Here on Earth (2000) Movie Script
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into a hole in your life
- Tuck that shirt in, son.
Yes, sir.
And you weren't thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
With all your needs
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
There was your home
Comin'down the world turned over
A dangerous fall without you there
I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone who's there
You know the lies they always told you
The only love you never dreamed
Was of things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your world
- Oh, somebody's lost.
Yeah
I'm comin'down to a world turned over
A dangerous fall without you there
As I go on I will lead you homeward
All because all
I'll become
You became to me
[Steve ]: Sweet ride.
Who scored this?
- Probably some spoiled-ass mother...
- Shiverson!
- [Steve ]: Look at that chrome on that thing, man.
- [Boy #2] Very nice.
[Shiverson ]: It's, uh, a very nice gift.
I'm sure you're disappointed.
Why, 'cause my father can't come to graduation?
He's in London, in the middle of a deal
that's gonna double our stock price.
I don't need him to jeopardize
that for some bullshit graduation ceremony.
Sorry, sir.
The graduation ceremony is not bull.
Certainly not when you're valedictorian.
With all due respect, sir,
I didn't spend four years here...
just so I could give a "go get 'em" speech
to a bunch of whining children.
Well,
you know the rule about cars on campus.
So I'll keep it in the motor pool until after Sunday's ceremony,
and then it's all yours.
So, uh, if that's it...
My sister's boyfriend's got one. It's lickety, bro.
It's like a G-4 in a tail wind.
I can have sex with a car like that.
Just don't burn your wood drill on the tailpipe.
No, I mean I could have sex with a woman
if I had a car like that.
Steve, you couldn't have sex with a woman
if you gave her a car like that.
So he wouldn't even let you take it out for a quick spin?
A little shakedown cruise?
I don't need Shiverson's permission
to take my own car out.
Valet key.
It was on his desk.
I've never been here before
Didn't know where to go Never met you before
I've never been to your home
- [Tires Squealing]
[Music Continues]
- [Whooping]
You can do all the things that you learn to do
All around on the ground Pick a part that's new
You can do all the things that you like to do
All around, upside down
[Everyone Chattering]
- I swear I'm bein' blackmailed into this.
- Ha. Not true.
Somebody else better be up there
takin' the knife after me.
Just do it already.
- [Tapping On Table]
[Jennifer ]: - Can I ask you a really big favor?
I have a date tonight.
- It's my graduation night.
- I know.
I'm sorry. I forgot that I was closing. I would ask Mom,
but she's baby-sitting Patty.
Please, Sam? Finish my shift for me. I promise you
I will owe you so big-time.
You already owe me your firstborn.
Oh, well, you can have her.
She likes you better anyway.
- Your turn, sucker.
- So, do I carve it up?
I have to do my sister a giant favor that
she'd never do for me.
Oh, come on. I do you favors.
She hasn't had a date in like a year.
All right.
[Steve]: Look, what are we doin', Kelley?
- You guys hungry?
- What, do you have a death wish?
- The Putties hate our guts.
- [Steve]: Can we just leave?
[Chuckles]
Let's eat.
What the hell's he doing in?
So, what'll it be?
Uh, what's good here?
Besides the help.
[Chuckles]
Can I take your order?
Yeah.
Do you really make
your own ice cream?
With our very own hands.
How does one actually
make ice cream?
[Whispers]
It's a secret family recipe.
- You won't even tell me?
- Not even you.
- I bet I can get it out of you.
- Better men have tried.
[Chuckles]
They don't look like better men to me.
Three vanilla shakes will be fine.
Let me get that for you, Kelley.
If you check out my ass
when I walk away,
your shake will be in your lap.
[Whispers]
- [Steve]: Let's just get out of here.
Are you trying to get at me, Richie?
- "Richie"?
- Yeah. Richie Rich. That's your name, isn't it?
- Let's just get outta here.
[Kelley]: No, he's right.
You can tell a lot from appearances.
Look at him.
I would say that you're poor.
They're not homeless or anything,
Just run of the mill poor.
Judging from your lazy grin,
I'd say you're not too bright either.
- Come on.
Kell, let's just go.
- Take it easy!
- Violence. The first refuge of the poor and...
[Samantha]: Hey, cut it out!
- Hey, you want to get yourself hurt, or what?
[Kelley]: - Who's gonna hurt me? Him?
Huh?
: - Get out!
[Charlie]: - Kell, let's just go, man.
- Later, Richie.
- You can count on it.
- You're lucky I don't kick you out.
- He was all over you, and l...
You were just picking a fight
while I'm in charge.
[Softly]
I can't even talk to you.
Sam.
Let's just go, Kelley.
What are we doin' here, man?
- Hey, I wanna know one thing before I go.
- What's that?
What freaks you out more?
Gettin' bailed out by your girlfriend...
or knowing that she was
adding me to her fantasy file?
[Tires Squeal]
What did he say?
I think he just said,
"Come kick my ass."
[Laughing]
Hell, that was awesome, man.
You should've seen their faces.
Should've seen your face, man! You were scared shitless.
No lie. You make
me feel better about...
- Oh, my God.
- Holy shit.
Hey, Richie.
Come and get it.
Come on, farm boy.
- Yeah!
- Push it down. Get 'em!
I should remind you not to go over 50 miles per hour
for the first thousand miles.
Shut up, Charlie.
- Are there any air bags back here?
[Steve]: - Shut up, Charlie!
[Pete]: Hi, pussies.
This isn't fun. I'm not having fun.
[Steve]: What are you doing?
[Shouts]
That's what I'm talkin' about!
- Punch it!
- [Steve]: He's right behind you.
- [Pedestrians Screaming]
- [Tires Screeching]
Samantha.
[Sirens Wailing]
We're gonna have a few questions at the station,
so get in the back of the car.
Watch your heads.
You should probably come down to the hospital
and get checked out.
Really, I'm fine.
You know who I am, son?
Sheriff Cavanaugh?
My wife is Jo Cavanaugh,
and her mother was Mable.
You almost took my daughter
from me tonight.
So, you rise me one more time,
this shit heap you're in is just gonna get deeper.
Sheriff, if this is a threat...
[Grunts]
- What the hell is goin' on?
- The nice thing about my job is I don't have to threaten anybody.
[EARL]: Grab them too.
Me? Hey, I was
practically kidnapped!
I understand you're
from New York, Your Honor.
- Born and bred.
- Me too. Upper East Side.
Good for you. But we're not bonding here,
so don't get your dress over your head.
Mr. Morse, I presume.
Good.
[VIN]: Your Honor, we were thinking that
some sort of probation would be appropriate.
[Judge]: Probation, huh?
Let's think it through.
They talk to a probation officer
once a week for a year or so.
Maybe do a couple hundred hours of volunteer work
at a community center.
That what you had in mind?
- Something like that, yes.
- Not gonna happen, but thanks for playin'.
Gentlemen !
I don't know what your lawyers told you,
but this is pretty serious stuff.
A probation walk was fine
for the other boys, the ones in the cars with you,
but you two were the cowboys
behind the wheel.
We're gonna have to do
something different with you.
I understand Mr. Arnold has been
contracted to rebuild Mable's.
Yes, that's right, Your Honor.
We'd like to make another suggestion,
with the court's permission.
- Shoot.
- Mr. Morse has graciously offered to pay...
for the restaurant,
as long as all charges against his son are dropped.
- That sounds nice, huh?
- We thought it appropriate.
Not in my court.
In my court, you fix what you broke.
So here it is. I'd be willing
to dismiss all charges in this case...
if the boys volunteer
for community service...
working with the crew
rebuilding Mable's Table.
It's a chance to put back
what you took,
and maybe, just maybe,
it'll not only result
in the building of a restaurant,
but in the building
of character as well.
You can have some time
to talk it over with your attorneys.
That's okay, Judge.
We'll take the deal.
Your Honor, that's completely impractical for Calvin.
Where would he live?
Even if Rallston would take him,
the dorms are closed for the summer.
The nearest motel is 30 miles away, Your Honor,
and his driver's license
has been revoked.
Actually, we have a room
above our garage.
The boy could pay rent.
[JUDGE]: It works for me.
How about you, Counselor?
[VIN]: That's acceptable to us as well, Your Honor.
Another Rallston boy takes a bite out of
the Cavanaugh family.
I had nothing to do with this one.
I wasn't even here. Exactly.
You... Nobody's blaming anybody.
It would have been nice if one of you'd called me
when the trouble first started.
[JO]: I remember when Jesse
and Alice carved this.
Mom, remember what you said
to me so many times?
As long as we're all alive,
it's nothing more than a bad day. Right?
Yeah. We can beat a bad day. Right?
[Sighs]
Right.
They're here! They're here!
That's because he doesn't like
the percentage we're offering.
Then he's gonna have to
come up with a better deal.
It's a matter... Yeah. I gotta go.
Listen, I worked everything out with these people,
including your meals.
So all you're gonna need is some spending money.
This should last you for a while,
but if you need some more,
you just call my office.
- I'm gonna be a little hard to reach for the next few weeks.
- Okay.
- [Betsy]: Hello there.
