The Wonder Years (1988–1993): Season 6, Episode 21 - Summer - full transcript
After a fight with his dad, Kevin drives off to the summer resort where Winnie is working, to get a job and try to make it on his own. Only Winnie does not seem all that happy to see him.
-I GUESS THINGS NEVER TURN OUT
EXACTLY THE WAY YOU PLANNED.
I KNOW THEY DIDN'T WITH ME.
STILL, LIKE MY
DAD USED TO SAY...
TRAFFIC'S TRAFFIC.
YOU GO WHERE LIFE TAKES YOU.
I REMEMBER A TIME. A PLACE.
A PARTICULAR FOURTH OF JULY.
THE THINGS I SAW IN THAT
DECADE OF WAR AND CHANGE.
I REMEMBER HOW
IT WAS, GROWING UP,
AMONG PEOPLE AND PLACES I LOVED.
MOST OF ALL, I REMEMBER
HOW IT WAS... TO LEAVE.
[JOE COCKER'S "WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" PLAYS]
-♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
- ♪ I'M'A GONNA RAISE A FUSS... ♪
- SUMMER OF 1973 WAS A TIME
OF RESTLESS ENERGY.
THE FIRST GENERATION TO
GROW UP ON "SGT. PEPPER"
WAS HEADING OUT
INTO THE WORLD...
SEARCHING FOR TRUTH,
LOOKING TO FIND THEMSELVES...
- ♪ BUT THERE AIN'T NO CURE
FOR THE SUMMERTIME BLUES ♪
- HAVING A BLAST.
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
ME?
THAT JULY, I WAS WORKING IN
MY DAD'S FURNITURE FACTORY,
SANDING THE EDGES OFF ABOUT
500,000 PIECES OF WOOD PER DAY
-HEY, SCROTE! PICK UP
THE SLACK, WILL YOU?
-SHUT UP, WAYNE.
-THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK
TO YOUR SUPERVISOR!
-YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR.
-IF I'M NOT YOUR SUPERVISOR,
WHY AM I WEARING
A JACKET AND A TIE?
-[SCOFFS] GOT ME.
-UH-HUH.
-IN WHAT HAD TO RANK
AS THE DUMBEST
CAREER MOVE IN HISTORY,
I'D TRADED MY JOB
AT CHONG'S CHINESE
FOR A FUTURE IN SAWDUST.
-KEVIN!
YOUR CHECKING THE MACHINE
AFTER EVERY LOAD, RIGHT?
-RIGHT, DAD.
AND YOU'RE BEING CAREFUL?
-YEAH, DAD!
-THE WORST PART WAS, FOR
SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON,
EVERYTHING MY FATHER DID
IRRITATED THE HECK OUT OF ME.
-DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
-CHECKING THE MACHINE.
- I JUST TOLD YOU. I CHECKED IT!
- I HEARD YOU.
-AND VICE VERSA.
-SO WHY'D YOU ASK
ME IN THE FIRST PLACE?
-WHAT'D YOU SAY?
-I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!
-ALL RIGHT! LET'S JUST
GET BACK TO WORK!
PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
-I ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION.
[GRINDS LOUDLY]
-UH-HUH.
-FACE IT.
NOTHING WAS GOING RIGHT...
MY JOB, MY FUTURE, MY FAMILY...
NOT TO MENTION THE LAST
NIGHT I'D SPENT WITH MY GIRL.
-♪ SEALED WITH A KISS ♪
-THIS SONG IS REALLY STUPID.
I MEAN, WHAT IS
SOMEONE GONNA DO...
KISS AN ENVELOPE OR SOMETHING?
-YEAH, I GUESS SO.
-WINNIE, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
-WELL, IT'S A GOOD JOB.
-WHAT, BEING A LIFEGUARD
AT SOME STUPID RESORT?
-KEVIN, MY UNCLE WENT THROUGH
A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO GET ME THIS JOB.
BESIDES, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH BEING A LIFEGUARD?
-W... NOTHING.
JUST...
[SIGHS] YOU'RE GONNA
BE SO FAR AWAY.
AND...
-COURSE, WHAT I WANTED TO
SAY WAS HOW MUCH I'D MISS HER.
-IT'S GONNA BE JUST...
SO INCONVENIENT.
-INCONVENIENT?
-WHOSE STUPID IDEA
WAS THIS, ANYWAY?
-I THINK IT WAS YOURS.
-MINE?
-YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SAID
THAT WE SHOULD SPEND THE
SUMMER FINDING OURSELVES.
-NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WHAT I MEANT WAS WE
SHOULD FIND OURSELVES,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
STILL BE TOGETHER.
UH, KEEP OUR SPACE, ONLY...
NOT REALLY.
-YEAH, THAT WAS
IT IN A NUTSHELL.
-KEVIN, DO WE HAVE TO ARGUE?
THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER.
I'LL THINK ABOUT
YOU EVERY MINUTE.
-AND, WELL, PUTTING
IT THAT WAY...
-ME TOO.
-WHAT WAS I WORRIED ABOUT?
WE'D THINK ABOUT EACH
OTHER EVERY MINUTE.
-I HAVE TO START LOOKING
FOR BATHING SUITS.
[CLATTERING, SCREECHING]
-KEVIN!
KEVIN, I TOLD YOU
TO PAY ATTENTION!
[MACHINE STOPS]
-SAFE HANDS MAKE A SAFE FACTORY.
- YEAH.
- SHUT UP, BUTTHEAD.
-OH, WELL.
SO MY PLANS FOR SUMMER HAD
TURNED TO CARPENTER'S GLUE.
AT LEAST I STILL HAD
MY LOYAL FRIENDS.
-WE'RE LEAVING.
-WHAT?
-WE'RE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY.
WE TAKE OFF IN THREE DAYS.
-YOU'RE KIDDING.
WE'RE GOING TO NEW
YORK, THEN NEW ORLEANS,
AND THEN SAN FRANCISCO.
-THIS TOWN IS CLOSING IN ON US.
-GREAT.
