All language subtitles for Autism.the.Musical.2007.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG2_English

( soft music
playing )

( people chattering )

WE GOTTA-- WE'RE GONNA GO ON--
WE'RE GONNA START IN 10 MINUTES.

WE NEED TO BE THERE
RIGHT NOW.

- MOM, MOM.
- NOT WITH JAMES.

Woman:
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'RE
GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.

AUTISTIC KIDS BY NATURE
ARE ISOLATED.

THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE
TO BE SPONTANEOUS,

BE IMAGINATIVE.
SOUNDS CAN BE TOO LOUD,

SO HOW CAN YOU HAVE A GROUP
OF KIDS SINGING?

AND I WANT TO HAVE A MUSICAL.
I WANT TO HAVE LIKE A--

YOU KNOW,
ALL-OUT MUSICAL.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN.

LET THE AIR OUT.

WE'RE GONNA START
IN TWO MINUTES.

I'M GONNA GO
BACKSTAGE.

THERE'S ALL THESE MYTHS
ABOUT WHAT

A CHILD
WITH AUTISM CAN DO.

I PLAN TO SHATTER
THOSE MYTHS.

( audience
applauding )

- ( kids chanting )
- ( drumsticks tapping )

( kids singing )

Woman:
OOH, CAREFUL.

NO NO.

NEAL, NEAL, NEAL!
OKAY, WE'RE DONE.

SORRY, GUYS.
HUH-UH, YOU KNOW BETTER.

YOU KNOW BETTER.
BALL GOES DOWN.
BALL GOES DOWN.

SWEET-- NEAL, NEAL, NEAL.
BALL GOES DOWN.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'RE CLOSING THE JOINT.
EVERYBODY OUT.

Woman:
NEAL CAME INTO MY LIFE

NINE AND A HALF
YEARS AGO.

( whispering )
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU ARE A STINKER.

I WAS MARRIED
AT THE TIME,

AND I'D HAD TWO
UNSUCCESSFUL PREGNANCIES,

AND WAS READY TO--
TO ADOPT.

MY HERITAGE
IS RUSSIAN

AND I REALLY WANTED TO BRING
A CHILD FROM RUSSIA TO AMERICA,

JUST LIKE MY GRANDPA CAME.

( chatting )

I WANTED EVERY SINGLE KID.

I WANTED EVERY
SINGLE KID.

BUT WHEN THEY BROUGHT
NEAL INTO THE ROOM,

AND AS SOON AS I SAW HIM,
I JUST KNEW HE WAS MY KID.

( speaking Russian )

WITHIN ABOUT
30 SECONDS OR SO,

HE RAN INTO MY ARMS
AND WE JUST STARTED ROLLING
ON THE FLOOR,

AND HE WAS MY GUY.
HE WAS MY KID.

Dad?
I'm home!

We're at the airport.

PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME

THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING
NOT RIGHT WITH HIM.

I JUST SAID, "LOOK, HE'S--
HE'S BEEN IN AN ORPHANAGE

HIS WHOLE LIFE,
HE WAS 23 MONTHS WHEN WE
BROUGHT HIM HOME

AND IT'S GONNA
TAKE HIM TIME

BEFORE HE IS OKAY.

This is your room!

- This is your--
- Ah!

Ahhhhh!

Ahh!

( whimpers )

Ahhh!

Elaine:
NEAL WOULD HAVE TANTRUMS,
LIKE JUST TANTRUMMING

TANTRUMMING TANTRUMMING.

AND HE NEVER SLEPT.
HE USED TO SLEEP MAYBE
TWO HOURS A NIGHT.

SO I DIDN'T SLEEP,
FOR YEARS.

AND I CAN
REMEMBER AT NIGHTTIME
WHEN I WAS EXHAUSTED

AND HE WAS TIRED,

TRYING TO TAKE
A BATH WITH HIM

AND HE WOULD BE SPLASHING
AND THROWING WATER AND SCREAMING

AND AFRAID TO GO
IN THE BATH AND AFRAID
TO GET OUT OF THE BATH.

AND I WAS SCARED
BECAUSE THERE WAS GLASS--
YOU KNOW, MIRRORS IN THE ROOM,

AND-- AND I CAN REMEMBER
JUST BAWLING.

AND THEN JUST PRAYING TO GOD,
"DEAR GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME
THE STRENGTH

TO GET THROUGH JUST ONE NIGHT.
JUST GIVE ME THE STRENGTH
TO GET THROUGH THIS BATH.

THAT'S IT."

AND I'D GO TO GUIDANCE
AND GO TO MY GOD

AND GET MYSELF PEACEFUL,

AND THEN I'D GO TO HIM,
AND I'D SAY, "NEAL, ASK GOD
FOR HELP RIGHT NOW,

'CAUSE I NEED HELP
AND YOU NEED HELP

AND-- HELP!"

AND WE'D GET
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

MY HUSBAND AND I SEPARATED
WHEN NEAL WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD,

AND DIVORCED
WHEN HE WAS EIGHT.

SO I'VE BEEN ON MY OWN
AS A SINGLE MOM

RAISING NEAL
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

THERE WAS A DOCTOR
IN MARYLAND,

DR. STANLEY GREENSPAN,

WHO HAD HAD TREMENDOUS
SUCCESS WITH CHILDREN
WITH AUTISM.

AND I LEARNED ALL ABOUT
JOINING HIS WORLD.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE,

IF HE WOULD SPIN
IN CIRCLES,

WE'D SPIN IN CIRCLES.

AND IF HE WOULD STARE
AT HIS HAND, WE'D STARE
AT OUR HAND.

IN THE BEGINNING, I HAD
TRADITIONAL THERAPISTS
WORKING WITH HIM.

THEY THOUGHT SOMETIMES
I WAS A CRAZY LADY,

BECAUSE HE WASN'T DOING
APPROPRIATE THINGS.

I STARTED BRINGING
IN THEATER PEOPLE

WHO HAD NO PROBLEM

WITH THINGS
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

AND IF NEAL NEEDED
TO DO CRAZY THINGS,

THEY WOULD BE CRAZY WITH HIM--
AND WITH BIG AFFECT

AND THEY WOULD
JOIN HIS WORLD,

UNTIL HE EMERGED
INTO OUR WORLD.

WHEN I WAS READY TO GO
BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE,

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

AND THE ANSWER CAME
TO ME REALLY STRONG--

TEACH CHILDREN
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
ACTING AND MOVEMENT.

SO I DECIDED TO CREATE
A THEATER PROGRAM

FOR AUTISTIC KIDS
AND THEIR SIBLINGS,

AND I CALLED IT
"THE MIRACLE PROJECT."

( instrumental music playing )

( people chatting )

I PULLED TOGETHER
A GROUP OF PARENTS

WHO I THINK

MAY BE INTERESTED
IN HAVING THEIR KIDS BE
PART OF THE GROUP.

- I'M ELAINE.
- KRISTEN. NICE TO MEET YOU.

- HI KRISTEN, NICE TO MEET YOU.
- AND THEY'RE SKEPTICAL.
I KNOW THEY'RE SKEPTICAL.

I'M ASKING THEM TO PUT
THEIR FAITH IN ME

THAT THEIR CHILD
CAN SING, DANCE AND ACT

LIVE IN A STAGE
PERFORMANCE

IN 22 WEEKS.

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

HELLO HELLO.
WELCOME TO THE MIRACLE PROJECT.

MY NAME'S ELAINE.

THESE ARE A LOT OF OUR STAFF
AND OUR VOLUNTEERS.

I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I REALLY DON'T.

I CAN PROMISE YOU
THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS
ARE GONNA BE CHAOTIC.

THAT I CAN PROMISE.

THERE'LL BE KIDS THAT
MAY NOT WANT TO COME IN.

THERE'LL BE KIDS THAT MAY
COME IN AND WANT TO HIDE
IN A CORNER.

THERE-- THERE-- YOU KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW

IS THEY'LL BE WALKING
INTO AN ENVIRONMENT

OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE GONNA LOVE THEM

AND ACCEPT THEM

AND BE WITH THEM

FOR WHO THEY ARE.

( child coughing )

( girl singing
folk song )

I WAS WORKING
IN TELEVISION

IN MANHATTAN,

AND A WOMAN CAME UP TO ME,

LITERALLY, ACTUALLY,
ON MY FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT

AND SAID, "ARE YOU
GOING OUT WITH ANYBODY?"
AND I SAID, "NO."

AND SHE SAID, "WELL, I HAVE
SOMEBODY I NEED YOU TO MEET."

AND THE NEXT DAY SHE HAD
LEFT JOE'S PICTURE ON MY DESK.

( Lexi singing )

AND NINE MONTHS LATER,
WE GOT MARRIED.

She stares
at the camera.

LEXI CAME ALONG
ABOUT FOUR YEARS LATER.

SHE WAS-- SEEMED TO BE
DEVELOPING TYPICALLY.

SHE-- YOU KNOW,
WALKING ON TIME

AND ALWAYS
MADE EYE CONTACT.

Ahh!

- Joe: Where are your eyes?
- Eyes!

- Where are your teeth?
- Teeth!

Where are your toes?
Toes!

AT AROUND 21 MONTHS,

STARTED SEEING SOME THINGS

THAT WERE TROUBLING
ABOUT HER.

Ahh! Ahh!

Hillary:
Lex?

Lexington?

Hillary:
THERE WOULD BE
LITTLE THINGS,

LIKE WE WOULD CALL HER NAME
AND SHE WOULDN'T RESPOND.

Lex?

AT THIS POINT, I HAD DONE
A LOT OF RESEARCH.

I'D BEEN ON THE INTERNET,
I'D BEEN READING THE BOOKS.

I WOULD FLAT-OUT SAY,
"DOES SHE HAVE AUTISM?
IS SHE AUTISTIC?"

AND THE RESPONSE I GOT
FROM THE DEVELOPMENTAL
PEDIATRICIAN AT UCLA

WAS, "WELL, I HAVE BLONDE HAIR
AND BLUE EYES,

BUT THAT DOESN'T
MAKE ME SCANDINAVIAN."

AND I REMEMBER,
I-- I--

"WHAT DO I DO
WITH THIS INFORMATION?"

IT WAS SO--
AND I WAS CRYING. I WAS
CRYING ON THE PHONE TO HER,

AND I SAID, "IS SHE--
DOES SHE HAVE AUTISM?"

SHE SAID, "I WOULDN'T GO
SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT,

BUT IT IS ORGANIC."

AND THEN I ALSO REMEMBER
I THOUGHT, "ORGANIC IS GOOD.

ORGANIC IS HEALTHY.
ORGANIC IS PESTICIDE-FREE."

I MEAN, "ORGANIC" DIDN'T
MEAN ANYTHING TO ME.

( squealing )

WHEN I WOULD TAKE HER
TO THE PLAYGROUND

OR EVEN IN OUR LITTLE
MOMMY AND MEs,

SHE WOULD LITERALLY
SHUT DOWN.

Hillary:
Sweetheart?

Pretty?
Lex?

- Getting it documented.
- ( nursery rhyme playing )

Woman:
See, you show this
to some social worker,

and they'll
have her committed.

That's what
autistic children do.

Lex?

Lexington?

Lex?

Shorty?

( chuckles )

Oh, man!

FINALLY, I WENT
TO HER PEDIATRICIAN--

THIS IS AROUND
HER THIRD BIRTHDAY--

NOT POTTY-TRAINING,
NOT TALKING,

STARTING TO LOSE
EYE CONTACT.

