Queer as Folk s02e13 Episode Script
It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
SHAKE IT, DUDE.
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WOULD YOU MOVE YOUR DICK? I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.
Emmett: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE SINKING INTO THAT HOLE.
OH, YEAH! GOOD SHOT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT GIVING ME SOME- THING TO AIM AT? Ted: EXCUSE ME.
SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE? OH.
HEY, COME TO THE ANGEL BALL SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE FUCK YOU TOO.
THAT WASN'T VERY ANGELIC.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM TO TAKE A GODDAMN FLYER.
Brian: OH, ONLY FOR YET ANOTHER BORING FUNDRAISER? "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH" ISN'T JUST ANOTHER CHARITY.
WHEN VIC WAS SICK, THEY BROUGHT HIM MEALS PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY.
MY MOM AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.
YEAH WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO GET THESE GUYS TO GO.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE SUCKERS INTO THE BIG TOP, YOU GOTTA GET A BIG ATTRACTION.
LIKE MADONNA.
OR THE BACKSTREET BOYS.
HEY, THIS IS PITTSBURGH, SUNSHINE, NOT YOUR WILDEST DREAMS.
WELL, HOW ABOUT PITTSBURGH'S OWN DIVINA DEVORE? SAYS HERE SHE'S IN TOWN.
Brian: OH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
A WORN-OUT OLD DRAG QUEEN.
WHAT KIND OF HOMOSEXUAL ARE YOU? THE KIND THAT FUCKS MEN.
DIVINA DEVORE IS A LEGEND.
SHE'S PERFORMED BEFORE PRESIDENTS.
ULYSSES S.
GRANT OR CHESTER A.
ARTHUR? IF YOU GOT HER, I BET YOU'D HAVE NO TROUBLE SELLING TICKETS.
WELL, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
All: [ Snort/chuckles .]
Woman: HERE AT THE CENTRE FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT, WE OFFER A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM WHICH CREATES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH OUR DEGREE CANDIDATES CAN ACQUIRE INVALUABLE LEARNING AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
"DEGREE CANDI- DATES"? THEY'RE PRESCHOOLERS.
SHH-SHH.
THEREFORE, AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT ALL OUR APPLICANTS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE MAXIMUM FOCUS AND INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, WE CAN ONLY ADMIT A SELECT FEW.
YES? MAY I ASK WHAT WILL DETERMINE YOUR FINAL DECISION? THE CHILD'S OWN UNIQUE ABILITIES AND TALENTS WILL PLAY A BIG PART.
BUT, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO CREATE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HUMAN DIVERSITY, UH, RACE, RELIGION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND.
WHAT ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION? OH YES, BY ALL MEANS.
ARE THERE ANY CHILDREN OF SAME-SEX COUPLES ENROLLED? NOT YET.
BUT, WE INTEND TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CHANGE THAT.
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Debbie: A MASTERPIECE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
FOR 50 BUCKS, YOU'LL BE BUYING THE NEXT MICHELANGELO.
IGNORAMUS.
[ Chuckle .]
HE DOESN'T KNOW DICK ABOUT ART.
AH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU DO.
JUSTIN, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD YOUR VERY OWN SHOW.
HUH.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.
OOH.
THAT'S NEXT.
YOU WANT SOME- THING TO EAT? AH, THANKS, HONEY.
I JUST HAD LUNCH WITH YOUR FATHER.
OH.
HEY, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIM.
WELL, I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO EITHER, BUT WE DO.
HE SAYS HE'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR YOUR SCHOOL ANY MORE.
OH THAT LAME-ASS SHIT.
WHAT'S HIS FEEBLE EXCUSE? THE STOCK MARKET, AND SUPPORTING TWO HOUSEHOLDS, AND BASICALLY 'CAUSE HE'S A LAME-ASS SHIT.
I I DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY.
I SPOKE TO THE ACCOUNTANT, I'VE A GOT A LITTLE IN MY SAVINGS.
I CAN CASH IN MY IRA.
I'M NOT TAKING YOUR MONEY.
YOU AND MOLLY NEED THAT TO LIVE.
YOUR SISTER AND I WILL BE JUST FINE.
NO, FORGET IT.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF.
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?? I'M ONE OF THE DAMES ?? ?? WHO'S ONE OF THE KNIGHTS ?? ?? MY FRIDAY NIGHT TREAT IS A SEAT FOR THE FIGHTS ?? ?? I LOVE TO GO STROKE WITH A VARSITY CREW ?? ?? YOU WANNA PLAY SNOOKER? ?? ?? WELL, CHALK UP YOUR CUE ?? ?? OH, I'M ONE OF THE JANES ?? ?? WHO'S ONE OF THE JOES ?? ?? HERE, HOLD MY CIGAR WHILE I POWDER MY NOSE ?? ?? I'VE LAYERS OF LACQUER A LADY ENJOYS ?? ?? I'VE EARRINGS AND BRACELETS AND VARIOUS TOYS ?? ?? BUT I LOVE WHEN I'VE SLIPPED INTO RIPPED CORDUROYS ?? ?? BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE GIRLS ?? ?? OH, I'M ONE OF THE GIRLS ?? ?? ONE OF THE GIRLS WHO'S ONE OF THE ?? ?? BOYS ?? [ Applause .]
OOH! IF YOU ASK ME, NOBODY MAKES A BETTER WOMAN THAT A GAY MAN.
WHAT WOMAN LOOKS LIKE THAT? BIG RED WIG AND TONNES OF JEWELRY AND GAUDY CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.
[ Applause/cheering .]
OH, HERE SHE COMES.
THANK YOU, PITTSBURGH FOR REMINDING ME WHY I LEFT.
GOD, LET'S JUST HOPE SHE'S NOT ONE OF THOSE MANIAC DIVAS WHO THINKS SHE'S THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE.
YOU KNOW, SNAPPING HER FINGERS, BOSSING PEOPLE AROUND.
HEY, YOU.
TELL THE IDIOT WHO RUNS THE LIGHTS THE PIN SPOT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON MYFACCIA, NOT MY LEFT TIT.
YES, MA'AM.
I-I MEAN, SIR.
I-I MEAN EXCUSE ME, MISS DEVORE.
YES? I, UH I JUST WANT TO SAY YOUR PERFORMANCE TONIGHT WAS SPARKLING.
YEAH, BUBBLING.
EFFERVESCENT.
STOP, YOU'LL MAKE ME BURP.
Michael: MISS DEVORE, UM, I-I THOUGHT YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS REALLY GREAT.
WELL, HOW FLATTERING TO RECEIVE SUCH PRAISE FROM YOU HANDSOME YOUNG MEN.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
WAIT! UH WE WANTED TO ASK YOU FOR MY AUTOGRAPH, HUH? Emmett: OOH.
OOH.
[ Chuckling .]
AND, UH, FOR YOUR HELP.
YOU SEE, I'M ORGANIZING THIS CHARITY EVENT, AND I-IT'S FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE.
MMM, IS THERE EVER A BAD ONE? Ted: UH, IT'S FOR "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH.
" THEY PREPARE HOME- COOKED MEALS FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS.
AND I W-WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT PERFORM? OH-H, I'D LOVE TO.
YOU WOULD? YOU WOULD? IF I DIDN'T ALREADY SPEND HALF MY LIFE DOING BENEFITS.
IF I DO ANY MORE, THEY'LL HAVE TO THROW ONE FOR ME.
Justin: I TOLD YOU THAT I CAN PAY FOR IT MYSELF.
