Inside the Rain (2019) - full transcript

Hello, Ben.

I'm Dr. Holloway.

OK.

On a scale from 1 to 100,
100 being the best, 1

is the worst, what do you think
your level of functioning is?

1.

I'm gonna write down 20.

It's 1.

If you were 1, you'd
be a zombie right now.

I am.

On a scale from 1 to 7,
1 means you're so depressed



that you need hospitalization
and 7 means full-blown mania.

What is your current mood?

I'd say it's a 2
but also somehow a 5, I think.

You have what
is called a mixed state.

You're experiencing depression
and mania simultaneously.

OK, cool, I guess.

Did you go to medical school
to learn how to say that?

So what happened at school?

First class at noon.

Dad, I need to find dry
cleaning because I have three

fucking luggage
bags of shit that

need to go into my
dresser, into my closet,

and everything is
wrinkled as fuck.

And I need to find out where
the nearest dry cleaner is.



Maybe they have an iron.

I don't iron.

I don't know how to do that.

I get stuff dry cleaned
because it's the 21st century.

- There she is.
- Hello!

Nancy Glass.

Oh, it's wonderful
to meet you.

This is Ben.

Hi, Ben.

Hey, nice to meet you.

How are you?

And I'm David.

Thank you so much
again for everything.

Oh, you're so welcome.

That's what the
Student Disabilities

Office is here for.

Wonderful.

Thank you.

So this is the new home for Ben.

Yes.

Thanks for helping me unpack.

This place looks fun.

I want to go to school here.

We love you.

OK, I know.

Whatever.

All right, dude.

Lot of pretty girls, right?

Yeah.

Um, I gotta get ready for class.

OK.

I'm Brian.

I haven't declared my major yet.

It's between business
school and fine arts.

I guess I'm bipolar in
terms of my interests.

Thank you.

Hi, I'm Ben Glass,
and I'm a film major,

and I'm a new transfer student.

And unlike Brian, I'm
actually literally bipolar.

But I prefer to call it
recklessly extravagant.

Thank you.

Our first assignment is
going to be a short film

based on real experiences.

Hey, what, uh, what
are those exactly?

Adderall.

Oh, nice.

Yeah, I take this for ADHD.

Yeah, I've heard of those.

Those help you keep, like,
focused and still, right?

Yeah, you know,
I drink a vodka with Coke

and pour a 5-hour
Energy shot into it.

And, uh, I down all of
that with the Adderall.

Oh, that-- that
doesn't kill you?

No.
Of course not.

I'm gonna ride.

She gonna ride.

We gonna ride.
I'ma what?

I'm gonna ride.

She gonna ride.

We gonna ride.
I'ma what?

I'm gonna ride.

She gonna ride.

I'ma what?
I'm gonna ride.

She gonna ride.

All right, all
right, you matching me.

You matching me.
You're matching me.

I see you.
I see you.

Hold up.
Hold up.

Hold up.

Hold up.

All you.

All you right now.

Hey.

I'm Ben.

This is my friend Griffiin.

Hey.

What-- what are y'all's names?

Or, I mean to say,
what are your names?

I'm Beth.

I'm Tiffany.

Well, it's nice
to meet both of you.

I, uh-- it's funny.

I never know how to
address two people at once.

They say y'all in Texas where
I just transferred from.

Hey, do you wanna
go to the bathroom?

Mm-hmm.

Dude, that was so awkward.

Hey, it's my mom.

Gimme a second.

So, uh, my first week was cool.

Is that music
in the background?

Yeah, I'm
in a stoplight party

in, uh, senior housing.

What's
a stoplight party?

Uh, green means you're single.

Yellow means it's complicated.

And red means you're
in a relationship.

What color are you wearing?

Mom, what do you think?

Well, um, there's
a sale at Macy's.

I could send you all the
red clothing you want.

That's so lame I might vomit.

I love you.

Bye.

Hey.

You're in my film class.

You're, uh, Daisy, right?

I'm, um, Ben.

You live a recklessly
extravagant life, so I hear.

Very extravagant.

Extravagantly like Odysseus.

Like Odysseus.

You're going to have
to explain that to me.

Should I get undressed?

Duh.

So what makes you like Odysseus?

Well, I read it
in high school,

and I think Odysseus
is the first man

to live recklessly extravagant.

I mean, when he goes to sleep,
he sleeps for like 10 days

straight.

And when he fucks,
he fucks the hottest

sex goddesses in the world.

And when he gets angry,
he slaughters 100 people.

It's-- it's like
he's on a manic high.

And when you sleep with
your fellow classmates,

what happens?

I have to get up early.

Why?

It's a Saturday.

Debate team meeting tomorrow.

We have a match.

I'll debate you.

Do you know anything
about debating?

Our critique of
military presence,

it discourses the abilities
and crucial contributions

to colonizing
international alacrity,

which triggers a longitude that
only destabilizes its network.

But their command sites
examine these places

where the apparatus of military
power torches the ground.

I don't understand
anything you just said.

It's like another language.

I really like it.

Well, uh, we should do
this all the time, right?

I have to get up so early.

Can I sleep here?

Ben, maybe you think
this is more than it is.

We're not dating.

You should go.

Really?

Yeah.

Yeah.

OK.

I guess I'll leave now.

Well, it's morning.

Have you
ever been in love?

Have you ever been wronged?

I want your film
to show the truth.

So does anyone have
any idea what they

want their film to be about?

Ben, we haven't heard
from you yet today.

I don't, uh, feel well.

So sorry.

I'm gonna go.

I've been
sitting here in tears.

Oh, those seven
lonely mornings, they

seem like seven lonely years.

The world's just been
laughing at me now 'cause

your love I just couldn't see.

Now you're gone.

It's too late now.

Those lonely Mondays at my door.

Oh, those seven lonely Mondays.

Hi, Ben.

I'm Dr. Bradley,
dean of students.

Hi.

Ben, as you well know, we're
a very close-knit community

here at Penrith College.

