How about a kiss in the sun? How about not a kiss in the sun?
Why not? It's very romantic. Oh, Mr. Romance. Great.
Hey, Mom!
- What? - You forgot what we gotta do this morning.
Jesus, who's that? My son. Did I?
The school, the clinic, the blood run. It's today, Mom.
Oh, shit. Wait a second. What's going on?
I gotta do a million things with my kid.
You got things to do? What about us?
We can get together some other time.
What the hell have I been doing for five hours? I don't know.
I don't think so. I just gave her a ride home.
Wait a minute. Mom.
I'm sorry. Hey, look.
I just gave her a ride home.
Okay, okay. All right.
Hey, Rock. Yo, Red.
This the one you been looking for?
No, I already got two Steve Garveys.
I told you that wasn't the right one. Thanks anyway, Red.
He's trying to find, uh, Ruby Walters.
Rube Walker, card number 108.
108. Brooklyn Dodgers.
1955. Good year. Seems like yesterday.
You say that about everything, Red. Everything does.
I seen you grandstanding for her.
I was protecting her. Where the hell were you? Here comes Mom.
You got the lease? I got everything else. Ah, shit.
I told you it was Rube Walker. You said...
Shut up. Let's get goin'. We're late.
What's the matter? You never saw anybody from the planet Vultern before?
Mom. Beep, beep-beep-beep.
Yes, uh, may...
Never mind. Uh, wait a minute!
Ma'am!
Hi. I'm here to register my son for the ninth grade.
Well, uh, Mrs...
No "Mrs." I'm Rusty Dennis. This is my son Rocky.
Please, sit down.
We're running a little bit late. So could you move it along?
This is a public junior high school, Miss Dennis.
There are special schools...
with wonderful facilities that might be more appropriate for his needs.
Do you teach algebra and biology and English here?
- Of course. - Those are his needs.
Perhaps I should speak to the boy's father.
Perhaps you should speak to the pope too. He'd be a lot easier to find.
Under the circumstances, I do feel that for the good of my students as well as your son,
I'm going to need some additional information...
Mr. Simms, you know what? Don't jerk me around. I'm not in the mood.
I've had a real crappy day so far.
First I find out we're in the wrong school district. I gotta come play pussyfoot with you.
This is a copy of our lease, this is a copy of Rocky's birth certificate,
and this is his last report card from Stevens Junior High School...
where he was in the top five percent of his class.
And I got some additional information for you. My lawyer's name is B.D. Higgins.
He's told me of my rights. If you give me shit, he's gonna drag your ass into court.
Don't worry, Mr. Simms. I look weird, but otherwise I'm real normal.
Everything will be cool.
Thanks a lot. See you next week.
Mom. What?
We have a lawyer named B.D. Higgins? Yeah. Bulldozer.
Come on. Let's get out of here. Hey, you're a lawyer, Doze.
Bullshit rules!
Whoo-hoo!
Okay.
Cranium circumference: 67 centimeters.
Sixty-seven centimeters.
Last one, kid. Yeah. All right, Billy.
Mandible: 32.5 centimeters.
Mandible: 32.5. That's good news. Let me measure yours.
Rocky, since your last checkup in April,
your jaw measurement only increased 1/8th of an inch.
Wow! I'm cured.
I'm healed. I can go home now. It's the water in Azusa.
Picture time! He knows this routine better than we do.
Oh, wait. Hold on a second. Rocky, you look great.
I wanna get my hair perfect. You look fine, Rocky.
Okay, shoot. Okay.
How's your mom, Rocky? She's great.
Stand still. Oh, sorry.
Turn now. Why don't you fill me in on this, Doctor?
The patient was first diagnosed...
With craniodiaphyseal dysplasia...
at four years of age... You can turn around.
When it was discovered that calcium was depositing at an abnormal rate...
Calcium. My pal calcium. Throughout his skull.
