August Rush Page #2

MARSHALL:

Louis.

Do you remember what Da used to say

about princesses? Huh?

They're always looking for their prince.

And you ain't no prince, brother.

How would you know?

What am I gonna do now?

I know they're out there somewhere.

[VIBRATING AND BUZZING]

[MARK MANCINA'S "WIRES" PLAYING]

I don't know where it comes from...

...but it's what I hold on to.

And I can't let go.

[WIND WHISTLES]

Somewhere inside me...

...I know that they always wanted me.

Maybe they just got lost.

LOUIS [SINGING]:

Walking through wintertime

When the stars all shine

The angel on the stairs

Will tell you I was there

[CELLO PLAYING MARK MANCINA'S

"CELLO OVERLUDE"]

Under the front porch light

On a mystery night

I been sitting

Watching life pass from the sidelines

Been waiting for a dream

To seep in through my blinds

I wondered what might happen

If I left this all behind

Would the wind be at my back?

Could I get you off my mind

This time?

LOUIS:

What's the point in singing, Marshall?

She's not gonna hear me.

I'm leaving the band.

I'm sorry, Marshall.

MARSHALL:

Don't quit on us, Louis.

[SINGING]

The things I left behind

THOMAS:
Everything you've given up,

everything I've given up--

[SINGING]

Have melted in my mind

I can't do it. I'm sorry, Frank.

I can't do it, man.

-Listen to me. Listen to me.

-No!

-You know what I mean? I don't know...

-Dad!

...how to approach this problem.

I mean, where are you

gonna put the baby?

And what about this boy?

He's not here now. He's not here now.

-I'm leaving.

-You can't leave.

-Where you going, then?

-Just let me go. Will you just let me go?

LOUIS [SINGING]:

Would the wind be at my back?

Could I get you off my mind

MARSHALL:
Louis.

THOMAS:
Lyla.

This time?

Hey, Louis.

THOMAS:

Lyla.

[SCREAMS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[THUDS]

[MARK MANCINA'S

"HOSPITAL PT. 1 " PLAYING]

WOMAN:

We have fetal distress.

Baby's heart rate is falling.

It's falling.

I'm sorry.

He's gone.

MAN:
Picked him up on the thruway

outside of Montrose.

Just wandering down the road.

Said he's following the music.

The moon told him to.

Yeah. Kid's a space cadet.

[CAR HORNS HONKING]

Look, I got a busy day ahead of me.

All right, big guy, out you go.

This Jeffries guy

wasn't in his office yet...

...so I left him a message

to pick you up right here.

AUGUST:
Okay.

-Here. Hold on.

Don't lose it. If he doesn't show

in an hour, give him another call.

You can handle that, right?

-Yeah.

-You got any money?

Here's 12 bucks.

Damn, kid, put it in your pocket.

See you.

[TRAINS CLICKING ON TRACKS]

[TRAIN HORN BLOWS]

[SCREECHING]

[HORNS HONK, TIRES SCREECH

AND FOOTSTEPS TAP]

[HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS

ON STEREO]

[WHISTLE BLOWS, HORN HONKS

AND DOG BARKS]

[BELL RINGING]

[THUDDING]

[MARK MANCINA'S

"UNION SQUARE" PLAYING]

[HORN HONKS]

[GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

MAN:

Get on the sidewalk!

[HORNS HONKING AND SIRENS WAILING]

BOY [SINGING]:

Para bailar la bamba

[GIRLS SINGING]

Give me your money

Come here, sweet honey

Come here, baby

Yeah.

[PLAYING ALI DEE'S

"MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE"]

Okay, citizen. You paid. Any requests?

AUGUST:

No.

Alrighty, then.

[SINGING]

Father, hear me when I

Call your name

I need you to answer me now

Father, here I am

Weak in your sight

Can you rescue me now?

I'm crying out

Can't figure it out on my own

Back off. Away, away. Yo, son,

you're messing with my equilibrium.

