What's our next assignment,
anyhow?
Camp Good Times.
- What do--? You mean a kid's camp?
- That's right.
Jonathan, come on, give me a break,
will you? I just told you how I feel.
Now you tell me
I gotta go to some camp
and spend time with a bunch of noisy,
unappreciative, spoiled brats.
- How do you know they're spoiled?
- Because I know, they're all spoiled.
You think I went to camp
when I was a kid?
No sirree, bob,
I worked on my grandpa's farm.
I mean, I had it tough.
Not like these kids today.
They don't know what tough is.
- I think these kids do.
- Oh, really?
Yeah, really.
All these kids have cancer.
- Cindy?
- Yeah?
What's that kid doing
with the needle and the doll?
She's administering a spinal tap.
It's kind of play therapy.
Our kids don't play with dolls
in quite the same way as other kids.
Is something wrong, mister?
No, nothing wrong.
It's okay to cry.
You got a kid in there, huh?
No, I haven't got a kid in there.
I feel sorry for the kids in there,
that's all.
Oh, that's all?
I thought you had a real problem.
You wouldn't understand, kid.
Oh, I wouldn't, huh?
What do you think I'm doing,
entering a Telly Savalas
look-alike contest?
Do you ever get the feeling
that you're just completely alone?
That nobody understands
anything of what you're going through?
Sure, all the time.
My mom says
that's how all teenagers feel.
You know, like it's no big deal.
Yeah, no big deal.
Come on, listen,
I know you're feeling down right now
because you're not able
to play football.
But just think, summer's almost here.
We are finally old enough to drive.
Come on, this is so neat.
My dad is buying me a car.
This is gonna be the neatest summer
of our lives.
Come on.
This is our first night together
in a long time.
What's wrong?
Gary, your hair.
Oh, my God.
Gary! Gary!
No autographs, we're running late.
Back, back, stand back, stand back,
no autographs.
Mr. Winner?
Your son Jason's having a test today
at the hospital at : . He'd feel a lot
better if you could be there.
Let's go.
All right, you kids ready for camp?
Yeah!
All right, let's go!
Yeah!
Curtis, it's all right.
Okay, Good Timers,
leave all your suitcases
and sleeping bags and stuff here.
We'll pick them up after lunch.
It's burgers, all right!
All right, all right, all right.
Hey, listen up here, everybody.
Now, we need one kid to go up
and get hamburgers for the whole table.
Big job, who wants to do it?
- Me, me.
- I do.
Hey, Curtis, what about you?
I don't know if I could carry it.
I'll probably drop it or something.
Well, you're never gonna know
unless you try.
- Come on, Curtis, we're hungry.
- Yeah, do it, man.
Well, what do I do?
You just go right up to that counter
where it says, "Bear Cubs,"
and say, "May I have
eight hamburgers, please".
Well, okay.
May I have eight hamburgers
for the Bear Cubs?
Hey, give me ten burgers, okay?
Hey, buddy,
the little kid was here first.
- I'm sorry, I didn't even see him.
- Get out of the way then.
- Hey, take it easy.
- You take it easy.
All right, all right,
you both take it easy.
You're way out of line, pal.
I'm sorry, Mark.
It's not your problem, Tommy,
it's his.
Where you going?
I'm getting out of here,
that's where I'm going.
Who needs this place anyway?
- You do.
- Boy, is that a joke.
I don't hear anybody laughing.
Okay? Now, where's the phone
so I can call my folks
and have them
get me out of this dump?
Who were you really mad at
back there?
- Who cares?
- I do.
I don't think
you were really mad at that kid.
I think you're full of anger
and you took it out on him.
Will you leave me alone?
You don't understand anything.
You don't have cancer.
No, I don't.
There's a lot of kids here
who do understand,
if you just give them a chance.
What about the phone?
There's a phone behind the Med Shed.
Need any change?
Then I'll get back to the Bear Cubs.
Oh, that--
That little kid in line, Curtis,
he wanted to say thank you.
Jonathan, take a look.
Taste testing potato chips.
