Standing Still (2005) Movie Script

"Boobskies!"

This is to sort of

give you an example.

It's not easy. Okay.

♪ Swing

And... See?

Not easy, all right?

I'm not a professional.

I've got professional money.

♪ In this tree

Okay.

♪ Oh, I am bounce around

so well ♪

I'm studying. Stop.

♪ Branch to branch

Limb to limb ♪

♪ You see

♪ All in a day's dream

♪ I am stuck

♪ Like the other monkeys here

♪ I am a humble monkey

♪ Sitting up in here again

- ♪ But then came the day

- You gotta have confidence,

and, uh,

well, frankly, balls.

♪ I climbed out

♪ Of these safe limbs

♪ Ventured away

♪ Walking tall

Head high up and singing ♪

♪ I went to the city

♪ Car horns, corners

and the gritty ♪

♪ Now I am

the proudest monkey ♪

♪ You ever seen

♪ Monkey see

Monkey do, yeah ♪

Go like that...

And see?

Look at that. That's golden.

And I didn't scratch.

♪ Then comes the day

♪ Staring at myself

I turn to question me ♪

♪ I wonder do I want

the simple, simple life ♪

♪ That I once lived in well ♪

Oh.

Mmm.

Ahh.

I love morning sex.

Yeah.

Yeah. Sex is good.

Mmm.

Sex is a good thing.

We're good.

Yes, we are.

We are good together.

Hmm.

What?

No.

Why-Why-Why'd you do that?

You can't smoke

in front of me.

Since when?

Since I quit.

When did that happen?

Oh, last week.

Uh, you haven't noticed.

Well, I think

that's a little bit...

a little bit selfish of you.

I need a partner

in my addictions.

My mama didn't raise

no quitters.

So you quit smoking.

What would possess you

to do something like that?

Um, well, actually, um...

Holy shit!

What?

What-What?

I have a gray hair.

Rich.

I do. Right here...

Right in the middle

of my forehead.

Good God.

That's what happens

when you get older.

I was over at Quentin's

the other day,

and I'm looking through

his extensive collection

of Playboys, right?

And I remember

when I was a kid,

looking at "centerfolds"

and thinking,

"I could never get a woman

like that, because she's

so much older than me."

And I'm looking

at this centerfold,

and guess how old she was, Sam.

- How old?

- Nineteen.

She was 19 years old.

I'm 25 now.

It's just...

I feel old.

You're not old.

You're just... growing up.

Everyone's growing up now.

Now my best friend

is getting fucking married.

That's so bad?

I think it's

a little bit sudden, yeah.

Uh, could you...

not do that?

Michael and Elise

have been together

almost as long as we have...

About half a decade.

So how long do you think

it takes?

What?

Getting married.

It's different

for different people. It's...

What about for you?

- Where are you going with this?

- Well, we were

on the subject, and I just...

sort of want to know.

How long would it take you?

Are you proposing to me?

I don't know.

I guess I'll let you

figure it out.

♪ I met a girl

I'd like to know better ♪

♪ But I'm already

with someone ♪

♪ I met a girl

I'd like to know better ♪

♪ But I'm already

with someone ♪

♪ Everyone stands... ♪

Morning. How long

have you been standing there?

Long enough.

Is it too late

to back out of the wedding?

Don't even think about it.

You're not getting off

that easy.

Sam and Rich

still asleep?

Man, they went

straight to bed

after the rehearsal.

Yeah. They must be

tired from the drive.

What's with the salads?

Well, you know

how everybody is.

Jen doesn't like iceberg

in hers, and Lana can't have

anything that's not green,

and Simon has that fear

of cucumbers,

so I'm just

being prepared.

Right. Well, I'm sure

they'll understand

if it's not perfect.

Yeah. I... I won't.

Right.

Repeat after me.

Okay.

Everything

is going to be fine.

Everything is going

to be fine.

That's not my dog.

Uh... Well, you're

Lana Hatcher, right?

Yeah, but that's not

the dog that I left here.

Uh...

Yeah, it is.

All right, Steve,

but the dog that I left here

came in for a bath,

not a haircut.

He was a cute, shaggy,

salty-looking dog.

Th-That's...

That's fucked up.

Look, lady,

I wasn't here when they did it,

so I don't know what you want

from me.

Well, I'm...

I'm not paying for it.

- Uh...

- I'm not.

Know what?

I really don't care.

Yeah. Good.

Come here, baby.

What did they do to you?

No, no.

Look, dipshit.

You're coming, all right?

Mikey is tying the knot.

Fuck this "I'm in Mexico,

I can't make it" shit.

What the hell are you

doing in Mexico anyways?

I had to see about a girl.

You had to see about a girl?

Yeah.

This is not

Good Will Hunting.

All right?

I am not Robin Williams.

You have no idea.

Frank and I have

come up with some

amazing shit.

Okay. Just promise me

that you'll be at Mikey's

by 6:00, okay?

Done.

Listen. Don't forget to talk

to the studio about the jet.

All right. I got it.

Richie's here. Gotta go.

- Richie's there? Ho, ho.

Tell Richie I...

- Fuckin' actors, man.

They win one Golden Globe,

they think the whole world

revolves around them.

Right now I gotta talk

to you...

Hold that thought.

Quentin Rockford.

Quentin, this is Frank from

Old Pictures about that project.

Yeah?

Yeah, we gotta get Celia...

to take her top off.

Hey, fuck you and your

dirty fucking mother.

All right? She's not

taking her shirt off,

you son of a bitch.

Hey, hey, hold on.

We're willing to...

to pay for it.

Listen, I'm sorry about that.

What were you saying?

- It's gonna be

very tasteful.

- Yeah?

And, uh...

How much?

Well, an extra $1,000.

Hey, shirt's gone, buddy.

Fax me the contract.

All right, thanks.

You have absolutely

no scruples.

Oh, please.

Look, it's not like I'm telling

Meryl Streep to flash

her bush, all right?

It's Sylvia fuckin' Carmen.

She whips her tits out

every time she gets drunk.

At least this way

she gets paid for it.

So what did you want

to talk to me about, man?

You look like shit.

I think Samantha

asked me to marry her

this morning.

- You think?

- Yeah. She said she was gonna

leave it up to me.

To, like, what?

Say yes or no?

To decide whether or not...

she actually asked me

the question.

Are you kiddin' me?

Nope.

You get married...

Would you be happy?

I think so.

You cross that fuckin' bridge,

you better know so.

All right?

Divorce is a motherfucker, man.

I got 37 clients going

through it right now,

and it is not pretty.

Okay, now, playing

devil's advocate,

let's say you don't

get married.

- Now how would you feel?

- I'd miss her.

Ah! See? That...

Would you miss her,

or miss fucking her?

Either you don't want

to fuck anyone else

for the rest of your life,

or you don't want

to imagine...

someone else fucking the girl

you're currently fucking...

for the rest of their lives.

