SubUrbia (1996) - full transcript

What? Yeah, I'll see you
down there later.

I just gotta finish
some stuff I'm writing.

Yeah. OK. Bye.

Sooze? Yeah. So did you tell him
that we couldn't afford

20 bucks a ticket

and why didn't he put US
on the comp list?

No, no, there's always
a comp list.

All right.

Well, so, then,
just get your mother's car

and maybe we'll all
go do something.

Yeah. I gotta get off.



OK. Bye.

Hey, Frankie!
Hey, what are you doing?

Sleeping

sleep when you are dead.

Hey, man, I just got off work.

Why don't you meet me
at the corner?

So? Put on some clothes
and come down, man. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah,
I wanna see you, man.

All right.

Yeah.

Hey, why don't you bring
that pot you just bought?

What?

Yeah, fuck you, man.

Later.



I'm going out later.

No car.

The fuck not?

You know the fuck not.

Fuck.

Don't swear.
It's impolite.

We are truly thrilled
to bring you this next item,

and it's a host-value special.

It's the spiral relaxation lamp.

I personally bought one of these
for a very good friend of mine

and ended up
falling in love with it.

I found myself mesmerized
by watching the balls.

That's why I suggest that
if you're going to buy one,

you buy maybe 2 or 3.

It started
with a traffic argument,

escalated to the firing
of an illegally carried

concealed handgun,

ending with the death of the man
it was aimed at.

Gordon riedhale claimed
he couldn't escape an attacker

who was punching him
in the head.

Concealed carry instructors say
it's that fear of mortal danger

that gave hale the legal right
to pull the trigger.

Just depends on
the cup capacity.

What size is that?

55,000.

Marlboros, chief.
Hard pack.

In that case, you need
a heavy-duty filter.

2.50.

2.50?
They go up?

Always 2.50, my friend.

What that means is,

every armed licensee
faced with danger

must make a split-second
judgment call.

Timmy boy.

Ho!

Chief!

Shoots and...

Aw, time's running out.

3, 2, 1... No good!

Oh, yeah!

Hey. Hey, 7.20.

7.20.

What?

7.20.

I gave it to you.

He paid you, man.

You owe me 20 cents.
Come on, 7.20.

7.20!

Yo, you're spittin' rice
all over US.

God.

Here's 25 cents.

That guy should cut down
on his caffeine intake.

Needs some pizza in his diet.

I don't think I like
that guy's attitude at all.

Hey, you know what?
Take off the blades.

I mean it. I'm gonna break
your Fuckin' legs.

You're a fascist, man.

Take 'em off!

Neo-fascist.

Buff, sit.

You know what I mean, though?

Somebody ought to crack that guy

with a baseball bat.

Yeah, well, he's from
a third-world country.

He doesn't have it easy.

What? What the fuck do you
know about the third world?

You been there?

No? No. Well, I have.

Fuckers live like sardines
in a can over there.

You know, everything
stinks. It's true.

There's no, you know, law,

no order, no nothing.

Assholes come over here,

they think
it's gonna be the same.

But he's a human being.
You can give him that much.

Actually, the only thing
I gotta give that guy

is a one-way ticket
back to greaseball land.

Yeah, well, that pizza could
feed a family of 4 in Turkey

or India or wherever the fuck
he comes from.

Oh, yeah? Oh. How would you
ship it there, man?

Federal express

by the time it got there,

it'd be way cold
and coagulated...

Total waste,

cheese would be stuck
to the cardboard.

Buff, that slice
is the difference

between life and death
for some half-dead Bangladeshi.

Yo, you're gettin' me
all upset here.

You should get upset.

Everyone should get upset.

When... when Hitler
was greasing the Jews,

people were saying,

"don't get me upset.
You're bumming me out."

It's my duty as a human being
to be pissed off.

Jesus Christ,
nothing makes a difference

in the first Fuckin' place.

Nothing ever changes, man.

50 years from now,
we're all gonna be dead,

and there'll be
new people standing here,

drinking beer, eating pizza,

bitching and moaning
about the price of oreos,

and they won't even know
we were ever here,

and then 50 years after that,

those suckers
will be dust and bones,

and there will be all these
generations of suckers

tryin' to figure out
what the fuck they're doing

on this Fuckin' planet,
and they'll all be full of shit.

It's all so Fuckin' futile.

If it's all so Fuckin'
futile, what the fuck

are you so fucking
upset about, fuckhead?

Because I'm alienated.

How do you like orgasms?!

Oh, yeah!

Oh!

Hey, I'm at work yesterday,

bitch comes in,

orders a 12-inch pie
with extra cheese,

so, I ask her if she wanted me
to, like, carry that out

to her car for her.

Right?

Bitch is obviously in heat,

says, "yes, right away."

So, I carry the pie
out to her car,

we smoke a Jay,

she blows me,

we eat the pizza,
I chase it with the beer.

Smoke-babe-slice-brew!

All 4 bases!
Fuckin' home run, man!

Buff, your ability to fantasize

is only exceeded
by your ability to lie.

Oh, untrue, jeffster.
I think that...

Hey, it's me.

2 weeks ago
we attended a concert

where I fucked 2 girls...

Oh, this is the ultimate
liar of liars.

And... your... mom.

Well, I'm here.
Where are you?

Where are you who?

No, no, no.

I don't want to be stuck with
the guy when he gets here.

Stuck what guy?

Shut up.
Aw, don't do that, man.

Look, you can't be out here
all night tonight, OK?

Hey, we're just
havin' a conversation!

This is private property,
my friend.

Come on, man.

Hey, don't tell US
about private property.

This is america, my friend.

Look, look, look,
you gotta go now, OK?

The customers complain.

We're your customers!
We're not complaining!

Please!

You don't need to sit
next to me right now.

Who were you talking to?

Nobody. Sooze.

Stuck with what guy?

What?

You said you didn't
want to get stuck

with some guy.
What guy?

Oh, nobody. It's,
it's my birthday this week,

and sooze's brother
might come by

to wish me a happy birthday.

It's your birthday?

Yeah.

Well, shit!

Happy Fuckin' birthday!
Happy birthday!

Don't do that, man.

Is sooze around?

Yeah, she should be comin' by.

What'd she say?
Is pony comin'?

I don't know.

Want a beer?
Pony?

No, thanks.
I don't drink.

Well, what'd she say?

I mean, did she talk to him?

I... I... don't...

Pony?
What's a "pony"?

You mean the geek
who played the folk music

at the senior prom?

What's that guy's name?

Neil moynihan?

Oh, pony's band... dreamgirls...

Been on the road opening
for midnight hore.

Stadiums, man.

Wait, so pony's comin' by here?

Didn't you see
their video on mtv?

No. I shot my TV.

But, so, pony's comin' by here

he's around, and, you know,

maybe he's comin' by.

Sooze told him to come by

and hang out,

whatever... it's no big deal.

Me, him, and sooze are gonna...

Oh, no, well, you
wanted to get together

with your close friend
pony the rock star.

I understand.

Do you... you want US
to... To leave?

No, we were just
gonna go some place

or something.

We are?

All right, she told him
to meet US here. Fuck...

Pony's comin' here
to the corner?

Yeah, no, it wasn't
even my idea.

Jeff, Jeff, if you
want to be alone with pony,

you know, that's...
That's fine with US.

Sooze wants to see him.

Well, you know,
I want to Fuckin' see him.

I gotta know.

I gotta know what it's like
to be on mtv.

Yeah, we all want to see
him, so when's he comin'?

Yeah, when's he comin'?

I don't know.
Later.

I don't know.

Yes!

God, I haven't seen you all day.

You could've come over.

I know. I know.
I know.

Trim it!

I hate that.

Sorry.

Let's go back to the Van
right now.

