Original subtitles

Oh, Suzy, mom says if you're gonna take the car, you've got to wash it first.

[Suzy] Yeah, whatever.

[girl] So great to have you back, Suz.

[girl giggles]

["In The Summertime" playing]

♪ In the summertime When the weather is hot ♪

♪ You can stretch right up...

[Terry] Hey, JJ.

Hey. What's happening, cuz? What's going on? When did you get in?

Oh, late last night. You were asleep.

All right, Cool. Hey, man, it's gonna be great having you around this summer,

but I'm late, I got to go, all right?

All right. See you around.

See you later.

♪ If her daddy's rich Take her out for a meal ♪

♪ If her daddy's poor Just do what you feel ♪

♪ Speed along the lane

♪ Do a turn Or return the twenty-five ♪

♪ When the sun goes down

♪ You can make it Make it good and really fine ♪

Oh, hey, how are you doing, Miss McKenna?

Morning, JJ, uh, what are you... Hold on a second.

What are you doing this summer?

Are you, uh, working for your father again?

Yeah, unfortunately.

Ah, come on. I mean, he's not that bad, is he?

No, he is when you have to work for him.

-Especially when I'm late. -[chuckles] Okay.

-Hey, Winky. -Hey, JJ.

Excited for summer or what?

What? No.

Have you see my keys?

Try where they normally are.

♪ Dah dah-dah dee-dah-dee Dee-dah-dee dah-dah ♪

And don't forget your bag.

Listen, I don't want you spending all morning with him.

I need you at the marina no later than 8:00...

♪ All right

[JJ] Have a good day.

Bye.

Always a pleasure.

♪ Bring your bottle Wear your bright clothes It'll soon be summertime ♪

♪ And we'll sing again We'll go drivin' or maybe We'll settle down ♪

[man] Double J. Hop on in.

[JJ] Oh. Hey, babe.

What's up, Deb. Have fun out there, dude.

What's up, baby sis?

First day, you excited?

Ugh. Excited, no, but it beats working at a diner all summer long.

Yo, what about you? What's your plan today?

Gonna hit the beach.

Memorial Day weekend. Gotta check out the prospects, you know.

Good luck with that.

[car starting]

[chuckles] Later.

♪ Have a drink, have a drive Go out and see What you can find ♪

♪ If her daddy's rich Take her out for a meal ♪

♪ If her daddy's poor Just do what you feel ♪

♪ Speed along the lane Do a turn or return The twenty-five ♪

♪ When the sun goes down You can make it, make it Good and really fine ♪

Hey, Mello!

[Mello] Suzy?

Suzy?

Hey, Lydia! Lydia, get out here!

[Lydia] What?

You're not gonna believe who just rolled past our house!

-Who? -Suzy Denner.

Right now!

-It was her! -Are you sure it was her?

Yes, I know what I saw.

-Have you been smoking? -What?

-Starting this early in the morning? -No. What? No.

-And I don't-- -If she was home, she would have called me.

[Jack] Oh, hello. Good morning.

By any chance, have you seen a couple of morons in a white jeep yet?

-[Suzy] No. Not yet. -If you do,

let one of the morons know his father is looking for him.

[Suzy] You got it.

-[telephone ringing] -[humming]

-Hello? -It's your uncle.

Is Jack Jr. still there by any chance?

No, he, uh, took off a little while ago.

Good. Good. And what about you?

I take it you saw the note I left you on the kitchen table?

Yes.

I'm looking at it right now.

Good. Then you know, you're supposed to be there in twenty minutes.

And I know you want to make a good impression on your first day, don't you?

Yeah. Thing is, I got inspired last minute.

I was gonna hop in the shower, but then had to get this tune down.

Do me a favor, Terence, get uninspired and get moving instead.

All right, I'm on it

[girl chuckles]

[JJ] Dude, you were twenty minutes late. My father's gonna kill us.

That's because, home slice, it's too early to be going to work.

I don't even know how I let you convince me to take this job.

'Cause you're a good friend and you promised me

and you're a man of your words.

My word is my bond, all right?

But I don't see why I should have to be miserable every day.

Because I got to get up at 6:30.

But you didn't really get up at 6:30. Otherwise, you would've been here on time.

Had to wait for the biddies, all right?

They wanted a ride to the beach.

And it's not my nature to disappoint the ladies.

-Yeah. -Yeah. Aren't you happy to see me, JJ?

Of course, I'm happy to see you, but I also don't wanna

get my ass reamed out by my old man.

Guys, it's our last summer before college.

You should be hanging out with us at the beach instead of working all summer.

Yeah, I still don't understand why you have to have a job anyway.

Because unlike you guys, my father doesn't pay my tuition.

So if I don't want to summer. I don't go to school.

I hear you, Double J, all right.

Being a pauper sucks.

But I don't see why my ass should have to suffer as well.

Hey, you missed a spot on the bumper.

Oh, yeah? Oh, my God. Hey!

Mello thought he saw you earlier.

Decided to come over and say hey.

How are you? [chuckles]

Yeah.

[chuckles] Yeah, no, I'm good, I guess.

Um, as you can see my mother still makes me wash the car whenever I want to use it.

But some things never change.

So what are you doing here?

You here for good?

No. No.

I'll stay for the weekend.

Yeah. My mother missed me so much that she demanded I show my face

and all I've done since I've got here is frigging chores.

"Susie, you gotta get the bungalow ready for summer!"

-You know how she is. -Wait up.

-Yeah. What's that on your hand? -Yeah.

-It's, uh... -Is this an engagement ring?

-Yeah. -Wow.

Really?

Yeah. I got married.

Congratulations. Good for you.

Yeah, that's something.

I'm need to get back to this.

-I'll see you around. -Yeah.

Um, you look good.

Ah. Okay.

Thanks.

Okay, I'll see you around.

All right.

["Hungry Like The Wolf" playing]

♪ Burning the ground I break from the crowd ♪

-Can I help you guys? -No, just dropping him off.

Unfortunately, we work here.

Then you should know where employee parking is, right?

Yeah, we know because this is only our fifth year busting our hump here.

Good, good, good, good.

Then I suggest you go park there

so we can help the members with their cars.

Go nice, home slice.

Catch you in there, all right?

Hey. What's your name, by the way?

JJ.

Nice to meet you, JJ.

I'm Debbie. [chuckles]

Nice to meet you too. But we kinda met before.

You're friends with my next door neighbor, Winky.

-Wait. -Yeah.

-Really? -Mm-hm.

You're the little kid from next door?

-Uh... -Wow.

Well, in that case,

you better hurry along.

Your father was just here looking for you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up a minute there, junior.

-Really? -I know.

You show up late on your first day?

I know, I know! But it's not my fault.

D-Nice was late picking me up.

If you are gonna rely on Dopey Daniel to get you here on time every morning,

you're gonna end up getting yourself fired.

And then you're gonna make any money,

and then you can't afford college, and then you're gonna die broke.

-And we don't want that to happen, do we? -No, sir.

No. So let's not make that mistake again.

-All right? -Okay. Yeah.

Get your ass down there for the morning meeting.

You two morons, up on your feet. Let's go.

Trip, please remember you have a plane to catch.

[sighs]

I can't believe I almost missed you.

I thought you weren't leaving for another hour.

Yeah, I mean, you know, my mom, she wants to make sure

we get there with plenty of time.

I still don't understand why you have to leave.

Hey, there's no reason to get upset.

I'll be back by Labor Day.

Yeah, but that's the whole summer.

All right, Trip, time to say your goodbyes.

We don't want you to miss your flight.

[sighs]

I'm sorry. I gotta go.

-Yeah, okay. Okay. -Come here.

[sniffles]

-See you in two months, babe. -Okay.

-You Claudia McKenna? -Yeah, I am. You must be Terry.

Yeah, that's right. My... My Uncle Jack's neighbor.

-Ah. -He said I could talk to about a job.

Yeah, that depends.

I mean, are you as good a mechanic as he says you are?

If it's got an engine, I can fix it.

Okay, then you're hired.

I do need you to help, uh, my girl out, Winky, on the docks.

You got any problem sweeping up, you know,

cleaning boats, running errands, or anything like that?

Not at all. I'm just happy to have the gig.

