Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

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♪ Do you know what it's like
to fall on the floor

♪ And cry your guts out
till you got no more

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Have you ever made love
to a beautiful girl

♪ Made you feel like
it's not such a bad world

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Now you're really
giving everything

♪ And you're really
getting all you gave

♪ Now you're really
living what

♪ This life is all about

♪ Well I just saw the sun
rise over the hill

♪ Never used to give
me much of a thrill

♪ But hey, man
Now I'm really living

♪ Do you know what it's like
to care too much

♪ About someone that you're
never gonna get to touch

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Have you ever sat down
in the fresh cut grass

♪ And thought about the moment
and when it will pass

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Now you're really
giving everything

♪ And you're really
getting all you gave

♪ Now you're
really living what

♪ This life is all about

♪ Now what would you say
if I told you that

♪ Everyone thinks
you're a crazy old cat

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Do you know what it's like
to fall on the floor

♪ And cry your guts out
till you got no more

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Have you ever made love
to a beautiful girl

♪ Made you feel like
it's not such a bad world

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Do you know what it's like
to fall on the floor

♪ And cry your guts out
till you got no more

♪ Hey, man
Now you're really living

♪ Just saw the sun rise
over the hill

♪ Never used to give me
much of a thrill ♪

That's very interesting.

My doctor brings me
a glass of water.

Okay, Doc, I think this
is the place in the movie

where I'm supposed to say,
"Give it to me straight."

All right.

It's worse than your first
tests would have indicated.

Your other doctors
were right.

What has happened is

a series of lesions,
more than 80,

have spread out
across your chest cavity.

In the x-rays, it looks
like a star exploding.

It's an unusually
aggressive type of cancer.

Extraordinary, really.

Extraordinary?

How about that?

Mr. Griffin,
you probably have

about another
year to live.

Not more than two.



So, you can't operate?

No.

Is there anything
out there? Anything?

In development or in Europe,
or something that can
buy me some time?

I'm afraid not.

You can't save my life?

No.

Can you validate my parking?

Kirk, give me
the ball!

Hey, boys, two on one.
You think you could
b*at your old man?

You don't even
like basketball.

Oh, I don't know
about that.

You know, I've been
working on one of those...

Yeah, like that, one of them
sky-hook-type things.

I've been practicing.

You work all the time.
When do you have time
to practice?

You can't stop me.
You can only hope
to contain me.

Come on.

What're you doing here?

Playing some basketball.

You know, you're
supposed to call first.

PROFESSOR: The frustration
and fear of it is based
on society's history

of trying to figure
out everything.

Control everything,
conquer everything.

We've learned to fly,
travel in space,
bend atoms to our will,

but we can't conquer death.

I'm sorry, I got... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Take a seat.



Oh, God!
I'm so sorry, sister.

And to say "God."



Keep in mind,
during this course,

that we are all dying
a little more every day,

and yet...

Excuse me, is this
Punic Wars I & II?

I'm sorry, what?

Is this class
Punic Wars I & II?

No, this is Psychological
Processes of Death and Dying.



I'm sorry, I'm not in...

I'm sorry.

PROFESSOR: For when we
perceive that our moments
are finite,

well, class, they are finite

from the moment of birth.





What?

PROFESSOR: And yet,

remember,
death is part of life.

Excuse me,
I'm just changing seats.

Go on.

Thank you.

We lie to children through
euphemisms about
three things in life.

The bedroom, the bathroom...

I think you should
just be a little more serious.

Me?
Yeah.

You shouldn't be laughing
at the Punic Wars.

A lot of people d*ed during
those wars, you know,

both I and II.

Yes, very sad. A lot of people
were k*lled. A lot of Punics.

That's one of the reasons
you don't see many
Punics anymore.


Shh.

Obviously, this isn't
interesting to you, Mr...

Let me see.
You moved. Mr. Griffin.

Yeah. Sorry.

You got me in
so much trouble.

GRIFFIN:
You a student here?

I'm the assistant dean
of academic standards
for the university.

No kidding?
No kidding.

What about you, Mr. Griffin?
You don't strike me as
the pre-psychology type.

Are you a full-time student
here, or are you taking
Death and Dying for fun?

What's your name?

Phoenix. Griffin,
my last name is Phoenix.

Okay, Phoenix.

No, I'm not a full-time
student here.

I did take a writing class
once, but that didn't go well.

It's all those words.

I sell life insurance.

The company encourages us
to continue our education,
like this class today.

Help us deal with...

Well, gives us
a better understanding
of our customers.

Ah.

Every answer
can't be fascinating.

No, I guess not.

Well,

it was fun. Bye.

Wait a minute.

It's early. I know a really
great Italian place.

So do I.

What's that?
What are you doing? I mean,
what's going on here?

I thought...
Wasn't something happening?

You know, you and I?

You and me?

Look, Griffin, your quirky
charm and odd knowledge
of m*llitary history

aren't gonna get you
into my evening

or my life or any place
else you were thinking
about getting into.

It was fun,
let's leave it at that.

All right, Phoenix,
don't flatter yourself.

My life's a little bit
complicated right now.

So is mine.

Fine, then we understand
each other.

You may not know this
about me, but I only get bold
about every five years.

And today is my day.

So, if you're seeing somebody,
great. If you just broke up
and hate men, fine.

If you have other problems,
you have my sympathy.

But since it's my day,

I'm just gonna tell you
where and when we're gonna
have dinner together.


corner of Bleecker
and Macdougal.

Damn, the name escapes me,

but it's got a yellow
awning out front.