No, I'm not going
to the Van. It's so gross.

Come on. I'm gonna do
my performance for everyone.

OK, so maybe later.

Jesus.

Fuck Oliver stone!

Fuck Bill Clinton!

Fuck Howard stern!

Fuck Michael Bolton!

Fuck pope John Paul.

Fuck my dad.

Fuck all the men.
Fuck all the men.

Fuck... all..the men!

Bang your head.
Blow your nose.

Run down the street.
Suck a hose.

Chew my lips.
Eat some shit.

Eat a stick of dynamite
and blow yourself to bits.

Shut your mouth.
Go away.

Drink my piss.
Have a nice day.

I hope you cry and never doubt.

I hope you die
with blood in your mouth.

I hope your lies
will no more shout

what's in my eyes,
what's in your snout!

You're a pig!
I know that's true!

I dance your jig!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

So...

It was really great.

It was OK?
Yeah.

What did you guys think?

Slides go with it.

Behind me.

I'm making these slides
out of these old pictures

and paintings and stuff.

Is that supposed to be about me?

No.

Yes.

It's called "burger
manifesto, part I:".

"The dialectical exposition

of testosterone."

Isn't that a great title?

Why is everything
about you, Jeff?

No, not... not
everything. This.

I am the man in your life.

Man?

Yeah, man, male,
significant other...

Whatever the fuck I am.

It's a piece.

You're sure as to hell
right about that.

I'm not doing it anywhere, Jeff.

It's just a part
of my application

to the school of visual arts.

In New York.

Oh, you know people there?

I'm just gonna go.

Figure the worst I can do
is starve to death.

"The worst I can do
is starve to death."

Listen to you.

I don't want to hear it anymore.

No, no, no.
You know why?

You're packing your bags,

you're jumping into the unknown

because some conceptual artist

who teaches at
a community college

is having a midlife crisis,

and he wants to
sleep with some girl

half his age,

so he tells you
you have talent...

Mr. Brooks has had
shows in New York, Jeff.

He's been reviewed in art forum.

I think he knows.

Oh, well, then,

you'd better listen
to him, shouldn't you?

Well, fuck!

Might as well not do anything.

Let's just stick our thumbs
up our asses and twirl.

Yes, that's right.
You know what, honey?

You should go to New York.
You should go...

Go show 'em.

They need your unique
point of view.

At least I have
point of view, you know?

I stand for something,

and I'm trying
to communicate something.

What are you trying
to communicate? Tell US.

So you can give me more shit?

No, no. It's an honest
question.

What are you tryin'
to communicate?

I'm tryin' to communicate

how I feel, Jeff...

You know, raise consciousness,

make people think for a change.

"Burger manifesto, part I"

is gonna make people think.

Yes, you asshole.
About what?

About things that are
important to me.

Like what?

Sexual politics, racism,

the environment,

the military-industrial
complex...

Racism? You don't even
know anybody who's black.

Of course I do.

Name one.

God, Karen Johnson.

One!

You are completely
missing the point!

You know, I'm talking
about idealism.

Responsibility, progress.

Yes.
No, idealism

is guilty middle-class bullshit.

No, sweetie,
cynicism is bullshit.

No, no. I'm not being
cynical, I'm being honest.

But do you stand for anything?

Yes, I stand for...

What? What
do you stand for?

I stand for honesty!

I stand for some level of truth.

Oh, yeah, right!
Yeah, right!

Can I talk here?
Let me talk!

You know, all you know
is what's good for you.

Can I talk?

Typical male.

Typical male.

Typical male.

Tim, he listens to you.

Do you think it's
a good idea? Seriously.

Seriously?

It's a great idea.

Thank you.

See? He did it.

He left.

I did.

I split, man.

I expanded my horizons,

you know, served my country.

Saw the world, you know.

I gained wisdom,
and now I'm back, baby,

back from the road.
Me and Jack kerouac.

I can't wait till pony
gets here, you know?

Have a conversation
with a human being.

Well, if you love him so much,

why didn't you go see him play?

Because you didn't want to go.

Like I'm gonna pay 20 bucks

to see Neil moynihan

in some band
that I helped start.

OK, well, you know,
he's always been a nice guy,

and I like him.

He's a geek.

Hey, I've been,
makin' these tapes,

videotapes.

I ripped off a camcorder
up at the mall.

I thought, you know,
it could be somethin' that I do,

be a video artist, you know?

Ladies and gentlemen, buff:

The post-modern idiot savant.

He will outdo US all.

Aaaaaaahh!

Aaigh! Aaigh!

It's safe. Come on.

Hey.

That's it.

That's it!
Yeah! I'm calling the police.

Why? We're
just standing here.

Look, you're trespassing.

Hey, call the cops.

Call... call 'em right now, man.

Hey, maybe my cousin
Jerry will show up.

He'll definitely take
your word over mine.

You tell him about
the trespassing,

I'll tell him about how
you sell beer to minors.

I'm not joking around
now, OK? Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

We're just standing here.

Look, just go and stand
some place else, OK?

You stand some place else, man.

You stand some place else.

This is our corner.

You don't Fuckin' own it.

Yes, I do.

My family owns it.
It's ours.

You don't belong here.

No, you don't belong here.

We were here before you.

Why don't you go back
to where you came from?

Hey, Tim...

No, see, sweetheart,

you don't want to stand up
for this parasite,

'cause I can Fuckin'
smell him from here.

You know what?
2 words, man: "Roll-on."

Yeah, yeah...

You sell it right here.

What are you?
Fucking drunk. Bum.

Yeah, you are good for nothing.

You just, hang around...

On my property.

The hare krishna's
callin' me a drunk.

Hey, listen, pal,
you want US to go?

Yeah, please, go.
Come on.

Make a move...

Greasecake.

Towel head.

Hey, Tim,
you know what? You win.

Fucking drunk.

You have the largest penis.

Can we go, please?

No, let 'em fight!
The dude wants it!

No! Wait a minute!
This is ridiculous!

Pakeesa...

It's OK. Come on.

Come on.

Come on. They're just
joking around.

Yeah, we're just
screwin' around,

like Muhammad said.

Can't take a joke, man?

Hey, hope you got
a permit for that, mama!

We're sorry, OK?
We're gonna go.

Hey, you're gonna regret this.

Come on, Jeff.

Fuck her.
Let's go find some...

Hey, I'm sorry about that.

It was just a misunderstanding.

He was upset about something,

and he took it out on you,

and I'm sorry.

I seriously doubt pony's
gonna be in a limo.

That's the rock star thing.

No.

I'll bet you he has
a babe with him

right out of a triple-x
video, man...

Oh, pony, come on, dude, do me!

Buff. Buff.

Sorry.
Buff.

Jesus Christ.

Want to bet he's with a girl?

No, he's not with a girl.

All right.

Oh, my god, pony, it's so huge.

You know what?

He probably gets bored
with all that shit.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Wait. How do you
figure... That?

I'd get bored.

I wouldn't.

If I were ever in his shoes,

every morning,
I'd get up singing, man.

I'd do my workout,
take a shower,

followed by a hearty breakfast...

Steak and eggs,

washed down with
a pot of hot coffee,

six-pack of coors light.

Then I'd order my bodyguard

to go find my babe,

who would appear decked out

in her all-black-leather
Victoria's secret

custom-made bodysuit.

So, I'd, like, have to
chew off all her clothes

until she was completely nude.

Except she'd have
these amazing dragon tattoos

all over her body

and pierced nipples with
little gold peace signs

hanging from 'em.

Then she'd take out
this half ounce of blow

and snap out a few mongo lines,

vaporize a few million
brain cells,

screw for about an hour,
then spend the rest

of the morning trashed,
watching...

Gilligan.

