Cry from the Mountain (1985) - full transcript

[ALARM SOUNDS]

I SHOULD BE THERE.

SO COME WITH US.

NO!

10 DAYS OF PRETENDING?

I CAN'T.

AND I MIGHT
REALLY HATE YOU.

CAROLYN, I'VE BEEN
ON THE RACK FOR WEEKS.

I LET YOU PUT ME THERE,

BUT THEN
I DECIDED TO STAY,

AND I AM BLOODY
WITH BEING SORRY.



THERE'S NO CONNECTING
WITH YOU ANYMORE.

YOU PUT UP WALLS YOU
DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT.

LOOK. CAL HAS WAITED
ALL YEAR FOR THIS TRIP.

DON'T TELL HIM
UNTIL THE LAST DAY. PLEASE.

THEN I'LL
PICK UP THE PIECES.

MOM, WHAT WILL YOU DO
WHILE WE'RE GONE?

OH...PROBABLY
SLEEP TILL NOON,

EAT OUT A LOT.

WHEN WE GET BACK,

YOU'LL BE THERE
TO MEET US, OK?

SURE, HONEY.

I'LL BRING YOU
A REAL SURPRISE.

DID YOU PACK
THE EXTRA SOCKS
I PUT OUT?

WHAT SOCKS?



THEY WERE IN
A BROWN PAPER BAG.

IF YOUR FEET GET WET,

PUT ON AN EXTRA
PAIR OF SOCKS.

I DON'T WANT YOU
GETTING SICK

OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF NOWHERE.

HE'LL BE OK.

HOW YOU DOING?

LET'S GO!

THE OUTLET'S
AT THE FAR END
OF THE LAKE.

THERE'S QUIET WATER
DOWN TO THIS POINT.

FROM THERE ON,
THINGS SPEED UP.

WILL WE HAVE TO PORTAGE
AROUND THAT CANYON?

THAT DEPENDS ON HOW HIGH
THE WATER'S RUNNING.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK
BEFORE YOU TACKLE IT,

AND SECURE YOUR GEAR.

THERE AREN'T
MANY RESTAURANTS

BETWEEN HERE
AND THE PICKUP.

SEE YOU IN 10 DAYS
AT CARIBOU LAKE.

WE'LL BE LOOKING
THERE FOR YOU.
RIGHT, CAL?

LET'S MAKE IT
14 DAYS.

SEE YOU THEN.

WE'LL BE THERE.

WELL, IT'S TOO LATE
TO TURN BACK NOW.

IT'S JUST
YOU AND ME, SPORT.

YEP.

SEE YOU, GLEN.

GOOD.
A LITTLE DEEPER.

OK, NOW
SLOW IT DOWN.

HOW FAR CAN
WE GET TODAY, DAD?

I DON'T SEE
ANY McDONALD'S.

OK.

WORK THOSE SHALLOWS.

I GOT A STRIKE!

YOU GOT ONE?

YEAH.

NICE GOING, SON.

GET HIM INTO
THIS SHALLOW POOL,

AND I'LL GRAB HIM.

THAT'S IT. PULL.

PULL.

I WISH MOM COULD SEE ME
CATCH THIS FISH.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
A FOUR-POUNDER.

SHE'S BEEN
KIND OF EDGY LATELY.

YOUR MOM'S
NOT MUCH FOR CAMPING.

I KNOW I MESSED UP
WITH MY GRADES.

TWO Ds.

WILL YOU TELL HER
I'LL DO BETTER?

SON, YOUR MOTHER'S
GOING THROUGH SOME
BAD TIMES RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
A NEW BABY AFFECTS PEOPLE.

DO YOU LOVE MOM?

WELL, SURE I DO.

IT'S JUST THAT SOMETIMES

WE JUST DON'T SEE
EYE TO EYE ON THINGS.

CAN'T YOU GUYS
WORK IT OUT?

CAL...

I, UH...

SON...

MAYBE YOU ARE MAN ENOUGH
TO REALLY HANDLE THIS.

YOUR MOTHER AND I
HAVE TALKED...

LOTS.

AND SHE WANTS US
TO GET A...DIVORCE.

YOU SAID YOU LOVED HER.

WHO'S LAURIE?

A FRIEND
FROM THE OFFICE.

DID YOU GO OUT WITH HER?

A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WHY? IS SHE
PRETTIER THAN MOM?

CAL.

LET'S GO UP
AND LOOK AROUND.

IF YOU WANT TO.

I NEED
TO STRETCH MY LEGS.

WE CAN DO
SOME PANNING.

WE'VE GOT TO GET
YOUR LEGS IN SHAPE
FOR LITTLE LEAGUE.

GOLD QUARTZ COMES OUT
OF THIS KIND OF STRATA.

HOW WOULD THAT BE
FOR YOUR COLLECTION?

GREAT.

WE MIGHT GET LUCKY.

I'M GOING TO FIND
A BIG GOLD NUGGET

SO I CAN MAKE
A RING FOR MOM.

SHE'D LIKE THAT.

KEEP SHAKING
AND LOOKING.

THE LIGHTER STUFF
FLOATS OFF THE TOP.

I'M GOING
TO GO TRY UPSTREAM.

