Original subtitles

CHRIS: I know what I did probably looks like bad news.

But I bet you would do the same if you were 12.

and your life was as screwed up as mine.

My dad was a bomber pilot in the war.

On one his missions he hit a hospital filled with kids.

It was an accident but really freaked him out.

That was years ago when I was in the third grade.

Mom used to be for the war like dad.

But that all changed after she saw what it did to him.

Dad came back from the war, and quit the military.

One night, we went to the gulf and we collected drift wood

and burned his uniform.

Dad said it was nothing but a killer's costume.

After that, he moved us from Texas to Key West.

In those days, he was drinking a lot.

But by spring, he started fasting

and took a vow of silence.

Then one day he just disappeared.

He wrote Mom and said he wasn't coming back.

I wrote him once to ask, "What about me?"

He didn't answer.

[SCOFFS] They are going to the freaking moon.

Half my money goes to taxes

so that they can blow away peasants in pajamas

and fly to the freaking moon.

So what do you say, you want to replace Monica on stage or not?

I don't know. I guess so.

Guess all you want. Just let me know by tonight.

So long, babe.

Oh, we are going to miss your 38s, huh.

[CONNIE CHUCKLING]

MONICA: Thanks for everything.

CONNIE: Sure.

Maybe with your tits, I'll bill you as a 12-year-old.

You got a way with words, Connie.

Let's go.

CHRIS: When dad was with us we lived in a house.

And I had my own room.

These were the good old days,

which Mom doesn't like me talking about.

If I do, she says G.T.F.,

which stands for, "Going Too Far."

[SOLDIERS CHANTING]

This is Mom's ladylike way of

telling me to shut the fuck up.

Hi, Mom!

[SOLDIERS CONTINUE CHANTING]

All you have to do is adjust the straps.

Oh, the thought of them touching me gives me the creeps.

When you start making five times what you make at bartending,

you won't mind them touching you so much.

I love you, Tracy, but it's time you faced facts.

As hard as you work, you still don't have enough for a little house.

You want a future for yourself and the kid,

you're gonna have to bump and grind for it.

You're a tough lady, Monica.

I'm not tough, I'm practical.

[SITAR MUSIC PLAYING]

Good morning, Termina. Good morning.

Good morning, everybody.

Good morning.

Don't be late for the card flip, boss!

Okay.

Termina, eat your sunflower seeds, please.

Yeah, Termina.

Shut up.

CHRIS: Hey, Snyder!

SNYDER: What?

The fish.

Can't you say "bye"?

Not to you.

CHRIS: Mom and me stayed in Key West.

She took a night job being a bartender to help pay the rent.

But pretty soon we had to move to the Eden House.

Mom was waitressing there,

so a room only cost us 20 bucks a week.

[BARKING]

[ANNOUNCER CHATTERING ON TV]

ANNOUNCER: ...to make sure that he's oriented.

One [CLEARING THROAT] 25 pound bag of yellow onions...

CHRIS: I really dig Emmett.

But the way he chain smokes, he could drop dead like a fly at any second.

And if there's one thing I've learned,

it's a total nightmare to love someone

and have them cut out on you.

ANNOUNCER: If something happens and the LAM

must leave the moon in a hurry,

it at least will come back with something for the geologists to study.

If all goes as planned Armstrong and Aldrin

will collect more than 100 pounds of lunar material.

A NASA Geologist, who looks forward...

[SIGHS]

Seen Mom?

Not yet.

When you had a mom, did she used to work all night?

Only at trying to sleep.

But my father worked nights. He was a bootlegger.

Would you mind putting the fish on ice?

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

French toast, pick up.

Swiss cheese omelet, pick up.

Wrong knife.

So where is the little guy's mom?

Still at her night job.

Well, if she can't get her tables set on time,

she's gonna have to find another job.

Be nice for once. She's finally getting her head together.

Oakley! Pick up the fucking omelet please!

Oakley!

Pick up this breakfast before it gets cold!

[CHATTERING ON TV]

I've got to set my tables, get my work done.

Hi, sweetheart. Did you sleep good?

Better than you I bet.

Oh, I'm sorry, honey, I had to miss our breakfast.

I had some things to pick up after work.

I set your tables. You better be getting back to work.

You better get ready for school.

I am ready.No, you're not.

Yes, I am. No. Come on.

Put your jeans on.

My jeans are wrecked.

Well, then put on your green pants.

I outgrew those last year.

[SIGHS] Now, I can't have you going to school looking like a bum.

I ain't no bum.

TRACY: All right.

Come on back after school and I'll sew your pants up for you.

I have food stand after school.

Not till 6:00, you don't.

CHRIS: If I'd been Dad, I would've never left Mom.