You hear that, Winky? He's just happy to have a gig!

You might want to adapt that attitude!

Anyway, welcome aboard.

How's it going? I'm Terry.

[upbeat music playing]

[chattering]

Hey. Sally.

Your sister home?

Yep, she just kicked us all out of the house.

So please tell her it's really great to have her back.

Will do.

-Hey, stranger. -Oh, my God!

Lydia! Oh, my God! It's so good to see you!

-Oh, my God. You too! -Oh! Sit down, sit down, sit down.

Okay, I owe you a huge apology for just disappearing like that.

-No! Suzy... No, really... -No, You know, I'm sorry. It is not okay.

Don't worry about it.

I knew that you always wanted to get the hell out of here and never look back.

-Yeah, and look where I am now. -I understand.

-You sure? -But I really missed you.

I missed you, too.

I heard that you and Mello got married. That's so sweet.

Let me see. Show me, show me.

No surprise there. But what about you?

I heard you got married too.

Yeah, that stupid thing.

Yeah, he's a schmuck, though.

I don't really want to talk about it. if that's okay.

Yeah, sure. No, no worries.

Well, if you're not doing anything,

a bunch of us were going to get together later at our place. You should come.

-Yeah? -Yeah. If you don't have any plans, you should come.

Yeah, okay. Um, is Frankie gonna be there?

Yeah. Yeah.

Why, is that a problem?

No, it's not. It's just he came by earlier.

Oh.

Yeah?

-How was that? -It was weird.

Huh! As crazy as it sounds, I...

I don't think he ever got over you.

Oh, God. Am I gonna have to worry about him now?

Worry about him? What do you mean?

Yeah, Like, is he gonna be weird with me?

Is he going to, like, come on to me or something.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

It's... I shouldn't have said it like that.

No, it's not like he's been pining over you or anything.

It just... It took him a while.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Good, 'cause that is the last thing I need to deal with right now.

Oh, hey there, Debbie.

[Debbie] Oh, hey, Mr. Flynn.

I'm curious. How did your first day go?

Oh, it was great. I can't believe how much I made in tips.

So much better than waitressing.

I'm very happy to hear that.

By the way, did this character happen to invite you to a block party tonight?

Um, no, he did not.

But, um, I'm planning on going anyways.

Uh, what about you, JJ?

No, I got plans with my girlfriend.

Yeah. JJ runs with a far fancier crowd than us lowly South Shore folks.

And speaking of, here comes one of the hot shots now.

Hey, Mr. Flynn.

Uh, sorry about giving my notice early.

I hope you understand.

Yeah, I understand completely, Daniel.

And just so you don't worry yourself too much,

I want you to know that your lack of hard work and effort

won't be missed at all.

Cool. Hey, I appreciate that, Mr. Flynn. Thank you.

Fantastic.

-You, I'll see you at home later. -Yeah, see you tonight, Dad.

And, uh, Debbie, it was, uh, very nice to officially meet you.

-Oh! [laughs] -Oh, just kidding.

Uh, okay, I'm gonna go.

Okay.

[chattering]

[whooping]

[boys laughing]

[JJ] Hey, hey, ladies. The boys are back.

Were you sad and blue all day without us?

Oh, you know it.

So, how's the cabana boy?

Oh, same old, same old, until D-bag decided to front and quit on me.

Thanks a lot, by the way.

But at least I killed it with tips!

I just wish you didn't have to work all summer.

It's so lame. I'm like, never gonna see you.

Hey, don't worry about it. We'll still get to hang out every night.

Hey, hey, what's... What's going on with her?

-I don't know, JJ. -What?

Hey, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Just not in the mood.

What do you mean you're not in the mood? What's going on?

What? Hey.

Did I do something wrong?

-[sighs] -Uh...

Oh, my God, you're not pregnant, are you? Are you pregnant?

-Ew, no. -I won't...

I... I don't know. What... What's going on?

-This is our last summer before we go off to school... -Yeah...

I think maybe we should be seeing less of each other.

Take a little break.

Uh... I don't understand.

Uh, take a break, take... Take a break from each other?

But why? Wait. Why? You want to...

[chuckles softly] You want to, like, see other people or something?

That's the rea... That's the reason. You want to see other people.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Why? Who, who?

Who do you... Is there somebody that you want to hook up with?

And don't give me another shrug. Don't do it.

No, but we're gonna break up in September anyway.

Why are we gonna break up in September?

Because we're going away to school...

So? Why does that mean that we need to break up?

Unless you want to hook up with other guys at school.

[scoffs]

Oh, shit!

Ugh! That's the reason, isn't it?

I don't know. JJ, I think...

I think we want different things.

Yeah.

I want you and you want somebody else.

You believe this day?

Huh? How lucky are we?

Lucky?

How do you figure?

We're working out in the sun, on the water.

What's better than that?

Coming home, smelling like gasoline and sweat.

Listening to my mother's lousy advice.

Cleaning up after a bunch of jerks.

Yeah, real lucky.

You ever think of doing something else? Huh?

Going somewhere else?

No, it's not really an option.

My mother needs me here.

Really? Find that hard to believe.

Mom seems like a pretty tough lady.

Besides, you gotta live your own life at some point, you know.

No, no, look, that's... That's not... That's not why I proposed.

Oh, yeah. Okay, why... Why did you propose to your girlfriend

at eighteen years old on prom night?

-Because I was in love, my man. Why else? -Frankie, stop!

-What kind of question is that? -I think I'm gonna cry.

I am literally gonna vomit.

No, I remember it like it was yesterday, okay?

We're hanging out after prom,

we're under the boardwalk, and it was this great,

romantic, perfect night, until this guy ruins it

by getting on bended knee pulling out a ring.

I remember the look on her face, though.

The way she... She thought that I was fooling around and then she realizes I was serious.

Yeah, I was not expecting a proposal at 18.

So what did you say when he popped the question?

I don't think I said anything, did I?

You definitely didn't say yes.

You ran off, is how I remember it.

-No. -That's true.

-That's true. She... She ran off down the beach. -No.

And that... Yeah, that was the last time I saw you.

Oh.

Okay, now I'm really going to cry,

Oh, and, by the way, Suzy, I want to thank you for that,

because I'm the one who really suffered.

All summer long, this one needs a shoulder to cry on.

Needless to say, what a awkward moment.

All right, no. You know what? Enough, enough.

All right... Suzy doesn't want to know about the pain and suffering, okay?

-Do you? -No.

Especially not if it's going to make you all weepy again.

[chuckles] No chance of that.

I'm... I'm just thinking about you and your feelings...

-My feelings? -I just don't want you to feel bad that you missed out

on that opportunity of a lifetime.

-Had I married you at 18? -And lived happily ever after.

Do you really think it would have worked out if I'd said yes?

Well...

We'll never know, will we?

["We Got The Beat" playing]

Hey, Claudia, gotta tell you you look pretty good out there.

[laughs] Then why don't you come out and boogie with me?

You know, I really wish I could, but, uh,

not really much of a dancer, never have been.

Let's just shake and you gonna know what you're missing, big guy.

♪ Fall in line Just watching all their feet ♪

♪ They don't know Where they want to go ♪

Yo, Double J.

Man, I swear I didn't know she was gonna drop that bomb on you tonight.

Dude, as Rick James would say, that shit was cold blooded.

JJ.

Go nice, home slice.

♪ All the kids just Getting out of school ♪

♪ They can't wait to hang out And be cool ♪

♪ Hang around 'Til quarter after twelve ♪

♪ That's when They fall in line ♪

♪ They got the beat They got the beat ♪

♪ Kids got the beat

♪ Yeah, kids got the beat

[volume increases]

[girls gasp]

♪ Go-go music really Makes us dance ♪

♪ Doing the pony Puts us in a trance ♪

♪ The Watusi, just give Us a chance ♪

♪ That's when we fall in line

♪ 'Cause we got the beat We got the beat ♪

♪ We got the beat

♪ Yeah, we got it!

♪ We got the beat

♪ We got the beat

♪ We got the beat Everybody get on your feet ♪

♪ We got the beat, we know You can dance to the beat ♪

♪ We got the beat Jump back, get down ♪

♪ We got the beat Round and round and round ♪

♪ We got the beat

♪ We got the beat We got the beat ♪

What the hell are you doing here, hotshot?

