All language subtitles for Kiss.the.Sky_1998.DVDRip

[ Man ]
SO, UH, WHAT'S
HE GOT YOU ON, PROZAC ?

[ Man #2 ]
ZOLOFT.
LESS SIDE EFFECTS.

HAS IT KICKED IN YET?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
DRIVING MY CAR IN FRONT
OF A TRUCK ANYMORE.

THAT'S A START.
I GUESS.

I TRIED ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

THEN I TOLD THEM I USED
TO REALLY GET OFF ON SPEED,

SO THEY GAVE ME SOMETHING
WITH THE SAME MOLECULAR
STRUCTURE.

[ Sighs ]

- [ Groans ]
- AND THAT WORKED ?

GAVE ME A FALSE SENSE
OF WELL-BEING.

I'D TAKE THAT.
I COULD USE A GOOD LIE
TO BELIEVE IN.

GOTTA UP YOUR DOSAGE,
PAL.

[ Mumbles ]

[ Sighs ]

HOW DID WE GET HERE ?

OFF AT WESTERN,
UP TO BEVERLY.
NO.

HOW THE HELL
DID WE GET HERE ?

IT JUST
KIND OF HAPPENED,

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE
BACK THEN.

I THINK WE WERE SCORING POT
FROM BILLY CUTNER IN '76.

RIGHT.
GREAT DOPE.
HM.

DROVE ALL THE WAY DOWN
FROM SANTA CRUZ FOR IT.

AND HIS BUDDY'S
GIRLFRIEND WAS BETH,
AND YOU...

MARRIED HER.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

THIS WAS ALL
JUST AN ACCIDENT.

[ Moaning ]
OH, GOD !

FRANNY.

YEAH, BABE ?

WILL YOU TELL ME
THE TRUTH ?
[ Sighing ] MMM.

YOU--
YOU DON'T REALLY
LIKE ME, DO YOU ?

[ Chuckling ]
EXCUSE ME ?

WOULD I BE DOING THIS
WITH SOMEONE
I DIDN'T LIKE ?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE A WOMAN
OF REMARKABLE ABILITIES.

JESUS, JEFF.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ?

WELL, I MEAN, I--
I KNOW THAT I CAN
TURN YOU ON, BUT...

YOU DON'T REALLY...

APPROVE OF ME,
DO YOU ?

DO YOU THINK
YOU EVER DID ?

???? [ Minor-Key Ballad ]

?? WELL MY FRIENDS ARE GONE ??

?? AND MY HAIR IS GRAY ??

?? I ACHE IN THE PLACES
WHERE I USED TO PLAY ??

?? AND I'M CRAZY FOR LOVE ??

?? BUT I'M NOT COMING ON ??

?? I'M JUST PAYING
MY RENT EVERYDAY ??

?? IN THE TOWER OF SONG ????

[ Scoffs ]

BACK PAIN, CARS,

THE HIGH COST OF COLLEGE,

GREAT FAMILY VACATION RESORTS
IN THE NORTHWEST,

CARS,
THE CATERER,

DANGEROUS NEW ITEMS
TO ELIMINATE
FROM THE DIET,

CARS--
WELL, YOU'VE COVERED
A LOT OF GROUND.

OH. I'VE BEEN
A HELL OF A HOST.

I COULDN'T TAKE THE ODOR
IN THERE.

WE ALL SMELL
LIKE OUR PARENTS DID.

WE SMELL LIKE DEATH.

[ Chuckles ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THESE THINGS COST
20 BUCKS NOW.

THOSE LITTLE
WEENIE WANNA-BES
HAD TO DISCOVER CIGARS.

I LIKED IT BEST
WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERED
SOCIAL PARIAHS...

AND A GOOD MACANUDO
WAS TWO BUCKS.

MMM.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

[ Chuckles ]

BUT THEN YOU PUT AWAY
YOUR DRAWINGS...

AND GOT INTO DEVELOPMENT
DEALS.

REMEMBER ?
FIGURED YOU'D MAKE
A QUICK BUNDLE AND GET OUT ?

THEN THE STOCK MARKET
CRASHED.

YEAH, THEN REAL ESTATE
CRASHED.

THEN I CRASHED.

ELEVEN GRAND.

HUH ?

THAT'S
MY MONTHLY NUT.

MORTGAGE,
PRIVATE SCHOOL,

CARS, INSURANCE, VACATION,
ENTERTAINMENT, HELP--

ELEVEN GRAND.

WHAT'S YOURS ?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

FRANNY DOES
THE CHECKBOOK.

SHE'S ALWAYS PISSED
WHEN WE COME UP SHORT.

YEAH. WELL,
I'M COVERING MY NUT...

BUT THE PROSPECT
OF COVERING IT
FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS...

DOES NOT INSPIRE ME
TO GET OUT OF BED
IN THE MORNING.

WE ARE STANDING
ON A HUGE MOUND OF CRAP
THAT USED TO BE OUR FUTURE.

IT'S BEST
NOT TO LOOK DOWN.

SINK SLOWLY
UP TO THE EYEBALLS,
BLINK ONCE,

AND CALL IT A LIFE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT MARTY.

THAT SWEET YOUNG THING
WHO WORKS FOR HIM--

THE ONE YOU WERE
SO INTERESTED IN TONIGHT--

EX, CURRENT, OR FUTURE ?

[ Sighs ]
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S
GOING ON ANYMORE, FRAN.

WELL WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON ?

I WAS FLIRTING
TO AMUSE MYSELF.

WELL, I DON'T FIND IT
AMUSING.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD FLIRT THEN.

WHY ?
SO THAT YOU CAN SCORE
SOME EXTRA POINTS...

WHEN EVERYONE SEES
HOW CONFIDENT YOU ARE...

BECAUSE YOUR WIFE'S FLIRTING
IS HARMLESS...
UNLIKE YOURS ?

NICE TRY.
[ Chuckles ]

I ALWAYS FORGET WHAT
A GREAT ATTORNEY
YOU ARE.

THE MALE MIND
IN THE FEMALE BODY
STILL CONFUSES ME.

THAT'S NOT QUITE
THE COMPLIMENT IT USED TO BE,
IS IT ?

YEAH, IT IS.

I STILL LOVE
THE WAY YOU CONFUSE ME.

SO WHAT IS IT ?

WHAT IS WRONG ?

I JUST, UH,
REALLY THINK
MARTY'S IN TROUBLE.

IF THAT'S WHAT'S EATING YOU,

TAKE HIM FISHING.

ACT LIKE MEN
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

LISTEN.
I'VE GOT SOME GUYS...

WHO THINK THEY CAN LAND
A HUGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

STATE OF THE ART FACTORIES.

IF YOU WORK WITH ME ON IT,
I THINK I CAN CUT YOU IN
FOR A THIRD.

I DO TRUSTS, WILLS
AND REAL ESTATE.

WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT
INTERNATIONAL LAW ?
PICK IT UP AS YOU GO ALONG.

WHO KNEW GRANOLA
FROM BEAN SPROUTS...

WHEN WE STARTED
THAT HEALTH FOOD STORE
20 YEARS AGO ?

GO TO THE PHILIPPINES
FOR A MONTH ?

I'VE NEVER LEFT BETH
FOR A WEEK.

THAT'S THE POINT.
LIKE I COULD
GET AWAY WITH THAT.

WHY NOT?
WE NEED A VACATION.

WE GO AWAY WITH THEM,
WE COME BACK EXHAUSTED.

PLUS WE MIGHT EVEN
MAKE A FEW BUCKS--
HEY, HEY. DIG THIS.

???? [ Rock On Radio ]

ALL RIGHT, GODDAMN IT.

???? [ Ends ]
I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF GETTING
A LUMP IN MY THROAT...

FROM LISTENING
TO 25-YEAR-OLD MUSIC.

LET'S MAKE
SOME NEW MUSIC.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE ?

THE HOSPITAL.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME.

VERY QUIET.

LIKE THOSE BUDDHIST MONASTERIES
YOU USED TO READ ABOUT.

OR MAYBE IT WAS
THE TRANQUILIZERS.

I COULD NEVER
REALLY TELL.

WHO KNOWS ?

YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT
THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO IT.

YES !
BUTYOUNEED
TO CONVINCE BETH.

THE PHILIPPINES ?
OH JEFF, CUT THE CRAP.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

I DON'T THINK
YOU REALLY DO.

LOOK, HE HAS DONE JUST FINE
FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS,

WHEN HE BARELY SAW YOU,
AND YOUR NUTTY LIFE
WAS YOUR BUSINESS.

NOW SUDDENLY
YOU'RE HIS BEST FRIEND ?

I WAS ALWAYS HIS BEST FRIEND
UNTIL YOU TURNED HIM
INTO A LAPDOG.

- I DON'T NEED TO LISTEN
TO THIS.
- YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU DON'T.

YOU WANT THE NAME
OF THE BEST MENTAL HOSPITAL
IN L.A. ?

THE SOUTH WING
HAS WONDERFUL VIEWS.

STOP IT !

JEFF,
JUST DON'T FUCK HIM UP.

BETH,

I'M TRYING TO KEEP HIM
FROM FALLING APART.

[ Jet Engine Whining ]

?? GIVE ME BACK
MY BROKEN NIGHT ??

?? MY MIRRORED ROOM
MY SECRET LIFE ??

?? IT'S LONELY HERE
THERE'S NO ONE LEFT
TO TORTURE ??

?? GIVE ME BACK
THE BERLIN WALL ??

?? GIVE ME STALIN
AND ST. PAUL ??

?? I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE
BROTHER IT IS MURDER ??

?? WHEN THEY SAID
REPENT ??

?? REPENT ??

?? I WONDER WHAT THEY MEANT ??

?? WHEN THEY SAID
REPENT ??

?? REPENT ??

?? I WONDER
WHAT THEY MEANT ????

UNFORTUNATELY, THE FACTORY
CANNOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND
FOR OUR PRODUCTS.

WE WANT BRAND-NEW FACILITIES,
FOUR TIMES THIS SIZE.

NEARBY WE HAVE PURCHASED
THE LAND.

WE'RE READY
TO BUILD NOW.

WE WANT STATE OF THE ART
MANUFACTURING.
EXACTLY.

[ Crowd Talking, Cheering ]
???? [ Dance ]

[ Women Laughing ]

WOW.

ONE'S BETTER LOOKING
THAN THE NEXT.

TOO BAD
THEY CAN'T DANCE.

THEY'RE NOT DANCING.

