All language subtitles for American Classic S01E03 Juniper

Previously
on "American Classic"...

The Millersburg
Festival Theater, used to
be a destination.

Everything I loved is gone!

You are such a pompous ass.

We're just trying to make sure
this theater survives.

What does the mayor
have to say about this?

- I'm the mayor.
- You take my money.

And you take it
and you rebuild this town.

Ooh! Look at that! Hey!

And now I'm told
this theater might close,

but I'm not going
to let that happen.

We will restore
the soul of this town

by producing
the greatest production

this country has ever seen
of Our Town.

Jon, Jon...

Just listen to me.

- Cover your ears.
- No, you have to tell him.

You have to tell him

that if he goes through
with this,

that theater, it closes forever.

- Jon--
- You don't want coffee?

No, I--I--I'm already--
I'm seeing noises.

You have to talk to him.

Now. This morning.

Okay, it might work better
if we do it together.

I have Boyle in half an hour
and then I have

the concerned parents
book-burning summit.

And besides, I might kill him.
So you have to do it.

Okay, okay, okay.

But just for the sake
of discussion, I mean,

it is Our Town, right?

There's no sets,
there's no props.

It's mime, right?

It's the cheapest show
in the world.

"It's the greatest Our Town."

That's what he said.

This is gonna be some crazy
Richard Bean shit

that's gonna just
bankrupt all of us.

- Well, we don't know that.
- Yes, we do.

Because I know him.

We do not have the money

for original productions
of any kind.

We don't have any money at all.

Look, you have to talk to him.

You have to just--

Get him to go away.

I made bagels.

- From scratch?
- Uh-huh.

Take them for lunch.

I'll talk to him.
I'll talk to him.

You know, he's probably
forgotten about it already.

You know, he gets swept up
in the moment.

I mean, does he ever follow
through with anything?

What the--
What are you doing?

Uh, I've made a great deal
on some new theaters seats.

Seats?

221 upholstered flip-up seats

from an old movie house
in New Jersey.

And they said
if I bought the whole lot,

I could get them
for like $95 per unit.

- Per--per seat?
- And free delivery.

Hold on, wait, hold on.

That's--
that's more than $20,000.

You can't--
Jesus Christ.

Richard, we gotta talk.

Listen, I made a vow

over our mother's
cold, dead body...

- Please, stop saying that.
- ...that I would restore

this theater
to its former glory.

Yes. Okay, but this
is a working theater.

We have another week
of Nunsense.

- Don't remind me, I know.
- You can't just come in here

and tear it all apart.
Help me move these tables.

I'm not tearing anything apart.
I'm just making a plan.

I'm helping you.
I'm keeping you company.

You're not helping me at all.

- Yeah. I feel weak.
- Oh, you feel--

I--I know.
I know what this is.

This is your
low blood sugar thing, right?

Low blood sugar--
There you go.

Okay, I'm gonna make you
a sandwich.

Thank you. Yeah.

I love you, brother.

Thank you.

The matinee special.

That's fantastic.

My take on a Reuben
with a spicy pickle.

I put it in there.

No, but there's--there's
something in the--in the bread.

Juniper berries.

I fold them in
instead of caraway seeds.

- You made the bread?
- Yes, I made the bread.

You could've gone to Subway.
On Main Street there's--

- Yeah, not gonna do that.
- No. No, you're not. And why?

Because this sandwich

is a sandwich
of a certain standard.

This is the Thornton Wilder
of sandwiches.

People who bite
into this sandwich

they're never gonna
be satisfied with Subway again.

You see where
I'm going with this?

- Maybe.
- I see in Our Town.

It's completely new.

It'll have
a real soda fountain.

It'll have a horse
crossing the stage.

It'll have rain
falling from the sky

like the sky's weeping.

Sounds very expensive.

It's my juniper berries.
You see?

Okay?

Dad can play
the Stage Manager.

He can't do it.

Yes, he can.
He did it for me this morning.

Richard, Richard,
you haven't been here.

He can do it.

You know, two weeks ago,

we found Dad walking down
3rd Street in his slippers

in one of Mom's hats.

He had no idea where he was.

Doesn't matter. The play
is locked in there. Trust me.