And we never want
anyone to feel at risk.

Can you tell me why you
overdosed on your medications?

That's personal.

Well, not if it involves
the other students around you.

I'm really sorry
that it happened.

I'm sure you are.

But do you think that college
is the best thing for you

right now?

Yes.

And you don't
want to take a break?

No, I wanna stay.

All right.

Come in.

I heard you were back.

I wanted to see
how you were doing.

I'm fine.

I, uh-- you don't have
to worry about me.

Well, I was a
little concerned.

You know, this
happens a lot, honestly.

And besides, they gave me a
lollipop at the hospital, so.

You shouldn't
make jokes about that.

I'm totally cool.

Are you sure you're OK?

I'm more than OK.

This is the greatest
day of my life.

I have to go.

Police.

Police.

Are you
Benjamin Glass?

We got a
call somebody wants

to hurt themselves in here.

- Are you Benjamin Glass?
- Are you Benjamin Glass?

I am.

Let's take
a ride to the hospital.

Let's go.

Where are my parents?

Why would you do
something like this?

Huh?

I didn't do shit.

Then why am I here?

I do not wanna be
stuck in here, OK?

I do not wanna--

I can't be treated like this.

Shut up.

When I got back on
campus a few days later,

all of a sudden, Daisy
walks in, and she

says she's concerned about me.

And then she sees all
the meds on my desk,

and she thinks I'm trying
to hurt myself again,

which I wasn't.

I was taking my meds as
prescribed by the shitty doctor

before you.

So the cops rush in and grab me
like I'm some kind of criminal.

It was a total misunderstanding,
and now the dean of students

says that's two strikes and I
have to leave Penrith College.

It's ridiculous.

So I asked for an appeal
hearing to prove my innocence.

And how do you
plan on doing that?

Well, I--

I can't speak well.

I'm not a lawyer.

My dad won't let me get a
lawyer for some stupid reason.

So I'm going to
make a movie to show

everyone what really happened.

You mean like a documentary.

No, no, a movie movie with,
like, a script and actors.

I think you need to stay
away from Penrith for a while.

I'm not
here for your advice.

Can you just prescribe the meds?

All right.

All right.

But I got to tell you.

I can cure you within six weeks.

How do you know you're
gonna cure me in six weeks?

Because I've been
treating people like you

since before you were
born, you little shit.

Have some gratitude.

I don't have any gratitude.

Fuck you.

You know what?

I'm going to redact my clinical
observation of 20 on your chart

and replace it
with a negative 50

because you're
obviously functioning

as less than a two-year-old.

Now we agree.

OK.

You know how much
I love paintball.

And you're my only
loyal friends.

I've known you guys
since elementary school.

And I need to ask you
guys a huge favor.

Is this is like the time you
asked me to do your laundry?

That wasn't laundry.

That was dry cleaning.

This is different.

I need you guys to crew in
the movie I'm gonna make.

What movie?

All right, you know
the rules already.

They're pretty straightforward.

Once you get hit, you put
your hands up, you walk off.

We'll see the paint on you,
so don't try to hide it.

Well, as you know,
I'm suspended, pending

an appeal hearing I requested.

And I have no witnesses, so
I'm going to make a movie

that proves my innocence.

You can't make a fictional
film and use it in court.

Yeah, Shawn's right.

That makes no sense.

It's not a court.

It's a school hearing
in front of the J board

and the dean of students.

I already have a
script in my head.

Can I count on you guys?
- All right.

Look, I'm in.
I can help.

Are you guys in?
- I'm in.

Yeah, count me in.

When's the last
time you got laid?

When the dinosaurs were here?

All right,
you're getting manic.

So what?

All right,
you're on your way up,

and I need you to bring it
down, like, 100 notches.

OK.

Why
don't you sit up?

Sit up, please.

I don't
want to sit up.

Ben, sit up now.

Thank you.

Yes, your honor.

I'm sitting up now.

I'm going
to raise your lithium

dose to 1,500 milligrams.

I heard you told
you it makes me fat.

How long have you
been sleeping at night?

Uh, two hours a night,
which is perfect for me.

OK.

I'm going to also prescribe
you 400 milligrams of Tegretol

at night.

It's a mood stabilizer.

Oh my god, I don't need
more fucking mood stabilizers,

Dr. Holloway.

And 3 milligrams of
Klonopin to help with sleep.

And I don't need sleep.

What I need is a
lawyer who can fuck

Penrith College in the ass.

So are you going to
try to meet any girls

while you're here in the city?

Fuck no.

Are you kidding me?

Look, I really think that
you need to be more social.

I'm too much of a loser.

Let's face it.

Girls don't like me.

All I do is lay in
bed and order in.

And feel
sorry for yourself.

Which I should.

I should feel sorry for
myself because I'm a victim

of a horrible discrimination.

But, uh, I'm going to
a strip club tonight.

What-- no.

No, no.

No.

Strip clubs are not the
best place to meet girls.

Well, I can't meet
a girl in real life.

I've been to strip clubs.

I've been to many strip clubs.

$20 per song.

If you want five songs,
that would be $100.

If you want to go
to the private room,

that would be $700
for 30 minutes.

If you wanted to go to
the super, super room,

whatever the hell that is, it's
like $1,000 for 30 minutes.

What if you just
want to jerk off?

Well, then you would be
saving, I guess, $1,000.

Ooh.

Can we talk to the girl?

I know that they said we
couldn't, but holy shit.

Dude, you're
such a lightweight, bro.

Come on.

I'm just getting
warmed up, bro.

Where do we put
the wasabi, man?

Let's find out.

Don't ask.

Do you think they
got dragon roll?

Oh, man.

So is this a business meeting?

Do you guys work on Wall Street?

Honey, we've made 20
million since we got here.

Wow.

That's impressive.

Mm.

And we like the sushi girl.

She's, uh, really focused.

I'm impressed.

I'm glad.

I'll be back shortly.

Keep them coming.