That sounds so great, man.
Yes! Yes.

Hey, what would you do
in the afternoon?

More of the same.

Yeah, you just keep
doing the same thing

all the time, around
and around the clock.

With an occasional burger
or slice thrown in

for vitamins and energy.

Man, instead of watching
gilligan, we watch...

Captain kirk.

That sounds so depressing.

Oh, come on, man.
Tell me you wouldn't love it.

No. I'm not saying
I wouldn't love it.

Ah... no.

I'm saying after a while
it'd wear thin.

Yeah, a long while.

A long, long while.

Watch out for the tree.

A long, long, long, long while.

OK.

A long, long, long...

OK.

Hey, Tim, hold up.

It was a racial incident.

It was just something
that got out of hand.

Did anyone get hurt?

It got that close.

OK, but nothing happened.
Believe me.

If I thought something
really bad was gonna happen,

I would've done something.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

OK, what would you have done?

I would've stopped it.

How?

I don't know.
I would've done something.

This is kind of hypothetical,
isn't it?

This place is so stupid.

I can't believe
we're sitting here

in this mosh pit of consumerism

with all these people eating

their chunks of dead flesh.

Jeff... jeff!

Like Fuckin' robots.
Look at those kids right there.

Jeff.

You know, I was talking
to Mr. Brooks yesterday.

He has this friend in New York

who wants
to sublet his apartment

for 650 a month.

I could swing that.

650.

Sooze...
What?

Did it ever occur to you

that I might have some feelings

about you moving to New York?

What feelings?

US.

Of course.

And?

Come with me.

No.

No, see,
that's not what I'm saying.

I'm say... I could go to New York
if I wanted to,

but what's the point?

So I can learn
how to order a cappuccino?

So I could get mugged
by some crackhead?

So I could see homeless people
up close and personal?

So what do you want to do?

Nothing.

No one does nothing, Jeff.

OK, well, then I'm
gonna break new ground.

New ground?

Taking one
community college course

on the history of Nicaragua

while barely holding
a job packing boxes?

OK, look,
my job is not who I am.

I don't need that.

Why status

getting your picture
on the cover

of some glossy magazine?

My goal is to make art.

So Wh-why can't you
do that here?

What's wrong with here?

Why is somewhere else better?

Why should I stay here, Jeff?

So we could sit on the corner

and watch the lights change

while you bitch about burnfield?

Oh, no...

So I can spend
the rest of my life

guessing what it would be like

to be a real artist?

Oh, no...

So you and I can fuck
while your parents

are out having dinner
at the sizzler?

What are we doing, Jeff...

You and me?

I don't know.

Hey. Great game Friday.

Kicked holbrook's ass?

Missed it.
Get a fifth of old crow?

Just one?

Yeah.

Hey.

You seen the new guy we got

the guy can pass.

Hey, I've been meaning
to ask you...

Do you remember that game
against north reading

when you passed to Pierce
and he dropped the ball?

What do you think happened?

Do you think, like, he wasn't
there or you were short?

I don't... I don't remember.

What do I owe you?

11.25.

Hey!

Yay yo yay yo yay
yay yay yay yay.

Yeah!

Great.

Hey.

Hey.

Do you have a cigarette?

No. I quit.

Hey, you said you did a video?

Yep.

What's it about?

It's really not about anything.

Oh. Well,
what's on it?

A cloud.

A cloud?

Yeah.

There was this cloud,

and I videotaped it.

Oh.

I was doing 'shrooms
and saw this cloud.

It looks excellent on tape.

The video is like my head

and... and everything, you know,

is like... like in there
that I see.

You know?

Plus I'm gonna
come down here one night,

walk around inside the circle a

with a camera and tape shit.

Oh, that's amazing.

Wish I could see it.

You can see it.

Whenever you want.

Hey...

Don't you, work
at a hospital or something?

Yeah. I'm a nurse's aide
at mercy.

You're a nurse?

No. I, you know,
I help 'em out.

I empty bedpans
and bring 'em lunch...

That kind of thing.

Any gunshot victims?

Some of 'em,

but it's mostly
just strokes and shit.

I mean, most of them
just sleep all the time

and get kind of yellow.

Usually they die if they're,
you know, really yellow.

Sounds like a bummer.

Oh, no. It's not.

I mean, they're not
all totally in a coma.

I mean, they know
when I'm helping them.

Hey, what are you doing now?

Right now?

Yeah.

I don't know.

Waiting, I guess.

You know?

Do you want to go to the Van?

Now?

Yeah, we could hang out,
smoke a doob...

I don't smoke doobs,

and I don't really hang out.

But I'll go back.

OK.

OK. Whatever you want.

Shit.

Hey, pony.

Hey, man.

Jeff.

How you doing?

Good, man.

Wow, man.

The corner...

I mean, nothing's changed.

Oh, shit, man.

You've only been gone
for a year, man.

Is that your limo?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. The record company,

they make me use it, you know?

I mean, it's dumb.
I know it.

No, it's not... hey.

The driver knows Billy idol.

Wow?

Yeah, I saw
your album at musicland

up at the mall.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

We're starting to get
good placement,

shit like that, you know?

Yeah.

We sold, like,
over 90,000 units,

and.. And Danny says

that we're gonna get
a gold record.

Yeah.
Wow.

A gold record, man.
That's great.

So, you're... you're, like,

living the wild life now?

Oh, come on.
Nah.

Rock star, fame, fortune...

Sex.

Yeah. Chicks.

Nah, man, you know,
it's hard work, you know?

Yeah.

The road's hell, you know?

I mean, airport, hotel, show.

And airport, hotel, show.
Airport, hotel, show.

I mean, fuck, man, you know?

You still living at your mom's?

Yeah. Yeah,
I just crash there.

Most nights
I'm just, you know, out.

Yeah, it sounds cool.
Great.

He says we got to be
at the radio station at 7 A.M.

Can you handle that?

Oh, sure.
Great.

Hi. I'm Erica.

Oh, Erica,
this is my friend Jeff.

Hi, Jeff.
Nice to meet you.

Jeff, Erica.

God. It's so amazing
to be back home.

Oh, yeah.

I mean, we've been playing
big places everywhere,

but when we did that
sound check at the orpheum,

it suddenly hit me.

I'm playing the orpheum,
you know?

I mean, the last time
I played around here

was, the prom.

The prom.

That's funny.

Yeah.

Hey, I thought you guys
were coming to the show, man?

Oh, yeah.
We were,

but, sooze
screwed up the tickets.

Oh, man. We were
pretty on tonight.

Oh, you were excellent
tonight, pony.

We were?
Oh, yeah.

It was a great show.
You guys missed it.

Sorry.

So, how's college?

I dropped out.

I mean, you know, this semester,

I'm taking a class,
you know, 3 nights a week,

but I'm just
trying to think and...

Work on stuff, you know?

I've been doing
some writing, though.

Short pieces, you know?

I love writing.

Anne rice.

I love Anne rice.

Short pieces?

You should try writing songs.

Yeah, I thought
about that, actually.

No, man, I mean it.
You're a good writer.

I remember those things
that you'd write

in honors English.

Funny shit.

He wrote this thing
about his dick once,

and he read it in front
of the whole class.

I'd love to read that.

Funny shit, man.

So you think I should?

What?

Write.

'Cause I have
written some things.

Like songs?

Yeah.
They could be songs.

Yeah. You should
show 'em to me.

Really?

Yeah, really.

Now?

Yeah.

Great.

Yeah, maybe later.

Hey!

Pony! Oh, my god!

You showed up.
Oh, my god!

Holy shit!
Look at this car, man.

Oh, it's stupid, isn't it?

It's stupid.

No. No, it isn't.
It's cool.

Look at you. Wow.

You look good.