Brian: WITH YOUR SECRET SWISS BANK ACCOUNT? Justin: I'LL GET ANOTHER JOB.
A REAL JOB, ONE THAT ACTUALLY PAYS.
YEAH, WHAT, MAKING 3- TO 400 A WEEK? SO, I WILL APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR A LOAN.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE FOR COLLATERAL, YOUR ASS? LOOK, STOP BEING SUCH A TWAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
YOU'VE HELPED ENOUGH.
I PRACTICALLY OWE YOU MY FUCKING LIFE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "PRACTICALLY"? LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME.
AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY EITHER.
Brian: FINE THEN, GO AHEAD.
BUT DON'T COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU SUCCEED.
I LOVE THAT YOU'D DO ANY- THING FOR ME.
WHO SAID IT WAS FOR YOU? I MADE AN INVEST- MENT, I WANT IT TO PAY OFF.
HERE'S A DIVIDEND.
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WHO THE FUCK WANTS TO SEE SOME WORN-OUT OLD DRAG QUEEN ANYWAY? WELL, HONEY, YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
IT'S LIKE BEN ALWAYS SAYS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP A POSITIVE ENERGY FLOW.
YEAH, WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT BEN AND HIS NEW AGE GOBBLEDYGOOK? Ted: YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T WANT DIVINA DEVORE AT THAT BENEFIT EVEN IF I COULD GET HER.
DIVINA DEVORE? IS SHE IN TOWN? YEAH, WE BEGGED HER TO PERFORM AT THE BENEFIT, BUT SHE TURNED US DOWN.
SHE ALWAYS WAS A SELFISH PRICK.
Y-YOU KNOW HER? HONEY, I KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS A "HIM".
HE WAS DANNY DEVORE THEN.
WE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.
NO! YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU USED THE PERSONAL CONNECTION, YOU COULD CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE HER MIND.
ME? YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE.
I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT HER.
AH, WELL THAT WAS BEFORE I FOUND OUT THAT SHE'S A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
I-I'M SURE SHE WOULDN'T REMEMBER ME.
MEL! MEL! WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATER? LOOK, A LETTER.
WELL, YOU'VE SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE.
IT'S FROM GUS' NEW SCHOOL.
HEY! TODAY, BABY UNIVERSITY, TOMORROW HARVARD.
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HARVARD? I THOUGHT EVERYONE WANTED THEIR KID TO GO TO HARVARD.
I FEEL WE SHOULD AT LEAST CONSIDER YALE, OR MAYBE BROWN.
WE'LL CONTINUE THIS IN 16 YEARS.
JUST READ THE LETTER.
WELL, WHAT DOES IT SAY? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
WHAT? AH! IT'S BULLSHIT.
THAT WOMAN MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT DIVERSITY AND WANTING ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.
APPARENTLY NOT OUR KIND OF PEOPLE.
AND WHAT WAS ALL THAT CRAP ABOUT LOOKING FOR A KID WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS? WELL IF SHE'D MEANT IT, WE'D BE OFF BUYING GUS SCHOOL CLOTHES.
WELL, IT'S DISCRIMINATION, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AGAINST OUR SON.
AND FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM.
[ Crumpling of paper .]
Photographer: OH, YEAH.
YEAH, ONE MORE LIKE THAT.
Michael: I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, MISS DEVORE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE? YES.
YES! WELL, I WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND.
I DON'T CHANGE MY MIND BRILLIANT.
ONLY MY UNDERWEAR.
SASSY.
NOW, IF YOU'LL KINDLY SHOW YOURSELF OUT GUESS MY UNCLE WAS RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME? NOTHING.
JUST SOMETHING HE SAID.
HE KNEW YOU BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
OH, REALLY? AND WHO WAS THAT? YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T REMEMBER.
VIC GRASSI.
VIC GRASSI? OH MY GOD, I REMEMBER VIC.
IS HE THE ONE YOU TOLD ME WAS SICK? YEAH, HE'S DOING A LOT BETTER NOW NOW THAT HE'S ON THE COCKTAILS.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.
TELL HIM I SAID HELLO.
SO, IF VIC IS YOUR UNCLE, THEN, DEBBIE MUST BE YOUR MOTHER.
YOU KNEW MY MOM? KNEW HER? I DATED HER.
[ Chuckling .]
YOU? I MEAN WELL, BACK THEN I WAS A MALE IMPERSONATOR.
I DID A PRETTY CONVINCING ACT TOO.
SO, HOW'S SHE DOING? PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE.
DID SHE BECOME A NURSE LIKE SHE ALWAYS WANTED? I NEVER KNEW THAT.
MMM.
JUST A WAITRESS.
JESUS, I CAN STILL HEAR THAT LAUGH OF HERS.
SHE'D BRING DOWN A HOUSE.
[ Chuckling .]
I WISH SHE'D BEEN OUT FRONT LAST NIGHT.
OH, AND THAT COMPLEXION.
I TELL YOU, KID.
YOUR MOM WAS A REAL LOOKER.
HMM STILL IS.
JUST, NOW, THERE'S MORE TO LOOK AT.
THIS BENEFIT OF YOURS, UM, WHEN IS IT? FRIDAY NIGHT.
TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL BE THERE, AFTER MY SHOW.
THAT'S SO COOL.
HUH! YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD DEED.
THANK YOU.
DON'T THANK ME, PAY ME.
SO, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU SAW MY MOM? UM WELL, NOT SINCE THAT SUMMER AFTER GRADUATION.
I I LEFT TOWN AFTER THAT.
I BET YOU HAVE SOME PRETTY INTER- ESTING STORIES ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU.
GENTLEMEN DON'T REVEAL SUCH THINGS.
ESPECIALLY GENTLEMEN WHO ARE LADIES.
Ted: WHERE IS HE? MICHAEL! [ Growl .]
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU GOT HER TO CHANGE HER MIND.
[ Chuckling .]
I CAN'T BELIEVE DEB DATED A DRAG QUEEN.
HOW'D THEY TELL EACH OTHER APART? AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW WHO TAUGHT HER HOW TO DO HER HAIR.
YOU REALIZE THIS OFFICIALLY MAKES YOUR MOTHER THE BIGGEST FAG HAG OF ALL THE TIME.
FIRST VIC, AND THEN YOU, AND NOW HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEET- HEART.
OH, HI, DEBBIE.
HEY, GUYS.
HI, BABY.
I HEAR YOUR OLD BOYFRIEND'S IN TOWN.
Emmett: WHOO! WHAT THE FUCK'S HE TALKING ABOUT? I MET SOMEONE THAT YOU USED TO KNOW.
YEAH? WHO? DANNY DEVORE.
DANNY DEVORE? BETTER KNOWN AS DIVINA DEVORE.
MICHAEL GOT HER TO AGREE TO PERFORM AT THE ANGEL BALL.
YEAH, THANKS TO YOU.
WHAT DID I HAVE TO DO WITH IT? OH, SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T POSSIBLY TURN DOWN THE SON OF HER FORMER FLAME.
YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
HE HAD NO RIGHT TO TALK TO MY KID ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE.
Michael: WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
HE JUST SAID THAT YOU TWO USED TO GO OUT.
YEAH, IT WAS LIKE A MILLION YEARS AGO.
I-I WOULDN'T KNOW HIM IF I F FELL OVER HIM.
IT'S CRAZY.
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SHOULDN'T YOU BE HOLDING ON TO THAT? IT DOESN'T MUCH MATTER SINCE IT'S MY LAST ONE.
LE BEAU GESTE.
