1 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:05,361 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:10,610 --> 00:00:13,238 (no voice) 3 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:18,750 ♪ I bet we've been together for a million years ♪ 4 00:00:18,885 --> 00:00:24,482 ♪ And I bet we'll be together for a million more ♪ 5 00:00:24,624 --> 00:00:26,956 ♪ Oh, it's like I started breathing ♪ 6 00:00:27,093 --> 00:00:29,755 ♪ On the night we kissed ♪ 7 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:34,993 ♪ And I can't remember what I ever did before ♪ 8 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:40,732 ♪ What would we do, baby, without us? ♪ 9 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:46,005 ♪ What would we do, baby, without us? ♪ 10 00:00:46,146 --> 00:00:52,278 ♪ And there ain't no nothing we can't love each other through ♪ 11 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:57,447 ♪ What would we do, baby, without us? ♪ 12 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:03,900 Ripped By mstoll 13 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,531 - Morning, Andy. - Morning, Mom. 14 00:01:05,665 --> 00:01:07,496 So, what'll it be for breakfast, today, huh? 15 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:08,794 Granola? Oatmeal? 16 00:01:08,935 --> 00:01:10,300 Woofer's Delight. 17 00:01:10,437 --> 00:01:11,734 Woofer's Delight. What's that? 18 00:01:11,871 --> 00:01:13,964 It's dog food, Mom. 19 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:16,598 (Andrew barks) 20 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:18,472 He saw the commercial on television, 21 00:01:18,611 --> 00:01:22,138 he fell in love with it, and now he wants to be a dog. 22 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:23,806 Buy me some Woofer's Delight. 23 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:26,145 My favorite is beef flavor. 24 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,015 It'll make my coat shiny. 25 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:33,587 Morning, darling. 26 00:01:33,726 --> 00:01:35,751 - Morning, sweetie. - Morning, everyone. 27 00:01:35,895 --> 00:01:37,522 - MALLORY and JENNIFER: Morning, Dad. - (Andrew barks) 28 00:01:37,664 --> 00:01:38,756 Woof, woof, woof. 29 00:01:38,898 --> 00:01:39,956 (Andrew growls) 30 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:41,192 (Steven growls) 31 00:01:41,334 --> 00:01:43,063 Steven, what are you doing? 32 00:01:43,203 --> 00:01:45,194 I don't know. (laughs) 33 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,908 My boy woofed at me. I woofed back. 34 00:01:50,043 --> 00:01:51,067 (Steven laughs) 35 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:52,838 If you bought me some Woofer's Delight, 36 00:01:52,979 --> 00:01:56,005 it would show me you really care. 37 00:01:56,149 --> 00:01:58,140 (whimpering) 38 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:04,788 It-it does make its own gravy. 39 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,253 Dad. 40 00:02:08,394 --> 00:02:10,294 Keeps your dog young and frisky. 41 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:12,523 Ruff, ruff, ruff! 42 00:02:12,665 --> 00:02:14,530 - Morning, Mom. - Hey. 43 00:02:14,667 --> 00:02:16,100 Mal. Old Yeller. 44 00:02:16,236 --> 00:02:17,100 How are you? 45 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:18,568 Oh. Ooh. 46 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:19,763 (knocking) 47 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:21,032 Oh. Hey. 48 00:02:21,174 --> 00:02:22,402 - Hey! - Hi, Nick. 49 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:23,907 Hey! Morning. 50 00:02:24,043 --> 00:02:26,603 Morning. What, uh, brings you here so bright and early? 51 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:29,544 Well, Mal and I have got to get to the flea market. 52 00:02:29,682 --> 00:02:32,048 - The art show starts today, and I'm exhibiting. - Oh. 53 00:02:32,185 --> 00:02:34,483 Oh, yeah. What do you got for the lucky art lovers today? 54 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:35,883 No, show them, honey. 55 00:02:36,022 --> 00:02:37,284 Oh. 56 00:02:42,395 --> 00:02:46,559 So, what is it, Nick... self-portrait? 57 00:02:46,699 --> 00:02:50,226 It's called The Spirit of Columbus. 58 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:52,998 You see, it symbolizes the classic beauty of the city. 59 00:02:53,139 --> 00:02:56,108 The, uh, the steel and iron here stand for the river, 60 00:02:56,242 --> 00:02:59,234 and the aluminum here stands for the hope and yearning 61 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:02,007 for hope and yearning. 62 00:03:02,148 --> 00:03:03,911 I don't get it, Nick. (laughs) 63 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:05,244 That's what separates us. 64 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:07,285 - You know, that's the difference between us. - Hmm. 65 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:09,149 Yeah. That and about four truckloads 66 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:11,120 of functioning brain matter. 67 00:03:11,257 --> 00:03:13,191 (clears throat) 68 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:15,260 Well, I think it's sweet. 