So, if you don't show up,
it's all right.
It's fine with me.

I don't really care,
anyway.

And you were right.
It was fun.



Sir, would you like
to order something?

No, no, I think
I'm waiting for someone.

Maybe in a minute.

Don't get up.



Oh, quit looking so pleased
with yourself. I just...

Good evening, can I get you
something from the bar?

Oh, dear God, yes.

Belvedere martini
with a twist, please.

Belvedere, you got it.
Thank you.

You know what
we're gonna do tonight?

After we eat,
when we're done with dinner?

We're gonna do something...

Can we wait and see if we
can make it through a dinner
together first?

You're a very strange person.

That may be true
but you're here.

I don't know
what I'm doing.

Well, tonight,
you're gonna do something

that you secretly dreamed
of your whole life,

but never had
the nerve to do it.

Okay, stop right there.
You know, I'm not drunk yet.

Get on it.

It's just dinner.

If you're into some, you know,
weird sex freaky thing,

you know,
you got the wrong girl.

To hold me over
till the liquor gets here.

What did you have in mind?

This is against
the law, right?

Oh, pretty sure, yeah.

What do you think
they do to you
if we get caught?

Oddly enough, very few people
have gotten away with
what we're about to do.

Those who have been caught,
it's lethal injection.



You did it!

All right, I'll open the door,

you go inside. That way,
if you're caught,
I can run away.

Terrible plan.

Okay, let's go together.
Are you ready?

Now?







Wrong door.

Why, what's the matter?

Subtitled. Foreign film.

It'll be okay.
It's foreign.

That means there'll
be naked people.

Well, there's something.

Will you go up to
the concession stand and
steal me some Milk Duds?

Oh, it's impossible.

You know, they keep
those things under glass.

People have been
trying for years.
There's just no way.

Please? I can't
enjoy breaking...

Excuse me, sir,

but you need to get up
right now and come with me
to the manager's office.

Well, I'd rather not.

I understand, in a minute,
there might be
some naked people.

There are other people in
this theater. This is my ship,
you're just a passenger.

But if you wanna have a scene,
we can have a scene.

No, we'd both like
to meet your boss.

All right then,
come on.

Actually, I'm glad you
came over 'cause, see,
she's been drinking,

and, frankly, she's just
out of control.

You think he'd mind if
we stopped and
got my Milk Duds?

Go down the aisle
and out the back door.

Go down the aisle
and out the back door.

You're quite mad,
do you know that?

Oh, my wife,
she left her purse,
that's all.

We got a runner.
Son of a bitch!

What? What you all
looking at?

I don't think
he's following.

That was fantastic!

That was so fun!

Yeah, it was.

You wanna walk?

As opposed to run?
Absolutely.

Where to?

Don't get me wrong,
watching the sunrise
is a beautiful idea,

but I'm telling you,
Griffin, the sun usually
comes up in the east.

Well, you never know.

Always a first time.

I've had more fun with you
tonight than I've had
in a long time.

I've had more fun with me
than I've had in a long time.

If I didn't think
I'd start liking you so much,

I'd probably
see you again.

Wait. Where'd
you just go?

I thought we were
having a fun time, right?

You ever not want
a new day to start?

Why do you think we're
facing in this direction?

Just can't get involved
with anyone right now.

Who said anything
about getting involved?

Right. No one did. Right.

Back to flattering
myself again.

Thanks for the coffee
and the night out.

Don't you want
your coffee?

Bye, Griffin.
Try to stay out of prison.

Can I call you?

Good morning.

Morning, Peri.

Oh, my God,
you look terrible.

First of all, thank you
for the nice compliment.

Second of all,
you are so fired.

You can't fire me.
I'm the only one
who loves you.

Typed classroom reviews
for your signature.

You do love me.



I'll get you
some coffee.

I already had some, thanks.

You already had coffee?

Yes.

You had coffee?

Oh, my God, you got up early.
You never get up early.

I don't, do I?

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
wait a minute.

Had coffee, look like crap,
definitely cranky.

You didn't get up early.
You stayed up late.

You did, didn't you?

Bye. Close the door, please.

You did!

You did stay up late!

You are now required
to tell me everything.

Close the door.

You, on the other side.

Nothing?

MAN SINGING:
♪ I can see clearly now
the rain is gone

♪ I can see all obstacles
in my way

♪ Gone are the dark clouds
that had me blind

♪ It's gonna be a bright,
bright sunshiny day

♪ It's gonna be a bright,
bright sunshiny day

♪ Oh, yes, I can make it now
the pain is gone

♪ All of the bad feelings
have disappeared

♪ Here is the rainbow
I've been praying for

♪ It's gonna be a bright,
bright sunshiny day

♪ Look all around
There's nothing but blue skies

♪ Look straight ahead

♪ There's nothing
but blue skies ♪



Mr. Griffin, as I have been
telling you for months,

as I am now
telling you again,

and as I am sure I will
have to keep telling you,

what you need is
to consider a hospital stay.

It's the only way if you want
to slow down the process.

I still don't understand
why you continue
to refuse treatment.

We do have the ability
to prolong your life.

What's left of my life is not
gonna be spent in a hospital.

Not until I have to,
anyway.

Could you just get me
something for the pain?

Okay.

But since you
won't listen to me,

if I give you a list,
will you at least read
some books?

Yeah. Yeah,
I love books.

Need anything else?

Just time.
You got any on you?

PHOENIX: No, Mother, you act
like I broke up with David.

He didn't want me.
He wanted to...

He wanted to see
other people.

No.