You know, when I got diagnosed
I tried to punch out a guy
who looked like Andre the Giant.
What is--? What's wrong?
I have a stomach ache.
Is it bad?
Yes, I have a stomach ache,
and I'm scared and I wanna go home.
I wanna go home now. I'm afraid.
Jonathan.
Hey, Curtis, what's the matter?
I wanna go home.
Oh, gee, it's awful late.
We can't take you home now.
I'll tell you what we could do,
we could go call your mom,
you could say good night to her,
if you like.
- Okay.
- Okay, come on, pal.
- Hello.
- Mrs. Johnson?
- Yes, who's this?
- This is Jonathan Smith.
- What's the matter with Curtis?
- Curtis is just fine.
He got a little scared tonight and
he wanted to say good night to you.
Here, I'll put him on.
Relax, he's all right.
- Mommy?
- Are you okay, baby?
I'm scared, Mommy.
He's all right.
Honey, I know you're scared.
It's scary being away from home
for the first time,
but, well, you have all those people
up there to protect you,
and the doctor and everything.
So why don't you just go
back to sleep
and if you still wanna come home
in the morning, we can talk about it.
Okay?
Okay, baby?
Okay, I guess.
I love you, sweetheart.
I love you.
I love you too, son.
And I'm proud of you
for being such a big boy.
Okay. Bye.
Curtis, let me--
He hung up.
Bob, maybe we should go up there
tonight--
Sherri.
He needs this break from us,
and so do we.
I know.
I know.
Who is this? What's going on?
Curtis wants to sleep with you.
Could I, please?
Why don't you let him sleep with you?
You're never asleep anyhow.
I offered.
He wants to sleep with you.
Probably because you look more
like a stuffed animal than I do.
Oh, that's cute, Jonathan, cute.
Please?
Oh, all right.
You know, I'm not gonna get any sleep
you know, with this kid in bed.
Jonathan?
I think I'd better sleep with you.
Good idea, let's go.
Okay, guys,
why didn't King Kong
go up the Empire State Building?
- I don't know, why?
- He was too big to fit in the elevator.
- Oh, man.
- That's a good one.
I got one.
There was a little kid came home
from his first day of school and said,
"Mommy, Mommy, you would
have been so proud of me today."
And his mom said,
"What happened?"
And he said,
"The teacher asked a question
and I was the only one
who could answer it."
And his mom said, "That's wonderful,
what was the question?"
And he said, "Who beefed?"
Who what?
Beefed. You know, cut one?
Passed gas.
Oh, nice, Chico. Are those
the only kind of jokes you know?
- It was good.
- It was gross.
All right, you tell one.
What did the Pink Panther say
when he stepped on an ant?
Dead ant, dead ant, dead ant
Dead ant, dead ant
Come on, that's so old.
Dr. Cohn, it's a good thing you have
a medical degree to fall back on.
Who said I had a medical degree?
Hi, Curtis.
- What are you doing?
- Nothing.
How come?
Dr. Cohn said
I should take it easy today, sort of.
He said you couldn't do anything,
huh?
No, he didn't say that.
Well, what about swimming?
I bet you could do that.
I don't want to.
Curtis, look, there's a whole lot
of guys here with no hair.
Nobody's gonna notice
and nobody's gonna make fun of you.
I know, I just don't want to, that's all.
Everybody's trying to get me to do stuff
and I just don't want to.
- All right, I'll see you around.
- Bye.
- Had no luck, eh?
- No.
- You talk to him, you're the angel.
- It wouldn't do any good.
If an angel can't help him,
who can?
A child shall lead us.
What are you talking about?
You'll see.
Hey, one at a time on the slide.
Hey, Curtis, let's go swimming.
- I don't want to.
- Oh, come on, we'll have fun.
I said, no.
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to yell at you.
I just don't wanna take my hat off.
Your hat?
Yeah.
Look, I'll make you a deal,
you take off your hat
and I'll take off my leg.
What do you say?
Okay.
There, take a look.
Well, I'll be damned.
