"( MUSIC PLAYING )" "YOUNG GIRL:" "I read in the" LittleBigBookofBirds"" "thatravenswereonce themostcolorfulbirds." "Buttheywerevainandmean andneverrecognized theirbeauty." "Theyweretoobusy beingunkindto eachother sotheywerestripped ofalltheircolors andturnedblack." "Theyareconsideredsoevil  thattheirfavoritefood issaidto be  thefleshof adeadman." "Butravensreallylike tobetogether,likefamily." "Letmeintroduceyou  tomyravens." "( PHONE RINGING )" "What's up, man?" "Look, it'll just be a couple of days." "They're good people." "You got nothing to worry about, all right?" "C'mon, Mom, let's go." "MOTHER:" "You know what?" "Yougoahead." "Ijustwant aminutealone,okay?" "Fine, grump." "Hello, ladies." "Hi." "( MUMBLES ) ..." "Dad." "Can we go swimming?" "We'll go in a little bit." "JOEY:" "Why?" "'Cause I want to talk to your Mom." "Promise?" "I promise." "Okay." "See you at the dock." "ELLIS:" "Howwastheflight?" "Not bad, a little bumpy." "Yeah?" "Glad you're here." "Me too." "( VOICES CHATTERING )" "Wendy, hey." "Oh my God." "Come here, group hug, group hug." "WENDY:" "Here you go." "Yeah?" "Nice." "Oh my God, this is Saturn." "She's my life partner for now." "We had to put the finishing touches on the art car for Burning Man, sowejustworked allnight, hopped in the vangina and, boom, here we are." "All right, well, if you need anything, just ask." "Yeah, I will." "You're a Virgo, aren't you?" "Triple." "That is so sexy." "( SIGHING )" "The truth is always beautiful." "Mm-hm." "Thanks, all right." "MAN:" "There they are." "Goodtimes." "Come here." "You blinked." "No, I didn't." "You did." "Now go get your victorious bio-Dad a drink." "( RACING ) Pink fever dry martini standing up with a lemon twist" "( INDISTINCT ) two olives?" "Atta boy." "ELLIS:" "Soundsgood." "Why don't you get your provider-Dad one of those as well?" "Ohh, come here." "Show Emma where you keep the Chardonnay, okay?" "ELLIS:" "Let's grab a round of smallballthisweekend,yeah ?" "What's a small ball?" "Golf, darling." "It's very, very dull." "Saul." "Ellis." "Saul." "Ellis." "( SIGHING )" "WENDY:" "Here'syourroom." "Oh, this is very nice." "We've never stayed on this floor before." "Oh, really?" "I didn't realize that." "Yeah, we stay in the room by the kitchen, the maid's quarters." "( SIGHING )" "What?" "I'm not saying anything underneath what I'm saying." "I'm simply stating a fact." "Well, Joey's really excited to see you." "All she can talk about is you." "She's a smart kid." "Try and spend some time with her." "It'll mean so much." "WENDY:" "You know Jay's coming." "He's supposed to be here for dinner but he's bringing a guest." "I guess he needed a ride." "You know Jay." "At least he has a new girlfriend." "He seems rather happy." "( INDISTINCT CHATTER )" "The drink always goes on the right side." "Thisistheincorrectside  or the left side." "Put it on the right side." "I think I'm going to make a toast." "Ellis and I want to thank you so much for coming to our home and celebrating with us." "We really appreciate you making the commitment everysummerto cometo ourannual4thofJuly party." "Traditionisimportant andyoumeanthe worldtous ." "So cheers, to us and to years to come." "Years to come." "Years to come." "EVERYONE:" "Cheers." "( CHATTER )" "So how's work, Big Guy?" "SAUL:" "It'sfantastic." "When everyone in Hollywood is bitching about the recession," "I haven't felt a goddamned thing." "Mynewbook hasn'tevencomeout yet  and I've already sold the movie rights." "Wow." "Yes, not caving to commercialism is a real feat for you, isn't it, darling?" "And you don't seem to be bothered by the lifestyle its afforded you." "Honey, can you get some more wine?" "Yeah, sure." "Joey,couldyou bringusabottle ofthe'63ChateauLafleur, please?" "We're out." "Wehavethe2009Twin Oaks ." "That's fine." "Why don't you bring us two of those?" "JOEY:" "Wehaveone." "HAL:" "I was told I'd get everythingI desire, and you guys are kind of dropping the ball on this one." "Desire is everything." "Whenitfades,lifeends ." "That's why I don't have sex." "Notlikeyouguysdo." "Ifuckonlytoelevate toa higherspiritualplane." "The mantra of Tantra." "Orgasm is a waste of energy." "HAL:" "Hah!" "Anyway, Hal, let's hear what have you been up to inyourcrazyworld?" "Well, got certified as a life coach." "Certified." "What exactly is that, a life coach?" "HAL:" "Lifeisagame,Emma ." "You