"Okay, everybody." "It's 6:00." "Let's close it up." "Come on, you guys." "That's it for the day." "You can play tomorrow, okay?" "Last shot, claude." "Hey, what do you think you're doing?" "Bobby." "Come on." "Just taking a beer break." "I'm working up an appetite for dinner." "Yeah." "Put the records away, johnny." "I don't want a happy hour here." "I wonder how far you got." "So what happened?" "Anyways, his mom walks in." "You were still loaded?" "Anyways, his mom walks in," "And she's giving me the evil eye, you know," "And i realize my shirt's unbuttoned down to here." "Down to where?" "Sex pervert!" "I just wanted a closer look." "He does that so people won't know he's queer." "Yeah, believe it." "Carl, i'm pretty sure my brother can get us" "Some tickets to that kiss concert." "Really?" "Where?" "Middleton, man." "Kiss?" "Come on." "Kiss." "Simmons, man." "I like to see him barf up that blood." "You think that stuff is real, man?" "No, but it ain't costing me nothing, anyway." "My brother's paying for the tickets." "Check you later." "Hey, i think alan has a crush on lisa." "Is that why she's so flat?" "Every chick in there is flat." "Hey, what about that chick shelly, man?" "Aw, she's sleazy looking." "Hey, there goes cory." "Now that is what i call a fox." "Eh, she's too stuck-Up." "She thinks she's so bad." "Why doesn't she ever hang around the rec?" "Maybe she has better things to do." "Like get stoned 24 hours a day." "Now that sounds good to me." "I heard she ran off with a rock group last year." "Oh, yeah." "I heard she was going with one of those guys." "What?" "I heard she was going with all them guys." "How do you know, man?" "You never even talk to the girl." "She's too stoned to talk to, man." "You can't talk to that girl." "Hey, i'll see you guys later." "Stuffed peppers tonight." "We don't want to miss that, do we, johnny?" "* hello there, ladies and gentlemen * * hello there, ladies and gents * * are you ready to rock?" "* hello there, ladies and gentlemen * * hello there, ladies and gents * * are you ready to rock?" "* would you like to do a number with me?" "* * would you like to * would you like to do a number with me?" "* * would you like to * would you like to do a number with me?" "*" "Did i ever tell you about the time" "I broke into a bike shop?" "About 10 times." "They told my mother to sign this thing" "Saying i was incorrectable." "Incorrigible." "That's right." "Cops!" "Cops!" "You better get in the bushes!" "Whoo-Hoo-Hoo!" "What are we doing here, man?" "Aw, hell, it's doberman." "Dispatcher: 39th to the station." "Anytime you two get through making out in there," "I'd like to talk to you." "Go ahead." "You two got any special reason to be hiding there?" "Yeah." "We heard you were horny, man." "I lost a contact lens in there." "Oh." "Come here." "Let me see." "You don't wear contacts." "I lost both of them." "All right, let's go." "Assume the position." "Get your hands up there." "What the hell you looking at?" "Spread them out." "Dispatcher: special unit 425." "4-2-5." "Uh-Huh." "How big is this blade, white?" "Three inches." "Almost as big as your dick." "Watch your mouth, kid." "You know if this blade was any longer you'd do time?" "If it was any smaller, you wouldn't have found it." "All right, let's go." "Told you he was horny." "Get in the car." "Let's go." "We didn't do nothing, man." "Get off of me." "Dispatcher: 2-8-1-3, 29th." "Jerry, what's the good word?" "Would you believe "houston"?" "They're coming?" "Day after tomorrow, freddy." "Mr. Sloan himself." "Jesus, it's hot in here." "Let's step outside." "The damn air conditioner's broke." "Jerry, you don't suppose i can sell you" "A new cadillac, just to celebrate?" "No, way, freddy." "They're going to have to bury me in that old heap of mine." "You sure take care of that car, jerry." "You two got enough cards on you to play solitaire." ""Breaking and entering"..." "That's pretty." "I didn't take nothing, and you know it." "Lighten up, richie." "If i want to know anything on you," "All i got to do is look in the record." "If you can't find it, you can always make it up." "Where'd you get that belt buckle?" "A friend gave it to me." "Doberman: what is it?" "It's a leaf." "Doberman: what kind?" "Poison ivy...i guess." "Your record's not that bad, carl." "I'd like to see you keep it that way." "Claude zachary." "Who's that?" "The one who gave it to me." "He gave me the belt buckle." "About those two boys you saw running..." "Do we look like cops?" "You look like jerks." "Shut up." "Doberman:" "how about it, carl?" "Well, i only saw one of them." "He was carrying a gun, a bb gun." "The one that knocked me down." "I don't know his name." "Call his father." "I think i saw him once at sweetwater." "Right." "Uh-Huh." "I'll be with you in a minute." "I got some business." "Yes." "What did he do?" "A switchblade?" "I'll be right down." "No, officer." "Thank you." "Right." "Bye-Bye." "Want to go for a ride in it sometime?" "Fred, everything all right?" "Oh, just some things about parking tickets." "I've told my wife a thousand times" "Putting them in the glove compartment's" "Not the same thing as paying them." "I'll see you later." "Well, how about it, kid?" "You know, you could really use a break." "Why don't you give me a name?" "You guys got a lot of laws, right?" "Well, let me tell you something." "I only got one law..." "A kid who tells on another kid" "Is a dead kid." "Well, that's a good rule, kid." "It will serve you well in jail some day." "You're damn straight." "Richie, i'm writing you up for illegal weapons concealment." "You do that, wimp." "Come on, tough guy, let's go." "Get your hands off me, you pinhead." "Doberman: i don't know about you, carl." "You live in a good place." "Your dad's got a good business." "You're getting to be more of a punk every day." "Let me ask you something." "You got some driving need to louse things up for yourself?" "I got a driving need to be left alone, okay?" "Maybe you could use a weekend up on the hill." "You know, away from your friends." "You're almost 15, right?" "The fun will only last for another year, kid." "When you're 16, you stop playing