SORELY LACKING IN FICTION SINCE THE FRENCH NOVEL.
HOW NOBLE OF YOU TO REVIVE IT.
FUCK OFF.
DID YOU FIND A JOB? I MUST'VE TRIED NO ONE'S HIRING.
WHAT'D THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SAY? MY FUCKING FATHER MAKES TOO MUCH MONEY.
WELL, MY OFFER STILL STANDS.
SO DOES MY ANSWER.
I'M GONNA DO THIS ON MY OWN.
Dancer: CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND? SEE? SOME PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO ACCEPT HELP.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD NIGHT.
THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE WEEKEND.
REALLY? 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT I MEAN, IT REALLY SUCKS OUT THERE.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M DOING THIS? YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE DANCERS? GARY'S ALWAYS LOOKING.
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Michael: SEEING WHAT A DORK I WAS? OH, YOU WEREN'T A DORK.
NO, I WAS A DORK.
FAT CHANCE.
HUH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAT.
NO, YOU WERE MORE A DWEEB.
THANKS.
BRIAN, ON THE OTHER HAND I KNOW, WAS A TOTAL TURN-ON.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SPAZ.
IS A SPAZ BETTER OR WORSE THAN A DWEEB? OH OH, FAR WORSE.
DID I MENTION I HAVE A THING FOR DWEEBS? LATER.
I WANTED TO CHECK OUT MY MOM'S OLD STUFF.
AH, WELL, WAIT.
THAT'S KIND OF PERSONAL, ISN'T IT? WELL, SHE NEVER REALLY TOLD ME MUCH, YOU KNOW.
EVERY TIME I'D ASK ABOUT BACK THEN, SHE'D SAY, "I DID MY HOMEWORK AND LISTENED TO MY FOLKS.
AND YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
" HUH.
SHE MUST'VE BEEN A CHEERLEADER.
HUH? OR MAYBE THOSE WERE VIC'S.
HUH.
OH HER YEARBOOK.
HMM.
CHECK OUT THE GIRLS' HAIRDOS.
[ Chuckling .]
YEAH.
Michael: REALLY BORING.
REALLY STRAIGHT.
WHEW.
WHERE'S YOUR MOM? UM GRASSI, GRASSI, GRASSI.
GRA DEBORAH JEAN GRASSI.
AH.
LIKE DIVINA SAID, MOM WAS A REAL LOOKER.
Ben: YEAH.
WONDER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE.
WHAT COMES AFTER "SPAZ"? OH, "SCARY".
SO DECARLO, DIETRICH DANNY DEVORE.
Ben: WHAT? HMM.
HE'S KIND OF CUTE.
Michael: IF YOU HAVE A THING FOR DWEEBS.
[ Clearing of throat .]
THEY SAID I SHOULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT A JOB.
DOING WHAT? DANCING.
EVER DANCE PROFESSIONALLY? NO, BUT I I DANCE HERE ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, YOU AND 1,000 OTHER QUEERS.
WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL? I-I WAS KING OF BABYLON.
WHO WASN'T? SORRY, YOUR MAJESTY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY POSITIONS OPEN.
I-I'M SURE THAT IF YOU SAW ME HEY, I'M BUSY.
ONE DANCE, THAT'S ALL.
IF I SUCK, YOU CAN KICK MY ASS OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A BODY.
NO PECS, NO ABS, NO BICEPS.
I HAVE A GREAT ASS, AND I'M BLONDE.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR THAT GETS ME.
[ Snort .]
[ Sighing .]
ONE DANCE.
MAKE IT GOOD.
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TRY NOT TO STEP ON MY WONTONS.
HE SAID I'D BE PULLING ANYWHERE FROM 2- TO AH.
WELL, THAT'D BETTER BE ALL YOU'RE PULLING, YOUNG MAN.
AND REMEMBER, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SCHOOL WORK TO DO.
AND WHAT IF I DON'T? UM, YOU'LL HAVE TO BE SPANKED.
HUH! YEAH, JUST TRY IT.
[ Grunts of struggle .]
DOWN.
STOP! YOU LIKE IT.
OW! I WAS KIDDING! STOP, STOP.
OH, YEAH! DADDY, DON'T HURT ME TOO BAD.
OH JESUS.
OH, NOTE TO SELF: MAKE SURE TO LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR.
I DON'T CARE.
I'M GOING TO ASK HIM ANYWAY.
KUNG PAO CHICKEN? Melanie: YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
SPICY BEAN CURD? WHENEVER WE ASK HIM TO DO SOMETHING, HE SYSTEMATICALLY TURNS US DOWN.
ASK ME WHAT? I WANT YOU TO BE MY HUSBAND.
YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.
IT'S FOR GUS.
HE GOT REJECTED BY THE CENTRE FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE THINK IT'S BECAUSE HE'S GOT TWO MOMS.
SO, NOW YOU WANT TO PASS HIM OFF AS THE PRODUCT OF A HAPPY HETERO HOME LIFE? FUCK THAT SHIT.
I TOLD YOU, HE'S A TOTAL HETEROPHOBE.
THAT'S TRUE, HE IS.
IT'S TRUE, I AM.
BRIAN, YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO COMPROMISE YOUR VALUES.
SUCH AS THEY ARE.
BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID, "IT'S NOT LYING IF THEY MAKE YOU LIE.
" YOU WANT GUS TO HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGES AS KIDS WHO'VE GOT A MOMMY AND A DADDY, DON'T YOU? YOU WANT HIM TO GO TO THE BEST SCHOOLS, RECEIVE THE BEST EDUCATION? THEN YOU'VE TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT DESPITE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF US, HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO SUFFERS.
SO WE FOUND ANOTHER SCHOOL.
AND WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW.
HOW LONG DID THEY GO OUT FOR? I-I CAN'T REMEMBER.
WAS IT SERIOUS? HOW DO I KNOW? DID SHE LOVE HIM? SHE DIDN'T SAY.
DIDN'T SAY? THERE'S NOTHING MOM DOESN'T SAY.
LOOK, MICHAEL, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER? ASK ME WHAT? ABOUT DANNY DEVORE.
CHRIST.
I HAVEN'T HEARD HIS NAME MEN- TIONED IN 30 YEARS, AND NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S ALL I HEAR.
I SAW HIS PICTURE IN YOUR YEARBOOK.
WHO THE HELL TOLD YOU YOU COULD BE LOOKING IN MY YEARBOOK? YOU NEVER SAID I COULDN'T.
IT'S JUST THAT THIS PICTURE OF HIM, IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE ME.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT DOESN'T LOOK THE LEAST BIT LIKE YOU.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YOUR READING GLASSES ON.
FINE.
MAKE ME FEEL OLDER THAN I ALREADY DO.
THERE.
I STILL DON'T SEE IT.
VIC, DO YOU SEE IT? CAN'T SAY I DO.
AH, COME ON.
WE HAVE THE SAME EYES, THE SAME NOSE, THE SAME MOUTH.
TELL ME THAT'S NOT MY CHIN.
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
AND TRUST ME, I KNOW CHINS.
I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM.
MA, I JUST WANT YOU TO TELL ME.
TELL YOU WHAT? WHY DANNY DEVORE AND I LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE.
I'VE GOT TO PUT THE CLOTHES IN THE DRYER.
Debbie: STAY RIGHT THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT? HE SAID THAT YOU WENT OUT SUMMER AFTER GRADUATION.
THAT WAS 1969.
I WAS BORN MARCH, 1970.
[ Laugh .]
