"The 3rd millennium had barely begun and every body are making resolutions" "Some had decided to become rich, or at least less poor." "Others to visit the moon or travel more discover a new country each year have a family or become a politician buy a new car stop smoking" "Get that lung X-ray" "Stop playing the lottery" "Win the lottery" "Laugh 10 minutes each day" "Get some exercise lots of exercise" "Do yoga" "Get over phobias and fears" "Open up to others, be funny." "Intelligent generous, friendly loving ambitious cultivated, happy" "Very happy" "For me, this is how it all began." "Actually it was a bit earlier" "My name is Pablo Sterni," "I'm 42 years old" "I've worked 11 years for this Swiss insurance company." "This is my job." "First, I sell you the most expensive policy as fast as possible." "Second, I appraise the damage done in your accidents." "To reimburse you the lowerst possible amount, very slowly." "When you enter an insurance company, it feels like a shrine." "An honest and serious enterprise." "Everything is designed to make you believe it." "You feel safe, the furniture is new the paint is fresh" "The computer system are complex the employee well dressed." "But let me tell you, the whole place runs on swindles." "They torge old people's signatures and charge the mentally handicapped 5 times over." "For many years I was an honest employee" "Then one day" "I started too." "It was easy to sell fake policies to certain clients." "For example" "Mr Cannon, who called me about his car" "Cannon went on and on about his car" "He was nuts about it" "I asked him how often he drove it" "A car like this is better off in the garage." "Every extra mile you put on it lowers the resale value" "I just like to look at it" "Then why full coverage?" "The guy who insures a car which he'll never drive." "Cannon dind't need insurance, he needed reassurance." "I had found a way to increase my income." "All I had to do was send Cannon piles of papers about his fake policy" "That's what people like:" "Mailboxes full of paper." "And twice a year I transferred Cannon's payments to a special account" "I did it very carefully." "If i got caught, I'd be in trouble, maybe even go to jail." "But I didn't think about that." "I mean, I wasn't making millions." "And I had a family to support" "I'v been married 14years to Brigitte Stermi, maiden name Nelson" "I'm the father of little Jeremy Sterni." "81/2 years old." "We are a happy family..." "relatively." ""Relatively", my ass!" "The worst period of my life" "I could've killed myself" "no one would have noticed least of all me." "Here, lif is designed to imprison you." "Need to go shopping?" "Here's the grocery store." "Need some fresh air?" "Here's the park" "Need to die?" "The town cemetery is waiting for you" "every Sunday afternoon" "I have lunch at my mother's playce" "Brigitte never comes." "She doesn't like me." "Where's your wife?" "She's not feeling well." "She doesn't like me." "Yes she doese, Mom, Let us in" "My mother's hair has turned pink and she talks all the time because she's growing old alone." "This was my life." "Waiting for 60 minutes to turn into an hour" "and for 24 hours to turn into a day, so that finally..." "I could be in my bed" "I used to read big fat biographies to fall asleep now, all I have to do is close my eyes and wait... for the sun to rise, again." "Sterni speaking." "This is Cannon" "Hello, Mr Cannon, How are you?" "Not very well" "I have a problem, Mr Sterni." "2:00 A.M. The night before" "500,000 francs." "What's the procedure?" "I'll calculate the damage and notify you for the reimbursement." "Luckily I'm insured." "Excuse me?" "I said, "Lckily I'm insured"" "Yeah." "Shit!" "shit!" "So that's how it all began." "Actually no." "It was the following Sunday, when my mother said:" "You know your uncle died?" "What uncle?" "Your uncle Fredo." "You know, my mother's aunt's brother." "We all thought he was poor." "But he left a big inheritance to his son." "Leon." "Oh yeah?" "Who's Leon?" "Leon, Your cousin." "You went on vacation together." "When you were kids" "Wait." "Let me see" "Here it is, Do you remember?" "You were only a year's old." "Yeah, vaguely." "How much did he inherit?" "A million." " What?" " A million!" " A million francs?" " Yes." " New francs?" " Of course" "Leon?" "Didn't he go to England and