Rosebud Lane (2023) - full transcript

Wow, three frozen concepts?

Yeah, about to be four.

Next Bandini
has just hit a wall.

That bad?

I, I don't even know.
I, I can't even tell anymore.

I got to step away from this.

Did you feed Orson?

No.

What's that?

Oh, something for you.

You're going to open it?



It's got your name on it.

Yeah.

I see it's got my name on it.

What is it?

It's a card.

Hmm. From who?

My son.

- Aaron,
go back and help Boone.

And don't you track any crud
back into my kitchen,

I think he got

Okay.

Research.

On what?

Carl Sandburg.



I was going to use
one of his poems

as, uh, narration
for my White Lies screenplay.

How'd you meet?

She was at a shabby
interstate coffee shop,

just outside Flat Rock.

She was a waitress.

Right out of a James Cayne
Paperback, right?

Was your divorce final yet?

It wasn't.

Did Stephanie know?

Know what?

That you fucked
a shabby coffee shop waitress

while you were
still married to her?

The coffee shop was shabby.

I assure you, she was not.

Noted.

Did you know you had a son?

Sidney?

Yes.

-Sidney?
-Yeah?

Did you, uh-- Have you been
sending her child support?

Please tell me you have.

It's complicated.

Um...

I did when I first learned
she had him.

But, uh...

...she never cashed the checks.

Six, seven months went by and...

...the money never left
my account, and...

...I tried to contact her.
But...

But?

She never cashed the checks.

She never responded.

So, I...

I kind of gave up.

And, um...

...kind of chose to...

...forget about it.

Forget about her.

Forget about them.

What are you going to do?

I'm, I'm going to go to him.

Good answer.

Which poem?

A Father To His Son.

It's time for school.

Just leave it in the sink
and get going.

Excuse me.

- Have a good day, sweetheart.
- -You, too.

Hey, y'all.
You're listening to 95.1,

the sweet and salty sounds
of Hendersonville,
North Carolina.

♪ I've been crying ♪

♪ All week long ♪

♪ Trying to figure out
what road I'm on ♪

♪ I've been walking through
oak and pine ♪

♪ Just to see
what path I'll find ♪

♪ I'm closer today ♪

♪ To being further away ♪

♪ I'm stepping further out
From what I know till now ♪

♪ And I'm still not afraid ♪

-Booyah!
-Son of a bitching booyah.

Ah, ya, ya!

Ya-ya!

Can I help you?

-Oh, uh...
-Who are you?

Uh...

I, I'm Sidney Granger.
I was looking for--

She working.

Okay. Gotcha.

What do you want with her?

Nothing.

I'll come back later. Thank you.

No, it did not go as planned.

You should see the house.

Okay, so let it breathe tonight.

Go back tomorrow.
You know what we always say.

Fresh eyes in the morning. Yeah.

Got it.

Go back to that diner
or whatever,

Pretty sure
she doesn't work there.
It was like ten years ago.

You'd be surprised.

I'm from a small town.

It's pretty common.

You sound defeated.

Are you drinking?

No.

Liar.

I love you.

Love you too, Mon.

Twenty dwarves took turns
doing handstands on the carpet.

Bullshit artist.

Nice night.

Have we met?

Pretty sure we haven't.

You look familiar.

I get that a lot.

Well, I'm Jamila.

Good to meet you, Jamila.

Ever been to Raleigh?
Maybe that's where we met.

Maybe.

Maybe.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, damn, it's 2:00 a.m.

And you don't know nobody.

Goodnight, Jamila.

♪ Lives up on the mountain ♪

♪ He's my mother's brother ♪

♪ And everybody loved him ♪

♪ There'll never be another ♪

♪ Works all week
but come Friday night ♪

♪ He's dancing through
morning light ♪

♪ I said, "Howdy?" ♪

Here you go.

Are y'all just passing through
or you're here visiting?

Nope. We're driving
on a Charlotte later today.

My husband's a regulator.

Is that right?

Uh, what is it you regulate?

- Well, you know,
it's mostly--
- Bob never stops working.

Well, now, Bob,
we have that in common.

Okay, well, the next time
you come through,

you just ask for old Sugar
and I'll take care of you.

We will, Sugar.
You've made us feel so welcome.

Well, thank you.

You know,
I just never met a stranger.

That's what my mama said.

My daddy died not too long ago.
He was over a hundred.

Smoked two packs
of cigarettes a day,

eight oxtails, Ding Dongs,
and French Fries

I mean, it just must be
in the genes.

- I agree.
- -Well, I'll take care of this

when you're ready.
You all have a good day.

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

-Can I top you off?
-Yes, please. Thank you so much.

Oh, little darling,
you are in the Carolinas.

You only have
to thank me this much.

All right.

All right, Timbo, we'll take
this when you're ready.

Everything...

Thank you very much.
Well, me and Beth

would love to see you
whenever you get home.

That sounds great.
I'll bring Orson.
Take him to the park.

I think they'd love that.
So would I. Thank you.

All right. You have a good day.

Wondered if I'd ever
see you again.

It's good to see you.

You, too.

So what brings you back?

He didn't tell you?

Who?

Your...

Our son.

He wrote me.

He did what?

Yeah. Yeah.

Um...

I didn't know that.

Okay. Well, right?

Uh... do you want
to go somewhere?
Maybe we could talk.

Maybe when you're done working,

I guess he

- got your address
from my old phone
- Mmm.

-Imagine my surprise.
-Yeah, I bet.

And my wife's.

Oh, shit.

How'd that go?

Better than
you might think, actually.

That's good.

Y'all have kids?

My wife and I have decided
to not have children.

Why is that?

Mm, because we're
more career-minded than most,

which is not that uncommon
in our circles.

Sounds kind of selfish, I guess.

Nah. Cages out.

- Oh!
- You got to get going?

No, it's just Aaron.
I'm going to tell him
I'm picking up

Thai food on the way home.

Is that funny?

Thai's my favorite too.

It's an amazing country.
We're in Bangkok last year.

Well, I will put it on my list.

So, what's he like?

-Aaron?
-No, your dentist. Yes, Aaron.

I don't know. I guess
he's mostly your average
ten-year-old boy.

