A Home at the End of the World (2004) - full transcript

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in the lives of two best friends who couldn't be more different. From suburban Cleveland in the 60s, to New York City in the 80s, where they meet an older woman, the film charts a journey of trials, triumphs, loves and losses. Now the question is: can they navigate the unusual triangle they've created and hold their friendship together?

[MAN BREATHING HEAVILY]

[MAN MOANS]

[MAN AND WOMAN
GRUNTING, MOANING]

[PANTING AND MOANING]

Hey.

Oh, my God!

Oh, come on, Em.

Bobby doesn't care.
Well, I care.

Just relax.

Kiss my ass.

I'll call you later, okay?



Okay.

Hop in.

Are you freaked out?

No.

A little.

It's just love, man.

It's nothing to fear.

We need to find you
a woman.

You're 9.

You've been a virgin
too long.

Mm-hmm?

We'll find you a woman
in the sixth grade,

somebody with
a little experience.

Okay.



[***]

Come here.

I got a surprise for you.

It's windowpane.

For clarity of vision.

Cin-cin.

[***]

She's my favorite.

Yeah, she's
a beauty.

How you
feeling?

Okay.

Tell me when you feel
more than okay.

I will.

Come on.

I got something
to show you.

It's a good place
to come

when things get
a little...

tilty back home.

My son...

this is your inheritance.

[WIND WHISTLING]

Whoa.

There's nothing
to be afraid of

in this whole
pretty world, Bobby.

I'm here.

Wow.

All's well, yes?

This is where we live.

I can see our house from here!

Come on down, man.

I can see
the school too!

Come on.

I can see tomorrow from here!

How's it look?

Pretty.

Big, pretty world, man.

Everything can happen.

[JEFFERSON AIRPLANE'S "SOMEBODY
TO LOVE" PLAYING ON STEREO]

* When the truth is found
To be lies *

Hey, guys.

Hi, Isabel.
Hey.

Lou! Jerry!

Hi. How are you?
What are you drinking?

* Don't you want somebody
To love? *

Oh, Mr. Right,

if you were only
30 years older.

* Don't you need somebody
To love? *

* Don't you love
Somebody to love? *

Hey.

Hey.

Hi, little guy.

I love Jefferson
Airplane, man.

Yeah.

ISABEL:
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.

Hey, queen of the night.

Whoo-hoo!

Oh, Bobby, come on.
Time for bed.

Go on.
Right.

Bobby, bed. Now.

No!

Good night, man.

Oh, come on!

No, no!

Stop that.

No, no, no!

Don't be an asshole, man.
Don't fuck things up.

Go on!

Carlton,
don't say "fuck."

* ...somebody to love? *

* You better find
Somebody to love *

[ISABEL, MAN LAUGHING]

* I say your eyes
May look like his *

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey.

Fuck you.

* I'm afraid you don't
Know where it is *

* Don't you want... *

Mom needs a break tonight,
buddy.

Your mission is to pass
as a 9-year-old

till further notice.

But I'm missing everything.

There's always more, pal.

MAN: It's a flying saucer!
WOMAN: What?

It's
a flying saucer!

It's hovering
above the backyard!

It's gonna land!

[PEOPLE CHATTER EXCITEDLY]

So where is it?
It was right here.

You mean
that airplane?

I think I know what
an airplane looks like.

You're an idiot, Frank.

* Loooooooove *

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

Come on.

[CHATTERING]

MAN:
Let's get
out of here.

["SOMEBODY TO LOVE" CONTINUES,
MUFFLED]

[HOWLS]

Hey, aliens!

Come back!

I'm ready to go home now!

[BOB DYLAN'S "JUST LIKE A WOMAN"
PLAYING ON STEREO, MUFFLED]

* Nobody feels any pain *

Hello, beautiful.

Carlton!

EMILY:
Oh, my God!

Ow.

* Lately I see
Her ribbons and her bows *

[SCREAMING]

MAN:
Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Somebody call an ambulance!

You're gonna be
all right, okay?

ISABEL:
My baby!
Oh, my God, my baby!

Just give me
your hand.

You're gonna be
all right.

It's okay.
It's okay.

It's okay.

* She aches *

Just look at me!

* Just like a woman *

* But she breaks
Just like a little girl *

["JUST LIKE A WOMAN" ENDS]

[KIDS CHATTERING]

Hey, man.

Hi.

High school. Yow.

Yeah.

Nice jacket.

Thanks.

[BELL RINGS]

Hey, man.

Oh, hi.

Wanna smoke a joint?

Well, I guess so.

Yes.

Let's go.

I don't think
this is working.

Be patient, man.

This is definitely
not working.

I feel just like
I always do.

MAN:
So Bobby,

are you new in town?

Um, no, sir.

I've been here all my life.

Just been sort of, um...

well, invisible.

[GIGGLES]

NED:
Well, uh, welcome
to the material world.

BOBBY:
Well, thank you, sir.

You made
this bread?

Oh, bread's
a hobby of mine.

I can just about
do it in my sleep.

Yow.

So, what's your father do, son?

Oh, he's a teacher,
over at Fillmore.

And your mother, does she work?

No.

I mean...

she died last year.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

You shouldn't be sorry.

You didn't even
know her.

ALICE:
Well, I...
I, um...

I meant... I meant it
in a more general way.

I meant, I'm...

I'm sorry for your loss.

This is really good bread.

I really like your jacket.

It's my brother's.

It's cool.

He died too.

You want to borrow it?

Here, go on.

It fits you, man.

Wait a minute.

Here.

Take this.

Fits.

[***]

* Oh... *

* Oh... *

* Oh... *

Hey, Dad.

