.
ALL OF THE OTHER KIDS TEASE ME.
- GO UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW.
GET YOUR HELMET, GET YOUR GLOVE.
I'M GONNA GRAB THE BAT AND A BALL,
AND MEET ME IN THE YARD, OKAY?
WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO.
OKAY?
YOU GET READY, PAL.
I'M WARNING YOU, THOUGH.
YOUR OLD MAN USED TO HAVE A HECK OF AN ARM ON HIM.
- DAD! YOU ALMOST HIT ME.
- SORRY.
MIGHT BE A LITTLE RUSTY.
[sighs]
- CAN I GO PLAY VIDEO GAMES?
- NO.
I GOT A BETTER IDEA.
COME ON.
COME ON, WE'LL DEAL WITH THE WINDOW LATER.
LOSE THE HAT. LET'S GO, COME ON.
- NICE TRY.
- WHAT KIND OF PITCHES DO YOU THINK
THIS CONTRAPTION THROWS?
- ALL IT NEEDS TO THROW IS A FAST BALL.
OKAY, HITTING IS ONLY ONE FACET OF THE GAME, BUDDY.
FIELDING AND PLAYING SMART ARE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT.
- STAY LOOSE.
COME ON! NICE TRY.
- CHOKE UP ON IT.
- CHOKE UP ON IT, BUDDY. LIKE THIS HERE.
BRING YOUR HANDS UP. THERE YOU GO.
- HERE YOU GO.
- OH! NICE TRY.
[thunk]
- OH! - I STINK.
- YOU DON'T STINK, PAL. YOU'RE STEPPING INTO THE BUCKET.
- WHAT BUCKET?
- THE BUCKET.
YOU'RE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE BALL.
WHEN YOU SWING, YOU STEP OVER HERE, RIGHT?
WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO IS STEP INTO THE BALL, OKAY?
- OKAY.
- SEE, WHEN YOU STEP THAT WAY,
YOU LOSE ALL YOUR POWER,
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HIT AN OUTSIDE PITCH.
- I DON'T WANT TO GET HIT.
- YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET HIT.
BUT, HEY, IF YOU DO GET HIT.
IT'S AS GOOD AS A SINGLE.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, BATTER, BATTER, BATTER!
- ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT.
- GOOD FOOTWORK. THAT'S THE IDEA.
- THIS THING'S GOT AN AUTOMATIC FEEDER ON IT TOO, BUDDY,
SO YOU CAN PRACTICE WHEN YOUR DAD'S NOT AROUND.
WORK ON THE CONSISTENCY OF YOUR SWING.
- LET'S DO IT.
NICE ONE!
- OH, HEY, DAD...
- MM-HMM?
- I HAVE PROBLEM.
- WHAT?
- I'M GONNA LET YOUR DAD IN NOW, OKAY?
- OKAY. - OH, OKAY.
- MR. WESTMAN, YOU CAN COME IN NOW.
- EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
- WELL, THE THING IS...
LINDSAY IS COMING OF AGE.
AND...I THINK SHE NEEDS A BRA.
- THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING.
UM, I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.
BUT, YOU KNOW.
- I JUST--JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING WAS, UH, YOU KNOW,
DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO, SO...
- WELL, SHE HAD HER PHYSICAL FOUR MONTHS AGO.
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. SHE LOOKS FINE.
LINDSAY, WOULD YOU MIND WAITING OUTSIDE
JUST FOR A COUPLE MINUTES?
- NOT AT ALL.
- I'LL TALK TO YOUR FATHER ALONE.
- OKAY.
- YOU WANT MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION?
- YES.
- YOUR DAUGHTER IS TURNING INTO A WONDERFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
TAKE HER TO A MALL,
AND THE SALES PERSON WILL HELP HER.
- [grunts]
OKAY.
- NOW YOU WANT MY OPINION AS A MOTHER?
THIS DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER,
BUT YOU'RE DOING A HECK OF A JOB.
- WELL, THANKS, DOC.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- AND HERE'S YOUR SMALL DRINK.
- OH, THANKS.
HOT CHOCOLATE. - THANKS, DAD.
- AND THE SECOND ONE.
VERY GOOD. - I REALLY WANT IT, MOM.
- WANT SOME CHANGE? - KEEP THE CHANGE.
- OH, THANKS SO MUCH.
- ALMOST HAVE ENOUGH FOR IT.
- HEY, UH, THIS IS A FEW YEARS OFF.
OKAY? - COME ON.
- [scoffs] - HEY, BEN!
- OH, HEY.
THANKS FOR COMING.
- SURE.
UM, I HAVE TO SAY, WHEN YOU CALLED
TO ASK ME FOR A FAVOR, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT
BE MORE ALONG THE LINES OF TUTORING, BUT--
- WELL, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF IS, I GUESS.