- And what have we learned about this disorder? - It's extremely rare,
one in approximately 22 million births. Twenty-two million.
- How was it first described? - I know.
They call it "lionitis"... means "look of the lion." You new around here?
Yes, I am. Cause? It's caused by two recessive genes...
and happens to the offspring of normal parents.
His mother had an uneventful pregnancy,
didn't ingest any chemical substance or teratogen during gestation.
That means it wasn't my mom or dad's fault.
- Hello, Rocky. - Hey, Doc Rudinsky.
Good to see you again. How's it going?
Our data on this patient supports your article in the New England Journal...
How are you feeling today, Rocky? Good. How are you feeling?
Ehh. You still have those headaches?
Yeah. They've been getting pretty bad lately.
Hmm. Is your mother still using the same method? Yeah.
Uh, what methods are those?
Well, she talks to 'em, and they go away.
No medication? Nope.
We're ready now, Doctor. You can get dressed now, Rocky.
See you later, Doc. Do you have any questions?
When you gonna invent one of these things so a guy's rear end isn't always hanging out?
Excuse me. May I see these?
I'd like to do the follow-up counseling with that patient's mother myself.
Now there's a great idea. Wouldn't you agree, Doctor?
Oh, definitely, yes.
Dr. Cameron, pick up line two. Dr. Cameron, line two.
Uh, Mrs. Dennis? What?
I'm Dr. Vinton. I need to talk to you about the test results.
All right. Hey, Mom.
Hey, babe. Why doesn't he wait outside.
What for? So we can talk.
Talk. It's about the test results... on him.
Oh, him. Him, by the way, has got a name,
so if you got some information for him, I suggest you give it to him.
You don't understand. No, you don't understand.
He's got a cheeseburger waiting with his name on it, so I suggest you hurry this along.
Well, as you know, plastic surgery is not an option...
until the skull stops thickening, and there's no evidence that it will.
The cranium is growing at such an accelerated rate,
creating pressure on the spinal cord to such an extent that...
the prognosis is not good.
We, uh, feel that life expectancy is...
Three to six months.
You're not really gonna give us that life expectancy number again, are ya?
You know, for 12 years I've been listening to you guys bullshit.
First you told me that he was retarded, then you said he was gonna be blind and deaf.
Then you told me he'd never be able to do anything regular kids could do.
If I had dug his grave every time one of you geniuses told me he was gonna die,
I'd be eatin' fucking chop suey in China by now.
Anything else?
Bye.
Looks like it's time to get Dozer to give blood.
Take your stick. Never has before.
Here comes Dozer's welcoming committee.
Come on now, Doze. Red Cross needs some blood.
Come on. It's only gonna hurt for a second.
Go on, Dozer! Run!
Hey, Rusty! Look who's here.
The prodigal son returns. Hey, Rocky.
Ben, when did you get back? Yesterday.
He's looking good. Yeah. Better than he acts.
Oh, well. How's your dad?
He was great. Great for you, shitty for me.
Here it goes. Usual crapola's starting. Watch your mouth.
Hey, you got baseball cards. I just started collecting those.
Me too. You did not just start.
You didn't tell me Ben was coming home. It's a surprise to me too.
You happy about it? Not especially. He's acting just like his father.
I think the only reason he's back is his father didn't wanna pay the bills anymore.
Of course, 18 months out of 16 years...
doesn't seem like a hell of a lot to me, but...
Well, who needs them, you know?
If you take their money, you gotta take their shit.
The doctor say the usual? Screw him. He eats everything that ain't tied down.
That Ben's getting a real smart mouth on him.
It's the age. They think they know everything.
Good slap upside the head, and he don't know everything. I never hit Rocky.
I don't believe this, Ben. You don't even have a Steve Garvey.
A Steve Garvey, for Christ's sake. I do.
I must have left it at my dad's in Michigan. You probably lost it.
Garvey's batting .325 this year. He's an important card.