[SNORING SOFTLY]

[LAURA NYRO'S "DESIREE" PLAYING
ON RECORD PLAYER]

* Oh *

* Desiree *

* Desiree *

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

ALICE:
Boys?

Shit!

Come on in,
Mrs. Glover.

* Oh, my darling *

Sorry to intrude.

I was just wondering,

what's that music?

It's Laura Nyro.

* You make my heart *

Well...

* Feel so free *

Nobody wants a mother
hanging around.

Bye, Mom.

Put that out.
Please.

You boys are gonna
get into trouble.

Mrs. Glover...

You've been
so nice to me.

I was wondering...

You want a hit?

I do not.

There's nothing to fear.
It's all goodness.

I'm Jonathan's mother.

Bobby, I don't really think--

But...

you're also...

like...

* Oh, my Desiree *

* Desiree *

* Desiree *

Don't you dare tell your father.

* Desiree *

* Ooh-ooh *

* Desiree *

What do I do?

Just pull the smoke
straight into your lungs.

* Desiree... *

[COUGHS]

That always happens.

[COUGHING]

Here, try again.

[LAURA NYRO'S "IT'S GONNA
TAKE A MIRACLE" PLAYING]

* Ooh *

Good.

That's good.
Now hold it.

* Oh, oh, oh, oh *

[BLOWS]

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* Oh, oh, oh, oh *

* Lovin' you so *

Uh...

What, um...

What will it do, exactly?

I mean, what should I, uh,
prepare myself for?

Oh, it'll just make you laugh,

make you feel,
you know, happy...

and a little foolish.

Mrs. Glover...

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

Well, this is so cool.

* To make me love someone new *

Oh, she sounds so sad.

She's the goddess.

* Didn't you know... *

I heard her singing,
and I just...

I don't know.

She just sounds so beautiful...

* Letting you go *

...and lonely.

* I could have told you *

* That it's gonna take
A miracle *

* Ooh *

Mom?

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

Oh, thanks, dear.

* Ooh *

* To make me love someone new *

We're all, you know...

beautiful and lonely here.

* Now I know I can't *

Come on, let's dance.

No.

Absolutely not.

Can't take no.

* Will show you how much... *

Look what you're making
an old lady do.

You're a good dancer.

Well, I used to be...

in the early Pleistocene.

* I'll never be *

Oh!

* The same *

[CHUCKLES]

* Anymore *

* You must *

* Must realize *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* You took your love
And left me *

* Quite by surprise *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* You can be sure that now
It's gonna take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* To make me love someone new *

* 'Cause I'm crazy for you *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

[KNOCKS]

Bobby, if you get cold,

there's a comforter
in the hall closet.

Thanks, Mrs. Glover.

Okay.
Good night, Mom.

Good night.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[GRUNTS]

[EXHALES]

[GASPS QUIETLY]

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BOTH GASPING]

The Stones are coming
in March.

We've gotta
get tickets.

We should go
all three nights.

[PAUL SIMON'S "ME AND JULIO
DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD" PLAYING]

* The mama pajama
Rolled out of bed *

* And she ran
To the police station *

* When the papa found out
He began to shout *

* And he started
The investigation *

* It's against the law
It was against the law *

* What the mama saw
It was against the law *

Dad.

* The mama looked down
And spit on the ground... *

Dad, it's getting late.

* The papa said
"Oy, if I get that boy *

* I'm gonna stick him
In the house of detention" *

* Well, I'm on my way *

* I don't know
Where I'm goin' *

* I'm on my way *

* I'm takin' my time
But I don't know where *

* Goodbye to Rosie... *

Oh...

My angel.

You poor baby.

Thanks a lot.
COP: Sure thing.

[SNIFFLES]

So...

that's it, man.

I'm like...

the last of my kind now.

No, you're not.

I wish I'd been
with him.

[SOBS]

It's all right.

[STEVE WINWOOD'S "CAN'T FIND
MY WAY HOME" PLAYING]

Ta-da!

Oh, mama, no.

Life can't be
this good.

[SIGHS]

Your father took me to see this
on our second or third date.

* Come down on your own *

BOBBY:
Blessings on our Friday.

JONATHAN:
What do you want to do?

Something huge.

There's nothing huge
around here.

You took your dad's car?

Just a little spin, man.

* I've been waiting
All these years *

* Somebody holds the key *

* But I'm near the end *

* And I just ain't got
The time *

* And I'm wasted
And I can't find my way home *

Hey, can I
hitch a ride?

Oh.

Shit! Get out of here!

Get out of here right now!

* My way home *

Shit.

Shit. Shit.
Jon...

Jon, shh.

I gotta go.

This is where
you live.

This is all fucked up.

* I can't find my way home *

Hey.

I guess we
let things get...

I mean...

It's just love, man.

It's just...love.

We got carried away,
and I think we should stop.

I mean, pretty soon,

we'll be out
of high school,

and then we'll be in college,

and I want to go to college
in a big city.

You're gonna go away?

As soon as I can.

You're awake.

I just...

Um, I wanted
a drink of water.

I couldn't sleep either,

so I decided

I might as well
do something useful.

Maybe I shouldn't
stay here anymore.

I'm not innocent
in all this, Bobby.

I can't pretend to be.

I honestly don't
know what to do.

I'm supposed
to be the mother.

I'm the adult here.

And I honestly don't...
have the slightest idea

what to do or say
to either one of you.

I should go...

I guess.

Want to learn how to bake a pie?

Huh?

Sometimes it's good

to just do a simple,
useful thing.

I don't know.

Well, I haven't rolled out
the second crust yet.

