[Wind blowing]
[Siren in distance]
[People chattering]
[Music playing]
KEVIN SINGING: Aw, one, two princes kneeI before you...
TEEN SINGING: That's what I said now
KEVIN: Princes, princes who adore you
-Just go ahead now -One has--
TEEN: And that's some bread now
This one said he wants to buy you rockets
Ain't in his head
Marry him or marry me
KEVIN: It aII started because of a girI at a party.
KEVIN SINGING: I ain't got no future or famiIy tree
KEVIN: Spring, 1 99 4. That was our band--Gr anite.
We were aII about the rock. I mean, we were hardcore.
And if you want to teII me maybe
Just go ahead now
And if you want to buy me fIowers
Just go ahead now
And if you Iike to taIk for hours
Just go ahead now
Go ahead now
-CROWD: Gr anitel Gr anitel -[Feedback]
CROWD: Granite! Granite!
KEVIN: And this was the moment.
My big chance to impress the girI of my dreams.
-Kev, l got a great idea. -What?
Why don't we just sing the ballad that l wrote...
dedicate it to her...
and then when it's over, just ask her out.
What are you, stupid? She's right there.
AII right, Iet's do the baIIad.
l can do this.
GIRL: Gr anitel
GUlTARlST: Yeah, Kevin, you can do it.
-Come on, Kevin. -Don't be such a wuss.
-Come on, just do it. -Kevin.
KEVIN: I didn't do it. I just froze.
Come on, Kevin, don't be a tulip!
KEVIN: My heart started pounding.
-My pits started sweating. -CROWD: Aw...
I feIt naked up there.
-Kevin. -Kevin!
[Laughter]
What is it?
[Thud]
I can't beIieve it, man.
That story gets funnier every time I hear it.
Yeah. Thanks for the support.
Man, come on. You know what your probIem is?
l think it's a lack of self-confidence.
l mean, l know you go out on dates and everything...
but l think when you find the girl of your dreams...
you can't seaI the deaI, you know?
Pick the fruit, spit the wad.
-You know what l'm saying? -No, l don't.
BO Y: I think what your friend is trying to say...
is that you're suffering from a cIassic psychosomatic...
communicative anxiety disorder.
BasicaIIy, you meet the right girI, you choke.
That's what l was saying.
Dude, you got to relax. Watch me work.
French fry?
[Bell rings]
FKR. How can l direct your call?
HoId, pIease.
Yeah. Have it under controI?
Good morning, Margie.
FKR. How can l direct your call?
-Hold, please. -OK.
-Hey, baby -Hey, baby
-Yeah, baby -Yeah, baby
-Hey, baby -Hey, baby
-Yeah, baby -Yeah, baby
Oops.
[Women chattering and laughing]
Hey, Nathan, how's it going?
l got to spend another one of my remaining days...
in this purgatory.
l got cataracts the size of cantaloupes...
and l haven't had a decent bowel movement...
since the Reagan administration.
OK.
[Baseball game on TV]
So, are you ever going to tell me about that baseball?
No.
[Mechanical whir]
[Machine beeping]
Come on, Lucille.
Don't die on me now.
Daddy knows you're tired...
but daddy aIso knows you got another few in you.
Yes, you do.
Do you really think that works?
Sometimes, but when it doesn't...
you give her a little love tap.
[Clunk]
[Machine whirs]
Uhh.
Good morning, Jackie.
JACKIE: Good morning.
Uh, Gibbons?
l need you in here, please.
HIGGINS: You've done exceIIent work here...
and now Iet me ask you a question.
What does Reebok stand for?
Um, I beIieve the Reebok is a type of African gazeIIe.
[Loud whirring]
No. Reebok stands for credibility and prestige.
We are going global.
Wheatgrass?
l'll pass.
Reebok wants us to do...
their female 'tweens footwear campaign.
-'Tweens? -'Tweens, Gibbons--
for females between their adolescence and teen years.
Get with it, Gibbons.
Ohh. Jackie, could you come in here, please?
Mr. Higgins, this is such a great opportunity for me.
l don't know what to say.
Well, then don't say anything. l might change my mind.
You wanted to see me?
Yes. How's the Reebok campaign coming along?
Excellent, sir.
l haven't completed the concept yet, but l'm close.
Well, you just got a little bit closer.
Gibbons here is joining the creative team.
Hmm.
KEVIN: OK, Reebok.
All right. We have two baby chickens...
and they're both wearing Reeboks.
One is going, ''Ree.'' The other is going, ''Bok.''
Reebok, Reebok.
That's moronic, moronic.
-[Sighs] -[Squeaks]
-l got it. -lmagine my excitement.
Wait. OK. Picture this.
You have girls at a party, girls on the soccer field...
girls at a concert...
all wearing Reebok.
And the tag line?
For girls who choose to move.
MAN SINGING: Yeah, baby
What do you think?
l think the wheatgrass...
has finally gone to Higgins's head...
for putting you on the team.
You liked it that much?
Look, l've worked at this office for five years.
l've got seniority on you. This should be my account.
You don't like me very much, do you?
Brilliant deduction, Scooby.
Now let's get back to work and come up with some good ideas.
AL GREEN SINGING: Hey, didn't go for that
It's a natur aI fact
Now I wanna come back
Won't you show me where it's at
KEVIN SINGING: Where it's at
I'm so tired of being aIone
I'm so tired of on my own
Won't you heIp me, girI
Just as soon as you can
AL GREEN: Yeah, I guess you know
That I Iove you so
Sorry.
AL GREEN: You don't want me no more
[Turns off music]
ABBEY: I Can't Next to You.
KEVIN: Excuse me?
I'm So Tired of Being AIone is a great AI Green song...
but l Can't Get Next to You...
seems a little more appropriate right now.
And why's that?
Because l can't get next to you.
Oh.
ABBEY: Ahem. Thanks.
Ahem.
l enjoyed your performance.
Thanks.
Al Green helps me clear my head.
lt's a mental thing.
Yikes.
l hear he's playing at the Opera House in two weeks.
Maybe he's looking for an opening act.
You like the Reverend?
[Laughs] My mom was listening to Love and Happiness...
when she was in labor with me.
l think he's... definitely in my soul. Ha ha.
So...
what do you do besides approach strange men on the ''L''?
l go to school--grad school.
-What do you study? -Archeology.
Archeology.
What do you do...
besides serenade strange people on the ''L''?
Oh, wait. Wait, wait. Let me guess.
You are an ad man.
Now, how did you do that?
lt's stitched on your bag.
[Laughs]
Have you done anything l might've seen?
l don't know. Uh...
l had a hand in the Pop Secret popcorn campaign.
[Sings] Butter makes it better, baby
That's it. That's me. l actually wrote that.
So now when l go to Wrigley and root for the Cubbies...
l can look up at the big Pop Secret billboard...
and think of you.
-You're a Cubs fan? -Heck, yeah. Born and raised.
All right, all right. Um, so, tell me.
Tell me your best and worst Cub moment.
-Best--whenever they win. -Of course.
Worst--game five in the '84 playoffs.
