Saints Rest (2017) - full transcript

("Not a Sad Song")

♪ It's not a sad song today ♪

♪ Mm mm ♪

♪ It's not a sad song today ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ It's only me ♪

♪ Walking while you run ♪

♪ No one's gonna win today ♪

♪ It's not a love song today ♪

♪ Uh uh ♪

♪ It's not a love song today ♪



♪ Oh oh oh uh uh uh ♪

♪ It's only me ♪

♪ Drifting through the day ♪

♪ Hoping you'll fall back to me ♪

♪ It's only me ♪

♪ It's only me ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

- [Danny] Joni, I need my scrubs!

- Look on my floor.

- [Danny] They're all wrinkly.

Where are my pants?

- Oh, down here.

- [Danny] Can't you sleep
in your own clothes?

- Everything's dirty.



- [Danny] Great.

(pager beeping)

Why are they paging me this early?

- Ready?

- Yeah.

She'll be here around six.

- [Joni] Yup.

- Don't be late.

Bye.

- [Crosby] Hello, Joni.

- Hey, Crosby.
- I'm in a play

that's opening tomorrow night.

It has eight acts, each with

a different animal
- I'm sorry.

- and theme.
- Crosby, I'm late to--

- I get to play a dinosaur.

- Oh wow.
- I hope you can come.

- [Joni] I'll try.

(Sumana giggles)

- Beat ya.

Joni!

Let's do this!

Monday my fun day.

- [Sumana] Why don't
you stop having fun days

and start doing some work.

- Oh, we finally changin' out the turtles?

All right, all right,
I was just testin' you.

Seriously though, how you doin'?

Come on.

Mm!

♪ Makin' me a latte ♪

I'm feelin' the love
today, Joni, and I like it.

- Did you clean out the
bathroom last night, Michael?

(machine whirring)

- Uh, what?

- [Joni] Nothing.

- [Michael] All right, just
the chest, just the chest.

Mm, one more time.

Mm, all right, now a little
harder, a little harder, mm.

All right, now jump this time.

Mm!

Yes, Jun Taek, your mother'd be proud.

("Not a Sad Song")

(Danny screams happily)

(Allie laughs)

- Come here, you squashed cabbage leaf!

- [Allie] Hi!

- Oh!

Joni will be here any minute.

- Okay.

(phone ringing)

- Saints Rest.

- [Danny] Where are you?

She's here.

- Yeah, I just have a few stragglers.

- [Danny] Joni, no more fiddling, come.

- Yeah, okay, bye.

- Okay.

Sorry about Joni.

I guess she got stuck at work.

(phone jingling)

My mom.

(speaking in Hebrew)

You sure you don't wanna
come sleep upstairs?

- No, no, I'm fine.

- It's your room.

- Danny, I love this couch.

- Okay, come upstairs if
you change your mind, okay?

- [Allie] I will.

- Laila Tov
- Laila Tov

Thanks for the cake.

- [Danny] Yeah, sure.

(Allie sighs)

- Stealing my clothes already?

- This was Mom's.

- Sorry I'm late, I just got
caught up with something.

- It's okay.

(Joni sighs)

- How long you here for?

- Um, I was hoping a few weeks.

My lease starts on the 15th.

- Right.

That should be fine.

- It's good to see you.

- You too.

- [Danny] No, put it inside

and then drink through it
like it's a straw, see?

- Mm!
- Uh huh.

- Mm!
- Yeah, that's what

I'm talking about.
- Oh my god.

(Danny and Allie laughing)

- Hey, Joni, did you know
that Allie has an agent?

She's already getting other auditions.

- [Joni] Wow.

- It's mostly off-Broadway stuff.

- [Joni] Did somebody see my keys.

- Check your pockets.

You're gonna be famous,
Allie, I know these things.

- Okay, I'm going to work,

so just call me if you need anything.

- Good morning, Kelly.

- [Kelly] Good morning.

- There you are, darling.

- How much?

- $3.25.

(patrons chattering)

That's fine, Mary.

- No, no, I have it.

- No, this is perfect, perfect.

- Okay, thank you.

- Okay.

- You've seen this?

For real?

- [Joni] Here you go, lovebirds.

- [Danny] Thank you. Okay.

- [Andrew] Thank you.

- [Jaysen] Can I get a little,

there's gonna be a little
red barn in the background

and throw in some chicks
and ducks and geese.

Yeah?

Really let 'em scurry.

And everybody else, I'll see
ya tomorrow at five, okay?

- Okay.
- Thank you.

- See you tomorrow, I'll see you tomorrow.

(singers chattering)

- [Man] Thank you

- Uh, what, what are you doing here?

(Allie chuckles)

I'm liking it, there are good things.

But I miss the city.

I mean, there are no
cute boys here at all.

(Allie laughing)

- I just can't believe
we're both back here.

We always talked about getting out.

- No joke.

- They still say no joke?

- Oh, absolutely.

Is being back weird for you?

- Yeah, feels like I'm
in the Twilight Zone.

Everything is smaller.

- [Joni] So deserve it.

(Danny laughing)

- [Danny] Do you think
Allie has a boyfriend?

- I can't even imagine her with a guy.

