Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000) - full transcript

Here we come, walkin'
down the street

We get the funniest looks
from every one we meet

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
and people say we monkey around

But we're too busy singing
to put anybody down

We're just tryin' to be friendly,
come and watch us sing and play

We're the young generation,
and we've got something to say

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
you never know where we'll be found

So you better get ready,
we may be comin' to your town

I'm not really getting this. Um, okay.
Lay it out for me one more time.

Okay. Okay, look.
It's a TV show about young musicians.

We see our guys just
hanging around the pad.



What, they got a beach
house or something?

Sure! Whatever! But no, no, it's
about their lives, you know?

And the gigs they're playing,
the girls they are dating.

All of it. But the thing is,
we're gonna release the music too.

Like they do on Friends
and Ally McBeal?

Exactly! Only our guys
are performers, you know?

Like um, the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC.
And they'll tour.

A TV show with younger demos.
CD sales, concert tours?

Yes! I'm telling you,
it's a merchandiser's wet dream.

Can we find the guys? I mean, you're talking

about musicians and actors.
Funny, able to sing?

It's Hollywood;
these guys fall off trees.

This is so different.

This is millennium stuff,
totally cutting edge!



And you're sure that this
has never been done before?

Never.

This is so 1965.

You really think people
will go for it?

The kids will;
it's what they've been waiting for!

A far out show! The American Beatles.

And we'll sell albums too?

Of course. It's revolutionary.
A hit TV show about a band.

Clean-cut American boys?

No way! Wild boys!

Now, Van, you know the network's gonna
be a little nervous if it's too wild.

They should be nervous.
It's what's gonna make it huge.

See, Hollywood has this thing about making
pictures that talk down to teenagers.

What we're gonna do is find the
real voice of the American teens.

Not like this guy.
Like much hipper, you know, happening.

Hand me a soda.

Alright, just listen to me
for one second, okay?

I'm telling you, Peter,
you should go audition for this thing.

I mean, you sing, you play, and you're
funny, man. This could be really big.

An American Beatles? How can you make
A Hard Day's Night into a TV show?

It's about four musicians.
It's us, man.

Nah, I'm not an actor.
I just wanna play in a band.

You hitchhiked here from New York,
you're washing dishes at a diner,

and you can't even pay your rent.
What's to lose?

The uniform. Do you know what kind
of chick magnet this apron is?

Do you see how funny you are?

So what time should I pick you up?
About two?

Um, make it three so that I can do the
laundry across the street after I'm done.

Honey, you can't take our
laundry into an audition.

Why not? It's TV. It's not like
anybody takes this stuff seriously.

If you don't want the job,
why bother going at all?

Because I told you; I'm hoping
they'll let me write songs for 'em.

Besides, maybe if I'm nice,
they'll give me some change for the dryer.

Can I help you?

Auditions?

You're here for the auditions?

I dunno, I'm like, I'm ready
to just chuck it in, you know?

And I'm a Broadway actor.

What do I know about being a rock and
roller? I can't even play an instrument.

? Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya ?

And... thank you.
That was... fabulous.

The scary thing is he's one
of the best that we've seen.

Do you see what we're up against?

And that means someone has
to create their sound.

And you want that person to be me.

Donny, you're the man
with the golden ear.

The biggest hitmaker in the business right
now. We don't just want you; we need you.

And I'd have full
creative control?

You're working with some of the best
songwriters in the business right now:

Carole King, Neil Diamond,
Neil Sedaka, Boyce and Hart.

We trust you, Donny.
That's why we want you.

But, I pick the guys.
The wildest, the most original.

To tell you the truth, it doesn't
really matter to me who these boys are.

You give me a free hand,

and I'll have them outselling
the Beatles in six months.

You can count me in, gentlemen.

? Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya ?

? Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya... ?

This is just, uh...
Look at me, I'm shaking.

I hear they're really putting
guys through the ringer in there.

Ah, man, I've been doing this so long,
I hardly even notice anymore.

Really? This is my first.

You're Corky, right?

Corky the Circus Boy.
I loved you, man!

Yeah, well, I was a lot
cuter when I was ten.

Yeah. You were a star.
You had your own TV series,

and... you still gotta
audition for this stuff?

At this point? I'm your
average, out-of-work,

starving college student
with no direction in life.

Oh. Cool. Oh.

Hey, hey. Don't be nervous, okay?
Don't be nervous. You look the part.

Yeah.

And I dig your boots.

Yeah, I like 'em too.

Next!

Oh! Okay.

Good luck.

Corky. Hi.

Those are great boots.

Thank you.

No. I'm kidding.
Take a seat.

Yeah.

Babe, those are terrible boots.
What, are you two related?

Ha ha ha. Do you want me to, um,
read the lines that I have here?

Sure. Yeah.
But actually, first tell me where did

you get those stupid boots?
Did you lose a bet?

Yeah, uh, they're nice red boots, and...

Hey! Hey! How'd it go?

Don't go in there, Corky.
He's crazy!

Next, please!

Checkmate!

You've played this gambit before.

And just to let you know,
even though flunkee and

Monkee sound the same,
actually very different things.

Ah! Well, I asked for an actor,
not a leprechaun, so maybe the next time

you send me somebody, you can do your job!

How's that for an idea? Yeah!

Alright. Now, what's this here all
about because, uh, you can see,

I got a little bag of laundry to do, so,
mm, 'bout how long is this gonna take?

Hold on.

I'm gonna shake these guys up.
See what they're really made of.

I want guys who can be themselves.
Each one different, crazy in his own way.

Guys who are primitive,
not afraid to have fun.

And you never know when
this'll come in handy.

He's a little too Pat Boone for
a rock group, isn't he?

But take a look at that face;
you have any idea

how many teen magazines
that kid's gonna sell?

But look at his height!
Do you know how many teen

magazines he's gonna have
to stand on to be seen?

You want more? I've got
a million of 'em!

A manufactured image to capitalize
on the zeitgeist of a new era;

the American public
won't know what hit 'em!

This guy Dean's good looking;
the network wants good looking.

He's too much like Davy;
Dean's out.

Why don't we get rid of Wool Hat?

He seems like too much trouble.
Real attitude.

No, you see, that's why he's perfect.
These guys aren't Ricky Nelson;

they're not just good little boys who
are gonna do what their parents say.

I just want them to
do what we say.

No. We just pick 'em out.
They have to make the magic themselves.

The Monkees.
Congratulations, that'll be you, boys.

Comedy and great music. Something totally
different that'll blow the TV audience away.

So if you're Doctor Frankenstein,
that must make us the monsters.

Sounds to me more like
we're guinea pigs.

Now, we get to play our
own music, right?

Don't be worrying about that now.