for real." "Well, did they at least read you your rights?" "What rights?" "You kidding me?" "I'd like to see them" "Go after some real criminals some time." "Yeah." "Me, too." "So what was it?" "Nothing." "Nothing, ma." "Come on, honey." "They told me something about a knife." "Oh, you must mean the nail file." "Oh, yeah." "We didn't do anything." "God." "Except that your friend had a switchblade knife on him." "It was only a pocket knife." "Carl, if sergeant doberman hadn't have found it," "We wouldn't be having this discussion right now." "Maybe." "Look, no one's blaming you," "But you got to understand that richie white" "Is nothing but trouble, period." "I heard he had to leave the last town he lived in." "Yeah, and living here is his punishment." "Carl, i'm sick and tired of you" "Complaining about new granada." "Now let's just cool it." "I don't want to make your mother" "Any more upset than she is." "Did you get arrested?" "Yeah." "Wow." "Hey, mom, richie got arrested." "Yeah, i know." "I busted their skulls, those pigs." "Oh, carl." "Hi." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Come on, what's wrong?" "We just came from the police station." "Carl was with that kid, richie white." "Richie had a knife on him." "They got arrested." "I had to go down to the station and rescue him." "Honey, you should have called me." "Jerry cole was standing right next to me." "I had to make up some excuse about parking tickets." "You weren't too hard on carl, were you, dear?" "I broke both his legs." "Didn't you see him crawl up the steps?" "Come on." "* you'll never know what you'll get * * just the other day * i heard of soldiers falling off * * some indonesian junk that's going round *" "* mommy's all right * daddy's all right * they just seem a little weird * * surrender * but don't give yourself away * * away" "Same old dumb thing..." "They wanted perry" "And this other chump and they thought it was us." "We should've stayed on the sidewalk, man." "Doberman would've grabbed us anyway." "Man, this town's one big bust." "You could get sent to the hill" "For just walking down the street." "Won't send me to the hill no more." "I'm an outlaw, jack." "Them cops want to deal with me," "They'd best do it on the street." "Hey, man, you ready for this test?" "I'm better than ready, man." "I just did some speed at breakfast." "All right." "Okay, you guys." "Now instead of the identification test" "I told you all about," "I'm going to do something different." "I'm going to put one slide on the screen of one painting." "I want you all to write a short essay about it" "And tell me what you see." "Okay, cool it." "Marcy." "Marcy?" "Teacher: marcy." "Marcy?" "Marcy!" "If i can interrupt you and lisa for a moment" "And have you turn the lights off, please." "Uh-Oh." "What?" "That stuff i took." "It was supposed to be speed," "But i think it was acid." "I'm flashing." "Really?" "God." "Good morning." "I want to talk to you all this morning" "About a shocking incident which occurred yesterday" "When some students," "Who might possibly even go to this school," "Caused a major traffic accident on the freeway." "Because of this, the school board" "Has decided on the following steps" "To stop this kind of thing from going any further." "Smoking on or near school grounds" "Will result in immediate suspension." "Mr. White, you're late." "Why are you late, richard?" "Um, i had to take a piss." "What?" "I mean, i had to urinate." "Woman: sit down." "Now, there will be a 9:30 curfew starting tonight," "And it will be strictly enforced by the police department." "I hope that's clear." "We have a film that we would like you to see," "And then mr." "Cole," "Who is president of the homeowner's association," "Has a few announcements." "Narrator: vandalism is one of our country's" "Biggest problems today." "Estimates for destruction to school facilities alone" "Is over $100 million per year," "And counting all acts of vandalism" "To public and private property," "Some experts push the figure" "To over $1 billion every year." "Woman: a vandal is defined" "As one who willfully, wantonly, and ignorantly" "Damages and destroys valuable or beautiful things." "Oh, no." "So destructive." "Oh, look." "Maybe you're mad at the school," "But busting something doesn't help." "I just think it's childish." "I don't know." "Sometimes i think they're really like a herd of baboons." "It's all right." "It's okay." "* all right" "* dit-Dit-Dit little drummer man * * now i am a real sickie * guess i'll have to break the news * * that i got no mind to lose" "We're meeting at the four winds at 1:30." "That's about noon, then, here for drinks?" "Yeah, 12:00 is fine." "Jerry's stopping by tonight to check over the plans," "So make some hors d'oeuvres and crap, okay?" "We've got to give these guys some kind of a feeling" "For what it's like to live here." "Dad, are those guys coming to buy the land" "Across from the rec?" "They're coming to look at it." "What for?" "It's an industrial park." "They'll lease out parts" "Of the land to various companies." "I thought they were building a drive-In and a bowling alley." "Things didn't turn out the way we thought." "The city's got to make money on that property." "Besides, we need more of a reason" "For people to move here than the bowling alley." "See you about 9:00, carl." "Okay, mom." "The park's for wimps." "Well, there's so much to do around here, man." "At the park we can watch carl try to pick up cory." "Will you lay off?" "At least i have a chance with her." "She wouldn't even look at you." "That girl was so ripped today it was ridiculous." "Don't talk to me about being ripped." "Hey, anybody getting off?" "Hey, richie." "It's all right, man." "Hey, tip." "Hey, claude." "How's it going?" "Just getting mellow, man." "Got some hash." "Excellent." "How much?" "12 bucks a gram." "That's pretty steep, don't you think?" "It's good stuff." "All right." "I'll take it." "I know where i can score on some good acid, too." "No, thanks." "No more acid for me." "Okay." "So you know, they asked my mother" "To sign this thing saying i was incorridable." "Incorrigible." "Yeah, whatever." "She