Marine Life (2000) - full transcript

It was midnight
on the ocean,

not a streetcar
was in sight.

The sun
was shining brightly,

and it rained all day
that night.

I don't get it.

How could a streetcar
be on the ocean, right?

And not a streetcar
was in sight.

The sun was
shining brightly...

How can a car
be in the water?

Well, that's it,
you see?

The sun was
shining brightly



and it rained all day
that night.

Hey, which way
do we go?

I can't see.

When I was little little,

my father told me
he tried marriage once,

and he liked it so much,
he never tried again.

Guess he understood
what he meant by that.

I didn't.

Yoo-hoo-hoo, whoo!

Hee-hee! Whoo!

Whoo!

Whoo!

Oh, yes!

Daddy looked tired today.



Well, he's 10 years
older than me.

So?

So, old is tired.

That's what slobert
probably thinks of you,

'cause you're much
older than him.

Whoa...isn't
this perfect?

Let's do it again
and again and again.

It's not a movie, mom.
Let's just go.

After my mom kicked my dad out,
slobert moved in.

My dad said slobert caught her
on the rebound,

which means, of course,
my dad missed his shot.

Slobert may have won that game,
but he was a loser to me.

If anybody calls you
or anything,

just ignore them.

Keep on going.

I would anyway.

I mean, why stop?

Okay.
Oh, yeah!

Girls, hey!

Where do you think
you're going?

Whoo!

Girls!

What's up,
delbert?

Don't call me
delbert.

Hello, sausage.
Hey, Louise.

Don't call me deli, either.

You know the rules.

This'd better be
important.

It is.

Good, 'cause I've got a job.
They'll boot my ass, hmm?

So?

I need 10 bucks.

10 bucks for what?

It's a girl thing.

I'm a girl guy.

Don't be so cheap, okay?

Can't do anything, go anywhere.

Robert, guys,
come on.

All right...

But 10 bucks

buys me a nice one
on the cheek.

Oh, come on.

[ Humming ]

Bye, slobert.

Nice move, Adele.

Yeah, slobert.

She's just 12.

Yeah, I was 12 once.

My sisters were 12.

Every girl was 12.

We weren't necessarily shits.

I don't know about that.

Heading out, skipper?

Yep.

All right.

We live on the east side
up in the docks,

in my grandma's old house.

My mom says

Vancouver
is the most beautiful city

in the world,

but how would she know?

She's never been anywhere else.

What are we
doing tomorrow?

Um, I don't know.

I'll phone you tomorrow
sometime.

Okay.

Most of my friends
have patched-up families,

like mine.

I have a half-brother
and sister.

At my house, everybody has
a different last name.

My mom knows a lot
about divorce.

She says happiness
is not a fish you catch,

but one you feed.

She's full of little sayings.

She's a human fortune cookie.

Now, take off those glasses.
Show me--

no.

Compadres, que pasa?

What happened to Joyce?

Joyce is
coming home.

She's going to live here
for a while.

What about Eric?

Is he going to live here, too?

Not in my lifetime.

Think I'll put
the mower up,

finish tomorrow.

Doesn't that grass smell good?

What did he expect?

He spent all our money
building this airplane,

but it's not even
a wing yet.

Joyce...

What happened?

Oh, uh, he was angry,

I was angry...

And there was
no food left,

no soap, no phone,
no nothin', you know?

We were eating
oats and potatoes.

Well, lucky there
weren't any children.

Come on,
we've got to get moving.

There's leftover stew
in the fridge.

We'll have a nice
supper together.

It's good you left him,

or else you would have died
of malnutrition.

Hey, ray, how's it going?

Same shit.

Hey.

Make US up
a couple of big ones,

would you, baby?

Mm-mmm.

Jesus, ray.

Oh, my god...

That'd be an event, eh?

Could you imagine that?

Trying to find
your way

through all that
oil and shit.

Be good practice
for my fat, fat wife.

Merry's not fat, ray.

She's pregnant.

So your little sister
came to visit me today.

Oh yeah?

What'd she want,
some money?

Which you gave her,
naturally, daddy-o?

Hey, if you give me
what I want,

I'll call
you daddy, too.

Sounds nice,
doesn't it?

Now get those--
oh, daddy, thank you.

Sure.

Thanks, baby.

You're the best.

Thanks a lot.

Hey there, beauty.

What in hell happened to Joyce?

Hello, June.

You look
lovely tonight.

Come here.

Hello, June.

You've been crying.

Shit, you can tell.

Of course I can tell.
What happened?

Why is Joyce
wearing sunglasses?

Beauty?

I usually put cereal on the top,

but I thought
you wouldn't like that.

Ooh-la-la.

Joyce, let me
see you, okay?

Just take these
things off.

Just screw off,
everybody.

You can't let him
get away with this.

Call the cops,

or I will personally
go over there

and cut his balls off
with a dull razor.

Thank you, Robert,

but I do believe

we have the situation
under control,

such as it is.

Why don't you
call the cops?

No.

No.

We've got
to change the mood in here.

Come on, coconut.

I know this great old song,
but you know what?

It's coming back.

I heard it on the radio
last night.

It goes like this.

