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Dr. Peter's office.

No, he's left for the summer.

I can give you his assistant Professor Gaines.

Yeah.

Is this Dr. Peter's assistant, Professor Gaines?

This is the registrar's office.

William B. Johnson, registered in Semantics 1,

has a medical report to the fact that he suffered a nervous breakdown,

but not early enough to withdraw from the course.

Dr. Peters must give him a grade.

Just one second.

- Give him an A. - An A? But sure--

He's the best damn student in the department.

Just give him an A.

Hi.

Can you get the trunk?

Shit.

Well, what's on for tonight, smiley?

Gill Valance here in my psychedelic day-glow KGBS jumpsuit

reminding you ladies to get over to Jeans West,

open 24 hours a day,

at 360 North La Cienega Boulevard near Beverly.

- Dominated by... - KGBS in Love Angeles.

And now it's Paul Revere and the Raiders

featuring Mark Lindsay and "Just Like Me."

You know...

that's all there is.

Is this Bouquet Boutique?

May I speak to Maurice?

This is Mrs. Gaines.

Hello, Maurice.

No, no, the flowers for the dinner party arrived this morning.

I need something in a funeral wreath.

I just got one of those telegrams today.

$10 to what?

$50?

$20.

Well, how about something sweet for...

$20.

Yes. With tiny roses and a bow that says, "From your loved ones."

Emily Sanderson funeral,

Memorial Church,

Cameron, Missouri.

Yes, she's a relative.

Oh, just a great aunt.

- Looks good. - Oh, it's delicious.

Here we-- How are you doing?

- Thank you. Would you like some wine? - Yes, thank you.

How are you doing, Adam?

- Fine, Dad. - You all right? Good.

Don't go away. Be right back.

- ...together, right? - You have every right to be.

What does she sound like?

Your wife must have been very talented.

My wife? Yeah, well if you'll excuse the expression, she had some talent.

She sings, dances. She does everything.

- Everything? - Oh, believe me.

She is gonna be my next star.

Oh, boy.

Believe me, I know talent when I see it.

My baby has it.

Fran, you should hear her sing sometime.

"Dear Adam, happy 12th birthday.

I hope your mother Gladys will let you come and visit me this summer.

I hear you're a fine, smart boy, and I'd like to meet you.

With love, your Great Aunt Emily Sanderson."

Well, Emily, old girl, I never made it.

Who's Emily?

Look, um...

why don't you go downstairs?

You're missing all the fun.

Oh, that's adorable.

Could I have it?

I collect little animals.

It's my hobby.

- How's it going? - Good.

Here ya go.

Do you think that smoking pot alters your perception?

Come on, Rog. You've been sitting around too long.

- You've gotta play a couple songs. - Oh, yeah.

Sweetheart, you having a good time?

Having fun, Daddy.

Good.

My father, farmer, son of a farmer.

Never had a pot.

Always had high hopes for me.

"This is a great and beautiful country," he said.

"Pioneer stock.

Do something good, Roger."

You could do something good.

Something worthwhile.

Do it while you can.

Something worthwhile.

What do you suggest?

Would you like me to build houses with you?

You aren't exactly the sort of a person

you pretend to be, are ya?

Why, I'm not sure I know exactly what you mean.

The schoolgirl manner, you know.

Blushing, stammering, and all that.

I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad.

Worse than you could know.

Yeah, well, that's good, because if you actually were

as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get any--

Hi, friends. Ralph Williams, owner of the world's largest Ford dealership.

Well, here it is, that time of year, once again,

our big, year-end cleanup sale at--

Excuse me, sir. I'm an usher.

Are you family or friend?

Um, family. Adam Gaines.

One moment please.

Easy.

Excuse me. There's a young man back there

who says his name is Adam Gaines.

So you're Adam.

Gladys and Roger's boy.

Glad you could come, Adam.

I'll bet you don't remember,

but I saw you when you were just a teeny little bugger.

I used to help your mother bathe you

when we visited her for a week back in 1943

when your daddy did that marvelous radio program.

You were cute as the Devil

and smart as a whip.

Even then.

I hear you're gonna be a doctor.

Uh, PhD.

Semantics.

Uh-huh. Well, specialists are always in demand.

Our boy's planning on being a chiropodist.