69 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:17,192 Hey, thanks. And, uh, you know, 70 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:20,595 the money I get from it will, uh, help build up our nest egg. 71 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:22,098 (laughs) 72 00:03:22,235 --> 00:03:24,203 N-Nick-Nick, what? 73 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:26,999 What do you need a nest egg for? 74 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:30,268 You're young! You should be footloose and fancy-free, 75 00:03:30,410 --> 00:03:31,877 visiting foreign ports... 76 00:03:32,011 --> 00:03:34,946 Mexico, China... 77 00:03:35,081 --> 00:03:37,174 other planets. 78 00:03:37,317 --> 00:03:38,648 Mr. Keaton, Ms. Keaton, 79 00:03:38,785 --> 00:03:41,549 Mal and I are starting to get kind of serious, and, you know, 80 00:03:41,688 --> 00:03:43,315 we've even been thinking about maybe getting... 81 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:44,650 Nick! 82 00:03:44,791 --> 00:03:46,281 (laughs) 83 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:49,088 Please! 84 00:03:52,131 --> 00:03:54,895 (whimpering) 85 00:03:55,034 --> 00:03:57,002 Andy... 86 00:03:57,136 --> 00:03:59,900 we love you very much, but I'm sorry. 87 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:03,566 We've decided to raise our children as human beings. 88 00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:06,042 Now, when you're older, you can make your own choice. 89 00:04:06,179 --> 00:04:07,578 But right now, you're only six. 90 00:04:07,714 --> 00:04:10,342 In dog years, I'm 42. 91 00:04:11,351 --> 00:04:13,444 In dog years, I'm 287. 92 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:17,047 And your mother here is 304... 93 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:26,929 Although she doesn't look a day over 150. 94 00:04:29,535 --> 00:04:32,470 (Andrew barking) 95 00:04:32,605 --> 00:04:34,197 (Steven sighs) 96 00:04:34,340 --> 00:04:36,774 It's something different with every kid, isn't it? 97 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:38,274 I don't know, Elyse. 98 00:04:38,411 --> 00:04:39,435 Maybe we shouldn't fight it. 99 00:04:39,579 --> 00:04:41,308 Maybe we should just teach him some tricks 100 00:04:41,447 --> 00:04:43,438 and show him off to guests. 101 00:04:44,517 --> 00:04:46,542 Ta-da! 102 00:04:46,686 --> 00:04:48,278 We did it! 103 00:04:48,421 --> 00:04:50,286 W-Where's the sculpture? 104 00:04:50,423 --> 00:04:53,654 I sold it for $200. 105 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:57,251 (groans): The nest egg lives. 106 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:59,388 Yeah. 107 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,261 So, uh, Nick, that, uh, 108 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:04,893 money must be burning quite a hole in your pocket, huh? 109 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:08,235 No, Dad. It's going to go into the bank, into our account. 110 00:05:08,374 --> 00:05:10,399 It's the beginning of our nest egg. 111 00:05:10,543 --> 00:05:12,841 Oh. 112 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:14,276 (Andrew barking) 113 00:05:14,414 --> 00:05:16,609 Come on, Elyse. Time for his walk. 114 00:05:20,386 --> 00:05:22,581 NICK: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 115 00:05:22,722 --> 00:05:23,746 - Hey! Hey! - Hi. 116 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:25,289 How come you guys are so happy? 117 00:05:25,425 --> 00:05:27,359 Cartoon festival on TV tonight? 118 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:29,393 No, Alex. 119 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:31,087 We sold Nick's sculpture. 120 00:05:31,230 --> 00:05:33,061 You what?! 121 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:35,030 Fact is, I could have sold five of 'em. 122 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:36,499 - Mm-hmm. - Yep, look at this. 123 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:39,903 200 bucks?! 124 00:05:40,039 --> 00:05:41,836 Yeah, and the, uh, parts cost me 20. 125 00:05:41,974 --> 00:05:45,410 Uh, you know, I think I probably made a profit. 126 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:47,445 I think you probably did. 127 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:50,276 Let's see. If you borrow one from the nine... 128 00:05:58,324 --> 00:06:01,555 Nick, Nick, that is a profit margin of 900%. 129 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:02,820 (Nick sighs) 130 00:06:02,962 --> 00:06:05,260 I-I've got a whole new appreciation for art. 131 00:06:05,398 --> 00:06:06,831 - Okay. - (clears throat) 132 00:06:06,966 --> 00:06:09,161 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute, Nick. 133 00:06:09,302 --> 00:06:12,430 Nick, did you say you had five other customers? 134 00:06:12,572 --> 00:06:14,039 And you didn't take any orders? 135 00:06:14,173 --> 00:06:15,697 Well, I don't see how I could. 136 00:06:15,842 --> 00:06:17,241 There was only one statue, Alex. 137 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:20,869 I mean, what are they teaching at that college? 138 00:06:21,013 --> 00:06:23,880 Nick, you've got four other people who are willing 139 00:06:24,016 --> 00:06:25,574 to pay you for The Spirit of Columbus, right? 140 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:26,685 Yeah. 141 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:28,252 Well... 142 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,049 I think your next step is obvious. 