BOTH: The ground ball went through Durham's legs.
That is the worst moment of my life.
Horrible. l was so depressed.
l didn't even go to school the next day.
l cried.
OK, most guys wouldn't admit that.
Yeah. l don't know why l just told you that.
DRIVER: Next stop, Adams-- Adams and Wabash.
That's my stop.
[Laughs]
Mine, too.
After you.
Thank you.
So, tell me something that you would only tell a stranger.
Uh...whoo.
l like to make paper airplanes. My dad's a pilot.
Really?
Oh, wait. Do you have a piece of paper?
Yeah, sure.
What, am l going to get a little demonstration?
Uh-huh. A little demonstration. Thank you.
That's very impressive.
Thank you. lt's my own design.
Ah.
All right, this is my favorite spot.
-So, you've done this before? -Many times.
-You ready? -l guess.
Here we go.
Strong takeoff. Smooth flight.
Excellent paper airplane.
ABBEY: Thank you. Ohl Ha ha hal
KEVIN: But I think your Ianding needs a IittIe work.
Yeah, a little.
Definitely.
All right, don't think you're getting off so easy.
-lt's your turn. -l don't know. Um...
Let's see. Uhh.
OK. You're totally going to think l'm lame...
but l can name all the presidents in order.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison...
Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van Buren...
Harrison, TyIer, PoIk, TayIor, FiIImore...
Pierce, Buchanan, LincoIn, Johnson, Gr ant...
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison...
BOTH: McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft...
Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman...
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson...
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush.
-Wow. -Ha ha!
OK, l think we're the only two people in the world...
who can do that at the same time.
l think you may be right.
[Laughs] OK, that's amazing.
Um, l got to catch the connecting train.
Right. Um...
Well, listen, it was a pleasure...
commuting with you.
Yeah, it really was.
Well...
bye.
Ha ha!
Come on
Love is Iike a bomb, baby, come on, get it on
Livin' Iike a Iover with a r adar phone
Heyl To the bone
Rise a IittIe, dance a IittIe, fIash a IittIe Iight
TeIevision Iover, baby, go aII night
Take the bottIe
Shake it up
Break the bubbIe
Break it up
Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of Iove
Yo, man, come on, tell me what happened.
You're sitting on the train. She stands up.
Doors open. She's about to get off, but she stops, right?
Did you say something to her?
l said it was a pleasure commuting with her.
''lt was a pleasure commuting with you?''
I'm hot
Oh, that's great. You couldn't say, like--
[Coughs] From my head
OK, fine. l tanked.
-Again? -Man, you need some help.
Yeah.
[Feedback]
[Crowd cheers, whistles]
Yeah!
MAN: Come onl Owl Whool Man.
-What's up, guys? -Hey, that was hot, man.
lt was great. lt was fantastic.
lt stunk. l can't freakin' believe these guys.
Man, I mean, the band was just awfuI.
Dude, it wasn't that bad. Come on, l was in the band.
You. You should've never--
Don't even start this, man.
You should've never quit the band.
Gentlemen, this is the oldest argument.
lt was a high school band.
No, it wasn't. You know what it was.
Yeah. lt was the best high school band ever!
BOTH: Granite! Granite! Granite! Granite!
Gimme some! Gimme some! Gimme some! Gimme some!
The chicks were hot, man. They were great.
Yeah. Oh, my gosh. ls that Brady freakin' Frances?
You didn't know he wrote a coIumn for the Post?
-No. -Ooh, that's right. l forgot.
You just skip right to the Family Circus.
Hey, Family Circus is a good comic.
lt's, like, one square, and then you're done with it.
-Brady Frances-- -No, Brady Frances--
the guy that Kevin swooped in on his girl...
back in high school prom time, you remember?
Oh, my goodness. That was a freakin' classic, man.
lt was a calamity is what it was.
That's not exactly what happened.
-Aw, man. -That was seven years ago.
l got another set, guys, to do, so...
-Hey, play something good. -OK.
Hey, look, man, let's face it. You're twenty-four years old.
lt's not the first time you ever choked with a chick.
You know what l'm saying? You got a problem.
Yeah, but this is different.
l mean, this girl was incredible.
Yeah?
You know, it's embarrassing when everyone knows you...
as the guy that always chokes.
Hey, man, come on. Not everybody knows that.
Two more, please.
[Playing guitar]
Kevin, this one's for you.
Kevin sits siIentIy stiII
In the dead of the day
Huh?
Wonderin' if he finds that girI
That just waIked away
Hmm...
Was it something he said or something he did
Did the words not come out right
He didn't try to get the digits
He didn't try
But I guess that's why they say
Kevin cr apped out on his own
[Pats back] Uh...now everybody knows.
But his friends wouId've heIped him aII aIong
That poor bonehead
Aw, man, you can track her down, you know.
-How? -l don't know. Lojack.
You could ride the train every day looking for her.
You could put up posters all over town. l don't know.
Yeah. ''Single white male seeks commuter on train...
to share intimate secrets.''
Yeah, bud, that's kind of cool, but l was thinking more like...
''Dog who loses bone seeks train tramp.''
[Barks]
Brain damage.
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
-Hey, you. You're back. -Hey.
So, how was your weekend in Chicago, hmm?
Mmm. lt was fine.
Wait, wait, wait.
Sit.
You just spent the weekend with your boyfriend of 3 years...
who you haven't seen in over a month.
That deserves a ''phenomenal'' or at least an ''exceptional''...
but definitely not just a ''fine.'' What is up?
l found a great apartment in Lakeview.
lt's right by Wrigley...
and l can move in right after graduation.
But l thought that...
that you and Paul were going to move in together.
[Sighs]
l don't know, Sam.
Everything is so different.
[Laughs]
What?
l met a guy on the train.
You met a guy on the train?
Yes. He was so cute, and he was so nice.
And he totally listened to me.
Uhh.
We connected more in five minutes...
than l have with Paul over the past year.
Ha ha!
Abbey. Ha ha!
Well, you already know Jackie...
so let me introduce the new member of my creative team...
Kevin Gibbons.
And may I say that my team has come up with a campaign...
that I feeI you wiII aII agree has universaI appeaI.
So, without any further ado...
allow me to present...
[Sighs]
And the tag line is...
''Reebok--step into the future.''
[Crickets chirping]
[Gulp]
[Whispering]
-lt's a little, uh, cold. -Hmm?
We were hoping for something more lively...
with a little more depth.
-Huh. -Actually--
Actually, we totally agree.
That's why l--we came up with something so fabulous.
Did we?
Well, l don't like surprises, you know.
Mmm.
Let me present to you...
what we beIieve wiII be Reebok's new campaign.
Ahem. GirIs at a party...
girls at school, girls at a concert...
girIs at a soccer fieId-- aII wearing Reeboks.
The tagline?
''For girls who choose to move.''
-But that's-- -That's great.
When can you have it by?
Uh, Kevin here could make copies of the mock-ups...
and messenger them over to you...
by the end of the business day, couIdn't you, Kevin?
Sure.
HIGGINS: WonderfuI, wonderfuI.