It will be all of us
as a family,

telling great stories.

Yeah, that's what we do.

And the people who are
lucky enough to be sitting

in our new seats,

they're gonna remember it
for a long time.

I'm so, so sorry I'm late.

I'm dealing
with this small family thing.

And it's not really small.

It's suffocatingly large.
Actually, it's enormous.

But, you know,
I'm getting a rash.

You wanted to talk
about your payment?

Yes.

I know we are
already behind, but...

We had to cancel several shows
because of the funeral.

And there's this famous actor
in the family

and he has to make everything
about a show, so it's--

So you're defaulting
on the loan.

No.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

It's just about this month.

I'm only pulling your leg.

I know you're good for it.

Yeah, forget about this month.

We'll call it a payment holiday.

Oh, God.

Thank you. Thank you.

I--I promise we'll make it up
next month.

Uh...

Can we keep this between us?

Yeah. Dead on.

- Oh, and in return--
- Connor...

I cannot give you
a quid pro quo.

I've told you that.
I've made it quite clear.

No, no, you're-you're sound.
It's--It's not about permits.

It's, uh--It's about dinner.

What?

Yeah, would you mind inviting
Nadia and me over for dinner?

Oh, that's it?

She's obsessed
with the actor fellow.

I mean, she said she used
to watch him back in Russia.

You know, I don't know.

She said she wants
to ask him some questions.

And, you know, our hearts all
flutter with this theater shite.

So a dinner with him
would make her happy.

I mean, if that's not a problem.

No. No.

Getting Richard Bean to talk
about himself is not a problem.

Just don't count
on an early night.

What is your obsession with fog?

Fog? What do you mean?

You wanted it
at the funeral too.

No, no, this is gonna be
a heavy fog

that will drift off of the stage
into the audience,

nestle at their feet
and kind of invite them

to be part of the action.

It's a small space.

You have to be careful, right?

You're worried about the CO2,
are you?

Well, yes, it is lethal,

but that's only
if the audience gets down

on their hands and knees
and tries to huff it.

- Well, hi, boys.
- Hello.

- How's it going?
- Hey, three quarters full.

Miranda's doing drinks.

Hello, Richard.
How are you?

Oh.

Uh, I'm--I'm fine.

Oh, good. Well, what have
you Beans been up to?

Well, Richard has been walking
me through production design.

It's ambitious,
but it's very cool.

And I was about to tell him
what you'd said.

What--what did you say?

Well, I--I was gonna say

that I know whatever you
come up with will be...

uh, ambitious,

but very cool.

- Really?
- Yeah.

It's high praise
coming from you.

I'll take it.

So, how ambitious?

Just out of curiosity.

- You want to know the cost?
- Mm-hm.

Well, I based my budget

on a typical Broadway budget.

What--Why would you
start there?

- That's what I know.
- This--this is Millersburg.

- No, I know that. I know that.
- Yeah.

Polly's going to oversee
the whole design for free.

And she told me that if we
don't use the union crew

for the load in,
that's $400,000 right there.

I beg your pardon?

The $400,000 that we save.

Okay, they're all shit-faced.

- We can start.
- Good.

What's that?

Oh, this is, uh--

my Our Town.

Just drawings and sketches.

Just thoughts, you know?

I'm so excited.

You know, I'm casting it

with local actors, and, uh--

I think I have something
very nice for you.

You don't mean--

- I do.
- Seriously?

Yeah.

Oh, my God...

- Okay, enough.
- Thank you.

- Back to serving.
- Thank you. I love you.

- This is good to go.
- Yes.

- There we go.
- Bye.

Don't you think
she'll make a wonderful Emily?

I mean, she could be
as good as--

She could be better than you.

Cut to the chase.

How much?

All in.

If we pay the actors
Equity minimum,

ballpark figure,
it'd be $250,000 a week.

For Our Town?

That--that's our operating
budget for the entire year.

Yeah, I--I got
some wiggle room.

I--I can give up...

my waterfall.

I can just get rid
of the cornfield.

It's Our Town.

There--there is
no waterfall or cornfield.

Okay, upfront it--
it's more like 200 grand,

but--and once we cover
the--the nut,

then the--the production
pays for itself.