My girlfriend Termina says

Mom must be totally blown away from Dad abandoning us.

Termina is one grade ahead of me.

When we get older, we plan on living together,

so we can have orgasms.

Termina says orgasms is something adults get after they fall in love,

but Emmett says orgasms are what make people fall in love.

All Jetty says is I will find out soon enough.

When I asked Mom what exactly an orgasm was,

she said, "G.T.F."

[TERMINA PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC ON VIOLIN]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT]

JETTY: Will somebody please pick up on table nine?

JOE: What do you think, cheese omelet or sliced fruit?

Well, how hungry are you?

Hungry. Been driving all night from Jacksonville.

Is that where you're from?

JOE: No. I'm from Washington D.C.

You?

I'm from here.

Well, actually I was born in El Paso, but I live here.

No kiddin'.

I knew a guy who played minor league ball in El Paso.

With the Sun Kings.

My daddy used to take me to those games.

God gave us baseball to make up for the Industrial Revolution.

I'll have the omelet and the sliced fruit.

You might have to wait for that omelet.

That's all right.

[CHILDREN CHATTERING]

Make way. Coming through. Hot stuff here.

Make way.

Damn.

Had to start without you, boss.

Flip any of our singles yet?

Had to. Leaner won't come down.

I hit it twice.

Make way. My turn.

BOYS: Yes!

You're cheating. Hey, take it easy.

[BELL RINGING]

It's only a game.

Put the knife away.

What's going on here?

Cruz just found this knife.

I'll bring it to the Lost and Found.

Chris, the knife.

Bertrand, inside.

[BELL CONTINUES RINGING]

Come on, Chris, what do you think your father would say

if he was told about this?

Not much really.

He took a vow of silence.

He's a monk now.

Your father's a monk?

Yeah. He lives in a monastery north of Miami.

When was the last time you saw him?

About three years ago. I was nine then.

What did he say? Do you remember?

Yeah. He said, "The purpose of life is to love everything,

"even flies."

Chris, did your father ever consult a psychiatrist?

What for?

He talks to God.

Tell me something about your mom.

Guys your age are always trying to nail her.

Nail her?

You don't know what that means? Nail her...

Yes, I know what it means, Chris.

[SIGHS] Does she work?

Very hard.

We are trying to save up for a house

for when my dad gets back.

What kind of work?

She's a waitress and a bartender.

I got three jobs.

Hey, Chris.

You like her very much, don't you?

Sometimes.

Anything else?

Yes.

Tell me when you don't like her.

When she forgets she's a mom.

Look, Chris...

I've enjoyed speaking to you.

Chris? And I think that it would probably be a good idea

if we did this again sometime. What do you think?

Anything beats sitting around in class with Smethurst the Worst.

Hey, Chris. And no more blades. Okay?

Send your buddy in here.

Okay.

You owe me one, Fidel.

[SPECTATORS CHEERING]

Run! Run!

MAN: Go, go, go, go, go!

Run, Peggy, run.

Go back, go back!

Run!

WOMAN: Come on, Tracy.

Yeah!

[LAUGHING]

MAN: I'll blame you, you tough son of a bitch!

Hi, smoothie.

I thought you said I'm a hotdog.

My mom's team's playing like a bunch of bozos.

[LAUGHS]

You want a smoothie? Sure.

On the house.

Here you go. Thanks.

My boss is making me cut back on fruit.

How do you like it? Delicious.

[SIGHS]

I thought if you could wear this, we could go steady.

I just don't want other guys thinking you're not my girl.

WOMAN: Come on, you can do it!

[SPECTATORS CHEERING]

Go, go! There you go. Run to the base.

[GROANING]

[REBEL BARKING]

Hey, Umpire!

Jetty. What the hell are you doing?

Hi, honey. Hello.

How's the business?

Fine I guess.

I would like you to meet my friend Joe.

Joe, this is my son Christopher.

Hello, Christopher, your mom has said a lot of nice things about you.

Yeah, pretty much her job. She's my mom.

Could you please step back?

I have to put the hatch down.

TRACY: Well, hurry up so we can scoot, Chris.

Okay.

JOE: I'll see you later.

TRACY: Bye-bye. JOE: Bye-bye.

Give me a break tonight, Chris.

Are you going to start seeing that guy?

Maybe.

[SIGHS]

What'll happen if Dad comes back and catches you?

Catches me doing what? Talking to another man?

Yeah.

Well, I don't think that it'll be any worse

than having you catch me.

Mom, seriously, now, I want to talk about this.

Honey, the reason your daddy and I got divorced was

because he couldn't talk to me anymore.

I figured once I let him have the divorce

I thought I'd be allowed to talk to other men.

Buggs and Termina's parents didn't talk to each other for a year

and they got back together.