All right? So promise me

that you are going to think

about this, okay?

And you're not

just gonna head off...

to some drive-through

chapel in Vegas, okay?

- Okay.

Oh, shit.

We're running late.

We gotta go.

Shit.

House looks great.

See why your grandpa

left it to you.

I'm clean now, Michael.

Hey, you don't have

to listen to me

if you don't want to,

but I'm trying here, Michael.

You show up on my doorstep

on the weekend

of my wedding,

and you expect me

to-to forget everything?

- To forgive you?

- Michael? Is everything okay?

It's fine.

I-I was just

at the kitchen window

and I saw... Hi.

You must be Elise.

Baby, can you

go inside?

Yeah. I'm sorry.

Who are you?

I'm Jonathan.

Hi.

I'd, uh... I'd say I was

in the neighborhood,

but I think

we'd all know I was lying.

Yeah. I'm, uh, staying

at the Crest Ridge Motel.

If you need anything,

either of you...

Right. Okay.

Bye.

What's going on?

I don't know.

I don't know

what the fuck

he was doing here.

I don't know

what the fuck

he was thinking.

Yeah, I'm-I'm sorry.

Oh, no. No, honey.

Don't worry about it.

It's okay.

Shit.

♪ We get high

in back seats of cars ♪

♪ We break into mobile homes

♪ We go to sleep

to shake appeal ♪

♪ Never wake up on our own

♪ That's the way we get by

♪ The way we get by

♪ Oh, that's

the way we get by ♪

♪ The way we get by

Thank you.

Sorry, miss.

No smoking in cab.

That's fine.

Just give me a second.

♪ We go out

in stormy weather ♪

♪ We rarely practice discern

♪ We make love

to some weird sin ♪

Would you put that out?

Please?

♪ We seek out the taciturn

♪ That's the way we get by

♪ The way we get by

♪ That's the way we get by

I hate this fucking city.

♪ The way we get by

That's the way ♪

♪ That's the way we get by

♪ That's the way we get by ♪

I love this fuckin' city.

Pockets!

One and only.

How are you, boys?

How's it goin'?

What's goin' on?

Look at you.

Hey, look at me?

Look at you.

Look at this.

Hey.

Let's go.

Okay, baby.

I like your hat.

Hey, thanks.

I like this jacket.

Good flight?

Always.

How long?

About 12 hours

or so.

I got laid in

the bathroom though.

That passed some time.

Oh, yeah?

Yep.

You pay extra for that?

Yep.

My man in Thailand.

That's me, baby.

You gotta have some

wild-ass stories, man.

More than you will

ever be able to imagine.

Like some Deer Hunter

type shit?

Mau! Mau! Mau!

- Better. Better.

- Well, don't hold back, man.

Let it out.

In due time.

In due time I will tell.

So who's gonna be

at this party anyway?

Oh, everybody.

Everybody like everybody

from school, everybody?

Yeah, yeah, and some others.

Oh, Simon's gonna be there.

You know Simon.

- Simon who?

- Simon Blake.

I represent him.

The Simon Blake?

One and only.

Wow. Fancy.

Oh, that's right.

You left the year

before we met him

at that Christmas party.

Oh, the one where

he fucked Lana on my desk.

Lana fucked Simon Blake?

Fuck, I'm sorry, Pockets.

All right? I'm a little...

It was just one time.

It was on my desk,

and it was very weird.

I can't look at

my office the same way.

It's okay.

You know what? Whatever.

It was in the past, right?

It's ancient history, man.

There you go.

Hang on.

Anyways, enough

about that shit.

How are you, man?

I'm good. I'm good.

I'm really good.

Yeah?

Yeah, we got him.

The culture shock yet?

People?

It's coming.

No tuck-tucks

or anything like that?

Pockets?

Only when I hang out with you.

Blue or black?

Black.

Here you go.

I'm showering.

I'm just getting

the laundry.

Are you okay?

You've been in there a while.

You need anything?

- I'm fine.

- Okay.

Hey. Hey, honey,

people are gonna

be here soon.

So what are you gonna wear?

'Cause I'm thinking

the khakis.

Sure.

I, um...

I didn't know

he was so old.

Who?

Your father.

He's not that old.

Well, I don't know.

I've never seen

a picture of him before.

- I guess he just looks like

he's had a tough life.

- He has.

You two have

the same eyes, you know.

I don't know.

Maybe it's a good thing

that he showed up, Michael.

- What do you mean by that?

- Well, think about it.

You and I... We're getting

married tomorrow, and we're

starting our life together,

so maybe it's best

that you put your

old life to rest.

Elise, I'm sorry.

You don't have any idea

what you're talking about, okay?

- The man, he...

- He what?

You... There's a lot

you don't know.

Michael, what did

this man do to you,

and why can't you talk

to me about it?

Just forget it, okay?

It has nothing to do

with anything.

Well, obviously it does.

Elise...

This is probably the worst time

you could have chosen

to bring this up.

I don't care.

I don't care about him.

Do you get that?

Do you know what I would give

to have my father

at this wedding?

You'll never realize

how much he means to you

until he's gone.

- He is gone.

- Fine.

Your fucking khakis

are in the closet.

Anyway, they totally

butchered him.

Lana, it's hair.

It'll grow back.

I know, but I'm just

way too unbalanced right now...

to deal with a major

life change like that.

Have you been taking

your Paxil?

No. It makes me hyper.

Well, I thought it was

supposed to even things

out a bit.

I'm constantly

at a medical .5%.

Ouch.

Well, how's your love life?

Nonexistent.

What does that mean?

My psychiatrist said

that I should, uh,

wait until I'm well

to get into another

bad relationship.

Oh. Makes sense.

Well, I guess it's

along those lines,

but, um,

Rich said

they picked up Pockets.

Oh.

Yeah.

Yeah, it'll be...

It'll be good to see him.

I haven't seen him...

You know, it's been

a while.

Yeah. And, uh, they said

Simon's coming.

He is?

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

When it rains,

it pours.

- Lana?

- Donovan.

Hey. How are you doin'?

You look great...

Invigorated.

I'm good.

You're still in town?

Uh, yeah. Yeah.

I had to be

at this presentation

on Monday,

so, uh, I'll be here

the whole weekend.

Good. That's good.

No. No, it's great.

See, "good," to me,

is a very mediocre word.

While "great,"

on the other hand,

exudes confidence.

And power.

You said it, girl.

Power.

Yeah. I like you.

Hey, Lana, um,

I-I was wondering if, uh...

If you're not busy,

uh,

maybe we could

get together again

this weekend, huh?

Uh, actually,

I have a wedding

that I have to go to.

Old friends,

things like that.

Hey, hold the phone.

If-If I'm not mistaken,

you can bring a date...

to a wedding, right?

Yeah.

Oh, my...

You are the sweetest.

Isn't she so sweet?

Thank you so much

for the invite.

That's-That's really nice.

That's...