PhenomenaI work, Jackie.
l didn't say anything.
l know why.
l know why. lt's because l'm afraid to take a chance.
Because l'm afraid to take a chance.
[Sighs]
[Copy machine whirring]
l'm sitting on the sidelines all my life.
Why am l so scared?
Always afraid to take a chance.
MAN SINGING: I'm Iayin' it on the Iine to show you
I'II never Iet you go
On the Iine for your Iove
There's nothing I want more
Another dead-end street
Another Iove gone wrong
Another shattered dream
AIways the same oId song
I started thinkin' that you'd never come aIong
I got aII this Iove inside
That wiII show no words tonight
I wish you knew what I've been through to get to you
I'm Iayin' it on the Iine this time
Just to be with you
No more, yeah, yeah
On the Iine to show you
Never gonna Iet you, never gonna Iet you go
On the Iine for your Iove
There's nothing I want more
When you smiIe
I feeI my heart open, yeah
I know there's nothing that I wouId not do
I'm Iayin' it on the Iine this time
Just to be with you
WOMAN: OK, I'II check.
WOMAN: Chicago DaiIy Post. Can I heIp you?
Sure. OK.
[Video game beeping]
WOMAN: Chicago DaiIy Post. May I heIp you?
Br ady Fr ances's desk.
[Video game music playing]
Brady, my office.
This is your next story.
lt's a compelling human interest piece.
But, sir, l want to do hard news.
Uh-huh. And l want a clear nasal passage.
We can't always get what we want.
[Snorts] Uhh. You know...
l put you in personals because most people are miserable...
and l think you can relate, Brady.
The kid's name is Kevin Gibbons.
-Kevin Gibbons? -We checked it out.
Huh. l can't. l know him.
So?
Look, you don't understand.
l have a history with this guy.
[School bell rings]
Dude, l'm telling you...
you ask out a girl like Kayla Sanders...
and you're setting yourself up for rejection...
humiIiation, aIienation.
BRAD Y: Don't worry. I've got determination.
Hey, Kayla.
Brady Frances. We're in French class together.
l'm the one that always gets nosebleeds.
Would you like to go to the prom with me?
Hold on a second.
-Hey, Kevin. -Hi.
Would you like to go to the prom with me?
Sure. l'd love to.
Sorry.
l'm already going to the prom with Kevin Gibbons.
[Softly] No.
Kevin Gibbons.
[School bell rings]
[Sighs]
Let me get this straight.
You harbor animosity towards this Kevin...
because some girl wanted to go to the prom...
with him instead of you?
Well--
Spellbinding pity, but the story's still yours.
[Sighs] Yes, sir.
Hey, hey, and Brady...
Now get out of here and don't mess this one up.
Jenna, yeah. l changed my 1 2:00 lunch.
[Sighs] lt's payback time.
[Telephone rings]
Hey, dude, you don't look so good.
-Really? -Yeah.
[Ring]
Really. You usually look better.
What, can you not hear the phone?
-[Ring] -Jaundice?
-Kind of. Kind of yellow. -Where's the phone?
Is my Adam's appIe aII pathetic?
Hello?
WOMAN: HeIIo, Kevin, it's me, the girI from the ''L'' Tr ain.
lt's you. Wow. l didn't think you'd call.
-Of course l called. -How are you?
That's the chick from the train.
BOTH: ls that the chick from the train?
Dude, is that the chick from the--
[Whispering] Shut up.
Oh, yeah, it's got to be.
So, uh, can we meet up?
Chugga, chugga, choo, choo.
How about Goody's diner?
BOTH: Choo, choo!
1 :00?
All right.
BOTH: Chugga, chugga, choo, choo!
-Yeah? -Yeah.
BOTH: Yeah! Ow! Whoo!
WOMAN SINGING: This is my one chance to be a rock star
Come on and caII me
This is my image, these are my dances
[Exhales]
ABBEY: Hi.
[Classical music playing]
What?
No, no, no.
The sucker's going to split in a matter of days.
Yeah. No. Now is not the time to sell.
OK.
[Sighs] Work.
You know, you didn't have to come up this weekend.
That's OK. Hey, come on.
It's my turn.
Besides, I got some work done on the tr ain.
[Sitar music playing]
l don't mean to be rude, but why are you here?
When l saw your poster, l just knew l had to meet you.
l could tell that we would have...
a cosmic connection.
You sensed that from a poster?
Yes.
How's school?
Oh, hectic, with finals next week.
Well, soon, you'll be back home in Chicago...
we'll be together, and you can relax.
Actually, l was thinking l want to volunteer...
for the Field Museum when l get back.
Abbey...
l appreciate, you know, your fossil hobby, but--
Paul...
it's not just a hobby.
-You're a water sign. -No.
[Jewelry jingles]
Oh. Uh-huh.
-Virgo. -Uh-uh.
Oh. You see, Kevin...
astrology is actually chock-full of--Shoot!
What?
Pork. Get this away from me.
lt's OK. lt's OK. Listen, pork happens.
-Don't patronize me. -Excuse me?
What do you take me for, some kind of freak?
You did call me out of the blue from a poster.
Well, that's because l thought we had a connection--
a cosmic connection, Kevin.
And l thought maybe you'd be different, but you're not.
You're all the same-- all of you.
And l don't have to take this. l'm from Oregon.
What are you looking at?
Ow! What did l do?
[Door closes]
PAUL: I'm going to have to caII you Iater, OK?
Yeah.
[Sighs] So, where were we?
-We were talking about us. -We were?
-No, but l think we should. -Well, Abbey--
Paul, the only time you got excited today...
is when your phone rang.
l'm beginning to feel like three's a crowd.
Well, l think l've got a way of making it up to you.
What's that I see? Yes, we have a smiIe.
Ha!
Al Green at the Opera House?
Just you and me. We're going to have a great time.
[Cell phone rings, cash register rings]
Yeah?
[Breaks wind]
ERIC: Oh, man. You wash your grimy butt...
in my tub again, you're going to have to pay rent.
Well, excuse me.
l mean, l got to frickin' take a shower.
Mine's busted at my apartment, and l got a gig tonight...
so l don't want to smell like B.O.
That's why that record contract has remained so elusive.
-Oh, yeah? -Oh, nice shot.
-You're a philistine. -[Breaks wind]
You're a flatulent philistine.
ERIC: Get out of here, man.
Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick! Mick!
Welcome back to TRL, you guys.
Times Square, New York City is off the hook...
because this man has entered the studio.
-Hey, Rod. -Yeah.
-Your hero's on TV. -No way!
HOS T: I have great news for you.
You have made TRL history.
The video for Every Cloud has a Silver Lining--
twenty-six straight weeks at number one.
You broke your own record, dude.
You broke your own record!
That has to feel amazing. How does it feel?
You know, the Mick won the record...
but the Mick lost the record at the same time.
So unfortunately, there has to be a winner and loser.
ln this case, the Mick is both, so the Mick feels conflicted.
HOS T: Either way it goes, you win.
Dude, l can't believe this guy.