Well, that's because they were only separated, Chris.

I mean, when you are divorced

it means you're just not interested in trying anymore.

Honey, we've talked about this so many...

Well, what's the point of getting married

when you can crap out anytime you want.

I guess there really isn't much point.

Come on, Rebel. Come on, come on.

[REBEL BARKING]

Come on.

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Oh, my God, you better get two.

Okay.

[RADIATOR WHISTLING]

Emmett... Yeah.

If Louis shows up, tell him me and Oakley went to catch Tracy's new act.

What act? EMMETT: Fine.

Oh, hi. I didn't see you.

[STEAM BUBBLING]

OAKLEY: Get it in the hole.

KELLY: [CHUCKLING] I am getting it in the hole.

Okay. Let's hurry. Okay.

[WHOOPS]

So, you're up for a little nose action?

Yeah. Okay.

It's Jetty's?

OAKLEY: Yup.

[CHUCKLING] Oh, man.

[GIRLS SNORTING DRUGS]

KELLY: Oh, monster.

[CHUCKLING] And at one bucket G for free.

[KELLY SNORTING DRUGS]

So, you ready?

Blast off, baby.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[MEN ARGUING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[WOMAN YELLING]

[WOMEN WHOOPING]

[BURLESQUE MUSIC PLAYING]

[MEN CHEERING]

[WHOOPING]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

Great!

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

Tracy!

[MUSTANG SALLY PLAYING ON JUKEBOX]

[MAN WHISTLING] ♪ Mustang Sally!

♪ Guess you better slow your mustang down

♪ Oh, Lord

♪ What I said now

♪ Mustang Sally, now baby

MAN: Come on.

♪ Oh, Lord

♪ Guess you better slow your mustang down

♪ Oh, yeah

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

♪ You been running all over the town now

♪ Guess I'll have to put your flat feet on the ground

♪ What I said now

♪ Listen, all you wanna do is ride around Sally

♪ Ride, Sally, ride

♪ All you wanna do is ride around Sally

♪ Ride, Sally, ride

♪ All you wanna do is ride around Sally

♪ Ride, Sally, ride

♪ All you wanna do is ride around Sally

♪ Ride, Sally, ride

♪ One of these early mornings

♪ Gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes

♪ What I said now Look-a-here

♪ I bought you a brand new Mustang

♪ A 1965, huh!

CHRIS: I was real mad at Mom, but real sad, too.

What made Mom so crazy that she'd put a song on the jukebox

then moon a bunch of drunks?

I hitched a ride with some lady on a Harley.

She told me to hang on tight.

Then she put my hands on her tits.

I kept them there, but didn't squeeze.

Thanks a lot.

It was all screwed up.

Deep down I wanted just to bury my head on Mom's shoulder.

Forget about how we lived, and why dad was gone.

Hey, Mister, could you give me a ride?

MAN: Where do you wanna go?

North of Miami.

Okay, kid.

Thanks a lot.

ANNOUNCER ON TV: Good morning.

Man is about to launch himself on a trip to the moon,

with the expectation of landing there.

Man going to the moon aboard that Saturn rocket.

The rocket will go up, will put the men into orbit

115 miles above the Earth

for one-and-a-half orbits,

and then the third stage will put them on their way toward the moon.

Excuse me. Yes.

I'm looking for Lieutenant John Cross.

He's my Dad.

I think you want to talk to the groundskeeper.

Groundskeeper?

He is usually in the vegetable garden at this time of the day.

So, just go through the arch

and turn to the left. You'll find him.

Okay. Thanks.

Dad?

Dad?

Remember me?

Dad, I need your help.

But you and I know her stripping is not right.

I only know one thing,

the Kingdom of God lies within each of us.

When you experience that kingdom, you'll know what to do.

How to do it.

What does God have to do with this?

Does your mom know you're here?

No, sir.

The first thing to do is to contact her.

She's gonna be worried.

She'll just be mostly mad.

Will you call her for me?

Son, I haven't spoken to your mother in three years.

I'm sure you'll get a lot further with her than I would.

[BELL TOLLING]

[SOFTLY] Mom's coming to get me.

I'm going out with a girl who is a year older than me

and her brother's my best friend.

How old were you when you and Mom got married?

Well, it was my last year at Annapolis.

I must have been 22.

Hmm.

And you met at a party, and you were wearing your uniform,

and she had a white dress on.

Right?

That's right.

And you were happy until you came back from Vietnam

and started drinking and having bad dreams.

I'll take this to the kitchen.

You sure are a great gardener, Dad.

[SNIFFING]

Your mom's here.

I thought we could all go for a walk and talk.

I'm going to say good-bye to you here, Son.

Don't you even want to say hello to her?