Keep them coming.

Hey, kanpai.

- Kanpai.
- Kanpai.

I'm gonna give you
a heart attack, baby but I'm

cool as the ground.

I've been walking since
the break of dawn.

Never going to come back
on knocking at your door.

I've been walking through
the night and day.

Ain't never going to come back.

I might just turn
around and wave at ya.

Hey, you know when
it comes down to it,

I ain't joking when I know
that you've been through it.

I am, I am whoever I say I am.

I like your outfit, baby.

Hey.

You're very handsome.

Do you work in finance?

No.

I'm in college.

So you want to unwind
after studying so hard?

I think that's a
great idea, baby.

Yeah, sort of.

Don't be so nervous.

Is it your first
time at a titty bar?

Relax, baby.

You're so cute.

Do you want a dance?

Do you
want another drink?

Uh, no thanks.

I'm all right.

How about one
for your lovely companion?

I'll have a Long
Island iced tea.

How much is that?

26.

Do you work in finance, baby?

I'm on the corner of 12th
Avenue and 50th Street.

Where are you exactly?

I gave you the address already.

It's the strip club,
the Veil Nightclub.

No.

Look, cancel my trip.

No, no, you have to--

Do you have a light?

Uh, no, sorry.

Do any of you have a light?

For you?

Anytime.

She's the naked
girl from inside

with the sushi on her body.

This is her.

Dude, you missed it.

She's a fucking treat.

That's me.

You're a pro.

I'm a model.

But that was my first time
performing nyotaimori.

Fuck.

So tonight, you lost your
sushi slut virginity.

What's up?

What's up?

No?

Hey, what's your name?

No name.
No name.

Uh, OK.

I'm going to call you
naked sushi bitch.

That's great.

Let's go.

Hey, naked sushi bitch,
do you give head a la carte?

Because I'm going to have
one order of the happy ending

blowjob.
- Hey, wait.

Get the fuck away from her.

Whoa, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.

What the fuck is
your problem, man?

Hey.

Fuck off!

You've got anger
issues, dickhead.

I'm glad.

It's not worth it.

It's not worth it.

You're a fucking psycho.

I can't believe those guys
talked to you like that.

I get that sort of
thing all the time.

It's gross.

Yeah.

Well, see ya.

Hey, I'll walk with you.

What do you want?

I don't know.

So what do you do when you're
not starting fights in public?

I'm a filmmaker.

You make movies?

Yeah, I'm in film school,
and I'm making a movie.

Here.

I make movies, too.

Hey, Emma Taylor.

I'm Ben.

What kind of movies do you make?

Well, you have to make
a donation to find out.

I have to go.

Have a good night.

Hey, Griffin.

What's up?

Ben, uh, hey.

What's up?

Hey, I haven't been
able to reach you.

Did you get any of my messages?

Yeah, yeah, I did.

I just-- I've just been
really busy with school.

Are you coming back?

Hell yeah, mother fucker.

I just have to win my appeal
at the school hearing.

You're going to be a
character witness, right?

Uh, I mean, what
would I have to do?

You just attest
to my character,

say whether I'm a
good guy or a bad guy.

Yeah.

Um, you know, I'm kind of
late for my next class.

I got to go.

- It's going be easy breezy.
- Yeah.

Yeah, keep me up to date, OK?

Professor Peele, I'm
going to do your assignment

about a personal experience, and
I'm going to use it to defend

myself at the hearing.

Oh.

Well, I don't know if
that's a good idea.

I think it's a great idea.

I think I'm going to
do that, and can you

be a character witness?

I don't know about that.

This must be
really hard on you.

Yeah, I've been
feeling horrible.

I'm going to be your
advocate at the hearing.

That's-- that's
really great to hear.

Just hang in there.

Where were you yesterday?

I was at, uh, Penrith
gathering witnesses.

I don't think
you should appeal.

I think you should
just transfer.

Good morning.

I know
what I'm doing.

I'm making a movie to
prove my innocence.

What movie?

It's going to be exactly like
what happened that weekend.

And it's going to be the truth.

That's a terrible idea.

I don't want you
to make a movie.

Are you hearing this?

He wants to make a movie
about the trouble he got into

and use it as a
defense at his hearing.

Your father is right.

Maybe you should
drop your appeal.

It's a delusional psycho plan
to make a movie about this.

They're going to
think you're crazy.

It's not going to
teach anyone anything.

I'm late for work.

We'll talk about this later.

Yeah, I got to go, too.

But I'm going to reach out
to the dean of students

today and see if we
can work something out.

Until then, don't do anything.

The whole
thing was inside out.

So you see if I got in there,
I can make a difference,

but I didn't know.

I didn't know what
to do about it.

Hey, Dad.
- It was awful.

One moment.

Yeah, my production
company collapsed.

I had a few DUIs here and
there, which did not help.

I'm sorry.

Dad.

Actually-- Ben.

Dad.

Ben, please.

Look, I don't
need money, Dave.

I wouldn't ask for that.

But the thing is,
between me and you,

I'm living in my mom's garage.

That's awful.

I know.

Dad, can I say something?

Actually, we're in
the middle of something.

Dad, I want the hearing
to happen because I

need to prove my innocence.

And I'm making movies because
that's my best fucking defense.

Ben, please.

I'm making the movie.

No, actually, you're
not making the movie.

So get over it.
- I'm making the movie.

I'm making the movie.
I'm making the movie.

Stop.

No.
- Then I'm stop--

No.

Then I'm stopping all my
meds until you get me a lawyer.

You just stop
taking your meds.

What kind of a
movie are you making?

He's
not making a movie.

Monty, you know what?

Let's talk later.

Actually, guys, I need you to
get out of my office right now.

Please.

OK, come on.

Thank you.

Dad is frustrating sometimes.

So my wife kicked me
out of the house in LA.

I got my shot in New York,
so I figured, what the hell?

I'll come back here
and give it a shot.

So what's going
to happen to you?