It's not like
bread dough.

You mold that until
it comes to life.

Pie crust is
just the opposite.

It needs kid gloves.

You handle it
as little as possible.

You'd be surprised
how easy it is

once you learn
a few of the tricks.

Just coax it.

That's right.

That's good.

That's very good.

[***]

* Oooh-oooh *

* Oooh-oooh *

* Oooh-oooh *

* Oooh *

NED:
Well, at least Alice and I
will never have to suffer

through another
Cleveland winter.

BOBBY:
You'll do better
in Arizona, Ned.

Yep.

New beginnings.

I just wish
it wasn't so far.

No, man.

Jonathan can just hop in a plane
from New York any time,

and, you know,
I'll be there.

Bobby...son...

[LABORED BREATHING]

...you can't...move...

to Arizona

with Alice and me.

Son, you're 24.

You can't just
live with us forever.

I know. I mean--

Time to get out in the world
a little, huh?

JONATHAN'S VOICE:
No one's home.
Leave a message.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

Hey, um, Jonnie...

Um...

Sorry, man.

I'm not used to these things.

I'm calling to tell you...

Well, to ask you, really...

You see, Ned and Alice
are moving to Arizona, and...

I'm just...here.

To tell you the truth, man,
I'm not sure what to do.

It seems like...

I've just been...

baking for so long.

[LINE CLICKS]

JONATHAN:
Bobby?

Hey.

[YAZ'S "ONLY YOU" PLAYING]

* This is gonna take
A long time *

* And I wonder what's mine *

* Can't take no more *

* Wonder if you'll understand *

* It's just the touch
Of your hand *

* Behind a closed door *

* All I needed
Was the love you gave *

* All I needed
For another day *

* And all I ever knew *

You're here.

* Only you *

I can't believe it, man.

You're here.

How was your trip?

It was...a trip.

Your new home.

Welcome to
the Tarantula Arms.

Yow.

I know,
it's a lot.

Hey, man, you got bootleg Dylan.

WOMAN: Is he here?

He's here.

Welcome, Bobby.

Bobby, Clare,

about whom
you've heard...

so much.

Hi.

I am so glad
to finally meet you.

Me too. You.

Thanks for letting me, you know,

crash here for a while.

Well, come on.

Grab your things,
get settled in.

Come, Jonathan.

Wow.

I like a little respite
from all the décor.

You want to...
go out to dinner?

You want to unpack first?

I mostly brought,
you know, records.

Let's go out.

Okay.

Have fun, boys.

JONATHAN:
You come too.

Well, I...

No.

You guys need
a little time alone,

I think.

No, really.

Come.

Okay.

I'll just put on my other eye,
and we're out of here.

MALE SINGER:
* 1989 *

* Really is that far away *

* And I wouldn't care *

* Had I not the fortune
To be shown the history... *

Bobby is adorable!

He is, isn't he?
In his Bobby way.

Why are all
the good ones gay?

Bobby's not gay.

Well...it's hard to say
exactly what Bobby is.

You want another beer?

Yeah.

* We're soaked
All the same *

* Questioning what
We've always known *

Come on! Whoo!

* Here I reconcile *

* The difference between *

* My concern... *

Tomorrow, I'm taking you
up to Central Park.

Inside a week,

you'll have the whole city
figured out.

Hey, man.

What?

You got a tattoo.

Oh.
Yeah, years ago at NYU.

I thought I could be
the kind of person

who'd have a tattoo.

Cool.

Bobby...

Uh-huh?

I feel like there are things
we should talk about...

but I'm not sure what to say.

What things?

[LAUGHS]

You know, when we were kids...

What we used to do.

Oh.

Man, we were kids.

So, um...

are you seeing anyone
in Cleveland?

Nah.

I was just, you know,
working, hanging out.

How about you?

You seeing anybody?

No.

No one in particular.

[***]

Hey, man.

Look what someone
was throwing out.

Hey, Leonard C.

Right out there
on the street

along with some
dead spider plants

and macramé.

How many times

did we get stoned
to this?

I lost count.

Hey, man,
I'm making lasagna.

We could knock off
a bottle of Chianti

and listen to "Suzanne,"
like, 10 times.

Sorry, I've got
a date.

No problemo.

Save some for me.

Uh-huh.

You have to promise
to make this,

at most, once a year.

Bobby, if I weigh
300 pounds,

I won't be able
to get up the stairs.

Too bad Jonathan
has to miss it.

Well...Jonathan
has other priorities.

And it was the best.
We were out of our minds.

JONATHAN:
You had a good time?

Oh, the best.
The best.

You know how sometimes it seems
like the DJ knows you?

Uh-huh.

That's what
I'm talking about.

[LEONARD COHEN'S "SUZANNE"
PLAYING]

* Suzanne takes you down... *

This is
one of my sadness albums.

After my divorce.

You were married?

Years ago.

He was a sadistic drug addict,

and I was, um...

well, a masochistic
aspiring drug addict.

It made sense
at the time.

Where did you meet him?

Want a real laugh? Woodstock.

You were at Woodstock?

Like...the concert?

Well, I don't tell just anybody,
Bobby.

What was it like?
Muddy.

You never seen so much mud.
I felt like a pig.

I was attracted to Denny
because he had a huge bar

of Lifebuoy soap
down at the pond.

Yow.

Hey.

Have you ever heard Steve Reich?

No.

It's one of my favorites.
Listen.

I just sort of catch

whatever happens
to blow through.

["SUZANNE" CUTS OFF]

[STEVE REICH'S "SECTION VI FROM
MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS" PLAYING]

["SECTION VI FROM MUSIC
FOR 18 MUSICIANS" CONTINUES]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hey, beauties.