I'm afraid there's no point.

So what you're saying, it's all right for her to dance

and me not to care for her.

I don't know how to instruct you.

I'm sorry.

Perhaps one day you'll understand.

Try to be of good cheer.

It's okay.

At least we had a chance to work in the garden together.

Where's Christopher?

He's looking for you at the chapel.

You quit drinking.

Two years, 31 days.

It's been a long time.

Has anything else changed?

Just about everything has changed.

Is this what you wanted?

Are you happy here?

It makes sense to me. Yes.

I don't want Chris to hate me.

He hangs on to you coming back.

He worships you.

Not anymore he doesn't.

Well, thank God for that.

I'm sorry.

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

[SIGHS]

Bet it's the carburetor.

It's always getting clogged.

What did you and your dad talk about?

You must have talked about something.

Isn't that why you came all the way up here?

I wanted to see my dad, okay?

Why?

What did you think would happen?

Try starting it.

[ENGINE STALLING]

[SIGHS]

If you thought getting us all together again

would make things the way they used to be, Christopher,

I want you to get that out of your head right now.

Why?

Why can't things be like before?

I want you and Dad back together.

No, you don't! You forget.

It wasn't any good when he came home

and it wouldn't be any good now.

It's better than this. Better than you yelling at me.

[ENGINE STARTING]

Honey, come here.

Sweetie, you've gotta stop fighting me on this.

[SIGHS]

I'm doing the best I can.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Stick with me, Chris, I need you.

I'm starving.

I packed you a sandwich.

[SNIFFLING]

[STARTING ENGINE]

CHRIS: When school ended for the summer,

Buggs and me cooled out at the beach.

Mostly it was great just doing things together.

And after a year in the same class as Smethurst the Worst,

what we needed to do was air out our heads.

[BOTH WHOOPING]

[LAUGHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

CHRIS: The day before the countdown,

Buggs said we should try something

to help the astronauts have a safe mission.

We decided everything would be okay

if we closed our eyes and pictured a perfect flight

from blast-off to splashdown.

The scariest part for me was thinking about

being stuck on the moon.

Buggs said he'd miss his dad more than anyone.

I said Rebel.

But I really meant my mom.

[ANNOUNCER CHATTERING ON TV]

BUGGS: Who put the shark in the tank in the first place?

Louis. He's eating all of Emmett's favorite fish.

So, what do we do if we catch one?

Put him back in the ocean.

TERMINA: Hey, you guys, are going to miss it.

Hey, I think Dark Shadowsis on now.

Get away from that, Louis.

ANNOUNCER ON TV: T -15 seconds.

Guidance is internal.

12, 11, 10, 9...

Ignition sequence starts.

6, 5, 4, 3,

2, 1, 0.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

We have a lift off. 32 minutes past the hour.

[ALL CHEERING]

MAN 1: Boy, it looks good.

MAN 2: What a moment. Man on the way to the moon.

ASTRONAUT 1: Inboard engines are out.

ASTRONAUT 2: Roger, you are loud and clear, Houston.

MAN ON RADIO: Houston. Thrusters go all engines. You're looking good.

[HORN BLOWING]

CHRIS: Get the bowline.

Hey, Snyder!

What?

Where's the fish?

[CHUCKLING] He's drunk.

Always.

[SNYDER LAUGHING]

You going to deliver this or you're going to screw around?

You know how my brother hates when you're late now.

Snyder's the drunk in Jetty's family.

You're gross.

[EXCLAIMS] Echo!

Echo!

[WHOOPING]

Echo!

CHRIS: Rebel.

[CHRIS WHISTLING]

[REBEL BARKS]

There's some tarpon up here.

TERMINA: It's big.

Yes, eight foot.

TERMINA: Whoa!

CHRIS: Two hundred pounds.

Drop it.

[GROWLING]

[BARKING]

This one's bad.Wait. Look.

It looks like some one stitched it up or something. That's weird.

Watch all the guts come out.

[ROARING]

Oh, my God. Turn around.

What? What is it?

I'll tell you later. Let's get out of here. Come on. Get out.

[WHISPERS] Let's go.

CHRIS: Termina told me what was in the fish is cocaine.

The drug people snort it up their noses like they were pigs.

And that turned them into sex maniacs.

She said Jetty and Snyder were just using me

so that they can make money

and that I could only get into trouble.

It really bummed me out that Jetty had lied to me.

When Termina asked me what I was planning to do with the cocaine,

I said, "Throw it away."

And right before that I dropped out of a wigwam.

Aw, I've heard this joke.

We're out of here.

It's funny. I wanna laugh again.

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

I want to give you some change.

Don't sweat the small stuff, little guy.

But Rebel ate a fish.

Relax. You're too tense.