- Lex?
- AND I LITERALLY--

I GRABBED HER BY THE--
I MEAN, I WAS LIKE A SCENE
OUT OF A MOVIE,

AND I SAID, "THERE IS SOMETHING
WRONG WITH MY CHILD.

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME."

AND THAT'S WHEN
I FINALLY GOT A REFERRAL
TO THE REGIONAL CENTER.

WE GOT IN
WITH A PSYCHOLOGIST.

IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES
I SAID TO HER, "DOES LEXI
HAVE AUTISM?"

AND SHE SAID, "YES."

AS FAR AS JOE AND I KNEW,
AUTISM, THAT WAS--

TALK ABOUT BAD NEWS.
THAT WAS REALLY BAD NEWS.

AUTISM MEANT, YOU KNOW,
STANDING IN THE CORNER,

BANGING YOUR HEAD
AGAINST THE WALL,

YOU KNOW,
IN A DIAPER.

IT WAS--

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IT WAS DEVASTATING.

FIRST,
THERE'S SOME DENIAL,

AND THEN THAT CREEPS OVER
INTO YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

- ( Lexi singing )
- Joe: THEN THERE'S
"FIX IT" MODE,

AND THEN THERE'S
A KIND OF A SADNESS--

A DEPRESSION, BECAUSE THEY
GET TO A CERTAIN AGE,

AND YOU'RE LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? NO MATTER
HOW MUCH YOU LOVE 'EM

AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH--
HOW MANY DOLLARS YOU
THROW AT 'EM,

THIS KID'S GOT AUTISM--
FOREVER.

THE END,"

AND THEN CAN START
THE ACCEPTANCE.

Hillary:
JOE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A LOT MORE ACCEPTING

OF WHO SHE IS.

I THINK I'VE ALWAYS
EXPRESSED LOVE TO HER,

BUT I'VE ALWAYS
IN MYSELF FELT THAT

IN ORDER FOR THINGS
TO BE OKAY, SHE NEEDED
TO BE DIFFERENT.

( Lexi singing
folk song throughout )

( speaking gibberish )

Naaah naah naah no!

Hillary:
JOE ALWAYS SAID,
FROM THE BEGINNING,

HE SAID, "IT'S NOT UP
TO US TO JUDGE THE QUALITY
OF HER LIFE."

YOU KNOW?

AND I FIND THAT
A CHALLENGE.

( singing )

( piano continues )

WELL, WELL--
WE'LL FIRST START OFF...

WELL,
WE'LL FIRST START OFF
OVER THERE,

WHERE THE COLUMBIAN
MAMMOTH STARTS.

STAY WITH MOM,
HENRY, STAY WITH MOM.
HEY, BACK HERE, BUB.

IF YOU WERE A TIME TRAVELER,
AND YOU SAW ONE OF THESE
GIGANTIC BEASTS,

YOU'D STAY AWAY.

THEY ARE VERY-- THEY ARE
VERY SOPHISTICATED HUNTERS,
JUST LIKE LIONS.

Kristen:
HENRY STARTED TO SHOW
AN INTEREST IN DINOSAURS

AND PREHISTORIC CREATURES
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT--

I'M GONNA SAY
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF,
THREE YEARS OLD.

( roaring )

AH, NOW YOU CAN SEE
THAT THIS SABER-TOOTH

IS ACTUALLY HUNTING
DOWN ITS MEAL.

LOOK AT THE WAY
THEY USE THE TEETH.

Kristen:
HENRY HAS ASPERGER'S SYNDROME,

WHICH IS WHAT SOME PEOPLE
CALL "HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM."

KIDS WITH ASPERGER'S TEND
TO BE VERY GIFTED

OR VERY INTELLIGENT
IN SPECIFIC AREAS.

WITH MY SON, IT'S ALL ABOUT
REPTILES AND DINOSAURS.

...YOU CAN SEE THAT
THE COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WAS
THE BIGGEST OF ALL.

TOLD YOU SO!

Kristen:
THEY SORT OF APPEAR TO BE

LIKE A TYPICALLY
DEVELOPING CHILD,

BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE.

...ACTUALLY A LITTLE
BIT SMALLER!

LOOK AT THIS JUNGLE!

LOOK!

HARLEM'S LOFT!
( growls )

TO SOOTHE
HIS OWN ANXIETY

HE'S BEEN TALKING
TO HIMSELF

AND REALLY WITHDRAWING
INTO HIS OWN WORLD,

AND NOT SOCIALIZING
WITH THE OTHER KIDS AT ALL.

- Kristen: SEE, HENRY?
- WAIT A MINUTE, LOOK OUT!

( roars )

Kristen:
THEY TEND TO LAUGH AT HIM,

AND APPARENTLY HE'S ALSO
BEING TEASED MORE

SO HE'S STARTING TO FEEL
LIKE AN OUTCAST, I THINK.

AND THEY ARE EATEN
BY THE AMPHIBIOUS
AMBULACETUS.

IT IS A MAMMAL THAT
IS A BIZARRE BEAST.

THAT IS A BIZARRE BEAST.

Kirsten:
HENRY, IF YOU COULD BE
ONE OF THESE ANIMALS,

- WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE?
- UM...

- AMBULACETUS.
- LET ME SEE.

( growls )

( music playing )

( growls )

Elaine:
THIS WORLD IS
A LONELY SCARY PLACE

FOR KIDS
WHO HAVE AUTISM.

I LIKE TO DRAW...
( gibberish )

AUTISM IS A NEUROLOGICAL
DISORDER.

KIDS WITH AUTISM--

THEIR BRAINS
FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY

THAN KIDS WHO DO NOT
HAVE AUTISM.

( laughing )

THERE ARE SOME KIDS
THAT HAVE AUTISM

THAT ARE NON-VERBAL.

AND THERE ARE SOME KIDS
THAT ARE HIGHLY VERBAL.

MANY KIDS WITH
AUTISM HAVE DIFFICULTY
CONTROLLING THEIR IMPULSES.

MOVE AWAY, CAMERAS.

SOUNDS MAY SOUND
MORE INTENSE.

COLORS AND SIGHTS MAY
SEEM MORE VIVID.

WHEN ALL THIS STIMULUS
IS COMING IN,

THE BRAIN DOESN'T COMPUTE IT
IN THE SAME WAY.

THERE'S SO MUCH
GOING ON SENSORIALLY

THAT IT CAN BE
OVERWHELMING.

AND THAT IS WHAT CAN CAUSE
A CHILD TO RETREAT,

AND BE IN THEIR OWN WORLD.

TYRANNOSAURUS WAS ONE
OF THE FIERCEST HUNTERS
OF ALL.

- REALLY?
- YUP.

ADAM, DO YOU
KNOW HOW TO--?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU
OVER HERE

AND WE'RE GONNA DO
YOUR NAME ON A TAG.

Elaine: GREAT.

Man:
WANNA PUT ON YOUR SHIRT?

YOU DON'T WANT
TO PUT IT ON?

OKAY, YOU GUYS!
LET'S ALL SIT AROUND
THE CIRCLE.

( all singing notes )

Elaine:
WELCOME, EVERYBODY,
TO THE MIRACLE PROJECT!

- YAY!
- ( all cheering )

SO GOOD TO SEE
EVERYBODY!

I OF--I OFTEN GET--
I OFTEN GET--

I OFTEN CAPTURE ONE
OF THE MOST MANY DANGEROUS

AND OVERSIZE--

MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THAT MORE WHEN WE ACT OUT--

- YOU KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO LATER?
- ( all chattering )

...A PLAY THAT
I AM IN

FOR THIS

THING, LIKE

SINGING AND DANCING.

- COOL.
- Woman: IT'S SO WONDERFUL.

( applause and cheering )

'CAUSE WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO NOW

IS WE'RE GONNA GO AROUND
THE ROOM AND SAY OUR NAMES
ONE AT A TIME.

AND WE'RE GONNA SAY
OUR NAME WITH A MOVEMENT.

AND MY NAME IS
GONNA GO LIKE THIS:
MY NAME IS ELAINE,

BUT PEOPLE CALL ME
"COACH E."

AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE
GONNA DO MY NAME-- WATCH.

"COACH E!"

- EVERYBODY DO IT WITH ME.
- All: COACH E!

AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AROUND
AND EVERYONE'S GONNA SAY THEIR
NAME WITH A MOVEMENT.

LE-XI!

- WYATT.
- HENRY. ( roars )

Elaine:
NEAL, WHAT KIND OF MOVEMENT
DO YOU WANT TO DO?

- Boy: NEAL DOESN'T TALK.
- I KNOW, BUT HE CAN
SAY HIS NAME.

READY?
YOU CAN DO IT.

YOU CAN DO IT,
SWEETIE-PIE.

- BEAUTIFUL!
- All: NEAL!

BEAUTIFUL, SWEETIE.

- ADAM!
- All: ADAM!

YAY!

I LOVE--
ADAM, I LOVED HOW
YOU JOINED OUR CIRCLE.

OKAY, BACKS AGAINST
THE WALL, EVERYBODY!

WE'RE GONNA DO
TWO-FEET JUMPS.

- ( piano playing )
- HERE WE GO!

TWO-FEET JUMPS,
ALL THE WAY ACROSS!

- HERE WE GO--
- Staff: FASTER FASTER FASTER
FASTER FASTER...

- FASTER FASTER FASTER...
- Elaine: FANTASTIC, YOU GUYS!

TAKE A CURTSY.

FIRST WILLIAM BY
HIMSELF AND THEN TREVOR.

WILLIAM AND NEAL,
AND THEN TREVOR.

OKAY?

WE'RE JUST HAVING A TIME--
A SPECIAL TIME.

WE GET TO PLAY WITH YOU
WITHOUT ALL THE NOISE AROUND.

WHAT WE'RE PRETENDING ABOUT
IS WHERE YOU ARE.

IT'S TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL.
SHOULD WE TAKE THE BUS
OR SHOULD WE DRIVE?

BUS!
( makes motor sound )

OOP, THERE'S A RED LIGHT.
WHAT DO WE DO?

( whispers )
STOP.

GREEN LIGHT!

( motor sound )

WHERE DID WE PRETEND
WE WENT TODAY?

- SCHOOL.
- YEAH!

AND WHAT DID WE RIDE ON?
A-- CAN YOU SAY "BUS"?

- BU--!
- A BUS!

- AND DID YOU MAKE NEW FRIENDS?
- YES.

CAN YOU SHAKE HANDS
WITH YOUR FRIEND?

SHAKE HANDS?
THAT WAS REALLY NICE.

YOU GUYS, CAN YOU
LOOK AT EACH OTHER
AND SHAKE HANDS?

WILLIAM, CAN YOU
GUYS LOOK AT EACH
OTHER AND SHAKE HANDS?

AND THANK YOUR SCENE PARTNER.
THAT WAS A GREAT SCENE.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU,
MY SCENE PARTNER.

WAIT WAIT WAIT,
COME HERE.

YOU MUST BE SO PROUD
OF YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, YOU PRETEND-PLAYED
SO NICELY.

- I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF?
- ( grunts )

GIVE ME FIVE FOR PROUD.

Man:
SHE HAS TO-- SHE HAS
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

- Woman: ADAM.
- Man: NO, YOU CAN'T
DO THAT, ADAM.

OH, HI.

MY NAME IS ADAM.
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD.

I HAD AUTISM!

( kids screaming )

Woman:
ADAM, GET IN LINE!