Awfully glad you could...

come here to see Grandma Sanderson.

It's--It's a shame you couldn't have...

made the trip when she could have enjoyed you.

Who can find a virtuous woman?

For her price is far above rubies.

Strength and honor are her clothing,

and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom,

and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looketh well to the ways of her household.

and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children'll rise up and call her blessed.

Her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain.

But a woman that feareth the Lord,

she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands.

And let her own works praise her in the gates.

I told her years ago to put some picture windows in this house of hers.

Improve the resale value.

But Emily Sanderson, she was close with a penny.

Well, come on in. Everybody's waiting to meet ya.

This is-- This is Adam Gaines.

It's Gladys' boy from California.

- Hello. - How are you?

Lillian Guard.

He looks like Gladys.

Why don't you go out to the kitchen with the menfolk?

Well, now.

It's here.

Oh, thank you.

Here's your soda pop.

Inez tells me you're Gladys' boy from California.

That's right.

I heard you're studying up on semantics.

Well, just what is that now?

What, semantics? Study of meanings.

Meanings of what?

Meanings of words. How their meanings change.

Well, what for? Words are what they are.

At least this man always means what he says.

Well, what means one thing to one person

may not mean the same thing to the person he's talking to.

And then they really can't communicate.

Meanings, huh?

Well, maybe you can just set this man's mind right then

and tell me what in the hell is the meaning

of those depressing and pervert-type movies

that you people make out there in California.

I mean, why?

You call that entertainment?

Well, some people have different tastes.

Well, there's not just New York and Los Angeles, you know.

Tell 'em that for me, will ya?

Okay.

There's a whole country here full of people

looking for just a good Sunday afternoon movie.

Not all that arty psychological crap

they keep putting out for New York and Los Angeles.

And I suppose you think that kinda movie's hot stuff, don't you?

Well, they got people that just believe anything they tell 'em.

I like all kinds of films.

Well, we're crying for good musicals here.

I mean, I got troubles of my own.

Why do I wanna see people up there suffering?

I'll tell you who I like is Julie Andrews.

We're out of ice.

Let me hear what side of this fence you're on, anyway.

Why don't you just name me a couple of movies that you like?

Well, I like "Blow-Up."

Oh, my God!

Well, now, you just hit on it.

That damn movie.

And that was the name of it.

Two years ago me and the missus went into KC,

just to, you know, blow off a little steam, see the lights.

Well, now, how in the hell was I supposed to tell from that title

that that wasn't an action war movie?

Inez loves those.

Well, I'll tell ya, I got myself up out of that theater,

walked right on out of there.

And believe me, I got every cent of my money back too.

Naked women and all.

And suppose you just tell me what in the hell that movie was about anyway.

Well, come on, you said you liked the movie.

You tell me what it was about.

- You tell me what it was about. - Just wait a minute. Wait one minute.

Now, what the hell you getting mad at me for, huh?

Look, I'm not responsible for that film.

You like the films you like, I like the films I like.

No, you are not responsible, but it's your kind that is responsible.

- Oh, come on. - Deny that.

Deny what?

You know, as a matter of fact, I got a question I'd like to ask you.

All right.

- If you're not afraid to answer. - Anything you want.

Well, why doesn't a young man like yourself--

present company excepted, of course--

Why doesn't he get up off his behind and make a buck?

And be willing to defend his country just like I had to?

What right's he got to live off his family until he's damn near 30?

Who's got a cigarette?

Excuse me.

Hello there, Adam.

I'm Mrs. Hopper. We saw you at the church.

I just said to Jerri--

This is my daughter Jerri Jo.

- Hi. - Hello.

I said, "Now, there's someone your own age for you to talk with

on this dreadful afternoon."

We'll see you later.

You know, I was valedictorian. A straight-A average.

Oh, only we use another system. ESMI.

I'll probably be an art major at Cape Girardeau State next year,

become a teacher.

I'm crazy about children.

What I really love to do is cook.

Oh, cooking is just a hobby, of course.

I wouldn't wanna be a Home Ec major.

Art is so much more creative.

Art and public speaking.

My father says either one is good for self development.

Your clothes are really unusual,

but very attractive.

I noticed 'em right away.

And your hair.

Oh, it really is very masculine.

It goes so well with your face.