THEY'RE DISPLAYING
THEIR WARES.

WE POINT,
THEY COME OVER,

WE EXAMINE THEM
MORE CLOSELY.

IF WE LIKE,
WE MAKE A DEAL
WITH THE MAMA-SAN,

AND THEY LEAVE
WITH US.
YOU'RE SHITTING ME.

NO. THIS IS
A CIVILIZED COUNTRY.

[ Woman ]
COME WITH ME
RIGHT THIS WAY, SIR.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
TO DRINK, SIR ?

TWO SCOTCH
ON THE ROCKS.

RIGHT AWAY,
SIR.

YEAH,
I DON'T GET IT, MAN.

WHY ARE YOU SO BIG
ONTHIS?

WHAT THE HELL IS
THE STORY WITH YOU
AND FRANNY ?

YOU GUYS DON'T FUCK
ANYMORE ?
YEAH, WE DO.

AND OCCASIONALLY,
IF SHE DOESN'T COME,

SHE FORGIVES ME.

BECAUSE, HEY,
IT WASN'T HER IDEA
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WELL, AT LEAST
SHE GIVES IT TO YOU.

MARTY, SHE
DOESN'T GIVE ME SHIT.

BECAUSE I'VE ASKED
AND SHE'S DELIVERED,

SHE EXPECTS
SOMETHING IN RETURN.

- LIKE WHAT ?
- I HAVE NO IDEA.

SHE WON'T TELL ME
'CAUSE I MIGHT DELIVER.

YOU SEE, FRANNY IS
JUST AS MISERABLE ABOUT
THE WHOLE DEAL AS WE ARE.

SHE'S JUST TOUGHER,
THAT'S ALL.

SO WHAT DO YOU
FANTASIZE ABOUT ?

I'M A SICK MAN,
LYING ON A BED.

A WOMAN APPEARS.

SHE ACTUALLY FEELS
SYMPATHY FOR ME.

SHE REALIZES
THAT I'VE TRIED...

TO DO THE RIGHT THING
IN THIS WORLD,
AND THE EFFORT IS KILLING ME.

AND WITHOUT MY ASKING,
SHE PERFORMS...

CERTAIN PROCEDURES
THAT RESTORE MY SOUL.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
SHE CONVINCES ME...

THAT IT WAS
A PLEASURE FOR HER.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
LIKE SHE'S ACTUALLY
ON YOUR SIDE.

YEAH.
WE'RE COMRADES.

COULD A HOOKER
PULL THAT OFF ?

HOW DO YOU THINK
THEY STAY IN BUSINESS ?

DO YOU THINK WE'RE
THE ONLY GUYS ON THE PLANET
THAT FEEL THIS WAY ?

ARE YOU READY
TO PICK A GIRL YET ?

EXCUSE ME,
GENTLEMEN.

I COULDN'T HELP
OVERHEAR
YOUR CONVERSATION.

THESE GIRLS HERE
ARE TRULY
DELIGHTFUL.

BUT, IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN THE FINEST...

THIS TOWN
HAS TO OFFER,

I'LL MAKE
A PHONE CALL.

[ Thunderclap ]

???? [ Minor-Key Ballad ]

?? BABY, I'VE BEEN WAITING ??

?? I'VE BEEN WAITING
NIGHT AND DAY ??

[ Chattering
In Foreign Language ]

?? I DIDN'T SEE THE TIME ??

?? AND I WAITED
HALF MY LIFE AWAY ??

[ Continues Chattering ]

?? THERE WERE
LOTS OF INVITATIONS ??

?? I KNOW YOU SENT ME SOME ??

?? IF YOU'RE SQUEEZED
FOR INFORMATION ??

?? THAT'S WHEN YOU'VE
GOT TO PLAY IT DUMB ??

?? YOU JUST SAY YOU'RE
OUT THERE WAITING ??

?? FOR THE MIRACLE ??

?? FOR THE MIRACLE TO COME ??

[ Laughing ]

[ Woman Continues Laughing ]

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,

WE'VE JUST WALKED INTO
A REAL, LIVE OPIUM DEN.

FASCINATING.
LET'S GO UPSTAIRS
AND PICK OUT OUR GIRLS.

WAIT.
LET'S CHECK
THIS OUT.

BENIGN FORCES
MAY HAVE GUIDED
US HERE.

ARE YOU NUTS ?
WE'RETAKINGDRUGS
TO KEEP OUR HEADS TOGETHER.

COME ON, MAN.
I WAS WILLING
TO GO ON YOUR TRIP.

I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD PUSH IT.
NO, WE'RE NOT PUSHING IT.

WE'RE GOING
WITH THE FLOW.

???? [ Continues ]

?? YEAH, LET'S DO
SOMETHING CRAZY ??

?? SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY WRONG ??

?? WHILE WE'RE WAITING
FOR THE MIRACLE ??

?? FOR THE MIRACLE TO COME ????

I FORGOT WHAT GREAT
HALLUCINATIONS YOU GET
FROM THIS SHIT.

MUCH BETTER THAN ACID.

YOU CAN KIND OF STEER.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO ?

THE YUCATAN,
1972.

JULIE AND...

VANESSA.
YEAH.

GOD WAS GOOD
TO US THEN.

WHY DO I FEEL
LIKE SOBBING...

WHENEVER I THINK
OF THOSE TIMES ?

BECAUSE
WE WERE FREE ONCE.

[ Man ]
LAKE TOVA--

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE
ON EARTH.

IN THE GREAT ISLAND...

OF SOLOUETE, MY HOME,

THERE IS A LAKE,

HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS,

ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

AND INSIDE THAT LAKE,

THERE IS AN ISLAND.

AND IF YOU STAND
ON THAT ISLAND,

YOU CAN
KISS THE SKY.

YOU MUST GO THERE,
MY FRIENDS.

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN WE HEARD THAT,

WE WOULD HAVE
JUST DONE IT.

I KNOW.

I THINK IT'S
THAT TIME AGAIN.

[ Pig Squealing,
People Chattering ]

[ Jeff ]
WE HAVE LOST OUR MINDS.

WHAT DID YOU TELL BETH ?
I TOLD HER
WE WERE GOING TREKKING.

[ Women Speaking
Foreign Language ]
NO, THANK YOU.

NO, NO.

[ Chuckling ]
I MADE IT SOUND
ANTHROPOLOGICAL.

[ Shouts ]
NO!

?? LIKE A BIRD ??

?? ON A WIRE ??

?? LIKE A DRUNK ??

?? IN A MIDNIGHT CHOIR ??

?? I HAVE TRIED
IN MY WAY ??

?? TO BE FREE ??

?? IF I ??

?? HAVE BEEN UNKIND ??

HEY. HEY, WAKE UP.
HERE'S A BUS.

?? I HOPE THAT YOU ??

?? WILL JUST LET IT GO BY ??

?? OH LET IT ALL GO BY BABE ??

?? AND IF I ??

?? HAVE BEEN UNTRUE ??

?? I HOPE YOU KNOW ??

?? IT WAS NEVER TO YOU ??

?? NO, NO, NO ????

?? [ Continues Humming ] ??

THIS IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE
BACK THEN.

LIKE EVERYTHING WAS...

BRAND-NEW.

[ Laughing ]

[ Continues Laughing ]

[ Exclaims ]
WELCOME
TO BANDE'S PLACE.

BY THE WAY,
I'M BANDE BATARANGA.
HI, BANDE.

YOU'RE JUST
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
OH, THANK GOD.

COME ON, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT YOUR BAG. MY KIDS
WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON,
FOLLOW ME.

GET YOUR PAPERS
READY.

CAN I HAVE
YOUR PASSPORT,
GENTLEMEN ?

THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.

AND THE PURPOSE
OF YOUR VISIT ?

THAT REMAINS
TO BE SEEN.

REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

WELCOME TO BANDE'S PLACE.

GET YOUR PAPERS READY.

WHOA.

FIVE HUNDRED PESOS ?

THAT'S
THE RATE.

OH, COME ON.
WHAT KIND OF FOOLS
YOU TAKE US FOR ?

[ Sighs ]
YOU CAN ASK...

THE TWO GENTLEMEN
HOW MUCH THEY PAY ME.

NO. HE'S RIGHT.
IT'S ONLY
15 BUCKS.

AND I THOUGHT YOU SAID
NO OLD, RICH TOURISTS
MADE IT UP HERE.

WE PAY 300 OR FIND
ANOTHER PLACE.
EXCUSE ME,

THE, UH,
OLD, RICH TOURISTS...

ARE PARTICULARLY BOTHERED
BY THE YOUNG, WHINING
CHILDREN ON THE PREMISES.

SO, WHY DON'T
MY FRIEND AND I
RENT TWO MORE ROOMS,

AND WE'LL SUBLET THEM
TO YOU FOR 300 PESOS.

AND IF YOU START
BEHAVING LIKE GROWN-UPS,

WE'LL CONSIDER IT
A BARGAIN.

HOW GROWN-UP.

WHY DON'T YOU START
BY HAVING DINNER WITH ME ?

WHY DON'T I ?

PLEASE TAKE US
TO OUR ROOMS.
OKAY.

THANKS MATE, BUT SINCE
IAMA GROWN-UP,

I'LL PAY FULL FARE.

FOLLOW ME. I'LL SHOW YOU
TO YOUR ROOMS.

IF YOU NAIL HER,
IT'S REALLY GONNA
DEPRESS ME.

WHY ?
'CAUSE...

I WANT TO.

OH, MY. YOU'RE MAKING
A REMARKABLE RECOVERY.

SO WHY RISK IT
BY PUTTING MY DICK
ON THE LINE ?

WHAT'S THE RISK ?

I THINK SHE'S SWEDISH.
SEX IS THEIR NATIONAL PASTIME.

SO YOU'LL TAKE
THE OTHER ONE ?

SORRY. HIKING BOOTS
DON'T TURN ME ON.

OH. HERE WE GO AGAIN.

AW. YOU'RE SO CUTE
WHEN YOU HAVE A HARD-ON.

WHAT THE HELL.
GO FOR IT, TANO.

I'M SURE THERE'S GONNA BE
ANOTHER BUS TOMORROW.

REALLY ?

MM.

ILSA,

YOU EVER SMOKE
ONE OF THESE ?

NO, THANK YOU.

SUCKING ON SOMETHING
OF THAT SIZE, I THINK,

A WOMAN ONLY DOES
IN PRIVATE.

HERE.

GIVE ME
THE BLOODY THING.