I mean, what do they
do, sing Sondheim duets?

- You should give her a chance.

She's kinda cool now.

You just haven't seen her in a while.

- Whose fault is that?

Spare me the guilt, I'm immune to it.

(Danny laughing)

(Joni chuckles)

(Danny sighs)

- Hey.

- [Joni] Hey.

- [Allie] You almost done?

- [Joni] Yeah.

- [Allie] Place looks good.

You got new chairs.

- Three years ago.

- What happened to the stage?

- People like to sit near the window,

watch the bustling streets.

Can you turn that sign to closed?

- Hey, why don't you take
down Mom's sea turtles

and find something new to put up.

Make the place your own.

- Yeah, no.

It's turtles all the way around.

So, I have some errands to run.

I can just

- Oh, yeah, okay
- see you at home.

- Yeah.

- [Joni] Sorry, I'm late, ringers.

Everyone has their gloves on?

- I hear your sister's back in town.

- [Joni] Yeah, just for a little while.

- [Mary] Oh, wonderful.

I'll bet she's glad to be back home.

- She is thrilled.

- [Mary] She's such a talented singer.

- Okay, let's start with
This Little Light of Mine.

Everyone grab your bells.

(Joni sigh)

Okay, one, two, ready, play.

(gentle piano music)

(door slams)

- What was that?

(Allie sighs)

- It's nothing, I'm just trying to write.

- Will you play it for me?

(pager beeping)

Oh, sorry.

Shit, one of my patients is coding.

Rain check on the song?

Sorry, cabbage leaf.

Laila Tov!

("Mask")

♪ I wanna wear a
mask and hide away ♪

♪ I wanna wear a mask, just
be someone else for a day ♪

♪ I gotta dance all night ♪

♪ Gotta, gotta,
gotta move my way ♪

♪ With the spotlight on
me fillin' up my body ♪

♪ Breathin' deep as I sway ♪

♪ I lie awake tonight ♪

♪ I'll lie awake tonight ♪

♪ I don't want it to be done ♪

♪ Done, done, done,
done, and over ♪

♪ I don't want it to be done ♪

♪ Done, done, done,
done, and over ♪

♪ I wanna wear a
mask and hide away ♪

♪ I wanna wear a mask and dumb
out the noise of the day ♪

♪ And just to give you
all the space to be ♪

♪ I'll build you a dream
and float you upstream ♪

♪ And maybe you could
finally see me ♪

(patrons chattering)

- Hey.

- Thank god you're
here, can you take this?

Take this, take this!

- Danny!

I've been waitin' for you.

- Hey, Michael, how are you?

- I'm good, I'm good,

but your roommate's being
a little bitch today.

- Want some coffee?

- [Danny] Yeah.

- [Michael] Allie!

- Hey!

- [Michael] Hey.

- Oh my god!
- Wow!

Look at you.
- Oh!

Oh, hi!

- [Michael] Joni, you didn't
say Allie was comin' in today.

- Oh!
- Cool Stanford apparel.

- Be nice.

- [Sumana] How the hell did
you get a part on Broadway?

- Oh, it's just a supporting role.

- [Sumana] Can I come with you?

Who do I have to sleep with?

- Hey, Allie, come sit.

Want some?

- No.

The place really looks great.

- [Joni] You keep saying that.

- Um, I was wondering, actually,

if you have any open shifts?

- [Joni] Why?

- Well, I just have a lot of free time,

and I could really use
the money for New York.

- Oh, is Manhattan expensive?

I mean, we get like one customer an hour.

I really don't need any extra help.

- It could be fun.

I mean, I haven't worked here since,

like junior year of high school.

- I can't just create paid
shifts out of thin air.

- [Danny] But you do have to
fire Michael occasionally.

- I heard that, Danny.

- I know.

- Okay.

We'll see, okay?

- Morning, Joni.

- Hey, Crosby.
- Wasn't that

some storm last night.
- Running late.

- Yeah.
- There was a driving wind.

(horn honking)

- Here you go.

- [Customer] Thank you.

- [Allie] Bye.

- [Danny] Allie, come here.

Do you remember this?

- [Allie] Yeah.

- [Joni] What are you guys
getting into over there?

- Nothing, relax.

- Do you wanna try it?

- [Danny] Yeah.

- [Allie] Hey, Joni, does
the piano still work.

- I don't know, it's a piano.

- [Allie] You play.

- [Danny] Okay.

("Right Now")

♪ Come and tell me a tale ♪

♪ Of our childhood days ♪

♪ Simple, clean ♪

♪ Do you remember ♪

♪ When we were kids ♪

♪ We used to pick berries ♪

♪ In the woods along the hill ♪

- Left hand.

♪ The smell ♪

♪ Does it remind you as well ♪

♪ Of the times we played
together by the stream ♪

♪ Do you remember ♪

♪ When we had no
where else to go ♪

♪ And so we took the time ♪

♪ To sing and to daydream ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Through the
never-ending fields ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ To stain our clothes
with mud and sand ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ Right now ♪

(both laughing)

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Come and tell me a tale ♪

♪ Of the simple days ♪

♪ By the hills ♪

♪ I wish you knew that ♪

♪ All your dreams
can be fulfilled ♪

♪ If you just follow those
that really make you feel ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Through the
never-ending fields ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ To stain our clothes
with mud and sand ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

(Allie laughing)

(Danny screams happily)

- Joni, did you hear that?