I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING.
ARE YOU ASKING ME I-I-IF SOME OLD DRAG QUEEN THAT I ONCE KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL IS YOUR FATHER? YOU KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS.
THIS IS YOUR FATHER.
JOHN MICHAEL NOVOTNY.
LIEUTENANT IN THE U.
S.
ARMY.
Together: DIED IN VIETNAM, APRIL 10th, 1970.
TWO WEEKS AFTER YOU WERE BORN.
TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS BORN.
I KNOW.
YOU TOLD ME A MILLION TIMES THAT THIS GUY IN THIS PICTURE, WHO I DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME, IS MY DAD.
BUT THAT'S ALL YOU'VE TOLD ME.
WELL, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? WELL, WHO ARE MY GRANDPARENTS? THEY'RE DEAD.
AUNTS AND UNCLES? THERE WEREN'T ANY.
SO, HE WAS JUST A WAR HERO? "JUST"? THEY AWARDED HIM THE PURPLE HEART.
HE WAS ON A RESCUE MISSION, CARVING HIS WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE WHEN A LAND MINE EXPLODED.
YOU SAID IT WAS A JEEP ACCIDENT.
HE WAS CARVING HIS WAY IN A JEEP WHEN IT RAN OVER A LAND MINE.
YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP THE GODDAMN STORY STRAIGHT.
STOP CONFUSING ME! Vic: LOOK, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR? YOUR OWN MOTHER? I TOLD YOU WHO YOUR FATHER WAS, AND I EXPECT YOU TO BELIEVE ME.
Woman: GONNA GO SEE GRANDMA? Lindsay: JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL BEHAVE.
I WON'T MENTION DICK, IF YOU DON'T MENTION PUSSY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING INTO ONE OF YOUR MOODS AND HEY, I WANT THE HOMO-HATERS TO LIKE OUR KID JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.
YOU LOOK VERY HANDSOME IN THAT SUIT.
WELL, I TOOK A BATH AND EVERYTHING.
THIS IS IT.
DON'T BE NERVOUS.
IF MY HEART RATE WAS ANY LOWER, I'D BE DEAD.
OOH HI.
BYE.
OH, HELLO.
HELLO, WE'RE THE, UH.
THE KINNEYS? WHO? UH, UH, MR.
AND MRS.
KINNEY? RIGHT! SOMETIMES SHE FORGETS.
DON'T YOU, HONEY? I DIDN'T FORGET.
HUH! HE'S SUCH A KIDDER.
[ Giggling .]
OH, OH, PLEASE.
UH, I'LL TELL MS.
HARPER YOU'RE HERE.
[ Clearing of throat .]
I TOLD YOU TO BEHAVE.
GEE WELL, YOU COULD SEND ME TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE BUT I'M ALREADY HERE.
THIS IS ALL SO STRANGE.
I MEAN, I ALWAYS KNEW ONE DAY I'D HAVE A CHILD.
LIKE GUS.
AND HE'D GO TO A SCHOOL, LIKE THIS ONE.
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED IT TO BE LIKE THIS.
WELL, THERE'S NO PREDICTING.
OOPS, I SAID "DICK", DIDN'T I? CAN'T YOU BE SERIOUS, FOR EVEN A MINUTE? YOU'RE ON.
UH IN FACT, THERE WAS EVEN A TIME WHEN WE FIRST MET THAT I THOUGHT THIS COULD'VE BEEN THE REALITY.
DID YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY? NO.
WELL, YOU WANTED ME TO BE SERIOUS, I THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU.
MR.
AND MRS.
KINNEY? OH.
MINUTE'S UP.
OH YEAH.
OH, PLEASE, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOUNG PARENTS EXPRESSING AFFECTION.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO SEE THAT TOO, DON'T YOU AGREE? COME INTO MY OFFICE, PLEASE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS GUS' FUTURE.
I'D NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, KNOW IT WAS YOU.
TRY 31, HUH! BUT WHO'S COUNTING? SO, COME ON IN.
HUH.
CAN I FIX YOU A DRINK? [ Giggling .]
NO.
NO, THANKS.
GOD, YOU GOT MORE SHIT THAN I DO.
THESE DAYS, IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO LOOK FABULOUS.
HUH! TELL ME ABOUT IT.
IS THIS REAL? HONEY, I WISH.
SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, MY DIVINA? [ Laughing .]
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALLED ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW, YOUR SON TELLS ME YOU WORK AT THE DINER AND VIC WAS SICK, AND NOW HE'S BETTER.
A NUTSHELL.
YEAH.
MICHAEL IS A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.
AND I WOULD BE TOO.
HE'S POLITE, CARING, GOOD LOOKING.
IN FACT, HE REMINDED ME A LOT OF SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW.
ONLY AT FIRST, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHO IT WAS.
THEN WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT YOU'RE HIS MOTHER, I REALIZED I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF.
IN A MIRROR, THROUGH TIME.
WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL ME? YOU'D ALREADY LEFT TOWN.
RUN OFF TO THE BIG CITY TO BE A STAR.
W-WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? CALL YOU UP AND SAY, "HEY! GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE A DAD.
COME BACK AND MARRY ME.
" SO, YOU DECIDED TO HAVE HIM ON YOUR OWN, RAISE HIM ON YOUR OWN.
MUST'VE TAKEN A LOT OF COURAGE.
IT WAS THE EASIEST DECISION I EVER MADE.
WHO'D YOU TELL HIM HIS FATHER WAS? A SOLDIER WHO'D DIED IN VIETNAM.
I PICKED HIS NAME OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER, FROM A LIST OF THE DEAD.
I EVEN CHANGED MY OWN NAME.
HMM.
YOU WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO MAKE SURE HE'D NEVER FIND OUT.
I WANTED HIM TO HAVE A HERO.
AND I COULD NEVER BE THAT.
IT WASN'T SO MUCH THAT YOU WERE GAY, DANNY.
I ALWAYS KIND OF SUSPECTED.
IN FACT, THAT'S PROB- ABLY WHY I LIKED YOU.
IT'S THAT YOU LIED TO ME.
YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE.
I LIED TO MYSELF AS WELL.
I WANTED TO BE SOMETHING I WASN'T.
WELL, YOU SURE AS HELL SUCCEEDED.
AND HE SURE AS HELL DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT HIS DAD WAS A DRAG QUEEN.
AND NOW HE'S FOUND YOUR GODDAMN PICTURE IN THE YEARBOOK.
AND HE'S PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
AND KNOWING HIM, HE'S COMING HERE TO TALK TO YOU ANY MINUTE.
CHRIST, WHAT DO I TELL HIM? HELL IF I KNOW.
WELL, I'M SURE IF YOU EXPLAINED, THAT HE'D UNDERSTAND.
WHAT, THAT I'VE LIED TO HIM HIS ENTIRE LIFE? HE'LL NEVER TRUST ME AGAIN.
AND I WOULDN'T BLAME HIM.
WE WERE WITH HER ALMOST TWO- AND-A-HALF HOURS.
SHE SEEMED REALLY IMPRESSED.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN, ISN'T IT? I HOPE SO.
AH CHRIST, I HATE THESE HEELS.
[ Groan .]
BABY, COME HERE.
[ Sighing .]
THAT'S NICE.
AND BRIAN BEHAVED HIMSELF? MORE THAN BEHAVED.
HE WAS CHARMING AND ATTENTIVE.
I HOPE NOT TOO ATTENTIVE.
HE COMPLIMENTED THE SCHOOL UP THE WAZOO.
