"♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "(Smith) I met the two great loves ofmylife when I was 10." "Onewasthegirl next door." "Theother... amailorderbride..." "so to speak." "♪♪" "Twolovestoriesthat changed my life forever." "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "(Smith) Papa!" "Mail." "Huh." "[chuckling]" "This is your wife." "I have a wife?" "You will." "This is Sharmila." "When you are 22, you will marry her." "But, I don't love her." "Love-shmove." "Here." "Go get the milk for mommy." "(Smith) Yes, we were now in America." "Butasyoucan see , myfatherheldonto some of his Indian ways." "The Karma Kid has his ears on." "Huh?" "♪♪" "Hurry up, Smith!" "Lickety lick!" "[laughing]" "It's "lickety split!"" "(Smith) That was the girl next door." "HernamewasAmy ." "♪♪" "How doing, Mr. Wilson?" "(Smith) My father told me, ifyouwanttoget along with Americans, youshouldalwaysask them, "How doing?"" "How doing, Swanson family?" "(Smith) As for me," "Ijustwantedtobe a good old American boy." "Andyes, my name is Smith." "[indistinct chatter]" "Yousee,my father believed, topursue the American Dream, youhadto have an all-American name." "Butwhatmy father didn't know, wasthat"Smith"" "wasa very common American... lastname." "♪♪" "Istudiedhard to be American." "EveryThursday, I watched "Happy Days."" "Myfavoritemoviewas  "Saturday Night Fever."" "And..." "Ilongedto eat all-American food." "Soitwastime to be a man." "Timetotakeabite  of the American Dream." "["Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees playing]" "♪♪" "♪Wellyoucan tell by the way I use my walk ♪" "♪I 'ma woman'sman no time to talk ♪" "♪Musicloud and women warm ♪" "♪I 'vebeenkickedaround Since I was born ♪" "♪Andnowit'sall- -♪ [retching]" "WhatwasIthinking?" "I was a vegetarian." "♪♪" "Therewereafew  cowboys in this town." "Someofthemdid not care for this little Indian boy." "Nice bag, Pocahontas." "I'm not that kind of Indian." "Well the only good Indian's a dead Indian." "AndBillyMacNamara was one of them." "♪♪" "Get him, boys!" "♪♪" "[tires screeching]" "♪♪" "You boys tryin' to get yourselves killed?" "No, sir." "We're just... p-playing." "Well, you better go play somewhere else." "Yes, sir." "You're, uh, Captain Mack's boy?" "Yes, sir." "Well, I'd rather not have to tell your daddy what you've been up to." "We ain't up to nothin', sir." "Well, good." "Let's keep it that way." "Have a nice day, boys." "♪♪" "(Smith) But there was one cowboy thatmadeup for all the others." "ButchBrunner." "[engine starting]" "TheLoneRanger." "♪♪" "AndI wanted to be his Tonto." "Come here, boy." "You know how much this would cost in that stupid grocery store?" "Um" "Two dollars!" "Conversion, please." "Uh, 125 rupees." "Exactly." "That's too much!" "Cost me only pennies." "You have to be smart, Smith." "Wait." "Come and see your Jack-o'-ladder." ""Jack-o'-lantern."" "Here is your pumpkin." "It's supposed to be big." "We have a couple of months." "It will grow big." "Bigger than your head." "And, orange?" "A red marker fixes it." "Red and yellow make orange." "But pumpkins are supposed to be round." "Round-shmound." "You will use whatever I give you." "Here, take these to mami." "Damn, kids." "In India you take whatever you get." "No questions." "And don't forget your shoes." "Yes, papa." "Just because we live in this country does not mean we have to become heathens." "♪♪" "Smith!" "Smith!" "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "One." "(Smith) It was the dreaded Uthak-baithak." "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Two." "Punishmentreservedfor the worst of transgressions." "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Three." "Itwasnotaviolent punishment, buta humiliatingone." "I'll never do it again." "Spankingwould'vebeen a blessing in comparison." "I'll never do it again." "Five." "Themeremention of Uthak-baithak couldbring tears to my eyes." "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Six." "You eat chicken again, you will be banished, straight to India." "Understood?" "I'msorryIate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Seven." "Papa, it's enough." "No, he needs to finish." "You will do all ten." "You understand, chicken boy?" "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Eight." "What's going on, Papa?" "Never you mind." "Come, help me in the kitchen, Asha." "But, mami, I have to study with Betsy." "Go help, mami." "Asha." "Keep going." "I'm sorry I ate animal." "I'll never do it again." "Okay, that's enough." "Go to your room and study." "Wait." "Where's the milk change?" "I'm sorry I spent the milk change on chicken." "I'll never do it again." "One." "[sniffing]" "(womanontape) The term "human anatomy"" "comprisesa consideration of the various structures whichmakeup  the human organism." "Ina restrictedsense, it deals merely with the parts whichformthefully developed individual, andwhichcanberendered evident to the naked eye, byvariousmethods of dissection." "(Smith) In addition to deciding whoI wouldmarry, myfatherhaddecided my profession, too." "Iwasto be adoctor." "Specifically, a neurologist." "[horn honking]" "Fortunately,therewere certain distractions." "AndI wasn'ttheonlyone who was roused by them." "♪♪" "Everyneighborhood has that one family thatmarchesto  its own drumbeat." "Inourneighborhood, it was the Brunner's." "♪♪" "Theywerethe talk of the town." "Thesubjectof rumors at Bible study." "Thegossipat  the local hair salon." "♪♪" "Likelionsin  the Serengeti..." "Theywerebeaststo be admired, and feared." "Butmorethanadmiredthem , I loved them." "Infact,Ithankedthem ." "Wereitnotfor theirmoments of unbridled lawn sex," "IwouldnothaveAmy." "Myfirstlove." "Hmm." "Thereshewas, atouchof Heaven a mere 30 yards from me, yeta Heaven unreachable." "♪♪" "AdistanceIwas  unable to cross." "♪♪" "Istillrememberthe first time she spoke to me." "♪♪" "♪♪ [no audible dialogue]" "♪♪" "Wanna be my partner?" "WouldI ?" "Are you kidding?" "Huh?" "WhichinHindi means "yes."" "(teacher) Is everybody partnered up?" "Okay." "And, five, six, seven, eight." "[record playing] [record scratching]" "["You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees playing]" "♪♪" "♪Mybabymoves at midnight night ♪" "♪Goesrightuntil the dawn ♪" "♪Mywomantakes me higher ♪" "♪Mywomankeeps--♪" "(Asha) What are you staring at, pervert?" "You should talk to her instead of being a Peeping Tom." "[sniffing]" "Oh, god." "[sniffing] Smith, come here." "Do I smell like curry?" "[sniffing]" "Yes." "This