Tangled (2001) - full transcript

A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HOW YOU FEELING,
MR. -- MR. KLEIN?

SIR, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND --

WHAT'S GOING ON?

MR. KLEIN? YOU'VE BEEN HIT
BY A CAR. IT IS IMPORTANT --

I WOULDN'T
RECOMMEND THAT --
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE'S JENNY? LISTEN TO ME.
YOU -- YOU WERE IN
A CAR ACCIDENT.

LISTEN TO ME --
YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY A CAR.

JENNY!!

YOU HAVE TO FIND JENNY.
SHE --
JENNY!



IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO STAY --

LET ME OUT
OF THIS THING!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

AH!

[ HORN HONKING ]
PLEASE!

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

A-AH!

AH!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE ]

[ BEEPING ]
[ Echoing ] MR. KLEIN?

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

MR. KLEIN?

AH.

I'M DETECTIVE ANDERS.



THIS IS DETECTIVE NAGLE.

[ GASPS ]

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
WE'RE HERE TO HELP.

BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO
TELL US EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ON P.A. ]

MR. KLEIN?
YEAH, YEAH.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

HOW DOES HE EXPLAIN THESE?

WHO'S JENNY, MR. KLEIN?

[ INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS ]

SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND.
I DON'T --

CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT HAPPENED?

DID YOU TWO HAVE A FIGHT,
SOMEBODY GET HURT?

MR. KLEIN?

MR. KLEIN?

UM...

SORRY, MY HEAD'S JUST...

[ SIGHS ]

I'M TRYING TO
REMEMBER, BUT...I CAN'T.

MAYBE WE COULD START
WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE.

START WITH YESTERDAY.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TIME
YOU GOT UP YESTERDAY?

YEAH. YESTERDAY.

[ GUNSHOT, JENNY SCREAMS,
GLASS BREAKS ]

[ WOMAN MOANING, MATTRESS
CREAKING IN DISTANCE ]

NO, JEN, WHERE YOU GOING?

[ MOANS ]

[ PILL BOTTLE RATTLING ]

[ CLATTERING, FOOD SIZZLING ]

WHERE ARE MY CIGARETTES?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ BEEPS ]
HELLO?

HELLO?!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

Buon giorno.

Shalom.

[ BEEPS ]

[ Dial tone ]

I'M LOSING MY MIND.
MY MIND IS LOST.

ARE THEY IN HERE? NO.
HERE.

TASTE THIS, TELL ME WHAT IT
NEEDS. I PUT A NEW INGREDIENT
IN THERE,

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE --
SEE IF YOU COULD
FIGURE OUT WHAT IT --

THERE ARE CIGARETTES
IN THIS HOUSE.
THEY SHOULD BE HERE.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING
IN DISTANCE ]

HEY, WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU SHOULDN'T BE SMOKING
ANOTHER PACK ANYWAY.

YOUR HEAD IS GONNA EXPLODE!

CAN WE PLEASE NOT DO THIS
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING?

DO WHAT FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING?

JUST DON'T BE THAT GUY,
DAVID, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT GUY? I'M TRYING
TO MAKE YOU BREAKFAST.

WHAT THE FUCK IS
WRONG WITH THAT?!

NOTHING, ALL RIGHT, JUST,
WHERE ARE MY CIGARETTES?!

[ GROANS ]

UNH!

[ SIGHS ] LOOKING
FOR THESE?

[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]

[ HORN HONKS IN DISTANCE ]

DAVID...

LOOK, DAVID...I'M SORRY,
ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

[ UTENSILS CLATTERING ]

I'M GONNA GO TAKE A WALK.

[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ WATER RUNNING ]

[ DOOR HINGES SQUEAK ]

[ MAN SIGHS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ DOOR OPENS, POUNDING ]

DAVID?

DAVID?

[ POUNDING CONTINUES ]

DAVID?

DAVID?

[ SCREECHES ]

FUCKING CAT.

[ MEOWS ]
[ SIGHS ANGRILY ]

[ WATER DRIPPING ]

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

DAVID?

I THINK THEY GAVE THE
CORNER-STORE DOG A FLEA BATH.

DAVID! [ GASPS ]

AH!

UNH!
AH!

UNH! UGH!

UNH!
AH!

[ PANTING ]

[ RUSTLING ]

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

[ WATER DRIPPING ]

[ CHOKING ]
[ PANTING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]
JENNY!

[ PANTING ]

[ GROANING ]

UNH!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

JENNY?

ALAN?

THE GUY WHO KIDNAPPED
YOU -- YOU KNOW HIM?

YEAH.

HIS NAME IS ALAN HAMMOND.

OKAY, GET ON THE
PHONE TO WESTPORT.

TELL THEM THAT WE'VE
GOT A KIDNAPPING,

[ ELEVATOR DINGS ]
A POSSIBLE HOSTAGE SITUATION,
MAYBE EVEN A HOMICIDE.

SO...
[ ELEVATOR DINGS ]

YOU AND MR. HAMMOND --
HOW DO YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?

HE WENT TO COLLEGE
WITH JEN AND ME.

AND WHAT EXACTLY WAS
YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

IT'S, UH...IT'S COMPLICATED.

[ BELL TOLLS ]

JEN AND I MET IN AN ENGLISH
SEMINAR JUNIOR YEAR --

MODERN AMERICAN POETRY.

FOR MOST OF THE SEMESTER,
SHE WAS THE GIRL

TWO SEATS
OVER WHO WAS ALWAYS LATE.

SOMETIME IN MAY, I GOT UP
THE COURAGE TO ENGAGE HER

IN A DISCUSSION OF T.S. ELIOT'S
THEORY OF INTENTION,

WHICH TURNED INTO
AN ARGUMENT

THAT LASTED UNTIL
OUR SENIOR YEAR.

Jenny: FEELING IS FIRST.

NO, NO, NO.
MM-HMM.

ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE ACT.
WHY?

BECAUSE THE ACT IS THE
MANIFESTATION OF THE THOUGHT.

OH.
THE -- THE INTENTION
IS JUST FUEL.

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, PEOPLE --
THEY WANT TO HELP YOU, RIGHT?

T-THEY'LL GO TO
THE STORE FOR YOU,

BUY YOU STUFF.

THAT DOESN'T --

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,

WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS
TO SLEEP WITH YOUR SISTER.

NO, I --

NO, NO, NO, NO.

DAVID, I AM RIGHT
ABOUT THIS.

I AM -- I AM RIGHT. PEOPLE --
THEY MAY WANT TO HELP YOU,

OR THEY MAY JUST WANT...
WHAT THEY WANT.

[ SCOFFS ]

[ SCOFFS ]
LOOK AT ME.

WHAT?

LOOK ME IN THE EYE.

THE ACTION IS
I'M LOOKING AT YOU, RIGHT?

THE ACTION IS
I'M STARING INTO YOU.

BUT WHAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT IS...THE WHY.

WHY AM I STARING AT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO I WANT?

WHAT...

WILL...I...

DO...NEXT?

OW!
[ GIGGLING ]

[ Laughing ] SHIT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
JUST BIT MY NOSE.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]

[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]

[ CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]

SO THAT WAS PRETTY SWEET
WHEN I PINNED THAT GUY
AT THE END, EH?
YEAH.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

AHH! YEAH. MMM.

[ BEEPING ]

I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THIS
FRIDAY IF YOU WANT TO GO.
[ Ringing ]

FRIDAY.
YEAH.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

I SHOULD GET THAT.

BYE.

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

[ Sighs ] Thanks
for the save.

THAT BAD, HUH?
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

Nothing.
He was totally flat.

YEAH, WELL...YOU SHOULD
HAVE GUESSED THAT

WHEN HE INVITED YOU TO
HIS WRESTLING MATCH.

I just thought it would have
been kinda cute or kinky.

I don't know -- either would
have been fine, really.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

SO, UM, YOU GOT A --
A PLAN TONIGHT?

