Arnie, eat some chicken.
I don't want any chicken, Gilbert.
You want some corn?
- I want some corn. - Have some corn.
- Good? - Not good corn.
Gilbert?
Are they gonna come soon? Cause I gotta go back home, you know?
- Pretty soon. - I want them to come.
- You wanna go home? - No. I wanna see'em.
They're gonna come soon, huh?
- How many more miles till they come? - Three million, buddy.
That's them, huh? Look, it's them!
Look! Look over there!
Look at them! They're coming!
My brother Arnie's about to turn 18.
My family's planning a big party for him.
Watching the campers is our yearly ritual.
They're doing the right thing just passing through.
God, Arnie. You're gettin'so big.
Pretty soon, I ain't gonna be able to carry you no more.
You know, you're getting littler, Gilbert.
You're getting littler.
You're shrinking. You're shrinking.
Endora.
Endora's where we are.
Describing Endora is like dancing to no music.
It's a town where nothing much ever happens and nothing much ever will.
Lamson's Grocery is where I work.
And miles out of town on the interstate, there's Foodland...
where everyone else shops.
This is where I live with my family.
My dad built the house, and it's my job to keep up the repairs.
Doctors said we'd be lucky if Arnie lived to be ten.
Ten came and went. Now the doctors say "Arnie can go any time."
Some days you want him to live...
some days you don't.
- What is it, buddy? - I killed him.
- I killed him, Gilbert. - I know, I know, buddy.
My older sister Amy's more like a mother.
She used to manage the elementary school cafeteria over in Motley...
until it burned down last year.
My other sister, Ellen, just turned 15.
She got her braces off, and she's been walking around going "Ooh-ah".
Like she can't believe the feel of teeth.
I got another brother, Larry, but he got away.
And there's Mama, who in her days was the prettiest girl around.
Ever since our dad was hung 17 years ago Mama's had her hands full.
You see, with Mama there's no nice way to break it to you.
She hasn't left the house in over seven years.
I'm Gilbert.
Gilbert Grape.
Sunshine? Where's my sunshine?
I don't know, Mama.
Just the essentials.
Gilbert, get him down from there.
Arnie! Let's go.
Amy, have you seen Arnie?
No. I thought he was with you.
- I wonder where he is. - Gee, I don't know.
- Ellen, have you seen your brother? - He's in the tree.
He is not in the tree. Gilbert already looked in the tree, right?
Yeah, that's right.
Don't do that. You scared me. Come here. I was up there!
- Yeah, you were up in the tree. - I was right up there.
Can I help you with anything?
Thank you, and good- bye.
- Is something goin'on at Foodland? - I don't know, I don't shop there.
- I'd rather die. - Foodland's up to something.
It's those lobsters, isn't it?
Scads of lobsters all in a tank.
- Am I right? - You shouldn't worry about it.
It's just a phase. People will come back here, believe me.
- You think? - Yeah.
The way you say that makes me think I'm talking to your father.
Can I have these two?
- Can I have these two? - Sure, go ahead.
- Say hello to Mama for me. - All right. See you tomorrow.
That was Mrs. Carver needing a delivery. Could you?
- Boys, go on outside. - But we don't want to.
Go play.
Get back in the truck. Keep counting.
Hey, kids, let's play!
The ice cream's gonna melt soon.
You're right. It is melting.
Oh, my God!
- Come on up. I wanna show you. - I don't wanna do it.
I want a pool
- You want a pool? - Yeah, we want a pool.
Gilbert was just making a delivery.
Come here for a second.
- Here. - Oh, no, really.
Oh, no here. I insist. You deserve it.
Gilbert. Come by my office. We need to talk.
Okay, son, it's a little dangerous up there. Come on down.
Son, come on down.
Come on down.
I'm gonna go up there!
Son, come on down.
I'm gonna go up there!
Arnie, come on down, buddy.
I'm goin' high!
It's gonna be getting dark soon. Come on down.
- Hey, Bob. - Yeah, here we go again.
Basically, I don't like to work on carburetors...
and I can tell without gettin'into it that that is a complicated unit.
I can do it myself, but I need the part. Look, let me show you.