- HI, LINDSEY. - HI, MS. JENSEN.
YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER'S REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU
AS A TEACHER, BECAUSE IN THIRD GRADE
I HAD MS. DAN.
YEAH, SHE'S A WITCH.
- [chuckles]
- LINDSEY. - SHE WAS.
- THAT'S OKAY.
UM, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE THREE OF US,
THAT MIGHT BE THE NICEST THING THAT ANYBODY'S
EVER SAID ABOUT HER.
- OH! [laughs]
- [chuckles]
- WELL...
AS YOU KNOW, I NEED A BRA, SO--
MY DAD JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT.
- I'M--
- OH, THAT'S OKAY...DAD.
I THINK THAT, UM, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HER.
- DEFINITELY.
- THANKS. - YOU READY?
- YES. LOVE YOU, DAD.
- LOVE YOU TOO, BUDDY.
- WAIT, WAIT. DAD?
I NEED YOUR CREDIT CARD.
- [inhales sharply]
- MAYBE ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OR SO.
I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I'M LEAVING.
- AND BY THE WAY, SHE LIKES YOU.
- NO, SHE DOESN'T.
- YES, SHE DOES.
SHE WAS PLAYING WITH HER HAIR THE WHOLE TIME
SHE WAS TALKING TO YOU.
SHE LOVES YOU.
- [chuckles]
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION?
- MAGAZINES.
- ♪ GET GET INTO MOTION ♪ [applause]
♪ DIVE IN WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN ♪
♪ GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT TODAY ♪
[cheers and applause]
- [laughs]
- COME ON, KID.
- ♪ I'LL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE ♪
- BALL FOUR.
TAKE A BASE.
- THIS KID'S GONNA WALK EVERYBODY.
LOADED UP THE BASES.
- ♪ AND IT'S BREAKING YOU DOWN ♪
♪ BUT IT CAN'T STOP YOU NOW ♪
♪ IT'S ON IT'S ON ♪ - OKAY.
- ♪ LIVE YOUR LIFE YOU'RE LIVING ♪
♪ COME ON COME ON ♪
♪ DON'T EVER GIVE IN ♪
♪ IT'S ON ♪
♪ IT'S ALL YOU EVER WANTED ♪
- GOT IT! GO! GO! GO!
- ♪ IT'S ALREADY STARTED ♪
[cheers and applause]
- [laughs]
- COME ON.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHEN WE WERE IN LITTLE LEAGUE,
YOU COULDN'T HIT WORTH A LICK.
- I WAS AN ON-BASE SPECIALIST.
- YEAH.
"ON-BASE SPECIALIST."
- ♪ IT'S ON ♪
- YOU WERE LIKE A SPONGE AT SHORT.
I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
NOTHING COULD GET BY YOU.
- HEY, I KNEW ENOUGH TO TELL DYLAN
NOT TO STEP IN THE BUCKET.
AND NOW WE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM.
- HE STRUCK OUT THREE TIMES TODAY.
- HE'S HAVING AN OFF DAY.
COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.
- NEXT BATTER, DYLAN WESTMAN.
[cheers and applause]
- COME ON, BUDDY.
- HEY, BATTER, BATTER, BATTER, HEY!
- STRIKE!
- WHOO!
- COME ON! - ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
- STRIKE!
- HEY, REMEMBER.
DON'T STEP INTO THE BUCKET, BUD.
[crowd oohs] - TIME OUT!
GOT A TIME OUT! - COACHES!
- COACHES!
[indistinct chatter]
- AWW. - GIVE HIM SOME AIR.
- STAY DOWN, BUDDY. YOU STAY DOWN.
- GOODNESS. - DON'T GET UP TOO FAST.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
- HEY, YOU OKAY?
- OH, HE'S OKAY.
- I DIDN'T STEP IN THE BUCKET, DAD.
- YOU DIDN'T, BUDDY.
WAY TO GO.
OKAY. - AND IT'S AS GOOD AS A HIT.
- OKAY, LET'S GO.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, DYLAN. WAY TO GO, BUDDY.
- NOT ONLY THAT, PAL, BUT YOU SCORED THE WINNING RUN.
GIVE ME FIVE.
- COME ON. GIVE IT TO ME.
[upbeat pop song]
- UH, ACTUALLY, NO.
I WAS SURPRISED, YOU KNOW?
- HOLD ON.
- THROW IT!
- HEY, THERE YOU GO.
- BET YOU CAN'T CATCH ME.
- ♪ ON AND ENDLESS STRUNG OUT ♪
♪ BROKEN RECORD SPINNING 'ROUND ♪
♪ DID YOU EVER FEEL ♪
- RIGHT HERE!
- I DIDN'T SAY THE NINTH.
I SAID THE 18th.
I KNOW WHEN MY SON'S BIRTHDAY IS.
I BEEN PLANNING THIS FOR MONTHS.
