Latter Days (2003) - full transcript

When I first came to Los Angeles,
it looked like just this mass of dots.

All jumbled and disconnected.

It was pretty disorienting.

What the fuck are you doing?
I'm straight.

That is so how all guys say that
No, I'm serious, dude.

Oh really? It's too bad.
'Cos I'm amazing.

I don't like to brag,
but I can suck the

engine block to the tail pipe
of the '58 Chevy.

Really? Yeah, talking 'bout
the big ones with the 380s.

Oh. So you know cars, yeah?
And beer.

See, unlike with women, you
can crack one open right after.



Hell! You can have one during.

It'll just be a little fun
between buddies, you know.

And you'll never have to call me.

Till you're up for another round,
that is.

You're not worried about
Elizabeth coming in?

Elizabeth? My roommate is Julie.

I'm here for a date with Elizabeth.

Elizabeth is 243D, as in
'down the walk'.

This is 243B. As in 'Blowjob'.
You're not StraightCurious from AOL?

No.
Not again.

Oh, shut up! You are so lying to me!

No, check the journal!
Look.

September 20th. Oh my God!
That is so funny!

So maybe you should write a song about
that.



I can't believe you've
almost done with your demo

and you haven't written a
song about your best friend.

Yeah, I can't believe that
the tree falls in the forest

it wouldn't have something
to do with you.

Hey, J. Martinis,
vodka or gin?

Gin, and you, you can tell that
friend of yours to go fuck himself.

You know, I only have one
friend who can

actually do that, and I
doubt you've met.

I mean the base player. We were just
supposed to lay down some tracks

but the second song it
was like my bra had grown hands.

Excuse me, wannabees, order up.

One callback, she's Margo Channing

Second callback, thank you.
Second lead in the feature.

I'm so getting this. Soon,
I can kiss you losers goodbye

and finally justify moving to
this miserable fucking town.

You ever read for Barry Wolf?

Hey, why are we skipping on
the fries? Come on, load me up.

Barry Wolf read me once
for this commercial,

he was licking me with
his eye the whole time.

They don't call him the 'Wolf
who cried Boy' for nothing.

You know, he wouldn't even
see me for that

crappy TV 'Wacky Gay Neighbour' thing?
What's that about? I'm gay, I'm wacky

Maybe you're not neighbourly.
Fuck you. I'm Donna Reed on a stick

Excuse me, darlings. I
hate to interrupt this

important discussion
between all you big stars...

I'll settle for medium star.
Point well taken.

In the meantime, I hear that
Disney's opening a Fantasia

restaurant where the plates
fly themselves to the tables.

Until then, what to do. Hot
stuff, coming through. Yes!

Hi guys.

You take one of my tracks and give
the karaoke at Funny Boys. Julie!

Also two-for-one margaritas?
I'll be there.

Enjoy your meal.

Quit gawking, we don't have all day.

Au, fuck. Yeah, fuck you too.
Mum? Julie. Where the hell are you?

I'm here. Isn't this where you called
me, where did we end up last night?

I don't know, but I woke up without
my bra. That's never a good sign.

I wouldn't worry about it.

So, why are you calling
me and not just tiptoeing

across the hall with sympathy
and Excedrin?

I tried that, I thought you'd gone.
Spin class is starting. Oh fuck.

Hey, hold up a minute.

We've met. Um, no, I'm brand new here.

Hey, Green, let's get it moving
along huh. Gotta go.

All unpacked... final bell,
Harmon is down.

Hey Gilford why don't you come
over here and give me a back rub?

Wrong tree. Barking. Think I'm
rubbing your pimply back, you homo.

David? Come on, Green, help a guy,
allright? Have stuff to put away.

Come on, Gil, just like ten
minutes. You know I'd give you one.

You're on. No, I asked you first.
Nope.

That hurts!
Prepare to die, dude.

Hey.
Hi!

You remember me, from across the way?
Yeah. Harmon!

I brought you guys a 'Welcome
to the complex' sixer.

Uh, thanks, but we don't drink.

What kind of frat boys are you?

Who called up
Deliver-A-Fag?

Geez, Ryder a little louder and
he'll probably hear you. I don't care

You see those
flippin' shorts he was wearing?

Just check that.
OK, three of these

There was the most adorable man,
Daniel, here this evening.

I thought I might introduce you.
Really?

Blue shirt, end of the bar?
Actually yes. Daniel. We've met.

August, 3rd... yup.
Oh, not so good, not so good.

Andrew, can I have a
glass of that Merlot there?

Sure thing. And Ben called for you,
Miss M.

Well, I suppose if he
calls this late in the week,

I can call him this late in the
evening, right? - Absolutely. - Cheers.

Oh oh, you guys wanna hear something
freaky? Remember those four people

that moved into Elizabeth's old
apartment? Guess what they do.

Quadruplet porn stars. This town?
Hardly freaky.

They're rodeo clowns.

No, listen, it's even weirder
than that.

They are Mormon missionaries,
swear to God.

Oh. Although rodeo clowns
would've been kinda cool.

They must've loved your aberrant
lifestyle. I dated a Mormon guy once.

His family put him through shock
therapy. We have sex, he was wild.

Then he wanna throw
himself out the window.

So, you live on the first floor.
Yes, but it's hell on my azaleas

Wouldn't it be funny if you converted
them instead of them converting you?

No, I've seen these boys,
they're wound way too tight for that.

I bet he can't do it.

- Oh, wait. Are we betting here?
- Same as always, five and a sixer?

Oh no, this is big.
20 bucks says he can't.

We're going high
stakes? 50 says he can't.

I've seen the guys on the bikes.
This time you've met your match.

Bullshit. 50 says he
can. And I bust tables for a week.

- 50, 2 weeks, can't.
- OK, I'm in with Andrew, no way.

