All language subtitles for Defending.Your.Life.1991.Criterion.BluRay.x265.HEVC.AAC-SARTRE_[eng]

I was driving to work
this morning, thinking,

"I will be here, in two months,
it will be ten years."

And you're like my real family.
Isn't that tragic?

I got a call from my mother this morning

who wished me a happy birthday
and hinted around the fact

that I wasn't making enough money.

If you can call 'Are you still making
that same salary, honey?" a hint.

And my ex-wife used to say the same thing,
although she never used the word "honey."

So maybe in three years,
I can double my income?

- Good luck.
- Four years?

- Maybe.
- Okay.

So you're great people to work with,
and this is a great present.

And I wish I could squeeze all of you
into one pretty woman.

And if you'd like to go
to my office, I'll try.

Thanks a lot.

- I'll be home in an hour.
- Why?

- I'm taking Daniel to get his new car.
- I'm starving.

- All right.
- What did he get?

BMW convertible.

- Oh, my God. Leather?
- Leather?

- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah.

- I want one.
- All right. Kiss Alex for me.

- I want one.
- She says happy birthday.

Hey, these are really great.
Thanks a million.

- Just stuff I like.
- It's great.

- Why do you drive this?
- What?

I'm curious.
I see people driving these things.

What do you know that I don't?
Are floods coming? Hoover Dam broke?

- What's going on?
- I like this car.

It's not a car. It's a battering ram.

This is what Patton drove.

"Hey, you, soldier, follow us."

Make fun, but in an 8.5 earthquake,
you'll beg for a Jeep.

In an 8.5 earthquake,
I'll beg for a coffin.

- So what are you doing tonight?
- I'm gonna take a long drive.

- How long?
- Unless somebody comes with a car.

You don't wanna be alone on your birthday.

What better day to be alone?

I don't have that hang-up like other
people do about your birthday and parties.

You were born alone,
you should celebrate it.

Celebrate aloneness.
That's what birthdays are for.

- Yeah, I never thought of it like that.
- It's a pitiful theory.

Yeah, sure.

I've had these cars before

and I know there's something wrong.

- Mm-hmm.
- The smell is making me sick.

No, that's - that's a normal smell,
Mrs. Bernstein.

That's a protective coating,
that's not oil burning.

- I think it's oil.
- You look fantastic.

- You lose weight?
- Did I what?

No, I was, uh, talking to someone else.

Uh, did any of the lights
come on on the dash, dear?

- I don't think so.
- Well, that means you're okay.

If there's any trouble, they come on.

Ms. Bernstein, we have
a little saying around here.

If you really smell something
and you don't see lights,

try dry cleaning.

- Try what?
- She has no sense of humor.

- Dry cleaning?
- Yeah, uh, tell you what.

- If it smells on Monday, you bring it in.
- I'm very worried.

- I'm sure it's nothing.
- Well, I'm sure it's something.

- Okay.
- I'm on my way in.

Trouble with one of the new cars?

Oh, no, she's a lunatic.

Boy, you have lost a lot of weight.

How could I lose a lot of weight?
You saw me three days ago.

You look different. Why? What is it?

I don't know.
I just wrote you a check for 39,000.

Ah, that's it. That's the look.

Thirty-nine grand lighter.

- Let's go get it, huh?
- Let's get her. Whoo!

That's a normal smell.

- Hey, what you got in the box?
- It's my birthday.

- They gave me a compact disc player.
- Hey, happy birthday.

You got a CD player in the car.

- No, I don't.
- You paid for it.

- No, I didn't.
- You said you wanted the best radio.

The best radio comes with the CD.
Don't worry, you'll love it.

- There she is. It's gorgeous.
- Wow.

Look at it. It looks huge.

It's beautiful. Beautiful.

That's not it. That's a 750. That's it.

What a cutie.

Gee, try not to show the 750 first.

- My car looks like a turd now.
- I'm gonna level with you.

If I had to choose between this car
and yours, I'd take yours every time.

You're an idiot, Jim.

♪ Could be ♪

♪ Who knows ♪

♪ There's something due any day
I will know right away ♪

♪ Soon as it shows ♪

♪ It may come cannon-balling
Down from the sky ♪

♪ Gleam in its eye bright as a rose
Who knows ♪

Whoo!

♪ It's only just out of reach ♪

♪ Down a block, on a beach ♪

♪ Under a tree ♪

♪ I got a feeling there's a miracle due ♪

♪ Gonna come true, coming to me ♪

Do we all have to hear that?

♪ With a click, with a shock ♪

- ♪ Phone will jingle, door will knock ♪
- Boop!

♪ Open the latch ♪

♪ Something's coming, don't know when ♪

♪ But it's soon, catch the moon
One-handed catch ♪

♪ Around the corner ♪

♪ Or whistling down the river ♪

♪ Come on, deliver ♪

♪ Come to me ♪

Good afternoon
and welcome to Judgment City.

You've just had quite a little journey.
So for now, relax and enjoy the ride.

Considering the transformation
you've just been through,

you really won't have any choice.

Now if we've done our work correctly,

you should all be from the western half
of the United States.

Even though this isn't the Earth,

our surrounding should seem pleasing
and very familiar to you.

Exactly why you're here
and what you'll be doing

will be explained later.

No need to worry about that now.

Soon we will be dropping you off
at your hotel.

You will sleep the night
and tomorrow when you wake

you'll feel wonderful and raring to go.

You'll find many activities for
your enjoyment here in Judgment City.

For example, how many like to play golf?

You won't be able to get
your hands up just yet.

But good, we have
three championship golf courses.

So, sit back and have fun.

You're all going to be here
for the next five days

and we want you to enjoy yourselves.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the Continental Hotel.

Those staying here
will be escorted from the tram.

The rest of us will depart momentarily.

- Thank you.
- Watch your step.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.

My name is Stan.

Because of what you've just been through,

you'll want to go directly to your room
and go fast to sleep.

You're already checked in.
You have nothing to worry about tonight.

Everything will be explained to you
in the morning.

Have a good rest.

If you have any questions,
I'm here to help.

Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

Mr. Miller, this is your room.

Make yourself at home. I'll be right back.

This way, please, sir.

Sir, uh, all the clothing you'll need

for the time you're here
is in this closet.

We call these tupas. They're like kaftans.

They're quite comfortable
and they fit everyone.

Would you like to shower
or are you too tired?

You're too tired?

I understand.

There are five channels of programming
on the television.

Channel 3 will tell you
all about Judgment City.

Have a wonderful night's sleep.

And if I can do anything for you,
I'm at your service.

I'd, uh, be very surprised
if you found anything in there.

But I appreciate the attempt.

Sleep well.

- Good morning, Helen.
- Morning.

- Good morning, Philip.
- Morning.

Glad you could make it, Leonard.

- Good morning, Susan.
- Good morning, Mr. Diamond.

- Who's prosecuting?
- Lena Foster.

Hmm.

Huh.

She's gonna have a field day
with this one.

- She lost last Thursday.
- Really?

There is a God.

Okay, call him up, please.

Hello.

- Mr. Miller?
- Yes.

Hold on for Bob Diamond, please.

Who?

- Daniel.
- Yes?

Diamond here. How are you, my friend?

- Good sleep?
- Yes.

Amazing, isn't it?

Listen, you're gonna get up, get showered,

you're gonna put on
some of those nice clothes.

You're gonna take a tram downtown
and you're gonna come see me this morning.

You have any idea what's going on?

No.

Well, in a nutshell,
you're here to defend your life,

and I'm going to help you.

Defend my life?

In a few hours, you're going to be smarter
than anyone you've ever met.

Sound exciting?

- Yeah, I guess.
- It is, believe me.

Say, did you eat breakfast yet?

No.

I've got some good news for you.

It's not only the best food
you'll ever have,

but you can eat all you want.

I can what?

As long as you're here,
you can eat all you want.

It won't affect you physically
and you won't gain weight.

So pig out. Eat 30 hotcakes.

I'll see you at 11:00.

- I can eat all I want?
- Eat everything. Take care.

Hello?

You never loved me.
You never loved me for a second.

I've loved you
from the first day I met you.

When was the first day you met me?
Do you remember?

Don't do this to me, Karen.
Of course, I remember.

- What's my middle name?
- You never told me that.

It's the first thing I told you.

- In which life?
- In which life.

That's it, Lenore. You tried, you failed.

The game's over for you.

Stay here and someone will come get you.

Stu, the decision is yours.

Do you wanna stop here or face your fear?

I'll face the fear.

He's facing his fear.

He's facing his fear.

You might just get a hole in one.

