Raise Your Voice (2004) - full transcript

This film is about a teenage girl who is very upset about her brother's death in a car crash. Terri has a love of singing and making up her own songs. Her brother (before his death) secretly submits a DVD of her singing to a musical summer camp down in L.A. Her father doesn't want her to go, but secretly her mom lets her go and everything goes fine, except she has stage fright. She gets through her stage fright with the help of her new friend Jay. At the end of the contest everyone at the musical school have to perform something. And if they win, they win a scholarship along with it. Her dad finds out, comes down to L.A. and threatens to take her home! Will he let her stay? and will she win the contest? Viewers are on the edges of their seats to find out what happens...

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- Choir: * JEREMIAH WAS

A BULLFROG... *

- * BULLFROG

* WAS A GOOD FRIEND

OF MINE *

* WAS A GOOD FRIEND

OF MINE *

* NEVER UNDERSTOOD

A SINGLE WORD HE SAID *

- * BUT I HELPED HIM

DRINK HIS WINE *

- * OH MY, MY

- * YES, HE ALWAYS HAD

SOME MIGHTY FINE WINE *

- * SO FINE

- * SINGING JOY

TO THE WORLD *

-* JOY TO THE WORLD

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

* JOY TO THE FISHES

IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA *

* JOY TO YOU AND ME

- * IF I WERE

THE KING OF THE WORLD *

- * KING OF THE WORLD

- * I TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO

- * I TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO

* I'D THROW AWAY THE CARS

AND THE BARS AND THE WARS *

- * AND MAKE

SWEET LOVE TO YOU *

- * SWEET LOVE

- * SINGING JOY

TO THE WORLD *

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

* JOY TO THE FISHES

IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA *

* JOY TO YOU AND ME...

KEY CHANGE!

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * JOY TO YOU AND ME

- * YOU AND ME

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * JOY TO THE WORLD

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

- * ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

* JOY TO THE FISHES

IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA *

* JOY TO YOU AND ME...

BIG ENDING!

* JOY TO YOU AND ME!

( cheering )

HAVE A VERY PLEASANT

SUMMER EVERYONE.

MS. FLETCHER,

REHEARSAL TOMORROW

AT 4:00.

OH, AND I DID SEND IN

THAT RECOMMENDATION

YOU REQUESTED.

OH, THANK YOU,

MR. HOLCOMBE. BYE.

ARE YOU ACTUALLY

GOING TOMORROW?

CALL ME A DORK,

BUT I LOVE CHOIR PRACTICE.

AND I DON'T WANT

TO LET HIM DOWN.

- ( school bell rings )

- ALL RIGHT, LAST DAY!

- HEY, TERRI, HEY, TERRI.

- HEY, MATTHEW.

HEY.

I, UH, I GOT

THE CONCERT TICKETS

THAT YOU WANTED.

OH, UM,

I'VE GOT THE MONEY.

- AWESOME.

- THERE YOU GO.

SO, UM,

I'LL SEE YOU

AT REHEARSAL THEN.

- OKAY, COOL.

SEE YOU THEN.

- ( exhales deeply )

- ( giggles )

- OKAY. ( giggles )

( laughs )

OH MY GOD!

HE'S GOING TO SPEND

THE WHOLE NEXT MONTH

HOPING HE DIDN'T JUST

GET YOU PREGNANT.

OH, SHUT UP.

HE'S SO NICE.

* PLAY IT LOUD

* PLAY IT LOUD

* RAISE YOUR VOICE

* SHOUT IT OUT

- * WE WEREN'T THE FIRST

- ( both giggling )

* BUT WE'RE

HOLDING OUR OWN... *

AS HORDES OF

SUMMER-STARVED TEENAGERS

DESCEND ON UNSUSPECTING

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA,

LET'S SEE WHAT THESE TWO

POISED YOUNG WOMEN

HAVE TO SAY ABOUT

THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

- I'M OUTTA HERE, RIVERDALE!

- YEAH, SCHOOL'S OUT, BABY!

ALL RIGHT.

THE CAMERA LOVES YOU.

SO, LAUREN, WHAT ARE

YOU DOING TONIGHT?

PAUL, STOP HITTING

ON MY FRIEND.

WHATEVER YOU'RE

DOING TONIGHT.

LAUREN, STOP HITTING

ON MY BROTHER. UGH!

HEY, WOULD YOU TELL MOM

I'LL BE LATE?

BUT IT'S YOUR GRADUATION

BARBECUE.

I'VE GOT PLACES

TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE.

JUST SAVE ME A BURNT BURGER.

- WILL YOU GIVE ME

A RIDE HOME?

- SURE.

* PLAY IT LOUD

* PLAY IT LOUD

* RAISE YOUR VOICE

* SHOUT IT OUT

* PLAY IT LOUD

* PLAY IT LOUD

* RAISE YOUR VOICE

* SHOUT IT OUT

* PLAY IT LOUD

* PLAY IT LOUD...

- THANKS, LAUREN.

- ANYTIME.

- HEY, I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

- OKAY, HAVE FUN TONIGHT.

* PLAY IT LOUD.

SO, TERRI BOO-BERRY,

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO

THIS SUMMER?

- I'M SINGING IN CHOIR.

- COOL.

YEAH, AND, UM, I'M WORKING

AT THE RESTAURANT AGAIN.

- WOW, WHAT FUN.

- YEAH.

BUT MOSTLY, I REALLY WANT

TO GET INTO THIS MUSIC

SUMMER PROGRAM IN AUGUST.

- REALLY, WHICH ONE?

- SOME MUSIC THING IN L.A.

DAD! COME ON!IT'S NOT

JUST SOME MUSIC THING IN L.A.

IT'S BRISTOL-HILLMAN

MUSIC CONSERVATORY.

ONLY THE BEST SUMMER MUSIC

PROGRAM ON THE WEST COAST,

- MAYBE EVEN

IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

- TERRI, DON'T START.

BUT DAD, THIS IS

SO IMPORTANT TO ME.

PLUS, I ALREADY SENT

IN MY APPLICATION

AND I SENT A CD

- BECAUSE MOM SAID I COULD.

- THAT'S IT! YOU'RE NOT GOING!

- SIMON, DON'T BE

SO CLOSED-MINDED.

- NINA, PLEASE.

( honks )

TERRI...

- WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?

- HANGING OUT WITH SOME

OF THE GUYS.

SAYING GOODBYE, THAT STUFF.

HEY, AUNT NINA!

- HAPPY GRADUATION.

- THANKS.

- HERE.

- Mom: OH HERE,

I'LL TAKE IT IN.

HEY, WHAT'S WRONG?

TERRI JUST WANTS TO GO

TO THIS GREAT MUSIC PROGRAM

IN L.A.

AND YOUR DAD'S BEING HIS USUAL

SQUASH-ANY-GOOD-IDEA SELF.

NINA, THE PRETTIEST GIRLS

FROM ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS

GO TO L.A.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS

TO MOST OF THEM?

DAD, YOU DON'T THINK

TERRI'S SPECIAL?

- PAUL, SERIOUSLY.

- I THINK SHE'S THE MOST SPECIAL

HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET.

SHE'S MY GIRL.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S

NOT GOING TO L.A.

SHE'S 16, FOR GOD'S SAKES.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

APPLY FOR THIS.

IF SHE GETS IN,

IT'S PROOF SHE BELONGS THERE,

BUT YOU GET THAT, RIGHT?

LOOK, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,

I THOUGHT I KNEW

EVERYTHING TOO.

BUT I'VE SEEN

A LOT MORE OF THE WORLD

THAN YOU HAVE, PAUL.

WHAT PARTS OF THE WORLD

HAVE YOU SEEN, DAD?

THE BACK AND FRONT

OF YOUR DAD'S RESTAURANT?

OKAY, OKAY.

PAUL, THAT'S ENOUGH.

WELL, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE

STUCK HERE, YOU WANT EVERYONE

STUCK WITH YOU.

- YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH

OR YOU'RE GONNA GET GROUNDED.

- ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.

CAN WE PLEASE

STOP FIGHTING?

IT'S A GRADUATION PARTY.

WE'RE SUPPOSE TO BE

CELEBRATING HERE.

ALL RIGHT?

I CAN'T GET

THESE DAMN COALS

TO LIGHT.

- OH, WELL HERE, TRY THIS.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GOD. STOP. THAT'S IT!

YOU'RE GROUNDED!

GET IN THE HOUSE.

- I JUST LOVE OUR

FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS.

- UH, I'LL BE BACK.

ALWAYS HAVE.

( sighs )

SO...

I NEVER GOT A CHANCE

TO TELL YOU CONGRATULATIONS

- ON ARIZONA STATE.

- THANKS. AT LEAST

I'M GETTING OUTTA HERE.

( inhales deeply )

AUNT NINA, IF TERRI GETS

INTO THAT MUSIC PROGRAM,

YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE

SHE GOES.

- SHE'LL SUFFOCATE STAYING HERE.

- YEAH, I KNOW.

I WAS THINKING

THE SAME THING.

SO YOU'RE ON MY SIDE?

ALWAYS.

HEY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- NOTHING.

- NOTHING.

( giggles )

YEAH, RIGHT.

( sighs )

* THERE'S A LIGHT IN ME

* AND IT'S SHINING BRIGHT

* I CAN ALMOST

TOUCH THE SKY... *

THE SKY.

* YOU'RE THE REASON

I BELIEVE... *

Hello, annoying.

- ( grunts )

- HEY! EASY ON THE HARDWARE.

What are you doing?

Filming America's most

boring teenagers?

* AND I FEEL SO STRONG...

- ( boom box playing )

- ladies and gentlemen,

tonight on

"The Fletcher Experience,"

we have a special treat.

it's my sincere

pleasure to present to you

the distinctive vocal stylings

of the one, the only,

Terri Fletcher!

oh, well, Paul, that is

so very kind of you.

thank you.

This next song

I wrote for my fans.

* Something's got

a hold on me *

* But I will follow

where you go *

* One more mile to Jericho

* The walls will tumble

* The walls will tumble--

( mouse clicks )

* The music fills the space

* And it takes the pain away

* And I know

it's gonna be all right. *

( keys click )

* When you're sad and lonely

* Tell him what you want

* Hold him up and tell him

what you want. *

( mouse clicks )

* 'Cause I just can't wait

till you write me *

- * You're coming around

- * Around

* Now I'm walking

on sunshine, whoa-oh *

- * And don't it

feel good, hey! *

- * Oh, yeah, now

- * And don't it feel good...