-I GUESS IT'S JUST ME
AND YOU THIS SUMMER.
-YEAH, EXCEPT, UH,
I'M GONNA BE BUSY
WITH ADVANCED
SUMMER-SCHOOL COURSES.
-OH, YEAH, I WAS
GONNA DO THAT, TOO,
BUT I DECIDED TO HAVE A LIFE.
-TERRIFIC. WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?
-WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU COME WITH US?
-YEAH. WHAT DO YOU SAY, KEV?
-OH, COME ON, MAN. WE'LL...
WE'LL BE ON THE ROAD!
-LIVING BY OUR WITS.
-WE'LL GO WHEREVER
WE WANT TO GO.
-DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
-IF WE WANT TO WAKE
UP IN KANSAS CITY...
-WE'LL WAKE UP IN KANSAS CITY.
-AND FACED WITH THE
CALL TO THE OPEN ROAD,
THE SONG OF THE HIGHWAY,
THE LURE OF TOTAL
IRRESPONSIBILITY...
-YOU'RE DREAMING.
YOUR PARENTS ARE
NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO.
- THERE WAS REALLY
ONLY ONE REPLY.
-I'M IN.
-YOU'RE OUT.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IT'LL BE A GREAT TRIP.
-NOW, WHERE ARE
THEY GOING EXACTLY?
-NEW YORK, NEW
ORLEANS, SAN FRANCISCO.
-SAN FRANCISCO?
-DON'T FORGET TO PUT
SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR.
-LOOK, DAD, I JUST DON'T
THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.
I MEAN, THIS TRIP
WILL BE GOOD FOR ME.
I'LL BE OUT ON MY OWN.
-FORGET IT.
-WHY?
-YOU WOULDN'T SURVIVE
TWO SECONDS ON YOUR OWN.
-OH, YEAH?
-WHAT ARE YOU GONNA LIVE ON?
-HEY, I GOT MONEY SAVED UP.
AND BESIDES, WE'LL
BE LIVING ON OUR WITS.
-[LAUGHS]
-OH, BROTHER.
-YOU KNOW, HONEY,
KAREN'S GONNA BE FLYING IN
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND,
AND I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE
FOR ALL OF US TO BE TOGETHER.
-LOOK, THERE'S NO SENSE
DISCUSSING THIS ANY FURTHER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING,
AND THAT'S FINAL.
-GEEZ, WHAT WAS THIS... A
FAMILY OR A FIRING SQUAD?
-OKAY.
SEE, I DON'T KNOW WHY
I ASKED YOU ANYWAY.
THIS IS MY LIFE, AND
IT'S MY DECISION.
OKAY?
AND I'M GONNA DO
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
-AND SO, THREE DAYS
LATER, I GOT UP AT DAWN...
-HEY, THANKS FOR LETTING
US USE YOUR SLEEPING BAG.
-NO PROBLEM.
- TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY FRIENDS.
-HEY. WE'LL SEND YOU A
POSTCARD FROM NEW ORLEANS.
-YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME.
-NAH, COME ON. IT
WON'T BE THAT GOOD.
YES, IT WILL.
- YES, IT WILL.
[BOTH LAUGH]
I KEEP THINKING WERE
GONNA MEET THESE TWO GIRLS,
AND THEY'RE BOTH GONNA
FALL IN LOVE WITH ME.
-HMM.
-GOOD LUCK.
-WE'RE NOT EATING
TILL ST. LOUIS.
[ENGINE REVS]
SEE YA!
[ENGINE BACKFIRES, HORN HONKS]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
-IT CAME DOWN TO
THIS... I'D BEEN STRANDED,
BURIED IN THE
BLUE-COLLAR BRIGADE.
-WINNIE.
-KEVIN. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
-YEAH.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU.
I REALLY MISS YOU.
-WELL, I REALLY MISS YOU, TOO.
[UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]
-YOU DO?
- OF COURSE I DO.
- WINNIE!
-YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED.
A LOVING VOICE. A
SYMPATHETIC EAR.
-HOW'S THE JOB?
-GREAT.
-IT IS?
-WELL, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A
LOT TO DO OVER HERE.
-OH. THAT'S GOOD.
I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU.
-SO HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU?
- WELL...
- HEY, WINNIE! [LAUGHS]
- YOU KNOW, WORKING
FOR MY DAD ISN'T EXACTLY...
-[Laughing] STOP IT! CUT IT OUT!
-COME ON! [LAUGHS]
-WINNIE?
-COME ON. STOP SPLASHING.
[LAUGHS]
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- OH, IT'S NOTHING, KEVIN.
BUT I GOT TO GET
BACK TO MY JOB, OKAY?
-OH, UH, YEAH. SURE.
WORK.
-I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
-WELL, SURE. I JUST...
[DIAL TONE]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
GREAT.
JUST GREAT.
-AND I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT WAS WINNIE OR
THE NOISE OR THE HEAT,
BUT AT THAT MOMENT, I
FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA BURST.
-I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
-I WAS JUST MAKING A PHONE CALL.
-YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE OUT THERE WORKING.
I CAN'T LEAVE YOU
FOR ONE MINUTE.
- WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
- WHAT WAS THAT?
-DAD, GET OFF MY BACK!
-WHAT?
-YOU'RE ON TOP OF
ME EVERY SECOND,
TELLING ME HOW TO RUN MY LIFE.
"DO THIS," "DON'T DO THAT."
I HATE THIS JOB!
-WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
-YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS?
-YEAH. I CAN'T STAND IT HERE.
-UNH-UNH.
YOU THINK YOU'RE
TOO GOOD FOR THIS JOB.
-AND THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.
I LOOKED AT THOSE GUYS,
AND ALL I SAW WAS MEDIOCRITY
AND HARD WORK
AND BEING CHAINED DOWN
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
-YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
'CAUSE MAYBE THIS JOB
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
-FINE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK
HERE, I DON'T WANT YOU HERE.
-AND AFTER 17 YEARS OF LIVING
UNDER MY FATHER'S THUMB...
-OKAY.