Ooh, speaking of which,

I bought 212 theater seats

and I thought,

since they're a permanent
addition to the theater,

that maybe you could
expense it for me,

get the tax write off.
- You--you bought--?

- You didn't buy the seats?
- Yes, I did.

The guy told me I'd be
an idiot not to buy them.

Those were his exact words.

No, but you didn't buy them.

Yes, I did.
I told you I did.

No, you didn't tell me that.

You told me
you found them online.

I told you not to buy them.

I told you to slow down.
I told--

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

- No, no, see this?
- It's $20,000.

- No, I understand.
- $20,000.

I didn't know he bought them.

He told me
he found them online.

What do you think
seats are free?

He didn't tell me he bought
them. Wait--I didn't know!

I had a great deal.

- Just do me a favor.
- He said he found them online.

Go--go give those nuns
their 15-minute call, please.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- New seats.
- You lied.

- Okay.
- You have to sit somewhere.

So...

- What's his problem?
- So...

What a worrier.

Why don't you keep this?

Just in case there's a problem

and you might--
you might have to return them.

But this was a kind of
final sale sort of deal.

Just in case.

You don't actually think
I expect you

to pay for the whole thing
yourself, do you?

What?

I mean, my vision
of Our Town.

My...

rain and horse.

Rain? Horse?

Because, you know,
I do have access to angels.

Super angels, friends...

That is in fact
very good to hear.

Now...

I--I need you

to do something for me.

Come to the house
Thursday night. I am...

I'm having a dinner
for a developer

who is literally
the only person in the world

who is putting money
back into this town

and--and for his wife
or girlfriend or--

God only knows what she is,
but she...

is a big fan.

Oh, oh, a fan.

Yeah.

So, you'll come?

No.

I'm kidding.
Of course I'll come.

And you'll--
you'll act normal.

I'll give it a shot for you,

for the town.

Thank you.

Anything to help.

I'm gonna make a phone call
or two. Yeah.

It's Richard Bean
calling with a proposal

I'd like to make to James Davis.

Oh, I'd say it's business
and pleasure.

Yeah, it's about--
it's about a show.

Bean. B-E-A-N.

Like the legume.

Oh, she's not there?

Okay, uh...

If you let me speak to him,
I think I can

plead my case a little more...

directly,
you know what I'm saying?

He just went to lunch.
It's externing.

What time is it where you are?

Tell her it's the Beano.

That was her nickname for me,
you see?

Yeah. Oh, she--

Oh, she did? I see.

Yeah. I wouldn't really
call it a rampage.

I think that's--
that's a bit severe.

Yeah, no, my name is Bean.

Yeah, as it has-bean.

As a thought experiment,

what would it take for me

to finance this
whole endeavor myself?

Uh... a miracle?

Why? Can you explain?

Well, there's a lack
of incoming funds,

but you've still
got your expenses,

your mortgage,
your maintenance fees,

the alimony.

Yeah, I get all that.

What--What can I put
my hands on right now?

What's liquid?

I mean, I could mortgage
the apartment--

Couldn't I?

Are you familiar
with the term "upside down"?

Upside down? Of course I am.

Yeah, but I suspect
you're using it

in some arcane
financial context.

I can't do it. I can't make--

I can't make the show happen.

I've let everyone down.

Yeah.

You saw their faces
at the funeral.

They were all aglow,

their eyes filled with tears.

You know, some of those tears
were for Mom.

Well, yeah,
even the standing ovation,

it was partially for Mom.

I'm sure. What?

What? Are you going
to say something?

It was a good idea.

Maybe this is just
not the right time.

You know, maybe we plan this
for some time in the future,

the distant future
when you're back at work or--

There must be some place
I can crawl to.

What are you doing tonight?

Well, I'll probably be here
drinking myself into a stupor.

No, we're going to a show.

Oh, please, Jon. Not tonight.

I'm not in the mood
for Nunsense.

No, it's Monday night.

No Nunsense.

You're gonna love this.
Trust me.

Just can I have
one more of these

just to get me
through the afternoon?