- ( giggles )

- * Oh--

- ( mouse clicks )

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

- UM, UH...

- ( distant TV playing )

( sighs )

WITH ALL THE STUFF

THAT WENT ON THIS AFTERNOON

I ALMOST FORGOT TO GIVE YOU

YOUR GRADUATION PRESENT.

- THREE DAYS GRACE?

- YES.

- OH MY GOD! WHEN?

- ( giggles )

IT'S TONIGHT.

OH, NO.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR

I WAS GROUNDED?

PAUL. COME ON.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU NEVER

BREAK THE RULES.

- ( hisses )

- IF YOU DON'T GO,

I CAN'T GO EITHER.

PLEASE.

IT'S THREE DAYS GRACE.

- SIDE WINDOW? SHOULD WE GO?

- SIDE WINDOW.

- ALL RIGHT.

- ( laughs )

( Terri giggling )

QUIET, QUIET!

( quietly chuckling )

- I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU SPRUNG ME.

- ( laughs )

THIS IS A FIRST.

WELL, WHO KNOW WHEN WE'LL EVER

BREAK THE LAW AGAIN, RIGHT?

I'M NOT,UH, STAYING

IN FLAGSTAFF TERRI.

I LINED UP A JOB

IN PHOENIX

AND I'M GOING STRAIGHT

TO ARIZONA STATE.

I'M NOT COMING BACK.

JUST LIKE THAT?

I MEAN...

IT'S TIME.

DAD AND I...

NEED...

IT'S JUST TIME.

- THE ONLY THING I FEEL BAD

ABOUT IS LEAVING YOU HERE.

- NO.

YOU DON'T HAVE

TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

WE GET ALONG OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT

WORRIES ME.

IT'S MORE THAN

GETTING ALONG, TERRI.

YOU PLEASE THEM.

YOU'RE LIKE

A STEPFORD DAUGHTER OUT

OF A MAIL-ORDER MAGAZINE.

IS THAT

A FORM OF FLATTERY?

AFTER DAD SLAMMED YOU

ON BRISTOL-HILLMAN,

- YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME

THAT DIDN'T HURT?

- NO, IT TOTALLY HURT.

THEN MAKE A SCENE!

BREAK SOMETHING! SCREAM!

I... SOMETHING.

HUH-HUH. TANTRUMS WERE

NEVER MY THING.

TERRI, YOU'VE GOT THE BEST

VOICE I'VE EVER HEARD,

BUT IF YOU HANG

WITH THE "WORLD ACCORDING

TO SIMON FLETCHER" ANY LONGER,

YOU'RE GOING

TO BE DOING "CATS"

AT THE Y AT 40.

- ( laughs )

- AND THAT WOULD SUCK.

THAT WOULD SUCK.

* HOME!

* THIS HOUSE

IS NOT A HOME... *

- OH MY GOD!

- * THIS HOUSE

IS NOT A HOME. *

WHAT'S UP, FLAGSTAFF?

HOW YOU GUYS DOING, ALL RIGHT?

( cheering )

YEAH.

( rock music playing )

* YOU SAID

WE'D NEVER GET THIS FAR *

- * YOU SAID YOUR WORDS

- * WORDS

* WE PLAYED OUR PARTS

* SAID YOUR TWO CENTS

NOW IT'S MY TURN *

* SO SIT DOWN, SHUT UP,

ARE YOU READY? *

* SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW

- * HOW THIS STORY GOES...

- LITTLE HELP?

- * ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

- PAUL, DON'T-- OH MY GOD.

* SIT DOWN!

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* SHUT UP!

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* STAND UP!

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* THIS GAME

* ARE YOU READY?

* ARE YOU READY?

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* SIT DOWN

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* SHUT UP

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

* STAND STRAIGHT!

* ARE YOU READY?

PAUL, LOOK OUT!

( horn blares )

( crashes )

* ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

( heart beating )

( monitor beeping )

( gasps )

OH! THANK GOD.

( sobbing )

PAUL?

NO.

( sobbing )

Doctor:

HEALING NICELY.

STILL GOT THAT HEADACHE?

CAN YOU TELL ME

YOUR BIRTHDAY?

APRIL 20TH.

LET'S LET TERRI

GET THE NEXT ONE.

TELL ME WHAT MONTH IT IS.

- ( faintly ) JUNE.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

WHY CAN'T SHE SPEAK?

TERRI, TELL ME WHAT MONTH

IT IS OUT LOUD.

IT'S JUNE.

THAT'S GOOD.

NOW FOLLOW THIS LIGHT

WITH YOUR EYES.

( gasps )

DOC, STOP!

WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING,

JUST STOP.

I WISH I WAS OLDER.

I'M SO AFRAID

I'LL SAY SOMETHING STUPID

AND MAKE IT WORSE.

( silent )

( silent )

HEY, AUNT NINA.

HI, TERRI BOO-BERRY.

HONEY.

- WHY WAS THIS IN THE TRASH?

- YOU GOT IN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

- PAUL WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU.

- MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IF PAUL WERE HERE,

HE WOULD JUST GET

IN ANOTHER SCREAMING FIGHT

WITH DAD ABOUT IT.

OKAY. EVERYTHING

IS DIFFERENT NOW.

- DO YOU STILL WANT TO GO?

- I DON'T WANT TO SING ANYMORE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT,

TERRI.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME

HANDLE YOUR DAD

ABOUT THIS.

- SO, I THINK TERRI

SHOULD COME VISIT ME.

- Simon: HMM.

SIMON, I REALLY THINK

SHE NEEDS TO GET AWAY

AND I'D LIKE HER

TO COME TO PALM DESERT

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

A MONTH WITH YOU,

ALONE IN THE DESERT?

ARE YOU NUTS?

IT IS ALONE, ISN'T IT?

I'M BETWEEN GUYS RIGHT NOW.

SO YES, I'M ALONE.

YEAH, FOR THE MOMENT.

WELL WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME

IN THE RESTAURANT?

OH, IS THAT REALLY WHAT

YOU WANT TO SAY, SIMON?

"WHO'S GONNA HELP ME

WITH THE RESTAURANT?"

AUNT NINA, WHO SAID

THAT YOU COULD DO THAT?

I'VE NEVER LIED

TO MY FATHER BEFORE.

TERRI, I JUST THINK

THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

YOU DESERVE

THE CHANCE TO LIVE IT.

THEN WHY

DOES IT FEEL SO WRONG?

THERE'S SOMETHING

ABOUT YOUR DAD

THAT I DON'T THINK

YOU KNOW.

HE AND HIS FRIEND

DAVID BOTH GOT FOOTBALL

SCHOLARSHIPS TO UCLA.

REALLY?

AND WHEN GRADUATION

ROLLED AROUND,

OUR FAMILY RESTAURANT

WAS DOING GOOD,

BUT OUR PARENTS WEREN'T.

NEITHER OF US

WANTED THE RESTAURANT,

BUT YOUR DAD FELT HE HAD

NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT.

AND, UH, HIS FRIEND DAVID

WENT ON TO UCLA.

AND HE GOT CAUGHT UP

IN THE L.A. SCENE

AND HE'S BEEN MESSED UP

EVER SINCE.

BUT I KNOW

THAT IF YOUR DAD HAD TAKEN

THAT SCHOLARSHIP,

HE WOULD HAVE MADE IT.

SO, WHAT DOES THAT

HAVE TO DO WITH ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

EVERYTHING?

BUT IT'S

YOUR DECISION, TERRI.

( sighs )

( mother sobbing )

( clears throat )

( sighs )

( coins rattle )

( sighs deeply )

HE WOULD HAVE WANTED

YOU TO HAVE THIS, HONEY.

PAUL WOULD HAVE WANTED

YOU TO HAVE THIS.

I SHOULDN'T

HAVE SNUCK HIM OUT.

OH, HONEY,

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT,

- IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

- I FEEL SO BAD ALL THE TIME.

NO.

I CAN'T DO THIS.

I CAN'T GO.

I CAN'T LIE TO DAD.

IT'S JUST TOO SOON.

HONEY...

I WILL TELL DAD THAT YOU'RE

REALLY NOT AT NINA'S

WHEN THE TIME

IS RIGHT.

AND HE'S GONNA BE

MAD AT FIRST.

BUT HE'S GONNA REALIZE

IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

- ARE YOU SURE IT'S

THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

- NO.

I'M NOT SURE

OF ANYTHING.

I JUST WANT

YOU TO BE HAPPY.

( sniffles )

OKAY.

( sniffles )

I'LL DO IT.

OKAY.

( sighs deeply )

ARE YOU GUYS

GONNA BE OKAY?

- ( faintly ) YEAH.

- YEAH. WE'LL BE FINE.

UH, I'M TAKING HER

TO THE TRAIN STATION.

AND, UH, NINA

WILL PICK HER UP

ON THE OTHER END.

- WE'LL BE FINE.

- HERE YOU GO.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

DAD.

I DON'T WANT NINA TO PAY

FOR EVERYTHING, AND UH...

- YOU WANNA COME HOME EARLY,

YOU CALL US, OKAY?

- OKAY.

I LOVE YOU.

ME TOO.

- CALL ME, OKAY?

- OKAY.

( engine starts )

I WANT YOU

TO TAKE THIS.

YOU JUST CALL US

WHENEVER YOU WANT.

AND MAKE SURE YOU CONFERENCE

AUNT NINA IN WHEN YOU DO,

'CAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER,

- HE'S GONNA WANT TO TALK TO HER

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. OKAY?

- GOT IT, MOM.

( train bell ringing )

- I LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU.

* LIFT OFF, HERE I AM,

HERE I GO *

* STAND BACK,

I'M IN CONTROL *

* I'M OUTTA THIS WORLD,

ABOUT TO TAKE OFF *

* AND WHEN I REACH THE STARS,

I STILL WON'T STOP *

- * 'CAUSE I'M ABOUT TO ROCKET

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP... *

- HEY!

* NOW IT'S FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFT-OFF *

* LIFT-OFF

- * LIFT-OFF...

- OW.

- I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET IT.

I'LL GET IT.

- THANK YOU.

SURE.

