Original subtitles

-Who are you? -! am your father.

So, you come here after 14 years with a story like that?

he creature

No!

You really are my father.

Mest

Don't they cry where you come from when somebody dies?

No, they don't.

ere are So many

hildren are the hope of your species

not the danger.

Human children, not your alien seed!

How long do you think you'd last without me to take care of you?

Is that what you do?

[announcer on PA] Now arriving on track four.

[train horn blowing]

[announcer] The silver dollar special,

direct service to Las Vegas,

will leave track two in 15 minutes.

[traveler] Hurry up.

[announcer] Train number 17,

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with stops in San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and San Jose

now boarding on east track three.

what the big deal is.

I said I'm sorry.

Why don't we just drop it?

Well, because you're still on my case about it.

It's just hard for me to believe

that you would forget my camera case on the platform.

l went back for it, didn't 17

! mean, it was still there, wasn't it?

Your mind's been up in the clouds lately.

Let's just drop it, okay?

! wish l'had a picture of him.

l have no idea what he looks like.

Well, like a magazine publisher.

-Paul? -Bill!

-My God, ! don't believe it! -[chuckles]

Don't telll me you forgot.

It's been 116 years.

Yes, right. Look at you.

Short hair, no beard.

l Saw you on TV once, and you were wearing a tie.

a house with a picket fence?

don't know. Well, 1 don't have a wife. I don't have a picket fence.

But l have a son, Scott.

-Hi. -[Bill] Well, what do you know?

l guess you're never too old for surprises, huh?

[chuckles]

eal last yea

! can't tell l was.

Neither can I.

[shutter clicking]

[Bill] How does it feel to be back?

Like I'm seeing i

The town is the same, just the people have changed.

a real bang-up demonstration

in this since the day you left.

march and carry protest signs?

Oh, sure. We were right in the thick of things,

‘Tis a far, far better thing that we do.

Hey, Paul?

-[Bill] Oh.

Look at it now. It's so peaceful, quiet.

Oh, many to count.

Scott, you must've seen the picture your dad took.

I mean, it hit the front pages all the way across the country

along) with my story.

The whole group handcuffed together in a line,

t

heir arms were raised in victory.

It was really something, wasn't it?

[Paul] Yeah. It was really something.

-[Paul] You like this?

-Yeah, circulation's up 14% this year.

l ran a piece on Springsteen last month. Sold out every copy!

-[reporter 1] Here he is. -[reporter 2] Paul?

Can you tell us what your latest crusade is?

Is it true you're doing a retrospective

on the anti-war piece

his magazine ran in 1971?

Would you\ agree that it was your prison photo

y

of the Santa Barbara 12

that led you to national prominence?

Excuse me. Can) talk to youl fora minute?

Sure, Paul. Excuse us.

We'll be right back.

[reporter 3) l'can't believe this:

[ thought ! said no publicity.

I'm Sorry) We're gonna have to leave.

Yeah, if that's the way you want it, I'll get rid of ‘em.

Gentlemen, may apologies

-of the press conference.

-[reporter 1] No, sir. Please.

Look, I'm sorry, but I don't get it.

What's eating you?

Modesty was never your thing.

Things have changed.

Hey, wait. Don't tell me you're worried

about meeting wit

again after what happened.

Look, We Were just newsmen doing our job.

We did them a favor, right?

Come on, let's get down to business.

Four imjembers Gi Ie Santa Barbara 12

Your first phiete assignment

Christina Wallace owns an art gallery?

Mest

Dennis owns his own restaurant

Gary is an English professor at UC.

And! Michael is ‘a doctor.

A Republican.

A Republican?

You said it, brother.

about what was going on in this country.

Now, pfft,

all they care about is themselves.

They sold out, Paul. Every one of ‘em.

Well, if that's the way you feel,

why do you wanna do this retrospective on ‘em?

Wanna show how much they've changed!

Before, you captured the spirit

of these people on film.

Let's do that again.

It's dynamite stuff, Paul.

And it'll sell a lot of magazines.

Yes, I'm sure it will.

[radio presenter] The jury is expected by late Monday.

And that wraps it up

We'll turn now to Pattie Edwards for the weather express.

[Pattie] Thank you, Derek.

Oh, good.

I'll be finished with this assignment

They were caught and arrested,

and Bill Avery interviewed all 12 of ‘em in jail.