See, it's this...
little guy right here. The needle valve is worn down.
- I need a new one. Can we order it? - Yes, ma'am. I can order it.
How long will that take? - Probably a week.
A week? You don't have to come get me! I'm going up there!
- Arnie... I'm not gonna fall!
My shoe done fell off.
My shoe done fell off, Gilbert.
I know a boy whose name is Arnie...
He's about to turn 18 and have a big party...
I know a boy whose name is Arnie
Come on down, buddy. Come on.
Match in the gas tank Boom, boom
Good boy.
Come on down, buddy. Come on down!
Here we go. Thanks a lot, Jerry. Really sorry.
I'm gonna take him home. I promise it won't happen again.
We hear this every time. Then he's right back up there again.
But this is the last time. Right, buddy?
It's the last time.
- Come on. Let's go. - I wanna go back up there again.
Don't touch him.
Could you help me out later with the fridge?
- With the what? - Something wrong with the fridge.
- The electricity? - I don't know. Maybe.
All right. I have to get my tools I'll just come by later.
You be careful, all right?
Don't disappear like that again on me, okay?
- I disappeared on Mom like that. - Please don't disappear.
Just let him go.
- Will you bring the milk? - I promise, Mama.
Are we ready to talk about the party? Ellen's in charge of decorations.
Purple, orange and green. Theme colors.
- That sounds pretty good. - I'm doing the food, the cake.
Arnie, I'm making something very special for you.
And Mama, you can supervise...
- everything. Okay? - That's disgusting.
- Sounds good. - What about me?
- You are the guest of honor. - What about me? It's my party!
You just show up, buddy. That's yourjob.
- All you have to do is show up. - You don't have to do anything.
All you have to do is turn 18.
You know, that just leaves Gilbert.
You're the only one without anything to do. Got any ideas?
- Sure he does. - No, I don't.
I'm almost 16, and I've got pages of ideas.
She designed a whole cake, and you haven't done anything.
- Stop it, Ellen. - He never does anything!
Can't we do something as a family?
- Can I be excused? - We're planning this as a family.
So it's gonna be an exact copy of the original they built in Boone.
Really?
Which is no big deal. All Burger Barns are built identical.
They're prefabricated. They just ship' em out. It's so efficient.
In a matter of a couple days, there can be a whole new restaurant.
So I was driving past the building site today.
You know, it's goin'up right down the road from Foodland.
The general manager was there.
So I say... "Can I fill out an application?"
So I did, and it looks really good I might be wearin' one uniform...
flippin' some burgers saltin' some fries.
You never know. It could be the best thing that ever happened to me.
Get out of here!
I saw her!
- That wasn't nice. - What? What did I do?
You know what you did. That's your mother in there.
- You mother. - I know.
I don't get you, man. I just don't get it.
Let's go, buddy.
I'm not tired yet, Gilbert.
Gotta go to sleep, okay?
- Good- bye. - No, it's not good- bye. It's good night.
Good- bye is for when you go away. We're not going anywhere, are we?
I know that.
- Jeez, I know that, Gilbert. - See you tomorrow.
We're not going anywhere!
Good- bye!
- You gotta work later? - Yeah, I do.
I gotta come back. - You gotta work later?
- How's Mama? - She's fat.
Come on man. She's not all that big.
I saw a guy at the state fair who was a little bit bigger.
A little bit bigger?
- She's not the biggest I've seen. - Tucker, she's a whale!
Take her out for a walk. Take her out for ajog.
Bobby.
- I'm just sayin' give her a chance.
- How's business? - Not good.
Nobody's dying.
That's a good thing for you to do.
If you guys would give it a chance...
They use canola oil, okay? You know what canola oil is?
You probably don't. They probably don't sell it at Lamson's Grocery.
It's cutting edge. It creates a crispier french fry...
and a more unique product.
And Burge Barn... Forget Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's.
Burger Barn's cutting edge. I mean, I could really stand behind it.
It's an innovative place. They created the salad bar...
which is now mimicked by every single fast-food chain in America.
Fifteen different toppings for each salad, two kinds of lettuce.
And it's all that you care to eat.