smell is impossible!" "I thought Patrick likes Indian food?" "Shh!" "I'm studying with Betsy." "You remember that, and I won't go telling mami and papa about your little sick habit." "Smith, you want to get along around here?" "Rule one: don't go telling mami and papa everything." "They'll never understand, anyway." "(Smith) Ah!" "There were rules." "Ihadno idea." "I need to rid of this smell." "Iresolvedto pay closer attention." "Nalini, this is good news." "The Ramesh Bhai is offering 250,000 rupees for Sharmila." "That's... [clicking]" "Five thousand dollars." "Not bad for our chicken boy." "We can put it towards the gas bill, finally get some heat in here." "It's so cold at night, papa." "Put on another sweater if you're so cold." "You're so conjoos." "Just put the heat on." "I'll light the fire." "Let me just enjoy my chai first." "She's beautiful." "They look lovely together." "Mami!" "How many times must I remind you to remind me that the chai is hot?" "Papa, I brought you a saucer, now." "Oh." "(Smith) As my parents debated mymatrimonialvalue, mysisterwasaboutto get away with murder." "Papa will never let you go before supper." "Learn from the master." "Bye!" "Bye!" "See?" "Told you." "She's not having supper?" "Well, Betsy, no?" "Who is Betsy?" "Uh..." "Papa, we're a family." "We should have dinner together." "Like in India, on the table." "Bye!" "Stop." "Come in here." "Where are you going?" "Ah..." "outside?" "Nothing doing." "Go back to your studies." "But my eyes hurt." "Come here, Patel." "Come now." "Go set the table, okay?" "Hm?" "We're gonna eat in a few minutes." "You don't want his eyes to get worse, do you?" "Here, now." "Ruko." "Thank you, Patel." "It hasn't been easy for Smith." "He has no friends here." "Everyone makes fun of him." "At least in India he had someone to play with." "Ineverhear the boy complain." "We're much happier in India." "I had Lata." "I didn't my own dishes, I didn't wash my own clothes." "I never cleaned my own toilet." "Here, no Lata, no servant, no nothing." "I'm doing it all." "Be patient, mami." "When we go back, we will live like rajas and ranis." "We will live the American Dream, in India." "I don't want to live like a queen, papa." "I just want someone to talk to." "You don't even let me invite that Avon lady in." "She's no friend." "Besides, you have the make up." "And the Wilson's, when they brought us an apple pie," "I could have returned the favor with a spinach paneer." "But you said "no."" "The Wilson's." "They come to my house and tell me that my gods are worthless." "That only that the Jesus saves." "Still nice people, papa." "Give them the spinach paneer and you'll see a cross burning in our vegetable garden." "Besides, none of us liked the apple pie." "I liked the apple pie." "Oy, chup!" "See that?" "Today it's the apple pie, tomorrow it's the Jesus." "I swear I will send that boy back to India, he keeps it up." "(Smith) More talk of banishment." "Smith!" "Get the axe." "The axe?" "The axe." "Yes, go get the axe." "Itseemedlike a harsh punishment formerely liking apple pie." "The Wilson's." "Good." "Keep practicing." "So this Halloween thing is coming up again." "Yes, can I go this year?" "Maybe you would like to go as a doctor." "A neurosurgeon." "It pays to specialize." "Yes..." "or, maybe Darth Vader?" "Doctor Vader?" "Does he specialize?" "Um..." "kind of." "And just our luck, it falls on Diwali this year." "Definition, Diwali." "The festival of lights." "Our new Year." "Good." "Well, let's see what mami can put together." "Go ahead, keep chopping." "Chop chop." "So, what do you think of these all-American metal grilling contests?" "It's not a contest, it's a barbecue." "I know barbecue." "I'm just saying, do you think we should have one on Sunday?" "Sunday's no good." "Everyone will be in church." "Ah, forget it, then." "The Brunners never go to church." "The Brunners, huh?" "Okay." "Get the wood inside." "[TV chatter]" "Patel, where is your papa?" "His tea's getting so cold." "Hm?" "[door opening]" "[TV chatter continues]" "It is done." "What is done?" "The Brunners are coming over Sunday for a metal grilling barbecue." "You invited them?" "Of course I invited them." "But when the square bricks start coming through the windows... [sighing] ...don't blame me." "What-- what will I make?" "Oh, I could make them apple pie, or maybe the corn, uh, Patel, what-what do they eat?" "Uh, hot dogs, hamburgers" "Uh-huh?" "Nonsense." "We will cook vegetables on the grill." "The onions, the eggplants, the chili pepper." "All from our home-grown garden." "They will love it." "Papa, uh, I think we should really give them something that they will eat, or something that they will like." "When you go to Rome, you do what the Italians do." "[sighing]" "[disco music playing]" "(Smith) It was Sunday." "Sweet Sunday." "AndtheBrunners would soon arrive fora metal grilling contest." "♪♪" "Whilemymotherwas in the kitchen, trying to figureouthowtoprepare vegetables for grilling..." "Myfatherwasinthebackyard adding a little more charcoal tothatoldgrill." "Andmysister,she was  priming herself foranotherstudy session with the Betsy." "♪♪" "ItwasSunday, and the Brunners-- thesweetBrunners-- wereonlyahalf an hour away." "♪♪" "What's cookin'?" "[music stops]" "Ornot." "Dad, it's customary to ring the doorbell and wait for them to open the door for you." "Oh, honey, it's fine." "We're guests." "Hello?" "Anybody home?" "(Ninali) Papa!" "Papa,whoarethey?" "They're here already?" "[speaking Hindi]" "You see, I warned you about these people." "[sighing]" "Welcome." "Welcome to my home." "Hey, buddy." "Good to see ya again." "So is it two o'clock already?" "Oh, no, it's just-- we wanted to come over early and help you guys out." "Brought a couple beers." "Uh-huh." "So who are these pretty ladies?" "[chuckling]" "This is my wife and daughter." "Who's who?" "[laughter] [continues laughing]" "I'm Nalini." "Melanie." "Nalini." "Melanie" " I dated a Melanie once." "I'm Asha." "This is my daughter, and this is my wife." "[nervous chuckling]" "Smith!" "Come in here!" "I can see why you keep this beauty locked up, Oscar." "Bhaaskar." "Basker?" "Bhaaskar." "Butchy." "Butchy." "I'm sorry, this, uh-- [chuckling]" "This is my sweetheart here, Nancy." "Oh, he is too cute." "Hi, it is so nice to meet you guys." "It's nice to finally meet you." "How are you?" "We brought you apple pie." "No." "Yes." "Too much trouble." "Yes,yes,of course." "Imean,youjust have to bake it." "But it's like two hours