It's gonna be a great weekend.

I-I can't wait.

Black tie? I'll wear my tux.

Okay.

I'll call you.

Yeah!

Was that... Was that

who I think it was?

Yes.

And you know him?

Yes.

But not intimately.

Kind of.

Oh, you didn't.

Last night,

in a Holiday Inn.

You are just full

of surprises.

Sammy, I've slept

with five guys

in my entire life,

two of which died,

ironically hitting each other

in the same car accident,

and the other three

all show up

in the same weekend.

But... you didn't really

sleep with Pockets.

I mean...

Close enough.

I don't know.

I can't talk about this now.

This weekend's gonna be

pure hell.

Oh, God. This weekend

is gonna be ridiculous.

Okay, so wait a second.

Why is your tie

a different color again?

Uh, that would be because

the groom and the best man

are in silver,

and everyone else

is in black.

You dirty bitch.

Pulling the wedding hierarchy.

I see how it is.

All right, fine.

Just means that the head ushers

have to stick together.

Ain't that right, Pockets?

That's right. Head ushers

like a motherfucker.

Gimme some.

So what did you guys

get them?

- Got 'em wine glasses.

- Wrote them a book.

What do you mean,

you wrote 'em a book?

Like a small book

I printed up

about all of us...

and them falling in love and...

You know. It's nice.

You wrote 'em a fuckin' book?

Like a full-length book?

It's more like

an epic poem, but yeah.

Great.

- What about you, Pockets?

- I got them a trip to Thailand

for their honeymoon.

- Nice.

- I thought they were

going to Hawaii.

So do they.

Wait. What... What the fuck?

You bought them their honeymoon,

and you wrote 'em

a fuckin' book?

I got 'em wine glasses.

I mean, don't get me wrong.

They're nice glasses.

I followed what they

registered for, but please!

You assholes coming in

with this shit?

I'm gonna look

like the biggest schmuck

on the face of the planet, man.

Guys, you wanna know what?

Fuck this.

We are going to the store.

Hey, wait.

We can go to Ikea.

We'll get them

the matching salt shakers.

Blow me.

Ah, you must be Jen.

"Nifer." Yes.

Which makes you

Michael?

Yes, it does.

Let's...

Oh.

Nice to meet you.

Thanks.

That's my hand.

Sorry. Um,

Elise tells me that you're

in the... the music business

in London.

Uh-huh.

Well, that must be

pretty cool.

Mm-hmm.

That's great.

Oh, my goodness! Oh!

Mmm!

Um, well, there's

come chairs outside

that I've got to, uh...

Yeah.

Wow. Wow. Look at you.

I can't believe you're here.

You knew I was comin'.

I know. It's just...

It's been so long.

I know.

It's been three years.

It's really good

to see you.

And you too, love.

Now where would one find

a martini around here?

I need a drink.

Some things

never change, huh?

I guess some things do.

Come on. I'm gonna

show you the house.

Okay.

Can I smoke in here?

♪

Look at that.

There he is.

Pockets Malone.

Whoo! Come here.

Oh, my goodness.

How many times do I get

to spank the groom?

Okay, I'll pass.

No, come back.

Come back.

I just wanna spank

a little stockbroker

like yourself.

You're so cute.

I missed you.

Isn't it just adorable?

I got a big, fat

fuckin' boner.

How about you, Rich?

Yeah, hard as a rock.

All right, gentlemen,

listen.

I think it's time

that the pre-party

commences, yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah? Where's

the bride-to-be?

She's inside showing

her old roommate around.

Oh. She hot?

Yes, but something tells me

you're not her type.

I'm sorry if it was

a little weird out there.

It's just Michael and I

got in this fight earlier.

And it was weird.

Yeah?

His father showed up.

Hmm.

Look, Jen, I just...

I just want to...

Oh, I miss this

so much.

It's not the same

when it's not you.

You'd squirm when

I'd kiss your tummy.

Yeah.

Jen, I shouldn't

be doing this.

I don't care.

I'm getting married

tomorrow.

I know, baby,

but I don't care.

Okay, wait, wait. Wait.

Jen, stop, please.

I don't wanna stop.

Okay, Jen, please.

♪

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boys and girls out there!

I'm Donovan Parker.

Where's my best friend,

Salad?

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Huh? Are ya?

Well, come on.

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just because...

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That's right, little buddy.

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Come on! Do it!

Dude, I don't know

what you think about that,

but that guy

is really creepy.

What is that?

You know, I bought his books

for my nephew...

And he lost 20 pounds.

So, you know, go figure.

If you say so.

I... I've been away

a long time, you know?

So how's business?

Business is good. It's good.

I'm not complaining.

Ultimate Fighting Championship.

We have a hundred fighters now.

Three of them are mine.

You think what you wanna think,

but I'm tellin' ya

it's a good gig.

Here's to bringing it

to the bank.

Hey. iSalud!

Mmm. You? Me?

Yeah.

Okay. All right.

Richie.

Got you a drinkie.

♪ Yeah

Hi.

Well, this isn't

uncomfortable.

- Sorry, Sa...

How are you, Sam?

- Hi, Pockets.

It's so good.

How you doin'?

- Nice to see you. I thought

we lost you over there.

- No, no. Still hangin' in.

- Hi, Samuel.

- Hi, Lana.

♪

Sorry. Drinks?

Great.

Great. That way.

I still love you.

I really care about you too.

I just...

It's not like that

for me anymore.

What do you mean...

I mean, just so I know.

When you say...

that it's not like that

for you anymore...

What does that mean?

"Not like that."

I'm not attracted to...

to women, you know?

It was you.

I was in love with you.

But now I'm in love

with Michael.

You fight with Michael.

Come on.

You know it's not like that.

It's just I don't see

a future with you.

My future is with Michael.

Right.

I'm gonna unpack.

All right.

♪

Is everything, um...

Yeah. I'm fine.

Well, we'll be having

a little dinner

in a while.

Um, I'm actually

not that hungry

right now.

Well, we'll be having

some cocktails, too,

if you're interested in that.

That sounds good,

pretty boy.

Why don't you just

let me finish unpacking?

I'll be out

in a little bit.

Okay.

Happy to be here.

- So, P.

- Yeah?

How's life?

Life is good. It's really good.

Really good. Yeah.

I've been doin' the

scout thing in Thailand,

which is really cool.

I met this girl

who works in the octagon,

which is what we call the ring.

It's really funny.

She's wearin'

this little lei.

I went over.

"We're not in Hawaii," which she

thought was really hysterical.

Turns out her name's Leilei,

which, you know, it's funny

because "lei," "Leilei."

You know? Just funny.

Um, yeah, she's really cute.

The other day, she's wearing

this pink scarf.

She had it around her head.

She looked like a nun.

Really adorable.

So, yeah,

to answer your question,

I am currently seeing someone.

That's what

you asked me, right?

'Cause... Yeah? Okay.

I'm gonna freshen...