CLARE:
Hello, dear.

You're home early.

Yeah, I was having
a little less than maximum fun.

Well, as you know,

we always leave
the porch light on for you.

Love that.

Jon, Jonnie,
have you heard this guy?

Steve Reich.

Oh. Sure.

He's great. He's amazing.

He's just... He's...

Where'd you find him,
anyway?

He found me.

[LAUGHS]

Well, he's
a welcome addition

to the household.

Bobby, you're gonna have to
find a job, aren't you?

Well, I'm a baker.

You think a New York bakery
would hire me?

Honey, in New York,

someone will pay you
to do just about anything.

I mean, if I can make a living
making hats...

She doesn't exactly
make a living making hats.

She picks up a little change
that way.

That is not true.

I do have some money left over
from my grandfather,

but I've stashed it away
for when the baby comes.

You're having a baby?

Didn't Jonathan
tell you?

It, uh...

It hasn't come up.

I didn't know you two were, um--

Lovers? We're not.

Most parents aren't lovers.
Mine weren't.

I know this must sound
a little...

A little what,
darling?

A little free?
A little great?

A little like insisting
on our own happiness,

even if it's not what
people ordinarily do?

Well...

Babies.

I mean, hey,
let's have a dozen.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Shit, you scared me.

Sorry, man.

What are you doing?

I get up and walk around
in the dark sometimes.

Does that
weird you out?

No.

I don't know.

When the place is all dark...

When you and Clare
have gone to sleep,

and I'm awake...

it's like being alive
and being dead

at the same time.

You know?

It's this sort of
halfway thing,

where the people who are alive
are dreaming,

and the people who are dead
are...

where they are.

And I'm here...

in the dark and the quiet.

You want some water?

Sure.

[SIGHS]

Hey...

Are you and Clare
really having a baby?

Oh, God.

I don't know.

We've been
talking about it.

It's something
she really wants.

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[***]

I like Clare.

So do I.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

Bye, Lacey.
See you.

We can take it from
there if we need to...

Perfect.
And on the Thursday ad--

Oh, shit, I gotta go.
Can you, uh--?

Yeah, yeah, I got it.

Thank you.

Bye, Jonathan.

Bye.

MAN:
"Don't let it worry you,"
said the cameraman.

"Even De Mille
couldn't see anything

looking through
the wrong end,"

so that was
the first--

Don't let me
kill the point.

Or isn't it a story
for grown-ups?

You've heard it.

About the time
I looked

through the wrong end
of the camera finder.

Remind me to tell you
about the time

I looked into the heart
of an artichoke.

Hey...
is your name Dirk?

No, I'm Jonathan.

Oh. I'm sorry, I just...

you look like
someone I know named Dirk.

I'm Wes.
JONATHAN: Hey, Wes.

These are my friends,
Clare...

and Bobby.

Pleasure, Wes.
Hey.

So, Jonathan,

Bobby and I'll
see you later.

I thought we were all
having dinner together.

All right.
I'll see you later.

Yow.

Do you know what I think?

Now, can Clare be
absolutely honest with you?

Uh-huh.

I think you need
a new haircut.

Really?

Mm. You're so handsome,

and that hippie do

does absolutely
nothing for you.

I don't know.

I never really,
you know,

think about it.

Well, I do.

See, here's the thing.

You don't quite
look like yourself this way.

You know
what I'm saying?

If you walk around looking like
someone other than who you are,

you could end up getting the
wrong job, the wrong friends,
who knows what all.

You could end up
with someone else's whole life.

I think this is my life.

It doesn't seem
like somebody else's.

Check.

* They can't hurt you now *

* Can't hurt you now *

* Can't hurt you now *

* Because the night
Belongs to lovers *

* Because the night
Belongs to lust *

* Because the night... *

What do you think?

I look so...

Dangerous?
Sexy?

Stripped-down,
ready for action?

That's not what I was thinking,
exactly.

Well, you are definitely
gonna start turning heads

around here now.

Bobby...

What do you like
about me?

What?

Do you...

Do you like me?

I like you.

Of course I like you.

I mean, could you...

You know, do you have...

God, I can't believe

you're gonna
make me say it.

Do you think I'm attractive?

Oh. I, uh...

That's what I thought
you were gonna ask.

And, yes, I...
Absolutely, I do.

Good.

That's good.

Well...

there's just no smooth
or sophisticated way to do this,

is there?

Clare...

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

No, listen.

You talk too much, darling,
and if you don't shut up,

I will come to my senses
and realize

how utterly stupid
and self-destructive
this is.

I have to tell you,
I've never...

you know,
done this before.

Pardon me?

I've never...

you know...

Never?

No.

Does that freak you out?

No.

I mean, yes, of course
it freaks me out!

Jesus Christ.

I guess maybe
we should stop.

Maybe.

Because, you know...

I may not be the most, like...

adept.

Oh, honey.

You think I'm upset
because you might not be adept?

Is that
what you think?

No.

I guess.

Okay...junior.

Mama's gonna teach you
a thing or two.

Are you nervous?

Uh-huh.

Don't be.

This is the most natural thing
in the world.

All right.

[GRUNTS]

[SOBBING]

It's all right.

[DOOR OPENS]

JONATHAN [MUFFLED]:
Hey!

Sorry I missed dinner.

Where is everybody?

[***]

[DOOR SLAMS]

Hey.

Jonnie...

Are you okay?

Mm-hmm.

Are you okay?

I guess.

You should go back
to Clare.

Nah, man.

I don't want to
leave you alone.

I mean...