at 350." "Just in time for dessert." "And our little angel, Amy." "Amy, get in here." "May I come in Mr. and Mrs. Bhatnagar?" "Come in, honey." "Come on." "Come in right here." "This is Amy." "Hello." "♪♪ [laughter]" "My son." "Oh!" "[laughter]" "Hey, buddy." "You know Amy, right?" "Yeah, we're both in Mrs. Reynold's class." "Oh." "Oh." "You got a whole church goin' on here." "Looks like Little Boy Blue." "Dad, it's Krishna." "He's a Hindu god." "That's right!" "Very good." "Very good." "Huh." "♪♪" "Is this little cutie pie you?" "[giggling]" "Oh, that is Sharmila." "Smith's wife when he turns 22." "(Smith) I wanted to tell her itwasn'ttrue." "Thatifshewantedto," "Iwouldmarryher  right now." "And this is Asha's husband, when she turns 18." "♪♪" "So, let us go grilling!" "Let's do it." "Uh, show me around." "♪♪" "(Bhaaskar) What do you think?" "So, uh, what are we eatin' here?" "The vegetables." "Oh, and Nalini made rice." "And delicious naan." "Grilled vegetables, huh?" "Never thought to do that." "So, what's naan, like a chicken or a beef or somethin'?" "It's a bread." "We are vegetarian." "Huh... [chuckling]" "Well, we are definitely not vegetarian." "How could you know that?" "I'd like to eat a vegetarian meal." "Well, today's your lucky day, sweetheart." "But me and your mom... we got, uh, certain needs." "[chuckling]" "I'll be back, Oscar." "♪♪" "(Butch) That's a barbeque, buddy." "That meat is done." "No, uh, uh, uh." "I got it." "We'realmost done here." "Ooh, that is good." "I'm off to study." "Bye." "(Butch) See ya later." "(Bhaaskar) Bye." "Sayhelloto theBetsy." "Smell it." "Let's eat!" "Ah,lookat  that, huh." "Thank you." "Oh, dear." "So, O-Oscar, what made you wanna come to the U.S. of A. anyway?" "Well, it's always been my dream to work in America." "As a CPA." "Huh." "Uh, th-that's like a doctor?" "A certified public accountant." "Ah." "Oh." "Melanie, do you have a job?" "Why should she?" "I make a base salary of $32,698." "What?" "Plus the overtime." "No!" "Butchy, baby, you are in the wrong business." "Hm." "How much do you make?" "Well, I'm" " You know, I'm-- about that." "It's" " No, it is not that much." "But we do manage to get by." "We're good." "Yeah,I 'msavin'up , uh-- you know," "I wanna open my own garage..." "Mm-hmm." "...like a-like a car garage, you know?" "It'snotareliable business." "We've got the Japanese making cars now, that never break down." "So what do you expect?" "There you go again, sweetie." "I mean, I've been thinking about maybe getting a job." "Well, what you need is a job that has a future." "Smith here is going to be a neurosurgeon." "Why a neurosurgeon?" "Because it pays to specialize." "Hmm." "Oh, my God, that is so cute." "Right, but h-h-how do you know he's gonna end up doin' what you want him to do?" "Because if you are a good obedient boy, you do exactly what your father tells you to do." "[laughing]" "Exactly." "Huh." "Okay." "Whatyouneedto do is ask yourself, what is your specific skill set?" "Oh." "What talents do you possess?" "Ooh." "Okay, skill set." "I like that." "You know I've got talents, honey." "Skill set, yeah." "Yeah." "In the bedroom." "That's my skill set." "[laughing]" "It'strue." "Oh, honey ." "Uh... all right, here we go." "Oscar, look at that." "Uh huh." "That's for you, sweetheart." "Thank you, my darlin'." "Thank you so much." "You want me to take your plate?" "Okay, she's good." "All right, kids, before we eat, whowantsto  play a game?" "Uh, me." "Me, too!" "All right, this is a very serious game, okay?" "It's called, uh, Don't You Dare Laugh." "Uh-uh." "Sowealllookateach other real serious, and-andthefirstperson who laughs, loses." "Ready?" "One, two, three, go." "Right here, Oscar." "Right here." "[giggling]" "Ahhh!" "I couldn't" "You laughed." "(Smith) It was Sunday." "SweetSunday." "Andwhilemy neighbors were at church, tryingto reach Heaven," "Heavencameto  my own back yard, andreachedouttome." "["SugarPie,HoneyBunch" by the Temptations]" "♪SugarPieHoneyBunch You know that I love you ♪" "♪I can'thelpmyself♪" "♪I loveyou and nobody else ♪" "♪Inandout mylife  in and out my life ♪" "♪Youcomeand you go♪" "♪youcomeand you go♪" "♪Leavingjustyour picture behind ♪" "♪AndI'vekissedit a thousand times ♪" "♪Whenyousnap your finger ♪" "♪orwinkyoureye I come a-running to you ♪" "♪I 'mtiedto your apron strings ♪" "♪Andthere'snothing that I can do ♪" "♪♪" "I had fun today." "Me, too." "See ya at school." "Yeah, see ya." "Bye." "Hey, daddy." "Hey, sweetheart." "Smith, what are you doin'?" "How doing, Butch?" "Comeonin here." "[music playing on radio]" "Wow." "Really cool motorcycle." "Thank you, buddy." "It says "Indian."" "I am Indian." "[Butch chuckling]" "Yep." "Wait." "What is that?" "This?" "[bell jingling]" "That's like a good luck bell." "It keeps all the evil spirits away when you're ridin'." "I think every bike needs one." "Really?" "Even mine?" "Sure." "Cool." "Yep." "(Bhaaskar) Smith, come on!" "Time to make the table!" "I have to go." "Your motorcycle is really cool." "I wish I had a bike like yours." "Bye, Butch." "See ya later." "[radio music continues] [muffled music] [muffled arguing]" "I cannot understand why this mortgage is not a priority to you." "Why the charge card bill is not a priority." "[muffled arguing continues]" "(Butch) I know what you're get" "I'mnot-I'mnot sellin' my bike." "What costs this much?" "I'm not gonna talk about that anymore." "I'm not sellin' my bike." "Okay, fine." "Keep it." "Keep your toys." "That's fantastic." "But how am I supposed to pay for our kid's shoes?" "She doesn't even have shoes that fit, Butch." "I gotta send her to school." "Mom?" "Yeah, baby." "What's for dinner?" "Somethingspecial, sweetheart." "Something your, uh, mom's been preparing' all day." "It's called a TV Dinner." "Be ready in five minutes, baby." "Yeah, five minutes, 'cause it's a damn TV Dinner." "God, I don't wanna be this person, Butch." "You just-- you push and you push, and it's excuse after excuse." "(Butch) It's not just me." "(Nancy) How am I supposed to afford anything at the grocery store?" "I'm a joke at the grocery store!" "I'm the lady clippin' every coupon..." "Yep." "...buyin' cheap TV Dinners 'cause that's all I can afford." "[muffled arguing continues]" "♪♪ [muffled arguing continues]" "My parents are at it again." "[shouting, door slamming]" "Amy..." "get inside, please." "Your mother needs you." "But dad, I wanna go with you." "Smith." "Promise me you'll take care of my little girl, all right." "[engine