Late Bloomers (2023) Movie Script
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LOUISE:
You know
that one-off family friend
your parents have
when you're a kid?
She's named a name
like, um, Rita.
And she's a single lady
who comes over to your house
when you're real small
and she stays for hours.
Maybe for the night.
And she has to borrow
your mom's nightgown
'cause the whole stay
was unplanned.
Like, maybe she, um--
Like, maybe she drank
too much wine at dinner.
And in the morning you're,
like, to your mom and dad,
"Um, who is that lady?"
and, "She's weird."
And they're like, "Shh,
shh, shh, shh, that's Rita.
Be nice.
Life hasn't been kind to Rita."
And then later on in life...
if you still talk
to your parents
and you're still interested
in answers,
you find out that maybe
she's dated the same failed dude
on and off again for years.
Or that she grew out
her mustache
and took excellent care
of her infirm parents
for longer than her shelf life
of attraction allowed.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING,
MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]
Nobody thinks
they're gonna be Rita.
And yet Ritas abound.
Adults are sad.
MAX:
Come on.
Ahem, can you come with me?
Yes.
I just gotta get my guitar.
MAX: Do you?
LOUISE: Yes, I need it!
Excuse me, sir.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Congratulations on your love.
MAX:
I didn't fly across the country
to hang out with some randos
in some dirty apartment.
They're not randos. They're me
and Joel's mutual friends.
I've been to all
their birthdays.
It's been a year.
We were together for five!
And they say
it takes half as long
as the relationship
was to get over it.
And he took my virginity,
so I added a year.
And Joel has moved on.
And he's fine.
It's okay. It's okay.
Let's get out of here.
No.
Yep.
No.
Come on.
No, no, no.
Yes.
No! I have to see Joel!
He has to see
how good I'm doing.
You didn't tell me
he was coming.
Well, technically,
he's not coming.
He just lives here
and isn't here yet.
Oh, my God!
What?
Louise, you need to stop
doing shit like this.
Like what? Am I supposed
to stop feeling my feelings?
I'm sad, Max. Okay?
My real friends
wouldn't make me feel so bad
about just being who I am.
Your real friends
would tell you the truth,
which is that you've become
a selfish brat.
And you need to fucking think
about somebody else's feelings
and grow the fuck up!
I am grown-up!
You are not wearing underwear.
Well, I had laundry.
Just go. Get out of my life.
Take your wine spritzer
and fly away like all the rest.
I don't need you.
[SNIFFLES]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[SIGHS]
Oh, no.
You gotta get away
from there, buddy.
[SIGHS]
Then why are you still here?
You know Joel moved out, right?
Oh, really? Did he?
Come on.
One quick one, and I promise
I'll make it very nice.
No, thank you.
You'd be a lateral move.
Okay.
Hey, though.
By the way, no pressure,
but incidentally, where does
Joel live now?
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[BUZZES]
[GASPS]
Oh, no.
Oh, no.
[PHONE RINGS]
Shit.
AL [ON PHONE]:
Louise? Hello?
[GROANS SOFTLY]
Hello, Dad.
I've been calling you!
[DOORBELL BUZZING]
Yeah. Sorry. I was, uh...
Where are you?
The bank.
Okay, look. Listen, Louise,
things with your mom are--
Um...
You need to--
I'm sorry. Can I--
May I call you back, please?
Louise?
[PHONE BEEPS OFF]
Hey.
Joel?
Joel?
[GRUNTS]
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[GRUNTING]
Joel?
[GASPS]
[THUDS]
[GROANS]
[LOUISE GROANS IN PAIN]
NURSE:
Are you pregnant?
LOUISE: No.
We'll need a pee test to verify
before we can get an X-ray.
But I'm not pregnant.
Have you ever been pregnant?
No.
I haven't had sex
in three years.
Why not?
Is that a question
on your clipboard?
What's your pain level?
So, listen...
we have a couple options.
You have broken
the ball of the joint
where the femur
meets your pelvis.
Your hip--
My hip?
The ball of your hip.
Wait, I broke my hip?
Like a...
It's not common
for a woman your age.
It's mostly our grandmothers
who need this kind of surgery.
Hmm.
We can try pinning
and screws on the right side,
or a full hip replacement.
Hmm. Dr. Aquino--
It's Dr. Wright.
Oh, right.
Right.
Oh.
[LAUGHS]
Just Dr. Robert Wright.
Visiting surgeon,
here every other Tuesday.
That is a nice schedule.
I'm gonna give you
some time to decide.
If we do the pinning, we'll
need to monitor for necrosis.
That's when the bone
starts to die
because the metal is getting
in the way of the blood flow.
I'm too young to die.
You are very much alive.
Don't worry, Miss Gold.
Can I help you? Is there--
Is there someone
I can call for you?
There is no one.
Farewell, farewell
To you who would hear
You lonely travelers all
The cold north wind
Will blow again
The winding road does call
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Whoa! Whoa!
Excuse your tone.
I don't know that language.
Sorry.
Can you stop staring at me?
Weirdo.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[GASPS]
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DOROTHY:
Go on.
YOUNG LOUISE:
It's too hard.
I can't get it.
Keep trying.
I don't want to. I'm bored.
Why are you making me?
Well, you're the one
who wanted to learn.
But I suck.
Oh, no, don't say suck.
I S-U-C-K.
Everyone S-U-C-Ks
in the beginning.
Everyone.
The only difference is
some people keep trying.
[MUSIC PLAYS ON RECORD]
[GASPS]
[ON TV]
Are you going
to Scarborough Fair
Parsley, sage
Rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one
Who lives there...
[SOFTLY]
Hey.
[LOUDER] Hey!
--a true love of mine...
Can you turn that down?
Down, down.
Do you understand? It's, um...
It's too lou-- Loud!
Rosemary and thyme
[VOLUME INCREASES]
Between the salt water...
Okay, see, what you just
did was turn the volume up.
We're healing!
We need quiet to heal!
[VOLUME INCREASES]
[SCOFFS] I don't even...
[CHUCKLES]
Okay, fine.
You've left me no choice.
Parsley, sage
Rosemary and thyme...
What is it?
I have a woman in the next room
who just had her ovaries
cut out.
She won't turn down the TV.
[LOUISE GASPS]
Hey!
That is not okay.
LOUISE: It's not okay.
Do you think
I could go to a solo room?
She and are at vastly
different stages of development.
[GASPS]
Okay, now I'm calling
that assault
with a deadly-ish weapon.
Joyce! Listen, this is just...
No.
...so that we can move you. Yes.
[ANTONINA GRUNTING]
It's gonna be okay. All right?
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So you take two Percocet
every four hours,
and then two Colace
when the Percocet
makes you constipated.
This is your blood-thinner shot.
You inject one of these
into your stomach fat
every 24 hours
for the next two months
to prevent clotting.
Thank you.
You got somebody comin'
to pick you up?
You're still here?
Leaving now.
Ah.
And don't hang
on those things, baby.
Or they'll make
your nerves go dead,
and then you'll have...
Dead armpits. My body is dying!
Yeah.
I got it.
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BUS DRIVER: ID card, please.
Yes. Got that.
I pass?
All right. So, yeah.
How do I just--? Oh, my God!
[GRUNTS]
I'm sorry. Uh--
Do we need to get you to Lyft?
Because you didn't
order a Lyft today.
I got it.
Wow, that's a nerdy sound.
[CHUCKLES]
Like, uh, Velcro, right?
Crutches falling.
Velcro ripping.
Nerdy sounds.
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[PASSENGER COUGHING]
One more...
[ANTONIA SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Shit! Did she see me?
What? Who?
LOUISE:
The old lady over there.
The one who looks
like she wants to kill me.
We were hospital roommates, but
she's really cunty about volume.
She's frightening.
This is Antonina.
She is
physical therapy bad girl.
[SCOFFS]
She's...
That is a sad thing
to be known as.
This is good?
Yeah. I can do harder.
Hmm. We go slow for now.
I woke up super stiff
this morning.
This is a thing.
You will wake up in the morning
feeling like corpses.
Look around.
These are your people.
Because you're not like
other 30-year-olds now.
I'm 28.
Even more strange.
If a person breaks a hip
at an age of 80,
that person will most likely
die, the recovery is so hard.
But you live.
Why do you live?
Because even with this exercise,
you will always be different.
[GRUNTS]
This is a blip, okay?
I mean, honestly, maybe just
a sign from the universe
that I was so busy and driven
that I need
to do some self-care
and breathe.
What are you so busy with?
I don't have to answer you.
You sound exactly like Larry.
Who's Larry?
He is physical therapy lazy boy.
Are all these nicknames
necessary?
Want to know what we call you?
I'm sorry.
I have to listen
to this instead of you.
[MUSIC PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
INSTRUCTOR:
Hands down.
All right. Awesome, guys.
Now it's time for your favorite.
Noodle tug of war.
[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATION]
Are you joining us?
Oh, I'm sorry. I can't. My body.
I was told to just sit
in shallow water.
And for you.
Thank you.
And for you. Got you.
[INSTRUCTOR LAUGHS]
Watch it.
[ALL LAUGHING]
JANICE:
I never used to get
so out of breath.
Last time I felt this tired,
I lost my virginity
in high school
to the senior class president.
God, he was boring.
My first time was a disaster.
He was gay. I was gay.
And unfortunately,
not for each other.
I don't go in for the nostalgia.
It makes women weak.
Probably because you
don't have any children.
Children also make women weak.
Agreed. And tired.
Well, I love having my girls
in the house.
They're both in their 30s
and draining
my retirement funds.
And they make jokes
about my taste
and my politics
and my overall personality.
I... Oh, dear.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
They're awful.
Their generation is just awful!
Oh, sorry, hon.
Not you. Of course.
It's fine.
[CHUCKLES]
AUTOMATED VOICE:
The Graham Avenue line
is delayed by 67 minutes.
For more information--
LOUISE: Oh, goddamn it.
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Antonina, right?
Can someone pick you up,
or...?
Because the short bus
is, like, really delayed.
[SIGHS]
Come on!
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Okay. So do you--
Do you want a ride or...?
Do... you... want a ride?
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
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LOUISE:
Well, this is it, I guess.
It's good that someone
wrote it down for you.
Otherwise it would be
literally impossible.
Unbuckle the seatbelt. Sorry.
You got it?
All right. You're welcome!
[SIGHS]
Goddamn it!
I'm sorry. Can you stop?
LOUISE:
I think we should go back
to that address, right?
Is there someone
there that we should tell
that you're streetwalking
or "streetwalkering"?
I have a phone. You probably
only recognize the rotary model.
Larry!
[IN POLISH]
You talked to her!
What did you say?
What'd she say?
No English. Sorry.
Oh, yeah.
That is very convenient.
Sorry, sorry.
Okay, even though you
don't speak English,
I'm gonna ask you
another question--
Damn it. Damn it.
Antonina, wait up!
[ANTONIA SPEAKING IN POLISH]
DOROTHY:
No, no.
I'm-- I'm, um--
CASHIER: You wanna buy these?
DOROTHY: No. No, no.
I'm-- No. No, no.
I...
No. No. No.
Mom. Mom, stop.
No, no, no, no, no.
Please. Mom, please.
I can't understand
what she's saying.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
MAN: Is she yours?
Excuse me, miss.
Is she yours?
What do you want me to do?
Uh, so you know her?
What do you want me to do?
Take care of her, I guess.
Has she done something wrong?
Um...
Is, uh, gesturing
and speaking another language
against the pharmacy
code of conduct?
It's just, you know, my boss--
Okay, let's say she is mine.
Maybe me taking care of her
is letting her make a scene
in your store
because it suits her today.
Okay?
Okay.
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
What does she have, Alzheimer's?
You know, my granddad had that.
She's not mine.
So I don't know.
