[ THEME SONG PLAYS ]
* I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MILLION YEARS *
* AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR A MILLION MORE *
* OH, IT'S LIKE I STARTED BREATHING *
* ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED
* AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I EVER DID BEFORE *
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* AND THERE AIN'T NO NOTHIN' *
* WE CAN'T LOVE EACH OTHER THROUGH *
* OOH-HOO
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* SHA-LA-LA-LA
IS THIS A PERMANENT ADDITION?
BECAUSE IF IT IS, I'M GETTING OUT
MY "BOMBS ARE PEOPLE, TOO" THROW PILLOWS.
THE BANNER IS A SURPRISE FOR MATT.
WE HAD THIS HANGING IN OUR DORM ROOM AT BERKELEY.
IT'S A LITTLE OUTDATED, ISN'T IT?
WELL, MAYBE THE SLOGANS ARE DIFFERENT NOW,
BUT NOT THE CONCEPT IS THE SAME.
NO, I MEANT THE CONCEPT.
ALEX, DON'T YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH BOMBS IN THE WORLD
TO DESTROY EVERY LIVING CREATURE
AND WIPE OUT LIFE AS WE KNOW IT?
HEY!
I GOT BIGGER THINGS ON MY MIND.
CAN I USE THE BUSINESS SECTION HERE, MOM? THANKS.
MAYBE WE CAN JUST TELL MATT
HE'S ONE OF THE NEIGHBOR CHILDREN.
IT'S JUST SO PREDICTABLE, THAT'S ALL.
EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE EX-HIPPIES
COMES PRANCING IN FROM YESTERYEAR,
WE GOT TO GET OUT THE LOVE BEADS.
PUT ON THE PONCHOS...
PRETEND WE CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
I'M JUST A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR THAT STUFF.
ALEX, MATT'S AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE,
HE'S ONLY GOING TO BE HERE A WEEK. BE NICE.
YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE REST OF THE YEAR
TO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
YOU'LL PROBABLY LIKE MATT.
HE'S A PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST.
HE'S A WORLD TRAVELER.
HE'S EVEN WRITTEN TWO BOOKS ON ECONOMICS.
NO KIDDING? WHICH ONES?
"CAPITALISM: DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH"
AND "CAPITALISM: DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH, PART TWO."
HOW LONG IS THAT GONNA BE THERE?
AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO RAISE THE CONSCIOUSNESS
OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS HOUSE.
YEAH, MOM.
IS HE GONNA BE LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME HIS FRIEND'S HERE?
PROBABLY, SO IF YOU HAVE TO TALK TO HIM,
TRY NOT TO SAY ANYTHING TOO IMPORTANT.
-I CAN HANDLE THAT. -I KNOW YOU CAN.
I'M GONNA TAKE ANDY TO THE PARK.
HEY, HEY, HEY, DON'T GET HIM BACK TOO LATE.
HIS FAVORITE SHOW'S ON TONIGHT.
WHAT'S HIS FAVORITE SHOW?
"WALL $TREET WEEK."
WHAT?
I DIDN'T PUT HIM UP TO THAT. HE CAME UP WITH THAT ON HIS OWN.
ALEX, THE ONLY SHOW HE'S ALLOWED TO WATCH ON TELEVISION
IS "SESAME STREET."
YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT.
ANDY, YOU GO AHEAD AND PLAY WITH THE OTHER KIDS.
OKAY. GOODBYE, DARLING.
I'LL TAPE IT FOR YOU.
-[ DOORBELL RINGS ] -OH!
-HEY! -STEVEN, MY MAN!
-IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU, MAN! -HOW YOU DOING?!
IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. YOU REMEMBER THIS LADY?
OF COURSE. ELYSE, YOU LOOK GREAT.
WELCOME, MATT!
WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE, MATT.
I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW ALEX AND MALLORY.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
HI. OH.
HI.
SO, YOU NOTICE ANYTHING FAMILIAR IN THE HOUSE?
"BAN THE BOMB"!
WOW! OUR OLD BANNER!
MAYBE MATT WOULD LIKE TO HANG THAT IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.
UH, NO, THANKS. I ALREADY HAVE ONE UP.