wouldn't do it." "You know, she wouldn't sign it." "Blaah!" "Hi." "You know, cory could be here," "And you might not even know it." "Shut up, man." "Hey, just circulate around." "Just, you know..." "Just circulate around." "You might find her." "Jenny: i did not, jeff." "Jenny, did you see cory around?" "We each did about two 'ludes." "They were rainbows." "Rainbows are 'ludes." "Get me some beer, man." "We need some beer, man." "We need beer." "Hey, what's going on, man?" "You couldn't find cory?" "She's a waste of time." "She is." "Hey, boys." "Just heard me about a party." "Where?" "Over at old town." "Come on, let's go." "Come on, where you guys going?" "Party." "Come on." "Girl: richie?" "Richie!" "You got a light on you?" "Hey." "Hey, man, what's going on?" "How's it going?" "All right." "Hey, carl, my man." "How'd you hear about my party?" "Word just got around." "Yeah, word just gets around." "Go get yourself a beer, huh?" "Hey, where are your parents, anyway?" "Reno." "Hey, what's going on?" "You having a good time?" "Yeah." "* girl, you really got me now * you got me so i don't know what i'm doin' * * girl, you really got me now * you got me so i can't sleep at night *" "* girl, you really got me now * you got me so i don't know where i'm goin', yeah * * oh, yeah, you really got me now * * you got me so i can't sleep at night *" "* you really got me * please don't ever let me be * * i only want to be by your side * * please don't ever let me be * * i only want to be by your side *" "How about a hit, man?" "* girl, you really got me now * you got me so i don't know what i'm doin', yeah * * oh, yeah, you really got me now * * you got me so i can't sleep at night *" "* you really got me" "Thanks for getting me busted." "That's okay." "I don't need you to mention my name to the cops." "No, i don't think your name popped up." "'Cause if i ever found out you mentioned my name to a cop," "You'd be eating lunch through a tube." "Yeah." "What are you looking at?" "Nothing." "You." "And?" "You could do a lot better." "* girl, you really got me now" "Hey, man, knock yourself out." "Thanks a lot, man." "Where you going, man?" "I'm leaving, man." "There's nothing happening here." "Not for you, huh?" "Yeah." "What could i do?" "What's wrong?" "Nothing, man." "* oh, yeah, you really got me now * * you got me so i can't sleep at night * * you really got me * oh oh oh" "Kid: don't worry about it." "They can't..." "They can't..." "Cop:" "okay, party's over." "It's 9:15," "And anybody who is not in their own home in 15 minutes" "Is in violation of curfew." "Kid: wait a minute." "You can't come in here!" "This is private property." "My father's a lawyer." "I know my rights." "I don't care who your father is. 15 minutes." "See if he's got any money." "You just remember to keep your mouth shut, faggot." "Now you take your boy." "I mean, he's intelligent." "He's a good kid." "Now where does that come from?" "I mean, he's not born decent." "Nobody's born..." "Hey, carl." "Fred: we were just talking about you." "Sandra: carl, come back here." "My god." "Carl." "Son, are you all right?" "I got in a fight." "What do you mean, you got in a fight?" "Who did this to you?" "I don't know who did it." "It was dark." "I didn't see them, okay?" "Fred, i will handle it." "Fred!" "Freddy, come on." "Let sandra take care of it." "That's what mothers are for." "He's all beat to hell there." "Freddy, now don't get yourself in an uproar." "Come on, come on." "Sit down." "I don't know what the hell's" "Gotten into him this past year." "He's into that-That recreation center gang" "Over his head," "And i've been talking to him about those kids." ""Stay away from them."" "He wants to be part of the gang." "It's peer pressure, freddy." "Peer pressure." "It's powerful stuff, even when we were kids." "Well, maybe you're right." "I know i'm right." "Maybe we, uh..." "We ought to make sure" "That none of those kids are hanging around" "When sloan and his people arrive tomorrow." "Maybe we ought to just shut the rec center down" "For the day, huh?" "Who did you fight with?" "Two guys jumped me." "Do you know who they were?" "No." "I'm okay." "Hey, come on, honey." "Does it hurt?" "Yeah." "Do you want to see the doctor in the morning?" "Nah." "He'll pour a bottle of peroxide on my head." "I'm not going to be scarred for life, mom." "Fred: sandy!" "Oh." "Did they take any money?" "4 bucks." "Here's 5." "It's combat pay." "Thanks." "Carl, go a little easier on your father," "Will you, honey?" "He's under a lot of pressure lately." "Okay." "Good." "Good night." "I'll tell you one thing, jerry." "I sure do appreciate the use of this here buggy." "Just a little new granada hospitality." "Fred willat owns the local dealership here, mr." "Sloan." "Now jerry, you just call me roy." "Jerry cole takes care of that." "I've got enough trouble" "Taking care of the cadillac agency, you know?" "But like i said, it is a little slow right now." "We're in what we refer to as, um, hiatus." "Hmm?" "The hiatus." "Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "Hey, carl." "Carl, come on." "Oh, i like it." "I like it." "Who does your face these days?" "Jesus, carl, what happened to you?" "I got jumped." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, i'm all right." "Who beat you up, carl?" "He did a great job." "Never mind." "Was it the disgusting people from planet pork?" "Whoo, whoo, whoo!" "Ha ha ha ha." "He's a fox." "Who nailed you, man?" "Mark perry and that gorilla he hangs out with." "Yeah?" "Your parents blow up?" "No, not really." "Hang in there, man." "Thanks." "Man, are you all right?" "I'm all right." "What are you, into brass knuckles" "And baseball bats?" "I didn't volunteer for this, man." "It's okay, man." "You look like a fight..." "It's open." "Anything wrong, officer?" "Not with me." "What are you hanging around for," "Just want to make the kids paranoid?" "Jerry cole told me he talked to you" "About shutting down today." "I told him, and i'm telling you now..." "The rec stays open." "It's the only place these kids have to go," "And that's a little more important..." "Heard there was hash being sold here last