Aren't you a little bit early?
I brought you something from the library.
It's an art book.
Oh, my gosh, Bud.
Since you liked to paint, it might help to...
Gee whiz.
Who is... Titian?
I'm not sure.
It's beautiful, Bud.
What's wrong?
No, it's just...
I'll never be able to do that.
Well, you just started. I mean, you can't do it now.
That's not it.
Just where am I gonna see colors like that?
Must be awful lucky to see colors like that.
I'll bet they don't know how lucky they are.
- How you doing? - Swell.
Look, you probably don't think I should be asking you this.
Will you go out with me tonight?
Hey, Mr. Simpson, your lawn looks great.
Well, come here, young fella.
You know, I've been thinking.
I might have been a little hasty the other day...
when you asked to come home.
It just took me by such surprise, you know?
So even though I can't make any promises...
I figured if you asked me real nice...
I might just be willing to talk about it again.
- I can't. - What?
Talk about it right now.
I'll be honest with you, Bud. I'm getting concerned...
about what I'm seeing on some of these reruns.
Reruns?
Like when Margaret Henderson makes her cookies for Whitey.
Those are not your cookies, Bud.
I know they're not my cookies...
Those are Whitey's cookies, Bud. They belong to him.
Then he eats them and asks her to go to Lovers Lane...
I would love to talk about all this right now...
but I am really in a hurry. I can't hear you!
It's really cruddy reception! We'll talk later!
What's wrong?
Listen...
You're reading.
I can't believe you started such a dorky fad.
It's D. H...
Lawrence.
You ever heard of him?
Yeah, I read a couple of pages. Seemed kind of sexy.
It is.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure.
How come I'm still in black and white?
What?
I've had 10 times as much sex...
as the rest of these girls, and I still look like this.
I mean, they spend like an hour in the back seat of some car...
and all of a sudden, they're in Technicolor?
I don't know. Maybe it's not just the sex.
Where is it?
A little bit farther, I think.
WKPV, the sounds of Pleasantville.
Here's a new one for all you kids out at Lovers Lane.
Wow.
It's amazing, huh?
We're closed right now.
Oh, I'm sorry. I...
Hi. I just thought that...
No. Come on in.
It's beautiful.
Thanks.
I was just trying to do one of these still lifes.
Kind of having a tough time.
I think it looks nice.
Well, here's what it's supposed to look like.
Oh, my.
Here. Look at this.
- Where did you get this? - Bud brought it to me.
- My Bud? - Yeah. Here's my favorite.
What do you think?
Isn't it great how she's resting like that?
She's crying.
No, she's not.
Yes, she is.
- Wait. - No. I've got to go.
It's all right. Let me see.
It's beautiful.
You shouldn't cover that up.
Here. Let me just...
So what's it like?
- What? - Out there.
Well, it's...
It's louder, and...
scarier, I guess.
And it's a lot more dangerous.
Sounds fantastic.
The other night, some kids came up to go swimming...
and they took off all their clothes.
Do you want some berries?
Some berries. I picked them myself.
Really?
Yeah, there's lots of stuff.
Like what?
Here, I'll show you.
Here.
Go ahead. Try it.
What are you doing?
It's 6:30.
So?
We were gonna...
You know.
Oh, I can't.
- Why not? - I'm busy.
- With what? - I'm studying.
Good evening.
Evening.
- George. - Good evening, Norm.
Honey, I'm home.
- What was that? - I don't know.
What is that?
What's going on?
It's rain.
Real rain?
You don't have rain either?
Well, of course you don't. It's OK.
Here, come on.
What's going on?
It's rain.
It's OK. It's fine.
There's nothing to be scared of.
Here, I'll show you.
It's just rain. It's OK.
It's fine. Come on out.
You see? Look!
You see?
Come on! Come on!
It's cold.
Cool.
Honey, I'm home.
Where's my dinner?
What happened?
Are you all right?
What is it?
Rain.
Real rain?
Oh, my God.
Are you all right?