Bath, book, bed. You?

WELL, I GOT A PAPER,
SO

PROBABLY JUST GO
DOWN TO THE COFFEE
SHOP, FINISH IT.

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT?

NOTHING.

What's your paper on?

HUH?

Your paper --
What's it on?

[ Chuckles ]

How about this --
What class is it for?

NO CLUE.

[ ZIPPER CLICKS ]

I'll call you
tomorrow, David.

W-WAIT, UH, JEN...

DO YOU BELIEVE
THERE'S ONE PERSON?

UM...YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON
FOR EVERYONE?

Absolutely.

I believe in destiny.

I believe you just
see someone,

and you know right away.
[ ZIPPER CLICKS ]

The big green light
will go off,

and...that's it.

[ THUMP ]
They're the one.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT, I MEAN,
WHAT IF YOU DON'T --

I MEAN, WHAT IF YOU
DON'T KNOW AT FIRST?
WHAT IF IT'S SOMEONE --

LIKE A FRIEND -- AND
THEN...YOU KNOW, YOU --
YOU REALIZE IT LATER?

There's a difference between
friends and lovers, David.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ THUD ]

FUCKING!

[ BELL TOLLS,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
Jenny: WHAT'S THIS?

READ IT.

KLEIN-O-RAMA?

[ Laughing ] THIS IS A
CHANCE TO SEE A FAMILY

MORE SCREWED UP
THAN YOURS.

SLIM CHANCE.

[ Chuckling ] NO.

BUNCH OF WEIRDOS.

IS THAT CORN?

IT'S A POTATO --
A BAKED POTATO.
OH.

[ JUNE CHRISTY'S "YOU'RE
MAKING ME CRAZY" PLAYS ]
MY UNCLE DOES THIS EVERY YEAR --
GETS EVERYONE TOGETHER --

MY COUSINS, THEIR WIVES.
[ SNICKERS ]

LOOK, JENNY, YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND

THIS IS NOT MY SIDE
OF THE FAMILY.

HEY, DAVID!
OKAY?

YOU MADE IT!
[ LAUGHS ]

UNCLE FINCH, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S THE KNEE?

OH...BIG TURNOUT THIS YEAR --
EVERYBODY'S HERE.

EVERYBODY, EVEN YOUR
FRIEND MADE IT.

HEY!

WHAT FRIEND?

[ MUSIC, CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE ]

EXCUSE ME.

HOW ARE YOU, SPAZ?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
ARE YOU KIDDING?

I'M ON THE OFFICIAL
INVITEE LIST.
♪ CH-CH CH-CH
CH-CH CH-CH ♪

YOU REMEMBER
YOUR GREAT-AUNT?

Nana: DAVID.
HELLO, NANA.

FANCY A DIP?
OH...

OOH!
[ CHUCKLES ]

♪ MY FEET LEAVE THE GROUND,
AND I'M RUNNING AROUND ♪
SWITCH.

♪ ON THE CEILING ♪

[ CHUCKLING ]
♪ I'M FEELING SO HAZY ♪

♪ SINCE YOU MADE ME CARE ♪

♪ I'M TALKING TO THE FURNITURE
WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE ♪

♪ YOU'RE MAKING ME CRAZY,
CAN'T YOU SEE IT'S TRUE? ♪♪

YOU'RE VERY GOOD,

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING
I CAN'T DANCE.

IT'S A TRICK NANA TAUGHT ME.

HOLD YOUR PARTNER
CLOSE ENOUGH SO YOU CAN
FEEL THEIR HEART BEAT.

USE THAT AS YOUR GUIDE.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

SMILE A LITTLE.

[ Laughing ] OKAY.

ALAN HAMMOND.

JENNY KELLEY.

WELL, HEY, JENNY.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

SO, YOU GUYS USED
TO BE ROOMMATES?

UH-HUH, FRESHMAN YEAR.
WE GOT ASSIGNED.

ACTUALLY, WHAT YOU NEVER
KNEW WAS THAT I WAS BEING
PAID TO HANG OUT WITH YOU.

I GOTTA TELL YOU, IF
IT WASN'T FOR THIS GUY,

I WOULD HAVE BOMBED OUT
FIRST SEMESTER.

[ Laughing ] MM-HMM.
INSTEAD, HE BOMBED
OUT SECOND SEMESTER.

[ LAUGHTER ]
DAVID GOT ME THROUGH.

YEAH, ALMOST KILLING ME
IN THE PROCESS.

ALAN GOT ME ARRESTED.

NOT MY FAULT.

STREAKING.

YEAH, ALAN HAS A THING
FOR STREAKING.

NO, NO, NO,
HERE'S THE STORY.

I CHALLENGED DAVID TO
A RACE DOWN MAIN STREET

WEARING NOTHING
BUT COWBOY BOOTS. YEE-HAW!

IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT,
AND THE STREETS ARE PACKED.

AND WE'RE HALFWAY
DOWN THIS BLOCK

OUTSIDE A BURRITO STAND OR
SOMETHING, AND DAVID TRIPS,

TUMBLES OUT ONTO
THIS STREET,

STOPPING TRAFFIC AND GETTING
PAVEMENT BURNS ON HIS ASS.

ON MY KNEES, MY KNEES.

[ LAUGHTER ]

JUST DAVID'S LUCK,
OFFICER FRIENDLY STEPS
OUT OF THE BURRITO STAND,

SEES DAVID, AND SLAPS
THE CUFFS ON HIM.

I MEAN, THE COP WALKED
HIM FOUR BLOCKS WITH
HIS PACKAGE IN A NAPKIN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH! WHERE WERE YOU
IN ALL OF THIS?

EXACTLY, EXACTLY, THAT'S
THE WHOLE POINT, JEN.

HE LEFT ME -- HE
FUCKING LEFT ME.

[ LAUGHING ]

I'M COMING BACK...
TO SCHOOL.

WHEN?

NOW.

NOW?! ALAN, CLASSES HAVE
BEEN GOING FOR THREE WEEKS.

SO?

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU'RE BACK.

I'M BACK.

GOD HELP US ALL.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

HOW'S THAT FEEL?!

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, THIS HAS --
THIS HAS BEEN --

UH, THIS HAS BEEN A BLAST,
BUT CAN YOU --

CAN YOU PLEASE
PULL THE CAR OVER?

TAKE THE WHEEL,
WILL YOU?

WHAT? COME ON.

ON THE COUNT OF THREE,
YOU'RE GONNA SLIDE OVER

AND TAKE THE WHEEL, AND
I'M GOING OUT THE WINDOW.

ALAN, NOT FUCKING
DOING THIS. 1...

NO! ALAN!
2...

STAY IN THE CAR!

2 1/2...
ALAN, STAY IN THE CAR!

3!
YOU -- AH, SHIT!
DON'T YOU...

FUCKIN' DARE!
SHIT!

WHOO-HOO!

HAVE YOU COMPLETELY
LOST YOUR MIND?

YES.

YOU COULD HAVE
KILLED YOURSELF.

NAH, I'M NOT DESTINED
TO DIE IN A CAR.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

I BELIEVE IN ONLY
TWO THINGS --

DESTINY...

AND THE BEAUTY OF
THE IMPULSIVE ACT.

WHOO!

♪ I ONLY WANT TO SEE ♪

ALL RIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN
VERY "TEEN WOLF"-LIKE,

BUT CAN WE PLEASE, UH,
CAN I STOP THE CAR NOW?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, FUN,
FUN, FUN -- IT'S ALL FUN

WHOO-HOO-HOO!
AND GAMES UNTIL
SOMEONE GETS HURT.

[ LAUGHS ]
WHOO!

[ LAUGHING ]

♪ THAT I KNOW YOU'RE MEANT
TO GIVE YOU SOME ♪♪

ALAN!

A-AH!

[ Panting ] WE'VE BEEN
SCOURING THE WOODS
FOR OVER AN HOUR.