Oh, cool. We on?

So what are we talking about here?
I get him to what?

Do anything? Blowjob?
We need proof. OK, underwear.

I knew this other Mormon
guy in the army.

They got these sacred boxers
they shimmer.

Get one of those. Sacred undies?
I gotta see this. All right, I'm in.

I will get one of those boys out
of their underwear.

Seal the deal.

Alright, we're going out tonight?

Oh please, not another episode
of 'Christian hooks up'.

- Hey, gotta keep my skills honed.
- To skills.

- Hey, leaving?
- Yeah, yoga. You?

Mmm, arm day...

Hey, I don't think we've met.
I'm Julie Taylor.

Hi. I'm Elder Davis.
What you reading there?

I'm just studying. You know,
I thought I'd come outside.

'Cos, we're from Idaho,
it gets cold in October.

Oh, wow, bummer. It's pretty
much like this all the time here.

- Isn't it, Chris?
- Yeah.

So, what is it that you guys do?
We talk to people about our church.

Oh really? Chris likes
to talk to people.

Sometimes it helps people to
find meaning in their lives.

Julie was complaining her
life is void of meaning.

- Void? I said 'void'?
- Maybe we can come talk to you.

- You know, we would like that.
- Sure. OK.

Bye.

Subtle...

Yeah, I got 50
right on you. See you at work.

Thank God she's leaving.

Can you believe 'Entertainment Weekly'
called her

the new sweetheart of American cinema?

That cunt? She made Julie take
my table, because she thought

I hadn't bathed recently. Like she
should talk. Did you see her eat?

Yeah, did you check out her legs?
Now I know why they call them calves.

I bet after sex, she smokes a ham

Darling, give me a glass of Cuvet

I do hope we're not speaking
disparagingly about our clientele.

Gossip is so ignoble.

Especially regarding those less
fortunate.

Less fortunate? That bitch?!

You know something... tell.

No, I would never tell tales, such as

with the frequency she does it

the poor child must think that binging
and purging are aerobic excercise.

She hardly looks bulimic.

Yes, if I were a different sort, I'd
suggest

a little more of the purging,
a little less of the binging.

But I would never say such things.
For gossip is the lowest

form of discourse.

You should avoid it
if at all possible.

Hear, hear. I shall be in the office,
cooking the books, if anyone needs me.

Oh, and Ben called. He
seemed kind of insistent.

Do you suppose Lila is
hiding a boyfriend from us?

Fucking skank... that's not
a tip, that's an indictment.

Take it sound, J. Christ,
who pissed in your Cheerios?

Some A and R guy. She has drinks with
this guy so he'll listen to her demo

and now she fears for her virtue. Hey!

He's totally cute. I bust
my ass making a great demo,

I can't get anyone to
listen to it till this guy

who obviously just wanted to fuck me.

Poor baby. I thought he was cute.

What, you would have
sex to help your career?

Honey, I've blown a guy just
to get him out of my apartment.

Sex for my career would be noble.

Ben, I'm not ready to make
that kind of decision yet.

I have to go. OK, I'll call.

- Here's Andrew's wine order.
- Thank you.

- Is there something else?
- Everyone thinks Ben is your

boyfriend, but he's not,
he's a doctor, isn't he?

- Is everything OK?
- Young man, I will not

be the subject of gossip
in my own establishment.

Sorry.

And that's how, through Joseph Smith,

God restored the true church
of Jesus Christ to the earth.

Have any questions?

How come if God talks to
Joseph Smith, he's a prophet

but if God talks to me, I'm
schizophrenic?

Ah, well, he was sort of special.

What's the Mormon church's
stand on black people?

That's a good question.
African American members

have been allowed to hold the
priesthood since 1978.

Since disco. And women?

Women don't get to hold the
priesthood, what they get

is to be wives and to be mothers
and share in its blessings.

Oh, sharing. See, sharing is
good. Christian here was wondering

what is your church's stand
on gay rights.

Um well... There's no such thing.

'Gay' and 'right' don't
belong in the same sentence.

Oh, but 'right' and
'rightwing' go hand-in-hand?

Yeah, God hates homos.

You're gonna come into my house and
tell me God hates homosexuals?

And the French!

God hates the French?
Everybody hates the French.

Just push the orange button.
Oh, you are such a sweetheart

- for doing that, thank you.
- You're welcome.

Ma, you're flashing the whole
terminal. I can't help it.

If I don't they are gonna
end up around my knees.

Oh, I'm losing the only
other sane one around here.

I think this belong to you now,
son. Do us proud.

Yes sir, I will.

Now, you have yourself
a real safe trip, OK?

Oh, for crying out loud,
I wasn't gonna do this.

Ma, you promised.
If you start, I will.

I know, but I can't help it,
because you're my baby, you know.

And you always will be.

- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, if there's a
problem, I could come back.

Look, maybe I'm just homesick.

Homesick?
For Idaho?

- Okay, fine...
- I'm sorry. That came out wrong.

It's just... When I left home...
I zoomed like a rocket here.

But if you've never been away
from home before... Have you?

What? I've been away from home.
Just, not for two whole years.

Could be worse, could be raining.

- That's 'Young Frankenstein'.
- Yeah.

- So two years, huh?
- Yeah.

We're not allowed to call
or go home in the holidays,

and they're not allowed to visit.

- Wow, where do I sign up?
- Hey, I happen to like my family.

After all, a boy's best
friend is his mother.

'Psycho'! That's 'Psycho', right?

She goes a bit mad sometimes...
We all go a bit mad sometimes.

At least you got your
friends here, right?

What, Ryder? No, we just got assigned
to each other a few weeks ago.

Oh. Well, better you than me.

Kind of a funny coincidence, all you
guys being named Elmer, huh?

Elmer?!

