"# I'll be watching you #." "This may be the happiest day of my life." "He is perfect." "He will be if he has a small dick." "The size of a cocktail frankfurt." "Ideally." "I want us to go to Couples Encounters." "What?" "It's a marriage counselling service." "It's called an Enneagram and you use it to categorise people into different types." "(UNZIPS FLY)" "You need to stop that at once." "Judy..." "What could you possibly say right now, Martin?" "You're nothing till you get a friendship ring." "SUE:" "His name's Danny." "I like him, Dad." "He surfs." "He surfs." "BOY:" "She's all yours, Danny boy." "(ONLOOKERS CHEER)" "Clemenger's in the city." "I have to send over some of our work." "Your bum is my muse." "It's like this peach." "Celia, sweetheart, please." "PAM:" "What's wrong with him?" "Ferris has a friend." "And she's just told him that she no longer wants to be his friend." "She said she cant keep fucking an old man." "Shit, that's gonna hurt." "SONG: # See the lady in the streetcar light" "# Colour a la Toulouse" "# Television and a red, red wine" "# So, won't you tell me" "# Won't you tell me the truth?" "# 10 years in the jailer's eye # Are you old enough?" "# And I'm thinkin' 'bout my baby # Are you old enough?" "# Lookin' at my life go by" "# Are you old enough?" "Ooh-ooh" "# Are you old enough?" "# Ooh" "# Are you old enough?" "# Are you old enough?" "# Are you old enough?" "Favourite subject?" "Surfing." "(LAUGHS)" "Surfing is not a subject." "Well, it's not an object, so it must be a subject." "Oh, clever!" "I like your fingers." "(CHUCKLES) I've got 10 of them." "Clever." "(GIGGLES)" "Well, they all like kisses." "Jesus!" "(LAUGHS)" "You chilly?" "I'm chilly." "('CAPRICORN DANCER' BY RICHARD CLAPTON PLAYS)" "Oh, you're up." "Yeah." "You didn't sleep well last night." "(GRUNTS)" "I'm sure you'll win the pitch, though." "Oh, yeah." "What's that supposed to mean?" "(SIGHS) Nothing." "Are you in a mood?" "No, I'm just a bit uptight." "Enjoy your game." "Wait a sec." "Are you trying to make me feel guilty?" "Not at all." "You don't have to work this hard, you know?" "Thanks." "(KNOCK AT WINDOW)" "Oh!" "Oh, s..." "Are you coming in?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I'll be there in a minute." "OK." "(SIGHS)" "W... (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) What are you..." "What are you doing?" "I'm worried about you, Yvonne." "Why on earth would you be..." "I know about Celia." "I'm fine, Pam, really." "Um..." "I don't want you to be worried about me." "Actually, Ferris and I, we're..." "We haven't been this close for a long time." "Oh." "It's kinda strange, but..." "Something like this might have brought us back together." "But you and Roger have a good marriage." "As long as he does what I say." "(LAUGHS)" "Well..." "I'm here if you need me." "Yeah." "Thanks, Pam." "TEACHER:" "A new dimension to the meaning of citizenship was added in the late 19th century when feelings of Australian nationalism began to intensify." "(MUTTERS) My God, I can't stand the sound of his voice!" "Turn to page 146." "(READS) "Australian nationalism contained" ""a set of distinctive social values" ""motivated by a belief in the equality of opportunity" ""and the conviction that Australians had a right to the good life."" "Republicanism, labourism, socialism and patriotism, which were part of a further stage in the evolution of Australian democracy... (STUDENTS LAUGH)" "..towards a federal system of government." "What do you think you're doing?" "I want an answer." "She wants you, sir!" "It's a feminist action, sir." "Have you heard of the women's movement?" "Principal's office, now!" "And what do I tell her I did wrong?" "You know, a lot of women burned their bras, sir." "Out." "Now." "Thought you were a history teacher." "GIRL:" "Whoo!" "Hello, Annie." "Um...can I ask you something?" "(LAUGHS) Yes, of course." "Have I done something to offend you?" "Oh...no." "Oh!" "(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) Sorry." "It's very presumptuous of me." "No, it's..." "No." "(PHONE RINGS NEARBY)" "I shouldn't have said anything." "Well, yes, of course you..." "(DOOR OPENS) MAN:" "Martin?" "Your wife's on the phone." "Scuse me." "Hello?" "Do you want me to pick you up?" "What are you talking about?" "Uh, we have