HEY, CAL.

OH, MAN.

DAD, YOU WON'T
BELIEVE IT.

WAIT UP.

IT'S A WHOLE TOWN.

AN OLD MINING CAMP.

CAL, GIVE ME
YOUR GEAR.

COME ON.
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

HEY, DAD.
UP ON THE HILL.

SOMEBODY MUST LIVE THERE.

HELLO, THERE!

HELLO, THERE.

HEY, CABIN.
HELLO!

OH, MY--

WE'D BETTER GIVE HIM
SOME SPACE AND MOVE ON.

WOOF! WOOF!

WOOF! WOOF!

EASY, BIG FELLA.

I WONDER IF SOMEBODY
LEFT HIM HERE.

MAYBE HE'S PART WOLF.

HE DIDN'T
LOOK HUNGRY.

I WISH I'D
BROUGHT MY CAMERA

SO I COULD TAKE
A PICTURE FOR MOM.

HEAVY THOUGHTS, HUH?

DO YOU WANT
TO SPILL IT?

WELL...I WAS
JUST WONDERING.

NOW SO AM I.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING
A BABY BROTHER OR SISTER

IF YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LIVE WITH THEM?

YOU WON'T BE
LEFT OUT OF THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO
WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

BOTH OF US.

HEY, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE HAVING FUN.

♪ ROW, ROW,
ROW YOUR BOAT ♪

♪ GENTLY
DOWN THE STREAM ♪

♪ MERRILY, MERRILY,
MERRILY, MERRILY ♪

♪ MERRILY, MERRILY,
MERRILY, MERRILY ♪

♪ LIFE IS
BUT A DREAM ♪

♪ ROW, ROW,
ROW YOUR BOAT ♪

♪ GENTLY
DOWN THE STREAM ♪

♪ MERRILY, MERRILY,
MERRILY, MERRILY ♪

♪ ROW, ROW,
ROW YOUR BOAT ♪

♪ GENTLY
DOWN THE STREAM ♪♪

YAHOO!

WHOA! HO!

GO!

ALL RIGHT! WHOA!

WHOA! HA HA!

I CAN'T HOLD IT!

JUMP!

STAY WITH THE BOAT!

HANG ON!

DAD!

CAL!

DAD!

CAL!

DAD!

DAD!

DAD!

DAD!

DAD!

DAD? DAD?

OH, MY GOSH.

OH, GOSH.

OH, MY GOSH.

WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO?

HELLO, CABIN!

MY DAD'S HURT
REALLY BAD.

PLEASE, HELP ME!

PLEASE, HELP!

MY DAD'S HURT
REALLY BAD.

PLEASE, HELP ME!

HELP!
SOMEBODY, PLEASE.

HELP ME!

PLEASE,
SOMEBODY. HELP ME!

PLEASE. MY DAD'S
HURT VERY BAD.

PLEASE.
HELLO, CABIN!

WOOF! WOOF!

WOOF! WOOF!

EAT.

HE'S SURE BEEN ASLEEP
A LONG TIME.

BEST THING.

HEAD'S PROBABLY
POUNDING.

WHAT'S THAT?

A RABBIT.

YOU SHOOT IT?

NO. JAKE
JUST BARKED REAL
FRIENDLY LIKE,

AND THE CRITTERS
HOPPED RIGHT UP TO ME.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
LIVED UP HERE?

YOU WANT TO TALK
OR EAT?

CAL...

CAL...

DAD.

DAD.

WELL, LORD...

I SURE DIDN'T CHOOSE
THE COMPANY.

I CAN'T HONESTLY SAY
I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

TOO MANY MEMORIES
LAID TO REST

WHEN EDNA
WAS STILL WITH ME.

THE BOY BEING HERE

REMINDS ME TOO MUCH
OF YOUNG ETHAN.

IT'S BEEN ME...

AND YOU...

AND JAKE
FOR SO LONG.

I JUST...

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER...

BRINGING THESE FOLKS
UP HERE.

I DON'T WANT YOU
GETTING SICK OUT HERE.

HE'LL BE OK.

LAURIE, SHE WAS YOUR IDEA.

WHY, IS SHE PRETTIER
THAN MOM?

I'M GOING TO MAKE
A PERFECT WIFE.

I'M GOING TO BE
THE PERFECT WIFE.

GOOD MORNING.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU
GET UP.

THEY ALWAYS DO IT
LIKE THIS

IN THOSE GREAT
OLD MOVIES.

LAURIE, SHE WAS YOUR IDEA.

WOOF! WOOF!

WOOF!

CAL!

DAD!

OH, DAD!

DAD!

I'M A LITTLE
BANGED UP, BUT OK.

HOW'S YOUR LEG?

MAYBE WRAPPING IT
WILL HELP.

ANYWAY, I'M WALKING.

GREAT.

HOW DID I
GET UP HERE?

JONATHAN HELPED ME.

JONATHAN?
WHO'S JONATHAN?

COME ON.
COME ON, BOY.

COME ON. YEAH.

HOW FAR IS
THE NEAREST PHONE?

HA!

WE'LL HAVE
TO LOCATE THE BOAT,

FIND OUT WHAT
WE'RE UP AGAINST.