143 00:06:30,189 --> 00:06:32,180 What is that? 144 00:06:34,327 --> 00:06:38,423 You make four other statues, and you sell them to those people. 145 00:06:38,564 --> 00:06:39,861 Aw, no, I wouldn't want to do that. 146 00:06:39,999 --> 00:06:41,193 You know, I don't work that way. 147 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:42,665 You know, I like to look at each piece 148 00:06:42,802 --> 00:06:45,566 as a, uh, separate, uh, artistic expression, you know? 149 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:47,696 Oh, grow up! 150 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:52,575 Come on, you think Michelangelo was alive today, 151 00:06:52,712 --> 00:06:54,043 he wouldn't be on his back 152 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:57,513 cranking out Sistine Chapel ceilings by the dozens? 153 00:06:57,650 --> 00:06:59,311 Well, Alex, I think Nick has a point. 154 00:06:59,452 --> 00:07:01,579 It's-it's a question of artistic conscience. 155 00:07:01,721 --> 00:07:03,746 The Spirit of Columbus is a one-of-a-kind. 156 00:07:03,890 --> 00:07:05,755 I-I know. That's what I love about it! 157 00:07:05,892 --> 00:07:09,259 It's one-of-a-kind. We can sell millions of 'em! 158 00:07:09,395 --> 00:07:11,295 - Eh, I don't know. - Nick. Nick. 159 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:13,126 Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, listen. 160 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:14,699 You really care about Mal, right? 161 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:15,994 Sure. 162 00:07:16,135 --> 00:07:17,534 Now, as far as economics goes, 163 00:07:17,670 --> 00:07:19,467 Mal may not know much about supply, 164 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:21,436 but she is definitely an expert on demand. 165 00:07:21,574 --> 00:07:23,565 Thanks, Alex. 166 00:07:25,845 --> 00:07:28,075 - Mallory is the ideal consumer. - Well... 167 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:30,444 So you have to be the ideal provider 168 00:07:30,583 --> 00:07:32,346 just to keep up with her. 169 00:07:32,485 --> 00:07:34,146 Fortunately, I am the ideal manager. 170 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:37,120 Oh, wait a minute, Alex. I know what you're trying to do. 171 00:07:37,256 --> 00:07:40,316 You want to take Nick's artistic gift and-and commercialize it. 172 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,258 Yes! This is a big step for me. 173 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,364 Listen, guys, 174 00:07:45,498 --> 00:07:49,093 I... I really want you to get your nest egg going. 175 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:53,103 Now, Nick, I only want what's best for you. 176 00:07:53,239 --> 00:07:55,969 Mal, I only want what's best for you. 177 00:07:56,108 --> 00:08:00,408 And, guys, I only want 25% for me. 178 00:08:02,548 --> 00:08:04,880 Okay, Nick, here you go. 179 00:08:05,017 --> 00:08:07,212 I think we got everything you need. 180 00:08:07,353 --> 00:08:09,821 We got light, we got tools. 181 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:12,220 You're in a garage. 182 00:08:12,358 --> 00:08:14,258 You're as happy as you can get. 183 00:08:14,393 --> 00:08:16,918 Okay, pal, create. 184 00:08:17,063 --> 00:08:19,258 I'll see you at 5:00. 185 00:08:21,067 --> 00:08:23,228 Nick, you're not creating. 186 00:08:23,369 --> 00:08:25,234 What's the problem? 187 00:08:25,371 --> 00:08:27,100 It's not how it works, Alex. 188 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,333 You know, uh, I got to get 189 00:08:29,475 --> 00:08:32,205 the right feeling going, I got to be in the right mood. 190 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:35,280 Nick, you got to make 35 of those by tonight. 191 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:37,814 35? You know, it takes me a month to do one. 192 00:08:37,950 --> 00:08:41,511 Well, then, uh, you better pick up the pace. 193 00:08:41,654 --> 00:08:43,679 Why do I have to do 35? 194 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:46,519 Well, because, Nick, uh, we're having a sale. See? 195 00:08:46,659 --> 00:08:48,251 "Nick Moore, renowned local artist, 196 00:08:48,394 --> 00:08:50,328 "offers a limited issue of his famous sculpture, 197 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:53,796 The Spirit of Blank." 198 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:56,299 Alex, it's not called The Spirit of Blank. 199 00:08:56,435 --> 00:08:58,630 It's called The Spirit of Columbus. 200 00:08:58,771 --> 00:09:00,261 Well, y-yeah, sure it is, Nick. 201 00:09:00,406 --> 00:09:01,805 Sure it is, sure it is. 202 00:09:01,941 --> 00:09:04,375 And-and when someone from Columbus wants to buy it, 203 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:07,809 well, gosh darn it, that's what we're going to call it. 204 00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:10,814 But if someone from Philadelphia wants to buy it, 205 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:13,976 we're going to call it The Spirit of Philadelphia. 206 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,815 Someone from Hong Kong, 207 00:09:15,955 --> 00:09:17,855 we'll call it The Spirit of Hong Kong. 208 00:09:17,990 --> 00:09:20,083 Someone from Toledo, The Spirit of Toledo. 209 00:09:20,226 --> 00:09:23,218 Stop me when you understand this, Nick. 210 00:09:23,362 --> 00:09:25,626 Uh, keep going. 