[Scott] And you took the pictures.

Well, mean, he did).

Yeah.

[sighs]

If they enough to risk their freedom

for what they believed in, ! wonder what made ‘em change.

Money. The root of all evil.

[shutter clicking]

-Hey, how are you doing? -Hi, how are you doin’?

Paul Forrester, what do you know?

Dennis, how are you?

Take this to table five, please.

So, Avery said just a few candid shots, right?

Well, let's get it over with then.

Hey, I'd get the fries, if 1 was you.

Hey, Eric, ! oughta hire you to do PR.

Well, all right, an order of fries, then.

Hey, make that two.

That's a dollar, each.

-Thanks. -Hey, no biggie.

You were right, these are great.

You live around here?

No, we're just in town for a couple of days.

-What's your name? -Scott Hayden.

I'm Eric Kendall.

How’ do you luck into’somethingli

for someone, and there ! was. [chuckles]

Where are you guys shooting next?

Uh, I think this is it for today.

But tomorrow, we're filming at some art gallery.

Uh, I gotta go.

-Nice meeting you.

-Yeah, you too.

Oh, that'll do it.

Mellower,

Why are you working for Avery anyway?

Bill Avery is my friend.

Is he?

Bigger than I can handle.

Paul:

-good to see you.

What have we got?

And we got another truck coming in today, right?

We got all the sandwiches. Great.

[shutter clicks]

Hi. Where have you been?

Oh, do you have some new pictures?

love to see what you've...

Eric, want you to clean up your room.

It's a real pigsty.

I cleaned it yesterday.

and there are dirty dishes on your desk.

Allright.

I'll get to it later.

You'll get to it now.

Oh, and Eric...

l want you to help me clean out the rain gutters tomorrow.

I'll be home at noon so we can get an early start, okay?

[sighs]

What's happening to us, Jo?

Eric and ! used to be pals,

't even talk to him

without raising my voice.

What am ! doing wrong?

It's not you, it's Eric.

and he's testing himsel

against the man he knows best

his dad.

It kinda figures, you know,

we finally find a real nice spot

and we have to spend the whole time working.

You've really been complaining a lot lately, you know?

I'm gonna have to look for some exteriors to shoot,

-and I'll need your help, all right?

-Excuse us. -Hey, Eric!

-Hey, Scott. How are you doing? -[chuckles]

-You know each other?

-Yeah, we met at the wharf yesterday.

He bought me some fries, right?

Yeah, right.

-Oh, his name's Eric Kendall.

-Paul Forrester.

-You do? -Sure, everyone knows you.

into photography anyway.

Oh. [chuckles]

[Eric]! Wanna be'a pro'someday too.

I've been, like, practicing

taking classes.

Well, that's a good way to start.

ait’ a minute, Why don't you come with Us?

-Oh, come on, Dad.

l mean, say yes.

It'd be kind of a nice change for me

to have someone my own age around once:

He's your dad?

Yeah.

This one is c eae Waltz of the Planets.

Um... [chuckles]

It's, uh, very realistic.

[chuckles] Right. This kind of thing

iS very popular though.

-Four thousand? -Mm-hmm.

[clears throat]

lam. But I just got this one in last week,

and this morning, it went for 12,000.

-l should've asked more.

That's--

from the Santa Barbara 12, isn't it?

That was a long time ago, Paul.

You know, when Bill Avery called about doing this,

almost said no.

Why?

You know why.

Yeah.

Maybe they could show your dad's stuff.

great spot.

and the height is p nerfeet

This'll be fine. Christina?

-Your helpers?

-[chuckles] Yes.

This is Scott and this is Eric.

Dad) Wait ’a minute, what’ about/over there?

I think it's a lot prettier, don't you?

No, the light’s better over here.

Okay, now, Christina, act like you own the place.

[Christina chuckles]

just give me a holler.

Iwill!

[shutter clicking]

-Oh, rats, Paul. I'm sorry. I have to go.

-It's okay.

l think we got everything that we need.

What! did! you mean by, "You know why"?

Oh, did she sign the release form?

! forgot. I'll be right back.

Looks like I'm not the only one with my head in the clouds.

[Scott] Where to next?

The university.

-Let's see, University of Cali

-Oh, we don't need that.

-Oh, great. Let's go.

