Bounce

[Airplane]

Buddy:
Hey, Jim, ready

for your Christmas present?

We're now the biggest little

ad agency on the west coast.

Jim:

We got it back?

Buddy:
Yeah. I pitched,

they caught, we closed.

We got the Infinity Airlines

account for the next 2 years.

They love us.

Jim:

This is great, Buddy.

I thought he was gonna

give me a corsage.

I thought he was gonna

kiss me right there.

Jim:
Did he sign?

Yeah. I got the signed

contract in front of me.

I'm looking at it.

You want a quote?

He said, "I can't see

why we would ever leave."

Jim:
Buddy, this is great.

You did it!

Yeah, no problem.

I'm on the 6:
00 flight.

I think I'm flying free

for life.

Jim:
Hey, Buddy, you really

came through on this one.

What can I tell you?

Jim:
That's some

Christmas present.

No problem, man.

All right.

I'll see you in a bit.

Bye.

Buddy:
Is it supposed to

snow like this all night?

P. A:
Thank you

for your patience

this snowy holiday season.

If you have not met...

Buddy:
Sh*t.

O'Hare is hell with runways

and a couple ofTCBY's.

L.A.?

Yeah. Does it show?

I think I flew out

with you on Tuesday.

Ron Wachter.

Yeah. Buddy Amaral.

Good to see you.

I don't know.

I've seen worse.

I think we'll get

out of here.

Hey, Buddy.

You made it out.

Janice. I was

gonna call you.

Yeah. I was gonna

hold my breath.

Nice talking to you.

So, did we like

your dog and pony show?

Well, what can I say,

you know?

Love at frst sight.

Lucky us.

So, you on the 6:00?

Yes, I am.

Just about

to push it back.

- No.

- Mm-hmm.

God damn it.

Well, time for a drink?

Yeah, that's why they

called me in on my day off.

Drinks with the freight.

So, next time, yeah?

I'll call you.

Whatever.

[Loud Chatter]

Whoa. Sorry.

Sorry, it's this bag.

I don't know where I am.

It's all right, man.

You got your whole

Let's Go:
Europe thing

happening there.

I understand.

Eurail pass, yogurt,

get stoned,

see the Anne Frank House.

Sorry?

Sit down. Join us.

Have a drink.

- This is Mimi.

- Hi.

We've known each other

for, what, 5 minutes?

I think she's bored

with me already.

Greg:
Well, thanks.

Sure, why not?

The line at the snack bar

is like an hour.

Oh, God.

Let me guess...

English teacher.

Let me guess... agent.

[Laughs]

Advertising.

It's like agenting

without the heart.

Am I that much

of a clich?

Hey,

don't look at me.

I'm just sitting

here eating nuts.

And I'm not a teacher.

I'm a writer.

Buddy:
A writer?

That's what I started out at.

Couldn't make a living.

I write for TV.

TV? So that "I'm so much

better than you" look

I saw on your face

when I said advertising,

I must have imagined it.

Maybe on his face

you imagined it.

Greg:
I got nothing

against advertising.

It pays me, I guess.

That's right, it does.

What do you do again?

I told you. I'm with

the National Organ Center.

I'm in development.

Gotta love that.

She's in

organ development.

Buddy:
Can't...

[Laughs]

She has this whole

great speech on here

that David Crosby

gives, actually,

about transplants

and stuff.

It's pretty compelling.

I write plays, too.

That's what I was

doing in Chicago.

A play of mine

opened.

What TV shows?

It was no big deal.

A little theater.

I'm here again next week.

I love plays.

No, it closed.

It closed.

Um, it was a limited...

It's called

Lilacs in the Dooryard.

Buddy:
I wonder why

we have plays anymore.

Hello? We got movies.

Check a movie out.

Buddy:

Know what I mean?

Hmm, not in here.

Yeah.

What's a dooryard?

It's from a Whitman poem.

"When lilacs last in

the dooryard bloomed."

Well, yeah...

What is a dooryard?

Oh, look. They just

put sandwiches out.

Oh, great. OK.

Oh, man. Another line.

I think I'm actually going

to check on my flight.

Want me to check yours?

Where you headed?

Dallas.

L.A.

L.A.? Me, too.

OK, I'll be back

in a minute.

Buddy:

Thanks a lot.

Greg:

All right. And thanks.

You don't know what

a dooryard is.

This is what it is.

You have no idea.

Buddy:
This Greg guy

better stick to writing TV.

Did you read this review?

Boy, they don't like something,

they don't keep it a secret.

Mimi:

Here he comes.

Hey, we thought

we'd lost you.

So, you're still on

for 10:
00.

They say

it's gonna take off.

Nothing for Dallas yet.

Yeah, it'll be tomorrow

at the earliest.

Bet the airport hotels

are swamped.

Take this hotel voucher.

Room's guaranteed.

I'll stick around and see

if something opens up.

You took a bump?

2 coach tickets anywhere

in the U.S. or Mexico

plus 200 bucks.

I did this show

down in Mexico,

and I promised my kids

I'd take them.

200 and coach?

I should have haggled?

He's pulling your leg.

You did great.

Tell my wife that.

Abby.

Just gave her

the good news.

Turns out I was supposed to

work the Christmas tree lot

with Scott tomorrow.

I forgot.

Father-son

Cub Scout thing.

You have

any pictures?

Yeah, sure.

Oh, she's pretty.

Greg:
Isn't she?

Our neighbor

Donna and Abby.

They went to the mall and did

these glamor photo things.

Mimi:
How old

are your boys?

Scott's 7 and Joey's 4.

Oh, he's so cute.

Buddy:
Say hello!

Jesus, you're not taping

over the Crosby speech?

Relax. I fast-forwarded.

Crosby's fne. He's there.

Here you go. Say something

for the transplant kids.

Well, save a life

and become a donor.

Do what David Crosby said.

What did David say?

"Sorry I drank.

Thanks for the liver."

We... We are here,

for one thing,

to celebrate the opening

and the closing...

Oh, no, please.

of the new play,

When Lilacs Something Dooryard.

And we're here

with the author...

Greg. Janello.

And I want to say

that the critic for

the Chicago Weekly Times

is an idiot

and an a**hole...

You read

the review?

who wouldn't

know a good play

if it punched him

in the face.

And, Abby, please,

forgive him.

Yeah, please.

He did it for you.

I did. I love you.

Ah, that's me.

Well...

I'm gonna go

to the men's room.

So, it was great

meeting you guys,

thanks for,

you know, nuts.

You, too, man.

Nice meeting you.

Greg:
Good luck getting

wherever you're going.

You, too. Good night.

See you.

Well, if you ever

get to Dallas.

Hey, Greg. Greg!

Hey.

Go sell

a Christmas tree for me.

What?

Go ahead, take it.

I want the layover,

if you know what I mean.

You know, Mimi,

organ development,

video camera,

think about it.

Greg:
This is

incredibly generous.

It's a comp. It's free.

Take it. It's fne.

Oh. Oops.

Hey.

Hello, sir.

I really appreciate it.

Look, man,

you're doing me a favor.

You're saving my marriage.

You have no idea.

Take care of yourself.

Thanks a lot.

See you.

It was great

meeting you.

Your ticket?

You know what?

You just took it.

What?

Still have

that hotel voucher?

Don't you just

love air travel?

Stewardess:
Can I get you

something else, sir?

Something

to drink?

What? Sorry.

Stewardess:
Can I get you

something to drink?

Some coffee, soda, water?

No, thanks. I'm fne.

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