night." "No chance that would happen here, is there?" "No chance." "Can't bring drugs to the rec." "All the old familiar faces." "You are violating a city ordinance" "Coming in here." "Whose permission do i need?" "Ours, faggot." "You don't belong here." "Now let's just make him feel at home." "Okay, let's just all mellow out, okay?" "How you doing, flower child?" "Hit it." "Hey, what do you think you're doing?" "Boy: where's your warrant, pig?" "You need a warrant to search us, man." "Just because we're kids, you can't push us around." "Why don't you go to hell, too?" "Lincoln, i made a narcotics seizure." "Request assistance." "I could search every one of you" "If i wanted to." "Well, search me, then." "Come on." "Search me!" "Okay, carl." "Would you like to see my pockets, officer, sir?" "Dangerous weapon, huh?" "Rec's closed for the rest of the day." "Everybody out!" "Tell 'em." "Get off that car!" "White!" "Off that car!" "What's going on over there?" "Looks like the kids..." "The kids must be having some kind of fun..." "It's a fun day." "See, sergeant doberman..." "That's our local police officer..." "He's involved in youth work." "Snap out of it, man." "Come on." "Claude's just another lost cause." "Hey, ain't that your old man up there?" "That's him." "I'll bet he had that dog bust the rec on purpose" "So we wouldn't be here when those turkeys showed up." "Who the hell are they?" "Texas millionaires, man." "They're going to build an industrial park." "Texas?" "All they got in texas is steers and queers." "Hey, johnny, come on." "Take a walk with me and carl." "Come on, john." "Man, don't worry about it." "It's just as well you couldn't tell that pig" "What you thought of him." "He would have busted your ass, too." "You know that kid stuart hatner?" "Yeah." "What about him?" "His father got him a brand-New car." "No kidding." "What kind?" "Dodge charger." "Does he let him drive it, or what?" "Yeah, but his father" "Has to come along with him when he drives." "Big deal." "Who cares, man?" "It's still his car." "Must have a great time on dates" "With his father along." "What am i going to do with firecrackers, man?" "Give them to claude." "Let him smoke 'em." "If i got a job, i bet you i'd get me" "One of them nice kawasaki 350s." "All i want me is one of those big bmws." "What would you do, ride under it?" "Hey, there's your wench, man." "Let's go." "May i see your driver's license, please?" "Jesus." "Hi." "You know, that breaking and entering stuff" "Is against the law." "Get lost, retard." "Too bad your friends weren't home." "What friends?" "Your friends there." "They could have at least" "Left the front door open for you." "Hey, what happened to you?" "Nothing." "I thought maybe mark messed you up" "After the party." "I didn't get hurt." "Didn't get helped, either." "Abby: see you, cory." "I'm going home." "Hey, what are you doing?" "Give it back, damn it." "Not bad." "Why don't you wave it around" "On the streets or something" "So everybody can see it?" "Give it back, richie." "It's ours." "I just want to check it out." "Yeah, we'll walk you home." "I'm not walking home." "She's surfing." "Hey, richie, who was that guy you told me about" "For guns and stuff?" "What are you talking about?" "Oh, yeah, yeah." "Listen, i got this friend." "You get this guy on the right day," "He'll give you 150 bucks for one of these things." "He'll even throw in a couple of thai sticks." "Oh, yeah?" "Think we could sell it?" "Maybe." "Hey, you know," "Me and richie have our own condo over there?" "Yeah, i'll bet you just got married." "Check this place out." "Hey, this is neat." "I don't think they're going to finish it, though." "I haven't seen anybody around here in a long time." "My father says they're out of money." "Yeah." "Who'd want to live here, anyways?" "Have a seat." "Hey, where'd you get this box?" "Oh, some robbery scheme i planned up." "Worked out pretty decent." "Was that before or after you broke into a bike shop?" "Shut up." "Cory: anybody want to get high?" "I knew it..." "Out pops a number." "Whose house is this where you got this gun?" "We don't know." "You just found it, huh?" "Yeah." "Lucky you." "Yeah." "Hey, you really think we can get 150 for it?" "Easy." "I want to shoot it first." "We got some shells with it." "They had some grass, too, but we didn't take that." "No." "We dumped it all over the rug." "Get lost." "Come on, you little prude." "Hey, what does "european living" mean?" "It means it's always going to look bombed out like this." "How'd you like to go on a date sometime?" "I don't go out on dates." "Well, what do you do then?" "Just see my friends." "I just mean i like you." "I like you, too." "You have pretty eyelashes." "Yo, what do you say we go to the fields tomorrow," "Have a little target practice?" "Have a sunday picnic." "All right." "A picnic with a gun." "Whoo." "* whatever happened to all the seasons?" "* * losers of the year * every time i got to thinking * * where they disappear * then i woke up * mom and dad are rollin' * on the couch * rollin' numbers rock 'n' roll... *" "You alive?" "Blaah!" "Cory: carl, i'm really sorry, man." "Last time we looked," "There weren't even any bullets in it." "Abby: come on, cory." "I'm late enough as it is." "My mom's going to have a cow." "What about the gun?" "Richie: don't worry about it, baby." "It's in good hands." "Yeah, sure." "Bye, carl." "Bye." "See you later." "I bet you're in love with her" "Now that she almost blew your brains out." "Okay, okay." "Jeez!" "I admit we got a little juvenile trouble here," "But you can't..." "Let me tell you something, mr." "Cole." "You got a lot more than juvenile trouble." "Seems to me like you all were in such a hopped up hurry" "To get out of the city that you turned your kids" "Into exactly what you were trying to get away from." "Let's go." "That was very well put, roy." "I thought so." "Doberman didn't even write me up." "He just held me for a few hours" "While my mom was freaking out." "He tried to scare me." "He thinks he's a big deal." "Give him a gun," "And you'd think he owned the world." "Deputy dawg makes me sick." "My mom..." "She was busy doing some