[EXHALES SLOWLY]

You should...
go back to Clare.

Really.

Bobby?

[***]

Hey.

Bobby, wakey, wakey.

Oops!

I am not here.
You never saw me.

I'm just the cleaning lady.
So sorry.

You were in bed.

We tucked you in
at 2 a.m.

I went out again.

Fun?

Sort of.

Potential?

I don't think so.

[PEOPLE CONVERSING
IN HUSHED TONES]

[SIGHS]

So, what'll we
do now--? Oops.

See you later, babies.
Jonnie...

Oh, it's
entirely fine.

There's a whole world
full of art boys just outside.

Jonathan...
No worries.

Love you.

[MOZART'S "SOAVE SIA IL VENTO"
PLAYING]

Hey, man.

What are you doing
up here?

Some queen next door's
got Mozart cranked.

I couldn't
tear myself away.

Opera, huh?

Clare loves you.

I love Clare.

Doesn't this all seem
sort of strange?

No, man.

It's perfect.

Just like this.

Bobby, I'm starting
to feel a little extra.

You're essential, man.

[CHUCKLES]

Mm-mm.

Hey. Let's dance.

You can't dance
to opera.

You can dance to anything.

What are you doing?

A little kiss
between brothers.

Nothing wrong
with that.

Jon?

Jonnie?

Clare! Clare, wake up!

What?

[SIGHS]

[WHISPERS]
Jonathan...

you asshole!

God.

We gotta find him.

Honey, he isn't lost.

He left.

It's my fault.

This is not true.

No, you don't...
You don't understand.

Shh.

Bobby, this is a problem
of Jonathan's.

Trust me.

There's something
fucked up about me.

There is nothing fucked up
about you.

You don't know.

ALICE: Hello?

Hi, Alice?

Bobby,
is that you, honey?

Listen,
I don't want to worry you,

but I was wondering,
have you heard from Jonathan?

Oh, yeah, of course.
He's right here.

Do you want
to talk to him?

He's there?

Great. Yeah, put him on.

Bobby, I'm sorry.

It looks like he's
gone to bed already,

but I'll tell him
you called, okay?

Tell him Clare and I
are fine, okay?

Okay, sweetheart,
I will.

Bye-bye.

[DUNCAN SHEIK'S
"SOMETHING SOMEWHERE" PLAYING]

* Still, you're near *

* Still, you call *

* The fears and sighs *

* I hear them all *

* Like those Christmastimes *

* When we would not sleep *

* Just lay there
Warm and proud *

* All your wishes
For something somewhere *

* And it's never far *

* Oh, what all we were *

* All that's changing now *

* All your wishes
For something somewhere *

* Through this different town *

* With its different streets *

* Still, the thought of you *

Do you like it here?

Well...
here I can...

more or less,
breathe the air.

And your mother's
learned

how to make
blue margaritas.

[LABORED BREATHING]

Whoever expected to end up
living in the desert?

Yeah, whoever expects
to end up living anywhere?

That's...too deep for me.

* Something somewhere *

* And what's left behind *

* When each evening ends? *

* Roads to where we've been *

* All your wishes... *

How's that?

Looks a little bit
like me, doesn't it?

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

We're not speaking
to anybody right now.

[ANSWERING MACHINE CLICKS]

BOBBY'S VOICE:
Happy holidays.

Celebrate,
all you people.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

ALICE:
Hello, Bobby.
This is Alice.

Sweetheart, there's something
I have to tell you.

* All your wishes
For something somewhere *

Oh, look at you.

And this is Clare.

Oh, Clare.

So wonderful
to finally meet you.

Thanks for coming.

Thank you
for having me.

Alice, sorry.

[DISHES CLATTERING]

Alice?

So clumsy.

I'll get it.

Oh, it's all right.

They cost $1.98
at K-Mart.

Oh...

[DISH SHATTERS]

Alice?

Do something for me.

Anything.

Hold me.

Just hold me.

Okay.

Tighter.

Don't be gentle with me.

Squeeze me harder.

Harder.

Make me feel like
you're breaking my ribs.

Oh, God...
I can't.

I don't wanna hurt you.

I love you.

You're an angel.

JONATHAN: Mom?

I'll be right there,
honey.

JONATHAN:
Anybody want a drink?

BOBBY: Okay, sure.

CLARE: Okay.

Hey.

I'm sorry about--

Well...all this.

I, uh...

I knew I'd see you both again.

I just imagined...

well...

different circumstances.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Ned, man.

He was a trip.

He was like
my father too.

You would have
loved him, Clare.

CLARE:
I'm sure.

Bobby?

If you want my family so badly,
I hereby bequeath them to you.

No. No, better yet,

I hereby bequeath you
my whole, entire life.

Be me.

I hereby dub you
Jonathan Glover.

Tomorrow, when they cremate
my father's body,

you can be the son,

and I'll be
the best friend.

You can come back
from the service

and you can console my mother.

Jonathan, stop it.

Stop it.
You're better at it than I am.

You're better qualified.
So go, go at it.

Be their son,
with my blessings.

Listen to me,
you little shit.

All he's ever done
is worship you,

and all you've ever done
is walk out on him.

Don't you dare
speak to him like that,

you hear me?

You don't know
what you're talking about.

You don't know the first thing
about worship.

Do you know?

Do you have any idea

how much I...

Listen, you guys--

How much
I wanted you?

How much I loved you,
you asshole?

You know?

And then, what an idiot I am,
how pathetic is that?

Me in love
with you.

And then Bobby
comes along,

and I fall in love
with this one,

and then I think
that we...

That the three of us,
maybe we could...

[SOBS]
Fuck it.