Rosanne:
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID

KIDS WITH ADAM'S
AMOUNT OF AUTISM

COULD NOT BE IN INCLUSION
IN A SCHOOL.

AND HE PROVED THEM
ALL WRONG.

HE KNOWS THAT SOMETIMES
HE HAS TO WORK HARDER.

FORTUNATELY WE HAVE VEATRICE,
WHO IS A WONDERFUL ONE-ON-ONE.

NO LOOKING AT THE CAMERA
AND NO BEING BOSSY.

- OKAY?
- OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, GO TO YOUR SEAT.
GO TO YOUR SEAT.

GO ON, ADAM.
GO AROUND.

( bell dings )

Teacher:
BOYS AND GIRLS, LET'S GO.

OKAY, ADAM?
ADAM, ADAM?

TODAY'S THURSDAY.
LOOK FOR READING.

Veatrice:
I STARTED WORKING
WITH ADAM

WHEN HE WAS THREE.

I'M REALLY HARD ON HIM NOW.
I HAVE TO--

YOU KNOW,
HE'S GETTING OLDER

AND, YOU KNOW,
HE'S GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE HAS TO BE ABLE TO BLEND IN
WITH THE REST OF THE KIDS.

HE HAS TO DO THE SAME THINGS
THAT THEY'RE DOING.

I DID IT ON
WILL ROGERS.

- I'LL HOLD THIS UP.
- ALICIA LESLEY.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THIS, JACOB?

THERE'S NO BACK.
THERE'S NO...

THERE'S NO HOLE
FOR YOUR FACE.

WE ONLY HAVE TIME
FOR A FEW MORE BOARDS.

HOW ABOUT ADAM
RIGHT NOW?

( kids chatter )

Teacher:
UM, WE'LL SEE.

IN 1836, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BECAME A LAWYER.

ABE WENT
TO PUBLIC OFFICE.

ON APRIL 14th,
A BAD MAN S-SHOT
A GUN...

- AT ABE'S HEAD...
- Teacher: CAN'T HEAR HIM?

- HE WAS 56...
- WAIT, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

JOHN WILKES BOOTH
DID WHAT?

JOHN WILKES BOOTH LIKED
PRESIDENT LINCOLN--

- NOT "LIKED."
- LIKE...

- PLUS PRESIDENT.
- NO, IT'S NOT "LIKED."
WHAT'S THE WORD?

- LIKED.
- KILLED.

KILLED PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

NOW TURN IT AROUND
SO THEY CAN SEE IT.

All:
WHOA!

- Boy: ADAM ADAM ADAM!
- WHICH TEAM IS HE ON?

OVER HERE, OVER HERE.

( all shouting )

- ( all applaud )
- Boy: QUIET, JACOB!

Veatrice:
ALL RIGHT, ADAM.
COME HERE!

Boy:
WHAT ABOUT JAIL BREAK?

OKAY, WE HAVE THIS TIMER.

FOR 10 MINUTES, YOU CAN
PLAY WITH KELONDRA.

ASK HER-- ASK HER WHAT--

HERE, RALEIGH,
HOLD THIS. GO ON.

HE'S OBSESSED
WITH KELONDRA.

CAN YOU GUESS WHY?
THE LONG PRETTY BLONDE HAIR.

( both hissing )

Veatrice:
HE'S BEEN ASKING
TO MARRY HER.

OH, TIME'S UP!

YOU CAN LET KELONDRA
GO NOW, TIME'S UP.

OKAY, KELONDRA, GO.

Veatrice:
HE HAS A GIRL OBSESSION.
HE JUST LOVES LADIES.

AND YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT
THAT CHARISMA THING GOING

WHERE THEY LOVE HIM.

IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART
WHEN I COME TO REALIZE,

"WOW, IF HE WASN'T
AUTISTIC..."

YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE
THE POSSIBILITIES.

( kids talking and yelling )

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WITH WHAT?
- SCHOOL.

SCHOOL?

NOTHING, REALLY.

ARE YOU HAPPY
WITH YOUR CLASSROOM?

DO YOU WANT TO STAY
WHERE YOU ARE?

WELL, I'VE ALREADY
TOLD YOU.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH SCHOOL?
OR WHAT'S RIGHT?

100% OF KIDS
ARE RETARDED.

OKAY?

AND THAT'S
MY FINAL ANSWER.

- 100% IN YOUR CLASS?
- YES!

- SO...
- THAT'S-- MOM!

IT'S A SPECIAL-ED CLASS.

SO WHERE
DO YOU WANT TO BE?

YOU WANT TO BE WITH
THE MAINSTREAM KIDS?

IN REGULAR
FIFTH GRADE?

I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.

WELL?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
A BULLY WOULD SAY TO ME?

UM, "HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU? EW! YOU'RE UGLY."

WHAT WOULD A BULLY SAY?

- HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
A BULLY, MOM?
- YEAH.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
A GIRL THAT'S A BULLY?

- A GIRL BULLY?
I GUESS SO.
- YEAH.

MAYBE NOT. WHAT DOES
A GIRL BULLY SAY?

- OR A--
- OR A BOY BULLY?

HAVE-- HAVE YOU
EVER HEARD OF ANY BULLY?

- ARE YOU BULLIED IN SCHOOL?
- YES.

AND WHAT DO THEY SAY?

KEITH!
REMEMBER KEITH?

WHAT IS--
WHAT DID HE DO?

SO HE MADE
FACES AT YOU?

- YEAH, FACES, THAT'S WHAT--
- DO THEY CALL YOU NAMES?

YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA BE
DOING THAT NOW.

- WHAT DO YOU THEY
CALL YOU NAMES?
- IN SIXTH GRADE--

NO, IN SIXTH GRADE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT PREVIOUSLY.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
THEY'RE GONNA CALL ME NAMES.

- WHAT KIND OF NAMES?
- BECAUSE, THEY'RE-- MOM!

THEY'RE GROWING UP,
AND WHEN BULLIES GROW UP,

THEY GET MEANER.

MAYBE IF I GO
INTO A REGULAR CLASS,

AND I SHOW
THE BULLIES THAT I-- HOW--

HOW I CAN DEAL
WITH A REGULAR CLASS,

- THEY'RE NOT GONNA
BULLY ME, MAYBE.
- YEAH.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHY--?
DO YOU THINK IT'S BECAUSE
I'M IN A SPECIAL-ED CLASS?

YOU THINK THAT'S WHY
THEY STARTED BULLYING ME?

THEY'LL PROBABLY
POKE FUN AT THAT.

I KNOW THEM TO BE
KIND OF MEAN THAT WAY.

KIDS ARE NOT-- KIDS ARE
KIND OF CRUEL SOMETIMES.

WELL, THEY'LL STILL BE CRUEL
IN A MAINSTREAM CLASS.

- I KNOW THAT.
- YEAH.

I KNOW THEY WILL.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, WYATT.
COME ON.

- HELLO.
- Woman: HELLO.

ADAM, ADAM,
WILL YOU CALL ME--

- YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITH ADAM
A LOT OF CHOICES.
- NO, THAT'S OKAY.

'CAUSE HIS CHOICE IS
TO RUN ALL OVER THE ROOM.

BUT HERE'S HIS CHOICE,
THOUGH. IF HE WANTS
TO BE IN THIS ROOM...

- OH, OKAY.
- ...THEN HE NEEDS TO SIT.

IF HE WANTS TO RUN,
HE CAN RUN OUT
OF THE CIRCLE.

OKAY.

WHAT IS HIS
ULTIMATE GOAL?

THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS
FOR HIM TO HAVE
A GREAT TIME

AND FEEL GREAT
ABOUT HIMSELF.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.

Elaine:
I'D LIKE THESE GUYS
TO COME WITH ME.

WE'RE GOING
IN THE OTHER ROOM.

- ALL RIGHT, SO--
- WHAT ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY?

WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT WRITING A STORY.
RIGHT? WRITING A STORY.

Wyatt:
'CAUSE I-- I KNOW A BULLY.

DO YOU WANT
TO TELL ME ABOUT HIM?

HE SAYS THAT HE'S GONNA PUNCH--
HE'S GONNA PUNCH...

SERIOUSLY, IF YOU TOUCH HIM
ONE MORE TIME,

HE'S GONNA PUNCH YOU.

- WHAT DO YOU SAY BACK TO HIM?
- I TRY NOT TO SAY ANYTHING,

BUT HE KEEPS
COMING BACK AND...

ANYBODY ELSE
KNOW ANY BULLIES?

WELL, YOU SEE, IN-IN MY CLASS--
IN MY CLASS,

THERE'S LIKE THIS--
THERE'S LIKE THIS REALLY
ANNOYING KID.

HE'S-- HE JUST-- HE TREATS ME
LIKE SOME KIND OF

LITTLE BABY OR SOMETHING.
HE TREATS ME LIKE A LITTLE KID.

Wyatt:
THE BULLY SAID,
ONCE IN THE BATHROOM,

HE SAID, WHERE'S MY--
WHERE'S MY DICK?

- DICK, AS IN--
AS IN, YOU KNOW.
- ( child gasps )

HE SAID THAT.
I DON'T THINK ANY--

I THINK LOTS OF BULLIES
TRY TO SAY--

SAY STUFF LIKE THAT,
"DID YOU SEE MY DICK?"

THAT'S HOW HE--
HE DOESN'T GET THE JOKE.

THAT'S NOT A FUNNY JOKE,
IS IT?

BUT I KNOW-- BUT DAD
KIND OF KNOWS THE JOKE.

IT'S LIKE,
I DON'T GET IT EITHER.

I REMEMBER ANOTHER ONE
THAT THE BULLY DID.

OKAY.

HE WENT LIKE THIS
AND HE WENT LIKE THIS.

OOH.

Boy:
HE STICKED HIS FINGER
IN YOUR NOSE?

NO, HE--
HE WENT LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW WHAT-- YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEANS, HENRY?

- WHAT?
- IT'S A BAD WORD.

- YEAH.
- THAT'S ALL
I WANTED TO SAY.

- I'M GLAD YOU TOLD US.
- NOW LET'S GET ON WITH ACTING.

OKAY.
I'D LIKE SOMEONE MAYBE
TO PRETEND TO BE A BULLY,

AND SAY MEAN THINGS,
OKAY?

- Wyatt:
I'LL-- I'LL BE A BULLY.
- WANNA TRY TO BE THE BULLY?

YEAH, I'LL BE THE BULLY,
I'LL BE A BULLY.

- OH, MRS....
- YOU ARE THE NICEST STUDENT
WE HAVE IN HERE, BULLY JOE.

- JOSEPH.
- "BULLY JOE"?!

YOU ARE THE NICEST
STUDENT WE HAVE.

I THINK YOU'RE JUST
A REALLY FINE FINE STUDENT.

CLASS, IT'S TIME
FOR RECESS AND IF ANYBODY
WANTS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM,

- THEY CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- HEY HEY, PSST!

- HEY, YOU.
- Boy: "HEY, YOU."

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- HEY, YOU, HEY, KNUCKLEHEAD,

- COME OVER HERE.
- DID YOU SEE MY DICK?

I'M JUST BEING--
I'M JUST ACTING.

DID YOU SEE MY DICK?

WHAT WOULD--
HOW WOULD I WANT TO KNOW
WHERE YOUR DICK IS?

NOW, YOU GUYS, YOU COME
AND TELL THE TEACHER

THAT THE BULLIES
ARE BEING BULLIES.

HE SAID SOMETHING
BAD TO ME.