Well, I don't know.

Something will turn up.

What is it?

Where is that music coming from?

Ben, you can't play
music at this hour.

You should be asleep.

Mom, I
don't need sleep.

I have special powers.

The music was helping me to
relax, and you messed it up.

But you're playing loud music
at 3 o'clock in the morning!

So?

Are you taking your meds?

No.

You're acting like a lunatic.

And you need to take your meds.

I already said I'm
not taking my meds

until you get me a lawyer.

OK.

OK.

Turn off the music.

OK.

Thank you for meeting us.

Ben threw out his
medications, and he's

refusing to take his
medications until we

get him a lawyer, which is
obviously is not happening.

He also says he
has special powers.

I do
have special powers.

Ben, you have to trust me
to take your medications.

But I feel much
better off of them.

I don't need to sleep.

I can outrun a car, and
I control the weather.

Do you hear yourself?
You're manic.

So what if I'm manic?

Well, you're going to have
a huge crash into depression.

That's not true.

I feel great.

Ben,
I've treated thousands

of patients who were manic.

The longer you go
without your meds,

the worse the crash will be.

I'm not going to crash.

That's ridiculous.

Ben.

Ben!

Pay attention.

Ben!

Mom, I can hear everything.

What do we do if he
won't take his meds?

He has to be hospitalized.

I'm not going to a psych ward.

OK.

Well, if Ben won't
take his medications

and he won't go to the
hospital, then I need

him to sign this form here.

You hear that, buddy?

You really should
take your meds.

He has to sign
this if he wants to see me.

I've recommended
hospitalization.

He's not listening
to my medical advice.

So this is to make
sure that I am

not held accountable
just in case

Ben hurts himself or others.

Look, this is all melodramatic
for some stupid reason.

But I have to meet someone,
so I have to go now.

No, no.

Ben.

What you have to do is
listen to Dr. Holloway, Ben.

Ben!

Can you do something?

Do you want to follow him?

Do you want to get him?

Did we come here for no reason?

Do I--

I'm sorry, Doctor.

I'm sorry.

So is this unusual behavior
for Ben or par for the course?

Hey.

Hi.

Guess what I just did?

Did you beat somebody up?

No.

I just walked out
on my psychiatrist.

She thinks I'm manic
because I said I have

special abilities, which I do.

What are your
special abilities?

I don't need sleep.

I can run faster than a car.

And I control the weather.

Really?

Yeah, I'm going to make
you a star in my short film.

Tell me about it.

Well, OK.

I was wrongfully
kicked out of school,

and I'm making a movie
to prove my innocence.

Interesting.

Yeah, and I'm doing dramatic
reenactments of all the shit

that led up to my suspension.

And I've got a very
important role for you.

Is there a script?

Yeah, it's all in my head.

I just have to
finish typing it up.

Well, I'll have
to read it first.

Ugh, it's my parents.

They won't stop freaking
out because I said

I'm going off my stupid meds.

Well, why do you take them?

I'm the man, that's why.

Well, why are you the man?

I'm bipolar, ADHD, OCD,
borderline personality

disorder.

What else?

You name it, I've got it.

Maybe you should
take your meds.

Oh, I got to go.

Where?

Work.

I'll send you the script soon.

See if I have time to read it.

I'm taking my meds again.

Really?

What made you change your mind?

This girl thought it
would be a good idea.

What-- this girl?

Who's this girl?

She's, um, Emma.

I met her outside a strip club.

These guys were harassing her,
and I told them to fuck off.

Ben, you can't start
fights in the streets.

You got to be very careful.

I had to.

I saw a damsel in distress.

So what do you
know about this Emma?

She's a glamor model.

She's an escort.

She does porn.

Oh, Ben.

OK.

Please tell me you don't
plan on seeing her again.

Yeah, I want to
cast her in the movie

that my dad doesn't
want me to make.

Oh.

So, you like the porn actress.

Yeah, I really like her.

She's hot, and she's cool.

She might not be dateable.

Oh, she's definitely dateable.

Really?

Yeah.

Of course you know
that because you're

an expert on porn stars.

He's asleep.

Wow.

I am so glad he took his meds.

What made him change
his mind all of a sudden?

I have no idea.

Hm.

Let me tell you something.

I know many of the best writer
directors on this planet.

Spike Lee, PT Anderson--

Paul Thomas to me--

Martin Scorsese-- Marty to me--

Bob Fosse.

And I'll tell you something.

You are as good as
the best of them.

Yeah, even though you're
only 25 years old.

So, you got any plans?

Well, I need to make this
movie to prove my innocence.

You want to make a film.

I just happen to
be a film producer.

Great.

Let's do it.

Got any money?

Not yet, but I want it to look
really cinematic because that's

the only way to
convince the J board

that my version of the events
is the truth and nothing but.

Cinematic.

Cinematic.

You want that cinematic look.

Absolutely.

You know it's going to
cost you no less than $5,500.

5,500 is nothing.

So you're on board to produce?

Sir, yes, sir.

I will be stationing scenes
right here in the garage.

It'll be perfect.

Haha, I can't wait
to make this movie!

Oh, there we go.

Sometimes you got to kick
this to make it open.

Hold on.

There we go.

Perfect.

So can you get the money?

Is this really
how it went down?

It's the truth
and nothing but.

I'm playing myself.

And you're playing Daisy.

I'm not sure I
want to do this.

Oh, I have to go meet this guy.

Which guy?

He's a regular.

Who is he?

I don't talk about my patrons.

I'll walk you to your car.

OK.

What are you doing?

I like this song.

I know I'll
see you, paper moon.

I feel like I have
left too soon.

And in this gray goodbye,
we share the moment as one.

I reached the end, but I
don't feel like I'm done.

And I'm still
hiding, paper moon.

And you're still
climbing, paper moon.

And I won't get choked up
when you leave here tonight.

I'll see you when I
get to the other side.

You're so ordinary, but
you make me feel brand new.