♪ Jada, Jada
Jada, Jada, jing, jing, jing ♪

♪ Jada, Jada
Jada, Jada, jing, jing, jing ♪

♪ that's a funny little bit
of melody ♪

♪ it's so soothing
and appealing to me ♪

♪ it goes Jada, Jada
Jada, Jada, jing, jing ♪

♪ Jada, Jada, jing, jing

♪ Jada, Jada
jing, jing, jing ♪♪

Do it again.

♪ Jada, Jada

♪ Jada, Jada
jing, jing, jing ♪

♪ Jada, Jada... ♪

[ Honking ]

Eric,
get the hell away from here!

I'll take care
of this, June.

Eric, you prick,
you asshole.

Take your sorry ass
somewhere else,

you sack of miserable shit.

Jesus,
there's nothing to throw at him.

There's not a goddamn thing
to throw at the son of a bitch!

What happened
to all the rocks

that used to be
all over the world, huh?

Who thought
it was a good idea

to clean up all
the friggin' rocks?

What?

What's going on?

He'd better keep going,
or...

[ June singing ]

[ Adele joining in ]

Christ, Adele!

Are we in
timbuktu yet?

What are you doing back there?

I just didn't want to stay
back there with him.

He's acting
like a complete lunatic,

and Joyce, she's talking
to her angels again.

It's very hard
starting all over again.

I've done it twice,

and I wouldn't wish it
on anyone.

Hmm.

Let's go.

Did you love
my father?

I tried to love him.

As much as you love
ray and Joyce's dad?

Oh, totally different.

I was 19 when I married
their father...

♪ St. Louis woman
with all your diamond rings ♪

♪ got that man of mine
tied to her apron strings ♪

♪ if it wasn't for powder
and for store-bought hair... ♪

My mom used to sing
her own songs,

but there weren't
many requests.

Now she sings the blues.

♪ Got the St. Louis blues

♪ blue as I can be

♪ got the St. Louis blues... ♪

You know, you should
tell a person

when you're going to be
embarrassed by a person

and climb into a car
to get away

so a person
doesn't shit himself

when he can't find you
around the house.

Shit himself?

Don't swear.

Did you have
to get out of bed

to come and get me?

Nope.

When'd you realize
I was gone?

When your mom called.

Take me
to my father's.

I'm not going
home with you.

Whoo! Yeah!

Whoo-hoo!

She could have
gone to the top.

Thank you,
ladies and gentlemen.

June takes requests.

Your favourites
are my favourites.

You know
what I want to hear.

Hi.

Is Joyce here?

Yeah, she's
right over there.

Why don't you
leave her with me?

I will.

Okay, play the song.

We have a request.

♪ If I had my way

♪ I'd grow wings to fly

♪ high above
these hills ♪♪ high above...

For god's sake,
dietmar, shut up.

Don't tell me to shut up.

Then don't sing.
Listen.

I don't have to
take this shit.

I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Just one.

I'll stay
for this one song,

and then I'll leave,
all right?

Just give me that.

♪ If I had my way

♪ I'd grow wings to fly

♪ high above these hills

♪ across a Scarlet sky

♪ I would circle you

♪ like a bird of prey

♪ I would capture you

♪ if I had my way

♪ if I had my way... ♪

Why are we here?

Mom's going
to get upset.

Not supposed
to be here.

Such an idiot.

Robert...

Take me to my father's
or I'll walk.

Oh, man.

Robert...

You're not supposed to
do anything about Eric.

Watch your step.

There's nails.

Jesus,
what a mess this place is.

Listen and learn.

When somebody
hurts something of yours,

you hurt
that somebody back.

But Joyce isn't yours.

Nobody's yours.

Nevertheless, there's
a price to be paid.

This is a perfectly reasonable
thing to do.

It's deserving.

It's the right thing.

No! Robert, no!

Stop it.

Robert...

Oh, geez, oh, geez.

Let's go.

Take me to my father's.

Oh, Jesus,

I'll wait here
for you.

No reason.

He's asleep, deli.

Go away.

He'll get up.

Daddy?

Daddy?

Daddy?

He must be out.

Yeah.

You'll see him next Saturday,
though, right?

You dick.

Hey, deli fish, wait up.

You want to go
somewhere neat?

Thanks.

Just come
down here...

Real quiet, now.

Oh, they're
so pretty.

You can
say that again.

Oh, my goodness,
he's so pretty.

Wow.

What do you think?

So beautiful.

Wonder if

they ever fight
with their families.

Well, they don't actually
swim in families.

They...they swim in pods.

Which are like
their families.

Yeah, yeah,

but not necessarily
blood relatives.

Hey...

How do you know
all this--

[ laughing ]

How do you know
all this stuff?

I used to work here
when I was a kid.

So cute.

Damn.

Easy there, beauty.

You'll electrocute yourself.

Whoa. Jesus.

Oh, god.

Why do you get up
with me every morning?

Why do you ask me that
every morning?

Do I?

Every morning.

Well, every morning,
I wonder about it.

June takes requests.

Oh, hey,
I'll do that.

You used to say things like,

"I request that you lie
on the floor, woman,

and cover yourself with jam."