- Thanks for that rendition, guys.

(Allie laughing)

Can we go to lunch?

- Yeah, we can go to lunch.

Joni, you wrote so much
good stuff in college.

♪ Right now ♪

- [Joni] Shut up, shut up.

- [Allie] Joni's not back yet?

- [Danny] No, she's at
bell choir practice.

- [Allie] She's where?

- Yeah, it's Monday.

(bells chiming peacefully)

- Wonderful, okay.

I will see you guys all
next week, same time.

Yup.

Tyson, try not to break
anything else. (chuckles)

- [Choir Member] I'm starved,
let's get something to eat.

- That was Mom's favorite hymn.

How long have you been doing this?

- They asked me to take
over after she died.

Nepotism gone awry.

Didn't think I'd still be
doing it three years later.

- But you always refused
to go to church with us.

- I still get the willies
being in here. (scoffs)

- Yeah, well, you definitely
got the head start

railing against it all.

- Why, did you stop going to church?

- Pretty much.

- I feel kinda bad about it sometimes,

but probably not for the right reasons.

My therapist enjoyed it.

- You have a therapist?

- (chuckles) I had one, yeah, for a while.

- Why?

- That's what happens when everyone

pretends things are stable
and then your mom dies.

- She didn't want you to see things.

- I know, I know.

You two put on quite covert operation.

- She wanted to let you get away.

- So that you could
resent me for it later?

I wish I could've been
there you, be sad with you.

- Yeah, you would've loved it.

(Joni laughs)

Instead of going off to college,

you could've stayed home with me and,

eh, giving her enemas
and shoving catheters

It's been three years.

You had three years to be sad
with me, but you weren't here.

- Well, can I be here now?

- [Jaysen] One, two, three.

♪ If you lived here ♪

♪ You'd be home now ♪

♪ And you wouldn't have
to face the road ahead ♪

- [Jaysen] Put your scripts down.

♪ If you lived here ♪

♪ You'd be home now ♪

♪ With your favorite pillow
waiting on your bed ♪

♪ With your favorite pillow
waiting on your bed ♪

- [Jaysen] Woo!

- Yes!
(singers clapping)

- Great job, great job.

That's what I'm talkin' about.

How long are we staying at this thing?

- [Allie] You cannot abandon me.

- [Jaysen] I'm just here for the wine.

- And Jon's art.

- Oh, please, Jon's not much of an artist.

- Hey!
- Hey, Jon!

- Get over here, give me a hug!

Let's get drunk!

- Oh, how are you?

- How are you?

How the hell are you?

- [Allie] I'm great, how are you?

- I'm good, I'm good.

Apart from living in shit box

and working at Walmart, I'm fantastic.

- Jon, you don't work at Walmart.

- Yes, I do.

You need a drink, and you
need to take your glasses off.

No nerds allowed.

This is America.

- Okay, let's go inside.
- Also, are you

fully aware of what you're wearing.

- Shut up.
- You can wear

something that I have.
- Just shut up.

- Because none of that works here.

Don't listen to Jason.

He thinks that he's happy
here, but look at him.

This moment right now

is the happiest that
he's been in five years.

- [Allie] Are you still painting, Jon?

- I am.

I might follow you to New York, actually.

- Ooh, we could be roommates.

- We could, we could!

Probably not, but maybe.

- Sumana will come too.

- Come where?

- Let's go find a train.

(Sumana sighs)

♪ Train's comin'
down the track ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's comin' down really fast ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's comin' down,
it's comin' down ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Most trains run on steam ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ But not this train,
it runs on dreams ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

(Allie laughing)

♪ No, no, not steam,
it runs on dreams ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, just ooh ♪
- Chugga, chugga, chugga,

chugga, chugga, chugga,
chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga,

chugga, chugga.
- You missed all this,

didn't ya?

- Yeah, I guess I did
grow up a little bit.

- Allie, Allie, Allie,
Allie, you are so amazing!

You're so amazing for going to New York

and being a Broadway star.

Jaysen, you're even more amazing

for directing community theater

and dressing like an accountant.

- Okay, thanks, Jon.

(all chuckling)

- It's a magical world, you guys.

(Sumana laughing)

Did you just spit,

what did you do, ruining?
(Jaysen laughing)

(gentle country music)

- I don't know what I want.

- [Andrew] You want one of these?

- No, definitely not, gross.

If we were in Israel, we would
never be eating this crap.

- Don't you have a McDonald's in Tel Aviv?

- (chuckles) Yeah, sure.

It's popular American tourist spot.

You and I should go there.

- Sure.

I love McDonald's.

- No, I mean,

like, to live.

For a year, maybe.

- What would I do there?

- There's plenty of rehab
centers you could work at.

We could rent an apartment
on the beach near my sister.

You could just have a part-time job

and enjoy good weather for a year.

- And when the year's over?

- When the year's over, we'll do whatever.

We'll come back here

or we'll stay in Tel Aviv
if you like it there.