- [John]: Good afternoon.
Hey. I'm running a little late,
and I have a flight to catch,
so I assume there's nothing
else we need to discuss.
No. I think we're good.
Your room's right above the garage if you want to go up.
Now, you remember what I told you.
Keep your eyes forward on the important things.
Yes, sir.
[Robin]: That's Ralph.
He lives here too.
Perfect.
Maybe I should take him up a plate.
Honey, we offered.
When he gets hungry, he'll come down.
[Jasper]: Let him starve.
After everything he did.
How many cars were
in that race, anyway?
- Two.
- Was he driving both of them?
I think he's hot.
[Choking]
My dad's already got me
fixing fence posts till I'm 90.
Plus the work at Mable's.
I got enough problems without you being mad at me.
I just think you could have been
the bigger man. That's all.
All right. Okay.
Well. Is everything
still okay with us?
[Whistles]
God, we haven't done that
in about a hundred years.
- [Sputtering]
- [Laughing]
You were never very good at that.
Ah, but I'm the one that taught you.
- I'm the one that mastered it.
- [Sputtering]
[Both Laughing]
[Whistles]
[Pounding]
Time to get up, Richie.
Gotta evacuate the cows.
Is there a gas leak or something?
Evacuating.
You're out of your mind if you think
I'm touchin' that thing.
[Betsy]: Well, good morning.
- Can I fix you something?
- Breakfast is served after morning chores.
I don't eat breakfast.
I was just coming in to find out when we leave for work.
Be at the truck in 20 minutes.
-[Jasper]: Not getting tired, are you, Richie?
-[Kelley]: No.
-[Kelley]: Got an extra hour's sleep
while you were fondling your cows.
[Malcolm]: That's lunch!
Break time, guys.
Food and drink's in the cooler.
I'll get my own lunch.
[Malcolm]: Suit yourself.
Lunch! Let's go.
Okay, I'm outta here.
- [Kiss]
- Good to be your father.
Good to be your daughter.
- Do you know what I was thinking about last night, Mom?
- What?
They're giving us all this money
to rebuild. Right?
So we can start all over from scratch and have fun.
We can go to antique stores...
and flea markets
and get funky furniture.
We could do that.
We could stop on the way back from Dr. Falco's.
[Sighs]
I completely forgot about Dr. Falco.
That's a good sign.
I guess your knee hasn't been bothering you.
Mom, my knee's fine.
- So can I cancel Dr. Falco?
- No.
- Oh, I hate this.
- I know.
He's just making sure everything's still okay.
My knee's fine.
Why do we have to keep coming here?
- Because the doctor said so.
- [Nurse]: Samantha?
[Pastor]: When something is taken away
from us so violently,
like the recent fire at Mable's Table,
we are forced to ask questions.
Was it simply a terrible accident?
Atoms colliding at random?
A result of young people
making poor choices?
Or was it the hand of God...
a part of a larger plan
that He might have for us?
[Pete]: Hey, Jasper. Where's
your new pal Kelley today?
[Jasper]: Oh, he's at your house, getting busy with your mom.
[Pete]: Really? 'Cause last night when I was with your mom,
she said he was kind of cute.
It made me jealous.
- Enough with the mother thing already.
- I second that.
- Excuse me.
What? I'm just saying
enough's enough. I like your mom.
Hey, guys. We're goin'
skinny dipping tonight. Wanna come?
- Dad's making me work.
- My man looks good naked.
- [Giggles]
- Yeah, I'm like Tarzan.
- See you later?
- Mm-hmm.
[Crowd Applauding Nearby]
[Kelley]: Good afternoon,
classmates and invited guests.
Today we mark the end
of our infancy,
the end of our childhood,
the end of our beginning.
As new graduates we look forward
with hope to the future,
and then the future
becomes the past.
At what point in our lives do we begin thinking about
the past and the future?
I know when I was a child
I never gave them much thought.
I miss those days.
Robert Frost once wrote about his carefree youth,
climbing the branches of birch trees.
He wrote, "So I was once myself
a swinger of birches,
and so I dream of going back to be."
So do I, Mr. Frost.
So do I.
[Applause]
[Malcolm]: Let's go. You ready?
I'm not hungry.
We'll be right up.
These folks are being very gracious,
don't you think?
Inviting you to their home after
everything that's happened.
Look. I come to work.
I do my job. Okay?
That's the deal I made.
My probation doesn't say anything...
about me sittin' around spittin' out
watermelon seeds with you people.
I gotta tell you, son.
I don't think you're gonna make
the summer with this attitude of yours.
I'm not your son.
No, you're not.
-[Patty]: Grandpa!
-[Earl]: Hey.!
- Whoa. How's my girl?
- Earl, missin' a great lunch here.
- I'll catch up.
- We have tons of food, baby.
Jo, appreciate this. Thank you.
You guys have been working
so hard, you deserve it.
Where's Sam?
Don't worry, I won't tell
anybody you actually ate.
I'd like it if you'd stop sulking
long enough to try.
- I'm not sulking.
- Oh, come on.
We invite you over for lunch.
And you decide to sit out here
like a really big baby.
And at what point did I give you the impression that
it was okay to come out here and insult me?
Stay away from Samantha.
Relax. I'm not makin'
a move on your girlfriend.
- You think I'm worried about that?
- Don't know, don't care.
Stay away from her.
Or what, exactly?
Listen, Richie. You don't want
to mess with me. All right?
Ooh. Scary.
I'm surprised you even botherwith a girlfriend,
you got such a good thing with those cows.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- Aw, come on.
You got yourself a regular harem out there.
Get your hands up their skirt every morning.
You serenade them every night.
That, or you're in love with a 600-pounder
who likes to chew her vomit.
- You know what I'm really doin' up there, Richie?
- What's that?
Your mother.
[Jasper]: What's your problem, man?
[Malcolm]: Hey!
[Earl]: Hey!
Stop it!
What's the matter with you?
Come on. Get up.
Let's go. Let's go.
Hey, hey! You can quit right now.
Right now.
I quit.
You can't quit. It isn't a job.
It's a sentence! God.
- I'll talk with that kid.
- No, no! Earl.
Just wait. Let him go.
Let him cool off, okay?
You. Look at me. You know better.
Go to the truck. Now.
[Playing Awkwardly]
- [Sighs]
- [Exhales]
Albert. I expect you to know
that piece by next Tuesday. Okay.
- Okay.
- Okay. Get outta here.
Come and sit.
Dad already gave me
an earful, so, uh...
You still remember how to play?
[Jazz Phrase]
Music's always been our thing,
hasn't it?
You and me?
It'll always be something we share.
I imagine you think
Kelley's real lucky.
Gets to have all that money.
Seems to have the whole world
in his hands.
Ever consider maybe
you're the lucky one?
I didn't see a mother
in that courtroom.
[Thud]
- [Robin]: You killed him.
Killed who?
What are you talkin' about?
You just threw him in the garbage!
- What did he ever do to you?
- Are we talkin' about the mouse?
You're just a jerk.
I'm never speaking to you again.
I'm just so sick of not being able
to buy good clothes around here.
So, you want to come
to Boston next week?
I'm hot.
I need to go get something to drink.
My sister hates you.
Why? She doesn't even know me.
Well, she hates you on principle.
I'm glad it's not personal.
What was that about?
I killed Ralph.
Oh. You could get arrested for that.
Will there be handcuffs?
Do you want handcuffs?
Depends on who's puttin' them on.
Probably the sheriff,
so don't get too excited.
Do you always bring
the sheriff on dates?
Not if I'm the one
who's breaking the law.
Meet me tonight.
Let's see what you got, slugger.
[Kelley]: Okay.
Oh, there's a shot!
- [Kelley]: It's a home run!
- That wasn't my best pitch.
-[Sam]: Baseball's not really my sport.
- What is?
- Track.
- Really?
Running hurdles. I was pretty good,
but then...
cracking your kneecap
will change that one in a hurry.
Ouch.
Yeah.
I had a full ride to B.U.
So I'll just have to pay for college
the old-fashioned way now.
Student loans.
What's after college?
Probably med school.
Although I'd like to toy
with the idea...
of spending my whole life here in the woods,
writing poetry.
Yeah. Med school sounds a bit more practical.
There are worse things to be
than a swinger of birches.
You know that poem?
My favorite.
I heard your speech.
What?
I saw you walking.
And you followed me?
I liked it.
Honest.
It's a sad poem too,
though, isn't it?
Life is too much like a pathless wood
where your face burns and tickles.
The cobwebs, broken across it.
And one eye is weeping
from having a twig lash across.
I'd like to get away
from Earth a while,
and then come back to it
and begin over.
What are you thinking?
I was just thinking about that
ham sandwich you brought me the other day.
What about it?
I was just wondering
if there was mustard, or...
- That was nice.
- Nice?
- There was a lot going on in "nice."
- Like what?
- [Patty]; What name should I give him?
- [Jo]: His name should be Mikey.
- [Patty]; How about Mikey Red?
- [Jo]: Mikey Red is a very good name.
Mom. What about this one?
Ah, it's okay.
It doesn't thrill me.