I, I don't even know
what that means.
Is that video games,

- football, laughs at fart jokes?
What, what exactly?

One out of three.

Oh, Aaron never
got into video games, thank God.

And he's not much of a jock.

He's more artsy, I guess.

He loves to read,
and he's pretty good
at drawing things.

He does real good in English.

Hmm. Interesting.

He did not get that from me.

Oh, and he loves movies.

Really?

What kind?

Mostly old ones.

He's always talking about them.
I'm just like, "Okay, kid."

Hmm.

Can I ask you something?

How come I never cashed
your checks?

Yeah. Why didn't you?

I didn't want you thinking that

you had
some kind of responsibility,

or right to come back
and start acting like

you could tell me
what to do with my son.

You know, I wanted to have him,
and you didn't get a say
in the matter.

And I didn't think it was fair
to make you pay for it.

I have grown up
a lot since then.

Ooh, being a mother
will make you do that.

Well, and Aaron...

...he is the best thing
that's ever happened to me.

Are you mad?

No.

Quite the contrary.

You want more?

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, Mel.

So, Sidney Granger, Mr. Big-time
Hollywood movie maker,

how do you want to play this?

Ms. Ginny, I'm going to put this
a hundred percent on you.

-Thanks.
-Thank you.

Well, I appreciate that.

Uh...

He works with Boone
after school tomorrow.

Again,
he's a family friend. He...

...does a lot of stuff
around the yard, back sheds.
He fixes stuff.

Yeah.

Pretty sure I've met Boone.

Uh, well, that'll put Aaron home
around 5:30, so,

why don't you come by
around 6:00?

You sure you're okay with this?

I wouldn't invite you
over to my house if I wasn't.

I mean, you came all this way.

It says a lot.

Okay.

It's a date.

Oh, spill it, Granger.

Ginny, Ginny, Ginny. I tell you,
Ginny is your classic

Jane Austen heroine.

Um,

strong-willed, whip-smart,

full speed ahead, no-nonsense
Annie Oakley.

That's quite a description.

You'd love Sugar.

Sugar?

Waitress. Works with Ginny

at the truck stop.
Straight out of Central Casting.

Part Flannery O'Connor,
part Portis.

Could've been pulled
from the pages of Norwood.

Too Funny.

- And there's Boone.
- Boone,

that's a great name.

Yeah, isn't it?

He's not thrilled
with my presence.

Is he dangerous?

No, not dangerous. Just
old school, Mark Twain bully.

Threatened, I guess.

He's no Doyle Lanigan.

You better be careful. You don't
know these people, Sidney.

You know, my brain is mush.

I got to shut it down now.

I'm serious.

Yeah, good night. Love you.

Aaron usually feeds the dog.

You told him
I was coming, right?

Of course.

You nervous?

Yeah, a little bit.

Yeah, be honest,
I'm nervous too.

I didn't really think
this day would ever come.

I suppose I thought it might.
I guess it was inevitable.

Your dog's name is Orson?

Funky, right? Aaron named him
after some movie maker he likes.

-It's grown on me.
-Yeah, it's going to
sound crazy.

- That's the name of our dog.
- -Aaron, sweetheart, we're in the kitchen.

Aaron.

This... is your father.

Aaron.

I got your card.

Thank you for that.

It's really nice to meet you.

Aaron.

Shake your daddy's hand.

Aaron?

-It's okay.
-No, it's not.

I made a mistake.

Aaron? Hey, get back here
right now!

- That's okay.
It's fine.
- Aaron!

No, no, no. Let him go.

He's scared.

Well, you had to expect
it wasn't going to be easy.

Yeah, I did.

Okay. Well,

then don't beat yourself up.

Get a good night's sleep
and see what tomorrow brings.

See what tomorrow brings.

I'll wake up and walk the plank.

I don't think he likes me.

Come on.
He doesn't even know you.

Give it a chance.

Everybody likes you.

Good one.

Oh, I almost forgot.

We need to book our Bali flight,

or we're going
to lose those miles.

Ah, shit.

You still want to go, right?

Yeah.

Good. It's a PAX.

Nice.

Roman Holiday.

Sidney?

Hmm?

Bonnie and Clyde.

Hmph.

Arthur Penn.

Gladiator.

Ridley Scott. All About Eve.

Joseph Mankiewicz.

Opening Night.

John Cassavetes.

Last Picture Show.

Bogdanovich.

The Last Detail.

Hmm. Hal Ashby.

The West Side Story.

Sidney?

Good night, sweetheart.

So does he look like you?

How should I know?

-Well, did you look at him?
-Yeah.

-Well, how did it go?
-I don't know.

-Are you going to see him again?
-I don't know.

- Come on. You have to.
- Maybe.

How you doing, Sheriff?

Top shape, shape out, man.

You still owe me
for two pies, Sheriff.

Just put it on my tab, baby.

Hey, how about them grits, huh?

You know what?
I am a convert now.

You know, Aaron's just confused.

And he probably didn't think
you'd really come all this way.

Are you okay that I did?

Yeah, I am.

Well, I think maybe
he liked it better
when you were just fantasy.

That makes sense.

I'm going to talk to him today
after school.

I think it's important,
you know?

You following me?

Leave Aaron alone.

Maybe that's between
my son and me.

Okay? I didn't come here
to cause any trouble.

Yes, you did.

Really? Why is that?

Cause I ain't stupid.

Everybody here was doing
just fine without you, okay?

I could see that.

So go back to California then.

You don't scare me.

I should...

...snap you like a dry branch.

Hey.

-What can I get you?
-An old-fashioned, please.
Thanks.

Okay.

Nice town you got here.

We have our moments.

Hmm.

Hello.

Really?

Uh, now? Yeah, now's good. Sure.

No. No, no. Now is good.

Um, I'm on my way.
Yeah. Thank you.

Okay. Uh, looks
like I'm one and done.

Thanks. What's your name?

-Pete.
-Pete. Sidney.

- Sidney.
- -For sure, I'll see more of you.

- Sounds good. Take care.
- You too.

Did you ever meet James Dean?

Uh, he was
a bit before my time.

He's my favorite actor.

He was special.

- Love the movie seat.
- Thanks.

Boone found it in a junker.
Got it for my birthday.

