♪♪ I see reflections
of you and me ♪♪
♪♪ Reflections of ♪♪
♪♪ The way life used to be ♪♪
♪♪ Reflections of ♪♪
♪♪ The love you took from me ♪♪
♪♪ Oh, I'm all alone now... ♪♪
Okay, people,
let's get this meeting started.
I have news,
big news, huge news.
Come on, murphy,
let's go, go, go!
Save your breath, miles.
She's late.
What's the big news?
It will keep.
Don't start this!
Okay, but don't tell her
I told you first.
Wait till she hears
the interview I lined up.
She won't know how to thank me--
A tiffany tie clip,
a mont blanc pen set
Or maybe just cash.
Cash is good.
Unbelievable.
I spent the last two hours
getting my porsche fixed
At guten tag auto shoppe--
Which, apparently,
is some form of german
For "put the money in the bag
Lie down,
and don't make a sound."
Why, you may ask,
did I spend an amount
Equivalent to avery's
first-year college tuition
Watching a guy named dieter
put a window in my car?
Because some lowlife smashed
the old one and stole my stereo
Right in front of my house.
If that wasn't bad enough
They took my favorite
al green cd
And two of avery's
barney the dinosaur tapes.
Okay, so maybe
it wasn't all bad.
But the point is,
where were the police?
Miles, were you
saying something?
I got you an interview
with nick brody.
Who?
What did you say?
That's right.
I got you an interview
with nick brody.
Nick brody the author
' S radical,
total recluse?
Who?
Yup. Pretty exciting,
isn't it?
Exciting's
not the word for it.
Do you think he'll bring
his good friends
J.d. Salinger,
jimmy hoffa, and bigfoot?
Nick brody.
Don't play with me.
He hasn't written a word
or given an interview
In years.
He's giving one now.
He finished a book,
and he's ready to talk.
I have the confirmation letter
from his publisher.
Let me see that.
He's just insisting
on a couple of things--
A minimum of publicity,
no pre-interview
And a bottle of -year-old
scotch on the set.
Who's nick brody?!
Just the voice
of my generation
The man who wrote
technicolor highway
A book that changed my life.
Oh. I remember that book.
I think it was banned
from my junior high library
Along with
catcher in the rye
The scarlet letter,
huckleberry finn...
And to think david duke was
a product of that school system.
He wasn't kidding,
frank.
This is incredible.
Let me see.
Technicolor highway.
You know, that book
started me on a journey
That in many ways
I'm still on.
Miles, I don't know
what to say.
Just doing my job.
You know me-- a simple
"thank you" is all i...
Oh, no. This is too big.
"Thank you" is not enough.
Here, I want you
to have this.
Murphy, I cannot
accept this...
Coupon for ten percent off
a lube and oil change
At guten tag auto shoppe.
Don't let dieter do it.
I think he drinks.
Hey, hey, hey,
wait a second.
This doesn't say anything
About murphy
doing the interview.
It says that he has agreed
to do an interview with f.y.i.
Just because murphy
wants something
Means she has to get it?
Where have you been
the last years?
The interview should go
to the person
Who is most familiar
with the subject.
He's got a point there.
That person would be me.
I've got a first edition
of his book.
I heard him read it.
I got his autograph.
I met him.
I shook his hand.
I slept with him.
You win.
I hope I didn't hear
what I just think I heard
Because if I did, I'll have
to reassign this interview.
It's not like brody
would even remember.
I was an undergrad at penn
in charge of arranging speakers
And he read from his book.
It was just one night.
Things like that
happened in the ' s.
It was a different te.
Oh, sure, the ' s--
As if that
makes everything okay.
I was around during the ' s
And you didn't find me
dropping my drawers
Every time somebody
said "groovy."
This is going to turn
into one of those
"Where were you the weekend
of woodstock" discussions.
I'll tell you where I was.
I was playing golf,
thank you very much.
And every time someone
yelled "give me an 'f'"
All it spelled was "fore."
Miles, I am asking you
as a professional and a friend
Don't take this away from me.