Like your, you know, head's
in a good place.

You... are you still
doing your painting?

Sometimes, yeah.

You know, I started
to do performances.

Oh, yeah?

So, what's I.A. like?

It's pretty exciting.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Like...

Well...

The other night,

our manager Danny
took US to this restaurant,

and there was Sandra bernhard.

No. She was
just sitting there?

Oh, yeah. Just sitting there
eating a salad, you know.

That kind of thing happens
all the time in I.A.

It's, you know.

I met Johnny Depp.

You did?! I love him.

Yeah, you know,

I'm thinking of moving
to New York.

New York?

Yeah. To go to school
and, you know, paint.

Performances, paint...

You have to go.

You always did such,
you know, great work.

Aw...

I still have
some of those drawings

that you'd do in study hall.

You do not!
I do.

Jeff, don't you think
sooze should go to New York

and, you know...

Yeah, that would depend,

but, yeah, she should.

Really?

Hey!

Hey! Yes! Oh, hey, pony!

Man, great concert tonight!

Oh, you were there?

No, but I heard
it was great, man.

Oh, thanks.

Hey, pony, this is
my friend bee-bee.

Hey. How're you doing?
Hi.

Nice to meet you.

So, tell US, man,

party time,
trashin' hotel rooms,

babes around the clock?

Nah, nah. We don't
have time for all that.

Oh.

So, what about her?

Oh, Erica?

Erica's the publicist
for the band.

Hi. I'm Erica.

Yeah, right.
Hey, I'm sooze.

Nice to meet you, sooze.

Publicist.

Yeah, she, works
for the record company

and takes care of interviews
and, you know,

shit like that.

We were actually
just doing an interview,

and Erica said she'd like
to see burnfield, so...

So, do you guys
want to do something?

Go some place
or something like that?

So, we're all
old friends of pony's.

We go way back to our childhood.

Yeah, he's told me.

Burnfield, you know?

We all hear about burnfield.

Oh, does he tell you

about how Jeff, pony
started the band?

Oh, you were in the band?

Yeah.

Well, I helped start it,

but, you know...

Well, not exactly.

For a while.

Well, I mean, we jammed
a couple of times.

You know, I mean,
you play harmonica.

But that was before we were
really a band, you know,

before Danny signed US.

Right.

Yeah, well, I came by

more than a couple times.

So you came by to see
how the other half lives?

Well, here we are.

What do you think?

Pretty Fuckin' pathetic?

Kind of like
one of those documentaries

on educational TV?

It's nice here.
It's different.

Yeah, totally.

So, what do they
interview you about?

Well, there's
this benefit for Rwanda

we're gonna do,

and, you know, my songs,

where I get the ideas for them.

You know, stuff like that.

Where do you get your ideas?

Leave him alone, Tim.

Excuse me.
I'd like to know

where he gets his ideas.

Tim's jealous, you know?

He wants to have ideas, too.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm jealous of mtv Faggots

who are named after animals.

Jeff!

You're not his publicist.

Sure I am. It's fun.

And you're, like, what else?

You mean his girlfriend?

That's one way of putting it.

Am I fucking him?

Shit.

Pony, what would you say
our relationship is?

Mother-daughter.

Pony and I are friends.

So, then, you're,
like, available?

In what way?

A horizontal way.
Aaah!

Eww, buff!

Relax.

Oh, why don't you Fuckin' relax?

He's having verbal
intercourse, sooze.

No, he's not.
He's objectifying her.

He's entertaining US
at her expense.

Oh, it's OK.
What's your name?

Buff.
Buff is funny.

Buff is funny, OK?
She likes buff,

so why don't you whip shut
the feminist hole?

Hey, why don't you
swallow your cock

and choke on it?

Oh, I forgot,
it's not big enough.

So, pony, where are you staying?

Are you staying
at your mother's house?

No. No, that,
you know,

that can be kind of a hassle,

so, I just stay
at the four seasons.

It's easier.

Yeah, you know,
I stay at the four seas.

It's ease.

Wow. That must be
pretty nice there.

Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

It's, you know,

it's a bed and hot water.

It does look good.

Yeah, so what
do you guys do next?

I mean, what does
your band do now?

Oh,

we're gonna go in the studio,

and we're doing a new album.

Yeah?

Yeah, and I was thinking, sooze,

you could do the cover.

You do not want me
to do your cover.

I don't want you
to do the cover.

I... I need you to do the cover.

You're not serious.

I'm always serious.

Oh, they'd never
let me do what I want.

I get final approval.
It's in my contract.

Would I get paid?

Yeah. We'd have to fly you
out for meetings.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Oh, god. That would be something
I'd really want to do.

Wait.
Just let me cash this.

Yeah.

How's the air force, Tim?

Not in the air force
anymore, scuff.

So where are you?

I'm here.

Yeah, man.
That's cool, dude.

It's really great.

OK, now, you guys take care, OK?

Thanks.

Oh, man, I feel good.

I feel good

'cause I'm hanging out
with you guys, man.

You know? I mean,
I forgot what it was like

to just hang out.

Yeah.

And you know why it's so good?

See, because, see,
you guys are real.

No, man, I mean it.

You guys have a sense of humor.

You live your lives, you know?

It's simple, you know?

The guys on the road,
I mean, the band...

All they talk about
is scoring chicks.

And Danny... all Danny
talks about is money.

Yeah, we're above all that.

See, I wrote something
about all this.

It... it's a song about...

Well, play it, man.

Yeah, come on. Play it.

Oh, no, man. I can't.

Yeah. Come on.

Play it! Come on!

No, no, no, no, it's new.

I just started it.

I don't care.

I'm gonna drop it.
I'm gonna drop it.

Don't drop the guitar, man.

- Oh!
- Yes!

Free concert!

All right, pony!

All right!

Yes!

Hey, unplugged pony!

Chorus here.

Yeah!

All right!

That's so great.

It's coming along.

Thank you.

Hey, I'm glad

you put truth in your song, man.

That's important.

Hey, thanks, man.

So, who are you?

What do you mean?

Well, if we're, like,
the man invisible,

what are you?

I don't know.

I'm an artist, I guess.

You know, there's life,

and then there's the people

watching the life,
commenting on it.

Yeah, well,
that's what I do, too.

What?

Comment. Say things.
Think. Whatever.

Why are you so special?

Well, I didn't say
I was special.

But it's one thing
to think, you know,

and it's another thing

to actually communicate
it to people.

You know what I mean?

I mean, if a tree
falls in a forest

and no one hears it,
does that make a sound?

Of course it does.

You know,
that is my worst fear...

Making a sound
and no one hears it.

Mine, too.

What? Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

You know what I'm saying.

Sure. You make art,
and you want people to see it.

Wait. What happened
to the tree?

Yeah, but that doesn't mean

that your tree is not artistic

if no one cuts it down.

Jeff likes to argue
for the sake of arguing.

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

No, I don't.

You do.

No, I don't!

Hi.

Hi.

So, you, like, come from
a town like this or...

Not really.
I come from an area...

Bel air.

You rich?

No, not really.
Middle class.

Oh, me, too.
Middle class.

Maybe upper-middle class.

So, like, your dad's
a big deal, right?

He thinks he is.

Well, he is.

He is. He is.
Yes.

He is. And you love him a lot.

He bought you a new BMW
for your birthday,

but you finally had to...

Move out and get your own place.

I mean, you know,
it's time to leave the nest.

Your parents hate your smoking.

You didn't tell 'em
about the abortion.

All your friends got boob jobs.

You got the tattoo instead.

Subscribe to vanity fair.

Wow. Nice.

Personal trainer?
Very nice.

Fuck!

Pony, if we wanted
to hear you sing,

we would have gone
to your concert.

Jeff!

So you sold 90,000 units.