Very cool.

Do you play?

Boone's teaching me.

You look up to him, huh?

He's just a friend.

Well, you're lucky to have
such a good friend.

- What type of movies
do you make?

Good ones, I hope.

I like Westerns.

Oh, yeah? What's your favorite?

Johnny Guitar.

Ooh, classic.

Yeah, Joan Crawford.
"Come and get me, Mr. McIvers."

It's a good film.

You know your Westerns.

- Have you ever made one?
- No, I haven't.

Started writing one once.

Why did you stop?

Got to the second act,
realized I had a half a film.

Put that one in the freezer.

Second act is
the hardest one to write.

Yes, it is.

Yeah.

Aaron, come get your dog.

I have to go, walk the dog.

- Care if I join?
- Sure.

- I can let Orson off
at the end of the road.

I bet he loves that.

He always stops to make sure
I'm still looking at him.

He's a good dog.

You know, Sterling Hayden
couldn't even play the guitar.

Pretty amazing
what actors have to do, huh?

Seems like he played it
pretty good.

Well, he's a good actor.

Did you actually put your script
in the freezer?

That's a figure of speech.

There's a creek
right down the road.

Have you ever eaten crawfish?

- Hey, guys.
- Hey, mom.

- Take your shoes off.
- Okay.

- Y'all have a nice walk?
- Yeah, sure did.

Boy, that dog has
a lot of energy.

Still acts like a puppy.

Some dogs never grow up.

That's Boone. Can I go
see what he wants?

You can, but we're eating soon.
Don't ride off.

Be back soon.

Stay for dinner?

Let me guess. Crawfish?

Not quite.

Uh, you know what? I actually--
I probably should get going.

All right.

Thanks, though. And I got
to say today was, um...

It was awesome. Thank you.

Yeah.

Did you make any plans
I should know about?

I just thought I'd take him
for a drive
up into the mountains.

Which mountains?

You're in the Blue Ridge, man.

But he ain't never been
to the Smoky,

or the Snowboard,
or the Tuskegee.

You could take him up
to Ratcliff,

but then you have to take
the Lake Stone Ridge,

and that drive might spook you
if you have a weak stomach.

Do not go up to Rattlesnake
or Lookout Tower

because then you're
on the reservation.

Or I could just go
to the movies.

-Did you like the movie?
-Blew me away. Yeah.

Me too.

Really sad.
But the cinematography
was amazing.

Though I wish it would have been
in black and white.

Really? Why is that?

Seems it would've fit
the story better,
like in Touch of Evil.

Huh. Would've been a good
choice. I could see that.

Most people in Hollywood
don't think

black and white films
make any money.

So you want to direct movies?

-I don't know. Maybe.
-All right.

Hey, Aaron.

Hey.

-Who's that?
-That's Phoebe.

-Oh.
-She's just a friend.

-Have you ever seen
Vivacious Lady?
-No.

I'll show it to you.
George Stevens,
he's a great director,

-He made Giant, didn't he?
-Yes, he did.

- 24.
- What's that?

Orson Welles was 24
when he made Citizen Kane.

Yes.

So my wife and I,
we play a game called
Name of The Director.

- You want to play?
- Sure.

- Okay.
- How do you play?

Well, it's pretty easy.
One person names the film.

The other person names
the director. Okay?

- Okay.
- You start.

Red River.

Uh, Howard Hawks.

How about It's a Wonderful Life?

- Frank Capra.
- Good.

Uh, A Fistful of Dollars.

Ah. Too easy. Sergio Leone.

How about, uh, Seven Samurai?

Hmm?

I'll give you a hint.
He's Japanese.

- I don't know
any Japanese films.
- Oh! Come on,

you got to know this guy.
He's a legend.

- No?
- Uh-huh.

- Who's your mom talking to?
- That's Mr. Mills.

- Who's Mr. Mills?
- He rents our house.
My mom used to work for him.

- Doing what?
- Paperwork, I think.
He's good with numbers.

Oh. Nice guy?

I suppose.
Boone doesn't like him.

Shocker.

I got to go do my homework.

Good boy.

- Thanks for the movie.
- You got it.

Fun Night. Akira Kurosawa.

That's who directed
Seven Samurai. Remember him.

- He's a good one.
- Okay. Good night, Dad.

Good night, son.

Hey, Mom.

Well, y'all have fun?

Yeah.

-What did you see?
-Old movie.
You wouldn't have liked it.

Okay.

Uh, you make any more plans?

He wants to take me out after
school, go get some ice cream.

Ice cream. Sounds fine.

Good night.

-Mom?
-Yeah?

I love you.

I love you too, sweetheart.

I told that man,
my land is not for sale.

So I don't know what else
I can say. You hear me?

Well, she told me that you had--

Tell Moss and Eddie that
she heard the wrong thing,

- Okay, but she said...
- I ain't going nowhere.

- Goodbye.
- All right.

- Everything all right?
- -Yeah, everything all right.

That Mill's boy is buying up all
sorts of property around here

so he can build some
condominiums or some shit.

He ain't buying my land
from under my feet.

Just like I told his dad
30 years ago to pound sand.

Now sure as hell I can tell
his hole chasing son

"No."

You tell them, Levi.

Screw that guy.

Thank you.

Why am I not surprised
that we both love pistachio?

Everything a man could want.

- Good water and grass.
- And plenty of it.

I've always wanted to try
fly fishing.

Boone takes me sometimes.

Do you believe in God?

I do.

I like Heaven Can Wait.

So do I.

I took a train trip once.

That's cool. Never been on them.

Trains still come through here?

Sometimes.

Don't worry. Phoebe and I
always walk on the tracks.

Okay.

Please tell me you've seen
Stand By Me.

- Of course, I have.
- Yes.

Hey, Mom.

Do you want to watch a film?

I mean, a movie.

No, not right now.

Aaron.

I need to talk to you
about something.

I have some bad news.

We don't have anywhere to go
if we lose that house.

You've seen how much
rent's gone up around here?

-Well, did he say
when you had to be out?
-He didn't.

- Fuck a duck.
That's not right.

He warned me a year ago
we couldn't live there
forever, but...

He didn't say there was
any real plan in the works.

Not one word.