the, um... (WHISPERS) ..the Couple Encounter appointment this afternoon." "Oh!" "Yes." "Yes, alright." "OK." "I'll be out the front at five." "OK." "Bye." "That's the way, mate!" "(ALL TALK INDISTINCTLY)" "(READS) "He pulled her shirt over her head, kissing her breasts," ""then he slid her up on the table," ""slowly taking off her jeans," ""his hands rubbing the inside of her thigh."" "Oh, piss off!" "Does not say that." "(READS) "He could see the wet stain on her panties." ""He pulled them off, burying his head between her legs." ""She groaned and arched her hips," ""grinding her wet pussy into his mouth"!" "GIRLS:" "Ahh!" "Oh, my God!" "Cheryl." "Where'd you get that?" "Just wear it, would ya?" "What's with that bent feminine shit anyway?" "Yeah, ya moll." "You can talk!" "Hope you don't get dropped!" "Oh, check this shit out!" "(READS) "She pulls him up, kissing him," ""liking the taste of her in his mouth."" "(ALL LAUGH)" "DEBBIE:" "Sue?" "You OK?" "SUE:" "Yeah." "Are you comin' out?" "Yep." "They're just molls." "I don't care about them." "I'd be so mad if Gary did that to me." "Yeah." "Gary wouldn't do that to you." "Danny's such a dickhead." "That's what the 'DD' stands for." "Not 'Danny Dixon', 'Danny Dickhead'." "(WHISPERS) Yeah." "Guess I'll never forget that." "Guess I'll never forget that." "Oh, come on, mate!" "This is my idea!" "I bought the peach in." "That's bullshit." "(SIGHS) Yeah." "Arseholes." "What was that about?" "They don't want me to come to the pitch." "But it's your idea." "Yeah, the agency wants to pitch my idea so it looks as if they've done the job in house." "They reckon the clients will "respond better"." "Well, at least they're still pitching it." "Thank you, Pollyanna." "Oh..." "Good on you, mate." "Yeah." "Come on, there's a bench over there." "(KNOCKS)" "Gazza!" "That's for you." "Oi!" "Present for ya." "You, uh...know what to do with it?" "Yeah!" "First thing that comes to mind." "(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) Just go with it." "Oh. (CLEARS THROAT)" "I guess I'm here because, um... ..Martin lied to me." "OK." "That's good." "And what about you, Martin?" "'Cause we don't know how to talk to each other... ..anymore." "Judy, is that true for you?" "How much time do you spend together without your children?" "Most nights, after they go to bed." "That's not together." "You're always working." "I'm not an at-home mother and wife." "Um, after I get home from work, I'm cooking the dinner, and then I'm...spending time with the children and then I put them to bed, so..." "..yes, after that, it's true," "I'm quite often marking and preparing lessons." "It's my job to be inspiring." "It sounds like you do most of this on your own." "She likes it that way." "What do you do when you get home from work, Martin?" "He likes to sit in his car in the garage." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Just a metaphor." "You like to spend a lot of time on your own." "It's alright to want to spend time on your own." "Oh, thank you for giving me your permission." "Martin." "What?" "Why are you being so antagonistic?" "Well, why did you dress up?" "(LAUGHS) I did not dress up." "(THUNDER RUMBLES)" "(ENGAGED TONE)" "(SIGHS)" "I hate him." "You can't hate him." "I do." "I really hate him." "It's just..." "Boys, Sue." "They're stupid." "Can you imagine what Vicki and Cheryl are saying about me right now?" "Yeah." "I just don't know what to do." "Did you get the bit about the rice crops in the Riverina?" "Off the phone now!" "Dinner's ready." "Gotta go." "Dinner's ready." "Darling, your father's probably trying to call." "OK." "Happy now?" "Well, would you like to do something together?" "OK." "Well, good." "You need to tell your father what you wanna do, David." "Otherwise nothing will happen." "Don't let her bully you, David." "(MUTTERS) I'm not bullying." "Why would you say that?" "It was an attempt at a bit of light-hearted humour." "No, it wasn't." "Can we go to bingo night at the club?" "MAN ON TV:" "I've seen better puckers in the top of an open duffel bag." "Oh, God, she's ugly!" "Anybody's entitled to be ugly, but she abuses the privilege!" "And to think I could have married Big Janet." "Remember Big Janet?" "You used to go out drinking with her two brothers... (PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC BLASTS)" "(COUGHS)" "(STOPS MUSIC)" "Get us some food." "Gary." "Oi, Hennessey." "I got the munchies." "Nuh." "Can't face my olds." "(STONER ROCK PLAYS)" "You pack it tight?" "Fuck, you pull hard for a chick." "Oi, Gaz." "Get us some food." "No." "I told you." "You go, Cheryl." "No." "(KNOCK AT DOOR)" "Shit." "Is that your mum?" "Yes!" "(COUGHS)" "Are you kids alright down here?" "Hey, Mrs H. Yeah, we're good, Mrs H." "Oh, we're a bit hungry, but." "Oh!" "(CHOKES) I'll bring you down some food, then." "Thanks." "OK." "DARREN:" "Fuckin' oath, Bruce!" "That was close!" "It's so smoky in here." "How does she not tell?" "Your mum's stupid." "I'm going to bed now, Mum." "PAM:" "Alright, darling!" "PAM:" "Alright, darling!" "CHERYL:" "Stop arguing." "You got the right hand last time." "('I'LL BE GONE' BY SPECTRUM PLAYS)" "MARTIN:" "Hello?" "Can I speak to Debbie?" "9pm is a little late to be calling, Gary." "I'm sorry about that, Mr Vickers." "Can I speak to her?" "She's probably asleep." "(SOFTLY) Debbie?" "What?" "Gary's on the phone." "I want you to tell him he can't call this late again." "Give me the phone." "Do you want me to tell him?" "Fine, I'll tell him." "Hey." "What are you doing?" "Nothing." "You?" "Can you come around?" "Nup." "No way." "Oh, fuck, Darren!" "It's all over my frickin' jeans!" "Go get a towel." "She can get it." "What do you need a towel for?" "Oh, Darren needs it." "Debbie, off the phone!" "It's past 9 o'clock." "Gotta go." "You can't stop now!" "CHERYL:" "Do it yourself." "(LAUGHTER ON TV)" "What do you want?" "Can I come in?" "Yeah, I guess." "(MAN SNORES)" "Piss off, Dale." "I'm in bed." "Mate, get outta here." "You two gonna have a root in here?" "Piss off, would ya?" "(SIGHS)" "Do you wanna have a root?" "No." "What'd you come for, then?" "Who gave you my bra?" "What?" "I don't know." "Why'd you do that?" "You humiliated me." "Well, what the fuck are you doing walking around without a bra for, ya moll?" "This island is unique." "It's developed over 6,000 years in total isolation." "Knock-knock, who's there?" "Introduced animals and plants..." "Where's the lady of the house?" "How was the drive home?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "I can walk in a straight line." "You know we have a phone?" "Yes, and I tried to call." "About a hundred bloody times." "Do you wanna know where I've been?" "I don't know." "Celebrating?" "No." "I wasn't allowed to pitch today 'cause I'm not part of the agency." "And you don't care." "No, I care." "I just don't know what you're talking about." "(SIGHS) I can't work any bloody harder." "(SIGHS) Then don't!" "What's that supposed to mean?" "How much more do you want?" "(SHOUTS) Don't say that!" "Shh!" "You'll wake up Sue." "Where is she?" "(SIGHS)" "That little daughter of mine is always on the bloody phone." "Roger..." "Shh!" "(BOTH LAUGH)" "(DOOR CLOSES)" "Where have you been?" "Hey, Cheryl." "What's he doing here?" "Can you please say hello?" "Come back here." "Cheryl?" "(SLOW POP MUSIC PLAYS) (DOOR OPENS)" "Piss off." "Don't speak to me like that." "What is that on your jeans?" "Ice-cream." "Can you get out of my room now?" "I'm not gonna let you spoil this for me." "Where have you been?" "Um, I just...wanted some air." "(EXHALES STRONGLY)" "OK, you don't need to lie to us." "I went over to Danny's." "And why'd you sneak out?" "I don't know." "Have you taken anything tonight?" "What?" "No." "What do you mean?" "Have you taken any drugs tonight?" "No." "Well, your heart's racing." "Scared." "You freaked me out!" "Don't lie to me!" "I'm not!" "Why didn't you tell your mother where you were going?" "'Cause she wouldn't have let me go." "Oh, Sue, it's a school night!" "And when have I ever stopped you doing anything?" "(SIGHS)" "(SIGHS)" "Oi!" "Show us your map of Tassie!" "Fuck you!" "How 'bout you, gorgeous?" "Oi, Cheryl's old lady's rooting Shane McDonald." "Piss off." "Dead set!" "Hey, Cheryl!" "Who's your old lady rooting?" "Shane McDonald, right?" "What's it to you?" "He plays halfback for the Sharks!" "She must be a pretty good root!" "(LAUGHS) I reckon it runs in the family!" "Piss off!" "Fuckin' oath!" "(SIGHS)" "I reckon... ..he thinks you're not talking to him, so he's not talking to you." "Do you think he'll drop me?" "I don't know." "Do you still like him?" "Who else am I gonna be with?" "Maybe you should just call him up and then..." "I'm not gonna call him." "Oh, you are here, Sue!" "Danny's on the phone for you." "Oh, my God!" "Don't ask." "You're not going out tonight." "We're watching 'The Golden Years of Hollywood', aren't we?" "I looked it up. 