I request that you--

too late.

I'm too tired...

And too old.

Robert, Eric's coming
to get you.

Hey, oh, geez...

Uh, he probably
doesn't know yet.

Know what?

What?

How should I know?

Christ,
you guys.

Shh.

Hey, ray.

I'm going to
check on Joyce.

Would you be kind

and get me something to drink,
please?

Okay.

Water.

My brother, ray,
he's a dreamer.

My mom says

if he wants his dreams
to come true,

he's going to have to wake up.

Eric, you hungry? Huh?

Want some breakfast?

I made you some toast.

If only you'd choke on it.

Oh, come on, Eric.

I'll shove it down your throat,
you son of a bitch.

Oh, uh, morning, merry.

Listen, merry,

uh, ray was here
last night.

He was here
all night.

Ray's merry is quite contrary.

She used to be
mom's hairdresser

until she got pregnant.

Now she cooks and ray eats.

Ray says life is too important
to take seriously.

This was your dinner
last night--

pasta with homemade Pesto,
sun-dried tomatoes,

spicy Italian sausage...Mmm,

and some exotic salad

with nasturtium petal
and macadamia nut dressing.

Is there any dessert?

Mm-hmm.

No, no, no,
wait, wait.

Berry delight.

Baby, I'm sick.

I've been so sick.

Oh, I can smell
the beer.

No, it's not that.
I'm sick.

No, you're full up
with beer.

I had a little fun.

Oh, who was she?

She was nobody.

Nobody.

She was a drink
at the bar or two,

you know?

Who are you?

I'm Joyce, merry.

Ray's sister.

Oh, hey, Joyce.

How's it goin', eh?

You look different.

Uh, it is going
just fine, merry.

It's peachy-poo.

Good, good.

Yeah...

So how's the old
bun in the oven?

Good, real good.

Right on.

Why are you
doing this?

Every night,
a different woman.

That is not true, babe.

I had you paged.

You weren't
at the bar.

What time?

Midnight.

I was here.

I couldn't drive
all that way.

I was being
responsible.

If you loved me,
you wouldn't drink.

I do love you,

and that
is why I drink.

Oh, good one.

Oh, what's the point?

You're like
a dog in heat.

I think he just likes to dance
and stuff.

Here you go.

Oh, thank you.

And you are
a little stinky.

You coming
with me, ray?

I'm sick.

I'm calling in sick.

[ Belching ]

You understand me,
don't you, kiddo?

Mm-hmm.

Whoa.

Well, hello there.

Guess somebody wants a ride,
huh?

Yeah.

Let's go.

You're a real
horse's ass, ray.

What the hell are you
doing here, anyway?

Robert, this has been my home

a lot longer
than it's been yours.

Yeah.

Let's go get 'em.

Come on, partner.

Hey.

Hey.

Family problems,
family man?

Sorry.

You were supposed
to be here by 8:00.

I know.

I told him
you'd called in,

that it was
my mistake.

Oh, thanks, Doris.

Don't get yourself
in any trouble, though.

Ah, well,
anything's possible.

That me?

Yeah.

I'm updating the files
for security,

but that one

doesn't really
do you justice.

You mind?

I owe you.

Ah, waste of beer.

Here.

Got it.

Thanks again.

You're going
to crofton today.

Next time,
I'll go with you.

Okay.

Okay.

Hey, bud, time for yours.

Ready?

Do you think
Eric has a gun?

I don't know.

He's weird.

That's so romantic.

What?

To love somebody
so much

that you want
to kill them.

I think it's dumb.

I think he's dumb.

If you love somebody,

you should just
set them free.

We don't have to
take our clothes off

if we don't want to.

Of course we do.

It's natural.

My bum's white.

Mine too.

Hi there.

You girls
want me to read your auras?

No!

Okay, no problem.

Robert says
you have to leave port

to find home.

When I leave,

I won't be looking for a home
or a husband.

Why get married?

I'd rather fight
with a total stranger.

♪ ...all the crazy things
you did ♪

♪ right out
beside the railroad tracks ♪

♪ chasing that train

♪ like it was never
coming back ♪

♪ well, I'm still chasing
that train... ♪♪

Wait a minute--

joycie, you'll have
a great time with dietmar.

I don't want to go.

I just want
to be left alone.

Losing a man
is like falling off a horse--

you have to get up
and get back on,

the sooner the better.

Get your feet
in the stirrups, girl.

Alley-oop.

Yahoo!

Where have you been?

I was at the beach.

It was great.

We played with some kids...
With their kite.

Are you sure
about that?

Look me in the eye.

I was at the beach.

Honest.

I don't know...

I'm losing my touch.

I've got to go.

Where the hell
is Robert?

I don't know,
and I don't care.

Look, Adele, stay with Joyce.

She's not herself.

I don't want her
left alone,

you understand?

She's in one
of her moods.

Good.

Maybe you can get her
to eat something.

It's all ready.

Yeah.

Where's ray?

He went home.

He says he's going
to paint the nursery.

Isn't that nice?

Mm-hmm.

Bye.

Bye, mom.

The way I see it,
Joyce let Eric into her heart.