weren't born a starter." "None of us were born a starter." "Imean,takeWendyhere , forexample," "I mean, humble beginnings, to say the least." "TherewasatimeatBerkeley when she wouldn't be caught dead hanging out with you people." "But now, she's on the varsity squad." "That'smyjob." "Igetyouguys offthebench." "What's keeping you from taking it to the next level?" "Whatareyouafraidof?" "What truth are you hiding from?" "When the student is ready, the master will appear." "JOEY:" "UncleJay!" "Jay!" "Ellis." "Good to see you, my dude." "ELLIS:" "It's good to see you, mydude." "Everybody, this is my buddy, Chad." "Hi, Chad." "Hi, Chad." "EMMA:" "Hello,Chad." "ELLIS:" "Why don't you come takea seat." "It's okay?" "ELLIS:" "It's okay." "WENDY:" "Hi, Jay bird." "JAY:" "Hey sister." "WENDY:" "Glad you made it." "So I'm headed into the back country tomorrow." "Imetthiscutehippychick ." "We're gonna let our animal instincts run wild." "Chad's gonna let me use his truck off road." "Isitcoolifhestays here fora fewdays?" "Absolutely." "Yeah." "SAUL:" "Themorethemerrier." "JAY:" "Cool." "Chadmakesfilms." "What kind of films?" "Nature films." "What are they about?" "Nature." "Well, you know what Thoreau said about nature." "It has no morality, only what mankind imposes upon it." "You're Saul King?" "Yes." "I've read four books in my life and three of them were yours." "What was the other one?" "JAY:" ""The Little Big Book of Birds."" "I memorized it." "It's about birds." ""A Covey of Coots" was funny but I thought it was gonna be about birds." "It's a metaphor." "JAY:" "I especially liked "ACastof Hawks"" "but it wasn't about birds either." "It was strange, you know, you really could have said something interesting." "Wheredoyouget the ideas foryourbooks?" "I think of them." "Can I interview you?" "About your books." "Maybe later." "What time?" "I don't know." "Okay." "Can I" "I'm so sorry, can I sleep now?" "My room's at the top of the hall, to the left." "Do you want some dessert?" "No thank you." "Okay." "JOEY:" "Goodnight." "Hey, a nightcap?" "Yeah, something like that." "God, you look beautiful." "You really think so?" "Absolutely." "No." "No, Saul." "( LAUGHING ) What's wrong?" "No." "I can't." "You know, it's funny 'cause I don't remember you ever writing the entire time we were together." "Idon'tevenremember youreadingabook." "It's like you left me and changed into somebody else." "Look, I'm by myself all the time." "Writing is a God-awful existence." "You should be grateful you blocked my creative voice." "It would have been hell to live with." "CHAD:" "Wendy?" "Yes, Chad?" "I'm ready for my dessert now." "Sure." "Sure, Chad." "( NOISE FROM OUTSIDE )" "ELLIS:" "Whatisit ,honey?" "I think it's Chad." "ELLIS:" "Chad!" "Please,comeback." "Chad,comeback." "Okay, come on." "It'sanantique." "Itwasnotmade togetwet,Chad." "HAL:" "Let'sdothis." "SATURN:" "The truth is alwaysbeautiful." "HAL:" "What'sgoingon ?" "Dad, can you watch me swim?" "I can't." "JAY:" "What's Chad doingoutthere?" "He can't even swim." "Hey, pal, bring it on in, will ya?" "It'stimeto go ." "Okay, see you on Independence Day." "May the 4th be with you." "Hah." "( LAUGHING )" "JOEY:" "Thereisakindofhawk thatspendsmostofitstime intheair." "Peoplethink thatthey'rehunters, justridingthewind, lookingforprey," "butthey'rereallyquiet andgentle, evensecretive." "Theyjustlike totravelalone." "( JAZZ PLAYING )" "¶ That deed there's a big Change in your life ¶" "¶ Why you don't treat me-- ¶" "MAN:" "Ican'tworklikethis ." "The food sucks." "The facility's insufficient." "You promised me a cabin and you stick me in this shithole." "Last time this piano was tuned like he didn't have a hole in his head." "Hey, you've been paid handsomely for a job many others would fall on their goddamn knees for." "What the hell is the holdup?" "I'm stuck, Saul." "You're stuck." "Let me help you out." "I'm blocked." "What do you mean you're blocked?" "It's something that writers get." "I got nothing." "I'm blank." "Done with and washed up, the muse is gone." "What the hell happened?" "It just doesn't go away." "It does if you've banished it." "Well, invite it back." "I can't." "I quit drinking." "What the hell kind of self-destructive behavior is that?" "I mean, who the hell quits drinking in the last chapter?" "Maybe I do, Saul." "Or maybe I'm just better than you at making shit