Harris is absolutely right.
The most important

thing is for you guys to
get to know each other.

We want people to believe that
you four are best friends.

Well, hey, if that's all we
got to do, then we got it made.

Right, Edgar?

Well, you know, if this show goes,
it's gonna be a great way to meet girls.

Hey, any of you guys
have a girlfriend?

You mean just one?
How traditional.

You know, Pete, you look so
innocent on the outside.

Actually, uh, I have a wife
and a baby on the way.

Well, that's... fantastic.

This place is a dump.

Really? I dunno, I think this place
has some character, you know?

Ben Frank's has character;
this place has... cockroaches.

Nah, it kinda reminds me of a
lot of places back in Texas.

Well, remind me not to
visit Texas! Heh heh.

Here we go.

Salad, salad,
sandwich and fries,

cheeseburger.

Look at you! You're a pig! Anyone
would think you were raised in a barn.

Does nobody teach you
Americans how to eat properly?

No way, food fight.

I can't do this, Peter;
I'm not a drummer.

You're an actor though, right?

Yeah?

So act like a drummer.

I dunno, man. L.A.'s just
too cutthroat for me.

You know, back in the Village,
everybody looked out for each other.

Oh, but see, that sounds so cool!
I never get to go anywhere.

Yeah, it was amazing. It was the first time
I ever really had friends.

You're kidding, Pete.

Micky? Pete?
We're ready for you.

Oh, we gotta go. You're so down-to-earth.
I guess you make friends easy, you know?

My family moved all the time, you know.
I was the new kid my whole life.

Oh, well,
I've lived here in L.A. since I was born.

And you just see the same people
over and over and over and over.

You were lucky.

No, no, no. I was stuck. I was stuck,
'cause mom and dad are both actors.

But I've always wanted to
do other things, you know?

I mean, build things and travel places.

- Hi, Micky!
- Hey, how you doing?

The only thing I ever really
wanted to do was play music.

Oh, sure, if I was you,
I'd do the same thing.

I mean, French horn,
banjo, ukulele. 'Cause

everything you don't play,
you're like a one-man band.

You know, you're kinda jumpy.

Oh, this? This is nothing; you should
see me when I get amped up.

No, it's gonna be amazing, I think. I know.
Yeah, I was really hoping to come home for a

while too, but this could really
get me started, you know?

Yeah, the other guys are great.

We don't really have a lot
in common, but we'll find something.

You know me, dad;
I'll always make the best of it.

Hey, Davy, hurry it up.

Look, I'd better go.
Give my love to everyone, alright?

Same for me.
Cheers.

Hey.

Hi.

Davy, who is that guy?

I don't know; I never seen him.
Expensive suit, though.

Okay, you guys ready to
try and lay down a track?

Yeah, just a sec.

Oh, don't worry about that;
you're just gonna be singing.

Well, what do you mean? I thought you said
we'd be playing our own instruments.

Come on, guys. Be realistic.
We've got too much to

do for you guys to do everything.
Just do the vocals.

Guys, they promised we'd
get to do our own music.

Don't worry, Mike, we will.
It's just for these early ones.

Alright, guys, we're gonna try this
one more time. This time I want you to-

Guys? Guys?

You're such a chicken!

You're daft!

Hey! What are we gonna have to do to
get you guys to just sing the song?

I dunno, maybe change the tune?

The words!

Keep Peter away from the
microphone, that'd help.

Get Davy a box so he can
reach the microphone!

I know! Maybe we should sing
the song standing on our heads!

Alright, alright. Look, you guys,
you're wasting a lot of time here.

I need you to concentrate.

Van, who is this guy?

You know what you need, buddy?

What?

You need to cool down.

Um, guys? This is the man in charge
of your music, Don Kirshner.

Yeah, I guess we should have been
introduced a little while ago.

Well, howdy, Donny.

Welcome to the zoo.

Ooh-ooh ahh-ahh ahh-ahh!
I'm just kidding.

I'm just kidding!

A-ha!

It's Russell! Go! Go, go, go!

Stop! You don't happen to be
The Monkees, do you old chaps?

A-ha!

It should be done by now,
shouldn't it?

No, no no. That's 'cause it's bad news.
I can smell bad news coming a mile off.

Man, you guys dealing with
too much negative energy.

You know, negative energy just
attracts more negativity.

Whatever, Peter.
It's a little too cosmic for me.

What you doing there, Micky, hm?
Building a house?

At this point, it's about
all I can afford.

Hi, guys.

Hey. Harris, you look like you're
having a nervous breakdown.

Guess we probably don't
want to know why, do we?

We just officially became the lowest
testing pilot in the history of NBC.

The lowest.

They didn't get it at all.

Guess we're a little more ahead of
our time than we thought.

I'm gonna work on it some more tonight.
Um, we got another test on Friday.

Hey, well, if we're the lowest in history,
I guess it can only get better, right?

What?

Why can't I figure this out?!

I don't know. But you've
got to do something.

My god, the lowest tested pilot in
network history. This is the worst-

I don't get it. Why didn't
the audience like these guys?

Well, they got them confused.

But they're so different!

Well, they don't know that!
They just look like a bunch of hooligans

if you don't know them. Even if you
do know them, it's not much better.

That's it. That's it!
You're brilliant!

I am?

Yep.

Yeah, but you look like
such a clean kid.

I am a clean kid. They make me put the
hair over my ears and all this shtick,

but I am a clean-cut kid, you know.

Davy, let me ask you, what bag are you in?

- What?
- What bag are you in?

Bag? I don't get that.

Davy, let me ask you something.

You make a folk sound,
rock sound, something like that?

I make a terrible sound,
but, you know.

Mike, come on back here, will ya?

Mike! Let me ask you something.

Uh, do you think you can
play another role?

Of what? What is that? What do you
want me to be, strong and silent?

Yeah, be strong and silent.

Now be a girl.

Mike, they're the same thing.

Well, I mean, that's your hang-up, man.
Not mine. I mean, I know where it's at.

Were you ever a strong
and silent girl before?

If you ever ask me that again-

Guys, it's not like it's personal, I mean,
dozens of pilots go unsold every year.

Well, after this, I'm done.

You're going back to England?

Yeah, why not? Being a jockey
is what I really wanted to be.

Well, you're definitely
the right size for it.

For your information,
I'm rather tall for horse racing.

The horses are shorter in England.

Woo hoo!

Thank you very much.

It's another trick.

We did it.
We did it.

The tests were better?

Better? Through the roof!

Well, what'd you do?

Well, I cut in the screen tests you
guys did, right at the beginning,

so they get to know you first, right?
That's the key, making them like you.

So we've got a shot then?

Oh, we've got more than a shot.