EXCELLENT.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
COHIBAS.

YOU, UH,
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO INHALE THAT, THOUGH.

YES, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSEDTO.

ANDY'S NOT SO LADYLIKE.
SHE'S A SHEEP FARMER.

- REALLY ?
- FUCKIN' "A," MATE.

FROM A WHOLE FAMILY
OF SHEEP FARMERS.

THAT EXPLAINS
WHY SHE HIT THE ROAD.

ACTUALLY,
MY FOUR YEARS AT OXFORD,
AND TWO MORE...

AT A STUFFY LONDON
PUBLISHER...

HAD ME PACKING MY BAGS
AND HITTING THE ROAD.

RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH
FOR DINNER.

I'M OFF
TO THE NIGHT MARKET.

[ People Chattering ]

ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU.
HI.

I NEEDED TO PICK UP
A FEW THINGS MYSELF.

WOULD YOU MIND
IF I SHOPPED WITH YOU ?

WHAT ABOUT ILSA ?

NOT MY TYPE.
YOU MEAN YOU LOST
THE COIN TOSS ?

[ Woman Speaking
Foreign Language ]

THAT'S NICE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

WHY DON'T YOU BUY IT
FOR YOUR WIFE ?

NOT REALLY HER TASTE.

MY DAUGHTERS WOULD LIKE
THESE, THOUGH.

[ Chuckling ]
DO YOU LIKE IT ?

NO, I DON'T.

I NEVER DRANK ANYTHING
OUT OF A BAG BEFORE.
[ Laughs ]

IT'S RATHER AWFUL,
I'D SAY.

IT WAS WORTH A TRY,
THOUGH.

MAY I ?
THANKS.

THEY HAVE COCA-COLA.

OR IS THAT TOO WESTERN
FOR YOU ?

[ Scoffs ]
DON'T MAKE ME OUT TO BE
SOME SORT OF CULTIST.

IT'S NOT
ABOUT THINGS.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT, THEN ?

DO THE, UH,
FILIPINO PEOPLE
HAVE A BETTER TAKE ON LIFE...

THAN THE RESIDENTS
OF LONDON ?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT STUDYING
THEIR MINDS,

I'M TRYING
TO EXPLORE MY OWN--

AND YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT
THROUGH REAL EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT'S
NOT POSSIBLE
TO DO...

IN PLACES
LIKE LONDON
OR L.A. ?

WELL, I FOUND IT
EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT.

EXPERIENCE IS COMPLETELY
PREPACKAGED FOR US.

EVERYTHING EVER KNOWN,

FROM WITTGENSTEIN,
TO MUDDY WATERS
TO THE TOMBS OF THE PHARAOHS,

IS INSTANTLY ACCESSIBLE
ON-LINE.

[ Scoffs ]
ISN'T THAT THE GLORY
OF THE INFORMATION AGE ?

WE'VE BECOME INFORMATION
HUNTERS AND GATHERERS,

AND WE KEEP
GORGING OURSELVES
UNTIL WE COLLAPSE...

UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF OUR OWN HEADS.

I SOUND RIDICULOUSLY
POMPOUS.

WHY ARE YOU LETTING ME
GO ON THIS WAY ?

I'M ENJOYING
LISTENING TO YOU.

LOOK, THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

I'M NOT IN THE HABIT OF
SHARING IT WITH A STRANGER.

MAYBE YOU JUST HAD
A REAL EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE VERY SURE
OF YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU ?

I THINK...

WOMEN FIND IT EASY
TO TALK TO ME
BECAUSE...

I ENJOY
LISTENING TO THEM.

SO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF
AN EXPERT ON WOMEN.

NO. I HAVE
SOME INFORMATION,
BUT...

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WOMEN AT ALL.

I'M STILL SEEKING
THAT EXPERIENCE.

WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING,
PILGRIM ?

INTENSITY.

WHAT ELSE ?

IT IS YOUR FUCKING PLAN
THAT HAS FUCKED UP THE WHOLE
FUCKING GENERATION.

[ Bells Jingling ]

'CAUSE I TRAVEL.

IT'S MY WAY OF LIFE.

BUT YOU WOULDN'T
UNDERSTAND.

NO, NO. I DO.
REALLY.

[ Speaking Indistinctly ]

MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE END
OF THE MILLENNIUM.

WHAT ?
THE COLLAPSE OF RELATIONS
BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN ?

UH-HUH.

IT'S IRONIC,
ISN'T IT,

THAT MEN ARE THE ONES
WITH NO CERTAINTY LEFT ?

WOMEN,
ON THE OTHER HAND,

ARE SO DELUDED
BY THE CANONS
OF POP SOCIOLOGY--

IT'S LIKE SCRIPTURE
FOR THEM,

PRESCRIBING THE PATH
TO THE PERFECT LIFE,

HOW IT ALLSHOULDBE.

IT'S ABSOLUTE RUBBISH.

WHAT ?

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I JUST HEARD THAT
FROM A WOMAN.

[ Laughs ]
YOU DIDN'T.
YOU HEARD IT FROM ME.

WE'RE ATTRACTED ENOUGH
TO EACH OTHER...

TO GET INTO BED RIGHT NOW,

AREN'T WE ?
THERE'S A SUDDEN LEAP.

PLAYING COY DOESN'T REALLY
WORK FOR YOU, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S TRUE.

ANDY,

TELL ME WHAT YOU'D LIKE
FROM ME.

WHAT I'D LIKE FROM YOU ?

YEAH.

LET'S TRY AND AVOID
ALL THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'D WANT ME
TO DO...

TO YOU,

FOR YOU,

WITH YOU.

WELL, THAT WOULD TAKE
AN EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE
OF TRUST.

AND TRUST TAKES TIME.

YEAH.

I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE
YOUNG YOU FEEL LIKE...

YOU'VE GOT ALL THE TIME
IN THE WORLD, HUH ?

I SUPPOSE YOU DO.

I BELIEVE THAT TRUST
EITHER HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE,

OR IT STARTS OUT WRONG...

AND YOU CAN NEVER
MAKE IT RIGHT.

IT IS SARTRE
WHO SAID THAT.
UH-HUH.

OR KIERKEGAARD.
YEAH.

I THINK.
ABOUT THIS WHOLE
HUMAN CONDITION.

NO ?
OH, YEAH.
NO, NO. EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT ?

WE COULD KEEP TALKING
ABOUT THIS...

IN MY ROOM.

IT'S KIND OF LATE.

YEAH,
REALLY LATE.

MAYBE I SHOULD GO HOME,
HUH ?

NO.
KEEP TALKING TO ME.

IT'S PRETTY LATE.

THAT'S
WHAT I WANT.

TALK TO ME.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO HEAR ?

TELL ME WHAT
A MAN REALLY WANTS.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT OTHER MEN,

BUT FOR ME IT'S
NOT THAT COMPLICATED.

FROM THE MOMENT
I OPEN MY EYES,

ALL I LONG FOR
IS A WOMAN'S SMILE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW MUCH THAT MATTERS TO ME,

THAT AFFIRMATION.

I SEE.

I'M LISTENING.

BUT IT'S THE HARDEST THING
IN THE WORLD FOR A WOMAN
TO GIVE,

BECAUSE THEN HER LOVE...

WOULD TRULY BE FREE.

A WOMAN'S POWER
COMES FROM HOLDING BACK.

THE MOMENT SHE COMES ACROSS
WITH HER BODY,

SHE HAS NO POWER
LEFT AT ALL.

BUT SHE CAN ONLY HOLD OUT
HER BODY FOR SO LONG,

SO SHE HOLDS OUT
SOMETHING ELSE
TO BARGAIN WITH LATER--

HER HEART.

BUT WHAT DOES SHE WANT
IN RETURN ?

I NEVER KNEW A WOMAN
WHO KNEW.

OR IF SHE DID,
KNEW HOW TO TELL ME.

FOR IF SHE DID,

I'D GIVE IT TO HER
IN A SECOND...

FOR HER HEART.

WOULD YOU GIVE A WOMAN
WHAT SHE WANTS,

IF YOU KNEW SHE WANTS
NOTHING AT ALL ?

THAT ALL SHE
REALLY WANTS...

IS TO GIVE
HERSELF...

AND NOT BE
TAKEN PRISONER ?

THAT SHE
CAN COME...

AND THEN
GO ?

COULD YOU GIVE
A WOMAN THAT ?

CAN ANY MAN ?

UGH.
I SWEAR TO GOD,

AFTER LISTENING TO HER
BABBLE ALL NIGHT LONG,

SHE DIDN'T EVEN
TURN ME ON, ALL RIGHT ?

WHY DIDN'T I JUST GO
STICK MY DICK IN THE SINK ?

ISN'T THE LIFE FORCE
COMPELLING ?

WHY DO THEY GET OFF
ON TORTURING US ?

I DON'T THINK
THEY TAKE IT
THAT SERIOUSLY.

WE'RE JUST
MILD AMUSEMENT
FOR THEM.

IS ANDY LIKE THAT
TOO ?

NO.

NOT EXACTLY.

[ Chuckling ]
OH, SHIT.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING BACK TO MANILA.

YOU MEET ME
WHEN YOU WANT.

WHAT ?
DON'T BE STUPID.

WE'LL BOTH GO BACK.

- WHAT ABOUT HER ?
- WHATABOUTHER ?

WE'LL GO BACK
TO THAT WHOREHOUSE,

ONLY THIS TIME WE'LL SKIP
THE HALLUCINATIONS.
ALL RIGHT ?

COME ON,
THIS TRIP IS ABOUT US.

I'M SORRY
I DISAPPEARED EARLIER.

THINGS DIDN'T GO VERY WELL
WITH MARTY AND ILSA
LAST NIGHT.

SO I GATHERED.

SHE LEFT ON THE MORNING BUS.

MARTY TAKES THINGS
METAPHYSICALLY.

IT'S ALL THAT
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
FROM HIS COLLEGE DAYS.

I WISH IT WERE ONLY
UP TO ME, BUT--

I'M NOT ASKING ANYTHING
FROM YOU.

THAT'S WHAT WE PROMISED
EACH OTHER, REMEMBER ?

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU
TO THINK THAT--

THAT YOU'RE NOT
A GOOD GUY ?

WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW.

WELL, IT WAS A PERFECT NIGHT.

WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR ?

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND,
LATER.

[ Andy ]
SO, JEFFREY SAID YOU ONCE
STUDIED ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY ?

YEAH.
FOUR YEARS.