Well, I know for a fact
that he can't tell

you have to move out
until he gives you time
to find another place.

Because that is a law.

He knows you have a son, right?

Yeah, Sugar.
He knows I have a son.

Okay.

Okay, here's what
we're going to do.

You're going to go get
that son of yours,

and you're going
to come down to my house

and you're going to live
in the back of it

until you find a place to stay.

And come on,
my mama doesn't leave the room.

She's deaf as a post
and she can barely see.
You won't even know she's there.

Okay?

Come on.

You're sweet.

You have people
who care about you.

You girls get back out
on that floor right now!

Those pies ain't going
to sell themselves.

And close that dog on door.

Freezing my nipples off.

Come on, Avery.

Your nipples froze off
a long time ago.

-Hey.
-Hey.

-Why were you in homeroom?
-My mom made me late.

-What happened?
-We have to move out
of our house.

-Well, that sucks.
-Yeah.

When?

I don't know.

What are you going to do?

-Aaron.
-How am I supposed to know
what we're doing? We're moving.

Everything's going to be
roses and sunshine.

If you were a young Cherokee,

you'd have to kill
an Indian to gain any respect.

That ain't what today is about.

Animals ain't our enemies.

Squirrels ain't stupid.

They are quick as shit.

So when you see one, rise up,
trust your eyes,

and lead it by a good foot.

And don't shoot
a white squirrel.

Whole town will be
all over our ass
if you shoot a white squirrel.

I know. It's illegal.
We learned about it in school.

So you did, huh?

-They teach you
about the Nunnehi?
-The None-a-what?

The Nunnehi.

They're, uh,
the little forest folk

that the mountain Indians
left behind.

In Cherokee, Nunnehi means
people who live anywhere.

They're out there.

Out there watching.

You believe that?

I don't know.

Don't shoot one of them little
fellas. They are bad luck.

Right there.

Right there.

Got him.

Damn, that's a good shot.
Good shot.

You did it.

He's dead?

Dead is the doorknob.

Here, this is for you.

It's time for you...

...to learn how to clean
the kill.

I don't want to move away.

Hey!

Hey! Hey, hey, hey!

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

I'm not going to let anything
happen to you, okay?

Let's get in the truck.

Pete, what's the story
of this Mills guy?

Is he pretty big stuff
around here?

Brad or his dad?

Brad, I guess.

- Not a bad guy.
- Yeah?

Yeah. Considering, I guess.

- Hm.
- Comes in every once in a while.

With his wife.

- Wife?
- Camilla.

Went to school with my,
uh, big brother.

-She's quite a looker actually.
-Hmm.

- Yeah.
- Camilla.

Yeah, I like that name.

What about you?

What does your wife do?

Oh, um, she's a film producer.

Huh? Wow, Very cool.

- Is it?
- Yeah. Everyone loves movies.

How about you?

Uh, I'm a film director.

- No shit.
- No shit.

Huh, you guys are quite
the power couple.

- Hardly.
- Anything I would know?

Probably not.

- You guys have kids?
- No.

Really? Must be, uh,
too busy making movies?

Guess you could say that.

I got to make a call.

Hey, sweetheart.

You must be out.
But I just wanted to

check in with you,
and I hope you're doing
something fun.

Hmm.

And tell you that I love you.

And, you're not home.

And that's all I wanted to say.

♪ That's why
I'll call you later ♪

♪ Call you later ♪

I love you.

Do you think you'll have
to change schools?

I don't know.
My mom doesn't tell me anything.

That's not fair.

What did I miss
in history class yesterday?

They speak over a thousand
different languages in Africa.

- That's cool.
- I guess.

Hey, champ.

-Champ?
-Shut up.

Hi, Mr. Aaron's Dad.

Hi, Phoebe.
I won't keep him long. Promise.

Everything okay?

Yeah. Why?

You didn't return
any of my texts.

My mom didn't tell you?

Tell me what?

We have to move out pretty soon.

What?

Mr. Mills is tearing down our
house to build something on it.

No, she didn't tell me that.

Wow.

Sorry to hear that.

Can I go now?

No way.

There must be something
I can do to help.

It's not your problem.

Hey.

I'm making it my problem.

I'll talk to your mom, okay?

Okay.

Hey, Ginny.

For the record,
I don't smoke around, Aaron.

-That's none of my business.
-You're right.

-I just want to talk to you
for a second.
-Look, I got to get home.

I talked to Aaron this morning.

-He told me what's going on.
-Did he?

Well, there you go. Life sucks.

- What else is new?
- Okay, but hang on.

- Hang on, Ginny.
- I got to go.

Ginny.

Look, I didn't come
all this way across country
for nothing.

I care about you,
and I care about Aaron.

And so that's why I'm here.
Let me help you.

That's super sweet, Sidney.
No shit, it is.
But what can you do?

Really? What can you do?
You buy us a house?

Move us in with you
and your wife in Hollywood?

- I bet she'd love that.
Look, I got to go.
- I don't know.

Okay? I got to go.

Oh! Shit.

You all right?

I just got bad cramps.

- How often
does that happen?
- Shit. No.

No, it doesn't, okay? I just...

Don't worry about it. I'm fine.

- I just need to go home.
- Okay.

I am worried.

Okay?

Okay.

- I'll help you.
- Okay. Thank you.

Sidney.

I'm pregnant.

Okay.

Okay.

Her life is one big disaster.

Nothing like a disaster
to sort things out.

What if my favorite films
doesn't help?

Of course, it does.
You see everything as a movie.

Do I?

Don't you?

If you say so.

Remind me to tell you that I...

You looked into the heart
of an artichoke, yeah.

I'm going to hang up now.

Of course, you are.
Hate losing arguments.

Are you sad
we didn't have a child?

Sidney?

Sidney?

Did he say what he intends to do
with the land?

Well, whatever it is,
it doesn't include Aaron
and me living there.

Shit.

Sorry.

It's not your fault.

I get that.

You should go home.

Ginny. Ginny.

- I'm not going to take your money, Sidney.
-Don't.

- Don't.
- Don't What?

You're starting to push me away.
Don't do that. Please.

Sidney. What do you want? Hmm?

What do you want?

Ginny.

You're an amazing mother.