You either go from clerk to fry cook to cook to assistant manager...
of you can go from cleck to cashier captain to assistant manager.
And then from assistant manager to manager and then regional manager.
- There you go, my boy. - What do you say, Arnie?
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
This Thursday.
It's our anniversary.
Okay.
Gilbert, I'll need a delivery later.
Have a nice day.
He's behind the chips.
- Delivery, son. - Excuse me?
Delivery. She's gonna be needin' some help.
Is that your bike? - Yes.
I'll do it, Gilbert.
- I got it! I did it, huh? - Look there.
I did it by myself.
Yeah, look at that.
- I could go at any time. - Arnie, no.
Any time.
Excuse me. Where to?
- Just keep going straight.
My mom wants me to become 18. I'm having a big party, huh?
- When is that party coming? - Six days.
Six days and my party, and I'm gonna become 18.
I'm 18, and you're not invited.
Arnie, don't be rude.
It's okay. He's just being honest. I don't mind.
I got the groceries!
- Be careful with them. - I got the groceries.
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
It's okay.
- I'm sorry. - Don't worry about it.
- I'm sorry. - Don't be sorry.
Are you sorry?
I'm not sorry. He's not sorry. We're not sorry.
Don't be sorry. I'm not sorry.
If people are gonna come that early, we should have some appetizers.
That'd be good. You know those little Vienna sausage things?
You put 'em in grape jelly and ketchup and make a sauce.
- I want hot dogs, Mom. - How about pretzels?
You know, like those Hawaiian appetizers they make with...
You get pineapple chunks out of the can...
and you wrap them with pieces of bacon and put a toothpick through.
- How do you cook the bacon? - In the oven on a pan.
The bacon's not gonna be crispy if you bake it in the oven on a sheet.
Nobody wants greasy floppy bacon.
I want hot dogs!
We're gonna have hot dogs, honey.
I promise, we're gonna have hot dogs.
The thing about every party that I've been to is that... what?
Could you not talk with your mouth full?
- Excuse me? - You make me sick. I'll throw up.
Okay, Dad.
- Sure thing, Dad. - Will you two cut it out?
That's nice.
Dad's dead!
- Arnie. - Dad's dead!
Dad's dead!
Stop it now.
Stop!
Make him stop.
- Arnie, shut up! - Calm down.
- Stop it! - That's enough!
Arnie, that's enough!
Stop it!
I said, stop it right now!
It should be two-by-tens or two-by-twelves...
and the space between 'em here should...
It's at two feet. This should be 16 inches. That's just standard.
And this right here, See this here? Flat flooring?
Once the wood gets old, you're gonna fall right through it.
I guess Daddy wasn't much of a carpenter.
- Why did he use two- by-sixes... - What?
- Keep it down. - Sorry.
She's coming. She's coming.
- You all right? You okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Thanks a lot for coming. - I'll bring the wood tomorrow.
- Let's keep it quiet. - I forgot to tell you.
Burger Barn. I'm in. I got the call.
It's not too late, you know.
I think she's asleep.
What are you doing?
- Give me that. - Sorry, Mama.
I made up that bed for you.
What for?
Just in case you wanted a change.
- I'm happy right where I am. - You sure?
Here you go.
Thanks, kids.
You're so helpful.
I took her delivery, we talked a little bit, and that was it.
What's she doing here?
I don't know. I think their car broke down.
Come on. I see it in your face.
Can we not talk about this now? Can we change the subject?
We want a pool.
- You're tellin' me later. - I'll tell you everything later.
Look at those guys out there.
They're laughing, they're all happy and waving to their friends.
But the next day... and this is the thing they don't know...
they could be lying on the slab.
It's kind of harsh.
But it's kind of fun too.
- Do you ever... - What?
Well, you know.
Are you tempted to, like...
wanna fool around with the bodies?
No, I've always wanted to ask.
- I'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable. - People are curious about that.
The worst thing that we do is we take the grotesque bodies...
the really ugly ones...
and we make harmless jokes about... them. Very harmless jokes, but...
we come up with some very good jokes about them, my father and me.
But, you know, they're dead.
Nobody hears any thing.
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?
She's fine.