YOU AREN'T GOING NOWHERE
FOR A DAY OR SO.

I CAN FIND IT.

NO JOB FOR A KID.

YOU'D BE IN OVER YOUR EARS
IN FIVE MINUTES.

THIS KID SAVED MY LIFE.

I'LL FIND YOUR STUFF
IN THE MORNING.

NOW, IT'S SUNDAY.
MY CHURCH TIME.

THIS PROGRAM'S ORIGINATING
FROM SULLIVAN ARENA

IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,

AS WE LOOK FORWARD
WITH ANTICIPATION

TO THESE NEXT FEW DAYS
OF CRUSADE MINISTRY HERE.

BEFORE MR. GRAHAM
BRINGS THE MESSAGE TODAY,

HERE'S GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA
TO SING FOR YOU.

♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪

♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND... ♪♪

[STATIC]

DANG IT!

OH, LORD.

IF YOU CAN'T KEEP UP,
WAIT HERE.

HEY, JONATHAN.
THERE'S OUR STUFF.

OH, MAN.

MY SLEEPING BAG!

POTATOES AND SPINACH
AU GRATIN.

FANCY.

HEY, JONATHAN.
THERE'S THE KAYAK.

WHAT'S WRONG?

SHH.

SHH.

QUIET NOW.

GRRR.

GRRR!

WHOA!

OK, GRIZZ.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR LOOK.

WE'RE MOVING OUT
OF YOUR TERRITORY.

COME ON, NOW!

COME ON.

THANK YOU, LORD.

YOU COULD'VE
SHOT HIM,
COULDN'T YOU?

I DON'T THINK THAT
REALLY WOULD'VE MADE
MUCH DIFFERENCE, SON.

YOU DID REAL GOOD
BACK THERE.

REAL GOOD.

YOU KNOW,
IF YOU HAD RUN
OR SCREAMED,

IT MIGHT HAVE
TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY.

NOW, LET'S GET.

THE BOY
IN THE PICTURE BOOK,

HE USED TO LIVE HERE?

YEARS AGO.

THE LADY,
DID SHE DIE?

LONG TIME NOW.

DID YOUR BOY DIE, TOO?

NO.

DOES HE COME UP HERE
AND SEE YOU MUCH?

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
IN YEARS.

WE TOOK SEPARATE WAYS.

HE'S GOT HIS OWN WORLD.

HE NEVER FOUND MUCH USE
FOR ALL THIS.

MY MOM AND DAD
ARE GETTING A DIVORCE.

THAT'S WHY HE TOOK ME
ON THIS TRIP.

IT'S SUPPOSE TO MAKE ME
FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT,

BUT I DON'T CARE.

LAURIE MATTHEWS?

NEXT OFFICE.

HI. CAN I HELP YOU?

I BET YOU
WANT PERSONNEL.

IT'S LEFT
OFF THE ELEVATOR.

WE'RE AT THE RIGHT.

IT HAPPENS A LOT.

LAURIE MATTHEWS?

YES.

I WAS THINKING OF
APPLYING FOR YOUR JOB.

I'M A GOOD TYPIST,
YOU KNOW, RUSTY MAYBE,

BUT GIVE ME A WEEK.

HOW ARE YOU
AT CARRYING BABIES?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M WITH YOU
ON THAT ONE.

MRS. SANDERS?

ARE YOU
CAROLYN SANDERS?

YOU HAVE VERY
GOOD TASTE IN MEN.

IS IT TRUE
A FAST HEARTBEAT
MEANS IT'S A GIRL?

THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
LIKE TO THINK.

CAL PUT HIS ORDER IN
FOR A SISTER?

SOMETIMES I THINK
I CAN FEEL IT MOVE,

ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE?

I HEARD ABOUT THIS WOMAN
WHO HAD AN ABORTION.

SHE WAS
INTO HER FIFTH MONTH.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

ALASKAN LAW ALLOWS
FOR TERMINATION
OF PREGNANCY

UP TO 21 WEEKS
IF CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT.

WHO DECIDES ALL THAT?

THE MOTHER MOSTLY.

WHEN IS IT SAFEST...

TO DO IT?

I MEAN...

AM I PAST THAT?

YOU TELL DADDY, OK?

I DON'T THINK I CAN
BREAK ANY MORE NEWS
THIS WEEK.

LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE
MORE THAN GUTS AND ANGER

TO GET OUT OF THIS PIT.

ASK FOR HELP.

WE'RE WAY PAST
COUNSELING, MOM.

IT WOULD JUST
BE EMPTY WORDS.

PROMISES GOT LOST.

IT HAPPENS.

IT'S THE KIND
OF WORLD WE LIVE IN.

I WAS TALKING
ABOUT THE LORD.

YOU LEFT HIM
ON A SIDE ROAD

A LONG WAY BACK.

CAN HE MAKE
THE LAST MONTH
NOT HAPPEN?

CAN HE BLOT OUT
LAURIE MATTHEWS?

NO, BUT HE
CAN GIVE YOU HOPE.

LISTEN, KIDDO.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT,

ALL THAT HURT
INSIDE OF YOU,

IT'S GOING TO TURN
INTO SCAR TISSUE.

