The Californians (2005) Movie Script
1
(gentle music)
(projector running)
(acoustic music)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Mm hm
And they can almost see it
when they close their eyes
Except for the Californians
Everybody tryin' to
find heaven on earth
Chasing it down
for all they're worth
Oh yeah
Feels like something's missing
from the day of their birth
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growing
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
All in a Golden State of mind
And that's where you'll
find the Californians
And everybody
waitin' on Shangri-la
When the world outside
gets too blah blah
Oh yeah
Somethin' with a
little more cha cha cha
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
It's a different kind of life
But then no one else
is like the Californians
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
Where there's a
Golden State of mind
I believe you'll find
The Californians
Everybody lookin'
for a paradise
(majestic music)
(majestic music)
(thuds)
- Next item on the
agenda is Quail Ridge.
The project consists of
27 single family homes.
The developer, Gavin Ransom,
has submitted an application.
We will proceed now with
comments from the public.
- The plan is to
pave over 15 acres
of rare and sensitive habitat.
To build mansions
for rich people.
- That's the plan.
(crowd murmuring)
- My name is Eileen
Boatwright. (clapping)
I represent Wild Hope,
Earth Share, (clapping)
Voice for the Wilderness,
The Friends of Red Hill,
the Fish, Trees, Water Campaign,
and The Center for the Study
of Global Change dot org.
(applauding)
This project will
ravage the land.
Wipe out the wetlands.
And make barren our way of life.
When are you gonna stop
building, Mr. Ransom?
(crowd cheering)
- When people stop
buying, Miss Boatwright.
(crowd booing)
(gavel banging)
- This project will
result in the death
of a number of
endangered species.
They say the tiger
salamander is not there.
Well, I have in
this jar an embryo
taken from a vernal
pool on the property.
An embryo of the
tiger salamander!
- They dumped those
salamanders on the property.
(crowding yelling and clapping)
(gavel banging)
- Quiet, please.
Let's have the next
speaker, please.
(apprehensive music)
- Psst.
(crowd murmuring)
- Hello.
My name is Olive Ransom.
The blue oak trees that the
developer proposes removing
are of an unusual genotype.
They cannot be planted
elsewhere because
there are no genetically
identical propagules available.
- I read somewhere that
the blue oak is the most
prolific hardwood in
the state of California.
- Uh yes, but these
have a unique genotype.
- And there are two
million acres of them?
- Uh, they're not
identical to the ones
that are in the San Luis
Obispo, for example--
- Would you let him
ask the question
before you start answering?
- I was, I mean, I am--
- The one thing
removed are going to be
mitigated with cuttings
from other trees.
- Well, you can't take cuttings
from an oak tree.
You have to take it
from an acorn, and--
- But it's the most prolific
in the state of California.
- Well, they're not genetically
identical, you fool.
(gavel bangs)
- Next speaker, please.
(crowding grumbling)
- Thank you.
(languid music)
- All right, it's
been a long night,
let's get it over with.
There's, uh, one more
speaker on the list.
- We're all tense.
I'm Elton Tripp.
This is my daughter, Zoe.
We understand your fear
of rejecting this project.
It will be unpopular with
the business community.
You won't receive anticipated
campaign contributions
come election time.
Okay.
Instead of expressing
anger and blame,
let's try and decrease
the negativity.
(guitar strumming)
Walk through the meadow
Walk through the woods
Down by the river
And it smelled so good
There's so much magic there
Where everything grows
And nothing we've created
Even comes close
But still they want
to chop down every tree
- Their three minutes
are up, Mayor.
- Shh.
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
Build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
in the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
I hear Mother Nature cry
(crowd clapping and cheering)
(gavel banging)
- Let's bring this
hearing to a close.
Does the applicant wish
to address the council?
- Mr. Mayor,
members of the council.
There is a housing shortage.
We need to get under
construction ASAP.
- [Mayor] Thank you.
Do we have a motion?
- I make a motion to
approve the project.
- [Woman] I second the motion.
- [Mayor] We have a
motion and a second.
All in favor, say "aye".
- [All] Aye.
- All opposed.
Motion passed. (gavel bangs)
- Unbelievable.
(crowd grumbling)
- (claps) Yes.
(indistinct conversation)
- Thank you, Jerry,
Paula, Kevin, Alan.
- Buh bye. We'll be suing you.
- Oh, that's fine.
I've got a line item in
the budget for lawsuits.
- Hello.
You don't know me,
but I want to know you.
I-I can't speak to you now, but
will you meet me tomorrow?
- [Zoe] Tomorrow?
- Yes, it's
incredibly important.
And there are more of
us than you can imagine.
Here's my address.
When we're faced with a
holocaust of endangered species,
do we simply retreat?
Or are we awakened at the
very core of our being?
Will you please
meet me tomorrow?
Will you please?
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Oh, thank you.
(dramatic music)
(construction machines rumbling)
(pensive music)
- Yes, hello.
- [Deli Man] Hi.
- I would like to
get a salmon steak.
Uh, no, not that one.
The one behind it.
No, that's, that's the
one in front of it.
Go the other way.
No, the other way.
I meant, behind it
from my perspective.
- This one right here?
- So that would be
in front of it, from
your perspective.
Okay. No, no, no, no.
Just go one, no, just
go one to the right.
No, that's the one,
I just have to ask
you one question.
Is that wild?
- $129.29. Credit or ATM?
(pensive music)
- I knew you'd come.
I want to know you.
I felt that very strongly
when I heard you last night.
What a power.
What a power, Miss Tripp.
- I guess it is a power.
I mean, I can't
magically wave a wand
and make everything better,
but I can help create
awareness of the crisis.
- Where did you get
your passion for nature?
- Where did Joan of Arc
get her passion for France?
(laughs)
- I wish I could speak
in public, but I can't.
I've none of that
kind of talent.
I'm awkward and
embarrassed, and um...
I'm not a people person.
I don't have people skills.
But you, (chuckles)
you are an inspiration.
Will you join me?
Will you work with me,
and be my colleague,
and my partner, and my friend?
- (laughs) Maybe you
like me too much.
- Well, of course I do.
When I like, I like
too much, but...
I know, I need to slow down.
But developers are
planning buildings
all over this state.
And we need to rally the
communities to oppose them.
Help me.
There's nothing else in the
world that matters to me.
And I've dedicated
my life to this.
- So have I.
I really want to make
a difference but,
I live with my parents.
We have our work together.
- Your work?
- Our music.
We usually play weddings.
- You have a tremendous
gift. (chuckles)
And you need to use it.
You need to move
the world with it.
- Yeah, that's what I wanna do.
If we don't do the impossible,
we'll be faced with
the unthinkable.
Can I put my gum in there?
In here?
- Oh, no. Uh...
(knocking)
What are you doing here?
- Meeting the plumber.
Like you asked me to.
I recognize you from last night.
Zoe Tripp.
That's the price you
pay for celebrity.
- Oh, I know, I've
got lots of fans.
You should see
'em in Santa Cruz.
- Your performance
was so passionate,
you convinced me.
I'm gonna quit.
Soon as I make enough
money to retire. (laughs)
Tell me, you don't hate
developers personally, do you?
- I don't hate them.
I mean, I hate their
corruption and, and greed.
I feel sorry for them.
Actually, I've never met one.
- Well, you just did.
I'm Gavin Ransom.
- You guys are related?
- Yeah, we're identical twins.
- That's so cool.
- I could've listened
to you all night.
But you're gonna put
me out of business.
- That's the idea.
You're destroying
the environment.
- No, I'm enhancing the
environment with architecture.
- The world doesn't
need more architecture.
I run my dog in those hills.
You're threatening
dozens of species
who are major players in
the carbon cycle of life.
- I've had my eye on that
parcel for a long time.
- It isn't a parcel.
It's a place.
Anyway, I've gotta get
home, to Inverness,
while it's still there.
- But, I need to see you again.
I need to explain things to you.
- Yeah.
I'd like an explanation of
why you exploit the land.
- For profit.
- Isn't that a crime?
- No.
But you could get cited for
walking your dog off leash.
- I got it all cleared
out for you, lady,
but it's gonna keep clogging up.
You've got tree roots
growin' in your waste line.
Either cut down your tree,
or stop flushing your toilet.
Let the rivers
run into the sea
It's the right idea
(guitar strumming)
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you.
All right, we're gonna
take a short break.
- We're the Eco
Tripps, and remember,
if you're not part
of the solution,
you're part of the problem.
- Right on. (laughs)
- [Eileen] That's right.
You were good. (clapping)
- [Zoe] Thank you.
- [Olive] Hi.
- Hi.
- Oh, you were wonderful.
- Thank you.
- I haven't heard
anyone like her
since Joan.
- Joan of Arc? (chuckles)
- Biaz. I'm not that old.
(laughing)
- Zoe, this is
Eileen Boatwright.
She's kind of our
elder stateswoman.
- Makes me sound
like a bronze bust.
(laughing)
Well, you are our future.
Yes, you are.
- Oh.
- I'd like you to meet Mary Ann.
- Hey.
- Loved your set. Really good.
- Mary Ann's a guitarist.
- Really?
What kind of music do you play?
- All kinds. Yeah.
- She's being very modest.
She's, uh, got a
lot of experience
recording and
performing, and, uh,
she's interested in the issues.
- Did you bring your guitar?
- Yeah, I've got it right here.
- Cool.
- We seem to be building a
following. (coins jingling)
- Hey Dad, this is Mary Ann.
She's gonna sit in with us.
- Great. Thank you.
- [Zoe] Come on, Mary Ann.
- Thank you.
(guitar strumming)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Oh yeah
You can almost see it
when you close your eyes
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
Everybody's trying
to find Shangra-La
The world outside
gets too blah blah
Oh yeah
Something with a
little more cha cha cha
Except for the Californians
Big blue ocean
and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
- [Voiceover]
Classical 102.1 KDFC.
- [Voiceover] Imagine
the security of
a private gated community.
Imagine unique,
semi-custom, luxury estates.
- All with bay views.
Imagine gracious living and
active lifestyle amenities.
- [Voiceover]
Imagine Quail Ridge,
- where a lifetime of
memories awaits you.
Imagine Quail
Ridge, Quail Ridge.
(footsteps approaching)
- Gavin Ransom.
I haven't seen you
since big game.
You don't remember me.
I'm Luna Larson.
Olive's roommate in the dorms.
- It was Luna
Littlefield back then.
- My divorce is nearly final.
I've been living in Europe,
and staying with your sister
while I shop for a house.
- I'm building some
terrific new houses.
What are looking for?
- A pied-a-terre,
about 15 rooms.
Is it a good time to buy?
- Times couldn't be more right.
- Well, I'd love to
see your development.
- Let's touch base.
- I notice you're not
wearing a wedding ring.
Are you unmarried
or just unfaithful?
- Yes and no. (chuckles)
- Olive! You're brother's here.
Families are so fascinating.
You, a developer,
Olive, a vegetarian.
She's so full of
morality.
I'm glad I don't have
political opinions
that prevent me from
looking attractive.
- [Gavin] Mm.
- [Luna] Olive.
- Mm?
- You didn't tell me
Gavin was building homes.
I may want to buy one.
Tell me more.
- Gorgeous piece of land.
Beautiful bay view.
- That will be ruined forever.
- It's a gated community.
- A prison, a ghetto.
- Phase One features
executive homes
in four different styles,
Italian villa, French
chateau, mid-century modern,
Victorian farmhouse.
- It's a brilliant
architectural context.
- With four-car garages.
- Mm.
- Definitely an amenity.
- Yes, it's perfect
for a fleet of SUVs.
- Phase Three features
a golf course.
- Golf.
What an arrogant waste of space.
Dull men with their little
cups and their little balls.
- When does construction begin?
- Hello?
No, I didn't call.
No, wasn't me.
Who's dog?
Hold on.
Wisdom!
Come here, Wisdom! Wisdom!
(dog barking)
(heavy vehicles rumbling)
(indistinct shouting
and conversations)
(saws buzzing)
(hammers hammering)
Wisdom, come back here!
