"Yo, Rusty James." "Biff Wilcox looking for you, Rusty James." "I'm not hiding." "Says he's gonna kill you, Rusty James." "Saying ain't doing." "Shit." "Shit, that's tough." "These things happen, Rusty James." "Maybe we should go double or nothing sometime." "Sit down!" "You cats are constantly fighting and arguing amongst yourselves like typical fucking yabbos." "Watch the language." "Come on." "Come on." "Hey, uh, Benny, get me a chocolate milk, huh?" "So what's he doing about this?" "This Biff, what's he doing about killing me?" "The deal is, man, you're supposed to meet him tonight under the arches behind the pet store at about 10:00." "Here, put a little hair on your chest." "He's coming alone, then?" "I wouldn't count on it, man." "Well, if he's bringing friends, then I'm bringing friends, man." "Yeah, but you know how that's gonna turn out." "Everybody will end up getting into it." "You bring people." "He brings people." "You're gonna have to fight." "If you think I'm going to that vacant lot by myself, you're fucking crazy." "Watch your language over there." "Watch it." "Bring it down." "Bring it down." "Cool it off." "Just butt out." "Fuck you, Smokey." "Steve goes wherever I go." "Steve, come here." "Sit down." "Sit down and be quiet." "Damn it, Rusty James." "It's been a long time since we've had that kind of trouble." "Chicken, Smoke?" "Oh, Smoke's a chicken." "Smokey doesn't want to come." "We understand, chicken." "B.J.!" "Smoke's a chicken." "What, you don't wanna come?" "Fine." "We don't need you." "Rusty James, you know I'm gonna be there, man." "But you know what the Motorcycle Boy said about gang fights." "He hasn't been around for two months, so don't go telling me about that." "What if the Motorcycle Boy came back and found out?" "What?" "I said, what if your brother came back and found out?" "My brother ain't back, man!" "All right?" "I'm sick of hearing this shit!" "I don't know when he's coming back, if he's coming back." "So if you assholes want to wait around for the rest of your life to see what he says, fine, fine, man." "Get down off there." "I'm gonna stomp that little shit tonight." "I should have a few fucking friends there." "Are you listening to me?" "We are gonna be there, man." "All right?" "We are gonna be there." "But let's just keep it between you two, okay?" "B.J." "I'm right behind you." "Get down off of there." "I'm sorry, Benny." "Sorry, man." "Man, I love fights." "This reminds me of the old days when we used to have rumbles." "Heroin ruined the gangs, man." "Junk, you know?" "I wouldn't know." "You wouldn't know." "Ask my brother, he'll tell you." "A gang really meant something back then." "That gang shit was out of style when you were 10 years old." "Bullshit, man!" "I was fucking 11." "I can remember." "I was in the Swamp Babies." "That was the peewee branch of the Packers." "Yeah?" "A gang really meant something back then." "Yeah." "Like getting sent to the hospital once a week." "No loyalty, man." "No organization." "I'm going, ain't I?" "If you think this is going to be a rumble, you're crazy." "'Cause you and Biff are gonna go at it and the rest of us is gonna watch." "And..." "I doubt too many people are gonna show up for that much, anyway." "Yeah, yeah, lis-listen." "You guys, I'll be right with you." "I gotta go talk to someone, all right?" "Patty!" "Who are you, stranger?" "Rusty James, the man of your dreams." "You mean, my nightmares?" "What are you doing?" "Rusty James!" "Listen, babe, I'm coming over tonight." "Rusty James, I have to get..." "You like?" "Boyfriends can't visit when Mother's out." "Since when?" "Since I started having them." "When was this?" "When I was 9." "Get back in there, Donna." "First time I ever heard about it." "I haven't seen you in a long time." "What?" "I've been busy, man." "So I've heard." "Hey, I'm coming over tonight, so you better roll out the red carpet." "Yeah, well, we'll see." "Hey, you're crazy about me, you know that?" "I am?" "Yeah." "You set up a fight, and you recruit half the neighborhood, and now you have plans of your own, huh?" "Yup." "Take a walk, Smoke." "If Biff's there and you don't show up, you know what'll happen to us?" "What?" "You think he's gonna believe we went there to watch?" "Hey, listen, man." "Split up, meet me there at 9:30." "I won't let you down, all right?" "Let's go, Steve." "What's the matter with you?" "You got a cigarette?" "You know I don't have any cigarettes." "That's right." "I forgot." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "I'm just a little tired." "That's all." "Is it because the Motorcycle Boy's been gone?" "Steve, I don't want to talk about him, all right?" "Don't start up on me, okay?" "What's with this, huh?" "It's a habit." "I got into it." "Yeah, well, break it." "Hey, Rusty James." "Hey, Donna." "Your sister home?" "Yeah, but I thought you were coming to see me." "Is your mother home?" "No." "My sister's home." "How about seeing me afterward?" "Patty!" "Rusty James is here." "Hey, sweetheart." "I thought I told you I wasn't supposed to have company tonight." "What?" "What?" "What?" "What have you been so busy with?" "What have I been so busy with?" "Yes." "Nothing." "I just been hanging around." "Basically, just messing around." "Nothing." "Yeah, with girls?" "Giris?" "What are you talking about?" "You know I'd never do that." "You're always with girls." "Get back inside, squirt." "I want to listen to your conversation." "Okay." "Wise guy." "Traitor." "I'm not a traitor." "So, how have you been?" "Donna." "You can put your hands down if you want." "Donna!" "I get the picture." "Or shall I telephone for the police?" "All right." "Get out of here, Donna." "Stand by." "I was wrong." "I resisted." "But what could I do?" "I never intended the thing to go as far as it has." "He forced me." "He?" "Yuck!" "You guys aren't supposed to do that in front of me." "Donna, go to your room." "Now!" "Bedtime." "I should do my 10-page report on you, including illustrations." "You're gonna get it." "Have fun." "What happened to Grogan?" "You know, I really missed you." "You know that?" "He means to look in there." "The old man." "He came on the ship, I saw him." "It's the old man, all right." "But it's Grogan, too." "I could never forget him." "I want the name of the man who did this." "You promised to help us in return for our protection." "But we can't protect you unless you tell us the name of the man..." "What's wrong?" "I fear that she's hypnotized." "This lowly houseboy, suggests we take these three speechless persons to jail." "No, there's evidence that they act involuntarily." "We must get Miss Wilcox to a hospital, so we can get the rest of her confession." "Take care of him." "He hates both the European and the Asiatic races." "His hatred for society is so great, he has become a madman on the subject, a madman bent on extermination." "And he will succeed in his plan, if his inventions are not destroyed." "He has a machine which is an advanced form of television." "Rusty James." "Rusty James?" "Wake up!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "Jesus, what time is it?" "Is it morning or night?" "Night." "You're great company." "9:45." "Oh, shit, I gotta fight Biff Wilcox at 10:00." "Thanks, now Mom will think I drank it." "Finish it." "What's the matter, babe?" "Come on, cheer up." "You told me you wouldn't be fighting all the time." "Well, this isn't all the time." "This is just this once, all right?" "You always say that." "You always try so hard to be like your brother, Rusty James." "Hey, my brother's the coolest." "Well, you're better than cool." "You're warm." "Yeah, but, he's smart." "You're smart." "You're just not word smart." "Yeah?" "Listen." "I love you, but I gotta run, okay?" "All right." "I'll see you later." "Yeah." "Be careful!" "I love you." "Hey, Rusty James." "We just about gave up on you." "Watch out, I'll take you on for warm-up." "Hey, man." "You ready?" "Let's go." "Who's here, man?" "Huh?" "I gotta have as many guys as Biff." "This is bullshit." "But I thought we were supposed to watch, Rusty James." "What's up, fellas?" "Hey, Rusty James." "Where you been?" "Where were you?" "I was at Patty's." "What's it to you, huh?" "Nothing, Rusty James." "Nothing." "You're not expecting to find Steve here, are you?" "Why do you put up with that wimp?" "I've known him since kindergarten, all right?" "You've got a bad habit of getting attached to people, man." "Yep." "Let's go." "Where's Steve?" "Maybe he's late." "Yeah, it looks like we're gonna have to fight ourselves, huh?" "Rusty James." "Fucking Steve, man." "Where's Rusty James?" "I'm here." "Not for long, punk." "Be careful, man." "He's been popping pills." "I hate fighting hopped-up people." "Biff Wilcox, you scum." "I hear you're looking for me." "Come on, ducky, come on." "Take a fucking swing at me, man, so I can just..." "Come here." "Take a swing at you?" "Come on!" "Come on, man, take a swing at me." "Gonna fucking cut you to pieces." "Come on!" "Yeah, that's fighting." "C'mon, man!" "Let's go." "Come on, man!" "Rusty James!" "Do this fucking guy's ass." "Come on." "Go for the knife, man." "Come on, Rusty!" "Beat the fuck out of him!" "Come on and fight." "Go for the knife, man!" "Rusty!" "Beat the fuck out of Biff." "Come on, Rusty!" "Come on." "Beat the fuck out of him." "Rip his fucking asshole out!" "Come on, Rusty!" "Come on, get him." "Rusty James?" "Bust his head!" "Bust his head!" "Go for the knife!" "Had to bring a knife, huh, Biff?" "Scumbag!" "What is this?" "Another glorious battle for the kingdom?" "Hey, man, I thought you were gone for good." "I thought we had a treaty." "Look out, Rusty James!" "You're one dead cat, Rusty James!" "You gotta keep still." "You're gonna be okay." "Just stay still." "Don't move." "Shh." "Don't move." "You pissed off at me, man?" "No." "Don't talk." "You'll be all right." "I'll take care of you." "It's a little bit late for you, isn't it, Steven?" "Better get on home, boy." "Yes, sir." "You know, I'd watch the company I kept, if I were you." "I really thought he'd left town for good." "Yeah?" "May-Maybe he missed you too much, man." "Maybe he had to come back just to see you." "You know, we'd all be better off if you'd stayed gone." "I got him." "I got him." "Lay him right down." "Okay, easy." "Put him down." "Easy, come on." "Keep him still." "My God, he's bleeding!" "You're bleeding everywhere." "Keep him still." "All right, just hold him there." "What