- Mom. Mommy, I have to go tinkle.
-[Jennifer]: Oh
I'll take her. It's all right.
- Thanks, Mom.
- Okay.
- What, already? You keep staring at me.
- Mm-hmm.
You're seeing him, aren't you?
- Who?
- Don't even think about denying it.
I know that look, Sam.
I have had that look.
We just hung out. No big deal.
Are you crazy?
You know what those Rallston guys are like.
- No. I know what your Rallston guy was like.
- Excuse me.
Trust me.
They are all the same.
You don't think I know
what you're feeling?
Hmm? He seems exciting to you, different, maybe
even a little dangerous.
Believe me, honey.
I have been there.
- I'm not marrying him, Jen. We're just...
- Hanging out.
Right.
Right.
[Crowd Cheering]
[Shop Bell Jingles]
[TV Continues, Indistinct]
Hey. I thought
we were gonna meet later.
Well, when I saw you
walk in, I couldn't wait.
I told Malcolm
I was walking home.
- Your, uh, good buddy Pete's up there.
- Yeah, I know.
So I can't buy a soda?
- Come here.
- What are you doing?
[Door Opens]
[Vanessa]: Hey, baby.
Hey, Vanessa.
Look what we got here.
- Sam, what are you doing?
- Nothing. I'm not doing anything.
- You're cheatin' on my boy.
- Let's go. Okay?
Come on.
I don't want to get
between you and another guy.
That's just not cool.
I know.
Things are different
with me and Jasper now.
We're not little kids anymore.
And things change, right?
Does he know they've changed?
Let's not talk about this right now.
I wish we could do what Frost says.
Leave Earth for a while
and come back and begin all over.
- It would be so nice.
- Nice.
Nice.
- What you doin'?
- Getting away for a while.
- Florida.
- What's Florida?
- The southernmost tip of you.
- Mm-hmm.
Mmm.
Florida tickles.
- Then let's move north, shall we?
- All right.
Got Georgia peaches.
And South Carolina.
A very beautiful state.
This is North Carolina.
I move further north,
and I find Maryland.
[Kelley]: Mmm.
- Seems Maryland tickles too.
- I think so.
- I suppose that one there's New York.
- Mmm.
That's Jersey. That's New York.
Planning a visit?
No.
I'm heading towards Massachusetts.
Massachusetts welcomes you.
How bad is it?
Is it fixable?
I don't know. It's pretty bad.
Guess you spoke to Pete.
What are you doing?
I don't know.
This guy walks into town,
and he says a few things,
and he makes you think
a few things.
But it's not real. We're real.
Me and you. We've always been real.
I've always known that
we're gonna be together.
I think you have too.
- Well, what if the only reason that...
- No. Come on.
Don't do this.
We have a Fourth of July
dance coming up next week.
Clam bake, camping on the beach.
The whole thing. Just like last year.
Remember? Come with me.
I mean, this thing with him is just gonna turn out
to be a thing. You know?
You don't want to waste us
on that, do you?
[Panting]
[Screams]
[Panting]
Ohh, wow.
This is beautiful!
My favorite spot.
So, anyway, there's
this Fourth of July dance.
And, you know, the whole town goes.
It's this tradition.
And they have fireworks and food...
and people bring
their dates and stuff.
Hey, Samantha. I would be honored
to be your date.
[Chuckles]
Wow. Gosh.
Uh... Just that I sort of...
[Sighs]
I kind of have to go with Jasper.
[Chuckles]
I didn't think things
with you and him were...
- I don't know what they are.
- I see.
Do you still have feelings for him?
Well, of course.
I always will, but...
I'm not... I mean, it's...
- not really...
- Um, Samantha, I don't understand.
I mean, what are you doing with me?
You've just kind of
taken me by surprise, you know.
I... I didn't expect you.
Look, maybe we can get
together after the dance.
I, uh... I can't because
we're going to Cape Cod.
A-And we...
We go to Cape Cod every year.
Like, don't worry about it. I mean,
[Chuckles]
It's not like we got
some serious thing.
You know, I mean, we're
just havin'fun, right?
[Softly]
Right.
[Phone Rings]
[Ringing Continues]
Hello.
Yes, this is Samantha.
Hi.
Well, did he say what it was about?
Okay.
Sure, I'll tell them Tuesday.
Bye.
- [Screen Door Opens]
- [Jo] Who was on the phone?
- Somebody selling something.
- Oh, don't you hate that?
Yeah.
Thought you could call him "Ralph."
I found him at a pet store
up in Concord.
He's pretty cool, don't you think?
- [Wheel Squeaking]
- Ralph Junior.
He's okay, I guess.
I'll let you two get acquainted.
Hey, Ralph Junior.
[Car Radio Playing Rock]
[Engine Turns Off, Music Stops]
[Pete]: Hey, Jas, come on!
What's wrong, Richie,
you couldn't find a date?
[Laughs]
- [Pete]: Jas!
- [Door Opening]
[Door Opening]
- Hey.
- Hey.
[Music "I Need Love" Plays]
[Woman]
I left my couch and like
A crying child
Locked the doors behind me
Put the pain on file
Broken like a window
I see my blindness now
And I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
[music Continues]
I can't wait.
Bought this new bathing suit.
It's a one-piece, but
it's mesh in the middle.
Oh, my God. It's so wicked cool.
I can't explain it. You got to see it.
It's black, and it's deep dyed.
[music Continues]
Broken like a window
I see my blindness now
And I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
Now, it's for members of the town, right?
And since I... am now a proud member...
of this town, then I should be allowed to go, right?
I should definitely go.
I should absolutely be allowed.
It's settled then.
I am a great dancer.
I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
Who here... wants to be my date?
Huh?
Do you... wanna dance?
Come on, baby.
Will you go to the dance with me?
All right.
Okay. Fine.
- [Cow Mooing]
- Be sure to tip your waitress.
Adieu.
[Moos]
- [Samantha]: No. No, I hate that hat.
- [Jasper] You look great.
[Jasper]: It's a good hat.
Hey, what's up?
- Hey, Kelley.
- Hey, Kelley.
- Are you drunk?
- No.
- No. Why, are you?
- No.
- Man, maybe you'd better go, huh?
- Go?
Hey, I just got here. Huh?
- Kelley, I think that you should leave.
- Leave? Why?
[Chuckles] Oh, farm boy's getting ready to rumble, huh?
[Scoffs]
Come on.
Come on, dance with me.
Huh? Jasper doesn't mind, do you, Jasper?
- I think you better go, before I kick... All right?
- Hey. Hey.
Hey, what's everybody
getting so huffy for, huh?
Huh? Relax.
Hey, gonna dance with you.
[Muttering]
[Grunts]
[Jasper]: Come on.
[Groans]
- Where you going?
- Back to Boston.
What about your probation?
You could've just danced with me.
- I was there with a date.
- I should've been your date!
I thought that I explained that to you.
Yeah, you made your choice.
Kelley, that's not fair.
- Look, come with me.
- What?
- Come to Boston.
- I can't go with you to Boston.
Just for the weekend.
You can be back by Sunday.
Look, Samantha.
We don't have to hide.
We can be together.
[Door Hisses]
What's goin' on?
Sam?
What did you say to him?
I can't go...
with you, Jasper.
What?
- I can't be with you.
- What? No... Stop sayin' that.
Just... Just come with me, okay?
Me and you were
supposed to be together.
I just don't know anymore.
[Chuckles]
N-Nobody knows you like I do, all right?
Nobody...
Nobody sees you like I do.
We belong together.
We...
I love you. I...I love you, Sam.
I have to go.
[Whispers]
I'm sorry.
[Man]
Figure of divine perfection
No one's loved with more affection
Soul to soul we breathe
Oh, I won't let the fates succeed
Worried hours of contemplation
Whispered bits of conversation
Unaffected orderlies
Disinfected rooms and hallways
And if you sleep you sleep with God
And if I cry it's for my heart
'Cause if you sleep
'Cause if you sleep
I'll sleep too
Where's your butler?
[Chuckles]
Well,
it's Fourth of July weekend
plus my dad's out of town, so...
Can you show me around your mansion?
[Scoffs]
It's just a house.
Come on, let's go see
if there's food in the kitchen.
How 'bout...
I take the tour...
myself!
Marco.
[Sam]: Polo.
Marco.
Polo.
Hey, Samantha?
Samantha, come on.
Game's over.
- Samantha, get out of the tub.
- What's the matter?
Just get out of the tub.
Kelley, what's wrong?
Kelley...
You okay?
My mother loved her roses.
She would just sit in here for hours and stare at 'em,
breathin' 'em in.
They only bloom once a year
at the end of summer, but...
she always said that's
what made 'em so special.
And then just fade away.
In the summers when I was a kid,
she used to take me outside
to stand in the rain.
She said it was good for our hair.
Hers was so long.
So beautiful.
I found her in the tub.
The water was so thick with blood,
it looked like paint.
I tried to wrap a towel around her wrist
to stop the bleeding.
But she wasn't bleeding.
It was all in the tub.
I always knew
my mother was sad, you know?
She didn't say a word.
She just gave up.