catches, rumbles]" "Dad." "♪♪" "I'm sorry." "I'm" "It's okay." "Just-just promise me that you'll never leave us until you go to marry that girl." "I promise." "Don't worry." "He'll be back soon." "Yep." "I'm gonna go inside." "Okay." "Bye, Smith." "Bye." "♪♪" "(Smith) Love-shmove." "Whoneedsit ?" "She's pretty, no?" "I have a surprise for you." "What is it?" "It's a surprise from papa." "Is this my costume?" "It's your very own, home-grown..." "Jack-o-landon." "Mami, that's not a pumpkin." "I know." "[sighing]" "I'm sorry, Patel." "Is my costume ready?" "Getting there." "Coming along." "I need it by morning." "It's all in the note." "Don't worry, Patel." "Be ready by the morning." "Who am I going to be?" "It's a surprise." "Mami, can I have a real pumpkin?" "We'll see." "Mmm." "Come on, go wash up for supper." "Just the two of us tonight." "Where's papa?" "Papa is... working overtime, and Asha is studying." "With the Betsy." "Hmm?" "Yeah?" "Go." "Go wash up." "♪Don'tbreakthe heart♪" "♪Thatlovesyou so♪" "♪Don'tbreakthe heart♪" "(Smith) For better or worse, wewerequicklybecoming a typical American family." "[TV chatter]" "♪Handleit withcare♪" "♪Don'tbreakthe heart♪" "♪thatneedsyou ♪" "[TV chatter continues]" "♪Darlingpleasebefair ♪" "IhadpromisedAmy  thatherfather would return home." "Now,I hadto make that happened." "Forthefirsttime in my life, onmyveryown ," "Iprayed." "♪♪ [praying in foreign language]" "Iturnedto Ganesh, theremoverof obstacles, thegodof safejourneys." "AndI askedthathe bring Butch home safely fromhispresenttravels." "♪♪" "♪♪" "Wake up, doofus." "Go to bed." "I had the best night, Smith." "I was charming and wonderful." "Do you like it here?" "I love America." "The boys are so handsome." "Not as handsome as my little brother, but..." "Can you keep a secret?" "(Smith) This was serious." "You know, Patrick and I... we're in love." "(Smith) Very serious." "Withmysister already paired witha suitable boy in India, thepunishment would surely be... banishment." "He's smart, and charming." "He thinks I'm beautiful." "When we first saw each other, we just knew." "You just know." "[door slamming]" "(Butch) Whoo!" "Oh." "Your hero's home." "Bet he's wasted." "(Butch) I sold my bike!" "To a guy with some money." "Yeah." "Honey, I'm home." "[distant train whistle]" "Yep." "Wasted." "(Nancy) Butchy." "Areyouokay?" "Yeah." "Great!" "Got a little somethin' for ya." "Where's your bike?" "A big wad of these." "Here you go." "What did you do?" "I sold it." "I sold my bike." "'Cause I love you." "I didn't want you to do it." "Ah, it's all right, I'll get another one." "Smith!" "[distant train whistle]" "Butch sold his bike, buddy!" "[whistling] Gone!" "You're the only Indian I got now." "Ha." "Go to bed." "(Smith) Thank you, Lord Ganesh." "Thankyou." "Good night." "Good night." "[sewing machine rattling]" "♪♪" "Where is mami?" ""Where is mami?" Just sit down." "Your silly costume broke the sewing machine needle." "And she's out trying to fix it." "But I need it for school." "Chup." "Eat your breakfast." "Mami will bring it to school for you." "Asha!" "Breakfast!" "I work the overtime, and this is what I have to show for it." "[knocking]" "[bells jingling]" "How doing?" "How doing?" "Um, it's very important." "I need a sewing needle." "It's, uh" "Read the sign, lady." "We don't open for another ten minutes." "Um, okay." "But it's-it's for today, uh, sewing a, uh," "Halloween costume." "[knocking]" "Please?" "One needle." "♪♪" "[car stereo blaring]" "Come on!" "Bye, papa!" "Remember I won't be home for supper!" "(Bhaaskar) I know, I know." "StudyingwiththeBetsy." "Hey, where's your costume?" "Whoo!" "[cheering, chatter] [car stereo blaring]" "Come on, get in the car." "I'm already late." "I'll ride my bike." "No you won't." "[tire screeching]" "Ah!" "♪♪" "All right, okay," "Let's finish up with the Jack-o-lanterns." "And now is your last chance to check your costumes." "[indistinct chatter]" "I hope your mama gets here before the costume contest." "[sighing]" "In future, make sure your mama reads the notes that we send home." "And if she needs help understanding them, she can always call me." "Okay?" "[indistinct chatter]" "(Smith) There were many things mymother,withher master's degree in English Lit didnotunderstand." "ButEnglishwas not one of them." "♪♪" "Damn stupid needle." "[sighing] [indistinct chatter]" "(teacher) Okay." "Now,whois  going to win... this genuine light saber that I got off Obi-Wan Kenobi." "Hm?" "Well,let the voting commence." "Cindy, you go first." "♪♪" "Okay." "[light applause]" "Nowwhovotes for Cindy?" "♪♪ [groaning] [light applause]" "Steven,stand." "Come on." "[imitating war cry] [light applause]" "Whovotesfor the Swanson boys?" "Okay." "Billy." "♪♪ [light applause]" "Goodjob." "How many votes for Billy?" "♪♪" "Amy." "♪♪ [light applause]" "How many votes for Amy?" "♪♪" "Okay." "Has everybody gone?" "Oh,Smith,sweetie, that's okay." "You can stay seated." "No, wait, wait, wait, wait." "I vote for Smith." "Billy, that's not funny, he doesn't have a costume." "That's the best little Indian boy costume" "I've ever seen." "[chuckling]" "I mean, who else votes for Smith?" "Come on." "He's not that kind of Indian, stupid." "All right." "Amy and Smith, sittin' in a tree." "(all) K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" "(teacher) Billy!" "First comes love, then comes marriage-- [book slamming]" "Thank you." "[bell ringing] [indistinct chatter]" "Smith, wait up." "Slow down." "Can I walk with you?" "It's a free country." "Hey, watch." "♪♪" "(Smith) Oh, boy." "Icouldsmell the Johnson  Johnson risingupfromher hair." "(Amy) Oh, sorry." "(Smith) Oh, no." "That'sokay." "Um, what happened to your costume?" "My mom was supposed to bring it." "I guess she forgot." "Yeah, I made my own costume 'cause I knew my parents would forget to buy me one." "Hey, if your mom never makes your costume, then we can make one up." "We could be like the two hobos or something." "My dad's got a bunch of extra suits." "I mean, if you wanna go trick-or-treating with me." "Okay." "Okay." "You got a date." "Come over as soon as possible so we can hit a lot of houses." "Okay." "Okay." "Bye." "See ya later." "Okay." "(Smith) K-I-S-S-I-N-G." "Indeed." "Mami!" "I'm in the kitchen!" "Papa said you were going to bring my costume to school." "So sorry, beta." "I tried" "But the needle broke." "Twice." "So no costume?" "I finished it." "Finally." "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" "It's a Diwali present!" "Diwali