up, hm?" "Writeyourown fuckingbooks." "( TURNS MUSIC LOUDER )" "What are you doing?" "You said I could interview you, about your books." "No, I didn't." "I said "maybe." But I meant "no."" "CHAD:" "Saul?" "You have to ask someone ifyou'regonnamake adocumentaryaboutthem." "Yes." "MAN:" "Hey,Saul." "( GLASS SMASHING )" "CHAD:" "Saul?" "HAL:" "One." "CHAD:" "Saul?" "HAL:" "Two." "One,two,three,four." "( UKULELE PLAYING )" "Yeah." "All right." "Here we go." "We go, one, two, three and four." "That's perfect." "Step high." "Chins up." "Here we go." "Again, we go high, high, low and low." "Andonelasttime." "Make it count." "Leave 'em wanting more." "Yes!" "You guys were awesome." "JOEY:" "Hey, Chad, thisisOlivia." "Hi, Olivia." "OLIVIA:" "Hi, Chad." "Joey, I'm gonna go get my bathing suit." "Bye-bye." "Will you take us swimming?" "I can't swim." "You really don't swim?" "No." "Just seems wrong." "C'mon, Chad, live a little." "It's just water." "Please?" "CHAD:" "Okay, butnottoofar ,okay?" "Whoa." "Is that a real gun?" "Yeah, it's real." "Why do you have it?" "I always carry a gun." "Can I hold it?" "Chad's going swimming with us." "Awesome." "C'mon, c'mon." "( WAVES OVERLAPPING )" "( LAUGHING )" "Can we stop, please?" "I want to stop." "( LAUGHING )" "I want to stop, please." "Can we stop?" "No." "Stop." "Stop, please, stop!" "Stop!" "WENDY:" "Joey, Joey, what'sgoingon ?" "Huh?" "OLIVIA:" "We were just swimming andhestartedfreakingout." "Hehurtme ." "He hurt you?" "How did he hurt you?" "JOEY:" "He didn't mean to." "Wescaredhim." "I was scared." "All right, you know what?" "That's enough swimming for today." "Joey." "But Mom." "No, you're done, you're done." "Honey..." "( MUMBLES )" "SAUL:" "He lurks." "He's always lurking." "Who knows what's going on in that mind of his?" "He started filming me today." "Yes, well, he's filming everybody, Saul." "Yes, but he's making a documentary about me, his favorite writer." "I think he's some sort of a lunatic fan." "WheredidJay meetthisguy?" "I don't know, but I just" "I don't fully trust him with the kids." "Okay." "Well, then, he's got to go." "Okay." "Okay." "Look at us, co-parenting." "So who's gonna tell him?" "I'll tell him." "I'll tell him." "Hey, Chad." "I've upset you." "WENDY:" "No." "It's just that it's not gonna work out." "The truth is we weren't expecting another person this weekend." "I understand." "Do you?" "Yes." "I appreciate that." "You've all been really nice to me." "I wish I could pay it back." "Bye, Chad." "Where's Chad going?" "He had to leave, honey." "JOEY:" "Butwhy?" "Well, people are like gardens." "Gardensandflowers wanttoblossom butweedsoverpower everything and flowers learn to tolerate weeds but if they can't, the weeds need to be pulled to save the garden." "Who decides what's a weed?" "Joey, just don't make any sudden movements." "Not coming with?" "No, thank you." "Justgonnatakeawalk ." "I'll walk with you." "Yeah, sure, if it's all right with Hal." "SATURN:" "Ididn'thaveafamily soit'sreallylovely toseeonewithsomuchlove." "ELLIS:" "Why didn't you havea family?" "Oh, my dad died when I was young and my mom took off on her Saturn return and I've been on my own since I was 14." "14, that's young." "No, no, no, no." "It was perfect." "To be free at that age, not having to repress all that sexual energy," "I can't imagine having lived any differently." "I definitely learned a thing or two." "I can imagine you did." "You need to fuck my yoni puja." "Wow." "Wow, that's flattering." "I appreciate it." "But I love my wife." "That's okay." "I do too." "I would love to please both of you." "Okay, Saturn, I need you to stop." "This entire conversation is making me very uncomfortable." "I haven't felt like this since my father died." "( CAMERA CLICKING )" "Chad?" "There's a tribe of tit warblers nesting in that juniper tree." "SATURN:" "Where?" "I don't see them." "CHAD:" "They're more easily heardthanseen." "I have gifts." "ELLIS:" "Look who I found, everybody." "It's Chad." "He brought gifts." "Awesome." "Gifts?" "Why?" "For being so kind to me." "To pay it back." "Chad, you didn't have to do that." "Yes, Wendy, I did." "Ellis, this is for you because Wendy loved flowers." "Oh, beautiful." "Ithankyou,Chad, foryourfloralsupport." "And Saul?" "Yeah?" "CHAD:" "Saul?" "Yeah?" "Saul?" "Yeah?" "Saul?" "Yeah?" "Saul,thisis foryou ." "( LAUGHING )" "EMMA:" "Oh, very