I thought you were out with the swells tonight.

Yeah. Change of plans.

Yeah. And why are your eyes are glassy?

Have you been smoking it up in addition to banging back...

No, I'm just... I'm a little upset, is all. Thank you very much.

Why are you upset? What happened?

Me and Pam broke up.

That is no reason to get upset.

That's cause for celebration. I've been praying for this for months.

It's not funny, Dad.

It's not funny

-How we doing out here, Galileo? -I don't wanna talk about it.

-Why not? -Because...

It hurts too much.

So why is that a bad thing, huh?

An emotional guy.

-I'm the same way. -[laughs]

Why do you think I'm a songwriter, huh?

Think you can, uh, make music without owning your emotions?

Yes. Easy for you to say. You probably never been heartbroken.

[chuckles] Are you kidding me? Have I ever had my heart broken?

Too many times to count.

But that's the price we pay for putting it out there.

Your father says you're going to study, uh, business

-when you start school in September. -That's right.

-And he says he thinks you should be a writer. -Yeah.

But it's not his life.

Yeah, but you like writing, right?

Yeah. I like it enough I guess.

Are you any good?

Oh, my teachers used to think so.

They sold it to my dad.

Then why study business?

Because I want to make a shit ton of money.

That's it?

What other reason would there be?

I don't know, maybe you want to impress the girl.

Comes from a lot of coin.

You want to show her that you, too,

could be a big shot with a nice car and a big house one day.

Okay, yeah, maybe. That's the American Dream, right?

No, no, no. I'll tell you what the American Dream is, okay?

The American Dream is not about money.

It's about having the opportunity to do the thing that you love.

You know what I find impresses girls the most?

Writing a song about them.

-Oh, really? -Mm-hmm.

So, imagine how a chick would flip

if you dedicated a whole novel to her.

Or even a poem.

Or maybe a short story.

I'm gonna give you a few days to mourn, kid,

but after that you better snap out of it.

And if you can't do that,

at least start writing about it.

["Summertime Blues" playing]

♪ Well I'm a-gonna raise a fuss I'm a-gonna raise a holler ♪

[woman] JJ.

♪ Everytime I call my baby To try to get a date ♪

♪ My boss says, no dice Son, you gotta work late ♪

♪ Sometimes I wonder What I'm gonna do ♪

♪ 'Cause there ain't no cure For the summertime blues ♪

♪ Well, my mom and papa told me Son you gotta make some money ♪

♪ If you want to use the car To go ridin' next Sunday ♪

Hey, man, cool car.

[Terry] Hey, man, that's a nice jacket.

♪ Told the boss I was sick Now you can't use the car 'Cause you didn't work a lick ♪

♪ Sometimes I wonder What I'm gonna do ♪

♪ 'Cause there ain't no cure For the summer... ♪

So, how is, uh, my girl treating you?

You know, she, uh, she doesn't say too much, actually.

But that hasn't stopped me from trying to talk to her.

-You should keep trying to talk to her. -Yeah?

Yeah, because her rich, asshole boyfriend has been away for five weeks.

He hasn't even had the decency to call her or write her a letter.

You did not hear that from me.

Okay, out.

-Thanks. -Uh-huh.

-Hey, how you doing? -[sighs]

You don't want to find somewhere else to sit?

Oh, I could, but I just can't think of any other place I'd rather be.

-Sitting here beside you. -Ugh.

What is your deal anyhow?

Why are you here, this summer?

Are you running from something?

Running for something? No...

Just the opposite. I'm running towards something.

Oh, really? Yeah.

And what's that?

Experiences, adventures and new frontiers.

Anything I haven't seen before. Anything I haven't done before. That's what I'm after.

Oh, yeah? And then what?

I use it in my music.

Music?

Yeah, didn't tell you I'm a singer-songwriter?

Everything I do, everything I see finds a way in one of my songs.

And what kind of songs do you write?

Hopefully, good ones.

Ones that will break your heart.

Lift your spirits, give you hope.

Make you laugh.

Maybe I'll play something for you sometime.

Who knows? Maybe I'll even write a song about you.

Look, Terry, you seem like a decent guy and all,

but can I remind you that I have a boyfriend?

Remember?

How is he, by the way?

You guys must be racking up some serious long distance phone bills, huh?

Or is it more of a letter writer?

Wow. Not even a postcard, huh?

[chuckles] It is none of your goddamn business.

Why do you have to stick your nose in everybody's shit anyhow?

You're Winky's neighbor, huh?

Yeah, yeah.

And you walk all the way home from here everyday?

Well, I take a bike sometimes or I get a ride from my dad.

Hm.

-That's a long walk. -I guess.

But it's better than having to break my balls for the whole ride.

[chuckles] So, what about today?

Well, he usually has to work late on the Fourth of July,

so I'll probably just going to walk today.

I guess.

Nah.

I'll give you a lift today.

I go past your block on my way home anyhow.

Okay?

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Great. Meet me after work.

[upbeat music playing]

[Frankie] Yo!

You ready?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, just let me grab my stuff.

Uh-uh. No.

He hasn't told you yet, has he?

What? No, I haven't told him shit

because I thought we agreed that we weren't gonna mention it.

Hasn't... Wait, hasn't told me what?

-[Mello] Nothing. -Suzy and her husband got separated.

What?

Wait, what the hell? When did that happen?

I don't know. But she told me over dinner last night.

Dinner. What?

-She's back? -Ah, shit!

Look what you did.

-Look at the dopey look... -Yep, she says she's back for good.

Should I go over there and try and cheer her up?

-[Lydia] Yeah. -[Mello] Cheer her up?

No, what the hell's the matter with you? Absolutely not.

Uh, Frankie, go do it.

He knows nothing about women.

-All right. -Seriously. Go.

I'm out.

What is wrong with you?

What? What? What was that about? I don't know women?

You don't. I have been trying to give you signs all day

that I want you to stay home from the beach today

Wha... What signs?

-I don't understand. Why do you want me to stay home? -Signs.

-Why? -The signs.

You got a new bathing suit? I don't know.

Why do I even try?

Oh, okay.

Hey, I'm sorry. I'm not used to it in the middle of the day.

-Hey, stranger. -Oh, hi. Come on in.

I take it you spoke to Lydia.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

No, don't be. He's an asshole.

Well, I got a plan that might cheer you up.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

I was over at Mello and Lydia's and we were all about to head to the beach

and you know, I was thinking maybe you should come.

-You know, like... -No, I know. I would love to. I would love to, but I can't.

-No, no, it's not like that. -I understand.

It's just that... You know, my mother, I got to help her out with a bunch of stuff

around here. She's a...

You know.

But, uh, Lydia invited me over to watch the fireworks later, so...

-Oh, I would be there too, so -Oh, you are.

Oh, yeah.

Good to know

You should probably get out of here

and I'll see you later, okay?

-All right. -Go put a shirt on.

-Al right, all right, I'll go. -God.

-I'll see you later? -Yes.

-You sure? -Yes!

All right. See you later.

[door closes]

[upbeat music playing]

Hey. I thought I was giving you a ride home.

Oh, you were serious?

Do I look like a joker?

-Yeah. -Get in.

Thanks.

Hey.

So, JJ,

-what's your deal? -Uh...

How come I've never seen you smile?

I... I smile sometimes.

Okay, I've seen you every day for the last five weeks, and I've never seen you smile.

Okay. Well, yeah, well, maybe I don't have any reason to smile.

-[laughs] -Yeah.

That sounds like somebody who feels sorry for themselves.

Okay. Okay. Let me guess.

Let me guess. Uh...

You got shitcanned.

Yeah, that's one way to put it.

What excuse did she give you

[sighs] She said she wants to see other guys before we go away to school next fall.

I mean that sounds reasonable and honest.

Well, how long ago did she deliver this news to you?

I don't know. Five or six weeks ago.

You're still broken hearted?

Yeah. Yes, of course I'm... Yeah.

I mean, we dated from... through all of high school.

-All four years? -Yeah!

Jesus. No wonder she wanted to see other people.

Um...

[chuckles] Wait a second.

Does that mean she's the only girl you've ever

slept with?