You gotta have a Garvey. Really?
Yeah. Well, do I have anything you want?
Nah, we better forget it.
You know, I feel really bad about this, Ben. We grew up together.
I should just give you my Steve Garvey.
You know, I will, for anything you got.
Anything, like this one.
Who the hell's "Rubie" Walker?
I think that's an old Dodger before they came out to L.A.
Yeah? Well, I'll take it. My grandpa likes them.
Come on, Doze. Red Cross needs blood!
Take another stick.
Hey, you remember we used to talk about riding Harleys across Europe?
Yeah, I remember.
Well, I had been planning on going by myself, but now that you're back...
Yeah. That'd be great. Anything to get out of school.
Get that big fag!
Wow, puppies. Oh, cool.
Look at that one. Can I pet him?
- Take your pick. - Hi, puppy.
Now he was born for you, Rocky.
I gotta ask my mom. Come on, Ben.
Be right back. I'll save him for ya.
Try this. And what's so special about this, John?
Now this little baby is dusted with angel wings. Mom?
What? I gotta show you something.
Wait a second. Am I interrupting something?
What do you want? Well, this lady's got these really cool puppies.
You seen 'em, Doze? No puppy. No dog.
Why? 'Cause you never talk to the cat.
You don't feed the goldfish, the bird or the rabbit. I'll feed the dog. I promise.
Read my lips, Rock. No.
There he is! Go get him!
What's with the big guy? Is he a dummy or something?
Dozer just doesn't like to talk.
Oh. Hey, well, show her the other stuff.
Take your pick.
Don't let them bother you. I mean, my mom's a pain in the ass also.
I don't believe this.
What? It's Gar.
Oh, yeah.
Come on.
Hey, look, it's Gar.
Is that Rocky's dad? No. I was married to Rocky's dad.
Who the hell is that? Just a guy I used to know.
Damn, it's good to see you. Where have you been?
Been on the road. Damn, you're gettin' taller.
She must be pouring that health food shit into you. She is.
Don't cut yourself. Thanks.
You been okay? Yeah.
Still planning a Europe run? More than ever.
We were just talking about this. God, this is so weird.
Yeah, isn't it? How's everybody else doin'?
Like who? Like Grandma and Grandpa.
They're okay. They don't get around much anymore 'cause it's such a long drive.
We moved, you know. Oh, yeah?
She talks about you.
Yeah, I'll bet she does.
Go on. Benny's waiting for you.
Get out of here. I'll see you later. See you later, Gar.
See ya, Rock.
Hey, mama, toss me a beer.
T.J. Gar.
Aren't you gonna introduce me to your lady? Yeah.
Angel, this is Gar. Give him a kiss. Handshake will do.
You sure?
That a way, Dozer. Get 'em.
Way to go, Dozer.
All right. I'll see you tomorrow.
Hey, Dozer.
Good night, Mom. Good night, babe.
Good night, Bone. Good night, buddy.
Clunk.
Beautiful.
Marseilles.
Marseilles, Marseilles, Marseilles, Marseilles.
Oh, my God.
Hey, puppy.
Oh, my God.
Look at you.
Bone?
Dozer?
Yeah.
Scooch over.
I'm gonna make that fat bastard eat 30 pounds of dog food.
Trouble is, he'll probably love it.
Hey, Rock, honey, your limo's here.
Will you turn that stuff down, Mom? Okay.
I don't wanna go, Mom. Then don't go.
But I gotta go. Then go.
This is... This is easy for you to say, Mom.
You're not the one who's gonna be going to some school...
where kids are gonna run in the other direction when they see you, making fun of you.
Yeah? When they stop running and making fun, they'll get to know you...
and think you're terrific, just like at your other school.
You know, it takes time for people to get to like each other.
I don't know why you think it should be different for you.
But I am different, Mom.
Yeah. You're more beautiful on the inside than most people.
Anybody can't see that... Screw 'em.