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT.
SO, WHY SUDDENLY THE LONG FACE? IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU AND ME IN THERE.
AH WHATEVER IT TAKES.
BESIDES, IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
I KNOW.
[ Chuckle .]
IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD ONE AT THE TIME, BUT NOW, I DON'T KNOW.
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
SOMETIMES THE ENDS ACTUALLY DO JUSTIFY THE MEANS.
[ Ringing of telephone .]
BESIDES, THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS THAT GUS HAS THE SAME CHANCE AS EVERY OTHER KID.
[ Ringing of telephone .]
Y-ELLO? Woman: [ On phone .]
May I speak with Mrs.
Kinney? WHO? Mrs.
Kinney.
AH-OH YES, HANG ON.
MRS.
KINNEY.
HELLO? MS.
HARPER.
YES, THANK YOU.
OH-H, MEL AND I I MEAN BRIAN AND I FELT THE SAME WAY.
WE WOULD BE SO PLEASED IF GUS WAS ENROLLED IN WHAT? UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
"UH-HUH", WHAT? I UNDERSTAND.
WELL, UH THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
[ Beep of hanging up .]
WHAT? WHAT'D SHE SAY? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
WHAT? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
HUH.
OH, GOD MS.
HARPER CALLED WITH HER APOLOGIES.
SHE THOUGHT MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ABSOLUTELY CHARMING AND THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE GUS, BUT SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THEY ONLY HAD ONE SPOT OPEN AND THEY GAVE IT TO ANOTHER CHILD WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS.
HUH ARE YOU SHITTING ME? THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THE STUDENT POPULATION HAD TO BE MORE DIVERSIFIED.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SUE.
TH-THIS IS DISCRIMINATION.
[ Laughing .]
AGAINST WHO? HETEROSEXUALS? [ Laughing .]
HUH YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY? I THINK IT'S HILARIOUS! OH, WAIT TILL BRIAN HEARS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? I'M GOING TO TAKE A BATH.
AND FIRST THING TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL.
AND THIS TIME, GUS' PARENTS, LINDSAY AND MELANIE, WILL GO TO THE INTERVIEW.
COME ON, RUB MY OTHER FOOT.
I'LL RUB YOUR OTHER FOOT, I'LL TELL YOU I'M GOING TO RUB.
OH! [ Shriek .]
?? WEAR MY HAIR IN A PONYTAIL ?? ?? SHOULD I DRESS MYSELF UP IN CHANNEL? ?? ?? DO I MEASURE ME BY WHAT YOU THINK? ?? ?? ABSOLUTELY NOT ABSOLUTELY NOT ?? ?? I GO TO WORK IN A MINI-SKIRT ?? ?? WHEN I'M GIVING YOU A RIDE TO WORK ?? ?? I WON'T COMPROMISE MY POINT OF VIEW ?? WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I HAD A PART- TIME JOB WALKING PEOPLE'S DOGS.
WHO KNEW YOU COULD MAKE MONEY WAGGING YOUR TAIL? ?? SOME THINGS HAVE HAD TO CHANGE ?? ?? NOT GONNA BE A FIX 'EM-UP ?? ?? ALL THE SOCIAL PUSH AND SHOVE ?? [ Laughing .]
SOME TURNOUT, HUH? CONGRATULA- TIONS, BABY.
THANK YOU, BUT I OWE IT ALL TO MICHAEL FOR DELIVERING DIVINA.
Bartender: THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
OH, SHOW'S ABOUT TO START.
Emmett: OOH.
SEE YA.
Ted: AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY? HEY, ARE YOU STICKING AROUND? I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIS NUMBER ONE FAN.
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
HOW CAN SOMEBODY PUT ON AN ACT LIKE THAT ALL THESE YEARS? I'D RATHER HAVE A HIGH COLONIC THAN HEAR SOME OLD QUEEN DO "ROSE'S TURN".
I MEAN MY MOTHER.
YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
THAT MY MOM LIED TO ME? THAT MY FATHER'S NOT A WAR HERO, HE'S JUDY GARLAND? WOULD YOU PREFER BETTE DAVIS? MAYBE I SHOULD JUST FORGET IT.
Announcer: AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LADIES WHO ARE GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN WHO ARE LADIES AND ANYONE ELSE THAT MANAGEMENT SINCERELY REGRETS HAVING OMITTED, THE ANGEL BALL WELCOMES ITS FAVOURITE ANGEL, PITTSBURGH'S OWN MISS DIVINA DEVORE.
?? HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? ?? AND MY HEART BEATS SO THAT I CAN HARDLY SPEAK ?? ?? AND I SEEM TO FIND ?? ?? THE HAPPINESS I SEEK ?? LOOK UP THERE! ?? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK ?? [ ?????? .]
?? OH, HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? ?? AND THE CARES THAT HUNG AROUND ME THROUGH A WEEK ?? ?? SEEM TO VANISH LIKE A GAMBLER'S LUCKY STREAK ?? ?? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER SWINGING CHEEK TO CHEEK ?? OOH, PITTSBURGH.
[ Wild cheers .]
?? DANCE WITH ME I WANT THE ARM OF YOU ?? ?? THE CHARM OF YOU ?? ?? WILL CARRY ME THROUGH TO ?? ?? HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? MICHAEL.
MAY I COME IN? WELL, I USUALLY DON'T UNDRESS IN FRONT OF MEN I BARELY KNOW, BUT, I YOUR CASE, I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION.
HOW'D IT GO? DID "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH" MAKE BUCKETS OF BUCKS? ENOUGH TO BAIL THEM OUT FOR A WHILE.
IT WAS GREAT OF YOU TO HELP.
WELL, IT'S THE LAST BENEFIT I'LL EVER DO.
SOMEHOW I DOUBT THAT.
[ Chuckle .]
WELL YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MICHAEL.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE ANOTHER FAVOUR.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, HAVEN'T WE DONE ENOUGH FOR HUMANITY? ANY MORE AND AND I'LL BE IRRITABLE ALL WEEK.
IT'S NOT CHARITY.
ALTHOUGH YOU'D BE HELPING ME OUT A LOT IF YOU'D LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S YOUR OLD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK.
AND THIS IS YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN 30 MAKE THAT 18 YEARS.
NOTICE ANY RESEMBLANCE? YEAH.
IT'S UNMISTAKABLE.
I LOOK EXACTLY LIKE TOM CRUISE.
I MEANT TO ME.
YOU? [ Chuckling .]
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE FLATTERY, BUT FRANKLY, NO.
I DON'T SEE IT.
HOW CAN YOU MISS IT? I MEAN, THE WAY YOU LOOKED BACK THEN, THE WAY I LOOK NOW.
I MEAN, WE'RE PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TWINS.
WELL, I SUPPOSE IF YOU SQUINT THERE'S A SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE.
BUT SO WHAT? HERE, HELP ME WITH THIS ZIPPER.
I ASKED FOR A DRESSER, AND THEY'RE TOO GODDAMN CHEAP ARE YOU MY FATHER? THIS IS A FINE TIME TO ASK.
AS YOU'RE HELPING ME OUT OF MY GOWN.
YOU WERE SEEING MY MOTHER THEN.
THE TIMING IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR YOU TO HAVE KNOCKED HER UP? FIRST, I WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN IT UP.
WHAT, YOU MEAN, YOU AND SHE NEVER LOOK AT ME.
DO I LOOK LIKE THE KIND OF GUY WHO GOES AROUND BANGING BABES? YOUR MOTHER WAS HARDLY MY TYPE.