Whatever.

("Tip of Hope")

♪ Will you identify
a tip of hope ♪

♪ Will it shine just
for you to discover ♪

♪ Clouds arise on the horizon ♪

♪ Laden with ♪

- All right, then I'll see you
at her recital this weekend.

- [Dan] That would be great.

- All right, there you go.

- [Dan] Thanks so much.

- [Joni] Have a great day, Dan!

How's it goin'?

- Uh, this time next year,

I'll be serving coffee all by myself.

- [Joni] There's a learning curve.

- Guys, I've been thinkin'.

I think we need a Saints
Rest pet, like a mascot.

- Oh, I thought you already
filled that role, Michael.

- I'm serious.

Joni, what do you think?

- This all sounds like
something I don't care about.

- No, no, no, like we should get a dog,

and then when people come in,

they'll know the dog would be here,

and they'll pet the
dog, play with the dog.

You know, like one of those
big dogs with the deep voices.

(Allie laughing)
(Michael mimics barking)

Like, bark when people
come in. (mimics barking)

Then we'd make tee shirts.

That's marketing.

You think on it, boss.

(Allie laughs)

- Hey, I was thinking.

Maybe this weekend, you
and I could do something

just the two of us, try to catch up.

- Yeah, yeah, okay.

- [Allie] Great, it's a date.

(Joni chuckling)

- It's a date.

(Allie laughing)

Sorry, I'm late.

- It's okay.

- I can't believe this
is what you wanted to do.

I haven't been here
since I was like seven.

- Really?

I was here all the time in high school.

Probably shouldn't admit that.

- No.

Ready?

- You set 'em up, I'll knock 'em down.

- Uh oh.
- Uh,

bowling for two, please.

- [Attendant] I'll put
you guys on lane six.

What size shoes?

- I'm a 7 1/2.

- Me too.

- You want a beer?

- You drink?

- Sure, sometimes.

- You want me to?

- I got it.

Here.

So, tell me about this guy Danny's seeing.

- (chuckles) Andrew, yes.

He romances her with his guitar.

(Allie laughs)

- Well, is it working?

- Oh, hell yeah, it's working.

Can't sleep at night,
it's working so well.

(Allie laughing)

- Are you seeing anyone?

- Yeah, no.

Do you have any leftover
boyfriends from Stanford?

- No.

I got kind of tired of college boys.

I think I'm just ready
for something more mature.

- You mean, like a man?

- Exactly.

- Good luck with
that. (chuckles)

They're all just little boys
pretending to be Han Solo.

- [Allie] Right.

- How 'bout that guy?

- Oh, he's just my type.

- You want a man, don't you?

That's what they look like.

I mean, he's one of the good ones.

He's probably out of your league, Allie.

- Okay, just bowl.

Off to a great
start. (chuckling)

- [Joni] Yeah, watch.

- Well, you should try the
special flavor sometimes.

- I'll try yours.

Mm.

Mine's better.

(Danny laughing)

(Danny groans)

God, I need to shower.

- So, I was thinking about this,

and I couldn't come up with
a better way to say it,

but I really, I really wanna
spend my life with you.

So, I wanted to put that
proposition out there,

and, and see what you think.

- Are you serious? (chuckles)

- Yeah, I mean, I know you still have

another year of residency

and I know that there are
things we haven't discussed.

- Yeah.

- So, maybe I'm, maybe I'm just asking

to start the conversation.

- Okay.

(Danny laughs)

- Okay?

- Yeah, let's start that conversation.

(Danny laughs)

- [Andrew] Okay.

- [Danny] How much did
that thing cost you anyway?

- [Andrew] It was like five bucks.

- [Danny] Oh.

- [Andrew] It was the nicest
ring in the gas station.

- [Danny] I bet.

("Right Now")

- Do it, just do it.

- No, no, no.

- No, just do it.
- Okay.

- But do it blindfolded.

(Allie laughs)

Just try to go.
- Ready?

Wait, let me see.
- Round the hook.

- When you're not bowling,
what else do you do?

- Um, well, I like to golf.

- Oh!
- I like to chase kids around,

my grandkids around.

- Oh, that's so sweet.

- [Man] Yeah, it's a lotta fun.

(Joni laughing)
- Do they live near you?

- [Man] They live about 50 miles away.

- Five, four, three!

I beat you.

I beat you!
- Nah, nah!

- Oh no, shit.

- I think we tied.

- Very, very, very,
- You tied.

- very good.

Now, it's my turn!

- [Allie] Snooze, you lose!

- What the fuck?

She was so competitive growing up.

Like, none, nobody, none of the
kids wanted to play with her

'cause Allie always got--

- 'Cause I always won.

- She always had to win.

- There you go!

(all cheering)

Would you like one of these?

- Oh, no.
- They're really good.

- No, thank you.
- Yeah, they are.

- No, she does like those.

She's a big fan
- No, I'm fine, thanks.

- of the chicken poppers.
- She really wants one.

- [Allie] Joni, Joni, Joni!

- Thanks how it's done!

(Allie laughs)

- It's okay, come into my arms.

- I used to be taller than her,

but then I got old

and she got tall.
- When I was like three.