Wisdom!
(construction workers
speaking Spanish)
Wisdom.
- [Gavin] How come there
are only two columns
on the Italian villa?
- That's the way we designed it.
- I don't care
what you designed.
This is the Italian villa.
Uh...
are we selling
Cadillacs or Chevys?
This is Quail Ridge.
It isn't Pheasant Court.
Look, guys, you can cut
the pie into 11 pieces.
You can sell half the
pie or the whole pie.
We're selling the whole pie,
but all the crumbs in the
middle are falling out!
I want to see 50 columns.
That should look
like the Acropolis.
- That's Greek.
- Don't you get smart with me.
Add the columns.
- Ionic?
- No, I am not being Ionic.
Add the damn columns.
- How big are the tubs?
- So big, no faucet can fill it.
So, we designed a
system that uses
the horsepower from
the jacuzzi jets
to pump water into the tub.
And you can turn it on
from any room in the house.
- Is that Italian marble?
- Si, exactamente,
quarried in Rome.
- Has it been ordered?
- Uh, the marble?
- Yeah, the marble.
- Well, I never got the spec.
Did you get the spec?
- Nope.
- You spec it?
- We specced it.
- [Contractor] I never got it.
- [Architect] Are you
sure you specced it?
- We specced it.
It's right there on the plans.
There it is.
I knew it. We
definitely specced it.
- Well, that's not on my set.
What's the date on that set?
- [Architect] April 8th.
- [Contractor] Well, these
are stamped March 12th.
I never got that set.
- Okay, that marble's got
a lead time of six months.
I'm gonna be sittin'
on finished houses
that I can't move owners into
because some jackass drops
the ball on the specs.
Look, guys, the bus has
already left the station.
And we're chasing
it down the street.
I want to be at the next stop,
waiting for it to get there!
(dog barking)
- Wisdom!
Wisdom, come here right now!
(dog barking)
- Hey.
- [Zoe] Hey.
- I guess Wisdom's
not too smart, huh?
- She's usually really obedient.
I don't know why she's
acting like this.
- Profit, sit.
- Profit?
Even your dog's about money.
- Aw. He's very loving.
- She's fixed.
- Well, I'm glad you dropped by.
- I didn't drop by.
My dog ran off.
She's disoriented,
this used to be nature.
- Oh, it's still nature.
There's nothing
unnatural about concrete.
No, we're like little birds,
gathering twigs to build a nest.
It's a really nice
walk up on the ridge.
Come on, let's take the dogs.
- This used to be
a pristine valley.
Now it's full of people.
- What have you
got against people?
We're people.
- There are too many of us.
- Who should we get rid of?
- How about golfers?
You know, if we plow
under all the golf courses
and plant crops, we
could feed the world?
- Have you ever played?
- Hey, Gavin,
how's Quail Ridge coming along?
- Oh, we're approved.
Gonna meet with the
lender next week.
I heard you bought a
condo at Pheasant Court?
- Yep. Cashed in some chips.
Got more bang for the buck.
- Uh, she needs
a collared shirt.
- This is a colored shirt.
- A collared shirt.
Proper attire is required.
(thudding)
(muffled laughter and moans)
(Gavin laughing)
- Yes!
- Very nicely done.
- Thank you.
How'd I do?
- You shot a 91.
Not bad.
Next time, we'll
play the back nine.
(playful music)
- Ah, okay, Wisdom.
Here we go, you ready?
You ready? Here
we go, here we go!
Okay.
Here we go.
No, let me have it. (laughing)
Let's do the verse.
There's too much construction
They build more
buildings everyday
- What about too
much de-struction?
Too much de-struction.
- Of anything that's in the way.
- [Olive] That's
good, that's good.
(saw buzzing)
(hammering)
(yelling in Spanish)
- [Gavin] We're
tracking the marble?
- [Contractor] Yeah.
- [Gavin] Is it on a boat?
- Well, there's been a strike.
It's supposed to ship next week,
but that's what they
told me two weeks ago.
You know, if it was me,
I'd go to Home Depot
and get something in stock.
- If it was you,
you'd be building gas
stations in Phoenix.
(guitar strumming)
(indistinct conversations)
- [Sybill] Oh, god. (sighs)
Ahhh.
- You're tense.
- Ugh. I'm always tense
when I'm working pro bono.
- Uh. (chuckles nervously)
why don't we do it like this.
There.
Like that. Okay?
(laughing)
It's a new recipe.
I hope it turned out.
- Oh, it's so pretty.
Must be so nice to have
time for that sort of thing.
Vegan?
I don't eat dairy.
- Yes, they are.
- Raw?
- Raw?
- I don't eat cooked food.
It's been six years now and my
sense of smell and taste
are highly elevated.
It smells cooked.
- Well, it's not, I just
warmed up the plate.
- How warm did you warm it?
At 115 degrees, the
enzymes begin to die.
- Well, you can relax
because I warmed it at 112.
- No, thank you.
(indistinct conversation)
- Well, I'd like to welcome
each and every one of you
to this, our very
first meeting of the
Open Space Action Coalition.
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you.
Cloverdale!
A mall with office space.
Acres and acres
of paved parking.
- This town council
never met a development
it didn't like.
- It's on the Planning
Agenda for the 18th.
- Hello.
- Oh, hi!
- Hi. Gavin Ransom.
I'm looking for Zoe.
- Ransom. (laughs)
Suddenly, everybody I
meet is named Ransom.
- Well, if you mean Olive
Ransom, I'm her brother.
- No.
She is such great people.
She and Zoe are just
joined at the hip.
- Do you, uh, know where
their hips are right now?
Shouting out
from coast to coast
It's time for a
radical approach
Too much population
Too many people everywhere
And in a generation
There'll be another
billion of us here
Ants at the picnic
Crawling around on everything
Man, it's sickening
Come on, now, everybody sing
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
Shut 'em down
from coast to coast
- We have the
motion and a second.
All those favor of the
project, say "aye".
All opposed.
- [All] Nay.
(exuberant cheering)
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
(clapping and cheering)
- Hi, everybody,
sorry we're late.
- Oh, you're not late.
You're just in time for dessert.
- Sweet.
- Of course it is.
- Check it out.
I want you to hear this
new song I'm writing.
I really love the way
it's coming together.
I'm making the best music
I've ever made in my life.
- Dad, we have to talk.
- Yeah, who's the mob?
- That's Marion Pardon,
he's a producer.
He's offering me a record deal.
- Offering you a record a deal?
That's great. (chuckles)
You know, the, uh,
A&R guy at Sony
is waiting for our demo.
- Dad, you've been saying
that since I was 14.
- What about my career?
- They want me to go solo.
- Solo.
Well, you know, for
you to be selfish
and just think about
yourself right now is,
is probably a really
good thing, I mean--
- It's a marketing decision.
- Marketing, yeah,
right, yeah, ca-ching,
bring in the focus group, yeah.
Find the right demographic,
hit your target audience,
yeah, it's good for
the bottom line.
I played the Bottom Line once,
It was, uh, it was in New York.
- That's Marion Pardon.
I like his aura.
Calmly active,
and actively calm.
It is such a pleasure
to welcome him,
and you, Olive, under
our wellness umbrella.
- Hello.
- [Zoe] Hi.
- It's good to see you, Zoe.
- You too. Thanks for coming.
- Oh, my pleasure.
- Um, so, that's Olive.
My mentor, I was
telling you about.
- Oh, yeah, okay.
- Yeah, so you should say hi.
- [Marion] All right.
- All right.
- [Marion] Bye, darling.
- [Zoe] Hi.
- Hey, Zoe.
- [Marion] Hello. Hello.
- [Lenora] Hello.
- Hi.
I'm, uh, Marion Pardon, and, uh,
Zoe's told me so much
about you, and, and...
hello.
- Hi.
- I, um, (clears
throat) do you follow
the music scene at all?
- No, not at all.
- Oh, wow, because, you
know, there really are
a lot of pretty, young
girl singers out there.
- I didn't say that
they're weren't,
I just said I'm not interested.
- Look, I'm in the
music business,
and I gotta tell
you, that Zoe, wow.
Zoe is got somethin' unique
and charismatic and...
(sighs) so, uh, look,
I can tell that you
have a lot of
influence over her.
I hope that you
don't hold her back.
- What if I have the gift,
and I just have the courage
in this life to express it?
I shouldn't be asking, (laughs)
"What if I'm not good enough?"
What if I am good enough?
- I want to do
something big with Zoe.
A recording contract, a
concert at Coleman Hall,
an international tour--
- Are you interested
in the issues?
Protecting the land
and the environment,
protecting endangered species?
- Some of my favorite animals
are endangered species.
- My point is, are you
sympathetic to our cause?
- I can be sympathetic
to a lot of things.
Is that what you want
from me, sympathy?
Or...
look, I can market her music.
- You feel there's a market
for songs of protest,
songs about the environment?
- Oh, man. (laughs)
You help me get her into
the recording studio,
and leave the rest to me.
- We'll give you eight bars,
and let's give it a go.
- She will not be exploited.
She will not be Brittany Spears.
She will be Joan of Arc.
- I think Brittany sold
more records than Joan.
They mechanize and modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertise and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Brutalize, pulverize,
terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Rationalize it's legalized
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
That is so great.
It's incredible to find people
who will explore with me.
You're like lanterns,
throwing me a bigger
circle of light.
- Hey, hey, sorry to interrupt.
You guys are so great.
It sounds so, like
you're in such a groove.
Right on.
Hey, look at this.
Eco singer, Zoe Tripp. (laughs)
- Wow.
- Who's hot?
She will fill the open spaces
of Coleman Hall with music
in a benefit for the Open
Space Action Coalition,
all proceeds will go to
prevent further development.
- (laughs) I've been so
wrapped up in my music,
I haven't even thought
about the environment.
- I think about it all the time.
I feel it, here.
- You are my conscience.
- And you are my voice,
and together we will sing.
Right on, sister.
Ow.
- You're over budget
and behind schedule.
- Well, we had delays
beyond my control.
- Carpet in?
- Well, there was a,
a flood at the mill.
- What about the windows?
- Uh, that order was on a
forklift that fell in the bay.
- Where are the doors?
- Well, the truck driver got
hauled away for back alimony,
and then they impounded
the whole payload.
Do you know anybody at
the sheriff's office?
I need you to sign
the change orders,
and I need you to pay
these past due invoices.
- Hey, can you do me a favor?
Can you hold off the
subs for a little while?
The offers are rolling
in on Phase One.
As soon as we sell
that first one,
the bank's gonna
release the funds.
- Gavin, there you are.
I've been looking
all over for you.
We need to schedule
the open house.
- The marble hasn't come in yet.
- I want to move as
fast as possible.
There are indications that
the market is turning.
- What do you mean?
- I thought we had
a bunch of offers.
- There was a flurry of
activity at the start,
but the volume of calls has
dropped practically to zero.
- Well, then change
the ad campaign.
Imagine a lifestyle,
imagine amenities,
imagine your memories,
where everything awaits you.
The charm of yesteryear,
but brand new.
Ideal for entertaining,
or hiding away.
Secluded location,
close to everything.
Loaded with
technology to program
the vintage romance
of a simple life.
- This is great.
- Oh.
- Good afternoon,
Miss Boatwright.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- [Eileen] Ah.
- Are you all right?
- Oh, I'm perfectly fine.
- Why don't, uh...
why don't you take
a rest for a bit?
- Oh, yeah, I think I will.
Oh. (breathing heavily)
Thank you.
What are you doing here?
- Waiting for Zoe.
- Well, she won't
be back for a while.
We're protesting
another project.
- Well, give 'em hell.
- Oh, we will.
I just came back to
get the building plans.
She knocked your
socks off, didn't she?
- Yes, she did.
- Don't you think she's right?
- Yes.
- You agree with her opinions?
- I'm not convinced
they are her opinions.
- You're a fighter.
Got such marvelous...
I like that.
Oh. If I were 10 years younger.