I wonder what the world record is
for staying in bed.
[Chuckles]
I bet we could break it easy.
Stay here?
I'm gonna make you breakfast.
[DEVIN's "Whatever Turns You On" Plays]
What about the record?
[Woman]
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, let's get started Ohh, that's right
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, baby, I'm there
I ain't scared
We're spinnin'round and round and upside down
Flyin' left and right Don't crash this flight
From north and south I'm all I found
[music Continues]
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, let's get started
- [Footsteps]
I thought I told you
to wait in bed?
I have a feeling it might
get a little crowded.
I'll get Kelley.
[Faucet Squeaks]
So, how did you and Kelley meet?
- He burned down my family's restaurant.
- Oh.
I don't believe you'd bring a woman into Mom's house.
[Mr. Morse]: Don't you even think about
turning this around on me.
First of all, this is my house, and
this is a discussion about you...
and the fact that you continue to be
so reckless with your life.
- Dad, it's my life.
- No! Everything that you do reflects on me.
What you're gonna do now is
you're going back to Putnam immediately.
You will complete your obligation there.
- And in three week's time, you will start at Princeton.
- Dad, why?
Why do I have to start early?
Why can't I just start with everybody else?
I had to pull a lot of strings to make this happen,
and you're going.
Now, I'm sure this girl of yours
is a very nice distraction.
That's what it is. Just a distraction.
It's not your life.
You have much bigger things ahead of you.
Now get your eyes forward, already.
I think you have a bus to catch.
- [Door Squeaking]
- [Sighs] So what is it you think you're doing?
- What is it that you think I'm doing?
- I don't know.
- But whatever it is, it is gonna stop!
- [Phone Ringing]
- What's gonna stop?
- You know what he is!
- No. And you have no idea what he is!
- Will you get the phone?
- Didn't you learn from your sister?
- I'm not Jen.
- I'm walking into this with my eyes open.
- What is it you're walking into?
A relationship... with this kid?
He's gonna be gone in a few weeks.
You're not gonna hear from him again.
- Well, maybe he's different.
- Tell me how.
- Maybe he loves me.
- He doesn't know the meaning of the word!
- And you don't know him.
- [Jo]; That was Dr. Falco's office.
- What did he want?
- He wanted to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.
- They said they talked to you. Why didn't you tell us?
- 'Cause I'm not going.
- Why?
- Because I'm fine. And my knee is fine.
And it's been fine.
And I'm sick of talking about it!
Samantha!
I'm looking for Samantha.
I haven't seen her.
[Sighs]
Well, if you see her,
just tell her it's
important she come home.
Look, I'm asking, Kelley.
Okay?
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
I love this spot.
It's like Heaven...
right Here On Earth.
Maybe that's what heaven is.
Maybe we go through life collecting
people and places we love.
And they become our heaven.
And that's where your mom is.
She's in her heaven surrounded
by everything that she loves.
Including you.
- You think so?
- Yeah.
Let's race.
Sam...
[Panting]
[Groans]
- [Kelley]: Samantha!
- [Sobbing]
What happened?
Are you okay?
[Moaning, Weeping]
So, what's the matter?
- Samantha, what is it?
- [Sobbing]
There's something
I have to tell you.
[Earl]: Boy, how does it go
from her leg to her liver?
[Falco]: That's how osteosarcoma works.
We always knew that
this was a possibility.
[Jo]: What can we do?
[Sighs]
[Falco]: I wish there was a list of options
I could give you,..but there just isn't.
[Sighs]
It just moved so fast.
Sam.
Hey.
I'm gonna go for a walk.
I'll be back in a minute.
Come and sit with me.
Kelley...
When you tell someone
you have cancer,
no matter how you say it, they just
end up feeling sorry for you.
And I didn't want you
feeling sorry for me.
Could you die from this?
I am gonna die from this.
- There's... There's nothing that they can do for you?
- Sure,
there are things they can do.
They're just not the right things for me.
- But if they can save you...
- Won't.
It's already spread.
Even with the treatment,
the best they can offer...
is a chance I could live a year or two.
It's not worth it.
So, what? You just gonna give up?
You just gonna die?
No.
I'm going to live.
Just not as long as you.
[Horn Honking]
[Malcolm]: Come look at this stuff.
[Woman Singing]
- Found it at an old place out on Ridge Road.
Oh, yeah.
Jasper, Kelley, come here.
There were angels
- This, uh, English pine... nice and soft.
Good for carving. Look at that.
We won't lose track
'Cause a part of our backs
Feel the weight of wings
Why they fall it's hard to tell
But some things you can't
Buy or sell
Yeah, we only hurt the ones we love
While we don't need a reason
Only give up the thing we deserve
And that's something
To believe in
- [Knocking]
- Samantha? There's a young man here to see you.
Hey.
- So you're comin' home in a couple of days?
- Yeah.
It's good, right?
It's great.
Jas?
About that night?
Oh.
We don't have to talk about it.
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry.
Well... I'm sorry.
What do you have to be sorry for?
I haven't been a very good friend.
You've been my best friend.
You'll always be my best friend.
Always.
I really do love you.
I love you too.
[Sniffling]
[Chattering]
That's in there. Got it?
[Malcolm]: Bring it... Bring it right there.
[Electric Drill Whirring]
How's she doin'?
If you care so much, why don't
you go down and see her?
What's it to you?
Because I do care about her.
For whatever reason, she needs you.
Am I supposed to stay?
I'm not from Putnam, remember?
I've got a life to get back to.
Do you know how much it kills me every time that
I see her look at you?
Every time I hear her say your name, for Chrisakes?
But no matter how much it tears me
up inside to see you with her,
the one thing that I want right now...
is for you to get over your shit...
so that you can be with her.
Because she needs you right now!
Whether you want to admit it
or not, you need her too.
You do not know what I need.
You don't know anything about me.
Well, I know a lot more now, don't I?
I'll get that for you.
Let's go.
[Knocking]
Hey.
- I've been thinking.
- Uh-huh.
I want us to open the restaurant
like we planned.
Okay.
[Sighs]
Boy, you know, I wish you never met that Kelley.
Some people live their whole lives...
and never fall in love.
I lived my life,
and I fell in love.
It's good to be your father.
It's good to be your daughter.
[Sighs]
- Earl?
- Yeah.
[Shuddering]
How could he let our baby go?
[Sobbing]
[music start]
[Woman]
These tears I've cried
I've cried
A thousand oceans
And if it seems
I'm flo-oh-oh
Oh-oh-ting
In air and down this swell
I can't believe
That I would keep
Keep you from flying
And I would cry
A thousand months
lf that's what it takes
To sail you home
Sail you home
Sail you home
You hangin' in there?
Hanging would definitely describe it.
I'm aware what the rules are
But you know that I will run
But you know that I will run
You know that I'll
Be here for I love you
And if I find you
Will you still remember
Playing at dreams
[music Continues]
- This is the part I've been dreading.
- You and me both.
Hi, everybody!
[Clears Throat]
As you all know, we have
a brand-new Lover's Wall...
just waiting for an inauguration.
For all you lovers, old and young,
we invite you to come inside
and make it permanent.
[Whistling, Cheering]
Come on in!
I think I'm going to go brave it.
Samantha, listen. I am so s...
[Kelley's Voice]
I'd like to go
by climbing a birch tree...
and climb black branches
up a snow-white trunk toward heaven,
till the tree could bear no more,
but dipped its top
and set me down again.
That would be good
both going and coming back.
One could do worse...
than be a swinger of birches.
[Woman]
Ohh, oh
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm
There are times
I swear I know you're here
When I forget about my fears
Feelin'you, my dear
Watchin'over me
My hope seeks
For what the future will bring
When you wrap me in your wings
And take me
Where you are
Where you and I will breathe together
Once again
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight just like
We used to do
And you'll be smilin'back at me
Only then will I be free
When I can be
Where you are
[Man]
And I can see your face
Your kiss I still can taste
Not a memory erased
[Woman]
Oh, I see your star
Shinin'down on me
And I'd do anything
[Duet]
lf I could just
Be right there
Where you are
[Woman]
Where you and I will breathe together
Once again
[Duet]
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight just like
We used to do
[Woman]
And you'll be smilin'back at me
Only then will I be free
Then I will be free
So take me where you are
[Man]
Baby, there are times when selfishly
I'm wishin'that you were here with me
So I could wipe the tears from your eyes
And make you see
That every night while you are dreamin'
I'm here to guard you from afar
[Duet]
And anytime I feel alone
I close my eyes and dream of where you
Are - - -
[Man]
And we will breathe together, baby
[Woman]
Ohh
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight
And you'll be smilin'back at me
[Man]
Only then will I be free
And then I will be free
[Duet]
Baby, I'll still believe
[Man]
Oh, we got to believe
[Woman]
I will touch you that sweet day
That you take me there
[Man]
Oh, where you are Oh, where you are, yeah
[Woman]
I've got to believe
[Man]
I'll always be waiting
Here, yeah
- [Woman]
That sweet day, yeah
[Man]
Only want to be where you are
I almost fell into a hole in your life
- Tuck that shirt in, son.