Um, I'd really love to go to university.

I've thought of becoming an actress,

but Mama says it's too hard out there.

For a good girl. If you know what I mean.

She's a hick hooker.

And that old bat, of course that's a lady pimp working funerals.

You know, you seem to be thinking all the time.

I never met anyone who looked so deep

and intelligent.

You must read a great deal.

I do.

You can't miss the Cameron drive-in movie.

Jerri Jo, you show him where to turn off at Route 10.

Adam, it is so sweet of you to invite Jerri Jo.

You know, she just loves movies.

Jerri Jo, now you remember, no chocolate anything.

Don't they look cute together in that car?

Put your hands on the roof of the car.

Take two steps back, spread your legs,

keep your toes out.

Come on, spread your legs. Keep your toes out.

Okay, let's have your driver's license.

Registration.

This car is registered to Roger Construction Incorporated.

Step aside please.

Anything else?

No.

Two coffees and two hot dogs.

I've gotta get home.

That was the longest goddamn double feature I ever sat through.

Goodnight.

Good morning.

I saw your car, and I thought I'd wait for you.

I have to pick Mom up at the beauty parlor.

Will you walk with me?

Are you going back to California today?

Are you staying here?

Why do you wanna know?

'Cause I think you'd like it here.

Because I think if you stay, you'd ask me out again.

You do?

What was in that bag?

Two pair of heavy-duty trousers

pair of Big Mac work shirts.

And one pair of Mr. Rough boots

with the genuine neoprene soles.

Got a job for the summer.

Power & Light summer crew.

You won't like it.

That's for men who never went to school.

Suits me fine.

Um, is that yours?

Yeah.

That's my daddy inside.

We've got the mogas butane franchise down there too.

Beauty parlor's just around the corner.

Come on.

Well, Adam.

Come on. Come on out.

Joanna, this is Jerri Jo's date last night.

This is Dr. Gaines from California,

and this is Joanna.

- How do you do? - Pleased to meet you, Doctor.

Thank you.

Uh, it's really a PhD.

You don't use a "doctor."

Adam, we are so proud of you for getting your doctor,

we're just gonna show it.

That's right.

Well, didn't you have a good time at the drive-in last night?

Was it a--a good movie?

I'm not too high on drive-in movies.

Well, good for you.

I'm so glad to hear it.

Sitting in an uncomfortable car with all those rowdy people.

Adam, the next time that you take Jerri Jo out,

Mr. Hopper and I will just take you to a nice theater in Kansas City,

and we'll just make an evening of it.

That sounds wonderful, Mrs. Hopper.

Okay.

Boy, did I get drunk last night.

The old lady's so mad, I'm glad I'm gonna be gone for three months.

'Cause she is mad,

and I know I ain't gonna get nowhere.

I looked at a '63 Chevy...

I think I'm gonna make enough money off of this trip

that I can go ahead and pay for it.

Harvey Gavin.

Adam Gaines.

Oh, yeah. I can see I'm gonna have to be around

when them hands of yours start givin' you hell.

Don't worry about it, Moe.

Yeah, I can see you ain't used to hard work.

Boy, you got yourself one hell of a good job now.

We gonna bust us a path 50-feet wide

and 20 miles long. Kapoom!

Don't you go cutting off nothing but them limbs.

Harvey, you're drawing every skeeter in the county.

Skeeters come in on the smell of sweat.

They ain't comin' in to read my manual.

TV repair?

Hell, it'll take you a hundred years to read that thing.

Orville, technical stuff's gotta be absorbed.

This is a wonderful profession. I made up my mind.

Better money than this?

Shoot, boy, when I drive by

in my Dodge panel truck with "Harvey's TV Repair"

written on the side of it,

I'm just gonna say, "Honk, honk, you get out of my way,

you half-assed ditch digger!"

Half-assed--!

Take that back, you son of a bitch!

Hey, Adam!

Adam, come in here and get your buddy,

before I end up with a crotch full of chiggers!

Adam! Why, you!

This man's got himself a bodyguard!

Let me out of here!

- Here. - Ah, no, thanks.

Oh, now, come on. Man's gotta keep his belly full.

Let me see. Let me see.

Come on.

Just keep spittin' on 'em.

I'm a college man myself.