I came home like I always do...
and I went in the front door...
and I took off my coat...
and I put down my briefcase...
and I said, ''Honey, I'm home.''
Only there was no one there.
No wife.
No lights.
- No dinner. - No dinner?
I went to the oven.
I thought maybe she had made me one of those TV dinners.
Yeah, sure.
She hadn't.
She was gone.
I looked and looked and looked.
She was gone.
It's gonna be fine, George.
You're with us now.
What are we gonna do, Bob?
Well, we're safe for now.
Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
But if George here doesn't get his dinner...
any one of us could be next.
It could be you, Gus.
Or you, Roy.
Or even you, Ralph.
That is real rain out there, gentlemen.
This isn't some little virus that'll clear up on its own.
Something is happening to our town.
And I think we can all see where it's coming from.
Why don't you show them what you showed me before?
It's OK, Roy. Come on up here.
I know, Roy.
Thanks.
He asked her what she was doing.
She said nothing. She was just thinking.
My friends, this isn't about George's dinner.
It's not about Roy's shirt.
It's a question of values.
It's a question of whether...
we want to hold on to those values...
that made this place great.
So a time has come to make a decision.
Are we in this thing alone...
or are we in it together?
Together.
- I told you where I was. - All night?
I got caught in the storm. You were gone all night, too.
Look...
Let's just forget about it. We'll just go to the meeting.
No. I told you, George, I'm not going to that meeting.
- Sure you are. - No, I'm not.
Look at me, George.
Look at my face. That meeting's not for me.
You'll put on some makeup.
I don't want to put on some makeup.
It goes away. It'll go away.
I don't want it to go away.
Now, you listen to me.
You're coming to this meeting.
You're going to put on some makeup.
You're going to be home at 6:00 every night...
and you're going to have dinner ready on this table.
No, I'm not, sweetie.
I made you a meat loaf.
Put it in the oven and turn this little knob up to 350.
If you put the pie in 40 minutes later...
it'll be hot in time for dessert.
I made a couple of lunches for you for tomorrow...
and put them in brown paper bags.
I'm going to go now.
Where are you gonna go?
I'm going to go now.
Don't go out there like that. They'll see you.
Betty, come back here!
It's beautiful. Can I open it?
Sure.
Where'd you get it?
It was a prop from the school play.
Thank you.
Whitey.
Hey, Bud, why aren't you at the town meeting right now?
No reason. How come you're not?
We're supposed to go around and let everyone know about it.
I thought maybe it was because you were too busy...
entertaining your colored girlfriend.
Why don't you guys get the hell out of here?
All right. We'll do that.
Margaret, you can come over and make those oatmeal cookies...
for me anytime you want to.
People.
People!
Roy Campbell's got a blue front door.
- It's always been blue. - People.
People, please.
Please.
I think we all know what's been going on here.
Up until now...
everything around here has always been, well, pleasant.
Recently, certain things have become unpleasant.
Now, it seems to me...
that the first thing we have to do...
is to separate out the things that are pleasant...
from the things that are unpleasant.
That's Betty Parker, isn't it?
That is an outrage.
What the hell do you think you're doing?
Get in here. Now!
You think this is a toy?
You think it's your own little goddamn coloring book?
It just sort of happened.
A deluge doesn't just happen.
Bolts of lightning don't just happen.
I didn't do anything wrong.
Oh, no? Let me show you something.
Go on, try it.
Boom! Right there! What do you call that?
You don't deserve this place.
You don't deserve to live in this paradise.
Where's the remote control I gave you?
Why?
Because you're coming home, you little twerp...
and I'm gonna put this place back the way it was.
I can't let you do that.
I'm sorry. I'm not gonna let you do that.
Just give me the damn remote!
I'm gonna go now.
You're not going anywhere.
You're gonna get that remote and come home...
and we're gonna make everybody happy again.
Where you going in such a hurry?
That's not real friendly.
Let's see if she looks like her picture.
You want to be friendly, don't you?
Why don't you show us what's under that nice blue dress?
Yeah, come on!