Right. Spoken like the true son of a redheaded woman.
You're weird, Mom. Get out of here.
Hey, Dozer.
Thanks, Doze. No, no, no. I gotta do this alone. Have a good day.
Hey, kid, why don't you take off your mask?
All right.
Well, welcome back, ninth graders.
Okay.
Now, we have two new students with us in homeroom this year.
First, we have Miss Nancy Lawrence. Where are you, Nancy?
Hi, Nancy.
Wow! Thanks a lot.
Our other new student is Mr. Rocky Dennis,
also in the back.
Wow. Thanks a lot.
See you later. Bye.
Dempsey, Eric. Locker number 137.
Combination: Right 46, left past 46 to 16, right to four.
Got it all? Mm-hmm.
Dennis, Rocky. Locker number 138.
Combination: Left 22,
right past 22 to 12, left to nine.
You're not writing it down. Don't need to.
He looks like Frankenstein.
What's the matter? Haven't you guys ever seen anybody from the planet Vultern before?
Beep, beep-beep. Beep, beep-beep.
That guy's weird, man. Cut it out, guys.
Forty-six, four, five.
Dick wack! Is it stuck?
No. Eric, you're taking forever. Excuse me.
I lost the goddamn combination. That's okay. Try right 46,
left past 46 to 16, right to four.
Huh? Right to 46,
left to 16, to four.
We got enough candy here to feed an orphanage. I'll sell mine at school.
What? More money for the trip.
Oh, yeah. Hey, maybe I'll sell some of mine.
Come on, come on. Let's dance.
Hey, Red! Hey, Rocky, what a haul.
I got you a present. You got a Baby Ruth in there?
For you, man. Anything for your diet. How's the kids?
What's to drink? Hi!
Party time.
- Hey, Rock. - Hey, Gar!
Thanks. Take this in your room and open it up.
Okay. Thanks.
Oh, I forgot. Red slipped me a fiver for the strongbox.
How much we got saved in here now? Thirty-one bucks.
Plus the six we got for baby-sitting tonight. Plus the five Red slipped me.
So we got 44. Forty-two.
Yeah.
Whoa! Check this out.
Tear that old sucker off the wall. Let's put this thing up.
I am really getting into this now.
I wish we could just get out of here and go tomorrow. Me too.
Wow. You know, Gar always said the best run was right here across Europe.
He rode across all by himself.
You should get some of those little things... Map tacks.
Right.
I want to go to every place I've ever read about,
all those great cities our relatives came from.
Not mine, Rock. We're Americans.
Only the Indians were Americans first. The rest of us come from somewhere else,
like Paris, maybe, or London...
or Rome,
Vienna, Barcelona...
Oh, yeah. Like my grandparents...
are from Hungary or Budapest or something.
Budapest is in Hungary, Ben. No kidding. Is it?
That jacket's the only thing of yours that's ever gonna be on my bed again.
Okay with me, baby. What the hell did you come back here for anyway?
Winters are too cold back East,
and I wanted to see... Rocky.
Can someone tell me how the Trojan War began?
Those lightbulbs over your heads are blinding me.
Okay, Rocky. Give it a shot.
Well, there was this huge wedding, right?
And all the beautiful goddesses in the world were invited,
all except for this one goddess.
She got really pissed off. That's the fact part.
Now, the myth part goes that she sent this golden apple...
that said, "For the most beautiful," to the wedding,
and this dude named Paris was supposed to judge who should get the apple.
Right? Kind of like a Miss Goddess contest. He's the only judge.
He was a lucky guy. Of course, all the goddesses wanna get picked, right?
So one of 'em goes up to Paris and says,
"Look, man, if you pick me, I'm gonna give you this really hot wench named Helen."
Except Helen was already married to someone else. Didn't matter.
Paris saw her and flipped out because she was just so beautiful.
She had a perfect body and this face...
a face that could launch a thousand ships.