- Will you put in
a good word for me?
She doesn't like developers.
- Well, you're not
just any developer.
- [Gavin] I'm not?
- You're hot.
- (laughing) Ha!
- Used to be so many
more birds up here.
Humph. Maybe I'm looking
too hard. (chuckles)
Yesterday, I smelled
a flower too hard,
and I passed out. (laughing)
Oh, well, guess who
was there to help me?
- Who?
- Gavin.
Oh, he's so thoughtful.
- It's too bad his
thoughts are all wrong.
- I think he's sexy.
- [Zoe] I could
never have a friend
whose politics I disagree with.
- Well, don't mistake
your head for your heart.
(elegant classical music)
(indistinct conversations)
- So glad you like it.
There he is.
Gavin.
I'd like you to
meet the developer.
This is Gavin Ransom.
This is Ken and Cindy Putterman.
- This is terrific.
When I saw that family
room with the two TVs
behind the bar, I mean,
that's us. (laughs)
I'm in the office
15 hours a day.
I don't need a house
that's gonna waste my time.
And I can afford to pay
a little more than most.
Thank you, God. (laughing)
You guys have gone
the extra mile.
You've gone through
the brain damage
to figure out who we are.
Great job.
- Thank you very much.
- Oh, honey, look.
- Congratulations.
I'm drawing up papers they're
going to sign tonight.
- Yes.
- (knocking) Geez, betcha
this could withstand
a peasant revolt. (laughs)
(classical piano music)
- I'd like to put
down a deposit.
- Well, did you
bring your checkbook?
- Wouldn't fit in my purse,
there's too much
money in the account.
- Hm.
- I just came from
a fabulous party.
A benefit for some
dreadful disease
I can't recall the name of
but the party was such fun,
I hope more people
come down with it.
- Mid-century modern.
Floor plan exactly
like the others.
- So I've noticed.
I suppose there's a
cost savings in that.
- Oh, hell, yeah.
The less these guys have
to think, the better.
- Ma'am? Sir?
- You have a...
a little...
on your, uh.
- Thank you.
Only, uh,
intimate friends would point
out something like that.
(laughs nervously)
- So, what is your time
frame for buying a house?
- Well, it's on the fast-track.
Olive has moved in
her little protege.
My living situation
is unbearable.
- Her protege?
- Zoe.
The shrieking violet.
- Zoe moved in with Olive?
- Oh god, don't tell me
you've joined the cult.
- Oh, let's just say I'm...
a fan.
I wish I had a beautiful
voice to express myself.
But I can only build. (sighs)
- You're a clever guy.
I'm sure you could
do lots of things.
Sorry.
I'll try to decrease
the negativity.
That sounds like Dad.
"Decrease the negativity."
(chuckles)
- Sometimes I get
phrases stuck in my head.
- Yeah? Yours or other people's?
- I'm just really
scared that I'm gonna
say something stupid.
- If I had your voice, I
would say whatever I wanted.
- You do say whatever you want.
You've got confidence.
- Yeah, well, it gets me
into trouble sometimes.
- What do I have
to do to get you
to stop building on open space?
I mean, why can't you
just build in cities?
- Okay.
We can compromise.
- That's not even a word
in Olive's dictionary.
- (chuckles) Well, she's
got a lifestyle to protect.
Anyway, Quail Ridge will
probably be my last job.
I'm gonna make so much
money, I can retire.
- Retire?
Why, so you can
play golf all day?
- No, so I can go to
all your concerts.
(rock music)
- Hey, keep up the
good work in sales.
(indistinct conversation)
- Seems like anymore
the whole world is
far too motorized
and televized
and fertilized
and well, considering
that it used to be
such a beautiful garden,
far too metamorphosized.
Mechanize and modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertize and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Fertilize, pulverize,
terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Rationalize it's legalized
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
- What's Gavin doing here?
- I assumed he came with you.
Why don't you marry him?
Move into one of his houses,
kill two birds with one stone.
- I thought you
wanted to save birds.
Stigmatize and scrutinize
It's time we revolutionized
- She's the one who invited him.
- Who's she?
- Zoe, of course.
- She wouldn't have invited him.
- Are you sure?
- What do you mean?
- He lusts after her.
- She drinks.
Will all fall down
All fall down
All fall down
- (clapping) Woo!
(weak clapping)
- Thank you.
Um, I wrote that
song together with
a very special
person who has been
a great influence in my life,
and she's here tonight,
and I would like
to introduce her,
Olive Ransom.
(weak applause)
- Who's that, her mother?
- Uh, this, this next song is
an open letter to developers
to stop paving,
stop plowing under,
stop building and
building until you've
made our planet unhealthy
for all living things
by turning it into
a global strip mall.
- Lighten up, will you?
We came to party!
- I'd like to lighten up,
but there's holocaust
of species going on.
- Do you even know
what this company does?
- What?
- We're systems designers
for new construction.
Play some AC/DC.
(guitar strumming)
- You know, you shouldn't
drink on an empty head.
- Shut up.
- Did you just
tell me to shut up?
(indistinct shouting)
(music volume builds)
(indistinct arguing
and scuffling)
It's time for a
radical approach
- Get me out of here.
(indistinct talking)
They hated me.
- Oh, they just wanted music,
not a message.
You should do some cover songs.
- I've never felt
angry like that before
while I was singing.
I hope that doesn't
happen at Coleman Hall.
- Coleman Hall?
- The benefit concert for the
Open Space Action Coalition.
- Uh huh.
- Olive and Marion
Pardon set it up.
- Uh huh.
- Thank you.
It's more our crowd.
- It's their crowd.
They're exploiting
a natural resource.
You.
- It's a good cause, Gavin.
It needs a voice.
- You have a
beautiful voice, Zoe.
You don't need a cause.
- Hey.
- [Olive] Hi.
- Sorry, I didn't
realize how late it was.
I was just getting some air.
- Did you invite him?
- Gavin?
- Mm hm.
- Yeah, they asked me if
I wanted to invite anyone,
so I put him on the list.
- Who else did you
put on the list?
- No one.
- It must've been a
pretty short list.
- Why are you so
suspicious of him?
- I'm not suspicious of him.
I don't even think about him.
He means nothing to me.
- He's your brother, Olive.
Take it easy.
- Well, it's not
so easy to take.
You know what your problem is?
You don't hate developers.
- And you do.
That's why they
hated us tonight.
The lyrics are angry.
- We're not here to entertain.
- But that's what
I do, I entertain.
- Look, this venue,
it was a mistake.
And I'm sorry,
but we'll put it behind us.
- Okay, you guys,
we're outta here.
Thank you. Goodnight.
- [Olive] I'm sorry.
- Bye.
- Out of all the
millions of women,
he had to choose you.
Why?
When you're against
everything that he stands for.
- He likes me.
- I like you.
- I know.
- Great curb appeal.
Real pride of ownership.
The Garage Mahal.
- Wow.
- Exactly.
The wow factor.
Impact on entry.
This is the Italian villa model.
- I feel like I'm in Italy.
- This is supposed to turn on
the preset lighting
display. (beeps)
(water gurgling)
That's not it.
Maybe it's this one. (beeping)
(laughing) There's
actually even one here
that, uh, fills up the bathtub.
(phone auto-dialing)
Ah, yeah, it's Gavin.
Well, the problem,
every time I come
into Lot number three
and try to turn on the
lights, the fountain goes off.
Well, maybe you could
have the electrician
come and fix it now.
Thank you.
You know, I'm thinking about
keeping this one for myself.
- To live in, all alone?
- Oh, I hope not.
(sighs)
- This bedroom's huge.
- It's actually a closet.
- I thought they only
had bathrooms like
this in Las Vegas.
- Vegas and Italy.
You want to see a work of art?
Watch this.
(water gurgling)
(Zoe laughs)
This thing was working
yesterday. Uh...
the water pressure's
usually like a,
like a fire hose.
- You know, Olive
has low-flow toilets.
You have to flush
'em like five times.
- Hey, let me ask you something.
Your music.
Has it always been,
uh, so political?
- It's not political.
It's spiritual.
- But did you ever
write a love song?
I mean, you have such
a beautiful voice.
The first time I heard you sing,
I was moved.
- Thanks.
Maybe you have to be in
love to write a love song.
(pipes rumbling)
(water blasting)
- Hey!
- [Zoe] Oh my god! (laughing)
(romantic piano music)
I don't know why
I love you like I do
I don't know why
I just do
I don't why
You thrill me like you do
I don't know why
You just do
You never seem to want my
Romancing
The only time you hold me
Is when we're dancing
I don't know why
I love you like I do
I don't why
I just do
(romantic music)
- I think I'm in love
with oysters. (laughing)
- (laughing) Well, they
are an aphrodisiac.
- I can see why.
There's a chemical
expression for every emotion.
At a purely chemical level,
our consciousness and
emotions affect our cells.
The matrix,
the connective tissue that
form our body structure--
are not created in isolation
from our thoughts.
Our--
The force of our
emotions can be more
difficult to overcome the
resistance of our muscles.
(romantic music)
(frog croaking)
(clock ticking)
Early morning light
Up before the sun
Coloring the sky
Look at what you've done
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin,
the Puttermans decided
to hold off on signing
until the marble comes in.
Any new word on that?
Let me know ASAP, the
ball's in our court.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Hey Gavin, it's
Jim Franklin, at the bank.
There are no more funds
in any of the line items
on your last draw request.
The loan is out of balance
and the credit committee
wants to meet you on site, ASAP.
We need to hear from you.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin, every
sub on this job is owed money.
They think the
project's gone south.
They're not coming back
until they get paid.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Mr.
Ransom, this is Annie
at Delco Plumbing Supply.
We're a small,
family-run business,
and this is putting
a real strain us.
Since you haven't
returned my calls,
we're going to file a
lean against Quail Ridge
in the amount of the
six unpaid invoices.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin, the
Pendergrass deal fell apart.
The Mosley's are not buyers.
Listen, the bottom line is,
the houses cost too much.
- Looks like you had
a few cost overruns.
- [Gavin] Nothing unusual.
- Bottom line is the
interest reserve is dried up.
There are no more funds.
- Well, we had a couple
sales fall through.
But things are gonna pick up.
- What's the exit strategy?
- We need to approach this
as a workout situation.
We're taking over the project.
- You mean you're
gonna foreclose?
- [Banker Woman] You
guaranteed the loan.
- [Banker Man] You're
personally on the hook.
- [Banker Woman] You'll
need to submit a statement
of all your assets.
- Gavin, the bank's not gonna
just roll over on this one.
- I was thinking about keeping
the Italian villa for myself.
- [Banker Man] I
just don't see that
as being realistic
at this point.
(clears throat)
(laughs)
- What's so funny?
- This smiling
Quail Ridge family.
They're like actors.
- They're models.
Actors in photographs.
- So packaged and phony.
- It's called selling.
- I could never sell anything.
- Uh, FYI, you're one of the
best that I've ever seen.
- What are you talking about?
- You are a packaged commodity.
You are a commercial venture.
First, your parents
tried to develop you,
and then Olive came on the scene
with a certain level
of professionalism
and refined the product.
She wrote up a business plan
and launched a joint
venture with Marion Pardon
to explode the marketplace.
You are being
manufactured and sold.
- Those are horrible
things to say to me.
- Well,
the truth is painful.
- I'm not selling anything.
I'm trying to get
our message across.
- It's not your message.
It's their message.
You're just a mouthpiece
for a neurotic woman.
- Why do you want to be with
me if you hate what I do?
- It's not what they
do, it's what they do.
See, Zoe, you're an artist.
You create.
Olive...
she's an obstructionist.
She prevents creation.
Can't you see that?
- Yeah.
I can see.
You've made it perfectly clear.
- What do you see?
- That you two have a talent.
A dangerous talent.
The power of persuasion.
You take any situation
and flip it around
until you get what you want.
Everyone can see it,
even Eileen Boatwright.
And if you want
something you're way,
people better look out.
People like me.
- Oh.
Come on, we live in
an age of hypocrisy.