NOW LISTEN TO ME-- HELLO?
- ♪ YEAH ♪
♪ COME ON ♪
- MICKEY, OVER HERE!
- DYLAN. DYLAN!
BUD... - WHAT, DAD?
- I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
THE MAGICIAN'S NOT COMING.
HE CAN'T MAKE IT.
- THAT'S OKAY, DAD.
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT THE MAGICIAN ANYWAYS.
- I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT YET, MOM.
[indistinct chatter]
- COME ON, DYLAN!
- ALL RIGHT.
- I DON'T KNOW.
- WATCH OUT.
- SORRY, MR. WESTMAN.
- BUDDY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HAVE FUN. WATCH THE RUNNING.
DON'T HURT ANYBODY.
CAREFUL RUNNING!
IT'S ABOUT TIME!
[indistinct chatter]
[cheering]
[cheers and applause]
- AROUND, AND AROUND, AND AROUND, AND AROUND, AND AROUND,
AND AROUND, AND AROUND.
ALL RIGHT,IDDIE.
GO AHEAD.
WHOA!
[indistinct chatter]
WHOA!
WHOA! WHOA!
WHOA!
HEY!
- WHOO!
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DYLAN.
- HI.
- OKAY, ONE, TWO, THREE.
all: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DYLAN!
[cheers and applause]
- [mouths silently] BLOW THEM OUT.
- YOU DID THIS, DIDN'T YOU?
- WHO WANTS CAKE?
[cheering]
HEY, HOW ABOUT THAT MAGICIAN?
THAT WAS A HECK OF A DISAPPEARING ACT, HUH?
YOU HAD FUN?
- IT WAS GREAT, DAD.
THANKS.
- YEAH?
WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?
- NOTHING.
- COME ON.
YOU CAN TELL ME.
- IT'S HARD SOMETIMES, DAD.
- WHAT IS?
- I MISS MOM.
- I KNOW YOU DO, BUDDY. SO DO I.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS THE TIME YOU NEED TO DIG DEEP INTO YOUR FAITH.
- IF I PRAY...
WILL MOM HEAR ME?
- OH, YEAH.
YOUR MOM IS WATCHING OVER YOU ALL THE TIME NOW.
DON'T EVER FORGET THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M A LITTLE THIRSTY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY I GIVE YOU A PIGGYBACK INTO THE KITCHEN,
WE GET A COUPLE COLD DRINKS... - OKAY.
- COME BACK OUT HERE AND FINISH UP, ALL RIGHT?
[upbeat pop music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I'M NOT THE TYPE TO GUSH ♪
♪ OR SWOON ♪ - [laughs]
- ♪ BUT LATELY I'VE CHANGED ♪
♪ MY TUNE ♪
♪ THIS SLOPPY GRIN ♪
♪ IS PLASTERED TO MY CHIN ♪
♪ IT'S A BIT EMBARRASSING ♪
♪ BUT IT'S A SUNNY DAY ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE TOGETHER ♪
♪ CHASE MY BLUES AWAY ♪
♪ CHANGING THE WEATHER ♪
♪ YOU BELONG TO ME ♪
♪ I BELONG TO YOU ♪
♪ DON'T WANT TO SOUND ♪
♪ SO SACCHARIN ♪
♪ BUT I CAN'T WAIT ♪
♪ TO SEE YOU AGAIN ♪
♪ AND DARE I SAY ♪
- I CAN'T GET MY GUY. COME ON.
- ♪ I LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY ♪
- YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, DAD.
- ♪ NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT ♪
♪ IT'S A SUNNY DAY ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE TOGETHER ♪
♪ CHASE MY BLUES AWAY ♪
- HOW DO YOU PLAY THIS GAME?
- OH, NO. YOU ARE CATCHING UP.
- ♪ YOU BELONG TO ME ♪
♪ I BELONG TO YOU ♪
- HEY, DAD.
- GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY?
- YEAH.
- ♪ I BELIEVE ♪
♪ THAT ANYTHING ♪
- BYE.
- ♪ IS POSSIBLE ♪
♪ NOW I'M LOVE WITH YOU ♪
♪ I DO ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I'M NOT THE TYPE ♪
♪ TO GUSH OR SWOON ♪
♪ BUT LATELY I'VE CHANGED MY TUNE ♪
♪ THIS SLOPPY GRIN ♪
♪ IS PLASTERED TO MY CHIN ♪
♪ IT'S A BIT EMBARRASSING ♪
♪ BUT HERE I GO AGAIN ♪
♪ IT'S A SUNNY DAY ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE TOGETHER ♪
♪ CHASE MY BLUES AWAY ♪
♪ CHANGING THE WEATHER ♪
♪ YOU BELONG TO ME ♪
♪ AND I BELONG TO YOU ♪
- WELL, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE SPOKE
AND HE SAID HE WOULD CALL AS SOON
AS HE SPOKE TO THE PARTNERS.