Well, I guess it does
sound pretty harmless.
I mean, it was a long time ago.
Not really, miles
Especially if you think about it
in geological time--
It's like yesterday.
Right, but not everybody
Measures time
between sexual encounters
By continental drift.
All right.
You can do the interview.
No!
Yes!
It's like ll over again.
I think I'll put on a little
sly and the family stone
Just to get in the mood.
♪♪ Boom locka locka locka,
boom locka locka locka... ♪♪
If I'd have known
it would mean an interview
I would have slept with him too!
I was pretty cute back then.
Might-- well, surprise you.
Since you'll find out
about them anyway
I'd rather you
hear it from me.
Yes, your mother did wear
stuff like this.
Oh, wow. Look at this--
my bandanna.
I wore this
At the demonstrations in chicago
in ' .
That spot right there
is where
Abbie hoffman himself
used it
To wipe teargas
from his eyes.
I was going to will it
to the smithsonian
Along with my frisbee
That glanced off
janis joplin's forehead
But now, all this
will be yours someday.
Ah! Here it is.
Technicolor highway
by nick brody.
You know, avery,
a lot of what I am today
Came out of this book.
It's about d
What you believe in
Even if it means
being different.
Excuse me
for interrupting, but...
Look at this.
A "pegasus the pig
for president" button.
We were trying to get a pig
on the ballot.
What a statement.
You know, I feel
that it's my duty
To point out for the benefit
Of avery's
young, impressionable mind
That the ' s were not all
they were cracked up to be.
To wit, it was definitely
not a great decade for art.
You've got to be kidding.
A lot of great art
came out of the ' s.
It was a time
of free expression.
There were no rules,
no restrictions.
That's my point exactly--
anybody
With bell-bottoms, a blowtorch,
and access to a landfill
Could call themselves an artist.
Let's not take my word for it.
Let's ask
an impartial observer.
Avery
You tell me--
Art or lunch?
I'm voting lunch
Because I believe when they said
that art should nourish you
That they didn't mean next
to a grilled cheese sandwich.
You never fail
to surprise me.
' S art represented change,
the questioning of authority.
I thought you'd love that.
At first I did,
but at a certain point
One says, "whoa, okay,
hey, we've gone too far."
For me, that was
when my friend dave
Glued a wad of dental floss
to a canvas
Called it "food for thought,"
sold it for $ .
You know, eldin,
I think it's time
For a dose of nick brody.
I'd hate to think
Of your becoming
a conformist.
I'm arguing taste
with someone who once wore this.
John:
seconds
to the happening, people.
Miles, far out, doing a show
devoted to the ' s.
I dig it.
And I dig you, man.
That's just wonderful, john.
If brody doesn't show,
you can dig me a grave.
He was supposed
to be here hours ago.
This ad campaign
is about to blow up in my face.
You don't get it, do you?
This is just brody.
Punctuality is so establishment.
I've got a good feeling
about this.
That's
just bitchin', murphy.
Right on.
Let's sh**t this puppy.
I'm double-parked.
Nick brody!
You know
You don't know
what this means to me.
This is just...
So totally... Oh, wow.
I didn't think you
were going to show up.
You don't go
on the air till : .
Seconds.
Where's my scotch?
This is an honor.
I'm murphy brown.
Sure, I know you.
I'm... I'm very flattered.
When you say you know me,
would that be from f.y.i.?
All right! Going live!
Here we go, in five...
Four... Three... Two...
Good evening,
and welcome to f.y.i.
For your information tonight
a special report--
"The s, decade of turbulence,
decade of change."
In a very special segment
Murphy brown has
a rare conversation
With author nick brody,
returning to the public eye
After a quarter century
of self-imposed exile. Murphy?
Thank you, jim.
My guest is as synonymous
with the ' s
As flower-power and peace signs.
His novel,technicolor highway
Became a manifesto
for individuality
And a catalyst
for social change.
His new book,warning signs,
will be published this fall.