Somebody said that.
So anyway, her old man had this huge, hollow, wooden horse built,
and puts all his armies into it, and wheels it over to Troy,
and says, "Hey, man, we got a present for you. Open the gates."
They open the gates, wheel in this horse and say, "Wow. Big horse."
And they all fall asleep.
Nighttime comes, and the horse opens up,
and all the armies come out,
and then...
And that's how the Trojan War began.
Something like that.
- Thank you, Rocky. It was very impressive. - Thanks.
Now, along those lines, class, let me read you something from a book that's not...
Not bad, Dennis. How about helping me? What do you mean?
Tutor me. This guy almost flunked me last year.
It's gonna cost ya. Huh?
Three bucks an hour. Three bucks?
Hey, I don't work for free.
Better pay the three bucks, cheapskate. You need all the help you can get.
Thanks a lot.
Hi, Mom. Hi.
Oh, Mom. I got an "A" on a poem I wrote in English class.
You've been a busy little boy, haven't you? Want me to read it to you?
Why not?
Are you going out again tonight?
Yeah, but go ahead and read it. I'm listening.
Okay.
"These things are good:
Ice cream and cake, a ride on a Harley,
seeing monkeys in the trees,
the rain on my tongue, and the sun shining on my face.
These things...
These things are a drag:
Dust in my hair,
holes in my shoes,
no money in my pocket, and the sun shining on my face."
Is that it?
Can I talk to you for a minute, Mom? I said I was going out.
You're always going out. I told you to take down the tree.
What's wrong, Mom? You've been acting like you hate me for a whole week.
What did I do? You didn't do the dishes.
I'll do the dishes later. Do the goddamn dishes now.
Don't go out tonight.
I wouldn't do that again if I were you.
I hate you going out all the time and coming home wasted out of your mind!
It's none of your goddamn business! You're my mother!
Yeah? Well, you're not my warden!
I can't hack this. You're always watching me, telling me how to live my life.
I never tell you how to live your life. The fuck you don't!
What's this? What do you call these? I found these all over the house.
They were planted everywhere but in my goddamn Christmas stocking!
I don't want you taking drugs!
Don't!
How could you do that? I hate you.
All you care about are these stupid cards.
All you care about is getting loaded and laid.
You wanna shut the door?
What, were you born in a barn?
What's the problem? Shut up. It's my kid. Wait for me.
I don't wait for nobody. Then get the hell out.
No problem, baby. No problem.
Mom. It hurts.
Where does it hurt, baby? In the back, mostly.
All right, pick something. I'm sorry about what I said today.
Pick something. I can't think, Mom. It hurts.
Don't think. Just pick something.
Uh...
The trip with Ben. How?
Boat. Okay. Now see it and tell me.
Uh...
Tramp steamer, big,
black.
Has a red bottom, and paint's all chipping off.
Yeah.
Me and Ben on the deck.
We're cleaning something.
Uh...
The sky's blue.
It's a bit cloudy.
And the ocean, it's dark. Come on.
Smells good.
Uh, we leave to Spain in the morning.
Mm-hmm.
I check the bikes. Tell me about the bikes.
Uh, mine's a 74-inch Shovelhead...
Mm-hmm. With a suicide shift,
bright red, Mm-hmm.
Ape hangers shoulder high.
Now what are you gonna do?
Make myself well.
Good night, Ma.
You okay?
Yeah.
Thanks for last night.
Gar called this morning. Said he wants to take you to the carnival.
Are you coming? Maybe.
It's okay, baby. I'm sorry about yesterday.
Yeah. I'm sorry about your baseball card.
That's okay. I have two others just like it.
You little shit.
I liked your poem, Rock.
I just get scared for you, Mom. Ah, don't be.
It's bad for you. I can handle it, Rock.
What if somebody deals you bad stuff, or what if you take too much of something...
What are you, the director of the Inland Valley Chemical... No.