What is wrong with the music industry today, huh?
l graduated from the school of hard knocks, you know...
but that's what keeps the Mick so grounded.
He is not about the love. He's not about the passion.
Dude, l'm about the love.
-And the passion. -And the odor.
Manl
But the Mick's going to show his mad love...
for Chi-town later this week.
HOS T: Oh, he's going home.
He's going home!
That's right. Give it up for Mick on TRL!
-Hey, at least he has a degree. -Uhh! This guy's a tool.
l am--l am--l am...
[Telephone rings]
l got it.
[Ring]
Yo, it's the ''E'' to the ''R'' to the ''l'' to the ''C''...
ln the place to be. That's me. What--what?
Brady freakin' Frances?
-Brady Frances? -From the paper?
Yo, what up, kid?
Oh, man, I'm chiIIin'--
just cooIin' as the other side of the piIIow...
you know what l'm saying?
BRAD Y: Uh, I don't get it.
No, like when you wake up late at night, and you--
Forget it, dude.
What you want? For reaI?
Yeah, yeah, man. Hang on a second.
Yo, he wants to interview you for the paper.
He got one of those posters...
and he wants to talk about the girl from the train.
[Laughs] No way.
Way. Just chill for a second. Think about this.
lf you get your name in print, and people start seeing you...
as some guy who's going to take a risk...
you're not going to be known...
as the guy who can't seal the deal anymore, right?
l'm not doing an interview.
Kev, come on. l think it would be a great PR move for you.
lt'll help you find her.
-OK. -Cool.
WOMAN SINGING: Ah, shadoobie
Ah, ah, shadoobie
Doo wah, shadoobie
Ah, ah, shadoobie, doobie
HoId me up, that's where I feII
Found myseIf dreamin' of your face
Your face, your face, your face
Took a Iot of pIans to take
Somehow ended up at your pIace
Your pIace, your pIace
[Women giggle]
And have I been, teII me
TeII me
What can I do to heIp me, heIp me
Do you see what I see
Ah, ah, shadoobie
Doo wah, shadoobie
Ah, ah, shadoobie, doobie
Do you see what I see?
Ah, ah, shadoobie
Doo wah, shadoobie
Ah, ah, shadoobie
[Kisses] Way to go, Romeo.
[Nathan laughs]
[Laughs] Hi, Kevin.
[Nathan laughing]
HlGGlNS: Ha ha ha ha!
[Laughing]
Gibbons. Oh ho ho!
Oh, Gibbons...
why don't you just offer a reward?
Like with a lost puppy?
Ha ha ha! Oh!
Oh, son, it's so sad.
You've gotten it all bass-ackwards.
Look, first you get the power...
then you get the money...
and then you buy the love.
Oh. Gibbons, pIease.
Don't be a dummy.
[Phone beeps]
WOMAN: Reebok's on the Iine.
Could you ask them to hold, please?
Focus on the job at hand.
Money makes the world go around...
and anyone that tells you that money is the root of all evil--
WOMAN: Doesn't have any.
Hello?
WOMAN: Are you taIking to the young man from the tr ain?
Yes.
WOMAN: We'd Iike him to head up the creative team.
-Really? -Really?
WOMAN: Reebok can use peopIe with his kind of passion.
Gibbons, ignore everything l've ever told you.
ANNOUNCER: Now batting, second baseman Eric Young.
ERIC: Str aight from the oven of your mama's house.
-l'll take a bag. -There you go, fella.
Yo, what's up, fellas?
What's up? Man, No-Action Jackson over here...
keeps talking about the girl from the train.
Man, are you serious? Would you cut it out already, dude?
You're like the poster boy for the romantically challenged.
Hey, yo, this guy needs a date.
Hey, anybody read the newspaper today?
This is the guy from the train...
who put up that poster trying to find that girl.
-Would you shut up? -Oh, that's so romantic.
-l have a daughter. -Oh, yeah? Does she eat meat?
ANNOUNCER: Now batting...
l don't know why l tell you guys anything.
ANNOUNCER: Fred McGriff.
Listen, l don't even understand this.
l mean, it's like maybe you thought her up...
in your mind or some stuff like that.
lt's like you think she's, like, Julia Roberts...
but in reality, she's like Dr. Ruth.
As usual, Rod, l have no clue what you mean.
Hey, you really think this babe is going to call you?
l don't know. l just wish l knew where she was.
ANNOUNCER: The Cubs have had 3 opportunities to score...
in as many at-bats today.
And TeIemacho jumps ahead of him two quick strikes.
Ha ha! Now, l can't believe Brady hooked you up...
with that article in the paper...
considering you dissed and dismissed his ass...
back in high school.
Don't you have some work to do?
ANNOUNCER: And here's Sammy Sosa in the fourth.
Sammy hit into a 6-4-3 inning-ending doubIe pIay...
in the first.
The Cubs have had 3 opportunities to score...
Oh! Oh!
-Ho ho! -Ooh, that's got to hurt.
PLAYER: I can't beIieve he's hit that guy three times.
Damn! That's the third time this season l hit this guy.
ANNOUNCER: Sammy Iaunched one Sunday, you'II recaII.
Todd HundIey's waiting on deck.
He got the ball! lt him in the--
BRAD Y: What?
WOMAN: You want nuts in your noodIes?
Yeah, sure, whatever.
[Sighs]
Hmm. You think she'll call him?
-Ha! You think l care? -You should care.
You're writing the follow-up article on him.
l hope she does call. He seems sweet.
Kevin Gibbons is a gimp.
He's making a complete idiot of himself.
l mean, l can't even believe...
people are taking the article seriously.
What do you have against this guy?
Nothing. l just don't see what the big deal is.
Well, he took a chance. He went for something.
l think--l think women like that. lt's romantic.
N'S YNC SINGING: That girI wiII never be mine
Oh
That girI
VOICE MAIL: You have forty-seven messages.
N'S YNC: Oh, first time I saw her at the front door
That girI, the face on every biIIboard
Hands down, you won't beIieve the way
She Iaid her eyes on me
Six feet, I spot her from the catwaIk
So fIy, we got into a smaII taIk
Too bad she had to move aIong
[Growls]
One smiIe, and she was gone
I can't expIain
I never thought that I was gonna Iose my head
CaII me insane
There's got to be a way
How can I get next to her
Now teII me how it's gonna be done
WiII I win or Iose this one
Don't care about the fact
That she's in a different Ieague
They say it's no use
That I try
That girI wiII never be mine
Last night, I r an into her briefIy
Guess what, she reaIIy wanna see me
They said that I was out of Iine
Who's wrong, who's right this time?
Can't expIain
I never thought that I was gonna Iose my head
CaII me insane
There's got to be a way
How can I get next to her
They say it's no use
That I try
No, no, no
They say it's no use that I try
[Telephone ringing]
That girI wiII never be
Mine
What the heck did you do that for?
That's for using my towel the other day.
Yeah? Well, l also wore your underwear.
-[Clank] -Yeah!
l got it! l got it! l got it! l got it!
l got it...
[Ball thuds]
Oh, my gosh, dude. What is this?
