Across The Universe Page #2

- Lf you'd asked...

- You'd have said no.

I never knew Princeton

had a golf program.

They don't.

It's just my way of unwinding,

you know?

Whack a few balls around

at the end of the day.

Those lectures can fry your brains.

"Lectures." What lectures?

He dropped two courses.

Is that fashionable?

Is what fashionable?

- Your haircut, or lack of one.

- Androgyny suits you, Max.

These kids are so spoiled.

I washed dishes

to put myself through college.

You've never washed one since.

More stuffing, Jude?

I'm stuffed enough, thanks.

You have any idea what your father

pays for those tuition fees?

- Please.

- You know, Uncle Teddy...

...he won't have to

pay them much longer.

- I'm dropping out.

- The cranberry sauce isn't as tangy...

- Don't be ridiculous.

- I am not cut out...

...for this collegiate crap.

No problem. What are you...?

What's your plans?

You gonna buy a broken-down

station wagon...

...and drive across America

like Jack...

- What is it?

- Kerouac.

- Mom.

- I read.

Well, actually, I was hoping to borrow

your car, Dad. It's got AC and stereo.

Goddamn it, Max!

Be serious for once.

What do you actually intend

to do with your life?

Why is it always about,

"What will you do?"

"What will you do? What will he do?

Oh, my God, what will he do?"

Do, do, do, do, do.

Why isn't the issue here who I am?

Because, Maxwell,

what you do defines who you are.

No, Uncle Teddy,

who you are defines what you do.

Right, Jude?

Surely it's not what you do...

...but it's the way that you do it.

Sorry you had to sit through that.

Is it like that at your house?

Not really, no.

It's just me and me mum...

...so me education

is rarely a topic of conversation.

Max said you came here

to find your father.

- You jumped ship.

- Yeah, I did. Yeah.

It was weird when I got

this Princeton address, you know.

I had it in my head that he might be

some kind of Einstein or something.

But it turns out he's just

a working stiff like meself.

How'd it go?

It was okay.

I mean, he didn't invite me back

for Thanksgiving.

Might've been a bit tricky anyway. I've

spent half me life trying to hate him.

He walked out on me mum

when I was just a bun in the oven.

I never realized I had it so easy.

I mean, we're so... normal.

Oh, yeah?

I don't know, dinner was quite lively.

You know, when do that lot start

chucking plates at each other?

- Dessert. Yeah.

- Oh, dessert. All right, yeah.

My God, you...

You have perfect teeth.

No, you do, they're perfect.

People in Liverpool,

they only seldom do.

They stick out in all different

directions. It's horrible.

You never heard of braces?

Yes, I have, thank you very much.

We use them to keep our trousers up.

Goddamn it! It's like this

every time I come home.

I mean, what the hell do they

talk about when I'm not here?

You, mainly.

Jude, sh*t. I'm sorry, man.

Come on, we gotta

do something with him.

He's a sailor on leave. He needs

a bar, a brawl and a brothel.

I've just seen a face

I can't forget

The time or place where we just met

She's just the girl for me

And I want all the world to see

We've met

No.

Why, thank you.

Oh, yes!

What will you do

if you don't go back to college?

What any irresponsible, unmotivated

dropout would do:

Go to New York. Like, tonight.

What's the rush?

I mean, I like it here.

Come on. The most exciting thing

that ever happened here...

...was when they got automatic

pin setting. I'm talking the Village.

Think about it.

Great music, great dope, orgies.

It'll be a gas!

Yeah!

She's got a boyfriend.

That's okay. I've got a girlfriend.

Forget it, man.

I'm not living here.

You must be the two who called.

Yeah. We saw your ad

in Rat Magazine.

Right. Come on in.

It's our kitchen through here.

This would be our main room...

...living room, whatever room.

Real bummer losing my last tenant.

He played sax at the Gaslight.

Out all night, slept all day.

We could do that.

You'd have to, man,

because I'm a singer.

I can't have no one screwing up

my beauty sleep before 2:00.

Someone can take this bedroom.

I'm gonna need two weeks in advance,

guys. Is that a problem?

- No, no, no, that's not a problem at all.

- You look kind of clean-cut.

Then again, could've murdered

your granny with a hammer.

Actually, we're students.

I'm Jude and he's Max.

I'm Sadie.

That's me. Out of bounds.

- Are you famous, Sadie?

- Man.

Not yet.

You guys have

a good memory for faces?

Yeah, I think so. Why?

There's no mirror in your bathroom.

- Oh, man! What a fox!

- Yes!

I mean, for an older woman, huh?

Max, I will pay for my share of the rent

just as soon as I get a job, man.

Jude, don't worry about it.

Look where we are, man.

Move it, pal. Come on.

Get out of here.

Get on the ground!

Get down!

Attention.

The 7:
05 Northeast Limited

leaving for New York City...

... now ready for boarding

on Platform 20.

Platform 20, Northeast Limited

now ready for boarding.

Check it out, man.

Check it out.

Rat.

What the hell are you doing, man?

Desmond, this boy

wants to talk to you.

Hey.

I love it.

"Just stand on your head."

She said, "Why?"

"I wanna see what it'd look like

through a beer."

- Get off me.

- Oh, man.

Hey, do you write your own songs,

Jo-Jo?

Yeah.

I got 20 in a notebook...

...another 10 in my head.

Leave room for anything else?

Music's the only thing

that makes sense anymore, man.

Play it loud enough,

it keeps the demons at bay.

Hello, hello. Who are you?

- Prudence.

- Where you from, Prudence?

Nowhere.

Oh, and before nowhere?

Ohio.

Then I was living

with this guy across the street.

Did he do that to you?

He was a mistake.

Where'd she come from?

She came in

through the bathroom window.

Thanks.

I understand you need to get away...

...but why not come to Europe

with your father and me?

I'd rather be with Max.

In New York?

Just for the summer,

till I go to college.

I shudder to think how Max lives,

or what he's up to.

He always attracts

the most dubious people.

He's probably surrounded by

promiscuous dope fiends.

Mom!

You know me. I don't even smoke.

The big, bad city's

not gonna get me.

Isn't she fantastic?

Amazing.

She's our landlady.

- You live with my brother too?

- Yeah, him and Jude took me in.

I don't sleep with them anymore.

Thank you.

Hey, Lucy?

How do you like New York so far?

This is all I've seen. I only

got off the train three hours ago.

- Oh, yeah?

- Let's hear it for the Po Boys, y'all.

Do you wanna go out

and get some fresh air?

- Yeah?

- How about another one?

- All right, bring it home!

- All right!

Man, it's packed in there.

Your girlfriend didn't look too happy

about us leaving together.

She... She's not my girlfriend.

Well, you know, she's a friend

who's a girl.

I thought you'd gone home.

No, no. I like it here.

Although I'm not really here.

You know, without a visa

I don't officially exist.

It's exhilarating in a way. It's like

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