are you gonna do?" "Do something!" "Where's the old man?" "He ain't home." "Why don't you help him?" "Okay, I'm just gonna take a look." "Here, take a swig of this." "That's a lot of blood." "Oh, fuck." "Fuck!" "What are you doing?" "That must hurt!" "You know, he ought to go to a doctor." "He's been hurt worse than this." "That could get infected." "Don't touch it." "Relax, all right?" "Then they'd have to cut my side off." "Where did you go, man?" "I went to California." "Yeah?" "Stay down." "Stay down, all right?" "Fuck." "California's nice, huh?" "What do you think California's like?" "Like all that shit you see in the movies, man." "Blondes walking around." "The Beach Boys." "Palm trees." "The ocean, man, how was the ocean?" "No, I didn't get to the ocean." "No?" "I didn't get to the ocean." "California got in the way." "Yeah?" "California got in the way?" "Thought California was... was on the coast." "Don't talk so much." "Come on, Steve, cut the shit." "It's not bleeding as bad." "He looks different." "I think it's the tan." "Yeah." "I guess..." "I guess you get tan in California?" "What's wrong with him?" "He goes deaf sometimes." "He's colorblind, too." "A lot of people are colorblind." "It's no big deal." "He looks so old, I forget he's just 21." "Yeah, that's pretty old." "No, he looks really old, like 25 or something." "Steve, you know what?" "I've been thinking, man." "I think uh, when I get older, I'm gonna look a lot like him." "You know what I mean?" "No way." "What?" "Tell me what's different." "Well, for one thing, the Motorcycle Boy," "I never know what he's thinking." "But you," "I always know what you're thinking." "Okay, you guys, um, the decimal process is always just the reverse of the fraction process." "If you ever have a fraction that you're converting back to..." "Rusty?" "Mr. James?" "May I have your attention, please?" "In the conversion process from the fraction back to the decimal, the bottom number, which is the denominator, is divided into the top number." "Decimals are indexed two places to the right." "The importance of this is to remember that your survival math depends totally on your basic math." "Fuck." "I really missed you, man." "I thought you were gone for good." "Not me, man." "I got homesick." "... a few things we reviewed at the beginning of the year." "You'll notice the students are working on the machines." "I want you to observe how they're dressed." "One of the most important aspects of safety is eye protection." "State law requires us to furnish you with eye protection." "It's probably one of the most important requirements that we teach all year." "After all, safety is the number one thing we try to get over in shop." "Regarding eye protection, we have three devices that we use:" "Your face shield, your eye goggles..." "She made us copy, "I will not talk," a million times." "What?" "I was telling you, this other girl... you know, Stephanie..." "I was telling you what happened, um, during break and I want to finish it off." "Hey!" "What are you doing here?" "Those are my mother's cigarettes." "What are you doing?" "You know, when I was a girl, my boyfriend took me places." "Mother!" "Hurry up." "Listen, listen, I'll take you somewhere, babe." "Don't worry about it." "It never mattered." "No, no, no, no." "We'll go to that Matoaka concert tonight." "Then maybe afterwards, well..." "Maybe afterwards we'll go somewhere private." "You can't afford the tickets." "No." "No." "It doesn't matter." "No." "I'll get some money." "Then, you know, just get dolled up and don't worry about that." "I'll come by and pick you up around... around 7:00 or 8:00." "Okay." "Patty?" "Get in the house." "See you tonight." "Hi." "Move it." "Just fucking move." "What are you?" "Charming child." "What is this, huh?" "Huh?" "What is this?" "He just gets back you're already hanging around bugging him." "Why?" "Why do you dislike me so much?" "I mean, I've always tried to be your friend." "No, I didn't say I dislike you." "I just don't like substitute teachers living in my building, all right?" "What is this?" "You think because you read the same books as him?" "It doesn't mean shit." "It means nothing." "You don't know him." "You know nothing, man." "I know." "You're just another one of his chicks, man." "He don't like you any more than he likes the rest of them." "He doesn't like me now, period." "What's the matter?" "You shooting up?" "Fucking heroin, man!" "Me and him, we never did dope." "It ruined the gangs, it ruined everything." "If I ever caught my girlfriend doing that shit I'd break her fucking arm." "Only her arm?" "I wish he would show me that much mercy." "I'm not hooked, though." "You see, I just thought it might help me a little bit." "I thought he was gone for good." "And I was wrong." "But I was right." "No, no, no, no, you were wrong." "You're wrong." "You're fucking wrong, man!" "He's back." "You're always talking crazy." "Poor kid." "Looks like you're messed up all the time now, one way or the other." "I'm okay." "Let's go get a bite to eat." "Hey." "What?" "Hey." "Hey." "What?" "Hey." "I'm all right." "Hey." "Why?" "About what?" "Why?" "Oh, fuck." "Hey?" "Hey." "Why?" "Why?" "Fuck man." "No, no, no." "Don't tell me "fuck, fuck." Why?" "Huh?" "I don't know." "Let's get something to eat." "Will you talk to me?" "Why?" "Why?" ""Why" what?" "Why?" "What?" "Why are you fucked up all the time, one way or another?" "Huh?