We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) - full transcript
Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother.
(Water sprinkler whirs)
(Distant shouting)
(Vuvuzelas blaring)
(Crowd roars)
(Woman shouting)
(Man shouting)
(Shouting and screaming)
(Man) Come on, come on.
Go. Push.
(Sighs)
(Girl hums "Jingle Bells")
♪ I'm getting ready for the party
La, la, la-la la
♪ Better bring my daughter
La, la, la-la, la ♪
(Girl laughs)
(Man) 'If you're gonna go to the ball,
'you have to know how to dance
like a princess.'
One, two, three. One, two, three.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
'What are you gonna wear today?'
'Are you gonna wear
a bucket on your head?'
(Girl) 'No!'
(Man) 'No?'
- 'And a barrel around your body.'
- (Girl) 'No!'
(Man) 'And scrub brushes
for your shoes.'
- 'No!'
- 'One, two, three...'
(Both) Ah!
(Man) One, two, three...
Arf, arf, arf, arf-arf.
Arf, arf, arf...
- Good morning.
- Arf?
Arf, arf, arf...
Hey, how are you, buddy?
Did you get something to eat?
No, I'm not hungry.
(Girl) Arf! Arf, arf!
Ar-r-rf!
Arf! Arf!
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Mule Skinner Blues")
Hey.
Fuck!
♪ Good morning, shine
♪ Good morning, Captain
♪ Good morning, shine
♪ Do you need another mule skinner
working on your new road line?
♪ Cos I like to work
♪ I'm rolling all the time
♪ I like to work
♪ I'm rolling all the time
♪ I can carve my initials
on a mule's behind
♪ Well, it's hey...
♪ Hey, hey, hey,
little water boy!
♪ Fetch that water bucket round
♪ Well, it's hey
♪ Well, it's, hey, little water boy
♪ Fetch that water bucket round
♪ If you don't like your job
♪ Set that water bucket down... ♪
(Low conversation)
(Typing)
Yeah, that's fine.
Yeah.
(Answer machine beeps)
(Eva) 'Franklin? Hey, it's me.
I just wanted to leave a message.
'Do you think we could make
some time to talk later?
'Just the two of us,
without the kids?
'I really wanna work this thing out.
'OK? I miss you.'
(Police sirens)
(Thumping heartbeats)
(Woman) Eva Khatchadourian?
Done a lot.
Look, Eva. I don't really care
who you are, or what you done,
so long as you can type and
you can file, you can have this job.
Oh, that...that's wonderful.
Thank you.
I won't let you down, I promise.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Sure.
See you Monday.
Great. Thank you.
Looks like someone's having
a nice day. Enjoying yourself?
I'm sorry?
I hope you rot in hell,
you fucking bitch!
- Jesus. What the hell was that?
- No, no. It's nothing.
- Let me call 911.
- No, it was my fault.
- But she just totally hit you.
- No, no, I'm fine.
(Beating rain and wipers)
(Thunder rumbles)
(Background noise over dialogue)
(Franklin)
'Eva, when are you coming home?
'I miss you.
'I love you.'
(Sirens)
(Shrieks)
(Shrieks)
(Franklin) 'Promise me
you'll never go away again.'
(Eva) I will never...will never...
never go away.
- (Franklin) Can you promise me?
- Yes, I promise.
(Franklin) Promise me you'll never
go away again.
(Giggles)
- Is it safe?
- No, it's not safe.
Sure?
Are you sure about this?
(Beeping)
(Photocopier whirs and beeps)
(Franklin)
'Is this really happening?
'Ooh, I can feel him. I can feel it.
'We did it.'
I'm gonna need these
all processed today, Eva.
But today is my afternoon off.
- You remember, I told you?
- Oh, shit, that's right.
- Get to them as soon as you can.
- Sure.
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Ham 'N' Eggs")
♪ Ham and eggs
♪ Pork and beans
♪ I woulda had more, boys
♪ But the cook was so mean
♪ I'm gonna roll, roll in a hurry...
Help me!
♪ To make it on the side of the road
♪ If I had known
♪ My captain was blind
♪ I wouldn't have come to work, boys
♪ When the clock struck nine
♪ I'm gonna roll, roll in a hurry
♪ Hurry, hurry
♪ To make it on the side of the road
♪ Pork and beans... ♪
(Sensor beeps)
(Indistinct chatter)
(Giggling and squealing)
- Hey, Eva.
- Hey, Al.
(Chair scrapes)
(Door locked)
No, officer, get off me!
Let go of me, man!
Get off me!
- Keep walking.
- Hey, lady! Lady!
Lady, please help me!
I didn't do nothing, man!
Get off of me!
(Eva screams)
(Nurse) Eva? Eva, stop resisting.
(Eva screams)
(Nurse) Stop resisting, Eva.
(Screams)
(Nurse) Eva?
(Baby cries)
(Baby crying)
Hey! Hey!
Hey!
(Baby screams)
(Baby crying)
(Baby screaming)
(Pneumatic drill pounding)
(Baby screams)
(Franklin) Rise and shine.
- It's late, Eva.
- Hey.
The day's almost over.
- Hi.
- Please don't pick him up.
I've just put him down, Franklin.
Hi. Hi.
There he is. You wanna play?
You wanna play?
He's all right.
You've got to rock him a little bit.
He's all right.
You think I'm exaggerating?
You just have to rock him a little bit.
You just have to rock him a little bit.
There's my little dude.
(♪ Muzak "Greensleeves"
playing over Tannoy)
Jesus. It's all 12?
- I'll take them as they are.
- But they're totally broken.
I'll take them as they are.
(Police radios)
(Woman screams)
(Franklin) 'You're gonna be
a good-looking boy.
'Man, the girls are gonna love you.
'No, no, no.
'Don't wake up. Don't wake up.'
(Eva) 'Can you say Mommy?
'Mo-mmy. Mommy?'
(Eva) Kevin?
Can you say ball? Ball? B-B-B-B.
Ball.
No? OK.
I'm gonna throw it to you.
You're gonna roll it back to me, OK?
Roll it back to Mommy.
Roll it back. Roll it back to Mommy.
OK. OK.
Roll it back, OK?
Just roll it back. Just roll it.
When he was a baby,
he never stopped screaming,
and I thought maybe
it had damaged his hearing.
(Doctor) No, his hearing's fine.
(Eva) But shouldn't he be
talking by now?
I read somewhere that non-verbalising
was an early sign of autism.
(Doctor) He has none
of the tell-tale rocking signs.
I wouldn't worry about it too much.
He's a floppy little boy, isn't he?
But there's nothing wrong with him.
Thank you.
OK. Roll it back to Mommy.
Oh! Whoa!
Yay! Yay!
OK. Gonna roll it back again.
That was really good, Kev.
OK, here we go.
OK?
OK?
(Eva) 'E is for elephant,
large as a house
'As big as can be,
not small like a mouse.'
Can you say elephant, Kevin?
Elephant?
E-le-phant.
Kevin. Kevin?
Kevin, could you say Mommy for me?
No.
- Mommy?
- No.
- Just say Mommy.
- No.
(Hoover off)
(♪ BUDDY HOLLY: "Everyday")
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey
♪ Every day, it's a-getting faster
♪ Everyone said,
"Go ahead and ask her"
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey
♪ Every day seems a little longer
♪ Every way love's a little stronger
♪ Come what may
♪ Do you ever long for
true love from me?