WHERE DID

MY JACKET GO?

WELCOME TO L.A., BABY.

HOP IN.

- IT'S GONE.

- ( scoffs )

* LIFT OFF,

HEY YOU *

* GET USED TO MY FACE

* I'LL BE TAKING

OVER THIS PLACE *

* 'CAUSE THE RIDE HAS BEEN

* A LITTLE OFF TRACK

* FROM NOW ON

I'M ON THE STRAIGHTEST PATH *

* GOT THAT LOOK IN MY EYE

* GOT MY HEAD IN THE SKY,

BYE-BYE *

* I'M OUTTA THIS WORLD

* ABOUT TO TAKE OFF

* AND WHEN I REACH THE STARS,

I STILL WON'T STOP *

* 'CAUSE I'M ABOUT TO ROCKET

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP *

* NOW IT'S FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE *

* LIFT OFF.

( police siren blaring )

( sighs )

OH, COME ON.

- ( knocking )

- HELLO?

HEY! IS ANYONE THERE?

OH-HH--

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

HELLO!

SORRY, FULL UP.

HEY!

LOOK.

ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE

A HABIT OUT OF THIS?

OKAY. IT'S LATE

AND I'M TIRED

AND ALL I WANT TO DO

IS GET UP TO MY DORM.

OKAY?

WHAT'S THE PASSWORD?

OKAY. I THINK

WE STARTED OFF

ON THE WRONG FOOT.

- I'M TERRI.

- JAY.

IT'S "MONKEYS"

BY THE WAY.

- THE PASSWORD.

- MM-HM.

- WHAT ROOM?

- UM...

315.

JAY.

THERE YOU ARE.

SEND YOU OUT FOR A SNACK

AND YOU BRING HOME A STRAY.

SHAME.

MMM.

HEY. I'M TERRI.

- UH-HUH.

- I'LL CATCH YOU LATER.

BYE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK I'VE GOT IT

FROM HERE. THANKS.

- SEE YA.

- WHEW.

- WHAT?

- WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

WHAT DID I SAY?

- I'M SERIOUSLY...

- 315.

OH.

SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

HEY. I'M TERRI,

YOUR NEW ROOMMATE.

GREAT. AND I THOUGHT

I HAD THIS PLACE TO MYSELF.

- NOW TURN OUT

THE DAMN LIGHT!

- SORRY.

( phone beeps )

( sighs )

OH MY GOSH.

( sighs )

OKAY. OKAY.

( telephone ringing )

- TERRI?

- HEY. IT'S ME.

OH, THANK GOD, TERRI.

YOUR DAD'S CALLED

TWICE ALREADY.

WELL, THE TRAIN WAS LATE

AND MY JACKET GOT STOLEN

AND THE CAB DRIVER WAS

A TOTAL JERK.

- ARE YOU OKAY?

- I'M FINE. LET'S JUST

CONFERENCE DAD IN, OKAY?

OKAY.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

( faintly )

OKAY.

( faintly )

HERE WE GO.

- ( line rings )

- HEY. ARE YOU THERE?

YEAH.

I'M STILL HERE.

- Teresa, is that you?

- HEY, YEAH, DAD. IT'S ME.

- Is Mom there too?

- YEAH, YEAH. SHE'S JUST

GETTING ON THE EXCHANGE--

- HEY, HONEY!

- WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

WE'VE BEEN WAITING

FOR YOU TO CALL FOR

LIKE FOUR HOURS.

WE'RE SORRY, SIMON.

HER TRAIN WAS LATE.

OH. WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU TWO LADIES GOING

TO DO ON YOUR FIRST BIG NIGHT?

- WE'RE WATCHING TELEVISION.

- WE'RE JUST EATING DINNER.

What?

- EATING DINNER.

- WE'RE WATCHING TELEVISION.

WHICH IS IT?

WE'RE EATING DINNER

WHILE WE'RE WATCHING TELEVISION.

- RIGHT.

- I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T HAVE

A TELEVISION, NINA.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS AGAINST

YOUR ARTISTIC SENSIBILITIES.

OH, WELL, I-I-- I FINALLY

GAVE IN. SUE ME.

UH-UH, IT'S OKAY AS

LONG AS YOU'RE SAFE.

ARE YOU SAFE, HONEY?

YEAH. I'M FINE.

I'M JUST TOTALLY WIPED OUT.

NOW YOU GET SOME REST.

CALL US TOMORROW.

- AND NINA?

- YES?

DON'T CORRUPT MY BABY.

She's too much

like you already.

DON'T WORRY, SIMON.

I'LL HAVE HER TATTOOED,

WITH BLUE HAIR,

- AND MARRIED TO A RAPPER

IN NO TIME. NIGHTY-NIGHT.

- Good night, Nina.

NIGHT, TERESA.

GOOD NIGHT, MOM.

GOOD NIGHT, DAD.

I LOVE YOU.

BYE-BYE.

I LOVE YOU.

( sighs )

I THINK THAT WORKED.

I THINK I DID IT.

WELL, PAUL,

I'M HERE.

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.

( French horn playing )

HI.

- I'M TERRI, YOUR ROOMMATE.

- YEAH. DENISE.

OKAY, EVERYONE.

TAKE A SEAT.

LET'S BE SEATED.

( playing

classical music )

( cheering, laughing )

( laughing )

IN CASE YOU BOUGHT

THAT OLD SAW

THAT THOSE WHO CAN'T DO,

TEACH.

THESE TALENTED MUSICIANS

BESIDE ME ARE YOUR TEACHERS.

BUT I'D PREFER YOU

TO THINK OF THEM AS YOUR GUIDES.

HELLO, AND WELCOME

TO BRISTOL-HILLMAN'S

SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM.

I'D LIKE TO START

BY REMINDING YOU

OF THE LARGE NUMBER

OF TALENTED STUDENTS

WHO APPLIED

BUT DID NOT GET IN.

NOW,

THIS SUMMER

IS NOT JUST ABOUT

LEARNING YOUR CRAFT.

IT'S ABOUT

TESTING YOUR LIMITS.

EXPERIMENTING.

NEW EXPERIENCES.

IT'S ABOUT

BUILDING UP AND ROCKING

THE FOUNDATION OF THAT

WHICH WILL GIVE YOU

YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL VOICE.

NOW, SOME BASICS.

WE HAVE A STRICT 10:00 CURFEW,

11:00 ON THE WEEKENDS.

POSSESSION OF BANNED SUBSTANCES

WILL MEAN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL.

HMM. THIS IS L.A., PEOPLE.

USE SOME COMMON SENSE.

TRAVEL IN PAIRS.

LASTLY, THE SCHOLARSHIP.

THREE WEEKS FROM NOW,

ON THE LAST DAY

OF THE PROGRAM,

WE WILL HAVE

FINAL PERFORMANCES

WHERE YOU SHOW US

WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

NOW A LUCKY STUDENT

WILL WIN A $10,000 ACADEMIC

SCHOLARSHIP

FOR MUSIC STUDY.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, HUH?

SO, WORK HARD.

HAVE FUN.

( laughs )

GET LOST.

( all chuckle )

LATER.

OKAY.

I GAVE HER THREE CHANCES.

THE CHANCES HAVE COME AND GONE.

SEND HER BACK

WHERE SHE CAME FROM.

I DON'T CARE!

PEOPLE, GRAB A SEAT.

MY NAME IS MR. TORVALD.

YOU ARE MY CLASS

AND WE HAVE THREE WEEKS

TO LEARN AN INCREDIBLY

COMPLEX CHORAL PIECE.

IT AIN'T EVER GONNA HAPPEN,

BUT LET'S GIVE IT THE OL'

COLLEGE TRY, SHALL WE?

THERE ARE FIVE SOLOS

IN THE ENSEMBLE.

ONLY FIVE PEOPLE

WILL PERFORM SOLOS

IN FRONT OF THIS CLASS.

AND I WILL HAND THEM OUT

IN TWO WEEKS

BASED ON PARTICIPATION,

EXERCISES

AND JE NAI SAIS QUOI.

IF YOU'RE NOT FRENCH,

THAT MEANS,

"OOH!"

I WILL ALSO SPLIT YOU UP

INTO GROUPS OF FOUR.

YES, I STILL COUNT

ON MY FINGERS.

ONE FOR EACH PART

IN THE OBNOXIOUSLY DIFFICULT

CONTRAPUNTAL HARMONY

AT THE END OF THE BOOK.

THIS PIECE IS GONNA

DRIVE YOU NUTS.

BUT WHEN YOU NAIL IT,

IT FEELS GOOD.

- ( giggle )

- YOU.

YOU. YOU.

YOU. GROUP ONE!

( uptempo guitar playing )

( CD scratching )

( strumming solo )

( up tempo music playing )

HEY, JAY!

NICE HOOK.

JUMP IN AND PICK IT UP.

( string trill solo )

( oboe joins solo )

- ( trumpet plays )

- * OOH-OOH-OOH, OOH-OOH-OOH,

YEAH... *

* OOH-OOH-OOH,

OOH-OOH-OOH *

* OOH-OOH-OOH,

OOH-OOH-OOH... *

( jazz style solo )

* OOH-OOH-OOH, OOH-OOH

( raises pitch )

* OOH-OOH-OOH

( voices echoed )

* OOH-OOH-OOH, YEAH

* OOH-OOH-OOH...

HEY.

IS ANYBODY SITTING HERE?

* OOH-OOH-OOH...

* YEAH...

* YEAH, BABY...

* HEY BABY

TA-DA-DA-DA-DA... *

* TA-DA-DA DA-DA DEE

* OOH-OOH-OOH

* OOH-OOH-OOH, YEAH

* OOH-OOH-OOH

* YEAH, OOH-OOH-OOH

* OOH-OOH-OOH,

OOH-OOH *

* OOH-HH...

( applause )

( tone ringing )

HOW MANY OF YOU

CAN IDENTIFY THIS NOTE?

YOU THERE.

WHAT IS THE NOTE?

- A "B?"

- B FLAT!

THE ABILITY TO KNOW

ANY NOTE WHEN YOU HEAR

IT IS GREAT ASSET.

THOSE OF YOU WHO

DON'T HAVE IT MUST WORK

THAT MUCH HARDER.

IS THE SAME WITH YOUR

ABILITY TO READ MUSIC.

YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

ARE EXPANDED.