Say, want to eat a lot?

Ted's House of Buffet says
you can have everything you see.

Plus more. Our chefs will cook it,
but they won't look.

Like to horseback ride?

Judgment Stables,
open till sunset, welcomes you.

If your trial's through early,

come take a two-mile ride with us.

You'll have fun.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

"Take the eggs, I pray thee."

So, what's good here?

Everything we have is sensational.

- How's the cheese omelet?
- Sensational.

I'll take it. And some orange juice.

I'll be right back.

Whoa!

Wow.

This wasn't made
for somebody else, was it?

No, this was made just for you.

- That fast?
- Fast and delicious.

Eat all you want.

Phew.

Oh, my... Mm!

- Mr. Miller?
- Mm!

- Delicious.
- That's nice.

A red tram is leaving right now
that will get you into town by 11:00.

Just to make sure you're on time,
I think you should leave now.

These are the best eggs
I've ever had, ever.

Of course.

Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the Inner City Transit System.

Please remain seated until your vehicle
comes to a complete stop.

Never exit the tram while it's in motion
because of the electronic field

that's set up around the moving vehicle.

It is very dangerous. Thank you.

Oh! So young.

- AIDS?
- Oh, no. Car accident.

Oh, my God!

But you feel okay now, don't you?

- Yes, I do.
- Oh, me too.

Isn't it amazing?
Is this what you thought it would be?

- I certainly didn't.
- I don't know what it is yet.

- Do you?
- No, I guess I don't.

You make me think of my little poodle.

- Do you have a dog?
- I did have a dog, yeah.

Oh.

Well, I'll tell you about my dog.

I had a little...

- Have you got a while?
- Yeah, go ahead.

They let us on the train in those days.

We didn't have to put him
in the baggage car.

And every time the conductor
was coming around, he knew it.

And he'd crawl down
in the corner of the bag.

- Did you ever have a dog?
- You asked me that twice.

- What did you say?
- Yes.

- What did I say?
- You said, "It's wonderful."

Well, it is.

Mr. Miller, welcome. I'm Helen,
one of Mr. Diamond's assistants.

Oh, hi.

- Would you come with me, please?
- Sure.

- Bye-bye.
- Bye-bye.

- Looks familiar, doesn't it?
- I was just thinking that.

Well, that's how it was designed.

So it can be as stress-free
for you folks as possible.

By the way, if there's anything
we can do to make it more like Earth,

we have suggestion boxes
on almost every corner.

We'd like to hear from you.

You know, if you really wanna make
this whole place seem more like Earth,

you should start building
some of those mini malls.

You know, it's funny you should say that.

Six of them just opened up
outside of town.

I hear they're lovely.

Personally, I don't think I would use them
because I don't like yogurt.

And I love doing my own nails.

Mr. Diamond will be with you
in just a moment.

Thank you.

Huh.

- Daniel. Bob Diamond.
- Hi.

Come on in.

How are you?

Uh, sit down, my friend.

- What are you looking at? What's wrong?
- You. You look good in that tupa.

Some people don't, but you do.
It's flattering to you.

Thanks.

So, is this what you thought it would be?

Thought what would be? Where am I?

- Is this heaven?
- No, it isn't heaven.

- Is it hell?
- No, it isn't hell either.

Actually, there is no hell.

Although I hear Los Angeles
is getting pretty close.

Well, Daniel, let me tell you
what's going on.

When you're born into this universe,

you're in it for a long, long time.

You have many different lifetimes.

And after each lifetime,
there's an examining period

which you're in now.

You see, every second of every lifetime
is always recorded.

And as each one ends,
we sort of look at it.

Look at a few of the days, examine it,

and then if everybody agrees,
you move forward.

- What do you mean move forward?
- I mean move forward. Continue onward.

The point of this whole thing
is to keep getting smarter.

To... to keep growing.

To use as much of your brain as possible.

For example, I use 48% of my brain.
Do you know how much you use?

Forty-seven?

Three.

- I'm sorry?
- Three.

- I use three percent of my brain?
- Yes, don't worry about it.

Everybody on Earth
uses three percent of their brain.

Three to five percent.
That's why they're there.

Three? Three percent? Three percent?

You mean, nobody on Earth
uses more than that?

When you use more than 50% of your brain,
you don't want to be on Earth, believe me.

Well, not that your takeout places
aren't lovely,

but there are many more
exciting destinations for smarter people.

Now, being from Earth as you are

and using as little
of your brain as you do,

your life has pretty much been devoted
to dealing with fear.

It has?

Well, everybody on Earth deals with fear.

That's what Little Brains do.

What are Little Brains?

That's what we call you folks
behind your back.

Forgive me.

Who are you?

Well, I'm just like you.

I was on Earth a long time ago.

But I advanced. I moved forward.

I got over my fears and I got smarter.

Did you have friends whose stomachs hurt?

- Every one of them.
- It's fear.

Fear is like a giant fog.

It sits on your brain
and blocks everything.

Real feelings, true happiness, real joy.

They can't get through that fog.

But you lift it,

and, buddy, you're in
for the ride of your life.

God, my three percent is swimming.

Uh...

- What are you reading?
- You wouldn't understand this.

- It's just numbers.
- You read numbers?

Yes, sir.

So I'm on trial for being afraid?

Oh, first of all,
I don't like to call it a trial.

Second of all, yes.

Well, what if I'm guilty?
What happens to me?

Don't think innocent or guilty.

Worse comes to worse, you'll go back
to Earth and you'll try it again.

What do you do? You just keep
going back until you get it right?

Well, you don't keep going back.
Eventually, they'll throw you away.

- Have I been to Earth before?
- Oh, yeah.

- How many times?
- Approaching 20.

- Is that a lot?
- I was there six.

Oh, my God.
So I'm the dunce of the universe.

Don't be silly, we've had people
who've been there a hundred times.

I wouldn't wanna hang out with any of them
but, uh, we've seen them.

If you're defending me,
is there a prosecutor?

Damn good one. Lena Foster.

We call her the Dragon Lady.

- That's our prosecutor?
- Mm-hmm.

- Who does she work for?
- The universe.

You see, the universe is like
a big machine, and you and I are parts.

Now they don't want a part
to get through unless it's ready.

A bad part gets through,
and the whole machine breaks down.

So that's what we're here for.
To make sure you're ready.

So what do they wanna look at exactly?

I can't tell you that exactly.

But I can tell you
it's nine days from your life.

Nine days.

So my trial goes on for nine days?

No. All the trials go on for four days.

Over that time, we're looking at nine days
or episodes from your life.

- Which days? Tell me that.
- I'm not allowed.

Is that a normal number? High, low?
Is that a good number? Normal?

You're very concerned about normal,
aren't you?

Kind of cute.

I'd prefer seven, but nine's fine.

Some people have 12.

- Say, you hungry?
- Starving. I didn't even eat.

I had one bite and then I got on the tram.

Well, Mr. All-You-Can-Eat,
let's stuff. Come on.

Mm, mm!

We have about 400,000 residents here.

We service half
of the United States' dead.

That's about 2,500 people a day.

Hmm.

Do children come here?

Children don't have to defend themselves.

When a child is taken,
they automatically move forward.

- Isn't that nice?
- Hmm.

What about teenagers?

Too much trouble. They go elsewhere.

We tried for a while,
but they damaged the tupas.

Too rowdy. What about your chicken?
How do you like it?

- Oh, delicious.
- Yeah.

- What are you eating?
- Oh, you wouldn't like this.

What is it? What does it taste like?

You're curious, aren't you?

Good. I like that about you.

- You wanna try?
- Yeah.

Looks so weird.

- Oh, my God!
- A little like horseshit, huh?

As you get smarter,
you begin to manipulate your senses.

This tastes much different to me
than it does to you.

This is what smart people eat?

So talk to me, Daniel.
Tell me about your life.

You feel you had any problems?

Well, sure, I had some problems.

Everybody has problems, don't they?

Everybody on Earth. Yeah.

Did you give a lot to charity?

What do you mean a lot?

A lot of money. Did you donate things?

This isn't a good or bad thing.
It's just merely my curiosity.

Well, I mean,
I'm sure I could have given more.

I gave a lot to people on the street,
but you never get a receipt.

How much do you have to give?
What's the total?

Don't worry about it. Relax.

But there was one person
you were really cheap with

over and over again.

I wish you'd been more generous with him.

- Who?
- You.

Well, I gotta go. I'm late.

- Where do you go now?
- You wouldn't understand.

I don't mean that as an insult.
I mean that literally.

Get out tonight. Have some fun.

Say, you know what you might try?

