All American Christmas Carol Page #8

RIGHT? -I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GO YOUR OWN WAY OF SHOWING IT. ARE YOU OKAY? -[ SIGHS ] I GOT SOME THINGS

TO FIGURE OUT. -[ SIGHS ] HARLEY. I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH,

ALL RIGHT? BUT I NEED YOU TO GO BACK

TO BED NOW. -MAMA, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,

I'M HERE. AND I WILL DO ANYTHING

FOR YOU, MAMA. YOU KNOW THAT. RIGHT? -I DO KNOW THAT,

AND THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME. COME HERE. NOW YOU GET ON BACK TO BED,

'CAUSE TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS. -BUT, MAMA. -GO ON.

DO AS YOU'RE TOLD. -GOOD NIGHT.

-GOOD NIGHT. [ SIGHS ] [ DOOR CREAKS ] [ CAR DOOR CLOSES,

ENGINE TURNS OVER ] [ DIALING ] -Ho, ho, ho. You've reached Bob, Marjorie,

and Tim. We're at the outlet mall, shopping for

your Christmas presents, so we can't take

your call right now, but we sure do

want to talk to you. Leave a message at the sound

of the beep. [ Beep ] -HI, UNCLE BOB. UM...I'M SORRY

THAT I CALLED SO LATE -- OR EARLY --

BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT MOM. I THINK SHE'S LEAVING US. AND I'M SORRY IF I WOKE YOU UP. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. [PHONE BEEPS ] [ SIGHS ] [ DOORBELL RINGS ] -RIGHT ON... [ WEIGHT JANGLING ] ...EVERYTHING. [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ] UH-HUH. [ DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE ] MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN FOCUS. [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] WELL [CHUCKLES] FINALLY COME TO YOUR SENSES? WANT TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME

WITH THE RATTAIL? -DO YOU HAVE A SECOND TO TALK? -YEAH. IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE

ON THE ROAD, THOUGH. I'M LEAVING FOR YUMA TONIGHT. -OH.

WELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS. -YEAH, WELL,

I GOT A MATCH TONIGHT... [ SNIFFS ]

"X-MAN FOR XMAS." HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU SHOULD COME. -HMM. WELL, THAT'S KIND OF WHA I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. -REALLY? [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] -IS IT CHRISTMAS YET? -YEAH, SKOAL.

IT'S CHRISTMAS. -WHERE'S MAMA? -I DON'T KNOW. [ PHONE RINGS ] [ PHONE BEEPS ] HELLO, MAMA? -NO. HEY, BUDDY. IT'S YOUR UNCLE BOB.

IS YOUR MAMA THERE? -NO. -OKAY, I GOT THIS CRAZY NOTE

FROM HER. -WE GOT ONE, TOO.

BUT WE HAVEN'T OPENED IT YET. -HOLD ON A SECOND, BUDDY.

I GOT ANOTHER CALL. [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ] -BOB, TIM IS GONE! -MARGE, JUST CALM DOWN. -HE'S GONE, AND I HAVE A NOTE

HERE FROM YOUR CRAZY SISTER. I THINK SHE TOOK HIM. -HOLD ON, HONEY. -WHAT? "HOLD ON"? DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT I SAID? [ Cellphone beeps ]

-BOB? -UNCLE BOB?

-HEY, BUDDY. LOOK, YOUR AUNT MARGE

GOT A NOTE, TOO. I'm gonna come over there, and I'm gonna pick you up,

so get ready. -OKAY. -Okay, I'll see you

in a second, bud. -OKAY. BYE-BYE. [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

-BOB. BOB. DO YOU HEAR ME, BOB? OH, WHAT I AM GONNA DO THA WHITE-TRASH SISTER OF YOURS! -HONEY, CALM DOWN.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE JUST FINE. I WILL MEET YOU THERE. [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ] -BOB. BOB? BOB? [ BABY CRYING ] -HAVE YOU SEEN TIM? -NO. WHY? -HE ISN'T HERE? -I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST GOT HERE. -WHY DON'T YOU EVER

KNOW ANYTHING? -I...I KNOW SHE'S -- -HE MIGHT NOT EVEN -- -HEY.

YOU'RE ALL HERE! COME ON. COME ON IN. -HONEY. OH, HONEY,

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR? AND WHERE ARE YOUR GLASSES? -LOOK AT ME, MOM.

I'M COOL! -I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE -- -CAN YOU CALM DOWN,

YOU BEAST, OKAY? HIS HAIRCUT AIN'T GONNA

COST YOU NOTHING. IT'S A FREEBIE, AND I CAN' BELIEVE I'M EVEN SAYING THAT. ALL RIGHT. HOP DOWN. [ GRUNTS ]

-AAH! -I THINK YOU MIGHT STILL NEED

THESE, THOUGH. COME HERE.

-THIS IS LOVELY. YEAH, HE'S GOT IT. -SO YOU JUST REMEMBER THAT COOL

COMES FROM THE INSIDE, OKAY? MWAH! HEE-HAW! -HOW DID YOU PULL THIS OFF? -LET'S JUST SAY THAT... MAMA MADE ME DO IT. -MAMA, CAN WE OPEN

OUR PRESENTS NOW? -OF COURSE YOU CAN, BABY. HARLEY, MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL

THE RIGHT ONES, OKAY? -WE GET OUR OWN PRESENTS

THIS YEAR? -YEP. AND I DIDN'T EVEN USE

THE CLAW MACHINE. [ CHUCKLES ] -WHAT ABOUT ME? -OF COURSE YOU.