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey...
♪ Every day seems a little longer
♪ Every way love's a little stronger
♪ Come what may
♪ Do you ever long for
true love from me?
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way... ♪
(Knocking)
(Boy) Trick or treat!
Hey, lady,
we know you're in there!
- We want candy!
- Shit.
Hey, lady, we want candy!
(Chanting and banging)
(Kevin) I don't like that. I don't like that.
I don't like that!
Mommy was happy
before widdle Kevin came along.
You know that?
(Banging and jeering)
Now Mommy wakes up every morning
and wishes she was in France!
'Trick or treat!'
(Kids chant) Candy! Candy!
(Franklin) That elevator's a death trap.
He needs a yard, somewhere
he can toss a ball, fill a pool.
Na, na, na, na...
(Eva) But I love New York.
(Franklin) Come on.
You sound like a bumper sticker.
It's a matter of priorities, Eva.
He's only gonna be a kid once.
(Eva) You can house-hunt all you want.
I'm not leaving the city.
Neh, neh-neh, ner.
(Eva) Kevin, stop that. That's enough.
Let Mom and Daddy talk.
- Neh, neh-neh, ner.
- Kevin, quit that!
(Franklin) 'You got a family room here.
'Master bedroom's back there
with two huge walk-in closets.
'The bathroom is amazing.'
(Franklin) Here we are, guys.
Our very own castle.
(Clock ticking)
I'm gonna go and grab some lunch.
Does anybody want anything?
(Man) Hey?
Hey, wait up. Mrs K!
Hey.
It's me. Soweto.
Hi there.
I just wanted to see how you were.
I'm fine. Thanks.
- You look well.
- Yeah.
The doctors are saying
there's a chance I might walk again.
That's great.
Well, you take care, Mrs K.
You too.
('Screaming and shouting')
(Police radio)
(Computer game bleeping)
(Franklin) Come on, come on!
(Kevin) Die, die, die!
(Franklin) Ah! No, no, no!
- No, no, no, no.
- (Kevin) Got him!
- (Franklin) How do you jump?
- Die!
Aargh!
Go, go, go, go!
Die!
(Franklin) Kev, you up there?
Kevin?
Kev, you in there?
Let Daddy go pee-pee.
In the pooper-dooper.
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Ham 'N' Eggs")
See, you wanna kind of...
go right there.
- Oh!
- See?
Click on that link
and it should open right up.
And if it doesn't...
Well, try it again.
- So left click. Wanna give it a try?
- Sure.
- No, no.
- Sorry.
- You wanna right click, right there.
- Yeah. OK.
- See, it opens up. Right there.
- Great.
Yeah, thanks. I think I got it.
Thanks for your help.
- I pooped.
- Oh!
Hey, buddy. What?
You pooped?
Oh, OK. Well, let me help you.
Here... Wait a minute, OK.
Here, erm...go to your room.
I'll be right there.
Let's not wake up Mommy.
Go on. Go on, buddy.
(Sighs heavily)
(Birdsong)
These squiggly squares of paper...
they're dumb.
Everybody needs a room of their own.
You have your room.
This is Mommer's room.
I can help you make
your room special if you like.
What do you mean, "special"?
Well, so it looks like your personality.
What personality?
I think you know what I mean.
They're dumb.
(Phone rings)
No, no, no. I mean, it's good.
You don't need me to do that?
And... And the guide...?
OK.
Well, I mean, if you have it in hand...
I could?
Really?
Well, that all sounds great.
OK, John. OK?
I'll talk to you later. OK, bye.
(Whirring and clicking)
Kevin?
Kevin?
(Groans)
(Franklin) What else do you have to say?
Go wash your face and hands.
He says he's really sorry...
...and that he was only trying
to help make it special.
(Eva) Do you remember
how you got that?
(Kevin) The most honest thing
you ever did.
You know how they potty train cats?
They stick their noses
in their own shit.
They don't like it,
so they use the box.
OK. Let's work on our counting.
What comes after three?
Nine.
- What comes after seven?
- 71.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
Now can we quit?
There, you can add that together,
since you think you're so smart.
(Sniffs)
You did not?
(Sniggers)
You did not.
Oh!
Are you enjoying yourself?
(Grunts and defecates)
(Thud)
(Kevin) 'I can see the doctor by myself.'
I have to tell you something, Eva.
That's a brave boy you've got there.
- Thank you.
- Anytime.
What Mommer did
was very, very wrong...
...and she's so, so sorry.
Hey, Kev? Kev, hold on a sec!
Kev!
Kevin.
(Franklin) Hey, Kev.
What happened?
- I broke my arm.
- How did you break your arm?
I had poopy pants.
Mommer went to get wipes.
I fell off the changing table
onto my dump truck.
Mom took me to Doctor Goldblatt.
It was all my fault.
No, no, don't be silly.
You can't watch him
every second of the day.
Franklin...
(Trickling)
(Toilet flushes)
Unbelievable.
How did you get him to do that?
Well, whatever it was, it worked.
(Footsteps)
(Kevin) Not yet.
OK.
- I love you, kiddo.
- Nya-na-na-naah!
(Shouting and jeering)
(♪ Japanese shamisen music)
I don't like that. Turn it off.
(Music stops)
Honey, do you mind
if I stop off at the store?
I wanna go home.
It's just that I need to pick up...
Home it is.
(Franklin) Hey, guys!
Hey, Dad, how was work?
Take any cool pictures?
(Franklin) Eva, he's just a boy.
He's a sweet little boy.
That's what boys do.
Mommer's fat!
When did you...?
When were you gonna tell me?
Soon. Now.
How am I a part of the decision now?
What am I supposed to say now?
(Eva) So the daddy bear
plants his seed
in the mommy bear
and it grows into an egg.
Is this about fucking?
Do you know what that means?
The boy puts his pee-pee
in the girl's doo-doo.
Well, haven't you ever wished you had
somebody else around to play with?
No.
- You might like it.
- What if I don't like it?
Then you get used to it.
Just because you're used
to something doesn't mean you like it.
You're used to me.
Yes, well, in a few months,
we're all gonna get used
to somebody new.
(Franklin) Beautiful.
Hey, Kev, come on over here
and meet your little sister.
Here's your big brother.
That's Kevin.
Oh, that's your big brother.
Yes.
Yeah.
It's Kevin. It is. It is...
Kevin, don't. Don't do that.
(Baby cries)
No. That's not nice.
(Franklin) We'd better go downstairs
and see if they have any snacks, OK?
We'll get us some Cheez Doodles.
(Franklin) 'Christ! Ecuador?
For two months?
'Why can't you send someone else?'
(Eva) 'I really wanna work
this thing out.'
(Franklin) 'First he cries too much.
Then he's too quiet.
'Then he makes up his own
little language and it's annoying.
'Then he has trouble toilet training,
a lot of kids do.
'And you see it as a personal vendetta.
This is not good for him.'
(Eva) 'Franklin,
pick up the goddamned phone!
'Pick up the goddamned phone!'
(Kevin) '5, 6, 7, 8...
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
'21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27...'
(Girl) ♪ La, la, la
We're getting ready for the party
♪ La, la, la-la-la
Rah!
Please, please.
Oh, please, let me have a drink.
I'm begging you. Please!
(Eva) Kevin?
Kevin!
Honey?
Are you OK?
(Groans)
I'm sorry, Mom.
Not to worry, sweetheart.