Well, we haven't had any lunch yet, and I'm starving.

- know a place we can-- -Do you like Mexican food?

[love it.

I'll show you this great place. It's on the way.

-They got the best nachos in town.

[chuckles] Show me where it is.

Come on, what's the matte

Eric] What was it like in Vietnam?

Were you ever scared?

You're always walking the edge

for the perfect picture.

jotography teacher, he’says you've got

the eye he's ever seen.

[chuckles] Well) youlcan

Well, we'd better get going.

I've got some stuff to do at home.

Can we drop you off?

Look, just head west about four miles.

You'll signs for the campus.

Well, I'm sure we'll get by somehow. [chuckles]

Yeah, well, look, thanks for lunch.

And, uh, thanks for letting me hang out with you guys.

Good! luck to you, Eric.

Thanks. You too:

[sighs]

-So long. -Good bye, Eric.

I bet you just enjoyed that.

Enjoyed! what?

Nothing, forget it.

Look, let's just finish the assignment and get outta here, okay?

Eric, where have you been?

You were supposed to be back at noon, remember?

You were gonna help me with the rain gutters.

Why do I/have to run my life around your dumb projects?

of this family, that's why.

-And you'll do your share. -Family.

That's a laugh.

You) know) I don'task youl to do very much

but when I tell to do something, l expect you to do it.

You still haven't cleaned up your room.

I told you I'd get to it later.

Eric! Where are you going?

Softball practice.

No, ! talked to your coach.

There isn't any softball preelee'e ee

You know, you want us to trust you.

You want us to you like an adult, and then you run off and lie to us.

So I lied to you, big deal!

You lied to me for 15 years!

[door slams]

What's wrong?

Oh, great.

What do we do now?

l only have one person to see to finish this assignment.

I'll do it first thing in the morning.

Excuse me, I'm looking for Dr. Michael Goodman.

He's just down the hall, first door on your left.

[Dr. Goodman] That's quite

an accomplishment for a 12-year-old.

You must be very proud of your grandson.

Yes, lam, Doctor.

Paul! Forrester.

Your office told me

Are you going to take Dr. Goodman's picture?

Yes. Yours too, if ] may.

How many evenings a week are you here?

As many as it takes.

These people have a right

to a dignified death.

You were there. You know what I'm talking about.

Bill Avery says that all you care about

are your swimming pools

and your Mercedes these days.

I'm not ashamed of the things I own.

't built my career

at anyone else's expense.

-What do you mean?

Where were you the night we got busted?

Where was Avery?

Or did you wong! the Santa Barbara 12

While the 12) of Us Were being handcuffed

you and Avery were busy launching your careers

out of our commitment

When you' sold those pictures,

you sold us.

[knocks on door]

Oh, that didn't take long. What--

What do you want?

l'came to'see Paul.

Well, he had to go out for a minute.

I'll wait.

I didn't say you could come in.

Well, tough. I'm in.

How did you know where we were?

It's no big secret.

You've been following us around, haven't you?

Maybe ! have.

Oh, is that why you were such a pal yesterday at the whart?

So you could worm your way into meeting my dad.

in case you forgot.

Well, now I'miinviting you to take’a hike.

Hey, I can be here if! want to.

Why don't you quit butting in where you're not wanted?

Keep your hands off me!

Hey! Hey! Knock it off!

Whatiis the matter with you two?

Hey, man, he started/ it! He kept shoving me!

Dad, he's been following us.

-l need to talk to you. -Would you butt out, man?

[Eric] Yeah?

Well, he's my dad too.

-What? -[panting]

How could he be your dad?

My mom's name was Joanna.

Joanna’ Daniels:

! figured you wouldn't remember.

She said you had a lot of girlfriends back then.

That's why she never told you about me.

She Knew she couldn't tie you down.

She told you that I was your father?

No.

! found out last year,

that some photographer

named Paul Forrester

had miraculously death.

That was the helicopter crash.

Yeah.

My mom started! crying,

Tom went after her.

and I overheard everything.

How you are my real father,

how she knew you'd never marry her, so she married him.

Tom Kendall.

It seemed like my whole life up till then

had just been a lie.

The guy who I thought was my father, he was a total stranger.

I didn't know who ! was anymore.

I'm sorry you had to find out about it that way.

! wanted to kind of lead up to it, you know?

