All I Want for Christmas (1991) Movie Script
SHH.
QUIET!
FROM THE TOP.
SHH!
GOD REST YE MERRY
GENTLEMEN
LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY
REMEMBER
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR
WAS BORN
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
TO SAVE US ALL
FROM SATAN'S POWER
WHEN WE WERE GONE ASTRAY
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
FROM GOD
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
A BLESSED ANGEL CAME
AND UNTO
CERTAIN SHEPHERDS
BROUGHT TIDINGS
OF THE SAME
AND UNTO THEM
A MAN WAS BORN
THE SON OF GOD BY NAME
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
COMFORT AND JOY
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
NO.
GOD REST YE MERRY--
BOYS.
BOYS, STOP THAT.
BOYS! BOYS!
BOYS! STOP THAT!
STOP THAT! STOP IT!
BEHAVE YOURSELVES!
BOYS! BOYS! STOP THAT!
BEHAVE YOURSELVES!
YOU KNOW
MY CORNY GRANDMA--
THE ONE
THAT'S NOT DEAD?
SHE WANTS ME
TO MAKE THIS LIS OF WHAT I WAN FOR CHRISTMAS,
LIKE SHE'S SANTA
CLAUS OR SOMETHING?
THIS IS WHAT I GOT--
I GOT A HOCKEY MASK,
I GOT CASH,
BUT I REALLY
WANT A BABE.
LET'S SEE.
WELL, HOW MANY BABES
DO YOU WANT?
DO YOU WANT 8?
YOU WANT 10
HOW MANY?
2, THAT'S ALL.
2?
I'M NOT GREEDY.
ZERO'S MORE LIKE IT,
FISHER.
BETTER MAKE A NEW LIST.
I LIKE HIM. REALLY.
I SEE A LONG FUTURE
FOR HIM
IN THE HELPING
PROFESSIONS.
SO, YOU DOING ANYTHING
COOL FOR CHRISTMAS?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
WE'LL SEE.
IT'S THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
SINCE DAD MOVED OUT.
HEY, HALLIE.
ETHAN,
WHERE WERE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M 2 MINUTES LATE.
I WAS GOING TO LEAVE.
NO, YOU WEREN'T.
BUT DADDY'S COMING.
WHAT IF WE'RE NOT THERE?
WHAT IF HE DOESN'T WAIT?
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
HALLIE, LOOK,
DON'T DO THAT EVER,
OK?
DON'T GO OFF
BY YOURSELF.
YOU'VE GO TO PROMISE ME THAT.
WHERE COULD I GO?
I'M IN A TUTU.
HALLIE.
I PROMISE.
OK. GOOD.
AND INCIDENTALLY,
I KIND OF LIKE THE TUTU.
GOOD. YOU WEAR IT.
NAW. I'LL PUT IT ON
WHEN I GET HOME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO BE
AN ACTRESS.
YEAH?
LIKE NANA.
ON PLUTO, BECAUSE THAT'S
MY FAVORITE PLANET.
YEAH?
IT'S MY FAVORITE PLANET,
TOO.
WHERE'D YOU
PUT YOUR MITTENS?
YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW?
YEAH, I REALLY
WANT TO KNOW.
I SOLD THEM.
THAT'S FINE.
HOPE YOU GO A GOOD DEAL.
COME ON.
SO HOW
WAS YOUR ASSEMBLY?
REALLY BABY.
MY WHOLE GRADE
JUMPED UP AND DOWN
LIKE IT WAS REALLY
THE NUTCRACKER.
BUT, HALLIE, YOU LOVE
THE NUTCRACKER.
MOM AND NANA
TAKE YOU EVERY YEAR.
TO THE REAL ONE
WITH TICKETS.
HAL, THE NUTCRACKER
IS THE NUTCRACKER.
GOSH, I'M ON A STREE IN NEW YORK
ARGUING ABOUT REALITY
WITH A 7-YEAR-OLD.
NO. IT'S THAT MAN.
THAT FAKE GUY.
WOULD YOU GO
TO A FAKE SANTA?
IF YOU
WENT TO A FAKE GUY,
YOU WOULDN' GET ANYTHING.
YOU GOT TO GO
TO THE REAL GUY
AT MACY'S.
CAN' ARGUE WITH THAT.
HI. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
HELLO, DARLING.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MY TEACHER SAYS
ALWAYS SAY BOTH THINGS
IN NEW YORK
BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE REALLY SENSITIVE.
ISN'T THA A GOOD IDEA?
DO YOU ALWAYS
SAY BOTH THINGS?
YEAH, SURE.
I TRY.
MOM, WE'RE HOME!
HI, NANA.
HI, NANA.
HI, DARLING.
BONSOIR, OLIVIA.
HELLO, ETHAN.
LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
THAT IS WITHOUT A DOUB THE BEST-LOOKING THING
I EVER SAW.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
PLEASE DON' TAKE A PICTURE.
IT'S EMBARRASSING
ENOUGH
TO HAVE TO WEAR THIS
IN THE ACTUAL STREET.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
HALLIE, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
IS THE BABY KICKING?
CAN I FEEL IT?
NO. HE'S RESTING
TODAY. WAIT.
OH. THERE HE GOES.
HE KICKS.
GUESS HE'S
ALL RIGHT.
I GET SOME MILK.
IT MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
AND THE BABY.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
BYE, OLIVIA.
ETHAN, HELP ME
WITH THE TREE.
HELLO, EVERYBODY.
HI, MOM.
HOW'D IT GO?
FINE.
YEAH? GOOD.
DID YOU BRING ME
SOME BOOKS?
YES. OLD YELLER AND
SOME MORE MARY POPPINS,
AND FOR ETHAN I
BROUGHT SOME LANDMARKS.
OH, COOL.
HI, MOM.
HELLO, BEAUTIFUL.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
HERE. WHERE IS HE?
I'M SURE
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
HALLIE, COME ON.
LET'S GET READY
FOR YOUR DAD.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THANKS. YOU, TOO.
MR. O'FALLON.
HEY, STELLA.
HEY. HOW'S MY FAVORITE
EX-MOTHER-IN-LAW
AND SECOND LADY
OF THE AMERICAN THEATER?
EXCELLENT. AND QUITE
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
I CAN'T SAY THE SAME
FOR YOUR EX-WIFE,
THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
ASKED ABOUT HER YET.
UP THERE, HUH?
MM-HMM.
WISH ME LUCK.
YOU'LL NEED IT.
I THINK
I HEAR DAD.
BOO.
YOU'RE WEARING
MY FAVORITE COLOR,
IN CASE
YOU'RE INTERESTED.
BLACK?
SHH!
Michael: WHY DON'T YOU
CUT ME A BREAK, SLICK?
WHAT DO YOU WAN ME TO SAY?
NOT A GREAT BEGINNING.
AT LEAST HE CALLED HER
SLICK.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING
TO ME.
TRY THE KIDS.
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING
OVER 2 HOURS
FOR YOU TO TAKE THEM
TO THE MUSEUM
TO SEE THE DINOSAURS.
THE DINOSAURS
CAN WAIT.
THEY'VE ALREADY
WAITED MILLIONS OF YEARS.
LOOK,
THE KIDS UNDERSTAND
WHEN STUFF GOES WRONG
AT THE DINER.
WELL, THE DINER?
OF COURSE, THE DINER
COMES FIRST.
NOW WE'RE ON
TO THE DINER.
HEY, LOOK, LET'S
FINISH THE GAME.
(ARGUING
CONTINUES)
WE FINISHED IT.
I WAS SLAUGHTERING YOU.
LET'S--LET'S PLAY
ANOTHER HAND, OK?
CATHERINE, THE KIDS
LOVE THE DINER.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT I TAKES A LOT OF TIME,
AND I'VE JUST GOT THINGS
GOING DOWN THERE, AND--
I UNDERSTAND THAT,
TOO.
REALLY?
THAT'S FUNNY.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY
WE SPLIT UP--
'CAUSE YOU DIDN' UNDERSTAND
WHY I'D DROP-KICK OUR DIM
LITTLE YUPPIE LIFESTYLE
FOR THE SAKE OF SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY
GIVE US PLEASURE.
GIVE YOU PLEASURE,
YOU MEAN.
I DON'T RECALL
BEING CONSULTED.
I DON'T INTEND TO GE INTO THIS ARGUMENT.
YEAH, WELL,
NOW WE'RE IN IT.
LET'S HAVE IT.
WE'VE ALREADY
HAD IT.
HEY, DAD!
HI, DAD.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
COME HERE.
YEAH!
WHOA!
SORRY I'M LATE.
IT'S OK.
WE KNEW YOU'D COME,
RIGHT, ETHAN?
(DOORBELL
CHIMES)
Lil: CATHERINE,
HE'S HERE.
"HE" BEING?
TONY.
TONY.
TONY.
BYE, SWEETHEART.
BYE, BABY.
MMM.
BYE, MOM.
LILLIAN, YOU LOOK
WONDERFUL...
OH...
AS USUAL.
YES.
LET'S GO, TONY.
THERE'S NO RUSH,
REALLY.
CURTAIN'S
NOT TILL 8:00.
WE'RE SEEING
CATS.
ORCHESTRA SEATS.
LUCKY YOU.
TONY, CAN WE
JUST GO?
HI, TONY.
HEY, TONY.
MICHAEL.
MIKE, PLEASE.
HOW YOU DOING?
MIKE.
HOW'S EVERYTHING
ON WALL STREET?
IS...THAT A LOADED
QUESTION, OR--
BYE, SWEETIE.
NO, IT'S NO LOADED,
NOT EVEN
REMOTELY LOADED.
BYE, MOM.
HOW COULD I POSSIBLY BE LOADED?
I'LL ACCEP THAT.
BACK BY MIDNIGHT.
HA HA, ONLY KIDDING.
I WISH THAT JUST ONCE
HE WOULD SHOW UP
WITHIN 2 HOURS OF WHEN
HE SAID HE'D SHOW UP,
SO THAT SOMEBODY
COULD PLAN SOMETHING.
I GOT AN IDEA.
INSTEAD OF DINOSAURS,
HOW ABOUT IF WE
GO TO THE DINER?
SURE. WHATEVER YOU GUYS
WANT TO DO.
WANT TO COME DOWNTOWN,
LIL?
OH, NO, NO.
THIS IS YOUR TIME.
BYE, NANA.
GOODBYE,
DARLING.
COME ON, GUYS.
SWEET DREAMS, LIL.
COME ON, KID. OH!
READY TO SLING
SOME HASH?
YEAH!
TAKE OUT THE PAPERS
AND THE TRASH
LET'S GO! MOVE IT OUT!
OR YOU DON'T GE NO SPENDING CASH
IF YOU DON'T SCRUB
THAT KITCHEN FLOOR
YOU AIN'T GONNA
ROCK 'N' ROLL NO MORE
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK BACK
JUST FINISH
CLEANIN' UP YOUR ROOM
LET'S SEE THAT DUS FLY WITH THAT BROOM...
MICHAEL,
DANCE WITH ME!
OR YOU DON'T GO OU FRIDAY NIGHT
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK BACK!
YOU JUST PUT ON
YOUR COAT AND HAT
AND WALK YOURSELF
TO THE LAUNDROMAT
AND WHEN YOU FINISH
DOIN' THAT
BRING IN THE DOG
AND PUT OUT THE CAT
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK
BACK
OK, IT'S
BEDTIME, HALLIE.
YOU ONLY MAKE
RULES LIKE THIS
WHEN YOU'RE
LOSING.
DAD'LL BE UP
TO TUCK YOU IN,
AND I DON'T WAN TO GET YELLED AT.
HE WON'T YELL.
IF WE LIVED WITH HIM,
HE'D YELL.
BUT WE DON'T,
SO HE WON'T.
AND BESIDES,
GUESS WHAT?
I CAN'T.
YOU GOT ME STUMPED.
I THINK THEY'RE
GETTING ALONG BETTER--
MOM AND DAD--
SINCE LAST YEAR.
THEY GOT DIVORCED
LAST YEAR,
SO THEY COULDN'T BE
GETTING ALONG MUCH WORSE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M BORED NOW.
WILL YOU READ ME
OLD YELLER?
I CAN READ IT MYSELF,
BUT I LIKE THE WAY
YOU DO THE VOICES.
YOU MAKE EVERYONE
SOUND WEIRD.
WHY DID YOU SAY
THEY'RE GETTING
ALONG BETTER?
'CAUSE I'M GOING
TO ASK SANTA
TO GET THEM BACK
TOGETHER AGAIN
SO WE CAN HAVE US
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
NOW, LOOK, HALLIE,
YOU CAN'T ASK
SANTA CLAUS FOR THAT.
WHY NOT?
WELL, BECAUSE...
BECAUSE HE'S JOLLY.
HE'S A JOLLY,
FAT GUY,
AND NOT A MARRIAGE
COUNSELOR.
BUT I REALLY WANT IT.
HEY, KID.
HEY, DAD.
RRRR...
WHY AREN'T YOU
IN BED?
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
YEAH? WELL...
YOU CAN TELL ME
ABOUT I WHILE I TUCK YOU IN.
SO THE PROBLEM IS,
I HAVE TO SEE
SANTA CLAUS TOMORROW.
AND MOM'S BUSY,
SO WILL YOU TAKE ME?
UH, TOMORROW...
I GOT TO WORK
ALL DAY TOMORROW, HONEY.
HEY, ETHAN.
NO. NUH-UH.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT IT.
NO, DAD, NO.
NOW, LOOK, HALLIE,
YOU CAN ASK FOR TOYS,
PARAKEETS,
HAIR CARE PRODUCTS--
I DON'T CARE,
BUT YOU MAY NO ASK FOR ANYTHING
TO DO WITH INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS. GOT IT?
THIS IS SANTA CLAUS,
NOT DEAR ABBY.
SUCKER?
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
OH, NO,
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS--
OH, MAN,
KEVIN MARS.
OH, GREAT.
LOOK, I'M WATCHING
YOU, OK?
OH, THIS IS EXCELLENT,
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY, O'FALLON!
HEY, KEVIN!
HOW YOU DOING?
I WAS, UM...
JUST CHECKING OU THESE F-16s.
ARE THESE AIRPLANES,
OR WHAT?
WOW!
HO HO HO HO.
WELL, NOW, AND WHA IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE GIRL?
HALLIE O'FALLON.
HALLIE O'FALLON.
LOTS OF Ls IN THERE.
THAT'S A VERY PRETTY NAME.
HOW WAS EVERYTHING
LAST YEAR?
DID YOU
BEHAVE YOURSELF?
PERFECTLY. NOW HERE'S
THE DEAL, SANTA.
MY BROTHER'S WATCHING,
SO WHATEVER I SAY,
JUST SMILE AND NOD.
WE SAW YOU WAITING IN LINE
TO SEE SANTA.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
LIKE I'M HERE TO SEE
SANTA CLAUS?
I'M TIRED OF HOLDING
THIS FOR YOU, OK?
YOU'RE AN ELF,
RIGHT?
NO...NO, NO,
I'M NOT.
NO, SORRY.
YES, YOU ARE.
SANTA'S ELVES ALWAYS
PRETEND THEY'RE NOT.
IT'S THEIR FLAW.
LOOK, KID.
I'M A PERSON,
NOT AN ELF.
COME ON,
DEAR.
SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU
A SPAZ,
YOU'RE AN ELF?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M AN ELF.
I'M THE ELF KING.
DON'T WORRY.
WE WON'T TELL.
OH...
WELL, THAT'S A PRETTY
TALL ORDER, YOU KNOW.
I USUALLY SPECIALIZE
IN STUFF YOU CAN WRAP.
UH...
SHH!
OH, HELLO!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU. PLEASE LEAVE
YOUR COATS IN THERE.
YOU KNOW ALL
THESE PEOPLE?
GOD, NO! I THOUGH THEY WERE YOUR FRIENDS.
SHOULD WE CALL
THE POLICE?
YEAH. LET'S GE RID OF THEM.
MMM! LIL!
LOVELY PARTY!
OH...
HMM? I MAY CALL
YOU LIL?
OH, PLEASE.
THEN EACH TIME
I HEAR YOU SAY IT,
I'LL KNOW THAT'S
MY CUE TO SAY, "YES, TONY?"
YES. UH...
I WAS LOOKING
FOR CATHERINE.
OH. WELL,
MAYBE OVER THERE.
NEVER USE THE WORD
"LOVELY," DEAR.
IT'S THE MARK
OF THE JERK.
WELL, DOES THE CONCEP WORK FOR YOU?
OR IS THE CREME FRAICHE
TOO ASSERTIVE?
YOU KNOW WHAT'S
REALLY GOOD?
THE ONION RINGS
AT MY DAD'S DINER.
YOU SHOULD GO THERE.
BUT DON'T HAVE
THE POTATO SALAD.
IT STILL HAS KINKS.
CAN I TAKE SOME OF
THESE TO MY BROTHER?
YEAH, SURE.
THANKS.
THANKS.
HERE. TRY THESE.
WAIT. MAKE
THE PIG SOUND.
HALLIE!
PLEASE? YOU MAKE
THE BEST PIG SOUND
IN NEW YORK.
PLEASE?
CATHERINE!
OH, SUSAN,
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
I JUST LEFT THE OFFICE.
I HAVE ALL THE JACKET COPY
FOR YOUR SUMMER LIST.
OH, STEPHANIE'S HERE!
SHE'S IN FROM BOSTON.
HER FATHER AND HIS
REALLY DELIGHTFUL FOURTH WIFE
DECIDED TO TRUST ME
WITH HER.
LOOK, JUST ONE
PIG SOUND, OK?
(SNORTING
LIKE A PIG)
(SNORTING
CONTINUES)
STEPHANIE,
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T WANT TO
EMBARRASS YOU, BUT--
I WANTED TO TAKE HER TO
THE NUTCRACKER TOMORROW.
Catherine: WE'RE
TAKING HALLIE.
Hallie: SEE?
YOU'RE THE BEST PIG
IN THE WORLD.
SHE WANTS TO GO
TO THE MUSEUM
OF MODERN ART.
WOULD YOU LIKE
A CANAPE
OR A NICE BOWL
OF MUD?
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE!
THIS IS THE BIG MOMENT.
NOT EXACTLY
ROCKEFELLER CENTER,
BUT MERRY CHRISTMAS,
ANYWAY.
I REALLY CAN'T STAY
BUT, BABY,
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
I'VE GOT TO GO 'WAY
BUT, BABY,
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
THIS EVENING
HAS BEEN
BEEN HOPING
THAT YOU'D DROP IN
SO VERY NICE
I'LL HOLD YOUR HANDS,
THEY'RE JUST LIKE ICE
MY MOTHER WILL
START TO WORRY
BEAUTIFUL,
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
MY BROTHER WILL BE
THERE AT THE DOOR
LISTEN TO
THE FIREPLACE ROAR
EXCUSE ME.