Mr. Brody, welcome.
Oh, please.
"Mister"
is a madison avenue term
For coffee makers and peanuts.
Just call me nick.
Nick, I think the question
on everyone's mind
Has to be--
Where has nick brody been
all these years?
The hell if I know.
The last thing I remember,
I was on my way to a party
At timothy leary's house.
Seriously, though,
you have to admit
It has been
a pretty long silence.
It's simple. I didn't have
anything to say until now.
And why now?
Look around.
We are approaching
a social and cultural low point
And nobody's
paying any attention.
Which leads to the title
of your new book,warning signs.
Exactly. This country
was showing some real promise
And then suddenly we made
a dangerous turn off course
And I'll tell you the exact date
November the fourth,
The date reagan
was elected president.
It's been all downhill since.
The reason is obvious
to anyone with half a brain.
And that is?
Reagan didn't live up
to the promise of his campaign.
The man totally sold out the
entire conservative movement.
Ronald reagan?
Eight years of lying down
and rolling over to congress
On supply-side economics,
the sandinistas, star wars.
Why the hell
didn't we just nuke iran?
Then we wind up
With that liberal wimp
in republican clothing
George bush.
Excuse me, it just seems
like a strange perspective
Coming from the man
who wrote technicolor highway.
Am I ever going
to live that down?
The ramblings
Of a snot-nosed kid
who had no idea
What life was really like
in the real world.
Trust me.
Flashing the peace sign
won't do much against a guy
With a g*n
at the a.t.m.
You're not suggesting
that your book--
A book admired by millions--
Is completely worthless.
No, I wouldn't say that.
It did make me
a truckload of money
And as far as the ladies
are concerned
Well, let's just say it put
A lot of waves
in my waterbed.
You know,
it's funny.
I can't look at a woman
in her s these days
Without wondering
if i, you know...
Um, what about the values
of the ' s?
Working for peace,
questioning of authority--
Ideas which you
and your book inspired?
They're all crap.
They have gutted
this country
And given us a generation
of bleeding-heart liberals
And look who winds up
in the white house-- some clown
Who can't even decide
if he inhaled.
Shouldn't we judge
his performance in office..?
I am. You should see
what his budget has done
To my defense industry stocks.
As if we've got
a defense anymore.
I mean, this business
with fairies in the m*llitary...
Sure, I sleep safer at night
Knowing some sentry
is wandering around out there
With an m-
in spiked heels.
And what about
this health care mess?
I mean, who elected
this guy's wife anything?
And I co stop thinking
"this is not happening"
But I knew it was
And then I realized,
this is it--
This is the worst interview
of my entire life
And I have had a guy
die on me, frank.
Come on, murph.
I don't think it was
as bad as you think.
Maybe we just misunderstood him
When he said those baby seals
got exactly what they deserved.
You handled the whole thing
like a pro.
Thanks, jim.
With the possible exception
Of that moment when he called
pat buchanan
The most enlightened
public figure since moses.
Murphy, don't be too upset.
At least, he remembered
The night you two
spent together.
Oh, god!
You asked him about that?
I had to.
I wanted him to know
the person he humiliated
Was someone he'd once,
you know...
Aw, geez...
What did he say?
I believe his exact words
were, "that was her?
"I always thought
the blonde
"From penn
was diane sawyer."
Quite a show
tonight.
Rush limbaugh
laughed so hard
He almost fell off
his barstool.
Oh, please, phil.
Great show tonight, people.
Phil, drinks are on me.
Dynamite interview,
murphy.
Okay, I know it didn't turn out
exactly like you thought
I'm thinking we should do
more of these retrospectives.
Maybe next time
I can bake
rice krispie treats
With the weather
underground.
I'm lost again.
Frank:
forget it, murph.
They are too young
to understand.
To them, the ' s
is a collection of tunes
You can get from k-tel for $ . .
I just don't get it.
Okay, I understand that
living alone in the mountains
Someone could go a little wacko
But this is nick brody.
What happened to him?
Same thing that happens
to everybody--der.