-lt's a hot dog. -Thanks, man.
No problem.
-Sure it's done? -Safe!
So, Kev, l bet you're wondering why...
we asked you out to play barbecue ball...
this fine, cold day in Chicago.
-'Cause l brought the food? -No!
Well, yeah, kind of, but also because...
l came up with this really brilliant idea.
Actually, it's more like a proposition for you.
Why am l afraid to hear this?
l don't know. Me and the guys were just thinking that...
you could do all these babes, like, a big, huge favor...
and let us take them out.
And how is that possibly a good idea?
First off...
there are just way too many calls for you to handle solo...
and secondly...
Rod? What was number two?
Oh! We screen the girls...
and we help you find ''the girl.''
-Yes! -Yeah.
And if, perchance, you know...
we were to make some kind of connection...
with one of these fine young Iadies...
well, so much the better.
Yeah! We all win big. Wienie.
-Cha-ching. -That's not a bad idea.
l can't believe l didn't think of that.
Rod, yeah! l told you he'd go for it.
-l gave you a couple days. -Absolutely not, guys.
Game's over. See you later.
Um...l say he's coming around.
That went pretty well.
FKR.
Gibbons!
-Uh, Mr. Higgins. -Ahh.
-Listen, l'm not quite-- -You don't go ginkgo, do you?
-Ginko? -Biloba, Gibbons.
You lack an abundance of energy.
There's a certain overall malaise about you, Gibbons.
l just think that a smoothie with a shot of ginkgo in it...
would remedy that.
Well...l prefer coffee.
Well, it's your colon, Gibbons.
I hate to bring this up...
Wha--
Look, this proposal is due in three days...
and l can't have you half-hearting it.
-We'll have it done, sir. -Good!
-[Telephone rings] -Excuse me.
Kevin Gibbons. How can l help you?
What up, kid?
Yo, Iook, brother, I am begging you to reconsider.
No. l'm gonna have to call you back, OK?
Come on, Kev. Help us help you!
Man, wouId you stop being so seIfish for a sec...
and think about the team here?
Gibbons, this campaign is very important to us.
Your job depends on it.
Do we understand each other?
-All you gotta do is say yes! -Yes. Yes.
Dude, are--are you sure that's cool?
-Are you sure? -Positive.
Yes!
Good.
[Sighs]
Ooh hoo hoo!
[Dial tone]
Hello? Hello?
Yeah! We're gonna get some dates! We're gonna get...
ANNOUNCER: Let's have a round of appIause for Mr. AI Greenl
[Applause and cheering]
[Music playing]
Started to write this song about you
And then I decided
That I wouId write it
AII about Iove
Then it appeared to me
That you wasn't happy
Oh, that's for sure
PositiveIy
That's what the worId is made of
So give me more I-o-v-e, Iove
Love is a waIk down Main Street
CHORUS: Oh, Iove
AL GREEN: Love is an appIe, honey, so sweet
Dude, l can't believe you scored such great seats.
Dude, l can't believe how many hotties dig Al Green.
It's str ange to me
Maybe time wiII bring us together
And I can be such a happy feIIa
[New song] ...you put me through
You stoIe my money and my cigarettes
And I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I want to know
TeII me
'Cause I'd Iove to stay
Oh oh oh
Take me to the river
Wash me down
Won't you cIeanse my souI
Where you going? Ha ha.
Oh. Sorry. Wrong person.
AL GREEN: Come on, somebodyl
I don't know why you treat me so bad
How about aII the things that we couId have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I wiII never forget
I want to know, won't you teII me?
ABBEY: HeIIo? Can you hear me?
AL GREEN: Love, yes, you are, yes you are
Hey, Abbey, it's PauI.
Hey, where are you? The show's already started.
PAUL: I know I'm supposed to meet you right now...
but I'm caught up in a meeting. I can't Ieave.
No! l was just really looking forward to this.
PAUL: I'm reaIIy, reaIIy sorry, OK?
I want you to enjoy yourseIf.
I want you to have a good time.
Have a great meeting.
PAUL: I've got to go. I'II see you Iater, yeah?
Bye.
AL GREEN: Put my feet on the ground
Get me just above you
Take me to the river
[Cheering]
BOUNCER: Can l see your tickets, please?
Oh, tickets? Yeah, l got tickets, man.
You're very wonderful.
l was reading today in the newspaper...
about a young man who found someone on a train.
You're kidding me.
l got 'em. What do they look like?
l knew this was too good to be true.
AL: ...that they may find Love and Happiness...
wherever it is.
l got 'em. Oh, man!
[Music playing]
ERIC: Hey, Iet go of the threadsl
Hey, don't make me get rough with you!
Didn't we go to school together?
[Al Green singing]
ABBEY: Hi.
l--l didn't think l'd ever see you again.
l've been kicking myself for not asking your name.
l was hoping you'd say that. My name is...
CONDUC TOR: Adams Street.
-What? -lt's...
CONDUC TOR: Next stop, Madison.
l'm sorry. l didn't hear it. What was your name?
[Train honks]
[Cell phone rings]
Saturday at 8:00? You got it!
ERIC: They got vegetabIes, they got everything.
Yeah, sure. That depends. What do you Iike?
l know this absolutely exquisite trattoria.
What's your favorite kind of food?
l need Saturday, 6:00 stat!
l've got a 5:00 and a 7:30. l could do it at 6:1 5!
-Good! -Give me an 8:00 on Saturday--
KEVIN: HeIIo? l
What the heck is going on here?
Oh, man, we got this down-- phone, reservation, scheduling.
Check it out. lt is all good!
ROD: You don't even want to knowl
l got the Twins for you at Oak Park at 7:30!
lt's gonna be great!
That will be perfect. l'll pick you up at eight-ish.
-[Phone rings] -Hello?
-This cannot be happening. -Done! Thank you.
What is your problem, man? You gave us the green light.
What? Green light? What are you talking about?
You said yes on the phone the other day, remember?
When?
We could stand here all night and play ''he said, he said.''
-Shh! Shh! -[Record scratches]
Yes? Oui, madame. Vous etes fr ancaise?
Yeah, yeah, he's got a french girl!
[Sheep baas]
OK, think of something French.
ROD: Le pou-pou de mama?
Uh...yeah, sure.
-Eric! Line one. -Yo!
Patch it through now. Go.
Hello, this is Kevin.
-Hello? -Hello?
Hello? [Beep]
That sounded like a dude.
-That was strange. -What?
Why are you reading this?
l don't know.
l thought you'd appreciate that l'm into your articles.
Look at this.
All these pathetic women want to meet this guy.
People are lonely.
[Kiss]
Anyway, l think the notion of someone finding true love...
is--is beautiful!
And l hope she calls him.
What is your obsession with this guy?
[Sighs]
l'm obsessed?
Well, you do understand...
that the whole notion of love is merely a myth.
lt was invented by corporations to turn a profit.
-Love doesn't exist. -That's romantic.
-Romance doesn't exist. -l feel sorry for you.
What, you think he's romantic?
That loser's just putting up posters to meet more girls.
