Some People (1962) - full transcript

In 1960's Bristol three lads hang around making nuisances of themselves after losing their motorbike licences. Their only other interest is playing rock-and-roll so they welcome the offer from a supportive churchwarden of the use of his church hall. Things go well - with several new members including strong-voiced Terry, sort-of one of their girlfriends, they don't sound bad at all - and one of the guys starts dating the churchwarden's daughter. But his mate is increasingly suspicious that they are being sucked into behaving in a conventional way acceptable to the older generation.

(soft dramatic)

(orchestra music)

(jazz music)

(classic music)

- Hey, I know a bird. That's
a bird I know, come on.

Hello Terry, pleased
to see me are ya?

- You're up early.
- Hey, I'll pick you up later.

We'll go up the
water tower, right?

(mumbles)

- No, not fender, a
drag, no bird and Johnny.

Oh, right, you'll like them.



- Yeah, okay, there's my
bus, of course I'll see ya.

(bus revving)

(classic music)

(door opens and closes)

- Hi mum.
- Hi.

- Tea ready?

- In a minute.

- There's money.

You forgot my sandwiches again?

- Oh yeah, it's dad.

- He talking again?

- He's got one of his mood on.

- Oh, well.

Mike!



(television playing)

- Feet off the sofa,
how many times (mumbles)

- Turn that thing down.

(mumbles) couldn't shoot
his way out of a paper bag

(mumbles)

- Get back.

(soft classic music)

(radio playing)

(motorbike revving)

(motorbike revving)

- Hello mate (mumbles)

- Some biscuits?
- Yeah I love it, cheers.

- Any sign of Bill?

(mumbles)

(motorbike revving)

- There boy, where you been?

(motorbike revving)

- Hello Bill.
- Hey Bert.

- Where you been then?

- Oh, by the way you meet Terry.

The final Terry,
should be Terry.

you met Johnny
before, didn't you?

- Yeah, I remember.

- Well, what are
we gonna do then?

- Well, let's have a
fag, eh, before we go?

- That's not a bad idea.

- You want a smoke, Terry?

- No, I'm trying to
give 'em up, thanks.

- Have a biscuit then, eh?
- Yeah thanks.

- I thought you worked
in a cigarette factory.

- Oh, I do.

Oh, it's not easy.

All day, you know, thousands
of fags all around.

I smoke one, murder.

- Yeah, hold onto the
bike, will you Terry?

- It's probably about smokin'.

Yeah.

Hey, you with that
lot over there, Bill,

or are you gonna come with us?

(mumbles)

- You have more chance of
being struck by lightning.

(mumbles)

- You gonna come with us?

(mumbles)

- See ya.

- Yeah Bill, I got an idea.

- What's up?

- There's a great park down
at the docks. (mumbles)

There's a great
piano there (mumbles)

- How about that Johnnie?

Yeah go on.

All right?
- Yeah, okay.

- You get on the port way
and it's down on the left.

- Yeah I know.
- Okay.

(motorbike revving)

- I'm going on Johnnie's bike.

- What's wrong with mine?

- Nothing, it's more
streamlined that's all.

- Okay, if you want
to get their last.

(motorbike revving)

(tires screeching)

- You all right?

- That was fun.

(motorbike revving)

- Can't let him
get ahead, are you?

- Bloody maniacs.

(motorbike revving)

(horn blows)

(bell rings)

- At the junction
of Roman Wayne,

they crossed the traffic
lights when showing red.

Later, they narrowly
missed a serious accident

with a lorry at the junction
of Bridge Valley road.

- Is there anything, any
of you wish to add to that?

- Yeah, well there's
no warrant is there?

You can't see the 30 sign until
you're right on top of bend.

- That's all you want to say.

- Yeah.

- Anything known?

- There's nothing known against

the defendants in
this case, (mumbles)

(mumbles)

- I must say, I am
getting a little tired

of young jets like you're

being continually brought before
me on charges of this sort.

You must realize that when you
buy these powerful machines,

you'll have in your hands,
the most dangerous weapon.

And I really do think it's
monstrous that mere boys like you

should be enabled
to buy these things

overly cheaply and easily.

Has there one that has being
bought on hire purchase?

- Yes.

- Now, it doesn't matter where

the speed limit sign was placed.

It was your plain duty to ride

with proper care for the
safety of other people.

You were not only lucky
not to kill yourselves.

You were lucky not to
kill it with someone else.

You'll realize I hope that

if anything more
serious had occurred

as a consequence about actions,

you might all have
been sent to prison.

As it is you will been
disqualified from driving

for a period of 12 months.

During which time, you
must on never count,

ride or drive any sort
of vehicle on the road.

Do you understand that?

Also you will each pay
a fine of 40 pounds.

I hope this will
be a lesson to you.

Now, there's one last thing
I'd like to say to you.

Laws are made as much for your
benefit as for other peoples.

Think about that.

(footstep)

- So they all get.

- 40 bloody quid.

- No, it's not that it's
the bloody license ain't it?

So we'll got it
wrote down I suppose.

- Oh sure, they got a tiny
set already for you they are.

- Make a change from
the timber yard.

- So they all get!

"I don't know what modern
you is coming to, in my day."

- You should have gotten
done with (mumbles)

(mumbles)

- What's a 12, 13's

- 156.

- I always knew you'd do
something dumb and stupid.

Worrying mother's
sick like that.