OH, NOT BULLY JOSEPH.
HE'S SUCH A GOOD KID.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'D SAY
SOMETHING BAD TO YOU.

DID HE REALLY?

HE-- HE TOTALLY DID.

THERE WILL BE
NO BULLYING AT THIS SCHOOL.
DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND ME?

BULLYING IS NOT ALLOWED.

EVER EVER EVER.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

- ARE--
- FROM NOW ON--

- ARE YOU TALKING TO ME TOO?
- YES!

- YOU'RE NOT EVEN LOOKING AT ME.
- I WILL LOOK RIGHT AT YOU,

'CAUSE YOU'RE BEING A BULLY.
AND ALL BULLYING WILL STOP
IN THIS SCHOOL FROM NOW ON.

WE ARE GONNA GO AND WE'RE
GONNA MAKE SURE THERE'S
NO BULLIES IN THIS SCHOOL.

RIGHT, GUYS?
RIGHT!

I FELT FABULOUS, GREAT!

- SPECTACULAR!
- Camerawoman: WHY?

'CAUSE IT'S FUN
BEING A BULLY.

SO WHEN YOU GO
BACK TO SCHOOL,

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH THE REAL BULLY?

OOH, THAT'S THE MYSTERY.

THAT'S THE MYSTERY
IN THE CAMERA.

WAIT WAIT, SHH.
WAIT WAIT. WAIT.

( bells ding )

( piano playing softly )

( all singing
Christmas song )

Elaine:
BEING A SINGLE MOM
OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM,

HOLIDAYS ARE HARD.

THERE CAN BE A--
A SADNESS,

AN ALONENESS

THAT PERMEATES
THE HOLIDAY.

( singing
in Hebrew )

SAY "BARUCH."
"BA--"

- "BARUCH."
- A BAH.

- GOOD, "ATA."
- AH.

- "ADONAI."
- ADA.

- "ELO..."
- OOH.

- "HAYNU."
- HA-- JEBA.

GOOD.

( singing Hanukkah song )

SWEETIE, HAPPY HANUKKAH.

MAKE CUT--
WANT ME TO "CUT"?

( cello playing )

OH NO, OH NO.
HE WANTS "BOLERO."

- WHAT DOES "BOLERO" MEAN?
- THIS IS HIS NEW FAVORITE SONG.

( playing "Bolero" )

YOU SURE YOU CAN
MANAGE, HONEY?

IF I DON'T,
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT
ON THE FLOOR, ON CAMERA.

- ( laughing ) RICHARD.
- HOLD ON.

Rosanne:
MY HUSBAND IS
VERY VERY SMART.

HE RUNS AN INTERNATIONAL
RELIEF AGENCY.

HE SAVES THE LIVES

OF MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

HE CANNOT REMEMBER
TO MAKE LUNCH FOR HIS KIDS.

- ( music blaring )
- OH HERE, THIS IS THE END!

TAKE A BOW!
THERE, VERY GOOD!

CLAP CLAP CLAP!

AT FIRST, RICHARD THOUGHT
THAT ADAM DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

BECAUSE HE WOULD SAY,
"ADAM, TALK TO ME."

AND ADAM WOULDN'T--

ADAM WOULDN'T--
WOULDN'T TURN AROUND.

HEY, THAT'S DAD'S SEAT.
GET OUT OF THERE.

TAKE THAT.
HERE.

Rosanne:
RIGHT AT THE MONTH
THAT ADAM GOT DIAGNOSED,

RICHARD EMBARKED
ON AN AFFAIR.

AND THIS WENT ON
FOR 16 MONTHS

WITHOUT MY KNOWING,

ALTHOUGH EVERYBODY
KNEW BUT ME.

HE DEFINITELY
HAD THE AFFAIR

AS A WAY TO COMPLETELY
DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM IT.

I WAS MORE SURPRISED
BY RICHARD'S AFFAIR

THAN 9/11.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND THE ONLY THING
I CAN SAY THAT I DID

IS I DID LIFT UP
A 500-LB TABLE

AND THROW IT AT HIM.

Rosanne:
ADAM, ARE YOU EATING?

HOW ABOUT
SOME OF THIS?

- HERE.
- NO!

- OH, ADAM--
- NO, I FINISHED EATING!

Richard:
FROM DIAGNOSIS AT AGE THREE,

I WAS VERY GLOOMY,
YOU KNOW, FOR MONTHS.

ROSANNE...

ASCRIBES PARTS
OF MY SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOR

TO THAT FACT.

AND-- BUT I DON'T.

( family chatting )

Richard:
WHEN I MET HER,
SHE WAS IN PLAYS,

SHE WAS MODELING.

AT ONE POINT, I WAS
A PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD.

SOMEONE ASKED ME TO DO IT,
AND I WENT, "OH, OKAY,
THAT SOUNDS COOL."

AND I WAS LIKE
KIND OF A HIPPIE.

Richard:
NORMAN LEAR BROUGHT
HER TO HOLLYWOOD

AND PUT HER
IN "ALL IN THE FAMILY,"
"THE JEFFERSONS."

AND THEN, WITH ADAM,

IT PRETTY WELL PUT
THE KIBOSH ON THAT.

I THINK GIVING THAT UP
HAS BEEN A--

A SOURCE OF A LOT OF PRESSURE
IN OUR MARRIAGE.

AND I'M OFF, YOU KNOW,
I'M ALL OVER THE WORLD.

MY ORGANIZATION SHARED
THE 1997 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

ROSANNE'S VERY
RESENTFUL OF THE FACT

THAT SHE SAYS,
"YOU HAVE A LIFE, I DON'T--
BEYOND ADAM."

YOU KNOW,
I MAKE LIGHT OF IT

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
I SAY, THE CRAZED MOM
OF A DISABLED KID...

THAT MAY BE
A CATEGORY OF PERSON.

- I DON'T LIKE SWEET POTATOES!
- IT'S ONE SWEET POTATO!

- I DON'T LIKE SWEET POTATOES.
- WHAT IF YOU LOVE IT?

Richard:
YOU SEE AN AWFUL LOT OF SINGLE
MOMS OF AUTISTIC KIDS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT
OF REASONS MEN LEAVE WOMEN,

BUT WOMEN OVERLOOK THE FACT
THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN...

A FACTOR--
NOT THE ONLY FACTOR,

BUT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR
BY BEING SO MONOMANIACAL

OR SELF-INVOLVED
WITH THEIR KID.

ADAM? ADAM?

Richard:
THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND

THEIR GETTING THAT ONE LAST
OUNCE OF INFORMATION

TO APPLY TO THEIR KID'S
ENVIRONMENT OR LEARNING
OR WHATEVER.

EAT THIS BAR.
PLEASE.

ADAM?

WHERE'S YOUR BAR?
WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?

WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR BAR?

- IT'S IN THE TRASH.
- YOU PUT IT IN THE TRASH?

Rosanne:
MY JOB IS TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN

TO KEEP HIM OUT
OF AN INSTITUTION.

THERE ARE A LOT
OF SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM,

AND THOSE SYMPTOMS
ARE THE LOCKED ROOM

THAT MAKE AN AUTISTIC
CHILD NOT DEVELOP.

AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU
CAN CRACK OPEN THOSE DOORS,

AND EVERY TIME YOU
CRACK OPEN THE DOOR,

EVEN IF IT'S
FOR FIVE MINUTES,

THAT KID DEVELOPS FIVE MINUTES
MORE THAN THEY WOULD HAVE

HAD YOU NOT
CRACKED THE DOOR OPEN.

THERE'S NOTHING
HE CAN'T DO.

I JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO TEACH IT TO HIM.

( piano playing )

- Jim: What's today?
- December 23rd.

Hillary:
I'M 40 AND MY LIFE IS CRAP.

- I'm so--
- Sick?

- Sad... and sick.
- Sad?

Jim:
A WHILE BACK, HILLARY SUFFERED
A BOUT OF DEPRESSION.

MY FIRST REACTION WAS
I WAS ANNOYED

THAT SHE WAS BEING SO, YOU KNOW,
WITHDRAWN INTO HERSELF

AND WAS SHORT WITH LEXINGTON,
WHO-- WHO WOULDN'T
HAVE UNDERSTOOD

WHY SHE'S BEHAVING
THAT WAY.

Mama?

Jim:
Oh, Lex.

Mommy will
be here later.

- Mama.
- Mommy will be here
later today.

Okay?

Hillary:
I SUFFERED A REALLY
BAD DEPRESSION.

I MEAN,
I GOT SICK WITH IT

AND I HAD TO GET
ON MEDICATION

AND, ASIDE FROM WORKING,
I PRETTY MUCH

WAS NOT A FUNCTIONING PERSON
FOR A WHILE,

AND HE TOOK IT
VERY PERSONALLY.

- OKAY.
- I THINK HE FEELS THAT
HE'S BEEN NEGLECTED.

AND IT-- IT-- IT AFFECTED
OUR RELATIONSHIP--

BADLY.

BASICALLY, I THINK
WHAT MARRIAGE IS--

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ROUGH,
AND YOUR PARTNER'S ROUGH

AND YOU'RE RUBBING AGAINST
EACH OTHER AND THE FIGHTS
OR WHATEVER

IS A SMOOTHING PROCESS.

THAT'S THE WAY
I LOOK AT IT.

AND WHEN YOU INTRODUCE
A STRESSOR, WHICH IS A KID
WITH A DISABILITY,

IT CAUSES MORE OF THIS,
BAM BAM BAM BAM!

Camerawoman:
I HOPE YOU GUYS
CAN WORK THINGS OUT.

( softly )
I DON'T THINK SO.

YEAH. WE JUST WENT
YESTERDAY TO SEE A COUNSELOR,

AND I THINK HE'S DONE.

g
OH.

YEAH.

- Elaine: HI, LEXI.
- IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

( laughs )

- HOW YOU DOING, SWEETIE-PIE?
- HI, SWEETIE-PIE.

Woman:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- I'M EATING MY PREY.
- HE'S YOUR PREY?

- DO YOU KNOW
LEXI OVER THERE?
- Boy: HI, LEXI.

THERE'S LEXI.
OH, THERE'S LEXI.

LET'S PLAY WITH HER.

WANNA GO SIT
OVER WITH LEXI?

LEXI, LEXI?

DO YOU KNOW JACOB?

YOU KNOW JACOB?

Elaine:
I'LL BE BACK, YOU GUYS.

LET'S GO, LET'S GO,
LET'S GO.

HERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS WHERE
WE GET TO START

WRITING AND THINKING
ABOUT OUR SHOW.

IT'S SORT OF BASED LOOSELY

ABOUT TIME TRAVEL.

THE PROCESS OF WRITING
IS A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.

SO IF WE COULD ONLY GO
TO FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES?

FIRST THAT WE'RE FISH,

THEN THE EGYPT TIMES,
THEN THE MEDIEVAL TIMES,

AND THEN THE TIME
OF MARTIANS AND UFOs
AND BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.

I GET IDEAS AND THEN
I'LL BRING THE STRUCTURE
TO THE KIDS.

PRETEND LIKE
YOU'RE KICKING THE BALL!

AND THEN WE,
THROUGH IMPROVISATION--

I WRITE DOWN
WHAT THEY'VE CREATED.

- GROCERY STORE.
- GROCERIES!

OKAY, SO LET'S GO AND HELP HIM
CARRY IN THE GROCERIES.

FANTASTIC.

TELL ME WHAT YOU
WANT TO BE, WYATT?