What did you say? What did you say?

Rebel ate one of the fish.

Relax!

Hey, Louis. Louis, will you stow it.

KELLY: Tell Tracy it's set-up time.

CHRIS: What do you mean?

What do you mean what does she mean?

Now you get up there and you tell your mother to get her buns down here.

It's dinner time, you got me?

Huh? Yeah, yeah.

God!

[RECORD PLAYER SKIPPING]

Mom.

You gotta wake up.

You need to go set-up.

[EXHALES]

[WHIMPERS]

You feeling okay?

I just had a bad dream, honey, that's all.

Would you give me my cigarettes?

You shouldn't smoke.

Oh, hush.

[SIGHS]

Mom, we need to talk.

Mom.

All right.

I wanna just splash some water on my face.

Hand me a towel, will you?

You do look serious.

I saved all my money but you can have it.

Chris, put that money in your account.

And quit worrying about me.

If I make as much money as you, will you quit your job?

Don't you think I'm awfully young to retire?

[CHRIS SIGHS]

I know what you do.

You know what I do?

I know you take your clothes off in front of other guys.

How did you find out?

What difference does it make?

I was planning on telling you.

I just didn't know how to do it.

Because you know it's not right.

I know it's not right.

I wish there was another way, Chris.

I just can't find it.

Look harder.

Damn it, Chris. Sometimes there's things you just don't understand.

I understand.

Now, turn around and look at me for a minute.

I'm making five times the amount of money I would do

doing that than anything else.

And I'm not equipped to do anything else.

Now, I'm all you've got.

I'm looking out for your future, Chris.

Who cares about the future? I care about now.

You think I like taking my clothes off in front of those people?

It makes me sick to my stomach.

Then stop.

Honey,

sometimes in life you got to do things that aren't so good

to get what is good.

It's going to be all right.

[SIGHS]

I love you more than anything.

[BLUES SONG PLAYING]

CHRIS: I guess it was like Mom said.

Sometimes you had to do what wasn't so good

to get what is good.

I knew in my head what I was planning wasn't exactly good.

But I figured if Dad wasn't coming home and wasn't going to help,

it was up to me to save my mom.

MAN ON TV: Zero, zero, zero niner eight.

One correction. 0-0-5-7-2-

0-0-7-0.

Parakeet, 1-0-0-0-8-5-

0-0-7-6-4-

0-3-0-

0-0-0-2-niner-3.

986 minus.

[CRYING]

[TRACY SOBBING]

About time to deliver the bad news headlines, isn't it?

Oh, a ladybug.

♪ Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home ♪

[LAUGHING]

Emmett,

how come my mom dances without any clothes on?

Uh...

People are very tough to figure, Chris. Especially mothers.

Will her dancing get her into trouble?

Hey...

She puts her goddamn arms around you, don't she?

So? She puts her arms around a lot of people.

Listen, Chris, you're going to be all right.

When you get older you're gonna find someone

who are gonna put their arms around you.

As long as you've got someone to put their arms around you,

you're gonna be okay.

How come you don't got somebody?

Aren't you lonely?

Yeah, sure.

The only thing worse than being lonely with yourself,

is being lonely with someone.

[WATER SPLASHING]

Do people use this stuff because it helps them become sex maniacs?

Where did you get that?

Rebel brought it home in his mouth.

Oh, that's nasty stuff, Chris. That's cocaine.

People get addicted to that. Dump it right now.

Is it expensive?

Dump it, Chris.

That crap sells for 90 a gram.

You got about 10 grams there.

Ninety cents?Bucks!

Jesus, my mind's jumping. Go on, you deliver your newspapers.

[MAN CHATTERING ON TV]

Morning.

Good morning.

How you doing?

Enjoying my day off.

Soap? Soap, soap, soap...

Better separate that stuff.

It's gonna get wrecked.

JOE: It's already wrecked.

I thought you left. I did.

I came back.

Where did you go?

Fishing.

Did you have any luck?

Not yet.

I was beginning to think you were turned off by my work at the bar.

Everybody's got a job.

What's your job?

I'm unemployed.

I just finished a job up north. I'm a sportswriter.

I'm writing a novel. I'm on page three.

I used to read at night.

Now I just pass out.

Thank God for sleep, you know.

See you.

Hey, what are you doing later?

Oh, bunch of us are going down to the beach to dance and watch the moon landing.

Have fun.

Hey,

save me a dance.

ON RADIO: ♪ I like to dream

♪ Yes, yes, right between my sound machine

♪ On a cloud of sound I drift in the night

♪ Any place it goes is right

♪ Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here

♪ Well, you don't know what we can find

♪ Why don't you come with me, little girl

♪ On a magic carpet ride

♪ You don't know what we can see

♪ Why don't you tell your dreams to me

♪ Fantasy will set you free

♪ You don't know what we can find

♪ Why don't you come with me, little girl... ♪

There you go.