EXCUSE ME. DYLAN, TURN IT DOWN!
[race cars revving engines]
NO, PLEASE--
PLEASE JUST TELL ROBERT THAT I CALLED.
UH--
- I HATE HER!
- ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD-BYE.
- [sobbing]
WHAT?
- HEY, BABY. WHAT'S WRONG?
- I HATE ASHLEY. I HATE HER!
- I THOUGHT ASHLEY WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND.
- WOULD YOUR BEST FRIEND TELL BRANDON
THAT YOU LIKE ROBBIE JUST BECAUSE SHE LIKED HIM TOO
AND REFUSED TO ADMIT IT BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU LIKED HIM FIRST?
- SO YOU AND ASHLEY LIKE THE SAME BOY?
- YES, DAD!
YOU JUST DON'T GET IT!
[sobbing]
- HEY, UH, YOUR BROTHER AND I ARE ABOUT
TO START MAKING CUPCAKES FOR THE BAKE SALE DOWNSTAIRS
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US.
- GO AWAY, DAD.
JUST GO AWAY!
[crying, sniffles]
GO AWAY!
- DOING A GOOD JOB, PAL.
KEEP WORKING. WE GOT A LOT OF 'EM.
MORE TO COME.
OH, HEY, LOOK AT THESE. THESE ARE GOOD.
THESE ARE DONE. LOOK AT THAT.
WELL, LOOK WHO CAME.
OF COURSE, AFTER ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING'S BEEN DONE.
- AS ALWAYS.
- BROTHER AND I DID THE HARD WORK.
BUT AT LEAST YOU CAME AND YOU'LL FINISH WITH US.
OKAY, LINDSAY, YOU CAN DECORATE THIS HALF.
JUST MAKE SURE IT'S UNIFORM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
'CAUSE WE WANT THEM-- TWO BATCHES.
- OKIE-DOKIE.
OH, DYLAN, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DECORATE THEM?
- WELL, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
IT'S JUST--
I WAS THINKING, LIKE, MAYBE HIDE A PRIZE IN THE MIDDLE.
- THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I LIKE IT.
- MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE GOT TO DO, GUYS,
IS COME UP WITH A NAME.
SOME KIND OF A HOOK TO SELL THESE THINGS
AT THE BAKE SALE.
WELL, WHAT DO I ALWAYS SAY?
all: YOU DON'T SELL THE STEAK.
both: YOU SELL THE SIZZLE.
- HEY, NOW...
YOU WERE ACTUALLY LISTENING.
- I ALWAYS DO, MOST OF THE TIME.
- ALL RIGHT, GET CRACKING.
[laughter]
- SEVEN CHILDREN SENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
THANK GOD THEY ARE ALL GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
BUT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PARENTS CALLING ME
THAT I HAD TO PULL MS. HARBISON
FROM HER CAFETERIA DUTY JUST TO MAN THE PHONES.
- I'M SORRY.
I GUESS IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT ANYBODY
WOULD BE ALLERGIC TO WALNUTS.
- MR. WESTMAN, IN THE GRANT CHARTER SCHOOL HANDBOOK
IT CLEARLY STATES THAT ANY PRODUCT
INTENDED FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE STUDENT BODY
MUST DISCLOSE ALL ITS CONTENTS.
NOW NOT ONLY DID YOU FAIL TO DO THAT,
BUT YOU ALSO KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENTED THE NATURE
OF THE ITEM IN ORDER TO ENTICE THE CHILDREN TO PURCHASE IT.
- I'M SORRY.
WHAT CAN I DO?
- I THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH.
BUT NOW THAT THE VICTIMS ARE RESTING COMFORTABLY,
I THINK THAT WE WOULD ALL BE WELL-SERVED
IF YOU WOULD MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS TO LIMIT
YOUR INVOLVEMENT HERE AT THE SCHOOL
UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
DO WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING?
FINE, BECAUSE I THINK I'VE SAID ALL THAT I CARE TO
ON THIS SUBJECT.
HOPE, WOULD YOU BE KIND ENOUGH
TO ESCORT MR. WESTMAN OUT OF THE BUILDING?
- I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT INTERESTING.
- INTERESTING?
IF YOU CALL ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK INTERESTING,
THEN I'D SAY MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
- OKAY, YOU OWE ME BIG TIME FOR THAT ONE,
BECAUSE SHE WAS GONNA CALL THE POLICE ON YOU.
AND THEN I TOLD HER THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING.
- I DO OWE YOU.
- [chuckles]
- SO WHY DON'T I BUY YOU DINNER SOMETIME?
- WELL...
THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
- REALLY?
- WELL, I MEAN, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE
TO SEND UP SMOKE SIGNALS OR SOMETHING.