Antonina, let's go.
Sorry.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
What?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
I don't know what you're saying.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
I can't...
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
"Dom"? "Dom"?
What does "dom" mean?
[SIGHS]
Okay. Okay.
Let's let the phone do it.
Like, we're being run
by Big Brother companies.
We should use them
if they're using us.
I'm getting it fixed.
I haven't had time.
Speak.
Can you say the thing
you just said?
The m-- Can--? Great.
Uh, say the thing you just said.
AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE:
Say the thing you just said.
No! That is balls!
And my phone is dead.
Good, good, good.
[SIGHS, GROANS]
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[IMITATES SPEAKING IN POLISH]
Oh. Well, you're welcome.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hello?
[SIGHS]
BRICK:
That's really lovely to hear,
man.
I'm proud of you!
This-- This humble abode
was nothin' but a mere detour
towards your transcendence,
and I am humbled.
Honored! Me by you.
Mm-mm. No.
[WHISPERS]
Me by you.
All right. Talk soon, man.
Hey! Yo, Lulu!
That was
my 2010 to 2011 roommate, Guido!
Dude's amazin'!
When he was living here,
he was workin' as an intern
at this design firm
and now he's practically
running the company.
LOUISE: Brick.
Uh, hey.
This is Antonina.
She's staying here
for the night.
Hey.
Uh, nice to meet you.
It's your grandma?
No.
We'll be in my room!
Okay.
I found Brick on Craigslist.
He's, like,
a Craigslist buried treasure.
You might have noticed
he's gorgeous,
but, like, I'm an invisible pain
and I can't cross
tenant boundaries, you know?
His dad was a pop star
in Belgium or something,
so he doesn't really have
to work, but owns the place.
I'm sort of a musician too.
I mean, I have an EP,
but it's kind of bad,
which is like--
[CHUCKLES]
What are you doing
if the one thing you do do
is bad?
[CLEARS THROAT]
I thought I'd have
a nightgown phase.
I didn't.
Uh, this is actually my...
Never mind.
Well, I guess you can't
really talk to anyone, huh?
That must suck.
But honestly, it's also cool
to not, like, be able
to talk to each other.
People talking can be
really annoying, actually.
[HUMMING TUNE]
Brick and I are at home
more than usual these days,
obviously.
He's been cool about it so far.
Oh, man!
I gotta stretch tomorrow.
Yeah, we should stretch
it out tomorrow.
Obamacare really saved my life.
I wasn't on it
for, like, two years,
and then I was on it, and
then this happened. It's like...
It's like, "What life
did it save, though?"
You know?
Is what I think about sometimes.
And sometimes I still hear
that whisper of "just give up".
Especially in the bath
for some reason.
Hey, thanks for listening.
[ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK IN POLISH]
You know?
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Sorry.
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS]
Oh, sorry.
[SIGHS]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[SOFTLY]
Stop staring at me.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Weirdo.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Are you hungry? I'm hungry.
[GRUNTS]
BRICK:
You slept with her?
I wasn't gonna leave her
on the street.
[PHONE DINGS]
You gonna give her back?
She's not a puppy. And she's
sitting right next to you.
[PHONE DINGING]
Thanks.
Yeah. You're blowin' up.
Oh, God!
Yeah. Jesus, Dad.
One sec. Watch her for me?
Wait, no, no, wait.
Pl-- Louise, please.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
AL:
Anyhow, I'm still
getting mail here for you.
And it would be nice
if you called me just to say,
you know, you're okay.
Are you getting
my texts and calls?
I mean, uh, anyway, I--
I don't wanna stress you out,
but the place
where your mom is at,
it's-- It's so expensive.
And with the accident last
year, I mean, I don't know.
I-- I have some work lined up,
but I'm not sure if that
last gig is gonna be enough.
I-- I haven't figured out
whether I can even afford--
[PHONE BEEPS]
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[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[MUSIC PLAYS INDISTINCTLY
ON CAR STEREO]
[LOUISE SIGHS]
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
Mom, we talked about this.
Yeah, hi.
I'm gonna be gone
for an hour, tops.
Your show is on. Come on.
Your favorite show. Let's go.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SNIFFLES]
[EXPLOSIONS AND MUSIC
IN VIDEO GAME]
All right. Reload. Reload.
Reload. Reload.
Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on!
Do you wanna see the new Pixar?
Uh, sure. Yeah.
Her too?
Yeah.
It's gonna be fun!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Here.
ANNOUNCER: Please enjoy
this feature presentation.
Sorry.
Perks.
You're not gonna be tried
for kidnappin', are you?
[SNICKERS]
No.
Okay.
I don't know.
Do you know where I could
find around, say, $10,000?
[CHUCKLES]
I'm not joking.
I sort of, well, actually really
fucked up about a year ago,
and I think
I need to help out my dad.
Okay. Uh, well, what happened?
[DOOR OPENS]
Keep thinking on
monetary options for me, please.
I know I'm a ridiculous person,
but it's for
a not ridiculous person.
Finally.
[IN POLISH]
Hi, I'm Louise.
What's wrong with you, huh?
Excuse me?
You like taking old ladies
for joyrides, huh?
No. What? Joyrides?
I called the center.
They said she took the bus!
She's telling me
she's going to movies!
Oh, no.
See, the bus didn't come,
and then no one was home--
Oh, she has a routine.
She goes on the bus,
and then she goes home.
Well, the bus didn't come,
and neither did you.
And it kind of seemed like
she didn't wanna come home,
and it's hot.
I'm sorry. I was just
trying to take care of her.
I'm sorry. Just whatever.
Your word is safe.
You are welcome.
[GRUNTS]
Did she go to the pharmacy?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH, SCOFFS]
I get calls every day, but I
can't be everywhere at once.
[SIGHS]
When we first came over
to America,
she lived in that building.
Then they knocked down
everything
to make stores and restaurants.
Oh, really?
Yes. She had to move in with me
because people like you
started to move
into the neighborhood.
Oh, yup. Gentrification.
That is me.
But I'm not a drugstore.
I do love having one
in the neighborhood, though.
Um, home. Home.
She was tryin' to tell me
it was her home.
It all makes sense now.
You know,
she would have been safe
if you did nothing?
Well, you know,
I did something,
and she was safe too.
[SIGHS]
Can you go up stairs with those?
For your troubles.
No, I can't.
How long are you gonna be
on the crutches?
Uh, another few weeks or so.
I've gotta go back
to the doctor,
but I think I go to cane next.
Forever?
Uh, I don't know.
No, not forever.
Don't think this way.
It's Polish to think this way.
My boyfriend always--
Trying to move in
with my boyfriend.
He's not understanding.
He doesn't wanna live with her.
My boyfriend is afraid
she will live forever.
It is Polish to live forever.
It would be fine if she didn't
have more than a year at most.
Totally.
Trying to get her
into a nursing facility,
one that the government
pays for.
I've had aides come,
but they want too much money!
And if they take what I offer,
they end up saying
she's more work than it's worth.
I can't imagine why.
She's on a list,
and we can't lose
our opportunity.
I shouldn't have screamed.
I see now that you
were not trying to steal her
and to be strange.
Oh, God, I would never dream--
[SYLVIA SIGHS]
Do you have a job?
Oh, um, not technically,
but I have--
Okay, well, you can work for us.
But you must call and ask
before she has the sleepovers.
Oh, yeah.
No, that was a one-time thing.
I just-- I have to go back
to my real life.
What is that like?
Um, you know,
nothing concrete for now,
but I'm sort of
a kind of, um, a musician.
Busy in other ways?
Boyfriends? Charitable work?
I don't have a boyfriend.
And you like my grandmother.
She wouldn't shut up
about you in Polish.
That's nice.
But I'm sorry. I can't.
It's just not, you know,
something I want to do at all.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
But it was nice meeting her.
Don't worry about it.
Can I ask you just to stay here
for a half-hour longer?
I need to get to meditation.
Oh, I to-- I would love to.
Please. I'm desperate.
Oh, okay. Yeah.
Yeah! Totally.
It'll be fun.
[MUSIC AND INDISTINCCHATTERING ON TV]
What?!
Antonina.
I'm sorry.
I don't wanna be your nanny.
I have things to do. Okay?
Money?
Money. Do you understand?
I need to make a lot of, uh,
what is it called in your land?
Like, ru-- Rubles? Rupels?
I need to make rupels.
Lots and lots of rupels.
This job? No rupels.
You don't want me
taking care of you
because I can barely
take care of myself.
Me?
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You want me to--? Okay.
[GRUNTING]
Oh, it's frickin' gross
under here!
This thing?
[SIGHS]
Okay. How does this...?
Whoa!
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[REPEATS IN POLISH]
Oh, my God! Watch it!
Oh, you're saying
if I take care of you,
then you take care of me.
Okay.
Can I get that in writing?
It's okay.
Oh, my God!
[LINE RINGS]
AL:
Hello?
Dad?
Louise, I've been calling you!
I know. I know. I'm sorry.
I've been busy.
What are you busy with
where you can't even pick up--?
Well, actually, I got a job.
What kind of job?
I mean, it's great.
It's easy and it pays
really, really well and...
Look, you need to come home.
I know. I am coming home.
I, uh... I mean,
I just got this job,
so I could pay for a ticket
in about--
If you need help
with the plane fare...
No, Dad. I got it.
I'm gonna come home
and help you, I promise.
Can you just hold on
for one second?
Well...
Yeah, somebody else is calling.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
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I'm back!
Look, a job is great, Louise.
[LINE BEEPS]
Oh, I gotta go.
Her doctor's calling.
I love you, kid.
Okay. I'm getting better, Dad.
[LINE BEEPS]
[IN POLISH]
What's wrong?
You're almost late.
I'm on time.
Sorry, I'm stressed.
And I caught her trying to move
without her walker.
I turn away for one moment
and she's into trouble!
Does she ever, like, hurt
anyone with that or--
I don't know. She likes
fruit in the morning.
And put some Metamucil
in her juice.
I already am going to be late.
You'll be fine.
Oh.
I can't get her to wear them,
but you must or she'll--
You don't need to explain
the "or" scenario. I got it.
Uh-huh.
You know, you have
a lot of repressed anger.
[MUTTERS IN POLISH]
Rude.
[GRUNTS]
Antonina! Food!
Come on. You gotta eat.
All right.
[SNIFFS]
Oh.
[ANTONINA GRUNTS]
Right.
[SIGHS]
All right,
let's take these off.
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Okay, now wipe.
Antonina.
Wipe.
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTS]
Okay, you ready?
Here I go.
[GAGGING]
Okay, almost done.
Great.
[FLUSHES]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[SNIFFLES]
Hey.
That wasn't as bad
as I thought it was gonna be.
The gagging,
I was just being dramatic.
I can be dramatic.
It's what people have said
about me my whole life.
Okay. It's almost over.
Just gonna put these on you now.
Okay.
All right, you ready?
Antonina, sorry. I have to.
Whoa!
Can you stop kicking me?
Okay, here we go.
Look, you are a diaper person.
You need diapers.
I should probably
wear diapers when I drink,
'cause sometimes I piss myself.
There's nothing
to be ashamed of!
Let me put them-- Ow!
Really?
Ow!
Antonina, please.
Antonina.
You know, that's cool.
It's fine.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTING SOFTLY]
Okay.
All right.
Now, these are cool.
Oh, my God!
Sexy and utilitarian?
Wow!
I wish I had a boyfriend
as versatile as these diapers.
How do I look?
Hmm?
Oh, okay! You want some too?
We're gonna look so hot.
[MUSIC AND INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON TV]
[ON RECORDING]
Hey, it's Max.
So are you mad at me?
We haven't talked. Call me.
[DOOR OPENS]
Oh, hey!
So I found a super effective
way to...
This is my boyfriend, Ray.