(door closes)

- [Narrator] 200 feet below
the Caribbean is a magic word.

(piano playing)

- [Narrator] These are some,
the big checks (mumbles)

This little fellow wanted
to make friends with Ingrid.

(mumbles)

(classical music)

(mumbles)

- Hello Bert.

- Where off to?

- Nowhere special.

- How about you then?

(car revving)

- Not much to do or is there?

- Hi Bert.
- Hello Johnnie.

Hey Bill.

- Where you off to then?

- Nowhere special.

What about you?

- Johnnie.

(car revving)

- Hello, you hungry?

- What's going on mate?

- Photographs.

(mumbles)

(mumbles)

(laughs)

(mumbles)

- Watch this.

(mumbles)

- Shut up Bill!

(yells)

(mumbles)

- Feeding time.

- What's the matter
we can look, can't we?

(mumbles)

(mumbles)

- I'm very interested
in the Russian history.

- Do you want anything?

(mumbles)

- Cheers.

(mumbles)

- Bet he's got a girl
in every port that one.

(laughs)

Look at this then.

- Women.

(mumbles)

- Gosh, she couldn't
fall flat on her face

if she try, could she?

- Old Jane must feel
by the census bus boy,

what about that?

(mumbles)

(mumbles) can ruin you,
that's interesting.

(mumbles)

- Come on, let's go, this
stuff is get me going.

- Come on let's go.

(mumbles)

- How about a cup of
coffee then? (mumbles)

- Yeah, come on.

- When I was a youth, you'd
play with him. (mumbles)

- That's so we could
play ism play ping pong.

(mumbles)

(mumbles)

- What did I tell you?

- I hope this place
doesn't change much.

There is a dry look, come on.

- It's locked ain't it.

(mumbles)

- Come on.

(laughs)

- Great.

There we are.

It's all yours ain't it?

- Great.

(mumbles)

- You know no one's
allowed to touch it.

(mumbles)

- Carry on then, can we?

(instrumental music)

- Wait!

What's going on up there?

- What's the matter with you?

- I want none of
your type in here.

- What do you mean my type then?

- What did I say?

- What's he doing wrong? He
was only playing a piano.

- Yeah, that piano was locked.

Now look at it.

- What's the use of a
piano if it's locked.

- I've seen you
before, haven't I?

- Yeah!

- I remember you're
a trouble maker.

Well, we can do
without your assault.

Now get out and take
your pals with you.

Another Teddy boys
contaminating my boys and girls.

- Who are you calling Teds?

If you want that
sort of trouble mate,

I'll bring a gang
of a proper Teds up

and then you'll see.

- Come on, let's go.

It's no good talking to him.

He'll never understand this one.

(mumbles)

- Come on.

Come on.

- Remember who you're calling
Teds in future, right?

(mumbles)

- Phillip, Teddy, come give
me a hand with a piano.

(dramatic music)

- They're all the same.

(mumbles)

- Come on Johnnie.

(classic music)

(intense music)

(dramatic music)

Come on.(footsteps)

- Hey, look at that there.

(mumbles)

(machine rumbles)

(mumbles)

Hey how about this then?

(instrument playing)

Relax.

(piano playing)

- Stop that!

You come down from there.

Come on down.

What do you think you're doing?

What right do you think you have

to break in here like this?

- No, we didn't break in.

Anyone can go to
church, can they?

- Certainly, as
long as they treat

it with some totally respect.

That organ is
valuable instrument.

If you're damaged it,

it might cost hundreds
of pounds to put right.

- I haven't damaged it.

- What's the matter Vicar?

Anything wrong.

- Hello Mr. Smith.

- What was happening
in the argument?

- I found these boys
locking a badge for this.

Nothing to do with
you, are they?

- Never seen them
before in my life.

Probably my fault for
leaving it unlocked.

- Perhaps you'll deal with it,

(mumbles) I'm trying
to make them understand

that church is a
place of worship.

- Goodnight Vicar.

- Goodnight, Mr. Smith.

- Well, we came in and
found the organ unlocked.

So Johnnie played it.

What harm has that done?

- What were you trying to play?

Rock and roll?

- Sort of yeah.

- Surely that would sound
better on drums and guitar.

- Yeah, we got guitars
but where do we play them?

- We can't play them at home

and we can't play them
in the street, can it?

- And where can you go?

- Have you really tried?
- Yeah, we had a group once.

- Yeah, that's it offers
to all of them to get out.

- I suppose you could
use the church hall.

- It's church hall,
we'd love that.

- I think it's really my
church all on quiet nights.

- Yeah, he'd never
let us do that.

- Quiet practice tomorrow night.

Why not come along?

- Like gear, amplifiers
and speakers and so on.

- Surely, bring what you like,

bring a jukebox if you want to.

- You're not a
clergyman too, are ya?

- No, just the voluntary unpaid
organist and choir master.

- You don't want to
use club, do you?

(mumbles) has the choir.

See you tomorrow night then?

- Yeah, okay.

- Yeah, maybe.

(bus engine revving)

- There we go again,
ims and ping pong.

- What is a scanner
if we can always

chuck in if we want to, can we?

- We'd have to let all this
stuff up here, no fakes mate.

- Come on.

(car revving)

- I see there's an already
choir bishop praises in there,

that's not for me mate.

(mumbles)

(whistles)

- Well, what are we
waiting for, come on.

(mumbles)

(choir singing)

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Come on.

(mumbles)

- Stop biting your
nails and pay attention.