- You think I'm an Elmer?
- Well, you're not?

No, doofus! It's Elder.
It's a title. Elder...

Oh, that's a good thing.
Somebody naming you Elmer,

it's just mean. What's
your first name, then?

We're not allowed to
use them. What? Why not?

We're not allowed to do
a lot of things.

It's Aaron.
Aaron. I like that.

You're gonna sort through those,
right?

Colors and whites don't
mix, Aaron. OK, thanks.

Oh wait, you've never done your
laundry before either, have you?

Well, maybe I've just
never done everybody's.

That's what I have to do, 'cos I'm
a greeny. The new guy, you know.

So I have to do everyone's laundry,
in accordance with prophecy.

Really.

Sike! Dude, you're way
too easy.

That's what I've heard.

Well, thanks for the laundry tips.

Geez, Elder.

You're a thousand miles away over
here.

- How you doing, Green?
- Good.

- Yeah, you sure?
- Yeah.

You know, when I was a
Green, it was really tough.

I used to pray that I
would die during the night

so I wouldn't have to wake up to
another day of this.

You're joking me, right?

I couldn't take going back
to the family, you know,

Salt Lake and all. I had two
of the general authorities

at my missionary farewell.
You know what's that like,

your dad is a state president, right?

They set this thing up to be
difficult, OK?

We can't listen to music,
we can't watch movies,

we're never supposed to be alone.

I mean, what, we're 19, 20 years old,

and we're not even allowed to
beat off.

Some nights I wake up and I find
teeth marks on my head board.

Look, I put my time in
here so that I can go home,

so I could marry Jennifer, so
that I can finally nail her.

See? It's amazing what we'll do
for sex.

- I know you did!
- I did not, I promise you.

- Yes you did!
- I cross my heart.

Oh, that means something.

Hey, we'd like to play here.
Yeah, we're playing here.

- You're just farting around.
- How vivid. We're playing, see?

- Bounce the ball, bounce the ball.
- No, you're just jerking us around.

There's one afternoon a week
where I can just be normal

and play some hoop, and you have
to come and get all ignorant about it?

Oh, listen to that, Julie. I
didn't think Mormons liked whine?

- I didn't know fairies liked sports.
- Fairies? Oh, how seventh grade.

Why don't we just play two on two?
But you're... A girl, so I can't play?

But then I am black, so maybe I can.

Your only problem is
deciding which one of your

narrow-minded stereotypes can kick
your lilly white ass.

Which one will it be?
Black girl... and a fag?

We'll mop you like a dirty floor.

Fine. We're shirts, you're skins.

Uh... no...

Fine, we'll be skins.

That's unfair put your shirts back on
we can keep the teams straight.

- You can play.
- Yeah, we can learn a skill.

I played in high school, when I
learned all the jocks were doing it

but only with other jocks.

Maybe we should cut the chatter.

OK slackers, how's the
studying coming? Ryder? Right.

All right, First Corinthians 7,1.
Ryder? Right. Anybody? Gil.

And therefore these
promises, dearly beloved,

let us cleanse ourselves from
all filthiness

of the flesh and spirit, perfecting
holiness in the fear of God.

Well, all right Green! You know,
if Gilford wouldn't be

completely heartbroken, you
would be my new best friend.

Yeah, Harmon, I got your
heartbreak right here. Oh, man!

Elder, you got the devil in you!

Hey.

Oh, shit. Jesus Christ! Sorry, I
snagged myself.

Looks like you're bleeding.

You okay?

No, I'm fine. Just go back
to your reading.

- What?
- I think you... fainted.

I don't bleed very well.

I'm OK, really.
No, maybe we should get you inside.

Ryder! Wanna give me a hand?

Damn Ryder, I'm gonna hit you and it's
gonna hurt.

- That hurt!
- I warned you.

All right. No, Aaron, come on.
Do me a favor.

You've got to take a look at it...

tell me if I need stiches
or something.

I can't really tell.

Look! Come on I'm not going to lunge
at you just take a look at it.

Let's see here...

- Is it bad?
- No, it's just a little cut.

- Do you have any disinfectant?
- Yeah.

It's funny, you know.
I'm not squeamish.

In high school, we went to this
hospital,

but I was the only one who wanted to
watch surgery. They brought me in and

they scrubbed me down, and they put me
in these green things, you know?

You have Band-Aids? I watched as they
opened this guy's chest

and there it was, this
heart, this human heart.

You think about it beating
and all but it's

it's more of a dance.

And I couldn't get over it that's all

That tethers us to this planet,
you know that

fragile little muscle

and it's tiny you know,
in the scheme of things...

if you think about all
the things that can stop it

there's got to be something else

some miraculous thing that keeps
that valiant little muscle dancing

you know what I mean?

I'm sorry... I'm gonna stop talking.

I need to lay down now.

It's hot.

I'm hot.

- Maybe I should get you a cool cloth?
- Yeah...

I haven't done anything

anything like this... I haven't...

It's OK... this doesn't have to
mean anything.

Yes it does.

It can be just a little
fun... between friends.

My first time could just
be a little fun for you?

Maybe you can equate sex
with a handshake.

That's what... like a badge?!

What do you want me
to congratulate you?

Hey... don't preach to me, OK?

I mean who are you, some kid
from the sticks?

You come in here and fucking judge me?

Yeah... I am some dudah
pudnacker from Pocatello...

they ship us here from dork island.

I'm saying I know how
retarded you think I am OK?

You found me out, alright?

My worst secret.

Now I'm humiliated so
your work is done here.

Wait... I don't think you are a dork.

But if you know how ridiculous you
look, why would you do it?

Don't you believe in anything?

Yeah...
Then tell me...

Tell me one thing in your life beyond
a shadow of a doubt that you believe.