He wants to kill you, right?
Do you prefer a bronze casket?
Can somebody give me a hand down here?
I need a hand with the wood.
You wanna go help Tucker?
Go help Tucker in the basement.
- Go into the basement... - I don't wanna go down there.
- Please? - No way! No way! You!
- Go down there, Gilbert. - Is there a problem?
Dad's in there!
Shut up!
It's not funny!
Get back here!
Don't worry.
Those are two- by-sixes. There's six of'em, so those could hold anybody.
I forgot.
I forgot that that was where your dad...
I'm sorry.
No, that's okay. Don't worry about it.
- No, Arnie! No climbing! - I wanna go up there!
No, you're not! Not again!
Get down. Get down.
You're not going anywhere! Not too much fun, is it?
I wanna go up there!
We're going home.
- I told you, don't touch him. - He was climbing again!
I don't care. Just get out of here!
Let me see, buddy. Come on. Let me see.
Oh, great. You made him bleed!
What does Gilbert say?
If anybody ever hits you or even just lays a finger on you...
what are you gonna do?
You're gonna tell me, I'm gonna take care of it for you. And why?
- Because you're Gilbert. - Because I'm Gibert.
Because nobody hurts Arnie, right?
You wanna pick out some candy?
- Can I talk to you for a minute? - What do you want?
We're got to keep a closer eye on him.
- What? - We've gotta do better.
Are you listening to me?
And you. You have to stay here. You stay right on this porch.
- You don't go anywhere. - You don't go anywhere
We're not going anywhere, Gilbert. We're not going anywhere.
Where are you going?
I'm waiting. Waitin' for that call, Gilbert.
- Look. Come here. - What?
It's a praying mantis.
You know how they mate? The male will sneak up on the female...
and she'll bite off his head and the rest of his body will keep on mating.
And then when they're done she'll eat him.
She'll eat the rest of him.
Grandma, we have company. So, do you want to eat?
Help yourself.
Well, we missed the rally in Des Moines.
If we get on the road by Friday we'll be able to catch them.
Heve you ever been to Colorado?
- No, ma'am. - It must be wonderful.
It must be incredibly frustrating then to be stuck here in this place.
- This place is as good a place as any. - Think so?
She should know.
Becky's been everywhere there is to go. Places I didn't know existed.
I'm a worldly kind of girl.
Me, I spent most of my whole life in the same spot.
Why doesn't matter?
Anyway, she encouraged me to get out.
Now she can't stay put anywhere.
She's the smartest, most beautiful girl in the world.
Isn't she beautiful?
I'm sorry. She has this thing with beauty that...
Yeah, I noticed that.
I'm not into that... that whole external beauty thing.
'Cause it doesn't last.
Your face is gonna get wrinkly, you'll get gray hair, boobs'll sag.
You know? So what? It's what you do that really matters.
- Right? - Yeah, sure.
So what do you wanna do?
I don't know. There's not so much to do here, really.
You can think of one thing. Think of one thing people do here.
Thank you.
It was nice meeting you.
Be nice.
Can I have yours and I'll give you mine instead?
You know something? The one on top of it is fine.
We want the big one!
Let's go.
- Come on Mom. Please?
- We want the big one. - Yeah, that's fine.
It's changing.
That's what's wild about the sunset.
It'll just change really, really slowly in front of your eyes.
I love the sky.
It's so limitless.
It is big. It's very big.
Big doesn't even sum it up right. That word "big" is so small.
You'd have to get those really giant words to describe the sky.
I have to go do this thing. It's kind of a family thing.
Do you want me to give you a ride back into town, or do you wanna...
No, actually, I'm just gonna sit here.
I could come back. I mean, I can come back and...
- Really? - Yeah. You'll be here then?
- Yeah. I'll just sit here. - All right, I'll be back in a little bit.
Hey, buddy. Come on. We gotta go.
Where's the duck? I can't see the duck anywhere.
- Where's the duck? - It's hiding. Find the duck.
I don't have time for this. Lift up. Okay, good.
Good boy. You know what? You're such a big boy.
- You're such a big boy. - I'm a big boy.
I bet you could do this all by yourself if you really wanted to.