PARDON ME.
SO REALLY, I'D
BETTER SCURRY
BEAUTIFUL,
PLEASE DON'T HURRY
WELL, MAYBE JUS A LITTLE WHILE MORE
NEVER SUCH
A BLIZZARD BEFORE
I'VE GOT TO
GET HOME
BUT, BABY,
YOU'D FREEZE OUT THERE
SAY, LEND ME
A COMB
EXCUSE ME.
IT'S UP TO YOUR
KNEES UP THERE
SORRY.
I WISH
I KNEW HOW
YOUR EYES ARE LIKE
STARLIGHT NOW
TO BREAK
THE SPELL
I'LL TAKE YOUR HAT,
YOU HAIR LOOKS SWELL
I OUGHT TO SAY
NO, NO, NO, SIR
MIND IF I
MOVE IN CLOSER?
AT LEAST I'M GONNA
SAY THAT I TRIED
WHAT'S THE SENSE
OF HURTING MY PRIDE?
I REALLY
CAN'T STAY
OH, BABY,
DON'T HOLD OUT
AH, BUT IT'S
BABY, IT'S
COLD
OUT...
SIDE
OH, THAT CHAIR'S
BROKEN.
GEE, TONY, THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
"HEY, WOW! WHAT A SURPRISE!"
NO, COME ON, THAT SUCKS.
YOU CAN DO
BETTER THAN THAT.
UM...
"HEY!
FANCY MEETING YOU..."
NO, COME ON,
THAT'S EVEN WORSE.
WHO SAYS "FANCY" ANYMORE?
NOBODY, RIGHT?
COME ON, NOW.
UM...I'LL JUST SAY...
"HEY, WOW!"
NO, THAT'S TOO
NINJA TURTLE-ISH.
UM...
WAIT, WAIT,
I CAN DO THIS. OK.
OH!
OH, WOW!
HEY!
HEY, I DIDN'T EXPEC TO SEE YOU HERE.
(SOFT MUSIC
PLAYS ON EARPHONES)
HEY...
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT.
HOW YOU DOING?
GREAT!
I'M--I'M
IN A MUSEUM.
YEAH, SO AM I.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
SO, DO YOU LIKE
THIS PAINTING?
IT'S--IT'S...
JACKSON POLLOCK,
UH...
BLACK AND WHITE
NUMBER 20.
YEAH, I LIKE
TO JUST WATCH I AND THEN HEAR
THE MUSIC,
AND JUST SEE HOW I MAKES YOU FEEL.
DO YOU WAN TO LISTEN?
NO, IT'S--
IT'S GREAT. LISTEN.
OK, SURE.
WELL, FRANKLY, I PREFER
NUMBER 12 AND NUMBER 4
YOU KNOW. YEAH, I THINK.
ETHAN, IT'S REALLY--
SHH!
IT'S REALLY LOUD.
THE OTHERS ARE
OVERRATED, YOU KNOW.
YEAH.
SO HOW AM I DOING?
YEAH, NEW YORK
IS REALLY GREAT,
BUT WHEN MY PARENTS
SPLIT UP
AND MY MOM
CAME HERE,
I'D ALREADY STARTED
SCHOOL IN BOSTON,
SO...
YEAH, WELL,
I LIKE NEW YORK.
"THERE'S 8 MILLION STORIES
IN THE NAKED CITY."
MY FATHER
ALWAYS SAYS THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I LIKE BEING
ONE OF THOSE STORIES.
AND THE MUSEUMS HERE,
THE MUSEUMS
ARE INCREDIBLE.
THEY REALLY ARE.
I BET YOU LIKE
TO SPEND HOURS HERE, HUH?
15 MINUTES.
TOPS.
THEN I GE HUNGRY.
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
YEAH, WELL,
I COULD BE.
STARVING.
YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU SAID
YOU KNEW THIS
GREAT RESTAURANT?
I NEVER EXPECTED
TO HAVE LUNCH HERE.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE
TO EAT,
ESPECIALLY A THE GIFT-GIVING HOLIDAYS.
DO YOU LIKE TO EAT?
THESE ARE CREPES,
AND THEY'RE
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
TRY A WONDER WAFFLE
WAFFLEMAKER.
PERFECT WAFFLES
EVERY TIME.
THEY'RE NO FROM FRANCE.
THEY'RE GUARANTEED
NONADHESIVE.
AH, GOOD DAY, SIR.
DO YOU HAVE
A FISH WISH?
WELL, SUSHI FOR
EVERY OCCASION.
SUSHI FOR
EVERY CAUCASIAN.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
(PLAYING
HEART AND SOUL)
HEART AND SOUL,
BEAUTIFUL NAME.
I KNOW YOU DON' PARTICULARLY
CARE FOR TONY.
HE'S NOT MICHAEL.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT,
BUT HE MAKES ME
FEEL SPECIAL.
BUT YOU ARE SPECIAL.
YOU'RE MY MOTHER.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE A MAN HAS
MADE ME FEEL THAT WAY.
MOM, I'M GOING
TO MARRY TONY.
I WISH I COULD DO I WITH YOUR BLESSING.
THANKS FOR
WALKING ME HERE.
YEAH, WELL, UM...
HEY, LISTEN, IF YOU'RE
NOT BUSY TONIGHT,
I'D REALLY LIKE
TO DO SOMETHING.
OH, I CAN'T.
MOM'S TAKING ME
TO SEE CATS, AGAIN.
I HATE CATS.
BUT I'M BUSY, SO...
HOW ABOU SATURDAY AFTERNOON?
YOU KNOW, I GOT TO
GO TO COTILLION.
THEY MAKE EVERYBODY
AT MY SCHOOL GO.
I HATE IT.
I HAD TO DO THA LAST YEAR.
IF YOU CAME,
I COULD DANCE WITH YOU
INSTEAD OF SOME GIRL.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
SOME STRANGE GIRL
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO
BACK TO BOSTON ANYWAY.
WELL, HOW IS BOSTON?
IS BOSTON GOOD?
BOSTON'S GOOD.
YEAH, HEARD THEY GO LOTS OF BEANS THERE.
BEANS?
YEAH. IT GOES TOGETHER,
BOSTON AND BEANS.
FREE ASSOCIATION.
OH. WELL,
THERE'S MY TRAIN.
YEAH.
BYE.
BYE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
BLESS YOU.
HI, EVERYONE.
I'M HOME.
HEY, YOU LOOK
VERY PRETTY.
I KNOW. FORGE MY PRETTINESS.
I HAVE TO
TALK TO YOU NOW!
GET READY. WE'RE LEAVING
IN 10 MINUTES.
HE'LL BE READY.
I SWEAR ON HIS LIFE.
(SPEAKING
FRENCH)
SMART BOY.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,
SOMEONE MAKE
A TUNA FISH SANDWICH
OUT OF THE LITTLE MERMAID?
DON'T TEASE ME, ETHAN.
THIS IS SERIOUS.
WHAT, HALLIE,
WHAT IS IT?
I'VE DONE
SOMETHING TERRIBLE,
AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
OK, COME ON,
TELL ME.
YOU CAN TELL ME.
I ASKED SANTA
TO HAVE MOM AND DAD
GET MARRIED AGAIN.
I KNOW YOU SAID
NOT TO,
BUT I DID.
BUT THAT'S NO THE PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM IS...
I FORGOT TO SAY
TO EACH OTHER.
AND WHILE YOU WERE GONE,
I HEARD MOM TALKING TO NANA
ABOUT MARRYING TONY.
ETHAN.
Catherine: ETHAN,
HALLIE, TONY'S HERE!
SO WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
OK, HONEY,
HAVE FUN.
HEY, MOM, COME IN
JUST FOR A MINUTE.
WE HAVE TO GE TO THE BALLET.
I KNOW,
BUT YOU'VE NEVER
REALLY SEEN
THE PLACE YET.
I'VE SEEN IT.
NOT ALL FINISHED.
COME ON, MOM!
I'LL JUS BE A MINUTE.
HALLIE, STAY
IN THE CAR WITH TONY.
NO, NO.
HALLIE,
THAT'S THE PHONE.
HALLIE, YOU'RE
SCRATCHING THE...
SO, HALLIE,
I BET YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO COMPOSED
THE NUTCRACKER.
TCHAIKOVSKY.
GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
EXCELLENT.
DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S COOL, MOM?
HUH?
YOU GOT TO ADMI IT'S COOL.
DON'T YOU THINK?
I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THIS.
ETHAN, EH...
GIVE ME
THAT KISS.
THANKS.
HELLO, MICHAEL.
HEY, SLICK.
COULDN'T TAKE ANOTHER YEAR
OF THE NUTCRACKER, HUH?
GIVE IT TO ME.
SHEP'S
WAITING ON YOU.
HEY, SHEP!
GIVE ME THE BIG ONE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
YEAH!
WE SHOULD GO.
I'LL BE BACK
FOR HIM LATER.
WHOA, WHOA. WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
SO, UH, WHA DO YOU THINK?
IT'S NICE.
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
NICE?
ANY OF THIS STUFF
LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?
IT'S EXTREMELY NICE.
I MEAN,
I HAD NO IDEA...
WHEN YOU MOVED OUT?
THAT IT WOULD
TURN OUT THIS WAY? NO.
COME SEE THE LOFT.
TONY AND HALLIE
ARE WAITING.
IT'LL ONLY
TAKE A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT,
JUST ONE MINUTE.
HEY.
I SAID BURN IT.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
HERE, TRY THAT ONE.
SHE LIKES IT HERE.
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
YEAH, IT'S PARADISE.
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS--
IT'S VERY PRETTY.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
THE REST OF IT?
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
VOILA.
THE KIDS SEEM
TO LIKE IT.
DOWNTOWN, I MEAN.
THE CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND HERE.
EVEN THE PIGEONS
ARE POETS DOWNTOWN.
AH...
YOU REMEMBER.
NEW HAVEN.
YORK STREET.
BREWSTER'S DINER.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT.
HOW'D YOU GET I TO LOOK LIKE THAT?
I HEARD
THEY WERE CLOSING--
BREWSTER'S CLOSED?
YEAH.
I TOOK A TRUCK
UP THERE.
I GOT ALL THE FIXTURES,
THE JUKEBOX.
I EVEN STOLE THEIR MENU.
MICHAEL,
I HAVE TO GO.
YOU KEEP SAYING THAT,
BUT I DON'T SEE MUCH...
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
YOU KEEP
SAYING THAT, TOO.
MICHAEL,
I'M GETTING MARRIED.
THAT YOU HAVEN'T SAID.
WELL...
I'M SAYING IT.
SO, UH...
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
YOU BETTER GE A MOVE ON, SLICK.
THE SUGARPLUM FAIRIES
ARE WAITING.
NOT BAD.
MM-HMM.
MOMMY.
WHAT, HONEY?
I THINK ONE
OF MY GLANDS IS SWOLLEN.
GEE, THEY FEEL OK.
AND I THINK
I HAVE A FEVER.
WELL, YOU DO FEEL
A LITTLE WARM.
I THINK
YOU'LL LIVE.
DON'T CRUSH THE COLLAR.
OH, FEELING BETTER?
MUCH.
HEY, FRANKIE!
HEY, MIKE.
FRANK, CAN YOU HELP ME
OUT ON CHRISTMAS?
I'M ALL OUT OF CHOCOLATE!
CHOCOLATE FOR CHRISTMAS,
SURE, MIKE.
YOU'RE MY FAVORITE
CUSTOMER.
THANKS, FRANK!
I'LL BRING IT 7:00
CHRISTMAS EVE.
THEN I'M
OFF TO JERSEY.
OK.
Waitress: DON'T FORGE TO HANG YOUR STOCKING,
FRANKIE.
BY 2 POINTS
IN OVERTIME.
HEY, HEY.
POOR FRANKIE,
DEAF AS A DOORKNOB.
ALTHOUGH, I'VE
KNOWN SOME DOORKNOBS
WHO HEARD
PERFECTLY WELL.
YEAH. SO MOM'S
SEEN THE PLACE?
RIGHT.
ETHAN, YOU LIKE
COMING HERE, RIGHT?
I LOVE IT HERE.
GREAT. I LOVE HAVING
YOU AND HALLIE HERE.
YOU KNOW ABOU MOM AND--
YOU KNOW
ABOUT YOUR MOM--
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO.
COME ON, DAD.
YOU'RE A SMART GUY.
YOU'RE THE SMARTES GUY I'VE EVER KNOWN.
NO. NO,
I'M SERIOUS, DAD.
ALL THE OTHER DADS
ARE EXACTLY THE SAME--
THE SAME TIE,
THE SAME HAIRCUT,
EVEN THE SAME CAR ALARM.
BUT YOU'RE
DIFFERENT, DAD.
YOU'VE GOT THIS PLACE.
RIGHT.
THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL--
MIDLIFE CRISIS HERE.
LOOK,
YOUR MOM
HAS A RIGHT TO BE...
I DON'T KNOW...HAPPY,
AND MAYBE I DID
GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT.
WELL, DID YOU EVER
TELL THAT TO HER?
NO. NO, LOOK, JUST--
JUST FORGET IT, OK.
I'M JUST A KID, RIGHT?
JUST--JUST--
I NEVER DID
TELL HER THAT.
NEVER.
MAYBE I COULD IF WE
WERE TRAPPED SOMEWHERE
LIKE A DESERT ISLAND.
NEW YORK'S AN ISLAND.
SO, HALLIE,
I BET YOU WANT TO
BE A BALLERINA
WHEN YOU
GROW UP, HUH?
I NEVER SAID THAT.
IT'S EVERY LITTLE
GIRL'S DREAM, RIGHT?
WHAT IF I'M FAT? WHAT IF
MY HEAD'S TOO BIG?
IT'S TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY
TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
HONEY, I THINK TONY'S
JUST MAKING CONVERSATION.
WAIT TILL I'M
IN THIRD GRADE,
THEN I'LL
PICK A CAREER.
OK, WHO WANTS
A GINGER ALE?
HALLIE, WAN SOME GINGER ALE?
OH, I DON'T CARE.
COME ON,
LET'S SIT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, TONY
JUST WANTS TO BE
YOUR FRIEND.
I HAVE FRIENDS.
I KNOW, BUT THIS
IS DIFFERENT, HALLIE.
HE'S MY FRIEND.
HE WANTS YOU TO GIVE HIM
A CHANCE TO GET TO--
HE KEEPS
STARING AT ME.
HE GOES,
"ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS?"
"ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS?"
LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO
DO ALL THIS CUTE STUFF
'CAUSE IT'S
MARVELOUS AND--
DO YOU REALLY
LIKE HIM, MOMMY?
LIKE, A WHOLE LOT?
OK, 3
GINGER ALES.
THANKS.
ONE FOR YOU, CATH,
ONE FOR ME,
AND ONE FOR HALLIE,
WITH A CHERRY IN IT.
SO IT'S AN OFFICIAL
SHIRLEY TEMPLE.
MOM.
HMM?
I FEEL NAUSEOUS.
NAUSEATED. THAT'S
THE CORRECT WORD
FOR THE SITUATION--
NAUSEATED.
YOU KNOW,
YOU DO FEEL WARM.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON.
ALL I WAN IS WHAT I
HAD BACK THEN
WHEN TIME
WAS MY FRIEND
AND LOVE
DIDN'T END
ALL I WAN IS WHAT I HAD WITH YOU
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
CAN DREAMS
STILL COME TRUE?
DON'T LOOK
DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN
SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY
POINT OF VIEW
HI, HALLIE.
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WANT IS
THE PROMISE YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE YESTERDAY
NO, I DON' MEAN TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
DESERT ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
ETHAN! TIME TO
FEED THE CHICKENS!
OH, GOSH.
THE CHICKENS, HUH?
OH, WHAT'S UP
FOR TODAY,
MORE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?
NO, NOT TODAY.
TODAY I GOT TO
GO FIX A MISTAKE.
OH, FIX A MISTAKE, YES.
FIX A MISTAKE?
HI.
WHERE TO?
UH, WEST SIDE,
PLEASE.
HI, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
SAME TO YOU,
SWEETHEART.
HERE YOU GO.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
TAXI!
I DON' BELIEVE THIS!
THANKS.
HEY, HALLIETOSIS!
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES.
HALLIE!
OH, SHE WENT OU ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.
SAID SHE HAD TO
FIX A MISTAKE.
OH, NO!
SUCKER?
EXCUSE ME.
CAN I CUT IN?
I WON'T TAKE LONG.
I JUST HAVE TO FIX
THIS MISTAKE I MADE.
HAVE CUTS FOR A DOLLAR.
FORGET IT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
DON'T FORGET TO
TELL SANTA
WHA A CREEP YOU ARE.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
HA HA HA HA.
OH, YOU'RE BACK.
I'M BACK.
YOU WOULDN'T WAN SOMETHING EASY, WOULD YOU,
LIKE A NICE DOLL?
I HAVE DOLLS
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
CAN I USE THE LAP?
SURE.
OK,
NOW WE REALLY
GOT TO TALK.
EXCUSE ME!
EXCUSE ME!
GOT TO GET THROUGH!
GOT TO GET THROUGH!
EXCUSE ME!
EXCUSE ME!
THANKS A LOT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OF COURSE YOU REALIZE
IT'S LATE IN THE SEASON
FOR SUCH A BIG ORDER?
BUT I KNOW YOU'LL DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO.
HALLIE, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH, AND ONE MORE THING.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HO HO HO.
ETHAN, THAT WAS
EMBARRASSING.
HALLIE, DO YOU
THINK I'M KIDDING?
WELL, I'M NOT.
I'M NOT KIDDING, OK?
YOU CAN'T GO OFF
ALONE IN THIS CITY!
YOU GOT TO
PROMISE ME THAT!
DO YOU HEAR ME?
ETHAN,
STOP SHAKING ME.
LOOK, DON' EVER DO THIS.
YOU'VE GOT TO
PROMISE ME THAT.
I HAD TO SEE HIM.
THIS IS SPECIAL.
NOT ALL MOMS AND DADS
SHOULD GET BACK TOGETHER,
BUT OURS SHOULD.
IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND HE'S SANTA,
AND I JUST HAD TO
SEE HIM, ETHAN.
IT'S OK.
I KNOW YOU DID,
HALLIE.
OPERATION DESERT ISLAND.
THIS WEEK, I CAN TALK
ABOUT WOMEN'S TENNIS,
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR,
OR NAZI HUNTERS.
YOU CAN PICK
THE TOPIC, ETHAN.
ETHAN, WE HAVE TO
TALK WHILE WE DANCE.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
ANYWAY, OK,
SO, NAZI HUNTERS.
DID YOU KNOW SEVERAL
FORMER NAZI LEADERS
ARE STILL AT LARGE?
SOME MAY EVEN
BE IN NEW YORK--
AT THE OYSTER BAR
OR ON THE I.R.T.