I believe Ann-Margret has never
been given her due as an actress.

Duh! For Tommy alone, I mean,
did you see her when she was...

Is that something you can build
a life on!

Look at yourself!

You're so pretty and colorful
on the outside

but on the insde
you're nothing but fluff.

You're like a walking...
talking... marshmallow peep.

That's not fair.

It doesn't matter when it's true.

I can't believe what I was about to do

When there is nothing Christian,
nothing about you that's not skin deep

Do you believe in God?

- What, who are you talking to?
- You.

No, everybody...
alright, general question:

Do you believe in God?

You mean other than Madonna?

Fucking A yeah, I do... why not?

I believe in harmony as
a law in the universe like

gravity you know we're
meant to vibrate together.

Well being positive since I was 17
gives meaning to the word Miracle

so yeah. I mean without getting all
holy on your ass, I believe... what?

The Mormons are mindfucking him.

Oh honey you do not want to let them
get into your psyche

You start off listening to Amy
Grant but then before you know it

it's 3AM and you got your
Visa card and you're giving it

to the scary bitch on
TV with the lavender hair.

Hello Chris we have a bet
going here.

It's you convert one of them,
remember?

Did you forget who you are talking to
here?

I will bust everyone's tables if I
lose this.

But let me just say...
No no, let me say...

I dated this guy once... actor, cute

southern came from this
real religious family

well his parents found out he was gay
and can you say drama...

They sent him to one of those
Christian change ministries

- Wow, did he change?
- Did he!

Miss thing used to be a top.
I'm serious.

He's still gayer than a box of birds.

A box of birds... I love that!

How about twirlier than a party dress
but seriously, it fucked with him.

Well I'm not being fucked with.

It's just... I'm not shallow, am I?

Honey, you don't have to be deep
you just have to be pretty.

OK, you're not helping.

If you have something to prove
be at my house at 6:30 in the morning.

6:30 in the morning... why?

You have to sacrifice if
you want to find yourself

or whatever it is you're doing.

You don't think I'll be there?

Quit bitching it's the
early bird who gets the worm.

There's an incentive... especially
when you can get pizza til 2AM.

OK, here's the deal:

After your training I'm
going to set you up on a route

A route! On my first day?

It's what you do already, it's
delivering food only this time you're

driving, think as yourself as a
waiter on wheels.

Great, I will give you some hot pants
and roller skates

as a fullfilment of a dream.

For all of us...

Hi, we're from...

Hi! We're from the Church of Jesus
Christ and Latter Day...

Hi! We're from the Church of
Jesus Christ...

Just a moment.

Honey? Stacey,
you'll wanna hear this...

What have we here!

Hello?

Hello, Project Angelfood, hello?

I said come in three goddamn times.

Sorry, I didn't hear you.

Where do you want me to put this?

I don't care, I'm not hungy.

OK, well maybe I can just
turn a light on in here...

You're not gonna last long if you look
that shocked with everybody.

I'm just gonna put this down
over here.

So... you got a cigarette?

Isn't that an oxygen tank?

Couldn't that uh... explode?

Boom.

That would be such a terrible way
to go, wouldn't it?

So come on how about that cigarette.

Sorry, I don't smoke.

What are you doing here?

I'm delivering your food, I thought
we'd been through the routine.

No no I mean you.

Pretty boys don't usually do
shit like this.

Are you punishing yourself,
or something?

Feel... guilty for being
so good-looking?

And there are so many
ugly fucks in the world?

You get tired of doing reps
at the gym?

And bragging about your
latest conquests

and all the rest of your
stupid shallow little life?

Fuck you.
You don't know me.

Of course I do.
I used to be you.

I had a career... friends... looks
the whole package...

but now I am just a skeletal reminder
that we might only be

in the eye of the hurricane.

(gutteral sounds)

OK, I'm gonna go now.

I'm just fucking with you right?
(laughs)

You should have seen your face.

I get bored, I'm sorry...
I like to rattle the newbies

I must really look like shit
it didn't use to be this easy.

Could you just help me with this
pillow under me I don't... I can't...

anyway sort of christ my butt
has wasted away to nothing

it's too bad cause I used
to have a killer ass, I did

I've got pictures of
it around here somewhere.

- I take your word for it.
- That's good.

Snow!
It's all just snow!

What did you just say?

Maybe it's the meds but...

Sometimes I get this weird read on
people. You're like a blank TV screen.

All I see is snow.

What do you suppose that means?

Nothing.

I'll see you.

No you won't.

We should go in.

Ah for the love of flippin' Pete
we're not tracking a hospital.

That's sick, and not in a good way.

Let's just see if they let us leave
some pamphlets in the lobby.

Hey you're dancing solo, cowboy!

They only allow non-denominational
literature in the lobby

What did I flippin' tell ya!

M'am, you OK?

Is there anything I can do?

I... I'm sorry.

I don't do this.

I refuse to break down
in front of strangers.

But someone dies...

I'm so sorry.

They shouldn't have made me do it.

Turn it off... like...

watching a line on a
little screen just... go.

Straight.

He always said that television
would be the death of him.

Was he your husband?

No... never my official husband...

then again

probably my best friend.

His doctor Ben called me
and said that it was time.

This is what he wanted.

I should have been prepared for it.

Who are you?

Cary Grant?

No Ma'am.
I'm a Mormon missionary.

We just pass out pamphlets.

And they give us these discussions
that we memorize.

I really don't know what to say here.

Do you ever read the Sunday Comics?

I beg your pardon?

The comic page.

When I was a little kid I used to
put my face right up to them you know

and I was just amazed because
it was just this mass of dots.

I think life is like that sometimes

but I like to think that
from God's perspective

life... everything... even this...

makes sense.

It's not just dots.

Instead we're all...
we're all connected.

And it's beautiful.