I QUIT.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
- THAT NEXT MORNING I TOOK
MY LIFE SAVINGS OF 130 BUCKS
AND PACKED MY BAG.
-HONEY? I WISH YOU
WOULDN'T DO THIS.
-I GOT TO GO.
-NO, YOU REALLY DON'T, YOU KNOW.
YOU COULD JUST
PUT THAT BAG AWAY...
-I GOT TO BE ON MY OWN.
I GOT TO FIND MYSELF.
-I KNOW, BUT YOU CAN
FIND YOURSELF HERE.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT,
BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PLACES
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF.
I MEAN...
YOU CAN GO INTO A
RESTAURANT, LOST,
NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF.
-IT WAS WISE AND TOUCHING
AND KIND ALL AT ONCE.
-IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
-IT CAME FROM THE HEART OF
THE WOMAN WHO'D LOVED ME
AND RAISED ME.
AND I COULD ONLY THINK
OF ONE THING TO SAY.
-MOM, I GOT TO GET GOING.
I'LL CALL WHEN I GET SOMEPLACE.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
-ALL I KNEW WAS I
WAS 17 AND ON MY WAY.
I WAS GONE.
AND I DIDN'T LOOK BACK.
[CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL'S
"UP AROUND THE BEND" PLAYS]
-♪ THERE'S A PLACE UP
AHEAD AND I'M GOIN'... ♪
-FREEDOM.
IT WAS MORE THAN
JUST A FULL TANK OF GAS
AND A HIGHWAY UNDER MY WHEELS.
IT WAS ME ON MY OWN,
WITH NO ONE TO ANSWER
TO BUT THE CALL OF SUMMER.
AND FUN.
-♪ COME ON THE RISING WIND ♪
-NOT THAT I'D TAKEN
OFF WITHOUT A PLAN.
I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING.
-WELCOME TO THE CASCADES.
WILL YOU BE STAYING?
-TAKE CARE OF MY CAR.
-YEAH. IT'S A CLASSIC.
-NEVER MIND THAT.
THIS WAS PERFECT... FRESH
AIR, SUNSHINE, AND, OF COURSE...
[LAUGHTER]
-WINNIE!
WINNIE.
-KEVIN?
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE.
-YEAH. ME NEITHER.
-I MEAN, YOU JUST GOT IN YOUR
CAR AND DROVE ALL THIS WAY?
-WELL, YEAH.
I WANTED TO SEE YOU.
-IT WAS WHAT YOU MIGHT
CALL A HERO'S WELCOME.
-OH.
-ALMOST.
-WELL, I MEAN, YOU'RE
HAPPY TO SEE ME, RIGHT?
-OF COURSE I'M HAPPY TO SEE
YOU. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
-GOOD.
-I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE HERE, THAT'S ALL.
-YEAH, WELL, THINGS
KIND OF BLEW UP AT HOME.
I, UH, I HAD A FIGHT
WITH MY DAD, AND...
KIND OF QUIT MY JOB.
-YOU DID?
-YEAH.
-[ CHUCKLES]
-KEVIN, THAT'S AWFUL.
-[ CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
-WELL... NOT EXACTLY.
I MEAN...
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THIS
WAY WE COULD BE TOGETHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I
COULD GET A JOB HERE AND...
-HERE?
-WELL, YEAH.
MAYBE YOU COULD PUT A
WORD IN FOR ME OR SOMETHING.
-WELL, MAYBE, BUT I DON'T
REALLY KNOW ANYBODY.
- HI, WINNIE.
- HOW YOU DOING?
-SEE YOU AT THE POOL.
-HELLO, WINNIE!
-HMM.
-LISTEN, WINNIE, IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO THIS...
-NO. OF COURSE I DO.
MAYBE I COULD HELP.
WHAT KIND OF A JOB
WOULD YOU WANT?
-IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU KNOW, I COULD BE
A LIFEGUARD OR A CADDIE
OR AN ASSISTANT TENNIS
COACH OR... YOU NAME IT.
WHATEVER.
HEY, WATCH IT.
-TENNIS, ANYONE?
IN ANOTHER DAZZLING CAREER MOVE,
I'D GONE FROM SWEATSHOP LACKEY
TO BOTTOM-OF-THE-BARREL BUSBOY.
-HEY!
-MR. ARNOLD. YOU
READY TO GET TO WORK?
-YES, SIR.
-YOU HAVE TO SET
UP ALL THESE TABLES.
GOT IT?
-BUTTHEAD.
-WHAT'D YOU SAY?
-BUTTER. I BROUGHT SOME BUTTER.
-NEEDLEMAN.
CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT YOUR UNIFORM?
-MY TUX IS IN THE CLEANERS.
WELCOME TO THE CASCADES
RESORT AND TENNIS CLUB.
-THRILLED.
-YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BRING OUT
THREE EXTRA BASKETS OF ROLLS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKE LOCUSTS.
-REALLY?
-HEY, BUSBOY.
MY COFFEE'S COLD.
-NEEDLEMAN!
YOU ARE BATTING
ZERO TODAY, BUDDY.
-OKAY.
CLEARLY, THIS WASN'T GONNA WORK.
SO MAYBE IT WAS TIME TO
PRESENT MY FULL RéSUMé.
-LISTEN, MR. DEXTER?
-YES, ARNOLD?
-THIS JOB ISN'T EXACTLY
WHAT I HAD IN MIND.
-WELL, THEY'RE DIGGING A
NEW SEPTIC TANK OUT BACK.
HOW ARE YOU WITH A SHOVEL?
-ON THE OTHER HAND...
-NEVER MIND.
- MAYBE IT WAS BEST TO
LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.
AFTER ALL, I HADN'T COME UP HERE
TO INVESTIGATE THE
WONDERS OF PLUMBING.
I'D COME UP HERE
FOR JUST ONE REASON.
THAT WOULD BE IT.
-[LAUGHS]
-HMM.
NOT THAT I WAS
CONCERNED OR ANYTHING.
-WINNIE. HI.
-OH.
HI, KEVIN.