interesting choice,Chad." "Ilikeit ." "Oh!" "Ah, I have something for you." "So you brought him back?" "ELLIS:" "He'sharmless." "CHAD:" "Forourlemonadestand." "JOEY:" "Perfect." "Why are you standing so awkwardly?" "I'll go stand over there." "JOEY:" "No,I didn'tmeanthat." "I meant, are you feeling uncomfortable?" "Yeah." "Most of the time." "All the time, actually." "JOEY:" "Why?" "It's how I feel." "Take a seat, Chad." "If we're going to be best friends, we have to tell each other a secret, asecretwe 'venever toldanyoneelse." "I have to tell you a secret?" "I left school when I was your age." "I preferred watching birds." "But I have an even bigger secret." "Really?" "I chose you as my friend because you're perfect." "Or just I'm amazing." "You are amazing." "What amazing things do you think I'm going to do?" "No, if I tell you you'll think I'm silly." "Please tell me." "I think you're gonna make people smile." "That'simportant,youknow?" "And I'm pretty sure you're gonna cure cancer and end hate too, soyou'vegotabiglife infrontof you." "Cool, you're right." "CHAD:" "Yourturn." "Everyone lies to me." "Why?" "'Cause they think the truth will hurt me more." "You have to promise not to lie to me, okay?" "Promise." "So I'm raising equity for a new startup." "We'reinourveryfirst roundoffinancing." "I thought it might be something you'd be interested in." "Okay, what's the company?" "It's not so much of a company per se as it is seed money." "Investinginthedailycog ofmylife." "What you'd be investing in is my expertise." "Your expertise?" "You're a trust fund kid, Ellis." "I wouldn't know your expertise if you put a handgun to my head." "Anyway,a highpercentage ofthesestartupsfail and there's always the risk of losing your friend's money and the friendship." "I'm just asking for a little bit of help." "Look, Ellis, the last thing that I want is for these family reunions toturnmoreinto whatthestartupisdoing than about catching up with friends and family." "I just don't think I'm the right guy." "Yup." "Yup, well, your loss." "( BUZZING )" "Agh!" "Bees, bees!" "Beeeeeeees!" "Did he call?" "No." "He's such an asshole." "We were supposed to play the small ball tonight." "Hey, at least we have each other." "Right?" "( BRAKES SQUEALING )" "I got attacked by a whole goddamned swarm of bees." "It's this fucking shirt." "Jesus, it's like they think they can smell nectar on me orsomething." "CHAD:" "Beescansensefear." "( GASPING )" "Sorry." "Sorry." "He did this on purpose." "Did what on purpose?" "Give me a shirt that was meant to kill me." "( LAUGHING ) That's ridiculous." "Is it?" "Jay's coming back tomorrow." "Let's just let it go for now, okay?" "Oh, that feels good." "You're very pretty." "Thanks." "C'mon." "No." "C'mon." "I'm not in the mood." "Then how about just doing it for me?" "I don't want to." "Come on, Wendy." "Ellis, I don't want to." "Are you still in love with him?" "With who?" "Saul." "Saul, Wendy." "No." "Why?" "Didhesaysomethingtoyou?" "No." "No, he didn't say anything." "Icouldseeit withmyowneyes." "Look, maybe I'm the small person here but this whole being friends with the ex-husband thing, it's weird." "I have a child with him." "I mean, what do you want me to do?" "I want to feel like you love me the most." "I don't want to talk about this right now, okay?" "We have a full house of guests." "What more can I do?" "WENDY:" "Ellis." "What-- what more can I do?" "Ellis." "Huh?" "I can't do this." "I'm sorry." "Look" "How much rejection am I supposed to take?" "( CAMERA CLICKING )" "CHAD:" "What's the best nap you'veevertaken?" "When I was little, I used to pretend to be asleep so I could hear my mom and dad talk about me." "They would say, "That one's a goner"" "and then my dad would pick me up and carry me to bed." "Yeah?" "How about you?" "I haven't really fallen asleep in a long time." "CHAD:" "Hey,buddy." "Do you think a kitty hurt it?" "Baby birds fall or-- and sometimes they get pushed from their nest." "Why?" "CHAD:" "Tolearnto fly." "That's mean." "No, it's normal." "And if it's feathered, it's a fledgling and has left the nest on its own." "Thenyouleaveit whereyoufoundit." "Ifit'sunfeathered, thenyoulookfor anest ." "And if you find it, you can bring it home." "Chad!" "Wait for me." "You've got to be fucking kidding me." "Joey,I wantyou tocomedownrightnow." "I want you to come down on solid ground