BUT YOU SAID SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THAT BACK THEN YOU USED TO BAT FOR THE OTHER TEAM.
DRAG QUEENS ARE NOTORIOUS LIARS, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT.
SO, WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER SAY? SHE SAYS MY FATHER IS THIS BIG WAR HERO.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE THAT? BECAUSE THE STORY KEEPS CHANGING, AND THE THERE'S ONLY ONE PICTURE, AND THE GUY DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME.
LOOK, I'M NOT MAKING ANY DEMANDS.
I'M NOT EVEN ASKING THAT WE STAY IN TOUCH, I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
MICHAEL, MAY I TELL YOU THE ONE TRUTH I'VE LEARNED IN ALL MY YEARS? THE TRUTH IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.
WHEN I'M ON STAGE, PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M DIVINA DEVORE.
NOT BECAUSE I'M A GREAT FEMALE IMPERSONATOR, BUT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.
WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH WHETHER YOU'RE MY FATHER, O-OR IF MY MOTHER LIED TO ME? YOUR MOTHER GAVE YOU SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
A HERO.
A FATHER YOU COULD BE PROUD OF.
BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU.
THAT'S THE TRUTH.
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT IS UP TO YOU.
[ Sighing .]
STILL HERE? SO, HOW DID I DO? NOT BAD FOR YOUR FIRST TIME.
BUT, THE TIPS SUCK.
WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? MORE THAN I MAKE WORKING AT THE DINER.
WELL, YOU NEED TO DANCE ON THE BAR.
HOW DO I DO THAT? LOOK, YOU GOTTA WORK YOUR WAY UP.
MAYBE IN SIX MONTHS.
HUH, SIX MONTHS? I NEED MONEY NOW TO PAY FOR SCHOOL.
THAT IS A PROBLEM.
TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU GIVE ME SOME TIME, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME.
NO, THANKS.
UP TO YOU.
OH, BUT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND DECIDE YOU WANT TO MAKE, SAY A COUPLE OF THOU' A MONTH, LET ME KNOW.
[ Unzipping of fly .]
[ ?????? .]
?? DID YOU EVER WANT TO GO ?? STILL UP? YEAH, I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK.
IT'S LATE.
I HAD TO TALK TO THE BOSS.
MM-HMM.
HE SAID STARTING TOMORROW I COULD DANCE ON THE BAR.
AFTER ONLY ONE NIGHT? I TOLD YOU I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN.
[ Opening of door .]
[ Closing of door .]
MA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO LATE? UM COULDN'T SLEEP.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? SAME.
I CAME TO RETURN THIS.
YOU CAN HAVE IT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JUST PUTTING THINGS AWAY, MAKING ROOM.
SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
IT'S DAD'S SHRINE.
YEAH, SO? SO, YOU CAN'T JUST GET RID OF IT.
NO NEED FOR IT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THERE'S NO NEED TO PRETEND, MICHAEL.
THE TRUTH IS JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
MY FATHER IS LIEUTENANT JOHN MICHAEL NOVOTNY.
DIED IN VIETNAM, APRIL 10th, 1970.
HE WAS KILLED JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS BORN, WHEN THE JEEP HE WAS DRIVING RAN OVER A LAND MINE WHILE HE WAS CARVING A PATH THROUGH THE JUNGLE ON A MISSION TO SAVE HIS TROOPS.
RIGHT, MA? RIGHT.
FOR WHICH HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.
AND HIS LAST WORDS WERE "TELL MY SON I LOVE HIM MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF AND I'LL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF HIM.
" [ ?????? .]
?? I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY ?? ?? BUT MAYBE IT'S THE PERFECT DAY ?? ?? EVEN THOUGH THE BILLS ARE PILING ?? ?? MAYBE LADY LUCK IS SMILING ?? ?? BUT IF WE'D ONLY OPEN OUR EYES ?? ?? AND SEE THE BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE ?? ?? AND ALL THE RAIN CLOUDS ARE FOUNTAINS ?? ?? THOUGH TROUBLES SEEM LIKE MOUNTAINS ?? ?? AS GOLD IN THEM HILLS ?? ?? AS GOLD IN THEM HILLS ?? ?? SO DON'T LOSE HEART ?? ?? GIVE THE DAY A CHANCE TO START ?? ?? EVERY NOW AND THEN LIFE SAYS ?? ?? "WHERE'D YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING SO FAST?" ?? ?? WE'RE APT TO THINK IT CRUEL BUT SOMETIMES ?? ?? IT'S A CASE OF CRUEL-TO-BE-KIND ?? ?? AND IF WE GET UP OFF OUR KNEES ?? ?? THEN WE'LL SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES ?? ?? AND WE'LL SEE THE NEW SUN RISING ?? MOO!
SHAKE IT, DUDE.
[ ?????? .]
[ ?????? .]
WOULD YOU MOVE YOUR DICK? I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.
Emmett: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE SINKING INTO THAT HOLE.
OH, YEAH! GOOD SHOT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT GIVING ME SOME- THING TO AIM AT? Ted: EXCUSE ME.
SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE? OH.
HEY, COME TO THE ANGEL BALL SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE FUCK YOU TOO.
THAT WASN'T VERY ANGELIC.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM TO TAKE A GODDAMN FLYER.
Brian: OH, ONLY FOR YET ANOTHER BORING FUNDRAISER? "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH" ISN'T JUST ANOTHER CHARITY.
WHEN VIC WAS SICK, THEY BROUGHT HIM MEALS PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY.
MY MOM AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.
YEAH WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO GET THESE GUYS TO GO.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE SUCKERS INTO THE BIG TOP, YOU GOTTA GET A BIG ATTRACTION.
LIKE MADONNA.
OR THE BACKSTREET BOYS.
HEY, THIS IS PITTSBURGH, SUNSHINE, NOT YOUR WILDEST DREAMS.
WELL, HOW ABOUT PITTSBURGH'S OWN DIVINA DEVORE? SAYS HERE SHE'S IN TOWN.
Brian: OH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
A WORN-OUT OLD DRAG QUEEN.
WHAT KIND OF HOMOSEXUAL ARE YOU? THE KIND THAT FUCKS MEN.
DIVINA DEVORE IS A LEGEND.
SHE'S PERFORMED BEFORE PRESIDENTS.
ULYSSES S.
GRANT OR CHESTER A.
ARTHUR? IF YOU GOT HER, I BET YOU'D HAVE NO TROUBLE SELLING TICKETS.
WELL, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
All: [ Snort/chuckles .]
Woman: HERE AT THE CENTRE FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT, WE OFFER A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM WHICH CREATES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH OUR DEGREE CANDIDATES CAN ACQUIRE INVALUABLE LEARNING AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
"DEGREE CANDI- DATES"? THEY'RE PRESCHOOLERS.
SHH-SHH.
THEREFORE, AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT ALL OUR APPLICANTS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE MAXIMUM FOCUS AND INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, WE CAN ONLY ADMIT A SELECT FEW.
YES? MAY I ASK WHAT WILL DETERMINE YOUR FINAL DECISION? THE CHILD'S OWN UNIQUE ABILITIES AND TALENTS WILL PLAY A BIG PART.
BUT, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO CREATE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HUMAN DIVERSITY, UH, RACE, RELIGION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND.
WHAT ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION? OH YES, BY ALL MEANS.
ARE THERE ANY CHILDREN OF SAME-SEX COUPLES ENROLLED? NOT YET.
BUT, WE INTEND TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CHANGE THAT.