A BULLY AND A NICE GUY.
BOTH.

- CAN I BE THE SMART KID
IN THE PLAY?
- SURE.

THEN I'LL GO BACK
TO A SCREENWRITER,

AND THEN WE'LL SCRIPT IT
BASED ON THEIR IDEAS.

EVERYONE,
PUT YOUR FEET UP!

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS,
THE KIDS THAT ARE
THE MOST SENSITIVE,

END UP BEING THE ONES
THAT SAVE THE PLANET.

BUT HOW THE HECK ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO SAVE THE EARTH--

YOU'LL SEE IF WE GET
TO THE END OF THE PLAY!

- OH, I KNOW.
- Boy: I'VE GOT AN IDEA!

QUETZALCOATLAS?
QUETZALCOATLAS?

WE'RE GONNA NEED
A NANOSAUR OF OUR OWN.

HENRY, I'M GONNA
ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU TELL ME A STORY,
I REALLY LOVE LISTENING TO IT.

BUT CAN YOU LOOK ME
IN THE EYE SO I CAN SEE
YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES

AND I CAN HEAR THE STORY?
SO TRY IT AGAIN.

TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT
THE SHARKS, BUT I WANT YOU
TO LOOK ME IN THE EYES.

- WELL, YOU SEE--
- WHERE'S YOUR EYES?

- YOU SEE, SHARKS--
- LET ME SEE THOSE
BEAUTIFUL EYES.

- YOU SEE SHARKS--
- ALMOST!

MY EYES.
WHAT-- OH MY GOSH!

LOOK AT YOU!
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT!

OH MY GOSH, I LOVE
LOOKING IN YOUR EYES.

- SHARKS, SHARKS--
- TRY IT AGAIN, SAY "SHARKS"
WHILE YOU LOOK AT ME.

SHARKS ATTACK SEALS
BECAUSE SURFERS

ARE-- SHARKS ATTACK
SURFERS BECAUSE THEY'RE--

ON THEIR SURFBOARD,
THEY'RE SHAPED LIKE SEALS.

OH MY GOD, HE LOOKED
RIGHT AT ME.

WAIT, THE SURFBOARDS
ARE SHAPED LIKE SEALS?

- YE-- ON THEM--
- TRY AGAIN.

- ON THEM WHEN THEY'RE--
WHEN THEY'RE--
- LOOK AT ME.

- ON THEM--
WHEN THEY'RE ON THEM--
- BEAUTIFUL.

--IT LOOKS LIKE A SEAL

SO THAT'S WHY THEY ATTACK.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE
LEARNING FROM YOU.

DO YOU KNOW
HOW SMART YOU ARE?

EXTREMELY SMART.

I LOVE WHEN YOU SMILED
WHEN I SAID...

HOW MUCH I--
HOW COMPASSIONATE YOU ARE.

AH!
AND YOU LOOKED RIGHT AT ME.

I WANT YOU TO LOOK NOW--
THE SAME WAY YOU LOOKED AT ME,

LOOK IN YOUR FRIEND'S
EYES RIGHT NOW.

LOOK AT HIM
LOOKING AT YOU.

YEAH, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT HENRY?

WYATT, WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT HENRY?

UM, WELL, I THINK
HE'S VERY SMART.

HE'S VERY SMART
ABOUT REPTILES

AND I LIKE-- AND I LIKE--
I'M INTERESTED IN ANIMALS TOO

AND I--
AND I REALLY LIKE THAT.

SO TELL HIM-- LOOK
IN HIS EYES AND TELL HIM,
"YOU ARE VERY SMART."

YOU ARE VERY SMART.

- OKAY?
- THANKS.

I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO HEAR THAT.

YEAH.

MY NAME IS STEPHEN STILLS.
I'M HENRY'S FATHER.

( Crosby, Stills, Nash
& Young playing )

Kristen:
HENRY DOESN'T LIKE
TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC,

'CAUSE IT'S TOO LOUD.

HE LIKES TO WATCH MOVIES
AND HE GETS TO WATCH TV.

THAT'S WHY HE LIKES
TO COME TO HIS DAD'S SHOWS.

- HENRY, WHAT YOU BEEN DOING?
- Woman: THIS BUS IS SWEET.

WATCHING "JURASSIC PARK III,"
THAT'S WHAT.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO SEE THE SHOW?

NAH.

Stills:
I'M SURE THAT THERE'S
A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION.

GOD KNOWS,
AS I OBSERVE THESE KIDS,

I RECOGNIZE A LOT OF MYSELF
OR MY OWN BEHAVIOR

IN THE KIND OF THING
THAT MADE ME A MUSICIAN

WHO PUT A GUITAR BETWEEN
ME AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Kristen:
IT'S SO HARD TO SAY
WHAT CAUSED HIS AUTISM

BECAUSE THERE ARE
SO MANY THEORIES.

I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE
THAT BELIEVES IT'S, LIKE,
THE KETTLE OF BEANS.

YOU KNOW, AND YOU
THROW IN A BEAN--

"HERE'S THE VACCINATIONS.
HERE'S THE ANTIBIOTICS.

HERE'S THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT.
HERE'S MERCURY IN THE FISH

MOM ATE WHILE
SHE WAS PREGNANT."

AND YOU THROW
ENOUGH BEANS IN THE KETTLE
AND IT'S GONNA TIP OVER.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
ONE OF YOUR DAD'S SHOWS?

WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME.
TOO MUCH PEOPLE.

- I'M OLD-FASHIONED.
- ( chuckling )

Kristen:
THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS
HIS AGE WITH AUTISM,

WHO-- WE'RE NOT JUST
GONNA TOSS THESE KIDS ASIDE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA HAVE
TO BE PEOPLE THAT HELP THEM

AND SHEPHERD THEM
ALONG JUST LIKE

THEY'RE BEING SHEPHERDED ALONG
THROUGH GRADE SCHOOL.

Wyatt:
I LIKE THE MIRACLE PROJECT
BECAUSE IT'S-- IT'S FUN,

AND THE KIDS ARE
SOMETIMES NICE.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE
IN THEIR OWN WORLD,

WHICH IS WHAT I'M GOING
TO GO WITH-- WHAT I DON'T LIKE.

SOMETIMES I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN
KIDS GO INTO THEIR OWN WORLD.

YOU KNOW,
I DO THAT A LOT,

BUT-- BUT IT JUST MAKES ME--
IT JUST-- SOMETIMES,

WHEN YOU DO THAT--
I REALIZE IT NOW,

YOU ARE
IN YOUR OWN WORLD.

IT'S LIKE HENRY.
TAKE HENRY AS AN EXAMPLE.

HE'S IN HIS OWN WORLD.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORLD.
WHAT-- HOW ARE YOU--

HOW ARE YOU
GONNA MAKE FRIENDS

IN YOUR OWN WORLD?

YOUR OWN WORLD?
YOU SEE, THIS IS WHAT
I DON'T LIKE--

SOMETIMES I DON'T
GET ABOUT KIDS. WHY DO
THEY GO INTO THEIR--?

WHY DO I EVEN GO
INTO MY OWN WORLD?

AND IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE NOT
TALKING TO ANYBODY,

THERE'S NO POINT OF IT!

IF I'M TRYING TO BE
FRIENDS WITH HENRY,

LIKE HE WOULD GO
INTO HIS LIZARDS
AND DINOSAURS

AND-- BUT THERE ARE
GOOD THINGS ABOUT HENRY TOO.

AND THERE'S--
THERE'S SAD THINGS.

Woman:
DO YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO
INTO YOUR OWN WORLD,

WHY YOU GO THERE?

SOMETIMES I HAVE
NO ONE TO TALK TO.

LIKE, LET'S SAY
I'M OUTSIDE BY MYSELF.

( tearfully )
I HAVE NO ONE TO TALK TO,

SO I JUST HAVE TO GO
INTO MY OWN WORLD.

I JUST LOVE HAVING
SOMEONE WITH ME.

AND SOMETIMES
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

YOU CAN HAVE PLAY DATES,
YOU CAN HAVE SLEEPOVERS,
THAT'S--

BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT A FRIEND--
SOMETIMES I LIKE--

I LIKE HAVE--
BEING WITH SOMEBODY
'CAUSE IT--

SOMETIMES, YEAH,
IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY

INSIDE WHEN
I'M WITH A FRIEND,

THAT CAN BE KIND.
THAT-- THAT CANNOT BE MEAN.

THAT IS NOT MEAN.

THAT IS NOT--
NOT RUDE.

NOT LIKE A--
NOT LIKE A BULLY.

JUST A FRIEND.

Man:
WE'VE BEEN HAVING
A LOT OF DIFFICULTY

REALLY FINDING
THE RIGHT SCHOOL FOR WYATT.

WE'RE HEADED
TO AN ADVOCATE--

A LAWYER.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN
SHED SOME LIGHT,

BECAUSE HE'S HAD EXPERIENCE
IN WORKING WITH--

WITH PLACING A LOT
OF KIDS

WITH THESE ISSUES.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA LOOK
AT WHAT OUR RIGHTS ARE,

SEEING THAT WYATT'S ISSUES
ARE NOT BEING SERVED

BY THE TYPICAL
SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Lawyer:
IS HIS BASIC PROBLEMS
SOCIAL PROBLEMS

OR ACADEMIC PROBLEMS
OR BOTH?

Mother:
IT'S A MIXTURE.
IT'S A MIXTURE OF BOTH.

WYATT'S ONE
OF THESE CASES THAT KIND
OF FALLS BETWEEN THE CRACKS.

HE WANTS TO BE MAINSTREAM
BUT HE REALLY CAN'T HOLD
HIS OWN IN MAINSTREAM.

AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE
WITH THE SPECIAL KIDS 'CAUSE
HE'S VERY HIGH-FUNCTIONING.

BASED UPON THESE TESTS,
IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT

FOR SOMEONE TO SAY HE'S
A HIGH-FUNCTIONING
AUTISTIC CHILD.

HE HAS A VERY LOW
COGNITIVE FUNCTION.

IF YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT
IN FACT THE CHILD BELONGS

IN THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL,
THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE TO
COMMENCE YOUR DUE PROCESS.

- OKAY.
- OKAY?

AND THAT'S WHEN WE
WOULD HAVE TO RETAIN YOU?

- WHAT ARE WE IN FOR?
- WE HAVE-- WE ARE

BILLING OUT
AT $430 AN HOUR.

AND IF IT GOES
TO DUE PROCESS,

YOU CAN GO
ANYWHERE FROM...

$25, $30, $40,000,

TO $100,000.

Greg:
AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE,

I REALIZE WE'RE
PRETTY MUCH FUCKED!

$25 TO $100 GRAND.
I'M LIKE, "OKAY."

WHERE'D HE
GET THAT NUMBER FROM?
THAT WAS RIDICULOUS.

OUT OF THE BLUE!
$420 AN HOUR?

- WAS HE KIDDING?
- I KNOW.

NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS.
NOBODY HAS ANY SOLUTIONS.

AND IT'S--
YOU JUST FEEL HELPLESS.

IT'S ACTUALLY
REALLY DEPRESSING.

( kids chatting )

AHHH! AHHH!

Boy:
STOP!

- ( singing )
- Woman: BEAUTIFUL.

Wyatt:
AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO?
WE--?

Woman:
THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE
SOME MEAN KIDS SAY...

( singing )

SO WE'LL HAVE
SOME BULLIES COME IN,

AND THEN YOU'LL GO,
"AM I TOO SENSITIVE?"

