Wilson

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WILSON:
Remember

when we were kids?

Life was all there

in front of us,

waiting to happen.

(laughing)

You could be an astronaut

or the President,

whatever the hell you wanted.

Every day was an adventure,

and things were only going

to get better.

Then the years pass

and you start to see...

that it's all a big fairy tale.

Total bullshit.

(groans)

I'm no genius,

but I like to think I've figured

a few things out along the way.

For one thing, modern

civilization is a scam.

A sad, pointless charade

built on lies.

You have to have the courage

to go your own way.

Happiness is hard to come by.

Sure as hell

aren't gonna find it

in some stupid gadget.

There you are, tapping

on some little box...

while the real sh*t is happening

all around you, dumb-ass.

(affectionately)

I hate you so much.

Yes, I do, yeah.

I hate you.

Don't get me wrong,

I've got nothing

but love for

my fellow human beings.

I'm a people person all the way,

one hundred percent.

(GASPS) Look at you.

What a pretty dog!

Look at those ears.

What's your name?

What's your name?

(IN CHILD'S VOICE)

My name is Pepper.

And I'm five years old.

And this morning...

I was a bad, bad girl.

WILSON:
People get

really creeped out

when you talk

in the fake dog voice.

I believe that every one of

us has a story to tell...

and we're all part of

the human family.

How tragic we've lost

all sense of community.

A sense of camaraderie

with our friends and neighbors.

You mind if I sit here?

I don't think there's anyone

sitting at those tables.

But she likes the sunny spot.

Don'tcha? Don'tcha

like the sunny spot?

I'm actually right in the

middle of something, so...

Working man, eh?

Good deal.

Wife? Kids?

Hey, a**hole!

I'm talking to you.

WILSON:
Nobody has actual

conversations anymore.

It's a real shame.

I mean, everybody's got

something valuable to offer

if you just take

the time to listen.

Nope. Sorry.

Saggy-balls motherf***er!

(LAUGHING)

WILSON:
And if

you're lucky enough

to find a friend or two

in this world...

well, brother,

you've hit the jackpot.

So...

what did Wilson

think of our news?

I didn't tell him yet.

Oh, God, not another kid!

(LAUGHS) No, no.

It's just we were thinking

we might want to

move somewhere...

where we could actually

afford to buy a house.

Show him the pictures.

Where is this?

St. Louis.

Missouri?

(LAUGHING) Jesus Christ.

St. Louis?

It's actually

a pretty interesting town.

Oh, okay, that flies

in the face of everything

I've ever heard...

about St. Louis

in particular

and Missouri at large!

What the hell

do you know about it?

Look, I get it.

You don't want to have to be

the ones to cart poor old...

Wilson to the hospital

when he conks out.

Get out while the going's good.

Smart move!

Holy sh*t.

This has nothing to do

with you, Wilson.

Oh, that's nice!

Thanks for thinking of me!

I always knew

that she hated me...

but I always thought that

you were my best friend!

He's your only friend!

Jodie!

No, I'll be f***ed if I sit here

and let you give us

a guilt trip about this.

Why don't you

get off your lazy ass

and go find some

new f***ing friends?!

Jesus Christ!

WILSON:
Life can be

a difficult business.

We need to be thankful

for everything we have.

Caveman was happy

with the roof over his head...

a day's supply of food,

and a family to

share his burden.

Honey, I'm home!

What's for dinner?

Well, two out of three.

That's not so bad, I guess.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TV)

(PHONE RINGING)

(SIGHS)

Of all the times to call!

Hello?

He what?

(DOG BARKING)

Hey-

Honey, you're so beautiful!

Yeah, we're gonna

have so much fun!

So, I don't know

how long I'll be.

It's a family emergency.

I hope it's nothing serious.

Oh, hell, yeah.

It's serious.

Yeah, my old man

has terminal cancer.

I am so sorry.

I lost my brother to lymphoma.

You take as much time

as you need.

And don't worry about anything.

I'll take such good care of her.

Um...

She needs to have

these pills every...

Is this our new little friend?

Who's this crazy kid, man?

Who's this guy?

Diego.

Nice to meet you.

Wait, I thought it was just you.

Diego lives here with me.

He helps out a ton

with the animals.

Okay, yeah. That's just...

How do you know he's not

some crazy dog f***er?

He's not.

No, I'm not.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING ON PA)

(SNORING)

Ooh.

Where you headed, bro?

I'm sorry. What?

Where you going?

I'm going home.

Ah.

I'm going to visit my

dad in the hospital.

Stage-four lung cancer.

Took a bad turn last night.

Fell in the shower.

Sorry, to hear that.

So, um...

(CLEARS THROAT)

What do you do?

What?

I'm sorry, what?

What's your line?

Your job.

J-CD-B?

Um, I do management consulting,

mostly in the I.T. sector.

Oh, no kidding!

Because I do some...

C.N.P.-ing

in the

V. H.C-slash-1 -G-Q-point..

Come on, man.

Nobody actually

understands that bullshit.

I mean I want to know...

what are the actual

activities of your day?

(STAMMERING)

You know,

different things. I, um...

Meetings, uh,

phone calls, reports.

But, you know, I mostly, uh...

primarily focus on manage...

(SNORING)

Listen, brother,

forty years from now

you're gonna be

on your deathbed saying:

"Where did it all go?

"What did I do with

those precious days?

"Some shitwork

for the oligarchs?"

I actually enjoy what I do,

and I've worked my ass

off to get there.

How did we end up like this?!

(HEART MONITOR BEEPING)

WILSON:
Okay, so...

this is it, I guess.

When Mom died it just happened,

you know, but...

you have the chance

to leave me with something.

Couldn't you...

see that I needed you

to tell me just one time...

that you loved me?

(SOBS) Or that

you hated me, or...

something.

Something besides the problems

with your goddamn garden.

If you can hear me,

just squeeze my hand.

(VOICE BREAKING) Just...

come on, f***er!

Dad?

Something?

It's too late, isn't it?

(SOBBING)

There it is.

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(LAUGHING)

You have any kids of your own?

Excuse me?

Do...

you...

have any Nios of your own?

Two. But they grown up.

Hell of a job doing what you do.

I can't imagine what it's

like working for some...

a**hole whitey f***ers

who can't even be bothered to...

raise their own family.

I got to go.

That's okay.

I got it covered.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm just...

My dad just passed on and...

It's weird, I can't even...

(STAMMERS) I never thought

I'd say "passed on."

He died.

We used to play ball.

Right out there.

If it wasn't for him, I'd

throw like a damn p*ssy.

He was a good...

man, in general, you know?

(SOBBING)

Who's that?

It's me, Wilson.

I wanted to see

if you still lived here.

Can I come in?

You want some beet juice?

F***, no!

(FLY BUZZING)

You seen Meyers lately?

Nah.

Guy's an a**hole.

Hmm.

My dad died.

Yeah.

So I'm kind of...

My old man's still alive.

Motherf***er won't die.

(SCOFFS)

He f***ing will not die.

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