freak out on acid?" "Yes, he freaked out for good" "Leon, I hadn't thought of himin years." "We'd gone on vacation together as kids." "Later I heard about him" "A childhood spent in boarding schools." "An adolescence in freeform schools." "Then he followed some girl" "To a hippie commune" "MAGIC HALL RESTROOMS" "LONDON, 1973" "HeAZd always been drawn to things Like peace and love." "And inner serenity." "But the rest of the planet DidnAZt feel the same," "So he started taking drugs very young." "On this night, heAZd gone to a Dobble Peace concert." "He took a hit of acid so strong." "That he never truly came back To this world." "We'll be back." "And thatAZs how my cousin Leon." "Got stuck on Janis Joplin And John Lennon, one night back in 1973" "Hello." "Hello." "Can I help you?" "LAZm looking for Leon." " What?" " LAZm looking for Leon." "What do you want him for?" "I knew him a long time ago." "Hey, you'ar Leon." "I recognize you" "Don't remember me?" "I'm Pable" "Your cousin" "Remember me?" "No" "We spent all our vactions together." "Until the age of three" "Here, I heard about your father." "I didn't want to come empty handed" "Pablo!" "My cousin Pablo" "It's funny seeing you again" "I'm always saying, "I gotta call Leon!"" "And here I am" "It's good to see family" "Have a seat" "Pablo" "So, What have you been up to?" "Lots of stuff, And you?" "Me too, lots of stuff" "I got married and I have son" "Oh yeah, what's his name?" "Jeremy." "With a "J"?" "Yes." "Why?" "No reason." "So, how's business?" "I only sell Janis Joplin and John Lennon records" "When I opened, the place was packed with customers." "They bought everything and that was it." "Why not sell other things?" "What do you mean?" "Like other singers." "If I sold other singers, it wouldn't be a Janis and John Shop." "Right, of course." "I'm really happy to see you again." "Because" "I'm going through a bad period." "Don't forget they haven't made any new albums!" "Who?" "Janis Joplin and John Lennon." "That's understandable." "They are artists." "Yes" "You know I saw them?" "Oh, yeah" "They came to see me" " Great!" "They said they'd be back." "Really?" "So?" "I'm waiting." "They may come soon" "They must be very happy you inherited money" "I doubt they know." "What are you going to do with all that money?" "I have it here." "You mean." "You took it out of the bank?" "I wanted it here." "So I could buy Janis and John stuff" "It's more convenient." "Hang on a sec." "LookLZ Don't touch!" "It's the Gualemalan release of "Imagine"" "It's extremely rare." "It cost 50,000 francs." "50,000 francs?" "What's this gun?" "It's a replica of the gun that killed John on Dec 8, 1980" "35,000 francs" "Ok, I have to go now." "No, don't go!" "Stay for a while." "I have to go, I've got lots of work." "Wait, I want to give you something." "These are very rare photos." "They're worth a lot." "It's like money." "Only with Janis and John on it." "Thanks" "Hello, Mr. Pujol?" "Slerni speaking." "You're my bank manager." "That's correct Mr. Sterni." "I'm calling you because" "I need to take out a loan." "Can I have your account number?" "Yes" "One second" "0051 0067175 146010" "Please hold." "You stole 500,000 francs?" "I didn't steal it!" "Everyone at work does it!" "You'll have to confess" "You want me to go to jail?" "Just explain it to this Mr. Cannon." "He'll understand." "But he's off his rocker." "His car is his life." "And you want me to tell him he was never insured?" "What are we going to do." "Remember my cousin Leon?" "He herited one million" "You know, the crazy one?" "And a little stupid" "For the past 30 years." "He's lived for Janis Joplin and John Lennon" "He'd do anything for them." "Even give them 500,000 francs." "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to bring him Janis and John." "But where are they?" "They are dead?" "So what are you going to do?" "What are we going to do?" "I thought maybe you could play the role of Janis Joplin." "Just until we got the money." "What do you say?" "Who is the Janis Joplin?" "She's a very nice woman." "And will you be John Lennon?" "No." "I'd look silly." "And my cousin might recognize me." "I thought I'd hire someone." "You know, an actor." "Where will you find an actor?" "Walter Kingkate" "Sorry to disturb you" "I'm calling because I'm looking for an actor." " You are an