YOU HAVE THE TRAVEL-SIZE BANNER?
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY
THAT YOU HAVE THIS UP TONIGHT, STEVE,
BECAUSE I BROUGHT A LITTLE BLAST FROM THE PAST, TOO.
THE SCAVENGER! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
"A MAGAZINE FOR THE DISCRIMINATING REVOLUTIONARY."
I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE ARE ANY GOOD DIETS IN THERE.
IT WAS A POLITICAL MAGAZINE, HONEY.
IN FACT, MATT AND YOUR DAD WERE THE EDITORS
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE.
IT WAS AN AWFULLY GOOD MAGAZINE.
IT'S A SHAME IT FOLDED.
OH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS.
ALEX DESTROYED ALL OF OUR COPIES WHEN HE WAS 2.
HE FOUND THEM POLITICALLY OFFENSIVE.
HEY, YOU HAVE NO PROOF THAT WAS ME.
YOU LEFT YOUR RATTLE ON THE BOOKCASE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER BABY'S RATTLE.
IT WAS YOUR NIXON RATTLE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER EATEN A FINER MEAL.
STEVEN COOKED DINNER TONIGHT.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE.
DON'T WORRY, MATT,
I'VE LEARNED TO COOK SINCE WE LIVED TOGETHER.
WELL, I SINCERELY HOPE SO,
BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I ATE YOUR COOKING,
I WAS MOVED TO GO ON A 30-DAY FAST.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE FASTING TO PROTEST THE VIETNAM WAR.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
JUST FOR THE RECORD,
WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS DIDN'T PROTEST IN COLLEGE?
HMM...
I THOUGHT THE PEACE CORPS WAS A NICE IDEA.
PEACE CORPS WAS GOOD.
ALEX, COME QUICK!
GOLD CLOSED AT $415!
THANK YOU FOR HAVING HIM.
WELL, I THINK WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THE DISHES HERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED US TO CLEAN UP?
OH, NO, NO, EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT.
LISTEN, SINCE MATT IS HERE, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT,
SO I'M GOING TO BRING OUT THE OLD BERKELEY SLIDES
TO SHOW...
AS A TREAT.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE THE SCAVENGER HERE.
I REMEMBER PASSING THIS OUT AROUND CAMPUS.
STEVE, DO YOU EVER, UH --
DO YOU EVER MISS WORKING ON THE MAGAZINE?
DO I MISS BEING AN OVERWORKED, UNDERPAID SOCIAL OUTCAST?
WHO WOULDN'T?
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE
OF MY CAREER.
THAT'S REALLY SURPRISING COMING FROM SOMEONE
WHO'S WRITTEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES,
THE VILLAGE VOICE, THE WASHINGTON POST.
YEAH, BUT THE SCAVENGER WAS DIFFERENT.
IT WAS OURS. IT WAS MINE AND STEVEN'S.
IT WAS SO...PURE.
THOSE WERE SPECIAL TIMES, WEREN'T THEY?
VERY SPECIAL.
YOU REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO DREAM
THAT SOMEHOW WE'D GET THE MONEY TOGETHER
TO START THE SCAVENGER UP AGAIN?
YEAH, WHAT A FANTASY THAT WAS.
WELCOME TO FANTASYLAND, GUYS.
IT'S A CHECK FOR $50,000.
YOU REMEMBER HOWIE WARDELL?
"TRUST FUND" WARDELL? SURE!
HIS UNCLE FINALLY DIED, AND HE'S COME INTO HIS MONEY.
NOW, HE WAS A BIG A FAN OF THE SCAVENGER,
AND HE WANTS US TO START IT UP AGAIN.
-YOU'RE KIDDING! -IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING, STEVE.
WE CAN DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME,
THAT'S $50,000 TO MAKE THE MAGAZINE
THE DREAM WE ALWAYS KNEW IT COULD BE.
[ SIGHS ] I...
OH!
OH, THE ZEROES JUST FELL OFF.
WHAT KIND OF A MAGAZINE CAN WE MAKE FOR $5?
SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? COME ON, MAN. ARE YOU IN?
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A BIG DECISION.
THE SCAVENGER!
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, 20 YEARS?