-You're just jealous! -[Door slams]
lf you like him so much, why don't you call him?
Sweetie?
[Cell phone rings]
Yo, who dis?
Kevin?
Uh-huh. That's my name.
Ask me again, l'm gonna tell you the same.
Hi, it's me-- the girl from the train.
So, you know, when we hookin' up?
Uh, tomorrow night, l'm free.
Tomorrow? Sunday?
Um, yeah, cool. How's Cafe de Love?
-7:30? -Yeah. That sounds good.
Yeah. l'll be there with bells on.
[Hangs up]
[Squirt]
[Squirt, squirt]
[Squirt, squirt, squirt]
[Gags and coughs]
[Clears throat]
[Coughs]
[Sniffs]
[Squirt, squirt]
-[Squirt] Oh! -[Thud]
Well, being that l'm a pop star, you know...
it's easy to find guys.
lt's just not easy finding the right guys...
so when l saw your poster, l knew you'd be different...
you know? Not the player type.
Has anybody ever told you...
that you have the face of a de Kooning woman?
l'm pierced in 49 different places on my body.
ERIC: Enough of this taIk, aII right?
You and me take a waIk. Yeah.
Like tonight, we'll head back to your pad...
where we can get glad.
[Groaning]
Ow!
Wuss.
Mommy.
Ah! You stole my poster!
Hi, Kevin.
Brandi, she's sweet as candy! Yeah, you the finest sista.
Can l kiss ya?
Fool! That's the last time...
She's into me.
Hi. l'm Julie.
Hi. l'm...Kevin.
[Sniffs]
Uh--Oh!
Oh, yeah, babyl Oh, come on, come to Papa.
Come on, come here. That's it.
Yeah, I won't bite. I promise.
That's it. Come here.
Cheers, baby. l'm Kevin.
No, you're not.
Are you saying l'm not who l say l am?
Yeah. That's exactly what l'm saying.
Hey, what's the problem?
l knew you sounded different on the phone.
Hey, wait a second. Come back here. Come on.
lf you don't like this place, we can go somewhere else.
Hey, come on! You should at least try an appetizer!
Look, l'm not him, you're not her.
What difference does it make? Come on!
Look, l don't know who you are...
but if you don't leave me alone l'll call the cops.
Hey, honey, come here.
What part of ''l'll call the cops''...
didn't you understand?
Like the whole thing.
You're her.
You're the one from the train.
Yeah, you are fine!
Um, uh, Washington, Lincoln, Donny Reagan...
Martin Sheen, Mr. Miyagi, BiIIy JoeI...
l'm a friend of Kevin's.
Does he know you're doing this?
Yes. You wouldn't believe how many ladies have called.
We could start a booming business!
Wait a second. That's not a bad idea.
Like--Aw!
Yeah, OK, fine. So, then, l'll just call you later?
[Snoring]
[Slam]
Uhh!
[Keys jingle]
So?
l don't think it was him.
What do you mean?
l think his friends are answering the calls...
and taking the girls out.
Yes! l knew it!
Now l can expose him for the fraud he is!
Heh heh! Kevin Gibbons.
His butt is mine!
[Sighs]
You know what l mean.
[Clack]
What the heck happened to you?
[Giggles]
[Sighs]
MAN SINGING: Hey, baby, hey, baby
Yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Hey, baby, hey, baby
-Yeah, baby -Yeah, baby, yeah
Good morning, Margie.
MAN SINGING: Baby, baby, baby baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby
Gibbons, we need to have a little talk.
Mr. Higgins, the proposal, it's coming along great.
Oh, yes, about that. Please.
How can l put this delicately?
Reebok wants you off the campaign.
What?
Mm-hmm. Yes. Apparently they read...
that last article about you in the paper...
you know, about how you said you wanted to find...
the one girI so that you couId date...
every desper ate woman in the Windy City...
which l think was masterful-- masterful, Gibbons.
But Reebok, they got cold feet...
no pun intended.
How can an article have anything to do with my work?
Ah! Well, Gibbons, clients are funny that way.
They said they didn't want someone on their team...
who would say one thing and do another.
It's an image thing for them.
But l don't understand.
Gibbons, l'm sick about this, but my hands are tied.
Sorry.
[Giggles]
You might want to start practicing with the mail cart.
[Giggles]
So, l take it it was a fruitful evening?
ERIC: Oh, yeah, dude.
Those little birdies didn't stand a chance.
l was like, bam, bam, bam-bam-bam!
Ha ha! [Blows]
You know what I'm sayin'? How 'bout you?
Well, let's just say that, uh...
my action cup runneth over.
Ha ha! Action cup! That's a metaphor, right?
RAND Y: Yeah.
ERIC: Ha hal That's a good one.
-Oh! -Hey!
-Good morning. -How you doing?
Why so crestfallen, young man?
l don't want to talk about it.
At this table, we kiss and we tell.
Yeah, and then we tell some more, so come on!
l think l injured my date.
Ha ha! Come on, dude! Don't be so cocky!
No, l'm serious. She's jacked up.
-What is she, a car? -lsn't that a good thing, dude?
No.
-So, what--what's up? -Yeah?
All right, l'll tell you what happened.
We're on a date...
-met her at the bar... -Nice.
Brought her to my apartment.
And all of a sudden she points to me...
and she says to me, ''l want to hear you play...
one of the songs that you wrote.''
-Ha ha ha! -Yeah!
So l thought that was friggin' great, right?
So l was like, ''Sure!'' So there l am.
So I start jammin'. I'm jammin'.
I'm singin', I'm goin', I'm groovin', I'm rockin'...
I'm roIIin'. I'm just goin' absoIuteIy cr azy.
You know that signature move when l kick that amp?
RAND Y: Oh, yeahl
That's when it happened.
-Yes! -Yes!
-What? -What?
[Playing music]
[Thwack]
ERIC: Dude, you broke her nose?
-[Crash] -And her ankle.
-Ha ha ha! -Ha ha ha!
Yo, she got rocked!
But it's not funny.
Um, so, guys...
have we decided what we're gonna do...
um, you know, if the real girl actually calls?
Well, if she hasn't called by now--
And obviously, if she does happen to call...
the right thing to do is close up shop, end of story.
Anything else would be unconscionable.
l saw her last night.
[Chokes]
-What? -She was my 7:30.
Have you told Kevin about this?
-Not yet. -Well, you need to tell him!
Well, yeah, but what about our operation, man?
l mean...
All right. Fine.
-Today! -Fine!
Dang it! ldiotic machine!
l swear l will unplug you and throw you down all flights...
of these stairs in this buiIding.
-Problems? -No!
l just have our biggest clients waiting...
and the machine's taking a coffee break.
-Where's Nathan? -Who cares?
l have two minutes before the Reebok meeting...
and if l don't get these copies made...
my whole proposal turns to crud.
OK. All right. l can do this.
Hold on. Let me take a look.
l don't have time for this, Kevin.
Come on, Lucille. Don't die on me now.
Listen, Daddy knows you're tired...
but Daddy knows you got a few more Ieft in you.
Yes, you do! Yes, you do!