- She got tall.

Let's cheer to that!

(all cheering)

(Joni laughing)

Oh my god, Mom and that
fucking Bee Gees tape.

- No, I liked it.

- You were nine, you
didn't know any better.

- [Attendant] So, who won?

- [Allie] I did.

- [Attendant] What'd you bowl?

- 78.

- She's been secretly practicing.

(attendant chuckles)

- God, this is so fucking good.

(Joni laughing)

- Look at you.

- This is nice.

- What?

- [Allie] Just this, hangin' out.

Not needing to be somewhere else.

- [Joni] That's 'cause
there's no where else to be.

- [Allie] Hey.

- Did I wake you?

- I wasn't sleeping.

(Car passes by)

You look so cool smoking a cigarette.

- That's why I do it.

(Allie chuckles)

If you're gonna be a hip New Yorker.

Here, now look like you don't give a shit.

There you go.

("The Star")

♪ Sometimes I want to wake up ♪

♪ Somewhere new ♪

♪ Those times when ♪

♪ I'm not sure what ♪

♪ I should do ♪

♪ Mm ♪

♪ I seek a star ♪

♪ That will assign me ♪

♪ To its direction ♪

♪ That's where I will turn ♪

♪ I need the sun ♪

♪ To magnetize me ♪

♪ In its direction ♪

♪ That's where I will burn ♪

How was your date last night?

- Maybe she's not so terrible.

- I knew you two would hit it off.

Are you going to see her again?

- We work together.

- You do work together.

So compatible.

- Okay, Yenta!

I'm going.

♪ Sometimes I meet a stranger ♪

♪ Where I am ♪

- [Crosby] Morning, Joni.

- Hey, Crosby.

Sorry, running late.

- Why were you even watching that?

- I'm not sure.

I watched an hour of it and
I couldn't figure it out.

- I mean, isn't it just karate?

- Mm, so they don't really do anything.

- What do you mean?

- They just stand there like this,

and then they go like this.

(Allie chuckling)

- You look like a, like a cat.

That's judo, this is judo?

- Yeah.

And then they lock claws like this,

and then they kind of.

Then you go lay down.
(Allie laughing)

Like this.

- This is an Olympic sport?

- Yeah.

People train for years to do this.

- [Allie] Well I'm pretty good at it.

(Joni laughing)

- [Joni] What are you doing?

- Um.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Moving things.

- [Joni] Yeah, why?

- 'Cause your sister told me to.

("Red Clover Field")

♪ Red clover field in
the middle of my town ♪

♪ I lay down, throw off my bag,
and put the noise on silent ♪

♪ Never seen bees from the
point of view of grass ♪

♪ As they pass, I see their
joy in ways I haven't ♪

♪ Buzzing, floating freely
living as they want to ♪

♪ We can learn from
nature how to be ♪

♪ Attentive to what I need ♪

♪ Lay in the green
and midday dreams ♪

♪ Will play through us
like sunshine melody ♪

- What is this, amateur hour?

- He has no idea.

- No idea what?

- Michael, we're playing at a level

you don't even understand.

- Allie, please.

- Uh oh, Michael, you're in trouble.

- Danny, don't make me laugh.

- Check mate.

- What?

That's not even a legal chess move.

- Yes, it is, horse to bishop three.

- It's not a freakin' horse.

- Yes, it is, look at it.

- Check mate.
- It's a horse.

- You can't have a second
check mate. - Check mate,

yours wasn't real.
- Michael, you lost.

- Yeah.
- You lost.

- Check mate.
- Aw, poor baby.

Are you sad you lost?

- [Michael] I didn't lose.

- [Sumana] Yeah, you did.

♪ Red clover field in
the middle of my town ♪

♪ I lay down, throw off my
shoes, and spread my hands out ♪

(all laughing)

♪ Never heard so clear ♪

♪ Vivid lullabies of parakeets ♪

♪ And I let their
singing tune me now ♪

(Allie laughing)

(Michael grunts)

(Joni laughing)

♪ Inspiration comes to me ♪

♪ When I'm not afraid to feel ♪

♪ The emptiness
inside my heart ♪

♪ Songs reveal
themselves to me ♪

♪ And creativity will start ♪

♪ To wear a real shape in me ♪

- [Joni] Yo.

- [Allie] Bye, Michael.

See ya Monday.

- Wait, Allie.

- [Allie] Yeah?

- You're not leavin', are you?

- [Allie] Yeah, I just said that.

- But you're not headin' out, are you?

- Yeah.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa! Whoa, Allie!

- What?

- You're not leavin', are you?

(Allie laughing)

Wait, where you goin'?

- [Allie] Goodbye, Michael.

- Psh, all right.

- [Allie] This place
reminds me of being a kid.

- [Joni] You are a kid.

- [Allie] Mom never let
me hang out here with you.

- You were, like, ten.

I didn't want you hangin' around here.

I was tryin' to be a cool college kid.

- Hey, I was crazy cool
for a ten year-old.

(Joni laughing)

- Of course, it didn't stop her

from coming to every single
one of my performances.

- God, that's so embarrassing.

She loved your music.

I forget how quiet it gets
here, even on Saturday night.