Now she can't get him out.

Hey.

Hey.

So, about that beer...

Oh, yeah, sure.

Sit down.

Chloe, get two, please?

Thanks, Chloe.

Just put it
on my tab.

Cheers.

Cheers.

I admire a man

who pays his debts
so promptly.

Oh, yeah.

Beauty?

How was work?

Oh...

Turn over.
I'll rub your back.

Heaven.

Marry me?

Mm...

It's time enough.

Higher.

It'd take you years
to train somebody new.

I don't think
Adele is ready.

What about you?

Are you ready?

I'm scared...

Of messing up again.

Nothing ventured,
nothing gained.

Mm...

Venture a little
lower, will you?

[ Laughing ]

Vroom, vroom!

Joycie?

Oh, hey. Couldn't sleep.

Joycie, no!
Mom's flowers!

Rrr...

Stop, joycie, stop!

Stop...

Stop...

Joycie...

No, you don't cut
the flowers.

No.

Where are you going?

It's Saturday.

How did you get here?

I took the bus.

Took the bus?

Why didn't your mother
drive you?

Well, she says

because it's only
every second Saturday,

it wouldn't be too much
for you to come and pick me up.

Well, that would
be assuming,

because your
mother's assuming

I have a
working vehicle.

Your mother's
an assumer.

What's the matter with your car,
daddy?

I don't know.
Runs too fast.

My dad moved out of the city.

He said
he wants to be left alone,

that life is great.

It's hard to believe
someone who's always angry.

My dad says

love is the mask
the devil wears

when he's come
to take your heart and soul.

Robert wasn't
the first man

your mother
ran around with,

oh, no.

She was an accomplished
adulteress

by the time
she met him.

Mommy's not an adulteress,
daddy.

Can I try?

Be my guest.

Careful, careful,
stay in the centre.

Well, good.

She'll leave Robert
for someone else, you watch.

Robert'll be toast soon.

Robert's just Robert, anyway.

Mom said she would have left you

whether Robert moseyed along
or not.

She said you weren't
affectionate.

Your mother'd blame
the weather on me if she could.

It was midnight
on the ocean.

Not a streetcar
was in sight.

The sun was shining brightly,

and it rained all day
that night.

You remember that?

No.

You don't
remember that?

Is that what he said?

Hmm.

It had nothing to do with you
what I thought of him.

I wanted you.

But how could you
if you didn't love him?

You are my life.

All my babies...

You are like the air
that I breathe.

I think you just got pregnant.

Hey, there,
beauty, deli fish.

Welcome home, slobert.

What now?

Lookit.

Look at what dietmar
from work gave me.

He had them
in his trunk.

I just love them.

Maybe we could have a barbecue,
and ray could bring his merry.

Talk to me, beauty.

What happened?

What's going on?

Adele wants to move in
with her father.

Oh, god.

I don't know if
I'm coming or going.

Kids moving in and out...

It won't last.

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Music blaring ]

Jesus, that boy's thick.

[ Music blaring ]

What happened
to his airplane?

Um...I'm going to get
something to eat.

Should I go out
and talk to him?

No!

That's a definite no.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Laughing ]

Get down, beauty.

Where'd you get that?

On the ship,
for shooting seagulls.

Is it legal?

It's just an air gun.

What's he got on the
back of his trailer?

The wing
off his airplane.

He's trying
to say something.

He's trying to say,
"shoot me.

"I'm a stupid prick

who loves my airplane
more than my wife."

Oh, shit!

Take that,
you piece of shit.

Jesus!

I remember this dress.

Well, you'd better.

Looks short.

What?

Always was
a little.

Well,
you never said anything before.

I guess my legs
aren't good enough anymore.

Now, now.

You have great legs.

Leg or breast?

Maybe some coleslaw?

Or special sauce?

Come on, joycie.

I went all the way
to Broadway.

Do you know how many
dorks there are

in chicken supremo
on Broadway?

I'm moving
out of here,

to my father's.

My father, Humphrey?

As opposed
to your father, the pope?

Har-har.

Did you like
my father?

When we all
lived with him?

Did you?

I was not in possession
of all the facts.

I know he wasn't like
your and Ray's father.

Hey, joycie.

Dietmar says he has a friend
who does fashion shows,

star searches.

They do a lot of movies
here now, you know?

Anyway,

they also do conventions,
promotions...

You know,
at supermarkets or--

I'm not putting on
an apron

and giving away
cheese.

A job would do you
a world of good.

You'd be independent,
and meet people...

I'm entitled
to welfare.

Not if you're living
in this house.

Mama don't allow
no lazy folks in here.

Hey, is this dinner?

I took the money
out of your wallet.

Uh-huh.

Well, we should
eat at the table, eh,

not just wherever,
like bottom feeders.

We like it here,
don't we, joycie?

Yeah.

I don't know what we'd do
with your room

if you moved out,
delbert.

Is there any change?

Why would Eric trash
his plane like that?

I don't know.

Robert smashed it up.

I was there.
I couldn't believe it.

Gee, Robert,
what a good idea.

Very provocative.

You look nice.

My mistake.

Joycie...