To tranquility on the moon and right here on Earth.

All right. Mmm.

Chris has been following the moon flight for months.

Haven't you, honey? Yeah.

[CLEARING THROAT] My dad wanted to be an astronaut.

His dad was a navy pilot.

How about you, Chris, do you want to be a pilot?

Boat captain. He'll be a boat captain.

To take people fishing?

No.He likes whale watching and porpoise watching.

CHRIS: I just like to see them.

I think he would make a terrific marine biologist.

So you like school?

Not when it's sunny. He likes school.

Mom, shut up.

You can't talk to me that way, Chris.

We're having a conversation here.

We are? I'm going to go hang out with Buggs.

He gets a little jealous sometimes.

I'm going to go hang out with Buggs, too.

[LAUGHING] You are not.

ON RADIO: ♪ Oh, sugar, sugar, sugar

♪ Now won't you come along with me

♪ Take a chance Whoo, take a chance

♪ Sugar, sugar, sugar, now, won't you come along with me

♪ Take a chance Whoo, take a chance

Oh, yeah.

♪ Take a chance Whoo, take a chance

♪ Spin, spin, spin, spinning like a spinning top ♪

BUGGS: Do it so they don't wake up.

Watch, watch. After I show you something, I'll do it.

Wow. He likes it.

Wow.Oh, no.

Does it hurt them?

Come on, man. Here, watch, watch.

I bet you he don't like that.

I bet you don't like your boogers either

[LAUGHS]

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

You guys want to buy some beads?

Beat it, kid.

How you guys doing today?

Hey, listen, don't hassle us for spare change, man.

Get out of here.

You want to buy some beads?

These ain't no good. Get out of here.

How about a little one on one action?

You're gonna sell us your girlfriend or what?

What, kid? Well...

The stuff helps sex maniacs.

[CHUCKLES] What do you think?

You talking about coke?

Yeah.How much are you asking?

One buck a G.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Oh. Could you get the...

A hundred... Buck a G.

It must be fine stuff.

It's monster.

Monster?

You know, we're going to have to score a line.

Check it out, you know.

No problem.

Just hang loose. I'll be back in about 15 minutes.

Hey, come here for one second.

You're not bullshitting us, are you?

You're straight with us, kid? This is no scam, right? Yeah. Right.

All right. Listen, meet us across the street. We've got a black van.

Got it? Yeah.

Where you been?

I'm trying to sell this necklace

to those two dudes over there in the black van.

Okay? So, if anything goes wrong,

grab a lifeguard. Bring him over.Okay, boss.

[SIGHS]

Hey, those are nice.

[CHUCKLING] Come on.

Ever done this before?

Yeah.

[SNORTING]

Whoo!

You have some fine powder here, kid.

How about 150 for two grams?

I can't. Best I can do is 350 for four.

Let's see the four grams.

Give me the bucks first.

It's a pleasure doing business with you, kid.

Yeah.

We'll see you again real soon.

It depends on what my boss says. He killed a person once.

[INAUDIBLE]

How did it go? No problem.

So, did you sell it?

Mission accomplished. All right.

It really makes you think we should all be happier, doesn't it?

What would make you happier?

A couple of things.

Tell me.

Talking only jinxes it.

[SIGHS]

Don't you have superstitions? No.

[NEIL ARMSTRONG CHATTERING ON TV]

ARMSTRONG: ...the surface appears to be very fine grained

as you get closer. Almost like a powder.

ANNOUNCER 1: Armstrong is on the moon.

Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old American,

standing on the surface of the moon.

ARMSTRONG: That's one small step for man,

one giant leap for mankind.

ANNOUNCER 2: I think that was Neil's quote. I didn't understand.

ANNOUNCER 1: One small step for man, but I didn't get the second phrase.

If someone did hear that, we'd like to know what it was.

ARMSTRONG: The surface is fine and powdery.

I can pick it up loosely with my toe.

His quote was,

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

One giant leap for mankind.

ANNOUNCER 3: First, we go live to Paris.

I think... I think my hat... My hat.

Goodnight, Emmett.

Good night. REPORTER: What do you think about

the astronauts landing on the surface of the moon?

MAN: Oh, it is certainly the most fantastic event...

[IMITATING CAR HONKING]

TRACY: Oh.

Oh, God. Jesus.

[TRACY SNIFFLING]

JOE: You okay?

Yeah.

I haven't felt this good in a long time.

Let me get us something to drink, okay?

Is this yours?

What is it?

It's not mine. Throw it on the chair.

You look tired. Did you get in late?

Not too late.