'Notorious' is on." "Oh, I love that movie!" "I know." "('PICKING UP PEBBLES' BY MATTHEW FLINDERS PLAYS)" "What's going on?" "Oh, I thought we'd have a little party." "Come on." "Remember this song?" "Dance with me, Ferris?" "(MUSIC CONTINUES, MUFFLED)" "LYNETTE:" "Cheryl?" "What?" "Can you get Nathan dressed?" "(MUTTERS) Do it yourself." "Did you hear me?" "(LOUDER) Yes." "(KNOCK AT DOOR)" "Can you get that?" "Hello." "You look nice." "It's not for you." "(CHUCKLES) Who's it for?" "Piss off." "You know, I reckon you'd look pretty with a smile." "Very funny." "(CLEARS THROAT)" "MAN: 29!" "2-9." "Put that in your books there." "29!" "This is the coolest thing ever!" "(CHUCKLES) Yes." "Here's another one..." "I sometimes think that I can make things happen just by concentrating on it." "Like the balls" " I can make them come out in the order I want." "(CHUCKLES) 88 - two fat ladies." "Oh-ho!" "Yes!" "I knew it!" "I'm gonna win." "Shane McDonald!" "MAN:" "Please, please." "(SINGS) # City girls have got night life in their eyes... #" "(TAP AT WINDOW)" "Are you right?" "(BOTH LAUGH)" "Fuck!" "(LAUGHS)" "Ow!" "Your olds home?" "Well..." "Dad's taken David out and... ..I crushed up one of Dad's sleeping tablets and put it in Mum's tea." "(LAUGHS) What?" "(LAUGHS) She's so uptight at the moment." "(LAUGHS)" "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Well, let's root, then." "Do you reckon we could just talk?" "Me and Debbie can talk for hours." "You chicks are freaks." "Thank you!" "Yeah, yeah." "So, do you wanna root?" "OK." "OK." "Have you got a Frenchy?" "OK." "OK." "(GROANS)" "You alright?" "Hang on, I think I need a bit more Vaso." "(BOTH LAUGH)" "Try it again." "Shit!" "(PANTS)" "(LAUGHS)" "(LAUGHS) (SIGHS)" "Finally, hey?" "SHANE:" "Want me to get rid of him?" "LYNETTE:" "No, no." "Won't be long." "Help yourself to a drink." "What do you want?" "What do I want?" "Yeah, to drink." "You're actually offering to do something for me?" "Better hurry up and tell me what you want, otherwise it'll be too late." "(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) Get me a beer, will ya, darl?" "Yeah." "I knew I'd win!" "I knew it." "I'm proud of you, son." "(SUSPENSION SPRINGS SQUEAK RHYTHMICALLY)" "David!" "David?" "Get in." "I don't ever wanna grow up." "Why not?" "'Cause I don't wanna do that stuff." "What stuff?" "When you grow up, you have sex in panel vans." "What on earth are you talking about?" "That's not what happens when you grow up." "Yes, it is." "That's what Debbie and Sue do." "Debbie's not like that." "Yes, she is." "That's what they do." "And they talk about it all the time." "What else do they talk about?" "I'd like you to tell me." "I don't know." "David..." "Well, they sneak out a lot." "(KNOCKS ON DOOR)" "See?" "Why don't you go to bed now, David?" "Um...can you put me to bed?" "Um...can you put me to bed?" "Onya, Daz!" "(ALL CHATTER)" "Cheryl!" "Chezza!" "You're up." "(SQUEAKS) Debbie!" "Danny got me a ring!" "Look!" "Oh, dead set?" "Let me see!" "I just rooted Gary." "He got it in!" "Oh, my God!" "Yes!" "(LAUGHS) It hurt, though." "Are you alright?" "Yeah, but I can hardly walk!" "('LITTLE DOVE' BY GIL MATTHEWS PLAYS)" "(ALL CHATTER)" "GIRL:" "Hey, Darren!" "Chuck a swervie!" "Whoa!" "(ALL LAUGH)" "(ALL LAUGH AND CHATTER)" "(BOY LAUGHS) Ow!" "I hit my head so hard!" "I hit my head so hard!" "(BOY COUGHS)" "Unreal." "That was so unreal!" "Did you see that?" "I was shitting myself!" "Oi, Dazza!" "Dazza!" "Dazza, mate!" "What are you doing?" "Oi!" "Oi!" "I think he's dead!" "Guys, I'm not kidding!" "(ALL CONTINUE CHATTERING AND LAUGHING)" "I'm not kidding, I'm not kidding." "He's not moving." "Darren, it's not funny." "He's not moving." "Oh, my God, you guys!" "There's blood dripping from his mouth." "What the f...!" "(LAUGHS) What?" "Darren!" "Is he OK?" "Wake him up." "Shake him or something." "He's not moving." "No, don't touch him." "(ALL FALL SILENT)" "Brucey, can you..." "Can you go get someone?"