You couldn't help it.
"'By my soul,' cried Gilbert,
"'art thou the Devil in blue
to shoot him that wise?'
"'Nay,' quoth Robin, laughing.
'Not quite so ill as that I trust.'
"And he took up another shaft..."
Are you OK, hon?
"And he took up another shaft
and fitted it to the string.
"Again he shot and again he smote
the arrow close beside the centre.
"A third time he loosed his bowstring
and dropped his arrow
"just betwixt the other two
and into the very centre,
"so that the feathers
of all three were ruffled together,
"seeming from a distance
to be one thick shaft.
"And now a low murmur
ran all among that great crowd."
Hey, champ, how you doing?
Feeling better?
Go away, I'm tired.
Oh? OK.
Sure thing, buddy.
You just get some rest, OK?
Don't stop reading, Mom.
"280 score shafts were shot in all,
"and so deftly were they sped
that when the shooting was done,
"each target looked
like the back of a hedgehog
"when the farm dog snuffs at it."
(♪ WASHINGTON PHILLIPS:
"Mother's Last Word To Her Son")
♪ I never can forget the day
♪ When my dear mother
did sweetly say
♪ "You are leaving, my darling boy
♪ "You always have been
your mother's joy" ♪
(Knocking)
(Knocking)
Good afternoon, ma'am.
I hope this isn't an inconvenient time?
Well, it is, actually.
Well, we just had a couple
of quick questions for you.
What's this about?
Do you know where
you're spending the afterlife?
Oh, yes, I do,
as a matter of fact.
I'm going straight to hell.
Eternal damnation. The whole bit.
Thank you for asking. OK?
Honey, let me help you with that.
I can dress myself. Can you leave?
Sure.
Glad you're feeling better. You want
some more of that chowder for lunch?
Whatever.
- Or a grilled cheese sandwich?
- I don't give a rat's ass.
- Thanks, Dad. This is so cool.
- You're welcome, buddy.
All right, here we go. Right in the middle.
Oh, almost! Here, use that one.
Let's try again.
Gotta use your fingers
and just keep your eye on the middle.
♪ I never can forget the day
♪ When my dear mother
did sweetly say
♪ "You are leaving, my darling boy
♪ "You always have been
your mother's joy"
♪ Now as you leave this world
to roam
♪ You may not be able
to get back home
♪ But remember Jesus
who lives on high
♪ Is watching over you
with a mighty eye
♪ The world is so full
of old sin and woe
♪ And many sorrows
everywhere you go
♪ But remember Jesus...
Good shot, Kev.
You're a natural.
Perfect.
Thanks, Dad.
♪ Saving grace now
and you have a burden
♪ He'll make them light
and He sure will guide you
♪ All in the right ♪
(Kevin) 'All right. It's like this.
'You wake up and you watch TV.
'Get in your car,
and you listen to the radio.
'And you go to your little job
or your little school,
'but you're not going to hear
about that on the six o'clock news.
'Why?
'Because nothing is really happening.
'Then you go home
and you watch some more TV.
'Or maybe, if it's a fun night,
you go out and you watch a movie.'
(Laughs) I mean, it's got so bad
that half the time the people on TV,
inside the TV, they're watching TV.
And what are all these people watching?
Huh?
People like me.
'I mean, what are all you doing
right now but watching me?
'You don't think they'd have changed
the channel by now
'if all I did was get an A in geometry?'
♪ Once in royal David's city
♪ Stood a lowly cattle shed
♪ Where a mother laid her baby
♪ In a manger for his bed
♪ Mary was that mother mild
♪ Jesus Christ, her little child... ♪
Me and Kevin were playing
Christmas kidnapping.
Kevin!
Kevin, you're my friend!
You're my friend.
Beat it, Celie.
Go get me a soda.
No, not that one, you retard.
Get me a root beer.
- Hey!
- What?
Thanks, Celie. I was thirsty.
Hey, you wanna know a secret?
Come really close.
You know who else is thirsty?
You don't?
- (Turns vacuum on)
- Ah! Ow, Mommy!
It's the vacuum monster!
Cut it out!
- Hey, troops!
- Daddy!
Ho, ho, ho! Look what I got!
- Hey, Kev, give me a hand.
- Yeah, sure, Dad.
Oh.
(♪ WHAM!: "Last Christmas")
(Chatting and laughing)
♪ Last Christmas I gave you my heart
♪ But the very next day,
you gave it away
♪ This year, to save me from tears
♪ I'll give it to someone special...
(Man) We're gonna be talking about it
next Monday!
Wanna dance?
No, thanks, Colin.
Come on. Just one.
I don't dance. Really.
(Whispers) Where do you get off,
you stuck-up bitch?
You think anyone else
is gonna want you now?
Hmm?
Come on, Eva,
stay for another drink.
Eva, come on. Oh, come on.
Come on, dance with me!
- Are you excited?
- Yeah.
Can we leave a carrot
for the reindeer?
- Yes. We'll see.
- Yeah.
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do-doo-doo
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do...
Kevin!
Didn't I see you
at the book store today?
Nope.
Funny, I could've sworn...
By the way,
are you doing anything Friday?
Why?
Just thought we might do
something together, for fun.
Like do what?
Maybe take you for dinner?
Play a round of miniature golf.
OK.
Why didn't you bring a coat?
You just can't get
uncomfortable enough, can you?
Uncomfortable?
With my own mother?
Whenever I see fat people,
they're always eating.
Don't give me any of this
"slow metabolism", "it's my glands" crap.
It's food. They're fat
because they eat the wrong food.
Too much of it and all the time.
You know, you can be
kind of harsh sometimes.
You're one to talk.
Yeah, I am.
Wonder where I got it?
Well, you won.
So, what next, Mumsy?
We're gonna go home, you're gonna
get changed into something reasonable
and I'm taking you to dinner.
Great.
We're going to dinner.
I was hungry.
I'm a growing boy, you know.
I'll have er...
...calamari salad,
er...steak, medium rare,
and a bottle of Merlot.
(Waiter) All right.
Be right back with that.
So, how's school going?
It's going.
Do you want my course schedule?
How about your teachers?
Are there any who are...?
What bands am I listening to
these days, right?
Next, you can wheedle about whether
there isn't some cute little cunt
in the front row who's got me itchy.
That way, you can segue into
how it's all up to me, of course,
but before balling the chick
in the hallway,
I might decide to wait
until I'm ready.
Right around dessert,
you can ask about drugs.
Real careful, cos you don't want
to scare me into lying my head off.
So you have to say
how you've experimented.
Then once you've sucked up
that entire bottle of wine,
you can go all gooey-eyed and say how
nice it is to spend quality time together.
You can scooch over
and put your arm around my shoulder,
give it a little squeeze.
(♪ THE BEACH BOYS:
"In My Room")
♪ There's a world where I can go
♪ And tell my secrets to
♪ In my room...
♪ In this world I lock out all
my worries and my fears
♪ In my room...
♪ Do my dreaming and my scheming
♪ Lie awake and pray
♪ Do my crying and my sighing
♪ Laugh at yesterday...
('Manic laughter')
Fuck.
(Typing at keyboard)
Your computer's fucked, isn't it?
Yeah, it's fucked,
and so are all the ones at work.
I guess I deserved it.
Why would you have
something like that?
I collect them.
Isn't that a weird thing to collect?
I don't like stamps.
But what's the point?