group thing." "Group therapy." "She's weird." "You want to play basketball?" "Nah." "Me, cory, richie, and abby..." "We're going into the fields." "You want to come?" "Really?" "Cory, man..." "She's a waste of time." "Why don't you shut up, man?" "I'm not trying to pick her up, okay?" "Listen, i'll meet you, all right?" "Yeah, there's so much else to do around here." "Yeah, what can you do?" "Take it easy, huh?" "Yeah, i'll see you." "Well, that's the old ballgame." "First the goddamn kids put on that sideshow in front of sloan," "And now this happens." "We should have sent all of those little punks" "Out of town for the week." "I'd like to know what the cops in this town" "Think they're doing." "What happened?" "What do you mean, what happened?" "They ruined your cadillac." "Sloan went to get in the car," "Whole damn thing blew up right in his face." "How'd you like to live up here?" "It would be all right, i guess." "Some day i'd like to live in a real old city, though." "Yeah, i lived in chicago for three years" "Before we came here." "I lived in new york." "Cooperstown." "Baseball hall of fame's there." "There's a lot of country there, too." "Me and my father used to go backpacking all the time." "That was before he got the dealership here." "How come you moved here?" "Skiing." "We went once about three years ago." "Richie: shut up." "Ha ha ha ha." "Shut up!" "Ha ha." "Jerk." "Check out dirty harry." "You couldn't hit an elephant" "If it came up and kissed you." "Watch this, baby." "Ha ha ha ha." "Come on, it's my turn to shoot, richie." "Come on." "Hey, it's my turn." "Hey, wait." "Claude didn't shoot yet." "I want to shoot." "My turn." "Abby: no, it's my turn." "I only shot twice." "I haven't shot yet." "Abby." "Wait, wait." "Let me give you a target." "Hey, don't get in front of cory" "When she's got the gun." "Hit this." "Get out of there, man." "Ah, i can't hear anything." "When the cops practice, they wear those ear things." "Here, let me try it." "Wait, wait." "I haven't shot it yet." "Claude's got to use it." "I don't want to use it." "Just let him use it." "I don't care." "It's our last bullet, man." "Make it count." "All right." "Great shot, man." "I wouldn't want to have you for an enemy, man." "That's it for the ammo." "Let's split." "Hey, claude, abby told me you got busted yesterday." "Yeah, i did." "Richie: doberman was in great form." "Like i had see-Through pockets." "What'd you have?" "A little hash." "Didn't know there was any hash around." "Yeah." "Tip sold me some" "Down at the park friday night." "That's funny." "Richie: what's funny?" "Cory: well, i heard tipper got busted." "Claude: he was doing business the other night." "Carl: you think tip made a deal with doberman?" "Yeah, i can get a couple of keys," "But with inflation and the dollar dropping," "It could get pretty heavy." "Well, if you're talking a couple of ounces," "We're looking at 75 bucks a drop." "Hey, if you want to play the game," "You got to pay the price." "Hey, i don't make the market." "I'm just out on the street like everybody else." "Hey, tip." "How's it going, tip?" "Hey." "I got to go." "Hey, tip, how's it going?" "Carl: how's it going, tip?" "Let's go for a walk, tip." "Cory: i don't really think i want to see this." "Abby: me, either." "All right, i'm hungry!" "Whoo!" "Where's the junk, man?" "How come doberman knew you sold the hash to claude?" "How do i know, man?" "Hey, my mom's over there." "I'm going to scream." "I'm going to blow you away, tip." "Hey, that's not real." "You've never seen anything so real." "You told doberman who you sold that hash, too, didn't you?" "I had to." "I got busted last month." "I never had a chance." "A kid who tells on another kid is a dead kid." "Jesus christ!" "For god's sake, man," "Put the gun away." "Don't do that!" "Goodbye, narc." "Aah!" "Oh, my god." "What are you doing?" "Let's get out of here, man." "Let's dunk this chump." "Hey, i can't swim!" "Richie: grow fins, turkey!" "Woman: aah!" "I'll see you in jail!" "Up yours, lady!" "Mom!" "Tip: i'm drowning!" "I'm drowning!" "Ha ha ha." "Hey, we get the whiskey." "Cory: no, you don't." "It's ours." "We got it." "We got it first." "Carl, give it back." "Come on." "I can see it there." "Give it back." "It's all of ours, not just yours." "I got to go, man." "My mom has group tonight," "And we don't want to upset her." "See you later." "Take it easy." "Richie: come on, let's get out of here." "Bye-Bye." "Come on." "She ain't the only girl in the world." "One thing led to another in front of the stupid cop." "The cop has got as much brains as a damn ant." "So i asserted myself, and i said as a salesman..." "I have good instincts as a salesman..." "I said, "jerry, in the first place," ""I don't think these guys from out of town" ""Give a god damn about that property." ""They're not even interested." "They're in las vegas writing the damn thing off."" "You know what he says to me?" "He says, "how are the caddies selling?"" "Do you think that i enjoyed being humiliated like that?" "If he had done such a good job on those guys from houston," "They wouldn't have got scared so easily." "Two friggin' kids..." "I don't know how many kids..." "Scared them out of town like that." "I know it sounds wrong," "But i'm sure jerry cole knows..." "Jerry cole doesn't know anything." "He doesn't know a damn thing." "He's an idiot." "Carl, where have you been?" "I was just out." "Carl..." "Come over here." "I want to talk to you." "It's okay, honey." "It's okay." "Sit down." "What is it?" "I had a talk with sergeant doberman this evening." "I had to sit there while he warned me" "About keeping you in line" "Or i'd find myself in some juvenile court somewhere." "What?" "Doberman said what?" "I'm not finished!" "I saw you at that rec yesterday" "When that boy was arrested, too." "Oh, i know you did." "I'll bet you and jerry cole" "Had doberman bust the rec on purpose, huh?" "Is that what you think?" "Do you also think that i put that ounce of hash" "In claude zachary's pocket, do you?" "You think that, too?" "It wasn't an ounce, dad." "How do you know so much about it?" "Did i get busted?" "Oh, shit!" "Fred, let's