It's hard for me
to believe, too.

I am so magical.

Yes, I know,
I'm getting older,
thanks for reminding me.

I'd almost forgotten.

Listen, Mother, I've gotta go.
I'm having friends
over for dinner.

No, just friends.

Everybody's at the door.
I'm hanging up now.

You should know
I hate surprises.

Hate them. Never had
anything but bad surprises.

They just hit
my button, Griffin.

Showing up at my work
constitutes a surprise.

Are you really
surprised?

I'm thinking about it.

Let's go eat,
and I'll think some more.

Okay, then.

Sit. Stay a while.

I read that it's important
after Indian food to not
operate heavy machinery,

and not stand around
a handsome man's apartment

with your jacket on.



I don't know
what I'm doing here.

You're drinking wine.

Have you noticed that we never
ask each other anything
about the other person?

Yes, I have noticed.
I was just about to
ask you about that.

Very funny.

It's not that I don't have
a good time with you.

A good time
is what you are.

But you haven't even asked me
what my first name is.
Why is that?

I don't know.

Hey, you like
my apartment?

See, what I do is I wait
for people to throw junk
out on the street

and then I go shopping.

I don't wanna make small talk
about your apartment.

Okay. What do you want?

I don't know what I want.

I don't know what I want.

I wanna go home.

Didn't we do this
once already?

Good night, Griffin.

Good night, Griffin?

How about a "Thank you,
I had a nice time"?

Thank you,
I had a nice time.

Good night, Griffin,

whoever you are.

WOMAN SINGING:
♪ Can you help me unravel
my latest mistake

♪ I don't love him
Winter just wasn't my season

♪ Yeah, we walked through the
doors so accusing, their eyes

♪ Like they have any right
at all to criticize

♪ Hypocrites, you're all here
for the very same reason

♪ 'Cause you can't
jump the track

♪ We're like cars on a cable

♪ And life's like an hourglass
glued to the table

♪ No one can find
the rewind button, girl

♪ So cradle your head
in your hands

♪ And breathe

♪ Just breathe

♪ Oh, breathe

♪ Just breathe

♪ In May he turned 21
on the base at Fort Bliss

♪ "Just a day," he said down
to the flask in his fist

♪ Ain't been sober since
maybe October of last year

♪ Here in town you can tell
he's been down for a while

♪ But, my God, it's so
beautiful when the boy smiles

♪ Wanna hold him,
maybe I'll just sing about it

♪ 'Cause you can't
jump the track

♪ We're like cars on a cable

♪ And life's like an hourglass
glued to the table

♪ No one can find
the rewind button, boys

♪ So cradle your head
in your hands

♪ And breathe

♪ Just breathe

♪ Oh, breathe

♪ Just breathe

♪ There's a light
at each end of this tunnel

♪ You shout 'cause
you're just as far in

♪ As you'll ever be out

♪ And these mistakes you make
You'll just make them again

♪ If you only try
turning around

♪ Two a.m. and
I'm still awake...



♪ If I get it all down
on paper it's no longer


Come on, don't be mad.

♪ Inside of me, threatening
the life it belongs to



♪ And I feel like I'm naked
in front of the crowd

♪ 'Cause these words are
my diary screaming out loud

Hey, Griffin!

♪ And I know that
you'll use them

Griffin, open the door!

It's Sarah!

My first name's Sarah!

♪ And life's like an hourglass
glued to the table

♪ No one can find
the rewind button now

♪ Sing it if you understand

♪ And breathe

♪ Just breathe

♪ Oh, breathe

♪ Just breathe

GRIFFIN: Here's a question.

Of all superpowers,
what would you like?

ANDREW: I would like...
Actually, I would like
heat vision.

GRIFFIN:
Heat vision? Wow.

I would like to fly.
But I would like to fly
in a certain way.

I would like to fly
standing up, just a couple
of inches off the ground.

You know, it's more
like floating along...

KIRK: Gliding.
Gliding.

Remember, don't yank it,
like a lightsaber.



Oh, here,
keep the line taut.

Can't feel the fish
if you don't.

Dad, I don't think
there's any fish out there.

Oh, they're out there,
all right.

Nothing like
good fishing.

Good fishing?
This is
good fishing?

But we haven't
caught anything.

Well, when
you catch something,
that's great fishing.

This is good fishing.

I'm bored.

You know what? I'm bored, too.
Let's get out of here.

That's it, crank it.

That's good.
There you go.

Here, I'll take that.

That wasn't fun, was it?

Sure, Dad,
it was fun.

It was okay.

Hey, Kirk, you drive.

What?

Here, you drive.

Hey, Kirk, you sure
you've never done this before?

Been driving?

No, Dad, this is
my first time.

Well, Son, I'll tell you
this for free,

you are one super driver.

Thanks.

Well, how about from now on,
on our weekends together,

we always go out driving?

When I get my license,
I want a car just like yours.

Just like this one.

Just like this one,
I guarantee it.

Be there.





Hello?

Hey, what the hell
is your first name, anyway?

Griffin?

Yeah.

What happened to you?
I came back but you were gone.

You were gone, right?

Yeah, it's a long story.
But I'm home now.
Come on over.

Was everything all right?

Yeah, it is now.
Come on over.

Hey, Phoenix, this is the best
note anyone's ever left me.

Phoenix?

The thing is...
See, the thing is I...

I don't think
we're such a good idea.

What are you talking about?

Come on over.
We'll talk about it here.

I'm just not in a good place.

It's just not a good time for
me to start seeing someone.

Well, what?