OR EVEN IN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW WHO
I HEARD LIKES YOU?
GOD, WHO?
KEVIN MARS, AND HE'S
REALLY INTO NAZIS.
GOD, REALLY?
KEVIN, ETHAN TOLD ME
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
I DIDN'T EXPEC TO SEE YOU HERE.
WELL, I DIDN'T GO
BACK TO BOSTON YET,
SO I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY
AND SEE IF YOUR COTILLION
IS AS BAD AS MINE WAS.
WORSE.
YEAH, WELL, I THINK
WE BETTER START DANCING.
OH, SO I SEE WE'RE DOING
THE EVER POPULAR FOX TROT.
YEAH, IT'S GO SOME GREAT STEPS.
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE THE ONE
THAT'S GOING TO
GET US OUT OF HERE.
SO THEN THEY SAID
THEY FOUND
MENGELE'S SKULL
AND EVERYTHING,
BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED.
HE COULD BE RIGHT HERE
AT THIS VERY COTILLION.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
NOW YOU'RE SURE YOU
DON'T WANT TO GO BACK?
YOU KNOW, THE FOX TRO CAN BE VERY USEFUL.
I USE IT CONSTANTLY
ON THE SUBWAY.
I DANCE A LO ON THE SUBWAY.
I'M JUST KIDDING. I DON' DANCE ON THE SUBWAY.
NOT THAT I WOULDN'T.
IT JUST HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE YOU WILL.
YEAH, RIGHT,
WHO KNOWS?
IT'S SO GREA THAT YOU'RE HERE
'CAUSE I REALLY
NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
FOLLOW ME.
HEY, HEY! YOU WITH
SOMEBODY OR WHAT?
YEAH, UM...
THAT'S RIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
EVERYONE, PLEASE
JOIN OUR BRIDE AND GROOM
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
COME ON, EVERYONE.
AND YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN GET THEM BACK
TOGETHER BY CHRISTMAS?
ETHAN,
THAT'S 3 DAYS AWAY.
SEE, ALL I CAN DO,
IF I'M LUCKY,
IS THE DESERT ISLAND PAR AND HOPE THEY DO
THE RIGHT THING.
NOW, MAYBE I'M CRAZY,
BUT AT LEAST HALLIE
WILL HAVE ONE MORE
CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH THEM.
NOW, IT'S NOT WHAT SHE
ASKED SANTA CLAUS FOR,
BUT THIS IS NEW YORK.
YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN,
RIGHT?
OK, SO HERE'S
WHERE YOU COME IN. NOW--
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AT THIS TIME,
PLEASE JOIN
THE BRIDE AND GROOM
IN THE CUTTING
OF THE CAKE.
COME ON,
YOU GOT TO ADMI IT'S A VERY COOL PLAN.
YOU'RE CRAZY. YOU SHOULD
THINK ABOUT SEEING A SHRINK.
YEAH, WELL,
MY DAD DOESN' BELIEVE IN SHRINKS.
YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO
GO THROUGH WITH THIS?
WELL, IT'S EITHER ME
OR SANTA CLAUS,
AND I'M NOT A BELIEVER.
OK.
TARANTELLA TIME.
EVERYONE ON
THE DANCE FLOOR.
VOLARE! VOLARE!
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
HELLO, BOYS. HELLO
THERE, PRINCESS.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE--
A PUPPY DOG?
A GOLDFISH?
WE WANT RODENTS.
YEAH, 8, PLEASE.
PLEASE,
DON'T TAP THE CAGE.
THAT'S A VERY
TENSE HAMSTER.
NOW, RATS OR MICE?
MY MEDIUM-SIZED RATS
ARE ON SPECIAL.
IF YOU BUY 8,
YOU GET ONE FREE.
MICE.
MICE.
CERTAINLY MICE.
WILL YOU PUT THEM
IN THIS BOX?
OK.
ALL RIGHT,
AND...
ONE--AND ONE
AND 2.
AND...
GET OVER HERE.
AND 3.
EXCUSE ME. UM,
IS THIS RABBIT DEAD?
NO, HE'S
JUST RESTING.
NOT THAT ONE.
IT'S DEFORMED.
HOW ABOU THIS ONE?
YEAH, HE'S REALLY CUTE.
HE'S THE CUTEST ONE.
AND THA WILL MAKE 8.
YEAH.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
OK, SO HOW MUCH
IS THAT, PLEASE?
THAT'S 8 MICE
AT 2 BUCKS APIECE.
THAT EQUALS, UH--
PLUS, YOU'LL NEED
TREATS AND BEDDING
AND RATSKY WASKY--
A, UH, POPULAR
VERMIN TOY--
PLUS, THIS
NOVELTY ITEM--
MY OWN IDEA--
A RODENT'S
SALAD BAR.
I HOLD THE PATENT.
UM...
WE'RE OUT OF MONEY.
ASK MARSHALL.
HEY, MARSH?
YEAH, WHAT?
WON'T YOU COME IN?
I'M CATHERINE.
OH, YOU MUST BE
THE BRIDE.
TONY HAS ME PLAN
ALL HIS SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND HE EXPECTS THIS ONE
TO BE EXCEPTIONAL.
GREAT!
PERFECT. OK.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ENCHANTING
TO HAVE BRIDESMAIDS
IN JODHPURS,
WITH LITTLE RIDING CROPS
FESTOONED
WITH BABY'S BREATH.
THAT COULD BE
ENCHANTING...
IN A STABLE.
SEE THIS ONE?
HE'S THE BEST.
I EVEN THOUGH OF HIS NAME.
SINCE HE'S WHITE
AND IT'S WINTER,
HE'S SNOWBALL,
AND HE'S MINE.
HE'LL COME THROUGH,
YOU JUST WAIT.
Catherine: SYLVIA, THIS
IS MY SECOND MARRIAGE,
AND I WAS JUST THINKING
OF KEEPING IT SIMPLE.
AH-CHOO!
EXCUSE ME.
WELL, WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
LET'S GET ON
WITH THE GUESTS.
THERE'S TONY'S 600.
600?
600 WHAT?
WHERE DID HE
GET THAT IDEA?
GO THAT WAY!
GO! GO!
I WAS THINKING
OF JUST A FEW
CLOSE FRIENDS.
COME ON.
I'M GOING FOR
A SMALL WALK.
YOU WOULD LIKE TO,
MAYBE, COME ALONG?
UM...YOU KNOW WHAT?
I, UH, I, UM,
I JUST HURT MY BACK.
I SHOULDN'T GO
FOR A WALK RIGHT NOW.
ME, TOO.
I BE BACK SOON.
YOU SHOULDN'T GO,
EITHER.
I MEAN,
YOUR BABY.
YOUR BABY,
IT'S COLD.
COME ON, SNOWBALL.
COME ON.
COME TO MOMMY.
OH, MAN!
THIS IS GREAT.
THERE'S ONE.
AH, DANG!
I MISSED IT.
COME ON.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE
SET A LIMIT OF 500--
VERY QUIET, VERY SWEET,
VERY VICTORIANA?
I DON'T THINK
HE KNOWS 500 PEOPLE.
IT'S OK, ETHAN.
YOU'LL THINK
OF SOMETHING ELSE.
YOU'RE A GENIUS.
YOU ALMOST GO SKIPPED ONCE.
WELL, TONY IS A VERY
ESTEEMED FIGURE
IN THE WALL STREE COMMUNITY,
AND HE JUS ASSUMED THAT--
YES, WELL,
I'M AFRAID THAT,
PERHAPS THIS TIME,
TONY HAS
ASSUMED TOO MUCH.
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT SNOW--
AAH!
BALL!
SNOWBALL.
(DETECTORS
CLICKING)
MISS BROOKS,
THE HOTEL CAN TAKE US.
THEY WERE BOOKED, BU I SAID IT WAS FOR YOU.
GOOD. JUST PACK ENOUGH
FOR TONIGHT.
YES, MA'AM.
HELLO, LIL.
UGH!
YOU'RE LOOKING
PARTICULARLY--
WE'VE GOT RATS.
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT VERMIN,
WOULD YOU?
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO
REPORT A CAR
IN A TOW-AWAY ZONE.
I THINK IT'S ABANDONED.
BEEN THERE LONG?
YEAH, FOR 3 DAYS.
WHERE IS IT, PLEASE?
ON 12th--
IN FRONT OF THE DINER.
WHAT KIND OF CAR?
BLACK BMW.
OK, ABOUT AN HOUR.
IN ABOUT AN HOUR?
PERFECT. OK, THANKS.
THAT'S REALLY STRANGE--
MICE IN MOTHER'S HOUSE.
BUT I GUESS
IT'S JUST ONE MORE STEP
IN THE TOTAL COLLAPSE
OF NEW YORK. ANYWAY,
WE HAVE TO MOVE OU FOR THE NIGHT.
COULD I STAY WITH YOU?
WELL, SURE.
YEAH?
CHARLES AND I PLAN ON
MAKING THE ROUNDS TONIGHT.
STEPHANIE WILL BE
HERE, THOUGH.
WELL, NO, IT'S FINE.
OK, I'LL
CALL YOU LATER. BYE-BYE.
CATHERINE HAS MICE.
OH, REALLY?
YES!
HELLO?
HEY, MARSH,
IT'S ME.
I CANNO TALK RIGHT NOW.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO.
JUST CALL ME BACK,
PLEASE.
UM...ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
SHUT UP AND
GET A RAG, WILL YOU?
STOP MOANING,
ALREADY!
IT'S FOR ME!
IT'S FOR ME!
I MEAN,
I ASSUME IT IS.
HELLO?
OH, IT IS.
THE PHONE--
IT'S FOR ME.
HI, MARSHALL.
SHE DRANK A WHOLE
BOWL OF EGGNOG.
LOOK, O'FALLON,
I CAME THROUGH.
BUT MY GRANDMOTHER'S
PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR--
REALLY?
THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S REALLY,
REALLY GREAT.
NICE, VERNON.
REAL NICE.
SHUT UP AND HELP!
UM, GREAT.
I GOT TO GO.
WE'RE GOING TO
REVIVE MY GRANDMOTHER
AND THEN OPEN PRESENTS.
GEE, THA SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
UM, I'LL ASK MY MOM
IF IT'S OK.
GREAT. NOW YOU
OWE ME A FAVOR.
AFTER WE GET YOUR PARENTS
BACK TOGETHER,
HELP ME SPLIT UP MINE!
GOT TO GO.
OK, YOU GOT IT.
HOLD ON.
HEY, MOM?
YEAH?
MARSHALL
WANTS TO KNOW,
CAN I STAY A HIS HOUSE TONIGHT?
ETHAN,
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
DON'T YOU WANT TO SPEND
IT WITH YOUR FATHER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M AFRAID
IT WILL GE SORT OF SAD,
YOU KNOW,
SINCE WE'RE NO ALL, YOU KNOW...
OH, LOOK,
HOW ABOUT THIS?
TONY AND I CAN
SKIP THIS PARTY.
YOU AND HALLIE
AND TONY AND I
CAN GO OU SOMEWHERE TONIGHT.
I THINK I HAVE A COUGH.
I THINK YOU SHOULDN' CHANGE YOUR PLANS, MOM.
JUST GO OU AND HAVE FUN.
THE KIDS SHOULD DO
WHAT THEY WANT, CATH.
I MEAN,
IT IS CHRISTMAS.
I THINK TONY'S
RIGHT, MOM.
ME, TOO.
AND MAYBE TONY
COULD DROP ME OFF
AT MARSHALL'S.
IF YOU DO THAT,
I CAN CHANGE AT SUSAN'S.
AND I'LL TAKE HALLIE
TO HER FATHER'S.
THIS IS WORKING OU PERFECTLY.
SO FAR.
TONY, I HAVE TO
TALK TO YOU.
YES, HALLIE,
WHAT IS IT?
I WANT YOU TO
SAY HI TO SNOWBALL.
AND WHO'S SNOWBALL?
THIS FRIEND
OF MINE.
AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN SEE SNOWBALL.
NO, YOU CAN
SEE HIM, TOO. HERE.
HALLIE, GET THA AWAY FROM ME!
SEE? SNOWBALL'S RIGHT.
HE THINKS YOU HATE HIM.
I DON'T HATE HIM.
I JUST--
TELL HIM YOU LIKE HIM.
I LIKE YOU,
SNOWBALL.
NOW PUT IT AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO SAY IT LOUDER.
HE HAS TINY, TINY EARS.
SNOWBALL,
I LIKE YOU!
HE THINKS YOU'RE LYING.
I'M NOT LY--
SNOWBALL, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU
VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
OK, HERE WE ARE.
AH... LET'S GO, HALLIE.
COME ON.
HEY, TONY, YOU WANT ME
TO BRING HER IN
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ACTUALLY SEE MY DAD?
ETHAN, I THINK
I CAN HANDLE IT.
YEAH, I KNOW, BUT...
I THINK IT'S KIND
OF WEIRD WITH HALLIE--
YOU KNOW, PSYCHOLOGICALLY,
WITH 2 FATHER FIGURES.
WHATEVER. DO WHA YOU FEEL LIKE.
THANKS. UH, COME ON, HALLIE.
LET'S GO.
DON'T SLAM THE...
DOOR.
OK,
SO YOU GOT THE MOUSE?
NOW LET IT GO
AND START TO SCREAM.
I CAN'T DO IT, ETHAN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'VE GOT TO!
BUT I'LL LOSE HIM.
HE'LL BE GONE.
LOOK, HALLIE,
SNOWBALL IS A MOUSE.
I KNOW YOU LOVE HIM,
BUT HE'S A MOUSE.
THIS IS FOR US, HALLIE.
IF YOU LET HIM GO,
I'LL BUY YOU A MILLION MICE.
COME ON.
I PROMISE YOU THAT.
YOU TRUST ME,
DON'T YOU?
YOU'RE MY BROTHER.
OK, PUT HIM DOWN.
GOODBYE, SNOWBALL.
NOW SCREAM.
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
WHA WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
SNOWBALL, HER MOUSE,
HE GOT AWAY.
QUIET, QUIET.
I'LL FIND HIM.
THERE IT IS.
HE JUST WEN INSIDE THE TRUCK.
INSIDE
THE TRUCK?
THERE IT IS.
IN THE TRUCK.
RIGHT IN THE CORNER,
SEE IT?
THAT LITTLE
WHITE THING.
IN THE BACK?
YEAH, HE'S
IN THE BACK.
HEY! HEY! OPEN UP
THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!
ETHAN, HALLIE--
IMMEDIATELY!
OPEN UP
THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!
HEY, KIDS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
UNCLE FRANKIE!
FROM YOUR
UNCLE FRANKIE.
THANKS!
THANKS!
OPEN THIS DOOR!
OPEN UP THIS DOOR
RIGHT NOW!
YEAH...
OK, NOW,
THE NEXT STEP--
TELL ME AGAIN.
7:15.
AND WHERE AM I?
MARSHALL'S. ETHAN,
THIS IS INSULTING.
I HAVE AN EXCELLEN MEMORY.
YEAH, BUT IT'S
GOT TO BE PERFECT.
NOW WHA DID TONY DO?
DROPPED ME OFF OUTSIDE.
NOW CAN I GO?
YEAH.
YEAH, THIS IS IT!
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH THAT JERK?
WHO, DAD?
TONY, BABY.
HE DIDN'T HAVE
TO DROP YOU OFF OUTSIDE.
HE COULD HAVE
BROUGHT YOU UPSTAIRS.
DID I SAY THAT ETHAN
WAS AT MARSHALL'S?
YEAH, ABOUT 6 TIMES,
PLUS IT'S ON THE NEWS.
WHAT'S THAT?
A SUIT. YOU LOOK
REALLY HANDSOME IN SUITS.
A SUIT, HUH?
I DON'T WEAR SUITS
MUCH ANYMORE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY
I GOT THE DINER,
SO I WOULDN'T HAVE
TO WEAR THEM.
COME ON.
I'LL PUT ON A PARTY DRESS,
AND WE'LL PRETEND
WE'RE IN THIS REALLY NICE
RESTAURANT...ON PLUTO--
MY FAVORITE PLANET.
PLUTO, HUH?
WE'RE HAVING
CHINESE FOOD.
I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY DELIVER
CHINESE TO PLUTO.
YEAH, THEY DO.
IT'S ON THE MENU.
COME ON, DAD.
IT'LL BE FUN.
YOU GO PUT THAT ON,
AND I'LL GET DRESSED.
OK.
OH, AND WEAR
THE BURGUNDY TIE.
BURGUNDY?
OK,
HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU LOOK GREAT, MOM.
THANKS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT HAPPENED TO TONY.
WHAT TIME IS IT,
SWEETIE?
ABOUT 7:15...
EXACTLY.
I GOT IT.
SHE'S REALLY
GROWN UP, SUSAN.
HELLO? OH, YEAH.
SHE IS.
JUST A MINUTE.
IT'S MR. O'FALLON.
THANKS.
MICHAEL?
YEAH.
IT'S HALLIE, SLICK.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG.
SHE WAS FEELING FINE,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
SHE'S BEEN IN THE BATHROOM
FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.
HALLIE, HOW YOU
DOING IN THERE?
TERRIBLE.
IS MOMMY COMING?
SHE'LL BE RIGHT HERE,
SWEETHEART.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE SOLD
ALL THOSE TURKEY DINNERS.
I GOT YOU
A PRESENT, JEFF.
IT'S A BOOK
ABOUT THE LAS DAYS OF ELVIS.
IT INCLUDES
A CASSETTE
OF HIS LAST PHONE
CONVERSATION
BEFORE HE DIED.
GEE, THANKS,
SONYA.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
YOU WAN TO COME OVER?
I'VE GOT THE ELVIS
CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
OH, YEAH? YOU GO ANY MISTLETOE?
TONS OF IT.
I HOPE EVERYTHING'S
OK, HONEY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
OK, BYE.
WAY TO GO, HAL.
YES.
WOW, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
SO DO YOU.
OH, YEAH.
IT WAS HALLIE'S IDEA.
SHE'S IN HER BEDROOM.
UH...TONY'S
NOT WITH YOU?
NO.
OH.
I wonder where he is.
HEY!
OH WHAT FUN
IT IS TO RIDE
LET ME OU OF HERE!
IN A ONE-HORSE
OPEN SLEIGH
JINGLE BELLS,
JINGLE BELLS,
JINGLE...
I THINK SHE'S OK.
HONEY, ARE YOU AWAKE?
SHE'S DREAMING.
SHE'S LIKE YOU
WHEN SHE SLEEPS--
STRANGE TURNS...
SHE DREAMS.
HELLO?
HELLO. MRS. O'FALLON,
PLEASE.
YEAH,
JUST A MINUTE.
HELLO?
MRS. O'FALLON?
IT'S STEPHANIE.
I JUST GOT A CALL
FROM MR. BORE.