Dependency Center. Yeah.
I get scared something's gonna happen to you... Well, don't. Just lay off.
Jesus Christ, okay.
Okay what?
Okay, I will cut it...
down.
Promise?
I said so, didn't I? Don't push it.
All right. I used to be a good swinger when I was young.
Bumper cars! I saw this amazing 74-inch Harley Knucklehead.
We better check it out. Yes!
Gar, you gonna go on this? Wouldn't miss it, kid.
All right. Mom, you gonna ride?
No, babe. You go ahead.
Hey, Rusty. Look what Dozer won for you.
Hey, Doze, it's great.
I can use this for after-dinner mints.
Hey, let's ride those bumpers. Yeah!
Anybody else wanna go ride 'em? No. Let the boys play.
Uh, you can ride, kid, but I can't take the blame...
for what happens to retard here.
I can't take the blame for what happens to you, can I?
Huh? Take the tickets.
Mom!
Babe, this remind you of anything?
Yeah. A bunch of guys running around in circles.
Uh-huh. Goin' nowhere.
Yeah, except my Rocky.
Can I have a small lemonade, please?
How would you like something nice to wash down with that?
No, thanks, John. Real high-quality stuff.
I promised my kid. You promised your kid? I like that.
I'm gonna put that with "I promised my parole officer" and "I promised my wife."
Put it anywhere you want to, John. You know where to find me.
Watch it.
Did you see where Mom went? Yeah.
Don't worry. Have a good time.
Hey, Babe.
There's something I've been wanting to give you.
You picked a hell of a time.
I can't take that, Red. That's your good luck charm.
I kind of think of you as my good luck charm, Babe.
Well, if you put it that way.
Will you wear it? Sure.
Okay.
There. Sentimental old bastard, aren't you?
Yeah. Yeah.
Hey, you guys. Are you in here?
Shit. Get any dope for me, lady?
I didn't get any. Yeah?
What, you don't believe me? Should I?
Hey, I...
Oh, check it out. Mirrors.
Whoo!
Thanks.
Hi, Rocky.
I'm getting dizzy.
Ben. What?
Look at me. Huh?
Get behind me and look at me.
Whoa. Get my mom.
What?
Rusty, how about one of the old numbers?
It's okay with me, Red.
Rock, what do you think?
What? Little Egypt.
Yeah!
Whoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up.
See Little Egypt do her famous dance of the pyramids.
She walks, she talks.
She crawls on her belly in the dirt like a reptile. Wow.
You gotta love her for doing this. She's my mom.
Put your hands together for Miss Rusty Dennis.
Whoa.
Hey, Gar. Hey, Rock.
Whoa!
Good year.
Where are you going?
I'm going where you ain't been. That's where I'm going.
You ain't going nowhere.
- Come on. Let's go. - Come on, Rusty.
Sing another one.
You know, you did a terrific job with the decorating committee, Rocky.
Thanks. You going to the prom?
I don't know.
Hi, Rocky. Howdy.
How are finals going? Pretty good, Mr. Simms.
I had a great idea for you. How about a couple of weeks at summer camp?
I don't think so, Mr. Simms.
I'm saving up for something else. It wouldn't cost you a cent.
A friend of mine is a director of the camp for the junior blind,
and he could use a C.A. For the July session. What's a C. A?
Counselor's aide. You help the counselors with the little kids,
and you get to go free.
Little blind kids?
Most of ‘em.
Hey, Rocky. I got an "A" on my algebra test.
- You owe me 14 bucks. - I got Roy Campanella for you.
It's a deal.
I tutor him. Oh.
Well, how about the camp, Rocky?
I don't think so, Mr. Simms. My mom kind of needs me here.
Somehow, Rocky, your mother's never given me the impression...
that she can't take care of herself.
Well, that's not what I meant. I kind of organize things for her.
You know, just kind of keep things together.
Yeah. I guess you probably do.