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WELL, THERE IT IS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, ELYSE...
AND SO ARE YOU.
WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME SATURDAY NIGHT?
DATING IS SO REACTIONARY, STEVEN.
SUNDAY NIGHT?
I APOLOGIZE FOR MY CO-EDITOR, ELYSE.
HE'S AN OLD-FASHIONED ROMANTIC.
OH, THAT'S OKAY.
HE'S KIND OF CUTE.
SEE?
I KNEW IT!
SHE LIKES ME. ELYSE DONNELLY LIKES ME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE WORLD.
STEVEN, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LEARN HOW TO TYPE?
I ASSUME YOU'RE WRITING A PAPER
ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING, NOT MARTIN LUTHER KONG.
FORGET THE TYPOS.
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE ARTICLE?
I THOUGHT IT WAS BRILLIANT.
I THINK IT'S THE BEST THING YOU'VE WRITTEN YET.
THANK YOU, MATT.
YOU KNOW, STEVEN,
IF WE CAN KEEP THIS LEVEL OF WRITING UP,
THE SCAVENGER WILL BE A MAJOR FORCE IN THIS COUNTRY.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE,
IT'S JUST SO OVERWHELMING.
WE'RE TRYING TO STOP WAR, POVERTY,
INJUSTICE, OPPRESSION.
WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
AND I ASK MYSELF,
"HOW IS ONE LITTLE MAGAZINE GONNA DO ALL OF THAT?"
THEN I REALIZE THAT IF I TELL MYSELF I CAN'T, I WON'T.
BUT IF I TELL MYSELF I'LL TRY, THEN MAYBE...
WELL, JUST MAYBE I WILL.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO LOOK AT THINGS, STEVEN.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA ASK YOU AGAIN.
WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME, ELYSE?
LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD FIRST, THEN WE'LL TALK.
BUT IT HAS TO BE STEVEN'S DECISION.
HONEY?
I PROMISED YOU I'D CHANGE THE WORLD, ELYSE.
I'M GOING TO DO IT.
"AND SO THE LITTLE RABBIT SAID,
"'HOW COME YOU'RE SO BIG AND I'M SO SMALL?'
"AND THE COW SAID, 'IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A RABBIT AND I'M A COW.'"
IS IT SAFE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "IS IT SAFE?"
I MEAN, ARE DAD AND MATT HERE?
-NO. -THEN IT'S SAFE.
BUT IT IS NOT THAT BAD.
OH, MOM, COME ON.
EVER SINCE HE STARTED WORKING WITH THAT MAGAZINE,
HE'S BECOME HARDER AND HARDER TO LIVE WITH.
HE'S JUST A LITTLE MORE IMMERSED IN POLITICS NOW
THAN HE USED TO BE.
WELL, WHY CAN'T HE BE LIKE OTHER FATHERS AND TAKE UP GOLF?
ANDY, WHY ARE YOU WRAPPING YOUR BREAD UP IN YOUR NAPKIN?
'CAUSE DADDY SAYS AMERICANS EAT TOO MUCH.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHERE I FOUND THESE.
WHERE?
THE GARBAGE.
WE'RE A RECYCLING FAMILY!
NO ALUMINUM CANS IN THE GARBAGE.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
UH-OH.
I'LL TALK TO HIM LATER.
WHO'S, UH...
WHO'S HAVING THE ENGLISH MUFFINS?
-UH-OH. -UH-OH.
WELL, I THOUGHT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
NO ENGLISH MUFFINS
WHILE THE BRITISH ARE OCCUPYING NORTHERN IRELAND.
WE'RE HUNGRY NOW, DAD. WHEN ARE THEY LEAVING?
I KNOW THIS MAY SEEM EXTREME,
BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ALL YOUR ACTIONS -- EVEN EATING --
HAVE POLITICAL REPERCUSSIONS.
JUST WANTED TO HAVE BREAKFAST, DAD.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY.
I WAS A LITTLE OVER THE LINE THERE, WASN'T I?
NO, NO.
IF YOU DIDN'T SAY SOMETHING, I WAS GOING TO.
IS THIS TODAY'S MAIL?
YEAH.