- Get over to the Past Lives Pavilion.
- What is that?

It's where you see some of the people
you've been before.

- What?
- Yeah.

- You see yourself in other lives?
- Yeah! Most people love it.

But some it makes nauseous.

Don't worry about it.

All right, take care.

Listen, you like that chicken?
You wanna take it with ya?

They love putting things in bags
around here.

If you need to talk to me at any time,
just call me up.

- I never sleep.
- Never?

No.

- Well, I had another question.
- See you.

Okay, I'll call you later.

...already checked in.

You have nothing to worry about tonight.

Everything will be explained to you
in the morning.

Have a good rest.

You have any questions, I'm here to help.

Thank you.

If I told you how old this man was,
you wouldn't believe me.

Should I tell 'em? Huh? Should I?

We're talking light years.

Light years. He looks good though.

No prostate, but he looks fine.

Come on, you're looking at me
like stunned sheep. Come on, folks.

What is this, a white sale? Come on!

Well, folks,
I'm gonna tell you a little story.

About a year ago,
this Little Brain comes in here.

I'm talking, and this is documented,

half a percent of his brain at the most.

He orders a piece of pie,
he forgets what it is.

- Coke with ice.
- Yes, sir.

Well, I know what it is.
I'm looking, it's a piece of pie.

I say, "What the hell are you doing?"

He says, "I'm waiting to make a call."

"So, what does that look like, a phone?"
He says, "It is a phone."

Well, the joke was on me.

He picked up the pie, called his mother.

Folks, come on, please. Stay with me here.

You're on trial, not me, okay?

- Hi. What's your name?
- Arthur.

Hi, Arthur. And where were you from?

- Denver.
- Lovely city, Denver, Arthur.

- Did you ski?
- No.

No.

- How'd you die?
- I was in a coma.

I'm sorry. How long were you in a coma?

- I really don't know.
- Let's play a game, Art.

Elvis, living or dead?

Living.

Long coma, Art. Long coma.

Have a nice day. Hi, how are you?

- What's your name?
- Ernie.

Hi, Ernie, you having a good time
here in Judgment City?

Oh, it's fun. Food's good.

Yeah, it is, isn't it? Have you been
to the stables? A little exercise?

- You like to horseback ride?
- Not very much.

Good. Oh, there's a nice-looking
young man over there.

- Hi. How'd you die?
- On stage, like you.

Pretty funny.
Maybe you should come up here, huh?

No, thank you.

Of course, he doesn't wanna come up here.

You know why?
'Cause this is very hard work.

But I love to do it.
And I love you, Little Brains.

Matter of fact, have you heard
any new Little Brain jokes lately?

- Hi.
- Hi.

- I know you, right?
- I hope so.

- Who are you?
- I'm Julia.

- Oh, hi. I'm Daniel.
- Hi.

- You know me?
- Well, I thought I did.

You weren't in the bus, were you?

- What bus?
- I hit a bus.

- Oh, no. I don't think so.
- Oh, good.

Sit down.

I'm sorry. You just,
you really look so familiar to me.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Maybe because I'm the only man
in here under a hundred.

Yeah, could be it.

Check the time.

You know, I wanna tell you a true story.
This really happened.

About three months ago, these
six dead people come in, now I know how...

Obviously, humor has nothing
to do with brain size.

Obviously.

Do you wanna take a walk or something

or do you wanna stay, see the show?

Well, I have to. That's my dad.

All of a sudden, whoo,
one of them cuts the cheese...

- I'm kidding.
- Oh.

- That would be so sad for me.
- It would be awful.

So the moral of the story is, folks,

if you gotta fart, go outside.

- Let's go. Please.
- Let's go.

Folks, please. Please, folks.

- You don't wanna miss the song.
- We'll get the record.

- Please.
- Okay.

Right now, Ed and I would like
to do a beautiful song.

I know it's one of your favorites.
We'd like to do it a little bit different.

This one's from me...

to you.

♪ That was life ♪

♪ Ooh, aah ♪

♪ That's how you lived it ♪

♪ And now you Little Brains
Are here to defend it ♪

- I'm glad we stayed.
- Yeah.

- Let's go.
- Okay.

♪ I know you're gonna do just swell
And if not, you'll go to hell ♪

I'm just kidding.

- What's that?
- What?

I don't believe you.

You'll make a great baby in the next life.

Didn't anyone ever tell you
you carry yourself very stiffly?

Leave me alone. I'm dead.

- Oh.
- All right.

How many days are you looking at?

- My lawyer says nine.
- You call him a lawyer?

- What do you call yours?
- Sam.

- You call him by his first name?
- Yeah.

It never occurred to me to do that.

I bet you called everybody
by their first name, didn't you?

Like, what was your butcher's name?

- Pete.
- What about your mailman?

Jesse. What was your mailman's name?

I have no idea.

He was coming to my house
for over a decade

and I couldn't tell you.

Didn't you even get him
a Christmas present or anything?

Yes, liquor. But I just put it in the box.

Uh-huh. I don't suppose you had a butcher?

Steve. Steve Rubin.

- Seriously? Steve?
- Yeah.

Well, he wasn't a professional butcher.

He was a good buddy who had the equipment
and he liked to cut meat.

What? You bring him a steak, he'd cut it.
We'd chat for a while and go home.

So how many days are you looking at?

- Four.
- That's all?

I guess that means you'll go on.

I hope so.

- Sam thinks so.
- Sam does?

Yeah.

I hope you and Sam are very happy.

I'll write to you from hell.

I like this.

- Were you married?
- Yes.

- Children?
- No.

What about you?

Well, I had a little girl
and I adopted a little boy.

How old were they?

Stephanie was seven and Adam was nine.

I bet they miss you, huh?

I'm sure they do.

I miss them.

But I feel okay about it. Don't you?

Well, I didn't really know them that well.

No, I mean...
It does. It feels okay, doesn't it?

They say they make it that way
so that we can get down to work,

so we can look at our lives
without any distractions.

I know, my lawyer, Bob,
told me the same thing.

Yeah?

But wouldn't you call this a distraction?

Yes. But isn't eating all you want
a distraction?

Oh, isn't that the best?
Isn't it the best?

I had a dream six months ago
that I would go to a place

where I could eat as much as I wanted
and now I'm here!

You think you were dreaming
about this place?

No, no, I think
I was dreaming about Sizzler.

There was one a block from my house.

What about your husband?

Did you have a good marriage?

Parts of it were okay.

How about your wife?

I got married too young,
that's all I can say.

- How old were you?
- Seventy-one.

- What did she look like?
- Very pretty. Too pretty.

Mm-hmm. What do you mean?

Well, I have this theory
that you should be

with another person who's
just good-looking enough to turn you on.

Any excess brings problems.

She was much prettier than I needed.

Never heard that theory before.

So do you like your lawyer?
You're happy with him?

Oh, he's brilliant.

You know how big his brain is?

I just came from a world
filled with penis envy.

Now I'm in a world of brain envy.

No, how big is his brain?

Hmm.

- What is this?
- It's my hotel.

- This is your hotel?
- Yeah. Where are you staying?

Obviously at the place for people

who weren't very generous
and didn't adopt anybody.

I'm at the Continental.
Come over one day. We'll paint it.

Listen, tomorrow after the trials,
you wanna have dinner?

Oh, I can't tomorrow.

- You can't?
- No, I'm sorry.

Why, you can't have plans here already?

What am I supposed to do?
Call you in two weeks?

Oh, no, Sam is just having
a small dinner party.

He said that there are gonna be
some very, very smart people there

and he asked me if I wanted to go.

Sam again.

I hope you're not dating your defender.

I just know in my heart it's wrong.

Well, I'll call you after the dinner.

- Okay.
- We can talk on the phone.

Good. It will give me time to have sex
with my prosecutor.

- Good luck tomorrow.
- Thanks.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Good night.

Champagne and caviar
are now being served in the Blue Room.

Daniel, right here!

- How you feeling, buddy?
- Doing pretty good.

- You're doing all right?
- I'm doing okay.

Let's go.

- Nervous?
- No. Should I be?

I wouldn't be.

- What did you do last night?
- I met this amazing woman.

You met a girl? You're kidding me!

- What are you laughing at?
- It just sounds funny.

Two days after the car accident,
you're in love. Go figure.

I can't believe it,
I've done this a million times

and every time it feels like new.

Here we are. Ready?

- Hello, Robert.
- Well, well, well.

If it isn't my old friend.

I heard we lost last Thursday, didn't we?

Leave it to you to greet me with that.

Turnabout's fair play, I think.

I'm gonna get you.

I promise.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Don't make conversation.