-Uh... -Hey, it's okay if it is.

I'm not... I'm not making fun of you.

I think it's sweet.

But I'm right, right?

Yeah, I guess. But we did it a lot.

Oh, I'm sure you did.

["Brass in Pocket" playing]

♪ I got brass in pocket

♪ I got bottle I'm gonna use it ♪

♪ Intention, I feel inventive

♪ Gonna make you, make you Make you notice and ♪

♪ Got motion Restrained emotion ♪

Oh, look at you. Got a hot date tonight?

Where are you going all dressed up like that?

-None of your business. -I can't see your boobs through that shirt.

-That's kind of the point. -[laughs]

♪ Gonna make you, make you Make you notice ♪

♪ Gonna use my arms

♪ Gonna use my legs

♪ Gonna use my style

♪ Gonna use my sidestep

♪ Gonna use my fingers

♪ Gonna use my, my My, imagination ♪

Oh, you're here.

And I see you're drinking one of my beers.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize they were your beers.

Now you know.

I'll make sure to replace them.

My treat.

Ooh.

-Good tune. -Mm.

Great tune.

♪ So reet, got something

♪ I'm winking at you

♪ Gonna make you, make you Make you notice ♪

♪ Gonna use my arms

♪ Gonna use my legs

♪ Gonna use my style

♪ Gonna use my sidestep

♪ Gonna use my fingers

♪ Gonna use my, my, My, imagination ♪

♪ Oh, 'cause I gonna Make you see ♪

JJ, can I give you some advice?

Why not? Everybody else does.

It is... It's time for you to go out and do exactly what your ex is doing.

-Oh... -Go see some other people.

Get yourself laid.

It's what you're supposed to be doing in the summertime,

What if I'm not over her yet?

Okay, well, you know the best way to get over her when you're broken up?

Find someone new and fall in love again.

And, okay, if you can't fall in love...

at least have some fun trying.

♪ Attention, give it to me

Okay, then, see you at work tomorrow.

-Oh, yeah. Or we can... If work is... -Bye.

-Yeah, work is good. -Bye.

Dude, she looks better now than she did seven years ago. I tell you that much.

Woof. Hey, uh, do me a favor and give me your balls.

I want to throw them on the grill for a second.

[laughs] You think I'm kidding?

You are torturing yourself. You might as well.

Dude, relax. It's not even that deep. It's not the same.

All right? It's... It's different.

No one's gonna get hurt this time.

You're the only one who gets hurt, man. Suzy's fine.

[Suzy and Lydia chattering]

Wait, don't seriously tell me you're going to try to win her back.

Why would that be such a, a bad thing?

Because in case you forgot, dude, she didn't just break your heart.

She took a big, giant, heaping dump on it.

Okay? You need to remember that.

[imitates fart]

Summertime blues?

You want to go down and check out the fireworks with me later tonight?

Oh, thanks, cuz, but I think I'm actually just gonna stay in

and probably watch the Met game or something.

No. Come on, man.

You only get one time around here.

We live surrounded by great possibilities, all right?

You don't wanna miss out on any one of them.

I think that sounds like a very good advice.

You should listen to your cousin, go down to the beach, see the fireworks,

and who knows, you could end up meeting some girls.

Or you could stay out of my business, dad.

Holy Christmas. What the hell is wrong with you?

It's July fourth.

Try to have some fun this summer please, all right?

Holy Christmas?

Yeah, don't listen to him. But I'm serious.

You and I are going out tonight, and you are gonna have a good time.

Whether you like it or not.

Here's what I don't get, okay?

I understand you runnin' to the hills

to get away from this one,

but, uh, why did you cut Lydia off?

-I mean, she was... -Mello!

-She was... She was very hurt. -It's fine.

No, he's right. And I don't have a good excuse for it.

I really don't.

But I'm sorry.

And, uh, yeah, just like... I fell really hard for this guy.

And it became this really intense, complicated thing, and we got married.

And I just never looked back.

Until now.

Don't look at me. I'm good.

Why you looking at me?

In that case, I got a couple questions.

If that's okay. Just maybe, like, one or two.

Like, okay, so who's the guy you married anyway?

What? You don't want to know? You don't wanna know? You kinda want to know a little bit too.

-I wanna know, yeah. -Who's the guy?

No, it's fine, um...

His name's Scott. He's a record producer.

-Scott, the record producer. -My man.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.

He's big time. I've heard about Scott, right?

-Yeah. He's a big deal. -Mm-hm.

Yeah. What was record?

He just produced a bunch of bands.

What are the bands? Name a band.

-Just one band. -Fricking Van Halen.

[all laughing]

[clears throat] I'm sorry.

Uh, you're kidding, right?

That's it. That's one of them.

I'm sorry, Lydia. Um, you met Eddie Van Halen?

Are you... Oh, my God.

And Diamond Dave, you've met him, seriously?

A bunch of times, yeah.

[chuckles] Wait. So... When did all this happen?

When did you meet this guy?

About six months after I moved out there.

Six months, like six months after we broke up?

-Yeah. -Wow.

Wow! Oh, man, I gotta... I can't even lie.

That hurts. That hurts.

-[Mello] Yeah. -I thought it might.

-[Frankie] Yeah. -It's okay.

-Whatever. -Yeah.

How soon after did you get married?

Do we really need to know that?

Yeah, you're probably good on that one, right?

You don't need that. You don't need to know about that.

Yeah, like, it's ancient history? It's ancient history, right?

So?

Sure.

Okay. Two weeks.

-Wow. -Just about.

Wow.

Wow. I gotta admit,

makes you feel like shit.

So do you mind if I ask what happened with you guys?

Yeah, same old story. He got bored and cheated on me.

[gasps] Scumbag.

-Scott, the scumbag. -Scotty, the scumbag, right?

I knew I heard of him.

[Lydia] Oh, well...

Good news is, though, that I do feel better.

I feel kind of over it, being around you guys helps.

[Lydia] Yeah.

Okay. Well, hey, let's drink to that.

-Yeah. -Let's drink to that.

-You got vodka in there, buddy? -Cheers.

I just don't understand it. [sighs]

He's been gone for almost five weeks, and I haven't heard from him.

Not a phone call, not a letter.

Not even a postcard.

Do you want me to tell you something to make you feel better

or do you want me to tell you what's really going on?

Maybe I'm just being unfair and jumping to conclusions.

Winky. How?

Maybe he wrote and it got lost.

Or maybe he called and he didn't want to leave a message

because long distance calls are expensive.

And he didn't want to waste the money on just leaving a message.

Yeah, sure. Those are all highly unlikely, but totally possible.

Don't you dare talk to them.

-Hey, boys. -Don't you dare talk to them.

Stop.

You guys, uh, come over here for a second, will you?

What's going on, foxes?

Nothing at all.

We're just hanging out.

Thinking about going to the beach for the fireworks tonight.

No, we're not.

Uh, JJ and I were talking about doing the same thing.

Oh, well, maybe we should just all go together then.

What do you think, JJ?

I'll take that nod as a yes.

How about you, Winky? You coming too?

Oh, come on, girl. Live for today.

[sighs] Sure. Why not?

Got nothing better to do.

Excellent.

Come on, cabana boy.

She's totally going to sleep with them tonight.

-Based on what? -Women's intuition.

Yeah, well, your intuition is way off. woman.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.

Mark my words. Tonight it goes down.

-You wanna bet 20 on it? -Done.

Oh, you guys don't have to do that.

No, don't worry about it. We got it. Come on.

-It's all right. -You know, they wanna help, they can do it.

They are our guests.

If you guys wanna sit down have another drink...

Or if you guys have to get going, don't sweat it.

We can clean up, right?

You know what? No, I think... I think, yeah, I think I should get going

because, uh, because me and this guy are trying to catch the waves really early.

Actually, we're not getting up that early, you know. You can probably stick around a while.

Oh, no, I gotta get up early too and help my mother with some house work stuff.

-Right so... I can... I can walk you out. -It's kind of...

-Yeah, that sounds great... Just... Okay. -Bye.

-Thank you so much for having us, guys. -See you.

-I'll call you okay. -You take care...

-Yeah. -Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.

-Bye. Be good. Good night. -Bye. Good night.