Yeah? Okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

- Um, hello.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

I must have dialed

the wrong number.

Wait. Who is this?

Jonathan, is that you?

Yeah. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to bother you.

I called on instinct.

I hope I didn't...

No. No, it's all right.

It's, um... It's just

a little crazy here

right now.

Hmm. I can imagine.

I remember the night

before I married

Michael's mother.

Actually, I barely

remember it at all.

I was so wasted. Oh.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Michael hasn't been the same

since you showed up.

Yeah, well, it didn't go quite

as well as I hoped it would.

Yeah.

Look, Jonathan,

I don't know you,

but whatever happened

between the two of you

must have been pretty bad.

It was a rough ride,

all right.

It's not really my place,

Elise. I should probably

let Michael tell you.

Why doesn't anybody

wanna give me

a straight answer?

Can you tell me that?

'Cause I'm kinda confused.

Hey, he's had

a rough life.

I sure as hell

didn't help matters any.

Mmm, go easy on him,

all right?

He's a good kid.

I could tell

he really loves you.

I should go.

I still haven't

taken a shower yet.

Um, I'll tell him

you called?

No, no. That's okay.

Don't... Don't bother.

It was really nice

to meet you, though,

today, Elise.

Yeah, it was really nice

meeting you too.

Bye-bye.

Oh, hey.

Thank you.

Yeah.

How you holdin' up?

Good.

Yeah?

I think. Yeah.

Not really,

but it'll pass.

You?

Yeah, I don't know.

I heard about that.

Samantha?

Yeah, secrets don't last long

in this crowd, huh?

No, they don't.

My father

showed up today.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Jesus. Man, I haven't

seen him since...

Yeah.

So what are you

gonna do?

Me?

I don't know, man.

You tell me.

What would you do?

I'm doin' it.

Yeah, you're doin' it, but...

How do you know

you're ready?

You just do.

I love her.

Yeah, you love her, but...

What if just being in love

with her isn't enough?

It is enough.

- Okay. Okay.

- Yeah?

I think everyone needs

a little bit more booze.

Are you drinking or what?

No? You'd better be drinking

later on tonight.

♪ You must be the roommate.

And that makes you what,

the bartender?

No, no. I'm, uh...

I'm Quentin, the agent.

Oh. Stick to bartender.

Much more honest profession.

Definitely more attractive.

Excuse me.

I'll keep that in mind.

Bitch.

- Hey.

Look, I want to apologize

for earlier.

That wasn't me.

Well, we all have

our secrets, right?

I just don't want

to end up like him.

Like your father?

Come on. That's...

No. It's...

The way I snapped at you

is the way he used to act,

and I don't wanna

be like that... not like him.

Well, you aren't.

Maybe if you-you talked to him

every once in a while,

you'd see that.

Do you love me?

Do you really love me?

Because I really love you.

And just with everything

going on, I started questioning.

Hey, no, don't.

Don't. I'll have

no questioning tonight.

I love you.

You're my whole world.

We're getting married

tomorrow.

And all of our friends

are downstairs.

And we're gonna go

and we're gonna have

a good time, understood?

Understood.

What was that?

- What was that?

- We heard a crash.

- Simon says, "I've arrived!"

- Should've known.

Whoops.

He's worse

every time I see him.

You guys know my friend?

Franklin Brauner...

director.

The spirit in me

salutes the spirit

in all of you.

Doin' a movie together.

Welcome.

Quite an entrance.

Yeah, buddy.

Can I get you more drink?

Oh, that'd be beautiful.

Okay, okay.

You're doin'

a movie together?

That's right, my good friend,

my agent.

I just got back from Mexico

scoutin' locations, castin'

some of the female roles.

It's a metaphysical Western.

It's El Topo meets The Matri

There's no script.

We're gonna improv

the whole thing.

And Franklin,

he's all about the art.

He's got this idea.

We're gonna

shoot the whole thing

while we're on peyote.

Can I be an extra?

- Isn't that right, Frankie?

- It's absolutely true.

You can't plan your metaphors.

You have to discover them.

I think I'd like

to sit down now.

How's it goin', bro?

Simon Blake.

I know who you are.

I'm Sam.

Sam Malone.

No shit?

Like that guy from, um...

Cheers?

Yeah.

You're shittin' me.

No, not kidding at all,

except that show started

when I was in the first grade.

And ever since, I can't seem

to tell people my full name...

without a Ted Danson mention

in the following sentence.

That's awesome.

So, if you don't mind,

people call me Pockets.

You're Pockets. Fuck!

Frankie, this is the guy

I was tellin' you about,

the one who put his left nut

in the vacuum cleaner.

- Quentin!

- What? It's funny.

We're just messin'

with you, man.

He was told it was, like,

an autoerotic asphyxiation

thing with, you know...

So why do they

call you Pockets?

I don't know.

Someone said it one day,

and it just stuck. Yeah.

Oh.

Pockets, you got any,

uh, ChapStick?

Yes, I do.

You want mint or cherry?

Regular.

Uh, that was cool

as shit.

What can I say?

Not so much.

Thanks.

Hey. Do you mind

if I join you?

No, not at all.

We met a minute ago,

but I didn't catch your name.

Oh. Jennifer.

Jennifer.

Hi. I'm Lana.

Hi.

Do you have an extra one

of those?

Yeah.

Here you go.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thanks.

Thank you.

I'm a social nicotine addict.

Yeah, I used to be

a social smoker,

but now I just smoke

all the time.

You look a little lost.

You okay?

Yeah. I just don't know

anybody in there.

Things change, you know?

Well, I'm gonna

get something to drink.

Do you want anything?

Uh, I'm good.

Thank you though.

All right.

See ya later.

Okay. See ya.

You know, I gotta

tell ya, Franklin.

I really liked

your last film.

Despite the box office,

I thought it was great.

Are you a person

of some significance?

Yeah, yeah.

I'm Quentin Rockford.

I'm Simon's agent

over at U.M.A.

So you're not a person

of some significance.

Yeah, but listen.

I gotta ask you a question.

Are you happy with your

current representation?

Too little too late.

I just signed

with Expedition.

Hello. I'm Franklin Brauner.

I don't think we've met.

My dick is so big

it won't fit

into a tennis ball can.

That's great. Must compensate

for everything else.

Hey, Buttons,

you need a drink.

Man, it's Pockets.

Come on.

I'm so... Yeah. Yeah.

Listen. I wanna

ask you something.

Come here.

Did you ever sleep

with that girl... Lana?

Who?

Lana. Over there.

Lana. Lana.

Oh. Yeah.

You did.

Did you?

Not exactly, no.

She's got issues, dude.

Like you wouldn't believe,

right?

Right? Right? You know

what I'm talkin' about.

Absolutely.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

I like you, man.

You're young, you got

good taste in suits,

and your name is Pockets.

I like that.

That's me.

Hey, I'm sorry

about before, man.