211 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:31,160 Wherever there are people with spirit, 212 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:33,738 and $200 in their wallet, 213 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:36,307 we got something for their mantle. 214 00:09:36,442 --> 00:09:38,672 What? 215 00:09:38,811 --> 00:09:40,335 The Spirit of Blank. 216 00:09:40,479 --> 00:09:42,504 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, Alex. 217 00:09:42,648 --> 00:09:44,377 You know, I can't work that way. 218 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:47,145 Um, I-I can't make 'em that fast. 219 00:09:47,286 --> 00:09:49,015 All right, we'll slow down. We'll slow down. 220 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,715 Hey, it's the first day. Take it easy. 221 00:09:51,857 --> 00:09:53,552 Only do 30. 222 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:55,752 That's not how an artist works. 223 00:09:55,895 --> 00:09:58,728 Ah, Nick, have a seat. 224 00:09:58,864 --> 00:10:00,161 Do you think... 225 00:10:00,299 --> 00:10:04,895 Do you think Leonardo da Vinci only did one painting a day? 226 00:10:05,037 --> 00:10:06,231 Uh-uh. 227 00:10:06,372 --> 00:10:09,034 On the day he did the Mona Lisa, 228 00:10:09,175 --> 00:10:11,439 he did three other paintings. 229 00:10:13,713 --> 00:10:15,772 Mona Beth. 230 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:21,647 Mona Cathy. 231 00:10:23,489 --> 00:10:26,219 And my personal favorite, Mona Mona. 232 00:10:29,195 --> 00:10:30,457 Bad news, Alex. 233 00:10:30,596 --> 00:10:32,154 We've been to every junkyard in town, 234 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:33,890 and these are the last of the parts. 235 00:10:34,033 --> 00:10:35,261 Oh, it's not going to be a problem. 236 00:10:35,401 --> 00:10:37,562 See, I got a deal in a place with this guy up in Akron. 237 00:10:37,703 --> 00:10:39,933 He's just going to fabricate the parts and ship 'em down to us. 238 00:10:40,072 --> 00:10:42,199 Oh, h-hey, then they, uh, won't be the real thing. 239 00:10:42,341 --> 00:10:44,775 You know, I kind of like to work with the original parts. 240 00:10:44,910 --> 00:10:47,003 Nick, you're already 15 orders behind. 241 00:10:47,146 --> 00:10:48,943 Let's not get caught up in technicalities. 242 00:10:49,081 --> 00:10:50,446 It's not a technicality, Alex. 243 00:10:50,583 --> 00:10:51,777 The material an artist uses 244 00:10:51,917 --> 00:10:53,646 are-are the very essence of his craft. 245 00:10:53,786 --> 00:10:56,812 They influence the way he works, the way he sees the world, 246 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:59,424 and finally, the way his vision fulfills itself. 247 00:10:59,558 --> 00:11:02,493 Mal, the man glues together hubcaps. 248 00:11:05,231 --> 00:11:06,630 Oh, hey, hey, excuse me. 249 00:11:06,766 --> 00:11:08,666 If you think it's that easy, Alex, then why don't you do it? 250 00:11:08,801 --> 00:11:11,326 Yeah, all right, Nick, all right, I'll get you started. 251 00:11:14,807 --> 00:11:17,571 All right, Jen, give me a hand with this, okay? 252 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:19,644 We're going to do six bottoms. 253 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,144 Uh, you mean the base. 254 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,111 Base, bottom. Tomato, "tom-ah-to." 255 00:11:23,249 --> 00:11:25,444 It's junk. Who cares? 256 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:30,155 Uh, no, Alex, Alex, that's not the way it goes. 257 00:11:30,289 --> 00:11:32,553 What? All right. 258 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:34,751 Geez. Jen. 259 00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:41,191 (Nick sighs) 260 00:11:47,139 --> 00:11:49,004 (whispering): Ms. Keaton. 261 00:11:49,141 --> 00:11:51,371 Oh, hi, Nick. 262 00:11:51,510 --> 00:11:53,842 You haven't seen Alex around, have you? 263 00:11:53,979 --> 00:11:55,344 No. Why are you whispering? 264 00:11:55,481 --> 00:11:56,914 (sighs) 265 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:59,017 He is watching me, every minute. 266 00:11:59,151 --> 00:12:01,847 You know, I'm supposed to be working right now. 267 00:12:01,987 --> 00:12:03,852 I need a rest. 268 00:12:03,989 --> 00:12:06,753 And my next break is not coming up till February. 269 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:08,883 You really been working hard, haven't you? 270 00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:10,893 Ms. Keaton, um... 271 00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:13,225 you're an artistic type and everything. 272 00:12:13,365 --> 00:12:16,528 I mean, you, uh, design houses, you draw blueprints, 273 00:12:16,669 --> 00:12:17,931 you're an architect. 274 00:12:18,070 --> 00:12:20,903 I know what I do. 275 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,907 I guess what I am getting at here is, 276 00:12:24,043 --> 00:12:27,137 in a lot of ways, you and I are the same. 277 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:30,146 I mean, I'm a guy and I got a different name, 278 00:12:30,282 --> 00:12:32,773 but otherwise we got a lot of things in common. 279 00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:35,682 And, I mean, in a lot of ways, I think you're the only one 280 00:12:35,821 --> 00:12:38,381 that can really understand what I'm going through. 281 00:12:38,524 --> 00:12:41,618 I don't even understand what you're talking about. 