That's a very poor choice of words,
silver tongue.
Oh, yeah. Sorry.
I gotta go get some more towels.
- Hey, Gary, how you doing?
- Just great.
Hi, Gary.
- Well, hi, hi.
- Hey, Gary.
- That's a cute girl, huh?
- She's gorgeous.
I think she likes you.
Get serious, man. She's or .
Besides, she's a counsellor.
Well, what's that supposed to mean?
She's like you.
She doesn't have cancer.
She's probably just up here
because she feels sorry for a bunch
of bald-headed freaks like me.
Mrs. Johnson,
what brings you out here?
I hope Curtis didn't call you again.
No, but...
Jonathan,
I think this was a mistake.
- Curtis isn't ready for this yet.
- I really think you're wrong.
Look, he was terrified last night,
and it broke my heart
to have to tell him
that I wouldn't come and get him
when he said he wanted me.
So I'm gonna take him home now.
Maybe next year.
I just think he's just too frightened
to get anything out of this.
I think you better take a look
at something first.
Jonathan,
don't tell him I was here.
--a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
- Oh, yeah
- Oh, yeah
- One more time
- One more time
- A little softer
- A little softer
- Boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka--
What the hell's wrong
with all of you?
Everything's gonna be okay.
Why's everybody pretending
that everything's gonna be just fine?
It isn't!
We've got cancer!
We all got cancer!
Why's everybody walking around
like everything's so great?
We're gonna die, you dummies.
We're gonna die.
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
- Oh, yeah
- Oh, yeah
- One more time
- One more time
- But like a baby
- Like a baby
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
- I said a boom chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
I said a boom chicka rocka
Chicka rocka chicka boom
- Oh, yeah
- Oh, yeah
Hey, Gary, it's okay to cry.
Honest, it is.
I even do it sometimes too.
All right, you guys, good game.
It was a good game.
We'll get them next time, all right?
Take your gloves with you and head on
up there and get ready for swimming.
Yeah!
You guys' parents coming over
for the last night?
- Yeah, sure.
- Yeah, mine are.
What about you, Jason?
We finally gonna get to meet
this real famous father you got?
I don't know, he's on the road now.
What is he, a truck driver?
Boy, are you dumb,
that means he's on tour.
Yeah, and he wants to come a lot.
But I think he's gonna be in Nashville
or something, maybe New York.
I bet he's not even your father,
I bet it's all a bunch of bull.
- It is not.
- Is so.
- Is not.
- Hey, Jimmy, tell him.
Hey, Jimmy, what's wrong?
I don't know,
I think I'm gonna be sick.
All right, let's see a little hustle
if you wanna go swimming.
- Jimmy doesn't feel good.
- Yeah? What's wrong, pal?
I think I better go to the Med Shed.
Yeah, all right.
You guys go on up to the bunkhouse
and get into your swim trunks.
We'll be along in a minute.
Come on, pal.
I hope I don't have to miss
swimming.
- Hey, Gary, how you doing?
- Good.
- You gonna punk it up tonight?
- For what?
The dance.
No, I'm not going.
Come on, man. It's gonna be a ball.
Even the doc dresses up
for the punk dance.
I just don't feel like going.
- Sure gonna disappoint Trish.
- What?
Trish, the fox.
What about her?
- She likes you.
- Get out of here.
It's the truth, man,
I heard her talking to Cindy.
What'd she say?
She was just saying how,
wasn't it dumb that a guy who was
could go out with a girl who was ,
but if a girl who was
liked a guy who was ,
everybody would laugh
or something.
- She said that?
- Yeah.
Then she said how she likes you.
I mean, an -year-old
liking a -year-old.
That is heavy duty, man.
And she doesn't need a bag
over her face, either.
She is a fox.
Yeah, she's okay, I guess.
She's okay?
She's got every guy up here drooling
and you say, "She's okay"?
Next time you go to the Med Shed,
better have them check your eyes.
- Hey, Tommy.
- Yeah?
I'll see you at the dance.
I don't blame you, Lucky.