-Just be careful. [laughs] -Ah! [laughs]

-All right. -Okay. Um, so I...

This is embarrassing, but I think I maybe

had too much to drink to drive home.

That's all right. I... I'll just to drive your car.

-No. Are you sure? -Yeah. Yeah. Yes.

-Yes. -Really?

-Yeah. -Sweet.

[both laugh]

Hold on, hold on, hold on. I got it. I got it. I got it.

Such a gentleman.

Hurry it up though.

-Wow. Okay. You good? -[laughing]

-Comfortable? -Yeah.

Yo!

Do you feel that?

Yeah. Yeah, I do,

-Yeah? -Yeah.

So, what do you think that is?

Well, um, you know, maybe it's like one of those sense memories, you know?

-Like... -What?

Like a, you know, like a...

You smell something and it takes you back to a place in your life...

-Right. -And this car smells just like it did in high school.

-[laughs] -Oh, my God.

It's like I'm having some crazy kind of flashback sitting in this car with you again.

That makes sense.

We spent like three quarters of our relationship in the seats.

And in those seats,

[weird voice] getting down!

Can you believe how much sex we had in this car?

We had so much sex period.

Yeah, we were like freaking rabbits, weren't we?

-And all the crazy places we used to do it? -Your mother's laundry room.

-Remember? -The bleachers in the football field?

And then we used to do it at the docks.

-People would walk by! -And the window would be all fucked up

and the car just be bouncing up and down. This car!

Oh, my gosh, how we never got caught by the cops, I would never know.

I just think they didn't want to bust us because they knew we were having fun.

Well...

It was fun, wasn't it?

It was.

I can totally read your mind right now.

Of c... Yeah, of course, you know what I'm thinking.

You always know what I'm thinking.

When did you first start thinking about it?

When I heard you were back in town.

-Really? -Like, right away.

I kinda like that.

You?

Come on.

Come on.

Yeah.

You know, when you came over the house earlier...

Hm.

And...

So what time, uh, are these fireworks at anyway, huh?

Like 9:30, 10:00, usually.

Yeah? So, we're gonna be able to see them from here?

[sighs] I don't know why we couldn't just go down

to the main beach where everyone else is.

Uh, because we are not the kind of crowd

that just does what everybody else does.

Yes. I couldn't agree more.

Besides, I don't think JJ wanted to go down there either.

-Right, JJ? -Yeah.

You never know who you might run into.

-You know? -Come on, JJ.

Come help me look for some firewood.

Uh, we don't need any more firewood.

No, Debbie. [whispering] Debbie.

Oh, how's that, uh, broken heart of yours doing?

You seem to be feeling a little better than you were this afternoon.

Yeah, I am, actually.

I think it was my kiss, that did the trick.

Yeah, that definitely helped.

Good. Good. Good.

That's all I wanted to hear.

So, uh...

How come you don't have a boyfriend?

Who says that I don't?

Oh, uh...

-I just thought, uh... -Just thought what?

Because I brought you up here in the dunes to look for firewood...

I'm sorry. I was just asking. It's not like I thought anything was...

-Yeah, you weren't thinking? You weren't thinking, huh? -...happen.

Now, calm down, JJ. I'm just teasing you.

No, I don't have a boyfriend because I don't have time for a boyfriend.

That includes you too. Okay?

Okay.

But that doesn't mean

we still can't fool around, right?

Uh, what do you think? Would that be something you might be interested in?

I mean, it could help you in mending that busted heart of yours, but...

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think I think I want it. -Yeah? Yeah?

[Debbie giggles]

I see you brought your guitar.

You plan on playing something for us tonight?

-Depends. -On what?

The audience.

Hate playing to a hostile crowd, you know?

Well, then I guess there won't be a show tonight.

You sure?

I'm writing a song about you.

Yeah. You know that Shakespeare line,

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

I'm riffing on that.

Well, I hate to break it to you, rock star,

but you are wasting your time.

I'll be the judge of that.

The song turns out as beautiful as you,

oh, it wouldn't have been written in vain.

Mm-hm.

[JJ] Can I just say that was a life-altering experience?

You know, play your cards right and there might be more of that in your future.

Well, I'll do whatever it takes to ensure that.

-Oh, yeah? -Hm.

Then I'm gonna hold you to it.

[chuckles]

[Suzy laughing]

Stop.

What did we just do?

-Consider it an early birthday present. -Are you kidding me?

How could you possibly remember that tomorrow is my birthday?

Oh, you know, as you already know, probably,

I'm like a complete and utter sucker for you.

Plus, your birthday's the day after the fourth of July.

So how am I going to forget?

You're not gonna fall in love with me again, are you?

Would it be so bad if I said yes?

Yes because I'm technically married still.

-He sounds like a douchebag. -You won't get any argument from me.

-So what you going to do about it? -I don't know.

Well, you know...

Is that why we just doing we just did,

just a little bit of payback.

Maybe.

A little bit.

But some other stuff, too.

Hey, good neighbor.

-Hey. -[chuckles]

What you doing out here all by your lonesome?

Just waiting for the fireworks to start.

You remember [laughs] when our kids

used to want us around for nights like this?

-That's what that feels like. Ancient history. -Hm.

I mean, can you believe my little guy leaves for college in a month?

Yeah, Winky's going to move out soon as well.

Ah, we're going to be empty nesters.

[fireworks bursting]

Ooh, here we go. Hm.

["Swingtown" playing]

[chuckles]

[laughing]

Oh, you got to get up here.

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Come on and dance Come on and dance ♪

♪ Let's make some romance

♪ You know the night is falling And the music is calling ♪

♪ And we've got to get down To Swingtown ♪

♪ We've been working so hard

♪ Come on, baby Come on, baby ♪

♪ Let's dance

[fireworks exploding]

-Okay. -Okay.

[JJ clears throat]

I'll see you later, stud.

Try and get that shit eating grin off your face.

First you say I don't smile enough,

now you're saying I'm smiling too much.

Which one is it?

Okay, get out of my car.

I need to get some sleep tonight.

Yeah.

Can I just say I'm looking forward to seeing you at work tomorrow.

[car starting]

[Terry] I take it you had a good night then, huh?

The best.

What did I say, huh? Great possibilities abound.

Dude...

[snorts]

[Jack] Look who's finally up.

You got home pretty late last night, didn't you, little man.

Did I?

More like this morning, wasn't it, stallion?

What can I say? I got a way with the ladies.

Now. I'm very happy to see that you seem to be on the mend

But do me a favor, let's take care of that little thing on your neck

before you show up at work, all right, stud?

Oh, shit.

It's kind of awesome, though, right?

When I got home last night, I couldn't stop thinking about how good you look.

So you know what I did?

Uh, do I really want to hear this?

Finished that song I told you about.

You're kidding me. You really wrote a song about me.

I did. And if you want to hear it, I got a gig tonight at Chauncey's.

Chauncey's?

Bullshit. How'd you manage that?

Auditioned a few weeks ago.

Played the last few Saturday nights.

Really?

What time do you go on?

Ten o'clock.

So what do you say? You want to hear your tune?

I don't know.

We'll see how work goes today.

And if you behave yourself, maybe I'll consider it.

I'll be sure to be on my best behavior then.

'Cause it would mean a lot if you showed up.

Okay, enough with the silence.

How was last night?

Lydia, It was so weird.

So we went down to the bridge

and it was literally like no time had passed at all.

Nothing changed.

I feel like I was transported back to high school.

It was nuts. I felt like I was 17 again.

That's a good thing, I hope.

Yeah, it was freaking amazing.

[squealing]

Oh, my God.

You have no idea how happy that makes me.

Yeah, then it wasn't so good.

Why not?

Because I remembered that I'm married.

Right. I keep forgetting about that.

But then it was okay again.

Okay? Why's that?

Because I remember what a douche bag he was

and that he cheated on me and that we're separated.

and I can do whatever the hell I want,

which is exactly what I did.

[gasps]

Suzy!

Oh, my God. That's my Suzie Q.

I love you.

Yeah, take a number.

[Lydia laughs]

[Mello] Oh, Danny!

Are you gonna let your little brother school you like that?

Hey, man.

You good night last night, huh?

Yeah, man.

It was beautiful, dude.