- Are you two feuding?
- It isn't a feud.

Feuding suggests at one time
you liked each other.

We never did.

There should be a mistrial here.
This is a mistrial.

This isn't a trial.

Then it's a mis-whatever it is.
You two are already fighting.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Good morning.
- Morning.

- Morning.
- Right there.

Mr. Miller,
I'm sure your defender has explained

all of the basics to you,
but let me just say,

even though this feels like a trial,
it really isn't.

It's just a process that helps us decide.

And as imperfect as it may be,
we think it works quite well.

What you're going to see
on this screen, Mr. Miller,

will look and feel so real to you,
you might be a little uneasy at first.

But just relax.

After a while,
I think it will become pleasurable to you.

They tell me it feels something like 3D.

Any questions, Mr. Miller?

- Ms. Foster, you may begin.
- Thank you, Your Honors.

Over the course
of the following four days,

I will attempt to show that Daniel Miller,

while he's a quality human being,

is still held back by the fears

that have plagued him
lifetime after lifetime.

I believe that I can show,
without a shadow of a doubt,

that he must once again
be returned to Earth

to work on this problem.

May we begin in childhood, please?

Could we go to 11 -4-19?

By the way, Mr. Miller, this signifies

you're 11 years, 4 months,
and 19 days old.

- Is that clear?
- I think so.

Well, in other words, if I said 9-2-17,

you would be 9 years,
2 months, and 17 days old.

- I understand.
- Psst.

Wow.

Realistic, isn't it, Mr. Miller?

Hey, Miller, look what I found.

- Come on, give me that.
- Make me.

You know why you're not gonna make me?
Because I'll beat the shit out of you.

You couldn't beat the shit out of me.

Oh, yeah?

- Hit him, Daniel!
- Come on! Daniel, hit him.

Come on, chicken!
Chicken! Hit me right here.

- Come on, chicken.
- Come on, Daniel, hit him.

- Hit him, Daniel!
- Come on, Daniel, hit him.

- Hit him!
- Hit him!

You stick up for yourself,
lowlife chicken.

- Chicken!
- Chicken!

Oh, that's too bad.

Listen, why don't you come over
to my house later

and, uh, I'll help you
glue it back together?

Mr. Miller, would you tell us
what you were feeling

as you watched that episode?

It felt strange to watch myself.

- Is that what you mean?
- No, I mean emotionally.

What kind of feelings did this bring up?

Um...

Frustration?

It's not a test.

There's no right answer.

Is that what you felt? Frustration?

I guess.

Do you know why you were afraid?

I object.

How did we introduce the word "afraid"
all of a sudden?

From frustration to afraid?

This is already pronouncing him guilty.

- Could we use another word, please?
- What word would you use?

What word would I use?
How about restraint?

I think the little boy
was quite dignified.

Restraint?

Yes, ma'am. May I show you what I mean?

Be my guest.

Your Honors, may we go to 1 -8-17, please?

- What are you accusing me of?
- Nothing.

What are you accusing me of?
Why don't you say it to my face?

What are you talking about?

Why don't you ever think
about my problems?

- Just lower your voice.
- Lower my voice?

You said you wouldn't yell
in front of the baby.

The baby. It's always the baby.
What about me?

I live here too! This is my house too.

I work very, very hard
to pay for this house!

- I know you do!
- No, you don't!

The minute I earn it,
you go out and spend it!

What do you mean?
You think I spend too much money?

- Yes.
- All I do is scrimp!

If you don't like it, why don't you get
on your high horse and get out of here?

- George, stop it!
- No.

- This happens every time you drink!
- Oh, please, lecture time!

It's lecture time! Why don't you
just sit down and join the lecture?

- Please.
- Don't touch me!

-Just don't -
-George!

In that one brief extraordinary moment

when that baby
and his father's eyes linked,

this child learned
the meaning of restraint.

He wasn't afraid. He was mature.

He was nonviolent. Dignified, I'd call it.

Now my colleague may believe
in hitting first

and asking questions later,
but we're not all that way.

- I resent that.
- Ha!

Let's ask Mr. Miller.

Mr. Miller, in the schoolyard,

did you want to hit that child back?

Well, I wanted to hit him back,
but I felt restraint.

You felt restraint. I see.

And do you think that restraint
is the best course of action

every single time in every case?

- No.
- Wouldn't this have been a case

to not restrain yourself?

I believe if you'd have
stuck up for yourself,

this event would not have haunted you
throughout your entire lifetime.

You never got this out of your mind.

- You always thought about it, didn't you?
- Hold on a second.

People think about lots of things
throughout their entire lifetime.

You're gonna isolate this one incident?

Aren't we here to isolate incidents?

Or maybe I don't understand the job.

Your Honors, to save valuable time,

I submit 11 -4-19 as shown,
without further comment.

Mr. Diamond?

I'm fully satisfied.
I love watching this kid.

Mr. Miller, is there anything
you would like to say?

I feel very good about the restraint idea.

Thank you, Mr. Miller.

Mr. Diamond, you're up.

Your Honors,
while we're still in childhood,

I'd like to show something
which I feel is absolutely extraordinary.

Could we go to 10-9-15, please?

I'm on probation for stealing those books.

Now they're gonna think I stole this.

- I'm gonna be expelled.
- You won't be expelled.

Of course, I will.
I'm already on probation.

I'm in big trouble.

Good afternoon, class.

Good afternoon, Mr. Wadworth.

Continue working on the assignment
you started last Tuesday.

Here, take these.

- Really?
- I'll say I lost mine.

- But you'll get in trouble.
- Just do it.

Daniel, where are your supplies?

- I left them at home.
- You left them?

I lost them.

What did you do? Lose them or leave them?

Well, both. I left them and I lost them.

Where are your supplies, Daniel?
What's going on?

Do you know how much these things cost?

Class, tell Daniel
how much the paints cost.

- Ten dollars.
- And the brushes?

- Three dollars.
- What's the total?

Thirteen dollars.

If you don't have any paint,
you can't be an artist, Daniel.

It's just like you can't be a swimmer
unless you get in the water.

You've gotta have paint.
You understand that?

- Yeah.
- This is careless behavior.

I'll have to call your father
after school today.

We're going to have to figure out a way
for you to pay for this.

Yeah.

You got in quite a bit of trouble
for that, didn't you, Dan?

Yes.

But you felt your friend
would have been punished worse?

Yes.

Your Honors, at ten years old,
he showed the kind of courage

that most adults never find.

I let the life stand for itself here.

Could we go to 10-9-15?
It's the evening of that same day.

Thanks.

How are you gonna get the money
to pay for this?

- I don't know.
- I am very, very disappointed in you.

- Sorry.
- No.

We're gonna have to punish you severely.

- We don't have to punish me.
- Yes, we do.

First of all, no television for a month!

I didn't do it! Steve did it!

- It was Steve's fault!
- What are you saying to me?

Steve lost the paints.

He probably stole them
just like he stole the books.

I didn't do it. You gotta believe me.

- Steve?
- Yeah.

Hey, punish him.

What happened to your friend Steve?

- Do you remember, Mr. Miller?
- What do you mean?

He was expelled from school
two days later.

Isn't that what happened to him?

- I thought he left on his own.
- What's the point, please?

I'm trying to look at the results
of what you call a courageous action.

Mr. Miller might have acted
bravely in the classroom,

but we just watched him crumble
a few hours later.

And why? At the threat of no television?

I was ten years old.

Television is everything
to a ten-year-old.

It's like heroin.
You can't just pull it away.

And I never wanted to watch television.

My parents made me
'cause they wanted to go out,

and I got hooked.

Your Honors, Ms. Foster and I
have had this argument for a long time.

I think the act itself
is what's important.

But she wants to keep enlarging it
until everything loses its meaning.

If I fixed a fiat tire on your car

and two years later
I lose your garden hose,

according to you, I'm not gonna
get any credit for the fiat.

I'm just the dumb guy who lost the hose.

Now let me suggest this.

Did we ever stop to think
that this young boy

had a bond with his father?

I don't think it had anything
to do with a friend.

I just think
Daniel couldn't lie to his dad.

- That's all.
- You're nodding, Mr. Miller.

Does that mean that you agree
with Mr. Diamond?

Oh, yes. I had a bond with my father.

I pretty much never lied to him.

You never lied to your father?

Would you like me to show you
at least 500 examples?

I said, "Pretty much never lied."

I didn't say I never ever lied.

You have to lie sometimes,

in an emergency.

But, uh, it doesn't mean
that the bond is affected.

If you've got the bond,
the bond's always there.