And it's funny.

And it's good.

From this close we can't
expect it to make sense

right now.

- Thank you.
- Oh keep it.

Would you come and see me?
Please?

Drinks are on the house.

Oh I don't drink.

That must make your
church a bit of a hard sell.

At times.

Well just hold on to it anyway.

Maybe you can come by for a meal...
on me?

I will.

Promise?

I promise.

So, did you have fun?
Talking to crying lady?

Yeah, I did actually.

Good.
So we missed lunch.

I've seen you guys going
out early in the morning

I bet you are wondering
where I am off to huh?

You are always at the gym.

No, I am volunteering now.
Project Angelfood.

That's great.

What do you want from me,
some sort of merit badge?

No... I just... you know what
you said about me it's not true.

Fine! It's not true and
the world is a better place.

You're not doing that cause
of what I said, are you?

- No, I just thought we could...
- You thought we could what?

Hang out? Be best friends?
Ride off into the sunset?

I don't know.

Everyone seems to think that...
they treat me like I'm...

...like you're perfect.

Yeah... maybe sometimes.

And you are the first person
I've met that's made me feel

like that's not enough like
maybe I want to be something more.

So I just thought...
Look... whatever you thought...

Don't.

We're colors and whites...
...we don't mix.

Oh fuck I got to piss.

Hallway, first door on your right.

I don't kiss.

Mmmm.

What's your name again?

(mumbles)

Dick?

Dirk.

Dirk? Your parents named you Dirk?

It's really Mort.

My friends call me Watersports Mort.

It's not that I don't appreciate
what you're doing back there but...

Could we have a little talk?

Talk?

Cool!

I'm into that.

Fuck yeah... I am your nasty little
slut boy.

I'm your pussy whore.

You're gonna spank momma's ass cause
she's been a bad, bad girl!

Oh, OK that's not exactly
what I meant.

I meant conversation.

Conversation?

Why?

Don't you ever want to get to
know someone?

Have it... mean something, sleep with
someone and actually sleep with them.

You wanna what... Sleep together?

I don't know man...
Isn't that kind of intimate?

Excuse me, a moment ago
you were licking my spleen

but sleeping with you would be
too intimate?

Whoa... now you're freaking me out.

I didn't know you were
into weird shit.

I'm just gonna go man.

- It's back...
- Yeah!

It must be your lucky fucking day.

Or maybe I'm not suffering enough yet.

I didn't expect to see you again.

Oh come on now you don't
think you going all Miss Cleo.

On me is going to scare me
off that easily now, do you?

Maybe it's just dementia setting in.

Sometime I read people and I...
I think I'm the Oracle at Delphi

And sometimes I growl at people
doesn't make me Eartha Kitt.

- I'm going to put this right here.
- Doesn't matter I'm still not hungry.

I don't remember asking if you were.

I just deliver the stuff, remember?

But my friend Andrew made this
and he doesn't even cook for his

boyfriend so the least you
can do is try and be polite.

And eat it.

I don't have to pretend to be
polite I think I've earned that right.

Oh yes, that's right... you're
dying you're bitter... blah blah blah.

Fortunately I'm shallow
so I'm impervious to that.

Now eat it.

Impervious...

I bet you don't know
how to spell that.

Sure I do... It's spelled 'Bite me'.

Now just to show that
our little problems

in this world don't
amount to a hill of beans

I'm going to read about some
people who have some real trouble

Say it isn't so!

What.

Well, apparently poor Pam Anderson
has had her breast implants taken out

and put back in so many times
her entire chest is collapsing.

Oh they have bikini pictures.

- They're horrible!
- Shut up.

No they are seriously,
they're down to her knees.

Eat your chicken and I'll show you.

Prick.

Give me the fucking magazine.

Aaron, what happened!

There was an accident.
Come on let me help you inside.

There was this car that
was just going way too fast...

I just got a couple scrapes...

Ryder, I should have warned him
now they've

taken him to the hospital...

Accidents... they happen.

I was thinking... I wasn't
even paying attention

It's OK...

Look... you're in no position...
I should...

...go...

Ah for flippin... Gross!

Pretty boy is not the only fag here.

OK, look, nothing happened here guys.

We walked in here and
you two were mackin' like

schoolgirls and you're
saying nothing happened?

Well maybe you can try and
reach down in your little

bible geek soul and be
cool for two seconds?

I don't think you get to be
making requests here gayboy.

Don't fucking touch me asshole.

Dude you so got to be leaving.

Don't blow this out of proportion,
it's not that big of a deal, right?

Yeah, it kinda is.

Please just go.

- Um... hi. Is Davis around?
- You're too late loverboy...

You'd better betcha
they're putting your

boyfriend's butt on a plane
home this afternoon.

And now we have to move again
cause we can't live across from some

big doodah flamer homo

thank you very much.

You stay! Your friend and I
are gonna have a little talk

OK asshole the way I see it you've got
a big mouth and one arm to back it up

so how is it going to look when a
big flamer kicks the shit out of you

- Ryder... tell me where he is.

- What do you think I wanted to see
him get busted?

This may come as a surprise to you
but I actually liked the guy.

He took this whole thing
serious as a seizure.

But we were getting through it OK.

So why him? Huh?

Why'd you go fuck him up?

He doesn't deserve the kind of grief
he's got coming down the pipe.

Nothing was supposed to happen to him.

Oh pucky! You were gunning
for something ever since we got here

and if you want to know
where he is I want to know why.

It was just stupid... it was just
a dumb bet, 50 bucks.

But it's not about that.

It's not about that at all.

Please.

You're too late anyway his
flight left 10 minutes ago.

Hey... if it's any help... there's
a five hour lay-over in Salt Lake.

Thanks!

Aaron!

Sorry.

God I hate the snow.