I'm in awe of what you've done
with that boy.

That boy?

Yeah. Our son.

Ginny, I need you back out
on that floor.

Sugar, you, too,

All right, Avery,
we only got two customers.

♪ ...the backroad ♪

♪ Get beyond the backroad ♪

♪ Beyond the backroad
Oh, backroad ♪

How many months
she says she were?

She didn't say.

My guess first trimester.

How about you and I go outside?

I want to show you my waterfall.

And one of these Cuban cigars
with your name on it.

No, thanks. I don't smoke.

Just came by to see
if I could help her out.

Maybe buy her some time.

Some time.

Yeah.

Before you kick her out.

That how she put it?

How would you put it?

I need you to get your nose
out of my business.

Stick to making movies
that nobody ever sees.

Yeah, I know who you are.

Us, country folk, we know
how to use the Internet too.

That's the only place
you can find your own movies.

I thought I heard voices.

Hey, sweetheart.

Sidney.
This is my wife, Camilla.

-Nice to meet you, Camilla.
-Get you a drink?

No, Sidney was just leaving.

Yeah, I was.

Sidney's interested in one of
them lots over on Rosebud Lane,

- Really?
- Hmm.

- Rosebud Lane?
- Mm-hmm.

It's good time to buy.

So it seems.

I'll walk you out.

You've been really quiet lately.

-Do you want to talk about it?
-You wouldn't understand.

I think my parents
are getting a divorce.

I got to find out

from some Hollywood yahoo
that you're expecting?

I'm telling you right now.

You are not going
to have this baby.

Do you understand me?
You understand me?

- Yes, you dumbass.
- Hey, Boone.

You're not going
to have this baby!

- Boone?
- I'll do what I want.

-Boone?
-Fuck's sake!

Sneak up on people.

I didn't mean
to sneak up on you.

Sorry.

I'm going to do what I want.
You get out of my house.

- Get back. I said
you're not having this baby.
- I sure...

Did you know there's over
a thousand different languages
in Africa?

Dammit!

What the fuck did you tell him?

Look, who do you think you are
going to that piece of shit

and saying anything about me
or my personal business?

You know,
in your wildest dreams, Sidney,

how did you think that
I somehow needed you

to swing me from the trees
like motherfucking Tarzan?

-Did you rehearse this,
or is this improvised?
-What?

Katharine Hepburn,
The Lion in Winter.

Oh, shut up
with your movies, okay?

Look, Sidney, I never took
one penny from you. Not one.

And look at Aaron.
You said so yourself.

Look at him.
I didn't need you to raise him.

So what the hell makes you think
that I need you now?

-I am not your damsel
in distress.
-But... Okay.

What? What do you want to say,
Sidney Granger,

big-shot asshole?

I'm sorry.

- Fuck it.
-No, wait in the-- Wait, wait, wait.

I'm sorry.

For all of it.

It's his, isn't it?

No, it is mine.

You should know that.

Stay out of the business.

What?

Jesus. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.
What do you want?

Don't you yell at me, Sidney.

I'm not yelling at you.
Look, uh, I got to go.

And leave Aaron alone.
He's falling behind in school.

You did your good deed.
You should have
a clear conscience.

Go home to your wife.
I'm sure she must miss you.

Not so sure about that, okay?

I looked you up online.
I didn't realize that

I was talking to the guy that
made the irreplaceable Bandini.

- I love that movie.
- Yeah,
you're the one.

God, seriously, I've watched it
a couple of times.
Love the ending.

-Really?
Not too ambiguous for you?
-Mm-hmm.

-No, not for me. I like a movie
that makes me think.
-Hm.

Well...
There you go. Thanks, Pete.

-Strange title, though.
-Yeah.

It was actually an homage
to Kaufman's
Unbearable Lightness of Being.

-Nobody got it.
-Okay.

-What are you going to do?
-Yeah, what am I going to do?

You working on anything new
or exciting?

-Yeah, I got a couple of ideas
in development, so...
-That's crazy.

-What is?
-I, I don't know how you do it.

You, you take, you,
you take, uh, a story

and you make it into a movie.
Seems impossible.

-Uh, kind of is, you know?
-I couldn't do it.

-Sure, you could.
-Nope.

Another one?

Nope.

-Old-fashioned.
-Oh.

-Plot thickens.
-Yeah. Yep.

All right. Old-fashioned it is.

It's your wife again, Lewis,
you dumbass.

- I got to pee.
- Shut up, Lewis.

You bring me some coffee?

I thought today was your day
to bring me coffee.

Who's working for who then?

Keep that down, asshole.

What's up?

Well, you know, Ginny.

She's not exactly
the take orders type.

What'd she do this time?

Well, let's just say she's, uh,

none too happy
with my growth proposal.

She said that?

Not in so many words.

I just don't think
she's going to leave quietly,
that's all.

Is there anything
you ain't telling me?

That's complicated.

But, uh, you know
all you need to know for now.

- How you doing, Sheriff?
- Hey, David.

- What up, brother?
- I am coming over now.

- Shut up, Lewis.
- Hi, Ginny.

-Hey, Ginny.
-Shut up, Lewis.

Don't you hate me?
What are you two doing out here?

-Hey, we're just talking.
-Trying to scare me.

-Wat?
-How's it feel being his bitch?

-Hey, now, watch it.
-You watch it.

I have rights,
and you know I do.

You can't treat me like
I'm some piece of trash

because I ain't laying down
like my momma did.

When my daddy was killed and
you all looked the other way.

Hey, that's not
how that happened.

I told you I got to pee.

Shut up, Lewis!

You just keep lying to yourself.
You didn't get a lick.

Rosebud Wilson living it up
in Jeter Mountain like
nothing ever happened.

You know what? Fuck you all.

I will not be dragged
out of my house

until I got someplace
to take my son.

- So if you got any bright ideas,
Sheriff, I am all fucking ears.

How that take, Sheriff?

Shut up, Lewis

- Ginny!
- Not now, Boone.

- What the hell was that all about?
-Not now!

Hey, Hey, Come here.

Ever since that
Hollywood asshole got here,

you and Aaron
act like I ain't nothing.

Let go of my wrist, huh?

-Who you think that...
-Let go of me, Boone!