What is this on-again,
off-again relationship farce?

You're the one
that wrote the note.

I'm reading it right now.
It says you wanna see me.

So, why don't you
come on over here

and drink some wine
or make love or something?

I mean, let's get on with it.

Hello?



I don't know
what else to tell you.

I don't get it. Help me.

Help me.

Bye, Griffin.









You got the wrong door.
Nobody you know lives here.

Open the door.

Who is it?

It's Sarah.

Sarah who?



Sarah Phoenix.

I thought we were off again.

You were wrong.
We're on again.

So let's get on with it.

Okay.



PHOENIX:
What are you thinking about?

Oh, just looking
at the moon.

Wrong answer.

Unless by "moon,"
you mean my fabulous ass.

Griffin, it's all right.

That's the right response.
You'd have to say that.

That's the truth.
It ain't the end of the world.

It's probably the only way
you could play it.

I think it's the advice they
give in the women's magazines.

"Say it's all right."

However, it's not all right.

You know it's not all right.
I know it's not all right.

They have these
little blue tablets now.

Supposedly,
it's four hours of magic.

I take a medication.
It's a blood pressure thing.

So I can't do that.

Okay.

I'm not damaged
down there or anything.

Something happened
a few months ago.

I've had trouble
ever since then.

What something happened?

Something.

Okay.

Wanna know a secret?

Holding is very nice.

Phoenix.

I've two sons
in Westchester.

They live with their mom
and their soon-to-be-new dad.

Thank you.

For what?

For telling me something
about your life. Thank you.

Is that where you
went the other night?

Yeah.

My ex and I had
quite the drama.

It turns out her husband-to-be
is not such
a bad guy after all.

I've decided
I don't like him, anyway.

Good.

Did you get to
see your boys?

Yeah.

I was able to tell
them something I...

Something I should have
told them a long time ago.
We had a good talk.

"Facts of life" talk?

One of them.

That's good.
That's one down.

Let's have an adventure.

All right, well, what else
is on your I've-always-wanted
to-do-this list?

What?

You know, something
you're just dying to do.

Fly to Paris, climb Everest,
rob a bank, start smoking.

There's gotta be something.
We do have all afternoon free.

It's true, we do.
What was the third one again?

I'm being semi-serious here.

We'd need a g*n
to rob the bank.

You have to take
this seriously.

Pick something else
for now.

There was one thing I...

I haven't thought about
this for a long time.

Whatever it is,
why don't you?

Oh, I don't know.

Why don't we?

You know, we're gonna feel
pretty silly if this train
doesn't come along.

Not as silly as we're
gonna feel if it does.

Come on.

You think we missed it?
Did I make us miss it?

Well, the guy
at the station said 3:40.

Come on, there's a place up
here it's gotta slow down.

I'm sorry I was late.

We should be all right.

Just... Well,
I didn't know what to wear.
What?

I changed three times.
Don't laugh. It was hard
to figure out.

I never hopped
a freight train before.



What do we do?
What do we do?

Hide. We gotta hide.

Come on.

You don't have to
try and stop the train.

Just hang on to it,
the train'll do the rest.

Okay.
Okay.

Ready? Maybe right after
the t*nk, there. Ready?

Ready?
Yeah.

Go!

We should go out
to dinner.

I'm starved!

How can you live
like this, Griffin?

What about the place
with the thing out front?

Hey, I think
I found a...

Looks like...

Dear God,
I don't know what it is.

Now I know why hobos eat
right out of the can.

PHOENIX: There's garbage
on top of the couch, there's
garbage underneath the couch.

Today, on that train,
was fantastic.
It was just perfect.

Till I realized you weren't
there, then it was just
kind of perfect.

You know, getting off
one of those things is
a lot harder than getting on.

Yeah, we should
make a list, you know.

Yeah, like today,
things I wanna do,
things you wanna do.

We can check them off.
Maybe invite Kirk
and Andrew sometime.

We're gonna have to...



Man, you should have
seen your face when
you started running.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Hey, we should get a camera...

What is this? What are you,
some kind of a freak?

What are you talk...
This all a game to you?

Phoenix,
what are you talking...

You think it's funny?
That this is some kind
of game?

You think it's funny to play
with people's feelings?

What...

I cared about you!
I cared about us!

Phoenix...
You got me...

Phoenix!

Phoenix!

Will you tell me
what's going on, please?

You go to hell,
Griffin.

Just wait, wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute!

I won't wait a second,
you ass.

What?



Hey!

Hey, I don't know
what happened in there.

I...
Stop it, Stop it!

Quit acting like
you don't know.

I'm already humiliated.
Don't insult me on
top of that.

I'm not. I mean,
I don't mean to.

Believe me,
but I don't know what
you're talking about.

You know.
You know, you liar!

Just get away from me.
Wait, just wait.

Leave me alone!
Stop it.

Get off me, you freak.
Stop...

Get off me!

Stop it. Stop.

Neither of us are gonna move
until you tell me
what's going on.

Game's over, Griffin.

What game?

MAN 1: Get off her, assh*le!

MAN 2: Are you all right?

Okay, just
take it easy, buddy!

Why are you
playing with me?

You know, Griffin.

I have cancer.

It started in my ovaries
and now it's...

How come you have all
those books about dying?

Why have you been
being so nice to me?

Why do you have
those books, Griffin?

Those books are mine.
They're for me.

I have a chest
full of lesions.

That's why I was at
the university. That's...

That's why I was even in
that class where we met.

I had no idea.

I had no idea.

Oh, no.

No.