♪ As long as it's with you ♪

♪ You can take ♪

♪ The light away ♪

♪ You can turn
The sky to gray ♪

♪ Give us time ♪

♪ To look and find ♪

♪ The place where
We can feel the light ♪

- ♪ You can take ♪
- ♪ You can take ♪

- ♪ The light away ♪
- ♪ The light away ♪

♪ You can turn the sky to gray ♪

♪ But give us time ♪

♪ To look and find ♪

♪ The place where
We can feel the light ♪

♪ Even in the cold ♪

♪ There's a miracle ♪

Thank you.

That was one of the new ones.

Whoo!

I'd just like to say
a quick word

about my favorite uncle,
Richard Bean.

Yeah, whoo!

He made a crazy promise,

which some of you
might have heard about

and inspired all of us.

And well,
it's not a big surprise

because he's been inspiring me
for most of my life.

He's here,
sitting there in the back.

Uh, I swear this wasn't planned,

but maybe we could get him
to sing something.

Oh, he's going all shy.

No, I couldn't.
I haven't prepared any--I'm--

- Oh, come on.
- Uh, nothing voice--

He's actually sung
on Broadway.

Come on! You're never here!

Uncle, uncle, uncle...

Uncle, uncle, uncle...

Uncle, uncle, uncle!

Very well.

I haven't warmed up.

I wasn't expecting this, brother.

You know,
I think you'll be fine.

Come on!

♪ I am I, Don Quixote ♪

♪ The Lord of La Mancha ♪

♪ My destiny calls ♪

♪ And I go ♪

♪ Onward to glory ♪

Oh...

No, I--

- I can't.
- Don't stop. You sound great.

No, I--You're very kind.

- Thank you, I--
- I'm not being kind.

Come on, please, keep going.

- No, no--
- You sound great.

♪ To dream ♪

♪ The impossible dream ♪

♪ To fight ♪

♪ The unbeatable foe ♪

- ♪ To bear ♪
- Sing.

♪ With unbearable sorrow ♪

♪ To run ♪

♪ Where the brave dare not go ♪

♪ To right ♪

♪ The unrightable wrong ♪

♪ To love ♪

♪ Pure and chaste from afar ♪

♪ To try ♪

♪ When your arms are too weary ♪

♪ To reach ♪

♪ The unreachable star ♪

Sing it, brother!

- ♪ This is my quest ♪
- ♪ This is my quest ♪

- ♪ To follow that star ♪
- ♪ To follow that star ♪

♪ No matter how hopeless ♪

♪ No matter how far ♪

♪ And I know ♪

♪ If I'll only be true ♪

♪ To this glorious quest ♪

♪ That my heart ♪

♪ Will lie peaceful and calm ♪

♪ When I'm laid to my rest ♪

- ♪ And the--♪
- ♪ And the world ♪

Whoo! Yeah!

♪ Will be better for this ♪

♪ And one man ♪

♪ Scorned and covered
With scars ♪

♪ Still strove ♪

♪ With his last ounce
Of courage ♪

♪ To reach ♪

♪ The unreachable star ♪

You have got to stay!

Ah, of course,
of course, I'll stay, man.

Where would I go?

I wasn't sure
about this Our Town thing,

but last night
Miranda was so happy.

And seeing those kids,
they--they were excited.

I haven't seen
so much happiness in years.

Yes, their fat faces all aglow.

None of these kids were fat.

What is this
fat thing with you?

I don't know.
It's just how I picture them.

The beauty is that
by investing in the show,

we increase the value
of the property.

So you see, Jeff,
the loan pays for itself.

It's just not possible.

The MFT sits
on two and half acres

of the most beautiful land
in Millersburg.

It has to be worth a fortune.

It's not about the value
of the property.

I know what it's about.

It's about the value
that we bring to it.

It's just about what--
what the theater

can provide to the town.

You simply have to embrace

the power
of the art form itself.

Show him.

Show him.

All right.

I'll give you an excerpt.

"I have of late,

"but wherefore I know not,

"lost all my mirth.

"Forgone all custom
of exercises,

"and indeed it goes so heavily
with my disposition

"that this goodly frame
the earth,

"seems to me
a sterile promontory.

"This most excellent canopy,

"the air, look you,

"this brave
o'er hanging firmament,

"this majestical roof

"fretted with gold and fire,

"it appears nothing to me

"but a foul and pestilent
congregation of vapors.