I gotta warm up

to people, you know?

Don't worry about it.

You wanna get that drink?

Now you're talkin'.

Let's go. Come on.

Okay. Okay.

Everybody!

Come on.

Excuse me.

It's about that time.

I've known this poor excuse

for a man all my life.

He's my best friend

in the world,

and tomorrow

we lose him to the ranks

of the blissfully married.

But tonight,

before he puts away

all of his childish things,

we have him

for one more evening.

So without further ado,

to the city of sin!

I love you!

Hey! That's my ass.

That's my ass.

Hey, wait a minute.

Careful with that one.

Oy, yoy, yoy!

Hey. Where you goin'?

Hey.

Probably gonna end up

playing a shitload

of Dungeons and Dragons.

You know how we do.

You're retarded.

I know.

You be good, all right?

You be good.

Mmm.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

Hey, hey.

Careful, careful.

Get outta here.

Come on.

Bye.

This is much better.

Okay, girls, so now what?

Let's drink.

I don't know.

I need a drink.

I could use a drink.

You guys want a drink?

Or two.

Let's drink.

Anyone up for pizza?

Whoa. I can't believe

you got the studio

to pay for this thing.

Ah, Pockets, this is

only the beginning.

In honor of my dear friend

Elise's wedding,

I have brought a treat

all the way

from West Hollywood.

No. No.

Yes.

♪ She took my heart away

Oh, yes, yes, yes.

Look what I got.

♪

You're so bad!

You are so bad.

Hello?

Is this thing on?

I would like to make

an announcement, please.

I tried thinking

about what to get...

for an interior designer

who has a beautiful house...

and everything

one could ever want

in the whole world.

Is anyone getting married?

Yeah? Marriage? Anyone?

No?

Oh, wait.

Um, me.

Okay. But that means

we can have fun tonight.

What is it?

♪ Here's somethin' that

you never will forget ♪

♪ B-B-Baby, you just ain't

seen n-n-nothin' yet ♪

Ew!

♪ Here's somethin' that

you never will forget ♪

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

Hello.

♪ B-B-Baby, you just

ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet ♪

I'm lookin'

at the bottle. Oh!

- Look at this guy.

- Whoo!

♪ And now I'm feelin' better

♪ 'Cause I found out for sure

♪ She took me to her doctor

♪ And he told me of a cure

- ♪ He said that any love

is good love ♪

- Nineteen. Ace.

♪ So I took what I could get

Yes, I took what I could get ♪

♪ And then she looked at me

with her big, brown eyes

and said ♪

- ♪ You ain't seen nothin' yet

- Twenty-one!

♪ B-B-Baby, you just ain't

seen n-n-nothin' yet ♪

♪ Here's somethin'

Here's somethin' you're

never gonna f-f-forget, baby ♪

♪ You know, you know

You just ain't

seen nothin' yet ♪

- That's all right.

- Twenty-three.

Whoo!

Nice!

Place your bets.

♪

♪ I don't give a damn

about my reputation ♪

How much is it?

♪ You're livin' in the past

It's a new generation ♪

♪ A girl can do

what she wants to do

and that's what I'm gonna do ♪

♪ And I don't give a damn

'bout my bad reputation ♪

♪ Oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ And I don't give a damn

'bout my reputation ♪

♪ Never said I wanted

to improve my station ♪

♪ I'm only feelin' good

when I'm havin' fun ♪

♪ And I don't have

to please no one ♪

♪ And I don't give a damn

'bout my bad reputation ♪

♪ Oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Whoa

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Whoa

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ I don't give a damn

'bout my reputation ♪

♪ I've never been afraid

of a bad reputation ♪

♪ Anyway, oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Whoa

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ I don't give a damn

'bout my bad reputation ♪

♪ You're livin' in the past

It's a new generation ♪

♪ But I only feel good

when I got no pain ♪

Hello. Over here.

♪ And that's

how I'm gonna stay ♪

I've got green.

♪ And I don't give a damn

'bout my bad reputation ♪

♪ Oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Oh, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Not me

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Not me

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Not me

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me

♪ Not me ♪

My time...

Where are we?

Who am I?

Oh, an airplane.

We're going on the airplane

again? I'll fly this time.

Ah.

Aye, aye.

Whoo. Whoa.

Whoo! Hello, boys!

So...

Ooh. You all right?

Yeah. I just...

Slow down.

I think that they

brought... boobs.

Boobs.

Yeah, I see boobs.

Boobs.

I'm a good

fuckin' agent, man.

Look at that dude

in that fuckin' cowboy hat.

Dude, I don't wanna argue

about semantics.

I...

He's my fucking client.

I don't wanna

get into this shit.

Do you wanna be my client?

Don't... Uh, no.

- Hot tub, anybody?

- What do you want to drink?

Apple juice.

Huh? No?

Hey, you.

Hey, Sam.

I need your advice.

Shoot.

Do you think Pockets

is still mad at me?

No. No, I just

think he's...

weirded out

more than anything.

Hey.

I didn't see you come in.

I came in around the side.

Mmm.

How are you?

Good.

Tired.

Me too.

♪

Trippin' good?

Yeah.

- Drink taste all right?

- Sure.

Good.

Now why don't you pull

your head out of your ass

and go talk to her?

I don't think so, man.

Come on, man.

It's time

to come to terms.

What are you, Dr. Phil?

Think we could get Mickey Rourke

to play the serial killer?

You know, he's almost

been down long enough.

I think he might be ready

for his second comeback.

Hmm?

Speaking of

second comebacks...

...so high, man.

I know, brother.

Hello, gentlemen.

Hello.

Oh, ho! Nice.

Ah.

I'm beat.

You are drunk.

Yeah. Yeah, that too.

Off to bed?

Okay.

That's an offer

I can't refuse.

Good night.

Gentlemen.

You're all right, man.

All right.

I gotta go talk to a man

about an elephant.

Yep.

Pockets!

Get over here.

Come here. What's with you?

Psst. Psst!

Hey. Hey, you.

You, peeing on the bush?

Yeah?

Are you friends

with Elise or Michael?

Both. Why?

Can you sneak me in the house?

Can you give me a second?

Okay. That's better.

Now, um...

What?

I'm Elise's sister.

I'm down here from college.

I came early

to surprise her.

Okay. Time-out.

I'm really drunk, okay?

So I apologize in advance,

but...

Fuck, you're hot.

- I'm Sarah.

- Quentin.

So, uh, do you go to, uh...

Do you go to school?

College.

What do you do?

I'm an agent.

But I... I like to bartend,

uh, on the weekends.

You know, to keep me humble.

Oh! Oh, man. Oh.

You... You stink

like Bob Marley.

- What?

- You smell. Are you high?

The girls indulged.

Really?

Yes, as I'm sure you did.

No, I did not.

I am too old for drugs now.

Yeah, right.

Far too old.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Are you too old

for strippers?

'Cause a few of them seem

to have followed you home.