We respect failure,
we resent achievement.
- Oh, that makes me
feel so much better.
Now, let me tell you something.
And I've never felt more
certain of anything in my life.
We live in an age of conscience.
(door slams)
(knocking)
- [Gavin] Oh, Zoe.
I'm, I'm sorry.
- Gavin.
- [Gavin] Yeah.
- Gavin Ransom.
- [Gavin] Yeah.
- Here you go.
(gloomy music)
- Gavin.
What are you doing here?
Speculating in the neighborhood?
- I need to see Zoe.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- I'm going back to Europe.
- I need to see Zoe.
- Well, you could at least ask
me where in Europe I'm going.
- What difference does
it make once you leave?
- Where's Zoe?
- They've gone away.
I'm just happy not to
hear all that yodeling.
- Come on, Luna.
You know where she is.
Olive is hiding her someplace.
(waves crashing)
Early morning light
Up before the sun
Coloring the sky
Look at what you've done
- That's a love song.
- It is not.
- It is so.
And what's wrong with that?
- We have work to do.
- Oh, you're such
a stick in the mud.
- I'm not a stick in the mud.
- You're a stick in the mud.
- [Zoe's Voiceover] Dear Gavin,
we're at Eileen's beach
house up the coast.
The sound and the
smell of the ocean
have given me insight.
The concert at Coleman Hall
is not about selling politics.
It's about celebrating nature.
And that's why I have to sing.
Please respect my decision.
I hope we can remain friends.
I had oysters last night.
(waves crashing,
seagulls cawing)
- Oh, my, time for my medicine?
- Is that it?
How much do you take?
- A couple of squirts.
It's homeopathic.
- Oh, I don't doubt it.
- I thought you
were Zoe. (laughs)
Boy, she really got
to ya, didn't she?
Will you be staying
with us? Hm? Hm?
- I don't think the
girls will let me.
- Eileen! It's time
to take your medicine.
- Woohoo! Woohoo! I've got you
the most beautiful flowers.
- When did you wash up?
- I was just passing through.
Thought I'd stop in.
I hope I'm not
interrupting anything.
- Oh, passing through.
Look at these pretty
little flowers.
Pretty little bouquet.
- I have to talk to you.
- You shouldn't have come here.
- There's some things
I want to say to you.
- She's heard it all before.
- No, she hasn't.
- [Olive] Yes, she has.
- No, she hasn't.
- Yes, she has!
- No, she hasn't!
- Yes, she has!
- Listen, I don't
want to be difficult.
But I just drove a very
long way to talk to you.
Can I have five minutes?
Can I talk to you
for five minutes?
- Let me see those.
- The weather's terrible here.
- It's typical for the beach.
- You know that a mile
inland, it's sunny?
- (laughs) Is that what you
came here to talk about?
The weather?
- No, I came to
present a proposal.
- Proposal?
- Of marriage.
- Why would you want to
marry a packaged commodity?
- I love the packaging.
I love what's inside.
I love you.
(chuckles)
- Hey, you smell
Wisdom, don't you?
Prophet. (laughs)
- You didn't drown him, did you?
(laughing)
Huh?
(sighs)
- So...
he tracked you down
like an animal.
What does he want?
- He asked me to marry him.
- Doesn't he know
that you hate him?
- I don't hate him.
We have some bridging to do.
Between the spiritual
and the worldly.
- That is such a
bunch of bullshit!
- Don't yell at me.
Help me.
- From the minute
he heard your voice,
he was determined to destroy it.
The way he destroys
everything that is beautiful,
the land, your voice, and...
our friendship.
Now, he wants to take
you away from me.
He doesn't love you.
He wants to own you.
And if he can't own you,
he will hate you.
- [Gavin] We would
like to book the
ocean-view penthouse suite,
and we'd like the prepared with
champagne on ice
and a dozen oysters.
- [Zoe] What are you doing?
- That's impossible.
(clears throat)
Could you run it
through again, please?
Mm hm, I see.
Thank you.
(sighs)
That's great.
Well, we can $47 of fun.
- Is there something
you're not telling me?
- I'm wiped out! (laughs)
Oh, I had everything
going for me.
Everything was going my way.
Pressed my luck.
I got greedy.
I'm a failure.
I don't even recognize myself!
I don't know who I am.
Who am I? (laughs)
- It's just money.
- It's not just money!
I mean, don't you get
it, don't you see?
It's who I am!
(sighs)
(waves crashing)
(melancholic music)
(gloomy music)
- I need to see her.
- [Olive] She's not here.
- Where is she?
- I'm not gonna tell you.
- Of course not.
I'll have to find her myself.
- You'll never find her!
- Are you so desperate to
find some meaning in your life
that you're willing
to destroy hers?
- Don't you talk to
me about destruction.
That's the meaning of your life.
- It's a construction company,
not a destruction company.
And California was built by
courageous entrepreneurs!
Not people getting in
touch with themselves!
- California was built by
a bunch of greedy lowlifes,
drunk on gold fever who
slaughtered the natives
and devastated the land
just to make a quick buck.
You fit right in!
- What have you got
against profit, Olive?
You think Shakespeare
would've written his plays,
you think Beethoven would
have composed his symphonies,
if he wasn't gettin' paid?
- God help us.
If you're comparing Quail
Ridge to Beethoven's Ninth.
- Why do you have to
be against everything?
Why can't you be for something?
- I'm for the bank
seizing your assets
and putting you out of business.
I'm for starting a
movement that's gonna
stop construction in
the state of California.
- By singing? (laughs)
- Yes, by singing.
We're a community.
- Well, then get up and sing!
Just leave her out of it!
And this isn't about
the community, Olive.
This is about you and me.
And the fact that we're both
in love with the same girl.
(indistinct conversations)
- What is the mission statement
of the Open Space
Action Coalition?
- I don't know. (camera clicks)
- (chuckles) Uh, your
face is on the posters.
What do you consider
the most valuable way
for an environmentalist
to spend his or her time
in the fight against developers?
- I'm not a fighter.
I'm a singer.
I love nature,
but I don't hate
developers, personally.
Actually, I have a
really close friend
whose a developer.
(camera clicks)
- Really? Friend of a developer.
(camera clicks) Wonderful.
- Hello. Thank you,
enjoy the show.
(crowd clapping and
chattering indistinctly)
- She looks really scared.
Is she gonna be okay?
- She's gonna be...
I don't know, I've never
seen her like this.
Maybe she has stage fright.
- She can't have stage fright.
There's too many
people out there.
(clapping rhythmically)
- Who's Ga-vine?
(clapping rhythmically)
Calm down, relax.
I'll talk to them, okay?
Get ready.
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Uh, Zoe just wants
me to tell you
that she loves
you all very much,
and she's excited
to come out here!
(crowd clapping and cheering)
You know how it is
with, with singers,
she's doing her hair, she's,
she's (crowding booing)
doing her warm-up exercises.
No, no, seriously.
(booing) She's...
She's meditating, she's
relaxing the vocal chords.
And if you could just
shut up, (booing loudly)
she'll calm out her in a second.
(loud booing)
- Oh, wait, what are you--
- [Zoe] Dad.
- You really think
that's a good, uh...
- She'll be right
out. I promise you.
(booing and clapping
rhythmically)
(chanting Zoe and clapping)
(clapping and cheering)
- Hey, brothers and sisters.
A lot of tension in the room.
Tell ya what.
Let's all take a deep breath,
exhale,
let out all that tension.
Let's try to tap into the love
that we were all feeling when
we first came here tonight.
Feel the love. (light clapping)
(guitar strumming)
Little boxes on the hillside
All made out of ticky-tacky
Little boxes, little boxes
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one
And a pink one
And a blue one
and a yellow one
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they look just the same
(crowd laughing)
- Hi.
I'm here to see Miss Tripp.
My name is Gavin Ransom.
Can you please tell
her that I'm here?
- That's impossible.
- With all due respect, Officer,
I don't think it's
your job to determine
who can see Miss Tripp.
Can you please tell
her that I'm here?
- You're the one she
wants to keep out.
- Miss Tripp wants
to keep me out?
- No, the other one, Olive.
- Oh, that's insane!
- Yeah?
That's how she described you.
You better quiet down.
- Look, I need to speak to her.
It's extremely important.
- It's always
extremely important.
Now, if you don't get up
there and find a seat,
you're gonna miss the concert.
There's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they all
look just the same
(crowd cheering)
- (pounding) Zoe!
No, I just need to
make sure she's okay.
- She's just fine!
- [Gavin] Zoe!
(pounding) Zoe!
- [Guard] Do what you're told!
- Just let me talk to
him, for one minute.
- If you go out there and sing,
he'll know you're okay.
- I'm not okay!
- Zoe! (pounding)
It's Gavin, can you hear me?
Zoe! Can you hear me? (pounding)
- Fine, I'll do it.
- Great, great.
- [Gavin] I want to
make sure you're okay!
- You're going to be great.
Come on.
There's a green one
And a pink one
And a blue one
And a yellow one
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they all look
just the same
(crowd cheering and clapping)
- Peace.
Save the planet.
- [Crowd] Zoe! Zoe! Zoe! Zoe!
(clapping and cheering)
(clapping and cheering)
(ominous music)
(upbeat music)
(band stops playing)
- I'm gonna do a new
song that I wrote.
(clapping)
It's about issues,
but not The Issues.
And I'd like to dedicate it
to a close friend of mine
who has gone through
a lot lately.
He's had a rough time of it.
He thinks he's down
on his luck, but...
he doesn't know how wrong he is.
And the irony is,
he's a developer.
(crowd booing)
- [Heckler] Zoe, you suck!
(crowd booing)
(upbeat music)
All I want is to
get away from here
Jump into the
car and disappear
Keep on driving til
the coast is clear
So, come on, go with me
Down by the deep blue sea
Oh, that's all I want
Barefoot in the sand
Holding your hand
Workin' on my tan
That's my big plan
And it's all I want
Forget about the
drag-down world
Today I'm just another girl
Oh, that's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
(crowd clapping and cheering)
- Thank you.
(slow tender music)
- Hey, uh...
hey, could everybody...
could, uh, could
everybody sit down?
Listen, this is a
song that I wrote
and, uh, it's called
"Ivory Towers".
It seems like anymore
that this whole world
is far too motorized
and televized
and fertilized,
and considering
that this used to be
such a beautiful garden,
far too metamorphosized.
(guitar strumming)
(crowd shouting)
They mechanize, modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertize and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Brutalize, pulverize
Terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Then rationalize
it's legalized
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
They hypnotize, paralize
Patronize and sterilize
Synthesize, neutralize
Deodorize then euthanize
They vulgarize, plagiarize
Jeopardize, vaporize
They stigmatize, scrutinize
It's time we revolutionize
Some day those ivory towers
(crowd cheering)
Will all fall down
I theorize if we improvise
Agonize and visualize
To liberalize, politicize
We mobilize the victimized
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day
(birds tweeting)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Oh yeah
You can almost see it
when you close your eyes
Except for the Californians
And everybody's trying
to find heaven on earth
Chasing it down
for all they're worth
Oh yeah
Something's missin' from
the day of their birth
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
Too much advertising
Of all the crap
that we don't need
And it's not surprisin'
We grow up admiring greed
Still, it seems fantastic
Our way of life is such a hit
Junk food and plastic
We're covering the
earth with all that shit
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
Shut 'em down
from coast to coast
It's time for a
radical approach
Still they wanna
chop down every tree
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
Build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
In the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
Stand up and be counted
Let your voice be heard
The warning bell has sounded
It's time to change the world
We don't have to
chop down every tree
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
And build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
In the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
I hear Mother Nature cry
(gentle music)
(projector running)
(acoustic music)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Mm hm
And they can almost see it
when they close their eyes
Except for the Californians
Everybody tryin' to
find heaven on earth
Chasing it down
for all they're worth
Oh yeah
Feels like something's missing
from the day of their birth
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growing
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
All in a Golden State of mind
And that's where you'll
find the Californians
And everybody
waitin' on Shangri-la
When the world outside
gets too blah blah
Oh yeah
Somethin' with a
little more cha cha cha
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
It's a different kind of life
But then no one else
is like the Californians
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
Where there's a
Golden State of mind
I believe you'll find
The Californians
Everybody lookin'
for a paradise
(majestic music)
(majestic music)
(thuds)
- Next item on the
agenda is Quail Ridge.