"What a piece of work
is a man,

"how noble in reason,

"how infinite in faculties.

"In form and moving,

"how express and admirable.

"In action, how like an Angel.

"In apprehension,
how like a God.

"The beauty of the world,

"the paragon of animals.

"And yet to me,

"what is this

"quintessence of dust?

Man delights not me."

Anyway, that's--that's
the gist of it.

That's the sort of thing
that the theater can provide.

What do you think?

I want to help. I do.

But we don't control
the mortgage

on the theater anymore.

Kristen refinanced
a few years ago.

You must know this, Jon.
You do the books.

Well, I--I write
the checks every month.

But, you know, sometimes
the names on the checks

don't always match the payee.

No, I don't know that.

Well, but you know
what I'm talking about.

Sometimes it's
a numbered corporation

or Bernie who sells us our meat.

He likes the checks
made out to cash.

Wow, that is just
terrible accounting,

not knowing
who you're paying.

So tell me who--
who owns the mortgage now?

I don't know.

Yeah, well--

We're artists.
We know nothing. We're idiots.

It must be Chase.
It must be Chase.

No, I do remember.

Kristen, she was looking
for a better rate,

and she's very smart
about that stuff. I'm sorry.

It's fine.
It's just the way it is.

You can't compete
with the mega-banks.

No, no. We understand.

- Thank you for your time.
- Thank you.

Thank you for the show.
I don't really know Shakespeare.

- That was Shakespeare, right?
- It was, yes.

It was very moving.

Well, thank you. Yes.

I'm so glad.

- Yeah. Good luck.
- Thank you.

- Just need a theater.
- Thank you.

Listen, I'm gonna ask Kristen.

There's more where
that came from, folks.

Just come to the theater.

The Millersburg
Festival Theater,

eight times a week,
I hope we'll be there.

"Oh, for a muse of fire--"
What--?

I know! I know! I'm late.

As long as you have time
to work your magic.

Alakazam.

Hey, so, I saw Jeff today.

Jeff?

Yeah, Jeff at the bank?
Bank Jeff?

- Oh, Jeff!
- Yeah.

Yeah, I haven't seen him
in forever.

You know,
that's what he said.

He said they're not servicing
the mortgage anymore.

You know, they're here in
an hour and I have to shower.

So can--can we just
talk about this later?

Well, I was talking
to Richard and Jeff and--

Why were you at the bank
with Richard?

You know, you're right.
Let's talk after dinner.

I gotta get--

- I love you.
- Yeah, I love you, too.

Mm, yeah.

- Oh.
- Cucumber and crab vichyssoise

with roasted chili oil
and radish.

That's just the start.
Tell them what's coming.

Oh, it's just my take
on Flounder Meunière.

I dust it in almond flour
and I finished it off

with a brown butter
thyme reduction

and boiled new potatoes
with parsley and chive butter

and then some asparagus
with a lemon parmesan sauce

and a simple little
endive tomato salad.

Bon appétit.

Oh, my God.

That is what they must eat
in heaven.

What's it like kissing a man?

I'm sorry?

What's it like kissing
a man in a play

when you are not gay?

Because I see you
in The Normal Heart.

And I know you are not
a gay man

because I read everything.

I read everything.

But then I see him
kissing Richard Thomas.

I think,
"He is being gay so well,

how is he doing that?"

How do you--how do you do that?

It's not that hard, really.

You know, kissing a man,
it's like kissing a woman,

only she's a man.

Listen,
to our honored chef.

Enough of you slaving away

in the bowels
of that jerk joint.

A man of your gifts
deserves his own restaurant

and a chance
at his Michelin star.

Sláinte.

Cheers.

Excuse me. Jerk joint? The MFT?

Look, your brother
is a wonderful cook.

Well, he is.

And the food at the theater
is wonderful.

We can't afford
to do this every night.

Obviously.

Do you do your own wigs?

Uh, no, no,
someone else does my wigs.

They have a mold of my head.

- So, Mr. Boyle--
- Uh, Connor.

Connor, Kristen tells me

that you're the savior
of the town.

No savior, Richard.

Just a businessman.