There is no point.
That's the point.
No, it really hasn't been
any trouble at all.
Everybody's bringing a dish.
Mm-hm.
Oh, that's them now. I gotta go.
OK, you have a great day.
Bye, Mom.
Merry Christmas.
(Franklin) 'All right, Kev, you're next.'
Can you guess what it is?
It's a Series-7. The guy in the store
said it was the best one.
Gee, Dad. Thank you so much.
- Merry Christmas.
- It's perfect.
Sorry.
(Celia) What did you eat
for breakfast?
Raow-raow!
How was your day, Snuffles?
(Water sprinkler whirring)
- (Thunk)
- (Franklin) Oh, yeah!
Did you hear that "thunk"?
That's a powerful thing, man.
(Eva) Celie?
(Footsteps)
Come on, honey. Time for bed.
There we go.
(Celia) I thought I closed the door.
Kevin says I'm stupid, and he's right.
You're not stupid, honey.
Don't you worry, we'll find him.
Now you scoot down. Come on.
Scoot down.
OK.
You cosy?
(Eva) Snuffles?
(Franklin) Snuffles?
Eva...face it.
Mr Snuffles has gone
to the big pet store in the sky.
- Don't say that. Don't say that!
- Yes, but it's true.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here
to mourn Mr Snuffles.
Stop it, stop it!
(Franklin) Who was snuffed out...
tragically early!
So Daddy and Mommy were
looking for him the whole night.
And you know why we couldn't find him?
Because Snuffles has gone
to live in the garden.
He's living in the garden now, with
a whole bunch of new animal friends.
Celie?
OK, give me the spoon.
So they're having
a big party tonight
with the chipmunks and the squirrels,
and the raccoons.
And they're eating nuts and berries,
and they're gonna
have a whole bunch...
Urgh!
(Sink gurgles)
(Grinding)
Wh...Why did you leave
the drain stuff out?
I didn't. I put it away.
Then how did it get out?
It was Kevin. Kevin did it.
(Sighs heavily)
You need to go talk to someone.
(Doors unlocking)
So, Kev, erm... Mom had something
that she wanted to tell you.
I wanted to...
...thank you for calling the ambulance.
Hmm.
And?
And...
...I was concerned that
you might be feeling responsible.
Why's that?
Because you were supposed
to be looking after her.
We just don't want you
to blame yourself.
No, I don't.
I mean, I never said I did.
She's gonna need a glass eye, Kevin.
(Franklin) So we would appreciate
you looking out for her.
Any name calling...
You don't really remember
being a kid much, do you, Dad?
Celia's just gonna have to suck it up.
(Eva) I thought you didn't like those.
Yeah, well, they're...
What do you call it?
An acquired taste.
(Eva) Sorry, honey. I'm so sorry.
There you go.
OK.
Thank you, Mommy.
(TV show on)
Hey, kiddo. More practice?
Yeah, you know it. Hey, Celie,
you want to come collect arrows?
No!
(Laughter on TV)
Thanks, sweetie.
So...what do you want to do?
We'll last out the school year
if we can, and...
...make arrangements
over the summer.
At least custody is a no-brainer.
Is it?
You've decided.
Eva, there's nothing left to decide.
It already happened.
(Kevin clears his throat)
I needed a drink of water.
(Franklin) Hey, Kev.
Listen, buddy, it's easy
to misunderstand something
when you hear it out of context.
Why would I not know the context?
I am the context.
('Crowd shouting')
(Lawyer) You have to appeal.
Paying costs is punitive.
- No.
- You'll lose your business, your house.
I hate the house. I always have.
Run, bitch! You rot in hell!
('Doorbell')
- Hey.
- Parcel for Kevin Khatcha...dourian?
Dourian, right.
Careful, it's heavy.
- It is?
- Yeah.
(Both laugh)
- You have a nice day.
- You too.
(Eva) What are they for?
You never ride your bike.
I got these for a song off the web.
I'm gonna make a bundle
selling them at school.
Next Donald Trump, huh?
(Laughter)
(Franklin) Come with me.
Come with me.
- (Eva) Whoo!
- Yeah.
I'll take you back to my ship.
(Beeping)
One, two, three. One, two, three.
One, two, three.
One, two, three...
(Celia giggles)
(High-pitched) One, two, three!
One, two, three...
- Ready for the big dip?
- Ah!
(Franklin) One, two, three.
One, two, three...
(Celia giggling)
Enchanted to meet you, young lady.
(Franklin) 'Did you eat all your cereal?'
(Celia) 'Yes, I did.'
(Franklin) 'All right.
You can have some toast.'
You're a little clammy.
You feeling OK?
Never better.
Hey, only three days to go
till you're 16, huh?
We should do something.
How about Sunday?
Dunno. Might be tied up.
(Franklin) Clean up some of this mess,
and then get dressed and go.
(Celia) I don't wanna go to school.
(Franklin) I know.
But Daddy has to take a shower,
and we have to go. Say goodbye.
(Bell rings)
(Eva) 'Franklin? Do you think we could
make some time to talk later.
'Just the two of us without the kids?
I really wanna work this thing out.'
Doesn't Kevin go to Gladstone High?
(Lock clicks)
(Thumping heartbeats)
(Eva) 'Franklin.
Pick up the goddamned phone!
'Franklin!'
(Sirens wailing)
I'm a mother. I have my son here.
Kevin?
Have you seen Kevin?
Kevin?
Kevin?
(Power tool starts up)
(Onlookers scream)
(Shouting and jeering)
Laura!
Laura!
(Crowd noise fades)
(Arrow released)
(Cheerleaders chanting) 'Go! Go!
'Fight! Fight!
'Win! Win!
'Go! Fight! Win!
'Go! Go!
'Fight! Fight!
'Win! Win!
'Go! Fight! Win...'
(Door opens)
Franklin?
Celie?
Franklin!
(Softly) Celie?
(Water sprinkler whirs)
(Vuvuzelas blaring)
(Blaring of vuvuzelas intensifies)
(Screaming crescendo)
(Silence)
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Nobody's Child")
(Inhales deeply)
♪ As I was slowly passing
♪ An orphan's home one day
♪ I stopped for just a little while
♪ To watch the children play
♪ Alone a boy was standing
♪ And when I asked him why
♪ He turned with eyes
that could not see
♪ And he began to cry
♪ "I'm nobody's child
♪ "I'm nobody's child
♪ "Just like a flower
♪ "I'm growing wild
♪ "I got no mommy's kisses
♪ "I got no daddy's smile
♪ Oh, nobody wants me... ♪
You don't look happy.
Have I ever?
I'm almost 18, aren't I?
What is it?
Going to big school
making you nervous?
Nervous?
Do you know anything
about those places?
Well...you managed it all so well.
Tried as a minor,
out of your head on Prozac.
You'll be out of there
in a couple of years.
Know what day it is today?
Why they let me come
and see you on a Monday?
Sure.
It's my anniversary.
Two years.
Plenty of time to think about it.
I want you to tell me...why.
I used to think I knew.
Now I'm not so sure.
(Officer) Your time's up.
(♪ WASHINGTON PHILLIPS:
"Mother's Last Word To Her Son")
♪ Now when I think of my mother dear
♪ How often she did,
and felt her cheer
♪ My wondering mind
was going astray
♪ Was saying,
"Son, accept the way..." ♪
(Distant shouting)
(Vuvuzelas blaring)
(Crowd roars)
(Woman shouting)
(Man shouting)
(Shouting and screaming)
(Man) Come on, come on.