HEY! HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
OUR FIRST LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED PUBLISHING THE SCAVENGER YET,
AND WE'RE ALREADY CAUSING A STIR.
WELL, LET'S HEAR IT.
[ SIGHS ]
"DEAR EDITORS, HOW DARE YOU REOPEN
"WITH THIS LEFT-WING, PROPAGANDIST DRIVEL,
"WHICH WAS OUT-OF-DATE AND IRRELEVANT
"EVEN WHEN FIRST PUBLISHED.
"WHY DON'T YOU GROW UP, GET REAL JOBS,
AND LEAVE AMERICA ALONE?"
SIGNED, ALEX P. KEATON, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
THE FIRST ISSUE IS KEY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ATTENTION FOCUSED ON IT,
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE IT COUNT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ORGANIZING A DEMONSTRATION
TO COINCIDE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE SCAVENGER?
THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S VERY GOOD.
AND WITH A LITTLE LUCK, IF THE DEMONSTRATION GOES SMOOTHLY,
WE'LL ALL GET ARRESTED.
THAT'S NOT AS GOOD.
COME ON, STEVEN. DON'T BE A STICK IN THE MUD.
YOU USED TO LOVE GETTING ARRESTED.
YOUR TASTES CHANGE AS YOU GET OLDER.
GETTING ARRESTED IS WAY DOWN ON MY LIST NOW.
RIGHT BELOW BEING SHIPWRECKED.
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS A LONG TIME TODAY.
WE'RE ALL A LITTLE TIRED.
LET'S JUST TAKE A LITTLE BREAK HERE, OKAY?
GREAT. GOOD IDEA.
LISTEN, UH, STEVEN, [CLEARS THROAT]
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO, UH, LOOK OVER THE ARTICLE I WROTE YET?
OH, JUST BRIEFLY.
I HAVEN'T REALLY GIVEN IT A THOROUGH READ YET.
WELL, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DO.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
-OH, I WILL. -THANKS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OPEN UP! POLICE!
AH, JUST GETTING YOU IN THE MOOD, DAD.
CUT IT OUT, ALEX!
IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO VISIT YOUR OFFICE?
OH, OF COURSE. COME IN. COME IN, WELCOME.
DAD, I KNOW WE WEREN'T REAL SUPPORTIVE
ABOUT YOUR WORKING ON THE MAGAZINE,
SO WE BROUGHT YOU AN OFFICE-WARMING GIFT
TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
HEY, HEY, DAD, THAT'S FROM ME, TOO.
HOPE IT FITS.
A DICTIONARY.
AND JUST MY SIZE.
YOU SAID YOU WERE GETTING HIM A SWEATER, MAL.
NEXT TIME, CHIP IN.
OH, OH, CAMERON, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY FAMILY.
THAT'S MY WIFE, ELYSE,
AND ALEX, MALLORY, JENNIFER.
CAMERON WALLACE.
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. CAMERON WALLACE.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
DIDN'T YOU ORGANIZE THE WASHINGTON LABOR DAY RALLIES
IN THE EARLY '70s?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WOW. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT KIDS TODAY ARE AWARE
OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID FOR THE CAUSE BACK THEN.
WASN'T THE FBI LOOKING FOR YOU?
OOH, HE REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF.
"YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT."
"SHOULD YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT,
"ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE HELD AGAINST YOU.
IN A COURT OF LAW."
-ALEX! -IS HE SERIOUS?
ALEX IS KIND OF A LAW AND ORDER BUFF.
AH, YEAH, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, ALEX.
ALL OF US DANGEROUS FUGITIVES WERE PARDONED A WHILE BACK.
WE'RE COMPLETELY LEGAL.
I'M KEEPING MY EYE ON YOU, WALLACE.
DON'T LEAVE TOWN!
MOM, WE HAVE TO PICK UP ANDY.
OH, YEAH. WE'RE PROBABLY IN THE WAY HERE, ANYWAY.
THANKS FOR COMING, HONEY. BYE-BYE.
-BYE, DAD. -SEE YOU LATER, MAL.
-THANKS. -BYE-BYE.
SEE YOU LATER.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON HERE?
OH, NOTHING, NOTHING, JUST AN ARTICLE MATT WROTE.