And if you have to lie occasionally,
you're not gonna interfere with the bond.

You know, uh,
the bond can wait for a little lie

and in the end, it's there for you.

You know,
sometimes in the middle of a lie,

I found that the bond would kick in.

Maybe squeeze a little truth out.

Psst.

- Wrap it up.
- I'm through.

Very good day. Very pleased.

She's tough, isn't she?

If I told you how tough, my friend,
you wouldn't sleep, believe me.

Well, I'm off. You call me if you need me.

What are you doing this evening?
Going out with that gal?

- I can't. She's busy.
- Busy?

Ha! Well, I'll be damned.

- How are you?
- Fine. How are you?

Hi.

Thank you.

- Uh, some sake.
- Sake.

Ah, one sake!

Sake!

How are you tonight?

- Thank you.
- Ah.

- What's good here?
- Everything we have.

Everything.

What's this? Looks like a worm.

That's our resident food.

- What does it taste like?
- You're gonna throw up.

Okay, let me have the tuna.

Tuna. Okay. Tuna!

- Very good tuna!
- Oh, very fast.

Really fast. So I've been told.

Mm. Delicious.

- You like it?
- Very good.

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you. Thank you.

So how many days are you looking at?

- Hmm?
- How many days you looking at?

- Nine.
- Nine?

- Mm-hmm.
- Nine days?

Oh, my God. Nine days!

Nine days!

Thank you very much!

You better have more sake.

- You got nine days, huh?
- Yeah.

I got 15.

- Name's Frank.
- Daniel.

Hi.

- Fifteen days?
- Hmm.

- Is that a lot?
- I don't know.

How'd you die, Dan? May I call you Dan?

- Yeah. I got hit by a bus.
- Ooh.

- What about yourself?
- Got shot in the head.

- Really? Murder?
- No. Hunting accident.

Some putz with bad eyesight
thought I was an animal.

- How'd you make your living, Dan?
- Advertising. What about yourself?

I made a lot of money in adult books.

- In selling them?
- No, reading them.

Yes, of course, selling them.

Were you from LA?

You know those nightclubs
out by the airport?

Those strip clubs?

I coined the phrase "All nude."

- What do you mean?
- Well, that was mine.

I bought two other clubs
that were going under.

They were only using the word "nude."

I put up: "Totally all nude."

Mm-hmm.

Doubled business in a month.
I gotta take a piss. You wanna go?

- No.
- Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

I'm not leaving.
I'm just going to take a piss.

- Take a piss!
- Thank you very much!

Hello.

- Mr. Miller?
- Yes.

I have a message for you, sir.

- You do?
- Yes, here it comes.

Hi. Where are you?

Okay. I'm going to sleep.

Listen, tomorrow when you're through,

meet me by the front entrance,
the main entrance, I'll be there.

I miss you. Isn't that funny?

Goodnight.

This is wild.
Now let me get this straight.

You actually had sex
with Benjamin Franklin?

Twice.

- How was he?
- He was fat, Bob.

Ooh!

I couldn't believe it when they told me.

It's wonderful.

I forgot all about it.

He was willing to sleep underwater.

Marvelous.

- Good morning.
- Oh, good morning.

Good morning. I'm Dick Stanley.

- I'm going to defend you today.
- You're what?

I'm going to defend you today.

Mr. Diamond couldn't make it.
I'm filling in for him.

He couldn't make it?
Come on, you're playing with me.

Mr. Diamond will be back tomorrow.

How can you defend me?
You don't know anything about me.

Mr. Miller, I use 51% of my brain.

- I know everything about you.
- Fifty-one percent? That's clocked?

- Clocked.
- Impressive.

Oh, I'm gonna lose.
I can't start all over with you.

I've lost.

Now I operate a little differently
from Mr. Diamond.

But without tooting my own horn,

I'm quite good at this.

I'm familiar with every day of your life,
and I want you to have confidence.

I'm gonna lose.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Good morning, everybody.
- Thank you so much.

- That was so nice.
- Oh, it was nothing.

- Good morning, Mr. Miller.
- Good morning.

Your Honor, my defender
is not here this morning.

And I feel that under the circumstances,

this puts me at a disadvantage.

It's quite common.
Mr. Stanley will do fine. Let's begin.

Your Honors,

today I would like to begin
with an episode

in the 24th year of life.

Mr. Miller had been, uh, out of school

and working for several years,

and he had put aside $10,000

specifically to invest.

Do you remember, Mr. Miller?

One of Mr. Miller's
good friends from school

was the son of an executive
of the Casio Corporation,

which at that time
was a very small company

and not doing particularly well.

Mr. Miller had a dinner with his friend,
Your Honors,

at which he was given information

which comes along maybe once
every five, six lifetimes.

May we go to 24-2-16, please?

They're gearing up now.

They should start production
in about three months.

- Buy as much stock as you can.
- This sounds fantastic -

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Switzerland keeps the time,
Charles, not Japan.

- It's gonna change.
- I don't think so.

Wait, why can't Japan keep the time?

'Cause you need a society
that's into precision to keep time.

And with all due respect,
Japan makes a hell of a radio,

but they don't know beans about precision.

Now, you come here

and you tell me the Germans
are gonna start making watches?

You've got my money.

- What's the stock at today?
- Six.

Okay, here's my prediction.

When word hits the street,
you're at three.

You watch. Remember who said it.

Your Honors, for the record,

the Casio Corporation is one
of the largest manufacturers

of time pieces in the universe.

I know who they are.

And for the record, Your Honors,

his original investment of $10,000

would be worth 37.2 million today.

Wow!

I have nothing further
to say at this time.

- Mr. Stanley.
- I'm fine.

- You're what?
- He's not going to reply right now.

You're not gonna say anything at all now?

You speak. I'd like to hear
what you have to say.

Jeez. You are good.

Listen, I'm not as smart as everyone here.

But does this make me defective

because I didn't make money on this?

I can't believe that the whole point
of the universe is to make money.

I just can't believe that.

This has nothing to do
with making money.

We're looking at a judgment you made.

And nobody dragged you from your home
and said you have to invest $10,000.

You chose to do that.
You sought the investment.

We're just looking at that choice.

What did you finally invest in,
Mr. Miller? Do you remember?

I think it was cattle.

- Hmm?
- Cattle.

What happened to the cattle?

I never got a straight answer.

All I know is, their teeth fell out.

- I rest.
- Mr. Stanley, you're up.

No counter at this time, Your Honor.

Wait a second.

You're not gonna show something
in my favor?

Not at this juncture, no.
I think we'd do better to move on.

Shall we move on, Mr. Miller?

Sure, let's move on.

Your Honors, I would like to go to 29-4-5.

This is the evening before Mr. Miller
took the job in advertising

he was to hold until his passing.

He asked his wife to help him
by playing a little game.

Do you remember, Mr. Miller?

You asked her to act the boss,

so you could sharpen your tools
in order to get what you wanted.

- Do this for me. It helps.
- Not now. I'm eating.

Come on, do it!

- What do you want me to do?
- Be him.

- This is silly.
- It's not silly. It helps me.

Offer me 55,000. No more.

- How much do you want?
- How much are you offering me?

$55,000.

I can't work here
for a penny under 65. I'm sorry.

- Well, I can't pay you 65.
- Then I can't work here.

- 58,000.
- Sixty-five.

- Fifty-nine?
- Sixty-five.

- Sixty?
- Sixty-five.

- Sixty-one?
- Let me make it plain.

I cannot take the job for under 65,

under no conditions.

Your Honors, I would like to go
directly to the next afternoon

and show you the real encounter.

Daniel, I'm prepared to offer you $49,000.

I'll take it.

- I'm gonna get you a parking place.
- Okay.

Why did you cave in so fast?
I'm just curious.

Why did you accept
so much less money than you wanted

and do it so quickly?

Here we go again with money.

Obviously, this is all about money.

Look, I'm guilty.
I didn't make enough money, okay?

Call me a hippie,
send me to hell. I give up.

You keep thinking it's about money,
but it's about fear!

Why didn't you stand up to your boss
the way you did to your wife?

What happened in your mind?

Well, first of all, it wasn't my wife.

It was a man with a suit,
and the suit had an odor,

and the odor said $49,000.

I like that very much.

So your nostrils told you
you were worth less?

Is that what you're saying?

The process that a person goes through

when they're accepting a salary
is a complicated one.

You don't know all my reasons.

Anyway, we lived fine on that money.
That money was fine.

If you wanna make it about money,
you may do so. But we're looking at fear.

- What was I afraid of?
- You tell me!

Forty-nine grand's a lot of money.

I have nothing more to say at this time.