actor?" " Yes." "I have a rather unusual question to ask you." "Do you bear any resemblance to John Lennon?" "Of course." " Great!" "So maybe we could get together?" " Sure" "Are you the director?" "Uh, yes." "That's it." "Is this for a film?" "Yes a film... for the movies." "About John Lennon?" "Yes, it's the leading role." "Along with Janis Joplin" "And who's playing Janis Joplin?" "Brigitte Sterni." "Sterni... the name rings a bell." "She's very good." "Listen, when can we meet?" "Hang on, let me get my schedule." "When would you like?" "As soon as possible." "Oh boy, how about..." " in 2 weeks?" " Can't you make it sooner?" "I'm a busy man." "Couldn't you find a moment?" "Tomorrow, for example?" "Tomorrow?" "Actually, yes." "Tomorrow's fine." "At your office?" "I'd rather meet you at my place." "It's cozier at home." "You are a Lennon fan?" "I love him." "England. "Imagine" you know, the Rolling Stones." "Wasn't Lennon a Beatle?" "No, he was in the Rolling Stones." "Yeah, maybe you're right." "Well whatever." "It's very simple." "I have 2 idols:" "Robert De Niro and John Lennon." "So you're an actor" "Have you played many roles?" "Yeah, quite a few." "You want my background?" "It's very simple." "I spent 5 years." "With Allan Jones, who coached." "David Soul and Vince Conway" "Then I studied theater for 3 years at the National Academy" "I studied 9 years with Angela Mills." "The famous New York drama teacher known for her mime technique" "And then I landed... the lead role in "As Long as the Dead live"" "But the film fell through" "The director..." "died." "Oh yeah, and I just finished, an English" " French-English class." "Intensive." "Very good." "You 'll be perfect." "You mean I've got the job?" "Yes." "There's no audition?" " No what?" " Audition, You give me the script and I read it" "No, that won't be necessary." "I can tell you're good." "Tell me about the character." "The character?" "It's John Lennon." "There are dozens of ways to play him." "How do you see him?" "I see him very well." "You mean "well" in the sense of "good"?" "A character with a good heart?" " Yes, that's it." " That's it?" "I bought 2 films on Janis Joplin and John Lennon" "How about if we watch them?" "Of course, that might be interesting." "Brigitte!" "Walter..." "Brigitte." "She's going to play Janis Joplin" " Hello" " I get the feeling I know you" "Didn't you play Poppea in "Nero"?" "What's that?" "We'll start with Janis" "Interesting, wasn't it?" "You don't expect me to play that girl?" "Did you see her?" "Did you hear how she sings?" "You are completely mad, Pablo." "I'm not going to dress up as Janis Joplin to rip off your retarded cousin because you swindled someone at work and don't want to go to jail!" " I can explain." "There's no film?" "Yes, I mean no." "But there's still a role." "I mean, there's no camera." "Nothing fancy." "Who's this retarded cousin?" "Listen..." "When I'm not a director." "I work for S.Y.P. Insurance." "And I owe this guy a bunch of money." "So I thought of making you guys into Janis and John for my cousin." "Who's been waiting 30 years for them." "S.Y.P. Insurance?" " I had a car insured with them." " That's how I got your number." " But this isn't a film at all" " That's true." "It's a scam." "That's true." "But you are an actor, after all" "Actors should be able to act anywhere in any situation." "And John Lennon is one hell of a role." "That's true." "But I can't just accept this." "I have my ethics." "An actor has certain needs, right?" "I'm like a car, I need gasoline." "To drive me, you need to fill me up." "Fill you up with what?" "If you gave me 50,000 francs, it would help my engine run smoothly." "50,000 francs?" "That's 10% of 500,000" "Hey, who do you think you are?" "It's only 2 hours of work." "No problem, if you don't like it, find someone else." " You bet I will" " No, you won't" " And Why not?" " Because no serious actor would accept." "So why would you accept?" "Playing a historical character would be good experience for me." "And John Lennon is one hell of a role" "OK, 30,000 francs?" " 45,000?" " 40,000." "Let's watch the Lennon film." "I've been thinking, I'll play janis Joplin if you want." "Brigitte, you're saving my life!" "I hope it doesn't take too long." "Don't worry, only a couple of days." "But we should get started now." "We need to check