YOU'RE GOING
TO GET HARD, CAROLYN.

YOU'LL BE HARD
TILL THE END OF YOUR DAYS.

YOU WON'T TRUST ANYBODY.

GIVE IT TO THE LORD,
HONEY.

IF IT WAS ONLY
THAT EASY.

IT'S NOT EASY,

BUT IT'S REAL.

IT'S A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

PRIDE.

PRIDE'S A MIGHTY
POOR SUBSTITUTE

FOR WHAT
THE LORD CAN DO.

WELL...

I'M IN FOR
SOME HEAVY PRAYING.

IF YOU'VE STILL GOT
ANY GOOD SENSE LEFT,

YOU'LL START
ON YOUR KNEES.

DOES CAL KNOW?

HE KNOWS.

I SAW IT IN HIS EYES
WHEN HE LEFT.

THESE CONNECTIONS
SHOULD HOLD TEMPORARILY.

I'VE GOT AN ALL-BAND
SHORT WAVE RIG
AT HOME SOMEWHERE.

BATTERY-POWERED.

IT WOULD BE JUST
THE THING FOR UP HERE.

I'LL MAKE SURE
YOU GET IT.

MY BOY MADE
THAT OLD RADIO
WHEN HE WAS 15.

HE WOULD TELL ME

IT COULD PICK UP
INVISIBLE WAVES

AND MAKE THEM TALK.

I NEVER SAW THEM,

BUT ONE DAY
HE FIRED IT UP,
AND THERE THEY WERE.

THAT WAS THE DAY

I KNEW MY BOY
WAS SMARTER THAN ME.

I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH
ALL MY STUFF ANYWAY.

I'LL BE MAKING
A MOVE SHORTLY.

YOU'D BE DOING ME
A FAVOR

TAKING IT
OFF MY HANDS.

YEAH. YOUR BOY SAID
THERE WAS GOING TO BE

SOME REARRANGING
GOING ON AT YOUR HOUSE.

WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH
A DIFFICULT TIME LATELY.

YOU KNOW
THAT OLD RADIO
TAUGHT ME PLENTY.

YOU TAKE THAT
HOUR OF DECISION.

YOU KNOW,
OLD BILLY GRAHAM.

HE COMES UP WITH
A LOT OF STUFF
TO CHEW ON.

IT'S LIKE
THOSE RADIO WAVES.

THEY'RE
ALWAYS OUT THERE,

BUT YOU GOT
TO TUNE THEM IN.

SEEMS TO ME

THAT A NOW-AND-THEN
FATHER WON'T WORK

FOR A LAD
LIKE YOURS.

TIME AND MILES

KIND OF GETS
IN THE WAY.

BETTER TOTE
SOME WATER.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

JAKE, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

HEY, JAKE.
WHERE DID YOU GO?

I WAS JUST
LOOKING AROUND.

WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

I COME HERE
WHEN I FEEL A NEED.

HOW CAN YOU
HAVE A CHURCH
WITHOUT PEOPLE?

IS THIS
WHERE YOU PRAY?

YEP.

I DON'T THINK
MY DAD PRAYS.

WELL, MAYBE HE
AIN'T NEVER STARED
DOWN A BEAR BEFORE.

HEY, DAD!

HEY, DAD!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

SON, THAT'S OLD.

WHERE'S JONATHAN?

I THINK
HE'S STARTED SUPPER.

OK.

JONATHAN,
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE
OF THOSE IN YEARS.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
I'LL HIRE YOU OR NOT.

PRETTY SCRAWNY
FOR A MINER.

BEANS MUST BE
YOUR FAVORITE.

COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE GRUB?

TRY ANOTHER HOTEL.

AND THAT'S WHAT
I SAID TO SWEENY.

OLD SWEENY RAN ONE CREW

UP THERE
IN THE NORTH SHAFT,

AND I RAN THE OTHER.

WE BORED AND GOUGED
A TUNNEL CLEAN THROUGH

TO THE HEART
OF MYSTERY MOUNTAIN.

DID YOU EVER FIND GOLD?

THEY MUST'VE
TAKEN MILLIONS

OUT OF THESE HILLS
OVER THE YEARS.

BUT OLD SWEENY
WAS DANG SURE

HE NEVER HIT
THE GLORY HOLE.

KEPT INSISTING
IT WAS BACK UP

ON THE OTHER SIDE,

SOMEPLACE NEAR
THE NORTH SHAFT.

HE USED TO GO
UP THERE AT NIGHT,

SCRATCHING AROUND
IN THAT BLACK MAZE.

THE ONLY LIGHT HE HAD
WAS ONE JUST LIKE THAT ONE.

OLD SWEENY.
HE HAD A HABIT OF SINGING

DEEP DOWN IN THE BOWELS
OF THE MINE.

HE COULDN'T CARRY A TUNE
WORTH SPITTING AT,

BUT HE SURE COULD MAKE
THAT MOUNTAIN MOAN.

SOMETIMES WE'D HEAR HIM
UP THERE AT NIGHT

BELLOWING DEEP DOWN
IN THE PIT.