(mumbles)
- You got a cup for us?

- Yeah, sure take them.

- You're the group my father
said was coming over there.

- Yeah, that's right, thanks.

- Is he your father then?
- Yeah.

(mumbles)

- Alright, boys.

(mumbles)

- What's he do?

- He's rehearsing.

- No, I mean, when
he's not doing this.

- He works (mumbles)

Something to do
with electronics.

- Why does he do this then?

- He likes it, I suppose.

Biscuit?

- Cheers.

(choir singing)

- Well done, much better,

much much better.

(mumbles)

- Good, go and get
your tea, well done.

(mumbles)

- They turned up.

- Hello there.

- That's splendid.

This crowd will be
gone in a few moments,

then you can have
the best of yourself.

Darling, I've got
to run off now,

will you see that
everything's knocked out,

by the way, have
met my daughter.

(mumbles)

She'll look after you.

We'll see how it goes tonight.

If you enjoy yourself,

then come back anytime.

Just on quiet nights though.

She'll tell you when
they are, all right?

- Yeah.
- Thanks.

- Bye bye.

(mumbles)

- See ya, thanks.

(mumbles)

- Should I take your cup?

(mumbles)

- Thanks.

- What do you play?

- I play piano mostly,

sometimes I play third
guitar, if we got a drummer,

we haven't, you what it's
like these days, don't ya?

I'll leave this with you,

it's a bit hot.
- Okay.

(mumbles)

- Come on then, what
are we waiting for?

(mumbles)

What are we gonna play?(coughs)

- Something we know.

- We don't have as
much choice, do we?

How about this then?

(piano playing)

Are you able to sing(background
noise drowns out speech)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

(mumbles)

- They're really
good, aren't they?

- Oh yes, if you like
that sort of thing.

- Listen mean, it
takes all sort of music

to make the world swing.

(instruments playing)

- Play me a guitar, mate.
- Shut up.

(instruments playing)

- These guys could
use some drums.

- Come on what are
you doing (mumbles)

- I never really
understood the meaning

of the word cats before.

(mumbles)

You've short-circuited it

because you've got
it on the audio side.

(mumbles)

- Well then the equipment
never was any good anyway.

- But if you let me fix it.

- It's got a bit dusty in there.

(mumbles)

- Of course we can't.

- He's got a point there though.

- Very true.

- Yeah.

- Try it now.

(guitar plays)

- That's all right.

(mumbles)

- Play that

(guitar plays)

It's marvelous in it?

- Yeah sure

(mumbles)

- I'll tell you what, let's
try it again then, shall we?

- Yeah, sure.

(mumbles)

- Yeah you keep filling.

One, two.

(instruments playing)

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Is this where you live?
- Yeah, I told you (mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Hey, tell us more
about your old man then.

- Well, it's a bit technical.

So if you want to know
exactly what he does,

you'd have to ask him
or you could ask Tim,

because he works with father.

- Oh yeah Tim, that's the
champ who fixed (mumbles)

- Yeah, that's him.

All I know is that
there's some new (mumbles)

It's very secret
story, terribly fast.

- I know, read about it
with (mumbles) the other day

it goes to 2000 miles
an hour or something.

- Yes, that's it.

- I wouldn't mind a motor bike
that went 2000 miles an hour.

- Yeah, you fall
off in the breeze.

- Take up a forth(mumbles)

- You are not bad.

- Yeah he cannot take off....

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

(whistles)

- You coming, all right?

- Coming where?

- You know, we're gonna
practice, go to that place.

- Oh that.

No, I thought I'd
take Terry (mumbles)

- No, we promised, didn't we?

- All right, you go.

There's bound to be a catch.

- That catch on
you, you're crazy.

So one chance we've had
to get together, ain't it?

- You're only after that
pretty daughter of his.

- Well, what's the difference,

you're only after
Terry, aren't ya? Yeah,

- You're wrong boy,
she's after me.

(choir singing)

- Well done, much,
much, much better.

Heehaw tea ready, (mumbles)

Good, same time next week,

get your tea, well done.

- May take this out here

(background noise
drowns out speech)

Not so much noise, you lads.

- Here you go,
enjoy a cup of tea?

- No, thank you love.

- Look who's here.

- Hello, where are your pals?

- I don't see them turning up.

They might've said, might they?

- That's bad luck.

Nevermind, you can get
together some other evening.

- I suppose so.
- Oh, it's such a pity.

Jimmy's brought
his drums with him.

- Well, have you?
- Yeah.

- But why didn't you have
a gap between yourselves?

Tim can help out.

- Sure.

- Well, yeah, we could
have a bash, couldn't we?

- Yeah, come have a look.

(mumbles)

- Do you mind if
I have a go Bert?

- No, just help yourself.

You know how to play?

- Well sort of.

I played a Spanish
guitar before,

but not one with all these nubs.

- We'll use a plectrum anyway,

I sit and just sort
of have a practice.

(guitar plays)

What are all these
badges for Jim?

- These, (mumbles)

- What's that though?

- Duke of Edinburgh.

- Heard of him?

- Yeah, of course,
I've heard of him.

- Jimmy's got a silver
and I've got a gold.

- This is jimmy(mumbles)

- No, let's see, first string.

But what's the point of badges?

- Well, when you get
your gold sometimes

you make it to the palace,
get out with Prince Philip.

- You get tea or
something though, do you?

- Do you get tea?

- No.

