Angels Sing

1

(ENGINE WHIRRING)

MICHAEL:
There you go.

Good, bring it down. Bring

it down, bring it down.

Whoo! Great! That was

the best one yet.

You know, I think you might

be getting as good as me.

You'll never be as good as me,

but you're getting there.

- You're getting close.

- DAVID:
I'm way better than you.

MICHAEL:
Perfect.

What...

(LAUGHS)

What, are you trying to take a

little bit off the top right here?

- DAVID:
Yeah, you need a haircut.

- MICHAEL:
Yeah.

- Yeah.

- DAVID:
Watch this. Ready?

MICHAEL:
Yeah, go.

- Nice! Nice!

- DAVID:
See? Ready? Wait, wait.

Upside down.

- Boom!

- MICHAEL:
Nice! Nice!

(LAUGHING) Oh, man,

that was great, huh?

DAVID:
Oh, yeah.

- MICHAEL:
Turbulence. Turbulence.

- (LAUGHS) No.

- MICHAEL:
Turbulence.

- DAVID:
Oh, no.

- MICHAEL:
Turbulence!

- DAVID:
(LAUGHING) No, no!

- MICHAEL:
Turbulence!

- DAVID:
Whoa. Ah!

- Where is it? (LAUGHS)

- Turbulence.

- It's over there. Where is it?

- (LAUGHING) No!

MICHAEL:
Okay, bring her in

for a landing, now, okay?

DAVID:
I got it.

MICHAEL:
Right,

nose down a little bit.

Oh, it's windy.

It's windy.

Can he do it? Can he do it?

Can he do it? Can he do...

Aw...(LAUGHS)

Oh! Whoo!

Yeah!

That is a dead stick,

my friend.

Absolutely perfect,

bring it right in to us.

Turn it, turn it,

turn it, turn it.

(ENGINE STOPS)

What? Boosh!

Unbelievable.

Who taught you how to

do that, I wonder?

DAVID:
I don't know.

I guess I... Instinct.

- Instinct?

- Instinct!

You know what you can do?

BOTH:
(IN MOCK NEW YORK

ACCENT) You can shut up!

(IN MOCK NEW YORK ACCENT)

You can shut up.

No, you can shut up!

I want a milkshake.

You're not getting one.

You're getting buttermilk.

DAVID:
Dude, did you

see that landing?

MICHAEL:
You get

warm buttermilk.

Thumbs out.

Big smiles.

This one's a looker.

- Hi

- Hi.

Sorry, y'all, I don't

usually pick up hitchhikers.

Especially people as

shady-looking as you are.

Well, if it's the little dude you're

worried about I can vouch for him.

Actually, you seem kind of

suspicious to me.

If he looks so shady, Mom,

why'd you marry?

I don't know.

I ask myself that every day!

All right, y'all ready

for some house-hunting?

Haven't we hunted

every house in the city?

Yeah, but we haven't

found one yet, Dad.

And our lease is about to be up

and we are gonna be out sleeping

under the Congress Avenue Bridge.

- That's awesome.

- Not awesome.

It is awesome.

No. MICHAEL:
Yes, it is.

It's closer to the University.

I can walk to school.

Yeah, I'd love to see

that happening!

(BOTH LAUGH)

I hope you

brought your checkbook

because this is the one!

- This is it, huh?

- Yeah!

Right, we haven't

heard that before.

Oh! Hurry, come on. Before

someone else snaps up this gem!

Oh, this one looks cute.

Ah!

Rosalba. It's not done.

Where are the walls?

Oh, but you said,

"open plan." Open plan.

No, no, no, no, we need, um...

- Walls?

- We need a house that's done.

Look. Walls! Uh?

Huh. Yeah.

But no windows, Rosalba.

Uh, it's like a dungeon.

I like this one.

Hmm? (LAUGHS)

Oh, yeah.

- Yeah, windows!

- Look at this, man.

That's good.

Light, natural light!

Yes! This is, this is

a lot more our speed.

- Rosalba, how much are we talking for this one?

- Uh-huh.