The Missouri agricultural college over in Falksburg.

Good school?

It's the best.

I just do this work to stay in shape for football.

Coach doesn't want us to get too flabby over summer.

I'm not a jock, though.

Animal husbandry.

That's a good field.

Oh, yeah. It's a pretty good fightin' school.

Over 500 students.

Only 40 of us qualify in animal husbandry.

What kinda work you aimin' for?

Well, most go into farming.

But I've always had my plans set for bigger things.

As a matter of fact,

I got this job all lined up.

Position with Sunny Days Dairies.

They supply most of the Midwest.

You know, that's great, man. I really envy you.

You know what you want.

Yeah. My folks were just tickled pink.

And there's this real sweet little girl who's gonna be the wife

come next fall.

You got yourself a girl here?

Yeah. Yeah, I met one.

Hey, don't scratch that poison oak none.

Pester you to death, boy.

What the hell am I supposed to do?

Mix that up.

A dash of poultice.

It's better than any doctor could prescribe up.

That's mud.

God's own mud.

Christ, you know, I remember...

Well, this kid, he had...

It was my first year on the gang.

We was working this high-voltage line out at Chillicothe.

Well, I had to go to the can.

This bastard straw boss, he was sure ornery.

Well, he'd been layin' for me.

All the old members on that gang.

So I came out of the bushes, hitchin' up my drawers, you know.

They was all just laughin' till I thought they'd crap.

Was it poison oak?

Poison ivy.

And it was worse than yours.

Got me all over where, you know, I'd squatted down...

Oh, no.

Well, that wasn't the worst part, either.

See, I'd just got married.

And I was still in the habit of poppin' back over to Raytown every now and then,

see my little bride when the old thought hit me.

Well, you should have seen her face.

Yeah, I told her all the time she was pregnant,

that kid is gonna be born with a case of poison ivy.

You got a kid?

Uh, hell. Four.

Yeah, and a good, little woman.

Alma.

Got a good, little house too.

Me and my brother built it.

He and his kids live downstairs.

Yeah, we got a good, little setup.

See, Alma day-works in a diner,

and her sister-in-law looks after all the kids, and...

with what I send home, we do real fine.

Hey, take a gander at this.

This might be a profession interests you too.

Takes a bright man.

See, I got this one other thing to do too

before I go into business meeting the public.

Got this place picked out to make my teeth pretty.

How's the poison oak?

Well, it's fine. Just--Just fine.

Well...

it ain't the mud.

It's the talk.

Talkin's the cure for itchin'.

It's called psychology.

Yep. You sleep tight, Adam.

My deal. 55-card draw.

Hey, how long does it take to get into town again?

You stick close to old Harvey.

I knows where the chili's hot and the women are clean.

Now, you save this. You'll need it.

And you use this for having a good time.

Man's gotta kick up his heels,

but there ain't no sense in him going broke.

- Hey, boys? - Yeah!

We gonna bust us some little fillies, right?

- Right! - Right.

We gonna get ourselves a handful of something other

than a pick and shovel tonight, boy.

How do I look?

You look just great.

Well, if this man don't set 'em twitchin' right where it feels good,

then they just ain't got what I want.

Pussy! Whoo!

Pussy, pussy, pussy!

Harvey, what the hell's the matter with you?

What do you mean? I lost my damn cat.

Hey, Adam, what the hell are ya, huh?

Some kind of preacher?

Ain't them old juices boilin' up yet?

Come on, boy. Let 'er rip. Come on.

Give it a rip. Let 'er go. Come on!

Harvey Gavin, come on and give me a kiss.

Sexy old bat, Cleo.

Oh, oh, ain't Harv ever gonna get enough of that?

Not till he drops dead, sweet thing.

Well, you get yourself on in there and tank up.

Then maybe you'll leave us grown women in peace.

There's one I wouldn't mind comin' to shake my hand.

God, boy. You got a grip like iron.

You got a hand just like my first husband had.

Rough to the touch,

but gentle to a woman.

Now go on and get yourself in there,

blow off some steam.

I can't take that boy nowhere.

He's just as bad as me.

If Thelma Lou happens to walk in there-- Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, help me.

Didn't I tell you this man's better than a Shorthaired Pointer any day?

Look at that.

- Wait a minute. - Hi, Cleo.

