"[ Sam Narrating ] There are moments when I leap back in time that remind me of the evening of my senior prom." "Some of the songs are soft and slow, and there's always a guy who didn't bring a date... and wants to dance with your girl-- guys who don't take no for an answer." "Andjust when everything quiets down, and you find a song that you want to dance to forever," "(music) [ Continues ]" "Disco." "[ Thinking ] Oh, I'd rather be dead." "(music) [ Continues ]" "[ Patrons Screaming ]" "Chad, you all right, guy?" "I've been hit." "[ Man On Bullhorn ] And cut!" "Cut it!" "It's good." "Print that one." "[ Light Applause ] [ Bell Ringing ]" "Oh-ho-ho, babe!" "Good job!" "Loved it." "Okay." "Okay, next shot is, uh, over here." "Come on." "Let's go, let's go." "We're an hour behind here." "Let's go." "I'm a stuntman." "Almost a dead one." "I told you to check that safety pad." "I did!" "Well, then how come it was moved?" "I don't know." "I double-checked it." "You almost got your brother's head caved in." "Whoa, whoa." "Wait-Wait a second." "I'm okay." "Stop standing up for him." "Somebody must have moved it while I was workin' the ratchet." "Come on, guys, huh?" "Out of the way." "I got shots to get, all right?" "Not till I find out who moved my safety pad!" "Hey, not my problem, babe." "Someone gets killed on your set, it will be." "Let's go, guys." "Oh, whoa, whoa." "What's your problem?" "You." "You're more concerned about your schedule than whether somebody gets hurt." "Hey, hey, where you goin'?" " Off this picture." " Oh, no." "You can't quit on me." "Watch me." "Hey, hey, hey." "I already paid you for Friday's stunt." "So I'll pay you back." "All right." "What about you two guys?" " What?" " That's right." "You quit, not them." "How about it guys?" "You want to work in the disco?" "Look, pal, I'm the stunt coordinator here, and these are my boys." "I don't work, they don't work." "Well, why don't you let them decide?" "Hack." "[ Scoffs ] Yeah, right." "How about it, you guys?" "Uh, no, thanks." "How about you, babe?" "I mean, uh, this fire thing was your first big stunt, wasn't it?" "No." "Okay." "Okay, okay, what's everybody gawking' at, huh?" "Stop gawking'!" "Line up." "Okay, roll playback." "I double-checked it, Chad." "I swear." "[ Clapboard Claps ] (music) [ Disco ]" "Uh,just forget it, okay?" "And... action." "Dad won't let me." "Rick's been laying into us for three weeks." "I don't know why Dad had to quit now." "It's two days before my big stunt." "I could have got my union card." "Maybe you could talk to him about it." "Make him change his mind." "Uh, to Dad?" "Yeah, get my stunt back for me." "Well, yeah, okay." "I'll" " I'll try." "Are you for real?" "You're crazy." "I like that in a guy." "Really?" "He's done stunts you wouldn't even dream of." "I don't know." "I've got a pretty vivid imagination." "Traci Duvore, Aquarius." "Boogie Town Records." "We're handling all of the music on this movie." "You're Chad Stone." "Leo, right?" "I guess" " I guess so." "[ Laughs ] I knew it!" "Oh, you've got "king of the beasts" written all over you." "[ Laughs, Mutters ] Thank you." "Ever, uh, break anything... vital?" "Are you kiddin'?" "He's-- He's broken every bone in his body." "Every bone?" "I gotta get, uh, a... drink." "Mm-hmm." "Come with me, baby." "Come on." "(music) [ Continues ]" "Excuse me." "Hi, Chad." "Hi." "Aren't you gonna introduce me to your new friend?" "Oh!" "Uh, yeah, sure." "This is Traci." "Traci, this is" "I'm sorry." "I'm blanking on your name." "Well, you didn't blank on me in your trailer last night." "Nice to meet ya." "Hey, Chad, nice hit." "[ Laughing ]" "[ Laughing ] Chad?" "No matter how hard you look, it doesn't get any better." " Nice hickey." " Hickey?" "[ Rick ] All right." "Well" " Huh!" "I guess we'll have to--[ Continues, Indistinct ]" " I got a hickey." "Well, it isn't a monkey bump." "Look, Traci, uh, I'll, um-- I'll talk to you in a little bit." "Where you goin'?" "Sit down." "What're you doin'?" "Giving you my mood ring." "Aah!" "[ Thinking ] A mood ring from the self-obsessed '7 0s, when everyone was getting in touch with their feelings." "It's for getting in touch with your feelings." "Jade green means you're ultra-intense." "[ Rick ] Roll playback." "Blue means you're feeling ecstasy." "And reddish brown means you need to chug some sangria." "Hm!" "Oh, it's turned black!" "That means you're tense, disoriented, harassed." "[ Thinking ] Maybe these things work after all." "Call me, and I'll turn it blue." "Hm!" "(music) [ Disco ]" "Al." "Al, would you" "Would you cut that out?" "Would you get over here, please?" "He's a real killer, huh?" "His clothes are the killer, and all those gold chains have to go." "[ Chuckles ] That's my brother." "I guess bad taste isn't genetic." "Does he usually talk to himself?" "." "Aw, he's just goofin'." "Every girl I've ever met goes crazy for him." "I'm not every girl." "Really?" "What kind of guys do you like?" "More natural." "You know,jeans, cowboy boots, a blue denim shirt with, uh, pearl buttons." "Really?" "[ Rick ] That's it." "All right." "Yeah." "Please, cover the floor." "[ Sam ] Al, this is worse than anything imaginable." "What're you talkin' about, Sam?" "You're on the set of a low-budget disaster movie, Disco Inferno, with lights, camera, plenty of action." "You know, I think I saw this movie once on cable." "We're talkin' two thumbs down." "I'm back in the '7 0s." "Yeah." "That was one of the happiest times in my life." "You had disco, swinging singles, hot tubs, EST, uh, mantras, Farrah Fawcett, eh, edible underwear" "The "Me Decade," where everybody had the morality of two dogs in a park." "What're you doin'?" "What's the matter'?" "Ah, my mood ring is stuck." "Oh, gee." "Looks like you're in a bad mood, Sam." "Where am I?" "Uh, you're in, uh," "Burbank, California," "April 1 , 1 97 6." "What, are you tellin' me I'm the butt of some cosmic April Fool's joke?" "What does Ziggy say I'm here to figure out?" "Al?" "Al!" "Oh, uh" " Oh, Ziggy, he crashed on us the other night." "Ever since, he's been doin' screwball things, like he put extra zeros on everybody's paycheck." "So half the staff rushed out on vacation." "Why didn't you go?" "I can't go." "I gotta be on standby for you." "Besides, this is like a vacation for me." "I always wanted to be in the movies." "[ Chuckles ] Great." "That's great." "You're starstruck." "Al, would you just find out what I'm here to do?" "Well, before Ziggy crashed, he did come up with one thing." "In the next two days, uh," "Chris is gonna die." "Chris?" "Yeah, Chris." "He's your little brother." "He dies?" "How?" "I don't know." "[ Rick ] Cut it." "Cut it, please." "Cut it." "Well, when?" "I don't know." "Where?" "I don't know." "Will you find out?" "I don't know anything until Ziggy gets fixed." "In the meantime, you just gotta play big brother, uh, for a couple of days." "Make sure Chris doesn't do any stunts or race any fast cars, or, you know, that he doesn't" "What?" "Al, I" " I have a big brother." "Oh, hmm." "I was wondering when you were gonna remember that." "Tom." "His name is Tom." "How could I forget that I have a brother?" "The leap Swiss-cheesed your memory." "I don't remember anything about him." "Where is he?" "What's he doin'?" "Sam, you know the rules." "I can't tell you any of that." "I don't remember anything." "Come on, Al." "Help me." "Sam,just worry about the little brother down there..." "who's gonna die... in two days." "Toby?" "We're ready for you." "[ Bell Ringing ]" "Toby?" "We're" "Uh, we're-we're ready." "Hey, Chad." "You're lookin' dy-no-mite." "I ain't gonna