Hi. I'm Louise.
[LAUGHING]
No!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Stop!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
INSTRUCTOR:
Noodle tug of war!
Oh, could you help us out?
We're one woman down.
Um, no. I'm sorry. I can't.
They specifically told me
that-- Okay.
[]
[LAUGHS]
Now, move it.
Ladies, this is great
for your glutes.
Great for your arms.
I told her I was a one.
I wasn't trying
to be a big shot.
Sometimes I tell him
I'm at a ten
just to get his attention.
They're all crooks.
No, no! That's not true.
No, come on, Inez.
You know
you only go to the doctor
because you're lonely.
Oh, I've never denied that.
Antonina hates going
to the doctor.
Do you understand Polish?
Just a few words,
and it's like, um,
"Is there a translation after
this that actually works?"
But she is so talkative,
she will not shut up
once you get her going.
She seems angry.
Is she angry at us?
Probably not.
I got her kicked out
of my hospital room,
and we're cool now.
I think it's just anger
at the world,
which is understandable.
The world can suck.
Right, Antonina?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Aw, she just said "thank you."
I-- I guess she's just really
grateful for this group.
Aw, that's sweet.
Aw!
Aw, that is so sweet! Come on.
INEZ:
Aw, I love her smile!
[]
We
Okay.
Could be...
Oh, my God, this is... This.
Up in all our sadness
But never wanted
To be tragic
'Cause we built an oasis
A place to try and save us
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
Buoyed by silver linings
Far from all the fighting
We built an oasis
We built an oasis
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE IN MOVIE]
[LAUGHING]
MAN [IN MOVIE]:
You're being unfair.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON TV]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ON TV]
Is that a picture of you?
Is that--?
Is that a picture of you?
AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE:
Is that a picture of you?
There's something
seriously wrong
with her operating system.
Terrible app.
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
[PHONE RINGING]
I'm sorry.
Can you hold that thought?
I'll just-- I'm just gonna...
[PHONE STOPS RINGING]
Okay. Go ahead.
Oh, come on. Speak.
It's not like I understood
what you were saying.
I mean, I was interested,
but it's like, you know,
you can say
whatever you want to me,
and I can say whatever I want
to you,
and that is the beauty
of our relationship.
Oh, come on. Speak!
[PHONE CHIMES]
I'm just gonna-- I'm sorry.
I'm just gonna make sure
that he's okay. Yeah? Okay.
[ON RECORDING]
Hey, it's Max. Um, listen.
I-- I don't know if you heard
about Joel getting engaged
to that girl he's been seeing.
[GASPS]
Whatever, you know? Cool.
Um, I mean,
you probably saw this.
She's, um...
Ah, her name is...
Louise.
Her name is Louise.
Brick.
He's marrying someone else
named Louise.
I gave the best years
of my college
and post-college life
to that guy,
and he replaces me
with a girl who looks fantastic
in the color nude
with my name!
He just, like, erased
and replaced me.
Am I real? Have I disappeared?
Some chick did
my tarot last fall,
and the card that was
supposed to represent me
was a burning building
with people jumping out of it.
This is your Saturn return.
What's that?
Planeta.
Mm-hmm.
Basically, the end of your 20s
is when everything starts
to just...
pssh, fall apart.
You start moving through
this sexless,
emotionless, jobless tundra,
but you start to take care
of your teeth more.
I bought my first
Sonicare when I was 28.
The best way to get through it
is just to be less self-focused.
Jesus!
Jesus, this is me. This is me.
Why don't you look up what it
means to break your hip?
It means I broke my hip.
Do you wanna lead
an unexamined life
all your life?
[SNIFFLES]
[TYPING]
[GASPS]
"Hip issues can be caused
by a feeling
of being unable to make
important decisions
and/or having nothing
to look forward to."
This was a bad idea.
We should go out.
Never mind.
No, that's a great idea.
Why can't she go out?
She can go out.
She can do anything.
We all deserve...
to go out.
Comin' through! Make way for my
best friend, you ageist cucks!
Do we want drinks? I'm buyin'.
Oh, great, because I can't pay.
Antonina, what do you want?
I feel like you're
a white Russian kind of girl.
Actually, you're a white Polish,
aren't you?
Okay, now, that is funny.
I feel like I haven't seen
this many dudes ever.
Look at them! They're so cute
with their backs
and their haircuts.
I guess I'm not dead
inside anymore, am I?
Ooh, how about shots?
Shots sound good.
Actually, shots
never sound good.
Like, let's name
this the same thing
as a dreaded medical practice.
So, tequila?
Please, I'm a proper gentrifier.
Mezcal!
Hey! What did we talk about?
Hands on the walker
at all times.
Other than that, go crazy.
Thank you.
Why?
Can you--? Water too.
Thank you.
Oh! Feels better.
Is she-- Is she okay?
Oh, yeah.
She's doing a lot better
than other people.
Oh, my God, I can't see her!
Oh, my God, where is she?
Oh, there she is.
I sway in place
To a slow disco
And a glass for the saints
A bow for the road
Am I thinking
What everybody's thinking?
And I'm so glad I came
But I can't wait
To leave
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Don't it beat
A slow dance to death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
To death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat a slow dance
To death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat
A slow dance to death?
Slow dance
Slow dance to death
LOUISE:
Whoo!
I am so out of dancing shape.
Well, cheers
to your spiritual death.
Cheers! Hell yeah.
[GROANS]
Whoo!
That was good.
Good, good, good.
My mom has Alzheimer's!
What?
My mom, she has Alzheimer's.
She was diagnosed,
like, a couple years ago.
I guess they call it,
uh, younger onset
'cause it set upon her so young.
Like, uh, last time I saw her,
she had already lost her ability
to speak
and read and write.
Like, uh...
Like, it started with aphasia,
which is a loss of, like,
cognitive skills,
and now her body is
just powering down for good.
They gave her
three to five years
at the initial diagnosis.
She and I weren't
really talking much
these past few years anyway,
mainly my fault.
I didn't call, and now
she can't communicate at all.
So a call is pretty pointless.
[CHUCKLES]
This is an intense thing
to talk about here.
Yeah, I know. I--
I never know where to talk
about things anymore. Ever!
Aw, man! I bet that dude
smells so clean and good.
BRICK:
Oh, shit. I know that dirt.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
Our families are friendly.
Oh, so is-- Is he, like,
a richie like you?
Louise--
I wonder if he wants to have,
like, a night
of pure passion with me,
but with, like,
no feelings or kisses.
Him?
The dude's like 20.
Super immature.
Oh, Brick, please be sensible.
He has to be at least 21
to get in.
BRICK:
I used to babysit this kid.
ED: Brickman!
Edward!
[CHUCKLES] Hey.
Hey.
Should I call your dad
and tell him that you're here?
[LAUGHS]
Hey, this is Louise.
She thinks you look clean.
Ed.
Hi. Hi.
Are you a skier?
What? Oh! [LAUGHS]
No.
I wish I was
that aprs-ski girl.
I just fell.
Um, I go to a cane soon.
Having crutches makes you seem
like you have a good story.
Cane just seems like a tragedy
you shouldn't ask about, right?
[CHUCKLES]
[MOCK CHUCKLES]
Can I get you a drink?
Uh, yeah.
What are we drinking?
Tequila?
My favorite.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Wow, look!
Look at Brick's date. Deadly.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Okay, so get this.
He moved on to another girl
named Louise.
Okay.
That is my name.
Oh, yeah.
Hey. I don't know
if you noticed,
but, uh, Antonina,
she's tapped out.
So, uh, I'm just gonna get
the check so we can just go.
You're free to go whenever.
I'm still having a good time!
Well, you have responsibility.
Oh, do I not deserve to be sad?
And to treat myself?
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
LOUISE: Oh, great.
Way to kill the vibe, Brick.
Okay.
Can't give a shit. I'm out.
What do you mean? Come on.
Come on! Come back!
I go on and on
About a noble call...
[CHUCKLES]
--to let this wreck
On the other side
Of the shore
I'm sure it's gonna be okay
LOUISE [ECHOING]:
Hey, hey.
How old are you?
It's time to go!
[SKATEBOARD CLACKING]
[]
Oh, my God, watch it!
Oh, no, where's that...
[KEYS JINGLE]
[ANTONINA GROANS]
Fuck.
[GROANS]
[SIGHS]
[BUZZES]
[BUZZES]
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[GASPS]
[SUBWAY SQUEALING]
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENOVER PA]
[LOUISE PANTING]
Hey.
A fracture in her wrist.
Bruising up and down
her forearm.
They needed to put in a plate,
but it was too dangerous
during the night.
Her veins kept collapsing.
She was in surgery
early this morning.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean--
To do this?
Well, you did.
Can I see her?
Never again.
She's going to the nursing home
from here.
What? No,
but she doesn't want that.
And I don't wanna look at you
anymore.
NURSE:
Miss, uh, Lonaek?
She's resting--
Oh, it's you!
No, I'm leaving.
Her vitals are good.
She's stabilized.
We're gonna leave her on
the third floor for now, okay?
And we'll just monitor
her throughout the evening.
Okay. Thanks for the update.
What you doin' here, baby?
Oh, my God! Hi.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
Um, I'm a fr--
Um, just a friend.
We met here. Remember?
Yeah. We get a lot of people
comin' in and out of here,
but I'm glad you have somebody.
Antonina, wake up.
Somebody's here to see you.
No, no. It's okay. It's okay.
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
RIRI:
Okay.
Okay, okay. Are you in pain?
Are you okay?
Tried to get you to leave.
I can't believe I stayed
for that dude.
Why didn't you tell me
he was an asshole?
I did.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!
Just give it time.
You know, I'm sure everything--
Oh, my God, just stop with
the couch therapist routine!
I don't have time.
Why don't you
stop complainin' and--
And do somethin' about it.
Like, actually go
do something about it!
Me?
Me, do something? Wow, that is--
[CHUCKLES]
That's hilarious.
Do something like you?
Pretend to have the keys
to the universe
'cause you took
a yoga teacher training once
and, like, didn't even finish?
So don't speak to me like
one of your former roommates
who you think you saved.
I'm darked out
by your energy right now, man.
What?
I think you should move out.
Um, I...
I don't think I can live
with someone like you anymore.
You're serious?
I think you need to go home.
And I think you need
to be with your mother
and make whatever it is
between you two right.
Can you stop? Just stop it!
[]
[SIGHS]
[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]
[YELLS, TAKES A DEEP BREATH]
Mom, go back inside. Pl--
Can you please just go back?
Please, Mom.
[HANDLE RATTLING]
No, can you ple--
I'm sorry.
I'm sor-- hold on!
Come on.
Come on, let's go back inside.
I-- I need you to go back inside
because I just need
one half-hour, okay?
I'm sorry.
Let's go inside. Please.
[MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY
ON CAR STEREO]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[]
I really appreciate this, Benj.
No problem.
And I'm sorry about
the last time we talked.
I believe I called you
a lateral move,
and you-- You're so not.
Oh, I'm not interested
in anything between us.
Oh, no. I know.
I was just saying that,
like, you're above me
because I'm a trash person.
Did you know Joel's engaged?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah!
I'm so -- I'm so happy
for both of them.
For-- For him and for her.
Um, anyway,
promise to be really quiet
and respectful while I'm here.
Um, I mean, all you do
is watch TV all day, so...
Well, it's technically my job.
What?
I gather data on shows
that feature
Christian themes and characters,
then I aggregate them
for my website.
Oh!
I make intense money doing this.
Wow, that's cool!
I'm just gonna...
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING ON TV]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[CLEARING THROAT]
[LINE RINGS]
Hello. Hi.
Um, I was wondering
if you had an Antonina Lonaek
scheduled as a new client.
I mean, a new patient.
I don't know what the word is
for someone
going to live in a home
that is not their home.