BOER.
MR. BOER. YES.
HE HAD
AN EMERGENCY COME UP.
AN EMERGENCY
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
HE'S FINE. HE'S FINE.
HE SAID FOR YOU
TO GO ON TO THE PLAZA
AND TRY TO HAVE
A WONDERFUL TIME.
REALLY
UM...
NO, STEPHANIE. I'LL
COME BACK TO YOUR PLACE.
THANKS. BYE.
I'VE BEEN STOOD UP.
OH...
THIS HAS BEEN
THE STRANGEST DAY.
THIS IS GREAT.
THEY'RE UP THERE
EATING MUSHU PORK,
AND I'M FREEZING
TO DEATH DOWN HERE.
IF THIS WORKS,
I'M A HERO.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T...
MAYBE SANTA CLAUS
WILL BRING ME
SOME NICE STRIPED PJS
FOR JUVENILE HALL.
HEY, YOU HERE
FOR A PICKUP?
YEAH.
CATHERINE O'FALLON.
OH, YEAH.
SORRY,
SHE CHANGED HER MIND.
CHANGED HER MIND?
WELL,
I GOT TO HEAR FROM
THE LADY HERSELF.
I'M CATHERINE.
SOMETHING'S COME UP.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
HERE. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HI.
HI. HOW YOU DOING?
CAN WE GET IN?
NOW THEY DON' EVEN PICK UP.
I GUESS I SHOULD GO.
I MEAN,
MAYBE I'LL FIND
A TAXI CRUISING.
DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT BLIZZARD?
GOD, IT'S LATE.
I REALLY SHOULD GO.
YOU WERE PREGNAN WITH HALLIE.
TOO PREGNANT.
SHE WAS LATE.
YEAH. 4 DAYS.
IT JUST SNOWED
AND SNOWED.
YOU RENTED LUCY STOMPING
ON THE GRAPES.
YOU READ ME FRANNY.
YOU READ ME ZOOEY...
AND THEN HALLIE.
I HAVE TO GO.
OR STAY.
Yes.
THERE'S A BLIZZARD
OUT THERE,
IT'S CHRISTMAS--
YOU'LL
NEVER GET A CAB.
I CAN GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND MAKE YOU
A BURGER AND FRIES.
NO. I'M NOT HUNGRY.
AND I--I...
NO, I REALLY
SHOULDN'T STAY.
Please, please,
please.
BUT I WILL...
Yes!
STAY WITH HALLIE...
SLEEP WITH HER.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE AN EXTRA NIGHTGOWN?
I'LL GET YOU A SHIRT.
WHAT?
I'VE BEEN
SCREWING UP
WITH THESE KIDS
LATELY.
NO. DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER.
REALLY?
SO HOW'S THE FOOD?
MMM. IT'S DELICIOUS.
WELL, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY
BOUGHT YOU A MEAL YET.
DON'T--DON'T WORRY.
THIS IS BETTER.
WHAT IS?
TONIGHT...ALL OF IT.
I WASN'T EXPECTING
AN ADVENTURE
THIS CHRISTMAS.
I WAS JUST EXPECTING
TO BE DEPRESSED.
IS THERE
ANY KETCHUP?
OH, YEAH. IT'S, UM,
IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
MORE KETCHUP.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO 2 BOTTLES OF KETCHUP
AND THEY'RE BOTH
HALF-FULL,
AND YOU EMPTY ONE
INTO THE OTHER,
IT'S CALLED
MARRYING THE KETCHUP.
THAT'S DINER TALK,
"MARRYING THE KETCHUP"
AND EVERYTHING.
BUT, UM...
UNFORTUNATELY,
MOST KETCHUP MARRIAGES
END IN DIVORCE.
YOU'RE REALLY
FUNNY, ETHAN.
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
NO...NO, I DIDN'T.
I MEAN, NOW I DO,
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE
YOU JUST TOLD ME,
BUT BEFORE THAT, NO.
YOU'RE NOT EATING
YOUR BURGER.
OH, YEAH.
SO, HAS THIS REALLY BEEN
AN ADVENTURE FOR YOU?
MM-HMM.
MY FAVORITE...EVER.
THAT'S GOOD.
I MEAN, THAT'S GREAT,
'CAUSE THIS IS MINE, TOO.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON' KNOW THE END YET.
NOT THAT I'M SAYING
I WANT IT TO END,
BUT IT HAS TO, RIGHT?
SO YOU EVER BEEN UP
THIS LATE CHRISTMAS EVE?
NO.
ME, NEITHER.
Oh, wonderful.
OH!
This is wonderful.
This is a very
merry Christmas.
Ethan:
THERE'S A DOG AND A CA ON TOP OF
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
THE CAT GOES, "MEOW."
HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
HEY.
YOU ATE WITHOUT ME.
THAT'S OK, I GOT SOME
MORE STUFF FOR YOU.
SO HOW'S IT LOOK?
THEY'RE SLEEPING...
ON THE SAME COUCH.
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THAT'S GREAT!
WE DID IT!
GIVE ME FIVE!
WHO WANTS TO GO
PLAY IN THE SNOW?
I DO.
I DO.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
YAY!
WHOO!
Hallie:
IT'S SNOWING!
DID YOU SEE--
HA HA!
Ethan:
WHO WANTS COCOA?
I DO! I DO!
YEAH! YES!
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
IS HALLIE UP?
NOT YET.
HI.
HI.
WAS I HAVING A DREAM?
YEAH, I WAS.
HI.
YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS?
NO.
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YEAH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MICHAEL?
YEAH?
HALLIE!
SHE'S NOT HERE.
SHE'S NOT UPSTAIRS.
SHE'S NOT IN HER ROOM.
SHE IS NOT HERE.
WHAT?
ETHAN--HE'S
AT MARSHALL'S.
I'M GOING
TO CALL HIM.
SHE WAS IN HER ROOM
LAST NIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE ARE ALL THESE
PIECES,
AND THEY
DON'T FIT TOGETHER,
BUT THEY DO
FIT TOGETHER.
HELLO.
MARSHALL, IT'S
MRS. O'FALLON.
I NEED TO SPEAK
TO ETHAN RIGHT AWAY.
UH, ETHAN, YOUR SON?
THAT SPECIFIC ETHAN?
YES. IT'S
AN EMERGENCY.
UM...OK,
JUST A SECOND.
MARSHALL?
UM, UH...I CAN' FIND HIM RIGHT NOW.
GIVE ME THE PHONE.
MARSHALL, WHERE
THE HECK IS ETHAN?
JUST A SECOND.
HE'S NOT HERE.
HE NEVER WAS,
BUT HE MADE ME
PRETEND HE WAS,
BUT HE NEVER WAS.
MR. O'FALLON, ARE
YOU FOLLOWING ME?
I'M AFRAID WE ARE.
WHERE IS HE?
I JUST DON'T KNOW,
MR. O'FALLON.
I GOT TO GO.
HELLO?
CATHERINE,
IT'S ME.
TONY,
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M IN NEW JERSEY!
MITTENS.
YEAH, AND DON'T EVEN
THINK OF SELLING THEM.
THEY WERE EXPENSIVE.
DON'T POUT. I'VE GO MORE STUFF AT NANA'S.
YOU DO
TELL ME.
IS IT BOOKS?
IS IT MOSAICS?
IT IS.
HALLIE. HALLIE.
YO, HALLIE.
WHAT?
LOOK.
I KNEW IT.
THE MICE. THE PHONES.
HEY, LOOK.
IT'S MOM AND DAD.
TONY'S IN NEW JERSEY,
AND GOD KNOWS WHERE
THE CHILDREN ARE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE?
HOW WOULD I KNOW?
YOU THINK I PLANNED THIS?
I'M COMING.
GOING TO
THE UPPER EAST SIDE.
OH, NO.
IT'S ON THE FAN.
NO.
NO, IT'S
HIT THE FAN, HALLIE.
IT'S HIT THE FAN.
OK, HIT THE FAN.
NOW WHAT?
WE GOT TO GET HOME.
WE GOT TO GET HOME.
I KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS.
I KNOW YOU'RE THE SERVICE,
BUT I'VE JUST RETURNED
FROM AN EXPENSIVE NIGH AT THE CARLYLE
TO FIND A $1,200 BILL
FROM YOUR RODENT BRANCH
OF MURDER, INCORPORATED
AND NO RATS.
YOU WANT THE BODIES?
NO, I DON'T WAN THE ACTUAL RAT BODIES.
I WANT PROOF THA SOMETHING'S BEEN FOUND
OTHER THAN
A GRADE "A" SUCKER.
MRS. BROOKS.
MRS...
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
NO. NO, PLEASE. PLEASE.
I--I MUST NOT BE
CREATING A NUISANCE,
LILLIAN.
PLEASE. NO PROBLEM.
BUT BABY COMES.
YES. NO.
RIGHT NOW.
BUT I DON'T--
NO. NO.
DON'T WORRY.
NO PROBLEM.
I WON'T.
OH, MY GOD.
HAVE YOU CALLED
THE PARAMEDICS?
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.
OLIVIA, DON'T WORRY.
MOM, ARE THE KIDS HERE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE JUST GOT IN.
ARE THEY MISSING?
HALLIE.
ETHAN.
ETHAN.
WAIT. WAIT.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO SAY?
AND IT BETTER BE GOOD.
I KNOW. IT WILL BE.
I'LL TELL THE TRUTH.
OK. THIS IS THE PLACE.
LET'S GO.
YOU GOT THE OXYGEN TANK?
YEAH, I GOT IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD
WAIT ONE MORE SECOND.
YOU KNOW,
SO I CAN DECIDE
WHAT THE TRUTH'S
GONNA BE.
I'M CALLING SUSAN.
SOMETHING TELLS ME
STEPHANIE
MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THIS.
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?
WE THINK SO.
LET'S GO.
ARE YOU LILLIAN BROOKS?
YES, I'M
THE LILLIAN BROOKS.
YEAH, AND I'M
THE LUIS HERNANDEZ.
COME WITH ME.
UH, SUSAN, NO,
I'M SURE THEY'RE OK,
BUT WHY DON' YOU COME OVER
AND WAIT WITH US?
OK, NOW,
THIS WAS MY IDEA,
THIS WAS
ALL MY FAULT,
AND YOU HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.
NOW, EVEN THOUGH
THERE'S POLICE...
MY GOD. WE'RE
IN TROUBLE, GUYS.
HELLO.
ANYBODY HOME?
MY GOD.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WE'VE BEEN SO WORRIED.
HI, MOM.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
STARVED, BUT OK.
WELL, OLIVIA'S
HAVING HER BABY
IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT--
SHE IS?
CAN I TAKE
PICTURES, PLEASE?
THIS COULD BE
A GREAT SCIENCE PROJECT.
MAYBE I'LL GET SKIPPED.
WAIT A MINUTE,
GLAMOUR GIRL. COME HERE.
YOU, TOO, BUB. COME HERE.
MAYBE I SHOULD
CALL MY MOM.
SHE'S ON HER WAY OVER.
SHE'S BEEN WORRIED.
SHE HAS, REALLY?
WELL, OF COURSE.
WE'RE ALL GLAD
THAT YOU'RE OK.
NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED
THAT EVERYBODY'S OK...
WHO WANTS
TO EXPLAIN FIRST?
ETHAN.
COME ON, BUB.
THIS IS GREAT.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
STOP. STOP.
OK. OK.
GIVE ME MY CHANGE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOU SEE,
IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.
THERE YOU ARE!
YOU SEE WHAT BRATS
YOU HAVE FOR KIDS.
I CANNOT STAND THEM,
AND I NEVER COULD.
I HAVE A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
THE MINUTE WE'RE MARRIED,
THOSE KIDS ARE GOING
TO LEARN SOME RESPECT...
AH-CHOO!
AND SOME DISCIPLINE.
JUST WAIT A MINUTE,
TONY.
THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN,
NOT YOURS.
ARE YOU SIDING
WITH HIM NOW?
TONY, IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND CHRISTMAS
IS FOR FAMILIES.
AND WE'RE NOT ONE--
YOU AND I
AND MY CHILDREN--
AND WE'RE NEVER
GOING TO BE, SO--
OH, GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S FINE.
OH, TONY.
TONY.
TONY, YOU MUSTN' BLAME YOURSELF.
HOLIDAYS CAN BE
FAIRLY BLOODY.
I THINK YOU KNOW
WHERE THE DOOR IS.
AH-CHOO!
NOW WE KNOW
ALL THE RATS ARE GONE.
AH-CHOO!
STEPHANIE.
STEPHANIE.
YOU'RE CRYING.
AHEM.
OK.
I GUESS IT'S MY TURN...
TO EXPLAIN.
I MEAN, I GUESS
IT'S MY TURN
TO TRY TO EXPLAIN,
BECAUSE I DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
AND WHEN I DO KNOW,
WHICH MAY BE NEVER,
I DON'T THINK
IT'LL COME OUT RIGHT.
IF YOU FOLLOW ME,
WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON'T,
BECAUSE I DON'T...
FOLLOW ME.
SEE,
ALL I KNOW IS,
I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH I MISSED US.
I MEAN,
IT'S BEEN GREA BEING HERE WITH NANA.
SEE, I KNOW
HOW LUCKY I AM.
I HAVE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE ME
AND PEOPLE WHO I LOVE.
AND I JUST WANTED
IT TO BE US AGAIN.
AND HALLIE
WANTED IT, TOO.
SO SHE ASKED
SANTA CLAUS FOR IT,
EVEN THOUGH
I TOLD HER NOT TO.
I DIDN'T WANT HER
TO BE LET DOWN,
BECAUSE SHE'S
JUST A KID.
I DON'T MEAN THA AS AN INSULT, HAL.
I'M NOT INSULTED.
BUT YOU ARE JUST A KID.
SO I TRIED
TO HELP THINGS ALONG
WITH THE MICE,
THE PHONE CALLS,
THE ICE CREAM TRUCKS.
AND I DIDN'T DO I JUST FOR HALLIE.
I DID IT FOR ME, TOO.
NOW MAYBE THAT'S SELFISH,
BUT I HAD
TO AT LEAST TRY,
WHICH I LEARNED
FROM YOU, DAD.
YOU CAN
DREAM ABOUT THINGS
AND THEY MAY
NOT TURN OUT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO
AT LEAST TRY.
AND WHEN YOU SAID
THAT IF YOU COULD
JUST GET MOM
ON A DESERT ISLAND--
DID YOU SAY THAT?
WHY DID YOU
WANT TO DO THAT?
WELL, SEE, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU--
THAT'S OK, ETH.
YOU'VE DONE YOUR JOB.
GUESS THIS IS
GOING TO HAVE TO BE
THE DESERT ISLAND.
UH, LISTEN, SLICK, UM...
I FIGURE I KIND OF
WENT OUT OF MY WAY
TO MAKE LIFE
DIFFICULT FOR YOU,
FOR ALL OF US.
I WAS TESTING YOU.
AND I FAILED.
IT WASN'T FAIR.
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY RIGHT TO DO THAT.
NO.
AND I'D LIKE
TO TRY AGAIN.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TRY AGAIN?
I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU, SLICK.
I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU, TOO.
COME OVER HERE.
COME HERE.
OOH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
HALLIE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
BABY.
NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS.
ALL RIGHT.
COME HERE, HOT SHOT.
HEY, OOH OOH OOH.
WAIT A MINUTE, ETHAN.
I'M WAITING TO HEAR
WHERE YOU WERE
LAST NIGHT.
THAT I CAN EXPLAIN.
GOOD, BECAUSE YOU
WEREN'T AT MARSHALL'S,
YOU WEREN' AT YOUR DAD'S HOUSE...
HA HA HA, HELLO.
SO, IT'S
MY TOUGHEST CUSTOMER,
ISN'T IT? HA HA HA!
DO YOU KNOW
I'LL HAVE TO SPEND
A WEEK IN BERMUDA
AFTER YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST?
YOU REMEMBER ME?
OF COURSE
I REMEMBER YOU,
AND I'M GLAD IT SNOWED.
YOU KNOW,
I FEEL AWFULLY GUILTY
WHEN IT DOESN'T SNOW.
SO, HOW IS
EVERYTHING HERE?
AH, YOU KNOW,
CHRISTMASY.
OHH, I ALMOST FORGOT.
SNOWBALL.
IS THAT REALLY SNOWBALL?
HEY, LITTLE GUY.
ETHAN.
YOUR FAMILY IS WAITING.
HA HA HA HA HA HA.
EVERYTHING OK?
I MEAN, WITH YOU
AND YOUR MOM?
YEAH,
I THINK.
SO THANKS FOR
THE BURGERS AND FRIES.
YEAH.
I NEVER DID GE TO BUY YOU THAT MEAL.
NEXT CHRISTMAS.
NOT TILL THEN?
I'LL GO GET US
A CAB, HONEY.
OK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
ETHAN.
YEAH. YOU, TOO.
SO LET ME KNOW
IF YOU EVER
FINISH THE DREAM.
I DID.
SEE, THERE WAS THIS BOY
AND THIS GIRL
AND A LOT OF SNOW,
ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.
SOUNDS NICE.
IT WAS.
AND SHE FALLS
IN LOVE WITH HIM--
THE GIRL WITH THE BOY
IN THE SNOW.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ETHAN.
STEPHANIE.
COMING, MOM.
EVERYTHING OK, ETHAN?
THANK YOU, SANTA!
YEAH!
SEE, TOLD YOU
YOU SHOULD'VE MADE A LIST.
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL
PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
ALL I WAN IS WHA I HAD BACK THEN
WHEN TIME WAS MY FRIEND
AND LOVE DIDN'T END
ALL I WAN IS WHA I HAD WITH YOU
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
CAN DREAMS
STILL COME TRUE?
DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WAN IS THE PROMISE
YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE
YESTERDAY
NO, I DON'T MEAN
TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
HEY
ALL I WAN IS EVERYTHING I LOS NO MATTER WHAT THE COS 'CAUSE I'VE
ALREADY PAID
ALL I WAN IS A MEMORY OR TWO
LIKE THE ONES
I HAD WITH YOU
I CAN'T LET IT GO
DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WAN IS THE PROMISE
YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE
YESTERDAY
NO, I DON'T MEAN
TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
ALL I WAN I MUST CONFESS
IS TOGETHERNESS
WITH JUST A LITTLE
TENDERNESS
WITH JUST A LITTLE
TENDERNESS
DON' DON' FORGE FORGE THE LOVE
THE LOVE
UNDER
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
TONIGH TONIGH GOOD LOVE
GOOD LOVE
UNDER THE TREE
EVERYBODY
AROUND THE WORLD
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE
DON' DON' FORGE FORGE THE LOVE
THE LOVE
UNDER
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
QUIET!
FROM THE TOP.
SHH!