Go. Push.
(Sighs)
(Girl hums "Jingle Bells")
♪ I'm getting ready for the party
La, la, la-la la
♪ Better bring my daughter
La, la, la-la, la ♪
(Girl laughs)
(Man) 'If you're gonna go to the ball,
'you have to know how to dance
like a princess.'
One, two, three. One, two, three.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
'What are you gonna wear today?'
'Are you gonna wear
a bucket on your head?'
(Girl) 'No!'
(Man) 'No?'
- 'And a barrel around your body.'
- (Girl) 'No!'
(Man) 'And scrub brushes
for your shoes.'
- 'No!'
- 'One, two, three...'
(Both) Ah!
(Man) One, two, three...
Arf, arf, arf, arf-arf.
Arf, arf, arf...
- Good morning.
- Arf?
Arf, arf, arf...
Hey, how are you, buddy?
Did you get something to eat?
No, I'm not hungry.
(Girl) Arf! Arf, arf!
Ar-r-rf!
Arf! Arf!
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Mule Skinner Blues")
Hey.
Fuck!
♪ Good morning, shine
♪ Good morning, Captain
♪ Good morning, shine
♪ Do you need another mule skinner
working on your new road line?
♪ Cos I like to work
♪ I'm rolling all the time
♪ I like to work
♪ I'm rolling all the time
♪ I can carve my initials
on a mule's behind
♪ Well, it's hey...
♪ Hey, hey, hey,
little water boy!
♪ Fetch that water bucket round
♪ Well, it's hey
♪ Well, it's, hey, little water boy
♪ Fetch that water bucket round
♪ If you don't like your job
♪ Set that water bucket down... ♪
(Low conversation)
(Typing)
Yeah, that's fine.
Yeah.
(Answer machine beeps)
(Eva) 'Franklin? Hey, it's me.
I just wanted to leave a message.
'Do you think we could make
some time to talk later?
'Just the two of us,
without the kids?
'I really wanna work this thing out.
'OK? I miss you.'
(Police sirens)
(Thumping heartbeats)
(Woman) Eva Khatchadourian?
Done a lot.
Look, Eva. I don't really care
who you are, or what you done,
so long as you can type and
you can file, you can have this job.
Oh, that...that's wonderful.
Thank you.
I won't let you down, I promise.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Sure.
See you Monday.
Great. Thank you.
Looks like someone's having
a nice day. Enjoying yourself?
I'm sorry?
I hope you rot in hell,
you fucking bitch!
- Jesus. What the hell was that?
- No, no. It's nothing.
- Let me call 911.
- No, it was my fault.
- But she just totally hit you.
- No, no, I'm fine.
(Beating rain and wipers)
(Thunder rumbles)
(Background noise over dialogue)
(Franklin)
'Eva, when are you coming home?
'I miss you.
'I love you.'
(Sirens)
(Shrieks)
(Shrieks)
(Franklin) 'Promise me
you'll never go away again.'
(Eva) I will never...will never...
never go away.
- (Franklin) Can you promise me?
- Yes, I promise.
(Franklin) Promise me you'll never
go away again.
(Giggles)
- Is it safe?
- No, it's not safe.
Sure?
Are you sure about this?
(Beeping)
(Photocopier whirs and beeps)
(Franklin)
'Is this really happening?
'Ooh, I can feel him. I can feel it.
'We did it.'
I'm gonna need these
all processed today, Eva.
But today is my afternoon off.
- You remember, I told you?
- Oh, shit, that's right.
- Get to them as soon as you can.
- Sure.
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Ham 'N' Eggs")
♪ Ham and eggs
♪ Pork and beans
♪ I woulda had more, boys
♪ But the cook was so mean
♪ I'm gonna roll, roll in a hurry...
Help me!
♪ To make it on the side of the road
♪ If I had known
♪ My captain was blind
♪ I wouldn't have come to work, boys
♪ When the clock struck nine
♪ I'm gonna roll, roll in a hurry
♪ Hurry, hurry
♪ To make it on the side of the road
♪ Pork and beans... ♪
(Sensor beeps)
(Indistinct chatter)
(Giggling and squealing)
- Hey, Eva.
- Hey, Al.
(Chair scrapes)
(Door locked)
No, officer, get off me!
Let go of me, man!
Get off me!
- Keep walking.
- Hey, lady! Lady!
Lady, please help me!
I didn't do nothing, man!
Get off of me!
(Eva screams)
(Nurse) Eva? Eva, stop resisting.
(Eva screams)
(Nurse) Stop resisting, Eva.
(Screams)
(Nurse) Eva?
(Baby cries)
(Baby crying)
Hey! Hey!
Hey!
(Baby screams)
(Baby crying)
(Baby screaming)
(Pneumatic drill pounding)
(Baby screams)
(Franklin) Rise and shine.
- It's late, Eva.
- Hey.
The day's almost over.
- Hi.
- Please don't pick him up.
I've just put him down, Franklin.
Hi. Hi.
There he is. You wanna play?
You wanna play?
He's all right.
You've got to rock him a little bit.
He's all right.
You think I'm exaggerating?
You just have to rock him a little bit.
You just have to rock him a little bit.
There's my little dude.
(♪ Muzak "Greensleeves"
playing over Tannoy)
Jesus. It's all 12?
- I'll take them as they are.
- But they're totally broken.
I'll take them as they are.
(Police radios)
(Woman screams)
(Franklin) 'You're gonna be
a good-looking boy.
'Man, the girls are gonna love you.
'No, no, no.
'Don't wake up. Don't wake up.'
(Eva) 'Can you say Mommy?
'Mo-mmy. Mommy?'
(Eva) Kevin?
Can you say ball? Ball? B-B-B-B.
Ball.
No? OK.
I'm gonna throw it to you.
You're gonna roll it back to me, OK?
Roll it back to Mommy.
Roll it back. Roll it back to Mommy.
OK. OK.
Roll it back, OK?
Just roll it back. Just roll it.
When he was a baby,
he never stopped screaming,
and I thought maybe
it had damaged his hearing.
(Doctor) No, his hearing's fine.
(Eva) But shouldn't he be
talking by now?
I read somewhere that non-verbalising
was an early sign of autism.
(Doctor) He has none
of the tell-tale rocking signs.
I wouldn't worry about it too much.
He's a floppy little boy, isn't he?
But there's nothing wrong with him.
Thank you.
OK. Roll it back to Mommy.
Oh! Whoa!
Yay! Yay!
OK. Gonna roll it back again.
That was really good, Kev.
OK, here we go.
OK?
OK?
(Eva) 'E is for elephant,
large as a house
'As big as can be,
not small like a mouse.'
Can you say elephant, Kevin?
Elephant?
E-le-phant.
Kevin. Kevin?
Kevin, could you say Mommy for me?
No.
- Mommy?
- No.
- Just say Mommy.
- No.
(Hoover off)
(♪ BUDDY HOLLY: "Everyday")
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey
♪ Every day, it's a-getting faster
♪ Everyone said,
"Go ahead and ask her"
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey
♪ Every day seems a little longer
♪ Every way love's a little stronger
♪ Come what may
♪ Do you ever long for
true love from me?
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way
♪ A-hey? A-hey, hey...