JONATHAN: Clare?
Just leave me alone

and go back to the house
and have a drink.

Clare!

Clare...

How could you?

Just leave
without saying anything?

I couldn't be
the uncle anymore.

Give me a break, okay?

Clare, hey...

Don't call me that.

What? Don't call
you what? Your name?

What did you think
I would do

without you,
Jonathan?

What were you
thinking?

BOBBY:
Oh, Clare, come on.

I'm pregnant, you fuckers!

What?

Are-- Are you sure?

I'm completely sure.

You wanted this.
Didn't you?

God help me.

Clare... Oh, man.

You think?

Yes.

Yes.

[LAUGHING AND CRYING]

[***]

JONATHAN: What do you think
about "Ethan" for a boy?

Or "Trevor"?

CLARE: Let's not
get too fancy.

If it's a girl,
let's call her "Clare, Jr."

One Clare per family
is enough, thank you.

What's the kid gonna
call Bobby and me?

Oh, I never
thought of that.

"Daddy," I suppose.

Like, "Daddy One"
and "Daddy Two?"

* Oooooh-oooh-ooh *

* Oooooh-oooh-ooh *

* Oooooh-oooh-ooh *

* Oooooh *

CLARE: We're gonna
have to move, aren't we?

JONATHAN: Right.

Funny family
will need a third bedroom.

Frankly,
I think funny family

may need a whole
new neighborhood.

JONATHAN:
Somewhere where two
out of three people passing by

are not actively psychotic?

Exactly.

BOBBY:
How about Cleveland?

No!
No!

BOBBY:
Let's move here.

Please repeat
what you just said.

It's too hard to raise
a kid in the city.

Don't you think?

But what if the kid
turned out to be

some sort of,
I don't know, Heidi.

I mean, how much
goodness do we want?

Growing up in the country

doesn't doom anyone
to good behavior.

Most of the really
interesting murderers

come from derelict
farms.

This is so adult,
looking at real estate.

We are adults,
sort of.

JONATHAN:
Who would the kid play with
way out here?

CLARE:
Maybe woodland creatures,
like Snow White did.

I don't want him hanging
around with squirrels.

They have personality
disorders.

CLARE:
Stop it!

This one has a great soul.

Don't you
think?

Baby?

It's your money.

It's my grandfather's money.
I didn't earn a dime of it.

Still...

you'd be the owner.

What do you think?

You really want this,
don't you?

Um...if you do.

If we all do.

No, you, Bobby Morrow.

Beautiful, crazy boy.

You want this,
and I could get it for you.

No, it'd be
for us.

[DUSTY SPRINGFIELD'S
"WISHIN' AND HOPIN'" PLAYING]

So long,
treasures.

* Wishin' and hopin'
And thinkin' and prayin' *

* Plannin' and dreamin'
Each night of his charms *

* That won't get you
Into his arms *

* So if you're looking
To find love you can share *

* All you gotta do is hold him
And kiss him and love him *

* And show him that you care *

* Show him that you care
Just for him *

[DOOR OPENS]

I'm thinking white here.

Totally white,
like a Shinto shrine,

and somewhere we can hang
paper lanterns all over.

You are the gayest
living human being ever.

Somebody's gotta be gay
around here.

What do you like,
Bobby?

I think I'm gonna go...
and fix a window.

Okay, Jonathan...
blue is your friend.

See, blue is the color
of sky and water.

Yeah, but white goes
with everything.

Yes, well, honey,

it's a house,
not an outfit.

* So if you're thinkin'
Of how great true love is *

* All you gotta do is hold him
And kiss him and squeeze him *

* And love him *

* Yeah, just do it
And after you do *

* You will be his *

* You will be his *

* You will be his *

[BABY CRYING]

It's all right.
I'll do it.

No, sleep. It's my night.

It's okay.
Bobby's doing it.

It's his night.

If we don't keep
to the schedule,

you know,
then we'll all
be exhausted

by tomorrow.

I don't care.
I miss my daughter.

BOBBY:
Guess nobody's
sleeping tonight.

JONATHAN:
Hello, Rebecca.

Hello.

Oh.
Aw.

Oh...

Oh, sweetie...

[COOING]

Who's a girl?

[HONKS]

Hey, beauties
and heroes.

Where have you been?
Come with me.

I got something
to show you.

This town's crying out
for a cool, little café.

CLARE:
This town's crying out
for an outlet mall.

[JONATHAN & CLARE LAUGH]

What?

It has possibilities.

Where?

Point out
a possibility.

Kitchen's
basically okay.

Just needs
a good cleaning.

Look, wood
floors.

Is that a termite?

No--

Oh, uh, yeah,
maybe.

I think I got a name.

"The Home Café."

What do you think?

Well, it'd be
better for business

than "The Squalor
and Desperation Café,"

I suppose.

And the goddess said,
"Feed the people

and send them out happy
into the night."

How's that mushroom lasagna
holding up?

Two more orders left.

Save 'em
for Martha and Gill.

No problem.

You got 'em, my dears.

Thanks,
Jonathan.

[BABY CRYING]

We're home, dear.

Oh, she's not
happy today.

For a full hour.

I have no idea.

Oh, hey, honey.

Aw.

Just feeling shitty?

I think she's
getting sick.

I gotta get dressed
and get back to the restaurant.

Yeah, and I
have to, well,

pick up some toys.

You okay?

Never better.

[CARTOON VOICE]
Come on.

I seem to have ended up
the mother and the wife,

haven't I?

That's not fair.

No, that's not fair.

And I can't help that.

[DOOR OPENS]

I thought you'd be
out here.

I'm sorry.