GOD REST YE MERRY
GENTLEMEN
LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY
REMEMBER
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR
WAS BORN
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
TO SAVE US ALL
FROM SATAN'S POWER
WHEN WE WERE GONE ASTRAY
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
FROM GOD
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
A BLESSED ANGEL CAME
AND UNTO
CERTAIN SHEPHERDS
BROUGHT TIDINGS
OF THE SAME
AND UNTO THEM
A MAN WAS BORN
THE SON OF GOD BY NAME
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
COMFORT AND JOY
O TIDINGS
OF COMFORT AND JOY
NO.
GOD REST YE MERRY--
BOYS.
BOYS, STOP THAT.
BOYS! BOYS!
BOYS! STOP THAT!
STOP THAT! STOP IT!
BEHAVE YOURSELVES!
BOYS! BOYS! STOP THAT!
BEHAVE YOURSELVES!
YOU KNOW
MY CORNY GRANDMA--
THE ONE
THAT'S NOT DEAD?
SHE WANTS ME
TO MAKE THIS LIS OF WHAT I WAN FOR CHRISTMAS,
LIKE SHE'S SANTA
CLAUS OR SOMETHING?
THIS IS WHAT I GOT--
I GOT A HOCKEY MASK,
I GOT CASH,
BUT I REALLY
WANT A BABE.
LET'S SEE.
WELL, HOW MANY BABES
DO YOU WANT?
DO YOU WANT 8?
YOU WANT 10
HOW MANY?
2, THAT'S ALL.
2?
I'M NOT GREEDY.
ZERO'S MORE LIKE IT,
FISHER.
BETTER MAKE A NEW LIST.
I LIKE HIM. REALLY.
I SEE A LONG FUTURE
FOR HIM
IN THE HELPING
PROFESSIONS.
SO, YOU DOING ANYTHING
COOL FOR CHRISTMAS?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
WE'LL SEE.
IT'S THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
SINCE DAD MOVED OUT.
HEY, HALLIE.
ETHAN,
WHERE WERE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M 2 MINUTES LATE.
I WAS GOING TO LEAVE.
NO, YOU WEREN'T.
BUT DADDY'S COMING.
WHAT IF WE'RE NOT THERE?
WHAT IF HE DOESN'T WAIT?
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
HALLIE, LOOK,
DON'T DO THAT EVER,
OK?
DON'T GO OFF
BY YOURSELF.
YOU'VE GO TO PROMISE ME THAT.
WHERE COULD I GO?
I'M IN A TUTU.
HALLIE.
I PROMISE.
OK. GOOD.
AND INCIDENTALLY,
I KIND OF LIKE THE TUTU.
GOOD. YOU WEAR IT.
NAW. I'LL PUT IT ON
WHEN I GET HOME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO BE
AN ACTRESS.
YEAH?
LIKE NANA.
ON PLUTO, BECAUSE THAT'S
MY FAVORITE PLANET.
YEAH?
IT'S MY FAVORITE PLANET,
TOO.
WHERE'D YOU
PUT YOUR MITTENS?
YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW?
YEAH, I REALLY
WANT TO KNOW.
I SOLD THEM.
THAT'S FINE.
HOPE YOU GO A GOOD DEAL.
COME ON.
SO HOW
WAS YOUR ASSEMBLY?
REALLY BABY.
MY WHOLE GRADE
JUMPED UP AND DOWN
LIKE IT WAS REALLY
THE NUTCRACKER.
BUT, HALLIE, YOU LOVE
THE NUTCRACKER.
MOM AND NANA
TAKE YOU EVERY YEAR.
TO THE REAL ONE
WITH TICKETS.
HAL, THE NUTCRACKER
IS THE NUTCRACKER.
GOSH, I'M ON A STREE IN NEW YORK
ARGUING ABOUT REALITY
WITH A 7-YEAR-OLD.
NO. IT'S THAT MAN.
THAT FAKE GUY.
WOULD YOU GO
TO A FAKE SANTA?
IF YOU
WENT TO A FAKE GUY,
YOU WOULDN' GET ANYTHING.
YOU GOT TO GO
TO THE REAL GUY
AT MACY'S.
CAN' ARGUE WITH THAT.
HI. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
HELLO, DARLING.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MY TEACHER SAYS
ALWAYS SAY BOTH THINGS
IN NEW YORK
BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE REALLY SENSITIVE.
ISN'T THA A GOOD IDEA?
DO YOU ALWAYS
SAY BOTH THINGS?
YEAH, SURE.
I TRY.
MOM, WE'RE HOME!
HI, NANA.
HI, NANA.
HI, DARLING.
BONSOIR, OLIVIA.
HELLO, ETHAN.
LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
THAT IS WITHOUT A DOUB THE BEST-LOOKING THING
I EVER SAW.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
PLEASE DON' TAKE A PICTURE.
IT'S EMBARRASSING
ENOUGH
TO HAVE TO WEAR THIS
IN THE ACTUAL STREET.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
HALLIE, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
IS THE BABY KICKING?
CAN I FEEL IT?
NO. HE'S RESTING
TODAY. WAIT.
OH. THERE HE GOES.
HE KICKS.
GUESS HE'S
ALL RIGHT.
I GET SOME MILK.
IT MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
AND THE BABY.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
BYE, OLIVIA.
ETHAN, HELP ME
WITH THE TREE.
HELLO, EVERYBODY.
HI, MOM.
HOW'D IT GO?
FINE.
YEAH? GOOD.
DID YOU BRING ME
SOME BOOKS?
YES. OLD YELLER AND
SOME MORE MARY POPPINS,
AND FOR ETHAN I
BROUGHT SOME LANDMARKS.
OH, COOL.
HI, MOM.
HELLO, BEAUTIFUL.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
HERE. WHERE IS HE?
I'M SURE
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
HALLIE, COME ON.
LET'S GET READY
FOR YOUR DAD.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THANKS. YOU, TOO.
MR. O'FALLON.
HEY, STELLA.
HEY. HOW'S MY FAVORITE
EX-MOTHER-IN-LAW
AND SECOND LADY
OF THE AMERICAN THEATER?
EXCELLENT. AND QUITE
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
I CAN'T SAY THE SAME
FOR YOUR EX-WIFE,
THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
ASKED ABOUT HER YET.
UP THERE, HUH?
MM-HMM.
WISH ME LUCK.
YOU'LL NEED IT.
I THINK
I HEAR DAD.
BOO.
YOU'RE WEARING
MY FAVORITE COLOR,
IN CASE
YOU'RE INTERESTED.
BLACK?
SHH!
Michael: WHY DON'T YOU
CUT ME A BREAK, SLICK?
WHAT DO YOU WAN ME TO SAY?
NOT A GREAT BEGINNING.
AT LEAST HE CALLED HER
SLICK.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING
TO ME.
TRY THE KIDS.
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING
OVER 2 HOURS
FOR YOU TO TAKE THEM
TO THE MUSEUM
TO SEE THE DINOSAURS.
THE DINOSAURS
CAN WAIT.
THEY'VE ALREADY
WAITED MILLIONS OF YEARS.
LOOK,
THE KIDS UNDERSTAND
WHEN STUFF GOES WRONG
AT THE DINER.
WELL, THE DINER?
OF COURSE, THE DINER
COMES FIRST.
NOW WE'RE ON
TO THE DINER.
HEY, LOOK, LET'S
FINISH THE GAME.
(ARGUING
CONTINUES)
WE FINISHED IT.
I WAS SLAUGHTERING YOU.
LET'S--LET'S PLAY
ANOTHER HAND, OK?
CATHERINE, THE KIDS
LOVE THE DINER.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT I TAKES A LOT OF TIME,
AND I'VE JUST GOT THINGS
GOING DOWN THERE, AND--
I UNDERSTAND THAT,
TOO.
REALLY?
THAT'S FUNNY.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY
WE SPLIT UP--
'CAUSE YOU DIDN' UNDERSTAND
WHY I'D DROP-KICK OUR DIM
LITTLE YUPPIE LIFESTYLE
FOR THE SAKE OF SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY
GIVE US PLEASURE.
GIVE YOU PLEASURE,
YOU MEAN.
I DON'T RECALL
BEING CONSULTED.
I DON'T INTEND TO GE INTO THIS ARGUMENT.
YEAH, WELL,
NOW WE'RE IN IT.
LET'S HAVE IT.
WE'VE ALREADY
HAD IT.
HEY, DAD!
HI, DAD.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
COME HERE.
YEAH!
WHOA!
SORRY I'M LATE.
IT'S OK.
WE KNEW YOU'D COME,
RIGHT, ETHAN?
(DOORBELL
CHIMES)
Lil: CATHERINE,
HE'S HERE.
"HE" BEING?
TONY.
TONY.
TONY.
BYE, SWEETHEART.
BYE, BABY.
MMM.
BYE, MOM.
LILLIAN, YOU LOOK
WONDERFUL...
OH...
AS USUAL.
YES.
LET'S GO, TONY.
THERE'S NO RUSH,
REALLY.
CURTAIN'S
NOT TILL 8:00.
WE'RE SEEING
CATS.
ORCHESTRA SEATS.
LUCKY YOU.
TONY, CAN WE
JUST GO?
HI, TONY.
HEY, TONY.
MICHAEL.
MIKE, PLEASE.
HOW YOU DOING?
MIKE.
HOW'S EVERYTHING
ON WALL STREET?
IS...THAT A LOADED
QUESTION, OR--
BYE, SWEETIE.
NO, IT'S NO LOADED,
NOT EVEN
REMOTELY LOADED.
BYE, MOM.
HOW COULD I POSSIBLY BE LOADED?
I'LL ACCEP THAT.
BACK BY MIDNIGHT.
HA HA, ONLY KIDDING.
I WISH THAT JUST ONCE
HE WOULD SHOW UP
WITHIN 2 HOURS OF WHEN
HE SAID HE'D SHOW UP,
SO THAT SOMEBODY
COULD PLAN SOMETHING.
I GOT AN IDEA.
INSTEAD OF DINOSAURS,
HOW ABOUT IF WE
GO TO THE DINER?
SURE. WHATEVER YOU GUYS
WANT TO DO.
WANT TO COME DOWNTOWN,
LIL?
OH, NO, NO.
THIS IS YOUR TIME.
BYE, NANA.
GOODBYE,
DARLING.
COME ON, GUYS.
SWEET DREAMS, LIL.
COME ON, KID. OH!
READY TO SLING
SOME HASH?
YEAH!
TAKE OUT THE PAPERS
AND THE TRASH
LET'S GO! MOVE IT OUT!
OR YOU DON'T GE NO SPENDING CASH
IF YOU DON'T SCRUB
THAT KITCHEN FLOOR
YOU AIN'T GONNA
ROCK 'N' ROLL NO MORE
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK BACK
JUST FINISH
CLEANIN' UP YOUR ROOM
LET'S SEE THAT DUS FLY WITH THAT BROOM...
MICHAEL,
DANCE WITH ME!
OR YOU DON'T GO OU FRIDAY NIGHT
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK BACK!
YOU JUST PUT ON
YOUR COAT AND HAT
AND WALK YOURSELF
TO THE LAUNDROMAT
AND WHEN YOU FINISH
DOIN' THAT
BRING IN THE DOG
AND PUT OUT THE CAT
YAKETY YAK
DON'T TALK
BACK
OK, IT'S
BEDTIME, HALLIE.
YOU ONLY MAKE
RULES LIKE THIS
WHEN YOU'RE
LOSING.
DAD'LL BE UP
TO TUCK YOU IN,
AND I DON'T WAN TO GET YELLED AT.
HE WON'T YELL.
IF WE LIVED WITH HIM,
HE'D YELL.
BUT WE DON'T,
SO HE WON'T.
AND BESIDES,
GUESS WHAT?
I CAN'T.
YOU GOT ME STUMPED.
I THINK THEY'RE
GETTING ALONG BETTER--
MOM AND DAD--
SINCE LAST YEAR.
THEY GOT DIVORCED
LAST YEAR,
SO THEY COULDN'T BE
GETTING ALONG MUCH WORSE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M BORED NOW.
WILL YOU READ ME
OLD YELLER?
I CAN READ IT MYSELF,
BUT I LIKE THE WAY
YOU DO THE VOICES.
YOU MAKE EVERYONE
SOUND WEIRD.
WHY DID YOU SAY
THEY'RE GETTING
ALONG BETTER?
'CAUSE I'M GOING
TO ASK SANTA
TO GET THEM BACK
TOGETHER AGAIN
SO WE CAN HAVE US
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
NOW, LOOK, HALLIE,
YOU CAN'T ASK
SANTA CLAUS FOR THAT.
WHY NOT?
WELL, BECAUSE...
BECAUSE HE'S JOLLY.
HE'S A JOLLY,
FAT GUY,
AND NOT A MARRIAGE
COUNSELOR.
BUT I REALLY WANT IT.
HEY, KID.
HEY, DAD.
RRRR...
WHY AREN'T YOU
IN BED?
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
YEAH? WELL...
YOU CAN TELL ME
ABOUT I WHILE I TUCK YOU IN.
SO THE PROBLEM IS,
I HAVE TO SEE
SANTA CLAUS TOMORROW.
AND MOM'S BUSY,
SO WILL YOU TAKE ME?
UH, TOMORROW...
I GOT TO WORK
ALL DAY TOMORROW, HONEY.
HEY, ETHAN.
NO. NUH-UH.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT IT.
NO, DAD, NO.
NOW, LOOK, HALLIE,
YOU CAN ASK FOR TOYS,
PARAKEETS,
HAIR CARE PRODUCTS--
I DON'T CARE,
BUT YOU MAY NO ASK FOR ANYTHING
TO DO WITH INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS. GOT IT?
THIS IS SANTA CLAUS,
NOT DEAR ABBY.
SUCKER?
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
OH, NO,
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS--
OH, MAN,
KEVIN MARS.
OH, GREAT.
LOOK, I'M WATCHING
YOU, OK?
OH, THIS IS EXCELLENT,
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY, O'FALLON!
HEY, KEVIN!
HOW YOU DOING?
I WAS, UM...
JUST CHECKING OU THESE F-16s.
ARE THESE AIRPLANES,
OR WHAT?
WOW!
HO HO HO HO.
WELL, NOW, AND WHA IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE GIRL?
HALLIE O'FALLON.
HALLIE O'FALLON.
LOTS OF Ls IN THERE.
THAT'S A VERY PRETTY NAME.
HOW WAS EVERYTHING
LAST YEAR?
DID YOU
BEHAVE YOURSELF?
PERFECTLY. NOW HERE'S
THE DEAL, SANTA.
MY BROTHER'S WATCHING,
SO WHATEVER I SAY,
JUST SMILE AND NOD.
WE SAW YOU WAITING IN LINE
TO SEE SANTA.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
LIKE I'M HERE TO SEE
SANTA CLAUS?
I'M TIRED OF HOLDING
THIS FOR YOU, OK?
YOU'RE AN ELF,
RIGHT?
NO...NO, NO,
I'M NOT.
NO, SORRY.
YES, YOU ARE.
SANTA'S ELVES ALWAYS
PRETEND THEY'RE NOT.
IT'S THEIR FLAW.
LOOK, KID.
I'M A PERSON,
NOT AN ELF.
COME ON,
DEAR.
SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU
A SPAZ,
YOU'RE AN ELF?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M AN ELF.
I'M THE ELF KING.
DON'T WORRY.
WE WON'T TELL.
OH...
WELL, THAT'S A PRETTY
TALL ORDER, YOU KNOW.
I USUALLY SPECIALIZE
IN STUFF YOU CAN WRAP.
UH...
SHH!
OH, HELLO!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU. PLEASE LEAVE
YOUR COATS IN THERE.
YOU KNOW ALL
THESE PEOPLE?
GOD, NO! I THOUGH THEY WERE YOUR FRIENDS.
SHOULD WE CALL
THE POLICE?
YEAH. LET'S GE RID OF THEM.
MMM! LIL!
LOVELY PARTY!
OH...
HMM? I MAY CALL
YOU LIL?
OH, PLEASE.
THEN EACH TIME
I HEAR YOU SAY IT,
I'LL KNOW THAT'S
MY CUE TO SAY, "YES, TONY?"
YES. UH...
I WAS LOOKING
FOR CATHERINE.
OH. WELL,
MAYBE OVER THERE.
NEVER USE THE WORD
"LOVELY," DEAR.
IT'S THE MARK
OF THE JERK.
WELL, DOES THE CONCEP WORK FOR YOU?
OR IS THE CREME FRAICHE
TOO ASSERTIVE?
YOU KNOW WHAT'S
REALLY GOOD?
THE ONION RINGS
AT MY DAD'S DINER.
YOU SHOULD GO THERE.
BUT DON'T HAVE
THE POTATO SALAD.
IT STILL HAS KINKS.
CAN I TAKE SOME OF
THESE TO MY BROTHER?
YEAH, SURE.
THANKS.
THANKS.
HERE. TRY THESE.
WAIT. MAKE
THE PIG SOUND.
HALLIE!
PLEASE? YOU MAKE
THE BEST PIG SOUND
IN NEW YORK.
PLEASE?
CATHERINE!
OH, SUSAN,
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
I JUST LEFT THE OFFICE.
I HAVE ALL THE JACKET COPY
FOR YOUR SUMMER LIST.
OH, STEPHANIE'S HERE!
SHE'S IN FROM BOSTON.
HER FATHER AND HIS
REALLY DELIGHTFUL FOURTH WIFE
DECIDED TO TRUST ME
WITH HER.
LOOK, JUST ONE
PIG SOUND, OK?
(SNORTING
LIKE A PIG)
(SNORTING
CONTINUES)
STEPHANIE,
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T WANT TO
EMBARRASS YOU, BUT--
I WANTED TO TAKE HER TO
THE NUTCRACKER TOMORROW.
Catherine: WE'RE
TAKING HALLIE.
Hallie: SEE?
YOU'RE THE BEST PIG
IN THE WORLD.
SHE WANTS TO GO
TO THE MUSEUM
OF MODERN ART.
WOULD YOU LIKE
A CANAPE
OR A NICE BOWL
OF MUD?
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE!
THIS IS THE BIG MOMENT.
NOT EXACTLY
ROCKEFELLER CENTER,
BUT MERRY CHRISTMAS,
ANYWAY.
I REALLY CAN'T STAY
BUT, BABY,
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
I'VE GOT TO GO 'WAY
BUT, BABY,
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
THIS EVENING
HAS BEEN
BEEN HOPING
THAT YOU'D DROP IN
SO VERY NICE
I'LL HOLD YOUR HANDS,
THEY'RE JUST LIKE ICE
MY MOTHER WILL
START TO WORRY
BEAUTIFUL,
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
MY BROTHER WILL BE
THERE AT THE DOOR
LISTEN TO
THE FIREPLACE ROAR
EXCUSE ME.
PARDON ME.