Yes, I will hold.
[GRUNTS]
[]
Hi.
Headed home?
Uh, yeah.
Lucky.
DR. WRIGHT:
Progress.
That's what this chart tells me.
Your bones have grown back,
and they are still
very much alive.
Yes.
[CHUCKLES]
You will still
have to keep getting X-rays
every six months or so,
to monitor for bone death.
Okay. Thanks, Dr. Wright.
And, um...
I'm sorry for crying heavily
every time we spoke.
Not a problem.
BRICK: You need help with that?
I'm good.
You know, I've never heard you
play that thing one time.
Yeah. Well, there
is nothing sadder
than a single person in New York
plucking her guitar
in her, like,
low-lit closet of a room.
No offense
to my former landlord.
It's 'cause I was scared to.
Play?
To do anything, really.
If you haven't noticed,
everything I touch
seems to turn to dirt,
like opposite
King Midas over here.
I don't think that of you,
Louise.
I get scared too.
Everything that I have is
because of my father's success,
not me.
No, no,
I was just a raging bitch
the last time we talked.
I said really hurtful things,
and they were not true.
But isn't that how it goes?
Like, sometimes
the most hurtful thing
is the most truthful?
Well, you said some pretty
true things about me too.
[SIGHS]
And you were right.
[SIGHS]
I need to go home.
Like, uh, home home.
[GRUNTS]
I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.
I don't know why I did that.
Okay.
You sure?
Yeah, I need to have sex
like yesterday.
[MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY
ON PHONE]
I feel like you're my cage.
[CHUCKLES]
But in a nice way.
Like a nice cage.
Like a hot cage.
Like a... sex cage.
You're okay with this, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah! I'm good.
I'm good.
This is fine?
This is so fine.
This is more than fine.
I want this.
Okay.
[HEADS THUNK, BOTH GROAN]
I am so sorry.
It's fine.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm good.
It's just
'cause no one has been
near there since, you know.
It's fine. I'm fine.
I'm good. I'm good.
Okay.
You're good?
I am loving this.
Yeah.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Okay. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I'll leverage the good leg.
Yeah. Oh, great.
Okay.
I'm gonna lift.
Mm-hmm.
[GROANS]
I'm gonna put it back down.
[GROANS]
[WHISPERS] That's good.
Let's do this.
No, that's fine.
Let's do it.
No, it's okay. I'll move.
Um, maybe you're not ready yet.
What?
Well, 'cause--
No! I'm good! I'm cool!
You know, I just didn't do
my morning stretches today
or whatever.
I could go down on you.
Oh, no. Sorry.
I don't like that.
Okay.
Why not?
Um...
I don't feel like having
a deep historical talk
on why I don't like oral sex
right now.
Okay. That's fair.
Yeah, it's... blech.
Yep.
Ugh, this sucks!
I guess I'll just, like,
never have sex again!
Why would you--? Don't say that.
You'll have sex again.
[SONG CHANGES ON PHONE]
Oh, no.
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
Can I...
Oh. You've gotta
get this screen fixed.
I know!
How can you see
through this shit?
Just stop. I know.
Ugh.
All right.
[SOFT POP MUSIC PLAYING]
This is my dad's one-hit wonder.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
This is the song?
This is the song.
You said
you'd never let me hear it.
I know.
Now you're letting me hear it!
Yeah.
This is a moment!
This is a moment.
This is a breakthrough!
This is, man. It is.
[GASPS]
It's good, right?
I love it.
Yeah.
[MAN SINGING IN FRENCH]
LOUISE:
Antonina, I would like to be
being sorry to you personally,
but if you weren't wanting to,
I am understanding.
You are so strong.
Did you knowing that?
It is bad business
to be treated
like you are not
when you are.
You're wanting to
be shouting at the world
for feeling invisible.
I am being knowing
this feeling.
Therefore, I can
never be being shut up.
You have never been
invisible to me.
But I am also having
used your strength.
And I am being sorry for that.
Sylvia is being
in love with you.
That is why you are safe
in a place today.
I am being hoping
you are approving
for the decorating I did.
I was wanting this room
to be reminding you of home
in some small way.
And also, a home
is just a place to live.
The life in it
is what is counting.
Thank you for sharing
the life of yours with me.
P.S., Sorry if my Polish
writing is being bad business.
The translate application
has never been being
the nice person to me.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[SIGHS]
Antonina, no. Antonina, stop!
I don't want it!
Can you--? Oh, my God.
[SIGHS]
[SUITCASE LOCKS CLICK]
I don't...
Okay, fine.
You are worth way more to me
than that dumb money.
You are worth way more to me
than that dumb money.
Why? God, why?
You'll see I got it fixed.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
SYLVIA [IN POLISH]:
Oh, I swear
I wasn't gonna take any.
[CHUCKLES]
Take all you like. I don't care.
This is from
before the Communists came.
Might as well be Monopoly
money for what it's worth now.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[SNICKERS]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
That's-- That doesn't mean
"thank you," does it?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
No, that means "fuck off."
What? Are you serious?
[LAUGHING]
I can't-- Oh, my God!
You are the worst.
My mother, you know?
Really?
I always thought
it was Antonina.
What happened to her?
Your mom.
She died when I was young.
I have to go set her up
in the office.
[CLEARS THROAT]
It's good that you're so close
to physical therapy.
You are gonna get fit!
[SIGHS]
[]
LOUISE:
Okay, are you ready?
[PHONE CHIMES]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[CHUCKLES]
You can do anything.
I wish I had told myself that
more when I was younger.
Remember to smile
and keep your head up.
You're the best.
Don't stop being curious.
My girls drive me nuts,
but they keep me in touch
with the world.
JANICE:
Be a trailblazer.
Open up the way.
FANNY:
Learn how to drive
before you're 40.
You gotta get around.
NANCY:
Don't be afraid.
Go for it.
JANICE:
Anybody that's in your head
telling you something negative,
get 'em out!
Don't diet so much.
It's gonna be fine.
They're gonna love you anyway.
[LAUGHING]
Motherfuckers!
LOUISE:
Okay, so I'm asking
all the swim babes
what they would say to their
younger selves if they could.
You good? Yeah.
We are good.
[BEEPS]
Okay.
AL:
I don't do
too much fancy cooking.
Mostly leftovers.
Thank you.
Mary Ellen brings meals over
sometimes from next door.
That's nice.
Yeah.
Mm! These are great!
Really good.
Yeah.
By the way,
I don't have to stay here.
Max said I could
stay with him, so...
You wouldn't stay here?
What, are you ashamed of us?
Oh, my God. No.
I'm just trying to be
respectful of your space.
And last time I was home--
Okay, I'd rather not.
Mm-mm.
Okay, but you called me,
you know, and you seemed--
I should never call
on Sunday nights.
Don't listen
to my Sunday night calls.
All right, how about this?
You always tell me
what's goin' on with you, okay?
You come home with a cane.
What am I supposed to think?
You weren't answering your
phone or telling me the truth.
Okay, I'll tell you
the truth. I was drunk.
And I fell off a ledge
trying to open a window.
And I didn't wanna
tell you that.
What window?
It doesn't matter, okay?
The last time I was home...
Okay, fine, Louise.
...we both know I wanted
to be anywhere else.
What you did last year was dumb,
and I was angry,
but the fact
that she wandered away
and that she fell,
that didn't
make her Alzheimer's worse,
and it wasn't the reason
we had to put her in a home!
It was the only reason.
The reason is she's sick,
and she's not getting
any better.
All I ever wanted was for you to
come home to see her before...
For your sake.
I have no idea
why you had a kid,
and I'm sorry that kid was me.
Do you know that
your mom miscarried for years
before she had you?
She wanted a baby so badly.
And while she watched
all of her friends around her
start having kids,
she felt like she was behind.
But she wasn't.
You're remembering
every rotten thing
you ever said or did.
Fine. Well, do me a favor.
Let in the good memories.
Or make some new ones.
[]
DR. AQUINO:
She's young
for this kind of diagnosis,
but it is highly progressive.
She's surrounded by women
much older than herself.
I don't want that to be a shock.
Is she going to--
Like, she's not gonna understand
what I'm saying, right?
Well, the speech, as you know,
it is almost all gone.
Her cognitive
and behavioral skills
are progressively depreciating.
The body starts to shut down.
What's left, right?
The most basic
and essential qualities.
[SOFTLY]
Thanks.
Can I sit here?
That's a nice dresser.
[HUMS SOFTLY]
[GUITAR STRUMMING TUNE]
DOROTHY:
Go on.
The salty spray...
YOUNG LOUISE:
Wait. What was that?
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
DOROTHY:
Mm-hmm.
See? You know it.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Hi, kiddo.
Hi, Mom.
You need to ask before you
borrow any of my stuff.
I know.
I love this top.
Me too.
I miss you.
[SNIFFLES]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
So I've decided to not be
a complete awkward today
and act like you're a child
or an alien.
And I realize that there
is nothing more obnoxious
than people who talk as they
pull guitars out of cases,
especially people who haven't
played for a long time.
It's like, you know,
I don't know about you,
but it gives me
this weird, like,
"Oh, no, 'a jam band in Northern
California's performing'
feeling."
Um, but I brought this guitar.
Thought it might help.
And I need help these days.
You hated jam bands too, right?
Or am I remembering that wrong?
I thought I knew things.
I thought I knew
the end to our story, but...
[SIGHS]
Really, I have no clue.
So here's a song.
And I don't know if it's
a good song or a bad song,
but the whole reason
I know it is because of you.
And that is true.
All right.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[PLAYING SOFTLY]
The young boy rose
His pretty face
All for to feel
The salty spray
When storms are musterin'
They say
He'll come and take you all
Away
I am a traveler
By trade
I only have
What I have made
A fortune teller too
They say
And I can take you all
Away
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, oh, oh
[HUMS TUNE]
[SNIFFLES]
Listen, listen
To him do
He is the one
Who is for you
Listen, listen
They say
And I can take you all
Away
[VOICE BREAKS]
I'm trying.
[SNIFFLING]
Mom.
[CRYING SOFTLY]
LOUISE:
She was good today.
BRICK:
That's really good to hear.
How's the fantasy life?
Heh, well, I put myself on
a "no video games,
no weed" sort of regimen.
Well, if weed, edible.
Wow! That is-- I cannot--
Well, I got inspired
by the Louise Gold
"change your life"
rehab chapter.
Really? I have never inspired
anyone ever,
except to change
their phone number.
[BRICK CHUCKLES]
So you're gonna visit me?
Yeah.
And you gotta come visit me
for Christmas.
To meet my dad.
Oh, man!
I would love to meet
that old pop star.
I miss you, man.
I miss you too.
Okay. Well, I'll talk soon.
Yes, please.
So rough and gray
Watchin' the boy...
AL [ON RECORDING]:
Louise, I'm coming down
from the mountain.
It was fabulous.
I'll be there in two hours.
Mm, make it three hours.
Oh, by the way,
this is your dad.
A young man, he
He is so real
And never more
To go astray...
DOROTHY [ON RECORDING]:
Hi, honey. It's your mom.
Did you get a haircut yet?
I know, I know, but it's
too long, and you should,
and that's just the last
I'm gonna say about it.
Anyways, your dad and I
had a pretty good meal
at that place last night.
We should go
when you're back home.
I woke up thinking of you
and how your day
has already started.
And don't worry about
that stupid boy
or whatever he was doing.
First love is the toughest,
and that's why there are
so many songs about it.
Love you, kid. Talk soon.
Bye.
Doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo
Listen, listen
To him do
He is the one
Who is for you
Listen
They say
He'll come and take
Us all away
He
[]
[MAN SINGING IN FRENCH]
[]
[]
LOUISE:
You know
that one-off family friend
your parents have
when you're a kid?