- Yeah?

- Oh.

(MUMBLING) Um...

This one is just a touch

above your price range.

- How much is a touch?

- Just a smidgen.

- Like, 20?

- Above a hair.

Forty? What?

- More than 40?

- Come on. Let's go.

- Rosalba!

- Come on, Rosalba.

Ay...

Did you find anything?

- No.

- Nothing we can afford?

Nothing we can afford.

(LAUGHS)

It's all right.

Maybe we'll find something when

we get back from San Antonio.

San Antonio?

Uh-huh. Thanksgiving

with your family.

We were there last month.

I know, but this month it's

Thanksgiving with your family.

So, now that there's a turkey on the

table, it's supposed to mean more?

My dad probably put the Christmas

decorations up already.

I did get a call

from your mom yesterday.

She'd really love for us

to think about Christmas.

Christmas, too?

You know, David talks

about it all the time.

I got a better idea.

What?

Cancun.

Again with Cancun?

If we order the tickets now

we get awesome rates

and it's awesome-ly fun,

come on.

- I just, I know...

- Think about it. Just think about it.

I know Christmas

is hard for you.

Sunshine. Beach.

Mmm-hmm. Mmm-hmm.

I know what you're waiting for.

What?

(IN SPANISH ACCENT) Massage.

No! Not in the

creepy voice!

- Massage.

- Not in the creepy voice.

Give me a massage, yeah.

Without the creepy voice.

Canc... Cancun.

No. (LAUGHS)

(IN SPANISH ACCENT) Where

you get good massage.

So, the ancient Greeks took the idea

of hospitality quite seriously.

It could mean the difference

between life and death.

For example...

When Paris...

Betrayed his host...

And took Helen back to Troy...

Professor Walker?

MICHAEL:
Mmm-hmm?

- One quick question?

- MICHAEL:
Go ahead.

So you're saying

what the Greeks did

is kind of like when

we celebrate Christmas?

(STUDENTS LAUGHING)

No, I'm saying just the

opposite as a matter of fact.

Personal gatherings

and celebrations

were powerful,

they were genuine.

They were very spiritual

for the ancient Greeks.

Just like Christmas for us now.

(STUDENTS LAUGH)

Um...

No, Christmas has become so

completely over-commercialized

that's it's really lost any...

(ALARM BEEPING)

Okay, Kylie, nice work.

We've run out of time.

See you Monday.

Thank your friend here

for, uh, no homework.

All right, watch the master now.

You watchin'?

This is why I get paid

the big bucks.

Ooh!

That's your "S".

One more for "HORSE."

We're playing

"HORSERADISH."

That's, like,

seven more letters.

Yeah, sure.

Okay.

If I make this one,

we get to go to

San Antonio for Christmas.

How 'bout if you

make this shot,

you get to pick where we

go for lunch, all right?

Come on, Dad.

Grandpa said that he'd

put up so many lights,

you could see it

from outer space.

(SIGHS)

I don't doubt that.

But we're going there

for Thanksgiving

and I think that's

enough, all right?

Go ahead, your shot.

David.

Okay.

Wait.

So, if I make this shot,

we get to go to

Grandpa's for Christmas?

I mean even if you don't.

(EXHALES)

Hey, look. Grandpa put up

Burp, Snort and Poot.

Yeah, he probably should just

leave 'em up all year round.

- CLAIRE:
Whoo!

- LILY:
Hey!

Y'all made it!

- THEO:
Hey, hey!

- Look at that beauty, I love it!

- THEO:
Hey, Suze.

- Hey.

Howdy y'all!

Yoo-hoo!

Travis! Oh, honey!

So happy you're

coming for Christmas.

Yes. It's great.

Good to see you!

You look beautiful.

- Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for coming.

- Thank you.

Come on in.

Hey, brother. Hey, sis.

So I hear you're here for

Thanksgiving and Christmas this year!

- Grandpa!

- MA:
What did you do to your hair?

David. God, you're

getting so big!

Hey, Pop.

Michael.

Wanna help me get

the food inside?

- See you in there.

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