let that hack put us all in jeopardy." "Hey, you gotta understand this ain't my fault." "We could've finished the show." "One more day wouldn't have made a difference." "You want to work for me, do what I say." "Otherwise, go to work for someone else." "Got it?" "[ Slams Door ] Got it." "Good." "And ease up on the door." "He's tryin' really hard." "Well, that ain't good enough." "One false move in this business you're dead, and you know that." "But he won't listen." "Maybe if you wouldn't yell." "What do you want me to do, baby him like his mother did?" " Well, I'm-I'm not sayin' that" " What are you sayin'?" "You know,just ease up on him a little." "Hey, kiddo, gonna wear that frown all day?" "Come on." "Come on." "Come on!" "Come on." "Get set." "Gonna beat yourself." "Oh-ho!" "Gotcha!" "Come here, boy." "Look, Chris, the director in there is dangerous." "He takes too many chances." "You gotta trust me on this." "You'll get your shot soon enough." "I promise." "Yeah?" "When?" "How about it, Chad?" "We got that stunt comin'up on Earthquake tomorrow." "You think the boy's ready?" " Well" " Come on, Chad." "I can do it." " Uh" " It's your stunt." "It's your call." "No." "Chad, you know I'm ready." "It's just a little fall." "Not this time." " A fall?" " Yeah, it's a piece of cake." "Look, I can't give it to you." "I'm sorry." "Uh, next time." "That's it." "It's not that tough a gag, Chad." "5:30 call tomorrow, boys." "Don't be late." "And I could've got my union card with that stunt." "You'll get it next week." "I've been hearin' that for nine months." "[ Chuckles ] Look at these old eight-track tapes." "You just bought those." "[ Engine Revs ]" "Yeah, well, they get old pretty fast." "Barry White, the Village People, Donna Summer, Neil Sedaka, Kung Fu Fighting." "Wow." "Hey, wait a minute!" "I'm supposed to drive!" "[ Thinking ] Chris raced back to the marina, with me telling him to slow down the whole way." "He hardly said a thing." "Can't say I blame him though." "I remember how mad I'd get whenever I thought Tom was bossing me around." "[ Sighs ]" "I see now it just comes with the job of being a big brother." "Tom played basketball, high school varsity." "He was All-American, Indiana State Championships" "It was 1 965-- uh, no, '64-- and... what happened?" "I want to remember, but..." "I'm afraid." "Of what?" "(music) [ Electric Guitar, Country ]" "There's a thing called knocking." "You might want to try it sometime." "[ Knocking ]" "You're good." "Too bad you can't make a living at it." "Why not?" "I can't play that disco garbage." "[ Pencil Scratching ]" "Disco's not gonna last forever." "I got a feeling it's probably gonna die in a couple of years." "How do you know?" "Just a feeling." "Maybe in a couple years those disco maniacs... will become urban cowboys." "How come you didn't give me my shot?" "I got my reasons." "You know, there's still time." "You can just call Dad and tell him I'm the one who's gonna do it." "Chris." "Chris." "I'm doing the stunt." "[ Sighs ]" "You know, you're some big brother." "You're always there when I need ya." "You know, it's funny." "Uh, big brothers sometimes do things that... little brothers can't quite understand." "Like what?" "I knew these two brothers." "The older one was a terrific athlete-- basketball, track, football, the works." "The younger brother was good, too, but his real gift was in physics." "But the kid fought it." "You know, he wanted to be just like his big brother." "But the brother knew." "He pushed that kid to follow his talents, convinced him to go to MIT." "Kid won a Nobel Prize." "Yeah." "Well, I'm not winnin' any Grammys." "You don't know unless you try." "[ Doorbell Rings ]" "She showed up!" "I-I can't believe it!" "Shannon, the girl I met on the set today!" "Uh, listen, Chad, do me a favor, will