You haven't
done anything.

I just want everybody
to be happy.

I know you do.

It won't always be like this.

We're, you know,
still getting started.

Bobby, what if I...

just couldn't do this?

It'll be okay.
Trust me.

You know, I think maybe
I'm not...this unusual.

I think maybe
it's just my hair.

[QUIETLY]
I love your hair.

Come here.

Oh, Bobby.

Oh, mamacita!
Here you are.

Oh, look what you've done.

Our little place.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Oh, that's Ned and me.

Where did you find this?

Oh, it's lovely,
all of it.

Oh.

I want to see
the kitchen.

Come on.

ALICE:
Oh, I love it!

CLARE: So here it is.

Yasgur's Farm.

The holy ground itself.

It's hard
to believe

all that went on
here, isn't it?

It just
looks like...

Mud puddle
and a field of cow pies?

I know.

Come on in,
you people!

No.

I have been
in that water before--

Bobby, don't you dare
put her in there!

[SMALL SPLASH]

[LAUGHS]

Boys, give 'em
a puddle to play in...

ALICE:
They're sweet together,
aren't they?

In their gooney way.

I think
you're very brave.

You do?

Yeah.

When I was
your age,

you got married,
and you had a family.

Never occurred to you
to do anything else.

Well, you know, I wanted that.

I wanted...

just a more normal thing,
when I was younger.

Just wanted a husband
and a baby and...

I think maybe you're better off.

Really.

One minute you think

you have everything
you ever wanted,

and the next you...
find yourself

in some suburban neighborhood
somewhere...

and it's fine.

I mean, it's not not fine.

It's just...

The world just...

starts to shrink
around you somehow.

Most women
have absolutely no idea

what they're getting into.

No.

I don't suppose anyone knows
what they're getting into...

till they're into it.

[REBECCA LAUGHING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Whoops.

For God's sake.

Hey, what's up?

A little privacy, please.

You never wanted
privacy before.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What's that?

It's nothing.

Come here.

It's...

[VOICE QUAVERING]
one of those spots,
I think.

Nah, man.

It's a bruise.

Maybe.

Absolutely.

Will you...
Will you do something for me?

Sure.

Don't tell them.

I can't--

If I'm sick--

You're not sick.

I-- Well, just promise me that,
then, okay?

If it's just a bruise--

It is a bruise.
If I just bumped my hip,

then there's no reason
to mention it, okay?

It is a bruise.

Okay, there is no reason
to talk about it.

Yeah.

Okay.
Okay.

All right.

[KNOCKING]

Mom, is that--?

Your father's ashes.

I thought there'd be
a right moment,

and now suddenly

if I don't give 'em
to you right now,

I'm gonna have to take them
back to Phoenix with me.

He wouldn't
have wanted them

scattered in Arizona.

I thought maybe
we could scatter them here.

Here?

Well, this is
your home, isn't it?

I guess.

You know,
I think it might be best

just to be done with it.

He was a...
A modest man.

He wouldn't have wanted
an elaborate ceremony.

Mom.

And I can
tell you this.

This is no more him

than a pair
of his old shoes.

Not yet. I'm...

Not here, not now.

I'm... I'm not ready.

Well...whenever you are.

We should go.

Okay.

I love you, honey.

I love you too.

BOBBY: I'll see you
at the café.

ALICE: Bye!

[LAUGHING]

Oh, no, did you
get yourself dirty?

Did you?

You got yourself
so dirty.

I need powder.

Did you get yourself
dirty?

I know you did.

You're so sexy
like this.

And you are
a true pervert.

Get me the powder.

Who's a girl?

Who's a girl?

What happened?

You got something
on your face.

Here, let me.

Hey.

[GURGLES]

[LAUGHS]

You can do anything,

can't you?

Me? Nah.

I mean it. You can live
in the suburbs,

in the East Village,
you can live in the country,

and it just doesn't make
any difference to you, does it?

I don't know.

I never really think about it.

There you go.

All done.

Come on.

Thanks.

Come here.

Sit up there, princess.

You are a strange
and mysterious creature.

I'm, like, the least
mysterious one around here.

I'll bet you could live
in the Sahara.

I bet you could
just pitch a tent

and find someone
to sell you a camel.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I mean it.

Is there anything
you couldn't do?

I couldn't be alone.

No.

No, you couldn't, could you?

[BOBBY & JONATHAN HUMMING
"LOOK OUT, CLEVELAND"]

* Look out, Cleveland *

* A storm is comin' through *

* And it's comin' right up
On you *

[THE BAND'S
"LOOK OUT, CLEVELAND" PLAYING]

* Look out, Houston *

* There'll be thunder
On the hill *

* Bye, bye, baby
Don't you lie so still *

* Was Wednesday evenin'
When first we heard the word *

* It did not come
By train nor bird *

* T'was when Ben Pike
Stepped down to say *

* "This old town's
Gonna blow away" *

* Look out, Cleveland *

[OVER RADIO]
* A storm is comin' through *

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey, man.

* Look out, Houston *

Blessings
on our day off.

* There'll be thunder
On the hill... *

I wonder if we
should be closing

on Mondays.

I feel a little guilty
about it.

No worries, please.

[MACK JAMES' "I SHALL
BE RELEASED" PLAYING OVER RADIO]

Hey, that little bruise
gone away?

Well, no.

Let me see.

It's the same.

Let me see.

* They say everything
Can be replaced *

* Yes, every distance
Is not near *

See?

It's the same.

No, man.

It's fading.

* So I remember every face *

You really think so?

Absolutely.

* Of every man
Who put me here *

* I see my light come shining *

* Come shining *

Hey.