KEVIN, THIS IS ERIC. HE'S
THE HEAD LIFEGUARD HERE.
-HI.
I'M THE NEW GOLF PRO.
-OH, THAT'S A JOKE, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-I'M GONNA GO FOR A SWIM, OKAY?
-I'LL WATCH THE POOL.
-AND, UH, DON'T FORGET TO
TAKE OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES.
-GOTCHA.
-YEAH.
TEN-FOUR.
-SO...
THIS IS THE POOL, HUH?
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
-GREAT. A WOMAN WITH A WHISTLE.
-LISTEN, KEVIN?
EMPLOYEES AREN'T REALLY ALLOWED
AROUND HERE DURING THE DAY.
-SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
BUT, UH, I'LL STILL SEE
YOU TONIGHT, RIGHT?
-SURE.
-GREAT.
-EXCEPT...
THE LIFEGUARDS ARE KIND OF
HAVING THIS MEETING BY THE LAKE.
AND I KIND OF
PROMISED THAT I'D...
-WINNIE... IS IT JUST
MY IMAGINATION,
OR AM I SPOILING YOUR
PLANS OR SOMETHING?
-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
-YOU KNOW, I CAME ALL THE
WAY UP HERE TO SEE YOU,
AND NOW I'M... NOT
GONNA SEE YOU.
YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M GETTING IN THE WAY HERE.
-NO, IT'S NOT THAT.
-WELL, THEN, WHAT IS IT?
-I WAS JUST REALLY
SURPRISED TO SEE YOU.
AND IT'S REALLY
BUSY AROUND HERE.
YOU JUST GOT TO
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO...
GET USED TO IT.
-AND OF COURSE,
THE WAY SHE SAID IT,
IT SOUNDED REASONABLE ENOUGH.
-OKAY. SURE.
-THANKS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
-YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I GOT
TO UNPACK TONIGHT ANYWAY.
SO, UH, I'LL JUST... HANG OUT
WITH THE BUSBOYS, OKAY?
-[SNIFFS]
[FLY BUZZING]
-SO I HUNG OUT WITH THE GUYS.
-HOWIE, YOU MIND MOVING
YOUR FEET A LITTLE?
-YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
[FLY BUZZING]
-AND WHAT A CREW THEY WERE.
-YOU GUYS THINK I LOOK A
LITTLE LIKE STEVE McQUEEN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
-OH, YEAH. I'M ALWAYS
GETTING YOU TWO MIXED UP.
[LAUGHTER]
-YEAH, THIS WAS SOME FUN.
KIND OF LIKE LIVING IN A ZOO.
-HEY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
DO AROUND HERE FOR FUN?
-WELL, THERE'S LOTS
OF THINGS TO DO.
-NEEDLEMAN'S GOT
A PILE OF MAGAZINES.
-IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
-WELL, YEAH. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S POKER WITH THE BAND.
-BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO
PLAY POKER WITH THE BAND.
-NO. YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO PLAY POKER WITH THE BAND.
[MEN SPEAKING SPANISH]
-[EXHALES SHARPLY]
MIND IF I SIT IN?
[LAUGHTER]
-YOU GOT MONEY?
-YEAH. SURE.
-THEN MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
-OH, HERE WE GO.
-YOU WANT A PEPSI?
[LAUGHTER]
-NO, THANKS.
-You know what you're
doing? This is the band.
-Yeah. These guys
play for big stakes.
-YEAH, YEAH. DON'T WORRY.
-10 BUCKS.
-I MEAN, HEY,
WHO'D THESE JOKERS THINK
THEY WERE DEALING WITH HERE?
BESIDES A CHUMP
WITH A PAIR OF 2s?
-OH, MAN.
-I'M IN.
-[SPEAKING SPANISH]
-I RAISE YOU 20.
-OH, GEEZ.
-OBVIOUSLY THE MERENGUE
BUSINESS WAS BOOMING.
-THAT'S 20 TO YOU, KID.
-20 to you.
-I know, Howie.
-OKAY.
MY MANHOOD WAS ON
THE LINE... SUCH AS IT WAS.
SO...
-I'M IN.
-OKAY, KEVIN.
- CUATRO.
- TRES.
- HOW MANY?
- GIVE ME THREE.
-HE'S TAKING THREE.
-AFTER ALL, I KNEW A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARDS.
-DAME TRES.
-ONE LUCKY DRAW,
YOU'RE IN THE CHIPS.
OR...
-10 BUCKS.
- I COULD BLUFF.
-I'LL RAISE YOU 20.
-[SPEAKS SPANISH]
I FOLD.
-EL FOLDO.
I FOLD.
-AND I RAISE YOU 20.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE,
KID? YOU IN OR OUT?
-LIKE THEY SAY... WHEN
THE GOING GETS TOUGH,
THE TOUGH GET GOING.
-I'LL RAISE YOU 20 BACK.
-I FOLD.
-WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE POT IS MINE.
-[LAUGHS] OKAY, KEVIN!
[LAUGHTER]
-WAY TO GO, KEV.
-I WON! HA!
YES.
-AND MY DAD SAID I
COULDN'T SURVIVE.
WELL, I WAS SURVIVING
JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
I WAS ON MY OWN
AND DOING ALL RIGHT.
THERE WAS JUST ONE MORE THING
THAT COULD MAKE
THIS NIGHT PERFECT.
-EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
- HUH?
-HAVE YOU SEEN WINNIE COOPER?
-WINNIE COOPER? YEAH.
I THINK SHE'S WITH ERIC, RIGHT?
-UM, YEAH. WINNIE AND
ERIC ARE RIGHT OVER THERE.
-THANKS.
-♪ IF SHE IS BAD,
HE CAN'T SEE IT ♪
♪ SHE CAN DO NO WRONG ♪
♪ TURN HIS BACK
ON HIS BEST FRIEND ♪
♪ IF HE PUT HER DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN ♪
♪ SPEND HIS VERY LAST DIME ♪
♪ TRYIN' TO HOLD ON ♪
♪ TO WHAT HE NEEDS ♪
♪ HE'D GIVE UP ALL
HIS COMFORTS ♪
♪ AND SLEEP OUT IN THE RAIN... ♪
EXACTLY THE WAY YOU PLANNED.