Where you going? There's nowhere to go.
That is a lovely shade of blue.
Don't you think that's a lovely shade of blue?
Get out of here!
Go on! Get out of here!
Are you OK?
What?
It's OK. He's not in there.
It's OK. All right?
I'm gonna get you out of here, all right?
Are you OK?
Keep 'em coming!
No, Mary Sue, it's better this way.
This is the only book I've ever read in my whole life...
and you're not gonna put it on that fire!
Just give me the book!
It's me.
Let's go inside.
Just thought I'd try to tidy it up a bit.
It's OK. It's OK.
Once we sweep it up, it'll be all right again.
He's right. Let's...
Help me with this, will you?
Sure.
Good. Put this up in here.
People!
This is not the answer, people.
No matter how upset we may get...
or how frustrated we may be...
we're not gonna solve our problems out in the street.
It's just the wrong way to do it.
We have to find a code of conduct...
that we can all agree to live by.
I asked George and Ralph here to sketch out a few ideas...
and I think they've done a terrific job.
If we can all agree to these, we can take a vote...
and I think we can start off in the right direction.
''One... all public disruption and acts of vandalism...
''are to cease immediately.
''Two... all citizens of Pleasantville...
''are to treat each other...
''in a courteous and pleasant manner.''
''Courteous and pleasant manner.'' That's not too bad.
''Three... the area commonly known as Lovers Lane...
''as well as the Pleasantville public library...
''shall be closed until further notice.''
''Four... the only permissible recorded music...
''shall be the following:
''Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, Jack Jones...
''the marches of John Philip Sousa...
''or The Star-Spangled Banner.
''In no event shall any music be tolerated...
''that is not of a temperate or pleasant nature.''
''Five... there shall be no public sale of umbrellas...
''or preparation for inclement weather of any kind.''
''Six... no bed frame or mattress may be sold...
''measuring more than 38 inches wide.''
''Seven... the only permissible paint colors... ''
''shall be black, white, or gray...
''despite the recent availability of certain alternatives.''
''Eight... all elementary and high school curriculum...
''shall teach the non-changeist view of history...
''emphasizing continuity over alteration.''
Wow.
Hey...
this thing still works.
Turn that off!
You're not allowed to do that now!
Sure you are.
Wow, this is good.
You just do it?
Don't worry. We'll get you a new one.
I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't paint anymore.
Maybe I have an idea.
Shameless.
When are they gonna let them out?
Hey, what are you kids doing out there?
There's someone to see you, Bud.
Is this a bad time?
No, it's fine. Come on in.
I brought you something.
Thank you.
- Cocktail olives. - Everything else was frozen.
I didn't know how to...
I appreciate it.
- Your mom went out. - Went out?
Yeah. She went out for a little while.
When?
Three days ago.
Jeez, everything is so cockeyed.
I didn't even know it was Tuesday.
Tuesday we play bridge with the Jenkins.
There was no bridge. It's...
Can I have one of those?
Sure. Yeah. You hungry?
Mrs. Benson was making meat loaf next door.
I almost climbed in her kitchen window.
What happened? One minute, everything's fine.
The next...
What went wrong?
Nothing went wrong. People change.
People change?
Yeah, people change.
Can they change back?
I don't know. I think it's harder.
You OK?
Yeah. Not fair, you know?
You get used to one thing and...
I know. It's not.
Bud Parker, William Johnson...
you are charged with desecration of a public building...
and with the intentional use of prohibited paint colors...
in violation of the Pleasantville code of conduct...
and laws of common decency.
Do you admit that on the night of May 1st...
you did willfully and consciously apply...
the following forbidden paint colors...
to the north wall of the Pleasantville police station...
red, pink, vermilion, puce, chartreuse...
umber, blue, aqua, oxblood, green, peach, crimson...
yellow, olive, and magenta?
Yeah, I do. Where's our lawyer?
I think we want to keep these proceedings...
as pleasant as possible.
I don't think a lawyer will be necessary.