SOUNDED LIKE
SOME WEIRD WIND HOWLING.

THEN ONE DAY,

OLD SWEENY
TURNED UP MISSING.

ALL HIS STUFF WAS STILL
IN THE DORMITORY,

SO WE FIGURED
HE MUST BE ABOUTS.

SOMEONE THOUGHT
THEY'D HEARD HIM

UP IN THE NORTH SHAFT
THE NIGHT BEFORE.

WE LOOKED ALL THROUGH
THOSE TUNNELS.

THE ONLY THING
WE EVER FOUND

WAS HIS CARBIDE
HEAD LAMP.

JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

MAYBE OLD SWEENY
EVEN USED IT ONCE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

SOME SAY
HE JUST UP AND LIT
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND OTHERS THOUGHT
HE MUST HAVE LOST HIS LAMP

AND GOT HIMSELF
TWISTED UP

BACK IN THOSE TUNNELS,

WENT INSANE
IN THE BLACKNESS.

SOME NIGHTS
WHEN THE WIND WHIPS
AROUND THE MOUNTAIN,

IT KIND OF REMINDS ME
OF OLD SWEENY SINGING.

SOMETHING WRONG, LARRY?

MY HAND, I--

DAD!

DAD!

HELP ME GET HIM
ONTO THE BED.

WHAT'S WRONG?

LARRY,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

DAD!

I'LL HAVE
TO GO FOR HELP.

HEY, WE FACED DOWN
THAT BEAR TOGETHER,
DIDN'T WE?

YEAH.

AND WE'LL MANAGE THIS.

OK.

NOW, IF YOUR DAD WAKES,

GIVE HIM SOME WATER,

BUT MAKE HIM
ASK REAL HARD.

AND DON'T LET HIM
GET UP FOR NOTHING.

OK.

GOOD.

JAKE, YOU STAY.

[DOG WHIMPERS]

JESUS, I'M A FRIEND
OF JONATHAN'S.

MAYBE YOU ALREADY KNOW,

BUT MY DAD'S HURT
REAL BAD.

WELL, I'M REALLY WORRIED.

GOD, CAN YOU PLEASE
MAKE MY DAD WELL?

JESUS, COULD YOU
CHECK UP ON JONATHAN,

MAKE SURE HE'S OK, TOO?

[HELICOPTER APPROACHING]

WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!

HEY, JONATHAN.

JONATHAN!

WE'LL WAIT HERE,
SON.

NEVER GOING TO
LOVE ANYONE

THE WAY I LOVE YOU.

MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T
TALK NOW, OK?

WE ALL NEED YOU,
CAROLYN.

YOUR HUSBAND
HANDLED SURGERY WELL.

HE'S HAD
A SEVERE CONCUSSION
WITH INTERNAL BLEEDING.

WE TOOK CARE OF THAT--
NO PARALYSIS.

HE'S IN RECOVERY NOW.

HE SHOULD SLEEP
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I'LL LOOK IN ON HIM
IN THE MORNING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

DENNIS HOBART.
DENNIS HOBART.

PLEASE CALL 610.

HEY, SWEETHEART.
COME ON, HONEY.
WAKE UP.

DON'T NORMALLY
POKE MY NOSE

INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S
BUSINESS, MA'AM,

BUT CAL, HERE NOW,
HE GOT ME
TO THINKING.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE
A BOY OF MY OWN.

OH?

HAVING CAL AROUND
STIRRED UP A LOT
OF MEMORIES THAT...

THAT I'D
PACKED AWAY.

YOU KNOW,
AFTER MY MISSIS
PASSED ON...

THANKS.

ME AND MY BOY
HAD A TERRIBLE
FALLING OUT.

OH, THE REASON
SEEMED IMPORTANT
AT THE TIME,

BUT NOW THAT I
LOOK BACK ON IT,

IT DIDN'T AMOUNT
TO A HILL OF BEANS.

IT'S OCCURRING TO ME
THAT I'M THE LOSER.

WHAT DID LARRY
TELL YOU ABOUT US?

MOSTLY THAT--THAT
YOU WERE A FINE WOMAN,

AND THAT HE'D CAUSED YOU
CONSIDERABLE HURT.

BLAME'S A FUNNY THING--

EASY TO SHOP FOR,

BUT IT ALWAYS COSTS
TOO MUCH.

JONATHAN.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

JUST LIKE DAD PROMISED.

HEY, THAT'S
REALLY SOMETHING.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

BOY, THAT'S A MIGHTY
EXPENSIVE PRESENT.

WE OWE YOU
A GREAT DEAL, MR....

SORRY.
WHAT'S YOUR FAMILY NAME?

JONATHAN WILL BE FINE.

YOU KNOW, IT WORKED OUT
REAL GOOD, SON,

ME BEING HERE IN TOWN,

WITH BILLY GRAHAM
BEING IN THE AREA.

I'VE GOT TO GET
TO THAT SULLIVAN ARENA.

HEY, THAT'S TOO FAR
TO WALK.

WE'LL TAKE YOU,
JONATHAN.
WON'T WE, MOM?

MAY NEVER HAVE
A MOMENT LIKE THIS

IN THIS GENERATION,

SO PRAY AND COME.