IF YOU LOOK

AT A PIECE OF MUSIC,

SEE HOW THE NOTES

ARE ARRANGED ON THE PAGE

AND HEAR EXACTLY

WHAT IT IS,

EACH NOTE IN YOUR HEAD.

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL

LEARN TO DO THIS SUMMER

IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL STUDIES

WITH ME.

( faint flute playing )

( screams )

I'M SO SORRY. THAT WAS ME.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M-- I'M FINE.

I'M SORRY. THAT WAS MY FAULT.

- I WAS IN THE WAY.

- NO, IT'S GOOD.

IT WAS MY FAULT.

- I SHOULD REALLY

LEARN TO STAND.

- OKAY.

- ( plays recorded scream )

- AWESOME.

( exhales deeply )

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW.

- HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?

- COULDN'T BE BETTER.

( sighs )

SHOULD I ASK FOR A SINGLE?

- AM I BOTHERING

YOU THAT MUCH?

- HEY. HOLD UP.

I MEAN, I JUST GET

THE FEELING THAT I'M SOME

KINDA PAIN IN YOUR BUTT.

LOOK, IT'S NOT EVEN

LIKE THAT, ALL RIGHT?

I'M HERE

FOR THAT SCHOLARSHIP.

- I'M JUST ABOUT HARDCORE FOCUS.

- WELL IT SEEMS REALLY PERSONAL.

OH, PLEASE.

I'M NOT EVEN TRYING

TO HEAR THAT.

LOOK, WE'RE ALL UP AGAINST

EACH OTHER FOR THAT MONEY.

SO I JUST GOTTA BE ABLE

TO DO MY THING

AND NOT GET CAUGHT UP

IN ANY PERSONALITIES.

I DON'T REALLY MEAN

NOTHING BY IT.

SO, WE COOL?

- YEAH. WE'RE COOL.

- COOL.

- HEY, MR. TORVALD.

- HEY, ROBIN.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT I TRIED THOSE EXERCISES

YOU GAVE ME LAST SUMMER

AND THEY REALLY HELPED.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MY PLEASURE.

OH, AND I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW

THAT I'M GUNNING

FOR THOSE SOLOS.

- WELL, I'LL KEEP

AN EYE OUT FOR YOU.

- THANK YOU, MR. TORVALD.

* FOR THE LORD GOD

OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH *

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH *

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH *

* FOR THE LORD GOD

OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH *

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH *

- ( off key )

* HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH.

- OUCH AND CUT.

- SORRY, THAT WAS ME.

- YEAH, WE KNOW.

- AND YOU ARE?

- TERRI FLETCHER.

THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED YOU.

THE GIRL FROM THE DVD.

TERRI FLETCHER,

THE THING IS

THE THEME EMERGES

FROM THE HARMONY.

GIVE ME YOU HAND.

WHACK!

NONE OF YOU

FOLLOW IT DIRECTLY.

CAPICE?

GOOD JOB, ROBIN.

WHOO-EE!

OKAY, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

* FOR THE LORD GOD

OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH *

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH. *

( classical piano playing )

( silent )

( classical violin playing )

OH.

SORRY, MR. WESSON.

I WAS-- I FORGOT MY BOOKS

AT THE--

IS YOUR TIME

THAT WAS WASTED.

PLEASE GO TO THE STAND.

( sighs )

( metronome clicking )

- PLEASE SIGHT-READ

THE FIRST PAGE.

- ( gasps )

( weakly)

CA? CA...

( hits piano note )

( singing in Italian )

SUPPORT.

SUPPORT WITH YOUR DIAPHRAGM.

( singing in Italian )

AIR GOES IN.

DIAPHRAGM GOES OUT.

IS OKAY TO LOOK FAT.

( chuckles )

( various instruments

playing )

- ( stops playing )

- SORRY.

( door shuts )

( resumes playing )

( sighs )

( students chatting )

- HEY.

- WHAT'S UP?

( drums playing )

* She doesn't,

she doesn't know *

* She doesn't

she doesn't, she doesn't *

* She doesn't even know,

know, know *

* She-- she doesn't

even know, know, know, know *

* Oh!

THANKS ANYWAYS.

( giving sermon )

( gasps )

YOU'RE A SERIOUS WEIRDO.

YOU KNOW THAT?

IT ISN'T LUCKY

UNLESS IT'S FACE UP.

BUT NOW IT'S JUST A PENNY

THAT THINKS IT'S LUCKY,

BUT IT ISN'T.

WELL NOW IT CAN BE LUCKY

FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

BESIDES, HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD

OF MAKING YOUR OWN LUCK?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

A LUCKY PENNY.

( laughs )

( car horn blaring )

Terri:

SO, AN ENGLISHMAN IN L.A.

YEAH, MY PARENTS PUT

AN OCEAN BETWEEN THEM AFTER

THE NASTIEST DIVORCE EVER.

- ( laughs )

- NO JOKE, PEOPLE STUDY IT.

- ( laughs )

- ( Spanish guitar playing )

SO, HOW CAN YOU HAVE

A SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT THAT?

MY MUSIC BECAME

LIKE A RELIGION.

IT KEPT ME SANE.

SO, MUSIC IS YOUR

HIGHER POWER.

PRETTY MUCH.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.

THIS CITY.

ALL THESE PEOPLE.

ALL THIS LIFE

AND MUSIC.

I'M GONNA MAKE MUSIC

FOR THEM.

I CAN'T THINK

OF A BETTER WAY

TO SPEND MY LIFE.

ARE YOU MISSING HOME?

A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY

TOUGH LATELY.

COME ON.

I JUST GAVE YOU MY

"E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY."

YOU GOTTA

GIVE ME SOMETHING.

UM.

ME AND MY BROTHER

WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT

ON THE DAY

OF HIS GRADUATION.

AND, UM,

SOME DRUNK DRIVER RAN

THROUGH A RED LIGHT

AND--

HEY, TERRI!

COME HERE.

UH, LOOK, TERRI,

I'VE GOTTA GO.

I'VE GOTTA MEET

SOMEBODY.

LOOK, SAY HI

TO DENISE FOR ME.

- HEY.

- HEY, WAS THAT JAY

RUNNING OFF?

- YEAH.

- FIGURES. WHAT, WAS HE

MACKING ON YOU?

NOT THAT I COULD TELL.

WELL, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS,

'CAUSE I KNOW HIS GAME.

HE LIKES TO HIT

ON NICE GIRLS.

AND BABY, YOU--

YOU GOT A LOCK

ON THAT ONE.

- WHAT?

- ( laughs )

I MEAN, LOOK AT YOU.

LOOK AT YOUR

HAIR, YOUR CLOTHES,

THE WAY YOU TALK.

YOU'RE LIKE SOME KINDA

RETRO BRADY BUNCHER.

( mocking )

SHOOT, I'M NOT EVEN

TRYING TO HEAR THAT.

( both laugh )

OKAY, THAT WAS CUTE.

MY BAD.

I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU COULD DO THIS.

YEAH. MY TEACHERS

ARE ALWAYS HARPING ABOUT

HOW IT'S BAD FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, HOW I'M GONNA

LOSE MY EAR. BUT I JUST LIKE

HOW IT SOUNDS IN HERE.

( amplified jazz violin )

( cell phone ringing )

- HELLO.

- OH HI, HONEY.

UM, DAD WANTS

TO TALK TO YOU.

UM, SIMON, PICK UP.

HEY, SWEETHEART.

How's it going?

Hanging in there?

- YEAH, EVERYTHING'S GOOD.

- SURE DO MISS YOU.

I MISS YOU TOO, DAD.

( police siren blares )

- WHAT WAS THAT?

IT SOUNDED LIKE A SIREN.

- UH, NO, NO. IT'S NOTHING.

WELL, IT DIDN'T

SOUND LIKE NOTHING.

IT SOUNDED PRETTY CLOSE.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE

OUT OF TOWN AND THEIR ALARM

KEEPS GOING OFF

SO, I'M GONNA GO TALK

TO THE POLICE, OKAY?

- I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

- OKAY, BYE, HONEY.

- UH, WHAT, TERRI, WAIT.

- ( dial tone )

TERRI?

( sighs )

I'M GONNA LOSE IT.

Terri:

* KING OF KINGS

* FOREVER AND EVER

* HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH

* AND LORD OF LORDS

* FOREVER AND EVER

- * HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH

- YES.

* KING OF KINGS

* FOREVER AND EVER

* HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH

( voice cracking )

* AND LORD OF LORDS...

( sighs )

I CAN NEVER GET THAT NOTE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

- I CAN.

- PROBLEM, LADIES?

YEAH, I THINK THAT

SOME OF US MAYBE NEED

TO PRACTICE THIS

- A LITTLE BIT MORE

OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

- MEOW!

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME

WORRY ABOUT THAT, HMM?

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

DONE FOR THE DAY.

GO ON.

GET OUTTA HERE.

MS. FLETCHER.

( sighs )

OKAY, I GIVE UP.

WHAT DID YOU DO

WITH THE GIRL ON THE DVD?

EXCUSE ME?

THE LIVELY, FUNNY,

TALENTED GIRL, WHAT DID

YOU DO WITH HER?

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I SENT MY SONGS ON A CD.

NO, THERE WAS ALSO A DVD.

IT CAME IN LATE.

WE ALMOST DIDN'T SEE IT.

BUT IT'S A BIG PART

OF THE REASON WHY

YOU ARE HERE.

SIT DOWN.

BE COMFORTABLE.

OKAY, MR. TORVALD.

I DID NOT SEND IT.

- I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- NO? WELL.

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU

TO ONE INTERESTING,

FASCINATING LADY.

MAYBE YOU'LL BE INSPIRED.

I KNOW WE WERE.

Terri's my sister.

And, uh, she's my favorite

person in the whole world.

She like a challenge.

She thrives when she's pushed.

And the people

who can do that,

They don't live

in Flagstaff.

Terri deserves a chance

to learn from the best.

She's already good.

But she could be great.

( silent )

If you let her in,

you won't be disappointed.

( silent )

- ( crying )

- HEY, TERRI?

TERRI!

TERRI.

ARE YOU OKAY?

PLEASE.

IT'S PROBABLY JUST SOME

WEIRDO MISFIT THING.

NO.

THE SHOW'S OVER.

OKAY, YOU CAN GO NOW.