This probably blows you away.

just like it did me.

[Eric] These past few months

all I've thought about is you

and if you could like me.

I do like you, Eric.

Then let me stay here.

-Take me on the road with you.

-Whoa, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

l wouldn't be any problem.

I've got some money of my own too.

l can't take you with me, Eric.

Why not?

] mean, you take him with you,

and I'm just as much of your son as he is.

be easy taking on another kid...

but I'm not going back there.

If you hear anything, give me a Call.

I've called all his friends.

Let's not overreact, okay?

hen he came strolling in

as if nothing had happened.

Damn it, Joanna, ! don't know how much longer ! can handle this.

No matter what ! say to him,

he snaps at me. He's rude to you

and when he isn't God knows where

he's up in the damn attic.

What does he do up there anyway?

He says he needs space

Time to think and! read. ! don't know.

It's a damn funny place to read.

Where are you going?

Your parents are gonna be all alone when you split, huh?

Yeah.

Tom will love it.

-Hey, don't say that.

You know who my father is.

What about your mom?

She'll get over it.

Yeah, my mom hadi to give me up

Eric, ! know you wanna stay with me,

go out on the road with us. But ! can't let you do that.

! just wanna be with my real father,

for once.

You've got a father and a mother...

and you belong with them.

[sighs]

I think maybe we ought to take you home now.

They'll be Worrying about you.

They don't care about me!

Neither do you.

Nobody cares about me.

That's not true. We all care about you.

Hey, you'd better think twice about taking me home.

Tom's a pretty rough guy, and he already hates your guts.

[Paul] Eric!

[water running]

! sort of feel sorry for him.

of what he’s going through.

! feel Sorry for him too.

l think 1 understand how his father must be feeling.

! don't want anyone to be hurt anymore than they already have been.

What do we do?

We have no choice:

We'll leave after we take Eric home.

Bill Avery will just have to send us the money.

as tough as Eric says?

Don't Worry about it!

Jo?

Oh, my God.

Look who's back in town.

Whats this?

It's a shrine.

The only thing missing are candles.

Eric! Open up, man. ! gotta get some stuff outta there.

[water running]

Eric!

[Paul] If you were leaving a town like Santa Barbara,

where would you go?

Uh, the freeway. We'll check all

the on-ramps and if he's hitchhiking.

Forrester!

I'm glad ! caught you. We have a problem, old pal.

We have a major re-shoot here.

This trash is unworthy of you.

You blew it completely!

1 don't know, ! think

hat one’s pretty good.

-Dad, come on, let's go! -Let's talk about this tomorrow, okay?

Not okay.

Listen to me, We're up against a deadii

A bunch of Chicano kids drawing pictures?

Those are Christina's studen

[Bill] Students?

to the Bahia Mar Cronmiten( Club.

Her kids go to private school.

You had an assignment!

with these bleeding-heart snapshots?

A truck picking up a load of food.

Dennis Lambert gives food

to those people that need it.

You let this bunch of phonies sell you

a public relations number, is that it?

They still care.

These people haven't changed, Bill.

They still wanna help.

That is the truth.

Maybe you'd better take another look.

You're crazy.

don't know you anymore!

he same guy you were

in'71, man.

That's also true:

we don't get paid, right?

-There's a bright side. -Really?

He forgot to ask for the car back.

Is this it?

If the phone book is right.

That must be Eric's other father

out front, huh?

He doesn't look so bad.

What are you doing?

Looking for Eric.

[sphere whirring]

[whirring continues]

He knows. But he doesn't! know he knows.

[Scott] So why don't you just tell him that you're not Paul Forrester?

[Paul] If I did that,

if 1 told him that in here l wasn't his father,

he would grieve and then he would go back to Tom.

But for the wrong reasons. Do you understand?

[Scott] Yeah, l guess so.

Being a father is something

that lives in your heart,

and it grows

l mean, there was a time ! couldn't even call you Dad.

l remember.

It's different now, though,

because things have changed.

Because we've been through so much.

at's the same for Eric and for Tom.

guess. mean, i

for him though.

as me taking those photographs

of all those people for Bill Avery.

Maybe= Maybe they didn't look the same}

but down inside in their hearts,

they were still the same people.

-l understand. -They hadn't changed in 16 years.

I get it.

-Scott? -Yeah?

How am! doing?

l mean, uh, being a father?