What are you doing? ls this gonna work?
Sometimes, but if it doesn't...
-[Kick] -[Machine starts]
[Knocks twice] Give her a little love tap.
[Sirens and traffic]
[Talking]
Hey!
Hello? lt's me!
Hey!
-You what? -l saw her.
Where? When? l mean, you did?
-Yep. -Well, what happened?
She blew me off.
Oh, man! That is bad!
You know, it doesn't surprise me, though.
After all the articles in the paper...
but the thing I don't understand--
why didn't she call in the first place?
Kev...
she did call.
What?
Yeah. Um...
we sort of went out on a date.
KEVlN: Wait a minute.
She called, you took her out...
and you didn't tell me?
Well, l--No, l just did.
Whoa, man! Hey, it's not like l tried...
to kiss her or anything. Kev, come on!
-Let's talk about thi-- -Uhh!
Ow! Uhh!
Oh! Uhh! Aw!
Kevin, come back here, man!
We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore
-You guys-- -What?
Take five.
MUSICIAN: Come on, dude.
SECOND MUSICIAN: I thought it sounded aII right.
THIRD MUSICIAN: I think it sounded pretty good.
Listen, Kev, what we did was inconsiderate...
selfish, stupid, classless. l mean--
you can stop me anytime. l mean--
Keep goin'.
l guess we just acted like jackasses, man.
Just wanted to say l'm sorry.
l appreciate the apology...
but the damage is already done, so...
Do you know why l wanted to become a musician?
Hmm. Girls, money, fame.
No. The music, man. lt's the music.
l mean, when l'm up there on that stage...
everything is just right and the world's perfect...
until they start booing me.
You never know who might listen to your song...
and actually like it.
l guess me dreaming...
and thinking about writing my songs...
it's kind of like that girl...
that you met on the train, you know?
You know, you want something so bad it hurts.
l just admire your passion, Kev.
You inspired me to write this...
and, uh...
l figure if you could put yourself on the line...
to find that girl, l can do the same.
Write my original song.
Good luck with that.
Cool.
N'S YNC: And I pr ay you're faIIing, too
I've been faIIing, faIIing
GirI, I'm faIIing for you
And I pr ay you're faIIing, too
I've been faIIing, faIIing
Ever since the moment
I Iaid eyes on you
Can't you see?
Can't you see
That I'm faIIing, faIIing?
GirI, I'm faIIing for you
And I pr ay you're faIIing, too
Yeah, yeah
FaIIing, faIIing
Ever since the moment
I Iaid eyes on you
Ooh
I'm faIIing
[Sighs] Well, we really screwed this one up, huh, fellas?
We? What do you mean, we? lt was your idea.
Hey, come on! l didn't force you...
to go on any of those dates, OK?
Yo, listen. Kevin said that it wasn't a good idea.
[Both argue]
Gentlemen, please.
Guys, come on. Listen to us.
This is stupid. We're being petty.
We have to step back, and we have to Iook...
at the bigger picture here, all right?
We all messed Kevin over.
All right. There's a bit of truth in that...
but you know what? Now we gotta make things right, right?
Good!
How are we gonna do that?
l got an idea.
[Crash]
Whoa!
Look. l'm gonna start right here...
and jump, zip, lock, l'm gonna ride this.
Now, Randy, l want you to start right around the loop.
[lndistinct talking]
People, we're looking for the real ''L'' train girl.
RAND Y: Yeah, she's the one. Here you go.
Wanted--we're Iooking for the reaI tr ain girI.
Have you seen this-- anybody seen this girl?
She's real cute, and, uh...
you seen this girl? Take that. Thank you.
Take a--take a flier. Here you go.
Has anybody seen this girl?
MAN SINGING: Every time I Iook around
But everywhere you are
Hello. Here you go.
BeautifuI hair, pretty eyes
Do you know her? Have you seen this girl?
l'm trying to find her.
Have you seen this girl?
Anybody seen this girl?
Has anybody seen this woman?
Hello, we need some help here. This is really important.
We're looking for this girl, OK?
Heyl Hey, we need your heIp, peopIel
Hey, has any one of you ever been in love? Huh?
Has anyone ever met someone they thought was their destiny?
WeII, my friend Kevin Gibbons did.
l wasn't there for him then, but l am here now.
Me and my friends, you know, we took advantage of Kevin...
and his situation.
-He didn't even know it. -Yeah.
We went behind his back. We messed him over.
So come on, people...
take a Iook at this fIier, pIease.
ERIC: And I Ieave you with this.
Love may not make the world go 'round...
but it's what makes the ride worthwhile.
MAN SINGING: But anywhere you are
I'II be under you
Every time I Iook around
I need you now
Every time I Iook around
I need you now
Every time I Iook around
But anywhere you are
I'II be under you
Hey, Margie, have you seen Nathan?
Didn't you hear?
He had a heart attack last night...
right after the Cubbies lost.
Hi, um, l'm looking for a patient.
-His name is-- -[Crash]
NATHAN: If you think this food tastes so good...
then you eat itl
Uh, never mind.
So, Eric Young doubles for an RBl...
in the top of the ninth.
Bottom of the ninth, Wood ''K''s the side.
Set 'em up, sit 'em down.
You know, this isn't the first time...
my Cubbies have put me through this.
Ulcer during the '69 playoffs.
Hypertension when they lost in '84.
And you should have seen the way my hemorrhoids flared up...
when they went down in '89.
But that team also gives me a reason to live.
So, did it ever work out between you...
and that nice girl from the train?
l wanted it to, but l don't think it's gonna happen.
August 29, 1 989. My beloved Cubs...
were down by nine runs to the Astros in the sixth...
but did they give up? No, sir.
They fought tooth and nail, and they won in extra innings.
l'll never give up on my Cubbies.
Maybe you shouldn't give up on that girl, either.
So...
you gonna tell me what that's all about?
Ernie Banks's dinger.
Caught it the day l met my wife.
l want you to have it.
Thanks, Nathan.
Now, you're not gonna kiss me, are ya?
Heh!
Go ahead. Go find that girl.
JACKIE: Reebok signed off on the account.
That's great.
And l finally got promoted to senior exec.
Congratulations.
Look, Kevin, l know l'm a hard case...
but you're just gonna have to deal with it...
when you design the account.
l'm back on the account?
Reebok needs your talent and passion...
especially after l told them that it was your idea.
l knew there was a soft side in there somewhere.
Maybe, but this is strictly a business decision.
Sure. l understand.
That's a final copy of the ad.
You may want to take a look at it before it goes up.
lt's gonna be billboards all over the city.
Oh, l hope that you find that girl you've been looking for.
KEVIN: Jackie...
thanks.
Yeah.
MAN SINGING: You and I go way up high
In the dark
TeII me where the Iight's gonna come from now
Is it you? Was it me?
FaIIen, out of hope, a tight rope
After aII, baby, you shouId know
Not to beat the ground
AII that taIk's but a fog
FaIIing
Love is a high-wire act
We've got to get
Our baIance back
RADIO ANNOUNCER: This is WBFP, pIaying aII the biggest hits.