- I MIGHT BE A LITTLE OFF MY GAME.
- [chuckles] I CAN TELL.
- SO...
SATURDAY, 8:00?
SCHOOL CAFETERIA MAYBE?
I HEAR THE SALISBURY STEAK HERE'S PRETTY GOOD.
- IT'S AMAZING.
- WOW.
'CAUSE I HAPPEN TO HAVE A COUPLE OF LEFTOVER
BANANA-NUT CUPCAKES THAT, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE I COULD SLIDE 'EM IN THERE.
JUST HATE TO SEE 'EM GO TO WASTE.
SO SATURDAY AT 8:00.
IS THAT GOOD? - THAT WORKS FOR ME.
- OKAY.
- UM, OKAY, IT'S A-- IT'S A DEAL.
- IT'S A PLAN.
OKAY.
- OKAY, WELL, I'LL SEE YOU.
OKAY. [chuckles]
- I'M OVER HERE.
BE THERE SATURDAY!
HELLO?
HEY, BUD.
WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?
- SHE'S UPSTAIRS.
- CHOKE UP AND DON'T FORGET TO STEP INTO THE BALL.
[laughter]
- YEAH.
- YOU'RE AWESOME.
- WHO ARE YOU?
- THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR DAD WOULDN'T BE HOME FOR A WHILE.
- HE WASN'T.
- HOW'D YOU GET OVER HERE, BRANDON?
- I, UH--I RODE MY BIKE.
- GET BACK ON YOUR BIKE AND GO HOME, KID.
- DAD, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
KICKING BRANDON OUT LIKE THAT?
- DID I TELL YOU YOU COULD HAVE A BOY OVER HERE?
- BUT WHY CAN'T I?
HE'S JUST A FRIEND.
- HOW OLD IS HE?
- HE'S 13.
- 13 IS TOO OLD FOR YOU!
I DON'T WANT YOU SEEING HIM AGAIN!
AND I DON'T WANT BOYS HERE WHEN I'M NOT HOME!
OKAY?
- I WISH MOM WAS HERE.
[doorbell rings]
- YOU'RE LATE.
- YOU'D THINK YOU HAD A HOT DATE.
YOU'RE NOT--YOU'RE NOT WEARING A TIE, RIGHT?
- BETTER TO BE OVERDRESSED THAN UNDERDRESSED.
- NO, IT'S BETTER TO BE DRESSED LIKE YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE,
NOT OUT SELLING INSURANCE.
THERE SHE IS.
MY LEAST FAVORITE NIECE.
- MY LEAST FAVORITE UNCLE.
- BIG D, HOW YOU DOING?
- HEY, UNCLE BRIAN.
- HEY, I TOLD THE GUYS YOU'D ORDER PIZZA FOR DINNER.
- YEAH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT US.
RIGHT, GUYS?
- BRIAN, I DON'T WANT TO FIND THE HOUSE
THE WAY I DID THE LAST TIME YOU BABYSAT.
- JUST GET OUT OF HERE, ALL RIGHT?
- AS FAR AS CHILDREN GO, YOU'RE THE BIGGEST ONE IN THIS ROOM.
- DON'T WEAR THAT TIE.
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS WORK DONE
SO WE CAN START HAVING FUN.
- PLEASE.
- YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH.
- WELL, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY UP.
- YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
- OH, THANK YOU.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
- OH, THANKS.
LET'S GO.
- YEAH.
- OKAY.
YEAH. OH, YEAH.
- I FORGOT.
OH, THEY'RE DELICIOUS.
- THANK YOU.
SO HOW COULD SOMEBODY AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE,
HOPE, BE AVAILABLE?
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
- [chuckles]
NO.
JUST, UH...
YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
- I BET YOU HAVE.
- IT'S JUST THAT, YOU KNOW...
NOTHING EVER WORKED OUT.
- SO WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?
- [chuckles]
AQUARIUS.
- MY LUCK.
- MMM.
I THINK THAT THAT MEANS WE WOULD HAVE
A VERY PASSIONATE RELATIONSHIP.
- ♪ WHEN I MET THE GIRL ♪
♪ I LOST MY MIND ♪
♪ SHE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT ♪
♪ TURNS MY WORLD UPSIDE DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN I MET THE GIRL ♪
♪ SHE STOLE MY HEART ♪
♪ RIGHT FROM THE START ♪
♪ I KNEW SHE SAW RIGHT THROUGH ME ♪
♪ ALREADY KNEW ME ♪
♪ MAKES ME CRAZY ♪
♪ OH YEAH ♪
♪ GIRL GIVES ME FEELINGS ♪
♪ I NEVER HAD BEFORE ♪
♪ BLUSHING UNDERCOVER ♪
♪ SHE'S LIKE NO OTHER ♪
♪ I NEVER HAD A REASON TO LOVE ♪
♪ LIKE THIS BEFORE ♪
♪ GIRL GIVES ME FEELINGS ♪ [song fades out]
- DAD, CAN WE TALK?