Well, will you at least think about it?
Okay, I'll think about it. Good.
Bye-bye.
You okay, Rock?
Hi, baby.
Mom, what would you think about me if you were a girl?
That's a toughie, but let me see.
I don't know. I'd think you're pretty cute. I like guys with red hair.
I wanna talk to another plastic surgeon.
One said you couldn't do anything until your bones stopped growing.
I know.
Well, what is that, Rock? Two years at the most? We've been doing this for 16 years.
Don't you understand anything, Mom? It's girls!
Will you give me a beer?
Come on.
Now, wait. I don't want to wake up... oh, shit... my old man.
Shh. Shh. Come on. This is serious.
Rocky? Rocky, honey, come on. Wake up.
You got a guest. Come on, Screech. Come on, boy.
Geez, what happened to your face?
W-W-What do you want?
The lady brought me here.
Oh, my God.
Oh, I don't believe she did this.
Well?
- Well, what? - What do you want?
You don't happen to have a Carl Furillo, do you?
Huh?
No, it's just a joke.
Do you wanna sit down?
Mind if I smoke?
How old are you? Nineteen.
How... How much do you get?
Depends. Oh, yeah, sure.
Well, how-how much for a basic?
Twenty-five. Is that it?
You need a business manager. No, thanks. I already got one of those.
Why is your map all stuck with pins?
Those are all the places I'm gonna go.
I'm going to Seattle, Washington. Yeah?
Yep, as soon as I get enough money.
Seattle? Yeah, I got a sister that lives there.
I get postcards.
It's real wet and clean.
What happened to your face?
I used to do a lot of drugs. No shit?
No, I'm... I'm just kidding.
Oh.
Where the hell have you been? Getting something for Rocky.
Uh-huh. And me.
I hope it was worth that 40 bucks you took out of my jeans.
I remember a time when you weren't above...
copping a couple bucks for some snort.
I've grown up since then.
Forty bucks?
You want to take it out in trade?
Are you all right? Mm-hmm.
You know, my mama used to say some people were born with no place to go.
I don't believe that.
Then how do you explain all the rotten things that happen to people?
I don't know.
You know, Lorrie, I hope you don't mind me saying this,
but I think you got a really shitty attitude.
It's pretty negative. It is, huh?
Yeah. And if you think like that, then things will only get worse.
When something bad happens to you,
you gotta remember something good that's happened.
Like what? Well, I got a bunch of ‘em that I use.
Like the time that we all went down to Mexico,
or the way my grandma's kitchen smells.
I don't think I have any. Everyone's gotta have at least one, for Christ's sake.
Well, maybe the time...
Nah, I don't know.
Lorrie, I hope you don't think that I don't like you or anything, 'cause I do.
You're really pretty and nice and stuff.
It's just that I thought it would be...
with someone that I was in love with, you know?
You know what? I just thought of one.
Yeah? Yeah.
When I was in fifth grade, we had to paint these pictures...
of a pine tree with snow on it.
Mine was the best one.
The teacher, she put it on the wall by the door...
where all the kids could see it.
She put a big gold star on it.
And all the kids saw it.
You want some more toast, Lorrie?
I gotta go to work. Oh, Gar. Can you give her a ride to the bus stop?
Yeah, sure. Come on, Lorrie.
Bye. Bye.
Bye, Rocky.
Mom?
Do I look like a freak to you? No.
You've always been real big on telling me my face doesn't matter, but it does, doesn't it?
You think that I can't even get a girl to like me unless you pay for her.
That's not true. Bullshit!
Bullshit yourself. Lots of young guys got problems getting girls.
What if I was your dad and I did the same thing? I'd hate that too.
I'm sorry, you know. Maybe I was wrong.
Goddamn right you were. But it had nothing to do with your face.
Bullshit, Mom!
Rock, where are you going?
Hey, Rocky! Rock.
Hey, Rock, how's it going? Hey, Rock.