I tell you one thing,
I have not been
being nice to you.

I've been being
in love with you.

What are we gonna do?

I guess we're gonna die.

This is fun.

Really, it's a damn
Mardi Gras in here.

How long are we gonna
wait for this doctor?

Why don't you go work on
your car or go do something?

I am doing
something.

Right, sitting here,
holding my hand.

Not just that.

I'm learning how the right
swimsuit for my body type

can make me look


What do you think
of this one here?

It'll make your tits
look fantastic.



Let's leave.

You just gotta relax.

These are the special
times we'll remember.

Hope not.

Here, stop fidgeting.

A gift?

You shouldn't have.

Just like Christmas.

I love Christmas.

What about you?
You like Christmas?

I don't know.

Guess I'm pretty ambivalent
about Christmas now.

That's too bad.

I don't know.

I wasn't talking about you.
I meant it's too bad
for your boys.

Me, I love everything
about it.

Christmas tree lights,
cold weather and hot cocoa.

Food. All the food,
actually.

Presents, mostly presents.

Piles and piles of presents,
that's my favorite.

I love presents.

Thanks for my candy.

No, no,
please, come in.

Oh, thank you. I'm sorry.
I didn't want to disturb you.

No, no.

I need a little break.







Are you all right? Can I get
you a glass of water or...

Oh, no. I'm fine,
thank you. I just...



I'm just tired. That's all.



My husband

is not gonna make it
out of here, I'm afraid.

He wouldn't like knowing that.

I'm sorry.

That's very nice of you.

No, he actually...

He doesn't enjoy much
these days, which means

we don't enjoy
much these days.

So I guess it's okay, somehow.

Well, you wouldn't know it
as he is now,
but we used to be

quite the wild ones.

I could see that.

He was a pilot.
He had his own plane.

One time,

he flew us down to the
Baja peninsula in Mexico.

He landed us way out alone
on a deserted dirt road,

and we swam
in the Pacific Ocean

naked.

It was glorious.



He had the sexiest legs
I'd ever seen.

He still does.

I think I'm gonna
go back in.

Do you have children?

No.

Oh, well, no.
You're still young.
You have lots of time.

They're important,
though, aren't they?

Yeah.

I've been thinking about
the strangest things.

I guess it's just some
reflex to find comfort.

Life is such an odd thing,
isn't it?

Thanks for the conversation.

Stop it, really.

I'm being honest.
It doesn't matter.

It does too matter,
and you know it.

I'll tell you what matters.
I am very happy in
all other departments.

Very happy,
thank you very much.

I went to a shrink.

You did what?

First time
I've ever been shrunk.

This should be good.
Gimme, gimme. Come on, gimme.

Okay.

He told me he thinks

I cannot achieve
such a life-affirming act

because I'm so
consciously aware that
I'm so full of death.

Wow.

Yeah.

And how much
did that cost you?

$235 for the hour.

Wow.

Obviously, that's all
I have to say today, "Wow."

I was thinking, let's go
to the beach, spend some time.

Maybe next week.
Can you get off work?

I can't ask for
any time off, sorry.

It's a bad time,
really busy.

I'll quit.



Know when you said,
"Let's go to the ocean"?

One thinks
Hawaii, Bermuda,

Palm Beach, even Jersey,

not Coney Island.

Pretty, ain't it?

I quit my job for this.



Better be sure
to wear this.

That? I don't think
that's gonna help.

Oh, this isn't
to help you.

It's so there'll be something
they can find to match
to your dental records.

All right!
Let's get you ready.

So, this is
your harness.

Save your life.
Change your life.

Most importantly,
it's gonna keep you and
your chute connected,

which is
a very good thing.

Separate from the boat,
float down.

Separate from the chute,
very bad day.

I lose my job.
Nobody wants that, right?

Where's the guy
that was parasailing before?

Where's your boat?

I'm gonna be right back.

Will you listen
to me for a minute?
Yeah.

There's something
I wanna ask you.

Okay.

If I go first,

I don't want you coming
to see me in the hospital,

or at my funeral or my grave.

Whenever I think it's time,

I'm just gonna disappear.

I'm gonna go to the hospital

alone.

I'll be like one of
those old Eskimos,
goes out on the ice floe,

and they sit there and they
wait for the polar bears
to come and get them.

That's that.

And I don't want you
to come looking for me,

and I can't have one of
those scenes that we saw
in the hospital

with that woman
and her husband.

No long,
drawn-out goodbyes.



That's really what you want?
Yeah, that's what I want.

So promise me.

I promise you.

It's not gonna be an issue,
'cause in about five minutes,

you're gonna be making a loud
splat sound in the Atlantic.

So I don't need any
instructions from you

about the far future,
thank you very much.

Are you scared?

Okay. Yeah,
I'm a little scared.

Not that crazy about,
well, heights,

and open water.

Think they ever
found that guy?

Well, anyway,
we came this far,
might as well give it a try.

Oh, my God.
All right.

Okay. So,
you ready?

Yeah, did you
find your customer?

Not yet,
but we will.

Tide's coming in,
so that's not gonna
be a problem.

All right, so the boat's just
gonna take off, and the line
is gonna go, "Pow!"

I mean, it's just gonna
snap straight.

You're gonna
feel it, okay?

Harness is gonna pull you
right up. Okay,
you'll go right up.

Okay, so what you wanna do,
you wanna hunch into it.

You wanna hunch
your shoulders like that.

Yeah, hunch it. Just hunch.
Let it pull you up
and back like that.

Yeah, okay. Now,
we use hand signals.