present?" "But it's Halloween." "You can have it after dinner." "And after our tea." "[sighing]" "Come on, why don't you finish your homework quickly, before papa comes home and doesn't let you out." "(Smith) Oh, yes!" "Justmyluck." "Diwalifellon  Halloween this year." "Somuchto do ." "So little time." "♪♪ [praying in foreign language]" "Slow down." "You can not rush God's invitation to our home." "You must invite each god, one at a time." "(Smith) One at a time?" "[praying continues]" "Forthefirsttime in my life," "Isawtheadvantage in believing in... onegod." "[praying continues]" "♪♪" "I'm done." "Can I go put my costume on and go trick-or-treating?" "You're going to eat first, then you're going to put up the lights for Diwali." "Can you do that?" "Or you can stay home." "♪♪" "[kids chattering]" "♪♪" "Mami!" "The trick-or-treaters are here!" "I need my costume!" "I hope you like it." "Enjoy, Patel." "Mami, come." "The game is about to begin." "Papa, let's give the children real treats this year, no?" "Nonsense!" "There's nothing more real than money!" "♪♪" "Ah, mami, they're almost here!" "Come!" "♪♪" "(all) Trick-or-treat!" "[laughing]" "What do we have here?" "Mami, what do you call this?" "No wait, don't tell me." "Count Dracula!" "No, no, no, that's not it." "Uh... shoot, it escapes me." "You, of course, are guitar player." "But do you know how to play the sitar, huh?" "[laughing]" "And you are a punching man." "Can we just have our candy, mister?" "Okay." "Okay, these are real coins." "Try and grab as much as you can with one hand." "♪♪" "(kid) Shoot!" "It's a trick!" "[laughing]" "That's right." "Trick-or-treat." "You got tricked." "[laughing]" "Here's candy." "♪♪" "Are you Indian?" "Why, yes I am." "Thenwhereareyour feathers, chief?" "Oh, that is a very original joke." "Uh, dude, it's Halloween." "Not Christmas." "What a dick." "[speaking foreign language]" "We have to go back home." "I know, papa." "(Smith) Mami!" "Coming, Patel." "Papa, please give the candy." "Please be nice to the children this year." "I don't want to spend all my day tomorrow cleaning the soap and the eggs off the windows." "Coming, Patel." "Boo!" "[coins clattering] [laughing]" "Butch." "What's with the Christmas lights, buddy?" "It's Diwali." "Tamale?" "Diwali." "Diwali." "The festival of lights." "Very good." "Very good." "So where's that boy of yours?" "He's supposed to go trick-or-treatin' with this little tramp." "Oh, come in." "Boo!" "[laughing]" "You got me." "Smith." "Come on." "So, what do you think?" "Oh, terrific, mami." "This is a better than a surgeon." "I am not going out like this." "What the hell is that?" "He's Ganesh." "Ah, another one of them Hindi gods." "(Bhaaskar) A Hindu." "Hindi is the language, Hindu is the religion." "Yeah, I know." "He's the god of journeys and the remover of all obstacles." "I think he's beautiful." "(Smith) My gratitude to you," "LordGanesh." "All right, well, you kids go have some fun, and Smith, promise you'll, uh, protect this little girl from all those witches and goblins and whatnot." "I promise!" "I'll be fine." "Bye, beta." "Don't worry, your daughter is in good hands." "Yes, all four of them." "Get it?" "That was a joke, because Ganesh has four hands, and what Nalini was trying to say is that, if your daughter is with my son who is Ganesh, she's got four arms protecting her." "[laughing]" "["Sugar,Honey,Honey" by The Archies playing]" "♪♪" "♪Sugar♪" "Okay, um..." "Okay, okay." "♪ You are my candy girl and you got me wanting you ♪ [sinister laughter]" "Trick or treat." "Trick or treat." "Oh, a hobo..." "And an elephant?" "Not very scary." "♪Youaremy candy girl ♪" "♪andyougot me wanting you ♪" "Trick or treat." "Trick or treat." "My, what do we have here?" "You must be a bum, and you are, uh, what's his name?" "Dumbo the elephant." "Here you go." "♪I justcan'tbelievetheone to love this feeling to ♪" "♪I justcan't believe it's true ♪" "Thanks, lady." "♪OhSugar♪" "Smith, don't sweat it." "We'll get you chocolate." "Yeah." "♪Youare my candy girl ♪" "♪andyougot me wanting you ♪" "♪Ohhoney♪ [doorbellringing]" "Well, bless your hearts." "What have we here?" "Well, you're that Charlie Chaplin fella." "Oh, yes, the tramp." "Very good, honey." "And this one is from that cartoon movie." "[chuckling]" "Well, Dumbo didn't have four arms." "He's Ganesh, a Hindu god." "There's only God, and don't you forget it." "Have you children repented your sins?" "♪ Hallelujah ♪" "♪Pouralittlesugar on me baby ♪" "Here." "These will help you children more than candy." "♪Ohyeah♪" "Remember, only Jesus saves." "♪Pouralittlesugar on me baby ♪" "I'm not answering the door again tonight." "Well, turn off the lights." "All right." "♪♪" "♪Pouralittlesugar on me honey" "♪Awsugar♪" "♪Honeyhoney♪" "This isn't working." "Nobody gets who I am." "I'm not scary." "I look like Dumbo." "Can't even see in these things." "Smith, tonight is not about the costumes." "It's about the candy." "And we've only got eight pieces, not including the religious stuff." "We can't go home unless we have at least 50." "I think you look divine." "Get it?" "Oh..." "Very funny." "Good one." "Hey." "It's the graveyard." "You know you can't go through these things without holding your breath." "Hmm?" "You don't want a dead soul getting inside you, right?" "There could be a mass murderer living inside you, and you wouldn't even know." "Okay." "Let's go through." "Hold your breath and count to three." "One, two, three!" "Oh!" "♪♪" "♪♪" "Hey, Amy." "Who's the elephant boy?" "Leave him alone." "He's my cousin." "You don't look like you're from around these parts." "No." "I'm from In" "Uh..." "Run!" "Go get 'em, boys." "♪♪" "♪♪" "(Smith) And there I was, inquite the predicament." "Istartedpraying to Lord Ganesh toremoveallobstacles from Amy's path andthedanger from mine." "Smith, shut up." "That's right, elephant boy!" "[whooping]" "Yee-haw!" "[indistinct prayers]" "Yee-haw!" "Go." "Trick or treat, Pocahontas!" "Go!" "Yee-haw!" "♪♪ [panting]" "♪♪" "[grunting] [screaming]" "Boy." "Hope Stan didn't hurt her." "Gimme the bow." "Billy, you sure you want to do this?" "Shut up, Steve." "(Smith) Excuse me?" "Could you let me go, please?" "I need to find my friend." "She'll be dead in a few minutes." "It's all your fault." "♪♪ [horse neighing]" "Put the bow down, boy." "I'm outta here." "Butch, is that you?" "That's right, buddy." "Where's Amy?" "I think she, uh" "(Amy) Right here." "Billy, this is my dad." "Uh, hello, sir." "What are you doing there, cowboy?" "I