right now." "Why do you care?" "I'm gonna count to 10." "You mean 3." "I mean 10!" "One." "Joey,don'tmakemecome up, upthere,afteryou ." "I want you to get down from there right now." "Okay, fine, I'll come up there." "I can climb a tree." "I don't know why anybody would ever want to climb agoddamntree andbringalittlechildup." "Let'sallclimbatree , let'sclimbtrees andfreethebirds and because then, everything's good and our wives aren't emotionally distant." "Goddamn it!" "Don'tlookat me ." "Look at me." "Joey." "Joey,baby,helpmeup." "This is how people ride it out, huh, please?" "See you later, sadly." "JOEY:" "I read that frightened birdswillfreezeinplace, hopingthattheywon 'tbe seenorheard whenthey'rescared orintrouble." "Butsomebirdsfly alone." "They'retheones thatflythehighest." "Andtheycansee the most." "Theycanflysohigh , that they vanish into thin air," "likea dream." "( UKULELE PLAYING )" "Do you know where I go every day when I say I'm leaving for work?" "I actually go to the driving range which is ironic considering that my golf game is for shit." "Just like the rest of my life." "And then if I'm really, really motivated," "I'll come home and I'll jerk off." "Thatisthesum total ofmyday." "Sounds pretty good to me, bro." "No, man, you've kind of got to have your shit together to smoke this." "Sorry." "You know, we live life like it's supposed to be a certain way and, when that doesn't happen, we think that life is wrong." "But you're in control, bro." "Imean,yourhands areonthesteeringwheel." "You crash your car into a tree, youdon'tblamethe tree." "You could have it all." "Like me." "What are you talking about, Hal?" "You're not doing anything with your life." "Yeah, but that's the point, man." "That's my choice." "That's what makes me happy and, fuck you, because I'm right here right now, whichismore thanyoucansay ." "( SIGHING )" "Youcreatewhatyou want tocreateforyourself,bro." "You just got to keep it real." "So what is it you want?" "Saul wants to have a baby." "Really?" "You're surprised." "WENDY:" "I thought he didn't evenlikechildren." "He barely even looks at Joey." "Well, I don't think liking children has anything to do with it." "Ithinkhe justwantstohave somethingofhisown , somethingthathe made." "He's made up this story about himself and now he's convinced himself that it's true." "Are you pregnant?" "No." "Why, do I look fat?" "No." "No, I just thought since you said" "Saul wanted to have a baby." "Wendy, I am not just a vessel for that man's needs." "You know, my body is not here merely just to deliver a child." "I told him to get his own uterus." "Or have it with someone else." "And you know Saul, tell him he can't have something and" "He tricked me." "What did you do?" "I" "The love is lost." "Andwhenit 'sallgone, it's surprising how freeing it is." "Justnotacare." "SALESWOMAN:" "WhatcanIhelpyouwith?" "I have an anniversary coming up next week." "It's my tenth, big one." "And I'm honestly not sure if my marriage is gonna make it 'til then unless I do something big." "Anything to do with the" "Oh, the bee stings?" "No, that's just shit luck." "Okay." "( LAUGHING ) Tell me a little bit about your wife." "What does she like?" "Okay." "You know what?" "Why don't you just show me the most expensive ring you have?" "SALESWOMAN:" "Okay." "Thatwouldbe  thisrighthere." "This is a 6.5 carat GIA certified cushion-cut diamond." "It's very pretty." "How much is that one?" "It's $250,000." "You know what?" "Could you maybe show me something a little less expensive?" "Okay." "That's pretty." "It'ssmaller, it'sdefinitelysmaller but a woman would like that, wouldn't she?" "I would." "JOEY:" "Ravens usually nest togetherforlife," "butsometimestheyvisit withotherravens." "Maybethisis because theylikeshinythings andwillevenstealthem  fromotherbirds'nests." "Anyways,that'swhat "TheLittleBigBook"says ." "ButI thinkthey'relooking forsomethingthat'smissing andtheydon'tknow whatitis ." "Andtheydon'tknow wheretofindit." "( PLAYING THE PIANO )" "What did you tell him?" "I told him I quit." "You quit?" "Oh my God." "You are amazing." "Will, you did it." "We're free." "( PLAYING THE PIANO )" "Not exactly." "What does that mean?" "It started out slow and it's just gotten real fast." "What does that mean?" "I told him I quit drinking." "I definitely told him that." "Oh, shit." "Oh!" "So he doesn't know." "I look at him