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Hey, sweetie." "Hi." "Both of you are home." "Hey, Dad, you got any money I can borrow?" "I haven't seen you for quite some time." "I was home last night, Dad." "I didn't notice." "I need some money, Pops." "Are you ill, Russell James?" "I got cut up in a knife fight." "Yeah, really?" "Yeah." "Really?" "Strange lives you two lead." "Yeah, right." "Strange?" "At least I ain't a lawyer on welfare." "Right?" "Thanks." ""Lawyer on welfare."" "Hey, how are you?" "How was your trip?" "I went to California." "How was California?" "It was one laugh after another." "California?" "Better than here." "Oh, boy." "I don't know." "Oh, really?" "You know, Dad, I was there." "You wanna compare notes, Dad?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "Okay, that's it!" "No, no, no, no!" "That's it." "Come on, you guys, cut the shit, will you?" "Cut it out." "That's it!" "That's it!" "That's it, wait a minute." "No, you can't have it." "I can see it." "Come on, guys." "Hey." "No more." "You're exactly like your mother." "Russell James." "I want you to please be more careful." "You know that... that chick, Cassandra, man?" "I saw her, she said she wasn't hooked." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah." "Yeah, well, I believe her." "You do?" "Sure." "You know what happened to people who didn't believe Cassandra?" "Yeah, the Greeks got 'em." "You know what I mean?" "What?" "The Greeks got 'em." "Man, what the fuck do the Greeks have to do with anything?" "Think I care about the Greeks?" "No, I don't care." "I don't give a shit what the Greeks..." "Rusty James?" "What?" "Will you do me a favor?" "What?" "Come over here." "Let's have a little more respect around here from now on, huh?" "Fuck you." "No, I'm only kidding." "I'm glad you're back." "Come here." "Whoa, whoa." "I'll hold him, you pants him." "Time is a funny thing." "Time is a very peculiar item." "You see, when you're young, you're a kid, you got time." "You got nothing but time." "Throw away a couple of years here, a couple of years there, it doesn't matter, you know." "The older you get, you say, "Jesus, how much I got?" "I got 35 summers left. "" "Think about it: 35 summers..." "Smokey, man, you sure come up with some good ideas, bro." "That is what I'm here for." "Ooh, let's get fucked up." "So where's the guys?" "Just take everything off." "Really?" "Oh, all right, you get a drink of this." "Hung-over again?" "No, I'm sick, really." "Feel." "Wanna write me out a late pass?" "Mr. Harrigan wants to see you in his office." "Oh, yeah?" "Great." "What does he want?" "He'll tell you." "Rusty, you've been in here to see me before." "Is this your daughter, Mr. Harrigan?" "She's kind of cute." "You start at Cleveland next Monday, Rusty." "You're suspended till then." "Good." "Fine!" "Suspend the hell out of me!" "You think I care?" "The only reason I'm going to this fucking school is because my friends are here, man." "You think I give a shit?" "I don't give a shit, man." "You suspend me?" "I fucking quit." "Bye, call me." "Bye." "Hi, Rusty James." "Have a nice day." "Boy, is she mad at you." "Hey." "Hey, what's up?" "Patty?" "Hey, what's the matter, babe?" "Huh?" "What's the matter?" "Please don't touch me, Rusty James." "What's the matter?" "What are you..." "What are you so upset about?" "All right." "I heard all about your little party." "What?" "Up at the lake." "So what?" "Marsha Kirk was there." "She told me all about it." "What's a little party have to do with you and me, babe?" "Come on." "Oh, yes." "Please!" "What's the matter?" "I didn't do nothing." "How's your girlfriend doing?" "What are you talking about?" "The black-haired tramp." "What does she have to do with anything, Patty?" "Come on, babe." "Come on." "You treat me like shit." "You do." "You fuck other girls, Shh." "And all you do is shit on me!" "Your little sister's right here." "I don't fuck other girls." "You're the girl I love." "Don't." "Don't!" "Come on, babe." "Look, just go fuck yourself, all right?" "You are an asshole!" "All right, all right, fuck you, too!" "Fuck you!" "What the fuck did I do?" "I didn't do nothin'." "Bullshit." "I don't ever want to see your face again." "Good." "You won't have to, you little bitch." "Fuck it." "Hey, bro." "What's going on, man?" "Got a cigarette?" "Yeah." "Hey, let's do something tonight, all right?" "Let's just get the fuck out of here." "Go across the bridge over to the strip or somethin', you know?" "Do you wanna do that?" "Hey, what are you readin'?" "Uh, there's a picture of me in this magazine." "Whoa!" "Nice." "Is there an article in here about you?" "No." "Some photographer took my picture when I was out in California." "That's a good picture, man." "Man, wait until those guys hear about this shit, man." "No, no, no, no, don't." "Rusty James, I'd rather you didn't tell anyone." "I mean, God knows it's gonna get around soon enough." "All right, all right, that's cool." "You know what I mean?" "I'm tired of this Robin Hood," "Pied Piper