was just playing." "[horseneighing]" "♪♪" "So why were you being mean?" "Amy's the only girl who's ever nice to me." "Now her and Smith are hanging out." "She doesn't like me anymore." "Huh." "Well, here's the thing about girls, Billy." "You're gonna have a much better chance at being friends with them if you aren't trying to beat 'em up." "You understand me?" "Yes, sir." "All right, you know what to do." "Sorry, guys." "See you at school." "(Smith) I had failed Butch." "Ihadnotprotected his daughter." "Itwasanight I wanted to forget." "[enginestarting]" "♪♪" "Y'ello!" "Anybody home?" "Rise and shine!" "How doing, Butch?" "How doing?" "Looking good, Bhaask." "I gotta get me a pair of those." "Oh." "[laughter]" "So, what is happening?" "I was gonna go hunt some big game." "Thought I'd take little Smith with me." "You know, could be fun." "Toughen him up a little bit." "Big game, yeah, sure." "Toughen him up." "Smith, come!" "Uh, no, I don't think" "No, no, it's okay, mami." "The boy needs to toughen up." "Hey, buddy." "Do you want to go play the big game with the Butch?" "Oh, yes." "Good, then go get ready." "Oh." "[speaking foreign language]" "No, it's okay." "Wear somethin' warm, buddy!" "(Smith) Oh, yes." "So what's for breakfast?" "♪♪" "♪A youngcowboy named Billy Joe ♪" "♪grewrestless on the farm ♪" "♪ The boy filled with wanderlust ♪" "♪whoreally meant no harm ♪" "♪Hechangedhis clothes and shined his boots ♪" "♪andcombedhis  dark hair down ♪" "♪Andhismothercried as he walked out ♪" "Here you go." "♪Don'ttakeyour guns to town son ♪" "♪Leaveyourguns at home Bill ♪" "♪Don'ttakeyour guns to town ♪" "♪♪" "♪Helaughedand kissed his mom and said ♪" "♪YourBillyJoe 's a man ♪" "♪I canshootasquick and straight as anybody can ♪" "♪ButIwouldn'tshoot without a cause ♪" "♪I 'dgun nobody down ♪" "♪Butshecriedagain as he rode away ♪" "♪Don'ttakeyour guns to town son ♪" "♪Leaveyourguns at home Bill ♪" "Look at this, Smith." "Fresh tracks." "A doe and a buck." "What is a doe?" "It's a deer." "Come on, let's find a place to hole up." "Andneverputyour finger on the trigger untilyou'reabout to shoot, you get it?" "Hmm, okay." "All right, right now we're on safety." "Okay." "Another thing is, never run with a loaded gun." "It's dangerous and stupid." "Is that clear?" "Yes, Butch." "All right, get your gun out here." "All right." "Let's see what happens, huh?" "♪Don'ttakeyour guns to town son ♪" "♪Leaveyourguns at home Bill ♪" "♪Don'ttakeyour guns to town ♪" "♪♪" "You see anything?" "No, but when they come, watch out!" "Blam, blam!" "Blam, blam, bam!" "Hey, whoa, watch" "Hey, hey." "Hey, Smith, no." "It ain't "blam, blam," buddy." "Uh-uh." "Hunting is a sacred thing." "This is real." "Look at the, uh, American Indian." "When he kills an animal, he... he bends down in front of it and thanks it for giving its life for him and his people." "You know?" "And he-he says prayers for it." "Then he uses every bit of that animal, every bone and tendon, every bit of meat and fur." "Nothing gets wasted." "You understand that?" "Yes, Butch." "Surprised your dad let you go hunting." "Actually," "I don't think my father understands big game hunting." "Hmm." "♪♪ [gunfireontelevision]" "Big game... hunting..." "Nalini!" "Oh, my god." "Oh, my god." "♪♪" "Butch." "Butch." "Yeah, buddy." "Is it okay to hunt squirrel?" "Sure, you can hunt squirrel." "[gunfire]" "What'd you shoot at?" "A squirrel." "Did you get him?" "I don't know." "Let's go check it out." "[Bhaaskar] Just keep looking at the map, and see anything that shows "hunting ground."" "Big game, look for it." "Why are you looking outside?" "What is big game?" "I am looking outside." "You look at the map, please." "Wow, Smith." "That's some shootin'." "It's alive." "Maybe we can take the bullet out." "No, the bullet went clear through." "This guy's a goner." "What have I done?" "Can we do the prayer?" "Yeah, we can, uh, we can do the prayer." "Uh... great spirit, mother Earth, father sky, uh... sister tree, brother leaves." "Before you all, we wanna thank this squirrel, this generous squirrel for giving his life so that we may live and learn." "Smith, repeat after me." "Squirrel, we thank you." "[howling]" "Squirrel, we thank you." "[howling]" "It is done." "(Smith) I had killed an animal without being provoked, butButch..." "had cleansed my soul." "Allright,let's pack it up, huh?" "And now we're lost." "Where the hell are we?" "I tried to tell you twice, but you wouldn't listen to me." "If it's important, you must speak up." "I tried." "Now our son might kill something or someone." "All right, buddy, let's get home and cook up that squirrel, huh?" "You mean like eat it?" "Yeah, I mean eat it." "But, I" " But" "Shh, shh, shh." "Look, look." "Shh, shh, shh." "You see that?" "Stay here, don't move." "[gunfire]" "[Butch screaming]" "Butch!" "Butch!" "♪♪" "Ow, son of a" " That hurts." "But you told me not to run with a loaded gun." "Just drive, Smith." "♪♪" "Yeah, this is Red Hawk." "Uh, got a man down, a little hunting accident." "We're heading West on I-47." "I think we just passed 213." "Keep an eye out for a blue and white Dodge truck... with a... with a little Indian fella behind the wheel." "Gonna need an ambulance." "♪♪" "Dammit, Smith!" "Watch the road, buddy." "♪♪" "Smith?" "Smith?" "♪♪ [radio chatter]" "(manonradio) Take care, you know." "We'll call an ambulance." "Hanginthere, Red Hawk, Over." "Copy that." "You heard him, Smith." "You got two miles to keep us on the road." "There's probably gonna be some cops there, too." "Whatever they ask you, just... plead the fifth." "Plead the fifth, yes." "Wait, Butch, what is the fifth?" "Butch, Butch, what's the fifth?" "Butch?" "[siren wailing]" "♪♪" "Smith!" "Mami, Papa!" "Are you okay?" "Are you hurt, papa?" "Huh, are you hurt, beta?" "Are you injured, son?" "What-what is" "Oh, ew." "Did you kill that?" "Answer the policeman, Smith." "Uh, I... plead the fifth." "♪♪" "Allright,goodwork." "♪♪" "Didyoushoot Butch Brunner?" "I plead the fifth." "Makea note,Dick." "Hepleadsthefifthto shooting Butch Brunner." "Okay, we got that, son." "You know, personally," "I-I would have plead the second." "You do what you feel is right." "Yeah, pleading the second would have been the way to go, kid." "Definitely." "Now... what about this?" "I plead the fifth?" "He can't plead the fifth on a squirrel, can he?" "Uh, no, on a possum you can plead the first, but only if you haven't already plead the fifth, and he's already plead the fifth." "Whichnegates all