- Could you do this by yourself? - I'm a big boy.
Take this, wash everuthing.
Your towels are there, and your robe is there.
The big boy's gonna wash himself.
I gotta go.
You missed it.
- What did I miss? - The sunset.
- It was beautiful. Oh, well...
I'd like to see where you live.
No, you wouldn't.
Let's go see where you live.
My parents split up when I was a kid.
I go back and forth between them 'cause they're always moving.
But it's good. It's my life.
We don't really move. I mean, we'd like to, but...
my mom is sort of attached to the house.
Attached is, I guess, not the right word. She's pretty much wedged in.
- What do you mean? - That's it. That's the house.
It's really amazing.
I mean, how small it looks from here, considering the...
the girth of what's inside of it.
Did you ever see a beached whale on television?
That's her. That's my mom.
What about your dad?
Some other day. Some other day.
I had a nice time tonight.
I know.
- Good night. - Good night.
Come on. I'm sorry. Come on.
Here. You're okay.
Come on. Get warm.
Oh, God, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, buddy.
Would somebody please explain?
Gilbert's in change of bathing.
I could have "drownded".
- No more baths. - You could've, but you didn't.
- No more baths, mama.
It is too much to ask to see this boy turn 18?
- It's ready. - Where's your head lately?
Where is your head?
Sorry, Mama.
Sorry isn't good enough. You gotta do better.
Hey, boss, is that the right price?
That's right.
- It seems like it ought to be more. - Maybe at Foodland.
We've always had a reasonable deal on pickles.
- Gilbet, got a delivery for you, son. - It sounds urgent.
Get out. Go outside and play, right now.
Right now. Hurry up.
Could you dial that number over there for me?
- How have you been? - Good.
I saw you last night.
- Who's the girl? - It's ringing.
This is good. Taste.
- That's good. It's ringing. - One second.
Ken Carver here, Carver Insurance.
- Mr. Carver - Who is this?
I'd given up on you, Gilbert.
- Did you? - Well, yeah. Can you blame me?
I mean, how many times do I have to ask, and still no visit?
- Well, I'm here now. - Happy anniversary.
We can't discuss this over the phone. It's best to meet man to man.
Today is your lucky day. I've just... had a cancellation. Right now?
Is that a yes, Gilbert.
I'm gonna be waiting here for you.
Do you want me to be killed? Do you want him to kill me?
Just playing. Don't you wanna play?
This is crazy. I've gotta go.
- You don't have to go. - Yes, I do.
It's that new girl, isn't it?
It's your husband. He wants me to come to his office right now.
If you walk out that door...
Don't you dare walk out that door.
You look nervous, Gilbert.
I'd be nervous too if I were you.
If I were in your situation, I'd be downright panicky.
I reviewed your file.
You've got no major medical insurance.
No catastrophic, no life.
What if something were to happen to you?
Something unforeseeable?
Something sudden? Random?
An accident, maybe. What about your family?
Do you ever think about your family?
Stop thinking about yourself. Think about them.
You don't wanna leave 'em empty-handed.
Can't this wait? I'm in the middle...
Please, calm down. Calm down.
Go on . I'm on my way.
Troubles at home. I'm sure you understand.
Damn. Betty's got the car. Would you give me a ride?
Oh, my God! Betty! What the hell's going on here?
What is going on here? I don't believe this!
Let's go show your mom the cookies that she's baked for us.
All right. Everything's okay.
Look, honey, they're fine. They taste fine.
They're a little burnt on top, but just fine.
They're wonderful.
Boys, here. Heve some of mom's cookies.
They're really good.
Come on, boys. Make your mother happy.
I could've had any guy. Any guy!
I chose you.
Look! There's water in here! Come here! Get over here!
Get inside the pool! Get inside the pool with your brother!
Why did you?
Because...
I knew you'd always be there.
Because I knew you'd never leave.
- I guess maybe I'd better be getting off. - Not yet.
Arthur, in all my life... I'll wonder, where is he?
Just this moment, just now...
what is he looking at? What is he thinking?
I think it's time for Arnie to take a bath.
Don't you think it's time for Arnie to take a bath, Gilbert?