( singing line )

I WANT TO SING THIS
IN FRONT OF THE BULLIES.

( both sing )

- ( balloon pops )
- Boy: OW!

- ELAINE, THESE
BALLOONS ARE TOO LOUD.
- Man: I'M SORRY.

YOU GUYS, THE BALLOONS ARE
TOO LOUD FOR PEOPLE, GUYS.

BALLOONS ARE TOO LOUD.

THANKS FOR
TELLING ME, WYATT.

- THEY'RE JUST WAY TOO LOUD.
- Elaine: I KNOW--

POP THEM--
POP THEM AT HOME!

Elaine:
IT'S SCARING PEOPLE, GUYS.

( singing )

( all applauding )

- Wyatt: THAT ONE WAS EASY.
- Woman: THAT WAS EASY?

"HI, LEXI."

OH, THAT'S YOUR
COACH E. IMITATION.

"HI, COACH E."

( overly-sweet voice )
"IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HI, SWEETIE-PIE."

( Hillary chuckling )

Hillary:
LEXI'S ECHOLALIA--

SHE CAN REPEAT BACK
WHAT'S SAID TO HER.

BUT SHE HAS A HARD TIME
GENERATING ORIGINAL SPEECH.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT COACH E.?

HOW DO I FEEL
ABOUT COACH E.?

YEAH, CAN YOU TYPE HOW
YOU FEEL ABOUT COACH E.?

OKAY. MM.

I CAN TYPE HOW DO
I FEEL ABOUT COACH E.

OKAY.

OH-- SHE'S TYPING
"HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT COACH E."

FE-EL.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY, MOM?
NO.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
AUTISM IS?

- AUTISM-- YEAH.
- DO YOU? WHAT IS IT?

AUTISM MEANS THAT--

- YOU CAN TYPE IT.
- OH, OKAY, MOM.

"AUTISM...

MEANS...

THAT...

SOMETHING...

WILL...

BE DAMAGED."

Hillary:
WHAT'S DAMAGING?

- DAMAGING.
- WHAT DOES--
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

MEAN. IT MEANS--
DAMAGING MEANS

THAT PEOPLE
WHO COULD DAMAGE

THEIR

DESTROYING ACTIONS

OF WAYS TOGETHER.

"IT--
( typing )

MEANS

I LOVE YOU."

I LOVE YOU TOO.

SURE.

( laughs )

LEXI.

AND IT'S SAVED.

SAVED.

Hillary:
I'VE TORTURED MYSELF
OVER THE YEARS

THINKING THAT IN ORDER
TO FULLY LOVE HER

AND PARENT HER, I NEEDED
TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
HER HEAD.

LEXI, YOU WANT
TO TURN AROUND?

- WITH ELANA--
- WHERE'S ELANA?

SHE'S GONNA HELP YOU
TALK WITH YOUR--

- CAN YOU POINT?
- YEAH.

GO.

- Elana: I...
- I.

- J...
- J--

- Lexi: --ACOB. B...
- "I THINK JACOB..."

IS...

"LIKES ME."

- ME.
- "AND...

I

LIKE

JACOB

TOO."

( singing show tune )

Hillary:
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T REALLY
SPOKEN TO HER ABOUT BOYS YET.

AND THE IDEA THAT NOW
SHE'S STARTING TO MAYBE NOTICE
THE OTHER KIDS MORE

AND START HAVING FEELINGS
ABOUT THEM AND--

IT'S NEW FOR ME.

DO YOU WANT TO BRUSH IT
YOURSELF A LITTLE?

I DO WANT TO BRUSH IT
MYSELF A LITTLE.

Hillary:
SHE'S 14.

IT'S HARD TO KNOW
HOW MUCH OF WHO SHE IS

IS, YOU KNOW,
TYPICAL IN THAT RESPECT.

SHE LIKES
BRITNEY SPEARS.

OH, BRITNEY SPEARS.

( singing continues )

OKAY. GOOD.

SO LET'S GO BACK
TO THIS PART, OKAY?

LET'S GO BACK
TO THIS MIDDLE PART.

WHY DON'T-- CAN YOU
READ THE LYRICS TO ME?

HE HASN'T MOVED
EVERYTHING.

Camerawoman:
WHEN DID HE MOVE OUT?

HERE'S A PICTURE OF HIM
WITH A WOMAN WHO I DON'T KNOW.

( laughing )

UH, HE MOVED OUT TO--
WELL, HE MOVED OUT

LAST TUESDAY.
A WEEK AGO BEFORE TUESDAY.

- ( keys jangle )
- UM...

BUT, YOU KNOW,
HE'S BEEN TAKING HIS STUFF
IN DRIBS AND DRABS.

Hillary:
I HAVE NO INFORMATION

ABOUT WHY HE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE WITH ME ANYMORE,

WHY HE DOESN'T
LOVE ME ANYMORE.

AND IT--

IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF.

AND I-- I SAY--
WHAT HURTS

IS THAT I KNOW THAT MY BEING
PISSED OFF ABOUT IT

IS PART OF WHAT
HE DOESN'T LIKE ABOUT ME.

YOU KNOW?

MY FIRST DATE
IN 20 YEARS WAS THIS GUY.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

WE MET AT
"THE SOUND OF MUSIC"
SING-ALONG

AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
( laughing )

I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME
BECAUSE I LOVE HER,

AND I LOVE HER SON NEAL.

NEAL, REMEMBER WHEN
WE ASKED YOU IF IT
WAS OKAY IF--

- IF YOUR MOMMY AND ME--?
- REMEMBER WE ASKED YOU

IF IT WAS OKAY?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

- NO.
- HE SAID YES.
HE SAID YES.

- HE SAID "GOOD" IS EXACTLY--
- IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
YOU SAID "GOOD," I THINK.

YEAH, HE SAID "GOOD."
NO, BUT AFTER BEING, YOU KNOW,
DIVORCED AS A SINGLE MOM

WITH A CHILD WITH AUTISM,
I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT I WOULD

GET MARRIED AGAIN.

( group singing in Hebrew )

WHAT DOES "GEFILTE"
ACTUALLY MEAN?

- CHOPPED! CHOPPED!
- Elaine: CHOPPED FISH.

Elaine:
WHEN WE FIRST STARTING DATING,
IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING

FOR JEFF'S FAMILY.

THEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.
THEY DIDN'T-- I MEAN,
THEY'D NEVER MET NEAL.

THEY DIDN'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND AUTISM AT ALL.

- AHHH...
- HONEY, SLOW DOWN.

Jeff:
THE MORE THAT NEAL
CAME TO THE HOUSE,

THE MORE EXPERIENCES
THAT THEY HAD WITH HIM,

WELL, THEY FELT LESS AFRAID,
I THINK, BASICALLY.

SO IF YOU WERE
TO GIVE US YOUR BLESSING,

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
ELAINE AND I GETTING
MARRIED?

HE IS A GOOD BOY.
BUT YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT HIM, HUH?

- YEAH. ( speaking Yiddish )
- YEAH.

Boy:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NEAL.

HI, SWEETIE.

Elaine:
HEY, EVERYBODY!

THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO NEAL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Jeff:
WHAT'S WITH THAT FACE?
IT'S A NEW FACE.

IS THAT A SCARED FACE?

- I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS.
- LIKE A "OVERWHELMED."

- MAYBE.
- ( laughs ) HE'S SO EXCITED
ABOUT HIS PARTY.

- Girl: COME ON, NEAL.
- YAY!

OKAY, COME ON,
YOU GOT THREE MORE.

EVERYBODY HELP.
I WANT EVERYONE HERE TO HELP.

READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE, GO!

YA-HAY-HAY!

WHAT GOOD FRIENDS YOU HAVE.

YAY!

OKAY.

Man:
NICE TOUCHING, NICE TOUCHING.
GOOD JOB, NEAL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
DO YOU WANT HIM TO
HAVE A BALLOON?

HA HA HA.

I THINK IT'S
THE RESTROOM.

- ( all chatting )
- Jeff: NEAL, GENTLE GENTLE.

GENTLE.

WHERE ARE YOU
GONNA STAND, NEAL?

WHERE ARE
YOU GONNA STAND?

- WHOA WHOA WHOA!
- Elaine: NEAL!

- GENTLE.
- WHAT HAPPENED?

- NOT FUNNY... AT ALL.
- Elaine: NOT FUNNY.

THAT IS NOT FUNNY.

WHAT HAPPENED?
HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- WELL, HE--

HE PURPOSELY...

HE WAS ACTING LIKE
HE WAS REALLY GENTLE,

- AND THEN YANKED HIM.
- AHHH!

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE DON'T DO THAT AT A PARTY.

- WE DON'T DO THAT ANYWHERE.
WE DON'T DO THAT EVER.
- EVER.

LOOK AT ME-- EVER!
IT'S NOT EVEN BEGINNING
TO BE FUNNY.

- AHHHHHHH!
- WELL, THAT'S HOW
YOU'RE FEELING.

THAT'S HOW HE'S FEELING.
BUT THAT'S HOW HE'S FEELING.

( crying )

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO FEEL THAT WAY,
YOURSELF?

- ( mumbling )
- DO YOU WANT SOMEONE BIGGER
THAN YOU PUSHING YOU?

I CAN FIND A BIG BOY NOW.
THAT'S HOW IT FEELS.

SO COME HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.
- ( boy crying )

Mom:
YOU'RE OKAY.

LOOK ME-- LET ME SEE
YOUR EYES, RIGHT NOW.

LET ME SEE YOUR EYES.
NO NO NO, NO I GOTTA SEE 'EM.

I GOTTA SEE 'EM.
LET ME-- YEAH, THANK YOU.

OKAY?
YOU NEED TO BE--
LOOK AT ME.

LOOK AT ME-- THANK YOU.

YOU NEED TO BE AWARE
WHEN YOU DO THINGS.

YOU'RE A BIG BOY.

WHEN YOU-- WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNGER AND YOU GOT WILD,

THAT'S THE OLD NEAL.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THINGS
LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

OKAY, I WANT YOU
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

- DO DO DO.
- TOUCH MY NOSE IF YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING.

- DO DO DO DO.
- THANK YOU.

NEAL HAS WORKED
SO HARD

AT BEING A PART
OF THIS WORLD

AND CONTROLLING HIS BEHAVIORS
AND IMPULSES.

WHEN HE FEELS STRESSED,

HE SOMETIMES
MAY ACT OUT PHYSICALLY.

AH...

IT MAKES ME SCARED.

IT MAKES ME
FEEL RESPONSIBLE.

AND SAD.

IT'S CRITICAL FOR US

TO HELP NEAL LEARN
A WAY TO COMMUNICATE

THAT DOESN'T HURT
HIMSELF OR OTHERS.

AAAWW!

AWWW!

( roar )

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
GONNA COME RIGHT NOW.

I THOUGHT I'D BE
IN TRAFFIC BUT...

OKAY. ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY SIT, PLEASE.

GET ORGANIZED.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
REHEARSAL WE'RE GONNA HAVE,

'CAUSE IT'S GONNA DETERMINE
WHAT STAYS IN THE PLAY
AND WHAT EXITS.

( Henry screams )

LET'S MAKE THIS THE STAGE,
AND THIS THE AUDIENCE.

- READY? GO.
- RYAN'S HEARING THINGS AGAIN.

WAIT, HANG ON.
WAIT A MINUTE, CUT!