[scoffs] You're okay. [chuckling]

Thanks.

[Eric] How did! you find me?

Your dad gave’me’an idea of where you might be.

Look, ! keep telling you, he's not my father.

So forget it, I'm not going back there.

Man, you're being stupid.

‘t make it on your own

Yeah, well, I'll learn.

Il get a job or somethi

What about your mother?

She'll get along.

! mean, she's got him, right?

Everybody's got somebody!

You two!! Them two!

You don't want me, that's fine.

It's not like I'm gonna die because

All right, Eric, you win.

I can't just leave you here.

If you wanna travel with Us, let's go.

[Eric]) You mean it?

-Uh, Dad, wait a minute.

-And what about him?

-Hey, "him" has a name.

He'll be allright:

Dad, what are you doing?

You really mean it?! can go with you?

! said you can. One thing though,

you're gonna have to tell your parents.

Sure. I'll write ‘em.

No, you're gonna have to tell "em.

Okay, let's find a phone.

[Paul] No, I'm sorry.

You're not gonna sneak off on this.

If you wanna travel with us,

we'll go over to your house,

and you can tell them you're leaving

and why:

Somehow never pictured! you) with) a!son,

l always imagined what it would like when you found out.

ltwas "never anything like this:

That was a long time ago.

We're not the same people.

No, we're not, are we?

Thanks for bringing him home.

Well, ! didn't exactly bring him home.

He has something that he wants to tell you.

Isn't that right, Eric?

l, uh... [Clears throat]

I'm going with them.

-He said it was okay.

I didn't say it was okay.

You know, if you think I'm gonna let you get away with this, you're nuts.

I've been expecti

like this for 15 years.

If you think you're gonna come into my home and take my son.

[whirring]

I'd feel the same way.

You've had him for a long time.

Well, if that's what he wants to do

we're not going to keep him here by

Well, we'd better get going.

Uh, what things?

You know, my baseball glove

pictures, stuff like that.

Well, the truth is, we travel around quite a lot,

Yeah, yeah, okay.

Is there anything else we should know

what he likes, what he dislikes?

Yeah, ! can fill you in on all that.

he’s very allergic to bee stings.

The doctor gave him a prescription.

I'll get it.

[sighs]

Anything else?

Chest colds,

he's particularly susceptible to them.

[Scott] That's good to know.

You know, we have to sleep

in cold alleyways sometimes.

[Tom] l'remember once when he was four,

he had a particularly bad case of the croup.

There was a young doctor there

who sat up with him all night

with a trach kit on his lap.

It's for a tracheotomy.

Oh, gross.

How do you know all that?

Because ! sat up all night with him.

Teny years later,

Here, What coffee?

At the hospital, remember?

Oh, mud.

[chuckles]

[Paul] We have some rules that he'll have to learn,

but there's plenty of time for that.

We should be going.

Do you want me to--

Do you want me to clean my room before ! go?

Nah. No, it's alll right.

How about a hug?

[Tom] Take good care of him, Forrester.

He's a good kid.

[sighs]

You're just gonna let me go?

Now.

-You all right? -Yeah, sure.

I'm sorry about this.

Nah, we built it, can fix it.

It'll be kinda lopsided.

l remember you were pretty proud

Yeah. I was only nine.

No, nine. 1 remember.

Eight. I have pictures.

Nah, wouldn't wanna take your money.

No money, First Dodger double-header.

You're on.

What are you putting up?

Well, if I'm wrong,

My rain gutter?

This is your house too.

Come on, Dad. Why are you always on my case?

[chuckles]

at's what fathers do.

[both chuckle]

Well, you ready?

but l kinda changed my mind.

I'm gonna stay.

l understand.

Goodbye.

[Tom] You! gonna miss him?

I don't really know him.

[announcer] This is the final boarding

call for Superliner number 13,

now leaving track two.

-What? -Nothing.

Something's on your mind.

was just thinking, Dad.

You're more than okay.

Well, thank you.

Coming from you, okay is just fine.

[Tom] Forrester.

! couldn't let you go without thanking you.

l owe you so much.

-[conductor] All aboard!

Dad, come on. Let's go!

like Eric a lot.

[chuckles] Yeah. So do I.

[Tom] Scott?

[chuckles]

knew they were there, I-- That was--

I was just testing you.