Just let him stink.
I don't wanna take a bath!
You know Mr. Carver?
Well, he's dead.
- What's going on? - He drowned.
- You're kidding? - No. In that.
A kiddie pool. I don't get it.
It's like one foot deep. Weird, right?
He drownded.
He had the cardiac arrest.
His head bent forward, his knees buckled...
and then he just fell face forward into the pool.
When she found him, he was already dead.
That's what we don't know. That's what nobody knows.
No, I know it. I saw the body.
I prepared it. I know exactly what...
I would have seen if there was any kind of struggle.
- It was murder. - No.
What do you think? What do you think?
I don't know. It's possible.
Bob, we're talking about thousands and thousands of dollars.
She doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.
If you saw somebody laying with their head down in the pool...
or even if they were kind of limply doing that which he wasn't doing...
You don't know that!
Well, it was an extreme post-cardial infarction. Extreme.
So nothing's fishy?
Gilbert, look! It's that girl! It's that girl!
Please, play with me over there.
Let's play over there.
- Will you play? - Okay, we'll play.
- Will you give us a ride? - Yeah.
So, that's it.
Yeah, I guess so.
The magic part.
The magic part, Gilbert?
Grandma, here it is. - Thanks.
- Can we go play now? - Yeah.
- Would you give me some help? - Yeah, go ahead.
- Hang on one second. - Okay.
Try it.
I don't know.
Yeah, I don't know. - It's a mystery.
- Listen, thanks anyway. - No problem.
Come play with me in the water.
You can't find me. You can't find me anywhere.
Say "Where's Arnie?" Say that.
No, I want you to come in with me.
Say "Where's Arnie?" Say that.
Where's Arnie?
You can't find me. Say it again. Hi!
Say it again, and you gotta look for me around.
I want you to swim with me, Arnie. - Don't even try it, 'cause...
he's had a scare with water and he won't come in.
I'm not comin' in the water.
You wanna come in the water?
Why not?
Are you scared to come in the water?
- Are you sure? - I'm sure.
He's scared?
All right, what do you want to see?
Do you want to see me get wet a little, like this?
A little splash?
A little more.
Do you wanna see this?
You want this, right?
You happy?
Tell me what you want as fast as it comes to you.
What do you want?
Faster!
I want a new thing.
House. I want a new house for the family.
I want Mama to take aerobics classes.
I want Ellen to grow up.
I want a new brain for Arnie.
What do you want for you?
Just for you.
I want to be a good person.
I can't do this.
Where's Arnie?
Excuse me, ma'am, have you seen my brother?
Shit.
I did it again!
It's all right, Jerry. I got him. I got him.
We're takin' him in.
It's not gonna happen again, I promise.
We've warned you it was gonna be the last time.
Play the siren for me!
- Jerry, take it easy on him. - We'll take care of him.
Do the siren, okay? Do the siren, all right?
I know, Sheriff.
I know that, Sheriff.
Asshole!
They're probably just teaching him a lesson, proving a point.
Get my coat.
What?
Get my coat.
Get it!
Let's go.
Well, at least he's in a safe place. At least someone's watching him.
Ellen, shut up.
You guys wait here. I'll be right back, okay?
Mama, let Gilbert handle this.
- Come on, please. - Please, have a seat outside.
- You gotta let him out. - You need to wait your turn, okay?
I don't think you guys understand. It's gonna be...
Look, no one's gonna do a thing until you go and sit down outside...
Jerry!
I've come for my son.
Bonnie, you'll need to fill out some papers.
- Police procedure requires... - I want my boy, Jerry.
My son! Give my son!
Come on. You're goin' home.
Sunshine, you're free! Oh, baby.
- Don't disappear like that anymore. Okay.
Promise me.
You're free, baby. Let's go home.
Look!
Mama, they didn't flash the lights for me either.
Flash the lights.
Look at me!
I'm hiding! Say "Where's Arnie?"
Get down.
Come find me.
Where's Arnie?
That's my mom in there. My mama.
Come play with me up here. Come play with me.
God, that was so brave, what your mother did.
You know that, right?
I'd like to meet her.