one thing." "You 'll call my cousin and tell him you're you." "I tell him I'm Walter Kingkate?" "No, you say you're you:" "John Lennon." "Right, I tell him i'm John Lennon." "No, you tell him you are you." "You say, "It's me"" " Got it." " OK." "Then give the phone to Brigitte, I mean Janis." "Do I have to?" "I'd rather not talk." "Did Janis Joplin seem mute in that film we saw?" "No" "Then you talk." "I thought of something." "Why don't I say, "It's John Lennon"?" "If John Lennon called, he wouldn't say "it's me" unless he knew the person." "If you say "John Lennon" you could be anybody." "But "it's me", means it's really you" " You don't have to say "John Lennon because it's you." " Ok, Let's go." "It's me" " Who?" " It's me!" "Who is this?" "The person you've been waiting for." "Is this a prank call?" "OK, say "John Lennon"" "It's John Lennon" " What?" " It's John Lennon" " It can't be" " Yes, this is John Lennon speaking." "Leon, are you there?" "If it's really you, tell me when we last saw each other." "In the restrooms in 1973" "I can't believe it." "You're back?" "Yeah." "Where are you?" "In a telephone booth." "Is Janis with you?" "Yes, she's here." "I'll let you to talk to her." "Hello, Leon." "Hello, Janis" " How are you?" " I'm fine, Janis." "You're the most beautiful woman in the world." "And the greatest singer ever." "How sweet of you." "When can we see each other." "Soon." "I can't talk now." "Good bye." "Why didn't you mention the money?" "It wasn't the right moment." "It wouldn't be credible." "People who come back years later don't talk about money." "But they're dead!" "I agree with Brigitte." "OK, don't worry about it." "Now we know it works." "At least on the phone." "In terms of appearance, Walter resembled Lennon." "But with Brigitte, we had to start from scratch." "It's perfect." "Walter was becoming a pain." "He insisted on wearing Lennon's white suit." "Listen." "I wear it or I don't do it." "I think he looks great." "I wanted them to learn a song." "In case my cousin asked them to sing." "What strikes you most when you listen to Janis?" "She sings really well." "Yes, but what else?" "I don't know." "Her voice." "It's broken!" "Like there's a gob of spit in her throat." "That's what you need." "How do I get a gob of spit in my throat?" "Louder!" "Come on!" "Louder!" "Like Janis!" "Break your voice!" "Break it!" "I don't know if it was because I flet useful or because something was finally happening in my life." "But today I can honestly say." "From the very start, I loved being Janis Joplin." "I wrote this last night." "T's what you'll say to my cousin" ""Janis Joplin and John Lennon were kidnapped by aliens and were believed dead." "But in fact, they've been living on another planet" "They finally managed to escape" "But the aliens are holding their families hostage." "They will only be freed for a ransom of 540,000 francs." "One person can help them:" "Their greatest earthly fan my cousin Leon - who would be thrilled to help them." "Save their families" "What do you think?" "I don't get the family bit." "John's family wasn't kidnapped" "And Janis Joplin didn't have a family." "Don't be stupid." "I'm talking about their alien families." "I don't know I'm not convinced." "It's not very good." "Then you guys figure out what you're going to say!" "We'll say we came back to sing a song." "A song that will bring peace." "And save the world from the famines and wars that plague society and make people sad and weary and miserably unhappy!" "Brigitte, what's got into you?" "I love it!" "It's perfect for John Lennon." "You always agree with her?" "No, I'm just saying it's perfect for John Lennon." "Yes." "Oh yeah?" "What about the money?" "There's no reason for him to give it to you." "Don't worry, he'll hand it over." "John Lennon and Janis Joplin come to his home to sing a song." "That's worth 540,000" "I will ask him for it." "You sure?" "You'll do it?" "Am I john Lennon or am I not?" "What are you doing?" " Acting crazy!" " Why?" "I'm acting crazy, like my cousin" "Is that what he's like?" "Worse." "Please stop it I can't concentrate." "OK, let's start over." "What are you doing?" "Lennon was English, no?" "And Janis was American." "So?" "We thought if they come back they'd speak English." "Every body does." "The dead must speak it too." "It would be more