Heart is full, mind is clear.

You know, for a relatively cool dude,

you say some real corny shit.

Bro, ain't nothing corny about love, all right?

Love makes the world go around.

It's like I said, really corny shit, man.

I'm just enlightened, bro.

Like...

I'm not like you, like a caveman.

-I'm in touch with my emotions, bro. -Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-So you got to deal with it. -All right, I'm dealing.

Tell you what, I've been giving you on time

riding you all summer long.

I'm looking at you.

You've got a glow about you, your enlightened.

And I support you. All right?

You happy? This cave man loves you and wants you to be happy.

So...

There you go.

That's it. I'm done.

I just hope it works out.

I was thinking about what you said last night.

About how if I met you in a different time,

I'd get to know a very different person.

And I was thinking, It's a shame I haven't gotten to meet that girl.

And, uh, why would it be such a shame

Because, uh...

Well, in spite of the fact that you barely talked to me,

and when you do, you're usually pretty rude and obnoxious,

No.

I'm finding myself falling for you.

Well, it's funny you should say that.

-Funny? -Mm-hmm?

Funny how?

Because I was thinking about it too, last night.

If I was in a different place,

I could see myself falling for you as well.

But alas, I'm not in that place,

So I guess we'll never know.

You know, sometimes all it takes

is a little nudge, to get to that place

What kind of nudge?

That kind of a nudge.

I... I think my break is over now.

Hey, you.

Hey, what?

I'm on my lunch break in ten minutes.

What about you?

Yeah, Same with me

Good. Then, uh,

meet me by the lockers when you're done here

By the lockers when I'm done.

♪ Into the sea You and me ♪

♪ All these years And no one heard ♪

♪ I'll show you in spring It's a treacherous thing ♪

♪ We missed you Hissed the love cats ♪

[Debbie] Hey, you!

Looking for someone?

♪ So wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully pretty ♪

♪ Oh, you know that I'd do anything for you ♪

♪ We should have each other for tea, huh ♪

What, are you crazy? If my dad catches us, he'll kill me.

Oh, didn't you say you'd do whatever it takes?

[Debbie laughing]

You're crazy. You do know that, right?

Yeah, I've heard that before.

♪ All these years and no one heard ♪

♪ I'll show you in spring It's a treacherous thing ♪

♪ We missed you Hissed the love cats ♪

Oh, good, I'm glad I caught you before you left.

You need a ride home tonight?

No, thanks. Actually, Debbie's gonna give me a lift.

-Debbie? -Debbie.

-Debbie who? -Debbie the parking valet.

Really? I don't know you two had become friendly.

Yeah, we've actually gotten pretty close.

Yeah. No shit.

What do you think? You can keep secrets from your old man?

Just do me a favor and make sure it doesn't interfere

with doing a good job here.

And stay out of the lockers

Whoo! Terry! Yeah!

Thanks for coming out tonight, you guys.

I want to start by playing a song I wrote last night.

It's about somebody pretty special

who doesn't realize how special she is.

It's called a 'Wink and a Smile.'

[guitar music playing]

♪ So as your old self Take one last breath ♪

♪ Take your small-town fears And put them to rest ♪

♪ You were fun You were funny ♪

♪ You said it yourself

♪ Come on and show me that girl Cause there's no one else ♪

♪ I want to get on the road take you far from home ♪

♪ You said you're waiting for him ♪

♪ But he left you alone

♪ He's set on marrying you and you call that a life ♪

♪ But the one you need Is here with you tonight ♪

♪ You're dying, baby If you're living in fear ♪

♪ No more sitting and waiting

♪ 'Cause I'm standing right here ♪

♪ With a wink and a smile And my pride intact ♪

♪ I want to take you away and never give you back ♪

[music slows]

♪ There's unrest In a seaside town ♪

♪ It keeps you up But it holds me down ♪

♪ Your silent screams They're ringing out ♪

♪ They say you're never leaving ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ Why you putting up a fight

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ Girl, you're gonna be all right ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ This is the night

♪ So as your old self Takes one last breath ♪

♪ Take your small-town fears And put into rest ♪

♪You were fun You were funny ♪

♪ You said it yourself

♪ Come on And show me that girl ♪

♪ 'Cause there's no one else

-It's your birthday! -I know! I know you.

-Make a wish? -Wouldn't you like to know!

-Yeah. What'd you wish for? -None of your business.

-What do you mean? -None of your freaking business!

You can't share? Sharing is caring. I'm saying.

You know, if it was this little puppy dog's birthday,

I know exactly what his wish would be.

-Oh, shut up. -Oh, yeah?

-What, what was that? -What would it be?

-What do you think it is? -It might be the same one.

What is it?

Oh, okay.

Oh, she's too cute.

On that note, I would like to propose a toast.

To Suzy.

Happy birthday, and welcome back.

And, you know, while I hope that you decide to stay,

just promise us

that you will not go another seven years without coming back home.

-I'm saying. -Okay?

All right.

-Cheers. -We love you.

I don't think you have to worry about that.

Okay. Can we get that in writing?

You know, just at least from my sake?

-I'm saying. Yes. -Hush.

[Debbie laughing]

♪ A love struck Romeo Sings the streets a serenade ♪

♪ Laying everybody low

♪ With a love song That he made ♪

Coast is clear.

I'm happy to see my rebelliousness is rubbing off on you.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

[Debbie laughing]

♪ Juliet says, hey, it's Romeo You nearly gimme a heart attack ♪

♪ He's underneath the window

♪ She's singing Hey la, my boyfriend's back ♪

♪ You shouldn't come around here ♪

♪ Singing up at people like that ♪

♪ Anyway

Look who it is.

What'd you think of the show?

No, wait, I forgot. You didn't stay too long, did you?

Look, Terry, I'm sorry about that, okay?

[exhales]

It was just... a little overwhelming, I guess.

Couldn't even stay until I finished the song, huh?

I'm sorry. What do you want me to say?

My head is just...

It's a little screwed up right now.

You know what I want you to say.

I want you to say that you loved that song.

I want you to say that my song made you realize

that you're in love with me, too.

That's what I want you to say.

And I know you're not going to say it.

You know how I know?

'Cause you're too afraid to feel anything.

Too afraid to feel what it's like to be so in love with someone

you have no control.

But I know what that feels like,

And I know what that looks like, okay?

It looks like this.

I'm sorry.

I wish I could tell you I feel the same way, but I can't.

So I got this nutty idea I kind of want to throw at you.

I'm thinking maybe I should just forget about going away to school

and instead just stay home and enroll at Nassau Community.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.

-Why would you do that? -For one,

I feel like I always... I wanted to major in business,

I wanted to get my MBA, and then I'm gonna go to Wall Street,

make a boatload of money.

-And now? -And now,

I think I want to be a writer,

and that way, you know, if I stay here, home, in Long Island,

then we still get to hang out.

Look, JJ I don't think that's a good idea.

And I'm not saying about you wanting to be a writer.

It's a lot sexier than working Wall Street

I don't think your staying at home instead of going away to school

is the right thing to do, especially if it's for me.

But why?

Because at the end of summer, I'm moving into the city.

-Manhattan? -Yeah.

But why? Why don't you just stay here?

Because if I want to take my career seriously, I need to be in New York.

What career? I don't know you...

What you thought I was going to be a professional parking attendant?

-No! [laughs] -No, that's... No.

I'm a dancer.

I mean,

that's what I studied in school.

So I want to try and dance on Broadway.

or, I don't know, Michael Jackson Video, maybe.

[both laughing]

I can't do it from here.

Yeah, well...

JJ...

I told you I wasn't looking for a boyfriend,

And you shouldn't be looking for a girlfriend...

But I really like you.

And I really like you, too.

So don't blow it by turning it into something it doesn't need to be.

-Oh-oh, here comes trouble. -What's up, Pops?

Hey, great show tonight, Terry.

Thanks, JJ.

Yeah, didn't exactly have the desired effect.

Tell me about it, yeah.

So I told Debbie how I felt tonight

and, exactly like you, not the desired effect.

No pain, no gain, my man.

All right? I'm sure she was just trying

to make it a little tough on you

to make sure that you are for real.

Did Mom do that with you?

Are you kidding me? Your mother?