What are you doing here?

I came after you.

How could you leave without
saying anything?

It's not my choice.

I'm being sent home in shame.

And I'm probably going to be
excommunicated.

For just a kiss?

Don't get me wrong it
was a nice kiss but

hey come on we didn't even
get to use our tongues.

You wouldn't understand.

I'm sorry.
I'm not... I'm not very good at this.

See I've never made a fool out of
myself in front of anyone before

But I've never felt this way before
about anyone in my entire life.

What for just some guy you can't have?

And then next week you're gonna
be on to your next conquest...

But what if you're not?

Huh? What if everything in
my entire pathetic life which

I happen to love has led
me to this point, right now.

What if you are the blinding light
in the middle of the road

- that strikes me like the guy in...
- in the Bible

- Him!
- Paul? Yeah!

And what if everything's
changed like that...

And lions lay down with lambs
and colours mix with whites...

What if you're the one I have
been waiting for my whole life

and I let you go.

You have no idea what
I'd be giving up.

Damnit... what's wrong with you?

You want revelations engraved in gold,
angels trumpeting down from heaven

what if this is it instead?

Me telling you I love you,
right here... in the snow.

I think that's pretty miraculous.

But if you don't... I'll go you can
pretend this was just some coincidence

you can pretend there
wasn't some reason we met.

That you're sorry I ever
walked into your life.

God I hate the snow.

Oh... door must have froze shut. You
boys come in before you freeze too.

My we're closing the whole
airport because of this storm.

Wow.

How long did we go at it?

Two and a half hours.

It's OK right?

OK?

That's amazing.

I don't know how long
you're supposed to do it.

You carry a pocket watch!
Yeah, it's dumb, huh?

It was actually my great
grandfather's, but...

I don't think you came
here for a geneology lesson.

You know, I thought you'd
be a little more reticent.

Well... I'm already going
to hell for kissing you so...

I may as well take the scenic route.

What God do you believe in?

It's not just God.

It's everything.

This... you... tonight...

I'm just... turning my back on it all.

But you know I guess... a
guy like you really doesn't

know what that's like you know...

to be completely cut off.

When I was 13 years old my dad...

he was this macho hot shot banker guy

and I was just this skinny
little kid...

who'd been caught trying on his
mother's shoes one too many times

anyway, my dad said he would rather
die than raise a little nellyboy

and I thought I would rather die
than be one.

So my dad, who'd never been out of
the city in his entire life

decided we're going to go hunt deer.

So my dad drags me to this
lodge up in the Sierras right...

It's early November

the same as now

and there is this storm rolling in

my dad was so determined that
sissy boy was going to kill something.

Snow came at us from all sides.

The air, the sky, the ground
they all became the same

and horrible screaming white

and I thought we're gonna be
OK, right?

And then I saw my father's eyes

and they were that same white...

and that's when he did it.

He did what?

Ran.

He didn't come back for you?

No.

But I got calm...
I knew I was going to die

and that's when I heard it:

An angel

singing.

An angel?

Turned out not to be an angel at all.

What was it?

Just the wind... over some rocks.

A cave.

Inside at least I was out of the snow
and I guess I drifted off.

When I woke up it was dark.

It was still snowing hard. I heard a
noise at the cave's mouth, like a bear

and it grabbed me, picked me up and I
fought but I was so weak and cold...

all I could do was knock the bear's
hood off.

Bear had a hood?

Turned out to be a
bear only in the sense

of the search and rescue
guy was pretty hairy

That's when it got weird.

And not until then?

He ripped off all my clothes

and he tore all his clothes off.

Sure you weren't delirious?

Then he stuffed us into a sleeping bag

Oh wait, hypothermia, I
remember from the boyscout manual.

Exactly, but I didn't know
what to think.

I was so... tired.

And cold.

In spite of it all...

I popped the biggest woody ever.

And he wrapped those big arms
around me

pulled me into that hairy chest

and told me I was OK.

That was the first moment in
that whole ordeal I began to cry.

I don't blame you I would
have been freaked out too.

No...

It was joy.

I thought I'd rather die than be gay.

I got a pretty good
idea what dying felt like.

But lying there in the arms
of that man...

I thought if this is
what being gay feels like...

Bring it on.

Come on... let's get you home.

Hello?

Oh that's very funny.
Fuck you Andrew.

Boy... where have you been?

Salt Lake.

OK if you haunt your guys all that way
you better tell me you won the bet.

I think I'm the loser on this one...

Hey hey... don't let it get to you...
even Tiger Woods slices now and then.

Fucking Andrew!

Is he doing his crackhead
telemarketer again?

No he is jerking me around by...

On the offchance... you didn't happen
to give my demo out to anyone?

Um... yeah... this Angel
Food guy that I delivered to.

He said he was once
in the music business but...

you know I thought he might like it

I think he gave it away.

To?

Oh Julie oh no I mean he's on heavy
medicine he's loopy anyway.

You can't take what he says
seriously... you're hurting my arm!

Who did he give it to?

He said he was gonna give it to
Clive...

Davis??

Clive Davis?

Oh fuck me I hung up on Clive Davis?

Oh my God answer it.

No you answer it...
Answer it!

- Ow! Julie that's the arm that I...
- Fucking answer it!

Hello?

Julie Taylor?

Um... so is that Clide
with a D of Clive with a V?

Oh well, it's official...
winter's here.

Bundle up.

Ah... much better.

So... guess what... this A&R
guy from the record company

has been totally coy about
which team he plays on...

why don't I introduce you,
you can totally nail him

and set the record straight

well... so to speak.

- I think I'll pass on this one.
- Get out. Why? He's totally cute.

What's wrong with you?
You haven't been yourself since...

Wait, are you still
not over missionary man?

I don't know.

Chris...