The project consists of
27 single family homes.
The developer, Gavin Ransom,
has submitted an application.
We will proceed now with
comments from the public.
- The plan is to
pave over 15 acres
of rare and sensitive habitat.
To build mansions
for rich people.
- That's the plan.
(crowd murmuring)
- My name is Eileen
Boatwright. (clapping)
I represent Wild Hope,
Earth Share, (clapping)
Voice for the Wilderness,
The Friends of Red Hill,
the Fish, Trees, Water Campaign,
and The Center for the Study
of Global Change dot org.
(applauding)
This project will
ravage the land.
Wipe out the wetlands.
And make barren our way of life.
When are you gonna stop
building, Mr. Ransom?
(crowd cheering)
- When people stop
buying, Miss Boatwright.
(crowd booing)
(gavel banging)
- This project will
result in the death
of a number of
endangered species.
They say the tiger
salamander is not there.
Well, I have in
this jar an embryo
taken from a vernal
pool on the property.
An embryo of the
tiger salamander!
- They dumped those
salamanders on the property.
(crowding yelling and clapping)
(gavel banging)
- Quiet, please.
Let's have the next
speaker, please.
(apprehensive music)
- Psst.
(crowd murmuring)
- Hello.
My name is Olive Ransom.
The blue oak trees that the
developer proposes removing
are of an unusual genotype.
They cannot be planted
elsewhere because
there are no genetically
identical propagules available.
- I read somewhere that
the blue oak is the most
prolific hardwood in
the state of California.
- Uh yes, but these
have a unique genotype.
- And there are two
million acres of them?
- Uh, they're not
identical to the ones
that are in the San Luis
Obispo, for example--
- Would you let him
ask the question
before you start answering?
- I was, I mean, I am--
- The one thing
removed are going to be
mitigated with cuttings
from other trees.
- Well, you can't take cuttings
from an oak tree.
You have to take it
from an acorn, and--
- But it's the most prolific
in the state of California.
- Well, they're not genetically
identical, you fool.
(gavel bangs)
- Next speaker, please.
(crowding grumbling)
- Thank you.
(languid music)
- All right, it's
been a long night,
let's get it over with.
There's, uh, one more
speaker on the list.
- We're all tense.
I'm Elton Tripp.
This is my daughter, Zoe.
We understand your fear
of rejecting this project.
It will be unpopular with
the business community.
You won't receive anticipated
campaign contributions
come election time.
Okay.
Instead of expressing
anger and blame,
let's try and decrease
the negativity.
(guitar strumming)
Walk through the meadow
Walk through the woods
Down by the river
And it smelled so good
There's so much magic there
Where everything grows
And nothing we've created
Even comes close
But still they want
to chop down every tree
- Their three minutes
are up, Mayor.
- Shh.
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
Build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
in the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
I hear Mother Nature cry
(crowd clapping and cheering)
(gavel banging)
- Let's bring this
hearing to a close.
Does the applicant wish
to address the council?
- Mr. Mayor,
members of the council.
There is a housing shortage.
We need to get under
construction ASAP.
- [Mayor] Thank you.
Do we have a motion?
- I make a motion to
approve the project.
- [Woman] I second the motion.
- [Mayor] We have a
motion and a second.
All in favor, say "aye".
- [All] Aye.
- All opposed.
Motion passed. (gavel bangs)
- Unbelievable.
(crowd grumbling)
- (claps) Yes.
(indistinct conversation)
- Thank you, Jerry,
Paula, Kevin, Alan.
- Buh bye. We'll be suing you.
- Oh, that's fine.
I've got a line item in
the budget for lawsuits.
- Hello.
You don't know me,
but I want to know you.
I-I can't speak to you now, but
will you meet me tomorrow?
- [Zoe] Tomorrow?
- Yes, it's
incredibly important.
And there are more of
us than you can imagine.
Here's my address.
When we're faced with a
holocaust of endangered species,
do we simply retreat?
Or are we awakened at the
very core of our being?
Will you please
meet me tomorrow?
Will you please?
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Oh, thank you.
(dramatic music)
(construction machines rumbling)
(pensive music)
- Yes, hello.
- [Deli Man] Hi.
- I would like to
get a salmon steak.
Uh, no, not that one.
The one behind it.
No, that's, that's the
one in front of it.
Go the other way.
No, the other way.
I meant, behind it
from my perspective.
- This one right here?
- So that would be
in front of it, from
your perspective.
Okay. No, no, no, no.
Just go one, no, just
go one to the right.
No, that's the one,
I just have to ask
you one question.
Is that wild?
- $129.29. Credit or ATM?
(pensive music)
- I knew you'd come.
I want to know you.
I felt that very strongly
when I heard you last night.
What a power.
What a power, Miss Tripp.
- I guess it is a power.
I mean, I can't
magically wave a wand
and make everything better,
but I can help create
awareness of the crisis.
- Where did you get
your passion for nature?
- Where did Joan of Arc
get her passion for France?
(laughs)
- I wish I could speak
in public, but I can't.
I've none of that
kind of talent.
I'm awkward and
embarrassed, and um...
I'm not a people person.
I don't have people skills.
But you, (chuckles)
you are an inspiration.
Will you join me?
Will you work with me,
and be my colleague,
and my partner, and my friend?
- (laughs) Maybe you
like me too much.
- Well, of course I do.
When I like, I like
too much, but...
I know, I need to slow down.
But developers are
planning buildings
all over this state.
And we need to rally the
communities to oppose them.
Help me.
There's nothing else in the
world that matters to me.
And I've dedicated
my life to this.
- So have I.
I really want to make
a difference but,
I live with my parents.
We have our work together.
- Your work?
- Our music.
We usually play weddings.
- You have a tremendous
gift. (chuckles)
And you need to use it.
You need to move
the world with it.
- Yeah, that's what I wanna do.
If we don't do the impossible,
we'll be faced with
the unthinkable.
Can I put my gum in there?
In here?
- Oh, no. Uh...
(knocking)
What are you doing here?
- Meeting the plumber.
Like you asked me to.
I recognize you from last night.
Zoe Tripp.
That's the price you
pay for celebrity.
- Oh, I know, I've
got lots of fans.
You should see
'em in Santa Cruz.
- Your performance
was so passionate,
you convinced me.
I'm gonna quit.
Soon as I make enough
money to retire. (laughs)
Tell me, you don't hate
developers personally, do you?
- I don't hate them.
I mean, I hate their
corruption and, and greed.
I feel sorry for them.
Actually, I've never met one.
- Well, you just did.
I'm Gavin Ransom.
- You guys are related?
- Yeah, we're identical twins.
- That's so cool.
- I could've listened
to you all night.
But you're gonna put
me out of business.
- That's the idea.
You're destroying
the environment.
- No, I'm enhancing the
environment with architecture.
- The world doesn't
need more architecture.
I run my dog in those hills.
You're threatening
dozens of species
who are major players in
the carbon cycle of life.
- I've had my eye on that
parcel for a long time.
- It isn't a parcel.
It's a place.
Anyway, I've gotta get
home, to Inverness,
while it's still there.
- But, I need to see you again.
I need to explain things to you.
- Yeah.
I'd like an explanation of
why you exploit the land.
- For profit.
- Isn't that a crime?
- No.
But you could get cited for
walking your dog off leash.
- I got it all cleared
out for you, lady,
but it's gonna keep clogging up.
You've got tree roots
growin' in your waste line.
Either cut down your tree,
or stop flushing your toilet.
Let the rivers
run into the sea
It's the right idea
(guitar strumming)
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you.
All right, we're gonna
take a short break.
- We're the Eco
Tripps, and remember,
if you're not part
of the solution,
you're part of the problem.
- Right on. (laughs)
- [Eileen] That's right.
You were good. (clapping)
- [Zoe] Thank you.
- [Olive] Hi.
- Hi.
- Oh, you were wonderful.
- Thank you.
- I haven't heard
anyone like her
since Joan.
- Joan of Arc? (chuckles)
- Biaz. I'm not that old.
(laughing)
- Zoe, this is
Eileen Boatwright.
She's kind of our
elder stateswoman.
- Makes me sound
like a bronze bust.
(laughing)
Well, you are our future.
Yes, you are.
- Oh.
- I'd like you to meet Mary Ann.
- Hey.
- Loved your set. Really good.
- Mary Ann's a guitarist.
- Really?
What kind of music do you play?
- All kinds. Yeah.
- She's being very modest.
She's, uh, got a
lot of experience
recording and
performing, and, uh,
she's interested in the issues.
- Did you bring your guitar?
- Yeah, I've got it right here.
- Cool.
- We seem to be building a
following. (coins jingling)
- Hey Dad, this is Mary Ann.
She's gonna sit in with us.
- Great. Thank you.
- [Zoe] Come on, Mary Ann.
- Thank you.
(guitar strumming)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Oh yeah
You can almost see it
when you close your eyes
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
Everybody's trying
to find Shangra-La
The world outside
gets too blah blah
Oh yeah
Something with a
little more cha cha cha
Except for the Californians
Big blue ocean
and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
- [Voiceover]
Classical 102.1 KDFC.
- [Voiceover] Imagine
the security of
a private gated community.
Imagine unique,
semi-custom, luxury estates.
- All with bay views.
Imagine gracious living and
active lifestyle amenities.
- [Voiceover]
Imagine Quail Ridge,
- where a lifetime of
memories awaits you.
Imagine Quail
Ridge, Quail Ridge.
(footsteps approaching)
- Gavin Ransom.
I haven't seen you
since big game.
You don't remember me.
I'm Luna Larson.
Olive's roommate in the dorms.
- It was Luna
Littlefield back then.
- My divorce is nearly final.
I've been living in Europe,
and staying with your sister
while I shop for a house.
- I'm building some
terrific new houses.
What are looking for?
- A pied-a-terre,
about 15 rooms.
Is it a good time to buy?
- Times couldn't be more right.
- Well, I'd love to
see your development.
- Let's touch base.
- I notice you're not
wearing a wedding ring.
Are you unmarried
or just unfaithful?
- Yes and no. (chuckles)
- Olive! You're brother's here.
Families are so fascinating.
You, a developer,
Olive, a vegetarian.
She's so full of
morality.
I'm glad I don't have
political opinions
that prevent me from
looking attractive.
- [Gavin] Mm.
- [Luna] Olive.
- Mm?
- You didn't tell me
Gavin was building homes.
I may want to buy one.
Tell me more.
- Gorgeous piece of land.
Beautiful bay view.
- That will be ruined forever.
- It's a gated community.
- A prison, a ghetto.
- Phase One features
executive homes
in four different styles,
Italian villa, French
chateau, mid-century modern,
Victorian farmhouse.
- It's a brilliant
architectural context.
- With four-car garages.
- Mm.
- Definitely an amenity.
- Yes, it's perfect
for a fleet of SUVs.
- Phase Three features
a golf course.
- Golf.
What an arrogant waste of space.
Dull men with their little
cups and their little balls.
- When does construction begin?
- Hello?
No, I didn't call.
No, wasn't me.
Who's dog?
Hold on.
Wisdom!
Come here, Wisdom! Wisdom!
(dog barking)
(heavy vehicles rumbling)
(indistinct shouting
and conversations)
(saws buzzing)
(hammers hammering)
Wisdom, come back here!
Wisdom!
(construction workers
speaking Spanish)
Wisdom.
- [Gavin] How come there
are only two columns
on the Italian villa?
- That's the way we designed it.
- I don't care
what you designed.
This is the Italian villa.
Uh...
are we selling
Cadillacs or Chevys?
This is Quail Ridge.
It isn't Pheasant Court.