I'm so ordinary, but
I can wait for you.

I know I'll see you--

This is it.

- Paper moon.

Cool.

I feel like
I have left too soon.

The song was a nice touch.

And in
our gray goodbye,

we share the moment as one.

Emma, you're larger than life.

You're so ordinary,
but you make me feel brand new.

I'm so ordinary, but
I can wait for you.

Thanks for your help.

Hey, Emma, you look
stunning as always.

Hi, Greg.

So what are we doing today?

Swimwear.

OK.

I think I'm ready.

Who's he?

That's my friend, Ben.

Is it OK if he watches?

As long as he's quiet.

Amazing.
Stay there.

Stay there.

Beautiful like that.

Wow.

Look at me.

Great, beautiful.

Stay there.

Beautiful like that.

Yes.

Yeah, I think you can change.

Yeah, you can change.

So did you have fun?

We should get married.

Don't be ridiculous.

I'm serious.

We just met.

Let's get married.

No.

Do you want to
meet my parents?

Hey, Mom.

Oh my--

Hey, Dad.
This is Emma.

Emma, hi.

I'm Dave.

Hi, I'm Nancy.

Hi.
- Nice to meet you.

Sit down.

OK.

Here you go, guys.

We've been hanging
out for a few days.

Nice.

Where'd you guys meet?

Outside a strip club.

Ah.

That sounds fun.

Yeah.

Every Friday night, you can
catch me doing body sushi

at a strip club in the city.

Ah, in the city.

Isn't that so cool
that she's a model?

Yes.

Emma, don't tell
them about the movie.

Chin-chin.

Chin-chin, kids.

Chin-chin.

Your dad's really cool.

I like him.

Thanks for not
talking about the movie.

I'll do it.

Seriously?

Yeah.

But is this what
you really want?

Oh my god.

I want it really badly.

Then forget about
me playing Daisy.

What?

You have to choose.

I'm not doing both.

What do they have
to do with each other?

Every time I get intimate with
a guy, everything goes wrong.

And I like you, and I don't
want things to go wrong, so.

I want to make the movie, Ben.

Now go.

Can I stay?

No.

Go.

I just get the vibe that
she's really good for the part.

Yeah, good for the part
of having sex with you.

It's not like that.

I'm serious about her.

There'll be other girls.

But she's the first one.

I've never had a
girlfriend before.

I've never brought a
girl home to Mom and Dad.

This isn't the girl.

I mean, for all you
know, she could be having

sex with many men right now.

It really doesn't
matter to me.

It does matter.

This is what she
does for a living.

She makes porn movies.

She sleeps with guys with cash.

People rarely change, Ben.

It's going to be
different with us.

That's highly unlikely.

Well, you know,
anything is possible.

Yeah, you know what
else is possible?

A giant asteroid
crashing into the Earth,

but it's highly unlikely.

Well, you
came out of nowhere

and walked into my life.

Then you got me all excited,
and I had to look twice.

There you are.

Montgomery Pennington.

Emma.

Nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure.

Good to see you, Monty.

Yeah, salute.

This is going to be my
first big acting role,

and I'm really excited
to be working with Ben.

He's written a
really great script.

Penrith College is
discriminating against me

under the Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans

with Disabilities Act.

And these fucking
assholes need to pay!

We're asking for $5,500 in
donations, the required budget

to complete the film.

It's an all or nothing campaign,
so if we don't reach our goal,

we get nothing.

We've got 14 days
to reach our goal,

so we're on a very
tight schedule.

We have some really
great rewards for you.

And I need to
prove my innocence!

Wow.

I think you guys did
a pretty solid job.

Don't you think Ben
was a little negative?

No.

No, it doesn't matter.

Just watch our money pile up.

Ben?

What are you doing here?

Nothing.

Want to come inside my office?

No.

What's wrong?

I'm never going to
raise enough money

to make this movie.

Ah.

Why don't you try begging
for change on the subway?

How about you beg for change?

Hm.

You'd probably make
more money because you

look so sad and pathetic.

I'm not begging for shit.

Then get off your lazy ass and
come inside and talk to me, OK?

This is like
crowdfunding page.

I need $5,000 in the next
four days to make my movie.

Can't you just make a little
film with a smaller budget?

I swear to God.

Do not call my film
little ever again.

How about I call
it manic delusion?

You must be loaded
up the ass with money.

What is it, $250 to speak
to you for five minutes?

Yes.

You're going to give
me the rest of the money

I need for my movie.

Hm, let me think
about that for a second.

No.

Well, I'm getting my
money no matter what.

Hey, are you Sammy?

Yes, sir.

Can you open your trunk?

OK.

Let me get that for you.

I got it.

I'll help.

Ugh, what the hell
do you have in here?

Thousands of dollars
in pocket change.

I'm going to pretend
I didn't hear that.

So 104-- 5th--

4th Avenue, right?

Yeah, but you know what?

It's actually fucking
closed right now.

We gotta go somewhere else.

Somewhere else.

What do you mean somewhere else?

Do you know where
we can find a coin

machine to cash in the change?

A coin machine at 3
o'clock in the morning?

Yeah, I have to
do it now, because I

don't want my parents
to find out that I'm

borrowing all the money.

Well, you-- you're not one of
them crazy white boys, are you?

I'm not a crazy white boy.

So where's-- where's--

what's the address?

Look.

Just drive the fucking car
to point A to point B, OK?

And then we'll be good.

Just give me the fucking
address, all right?

Well, wait, first off--

Give me
the fucking address.

First off, don't be rude, bro.

I don't mean to be rude.

If you want to be rude,
you can get out of my car

right now.

Look, I
don't mean to be rude.

But you are being
fucking rude, all right?

Yeah, just drive
the fucking car, OK?

Go from point A to point B,
and I'll get the fucking money.

Wait, for--

Drive
the fucking car, OK?

You know what?

Fuck this, man.

What are you doing?

Whoa.

Whoa.

Don't take the bag out.