I'm glad
he trashed his plane.

Oh, my god, joycie.

Daddy! Daddy-o, what's up?

Dallyce,

I'd like to introduce you
to my father.

He had me when he was 11.

Hey, pops,
want to spot me 20 bucks?

Me and dallyce
want to go get a room.

Where's merry
tonight, ray?

What did I tell you?
Right there, my father.

He's joking
about the room.

"So where's merry tonight, son?

I was a little concerned."

I know about
his wife and all.

He's just a goof.

Feeling better, ray?

I heard
you were sick.

Thank you very much for asking,
miss Doris.

I'm feeling
much better.

What the hell are you doing out
on a work night?

Same as you.

He just needs a break
from his kids.

He hasn't had them yet.

No?

The simple answer is no, ray.
You can't bum 20 bucks.

Your sister beat you to it.

Fine. Screw it.

[ Drink spilling ]

Hey. May I?

Have a seat.

No.

May I have this dance,
sweetheart?

Come on, I'll lead.

Whoo!

This it?

Yeah.
Home sweet home.

It's cute.

Good night.

Want to play house?

[ Chuckles ]

What?

You want to come
inside with me?

[ Turning engine off ]

Listen,
you know I wouldn't ask...

I mean, I don't ask,

except for that I know
you never would.

Right?

Uh, well,

if you don't want
to come inside, then, uh...

Would you mind taking me
back to the parking lot

so I can get my car?

You wanted a ride.

Yeah, I know.

I lied.

Bloody hell.

Hey, don't panic.

I like you Robert kiely,
you know?

And now you can't say
that you never knew.

Yeah, but I hear
you're a liar.

Poor baby.

You must get sick to death
of being treated like shit

by somebody else's kids.

♪ Oh, my man, I love him so

♪ he'll never know

♪ all my life is just despair

♪ but I don't care

♪ when he takes me in his arms

♪ the world is bright

♪ all right

♪ what's the difference
if I say ♪

♪ I'll go away

♪ when I know

♪ that I'll be back on my knees
someday ♪

♪ oh, whatever my man is

♪ I am his forevermore ♪

If you dress right,
you will get the job.

I always loved
this suit.

It's classic.

Can you believe
I was ever this skinny?

I guess.

It is yours, mom.

Don't you
dress up nicely.

It's perfect on you.

Flying is perfect.

How would you know
about that, joycie?

You've never flown anywhere...

That I know of.

When you are so high

that you can't tell it
from down...

That is flying,

and that's perfect.

You never told me.

I just want
to talk to him.

He hates it
when you come here.

That's his problem.

I'm not getting out
of the car.

Fine.

Hello. Do you know
where Humphrey is?

What the hell
are you doing here?

You had no right

to even suggest that
she live with you.

We were rowing
in the dinghy--

I can keep you from
seeing her, you know!

I don't want
to ever hear again

that she wants
to live with you!

God.

I only took you

so you couldn't
accuse me of lying.

I couldn't
hear anything.

I didn't want to.

No. I mean about
that I really did talk to him.

What I said
doesn't matter.

You yelled at him
in front of all his friends.

Hey,
you know what we're going to do?

We're going to go
pick up your sister,

and then we're going to merry's,

and she's going to do US
a great big do!

No, not merry's.

Here we go.

I intend
to take over your life.

I intend later.

What happened to your hair?

Shut up.

Sorry.

Hey, Joyce.

How'd it go today?

It was good.

I got the job.

Good. Great.

Hey, beauty.

What's the matter?
What happened?

Why aren't you at work?

That would be
convenient,

wouldn't it?

They fired me.

They're bringing
in a band.

Young and hip.

Well, that's good.

You'll get something better.

You'll sing your own stuff.

I'll support US,
and...

I'll support myself.

I'll sell the house.

No. Why?

I wrote you a note.

What did it say?

I, uh, didn't see it.

I left it on the fridge.

I didn't see it.

Where were you?

[ Tires screeching ]

Is that Eric again?

Where were you?

I was out, beauty.

I...i came home,

nobody was here,
I went out.

Was she your own age?

All right,
what's this all about?

It's about my hair!

I didn't know
what else I could do for US,

you piece of shit.

Here, let me get that.

Leave it.

You're going
to rip it, June.

It's one of your
favourite dresses.

Come on.

I came home,
nobody was here,

I went out
for a drink.

You don't smell like beer.

I didn't feel
like a beer.

You just didn't feel
like being here.

Your hair looks nice.

No, it doesn't.

Don't lie to me.

Every time
I get my hair done,

you lie to me.

Okay, okay.

You smell like soap.

Why do you
smell like soap?

I had a shower.

Where?

Here, before
I went out.

Why would you
do that?

Why would you
take a shower

and then put your
work clothes back on?

Why would you
do that?

You haven't been home,
have you?

I want a bath...

Now that I know
the towels are clean.

Hey...

Why don't you
go up to bed?

I'm sorry.

Hey, you're back.

I can't stay.

Yes, you can.

Here's your key.

June was waiting
for me.

We had a fight.

How nice.

Ever since
I've known her,

she's gone to
the same hairdresser,

and ever since
I've known her,

she comes out

looking like
a Nazi bride...