just discuss this quietly." "It's not necessarily carl's fault that claude..." "It's never his fault." "It's always his friends' fault, right?" "His friends with the knives." "His friends with the drugs." "But i got a secret for you, carl." "Those friends of yours" "Are going right to reform school," "And you're not going to follow them!" "Who's going to reform school?" "Jesus christ." "Carl, we don't want you" "To see your friend richie white for a while," "Or claude zachary, either." "The teen center is going to be closed for a while," "At least until they can find a new counselor." "What's wrong with julia?" "I know you like her, hon," "But it's obvious she can't control the wilder kids." "Bullshit." "Don't you ever talk to your mother" "Like that again, young man, you hear me?" "You're crazy." "Don't leave when we're talking to you." "Get off of me!" "I said don't leave when we're talking to you!" "Fred, stop that!" "Fred:" "listen, honey..." "Sandy: are you crazy?" "Are you out of your mind?" "Man: and the fern needs a lot of water," "Yet they can live together in the same environment." "sometimes..." "Stop talking!" "Alan, what are you doing?" "Nothing." "If tomorrow were the last day of your life," "Would you do nothing?" "I don't want to think about that." "What do you want to think about?" "I don't know." "Maybe just having a good time." "Carl, go to the botany box." "Show us an example of a succulent plant." "That's right." "And a fern." "That's right, too." "Thank you, carl." "You guys may not realize it, but the botany box..." "The boy with the gun was richie white." "But richie's not in this class." "That's what tip said." "Okay, richie had, but now, look." "Anyone?" "Anyone at all?" "Tip tell you any other names?" "Claude someone." "Richie." "Richie, come on." "What do you want?" "Come on." "Richie, wait!" "I want to come." "Now you go home." "Be a good boy." "Take care of mommy, okay?" "That's my man." "Richie, why aren't you in school?" "I forgot my homework." "I'm going right back." "Don't worry." "Carl: did you get it?" "Yeah, i got keys, too." "You're stealing your mom's car?" "Yeah, she only made three payments on it." "The goddamn bank owns it." "Richie: okay, listen." "Make it to sweetwater, stash the car," "Then we sell the gun, then we can move out, jack." "Anywhere." "My mother won't rat." "She won't tell the pigs." "The pigs won't find out." "We're running away?" "no." "Bye-Bye, new granola." "Bye." "Put on some of that bad rock 'n' roll, boy!" "All you got is this old crap, though." "It's better than nothing." "Come on." "Just put it on, man." "All right!" "* come on, baby, let the good times roll *" "* let the good times roll * oh, baby, baby..." "Whoo!" "Check the ashtray, man." "Why?" "Check it, man." "Ha ha!" "My mom's secret stash." "That'll last us a couple days, boy!" "Oh, it's doberman." "Oh, no." "Hold on." "Ditch it." "No, i ain't..." "Get rid of it!" "No." "Will you get rid of the gun?" "We're burning him, man!" "Just shut up!" "Jesus christ!" "Watch it!" "Look out!" "You're veering right!" "Watch it!" "Get up, man!" "He can't follow both of us!" "Doberman: hold it!" "I order you to stop!" "Hold it right there!" "You son-Of-A-Bitch pig!" "Johnny, is that you?" "Do one tap for yes, two for no." "Did you hear anything about richie?" "What happened?" "He's not dead, is he?" "Listen, johnny, you still there?" "Tell claude i'm all right." "I'll tell him where i am later." "Listen, johnny..." "It's..." "It's going to be all right." "Maybe i'll see you soon, okay?" "You made it." "Yeah." "I'm sorry i'm so late." "My dad was acting real suspicious." "Claudie overheard when you called." "I was waiting for him to fall asleep," "And i fell asleep." "When i heard about it, i thought about you right away." "I mean, i only knew him with you." "He still had the gun with him, didn't he?" "Yeah." "I think finding that gun was an omen." "So does abby." "What do you mean?" "Just that it's weird..." "Us finding it, then running into you guys." "I know." "What were you going to do?" "I don't remember." "I told him to get rid of the gun" "When doberman started chasing us," "But he wouldn't do it." "I knew it was going to happen." "The first day i ever met him he said," ""Hi, i'm richie white." "I'm on probation."" "What are you going to do?" "I don't know." "I'm scared." "Go home, i guess." "But not right away." "I'm glad you came." "Me, too." "It's kind of cold in here." "The sleeping bag's warm." "You want to get in?" "You know, some day, i'm going to be a gypsy." "A what?" "Gypsy of the road." "You know, a truck driver." "Oh." "You don't believe me?" "It was in the paper about this lady." "She's only 95 pounds." "She's already driven over 100,000 miles." "I cut out the article." "She's standing next to this giant truck" "And "gypsy of the road" is painted on it." "You know, my uncle says i can be a truck driver any time i want." "He's got a trucking company." "This sleeping bag's pretty big, huh?" "I always used to like to play in it when i was little." "You know, i think you're really beautiful." "You are." "No, i'm not." "Carl." "Wake up, carl." "Are you going?" "Yeah." "I got to go home before my dad wakes up." "It's barely even light out yet." "He gets up at 6:00." "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to go home and get some money" "When my mom's out." "Oh, you can keep the sleeping bag." "Will you call me?" "Yeah." "Come on." "Bye." "Okay, you guys." "You are to take these home to your parents." "It's to let them know about a special emergency meeting." "It will be here tonight in the cafetorium at 8:00," "And it's to discuss the problems about you people." "Has anyone seen carl willat?" "This is a really serious matter" "And his parents really are worried." "If you've seen him, you've got to be straight with me." "Listen, we're only concerned about his safety." "Nothing bad is going to happen to him." "You little asshole!" "Come any closer" "And i'm going to blow your eyes out." "That evens it up, huh?" "Good shot, man." "Were you aiming for my nose?" "Man, you sure get your money's worth." "You live here, huh?" "Practically." "They