282 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:44,559 I am making all these Spirits of Blank, 283 00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:47,131 and for some reason they feel impersonal. 284 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:48,995 I am not enjoying it. 285 00:12:49,135 --> 00:12:50,966 Well, why are you sticking with it then? 286 00:12:51,103 --> 00:12:51,865 MALLORY: Nick? 287 00:12:52,004 --> 00:12:53,130 Nick. 288 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:54,671 Eight more orders came in today. 289 00:12:54,807 --> 00:12:56,104 Oh, great. 290 00:12:56,242 --> 00:12:58,733 Spirit of New York, Spirit of Miami. 291 00:12:58,878 --> 00:13:01,005 (quietly): The nest egg's looking awfully good. 292 00:13:01,147 --> 00:13:03,138 I'm so excited. 293 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:08,212 You're asking me why I'm doing it, and that's why. 294 00:13:08,354 --> 00:13:10,015 You know, it's because of Mal. 295 00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:11,714 It's for the nest egg. 296 00:13:11,857 --> 00:13:13,518 Hey. 297 00:13:13,659 --> 00:13:15,991 Nick! Nick! 298 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:20,828 What are you doing out of the garage, Nick? 299 00:13:20,966 --> 00:13:23,958 Is it February already? 300 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:29,035 Alex, I-I just wanted to take a little break. 301 00:13:29,175 --> 00:13:31,541 Nick, how many Spirits of Blank have you done today? 302 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:32,939 Oh, about 15. 303 00:13:33,078 --> 00:13:35,137 15, Nick? 304 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:37,044 Look, you see, I-I got a little held up. 305 00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:38,480 - There was this little twist I... - No. 306 00:13:38,617 --> 00:13:42,246 Nick, Nick, when I want a twist, I'll call Chubby Checker. 307 00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:45,084 What I want from you is art, okay? 308 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:46,350 Over and over again. 309 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:47,789 Art, art and more art. 310 00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:50,623 All right? Th-That's what makes a great artist: 311 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:52,754 Volume. 312 00:13:56,735 --> 00:13:58,259 Yeah, I, uh, I forgot. 313 00:13:58,404 --> 00:13:59,268 Okay. 314 00:13:59,405 --> 00:14:00,463 All right. 315 00:14:00,606 --> 00:14:02,870 Hey, uh, I'll see you in February. 316 00:14:03,008 --> 00:14:04,873 There you go. 317 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:06,807 Yes. 318 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:08,811 So, things are going pretty well, huh? 319 00:14:08,948 --> 00:14:10,575 Oh, Mom, it's incredible. 320 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:13,048 I mean, people are snapping these things up by the bushel. 321 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:16,780 I mean, suddenly, art has meaning. 322 00:14:16,922 --> 00:14:18,480 - Great. - I mean, 323 00:14:18,624 --> 00:14:20,148 I can't believe the way people are gobbling up 324 00:14:20,292 --> 00:14:21,486 these sculptures, Mom. 325 00:14:21,627 --> 00:14:23,151 And they can make their own, you know, 326 00:14:23,295 --> 00:14:26,287 just by driving their car into a wall. (chuckles) 327 00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:30,829 Probably half the price I'm charging 'em. 328 00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:33,336 Alex, I-I think you have to go carefully here. 329 00:14:33,472 --> 00:14:36,464 I mean, to you, money is all that's important, 330 00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:37,803 that's all that matters. 331 00:14:37,943 --> 00:14:39,877 But-but I'm not so sure about Nick. 332 00:14:40,012 --> 00:14:41,536 Mom, I'm not totally blind. 333 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,046 I mean, I-I see what's going on here. 334 00:14:44,183 --> 00:14:46,344 I mean, Nick is working very hard, 335 00:14:46,485 --> 00:14:48,112 and he feels that his... 336 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:51,348 artistic integrity is being violated. 337 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:53,481 (scoffs) 338 00:14:56,695 --> 00:14:59,095 I am just looking out for his future 339 00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:01,290 and, in turn, your daughter's future. 340 00:15:01,433 --> 00:15:04,061 I just don't see how a married couple can live 341 00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:08,003 on-on the $76 a year he's averaged up to this point. 342 00:15:08,140 --> 00:15:11,007 That's before taxes, Mom. 343 00:15:11,143 --> 00:15:12,940 But-but Nick is an artist. 344 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:15,546 He's a very sensitive young man. 345 00:15:15,681 --> 00:15:19,048 Mom, they may get married. 346 00:15:19,184 --> 00:15:20,674 We have to face that. 347 00:15:22,454 --> 00:15:25,321 And if Nick doesn't make any money, 348 00:15:25,457 --> 00:15:29,860 they're going to be living in this house with you. 349 00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:33,397 You get out there and you get him working. 350 00:15:33,532 --> 00:15:35,397 I don't want to see Nick until February. 