NO NO, DON'T CUT IN THE MIDDLE.
WHATEVER IS SAID TODAY

- WILL BE OUR NEW LINES FOREVER.
- YOU FORGOT TO SAY,

"WHAT ARE
YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE SO WEIRD."

- Girl: "SO WEIRD!"
- OH!

- Elaine: BUT WE'RE
GONNA CUT THAT, OKAY?
- NO!

- ALL RIGHT, THEN SAY IT.
- OOOH!

Rosanne:
ONE THING I LEARNED
ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

KIND OF GROWING UP
WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,

IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ENOUGH
FOR YOU TO BE DOING BETTER.

YOUR WHOLE TRIBE
HAS TO DO BETTER OR ELSE

YOU REALLY CAN'T DO
THAT MUCH BETTER.
BELIEVE ME.

AND I SEE ALL OF YOUR KIDS
AS MY SON'S TRIBE.

AND SO WHEN I SEE THEM
SCREWING SOMEBODY

IN EAST L.A.,

THAT-- YOU KNOW,
THAT'S GONNA AFFECT OUR KIDS,

BECAUSE WHEN THAT KID
DOES SOMETHING

BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD
THE SERVICES,

PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOOK
AT OUR AUTISTIC KID

AND SAY, "OH, THAT'S WHAT
AUTISM IS LIKE."

Hillary:
BUT ANY CHANGE THAT'S EVER
HAPPENED-- ANY SOCIAL CHANGE,

- DIDN'T HAPPEN--
- BUT THIS ISN'T
A SOCIAL CHANGE.

- IT'S A DISEASE.
- BUT THIS IS--
BUT IT'S A VALUE.

IT'S A HUMAN VALUE.
WHY IS MY DAUGHTER
IN EIGHTH GRADE,

AND LEARNING HOW
TO WASH DISHES?

BECAUSE THEY DON'T
FUCKIN' VALUE HER.

BECAUSE "SHE'S AUTISTIC"
AND "SHE'S STUPID"
AND "SHE CAN'T LEARN,"

SO WE'RE GONNA TRAIN HER
SO SHE CAN PUSH A BROOM
AT McDONALD'S.

I WANT THE WORLD
TO WELCOME HER,
AND THEY DON'T.

AND... I CAN'T MAKE THEM.

I CAN ONLY WORK WITH--
WITH WHO I'VE GOT.

IT'S A VALUE.

AND UNTIL THESE HUMANS
ARE VALUED,

NOBODY'S GONNA
FIND A CURE,

NOBODY'S GONNA
TAKE THE CHEMICALS
OUT OF THE VACCINES,

NOBODY'S GONNA
MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
FOLLOW THE LAW,

NOBODY'S GONNA MAKE
THE DOCTORS FOLLOW
THE LAW,

NOBODY'S GONNA
GIVE US INSURANCE,

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT VALUED.

AND THAT'S BIGGER
THAN ANYTHING WE COULD
TALK ABOUT IN HERE.

I CAN SHARE WITH PEOPLE
WHO LOOK AT HER FUNNY

AND THINK SHE'S A WEIRDO
AND I CAN TRY TO ENLIGHTEN THEM,

BUT I CAN'T MAKE THEM
VALUE HER.

I CAN'T MAKE
THEM RESPECT HER

AND THINK THAT SHE'S GOT
THE SAME RIGHTS THAT THEY DO.

I CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I CAN EITHER-- YOU KNOW,
I CAN KILL MYSELF,

I CAN FEEL HORRIBLE
MOST OF THE TIME,

I CAN TAKE
AN ANTIDEPRESSANT...

( sighs )

OR I CAN JUST CONCENTRATE
ON LOVING HER,

AND HOPING THAT I--
YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I--

WHAT PARENT SAYS THIS?
"I HOPE SHE DIES BEFORE I DO"?

YOU KNOW?

CHEEP, CHEEP...

Joe:
THE FUTURE
FOR LEX IS THE THING

THAT GIVES ME
THE MOST CONCERN.

I'M NOT ONE
TO HAVE NIGHTMARES,

AND THE ONLY TIME I DO,

IT'S WHEN I'M THINKING
ABOUT HER FUTURE.

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T
SEE HER EVER LIVING ALONE.

I SEE HER IN, ULTIMATELY,
MAYBE A GROUP HOME.

AND THAT FRIGHTENS ME

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE,
YOU COULD DO SOMETHING TO HER,

AND SHE COULDN'T
TELL ANYONE.

SHE COULDN'T REPORT YOU.
SHE COULDN'T-- YOU KNOW.

SHE-- SHE'S JUST
THE PERFECT VICTIM.

I'M ALWAYS TRYING
TO DREAM UP A SCENARIO

FOR THE FUTURE--
I'M GONE,

AND SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY
BECAUSE-- WHAT?

WHAT DID I DO NOW
TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENED?

AND... I HAVE SOME IDEAS
BUT I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THEM.

YOU KNOW? I'M NOT--
I'M NOT CONVINCED YET

THAT I HAVE FOUND
THE THING THAT CAN GET RID
OF MY NIGHTMARES.

HI, HENRY!
HI, WYATT!

HI, GUYS!
YAY, WE'RE IN A REAL THEATER!

PEOPLE, ON YOUR TOES!

WAIT WAIT.
WAIT WAIT-- SHH!

HERE WE GO.

I ACTUALLY GET A REACTION
WHEN I SEE BIG LIGHTS.

WHAT KIND OF REACTION?

- IT HURT YOUR EYES?
- YEAH.

BESIDES, I GOT ALLERGIES.

THERE ARE LIGHTS EVERY--
EVERYWHERE.

BUT IF YOU
LOOK THIS WAY,
IT'S NOT AS BAD.

THERE'S LIGHTS
RIGHT OVER THERE

AND RIGHT OVER THERE.
RIGHT..

OKAY, EVERYBODY STAND UP,
MAKE A CIRCLE. WE GOTTA FOCUS.
LET'S GO!

OFF STAGE-- OKAY.
YOU GUYS, I'M LOSING YOU!

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
SO FOCUSED!

DO YOU WANT TO GET US
KICKED OUT OF HERE?

WE WILL GET KICKED OUT.
HENRY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT
A GREAT ACTOR YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW THAT.

AHH.

BUT THE CHALLENGE IS
THE SHOW'S NOT GONNA BE
COMING TOGETHER

IF WE HAVE TO STOP
ALL THE TIME.

RIGHT?
SO I NEED YOUR HELP.

THERE'S A BIT OF WILDNESS
GOING ON,

SO WE, AS A TEAM, NEED TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED.

SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY,
SIMPLIFY!

MAKE IT A LOT EASIER
TO PROBABLY CUT A NUMBER
OF THE SONGS.

OKAY, EVERYBODY
SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

SHH!
ADAM, ADAM.

CAN YOU JUST PLAY
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR"

INSTEAD OF PLAYING
THE SHOW RIGHT NOW?

( singing )

PERFECT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
THEM SING-- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- Rosanne: NO, WE-- NO--
- Elaine: TODAY.
WE CAN'T TODAY.

I'M NOT GONNA TALK TO YOU
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW, ROSANNE.

WE GOTTA THINK OF EVERYBODY.

I KNOW, BUT-- BUT HE DIDN'T
GET TO DO HIS THING.

HE'LL GET TO DO IT
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

RIGHT NOW WE GOT
TO THINK OF EVERYBODY,

- NOT JUST ADAM.
- I KNOW, BUT PUTTING
THE CHAIR OUT

AND HAVING HIM PLAY IT
IS NOT A BIG THING.

I'LL TALK TO YOU
ABOUT IT ON SUNDAY.

TALK TO ME 'CAUSE SHE'S GOT
TO PLAY DIRECTOR,

SO WE CAN GO BACK
IN THE OTHER ROOM.

BE STRAIGHT WITH ME.
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND TELL ME THAT THERE
WAS NEVER ANY INTENTION...

WE'RE TELLING YOU
BUT YOU'RE NOT--

- ...OF ADAM PLAYING HIS CELLO.
- NO NO NO.

- THAT'S NOT IT.
- THIS IS REALLY UNFAIR.

Adam:
MOM! MOM!

- HI.
- HEY, ADAM.

NO, THIS IS REALLY
UNFAIR BECAUSE--

- I UNDERSTAND--
- IF THERE WAS SOME
DECISION MADE,

SOMEONE COULD HAVE
CALLED ME OR EMAILED ME.

- THERE WAS NO DECISION--
- THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO
COME TO THE DRESS REHEARSAL,

AND FIND OUT THAT MY SON
IS NOT GONNA PLAY THE THING

THAT HE'D BEEN PRACTICING
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

I UNDERSTAND.

- WELL?
- I--

THE MIRACLE PROJECT
IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS

- AND THOSE 22 WEEKS--
- PLEASE, DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

- LISTEN, I WAS HERE EVERY WEEK.
- EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR.
YOU WON'T EVEN LET HIM
SIT THERE AND REHEARSE IT.

HOW'S IT SUPPOSED
TO BE OKAY?

YOU WANT IT TO BE BAD
SO YOU CAN CUT IT.

NO.

- OH COME ON, PLEASE.
- ROSANNE, WHY--

- WHY-- THERE'S NO REASON--
- I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW!

IT'S TOO CRAZY FOR ME
EVEN TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY?

TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
SHE'S GOT TO GO OUTSIDE.
WE CAN'T DO THIS TO THE KIDS.

- Man: ROSANNE.
- BUT THE THING IS,

MY SON'S IDENTITY
IS HIS CELLO.

- BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE.
- BUT IT IS!

HE'S AUTISTIC
AND THAT'S HIS VOICE.

- THEN GIVE HIM--
- Elaine: WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
ANOTHER DAY.

- THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE KIDS.
- IT IS NOT FAIR TO MY SON!

- TOUGH. TOUGH.
- TOUGH?

ROSANNE,
LET'S GO OUTSIDE.
COME ON.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
- WE'RE STARTING A SHOW.

- WAIT, MY SON IS IN HERE.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, YOUR SON
IS DOING FINE!

AND HE WOULD--
HE'S BEEN PRACTICING
FOR WEEKS ON THIS--

ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU CUT HIS SONG?

NO, I DIDN'T.
I SAID WE'LL DO IT ON SUNDAY.

ELAINE, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO CLOSE THIS BECAUSE
WE CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

Elaine:
WE READY?

- ( applause )
- ( piano playing )

REWIND, FORWARD,
REWIND, FORWARD.

- ( knock at door )
- ( Adam yells ) LET GO.
LET GO.

Boy:
HI, TEACHER.
HI, RYAN.

( overlapping dialogue
and shouting )

Adam:
DON'T TOUCH ME!

( piano playing )

STOP!

- Adam: I WANT TO GO HOME!
- SHH.

- LET--!
- YOU WANT TO GO
IN THE AUDIENCE?

- YES.
- OKAY, GO IN THE AUDIENCE.

LET GO!

LET GO, LET GO!

( screaming )

- ( yelling )
- SHH.

LET GO!

AHHH, LET GO!

( all whispering )

I DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME!
LET GO!

I WANT TO GO HOME, AH!

- COME HERE.
- I'M SORRY.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN
A TRYING DAY.

I-- AND I GOTTA
GET BACK OUT THERE.

- I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND.
- I DO KNOW.

THIS WOULD NOT
HAVE HAPPENED.

WHERE IS HE?

- ( piano playing )
- ADAM?