Sorry.

By the time

that man knew I was gone,

I was 200 miles away.

Never did regret that decision.

I bet it was hard to leave
home though, no?

No, I couldn't wait to get out
of that backstabbing holler.

-Gee...
-He ever try to come get you?

Rufus?

Get me?

He had about as much get
as a floor mop.

And besides, he knew I'd knock
the snot out of him
if he came after me.

You just give yourself a little
bit of breathing space, honey.

Besides, I love having you
and Aaron out here.

I, I like your company.

That is real sweet, Sugar.

- Don't think I ain't appreciate the offer.
- -Well, then what?

I don't know what.

I always taught Aaron
to stand on his own two feet.

I want him to see me
handle things, no matter
how difficult they are.

I, I think it's important
for him to see that.

The church has some real cute
little houses over in Arden.

He'd have to move schools,
but...

It's just how it goes sometimes.

Well, if you don't mind
changing school,

my kid's sister, Rosalie,

she has the coziest
little guest house

behind her place down in Smyrna.

And I'm sure she'd just love to
have you and Aaron there, too.

-I'll go call her right now.
-What am I going to do
in Smyrna?

Well, the same things
you do here. Get a job.

The people who wouldn't hire you
would be dumber
than a box of rocks.

It'd be a good place
to have your baby.

And Rosa makes
good cheese grits.

-Better than yours?
-Please, don't be silly.

Well, I can't up
and run off to Smyrna, Sugar.

Why not?

Because I would miss
you too much.

Sugar? Where's my hot water?

-I'm coming, Mama.
-I'll bring it to her.

And then I'm going to get going.

-Where are you going to?
-Ah.

I'm going to go listen to some
music, I feel like getting out.

Hey, Virginia.

I want you to remember

there is always
a place here for you.

♪ I could never forget you ♪

♪ I could never get you
out of my mind ♪

♪ After all of these years ♪

♪ It's like we just stood
still inside ♪

♪ At the end of each bottle
And at the bottom of each glass
There was you ♪

♪ There was you ♪

♪ Looking back at me
Telling me I was a fool ♪

♪ I'm the fool ♪

♪ Who knew I'd see you again? ♪

♪ And it would feel the same
as it did ♪

♪ Oh, I'd never have guessed
that this role ♪

♪ Would have let me this ♪

♪ It's as sweet
as the first time ♪

♪ But the last time
as sweet as it gets ♪

♪ I can't make out why
I couldn't get myself to stay ♪

♪ It's all above
from the whiskey
that clouded my brain ♪

Woo-hoo! Come on!

♪ Who knew I'd see you again ♪

♪ And it would feel
the same as it did? ♪

♪ Oh, I'd never have guessed
that this role ♪

♪ Would have let me this ♪

♪ It's as sweet
as the first time ♪

♪ But the last time
as sweet as it gets ♪

Where are you going?

I have a meeting to go to.

What kind of meeting?

Just a meeting, now.

Job interview kind of one.

For what?

That's too many questions.

Have a good day at school.

Mm. Bye.

Okay. I know
I don't have that form,
but is there anything else

- I can give you?
- -No, there's nothing I can do for you.

-I'm sorry.
-Any-- Anything that I--

-No.
-Please, I just, um...

-Maybe I can show you
proof of my bills--
-I would love to be able

to help you, but there's nothing
I can do for you.

Oh, God. All right, fine.

We got one place in Dana.

-Okay.
-I don't know
how you feel about that,

but not until 2021,

so just stay in touch.

All right.

I wish you the best of luck.

-Thank you.
-All right.

Stay in touch.

Our heart goes out to you
and your son, Miss Ginny.

Oh, just Ginny.

Oh, now, moving is never easy.

You know, our parishioners, uh,

who through no fault
of their own fall
into the transient way,

always land on their feet,
thanks to a whole lot of prayer
and the grace of God.

Amen. Hallelujah.

But we have very strict policies
on our mission
outreach properties.

Yeah, I read the rules online.
I just...

I thought that the Church
might consider
my unique circumstances,

and there might still be
a way to apply.

Hmm. I see.

Well, you are correct.
There is a way.

And how old is your son Aaron?

He's ten.

Aaron's ten
and he'll be eleven next month.

Baptized yet?

-No, he, he's not.
-Well, we'll bring him on

-down to the river this Sunday.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

There's a picnic after.
He'll love it.

I'll, I'll keep that in mind.

And who's Aaron's father?

Uh, his name is Sidney Granger.

He lives in California, uh,
but he's very active
in Aaron's life,

and he will,

uh, he would, he would probably

be more than happy
to vouch for me

as a reliable mother.

And is he the father
of your new baby?

No, sir. Um, he is not.

I see.

And does Aaron know
his mother is pregnant?

No, I, I haven't told him yet.

Hm. That's good.

Why is that good?

Well, we think
the best thing for you

would be to put your baby
up for adoption,

and that's going to be
a whole lot easier for you

if Aaron doesn't have
his hopes up

for a little baby brother
or a baby sister.

We suggest
you're not telling him
until it's absolutely necessary.

Mm-hmm.
Only when you have to, okay?

Now we have several loving,
married couples in our flock

that would just be over the moon
to relieve you of your birth.

Oh, stop. Just stop.

What is it, dear?

You people.

- Well, speak, darling.
- Just stop with
the darling and the dear. God.

- Well, what is it?
-Well, it's that I don't think you're really listening.

I don't think you really care.

-Now the Lord--
-Stop.

The Lord? You do not speak
for the Lord. None of us do.

Look, I am asking for your help.

-You all knew my mama.
-Yeah.

She never missed a Sunday.

She took her faith with her
until the day she died.

And as someone who has lived
in this shithole town
my entire life,

and it's getting kicked
on my ass by that land grabbing
son of a bitch

who you all take money from
without batting an eye,

well, my son and I need help.

Okay? We need a place to live

while can just figure out
what is next.

And your answer to me
is to get rid of my baby?

Well, you don't care about me,
or Aaron, or my baby. A burden?

God. I mean...

What a crock of shit.

I made a mistake coming here.
You don't have love
in your hearts.

Stop lying to yourself.

Hey, good looking.

Hey.

So it's true what they say
about small towns.