- No tea.

- Hello Johnnie.
- Hi.

Hello Mr. Smith.
- Good evening, Johnnie.

- Has Bill shown up?

- No, no sign.

- He's not coming.

- Look what we got though.

- Yeah, it's great.

(mumbles)

- Where you been, I
thought you weren't coming.

- I got caught up, you know.

- Can you play that thing?

- I've had only 10
minutes practice.

- He's all right, i
guess he can catch on.

- You know how to
do this then, Jimmy?

That's great, well,
I tell you what, look

we're doing what
we're doing last time.

You two have to pick up
as best you can, okay?

- Yeah.

- Right and off
you go then, Jimmy.

(instruments playing)

- Well, I'd like to stay,
but I've got to go, coming?

- No, I'll be home later.

- Don't be too late.

(instruments playing)

(mumbles)

- There's Bill!

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- This is Jim, this is Tim.

(background noise
drowns out speech)

Listen who wants coffee?

(mumbles)

(mumbles)
- Can I have a coffee?

- Yeah have a coffee(mumbles)

We even talked in the
footwork (mumbles)

(laughs)

- Jimmy got his drums and
Tim stood in on bass guitar.

(mumbles)

- He plays them as well.

- You should've heard the drums,

but they don't make
any difference.

- Yeah you're right.

(mumbles)

- There's no catch, he left
as soon as we started playing.

- What catch?

- Bill thinks your
father's trying

to get us to join
something, Annie.

- Why, has he said something
about the DV, then?

- Hello.

- Now, what's a DV?

(mumbles)

- It's a scheme for giving
you tea at Buckingham Palace

if you've got your gold,
whatever that might be.

- What do you know about it?

- Well Tim and Jimmy
have both done it.

(mumbles)
- Done what?

- What did you do?

- Public service
with the Coast Guard,

expedition to Hartford.

I made a musical
instrument for my pursuit

and for my fitness, I did the
long jump in the (mumbles)

(mumbles)

- So there's no catch.

- Hope he wouldn't get caught.

We wouldn't have time.

Now we got Jimmy, I
can take third guitar.

We can have a proper lineup,
we can rehearse properly.

You're coming again on
Thursday, aren't you Jimmy?

- Surely I'll leave
my drums in the hall.

- Yeah, you'll need a singer.

- Yeah, you know one?
- Me.

- What you want to
go and do that for?

- Why not?

- I'm not good but I'm a--
- Singer.

- Shut up, he's a boy for
rock and roll, aren't ya?

- But what about Ellen Shapiro?

- Yeah, she's right.

- Thank you very
much, how about her?

- Well, she sings like a
boy anyway, doesn't she?

- And how do you know,
I don't sing like a boy.

(mumbles)

- We don't have a singer at all.

- I don't know.

(mumbles)

- All those who think
Terry sings like a boy,

raise their right hands.

(mumbles)

- You don't take too much
notice, but he's okay, really.

- You're a lot bit like him.

- What do mean?

- I don't know,
he's sort of edgy.

You're not so?

- Why should I be edgy?

- I don't know it's stupid.

Was that his
girlfriend with him?

- Terry?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, I suppose
so in a way, why?

- I just wondered.

Thought she was more
interested in you than Bill.

- I don't think so.

- Good.

Goodnight then.

- Anne.

(soft classical music)

(instrumental music)

(airplane engine revving)

(machine rumbling)

(high pitched sound)

(soft music)

- Morning Margret.

(background noise
drowns out speech)

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

(radio speaking)

(mumbles)

- Check if the speech
tech is running.

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

(radio speaking)

(airplane engine revving)

(mumbles)

(airplane engine revving)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Bristol three, roger,
every 10,000 up to 40 over.

(classical music)

(mumbles)

- High speed round coming up.

- The finishing
for this test will

be a maximum power full reheat.

The tail pane (mumbles)

and a turn shot at 0.98
recording continues, over.

(mumbles)

(soft classical music)

(radio speaking)

- Good, good, good.

(airplane engine revving)

(soft classical music)

(car engine revving)

(car door shuts)

(singing)

- Come in!

Hello daddy.

- What?

What are you doing?

(mumbles)

Now I've seen everything.

- Do what the boss do.

- No, I don't.

I wanna wash my hands.

(mumbles)

- Well, it's an idea
I got from Johnny.

I want to know how they all
got their trousers so tight.

It's easy, you just
shrink them on.

(laughs)

Actually I think I'm
about done by now.

- I've never seen anything
like that in all my life.

Never, never.

- They are tight.

(mumbles)

(laughs)

- How do they look?

- Not decent, if you ask me.

- Well then they're done.

- Try the other one.

(mumbles)

(laughs)

- I didn't notice.

- Hey, wait a minute,

you can't go dripping all over
the place, here take this.

- No worries.

(mumbles) if you're not careful.

- Yes I probably will.

(chuckles)

- Do you know that Johnnie
can't read or write music.

- I'm not surprised.

- Don't you think he's clever?
- Cause' he can't read music?

- No. Clever to play
so well without.

- It's a gift some people have,

you must have a knack for it.

- He has.

- You're not getting too
keen on this boy, are ya?

- Daddy, don't be so
squared, (mumbles)

these boys, especially Johnny.

The first time we've met,

well since I was old
enough for it to matter,

whoever treated me with
any sort of respect,

he's much too tight.

(squeals)

Thanks.

- Here.