- Mr. Stanley?
- I'm fine.

I can't believe it.

And you didn't wanna toot your own horn.

Would you like to show something,
Mr. Miller?

I got a raise six months later.

Well, if you'd like to show that,
you let us know.

Ms. Foster?

Uh, Your Honors, at this time,
I'd like to present

a compilation of general misjudgments,

half of them fear-based,
half of them just stupid.

I've assembled 164 misjudgments
over a 12-year period.

Uh, wait, wait. Ooh, ooh.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Daniel, hi.
- See you tomorrow.

Well, I can't tell you
how wonderful this is.

- Oh, thank you. Thank you, sir.
- Looking forward to tomorrow.

- Good night, Julia.
- Good night.

- Hi, I missed you.
- Hi. I missed you.

- Meet Sam.
- Oh, hi.

Hello, Daniel.
Julia has told me a lot about you.

Really? She doesn't know
that much about me.

She could have fooled me.

Listen, I heard you had
Dick Stanley in today.

- How did you know that?
- Sam uses 54% of his brain.

Dick Stanley is a good man.

Quiet but excellent.

Very quiet.

- Julia, see you tomorrow.
- Yeah, thank you.

Bye-bye.

Listen, you know what we have to do?

We have to go to the Past Lives Pavilion.

- Everybody talks about it.
- Oh, no.

- Don't you wanna see who you were?
- I hear some people don't like it.

Oh, you'll love it, plus they have
the greatest hot dogs there.

What?

Seriously, the best hot dogs
in Judgment City

is supposed to be over
by the Hall of Records.

You really love this eating thing,
don't you?

To be able to eat as much as you want
and never gain an ounce and feel great?

Please.

Oh, wow! Look at this!

Come on, let's get in line.

This reminds me of Disneyland.

I hope we're tall enough.

When you were on Earth,

didn't you ever feel like you might
have been other people?

Did you ever see yourself in another life?

Never.

- You did?
- I think I did.

I think I might have been
a heavyset man at one time.

Really? I doubt that.

You never saw yourself as anything?

Oh, one time in college,
I got really stoned

and I stared into this mirror
for two hours

until I finally saw someone
who looked Chinese.

But I think it was just me squinting.

Please take
the first available booth on the left.

The show will begin in 30 seconds.

Welcome to the Past Lives Pavilion.

Oh, my God.

In a moment, you will be asked to place

your right hand on the plate next to you.

An image of yourself in a former life

will soon appear.

When you have seen enough,
simply remove your hand from the plate.

Since we want to be fair
and accommodate everyone,

you will be limited
to five past lives only.

Thank you.

Please place your hand on the plate now.

What the hell is this?

Elizabeth? Time for supper, darling.

Be there in a moment, mumsy.

What the hell's going on here?

Come on, men! To the castle!

It's incredible.

- Who are you?
- I'm Prince Valiant.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Who are you?
- Dinner.

I was a prince. I was a whaler.
I was a tailor.

God, it was the most incredible thing
I've ever seen.

- You were a native?
- Yeah, and a dressmaker.

- That's all I saw.
- I think that's so weird.

You were a dressmaker, I was a tailor.
Isn't that interesting?

- You want some?
- No.

You're gonna eat the stick too?

I can't get you out of my mind.

Tell me about it.

You know, these screenings
are so tough for me,

and yet when I see you,
I instantly feel okay.

So that's great, right?

Oh, I don't think
it has anything to do with me.

That's what worries me.
I think you're doing it.

- What? What am I doing?
- I'm not sure.

But I always read that you had
to be okay with yourself first

before you could be okay
with another person.

Now I feel okay with you.

But I don't know how okay
I was with myself before I met you.

So maybe you're making me okay.

You're not that okay.

Okay.

All right, what's the score?

- You're losing.
- No.

- We're tied.
- Okay.

- Beauty.
- Oh, thank you.

You know that you never
told me how you died.

How did you die?

I don't wanna talk about it.

Why?

- It's embarrassing.
- Embarrassing?

What could be embarrassing?
I was hit by a bus.

- I tripped.
- No.

- Yes.
- Seriously? You tripped?

- Yes!
- On what?

We went to visit some friends
for the weekend.

Everybody wanted to go into town,

but I wanted to stay at the house
and go swimming.

So I went outside,
tripped over the chaise lounge,

hit my head on the cement
and rolled into the pool.

What did the East German judge give you?

So seriously, did you feel anything?

Were you unconscious? Were you scared?

- I was pissed.
- You died pissed?

I'm still pissed. I was a good swimmer.

Well, swimming's only part of the sport.
You gotta negotiate the patio furniture.

You know, in the Olympics,
they're taking that part very seriously.

The Romanians are excellent at it.

If you make fun of me, I'm gonna get you.

You've already got me.

- What time do you start?
- Early in the morning.

I don't have to start till 3:00.

So you wanna have dinner tomorrow night?

Actually, I thought
I'd start dating others now.

I have my eye on this 91 -year-old.

Well, I'll be at the main entrance
at 5:00.

I'll be there.

If you get there early,
just come to my screening room.

You can take a look at some of my life.

I'd like that.

Okay.

So...

- Good night.
- Good night.

Good night.

- So, good night.
- Yeah, good night.

Good night.

You'll sleep great.

I have three boxes of candy
waiting for me.

Mm.

Oh, did they give you
those chocolate swans?

- Swans?
- They're cream-filled.

They're really delicious.

Swans?

No.

I think I'm just getting breath mints.

Oh.

Okay. Good night.

- Sleep well.
- Same to you.

How are you?

- Oh, good morning.
- Good morning.

- After you.
- Thank you.

- Now I have no attorney.
- Hmm.

Gee, that's a very, very nice outfit.

Thank you.

Do you like it here?

Mr. Miller, I'll make you a promise.

When we're all through,
if you still wanna know about me,

I'll be more than happy to tell you.

But right now,
let's concentrate on you. All right?

- Good morning.
- Well, well, look who's here.

Good morning. I missed you.

- How are you, buddy?
- What do you care?

Oh, stop it.
You think I let you down, don't you?

Where were you? I'm just curious.

I'll tell you,
but you wouldn't understand.

Don't treat me like a moron. Try me.

I was trapped near
the inner circle of thought.

- I don't understand.
- I told you.

- Good morning.
- Morning.

Morning.

- Hi, how are you?
- Good morning, everybody.

Let's begin. Ms. Foster, you're up.

Thank you, Your Honors.

This morning, I would like to begin

in the 34th year of life.

Mr. Miller had accepted
a speaking engagement

to represent all of
the West Coast advertising agencies

in a very important speech
to the Ford Motor Company.

A situation where, if he did well,

it could have worked wonders
for his career.

Let's not make this
the end of the world, okay?

May we go to 34-7-7, please?

It's packed like sardines.

You ready? What?

I can't do it. There's too many people.
I just looked. There's too many people.

- I can't go out there.
- You gotta go out -

I can't go out there.
Something's happened to me.

This is way, way too many people.
I'm having horrible stage fright.

- I can't go out there.
- Hey, you gotta go out there.

-A lot of people are counting -
-Peter, I can't do it.

I'm gonna make a fool of myself.

- No, you're not.
- I can't do it.

- I can't do it.
- Yes, you can.

My heart is racing. I can't do it.

I am having some sort of anxiety attack.

Come on, you know this stuff.
You look great -

Peter, I can't think straight.

Now listen to me, that's too many people.

I don't wanna go out there.
You have to cancel this.

Let's go quickly. You're on.

Um, he's having a little bit of trouble.

- Just give us a second, all right?
- Let's go. You've got a full house.

It's packed. Let's go!

- Peter, please.
- You'll be fine.

- Don't make me do this, please.
- You'll be fine.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Would you, please, welcome
our speaker for today

from Foote, Cone & Belding,
Mr. Daniel Miller.

I'll be right here if you need me.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention, please?

Nothing serious, but we have
a gas leak under this room.

Ladies and gentlemen,
we'd like you all to file out.

Very orderly. This is only for precaution.

Your Honors, I would have shown this day

to illustrate
just how brave Mr. Miller is.

With all the pain and panic and confusion
going on in his mind,

he still walked out to that microphone.

He never said anything!

There was a gas leak!

Yes, but he never went back
and accomplished it.

He never got up in front of
a large group of people again.

Ha! Maybe he didn't want to.

Mr. Miller accepted
that speaking engagement

with a great deal of excitement.

He wanted to be there.

If he'd have accomplished that moment,

I believe that the rest of his life

would have gone
in a much better direction.

I'm positive of it.