NBC just picked us up for
twenty-six episodes. We got a show!

We did it!

I knew I was right!
This time next year,

every kid in America is
gonna know The Monkees.

Yes!

Is this amazing or what?
I even got the town

to change its name to
Clarksville for the day.

How did you do this?
The show hasn't even aired!

Gentlemen, it is all about promotion.
Hits don't just happen; hits are made.

You've outdone yourself, Donny.

Ha! This is only the beginning!

This is crazy! They barely
know who we are!

I feel like I'm gonna throw up.

Well, do it back here,
and not on stage, okay?

It's one song.
How bad could it be?

It's not that different
from Broadway.

Except they're screaming and
wanna tear our clothes off!

Yeah, well, except for that.
Okay, you guys ready?

Yeah!

Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station

You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I made your reservation

Don't be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning
And I must see you again

We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train

And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

And I don't know if
I'm ever coming home

Take the last train to Clarksville
I'll be waiting at the station

We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation

Oh... Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

[vocalization]

What kind of bloody train are we on?

Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station

You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I made your reservation

And don't be slow,
oh, no, no, no!

Oh, no, no, no!

And I don't know if
I'm ever coming home

Take the last train to Clarksville

Take the last train to Clarksville

Take the last train to Clarksville

So we're just supposed to
sit here and wait?

We don't have a choice.
Until we find the owner, anyway.

Let's just knock it down!

Well, Van, you know we can't do that.
The studio has an image to maintain.

What's going on?

If you ask me,
Van's looking a little frustrated, boys.

Think maybe we could
give him a hand?

Don't these studio execs understand
that we're making art, here?

And uh, no man, or padlock,
should stand in the way of art.

So, this is the plan, boys. Listen up now,
'cause I'm only gonna say it once.

Try to see our side of things.

I know your side of things.
Big money, big ratings.

And responsibility.
The last thing we need is a bunch

of parents blaming the network on
their teenagers' wild behavior.

It's just a TV show.

You guys aren't looking
for the owner, are you?

Don't worry about it, kid.
We got everything under control.

Yeah, 'cause he just took off that way,
heading for the back forty, I think.

- He did?
- Yeah.

Alright, well, you just hang tight;
I'll find the owner,

and we'll be in there
before you know it.

We're never gonna make our day.

I don't know how they expect
me to get things done-

- Van?
- What?

You might wanna move.

Whoa!

Never really cared much for
authority figures. How 'bout you?

Alright, people, we got a show
to make, alright? Haul ass!

This is how you prepare for a
meeting with network affiliates?

What exactly are you doing?

Kundalini yoga. You should try it;
it's very relaxing.

You know, sometimes
I worry about you, Peter.

This is ridiculous! Two hours,
and they haven't even introduced us.

Yeah, it's the establishment out there.
You guys ever seen so many suits?

They're scared of us.

Well, I can understand being scared of you,
Peter.

Hell, I'm scared of you.

You know, blokes? I don't
think we're wanted here.

You know, this sounds like every party I'm

ever invited to;
people always want me to leave.

Oh, and missing all
your warm and charm?

I think it's Micky's fault;
they're all afraid he'll do his

James Cagney impression,
and everyone'll head for the exit.

Oh! You dirty rat!
You're gonna pay for that!

This can't be good.

No, but it sure could be fun.

I see you, Peter!

Hello, beautiful! May I have this dance?
Whoop, gotta run!

Hey, guys, sorry about the wait.

I'm just guessing here, but, uh,
he doesn't look too happy.

Maybe it was something he ate?

Mr. Burke, I am so sorry.
Get them out of here.

Hey, Van. Wanna hit?

You gotta admit, they...
they make an impression.

Well, I'm not impressed.
Out. Now.

Feels like I haven't relaxed in a month.
Didn't work this hard on Broadway.

Aw, must be hell.
Show hasn't even hit the air yet,

and every teenage girl in America
already wants a piece of him.

I hope that's not jealousy I hear.

Oh, no, just an observation.
I'm a perfectly happy married man.

What do I want a bunch of
girls hanging off me for?

What, you think it's easy?
Some girl broke into my dressing room

a couple of days ago,
and I found her naked on my couch.

Yeah, yeah, and then he threw
her out three hours later.

I don't know if I like being the only
girl in the middle of all this guy talk.

Just love, Phyllis.
We need all the love we can get.

So much anger in the world these days.

Yeah, but anger comes and goes.

Somebody's always
angry about something.

I think Christian really likes you.

Oh, well, we connect on a very deep,
philosophical level.

Of course, he prefers Kierkegaard;

I'm more of a young man, myself.
Right, buddy?

You're a crazy man, if you ask me.

Do you guys think
anybody'll watch the show?

I dunno. It premieres tomorrow.
I guess we'll soon find out.

Here we come, walkin'
down the street

We get the funniest looks
from every one we meet

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
and people say we monkey around

But we're too busy singing
to put anybody down

We're just tryin' to be friendly

We did it.
We win Gilligan's Island.

- We won the night?
- We won the night.

- We won the night?
- We won the night! Yes!

Yes!

and we've got something to say

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
you never know where we'll be found

So you better get ready,
we may be comin' to your town

Aaand... cut. Print that.

Hey, Van.
You're doing a great job here.

The boys look like they're really singing;
Mike even looks like he's playing guitar.

Good.

Hey, guys. Looking great.
Amazing even.

So, uh, what would you say if
I told you that "Last Train to Clarksville"

is the number one single in America?

Number one?

We hit number one?

Top of the Billboard charts.
The Monkees are officially a smash!

We did it!

Way to go, Donny!

Pete, you gotta decide;
this is our only day off.

I know, it's just...
I finally have some money,

I want to get my mom something nice.

But your mom won't care what you get;
moms only care that you thought of them.

You don't know my mom.

- Wow!
- Wow!

Did you see that?

Where?

I think she likes me.

Ah! Peter and Micky!

They all like us!

I knew it. I knew it.
I knew this was gonna happen.

I said in the beginning, we should
play our own instruments. I said that!

Man, they promised we could play.

So we don't play our records;
we're actors.

Yeah, it's not like Barbara Eden sleeps
in her genie bottle every night.

Okay, maybe it's alright for
you guys to just be actors,

alright, but for Peter and me,
the music comes first.

Music's about integrity.
Dylan, The Beatles-

But we're not The Beatles!

You know what we gotta?
Okay, we gotta prove to these

critics we can play our own music, alright?
We do a concert.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

And I'd what? Stand around and hit
the tambourine the whole time.

And look cute.

No, Davy, Davy. We'll rehearse, alright?
Every second we're not doing the show,

we'll write our own songs,
and we'll play our own instruments.