♪ Every day seems a little longer
♪ Every way love's a little stronger
♪ Come what may
♪ Do you ever long for
true love from me?
♪ Every day, it's a-getting closer
♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster
♪ Love like yours
will surely come my way... ♪
(Knocking)
(Boy) Trick or treat!
Hey, lady,
we know you're in there!
- We want candy!
- Shit.
Hey, lady, we want candy!
(Chanting and banging)
(Kevin) I don't like that. I don't like that.
I don't like that!
Mommy was happy
before widdle Kevin came along.
You know that?
(Banging and jeering)
Now Mommy wakes up every morning
and wishes she was in France!
'Trick or treat!'
(Kids chant) Candy! Candy!
(Franklin) That elevator's a death trap.
He needs a yard, somewhere
he can toss a ball, fill a pool.
Na, na, na, na...
(Eva) But I love New York.
(Franklin) Come on.
You sound like a bumper sticker.
It's a matter of priorities, Eva.
He's only gonna be a kid once.
(Eva) You can house-hunt all you want.
I'm not leaving the city.
Neh, neh-neh, ner.
(Eva) Kevin, stop that. That's enough.
Let Mom and Daddy talk.
- Neh, neh-neh, ner.
- Kevin, quit that!
(Franklin) 'You got a family room here.
'Master bedroom's back there
with two huge walk-in closets.
'The bathroom is amazing.'
(Franklin) Here we are, guys.
Our very own castle.
(Clock ticking)
I'm gonna go and grab some lunch.
Does anybody want anything?
(Man) Hey?
Hey, wait up. Mrs K!
Hey.
It's me. Soweto.
Hi there.
I just wanted to see how you were.
I'm fine. Thanks.
- You look well.
- Yeah.
The doctors are saying
there's a chance I might walk again.
That's great.
Well, you take care, Mrs K.
You too.
('Screaming and shouting')
(Police radio)
(Computer game bleeping)
(Franklin) Come on, come on!
(Kevin) Die, die, die!
(Franklin) Ah! No, no, no!
- No, no, no, no.
- (Kevin) Got him!
- (Franklin) How do you jump?
- Die!
Aargh!
Go, go, go, go!
Die!
(Franklin) Kev, you up there?
Kevin?
Kev, you in there?
Let Daddy go pee-pee.
In the pooper-dooper.
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Ham 'N' Eggs")
See, you wanna kind of...
go right there.
- Oh!
- See?
Click on that link
and it should open right up.
And if it doesn't...
Well, try it again.
- So left click. Wanna give it a try?
- Sure.
- No, no.
- Sorry.
- You wanna right click, right there.
- Yeah. OK.
- See, it opens up. Right there.
- Great.
Yeah, thanks. I think I got it.
Thanks for your help.
- I pooped.
- Oh!
Hey, buddy. What?
You pooped?
Oh, OK. Well, let me help you.
Here... Wait a minute, OK.
Here, erm...go to your room.
I'll be right there.
Let's not wake up Mommy.
Go on. Go on, buddy.
(Sighs heavily)
(Birdsong)
These squiggly squares of paper...
they're dumb.
Everybody needs a room of their own.
You have your room.
This is Mommer's room.
I can help you make
your room special if you like.
What do you mean, "special"?
Well, so it looks like your personality.
What personality?
I think you know what I mean.
They're dumb.
(Phone rings)
No, no, no. I mean, it's good.
You don't need me to do that?
And... And the guide...?
OK.
Well, I mean, if you have it in hand...
I could?
Really?
Well, that all sounds great.
OK, John. OK?
I'll talk to you later. OK, bye.
(Whirring and clicking)
Kevin?
Kevin?
(Groans)
(Franklin) What else do you have to say?
Go wash your face and hands.
He says he's really sorry...
...and that he was only trying
to help make it special.
(Eva) Do you remember
how you got that?
(Kevin) The most honest thing
you ever did.
You know how they potty train cats?
They stick their noses
in their own shit.
They don't like it,
so they use the box.
OK. Let's work on our counting.
What comes after three?
Nine.
- What comes after seven?
- 71.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
Now can we quit?
There, you can add that together,
since you think you're so smart.
(Sniffs)
You did not?
(Sniggers)
You did not.
Oh!
Are you enjoying yourself?
(Grunts and defecates)
(Thud)
(Kevin) 'I can see the doctor by myself.'
I have to tell you something, Eva.
That's a brave boy you've got there.
- Thank you.
- Anytime.
What Mommer did
was very, very wrong...
...and she's so, so sorry.
Hey, Kev? Kev, hold on a sec!
Kev!
Kevin.
(Franklin) Hey, Kev.
What happened?
- I broke my arm.
- How did you break your arm?
I had poopy pants.
Mommer went to get wipes.
I fell off the changing table
onto my dump truck.
Mom took me to Doctor Goldblatt.
It was all my fault.
No, no, don't be silly.
You can't watch him
every second of the day.
Franklin...
(Trickling)
(Toilet flushes)
Unbelievable.
How did you get him to do that?
Well, whatever it was, it worked.
(Footsteps)
(Kevin) Not yet.
OK.
- I love you, kiddo.
- Nya-na-na-naah!
(Shouting and jeering)
(♪ Japanese shamisen music)
I don't like that. Turn it off.
(Music stops)
Honey, do you mind
if I stop off at the store?
I wanna go home.
It's just that I need to pick up...
Home it is.
(Franklin) Hey, guys!
Hey, Dad, how was work?
Take any cool pictures?
(Franklin) Eva, he's just a boy.
He's a sweet little boy.
That's what boys do.
Mommer's fat!
When did you...?
When were you gonna tell me?
Soon. Now.
How am I a part of the decision now?
What am I supposed to say now?
(Eva) So the daddy bear
plants his seed
in the mommy bear
and it grows into an egg.
Is this about fucking?
Do you know what that means?
The boy puts his pee-pee
in the girl's doo-doo.
Well, haven't you ever wished you had
somebody else around to play with?
No.
- You might like it.
- What if I don't like it?
Then you get used to it.
Just because you're used
to something doesn't mean you like it.
You're used to me.
Yes, well, in a few months,
we're all gonna get used
to somebody new.
(Franklin) Beautiful.
Hey, Kev, come on over here
and meet your little sister.
Here's your big brother.
That's Kevin.
Oh, that's your big brother.
Yes.
Yeah.
It's Kevin. It is. It is...
Kevin, don't. Don't do that.
(Baby cries)
No. That's not nice.
(Franklin) We'd better go downstairs
and see if they have any snacks, OK?
We'll get us some Cheez Doodles.
(Franklin) 'Christ! Ecuador?
For two months?
'Why can't you send someone else?'
(Eva) 'I really wanna work
this thing out.'
(Franklin) 'First he cries too much.
Then he's too quiet.
'Then he makes up his own
little language and it's annoying.
'Then he has trouble toilet training,
a lot of kids do.
'And you see it as a personal vendetta.
This is not good for him.'
(Eva) 'Franklin,
pick up the goddamned phone!
'Pick up the goddamned phone!'
(Kevin) '5, 6, 7, 8...
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
'21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27...'
(Girl) ♪ La, la, la
We're getting ready for the party
♪ La, la, la-la-la
Rah!
Please, please.
Oh, please, let me have a drink.
I'm begging you. Please!
(Eva) Kevin?
Kevin!
Honey?
Are you OK?
(Groans)
I'm sorry, Mom.
Not to worry, sweetheart.