Hi, girlie, how are you?

What'll you have?

- I'll have a Pink Lady. - Oh, a Pink Lady. Right.

Go on, man.

What are you gonna have?

I'm gonna have a Man... hattan.

No, you're not.

I see 'em. I see 'em.

Hi. What are you gonna have?

Couple of Schlitz. How's that?

Oh, yeah?

Hey, Cleo, throw us a rag.

This boy done wet his pants!

Heads up.

Well, here goes nothin', boys.

Come on down, baby! Whoo!

Oh, you're just...

Here. Here.

How do they get people to pose for pictures like that?

What do you got over there? Let's see it. Let me see.

Give it to me. Oh, yeah!

Oh! This is better than the other one, Art.

I can not believe--

This... another round.

Oh, Harvey. No more drinking.

You're not gonna be able to get up.

Honey, that'll be the day.

Harvey.

These girls have got dishonorable intentions toward us,

and I ain't gonna let 'em down.

Everybody shell out.

Oop!

It's that way, old buddy.

Hey, why don't you talk to me?

Come on...

Why don't you look at the pictures, Mavis?

No!

Goodnight, boys. See you tomorrow.

Come on, old timer.

Time to go home.

Everybody...

- Yeah. - Hell yeah!

Night, Cleo!

Night, Cleo!

Goodnight.

Hello, Mrs. Hopper?

Uh, hi. Uh, listen, I'm sorry I'm calling so late.

Uh, yeah, this is Adam Gaines.

Yeah. Hi.

Um, is Jerri Jo there, please?

Ah, she's not.

Um, no. If you just tell her I called, and I'll call her back again.

Yeah.

Yes. It's good to talk to you, and I'm--I'm sorry I'm calling so late.

Good night.

Ease up! Pull!

Oh, you lucky son of a bitch. You got all five fingers, huh?

- Move them 'round a bit. - That should swell up, huh?

Boy, she's purplin' like hell. You've got yourself a humdinger.

Crap, that ain't nothing...

You've got a hell of an out.

Well, I think putting you on something easy for a while--

Now, I don't want to lose my job, man, huh.

Oh, don't worry. A man like you, he work himself back up in no time.

Yeah, you've been baptized good now, boy.

Hang on.

Adam.

I'm so happy to see you, Adam.

Well, may I come in?

Oh, yes. Please.

Mom and Daddy have gone to Kansas City today.

They'll be sorry they weren't here to say hello.

Come in the kitchen. I'm just baking an apple pie.

We heard about your accident.

- You did? - Yes.

The doctor who treated you at Plattsburgh

was your cousin Inez's brother-in-law.

It was really something the way you took that pain.

That must be awful hard work.

Oh, it's not bad.

If you don't mind poison ivy, heat prostration, rattlesnake bites.

I'm just so happy to see you.

I've never in my whole life been so happy to see anyone.

If I would've had one wish this morning,

it would have been that you'd be standing at my front door.

Thank you.

Thank you very, very much.

Would you like to see my high school album?

It's got my valedictorian speech in it.

It's in my bookcase, up in my bedroom.

I'd love to, uh, read your...

your valedict--

your valedictorian speech.

I saw some Cameron High School annuals over at Emily Sanderson's house.

They were all on thick, black paper.

Haven't changed much, though.

People look different.

Do you think I'll look that funny in 40 years?

You look funny now.

And you don't?

All those mosquito bites and that old peeling sunburn.

I got poison ivy on my legs.

- Is it catchin'? - No.

No, it's almost all gone.

I've never been happier in my whole life.

That's very beautiful.

You make me so proud.

Well, you make me so happy.

Sweetie, we're home.

There's Mom and Dad.

Wait till they see who I've got here.

Look who's here.

Adam.

Oh, what a wonderful surprise.

My, don't we look all outdoorsy and handsome?

- So, you're Adam, huh? - How do you do?

Hear you got banged up, son.

- Yeah. - Glad it wasn't serious.

Well, now, just sit down.

- Sit down. - Oh, listen, Adam.

Something you gotta try.

Hope you don't mind sitting in a ladies' model.

- That's something, huh? - Yeah.

I grabbed this big piece of the wedding cake.

Thank you, honey.

Oh, no, thank you. I'm stuffed. I've been eating all day.