LOOK, WHATEVER IT IS,

YOU CAN'T LEAVE.

( sobbing )

- IT'S COPPING OUT.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

THE MUSIC THING.

DUCKING A SUMMER JOB.

I MEAN HERE IN MY DOORWAY.

LOOK, COME ON.

LET'S JUST GET OUTTA HERE.

( sighing )

COME ON.

LET'S JUST GO.

THE BAG ISN'T WALKING AWAY.

HOW DO I KNOW YOU WON'T?

I WAS SITTING

RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.

AND HE DIED AND I DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW?

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

BUT I MISS HIM.

THE SECOND I START TO FEEL

LIKE I'M ENJOYING MYSELF,

THIS VOICE COMES

INSIDE MY HEAD AND...

IT'S LIKE,

"HOW CAN YOU BE HAVING

A GOOD TIME WHEN PAUL IS DEAD?"

YOU CAN'T BLAME

YOURSELF LIKE THAT.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT WAS MY FAULT.

I GOT HIM TO SNEAK OUT.

I SHOULDN'T

HAVE RISKED IT.

LOOK, TERRI.

SOME IDIOT RAN A RED LIGHT.

IT WAS BAD LUCK.

MESSED UP TIMING.

THAT'S ALL.

YOU WEREN'T THERE.

Jay:

LOOK, I CAN'T IMAGINE

WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

BUT I DO KNOW

FROM EXPERIENCE

BACKING DOWN CAN

BECOME A WAY OF LIFE.

DON'T LEAVE.

SCREW THE PRESSURE.

SCREW THE SCHOLARSHIP.

I MEAN, DO YOUR OWN THING

ON YOUR OWN TERMS.

AND GET WHAT

YOU CAME HERE FOR.

- THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.

- BUT JAY, I'M LYING

TO PEOPLE.

I MEAN, I HAD TO LIE

TO GET HERE.

SO WHAT.

YOU GOT HERE.

IT'S NOT

SUPPOSE TO BE EASY.

YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU DID

WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.

WHY DO YOU CARE

SO MUCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

I LIKE YOU.

AND ROBIN FITS

INTO THAT, HOW?

WE MET HERE

LAST YEAR AND...

WE HAD A THING

FOR A WHILE.

THAT'S ALL OVER.

DOES SHE KNOW THAT?

YEAH, WELL...

SOME PEOPLE HANG ON

WHEN THEY SHOULD

JUST LET GO.

* LA-LA-LA-LA-

LA-LA-LA-LA *

( out of tune )

* LA-LA-LA-LA

* LA-LA-LA-LA

* LA-LA.

Torvald:

THANK YOU.

OKAY, I'M NOT DOING THIS

TO TORTURE YOU PEOPLE.

JUST THINK OF THIS

AS A MIDTERM WORTH,

OH, HALF YOUR GRADE.

MS. FLETCHER?

PLEASE?

* LA-LA-LA-LA-LA

* LA-LA-LA-LA-LA

* LA-LA-LA-LA-LA...

( voice cracks )

* LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA

* HA-HO

* O-O-O-O

* O-A-A-A-A-A

* O-O-O-O-O-O

* HEY-A-A-A

YEAH-E-A *

( cheering )

YEAH!

THAT WAS GREAT.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE

THE TOP OF THE FOURTH.

- AWESOME.

- I WAS TALKING

TO TERRI. BING!

- ( students laughing )

OKAY, LET'S TAKE

THE THIRD PART FROM THE TOP.

IS EVERYBODY READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH *

* HALLELUJAH,

HALLELUJAH *

* HALLELUJAH.

HEY.

WHAT'S THIS?

I THINK MAYBE GIORDANNI

IS NOT FOR YOU.

WE TRY SOMETHING

ELSE, HMM?

YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE

THE THOUGHT, MR. WESSON,

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I'D REALLY LIKE TO STICK

TO THE OLD ONE.

I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER

TODAY AND I WANNA SEE

IF I CAN KEEP IT UP.

THANKS.

( metronome clicking )

( singing in Italian )

HMM.

* YOU AND ME

* CAN'T YOU SEE

* HOW OUR HEARTS ARE ONE?

( sighs )

WHA--

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- OH, UH...

JUST...

THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

I JUST HEARD YOU PLAYING.

OH, DON'T STOP.

NO, IT'S, UM,

IT'S OKAY.

I WAS, UM,

I WAS FINISHED ANYWAY.

WHATEVER.

TERRI, WAIT.

- ( sighs )

- I'M SORRY, I'M JUST...

A BIT WEIRD

WHEN I'M WRITING.

- WHY?

- WELL...

I-IT'S JUST MY LYRICS,

THEY'RE REALLY LAME.

I MEAN, WHEN I SING THEM.

AND I WANT THEM TO MEAN

SO MUCH MORE, BUT--

WELL, I'VE BEEN WRITING SONGS

SINCE I WAS A KID.

BUT MY ARRANGEMENTS

SOUND LIKE

- SOME CHEESY SATURDAY MORNING

CARTOON OR SOMETHING.

- ( chuckles )

- PLAY SOMETHING FOR ME.

- OH, UM.

- IT'S NOT READY YET.

- COME ON, WHATEVER HAPPENED

TO THAT...

( English accent )

"YOU'VE GOT TO DO YOUR OWN THING

ON YOUR OWN TERMS"

JUNK THAT YOU GAVE

ME THE OTHER DAY?

COME ON.

OKAY.

* YOU AND ME

CAN'T YOU SEE *

* HOW OUR HEARTS

ARE ONE? *

* PLEASE BELIEVE

* AND DON'T DECEIVE

* NOW OUR JOURNEY'S

JUST BEGUN *

* THE SUNLIGHT

IN YOUR HAIR *

* MAKES MY HEART JUMP

IN THE AIR... *

- COME ON.

- ( laughing )

OKAY, WAIT.

I LIKE THE MUSIC A LOT.

- YEAH?

- OKAY? BUT WHAT

ABOUT THIS?

- YEAH, I LIKE THAT.

- OKAY?

IT'S VERY COOL.

* WHEN IT COMES TO RAP,

YOU DON'T EVEN WRITE

YOUR STUFF *

* YEAH YOU MAKE TRACKS

BUT I MAKE TWICE AS MUCH. *

OH, SPRING, WHEN A YOUNG

MAN'S FANCY TURNS TO LOVE.

- DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT?

- WHAT?

OH, IT'S WEIRD 'CAUSE

THERE'S A HOLE IN MY CHEST

WHERE MY HEART USED TO BE

'CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE

YANKED IT OUT AND SHE

DOESN'T EVEN FRIGGIN' CARE

THAT SHE DID IT.

ARE YOU TALKING

ABOUT THE GIRL IN

THE BLACK SWEATSHIRT?

DUDE, SHE'S THE HOTTEST

PLAYER HERE.

I HEARD HER IN THE PRACTICE

ROOMS AND SHE'S FLAWLESS.

WELL, SHE LOOKED AT ME

AND I JUST...

OH, MAN, SNAP.

- FRIEND, YOU'RE HOOKED.

- HOPELESSLY.

HAVE YOU EVER

EVEN TALKED TO HER?

NO, I'M WORKING ON THAT.

SEE, THE PROBLEM IS SHE WON'T

GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.

WELL, WHY DON'T I

INTRODUCE YOU GUYS?

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

YOU WERE THE COOLEST

GIRL EVER?

JAY, I LIKE THIS GIRL.

YOU KNOW HOW TO PICK THEM.

- I'VE ALWAYS SAID

THAT, HAVEN'T I, JAY?

- YEAH, HE HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT.

KIWI SEAL OF APPROVAL.

( classical piano playing )

( door rattling )

- HI.

- ( stops playing )

HEY, I'M TERRI.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

( door slams )

YOUR NAME?

SLOANE.

I-- I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE

ANY CLASSES TOGETHER

OR ANYTHING, BUT...

UM, I JUST THOUGHT

THAT I'D INTRODUCE MYSELF.

OKAY.

OKAY, SO THERE'S

THIS GUY, RIGHT?

AND, UM,

HE'S REALLY NICE

AND HIS NAME'S KIWI

AND HE KINDA

HAS A CRUSH ON YOU.

SO WE WERE WONDERING

IF YOU WANTED TO COME

HANG OUT WITH US ON

SATURDAY NIGHT?

KIWI'S A WEIRD NAME.

WHY WOULD HE

HAVE A CRUSH ON ME?

THAT'S STUPID.

UM, I MEAN, SOMETIMES

THERE'S JUST NOTHING

YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

WELL, ANYWAY,

UM, WE'RE GONNA MEET

IN THE LOBBY AT 7:00

AND, UM,

WE'RE GONNA GRAB

A BITE TO EAT, OKAY?

I GUESS.

GREAT.

( continues playing )

OKAY.

REALLY GOOD.

IT'S KINDA WEIRD TALKING.

OKAY, YOU THINK AND THROW

IT AT.

- BUT THEN, YEAH.

- YOU'RE IN.

( screams )

YOU BEAUTIFUL

LITTLE PETUNIA.

- YOU-- AH!

AH, SACRE BLEU! AH!

- I GOT YOU, MAN.

OKAY, GIRL.

SO TALK TO ME

NOW IT'S YOU AND JAY?

YEAH, KIND OF.

I MEAN,

HE'S REALLY COOL.

AND WHAT ABOUT ROBIN,

MS. THING?

- HE SAYS THEY'RE OVER.

- YEAH, RIGHT. ( laughs )

- THAT'S REALLY CUTE.

- OH, YOU LIKE THIS?

- YEAH.

- MY MOM, SHE RUNS THIS FUNKY

LITTLE CLOTHING SHOP.

SHE'S GOT GREAT TASTE.

- REALLY?

- YEAH, I JUST WISH BUSINESS

WAS BETTER THOUGH, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, EVEN WITH ME WORKING

PART-TIME BAGGING GROCERIES,

AND YOU KNOW,

DOING WHAT I CAN

STREET PERFORMING,

WE STILL HAD CRAZY TROUBLE

SCRAPPING UP THE TUITION.

I MEAN, WHY DO YOU

THINK I'M STRESSING

THAT SCHOLARSHIP?

HEY, COME HERE

FOR A SECOND.

I WANT YOU TO SEE

WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

- REALLY?

- YEAH, COME ON.