THERE'S NOTHING OUT HERE.

YEAH, WELL, HALF
OF ME BELIEVES

THAT THIS KID IS ON
A REALLY BAD DRUG TRIP,

AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF YOU FIND THE OTHER TWO

SCREWING AROUND IN THE BACK
OF THE CAR WITHIN THE HOUR.

You want me to
call it off?
NO.

[ SIGHS ] GREAT.

Ann, hang on.

WHAT?
DENNY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE CAR.

I FOUND THE CAR.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THAT '72 CHEVY IMPALA?

A '72 IMPALA?

THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S ALAN'S CAR.
THAT'S RIGHT.

DID YOU F-FIND HER?

IT'S A HEAVILY WOODED
AREA, MR. KLEIN.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU REMEMBER?
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

NOTHING, I...

CAN'T REMEMBER...

ANYTHING.

YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S LIFE
IS IN DANGER.

DON'T YOU THINK
I KNOW THAT?

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S KEEP GOING.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

ALAN!
[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

SO, WHAT THE HELL HAVE
YOU BEEN DOING FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS?

YOU KNOW, MOVIN' AND SHAKIN',
SHAKIN' AND MOVIN'.

[ CLATTERING ]
OH.

IT'S NOT MINE.

YEAH, I'M S-SURE YOU'RE JUST
HOLDING IT FOR A FRIEND.

AS A MATTER OF FACT...

ALAN, AM I INTERRUPTING
SOMETHING?

OKAY, TRUTH?

I'M HOLDING IT FOR NANA.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ME.

DAVID?

[ SIGHS ]

YEAH, YEAH, WHATEVER.

DAVID IS THE WORST
LIAR IN THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, YOU ASK
HIM A QUESTION,

HE TRIES TO SLIP ONE
PAST YOU.

GET OFF ME.

LISTEN...[SIGHS]

A BUDDY OF MINE BACK HOME
HAS LEFT THE COUNTRY,

AND I'M BABYSITTING.
THAT'S ALL.

END OF STORY.

BE CAREFUL, MAN.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

HEY, JEN!

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S
THE QUESTION.

WHAT IS MORE EVOCATIVE --
HIS TANGLE OF WEEDS,

CONSPIRACY OF WEEDS,
OR...

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

CORNUCOPIA OF WEEDS?

DEFINITELY NOT
NUMBER THREE.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SIGHS ] SO,
I-I WROTE THIS...

[SIGHS] THIS THING.

FOR A CLASS?

NO, NO, NOT FOR A CLASS.

IT'S A...

POEM THING.

SO?

OUT WITH IT.

YEAH?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, UH, BE HONEST.

WHEN AM I NOT HONEST?

DON'T HOLD BACK.
JUST BE...BRUTAL.

YOU WANT ME TO HATE IT.

YES.
I CAN DO THAT.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

"HER FEET SOAR,
LEAVE THE EARTH...

"UNINHIBITED BY THE
CONSPIRACY OF WEEDS
THAT ENSNARE ME.

"HER EYES, BLESSED EYES,

"PURSUE RAYS OF MOONLIGHT
I AM BLIND TO.

"CAPTURE WONDERS,
REAL WONDERS --

"SHE AND GOD ONLY,
I THINK,

WHICH MY NERVOUS
TENDENCIES DEPRIVE ME."

I MEAN, Y-Y-YOU THINK

THAT "CONSPIRACY" IS --
IS TOO SUBTLE,

OR -- OR HOW ABOUT
"FEET LEAVING THE EARTH" --

I MEAN, TOO COMICAL?

THESE -- THESE DISEMBODIED
FEET JUST -- JUST SOARING,

JUST -- JUST, YOU KNOW,
LIKE, FLYING, LIKE,
OUT THERE OVER--

OVERHEAD, OR...

I HATE IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OOH-AHH!

UNH!

WHOO!

NICE SHOT.

7-5.

AH, 7-2.

SO, JENNY --
WHAT'S HER DEAL?

HER DEAL?
IS SHE SOLO?

DATING, GOT A BOYFRIEND?

8-2.

ANYTHING SERIOUS?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SERIOUS.

AND I WOULDN'T SAY SHE
HAS A BOYFRIEND.

SHE DOES DATE A LOT.

SHE'S LOOKING.
SO, SHE'S AVAILABLE?

YOU'RE NOT HER TYPE, AL.

WHAT'S HER TYPE?

TRUST ME, SHE'S
TOO SMART FOR YOU.

UNH!

WHEW!

YOU GOT SOMETHING
GOING, DAVID?

[ Panting ] WHAT? NO, NO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOU
FROM HUMILIATING YOURSELF.

'CAUSE IF YOU WANT ME TO
STAY AWAY, I-I'M VERY COOL.

NO, HEY...
YOU'RE A BIG BOY, ALAN.

YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

GOOD.

[ BASKETBALL BOUNCES ]

OOH-AH! [ PANTING ]

[ BIRDS TWEETING ]

HEY.

HEY.

YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE TWINKIE
THING WOULD BE FREAKY ENOUGH

IF YOU DIDN'T ALSO
HAVE TO WEAR IT.

WHERE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND?

OH, HE'S WRITING, I THINK.

[ SMACKING LIPS ]

COME HERE!

HEY, UH...
Man: HELLO?

[ SHRIEKS ]

[ GIGGLING ]

[ KNOCKING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ LOCK UNLATCHES ]

HEY.

WERE YOU SLEEPIN'?

NO.

NO.

WANT TO SEE
SOMETHING COOL?

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING ]

CUT THE LIGHTS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ SIGHS ]

MY OWN PERSONAL GALAXY.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S COOL.

YEAH.

YOUR FRIEND
ASKED ME OUT.

IT'S JUST A MOVIE.

[ SIGHS ] OH?

AND WHAT MOVIE
ARE YOU GONNA GO SEE?

THAT'S NOT REALLY
THE POINT.

[ SIGHS ]

JEN...

YOU SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW
WITH ALAN.

TAKE IT SLOW WITH ALAN?

YEAH.

YEAH.

HE'S DANGEROUS, JEN.

OH, HE'S DANGEROUS.

YEAH, HE IS.

I'VE SEEN --
I MEAN, FOR A WHILE,

YOU'RE GONNA SEEM LIKE
THE ONLY ONE, YOU KNOW?

JUST -- I'VE SEEN WOMEN
GET FUCKED OVER.

BE CAREFUL.

I WILL.

I PROMISE.

[ BALL BOUNCING ]

[ EMILIANA TORRINI'S "EASY"
PLAYS ]

♪ IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT ♪
[ LAUGHTER ]

♪ YOU MEANT TO TOUCH ME ♪

♪ AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHY I'M HERE ♪

I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.

YEAH?
YEAH.

♪ A TRICK OF CONFIDENCE ♪
ME TOO.

♪ 20 YEARS INSIDE ♪

♪ YOU'RE EXACTLY WHAT I NEED ♪

♪ DON'T TAKE IT EASY ♪
[ TELEPHONE BEEPING ]

♪ WHY SHOULD WE TAKE IT EASY? ♪
[ Ringing ]

♪ YEAH ♪
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

♪ SHOULD WE TAKE IT EASY? ♪
I SHOULD GET THAT.

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

♪ I BREAK INTO THE PARK ♪

♪ WITH THE INSECTS ♪

♪ STRIKING UP A COSTUME BALL ♪

[ RINGING ]

♪ THE LIGHT IS LOVELY HERE ♪

♪ IN THE NEON GLOW ♪♪

David: DAVID'S MACHINE.
SPEAK NOW.
[ BEEP ]

Jenny: Hey, David, it's Jen.
Pick up the phone.

Pick up the phone,
come on.

It's me.
I know you're there.

I can see your desk lamp is on,
and you always shut it off.

Come on.

All right, fine.
Be that way.

But call me.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN?