You're positive of it?
This woman's wonderful.

"The rest of his life would have gone
in a much better direction."

Just incredible.

Your Honors,
I'd like to get off this scene

and move on to something that I think
we'll have a ball watching.

This is damn exciting stuff.

Uh, Daniel,
where did this scene take place?

- I don't know what you're gonna show.
- I'm sorry. We're going down to 31 -1 -9.

- The snowmobile.
- Oh.

Big Bear.

Big Bear.

Watch this, Your Honors.

Just dynamite.

♪ Where the buffalo roam ♪

♪ And the skies are all cloudy all... ♪

Oh, my God!

How far did you have to go to get help?

About three miles.

You broke that leg in two places?

- Yes, I did.
- I'm proud of you.

With no help, by himself,

with as badly a broken leg
as I've ever seen,

this man crawled three miles to get help.

- You can't be serious.
- I'm sorry?

What have we just watched?

That is self-preservation.

He didn't risk his life,
he saved his life.

Oh, I see. You're not a hero
if you save your own life?

- A hero? No. No, you're not.
- You're not?

No. No one here is accusing Mr. Miller

of not having a survival instinct.

But we're here to see
if he can overcome fear, not pain.

- You don't see the fear in this situation?
- What was he afraid of?

Well, how about death for starters?

I hope you realize, Ms. Foster,

it would be very hard
to be a brilliant public speaker

if you're lying dead in the snow.

Mr. Miller, for the record,

you never rode a snowmobile again,
did you?

Wait a second.

Not because I was afraid,
because I hated it!

You have to believe me on this.

This has nothing to do with fear.
This is hate.

This is a rotten contraption, Your Honors.

First of all,
it heats up like a toaster oven.

I burned the hair off my thigh
from my knee to my crotch.

Singed it right off.

Secondly, I don't know
if it was the leather seat

or if it was lined with fur,

but years of rotting
and drying out and getting wet,

mine smelled like an old sheepdog.

Thirdly, it's very, very noisy.

And they don't tell you about that.

You don't find out
until about the second hour

when you can't hear anyone.

You get off and have a snack,
and your friends are in a silent movie.

And fourth, uh,

pardon the expression,
but your balls vibrate

for three weeks afterwards.

I'm very proud of you.

Very, very good day.

Very emotional day.

- What are you gonna do tonight?
- I'm gonna see this woman.

- Julia?
- How'd you know her name?

Still don't get the big brain bit, do ya?

I'll see you tomorrow.
You should feel good.

You did very well. See ya.

Watch it. Here it comes again.

Mommy!

Look at her go!

Going back for the cat is wonderful.

What kind of cat was it, Julia?

- Persian.
- Oh. I love Persian.

Mm, I'm sorry for the delay.
I just had to see that again.

Oh, that's all right. It was spectacular.

I think that's all for today.
We'll meet one more time tomorrow.

Mostly for enjoyment's sake.

Let's make it around 1:00.

Hi.

You're great, you're great.

Daniel, nice to see you again.
How are you?

- I'm fine.
- Good.

- You have a good time tonight.
- Thanks.

I will see you tomorrow at 1:00.

- Okay.
- Bye-bye then.

Listen, Sam told me about
this amazing Italian restaurant.

- What do you say?
- Very exciting stuff up there.

Really, it was like watching
a Mutual of Omaha commercial.

You're just jealous.

You'll never know how much.

God!

- Those portions are gigantic.
- Whoa, so hungry.

The residents love this place.

It's supposed to be
the best resident food in the area.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Good clumps, huh?
- Yeah.

- Enjoy your meal.
- Thank you.

So what was your favorite food
in the whole world?

Turkey with stuffing.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- I couldn't eat turkey.
- Why not?

Well, when I was a kid,
I had one as a pet and I named it.

And you can't eat something
if you name it.

I wish someone had told me that years ago.
I would have named ice cream.

- Do you eat meat?
- Sometimes, yeah. Not often.

- How about you?
- I like fish.

- Yeah, me too. What kind?
- Well, salmon.

And I like the kind that live near
the nuclear reactors in the rocks.

- I forget their name.
- Glow fish?

That's right. They light up
your house when you cook them.

How are you? How was your screening today?

- Very, very good. Thank you.
- Some fine wine for yourselves?

- Yes, please.
- Good, good.

- What's your name?
- Eduardo.

- Hello.
- How are you, sir?

- I'm fine.
- Good.

You're gonna eat
a lot with us tonight, no?

Yes. What do you recommend, Eduardo?

- You like pasta?
- Very much.

I'm gonna bring you three pounds of it.

The best you ever tasted.
You're gonna love it.

What about you, my friend?
You like, uh, shrimp?

Um, yeah.

We can make it so fresh, it crawl up
and put it on your plate themselves.

Aren't they high in cholesterol?

I don't know what you're talking about,

but they high on everything,
don't worry about it.

I'll be right back.

Cheers.

You have a Jacuzzi in your room?

No. You do?

No, not in my room. No.

It's in the bathroom.

It may not even be a Jacuzzi.

Actually, I think
it's just holes in the tub.

That's very sweet.
You don't have to protect my feelings.

I can take it. If you have a Jacuzzi,
I'm happy for you.

Okay, I do.

I use it every night. It's just wonderful.

I'm happy for you.

- I love it.
- A lot of bubbles?

Ah, here we are.

Oh, you're going to love this.

Oh.

And you are going to love this.

Whoa!

There's 30 shrimp in there,
and there's 30 more where that came from.

Wow, this looks delicious.

- You like broccoli?
- Yes.

- You like it with a lot of cheese?
- Yes.

That's my girl.

- What about you, huh?
- Uh, maybe just a touch.

You got it.

- That's fine.
- How many days you looking at, huh?

- Nine.
- Ooh!

- You like pie?
- I love pie.

I like you.

I wanna bring you nine pies
to take with you.

- A pie for every day.
- Oh, don't, I don't wanna take any pies.

Hey, hey. It's my pleasure.
Don't worry about it. They'll keep.

- Don't do it...
- Eh! Bup-bup-bup.

- Don't, really.
- Dig in, huh?

All right, but don't
bring me anything. This is fine.

Mm. This is great.

- Good?
- Mm-hmm.

Mm. Mm!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

It's unbelievable.

My prosecutor just sat down.

Look. Don't look!

- I can't eat here.
- What are you talking about?

- You're just eating dinner.
- No, I'm not.

I'm eating 30 shrimp. I'm a pig.

Well, everybody eats like this here.

Yes, but everyone isn't
having her watching them.

She'll have this little
teeny resident portion.

I'm eating a fishing boat.

How are you?

- Please, let's leave.
- No, you're being silly.

You're just eating.

- Okay, you're right.
- Mm-hmm.

Enjoy it.

Mm.

When is that gonna end?

We're having fun,
and that's the important thing.

See what's happening now?
This woman's looking at that.

This is causing me trouble.
Don't look! Don't look!

Back, back, back. Back.

Mm.

Okay. Suck that up.

It's long.

Bite down now, please.

Please bite.

Bite, bite.

We're through.

This makes me very nervous.

I'm gonna go to the ladies' room.

I pray to God when I get back,

you've changed.

Hi.

You're Daniel's prosecutor, right?

Yes.

I just want you to know,
I think he's wonderful.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- What's your name?
- Julia.

- Very pretty name.
- Martin.

- What? What did I say?
- Nice to meet you both.

So you don't forget, I bring these to you.

Now you've got nine pies in here.

You think this is gonna be enough
or you want more?

- I didn't want these.
- Hey, you told me to make these pies.

No, sir, I did not.

- You said that.
- No.

- Yes, you did.
- I have no place to put these boxes.

Please, you're embarrassing me.

You're shy.

I'm gonna bring you some steaks.

No steaks! No steaks!

Eddie.

What's gonna happen to you?
Did Sam tell you anything?

He said I wouldn't come back
to the hotel after tomorrow.

That's all I know.

I have to tell you something.

I know you think I've got it all together.

You do.

Mm, not quite.

One of the things
I do know how to do really well

is make things work, you know.

I can take a situation
and just make it okay.

I've always been able to do that.

But it's work.

And this...

this isn't.

I don't know what this is.

But it's...

Well, it's...

- effortless.
- Effortless.

I know. I know.

And I've never, ever,
ever had that before.

Tell me about it.

I didn't think it was ever
gonna happen to me. So great.

Where do we find it? In the pit stop.

- Yeah.
- Thanks, God.

Well, better this than nothing, I guess.

I guess.

Wanna spend the night with me?

More than anything else in the world.

Good.

- Come on, let's go.
- No, wait.