I'M HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT.
A FEW PROBLEMS?
YOU'VE CROSSED OUT EVERYTHING BUT THE TITLE.
"ANARCHY: THE SANE SOLUTION."
WELL, WHAT DID HE THINK ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE
ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS' CHANCES IN '88?
HE, UH...FELT IT WAS TOO LONG.
ARE YOU TWO ALL RIGHT?
OH, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST THAT MATT AND I
WERE ALWAYS OF ONE MIND ABOUT EVERYTHING.
NOW WE CAN'T SEEM TO AGREE ABOUT ANYTHING.
MAYBE IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE YOU A WHILE TO GET BACK IN SYNC.
HEY, MOM, COME ON.
STOP FRATERNIZING WITH THE RADICALS.
BYE.
[ Sighing ] MATT...
HEY.
SEE YOU FOUND A LOT OF TYPOS IN MY ARTICLE, STEVE.
OH, DON'T LOOK AT THAT, MATT.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY GO OVER IT.
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO IT? SET IT ON FIRE?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DEFENSIVE, MATT.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
YOU ANNIHILATED MY ARTICLE, STEVEN.
YOU DIDN'T EXACTLY GIVE MINE A RINGING ENDORSEMENT.
LET'S JUST FACE IT, HUH?
THESE TWO ARTICLES HAVE NO PLACE IN THE SAME MAGAZINE.
MINE BELONGS IN THE SCAVENGER.
YOURS BELONGS IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING,
RIGHT NEXT TO "20 THINGS TO DO WITH PINEAPPLE."
OH.
HEY, GUYS.
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT STEVE'S ARTICLE.
WHAT'D YOU THINK OF IT?
I SEE YOU BOTH HAVE THE ABRIDGED VERSION.
IT'S JUST THAT IT'S A LITTLE REACTIONARY.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SUGGESTING
THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND VOTE
FOR ONE OF THE TWO PREVAILING PARTIES.
NOW, COME ON, MAN.
THE ONLY VOTE THAT COUNTS IS A VOTE AGAINST THE SYSTEM.
I DISAGREE.
I THINK VOTING MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE.
IT'S PART OF OUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.
COME ON, STEVE.
YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE A MEMBER OF THE P.T.A.
I-I AM MEMBER OF THE P.T.A.
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
YOU WERE THE GUY THAT WROTE THE LANDMARK ARTICLE
"THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM: TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE."
THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
[ SIGHS ]
JUST WHAT IS IT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE?
PUT OUT A THOUGHTFUL, INTELLIGENT MAGAZINE,
OR GET UP ON A SOAPBOX AND PREACH STALE RHETORIC?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! STALE RHETORIC?
IS THAT WHAT THESE ISSUES SEEM LIKE TO YOU NOW?
SOME OF THEM, YES.
THEY JUST DON'T RING TRUE TO ME ANYMORE.
THINGS AREN'T AS BLACK AND WHITE AS THEY USED TO BE!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR ATTITUDE, STEVEN.
NO, I DON'T THINK YOU DO.
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND ANYONE'S ATTITUDE BUT YOUR OWN.
AT LEAST I HAVE AN ATTITUDE!
AT LEAST I AM PREPARED TO SPEAK UP
FOR WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT.
NO, MATT, WHAT YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO
IS SHOUT DOWN ANYBODY WHO DISAGREES WITH YOU!
I'M GONNA TELL YOU ONE THING,
AND I'M NOT SHOUTING NOW HERE, STEVEN.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD PRINT MY ARTICLE,
YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS WORKING ON THIS MAGAZINE.
MAYBE I DON'T.
YOU'VE CHANGED, MAN.
YOU HAVE REALLY CHANGED.
YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE,
STEVEN KEATON DISAPPEARED,
AND SOME STRANGER TOOK HIS PLACE.
BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, MAN.
IT'S A DAMN SHAME,
BECAUSE STEVEN KEATON WAS ONE OF THE GREAT ONES.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ SIGHS ]
IT TOOK 7 FAIRY TALES
AND A STOCK MARKET LECTURE FROM ALEX
TO GET ANDY TO GO TO SLEEP TONIGHT.