I'm a dirty old man.

I'm ashamed of myself.

What did you do?

Oh, we just ordered

some pizza and hung out.

- That's boring.

- Sausage pizza?

Really?

That's another story.

You all right?

Yeah.

Cover me, Goose.

I'm going in.

I'll be your wingman

anytime.

But I have a meeting

with my new agents at 9:00 A.M.

tomorrow morning.

I think

I'm going to catch a cab

and call this one short.

All right, man. Ciao.

Mmm.

Later.

Oh, yes, yes.

Oh, my God.

Do you want a cigarette?

Yes. Please.

Hurry.

What are you thinking about?

I'm just thinking about

being best man tomorrow.

What about it?

I think it's kind of

a heavy title... best man.

You know? I'm thinking

maybe I'd rather be, like,

best guy or...

best kid

or best buddy or...

I don't know.

Have you mentioned this

to Michael?

No. I think he's got

enough on his plate

as it is...

just going through

with this madness.

Madness?

What does that mean?

Well, I talked to him

earlier, and he seemed

pretty shaky...

about the whole thing,

you know?

It's just pre-wedding jitters.

It sounds pretty standard to me.

Well, yeah, but...

I mean, marriage... it's...

It's, like, just what's

expected of you, you know?

It's...

You've been out of college

for a while, so the next step

is that you get married.

And then the next step

after that is that

you have kids.

And then the next step

after that is that you get old,

you get fat and you die.

People don't know what else

to do with themselves, so they

just take the next step...

- towards the grave.

- You think that

that's what Michael's doing?

I... I don't know.

Maybe.

You don't...

You don't think he loves Elise?

I mean, come on, Rich.

No, I know

that he loves Elise.

I love Elise.

But, you know, sometimes

just being in love

with a person...

is not enough reason

to marry them.

Why not?

Because it is.

'Cause sometimes

love's not enough.

It's more complicated

than that.

S... Sometimes it isn't.

I see you ladies

are gettin' to know

my good buddy, Pockets.

For you and you.

Okay.

Don't worry. He won't bite.

Not unless he pays you first.

Wait, wait, wait.

What did you

just say to me?

"Not unless he pays you first."

I hear you're good like that.

Just messin' with you, man.

No, how about fuck you?

Fuck me? Fuck you.

Yeah, fuck you.

You don't know me. Fuck you!

- Whoa! Hey! What the...

- Flavor of the month.

What the fuck?

Thanks for the lap dance, girls.

What? What?

- So, you gonna spend the night?

- Sure.

All right. Well, I just...

I don't know where

you're gonna sleep,

'cause there are no more rooms.

Hmm. Where's your room?

Um, I'm in the gazebo.

I'll follow you.

Okay.

Okay. Can we be serious

for one minute here?

Okay.

All right.

Are you gonna look at me?

I am looking at you.

Now you are.

Look. I love you,

but taking the next step

with someone you love

is not a death sentence.

I know it's scary.

I know it's a risk.

But so is life, you know?

And...

I'm not saying that we need

to get married tomorrow...

or even a year from now,

but I do want to know

that I have a future with you,

and that...

that you can try

and give that to me.

That's...

That's what I want.

You understand?

I understand.

Scene outside

was kinda weird.

Mmm.

Yeah, you get used to it

after a while.

So, you and Elise went

to college together...

before she transferred

back here, right?

Mm-hmm.

Well, that... that probably

had to be a lot of fun.

Yeah.

- I'm sure she was a real

party girl back then.

- Oh, yeah. She was crazy.

- We had such good times.

- Yeah, so did we.

- You have

the most beautiful eyes.

- Thank you.

Ladies first.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

So, this is it...

the gazebo,

in all of its glory.

I like it.

It's nice, you know?

It's got a little homey

feel to it, and...

It's perfect.

Mmm... Whoa, whoa...

Wait, wait, wait. Hey...

Just gettin' right down

to it?

It's been

a really long drive.

Yeah. Okay.

There.

Wait. Wait. Um...

I don't have any condoms.

Can you get some?

Yes, I can.

But I gotta go find Pockets.

I'll be right back.

Pockets?

Hi.

How you doin'?

I'm good.

You workin'?

That depends.

Well, uh, does $500

get me an answer,

by any chance?

$500 will pretty much

get you anything you want.

Okay.

Here you go.

So?

L.A.P.D.

You're under arrest.

Sorry. Come on.

Up against the wall.

Shit.

You have the right

to remain silent. Anything

you say can and will be...

used against you

in a court of law.

What... What...

What... Oh!

Dude! Wha...

What the fuck, man?

- Hi. Do you have any condoms?

- Have you ever heard

of knocking?

Yeah. Hi, Sam.

Do you have any condoms?

- Why didn't you ask Pockets?

- Because I can't find Pockets.

Dude, what the fuck?

Look, I've got my balls

in my hand, okay?

- Do you have any condoms

or not?

- Bedside table.

Ew!

God!

Get the fuck

out of here, man!

Get out of here!

Okay. Sorry.

Jesus Christ.

- Stay strong, brother.

- Get out of here!

'Cause my favorite, favorite,

favorite, favorite,

favorite,

favorite movie is...

What the fuck

was the name of it?

Hmm?

Lana?

Yeah?

You sleepy?

Yeah.

You all right?

Yeah.

All right.

Good night then.

Yeah.

Turn to your left.

Empty your pockets.

Shit, that's a lot of stuff.

Michael, are you awake?

Yeah.

Just thinking.

Do you think everything's

ready for tomorrow?

Everything's

gonna be fine.

Why?

Do you think

they liked my salads?

I'm sure they did.

Do you wanna talk?

Not now.

Okay.

That's what I thought.

I'll see you

in the morning.

Yeah, tomorrow.

♪ I don't think that

♪ Kindness is a weakness

♪ I don't have a

♪ Problem with compassion

♪

♪ Tell me

what you're thinkin' ♪

♪ Would you like to be

♪ So high ♪

Hi.

How you feelin' there, champ?

I don't know about you,

but these pipes are clean.

What?

Hi.

Oh, my God.

Sarah.

Good morning, boss.

How you feeling?

Hey...

Aren't you gonna get that?

No. Answer me first.

Yeah, I'll get it.

Hello?

It's Pockets.

Pockets, where the fuck are you,

man? We're about to eat.

Don't ask questions.

Don't say anything.

- You're...

- Yeah. Jail.

Okay.

So listen.

I need bail money.

- Yeah.

- I need you to come downtown.

Got it?

Yeah, all right.

Don't say a word.

Yeah.

I'm on my way. Bye.

Thank you.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing.

Don't worry about it, all right?

This is your day. Relax.

I just gotta go

give Pockets a ride.

It's no big deal.

Be back.

Save me some food.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What's goin' on?

Michael, come here.

What happened?

Well, apparently our

buddy Pockets got popped...

for a little, uh,

drunk and disorderly

behavior last night.