- YEAH, SURE, BUDDY. WHAT'S UP?
- DO YOU STILL LOVE MOM?
- BUDDY, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MOM.
- BUT YOU LIKE MS. JENSEN, RIGHT?
- LINDSAY, YOUR MOTHER WAS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
AND NO ONE WILL EVER CHANGE THAT, OKAY?
- I KNOW...
BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO LOVE AGAIN?
MS. JENSEN'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.
- YES, SHE IS, PAL.
BUT YOUR MOTHER CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT, OKAY?
- WELL, THEN YOU SHOULD INVITE HER OVER TO DINNER.
- I DON'T KNOW, LINDSAY.
- I MEAN, WE COULD DO A BARBECUE PIT
AND WE COULD SIT AROUND THE FIRE
AND WE COULD DO MARSHMALLOWS.
- ALL RIGHT.
I'LL ASK HER.
- GOOD.
I LOVE YOU, DAD.
- I LOVE YOU TOO, BUDDY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME, MR. STAUNTON.
- OH, PLEASE.
LISTEN, IF YOU'RE HALF THE AD MAN
YOUR RESUME INDICATES--
ALMOST TWO DECADES AT STUART NORTH--
I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU.
- HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN MY BROTHER BRIAN?
- WE GO BACK YEARS NOW, I THINK.
ALL THE WAY TO THE MERGER.
- SCHAFER TILL MERGER.
I REMEMBER IT WELL.
WAS ONE OF THE FEW MERGERS AT THAT TIME
WHEN EVERYBODY WAS GETTING TOGETHER
THAT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE.
YOU HAD A STRATEGIC REASON.
GOOD FOR YOU GUYS.
- YOU'RE SMART, BEN.
CAN I BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU?
NO B.S.
- PLEASE.
- I NEED A GROWN-UP.
I KNOW IT'S A KID'S BUSINESS THESE DAYS.
I'M NOT BLIND.
AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB, GOD BLESS 'EM.
I GOT GRANDKIDS NOW.
AND I LIKE FISHING TOO MUCH.
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME AND ENERGY
TO FLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY SIGNING THEIR DEALS.
JUST BECAUSE SOME 25-YEAR-OLD KNOWS WHAT THE HECK
THE HMLT NONSENSE IS DOESN'T MEAN HE CAN--
HE CAN TIE UP A CONTRACT.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M GETTING AT?
- OH, I THINK SO.
- I LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS.
- GUYS?
PIZZA.
HEY, BUDDY, WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- WELL, COME ON IN.
WE'RE HAVING PIZZA.
- I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.
- [sighs]
LINDSAY?
DYLAN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOUR SISTER IS?
- WELL, SHE WAS WITH THAT BOY
AND THEN SHE ASKED ME IF IT'D BE OKAY
IF SHE LEFT ME ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
AND I WAS PRACTICING BASEBALL, SO I DIDN'T REALLY--
- BUDDY, GRAB YOUR PIZZA.
YOU CAN EAT THE REST IN THE CAR, OKAY?
WE GOT TO GO.
WE GOT TO FIND YOUR SISTER.
- WATCH YOUR MAN.
- BETTER PICK HIM UP OUTSIDE.
- HURRY UP. - OVER HERE.
[indistinct chatter]
- THEY'RE REALLY GOOD. - YEAH.
- SO DO YOU PLAY BASKETBALL?
- YEAH.
- I DON'T SEE HER ANYWHERE.
WHERE ELSE DO YOU GUYS HANG OUT?
- I DON'T HANG OUT ANYWHERE.
- WELL, THAT BOY ONLY HAS A BICYCLE, RIGHT?
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE HE HAD A CAR,
SO THEY CAN'T BE THAT FAR.
- YEAH, I THINK SO.
THERE!
[indistinct chatter]
- YEAH.
- THIS WAS THE ABSOLUTE HEIGHT OF IRRESPONSIBILITY.
LINDSAY, YOU LEFT YOUR BROTHER ALONE IN THE HOUSE AT NIGHT
WHILE YOU WENT OFF TO THE PARK WITH A KID
I FORBADE YOU FROM SEEING?
- I AM NOT DYLAN'S BABYSITTER!
SO STOP TREATING ME LIKE ONE!
I HAVE MY OWN LIFE!
- OH, YEAH?
WELL, NOT WHEN IT ENDANGERS YOUR LIFE
AND YOUR LITTLE BROTHER'S.
- IF I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU,
YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE LET ME GO.
- YOU'RE GROUNDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
UPSTAIRS TO BED.
- [scoffs]
WHATEVER.
- YOU TOO. GO.
- CAN I HAVE DESSERT?