ya?" "Just don't hit on her." "Why would I hit on her?" "Because you hit on everybody." "Promise me." "Yeah, okay, I promise." "I won't hit on her." "[ Sighs ]" "Cross my heart." "What heart?" "[ Bell Dings ] Sandwich." "All right." "That's acceptable." "Okay." "Twelve people said sandwich." "All right, Connie:" "something that people like to bite." "Mmm, the big one." "[ Audience Laughing ] Bite the big one." "All right." " Does our audience bite the big one?" "[ Beldar Conehead ] Proceed." "[ Buzzer Buzzes ] Something you eat with eggs." "Fiberglass." "[ Buzzer Buzzes ]" "[ Audience Laughing ] Okay, Beldar." "Very interesting." "You're on quite a roll there, fella-- no points, no money." "Don't feel bad about it though." "We'll be back tomorrow, and you'll have another chance at the fast money." "Until then, everybody, remember old people are our greatest natural resource." "[ Beldar Imitates Buzzer]" "So check in on one today and push 'em around the block." "[ Imitates Buzzer]" "So long, everybody." "[ Coneheads Imitating Buzzer]" " [ Don Pardo ] Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States." " Oh, this-- this next one is great." "[ Applause ] Chevy Chase imitates President Ford." "This show is live." "Uh, yeah, but it's also on a three-hour tape delay." "[ Chevy Chase ] My fellow Americans." "I had a friend back East call me, and he told me about it." "You don't know anybody east of Vegas." "Ford popularity is certainly on a sharp rise here," "[ Audience Laughing ] whereas the-- [ Mumbling ]" "[ Laughing ] If Ford falls one more time, there's no way he's gonna beat Carter." "Well, what makes you so sure that Carter's gonna win the Democratic nomination?" "He won Illinois by 48% ." "He's pulling way ahead of Wallace,Jackson and Udall with the delegates." "Well, you-you could be right." "You're sure up on this election." "I work for the League of Women Voters at school." "President Ford's speaking on campus in a few weeks." "If you guys want to come, I'll get you special passes." "That'd be great." "Since when were you so interested in politics?" "Uh, it's always been kind of a special... interest-- secret-- for me." "Chad, the last time you voted was for homecoming king, and you voted for yourself twice." "The point is:" "Ў Do I really know what the issue is?" "Relevant, irrelevant, fault, default-- These arejust hard words." "[ Intercom Buzzing ] [ Audience Laughing ]" "Yes, Hank." "[ Sam ] I need to get some fresh air." "Take your time out there." "(music) [ Rock ]" "Hi, Sam." "Al." "Where did you dig up that... costume?" "Sam, wake up and smell the '7 0s." "You're looking at genuine 1 00% high-grade virgin polyester." "The only thing that got me more women was my space suit." "This comes from the days when I was king." "I had outer space behind me, Star Bright Project ahead of me, and I was a dancing machine." " You had a purse!" " Get outta here!" "Purse!" "This is a man bag." "You owned a man bag?" "Yeah." "My pants were always too tight to carry a wallet, so" "Hey, the women loved it." "Is Ziggy fixed yet?" "We're havin' some problems with him." "[ Unzipping ]" "Uh, right now he's-- [ Mutters ] [ Chirps ] right now he's Japanese." "What?" "He's Jap" "Well, I mean, he's spitting out everything in Japanese." "That's what you get for feeding him those foreign microchips." "Al?" "Yeah?" "How was he killed?" "Who?" "What do you mean, "Who?" Chris." "Chris." " Yeah." " Right." "Well, we're checkin' on that." "Uh, we know that it happened sometime... in the next two days." "Al, this kid has got a future." "From what I just heard, it's in music." " You like the kid, huh?" " Well, yeah." "Kind of has that same drive to prove himself that I had with Tom." "You know that Tom talked me into goin'to MIT?" "Really?" "Uh, no." "I didn't know