I'VE GOT A PORTRAITURE
ASSIGNMENT.

ALL RIGHT.

UM...

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE...

LISTEN, I --

I DON'T SAY THIS STUFF MUCH,
OKAY,

SO IT'S GONNA COME OUT
STUPID.

BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I'M AROUND
YOU, I CAN'T BREATHE.

LIKE I'M AFRAID I'LL FUCK UP
THE MOMENT.

IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?

GOOD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I WAS THINKING
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID

ABOUT, UM, THE BEAUTY
OF THE IMPULSIVE ACT.

IT'S WHAT I STRIVE FOR.
IT'S LIKE ALL --

ALL GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS --

I MEAN, THEY HAD, IT'S JUST
THIS THING THAT JUST --

IT'S JUST THIS IDEA,
JUST THIS ITCH

THAT JUST STARTS AT THE BASE
OF YOUR SPINE AND --

GOD, I HATE IT
WHEN I CAN'T TALK.

[ ZIPPER UNZIPS ]

I HATE IT

WHEN I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS
THAT I WANT TO SAY,

AND I CAN'T.

DO YOU EVER GET THAT?

MM...

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

WOW.

[ WOMAN VOCALIZING ]

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

NO HANDS. [ LAUGHS ]
[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

[ LAUGHING ]

OKAY.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

[ VOCALIZING CONTINUES ]

[ LAUGHS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ CAMERA CLANKS ]

[ VOCALIZING CONTINUES ]

[ RINGING ]

David: DAVID'S MACHINE.
SPEAK NOW.

[ BEEP ]

Jenny: David, it's Jenny...
again.

I'm at home.
You should call me.

Your desk light is on.

You are very busted.

Now, I'm not sure
why you're not ca--

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ VOCALIZING CONTINUES ]

[ VOCALIZING CONTINUES ]

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

SINCE WHEN DO I HAVE TO
TRACK YOU DOWN?

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO HERE?

LOOK, I'M TRYING TO RESPECT
YOUR FEELINGS

AND STILL, YOU KNOW,
LISTEN TO MINE.

CAN WE AT LEAST TALK
ABOUT THIS, PLEASE?

SURE, WE CAN TALK,

AS LONG AS YOU PROMISE
TO TAKE THINGS SLOWLY.

DAVID...
NO.

I GAVE YOU A PIECE
OF ADVICE, JEN,

AND YOU TOTALLY
DISREGARDED IT.

SO GREAT.
HAVE FUN.

YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE
THAT YOU'RE THIS UPSET

BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE
YOUR ADVICE?

BELIEVE WHATEVER
YOU WANT, JEN.

WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT
ANY OF THIS, DAVID?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU EVEN
APPROACHED ROMANTIC NOTION

THAT WASN'T ON PAPER?

SO HE'S IT?

HE'S THE ONE?

[ WOMAN VOCALIZING ]

I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

SPAZ!

HEY!

I TALKED TO A GUY
FROM ACROSS THE HALL.

HE SAID YOU LEFT
WITH A KITE.

I COULDN'T FIND THE ONE
I USED TO BRING,

SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE
AND DECORATED IT MYSELF.

YES, IT IS MY ASS,

AND I FIGURE THIS IS HOW YOU
SEE ME FOR THE TIME BEING,

SO I MIGHT AS WELL BE PROUD
OF IT, ACCEPT IT,

AND SHOW IT OFF
FOR THE WORLD TO SEE.

I MEAN, THE PEOPLE AT KINKO'S
WERE NONE TOO HAPPY,

BUT, HEY, FUCK 'EM.

NOTHING A LITTLE WINDEX
WON'T TAKE CARE OF, RIGHT?

[ GRUNTS ]

WHOA!

FUCK!

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO
KEEP YOUR ASS UNDER
CONTROL THERE, PAL?

A LITTLE KITE LESSON.

TO THE CASUAL OBSERVER,

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE STRING

IS HOLDING THE KITE BACK --

WITHOUT THE STRING, THE KITE
WOULD ESCAPE THE EARTH.

THE REALITY --
THE STRING IS THE ANCHOR.

IT'S THE STRUCTURE
THAT ALLOWS THE KITE TO SOAR.

WITHOUT IT...

...UTTER CHAOS.

SO YOU'RE THE STRING?

SHE'S THE KITE?

WHAT AM I?

TALK TO HER, MAN.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY,
ALAN.

YOU'RE REALLY
FUCKING HER UP.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU, ALAN.

I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF.

SHE DOESN'T.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SUSAN.

SUSAN, RENEE, JACKIE.

I'VE CHANGED THAT SHIT!

PEOPLE DON'T CHANGE, ALAN.

COME ON, DAVID. IT WAS THREE
FUCKING YEARS AGO, MAN.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I COULD
DO THIS, ALAN, BUT I CAN'T.

WHAT IF I ASKED YOU
TO WALK AWAY FROM JENNY?

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
I COULDN'T DO THAT?

FUCK.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HUH? OH.

WHA--

W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SHH.
O-O W!

GO BACK TO SLEEP.

YOU BETTER HOPE YOU GOT IT
TIED TIGHT BACK THERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ Muffled ] MOTHERFUCKER!

ALAN...

GET IN.

UNTIE ME!

WHAT?

UNTIE ME RIGHT NOW!

DON'T MAKE ME USE THESE.

CAN'T YOU HELP ME
OUT HERE?!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

Jenny:
WHERE ARE WE GOING, ALAN?

JUST RELAX.

ENJOY THE RIDE.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ ENGINE STOPS ]

WE'RE HERE.

[ SIGHS ]

WHERE?

[ SIGHS ]

FUCK IT.

THIS IS SO STUPID.

ALLERTON, BUILT IN 1923
BY A MAN NAMED VERNON BROWN --

MILLIONAIRE.

HE HAD TWO SONS
AND A WIFE WHO DIED.

THE YOUNGEST SON
WAS A FUCKING GENIUS --

A REGULAR EINSTEIN --

SHIT LIKE WRITING A SYMPHONY
BY THE TIME HE WAS 15.

THE OTHER SON -- ONE DISASTER
AFTER ANOTHER.

OKAY, SO, EVENTUALLY,
BAD SON KILLS TWO WOMEN.

SO WHEN THE COPS COME
TO PUT HIM AWAY,

BAD BOY ESCAPES
AND DISAPPEARS.

SO VERNON HITS THE ROAD
IN SEARCH OF BAD BOY.

FIGURES HE'LL FIND HIM
AND CLEAR HIS NAME.

HE SPENDS TWO YEARS
LOOKING EVERYWHERE.

AND WHEN HE FINALLY GETS BACK
TO THE HOUSE, IT'S EMPTY.

THE GOOD SON'S GONE.

THE OLD MAN SPENT THE REST
OF HIS LIFE ALONE.

SPENT EVERY DOLLAR HE EVER HAD
BUILDING THIS PLACE.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE A GUY
SPENT EVERY BUCK HE EVER HAD

TRYING TO MAKE PEACE
AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE.

SIT.

EXCUSE ME?

BOTH OF YOU, SIT.

[ SIGHS ]

WE MATTER --

THE THREE OF US.

NOW, I KNOW WE HAVE
SOME ISSUES HERE,

BUT FROM THIS MOMENT ON,
I WANT EVERYONE TO DEAL.

SO LET'S ALL SAY
WE'RE SORRY,

HUG A LITTLE,

AND GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.

COME ON, I WANT A HUG!

THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS.

I SAID...HUG!

I...

WANT...

A HUG.

ALAN, STOP IT.

WOULD YOU STOP?!

YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO DO THAT!

YOU CAN'T FORCE US
TO MATTER, ALAN!

YOU CAN'T JUST --
YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, "OKAY,"

AND THEN, LIKE MAGIC,
EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL!

THIS IS AMERICA, ALAN!
REALLY!

[ As David ] "THIS IS AMERICA,
ALAN! REALLY!"