Do you further admit that this unnatural depiction...
occurred in full public view where it was accessible to...
and in plain sight of minor children?
It was accessible to everyone.
Let the record show that the defendants have answered...
in the affirmative to all charges.
Do you have anything to say in your defense?
Yeah, I do...
I didn't mean to hurt anybody.
Maybe if I painted something different.
Or maybe I could use less colors or something.
Or, you know, certain colors. Or maybe I could...
You could pick out the colors beforehand...
and then they wouldn't bother anybody.
- I've got something to say. - Very well.
You don't have a right to do this.
I mean...
I know you want it to stay pleasant around here...
but there are so many things...
that are so much better.
Like silly or sexy...
or dangerous or brief.
And every one of those things is in you all the time...
if you just have the guts to look for them.
That's enough.
I thought I was allowed to defend myself.
- You're not allowed to lie. - I'm not lying.
You see those faces up there? They're no different than you.
They just see something inside themselves...
I said that's enough.
I'll show you. Dad?
Yeah, Bud?
It's OK, Dad. Just listen for a sec.
I know you miss her.
I mean, you told me you did...
but maybe it's not just the cooking or the cleaning...
that you miss.
Maybe it's something else.
Maybe you can't even describe it.
Maybe you only know it when it's gone.
Maybe it's like there's a whole piece of you...
that's missing, too.
Look at her, Dad.
Doesn't she look pretty like that?
Doesn't she look just as beautiful...
as the first time you met her?
You really want her back the way she was?
Doesn't she look wonderful?
Now, don't you wish you could tell her that?
You're out of order.
Why am I out of order?
I'm not gonna let you turn this courtroom into a circus.
I don't think it's a circus. I don't think they do, either.
This behavior must stop at once.
That's just the point.
It can't stop at once because it's in you...
and you can't stop something inside you.
It is not inside me.
- Sure it is. - No, it is not.
What do you want to do to me right now?
Come on. Everyone is turning colors.
Kids are making out in the street.
No one is getting their dinner. Hell, you could have a flood.
Pretty soon, the women could be going off to work...
while the men stayed at home and cooked.
- That is not going to happen. - But it could!
No, it could not!
Hey, look at this!
What an image.
Shut up.
You sure you don't want to come home?
Yeah. I gotta do this for a little while.
Besides, you think I even have a chance...
of getting into college back there?
Honestly?
- Got your admissions letter? - Right here.
I did the slut thing, David.
Got kinda old.
I'll come back and check on you soon.
You turned into a pretty cool guy.
How'd that happen?
I don't know.
I'll see you.
Just don't forget about me.
Even if you never come back.
I just don't want you to forget about me.
I couldn't do that.
- Here. - What's this?
Lots of stuff. A meat loaf sandwich...
And a hard-boiled egg...
and some marshmallow rice squares.
There's some fried chicken in there, too.
Don't skip dinner just 'cause you're not here anymore.
I won't. I thought you weren't...
I had to come say good-bye.
Just wear this on the trip...
in case it gets cold.
It's a pretty short trip.
Still...
I am just so proud of you.
Thanks.
I know.
I love you, too.
Well...
I guess you better stand back.
That concludes the first hour of the Pleasantville marathon.
Don't forget...
we'll be going all night long until noon tomorrow...
I thought you went out of town.
Came back.
What's wrong?
I don't know. Everything's so fucked up.
I got halfway down there and thought, ''What am I doing? ''
He's nine years younger than I am.
Doesn't make me feel younger. Makes me feel older.
When your father was here, I used to think this was it.
This was the way it was always going to be.
I had the right house, the right car...
the right life...
There is no right house, there is no right car.
God, my face must be a mess.
It looks great.
That's really sweet, but I'm sure it does not look great.
Sure, it does.
Come here.
I'm 40. It's not supposed to be like this.
It's not supposed to be anything.
Hold still.
How'd you get so smart all of a sudden?
I had a good day.
So what's gonna happen now?
I don't know.
Do you know what's going to happen now?
No. I don't.
I guess I don't, either.