Love and Mercy Page #6

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- Stop.

- He could... he could send me away

and throw away the key.

He's manipulating you.

He's manipulating you.

- No, he isn't. No, no, no, no.

- Yes.

He's protecting me.

He's protecting me.

No, you're protecting him.

Listen, he is taking

advantage of you.

He's over medicating you.

I'm really... I think...

I think that you know it, too.

Please leave.

Please, I'm begging you.

Leave, leave.

Just leave, please.

- Okay.

- Don't leave me. Don't leave me,

- just go now.

- Do you want me to go or not?

I want you to leave right now,

I don't want you to leave me.

- Okay, okay. I'm not gonna leave you.

- Okay? Please, please, please.

- Please, please.

- But I'm going. Calm down.

- Please.

- Calm down. I'm going.

Last thing I want

to say right now is...

I told you so,

so I'm not gonna say it.

That's a whole lotta words for

something you're not saying.

"Pet Sounds" didn't sell.

There, I said it. It flopped.

But critics loved it. The

critics don't buy albums.

Well, Mike...

the British

buy albums, you know?

- And they went crazy for it.

- It's not even gonna go gold.

When's the last time

that happened to us?

Look, you know what I say?

Good. Good.

We got it behind us now.

We can get back to our music.

The proof is in the formula.

Like Coca-Cola?

And geometry?

Penicillin and chicks.

Earth to Brian.

- Cocaine is...

- Brian.

birthday cakes.

You know, Paul McCartney

said that "God Only Knows"

is the greatest song

ever written, like...

That's because it was a formula.

Cuz...

Listen, about...

I have this song playing

over and over in my head.

I just don't have

the words or the melody.

Do you have anything?

That's good.

Well, piss on you, Banana.

I like it.

You know, Mom told me once

when we were kids that

dogs can pick up on vibes

from people like...

like they know when we're happy

or sad or scared.

Yeah, well...

it's too bad we're not dogs.

Right?

Play that for me again.

There's something there.

Really.

Good! Good, we got that part.

Cut it. I wanna move to

Goldstar for the next part.

Oh, not again.

Okay, let's cut, please. Okay.

So try to, um...

more staccato, okay?

You guys are the rhythm now.

Um, so, it's like an engine

underneath the song...

Dennis, can you be quiet, please,

while we find the sound? Thanks.

Okay, let's try it again.

More broken up.

One, two, three, four.

Okay, Scott, that sounds great.

Let's see if we can, uh...

take it even further now.

So, like you're not

even playing the cello.

Just, uh, like a propeller.

One, two, three, four.

Yes! Beautiful! I love it!

Okay, stop. One more time. Okay,

and when we modulate there,

it's like shifting gears,

so take... give me...

Just remember to keep laying

into that change.

Okay? One, two, three, four.

Okay, Chuck, let's cut

for a second, please.

Okay, let's go again, please.

Let's think of this feel

a little harder. Okay?

A little stronger. Let's

really hit it now, okay?

Here we go!

Okay, one more time, please.

They know the...

They're doing it! Brian, they've been

doing it for the past three hours!

- Okay, Mike...

- Oh, my God!

You can leave if you

don't want to be here.

Thank you. I'm working

with the cello players.

Okay, let's try it again, please.

One more time.

Take 32, here we go.

Um, I would like

to make a toast,

um, to "Good Vibrations,".

Brian's pocket symphony to God.

And the best-selling single

the Beach Boys ever had...

ever.

Brian, the suits

at Capitol must be happy.

Yeah, I guess you can tell the record

company to go screw themselves.

I mean, you can do

whatever you want, Brian.

Right?

Now what are you gonna

do with all that freedom?

- Did my dad call?

- No.

He hasn't. Do you

want me to get him?

Hey, Van, what do you

and Brian have cooking?

You know, just your basic...

American songbook,

neoclassical ditties.

Basic Copland,

Gershwin, Hank Williams,

a little bit of

Irving Berlin and Kurt Weill.

Just a sprinkle of Beethoven

and the Beach Boys.

So nothing too ambitious.

Brian wants to call it...

"Smile."

Stop! Stop!

Stop! Stop!

Stop.

Um...

Hi, I should have called. I

brought matzo ball soup. What?

What's the goddamn song

called?! "Heaven Is A Car"!

Helpful, healing music!

Wait. You just have to

just produce something!

Shh. Shh. Shh.

Come on. Put your hands

on the keyboard...

- Don't say nothing. The doctor's in there.

- ...and make some noise

- of some kind! I don't care what it is...

- What's happening?!

...at this point!

Shh, shh. Come here.

Here, you sit down, you sit.

It's too many. It's too many.

I take away because

it makes him more crazy.

Dr. Eugene give him too much.

He's more loco than Mr. Brian.

It's too many pills...

- and it makes him crazy.

- Write the song!

Okay, okay.

Gloria?!

Go, go, go!

Gloria!

Oh. Hey, Melinda.

- Hi, Gene.

- Wow, uh, what are you doing here?

You know, I brought

Brian some soup.

Matzo ball.

Jesus Christ.

Um...

this is like a sodium bomb.

Brian cannot eat that. Sorry.

Is... is he okay?

He's great. He's never

been better, actually.

Gloria, can you make me a...

make me an Arnold Palmer?

Thanks.

So...

uh... listen, actually, I'm

very glad that you're here.

Um... we are finally

recording the new album

and, um,

Brian is working

on his autobiography.

So he's very busy

and he will not be able

to see you anymore.

You can't do that, Gene.

Yes, I can.

Melinda, honest to God,

who are you

really thinking about here?

Brian or yourself?

Thank you.

Well, I'd really like

to say goodbye to him.

Well, he's resting right now.

Well, I can wait.

My rules, Melinda, and

it's for his own good.

And yours, too, frankly.

Can you make me

an Arnold Palmer, please?

What the hell is wrong

with you today?

Just make me

a goddamn Arnold Palmer.

Sure.

No.

You have my sympathy.

Is this Audree Wilson?

You don't know me,

but I am a friend

of your son, Brian.

Well, I, um...

I'm sorry, this is awkward

calling you out of the blue,

but, um, well,

I'm just concerned

that he is not

getting the best care.

Oh, well, I met him

a few months ago.

He came... I'm...

I sell Cadillacs.

Carl, hi.

My name is Melinda Ledbetter,

and Dr. Landy is...

I... I understand that there

are some legal complications,

so I... well...

you know I just...

I wanted you to... to...

What do you say, Brian?

It's been over two hours.

I'm not sure.

It's just hostile

in here right now.

The vibrations aren't right.

Okay, let's cancel the session.

Are you sure? It's gonna cost

like $5,000, everybody's here.

Let's cancel it.

I can't work.

I don't know, the vibrations

are just all wrong tonight.

Two, three, go.

- That was it. That was the one.

- Cut it, print it.

That's about as good a job

as it's gonna get, right there.

Don't have to be that way.

It's not my fault.

All right, it's late.

I know, let's go then.

We're waiting around,

waiting on you.

Brian, we've been waiting

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