of your rights to plead the first." "You're in a heck of a pickle here, Smith." "What can I plead that will cover everything?" "Oh..." "I" " Can he plead insanity?" "Squash, squid, squirrel." "How old are you, son?" "Ten." "Ten?" "Whydidn'tyoutell us you were ten?" "He can't plead the fifth until he's 13." "Right!" "I thought because of his extensive knowledge of the fifth that he would be at least 13." "Me, too, but he's ten." "Hmm." "I'm sorry, Smitty." "You can't plead the fifth." "What can I plead?" "How's Brunner?" "He's gonna live." "You get a statement?" "Yeah." "Said the kid's a hero." "Savedhislife." "You hear that, Smitty?" "You're off the hook." "So, off the record... why don't you tell us what really happened." "(Smith) And so I did." "Itwasarelieftohear that Butch was okay, andhecalledmea hero , anditwasgoodtotell the policemen my story." "ItwasastoryIwas suremy parents would not appreciate, butthesementhoughtit very interesting, andforsomereason, very funny." "Thestorycaused a bit of a stir, andwaspublished in the local paper, alongwithaphoto of my family." "Okay, everybody, say, "How doing?"" "[together] How doing?" "Wequicklybecame the talk of the town." "♪♪" "Andbeingan electionyear, the article caught the attention of some politicians." "I am honored to bestow the key to the city to Smith Butt Naked." "Bhatnagar." "Oh, uh, Mr. Smith." "Let's give him a round of applause, shall we?" "[applause]" "♪♪" "BeforeI knewit ," "Iwastelling my story on TV, andbelieveit or not," "I was invited to The White House tomeetthepresident of the United States." "Iwasno longer just an Indian." "I... wasa BeeGee." "Itwasthepinnacleof my American boyhood." "♪♪" "Ah, the maharaja has finally returned." "Good." "Go change and come help me in the garden." "Jesus Christ." "What did you say?" "Nothing, papa." "You think you are a superstar now, huh?" "Gallivanting all over the town." "But you're no local hero around here." "You want to come in, into your father's house?" "Show your respect." "Ah!" "Jeetay Raho." "(Smith) It was good to receive myfather'sblessings... butsadly,theblessings did not quite reach... theBrunners." "♪♪" "Oh, man." "Honey, we gonna talk about it." "Are we gonna talk, or argue?" "This isn't fun, Butch." "It's not fun." "All right?" "I just have to know... how I'm supposed to pay the mortgage." "I already told you, I" " My" "I can't work!" "When my leg heals." "My mother can help." "I don't want your damn mom's help." "Just let her." "I mean, what's wrong with that?" "I can't-- I can't do that." "I can't let her help." "When my leg heals, I'm gonna... do what I do, and I'm gonna fix it." "I promise." "♪♪" "No, you're not." "♪♪ [sighing]" "Smith?" "(Smith) And then..." "I have to tell you something." "Theworstthing imaginable happened." "Amytoldme sheand her  mother were moving far away... toanotherschool, tolivewith their grandmother." "AnddummythatIwas," "Igotmadather." "Fromthatmomenton..." "Smith!" "IdecidedIwasn'tgoing to see her anymore." "♪♪" "Bye, daddy." "Bye, sweetheart." "Come here." "I'll see you soon, okay?" "♪♪" "♪♪" "[enginestarting]" "♪♪" "♪♪" "IwishedIhad not  gone hunting that day." "Iwishedeverythingcould go back to the way it was... beforehunting, before fame." "BeforeI hadruined... theBrunners'lives." "♪♪ [phoneringing]" "Hello?" "[womanontape] ...the various stages of its intrauterine development, fromthefertilizedovum" "Doofus." "Amy's on the phone." "Hello?" "Hi, Smith." "It's Amy." "Hi." "Sorry I didn't say goodbye to you." "It'sokay." "Um, how's school?" "Okay." "Are you coming back?" "No." "Oh." "I'm running away, Smith." "I wanted to say goodbye to you." "Where are you going?" "ToNewYork." "Ican'tstayhere..." "It's smells like mothballs, and my-my grandma can't cook, and" "♪♪" "I think that..." "That my parents are splitting up." "I'msorry." "♪♪" "Smith." "Yes?" "Imissyou." "I miss you, too." "I wish you were here, my Ganesh." "I wish I was there, too." "Mygrandma'scoming." "Ihaveto go ." "Bye." "Bye." "♪♪" "(Smith) New York?" "WhatwasIthinking?" "Whydidn'tItry  and stop her?" "Shewascallingmeto save her, and I said... nothing?" "♪♪ [humming] [gasping,chuckling]" "You scared me." "Where's Smith?" "He's in his room." "Tell him it's time to chop the wood." "I'll go get him." "[humming]" "Smith?" "[womanspeakingon  tape indistinctly] [humming]" "Smith?" "♪♪" "♪♪" "Smith!" "Smith!" "Smith?" "Hisbike'snothere." "Let's go look for him." "Get in the car." "Papa, they couldn't be far." "He could be, come on." "Let's get in the car." "♪♪" "♪♪" "My Ganesh." "I knew you'd come." "At your service." "I have to catch the 9:55 bus." "The 9:55 bus?" "But what about money, food?" "I packed a bunch of sandwiches, and I borrowed some money from my grandma." "I'll pay her back once I land on my feet." "Amy, I don't want you to go." "It's too dangerous." "I can't protect you if you're in New York." "But..." "I don't like it here." "I know, Amy, but..." "I don't want to lose my best friend." "♪♪ [sighing]" "I thought I'd give you a ride home, cowboy." "Okay, thank you." "Were you planning on writing when you got there?" "Any idea where you two were going?" "Smith wasn't going anywhere." "He just came over here to stop me." "Hmm." "You're just all by your lonesome, huh?" "You sure are brave." "Actually..." "I've decided to stay." "I'm happy to hear that." "LookslikeSmithis, too ." "Why don't you get back inside before we all catch cold, huh?" "Bye, Smith." "Bye, Amy." "Bye, dad." "Bye,sweetie." "♪♪" "Let's go." "(Bhaaskar) Why would he run away?" "Itmakesno sense." "(Nalini) You're the one thatgotupsetwithhim for being a local hero." "Youdon'tthink he has any feelings?" "(Bhaaskar) If you ask me, he has too many damn feelings." "(Nalini) Where are we going, papa?" "(Bhaaskar) It's the park, wherekidsgo to play." "♪♪" "Whatareyoulookingat?" "Move!" "Moveoutof theway ." "Somanydamnkids." "[rockmusicplaying]" "♪♪" "What are they playing at night?" "How the hell do I know?" "Someone must have seen him." "He's the local damn hero." "You check over there." "Be careful, papa." "Excuse me, gentlemen." "How doing?" "I'm looking for a young boy," "Smith Bhatnagar." "Bhatnag?" "I've never heard of him." "Yeah, you know, man, Smith." "He's the kid that saved the dude that shot himself." "Yes!" "Oh, yeah." "That was cool." "Is Smith here?" "That's what I'm asking you." "Oh..." "Oh." "Well, I don't know, dude." "Yeah, we just got here." "Nalini!" "(Nalini) Thank you." "No,nothing,nothing." "Let's check these