YOU FORCED ME.

- OH YEAH, THAT'S FRESH.

- OH, DO I LOOK LIKE

I'M GOING CLUBBING?

OH MY GOD.

( cell phone ringing )

- HEY, AUNT NINA.

- Terri, thank God

I reached you!

YOUR DAD CALLED,

I DID MY THING.

I think he smells a rat.

I don't know how,

I don't know why.

BUT YOUR MOTHER JUST CALLED

AND SAID HE IS ON HIS

WAY HERE, NOW!

I'LL STALL HIM AS BEST

I CAN BUT IS THERE ANY WAY

YOU CAN JUST GET HERE?

OH MY GOD.

WE'RE DEAD.

I'M DEAD.

HEY, JAY!

- OKAY, THANKS.

- GOOD LUCK, TERRI.

I'LL SEE YOU

TOMORROW NIGHT,

ALL RIGHT?

P.A:

The desert train

is now boarding on platform 12.

( horn blaring )

Radio:

We're getting a little break

from the 100-plus temperatures

here in the greater

Palm Springs area.

Wind's out of the northeast

at six miles per hour.

- HEY.

- HEY, NINA.

WHERE IS SHE?

AH, WELL, UM...

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT, SIMON.

- OH YEAH.

- YEAH, UM--

Terri:

DADDY!

- I MISSED YOU.

- OH, I MISSED YOU TOO.

I NEED A DRINK.

( sighs )

SORRY.

( sighs )

THEY'RE NOT COMING, MAN.

I'M TELLING YOU.

- THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP.

- NO WAY. LOOK, WOMEN ARE

ALWAYS FASHIONABLY LATE.

- THEY'LL BE HERE.

- OKAY, THEY'LL BE HERE.

- DUDE.

- THANKS, MAN.

NO, NO, NO, DUDE.

DAMN IT.

NO, NO,

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

DON'T WALK AWAY.

HEY, YOU GUYS,

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

HEY, SLOANE,

YOU LOOK GREAT.

YEAH.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

UM, I THINK

YOU SHOULD-- COOL.

Terri:

NO, SERIOUSLY.

I HAD TO PRETEND TO MY DAD

LIKE I HAD BEEN THERE

THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME,

AND MEANWHILE MY AUNT

WAS REMODELING HER HOUSE,

SO WHEN I WENT TO GO FIND

THE BATHROOM,

- I WALKED INTO A CLOSET.

- NO WAY.

- YES WAY.

- YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE ALL

THOUGHT YOU WERE LIKE SOME

GOODY-TWO-SHOES,

BUT YOU'RE LIKE A FUGITIVE

FROM THE LAW.

( laughs )

- SPEAKING OF WHICH, FUGITIVE,

WHERE ARE YOU LEADING US TO?

- YOU'LL SEE.

( violin playing )

- SHE'S GOOD.

- BEYOND, MAN.

THIS ONE, OKAY?

( changes tempo )

* YOU GOT A SMILE

SO BRIGHT *

* YOU KNOW YOU COULD

HAVE BEEN A CANDLE *

- * I'M HOLDING

YOU SO TIGHT... *

- ( laughing )

COME ON YOU GUYS.

COME ON.

- SHE'S NOT SERIOUS.

- COME ON.

- NO, NO, NO.

- * THE WAY YOU SWEPT ME

OFF MY FEET *

All:

* YOU KNOW YOU COULD

HAVE BEEN SOME PERFUME *

* WELL YOU COULD HAVE BEEN

ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO *

* AND I COULD TELL

* THE WAY YOU DO

THE THINGS YOU DO *

* THE WAY YOU DO

THE THINGS YOU DO *

* THE WAY YOU DO

THE THINGS YOU DO *

* THE WAY YOU DO

THE THINGS YOU DO *

* AND AS PRETTY AS YOU ARE

* YOU KNOW YOU COULD

HAVE BEEN A FLOWER... *

( score replays )

( saxophone playing )

Terri:

I LIKE TO COME UP HERE

SOMETIMES TO THINK.

( laughs )

THIS IS REALLY COOL.

I LOVE IT UP HERE.

WISH I HAD A PLACE

TO THINK LIKE THIS.

( laughing )

WELL, YOU PLAY

YOUR CARDS RIGHT,

MAYBE I'LL SHARE

WITH YOU.

- MAYBE?

- MAYBE.

( laughs )

DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU

COME UP HERE TO THINK ABOUT.

STUFF.

MY DREAMS.

MUSIC.

THE FUTURE.

IF I HAVE ONE.

( saxophone playing )

( laughs )

COME ON.

TOO FAST?

NOT READY.

WELL... COOL.

I MEAN I LIKE YOU.

A LOT.

YEAH, I LIKE YOU TOO.

I WAS THINKING OF THAT SONG

WE WERE WORKING ON

THE OTHER DAY.

UM-HMM.

I THINK WE SHOULD

DO IT FOR OUR FINAL

PERFORMANCE PIECE.

YOU SING.

I'LL PLAY.

WE COULD SPLIT

THE SCHOLARSHIP

AND WE COULD

WRITE SOMETHING

REALLY MEANINGFUL.

- OKAY?

- DEAL.

DO YOU WANT

TO TRY THAT AGAIN?

WHAT?

( pop music playing )

* SOMETHING IN THE WAY

YOU THROW YOUR HAIR *

* BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER

* SOMETHING IN THE WAY

YOU SMILE *

* WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING

MY WAY *

* I'VE GOT NO CONCERNS

* THE DAYS ARE LONG

AND THE NIGHTS GET COLDER *

* BECAUSE IT'S THIS

I'VE GOT TO TRY *

* ON YOU, HONEY

* I AIN'T NEVER WISHIN'

FOR THE CHANGE *

* IN MY CONDITION

* I'M NOT RICH

BUT I KNOW *

* THAT THE SUN

WILL SHINE FOR ME *

* RIDE WITH ME

* WON'T YOU TAKE

A RIDE WITH ME? *

- LET'S GO, LET'S GO!

- HEY, IT'S OPEN MIC

NIGHT, GUYS.

( singer singing

out of tune )

( crowd booing )

- BOO!

- YOU SUCK!

TOUGH CROWD.

- YEAH.

- TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I'M GONNA GO SEE

IF WE CAN GET ONTO

THE LIST TO PERFORM.

WHAT?

JAY, NO.

HEY LOOK, WE CAN

PRACTICE FOREVER,

BUT SOONER OR LATER

WE'RE GONNA

HAVE TO DO IT.

Patron:

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

* HEY-EY.

ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT.

STANLEY WILSON,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

LET'S GIVE A BIG HAND

TO STANLEY WILSON.

- WHY ARE YOU HERE?!

- YOU SUCK, MAN!

GOOD JOB.

- I'M SO NERVOUS.

- WELL, LOOK, JUST--

PICTURE THE AUDIENCE NAKED.

OKAY, BAD IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP,

WE HAVE TERRI AND JAY.

NOW, IT IS THEIR FIRST TIME

HERE AT THE BLUE MOON,

SO LET'S GIVE

THEM A WARM WELCOME.

TERRI AND JAY, EVERYONE.

( applauding )

( clears throat )

* THERE'S A LIGHT IN ME

* AND--

- LET ME START OVER.

- COME ON, SING SOMETHING!

* THERE'S A LIGHT IN ME

- HEY, TURN AROUND.

- * AND IT'S SHINE--

LOOK, IT'S OKAY.

TURN AROUND.

SORRY.

* THERE'S A LIGHT IN ME

* AND IT'S SHINE--

SHINE *

* I CAN'T HELP--

- Terri: PAUL!

- ( crowd mumbling )

TERRI! TERRI!

TERRI, WAIT, WAIT!

- ARE YOU OKAY?

- I'M FINE.

I SAW--

I JUST WASN'T READY.

I-- I WAS GONNA WAIT.

BUT, UM,

THIS IS FOR YOU.

PAUL'S CROSS.

( alarm beeping )

( sighs )

( mumbles )

* THE KINGDOM

OF THIS WORLD *

* HE IS BECOME

* THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD

* AND OF HIS CHRIST...

* AND OF HIS CHRIST.

GOOD. NICE.

IMPROVING.

WE'VE GOT 10

MINUTES LEFT.

I WANT TO RUN

THE THIRD SECTION.

HAS ANYBODY SEEN TERRI?

I CAN SING THE PART,

MR. TORVALD, I KNOW IT

BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.

IT'S TERRI'S SOLO,

SO LETS WAIT FOR HER.

BUT SHE'S NOT EVEN HERE.

AND IT'S NOT LIKE SHE CAN

SING IT ANYWAY.

TERRI'S WORKED HARD FOR IT.

SHE DESERVES IT.

- NO, I DESERVE THIS PART!

- ( crowd gasps )

Student:

STOP IT. JEEZ.

HA-HA.

WELL I GUESS YOU HAVE

A NEW FAVORITE NOW!

( door slams )

HEY.

( crying )

COME ON.

WHOA, WHOA.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T-- I DON'T SEE

HOW THINGS CAN JUST GO

FROM BEING SO GREAT

ONE SUMMER TO TURN

TO SUCH CRAP THE NEXT.

I'M SORRY, ROBIN.

CAN WE TALK?

I MEAN, PRIVATELY?

HEY, MR. TORVALD.

I'M SORRY I MISSED CLASS.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY.

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?

- WHAT?

- IF YOU MISSED MY CLASS,

YOU MUST BE DEATHLY ILL.

IT'S TOO BAD

BECAUSE WE WERE GONNA

WORK ON YOUR SOLO TODAY.

- I'M NOT READY FOR A SOLO.

- YES, YOU ARE.

DON'T YOU EVEN KNOW

HOW MUCH YOU'VE IMPROVED

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE?

OKAY, BUT THERE

ARE MUCH BETTER SINGERS

HERE, MR. TORVALD.

I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

WE'LL TRY IT AGAIN TOMORROW.

LOOK, TERRI,

THERE'S PEOPLE

IN THE CLASS WHO ARE

DESPERATE TO DO THIS SOLO,

SO IF YOU DON'T CARE

ABOUT THE WORK,

WHAT HAVE YOU

BEEN DOING HERE?

( door shuts )

THIS IS SO HUMILIATING.

YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO BE WITH ME.

LOOK, JUST--

TAKE IT EASY.