Look, guys, you can cut
the pie into 11 pieces.
You can sell half the
pie or the whole pie.
We're selling the whole pie,
but all the crumbs in the
middle are falling out!
I want to see 50 columns.
That should look
like the Acropolis.
- That's Greek.
- Don't you get smart with me.
Add the columns.
- Ionic?
- No, I am not being Ionic.
Add the damn columns.
- How big are the tubs?
- So big, no faucet can fill it.
So, we designed a
system that uses
the horsepower from
the jacuzzi jets
to pump water into the tub.
And you can turn it on
from any room in the house.
- Is that Italian marble?
- Si, exactamente,
quarried in Rome.
- Has it been ordered?
- Uh, the marble?
- Yeah, the marble.
- Well, I never got the spec.
Did you get the spec?
- Nope.
- You spec it?
- We specced it.
- [Contractor] I never got it.
- [Architect] Are you
sure you specced it?
- We specced it.
It's right there on the plans.
There it is.
I knew it. We
definitely specced it.
- Well, that's not on my set.
What's the date on that set?
- [Architect] April 8th.
- [Contractor] Well, these
are stamped March 12th.
I never got that set.
- Okay, that marble's got
a lead time of six months.
I'm gonna be sittin'
on finished houses
that I can't move owners into
because some jackass drops
the ball on the specs.
Look, guys, the bus has
already left the station.
And we're chasing
it down the street.
I want to be at the next stop,
waiting for it to get there!
(dog barking)
- Wisdom!
Wisdom, come here right now!
(dog barking)
- Hey.
- [Zoe] Hey.
- I guess Wisdom's
not too smart, huh?
- She's usually really obedient.
I don't know why she's
acting like this.
- Profit, sit.
- Profit?
Even your dog's about money.
- Aw. He's very loving.
- She's fixed.
- Well, I'm glad you dropped by.
- I didn't drop by.
My dog ran off.
She's disoriented,
this used to be nature.
- Oh, it's still nature.
There's nothing
unnatural about concrete.
No, we're like little birds,
gathering twigs to build a nest.
It's a really nice
walk up on the ridge.
Come on, let's take the dogs.
- This used to be
a pristine valley.
Now it's full of people.
- What have you
got against people?
We're people.
- There are too many of us.
- Who should we get rid of?
- How about golfers?
You know, if we plow
under all the golf courses
and plant crops, we
could feed the world?
- Have you ever played?
- Hey, Gavin,
how's Quail Ridge coming along?
- Oh, we're approved.
Gonna meet with the
lender next week.
I heard you bought a
condo at Pheasant Court?
- Yep. Cashed in some chips.
Got more bang for the buck.
- Uh, she needs
a collared shirt.
- This is a colored shirt.
- A collared shirt.
Proper attire is required.
(thudding)
(muffled laughter and moans)
(Gavin laughing)
- Yes!
- Very nicely done.
- Thank you.
How'd I do?
- You shot a 91.
Not bad.
Next time, we'll
play the back nine.
(playful music)
- Ah, okay, Wisdom.
Here we go, you ready?
You ready? Here
we go, here we go!
Okay.
Here we go.
No, let me have it. (laughing)
Let's do the verse.
There's too much construction
They build more
buildings everyday
- What about too
much de-struction?
Too much de-struction.
- Of anything that's in the way.
- [Olive] That's
good, that's good.
(saw buzzing)
(hammering)
(yelling in Spanish)
- [Gavin] We're
tracking the marble?
- [Contractor] Yeah.
- [Gavin] Is it on a boat?
- Well, there's been a strike.
It's supposed to ship next week,
but that's what they
told me two weeks ago.
You know, if it was me,
I'd go to Home Depot
and get something in stock.
- If it was you,
you'd be building gas
stations in Phoenix.
(guitar strumming)
(indistinct conversations)
- [Sybill] Oh, god. (sighs)
Ahhh.
- You're tense.
- Ugh. I'm always tense
when I'm working pro bono.
- Uh. (chuckles nervously)
why don't we do it like this.
There.
Like that. Okay?
(laughing)
It's a new recipe.
I hope it turned out.
- Oh, it's so pretty.
Must be so nice to have
time for that sort of thing.
Vegan?
I don't eat dairy.
- Yes, they are.
- Raw?
- Raw?
- I don't eat cooked food.
It's been six years now and my
sense of smell and taste
are highly elevated.
It smells cooked.
- Well, it's not, I just
warmed up the plate.
- How warm did you warm it?
At 115 degrees, the
enzymes begin to die.
- Well, you can relax
because I warmed it at 112.
- No, thank you.
(indistinct conversation)
- Well, I'd like to welcome
each and every one of you
to this, our very
first meeting of the
Open Space Action Coalition.
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you.
Cloverdale!
A mall with office space.
Acres and acres
of paved parking.
- This town council
never met a development
it didn't like.
- It's on the Planning
Agenda for the 18th.
- Hello.
- Oh, hi!
- Hi. Gavin Ransom.
I'm looking for Zoe.
- Ransom. (laughs)
Suddenly, everybody I
meet is named Ransom.
- Well, if you mean Olive
Ransom, I'm her brother.
- No.
She is such great people.
She and Zoe are just
joined at the hip.
- Do you, uh, know where
their hips are right now?
Shouting out
from coast to coast
It's time for a
radical approach
Too much population
Too many people everywhere
And in a generation
There'll be another
billion of us here
Ants at the picnic
Crawling around on everything
Man, it's sickening
Come on, now, everybody sing
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
Shut 'em down
from coast to coast
- We have the
motion and a second.
All those favor of the
project, say "aye".
All opposed.
- [All] Nay.
(exuberant cheering)
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
(clapping and cheering)
- Hi, everybody,
sorry we're late.
- Oh, you're not late.
You're just in time for dessert.
- Sweet.
- Of course it is.
- Check it out.
I want you to hear this
new song I'm writing.
I really love the way
it's coming together.
I'm making the best music
I've ever made in my life.
- Dad, we have to talk.
- Yeah, who's the mob?
- That's Marion Pardon,
he's a producer.
He's offering me a record deal.
- Offering you a record a deal?
That's great. (chuckles)
You know, the, uh,
A&R guy at Sony
is waiting for our demo.
- Dad, you've been saying
that since I was 14.
- What about my career?
- They want me to go solo.
- Solo.
Well, you know, for
you to be selfish
and just think about
yourself right now is,
is probably a really
good thing, I mean--
- It's a marketing decision.
- Marketing, yeah,
right, yeah, ca-ching,
bring in the focus group, yeah.
Find the right demographic,
hit your target audience,
yeah, it's good for
the bottom line.
I played the Bottom Line once,
It was, uh, it was in New York.
- That's Marion Pardon.
I like his aura.
Calmly active,
and actively calm.
It is such a pleasure
to welcome him,
and you, Olive, under
our wellness umbrella.
- Hello.
- [Zoe] Hi.
- It's good to see you, Zoe.
- You too. Thanks for coming.
- Oh, my pleasure.
- Um, so, that's Olive.
My mentor, I was
telling you about.
- Oh, yeah, okay.
- Yeah, so you should say hi.
- [Marion] All right.
- All right.
- [Marion] Bye, darling.
- [Zoe] Hi.
- Hey, Zoe.
- [Marion] Hello. Hello.
- [Lenora] Hello.
- Hi.
I'm, uh, Marion Pardon, and, uh,
Zoe's told me so much
about you, and, and...
hello.
- Hi.
- I, um, (clears
throat) do you follow
the music scene at all?
- No, not at all.
- Oh, wow, because, you
know, there really are
a lot of pretty, young
girl singers out there.
- I didn't say that
they're weren't,
I just said I'm not interested.
- Look, I'm in the
music business,
and I gotta tell
you, that Zoe, wow.
Zoe is got somethin' unique
and charismatic and...
(sighs) so, uh, look,
I can tell that you
have a lot of
influence over her.
I hope that you
don't hold her back.
- What if I have the gift,
and I just have the courage
in this life to express it?
I shouldn't be asking, (laughs)
"What if I'm not good enough?"
What if I am good enough?
- I want to do
something big with Zoe.
A recording contract, a
concert at Coleman Hall,
an international tour--
- Are you interested
in the issues?
Protecting the land
and the environment,
protecting endangered species?
- Some of my favorite animals
are endangered species.
- My point is, are you
sympathetic to our cause?
- I can be sympathetic
to a lot of things.
Is that what you want
from me, sympathy?
Or...
look, I can market her music.
- You feel there's a market
for songs of protest,
songs about the environment?
- Oh, man. (laughs)
You help me get her into
the recording studio,
and leave the rest to me.
- We'll give you eight bars,
and let's give it a go.
- She will not be exploited.
She will not be Brittany Spears.
She will be Joan of Arc.
- I think Brittany sold
more records than Joan.
They mechanize and modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertise and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Brutalize, pulverize,
terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Rationalize it's legalized
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
That is so great.
It's incredible to find people
who will explore with me.
You're like lanterns,
throwing me a bigger
circle of light.
- Hey, hey, sorry to interrupt.
You guys are so great.
It sounds so, like
you're in such a groove.
Right on.
Hey, look at this.
Eco singer, Zoe Tripp. (laughs)
- Wow.
- Who's hot?
She will fill the open spaces
of Coleman Hall with music
in a benefit for the Open
Space Action Coalition,
all proceeds will go to
prevent further development.
- (laughs) I've been so
wrapped up in my music,
I haven't even thought
about the environment.
- I think about it all the time.
I feel it, here.
- You are my conscience.
- And you are my voice,
and together we will sing.
Right on, sister.
Ow.
- You're over budget
and behind schedule.
- Well, we had delays
beyond my control.
- Carpet in?
- Well, there was a,
a flood at the mill.
- What about the windows?
- Uh, that order was on a
forklift that fell in the bay.
- Where are the doors?
- Well, the truck driver got
hauled away for back alimony,
and then they impounded
the whole payload.
Do you know anybody at
the sheriff's office?
I need you to sign
the change orders,
and I need you to pay
these past due invoices.
- Hey, can you do me a favor?
Can you hold off the
subs for a little while?
The offers are rolling
in on Phase One.
As soon as we sell
that first one,
the bank's gonna
release the funds.
- Gavin, there you are.
I've been looking
all over for you.
We need to schedule
the open house.
- The marble hasn't come in yet.
- I want to move as
fast as possible.
There are indications that
the market is turning.
- What do you mean?
- I thought we had
a bunch of offers.
- There was a flurry of
activity at the start,
but the volume of calls has
dropped practically to zero.
- Well, then change
the ad campaign.
Imagine a lifestyle,
imagine amenities,
imagine your memories,
where everything awaits you.
The charm of yesteryear,
but brand new.
Ideal for entertaining,
or hiding away.
Secluded location,
close to everything.
Loaded with
technology to program
the vintage romance
of a simple life.
- This is great.
- Oh.
- Good afternoon,
Miss Boatwright.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- [Eileen] Ah.
- Are you all right?
- Oh, I'm perfectly fine.
- Why don't, uh...
why don't you take
a rest for a bit?
- Oh, yeah, I think I will.
Oh. (breathing heavily)
Thank you.
What are you doing here?
- Waiting for Zoe.
- Well, she won't
be back for a while.
We're protesting
another project.
- Well, give 'em hell.
- Oh, we will.
I just came back to
get the building plans.
She knocked your
socks off, didn't she?
- Yes, she did.
- Don't you think she's right?
- Yes.
- You agree with her opinions?
- I'm not convinced
they are her opinions.
- You're a fighter.
Got such marvelous...
I like that.
Oh. If I were 10 years younger.
- Will you put in
a good word for me?
She doesn't like developers.
- Well, you're not
just any developer.
- [Gavin] I'm not?
- You're hot.
- (laughing) Ha!
- Used to be so many
more birds up here.
Humph. Maybe I'm looking
too hard. (chuckles)
Yesterday, I smelled
a flower too hard,
and I passed out. (laughing)
Oh, well, guess who
was there to help me?
- Who?
