What's Eating Gilbert Grape Page #3

- I'm 18, and you're not invited.

- Arnie.

- Don't be rude.

- Oh, it's okay.

He's just being honest.

I don't mind.

- l-I got the groceries!

- All right. Be careful with them.

I got the groceries.

I got 'em, okay?

- Oh.

- Uh-oh, Gilbert.

- No, Arnie.

- Oh, no!

- I'm sorry.

- I'm really sorry.

- It's okay.

- Don't worry about it.

- No, no, I'm really... I'm really sorry.

- This is...

- It's okay.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't be sorry.

Are you sorry? No.

I'm not sorry. He's not sorry.

We're not sorry.

Don't be sorry.

I'm not sorry.

So I think if we're gonna have

people come that early,

we should have some appetizers.

Ooh, yeah, that'd be good. You know

those little Vienna sausage things?

And you put 'em in grape jelly

and ketchup and make a sauce.

- Well, I was thinking...

- I want hot dogs, Mom.

- How about pretzels?

- You know, like those Hawaiian

appetizers that they make with...

- No.

You get pineapple chunks

out of the can and you wrap them...

with little pieces of bacon

and you put a toothpick through 'em.

- How do you cook the bacon?

- In the oven on a pan.

But the bacon's not gonna be crisp if

you bake it in the oven on a sheet.

- Yes, it will.

- And nobody wants greasy...

- I want hot dogs!

- No, you-you soak 'em...

- floppy bacon.

- Mama, I want hot dogs!

- We're gonna have hot dogs, honey.

- Mama...

- I promise, we're gonna have hot dogs.

- What... I want hot dogs.

- The thing about...

- We're gonna have hot dogs.

- every party that I've been to...

- Ellen.

- is that...

- Ellen?

- Could you not talk

with your mouth full?

- Excuse me?

You're making me sick.

I'm gonna throw up.

- Oh. Okay, Dad.

- Ellen.

- Sure thing, Dad.

- Will you two cut it out?

- Okay, Dad. Sure thing, Dad.

- That's nice.

- Stop it, you guys.

- Don't start.

- Dad's dead, Ellen.

- Gilbert!

- Gilbert!

- I can't believe you said that!

- Shut up!

- Dad's dead!

- Arnie.

- Dad's dead!

- Arnie, shh. Arnie...

- Dad's dead!

- It's okay. Stop it now.

- Oh, God.

- Dad's dead! Dad's dead!

- Arnie, stop it!

- Calm down, Mama. Don't get upset.

- Dad's dead! Dad's dead!

- Make him stop.

- Dad's dead!

- Arnie, shut up!

- Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead!

- You're crazy... You're crazy, Arnie!

- Arnie...

- Stop it.

- Arnie...

- Dad's dead!

- Arnie, listen to me!

- Dad's dead! Dad's dead!

- Dad's dead! Dad's dead!

- Just calm down!

- Stop it!

- Stop it! Stop it!

- Dad's dead!

- That's enough!

- Arnie, that's enough!

- Stop it!

- Dad's dead!

Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

- Arnie, be quiet.

- Right now!

- Dad's dead!

I said, stop it right now!

Amy. Amy.

It should be two-by-tens

or two-by-twelves...

and the space

between 'em here is... should...

They're... Right now, it's at two feet,

and this should be 16 inches.

I mean, that's just standard.

And this right here...

See this here? Flat flooring?

I mean, flat flooring's like...

Once the wood gets old, you're

just gonna fall right through it.

Yeah, I guess Daddy wasn't

much of a carpenter.

Hey, Gilbert, why did... why did he use

two-by-sixes instead of two-by...

- Tucker!

- What?

- Shh. Keep it down.

- Sorry.

She's coming.

Hey, she's coming.

- You all right? You okay?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- Thanks a lot for coming.

- Yeah, I'll come by tomorrow

with the wood.

- Great.

Just... Let's keep it quiet.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

- What?

- Burger Barn. I'm in.

- I got the call.

- Oh, oh. Good.

It's not too late, you know.

Good night.

- I think she's asleep.

- "Let's say that you wanna"

slice down zucchini squash...

with the electric food dehydrator.

Look at this.

- Wonderful.

- Perfect slices each and every time.

- Is that nice?

- Marvellous.

Of course, if you know someone

that can't chew too well...

- Okay.

- Taking corn off the cob.

Look at this. We'll just turn

the dial down a little bit...

... freezed corn, and sit there

for hours with a knife.

- Literally hours cutting your corn up.

- Unbelievable.

Of course, for un...

- "Right now, you get the..."

- Gilbert, what are you doing?

- Give me that.

- Sorry, Mama.

Jeez.

- Mama?

- Mm-hmm?

I made up that bed for you.

What for?

Well, just in case

you wanted a change.

I'm happy right where I am.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Here you go.

Here you go, Mama.

Thanks, kids.

- Good night, Mama.

- You're so helpful.

- Another ball!

- I took her delivery,

we talked a little bit.

And that was it.

I dropped her off.

What's she doing here?

She... I don't know.

She's just sort of here.

- I think their car broke down

or something.

- Another ball!

Come on. You... I can see it

in your face that you're...

- Can we just not talk about this now?

Can we just change the subject?

- Why not?

- Do you understand?

- We want a pool.

- Okay. You're tellin' me later.

- I'll tell you everything later.

- Look at those guys out there.

- Gilbert.

They're laughing, they're all happy...

and waving to their friends.

But the next day... and this is

the thing that they don't know...

they could be lying on the slab.

It's kind of, uh, harsh.

But it's kind of fun too.

- Do you ever, um...

- What?

Well, you know.

- Thank you.

- Are you tempted to, like...

wanna fool around with the bodies?

- Oh, Tucker, come on.

- No, I wanted to ask.

I've always wanted to ask.

- That's all right.

- I'm sorry if

it makes you uncomfortable.

- People are very curious about that.

- Because, I mean

if you don't wanna talk about it...

The worst thing that we do is we take

the bodies... the grotesque ones...

the really, really ugly ones...

and we make... make jokes about them,

you know, harmless jokes.

Very harmless jokes,

but we come up with some...

- Come on.

- some very good... good jokes

about them, my father and me.

But-But, you know, they're dead.

And, uh...

- You know, nobody can see that.

Nobody hears anything.

- Hi, boys.

- Hi, Mrs Carver.

- Hello, Mrs Carver.

- Hi.

Those jokes don't hurt anybody.

Nobody knows we even make them.

Gilbert, I'm waiting for your call.

Mr Carver, I haven't seen

your mother in church lately.

- How's she doing?

- Fine. She's fine.

Thanks. Bye.

He wants...

He wants to kill you, right?

Do you prefer a bronze casket?

Hey! Gilbert!

Hey, can somebody give me

a hand down here?

- What?

- Can somebody give me a hand

with the wood?

- Hey, Arnie.

- Huh?

- You wanna go help Tucker?

- Uh-uh.

Arnie, go help Tucker in the basement.

Arnie, why don't you

go into the basement?

- I don't wanna go down there, Gilbert.

- Please?

No way! No way! No way!

You!

- Go down there, Gilbert.

- Is there a problem?

Gilbert? Hey!

Dad's in there!

Dad's in there!

Arnie, shut up!

Arnie!

Shut up! Shut up!

Come on! Arnie.

Arnie!

It's not funny!

Get back here!

Don't worry.

Those are two-by-sixes.

You know, there's six of'em,

so, you know, those could hold anybody.

- l-I forgot.

- What?

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