Sometimes you forget to think.

- I can't stop thinking.

- Hey!

You guys goin' to the Loggia party?

- [Allie] You know it!

- Well get goin', son!

(men yelling)

- Oh my god.

- You gonna miss college?

- That depends.

- On what?

- If I like the
next part. (laughs)

(Joni laughs)

- Ask your pal, Jaysen.

- I know, he's mastered it.

(Joni chuckles)

(Allie laughing)

- What I noticed most was
that at a certain point,

you just stop meeting new people,

and I don't know exactly when it happens,

but you'll see, at a certain point,

you just, you just see
the same people every day

and have the same
interactions again and again.

- That sounds bad.

- No, not necessarily.

- Well, I'm sure I'll be
meeting a ton of new people

when I move to the city.

- Yeah.

Yeah, then they'll move away
or get married or have kids

and then they won't have time,

and that's just, you know, life.

You love something, you lose it.

You remember it, you
smile thinking about it,

and then slowly, it starts fading away.

(train horn blowing)

I went all night.

I don't know, Allie.

- Morning, Crosby.

- Don't.
- Morning.

- What are you reading?

- Al--
- Oh, nice.

- Your mom used to tell me
this joke, you wanna hear it?

- Yeah.

- How do you catch a unique rabbit?

- How?

- Unique up on it.

(Allie laughs)

- Yeah, but how do you
catch a tame rabbit?

- How?

- Tame way.

Come on, let's.
(Allie laughs)

(patrons chattering)

- One, two, three, look.

One, two, three, look.

Oh, come on.

- Come on.
- Okay, okay, okay.

Okay.
- Hurry.

- I'm in there.
- Michael.

- We have to give--
- Michael,

you want to help me?
- One, two, three--

- Wa, wa, wa--
- Oh!

- One, two, three.
- Wait, wait!

We can't--
- Thanks, Joni.

- Guys, come on.
- Okay, okay.

- One.
- Two.

- Three.
- Look!

- Yeah!
(Sumana cheers)

Yes, yes!

- Andrew proposed.

- [Michael] Okay, okay, okay, okay!

- Really?

- Yeah.

(Allie laughs)
- I wasn't expecting it.

- What did you say?

- I think I just said
yes to talking about.

- [Michael] Come on!

- Did you tell your family?

- Of course not.

- Did you tell Joni?

- Are you crazy?

- Later, guys.

- [Danny] Bye!

Finally.

- You wanna try this one together?

- You remember that?

- I think so.

Andrew, here.

- Let me see that.

(Joni sighs)

Okay.

("Tip of Hope")

♪ Will you identify
a tip of hope ♪

♪ Will it shine just
for you to discover ♪

♪ Clouds arise on the horizon ♪

♪ Laden with pinching tails ♪

♪ Will you identify
a tip of hope ♪

♪ Will it shine just
for you to discover ♪

♪ Clouds arise on the horizon ♪

♪ Laden with pinching tails ♪

♪ Falling rains cause
dropping tears ♪

♪ Aching hearts now
beating lighter ♪

♪ Falling rains cause
dropping tears ♪

♪ Aching hearts now
beating lighter ♪

♪ Clearing skies
convert the daytime ♪

♪ Passing faster
once you smile ♪

♪ Empty places, crowded faces ♪

♪ Hope you've idolized
a dying mind ♪

♪ Hope you've idolized
a dying mind ♪

♪ Hope you've idolized
a dying mind ♪

(pager beeping)

♪ Iowa, beautiful land ♪

♪ Ever-changing Iowa ♪

♪ Let me live here
in your heartland ♪

♪ Home for good in Iowa ♪

♪ Your earth is
strong under my hand ♪

(audience cheering and applauding)

- [Sumana] Where is my food?

- I miss community theater.

- Don't pander to us, Allie.

- No, I really do.

- I do too.

Watching geeks and old people sing off-key

is the stuff of my dreams.

- [Sumana] You're a dumb ass.

(all laughing)

- Allie, how long are you here for?

- [Allie] Uh, one more week.

- Oh, well, get out
before you start decaying.

- No one is decaying, don't listen to him.

- Uh, close your eyes.

- Close my eyes?

- Close your ears.

Get out now!

- [Allie] Come on, it's not that bad.

- Listen, Grinnell, Iowa

is about as specific as this ketchup,

and if you don't leave now,

you're gonna end up just like this bottle,

uninteresting, alone,
and always half empty.

- Well, then why are you
still here annoying everyone?

- I don't know, your boyfriend
was busy, so I wasn't able

to go out with him.
- Busy with me.

- Oh, well, that was--
- We were Skyping.

We had a Skype date.
- None of you

are dating anyone.

(Sumana laughs)

(door slams)

- Hey.

- Hey.
- Where'd you go?

- No where.

- Jon is so ridiculous.

Tonight was too big a dose.

- [Joni] How much is your rent?

- [Allie] Hmm?

- In New York, how much will your rent be?

- [Allie] I don't know, a lot.

- Bet it's like five times

what you'd pay here for
a quarter the space.

- [Allie] Yeah, probably.

- Of course, you're not
paying for the space, right?

You're paying for the location,

all the shops and the restaurants and

- What's wrong?