- Gavin.
Oh, he's so thoughtful.
- It's too bad his
thoughts are all wrong.
- I think he's sexy.
- [Zoe] I could
never have a friend
whose politics I disagree with.
- Well, don't mistake
your head for your heart.
(elegant classical music)
(indistinct conversations)
- So glad you like it.
There he is.
Gavin.
I'd like you to
meet the developer.
This is Gavin Ransom.
This is Ken and Cindy Putterman.
- This is terrific.
When I saw that family
room with the two TVs
behind the bar, I mean,
that's us. (laughs)
I'm in the office
15 hours a day.
I don't need a house
that's gonna waste my time.
And I can afford to pay
a little more than most.
Thank you, God. (laughing)
You guys have gone
the extra mile.
You've gone through
the brain damage
to figure out who we are.
Great job.
- Thank you very much.
- Oh, honey, look.
- Congratulations.
I'm drawing up papers they're
going to sign tonight.
- Yes.
- (knocking) Geez, betcha
this could withstand
a peasant revolt. (laughs)
(classical piano music)
- I'd like to put
down a deposit.
- Well, did you
bring your checkbook?
- Wouldn't fit in my purse,
there's too much
money in the account.
- Hm.
- I just came from
a fabulous party.
A benefit for some
dreadful disease
I can't recall the name of
but the party was such fun,
I hope more people
come down with it.
- Mid-century modern.
Floor plan exactly
like the others.
- So I've noticed.
I suppose there's a
cost savings in that.
- Oh, hell, yeah.
The less these guys have
to think, the better.
- Ma'am? Sir?
- You have a...
a little...
on your, uh.
- Thank you.
Only, uh,
intimate friends would point
out something like that.
(laughs nervously)
- So, what is your time
frame for buying a house?
- Well, it's on the fast-track.
Olive has moved in
her little protege.
My living situation
is unbearable.
- Her protege?
- Zoe.
The shrieking violet.
- Zoe moved in with Olive?
- Oh god, don't tell me
you've joined the cult.
- Oh, let's just say I'm...
a fan.
I wish I had a beautiful
voice to express myself.
But I can only build. (sighs)
- You're a clever guy.
I'm sure you could
do lots of things.
Sorry.
I'll try to decrease
the negativity.
That sounds like Dad.
"Decrease the negativity."
(chuckles)
- Sometimes I get
phrases stuck in my head.
- Yeah? Yours or other people's?
- I'm just really
scared that I'm gonna
say something stupid.
- If I had your voice, I
would say whatever I wanted.
- You do say whatever you want.
You've got confidence.
- Yeah, well, it gets me
into trouble sometimes.
- What do I have
to do to get you
to stop building on open space?
I mean, why can't you
just build in cities?
- Okay.
We can compromise.
- That's not even a word
in Olive's dictionary.
- (chuckles) Well, she's
got a lifestyle to protect.
Anyway, Quail Ridge will
probably be my last job.
I'm gonna make so much
money, I can retire.
- Retire?
Why, so you can
play golf all day?
- No, so I can go to
all your concerts.
(rock music)
- Hey, keep up the
good work in sales.
(indistinct conversation)
- Seems like anymore
the whole world is
far too motorized
and televized
and fertilized
and well, considering
that it used to be
such a beautiful garden,
far too metamorphosized.
Mechanize and modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertize and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Fertilize, pulverize,
terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Rationalize it's legalized
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
Some day
Those ivory towers
will all fall down
- What's Gavin doing here?
- I assumed he came with you.
Why don't you marry him?
Move into one of his houses,
kill two birds with one stone.
- I thought you
wanted to save birds.
Stigmatize and scrutinize
It's time we revolutionized
- She's the one who invited him.
- Who's she?
- Zoe, of course.
- She wouldn't have invited him.
- Are you sure?
- What do you mean?
- He lusts after her.
- She drinks.
Will all fall down
All fall down
All fall down
- (clapping) Woo!
(weak clapping)
- Thank you.
Um, I wrote that
song together with
a very special
person who has been
a great influence in my life,
and she's here tonight,
and I would like
to introduce her,
Olive Ransom.
(weak applause)
- Who's that, her mother?
- Uh, this, this next song is
an open letter to developers
to stop paving,
stop plowing under,
stop building and
building until you've
made our planet unhealthy
for all living things
by turning it into
a global strip mall.
- Lighten up, will you?
We came to party!
- I'd like to lighten up,
but there's holocaust
of species going on.
- Do you even know
what this company does?
- What?
- We're systems designers
for new construction.
Play some AC/DC.
(guitar strumming)
- You know, you shouldn't
drink on an empty head.
- Shut up.
- Did you just
tell me to shut up?
(indistinct shouting)
(music volume builds)
(indistinct arguing
and scuffling)
It's time for a
radical approach
- Get me out of here.
(indistinct talking)
They hated me.
- Oh, they just wanted music,
not a message.
You should do some cover songs.
- I've never felt
angry like that before
while I was singing.
I hope that doesn't
happen at Coleman Hall.
- Coleman Hall?
- The benefit concert for the
Open Space Action Coalition.
- Uh huh.
- Olive and Marion
Pardon set it up.
- Uh huh.
- Thank you.
It's more our crowd.
- It's their crowd.
They're exploiting
a natural resource.
You.
- It's a good cause, Gavin.
It needs a voice.
- You have a
beautiful voice, Zoe.
You don't need a cause.
- Hey.
- [Olive] Hi.
- Sorry, I didn't
realize how late it was.
I was just getting some air.
- Did you invite him?
- Gavin?
- Mm hm.
- Yeah, they asked me if
I wanted to invite anyone,
so I put him on the list.
- Who else did you
put on the list?
- No one.
- It must've been a
pretty short list.
- Why are you so
suspicious of him?
- I'm not suspicious of him.
I don't even think about him.
He means nothing to me.
- He's your brother, Olive.
Take it easy.
- Well, it's not
so easy to take.
You know what your problem is?
You don't hate developers.
- And you do.
That's why they
hated us tonight.
The lyrics are angry.
- We're not here to entertain.
- But that's what
I do, I entertain.
- Look, this venue,
it was a mistake.
And I'm sorry,
but we'll put it behind us.
- Okay, you guys,
we're outta here.
Thank you. Goodnight.
- [Olive] I'm sorry.
- Bye.
- Out of all the
millions of women,
he had to choose you.
Why?
When you're against
everything that he stands for.
- He likes me.
- I like you.
- I know.
- Great curb appeal.
Real pride of ownership.
The Garage Mahal.
- Wow.
- Exactly.
The wow factor.
Impact on entry.
This is the Italian villa model.
- I feel like I'm in Italy.
- This is supposed to turn on
the preset lighting
display. (beeps)
(water gurgling)
That's not it.
Maybe it's this one. (beeping)
(laughing) There's
actually even one here
that, uh, fills up the bathtub.
(phone auto-dialing)
Ah, yeah, it's Gavin.
Well, the problem,
every time I come
into Lot number three
and try to turn on the
lights, the fountain goes off.
Well, maybe you could
have the electrician
come and fix it now.
Thank you.
You know, I'm thinking about
keeping this one for myself.
- To live in, all alone?
- Oh, I hope not.
(sighs)
- This bedroom's huge.
- It's actually a closet.
- I thought they only
had bathrooms like
this in Las Vegas.
- Vegas and Italy.
You want to see a work of art?
Watch this.
(water gurgling)
(Zoe laughs)
This thing was working
yesterday. Uh...
the water pressure's
usually like a,
like a fire hose.
- You know, Olive
has low-flow toilets.
You have to flush
'em like five times.
- Hey, let me ask you something.
Your music.
Has it always been,
uh, so political?
- It's not political.
It's spiritual.
- But did you ever
write a love song?
I mean, you have such
a beautiful voice.
The first time I heard you sing,
I was moved.
- Thanks.
Maybe you have to be in
love to write a love song.
(pipes rumbling)
(water blasting)
- Hey!
- [Zoe] Oh my god! (laughing)
(romantic piano music)
I don't know why
I love you like I do
I don't know why
I just do
I don't why
You thrill me like you do
I don't know why
You just do
You never seem to want my
Romancing
The only time you hold me
Is when we're dancing
I don't know why
I love you like I do
I don't why
I just do
(romantic music)
- I think I'm in love
with oysters. (laughing)
- (laughing) Well, they
are an aphrodisiac.
- I can see why.
There's a chemical
expression for every emotion.
At a purely chemical level,
our consciousness and
emotions affect our cells.
The matrix,
the connective tissue that
form our body structure--
are not created in isolation
from our thoughts.
Our--
The force of our
emotions can be more
difficult to overcome the
resistance of our muscles.
(romantic music)
(frog croaking)
(clock ticking)
Early morning light
Up before the sun
Coloring the sky
Look at what you've done
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin,
the Puttermans decided
to hold off on signing
until the marble comes in.
Any new word on that?
Let me know ASAP, the
ball's in our court.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Hey Gavin, it's
Jim Franklin, at the bank.
There are no more funds
in any of the line items
on your last draw request.
The loan is out of balance
and the credit committee
wants to meet you on site, ASAP.
We need to hear from you.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin, every
sub on this job is owed money.
They think the
project's gone south.
They're not coming back
until they get paid.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Mr.
Ransom, this is Annie
at Delco Plumbing Supply.
We're a small,
family-run business,
and this is putting
a real strain us.
Since you haven't
returned my calls,
we're going to file a
lean against Quail Ridge
in the amount of the
six unpaid invoices.
(beeping)
- [Voiceover] Gavin, the
Pendergrass deal fell apart.
The Mosley's are not buyers.
Listen, the bottom line is,
the houses cost too much.
- Looks like you had
a few cost overruns.
- [Gavin] Nothing unusual.
- Bottom line is the
interest reserve is dried up.
There are no more funds.
- Well, we had a couple
sales fall through.
But things are gonna pick up.
- What's the exit strategy?
- We need to approach this
as a workout situation.
We're taking over the project.
- You mean you're
gonna foreclose?
- [Banker Woman] You
guaranteed the loan.
- [Banker Man] You're
personally on the hook.
- [Banker Woman] You'll
need to submit a statement
of all your assets.
- Gavin, the bank's not gonna
just roll over on this one.
- I was thinking about keeping
the Italian villa for myself.
- [Banker Man] I
just don't see that
as being realistic
at this point.
(clears throat)
(laughs)
- What's so funny?
- This smiling
Quail Ridge family.
They're like actors.
- They're models.
Actors in photographs.
- So packaged and phony.
- It's called selling.
- I could never sell anything.
- Uh, FYI, you're one of the
best that I've ever seen.
- What are you talking about?
- You are a packaged commodity.
You are a commercial venture.
First, your parents
tried to develop you,
and then Olive came on the scene
with a certain level
of professionalism
and refined the product.
She wrote up a business plan
and launched a joint
venture with Marion Pardon
to explode the marketplace.
You are being
manufactured and sold.
- Those are horrible
things to say to me.
- Well,
the truth is painful.
- I'm not selling anything.
I'm trying to get
our message across.
- It's not your message.
It's their message.
You're just a mouthpiece
for a neurotic woman.
- Why do you want to be with
me if you hate what I do?
- It's not what they
do, it's what they do.
See, Zoe, you're an artist.
You create.
Olive...
she's an obstructionist.
She prevents creation.
Can't you see that?
- Yeah.
I can see.
You've made it perfectly clear.
- What do you see?
- That you two have a talent.
A dangerous talent.
The power of persuasion.
You take any situation
and flip it around
until you get what you want.
Everyone can see it,
even Eileen Boatwright.
And if you want
something you're way,
people better look out.
People like me.
- Oh.
Come on, we live in
an age of hypocrisy.
We respect failure,
we resent achievement.
- Oh, that makes me
feel so much better.
Now, let me tell you something.
And I've never felt more
certain of anything in my life.
We live in an age of conscience.
(door slams)
(knocking)
- [Gavin] Oh, Zoe.
I'm, I'm sorry.
- Gavin.