So what?!

Does that mean you're a genius?

You're a great artist?

You're higher up the ladder?

You got an extra gold star
on your Fuckin' forehead?

Wow. You're cute
when you're angry.

Why don't you write a song

about Sandra bernhard's salad,
asshole?

Jesus, Jeff!

Hey, man, look,

if you don't like my stuff,

I won't sing it, OK?
I'm sorry, you know?

It's... no. That's
not what I'm saying.

I'm saying I don't need
a limousine

to know who I am, all right?

Right on! You know what?

He doesn't need the limo, man.

I mean, you know, at least
I admit I don't know.

I know that things are
fucked up beyond belief,

and I know that I have
nothing original to say

about any of it, all right?

I don't have an answer.

I don't have a Fuckin' message.

OK, great. Now he's crying.
You guys happy?

Oh, shut up, Tim.
This isn't funny, man.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

No, no, no, no, no.

Hey, man.

You know, I'm really sorry

if I said
something wrong. I...

No, man. Hey. No.
You know what?

Hey, it's not you, man.

It's you know what it is?

It's this tar pit of stupidity
that we're all stuck in.

It's this cell.
It's this void, you know?

Oh, no, man, look.

Look, you know, it's me, OK?

I come out here,

and I'm so used to everyone,

you know, kissing my ass,

and I think I'm
a Fuckin' star, man.

I'm really sorry
if I'm full of attitude.

No, you know what?
No, it's not you, man.

It's not anybody.
It's me. Hey!

Look, man, it...

Shit.

Why don't we
get something to eat?

I mean...

Food?

We'd have to hurry.

China gate's open till midnight.

George can drive US.

There's plenty of room
in the car.

Jeff?

No. You know what?
You guys go ahead

and bring something
back here. Yeah.

Well, why don't you
come with US, man? I mean...

I want to hear about those songs
you've been working on.

You, too, buff.

Yeah! Limo ride!

Tim?

I didn't write any songs.

You guys go ahead.

I gotta stay here
and guard the parking lot.

Come on.

No. No, no.

Come on. I'm not gonna go
if you don't come.

No. I just don't
feel like it, that's all.

Why don't you just try?
Please

come on.

No...

Hey, come on, man! Limo!

Hey, wait.
Where's bee

bee

bee!

Did you guys see where she went?

Erica, you coming?

Are you sure?

OK.

You got everything right
but the car.

My dad didn't get me a BMW.

What'd he get you?

A Porsche.

Yeah.

So what about you?

What about me?
I don't have a car.

You just seem to know
all these things about me,

and I don't know anything
about you, you know?

What kind of music do you like?

Military marching bands.

You think I'm rich
and you hate me.

Now, how the hell
would you know what I think?

You don't know me.

I'd like to.

Oh, yeah?

You know, it was
the biggest mistake of my life.

Really?

Well, I mean,
you have to understand,

I was just this...

Dopey kid mopping floors

and kissing officer ass.

I mean, well, I enlisted
right out of high school.

So...

I just wanted something
different in my life.

"It's not a job,
it's an adventure." Right?

I hated it.
I had to get out.

So, I was working
in the kitchen,

chopping lettuce,

you know, real heroic stuff,

and I had
this big Fuckin' knife,

and I chopped off the tip
of my little finger,

and 3 days later,
I was a free man.

You cut off your little finger?

Well, they...

They were nice enough
to sew it back on.

Let's see.

Honorable discharge.

Disabled while serving.

I get a check every month.

4 for smoking, please.

Closed, closed.

Oh, man, no closed,
we just got here!

Midnight closed.

Oh, come on.
We're hungry. Please?

Yo, you know
who this guy is right here?

That's pony moynihan from mtv.

Yeah, look at
his limo out there.

TV?

TV. Mtv.

What, you're gonna
turn him away?

Hey, man,

no, man.

He's probably
the most famous guy

to ever come in this place.

You're lucky he's here.

Yeah!

Takeout only.

Wait, I get picture!

Yeah, yeah.

Thanks. See, man?

You know, I remember
coming in here

with my parents.

Really?

You know, I should make
a video of this place.

You know, bring my camera in.

You make videos?

Oh, yeah, all the time.
That's what I do now.

You know what would be cool,

is, like, to do
a music video, you know,

but, like, you know,
have it set in here.

You know, like... like...
Like with her and shit.

You know, like...
You know, like...

"closed, closed,
closed, closed."

But with your music.

You could do it.

I could.

Yeah!

Yeah.

I mean, do you have something

I could show my manager?

I mean, do you have a reel?

Yes.
Yeah!

A reel?

I mean, what's there
to be happy about, really?

Going to the gym,
climbing the stairmaster,

eating the yogurt,
checking the voice mail,

smoking the low-tar cigarettes,

shaving the bikini line.

Sometimes I just want
something different, you know?

What was your name again?

Erica.

Erica.

So, you think you and I
are alike, Erica?

Deep down.

Way down.

It's a mistake to think that.

We could still talk...
You know?

It's nice to talk.

It's nice to do a lot of things.

That's what I mean.

I'm not a nice guy.

I know. It's OK.

Yeah?

I'm a big girl.
I can take care of myself.

If I didn't want to be here,
I'd be in a limo right now

with a bunch of kids
looking for Chinese food.

No, no, see, you...
You don't know.

No?
No.

So teach me a lesson.

Hey, when I get shit-faced

I can get this huge appetite.

God.

I don't know why.

Most people don't, but I do.

You OK, man?

You OK?

I didn't want to eat
this much, man.

Wait, I'll get you some air.

Wait, do the windows, OK?
Just do 'em.

Oh, yuck! Oh, gross!

You done?

Yeah.

Drat!

Hey!

Oh, oh, hi.

Oh, Mrs. Douglas, I hope
I'm not calling too late.

No, have you seen bee
well, no, yeah, she was.

I was just wondering
if you'd seen her.

She did? OK.

Yeah. No, I'm sorry
to bother you, Mrs. Douglas.

OK. Bye.

Shit.
She always answers.

Hey! Hey, you guys!

No, no.

Put back the leprechaun.
Put it back. Oh, fuck!

Go!

What are you doing, you idiot?!

Come on! Run!

Come on! Open
the damn door!

Let's go! Let's go!
Let's go! Come on!

Go! Go! Go!

Yeah!

Oh, man, don't go
getting soft on me.

I mean... sorry. It's OK.

It's OK. Just don't
think, OK?

Just don't think.

Hey, play that demo again, man.

Wow.

All right.

I was never really
into football, you know?

I gotta take a piss.

Do you mind if we
pull over really quickly?

Oh, yeah.

I'm sorry.
No, no, no.

George, pull over.

Fuckin'...assholes.

Burnfield.

No place like it.

Yeah. Burnfield,
pizza and puke capital

of the world.

I can't believe
you're still here.

I'm moving.

If...

No. I'm going.

Soon.

Yep.

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't know.
I say what I mean.

Oh, yeah, you think
you're so smart.

That's because I am.

Oh.

Hey.

It's OK.

This kind of thing happens.

It's just never happened to me.

I'm sorry.

It's true, though.

So...

What's your "tcb"
tattoo stand for?

What's that about?

"Taking care
of business."

I'm sorry.

I hate it here.

It's so ugly,
it's like being dead.

You got out of here, you know?

I'm ready to go.

Yeah, but sometimes
I try to figure out

why I left in the first place,
you know?

I think about people, and...

And I wonder what they're doing.

Yeah.

And I think about you.

I mean... A lot.

Me?

Yeah, I have.
I have, you know.

Yeah, you know, when you called,

I thought, there's
a name from the past.

Or the future.

Oh, no, no, I mean...

I mean, we'll be working
on that album cover, right?