I KNOW THEY DIDN'T WITH ME.
STILL, LIKE MY
DAD USED TO SAY...
TRAFFIC'S TRAFFIC.
YOU GO WHERE LIFE TAKES YOU.
I REMEMBER A TIME. A PLACE.
A PARTICULAR FOURTH OF JULY.
THE THINGS I SAW IN THAT
DECADE OF WAR AND CHANGE.
I REMEMBER HOW
IT WAS, GROWING UP,
AMONG PEOPLE AND PLACES I LOVED.
MOST OF ALL, I REMEMBER
HOW IT WAS... TO LEAVE.
[JOE COCKER'S "WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" PLAYS]
-♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
- ♪ I'M'A GONNA RAISE A FUSS... ♪
- SUMMER OF 1973 WAS A TIME
OF RESTLESS ENERGY.
THE FIRST GENERATION TO
GROW UP ON "SGT. PEPPER"
WAS HEADING OUT
INTO THE WORLD...
SEARCHING FOR TRUTH,
LOOKING TO FIND THEMSELVES...
- ♪ BUT THERE AIN'T NO CURE
FOR THE SUMMERTIME BLUES ♪
- HAVING A BLAST.
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
ME?
THAT JULY, I WAS WORKING IN
MY DAD'S FURNITURE FACTORY,
SANDING THE EDGES OFF ABOUT
500,000 PIECES OF WOOD PER DAY
-HEY, SCROTE! PICK UP
THE SLACK, WILL YOU?
-SHUT UP, WAYNE.
-THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK
TO YOUR SUPERVISOR!
-YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR.
-IF I'M NOT YOUR SUPERVISOR,
WHY AM I WEARING
A JACKET AND A TIE?
-[SCOFFS] GOT ME.
-UH-HUH.
-IN WHAT HAD TO RANK
AS THE DUMBEST
CAREER MOVE IN HISTORY,
I'D TRADED MY JOB
AT CHONG'S CHINESE
FOR A FUTURE IN SAWDUST.
-KEVIN!
YOUR CHECKING THE MACHINE
AFTER EVERY LOAD, RIGHT?
-RIGHT, DAD.
AND YOU'RE BEING CAREFUL?
-YEAH, DAD!
-THE WORST PART WAS, FOR
SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON,
EVERYTHING MY FATHER DID
IRRITATED THE HECK OUT OF ME.
-DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
-CHECKING THE MACHINE.
- I JUST TOLD YOU. I CHECKED IT!
- I HEARD YOU.
-AND VICE VERSA.
-SO WHY'D YOU ASK
ME IN THE FIRST PLACE?
-WHAT'D YOU SAY?
-I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!
-ALL RIGHT! LET'S JUST
GET BACK TO WORK!
PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
-I ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION.
[GRINDS LOUDLY]
-UH-HUH.
-FACE IT.
NOTHING WAS GOING RIGHT...
MY JOB, MY FUTURE, MY FAMILY...
NOT TO MENTION THE LAST
NIGHT I'D SPENT WITH MY GIRL.
-♪ SEALED WITH A KISS ♪
-THIS SONG IS REALLY STUPID.
I MEAN, WHAT IS
SOMEONE GONNA DO...
KISS AN ENVELOPE OR SOMETHING?
-YEAH, I GUESS SO.
-WINNIE, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
-WELL, IT'S A GOOD JOB.
-WHAT, BEING A LIFEGUARD
AT SOME STUPID RESORT?
-KEVIN, MY UNCLE WENT THROUGH
A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO GET ME THIS JOB.
BESIDES, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH BEING A LIFEGUARD?
-W... NOTHING.
JUST...
[SIGHS] YOU'RE GONNA
BE SO FAR AWAY.
AND...
-COURSE, WHAT I WANTED TO
SAY WAS HOW MUCH I'D MISS HER.
-IT'S GONNA BE JUST...
SO INCONVENIENT.
-INCONVENIENT?
-WHOSE STUPID IDEA
WAS THIS, ANYWAY?
-I THINK IT WAS YOURS.
-MINE?
-YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SAID
THAT WE SHOULD SPEND THE
SUMMER FINDING OURSELVES.
-NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WHAT I MEANT WAS WE
SHOULD FIND OURSELVES,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
STILL BE TOGETHER.
UH, KEEP OUR SPACE, ONLY...
NOT REALLY.
-YEAH, THAT WAS
IT IN A NUTSHELL.
-KEVIN, DO WE HAVE TO ARGUE?
THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER.
I'LL THINK ABOUT
YOU EVERY MINUTE.
-AND, WELL, PUTTING
IT THAT WAY...
-ME TOO.
-WHAT WAS I WORRIED ABOUT?
WE'D THINK ABOUT EACH
OTHER EVERY MINUTE.
-I HAVE TO START LOOKING
FOR BATHING SUITS.
[CLATTERING, SCREECHING]
-KEVIN!
KEVIN, I TOLD YOU
TO PAY ATTENTION!
[MACHINE STOPS]
-SAFE HANDS MAKE A SAFE FACTORY.
- YEAH.
- SHUT UP, BUTTHEAD.
-OH, WELL.
SO MY PLANS FOR SUMMER HAD
TURNED TO CARPENTER'S GLUE.
AT LEAST I STILL HAD
MY LOYAL FRIENDS.
-WE'RE LEAVING.
-WHAT?
-WE'RE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY.
WE TAKE OFF IN THREE DAYS.
-YOU'RE KIDDING.
WE'RE GOING TO NEW
YORK, THEN NEW ORLEANS,
AND THEN SAN FRANCISCO.
-THIS TOWN IS CLOSING IN ON US.
-GREAT.
-I GUESS IT'S JUST ME
AND YOU THIS SUMMER.
-YEAH, EXCEPT, UH,
I'M GONNA BE BUSY
WITH ADVANCED
SUMMER-SCHOOL COURSES.