- (sighs) Just probably
won't have time to come home.

Wheres the remote?

- Joni, I'll come visit.

- Like you did in college.

- I was working, I was in shows, I,

I was building my career.

- What career exactly
are you talking about?

You got one tiny supporting
role like a thousand other girls

that are now waiting tables in Manhattan.

- As opposed to waiting
tables in Grinnell, Iowa?

At least I'm trying to do something and

- Hey, I don't blame you.

Mom's dead, your friends are assholes,

and God-forbid, you end
up like Jaysen or like me,

stuck in a dead place without
a trace of fucking culture.

- [Allie] This isn't about Jaysen, okay?

Nobody's forcing you to stay here.

If you don't wanna be here, you can leave.

- It never occurs to anyone
that maybe I like it here?

Maybe I consider this home?

- [Allie] Do you?

- Maybe.

- Okay, then that's great.

That's just fucking fantastic,
but I'm not like you, okay?

I can't have a singing career

in the middle of a fucking cornfield.

I'm not okay with just waking
up and going to Saints Rest

and then going to Lonnski's
and then going home,

and then that's it for
the rest of my life.

I don't want that.

- [Joni] Do you hear yourself?

- [Allie] I wish you'd just
say what your fucking issue is.

- My fucking issue is
that you don't even care

that we're only gonna see each other

maybe 20 more times for
the rest of our lives.

- That's ridiculous.

I'm a three-hour flight away.

I can come home multiple times a year.

- [Joni] Fantastic!

I used to have a sister every day.

I didn't realize it was a childhood fad.

- [Allie] It's not a fad,

but you can't keep everybody
static around you, okay?

Even Danny's gonna leave

eventually.
- Oh okay, whatever.

- [Allie] No, she told me.

Andrew proposed, but she's
too afraid to tell you

because you're such a fucking
psycho about people leaving.

Where are you going?

- Apparently, nowhere.

Have fun singing Moon River

to a bunch of rich white
people nine times a week.

(door slams)

("My Friend")

♪ My friend ♪

♪ Mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ Mm mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ And I asked why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ And then she said ♪

♪ Da da da da da da ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

- Think I should repaint the coffee shop?

- Sure.

Could use an update.

- Michael keeps egging me to
take down the sea turtles,

says he feels like they're judging him.

- They probably are.

They're very wise.

You won't be able to stay
mad at her, will you?

- You know I keep a death grip on grudges.

- She's just a short plane ride away.

It's not like you need to
fly 15 hours to go see her.

- Anyway, it'll all pass.

- What?

- This whole Broadway
thing, it's not gonna last.

- It's not?

- Not like me, not forever.

I'm the motherfucking diamond.

- Come on, it's not Broadway.

It's only open mic night, let's go.

- Okay, one minute.

- Go ask Joni if she wants to come.

- Hey.

Uh, Danny's taking me out since
it's my last night and all.

It'd be great if you could join
us, if you're not too tired.

- Yeah, fine.

- And just so I don't forget.

Finally get your car back.

- [Danny] We went to the mall.

(Allie and Danny speaking faintly)

- That's impressive, that's like a lot.

- Cool.

(Joni laughing)

Hey, Joni.

- Scott.

- It's been a while, right?

- I thought you were in the city.

- I was, I moved back a couple
weeks ago, been layin' low.

- You didn't like Chicago?

- Nah, it's not really my speed.

- Yeah.

Well, sorry it didn't work out.

- Nah, it's cool.

It's been good to see some
familiar faces around, ya know?

- Yeah.

- Joni!

Hold on, I got you guys.

Here, take one.

All right, all right, all right.

To my favorite threesome.

- Cheers.
(Allie laughs)

(patrons chattering)

- [Michael] Mm!

(Michael groans)

- I'm gonna miss you, Michael.

- What do you mean?

- I mean I'm gonna miss you when I leave.

- You're leaving?

- Yeah, like tomorrow.

- What?

(Danny laughs)
When did this happen?

Are you kidding me, Joni?

- You didn't know that?

She got a gig on Broadway, stupid.

- So, you're leavin'?

Whoa, that changes everything.

Kevin, can I get four more.

(Danny laughs)
- Hey, guys.

- Yo, baby.
- Hey.

- [Danny] Let's grab a table.

- I'm so jealous you get to
work with Michael every day.

I'm really gonna miss it here.

- I get it, Allie, it's fine.

- So, this is only to keep
me from leaving next year.

- No.

- [Danny] But only if I stay.

- Well, you came to the States
because you wanted to, right?

- Sure, I mean, for
college, for med school,

but I was always gonna
go back home eventually.

- Can't I be your home?

(speaking in Hebrew)

What?

- That's my point.

(crowd cheering)

- All right, thank you, Raven,
for that lovely performance.

Up next, we have?

- Allie.

- Allie.

(crowd cheering)

- Thank you.

Uh, this is a song I wrote.

I hope you like it.