and I'm paralyzed with dread." "Yeah, he has that effect." "So what did you tell him?" "I definitely told him he's not the boss of me." "I'msorry,Emma." "I'm just tired and just really tired of all of it." "You're not gonna say anything?" "It's not easy for me, either, you know?" "Just a couple of phonies, aren't we?" "WOMAN: ( ON RADIO ) We're here todaywithSaulKing aformerWallStreet WhizKid whowasthefirst Americanauthor tohitthenumberonespot withhisdebut sinceF.ScottFitzgerald." "Mr.King'swork hasbeendescribed asa strangemix ofthemythic, theslightlyimplausibleand" "( MUSIC PLAYING )" "( CAR HORN )" "( BANGING ON WINDOW )" "TERRI:" "Thank you, Mr. King, forjoiningus today." "MR. KING:" "Terri, it's nice tobehere." "Thankssomuch forcomingalongtomyhouse ," "Ireallyappreciateit." "TERRI:" "It'swonderfulto be here." "So,Mr.King,tellme, wheredoyoufind yourinspiration?" "MR. KING:" "Terri, a story is like abeautifulwoman." "Forme,writing islikemakinglove." "Agh." "Aghh!" "TERRI:" "Wonderful." "Do you" "Doyoufindyourself writingwhereveryouare  intheworld?" "Doyouhaveacertainplace  whereyouto write?" "( MUSIC DROWNS OUT INTERVIEW )" "Woo!" "Oh, I mean, could this be more beautiful?" "Actually... yes, it can." "What is that?" "( MUSIC PLAYING )" "This shit's not working at all." "( SHOUTS )" "( GARBLED NOISE )" "What are you talking about?" "I love you so much and I get it," "I understand fear, you know?" "Iwalkintothe tiger'smouth everyfuckingday." "I got a lot of things that terrify me, you know?" "Spiders and big-ass fucking malicious hairy predators and,youknow,I'm scaredof--  Saturnscaresme ." "Reallyscaresme ." "( GUN FIRING )" "SATURN:" "Dad?" "What the fuck am I doing?" "( GUN FIRING )" "( GARBLED NOISE )" "You betrayed the cause." "We were gonna change the world." "Oh yeah." "I like money, you know?" "Everybody likes money." "I like money." "But do you really need all this shit?" "( JUKEBOX PLAYING )" "Hey." "Why did you bring him?" "WENDY:" "Because he's ourhouseguest,Ellis." "Can't just leave him at the house by himself." "ELLIS:" "What are you gonnaputon ,Chad?" "PhilCollins?" "( "GODDAMN LONELY LOVE" BY DRIVE-BYTRUCKERSPLAYING)" "¶ I got green and I got blues ¶" "¶Andeveryday  There'sa littleless¶" "¶Differencebetweenthe two ¶" "¶I bellyup anddisappear¶" "¶WellIain 't Reallydrowning¶" "¶' CauseI seethebeach Fromhere¶" "¶AndIcouldtake  AGreyhoundhome¶" "¶ButwhenIgotthere  It'dbegone¶" "¶Alongwitheverything Ahomeis madeupof¶" "¶SoI'lltaketwoof Whatyou'rehaving¶" "¶AndI'lltakeallof Whatyou'vegot¶" "¶Tokillthisgoddamnlonely Goddamnlonelylove¶" "You never gave me a gift." "ELLIS:" "Honey,that'senough." "¶Sisterlistentowhat  Yourdaddysays¶" "¶Don'tbe ashamedofthings Thathidebehindyourdress¶" "Wendy, stop it!" "¶Bellyup  Andarchyourback¶" "( GLASS SMASHING )" "You two-- CHAD:" "Get off me." "Get off me!" "ELLIS:" "Don't fuck with my wife." "Get off me!" "¶Andyoucould Cometome by plane¶" "¶Butthatwouldn't Bethesame¶" "¶Asthatold motelroom  InTexarkanawas¶" "¶SoI'lltaketwo Ofwhat...¶" "I don't want to be touched." "Wendy." "You're drunk." "Go home." "¶Goddamnlonely Goddamnlonelylove¶" "¶Stopme if you've Heardthisonebefore¶" "¶A manwalksintoabar ¶" "¶Andleavesbeforehisashes  Hitthefloor¶" "You asleep?" "Yeah." "Did you finish?" "Do you want to read it?" "EMMA:" "No." "Does it feel good?" "Yeah." "I love you, Will." "I love me, too." "The fireworks have started." "They're so loud." "Are you okay?" "No." "No, I'm not." "Sit with me." "My dad always wanted a boy." "That's why he named me Joey." "I disappointed my dad by being a girl and my mom by being too much like my dad." "I think that's why my dad left, 'cause when he looks at me," "he sees himself." "It's all my fault." "Hey, you're just a kid." "How could it be your fault?" "I know my family will never be together again." "But I still hope." "Is that crazy?" "No." "No, I don't think it is." "( FIREWORKS EXPLODING )" "JOEY: ( NARRATING ) Ravensareterritorial andlikediggingup againstotherbirds," "especiallywhenthey're neartheirnests." "Anyways,that'swhat "TheLittleBigBook"says  butI think thebookis wrong." "They'rejustbullies." "They'retheones thatarescared." "It's so beautiful." "Yeah." "Morning." "WENDY:" "Good morning." "Is there a Mr. Saul King staying here?" "Mr.Kingwasinvolved ina hostileincident witha taxiyesterday." "Mr.King,youneed tocomewithme." "Thanks