And ever since
I've known her,

she always
takes a bath afterwards

to undo it all.

That's very amusing.

Hey...

You can stay,
you know?

I want to know
everything about you...

Starting with what
brought you to me.

That'd be June.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

I was a sailor.

She's why I got off the ship.

You wouldn't have met me
if she hadn't met me first.

Oh, come on.

Careful.

You were looking

for an excuse
to jump ship.

Most sailors are.

Drink?

Yeah.

Jumping ship's
a good thing, you know?

Men aren't
supposed to drift.

It's unnatural.

She was playing
in a club on Robson.

Thanks.

Yep.

She was singing to me.

[ Car approaching ]

Oh, yeah!

Oh, I'm good at this.

Yeah, you are.

Yeah, I am.

Excuse me.

I thought
you had a job.

I did.
Past tense.

Oh.

Oh, it's my shot.

Ray, where's merry?

I told her
to come already.

She's just
afraid of you.

Very funny.

Geez, ray,
you're going to have a baby.

Don't you want it?

Want it?

Yeah, more than anything.

How's it going
to know that?

It'll know.

I mean, I'll make sure.

It's something
I'm going to do better

than anything I've done
in my whole life.

I totally need a bigger towel.

Yeah, no kidding.

Your ass
is hanging out.

Shut up.

You know,
mom's right.

She needs a man.
That's what she needs.

So who is coming
to dinner?

Dietmar.

Dietmar of the gnomes.

Whoo!

[ ♪♪♪ ]

Whoo!

We can't eat these.

Well, we agree on that.

Why is dietmar here?

Your solution to Joyce's problem
is to attack Eric, provoke him.

My solution is to offer up
a little happiness.

That's happiness?

You are so superior...

Judging me and my kids.

Oh, beauty, come on--

I'm not listening.

I'm ordering in.

So, dietmar,

do they have good
Chinese takeout in Germany?

No.

We actually, uh...

We actually don't ever
get takeout.

I mean, not usually.

We don't usually
get takeout.

Oh.

No.

It's nice eating here
in the garden.

Yes.

[ Humming ]

You should be
home, ray.

I am.

Where's home for you, Robert?

Here, or over at
your pussy pie's place

across town?

Whoops.

What are you
doing here?

What is your function?

Your son
is an alcoholic.

He is not an alcoholic.

He just drinks too much.

He'll grow out of it.

Where are you going?

I can't find
my goddamn shoes.

Humiliating me
is one thing.

Humiliating me
in front of the children

is something else.

Children.

You mean the drunk
and the fruitcake?

And Adele. What's Adele?

What name do you call her?

Have you ever called her
by her name?

[ Grunting ]

[ Mattress squeaking ]

Get out.

Get out of here.

Take your
soapy smell.

Take your...

Take your simple stupidity
and get out.

Who is she?

Hey, June, just wait.

Shit!

Beauty, come on!

Hey.

I'm kicked out.

I can't
come back in...

And I can't, uh...
I can't, uh...I can't leave.

Would you get me
a blanket?

Would you do that
for me?

Thank you very much.

Thanks.

You want to talk?

To who?

Joycie?

Is that man
still in my room?

Dietmar?

Did he hurt you?

No.

I think
I fell asleep...

Joyce...

...and had a nightmare.

You can sleep
with me tonight.

You know, when I was
little little,

I used to tell me

when you sleep
beside someone,

you can breathe in
their dreams.

I could dream
something for you.

Hmm.

I don't want
anybody's dreams, del.

I just want
to fly to the moon

and watch
the world rotate.

I want everybody
to leave me alone.

Oh.

Hey, except for you.

Come on, come here.

Except for you.

I want you
to stay with me.

Okay, why don't you
dream me something?

Dream me a dream, 'Kay?

It would me much easier

if we lived
by our own instincts

and did
whatever came natural--

no shoulds, no shouldn'ts,
just instinctual.

[ Music blaring ]

[ Horn honking ]

Jesus.

What are you
doing here?

I'm out of gas.

Hey,
why don't we invite Eric over?

More's always fun
at a sleepover, right?

I don't know what
I have to do

to that asshole next.

Yeah, he's pretty
freakin' thick.

Yeah, I might have to take
a freakin' power drill to him.

Hey, I've got a
skilsaw in the back.

What, I mean...

What would you
cut off first?

Where would you start
with a putz like that?

He's a true and genuine
loser, isn't he?

Yeah...not like US.

[ Laughing ]

You know,
I don't not like you ray.

I don't not
like you neither.

Either.

I think I said
what I said, anyway.

[ Knocking ]

Come on, June, please.

I need a change of clothes.

June?

Why is slobert sleeping
in the doghouse?

He's not
in the doghouse.

He's sleeping
in his truck,

because we don't have
a doghouse.

But why?

Because men need women,
women need men.

There's nothing
wrong with that,

but I would still like
to personally strangle Doris

for what she has done to US.

Doris from the docks?

Doris nowicke.

Nowicke?

Yeah.

Sticky nowicke.

The fitness freak?

That's his pussy pie?

Don't talk like that.

Don't use that word!