Yeah, I know what you're saying.

You do?

Yeah.

God, you showed up

at such a weird time in my life.

I just walked all the way

from the westside to here.

I haven't walked that far
since junior high.

I thought you didn't drink.

I don't anymore.

Can I have some?

Knock yourself out.

You know, one moment,
things are so fucked up,

and then you look at it

from a totally different angle,

and then it all makes sense.

Yeah.

Did you ever hear that saying,

"this too shall pass"?

Sure, all the time in group.

In group?

Rehab. Outpatient.

I have to go once a week.

It's kind of like a.A.

Oh, yeah, you had
to go to highgate.

That must have been intense.

Intense.

How long were you in there?

90 days.

But now I just
have to go once a week.

See, I'm rehabilitated.

Well, then, you shouldn't drink.

Are you gonna drink?

No.

Oh, maybe. Fuck.

That would suck

if you had to go back to rehab.

Yeah, it would suck big time.

I'd kill myself first.

It was pretty bad?

It was like hell with windows.

There was shit on the walls,

kids my age
sucking their thumbs.

I mean, every day, I would...
I'd wake up in my cell,

and I'd think,
my parents put me here?

Why

because I stayed out
all night one time.

Because I broke the VCR
when I was drunk.

Because I was out of control.

I thought my parents loved me.

Hey, do you got any water?

And some b

hey, where'd everybody go?!

Hey, hey. OK?

Sor-sorry, Bruce.

We were all riding around...

And it suddenly hit me
what we were doing.

We were getting off on the fact

that we're in a car

10 feet longer
than all the rest.

And I got out and I
just started walking.

Yeah.

Well, what it was...

And I didn't want to admit it,

but, you know...

I was jealous of pony.

Well, sure.
He's rich, and he's famous.

He's got everything,
and you've got nothing.

Yeah, but...
When I was walking...

I realized

that he's stuck in that limo

all the time.

He's stuck with the interviews.

He's stuck with the autographs.

He has to do
whatever his manager

tells him to do, you know?

He's not free.

He's just part of the machine,

and if you think about it,

freedom's all that
there really is.

Yeah, I guess.

You know, it used to
scare me so much

that I didn't know
what was coming

in my life.

You know, like,

I would always think...

You know, what if I
make the wrong move?

But maybe there isn't
any right move.

You know? I mean,
look at US.

You know?
We all dress the same.

We all talk the same.

We all fuck the same.

We all watch the same TV.

Nobody's really different,

even if they think
they're different.

"Oh, boy, look at
my tattoo," you know?

And, see, that's what
makes me free.

Because I can do
anything I want,

as long as I don't care
about the result.

Anything is possible.

It is night on planet earth,

and I'm alive.

And someday, I'll be dead,

someday, I'll just be
bones in a box,

but right now I'm not.
And anything is possible.

And that's why I can
go to New York with sooze,

because each moment
can just be what it is.

There's no failure.
There's no mistake.

I just... I just go there
and live there,

and what happens happens.

And so, right now,
I'm getting naked,

and I'm not afraid.
You know?

I don't...
I don't need money, man.

I don't even need...
I don't even need a future.

Like, I could knock out
all my teeth with a hammer.

So what?

You know, I could
poke my eyes out.

I'd still be alive, you know?

At least I'd know

that I was doing something real

for 2 or 3 seconds, you know?

It's all about fear.

And I'm not afraid anymore, man.

Fuck it!

Fuck fear!

Bravo, you son of a bitch!

Is that Jeff?

Oh, my god.

Hey, Jeff?

Do you...

Do you ever wake up
in the morning,

and you think,
"well, here's another day."

You know?

It's just like the last one.

I mean, what difference
does it make, you know?

You know, my mom
has this saying.

Yeah?

"Don't write any checks
you can't cash."

Really? What else
does your mother say?

These days...

"Give me that bottle," mostly.

Oh, hi. I thought
you guys got lost.

Hey, where did you go?

We were worried about you.

Home, you know.

Yeah, I talked to your mom.

I think I woke her up.

I hope I didn't
get you in trouble.

You didn't get me in trouble.

Hey, where's Erica?

I don't know.

Gee, Jeff,

I thought you were gonna
go take a piss,

not join some alcoholic
nudist colony.

No, no. I just...

I just got sick and tired

of listening to that demo tape

over and over again, you know?

I mean, I felt like

a Fuckin' groupie, you know?

I enjoyed the ride.
I'm sorry you didn't.

But wait, sooze, no.
I don't wanna fight.

I'm so sorry.

What?

No, I mean it.
No, look,

when I got out of the car,

I walked all the way here,

and I... and I figured
something out.

Yeah?

Yeah...

Hey!

Hey!

On behalf of burnfield,

I present to you
the keys to the city!

So, how was the ride, kids?

Great.

Thrilling?

It was the nicest thing
I've done in a long time.

Oh, that's nice for you.

Where's Erica?

You seen her?

Erica?

She said she was tired.
She went back to the hotel.

Oh.

How'd she get back?

I called bucky's.
I got her a cab.

Is there any hot mustard?

I'm gonna go
to the car for a 'sec.

I'll be right back.

They are old.
We are young.

They are fast.
We are...

Just fuck off, OK?
Fuck off.

Wait, sooze,

I have to talk
to you, 'cause I...

God, you smell like whiskey.

No, no, I have to talk to you.

Is that a threat?

I ate a dog when
I was in Thailand.

Tasted exactly
like this sparerib.

Wait, wait.

No, I thought about New York.

Forget about New York, Jeff.

I don't want to talk
about New York anymore.

There was this other place

where they served

live monkey brains.
Swear to god.

You walk in, they bring
the little monkey out,

shave its head, crack it open,

and you eat its brains
while it's still alive.

I didn't go in, though,

'cause I didn't have any money,

and my mom has a saying...

"don't write any checks
you can't cash."

Tim, what are you talking about?

Ask your girlfriend.

Well, I called Erica's beeper.

There's no answer.

So what are you, her pimp?

She said she might go
get a drink first.

Well, I mean, she always
answers her beeper.

Pal, she's a big girl, you know?

I'm sure she's all right.

Yeah

about what?

About where she went.
I mean, what bar?

She didn't say.

Maybe she's at the bar
at the hotel.

The bar at the hotel?
She told you that?

What did she say exactly?

Well, dad,

she said she wanted
to suck my cock.

OK.

She said you might want
to suck my cock, too.

Tim, why don't
you shut the fuck up?

I think I gotta go.

See ya later.

What? Oh, come on!
You're not gonna suck my cock?

Fuck you, man.

I never did anything to you!

OK, you know what?

Watch your Fuckin'
language, all right?

Or I might have to.

Whatever.

Oh, come on, pony.
I'm just kidding.

Wow, you rock stars
are really sensitive?

You know, there's
a life on the road?

Don't do that, man, OK?

Could you give me a ride?

Oh, yes! Yeah, man,
give her the ride.

The old pony ride
back to the hotel.

Tim, go throw up somewhere.

You know, man,
it's none of your business

what I do, OK?

It's none of my business?

Yeah.

Oh, OK. It's none
of my business.

So, you're trying to fuck

my best friend's girlfriend,

that's none of my business.

What the fuck are
you talking about?

Nobody's fucking anybody.

No, see, Neil,

if you're fucking with
one of my friends,

then you're fucking with me.

Don't do that.

What are you gonna do

if you hit me,

my manager will slap
an assault charge

on your ass faster than you
can say a.A., OK?

Your manager?

Yeah, man, my manager
and my lawyer.

Well, just, you know,
have 'em call me.

You know where
to find me, right?

Oh, yeah, drunk
on the corner, man.

Hey, why don't
you buy another beer?

It's on me, OK?

Thanks, man.