Hey, Mark,
you have any more sunscreen?
I need some for my head.
What are you doing
with Jimmy's stuff?
Jimmy wasn't feeling very good.
He went home.
- But he was okay.
- Yeah, I know.
Dr. Cohn just didn't wanna take
any chances, you know.
It's probably no big deal.
They wouldn't pull him out of camp
if it was no big deal.
Don't lie to me.
Jimmy's real sick.
They took him to the hospital.
Is he--? Is he gonna die?
I don't know.
But why?
He's my best friend.
Why--? Why does it have to be him?
We were having so much fun.
It's not fair. It's just not fair.
No, sure it isn't, kiddo. It sure isn't.
If I die and I go to heaven,
I get to meet God.
And I'm gonna punch him
right in his nose.
I mean, why can't cancer be
some kind of bad guy
that you could sh**t or something?
If cancer was a man, I'd--
I'd tear him limb from limb
for you, kid.
I swear to God I would.
Tommy, how are you doing?
Having a good time?
- Great.
- Have you seen Gary around?
Man, I'm getting really tired of that guy,
you know?
I mean, he was all fired up
about coming here
and then he got in one of his moods
or something.
You'd think he was the only kid
who ever had cancer.
What do you mean?
What happened?
I don't know. Something
must have happened though,
because all of a sudden,
he said he just couldn't come here.
You don't think it might be something
the doctor said to him, would it?
Oh, jeez. I didn't even think of that.
Maybe it was something
about his leg,
maybe they found out
they couldn't save it or something.
- I better go talk to him.
- No, let me handle this one, all right?
Yeah.
I sure hope it wasn't about his leg.
So do I.
Hey, Gary. People down at the dance
are asking about you.
- I'm not going.
- What's wrong?
I'm not going, that's all. I can't.
Do you mind telling me
what happened?
I broke out, okay?
- You broke out?
- That's right, I broke out.
- What's that mean?
- What's it mean?
A zit, that's what it means.
- You mean a pimple?
- Do you believe that?
They're sh**ting me up
with about a hundred gallons
of industrial-strength chemo
and they can't even control a zit.
What are you laughing at?
You know what a turnoff
zits are to girls?
Especially -year-olds?
Gary, you got cancer
and you're staying up here
instead of going to the dance
because you got a pimple?
Jonathan,
everybody here has cancer.
I'm the only one that has a zit.
Gary, go to the dance.
It's dark, Trish isn't even gonna notice.
She's been asking about you.
- She has?
- Yeah, she has.
And the only one she's danced with
so far is Mark
and I don't think he's any competition,
now go on.
Okay.
Okay, I'm going.
Are you sure you can't see it?
Gary, go to the dance
before I kick you out of here.
Hey, Jase, this is your dad, isn't it?
- Sure, that's my dad.
- See?
Your dad's Miki Winner?
He just told you that.
Look it, Jason, he's giving
this big concert up in Santa Barbara.
And that's only minutes
from here.
So what?
So you said he was supposed to be
in New York or something.
Well, he probably changed his plans
so he could be here for parents' night.
- He's coming here for parents' night?
- Sure he is, he's his father, ain't he?
And he's gonna be right here.
He'll probably put on a show
or something too. Huh, Jason?
He's gonna put on a show.
Wait till we tell the girls.
Let's go.
Hey, I didn't say
he'd entertain for sure.
Oh, he will.
I'm gonna go tell the guys.
Hey, I wouldn't tell anybody.
Tommy, come here.
Hey, you okay, man? You all right?
Can you see my zit?
- What zit?
- Never mind.
- Can I cut in?
- Oh, that's up to Trish.
Sure.
Yeah, but I get to lead, you know.
Oh, you mean her.
It's fine,
I can find somebody else.
See you later.
- Jonathan?
- Yeah.
I feel real sick. Could you take me
up to the Med Shed?
I don't think anybody's
in the Med Shed right now, Jason.
Jonathan, I feel real sick.
Okay, come on, we'll find Dr. Cohn.
- So where do you live, anyway?