bullshit." "You know, I'd just as soon stay a neighborhood novelty, if it's all the same to you." "Mmm-hmm." "You know?" "Hey, I know what you mean when you say the Pied Piper." "Those fucking guys would have followed you anywhere, man." "They probably still would." "Think about it." "The Pied Piper." "What do you mean, the Pied Piper?" "Well, you said it, not me, but... but I get what you mean, man." "I mean, fuck." "Like the guy with the flute, man." "They would have followed you anywhere." "Anywhere." "I have a flute?" "Yeah." "Like in the movie, man." "Yeah." "Yeah, they would all follow me, uh, to the river, huh?" "And jump in?" "I don't know." "Yeah, they probably would, man." "You know, if you're gonna lead people, you have to have somewhere to go." "Hey, what are you gonna do?" "Uh, work me over with your nightstick?" "Huh?" "Why did he come back?" "He lives here, man." "You know?" "You live somewhere, he lives somewhere." "But he knew better than to come back." "Hey, this is his home, man." "Know what I mean?" "Motorcycle Boy." ""The" Motorcycle Boy." ""The" Motorcycle Boy." "You think you know about him, huh?" "Yeah." "I don't understand." "Why do you hate him so much, huh?" "Well, I hate him so much because you kids think he's something he's not." "He's no hero." "Like you are?" "Like you're a hero, huh?" "Like you're a hero, right?" "Come on." "Let's go." "Let's go, man." "You really like this river, huh?" "It's a cool river." "It goes all the way to the ocean." "Yeah." "Here." "I don't want any." "Steve, take a drink." "Ugh." "This stuff tastes so awful." "It'll get you where you want to go." "Look, remind me to chew gum before I go home, okay?" "Yeah, sure." "Why do you drink so much?" "You can't stand your father drinking all the time." "What?" "I don't drink so much, man." "You're so full of it." "If my father finds out I've been drinking," "I'm gonna get killed." "Oh." "Looking good, looking good." "Kid, give me that balloon." "See?" "Shit." "# In the middle of a dream #" "# I heard somebody call my name #" "# I was afraid I'd make you cry #" "I don't suppose I could come with you, huh?" "No, not this time." "#... with a worried mind #" "He doesn't like her." "We had some nice trips though, huh?" "Yeah, we had some nice trips." "# The sweetest man I've ever known #" "# It was the man they called Tyrone #" "You know, she's a junkie." "I don't know what the fuck he sees in her." "She's beautiful." "She's a lost cause, man." "Let's go, huh?" "She is a knockout." "Come on, let's get out of here." "# Tyrone, oh, Tyrone #" "Yo, bro, let's blow." "# Sweetest man I've ever seen ##" "Let's go." "Come on." "Watch it, guy!" "Out of my way." "Wow, it's so cool over here." "I hate our neighborhood." "There's no color." "You don't see colors, do you?" "And you're deaf, too." "Rusty James told me that." "What does it all look like to you?" "Black-and-white TV with the sound turned low." "I thought colorblind people couldn't see red or green or brown, something like that." "I'm sick of waiting." "You want to wait for them?" "It seems to me like I can remember seeing colors." "It was a long time ago." "Yeah?" "Yeah, I stopped bein' a kid when I was 5." "Yeah." "I wonder when I'm gonna stop being a little kid." "Not ever." "I saw Mother when I was out in California." "You mean she's alive?" "Huh?" "In California, huh?" "You know, I saw her on television." "I was sitting in a comfortable bar and I was mindin' my own business." "They had one of those award shows on the TV." "When the camera went over the audience," "I saw her." "Yeah?" "And I knew if I went to California, I'd find her." "I thought she was dead, man." "And now I know." "Now I know why the old man said:" ""You look exactly like your mother."" "Yeah?" "I must look like her, too, huh?" "She's living with a fucking movie producer." "Or she was then." "I don't know." "Was she?" "Was she glad to see you?" "Oh, yeah, she was." "She said it was the funniest thing she ever heard of." "She wanted me to come and move in with her." "California is a..." "Yeah, it's very funny." "It's even, even better than here." "California's nice, huh?" "Nice place?" "California, California's like a..." "Yeah, California's like a beautiful wild..." "Beautiful wild girl on heroin, who's high as a kite." "Thinkin' she's on top of the world." "Not knowing she's dyin' even if you show her the marks." "Hey, man." "It's so cool over here." "I really dig it over here." "The lights." "All these people, man." "I love crowds." "Uh, you know, I don't know why." "Maybe it's because, uh..." "I can't stand bein' left alone, man." "I..." "I really can't." "I feel like..." "I feel like I'm gettin' choked, you know what I mean?" "I feel like I'm being choked." "I can't deal with it." "See, when you were two years old," "I was six." "Your mother decided to leave." "You know, she took me with her." "When the old man found out, he went on a three-day drunk." "He told me it was the first time..." "He told me it was the first time he ever got drunk." "Come on..." "Get off me." "Go ahead." "What were you sayin'?" "Hey, sweetie, would you like a date?" "Huh?" "What were you saying?" "Go ahead." "I said he told me it was the first time he ever got drunk." "And