AGONIZING OVER WHETHER
YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND
BY JUST READING THE STUFF,

OR WHETHER, SOMEHOW, YOU
HAD TO GO OUT AND DO IT.
[ Laughs ]

I NEVER FIGURED IT OUT.
WELL, IT IS
A CRITICAL ISSUE.

I READ SANSKRIT
AT OXFORD.

YOU DID ?
YEAH.

I HAD A FEELING
ABOUT YOU.

I'M ONE OF THOSE.

[ People Chattering ]

TWENTY YEARS
OF FIDELITY...

TO MY WIFE,

NOT EVEN
A ONE-NIGHT STAND
ON A BUSINESS TRIP,

AND I FINALLY
GO FOR IT.

I MEAN,
SHE'S SWEDISH.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
A TWO-FOOT PUTT,

BUT I GET
BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER.

[ Laughing ]
GOD.

LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING.

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

WE'RE PALS, RIGHT ?
PALS.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT JEFF
THAT TURNS WOMEN ON ?

WOMEN,
OR ME SPECIFICALLY ?

WELL, YOU DID
SLEEP WITH HIM HOURS
AFTER MEETING HIM.

I'M THE LITTLE SLUT.
NO. NO, YOU'RE HARDLY
THE FIRST.

OH, THANKS A LOT.
NO, NO, NO. WHAT--
BUT WHAT--

WHAT ATTRACTED YOU ?

HE'S TUNED IN
TO ONE'S MIND...

IN A WAY THAT IS
EXTREMELY SEDUCTIVE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME,

HE'S SO DISTANT
THAT I SUPPOSE
HE PRESENTS A CHALLENGE.

ISN'T LIFE
CHALLENGING ENOUGH ?
[ Laughs ]

I MEAN, ISN'T SEX
SUPPOSED TO BE...

THE ONE THING IN LIFE
THAT'S EASY ?

AM I THE ONLY HUMAN
ON THE PLANET...

THAT'S DYING
TO CRAWL OUT OF MY SKIN
FOR A MINUTE OR TWO ?

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

SO, W--
WAS IT GOOD
WITH JEFF ?

I MEAN CHALLENGING.

I'M SORRY.
IT'S--

I HADN'T BEEN WITH A GUY
IN OVER A YEAR.

AND I SUPPOSE WE MADE IT
COMPLICATED,

EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRYING
TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.

JEFF'S NOT ALWAYS
APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT'S
IN FRONT OF HIM.

MEANING ?

IF I HAD SPENT
THE NIGHT WITH YOU,

I WOULDN'T HOP
ON THE NEXT BUS.

THAT'S VERY SWEET.

SCREW SWEET, I'D LIKE
TO JUMP YOUR BONES.

PROBABLY DO US BOTH
A WORLD OF GOOD.

SINCE WE'RE PALS, UH,

CAN I ASK YOU
SOMETHING ?
YEAH.

IS THIS LIKE
A MERCY FUCK ?

WELL,

CONSIDERING THE AGONY...

MEN EXPERIENCE
OVER GETTING IT,

AND THE DEVASTATION
THEY ENDURE IF THEY FAIL,

FOR A WOMAN,

MOST FUCKS
ARE MERCY FUCKS.

BUT THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY DETRACT...

FROM THE PLEASURE OF IT.

GOD, YOU REALLY ARE
A PAL.

[ Bells Jingling ]

REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Andy Moaning ]

[ Moaning ]
OH, MARTY.

MM. IT WAS
UNBELIEVABLE.

AND IT WASN'T JUST
A PHYSICAL THING, YOU KNOW,
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S--

PLEASE.

WHAT ?
YOU SAID YOU
DIDN'T CARE ABOUT HER.

I DO.

WHY DO YOU THINK
I WANTED TO LEAVE ?

DAMN IT.

HEY,
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.

IT'S A WONDERFUL ENDING
TO OUR LITTLE ADVENTURE.

ENDING ?
THAT WAS THE GREATEST
NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

SO NOW I'M SUPPOSED
TO PLAY THE THIRD WHEEL ?

MAYBE THERE IS
NO THIRD WHEEL.

WHO KNOWS WHERE
THIS COULD GO FOR US ?

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

THIS IS GORGEOUS,
ISN'T IT ?

YES, INDEED.

WE'LL BE BACK FOR YOU
BEFORE SUNSET.

MARTY.

YEAH.

MAYBE WE SHOULD
BE CAREFUL WITH THIS.

WHERE DID 20 YEARS OF
"CAREFUL" EVER GET ME ?

YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

YEAH,

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU NEED,
A STARTING PISTOL ?

COME ON,
GET IN HERE.

COME ON.

OH, LOOK.
SPENCER TRACY.

HEY, IT'S BANDE.

IT'S KOZAN.

WHO ?

JESUS CHRIST !
HE'S A BUDDHIST MONK.

COME HERE.

THERE'S SOMEONE
I WANT YOU TO MEET.

[ Andy ]
HE'S PRACTICALLY A LEGEND
OUT HERE.

[ Marty ]
YEAH ?

[ Andy ]
HE LEFT AMSTERDAM
AND SPENT THE '60s...

IN A ZEN MONASTERY
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN.

HE DISCOVERED THIS PLACE.

HE'S TRAVELED EVERYWHERE,

CLIMBED
IN THE HIMALAYAS,

[ Chuckling ]
LIVED WITH TRIBES
IN NEW GUINEA.

BUT EVERY FEW YEARS,
HE DISAPPEARS BACK
TO THE MONASTERY.

AND HE WAS
A GOOD LOVER ?

YEAH, WONDERFUL.
AND WE'RE STILL
GOOD FRIENDS.

[ Bande Shouting ]
HEY, I'M THERE.

[ Laughing ]
COME ON. FOLLOW ME.

LOOK.

IMAGINE...

BUILDING A PLACE
RIGHT THERE.

YOU MEAN
A LITTLE HOUSE ?

NO.

SOMETHING MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.

WHAT ?
A RESORT ? HERE ?

A REFUGE.

A HAVEN
FOR KINDRED SPIRITS.

A KIND OF SENSUAL MONASTERY
AT THE END OF THE WORLD.

EXACTLY.

[ Marty ]
YOU'VE REALLY BEEN
A MONK FOR 30 YEARS ?

THEY SAY
IT'S FOR LIFE.

I'M A THICK-HEADED
DUTCHMAN, SO I
BELIEVE THEM.

TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR TEACHER.

WHAT TO SAY ?

HE'S MAYBE
FIVE FOOT,

HAS DIGESTIVE
PROBLEMS,

AND GIVES ME
A HARD TIME.

WELL,
WHAT EXACTLY ARE
HIS TEACHINGS ?

HE ASKS ME THAT
ALL THE TIME.

"SHOW ME
WHAT YOU KNOW."

WHEN HE GETS
DISGUSTED WITH ME,
HE THROWS ME OUT--

WON'T LET ME COME BACK
FOR SEVERAL YEARS,

AND THEN SAYS,
"ARE YOU AS STUPID
AS THE LAST TIME ?"

WOW !
LIKE ONE
OF THE OLD MASTERS.

[ Chuckles ]

NOT SO ENTERTAINING
IN REAL LIFE.

[ Women Speaking Foreign
Language, Children Laughing ]

[ Explosions ]

WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
TONIGHT, MARTY ?

ANYONE BUT ME.

PERFECT.
THAT'S WHAT THIS FESTIVAL
IS ALL ABOUT.

THE MASK REMINDS US...

THAT OUR PERSONALITY
IS CREATED BY OUR MINDS.

BENEATH THE MASK,

ORIGINAL FACE.

???? [ Philippine March ]

???? [ Band Continues ]

]
???? [ Drumming

???? [ Drumming Continues ]

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

???? [ Drumming Fades ]

[ Laughing ]

GREAT.
I THINK WE'RE READY.

[ Indistinct ]

I AM REMOVING
THE MASK.

AND I AM READY
FOR A LITTLE
HORIZONTAL MEDITATION.

[ Laughing ]

NOT BAD.

?? [ Minor-Key Ballad ]

?? DANCE ME TO YOUR BEAUTY ??

?? WITH A BURNING VIOLIN ??

?? DANCE ME THROUGH THE PANIC ??

?
?? TILL I'M GATHERED SAFELY IN ?

??
?? LIFT ME LIKE AN OLIVE BRANCH

?? AND BE MY HOMEWARD DOVE ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?? OH LET ME SEE YOUR BEAUTY ??

?
?? WHEN THE WITNESSES ARE GONE ?

?? LET ME FEEL YOU MOVING ??

?? LIKE THEY DO IN BABYLON ??

?? SHOW ME SLOWLY WHAT I ONLY ??

?? KNOW THE LIMITS OF ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?
?? DANCE ME TO THE WEDDING NOW ?

?? DANCE ME ON AND ON ??

?? DANCE ME VERY TENDERLY ??

?? AND DANCE ME VERY LONG ??

?? WE'RE BOTH OF US
BENEATH OUR LOVE ??

?? WE'RE BOTH OF US ABOVE ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ??

?? DANCE ME TO THE CHILDREN ??

?? WHO ARE ASKING TO BE BORN ??

?? DANCE ME
THROUGH THE CURTAINS ??

??
?? THAT OUR KISSES HAVE OUTWORN

?
?? RAISE A TENT OF SHELTER NOW ?

?
?? THOUGH EVERY THREAD IS TORN ?

?? DANCE ME ??

?? TO THE END OF LOVE ????

[ Door Sliding Open ]

?? [ Fades ]

MORNING.

MMM.

FAX CAME FOR YOU.

BANDE ASKED ME
TO DELIVER IT.

HEY.

THE MATEOS WANT
TO FINALIZE THE DEAL
AND SIGN PAPERS.

WHO CARES ?

THEY SAY THEY'LL TAKE
ANOTHER OFFER IF WE'RE NOT
BACK IN MANILA IN THREE DAYS.

WELL, THEN LET THEM.

HEY.
WE GO HOME
EMPTY-HANDED,

AND OUR TRAVELING
DAYS ARE OVER, PAL.

ASK BETH.

WHAT ?
YOU WANT TO LEAVE
TOMORROW ?

TOMORROW'S SUNDAY.

THERE'S NO BUS.

AND TODAY'S BUS
LEAVES IN TWO HOURS.

[ People Chattering ]

WE'LL
BLUFF THEM.

LET'S SEND THEM A FAX.
WE'LL SEE THEM NEXT WEEK.