credible." "Give me some English,"Miss Bilingual" Go on you know 2 words." "I'd love to hear you." "Why wouldn't they speak French?" " Because they're English." " The dead speak all language." "Hello." "Leon" "I'm John Lennon" "Hello, I'm Janis Joplin." "We're back." "To save the world." " Is that it?" " Yeah." "This is the big moment" "Just knock on the damn door and get the money." "Go on See you later." " Hang on." " What?" "I was just thinking." "If Lennon and Joplin came back, they wouldn't knock." "What?" "I mean, They'd walk through the door, they wouldn't knock." "Alright, wise guy." "Walk through the door." "Go on, Mr. De Niro, show us how the dead walk throught doors!" "Shut up Pablo!" "Shut up Pablo!" "He's right." "Two ghosts probably would make some kind of... magical entrance." "Jesus!" "What difference does it make?" "My cousin's nuts!" "I knock myself out and you're obsessing about doors." "I'm telling you that in reallity." "Dead people probably knock on the door when they visit you." "Will you go now?" "You're sure they wouldn't speak English?" "Goddamn it, who cares!" "Calm down, no need to get upset." "You haven't changed." "This is the greatest day of my life." "Janis and John." "I've been waiting for so long." "Want a drink?" "I'd love one." "Don't tell me Janis, I know." "I know" "Southern Comfort" "Your favorite whiskey." "I always have it on hand." "Out of practice, huh?" "Yeah." "Where are you staying?" "In a hotel." "Why don't you stay here?" "The thing is we payed for the room in advance" "That's too bad." "Can I ask you a question." "Janis and John?" "When we met in the restrooms back in 1973," "What did you mean when you said." ""We'll be back"?" " That we'd be back." " I see." "But why?" "To record a song." "That will bring peace." "And save peole from all these wars." "And famines that plague them" "This is the greatest day of my life." "What about the money?" "We couldn't ask him right away." "Why not?" "We couldn't just say, " We're Janis and John." "Got 500,000 francs?"" "I told him we'd be back tomorrow." "I'll ask him then." "Fine, but tomorrow for sure, OK?" "I need to piss." "What are you having?" "I don't know." "Maybe they have your favorite whiskey." "We'll have it at the hotel, seeing we paid in advance!" "What's the matter?" "What's so funny?" "It's something that made us laugh at Leon's place." "What?" "Well" "You had to be there." "It was a funny situation." "Enjoying yourselves, huh?" "Maybe I should leave you two alone." "What are you talking about?" "You like my wife, don't you?" "What?" " Stop it." "And save peole from all these wars." " I can smell these things." " That's enough now." "Alright, but i've got my eye on you." "There's nothing going on." "Pablo." "Then everything is fine." "Let's celebrate." "I'd like to dedicate my victory to my wife Brigitte." "Me too" "What do you mean?" "I want to celebrate our victory." "I said "my wife Brigitte" and you said "me too"." "As if she were your wife." "Too." "No, I said "me too" because I wanted to celebrate." "I'm sorry, but this is our victory." "Come again?" "Brigitte and I made it work." "I don't see it that way." "Come one, we've all done a good job." "You've done a great job, my love." "And I haven't?" "Sure," "YOu learned 2 chords and changed clothes." "I hope you're joking." "I've done a remarkable job in this film... thing..." " I guess." " Don't criticize my acting abilities." "Stop it." "I think you're a great actor." "Really?" "How do you know what makes a good actor?" "I could've picked anyone to play Lennon." "You're lucky you found me, buddy." "Anyone could do it!" "You'd be in deep shit without me!" "Look, even I could do it!" "Check this out." " Give me my glasses!" " I'm John Lennon." "Alright, calm down." "And try to be... in peace." "No failed actor's gonna mess with me" "I may be a failed actor, but at least I don't resurrect the dead to rob my retarded cousin because I owed 500,000 to a guy I swindled at work!" "I'm gonna kill you." "De Niro, my ass!" "Stop it, Pablo!" "No one criticizes my acting!" "I am John Lennon!" "I am John Lennon!" "You realize we've lost our John Lennon." "No big deal, we don't need him." "We've got Janis Joplin, that's good enough." "What will I say to your cousin tomorrow?" "Just tell him that jerk let us down" "He was going to ask for