He chose her over US.

Not US, me!
This has nothing to do with you.

Robert loves you,

but me, he's traded me in
for a newer model.

One good thing about
Robert being gone,

he doesn't have to hear
you swear like that.

It's dirty.

Clean up this mess...

Joycie, I've got
to tell you something.

♪ It needs to be clean
thank you very much ♪

It's dirty, dirty, dirty...

[ Bird chirping ]

Dirty bird,
dirty bird.

Okay.

Joycie!

What are you doing?

What are you doing? Oh!

Oh, Joyce! Oh!

Corky, corky...

Oh, corky, corky, corky...

Corky, corky...

Whoops.

Oh, corky.

Uh-oh.

Joycie, it's okay.

It's okay, see.

It's a beautiful day.

Why don't we go
to the beach?

I don't have
any plans.

You don't have
any plans.

It'll be like...

You know, like when
you were little.

[ Ray ]: You saw me with dallyce
at the bar? So what?

That's like...
Innocent flirting.

I've never actually...

[ Making mattress
squeaking sounds ]

I haven't even
touched the girl.

I go home.

I don't want to go home.

She gets paranoid.

I've been so good.

I've been totally clean.

She just won't believe me
no matter what I do.

She won't believe you?

As Adele would say--duh!

3003...i think
it's in the next block.

It's this one--
the yellow one.

Louise, maybe this isn't
such a good idea.

It was your idea.
It's a good idea.

Hurry up.

It's locked.

Windows, windows, windows...

Windows!

It's locked.

Louise!

Louise, no!

Yes.

Ah!

Ow.

Oh, ow.

No...

Get in.

It's dripping.

Hurry up.

Let's get something.

I found something.

Okay, let me do it.

Okay.

Ray? Ray!

Raymond!

Merry?

Merry!

Merry?

You want to be
pregnant?

So you can do
other women?

Well, so much
for that.

The baby's gone,
Raymond.

Gone!

Kaput-o!

[ Glass shattering ]

Louise?

Louise?

Louise, stop it. No!

No.

Louise, stop.

Stop it, Louise.

Too much. Let's go.

For every problem,

there is a solution
that is simple, fast...

And wrong.

Sometimes it's painful
to be so human.

Hey!

Hey, Robert!

Want to take over here?

Robert?

Hello.

Not here, not now, Doris.

Your, uh...Whatever, ray--
ray needs you.

His work just called,

and apparently he's causing
some kind of commotion--

something
about explosives.

I said you'd be
right over.

Jesus Christ!

Uh, Doris...

Forget it,
you know?

Get your sorry ass
over there.

Ray?

Ray, it's Robert.

Take it easy
down there.

Where are you?

What the hell's
going on here, guys?

So...

So?

Sign says
no smoking, ray.

Forget that.

Merry never came home
last night.

She, uh...
She got rid of the baby.

She had it, uh...
She had it scraped out.

Where's merry now?

She's at
her mother's.

Ray, why don't you get
the hell out of there

before someone
gets hurt,

you crazy
son of a bitch?

Would you get the freak away?

I'm going to light this fuse,

and we'll all to go to hell
on a flaming kazoo, all right?

Kiely?

Kiely, you all right
down there?

Guy's gone nuts!

Uh, yeah, we're fine down here.

He's just a little upset.

Just give US some space.

Sure. It's your ass.

Watch yourself.

Hey, daddy!

What are you doing here?

Surprise.

What'd you do
to your hand there?

Oh, nothing much.

Just fell.

Don't worry.
It's stopped bleeding.

It sure is muggy out, huh?

Daddy, let's go
somewhere special.

Let's go swimming.

No, no, no.
I don't have time.

You shouldn't
be here, Adele.

Why not?

Well, you're not
supposed to be here

until next Saturday.

You get the wrong idea
about things sometimes.

I mean, a person can.

When things start to go
zip-zip-zip,

it's hard to know
which direction they're going.

That's when it's better
to slow down,

get off, stand aside,
take a look,

and then decide.

Decide what?

Well, you decide

whether or not
you want things to go zip.

What things?

I did not ask you

to ask your mother
about living here.

I feel that something's
being asked of me

that I cannot give.

It's been almost seven years

since I lived
with you and your mother,

and seven years is a long time.

Nothing is expected
of you, daddy.

Oh, but it seems
to be coming down to that.

Daddy...

Adele, I think it's best
if we skip a few Saturdays,

don't see each other
for a while,

at least until the emotions
blow over.

Whose emotions?

And where are they
supposed to blow to?

Are you listening to me?

So...

What do you want me
to tell you mother

and your sisters?

That's enough, ray!

That's enough, okay?

Okay, it's okay.

Just give me
the lighter.

It's okay.

All right.

Now, you're going
to walk out of here

like nothing happened,
all right?

I promise I'm going
to take care of it...

And then you're going
to buy me a beer.

[ Laughing ]

Okay?

Can you lend me
10 bucks?

I can think

of a much better
thing to do

with a box
of fireworks

than to blow up
your sorry ass.

You take your time.

[ Cat call ]

♪ I've got
a lot of the blues ♪

♪ I want to thank you
for my re-education ♪♪

I need to talk
to Adele.