Yes, sir.
And you weren't thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
With all your needs
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
There was your home
Comin'down the world turned over
A dangerous fall without you there
I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone who's there
You know the lies they always told you
The only love you never dreamed
Was of things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your world
- Oh, somebody's lost.
Yeah
I'm comin'down to a world turned over
A dangerous fall without you there
As I go on I will lead you homeward
All because all
I'll become
You became to me
[Steve ]: Sweet ride.
Who scored this?
- Probably some spoiled-ass mother...
- Shiverson!
- [Steve ]: Look at that chrome on that thing, man.
- [Boy #2] Very nice.
[Shiverson ]: It's, uh, a very nice gift.
I'm sure you're disappointed.
Why, 'cause my father can't come to graduation?
He's in London, in the middle of a deal
that's gonna double our stock price.
I don't need him to jeopardize
that for some bullshit graduation ceremony.
Sorry, sir.
The graduation ceremony is not bull.
Certainly not when you're valedictorian.
With all due respect, sir,
I didn't spend four years here...
just so I could give a "go get 'em" speech
to a bunch of whining children.
Well,
you know the rule about cars on campus.
So I'll keep it in the motor pool until after Sunday's ceremony,
and then it's all yours.
So, uh, if that's it...
My sister's boyfriend's got one. It's lickety, bro.
It's like a G-4 in a tail wind.
I can have sex with a car like that.
Just don't burn your wood drill on the tailpipe.
No, I mean I could have sex with a woman
if I had a car like that.
Steve, you couldn't have sex with a woman
if you gave her a car like that.
So he wouldn't even let you take it out for a quick spin?
A little shakedown cruise?
I don't need Shiverson's permission
to take my own car out.
Valet key.
It was on his desk.
I've never been here before
Didn't know where to go Never met you before
I've never been to your home
- [Tires Squealing]
[Music Continues]
- [Whooping]
You can do all the things that you learn to do
All around on the ground Pick a part that's new
You can do all the things that you like to do
All around, upside down
[Everyone Chattering]
- I swear I'm bein' blackmailed into this.
- Ha. Not true.
Somebody else better be up there
takin' the knife after me.
Just do it already.
- [Tapping On Table]
[Jennifer ]: - Can I ask you a really big favor?
I have a date tonight.
- It's my graduation night.
- I know.
I'm sorry. I forgot that I was closing. I would ask Mom,
but she's baby-sitting Patty.
Please, Sam? Finish my shift for me. I promise you
I will owe you so big-time.
You already owe me your firstborn.
Oh, well, you can have her.
She likes you better anyway.
- Your turn, sucker.
- So, do I carve it up?
I have to do my sister a giant favor that
she'd never do for me.
Oh, come on. I do you favors.
She hasn't had a date in like a year.
All right.
[Steve]: Look, what are we doin', Kelley?
- You guys hungry?
- What, do you have a death wish?
- The Putties hate our guts.
- [Steve]: Can we just leave?
[Chuckles]
Let's eat.
What the hell's he doing in?
So, what'll it be?
Uh, what's good here?
Besides the help.
[Chuckles]
Can I take your order?
Yeah.
Do you really make
your own ice cream?
With our very own hands.
How does one actually
make ice cream?
[Whispers]
It's a secret family recipe.
- You won't even tell me?
- Not even you.
- I bet I can get it out of you.
- Better men have tried.
[Chuckles]
They don't look like better men to me.
Three vanilla shakes will be fine.
Let me get that for you, Kelley.
If you check out my ass
when I walk away,
your shake will be in your lap.
[Whispers]
- [Steve]: Let's just get out of here.
Are you trying to get at me, Richie?
- "Richie"?
- Yeah. Richie Rich. That's your name, isn't it?
- Let's just get outta here.
[Kelley]: No, he's right.
You can tell a lot from appearances.
Look at him.
I would say that you're poor.
They're not homeless or anything,
Just run of the mill poor.
Judging from your lazy grin,
I'd say you're not too bright either.
- Come on.
Kell, let's just go.
- Take it easy!
- Violence. The first refuge of the poor and...
[Samantha]: Hey, cut it out!
- Hey, you want to get yourself hurt, or what?
[Kelley]: - Who's gonna hurt me? Him?
Huh?
: - Get out!
[Charlie]: - Kell, let's just go, man.
- Later, Richie.
- You can count on it.
- You're lucky I don't kick you out.
- He was all over you, and l...
You were just picking a fight
while I'm in charge.
[Softly]
I can't even talk to you.
Sam.
Let's just go, Kelley.
What are we doin' here, man?
- Hey, I wanna know one thing before I go.
- What's that?
What freaks you out more?
Gettin' bailed out by your girlfriend...
or knowing that she was
adding me to her fantasy file?
[Tires Squeal]
What did he say?
I think he just said,
"Come kick my ass."
[Laughing]
Hell, that was awesome, man.
You should've seen their faces.
Should've seen your face, man! You were scared shitless.
No lie. You make
me feel better about...
- Oh, my God.
- Holy shit.
Hey, Richie.
Come and get it.
Come on, farm boy.
- Yeah!
- Push it down. Get 'em!
I should remind you not to go over 50 miles per hour
for the first thousand miles.
Shut up, Charlie.
- Are there any air bags back here?
[Steve]: - Shut up, Charlie!
[Pete]: Hi, pussies.
This isn't fun. I'm not having fun.
[Steve]: What are you doing?
[Shouts]
That's what I'm talkin' about!
- Punch it!
- [Steve]: He's right behind you.
- [Pedestrians Screaming]
- [Tires Screeching]
Samantha.
[Sirens Wailing]
We're gonna have a few questions at the station,
so get in the back of the car.
Watch your heads.
You should probably come down to the hospital
and get checked out.
Really, I'm fine.
You know who I am, son?
Sheriff Cavanaugh?
My wife is Jo Cavanaugh,
and her mother was Mable.
You almost took my daughter
from me tonight.
So, you rise me one more time,
this shit heap you're in is just gonna get deeper.
Sheriff, if this is a threat...
[Grunts]
- What the hell is goin' on?
- The nice thing about my job is I don't have to threaten anybody.
[EARL]: Grab them too.
Me? Hey, I was
practically kidnapped!
I understand you're
from New York, Your Honor.
- Born and bred.
- Me too. Upper East Side.
Good for you. But we're not bonding here,
so don't get your dress over your head.
Mr. Morse, I presume.
Good.
[VIN]: Your Honor, we were thinking that
some sort of probation would be appropriate.
[Judge]: Probation, huh?
Let's think it through.
They talk to a probation officer
once a week for a year or so.
Maybe do a couple hundred hours of volunteer work
at a community center.
That what you had in mind?
- Something like that, yes.
- Not gonna happen, but thanks for playin'.
Gentlemen !
I don't know what your lawyers told you,
but this is pretty serious stuff.
A probation walk was fine
for the other boys, the ones in the cars with you,
but you two were the cowboys
behind the wheel.
We're gonna have to do
something different with you.
I understand Mr. Arnold has been
contracted to rebuild Mable's.
Yes, that's right, Your Honor.
We'd like to make another suggestion,
with the court's permission.
- Shoot.
- Mr. Morse has graciously offered to pay...
for the restaurant,
as long as all charges against his son are dropped.
- That sounds nice, huh?
- We thought it appropriate.
Not in my court.
In my court, you fix what you broke.
So here it is. I'd be willing
to dismiss all charges in this case...
if the boys volunteer
for community service...
working with the crew
rebuilding Mable's Table.
It's a chance to put back
what you took,
and maybe, just maybe,
it'll not only result
in the building of a restaurant,
but in the building
of character as well.
You can have some time
to talk it over with your attorneys.
That's okay, Judge.
We'll take the deal.
Your Honor, that's completely impractical for Calvin.
Where would he live?
Even if Rallston would take him,
the dorms are closed for the summer.
The nearest motel is 30 miles away, Your Honor,
and his driver's license
has been revoked.
Actually, we have a room
above our garage.
The boy could pay rent.
[JUDGE]: It works for me.
How about you, Counselor?
[VIN]: That's acceptable to us as well, Your Honor.
Another Rallston boy takes a bite out of
the Cavanaugh family.
I had nothing to do with this one.
I wasn't even here. Exactly.
You... Nobody's blaming anybody.
It would have been nice if one of you'd called me
when the trouble first started.
[JO]: I remember when Jesse
and Alice carved this.
Mom, remember what you said
to me so many times?
As long as we're all alive,
it's nothing more than a bad day. Right?
Yeah. We can beat a bad day. Right?
[Sighs]
Right.
They're here! They're here!
That's because he doesn't like
the percentage we're offering.
Then he's gonna have to
come up with a better deal.
It's a matter... Yeah. I gotta go.
Listen, I worked everything out with these people,
including your meals.
So all you're gonna need is some spending money.
This should last you for a while,
but if you need some more,
you just call my office.
- I'm gonna be a little hard to reach for the next few weeks.
- Okay.
- [Betsy]: Hello there.
- [John]: Good afternoon.