DURING THIS CRUSADE,
GOD IS NEAR.

PEOPLE HAVE PRAYED.
PEOPLE HAVE WORKED.

THIS HASN'T TAKEN PLACE
BY ACCIDENT.

YOU'RE NOT HERE
TO SEE A SHOW

OR HEAR BILLY GRAHAM...

WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SEATS.

RIGHT DOWN
THAT NEXT AISLE.

PROBABLY THE WORLD'S
MOST PRAYED SPOT.

PEOPLE EVERYWHERE KNOW
WE'RE HERE FOR THIS CRUSADE,

AND THEY'RE PRAYING
FOR ALASKA.

AND SOMEWHERE
DOWN IN AFRICA,

THEY DON'T KNOW
WHERE ALASKA IS,

BUT THEY KNOW THERE'S
AN EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN ON

IN A PLACE CALLED ALASKA.

AND IN ANSWER TO THEIR
PRAYERS, YOU'RE HERE,

AND YOU'RE CLOSER
TO GOD'S KINGDOM

THAN YOU'LL EVER BE AGAIN.

ANY CHANCE
FOR THREE SEATS?

COME WITH URGENCY.

SEEK THE LORD
WHILE HE CAN BE FOUND

BECAUSE ONE DAY
YOU WON'T FIND HIM.

HE'S NEAR NOW.

JESUS OF NAZARETH
IS PASSING BY.

HE MAY NEVER COME
THIS WAY AGAIN.

SOME OF US WOULD HAVE
CHRIST CHEAP,

BUT THE PRICE
WILL NOT COME DOWN.

THE PRICE IS THE CROSS,

FOR HE DIED AND
SHED HIS BLOOD FOR YOU.

IF YOU'D HAVE BEEN

THE ONLY PERSON
IN THE WHOLE WORLD,

HE'D HAVE STAYED THERE
FOR YOU.

HE THOUGHT OF YOU
AND SAW YOU

WHEN HE WAS
ON THAT CROSS.

THAT'S THE WAY
GOD LOOKS AT US.

WE LOOK AT OURSELVES
AND SAY WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

BUT WHEN WE LOOK
THROUGH THE EYES

OF GOD'S HOLINESS
AND RIGHTEOUSNESS,

WE'RE SINNERS.
WE'RE FLAWED.

SO THAT DRIVES ME
TO THE CROSS,

AND I SAY THERE,

"GOD HAVE MERCY ON ME,
A SINNER."

AND CHRIST AT THAT MOMENT
PROVIDES YOU

WITH A RIGHTEOUSNESS
ACCEPTABLE TO GOD

THAT YOU COULD NOT EARN.

SO I'M CLOTHED TONIGHT

IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I'M GOING TO HEAVEN
NOT BY MY OWN EFFORTS,

NOT BY PREACHING
TO PEOPLE.

I'M GOING THERE
BY THE MERCY OF GOD,

SOMETHING I DON'T DESERVE.

BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID,

"MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY
HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?"

IN THAT TERRIBLE MOMENT,
HE WAS ALONE.

GOD WAS LAYING UPON HIM
THE SINS OF US ALL.

THE SCRIPTURE SAYS HE WAS
MADE TO BE SIN FOR US.

MADE TO BE SIN FOR YOU.

THAT MEANS HE TOOK
YOUR SINS

AND BECAME GUILTY
OF YOUR SINS.

AND YOU'RE GOING
TO WALK OUT OF HERE

THROUGH THIS OR THAT DOOR
IN A FEW MINUTES,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
MADE A DECISION,

YES OR NO...
ABOUT CHRIST.

SOME OF YOU MAY SAY,

"I'LL COME BACK ANOTHER NIGHT."
YOU MAY NOT.

I HOPE YOU DO,
BUT YOU MAY NOT.

"I'LL PUT IT OFF
UNTIL SOME OTHER OCCASION

"WHEN THINGS ARE STRAIGHTENED
OUT AT HOME BETTER,

I'VE GOTTEN MY ACT TOGETHER,
I'LL COME TO GOD."

YOU'LL NEVER GET IT
TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S THE REASON

YOU CAN'T COME TO CHRIST
INTELLECTUALLY ALONE.

YOU CAN'T THINK YOUR WAY
TO GOD ALONE

BECAUSE YOUR MIND...

I NEVER HAD
A DEEP SENSE OF MYSELF.

I'M NOT SURE WHY.

OH, GOD, IF I'VE LOST
ANY SENSE OF YOU...

I MOVED OUT ON MY OWN.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE
TO PRAY LIKE MOTHER...

EXPECTING ANSWERS.

BUT LET ME KNOW
THAT YOU ARE HERE, GOD...

THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN ME...

IN US.

SIN HAS AFFECTED YOUR WILL.

WHEN I WANT TO TALK,
WHY DO YOU BACK OFF?

JESUS SAID THE TRUTH
SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.

KNOW CHRIST'S TRUTH TONIGHT.

HE CAN FREE YOU

AND GIVE YOU THE JOY
AND PEACE IN YOUR HEART.

COME. THAT'S THE MESSAGE.