People get more conservative
when they get older.
Back in college
My friends and I used to do
some wild and crazy things.
Act, I used to be known
As miles "the mooner"
silverberg.
Just the other day, I caught
myself yelling at some kids
To turn their music down.
Let me just
get this straight, miles.
Are you actually
Comparing the dynamic
upheaval
And social unrest
of the ' s
To your scrawny little butt
They just don't get,
do they, frank?
They don't understand
That when you're a child
of the ' s like us
You don't trade in
your values
Just because you've gotten
a few more wrinkles.
Sometimes I think
people on welfare
Should try harder
to get a job.
Oh god, frank.
I can't believe
you said that.
If not everybody,
just... A lot of them.
Well, I am sorry,
but if I was getting
A check every week
I don't know if
I'd try to find work.
I can't believe this.
First brody, and now you.
Well, excuse me, but
weren't you the one yelling
For more police
on your street?
More "pigs"?
That's not
a very s attitude,
now is it?
Whoa, time-out!
I have a kid to think about now, you know.
I'm not just worried about my car.
And what kind of car is that?
A porsche?
Whatever happened
to the vw micro bus
You know, the one
with the "eat the rich" bumper stick?
Just because
I can afford a nice car
Doesn't mean I've gotten
more conservative.
Let's talk about money.
Can you honestly say
The new tax increase
on upper income groups
hasn't as least made you
think "ouch."
I know I have.
I have.
Me, too.
Well, I haven't.
Have you looked at the deficit?
Even though
I'm taking a hit
I think it's important that those
of us who can afford it pay more.
It's only right.
Okay, fine. You win.
You're the only one
who hasn't changed.
Murphy brown--
Still the same ' s liberal
she always was.
I put avery on a list
for private school.
Oh god, it's true, isn't it?
I have changed.
How did this happen?
One minute you're ,
Standing arm-n-arm in the field
with the farm workers
And the next thing you know
You're at -eleven
trying to buy jumbo pampers
And wondering why everybody
can't just speak english.
What about the death penalty?
Tell me you haven't read
the paper lately
And thought maybe
it's not such a bad idea.
Just the other day I thought
about buying a handgun
Corky!
I didn't...
But I thought about it.
Then decided
I'd just keep the shotgun.
Will you listen to us.
Xenophobia,
the death penalty, g*ns...
So much for the liberal press.
We're as bad as brody.
Judas priest! I've never heard
So much hand-wringing
in all my life.
I didn't agree with brody in the ' s
And I don't agree with him
now.
All this changing,
back and forth, left and right.
It's just like driving.
Start out in the right lane,
but after a while it seems to slow.
So you zoom over to the left lane.
That seems too fast,
so you zoom back--
All the while
careening back a forth
Cutting off those of us
Contently driving along
the center lane
Forcing us to slam on the brakes
And nearly hurling us
our loved ones
Through the windshield.
Well, I
Stop off at the next stuckey's,
have a cup of sanka
And settle down.
I don't know, jim,
maybe that's the problem.
Maybe we've all settled down
a bit too much.
Does anybody here
Think nixon might
have gotten a raw deal?
Oh, no. Come on.
At least, we've
still got that.
Yes!
Murphy:
okay, avery, we don't need this
anymore
Don't need these guys.
You'll want that.
We don't need this
this...
A pig for president.
Oh, yeah,
we knew what we were doing.
And we certainly
don't need this.
We were going to change
the world, avery.
We were really going
to make a difference.
Guess we got lost
somewhere along the way.
I wish I could tell you
That you and your generation
will have better luck.
Take it from me,
you can't change the world.
Can't believe
I just said that.
"You can't change the world."
I heard that from every parent,
every teacher,
Every authority figure.
I hated hearing that.
Now, here I am
saying to you
And you're not even two yet.
Technicolor highway
by nick brody.
"I was born in the cool shadow
a roadside diner
"By the side of a weathered
old highway
"That stretched out forever
To the bottom of the sky
and beyond..."