Thumbs down,
he's gonna bring you down.
Thumbs up, high ride.

Okay, you get scared
when you're up there,
something goes wrong,

just scream
like a little girl,
we can't hear you, anyway.

I'm just kidding, man,
we can hear you.
No, we can't hear you.

All right, if you get
in any trouble, for real,
you're gonna pull this.

Okay, that's gonna
release you.

Hold on, float down
to the water.

You afraid of sharks?

I'm just kidding, man.
I'm just... I'm just
trying to get you to relax.

No, seriously, the sound
of you hitting the water is
gonna scare any sharks away.

Oh, right. When you hit
the water,

if you're conscious,
what you wanna do is

get out of the harness
as quick as possible,

'cause the weight from
that is just gonna
pull you right under.

We'll eventually find you,
but it's a bummer.

That's it for
the safety stuff, man.

You ready?

Yeah, yeah, I'm ready.

For a hamburger,
maybe a cold beer.

Thanks a lot, man.

See you later.

I spent 20 minutes
with you, man.

PHOENIX: Smart move.

GRIFFIN:
You could die out here.

All right,
break it down.

PHOENIX: Let's see
what you got.
Well, it's a special day.

Today, I have,
let's see...

Pink ones, some very nice
big blue ones.

Oh, wait,
I have blue ones, too.

All right.

Yeah, blue ones.

Good choice.
Those are very nice.

Lovely with red meat dishes
and pastas with heavy sauces.

Didn't know that. Did know,
excellent side effects.

Wow, that's a lot of pills.

Yes, we're collectors.

I can see that. Would you
like another bottle of wine?

Absolutely.

Be right back.

I wanna get you a present.

Why? What's the occasion?

Because you
gave me the train.

It's your turn.

So,

what is it you
used to always want?

George Clooney.

Serious question.

Serious answer.
George Clooney.

I want him, and if
you were really my friend,
you'd get him for me.



Come on, tell me.



My father moved us
my sophomore year
in high school.

Wrecked me.

I was completely lost.

All I ever wanted was
to be in the in-crowd.

Never got in the in.

Tried out for cheerleader,
disaster.

Tried out for the lead in the
senior play. Painted scenery,
that sort of stuff.

There was this
one thing, though.

Drove me crazy
I never got to do it.

What?





GRIFFIN: It's fantastic!

What are you doin'
over there?

It's a secret.

I can't tell you.

You think you're the only one
who ever wanted to do this?

Give me a hint.

It's a surprise.



I will tell you this.
I love what I'm painting.

I love it.
It's magnificent.

Hey, there.
Okay.

Yeah.

GRIFFIN: Not bad.

Not bad?
Everyone's a critic.

Well, I don't mean that.
I like it. I just think
that mine's so much better.



I'll have you know,
this is very inspired.

Yours is better.
I don't think so. I'm looking.

No, no, no.
Not yet, not yet.



No, I want you to see it
from down there on the ground.

That way, you can see
it against the stars.





PHOENIX: I feel so bad for the
poor city maintenance worker

who's gonna have to paint
this all gray again.

Oh, no.
Nope, nope.

No gray on this tower.
Nope, nope. Never.

This tower's gonna
live forever!



All right, you up there,
come on down.
It's the police.

It's the police.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

You think maybe they'll
go for sleepwalking?

Come on, I don't wanna
ask you again.
Come down off the tower.

We're coming,
officer.
Hey, officer, we surrender.

We'll be right down.

Thanks, Scarface.
Get going.

Let's go.
Come on down.

Do you have
money for bail?

I only have enough
money for one,

so you have a very
long night ahead of you.

Damn it!
Get down there.



I hate this job. You know,
I should have been a fireman.

They got it made.

Yeah, how's that?

Just like this.
They go to work,
but the people run to them.

Well, the women sure run
to them. I know that much.

Yeah, we both made
a serious vocational error,
a serious one.

You two, let's go!



All right.

What are we doing?
We're doing a little drinking
here tonight, or what?

Alcohol? No,
officer, no, no, no.

No?

Oh, excuse me, you know,
I have... We gotta...

Kirk, Andrew,

the cops caught us.
You gotta come down.

Down off the tower.

This is the police.
You on the tower,
show yourself.

Come on down
off the tower!

Come on, let's go,
people. Let's move it.

You see anybody?
Hey, look, you better
tell your friends...

For f*ck's sake.

I hate this job.







That was close,
don't you think?

I was so scared they were
gonna make us go see
the Piece of Cholif.

Whoever that is, I'm glad
we didn't have to see him.

You know, the boss cop guy,
the Piece of Cholif.

Do you hear yourself?



The Chief of Police.



I'm gonna go find
those officers.

I think you lied before.
You have been drinking.

No, no, no.

MAN SINGING:
♪ When you came to me

Well, that's
something new.

♪ With your bad dreams
and your fears

♪ It was easy to see
that you'd been crying

♪ Seems like everywhere
you turn

♪ Catastrophe it reigns

♪ But who really
profits from the dying

♪ I could hold you in my arms

♪ I could hold you forever



♪ I could hold you in my arms

♪ I could hold you
in my arms forever ♪





I'm a delicate flower.

There are ways
of finding that out.



PHOENIX: Wait.
What?

Wait.
What?

Wait.
Why?

Water.

Okay.

Okay.

Eat your breakfast.

First I can't get you started,
now I can't get you stopped.

Bitch, bitch, bitch.
Crab, crab, crab.

What?

I'm just looking at you.

Come on, let's go back
to the apartment.