people." "Excuse me." "I'm looking for a little" "♪♪" "I will never again lie about where I'm going and with whom." "Two." "Never, ever." "We ought to send you back to India." "Shame on you." "I will not." "I will never again lie about where I'm going and with whom." "Three." "Butch, what do I tell my parents?" "Just tell 'em the truth." "I bet your dad will think you're a real stud." "Really?" "Sure." "Running after girls, saving their lives?" "You're like a knight in shining armor." "Thanks, Butch." "Smith, I got you something." "[jingling]" "Whoa." "For my bike?" "Yep." "Thanks, Butch." "Listen, buddy, don't sweat it." "You're still a kid." "The best is yet to come." "All right?" "Hmm." "Let's go." "I will never again lie about where I'm going and with whom." "Twenty." "Mami, what is happening?" "Never you mind." "And you will never see that boy again, ever." "And wipe that nonsense off your face." "India will definitely shape you up." "So where the hell were you?" "Amy decided to run away, so..." "I had to try and stop her." "I rode to her grandmother's house and told her not to go." "She decided to stay." "(Smith) Telling the truth felt so good," "Idecidedto  let it all out." "I love her." "You rode all the way across town on your bike to chase after a woman?" "What is wrong with you?" "What is wrong with our children?" "Whores, all of them." "Ruleone--nevertell mami and papa everything." "HowcouldIhaveforgotten?" "Go to your room." "We'll deal with you in the morning." "♪♪" "Mypoorsister... inloveandabout to be banished." "Iwonderedif her heart would ever mend." "WhatwouldIdo without my sister?" "♪♪" "Thatnight,my parents called India, anexpensive and rare event." "Theystayedup verylate talking to the family, anddeciding my sister's fate." "♪♪" "Our hopes for you, our dreams for you, they have all been destroyed." "What suitable Indian boy will marry you now?" "You've been enjoyed." "(Bhaaskar) Okay, mami, we keep this in the house." "But from now on, it is decided." "You will go to school, and that is it." "No more extra-circular activities." "You want to study with someone?" "Mami and I will need to meet her first, and she will need to study in our house, but no more studying with the Betsy." "Andasforyou ..." "Go ahead, mami, show him the picture." "Patel, this is your daddy and baba." "You remember my parents?" "He was three when we moved to Pune, papa." "I know that." "♪♪" "You are going to live with them... inLucknow." "But-but... that's in India." "Yes." "Best thing for you, Patel." "Why?" "Why?" "Because he needs to go back and remember the things that you so easily forgot." "Respect,honor,virtue." "♪♪" "When will you come see me?" "Don't worry, Smith, we'll all be together again... in just a few years." "♪♪" "(Smith) I never did get to watch mysisterbloom intothebeautiful woman she became." "Butshecontinued to love Patrick, evenmorethanbefore." "♪♪" "AsforAmy,well... shelingeredon my mind for some time to come, aheaven, half a world away." "Myfamilyneverdid move back to India to rejoin me." "Theytoldme howlucky I was to have escaped, togrowup to be  a respectable boy in India." "Iwentto medschool and became a doctor, specializinginneurology, like my father expected." "At22,ImarriedSharmila, asI wastoldIwould." "Whatnoone told me was that..." "Iwouldfallmadly in love with my wife." "Thiswas a wonderful surprise." "I bought a large house for her, and for a little while, welivedlike rajas and ranis." "I'dliketo saywelived happily ever after, but... lifehasamind of its own." "Overtheyears, mymotherwouldsendme letters on a cassette." "Shekeptme connectedto the place I left behind." "Mymother'svoice made me feel at ease." "♪♪" "Especiallyas I mourned for Sharmila." "♪Andbigger than me and you ♪" "(Nalini) Hi, beta, it's mami." "Ihopeyou'refeeling-- [tape continues indistinctly]" "♪Intheformofan  evergreen cassette ♪" "♪AndIplayedit in the morning ♪" "♪Tillafterthe sun  would set ♪" "♪SeemotherIbelieve♪" "♪Thathalfofeverything I hear is true ♪" "♪Betweenyouand me♪" "♪I believe the anecdote's true ♪" "(Smith) So I moved back to a place whereI knewIwould find love again." "♪Intheveranda in the midnight heat ♪" "♪CousinsandIwould wait for the rains ♪" "♪Singingsongsabout♪" "♪America♪" "♪Andthenthe first drops came ♪" "♪Sodon'tworry♪" "♪ Even though you were ♪" "♪oceansandcontinentsaway ♪" "♪ I heard evergreen hits ♪" "♪Lullabies♪" "(Smith) And it was wonderful." "♪Andeverything you had to say ♪" "♪SeemotherIbelieve♪" "♪Thathalfofeverything I hear is true ♪" "♪Betweenyouand me♪" "Wonderfultobe back in the embrace of family... youngandold... andnew." "♪Iftimetime could be bent ♪" "♪withthedropofatear ♪" "♪You'dseeitrain in our house for a year ♪" "♪Thisis thesoundof the beating you'd hear ♪" "♪Allthetapes we've taped over ♪" "♪allof ourhopes and our fears ♪" "♪Theopenveranda'sbeen  flooding for years ♪" "♪I alwayshopedthat I'd see you here ♪" "[hornhonking]" "Whoa." "Smith?" "You won't believe it." "I shot a 98." "You shot a what?" "The golf!" "I broke 100." "Now is 98 good in the golf?" "Good?" "It's excellent." "Great, papa." "I'm very happy for you." "You'refinallybackhome." "Come on, hurry up." "We have to go to Namata's kid's birthday party." "I'm coming." "So many damn birthday parties." "Ah, I see you found your old bike." "You saved it all these years?" "Oh yes, just for you." "Don't be ridiculous." "It's for Asha's kids!" "Oh,boy,okay." "[speaking foreign language]" "Come on, papa." "I'm coming." "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "♪♪" "[bellringing]" "Smith?" "How doing, Butch?" "[laughing]" "Look at you, buddy, all grown up." "Wow." "See, uh, you still got your old bike." "I see that you got yours back." "Yeah, yeah, took a while, but she came home." "Cool." "My father tells me you have your own service station now?" "Yeah." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "And, uh, you became, uh, that doctor your dad wanted you to be." "Yeah." "And the brain surgeon who couldn't save his wife." "[sighing]" "Yeah, I was, uh, sorry to hear about that, buddy." "How's Amy?" "You asking, uh, or you asking?" "Both." "She's good." "She's, uh, got a kid." "Teaching fourth grade." "Living over at her grandmother's house." "And no, she's not married." "[chuckling]" "You probably remember how to get over there, don't you?" "I'm sure I can figure it out." "Good to see you, buddy." "Yeah." "Come by anytime." "Sure thing." "Bye, Butch." 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