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- Shut up!

Alexis! We can't afford

to live here anymore.

I am tired of struggling.

I'm tired, do you understand?

- I can't do it.

- I don't care. I'm not going.

I'll stay in the apartment

by myself.

That's not an option, okay?

Because

I have to put the apartment

on the market.

Oh, f*** you!

It's not yours to sell.

Please don't talk to me

that way. I am trying.

You think I want to move

to Buffalo?!

Do you?

You think I wanna do it?

It's our house, not yours.

They left it to us.

Hey, don't worry, Dad.

I can get a job

at a piano bar or something

to make some extra scratch.

Who are you?

I'm the cure,

and you're the disease.

What is that, Terminator?

No.

Cobra.

Wow.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

Hey, buddy.

[SIGHS] Good times.

- What's wrong?

- Looks like I'm moving back.

Don't sound too excited

about it.

It's not just me

I have to worry about.

Jimmy, you're talking

about kids, babe, okay?

Kids are kids are like

night animals, okay?

They just adjust.

They'll be fine.

You haven't spent enough time

with Alexis lately.

Wait a minute, this ain't

a democracy, cuz, okay?

What you say goes, period,

end of story.

Says the guy who has no kids.

Yeah, says me.

Let me tell you another thing.

Parents nowadays, they give

their kids too much freedom

to speak those little

f***ing minds, all right?

Was it like that

when we were kids? No.

No, it wasn't, but your father

whooped your ass every day.

Are you suggesting

that I smack Alexis around?

Yeah, I think you should beat

the sh*t out of your daughter.

No, you jerkoff, but you still

gotta be firm, okay?

With an iron fist, velvet glove.

Okay, can we not talk

about this?

- I'm stressed enough as it is.

- Let me tell you one more thing, okay?

That piece of sh*t shaped me

into the person I am today.

So like him or not

which I motherfucking don't,

okay, he taught me respect.

You know what?

You missed your calling.

You should've been

a child psychologist.

Well, compliments

of Uncle Lou for Gracie.

- You're welcome.

- What the hell?

- Copland? F***ing Copland?

- Yeah, so what'?

So what?

She's 12 years old?

Oh, please, Jimmy,

we didn't watch those movies

- when we were kids?

- And look how you turned out.

Oh, my God,

what, are you hungry?

Marron! You always whine

when you're hungry

ever since you were a kid!

We'll go get you something

to eat, how's that sound?

I have to get to the airport.

Let's go.

[WOMAN ON TELEVISION]

What are you doing? Stop!

- Hi.

- Dad, how was it?

Did you see Uncle Lou?

I did. I did.

Did he, maybe, I don't know,

leave something for me?

Yes, he did, Grace,

but what did I tell you

about watching those kinds

of movies?

I don't want you

What are you doing?

Why not?

It's just research.

Research for what, honey?

You're not old enough,

end of story, okay?

Way to throw a wrench

in the program!

Okay, calm down.

Where is your sister?

Um

in her room?

Why is that a question?

Hey, Alex oh.

[BOY] Oh, my God!

[ALEXIS] Get off.

[BOY] Oh, sh*t, oh, f***.

What the f*** is going on?

Is this what you call studying?

What the f***

is going on in here?!

It's not what it looks like,

I swear, man.

Get your clothes on.

Get your clothes on.

- Get the f*** out!

- Be quiet!

- Cool out, homey.

- Homey?! Homey?!

Excuse me, homey?!

You calling me homey, homey?!

Get your clothes on

and get out of here!

Get over here.

Get outta my house.

You can't be grabbing me

like that!

My shoes! You can't be

grabbing me like that!

I can grab you any way I want!

Want your shoes? Here.

Don't ever f***ing come back.

- [POUNDS ON DOOR]

- Open this door.

- No, leave me alone!

- Open the goddamn door!

- No, I hate you!

- Yeah? Well, you're gonna hate me a lot more

because we're moving to Buffalo!

I'm not going!

You can't make me!

Yes, I can,

you better believe it.

F*** you!

I'll just move in with Oscar!

[JAMES] You will be lucky

if you ever see

that little piece of sh*t again.

Matter of fact, you are lucky

if you see anyone again

until you're 18.

[GRUNTS ANGRILY] I'm not going!

You can't tell me what to do!

- You're not my father!

- I'm the closest thing you've got!

[GRUNTS ANGRILY]

Just go away forever!

[JAMES]

Honestly, I wish I could!

But you and I are stuck together

until you're old enough

to move out on your own!

[GRACE] Hey. Hey-

Oh. Sweetheart, I

we were just yelling

at each other, okay?

We were angry.

We don't mean any of that, okay?

I'm sorry you had to hear that.

Dad, snap out of it, okay?

The world ain't

all sunshine and rainbows.

It's a very mean

and nasty place,

and I don't care

how tough you are!

It will beat you down

to your knees

and keep you there permanently

if you let it.

What the hell is that from?

Rocky Balboa.

Okay, okay, listen,

we gotta limit the time

you spend with Uncle Lou okay?

Let's go do kid things.

Let's eat candy

and watch cartoons.

- Candy gets in my teeth.

- That's fine.

You can have bad teeth

for one night.

[LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW'S

PUT IT TOGETHER PLAYS]

Oh, wouldn't want to leave

Beethoven, would we?

No.

Why isn't everything packed up?

I hate you.

Good, pack that up, too.

And that, too,

wouldn't wanna forget that.

Oh, you're so annoying!

I saw my reflection

I fell to my knees

I threw my possessions

onto the street

Now they're

asking us questions

To things we don't know

Shouldn't hold on any longer

if we're gonna let go

This heart of mine

It hurts sometimes

It was broken

now it's better

Since your love

put it together

I can't believe

we have to live here.

Lexi, you've been coming here

for ten years, bade.

Used to love this place,

remember? True or false.

Yeah, you know, that's because

I always knew we got to leave.

And now because of him,

we get to live in the country

like a bunch of redneck farmers.

All we're missing

are the f***ing chickens.

Yeah, but we ain't got chickens.

[SLOW PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, yeah, yeah, I really like

what you've done with the place.

Yeah? Good, 'cause that's

how it's gonna stay.

You know you have closets,

right?

And you know you're annoying,

right?

Will you please

just unpack the boxes?

Put your clothes away.

We've been here for a week.

- It's a mess.

- It's my room. It's my mess.

Everything's exactly

where it should be, in boxes.

Whatever, just keep the door

closed then.

It was closed.

- [SIGHS]

- [PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES]

One out of two ain't bad.

Could be a little tighter.

OMG! It's my first time

playing this arrangement.

I'm just saying

it sounds a little loose.

Honestly, Dad, put a cork in it.

I am

- [GRACE] Cut it out!

- [ALEXIS] Shut up.

- [GRACE] Give it back!

- [ALEXIS] No!

- [GRACE] It's mine!

- [ALEXIS, MOCKING] It's mine.

[GRACE] Dad!

Alexis, stop!

[MAN] You call this a tomato

or a "tomahto"?

- "Tomahto"?

- It's a tomato.

But you know what?

You're a good kid.

I knew that.

What's in there?

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

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