No, you wouldn't.
Where do you go next?
I would like to meet your mom.
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life...
we commend to Almighty God our brother, Kenneth Carver...
and we commit his body to the ground.
Earth to earth...
ashes to ashes and dust to dust.
The Lord bless him and keep him.
The Lord make His face shine on him and be gracious to him.
The Lord look upon him with favor and give him peace.
Lord Jesus, by Your death You took away the sting of death.
Grant to us, Your servants, so to follow in faith for You have led...
that we may at length fall asllep peacefully in You great in Your likeness...
the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ.
The great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the covenant...
make you perfect in every good work to do His will...
working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight...
- Burger Barn. - Through Jesus Christ, Amen.
Boys, you can have anything you want.
You could get candy if you want.
As for me, something with menthol, please.
We're going to St. Louis. I can't stay in that house.
I really am sorry about your...
You run on outside.
Everybody thinks I killed him.
- Do you? - No.
I miss him...
and I don't.
I miss him, and I don't.
So, Gilbert...
what's to become of you?
- Oh, I'll probably just... - You haven't thought about it.
Poor Gilbert, cooped up...
taking care of everybody else, forgettin' all about you.
Coming in a minute, honey.
Concerning my boys...
I was thinkin' that if my boys... turn out anything like you...
I was thinkin' how that would be nice for my boys to be like you.
He's all yours.
- Are you gonna miss her? - Yeah.
Good...
Damn it!
So... what do you think?
Right?
Here, try a milkshake.
Real milk in there.
You're kidding.
- Congratulations! This looks great! - Yeah, thanks a million.
You tryin' to depress everybody? You're gonna ruin their appetites.
You wanna come to my party tomorrow? I'll be 18 years old. Wanna come?
You can come too, if you want to. I don't know you, but you can come.
How nice to see so many of you here on this great day.
This day marks the beginning of a new era for Endora...
for the Burger Barn family and, I hope, for all of you.
We at Burger Barn are committed...
to a very special relationship with you, one that will last and last.
In a time when so many things are falling apart...
Endora decides to give Burger Barn a chance...
a new breath of life.
She fixed it.
The campre's fixed...
and we're gonna be leaving tomorrow.
Hey, you can come to my party tomorrow, okay? You can come.
So, I'm invited.
Do you not want me to go?
I mean, go if you want.
Oh, so is this how you want it?
I have to go.
Take care, okay?
Good- bye, Arnie.
Come on, let's get that bath.
You gotta take a bath, Arnie.
Arnie, you gotta do it. It's your birthday.
I can't make another one. I can't.
We have to have a cake, Gilbert.
- Can I help you - Yes.
My sister called in an order for Grape.
Oh, yeah. It's all set.
There you go. That'll be 19,75.
Go away, Arnie.
- Gilbert, what's in there? - It's a surprise. Leave it alone.
- What's in that box? - Lf you touch it, I'll kill you.
I can't believe you.
- You'll see. Everything'll be just fine. - What am I supposed to say?
It's Arnie's 18th birthday. You've waited to do this for a long time?
Wasn't it you who wanted to have this huge party in the first place?
I didn't want to.
I can't believe you!
Look, he's eating the cake!
- That's it. Forget it. - Nice job, Arnie.
Now what are we gonna do?
Come here. Come here!
Come on. It's time for your bath.
Get your clothes off. Get 'em off!
Get in that bath. Get them fucking clothes off.
Don't move. Don't move!
Gilbert? What did you do?
What is goin' on?
Don't worry, Mama. Ellen, let's go.
- We should call his mother. - No, no. It's okay.
I know where he lives. I can take him. It's really okay. Yeah.
Arnie, you wanna go for a walk?
You wanna go play, Arnie?
- Merrily, merrily, merrily... - Come on, Arnie. You can do it.
You did it!
Good job, Arnie! You did it!
So I'll see you in a little bit, okay?
Bye, Arnie. Take care.
I "drownded," huh? I "drownded," over there.
No, you just got clean. So he's clean now, you guys.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
I hit him.
I hit him so hard...
He's gonna be okay.
You don't hurt Arnie. You just don't.
I gotta go. I gotta go.