Don't take the bag out.
No, no.

No, no.
Never disrespect me like this.

No, no.
- I'll take the bag out.

This is shit.

I'm not going to
jail for this shit.

I'm not fucking doing--

put it back in the car.

Look what you fucking did.

What, I didn't do shit, man.

You're robbing me.

- I'm not picking shit up.
- You're robbing me.

- I'm robbing you?
- You're robbing me.

You-- wait.

Yo, get out the car.

Yo, bruh, get out of my car.

Fuck!
Get out of my car.

Yo!

Get the fuck-- get
out of the car.

Get the fuck out of my car.

Hey, Siri, call Dad.

Get out of my car!

Ben?

Get out of my car.

I'm going to call the
motherfucking police.

Get out of my car!
- Sir, sir.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Don't sir me.

Get out of--

Do not call the police.

Hold on for one moment, please.

No, hold on shit.

He's hijacking my car.

Ben, get out of the car.

Is this about that
stupid little movie?

Is it?

Answer me.

Dad, I need to
make this movie.

You don't care
about my innocence.

Don't make the fucking movie.

I'm not going to stop.

No.

I am not fucking
around here, Ben.

Now stop the delusional movie,
or go into the psych ward.

But you make a decision.

Ben, you need to
make a decision,

and get the fuck out of my car!

I want justice!

I want justice!

I want justice!
- I want justice.

I want justice!

Just-- fucking --ice!

I want justice!

I want justice!
- Hey, hey.

Hey, OK.

Justice!

You know what's crazy?

Don't say crazy
in a psych unit.

What's crazy is
that my doctors

don't even know what I have.

They don't even have a clue.

My ankles are swollen.

My lung is twice the human size.

Maybe it's cancer.

I don't think it's cancer.

But I want to know what it is.

If it's cancer, I'm jumping
in front of the G train again.

Just open.

93 over 70.

Open.

Thank you.

Oh.

I brought you the
notebook you asked for.

Thanks, Mom.

How are you feeling?

I shouldn't be in here.

Why don't you try to focus on
something positive, sweetheart?

I was talking to your dad.

And he is so not mad.

And he loves you so much.

And we were wondering if maybe--

I don't know--
maybe, maybe, maybe

you wanted to transfer
to another school.

Would you like that?

Mom, I wouldn't
like that at all.

You wouldn't like that at all.

Hey, buddy.

Hey.

What's up, my man?

I got to say, they
gave you a big room.

This is, like, not bad.

What are you guys doing here?

We came here
to cheer you up.

There's no point anymore.

I'm fucked.

You're not fucked.

OK?

You're going to
snap out of this,

and, you know, whatever doesn't
kill you makes you stronger.

That's what you're going with?

Besides, you've
got something to look

forward to because we're going
to take you to paintball again.

There's just really no point.

If I can't win my hearing, I'm
going to jump off a bridge.

Will you stop being so silly?

You're going to be out
of here in a couple days.

You might even have
enough time to still

raise the money for your movie.

You think I can raise
$5,000 from a psych ward,

and I don't even have internet.

That sounds like a great plan.

No.

When you get out, maybe
you can campaign some more.

That's ridiculous.

You guys are friggin' nuts.

You're the one
in the psych ward.

Hey.

Can I have some of that?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

So, what are you in here for?

You don't want to know.

No, yes, I do.

Criminality.

I stole $5,000 in
change from my parents.

$5,000 in change?

Yeah, my parents are hoarders.

So what are you in here for?

Um, I'm here because my
dad is going to remarry.

Who is he going to marry?

One of my childhood friends.

Oh, no.

Yeah.

He's marrying my best
friend-- ex-best friend.

And he put me in here so I
wouldn't come to the wedding

and embarrass him.

I got to admit, that
sounds pretty intense.

Isn't it?

Have you been here before?

No, my first time.

You?

I lost track.

Really?

Yeah.

Speaking of which, can
I show you something?

Yeah.

Some crazy guy showed me
how to do this last year.

Voila.

Wow.

You're a genius.

Finally, someone
acknowledges it.

You're funny, too.

Which way is your room?

Um, it's that way.

Mine's this way.

Thank you for the view.

You're welcome.

Good night.

Night.

Excuse me.

Could you tell me where
Benjamin Glass' room is?

That last room
with the light on?

Yes.

Thank you.

It's this way.

I called this meeting
today because we

need to keep making plans.

I'm not going to
let this stop me.

I don't know if you know this,
but the hearing's in two weeks.

Right, we need locations.

We don't have any money.

Do you think it's
realistic anymore?

We only have one day left in the
campaign to raise all $5,000.

I'm aware of that.

Can't we just improvise
with a smaller budget?

No.

What's your plan to raise
all the money by tomorrow?

We don't need to do anything.

Why not?

The money will come to us.

The fates have chosen
me to get this money.

I just know it.

Maybe you should stay
in here another few days.

Emma, you're not
wasting your time.

You're going to be an
actress in my movie,

and I'm going to get an
Oscar worthy performance out

of you because I'm great.

And modest, too.

So when do you get out, bud?

My parents pick
me up tomorrow.

I'm going to call you guys.

And we'll keep making plans.

But definitely, do not
tell my dad because he

will put me right back in here.

One minute left.

So now that you've
returned from the psych ward,

on a scale of 1 to 100,
100 being the best, 1

is the worst, what do you think
your level of functioning is?

100.

I'm going to write
down 70 since you just

got out of the hospital
for stealing money.

Jars of change.

And
hijacking a cab.

You'd do that in
the same situation.

I would never be in that
situation in the first place.

Well, maybe you
should be more like me.

Live recklessly extravagant.

And why would I do that?

I have a great life,
a wonderful husband.

No kids?

Nope.

Never wanted kids.

You're missing out.

You work too much.

Why do you have that
goofy grin on your face?

I just raised all the money.

You did?

Who gave it to you?

It came from one
anonymous donor.

Someone you know must
have put the money in there.