You couldn't help it.
"'By my soul,' cried Gilbert,
"'art thou the Devil in blue
to shoot him that wise?'
"'Nay,' quoth Robin, laughing.
'Not quite so ill as that I trust.'
"And he took up another shaft..."
Are you OK, hon?
"And he took up another shaft
and fitted it to the string.
"Again he shot and again he smote
the arrow close beside the centre.
"A third time he loosed his bowstring
and dropped his arrow
"just betwixt the other two
and into the very centre,
"so that the feathers
of all three were ruffled together,
"seeming from a distance
to be one thick shaft.
"And now a low murmur
ran all among that great crowd."
Hey, champ, how you doing?
Feeling better?
Go away, I'm tired.
Oh? OK.
Sure thing, buddy.
You just get some rest, OK?
Don't stop reading, Mom.
"280 score shafts were shot in all,
"and so deftly were they sped
that when the shooting was done,
"each target looked
like the back of a hedgehog
"when the farm dog snuffs at it."
(♪ WASHINGTON PHILLIPS:
"Mother's Last Word To Her Son")
♪ I never can forget the day
♪ When my dear mother
did sweetly say
♪ "You are leaving, my darling boy
♪ "You always have been
your mother's joy" ♪
(Knocking)
(Knocking)
Good afternoon, ma'am.
I hope this isn't an inconvenient time?
Well, it is, actually.
Well, we just had a couple
of quick questions for you.
What's this about?
Do you know where
you're spending the afterlife?
Oh, yes, I do,
as a matter of fact.
I'm going straight to hell.
Eternal damnation. The whole bit.
Thank you for asking. OK?
Honey, let me help you with that.
I can dress myself. Can you leave?
Sure.
Glad you're feeling better. You want
some more of that chowder for lunch?
Whatever.
- Or a grilled cheese sandwich?
- I don't give a rat's ass.
- Thanks, Dad. This is so cool.
- You're welcome, buddy.
All right, here we go. Right in the middle.
Oh, almost! Here, use that one.
Let's try again.
Gotta use your fingers
and just keep your eye on the middle.
♪ I never can forget the day
♪ When my dear mother
did sweetly say
♪ "You are leaving, my darling boy
♪ "You always have been
your mother's joy"
♪ Now as you leave this world
to roam
♪ You may not be able
to get back home
♪ But remember Jesus
who lives on high
♪ Is watching over you
with a mighty eye
♪ The world is so full
of old sin and woe
♪ And many sorrows
everywhere you go
♪ But remember Jesus...
Good shot, Kev.
You're a natural.
Perfect.
Thanks, Dad.
♪ Saving grace now
and you have a burden
♪ He'll make them light
and He sure will guide you
♪ All in the right ♪
(Kevin) 'All right. It's like this.
'You wake up and you watch TV.
'Get in your car,
and you listen to the radio.
'And you go to your little job
or your little school,
'but you're not going to hear
about that on the six o'clock news.
'Why?
'Because nothing is really happening.
'Then you go home
and you watch some more TV.
'Or maybe, if it's a fun night,
you go out and you watch a movie.'
(Laughs) I mean, it's got so bad
that half the time the people on TV,
inside the TV, they're watching TV.
And what are all these people watching?
Huh?
People like me.
'I mean, what are all you doing
right now but watching me?
'You don't think they'd have changed
the channel by now
'if all I did was get an A in geometry?'
♪ Once in royal David's city
♪ Stood a lowly cattle shed
♪ Where a mother laid her baby
♪ In a manger for his bed
♪ Mary was that mother mild
♪ Jesus Christ, her little child... ♪
Me and Kevin were playing
Christmas kidnapping.
Kevin!
Kevin, you're my friend!
You're my friend.
Beat it, Celie.
Go get me a soda.
No, not that one, you retard.
Get me a root beer.
- Hey!
- What?
Thanks, Celie. I was thirsty.
Hey, you wanna know a secret?
Come really close.
You know who else is thirsty?
You don't?
- (Turns vacuum on)
- Ah! Ow, Mommy!
It's the vacuum monster!
Cut it out!
- Hey, troops!
- Daddy!
Ho, ho, ho! Look what I got!
- Hey, Kev, give me a hand.
- Yeah, sure, Dad.
Oh.
(♪ WHAM!: "Last Christmas")
(Chatting and laughing)
♪ Last Christmas I gave you my heart
♪ But the very next day,
you gave it away
♪ This year, to save me from tears
♪ I'll give it to someone special...
(Man) We're gonna be talking about it
next Monday!
Wanna dance?
No, thanks, Colin.
Come on. Just one.
I don't dance. Really.
(Whispers) Where do you get off,
you stuck-up bitch?
You think anyone else
is gonna want you now?
Hmm?
Come on, Eva,
stay for another drink.
Eva, come on. Oh, come on.
Come on, dance with me!
- Are you excited?
- Yeah.
Can we leave a carrot
for the reindeer?
- Yes. We'll see.
- Yeah.
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do-doo-doo
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do
- ♪ Ah, do...
Kevin!
Didn't I see you
at the book store today?
Nope.
Funny, I could've sworn...
By the way,
are you doing anything Friday?
Why?
Just thought we might do
something together, for fun.
Like do what?
Maybe take you for dinner?
Play a round of miniature golf.
OK.
Why didn't you bring a coat?
You just can't get
uncomfortable enough, can you?
Uncomfortable?
With my own mother?
Whenever I see fat people,
they're always eating.
Don't give me any of this
"slow metabolism", "it's my glands" crap.
It's food. They're fat
because they eat the wrong food.
Too much of it and all the time.
You know, you can be
kind of harsh sometimes.
You're one to talk.
Yeah, I am.
Wonder where I got it?
Well, you won.
So, what next, Mumsy?
We're gonna go home, you're gonna
get changed into something reasonable
and I'm taking you to dinner.
Great.
We're going to dinner.
I was hungry.
I'm a growing boy, you know.
I'll have er...
...calamari salad,
er...steak, medium rare,
and a bottle of Merlot.
(Waiter) All right.
Be right back with that.
So, how's school going?
It's going.
Do you want my course schedule?
How about your teachers?
Are there any who are...?
What bands am I listening to
these days, right?
Next, you can wheedle about whether
there isn't some cute little cunt
in the front row who's got me itchy.
That way, you can segue into
how it's all up to me, of course,
but before balling the chick
in the hallway,
I might decide to wait
until I'm ready.
Right around dessert,
you can ask about drugs.
Real careful, cos you don't want
to scare me into lying my head off.
So you have to say
how you've experimented.
Then once you've sucked up
that entire bottle of wine,
you can go all gooey-eyed and say how
nice it is to spend quality time together.
You can scooch over
and put your arm around my shoulder,
give it a little squeeze.
(♪ THE BEACH BOYS:
"In My Room")
♪ There's a world where I can go
♪ And tell my secrets to
♪ In my room...
♪ In this world I lock out all
my worries and my fears
♪ In my room...
♪ Do my dreaming and my scheming
♪ Lie awake and pray
♪ Do my crying and my sighing
♪ Laugh at yesterday...
('Manic laughter')
Fuck.
(Typing at keyboard)
Your computer's fucked, isn't it?
Yeah, it's fucked,
and so are all the ones at work.
I guess I deserved it.
Why would you have
something like that?
I collect them.
Isn't that a weird thing to collect?
I don't like stamps.