-OH, YEAH, I WAS
GONNA DO THAT, TOO,
BUT I DECIDED TO HAVE A LIFE.
-TERRIFIC. WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?
-WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU COME WITH US?
-YEAH. WHAT DO YOU SAY, KEV?
-OH, COME ON, MAN. WE'LL...
WE'LL BE ON THE ROAD!
-LIVING BY OUR WITS.
-WE'LL GO WHEREVER
WE WANT TO GO.
-DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
-IF WE WANT TO WAKE
UP IN KANSAS CITY...
-WE'LL WAKE UP IN KANSAS CITY.
-AND FACED WITH THE
CALL TO THE OPEN ROAD,
THE SONG OF THE HIGHWAY,
THE LURE OF TOTAL
IRRESPONSIBILITY...
-YOU'RE DREAMING.
YOUR PARENTS ARE
NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO.
- THERE WAS REALLY
ONLY ONE REPLY.
-I'M IN.
-YOU'RE OUT.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IT'LL BE A GREAT TRIP.
-NOW, WHERE ARE
THEY GOING EXACTLY?
-NEW YORK, NEW
ORLEANS, SAN FRANCISCO.
-SAN FRANCISCO?
-DON'T FORGET TO PUT
SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR.
-LOOK, DAD, I JUST DON'T
THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.
I MEAN, THIS TRIP
WILL BE GOOD FOR ME.
I'LL BE OUT ON MY OWN.
-FORGET IT.
-WHY?
-YOU WOULDN'T SURVIVE
TWO SECONDS ON YOUR OWN.
-OH, YEAH?
-WHAT ARE YOU GONNA LIVE ON?
-HEY, I GOT MONEY SAVED UP.
AND BESIDES, WE'LL
BE LIVING ON OUR WITS.
-[LAUGHS]
-OH, BROTHER.
-YOU KNOW, HONEY,
KAREN'S GONNA BE FLYING IN
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND,
AND I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE
FOR ALL OF US TO BE TOGETHER.
-LOOK, THERE'S NO SENSE
DISCUSSING THIS ANY FURTHER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING,
AND THAT'S FINAL.
-GEEZ, WHAT WAS THIS... A
FAMILY OR A FIRING SQUAD?
-OKAY.
SEE, I DON'T KNOW WHY
I ASKED YOU ANYWAY.
THIS IS MY LIFE, AND
IT'S MY DECISION.
OKAY?
AND I'M GONNA DO
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
-AND SO, THREE DAYS
LATER, I GOT UP AT DAWN...
-HEY, THANKS FOR LETTING
US USE YOUR SLEEPING BAG.
-NO PROBLEM.
- TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY FRIENDS.
-HEY. WE'LL SEND YOU A
POSTCARD FROM NEW ORLEANS.
-YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME.
-NAH, COME ON. IT
WON'T BE THAT GOOD.
YES, IT WILL.
- YES, IT WILL.
[BOTH LAUGH]
I KEEP THINKING WERE
GONNA MEET THESE TWO GIRLS,
AND THEY'RE BOTH GONNA
FALL IN LOVE WITH ME.
-HMM.
-GOOD LUCK.
-WE'RE NOT EATING
TILL ST. LOUIS.
[ENGINE REVS]
SEE YA!
[ENGINE BACKFIRES, HORN HONKS]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
-IT CAME DOWN TO
THIS... I'D BEEN STRANDED,
BURIED IN THE
BLUE-COLLAR BRIGADE.
-WINNIE.
-KEVIN. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
-YEAH.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU.
I REALLY MISS YOU.
-WELL, I REALLY MISS YOU, TOO.
[UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]
-YOU DO?
- OF COURSE I DO.
- WINNIE!
-YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED.
A LOVING VOICE. A
SYMPATHETIC EAR.
-HOW'S THE JOB?
-GREAT.
-IT IS?
-WELL, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A
LOT TO DO OVER HERE.
-OH. THAT'S GOOD.
I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU.
-SO HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU?
- WELL...
- HEY, WINNIE! [LAUGHS]
- YOU KNOW, WORKING
FOR MY DAD ISN'T EXACTLY...
-[Laughing] STOP IT! CUT IT OUT!
-COME ON! [LAUGHS]
-WINNIE?
-COME ON. STOP SPLASHING.
[LAUGHS]
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- OH, IT'S NOTHING, KEVIN.
BUT I GOT TO GET
BACK TO MY JOB, OKAY?
-OH, UH, YEAH. SURE.
WORK.
-I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
-WELL, SURE. I JUST...
[DIAL TONE]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
GREAT.
JUST GREAT.
-AND I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT WAS WINNIE OR
THE NOISE OR THE HEAT,
BUT AT THAT MOMENT, I
FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA BURST.
-I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
-I WAS JUST MAKING A PHONE CALL.
-YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE OUT THERE WORKING.
I CAN'T LEAVE YOU
FOR ONE MINUTE.
- WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
- WHAT WAS THAT?
-DAD, GET OFF MY BACK!
-WHAT?
-YOU'RE ON TOP OF
ME EVERY SECOND,
TELLING ME HOW TO RUN MY LIFE.
"DO THIS," "DON'T DO THAT."
I HATE THIS JOB!
-WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
-YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS?
-YEAH. I CAN'T STAND IT HERE.
-UNH-UNH.
YOU THINK YOU'RE
TOO GOOD FOR THIS JOB.
-AND THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.
I LOOKED AT THOSE GUYS,
AND ALL I SAW WAS MEDIOCRITY
AND HARD WORK
AND BEING CHAINED DOWN
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
-YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
'CAUSE MAYBE THIS JOB
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
-FINE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK
HERE, I DON'T WANT YOU HERE.
-AND AFTER 17 YEARS OF LIVING
UNDER MY FATHER'S THUMB...
-OKAY.
I QUIT.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
- THAT NEXT MORNING I TOOK
MY LIFE SAVINGS OF 130 BUCKS
AND PACKED MY BAG.
