Across The Universe Page #3

a weird kind of freedom. You know?

Hey.

Are you okay?

I mean, you know,

I heard what happened.

Yeah.

But...

...a letter came for Max

before I left home...

...and I haven't been able

to bring myself to give it to him yet.

- Scrub the floor, right, Jo-Jo?

- That's disgusting.

That was great, man.

You got a really good sound.

You shouldn't have

dropped out of college, Max.

Your sister's right. You had that

whole lvy League thing going for you.

- And your father's a lawyer and sh*t.

- Max, what exactly does it say?

It says I have to report to

an induction center on the 7th.

Bummer.

You got a week to contract

some fatal disease.

Guys tried all kinds of stuff

when I did my time.

- You were in the military, Jo-Jo?

- No escaping it where I'm from.

I went in when I was 17.

Say you're a homo.

They don't take homos.

Just say you're a pedophile.

Say you wanna go into the villages...

...and you wanna rape and pillage

all the little girls that look like me.

I remember this one cat.

He ate a ton of beets

the night before the physical.

- Looks like blood when you piss.

- Well, I hate beets.

- Can we get the check, please?

- In a minute.

- What is with these pricks?

- Calm down.

My mate's brother swallowed

a ball of cotton to get out the army.

What does that do?

It shows up as, like,

a shadow on the x-ray.

- Track marks. They won't take a junkie.

- You want him to shoot up?

No. We could just jab his arm

with a needle a few times.

Make it a rusty needle.

Then it'll get infected.

- That could work.

- Yeah. Gets all nasty.

- Max.

- Oh, man, Max, what are you doing?

You can burn that paper, boy...

...but you still gotta show.

Daniel couldn't wait to go.

He saw it as his patriotic duty.

And I went along with it.

I was proud of him, I guess.

Apparently, he did

something brave...

...so he wore a medal

when they buried him.

You don't have to talk about this.

I want to.

I can't pretend like it didn't happen.

He was my first boyfriend.

He was the first person

I ever knew to die.

I'd never even been

to a funeral before.

I'm so scared for Max.

Listen, no one and no gun

is gonna get Max.

You know, he's so twisted,

he'll bend his way out of this fix.

Hope you're right.

I am right.

I love the bugger.

- Do you have the draft in England?

- Not anymore.

Well, I'd have been exempt

as a shipyard worker.

You should've studied art.

Yeah.

Well, I had to bring money

into the house.

So I joined the ranks

of the great unwashed.

Here. Come here.

Come here.

A little closer.

I just wanna get your eyes right.

You two, scram!

You're defacing city property.

- Oh, sh*t.

- What are you talking about?

This was just a crappy wall

and now it's a work of art.

You want me to come down there?

Please do come down.

You'll scuff up them shiny black boots.

Idiot.

Sh*t! Come on, you don't want to

get in trouble with the law.

- Let's go!

- Go! Go, go, go.

Jude, Jude, come here. Come here.

If I fell in love with you

Would you promise to be true

And help me understand

'Cause I've been in love before

And I found that love was more

Than just holding hands

If I give my heart to you

I must be sure from the very start

That you would love me

More than her

If I trust in you

Oh, please, don't run and hide

If I love you too

Oh, please, don't hurt my pride

Like her

'Cause I couldn't stand the pain

And I would be sad if our new love

Was in vain

So that's the way it is.

Yeah. That's the way it is.

Yeah, well, speaking as a brother,

I think she could do better.

Max, get out.

Well, excuse me, but as blissful as

you are in the throes of young love...

...l'm just letting you know

I got a date with Uncle Sam.

I want you

I want you so bad

I want you so bad

It's drivin' me mad

Any reason you shouldn't

be in this man's Army, son?

I'm a cross-dressing homosexual

pacifist with a spot on my lung.

Long as you don't have flat feet.

You know what really pisses me off?

Is I swallowed all those cotton balls...

...and they never even

took an x-ray.

- You still have options, man.

- Yeah, jail or Canada...

...and they both suck.

I mean, I could never come home.

So, what is it?

It's a choice of a 6-by-4 cell or an

endless wasteland of frozen tundra.

- Montreal's cool.

- Man, they speak French.

So learn French.

Learn French or die.

You think Sadie knows?

Knows what?

Let me see.

- No way.

- You look gorgeous.

Sadie, come on. What...?

- It's my band, honey.

- I can't wear this.

It's Tuxedo Club. For my 'do.

Yeah?

- Cool.

- Don't start.

What is it, Max?

Prudence. Come on, sweet pea.

We all love you.

- How long's she been in there?

- All night, I guess.

- Come on, Pru.

- What's going on?

It's Prudence.

I think she's hung up on me.

Dear Prudence

Won't you come out to play?

Dear Prudence

Greet the brand-new day

The sun is up, the sky is blue

It's beautiful and so are you

- Sadie, we gotta go.

- Later.

Hey, hey, LBJ.

How many kids did you kill today?

Our voice is our weapon.

And united we will win!

That's right, yeah!

You can crush the idealists,

but you cannot crush their ideals!

The Americans are forcing even their

friends into becoming their enemies.

Every day the hatred increases...

...in the hearts of the Vietnamese

who want us out!

The image of America

will never again...

...be the image of revolution,

freedom and democracy...

...but the image

of violent imperialism!

Hey, Luce! Luce, come on,

stop worrying about it.

Nothing's gonna happen to me.

I could go in the Army

and not get shipped to anywhere.

Play a lot of cards, learn how to box.

Come on, look at this.

It's happening everywhere, man.

Maybe LBJ will have a change of heart

and call the whole thing off, huh?

This war is totally immoral!

- As soon as possible.

- Yeah, I can get it.

Paco. This is Lucy Carrigan.

She's an old friend.

She's not a student...

...but she's interested in what we do.

Wanted to meet you.

- Paco.

- Nice to meet you.

How'd you hear about us?

I saw you at the Fifth Avenue peace

march. I was moved by your speech.

I'm thinking of renting the spare room

since Prudence split.

Jesus, Max.

Well, she's Prudence. She'll show.

You're up before 2 and

looking wicked cool. Who's it for?

- I have a meeting.

- Why, is that a prayer meeting?

Yeah, for your twisted soul.

- Put my shirt away when you're done.

- Yes, ma'am.

What the hell was that?

That's Dr. Robert.

He's here to plug his book.

Spread the word.

There's a party for him tonight

if you wanna join me.

We could celebrate.

I haven't said yes yet, Bill.

Sign with my label.

I'll put you in a studio within a month

and get you a publishing deal.

It sounds fantastic, man. But I still

gotta talk it over with the guys.

No, you don't.

- Whose place is this?

- Luna Park, Dr. Robert's publisher.

There she is. Luna!

Bill, good to see you.

Luna Park.

- Wow, this place is amazing.

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