But what's the point?
There is no point.
That's the point.
No, it really hasn't been
any trouble at all.
Everybody's bringing a dish.
Mm-hm.
Oh, that's them now. I gotta go.
OK, you have a great day.
Bye, Mom.
Merry Christmas.
(Franklin) 'All right, Kev, you're next.'
Can you guess what it is?
It's a Series-7. The guy in the store
said it was the best one.
Gee, Dad. Thank you so much.
- Merry Christmas.
- It's perfect.
Sorry.
(Celia) What did you eat
for breakfast?
Raow-raow!
How was your day, Snuffles?
(Water sprinkler whirring)
- (Thunk)
- (Franklin) Oh, yeah!
Did you hear that "thunk"?
That's a powerful thing, man.
(Eva) Celie?
(Footsteps)
Come on, honey. Time for bed.
There we go.
(Celia) I thought I closed the door.
Kevin says I'm stupid, and he's right.
You're not stupid, honey.
Don't you worry, we'll find him.
Now you scoot down. Come on.
Scoot down.
OK.
You cosy?
(Eva) Snuffles?
(Franklin) Snuffles?
Eva...face it.
Mr Snuffles has gone
to the big pet store in the sky.
- Don't say that. Don't say that!
- Yes, but it's true.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here
to mourn Mr Snuffles.
Stop it, stop it!
(Franklin) Who was snuffed out...
tragically early!
So Daddy and Mommy were
looking for him the whole night.
And you know why we couldn't find him?
Because Snuffles has gone
to live in the garden.
He's living in the garden now, with
a whole bunch of new animal friends.
Celie?
OK, give me the spoon.
So they're having
a big party tonight
with the chipmunks and the squirrels,
and the raccoons.
And they're eating nuts and berries,
and they're gonna
have a whole bunch...
Urgh!
(Sink gurgles)
(Grinding)
Wh...Why did you leave
the drain stuff out?
I didn't. I put it away.
Then how did it get out?
It was Kevin. Kevin did it.
(Sighs heavily)
You need to go talk to someone.
(Doors unlocking)
So, Kev, erm... Mom had something
that she wanted to tell you.
I wanted to...
...thank you for calling the ambulance.
Hmm.
And?
And...
...I was concerned that
you might be feeling responsible.
Why's that?
Because you were supposed
to be looking after her.
We just don't want you
to blame yourself.
No, I don't.
I mean, I never said I did.
She's gonna need a glass eye, Kevin.
(Franklin) So we would appreciate
you looking out for her.
Any name calling...
You don't really remember
being a kid much, do you, Dad?
Celia's just gonna have to suck it up.
(Eva) I thought you didn't like those.
Yeah, well, they're...
What do you call it?
An acquired taste.
(Eva) Sorry, honey. I'm so sorry.
There you go.
OK.
Thank you, Mommy.
(TV show on)
Hey, kiddo. More practice?
Yeah, you know it. Hey, Celie,
you want to come collect arrows?
No!
(Laughter on TV)
Thanks, sweetie.
So...what do you want to do?
We'll last out the school year
if we can, and...
...make arrangements
over the summer.
At least custody is a no-brainer.
Is it?
You've decided.
Eva, there's nothing left to decide.
It already happened.
(Kevin clears his throat)
I needed a drink of water.
(Franklin) Hey, Kev.
Listen, buddy, it's easy
to misunderstand something
when you hear it out of context.
Why would I not know the context?
I am the context.
('Crowd shouting')
(Lawyer) You have to appeal.
Paying costs is punitive.
- No.
- You'll lose your business, your house.
I hate the house. I always have.
Run, bitch! You rot in hell!
('Doorbell')
- Hey.
- Parcel for Kevin Khatcha...dourian?
Dourian, right.
Careful, it's heavy.
- It is?
- Yeah.
(Both laugh)
- You have a nice day.
- You too.
(Eva) What are they for?
You never ride your bike.
I got these for a song off the web.
I'm gonna make a bundle
selling them at school.
Next Donald Trump, huh?
(Laughter)
(Franklin) Come with me.
Come with me.
- (Eva) Whoo!
- Yeah.
I'll take you back to my ship.
(Beeping)
One, two, three. One, two, three.
One, two, three.
One, two, three...
(Celia giggles)
(High-pitched) One, two, three!
One, two, three...
- Ready for the big dip?
- Ah!
(Franklin) One, two, three.
One, two, three...
(Celia giggling)
Enchanted to meet you, young lady.
(Franklin) 'Did you eat all your cereal?'
(Celia) 'Yes, I did.'
(Franklin) 'All right.
You can have some toast.'
You're a little clammy.
You feeling OK?
Never better.
Hey, only three days to go
till you're 16, huh?
We should do something.
How about Sunday?
Dunno. Might be tied up.
(Franklin) Clean up some of this mess,
and then get dressed and go.
(Celia) I don't wanna go to school.
(Franklin) I know.
But Daddy has to take a shower,
and we have to go. Say goodbye.
(Bell rings)
(Eva) 'Franklin? Do you think we could
make some time to talk later.
'Just the two of us without the kids?
I really wanna work this thing out.'
Doesn't Kevin go to Gladstone High?
(Lock clicks)
(Thumping heartbeats)
(Eva) 'Franklin.
Pick up the goddamned phone!
'Franklin!'
(Sirens wailing)
I'm a mother. I have my son here.
Kevin?
Have you seen Kevin?
Kevin?
Kevin?
(Power tool starts up)
(Onlookers scream)
(Shouting and jeering)
Laura!
Laura!
(Crowd noise fades)
(Arrow released)
(Cheerleaders chanting) 'Go! Go!
'Fight! Fight!
'Win! Win!
'Go! Fight! Win!
'Go! Go!
'Fight! Fight!
'Win! Win!
'Go! Fight! Win...'
(Door opens)
Franklin?
Celie?
Franklin!
(Softly) Celie?
(Water sprinkler whirs)
(Vuvuzelas blaring)
(Blaring of vuvuzelas intensifies)
(Screaming crescendo)
(Silence)
(♪ LONNIE DONEGAN:
"Nobody's Child")
(Inhales deeply)
♪ As I was slowly passing
♪ An orphan's home one day
♪ I stopped for just a little while
♪ To watch the children play
♪ Alone a boy was standing
♪ And when I asked him why
♪ He turned with eyes
that could not see
♪ And he began to cry
♪ "I'm nobody's child
♪ "I'm nobody's child
♪ "Just like a flower
♪ "I'm growing wild
♪ "I got no mommy's kisses
♪ "I got no daddy's smile
♪ Oh, nobody wants me... ♪
You don't look happy.
Have I ever?
I'm almost 18, aren't I?
What is it?
Going to big school
making you nervous?
Nervous?
Do you know anything
about those places?
Well...you managed it all so well.
Tried as a minor,
out of your head on Prozac.
You'll be out of there
in a couple of years.
Know what day it is today?
Why they let me come
and see you on a Monday?
Sure.
It's my anniversary.
Two years.
Plenty of time to think about it.
I want you to tell me...why.
I used to think I knew.
Now I'm not so sure.
(Officer) Your time's up.
(♪ WASHINGTON PHILLIPS:
"Mother's Last Word To Her Son")
♪ Now when I think of my mother dear
♪ How often she did,
and felt her cheer
♪ My wondering mind
was going astray
♪ Was saying,
"Son, accept the way..." ♪