Yeah.
You can't hide from no one.

I hope you're not hiding
from me.

No.

You okay?

My daddy died right there,
on that sidewalk.

He was a drunk
who loved to fight and...

...one night he started in
on the wrong guy.

Former boxer from backup
in the Meathouse holler.

Punched him square in the jaw
and knocked him out
on his two feet.

Fell and hit his head
on that post.

He never woke up.

Shit.

Sorry, Ginny.

What happened to the boxer?

Nothing much.

Disorderly conduct.

Everyone said
my daddy had it coming.

That him and Rosebud Wilson were
arguing over a bit
and it got out of hand.

Rosebud Wilson.

Name of the boxer,
that no good, piece of shit.

Rosebud Wilson. Wow.

They named a street after him.

Because he won
a couple of pro fights.

God, believe me, it was not easy
to move into that house.

But I couldn't pass up
the low rent.

Kind of cruel irony, huh?

Yeah, that's an often misused
word, but you just nailed it.

Were you and your dad close?

We were.

My mama was sick
since I was about nine,

so he did most of my raising.

You know, he taught me that...

...I could take care
of myself and...

...that I would do something
with my life.

And then I didn't finish
high school

because I had too much to do
at home and...

I mean, now look at me.

Well, your daddy must have done
something right.

Taught you to stand up
for yourself.

And you are.

You're going to be okay.

Thank you.

When you head back?

Tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow?

Got to get back to work.

I ain't never been on a plane.
Neither has Aaron.

-Well, I'd love for you to come
visit me in Los Angeles.
-Hmm.

Fat chance of that.

You want to come over tonight?

-See him before you go?
-Sure.

Yeah.

Maybe I could come around
and sample some of your chili.

I don't make chili.

-That was a movie reference.
-Oh, yes.

-I've caught one.
-You clearly didn't get it.

Of course it was.

You okay, Mom?

Yes, sweetheart.

-Look, I...
-What's wrong?

I need to tell you something.

How's the rewrite coming?

It's not.

Well, back in the freezer?

Can't.

We're not going to make
our deadline.

Could really use your help.

I've been up all night.

I for belong in showbiz.

Orson misses you.

Seems like you got
pretty attached to Aaron.

- That's great.
- -Hey, uh, honey, I got to go.

Hey, dinner will be ready soon.

Dad's joining us.
I hope that's all right.

Whatever.

Sally, put your phone away.

Not going to tell you again.

I'm going to go outside
and have a smoke.

Finish up, girls.

Boone? Ah!

So I expect to know
about how's school going.
You let me know. Right?

Okay.

And you two can email
and text as much as you like.

I know, Mom.

Go on. That's pretty good.

You sound surprised.
- I kind of am.

So do you want to come visit me
in Los Angeles?

Aaron.

-It's all right.
-No, it's not.

Aaron.

Answer your father.

What's the question?

Uh, if you want to come
visit me in Los Angeles,
maybe tour the studios?

Sure.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

He's mad at me, not you.

I, I understand. Look, it's,
it's not easy, right?

For all of us.

I get it.

You know, I'm starting to see
the resemblance
between you two.

I didn't see it at first, but...

I wish I could go
to California with you.

Well, we will

make plans to take a trip.
How's that sound?

No, we won't.
We can't afford it.

How do you know what
I can afford and can't afford?

You know, Aaron...

I should have been here
when you were born.

And I wasn't.

I'm sorry.

I would have loved to have built
you and your mom a house

"at the bend in the river
where the cottonwoods grow."

That's pretty.

You stole that from John Wayne.

You're right, Pilgrim. I did.

-It was John Wayne?
-You don't know anything.

Aaron.

Don't talk to your mother
like that.

Yes, sir.

Aaron?

Why don't you tell your dad
about the writing contest?

I changed my mind.

-You said you were excited.
-I'm not now.

My story is no good.

Don't say that.

You're in a writing contest.
I would love to read
what you wrote.

-You kidding?
-Oh, for fuck's sake.

I'm sorry about that.
That's one of Boone's
favorite phrases.

If that kid's going to be
a writer, he's got
a ton of material.

Well, the little brat better not
write about me.

Oh, you can bet he is.

He better not.

Oh, shit. I'd love a cigarette.

- Do you want
some whiskey?
- Please.

-Yeah. I can't have any
but you can.
-Yes.

Okay. Make for two of us.

You know?

He's not kidding, though.

He wants to go with you and...

...I can't say I blame him.

You know what? I'm going
to hold off without whiskey.

Thank you, though.
I'm going to talk to him.

Ah, you shouldn't stop.
Go ahead and play.

-Play me something.
-I'm not good.

Ah, just got to practice.
That's all.

Get good in no time.

"Sure it's quiet.

Sweetest sound I know."

The Misfits , 1961.

Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe,
Montgomery Clift.

Directed by...

...John Huston.

The Treasure
of the Sierra Madre.

Yeah. There you go. You got it.

That old Willow Creek mill,
haunted.

My brother and I used to throw
rocks up at it.

I swear I saw an old lady's face
up at an attic window.

We peel booty out of there
so fast.

Well, cause you did see
an old lady's face
up in that window.

That was Avery.

That was Miles and Annie.
You get your story straight,
Sheriff.

No. No, it wasn't.

Because you usually go on to me,

go up there and shoot deer
in high school, right?

You joshing?

How old are you?
You sound like your old man.

Well, I'm fixing you
like my old man.

Alright, Avery.
What's it going to take
to get the last slice

of this lemon meringue
on this end of my fork?

Avery will ask when you ate.

Sheriff, we got a stabbing
up the Mills house.

Sounds pretty serious.
One unit on the way.

Avery, you better
save that for me.

Avery, you're a peach.

You boys be careful.

Why do you have to go
to California?

Well, because I live there.

My wife's there.

I work there.

But...

...I can make plans to come back
and see you real soon.

That'd be all right?

It won't be the same.

Could be even better.

I'll be the same, Dad.

Probably be living
a shitty little apartment

with a crying baby.

Aaron, listen to me.

Go ahead and look at me
for a second.

Your mom needs you now
more than ever

to be strong and helpful. Okay?