that." "Yeah." "Yeah, I remembered when I was talkin' with Chris." "Hey, tomorrow you're on the Earthquake set." "Chuck Heston, Lorne Greene and..." "Ava Gardner." "Yeah, I know, Ava Gardner." "And I'm supposed to be doing a stunt, and I don't even know what it is." "Wha-What, the stunt?" " Yeah." " Oh, I hear it's-it's just a little fall." "This is a little fall?" "Well, for a stuntman." "[ Man On Bullhorn ] We're almost ready!" "Look, Al, I-I" " I don't-- I don't think I can do this." "Well, you got to if you wanna leap outta here." "To what, my death?" "Hi." "Is that all you have to say, Chad?" "Uh" "You don't remember me, do you?" "Wrap party, Poseidon Adventure." "I came as a giant clam." "You were Aquaman." "I-I'm sor" " I don't remember." "[ Man On Bullhorn ] Take two." "Background." "And action!" "Maybe you were the flying fish." "Hey!" "What?" "[ Screams ]" "Aa-aah!" "Help!" "[ Crowd Chattering ] Al!" "Help!" "[ Yelps ]" "It's Ben!" "It's Ben Cartwright!" "Sam!" "Look, look!" "It's Ben Cartwright!" " Al!" " [ Man ] Ooh!" "Step back." "Sam, hang on!" "Ben Cartwright is gonna save you." "I don't believe it!" "Uh-oh." "[ Screams ]" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "You looked great!" "That was great." "[ Woman ] He did it again, huh?" "[ Man ] Yeah." "[ Woman ] Not bad." "Chad, you okay, guy?" "Huh?" "You okay?" "[ Man ] He's clear." "Let's flatten the air bag." "Once a screamer, always a screamer." "[ Man ] Don't throw that open!" "Get the best boy over here to hook this up." "Look, Chris-- I could have done it!" "Had my card right now!" "Is that what you want?" "Your stuntman's card?" "What do you think I've been workin' for all this time?" "I thought it was your music." "Music!" "What in the hell you talkin' about?" "Music's just for kicks." "Look, what I heard last night wasn't for kicks." "Yeah, right." "Can you see me telling Dad I'm gonna be a musician?" "Dad?" "Come on." "It's your life, not his." "Listen to you!" "What've you been doin' the last few years?" "Yeah, well, that-- that's me." "I mean, uh, it's-it's what I love to do, but it isn't you." "You've been playing guitar." "Look,you wanna make Dad proud?" "Then do what you do best." "It'll take a lot more courage than jumping off buildings." "Yeah." "But what do I know about the music business?" "[ Woman ] (music) By the dark of the moon (music)" "(music) But there came an early snow (music) [ Continues, Indistinct ]" "[ Traci ] Mort Greenblatt." "He's the AR V.P. on our country and western label." "Hm!" "The only Texas cowpoke ever born in Brooklyn." "[ Both Laugh ]" "He's kind of a sleaze-ball, but he can make things happen." "Thank you for doin' this for Chris." "Oh, I didn't do it for Chris." "[ Chuckles ] See you Saturday." "(music) We'll be ridin'(music)" "(music) Wild...(music)" "(music) ...fire (music)" "[ Exhales Sharply, Clears Throat ]" "Where's Dad?" "Don't worry." "He'll be here." "(music) [ Continues, Indistinct ] He's up next." "Yeah, yeah." "Okay." "(music) But there came an early snow (music)" "Dad?" "(music) There's a hoot owl howlin' outside my window now (music)" "Dad." "Hey, big time." "How long have you been in here?" "About a six-pack." "Come on." "Chris is on." "I can hear him just fine from here." "All he wants is to make you proud of him." "Oh, I am proud." "Then show him." "Go in there where he can see you." "(music) We'll be ridin' Wildfire (music)" "Why are you doin' this?" "What have you got against him?" "[ Sighs ]" "He got born weak." "What?" "Weak." "Premature." "After your mom and I split, she raised him all wrong." "I'm gonna make a man out of him." "That's great, Dad." "(music) [ Ends ]" "[ Applause ] [ Man On P.A.] Next up is a young man from Montana, just been out to Hollywood less than a year." "Please welcome to the stage Chris Stone!" "[ Applause ]" "(music) [ Country Rock ]" "(music) Summer nights falling' around my shoulder (music)" "(music) Oh, the desert wind blowin' across my mind (music)" "(music) Hold me tight out on the borderline (music)" "(music) It's a long way there down a one-way trail (music)" "(music) To the love that I left behind (music)" "(music) Out of sight Can't see past you and me (music)" "(music) I'm haunted like a wanted man (music)" "(music) Out of mind Don't think I can take another night alone (music)" "(music) Ah, out of time Too late, my mistake (music)" "(music) But you gotta understand (music)" "(music) I've been dealin'with the pain oflovin'you the best I can (music)" "(music) And I'm just another stranger lookin'for the promised land (music)" "(music) Oh,yeah Can't see past you and me (music)" "(music) I'm haunted like a wanted man (music)" "(music) Out of mind Don't think I can take another night alone (music)" "(music) Hey, out of time Too late, my mistake (music)" "(music) But what you gotta understand (music)" "(music) I've been dealin'with the pain oflovin'you the best I can (music)" "(music) And I'm just another stranger lookin' for the promised land (music)" "[ Sam Whooping ] [ Shannon ] All right, Chris!" "[ Crowd Cheering ]" "[ Man On P.A.] Ow!" "That was Chris Stone, a young man who's gonna go far!" "All right!" "Excellent." "[ Clears Throat ]" "(music) [ Traditional Country ]" "Well, what'd you think?" "I think you're wastin' your time." "Oh, come on, Dad." "He was good tonight." "Everybody loved him." "You know, he got more applause tonight than I did on my stunt this morning." "Chad, forget it." "He doesn't care, okay?" "Oh, come on." "Did I hurt your feelings, kid?" "Come on." "Put up your dukes." "Come on, come on." "Don't you wanna box with your old man?" "Take it easy, take it easy." "Don't worry.Just playin' around." "Afraid I'll whup ya?" " If I'd have raised you instead of your mom, you'd be-- -[ Shannon ] Chris!" "[ Bottle Crashes ]" "Ohh." "The boy do know how to punch, doesn't he?" "Lucky for him that you was holdin' me." "[ Chuckles ] Lucky for you he only threw one." "[ Line Ringing ] [ Rick ] Yeah, hello?" "Yeah, Rick, it's Chris Stone." "Hey, man, you don't call the director at home." "Look, I know my dad quit on you, but you got anybody for the fire stunt tomorrow?" "Huh!" "Babe, I don't have a Stone." "You got one now." "[ Line Clicks ]" "Chris?" "Chris?" "[ Al ] Cute kids." "Al, look, I gotta get outta here." "There's somethin' about this leap that's drivin' me crazy." "I mean, I don't even know what it is." " Chris giving' you a hard time?" " No matter what I tell him, you know, he won't listen." "Well, sometimes it's tough being' a big brother." "Yeah, now I know how Tom felt." "I always thought he was putting me down-- you know, trying to tell me what to do." "But by the time I figured out he was just lookin' out for me, it was too late, because he" "Tom's dead, isn't he?" "Come on, Al." "Yeah." "He was killed in Vietnam." "That's one part of your memory I was hoping you wouldn't get back." "[ Dog Barking ]" "No date?" "What?" "Well, you're usually dropping' off some skirt this early in the morning." "Look, Chris didn't come home last night." "I was hoping he came by here." "What for?" "To admire the damage?" "I'm worried about him." "Well, if I know my boys, he's out with that little brunette." "He'll be home in a couple of days." "What makes you so sure he'll come back?" "What the hell else is he gonna do, be a musician?" "Why not?" "I thought we went all through this last night." "No, we didn't settle it." "Chris was great." "Sure, he was good." "Well, he needed to hear that from you." "Look, that don't mean that I want him to go and ruin his life." "Yeah, but don't you see?" "That's exactly what you're doing by forcing him