She's named a name
like, um, Rita.
And she's a single lady
who comes over to your house
when you're real small
and she stays for hours.
Maybe for the night.
And she has to borrow
your mom's nightgown
'cause the whole stay
was unplanned.
Like, maybe she, um--
Like, maybe she drank
too much wine at dinner.
And in the morning you're,
like, to your mom and dad,
"Um, who is that lady?"
and, "She's weird."
And they're like, "Shh,
shh, shh, shh, that's Rita.
Be nice.
Life hasn't been kind to Rita."
And then later on in life...
if you still talk
to your parents
and you're still interested
in answers,
you find out that maybe
she's dated the same failed dude
on and off again for years.
Or that she grew out
her mustache
and took excellent care
of her infirm parents
for longer than her shelf life
of attraction allowed.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING,
MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]
Nobody thinks
they're gonna be Rita.
And yet Ritas abound.
Adults are sad.
MAX:
Come on.
Ahem, can you come with me?
Yes.
I just gotta get my guitar.
MAX: Do you?
LOUISE: Yes, I need it!
Excuse me, sir.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Congratulations on your love.
MAX:
I didn't fly across the country
to hang out with some randos
in some dirty apartment.
They're not randos. They're me
and Joel's mutual friends.
I've been to all
their birthdays.
It's been a year.
We were together for five!
And they say
it takes half as long
as the relationship
was to get over it.
And he took my virginity,
so I added a year.
And Joel has moved on.
And he's fine.
It's okay. It's okay.
Let's get out of here.
No.
Yep.
No.
Come on.
No, no, no.
Yes.
No! I have to see Joel!
He has to see
how good I'm doing.
You didn't tell me
he was coming.
Well, technically,
he's not coming.
He just lives here
and isn't here yet.
Oh, my God!
What?
Louise, you need to stop
doing shit like this.
Like what? Am I supposed
to stop feeling my feelings?
I'm sad, Max. Okay?
My real friends
wouldn't make me feel so bad
about just being who I am.
Your real friends
would tell you the truth,
which is that you've become
a selfish brat.
And you need to fucking think
about somebody else's feelings
and grow the fuck up!
I am grown-up!
You are not wearing underwear.
Well, I had laundry.
Just go. Get out of my life.
Take your wine spritzer
and fly away like all the rest.
I don't need you.
[SNIFFLES]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[SIGHS]
Oh, no.
You gotta get away
from there, buddy.
[SIGHS]
Then why are you still here?
You know Joel moved out, right?
Oh, really? Did he?
Come on.
One quick one, and I promise
I'll make it very nice.
No, thank you.
You'd be a lateral move.
Okay.
Hey, though.
By the way, no pressure,
but incidentally, where does
Joel live now?
[]
[BUZZES]
[GASPS]
Oh, no.
Oh, no.
[PHONE RINGS]
Shit.
AL [ON PHONE]:
Louise? Hello?
[GROANS SOFTLY]
Hello, Dad.
I've been calling you!
[DOORBELL BUZZING]
Yeah. Sorry. I was, uh...
Where are you?
The bank.
Okay, look. Listen, Louise,
things with your mom are--
Um...
You need to--
I'm sorry. Can I--
May I call you back, please?
Louise?
[PHONE BEEPS OFF]
Hey.
Joel?
Joel?
[GRUNTS]
[]
[GRUNTING]
Joel?
[GASPS]
[THUDS]
[GROANS]
[LOUISE GROANS IN PAIN]
NURSE:
Are you pregnant?
LOUISE: No.
We'll need a pee test to verify
before we can get an X-ray.
But I'm not pregnant.
Have you ever been pregnant?
No.
I haven't had sex
in three years.
Why not?
Is that a question
on your clipboard?
What's your pain level?
So, listen...
we have a couple options.
You have broken
the ball of the joint
where the femur
meets your pelvis.
Your hip--
My hip?
The ball of your hip.
Wait, I broke my hip?
Like a...
It's not common
for a woman your age.
It's mostly our grandmothers
who need this kind of surgery.
Hmm.
We can try pinning
and screws on the right side,
or a full hip replacement.
Hmm. Dr. Aquino--
It's Dr. Wright.
Oh, right.
Right.
Oh.
[LAUGHS]
Just Dr. Robert Wright.
Visiting surgeon,
here every other Tuesday.
That is a nice schedule.
I'm gonna give you
some time to decide.
If we do the pinning, we'll
need to monitor for necrosis.
That's when the bone
starts to die
because the metal is getting
in the way of the blood flow.
I'm too young to die.
You are very much alive.
Don't worry, Miss Gold.
Can I help you? Is there--
Is there someone
I can call for you?
There is no one.
Farewell, farewell
To you who would hear
You lonely travelers all
The cold north wind
Will blow again
The winding road does call
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Whoa! Whoa!
Excuse your tone.
I don't know that language.
Sorry.
Can you stop staring at me?
Weirdo.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[GASPS]
[]
DOROTHY:
Go on.
YOUNG LOUISE:
It's too hard.
I can't get it.
Keep trying.
I don't want to. I'm bored.
Why are you making me?
Well, you're the one
who wanted to learn.
But I suck.
Oh, no, don't say suck.
I S-U-C-K.
Everyone S-U-C-Ks
in the beginning.
Everyone.
The only difference is
some people keep trying.
[MUSIC PLAYS ON RECORD]
[GASPS]
[ON TV]
Are you going
to Scarborough Fair
Parsley, sage
Rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one
Who lives there...
[SOFTLY]
Hey.
[LOUDER] Hey!
--a true love of mine...
Can you turn that down?
Down, down.
Do you understand? It's, um...
It's too lou-- Loud!
Rosemary and thyme
[VOLUME INCREASES]
Between the salt water...
Okay, see, what you just
did was turn the volume up.
We're healing!
We need quiet to heal!
[VOLUME INCREASES]
[SCOFFS] I don't even...
[CHUCKLES]
Okay, fine.
You've left me no choice.
Parsley, sage
Rosemary and thyme...
What is it?
I have a woman in the next room
who just had her ovaries
cut out.
She won't turn down the TV.
[LOUISE GASPS]
Hey!
That is not okay.
LOUISE: It's not okay.
Do you think
I could go to a solo room?
She and are at vastly
different stages of development.
[GASPS]
Okay, now I'm calling
that assault
with a deadly-ish weapon.
Joyce! Listen, this is just...
No.
...so that we can move you. Yes.
[ANTONINA GRUNTING]
It's gonna be okay. All right?
[]
So you take two Percocet
every four hours,
and then two Colace
when the Percocet
makes you constipated.
This is your blood-thinner shot.
You inject one of these
into your stomach fat
every 24 hours
for the next two months
to prevent clotting.
Thank you.
You got somebody comin'
to pick you up?
You're still here?
Leaving now.
Ah.
And don't hang
on those things, baby.
Or they'll make
your nerves go dead,
and then you'll have...
Dead armpits. My body is dying!
Yeah.
I got it.
[]
BUS DRIVER: ID card, please.
Yes. Got that.
I pass?
All right. So, yeah.
How do I just--? Oh, my God!
[GRUNTS]
I'm sorry. Uh--
Do we need to get you to Lyft?
Because you didn't
order a Lyft today.
I got it.
Wow, that's a nerdy sound.
[CHUCKLES]
Like, uh, Velcro, right?
Crutches falling.
Velcro ripping.
Nerdy sounds.
[]
[PASSENGER COUGHING]
One more...
[ANTONIA SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Shit! Did she see me?
What? Who?
LOUISE:
The old lady over there.
The one who looks
like she wants to kill me.
We were hospital roommates, but
she's really cunty about volume.
She's frightening.
This is Antonina.
She is
physical therapy bad girl.
[SCOFFS]
She's...
That is a sad thing
to be known as.
This is good?
Yeah. I can do harder.
Hmm. We go slow for now.
I woke up super stiff
this morning.
This is a thing.
You will wake up in the morning
feeling like corpses.
Look around.
These are your people.
Because you're not like
other 30-year-olds now.
I'm 28.
Even more strange.
If a person breaks a hip
at an age of 80,
that person will most likely
die, the recovery is so hard.
But you live.
Why do you live?
Because even with this exercise,
you will always be different.
[GRUNTS]
This is a blip, okay?
I mean, honestly, maybe just
a sign from the universe
that I was so busy and driven
that I need
to do some self-care
and breathe.
What are you so busy with?
I don't have to answer you.
You sound exactly like Larry.
Who's Larry?
He is physical therapy lazy boy.
Are all these nicknames
necessary?
Want to know what we call you?
I'm sorry.
I have to listen
to this instead of you.
[MUSIC PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
INSTRUCTOR:
Hands down.
All right. Awesome, guys.
Now it's time for your favorite.
Noodle tug of war.
[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATION]
Are you joining us?
Oh, I'm sorry. I can't. My body.
I was told to just sit
in shallow water.
And for you.
Thank you.
And for you. Got you.
[INSTRUCTOR LAUGHS]
Watch it.
[ALL LAUGHING]
JANICE:
I never used to get
so out of breath.
Last time I felt this tired,
I lost my virginity
in high school
to the senior class president.
God, he was boring.
My first time was a disaster.
He was gay. I was gay.
And unfortunately,
not for each other.
I don't go in for the nostalgia.
It makes women weak.
Probably because you
don't have any children.
Children also make women weak.
Agreed. And tired.
Well, I love having my girls
in the house.
They're both in their 30s
and draining
my retirement funds.
And they make jokes
about my taste
and my politics
and my overall personality.
I... Oh, dear.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
They're awful.
Their generation is just awful!
Oh, sorry, hon.
Not you. Of course.
It's fine.
[CHUCKLES]
AUTOMATED VOICE:
The Graham Avenue line
is delayed by 67 minutes.
For more information--
LOUISE: Oh, goddamn it.
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Antonina, right?
Can someone pick you up,
or...?
Because the short bus
is, like, really delayed.
[SIGHS]
Come on!
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Okay. So do you--
Do you want a ride or...?
Do... you... want a ride?
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
[]
LOUISE:
Well, this is it, I guess.
It's good that someone
wrote it down for you.
Otherwise it would be
literally impossible.
Unbuckle the seatbelt. Sorry.
You got it?
All right. You're welcome!
[SIGHS]
Goddamn it!
I'm sorry. Can you stop?
LOUISE:
I think we should go back
to that address, right?
Is there someone
there that we should tell
that you're streetwalking
or "streetwalkering"?
I have a phone. You probably
only recognize the rotary model.
Larry!
[IN POLISH]
You talked to her!
What did you say?
What'd she say?
No English. Sorry.
Oh, yeah.
That is very convenient.
Sorry, sorry.
Okay, even though you
don't speak English,
I'm gonna ask you
another question--
Damn it. Damn it.
Antonina, wait up!
[ANTONIA SPEAKING IN POLISH]
DOROTHY:
No, no.
I'm-- I'm, um--
CASHIER: You wanna buy these?
DOROTHY: No. No, no.
I'm-- No. No, no.
I...
No. No. No.
Mom. Mom, stop.
No, no, no, no, no.
Please. Mom, please.
I can't understand
what she's saying.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
MAN: Is she yours?
Excuse me, miss.
Is she yours?
What do you want me to do?
Uh, so you know her?
What do you want me to do?
Take care of her, I guess.
Has she done something wrong?
Um...
Is, uh, gesturing
and speaking another language
against the pharmacy
code of conduct?
It's just, you know, my boss--
Okay, let's say she is mine.
Maybe me taking care of her
is letting her make a scene
in your store
because it suits her today.
Okay?
Okay.
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
What does she have, Alzheimer's?
You know, my granddad had that.
She's not mine.
So I don't know.
Antonina, let's go.
Sorry.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
What?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
I don't know what you're saying.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
I can't...