DO YOU THINK
THIS IS GOING TO BE ANY EASIER
TO DO A WEEK FROM NOW ?

BUT WE WERE FEARLESS.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

GOOD-BYE, DARLINGS.

I WAS BORN UP HERE
IN THESE MOUNTAINS.

I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE
AT THIS LAKE.

NOW, I'M LEAVING
HOME FOREVER.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]
?? [ Dance ]

NO, NO, MARTY.
IT'S ALL ON US--
EVERYTHING.

TO EXPRESS OUR HAPPINESS
WITH OUR NEW, LONG-TERM
FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDS,
TO EVERLASTING
PROSPERITY.

CHEERS. CHEERS.
HEAR, HEAR.

UH, SORRY TO TAKE LEAVE NOW,
BUT, UH, WE MUST GO.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE,
GENTLEMEN.
PLEASURE.

AND NOW,
THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS.

COME ON.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
ME TO DO ?

CONVINCE ME
THAT YOU FIND MY WIT
AND COURAGE IRRESISTIBLE.

I NO UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU WANT TO COME
IN MY MOUTH ?

SURE.

MY WIFE
NEVER LETS ME.
OKAY.

ONLY FOR $200 MORE.

OR, YOU CAN FUCK ME
IN THE ASS FOR $500.

I DON'T THINK
I WANT TO FUCK YOU
ANYWHERE, OKAY ?

IT'S JUST $100 IN THE MOUTH,
IT'S $200 IN THE ASS--
NO. FORGET IT.

JUST GET AWAY
FROM ME.
DARLING.

[ Marty ]
I DIDN'T LOSE IT
SIX MONTHS AGO.

I LOST MY MIND 20 YEARS AGO,

AND I'VE BEEN HANGING ON
BY MY FINGERNAILS EVER SINCE.

'CAUSE IT ALL MATTERS.

BUDDHA HAD IT COLD.

FIRST NOBLE TRUTH--
IT'S ALL SUFFERING.

AND THE SOURCE
OF THAT SUFFERING ?
IT'S CALLED ATTACHMENT.

AND THAT MEANS
SHIT MATTERS.

FOR 20 YEARS,
WHEN DEALS FELL THROUGH,

WHEN BETH WOULDN'T PUT OUT,

WHEN THE KIDS TURNED
INTO LITTLE SHITS--

EVEN THOUGH
I'D BOUGHT THEM
EVERYTHING--

IT ALL MATTERED.

WHY ?

BECAUSE THIS
TERRIFIED, NAKED
ASSHOLE NAMED ME...

KEPT TRYING TO MAKE
THE WORLD WORK...

SO THAT
NO ONE WOULD THINK
I WAS A FUCKUP.

THIS IS STARTING
TO SOUND FAMILIAR.

THEN WHY ARE WE
LIVING THIS WAY ?
WHY ?

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S WHY
I'M LOSING MY MIND.

BUT WE REALLY TRIED.

IT'S NOT LIKE THERE
WAS A FAILURE OF WILL.

WE'RE DEFECTIVE.
WE WERE BORN THIS WAY.

THAT'S WHY WE WOKE UP
IN A FUNKY, TROPICAL HOTEL...

WITH A NAKED,
29-YEAR-OLD GIRL,
WE ACTUALLY FELT SANE.

THAT'S TRUE.

SO, WHAT
DO WE DO NOW ?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

ME AND BETH WILL GET
A DIVORCE.

BIG DEAL.
HALF OUR FRIENDS
ARE SPLIT.

WIFE GETS THE HOUSE,
GUY GETS THE CONDO.

WORKS HARDER TO PAY
FOR TWO HOUSES.

THE STUPID WEEKENDS
WITH THE KIDS,
LOOKS FOR DATES--

THAT'S THE SCRIPT,
ISN'T IT ?

PRETTY MUCH.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
YOU AND FRANNY
WILL LAST ?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

FRANNY WILL WALK OUT ON YOU
IN LESS THAN A YEAR.
YOU WANNA BET ?

OH, SHUT UP, MARTY.
WILL YOU ?

WELL, WE'RE BOTH FUCKED.
I JUST WANT TO GET
THAT POINT STRAIGHT.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT,
DON'T YOU THINK ?

LET'S GO BACK
TO LAKE TOVA.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ?
ANOTHER WEEK ?

HOW ABOUT FOREVER ?

WE MADE OUR OWN HELL.

WE COULD MAKE
OUR OWN PARADISE.

YOU WANT TO BUILD
THAT RESORT ?
NO, NOT A RESORT.

I WANT TO BUILD A PLACE
WHERE THE ANDYS AND KOZANS
OF THE WORLD...

CAN DROP IN ON OUR LIVES
AND DANCE TO THE MUSIC.

UH-- A TEMPLE OF SANITY.

LOOK, YOU'RE THE GREAT MYSTIC.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THOSE GUYS
WERE DOING...

WITH THEIR PYRAMIDS
AND THEIR NOTRE DAMES
AND THEIR MACHU PICCHUS ?

THEY WERE TRYING TO CLIMB UP
AND KISS THE SKY.

BUT THAT ISLAND,
THAT SPOT OF OURS,
IT'S AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET.

OH, GOD, MARTY.

AFTER 20 YEARS
OF MEANINGLESS SHIT,
LET'S DO SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.

AND JUST WALK OUT
ON OUR FAMILIES ?

HOW ARE THEY GOING
TO MANAGE ?

DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH DOUGH
TO TAKE CARE OF BETH?

WELL, THERE'S A BUY-OUT
CLAUSE IN MY LAW FIRM.

I COULD...

PAY OFF THE HOUSE,
SEND THE KIDS TO COLLEGE.

AND, WHAT WOULD--
WHAT WOULD SHE LIVE ON ?

MY RETIREMENT MONEY--

WHICH IS WAITING
FOR ME TO GROW FEEBLE.
THAT'S PERFECT.

FRANNY'S CAREER
IS IN HIGH GEAR.

SHE'LL FIND ANOTHER GUY
IN A HEARTBEAT.

I MEAN, SHE'S A HUNTER.
SHE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE.

THEY REALLY WOULD BE
BETTER OFF WITHOUT US.

OF COURSE THEY WOULD !

ALL'S WE NEED IS LIKE,

TWO HUNDRED GRAND.

WE CAN TALK
TO THE MATEOS.

SCREW THEM.
I'VE GOT "FUCK YOU" MONEY.

YES !
GOD BLESS YOU, MARTY.
I KNEW YOU WOULD.

WE'RE BACK
IN BUSINESS AGAIN.

IT'S SANTA CRUZ
ALL OVER AGAIN.

JESUS, WHAT ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT ?

IT'S NOT LIKE
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND
WEEKENDS WITH THE KIDS.

YEAH, I KNOW.

AND YOU COULD--
YOU COULD JUST LEAVE THEM ?

I NEVER LOVED ANYBODY
AS MUCH AS I LOVE THOSE GIRLS.

I CAN SIT AND STARE
AT THEM FOR HOURS
WHILE THEY READ A BOOK.

FUCK, I STILL LOVE FRANNY.

I STILL WANT
TO TEAR HER CLOTHES OFF
EVERY TIME I SEE HER.

I STILL LAUGH AT HER JOKES.

I LOVE THEM, MARTY.

BUT I'VE GOT TO MAKE
A WORLD THAT I CAN LIVE IN
OR I'M GOING TO DIE.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

PLEASE, LET'S DO THIS.

ANDY WILL DO IT WITH US.

AW, COME ON.

IT'D BE LIKE ANOTHER
ADVENTURE FOR HER.

A COUPLE OF OLD,
CRAZY GUYS.

YOU THINK ?

SO HOW OLD IS SHE, JEFF ?
WHERE DID YOU MEET HER ?

WHERE IS SHE FROM ?
THAT'S NOT WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT.

OF COURSE IT IS, JEFF.
I KNOW YOU.

NO, YOU DON'T.
THAT'S OUR PROBLEM.

OH, DON'T GIVE ME
THAT SHIT.

LOOK, CAN I SPEAK
TO THE GIRLS ?

YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM ?
YOU SPEAK TO YOUR LAWYERS.

THERE IS NO LAWYER.

THERE'S A FAX FOR YOU
AT YOUR OFFICE.

EVERYTHING'S YOURS,
FRANNY.

I DO KNOW YOU, JEFF.

YOU'RE AN UNBELIEVABLE
BASTARD.

[ Line Clicks ]

[ Marty ]
IT'S AMAZING HOW BETH
GOT OVER HER HYSTERICS...

ONCE SHE HEARD
THE NUMBERS.

THIS IS A BETTER DEAL
THAN SHE EVER DREAMED OF.

IT'S WEIRD. WE EVEN TALKED
ABOUT HOW THE BOYS WOULD LOVE
VISITING ME OUT HERE.

I WONDER WHAT THEY'LL
THINK OF ANDY.

LET'S NOT BULLSHIT
OURSELVES, MARTY.

WE'RE NOT DOING
THIS FOR ANDY.
THIS IS ABOUT US.

OF COURSE IT IS.
JESUS, I DIDN'T--

ARE YOU STILL BUMMED OUT
ABOUT FRANNY ?

I'M FINE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]
[ Bells Jingling ]

[ Laughing ]

AH, SO WONDERFUL
TO RECEIVE YOU AGAIN.
HI, DAD.

WE'RE HOME.

[ Chattering Continues ]
[ Bande ]
WELCOME BACK !

AH, COME ON, GUYS.

YOU KNOW, MARTY,

BEFORE BUDDHA
WAS THE BUDDHA,

HE WAS A PRINCE
WITH A WIFE, CHILD,
A GREAT PALACE.

BUT HE COULDN'T TAKE IT,
SO HE SPLIT.

AND WE HONOR
THIS GREAT MAN...

WHO TOOK OFF
FROM HIS FAMILY.

JUST LIKE YOU.

RIGHT.
A NOBLE TRADITION.

I NEVER
CONSIDERED THAT.

SO WHERE'S ANDY ?

OH, SHE LEFT.

SHE LEFT ?

JEFF ? MARTY ?

JUST KIDDING.

[ Marty ]
BOY, THIS IS SOMETHING, HUH?
[ Andy ] IT'S FANTASTIC.

[ Jeff ]
THE TOWER IS FOR THE VIEW.

THESE ARE
THE PRELIMINARY SPECS--

LUMBER, CONCRETE,
SCAFFOLDING, GENERATORS.

I FIGURE A LOCAL CREW
OF A HUNDRED GUYS WHO KNOW
HOW TO USE POWER TOOLS.

