The Glass Castle Page #3

your whole life just

'cause you're scared.

If you don't wanna sink,

you have to learn how to swim.

Understand?

Hey, you were swimmin'.

You were swimmin'.

I'm so proud of you.

(CRYING)

Hey! Everything okay?

She's fine. Mind your

own damn business.

What happens in my

pool is my business.

Oh, so this is your pool?

As far as you're

concerned, yeah.

Oh, so you're the one who

limits the black families

to an hour in the mornin',

so that the whites can

swim the rest of the day?

That's been a Federal

offense since '64.

Does he always act like this?

Or just when he's drunk?

(EXHALES)

(GRUNTS)

Dad, don't! Rex!

I can't let you talk

to me like that

in front of my daughter!

Let go! Now tap out!

Was that a tap? I couldn't tell.

(COUGHS) Was that a tap?

ROSE MARY:
Rex! Will you stop!

MAN:
Come on, man!

You're goin' to jail, a**hole!

(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)

Get in the car.

ROSE MARY:
We're leaving

with or without you.

I'd rather be in hell

with my back broke

than live in that

godforsaken town.

Yeah, you should've

thought of that before

you got every policeman

in town looking for us.

I'm not gonna let 'em

take our kids away.

We cannot live

like this anymore.

Like what? This is freedom!

Freedom? You call this freedom?

Here we go.

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

Welch is gonna be fun.

We'll live in the mountains

with the squirrels

and the chipmunks.

And you'll get to meet

your Grandma and Grandpa Walls,

who are genuine hillbillies.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(SIGHS) We don't need him.

Rex!

Come on, Dad!

(HONKS)

You're the head of this family!

(CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)

Are you coming?

Negative.

Mountain Goat, you know,

your mama has convinced you

that we need to go

because she's in

a state of fear.

Now, what you need to do

is stand your ground.

You see, that's what I'm doin'.

This is a very important

lesson for you.

You don't look like a very

important lesson to me.

(LAUGHS)

Come on.

Can I hold your ankle?

No.

Just for stability? I feel

like I'm about to fall.

(LAUGHING) You're on

the ground already!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

REX:
All right, let's do it!

JEANNETTE:
I got him! (SIGHS)

He's alive!

ROSE MARY:
Oh, thank God!

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, watch out! Don't

squish Maureen!

Move over, baby. I'm driving.

Come here, give me some sugar.

(KISSING) ROSE MARY: Oh, Rex...

DAVID:
Jeannette?

Can I have another

tissue, please?

Oh, jeez. David! I

need another tissue.

You're sweating

through your shirt!

Please don't point it out.

You know

when you point it out, it

only makes me sweat more.

I'm sorry. You have nothing

to be nervous about.

(SIGHS) Your dad

already hates me.

When he finds out we're

getting married,

he's gonna throw me

through a window.

Hey, he's not gonna do that.

He might kick you in

the stomach, though.

It's too real to be funny.

I'm just not there yet.

Okay.

He's gonna try to make me

get drunk with him again.

No, he's not. You know he is.

David, just tell him

that you don't want it.

Maybe... Maybe I will do that.

You know, I'm not to

be bullied by him.

I know you're not. I

will not be bullied.

Hey...

We're getting married.

We are getting married.

We can get through this.

This is nothin'.

Okay.

Hey, Dad!

Oh, come on.

Hey, Dad.

Oh, so you're acknowledgin'

my existence now?

Well, you're not exactly

the easiest man to ignore.

Well, I wanted to get this

done before you got here.

I don't know who

designs this junk.

Mechanics are all wrong.

(SCREWDRIVER CLATTERS)

Look at you.

Fancier every time I see ya.

Good to see you, Mr. Walls.

How are you?

Did you win that wet

T-shirt contest?

(CHUCKLES) Nice nips.

Cut it out.

It's really hot in the car.

It's the humidity.

Humidity?

Okay, well, just try not to

drip on my marble floor.

Grab that toolbox, if

that's not too much for ya.

Okay.

Just finished hookin' every

squat in the building

to an insulated cable

that I hot-wired off

the utility pole

down the block.

Now the other squatters want

to make me mayor of the place!

Your mama's traditional

yellow door.

(GRUNTS) Still gotta get

hinges for this thing.

This is my friend Eddie.

Does he live here?

Hello!

Oh! There she is! Hey, sweetie.

Mom.

Oh!

Look at that! Food!

What a place! Anyone else feel

like they're back in Welch?

I keep thinking we're gonna see

our yellow poop

bucket somewhere.

(LAUGHING)

Their bathroom's

not that far off.

Maureen!

She's our new roommate!

Oh. I thought that you were

livin' with that photographer.

Hmm. That was months ago.

LORI:
She just broke up with

Rum Tum Tugger from Cats.

What? Yeah.

David, you get started on this,

and I'll grab you a dry shirt.

I'm okay. I'm not

gonna drink tonight.

Take it.

Yes, sir.

Rose Mary, grab a shirt

for Jeannette's sweaty

boyfriend, will ya?

LORI:
So did you

hear Officer Walls

made his first arrest last week?

What?

Drug bust.

JEANNETTE:
Whoa, really?

Was that scary?

(REX AND ROSE MARY LAUGHING)

Well, actually,

you got alopecia.

Not as scary as those two.

What about you?

Lori spilled the beans.

(SCOFFS)

Lori! I'm sorry.

Yeah. Uh, we are doin' it.

(ROSE MARY LAUGHING)

What?

Why aren't you wearing the ring?

Because I haven't told Dad yet.

Told me what?

That Brian made

his first arrest.

REX:
Oh, goodie.

Got a son in the Gestapo

and a daughter who

writes gossip.

Never thought I'd see the day.

Never thought I'd see

you livin' in New York.

Well, somebody's gotta

keep an eye on you.

Have fun.

(LIQUID POURING)

Hey, Dad.

Actually, I have somethin'

that I wanted to tell you...

So how long is this

phase gonna last?

What do you mean?

(CHUCKLES) I mean...

(CLEARS THROAT)

He's a nice guy and all,

but he ain't got an

interesting bone in his body.

No.

He's got no fight. David's

not a phase, Dad.

Which is what I wanted

to talk to you about.

Can you honestly tell me

that you're happy right now?

Yes, I am.

No, you're not.

But hopefully, couple more

of these will loosen him up.

Maybe that stick'll fall out of his ass.

(LAUGHING)

David, here's your drink!

Welcome to Welch, everyone!

Gosh, things have

gone downhill a bit.

But I bet there's no other

artists to compete with.

My career could really take off.

(CHUCKLES)

Welcome home, son.

Hey, there, Rex.

Hey, Pops.

Thanks for lettin' me

see my grandchildren

before I die.

This is your Uncle Stanley.

Hi.

ERMA:
All right, here ya go.

STANLEY:
Can I have more?

ERMA:
No.

This one looks just

like his daddy.

Only his hair was more curly.

You hated them

curls, didn't you?

(CHUCKLES)

Used to wet his hair down,

stand out in the snow,

see if he could

freeze 'em straight.

Yep, that's your daddy.

Stubborn as a mule,

dumb as a pigeon.

Ow!

Hey! Don't hit my

brother, you dumb witch!

Hey!

Show your grandma some respect.

You listen to your daddy, girl.

That wasn't a good simile.

Pigeons are very smart animals.

(CHUCKLES)

(SOFT THUMPING)

Dad?

What are you doing? Hey.

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