That sounds a lot like work.

You're talking about a whole concert.

People rehearse months before
doing a show like that.

Ah, Davy, it'll be worth it.

That's right, man. People won't just
see us as comedians anymore, man.

People will start to dig us
for the music we're playing.

I thought they already "dug" us, Mike.

Not like they're gonna.

I'm telling you, this is
gonna be a total disaster.

People are dying to hear
these guys play live.

Yeah, but I can't control a live
show like I can in the studio;

I've been propping
them up the whole time.

I don't think we
have a choice, Don.

I mean, the kids are going crazy for
my guys. They want to see them play.

So let's get them a live gig,
but let's do it far, far away;

if they bomb,
maybe we can cover it up.

No, no-no-no-no. Stop, stop, stop! Guys.
Stop, stop. It's terrible!

Well, this is ridiculous! Whoever heard
of a lead singer stuck behind the drums?

Try banging the bloody
tambourine over and over.

And we're relying too heavily on the
bass beat to carry the music.

No no no no, we went
over this already, okay?

We need a heavier bass beat
because Micky's weak on the drums.

Hey, I'm still learning! Okay?!

Now, are you guys gonna go at it again?
It's just a bloody song.

We have to be on the set at six;
I'm through with this rot.

No no no no, you can't leave, okay?

We gotta be in Hawaii in
less than three weeks.

If we blow this,
they're never gonna let us play again.

That's fine by me, Mike.
Maybe I'll get a little sleep.

You know, we're not even
getting paid extra for this.

Oh, so you're just gonna quit too?

Bingo, Johnny!
Give the man a prize!

Peter, talk to these people.

You talk to them, Mike;
you seem to know everything.

Ah, man, I'm just trying to
make us sound good. Huh?

It's called being a professional! What's the
matter, you guys can't handle that? Huh?!

I've got bags under my
eyes from lack of sleep.

Okay, uh, guys?
I guess um...

uh, what the hell.

Um, I guess I've been
an ass about all this.

Oh, you 'ave.

I just want us to sound good.

No. No, you want us to be perfect.

Film the show, and do publicity?

Alright, okay, I just... you know, I don't
want us to quit because I'm a jerk, alright?

This is too important.

I won't freak out, alright?
I just don't want us to give up.

You think you can actually cool out?

Yeah. Mr. Mellow, I swear.

We have to work together.
As a team.

Come on, guys. What do
you want from me, blood?

If you act like you
did last night? Yeah.

Mm-hm. Uh! This means we have to start
rehearsing again all night, huh?

Don't worry about it, man;
sleep is actually highly overrated.

It's a new song.

What do you think they'll
do if they hate us?

Tear us apart, limb by limb.

They might do that if they like us.

So really, it's a win-win situation.

And so, here they are, in their first
ever live concert, The Monkees!

I wanna be free

Like the bluebirds flying by me

Like the waves out on the blue sea

If your love has to tie me,

don't try me Say good-bye

I wanna be free

Don't say you love me
say you like me

But when I need you beside me

Stay close enough to guide me,

confide in me Woah-oh

I wanna hold your hand

Walk along the sand

Laughing in the sun
Always having fun

Doing all those things

Without any strings
To tie me down

I wanna be free,

Like the warm September
wind, babe

Say you'll always
be my friend, babe

We can make it to the end, babe

Again, babe, I gotta say

I wanna be free

I wanna be free

I wanna be free

I wanna be free

We were great!

How do you know? I couldn't
hear a thing out there!

I thought they were
gonna rush the stage!

I'm so proud of you guys.

Amazing night, amazing.

That should show people
we can play, huh, Mike?

It was such a high! Maybe
I can learn to play the bass.

Hey, I could teach you!

Mm! On our next album, we play everything.
No more making apologies for our music.

Alright, guys, listen.
Don't worry about the next album;

we're almost done with that anyway.

You're what?

Oh yeah. The sessions are going great.

We're just using your
vocals from the series.

I thought we were going to play the
instruments on the next album.

Van, we were supposed
to have more input.

You guys haven't had any
time to record new stuff.

Well, that's what this was all about.
I mean, proving we could do it.

Hey, Mike, Mike. Don't worry about it.

I've got so many talents writing for me,
you guys are gonna sound great.

Donny, that's not the point.

Look, what if we just laid
down some guitar tracks?

Hey, have I steered you wrong yet?
These songs are gonna be monsters!

Hey! Let's hear it for The Monkees and
the next number one record in America!

Ahh!

I thought love was only
true in fairytales

Meant for someone
else but not for me

Love was out to get me

That's the way it seemed

Disappointment haunted
all my dreams

Then I saw her face,
now I'm a believer

Not a trace of
doubt in my mind

I'm in love, I'm a believer

I couldn't leave her if I tried

I thought love was more
or less a givin' thing

Seems the more I
gave the less I got

What's the use in trying?
All you get is pain

When I needed
sunshine I got rain

Then I saw her face,
now I'm a believer

Not a trace of
doubt in my mind

I'm in love,
I'm a believer

I couldn't leave her if I tried

Love was out to get me

That's the way it seemed

Disappointment haunted
all my dreams

Then I saw her face,
now I'm a believer

Not a trace of
doubt in my mind

I'm in love,
I'm a believer

I couldn't leave her if I tried

Yes I saw her face,
now I'm a believer

Not a trace of
doubt in my mind

Said I'm a believer,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm a believer

- I'm a believer
- I'm a believer

Are you daft?
I'm having a heart attack.

See, you can run,
but you can't hide!

I have to hide. I have to sleep.
I've never been so exhausted.

Request denied! You're a Monkee now;
no time for sleep.

You're telling me. I've still got two
interviews to do after we wrap shooting.

And we have to record the
vocals for the new song,

and we have a movie premiere to go to.

And we have to be back here
by six a.m. tomorrow morning.

I'm getting more exhausted just
thinking about it. I mean, I just...

I mean, it's fun, you know?
People would kill to be in our place.

Yeah, or our beds.
So what's wrong, Davy?

I dunno. It's just...
it's hard to keep track, you know?

I keep losing myself.

Well, we're all kind of lost.

Really?

Yeah. Look, you guys like to make
fun of me for trying new things.

The Buddhism, free love.
The drugs and all.

That's what I'm trying to do.
You know, I'm trying to find myself.

But I think that'd just
make me more confused.

You know, its not for everyone.
But you have to do something, okay?

There's a revolution going on right now,
with music, and with guys like us.

But I'm an actor, Peter.
I'm not a revolutionary.

That's why you're lost, because you

do what they want.
You act, you don't revolt.

Yeah, I suppose a soft shoe and a
smile doesn't count as a revolt any more.