351 00:15:36,869 --> 00:15:38,734 Nick! 352 00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:40,862 (people chattering) 353 00:15:50,082 --> 00:15:52,277 Pretty remarkable, isn't it, sir? 354 00:15:52,418 --> 00:15:54,283 I'll say. 355 00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:57,480 What do you call this one? 356 00:15:57,623 --> 00:15:59,557 Where are you from, sir? 357 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:01,557 Seattle. 358 00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:03,218 Incredible! 359 00:16:03,362 --> 00:16:05,125 Yeah, I mean, that's what this piece is called, 360 00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:07,630 uh, The Spirit of Seattle. 361 00:16:07,766 --> 00:16:10,200 Well, I'll take it. 362 00:16:10,336 --> 00:16:12,429 Congratulations, sir, congratulations. 363 00:16:12,571 --> 00:16:15,096 And, uh, sir, just between you and me, 364 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,334 I think you're getting the pick of the litter. 365 00:16:19,378 --> 00:16:20,868 Nick. Nick, isn't that great? 366 00:16:21,013 --> 00:16:22,480 Alex just made another sale. 367 00:16:22,614 --> 00:16:23,638 Great. 368 00:16:23,782 --> 00:16:25,875 That makes almost $800 just from tonight. 369 00:16:26,018 --> 00:16:29,545 He may be annoying, but he sure can sell. 370 00:16:29,688 --> 00:16:31,246 - Hi. - Congratulations. 371 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:32,755 Seems you've got a smash. 372 00:16:32,891 --> 00:16:34,153 Thanks, Mom. 373 00:16:34,293 --> 00:16:35,590 I guess this is, uh, 374 00:16:35,728 --> 00:16:38,720 really adding to the old nest eh... 375 00:16:40,899 --> 00:16:42,924 ...nest eh... 376 00:16:43,068 --> 00:16:45,400 nest eh... egg. 377 00:16:45,537 --> 00:16:46,435 ALEX: Well, Mom, 378 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:48,301 what do you think? One left. 379 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,603 Spirit of Elyse? 380 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:54,542 I'll give you that special one percent family discount. 381 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,341 I don't think so, Alex. 382 00:16:56,482 --> 00:16:58,950 - Okay. Hey, Dad. Dad. - Hmm? 383 00:16:59,084 --> 00:17:01,552 - Picture of Jacques Cousteau on the top? - (groans) 384 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:04,713 We'll call it The Spirit of PBS. 385 00:17:06,425 --> 00:17:09,258 Hey, partner! Hey! 386 00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:10,692 - Hey. - What do you think? 387 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:12,023 I don't know, Alex. 388 00:17:12,164 --> 00:17:14,029 You know, The Spirit of Columbus used to... 389 00:17:14,166 --> 00:17:16,157 mean something special to me, but for... 390 00:17:16,301 --> 00:17:19,498 now, for some reason, it's, uh, lost all its beauty somehow. 391 00:17:19,638 --> 00:17:21,003 Aw, hey. 392 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:24,303 I never liked it. (chuckles) 393 00:17:24,443 --> 00:17:26,570 You don't, you don't see me bailing out, do you? 394 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:27,770 We got customers here, Nick. 395 00:17:27,913 --> 00:17:29,881 Uh, excuse me. If you have any questions, 396 00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:32,074 may I direct you to the artist, Mr. Nick Moore. 397 00:17:32,217 --> 00:17:33,411 WOMAN: Oh. Oh, Bill, 398 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:36,385 wouldn't this be wonderful in the living room? 399 00:17:36,522 --> 00:17:39,320 Don't you think it would clash with the drapes? 400 00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:40,789 Oh, you're right. 401 00:17:40,926 --> 00:17:42,518 Could we get this in blue? 402 00:17:42,661 --> 00:17:43,992 Blue? 403 00:17:44,129 --> 00:17:46,597 Uh, you know, I never really thought of it in blue. 404 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:48,427 Yeah, see, madam, changing the color... 405 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:51,127 Would-would make it absolutely beautiful! 406 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:53,067 Uh, how many of these would you like, ma'am? 407 00:17:53,205 --> 00:17:54,638 Alex, what are you doing? 408 00:17:54,773 --> 00:17:56,468 You can't, you can't change this; this is Nick's art. 409 00:17:56,608 --> 00:17:58,542 - Mal... - It's exactly the way Nick envisioned it. 410 00:17:58,677 --> 00:18:00,975 Mal, the customer is always right, okay? 411 00:18:01,113 --> 00:18:04,082 Especially when the customer is willing to shell out $250. 412 00:18:04,216 --> 00:18:05,615 I don't know, Alex, uh... 413 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:06,979 Nick, what are you doing? 414 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,087 It's your work! Either they take it the way it is 415 00:18:09,221 --> 00:18:11,280 - or they don't take it at all. - Look, Mal, 416 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:13,516 if we don't sell these things, we don't get money, 417 00:18:13,659 --> 00:18:15,286 and then we won't have our nest egg. 418 00:18:15,427 --> 00:18:17,122 Nick, this is your art. 419 00:18:17,262 --> 00:18:19,059 It's more important than a few dollars. 420 00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:20,597 This is not making you happy. 421 00:18:20,732 --> 00:18:23,064 And if you're not happy, then I'm not going to be happy. 422 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:28,463 Do you have this in a medium? 