No shit? Yeah.

Yeah.

Badass party boy,

that Pockets.

Quentin slept

with my little sister.

That's good.

Michael...

What? What do you

want me to say?

She's 17.

Oh, that's not good.

No.

Yeah.

And I was like,

"Dude, it's not an ego thing.

I just think if my name

was above the title, more people

would see the movie."

I mean, what's the point

of making art if nobody's

gonna see it?

Right?

I found him.

Come on, come on.

Hello!

Man, only Pockets Malone

would get arrested

for public drunkenness.

Man, you just keep on

gettin' cooler and cooler.

What can I say, guys?

Hey.

Hi.

How's it goin'?

Uh... Look, man,

I'm sorry about last night.

Don't tell anybody,

but, uh, I can be

a real ass sometimes.

No hard feelings.

I didn't know

you couldn't swim.

Who knew?

Let's get you some breakfast,

you crazy motherfucker.

Okay, okay.

Quentin?

Can I see you in the kitchen?

- Okay. Excuse me.

- Sure.

Excuse me, ladies.

Hey, man, what's up?

Um, just

a personal question.

Okay.

Did you sleep with

Elise's little sister?

What do you think?

I think you did.

Of course I did.

She's fuckin' hot.

Well, that may be true,

but she's also 17 years old.

Say what?

She's 17.

She didn't fuck

like a 17-year-old.

Hey.

- Can we talk?

- Yeah.

Last night was, um...

Amazing.

Yeah, it was.

But?

I've never done that

before.

Oh.

You were really good.

Really?

Yeah. Definitely.

And not to sound dramatic

or anything like that,

but it was really nice.

I haven't felt that way

with someone

in a really long time.

Well, neither have I.

Are you just playing along

'cause you don't know

what else to say?

'Cause I know last night

you were pretty drunk, so...

No. I couldn't play

anything with this,

because, to be honest,

I've never had this before.

Yeah?

So... I don't know

what you want to do.

Well, that's...

That's an extremely

difficult question

to ask me...

because it takes me, like,

an hour to figure out what

I want to eat for lunch, so...

I forgot. You don't

even know me that well.

I want to get to know you.

Great.

Okay.

I have a lot of problems.

So I fuckin' checked him

on it.

You did not.

Yeah. Checked...

Look. Checked him.

That's fuckin' awesome.

Hey.

Hi.

You're 17.

No, I'm not.

Seventeen?

So?

Now I'm a pedophile.

No. I'm the one

who jumped on you. Remember?

Yeah, yeah, and I really

think a judge is going

to appreciate your logic.

Well, I'm not gonna

tell anyone.

You told your sister.

Yeah, but she's cool.

I thought you said college.

I thought you said

you were in college...

Well, I skipped

a couple grades.

Congratulations.

Well, you know this means

we can't see each other now.

Why?

Because I don't want to

go to prison, that's why.

And because it's wrong.

Right?

Well, it didn't feel wrong.

Well, yeah, I know

it didn't feel wrong,

but it... it's...

it's just...

I'm gonna be 18 in October,

and I'm transferring to USC.

You are?

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, then we'll just...

We'll see each other then.

What about between now

and then?

I thought we just

went over that.

I won't tell if you won't.

Come on.

- Hello.

How are ya?

Good.

Come in?

Thank you.

What?

Yes?

Lana?

Yes?

- Your date is here.

- Date?

Oh, my God!

I'm sorry. I'm Michael.

I'm the groom.

Oh, hey.

Hey.

Nice to meet you.

Donovan Parker.

Are you...

Yeah, that's me.

Power Time!

Hey, this is for you.

Congratulations, man.

Thank you.

Yeah, hey...

Thank you.

Have a beautiful wedding,

all right?

Thanks. Thanks for coming.

No, thanks for having me.

Hey.

Thank you.

Lana! My baby!

Hey.

Um, I told you

not to wear a tux.

Actually, I distinctly

remember telling you not to.

I know. I... I...

But you did.

Well, I like 'em.

I can see that.

Yeah. Wanna see

something funny?

Watch this.

That's great.

Okay. See you around.

Okay.

I'll be here.

Okay.

Well, so, have you

talked to Rich yet?

We've started.

I just have to... let him

figure it out for himself.

So what did his face

look like when you asked him?

Oh, come on. You know

that "deer in the headlights"

thing he does?

Was it that big, really?

It was like... "Aaah!"

So funny.

- Can I talk to you?

- Yeah.

I'm...

I'll... go find Rich.

Thank you for helping.

Oh, my God. Is that you?

Mmm. Yeah, and...

and my mom.

She's beautiful.

Where did you get it?

Jonathan left it

on the steps.

There's something

I have to tell you, Elise.

Michael, you don't have

to tell me...

anything that

you don't want to tell me.

I want to.

Okay.

My family was...

was never a normal one.

I mean, Jonathan

wasn't there that much,

and, uh, my mother,

who I've...

never told you about...

She meant everything to me.

You don't have to tell me.

It's okay.

Okay.

On the night

of my grandfather's funeral,

my mother found my father

in the bathroom

with some girl...

with a needle in his arm.

He'd been a user for years,

but she'd sheltered me

from it.

And I remember, um,

she yelled at him,

and he yelled back,

and then he hit her.

And so I ran in,

and I just started...

beating him because...

of everything...

the drugs,

hitting my mother,

not being there.

And I told her... I told her,

"Don't protect him.

He deserves this."

But she did.

She loved him.

All the stuff he ever did

to her, and...

Anyway, so she tried

to push me away

and she fell...

and she hit her head.

There was a lot of blood,

and I just stood there

crying.

She said that we had

to get him to the hospital,

and that I was the only one

who could drive.

I tried, but it was...

it was really confusing,

you know?

It was not like it was real.

I mean, I didn't know what

lane we were in. I could have

swerved, but I didn't.

I just watched her,

and she smiled at me...

even as we hit,

and the car flipped,

and she died.

And my father and I

walked away.

Oh, my God.

Come here. Come here.

Oh, my God.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't know.

You can't blame yourself,

sweetie.

I don't blame me.

I blame him.

I don't want to.

I'm sorry.

I'm the one who called him.

I told him

about this weekend.

I didn't know.

I thought

you had to face it.

Michael,

what was her name?

Emily.

My mother's name

was Emily.

Are you guys

ready to go on a journey

to Power Land? Huh? Are ya?

Hello.

Hey.

It's Power Time!

- Do you get made fun of

on a daily basis...

- What the fuck is this shit?

'cause you're a tad bit bigger

than the rest of the other...

- That's... That's me.

- What are you doin'?

Um, I... I make these videos,

uh, for kids.

What, like the Olsen twins?

No.

Um, see, mine...

uh, they... they teach kids

how to stay in shape...

while, um, helping them learn

at the same time.

A lot of money in that gig?

I do okay.

But, you know,

the real reward for me...

is knowing that I've helped

influence a kid at a very

pivotal point in his life.