SO REALLY, I'D
BETTER SCURRY
BEAUTIFUL,
PLEASE DON'T HURRY
WELL, MAYBE JUS A LITTLE WHILE MORE
NEVER SUCH
A BLIZZARD BEFORE
I'VE GOT TO
GET HOME
BUT, BABY,
YOU'D FREEZE OUT THERE
SAY, LEND ME
A COMB
EXCUSE ME.
IT'S UP TO YOUR
KNEES UP THERE
SORRY.
I WISH
I KNEW HOW
YOUR EYES ARE LIKE
STARLIGHT NOW
TO BREAK
THE SPELL
I'LL TAKE YOUR HAT,
YOU HAIR LOOKS SWELL
I OUGHT TO SAY
NO, NO, NO, SIR
MIND IF I
MOVE IN CLOSER?
AT LEAST I'M GONNA
SAY THAT I TRIED
WHAT'S THE SENSE
OF HURTING MY PRIDE?
I REALLY
CAN'T STAY
OH, BABY,
DON'T HOLD OUT
AH, BUT IT'S
BABY, IT'S
COLD
OUT...
SIDE
OH, THAT CHAIR'S
BROKEN.
GEE, TONY, THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
"HEY, WOW! WHAT A SURPRISE!"
NO, COME ON, THAT SUCKS.
YOU CAN DO
BETTER THAN THAT.
UM...
"HEY!
FANCY MEETING YOU..."
NO, COME ON,
THAT'S EVEN WORSE.
WHO SAYS "FANCY" ANYMORE?
NOBODY, RIGHT?
COME ON, NOW.
UM...I'LL JUST SAY...
"HEY, WOW!"
NO, THAT'S TOO
NINJA TURTLE-ISH.
UM...
WAIT, WAIT,
I CAN DO THIS. OK.
OH!
OH, WOW!
HEY!
HEY, I DIDN'T EXPEC TO SEE YOU HERE.
(SOFT MUSIC
PLAYS ON EARPHONES)
HEY...
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT.
HOW YOU DOING?
GREAT!
I'M--I'M
IN A MUSEUM.
YEAH, SO AM I.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
SO, DO YOU LIKE
THIS PAINTING?
IT'S--IT'S...
JACKSON POLLOCK,
UH...
BLACK AND WHITE
NUMBER 20.
YEAH, I LIKE
TO JUST WATCH I AND THEN HEAR
THE MUSIC,
AND JUST SEE HOW I MAKES YOU FEEL.
DO YOU WAN TO LISTEN?
NO, IT'S--
IT'S GREAT. LISTEN.
OK, SURE.
WELL, FRANKLY, I PREFER
NUMBER 12 AND NUMBER 4
YOU KNOW. YEAH, I THINK.
ETHAN, IT'S REALLY--
SHH!
IT'S REALLY LOUD.
THE OTHERS ARE
OVERRATED, YOU KNOW.
YEAH.
SO HOW AM I DOING?
YEAH, NEW YORK
IS REALLY GREAT,
BUT WHEN MY PARENTS
SPLIT UP
AND MY MOM
CAME HERE,
I'D ALREADY STARTED
SCHOOL IN BOSTON,
SO...
YEAH, WELL,
I LIKE NEW YORK.
"THERE'S 8 MILLION STORIES
IN THE NAKED CITY."
MY FATHER
ALWAYS SAYS THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I LIKE BEING
ONE OF THOSE STORIES.
AND THE MUSEUMS HERE,
THE MUSEUMS
ARE INCREDIBLE.
THEY REALLY ARE.
I BET YOU LIKE
TO SPEND HOURS HERE, HUH?
15 MINUTES.
TOPS.
THEN I GE HUNGRY.
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
YEAH, WELL,
I COULD BE.
STARVING.
YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU SAID
YOU KNEW THIS
GREAT RESTAURANT?
I NEVER EXPECTED
TO HAVE LUNCH HERE.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE
TO EAT,
ESPECIALLY A THE GIFT-GIVING HOLIDAYS.
DO YOU LIKE TO EAT?
THESE ARE CREPES,
AND THEY'RE
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
TRY A WONDER WAFFLE
WAFFLEMAKER.
PERFECT WAFFLES
EVERY TIME.
THEY'RE NO FROM FRANCE.
THEY'RE GUARANTEED
NONADHESIVE.
AH, GOOD DAY, SIR.
DO YOU HAVE
A FISH WISH?
WELL, SUSHI FOR
EVERY OCCASION.
SUSHI FOR
EVERY CAUCASIAN.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
(PLAYING
HEART AND SOUL)
HEART AND SOUL,
BEAUTIFUL NAME.
I KNOW YOU DON' PARTICULARLY
CARE FOR TONY.
HE'S NOT MICHAEL.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT,
BUT HE MAKES ME
FEEL SPECIAL.
BUT YOU ARE SPECIAL.
YOU'RE MY MOTHER.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE A MAN HAS
MADE ME FEEL THAT WAY.
MOM, I'M GOING
TO MARRY TONY.
I WISH I COULD DO I WITH YOUR BLESSING.
THANKS FOR
WALKING ME HERE.
YEAH, WELL, UM...
HEY, LISTEN, IF YOU'RE
NOT BUSY TONIGHT,
I'D REALLY LIKE
TO DO SOMETHING.
OH, I CAN'T.
MOM'S TAKING ME
TO SEE CATS, AGAIN.
I HATE CATS.
BUT I'M BUSY, SO...
HOW ABOU SATURDAY AFTERNOON?
YOU KNOW, I GOT TO
GO TO COTILLION.
THEY MAKE EVERYBODY
AT MY SCHOOL GO.
I HATE IT.
I HAD TO DO THA LAST YEAR.
IF YOU CAME,
I COULD DANCE WITH YOU
INSTEAD OF SOME GIRL.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
SOME STRANGE GIRL
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO
BACK TO BOSTON ANYWAY.
WELL, HOW IS BOSTON?
IS BOSTON GOOD?
BOSTON'S GOOD.
YEAH, HEARD THEY GO LOTS OF BEANS THERE.
BEANS?
YEAH. IT GOES TOGETHER,
BOSTON AND BEANS.
FREE ASSOCIATION.
OH. WELL,
THERE'S MY TRAIN.
YEAH.
BYE.
BYE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
BLESS YOU.
HI, EVERYONE.
I'M HOME.
HEY, YOU LOOK
VERY PRETTY.
I KNOW. FORGE MY PRETTINESS.
I HAVE TO
TALK TO YOU NOW!
GET READY. WE'RE LEAVING
IN 10 MINUTES.
HE'LL BE READY.
I SWEAR ON HIS LIFE.
(SPEAKING
FRENCH)
SMART BOY.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,
SOMEONE MAKE
A TUNA FISH SANDWICH
OUT OF THE LITTLE MERMAID?
DON'T TEASE ME, ETHAN.
THIS IS SERIOUS.
WHAT, HALLIE,
WHAT IS IT?
I'VE DONE
SOMETHING TERRIBLE,
AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
OK, COME ON,
TELL ME.
YOU CAN TELL ME.
I ASKED SANTA
TO HAVE MOM AND DAD
GET MARRIED AGAIN.
I KNOW YOU SAID
NOT TO,
BUT I DID.
BUT THAT'S NO THE PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM IS...
I FORGOT TO SAY
TO EACH OTHER.
AND WHILE YOU WERE GONE,
I HEARD MOM TALKING TO NANA
ABOUT MARRYING TONY.
ETHAN.
Catherine: ETHAN,
HALLIE, TONY'S HERE!
SO WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
OK, HONEY,
HAVE FUN.
HEY, MOM, COME IN
JUST FOR A MINUTE.
WE HAVE TO GE TO THE BALLET.
I KNOW,
BUT YOU'VE NEVER
REALLY SEEN
THE PLACE YET.
I'VE SEEN IT.
NOT ALL FINISHED.
COME ON, MOM!
I'LL JUS BE A MINUTE.
HALLIE, STAY
IN THE CAR WITH TONY.
NO, NO.
HALLIE,
THAT'S THE PHONE.
HALLIE, YOU'RE
SCRATCHING THE...
SO, HALLIE,
I BET YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO COMPOSED
THE NUTCRACKER.
TCHAIKOVSKY.
GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
EXCELLENT.
DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S COOL, MOM?
HUH?
YOU GOT TO ADMI IT'S COOL.
DON'T YOU THINK?
I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THIS.
ETHAN, EH...
GIVE ME
THAT KISS.
THANKS.
HELLO, MICHAEL.
HEY, SLICK.
COULDN'T TAKE ANOTHER YEAR
OF THE NUTCRACKER, HUH?
GIVE IT TO ME.
SHEP'S
WAITING ON YOU.
HEY, SHEP!
GIVE ME THE BIG ONE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
YEAH!
WE SHOULD GO.
I'LL BE BACK
FOR HIM LATER.
WHOA, WHOA. WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
SO, UH, WHA DO YOU THINK?
IT'S NICE.
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
NICE?
ANY OF THIS STUFF
LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?
IT'S EXTREMELY NICE.
I MEAN,
I HAD NO IDEA...
WHEN YOU MOVED OUT?
THAT IT WOULD
TURN OUT THIS WAY? NO.
COME SEE THE LOFT.
TONY AND HALLIE
ARE WAITING.
IT'LL ONLY
TAKE A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT,
JUST ONE MINUTE.
HEY.
I SAID BURN IT.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
HERE, TRY THAT ONE.
SHE LIKES IT HERE.
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
YEAH, IT'S PARADISE.
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS--
IT'S VERY PRETTY.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
THE REST OF IT?
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
VOILA.
THE KIDS SEEM
TO LIKE IT.
DOWNTOWN, I MEAN.
THE CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND HERE.
EVEN THE PIGEONS
ARE POETS DOWNTOWN.
AH...
YOU REMEMBER.
NEW HAVEN.
YORK STREET.
BREWSTER'S DINER.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT.
HOW'D YOU GET I TO LOOK LIKE THAT?
I HEARD
THEY WERE CLOSING--
BREWSTER'S CLOSED?
YEAH.
I TOOK A TRUCK
UP THERE.
I GOT ALL THE FIXTURES,
THE JUKEBOX.
I EVEN STOLE THEIR MENU.
MICHAEL,
I HAVE TO GO.
YOU KEEP SAYING THAT,
BUT I DON'T SEE MUCH...
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
YOU KEEP
SAYING THAT, TOO.
MICHAEL,
I'M GETTING MARRIED.
THAT YOU HAVEN'T SAID.
WELL...
I'M SAYING IT.
SO, UH...
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
YOU BETTER GE A MOVE ON, SLICK.
THE SUGARPLUM FAIRIES
ARE WAITING.
NOT BAD.
MM-HMM.
MOMMY.
WHAT, HONEY?
I THINK ONE
OF MY GLANDS IS SWOLLEN.
GEE, THEY FEEL OK.
AND I THINK
I HAVE A FEVER.
WELL, YOU DO FEEL
A LITTLE WARM.
I THINK
YOU'LL LIVE.
DON'T CRUSH THE COLLAR.
OH, FEELING BETTER?
MUCH.
HEY, FRANKIE!
HEY, MIKE.
FRANK, CAN YOU HELP ME
OUT ON CHRISTMAS?
I'M ALL OUT OF CHOCOLATE!
CHOCOLATE FOR CHRISTMAS,
SURE, MIKE.
YOU'RE MY FAVORITE
CUSTOMER.
THANKS, FRANK!
I'LL BRING IT 7:00
CHRISTMAS EVE.
THEN I'M
OFF TO JERSEY.
OK.
Waitress: DON'T FORGE TO HANG YOUR STOCKING,
FRANKIE.
BY 2 POINTS
IN OVERTIME.
HEY, HEY.
POOR FRANKIE,
DEAF AS A DOORKNOB.
ALTHOUGH, I'VE
KNOWN SOME DOORKNOBS
WHO HEARD
PERFECTLY WELL.
YEAH. SO MOM'S
SEEN THE PLACE?
RIGHT.
ETHAN, YOU LIKE
COMING HERE, RIGHT?
I LOVE IT HERE.
GREAT. I LOVE HAVING
YOU AND HALLIE HERE.
YOU KNOW ABOU MOM AND--
YOU KNOW
ABOUT YOUR MOM--
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO.
COME ON, DAD.
YOU'RE A SMART GUY.
YOU'RE THE SMARTES GUY I'VE EVER KNOWN.
NO. NO,
I'M SERIOUS, DAD.
ALL THE OTHER DADS
ARE EXACTLY THE SAME--
THE SAME TIE,
THE SAME HAIRCUT,
EVEN THE SAME CAR ALARM.
BUT YOU'RE
DIFFERENT, DAD.
YOU'VE GOT THIS PLACE.
RIGHT.
THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL--
MIDLIFE CRISIS HERE.
LOOK,
YOUR MOM
HAS A RIGHT TO BE...
I DON'T KNOW...HAPPY,
AND MAYBE I DID
GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT.
WELL, DID YOU EVER
TELL THAT TO HER?
NO. NO, LOOK, JUST--
JUST FORGET IT, OK.
I'M JUST A KID, RIGHT?
JUST--JUST--
I NEVER DID
TELL HER THAT.
NEVER.
MAYBE I COULD IF WE
WERE TRAPPED SOMEWHERE
LIKE A DESERT ISLAND.
NEW YORK'S AN ISLAND.
SO, HALLIE,
I BET YOU WANT TO
BE A BALLERINA
WHEN YOU
GROW UP, HUH?
I NEVER SAID THAT.
IT'S EVERY LITTLE
GIRL'S DREAM, RIGHT?
WHAT IF I'M FAT? WHAT IF
MY HEAD'S TOO BIG?
IT'S TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY
TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
HONEY, I THINK TONY'S
JUST MAKING CONVERSATION.
WAIT TILL I'M
IN THIRD GRADE,
THEN I'LL
PICK A CAREER.
OK, WHO WANTS
A GINGER ALE?
HALLIE, WAN SOME GINGER ALE?
OH, I DON'T CARE.
COME ON,
LET'S SIT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, TONY
JUST WANTS TO BE
YOUR FRIEND.
I HAVE FRIENDS.
I KNOW, BUT THIS
IS DIFFERENT, HALLIE.
HE'S MY FRIEND.
HE WANTS YOU TO GIVE HIM
A CHANCE TO GET TO--
HE KEEPS
STARING AT ME.
HE GOES,
"ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS?"
"ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS?"
LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO
DO ALL THIS CUTE STUFF
'CAUSE IT'S
MARVELOUS AND--
DO YOU REALLY
LIKE HIM, MOMMY?
LIKE, A WHOLE LOT?
OK, 3
GINGER ALES.
THANKS.
ONE FOR YOU, CATH,
ONE FOR ME,
AND ONE FOR HALLIE,
WITH A CHERRY IN IT.
SO IT'S AN OFFICIAL
SHIRLEY TEMPLE.
MOM.
HMM?
I FEEL NAUSEOUS.
NAUSEATED. THAT'S
THE CORRECT WORD
FOR THE SITUATION--
NAUSEATED.
YOU KNOW,
YOU DO FEEL WARM.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON.
ALL I WAN IS WHAT I
HAD BACK THEN
WHEN TIME
WAS MY FRIEND
AND LOVE
DIDN'T END
ALL I WAN IS WHAT I HAD WITH YOU
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
CAN DREAMS
STILL COME TRUE?
DON'T LOOK
DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN
SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY
POINT OF VIEW
HI, HALLIE.
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WANT IS
THE PROMISE YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE YESTERDAY
NO, I DON' MEAN TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
DESERT ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
ETHAN! TIME TO
FEED THE CHICKENS!
OH, GOSH.
THE CHICKENS, HUH?
OH, WHAT'S UP
FOR TODAY,
MORE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?
NO, NOT TODAY.
TODAY I GOT TO
GO FIX A MISTAKE.
OH, FIX A MISTAKE, YES.
FIX A MISTAKE?
HI.
WHERE TO?
UH, WEST SIDE,
PLEASE.
HI, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
SAME TO YOU,
SWEETHEART.
HERE YOU GO.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
TAXI!
I DON' BELIEVE THIS!
THANKS.
HEY, HALLIETOSIS!
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES.
HALLIE!
OH, SHE WENT OU ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.
SAID SHE HAD TO
FIX A MISTAKE.
OH, NO!
SUCKER?
EXCUSE ME.
CAN I CUT IN?
I WON'T TAKE LONG.
I JUST HAVE TO FIX
THIS MISTAKE I MADE.
HAVE CUTS FOR A DOLLAR.
FORGET IT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HANUKKAH.
DON'T FORGET TO
TELL SANTA
WHA A CREEP YOU ARE.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
HA HA HA HA.
OH, YOU'RE BACK.
I'M BACK.
YOU WOULDN'T WAN SOMETHING EASY, WOULD YOU,
LIKE A NICE DOLL?
I HAVE DOLLS
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
CAN I USE THE LAP?
SURE.
OK,
NOW WE REALLY
GOT TO TALK.
EXCUSE ME!
EXCUSE ME!
GOT TO GET THROUGH!
GOT TO GET THROUGH!
EXCUSE ME!
EXCUSE ME!
THANKS A LOT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OF COURSE YOU REALIZE
IT'S LATE IN THE SEASON
FOR SUCH A BIG ORDER?
BUT I KNOW YOU'LL DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO.
HALLIE, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH, AND ONE MORE THING.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HO HO HO.
ETHAN, THAT WAS
EMBARRASSING.
HALLIE, DO YOU
THINK I'M KIDDING?
WELL, I'M NOT.
I'M NOT KIDDING, OK?
YOU CAN'T GO OFF
ALONE IN THIS CITY!
YOU GOT TO
PROMISE ME THAT!
DO YOU HEAR ME?
ETHAN,
STOP SHAKING ME.
LOOK, DON' EVER DO THIS.
YOU'VE GOT TO
PROMISE ME THAT.
I HAD TO SEE HIM.
THIS IS SPECIAL.
NOT ALL MOMS AND DADS
SHOULD GET BACK TOGETHER,
BUT OURS SHOULD.
IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND HE'S SANTA,
AND I JUST HAD TO
SEE HIM, ETHAN.
IT'S OK.
I KNOW YOU DID,
HALLIE.
OPERATION DESERT ISLAND.
THIS WEEK, I CAN TALK
ABOUT WOMEN'S TENNIS,
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR,
OR NAZI HUNTERS.
YOU CAN PICK
THE TOPIC, ETHAN.
ETHAN, WE HAVE TO
TALK WHILE WE DANCE.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
ANYWAY, OK,
SO, NAZI HUNTERS.
DID YOU KNOW SEVERAL
FORMER NAZI LEADERS
ARE STILL AT LARGE?
SOME MAY EVEN
BE IN NEW YORK--
AT THE OYSTER BAR
OR ON THE I.R.T.
OR EVEN IN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW WHO
I HEARD LIKES YOU?
GOD, WHO?