the money." "Well, now you will!" "Listen." "I'm sure you can pull it off." "You must ask him tomorrow, first thing." "What got into you at the restaurant?" "You saw how he was hitting on you." "You haven't noticed me in years and now you're jealous?" "You've changed, that's all." "You like me like this?" "I'll get the kid at my mother's." "We've lost John." "He won't be back." "Why not?" "Did I disappoint him?" "No, it's nothing to do with you." "It's just that..." "He was a fake, A fake John Lennon." "A fake John Lennon?" "It happens sometimes with famous dead people." "Elvis Presley had the same problem." "Incredible." "Although." "Now that you mention it." "He wasn't quite Lennon." "Whereas I can tell you're totally Joplin." "Naturally, because I really am Janis Joplin." "Of couse, how silly of me." "I need to talk to you, I have a big money problem..." "Hang on, I 've got a surprise for you." "Come with me." "Here are your musicians." "BobbyLZ your guitarist." "Freddy, your drummer." "And Miki, your bassist." "Don't worry, they're sworn to silence." " Oh really?" " Yeah." "Recognize this?" "Your mike." "Oh sure, my mike." "This is all your original stuff." "The guitars, the drums, the amp..." "It's your amp from "Pearl"" "my favorite album." "The jacks too." "Jacks?" " You know, the cords." " Right, right!" "Why are you doing this?" "So you can record your song to save the world" "This is going to be fabulous!" "Janis Joplin, singing in my house!" " I don't know if I can do it." " Sure you can!" "Take the mike." "Let's go guys." "Pick any song you like." "They know your repertoire by heart." "Alright, then... how about..." "Kosmic Blue..." " Blue Kosmic." " Kosmic Blues, yes." "I can't" "I'm sorry, I can't do it." "It's alright." "You haven't sung in thirty years." "It'll come back" "Let's try again." "What the hell is she doing?" "Hello, Mr. Sterni." "Hello, Mr. Cannon." "What are you doing here?" "I was in the neighborhood." "So I thought I'd say hello to my friendly insurance agent." "And I disturbing you?" "Not at all." "It's nice to see you." "You 're very kind." " I almost called you last night." " Really?" "Yes" "I felt blue, I went out for dinner" "When I got home, I wanted to see my car." "I forgot it was no longer there." "It's like when you lose a loved one." "And it doesn't sink in." "When I opened the door, my empty garage mirrored my empty existence." "I don't know why I'm telling you this." "Maybe you'd like some news?" "News about what?" "Your reimbursement." "You have news?" "Yes." "We're running a bit behind." "Because of a few computer problems." "I'd like to see your boss." "What for?" "I like you, Mr. Sterni." "I wouldn't want to pressure you." "I wouldn't want you to have to accelerate a reimbursement on my account." "But that's my job." "And we can't just switch clients." "Furthermore, in compensation for this delay we're offering a late bonus of... 10,000 francs" "Per day?" "Yes, Of course." "You're spoiling me, Mr. Sterni." "It's only normal." "Like to go for coffee?" "No." "I don't have any time." "What were you up to?" "Did you see the time?" "Jeremy waited up for you." " So, did you get the money?" " Money?" " Yes, Brigitte, did you get it?" "Oh right, the money..." "He wants me to record the song to save the world first" "Shit!" "Why?" "Maybe he's afraid I won't come back" "He's not as dumb as you think." "Aren't there any sweets?" "This is a disaster!" "I have to give Cannon 10,000 extra francs per day." "And that idiot wants to finish a song!" "Listen." "Here's what we will do." "You'll go back tomorrow." "Finish the song, get the money and that'll be that." "You make me laugh." "You think it's easy to record a song?" "Oh come on, it's not Eurovision." "I know, but I'd still like to do it well." "You're not taking this seriously?" "Not at all." " You sure there's nothing sweet?" " I don't think so" " No chocolate?" " NO, nothing." "You need to do the shopping." "You think I have time to do the shopping?" "Go yourself." "What?" "You think I have time" "OK, I'll go tomorrow morning." "What is it?" "your eyes look funny." " Really?" " Let me see." "They're all red." "It must be the weed I smoked." "It was awfully strong." "Brigitte, you smoked weed?" "I brought you some." "You could use it right now." "This is a drug!" "Who gave you this?" "One of my