423 00:18:30,642 --> 00:18:33,338 I suppose we could take it in for you, sir. 424 00:18:33,479 --> 00:18:34,503 NICK: No, no, wait! 425 00:18:34,646 --> 00:18:36,511 Alex! No. That's it. 426 00:18:36,648 --> 00:18:38,741 You know, uh, this is the way it is, period. 427 00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:39,942 The way I made it. 428 00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:41,552 You know, it doesn't come in medium, 429 00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:44,554 it doesn't come in extra large, and it doesn't come in blue. 430 00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:46,681 - Does it come in beige? - Ooh! 431 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:50,325 (sighs) 432 00:18:50,462 --> 00:18:51,588 Uh... 433 00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:52,992 I... 434 00:18:56,702 --> 00:18:57,964 Hey, Nick... 435 00:18:58,103 --> 00:18:59,468 It's over, Alex. 436 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:01,004 Don't say anything. 437 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:02,971 Nick, how can it be over? 438 00:19:03,108 --> 00:19:04,700 We are making a lot of money here. 439 00:19:04,843 --> 00:19:05,707 So what? 440 00:19:05,844 --> 00:19:07,175 You know, money is not everything. 441 00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:09,303 Shh, Nick. Come on. 442 00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:13,607 You don't know what you're saying, now. 443 00:19:13,752 --> 00:19:14,776 You're a little tired, okay? 444 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,285 Maybe you've been working too hard. 445 00:19:16,421 --> 00:19:17,353 No, no, no. 446 00:19:17,489 --> 00:19:19,081 That is not it. 447 00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:20,191 Nick, I'll tell you what. 448 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:21,383 You know, y-you know that time off 449 00:19:21,527 --> 00:19:22,858 I was promising you in February? 450 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,986 Well, Nick, take it now. 451 00:19:26,932 --> 00:19:28,229 It's over, Alex. 452 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,961 It's over, it's over, it's over. 453 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,970 What-what are you trying to tell me, Nick? 454 00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:35,232 It's no use. 455 00:19:35,374 --> 00:19:37,274 You don't understand a word I'm saying. 456 00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:38,569 I can be understanding, Nick. 457 00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:39,938 I can. I can be understanding. 458 00:19:40,078 --> 00:19:41,568 Try me, okay? Try me. 459 00:19:41,713 --> 00:19:42,645 I will understand. 460 00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:44,146 Okay, it's like this. 461 00:19:44,283 --> 00:19:46,808 All this, uh, mass production stuff that you want to do, 462 00:19:46,952 --> 00:19:48,112 that's not art. 463 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:50,347 Every time I do a new sculpture, 464 00:19:50,489 --> 00:19:51,786 I want to feel like it's something new, 465 00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:53,653 like I'm exploring a new world. 466 00:19:53,792 --> 00:19:55,726 And your way doesn't let me explore. 467 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,590 It doesn't let me be me. 468 00:19:58,630 --> 00:20:01,724 I don't understand, Nick. 469 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:02,731 I knew it. 470 00:20:02,868 --> 00:20:04,426 I-I'm trying to. I am. 471 00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:05,764 I real... I want to. 472 00:20:05,904 --> 00:20:07,769 I mean, I can see that you mean it. 473 00:20:07,906 --> 00:20:11,239 You're speaking in complete sentences. 474 00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:16,143 Alex, I grew up in a very tough neighborhood. 475 00:20:16,281 --> 00:20:18,545 Most of the guys I hung out with, 476 00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:20,345 they're still just hanging out. 477 00:20:20,485 --> 00:20:22,282 And the only time you hear about 'em 478 00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:23,945 is when they done something bad. 479 00:20:24,089 --> 00:20:26,751 So how come I didn't wind up like them, huh? 480 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:29,656 How come I feel like getting up every morning? 481 00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:31,524 How come such a wonderful girl like Mal 482 00:20:31,663 --> 00:20:33,130 sees something special in me? 483 00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:36,257 That's a question we've all asked ourselves. 484 00:20:40,372 --> 00:20:43,364 It is because of the art, Alex. 485 00:20:43,508 --> 00:20:45,567 Every time I create a new sculpture, 486 00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:47,804 I get this thrill that I am creating 487 00:20:47,946 --> 00:20:50,141 something that nobody ever thought of before. 