BANDE, WHAT DOES YOUR
BUILDER THINK ?

[ Speaking
Foreign Language ]

OTERO SAYS,
"IT'S POSSIBLE."
ALL RIGHT.

IF WE STAY ON SCHEDULE,
I THINK WE CAN GET
THIS THING UP...

AND WALLED IN
BEFORE THE RAINY SEASON.

HOW LONG DOES HE THINK
IT'LL TAKE TO GET THE CONCRETE
FOR THE FOUNDATION...

SHIPPED OUT HERE
FROM MANILA ?

[ Speaking
Foreign Language ]

MAYBE NEXT WEEK.

OH,
THAT'S PERFECT.
RIGHT ?

THIS IS IT,
BABY.

GONNA BE
PARADISE.

SO.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW ?

WE CAN DO THIS,

CAN'T WE ?

TOGETHER,
BUT STILL REMAIN
AUTONOMOUS ?

NOT LOSE THAT SENSE
OF OUR OWN FREEDOM ?

INTENSITY
WITHOUT ATTACHMENT ?

WE'RE HERE. YOU'RE HERE.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED
ANYTHING MORE.

YES, BUT BEFORE
IT WAS SPONTANEOUS.

WE WERE MAKING IT UP
ON THE SPOT.

HOW DO YOU THINK
THAT HAPPENS NOW ?

LET'S EXAMINE
THE GEOMETRY.

OUR LITTLE TRIANGLE
IS NOT EQUILATERAL,

SINCE MARTY AND I DON'T...

FANCYEACH OTHER.
NO.

SO I BELIEVE
THAT PLACES YOU,

GEOMETRICALLY,

AT THE APEX
OF THE TRIANGLE.

SO THE OBVIOUS
SOLUTION IS...

TO LET YOU
BE THE LEADER.

[ Bells Jingling ]

[ Bande ]
WELCOME TO BANDE'S PLACE.

BY THE WAY,
I'M BANDE BATARANGA.

YOU'RE JUST
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

COME ON,
FOLLOW ME.

GOOD NIGHT THEN,
DARLINGS.

[ Knocking ]

OH.

SORRY TO DISTURB SO LATE,
BUT THIS COMES ON BUS.

THANK YOU.

[ Franny's Voice ]
JEFF,

THE GIRLS WANTED YOU
TO HAVE THESE PICTURES
AND THEIR LETTERS.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
WRITE TO THEM.

LOVE, FRANNY.

[ Sighing ]

THE APEX.

[ Knock At Door ]

YOU ALL RIGHT ?

IT'S MARTY.

IT'S THE FIRST NIGHT,
AND I-I KNOW THIS WASN'T
PART OF THE PLAN,

BUT I'M WORRIED.

WOULD YOU SPEND IT
WITH HIM ?

SO THAT'S YOUR SECRET.

THERE'S SOMETHING
VERY SOFT INSIDE YOU.

[ Knock At Door ]

I THOUGHT YOU HAD GONE
TO JEFF'S.

JUST TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.

[ Speaking Foreign
Language ]
OKAY.

EXCUSE ME.

COULD I BUM
A CIGARETTE ?

SURE.

YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.

ONLY MODELS.

A FASHION SHOOT.

SANTO'S MY PRODUCER
AND HE LIKES YOUNG BOYS.

YOU LOOK SAD.

I MISS MY KIDS.

SO DO I.

THEY LIVE
WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.

NOT A VERY NICE MAN.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

HE MIGHT BE.

MAYBE HE JUST COULDN'T
BE THAT FOR YOU.

YEAH.

CAN I COME IN ?

OF COURSE.

I'M SORRY.

THAT WAS SO STUPID OF ME--
WALKING IN LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN
OUR PRIVACY.

OTHERWISE, THIS WILL
NEVER WORK.

- ANDY, LISTEN TO ME.
THAT WASN'T--
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

WE CAN'T REQUIRE THAT
OF EACH OTHER.

- I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
IT WAS--
- NOTHING ?

OF COURSE.
THERE'S NOTHING.

GOOD NIGHT.

'NIGHT.

[ Hammers Banging,
Men Chattering ]

[ Jeff ] YOU CAN'T
KEEP DOING THIS.
[ Andy ] WHY NOT ?

IT'S A BETTER IDEA.
WELL, YOU CAN'T
KEEP CHANGING THINGS.

WE'RE WAY BEHIND
SCHEDULE AS IT IS,

AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN
POURED THE FOUNDATION YET.

EVERY TIME I ASK WHEN
THE GODDAMN CONCRETE
IS ARRIVING I GET,

"UH, MAYBE
NEXT WEEK, SIR."
WELL, IT IS A PROCESS.

BUILDING IS NOT
APROCESS.

IT'S ABOUT CREATING
EXACT, SPECIFIC PLANS,
AND EXECUTING THEM PRECISELY.

SOMETIMES YOU CREATE PLANS
AND THE RESULTS
ARE UNSATISFACTORY.

MAYBE SHE'S GOT A POINT,
HUH, JEFF ?

AH.

UH, DON'T TAKE HIM
TOO SERIOUSLY.

BUT IF HE'S SPOUTING
NONSENSE, WHY DON'T YOU
EVER CHALLENGE HIM ?

BUILDING PARADISE
IS DIFFICULT.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE
SO GLUM.

WE'RE NOT GLUM.

PARDON ME.

THAT IS NOT THE ENGLISH WORD
FOR THIS FOG OF DESPAIR ?

KOZAN, YOU-YOUR ZEN MASTER,

DOES HE EVER,
LIKE, FEEL BAD ?

AWFUL, AND COMPLAINS
BITTERLY.

BUT HE TRANSCENDS IT
SOMEHOW, SO HE DOESN'T
REALLYFEEL BAD, RIGHT ?

I THINK HE DOES FEEL BAD.

DEEPLY UNDERSTANDS
BUDDHA'S OBSERVATION
THAT ALL IS SUFFERING.

BUT HOW DOES HE RELATE
TO THE PAIN ?

HE'S A MAN.
LIKE US.

DRINKS ENORMOUS
AMOUNTS OF SAKE.

PAIN GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE.

YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.

NO, MY FRIEND, NEVER.

WE ARE ALL TRYING
TO MAKE PARADISE.

WHY ?

WHAT IS IT
ABOUT THIS HUMAN LIFE
THAT IS SO UNBEARABLE...

THAT WE TRY ANYTHING
TO MAKE IT BETTER,
INCLUDING SAKE ?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?
GIVE IT UP ?

OF COURSE.
OF COURSE WE MUST
GIVE IT UP.

WITHOUT GIVING UP,
PARADISE IS ALWAYS
SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM US.

BUT IT TAKES GREAT EFFORT
TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

SO, YOU MUST TRY HARDER.

WE'RE NOT TRYING
HARD ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO TALK.

NO, YOU TWO
TALK WAY TOO MUCH.

- WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE INSTEAD ?
- THAT WE GO TO MY ROOM...

AND GET NAKED,
THE THREE OF US.

I'M NOT ENTIRELY OPPOSED
TO THE IDEA,

BUT GIVEN
THE CURRENT MOOD--

AH.

ALL STATES OF MIND
ARE TRANSITORY.

HUH ?

NO, THAT'S OKAY.
I'M FINE.

FINE IS WHERE
WE NEED TO BE.

WAIT.
THAT-THAT DOESN'T FEEL--

SORRY.

MAYBE I'M TOO STONED.

JUST GEOMETRY.

I THINK I'LL GO.

OH, IS THIS
HOW YOU DO IT, JEFF ?

WHEN IT GETS DIFFICULT
YOU JUST LEAVE ?

MARTY, WHEN A WOMAN SAYS
SHE NEEDS TO TALK,
YOU'D BETTER TALK.

WHY DID YOU HAVE
TO SCREW HER ?
WHAT ?

YOU SAID
YOU UNDERSTOOD.

NO. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND YOU AT ALL.

GODDAMN IT.
WHAT HAPPENED ?

I FELL INTO BED
WITH THAT ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHER
A MONTH AGO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ?
'CAUSE IT
WAS NOTHING.

NOTHINGIS NOTHING.
WHY DID YOU DO IT ?

WHY DOES A DOG
LICK HIS BALLS ?

WHAT ?

'CAUSE HE CAN.

AND AT LEAST WHEN A DOG
LICKS HIS BALLS,
IT MAKES HIM HAPPY.

SUCH BLOODY RUBBISH.

YOU EXPECT ME TO EMPATHIZE
WITH YOUR PREDICAMENT ?

YES. THAT'S WHY
WE CAME BACK HERE.

WE THOUGHT
WE WERE ALL GOING
TO BE ON THE SAME SIDE.

YOU SOUND LIKE
WHINGING LITTLE BOYS.

ACT LIKE MEN,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

HOW EXACTLY DO YOU DEFINE
"ACTING LIKE MEN" ?

JUST BE HONEST.

JUST BE STRAIGHT.
JUST DON'T LIE,
FOR GOD'S SAKE.

IF YOU'RE SO HONEST,
SO STRAIGHT,

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US
WHAT'S PISSING YOU OFF ?

I WAS TRYING
TO FIGURE IT OUT.

NO. YOU WERE WAITING
FOR US TO FIGURE IT OUT.

YOU WERE DEMANDING THAT WE
NOT ONLY FIGURE OUT...

WHAT IT IS THAT
MAKES YOU UNHAPPY,

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY WHAT IT IS
THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

WE'RE ALWAYS SUPPOSED
TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

THAT'S OUR JOB--
TO ENTERTAIN YOU.

OH, AND I DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

YOU TWO HAVE BEEN
UNBEARABLE...

SINCE YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN GETTING LAID.

[ Marty ]
LISTEN.

WE CAN TAKE THE DRY SPELLS--
WE'RE USED TO THAT--

BUT BUSTING OUR BALLS,
THAT'S THE DICEY PART.

OH, GOD. THE INEVITABLE
ACCUSATION OF BALL BUSTING.

WOULD YOU PLEASE FINALLY
DEFINE THAT FOR ME ?

IT'S JUST ABOUT PLAYING
BY THE RULES.

AND THAT NIGHT WHEN
WE TALKED ABOUT OUR FREEDOM
AND AUTONOMY, JEFF AND I,

YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT
THOSE WERE THE RULES.

OKAY, FINE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO PLAY
BY OUR RULES, FINE.