Good morning, Chicago.
Hey, for aII you heIpIess romantics out there...
there's a new twist on that tr ain story...
we've aII been reading about.
Turns out...
MAN SINGING: We've aIready Iost our way
The memory of yesterday
We're stiII strong enough to Iight the way
Don't Iook down
We can rebound
Whatever may Iie ahead
Keep your eyes on me now
StiII strong enough to Iight the way
Don't Iook down
We can rebound
KEVlN: Hey, guys.
-Hey. -Hey.
-How you feeling? Good? -You're looking good.
-You know what? l feel good. -And you look good.
Listen, do you want a little piece of advice?
This time, when she shows, do us all a favor...
and get her name and number.
All right. l'll remember that.
You better hurry up, you know. lt's almost time.
You know what, guys?
l'm gonna have to do this one on my own.
Whoa! Are you sure you don't want...
the team there for moral support?
No, thanks.
Well...
better go.
All right.
Wait, wait. Open.
[Spritzing]
Never know, man.
[Pats back]
All right, guys. Do another set?
You know, sometimes you just gotta...
let 'em go and hope you raised 'em well.
Yeah.
WOMAN REPORTER: It's the most romantic story...
to hit Chicago in years.
A young man putting up posters and biIIboards...
aII over town in an effort to find the girI of his dreams.
In fact, can you turn the camer a?
There's one right there behind my shouIder.
MALE REPORTER: We're here at the ''L'' tr ain pIatform...
at Wabash and Adams.
There's just about fifteen minutes to go...
and then Kevin Gibbons...
[All chattering]
[Cameras clicking]
MAN: Some may caII him cr azy, others, a hopeIess romantic...
WOMAN: ...waiting to see the outcome.
The big question on everybody's mind is...
wiII she or wiII she not show?
[Crowd shouting encouragement]
[Door opens]
[Jingling]
ROD: It's the Mickl
Mick SiIverl Hey, the Mickl
Oh, my gosh! The Mick! lt's really you!
Gosh, l can't believe it! Dude, l seen you on TV.
l mean, you are a legend! You are great!
What are you doing here?
[Snaps]
The Mick received this demo tape in the mail.
From who?
From a man who shall remain nameless.
Kevin.
Hey, the Mick digs your sounds, man.
-Really? -Hey, the Mick don't lie.
No, man, you never lie. You always say the truth.
And when it is the truth, it is the truth!
How would you like to record your new stuff...
on the Mick's new label?
Would l? Man, l can't believe it!
BOD YGU ARD: Whoal Easy, easyl
You're all about the passion, man!
Oh, my God! l can't believe Mick--
-Hi, Julie. -Hi, Rod.
-How's the ankle? -Oh, it's busted.
Oh, sorry. Um, have you met the Mick?
Mick, Julie. Julie, Mick. Julie, Mick.
Yeah. Well, Mick's all right, but l'm more into you, Rod.
Really? Um...
how'd you like to hear my new song?
-Yeah. l'd love to. -Great. OK.
All right, this is...
[Sighs] a song l wrote...
for a very good friend of mine.
[Music starts]
I get a feeIing
I can't expIain
Whenever your eyes meet mine
My heart spins in circIes
And I Iose aII space and time
And now that we're standing face-to-face
Something teIIs me
It's gonna be OK
And I'm ready to faII in Iove tonight
I'm ready to hoId my heart open wide
I can't promise forever
But, baby, I'II try
I'm ready to faII
In Iove tonight
I know you've been watching
Choosing your moment
But I've been dreaming of that day
No one before you
Has gotten to me this way
And now that
We're standing face-to-face
There's something I need to say
That I'm ready to faII in Iove tonight
I'm ready to hoId my heart open wide
I can't promise forever
But, baby, I'II try
'Cause I'm ready to faII...
REPORTER: WeII, here we are just after 7 P.M...
and there is stiII no sign...
of the young Iady from the ''L'' tr ain.
ROD SINGING: Nothing is certain
This I know
Wherever we're headed
I'm ready to go
Ohhh
[Crowd cheering]
ROD SINGING: I can't promise forever
But, baby, I'II try
'Cause I'm ready to faII
In Iove tonight
Yes, I'm ready to faII
In Iove tonight
Two questions--
What is your name?
And can l please have your phone number?
Abbey, and l thought you'd never ask.
ROD SINGING: In Iove tonight
[Cheering and whistling]
[Cheering]
ROD SINGING: 'Cause I'm ready to faII
In Iove tonight
Ahh, he's still a shmoe.
AL GREEN SINGING: I
Uh
I'm so in Iove with you
Whatever you want to do
Is aII right with me
'Cause you make me feeI
So br and-new
I want to spend my Iife with--
[Record scratches]
MAN: We are here with an excIusive Iook...
behind the scenes of the movie On the Line.
-Check. -N'Sync?
Yeah. More like N'Stink.
-You can't say that. -l did. l don't care.
ls the camera on?
The two of us right here, we are very, very professional...
about everything we do.
Unlike some poop stars.
l mean, seriously, Joey's one thing, but Lance...
l loved you from the minute l saw you on the ''L''?
That was very convincing.
l loved you from the moment l saw you on the ''L''?
-Where's the writer? -Where's the writer?
Angelo, how many times do l have to tell you...
l need height? l want to see this from China!
-China--OK. -Gimme that.
-l just-- -Did l say you could speak?
Are you guys for real?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Angelo. What's up?
You guys are amazing!
You Iook Iike a miIIion doIIarsl
You Iook incredibIe.
Joey, l have two words for you.
You are this generation's Marlon Brando.
And, Lance, I have three words for you.
De-knee-row. Know what l'm saying?
Just promise me l can do your hair...
for the Academy of Awards, please?
And I'II do makeup.
You two are the best. l'll never forget this.
Really? Means a lot.
Yeah. Thanks.
AL GREEN SINGING: With you
Let me say that since, oh
Since we've been together
Lovin' you forever
Is what I need
Oh, Iet me be the one
You come running to
I'II never be untrue
Everybody sing
Let's
Let's stay together
Loving you whether
Whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad
That's right, you heard the man
Mow come on, Iet's stay together
You and me couId be tight forever and ever
Whether day or night and whatever the weather
Let's Iive one Iife, girI, never shouId we sever
You hoId the power to give him what he need
It's Iike every singIe fIower begins with a seed
Just give him what you got, you know what I mean?
And if not, I'II Ieave it up to AI Green
Let me be the one
You come running to
I promise I'II never be
Untrue
Everybody sing
Let's
Let's stay together
Loving you whether
Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
Sing Iet's
Whoo
Let's stay together
I can't stand it, no
Loving you whether
Whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad
Let me hear you
Let's
Let's stay together
Oh, I Iove you, baby
Loving you whether
Whether, aah
Times are good or bad
Happy or sad
I want you to sing with me
Let's
I want to teII everybody
AII I want to do
Somebody heIp me now
Good or bad
Happy or sad
Whooo
Ha ha hal
[Cheering and clapping]
AL GREEN: Ha ha hal