( singing )

- ( whispering ) WHERE IS ADAM?
- ( whispering ) I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

HE WENT UP THERE.
HE WENT INTO THE THEATER.

IS ADAM STILL HERE?

ADAM? ADAM, WE'RE GONNA SING
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR,"
SWEETIE.

OH, I WANT TO DO
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE,
LITTLE STAR"!

OKAY.

GO UP AND TRY IT.
YOU WANT TO GO TRY IT?

- IT'S YOUR TURN TO DO
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE."
- DAH.

- ONSTAGE.
- I DON'T WANT TO DO "TWINKLE,
TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR."

WANT ME TO PICK YOU UP?
YOU WANT TO SING IT?

NO NO NO NO NO.
NO NO NO NO NO!

GO GO.

- ( kids all singing )
- NO!

YOU WANT TO SING?

COME ON,
LET ME HEAR YOU.

OH, OKAY, READY?
RIGHT HERE, ADAM.

ADAM, ADAM, RIGHT HERE,
SWEETIE-PIE.

EVERYBODY!

( all applauding )

Boy:
NEAL? NEAL?

THAT'S YOU.
YOU'RE NEAL.

Elaine:
PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT NEAL
SHOULD BE PUT IN AN INSTITUTION

WHEN HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.
PEOPLE TOLD ME TO SEND HIM
BACK TO RUSSIA.

A LOT OF KIDS WITH AUTISM,
WHEN THEY GET TO BE OLDER,

ARE PUT AWAY

IF THEY HAVEN'T DEALT
WITH THEIR IMPULSIVITY CONTROL

AND THEIR ABILITY
TO COMMUNICATE.

Woman:
YOU READY?
LET'S TRY IT.

LET'S GET IT ORGANIZED.
YOU READY?

OKAY, I'M READY.

AM I ON THE RIGHT SIDE?

YEAH. OKAY,
I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE.

THREE, TWO, ONE, MOVE.

OOPS, YOU LOST IT.

( laughs )
TRY AGAIN, NEAL.

TRY AGAIN.

YOU NEED TO LOOK.
CAN YOU LOOK DOWN,
PLEASE?

Computerized voice:
Mom.

Id...

I THINK THAT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE "I'D."

THE MACHINE DOESN'T
SAY IT RIGHT-- GO.

OKAY, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
NO, IT'S JUST THE WAY OF
THIS PROGRAM, NEAL.

- THERE YOU GO.
- ...like...

to...

put...

( adults chuckling )

you...

on...

spot.

- ( laughing )
- Darlene: "MOM, I'D LIKE
TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT"?

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
PUT HER ON THE SPOT TO DO?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO, BABE?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I'M NOT LAUGHING AT YOU.
I'M LAUGHING 'CAUSE
I LOVE YOU.

THIS IS CHARMING.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
TO PUT HER ON THE SPOT?

- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO
TO PUT ME ON THE SPOT?
- READY? GO.

UH-HUH.

MM-HM.

KEEP LOOKING.

WHAT ELSE?

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.

- ( Neal muttering )
- YOU'RE FINE.

FINISH THIS AND THEN WE'LL
TAKE A BREAK FOR A SECOND.

GO, FINISH IT.

GO. UH-HUH.

GOOD.

KEEP GOING.

Computerized voice:
Listener.

Computer and Darlene:
"BE MORE OF A LISTENER."

AH!

- ALL RIGHT.
- Elaine: THANK YOU, SWEETIE,
FOR TELLING ME.

- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
- Darlene: THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.

SO TONIGHT'S THE SHOW,
GIRLFRIEND!

ARE YOU EXCITED?

YES, MOM, I AM EXCITED.
ARE YOU EXCITED?

YES, LEX,
I AM EXCITED.

I HAD FUN
IN READING GROUP.

YOU DID? WHAT WERE YOU
READING IN READING GROUP?

I DID, "WHAT ABOUT ME?"

YEAH, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

- YEAH, WHAT ABOUT ME?
- YEAH, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YEAH, WHAT ABOUT ME?

- UM...
- ( Hillary laughing )

AFTER THAT,
I USED THE RESTROOM.

UH-HUH.
THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO.

AT LUNCH, I HAD HAM,

BANANA, DROOL,

BLUEBERRY WHO WALKS
INTO A BAR.

OH, SHOW US THAT.

SHOW ME A BLUEBERRY
WHO WALKS INTO A BAR.

Camerawoman:
WHAT IS A BLUEBERRY
THAT WALKS INTO A BAR?

HERE.

THIS IS A BLUEBERRY
THAT WALKS INTO A BAR.

( all laughing )

Hillary:
I DON'T WANT HER TO THINK

THERE'S ANYTHING
WRONG WITH HERSELF,

'CAUSE THERE'S NOT.

I MEAN, SHE'S DIFFERENT,
BUT SHE'S NOT WRONG.

AND IT'S HURTFUL
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T
FEEL THIS WAY.

YOU KNOW? AND I DIDN'T
EITHER IN THE BEGINNING.

AND-- SHE'S TAUGHT IT
TO ME THOUGH.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT THAT I'VE,
YOU KNOW, SEEN THE LIGHT

AND I'VE SORT OF-- I'VE--
LIVING WITH HER

HAS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT
ON WHO I'VE BECOME.

Hillary:
IT'S VERY EXCITING.
THIS IS THE LAST

BIT OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S THE SHOW.

IT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON ALL THESE WEEKS.

RIGHT?

- MM-HM.
- YEAH.

- YOUR DADDY'S GONNA
MEET US THERE, OKAY?
- MM-HM.

ADAM, BOW TIE.

ONE MORE MINUTE.
ONE MORE MINUTE.

- PLEASE.
- OKAY-- 60, 59, 58,

57, 56, 55, 54, 53,

- 52, 51, 50--
- OW OW!

OH, I'M SORRY.
49, 48...

Richard:
ADAM HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
CEMENT OF MY RELATIONSHIP

WITH ROSANNE,
WHICH HAS BEEN TROUBLED.

NO NO, YOU CAN'T DO IT
UNTIL AFTER IT'S AROUND MY NECK.

SO STAND UP.

I JUST WALK IN THE DOOR
AND ADAM WILL SAY,
"KISS MOMMY!"

AND NO MATTER HOW ANGRY
ROSANNE AND I MIGHT HAVE BEEN

WHEN WE PARTED IN THE MORNING,
WE'LL COME OVER

AND HE'LL PUSH US TOGETHER.

AND HE'LL SAY, NOW, YOU KNOW,
"USE YOUR TONGUE, DAD!"

Rosanne:
WHO'S GONNA LOVE ADAM
IF I CAN'T LOVE RICHARD,

YOU KNOW,
ON THIS CERTAIN LEVEL?

YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S IT.

ON ANOTHER LEVEL, I DO.
I PROFOUNDLY LOVE RICHARD.

I PROFOUNDLY LOVE HIM.

I'M EXCITED,

BUT I'M NOT NERVOUS
'CAUSE...

ADAM ISN'T REALLY
NERVOUS.

AND I KNOW THAT WHATEVER
HAPPENS HAPPENS.

YOU HAVE THAT MY-PARENTS-ARE-
IN-TOWN LOOK ON YOUR FACE!

( laughing )

I CAME TO SEE
MY BEST FRIEND PERFORM.

ARE YOU EXCITED
OR NERVOUS?

EXCITED!

WYATT IS...
WE'LL SEE.

I'M JUST SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING HIM...

RISE TO THIS OCCASION.
OR NOT.

IT'S REALLY QUITE
AN AMBITIOUS THING.

LOOK AT THIS.

HILL SAID THAT LEX
IS QUITE OUTSTANDING.

SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING IT.

IT'S GONNA BE
WHAT IT'S GONNA BE.

AND IT'S GONNA BE--
I THINK IT'S GONNA
BE GREAT.

YEAH, SO I'M JUST READY
TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY.

ESPECIALLY WITH THAT
EXTRA NUMBER I'VE PLANNED

WHERE THEY CAN'T GET HIM
OFF THE STAGE.

WHY, RICHARD,
YOU DID NOT!

I DID, I TOLD HIM TO PLAY
JACQUELINE Du PRE.

OH STOP, RICHARD.
PLEASE, HE'S TEASING.

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WITH ADAM.
HE'S LIKELY TO GO THROUGH
HIS WHOLE REPERTOIRE.

BREATHE IN MIRACLE PROJECT!

BREATHING IN
EVERYTHING...

NO, BREATHE...

AH, MIRACLE PROJECT!

- OH, MAN.
- SO CURTAIN IN 10?

OH! CAN YOU
GIVE JACOB A KISS?

YES.

( laughs )
THANK YOU, JACOB!

WHOA WHOA!

HI, HI.

Camerawoman:
LEXI? ARE YOU EXCITED?

YES.

( exhales )

I DON'T-- I THINK
I'M STARTING TO HURL.

BREATHE IN.
JUST GO LIKE THIS.
GO--

( whispering )
HANDS UP.

AND DOWN.

AND UP.

NOW WIGGLE YOUR ARMS
ALL AROUND.

BIG SMILE.
LET ME SEE YOU SMILE.

( people clapping
with music )

( all singing together )

CHEER UP, PAL.
LET'S GO TO TOM'S HOUSE.

HIS DAD WORKS
FOR THE GOVERNMENT,

SO THERE'S A LOT
OF COOL STUFF AROUND.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
THEY-- YOU THINK
AN XBOX IS COOL?

WELL, THEY HAVE A ZBOX!

( all singing )

( all applaud )

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO I AM, EH?

I'M A REAL SMART KID.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS,

MOSTLY ABOUT DINOSAURS, BUT--
BUT SKIP THAT.

BUT SKIP THAT.
IN POINT OF FACT,

SOMETHING TRULY IS
GOING ON.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
THEN GO AHEAD,

LOLLIGAG ALL YOU WANT.

ME AND MY FRIENDS WILL GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MYSTERY.

( music begins )

I DID IT!

( applause, cheering )

( applause, cheering )

I-I JUST-- I JUST FELT--
I FELT GOOD ONSTAGE.

- GREAT.
- YOU FELT GOOD ONSTAGE?

DID IT FEEL GOOD
TO BE WORKING WITH
EVERYBODY ELSE TOO?

UH-HUH.
I FELT GOOD.

DAD, GO KISS MOMMY.

ALL RIGHT.

Camerawoman:
CONGRATULATIONS, ADAM.

- SAY THANK YOU. ADAM, LOOK.
- THANK YOU.

ADAM, YOU'RE
A NATURAL-BORN STAR, BOY.

- YOU ARE DELIGHTFUL.
- I'M DELIGHTFUL.

THANK YOU, JACOB!
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL!

- THANK YOU.
- "BYE. BYE.

WONDERFUL LEXI."

OH, WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!

HON, WE'LL EMAIL!

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU DID IT, BABY!

GOOD JOB!

ELAINE KATZ.

THANK YOU ALL
AND I THANK...

SHOULD WE
DO WHO AM I?

HOLD ON.

YOU WANNA GO HOME NOW?
OKAY.

OKAY, LET ME TAKE
ONE PICTURE.

EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO GO BACK

TO THE WAY
IT USED TO BE.

NEVER. NOTHING WILL
EVER BE THE SAME

BECAUSE YOU'RE DIFFERENT
ON THE INSIDE NOW.

( R&B song playing )

( people cheering )

Woman:
COME ON!

I LOVE YOU.

CAN'T GET MAD AT YOU.

I "LUS" YOU TOO!

I "LUST" YOU TOO!