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
"Dom"? "Dom"?
What does "dom" mean?
[SIGHS]
Okay. Okay.
Let's let the phone do it.
Like, we're being run
by Big Brother companies.
We should use them
if they're using us.
I'm getting it fixed.
I haven't had time.
Speak.
Can you say the thing
you just said?
The m-- Can--? Great.
Uh, say the thing you just said.
AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE:
Say the thing you just said.
No! That is balls!
And my phone is dead.
Good, good, good.
[SIGHS, GROANS]
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[IMITATES SPEAKING IN POLISH]
Oh. Well, you're welcome.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hello?
[SIGHS]
BRICK:
That's really lovely to hear,
man.
I'm proud of you!
This-- This humble abode
was nothin' but a mere detour
towards your transcendence,
and I am humbled.
Honored! Me by you.
Mm-mm. No.
[WHISPERS]
Me by you.
All right. Talk soon, man.
Hey! Yo, Lulu!
That was
my 2010 to 2011 roommate, Guido!
Dude's amazin'!
When he was living here,
he was workin' as an intern
at this design firm
and now he's practically
running the company.
LOUISE: Brick.
Uh, hey.
This is Antonina.
She's staying here
for the night.
Hey.
Uh, nice to meet you.
It's your grandma?
No.
We'll be in my room!
Okay.
I found Brick on Craigslist.
He's, like,
a Craigslist buried treasure.
You might have noticed
he's gorgeous,
but, like, I'm an invisible pain
and I can't cross
tenant boundaries, you know?
His dad was a pop star
in Belgium or something,
so he doesn't really have
to work, but owns the place.
I'm sort of a musician too.
I mean, I have an EP,
but it's kind of bad,
which is like--
[CHUCKLES]
What are you doing
if the one thing you do do
is bad?
[CLEARS THROAT]
I thought I'd have
a nightgown phase.
I didn't.
Uh, this is actually my...
Never mind.
Well, I guess you can't
really talk to anyone, huh?
That must suck.
But honestly, it's also cool
to not, like, be able
to talk to each other.
People talking can be
really annoying, actually.
[HUMMING TUNE]
Brick and I are at home
more than usual these days,
obviously.
He's been cool about it so far.
Oh, man!
I gotta stretch tomorrow.
Yeah, we should stretch
it out tomorrow.
Obamacare really saved my life.
I wasn't on it
for, like, two years,
and then I was on it, and
then this happened. It's like...
It's like, "What life
did it save, though?"
You know?
Is what I think about sometimes.
And sometimes I still hear
that whisper of "just give up".
Especially in the bath
for some reason.
Hey, thanks for listening.
[ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK IN POLISH]
You know?
[]
Sorry.
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS]
Oh, sorry.
[SIGHS]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[SOFTLY]
Stop staring at me.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Weirdo.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Are you hungry? I'm hungry.
[GRUNTS]
BRICK:
You slept with her?
I wasn't gonna leave her
on the street.
[PHONE DINGS]
You gonna give her back?
She's not a puppy. And she's
sitting right next to you.
[PHONE DINGING]
Thanks.
Yeah. You're blowin' up.
Oh, God!
Yeah. Jesus, Dad.
One sec. Watch her for me?
Wait, no, no, wait.
Pl-- Louise, please.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
AL:
Anyhow, I'm still
getting mail here for you.
And it would be nice
if you called me just to say,
you know, you're okay.
Are you getting
my texts and calls?
I mean, uh, anyway, I--
I don't wanna stress you out,
but the place
where your mom is at,
it's-- It's so expensive.
And with the accident last
year, I mean, I don't know.
I-- I have some work lined up,
but I'm not sure if that
last gig is gonna be enough.
I-- I haven't figured out
whether I can even afford--
[PHONE BEEPS]
[]
[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[MUSIC PLAYS INDISTINCTLY
ON CAR STEREO]
[LOUISE SIGHS]
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
Mom, we talked about this.
Yeah, hi.
I'm gonna be gone
for an hour, tops.
Your show is on. Come on.
Your favorite show. Let's go.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SNIFFLES]
[EXPLOSIONS AND MUSIC
IN VIDEO GAME]
All right. Reload. Reload.
Reload. Reload.
Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on!
Do you wanna see the new Pixar?
Uh, sure. Yeah.
Her too?
Yeah.
It's gonna be fun!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Here.
ANNOUNCER: Please enjoy
this feature presentation.
Sorry.
Perks.
You're not gonna be tried
for kidnappin', are you?
[SNICKERS]
No.
Okay.
I don't know.
Do you know where I could
find around, say, $10,000?
[CHUCKLES]
I'm not joking.
I sort of, well, actually really
fucked up about a year ago,
and I think
I need to help out my dad.
Okay. Uh, well, what happened?
[DOOR OPENS]
Keep thinking on
monetary options for me, please.
I know I'm a ridiculous person,
but it's for
a not ridiculous person.
Finally.
[IN POLISH]
Hi, I'm Louise.
What's wrong with you, huh?
Excuse me?
You like taking old ladies
for joyrides, huh?
No. What? Joyrides?
I called the center.
They said she took the bus!
She's telling me
she's going to movies!
Oh, no.
See, the bus didn't come,
and then no one was home--
Oh, she has a routine.
She goes on the bus,
and then she goes home.
Well, the bus didn't come,
and neither did you.
And it kind of seemed like
she didn't wanna come home,
and it's hot.
I'm sorry. I was just
trying to take care of her.
I'm sorry. Just whatever.
Your word is safe.
You are welcome.
[GRUNTS]
Did she go to the pharmacy?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH, SCOFFS]
I get calls every day, but I
can't be everywhere at once.
[SIGHS]
When we first came over
to America,
she lived in that building.
Then they knocked down
everything
to make stores and restaurants.
Oh, really?
Yes. She had to move in with me
because people like you
started to move
into the neighborhood.
Oh, yup. Gentrification.
That is me.
But I'm not a drugstore.
I do love having one
in the neighborhood, though.
Um, home. Home.
She was tryin' to tell me
it was her home.
It all makes sense now.
You know,
she would have been safe
if you did nothing?
Well, you know,
I did something,
and she was safe too.
[SIGHS]
Can you go up stairs with those?
For your troubles.
No, I can't.
How long are you gonna be
on the crutches?
Uh, another few weeks or so.
I've gotta go back
to the doctor,
but I think I go to cane next.
Forever?
Uh, I don't know.
No, not forever.
Don't think this way.
It's Polish to think this way.
My boyfriend always--
Trying to move in
with my boyfriend.
He's not understanding.
He doesn't wanna live with her.
My boyfriend is afraid
she will live forever.
It is Polish to live forever.
It would be fine if she didn't
have more than a year at most.
Totally.
Trying to get her
into a nursing facility,
one that the government
pays for.
I've had aides come,
but they want too much money!
And if they take what I offer,
they end up saying
she's more work than it's worth.
I can't imagine why.
She's on a list,
and we can't lose
our opportunity.
I shouldn't have screamed.
I see now that you
were not trying to steal her
and to be strange.
Oh, God, I would never dream--
[SYLVIA SIGHS]
Do you have a job?
Oh, um, not technically,
but I have--
Okay, well, you can work for us.
But you must call and ask
before she has the sleepovers.
Oh, yeah.
No, that was a one-time thing.
I just-- I have to go back
to my real life.
What is that like?
Um, you know,
nothing concrete for now,
but I'm sort of
a kind of, um, a musician.
Busy in other ways?
Boyfriends? Charitable work?
I don't have a boyfriend.
And you like my grandmother.
She wouldn't shut up
about you in Polish.
That's nice.
But I'm sorry. I can't.
It's just not, you know,
something I want to do at all.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
But it was nice meeting her.
Don't worry about it.
Can I ask you just to stay here
for a half-hour longer?
I need to get to meditation.
Oh, I to-- I would love to.
Please. I'm desperate.
Oh, okay. Yeah.
Yeah! Totally.
It'll be fun.
[MUSIC AND INDISTINCCHATTERING ON TV]
What?!
Antonina.
I'm sorry.
I don't wanna be your nanny.
I have things to do. Okay?
Money?
Money. Do you understand?
I need to make a lot of, uh,
what is it called in your land?
Like, ru-- Rubles? Rupels?
I need to make rupels.
Lots and lots of rupels.
This job? No rupels.
You don't want me
taking care of you
because I can barely
take care of myself.
Me?
[]
You want me to--? Okay.
[GRUNTING]
Oh, it's frickin' gross
under here!
This thing?
[SIGHS]
Okay. How does this...?
Whoa!
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[REPEATS IN POLISH]
Oh, my God! Watch it!
Oh, you're saying
if I take care of you,
then you take care of me.
Okay.
Can I get that in writing?
It's okay.
Oh, my God!
[LINE RINGS]
AL:
Hello?
Dad?
Louise, I've been calling you!
I know. I know. I'm sorry.
I've been busy.
What are you busy with
where you can't even pick up--?
Well, actually, I got a job.
What kind of job?
I mean, it's great.
It's easy and it pays
really, really well and...
Look, you need to come home.
I know. I am coming home.
I, uh... I mean,
I just got this job,
so I could pay for a ticket
in about--
If you need help
with the plane fare...
No, Dad. I got it.
I'm gonna come home
and help you, I promise.
Can you just hold on
for one second?
Well...
Yeah, somebody else is calling.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[]
I'm back!
Look, a job is great, Louise.
[LINE BEEPS]
Oh, I gotta go.
Her doctor's calling.
I love you, kid.
Okay. I'm getting better, Dad.
[LINE BEEPS]
[IN POLISH]
What's wrong?
You're almost late.
I'm on time.
Sorry, I'm stressed.
And I caught her trying to move
without her walker.
I turn away for one moment
and she's into trouble!
Does she ever, like, hurt
anyone with that or--
I don't know. She likes
fruit in the morning.
And put some Metamucil
in her juice.
I already am going to be late.
You'll be fine.
Oh.
I can't get her to wear them,
but you must or she'll--
You don't need to explain
the "or" scenario. I got it.
Uh-huh.
You know, you have
a lot of repressed anger.
[MUTTERS IN POLISH]
Rude.
[GRUNTS]
Antonina! Food!
Come on. You gotta eat.
All right.
[SNIFFS]
Oh.
[ANTONINA GRUNTS]
Right.
[SIGHS]
All right,
let's take these off.
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Okay, now wipe.
Antonina.
Wipe.
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTS]
Okay, you ready?
Here I go.
[GAGGING]
Okay, almost done.
Great.
[FLUSHES]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[SNIFFLES]
Hey.
That wasn't as bad
as I thought it was gonna be.
The gagging,
I was just being dramatic.
I can be dramatic.
It's what people have said
about me my whole life.
Okay. It's almost over.
Just gonna put these on you now.
Okay.
All right, you ready?
Antonina, sorry. I have to.
Whoa!
Can you stop kicking me?
Okay, here we go.
Look, you are a diaper person.
You need diapers.
I should probably
wear diapers when I drink,
'cause sometimes I piss myself.
There's nothing
to be ashamed of!
Let me put them-- Ow!
Really?
Ow!
Antonina, please.
Antonina.
You know, that's cool.
It's fine.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTING SOFTLY]
Okay.
All right.
Now, these are cool.
Oh, my God!
Sexy and utilitarian?
Wow!
I wish I had a boyfriend
as versatile as these diapers.
How do I look?
Hmm?
Oh, okay! You want some too?
We're gonna look so hot.
[MUSIC AND INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON TV]
[ON RECORDING]
Hey, it's Max.
So are you mad at me?
We haven't talked. Call me.
[DOOR OPENS]
Oh, hey!
So I found a super effective
way to...
This is my boyfriend, Ray.
Hi. I'm Louise.
[LAUGHING]
No!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Stop!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
INSTRUCTOR:
Noodle tug of war!