Hi.

Hi. Isn't Adele with you?

No. Did you call Louise?

Yes.

Louise said she went
to her dad's.

She must have meant
Humphrey.

I take it
he hasn't called.

Son of a bitch.

Listen, I'll go get her.

I need to talk to her anyway.

About what?

Doing the
right thing.

Robert!

I know you're in there,
goddammit,

so open the door!

What the hell do you want?

Has Adele
been here?

Yeah.

She all right?

She had a bandage
on her hand.

A bandage?

Yeah.

Didn't she
come home?

No.

She came to you.

So what
are you saying?

You can't find her,
so it's my fault?

That what you're saying,
it's my fault?

♪ Jada, Jada
Jada, Jada, jing, jing, jing ♪

♪ Jada, Jada
Jada, Jada, jing, jing, jing ♪

♪ Jada-- ♪

They're probably
wondering

what you're doing here
this time of night.

Sure took you
a while.

So I got a call
from Doris.

You are in
deep, deep shit.

It was a perfectly
reasonable thing to do.

Isn't that
what you said?

There's always
a price to pay.

You're supposed

to hurt the person
who hurts you.

I know who the shit is.

I'm a great teacher,
aren't I?

But wrecking your shit

would be like
wrecking mine and mom's shit,

because we share the same shit
and things.

That's encouraging.

No, no,
the sharing part,

present tense.

You know,
like a family might?

Or a pod.

If you are

of the whale
persuasion.

Except whales are monogamous.

Actually, you know,

that's not
entirely true.

In fact,
mammals in general

are not monogamous
by nature,

just by choice.

I made a bad choice
the other night, Adele.

I guess

I was feeling sorry
for myself.

My father says
when things go zip,

and you don't know

what direction
they're going in,

it's better
to get off.

He said that?

Better to get off.

Well, you know,

there's some trick
to that, getting off.

I never knew
how to do it.

No.

You just
embarrass people.

Yeah.

All right,
you win.

You do not deserve
the horribleness that is me.

I belong in a zoo...

But I do know one thing.

[ Alarm sounding ]

Robert, no!

We're not supposed
to be here.

Let's go.

Maybe you'd like
to know what I know.

What?

Let's go, please!

Please?

I know that I'm not
your father, Adele...

But you are

the closest thing
to a daughter

that I will
ever have.

I want you to know
that no matter what,

no matter how far away
from me you swim,

I'm always going to
keep you in my radar.

Finally!

Hey, mommy.

My goodness,

what have you done
to yourself?

I just...Got lost.

Robert saved me
from the wild animals.

Good.

Is that all
you're going to say?

What do you
want me to say?

Thank you
would be good.

What happened
to you?

'Night, slobert.

Maybe we should take her
to the hospital.

No, no.

Where's my purse?

It's sore.

Hurts a little bit.

Okay, I know what to do here.

I have lots of experience.

Well, at least
it's clean now,

but I don't know...

These are the bandages
they'd use

at the hospital.

They wouldn't
do stitches

for something
like that.

Ow, ow, ow, ow.

Ladies, you're going to want
to check this out.

Now what?

Shh.

No!

Oh, my god!
Oh, my god!

Eric,
get the hell out of here!

Go home!

Don't come back!

Hey, Adele!

How do you
like the show?

Adele wouldn't tell me
how she hurt her hand.

I think she was trying
to protect you.

All right, joycie.
Good for you.

I actually thought
you loved me.

I do love you, beauty.

You don't
act like it...

But if you
did love me,

what do you love
most about me?

Your compassion...

Your ability
to forgive.

So the way I think now is

that happiness
is not getting what you want,

but being grateful
for what you've already got...

Then you can dance
as though nobody's watching,

and love
like it's never going to end.

♪ Yeah, oh, yeah

♪ I remember when we were kids

♪ taking chances
all the crazy things we did ♪

♪ race our bikes
beside the railroad tracks ♪

♪ chased that train
like it was never coming back ♪

♪ well
I'm still chasing that train ♪

♪ still chasing that train

♪ one by one
my friends all settled down ♪

♪ raising families
with a house in town ♪

♪ though they laugh
when we recall old times ♪

♪ look at me
with disbelievin' eyes ♪

♪ 'cause I'm still chasing
that train ♪

♪ still chasing that train

♪ well, who'd have guessed
that I would play this part ♪

♪ nothing's cured me
of a restless heart ♪

♪ forever ridin' on the rail

♪ oh, still chasing that train

♪ 20 years have disappeared
somehow ♪

♪ tracks are overgrown
and rusted now ♪

♪ but in my mind
I still can hear the wail ♪

♪ and in my heart
I know when all else fails ♪

♪ I will be
still chasing that train ♪

♪ still chasing that train

♪ while some mystery remains

♪ I will be
still chasing that train ♪

♪ oh, still chasing
still chasing that train ♪

♪ still chasing that train

♪ oh, still chasing that train

♪ oh, still chasing that train

♪ still chasing that train

♪ still chasing that train

♪ still chasing that train

♪ still chasing that train ♪

Thank you.

Way to go, beauty!