KEVIN MARS, AND HE'S
REALLY INTO NAZIS.
GOD, REALLY?
KEVIN, ETHAN TOLD ME
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
I DIDN'T EXPEC TO SEE YOU HERE.
WELL, I DIDN'T GO
BACK TO BOSTON YET,
SO I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY
AND SEE IF YOUR COTILLION
IS AS BAD AS MINE WAS.
WORSE.
YEAH, WELL, I THINK
WE BETTER START DANCING.
OH, SO I SEE WE'RE DOING
THE EVER POPULAR FOX TROT.
YEAH, IT'S GO SOME GREAT STEPS.
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE THE ONE
THAT'S GOING TO
GET US OUT OF HERE.
SO THEN THEY SAID
THEY FOUND
MENGELE'S SKULL
AND EVERYTHING,
BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED.
HE COULD BE RIGHT HERE
AT THIS VERY COTILLION.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
NOW YOU'RE SURE YOU
DON'T WANT TO GO BACK?
YOU KNOW, THE FOX TRO CAN BE VERY USEFUL.
I USE IT CONSTANTLY
ON THE SUBWAY.
I DANCE A LO ON THE SUBWAY.
I'M JUST KIDDING. I DON' DANCE ON THE SUBWAY.
NOT THAT I WOULDN'T.
IT JUST HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE YOU WILL.
YEAH, RIGHT,
WHO KNOWS?
IT'S SO GREA THAT YOU'RE HERE
'CAUSE I REALLY
NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
FOLLOW ME.
HEY, HEY! YOU WITH
SOMEBODY OR WHAT?
YEAH, UM...
THAT'S RIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
EVERYONE, PLEASE
JOIN OUR BRIDE AND GROOM
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
COME ON, EVERYONE.
AND YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN GET THEM BACK
TOGETHER BY CHRISTMAS?
ETHAN,
THAT'S 3 DAYS AWAY.
SEE, ALL I CAN DO,
IF I'M LUCKY,
IS THE DESERT ISLAND PAR AND HOPE THEY DO
THE RIGHT THING.
NOW, MAYBE I'M CRAZY,
BUT AT LEAST HALLIE
WILL HAVE ONE MORE
CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH THEM.
NOW, IT'S NOT WHAT SHE
ASKED SANTA CLAUS FOR,
BUT THIS IS NEW YORK.
YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN,
RIGHT?
OK, SO HERE'S
WHERE YOU COME IN. NOW--
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AT THIS TIME,
PLEASE JOIN
THE BRIDE AND GROOM
IN THE CUTTING
OF THE CAKE.
COME ON,
YOU GOT TO ADMI IT'S A VERY COOL PLAN.
YOU'RE CRAZY. YOU SHOULD
THINK ABOUT SEEING A SHRINK.
YEAH, WELL,
MY DAD DOESN' BELIEVE IN SHRINKS.
YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO
GO THROUGH WITH THIS?
WELL, IT'S EITHER ME
OR SANTA CLAUS,
AND I'M NOT A BELIEVER.
OK.
TARANTELLA TIME.
EVERYONE ON
THE DANCE FLOOR.
VOLARE! VOLARE!
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
HELLO, BOYS. HELLO
THERE, PRINCESS.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE--
A PUPPY DOG?
A GOLDFISH?
WE WANT RODENTS.
YEAH, 8, PLEASE.
PLEASE,
DON'T TAP THE CAGE.
THAT'S A VERY
TENSE HAMSTER.
NOW, RATS OR MICE?
MY MEDIUM-SIZED RATS
ARE ON SPECIAL.
IF YOU BUY 8,
YOU GET ONE FREE.
MICE.
MICE.
CERTAINLY MICE.
WILL YOU PUT THEM
IN THIS BOX?
OK.
ALL RIGHT,
AND...
ONE--AND ONE
AND 2.
AND...
GET OVER HERE.
AND 3.
EXCUSE ME. UM,
IS THIS RABBIT DEAD?
NO, HE'S
JUST RESTING.
NOT THAT ONE.
IT'S DEFORMED.
HOW ABOU THIS ONE?
YEAH, HE'S REALLY CUTE.
HE'S THE CUTEST ONE.
AND THA WILL MAKE 8.
YEAH.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
OK, SO HOW MUCH
IS THAT, PLEASE?
THAT'S 8 MICE
AT 2 BUCKS APIECE.
THAT EQUALS, UH--
PLUS, YOU'LL NEED
TREATS AND BEDDING
AND RATSKY WASKY--
A, UH, POPULAR
VERMIN TOY--
PLUS, THIS
NOVELTY ITEM--
MY OWN IDEA--
A RODENT'S
SALAD BAR.
I HOLD THE PATENT.
UM...
WE'RE OUT OF MONEY.
ASK MARSHALL.
HEY, MARSH?
YEAH, WHAT?
WON'T YOU COME IN?
I'M CATHERINE.
OH, YOU MUST BE
THE BRIDE.
TONY HAS ME PLAN
ALL HIS SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND HE EXPECTS THIS ONE
TO BE EXCEPTIONAL.
GREAT!
PERFECT. OK.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ENCHANTING
TO HAVE BRIDESMAIDS
IN JODHPURS,
WITH LITTLE RIDING CROPS
FESTOONED
WITH BABY'S BREATH.
THAT COULD BE
ENCHANTING...
IN A STABLE.
SEE THIS ONE?
HE'S THE BEST.
I EVEN THOUGH OF HIS NAME.
SINCE HE'S WHITE
AND IT'S WINTER,
HE'S SNOWBALL,
AND HE'S MINE.
HE'LL COME THROUGH,
YOU JUST WAIT.
Catherine: SYLVIA, THIS
IS MY SECOND MARRIAGE,
AND I WAS JUST THINKING
OF KEEPING IT SIMPLE.
AH-CHOO!
EXCUSE ME.
WELL, WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
LET'S GET ON
WITH THE GUESTS.
THERE'S TONY'S 600.
600?
600 WHAT?
WHERE DID HE
GET THAT IDEA?
GO THAT WAY!
GO! GO!
I WAS THINKING
OF JUST A FEW
CLOSE FRIENDS.
COME ON.
I'M GOING FOR
A SMALL WALK.
YOU WOULD LIKE TO,
MAYBE, COME ALONG?
UM...YOU KNOW WHAT?
I, UH, I, UM,
I JUST HURT MY BACK.
I SHOULDN'T GO
FOR A WALK RIGHT NOW.
ME, TOO.
I BE BACK SOON.
YOU SHOULDN'T GO,
EITHER.
I MEAN,
YOUR BABY.
YOUR BABY,
IT'S COLD.
COME ON, SNOWBALL.
COME ON.
COME TO MOMMY.
OH, MAN!
THIS IS GREAT.
THERE'S ONE.
AH, DANG!
I MISSED IT.
COME ON.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE
SET A LIMIT OF 500--
VERY QUIET, VERY SWEET,
VERY VICTORIANA?
I DON'T THINK
HE KNOWS 500 PEOPLE.
IT'S OK, ETHAN.
YOU'LL THINK
OF SOMETHING ELSE.
YOU'RE A GENIUS.
YOU ALMOST GO SKIPPED ONCE.
WELL, TONY IS A VERY
ESTEEMED FIGURE
IN THE WALL STREE COMMUNITY,
AND HE JUS ASSUMED THAT--
YES, WELL,
I'M AFRAID THAT,
PERHAPS THIS TIME,
TONY HAS
ASSUMED TOO MUCH.
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT SNOW--
AAH!
BALL!
SNOWBALL.
(DETECTORS
CLICKING)
MISS BROOKS,
THE HOTEL CAN TAKE US.
THEY WERE BOOKED, BU I SAID IT WAS FOR YOU.
GOOD. JUST PACK ENOUGH
FOR TONIGHT.
YES, MA'AM.
HELLO, LIL.
UGH!
YOU'RE LOOKING
PARTICULARLY--
WE'VE GOT RATS.
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT VERMIN,
WOULD YOU?
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO
REPORT A CAR
IN A TOW-AWAY ZONE.
I THINK IT'S ABANDONED.
BEEN THERE LONG?
YEAH, FOR 3 DAYS.
WHERE IS IT, PLEASE?
ON 12th--
IN FRONT OF THE DINER.
WHAT KIND OF CAR?
BLACK BMW.
OK, ABOUT AN HOUR.
IN ABOUT AN HOUR?
PERFECT. OK, THANKS.
THAT'S REALLY STRANGE--
MICE IN MOTHER'S HOUSE.
BUT I GUESS
IT'S JUST ONE MORE STEP
IN THE TOTAL COLLAPSE
OF NEW YORK. ANYWAY,
WE HAVE TO MOVE OU FOR THE NIGHT.
COULD I STAY WITH YOU?
WELL, SURE.
YEAH?
CHARLES AND I PLAN ON
MAKING THE ROUNDS TONIGHT.
STEPHANIE WILL BE
HERE, THOUGH.
WELL, NO, IT'S FINE.
OK, I'LL
CALL YOU LATER. BYE-BYE.
CATHERINE HAS MICE.
OH, REALLY?
YES!
HELLO?
HEY, MARSH,
IT'S ME.
I CANNO TALK RIGHT NOW.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO.
JUST CALL ME BACK,
PLEASE.
UM...ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
SHUT UP AND
GET A RAG, WILL YOU?
STOP MOANING,
ALREADY!
IT'S FOR ME!
IT'S FOR ME!
I MEAN,
I ASSUME IT IS.
HELLO?
OH, IT IS.
THE PHONE--
IT'S FOR ME.
HI, MARSHALL.
SHE DRANK A WHOLE
BOWL OF EGGNOG.
LOOK, O'FALLON,
I CAME THROUGH.
BUT MY GRANDMOTHER'S
PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR--
REALLY?
THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S REALLY,
REALLY GREAT.
NICE, VERNON.
REAL NICE.
SHUT UP AND HELP!
UM, GREAT.
I GOT TO GO.
WE'RE GOING TO
REVIVE MY GRANDMOTHER
AND THEN OPEN PRESENTS.
GEE, THA SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
UM, I'LL ASK MY MOM
IF IT'S OK.
GREAT. NOW YOU
OWE ME A FAVOR.
AFTER WE GET YOUR PARENTS
BACK TOGETHER,
HELP ME SPLIT UP MINE!
GOT TO GO.
OK, YOU GOT IT.
HOLD ON.
HEY, MOM?
YEAH?
MARSHALL
WANTS TO KNOW,
CAN I STAY A HIS HOUSE TONIGHT?
ETHAN,
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
DON'T YOU WANT TO SPEND
IT WITH YOUR FATHER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M AFRAID
IT WILL GE SORT OF SAD,
YOU KNOW,
SINCE WE'RE NO ALL, YOU KNOW...
OH, LOOK,
HOW ABOUT THIS?
TONY AND I CAN
SKIP THIS PARTY.
YOU AND HALLIE
AND TONY AND I
CAN GO OU SOMEWHERE TONIGHT.
I THINK I HAVE A COUGH.
I THINK YOU SHOULDN' CHANGE YOUR PLANS, MOM.
JUST GO OU AND HAVE FUN.
THE KIDS SHOULD DO
WHAT THEY WANT, CATH.
I MEAN,
IT IS CHRISTMAS.
I THINK TONY'S
RIGHT, MOM.
ME, TOO.
AND MAYBE TONY
COULD DROP ME OFF
AT MARSHALL'S.
IF YOU DO THAT,
I CAN CHANGE AT SUSAN'S.
AND I'LL TAKE HALLIE
TO HER FATHER'S.
THIS IS WORKING OU PERFECTLY.
SO FAR.
TONY, I HAVE TO
TALK TO YOU.
YES, HALLIE,
WHAT IS IT?
I WANT YOU TO
SAY HI TO SNOWBALL.
AND WHO'S SNOWBALL?
THIS FRIEND
OF MINE.
AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN SEE SNOWBALL.
NO, YOU CAN
SEE HIM, TOO. HERE.
HALLIE, GET THA AWAY FROM ME!
SEE? SNOWBALL'S RIGHT.
HE THINKS YOU HATE HIM.
I DON'T HATE HIM.
I JUST--
TELL HIM YOU LIKE HIM.
I LIKE YOU,
SNOWBALL.
NOW PUT IT AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO SAY IT LOUDER.
HE HAS TINY, TINY EARS.
SNOWBALL,
I LIKE YOU!
HE THINKS YOU'RE LYING.
I'M NOT LY--
SNOWBALL, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU
VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
OK, HERE WE ARE.
AH... LET'S GO, HALLIE.
COME ON.
HEY, TONY, YOU WANT ME
TO BRING HER IN
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ACTUALLY SEE MY DAD?
ETHAN, I THINK
I CAN HANDLE IT.
YEAH, I KNOW, BUT...
I THINK IT'S KIND
OF WEIRD WITH HALLIE--
YOU KNOW, PSYCHOLOGICALLY,
WITH 2 FATHER FIGURES.
WHATEVER. DO WHA YOU FEEL LIKE.
THANKS. UH, COME ON, HALLIE.
LET'S GO.
DON'T SLAM THE...
DOOR.
OK,
SO YOU GOT THE MOUSE?
NOW LET IT GO
AND START TO SCREAM.
I CAN'T DO IT, ETHAN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'VE GOT TO!
BUT I'LL LOSE HIM.
HE'LL BE GONE.
LOOK, HALLIE,
SNOWBALL IS A MOUSE.
I KNOW YOU LOVE HIM,
BUT HE'S A MOUSE.
THIS IS FOR US, HALLIE.
IF YOU LET HIM GO,
I'LL BUY YOU A MILLION MICE.
COME ON.
I PROMISE YOU THAT.
YOU TRUST ME,
DON'T YOU?
YOU'RE MY BROTHER.
OK, PUT HIM DOWN.
GOODBYE, SNOWBALL.
NOW SCREAM.
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
SNOWBALL! SNOWBALL!
WHA WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
SNOWBALL, HER MOUSE,
HE GOT AWAY.
QUIET, QUIET.
I'LL FIND HIM.
THERE IT IS.
HE JUST WEN INSIDE THE TRUCK.
INSIDE
THE TRUCK?
THERE IT IS.
IN THE TRUCK.
RIGHT IN THE CORNER,
SEE IT?
THAT LITTLE
WHITE THING.
IN THE BACK?
YEAH, HE'S
IN THE BACK.
HEY! HEY! OPEN UP
THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!
ETHAN, HALLIE--
IMMEDIATELY!
OPEN UP
THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!
HEY, KIDS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
UNCLE FRANKIE!
FROM YOUR
UNCLE FRANKIE.
THANKS!
THANKS!
OPEN THIS DOOR!
OPEN UP THIS DOOR
RIGHT NOW!
YEAH...
OK, NOW,
THE NEXT STEP--
TELL ME AGAIN.
7:15.
AND WHERE AM I?
MARSHALL'S. ETHAN,
THIS IS INSULTING.
I HAVE AN EXCELLEN MEMORY.
YEAH, BUT IT'S
GOT TO BE PERFECT.
NOW WHA DID TONY DO?
DROPPED ME OFF OUTSIDE.
NOW CAN I GO?
YEAH.
YEAH, THIS IS IT!
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH THAT JERK?
WHO, DAD?
TONY, BABY.
HE DIDN'T HAVE
TO DROP YOU OFF OUTSIDE.
HE COULD HAVE
BROUGHT YOU UPSTAIRS.
DID I SAY THAT ETHAN
WAS AT MARSHALL'S?
YEAH, ABOUT 6 TIMES,
PLUS IT'S ON THE NEWS.
WHAT'S THAT?
A SUIT. YOU LOOK
REALLY HANDSOME IN SUITS.
A SUIT, HUH?
I DON'T WEAR SUITS
MUCH ANYMORE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY
I GOT THE DINER,
SO I WOULDN'T HAVE
TO WEAR THEM.
COME ON.
I'LL PUT ON A PARTY DRESS,
AND WE'LL PRETEND
WE'RE IN THIS REALLY NICE
RESTAURANT...ON PLUTO--
MY FAVORITE PLANET.
PLUTO, HUH?
WE'RE HAVING
CHINESE FOOD.
I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY DELIVER
CHINESE TO PLUTO.
YEAH, THEY DO.
IT'S ON THE MENU.
COME ON, DAD.
IT'LL BE FUN.
YOU GO PUT THAT ON,
AND I'LL GET DRESSED.
OK.
OH, AND WEAR
THE BURGUNDY TIE.
BURGUNDY?
OK,
HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU LOOK GREAT, MOM.
THANKS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT HAPPENED TO TONY.
WHAT TIME IS IT,
SWEETIE?
ABOUT 7:15...
EXACTLY.
I GOT IT.
SHE'S REALLY
GROWN UP, SUSAN.
HELLO? OH, YEAH.
SHE IS.
JUST A MINUTE.
IT'S MR. O'FALLON.
THANKS.
MICHAEL?
YEAH.
IT'S HALLIE, SLICK.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG.
SHE WAS FEELING FINE,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
SHE'S BEEN IN THE BATHROOM
FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.
HALLIE, HOW YOU
DOING IN THERE?
TERRIBLE.
IS MOMMY COMING?
SHE'LL BE RIGHT HERE,
SWEETHEART.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE SOLD
ALL THOSE TURKEY DINNERS.
I GOT YOU
A PRESENT, JEFF.
IT'S A BOOK
ABOUT THE LAS DAYS OF ELVIS.
IT INCLUDES
A CASSETTE
OF HIS LAST PHONE
CONVERSATION
BEFORE HE DIED.
GEE, THANKS,
SONYA.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
YOU WAN TO COME OVER?
I'VE GOT THE ELVIS
CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
OH, YEAH? YOU GO ANY MISTLETOE?
TONS OF IT.
I HOPE EVERYTHING'S
OK, HONEY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
OK, BYE.
WAY TO GO, HAL.
YES.
WOW, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
SO DO YOU.
OH, YEAH.
IT WAS HALLIE'S IDEA.
SHE'S IN HER BEDROOM.
UH...TONY'S
NOT WITH YOU?
NO.
OH.
I wonder where he is.
HEY!
OH WHAT FUN
IT IS TO RIDE
LET ME OU OF HERE!
IN A ONE-HORSE
OPEN SLEIGH
JINGLE BELLS,
JINGLE BELLS,
JINGLE...
I THINK SHE'S OK.
HONEY, ARE YOU AWAKE?
SHE'S DREAMING.
SHE'S LIKE YOU
WHEN SHE SLEEPS--
STRANGE TURNS...
SHE DREAMS.
HELLO?
HELLO. MRS. O'FALLON,
PLEASE.
YEAH,
JUST A MINUTE.
HELLO?
MRS. O'FALLON?
IT'S STEPHANIE.
I JUST GOT A CALL
FROM MR. BORE.
BOER.
MR. BOER. YES.
HE HAD
AN EMERGENCY COME UP.