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT,
DAVID?

NO.

NO.

LOOK, GUYS...

I KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GO.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT --

NO, ACTUALLY, I KNOW THAT I
DON'T WANT TO BE A THIRD WHEEL.

WE'RE NOT A BICYCLE, DAVID.

WE'RE FRIENDS.

YOU DO MATTER.

YOU WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

HAPPY?

IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN,
ACTUALLY.

GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

Jenny: ALAN?

David: ALAN?

ALAN?

DID YOU FIND HIM YET?

AAAAAAAAAAHH!

HA HA HA!

HI.

MEET MY NEW FRIEND.

[ CHUCKLING ]

YOU!

WHOA! NO!

NO! NO, NO!

AHH-AHH!

MY -- MY FRIEND!
MY -- MY FRIEND!

[ Echoing ] WHERE THE FUCK
IS MY FRIEND?

WE SHOULD STOP NOW, WHILE
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.

WE SHOULD JUST GRAB HOLD
OF EACH OTHER...

AND FREEZE TIME.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

WHO, VERNON?

HE GOT CLUBBED TO DEATH
WITH A SHOVEL.

WOW.
SHIT.

NO, BUT HERE'S THE KICKER.

WHEN THEY FOUND HIM DEAD,
HE HAD A LOADED SHOTGUN.

SO HE KNEW HIS KILLER,
JUST LET HIM DO IT.

SO BAD SON CAME BACK?

THAT'S THE THEORY.

HM.

OKAY, GUYS.
LET'S SEE IT.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

BEAUTIFUL.

COME ON!

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

MORE, MORE.

DAVID, MORE.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

DAVID, CATCH.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

ALL RIGHT.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]
YOU GOT IT.

15 MINUTES, MAN.

WHAT?

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHOO!

[ LAUGHS ]

WHOO!

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHOO-HOO!
WHOO!

[ SIGHS ]

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ MOANING ]

I LOVE YOU.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

[ JENNY SCREAMING ]

SOMEONE WENT POSTAL
ON THIS THING.

CHECK THE TRUNK
FOR INITIALS.

[ SIGHS ]

THIS IS THE ONE.

Any sign of anyone?

SORRY.

All right, get up to the house
as fast as you can.

OH, BOY.

[ GUNSHOT ]

♪ POP, YOU GOT TO MAKE
THINGS RIGHT ♪

♪ IT'S ON TOP ♪

♪ MAKE THINGS RIGHT ♪
[ ALAN CHUCKLING ]

[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]

YOU SHOULD FINISH
YOUR JOKE.

YOU SHOULD
GO TALK TO HER. WHAT?

YEAH, DAVID.
ASK HER OUT.

NO.

WE KNOW YOU WERE CONSIDERING

THE POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS

OF "PROWST'S" ROMANTICISM.

IT'S PROUST,
AND HE WASN'T POLITICAL.

HE WAS HARDLY A ROMANTIC.

WHAT ABOUT HIS LEGS?
NOT AS GOOD AS HERS.

Jenny: DAVID...

FORGET IT, OKAY?

IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.

FUCK IT.
NO! ALAN!

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]

HE IS TRULY AMAZING.

YOU KNOW THERE WERE THESE TWO
GIRLS, FRESHMAN YEAR --

RENEE AND JACKIE.

ALAN MET THEM BOTH AT A BAR,
AND THEY BOTH TOOK THE BAIT,

AND HE'S GOING BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THEM, FRESHMAN YEAR...

UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT
ABOUT EACH OTHER.

AND THEN HE GOT DUMPED?

NO. THEN HE HAD A THREESOME.

IT WAS --

I COME --

I COME BACK TO THE DORM

AND FIND THIS MASS OF FLESH
AND CONDOM WRAPPERS EVERY--
DAVID...

WHY WOULD YOU
TELL ME THAT?

SORRY.

[ SIGHS ]

PIECE OF CAKE.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

SO, WHAT'D YOU TELL HER?

OH, THAT DAVID WAS THE FIRST
LIVING RECIPIENT

OF A BABOON'S PENIS,

AND THAT HE WANTED
TO TRY IT OUT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT?

YOU WHAT?

HER NAME IS ELISE.

YOU SHOULD CALL HER.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU'RE CRAZY!

[ Ringing ]

Elise: Hello?

HELLO, UH, ELISE?

Hello?
Who is this, please?

YEAH, HI, THIS IS D--

[ Chuckles ] Gotcha.

Leave a thingy
at the whatchamacallit.

[ Beep ]

UH...HI.

HI. UH, GOD, THIS IS --

OH, THIS IS AWKWARD.

UM...WE WERE SORT OF
INTRODUCED...

[ MOCEAN WORKER'S
"TRES TRES CHIC" PLAYS ]

ELISE.

DAVID?

YEAH.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I WAS WAITING OUT FRONT FOR,
LIKE, 10 MINUTES, AND --

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, YOU KNOW...

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA BE
THE OTHER GUY.

NO.

NO.

I-I'M JUST ME.

[ SIGHS ]

ELISE STEVENS.

DAVID KLEIN.

WHY DON'T WE
JUST START OVER?

SO, YOU'RE A WRITER,
HUH?

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

I ONCE MET A WRITER.

WELL, KIND OF.

HE CAME TO MY HIGH SCHOOL.

HE WAS THAT GUY
WHO WROTE THAT PLAY

ABOUT THAT GUY WHOSE FATHER
WAS KILLED BY HIS UNCLE,

AND HE WAS FUCKING
HIS MOTHER,

AND THEN, AT THE END,
EVERYBODY DIES.

YOU KNOW.
THEY MADE IT INTO A MOVIE.

"HAMLET"?

YEAH.

I DIDN'T SEE IT.

IT LOOKED DUMB.

WHOA, WHOA.
W-WAIT. WAIT A SECOND.

UH...Y-Y-YOU MET
THE WRITER?

Y-YOU MET
W-WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

UH-HUH. GOT TO
SWORD-FIGHT WITH HIM.

UH...

HE'S DEAD.

SHAKESPEARE?

I MEAN,REALLY DEAD.

[ Laughing ] I'M KIDDING.

[ LAUGHS ]

HE WAS AN ACTOR
DRESSED LIKE SHAKESPEARE.

HE HAD ALL THESE SCENES.

HE WAS LIKE
THIS SIDESHOW FREAK --

TOTALLY FUCKING BORING.

HE NEEDED A VOLUNTEER.
MY FRIENDS MADE ME DO IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

11 SECONDS OF GLORY
UNTIL HE DISARMED ME

AND GOT ME
INTO A HALF NELSON.

I THINK HE WAS
TRYING TO FEEL ME UP.

[ CHUCKLES ]
LIKE YOUR FRIEND
THE OTHER NIGHT.

WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THAT GUY ANYWAY?

OH, ALAN. RIGHT.

UM...

HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND.

OH.

YOU WANT TO COME UP?

[ CREAKS ]

SO, WHAT IS IT,
"HO" TO "HOR"?
NO. Y-YOU HAVE "H-O-R-S."

I HAVE NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

EYES CLOSED,
STANDING ON ONE LEG.

[ LAUGHS ]

SO, WHAT HAPPENED?

WITH WHAT?

ELISE.

[ CHUCKLING ]

WELL, YOU KNOW.

NO.

WELL, IT STARTED SLOWLY

AND...ENDED NICE.

"NICE"?
WHAT THE FUCK IS "NICE"?

DID YOU BANG HER?

[ Chuckling ] NO.

YOU DOG!

YOU FLEA-INFESTED HOUND,
YOU BANGED HER.

DETAILS.
I WANT DETAILS.

JUST DON'T KISS AND TELL.

GUESS WHAT?
OUR BOY FINALLY GOT LAID.

[ LAUGHING ]

HE CALLED!

MY FATHER!
HE CALLED ME.

HE WANTS TO HAVE DINNER.