musicians." "You have musicians now?" "I'm gonna take a shower." "Don't get carried away with all this stuff." "If memory serves, this was when things began spinning out of control" "A singer once said." ""Today is the first day of the rest of your life"" "For me, everything had changed." "I knew people were looking at me more than usual" "Or just looking at me, period." "But it didn't bother me." "Quite the contrary." "I opened up to others." "I wasn't afraid they'd find me too shy, too stupid." "Too foolish, or whatever." "Happiness was all around me." "In each street, in every house..." "Even my dreams were diffent." "I, however, was feeling awful" "My world was crumbling around me." " Were there any victims?" " An entire family." "I think the father's still inside." "Every time the phone rang, I feared it was Cannon." "Sterni speaking." "Ah, hello, Mrs. Arnaud." "But my bonus had appeased him." "For the time being." "There were Miki, Freddy and Bobby." "But soon others came to play." "Johnny Rassov, a.k.a. Elise, because of how he tuned his guitar." "Victor Artie, who had played with Simon  Garfunkel." "He still didn't get why they broke up." "Such a shame." "Several times a week." "Bebe stopped by." "He wasn't a musician, more of a friend." "You could ask him anything, he always said:" "Sure, no problem." "A Fender L-Series, 1957?" "Lions, tigers and pumas..." " Could you get some?" " Sure, no problem." "We worked 15 hours a day." "I'd never seen time fly like that." "Got the money?" "We're not done yet." "We're struggling with the bridge" "The drummer was loaned, we couldn't play." "The guitar amp blew up Then we had mike problems." "Shit." "Got my weed?" "You're not asleep?" "Did I wake you up?" "What is it, Pablo?" "I don't know." "I can't take it anymore." "I'm tired." "Of what?" "Everything." " Want me to roll you a joint?" "I'm sick of joints." "I want it all to be over." "All what?" "I think I'm losing my mind." "I see Janis everywhere." "What are you talking about?" "I want our life back the way it was." "Listen Pablo, you have to understand." "Janis is part of me now." "I feel her, She's there." "I think she's always been inside me." "We only just met, but you can't imaging how much I love her." "She makes me want to be happy." "She makes me want to laugh all the time." "And sing, too." "It feels so good to sing when you've held it in all your life." "It's like I... just grew a pair of wings." "Listen, you can be Janis all you want." "You can sing day and night." "But here at home, with me." "Tomorrow, after work." "I'll take you to Leon's and wait while you get the money." "Then we'll leave together and that'll be that." "If it doesn't work," "I'll find another solution." "What?" "Like another Janis." "Who's not my wife." "They party's over." "That's what I thought." "I don't know if i'd have asked for the money." "What I do know... is that I had no clue what was in store." "Hello," "I am John Lennon!" "After that night at the restaurant, you might have thought he'd forget the whole thing." "But I later leaned he'd continued his role of a lifetime." "He tried to write a song." "And he hit on a girl named Yono Oko." "Or Koko Yono." "He placed an ad to form a band, The Keatles." "But the world's in a whirl" "And the Earth need rebirth." "But it didn't work out." "So Walter continued alone, composing what was to be" "John Lennon's new song 20 years after his death." "And once the song was finished." "Walter rushed over to play it for his biggest fan:" "Leon" "I've got it." "John Lennon's new song, 20 years after my death." "You're not the real one." "1940-1980" "Cut it out" "What?" "I know it's not true." "What's the matter?" "Are you ill?" "Don't you remember?" "I'm telling you, it's me!" "I just took time out to write a song." "Now I've got it, I'm ready." "I'm here, I'm ready." "What's going on?" "Janis." "What's she doing here?" "What do you mean, "What's she doing here"?" "She's working with me." "She's going to create peace on earth." "That's what she's doing" "Leon" "She's the wrong Janis Joplin" "Her name is Brigitte." "What?" "She wants your money." "Her husband's in debt." "That's a lie." "Right, Janis?" "Of course I'm Janis Joplin." "For real." "They're lying to you." "They want you to think I'm a fake, because she's one." "Understand?" "They're very clever." "But