anyway, you see, he left you alone in the house for those three days." "We didn't live where we do now." "It was a very large house." "And, uh..." "Anyway, what happened was, eventually she dumped me and they took me back to the old man." "He sobered up enough to go home, and I suppose that, uh," "that's how you developed your fear of being alone." "I'm leaving!" "You never told me that before." "Hold it right there!" "No?" "I didn't think it'd do you any good." "Come on!" "Look at..." "Look at..." "Watch it." "Get out of my way." "Hey, ugly, get the fuck out of my way." "Hey." "What are you doing?" "Don't do that." "Steve, don't bug me." "Hey, don't go pounding on people." "Steve, I'm not in the mood for you." "Why are you pounding on people like that?" "I'm not in the mood." "Man, you think it would have crossed his mind to tell me that he saw Mother when he went to California." "Who?" "If it was me, I would have told him." "That's something he should have told me, all right." "I'm his brother." "I got a right to know this, man." "What are you talkin' about?" "Hey, how you doing, my man?" "I'm sick and tired of..." "Help!" "Do you know who the fuck I am?" "He's a deep motherfucker, man, you know?" "I'm gonna be just like him, too." "I'm gonna look like him." "You ain't gonna never be like that, man." "How do you know, man?" "What the fuck do you know?" "I might look like him." "You ain't gonna be like that, man." "He's a prince, you know?" "That's right." "Give it time, buddy boy." "Give it time." "You know what he's like?" "Royalty in exile." "You know what I mean?" "Isn't there anything he can't do?" "Shh." "Shh." "Officer, I salute you." "I'm fucked up." "Rusty, let's get out of here." "Come on, let's go." "Wake up." "Wake up." "Fuck." "Don't go to sleep." "Where did he go?" "Hey, come on." "Where'd he go?" "Who?" "Where's the living legend?" "He probably swiped a cycle and took off or something." "I thought we were sticking to the middle of the streets." "I'm in a hurry." "Well, if you're scared, I should be terrified." "Hey, I ain't scared, man." "This place just gives me the creeps." "I just don't like dark empty alleys, all right?" "It's the same thing." "Why are you whispering?" "I'm not whispering'." "Would you slow down?" "Oh, God." "We're dead." "You got any bread?" "What?" "He's not gonna bash us even if we've got bread?" "Sure, that's it." "Progressive country." "Integrated mugging." "Yo!" "I ain't got no fucking money, man." "We don't want any trouble." "Hey, really, man." "We don't want any trouble." "We really don't want any trouble." "Fuck off, man!" "Rusty James!" "Rusty James!" "Rusty James?" "$6." "That's all he's got." "Rusty James?" "Gonna sell me some cigarettes." "This motherfucker's got nothing." "Son of a bitch." "Patty." "You were the only one." "I swear, baby." "A toast to Rusty James, a very cool dude." "To Rusty James." "Rusty James, please..." "Steve!" "Steve!" "Come on, motherfucker." "Come on." "No!" "No!" "Rusty James?" "What?" "Rusty James, you still alive?" "Yeah." "No." "I don't know." "My stomach." "My head." "What happened to those guys that creamed us, man?" "He bashed them, clobbered them." "He nailed one of them really good, the other took off." "Way to go, man." "Way to go." "You're going to the hospital this time, Rusty James." "I mean it." "Back when the rumbles were goin' on..." "Oh, would you shut up about that?" "Every day somebody was getting mangled." "I said shut up." "You and your gangs." "It was bullshit, Rusty James." "It wasn't anything you think it was." "A bunch of punks killing each other." "Hey, Steve, you don't know nothin'." "Don't tell me I don't know!" "You don't know." "You tell him!" "You tell him!" "It wasn't anything." "You see?" "What?" "You see?" "Did you hear him?" "Man, you must have thought it was somethin'." "You were the fucking president, man." "Yeah, well, you know, it was fun at first." "Then it got to be a big bore." "You know, I managed to get credit for ending the rumbles simply because everyone knew that I knew that they were a big bore." "I mean, they were gonna end anyway." "There's too many people were doing dope." "Don't say it was fun." "It wasn't fun." "Well, I was speaking from personal experience." "I mean, most of them, uh, didn't think it was fun when we had a fight." "Man, most of them were scared stiff." "I mean, blind terror in a fight can easily pass for courage." "There was something about it, I remember." "Or you're just stupid enough to have enjoyed it." "Fuck you." "Yeah, well, you remember something, Stevie." "Loyalty is his only vice." "The Motorcycle Boy." "I wonder why somebody hasn't taken a rifle and blown your head off." "Well, even the most primitive society has an innate respect for the insane." "I wanna go home." "Hey, cheer up." "Listen, I mean, the gangs are gonna come back." "And once they get the dope off the streets, you know, people will persist in joining things." "I mean, you'll see the gangs come back." "If you live that long." "What's the matter with you?" "I ain't never seen you sit still so long." "How do you know when someone's crazy?" "Well, you don't always." "It depends on how many people think they're crazy." "It's so fuckin' hot in here, man." "Here comes your old lady, Rusty James." "What?" "Patty." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Hey, she means business." "Hey." "Coke, Benny." "Shit." "Thanks." "Man." "Are you lookin' for me?" "Nope." "Hey, doll." "Shit." "You really look nice." "You look really beautiful." "How're you doing?" "Fine." "Did you know I got a gift for you?" "For me?" "Uh-huh." "That was..." "That was me on my 5-year-old birthday party." "I was..." "I was good-looking even back then." "Thank you." "You want somethin', Rusty James?" "What?" "Can I help you?" "No, I think we should step outside." "Hey, I'm not gonna fight you, man." "I just said... just go outside and talk." "Look at you, man." "Look at you." "It wouldn't be fair, now." "You're not in any condition to fight, Rusty James." "I told you, I didn't say nothing about fighting." "I didn't want to fight you." "Did I say I wanted to fight you?" "I said we'll go outside and, uh, talk." "Communicate." "Get it, man?" "All right." "Smokey?" "The other night, when we were at the lake house with your cousin, and those chicks were there..." "Did you plan for it to get back to Patty, huh?" "Maybe she'd break up with me and you could move in and take over maybe while I was still fucked up from the fight?" "Look at me, God damn it!" "Did you?" "Well, I guess I did." "I kind of thought about it." "I would have never been able to think of something like that." "I know." "Rusty James, if there were still gangs around," "I'd be president, and not you." "You'd be second lieutenant." "You know, you might've made it awhile on the Motorcycle Boy's rep, but you ain't got your brother's brains." "You've gotta be smart to run things." "It's nothin' personal, Rusty James." "But nobody would follow you into a gang fight because you get people killed." "Nobody wants to be killed." "Huh, I guess you're right." "Nobody wants to get killed." "So, you really like Patty, huh?" "Huh?" "You like her?" "Yeah." "Even if she wasn't your chick," "I'd still like her." "It's all yours, man." "Don't flatter yourself." "Hey, boys." "Hey, man, you better be careful, you know?" "That cop, Patterson, is lookin' for just one excuse to get him, man." "Yeah?" "I remember he beat me up once." "Got me locked up in juvenile hall for the weekend." "He's been after both of us for years." "He's a good cop, man." "The Motorcycle Boy seems to be his only bad point." "He'll never get the Motorcycle Boy on anything, man." "Never." "Envy, man." "Gotta be envy." "You seen him?" "Yeah, man, I seen him over at the pet store." "What was he doin' there?" "Lookin' at the fish, as far as I could tell." "Those fuckin' fish." "What is it with those fucking fish, man?" "Hey, what's up?" "Hey." "Hey, what's the matter, man, huh?" "Really." "You feelin' all right?" "How come the tank is separated?" "These are rumble fish." "They'd kill each other if they could." "Yeah?" "You boys gonna buy a fish or somethin'?" "No." "That's right, Rusty James." "These are Siamese fighting fish." "Watch this." "You know, if you lean a mirror up against the glass," "They try to kill themselves fighting their own reflection." "That's pretty cool." "Yeah." "Try it." "Right there in the middle." "Yeah?" "Over that way." "See that one over there?" "That one." "Yeah." "I wonder if they'd act that way in the river." "I should close up now, boys." "I don't carry much cash, really I don't." "Hey, we're looking." "Wow." "Hey, man, I really dig the colors." "The colors?" "The colors are cool." "Uh-huh." "Makes me kind of sorry I can't see the colors." "I never thought you were sorry about anything." "What's the big interest in the pet store all of a sudden?" "They've been hanging around here." "Take a look at the fish." "You're crazy." "You're really crazy." "And, you know, I've known about it all along." "But they belong in the river." "I don't think they would fight if they were in the river." "If they had room to live." "Someone ought to get you off the streets." "Somebody ought to put the fish in the river." "Why are you following me?" "I'm worried, bro." "Of what?" "I'm worried about you." "I'm..." "Why..." "Why you been acting like this?" "Hey." "Do you think the old man's in here?" "Hey, Dad?" "Hey." "Hey." "It's great to see both of you again, huh?" "Yeah." "Hey." "I've been meaning to ask you somethin'." "Yes?" "Is our mother..." "Is she crazy?" "Is she nuts?" "She's okay." "I mean, uh, what makes you ask a question like that?" "Well, she just picked up and left?" "Yeah, well..." "Rusty James," "Hmm?" "...every now and then a person comes along that has a different view of the world than does the usual person." "It doesn't make them crazy." "I mean, an acute perception, that doesn't, that doesn't make you crazy." "Could you talk normal?" "However, sometimes, it can drive you crazy, an acute perception." "I wish you'd talk normal, 'cause I don't..." "I don't understand half the garbage you're saying." "You know what I mean?" "No, your mother was not crazy." "And neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother crazy." "He's merely miscast in a play." "He was born in the wrong era, on the wrong side of the river" "with the ability to be able to do anything he wants to do and finding