HE SAID, UH...
HE SAID HE MISSED ME.

[ SQUEALS ]

[ SIZZLING ]

THIS IS GOING TO BE
SO GREAT.

YOU AND ELISE WILL DATE,

AND WE WILL DOUBLE-DATE.

AND YEARS FROM NOW,

THE TWO OF YOU
WILL FALL IN LOVE

AND GET MARRIED,

AND YOU'LL COME OVER
TO OUR HOUSE,

WHERE YOU WILL LEAVE
YOUR KIDS WITH US
AND THE BABYSITTER

WHILE THE FOUR OF US
GET CHINESE FOOD.

HEY, DAVID...

TAKE OVER FOR ME HERE,
WILL YOU?

YEAH.

SOMETHING I SAID?

[ CHUCKLES ] NO.

I'M JUST GONNA GO GET
SOME BEER, OKAY?

YOU'RE GOOD.

YEAH.

"KILL BRONTOSAURUS,
GET BEER, COME BACK."

SEE YA.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ PLATES RATTLING ]

I THINK I'VE PUSHED HIM
TOO HARD.

I ASKED HIM TO COME
WITH ME TO, UH...

HAVE DINNER WITH MY FATHER
TOMORROW NIGHT AND...

I COULD JUST SEE THE PANIC
IN HIS EYES.
LOOK, I'LL GO
TALK TO HIM.

I'LL GO TALK TO HIM.
OKAY?

YOU DON'T...HAVE TO.

IT'S FINE.

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

HEY.

HEY.

YOU JUST --
JUST DISAPPEARED.

[ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

SHE TOLD ME
ABOUT THE FATHER THING.

WHY DON'T I JUST GO,
YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, IF IT'S
TOO MUCH FOR YOU.

YOU WOULD?

OF COURSE.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
I GOT A...

I GOT A DATE WITH ELISE,

BUT...I'LL JUST
RESCHEDULE.

I'M NOT GONNA
FUCK THIS UP, DAVID.

JUST NOT.

SO DON'T.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ALL SET?

HMM.

HEY!
[ RAPID FOOTSTEPS ]

HEY.
HEY.

I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO LEAVE WITHOUT...

THIS IS FOOFUR.

[ SIGHS ]
[ GIGGLES ]

IT'S FROM WHEN
I WAS A KID.

Good luck.

SEE YA, DAVID.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
YOU READY TO ROLL?

OKAY.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ RADIO CLICKS ]
Bell Biv DeVoe:
♪ AHH, OOH, YEAH ♪

♪ DO ME, BABY ♪

♪ I LIKE IT
IN THE MORNING TIME, YEAH ♪

♪ DO ME, BABY ♪
♪ SOMETIMES I LOVE IT
IN THE EVENING, TOO, BABY ♪

♪ DO ME, BABY ♪
♪ DO ME, BABY ♪

♪ CAN YOU DO ME ALL OVER,
YEAH, YEAH, BABY? ♪

♪ DO ME, BABY ♪
♪ DO ME, BABY ♪

COME ON.

Bell Biv DeVoe and David:
♪ THE TIME WAS 6 O'CLOCK
ON THE SWATCH WATCH ♪

♪ NO TIME TO CHILL,
GOT A DATE, CAN'T BE LATE ♪

♪ HEY, THE GIRL
IS GONNA DO ME ♪

YOU'RE SUCH A LOSER!

♪ MOVE TO THE JACUZZI ♪

All: ♪ OOH, THAT BOOTY ♪

♪ SMACK IT UP, FLIP IT,
RUB IT DOWN, OH, NO! ♪

♪ DO ME, BABY ♪
♪ DO ME, JENNY ♪

Bell Biv DeVoe: ♪ YEAH... ♪

[ LAUGHING ]
♪ DO ME, JENNY ♪

♪ OH, BABY,
I LIKE IT JUST LIKE THAT ♪

♪ DO ME, JENNY! ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU DO IT
TO ME, BABY, YEAH ♪

♪ DO ME, JENNY ♪

♪ OH, MOVE JUST
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ♪

♪ YOU CAN DO ME IN THE MORNING,
YOU CAN DO ME IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ YOU CAN DO ME
WHEN YOU WANNA DO ME ♪♪

[ DISTANT,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ DAVID GRAY'S "SAIL AWAY"
PLAYS ]

LET ME CHECK
MY MACHINE AGAIN.

JEN...

YOU JUST DID THAT.

♪ COLD WALL FEELS HARD ♪

♪ YOU REST IN MY HEART ♪

♪ TOO LONG STOOD STILL ♪

♪ HEART BEATS FOR YOUR... ♪

[ KEY CLICKS, ENGINE STOPS ]

♪ I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ SOMETIME ♪♪

THANKS FOR COMING.

OF COURSE.

I'M SO SORRY, JEN.

I KNOW.

[ CRIES ]

DAVID! DAVID...

SORRY.

SORRY. I-I JUST...

WHAT WAS THAT?

I'M SORRY.

I-I-I JUST...

I-I THOUGHT...

IS THAT WHAT THIS
IS REALLY ABOUT?

HUH?

"HELP JENNY OUT. MAYBE
SHE'LL FINALLY FUCK ME!"

NO! O-OF COURSE NOT.
I-I WAS --

WHAT'S IT GONNA
TAKE FOR US TO GET
THIS STRAIGHT, HUH?

HUH?!

JESUS CHRIST, JENNY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WOULD YOU JUST HOLD ON
A SECOND, PLEASE?

JEN...

JENNY, PLEASE, JUST
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPL--

[ DOOR HINGES CREAKS ]
FUCK OFF, DAVID.

[ BOTH MOANING,
BREATHING HEAVILY ]

JENNY!

JENNY...

JENNY!

JENNY!

JENNY!

DAVID, STOP HER!
JENNY!

I'M SORRY!

[ DOOR SLAMS CLOSED ]

[ CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ CAR DEPARTS ]

[ TIRES SQUEAL ]

FUCK!

[ MUTTERING ]

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

GET THE FUCK AWAY
FROM ME.

Jenny: NO! NO! NO!

NO! NO!

NO!

DON'T BE FUCKING STUPID!
GET UP!

GET UP!
WHAT ARE YOU --
JEN, DON'T THROW THE CHAIR.

I WANT IT ALL GONE!

ALL OF IT --
EVERYTHING HE EVER TOUCHED,

EVERYTHING
HE EVER LOOKED AT --
I WANT IT ALL GONE!

[ GLASS SHATTERING ]

AGH!

THERE IS NO...ONE.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ SHATTERING CONTINUES ]

[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
Alan: JEN!

JEN, WILL YOU OPEN
THE DOOR?!

I JUST WANT TO TALK!

COME ON, IT'S BEEN A WEEK!
I KNOW YOU'RE THERE!

YOU CAN'T AVOID ME FOREVER.

I JUST WANT TO FUCKING EXPLAIN.

WILL YOU COME DOWN
TO THE FUCKING DOOR?!

[ CAT SCREECHES ]

FUCK!

[ In distance ] FUCK!

JENNY, I NEED TO TALK
TO YOU.

[ THUD ]

GET AWAY FROM ME!

JUST GIVE ME
FIVE MINUTES.
WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE?!

YOU WALK ALL OVER ME,

YOU STALK ME, AND
YOU STILL DON'T KNOW

WHY I DON'T
WANT TO SEE YOU?!

GO AWAY, ALAN.
DAVID,
STAY OUT OF THIS.

NO, SHE DOESN'T WANT
TO TALK TO YOU, MAN.
SO TAKE A FUCKING HIKE!

JUST LET FUCKING GO!

[ GRUNTS SOFTLY ]

THE FUCK!

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I'M SORRY, MAN.

UGH!

[ PANTING ]

[ PANTING ]

DAVID?

I FUCKED UP.

I KNOW THAT.

I JUST WANTED
MY CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

WHO DOES HE THINK
HE IS?