Well, I'd love to thank
whoever gave it to me.

I find it very suspicious.

And we start
filming in five days.

Emma's co-starring.

OK.

I need you to
remember that I don't

think this is a good idea.

OK?

You're still manic, and
I'm worried that Emma

is going to disappoint you.

She's not.

Everything's going fantastic.

Doo doo doo.

He's so cute.

Here comes your boyfriend.

He's not my boyfriend.

Yeah, right.

Hey.

Hey.

Ben, this is Rex.

Hey, Rex.

- And this is Anna and Javier.
- Hi.

Hey, Anna.

I've heard so much about you.

Nice to meet you.

So we're ready to rehearse?

Yeah, I'm ready.
OK.

Bye, little guy.

Jup, jup, jup, jup, jup.

Bye.

Bye.

So adorable.

Emma, you never
talk to me like that.

Well, you have to be adorable.

I am.

OK.

What does you live a recklessly
extravagant life mean?

Why does Daisy say that?

I said it in class.

That's where I met Daisy.

The teacher asked us to say
something about ourselves,

and I said I live
recklessly extravagant.

No one lives more recklessly
extravagant than me.

Bullshit.

You don't believe me?

No.

You don't know
that much about me.

Keep stroking nice and slow.

On the count of five, I
want you to come, loser.

5, 4, 3, 2.

Can you imagine
doing me from behind?

You better not come
until I say 1, loser.

What are you doing up?

I can't sleep.

You're not going to
hurt yourself, are you?

So we just met at
the stoplight party

at senior housing.

We walked all the way
to your dorm room.

It's midnight.

We're tipsy.

Your roommate's gone.

Uh--

I'm getting a little nervous.

Yeah, so am I.

I'm going to wire
both of you guys now.

OK, roll sound.

Sound speed.

Roll camera.

Camera speed.

Scene two, take one.

Camera set.

And action.

Where's your roommate?

I thought you were reckless.

So I can undress?

Yeah.

So what makes you like Odysseus?

Oh, well, I read
it in high school.

And I think Odysseus
is the first man

to live recklessly extravagant.

I mean, when he goes to
sleep, he sleeps for, like,

10 days straight.

And when he fucks,
he fucks the hottest

sex goddesses in the world.

And when he gets angry,
he slaughters 100 people.

It's like he's on a manic high.

And when he sleeps with
your former classmates,

what happens?

OK, cut.

Let's do it again.

To the movie.

Cheers.

So yeah, I'm thinking
I'll do a road trip to LA

and then do photo shoots
along the way and maybe

couchsurf or something.

So when do you think you'll
be done editing the movie?

Well, the
hearing's in 10 days,

so definitely before then.

And if you win your hearing,
when do you go back to school?

In the spring.

But I really, really think
that you should pursue acting.

I think you're amazing.

Ben, I believe you think that.

But I also think you're just
trying to sleep with me.

So what
makes you like Odysseus?

Oh, well,
I read it in high school.

You're good with that?

I like it.

I want to report there's
a student on campus

trying to kill himself.

Hello, Mr. Scumbag.

Ha ha.

How dare you do this to your
family and everyone at Penrith.

Help!

Help!

I like it.

It's good, right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, the sandwich
was really good.

It was just a sandwich.

Hey, why can't
we date each other?

I don't get it.

Ben, stop.

What are you doing tomorrow?

I'm going to the beach early.

It's a Saturday, so I
want to get there early

before it gets really crowded.

You want to come with?

Uh, yeah, definitely.

Well, I leave really
early, so maybe you

should just spend the night.

That's cool.

Do you want me to
sleep on the couch?

We can just share a bed.

Man,
I'm getting tired.

Let's just go to your bed now.

Here.

Hey, Ben, I'm setting
the alarm for 6:00

because we should be
on the road by 6:30.

What do you think you'll be
doing right before you die?

Hopefully having sex.

You're not taking
me seriously.

No one does.

They do.

Ben, I just want somebody
to take me seriously.

Somebody.

When I was 19, I
tried to kill myself.

I just wanted it to be painless.

I didn't want to jump off
a building or anything

because I was afraid I'd mess
it up and come out a paraplegic.

And I didn't know how I could
face my family after doing

that, so I took a bunch of
pills and ended up in the ICU

with my heart being monitored.

I came this close to dying.

I can't count the number
of times I overdose.

I was going to school
in Texas at the time,

and my dad kept
flying back and forth.

And I'm amazed at how
much he was able to handle

going between his
company in New York

and me in a hospital in Texas.

I haven't told
anyone that before.

So that's me taking
you seriously.

Are we still on speaking terms?

Do you know what you're getting?

Hot cakes, sausage,
hash browns, and coffee.

I'm getting the same with
the bacon, egg, cheese biscuit

and the sausage burritos.

You can have half my sausage
burritos if you want.

OK.

We'll each pay for half.

Everything's on me today.

Don't worry about it.

Let's just split it, 50/50.

But I'm really starving,
and I want to get

the bacon, egg, cheese biscuit.

Well, that works because
if you get the meal editions,

then we both can get
coffee and hash browns.

That's too complicated for
this early in the morning.

I mean, we can get
the exact same thing.

If you get the
meals, it's $17.26.

That's $0.97 cheaper.

I don't care enough
to deal with it.

Why not?

Because I'm going to order
the coffees and the hash

browns separately.

That's idiotic.

What do you care?

I just said I'll pay
for all of it anyway.

I mean, it's a waste.

And for some of us who
aren't heavily subsidized

by our parents, $1 is a lot.

You know, it's really wasteful
discussing how to save $0.97.

Now you're giving me a
migraine, and I have to buy

a bottle of Advil for $5.

And then I'm going
to have to pay

my therapist $250
because you won't

shut up about the combo meals.

And I have to complain to her.

And that's going
to cost her $255.

What do you think of that?

You know, I think she'd have
a little more respect for me

since I fucking paid all
$5,000 for your stupid film.

What the hell are
you talking about?