- Santa Monica. How about you?
- Out in the Valley.
- Oh, really?
That's only a half-hour away.
I go there all the time.
Yeah, I was thinking
maybe when camp's over...
- Nothing, it's stupid.
- What?
Nothing. I mean, you wouldn't
wanna see me outside of camp.
- Why do you say that?
- Because you're a counsellor.
Gary, there's only two years
difference between us.
It's not even that,
a year and four months.
I checked your birth date.
Why did I tell you that?
A year and four-and-a-half months
to be exact.
I checked too.
Well, you could hardly call me
a child molester.
True.
God.
- What?
- Nothing.
Come on.
I don't know, I mean, I was so nervous
about seeing you tonight.
- Me too.
- You were?
You know how it is
when you really like somebody.
Yeah, I know.
I think we've been followed.
- Yeah, let's lose them.
- Okay.
- Gary, it's all right.
- Just get away from me, go away.
- Gary, listen, I know how you feel.
- No, you don't.
Gary, the only reason why
I'm a counsellor
is because I'm too old
to be a camper.
Look at me.
Gary.
Look at me.
Jason, I don't think
there's a thing wrong with you.
But I don't feel good, I feel sick.
Why don't you just get some sleep
and we'll see how you are tomorrow?
I don't wanna stay here.
I'm sick and I wanna go home.
I want to call my mom.
Doc, you look too good
to miss any more of the dance.
- I'll take him to the phone.
- Okay.
I still think you ought to
change your mind, Jase.
This is all about your dad, isn't it?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Come on, Jason.
I heard the kids talking
about your father coming up
tomorrow night and putting on a show.
I didn't tell them he was.
They just saw this thing in the paper.
Now everybody's blabbing how he's
gonna come up here and everything.
Jonathan, my dad can't stand
being around me.
There's no way he'd come up
to a camp full of cancer kids.
I just don't wanna be here
when he doesn't show.
Do you understand?
Yeah, yeah, I do,
but your mom's coming up.
She's been looking forward to it.
Do you think it's right
to wreck everything for her?
No, I guess not.
Why is he like that, Jonathan?
It's real hard for some people
to see the ones they love in pain,
so they run away from it.
Your dad's got a good excuse,
he just stays on tour.
Everybody here has cancer.
And I'm the only one who has a father
who hates him for it.
It's not my fault I have cancer.
Why can't he understand that?
Why can't he love me
like he used to?
I'm still the same kid.
Maybe he will understand that
someday.
You've got everything I need
I need everything
You've got everything I want
I want everything
You've got everything I need
I need everything
You've got everything I want
And I want
I want everything
You've got everything I need
That I need
I need everything
You've got everything I want
That I want
I want everything you've got
Hey, buddy,
no one's allowed back here.
I know, I'm looking for
Miki Winner's dressing room.
A little old to be a groupie,
aren't you?
I have to talk to him,
it's a personal matter.
Well, that's too bad,
because no one's allowed backstage.
Now move it,
before I stop being nice.
My friend, I gotta tell you,
I'm just not in the mood for you tonight.
Okay, I warned you.
If that's as hard as you hit,
I suggest you step back.
You have a nice night.
What are you doing in here?
Mr. Winner,
my name's Jonathan Smith.
I don't care who you are,
you don't belong in here.
I'm here to talk to you
about your son.
Now wait a minute, I've seen you.
In front of the theatre the other day.
You were in a hurry.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Well, I'm in a hurry tonight too.
Yeah, this won't take long.
Tomorrow night is parents' night
at the camp, did you know that?
Yeah, yeah. I know that.
I've got a show tomorrow night.
His mom will be with him.
He needs his father.
Listen, I appreciate
your coming down here,
but you don't know the whole story.
Jason's mom and I
are just about ready to split up.
We don't even talk anymore.
Look, your problems with your wife
are your own business.
I'm here to talk to you
about your son.
Look, man, you don't have any idea
of what this is like.
What this cancer thing does to a whole
family, not just the one who has it.
You know, your son has a little pal.