("My Friend")

♪ My friend told me
life was in the city ♪

♪ The lights burned
brighter there ♪

♪ My friend told me
life would be a pity ♪

♪ Without settling out there ♪

♪ And I asked why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ My friend told me that
the darkness ruled here ♪

♪ There is no point to
raising our voices ♪

♪ She said we're wasting all
our summers in this town ♪

♪ We shout, hey,
but no one cares ♪

♪ And I asked why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ And then she said,
there's no freedom here ♪

♪ To live the life she dreamed ♪

♪ And when she's here,
the music disappears ♪

♪ So she's flying
to free her mind ♪

♪ My friend tells me
life is not the city ♪

♪ That bright lights
lead us the wrong way ♪

♪ My friend tells me
life here isn't pretty ♪

♪ And yet she chooses to stay ♪

♪ And I asked why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ I wish she'd
find the freedom ♪

♪ To live the life she dreamed ♪

♪ And maybe the music
would reappear ♪

♪ She must fly to
free her mind ♪

♪ Mm mm mm ♪

(crowd cheering)

There you are.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- That was, that was great, Allie.

- Thanks.

- Okay, you can go.

- Okay.

(Joni sobbing)

(sullen music)

- Congratulations, that's awesome.

- Thanks.

Probably very dark and a little strange.

- A little bit, but
it's still a great city.

(patrons chattering)

(upbeat electronic music)

- All right, Joni.

- [Joni] Mm.

- We'll take 'em all.

Come on.

(Joni yells)

- Oh my god, Michael, put me down.

Put me down, Michael!

(crowd cheering)

Do you have orange balls?

- [Michael] Uh huh.

- (laughs) Do you?

- [Michael] No, they're usually blue.

(Joni laughs)

- That's good, that's the way I like you.

(Michael laughs)

Okay, shut up.

If I make this shot, no one's
allowed to move anywhere ever.

Deal?

- Deal.

Don't worry, she sucks.

- What?
- Whoops.

- Michael.
- Whoospies.

Whoopsy!
- Watch it, Michael!

(all laughing)

- Hey, hey, hey, you guys
aren't leavin', are you?

- No!
- What's it look like?

- But you guys aren't
headin' out, are you?

- Just ignore him.

- Hey, you're not takin' off, right?

But seriously, you guys
aren't leavin' though, right?

- [Danny] No, Michael, we're not leaving.

- [Joni] Oh my god.

- All right.

- [Joni] Oh my god, what a night.

I haven't danced like that since 1979.

(all laughing)

- [Allie] Danny, make me food.

- [Danny] Why doesn't
anybody ever make me food.

- [Allie] Because you're the grownup.

- [Joni] What does that make me then?

- [Allie] (laughs) The other grownup.

- [Joni] You're lucky you're a cute drunk.

- [Allie] Will you
carry me? (laughing)

- Ow.
- Good god,

I have to pee.

- I'm seriously too old for this shit.

(Joni and Danny sighing)

Oh, this is nice.

- Oh my god.

- You know you can talk to me, right?

I don't have to hear things from Allie.

- It just didn't feel like
something you'd wanna hear.

- [Joni] I don't, but I will.

What are you gonna do?

- I feel like I need to go home.

- Okay.

- [Danny] What will you do?

- I'm gonna die of hunger
in that corner over there.

(Danny laughing)

- [Danny] Shut up.

- What are you laughing
about? (laughs)

I'll be fine.

I've got Michael.

- [Allie] I'm hungry.

- That's all we have, eat it slowly.

- Oh, heaven.

- Oh, heaven, hi.

(gentle piano music)

- [Allie] What is that?

- You don't remember this?

I taught this to you when
you were a little girl.

♪ We are always ♪

♪ Looking to the sky ♪

- God, I cannot believe I remember this.

What's it called?

- You know.

♪ Singing we will never ♪

♪ Have to say ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm mm mm ♪

♪ Mm mm mm ♪

(feet thudding)

- [Danny] Allie, get
up, your shuttle's here.

Get up, here drink this.

Oh shit.

Did you forget anything upstairs?

- [Allie] Um, no.

- [Danny] Are you sure?

- [Allie] Yeah.

- [Danny] Okay.

- [Allie] God, I'm a mess.

- No, you look beautiful.

You gonna call us when you land?

- [Allie] Yes.

- Okay, cabbage leaf.

(Allie chuckles)

- [Joni] Okay.

- Okay.

- Allie!

You're not leaving, are you?

(engine revs)

("Right Now")

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Through the
never-ending fields ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ To stain our clothes
with mud and sand ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Come and tell me a tale ♪

♪ Of the simple
days by the hills ♪

♪ I wish you knew that ♪

♪ All your dreams
can be fulfilled ♪

♪ If you just follow those
that really make you feel ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Through the
never-ending fields ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ To stain our clothes
with mud and sand ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Unaware that time exists ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ah ah ah ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ The present moment
is right here ♪

♪ We're not afraid ♪

♪ Running ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Train's comin'
down the tracks ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's comin' down really fast ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's comin' down,
it's comin' down ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Most trains run on steam ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ But not this train,
it runs on dreams ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ No, no, not steam,
it runs on dreams ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Give the conductor
a little wave ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ He's pretty hot
and super brave ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Give him a wave,
that man is brave ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ I hear the train's
chugga choo ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ I know that
you're my buggaboo ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ It goes chugga
choo, my buggaboo ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