to become a stuntman." "[ Sighs ]" "I don't know." "You know, sometimes I find myself doing the same thing to Chris that my daddy did to me." "I can't seem to stop myself." "Your granddaddy was a stuntman so I became a stuntman, because I had to prove to him that I could do it." "And I did." "I don't know." "I guess-- I guess proving' things is in the old Stone blood, huh?" "Like Chris proving he has to do that fire stunt." "[ Rick ] Come on." "I don't care.Just wire it " "Rick, here's your coffee." "I don't have time to do anything like that." "Ugh!" "Yo, uh, Hoss." "Come here." "Yes, sir?" "I tell you three lumps of sugar?" "Three." "I mean, you get that, right?" "Oh, I'm sorry." "Yeah." "I mean, you understand that?" "Good." "Then do it." "Okay?" "Yeah, I understand." "All right." "You got it." "Geez, who do I gotta sleep with to get a decent cup of coffee around here?" "Chris, babe!" "You made it." "And, uh, you brought us a cheerleader, huh?" "Uh, no." "This is Shannon." "Hey, nice to meet you, sweet-face." "Now, listen, we're gonna be up for you in about 1 0 minutes, man." "Hit wardrobe." "Hang tight." "Let's go." "You, come on." "Let's go." "All right." "Let's" " Everybody, let's go!" "Time is money!" "I have to say it again?" "All right." "Come on." "This is a difficult stunt." "Chris, are you sure you want to do this?" "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "I mean, shouldn't your father be here to check this out or something?" "Look, I already checked it out, okay?" "What about your brother?" "He told me to do whatever I wanted to do." "So I am, all right?" "Come on." "Take me up!" "Let's go." "Be careful." "Okay." "Uh, what's his-- what's his name?" "Chris!" "Chris, look, as you run there'll be some more squib hits on the wall." "Okay, as you run across there'll be a flash-pot blows up, forcing you over to here, which is where you hit the mini-tramp." "And that's where the big explosion takes place, okay?" "You fly over the ledge;" "you crash down on the boxes." "You got it?" "Huh?" "Good." "All right." "Come on." "Take me down." "Come on." "I hate this thing." "Let's go, let's go, people!" "We're an hour behind." "Come on!" "Rick, Rick, shouldn't we, uh, get a rehearsal first?" "Ah, hell with it." "We'll shoot the rehearsal, all right?" "[ Man ] We are ready!" "Come on!" "I said, we're gonna shoot the rehearsal!" "Let's go!" "We're gonna shoot the rehearsal!" "Come on." "Can I get off of this thing?" "Yeah." "All right." "Come on." "Positions!" "Let's go!" " Okay, come on, come on, come on." "Stand by to roll cameras." "Ready, special effects." "[ Man ] Stand by to roll!" " Ready, Chris, babe?" " Yes, sir." "[ Man ] Background, stand by!" "Quiet on the set!" " Roll cameras." "[ Man ] "A"camera rolling." "[ Tires Screech ]" "And... action!" " Hey, Chad!" " [ Explosions ]" "[ Crew Screaming ]" "What happened?" "[ Sam ] Chris!" " [ Man ] Go!" "Get out, get out!" "Move it!" "Come on!" "Aah!" "Chris!" "Chris!" "Chris!" "Chris is in there!" "Dad, get back!" "I gotta get him out!" "I know." "Let go of me!" "Dad, I'll find him." "Come on, guys." "Take him out." "Don't!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Sam, I found Chris!" "You can't get through this way!" "Go around!" "[ Sam ] I can't see. [ Coughing ] I can't see anything." " I'm over here." "Follow my voice." " Keep talkin'." "I'm right here." "Keep comin'straight." "I can't see you." "I'm right over here." "[ Coughing ]" "Al." "Get outta the way!" "Get out of the way!" "His leg is pinned." "Hurry up, Sam!" "Hurry, Sam." "Come on!" "You gotta hurry up!" "You got him." "Now, pull him outta there!" "Come on, Sam." "Al!" "Lead us outta here." "We're dyin' in here!" "This way, Sam!" "This way!" "Come on!" "You can do it!" "[ Continues Coughing ] We're comin'." "[ Sirens Wailing ]" "Thank God you showed up." "I can't believe it." "I want you to" " Oh!" "What the hell was that for?" "[ Coughing ] Check his leg." "I think it's broken." "[ Coughing ]" "Looks like I got my stunt card, huh, Dad?" "[ Engine Revs, Siren Chirps ] Oh, look!" "You were exposed to all that heat, but your mood ring's bright blue." "You know what that means?" "I guess I'm in a good mood." "[ Father ] Get it!" "Get it!" "Ohh!" "[ Chris ] Get it in to the" " Get it, get it!" "Ohh!" "Come on." "You gotta get those offensive boards." "[ Man On TV] Great defensive move there. 1 02-79." "Just listen to the hand that they're getting." "Doesn't look good." "Does not look good, Dad." "My pocket's gettin' full already." "Another beer?" "You bet." "...great defensive play." "[ Continues, Indistinct ]" "[ Chris ] Did you see that?" "He missed another one!" "Why do they keep passin'it to this guy?" "[ Father ] Another one." "Come on!" "Get it in the key!" "Come on!" "[ TV] He starts to drive, plays it off to Gibbons, and he scores!" "Oh!" "Al." "Hi, Sam." "How's it goin', pal?" "You tell me." "Why haven't I leaped?" "[ Chris ] Get it!" "Well, Ziggy's workin' on that." "What's your rush?" "[ Chris, Father Shouting At TV]" "Things seem to be lookin' up here." "[ Chris ] Come on, come on!" "Oh, I-I don't know." "I just, um--just feel a little homesick, that's all." "You know, sometimes I can't help but think about" "Well, you know I hope that maybe I'll leap all the way back." "Uh, forward, you mean." "Yeah, well, I don't even remember... where I lived, or, you know, who my friends were or if I had a dog or" "No." "You don't have a dog." "Well, you know,just sometimes you kind of feel alone, that's all." "What do you mean, you're alone?" "I mean, it's not much, but you got me." "Uh, Sam" "Sam, uh, I-- I shouldn't do this, but... here." "It's Tom and me." "Oh." "I'm sorry, uh" "I promise I'll save this for you." "Thanks, Al." "Come on." "Don't you want to watch the game?" "Jump shot!" "[ Men Groan ]" " What happened?" " It's over." "This thing is drivin' me nuts." "You'll get it off soon enough." "And then what?" "He's got his card." "He'll come to work for us." "What about his music?" "He's real good, Mr. Stone." "Real good." "Well, yeah, I guess he's okay for a stuntman." "Uh!" "Look, no offense, Chris, but..." " he shouldn't be a stuntman any more than-- -[ Man ] We now switch to a live broadcast of the president" "Heh!" "Gerald Ford." "Look, Chris's future is in his music." " Now you know the future." "[ Al ] Sam." "I--Sam, I remember this." " He trips at the bottom of the stairs." " [ Woman ] ...in good spirits after their flight, waving to the crowd of some 600 spectators." "Uh, yeah." "Dad, I do know the future." " Ford's gonna trip down those stairs." " No, no." "Not again." " No way you know what he's gonna do." "This is live." " I'll bet you Chris's future I do." " [ Men, Together] What?" " That's brilliant, Sam, brilliant." "I say that Ford's gonna trip down these stairs." "And if I'm right, you get behind Chris becoming a musician." " And if you're wrong?" " I get behind him becoming a stuntman." " Wait a minute." "This is my future we're" " Relax." "Trust me." "I know what I'm doin'." "You're on, bud." "[ Whispers ] You sure this is where he trips?" "Ehh, pretty sure." "[ Man ] Thank you, Linda." "You think we should include this unofficial information?" " [ Linda ] Well" " Oh,just a minute." "They're coming down the stairs now..." " [ Pensive Humming ] to great applause from the spectators, and" " Oop!" " [ All Laughing ]" "What a memory, huh?" "What a memory!" "[ Linda ] It looks like he'll be okay." "[ Man ] Uh, Linda, do you have visual of the president at this time?" "[ Thinking ] Oh, my God." "I'm Popeye!" 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