- NO.
- BUT THE SCHOOL NURSE SAYS
I'M ONLY IN 30th PERCENTILE FOR MY HEIGHT.
- GO UPSTAIRS AND BRUSH YOUR TEETH, PAL.
I'LL BE UP TO TUCK YOU IN IN A MINUTE, OKAY?
- I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU WHERE I WAS GOING.
- YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH.
- [crying]
I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HIM ALONE.
SORRY, DAD.
- COME HERE.
- I'M SORRY.
I LOVE YOU.
[phone rings]
- BUDDY, THIS WILL DEFINITELY TAKE YOU OUT
OF THE 30th PERCENTILE.
- DEFINITELY.
- HELLO? - BEN.
RON STAUNTON.
SORRY TO CALL YOU SO LATE,
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS.
YOU GOT THE JOB.
- I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH, RON.
- WE KNOW YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT.
- HEY, LISTEN. SOMETHING WE DIDN'T GET
TO TALK ABOUT IN THE INTERVIEW...
THE JOB IS IN CLEVELAND.
- OH.
[doorbell rings]
- [sighs] LOOK...
I SWEAR HE NEVER MENTIONED CLEVELAND.
IF HE HAD, DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD'VE
AT LEAST BROUGHT IT UP?
- WELL, NOW WE GOT A PROBLEM.
- WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
THIS JOB IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY.
YEAH, FOR ME, IT IS.
I MEAN, BUT WHAT AM I GONNA SAY TO THEM?
IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE SARA DIED, BRIAN.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE CITY?
AND THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING MORE STABLE,
NOT LESS.
- COME ON, KIDS ARE RESILIENT.
THEY'LL MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN NO TIME.
BESIDES, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
IT'LL BE LIKE THEY'VE LIVED THERE FOREVER.
CLEVELAND HAS ITS UPSIDES.
[scoffs]
WELL, SNOW.
- HEY, WE'RE MOVING TO CLEVELAND FOR THE SNOW.
- WHAT'D YOU TELL RON?
- I DON'T KNOW.
TOLD HIM I WAS EXCITED.
IT WAS A TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY.
I TOLD HIM I HAD TO THINK ABOUT IT THOUGH.
- BEN...
I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION AND I KNOW
YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THE KIDS' FEELINGS, BUT...
YOU GOT TO GET BACK TO WHAT YOU DO.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T LET THIS GO TOO LONG.
HOW LONG TILL YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND?
- I THINK I ALREADY HAVE.
ALMOST FORGOT.
CAN'T HAVE BREAKFAST WITHOUT BACON.
- OH, BUT I DON'T EAT BACON.
- OH, YEAH? SINCE WHEN?
- SINCE I BECAME A VEGETARIAN.
- AND WHEN WAS THAT?
- YESTERDAY.
- OH.
OKAY.
MORE FOR ME AND YOU THEN.
OH, YEAH.
- HOW CAN YOU EVEN EAT THAT STUFF THOUGH?
- LISTEN.
I GOT SOME NEWS.
I GOT A JOB.
- THAT'S GREAT.
- CONGRATULATIONS, DAD.
THANKS.
IT'S IN CLEVELAND.
- AND ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE THERE?
- YEAH.
- AND YOU JUST DECIDED THIS
WITHOUT US?
- BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO TO CLEVELAND.
- I DIDN'T SAY IT WASN'T A DIFFICULT DECISION.
- BUT WE WON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS THERE.
- YOU'LL MAKE NEW FRIENDS, PAL.
- NO, WE WON'T.
THEY ALWAYS HATE THE NEW KID.
- YOU GUYS WILL MAKE FRIENDS.
BESIDES, ALL YOU BEEN DOING IS COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE FRIENDS YOU HAVE HERE FOR THE LAST MONTH.
THIS WILL GIVE US A FRESH START.
- WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT CLEVELAND ANYWAYS?
- THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE ME.
I'M NOT GONNA BE CARRYING SUCH A HEAVY LOAD
LIKE I WAS AT THIS LAST JOB, SO I'M GONNA HAVE
MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU GUYS.
- YEAH, BUT, YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB IN CLEVELAND TOO.
- YES, I COULD.
BUT I WON'T, BABY.
WE'RE GOING TO CLEVELAND.
- CAN I GO STAY WITH UNCLE BRIAN?
YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING THAT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOU,
DYLAN AND I COULD GO STAY WITH UNCLE BRIAN.
- NOTHING'S HAPPENED TO ME.
AND UNCLE BRIAN IS A SINGLE MAN AND HE'S SINGLE
FOR A REASON. TRUST ME.
WE'RE GOING TO CLEVELAND.
[chuckles]
- I'M NOT.
- DOES THIS MEAN I'M GONNA HAVE TO BECOME
A CAVALIERS FAN?