for picking me up." "You're welcome." "I want a divorce, Saul." "Jesus Christ, Emma." "Do we have to do this shit tonight again?" "It's been a hard enough day." "I swear to God every time you get three drinks in you, you want to get a goddamned divorce." "No, I'm completely sober." "I've never felt this clear." "I've been unfaithful." "So there's that." "You're unbelievable." "Don't tell me you're fucking someone else and expect me to fall out of my goddamned chair, okay?" "Your delicate sensibilities can go fuck themselves." "You have no soul." "You're a fraud and, you know," "I permitted myself to be swallowed up by you for years and,youknow, nowI justfeellike" "I'mcomingoutofthis  long,slow,dream." "Don't you think this is a little bit dramatic?" "EMMA:" "Don'tspeakforme." "For once, just don't fucking speak for me!" "There you go." "Every time you try to win an argument, you've got to scream." "I know about your lie." "Which one?" "How's the writing going, Saul?" "Yourepulseme ." "I just don't love you anymore, Saul." "I don't love you either and I never have." "Thank you." "You okay?" "No." "My wife just left me." "What are you gonna do?" "In my bedroom?" "Yes." "I'll just use it, just for a moment, okay?" "Come here." "Mother of my only daughter, I need to fuck you so bad." "I don't mean to be pushy but I think if I could just fuck you once more," "I mean, completely fuck you, that everything in my life would be okay." "No!" "Saul." "No." "SAUL:" "What?" "Goddammit." "Don't fucking walk away from me." "Don't talk to me like that." "I'm not your wife anymore." "I have my own problems." "I don't need any of yours." "What are you doing?" "What is it you want?" "I'm dying here, Wendy." "I need you." "You don't need me." "You're just trying to get your dick back because you lost someone you care about." "Why can't you just admit that you care about her, that you actually feel something?" "And why don't you just admit that there's no difference between fucking someone for $10 and fucking them for $10 million?" "This is a whore's house, Wendy." "Fuck you!" "Fuck you!" "Get out of my house." "Daddy." "Daddy, can I show you something?" "I made it for you." "Hey." "How do you like it?" "Well, let's hope it doesn't rain." "Yeah, I built it myself." "Well, the seats are comfortable." "Honey, I have to go." "Wait, I made you something." "Thanks." "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" "Wait." "Can I ask you a favor?" "Go ahead." "Can you at least pretend to be interested in me?" "What are you talking about?" "Of course I'm interested in you." "No, you're not." "And that's okay." "Just thought we could be honest about our relationship." "I don't want to feel like a fake." "Are you calling your father a fake?" "Kind of." "Come here." "You blinked." "Are you fucking my wife?" "Yes." "How'dyouknow?" "A woman like that doesn't leave you unless she's climbing up the food chain." "Thanks." "SAUL:" "You didn't finish." "No." "I am too tired to hit you." "I'm choosing the life that I want to live, Saul." "Not haunting hotel rooms, anonymous to the world." "Ihaveastory anditwillbeheard." "What is this?" "WILL:" "It'syourmasterpiece." "It's a list of crimes starting with fraud, ending with assault." "Itmightbe thebeststory you'veevertold." "It's yours, at least." "What do you want?" "A clear conscience." "That sounds expensive." "Hm." "Truthmustalways comefirst." "It's the only thing we never had." "Shit." "Hey provider dad." "Are you coming to the 4th of July party with us?" "Well, that sounds fun but why don't you guys go ahead?" "What do you mean?" "It's the 4th of July." "Cotton candies, candy apples, clowns." "Why don't you guys go on without me?" "I'll catch up with you later." "What are you doing?" "I want you to have this." "Ifyoueverhave anyquestionsaboutanything, alltheanswers areinthere." "( CAR HORN HONKS )" "Chad." "How's it going, bro?" "Did you have a good time?" "Yeah." "Everyone was very kind to me." "I want to go home now, though." "Hm." "What do you say we just roll here with the primates a little while longer?" "Then we're out of here, easy-peasy." "WENDY:" "Jay." "JAY:" "Hey." "WENDY:" "Oh my gosh, youmustbe starving,huh ?" "Happyfourth." "¶Walkaway¶" "¶Walkawayrealslow ¶" "¶Don'tholdyourhead so¶" "¶ Don't hold your head so low ¶" "¶I wasastone¶" "¶I wasastonetothrow ¶" "¶I wasastone¶" "¶I