(humming)

(instrumental music)(singing)

("Yes You Did")

- Isn't that fabulous?

Not the trousers, the group.

("Yes You Did")

(mumbles)

(Instrument playing music)

- Why don't you tell him
about the middle eight, man?

(mumbles)

- You should be going...

Hey, I knew you could
sing like a boy. (laughs)

It should be...

(guitar playing)

- What did I do?
- I don't know, sort of...

(guitar playing)

- I don't know, but it
don't really matter. .

- Listen, let's try too late,

you know that one Terry?

- Yeah, I love that one.

- You should sing that
one too, it's very good.

(drum set playing)

(instrumental music)

♪ Too late ♪

♪ I've waited for your love ♪

♪ So long, it's all ♪
turned out wrong ♪

♪ And I'm too late ♪

♪ Too late ♪

♪ You're in another's ♪
arms tonight ♪

♪ If my guess is right ♪

♪ And I'm too late ♪

♪ Sweet songs that other ♪
lovers sing of love ♪

(motorbike engines revving)

- Hey Bill this looks
all right, don't it?

Learnt your lesson.

(mumbles)

- So I'm gonna fight
at your ugly face.

- You're getting blushy
these days, Bill.

- Go off, push off,
see ya in (mumbles)

(instrumental music)

♪ Sweet songs that other ♪
lovers sing of love ♪

♪ Remind me of my ♪
fate, too late ♪

♪ For to ask the reason why ♪

♪ My darling goodbye ♪

♪ It's too late ♪

♪ It's too late ♪

♪ It's too late ♪

(applause)

- Splendid, well done.

That was really good.

You ought to be getting some
professional engagements.

What do you call yourselves?

- I don't know, we haven't
really thought of a name.

- How about the "Burkes"

- Tea up everybody.

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Who told you to get
you jeans so tight?

- Oh, Johnnie did.

- Did you read his find out?

Been wearing mine for years.

- Have you?

- Have you been on his bike?
- No.

- I have, marvelous,
does it turn?

(singing)

("Yes You Did")

- You didn't tell me
you were taking her out.

- I didn't have to.

- I did know we were
going out together,

(mumbles)

- Not cheese.

- Terry.

- Got a light, love?

(mumbles)

- Have you got a light?

- Yeah sure.

- Mr. Smith, does this scheme
of yours teach people manners?

- If you think your scheme
will make him less of a misery?

- I didn't know,
you knew about it.

- We don't know about it.

- But you're interested.

- Well, they are,

get them to join,
give them time.

- Because you are different.

- That's it, different.

- Says he's
different, all right.

- He's not just different,
he's playing bloody mind games.

(mumbles)

- You might be sicker.

(mumbles)

- I said shut up.

- Hello, Mr. Smith,
what is it all about?

None of us know and
he certainly doesn't.

So would you please tell us.

- Well, I suppose
it's main point is

it gives people an opportunity
of finding new interests.

- What's the matter with
the interests we've got?

- I'm not talking about you.

You asked me about the
scheme and I'm telling you.

Anyway, not everybody
has your interests.

Some people have hardly any
interest in life at all.

You need to push.

- What if they don't want it?

- Well, they don't
have to have it.

I'm not selling anything.

It's just that some
people get a kick out of

doing something a bit out
of their own red line.

It satisfies them
and helps others.

It's just really a
question of keeping

everybody busy, I suppose.

- We're busy enough, aren't we?

- I'm not talking about you.

I don't think any of you would
ever go through it anyway.

- Why not?

- You need time,
patience, bit imagination.

You've got to be fit too.

- Are you saying that
I can't do your scheme

because I'm lazy or
stupid or feeble?

- I mean, we couldn't do
it even if we want it to,

- Because I think
that's a nerve.

- Yeah, so do I.

- I don't mean that at all.

- Well, what do you mean?

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- He's got a lovely patch
up, a way to get us.

- I told you you, (mumbles)
would've joined anyway.

- Old Bill, that never joined,

he's different, didn't he?

- No, maybe I am different,
but I'll show you.

I can do a scheme with my
eyes shut, if I feel like it.

- Rubbish.

- Oh reall

Let's just have a look
in that book then.

- Bird watching.

- You must be joking.

- No.

- Bird watching.

- That's what I
said, bird watching.

- Yeah, I know, but I thought
you meant bird watching.

- Don't be filthy.

- Dear, have we
got to do all this?

- The required standards
must be reached

in all the following sections.

- What's section is this?

- Section A.

Rescue and Public
Service Training.

- Rescue?

- Well you know,
lifesaving and all that.

- Oh, what's the next
expedition, then?

- A three-day expedition,

including two nights in tents,
how about that, then, eh?

- Girls go separate.

- Oh yeah.

- Well how about
this then, section C.

Pursuits and Projects,
possibly saving to me for that.

- Let's hope it's not
bird watching again.

- Keep it up.

Could I, look.

- What, you?

- Yeah, genuine
effort is required

for a period of six months.

- God, a whole six months.

- I don't know, what
was all the fuss about

physical fitness,
this is kid stuff.

Listen, section one, running
or walking a hundred yards.

- Oooh Dump your book, look,

it's running a hundred
yards in 12.2 seconds

or walking three
miles in 36 minutes.

- Three miles, how
far is that then?

(mumbles)

- Yeah, what's the
difference, it's kid stuff.

- I bet you can walk
three miles in 36 minutes.

- Who couldn't?
- You couldn't.