- Hmm.

- What do you do?

So let's rule your school...

with Power Time!

For real?

Yeah. Like, professionally,

what do you...

- I'm an actor.

- Get out of here.

No.

That's great.

Right now I'm doing

a movie with, uh...

with Franklin Brauner.

It's, um...

It's a metaphysical western.

- So you must be

really happy then, huh?

- Oh, yeah.

Hey. Do you want...

Do you want to talk about it?

Talk about what?

Hey, it's okay.

I know an unhappy face

when I see one, mister.

Wait. Who are you again?

How you holdin' up?

- It's been

an interesting weekend.

- You can say that again.

It's been

an interesting weekend.

Look.

I just want to know:

Were you ever mad at me?

At times, yeah.

Yeah, I thought you were.

I was in love with you.

I know.

But I was really

screwed up back then.

Yeah, you were.

And I'm still

screwed up.

I guess you are.

You know what?

So am I.

I think we're probably

all screwed up

in our own little way.

Well, I never meant

to hurt you.

Whatever. I...

Honestly, Lana, I just

never understood why.

Well, I never understood

why you didn't want

to sleep with me that night.

Oh, really?

That's interesting,

because, you know,

you happened to jump on me

while I was passed out drunk

and pulled my pants off.

You freaked the living shit

out of me. I thought it was

my frickin' roommate.

What did you expect me

to do?

Go with it.

Well, yeah.

That would've been nice.

You're right.

Except, um,

- I was still a virgin.

- What?

Sam, I'm so sorry.

I... I didn't know.

That's all right.

How would you know? Right?

I never told you, so...

I mean, it was

our last night at school,

and I just wanted it

to be something, you know,

we could remember.

Oh, I remember.

I remember.

More like it's permanently

burned into my psyche.

Look.

No. You know what?

Ever since we graduated,

I've wanted to have

this conversation,

and now I just feel like

it's been too damn long.

You know? I mean,

I've probably come up with

every possible outcome...

this conversation could have,

and they all suck.

But you wanna know which one

really sucks my ass the most?

The truth.

So, if you don't mind,

I'm gonna be perfectly honest

with you right now, okay?

Well, you seem...

Well, thanks. I will.

For four years,

I tried to love you,

have a relationship...

Whatever it is you wanna

call it, okay?

But all I really wanted was...

was just to be with you.

Simple as that. You know?

And I'd see you date...

some complete fuckin' asshole

one week, and then it was

another asshole the next week.

And I knew if you just gave me

a chance... just one chance...

I could have been

so much better for you...

so much better to you...

than those guys could've been.

So you wanna know

if I was mad at you?

Yeah, I was mad at you,

and I'm still mad at you,

'cause you hurt me.

-You just never got it, did you?

-Got what? What?

I just always knew

that you could do better

than me.

What the fuck does that mean?

There is no better, Lana.

It was you.

I didn't wanna hurt you.

I was trying to protect you.

From what? What were you

protecting me from?

I would've just held you back!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Okay? I'm not sorry,

but I'm sorry I just

blew up just now.

Yeah, well,

make it up to me.

Say something nice.

Um... I hope you figure

things out for yourself.

I do.

You know, I think

I'm starting to.

Yeah?

Well, that's good.

What are you gonna do?

Well, I...

I hear London's nice

this time of year.

Yeah?

Hmm?

Wow!

Okay. I sleep

with prostitutes.

♪ If I stepped into the light

♪ Left my reflection

♪ Standing in doorways

♪ And not look behind

♪ If I colored by the signs

♪ Shadows and tones

♪ Kissing in corners

♪ And not look behind

♪ If I slipped into the quiet

♪ The melody's strong ♪

Michael. Jesus.

I wasn't expecting anybody.

Sorry.

This place is such a dump.

♪

Michael, I don't know

where to begin or what to say

to make up...

I just have one question

I'd like to ask you.

Would you like to come

to a wedding today?

Are you kidding me?

Believe it or not,

I actually got a suit in here.

♪

Well, look at you.

Wow. You look great.

♪ You... You look beautiful.

Thanks. So, what did you do

the rest of the afternoon?

Uh, I've been listening

to Donovan Parker talk about

motivating fat children.

I bet you have.

So, you wanna help

button me up?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's kinda

down there all by himself...

with his apple juice

and tuxedo.

It's a little sad.

Oh. That is actually

a sight I'd like to see.

Yeah, it's entertaining.

I love you.

And I love you too.

And... I've been

thinking about it,

and I decided that

that's enough.

I think I was just

too afraid to say it before.

So?

So...

I think we should...

do it.

I wanna do it.

Do it.

Wow. You have no idea...

how glad I am

you just said that.

Yeah. Me too. Me too.

Yeah, but...

you're not pregnant.

Rich?

♪

So you and Sam

worked it out, huh?

Yeah. We, uh...

We worked it out. Yeah.

Congratulations, man.

Thanks, man.

Yeah.

So this is it.

Are you ready?

As ready as I'll ever be.

You look beautiful.

Thank you.

- Everything's gonna be...

- Beautiful.

Have you got the ring?

Yeah. Right here.

All right.

All right. So I guess

this is it, huh?

Deep breaths.

Don't fidget around so much.

Stand still.

It'll all be over soon.

No, it's just about to begin.

All right.

♪

♪ On my way

♪ I would like to

reach out my hand ♪

♪ Ombe seyo

Ombe tell you to run ♪

♪ On my way

On my way ♪

♪

♪ Well, pick me up

with golden hand ♪

♪ Ombe seyo

Ombe tell you to run ♪

♪ On my way

On my way ♪

♪

♪ I would like to hold

my little hand ♪

♪ How we will run

We will ♪

♪ How we will crawl

We will ♪

♪ I would like to hold

my little hand ♪

♪ How we will run

We will ♪

♪ How we will crawl

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Send me on my way

♪ On my way

♪ Mm-hmm

♪ On my way ♪

♪

♪ Oh, I love you, baby

♪ I love you night and day

♪ When I leave you, baby

don't cry the night away ♪

♪ When I die

don't you write ♪

♪ No words upon my tomb

♪ And don't believe

I want to leave ♪

♪ No epitaph of doom

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ When I'm dead and gone

♪ I want to leave

some happy woman ♪

♪ Livin' on

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ When I'm dead and gone

♪ Don't want nobody to mourn

♪ Beside my grave

♪ Oh, Mama Linda

she's out to get my hide ♪

♪ She's got a shotgun

♪ And her daughter by her side

♪ Hey there, ladies

♪ Johnson's free

♪ Who's got the love

Who's got enough ♪

♪ To keep a man like me

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ When I'm dead and gone

♪ I want to leave

some happy woman ♪

♪ Livin' on

♪ Ooh, la, la, la

♪ Ooh, la, la, la, la

♪ Ooh, la, la, la

♪ Ooh, la, la, la, la ♪

♪

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