Yeah, you eat
your breakfast.

Okay.

How about we go
for a walk?

If I don't replenish
some fluids,

by tonight I'm gonna
need an IV drip.



We've had lots
of the beforeglow period,

let's enjoy some
of the afterglow.

Okay.



Griffin, I'm happy.

Not just...

I mean, you know,
I'm happy.

Don't take that
as encouragement.

Let's go for a walk first,
maybe hold hands.
Remember that?

Then back to the bedroom.

PHOENIX:
King Kong.

King Kong?

King Kong,
that's the perfect boyfriend.

Doesn't take a psychology
degree to figure that out.

No, that's not it.

He was big.

See, I told you.

In stature.
Big in stature.

Plus, he has a big ape-heart.
Very sexy to a woman.

And, of course, I'm sure,
when called upon,

Kong could produce for
Fay Wray a very big banana.

See? I knew it.

Stubborn thing,
the truth.

That's pretty funny,
big banana.

What, now you wanna cry?
You're gonna cry? Great.

You know what?
I'll give you a reason
to cry. Get in the car.

Get in the car.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
You need to relax.

Screw you. Why don't
you go worry about
your own kids?

Screw me? Screw me?
Oh, you don't
even know screw.

Does she always
talk to you like that?

Don't talk to my kid.

Is that a baby in your car?
You know something?
You're a monster.

You're a terrible mother.

You're a monster.
Give me that.

What are you doing?

Give me that.
Let go.

Let go of my stroller!

What horrible, unfeeling,
weak God would let you
be a mother to any child?

Somebody help me!

Give me that stroller,
God damn it!

Give it to me!

Crazy bitch!

People like you
having children...

People like you!

It's not fair.
It's not fair!

It's not fair! It's not fair!

It's not fair!



It's okay.

What a nutjob.

Hey, what do you know?
It's nothing.

Why don't you shut up?



So, you wanna
talk about this?

Don't you ever just
wanna punch somebody?

Smash something?

Let God have it
right in the kisser?

Just sock old God
in the nose?

I don't get it.

I'm mad as hell,
and I gotta tell you,
I want everyone to know it.

Well, today
you were successful.

Okay, fine.

Look, you can bet
I'm angry.

But let me ask you something.

Who am I supposed to
be angry at?

Who?

Everybody?
The whole world? Should
I be angry at everybody?

Yes, yes, you should.

Well, I can't
do that.

I can't believe in fair
and not fair. I can't.

I can't blame anyone
for this cancer in me.

Not the air or God.

I can't even blame me.

It just happened.
It's just what it is.

Hey, I don't mean this in
any bad way toward you at all,

but I don't think taking your
emotions out on other people

or other people's
property is the answer.

It can't be.

There's your problem.

What's my problem?

You think there's an answer.



Something to put
in the box.

They're for your sons
for Christmas this year.

Well, how about
you give them the presents?

The big one's for Kirk,
and this one's for Andrew.

I'm telling you,
they should come from you.

I'm not gonna
make it to December.

No more Christmases.

Promise me you're gonna
make the day
a special day for them.

Promise me you'll
make it a big deal.

How about I make it
a big deal for all of us?

If you insist on trying
to cheer me up,
I'm gonna leave you.

Kiss me.

Not if it's gonna
cheer you up.

It won't.
Okay.

Are you sure you don't
wanna come tomorrow?

Fresh new paint job.

Beautiful day.

A big engine just

begging to drink some gas.

You go and play. I have
some things I need to do.

While I'm out,
can I get you anything?

Everything.

I'll pick some up
on the way home.

Oh, baby, I'm just
a little a tired.

I'm sorry.

You...

You should not be sorry
about anything
concerning me, ever.

Pay attention.

Ever.

Yeah.

Have I mentioned to you

how much I like you?



Well, I don't mean love.
I love you, you know that...

But I like you a lot, too.

I'm in like with you, too.

WOMAN SINGING:
♪ It's hard to listen to
a hard, hard heart

♪ b*ating close to mine

♪ Pounding up against
the stone and steel

♪ Walls that I won't climb

♪ It's hard to know
when to give up the fight

♪ Some things you want
will just never be right

♪ It's never rained like
it has tonight before

♪ Now, I don't wanna
beg you, baby

♪ For something maybe
you could never give

♪ I'm not looking
for the rest of your life

♪ I just want
another chance to live

♪ Strange how
hard it rains now

♪ Rows and rows
of big dark clouds

♪ But I'm holding on
underneath this shroud

♪ Rain

♪ Sometimes a hurt
is so deep, deep, deep

♪ You think that
you're gonna drown

♪ Sometimes all I can
do is weep, weep, weep

♪ With all this
rain falling down

Oh, darling, your perfect
boyfriend is home.

I've prepared a very
special evening for you.

I know you'll
just go ape over it.

Hello?

Phoenix?

♪ Strange how hard
it rains now

♪ Rows and rows
of big dark clouds

♪ But I'm still alive
underneath this shroud

♪ Rain

♪ Whoa, rain

♪ Rain

Hi, beautiful.

I knew you'd show up.

We promised each other.

Yeah.

I lied.





It's so funny. You know what
I've been thinking about?

Mmm-mmm.

Last times.

Really stupid things.
Last time I used a pencil,

last time I petted a dog,
last time I played the piano.

I've done so many things
that I did at some point

for the last time,
and I wasn't paying attention.

And then I met you,

and I got to laugh,
and make love,
and fall in love.

All for the last time.

But this time
I paid attention.

Griffin.

Go away.