-HONEY? I WISH YOU
WOULDN'T DO THIS.
-I GOT TO GO.
-NO, YOU REALLY DON'T, YOU KNOW.
YOU COULD JUST
PUT THAT BAG AWAY...
-I GOT TO BE ON MY OWN.
I GOT TO FIND MYSELF.
-I KNOW, BUT YOU CAN
FIND YOURSELF HERE.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT,
BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PLACES
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF.
I MEAN...
YOU CAN GO INTO A
RESTAURANT, LOST,
NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF.
-IT WAS WISE AND TOUCHING
AND KIND ALL AT ONCE.
-IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
-IT CAME FROM THE HEART OF
THE WOMAN WHO'D LOVED ME
AND RAISED ME.
AND I COULD ONLY THINK
OF ONE THING TO SAY.
-MOM, I GOT TO GET GOING.
I'LL CALL WHEN I GET SOMEPLACE.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
-ALL I KNEW WAS I
WAS 17 AND ON MY WAY.
I WAS GONE.
AND I DIDN'T LOOK BACK.
[CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL'S
"UP AROUND THE BEND" PLAYS]
-♪ THERE'S A PLACE UP
AHEAD AND I'M GOIN'... ♪
-FREEDOM.
IT WAS MORE THAN
JUST A FULL TANK OF GAS
AND A HIGHWAY UNDER MY WHEELS.
IT WAS ME ON MY OWN,
WITH NO ONE TO ANSWER
TO BUT THE CALL OF SUMMER.
AND FUN.
-♪ COME ON THE RISING WIND ♪
-NOT THAT I'D TAKEN
OFF WITHOUT A PLAN.
I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING.
-WELCOME TO THE CASCADES.
WILL YOU BE STAYING?
-TAKE CARE OF MY CAR.
-YEAH. IT'S A CLASSIC.
-NEVER MIND THAT.
THIS WAS PERFECT... FRESH
AIR, SUNSHINE, AND, OF COURSE...
[LAUGHTER]
-WINNIE!
WINNIE.
-KEVIN?
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE.
-YEAH. ME NEITHER.
-I MEAN, YOU JUST GOT IN YOUR
CAR AND DROVE ALL THIS WAY?
-WELL, YEAH.
I WANTED TO SEE YOU.
-IT WAS WHAT YOU MIGHT
CALL A HERO'S WELCOME.
-OH.
-ALMOST.
-WELL, I MEAN, YOU'RE
HAPPY TO SEE ME, RIGHT?
-OF COURSE I'M HAPPY TO SEE
YOU. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
-GOOD.
-I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE HERE, THAT'S ALL.
-YEAH, WELL, THINGS
KIND OF BLEW UP AT HOME.
I, UH, I HAD A FIGHT
WITH MY DAD, AND...
KIND OF QUIT MY JOB.
-YOU DID?
-YEAH.
-[ CHUCKLES]
-KEVIN, THAT'S AWFUL.
-[ CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
-WELL... NOT EXACTLY.
I MEAN...
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THIS
WAY WE COULD BE TOGETHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I
COULD GET A JOB HERE AND...
-HERE?
-WELL, YEAH.
MAYBE YOU COULD PUT A
WORD IN FOR ME OR SOMETHING.
-WELL, MAYBE, BUT I DON'T
REALLY KNOW ANYBODY.
- HI, WINNIE.
- HOW YOU DOING?
-SEE YOU AT THE POOL.
-HELLO, WINNIE!
-HMM.
-LISTEN, WINNIE, IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO THIS...
-NO. OF COURSE I DO.
MAYBE I COULD HELP.
WHAT KIND OF A JOB
WOULD YOU WANT?
-IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU KNOW, I COULD BE
A LIFEGUARD OR A CADDIE
OR AN ASSISTANT TENNIS
COACH OR... YOU NAME IT.
WHATEVER.
HEY, WATCH IT.
-TENNIS, ANYONE?
IN ANOTHER DAZZLING CAREER MOVE,
I'D GONE FROM SWEATSHOP LACKEY
TO BOTTOM-OF-THE-BARREL BUSBOY.
-HEY!
-MR. ARNOLD. YOU
READY TO GET TO WORK?
-YES, SIR.
-YOU HAVE TO SET
UP ALL THESE TABLES.
GOT IT?
-BUTTHEAD.
-WHAT'D YOU SAY?
-BUTTER. I BROUGHT SOME BUTTER.
-NEEDLEMAN.
CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT YOUR UNIFORM?
-MY TUX IS IN THE CLEANERS.
WELCOME TO THE CASCADES
RESORT AND TENNIS CLUB.
-THRILLED.
-YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BRING OUT
THREE EXTRA BASKETS OF ROLLS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKE LOCUSTS.
-REALLY?
-HEY, BUSBOY.
MY COFFEE'S COLD.
-NEEDLEMAN!
YOU ARE BATTING
ZERO TODAY, BUDDY.
-OKAY.
CLEARLY, THIS WASN'T GONNA WORK.
SO MAYBE IT WAS TIME TO
PRESENT MY FULL RéSUMé.
-LISTEN, MR. DEXTER?
-YES, ARNOLD?
-THIS JOB ISN'T EXACTLY
WHAT I HAD IN MIND.
-WELL, THEY'RE DIGGING A
NEW SEPTIC TANK OUT BACK.
HOW ARE YOU WITH A SHOVEL?
-ON THE OTHER HAND...
-NEVER MIND.
- MAYBE IT WAS BEST TO
LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.
AFTER ALL, I HADN'T COME UP HERE
TO INVESTIGATE THE
WONDERS OF PLUMBING.
I'D COME UP HERE
FOR JUST ONE REASON.
THAT WOULD BE IT.
-[LAUGHS]
-HMM.
NOT THAT I WAS
CONCERNED OR ANYTHING.
-WINNIE. HI.
-OH.
HI, KEVIN.
KEVIN, THIS IS ERIC. HE'S
THE HEAD LIFEGUARD HERE.
-HI.
I'M THE NEW GOLF PRO.