suspended me, at least until my hearing," "Which i don't know even know when it's going to be." "Are you suspended?" "No." "Just ditching, huh?" "It's okay." "Don't worry." "I used to do it all the time." "I heard about richie white getting it." "You know, doberman's out of hand." "What'd you get suspended for?" "Oh, some stupid things..." "Stolen goods." "I bet they reduce it." "Doberman wouldn't put me away anyway." "It's a joke, man." "If i was you, i'd go home." "What are they going to do with a kiddie like you?" "You never did nothing." "They got to catch me first." "Forget it, man." "You won't get past sweetwater." "They'll pick you up." "Believe me, i know." "You don't know." "All you've ever done is gone around shooting things" "With this stupid air rifle." "Hey, don't make me mad, man." "We'll have to start this stupid thing all over again." "It ain't like that at all." "Here." "Hey, i think you're all right, man." "Any time you want to come say hello," "Just leave a message with my secretary." "All right?" "Hello?" "Has he shown up yet?" "No, not yet." "Well, he's run away then." "That's it." "He's got to come home." "Where's he going to get any money?" "That damn cop!" "He should be out looking for him" "Instead of going to that pta meeting." "Thank god we kept carl's name out of the paper," "I'll tell you." "I'm losing my mind over this." "I'm sorry richie white got killed," "But god help me," "Now maybe carl will understand how serious this is." "I got a chilly phone call from mrs." "Rupert this morning." "Apparently, they're getting that telephone tree working" "In order to get the parents to the meeting tonight." "...right down to the wire for the last two days of" "Our carnival of values price-Crasher sale." "You see, at willat, we say come on down" "With your checkbook and your good credit" "And let's talk leases..." "Fred: anyone talk to those friends of his?" "Carl: i bet you wish i got shot, too, huh?" "Carl?" "Carl!" "Sandy, you keep him there!" "Carl!" "Carl, we're your par..." "Honey, we're your parents." "All we're trying to do is protect you." "Carl!" "Sandy!" "Carl, let me in here immediately!" "Carl!" "Carl, we're sorry." "We all lost our heads the other night, but..." "Girl: what's carl doing here?" "Boy:" "look." "Girl: oh, my god." "It's carl." "Boy: hey, carl, what's going down?" "Boy: hey, what happened?" "Hi." "Get the gun." "I don't know what's wrong with him." "Sure, ed." "The gun, ed." "Public relations, ed." "How you doing, soldier?" "Woman: tonight we're here to talk about a problem" "That has been with new granada since its incorporation..." "Youth crime, that is to say, youth discipline." "I think it would be a mistake for us to tell ourselves" "That yesterday's tragic event was an isolated incident." "All of us who are parents know what it's like" "To wait up for a child who's out late," "To wait for the phone to ring, and then when it does," "To be a little afraid to answer it." "Boy: hey, it's claude." "Crowd: claude!" "Hey, man, are you all right?" "Yeah." "Your parents get mad at you?" "Ah, the usual." "The same old thing, you know." "Hey, you think doberman will get fired?" "Ah, hell, fire him." "They'll give him a medal." "Yeah, he's going to make a big speech tonight" "And tell how he shot richie in self-Defense." "Crowd: yeah!" "It's all a bunch of crap!" "And all our parents are there to hear it." "Yeah, and there ain't nothing we can do about it." "We should tell them all to go to hell." "Everybody who's ever messed with me in one room." "That'd be just about everybody in town." "Thank you." "First of all," "I certainly expected to see a few more people here tonight." "As a matter of fact, this turnout is really pathetic." "I wonder where all those parents are." "What are they doing that's so important?" "If the death of a 14-Year-Old boy" "Won't get them away from their television sets" "For a meeting like this," "I don't think anything's going to do it." "It's that kind of apathy" "That got us into this mess in the first place," "As i think we all know." "At least, those of us who did bother" "To show up at this meeting tonight." "Well, i guess we all realize it's time for some tough talk" "About the kids in this city." "Man, one stick of dynamite would do it." "I don't know how many of us are willing to admit" "Just how deep in trouble" "Some of the kids in this city are." "I don't know how many of you know it," "But right here in new granada," "We've got one of the highest rates of vandalism" "In the state." "In a few moments," "Sergeant doberman is going to tell us" "Some of the recommendations of the police department," "A few measures for dealing with the problem" "And preventing future tragedies." "As we all know, new granada is a..." "A unique place." "That's why we've all chosen to live here." "People don't move into a planned community to be pushed around" "And scared to go out at night." "They come here to get away from that sort of thing," "And if we're asking them to move here," "Then we owe them that security." "Now, this isn't just a new granada problem." "I've talked to city managers and councilmen and mayors" "All over the country" "And heard that same stuff about the kids" "Over and over again." "So it isn't as if new granada is some kind of a freak," "But we are right on the firing line," "And we've got to meet this problem head-On." "We aren't anywhere near our growth factor" "In our master plan this year," "And if we don't grow, we don't succeed." "Now you think about it." "Just the other day, i passed by the supreme." "I can remember when that was our finest apartment house... 