Person who turns down wedding cake will never marry their true love.

How's your hand?

It's fine.

But how's your hand?

It's fine. The doctor put a soft bandage on.

It's feeling much better.

- You'll be here Saturday? - Sure.

Hey, I miss you.

- Me too. - Yeah.

- Hey, look, I gotta go. Harvey's waiting. - Don't go.

- It's just be a while. - Can't you talk a little longer?

No, they're waiting for me. Hey, you wanna make me an apple pie?

- Yes, I'll make you an apple pie. - Okay.

I'll see you Saturday.

All right.

Good-bye.

Bye.

And when you called, Mrs. Hopper,

well, I was more than glad to drop everything at the lab

and come down here for lunch.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Well, isn't this fun? Our own little picnic.

Now, Ed, why don't you sit over there by Jerri Jo?

Thank you.

- Excuse me, pal. - Sorry.

Jerri Jo, excuse me.

Well, this looks pretty good, too.

You're not from Kansas City, I take it.

- California. - Mm.

Pharmacy's my field.

Semantics and ditch digging.

That's an interesting combination.

Ed, your mother tells me that you have just a wonderful surprise for her.

Oh, yes, ma'am.

I just got the Rexall franchise

out the new Green Ridge shopping center, Lee's Summit.

Isn't that wonderful?

Some girl's gonna get herself a lucky prize.

I got my eye on that new housing project south of Kansas City.

I think I'll be able to swing one of those nice French provincial houses next year.

Jerri Jo,

those those houses that you admired so

in the real estate section of the Kansas City Star?

- It was last Sunday. - Yeah, ma'am, the same.

I cut out the article and saved it.

Are you just going to eat all day?

I might.

Tell me about all the other girls you've been in love with.

- No. - No, really.

No, really.

But why me? What do you love about me?

Well, you know what's really the most important?

- What? - Because you're here right now.

Am I going to get poison ivy, you know?

And you know what I really love?

I really love... I really love your apple pie.

Am I a lot different from all those other girls?

I mean, sometimes I worry about--

I don't know a lot about a lot of things.

I don't think you should worry about anything.

You're doing just fine.

I wouldn't trade you for all the girls I ever knew.

Well, why won't you tell me about them?

Because I have given up my evil ways.

I'm, uh...

I'm just a little country boy working his tail off all week,

coming into town to see his woman on the weekends.

That's it.

That's all there is.

Hey, come get a cigar from the new papi.

- You mean you? - Yeah!

Alma gave me a little boy.

Eight pounds and just as pretty as his daddy.

That's great!

Hey, Harvey, how'd you come to get married?

well...

you get a little too drunk one night

and they start talking about how much they love you

and how they wanna take care of you.

And you start feeling like you've gotta protect them.

Well, next day, they've got you hooked, boy.

And knocked up to boot. That's all it is.

- Did you love her? - Well...

I guess I proved I liked to be around her.

I got five kids.

You know, pretty soon,

I'm gonna win me a bigger bundle in the game,

and I'm gonna find me an empty store I can pick up real cheap.

And it's gonna happen, boy.

Harvey's TV Repair.

Oh, isn't it cute?

Well, you oughta keep Missouri in mind.

Wonderful opportunities for a young man.

Good life.

You'll have to meet the Arts and Sciences Dean

up at North Central Missouri State Teacher's College.

It's just 20 miles from here.

My brother-in-law is a friend of his.

That really sounds very interesting.

Well, big fish in a little pond.

Adam, come look at this wonderful little house.

Well, this house sells for 17.5.

It might be a good investment,

so I thought I'd come over and take a look.

Yeah, it's a nice little house.

Nothing around here for miles.

Well, that's nothing against it.

No, sir, I don't invest in pigs in a poke.

You see, I happen to know the county supervisor.

And there's a branch of Route 69 that's coming right through here.

So I thought I might just buy up the whole acreage.

Put in ten or 15 of these to start with,

sell them for 17.5,

make a nice little bundle.

My father builds houses.

That's wonderful.

I just might write him.

You know, this community is developing and it's catching up.

Housing development out here would be just the ticket.

You put a shopping center down there. A couple gas stations up here.

Bunch of billboards running along up there.

Hey, hold on, son.

That's progress.