[ ?????? .]
Debbie: A MASTERPIECE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
FOR 50 BUCKS, YOU'LL BE BUYING THE NEXT MICHELANGELO.
IGNORAMUS.
[ Chuckle .]
HE DOESN'T KNOW DICK ABOUT ART.
AH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU DO.
JUSTIN, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD YOUR VERY OWN SHOW.
HUH.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.
OOH.
THAT'S NEXT.
YOU WANT SOME- THING TO EAT? AH, THANKS, HONEY.
I JUST HAD LUNCH WITH YOUR FATHER.
OH.
HEY, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIM.
WELL, I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO EITHER, BUT WE DO.
HE SAYS HE'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR YOUR SCHOOL ANY MORE.
OH THAT LAME-ASS SHIT.
WHAT'S HIS FEEBLE EXCUSE? THE STOCK MARKET, AND SUPPORTING TWO HOUSEHOLDS, AND BASICALLY 'CAUSE HE'S A LAME-ASS SHIT.
I I DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY.
I SPOKE TO THE ACCOUNTANT, I'VE A GOT A LITTLE IN MY SAVINGS.
I CAN CASH IN MY IRA.
I'M NOT TAKING YOUR MONEY.
YOU AND MOLLY NEED THAT TO LIVE.
YOUR SISTER AND I WILL BE JUST FINE.
NO, FORGET IT.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF.
[ ?????? .]
?? I'M ONE OF THE DAMES ?? ?? WHO'S ONE OF THE KNIGHTS ?? ?? MY FRIDAY NIGHT TREAT IS A SEAT FOR THE FIGHTS ?? ?? I LOVE TO GO STROKE WITH A VARSITY CREW ?? ?? YOU WANNA PLAY SNOOKER? ?? ?? WELL, CHALK UP YOUR CUE ?? ?? OH, I'M ONE OF THE JANES ?? ?? WHO'S ONE OF THE JOES ?? ?? HERE, HOLD MY CIGAR WHILE I POWDER MY NOSE ?? ?? I'VE LAYERS OF LACQUER A LADY ENJOYS ?? ?? I'VE EARRINGS AND BRACELETS AND VARIOUS TOYS ?? ?? BUT I LOVE WHEN I'VE SLIPPED INTO RIPPED CORDUROYS ?? ?? BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE GIRLS ?? ?? OH, I'M ONE OF THE GIRLS ?? ?? ONE OF THE GIRLS WHO'S ONE OF THE ?? ?? BOYS ?? [ Applause .]
OOH! IF YOU ASK ME, NOBODY MAKES A BETTER WOMAN THAT A GAY MAN.
WHAT WOMAN LOOKS LIKE THAT? BIG RED WIG AND TONNES OF JEWELRY AND GAUDY CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.
[ Applause/cheering .]
OH, HERE SHE COMES.
THANK YOU, PITTSBURGH FOR REMINDING ME WHY I LEFT.
GOD, LET'S JUST HOPE SHE'S NOT ONE OF THOSE MANIAC DIVAS WHO THINKS SHE'S THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE.
YOU KNOW, SNAPPING HER FINGERS, BOSSING PEOPLE AROUND.
HEY, YOU.
TELL THE IDIOT WHO RUNS THE LIGHTS THE PIN SPOT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON MYFACCIA, NOT MY LEFT TIT.
YES, MA'AM.
I-I MEAN, SIR.
I-I MEAN EXCUSE ME, MISS DEVORE.
YES? I, UH I JUST WANT TO SAY YOUR PERFORMANCE TONIGHT WAS SPARKLING.
YEAH, BUBBLING.
EFFERVESCENT.
STOP, YOU'LL MAKE ME BURP.
Michael: MISS DEVORE, UM, I-I THOUGHT YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS REALLY GREAT.
WELL, HOW FLATTERING TO RECEIVE SUCH PRAISE FROM YOU HANDSOME YOUNG MEN.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
WAIT! UH WE WANTED TO ASK YOU FOR MY AUTOGRAPH, HUH? Emmett: OOH.
OOH.
[ Chuckling .]
AND, UH, FOR YOUR HELP.
YOU SEE, I'M ORGANIZING THIS CHARITY EVENT, AND I-IT'S FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE.
MMM, IS THERE EVER A BAD ONE? Ted: UH, IT'S FOR "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH.
" THEY PREPARE HOME- COOKED MEALS FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS.
AND I W-WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT PERFORM? OH-H, I'D LOVE TO.
YOU WOULD? YOU WOULD? IF I DIDN'T ALREADY SPEND HALF MY LIFE DOING BENEFITS.
IF I DO ANY MORE, THEY'LL HAVE TO THROW ONE FOR ME.
Justin: I TOLD YOU THAT I CAN PAY FOR IT MYSELF.
Brian: WITH YOUR SECRET SWISS BANK ACCOUNT? Justin: I'LL GET ANOTHER JOB.
A REAL JOB, ONE THAT ACTUALLY PAYS.
YEAH, WHAT, MAKING 3- TO 400 A WEEK? SO, I WILL APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR A LOAN.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE FOR COLLATERAL, YOUR ASS? LOOK, STOP BEING SUCH A TWAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
YOU'VE HELPED ENOUGH.
I PRACTICALLY OWE YOU MY FUCKING LIFE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "PRACTICALLY"? LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME.
AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY EITHER.
Brian: FINE THEN, GO AHEAD.
BUT DON'T COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU SUCCEED.
I LOVE THAT YOU'D DO ANY- THING FOR ME.
WHO SAID IT WAS FOR YOU? I MADE AN INVEST- MENT, I WANT IT TO PAY OFF.
HERE'S A DIVIDEND.
[ ?????? .]
WHO THE FUCK WANTS TO SEE SOME WORN-OUT OLD DRAG QUEEN ANYWAY? WELL, HONEY, YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
IT'S LIKE BEN ALWAYS SAYS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP A POSITIVE ENERGY FLOW.
YEAH, WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT BEN AND HIS NEW AGE GOBBLEDYGOOK? Ted: YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T WANT DIVINA DEVORE AT THAT BENEFIT EVEN IF I COULD GET HER.
DIVINA DEVORE? IS SHE IN TOWN? YEAH, WE BEGGED HER TO PERFORM AT THE BENEFIT, BUT SHE TURNED US DOWN.
SHE ALWAYS WAS A SELFISH PRICK.
Y-YOU KNOW HER? HONEY, I KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS A "HIM".
HE WAS DANNY DEVORE THEN.
WE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.
NO! YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU USED THE PERSONAL CONNECTION, YOU COULD CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE HER MIND.
ME? YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE.
I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT HER.
AH, WELL THAT WAS BEFORE I FOUND OUT THAT SHE'S A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
I-I'M SURE SHE WOULDN'T REMEMBER ME.
MEL! MEL! WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATER? LOOK, A LETTER.
WELL, YOU'VE SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE.
IT'S FROM GUS' NEW SCHOOL.
HEY! TODAY, BABY UNIVERSITY, TOMORROW HARVARD.
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HARVARD? I THOUGHT EVERYONE WANTED THEIR KID TO GO TO HARVARD.
I FEEL WE SHOULD AT LEAST CONSIDER YALE, OR MAYBE BROWN.
WE'LL CONTINUE THIS IN 16 YEARS.
JUST READ THE LETTER.
WELL, WHAT DOES IT SAY? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
WHAT? AH! IT'S BULLSHIT.
THAT WOMAN MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT DIVERSITY AND WANTING ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.