300 units..." "Spacious, decorated, electric kitchens..." "Where you going?" "You leaving?" "What?" "Doberman: i deeply regret what happened yesterday." "No one wants to shoot a kid." "This is the last thing that any police officer" "Wants to happen to him in the line of duty." "I did not come here to apologize." "I am sorry..." "Sorry that he was carrying a handgun," "Sorry that he was on drugs..." "Any other kids in there?" "Unh-Unh." "There's no way that a kid on drugs can learn anything." "A kid in the classroom on drugs..." "That classroom does not exist for him." "There is no way for a kid on drugs to grow up." "So i'm sorry about richie white and his friends" "Pushing pills and pot and angel dust." "The first thing we've got to do is have an early curfew," "And the second thing we have to do is close down the places" "Where they've been selling these drugs." "And we took an important step in that direction yesterday" "When we closed down the teen center." "Sergeant, is it true" "That richie white's gun wasn't loaded?" "When somebody points a gun at you..." "Just answer the question!" "Was the gun loaded, or wasn't it?" "Well, how the hell was i supposed to know?" "I don't even think he knew!" "That kid was violent," "Wild!" "You never knew what he was going to do next!" "All he did was hang around that rec center!" "I think you've got some things to answer for yourself!" "You have contributed to the problems of these teenagers!" "All i have done to these teenagers is listen to them!" "Somebody's got to handle them!" "If i see a person carrying a handgun," "He better have a goddamn good reason!" "Yeah, like you do, right?" "Miss vogel, please." "Now, please." "Everybody needs to calm down here for a minute." "I know you've been under a strain, ed." "I appreciate your concern, miss vogel." "We're all concerned here, but i think we've gotten away" "From the main point," "Which is that a community with a juvenile crime problem" "Is not a community" "With a high property resale value." "I am interested in helping this community." "Ed, it's okay." "It's okay." "You can have the finest housing in the world," "And we do," "But nobody's going to pay 60-, 80-, $100,000" "To live in a decorator-Colored slum." "Jerry, can i ask you a question?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "What do you mean?" "I'm talking about the problem." "Yeah, but which problem?" "The problem with the kids," "Or the problem with resale values on properties?" "What makes you think if you shut the rec down" "Or you put a curfew on the kids," "The problem's going to fly away?" "Now, fred, i know you've been upset lately." "That's right." "I'm goddamn upset!" "My son ran away, and i don't know where he is!" "Your son and some of his friends are part of this problem." "My son and his friends" "Are part of this goddamn town!" "You people talk about these kids like they're a bunch of animals" "Running in the street!" "Have you ever sat down and talked to your kids?" "Has anyone talked to these kids?" "I've talked to them!" "I talk to them six hours a day until i'm blue in the face!" "I spend more time with your kids than you people do." "You think those kids are interested in learning?" "Come in and see what goes on in a classroom." "When we have open school week, nobody comes." "That includes you, mr." "Willat!" "Why is everybody pointing their fingers at these kids?" "What, are they all rotten, and we're so good?" "What's going on?" "Woman: i don't think jerry meant that we don't care." "The problem is that jerry does not care!" "Man: that's inappropriate." "Eat it, you stinking pig." "We've got a situation out here." "Keep these people calm." "Officer: people!" "People!" "We seem to have a situation here!" "Please be quiet," "And let's get out the door." "We've got a situation..." "Officer: sergeant doberman will be right back!" "That's your goddamn kid out there, mr." "Willat." "I know the door's locked!" "We got a minor situation out here!" "All the doors are locked!" "Your kids have locked us in!" "Whoa!" "Whoo!" "All right, please." "I know how we can handle it." "You people got me acting crazy!" "Now relax!" "It's your kids out there." "They got us surrounded." "We're going to handle it." "It's your fault." "I don't know what the hell we were in here for." "Man: fire!" "Woman: fire!" "Extra, extra!" "Read all about it!" "Aah!" "Woman: they've got guns!" "They've got guns!" "Stop them!" "Stop them!" "They've got guns!" "Hysteria isn't going to get us out." "Please be quiet!" "Will you please be quiet?" "God damn it, be quiet!" "Girl: mother dear, go to your bedroom." "Girl: go." "You better go." "Stop hanging out in the bathroom." "Practice your piano." "You need practice on it!" "Go to hell!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Keep cool!" "Everybody bear with me." "The situation's under control." "Mr. Cole." "Mr. Cole, bear with me." "Everything is under control." "I can assure you everything is under control." "I don't believe it, man." "We got them swimming in pain!" "Hey!" "Wait!" "Carl?" "Hey!" "Pow pow pow pow!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Officer: relax!" "Miss!" "Hold it." "Hold it." "Please relax." "Bear with me!" "Everything's all right." "We'll get out of here." "Johnny?" "Johnny!" "Hi." "Would you do me a favor?" "Would you get me that phone in there?" "Would you dial zero?" "Thanks." "Carl!" "Hey, carl!" "Come grab yourself some tapes, man!" "I've had enough." "Claude!" "Hey, what happened to you?" "Oh, i almost got blown up." "Have you seen carl?" "Mnh-Mnh, not since he was with you." "God, i wish i could find him." "I just want to go home." "Come on." "I'll take you home." "Abby!" "What?" "Have you seen cory?" "No, i haven't seen her." "She left." "Holy christ!" "I'm taking your car!" "I want your men to pick up every little punk" "That's got his ass on the street!" "Round them up and get them out!" "I don't care if they're 6 years old!" "Ed!" "Ed!" "Damn it!" "Wait up, ed!" "Look, ed, under the circumstances," "Don't you think you ought to let these other men handle it?" "Ed!" "Ed!" "Listen, in light of yesterday's tragedy," "I think your presence..." "You are in no fit shape to take..." "Doberman:" "i see you, carl willat!" "Hold it right there!" "Don't be a fool like richie." "Don't make a move." "Don't be a fool." "Don't run like richie did." "Hold it right there!" "Don't make a move, or i'll nail you!" "They're going to send you up to the hill for a couple of weeks." "Then you're going to come home, and then it's up to you." "I hope you make the right decision." "I hope you make the right choices." "I really do." 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