wasastonetothrow ¶" "¶I wasastone¶" "¶I wasastonetothrow ¶" "¶I wasastone¶" "¶I wasastonetothrow ¶" "Chad." "Yes, Saul." "I'd like to have a word with you." "You're all gussied up." "Thank you." "I had it made for a funeral." "Oh." "Can I get you anything?" "No, thank you." "Are you working?" "SAUL:" "Iwantedto askyou  ifyou'dbe willing toreadmy newbook?" "Butthere'sacatch." "You'd be the first." "How does that sound?" "I'd like that, Saul." "Is it about birds?" "You tell me." "( MUSIC PLAYING )" "SAUL:" "Didyoufinish?" "Yes." "He'stoogood forthisworldand  he lives but he doesn't." "He needs to die so that he can live forever." "Anything else?" "I don't like what it's called." "SAUL:" "Anysuggestions?" ""Give Up the Ghost."" "You're not gonna go run off some place, are you?" "No." "That's good." "That's good." "( MUSIC PLAYING )" "SATURN:" "Fuckyou!" "C'mon, baby." "Yeah." "C'mon." "It's not" " I'm not there." "I'm sorry." "You can do this, right?" "I know." "Come on." "Come on!" "Fuck me please." "Are you getting too old, huh?" "Can't get it up?" "Can't get it up, old man?" "Come on!" "I need this." "What is wrong with you?" "Stop it." "Fuck you." "Hi,Chad." "You like to watch?" "Watch." "With your own eyes." "( SIGHING )" "Touchme." "Touchme,Chad!" "( SIGHING )" "( GROANING )" "You've got to be fucking kidding me." "Chad!" "Oh my God, he's got a gun." "He's got a gun." "Chad has a fucking gun." "( SCREAMING )" "Get away from him." "Leave him alone!" "Getaway." "Put that down!" "He's got a condition, all right?" "His nerves get fried." "She probably freaked him out and he overloaded." "He's a fucking pervert." "He'sjackingoff inmyyard." "WENDY:" "Stop it, you're crazy." "Bullshit." "Jay, stop it!" "Jay, stop it, Ellis." "You want to just fucking hit me, huh?" "You fucking hit me?" "Ha-ha." "WENDY:" "Don't, don't." "Ellis, stop it, you're so crazy." "Let's take a walk, Chad." "ELLIS:" "Everybody'shappy." "Some fucking vacation this was." "Ellis, what the hell are you doing?" "You're scaring the shit out of me." "We're broke." "We got to sell the house." "We got to sell all of it 'cause I blew it, onjewelryandprivateschools andantiquecanoes." "Iblewit all." "It'sgone." "This is just an illusion." "It doesn't even exist anymore." "Finally!" "No shit." "Do you think I'm fucking stupid?" "That I didn't know?" "Excuse me for giving you everything you ever wanted." "I went broke trying to make you happy." "Do you think any of this shit makes me happy?" "Do you?" "Do I look happy?" "I'm lost, Ellis." "I am lost in all this bullshit, in this whole life we built together." "I don't even know who the fuck I am anymore." "Joey!" "ELLIS:" "He's got our daughter." "WENDY:" "Joey." "ELLIS:" "Joey!" "WENDY:" "Joey!" "ELLIS:" "Joey, stop." "WENDY:" "Get back here." "ELLIS:" "Joey, stop." "WENDY:" "Come back, whatareyoudoing?" "ELLIS:" "Chad!" "( SHOUTING TO COME BACK )" "JOEY:" "Get away." "Getawayfromme!" "Don'ttouchme ." "Letmego ." "Chad!" "No, no, no!" "Don'tleaveme ." "Chad,please." "Don'tleaveme ." "JOEY: ( NARRATING ) Ihadadream." "Iwasas lightasa bird , aspiritflying throughtheair, andI couldsee myhomeandmyfamily." "ButthenIwokeup." "AndI wason theground." "Whenyoustepout  ofa dream," "thingsarenever whattheyseem." "Whatyouthoughtwas real, wasn'trealat all." "Nothingis asbrightor clear butthedream isalwaysthere." "Anditgivesyou hope thatonedayitwill return and,ifyou'relucky, you'llsee yourfriendagain." "It's so beautiful." "Yeah." "JOEY:" "Somebirdsflyalone." "They'retheones thatflythehighest, canseethemost." "Theycanflysohigh , that they vanish into thin air," "likea dream." "Don't worry, Mom." "All the answers are in here." "¶I 'llseeyou Inmydreams¶" "¶Andwe 'lldance Withyouholdingme¶" "¶ButIknowyour heart'll Neverbemine¶" "¶Moonshinesbright Inthesky¶" "¶AndIsee the light Inyoureyes¶" "¶ButIknowyour heart Willneverbe mine¶" "¶I knowwe 'renever Tobeoh dear¶" "¶I fearmy heart Islostto you¶" "¶Mydearsweet HowmadlyIfellforthee¶" "¶NowIfearmyheart  Islostto you¶" "¶Yourheartstolemeaway¶" "¶AndIdreamed Ofyoueveryday ¶" "¶ButIknowyour heart Willneverbe mine¶" "¶SoI'llsay myfare thee  Wellasmy tearsfall¶" "¶Howsadlytheytell  Howyourheart¶" "¶Willneverbemine ¶" "¶I knowwe 'renevertobe Ohdear¶" "¶I fearmy heart Islostto you¶" "¶Mydearsweethowmadly  Ifellforthee¶" "¶NowIfearmyheart  Islostto you¶" "¶YesIfearmyheart  Islostto you¶"