- Of course I could.

- You reckon you could
walk from here to the Glen

and back in 36 minutes?

- Yeah, it's not
fair anyway, is it?

It's sloppy all the way.

- Oh, yeah, (mumbles)

- Okay, do you wanna bet?

- Yeah, sure.
- How much?

(mumbles)

(mumbles) it's was
worth more than that.

- I have five bob.

- Five bob, okay, when?

- Now.
- All right.

- No, sit down.

- Sit down

Let's just sort out
what we're gonna do.

How about this, lifesaving
then, you fancy that?

- Yeah, I think
it's a good idea.

- Listen, we got to
sell all (mumbles)

and I could buy a new
costume at (mumbles)

- I'll come with
you for that then.

- Who asked you?

- Don't get any
joy anyway, do I?

(Laughs)

(machine rumbling)

(classical music)

- You really know
what you're doing?

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Hello Bert.

Hey look, there's Terry.

Terry!

(mumbles)

- Where did you get that
or did you get that tile?

- See you all later.

(mumbles)

- Put your hands
well over the ears.

Legs (mumbles) go.

- You're not very
good, aren't ya?

John Ducker Johnny.

- Bert?

- What's up?

(laughs)

- Why would you
gonna do that for?

- Cause' it's what
you said about art.

- Bill, I've been thinking.

- Right, what about?

- You know this
expedition (mumbles)

- It's going to be a write
board, talk about the walking.

- Why don't we
build a canoe then?

- Yeah, that's a good idea.

- Why?

- Because I'd love to.

- And we're gonna
do it together.

- No, it'll be just us
two, Bert and me, (mumbles)

We'll buy the wood
from the timber yard.

- What about Johnny?

- He can paddle his own.

- Where do we go?

- Hey, there's a bullet there.

(mumbles)

- There first floor.

- Where

- Hey how about this?

- No, I've got (mumbles)

People think we're
getting steady.

- Well, aren't we?

I like these, they do
things to me, don't they?

(mumbles)

- First if you've
gotten (mumbles)

- They got lifted, (mumbles)

- All, right.
- Okay.

- Up in the escalator
down to the left.

(mumbles)

- All these dresses.

- Hey, you can get
a (mumbles) jacket

at the same time.

(mumbles)

it's (mumbles)
birthday next week.

- When do you think
she gonna get it?

- I don't know (mumbles)

- Twisterific.

- Twisterific.

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Hello there, how's business?

- Very well.

- I saw a dress in the window,

it was like this or wasn't?

This one, this one.

- Please go on.
- That's the one I saw.

(mumbles)

Is this 34?

- 34, yeah.

(mumbles)

- There's another
rail over here.

- Isn't this the same?

They're nice, they're pretty.

- That's nice, Anne.
- Yes it's a nice one.

- No the pink, the pink.

- Can we check them both?

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Hey, come and tell
me what it looks like.

- Oh, it's very good.

- Nice?

- Yeah, it's quite nice,
it's quite nice, sorry.

- But you really like it.

(mumbles)

- Go put on the pink one.

- Can you unzip me?
- Yeah.

- Go outside while I change.

- Give me another kiss.

(soft classical music)

- Do you know that the lady once

jumped off that bridge for love?

(classic music)

("Too Late")

- That was (mumbles)
singing, "Too Late".

- Hello Anne.

- Hello Terry.

(mumbles)

- Very much, (mumbles)

- I wonder why, I
didn't even ask you.

- Hello there, come here often?

- We come on special occasions.

- And mating seasons.

(mumbles)

- Have this

- Thanks very much.

- Yeah, they just excuse me.

Could you hold my cup?

(mumbles)

(mumbles)

- Come on, let's sit down.

- Haven't seen you
lately in (mumbles)

- Are you serious about Johnny?

- Why?

(upbeat music)

- It won't work, you know?

(upbeat music)

- Nothing ever does with you.

- Well, that's enough
for today, I think Tim.

See you at choir practice.

- Yes, I'll be there.

- Usual your
procedure, I suppose,

Benjamin Britten followed
by rock and roll.

- No, Johnnie's
not coming tonight.

He's going the old-

(tool thuds)

with Marco

Marco?

- Yeah. I suspect it
was Anne's choice.

Very sensible, too.

They've got a very
good dinner there.

(soft classical music)

- Thank you for the theater.

Johnnie, I'm going to college

and I'm going to meet a lot
of new people, I want to.

It's funny, but (mumbles)
convinced me that.

It's been great.

Moved together unexpected.

You're a real knock
out, you know.

- Splendid.
- Shut up.

- There's nothing wrong in that.

- Well, you know, you
won't be the last.

Sorry, I didn't
want to be bitchy.

You know, I must be honest.

- I never thought a
marriage, you know?

- I know what you thought,

I know what you meant.

It's gonna be funny,
doing things without you.

- Why do you want to decide now?

You're mad, we can
have fun until you go.

- Of course we couldn't
drive us both out the wall.

(mumbles)

- I suppose your
parents have taught you

how to have any
natural feelings.

- Of course they haven't.

- I don't believe you Anne.
- Well go and ask them then.

- No, bloody likely.

(soft classical music)

(players yelling)

- Hi Johnny, where's
your gym knickers?

- Oh, shut up.

- Ben traveled?

You're a sucker for punishment.

(whistle blows)

Look at them.

