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You know what, man?

You are so f***in' whipped.

Hey, I canceled a lot of sh*t for

this so we can just hang out.

Yeah? Like what?

Coffee at Saga?

Tarot card reading?

- Yeah.

- I'll see you on Thursday.

- You gotta be kiddin' me.

- I'll see you Thursday, man.

Yeah, f*** you, motherf***er.

- Thursday.

- If you're lucky.

God damn it.

Hey.

I finished the song.

I have an idea.

Why don't we take a nap, just

forget about everything?

Listen to this.

"The souls of all my dears

have flown to the stars.

Thank God there's no one

left for me to lose."

Hm.

You know what your

grandmother said to me?

Mm.

She said...

that "the only important language

spoken in the world

is spoken between

a man and a woman.

In bed."

I don't know. Maybe you

want to watch the news?

- Nuh-uh.

- Or write some more poetry?

No.

You know what? We should probably

get up and do the dishes.

No, I don't think so.

And so, finally...

eight years later or whatever...

at some New Year's Eve party,

Grandpa finally got up the

courage and he kissed her.

At least, that's how my

mom used to tell it.

They're gonna love you. Seriously.

Don't worry about it.

I'm not worried, baby.

- Hello!

- Hi!

- Hello!

- Hi!

I'm so glad to meet you.

I'm so happy to meet you, too.

Yes! Goodness! Ooh!

Someone did very well.

This is a beautiful ring.

- That's right.

- He did very great.

How are you, sweetheart?

Men are so much like

kids, it's silly.

I mean, there's the guitar

and there's the garden

and there's basketball

and football...

it's a wonder they have any time

at all to devote themselves

to other responsibilities

for family.

But they do. They do.

- Yeah.

- Bless 'em.

You know.

I'm gonna have to

sit down, I think.

- I just got a little pooped.

- Yeah, sure.

What you've gotta watch, of course,

is when you breed something

more and more specialized,

it can only survive

under very narrow

and specific conditions.

Here.

Thank you.

- Got something for you.

- No, Grandpa, I'm fine.

- No, no, no.

- I'm fine.

No, no, you can't refuse me.

You just can't. I'm not gonna

take no for an answer,

- so you might as well just stop.

- Okay.

And I wanna tell you something...

man to man, okay?

No matter how much

a woman may tell you

that she's happy to support you,

that she's not interested

in material things,

she wants you to be free...

sooner or later, they all

want the good things in life.

- I know, I know. But Anna isn't like that.

- Well, I'm sure she's not.

I'm not telling you

that she's shallow.

Probably is the most natural,

basic instinct in a woman...

actually, any human being...

make a home,

make a nest.

You know, I'm playing

a show at this thing.

It's called "South by Southwest."

And you know there's a lot of...

record company people,

and managers go.

That's wonderful.

- I can make a living playing music.

- I'm sure you can.

And I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Don't let anybody

pressure you, huh?

Just take your time.

If there's anything ever

I can do to help you,

you know I'm here.

So funny... I was just

thinking this morning

that, God, I have turned

into such a typical "girl."

I never thought

it would happen to me,

but I... oh, God...

I am completely obsessed with him.

Beyond obsessed with him.

I mean, even when

I'm angry or jealous

or, I don't know...

maybe that's the same thing...

but he leaves for an hour

and I can't stand it.

I don't know

what to do with myself.

I feel kind of crazy and...

that can't be healthy.

Well, I'm not sure it's healthy,

but it is the way it is.

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

And I'll tell you something else.

You'd be someplace at a party

or a friend's house or something...

and he'll be over there

talking to somebody.

And you see his face.

And you think,

"He and I are going to make

some beautiful babies."

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

You know what? I don't

think I can take this.

No, no. I told you I'm not

taking no for an answer.

- No, Grandpa, I can't.

- Oh, Erik, come on. I got it, you need it.

- What's the difference?

- I always appreciate...

I am not taking it back.

That's final.

- I'm sorry.

- Idiot.

You're too good for my dirty money?

You think there wouldn't be such a

thing as war if it wasn't for me?

I got news for you, kid. There

are worse sinners on this earth

- than your grandfather.

- No, no, no. I don't...

Wait till you have a child!

Wait till you have a sick child!

Then you'll lecture me.

And if you have any trouble

at all remembering

or if you aren't sure

of your answer,

just say, "I don't remember,"

or, "I don't have

any specific recollection."

Now, that last one actually

covers quite a lot.

If, for instance, you "sort of"

think you might remember something,

but it's possible that you

aren't remembering it clearly,

it's never perjury to say, "I don't

have any specific recollection."

They were developing a pathogen.

I know, Mr. Sachs.

But the prosecution won't be

asking about that tonight.

It wasn't even my division.

I offered advice to my clients

on pharmaceutical lines.

Okay.

We have about 15 minutes

until opening statements.

They just offered me so much money.

So much. Millions.

Okay. Mr. Sachs, look at me.

This trial is not about

how certain governments

got a hold of certain weapons

or formulas for weapons

over 30 years ago.

This trial deals with

the very narrow issue

of whether or not

you violated your contract

with Sichel Systems

by revealing trade secrets,

and you didn't do that.

You didn't break the

terms of your contract.

You're innocent.

Have you had a child?

- No.

- You can't watch them die.

She lived another 15 years

and she gave us our grandson, Erik.

But the prosecution doesn't

need to know that, do they?

I took it.

I took the money.

I knew it was wrong, but I took it.

My wife is living in denial,

but I know it's my fault.

I deserve to be punished.

We really need to leave, Mr. Sachs.

Oh, my God.

Oh... it's too far.

We'll get there, we'll get there.

Hold on. If we can find some

more canisters up there,

it's gonna get us

eight days of air,

and the poison will be gone.

To think I was so scared

about having that operation.

And Dr. Henderson died...

Esther, if you're

going to go through

all the ironies of the situation,

we're going to be talking another

20 years. You know that?

I won't say a word. I don't

ever want to say anything.

What? What did you say?

Excuse me?

You don't want to say anything?

Huh? You don't wanna

say anything...

about my pants?

Something about my pants?

They're too high.

Okay, here we go.

Have you been looking for a job?

Yeah, I've been looking for a job.

I print out another

175,000 resumes,

I change my profile on

another million job sites.

- I mean, the thing is...

- I even call Human Resources.

I swear to God, I feel like

"Willy Loman." I said...

"If anything comes

up, do me a favor.

Keep my number. Give me a call."

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