[ GASPS ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHAT'S UP?

THIS CAME THROUGH
MY WINDOW.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT THE FUCK
IS HIS PROBLEM?

[ Sobbing ] CAN I STAY?

YEAH, COME IN.

I GOTTA MAKE HIM STOP.

Man: [ On police radio ]
YEAH, COPY THAT. THIS IS 1027.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

SHIT.

ALAN!

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON, MAN?

I THINK THIS TIP WAS HOT.
WE'VE SEIZED NARCOTICS.

WE ARE NOW APPREHENDING
THE SUSPECT AND TAKING HIM
DOWNTOWN.

OH, SHIT.

OH, SHIT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ SIREN CHIRPS ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ KEYS JINGLE ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ Panting ]
THEY ARRESTED ALAN.

THERE WERE POLICE

THEY WERE COMING OUT
OF HIS HOUSE

THEY FOUND THE DRUGS.

JEN?

WHAT?

I THOUGHT...

I GUESS HE'S GONE, HUH?

JEN?

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

David: AND THAT WAS IT.

I THINK HE SERVED 18 MONTHS.

AFTER HE GOT OUT,
I HAD HEARD A LOT OF RUMORS --

HEARD HE WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED
FOR A SHORT TIME,

DOING A LOT OF DRUGS.

WHO KNOWS, REALLY?

AFTER GRADUATION,
WE MOVED TO THE CITY,

GOT AN UNLISTED PHONE NUMBER,
TRIED TO GET ON WITH OUR LIVES.

SOMEHOW HE FOUND US.

WE FOUND THEM.
WE FOUND THEM.

GET ME AN AMBULANCE
DOWN HERE.

I don't know if they're dead or
alive.

Somebody get me
an ambulance right now!

STAND UP.

COME ON, STAND UP.

Woman: [ On P.A. ] DR. JONES,
YOU ARE NEEDED IN THE E.R.

COME ON.
[ Grunting ] ALL RIGHT.

COME ON.

OW! OW!

YOU'RE HURTING ME! YEAH.

[ Crying ] OW!

YOU DON'T REMEMBER
YESTERDAY, MR. KLEIN?

BULLSHIT.

BULLSHIT.
OW!

I FOUND THE GUN,
I FOUND THE SHELLS,

AND I FOUND YOUR PRINTS
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU GOT
OUT OF THE APARTMENT.

TELL ME HOW YOU GOT
DOWNSTATE.

WHY DO I HAVE
TWO BODIES IN THAT HOUSE?

YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT YESTERDAY?

ATTENTION...

I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER
HE KIDNAPPED YOU.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME
THAT IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

DAVID!

WHAT?
WHOA!

HUHH!

JENNY!

ALAN?

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT'S BEEN LIKE

THINKING ALL THIS TIME,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHO FUCKED ME --

DAVID OR JENNY?
JENNY OR DAVID?

COUNT THE SPRINGS IN THE BED,
COUNT THE TILES ON THE CEILING.

DAVID, JENNY?

JENNY, DAVID?

NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO
FUCK UP SOMEONE'S LIFE!

NO ONE!

TELL ME YOU DIDN'T
TURN ME IN.

HUH?

WATCH THE ROAD!

ALAN!

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
AGH!

A LITTLE DETOUR HERE.

UNLOCK THE FUCKING CAR!

HEY, T-THEY DON'T UNLOCK
FROM THE INSIDE.

REALLY?! FUCK.

WHAT THE FUCK
DOES HE WANT?

WHAT DOES HE WANT?

HOW THE HELL
WOULD I KNOW?

WELL, MAYBE --
MAYBE IN THE END,

THIS COULD TURN OUT
TO BE A GOOD THING.

[ PANTING ]

I'M -- I'M JUST SAYING
THAT...THE THREE OF US,
WE COULD JUST FINISH IT.

WE COULD GET ON
WITH OUR LIVES.

ARE YOU CRAZY?
YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED
ABOUT GETTING US OUT
OF HERE ALIVE.

[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]

THANK YOU.
Woman: HAVE A NICE DAY!

HE SAW THE PHOTO
IN YOUR DRAWER.

LOOK ME IN THE EYE,

AND TELL ME THAT SOME
PART OF YOU WASN'T HAPPY

WHEN YOU HEARD HIS VOICE
THIS MORNING.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT THE FUCK
IS GOING ON, ALAN?

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
PATIENCE.

[ TIRES SQUEAL ]

THIS IS --
THIS IS STUPID, ALAN.

REALLY?

YOU'RE GONNA GET EVEN
WITH THE BARN?

NOT "GET EVEN" --
"GET RID OF."

IT'S NOT LIKE THE BARN
MEANS ANYTHING, DAVID.

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T
BURN IT DOWN IF IT DID.

BUT IF YOU CAN SEND
A GUY TO PRISON...

IF YOU CAN JUST BURN
HIS LIFE...

HUH? JUST SEND HIM
TO PRISON...

ONE FUCKING MISTAKE!

WELL, OBVIOUSLY HE
DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
EITHER, DID HE?

I MADE ONE MISTAKE!

[ THUDDING ]

SHE CAME ON TO ME,
DAVID.

SHE CAME ON TO ME.

SHE CAME TO THE HOUSE
LOOKING FOR YOU,

SHE ASKED FOR A BEER,
AND SHE CAME ON TO ME.

ALAN, THAT'S NOT
THE FUCKING POINT.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT,
THAT'S NOT THE POINT!

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

JUST AN ACCIDENT.

END OF STORY.

FUCK!

JENNY DID IT,
DIDN'T SHE? HUH?

SHE TURNED ME IN?

YOU TRIED TO STOP HER.
YOU TRIED TO STOP HER.

AT LEAST TELL ME
YOU TRIED TO STOP HER!

[ Sobbing ] ALAN,
THIS IS INSANE,
THIS IS INSANE!

THIS IS INSANE,
THIS IS INSANE!

[ As David ]
"THIS IS INSANE,
THIS IS INSANE,

THIS IS INSANE!"

"INSANE"?!

"INSANE"?!

DAVID, LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT ME.

I SPENT 480 DAYS IN JAIL
FOR A BLOWJOB.

HUH?

"INSANE"?

AT LEAST YOU FINALLY
GOT TO FUCK HER, STUD.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ FIRE CRACKLING ]

COME ON, BIG BOY.

NO...

AAH!

UGH!

COME ON!
UGH!

[ ROARING ]

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

ALAN!

ALAN!

HOLD IT, AL!
[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

FUCK!

[ THUD ]

ALAN!

AGH!

[ ENGINE REVVING,
TIRES SQUEALING ]

UNH!

AAH!

[ CRASH ]AAH!

UGH!
UGH!

WE'RE HERE.

[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]

[ WHIMPERS ]
[ GROANS ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

AAH!

NO. AAH!

A-ALAN?

UNH!
ALAN!

ALAN, WHATEVER
YOU'RE GONNA DO, DON'T!

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

AAH! UGH!

[ RATTLING ]

UNH-AGH!

ALAN!
AGH!

UNH!

UGH! UGH!

UGH! UGH!

JENNY!

UGH!

UGH! UGH!

JENNY!

AGH!

[ TREE CRACKLING, FALLING ]

[ THUMP ]
[ JENNY WHIMPERS ]

[ PANTING ]

ALAN!
DON'T, DAVID!

PUT DOWN THE AXE.

DROP IT!

[ THUD ]

TELL ME
I MEANT SOMETHING.

ALAN!

AL...

DON'T DO THIS.

I'M SERIOUS, DAVID.
STAY OUT OF THIS.

ALAN!

[ COCKS ]

I LOVED YOU.

I STILL LOVE YOU!

TELL ME
I MEANT SOMETHING.

[ CLICKS ]

TELL ME I MEANT
SOMETHING TO YOU!

OF COURSE
YOU MEANT SOMETHING.