I mean... Nobody was tougher than she was.

Do you remember your mom at all, JJ?

Uh...

No, not really.

I... A little bit a little bit.

But, no, I was five when she died.

I remember her when I was little.

She was a really beauty.

Wasn't she, Uncle Jack?

That she was.

But unfortunately for JJ, he did not get those looks.

[JJ sniggers]

Why don't you tell him the story you just told me about how you two met?

-You haven't heard that story? -No.

It was a night very much like this, and I'm sitting on my stoop

and she comes walking down the sidewalk

and invites me to go for a swim down at the bank.

When we get there, she bets me twenty dollars

that I will not swim across the channel

to one of the bay houses with her.

Why?

Knowing your mother, she wanted to make sure that I had balls big enough,

I guess, to be her man.

So wait, did you take her up on the bet?

Absolutely.

And I nearly drowned doing it, but it was well worth it

Because your mother was always pushing me

to do things that I didn't think I could do.

And then after we got married, I had to take her up

on every crazy dare and challenge she had

so needless to say, we did some crazy shit.

Like bringing you into the world.

That's another good story, if you want to hear about that night.

Uh, don't think I'm ever gonna really wanna hear about that,

but thank you.

♪ The tide is high But I'm holding on ♪

♪ I'm gonna be Your number one ♪

♪ I'm not the kind of girl Who gives up just like that ♪

♪ Oh, no

So, to celebrate our last night together,

I've got something really special planned for you.

Oh, yeah? Something nasty?

You gonna get your freak on or something?

You'll just have to wait and find out, big boy.

I just don't understand why tonight has to be it.

Because we're both starting the next chapters of our lives tomorrow.

-So? -You're off to college, and I'm moving to the city.

Why does that mean that we can't keep seeing each other?

I can come in for the weekend, and then we have Christmas break,

and then, after that, you know,

-it's gonna be summer again. -JJ!

You've had a steady girlfriend for all four years of high school.

And then, somehow, roped me into a relationship

-for most of the summer. -Oh, I roped you?

Yeah, Yeah, you roped me.

You were just supposed to be my plaything for a night or two,

but you were so frigging cute, I just... I had to have more.

But now,

it is time for you to go be on your own.

Even if it means I am going to miss you.

I just don't understand how you could be so rational about this.

Well, it's one of the perks of dating an older woman.

With age comes wisdom.

Come here.

Come on. I don't want to end the summer on a downer.

Just no more talk about the future.

Let's just enjoy our last day together.

-Okay? Capisce? -Capisce.

Sure. Whatever you say.

Is that JJ?

-Hello? -Hey.

Hey, Tripp, It's me.

Hey, Winky.

[Winky] I can't believe you're finally home.

Yeah, I got back last week.

Last week?

I thought you weren't gonna home till Labor Day.

Oh, man. I'm sorry.

I guess I just, like... I got the dates mixed up.

You got the dates mixed up?

How...

Well, you know what? It doesn't matter because you're home now,

and that's... that's all I care about.

Um, so are we going to get together tonight?

Yeah. Listen, Winky, uh, tonight's no good.

You know, I got some friends from the tour over.

Why don't I just call you, like, next week?

Next week?

But I... I waited all summer for you.

Yeah, I mean, what's another week, right?

You know, I mean, we waited this long already.

Yeah.

Yeah. What's another week?

Cool. So I'll call you then.

Okay, bye,

[sniffling]

Hey, it's me, asshole!

You know what? On second thought, lose my number, will you?

♪ Give me, give me, give me ♪

♪ Hey, won't you give me ♪

♪ Please won't you give me more time ♪

♪ Give me, give me, give me ♪

♪ Ooh, give me, give me ♪

♪ Baby, just a little more time ♪

-Hey. -What do you want?

You.

♪ Give me just a little more time ♪

♪ And our love will surely grow ♪

♪ Give me just a little more time ♪

♪ And our love will surely grow ♪

♪ Life's too short to make a mistake ♪

♪ Let's think of each other And hesitate ♪

♪ Young and impatient we may be ♪

♪ There's no need To act foolishly ♪

♪ If we part Our hearts won't forget it ♪

♪ Years from now We'll surely regret it ♪

[doorbell dings]

I'll get the door.

Hurry back, lover boy.

Can I help you, my man?

Yeah. Uh, I'm looking for my wife.

Wife?

Yes, dear boy, Suzy.

Tell her her husband's outside waiting for her.

We have a problem.

Your husband's downstairs.

Oh, shit.

And he has an English accent.

Jesus. I'm gonna go down and talk to him.

[muttering]

I don't know why he's here. I haven't even spoken to him in...

I'm really sorry.

I love you

I'll be right back.

[knocking at door]

Honey? Is everything all right?

No, Mom, everything's a mess.

You still haven't heard from Bobby?

No, I spoke to him.

That's not what's gotten me so upset.

Is that son of a bitch, Terry, Mom! He's so... terrible.

Why? What did he do?

He made me fall in love with him.

[laughing]

It's not funny.

[laughter intensifies]

It's a little bit funny.

Ah, looks like you got a visitor.

Yeah, I don't know what she's doing here.

I guess maybe she's just here to say goodbye or something.

Maybe she's not such a dumb blonde after all.

Okay, You do what you gotta do. I'll pick you up at 9 okay.

Okay. I'll see you later.

What, No kiss goodbye?

-Oh, hey, I'm sorry. -It's okay.

I'll get mine later.

Sup, Pam?

-Can we talk? -What are you doing here?

Come.

Okay.

We can talk. Let's talk.

So who is that?

Your new girlfriend?

-Uh, sort of, not really. -She looks old.

-And what's with that... -She's 22. And I like that car.

So how have you been? You have a good summer?

Yeah, I guess.

Basically just went to the beach every day.

What about you?

Same. Only I was working.

So what's going on?

When I saw you at the beach earlier,

it made me realize how much I miss you.

I think that we should get back together.

Aren't you going away to school tomorrow?

Yeah, but I hated not being with you this summer.

And I don't want to go away with a bunch of strangers and not have you in my life.

I don't know, Pam. You can't just come up here

and expect me to get back together with you

after you dumped me and ruined half my summer.

JJ, I'm sorry!

Hey. I miss you.

I know you missed me too.

I don't want to be with anyone else.

I know that now.

Come on. Let's get back together.

Okay, okay, settle down!

We can't do anything here.

-I'll meet you at the docks later. -All right.

We can do whatever you want.

Okay.

-I'll see you at the... Yeah. -JJ.

I love you.

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hey. Sorry. I just wanted to check that you're home.

Yeah, but... Wait, what's going on?

Uh, I can't really talk about it on the phone.

Just meet me outside your place, okay? I'm coming over.

What do you mean, you can't do... What's going on?

You can't do what over the phone? What happened?

Frankie, please, just meet me outside.

[phone disconnected]

How did it go?

Not good.

Not good for him or not good for me?

Not good for us.

Oh, shit. Really?

Yeah. We've been married for seven years. I owe him another chance.

-Do you? -Yeah.

Why? Because he cheated on you.

You don't think I know that?

Frankie, this past month has been great,

but it's just, it's been nostalgic.

It's not been a real thing.

It's been this walk down memory lane.

That's bullshit. That's bullshit, it wasn't real,

because it was real for me.

It's been real since the moment I met you.

That's insane! You can't have been in love with me all this time!

-You know what I know? -What?

So you wanna know what I know?

That I loved you since high school.

Frankie, stop!

I haven't felt that way about anyone since.

Till I saw you at the start of this summer, so

Suzy, don't tell me whether or not what I'm feeling is real.

What do you want me to say?

I want you to say you're gonna stay here

-with me. -I can't!

-With me. -I can't!

Why?

Because I'm going back to LA with him tomorrow.

So...

I'm sorry.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

-Hello? -Yo, cabana boy.

-How it hanging, man? -What's up, D?

I can't believe the summer's over, slice.

Taking off in a.m. for school.

Yeah, same here.

So, you know, What's the word?

I thought you were supposed to meet Pam down by the docks tonight?

Yeah.

Yeah. I don't think I'm actually gonna be able to make it.

I got other plans.

You mean with the valet parking chick?

You've got to break those plans, homie.