Look, you can't be
happy being a puppet.

Eventually, you have to cut the strings.

But, since we're still wearing strings,
let's get back to work! Come on!

No. I don't want to.

Come on, Davy, let's go.

Alright. Alright.

Action!

Cut, cut! Mm, good angle,
good angle there, my boy.

You're looking in the wrong end!

Oh, I'm just checking to
see if you're on your toes.

I want him in my next movie.

Get off this set!

Did I hear what I thought I heard? Is it
possible he doesn't know who you are?

No names, no names.
It'll only embarrass him,

and actually, it'll make an
amusing anecdote for my book.

Your book?

My book! I'm writing an expose of Hollywood:
the false values, the phoniness, the fakery.

Is it taking you long to write?

I don't know;
I'm having it ghostwritten.

What?!

And cut. Print that.
Good job, guys. That's a wrap.

Did I hit my mark?

Don't worry about it.

You know, Micky,
doesn't it ever seem silly to you?

You know, four grown men running
around play acting all the time?

Uh, terribly. I lose sleep
over it almost every night.

Well, I don't think any
of us really expected

this kind of reaction from our fans.

Is it true you guys don't
play any instruments?

Well, man, we just played live in Hawaii
in front of three thousand people.

I mean, if we're not
playing our own instruments,

we're gonna be in a lot of trouble.

I heard you had a band, backstage.
You guys just faked it like on the records.

Alright, guys, just a couple more.
Let's wrap it up, people.

Alright, smile, everyone.

Okay, that's it. That you
very much. Thanks a lot, boys.

You see that? That is exactly
what I'm talking about.

Ugh! Just ignore those guys, Mike.

Yeah, who cares what the press thinks?
The kids love your songs.

Yeah, we could sing the phone book,
and we'd still sell a million records.

So why do you keep complaining?

Because it's not about them liking us, okay?

It's about respect,
about making a difference.

It's just a TV show.

We are not done here yet.
Gentlemen, I think that

you will be very happy when
you take a look at these.

Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars?! Each?

And that is just the beginning.

See, I told you guys,
you don't have a thing to worry about.

Just leave the music to me.
If it isn't broke, why fix it?

And one of these little beauties
is gonna be your next single.

All we need is for you guys just to lay down
the vocal parts. We've done all the rest.

Wait a minute.
They're already done?

Yeah, in the can, ready for America.
Except for your vocals, of course.

And we don't get any say.

Actually, Donny has creative
control over the music.

Yeah, but it's us up there singing it.

Hey, guys, I mean we have had
a lot of success so far. Maybe...

Listen to Davy.
You guys wanna do your own thing,

you're gonna crash.
I make hits; it's what I do.

Well, the thing is, Donny, is that they
sound so... bubblegum, you know?

No, they're crap is what they are. Alright,

and I'm not just gonna go
along with this anymore.

Mike, come on. It's just-

No! That's it! Alright? I am not
putting my name on other people's music.

Well, then maybe you just wanna
give me that check back then.

I mean, if you find it so distasteful.

Alright, this is it, ready?
Alright, either we play on those records,

and we have a say in
what goes on, or I quit.

Look, kid. You made a deal with us,
and we'll tell you what to record.

Take a look at your contract.

You see that?
That could've been your face.

You okay?

Yeah, yeah.
Kinda lost it, huh?

Maybe he finally heard you.

Hey, bad news, Mike.
You killed the wall.

No, I think the wall actually won.
You know, guys,

I meant it. You know,
I'll quit if I have to.

You can't quit.

No, we'll talk to Van.
We're all in this together, right?

But mates, we're successful. More successful

than we ever dreamed.
What if we blow it?

Well, at least it'll be our music,
our playing.

I mean, we'll succeed or we'll
fail based on what we do.

Davy, think about it.
You said yourself you were unhappy.

Remember when we were on stage in Hawaii?
What a high that was?

It was pretty groovy.

Yeah, that's because we were a
real group, and they loved us.

Yeah, yeah, we're not just some
Frankenstein's monster. Not anymore.

So what are you saying we do?
Mutiny? All of us quit the show?

Well, if that's what it takes.

Yeah, no more faking it.
Getting by on other people's sounds.

Rise or fall, we do it our way.
What do you say, guys?

- Alright.
- Alright.

You three are crazy,
you know that?

Oh, sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

So is this some sort of a power play?

You guys say you're such big stars now,
you can take over the show?

No, we deserve a chance to show the people-

We don't want to take over the show.
We love the show. Right guys?

We're only talking about the music.

You know, we can use his songwriters.
We just really wanna play.

Donny's very good, guys.
He's the best at what he does.

Just give the chance.
That's all we're asking.

Let us play on the next album.

Just let us show everyone that we're
real musicians. That we're not fakes.

Pleeease.

Alright. You guys can go on tour next
week like we planned. I'll talk to Donny.

Get me Kirshner, please.

We moving now.
We're heading to the elevators.

Roger, copy that.

We want The Monkees!
We want The Monkees!

Bye, guys!

So which floor?

Uh, how about this one?

Where's the limo?

I dunno, I kinda thought it
would be down here at the lobby.

This is the mezzanine,
not the lobby.

Go, go, go, go!

One, Two.
One, two, three, four.

You've been awful, careful
'bout the friends you choose

But, you won't have my name
in your book of who's who

That was kinda fun!

Don't be daft!

Ah, Davy, relax! They're
just a bunch of girls.

Well, then you stay and talk to 'em!

Go, go, go!

Not your steppin' stone
Not your steppin' stone

There!

What the hell?!

Officer, go, go, go!

You better have a damn
good explanation!

Go!

We're The Monkees!

And what can we say?
We're pretty popular with the ladies! Go!

What a trip!

Just drive! Drive!

Keep alright?

No way. Listen, I don't tell
you how to do comedy, do I?

This isn't up for debate, Donny.
The guys earned their shot.

My contract gives me complete
creative control over the music.

Studio's behind me on this,
right, Harris?

Donny, our hands are tied.

Well, mine aren't.
I have made promises, Harris.

You can't just come in here and
dictate to me what I can release.

You can put it on the
B side of the next single.

Oh.

The guys have already recorded
their instrumental tracks,

themselves, before they left for London.

Hey, look, I'm not about
to ruin a good thing.

This isn't your call, Donny.
This isn't your show.

You think you'd even have a
show if not for the music?

The music is the reason
these jokers are a success.

Oh, crap. The kids tune in
every week and watch the show.

The hear the songs,
then they go to the record store.

Guys, guys.

- No, I have a contract!
- And Now you have a single.

Sorry, Donny. This is from the top.
That song goes on the next single.