It's weird with him
disappearing like that.

OK, then stop moping like a schoolgirl
and do something about it, call him...

Just dial 1-800-TORTURED MORMON?

Probably, sounds like there are
enough of them.

But I think you should just get the
hell over it.

Maybe I don't want to.

I mean LA is a city where everyone
dances with one eye on the door...

like we're all waiting for
something better to walk in.

But would we even recognize
it if it did?

It might be nice to stop circling.

It might be nice to stop
equating sex with a handshake.

And it would be nice to
have it mean something.

Listen to you, you are turning
into a chick.

- Shut up!
- You are!

Wait, Christian wait,
seriously you dropped something.

What?

Your balls! Must have fallen off
around here somewhere.

This is me not talking to you.

OK wait, but you're still coming
to the show tonight, right?

As president of the Pocatello
stake it is my unhappy duty

and obligation to convene this
church court on behalf of the Elder

Aaron Davis for grave and
grievous sin of homosexuality.

♪ When you were just
a child of 8 ♪

♪ You were taught you are not
to deviate ♪

♪ Only one way to heaven
but half a million ways to fall ♪

In the light of your
abnormal and abominable state

and your refusal to see you
have been duped

into a hogwash alternative lifestyle...

I wish my shame was enough
for both of us

not to mention the shame
you brought to this church...

- Our family... our ancestors...
- Wait a minute, our ancestors?

Dad... your grandfather
had half a dozen wives.

Same goes for every single
person in this room...

I'd say we were the original
definition of alternative lifestyle.

Are you calling us hypocrites?

No we've gone way beyond hypocracy
Dad, now we're just being mean.

♪ And it's another beautiful day
It's another beautiful day ♪

♪ It's another beautiful day
in the land of the free ♪

With the authority invested in me by
the Melchizedek priesthood

and in the name of Jesus
Christ I have no choice

but to begin excommunication
proceedings against you

at which point you will be
stripped of the priesthood...

the garments... and
membership in this church.

♪ It's another beautiful day
it's another beautiful day ♪

♪ It's another beautiful day
in the land of the free ♪

♪ It's another beautiful day
it's another beautiful day ♪

♪ It's another beautiful day
in the land of the free ♪

Still at it?

There are a lot of Davises up there.

Hi, I'm trying to reach an Aaron Davis
No not Errol... AARON... two A's...

Hi, I'm looking for Aaron Davis...
No, he didn't win anything...

No no no, he is younger than that...

Does he have a son named Aaron?

No! Yeah! Let me talk to your wife.

Hi, hello I'm looking for an
Aaron Davis.

What? The Davis Boy,
yeah that sounds like him.

No, he's not in anymore trouble...
What kind of trouble?

I'm sorry... I'm not trying to pry.

Ferron Davis can you spell that?

On Stone Creek... really...
Thank you so much.

Buck Owens... really... they still run
that? OK, well you get back to it now.

OK, thank you.

Hello? I'm sorry, brother Davis
is down at the Stake Center.

Oh, I'm sorry... Aaron? May I ask why
you are trying to reach Aaron?

Los Ang... are you one of
the Elders in Los Angeles?

No... you know what, my son
has no desire to speak to you

and I hope you could have the
decency not to call here again.

Is Dad missing dinner again?

Oh it's nothing but he sure is
late over at the Stake Center...

there is no point in
this getting cold.

If you're just gonna play with it...

I don't know why I bother anymore.

Julie! Get out here... I found him.

You talked to him?
No, his mother hung up on me.

Um... bitch!

No, but if he really did not want to
talk to me then she really would not

have had a problem putting
him on the phone, right?

And next time he will
probably pick up.

Damn girl! Who knew getting hung up on
would make me feel so good!

Good! Then we're going out because
you've been a contrary mary too long.

Did something fall again?

Yeah, just a little dropsy...
you go on.

- Mom?
- Hm?

- Mom...
- What Aaron?

What?

It's nothing I just wanted to see if
you bring yourself to look at me.

I'm looking at you... what
am I supposed to be seeing?

Nothing.

His name was Christian, wasn't it?

What?

Is Christian the one?

What did he do to you!

He loved me.

Don't say that! Do you know
how ridiculous that sounds?

How repulsive that is to
God to everyone?

Two men? Men don't love Aary...
women bring love to a relationship.

But Ma he told me he loved me...
He would have told you anything.

He flattered and beguiled you...
tools of the devil that's what they do

- You don't know that.
- Yes I do.

- You don't know that.
- I do... you know why?

Because when you didn't arrive home...

- I called your mission president.
- You checked up on me huh?

I was worried sick about you,
and you know what he said?

Your missionary companion told
him that that Christian person...

you were nothing more
than a bet he made.

- That's not true...
- Yes it is true...

He won your soul for a lousy 50
dollars.

That's all you were worth
to him and you know what?

He's probably forgotten all about you
and now he's moving on

to his next fornication.

- Mom he wouldn't...
- It meant nothing to him.

He was using you and that is why...

you can never think about
him again, ever... ever again.

You got... you have got to put
this thing behind you.

This horrible mistake that
everybody knows about...

You've seen how they look at us.

You've seen how people just
turn their carts around.

When we walk down the
isle in the market...

How they look away at the bank.

Why do you think your father
doesn't come home anymore?

What if it is not something I've done,
what if it's who I am?

Don't say that. Don't
you ever even think that!

You can be forgiven... maybe
heavenly Father can forgive

you for what you've done
but who you are...

He could never forgive something
like that.

You know... I think I am
going to heat up

that casserole with the
cream and mushroom soup.

Where are you going?

I left some stuff down the church...
Now? We just got back!

Our son... we've just come
back from...

As good a time as any.

Hello? Mrs. Davis... listen, I know you
don't want me to speak with your son.