I don't think I can.
I don't think I should.

Why?

Because...

this is already better
than any sex I've ever had.

Ever.

And I don't wanna screw it up literally.

Well, how do you know what's gonna happen?

I don't, I don't.

But let's say it's the most
amazing thing that ever was,

then what am I gonna do?

By the looks of things,
we're not going to the same place.

So what? I'll just have to miss it
forever and ever and ever?

And what if it's not so good?

Then I won't even be able
to fantasize about it.

I love you.

Oh, Julia.

If I had a fire scene like you had today,
I would feel differently, I'm sure.

I'd stay here, I'd never leave.

But I've been defending myself
so hard these last few days,

and I just don't wanna be judged anymore.

I have this wonderful feeling
inside of me, but I'm af-

I'm just tired of being judged.

It's okay.

- I'm gonna miss you.
- I'm gonna miss you so much.

- I love you, Daniel.
- Oh, God, Julia.

- I'll miss you.
- Oh, Julia.

Oh.

Okay. I should go.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Okay.

Yes, Mr. Miller?

Can you get me the Majestic Hotel, please?

Hold on, sir.

- Majestic Hotel.
- Yes. Julia...

My God, I don't know her last name.

Excuse me, sir?

I've fallen in love
with a woman in your hotel,

and I don't know her last name.

Oh, I see, what's her first name?

Julia.

We have two Julias.
Both of them have Do Not Disturbs on.

Can you ring through, please?
It's very important.

No, sir, I'm not allowed to do that.

But it's very important.

I'm sorry, sir.

Well, can I leave a message then?

I guess for both of them.

Go ahead, sir.

Tell them both that...

I love them more than life itself

and I've never met anybody like them.

And I'll miss them forever and ever.

Is that all, sir?

- Yeah, that's all.
- Thank you.

Has Mr. Miller overcome
his fears, Your Honors?

I believe that my final summation scene

will prove to you that he has.

Mr. Miller...

your middle 30s were not
particularly good for you, were they?

No.

A bad divorce left you with
virtually nothing financially.

You had about $9,000
to your name, correct?

Yes, sir.

Months before your divorce,

you and your wife had purchased tickets
to Hong Kong.

You were going to go together,

but after the separation,
she cashed hers in.

What did you do with yours?

I used it.

He used it.

With only $9,000 to his name,

with his life in a rut,

Mr. Miller didn't do the safe thing.

He could have cashed in that ticket.

But Mr. Miller said, "To hell with it.
I'm going to Hong Kong."

Now that alone in my book
takes a lot of guts.

But, Your Honors, it just begins there.

Let us go to 36-9-16.

This is Los Angeles International Airport.

You're in Seat 41 B.

- B?
- Mm-hmm.

Between A and C?

Yes, it is.

So I'm sitting in the middle of people
all the way to Asia?

Yes, you are.

Is coach completely full?

Oh, yes.

Is there any space left in first-class?

We have one seat left.

- What is the price difference?
- Round trip?

It's an additional $3, 194.

I'll take it.

Your Honors, this man just spent

one-third of his entire life's savings

to be a little more comfortable.

What does it say to you?

As stressed out as he was,

as crazy as his life was at that moment,

somewhere inside of him,
that little boy cried out,

"I need this. Don't worry about the money.

We'll get it back. Be nice to me."

And he was.

Your Honors, I feel Mr. Miller
has sufficiently passed

the fears that would keep him

from becoming a remarkable
citizen of the universe.

I wholeheartedly recommend
full onward movement.

I rest.

Ms. Foster, you're up.

Your Honors, at this point,
I would like to show

my final summation scene.

Proceed.

My scene takes place not there but here.

- What?
- What are we doing?

- We're showing something from here?
- Yes, we are.

I was told we're not doing that anymore.

No one told you that, Mr. Diamond.

What are we seeing?

Something from last night.

Mr. Miller, please watch this

and tell me what you were feeling.

Last night?

Wanna spend the night with me?

More than anything else in the world.

- Good. Come on, let's go.
- I don't think I can.

- I don't think I should.
- Why?

If I had a fire scene like you had today,

I would feel differently, I'm sure.

I'd stay here, I'd never leave.

But I've been defending myself
so hard these last few days,

and I just don't wanna be judged anymore.

I have this wonderful feeling inside of me

but I'm af-

I'm just tired of being judged.

You genuinely feel for this woman,
don't you, Mr. Miller?

Yes.

Why didn't you stay with her last night?

I was afraid.

- A little louder.
- I was afraid.

I rest.

Well, this is a new one on me.

Have sex with somebody and move right on.

Is that the way it works, Ms. Foster?

I don't think you're being
very understanding about the world

that Mr. Miller just came from.

It's filled with problems
you no longer have.

Deadly diseases, confusing identities,

changing attitudes.

How do you know that Mr. Miller
wasn't worried about getting a disease?

Were you worried about getting
a disease, Mr. Miller?

I didn't think she had a disease, no.

You don't think, but you didn't know.

- We're getting off the point.
- We've never been near the point!

You're getting him both ways.

When he's courageous and follows it up

with something you don't like,
you show the follow-up.

When there aren't any follow-ups,
you blame him for not having any.

This is an example
of something he wanted to do,

and he didn't, because he was afraid.

And this was just last night.

May I tell you what I think
we just watched here?

I think we just watched a man

who was caring of another
human being's feelings.

He didn't know what
this experience would do to her,

so he was careful.

But you blame him for this.
I praise him for it.

You call it fear.
I call it thoughtfulness.

To be caring
about someone else's feelings?

I'm sorry, but I hope
we all can have that quality.

Thank you.

Mr. Miller, your final summation, please.

Well, I think it was thoughtfulness.

And I would like to say
something about this disease.

Your Honors, I didn't think
that Julia had a disease,

but you must understand
that right now on Earth,

they're filling our heads
with all these terrible things.

They keep telling you over and over

that you're not just
sleeping with one person,

you're sleeping with everyone
they've ever slept with.

And now that I've been
to the Past Lives Pavilion,

that could be 20,000 to 30,000 people.

As far as the rest of my life
is concerned,

I truly believe I turned a corner.

I know I had a few fears left,
but I was taken very young

and I feel I could have conquered them.

So if you see fit to let me move forward,

I promise you, I will do the best I can.

I will work very hard,
I'll do whatever's required of me.

I'll do the best I can. Honestly.

I will. I'll do the best I can.

Is that all, Mr. Miller?

Yeah.

But please just know that I'll -

Do the best you can?

- Mm.
- Good.

That's all, everybody. Thank you.

It was nice to meet you. Good luck.

Well, that's it.

Let's go back to my office and wait.
We'll know in 30 minutes.

- Judgment's in.
- It's early.

- Is that good?
- Not good or bad.

They don't waste any time.
They must need the hotel space.

So, what do you think of our fair city?

We do a pretty good job here.

- How was that Italian restaurant?
- What does it say?

You're going back.

Can I say something?

Just because they're sending you back
that doesn't mean that they're right.

They can make a mistake.

You shouldn't let others
get to you like this.

Just follow what's in here.

Come on, I'll take you to the station.

Trams 7 and 8 to onward destinations...

This is something. I never get over it.

The organization is amazing.

All these different trams going
to all these different places.

All tunnels now operational.

These are yours. Your boarding card,
your various ID pieces.

All the things you're going to need.

Now you're not gonna remember
any of this, so don't worry.

And don't kick yourself forever.

Just take the opportunities
when they come, okay?

Passengers going back to Earth,

please board trams on your left.

Passengers moving onward,
board trams on your right.

Well, this is it.

Good luck, kid.
I got a lot of faith in you.

I can take that here, sir.

Here you go. You keep those
and follow the yellow line.

All trams now operational.

I'll take that, sir.

Trams 7 and 8 to onward destinations,

final boarding, please.

Right here, sir.

All personnel,
please prepare for departure.

Daniel!

Daniel!

- Daniel!
- Julia!

- Daniel!
- Julia!

Julia!

What the hell are you doing?

Sit down right now.
You're gonna hurt yourself!

Ow!

Julia!

Julia!

Julia!

Daniel!

Julia!

Daniel!

- I love you!
- Oh, my God!

I tried to call you,
but I didn't know your last name.

- Oh!
- I won't let you go.

I won't let you go!

Help! Help!

Hold on! Hold on. Just, please, hold on.

Hold on.

- I love you.
- I love you.

Open this up!

- Damn it, open it up!
- Please, open the door!

Julia, wait for me!

Wait for me!

Brave enough for you?

Please, open the door! Please!

Julia!

Julia!

Let him go.