Pandemonium erupted
today as American pop

sensations The Monkees
arrived at Heathrow Airport.

Screaming teenagers tore
through the terminal

building looking for
their young heroes.

So how's that for a welcome home?

Bloody awful. It's overwhelming
is what it is.

You're a national treasure.

No, no, no. We're inside the hotel room.
We can't go outside,

there's so many people out there!
Listen to this. Listen to this.

? Davy, Davy, give us your answer do,
we're half crazy over our love for you ?

You see? You see? What'd I tell you?
I know, I miss you too.

Of course I miss Christian.
Now I'm gonna be home soon, alright? Really?

Woo hoo hoo!

Guess who's throwing us a party?

The Queen.

No.

Princess Margaret?

No. The Beatles. The Beatles are
throwing a party in our honor!

Oh, man!

Oh, hello? Ha, Phyllis, no, honey.
No, no, you're not missing anything at all.

John, Paul, George, Ringo!

And us!

Yeah!

Nah, it's called S.T.P., it's really wild,
you- hey, Davy! You met George?

Yeah. Hey, mate.

'Ello.

You want some? It'll really
blow your mind. Right?

See? That's exactly our problem.

We want to be a part of what's happening,
not on the sidelines.

The whole world knows
who you are.

But most of them think of us as a joke.
Like nothing we do is important.

Do you think of yourself that way?

I don't know.
Yeah. Yeah, sometimes.

That's bullocks, mate.
You can't take it too seriously.

Everyone's always comparing
us to The Beatles.

I mean, no comparison.

You can't listen to the press.

Okay, what do you think, huh? Do you
think we're a cheap imitation of you guys?

I think you're the greatest comic
talent since the Marx Brothers.

I've never missed one of your programs.

Yeah. Huh, well, thanks.
I mean that.

It's just, sometimes the whole comedy
thing just feels so hollow, you know?

Oh my god, oh my god!
Ah! It's a brick! I got

one of Davy Jones' bricks!
Come here, come here!

Alright, I've had about enough of you tots.
The next one of you to- Davy?

'Ello, dad.

Oh, you've grown into a lovely woman, lad.
Spitting image of your mother.

You're quite the superstar now.

I can't even describe it for you.
It's like a non-stop circus.

Everywhere we go, people are screaming
our names. It's funny, you know.

They have to actually sneak
us out of our hotel rooms.

They use fake limos and
people dressed up like us.

Doesn't sound like a bad job.
Figure they'd hire me as your double?

Dad, those girls would
tear you apart in seconds.

You couldn't run fast enough.

I wouldn't be trying.

So, it's all good then, is it?

It's great. It's great.

You wouldn't lie to your
old dad, would you?

Really. It's fine.
Although, sometimes, it can be like...

everybody wants something.
Pulling at you, and grabbing.

That would drive me batty.

It does. Sometimes.

So get out.
We miss you here, you know.

I'd love to come home for a while,
dad, but we have concerts,

and a show, and a new album.
I've obligations now.

The only obligation any
man has is to himself.

Come on, dad. You know it's
not that easy. This is fame.

Money. It's everything I've
worked for since I was twelve.

It means nothing if you're not happy.

I am happy.

So why can't I see it in your eyes, son?

I dunno. It's like I'm always isolated.

People looking at me,
but not really seeing me.

He deliberately went behind our backs.

He released the single
that he wanted to release,

the one without the
boys playing on it.

I was only exercising the
creative control rights

which are clearly
defined in my contract.

But Donny, we specifically requested
you use the boys' recording.

And I told you that I made
promises to other people.

I told Neil Diamond he would have the
next single, and I am a man of my word.

That wasn't your decision!

I think it was.

Well, it's not anymore. We're
pulling the single you released.

Sorry, Donny, but you're no
longer supervising The Monkees.

What he's trying to
say is you're fired.

Yeehaw!

Man, let's show these
guys what we can do!

Yeah!

Once upon a once in a while

It's hard to remember to smile

Just like all of your toys

Can't you see I don't wanna play?
I don't mean it

Can't you say you want me to stay?
I'll believe it

Just like all of your toys

When all of your playthings

Someday disappear

Girl, will you be happy

With nothing but tears?

With nothing but tears?

Once upon a once in a while

It's hard to remember to smile

Just like all of your toys

Don't you ever feel kinda sad
'Cause you're lonely?

Thinkin' 'bout the love that we had
Are you lonely?

Just like all of your toys

When all of your playthings

Someday disappear

Girl, will you be happy

With nothing but tears?

With nothing but tears?

Just like all of your toys
I don't wanna be

Just like all of your toys
I don't need to be

Just like all of your
Just like all of your toys

Just like all of your toys

I should have known I'd be alone

Just like all of your toys

No, no, no, I don't need it

Ah, but you had me believin'

Just like all of your toys

I don't wanna be alone

Just like all of your toys

I should know

That's it.
That's the last track.

Our first real album.

Now we have to see if anyone
actually buys it.

Who cares?

Whatever happens, this is ours.

Hey guys. Look up.

You're not really gonna buy that?

It's number one.

Number one last week, 'til The
Beatles Sgt. Pepper album came out.

Man.

Yeah.

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
It's about drugs, right?

It's brilliant.

How are we supposed to
compete with that?

That's just it. We can't. And not and do

the show and the concerts
and everything else.

So we're not the most
far out sound out there.

You guys get so hung up on this.

And see? That's the problem, right?
You just don't care.

You've got your magazine covers
and your adoring teenage fans.

Look, it's part of the job.
If you even talked to the fans, you'd know.

I don't need to talk to them;
I need to make music, man.

If people want to listen to it, fine.
If they don't, who cares?

Great attitude.

We made a good album.

No, not good enough.

Look, I've been thinking I want
to try some stuff on my own.

Yeah, you know, producing.
You know, without the band.

It's not something we
could do together?

No.

I guess not.

I've got to go.

Yeah, listen. Phyllis is waiting for me,
so, um, I'm gonna go too.

Could you give me a ride?

Sure. Later, Pete.

Yeah.

Hey. Hey!
Don't look so down. Okay?

It's not like we're
breaking up or anything.

I'll see you on the set, okay?

Yeah.

This is fantastic! It's like
the pinnacle, you know?

I never thought in a million
years I'd be at the Emmys.

I mean, maybe working backstage, but-

Guys, don't get caught up
in all the hogwash, alright.

This is the great American
narcotic machine at

work, and we are caught
right in the middle.

Relax, and try to enjoy it.

Mike, it's a big night for us.
Why did you have to try and spoil it?

I'm not, man. I'm just trying to say,
keep things in perspective; it's TV.

And the music is so much
more important, isn't it?

Well, at least the music
matters, Davy.