I'll be in the car, OK?

Wait. Wait a minute,
sooze.

What are you doing?

I'm leaving.

Is that all right with you?
Do I have your permission?

Maybe you want
to think about it.

Where are you going?

For a ride.

Wait, away?

Yes, Jeff, away.
Away, away, away.

To his hotel?

Shit, Jeff!

You know what?
We could go to the...

So you can do an album cover?

I've run out of words.

Wait! What are
you saying?

I don't know.

And I don't care
that I don't know.

What

what about US?

I'm moving away
and you're staying here.

No, maybe not, though.

That's what I'm trying to say.

Maybe not?

You think that I'm
with somebody else

and now it's maybe not?

Oh, no, no, no!

You're unbelievable!

Wait, no, I... look, sooze,
I figured something out.

You did?
Good for you.

Oh, fuck it, man!

Fuck it!

You know what?
Go with him.

Just go with him.

In the limo!

Your covers and all that shit.

Bye, Jeff.

Go.

What?

Just go.

You really suck.
You know that?

Just go.

To women.

They're all whores.

Let US not forget
what chenowsky said.

"The greatest men
are the most alone."

And without suffering, Jeffrey,

you will never gain wisdom.

I'm not suffering.

You know, I don't give a shit.

Good.

That's good.

You know, I... I realize
something now, man.

It's no big deal.

You know, I'm not jealous
of pony or, you know...

I mean...

Yeah.

Yeah, no, you're right.

It's no big deal.

You know.

The guy probably has his arm
around her right now.

Holding her close...

Nudging her titty
with his elbow,

talking about
the deep significance

of his music

while she looks up at him

with her big brown eyes.

In a few minutes,

they'll be back
at the four seasons.

Have you ever...

You ever stayed in
one of those places?

No.

Well...

It ain't no pup tent
in the garage,

you know what I mean?

Fuck.

So they'll talk and talk.

They'll probably talk all night,

and, oh, they'll decide

that they're gonna spend
the night together,

right, but, you know,

they're gonna keep
their underwear on,

and they're not
gonna do anything.

By 6 A.M.,

he's parking the pink Cadillac.

Fuck.

You know, there's
really only one answer.

What?

Anarchy, my friend.

Fuck 'em.

Know what I mean?

Yeah. Fuck 'em.

No, no.
Say it like this:

Fuck 'em!

Fuck 'em!

Fuck 'em all, man!

Yes! You're learning, kid!

That's right! You're learning!

Oh, it's the man.

What's up, guys?

Oh, you know, just...

Admiring the scenery, you know?

This one. He causes
all the trouble.

Been drinking again, Timmy boy?

You were a shitty lineman,
and now you're a shitty cop.

Yeah, blow me. I'm drunk.

OK. Come on.

It's time to slow down.

Who's gonna slow me down?

You, you fat pig?

All right.
Get in the car

before I have to embarrass you

in front of your friend.

Hey, Gary, how's
the divorce coming?

Cuff him and stuff him.

OK.

Inside.
OK.

Gonna go for a ride.

OK, I'm gonna need
to make a report here.

You wanna tell me what
time all this started

and what exactly occurred?

He's drunk.

He caused problems.
He was here earlier.

Hey, Jeff.

Yeah.

You gotta help me out, man.

I'm in trouble.

Oh, no. No, no, no.

This is no big deal, you know.

I can come down and get you out.

No. No. I'm not...
I'm not talkin' about this.

I did a bad thing, Jeff.

What?
What'd you do?

That chick Erica?

Well, what happened?

Well, you know, I took her
out to the Van, you know.

It was going
all hot and heavy and...

She started hanging on me,
you know?

Then she started crying.

"Tim, Tim. What's the matter?
I love you.

Don't go."

And I was just...
Looking at her stupid face

and her stupid eyes

and her stupid mouth,

and I was filled
with disgust, man.

And I Fuckin'...

Oh, man, I really...

What'd you do?

I hit her.

You hit her?

Oh, man.
Wait... wait a minute.

Why'd you hit her?

'Cause I was fucked up, man.

I just kept hitting her
till she didn't move anymore.

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

She's unconscious?

Go look, man.

Go look. Go see for yourself,
if you got the guts.

Fuck.

You know, this...

What you're doing
with your life.

I don't know.

You know, it's not for you.

You know?

You seem like a smart guy.

Yeah, well, thank you
for the advice,

but you wouldn't understand
what's going on with me.

Oh, it's very complicated?

That's right.

Complicated or not,

life moves on.

Erica?

Hey!

You look like shit.

You been home yet?

No.

No. All right, well, you know,

we need a hot cup of coffee.
Hang on.

Hey.

I was up all night, too, man.

A long, long, long...

Night. Heh.

Hi... yeah.
I'd like to report...

What?

No. Yeah, no.
I'd like to report a crime.

No, I can't hold.
I don't...

All right.

Hey.

Are you trying
to get a hold of sooze?

No.

Oh. All right.

God.

It's gonna be a beautiful
Fuckin' day, man.

Oh, god.

10... 9...

8... 7...

6...

5-4-3-2...

Yeah. Yeah.
It's OK for you.

It's OK.
Enjoy yourself.

Are you talking to me?

It's OK.

Glad it's OK.

I'll tell you what.

When I get my engineering degree

and I'm swimming
in my swimming pool,

it'll be very fucking OK.

If you're talking to me,

could you make some sense,

'cause I don't speak Swahili.

In 2 more years, I'll have
an engineering degree.

We'll sell the store.

We'll move away from burnfield

and the store
and you, standing here.

Good.
See ya later.

You're a drunk...

And an idiot.

Your wife sucks my cock
every night,

swallows my cum, and loves it.

That's OK.

Yeah, it's OK.
You know?

We have a saying back home.

"Either the salt is rotten

or the meat."

Yeah, well,
you're not so smart, chief,

'cause I'm moving
out to I.A.

Ah, that's nice.

They have many
convenience stores there

for you to stand in front of.

Yeah.

Hey.

Get a hold of sooze?

No.
I wasn't trying.

She was at the four seasons
last night, man,

but you shouldn't
worry about that.

No, i-I'm not worried.
I'm not worried.

'Cause life is too short,
you know?

I'm not worried.

Good.

Buff...

I'm gonna tell you something,

and, you gotta...

You gotta... you gotta promise

not to tell anyone, all right?

Sure.

No, I... I mean... I mean no one.

Hey, you know me.

Buff, look at me for a second.

This is serious.

Yeah?

Last night...

Yeah, I should have
stuck up for you, man.

I know.
You're my friend.

She's your old lady.
No.

I feel really bad about that.

But I was busy, you know?

Look, this is not about
sooze, all right?

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

She stayed at the four seasons

last night with pony?

Yeah. We all stayed
at the four seasons, man.

It was party time!

Hey. I hung out with Danny,
pony's manager,

a really nice guy.

We talked about the video.

They want a raw look,
something fresh.

Danny said if I can capture
the reality of burnfield,

it'd make a great tape.

OK, buff, listen to me
for a second, all right?

No, I know
what you're gonna say.

I don't know anything
about making a video,

but that's a plus, because
since I'm just starting out,

I've got a fresh point of view,

and that's good for, you know,

marketing, demographics.

Buff, listen to me...

I'd do it for free,
just for my reel.

Buff, can you listen
to me for a second?

And guess who showed up.

Shut up!

Look, look, all right?
Tim is in trouble.

I know, man.

You know?

Yeah, that's what
I'm trying to tell you.

That chick Erica?

They're looking for her?

No, man. She showed up
last night at the hotel.

We had this great time together.

I stayed in her room
last night, man.

What can I say?

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

You saw Erica last night?

Yeah, I saw all of Erica
last night, man.

Buff...

You gotta stop making shit up.