Blowing the whistle,
play out their team

if you're not in
the team, (mumbles)

If you haven't got a
badge boy, you're no good.

- It's not like that.

- Like helle it isn't.

Listen who do you
think you're fooling?

I get you young and
defenseless and I hang on.

Conform and be happy.

Yes sir, no sir.

You've got to save
the queen, sir.

- What'd you have for breakfast?

- Well, I'd rather
live as I like

and do as I like.

And damn the rest.

Where'll that get ya?

(laughs)

Nowhere.

- The DEV is for the
individual and not the team.

That's what Smith says.

- Smith says?
- Yeah.

- Poor old pikelet.

They hooked him early enough.

They can keep him.

Of course you can't
see it, can you?

Of course it's
for the individual

so long as he joins the team.

Don't worry lad, I'll save ya.

(classical music)

- See ya mate.
- Okay, see ya.

(classical music)

(bell rings)

- Hello Johnny.

- Hello.

- Looking for Anne?

- Is she in?

- No, I'm afraid she's
out with her mother.

- I see, can I have
a word with you.

- Sure thing, come on.

(mumbles)

(soft music)

- Put your coat go down there.

(mumbles)

(soft music)

- I was just going to have
a drink, how about you?

(mumbles)

- Surely.

- You want me to close the door?

- Yes, please.

- Now where the devil
is that (mumbles)

My wife puts
everything in anyway.

Well, sit down Johnnie.

- Thanks.

- One opener.

Here it is.

That's probably Anne.

Is it about the group?
- No.

- Then it's about Anne.
- No, not really.

- What can I do
if you're Johnny?

- I wanted to talk to you see,

there's a lot going on since you

called us in the
church that night.

That there I don't understand.

It's like this scheme of yours.

How'd that get mixed up in
that in the first place.

- Here.

- Thanks.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- That's better, go
on, you were saying.

- I said it's like
the scheme of yours.

How'd that get mixed up in
that in the first place.

- Well, I don't know,
as I said at the time,

I don't know how any of it did.

- That was a funny
sort of evening.

A little bit fed up.

It's not motorbikes.

- I didn't think you'd
get through with it.

- I didn't think
we would either.

I did it because I
was bloody-minded,

but Bills weren't
bloody-minded though,

beats the whole thing.

You see just pushing
your own idea's

trying to make us conform.

- He's really chucked it.

- Johnny, perhaps he's right.

- No scheme can suit everybody.

- You think it just me?

- I think it might.

- I want to talk
to you about it.

(classical music)

- Hey Terry.

What the hell do you
think you're doing?

- Knitting.

- Have you told
your mom and dad?

- Old joke.

- Okay, then what is it for?

- What do you think?

- Let me tell you what
for chuck and all that.

- Well that was the other day.

Now look why is it even a need

if I just sit here and knit.

- You're going to
be such a drag.

You never want to
go to the pictures.

As soon as it gets dark,

you're off knitting and
empty and bed pans--

- Look, do you want me to
enter in my resignation.

Dear Mr. Smith, I cannot
carry on any longer (mumbles)

as night's getting too dark.

- Okay, suit yourself, I
wish you'd make up your mind.

- Hello Bert.

- Hello mate

- How are you?

- Fine, how are you?

- Fine,

Still a lot to do, ain't ya?

- Shut up, I got
all this anyway.

You'll see that tomorrow.

(mumbles)

- Do you want me to do that?

- Yeah, sure.

- Okay.

- All right, clean
this up if you like

get them on the other side
and have a go with that.

All this blue and stuff.
- Yeah, sure.

How long have you been this in?

- About four weeks now
it's come down on it.

- What are you doing,

I thought this canoe was
supposed to be for Bert and me.

- He's here because I
wanted him to be, (mumbles)

- Yeah, go on, play with it.

- Get starched.

- Leave it Bill, I said it.

- Oooh Go away.

- All right then,
don't get sore.

- Hey Bill leave
that, that's the part

I spent getting it right.

- All right, keep
your writer on.

(mumbles)

- Knock it off, you'll
get us chucked out.

- Go away, will ya?
- Come on, break it up.

What's going on here?

- Nothing.

- I should think you'd
have something better to do

than fight amongst yourselves.

- Go on, push off
and leave us alone.

- Yeah, push off Bill.

- I'll see you later.

(instrumental music)

♪ Some people think ♪

♪ That kids today ♪
have gone astray ♪

♪ They should know ♪

♪ This is the era they're ♪
all mixed up too ♪

♪ Some people ♪

♪ Some people think ♪
that kids are bad ♪

♪ That's too bad ♪

♪ Cause' they don't know ♪

♪ The kids the way I do ♪

♪ Maybe they wish ♪
that they were cool ♪

♪ And looking so young ♪

("Some people")

(instrumental music)

(singing)

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- That was marvelous.

- Did you like it?

- Marvelous.

(mumbles)

- Will you play it
again, if he comes.

- Sure.
- Great.

- Got light?

- Yeah, sure.

- Here, is that his color?

- It's very pretty ain't it?

- Hoped you'd say
that, it's for you.

- Johnnie's chatting
up the birds again.

(mumbles)

- Why don't you leave me alone.

(mumbles)

- I said shut up.

You know, we've had a nice time.

Come on,

let's just think
something else to do.

The beginning, I
know when you...

Are you with me?
- Yeah, sure.

- Ready for a beat?

Okay, now it's

(imitates sounds)

(mumbles)

All right?
- Yep.