I paid for the whole fucking
thing anonymously, Ben.

Well, OK.

I'm glad that you bothered
to tell me that before doing

something so stupid.

You know what?

You can go fuck yourself, OK?

How could I ever pay you back?

I have 200 in my savings.

I don't need your
money or your dumb movie.

Seriously, go fuck yourself.

I'll go fuck myself.

Have fun at your hearing.

No survivors!

No survivors!

Up against this little girl
and her pussy ass brother.

Did you see that?

All right, take the sides.

Let's go.

OK.

Olivia, I'll take
cover behind that tree.

You're going to be our lookout.
- OK.

- Miley.
- Yep.

You're going to stay
low, take left flank.

Got it.

I'm going to fuck
this family up!

Seriously, Ben, shut up.

All right, Ben and I
are going to take right.

Then we're going to try
to push in the center.

I'll storm off the middle
because I'm the fucking man.

No, you're not.

You're coming with me.

I'm storming up the middle.

That's a terrible plan.

You're going to get
taken out immediately.

But Shawn, I've got
this adrenaline in me.

You know paintballs hurt when
you get hit with them, right?

I'm not getting hit.

Come on, motherfucker!

Come out, you pussy
little bitches!

Fuck!

Ahh!

I got you, piece of shit!

Where are you taking us?

I made an appointment
with Dr. Holloway.

Dad.

Yes?

Thank you for everything.

This little girl was
shooting me in the chest,

and I had a horrible pain.

I legit thought I was
having a heart attack.

I wish I was there.

Why?

So that I can shoot you
over and over again to get

my frustrations out with you.

Ha ha.

So funny.

You know what is funny?

What?

You got so upset
by Emma that you

had a panic attack
on the battlefield

and thought you were dying.

I've been trying to tell
you that Emma probably isn't

interested in a relationship.

People change, though.

I've been rooting for
you to have a relationship

since the beginning, OK?

But Emma, you might
not ever see her again.

Look, you've really
made a lot of progress

since the first time I saw you.

I mean, you were talking
about controlling the weather

and having special abilities.

And you said you were going
to cure me in six weeks.

Which I did,
because I'm that good.

I mean, I'm, like, really,
really, really good.

So you got shot down by a bunch
of people, Emma dumped you,

and yet, you still seem
like you're functioning.

I'd say that you are
functioning at a level of 90.

Do you agree?

Agreed.

Knock, knock.

Hey, Charlie.

Hey.

Wow, so you're really
leaving us, huh?

I am, I am.

Be careful out there in LA.

I will be.

Hey, I'll leave the key
under your doormat when I go.

OK, cool.

Well, we're going to miss you.

Thanks, Charlie.

I'll miss you, too.

OK.

Bye.

On the morning of
September 17th of this year,

Mr. Glass purposefully
swallowed several bottles

of his medications.

One week later,
on September 23rd,

Mr. Glass attempted suicide
again on our campus.

That's not true.

Our responsibility is to
keep our student body safe.

That's why we created
the two strike policy.

Can I say something?

I understand that
you have a movie

to show us as your defense.

Yes, but before
I show the movie,

I asked Mrs. Morgan to
be a character witness.

Can she speak now?

Certainly.

Mrs. Morgan is a distinguished
member of our community.

Oh, thank you for
having me here today.

Mrs. Morgan, did Mr. Glass
register at your office

at the start of the school year?

Yes, he did.

And what is your
assessment of Mr. Glass?

He's a nice young man.

And what is your evaluation
of his mental health?

He's a danger to
himself and the community.

Thank you, Mrs. Morgan.

You may show your movie now.

Where's your roommate?

I
thought you were reckless.

Should
I get undressed?

Duh.

So what makes you like Odysseus?

Oh, well,
I read it in high school,

and I think Odysseus
is the first man

to live recklessly extravagant.

I mean, when he goes to
sleep, he sleeps for, like,

10 days straight.

And when he fucks,
he fucks the hottest

sex goddesses in the world.

And when he gets angry,
he slaughters 100 people.

It's like he's on a manic high.

And
when he sleeps with--

I changed my mind.

You're not going
to show the movie?

No.

I tried to make all
of you understand me.

But I see now that you will
never accept me as I am.

If you leave now,
you're done here.

Yes?

Hey.

Ben.

What the hell are
you doing here?

I'm with someone.

I just wanted to let you
know that I quit the hearing,

and I'm not going
back to Penrith.

Excellent!

That's awesome.

Now let's discuss it next time
when you're not barging in, OK?

You should stick
with this doctor.

She really knows her shit.

Thank you, Ben.

Now get the hell out of here.

Emma.

I'm sorry that we had a fight.

Me, too.

Do you want to get a drink?

I can't.

I'm headed for LA
in the morning.

That's cool, I guess.

But I'll see you
when I get back.

That sounds great.

How'd the hearing go?

I kind of just said, fuck
it, I'm not going back.

Do you want to
go on a road trip?

I wish I could, but
I've got to focus.

OK.

I don't want to
leave things bad.

Are we OK now?

I think you're OK.

Ben?

Hey.
- Hey.

Lindsay.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I live around the corner.

What are you doing here?

I'm trying to
rent an apartment,

but the broker stood me up.

Aw, that sucks.

It's OK because
I'll keep looking.

So have you been
back to the psych ward?

No, not at all.

I'm doing better.

Good.

Have you?

No, no.

I'm doing pretty good, actually.

You know, I thought about you
the other day when I was having

popcorn at the movie theater.

That made you think of me?

Yeah.

So what have you been up to?

I just graduated college,
from art school, actually.

Wow, congrats.

I still have one more year.

What do you study?

Fashion design.

Whoa, that's really cool.

I know you can't tell by
the way I usually dress,

but fashion is a hobby of mine.

Hospital socks look
really good on you.

I know, right?

Well, it's nice
running into you.

Yeah.

I know a great coffee
shop around the corner.

Sure.

Let's go.

OK.