Hey. I'm running a little late,
and I have a flight to catch,
so I assume there's nothing
else we need to discuss.
No. I think we're good.
Your room's right above the garage if you want to go up.
Now, you remember what I told you.
Keep your eyes forward on the important things.
Yes, sir.
[Robin]: That's Ralph.
He lives here too.
Perfect.
Maybe I should take him up a plate.
Honey, we offered.
When he gets hungry, he'll come down.
[Jasper]: Let him starve.
After everything he did.
How many cars were
in that race, anyway?
- Two.
- Was he driving both of them?
I think he's hot.
[Choking]
My dad's already got me
fixing fence posts till I'm 90.
Plus the work at Mable's.
I got enough problems without you being mad at me.
I just think you could have been
the bigger man. That's all.
All right. Okay.
Well. Is everything
still okay with us?
[Whistles]
God, we haven't done that
in about a hundred years.
- [Sputtering]
- [Laughing]
You were never very good at that.
Ah, but I'm the one that taught you.
- I'm the one that mastered it.
- [Sputtering]
[Both Laughing]
[Whistles]
[Pounding]
Time to get up, Richie.
Gotta evacuate the cows.
Is there a gas leak or something?
Evacuating.
You're out of your mind if you think
I'm touchin' that thing.
[Betsy]: Well, good morning.
- Can I fix you something?
- Breakfast is served after morning chores.
I don't eat breakfast.
I was just coming in to find out when we leave for work.
Be at the truck in 20 minutes.
-[Jasper]: Not getting tired, are you, Richie?
-[Kelley]: No.
-[Kelley]: Got an extra hour's sleep
while you were fondling your cows.
[Malcolm]: That's lunch!
Break time, guys.
Food and drink's in the cooler.
I'll get my own lunch.
[Malcolm]: Suit yourself.
Lunch! Let's go.
Okay, I'm outta here.
- [Kiss]
- Good to be your father.
Good to be your daughter.
- Do you know what I was thinking about last night, Mom?
- What?
They're giving us all this money
to rebuild. Right?
So we can start all over from scratch and have fun.
We can go to antique stores...
and flea markets
and get funky furniture.
We could do that.
We could stop on the way back from Dr. Falco's.
[Sighs]
I completely forgot about Dr. Falco.
That's a good sign.
I guess your knee hasn't been bothering you.
Mom, my knee's fine.
- So can I cancel Dr. Falco?
- No.
- Oh, I hate this.
- I know.
He's just making sure everything's still okay.
My knee's fine.
Why do we have to keep coming here?
- Because the doctor said so.
- [Nurse]: Samantha?
[Pastor]: When something is taken away
from us so violently,
like the recent fire at Mable's Table,
we are forced to ask questions.
Was it simply a terrible accident?
Atoms colliding at random?
A result of young people
making poor choices?
Or was it the hand of God...
a part of a larger plan
that He might have for us?
[Pete]: Hey, Jasper. Where's
your new pal Kelley today?
[Jasper]: Oh, he's at your house, getting busy with your mom.
[Pete]: Really? 'Cause last night when I was with your mom,
she said he was kind of cute.
It made me jealous.
- Enough with the mother thing already.
- I second that.
- Excuse me.
What? I'm just saying
enough's enough. I like your mom.
Hey, guys. We're goin'
skinny dipping tonight. Wanna come?
- Dad's making me work.
- My man looks good naked.
- [Giggles]
- Yeah, I'm like Tarzan.
- See you later?
- Mm-hmm.
[Crowd Applauding Nearby]
[Kelley]: Good afternoon,
classmates and invited guests.
Today we mark the end
of our infancy,
the end of our childhood,
the end of our beginning.
As new graduates we look forward
with hope to the future,
and then the future
becomes the past.
At what point in our lives do we begin thinking about
the past and the future?
I know when I was a child
I never gave them much thought.
I miss those days.
Robert Frost once wrote about his carefree youth,
climbing the branches of birch trees.
He wrote, "So I was once myself
a swinger of birches,
and so I dream of going back to be."
So do I, Mr. Frost.
So do I.
[Applause]
[Malcolm]: Let's go. You ready?
I'm not hungry.
We'll be right up.
These folks are being very gracious,
don't you think?
Inviting you to their home after
everything that's happened.
Look. I come to work.
I do my job. Okay?
That's the deal I made.
My probation doesn't say anything...
about me sittin' around spittin' out
watermelon seeds with you people.
I gotta tell you, son.
I don't think you're gonna make
the summer with this attitude of yours.
I'm not your son.
No, you're not.
-[Patty]: Grandpa!
-[Earl]: Hey.!
- Whoa. How's my girl?
- Earl, missin' a great lunch here.
- I'll catch up.
- We have tons of food, baby.
Jo, appreciate this. Thank you.
You guys have been working
so hard, you deserve it.
Where's Sam?
Don't worry, I won't tell
anybody you actually ate.
I'd like it if you'd stop sulking
long enough to try.
- I'm not sulking.
- Oh, come on.
We invite you over for lunch.
And you decide to sit out here
like a really big baby.
And at what point did I give you the impression that
it was okay to come out here and insult me?
Stay away from Samantha.
Relax. I'm not makin'
a move on your girlfriend.
- You think I'm worried about that?
- Don't know, don't care.
Stay away from her.
Or what, exactly?
Listen, Richie. You don't want
to mess with me. All right?
Ooh. Scary.
I'm surprised you even botherwith a girlfriend,
you got such a good thing with those cows.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- Aw, come on.
You got yourself a regular harem out there.
Get your hands up their skirt every morning.
You serenade them every night.
That, or you're in love with a 600-pounder
who likes to chew her vomit.
- You know what I'm really doin' up there, Richie?
- What's that?
Your mother.
[Jasper]: What's your problem, man?
[Malcolm]: Hey!
[Earl]: Hey!
Stop it!
What's the matter with you?
Come on. Get up.
Let's go. Let's go.
Hey, hey! You can quit right now.
Right now.
I quit.
You can't quit. It isn't a job.
It's a sentence! God.
- I'll talk with that kid.
- No, no! Earl.
Just wait. Let him go.
Let him cool off, okay?
You. Look at me. You know better.
Go to the truck. Now.
[Playing Awkwardly]
- [Sighs]
- [Exhales]
Albert. I expect you to know
that piece by next Tuesday. Okay.
- Okay.
- Okay. Get outta here.
Come and sit.
Dad already gave me
an earful, so, uh...
You still remember how to play?
[Jazz Phrase]
Music's always been our thing,
hasn't it?
You and me?
It'll always be something we share.
I imagine you think
Kelley's real lucky.
Gets to have all that money.
Seems to have the whole world
in his hands.
Ever consider maybe
you're the lucky one?
I didn't see a mother
in that courtroom.
[Thud]
- [Robin]: You killed him.
Killed who?
What are you talkin' about?
You just threw him in the garbage!
- What did he ever do to you?
- Are we talkin' about the mouse?
You're just a jerk.
I'm never speaking to you again.
I'm just so sick of not being able
to buy good clothes around here.
So, you want to come
to Boston next week?
I'm hot.
I need to go get something to drink.
My sister hates you.
Why? She doesn't even know me.
Well, she hates you on principle.
I'm glad it's not personal.
What was that about?
I killed Ralph.
Oh. You could get arrested for that.
Will there be handcuffs?
Do you want handcuffs?
Depends on who's puttin' them on.
Probably the sheriff,
so don't get too excited.
Do you always bring
the sheriff on dates?
Not if I'm the one
who's breaking the law.
Meet me tonight.
Let's see what you got, slugger.
[Kelley]: Okay.
Oh, there's a shot!
- [Kelley]: It's a home run!
- That wasn't my best pitch.
-[Sam]: Baseball's not really my sport.
- What is?
- Track.
- Really?
Running hurdles. I was pretty good,
but then...
cracking your kneecap
will change that one in a hurry.
Ouch.
Yeah.
I had a full ride to B.U.
So I'll just have to pay for college
the old-fashioned way now.
Student loans.
What's after college?
Probably med school.
Although I'd like to toy
with the idea...
of spending my whole life here in the woods,
writing poetry.
Yeah. Med school sounds a bit more practical.
There are worse things to be
than a swinger of birches.
You know that poem?
My favorite.
I heard your speech.
What?
I saw you walking.
And you followed me?
I liked it.
Honest.
It's a sad poem too,
though, isn't it?
Life is too much like a pathless wood
where your face burns and tickles.
The cobwebs, broken across it.
And one eye is weeping
from having a twig lash across.
I'd like to get away
from Earth a while,
and then come back to it
and begin over.
What are you thinking?
I was just thinking about that
ham sandwich you brought me the other day.
What about it?
I was just wondering
if there was mustard, or...
- That was nice.
- Nice?
- There was a lot going on in "nice."
- Like what?
- [Patty]; What name should I give him?
- [Jo]: His name should be Mikey.
- [Patty]; How about Mikey Red?
- [Jo]: Mikey Red is a very good name.
Mom. What about this one?
Ah, it's okay.
It doesn't thrill me.
- Mom. Mommy, I have to go tinkle.