DARN.
I LIKED KOBE.
- [chuckles]
LEBRON IS BETTER.
- NAH. LET'S DIG IN.
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A DOG TO GO?
- I HAD ONE.
- OH, YOU DID? - [indistinct]
- HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. GOOD.
- I JUST WANT THE USUAL.
- [chuckles]
WHAT'S WRONG?
- NOTHING.
I JUST WISH THAT YOU WEREN'T LEAVING, THAT'S ALL.
- [sighs]
- I'VE REALLY ENJOYED THESE LITTLE
IMPROMPTU MEETINGS WE'VE HAD.
- HEY...
YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL
IN PARTIALLY MOLDING ONE OF MY CHILDREN.
HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A LITTLE HELP WITH THE OTHER ONE?
- WELL, SHE IS A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL,
SO EVERYTHING, EVEN THINGS THAT ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL,
ARE GONNA SEEM LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD TO HER.
- [scoffs]
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
SO WHAT DO I DO, IGNORE IT OR--
- NO, YOU JUST--
JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
JUST BE THERE FOR HER AND LISTEN.
LET HER KNOW THAT SHE CAN COME TO YOU WITH ANYTHING.
SHE'S A TEENAGE GIRL,
SO THEY ARE THE MOST MYSTERIOUS CREATURES ON THE PLANET.
- THE GROWN-UP ONES ARE MUCH BETTER.
- [chuckles]
WELL, MOST OF US TURN OUT OKAY.
- YOU DID.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
- BEN, YOU KNOW I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR YOU
AND FOR YOUR FAMILY.
BESIDES, I MIGHT HAVE ULTERIOR MOTIVES.
- HMM.
- I LIKE HAVING DYLAN IN MY CLASS.
- HEY, UM, THE GUYS...
HAVE ASKED ME TO INVITE YOU OVER
TO THE HOUSE FOR A BARBECUE BEFORE WE LEAVE.
- OH.
OKAY.
MMM!
THIS IS THE BEST CHICKEN THAT I'VE EVER HAD.
- MY DAD'S THE GREATEST BARBECUER IN THE WORLD.
- MM-HMM.
- THANKS, PAL.
- BUT I MADE THE SALAD.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE?
- YES, I WOULD LOVE SOME MORE SALAD.
THANK YOU, LINDSAY.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- SO, DYLAN, HOW'S BASEBALL COMING?
- ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.
- OH, HE'S GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
- MY MOM USED TO COME TO EVERY GAME
BUT MY DAD COULD NEVER COME 'CAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS WORKING.
- I'M NOT GONNA MISS ANYMORE GAMES THOUGH.
I'M GONNA BE AT ALL OF THEM.
- MM-HMM.
'CAUSE I'M GONNA GET A NEW TEAM THOUGH, RIGHT, DAD?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- DAD, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE SALAD?
- YES, PLEASE.
- SO, UM...
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME FOR DINNER.
- THANK YOU FOR COMING.
- I GUESS THIS IS GOOD-BYE.
- YEAH, I GUESS IT IS.
KIND OF WISH I WASN'T GOING NOW.
- [chuckles]
- DO YOU THINK THAT...
I MEAN--
- DO I THINK WHAT?
- DO YOU THINK IF I STAYED--
IF I--
IF I DIDN'T GO, THAT, UH...
WE MIGHT--
- BEN, YES, I DO.
I BETTER GO.
- BYE.
- BYE. - BYE, HOPE.
- BYE.
[engine turns]
- [sighs]
- HEY, DADDY.
- HEY.
WHAT'S GOT INTO YOU?
- WELL, ASHLEY AND I MADE UP.
- OH.
- YEAH, WE'RE ALL BFF AGAIN, SO--
- WHERE YOU GOING?
- I'M GOING TO HER HOUSE,
BUT I'LL BE BACK BEFORE DINNER.
LOVE YOU, DAD.
- LOVE YOU TOO. SEE YOU, PAL.
[sighs]
[keypad tones]
YEAH, HI. IS RON STAUNTON THERE, PLEASE?
- BEN?
- YOU WERE RIGHT.
THE KIDS WOULD HAVE ADJUSTED TO CLEVELAND.
- THEY WOULD HAVE?
- I WOULDN'T.
- DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU'RE--
- STAYING.
[cheers and applause]
[indistinct chatter]
- BALL FOUR.
[cheers and applause]
- GO, DYLAN!
- COME ON, BUDDY!
- WHOO! - COME ON, DYLAN!
- COME ON, BUDDY.
- COME ON, DYLAN, BUDDY.
- DYLAN!
[crowd awws]
- STRIKE.
- HEY! - COME ON, DYLAN!
- STRIKE! - OH!
STAY ON IT, BUDDY! STAY ON IT!
- ONE, TWO.
[cheering]
[cheers and applause]
[cheering continues]
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