(motorbike engine revving).

(instrumental music)

♪ Some people think that ♪
kids today have gone astray ♪

♪ They should know ♪

♪ Cause' they're ♪
all mixed up too. ♪

- Trouble.

- You better sit down, Terry.

- What have you stopped
playing for, go on.

We wanna listen.

(instrumental music)

Where'd you get it?

I said, where'd you get it?

- I made it.

- You would.

Come on, sing us a song.

- Don't want to.

(mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- What's it got to do with ya?

She's not your bird or is she?

- Just get out of there and
leave her alone, will ya?

(mumbles)

(mumbles)

- Sit down

(drums set playing)

(yells)

(instruments rumbling)

- Where's my car?

- No darling, it's
only around the corner.

- Well then hurry.

- Hey, it's Johnnie's
grudge in there.

- Jeez, God they've
left the place up there.

Who's responsible for this?

Johnny, what happened?

- I'm sorry. Mr. Smith just
been a bloody nuisance.

- Got your license back then?

- No, perhaps I will though.

- Going out then?

- Maybe later, you know.

- What about the
things you usually do?

- Leave me alone.

(soft classical music)

(mumbles)

- What's all this that?

- Just going for
a drink, you know?

- Well, have one with me then,

have one with your old man.

- You okay?
- Of course.

- No, I don't another.
- Why not?

Why won't you have a
drink with your old man?

Those fine friends of
yours is gone, right?

- Look, I've had one already.

And I don't like it
all that much, okay?

- Yeah, I had one already,

while I was your age, I
could put back a pint or two.

All right, come on, what's your
drink, now you're drinking?

- Coke.

- I tell you what
we're going to do.

You going to try a real drink.

We're going on the shots.

Aubrey, two whiskeys,
make them doubles.

All right, I won't
tell your mom.

- He didn't have to make
him doubles, did ya?

- Why not? If you're going to
be a man and stop drinking,

you want to start the
real stop doing it?

- I ain't got any money
on me, I'll tell you that.

- Don't worry about with that.

I've looked after that,
you worry about that.

Yeah, thank you, Aubrey.

Have one for yourself.

Come on, we ain't going
to stand up all night.

Let's sit down.

You get that down you,

put hair on your chest.

You know, Johnny it's
funny, that's funny.

You get married, you have
children, you bring them up

and half the time they're
ready strangers to you.

Complete ready strangers.

You know what I'm talking about?

- Yeah.

- I know she can't
talk to a baby.

Can you think about it,
time that boss is grew up.

You'll be able to talk to them,

but you can't, you
know, you can't.

They think we don't understand.

Look at you now, sitting
there all screwed up.

Thinking what
already bore it is,

listening get old man
carrying on in his cups.

I thought that about my old man.

- It's all right.

I don't mind sitting there.

I mean, I have nothing
else to do, don't I?

- Go and give us a tune.

- I had no idea you
playing a long time.

(crowd mumbles)

(piano playing)

- I got to go look for someone.

- What's due?

- Yeah.

(mumbles)

- That's for the drink then.

(classical music)

Know where Bill is?

- Have you seen Bill?

- I don't know.

- You know

(mumbles)

- Ask Steve.

- Where's Bill?

What?

- I think he's over the road.

(dramatic music)

(classic music playing)

(crowd mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- I wanna talk to you.

- No (mumbles)

(background noise
drowns out speech)

- Well, what is it?

- Wanted a fight?

- I still can, I don't mind.

(mumbles)

- Look mate, I did you
a favor last night.

But you're so far and
you couldn't see it.

- What don't you like
about them anyway?

- Nothing, as long as
they leave us alone.

- And what's it got to do
with you if I like them?

(mumbles)

- That's all over.

- Didn't share your appetite?

- You're wrong.

She taught me a lot and not
what you're thinking either.

- Well what then?

- Things you never heard of.

- Such as?

- Find out yourself.

(motorbike revving)

- Be seeing you then.

- I do might not.

- All right, see ya.

(whistles)

- It's gonna be about five,

five, three, seven.

That's right Bert,
you've got to get across

before you can get out.

- Yeah.

- Actually we need
the next map now,

it's in the car,
I'll go and get it.

(whistles)

- We're gonna be swinging innit?

Paddling the old canoe.

- Mr. Smith.

- Hello, Johnnie.

- Hello.

I'd like to pay for the damage.

- I don't think that's
really necessary.

But still if you'd like to
get a small contribution

from Bill, that would help.

- Good, well, let me know how
much I owe you, won't you?

- Yes.

Johnnie?

Aren't you going inside?

They're all there, you know.

After all, they
are your friends.

Go on, pop your head around
the door and see what happens.

- Genuine effort.

(mumbles)

(instrumental music)

♪ Some people think ♪

♪ That kids today have astray ♪

♪ Well, they should know ♪

♪ Cause' they're ♪
all mixed up too ♪

♪ Some people think ♪

♪ That kids are bad ♪

♪ Well, that's too bad ♪

♪ Cause' they don't know ♪
the kids they way I do ♪

♪ Maybe they wish ♪
that they were cool ♪

♪ And looking so young ♪

♪ And I bet that ♪
mama's got a story ♪

♪ That will stay unsung ♪

♪ Some people are ♪
to simmer down ♪

♪ And look around ♪

♪ And think about the ♪
swinging time to be had ♪

♪ And maybe then some ♪
people will be glad ♪

(upbeat music)