THAT'S THE GREAT MESSAGE
FROM THE CROSS.

COME TO THE CROSS

WHERE THE BLOOD
WAS SHED FOR YOU.

COME TO THE CROSS
AND FIND NEW LIFE,

PURPOSE, AND MEANING
IN YOUR LIFE.

CAN YOU EVER REJECT CHRIST
FROM THE CROSS

WITH THAT BLOOD STREAMING
DOWN HIS SIDES, HIS HANDS,

HIS FACE WHERE THEY
PULLED HIS BEARD,

HIS HEAD WHERE THEY PUT
THE CROWN OF THORNS?

HE'S DYING IN YOUR PLACE,

SAYING FROM THE CROSS,
"I LOVE YOU,"

AND THEN TO REJECT IT?

NOBODY IN THE WORLD'S
HISTORY

HAS THE ANSWERS
THAT HE HAS.

HE SAID, "I AM THE WAY,
THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.

NO MAN COMETH TO THE FATHER
BUT BY ME."

HERE HE IS, CLAIMING TO BE
THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL TRUTH,

ALL SCIENTIFIC,
ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL TRUTH,

ALL SOCIOLOGICAL TRUTH,
ALL SPIRITUAL TRUTH,

ALL MORAL TRUTH.

"I AM THE TRUTH."

NOW THAT'S SOME STATEMENT.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN A LIAR

OR AN EGOMANIAC THAT
DESERVED PSYCHIATRIC CARE,

OR HE WAS WHO
HE CLAIMS TO BE.

HE CLAIMED TO BE THE WAY,
THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE.

NOBODY COULD GET
TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD

EXCEPT THROUGH HIM.

AND ONE DAY I ACCEPTED THAT
BY FAITH AS A FACT,

AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE.

I TALKED TO MY WIFE TODAY

AND WENT OVER PART
OF THIS SERMON WITH HER

BECAUSE SHE'S THE BEST
SERMONIZER I KNOW.

AND SHE'S MY BEST CRITIC
AND GIVES ME MORE MATERIAL.

SHE'S GOT STACKS
ON MARRIAGE.

I THINK SHE COLLECTED IT
FOR OUR OWN MARRIAGE

THINKING SHE'D NEED IT
OCCASIONALLY, AND SHE HAS.

SOMEONE ASKED HER ONE TIME,

HAD SHE EVER THOUGHT
OF DIVORCE, AND SHE SAID,

"NO, BUT I HAVE
THOUGHT OF MURDER."

AND, UH...

YOU KNOW THERE'S
A TREMENDOUS SATANIC ATTACK

AGAINST THE HOME TODAY,

AND SO-CALLED CHRISTIAN
HOMES ARE NOT EXEMPT.

EVERYWHERE I HEAR
OF CHRISTIAN COUPLES

WITH TENSIONS AND PROBLEMS,

EITHER SEPARATED OR HEADED
FOR THE DIVORCE COURT.

WHY? HOW COULD THIS BE?

BECAUSE THEY'VE TRAGICALLY
SIDESTEPPED

GOD'S PLAN FOR MARRIAGE--

ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN,

GROWING IN LOVE
FOR A LIFETIME.

I WANT WHAT I WANT.

I WANT IT NOW.

ME FIRST.

AND THAT CHOICE CAN WOUND
YOUR LIFE FOREVER.

AND ONE PARTNER FAILS,
AND THE OTHER FEELS BETRAYED.

THEN THE WALLS GO UP.

AND WHEN
THE SEASONS CHANGE

AND THE WINDS OF STRESS
BLOW ON SUCH MARRIAGES,

THE RELATIONSHIP THAT SHOULD
HOLD THEM TOGETHER CRUMBLES.

YOU NEED CHRIST.

I KNOW THAT HE CAN
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

HE CAN MAKE YOU
A NEW CREATION.

HE'S WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

HE'LL SATISFY YOUR HEART.

HE'LL FORGIVE THE PAST,
WHATEVER IT IS.

I'M ASKING YOU TONIGHT

TO DO SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN
PEOPLE ON EVERY CONTINENT.

I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU TO DO

WHAT WE'VE SEEN THEM DO.

WHAT I SAW PEOPLE
EVEN IN THE SOVIET UNION DO.

I'M ASKING YOU TO GET UP
OUT OF YOUR SEAT

AND COME STAND IN FRONT
OF THIS PLATFORM

AND SAY BY COMING,
"I'VE SINNED AGAINST GOD.

"I MAY BE THE BEST
CHURCH MEMBER,

"BUT I FEEL
LIKE A HYPOCRITE.

"I HAVE REALLY NOT
RECEIVED CHRIST

"INTO MY HEART AS I SHOULD.

"TONIGHT I WANT
TO MAKE SURE.

"I WANT MY LIFE CHANGED.

I WANT PURPOSE
AND MEANING IN MY LIFE."

YOU'RE A YOUNG PERSON

WITH YOUR WHOLE LIFE
AHEAD OF YOU.

IT MAY BE ONE DAY,

IT MAY BE 1,000 DAYS.
WE DON'T KNOW.

BUT GOD HAS SPOKEN
TO YOU TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED
TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT.