And when your baby brother
or baby sister comes along,

it's going to be like
the best thing
that's ever happened to you.

You hear me?

I'm not saying
your life is great right now.
But you know what?

It'll get a little bit better.

But the point is, you have to be
the man of the house
for your mom right now.

Why is that my job?

Remember Jimmy Stewart?

How he had to grow a backbone
in The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance?

It's kind of like that
right now.

You know?

This is just
kind of like a test.

To see if you can rise up
to the challenge.

And I know you can.

I know you've got it
in your champ.

I like Real Bravo better.

Me too.

Me too.

Aaron, I am so glad
you reached out to me...

...so I could come.

Let's get back inside.
It's freezing out here.

I live in a castle
at the end of the road

where no one can find me
when I do not want to be found.

I've lived here my whole life,

but for some reason,

I have always felt
like I didn't fit in.

It is not that
I don't like it here.

The people are really nice,
and the mountains

and the woods and the rivers

and the lakes
and all these things

I see when my mom
drives me around

are really pretty.
Mostly, anyway.

I used to be afraid
when my mom would cry,

but I'm not anymore.
Everyone cries.

My mom is my hero.

Aaron?

Aaron, sweetheart.
Did your dad leave?

Aaron?

Good boy.

Jesus, Boone. You scared me
half to goddamn death.

Sorry.

The back door is open.

I'm just worried about you.

Got us three bus tickets
out of this town.

What are you talking about?

Where is Aaron?

Out walking with his dad.

You're bleeding.

Are you okay?

Yeah, just...

- What?
- It's nothing.

What happened?

Cut myself with a circular saw.

Could have been
a good dad for Aaron.

Boone, what's wrong?

Could've take care
of both of you.

We're good friends, sweetie.

Aaron's always looked up to you,
and you know that.

It's a sad...

...and beautiful world,

But mostly beautiful
when you can just...

...take a minute to yourself,

slow it down

and breath.

And then pour as much love
as humanly possible

into the people in your life.

How lucky...

...lucky-lucky we all are
just to be here.

Just to be able to love.

It's really all we have.

Not much in our control,

but we can keep loving
on each other.

Come hell or high water.

I think that's what
we're here for.

Don't you, Boone?

I had to do it.

Do what?

I remember my daddy teaching me

how to build frog houses
out in the backyard.

He'd say,

"Here's where you stick
your barefoot down in the mud

and you pull up the dirt
all around it.

Then you take your foot out
and you got yourself
a frog house.

Don't you want to...

...fall in love with a girl...

...settle down
into a place of your own,

your very own frog house?

You're not going
to have this kid.

You know what I miss
the most, Ginny?

What's that?

Not games.

-Remember playing this skiing?
-Yeah.

Capture the Flag.

Run leg run.

Ponzi.

Hmm.

Everybody knew the rule.

We're not losing

right in front of you.

Boone.

- Boone?
- -You should've seen his face

when he...

Boone!

Ah! God!

Boone's here.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Dad, is everything okay?

Boone?

Boone?

- What'd you do?
- -Dad, is everything okay?

Aaron.

Stay in the kitchen.

Boone.

Tell me what happened.

Where's Ginny?

It's a sad...

...beautiful world.

Boone?

You're scaring me here.

Everything was fine
until you got here.

Sorry, you feel that way.

I should kill you.

And what would that solve?

Nothing, I suppose.

I loved her.

And we can talk about that.

You ruined everything.

Boone, drop the knife!

Drop the knife!

Boone, buddy, drop the knife!

Drop the Goddamn knife!

Boone.

Jesus, Boone.

Is Boone okay?

Looks like a bus ticket.

Aaron!

We're coming to you
live here in the...

Just right outside
the park, North Carolina
in Transylvania county.

As you can see here behind me,
the police department is on
this..

-Amen!
-Amen!

Amen!

Hmmph. Don't you going to miss
all this rain?

-No, I'm not.
-I thought you were
a pluviophile.

You're the pluviophile.

Phoebe, come in here.

Well, I guess I got to go.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Aaron.

I'm going to miss you.

I'm going to miss you, too.

Dear, Aaron,

I know this will be hard
for you to understand,

I have to go away.

Don't you for one second think
it's because I don't love you.

I love you more
than anything or anyone
in this whole wide world.

Your father did the right thing
by coming to meet you.

And now it's my turn
to do the right thing.

You're at an age now
where a boy needs his daddy.

So you go on with him now,

and know that you'll hear
from me real soon.

Real soon, I promise.

We lived in a castle

at the end of Rosebud Lane,

where no one could find us
when we didn't want
to be found.

You'll always be my knight
in shining armor.

Don't you forget that.

You'll have a baby brother soon,

and you'll be the best
big brother in the world.

I just know it."

Smyrna next stop.

"Enjoy your new life
in Hollywood.

Maybe one day you'll
make a movie about your mama.

And I'll be right there
next to you at the premiere.

Be a good boy
and take care of Orson.

I love you.

You write me, okay?"

You want me to
mail that for you?

Sure.

Got one more for you, Carl.

- Thanks, buddy.
- Thanks, Sidney.
Have a good one.

Johnny Guitar.

Nicholas Ray.

You ready?

- All right.
- Yeah.

Let's go.

Can Orson come in?

Of course, he can. Yeah.

Hi, I'm Monica.

I'm Aaron.

Orson, meet Orson.

Two Orson household.

-Let's go.
-Come on.

♪ I don't need the lights
or the stage ♪

♪ To say what I need to say ♪

♪ I don't need this guitar ♪

♪ Or applause from the bar
in order to have a good day ♪

♪ Acceptance
from all of my peers ♪

♪ They needed to make
worth of my ears ♪

♪ And no riches and gold ♪

♪ Their old house is not home ♪

♪ And happiness don't come
from what you own ♪

♪ I need the outdoors
the mountain and sunshine ♪

♪ Showed us on
from time to time ♪

♪ To ensure that I'm heading ♪

♪ Down the right road
to heaven ♪

♪ So that I can sit
right by His side ♪

♪ To thank Him
for blessing my life ♪

♪ And ask for forgiveness
when I didn't do right ♪

♪ And if He forgives me
we'll sip on some whiskey ♪

♪ While our head towards
that light in the sky ♪