You want to dance?

What?

Come on.

* Any day now *

* Any day now *

* I shall be released *

* Whoa, mmmm-hmm *

* Whoa, oh *

* Oh, oh, yeah *

[BOBBY & JONATHAN LAUGHING]

* Down here next to me *

* In this lonely crowd *

* Is a man who swears
He's not to blame *

* All day long, I hear him *

* Cry so loud *

* Calling out
That he's been framed *

* He's been framed *

* I see my light *

* I see my light *

* Come shining *

* Shining, oh, oh *

* From the west
Down to the east *

* From the west
Down to the east, yeah *

* Any day now *

* Any day now *

* Any day now *

* Oh *

* I shall be *

* I shall be *

* I shall be released *

* Oh *

Jonathan?

Mm. Hi.

Ow.

I was so in love with you.

I was in love with you too.

But Bobby
is the love of your life.

You know it's not that simple.

It's just that...

I seem to have ended up...

Come to bed.

I can't sleep.

Do you want me
to get up?

No.

Go back to sleep.

Good night, crazy mama.

It'll all seem better
in the morning.

Gonna miss you.

Oh, it's just a few days.

You're taking
a lot of stuff.

Well, she needs
a lot of stuff.

Okay, I think
we're all set.

So...

Bobby...
Uh-huh?

Do you want
to come with us?

I can't.

Bobby...

Do you want to come with us?

No.

[SOFTLY]
Okay.

Okay.

Call me.

I will.

Okay?

Yeah.

JONATHAN:
You're a brave woman,

visiting your mother
all alone.

Ugh.

She's not alone.

She's got Rebecca
with her.

Now...

[KISSES REBECCA]

Don't worry, Miss R.

[REBECCA CRYING]

The best thing
about Philadelphia

is you can leave it,

and we'll be waiting
for you right here

when you come home.

If you're lucky, and good,

we'll have a special surprise
waiting for you

when you get back.

Lovey. Lovey.

Boys...

Uh-huh?

Be good.

Always.

Love you.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[***]

* Oooh-oooh-ooooh *

* Oooh-oooh *

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

You sleeping, man?

I can't, really.

They're not coming back,
you know.

This is a good spot,
don't you think?

Yeah, I do.

You think we should,
like, say a few words?

We got this far, Dad.

I think you'd like it.

I really do.

Amen.

I should've
written something.

No, man.
This is perfect.

Anyway, Dad, here we are.

It's our place,

and it's yours too.

Okay.

Now.

One...

two...

three.

YOUNG JONATHAN:
What's that?

YOUNG BOBBY:
Windowpane.

For clarity of vision.

If something bad
happens,

tell my parents
I tried to be good,

but it was
just too hard.

You're not freaked out
about the graveyard?

I mean, don't be.

The dead are just people too.

People who wanted
the same things we want.

What do we want?

I don't know, man.

I mean, our lives, right?

Man, like, this whole big,
beautiful, noisy world,

and everything that can happen.

Uh-oh.

All's well, little brother.

Your folks love you.

I love you.

Nothing to fear.

BOBBY:
I've been thinking.

We should repaint
Rebecca's room.

Like, pink.

She'd like that.

Don't you think?

Okay.

She'll come back
someday...

to this house, I mean.

It'll be hers.

I guess it will be.

She probably
won't want it, right?

She probably
won't have any idea

what to do with it.

But still,
it'll be hers, you know?

It'll be hers.

Listen...

this will be
an all right place

to put my ashes too,
okay?

Sure.

I mean...

whatever you want.

You built us
a very good home.

That's not what--

That's what you did.

That's what you did
for me, you know?

It's funny,
isn't it?

What?

The big, beautiful,
noisy world.

Everything
that can happen.

Yeah.

It's funny.

[LAURA NYRO'S "IT'S GONNA
TAKE A MIRACLE" PLAYING]

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* Oh, oh, oh, oh *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* Oh, oh, oh, oh *

* Lovin' you so *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* I was too blind to see you
Letting me go *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* Now that you've set me free *

* It's gonna take a miracle *

* Ooh *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Ooh *

* To make me love someone new *

* Because I'm crazy for you *

* Oh *

* Now I know I can't
Get through to you *

* I promise I will show you *

* How much
You're turning me around *

* Destroying me *

* I'll never be *

* The same anymore *

* You must
Must realize *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* You took your love and
Left me quite by surprise *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *

* You can be sure that now *

* It's gonna take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

* Yes, it's gonna
Take a miracle *

[DUNCAN SHEIK'S "THERE'S A HOME"
PLAYING]

* So my friend *

* We're left out
On our own again *

* Oh, yeah, but who knows
Where we're going *

* Come, we'll walk the night
We'll listen *

* To all of those
No longer with us *

* Calling
From some lonely distance *

* Take my hand, come on
And on we'll go *

* Take my hand *

* Something's lasted *

* There's a home *

* So my friend *

* We'll head out
With our hopes again *

* Oh, yeah, we'll face
Whatever's thrown us *

* Come, we'll walk
We'll find what lingers *

* Of the things
That might have been there *

* Other dreams
Of other winters *

* Take my hand *

* Come on, and on we'll go *

* Take my hand *

* Bury the laughter *

* There with tears
We've known *

* Trailing our shadows *

* You and me, on this road *

* Built of sadness *

* There's a home *

* And it's our home *

* Bury the laughter *

* There
With tears we've known *

* You and me, shadows *

* There's a home *

* Traveling this long road *

* Built of sadness *

* There's a home *

* For what's happened *

* Something's lasted *

* There's a home *

* It's our home *

* Now we're home *