I must have been asleep.

G.T.F., Christopher.

I'm going to spend the day with Buggs today.

All right. You be home by 6:00.

What for?

Because I said so.

Whatever.Don't forget.

Hi. Hello.

Where is everybody?

Mom went shopping. Dad and Buggs went to get a new muffler.

Want to go to my room?Sure.

My mask. I thought I lost that.

This is for you.

"Dear Chris, I'm so happy I'm your girlfriend,

"and you asked me to go steady.

"I love you and I hope you love me.

"Lots of love, Termina."

Baby, yeah, I love you and you love me.

Chris...

It's okay. It's just us.

You won't tell anybody?No.

Okay.

You look nice.

So do you.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

[GASPS]

It's so much quieter with the new muffler, huh, buddy? Oh, shit.

It's your brother.What if he comes upstairs?

[LAUGHING] We're dead.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Hold on, honey. I think I got one.

God, they're hard to get.

They run? They don't run.

[LAUGHS]

Ow! Come on, be still.

Almost done.

The stuff stinks. I know it stinks.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR] I got to touch it.

Door is open.

JOE: The gentleman drops by and offers the lady a ride to work.

The lady gratefully accepts.

Splendid.

How you doing, Chris?

Mom and me are trying to have a heart-to-heart.

Well, I will see you downstairs.

Okay.

Listen, wash that stuff off in 10 minutes, all right?

Okay.

Look how much I've saved, Mom.

[EXHALES]

Now you can quit that awful job.

Chris...

Honey, we have talked about this before.

I'm real proud of you, but that money is yours, okay?

So, you keep it.

Just don't forget, Joe is only on vacation.

You get a good night's sleep tonight.

Hey, what a day, huh?

Just another day in paradise.

Now, that's sort of what we want to talk to you about.

You've got a minute, don't you? Yeah.

Still in business?

Maybe. Do you want to make another deal?

Look, man, we're hitting the road, okay.

We wanna make a big score this time.

Listen, can you handle, uh, two grand?

The boss trust you with 2,000 bucks, kid?

Let me think about it. Well, think about it fast

'cause we haven't got much time. Yeah.

Yeah, 'cause we're out of here day after tomorrow.

Okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Here's our number.

Give us a call if you can swing it. Okay.

Hey, who do I ask for?

Ask for Bobby.

Great shot.

CHRIS: How do you like the shrimp? It's great, boss, thanks.

So you guys got the plan straight?

No problem, amigo.Mmm.

I'm gonna go make a phone call.

Take over for me.

CRUZ: Fifteen ball, corner pocket.

Hi, Bobby? This is Rebel.

Meet me at Garrison Bight at, uh, 9:30.

Okay? Yeah, I'll bring your goodies.

[CHATTERING ON RADIO]

You seen my mom?

She's taking a nap.

I guess you guys are going hot and heavy.

[CHUCKLING] Yeah.

I'll try to be a bit friendlier if you and Mom

are doing more than just putting the moves on each other.

Okay.

I've got to work now.

But if you want to talk later,

I'll take you out on my boat.

I've got a fish run tonight, okay?

Okay.

What time?

I'll knock on your door about 7:30.

[BOAT ENGINE RUNNING]

Pretty neat, huh? You like boats?

I hate them. I was in the Navy.

Did you ever go to Vietnam?

I was there. You were?

Did you ever meet Lieutenant John Cross?

No.

He's my dad.

CHRIS: Hey, Snyder!

Who is Snyder?

Snyder's a shrimper.

I'll be right back.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Hey.

Where's Snyder?

He got too wasted. He's racked out.

[LAUGHING]

I'm here for a pickup.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

CHRIS: You shouldn't smoke that stuff. Turns your brain into oatmeal.

WOMAN: That's the point, honey.

Take care!

Smells like a party going on.

You smell shrimp.

[CHUCKLING] Right.

They friends of yours?

No, I just work for them.

JOE: You drive that boat, pretty good. CHRIS: Yeah.

You gonna be leaving soon?

In a couple of days.

Give me the fish, amigo.

Let go or I'll cut you!

Come on, let go! Take it easy.

Come on! You're hurting me.

You okay?

I can't believe this.

It's pretty unbelievable.

Yeah.

Come on.Thanks.

You expect me to believe you didn't even see them?

Do I look that high to you?

Well, they both had a mask on.

Right?

Pillow cases.

Cuban kids with a switchblade and a golf club?

It was totally dark and they jumped us by surprise.

You didn't try to fight them off?

Just for some fish? [MOCKING] Just for some fish!

Come here.

Don't fuck with my head, kid.

I'm going to have to hurt you.

Don't fuck with my head again.

But I didn't do anything.

Hey! Peace on earth and all that good shit.