nothin' that he wants to do." "I mean nothing." "Okay." "You don't understand me anymore, do you?" "It's for sure, for sure and actual." "That's the difference." "You never lost your mother." "I lost your mother." "I think..." "I think that" "I'm gonna be a lot like him when I get older." "You should pray to God not." "You poor baby." "What?" "You poor child." "Tab?" "Hey, let's do somethin' tonight." "Get some wine, some chicks." "Party." "You down?" "Man, I feel like I'm wasting my life waiting for something." "Waiting for what?" "I wish I had a reason to leave, man." "Come on." "What are you doing?" "Come on." "What are you doing?" "Gonna go for a ride." "Shh." "Me and you." "Do you think I'm crazy?" "Hey, you don't wanna stop here." "Really, man." "Hey, don't worry about those fucking fish, bro." "Come on." "The fish are all right, really." "Where are you going?" "Look, man, you need the money?" "I'll get you some money, man." "Hey, look." "Everybody saw you hanging around here today like you was casing' the place." "Hey, look, a million people must have seen you come in." "Hey, look." "Will you listen to me?" "You want the whole neighborhood to know?" "Hey, what are you doing, man?" "What do you think you're doing?" "What are you doing following me around like a lost puppy?" "What do you want out of me, anyway?" "What do you want?" "You want money?" "I can get you some money." "Let's just get out of here." "I don't need any money, man." "What do you want?" "Really, tell me." "I want you to see me when you look at me." "I want you to talk to me without dragging on about the Greeks and shit." "You and the old man, you think I'm dumb, right?" "You think I'm a dummy because I don't know the big words, right?" "Always leaving me out." "Well, I..." "I ain't that dumb." "Man, me and you could have run this whole side of town if you just gave me a chance." "Come on, come on out of there." "No, no, no." "If you just gave me a fucking chance, man." "Look at me." "I just want you to see me, man." "I'm right here." "I'm right here." "I want you to see me." "I do see you, Rusty James." "Hey, let's get out of here, man." "Me and you, we'd..." ""Me and you" we can't." "No, man, come on." "We can't." "Come on!" "Don't do that, man." "You know, you know, I wish I were the big brother you always wanted." "But I can't be what I want any more than you can." "Listen, listen, I'm gonna put the fish in the river." "After I do, I want you to do something for me, okay?" "What?" "Now this is important, so pay attention." "Okay." "Okay." "I'm payin' attention." "I want you to take the cycle and I want you to leave." "You got me?" "I want you to go clear to the ocean." "I want you to follow the river, clear to the ocean, okay?" "Okay?" "Are you comin' with me?" "No." "Hey, don't do that, man." "Huh?" "Don't!" "No." "Okay, squirt, spread 'em." "Okay, buddy, you're going downtown." "Let him go." "It's the guy's younger brother." "He's a little upset." "I took care of the main problem." "Rusty James!" "I've seen angels." "Get your fucking cameras out of here, man!" "What's the matter?" "Just get away from him." "Don't touch him!" "You didn't have to shoot him, man." "You got the Motorcycle..." "Who is that?" "Who's the guy?" "That's the Motorcycle Boy." "He's been shot." "What's going on?" "The kid got shot." "If they can get the Motorcycle Boy, they can get anyone." "You guys treat him nice." "Treat him good." "He's the Motorcycle Boy." "What happened to him?" "What happened to the kid?" "It's the Motorcycle Boy." "They killed him." "Was anybody else hurt?" "No, not in the vicinity." "I'm not allowed to say anything until after the autopsy." "But he knows him." "I'm sorry, it doesn't matter." "There's people in there now." "We need it all cleared off." "Maybe Rusty James was hurt, Smokey." "I had nothing to do with this." "It's really a shame." "Where'd he go?" "Can you all step back?" "He had a future, that boy." "Get out of the way, folks." "It's too bad." "What's going on here?" "A kid was shot." "Nobody's gonna forget that Motorcycle Boy." "# You walk, I'll run #" "# And follow right behind you #" "# You call, I'll come #" "# And I won't remember where I come from #" "# Over there, at the end of the bar #" "# This fish keeps swimming in a jar I feel #" "# A tug on the line which end #" "# Will I be on this time?" "#" "# Don't box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# One day #" "# I'll show them just what I'm made of #" "# There'll be a time # # when I won't remember what I was afraid of #" "# And I'll be swimming in the sea #" "# No banging on this glass for me #" "# My eyes saw red when my life turned blue #" "# So I'm leavin' everything that's true # # and I'll jump into a brand-new skin #" "# And then you won't be able to box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Let go #" "# There's a few places around # # that I never win #" "# There's an ocean out there # # that I gotta swim #" "# There's a river that flows #" "# Right past my door #" "# I wonder, I wonder #" "# What #" "# and if sometimes I can't seem to talk #" "# You'll know this blackboard lacks a piece of chalk #" "# Don't box me in #" "# I told you not to #" "# Don't box me in #" "# Let go ##"