There are no more good
last things to do.
We did them all.

What are you gonna do,
bring me flowers?

That's just more
dead things in this place.

Gonna read to me
and hold my hand?

Are you gonna have the nurses
sing
Happy Birthday
to me?



I don't want
any of that.

I don't need you
for any of that.

What I need is for you
to be the one thing
that was perfect.

It was perfect, wasn't it?

Yeah.

We had a beautiful
little lifetime together.

Don't let that lifetime
bleed into this.

This is just waiting.

Waiting.

I want you to go.

I wanna stay.

Well, I want you to go.

You were right
about this.

I want you to go, Griffin,
and I want you to go now.

MAN SINGING:
♪ I guess you don't need it

♪ I guess you don't
want me to repeat it

♪ But everything I have
to give

♪ I'll give to you

♪ It's hard to believe it

♪ Even as my eyes
do see it

♪ The very things
that made you live

♪ Are k*lling you

♪ Listen, when all of this

♪ Around us

♪ Will fall over

♪ I tell you what
we're gonna do

♪ You will shelter me,
my love

♪ And I will shelter you

♪ I will shelter you

♪ I will shelter you

♪ I will shelter you

♪ I will shelter you

♪ All of this

♪ Around us

♪ Will fall over

♪ I tell you what
were gonna do



♪ Hey, you will
shelter me, my love

♪ And I will shelter you

♪ If you shelter me, too



♪ I will shelter you

♪ I will shelter you

Thanks.

Oh, sure. That was
very educational.

I've never actually posted
bail for a criminal before.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

No, no, no,
don't worry about it.

Hey, I gotta find
a hardware store.
You wanna go for a walk?

Sure.

I gotta tell you,
Terry and I were
pretty surprised.

I mean, calling
your ex-wife and her fiance
to bail you out of jail,

it's just different.

Well, life's an odd thing,
isn't it?

I've never been to a real
hardware store before.

This is turning
into quite a day.





What, Griffin?

What are you doing here?

Just go, please.

I have to say something
and it's important.
Listen to me.

Never listen to me.

I mean, I want you
to just try and forget all
that crap I used to tell you,

especially all that stuff
I told you at the beach.

I was wrong
about all that.

I was talking to this
idiot the other day,

and as he looked back
at me from the mirror,

I realized I was right
about one thing.

There is an answer.

And the answer
is being with you.

I love you.

For better or worse.

And this time...

This time that we have,
this can be part
of the better part.

Because
we'll be together.

And that way,
everything, even this,

is better.

Good, even.

I wanna stay

inside, inside

this real life.

I wanna stay here.
I wanna be anywhere you are.

I missed you.

I missed you.

So, now you're
gonna let me stay?

Of course I'm gonna
let you stay.

I want you to stay.
I always wanted you to stay.

What'd you think
I wanted? sh*t.

Okay.

Then I'm not
going anywhere.

I'm gonna stay here.

Except, there is something,
someplace we gotta go,
something we gotta do.

What?

Do you think you can get out
of here for a little while?

Griffin, I don't know.

It's important.

We'll have to sneak out.

Okay.

PHOENIX: Where are we going?

It's not far.
It's just over here.

It better be.
Really, what are we doing?

We're almost there.
Here, here, here.

Why don't you close
your eyes?

Here.

Keep your eyes closed.

Here, step around.

Sit.

Is this where
the polar bear comes
to get me?

I hope not. I only have
enough hot chocolate for two.

You've gone quite mad,
you know that, don't you,
Griffin?

Really insane. How many
of the pink pills did
you take today?

Okay, enough,
you know I hate surprises.

What's going on?

What's going on,
Sarah Phoenix?

What's going on is this.

It's Christmas.

WOMAN SINGING:
♪ Well he jumps in the taxi
headed for the sky

♪ He's off to slay
some demon dragonfly

♪ And he looks at me
that long last time

♪ Turns away again
and I waved goodbye

♪ In an envelope
inside his coat

♪ Is a chain I wore
around my throat

♪ Along with a note I wrote

♪ Said I love you,
but I don't

♪ Even know why

♪ Darling, I wish you well

♪ On your way
to the wishing well

♪ Swinging off
of those gates of hell

♪ But I can tell
how hard you're trying

♪ I still have
this secret hope

♪ Sometimes all I do is cope

♪ Somewhere on
the steepest slope

♪ There's an endless rope

♪ And nobody's crying

♪ Nobody's crying

♪ Nobody's crying

MAN SINGING:
♪ This is a call to all
the simple days

♪ We spent without a reason

♪ Without a care

♪ This is a call
to all the yesterdays

♪ We struggled
through the season

♪ Then the seasons change

♪ And we are more alive
than we've ever known

♪ More than the pictures
seem to show

♪ We're finding the way

♪ This is a call to friends
we left behind

♪ Lost without a reason

♪ Suddenly my world
was changed

♪ This is a call to all
the better days

♪ To come and fill the seasons

♪ What will they bring?

♪ And we are more alive
than we've ever known

♪ More than the pictures
seem to show

♪ We're finding a way

♪ This is a call
to days of questioning

♪ The lives that we believed

♪ We were misunderstood

♪ This is a call to all
the enemies

♪ I never meant to make 'em

♪ Turning wrong to good

♪ And we are more alive
than we've ever known

♪ More than the pictures
seem to show

♪ Finally we are coming home

♪ We're finding a way

♪ This is a call

♪ This is a call

♪ This is a call

♪ This is a call,
this is a call,

♪ This is a call,
this is a call

♪ This is a call