HONEY, COME HERE. COME HERE. BUT YOU KNOW YOUR DADDY

IS AWAY IN YUMA. HE HAD A MATCH.

BUT I TOLD HIM I'D TAKE [Singsong voice]

REAL GOOD CARE OF YOU. -HERE, BRANDIE. -[ CHUCKLES ] -SO, YOU NEED TO START DRESSING

A LITTLE MORE RESPECTABLE. -THIS IS REALLY GREA WHAT YOU DID. WE ARE GONNA BE

SO HAPPY TOGETHER! -UM, CAN I GIVE THIS

TO YOU OUTSIDE? AWESOME. BYE, BABY.

COME ON. -COME HERE, CHAMP.

LET ME LOOK AT YOU. -LOOK AT ME, DAD.

-LOOK AT THAT! SHE MADE YOU STRONGER,

TOO, HUH? -[ SIGHS ] HERE. OPEN IT. [ PAPER RIPPING ] -YOUR HAMMERED GOLD RECORD? -WELL, I FIGURED IT WOULD

TAKE CARE OF YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE AT THE DOLLAR KING, 'CAUSE I KNOW ALL THA WASN'T CHEAP. -WOW. THE HARLEY? AND THE RING, TOO? DOES THIS MEAN "NO"? 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU. -OH, WAYNE, YOU ONLY LOVE ME BECAUSE WE LIVE

IN THIS CRAP TOWN. BUT WHEN YOU GE TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOMEBODY

THAT YOU DESERVE TO BE WITH. YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE

IN A TRAILER PARK. YOU'RE GONNA DO BIG THINGS

IN THIS LIFE -- IMPORTANT THINGS. -YOU REALLY THINK SO? -I KNOW SO. OKAY, SO I HAVE

ONE MORE GIFT FOR YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. -HEY! -WELL, NOW YOU'RE ALL READY

FOR COLLEGE! COME HERE, WAYNE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. -OH. EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME, MISS? [ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

I-IS THE SALON OPEN? -C-C-CAN YOU SEE THAT WE'RE

IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING? -CIND, YOU MIGHT WANT TO... MA'AM, I APOLOGIZE FOR HER. SHE CAN BE A TAD ON

THE ABRASIVE SIDE SOMETIMES. BUT HER HEART'S

IN THE RIGHT PLACE. -LOOK AT YOU USING ALL THESE

BIG COLLEGE WORDS ALREADY. -I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTRUDE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW

IF THE SALON WAS OPEN, 'CAUSE I WANTED, YOU KNOW,

A REDO OR A REBIRTH. -YOU KNOW,

I'VE HEARD ALL THE STOR-- -HEY, LISTEN,

I REALLY DON'T NEED TO HEAR YOUR LIFE STORY,

OKAY? CAN YOU COME BACK IN AN HOUR,

AND I'LL FIX THAT MESS? -OKAY. AN HOUR. -[ Chuckling ] CINDY. -WHAT? -YOU SHOULD BE NICE. [ SIGHS ]

MERRY CHRISTMAS. -[ SIGHS ] WAYNE. YOU TAKE CARE. [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] -SEE, YOU COULD WEAR THA TO THE SIZZLER OR THE PROM. THAT IS GORGEOUS. -IT'S GROWING ON ME. -[ SIGHS ] OKAY. -I WANTED TO THANK YOU

FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR TIM. IT PAINS TO SAY THIS, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM

LOOK HAPPIER. -SO IS THIS SOME SOR OF AN APOLOGY? -WELL, LOOK, I'M SORRY, TOO. SO... -UH, UH. BABY STEPS. -[ Chuckling ] I AGREE.

[ SPITS ] -[ SPITS ] -IS EVERYTHING OKAY, LADIES? -YES. -AH! I KNEW IT! [ ALL CHUCKLING ] -SO, BOB, I WAS THINKING ABOU A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU. -OH, NO.

THIS IS ALL THE GIFT I NEED. -SINCE MAMA

HANDED ME THIS STORE, AND SHE'S YOUR MAMA, TOO,

WHY DON'T WE BECOME PARTNERS? -OH. I-I DON'T THINK

THAT WOULD BE SUCH A GOOD IDEA. -UM...YOU KNOW,

IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA. LOOK, THERE IS -- THERE'S A LINE

OUTSIDE THE DOOR. -BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT,

BUT NOT TODAY. TODAY IS CHRISTMAS. -WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU TWO. -MERRY CHRISTMAS. -AND MERRY CHRISTMAS, KIDS! NOW, YOU GUYS... I KNOW I DON'T SAY THIS ENOUGH, BUT I LOVE YOU MORE THAN

ANYTHING IN THIS ENTIRE WORLD. AND THAT'S WHY I NAMED YOU AFTER SOME OF MY FAVORITE

THINGS -- CHEEZ DOODLES. [ BABY COOS ] SKOAL. BRANDIE. -BUT YOU DIDN'T NAME ME. -I KNOW,

BUT I STILL LIKE BRANDIE. AND I LOVE YOU

LIKE YOU'RE ONE OF MY OWN. 'CAUSE FAMILY

IS VERY IMPORTANT, OKAY? FAMILY IS ALL WE REALLY GOT. AND, HARLEY, MY ANGEL. YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS

LOVED YOU THE MOST. I'M JUST KIDDING.

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