-[Jennifer]: Oh
I'll take her. It's all right.
- Thanks, Mom.
- Okay.
- What, already? You keep staring at me.
- Mm-hmm.
You're seeing him, aren't you?
- Who?
- Don't even think about denying it.
I know that look, Sam.
I have had that look.
We just hung out. No big deal.
Are you crazy?
You know what those Rallston guys are like.
- No. I know what your Rallston guy was like.
- Excuse me.
Trust me.
They are all the same.
You don't think I know
what you're feeling?
Hmm? He seems exciting to you, different, maybe
even a little dangerous.
Believe me, honey.
I have been there.
- I'm not marrying him, Jen. We're just...
- Hanging out.
Right.
Right.
[Crowd Cheering]
[Shop Bell Jingles]
[TV Continues, Indistinct]
Hey. I thought
we were gonna meet later.
Well, when I saw you
walk in, I couldn't wait.
I told Malcolm
I was walking home.
- Your, uh, good buddy Pete's up there.
- Yeah, I know.
So I can't buy a soda?
- Come here.
- What are you doing?
[Door Opens]
[Vanessa]: Hey, baby.
Hey, Vanessa.
Look what we got here.
- Sam, what are you doing?
- Nothing. I'm not doing anything.
- You're cheatin' on my boy.
- Let's go. Okay?
Come on.
I don't want to get
between you and another guy.
That's just not cool.
I know.
Things are different
with me and Jasper now.
We're not little kids anymore.
And things change, right?
Does he know they've changed?
Let's not talk about this right now.
I wish we could do what Frost says.
Leave Earth for a while
and come back and begin all over.
- It would be so nice.
- Nice.
Nice.
- What you doin'?
- Getting away for a while.
- Florida.
- What's Florida?
- The southernmost tip of you.
- Mm-hmm.
Mmm.
Florida tickles.
- Then let's move north, shall we?
- All right.
Got Georgia peaches.
And South Carolina.
A very beautiful state.
This is North Carolina.
I move further north,
and I find Maryland.
[Kelley]: Mmm.
- Seems Maryland tickles too.
- I think so.
- I suppose that one there's New York.
- Mmm.
That's Jersey. That's New York.
Planning a visit?
No.
I'm heading towards Massachusetts.
Massachusetts welcomes you.
How bad is it?
Is it fixable?
I don't know. It's pretty bad.
Guess you spoke to Pete.
What are you doing?
I don't know.
This guy walks into town,
and he says a few things,
and he makes you think
a few things.
But it's not real. We're real.
Me and you. We've always been real.
I've always known that
we're gonna be together.
I think you have too.
- Well, what if the only reason that...
- No. Come on.
Don't do this.
We have a Fourth of July
dance coming up next week.
Clam bake, camping on the beach.
The whole thing. Just like last year.
Remember? Come with me.
I mean, this thing with him is just gonna turn out
to be a thing. You know?
You don't want to waste us
on that, do you?
[Panting]
[Screams]
[Panting]
Ohh, wow.
This is beautiful!
My favorite spot.
So, anyway, there's
this Fourth of July dance.
And, you know, the whole town goes.
It's this tradition.
And they have fireworks and food...
and people bring
their dates and stuff.
Hey, Samantha. I would be honored
to be your date.
[Chuckles]
Wow. Gosh.
Uh... Just that I sort of...
[Sighs]
I kind of have to go with Jasper.
[Chuckles]
I didn't think things
with you and him were...
- I don't know what they are.
- I see.
Do you still have feelings for him?
Well, of course.
I always will, but...
I'm not... I mean, it's...
- not really...
- Um, Samantha, I don't understand.
I mean, what are you doing with me?
You've just kind of
taken me by surprise, you know.
I... I didn't expect you.
Look, maybe we can get
together after the dance.
I, uh... I can't because
we're going to Cape Cod.
A-And we...
We go to Cape Cod every year.
Like, don't worry about it. I mean,
[Chuckles]
It's not like we got
some serious thing.
You know, I mean, we're
just havin'fun, right?
[Softly]
Right.
[Phone Rings]
[Ringing Continues]
Hello.
Yes, this is Samantha.
Hi.
Well, did he say what it was about?
Okay.
Sure, I'll tell them Tuesday.
Bye.
- [Screen Door Opens]
- [Jo] Who was on the phone?
- Somebody selling something.
- Oh, don't you hate that?
Yeah.
Thought you could call him "Ralph."
I found him at a pet store
up in Concord.
He's pretty cool, don't you think?
- [Wheel Squeaking]
- Ralph Junior.
He's okay, I guess.
I'll let you two get acquainted.
Hey, Ralph Junior.
[Car Radio Playing Rock]
[Engine Turns Off, Music Stops]
[Pete]: Hey, Jas, come on!
What's wrong, Richie,
you couldn't find a date?
[Laughs]
- [Pete]: Jas!
- [Door Opening]
[Door Opening]
- Hey.
- Hey.
[Music "I Need Love" Plays]
[Woman]
I left my couch and like
A crying child
Locked the doors behind me
Put the pain on file
Broken like a window
I see my blindness now
And I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
[music Continues]
I can't wait.
Bought this new bathing suit.
It's a one-piece, but
it's mesh in the middle.
Oh, my God. It's so wicked cool.
I can't explain it. You got to see it.
It's black, and it's deep dyed.
[music Continues]
Broken like a window
I see my blindness now
And I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
Now, it's for members of the town, right?
And since I... am now a proud member...
of this town, then I should be allowed to go, right?
I should definitely go.
I should absolutely be allowed.
It's settled then.
I am a great dancer.
I need love
Not some sentimental prison
I need love
Who here... wants to be my date?
Huh?
Do you... wanna dance?
Come on, baby.
Will you go to the dance with me?
All right.
Okay. Fine.
- [Cow Mooing]
- Be sure to tip your waitress.
Adieu.
[Moos]
- [Samantha]: No. No, I hate that hat.
- [Jasper] You look great.
[Jasper]: It's a good hat.
Hey, what's up?
- Hey, Kelley.
- Hey, Kelley.
- Are you drunk?
- No.
- No. Why, are you?
- No.
- Man, maybe you'd better go, huh?
- Go?
Hey, I just got here. Huh?
- Kelley, I think that you should leave.
- Leave? Why?
[Chuckles] Oh, farm boy's getting ready to rumble, huh?
[Scoffs]
Come on.
Come on, dance with me.
Huh? Jasper doesn't mind, do you, Jasper?
- I think you better go, before I kick... All right?
- Hey. Hey.
Hey, what's everybody
getting so huffy for, huh?
Huh? Relax.
Hey, gonna dance with you.
[Muttering]
[Grunts]
[Jasper]: Come on.
[Groans]
- Where you going?
- Back to Boston.
What about your probation?
You could've just danced with me.
- I was there with a date.
- I should've been your date!
I thought that I explained that to you.
Yeah, you made your choice.
Kelley, that's not fair.
- Look, come with me.
- What?
- Come to Boston.
- I can't go with you to Boston.
Just for the weekend.
You can be back by Sunday.
Look, Samantha.
We don't have to hide.
We can be together.
[Door Hisses]
What's goin' on?
Sam?
What did you say to him?
I can't go...
with you, Jasper.
What?
- I can't be with you.
- What? No... Stop sayin' that.
Just... Just come with me, okay?
Me and you were
supposed to be together.
I just don't know anymore.
[Chuckles]
N-Nobody knows you like I do, all right?
Nobody...
Nobody sees you like I do.
We belong together.
We...
I love you. I...I love you, Sam.
I have to go.
[Whispers]
I'm sorry.
[Man]
Figure of divine perfection
No one's loved with more affection
Soul to soul we breathe
Oh, I won't let the fates succeed
Worried hours of contemplation
Whispered bits of conversation
Unaffected orderlies
Disinfected rooms and hallways
And if you sleep you sleep with God
And if I cry it's for my heart
'Cause if you sleep
'Cause if you sleep
I'll sleep too
Where's your butler?
[Chuckles]
Well,
it's Fourth of July weekend
plus my dad's out of town, so...
Can you show me around your mansion?
[Scoffs]
It's just a house.
Come on, let's go see
if there's food in the kitchen.
How 'bout...
I take the tour...
myself!
Marco.
[Sam]: Polo.
Marco.
Polo.
Hey, Samantha?
Samantha, come on.
Game's over.
- Samantha, get out of the tub.
- What's the matter?
Just get out of the tub.
Kelley, what's wrong?
Kelley...
You okay?
My mother loved her roses.
She would just sit in here for hours and stare at 'em,
breathin' 'em in.
They only bloom once a year
at the end of summer, but...
she always said that's
what made 'em so special.
And then just fade away.
In the summers when I was a kid,
she used to take me outside
to stand in the rain.
She said it was good for our hair.
Hers was so long.
So beautiful.
I found her in the tub.
The water was so thick with blood,
it looked like paint.
I tried to wrap a towel around her wrist
to stop the bleeding.
But she wasn't bleeding.
It was all in the tub.
I always knew
my mother was sad, you know?
She didn't say a word.
She just gave up.