they can't fool us!" "You're my biggest fan." "Right, Leon?" "Tell him the truth." "I'm the real Lennon." "I deserve my big moment." "I can't." "Tell him I'm John Lennon and your name is Brigitte!" "You're hurting me." "Leave her alone!" "Tell him I'm John Lennon." "Goddamn it, say to him:" ""He's John Lennon!" OK?" "He's John Lennon!" "Hi, Pablo." "What happened?" "He wanted to hurt Janis, so I protected her." "By the way." "Janis..." "Pablo." "Don't worry, he's a fake." "So?" "You shot him?" " Is he dead?" " I don't know." "Oh, Christ!" "Wait for me in the car." " Where's Janis going?" " She's leaving." " But why?" " Because she has to leave now." "When will she be back?" "She won't be." "We didn't finish the peace song." "Jesus Christ!" "Peace?" "What peace are you talking about?" "You just killed a guy!" "Can't you see the shit you're in?" "Leon" "Leon, where's your money?" "Your money..." "Where is it?" "In the guitar case behind the counter." "Where is the rest of it?" "Leon, where is the rest of it?" "The rest of what?" "The rest of the money!" "There; s nothing in there!" "I spent it on the song." "No way" "Leon." "Listen to me good." "You have to go away, you must leave immediately." "The cops will be coming." "This guy surely has a family." "You've got some money." "Go to the airport, take a plane somewhere far away." "You got it?" "I'm staying here." "Why?" "In case Janis comes back." "Right." "Well, I'll be going now." "I'm sorry, Leon." " Take care of yourself" " You too." "Pablo." " Pablo?" " What?" " You're my favoirite cousin." " You too." "Brigitte?" "Brigitte?" "Brigitte?" "Good evening, Mr. Sterni." "I let myself in." "You don't mind, do you?" "No." " Looking for you wife?" " Yes" "She's gone." "I was waiting for you outside." "When she arrived." "She ran inside and came out two minutes later with a big suitcase and your son." "Oh, right!" "She's gone to visit a friend." "Really?" "Did you come for your money?" "I don't have it yet But I should by tomorrow morning" "Come to the office before noon." "Do you really think if I come to your office tomorrow, I'll leave with my money?" "That's what I'm saying." "I don't believe it." "What?" "I don't think I'll ever see my money." "I don't even think my name was ever registered in your computer." "What are you talking about?" "Save your breath." "I know everything." "What?" "What do you know?" " Give me my glasses." " I'm John Lennon!" "I may be a failed actor, but at least I don't resurrect the dead to rob my retarded cousin because I owe 500,000 to a guy I swindled at work!" "You were there?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "I didn't want to make it worse for you." "You're kidding me, Cannon." "I bust my ass for a week." "And you've known all along?" "Don't be upset, Mr. Sterni." "I'm going to tell you a story." "Some time back," "I was at home, it was evening." "I'd had a bit to drink." "I wasn't drunk though." "At least not on alcohol." "I was in a strange mood." "I thought about the car." "I said to myself:" "In reality" ""this car represents everything I hate in myself."" "So I thought, "I must destroy it."" "I went for a drive" "I drove for a while on a deserted little road." "Then I saw a tree." "I thought, "you can't do this" "it's not your style;"" "When I got to the tree, I simply turned the steering wheel..." "And wrecked my beautiful car." "When I learned you hadn't insured it," "I was actually glad." "I thought it would bring us together." "I wanted to be friends." "Money is great." "So are beautiful cars." "But love is what matters." "Isn't it?" "We live to be loved, don't you think?" "Mr. Cannon..." "Is there anything I can do for you?" "For me?" "Yes." "What would you like?" " Time" "I'd like some of your time." "I'd like to see you." "You could tell me your stories, I could tell you mine." " OK?" " Yes." "My wife isn't visiting a friend." " She left me." " I know." "It's my fault, but I don't know what to do." "You're like me, Mr. Sterni." "Every day, we both feel like we're fighting the whole of humanity, when in fact, no body even knows we exist." "Yes?" "I loved the song." "Walter?" "You're on." "You know what we need?" "A woman." "A woman with three man?" "No, three with three." "Maybe we can talk." "Maybe... maybe learn some French." "Shit." "I prefer a Rock music." "END"