It didn't happen.

Sure it did, man.

No, it didn't, buff.

Wait.

Hey, man.

No shit, man.

Erica is in the Van back there.

What?

I found this
on the way back there.

She's in the Van.

What's she doin' in the Van?

Buff, she's dead.

She's dead?

Look, Tim confessed
to me last night.

Tim killed Erica.
Tim is a murderer.

Bullshit.

No, no. You know what?
No. It's true.

That's bullshit.
That's total, utter bullshit.

Oh, really?
You wanna go look?

Yeah, man.
It's bullshit. Look!

Let's go look, then!

Look!

Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Good mornin'!

Hey.

Aww.

I am so burnt out.

Oh, how did you get burnt out?

Playin' with somethin'
really hot.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Oh, my god.
You found it.

Thank you so much.

You get your tape?

Yep.

Hey, so, listen, man.

I got to go show the tape
to Danny at the hotel,

and if I get the gig,

Erica is gonna teach me
how to surf in I.A.

I'll teach you how to surf

even if you don't get the gig.

I can come visit?

You better!
Yes!

I will.

It's really nice
to meet you, Jeff.

If you're ever
in I.A.,

you should come by the offices.

I talked to pony earlier.

He said he had
a really nice time,

and he's really looking
forward to reading

some of your songs.

Yeah, tell pony
to go fuck himself.

OK, I'll do that.

OK, hurry up.

Hey!

Grr!
Hiss!

Get the heck in there!

Hey! Watch out! Hey!

Not dead!
Definitely not dead!

Well... I guess not.

See, I wasn't makin'
shit up, man.

Nope.

God. Tim lied
to your ass, man.

The guy is sad.

Well, I gotta go,

but, listen,
if I don't come back,

I'll send you a video
of me surfing.

All right, man?

Get some rest.
Go with the flow.

All right, buff.

Hey, George.

Hey, man.
Hey.

They let you out?

Yeah, of course they let me out.

Stupid chickenshits.

I gotta pay some class "c"

misdemeanor ticket.

So did I call it,
or did I call it?

She spent the night, didn't she?

Oh, that sucks for you, pal.

Ah, shit.

You lied to me.

You want to know what
your problem is, Jeff?

You want to believe so bad,

you'll buy anything.

It's true. Look at you.

You're gullible,
and you're gutless.

No.

Nope. That's not
the way it is at all.

No, I stayed up all night

trying to figure out
how to protect my best friend.

Yeah. No, I was trying
to come up with some lie

so that you wouldn't
have to go to jail

for the rest of your life.

Wow.

You did that for me?

Yes.

Well, you know,
all I can say is...

You're a Fuckin' fool.

Why

because I care,
I'm a fucking fool?

Jeff, gimme a break.

You didn't even have the guts

to go look in the Van, did you?

Oh, no. No. You know what?
Fuck that!

No, you lied to me.

You lied to me
because you're gutless.

You're a gutless, drunken loser.

I'm a loser...

And I'm drunk.

But I'm not gutless.

You know,
and what are you doing here

in the first place, man?

He's just gonna
call the cops again.

Good. Good.
I hope he does.

The sun hasn't even come up,
and you're drinking.

Hey, you saw that
brown bitch point a gun

at me last night, man.

Did you think
she was gonna use it?

I don't know.

You don't know?
No.

Come on.

You don't think

that after they called
the cops on me,

her and Mohammed
had a nice laugh?

No.

No?

Well...

I disagree.

I think they did.

I think they probably
went home last night

and, you know,
kicked off their sandals

and had a nice laugh

about the drunk on the corner.
You know?

Makes me sick.

What... what are you doing?

Look...

Tim, just go home.

All right? Just go home
and sleep it off.

What am I supposed to sleep off?

My life?

You know, I'm supposed
to go home and go to sleep,

and when I wake up,
what'll I be, Jeff?

A pilot?

Maybe a super bowl quarterback?

Or, no, maybe
a fucking rock star, right?

I don't think so, man.

Just go home, all right?

This is my home.

Why... why'd you start this

in the first place, man?

They never hurt you.

They never hurt me?

They hurt me every day
with their attitude.

You know, like they
even have a right.

Who the fuck
do they think they are?

Let me tell you something.

I was born here, all right?

I'm an American...

And I'm owed something.

They took it from me.

They're just people, all right?

They got feelings, you know?

What about my feelings?

What about my fucking feelings?

These assholes,
they come over here,

they know all the answers,
right?

Well, they don't know shit.

Would you just put the gun down.

Just put it down.

What is this now?

Jeff, stay there.

He's got a gun.

He's got a gun.

Well, then, there, now.

Why don't you go inside
and call the cops,

and I'll come in there and blow
your fucking brains out.

Hey, why should I call
the police?

They don't do any good.

Well, you gotta call
your wife, then, you know,

'cause she kinda handles these
heavy matters, anyway, right?

No. No, you see,

I don't have to call my wife.

Well...

What about this?

What about this?

Go ahead, big man.

Camel jockey.

Why do you call me names?

I never hurt you.
I'm only working here.

Yeah, yeah.
That's the Fuckin' problem.

No, wait! Wait,
wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait.

What is your name?

Look, why do you care?

Because maybe if we knew
each other's names,

things wouldn't get like this.

My name's Jeff.

OK, look.
Nazeer. OK?

Nazeer what?

Nazeer chaldi.

Hey, why don't you see
if he's hiring?

You know, get an application.

That

Pakistani. OK?
We're from Pakistan.

All right, all right,

enough with
the boy scout routine.

Just get out of my way.
Please, please! Look.

Please!

Look, just get off my property.

What?

Look, get down off my property.

Why? What are you
gonna do?

You gonna shoot me

for standing on your
Fuckin' trash can?

Get off my property!

Hey, you know what?

Go fuck yourself.

Fuck you! You know,
I'll call the police!

Go ahead, man!

They love you just
about as much as I do.

Tim, can we go?
This is ridiculous.

Hey, ma! Look at me!

Top of the world, ma!

Get off my roof,
you fucking drunk!

Oh, there you are, honey.

We were waiting for you.
What happened?

Look, get down now,
you fucking drunk!

You know what?
Go ahead and shoot me!

Go ahead, Fuckin' shoot me.

Come on.

Come on, man.
Come on.

Get off my roof!

Oh, shit.

Jeff! Jeff,
come up here!

Look, OK, come on, look.
What are you doing?

Look, that's enough!
My wife called the police.

They're coming.

Jeff!

Come up here!

Is that bee

come on!

Oh, look, look.
You see?

They were drinking on
the roof, and

is she drunk?
Just take her home!

What are you saying?!

Ready?

What are you saying?
Please!

You got her?

Oh, fuck.

I hope you're happy.

This has nothing to do with me!

This... this drinking!

This has everything
to do with you.

No, no!
She went up by herself.

Therefore it's not
my responsibility.

Hey, it's your roof.

It's your Fuckin' problem.

They call.

Hi. There's an emergency

down at the circle "a"
on first street.

Yeah. OK.

You're fucked now, pal!

Send an ambulance,

'cause I think it's
an overdose or something.

OK. OK.

Jeff, they're coming.
Just wait here.

I'm gonna go over to scuff's

and see if he's got his truck.

Listen, if she dies,
you're gonna be so sorry

you ever showed your brown face
in this town.

This has nothing to do with me!

She went up by herself!

You know I tell them over and
over don't go on the roof!

Don't go on the roof!

How is she?

I don't know.

I think she's breathing.

OK. OK, look.

My wife called the police.

They're coming.
It's not too late.

They'll come,
they'll take care of her.

I'm going inside.

Oh, god.

You people are so stupid!

What's wrong with you?!

Throw it all away?

You throw it all away.

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