Oh, could you help us out?
We're one woman down.
Um, no. I'm sorry. I can't.
They specifically told me
that-- Okay.
[]
[LAUGHS]
Now, move it.
Ladies, this is great
for your glutes.
Great for your arms.
I told her I was a one.
I wasn't trying
to be a big shot.
Sometimes I tell him
I'm at a ten
just to get his attention.
They're all crooks.
No, no! That's not true.
No, come on, Inez.
You know
you only go to the doctor
because you're lonely.
Oh, I've never denied that.
Antonina hates going
to the doctor.
Do you understand Polish?
Just a few words,
and it's like, um,
"Is there a translation after
this that actually works?"
But she is so talkative,
she will not shut up
once you get her going.
She seems angry.
Is she angry at us?
Probably not.
I got her kicked out
of my hospital room,
and we're cool now.
I think it's just anger
at the world,
which is understandable.
The world can suck.
Right, Antonina?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
Aw, she just said "thank you."
I-- I guess she's just really
grateful for this group.
Aw, that's sweet.
Aw!
Aw, that is so sweet! Come on.
INEZ:
Aw, I love her smile!
[]
We
Okay.
Could be...
Oh, my God, this is... This.
Up in all our sadness
But never wanted
To be tragic
'Cause we built an oasis
A place to try and save us
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
Buoyed by silver linings
Far from all the fighting
We built an oasis
We built an oasis
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE IN MOVIE]
[LAUGHING]
MAN [IN MOVIE]:
You're being unfair.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON TV]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ON TV]
Is that a picture of you?
Is that--?
Is that a picture of you?
AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE:
Is that a picture of you?
There's something
seriously wrong
with her operating system.
Terrible app.
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
[PHONE RINGING]
I'm sorry.
Can you hold that thought?
I'll just-- I'm just gonna...
[PHONE STOPS RINGING]
Okay. Go ahead.
Oh, come on. Speak.
It's not like I understood
what you were saying.
I mean, I was interested,
but it's like, you know,
you can say
whatever you want to me,
and I can say whatever I want
to you,
and that is the beauty
of our relationship.
Oh, come on. Speak!
[PHONE CHIMES]
I'm just gonna-- I'm sorry.
I'm just gonna make sure
that he's okay. Yeah? Okay.
[ON RECORDING]
Hey, it's Max. Um, listen.
I-- I don't know if you heard
about Joel getting engaged
to that girl he's been seeing.
[GASPS]
Whatever, you know? Cool.
Um, I mean,
you probably saw this.
She's, um...
Ah, her name is...
Louise.
Her name is Louise.
Brick.
He's marrying someone else
named Louise.
I gave the best years
of my college
and post-college life
to that guy,
and he replaces me
with a girl who looks fantastic
in the color nude
with my name!
He just, like, erased
and replaced me.
Am I real? Have I disappeared?
Some chick did
my tarot last fall,
and the card that was
supposed to represent me
was a burning building
with people jumping out of it.
This is your Saturn return.
What's that?
Planeta.
Mm-hmm.
Basically, the end of your 20s
is when everything starts
to just...
pssh, fall apart.
You start moving through
this sexless,
emotionless, jobless tundra,
but you start to take care
of your teeth more.
I bought my first
Sonicare when I was 28.
The best way to get through it
is just to be less self-focused.
Jesus!
Jesus, this is me. This is me.
Why don't you look up what it
means to break your hip?
It means I broke my hip.
Do you wanna lead
an unexamined life
all your life?
[SNIFFLES]
[TYPING]
[GASPS]
"Hip issues can be caused
by a feeling
of being unable to make
important decisions
and/or having nothing
to look forward to."
This was a bad idea.
We should go out.
Never mind.
No, that's a great idea.
Why can't she go out?
She can go out.
She can do anything.
We all deserve...
to go out.
Comin' through! Make way for my
best friend, you ageist cucks!
Do we want drinks? I'm buyin'.
Oh, great, because I can't pay.
Antonina, what do you want?
I feel like you're
a white Russian kind of girl.
Actually, you're a white Polish,
aren't you?
Okay, now, that is funny.
I feel like I haven't seen
this many dudes ever.
Look at them! They're so cute
with their backs
and their haircuts.
I guess I'm not dead
inside anymore, am I?
Ooh, how about shots?
Shots sound good.
Actually, shots
never sound good.
Like, let's name
this the same thing
as a dreaded medical practice.
So, tequila?
Please, I'm a proper gentrifier.
Mezcal!
Hey! What did we talk about?
Hands on the walker
at all times.
Other than that, go crazy.
Thank you.
Why?
Can you--? Water too.
Thank you.
Oh! Feels better.
Is she-- Is she okay?
Oh, yeah.
She's doing a lot better
than other people.
Oh, my God, I can't see her!
Oh, my God, where is she?
Oh, there she is.
I sway in place
To a slow disco
And a glass for the saints
A bow for the road
Am I thinking
What everybody's thinking?
And I'm so glad I came
But I can't wait
To leave
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Slip my hand from your hand
Leave you dancing
With a ghost
Don't it beat
A slow dance to death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
To death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat a slow dance
To death?
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat a slow dance
Don't it beat
A slow dance to death?
Slow dance
Slow dance to death
LOUISE:
Whoo!
I am so out of dancing shape.
Well, cheers
to your spiritual death.
Cheers! Hell yeah.
[GROANS]
Whoo!
That was good.
Good, good, good.
My mom has Alzheimer's!
What?
My mom, she has Alzheimer's.
She was diagnosed,
like, a couple years ago.
I guess they call it,
uh, younger onset
'cause it set upon her so young.
Like, uh, last time I saw her,
she had already lost her ability
to speak
and read and write.
Like, uh...
Like, it started with aphasia,
which is a loss of, like,
cognitive skills,
and now her body is
just powering down for good.
They gave her
three to five years
at the initial diagnosis.
She and I weren't
really talking much
these past few years anyway,
mainly my fault.
I didn't call, and now
she can't communicate at all.
So a call is pretty pointless.
[CHUCKLES]
This is an intense thing
to talk about here.
Yeah, I know. I--
I never know where to talk
about things anymore. Ever!
Aw, man! I bet that dude
smells so clean and good.
BRICK:
Oh, shit. I know that dirt.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
Our families are friendly.
Oh, so is-- Is he, like,
a richie like you?
Louise--
I wonder if he wants to have,
like, a night
of pure passion with me,
but with, like,
no feelings or kisses.
Him?
The dude's like 20.
Super immature.
Oh, Brick, please be sensible.
He has to be at least 21
to get in.
BRICK:
I used to babysit this kid.
ED: Brickman!
Edward!
[CHUCKLES] Hey.
Hey.
Should I call your dad
and tell him that you're here?
[LAUGHS]
Hey, this is Louise.
She thinks you look clean.
Ed.
Hi. Hi.
Are you a skier?
What? Oh! [LAUGHS]
No.
I wish I was
that aprs-ski girl.
I just fell.
Um, I go to a cane soon.
Having crutches makes you seem
like you have a good story.
Cane just seems like a tragedy
you shouldn't ask about, right?
[CHUCKLES]
[MOCK CHUCKLES]
Can I get you a drink?
Uh, yeah.
What are we drinking?
Tequila?
My favorite.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Wow, look!
Look at Brick's date. Deadly.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Okay, so get this.
He moved on to another girl
named Louise.
Okay.
That is my name.
Oh, yeah.
Hey. I don't know
if you noticed,
but, uh, Antonina,
she's tapped out.
So, uh, I'm just gonna get
the check so we can just go.
You're free to go whenever.
I'm still having a good time!
Well, you have responsibility.
Oh, do I not deserve to be sad?
And to treat myself?
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
LOUISE: Oh, great.
Way to kill the vibe, Brick.
Okay.
Can't give a shit. I'm out.
What do you mean? Come on.
Come on! Come back!
I go on and on
About a noble call...
[CHUCKLES]
--to let this wreck
On the other side
Of the shore
I'm sure it's gonna be okay
LOUISE [ECHOING]:
Hey, hey.
How old are you?
It's time to go!
[SKATEBOARD CLACKING]
[]
Oh, my God, watch it!
Oh, no, where's that...
[KEYS JINGLE]
[ANTONINA GROANS]
Fuck.
[GROANS]
[SIGHS]
[BUZZES]
[BUZZES]
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[GASPS]
[SUBWAY SQUEALING]
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENOVER PA]
[LOUISE PANTING]
Hey.
A fracture in her wrist.
Bruising up and down
her forearm.
They needed to put in a plate,
but it was too dangerous
during the night.
Her veins kept collapsing.
She was in surgery
early this morning.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean--
To do this?
Well, you did.
Can I see her?
Never again.
She's going to the nursing home
from here.
What? No,
but she doesn't want that.
And I don't wanna look at you
anymore.
NURSE:
Miss, uh, Lonaek?
She's resting--
Oh, it's you!
No, I'm leaving.
Her vitals are good.
She's stabilized.
We're gonna leave her on
the third floor for now, okay?
And we'll just monitor
her throughout the evening.
Okay. Thanks for the update.
What you doin' here, baby?
Oh, my God! Hi.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
Um, I'm a fr--
Um, just a friend.
We met here. Remember?
Yeah. We get a lot of people
comin' in and out of here,
but I'm glad you have somebody.
Antonina, wake up.
Somebody's here to see you.
No, no. It's okay. It's okay.
[SPEAKING IN POLISH]
RIRI:
Okay.
Okay, okay. Are you in pain?
Are you okay?
Tried to get you to leave.
I can't believe I stayed
for that dude.
Why didn't you tell me
he was an asshole?
I did.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!
Just give it time.
You know, I'm sure everything--
Oh, my God, just stop with
the couch therapist routine!
I don't have time.
Why don't you
stop complainin' and--
And do somethin' about it.
Like, actually go
do something about it!
Me?
Me, do something? Wow, that is--
[CHUCKLES]
That's hilarious.
Do something like you?
Pretend to have the keys
to the universe
'cause you took
a yoga teacher training once
and, like, didn't even finish?
So don't speak to me like
one of your former roommates
who you think you saved.
I'm darked out
by your energy right now, man.
What?
I think you should move out.
Um, I...
I don't think I can live
with someone like you anymore.
You're serious?
I think you need to go home.
And I think you need
to be with your mother
and make whatever it is
between you two right.
Can you stop? Just stop it!
[]
[SIGHS]
[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]
[YELLS, TAKES A DEEP BREATH]
Mom, go back inside. Pl--
Can you please just go back?
Please, Mom.
[HANDLE RATTLING]
No, can you ple--
I'm sorry.
I'm sor-- hold on!
Come on.
Come on, let's go back inside.
I-- I need you to go back inside
because I just need
one half-hour, okay?
I'm sorry.
Let's go inside. Please.
[MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY
ON CAR STEREO]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[]
I really appreciate this, Benj.
No problem.
And I'm sorry about
the last time we talked.
I believe I called you
a lateral move,
and you-- You're so not.
Oh, I'm not interested
in anything between us.
Oh, no. I know.
I was just saying that,
like, you're above me
because I'm a trash person.
Did you know Joel's engaged?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah!
I'm so -- I'm so happy
for both of them.
For-- For him and for her.
Um, anyway,
promise to be really quiet
and respectful while I'm here.
Um, I mean, all you do
is watch TV all day, so...
Well, it's technically my job.
What?
I gather data on shows
that feature
Christian themes and characters,
then I aggregate them
for my website.
Oh!
I make intense money doing this.
Wow, that's cool!
I'm just gonna...
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING ON TV]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[CLEARING THROAT]
[LINE RINGS]
Hello. Hi.
Um, I was wondering
if you had an Antonina Lonaek
scheduled as a new client.