I wonder what the world record is
for staying in bed.
[Chuckles]
I bet we could break it easy.
Stay here?
I'm gonna make you breakfast.
[DEVIN's "Whatever Turns You On" Plays]
What about the record?
[Woman]
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, let's get started Ohh, that's right
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, baby, I'm there
I ain't scared
We're spinnin'round and round and upside down
Flyin' left and right Don't crash this flight
From north and south I'm all I found
[music Continues]
Whatever turns you on turns me on
Oh, let's get started
- [Footsteps]
I thought I told you
to wait in bed?
I have a feeling it might
get a little crowded.
I'll get Kelley.
[Faucet Squeaks]
So, how did you and Kelley meet?
- He burned down my family's restaurant.
- Oh.
I don't believe you'd bring a woman into Mom's house.
[Mr. Morse]: Don't you even think about
turning this around on me.
First of all, this is my house, and
this is a discussion about you...
and the fact that you continue to be
so reckless with your life.
- Dad, it's my life.
- No! Everything that you do reflects on me.
What you're gonna do now is
you're going back to Putnam immediately.
You will complete your obligation there.
- And in three week's time, you will start at Princeton.
- Dad, why?
Why do I have to start early?
Why can't I just start with everybody else?
I had to pull a lot of strings to make this happen,
and you're going.
Now, I'm sure this girl of yours
is a very nice distraction.
That's what it is. Just a distraction.
It's not your life.
You have much bigger things ahead of you.
Now get your eyes forward, already.
I think you have a bus to catch.
- [Door Squeaking]
- [Sighs] So what is it you think you're doing?
- What is it that you think I'm doing?
- I don't know.
- But whatever it is, it is gonna stop!
- [Phone Ringing]
- What's gonna stop?
- You know what he is!
- No. And you have no idea what he is!
- Will you get the phone?
- Didn't you learn from your sister?
- I'm not Jen.
- I'm walking into this with my eyes open.
- What is it you're walking into?
A relationship... with this kid?
He's gonna be gone in a few weeks.
You're not gonna hear from him again.
- Well, maybe he's different.
- Tell me how.
- Maybe he loves me.
- He doesn't know the meaning of the word!
- And you don't know him.
- [Jo]; That was Dr. Falco's office.
- What did he want?
- He wanted to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.
- They said they talked to you. Why didn't you tell us?
- 'Cause I'm not going.
- Why?
- Because I'm fine. And my knee is fine.
And it's been fine.
And I'm sick of talking about it!
Samantha!
I'm looking for Samantha.
I haven't seen her.
[Sighs]
Well, if you see her,
just tell her it's
important she come home.
Look, I'm asking, Kelley.
Okay?
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
I love this spot.
It's like Heaven...
right Here On Earth.
Maybe that's what heaven is.
Maybe we go through life collecting
people and places we love.
And they become our heaven.
And that's where your mom is.
She's in her heaven surrounded
by everything that she loves.
Including you.
- You think so?
- Yeah.
Let's race.
Sam...
[Panting]
[Groans]
- [Kelley]: Samantha!
- [Sobbing]
What happened?
Are you okay?
[Moaning, Weeping]
So, what's the matter?
- Samantha, what is it?
- [Sobbing]
There's something
I have to tell you.
[Earl]: Boy, how does it go
from her leg to her liver?
[Falco]: That's how osteosarcoma works.
We always knew that
this was a possibility.
[Jo]: What can we do?
[Sighs]
[Falco]: I wish there was a list of options
I could give you,..but there just isn't.
[Sighs]
It just moved so fast.
Sam.
Hey.
I'm gonna go for a walk.
I'll be back in a minute.
Come and sit with me.
Kelley...
When you tell someone
you have cancer,
no matter how you say it, they just
end up feeling sorry for you.
And I didn't want you
feeling sorry for me.
Could you die from this?
I am gonna die from this.
- There's... There's nothing that they can do for you?
- Sure,
there are things they can do.
They're just not the right things for me.
- But if they can save you...
- Won't.
It's already spread.
Even with the treatment,
the best they can offer...
is a chance I could live a year or two.
It's not worth it.
So, what? You just gonna give up?
You just gonna die?
No.
I'm going to live.
Just not as long as you.
[Horn Honking]
[Malcolm]: Come look at this stuff.
[Woman Singing]
- Found it at an old place out on Ridge Road.
Oh, yeah.
Jasper, Kelley, come here.
There were angels
- This, uh, English pine... nice and soft.
Good for carving. Look at that.
We won't lose track
'Cause a part of our backs
Feel the weight of wings
Why they fall it's hard to tell
But some things you can't
Buy or sell
Yeah, we only hurt the ones we love
While we don't need a reason
Only give up the thing we deserve
And that's something
To believe in
- [Knocking]
- Samantha? There's a young man here to see you.
Hey.
- So you're comin' home in a couple of days?
- Yeah.
It's good, right?
It's great.
Jas?
About that night?
Oh.
We don't have to talk about it.
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry.
Well... I'm sorry.
What do you have to be sorry for?
I haven't been a very good friend.
You've been my best friend.
You'll always be my best friend.
Always.
I really do love you.
I love you too.
[Sniffling]
[Chattering]
That's in there. Got it?
[Malcolm]: Bring it... Bring it right there.
[Electric Drill Whirring]
How's she doin'?
If you care so much, why don't
you go down and see her?
What's it to you?
Because I do care about her.
For whatever reason, she needs you.
Am I supposed to stay?
I'm not from Putnam, remember?
I've got a life to get back to.
Do you know how much it kills me every time that
I see her look at you?
Every time I hear her say your name, for Chrisakes?
But no matter how much it tears me
up inside to see you with her,
the one thing that I want right now...
is for you to get over your shit...
so that you can be with her.
Because she needs you right now!
Whether you want to admit it
or not, you need her too.
You do not know what I need.
You don't know anything about me.
Well, I know a lot more now, don't I?
I'll get that for you.
Let's go.
[Knocking]
Hey.
- I've been thinking.
- Uh-huh.
I want us to open the restaurant
like we planned.
Okay.
[Sighs]
Boy, you know, I wish you never met that Kelley.
Some people live their whole lives...
and never fall in love.
I lived my life,
and I fell in love.
It's good to be your father.
It's good to be your daughter.
[Sighs]
- Earl?
- Yeah.
[Shuddering]
How could he let our baby go?
[Sobbing]
[music start]
[Woman]
These tears I've cried
I've cried
A thousand oceans
And if it seems
I'm flo-oh-oh
Oh-oh-ting
In air and down this swell
I can't believe
That I would keep
Keep you from flying
And I would cry
A thousand months
lf that's what it takes
To sail you home
Sail you home
Sail you home
You hangin' in there?
Hanging would definitely describe it.
I'm aware what the rules are
But you know that I will run
But you know that I will run
You know that I'll
Be here for I love you
And if I find you
Will you still remember
Playing at dreams
[music Continues]
- This is the part I've been dreading.
- You and me both.
Hi, everybody!
[Clears Throat]
As you all know, we have
a brand-new Lover's Wall...
just waiting for an inauguration.
For all you lovers, old and young,
we invite you to come inside
and make it permanent.
[Whistling, Cheering]
Come on in!
I think I'm going to go brave it.
Samantha, listen. I am so s...
[Kelley's Voice]
I'd like to go
by climbing a birch tree...
and climb black branches
up a snow-white trunk toward heaven,
till the tree could bear no more,
but dipped its top
and set me down again.
That would be good
both going and coming back.
One could do worse...
than be a swinger of birches.
[Woman]
Ohh, oh
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm
There are times
I swear I know you're here
When I forget about my fears
Feelin'you, my dear
Watchin'over me
My hope seeks
For what the future will bring
When you wrap me in your wings
And take me
Where you are
Where you and I will breathe together
Once again
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight just like
We used to do
And you'll be smilin'back at me
Only then will I be free
When I can be
Where you are
[Man]
And I can see your face
Your kiss I still can taste
Not a memory erased
[Woman]
Oh, I see your star
Shinin'down on me
And I'd do anything
[Duet]
lf I could just
Be right there
Where you are
[Woman]
Where you and I will breathe together
Once again
[Duet]
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight just like
We used to do
[Woman]
And you'll be smilin'back at me
Only then will I be free
Then I will be free
So take me where you are
[Man]
Baby, there are times when selfishly
I'm wishin'that you were here with me
So I could wipe the tears from your eyes
And make you see
That every night while you are dreamin'
I'm here to guard you from afar
[Duet]
And anytime I feel alone
I close my eyes and dream of where you
Are - - -
[Man]
And we will breathe together, baby
[Woman]
Ohh
We'll be dancin' in the moonlight
And you'll be smilin'back at me
[Man]
Only then will I be free
And then I will be free
[Duet]
Baby, I'll still believe
[Man]
Oh, we got to believe
[Woman]
I will touch you that sweet day
That you take me there
[Man]
Oh, where you are Oh, where you are, yeah
[Woman]
I've got to believe
[Man]
I'll always be waiting
Here, yeah
- [Woman]
That sweet day, yeah
[Man]
Only want to be where you are