BUT YOU DON'T BOTHER TO
TELL US WHAT THE RULES ARE
THAT YOU PLAY BY.

IF I ASK YOU
HOW FAR DO I GOTTA GO,

HOW HIGH DO I GOTTA JUMP
TO MAKE YOU HAPPY,
WOULD YOU TELL ME ?

NO.
YOU WOULD SAY,

"JUST JUMP OVER THE EDGE
OF THE CLIFF, HONEY.

LET'S SEE IF IT
MAKES ME HAPPY."

YOU REALLY DO NOT
LIKE WOMEN VERY MUCH,
DO YOU, JEFFREY ?

I DON'T THINK LIKING
IS THE ISSUE.

- I THINK WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE WAY WE'RE BUILT.
- EXACTLY.

THAT LUNATIC IN HEAVEN
PLAYED A REALLY BAD JOKE ON US.

HE TOOK THAT PLACE IN WOMEN
WHERE PLEASURE AND DESIRE
AND THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM...

AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT
MAKES THEM FEMALE LIVES,

AND HE BURIED IT
DEEP INSIDE, OUT OF SIGHT,
NICELY TUCKED AWAY.

BUT LOOK AT US.

OUR DICK AND OUR BALLS
ARE OUT THERE FLAPPING
IN THE BREEZE.

THIS IS VERY RICH.

SOYOU'REACTUALLY
THE VULNERABLE SEX.

- YES. WE'RE TERRIFIED.
- OF WHAT ?

FAILURE.
[ Jeff ] LOOK,
FORGET ALL THAT...

TOUCHY-FEELY,
NEW AGE BULLSHIT.

EITHER A MAN PROVIDES
FOR A WOMAN, OR HE'S
NOT ACTING LIKE A MAN.

I NEVER ASKED YOU
TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

BUT IT SURE TURNED YOU ON
WHEN I DREW UP THE PLANS...

FOR YOUR LITTLE CASTLE
ON THE HILLSIDE,
DIDN'T IT ?

WELL, THERE WAS KIND OF
A WEIRD HUMOR TO IT.

I MEAN, WHY CAN'T WE
JUST LAUGH AT IT ALL ?

HOW CAN I STAY HERE,

WATCHING HIM SCREW
EVERYTHING THAT WALKS,

AND JUST LAUGH ABOUT IT ?

YOU KNOW, I MAY NEVER
FUCK ANYTHING EVER AGAIN
IN MY WHOLE FUCKING LIFE,

GIVEN THE GRIEF FACTOR,

BUT I CAN'T
PROMISE YOU THAT.

I DON'T NEED PROMISES.
YES, YOU DO.

ACT LIKE A WOMAN,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

I DON'T WANT TO.

I KNOW.

[ Marty ]
ANDY, LOOK. WE'VE JUST GOT
TO BE STRAIGHT WITH EACH OTHER.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT ?
FROM ALL OF US ?

SHE CAN'T TELL US
WHAT SHE WANTS BECAUSE
WE MIGHT GIVE IT TO HER.

JEFF, DO ME A FAVOR.
AT THIS SECOND, DO NOT
BE A PRICK, OKAY ?

I NEVER CONSIDERED IT
THAT WAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE THIS WOULD GO.

I DIDN'T HAVE SOME GRAND
VISION OF PARADISE LIKE YOU.

IT JUST STARTED
WITH BOTH OF YOU--

HOW YOU MADE ME FEEL.

DID YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU HAD FOUND THE FATHER
OF YOUR CHILDREN ?

JEFF, COME ON, MAN.
DON'T LAY THAT ON HER.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

THAT'S NOT
WHAT SHE'S SAYING.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE
THINKING ?

YOU DON'T THINK IT.

YOU FEEL IT...

SOMEWHERE INSIDE.

AIN'T NATURE BEAUTIFUL.

ANDY.

FORGET WHO YOU
WANT TO BE.

FORGET WHAT YOU
WANT TO FEEL.

DID I HURT YOU ?

OF COURSE YOU DID.

THEN I'M SORRY.

THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T JUMP
BACK INTO BED WITH YOU,
NOT THE WAY I FELT.

THAT'S THE POINT, ANDY.
DON'T YOU SEE ?

HOW YOU FEEL IS NOT
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE OF LIFE.

WE LOOK EACH OTHER
IN THE EYE,

WE AGREE TO PLAY THE GAME,
AND WE PLAY IT.

WHETHER IT HURTS
OR NOT, WE PLAY.

WE CALL IT HONOR.

OKAY, OKAY.
TIME OUT.

LET'S GET OUR HEADS
TOGETHER HERE, OKAY ?
PLEASE.

MY HEAD HASN'T BEEN
TOGETHER A SINGLE DAY
IN MY WHOLE FUCKING WEEK.

WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS.
NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS FIND A DIFFERENT WAY.

GIVE IT UP.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE
IS SOME MUTUAL TRUST.
WHY IS THAT SO HARD ?

I DON'T KNOW.
I REALLY DON'T.

WHY DID WE HAVE TO GIVE UP
OUR WHOLE LIVES FOR THIS ?

GOOD QUESTION.
TO BUILD A HOTEL ?
THAT'S PARADISE ?

SOME STUPID BUILDING
WITH NO PEOPLE IN IT BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T DEAL WITH HUMAN BEINGS ?

AND YOU NEVER COULD.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, MARTY ?
NO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HER ?

SAME THING
YOU DID TO FRANNY.

ANDY.

IF YOU WANT OUT
OF THIS MESS,
LET'S GO.

YOU AND ME. ANYWHERE.
WHATEVER FUTURE YOU WANT.

YOU KNOW, THIS SOUNDS
A LITTLE LIKE YOU AND BETH
20 YEARS AGO, DOESN'T IT ?

HIDING BETWEEN
A WOMAN'S LEGS.

DON'T PUT THIS ON ME.
IT-IT'S FALLING APART
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T CHANGE.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT
WAS THE PROBLEM.

I THOUGHT
YOU AND I WERE FINE
THE WAY WE WERE.

I GUESS NOT.

GODDAMN THAT SON OF A BITCH.

WHY DIDN'T I CALL HIM
ON HIS BULLSHIT ?

[ Sighs ]
BECAUSE YOU LOVE HIM.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO,
MARTY.

RIGHT.
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

BUT I CAN'T
GO WITH YOU.

[ Sobs ]

JESUS.
YOU'RE IN LOVE
WITH HIM.

THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

HE WON'T DO ONE THING
TO TRY TO MAKE YOU HAPPY--

OF COURSE YOU'RE
IN LOVE WITH HIM.

[ Sobbing ]
YOU REALLY BELIEVE
YOU'VE-YOU'VE GIVEN IT UP,

YOU'VE FREED YOURSELF,

YOU'VE CHANGED.

AND IN REALITY,
IT'S YOU.

YOU'RE STILL YOUNG.

IT AIN'T OVER.

LIKE KOZAN SAID,

YOU GIVE UP AND TRY HARDER.

?? MANY MEN HAVE LOVED
THE BELLS ??

?? YOU FASTENED TO THE REIN ??

?? EVERYONE WHO WANTED YOU ??

?? THEY FOUND
WHAT THEY WILL ALWAYS ??

?? WANT AGAIN ??

?? YOUR BEAUTY LOST
TO YOU YOURSELF ??

?
?? JUST AS IT WAS LOST TO THEM ?

[ Indistinct Chattering ]
?? OH TAKE THIS LONGING ??

?? FROM MY TONGUE ??

SEE YOU IN A FEW DAYS.
SEE YOU SOON.

?? WHATEVER USELESS THINGS
THESE HANDS HAVE DONE ??

?? LET ME SEE YOUR BEAUTY
BROKEN DOWN ??

?? LIKE YOU WOULD DO ??

?? FOR ONE YOU LOVE ??

?? LIKE YOU WOULD DO ??

?? FOR ONE YOU LOVE ??

?? LIKE YOU WOULD DO ??

?? FOR ONE YOU LOVE ????

I'M WORRIED
FOR YOU.

WHY ?

WE GOT THE CONCRETE.
THE FOUNDATIONS WILL BE IN
IN A WEEK.

ME AND THE LOCAL CREW ARE
FINALLY GETTING ALONG GREAT--
I'M FINE.

I ONCE MADE
THE SAME MISTAKE
WITH ANDREA,

AND I WAS NOT SO FINE
FOR A LONG TIME.

I MUST CONFESS,

WHEN SHE LEFT HERE,
I EVEN CONSIDERED
GOING WITH HER.

YOU'RE A DIRTY OLD MONK.

THIS DRESS ONLY HIDES
THE HARD-ON,

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT
GO AWAY.

SINCE ADAM,
MAN HAS TRIED
EVERYTHING...

TO ANSWER
THE WOMAN PROBLEM--

VEILING THEM
FROM HEAD TO FOOT,
CELIBACY,

RUSHING OFF TO WAR.

YET SOME PROBLEMS
HAVE NO SOLUTIONS.

THEY JUST POINT
TO THE BASIC PROBLEM.

GOD, I HATE
THIS ZEN SHIT.

ME TOO.

MY WHOLE LIFE
I SPENT CHASING WOMEN.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CHASING GOD.

AN EQUALLY
FRUITLESS TASK.

HE'S NOT OUT THERE
PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK.

WE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE
FOR OURSELVES...

THE TRUE NATURE
OF THINGS.

AND,
FOR GUYS LIKE US,
JEFF,

IT'S A HELL
OF A SEARCH.

TEN DAYS
SINCE YOU LEFT.

IT'S SO AMAZING
WHAT HE HAS DONE.

THE CREW WORKS
DAY AND NIGHT.

HE LIVES HERE NOW.

YOU MEAN HE'S GONE
COMPLETELY NUTS ?
YEAH.

DID YOU AT LEAST
GET LAID BEFORE YOU
PUT HER ON THE PLANE ?

JEFF, GIVE IT A REST.
I GUESS I SHOULD
TAKE THAT AS A NO.

THAT'S NOT
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.

[ Scoffs ]
CHRIST.

- YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.
- FELL RIGHT DOWN THE HOLE.

PRETTY STUPID, HUH ?
NO.

AT LEAST
YOU FELL IN LOVE
WITH A GREAT GAL.

YEAH.
WELL, SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH SOMEONE ELSE, YOU KNOW ?

[ Thunder Rolling ]

THIS IS JUST
A SHOWER, RIGHT ?

THE MONSOON IS NOT
FOR THREE WEEKS, RIGHT ?

SOMETIMES MAYBE
COMES EARLY.