WORSE THINGS

HAVE HAPPENED, RIGHT?

YEAH, ALL THE TIME.

JUST NOT TO ME.

- I ALWAYS GET MY WAY.

- (chuckles )

- IS THAT A BAD THING TO SAY?

- WELL, MAYBE A LITTLE, YEAH.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU LIKED BAD.

MAYBE A LITTLE BAD?

COME ON, WE GOT ALONG

REALLY WELL LAST SUMMER,

DIDN'T WE?

PEOPLE CHANGE, ROBIN.

I'M NOT THE SAME PERSON

I WAS LAST SUMMER.

NEITHER ARE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK WE CAN BE

THOSE TWO PEOPLE AGAIN.

DON'T YOU?

( students chatting )

- HEY, HAVE YOU SEEN JAY?

- UH, HEADING TO THE PRACTICE

ROOM, I THINK.

I THINK I KNOW THE PROBLEM.

I'M BAD.

BUT I CAN BE BETTER.

( gasps )

TERRI, WAIT!

TERRI!

TERRI!

TERRI, WAIT!

TERRI!

- WAIT.

- JERK!

TERRI!

- JAY?

- STAY AWAY FROM ME!

TERRI!

( crying )

STUPID.

* I DON'T KNOW YOUR FACE

* NO MORE

* OR FEEL THE TOUCH

* THAT I ADORE

* I DON'T KNOW YOUR FACE

* NO MORE

* IT'S JUST A PLACE

* I'M LOOKING FOR...

- TERRI, COME ON, PLEASE.

- SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK

TO YOU.

JUST BACK OFF.

* WE MIGHT AS WELL

BE LIVING *

* IN ANOTHER TOWN

* WE MIGHT AS WELL

* WE MIGHT AS WELL

* WE MIGHT AS WELL

* BE STRANGERS

* BE STRANGERS

* FOR ALL I KNOW

* OF YOU NOW

* FOR ALL I KNOW.

AW, HEY.

YOU OKAY?

IT'S NOTHING.

I'M SORRY IF I WAS HARD

ON YOU THE OTHER DAY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK.

ANYTHING.

OKAY?

HAVE YOU EVER LOST ANYONE?

YEAH.

I JUST CAN'T LET THIS GO.

WELL, YOU'RE AN ARTIST

AND ARTISTS

FEEL THINGS DIFFERENTLY

THAN REGULAR PEOPLE.

LOOK AT PATSY CLINE OR

BILLIE HOLIDAY.

YOU COULD HEAR IT

IN THEIR VOICE.

OR,

VINCENT VAN GOGH.

CUT OFF HIS EAR, BUT HEY,

HE COULD PAINT.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

KILLED HIMSELF.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S A BAD EXAMPLE.

( laughs )

HEY, I'M A MUSIC TEACHER,

NOT A SHRINK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I GUESS...

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY

IS ARTISTS CONVEY EMOTION.

THEY MAKE AN AUDIENCE FEEL

WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY

TO TAKE WHAT'S IN HERE

AND PUT IT IN HERE.

- ( pounding at door )

- WHAT THE HELL. WHO IS IT?

IT'S JAY.

LET ME IN!

- GO AWAY, YOU JACKASS!

- NO, NO, NO!

I JUST-- PLEASE, I JUST WANT

TO TALK TO TERRI, OKAY?

- JUST LET ME IN.

- HE SOUNDS DRUNK.

UH, YOU THINK?

HEY, GIRL,

DO NOT OPEN THAT DOOR.

OKAY, I'M GONNA MAKE

HIM LEAVE, ALL RIGHT?

JAY, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE NOW.

- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

- OKAY?

- NO!

- OW!

- THAT HURT A LOT.

- ( sighs )

- SHH.

- NO, IT'S NOT

WHAT YOU THINK.

Student:

WHAT'S GOING ON?!

- I SAW YOU

KISSING HER, OKAY?

- NO, NO.

- SHUT UP!

- YOU SHUT UP!

- Denise: COME ON, TERRI.

- Girl in dorm: I'M TRYING

TO SLEEP!

SH-- I WASN'T KISSING HER.

SHE WAS-- SHE WAS KISSING ME.

OH NO.

HE DIDN'T EVEN TRY

TO GO THERE, PLEASE.

I'M SURE THAT MAKES

A LOT OF SENSE, JAY,

- WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK.

- TERRI,

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HER.

- I CARE ABOUT YOU.

- BOY, WHO YOU TRYING TO PLAY?

- TERRI?

- DENISE, JUST CHILL OUT,

ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, TERRI,

I CARE ABOUT YOU.

- YOU KNOW I DO.

- WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

WHY WOULD YOU DRINK?

BECAUSE, BECAUSE I'M--

I'M WORTHLESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

DON'T EVEN TRY AND GIVE ME

THAT SELF-PITY THING, OKAY?

TERRI, LOOK.

Y'ALL NEED TO RELOCATE.

OKAY, WELL, I'M NEVER

GOING TO GET HIM PAST

THE NIGHT GUARD, SO YOU--

- I'LL BE FINE.

I'LL JUST--

- YOU HAVE--

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME

GET HIM UP TO THE ROOF.

THIS IS TOO MUCH

DRAMA FOR ME.

- SHH-HH.

- I'M FINE.

YOU'RE NOT FINE, OKAY?

OH WOW!

I LOVE THIS ROOF!

IT'S SO COOL.

- WHOO!

- OH, HIS BREATH IS NASTY.

OH!

I'M SPINNING.

HELP HIM!

OH MY GOD.

I'M OUT.

THANK YOU.

- WHAT DID YOU DO?

- I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD.

I'M SURE YOU DON'T.

* IN A MOMENT

* EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE

* FEEL THE WIND

ON YOUR SHOULDER *

* FOR A MINUTE

* ALL THE WORLD CAN WAIT

- * LET GO OF YOUR YESTERDAY

- WAKE UP.

* CAN YOU HEAR IT CALLING?

* CAN YOU FEEL IT

IN YOUR SOUL? *

- * CAN YOU TRUST

THIS LONGING *

- WAKE UP, IT'S A NEW DAY.

* AND TAKE CONTROL?

* FLY

* OPEN UP THE PART OF YOU

* 'CAUSE IT'S YOUR TIME

- * TIME TO FLY...

- ( exhales deeply )

I'M REALLY SORRY.

SAVE IT.

YOU'RE NOT FORGIVEN YET.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

* IN A MOMENT

* EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE.

FRANCES!

DO YOU HAVE THE CAR KEYS?

FRANCES?

CAR KEYS?

( rattles )

FRANCES?

SO I WROTE SOME NEW LYRICS

AND NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS PRACTICE,

- SO WE CAN PULL THIS OFF.

- RIGHT.

HERE'S THE MUSIC.

OKAY, WELL,

LET'S START HERE.

- I WANNA WORK

ON THE BRIDGE.

- OKAY.

* IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHAT PEOPLE SAY *

* AND IT DOESN'T MATTER

HOW LONG IT TAKES *

* BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

AND YOU'LL FLY-- *

OKAY.

IT'S NOT--

LET'S, UM, GO AGAIN

AND TRY IT A LITTLE FASTER.

- OKAY.

- OKAY.

- ( playing ragtime )

- * IT DOESN'T--

( laughs )

STOP.

OKAY, FOR REAL THIS TIME.

LET'S GO.

* IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHAT PEOPLE SAY-- *

( sighs )

IT SOUNDED FINE

THE FIRST TIME.

OKAY, BUT "FINE"

IS NOT GOING TO WIN US

THE SCHOLARSHIP.

OKAY, IT'S GOTTA BE RIGHT.

AND I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP

UNTIL I NAIL IT.

IT'LL DRIVE ME NUTS.

* IT DOESN'T MATTER--

IT DOESN'T MATTER *

* IT DOESN'T MATTER

HOW LONG IT TAKES *

* BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

AND YOU'LL FLY HIGH. *

WHAT?

YOU DID WHAT?

SHE GOT ACCEPTED, SIMON.

OUT OF ALL THE APPLICANTS

IN AMERICA,

OUR TERRI GOT IN.

YOU MEAN SHE'S BEEN THERE

THIS WHOLE TIME?

- DID YOU HEAR ME?

- YOU-- YOU LIED TO ME?

- DID YOU HEAR?

OUR DAUGHTER...

- YOU AND NINA?

- GOT INTO THE BEST

MUSIC SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.

- ALL OF YOU LIED TO ME.

ALL OF YOU.

BUT TERRI WANTED TO GO.

PAUL WANTED HER TO GO.

PAUL!

TERRI'S SINGING AGAIN.

WHY DOESN'T THIS MATTER TO YOU?

WHAT IN GOD'S NAME

IS WRONG WITH YOU, FRANCES?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

WE JUST LOST OUR SON.

WE WERE LOSING THE ONLY

CHILD WE HAVE LEFT.

I'M NOT GONNA LET

THAT HAPPEN.

THAT'S MY POINT.

SHE'S JUST A CHILD.

SHE'S OUR CHILD.

AND HOW CAN I PROTECT HER

IF SHE'S NOT HERE?

I WANT HER HOME.

I WANT HER HOME NOW.

( piano playing )

( drumming )

( drumming increases )

( pounding )

- WILL YOU SHUT UP IN HERE?!

- ( breathing heavily )

YOU ARE THE LOUDEST,

NOISIEST, RUDEST JERK

ON THE PLANET!

( drumsticks drop )

( giggling )

( both laughing )

( Sloan shrieks )

( cymbal clangs )

- Sloane: OH, OW!

- Kiwi: SORRY.

( classical music

playing throughout )

- ( applause )

- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

WELL, IT'S TIME TO BRING

THINGS TO A CLOSE.

IT'S BEEN GREAT FUN

AND WE HAVE EVEN MORE

IN STORE FOR YOU.

TODAY WE HAVE A FULL SLATE

OF FINAL PERFORMANCES.

AND SOME OF OUR PERFORMERS

WILL BE BACKED UP BY MEMBERS

OF THE BRISTOL-HILLMAN

HOUSE BAND.

- ( crowd cheering )

- OH MY GOD!

- WHAT?

- I DON'T HAVE

PAUL'S NECKLACE.

NO, I CAN'T DO THIS

WITHOUT HIM.

- TERRI? TERRI, WAIT.