Now, I'm not the one that's building this highway.

Now, people need it so it comes.

People are begging for houses.

They can't live in a pasture no matter how pretty it is.

Adam, aren't you coming in?

You're father's gonna build 15 houses out here right in a row.

And that's just for a start.

That's good.

I wouldn't want to live out here in the middle of nowhere.

Everybody needs neighbors.

Jerri Jo, what's going on?

You know, sometimes, people, they gotta work things out.

Everything's just fine.

Right, today it's fine.

What about tomorrow?

Maybe next year?

Jerri Jo, are you-- are you really with me?

- I love you. - No.

No, no, it's not that simple.

I don't understand.

Is something wrong?

Look, I don't wanna be stopped

in one place by somebody's half-assed idea of what's proper.

I'm not even sure I wanna teach.

Maybe I wouldn't be a good teacher. I don't know.

I feel--I feel like I've been crammed for 20 years with school.

And I'm not prepared to do a goddamn thing.

I want to, uh...

Well, there's...

Like, I see you and me...

travelling all across the country.

Europe maybe. A couple of years.

Just go.

I thought you liked it here.

I like it here. I love it here.

But it's you.

That's what important-- you and me.

Okay.

Hey, we're two new people.

All right?

Let's try everything.

Let's not be satisfied.

And then if you still want that house,

we'll buy it

and we'll go to the supermarket,

we'll get that station wagon.

We'll see. We'll talk about it later.

Please?

Nobody ought to eat alone.

Sorry the women ain't in tonight.

Hey, that oldest Peavine brother in the back with Harv

is that Mavis' husband.

Cleo, you make the best chili in the world.

Well, you sure eat enough of it.

Adam. Adam.

Adam, they got me by the short hairs.

Damn, I always told you to save money.

I'm in for 100 bucks. Adam, they got my whole bankroll.

Adam?

Don't let them skunk me.

I'm hot, Adam.

I'm rolling.

That's your whole summer pay?

Why you carry it around for?

Does this mean nothing to you?

You go bust their asses, hear?

You son of a bitch.

- These are loaded dice! - Ooh!

Hey, now you cool your butt, hillbilly.

You hear?

This money's mine.

You got no right to come to this town every weekend causing trouble.

That's my TV repair money.

You've got no right to take a man's life away.

Now, you stubborn trash, get the hell out of this saloon.

Well, give me that...

- In a pig's ass! - Oh, yeah?

Well, let me tell you something, big shot.

I made your old lady Mavis.

I did her every which way!

You son of a bitch!

Get out of here!

Get off him!

Oh, my...

My, oh, my, oh, my.

Come on, let's get out of here.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Let's go.

- Come on! - Adam!

Shut up! Shut up.

- Let go of me or I'll kill you, too! - Shut up! Shut up!

- Where'd they go? - Let's get in the car and go find 'em!

Come on! We've gotta pick it up!

Come on! Go!

There they are! There they are!

There they are!

Come on, back up!

I'm gonna kill you, you son of a bitch!

Are they in there?

You see them? We've lost them. We've lost them!

I gotta kill them son of a bitches.

- No, Harvey, come on. - Let go!

- Shut up, Harvey, shut up! - Let me go!

Adam...

Oh, my God.

- They took all my money, Adam. - It's okay, Harv.

- They treated me like white trash dirt! - It's okay, Harv.

That's still your savings, man! I'm broke!

It's your money, too. I gave--

It's okay, Harvey.

I wanna thank you, Adam.

You kept me from killing a man tonight.

That's honest God's truth.

Yeah, I know when it's on me.

Oh, yeah, that would've been the end of old Harv.

Don't no more truck with the police.

You know I've been in jail?

I laid open a man's head with a beer bottle.

Practically got my own room in Jackson County...

drunk tank.

Yeah, but this one would've done me in.

Well...

I don't think--

Well, I ain't ever gonna be able to pay you back your money.

You saw my money.

Come on. Forget it, will you?

You know what you got over everybody else?

I mean, you know what I've studied out about you?

What's that?

Well...

you're different from us.

You got brains.

And now you've got yourself the balls to go along with it.

Yeah.

You got a leg up in this world.

Then I'm thanking you.

Here, you take it.

You've got the means to do something with it.