GET UP,
COME AND STAND HERE,

AND BY STANDING HERE
YOU'RE SAYING SILENTLY,

"I OPEN MY HEART TO CHRIST.

"I'M WILLING TO CHANGE
MY WAY OF LIFE.

I RECEIVE HIM AS MY LORD,
MY MASTER, MY SAVIOR."

[CONGREGATION]
♪ JUST AS I AM ♪

♪ WITHOUT ONE PLEA ♪

♪ ALAS THY BLOOD ♪

♪ WAS SHED FOR ME ♪

♪ AND AT LAST A PEACE ♪

♪ WILL COME TO ME ♪

♪ O LAMB OF GOD ♪

♪ I COME ♪

♪ I COME ♪♪

PERHAPS YOU'RE NOT HERE
TONIGHT AS A FAMILY.

BUT CHANGE CAN START
RIGHT NOW

IN YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU.

YOU WILL DISCOVER
THE GREAT POWER

OF BIBLE READING
AND PRAYER.

IT'LL SPREAD TO OTHER MEMBERS
OF YOUR FAMILY.

I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU TONIGHT

TO MEET JESUS CHRIST.

YOU'LL NEVER
BE DISAPPOINTED IN HIM.

I'M GOING DOWN
TO THANK JESUS

FOR HELPING DAD.

I'M ASKING YOU
TO MAKE SURE

CHRIST LIVES IN YOUR HEART.

GET UP AND COME...

QUICKLY.

HE'LL FORGIVE
ALL THE PAST.

HE'LL MAKE YOU
THE RIGHT KIND OF HUSBAND,

THE RIGHT KIND OF WIFE,

THE RIGHT KIND OF BOY,

THE RIGHT KIND OF GIRL.

COME PUBLICLY

AS HE CAME PUBLICLY
FOR YOU.

IF THERE'S A DOUBT
IN YOUR HEART,

YOU COME AND
MAKE SURE TONIGHT.

A MARRIAGE THAT BEGINS
AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS

IS ONE IN WHICH YOU SAY

BY GOD'S GRACE,
I REALLY LOVE YOU

AND ACCEPT YOU
AND FORGIVE YOU

AS GOD HAS LOVED AND
ACCEPTED ME AND FORGIVEN ME.

THERE'S GOING
TO STILL BE PROBLEMS,

BUT NOW YOU'LL HAVE
THE SAME GROUND TO WALK ON.

LARRY?

I DON'T KNOW
WHY I'M HERE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID
IT WAS HARD FOR ME

TO SHOW WHAT I FEEL.

YOU GOT TO PRY IT
OUT OF ME.

IT'S BEEN LIKE...

GETTING A REPORT CARD
WHEN YOU'RE A KID,

FINDING OUT THAT
EVERYTHING YOU DID

JUST DIDN'T MAKE
THE GRADES.

I NEVER WANTED MY LIFE

TO BE JUST
PATCHED-UP COMPROMISES.

I GUESS...

WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SAY IS...

I'M SORRY, TOO.

SOMETHING HAPPENED TONIGHT.

IT GAVE ME HOPE FOR US.

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED
WHEN YOU HEAR.

LETTER WRITING
HAS NEVER BEEN
MY STRONG SUIT, JAKE,

BUT YOU CAN'T
TELL OTHER PEOPLE

TO MEND THEIR FENCES

IF YOU DON'T TAKE
CARE OF YOUR OWN.

YOU REMEMBER ETHAN,
DON'T YOU, JAKE?

YOU AND HIM USED
TO SPEND YOUR DAYS
TAILING RABBITS.

HOW SHOULD I START?

DEAR SON...

DON'T FAINT DEAD AWAY,

AT LEAST NOT UNTIL
YOU HEAR ME OUT.

JESUS SAID
THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD

MOVES OVER THE WORLD
LIKE THE WIND,

TOUCHING WHOM HE WILL.

WATCHING THIS STORY,

HAVE YOU SENSED
GOD'S SPIRIT CALLING YOU?

WHAT CAROLYN EXPERIENCED
THAT NIGHT IN SULLIVAN ARENA

THE BIBLE CALLS
BEING BORN FROM ABOVE.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE IT
ALL WORKED OUT

THE INSTANT
SHE CAME FORWARD,

BUT SHE DID KNOW
THAT SHE WANTED TO CHANGE

AND ASKED GOD
TO TOUCH HER LIFE.

AND THAT'S WHAT
THE BIBLE CALLS REPENTANCE.

JESUS SAID,
"I AM THE WAY,

THE TRUTH,
AND THE LIFE."

I ACCEPTED THAT FACT
ONE DAY BY FAITH,

AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE

IN WAYS
I NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.

NONE OF US
DESERVES SALVATION.

IT IS GOD'S FREE GIFT
TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE.

WHATEVER YOUR SITUATION,

AND ONLY YOU AND
THE LORD KNOW FOR SURE,

THE BIBLE SAYS THAT
HE READS ALL HEARTS,

AND THAT HE STANDS READY
TO FORGIVE YOU

AND GIVE YOU PEACE AND
ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH HIS SON.

LET GOD SHOW YOU HIS WAY.

GOD BLESS YOU.