His best friend in the whole world,
his name is Jimmy.
Jimmy's in the hospital tonight,
and he's real sick.
What do you think that does
to a little -year-old boy
to know his best friend
is in the hospital,
maybe dying from the same disease
that he's got?
He's scared, Mr. Winter.
He needs his dad.
I think you've said about enough.
I guess I have.
You know, you have managed
to do something to your son
that even cancer couldn't do.
Do you know what he told me
tonight?
He told me he wished he was dead.
Yeah.
A little guy that fought his heart out
to stay alive,
he doesn't give a damn anymore,
because he thinks his father hates him.
He needs you to be with him
tomorrow night.
Can't you understand that?
There's no way.
I've got a sold-out concert
tomorrow night.
I can't just walk out.
No, I suppose not.
It's so much easier
to walk out on your son.
Mom, Dad!
- Hi, darling.
- Hi.
How are you doing?
How you doing, Dad?
Good, real good.
- Are you getting enough to eat?
- Yeah, sure.
Listen, Dad.
I wanted to ask you something,
it involves money.
- What do you have in mind?
- I was thinking,
if worst comes to worst
and they do have to chop the leg off--
Gary, let's cross that bridge
when we come to it.
I'm not looking forward to it.
I'm just saying "what if," you know?
If they do have to do it,
there's this new prosthesis
that some of the guys
were telling me about.
It's rigged up so you can jog
and everything.
I mean, I know football
and stuff would be out,
but one of the guys here has one,
and you ought to see
all the stuff he can do.
The only problem is,
it costs a lot more.
So, anyway, it's just something
to think about.
- Right.
- Come on, I'll show you around.
- Have you made any friends up here?
- Yeah, this kid named Tommy.
I almost punched him out
the first day.
But he's a real neat guy.
And I sort of have a girlfriend.
Except we have to cool it around here
because she's a counsellor.
A counsellor, how old is she?
Eighteen.
She's really something too.
- Eighteen?
- Yeah.
I want you to meet her.
She's as bald as I am,
but you'd never know it
because she wears a wig and all.
And I caught a fish with my friend,
and they let us cook it.
It tasted lousy, but I ate it anyways.
Hey, Dad, maybe you and me
can go fishing sometime?
- How about next weekend?
- Great.
And I was swimming with my friend,
Josh.
He only has one leg,
but he swims like a fish.
Did you miss us a lot?
Nope.
Come on,
what about that night you called?
Oh, I was just calling
to see if you guys were okay.
These pictures are really great,
Jason.
Could we go now, Mom?
No, I wanna stay for the campfire
and everything.
What's wrong?
You always loved camp.
I don't know,
just with Jimmy sick
and in the hospital and everything.
And everybody
expecting Dad to show up.
Jason, all the kids
are so into showing off for their folks,
they'll forget all about it by tonight.
You'll see.
I want us just to have a good time.
Just you and me, okay?
Okay.
Okay, campers, parents, everybody,
take your seat.
We've got a great show for you tonight,
but before we begin,
one of our new counsellors,
Mark Gordon, wants to say something.
Look, guys,
I guess what I wanna say is--
Have you ever seen a wind bag?
A wind bag, a wind bag?
Have you ever seen a wind bag?
Well, you're seeing one now.
Cute, guys, cute, cute, cute.
Are we all done now?
All right, look,
I guess what I wanna say is,
I didn't wanna come here
in the first place.
All right, but that's before
I met you guys. All right?
I mean, I could have done without
Curtis waking up
at : in the morning
to go to the bathroom.
Could have done without
getting water dumped on me,
knocked in a pool,
spaghetti all over me.
I guess...
...really what I wanna say is...
...this week with you guys...
...has been the greatest week
of my life.
And I love you.
And I just hope
you'll ask me back next year.
Thank you, Mark.
We have a very special treat
for you tonight.
A camper, who we've all missed,
is back to join in, worms and all.
- Jimmy.
- Bet you thought I was dead, huh?
Okay, campers, let's sing.
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Jason, look.
My dad.
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can