I mean, a new patient.
I don't know what the word is
for someone
going to live in a home
that is not their home.
Yes, I will hold.
[GRUNTS]
[]
Hi.
Headed home?
Uh, yeah.
Lucky.
DR. WRIGHT:
Progress.
That's what this chart tells me.
Your bones have grown back,
and they are still
very much alive.
Yes.
[CHUCKLES]
You will still
have to keep getting X-rays
every six months or so,
to monitor for bone death.
Okay. Thanks, Dr. Wright.
And, um...
I'm sorry for crying heavily
every time we spoke.
Not a problem.
BRICK: You need help with that?
I'm good.
You know, I've never heard you
play that thing one time.
Yeah. Well, there
is nothing sadder
than a single person in New York
plucking her guitar
in her, like,
low-lit closet of a room.
No offense
to my former landlord.
It's 'cause I was scared to.
Play?
To do anything, really.
If you haven't noticed,
everything I touch
seems to turn to dirt,
like opposite
King Midas over here.
I don't think that of you,
Louise.
I get scared too.
Everything that I have is
because of my father's success,
not me.
No, no,
I was just a raging bitch
the last time we talked.
I said really hurtful things,
and they were not true.
But isn't that how it goes?
Like, sometimes
the most hurtful thing
is the most truthful?
Well, you said some pretty
true things about me too.
[SIGHS]
And you were right.
[SIGHS]
I need to go home.
Like, uh, home home.
[GRUNTS]
I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.
I don't know why I did that.
Okay.
You sure?
Yeah, I need to have sex
like yesterday.
[MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY
ON PHONE]
I feel like you're my cage.
[CHUCKLES]
But in a nice way.
Like a nice cage.
Like a hot cage.
Like a... sex cage.
You're okay with this, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah! I'm good.
I'm good.
This is fine?
This is so fine.
This is more than fine.
I want this.
Okay.
[HEADS THUNK, BOTH GROAN]
I am so sorry.
It's fine.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm good.
It's just
'cause no one has been
near there since, you know.
It's fine. I'm fine.
I'm good. I'm good.
Okay.
You're good?
I am loving this.
Yeah.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Okay. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I'll leverage the good leg.
Yeah. Oh, great.
Okay.
I'm gonna lift.
Mm-hmm.
[GROANS]
I'm gonna put it back down.
[GROANS]
[WHISPERS] That's good.
Let's do this.
No, that's fine.
Let's do it.
No, it's okay. I'll move.
Um, maybe you're not ready yet.
What?
Well, 'cause--
No! I'm good! I'm cool!
You know, I just didn't do
my morning stretches today
or whatever.
I could go down on you.
Oh, no. Sorry.
I don't like that.
Okay.
Why not?
Um...
I don't feel like having
a deep historical talk
on why I don't like oral sex
right now.
Okay. That's fair.
Yeah, it's... blech.
Yep.
Ugh, this sucks!
I guess I'll just, like,
never have sex again!
Why would you--? Don't say that.
You'll have sex again.
[SONG CHANGES ON PHONE]
Oh, no.
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
Can I...
Oh. You've gotta
get this screen fixed.
I know!
How can you see
through this shit?
Just stop. I know.
Ugh.
All right.
[SOFT POP MUSIC PLAYING]
This is my dad's one-hit wonder.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
This is the song?
This is the song.
You said
you'd never let me hear it.
I know.
Now you're letting me hear it!
Yeah.
This is a moment!
This is a moment.
This is a breakthrough!
This is, man. It is.
[GASPS]
It's good, right?
I love it.
Yeah.
[MAN SINGING IN FRENCH]
LOUISE:
Antonina, I would like to be
being sorry to you personally,
but if you weren't wanting to,
I am understanding.
You are so strong.
Did you knowing that?
It is bad business
to be treated
like you are not
when you are.
You're wanting to
be shouting at the world
for feeling invisible.
I am being knowing
this feeling.
Therefore, I can
never be being shut up.
You have never been
invisible to me.
But I am also having
used your strength.
And I am being sorry for that.
Sylvia is being
in love with you.
That is why you are safe
in a place today.
I am being hoping
you are approving
for the decorating I did.
I was wanting this room
to be reminding you of home
in some small way.
And also, a home
is just a place to live.
The life in it
is what is counting.
Thank you for sharing
the life of yours with me.
P.S., Sorry if my Polish
writing is being bad business.
The translate application
has never been being
the nice person to me.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[SIGHS]
Antonina, no. Antonina, stop!
I don't want it!
Can you--? Oh, my God.
[SIGHS]
[SUITCASE LOCKS CLICK]
I don't...
Okay, fine.
You are worth way more to me
than that dumb money.
You are worth way more to me
than that dumb money.
Why? God, why?
You'll see I got it fixed.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
SYLVIA [IN POLISH]:
Oh, I swear
I wasn't gonna take any.
[CHUCKLES]
Take all you like. I don't care.
This is from
before the Communists came.
Might as well be Monopoly
money for what it's worth now.
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
[SNICKERS]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
That's-- That doesn't mean
"thank you," does it?
[SPEAKS IN POLISH]
No, that means "fuck off."
What? Are you serious?
[LAUGHING]
I can't-- Oh, my God!
You are the worst.
My mother, you know?
Really?
I always thought
it was Antonina.
What happened to her?
Your mom.
She died when I was young.
I have to go set her up
in the office.
[CLEARS THROAT]
It's good that you're so close
to physical therapy.
You are gonna get fit!
[SIGHS]
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LOUISE:
Okay, are you ready?
[PHONE CHIMES]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[CHUCKLES]
You can do anything.
I wish I had told myself that
more when I was younger.
Remember to smile
and keep your head up.
You're the best.
Don't stop being curious.
My girls drive me nuts,
but they keep me in touch
with the world.
JANICE:
Be a trailblazer.
Open up the way.
FANNY:
Learn how to drive
before you're 40.
You gotta get around.
NANCY:
Don't be afraid.
Go for it.
JANICE:
Anybody that's in your head
telling you something negative,
get 'em out!
Don't diet so much.
It's gonna be fine.
They're gonna love you anyway.
[LAUGHING]
Motherfuckers!
LOUISE:
Okay, so I'm asking
all the swim babes
what they would say to their
younger selves if they could.
You good? Yeah.
We are good.
[BEEPS]
Okay.
AL:
I don't do
too much fancy cooking.
Mostly leftovers.
Thank you.
Mary Ellen brings meals over
sometimes from next door.
That's nice.
Yeah.
Mm! These are great!
Really good.
Yeah.
By the way,
I don't have to stay here.
Max said I could
stay with him, so...
You wouldn't stay here?
What, are you ashamed of us?
Oh, my God. No.
I'm just trying to be
respectful of your space.
And last time I was home--
Okay, I'd rather not.
Mm-mm.
Okay, but you called me,
you know, and you seemed--
I should never call
on Sunday nights.
Don't listen
to my Sunday night calls.
All right, how about this?
You always tell me
what's goin' on with you, okay?
You come home with a cane.
What am I supposed to think?
You weren't answering your
phone or telling me the truth.
Okay, I'll tell you
the truth. I was drunk.
And I fell off a ledge
trying to open a window.
And I didn't wanna
tell you that.
What window?
It doesn't matter, okay?
The last time I was home...
Okay, fine, Louise.
...we both know I wanted
to be anywhere else.
What you did last year was dumb,
and I was angry,
but the fact
that she wandered away
and that she fell,
that didn't
make her Alzheimer's worse,
and it wasn't the reason
we had to put her in a home!
It was the only reason.
The reason is she's sick,
and she's not getting
any better.
All I ever wanted was for you to
come home to see her before...
For your sake.
I have no idea
why you had a kid,
and I'm sorry that kid was me.
Do you know that
your mom miscarried for years
before she had you?
She wanted a baby so badly.
And while she watched
all of her friends around her
start having kids,
she felt like she was behind.
But she wasn't.
You're remembering
every rotten thing
you ever said or did.
Fine. Well, do me a favor.
Let in the good memories.
Or make some new ones.
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DR. AQUINO:
She's young
for this kind of diagnosis,
but it is highly progressive.
She's surrounded by women
much older than herself.
I don't want that to be a shock.
Is she going to--
Like, she's not gonna understand
what I'm saying, right?
Well, the speech, as you know,
it is almost all gone.
Her cognitive
and behavioral skills
are progressively depreciating.
The body starts to shut down.
What's left, right?
The most basic
and essential qualities.
[SOFTLY]
Thanks.
Can I sit here?
That's a nice dresser.
[HUMS SOFTLY]
[GUITAR STRUMMING TUNE]
DOROTHY:
Go on.
The salty spray...
YOUNG LOUISE:
Wait. What was that?
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
DOROTHY:
Mm-hmm.
See? You know it.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Hi, kiddo.
Hi, Mom.
You need to ask before you
borrow any of my stuff.
I know.
I love this top.
Me too.
I miss you.
[SNIFFLES]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
So I've decided to not be
a complete awkward today
and act like you're a child
or an alien.
And I realize that there
is nothing more obnoxious
than people who talk as they
pull guitars out of cases,
especially people who haven't
played for a long time.
It's like, you know,
I don't know about you,
but it gives me
this weird, like,
"Oh, no, 'a jam band in Northern
California's performing'
feeling."
Um, but I brought this guitar.
Thought it might help.
And I need help these days.
You hated jam bands too, right?
Or am I remembering that wrong?
I thought I knew things.
I thought I knew
the end to our story, but...
[SIGHS]
Really, I have no clue.
So here's a song.
And I don't know if it's
a good song or a bad song,
but the whole reason
I know it is because of you.
And that is true.
All right.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[PLAYING SOFTLY]
The young boy rose
His pretty face
All for to feel
The salty spray
When storms are musterin'
They say
He'll come and take you all
Away
I am a traveler
By trade
I only have
What I have made
A fortune teller too
They say
And I can take you all
Away
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, oh, oh
[HUMS TUNE]
[SNIFFLES]
Listen, listen
To him do
He is the one
Who is for you
Listen, listen
They say
And I can take you all
Away
[VOICE BREAKS]
I'm trying.
[SNIFFLING]
Mom.
[CRYING SOFTLY]
LOUISE:
She was good today.
BRICK:
That's really good to hear.
How's the fantasy life?
Heh, well, I put myself on
a "no video games,
no weed" sort of regimen.
Well, if weed, edible.
Wow! That is-- I cannot--
Well, I got inspired
by the Louise Gold
"change your life"
rehab chapter.
Really? I have never inspired
anyone ever,
except to change
their phone number.
[BRICK CHUCKLES]
So you're gonna visit me?
Yeah.
And you gotta come visit me
for Christmas.
To meet my dad.
Oh, man!
I would love to meet
that old pop star.
I miss you, man.
I miss you too.
Okay. Well, I'll talk soon.
Yes, please.
So rough and gray
Watchin' the boy...
AL [ON RECORDING]:
Louise, I'm coming down
from the mountain.
It was fabulous.
I'll be there in two hours.
Mm, make it three hours.
Oh, by the way,
this is your dad.
A young man, he
He is so real
And never more
To go astray...
DOROTHY [ON RECORDING]:
Hi, honey. It's your mom.
Did you get a haircut yet?
I know, I know, but it's
too long, and you should,
and that's just the last
I'm gonna say about it.
Anyways, your dad and I
had a pretty good meal
at that place last night.
We should go
when you're back home.
I woke up thinking of you
and how your day
has already started.
And don't worry about
that stupid boy
or whatever he was doing.
First love is the toughest,
and that's why there are
so many songs about it.
Love you, kid. Talk soon.
Bye.
Doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo
Listen, listen
To him do
He is the one
Who is for you
Listen
They say
He'll come and take
Us all away
He
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[MAN SINGING IN FRENCH]
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