I think I'm gonna be travelling this line the rest of my life.

Busting brush.

Oh, Harvey.

Harvey, you've got it made.

Don't stop travelling. You can make the whole world.

God, boy.

I'm tired of running.

Running around in circles.

It's running.

Man says to me,

"You're born alone.

You die alone."

But nobody ever told me I'd live all this time in between alone, too.

God, I love my old Alma.

Those beautiful kids.

That's all there really is, Adam.

Here I am stuck...

running around the countryside nailing hookers and...

getting puke drunk.

You promise me you look into that TV repair.

I promise.

Summer crew gets laid off next week.

Orville and Leroy and Elwood

may be going on up to Nebraska.

God, it's over.

Marry me.

Yeah.

Yeah, if you want a ring, we can get it today.

- Leroy. - Adam.

- You take care now. - Take care of yourself, you hear?

- Elwood, I'll see you. - Adam, best to you.

Now, you take good care of yourself.

'Cause we gonna be thinking about you.

It's been a good summer.

Yeah, for you especially.

You know, it ain't every day a man finds himself a good woman.

Our boy's engaged.

Told you all along he weren't no queer.

- Orville. - Oh, yeah.

Here.

It's from the boys.

I don't know how to thank you all.

I'm very touched.

You use 'em in good health.

- You got that TV manual? - Oh, yeah.

Let's get moving.

I love you!

Adam.

Errands.

See you later.

Excuse me.

Hi. How are you? Hello.

- Oh, Adam, I do so hope you'll be happy. - Thank you very much.

- Adam, congratulations. - Thank you.

Oh, Adam.

Excuse me.

- Good luck to you. - Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Isn't this a lovely engagement party?

- Congratulations, son. - Thank you very much, sir.

Oh, and listen, Adam, I got you that appointment with the dean

over at North Central Missouri State.

And my brother-in-law fixed it up so you got nothing to worry about.

Thank you.

Anything for you, son.

Oh, by the way, I got a charge account

over at Mr. Swank's men's store.

So, if you wanna, you can just go over there and pick yourself up

a nice suit and shirt and tie, the works.

- Charge it to me. - Thank you very much.

- Hey. - Hey, stranger.

- You having a good time? - Good time.

- Listen, why don't you and I go outside-- - You two...

You have got to talk to Miss O'Toole. Come on.

Uh, I'm not really sure. We haven't decided.

Oh, would you really have a honeymoon?

- Oh, yes. - That's wonderful.

It's so wonderful you could come and meet Jerri Jo.

You would never have known her if you hadn't.

Oh, Jerri Jo, it's so romantic.

But I suppose this means that you won't be going through

sorority rush week at college?

I really don't need a sorority now.

But you are going to college, aren't you?

Oh, of course.

I'll be going wherever Adam teaches.

You a schoolteacher, too?

I'll be coaching basketball and teaching math and hygiene

here at the high school this fall.

Have you picked out your dish pattern yet?

Carl and I chose old moss rose with the matching silver pattern.

We haven't looked yet.

Oh, you always get the best of everything, Jerri Jo.

- Visit Adam's parents. - You're gonna be living here?

- With your folks? - We were thinking of travelling.

Oh, Adam, not that stuff again.

We haven't quite decided yet, but it'll probably be out at that new development.

Oh, Franklin and I would love to buy out there.

Let's go, Jerri Jo.

Right now.

The one outside of Kansas City, you know?

- Yes. - With that two-car garage

and the French provincial furniture.

Adam...

We are out of vanilla ice cream.

Will you go to A&P and get some?

Well, I see you're bossing your future son-in-law already, Berta.

No. I love him to pieces.

And, Adam, take your little red car, hmm?

I'd be delighted.

Excuse me.

Vanilla! Get a lot of vanilla.

Where you going?

I've been sent for vanilla.

What's the matter?

You've made your world so damn small, Jerri Jo.

So neat...

and clean...

and pretty.

Isn't that what everyone wants?

It's not what I want.

Not for me.

What about me?

I love you.

I really do.

But I don't love what comes with the package.

Wait.

After they've gone, we'll go to Emily Sanderson's house.

Will you come to the A&P with me?

- I can't leave the party. - I understand.

I'll talk to you later.

- We'll work everything out. - Sure.

I know we will.

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