AN EMERGENCY
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
HE'S FINE. HE'S FINE.
HE SAID FOR YOU
TO GO ON TO THE PLAZA
AND TRY TO HAVE
A WONDERFUL TIME.
REALLY
UM...
NO, STEPHANIE. I'LL
COME BACK TO YOUR PLACE.
THANKS. BYE.
I'VE BEEN STOOD UP.
OH...
THIS HAS BEEN
THE STRANGEST DAY.
THIS IS GREAT.
THEY'RE UP THERE
EATING MUSHU PORK,
AND I'M FREEZING
TO DEATH DOWN HERE.
IF THIS WORKS,
I'M A HERO.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T...
MAYBE SANTA CLAUS
WILL BRING ME
SOME NICE STRIPED PJS
FOR JUVENILE HALL.
HEY, YOU HERE
FOR A PICKUP?
YEAH.
CATHERINE O'FALLON.
OH, YEAH.
SORRY,
SHE CHANGED HER MIND.
CHANGED HER MIND?
WELL,
I GOT TO HEAR FROM
THE LADY HERSELF.
I'M CATHERINE.
SOMETHING'S COME UP.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
HERE. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HI.
HI. HOW YOU DOING?
CAN WE GET IN?
NOW THEY DON' EVEN PICK UP.
I GUESS I SHOULD GO.
I MEAN,
MAYBE I'LL FIND
A TAXI CRUISING.
DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT BLIZZARD?
GOD, IT'S LATE.
I REALLY SHOULD GO.
YOU WERE PREGNAN WITH HALLIE.
TOO PREGNANT.
SHE WAS LATE.
YEAH. 4 DAYS.
IT JUST SNOWED
AND SNOWED.
YOU RENTED LUCY STOMPING
ON THE GRAPES.
YOU READ ME FRANNY.
YOU READ ME ZOOEY...
AND THEN HALLIE.
I HAVE TO GO.
OR STAY.
Yes.
THERE'S A BLIZZARD
OUT THERE,
IT'S CHRISTMAS--
YOU'LL
NEVER GET A CAB.
I CAN GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND MAKE YOU
A BURGER AND FRIES.
NO. I'M NOT HUNGRY.
AND I--I...
NO, I REALLY
SHOULDN'T STAY.
Please, please,
please.
BUT I WILL...
Yes!
STAY WITH HALLIE...
SLEEP WITH HER.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE AN EXTRA NIGHTGOWN?
I'LL GET YOU A SHIRT.
WHAT?
I'VE BEEN
SCREWING UP
WITH THESE KIDS
LATELY.
NO. DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER.
REALLY?
SO HOW'S THE FOOD?
MMM. IT'S DELICIOUS.
WELL, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY
BOUGHT YOU A MEAL YET.
DON'T--DON'T WORRY.
THIS IS BETTER.
WHAT IS?
TONIGHT...ALL OF IT.
I WASN'T EXPECTING
AN ADVENTURE
THIS CHRISTMAS.
I WAS JUST EXPECTING
TO BE DEPRESSED.
IS THERE
ANY KETCHUP?
OH, YEAH. IT'S, UM,
IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
MORE KETCHUP.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO 2 BOTTLES OF KETCHUP
AND THEY'RE BOTH
HALF-FULL,
AND YOU EMPTY ONE
INTO THE OTHER,
IT'S CALLED
MARRYING THE KETCHUP.
THAT'S DINER TALK,
"MARRYING THE KETCHUP"
AND EVERYTHING.
BUT, UM...
UNFORTUNATELY,
MOST KETCHUP MARRIAGES
END IN DIVORCE.
YOU'RE REALLY
FUNNY, ETHAN.
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
NO...NO, I DIDN'T.
I MEAN, NOW I DO,
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE
YOU JUST TOLD ME,
BUT BEFORE THAT, NO.
YOU'RE NOT EATING
YOUR BURGER.
OH, YEAH.
SO, HAS THIS REALLY BEEN
AN ADVENTURE FOR YOU?
MM-HMM.
MY FAVORITE...EVER.
THAT'S GOOD.
I MEAN, THAT'S GREAT,
'CAUSE THIS IS MINE, TOO.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON' KNOW THE END YET.
NOT THAT I'M SAYING
I WANT IT TO END,
BUT IT HAS TO, RIGHT?
SO YOU EVER BEEN UP
THIS LATE CHRISTMAS EVE?
NO.
ME, NEITHER.
Oh, wonderful.
OH!
This is wonderful.
This is a very
merry Christmas.
Ethan:
THERE'S A DOG AND A CA ON TOP OF
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
THE CAT GOES, "MEOW."
HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
HEY.
YOU ATE WITHOUT ME.
THAT'S OK, I GOT SOME
MORE STUFF FOR YOU.
SO HOW'S IT LOOK?
THEY'RE SLEEPING...
ON THE SAME COUCH.
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THAT'S GREAT!
WE DID IT!
GIVE ME FIVE!
WHO WANTS TO GO
PLAY IN THE SNOW?
I DO.
I DO.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
YAY!
WHOO!
Hallie:
IT'S SNOWING!
DID YOU SEE--
HA HA!
Ethan:
WHO WANTS COCOA?
I DO! I DO!
YEAH! YES!
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
IS HALLIE UP?
NOT YET.
HI.
HI.
WAS I HAVING A DREAM?
YEAH, I WAS.
HI.
YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS?
NO.
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YEAH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MICHAEL?
YEAH?
HALLIE!
SHE'S NOT HERE.
SHE'S NOT UPSTAIRS.
SHE'S NOT IN HER ROOM.
SHE IS NOT HERE.
WHAT?
ETHAN--HE'S
AT MARSHALL'S.
I'M GOING
TO CALL HIM.
SHE WAS IN HER ROOM
LAST NIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE ARE ALL THESE
PIECES,
AND THEY
DON'T FIT TOGETHER,
BUT THEY DO
FIT TOGETHER.
HELLO.
MARSHALL, IT'S
MRS. O'FALLON.
I NEED TO SPEAK
TO ETHAN RIGHT AWAY.
UH, ETHAN, YOUR SON?
THAT SPECIFIC ETHAN?
YES. IT'S
AN EMERGENCY.
UM...OK,
JUST A SECOND.
MARSHALL?
UM, UH...I CAN' FIND HIM RIGHT NOW.
GIVE ME THE PHONE.
MARSHALL, WHERE
THE HECK IS ETHAN?
JUST A SECOND.
HE'S NOT HERE.
HE NEVER WAS,
BUT HE MADE ME
PRETEND HE WAS,
BUT HE NEVER WAS.
MR. O'FALLON, ARE
YOU FOLLOWING ME?
I'M AFRAID WE ARE.
WHERE IS HE?
I JUST DON'T KNOW,
MR. O'FALLON.
I GOT TO GO.
HELLO?
CATHERINE,
IT'S ME.
TONY,
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M IN NEW JERSEY!
MITTENS.
YEAH, AND DON'T EVEN
THINK OF SELLING THEM.
THEY WERE EXPENSIVE.
DON'T POUT. I'VE GO MORE STUFF AT NANA'S.
YOU DO
TELL ME.
IS IT BOOKS?
IS IT MOSAICS?
IT IS.
HALLIE. HALLIE.
YO, HALLIE.
WHAT?
LOOK.
I KNEW IT.
THE MICE. THE PHONES.
HEY, LOOK.
IT'S MOM AND DAD.
TONY'S IN NEW JERSEY,
AND GOD KNOWS WHERE
THE CHILDREN ARE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE?
HOW WOULD I KNOW?
YOU THINK I PLANNED THIS?
I'M COMING.
GOING TO
THE UPPER EAST SIDE.
OH, NO.
IT'S ON THE FAN.
NO.
NO, IT'S
HIT THE FAN, HALLIE.
IT'S HIT THE FAN.
OK, HIT THE FAN.
NOW WHAT?
WE GOT TO GET HOME.
WE GOT TO GET HOME.
I KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS.
I KNOW YOU'RE THE SERVICE,
BUT I'VE JUST RETURNED
FROM AN EXPENSIVE NIGH AT THE CARLYLE
TO FIND A $1,200 BILL
FROM YOUR RODENT BRANCH
OF MURDER, INCORPORATED
AND NO RATS.
YOU WANT THE BODIES?
NO, I DON'T WAN THE ACTUAL RAT BODIES.
I WANT PROOF THA SOMETHING'S BEEN FOUND
OTHER THAN
A GRADE "A" SUCKER.
MRS. BROOKS.
MRS...
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
NO. NO, PLEASE. PLEASE.
I--I MUST NOT BE
CREATING A NUISANCE,
LILLIAN.
PLEASE. NO PROBLEM.
BUT BABY COMES.
YES. NO.
RIGHT NOW.
BUT I DON'T--
NO. NO.
DON'T WORRY.
NO PROBLEM.
I WON'T.
OH, MY GOD.
HAVE YOU CALLED
THE PARAMEDICS?
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.
OLIVIA, DON'T WORRY.
MOM, ARE THE KIDS HERE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE JUST GOT IN.
ARE THEY MISSING?
HALLIE.
ETHAN.
ETHAN.
WAIT. WAIT.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO SAY?
AND IT BETTER BE GOOD.
I KNOW. IT WILL BE.
I'LL TELL THE TRUTH.
OK. THIS IS THE PLACE.
LET'S GO.
YOU GOT THE OXYGEN TANK?
YEAH, I GOT IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD
WAIT ONE MORE SECOND.
YOU KNOW,
SO I CAN DECIDE
WHAT THE TRUTH'S
GONNA BE.
I'M CALLING SUSAN.
SOMETHING TELLS ME
STEPHANIE
MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THIS.
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?
WE THINK SO.
LET'S GO.
ARE YOU LILLIAN BROOKS?
YES, I'M
THE LILLIAN BROOKS.
YEAH, AND I'M
THE LUIS HERNANDEZ.
COME WITH ME.
UH, SUSAN, NO,
I'M SURE THEY'RE OK,
BUT WHY DON' YOU COME OVER
AND WAIT WITH US?
OK, NOW,
THIS WAS MY IDEA,
THIS WAS
ALL MY FAULT,
AND YOU HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.
NOW, EVEN THOUGH
THERE'S POLICE...
MY GOD. WE'RE
IN TROUBLE, GUYS.
HELLO.
ANYBODY HOME?
MY GOD.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WE'VE BEEN SO WORRIED.
HI, MOM.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
STARVED, BUT OK.
WELL, OLIVIA'S
HAVING HER BABY
IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT--
SHE IS?
CAN I TAKE
PICTURES, PLEASE?
THIS COULD BE
A GREAT SCIENCE PROJECT.
MAYBE I'LL GET SKIPPED.
WAIT A MINUTE,
GLAMOUR GIRL. COME HERE.
YOU, TOO, BUB. COME HERE.
MAYBE I SHOULD
CALL MY MOM.
SHE'S ON HER WAY OVER.
SHE'S BEEN WORRIED.
SHE HAS, REALLY?
WELL, OF COURSE.
WE'RE ALL GLAD
THAT YOU'RE OK.
NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED
THAT EVERYBODY'S OK...
WHO WANTS
TO EXPLAIN FIRST?
ETHAN.
COME ON, BUB.
THIS IS GREAT.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
STOP. STOP.
OK. OK.
GIVE ME MY CHANGE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOU SEE,
IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.
THERE YOU ARE!
YOU SEE WHAT BRATS
YOU HAVE FOR KIDS.
I CANNOT STAND THEM,
AND I NEVER COULD.
I HAVE A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
THE MINUTE WE'RE MARRIED,
THOSE KIDS ARE GOING
TO LEARN SOME RESPECT...
AH-CHOO!
AND SOME DISCIPLINE.
JUST WAIT A MINUTE,
TONY.
THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN,
NOT YOURS.
ARE YOU SIDING
WITH HIM NOW?
TONY, IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND CHRISTMAS
IS FOR FAMILIES.
AND WE'RE NOT ONE--
YOU AND I
AND MY CHILDREN--
AND WE'RE NEVER
GOING TO BE, SO--
OH, GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S FINE.
OH, TONY.
TONY.
TONY, YOU MUSTN' BLAME YOURSELF.
HOLIDAYS CAN BE
FAIRLY BLOODY.
I THINK YOU KNOW
WHERE THE DOOR IS.
AH-CHOO!
NOW WE KNOW
ALL THE RATS ARE GONE.
AH-CHOO!
STEPHANIE.
STEPHANIE.
YOU'RE CRYING.
AHEM.
OK.
I GUESS IT'S MY TURN...
TO EXPLAIN.
I MEAN, I GUESS
IT'S MY TURN
TO TRY TO EXPLAIN,
BECAUSE I DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
AND WHEN I DO KNOW,
WHICH MAY BE NEVER,
I DON'T THINK
IT'LL COME OUT RIGHT.
IF YOU FOLLOW ME,
WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON'T,
BECAUSE I DON'T...
FOLLOW ME.
SEE,
ALL I KNOW IS,
I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH I MISSED US.
I MEAN,
IT'S BEEN GREA BEING HERE WITH NANA.
SEE, I KNOW
HOW LUCKY I AM.
I HAVE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE ME
AND PEOPLE WHO I LOVE.
AND I JUST WANTED
IT TO BE US AGAIN.
AND HALLIE
WANTED IT, TOO.
SO SHE ASKED
SANTA CLAUS FOR IT,
EVEN THOUGH
I TOLD HER NOT TO.
I DIDN'T WANT HER
TO BE LET DOWN,
BECAUSE SHE'S
JUST A KID.
I DON'T MEAN THA AS AN INSULT, HAL.
I'M NOT INSULTED.
BUT YOU ARE JUST A KID.
SO I TRIED
TO HELP THINGS ALONG
WITH THE MICE,
THE PHONE CALLS,
THE ICE CREAM TRUCKS.
AND I DIDN'T DO I JUST FOR HALLIE.
I DID IT FOR ME, TOO.
NOW MAYBE THAT'S SELFISH,
BUT I HAD
TO AT LEAST TRY,
WHICH I LEARNED
FROM YOU, DAD.
YOU CAN
DREAM ABOUT THINGS
AND THEY MAY
NOT TURN OUT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO
AT LEAST TRY.
AND WHEN YOU SAID
THAT IF YOU COULD
JUST GET MOM
ON A DESERT ISLAND--
DID YOU SAY THAT?
WHY DID YOU
WANT TO DO THAT?
WELL, SEE, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU--
THAT'S OK, ETH.
YOU'VE DONE YOUR JOB.
GUESS THIS IS
GOING TO HAVE TO BE
THE DESERT ISLAND.
UH, LISTEN, SLICK, UM...
I FIGURE I KIND OF
WENT OUT OF MY WAY
TO MAKE LIFE
DIFFICULT FOR YOU,
FOR ALL OF US.
I WAS TESTING YOU.
AND I FAILED.
IT WASN'T FAIR.
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY RIGHT TO DO THAT.
NO.
AND I'D LIKE
TO TRY AGAIN.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TRY AGAIN?
I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU, SLICK.
I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU, TOO.
COME OVER HERE.
COME HERE.
OOH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
HALLIE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
BABY.
NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS.
ALL RIGHT.
COME HERE, HOT SHOT.
HEY, OOH OOH OOH.
WAIT A MINUTE, ETHAN.
I'M WAITING TO HEAR
WHERE YOU WERE
LAST NIGHT.
THAT I CAN EXPLAIN.
GOOD, BECAUSE YOU
WEREN'T AT MARSHALL'S,
YOU WEREN' AT YOUR DAD'S HOUSE...
HA HA HA, HELLO.
SO, IT'S
MY TOUGHEST CUSTOMER,
ISN'T IT? HA HA HA!
DO YOU KNOW
I'LL HAVE TO SPEND
A WEEK IN BERMUDA
AFTER YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST?
YOU REMEMBER ME?
OF COURSE
I REMEMBER YOU,
AND I'M GLAD IT SNOWED.
YOU KNOW,
I FEEL AWFULLY GUILTY
WHEN IT DOESN'T SNOW.
SO, HOW IS
EVERYTHING HERE?
AH, YOU KNOW,
CHRISTMASY.
OHH, I ALMOST FORGOT.
SNOWBALL.
IS THAT REALLY SNOWBALL?
HEY, LITTLE GUY.
ETHAN.
YOUR FAMILY IS WAITING.
HA HA HA HA HA HA.
EVERYTHING OK?
I MEAN, WITH YOU
AND YOUR MOM?
YEAH,
I THINK.
SO THANKS FOR
THE BURGERS AND FRIES.
YEAH.
I NEVER DID GE TO BUY YOU THAT MEAL.
NEXT CHRISTMAS.
NOT TILL THEN?
I'LL GO GET US
A CAB, HONEY.
OK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
ETHAN.
YEAH. YOU, TOO.
SO LET ME KNOW
IF YOU EVER
FINISH THE DREAM.
I DID.
SEE, THERE WAS THIS BOY
AND THIS GIRL
AND A LOT OF SNOW,
ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.
SOUNDS NICE.
IT WAS.
AND SHE FALLS
IN LOVE WITH HIM--
THE GIRL WITH THE BOY
IN THE SNOW.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ETHAN.
STEPHANIE.
COMING, MOM.
EVERYTHING OK, ETHAN?
THANK YOU, SANTA!
YEAH!
SEE, TOLD YOU
YOU SHOULD'VE MADE A LIST.
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ALL I WAN IS WHA I HAD BACK THEN
WHEN TIME WAS MY FRIEND
AND LOVE DIDN'T END
ALL I WAN IS WHA I HAD WITH YOU
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
CAN DREAMS
STILL COME TRUE?
DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WAN IS THE PROMISE
YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE
YESTERDAY
NO, I DON'T MEAN
TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
HEY
ALL I WAN IS EVERYTHING I LOS NO MATTER WHAT THE COS 'CAUSE I'VE
ALREADY PAID
ALL I WAN IS A MEMORY OR TWO
LIKE THE ONES
I HAD WITH YOU
I CAN'T LET IT GO
DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME
WITH COMPROMISE
YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
ALL I WAN IS THE PROMISE
YOU'LL STAY
ALL I WAN IS ONE MORE
YESTERDAY
NO, I DON'T MEAN
TO OVERSIMPLIFY
BUT I CROSS MY HEAR AND HOPE TO DIE
ALL I WAN I MUST CONFESS
IS TOGETHERNESS
WITH JUST A LITTLE
TENDERNESS
WITH JUST A LITTLE
TENDERNESS
DON' DON' FORGE FORGE THE LOVE
THE LOVE
UNDER
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
TONIGH TONIGH GOOD LOVE
GOOD LOVE
UNDER THE TREE
EVERYBODY
AROUND THE WORLD
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE
DON' DON' FORGE FORGE THE LOVE
THE LOVE
UNDER
THE CHRISTMAS TREE