488 00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:52,682 Me, Nick Moore, from the bad part of town. 489 00:20:53,652 --> 00:20:54,619 When you start 490 00:20:54,753 --> 00:20:56,345 turning my sculptures out by the hundreds, 491 00:20:56,488 --> 00:20:57,750 you take that away. 492 00:20:57,889 --> 00:21:00,619 When you start changing my-my sculptures around 493 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:03,284 to match some lady's drapes, you take that away. 494 00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:04,827 You take away everything I live for. 495 00:21:04,963 --> 00:21:08,330 If you... if you get one thrill 496 00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:10,867 from one Spirit of Columbus, 497 00:21:11,003 --> 00:21:14,131 why not turn out a hundred identical thrills a week? 498 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:15,433 They are not identical. 499 00:21:15,574 --> 00:21:16,973 They're not the same. No way. 500 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,269 All right, listen. 501 00:21:18,410 --> 00:21:20,537 Let me try to make this simple for you. 502 00:21:20,679 --> 00:21:22,670 Would you, Nick? 503 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:25,576 Okay, okay. 504 00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:27,275 It's like, um... 505 00:21:27,419 --> 00:21:31,219 no two fingerprints are the same. 506 00:21:31,356 --> 00:21:33,950 Yeah. And? 507 00:21:34,092 --> 00:21:37,858 It's like, uh, no two snowflakes are alike. 508 00:21:37,996 --> 00:21:40,726 So, no two snowflakes are alike. 509 00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:42,561 So what? 510 00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:45,568 That's what makes 'em special... that they're unique. 511 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:47,331 (sighs) 512 00:21:47,472 --> 00:21:49,940 Alex, it's just like... 513 00:21:50,075 --> 00:21:53,704 no two dollar bills are alike. 514 00:21:53,845 --> 00:21:56,837 Ah! Ah. 515 00:21:57,849 --> 00:21:59,840 Uh-huh. 516 00:22:02,454 --> 00:22:04,513 That's-that's, uh... See, they got different serial numbers, 517 00:22:04,656 --> 00:22:06,146 they come from a different mint. 518 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:08,156 Well. (sniffs) 519 00:22:08,293 --> 00:22:11,490 Uh, you see, just as the... See? 520 00:22:18,370 --> 00:22:20,930 The way you feel about money, 521 00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:23,906 that's the same way I feel about a new sculpture. 522 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:27,309 You know, this is amazing. 523 00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:28,811 Uh... 524 00:22:28,947 --> 00:22:31,313 you and I are a lot alike. 525 00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:34,442 I bet in your mind that's a compliment, huh? 526 00:22:38,690 --> 00:22:41,557 Yeah. Uh, we both have commitment, you know? 527 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:46,062 We both, we both have to do what it is that we do best. 528 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:47,631 Y-You're not going to believe this, Nick, 529 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:49,427 but we're both artists. 530 00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:52,230 I mean, uh, uh, you're an artist with your hands, 531 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:55,238 and I'm an artist with my mind, but we both create. 532 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,568 And-and... 533 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:58,073 and we're both tremendously passionate. 534 00:22:58,210 --> 00:22:59,734 I mean, you're a passionate guy. 535 00:22:59,878 --> 00:23:02,745 I'm-I'm a passionate guy. 536 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:04,872 Stay where you are, Alex. 537 00:23:10,989 --> 00:23:12,718 Y-You know what I mean. 538 00:23:12,858 --> 00:23:14,223 I mean, your-your palette 539 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,226 is-is metal and wire and-and paint. 540 00:23:17,362 --> 00:23:20,263 Mine is dollar signs and decimal points and deals. 541 00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:21,764 But it's the same thing. 542 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:24,391 We-we both create our own kind of magic. 543 00:23:24,536 --> 00:23:27,505 Alex, is this what, uh, Phil Donahue would call 544 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:29,800 "a bonding moment"? 545 00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:34,407 I don't, I don't know, Nick. 546 00:23:34,546 --> 00:23:36,537 Uh, how do you feel about that? 547 00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:42,549 Uh, yeah, I guess it is. 548 00:23:42,687 --> 00:23:43,984 I guess it is. 549 00:23:44,122 --> 00:23:45,817 (knock on door) 550 00:23:45,957 --> 00:23:47,288 Excuse me. 551 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:49,621 But if I can have that beautiful statue in beige, 552 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,752 I'll take seven. 553 00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:55,226 Uh, ma'am, um, let me, 554 00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:58,234 let me, uh, let me tell you a little something about art. 555 00:23:58,370 --> 00:24:01,737 Okay. You know how each dollar bill is unique? 556 00:24:01,873 --> 00:24:04,865 In fact, do you have a-a couple of bucks? 557 00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:08,369 Sure. Here. 558 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:38,803 MAN: Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog. 559 00:24:38,944 --> 00:24:40,070 (Ubu barks) 560 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:50,500 Ripped By mstoll