WHAT DOES
OTERO THINK ?

[ Speaking Foreign
Language ]

HE THINKS PERHAPS
HE HAS NOT SEEN MONSOON
LIKE THIS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS.

[ Thunderclap ]

[ People Shouting ]

?? I MET A WOMAN LONG AGO ??

?? HER HAIR THE BLACK
THAT BLACK CAN GO ??

[ People Shouting ]
?? ARE YOU TEACHER OF THE HEART
SOFT SHE ANSWERED NO ??

EVERYBODY MOVE.

?
YOU OKAY ?
?? I MET A GIRL ACROSS THE SEA ?

[ Thunderclap ]
?? [ Continues Indistinct ]

[ Jeff ]
GO BACK TO WORK.

WE NEED THOSE BAGS.

JUST KEEP WORKING.
GO ON. GET IN THE TRENCHES.

I NEED THOSE BAGS
OVER BY THE TRENCHES NOW.

[ Thunderclap ]

?? I WALKED INTO A HOSPITAL ??

?? WHERE NONE WAS SICK
AND NONE WAS WELL ??

WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?
WE GOTTA WORK.
?? [ Continues Indistinct ]

WE'RE NOT DONE. NO.
YOU'VE GOTTA KEEP WORKING.

STAY !

NO, NO.
COME BACK.

COME HERE.
NO.

HEY,
COME BACK HERE.

WAIT, COME BACK.
IF WE DON'T FINISH,
WE'RE GONNA LOSE IT.

?? SOME GIRLS WANDER
BY MISTAKE ??

?? INTO THE MESS
THAT SCALPELS MAKE ??

?? ARE YOU THE TEACHERS
OF MY HEART ??

?? WE TEACH OLD HEARTS
TO BREAK ??

?? OH TEACHERS
ARE MY LESSONS DONE ??

?? I CANNOT DO ANOTHER ONE ??

?? THEY LAUGHED AND LAUGHED
AND SAID WELL CHILD ??

?? ARE YOUR LESSONS DONE ??

?? ARE YOUR LESSONS DONE ??

?? ARE YOUR LESSONS DONE ????

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Groaning, Creaking ]

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Creaking ]

[ Cracking ]

WE JUST WANTED
TO BE FREE AGAIN.

WE DON'T EVEN REMEMBER
WHAT THAT FELT LIKE.

SURE. YUCATAN, '72.

WE WERE NEVER FREE,
WERE WE?

NOT FOR TWO SECONDS.

WE ARE SO FUCKED-UP
WE CAN'T EVEN DELUDE
OURSELVES ANYMORE.

I TOO
WAS LOOKING FORWARD
TO PARADISE.

NICE, DRY SPOT
FOR A RAINY SEASON.

NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE MONASTERY.

BAD FOOD,
COLD, DAMP.

SOUNDS DELIGHTFUL.

SOMETIMES IT IS
QUITE DELIGHTFUL.

CUT THE CRAP,
KOZAN.

HOW EXACTLY
IS IT DELIGHTFUL ?

SITTING IN THE MEDITATION HALL,

FOR A SECOND OR TWO,

THE VEIL LIFTS.

AND THERE'S...

THE UNEXPECTED SWEETNESS OF...

NO COMING AND NO GOING.

AND ALL THIS DISSOLVES INTO...

A SINGLE ACTIVITY
OF THE COSMOS--

BEYOND HOPE,

BEYOND DESPAIR.

AND FOR AN INSTANT,

WE'RE NOT SEPARATE
FROM THIS ACTIVITY
OF THE COSMOS.

WE MANIFEST
OUR TRUE NATURE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST
AN IDEA THAT DOESN'T WORK.

DOES IT, FRIENDS ?

YOU SHOULD
COME WITH ME.

MAYBE WE'VE CAUSED
OUR FAMILIES ENOUGH PAIN.

BULLSHIT TIME IS OVER, OKAY ?

I KNOW IT WAS A HORRIBLE THING,
LEAVING THEM, BUT...

IF YOU THINK GOING BACK NOW--
THE WAY OUR HEADS ARE--
IS GOING TO HELP ANYONE,

YOU ARE DREAMING.
YOU'RE DREAMING.

NO WOMAN IS GOING TO SAVE ME.

NO TOWER TO THE SKY
IS GONNA SAVE YOU.

IT'S TIME TO ACT LIKE MEN,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

NOTHING IN MY LIFE
HAS EVER FELT THIS RIGHT.

WE ARE FINALLY
WALKING OFF THE EDGE,
AND I CAN'T WAIT.

LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND.
SINGLE-MALT SCOTCH.

GOOD PRESENT
FOR MY TEACHER,
HUH ?

I'LL MEET YOU AT THE GATE,
I GOT TO MAKE A CALL.
ALL RIGHT.

[ Ringing ]

HELLO.
[ Jeff ]
HI.

IT'S ME.

HI.

FRANNY,
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
IT WASN'T ABOUT YOU.

IT WASN'T ABOUT THE GIRL.

IT WAS ABOUT ME.

UM,

MARTY AND I ARE GOING
UP TO THIS...

ZEN MONASTERY
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN
WITH THIS MONK.

[ Chuckling ]

SOUNDS CRAZY,
DOESN'T IT ?

NO, IT--

IT SOUNDS GREAT.
REALLY, JEFF.

REALLY ?
YEAH.

YOU THINK SO ?
[ Chuckles ]

I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
NEXT, BUT...

I GUESS SOMEHOW
THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

I NEVER MEANT
TO HURT YOU.

IT ALL FELL APART
AFTER YOU LEFT, JEFF.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AFTER YOU SPLIT, I--

I JUST FOUND MYSELF
BOLT UPRIGHT IN BED
AT 3:00 A.M.

YOU KNOW THAT FEELING ?

YEAH, I DO.

FRANNY,
I'M SO SORRY.

JEFF, I KNOW
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.

THE GIRLS
REALLY MISS YOU.

UH, I THINK YOU SHOULD
FIGURE OUT A WAY...

TO SPEND SOME TIME
WITH THEM TH-THIS SUMMER.

I WILL.
I'LL HELP YOU.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

I GOT TO GO.
I'LL CALL AGAIN.

GIVE THE KIDS
A HUG FOR ME, WILL YOU ?

- JEFF.
- YEAH.

YOU'RE NOT REALLY
A BAD GUY.

[ Jet Engines Whining ]

[ Jeff ]
ON THE PHONE SHE WAS--

I JUST THINK
I SHOULD GO HOME.

WHAT ARE
YOU SAYING ?

MARTY,
YOU SAID IT YOURSELF.

WE'VE GOT TO TRY
AND CHANGE OUR MINDS.

I DON'T SEE HOW RUNNING OFF
TO THE MISTY MOUNTAINS
WILL DO THAT.

MAYBE WE'VE GOT
TO GO HOME...

AND MAKETHAT
FEEL DIFFERENT.

KOZAN,
TELL HIM, WILL YOU ?

THAT'S WHY YOU BUILD
A MONASTERY...

AS FAR AWAY FROM HOME
AS YOU CAN GET.

IT'STHE WAY.

THERE IS NO "WAY,"
MARTY.

DON'T MAKE THE MONASTERY
INTO ANOTHER DREAM
OF PARADISE.

IT'S JUST A NICE PLACE.

BUT YOUR OWN TRUE NATURE--
YOUR BUDDHA NATURE--

IS INSIDE OF YOU,

WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT
OR NOT.

HOW YOU REALIZE IT
IS UP TO YOU.

THANK YOU BOTH
FOR MY TICKET.

I'M VERY EXCITED
TO FLY FIRST CLASS.

IF I SEE EITHER OF YOU
ON THE PLANE, IT WILL BE NICE.

IF NOT,
I DO NOT LIKE
GOOD-BYES, SO,

HAVE SPLENDID LIVES.

I CAN'T GO HOME.

I KNOW.

BUT THAT'S WHERE
YOU'VE GOT TO GO.

I'LL STILL BE SEARCHING
JUST THE SAME AS YOU.

I KNOW.

[ Footsteps ]

WHAT TIME SHOULD
I GET THE GIRLS ?

7:00 IS FINE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK UP
A VIDEO FOR TONIGHT ?

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

JEFF ?

YOU GOT A POSTCARD
IN THE MAIL.

IT'S FROM MARTY.

[ Marty's Voice ]
EVERYTHING KOZAN PROMISED--

COLD, WET,
HORRIBLE FOOD.

THAT LITTLE OLD MAN IS AMAZING.
I LOVE IT.

GET THIS.

KOZAN HEARD FROM ANDY
SHE MIGHT BE HEADING UP HERE
NEXT MONTH.

HOPE ALL IS WELL.
LOVE, MARTY.

DO YOU WISH YOU WERE
THERE WITH THEM ?

[ Sighs ]
I DON'T KNOW.

RIGHT NOW, I'M HERE.

I KNOW.

SEE YOU LATER.
OKAY.

[ Children Chattering
In Distance ]

?? I LOVED YOU
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME ??

?? I KNOW THIS LOVE IS REAL ??

?? IT DON'T MATTER ??

?? HOW IT ALL WENT WRONG ??

?? THAT DON'T CHANGE
THE WAY I FEEL ??

?? AND I CAN'T BELIEVE ??

?? THAT TIME IS GOING TO HEAL ??

?? THIS WOUND THAT
I'M SPEAKING OF ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE
FOR LOVE ??

?? ALL THE ROCKET SHIPS
ARE CLIMBING THROUGH THE SKY ?
?

?? THE HOLY BOOKS
ARE OPEN WIDE ??

?? THE DOCTOR IS WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT ??

?? BUT THEY'LL NEVER EVER
FIND THAT CURE FOR LOVE ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO DRINK
NO DRUG ??

?? AH TELL THEM ANGELS ??

?? THERE'S NOTHING PURE ENOUGH ?
?

?? TO BE A CURE FOR LOVE ??

?? I SEE YOU IN THE SUBWAY ??

?? AND I
I SEE YOU ON THE BUS ??

?? I SEE YOU LYING DOWN WITH ME
??

?? I SEE YOU WAKING UP ??

?? I SEE YOUR HAND ??

?? I SEE YOUR HAIR ??

?? YOUR BRACELETS
AND YOUR BRUSH ??

?? AND I CALL TO YOU ??

?? I CALL TO YOU ??

?? BUT I DON'T CALL
SOFT ENOUGH ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE ??

?? THERE AIN'T NO CURE
FOR LOVE ????