Nobody touches this instrument but me.

Roxy's my girl.

Son, we done here,

so why don't you go find your mommy.

-I don't know where she is.

-Good, that's just great. Uh....

Cops show up around 6.

Tell them you're AWOL.

They'll send you back

where you come from.

I don't wanna go back there.

Well, good.

This day's been a bust anyway. I'm out.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"FOLLOWING ARTHUR" PLAYING]

What?

I don't have a place to stay.

Do I look like a real-estate tycoon

to you?

How many dead presidents you got?

Nuggets? Shorts?

Show me the money.

-Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

-No, I'm thinking something else.

I'm gonna let you buy me a pizza.

I've been doing this for 10 years, Bob.

I said 10 percent.

We need to close the deal.

Hold on a second.

No. We said 10 percent.

Yeah, well, it makes the world go round,

doesn't it, Bob?

Just get me the 10 percent, will you?

Thanks.

[SIGHS]

MAN:
Need anything, sir?

-Do you know any hit men?

I do know a bass player

might be able to help you out.

Likes to get in fights with lead singers.

Nick?

What are you doing, man?

Still driving. Paying off

those wedding bills from last year.

Oh, fair play to you. Oh, she's a nice girl.

So you playing at all?

Nope.

Why the hell not? Your fingers fall off?

Well, you move on.

What about the lads?

Seen any of them lately?

We still mess around...

...but the Connelly Brothers never really

bounced back minus one brother.

You seen Marshall lately?

Have you?

[VAN MORRISON'S

"MAGIC TIME" PLAYING]

It's my birthday on Saturday.

Session's at my place.

Come, bring your girlfriend.

It's great seeing you, man.

Reminds me of New York.

The good old days, eh?

[SIRENS WAILING]

[LYLA HUMMING BEETHOVEN'S

"FUR ELISE"]

GIRL:

I know.

I know.

-I know. Okay, I don't know.

-Oh!

"Fur Elise" by Beethoven.

And you should know that one.

Oh, yeah.

Will you be our teacher forever,

Miss Novacek?

Well, at least until your old teacher

comes back.

But only if you call me...?

-Lyla.

-That's right.

You're crazy, Miss Novacek.

WOMAN:
Megan.

-Got everything?

-Okay.

-Bye.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"ELEVEN YEARS LATER" PLAYING]

Hi, sweetie.

Did you have a good day?

Thanks.

LIZZY:
There you are.

-Hey.

Okay, now, before you say no....

Okay, picture this.

You on stage, me accompanying,

thousands of people.

-Liz.

-The New York Philharmonic.

I just got the invite. They want you back.

It's just one night,

but they want you back.

I don't wanna be up there.

Lyla....

When are you gonna let yourself

be happy again?

I am happy.

I'm talking about

when everyone else goes home.

Look....

I know. Okay? I know.

Just think about it.

I mean, you're a music teacher

who doesn't play music anymore.

Call me crazy.

Okay, Crazy.

-I'll see you at home, okay?

-All right.

ARTHUR:

No, I ain't got no daddy.

See, my pops is a drunk.

And my mama, she took off

with this crackhead named Little Jesus.

But, you know, he wasn't no little Jesus,

you know what I'm saying?

[BILLIE HOLIDAY'S

"GOD BLESS THE CHILD" PLAYING]

No, they never gave a damn about me.

Come on, man. This is us right here.

-I've been with Wizard for years.

AUGUST:
Who's Wizard?

ARTHUR:
Oh, he's a real piece of work,

that's what he is.

His real name's Maxwell Wallace.

He took me in.

He said that I was an investment.

He gave me Roxy here.

He bought it in the old days.

Well, he really didn't buy it.

Guess you'd kind of say he found it.

All right, he stole it.

Wizard?

He gave me his place at the Square.

My parents? They ain't gave me nothing.

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