- [Gavin] Yeah.
- Gavin Ransom.
- [Gavin] Yeah.
- Here you go.
(gloomy music)
- Gavin.
What are you doing here?
Speculating in the neighborhood?
- I need to see Zoe.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- I'm going back to Europe.
- I need to see Zoe.
- Well, you could at least ask
me where in Europe I'm going.
- What difference does
it make once you leave?
- Where's Zoe?
- They've gone away.
I'm just happy not to
hear all that yodeling.
- Come on, Luna.
You know where she is.
Olive is hiding her someplace.
(waves crashing)
Early morning light
Up before the sun
Coloring the sky
Look at what you've done
- That's a love song.
- It is not.
- It is so.
And what's wrong with that?
- We have work to do.
- Oh, you're such
a stick in the mud.
- I'm not a stick in the mud.
- You're a stick in the mud.
- [Zoe's Voiceover] Dear Gavin,
we're at Eileen's beach
house up the coast.
The sound and the
smell of the ocean
have given me insight.
The concert at Coleman Hall
is not about selling politics.
It's about celebrating nature.
And that's why I have to sing.
Please respect my decision.
I hope we can remain friends.
I had oysters last night.
(waves crashing,
seagulls cawing)
- Oh, my, time for my medicine?
- Is that it?
How much do you take?
- A couple of squirts.
It's homeopathic.
- Oh, I don't doubt it.
- I thought you
were Zoe. (laughs)
Boy, she really got
to ya, didn't she?
Will you be staying
with us? Hm? Hm?
- I don't think the
girls will let me.
- Eileen! It's time
to take your medicine.
- Woohoo! Woohoo! I've got you
the most beautiful flowers.
- When did you wash up?
- I was just passing through.
Thought I'd stop in.
I hope I'm not
interrupting anything.
- Oh, passing through.
Look at these pretty
little flowers.
Pretty little bouquet.
- I have to talk to you.
- You shouldn't have come here.
- There's some things
I want to say to you.
- She's heard it all before.
- No, she hasn't.
- [Olive] Yes, she has.
- No, she hasn't.
- Yes, she has!
- No, she hasn't!
- Yes, she has!
- Listen, I don't
want to be difficult.
But I just drove a very
long way to talk to you.
Can I have five minutes?
Can I talk to you
for five minutes?
- Let me see those.
- The weather's terrible here.
- It's typical for the beach.
- You know that a mile
inland, it's sunny?
- (laughs) Is that what you
came here to talk about?
The weather?
- No, I came to
present a proposal.
- Proposal?
- Of marriage.
- Why would you want to
marry a packaged commodity?
- I love the packaging.
I love what's inside.
I love you.
(chuckles)
- Hey, you smell
Wisdom, don't you?
Prophet. (laughs)
- You didn't drown him, did you?
(laughing)
Huh?
(sighs)
- So...
he tracked you down
like an animal.
What does he want?
- He asked me to marry him.
- Doesn't he know
that you hate him?
- I don't hate him.
We have some bridging to do.
Between the spiritual
and the worldly.
- That is such a
bunch of bullshit!
- Don't yell at me.
Help me.
- From the minute
he heard your voice,
he was determined to destroy it.
The way he destroys
everything that is beautiful,
the land, your voice, and...
our friendship.
Now, he wants to take
you away from me.
He doesn't love you.
He wants to own you.
And if he can't own you,
he will hate you.
- [Gavin] We would
like to book the
ocean-view penthouse suite,
and we'd like the prepared with
champagne on ice
and a dozen oysters.
- [Zoe] What are you doing?
- That's impossible.
(clears throat)
Could you run it
through again, please?
Mm hm, I see.
Thank you.
(sighs)
That's great.
Well, we can $47 of fun.
- Is there something
you're not telling me?
- I'm wiped out! (laughs)
Oh, I had everything
going for me.
Everything was going my way.
Pressed my luck.
I got greedy.
I'm a failure.
I don't even recognize myself!
I don't know who I am.
Who am I? (laughs)
- It's just money.
- It's not just money!
I mean, don't you get
it, don't you see?
It's who I am!
(sighs)
(waves crashing)
(melancholic music)
(gloomy music)
- I need to see her.
- [Olive] She's not here.
- Where is she?
- I'm not gonna tell you.
- Of course not.
I'll have to find her myself.
- You'll never find her!
- Are you so desperate to
find some meaning in your life
that you're willing
to destroy hers?
- Don't you talk to
me about destruction.
That's the meaning of your life.
- It's a construction company,
not a destruction company.
And California was built by
courageous entrepreneurs!
Not people getting in
touch with themselves!
- California was built by
a bunch of greedy lowlifes,
drunk on gold fever who
slaughtered the natives
and devastated the land
just to make a quick buck.
You fit right in!
- What have you got
against profit, Olive?
You think Shakespeare
would've written his plays,
you think Beethoven would
have composed his symphonies,
if he wasn't gettin' paid?
- God help us.
If you're comparing Quail
Ridge to Beethoven's Ninth.
- Why do you have to
be against everything?
Why can't you be for something?
- I'm for the bank
seizing your assets
and putting you out of business.
I'm for starting a
movement that's gonna
stop construction in
the state of California.
- By singing? (laughs)
- Yes, by singing.
We're a community.
- Well, then get up and sing!
Just leave her out of it!
And this isn't about
the community, Olive.
This is about you and me.
And the fact that we're both
in love with the same girl.
(indistinct conversations)
- What is the mission statement
of the Open Space
Action Coalition?
- I don't know. (camera clicks)
- (chuckles) Uh, your
face is on the posters.
What do you consider
the most valuable way
for an environmentalist
to spend his or her time
in the fight against developers?
- I'm not a fighter.
I'm a singer.
I love nature,
but I don't hate
developers, personally.
Actually, I have a
really close friend
whose a developer.
(camera clicks)
- Really? Friend of a developer.
(camera clicks) Wonderful.
- Hello. Thank you,
enjoy the show.
(crowd clapping and
chattering indistinctly)
- She looks really scared.
Is she gonna be okay?
- She's gonna be...
I don't know, I've never
seen her like this.
Maybe she has stage fright.
- She can't have stage fright.
There's too many
people out there.
(clapping rhythmically)
- Who's Ga-vine?
(clapping rhythmically)
Calm down, relax.
I'll talk to them, okay?
Get ready.
(clapping and cheering)
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Uh, Zoe just wants
me to tell you
that she loves
you all very much,
and she's excited
to come out here!
(crowd clapping and cheering)
You know how it is
with, with singers,
she's doing her hair, she's,
she's (crowding booing)
doing her warm-up exercises.
No, no, seriously.
(booing) She's...
She's meditating, she's
relaxing the vocal chords.
And if you could just
shut up, (booing loudly)
she'll calm out her in a second.
(loud booing)
- Oh, wait, what are you--
- [Zoe] Dad.
- You really think
that's a good, uh...
- She'll be right
out. I promise you.
(booing and clapping
rhythmically)
(chanting Zoe and clapping)
(clapping and cheering)
- Hey, brothers and sisters.
A lot of tension in the room.
Tell ya what.
Let's all take a deep breath,
exhale,
let out all that tension.
Let's try to tap into the love
that we were all feeling when
we first came here tonight.
Feel the love. (light clapping)
(guitar strumming)
Little boxes on the hillside
All made out of ticky-tacky
Little boxes, little boxes
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one
And a pink one
And a blue one
and a yellow one
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they look just the same
(crowd laughing)
- Hi.
I'm here to see Miss Tripp.
My name is Gavin Ransom.
Can you please tell
her that I'm here?
- That's impossible.
- With all due respect, Officer,
I don't think it's
your job to determine
who can see Miss Tripp.
Can you please tell
her that I'm here?
- You're the one she
wants to keep out.
- Miss Tripp wants
to keep me out?
- No, the other one, Olive.
- Oh, that's insane!
- Yeah?
That's how she described you.
You better quiet down.
- Look, I need to speak to her.
It's extremely important.
- It's always
extremely important.
Now, if you don't get up
there and find a seat,
you're gonna miss the concert.
There's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they all
look just the same
(crowd cheering)
- (pounding) Zoe!
No, I just need to
make sure she's okay.
- She's just fine!
- [Gavin] Zoe!
(pounding) Zoe!
- [Guard] Do what you're told!
- Just let me talk to
him, for one minute.
- If you go out there and sing,
he'll know you're okay.
- I'm not okay!
- Zoe! (pounding)
It's Gavin, can you hear me?
Zoe! Can you hear me? (pounding)
- Fine, I'll do it.
- Great, great.
- [Gavin] I want to
make sure you're okay!
- You're going to be great.
Come on.
There's a green one
And a pink one
And a blue one
And a yellow one
And they're all made
out of ticky-tacky
And they all look
just the same
(crowd cheering and clapping)
- Peace.
Save the planet.
- [Crowd] Zoe! Zoe! Zoe! Zoe!
(clapping and cheering)
(clapping and cheering)
(ominous music)
(upbeat music)
(band stops playing)
- I'm gonna do a new
song that I wrote.
(clapping)
It's about issues,
but not The Issues.
And I'd like to dedicate it
to a close friend of mine
who has gone through
a lot lately.
He's had a rough time of it.
He thinks he's down
on his luck, but...
he doesn't know how wrong he is.
And the irony is,
he's a developer.
(crowd booing)
- [Heckler] Zoe, you suck!
(crowd booing)
(upbeat music)
All I want is to
get away from here
Jump into the
car and disappear
Keep on driving til
the coast is clear
So, come on, go with me
Down by the deep blue sea
Oh, that's all I want
Barefoot in the sand
Holding your hand
Workin' on my tan
That's my big plan
And it's all I want
Forget about the
drag-down world
Today I'm just another girl
Oh, that's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
(crowd clapping and cheering)
- Thank you.
(slow tender music)
- Hey, uh...
hey, could everybody...
could, uh, could
everybody sit down?
Listen, this is a
song that I wrote
and, uh, it's called
"Ivory Towers".
It seems like anymore
that this whole world
is far too motorized
and televized
and fertilized,
and considering
that this used to be
such a beautiful garden,
far too metamorphosized.
(guitar strumming)
(crowd shouting)
They mechanize, modernize
Monopolize and colonize
Advertize and sermonize
Commercialize and merchandize
Brutalize, pulverize
Terrorize, moralize
Anesthetize and penalize
Then rationalize
it's legalized
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
They hypnotize, paralize
Patronize and sterilize
Synthesize, neutralize
Deodorize then euthanize
They vulgarize, plagiarize
Jeopardize, vaporize
They stigmatize, scrutinize
It's time we revolutionize
Some day those ivory towers
(crowd cheering)
Will all fall down
I theorize if we improvise
Agonize and visualize
To liberalize, politicize
We mobilize the victimized
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day those ivory towers
Will all fall down
Some day
(birds tweeting)
Everybody's
looking for paradise
A place in the sun
where the weather's nice
Oh yeah
You can almost see it
when you close your eyes
Except for the Californians
And everybody's trying
to find heaven on earth
Chasing it down
for all they're worth
Oh yeah
Something's missin' from
the day of their birth
Except for the Californians
There's a big blue
ocean and a deep blue sky
Oranges growin'
in your own backyard
Green giants on
the Redwood Highway
I'm in a Golden State of mind
I believe you'll
find the Californians
Too much advertising
Of all the crap
that we don't need
And it's not surprisin'
We grow up admiring greed
Still, it seems fantastic
Our way of life is such a hit
Junk food and plastic
We're covering the
earth with all that shit
It's time for a
radical approach
Let's hit 'em where
it hurts the most
Shut 'em down
from coast to coast
It's time for a
radical approach
Still they wanna
chop down every tree
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
Build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
In the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
Stand up and be counted
Let your voice be heard
The warning bell has sounded
It's time to change the world
We don't have to
chop down every tree
Bulldoze every flower
Dam every stream
And build more concrete towers
So much beauty lost
In the blink of an eye
I hear Mother Nature cry
I hear Mother Nature cry