- NO, UH, DON'T WORRY.

I'LL BE BACK.

AND GIVE A HAND

TO OUR FIRST PERFORMER,

MISS ROBIN CHILDERS.

( cheering )

- Man: ALL RIGHT!

- Man #2: YEAH!

( pop music playing )

* LET YOUR BODY MOVE

ON THE DANCE FLOOR *

* FEEL THE RHYTHM

AS YOUR BODY GETS WARM... *

- DAD?

- PACK YOUR THINGS, TERRI.

- LET'S GO HOME.

- DADDY, NO!

NOT A WORD, TERESA.

JUST DO IT.

YOUR MOTHER'S WAITING

DOWNSTAIRS.

UH-- UH--

* JUST AS YOU HEAD

IS SPINNING *

* AS YOU SLOWLY START

TO LOSE CONTROL. *

( crowd cheering )

Man:

GO, ROBIN!

THANK YOU.

GREAT PERFORMANCE!

OUR NEXT PERFORMER

IS MR. ENGELBERT WILSON.

- ENGELBERT?

- ( crowd applauding )

- Man in audience:

COME ON OUT, BOY!

- ( laughing )

- Man #2: KIWI!

- ( cheering continues )

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

PACK YOUR THINGS.

DAD, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU DID THIS TO PAUL AND NOW

YOU'RE DOING THIS TO ME.

DON'T YOU DARE

BRING PAUL INTO THIS.

OKAY, WELL, I'M NOT GONNA

LET YOU HOLD ME BACK.

- YOU LIED TO ME, TERRI.

- AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT I DID WHAT

I HAD TO DO.

OKAY, YOU DON'T LISTEN

TO ANYBODY, AND WE'RE

ALL AFRAID OF YOU.

- ( synthesizer playing )

- ( slams drawer )

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW!

( electronic music playing )

* She wants the creature

from outer space *

* Gentlemen

* Time is running out.

DAD...

THIS PLACE

IS THE SCARIEST,

HARDEST

BEST THING

THAT HAS EVER

HAPPENED TO ME,

NO MATTER

HOW I GOT HERE.

- ( piano music playing )

- WE'LL DISCUSS IT AT HOME.

I'M NOT LEAVING.

OKAY, I DID THIS

AND I DID THIS

FOR ME AND I'M GONNA

FINISH IT FOR ME.

YOU CAN TAKE ME HOME

IF YOU WANT TO, DAD.

BUT I'M PERFORMING

ANY MINUTE NOW,

AND IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD

TO ME IF YOU AND MOM WERE

THERE TO SUPPORT ME.

I WORKED SO HARD HERE.

AND I'M REALLY GOOD.

I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME.

PLEASE, DAD.

- PLEASE, LET ME STAY.

- ( violin playing )

- ( changes tempo )

- ( laughs )

( distorted )

( crowd cheering )

- Woman: ALL RIGHT, DENISE!

- Man: YES!

YES, THAT WAS

WONDERFUL, DENISE.

- NICE JOB, DENISE!

- THANKS.

YOU WERE GREAT, GIRL!

AND NOW LAST,

BUT NOT LEAST,

TERESA FLETCHER

AND JAY CORGAN.

- ( applause )

- ( piano playing )

( inaudibly whispering )

- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I'M SORRY TO ANNOUNCE--

- ( footsteps )

( guitar playing )

Paul:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE

TO PRESENT TO YOU

THE DISTINCTIVE VOCAL STYLINGS

OF THE ONE,

THE ONLY,

TERRI FLETCHER!

UM--

THIS SONG JAY

AND I WROTE TOGETHER,

AND, UM, I WOULD

LIKE TO DEDICATE IT

TO MY BROTHER,

PAUL FLETCHER.

* I FOUND MYSELF TODAY

* OH I FOUND MYSELF

AND RAN AWAY *

* BUT SOMETHING

PULLED ME BACK *

* THE VOICE OF REASON,

I FORGOT I HAD *

* ALL I KNOW

IS YOU'RE NOT HERE TO SAY *

* WHAT YOU ALWAYS

USED TO SAY *

* BUT IT'S WRITTEN

IN THE SKY TONIGHT *

* SO I WON'T GIVE UP

* NO, I WON'T BREAK DOWN

* SOONER THAN IT SEEMS

LIFE TURNS AROUND *

* AND I WILL BE STRONG

EVEN IF IT ALL GOES WRONG *

* WHEN I'M STANDING IN THE DARK,

I'LL STILL BELIEVE *

* SOMEONE'S WATCHING OVER ME

* SEEN

THAT RAY OF LIGHT *

* AND IT'S SHINING

ON MY DESTINY *

* SHINING ALL THE TIME,

AND I WON'T BE AFRAID *

* TO FOLLOW EVERYWHERE

IT'S TAKING ME *

* ALL I KNOW

IS YESTERDAY IS GONE *

* AND RIGHT NOW

I BELONG *

* TO THIS MOMENT,

TO MY DREAMS *

* SO I WON'T GIVE UP

* NO, I WON'T BREAK DOWN

* SOONER THEN IT SEEMS

LIFE TURNS AROUND *

* AND I WILL BE STRONG

EVEN IF IT ALL GOES WRONG *

* WHEN I'M STANDING IN THE DARK,

I'LL STILL BELIEVE *

* SOMEONE'S WATCHING OVER ME

* IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHAT PEOPLE SAY *

* AND IT DOESN'T MATTER

HOW LONG IT TAKES *

* BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

AND YOU'LL FLY HIGH *

* AND IT ONLY MATTERS

HOW TRUE YOU ARE *

* BE TRUE TO YOURSELF

AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART *

* SO I WON'T GIVE UP

* NO, I WON'T BREAK DOWN

* SOONER THAN IT SEEMS

LIFE TURNS AROUND *

* AND I WILL BE STRONG

EVEN IF IT ALL GOES WRONG *

* WHEN I'M STANDING IN THE DARK,

I'LL STILL BELIEVE *

* THAT I WON'T GIVE UP

* NO, I WON'T BREAK DOWN

* SOONER THAN IT SEEMS

LIFE TURNS AROUND *

* AND I WILL BE STRONG

EVEN WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG *

* WHEN I'M STANDING IN THE DARK,

I'LL STILL BELIEVE *

* THAT SOMEONE'S

WATCHING OVER-- *

* SOMEONE'S

WATCHING OVER-- *

* SOMEONE'S

WATCHING OVER ME *

* OH YEAH,

OH, OH *

* OH, O-OH

* OH, OH

* OH, OH

* OH, O-OH

* OH, OH

* OH, OH

* SOMEONE'S WATCHING OVER ME.

( crowd cheering )

WAY TO GO, TERRI!

( silent )

- YOU DID IT!

YOU WERE AWESOME!

- WE DID IT!

( gasps )

NOTHING WILL EVER TOP

WHAT I JUST FELT.

- WE GOT IT.

- WE GOT IT?

ARE YOU SURE?

ALL RIGHT.

EACH YEAR WE PRESENT

A $10,000 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

IN MUSIC STUDIES

TO AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT

IN THE SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM

WAS BETTER THAN MOST,

FULL OF TALENTED,

HARDWORKING STUDENTS.

IT'S A SHAME WE ONLY HAVE

ONE SCHOLARSHIP TO GIVE.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE BRISTOL-HILLMAN

MUSIC CONSERVATORY

IS PLEASED TO PRESENT

THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO...

DENISE GILMORE.

( cheering )

( crowd chatting )

- OH HONEY!

YOU WERE SO WONDERFUL!

- OH, THANK YOU!

TRULY AMAZING,

BUT THEN AGAIN,

IT'S IN THE GENES.

- AUNT NINA, THANK YOU

FOR EVERYTHING.

- ( laughing )

I WISH YOU WOULD

HAVE WON THAT SCHOLARSHIP.

NO, MOM, IT DOESN'T

EVEN MATTER.

- I JUST-- I GOT TO BE

UP THERE, YOU KNOW?

- YEAH.

Simon:

YOU UM...

YOU WERE GREAT, TERRI.

REALLY.

THANK YOU, DAD.

LET ME TALK TO YOU

FOR A SECOND ALONE,

ALL RIGHT?

( chuckles )

I UH--

I JUST WANT TO TELL

YOU I WAS WRONG.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD?

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER--

JUST LET ME TALK, PLEASE.

I JUST-- I WAS WRONG.

I CAN JUST BE,

UH, PRETTY HARDHEADED

SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?

ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED

TO TELL YOU THAT, UH...

IT WAS PROBABLY THE PROUDEST

MOMENT OF MY LIFE

SEEING YOU UP THERE.

I JUST WISH PAUL

COULD HAVE SEEN IT.

ME TOO.

HI.

THE FLETCHERS HAVE

AN AMAZING DAUGHTER.

- THANK YOU.

- AWESOME.

WE HOPE, UH, WE SEE

HER NEXT YEAR.

WELL, YOU JUST MIGHT.

GOOD.

( both laughing )

( pop music playing )

HEY, TERRI.

COME ON!

* IN THIS PLACE

THAT HAS NO NAME *

* I CAN'T REMEMBER

WHY I CAME *

* AND THEN I HEAR

YOU WHISPERING *

* ONE MORE MILE

TO JERICHO *

* NOTHING IS EVER

WHAT IT SEEMS *

* WHEN YOU LIVE

INSIDE YOUR DREAMS *

* THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE,

THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE *

* BUT I'M NOT

GOING TO CRY *

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* EVERYBODY GETS THE JOKE

* WHERE'S THE FIRE?

WHERE'S THE SMOKE? *

* MONEY, LOVE AND JEALOUSY

* SOMETHING'S GOT

A HOLD ON ME *

* BUT I WILL FOLLOW

WHERE YOU GO *

* ONE MORE MILE TO JERICHO

* THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE,

THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE *

* BUT I'M NOT GONNA CRY

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* GOODBYE NOW

* GOODBYE

* ONE MORE MILE,

ONE MORE KISS *

* ONE MORE WORD,

ONE MORE WISH *

* THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE,

THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE *

* BUT I'M NOT GONNA CRY

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE,

THE WALLS WILL TUMBLE *

* BUT I'M NOT GONNA CRY

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE

* MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE,

MY HEART WON'T CRUMBLE *

* IF WE EVER SAY GOODBYE.

( score playing )