I'M SORRY YOU ARGUED WITH MATT.
ELYSE, HAVE I CHANGED?
AM I THE SAME PERSON I WAS WHEN YOU FIRST MET ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK YOUR SOCIAL CONSCIENCE HAS HELD UP PRETTY WELL.
RIGHT.
AND THE TAX CREDIT FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PROVES IT.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE DIDN'T GIVE THIS YEAR.
WE NEEDED THE MONEY FOR ANDY'S PRESCHOOL.
THIS WASN'T A GOOD TIME TO TELL ME THAT.
I'M SORRY.
YOU STILL RESPECT ME, ELYSE?
-STEVEN! -HUMOR ME, ELYSE.
I'M GOING THROUGH A PERSONAL CRISIS HERE.
OKAY, I'LL SAY ONE THING ON THAT SUBJECT.
I SHOULDN'T EVEN NEED TO SAY THAT.
YOU DO MAKE A STATEMENT, STEVEN.
YOU MAKE A STATEMENT BY THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE,
BY THE WAY YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN,
BY CHOOSING A JOB
THAT DOESN'T COMPROMISE YOUR PRINCIPLES.
THOSE ARE POLITICAL ACTS,
AS STRONG AS ANYTHING THAT YOU EVER DID BACK AT BERKELEY.
HONEY, YOU'RE JUST
ONE OF THE MOST COMMITTED AND CARING MEN I KNOW.
AND YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WIFE!
I ALREADY KNOW THAT.
-HEY. -HEY, ALEX.
LISTEN, I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED,
AND, UH, I KNOW HOW TOUGH THAT MUST HAVE BEEN FOR YOU.
WELL, THANKS, ALEX.
I KNOW WE DIFFER ON THESE ISSUES,
BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
LISTEN, DAD...
OVER THE YEARS, YOU AND I HAVE SEARCHED
FOR SOME COMMON POLITICAL GROUND.
WE SEARCHED...
-AND SEARCHED... -AND SEARCHED...
-SEARCHED. -SEARCHED.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T AGREED ON ANYTHING YET...
...I REALLY RESPECT YOUR IDEALS.
YOU KNOW?
AND THE FACT THAT YOU RESPECT MINE.
YOU SET A GOOD EXAMPLE.
I MEAN, WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE 20 YEARS FROM NOW, I'LL LOOK BACK ON THE THINGS
THAT I BELIEVED IN WHEN I WAS 20,
AND I'LL THINK THAT I WAS...
NAH!
YOU NEVER KNOW, ALEX.
YOU MAY FEEL DIFFERENT WHEN YOU HIT 40.
OH, TRUST ME, DAD. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE 40.
[ MID-TEMPO FOLK MUSIC PLAYS ]
AREN'T YOU GUYS FINISHED WRITING?
I PRACTICALLY HAD TO PROMISE THE PRINTER MY FIRSTBORN SON.
I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT.
I SAID MY FIRSTBORN SON, NOT OUR FIRSTBORN SON.
-YOU NEVER GIVE UP, DO YOU? -NOPE.
I HAVE OUR FUTURE PLANNED DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL.
I EVEN KNOW WHAT OUR SON'S NAME IS GONNA BE.
-YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT IT IS? -NO.
WHAT IS IT?
FREEDOM.
FREEDOM P. KEATON.
I LIKE THAT.
WE'D HAVE WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
THEY'D PICK UP THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
WHERE WE LEAVE OFF.
WE'LL ALL LIVE IN THE COUNTRY ON A COMMUNE
WITH ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND THEIR CHILDREN
AND LOTS OF ANIMALS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
WE'LL GROW OUR OWN FOOD, AND WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN CLOTHES.
LIVE OFF THE LAND.
UH, BEFORE WE START THIS FAMILY,
WE HAVE A MAGAZINE TO GET OUT, KEATON.
* STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT LINE
* STRAIGHT
* A STRAIGHT, A STRAIGHT...
BOY, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH GETTING WORK DONE
AROUND THIS OFFICE.
* WINTER'S COLD, COMING FAST
* LET IT GO, FORGET YOUR PAST
* LIVE THE NOW AND MAKE IT LAST TODAY *