I got nowhere to go.
I had to work extra hours just to feed her.
So it's your fault?
You don't understand. She was in shock for years. He disappeared.
He didn't say good- bye. He just...
One day, all of a sudden...
he was gone.
He was just hangin' there.
That's when it all started.
She used to be so pretty.
She was so pretty and...
so fun.
So you think it's his fault?
Nobody knew what he felt. He didn't give anything.
He was just sort of there.
You'd try to play with him, you know, get him to play around...
or get him to laugh or get him to smile or get him to...
I don't know get mad.
But nothin'.
Just like he was already dead.
I used to know a guy like that.
It's Arnie's birthday.
I need to go home.
Hey, Amy, look who's here.
- Where you been, you all right? - He's alive.
Where's Arnie?
Please, Amy.
Is he okay?
I think you better ask him that yourself.
Where is he?
I wonder where he could be.
Amy... Have you seen Arnie?
No, I thought he was with you.
Anybody seen Arnie?
Where's my brother?
You scared me, buddy.
You scared Gilbert. Don't scare Gilbert, okay?
Come here.
Who's got you?
You'd better talk to Mama.
What you did was...
He's helpless boy, Gilbert.
And then disappearing like that?
I hate that.
You know how I hate that.
You walked out, and I thought... "I can't take another".
But you came back, Gilbert.
Why?
Why did you?
I don't know, Mama.
I'm here now.
Yes, you are.
You came back for the party.
I can't imagine how it's been for you kids.
- I know what a burden I am. - Don't say that.
I know it.
And I know that you're ashamed of me.
No, I'm not.
I never, never meant to be like this.
I never wanted to be ajoke.
- You're no joke, Mama. - I never wanted to be.
You're no joke.
Gilbert, please don't disappear.
You're really growing up to be quite a young lady.
I don't want to rain on the day here but you have a serious problem.
You see how the porch is slanted? I mean, this is a serious problem.
We need to get up underneath here. We need to fill this in so more...
- You ready? - For what?
I want you to come meet somebody.
Here's your present.
- Arnie, what do you say? - Thank you!
Mama, I want you to meet somebody.
Please?
- Just this once, for me? - It's okay. We can do it later.
No. This is what I want.
Do it for me, Please? This is different. Nobody's gonna laugh.
I'm not gonna hurt you anymore, Mama.
I promise.
- Please. - Okay.
Mama, this is Becky.
I haven't always been like this.
- I'm called a miracle. - You're a miracle?
- I'm a miracle. - A walking miracle.
Good- bye, Arnie. You take care.
I had a really nice time.
I know.
I don't know what to say.
Say "Thank you," Gilbert.
Thank you.
- Good- bye. - No, it's not good- bye, Arnie.
It's good night.
Good night to you, but not me.
Hey, they're coming!
Mama, what are you doing? Amy? Ami.
You rest, Mama.
You deserve to rest.
Amy, get me my birthday boy. I want my birthday boy.
Here, Mama. Here's the water.
You're my knight in shimmering armor. Did you know that?
I think you mean "shining."
No, "shimmering."
You shimmer and you glow.
You rest, okay?
Get some sleep.
Wake up!
You're hiding, huh?
I know that.
Wake up!
Mama, wake up!
Mama, stop it now!
Stop, Mama!
Stop it!
What's wrong? Stop it!
I'm gonna need some more men.
Hey, flash the lights. Flash 'em.
I'm sorry about that.
It's gonna take a crane to get her out.
There's gonna be a crowd.
I just know there's gonna be a crowd.
- She's so beautiful. - She's no joke.
I'm not gonna let her be ajoke.
We're gonna need your help.
Is that them?
- No, not yet. - When are they gonna come?
Pretty soon.
My brother Arnie's about to turn 19.
Nineteen...
Gilbert, look there.
Amy got a job offer to manage a bakery in Des Moines.
- Is that them? - Yeah, that's them.
Ellen can't wait to switch schools.
Arnie asked if we were gonna go too, and I said...
"Well, we can go anywhere if we want.
We can go anywhere."
- Becky's comin', huh, Gilbert? - Yep.
She's comin'.