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I've ever entered.

You didn't think that I was good?

I think you're the most gifted,

natural speaker I have ever seen,

and you have incredible potential.

And you are completely full of sh*t.

Hold on, wait a minute. So that's it?

I've been working towards this

for the last six years, all right?

I'm not asking... It doesn't have to be

a full scholarship. I can...

Look, my advice? You're not ready.

Go live a life. Fill yourself up.

Find out what's important,

earn a point of view.

- I...

- Earn.

Earn a point of view. Then come back

when you've got something to say.

"Get a life,"my ass.

I had a life, and there was no way

I was going back to it.

Fortunately, the government

had this program

where you could gain valuable

life experience and see the world.

They would guarantee your education

in exchange for services rendered.

It was called Vietnam.

Now my girl you're so young and pretty

And one thing I know is true

My reaction may have been a bit hasty.

After six months in country,

life in Portland didn't seem all that bad.

Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'

Watched his hair been turnin'grey

He's been workin'and slavin'his life away

Oh, yes, I know it

Yeah

- He's been workin' so hard

- Yeah

- I've been workin' too, baby

- Yeah

Every night and day

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

We gotta get out of this place

'Cause girl, there's a better life

for me and you

So we're gonna move off this hill

before they decide to take it from us.

I need four volunteers to stay behind.

This is your chance to be a hero.

I always wanted to be a hero.

All right, there we go. I need three more.

Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'

- Yeah

- Every single day

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

Sector One. Sector One. We need help!

Under fire in the sector. Over.

Let's move!

We're out. Let's go. We're out.

What you did out there took courage.

Know your outfit is proud of you.

I just wanted you to understand

that I'm personally proud of you.

I got something planned for you

you can enjoy,

while you're right here in Vietnam.

Carry on.

Come here, sister

Papa's in the swing

Oh, the mother lode.

Who needs a medal, huh?

I don't want a medal, man.

He ain't no drag

To surviving the surviving.

Papa's got a brand new bag

Come here, mama

And dig this crazy scene

He's not too fancy

But his line is pretty clean

He ain't no drag

Bring it on, gooks.

Papa's got a brand new bag

Incoming!

Richard! Point to where it hurts.

Can you hear me?

You got tinnitus. It's ringing in the ears.

I can't hear you.

You're lucky.

You only lost half your hearing.

Your friends lost theirs completely.

If I'm deaf,

why do I hear this noise all the time?

You lost your upper register,

and hearing aids won't help.

By the time you can hear

those high sounds,

the low sounds will be so loud,

you'd go crazy. You understand?

Can you just make the noise stop?

I can't. That's tinnitus.

Some days will be better than others,

but it won't stop.

Ever.

This is my letter of acceptance

to the university.

And I also brought

a couple of recommendations.

No, no, I can't authorize this.

I'm sorry. Could you speak up

and look at me when...

Thank you.

I can't authorize government funds

to send you to college.

Why?

You're deaf.

I'm what?

It's a deaf joke.

You're worse than deaf, you're confused.

You can hear only vowels, no consonants.

Yeah.

Well, if you can only hear vowels,

you've got two choices,

learn to read lips or move to Hawaii.

I don't wanna go to Hawaii,

I wanna go to college.

Listen, even if you graduate,

they won't be able to place you.

Why? 'Cause I'm deaf?

Helen Keller was deaf and blind.

She had a job.

- No.

- No, I know she had a job...

No, because of the ringing.

- Night and day, right?

- Yeah.

- In both ears?

- Uh-huh.

You won't be able to concentrate.

You'll forget what you've read.

You won't have any friends.

You'll be incompetent

and you'll be foul-mouthed.

No sh*t?

You know what?

Who the hell are you, huh?

You got a desk and a clipboard.

You don't know me.

'Cause if you did, you'd know

how close I am to coming over that desk

and shoving that clipboard

up your fat, pompous ass.

I'm gonna go to college, and I'm gonna

graduate, and then I'm gonna get a job,

and you can stick that

in your goddamn chart.

You ungrateful piece of sh*t!

Get your hands off me, bro!

- Don't touch me.

Get the hell out of here.

Don't f***ing touch me.

- Don't come back.

Hey, bro, could you hold it a sec?

- Yeah.

- I'll be right back.

What the hell's wrong with you?

Thanks, man.

Damn thing only lights half the time.

Hell, I only work half the time myself.

You don't say much. Got a light?

Buddy, you got a light?

Hey, man, you deaf?

Yeah, I am.

I heard that. I lost a wheel.

F***ing peaceniks.

I'd hate them a lot more

if I didn't agree with them.

You wanna get a beer?

What?

A beer. A brew. Cold one.

It's 10:
00 in the morning, man.

So?

No, no thanks.

Mike Stolz.

Mike.

Richard.

Like Nixon?

That's awesome. Here you go, bro.

That sh*t's good for you.

They overran us. Swarmed us, bro.

And it's just me and Jimmy left,

and I'm like...

I'm f***ing gone. F*** Jimmy, bro.

And I f***ing stand to run,

and Jimmy pulls me down

and greases this guy that was right on me.

I never saw him.

Jimmy saved my life.

Then I look over, tell him, "Let's go, bro. "

And Jimmy's head was just gone.

Motherfuckers!

He saved my life.

And God forgive me, bro,

I was gonna leave him there.

What the f***, man?

Can nobody afford a decent roach clip?

Look at this sh*t.

What the f*** is this, bro?

Clearly, Kesey's expressing

his hatred for conformity.

Yeah, he's celebrating the individual,

but I think it's more about

the abuse of power.

The individual is disengaged

from the society, although...

I think it's more about the abuse of power.

As a result, he acts

as a spiritual and emotional...

...authority figure, right?

I...

I forgot something.

Hey, watch it.

Chin.

Thin.

Thin.

Gem.

Web.

Web.

Pep.

You come by anytime.

- Thanks, Dr. Padrow.

- Sure.

Look like you have a coke problem.

May I?

I...

I don't...

Yeah, don't bother, all right? I'm deaf.

I can read lips, but not that well.

Those are gonna make me seasick.

You're welcome.

All right.

Damn boy scout.

You think you're too good to talk to me?

Wait a minute, I understood that.

You want a f***ing medal?

No, I wanna hug you.

How about I shake your hand? Richard.

Art.

You better wash your hands.

This may be contagious.

You wanna sit down, Einstein?

Yeah, sure.

You wanna...

The only person on the planet

that I could hear

was a wickedly obscene genius

with cerebral palsy.

And the only person that could

understand him was a deaf vet.

We were like a traveling freak show.

How old is that chair, anyway?

I saw tanks in Nam

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