Well, honestly,

there's an opportunity here
for redevelopment.

I can make a wee bit
of money as we go along.

And, you know, the town
gets jobs in return.

You know, capitalism.

Have you heard of capitalism?

Rings a bell.

Of course Richard Bean
knows capitalism.

Did you once not on Broadway
do Willy Loman?

- I did.
- Yes, you see,

I am doing the homework.

In Russia we love
this Willy play

because we see
the truth of this country,

great America,
to throw out worker

like old shoe, pew,
you know?

My Nadia, she has a heart
like an artist.

She's a dreamer.

You must be a dreamer too.

I mean, you must have a plan,

a vision for this whole town.

Let's just all enjoy
this wonderful soup, shall we?

He is wanting to build a casino.

A casino?

I wasn't ready
to talk about it.

Yes, but you are, these days,

you are talking
of nothing else.

It's casino this, casino--

Well, that is pretty much
the truth.

Yes.

Connor, tell us about it.

Well, it's more of a--

an entertainment complex,
you know,

with a shopping center
and four-star hotel

and three swimming pools.

I hope it's gonna have
one of those spouting fountains

where the--the lights
and the music

are all synchronized
to the spurts.

Why not?

And a five-star restaurant
for Jon to do his cooking.

Right here in Millersburg.

You know, that came to me
when I tasted this fucking soup.

So we're going to become
a casino town.

With a restaurant? For me?

It's the perfect location.

It will have a theater.

It will have
a big theater for you.

Also celebrity acts, right?

Big draws, you know, like,
uh, Barry Manilow.

You know, someone people
will actually pay money to see.

Did you know about
this dream of commerce?

I did not.

But it's still--
it's intriguing.

Why not make
Millersburg a destination

for thousands of tourists

to spend money
and have a good time?

I mean, everyone wins.

Except most people.
Most people lose.

- Miranda--
- No, she's right.

I mean, that is
how we make money.

- I'm not gonna lie to you.
- I fucking love craps.

- Hey!
- Who wants more wine?

Where are you thinking
about building this?

Where are you building it?

Well, I've looked at several,

you know, possible locations.

Oh, yeah.
And--and I just bought

that old hotel
up in Berryhill--

- The Morrison.
- Yeah, that--that has

a big enough footprint
for the main building.

The Morrison
is a heritage building.

It's a landmark. Mom.

So you have a name
for this in mind?

No, not yet.

Might I suggest
The Golden Boil?

Okay.

That's--that's very funny.

You know, I--I could build it
right in the heart of things.

I mean, the MFT site
might just be big enough.

I got some surveying done
when I took over the loan.

Whoa! I'm sorry--
Wait a minute--

- What the fuck?
- Miranda.

What?

You control the loan?

We refinanced around two--
two years ago.

And Mr. Boyle was--
was kind enough to give us--

This theater
is our family's legacy

and you sold it to a developer?

I did not sell it.

I renegotiated
for a very good rate.

I mean, we--
we have to make payments, but--

Forget about the payments.

Just forget about them.
Let them go.

Listen, why--why are you
all killing yourselves?

You know? I mean, why,
why don't you let me

build us a complex
with a theater for you

and a restaurant for Jon?

Let me make this as clear
as I possibly can.

We're not letting anything go.

The theater is not for sale.

It is not Kristen's theater
to sell.

It's our family's theater.

We own it. Okay?

- Kristen is an employee.
- I am not an employee!

Come on, Richard,
you can't say that.

- How dare you!
- He didn't mean that.

But why didn't you tell me this?

What--? Why did that--?

It was when we were
putting in the kitchen.

Did you not think
I could handle this?

- No, it was when we needed--
- This is our family's theater.

We are putting in the kitchen.

Our family's theater...

- Oh, my God!
- What?

I've been killing myself for you
and this entire family.

I know you have!
But that's not what I'm saying.

I'm sorry--
I'm really sorry.

Listen to me. Can--
Talk to me for a second.

No, I'm not
gonna talk to you!

Listen--

No, you cannot
talk to me for a second.

I don't wanna talk--

Serve the fucking flounder!

Tell me, Richard,

how are you remembering
all those lines?

Great question.
Great question.

Where's the flounder?