-OH, THAT'S A JOKE, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-I'M GONNA GO FOR A SWIM, OKAY?
-I'LL WATCH THE POOL.
-AND, UH, DON'T FORGET TO
TAKE OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES.
-GOTCHA.
-YEAH.
TEN-FOUR.
-SO...
THIS IS THE POOL, HUH?
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
-GREAT. A WOMAN WITH A WHISTLE.
-LISTEN, KEVIN?
EMPLOYEES AREN'T REALLY ALLOWED
AROUND HERE DURING THE DAY.
-SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
BUT, UH, I'LL STILL SEE
YOU TONIGHT, RIGHT?
-SURE.
-GREAT.
-EXCEPT...
THE LIFEGUARDS ARE KIND OF
HAVING THIS MEETING BY THE LAKE.
AND I KIND OF
PROMISED THAT I'D...
-WINNIE... IS IT JUST
MY IMAGINATION,
OR AM I SPOILING YOUR
PLANS OR SOMETHING?
-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
-YOU KNOW, I CAME ALL THE
WAY UP HERE TO SEE YOU,
AND NOW I'M... NOT
GONNA SEE YOU.
YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M GETTING IN THE WAY HERE.
-NO, IT'S NOT THAT.
-WELL, THEN, WHAT IS IT?
-I WAS JUST REALLY
SURPRISED TO SEE YOU.
AND IT'S REALLY
BUSY AROUND HERE.
YOU JUST GOT TO
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO...
GET USED TO IT.
-AND OF COURSE,
THE WAY SHE SAID IT,
IT SOUNDED REASONABLE ENOUGH.
-OKAY. SURE.
-THANKS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
-YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I GOT
TO UNPACK TONIGHT ANYWAY.
SO, UH, I'LL JUST... HANG OUT
WITH THE BUSBOYS, OKAY?
-[SNIFFS]
[FLY BUZZING]
-SO I HUNG OUT WITH THE GUYS.
-HOWIE, YOU MIND MOVING
YOUR FEET A LITTLE?
-YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
[FLY BUZZING]
-AND WHAT A CREW THEY WERE.
-YOU GUYS THINK I LOOK A
LITTLE LIKE STEVE McQUEEN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
-OH, YEAH. I'M ALWAYS
GETTING YOU TWO MIXED UP.
[LAUGHTER]
-YEAH, THIS WAS SOME FUN.
KIND OF LIKE LIVING IN A ZOO.
-HEY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
DO AROUND HERE FOR FUN?
-WELL, THERE'S LOTS
OF THINGS TO DO.
-NEEDLEMAN'S GOT
A PILE OF MAGAZINES.
-IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
-WELL, YEAH. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S POKER WITH THE BAND.
-BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO
PLAY POKER WITH THE BAND.
-NO. YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO PLAY POKER WITH THE BAND.
[MEN SPEAKING SPANISH]
-[EXHALES SHARPLY]
MIND IF I SIT IN?
[LAUGHTER]
-YOU GOT MONEY?
-YEAH. SURE.
-THEN MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
-OH, HERE WE GO.
-YOU WANT A PEPSI?
[LAUGHTER]
-NO, THANKS.
-You know what you're
doing? This is the band.
-Yeah. These guys
play for big stakes.
-YEAH, YEAH. DON'T WORRY.
-10 BUCKS.
-I MEAN, HEY,
WHO'D THESE JOKERS THINK
THEY WERE DEALING WITH HERE?
BESIDES A CHUMP
WITH A PAIR OF 2s?
-OH, MAN.
-I'M IN.
-[SPEAKING SPANISH]
-I RAISE YOU 20.
-OH, GEEZ.
-OBVIOUSLY THE MERENGUE
BUSINESS WAS BOOMING.
-THAT'S 20 TO YOU, KID.
-20 to you.
-I know, Howie.
-OKAY.
MY MANHOOD WAS ON
THE LINE... SUCH AS IT WAS.
SO...
-I'M IN.
-OKAY, KEVIN.
- CUATRO.
- TRES.
- HOW MANY?
- GIVE ME THREE.
-HE'S TAKING THREE.
-AFTER ALL, I KNEW A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARDS.
-DAME TRES.
-ONE LUCKY DRAW,
YOU'RE IN THE CHIPS.
OR...
-10 BUCKS.
- I COULD BLUFF.
-I'LL RAISE YOU 20.
-[SPEAKS SPANISH]
I FOLD.
-EL FOLDO.
I FOLD.
-AND I RAISE YOU 20.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE,
KID? YOU IN OR OUT?
-LIKE THEY SAY... WHEN
THE GOING GETS TOUGH,
THE TOUGH GET GOING.
-I'LL RAISE YOU 20 BACK.
-I FOLD.
-WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE POT IS MINE.
-[LAUGHS] OKAY, KEVIN!
[LAUGHTER]
-WAY TO GO, KEV.
-I WON! HA!
YES.
-AND MY DAD SAID I
COULDN'T SURVIVE.
WELL, I WAS SURVIVING
JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
I WAS ON MY OWN
AND DOING ALL RIGHT.
THERE WAS JUST ONE MORE THING
THAT COULD MAKE
THIS NIGHT PERFECT.
-EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
- HUH?
-HAVE YOU SEEN WINNIE COOPER?
-WINNIE COOPER? YEAH.
I THINK SHE'S WITH ERIC, RIGHT?
-UM, YEAH. WINNIE AND
ERIC ARE RIGHT OVER THERE.
-THANKS.
-♪ IF SHE IS BAD,
HE CAN'T SEE IT ♪
♪ SHE CAN DO NO WRONG ♪
♪ TURN HIS BACK
ON HIS BEST FRIEND ♪
♪ IF HE PUT HER DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN ♪
♪ SPEND HIS VERY LAST DIME ♪
♪ TRYIN' TO HOLD ON ♪
♪ TO WHAT HE NEEDS ♪
♪ HE'D GIVE UP ALL
HIS COMFORTS ♪
♪ AND SLEEP OUT IN THE RAIN... ♪