[ Sobbing ] THEN WHY
DID YOU TURN ME IN?!

AAAH!

UGH!

JENNY!

[ PANTING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

[ SOBBING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

THIS IS SO FUCKED.

[ Sobbing ] YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE COME BACK, ALAN.

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED
THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?

ALAN...

ALAN, I'M WARNING YOU!

PUT DOWN THE FUCKING AXE.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS SLOWLY ]

PLEASE, DON'T.

[ GROANS ]
[ GUN FIRES THREE TIMES ]

YOU SHOT?

I SHOT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HIT.
I DON'T KNOW...

[ SIGHS ]
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME.

EVERYTHING I DID
WAS TO PROTECT HER.

OKAY.ANN...

YEAH?
WE'RE BRINGING THEM IN.

WHAT? WAIT.
W-WHAT'S GOING ON?

NO, RELAX. RELAX.
WAIT. NO.

JENNY! JEN! JEN!
NO. DAVID, RELAX.

JEN!
DENNY, TAKE HER
OUT OF HERE --

NOT BEFORE
I TAKE HER STATEMENT.
WHAT HAPPENED?

ARE YOU --
DAVID...

[ MUTTERING ]
DAVID, RELAX.

COME ON.

[ PANTING ]

Shit, man.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I SAW HER. SHE WAS...

SHE WAS DEAD.

UNCONSCIOUS.

AND ALAN?

HE'S IN A COMA.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

I DON'T KNOW.
WE WERE IN THE WOODS.

AND THEN I WAS...

AND THEN HE HAD A GUN.

AND THEN I FELL.

I TOLD YOU THIS ALREADY.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER
ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

LOOK, YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND.

ALAN...

HE WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

H-H-HE WAS CRAZY.

Ann: YOU SHOT?

JUST SELF-DEFENSE.

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, LET'S HOPE
THE D.A. BUYS IT.

SO, THEY JUST GO HOME?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO KEEP THEM ON?

WE GOT TWO CONSISTENT
STORIES, A CLEAR KIDNAPPING,

[ Chuckling ]
AND AN EX-CON IN A COMA.

WHERE'S THE CASE, DENNY?

I don't know.

I NEED YOU TO
COME IN TOMORROW AND
SIGN YOUR STATEMENT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

[ GRUNTS SOFTLY ]

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

TELL ME
I MEANT SOMETHING.

I LOVE YOU.

OF COURSE
YOU MEAN SOMETHING.

UGH!

[ Echoing ] AAAH!

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

[ SOBBING ]

[ Sobbing ]
EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

I'M THE GOOD SON.

I LOVE HER.
I TAKE CARE OF HER.

I WORRY ABOUT HER.

I DO EVERYTHING FOR HER.

[ Echoing ]
EVERYTHING!

AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO,

SHE STILL WANTS
THE FUCKING ASSHOLE.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

THANK YOU...

FOR SAVING ME.

HE WAS COMING AT ME
WITH AN AX, JEN.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HE WAS GONNA KILL ME.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ Sobbing ] I THOUGHT
THAT IF I SENT YOU AWAY...

IF I KEPT HER SAFE
FROM YOU...

THAT IN TIME, SHE WOULD
FINALLY LET GO OF YOU.

YOU SET ME UP?

I DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.

YOU FUCKIN' PRICK.

[ Sobbing ] NO, DAVID.

[ Sobbing ] Fuck.

Fuck.

UGH! UGH!

David: YOU THINK
YOU KNOW A PERSON.

YOU SPEND TIME WITH THEM --

WHAT SEEMS LIKE
YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

AND IN YOUR HEAD,

YOU THINK YOU REALLY
UNDERSTAND THEM.

YOU THINK YOU REALLY KNOW
WHAT IS IN THEIR HEART.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

BUT THE TRUTH...

YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING AT ALL.

[ GUNSHOT ]

I WAS WRONG ABOUT HIM.

I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU.

CAN I COME WITH YOU?

WHERE?

HOME.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

Hello?

[ Echoing ] ELISE?

HI. IT'S DAVID.

UH, T-THERE'S BEEN
A CHANGE OF PLANS.

CAN YOU MEET ME
AT ALAN'S TOMORROW NIGHT?

OKAY, OVER THERE.
THAT HOUSE RIGHT THERE.

UH, YOU'LL FIND
A COOKIE JAR SHAPED
LIKE A CAT --

WHOLE BIG MARIJUANA,
ECSTASY, PCP.

HAD TO DEAL BEFORE --
ALAN HAMMOND IS HIS NAME.

[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES ]

♪ I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE ♪

♪ I DEDICATE MYSELF TO YOU ♪

♪ I LIE AWAKE ♪

♪ I'LL CULTIVATE THE STARS
FOR YOU ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I'M FALLING THROUGH
THIS OPEN WINDOW ♪

♪ YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHAT I HAVE SEEN ♪

♪ ALL I CAN SAY IS
I WAS BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ DON'T YOU DARE WAKE ME
FROM THIS DREAM ♪

♪ I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE ♪

♪ KEEP YOU SAFE ♪

♪ I DEDICATE MYSELF TO YOU ♪

♪ I LIE AWAKE ♪

♪ I LIE AWAKE ♪

♪ I'LL CULTIVATE THE STARS
FOR YOU ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL ♪♪

[ "TANGLED UP IN BLUE" PLAYS ]

♪ EARLY ONE MORNIN'
THE SUN WAS SHININ' ♪

♪ I WAS LAYIN' IN BED ♪

♪ WONDERIN' IF
SHE'D CHANGED AT ALL ♪

♪ IF HER HAIR WAS STILL RED ♪

♪ HER FOLKS, THEY SAID
OUR LIVES TOGETHER ♪

♪ SURE WAS GONNA BE ROUGH ♪

♪ THEY NEVER DID LIKE
MAMA'S HOMEMADE DRESS ♪

♪ PAPA'S BANKBOOK WASN'T
BIG ENOUGH ♪

♪ AND I WAS STANDIN'
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ♪

♪ RAIN FALLIN' ON MY SHOES ♪

♪ HEADING OUT
FOR THE EAST COAST ♪

♪ LORD KNOWS I'VE PAID
SOME DUES GETTIN' THROUGH ♪

♪ TANGLED UP IN BLUE ♪

[ HARMONICA PLAYS ]

♪ SHE LIT A BURNER
ON THE STOVE ♪

♪ AND OFFERED ME A PIPE ♪

♪ "I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER SAY
HELLO," SHE SAID ♪

♪ "YOU LOOK LIKE
THE SILENT TYPE" ♪

♪ THEN SHE OPENED UP
A BOOK OF POEMS ♪

♪ AND HANDED IT TO ME ♪

♪ WRITTEN BY AN ITALIAN POET
FROM THE 13th CENTURY ♪

♪ AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WORDS
RANG TRUE ♪

♪ AND GLOWED
LIKE BURNIN' COAL ♪

♪ POURIN' OFF OF EVERY PAGE ♪

♪ LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN
IN MY SOUL FROM ME TO YOU ♪

♪ TANGLED UP IN BLUE ♪

♪ SO NOW I'M GOIN' BACK AGAIN ♪

♪ I GOT TO GET TO HER SOMEHOW ♪

♪ ALL THE PEOPLE
WE USED TO KNOW ♪

♪ THEY'RE AN ILLUSION
TO ME NOW ♪

♪ SOME ARE MATHEMATICIANS ♪

♪ SOME ARE CARPENTERS' WIVES ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW HOW
IT ALL GOT STARTED ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOIN'
WITH THEIR LIVES ♪

♪ BUT ME,
I'M STILL ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ HEADIN' FOR ANOTHER JOINT ♪

♪ WE ALWAYS DID FEEL THE SAME ♪

♪ WE JUST SAW IT FROM
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW ♪

♪ TANGLED UP IN BLUE ♪♪

[ MUSIC STOPS ]