My son? Let me tell you
something you son of a bitch:

Thanks to you my son
took a razor to his wrists.

Thanks to you I have lost my son.

And I hope you burn, I
hope you burn for ever!

Chris?

Sit down.

Drink that.

Toss it.

That way it's medicinal.

Good it's vital for a man to
have a couple of

slugs in him before
discussing heart ache.

- I think Hemingway told me that...
- You knew Ernest Hemingway?

Margot actually.

But beauties don't
always escape tragedy.

Oh God, this is hell...

I've done something.

I'm guilty...

and I'll burn for it.

Funny thing about guilt...
there is nothing so bad that

you can't add a little guilt to it
and make it worse.

And there's nothing so good
you can't add a little guilt to it

and make it better.

Guilt distracts us from a
greater truth...

we have an inherent ability to heal.

We seem intent on living
through even the worst heartbreak.

How?

Practice.

3AM... you slut.

I wish. We were in the studio, I can't
seem to come up with a single.

- You?
- Couldn't sleep.

So what... you sit here in the dark?

Hey. Let's just say
fuck the no-carbs thing

let's go to Dupar's and eat
pancakes till we choke huh?

Yeah... I think I'm just
going to go back to bed.

Tuesday, 3AM, once again
I can't sleep.

It's like I'm waiting for time to fix
part of me that keeps on breaking.

I've already thrown out the newspaper
and washed the leftover dishes.

Nothing to do but sit here and think.

As a citizen and voter in the city of
Los Angeles it is up to you to decide

if you will allow...

Where are you going with my
goddamn flowers?

But they are...

We don't throw anything out
that's not completely dead.

- Deal?
- Deal.

And another thing... you've
got to quit coming over here

and moping around, you're
fucking depressing me.

I'm depressing you?

That's what I'm saying...
If we've reached the

point where you're dragging
my day well then...

we got a problem... seriously.

You got to do something...
it's time to make a move.

Find a way to get past this.

Are you being the Oracle right now?

Nah... I'm just being a friend.

Hello may I help you?
Are you Aaron Davis' mother?

I'm sister Davis, yes.

I knew your son, in Los Angeles.

Oh, you must be one of the elders
from there, you have that look.

No, my name is Christian.

He lost his watch.

I wanted you to know how sorry I am.

It kills me to think that I could
have caused him any pain.

Wait!

Could be worse... could be raining.

Oh yeah... it is raining.

Only in LA it does rain make the news
as Operation Storm Watch.

Don't suppose there is bills
of mine in that mail?

Oh my God... it's a copy of my video.

What?

Get outta here... it's about
damn time.

Been waiting to see this.

Come on girl it's been so top secret.
Plug it in, let's go!

OK, I don't want you to
snap to some judgement...

Why? It's some kind of like
nasty-ass-Christina Aguilera

skank-o-rama kind of video?

No, it's just...

♪ Tuesday, 3AM ♪

♪ once again I'm wide awake ♪

♪ waiting for time to mend
this part of me ♪

♪ that keeps on breaking ♪

♪ newspapers I threw away ♪

♪ washed the dishes in the sink ♪

What the fuck...

That's from my journal what the fuck
is my journal doing in here?

You were the one always telling me to
write songs about you.

I was gonna tell you...

or ask you or whatever...

You knew I'd tell you
to go fuck yourself.

So you what? You'd steal my
most private personal hell

I've been trying to get past
and you turn around

and throw it back in my face
is that it?

I just thought that something
good could come out of this...

Oh for you maybe...

Jesus Chris... I did want to tell you.

Look, I don't want to tell you
like this, but the record label...

want me to move to New York
for a while

cause... all the hot producers
work in the clubs there.

Have a nice trip.

Help you?

I was looking for Christian...
Yeah um... no Chris is um...

No, nevermind.

Want me to give him a message
or anything?

I heard you didn't get the part.

I hate to admit it but I'm gonna miss
you when you go back to New York.

Who said anything about leaving?

Come on, you hate LA.

Look if you tell anybody that I said
this I will rip your lips off.

I was miserable in New York.

At least in LA you can be miserable
while you get a tan.

Dear boy.

I was hoping this was still good.

Of course it's still good.

I didn't have any place else to go.

Welcome.

Give my young friend
whatever he wants.

Just a coke, thank you.

Nothing stronger?

You look like you could use it.

If you don't mind me saying
you look like um... hell?

Why?

I didn't come to unload on you.

Well, you gave me that privilege once,
let me return the favor.

After we met I was sent
home and excommunicated

for being gay.

Your church doesn't like
alcohol or homosexuals.

Well, I am definitely not joining.

Can't imagine heaven without both.

Sorry, go on.

That led me to a brief but disastrous
affair with a sharp object.

After the hospital stitched me up

my parents put me in this place

this facility where they
were supposed to change me

and fix me

this one night I was on restriction

and I was cleaning this
floor with a toothbrush

that's when I heard it

this voice...

it was like an angel

But it was just the TV.

It was the strangest coincidence.

I don't believe in coincidence.

These days I believe in miracles.

Maybe.

Because the girl who was singing.

She's only almost famous
you wouldn't know her.

But I did.

And I know people feel
this way about certain songs

but I felt like she was
singing right to me.

This is my young friend.

We've met.

I went by your place...
I sublet it...

Is this, this isn't...

He's a great tipper.

Darlings, the food's not gonna get
warmer sitting on the counter.

Hot stuff coming through!

A toast.

An affirmation.

A prayer of thanks.

I want you to know that wherever
we find ourselves in this world

Whatever our successes
or failures

Come this time of year you will always
have a place at my table...

- and a place in my heart.
- Cheers.

Sometimes it all still
feels like a mass of dots

but

more and more these days

I feel like we're all connected

and it's beautiful

and funny

and good.