It's our last night in the haven together.

I mean, dude,

it wouldn't be right for you to not be here.

Yeah, I, I just don't think I can, D.

Yo, double J.

It's me. All right? Your oldest friend.

Come on, we got to spend our last night together.

And besides, you know, Pam's here.

She told Stacy she really misses you.

Yeah. Yeah.

You know, she came up to see me today?

Yeah. No shit, Dick Tracy, come on.

She's obviously still in your tips, right?

Come on. Get your ass down here.

All right, All right. I, um... I'll see you in a bit.

Okay?

Hey, sounds good, Double J. I'll see you.

Hey, D-Nice delivers.

[exhales]

Hello?

Hey, Debbie. It's me, hey.

Hey, what's up?

Uh, nothing much.

Uh, look, I... I'm really sorry,

but I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it out tonight.

Oh, yeah. Why? Why is that?

That's... I... Some high school friends of mine,

they're having this big party before we're leaving for school,

and I just... I kind of feel like I ought to be there.

Yeah, a going-away party, kind of like the one we're supposed to have.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I know. I know, I know. I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry. It's just, I...

Look, JJ, it's...

It's fine.

Go on, go and have fun.

Are you mad?

JJ, we had a summer fling.

You know, summer's over...

and so are we. So...

See you around, kid,

Deb...

-Hey, JJ. -Hey.

Should say goodbye now 'cause I'm gonna be heading out later tonight.

I don't think I'm gonna see you again.

I didn't know you were leaving already.

Yeah, yeah. Time to hit the road,

take the tunes out to California.

Hey. Well, you know, you, uh,

you sing that song you you wrote for Winky,

and I'm sure they're gonna give you a record deal like that.

From your lips to God's ears.

Right,

Oh, yeah. I, uh, overheard your conversation,

I think you should know you're making a mistake.

Yeah, well, it's not really my choice.

You know, man, it's like, these are like some of my closest, oldest friends.

I've gotta gotta be there, right?

Mark my words, young blood.

You're gonna look back on this decision and wish you had a redo.

I'll see you on the flip side.

I really screwed this summer up, didn't I?

Yeah, it was a missed opportunity.

At least we had today, huh?

And you're really leaving tonight?

Afraid so.

You all right?

You see what you're doing to me?

This is exactly what I didn't want.

What didn't you want?

To...

feel this way,

That's because you give a shit.

You can't get hurt if you're unwilling to feel, that's a good thing.

No, no, it's not a good thing.

Do you know how many times I've had to watch my mother cry herself to sleep at night

wishing my dad would come back?

And I promised myself that wouldn't be me.

And now you're leaving, and... it hurts.

Why don't you just come with me then?

Come with you?

I can't just pack and leave on a moment's notice.

-Why not? -Because I have my whole life here.

You could have a whole new life out there.

What? Run away with you with no plan?

The plan is no plan.

You owe it to yourself to see what else is out there.

I'm sorry. I can't.

Why not?

I'm not made like you are, Terry. Okay?

I don't know if...

if I'm just afraid or if I like to feel safe, I don't know.

But I... I'm a home body.

I mean, shit, I've never even been off Long Island.

Hey, kiddo.

So Mom says you're going back to California.

Is that true?

Yeah, looks like it.

That stinks.

Kind of does.

I'll see you guys later.

-Hey. -What's up?

Thought you were going out tonight.

Yeah, no. Change of plans.

What about you?

Where's Suzy?

Yeah, Suzy had a change of plans too.

I am so ready for this summer to be over.

So you, um, you all packed up for your big move, to the city?

Yeah.

Hey. And I'll bet you'll be happy

to have this place all to yourself.

Yeah, Real happy.

All to myself.

I don't need to bring you to everything. You either.

[Stacy] You know that's favorite band.

-Why do you do that? -Because I got other friends. I don't know.

[Stacy laughs] Dude.

Hey, Pam. Come here.

Hey, what do you say we go swimming?

-What do you mean? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What do you say we go up to that pier,

we jump off over there, than we swim across to one of those bay houses.

Why would we do that?

I don't know. For the hell of it? To see if we can?

I'd never.

All right. See you later.

What the hell is he doing? Is he crazy?

You know it!

♪ I've got a surprise especially for you ♪

Go nice, homme slice!

♪ Something that both of us have always wanted to do ♪

♪ We've waited so long ♪

♪ Waited so long ♪

He did it!

♪ Waited so long ♪

No, wait.

♪ I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here ♪

♪ I've got two tickets In my pocket now, baby ♪

♪ We're gonna disappear

♪ We've waited so long ♪

♪ We've waited so long ♪

♪ We've waited so long ♪

♪ I've got two tickets to paradise ♪

♪ Won't you pack your bags We'll leave tonight ♪

Debbie, where's Frankie?

He's out back.

-I gotta go talk to him. -Yeah, I think you ought to.

Yeah, I know.

Frankie!

Hey!

-What are you doing here? -I made a mistake.

-Yeah, you did. -Yeah, but people make mistakes, Frankie.

Okay? That was last time.

Okay? I'm never gonna leave you again!

What... What are you doing... But what about your husband?

I called him. It's over, it's done.

Yes!

[hollering]

♪ I'm gonna take you On a trip so far from here ♪

♪ I've got two tickets in my pocket, baby ♪

♪ We'll disappear ♪

♪ You know I've waited so long ♪

Hey, do me a favor.

Keep driving.

What do you mean, "keep driving"?

I mean... keep driving.

I'm... I'm coming with you.

-For real? -Yeah.

-You don't wanna stop at home? -Uh-uh.

Don't want to say goodbye to your mother and grab some things?

No, I'll call her from the road.

♪ I've got two tickets to paradise ♪

♪ Won't you pack your bags And leave tonight ♪

♪ I've got two tickets to paradise ♪

[door opens]

-Is that my boy? -Yeah. Hey, Dad.

Hey, do me a favor. Sit down a second, will you?

Yeah, sure. What's up?

Hey, you get a chance to say goodbye to your cousin?

Yes, I saw him earlier tonight actually, yep.

All right.

-What's going on? Everything all right? -Yeah. Everything's fine.

It's good. It's... It's really good.

Great, actually.

Good. Well, like I was thinking

about going and having another beer on the porch tonight.

Enjoying this last night of summer.

If you care to join the old man.

Thanks. I'd love to, but I actually,

I got something I got to take care of.

Well, you go do what you gotta do.

Cool.

Oh, and Dad? Thanks.

I'm glad I could be of service.

Another beautiful night, huh?

[Claudia] Yeah. One of the perks of living by the water.

You know, I got a couple extra beers over here if you're interested.

I thought you would never ask.

-To summer. -To summer.

-That the end of it? -That's all of it.

I still can't believe my little man is off to college.

I swear, it feels like just yesterday I was still wiping your ass for you.

That's so nice, Dad. Really inspiring stuff.

Look alive, my man! Looks like someone wants to say goodbye.

Hey, Mr. Flynn.

How are you, Debbie?

How you doing, college boy?

Ready to take on the world without me.

I'm so sorry, Debbie.

I really am. I'm... I made a huge mistake,

and I should have been with you last night.

Hey, don't you dare give me that sad sack routine, okay?

We discussed this.

You...

you're going to go off and live your life

and have some amazing adventures

and become a man, on your own, for once.

-But I'm gonna miss you. -Yeah, I'm gonna miss you, too,

But hey,

maybe one day in the future, years from now,

we'll be walking on the street in Manhattan.

Someone will tap you on the shoulder,

and it'll be me.

And if we're both still single, maybe we can...

relive a little bit of the fun we had this summer.

Yeah, All right, Yeah.

[Debbie laughs]

Now kiss me before I start crying too.

Is that it?

Yeah.

That's it.

Oh, yeah, I totally forgot.

I-I... Can you hold up one second?

Just give me a sec.

Everything all right?

Yeah, I think so.

Okay, so, um, I wrote you a little, a little story

about what this summer has meant for me,

and it's just a little something to remember me by.

I really gotta get out of here. I don't do well with heavy emotions.

Take care of yourself.

-Ready to roll? -Yeah.

So she seems like a pretty great girl.

Yeah, she really is.

Well, then be thankful you had at least a little bit of time with her.

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