Hey. Guys, I think we're up.

...the small town of Mayberry,
to the craziness of a struggling...

What's up with these guys?

Well, they're a family now. How many
families you know that aren't dysfunctional?

And the nominees for
outstanding comedy are:

The Andy Griffith Show.

Bewitched.

Get Smart.

Hogan's Heroes.

And The Monkees.

And the winner is...

The Monkees.

Mike, over here.
Smile. Davy.

Help! Help!

Oh, fair princess. I have loved
you from afar lo these many moons.

May I carry you across the mud?

What? You carry me
across the mud? Ha ha!

Cut! That's very funny, Mike.
Okay, Peter, back to your mark. Action!

Help! Help! Help! Help!

- Oh, ho ho ho, ha ha!
- Cut! Let's go again.

Oh, god, this is hard.
Princess. Help! Help!

Oh, fair princess. I have loved
you from afar lo these many moons.

May I carry you across the mud?

What? You carry me across the mud?
Ha ha! I'm a princess.

- Ha ha ha ha!
- Cut!

Back once, Guy, c'mon!

There's a social revolution going on.
It's not necessarily the prerogative of-

Whatever, Peter.
Whatever, man. Just listen.

Where'd you get that?
That's Hendrix, right?

Yeah, it's a demo.
I got it from Micky.

Listen to that, man!
So raw! I hope he says yes.

Guess what?
He already has.

He's doing it? You're kidding me!
We got Jimi Hendrix to open the tour for us?

Can you believe it, man? I mean, this guy is
the future. He's gonna be playing with us.

I mean, Peter, do you realize,
we wanted respect, man.

This is it.
This is our chance.

Uh! So good! Uh!
Listen to that! Uh!

Man, I still can't believe we got
Hendrix to open for us!

You watch, man.
This will change the way everyone sees us.

We'll start getting older listeners.

Oh, listen to that!
He's like from another planet!

We want The Monkees!
We want The Monkees!

Huh, here we go.
Why am I not surprised?

What did you guys expect?
They came for The Monkees,

not for some blow-your-mind,
psychedelic experience.

Don't you guys get it, huh?
We're clowns.

That's all.
That's all they want us to be.

Man!

Sorry. Sorry, Jimi. Sorry.

You know, good for him, huh.
Maybe we should all do that.

You can't be serious, Mike.
We can't.

Baby, not only can we,
we already have.

But it's a castle.

Yeah, it's a castle. But why shouldn't
we have our very own castle, huh?

And guess what? We're gonna have
cars too, lots of cool cars.

We don't need all this.
It's too much.

Okay, listen.
This is the way I see it, alright?

All that money we made from those early
albums, it's dirty money, alright?

There's nothing honest about it.
I figure we should just... get rid of it.

That's ridiculous.

Ah, honey, please.
You're starting again.

You're the ones singing on those albums.

You're the ones performing
those shows. It is you.

No, you don't understand.

I won't unless you talk to me.

We don't need a mansion;
we need you.

Honey, please.

You barely have time
for us as it is, Mike.

If you're not preparing
for a show or performing,

you're locked away
in a recording studio.

I'm trying to do something
important, something that's real.

And what about your son? What about me?

Are we not real enough for you, Mike?

You know something?
I don't have to listen to this, you know?

I got enough on my mind without
listening to your crap!

I'm worried about you, Mike!
Can't you see that?

Well, don't be, 'cause I
got my life under control.

? Oh, what can it mean-a

to a daydream believer

and a homecoming quee-ee-hee-hEen ?

What the hell does it mean?
It doesn't make any sense!

You want to go over it again?

No! I want to go home!

Look, Davy, if you could just
get centered and start again-

God, don't start, Peter. The last
thing I need right now is your peace,

stop the war, I Ching, free love crap.
Nobody's this daft in England.

Well, maybe you should go back to England.

I don't see you rushing home to be a jockey
now that you have all your fans to please.

At least I don't spend my entire life high,

trying to find some non-existent
"oneness with the world".

You know what?
Just sing the song.

It's in the wrong key for my voice.

Then I'll sing the song.

You? Can barely carry a tune! How you
ever got cast as a singer is beyond me.

Man, I'm sorry.

So much for uh, peace,
love, and understanding, eh?

It's falling apart. I wanna shake things up.
The boys wanna shake things up.

How many different ways can I say no?

It's just the same thing
over and over again.

When we started, it was new,
hip, now it's like a formula.

Van, you created this monster,
so live with it.

Jim, it's Harris. Go ahead and get those new

contracts drawn up.
Have them ready by next week.

Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings

Of the bluebird as she sings

The six o'clock alarm would never ring

But six rings, and I rise

Wipe the sleep out of my eyes

My shaving razor's cold, and it stings

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean

Oh, what can it mean

To a daydream believer

And a homecoming queen?

You once thought of me

As a white knight on his steed

Now you know how
happy I can be

Whoa, and our good
times starts and end

Without dollar one to spend

But how much, baby,
do we really need?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean

Oh, what can it mean

To a daydream believer

And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean

Oh, what can it mean

To a daydream believer

And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean

Oh, what can it mean

To a daydream believer

And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean

Oh, what can it mean

To a daydream believer

And a homecoming queen?

What's this?

Doctor's bill for my stitches.

I'm really sorry, Davy.

Yeah, well, you're lucky you missed my nose;
this face is worth millions, you know.

Hey, guys, I need to talk
to you for a minute.

Um, you remember Jack, right?

Hey.

Oh, right, it's um...
Nichols, right?

Son. Jack Nicholson.

Right, yeah. Right, sorry, man.

No problem, Ringo.

So, um, bad news. The network said no
to the changes that we wanted to make.

They say we do the show
the way it is, or not at all.

But we could make it so much better.

Like a crazy variety show
with skits and guest singers.

No. They said no way, end of story.

We do the third season the old way,
or we're off the air.

Well, maybe we should
tell them to take the third

season and shove it up their
suit-and-tie covered asses?

Always a diplomat, Mike.

The show's tired.
I mean, we're doing scripts

that we threw out in the first season.

I couldn't agree more.
I mean, let's face it, guys.

The show is not ours anymore,
and I think that we should move on.

But I have an idea.
What if we make a movie?

A movie? A Monkees movie?
You think people would come?

It worked for The Beatles.

Yeah,
but I don't know if the stuff we do in the

show would work on
the big screen though.

No, you're right, it won't,
but Jack and I have some great ideas.

Jack's gonna help me write it.

What we'd like to do is make a movie
and explode the myth of The Monkees,

exposing the whole process, you know?

Yeah, I can dig that.
I mean, it'd have to be honest, though.

And relevant.
And not a cartoon, but now.