Get off my case, ace. Hey, I ain't gonna let you hurt the kid.

What the hell's the matter with you?

Hey, stick a steak knife in this asshole's ear!

Yeah, right. What am I? Psycho dishwasher?

Come on, man. You're fucking up your karma.

My karma's cooking. Now, look!

I'm on vacation. I'm starting to get pissed off.

And I'm getting ripped off. It's fish.

Some people in this town would kill for a piece of good fish, pal.

You hear what I'm saying?

Look... Wait! Look, look...

I know where the kid is going.

I'll take you there.

Calm down and we'll get this all straightened out.

Just calm down!Hey, Jetty, Jetty, man, here.

All right. We'll just do it, all right?

If this guy's pulling your chain, then you get violent, all right?

Want some?

[SIGHING] Is it local?

Yeah. No.

Okay, let's go find Benedict Asshole.

All right. Now, I'm not taking you anywhere if you don't behave.

Hey!

Glad you could make it, Chris.

How did you guys know my name?

You told us on the phone, remember?

[CHUCKLES] No, I didn't.

I said my name was Rebel.

Oh, cool.

Know what? I think our dealer's going paranoid on us before the big sale.

[LAUGHING] Hey, so?

So, we gonna make a deal or what?

You guys got the bread?

Yep. You got the goodies?

Yeah.

Let me see it. Let's see it.

I'll go get the cash.

What the hell... Fuck off!

Cough it up. Where's the rest of it, you little scumbag?

I'll give you till three. Where's rest of it?

Cough it the fuck up!

Where's the fucking rest of it? I ain't got not more.

JOE: That's it! LOUIS: Hey, hey, hey, come on.

All right! Police! Get down on the ground.

Get down! Get down! Freeze!

[RIFLE FIRES]

I can't swim! Help!

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, what are you doing here? What are you doing here?

Where's Mom?

I let her off early.

When? About an hour or so.

Mom, we got to talk.What's the matter, honey?

We got to talk! Come on!

Joe?

You sold cocaine to Joe?

[CRYING] He didn't look like a policeman.

None of them did.

But all of a sudden they had guns and badges.

Who the hell are you?Let me explain.

Explain what?

How you used me and my son to bust a bunch of idiots?

You think I'm stupid? I'm not stupid, mister!

You're not paying a hell of a lot of attention...

You knew he was in trouble and you didn't say anything.

How could you sleep with me and not say anything?

I couldn't. What? You couldn't what?

Tell the truth?

You had to endanger my son's life to do your job? Well, screw your job!

And screw you!

I got to take him to the sheriff's office.

Don't you get near my son. He's got to go in now.

Yeah, well, I'll take him in.

Pay attention long enough...

CHRIS: I'm not going to jail.Christopher!

We're in trouble. Big trouble.

God, Chris. Open the door!

[CRYING]I'm not opening it.

Chris, we got to talk. I don't want to.

Honey, I want you to listen to me.

This wasn't your fault.

It was my fault, honey.

I thought...

I thought I knew what I was doing, honey, but I...

I was wrong.

I'll quit my job.

And we will start over.

But you just got to come out here.

Please.

Are you listening?

Chris?

What am I supposed to tell them?

TRACY: You know the answer to that, Chris.

Are you listening, Chris?

Huh?

The truth.

Let's get this over with.

ANNOUNCER ON TV: Apollo 11 has made it.

Splashdown should be just now.

Just write it down.

Apollo 11 is back from the moon safe and sound.

CHRIS: It's hard to be tough in jail.

I tried not to show it, but I was scared.

What I did was bad news.

They locked me up for the night to think about it.

Mom said that drugs ruined people's lives.

Just like the war had ruined dad's.

I got put on probation for a year.

I was lucky.

Jetty, Snyder and Louis were sent to prison.

[EMMETT GRUNTING]

You got two big ones there. Yeah, four.

CHRIS: The day after Mom quit her dancing job,

we moved out of the hotel.

Joe's here.

[GRUNTS]

Okay.

Tracy, you have company.

Come here, Chris.

I did what I think is right.

Is your name really Joe?

Yeah.

So long, Joe.

[BOTH LAUGHING] CHRIS: Emmett had a long talk with me.

He said he loved me, and that I was a wise guy.

He told me wise guys die young.

And I should quit being one if I wanted to become a normal adult.

I said I'd rather die young than become a normal adult.

But I had learned my lesson, even if I didn't act like it.

Where we moved wasn't exactly what we had hoped for.

But it was what Mom could afford.

It was a rush seeing Mom happy again.

The astronauts sure seemed happy to come back to Earth.

I think because they had been to another place,

they know better than anybody that Earth is our only real home.

No matter how screwed up.