Mm-hm. So you guys might
actually be up for this?

Yeah!

Yeah, but we have to be involved, you know,
I mean, help out with the writing and all.

Well, wouldn't be able to do it
without you guys being involved.

A movie could bring us a new audience,
an older audience.

More sophisticated musically.

Hipper. Hipper, and more in touch.

Yeah, and not just a bunch
of screaming girls.

And it explodes in the
middle of the desert.

That tank blows that Coke
machine to kingdom come!

Hey, I don't wanna just be the dummy.
I'm always the dummy.

And they're tearing
us apart, limb by limb.

I always wondered what would
happen if they actually caught us.

Tape player on?
Ah-ha, alright.

I want different movie styles.

Like fifty different features in one.

I want to make something
that lasts, you know?

Something significant, like...

a building... that people could
look at for years, you know?

A movie... that's a building.

What?

Images of the war.

Maybe even newsreel footage
of people getting killed.

Yeah, and we could record a new album.

I mean, we could really
record some wild stuff.

You guys don't think
maybe we're going too far?

Dandruff.

You guys could be like
dandruff in somebody's hair.

Jump around a little bit please,
if you could. Yep. Get into it.

You're supposed to be dandruff!
Come on, guys!

Jump around a little bit!

Good! That- get into it.
And, cut. Good, print that.

Great.

Hey, fellas. Shooting your movie, huh?
Gonna be big movie stars now.

What's up, babe?
You look constipated.

Well, I just wanted to be
the first to tell you

that your self-righteous
stubbornness paid off.

NBC has just canceled The Monkees,

and I'm out of a job.
Hope you guys are happy.

Oh, well, sorry about the job,
Harris,

but I mean I think we're all a lot
closer to being happier, huh, guys?

You're crazy, you know that?

Do you have any idea what
you've just given up?

You can never move forward
standing in the same place, Harris.

Yeah?
Well, let's see how many records you can

sell when you're not in people's
living rooms every week.

We'll find a new audience.

With what? This acid trip of
a movie you've making?

Well, this is one of the best
things we've ever done, Harris.

Yeah, you just want us to
be these silly submissive

kids with long hair,
but we're more than that.

Don't kid yourselves.
You guys'd be nothing without us.

We picked you up off the street
and made you what you are-

Okay, that's enough-

And you, filling their
heads with pipe dreams.

Well, dream all you want, guys,
but the reality is you've got no show,

your record sales are less than
half of what they were a year ago,

and if this movie busts, which I think is
a pretty good bet, you've got nothing.

Have a great shoot.

The Monkees are one of the least talented
contemporary music groups and know it.

A complete lack of distinction of any kind.

The fact that fame was stamped upon them
as it might have been on any nice four

utterly undistinguished boys makes their
performance modest and almost brave.

They worked very hard and aren't any good.
The doubling up of greed and

pretensions to depth is enough
to make even a pinhead walk out.

Ugh, I hate vague reviews...
you think she liked it.

We lost our series.
Our movie bombed.

We still got our tours.
I mean, I think we can safely

say that Monkeemania
is a thing of the past.

But we were finally getting
to do our own thing,

and to really say something.

Someday, people are gonna
appreciate our movie.

Yeah, our grandchildren maybe.

You know, I really thought Head
was gonna be it for us, you know?

Something that people
would remember us for.

I thought it would be the music.

The network still wants us to
do that special next month,

and Van still might have some ideas.

Please.
Van is pretty much done with The Monkees.

I hear he's already
producing some other film.

Yeah, Easy Rider.
I think Jack's in it too.

So we'll do something on our own
That's what we wanted, isn't it?

Maybe we should just bag it.

I mean, I don't even know what
The Monkees are about anymore.

I gotta go.

Can you believe it was only two years ago
when we came here for the first time?

We could buy the place now.

Like that one, pardner?
Or do you like your blocks better?

Hm? I think it's the blocks.

Maybe we shoulda put this
one on our last album.

You know, sometimes, I really wonder
what you're gonna be, little man.

I remember when I was in school,
I used to cut class a lot,

and I would put this chair in
the middle of an empty stage,

and I'd stare out at this empty house,
and I'd just sit there, and I'd stare out,

and I'd be thinking to myself
the whole time: someday, someday.

And now, I'm- you know,
instead of saying to myself, wow, I made it,

I just keep hearing those same words:
someday, someday.

(The phone rings)

Nesmith.
Oh my god, where?

Hey, mate.

I came as soon as I heard.
How is she?

Mm, her car went over the
cliff up on Mulholland,

but I think she's gonna be okay.

And Christian?

He was with me.

You know, Davy, I just, I keep thinking,
what if she had been killed, you know?

What if she had died thinking I cared more
about making a record than about her?

Sounds to me more like you lucked out.
Not everybody gets a second chance.

Excuse me. I hate to bother you,
but you're Davy Jones, aren't you?

Yeah. I am.

I wouldn't normally do this,
but it's, um, it's my little girl.

She's a big fan, and she's-

It's alright. Show me the way.
Be right back.

I love all of your songs.

Really? So which one's
your favorite song?

Hey, mister?

Hey, pardner.

Aren't you... well, you're a
Monkee too, aren't you?

Yeah, yeah, I guess I am a Monkee.
You want me to sign that for you?

Man, I wish you guys could have seen it.
Those kids' faces were like... magic.

It's like... Monkee magic!
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

Yeah, I just try and make
'em laugh, you know?

It's not really such a
terrible way to make a living.

I mean, if you think about it.

Now why didn't somebody
tell me that two years ago?

Try telling you anything.

Yeah, and in the middle of six a.m.
shooting calls, concert dates,

publicity shots, recording sessions...
it's pretty easy to forget.

Hey, look!
It's The Monkees!

Uh oh, I think we've
got some company!

What in the world causes
this kind of reaction?

Who knows?
Enjoy it while you can.

Can we have your autograph?

Sing us a song, please!

Sing? We don't have
any instruments!

Okay, okay. Well, we'll sing, but
on one condition. You have to help us.

Okay!

? Here we come ?

? Walking down the street ?

? We get the funniest looks from ?
? Everyone we meet ?

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
and people say we monkey around

But we're too busy singing
to put anybody down

We're just tryin' to be friendly,
come and watch us sing and play

We're the young generation,
and we've got something to say

Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
you never know where we'll be found

So you better get ready,
we may be comin' to your town

Subtitles: Kilo

Once upon a once in a while

It's hard to remember to smile

Just like all of your toys

When all of your playthings

Someday disappear

Girl, will you be happy

With nothing but tears?

Just like all of your toys
I don't wanna be

Just like all of your toys
I don't need to be

Just like all of your
Just like all of your toys