APPARENTLY NOT OUR KIND OF PEOPLE.
AND WHAT WAS ALL THAT CRAP ABOUT LOOKING FOR A KID WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS? WELL IF SHE'D MEANT IT, WE'D BE OFF BUYING GUS SCHOOL CLOTHES.
WELL, IT'S DISCRIMINATION, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AGAINST OUR SON.
AND FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM.
[ Crumpling of paper .]
Photographer: OH, YEAH.
YEAH, ONE MORE LIKE THAT.
Michael: I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, MISS DEVORE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE? YES.
YES! WELL, I WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND.
I DON'T CHANGE MY MIND BRILLIANT.
ONLY MY UNDERWEAR.
SASSY.
NOW, IF YOU'LL KINDLY SHOW YOURSELF OUT GUESS MY UNCLE WAS RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME? NOTHING.
JUST SOMETHING HE SAID.
HE KNEW YOU BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
OH, REALLY? AND WHO WAS THAT? YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T REMEMBER.
VIC GRASSI.
VIC GRASSI? OH MY GOD, I REMEMBER VIC.
IS HE THE ONE YOU TOLD ME WAS SICK? YEAH, HE'S DOING A LOT BETTER NOW NOW THAT HE'S ON THE COCKTAILS.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.
TELL HIM I SAID HELLO.
SO, IF VIC IS YOUR UNCLE, THEN, DEBBIE MUST BE YOUR MOTHER.
YOU KNEW MY MOM? KNEW HER? I DATED HER.
[ Chuckling .]
YOU? I MEAN WELL, BACK THEN I WAS A MALE IMPERSONATOR.
I DID A PRETTY CONVINCING ACT TOO.
SO, HOW'S SHE DOING? PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE.
DID SHE BECOME A NURSE LIKE SHE ALWAYS WANTED? I NEVER KNEW THAT.
MMM.
JUST A WAITRESS.
JESUS, I CAN STILL HEAR THAT LAUGH OF HERS.
SHE'D BRING DOWN A HOUSE.
[ Chuckling .]
I WISH SHE'D BEEN OUT FRONT LAST NIGHT.
OH, AND THAT COMPLEXION.
I TELL YOU, KID.
YOUR MOM WAS A REAL LOOKER.
HMM STILL IS.
JUST, NOW, THERE'S MORE TO LOOK AT.
THIS BENEFIT OF YOURS, UM, WHEN IS IT? FRIDAY NIGHT.
TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL BE THERE, AFTER MY SHOW.
THAT'S SO COOL.
HUH! YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD DEED.
THANK YOU.
DON'T THANK ME, PAY ME.
SO, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU SAW MY MOM? UM WELL, NOT SINCE THAT SUMMER AFTER GRADUATION.
I I LEFT TOWN AFTER THAT.
I BET YOU HAVE SOME PRETTY INTER- ESTING STORIES ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU.
GENTLEMEN DON'T REVEAL SUCH THINGS.
ESPECIALLY GENTLEMEN WHO ARE LADIES.
Ted: WHERE IS HE? MICHAEL! [ Growl .]
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU GOT HER TO CHANGE HER MIND.
[ Chuckling .]
I CAN'T BELIEVE DEB DATED A DRAG QUEEN.
HOW'D THEY TELL EACH OTHER APART? AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW WHO TAUGHT HER HOW TO DO HER HAIR.
YOU REALIZE THIS OFFICIALLY MAKES YOUR MOTHER THE BIGGEST FAG HAG OF ALL THE TIME.
FIRST VIC, AND THEN YOU, AND NOW HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEET- HEART.
OH, HI, DEBBIE.
HEY, GUYS.
HI, BABY.
I HEAR YOUR OLD BOYFRIEND'S IN TOWN.
Emmett: WHOO! WHAT THE FUCK'S HE TALKING ABOUT? I MET SOMEONE THAT YOU USED TO KNOW.
YEAH? WHO? DANNY DEVORE.
DANNY DEVORE? BETTER KNOWN AS DIVINA DEVORE.
MICHAEL GOT HER TO AGREE TO PERFORM AT THE ANGEL BALL.
YEAH, THANKS TO YOU.
WHAT DID I HAVE TO DO WITH IT? OH, SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T POSSIBLY TURN DOWN THE SON OF HER FORMER FLAME.
YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
HE HAD NO RIGHT TO TALK TO MY KID ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE.
Michael: WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
HE JUST SAID THAT YOU TWO USED TO GO OUT.
YEAH, IT WAS LIKE A MILLION YEARS AGO.
I-I WOULDN'T KNOW HIM IF I F FELL OVER HIM.
IT'S CRAZY.
[ ?????? .]
SHOULDN'T YOU BE HOLDING ON TO THAT? IT DOESN'T MUCH MATTER SINCE IT'S MY LAST ONE.
LE BEAU GESTE.
SORELY LACKING IN FICTION SINCE THE FRENCH NOVEL.
HOW NOBLE OF YOU TO REVIVE IT.
FUCK OFF.
DID YOU FIND A JOB? I MUST'VE TRIED NO ONE'S HIRING.
WHAT'D THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SAY? MY FUCKING FATHER MAKES TOO MUCH MONEY.
WELL, MY OFFER STILL STANDS.
SO DOES MY ANSWER.
I'M GONNA DO THIS ON MY OWN.
Dancer: CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND? SEE? SOME PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO ACCEPT HELP.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD NIGHT.
THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE WEEKEND.
REALLY? 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT I MEAN, IT REALLY SUCKS OUT THERE.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M DOING THIS? YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE DANCERS? GARY'S ALWAYS LOOKING.
[ ?????? .]
Michael: SEEING WHAT A DORK I WAS? OH, YOU WEREN'T A DORK.
NO, I WAS A DORK.
FAT CHANCE.
HUH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAT.
NO, YOU WERE MORE A DWEEB.
THANKS.
BRIAN, ON THE OTHER HAND I KNOW, WAS A TOTAL TURN-ON.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SPAZ.
IS A SPAZ BETTER OR WORSE THAN A DWEEB? OH OH, FAR WORSE.
DID I MENTION I HAVE A THING FOR DWEEBS? LATER.
I WANTED TO CHECK OUT MY MOM'S OLD STUFF.
AH, WELL, WAIT.
THAT'S KIND OF PERSONAL, ISN'T IT? WELL, SHE NEVER REALLY TOLD ME MUCH, YOU KNOW.
EVERY TIME I'D ASK ABOUT BACK THEN, SHE'D SAY, "I DID MY HOMEWORK AND LISTENED TO MY FOLKS.
AND YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
" HUH.
SHE MUST'VE BEEN A CHEERLEADER.
HUH? OR MAYBE THOSE WERE VIC'S.
HUH.
OH HER YEARBOOK.
HMM.
CHECK OUT THE GIRLS' HAIRDOS.
[ Chuckling .]
YEAH.
Michael: REALLY BORING.
REALLY STRAIGHT.
WHEW.
WHERE'S YOUR MOM? UM GRASSI, GRASSI, GRASSI.
GRA DEBORAH JEAN GRASSI.
AH.
LIKE DIVINA SAID, MOM WAS A REAL LOOKER.
Ben: YEAH.
WONDER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE.
WHAT COMES AFTER "SPAZ"? OH, "SCARY".
SO DECARLO, DIETRICH DANNY DEVORE.
Ben: WHAT? HMM.
HE'S KIND OF CUTE.
Michael: IF YOU HAVE A THING FOR DWEEBS.
[ Clearing of throat .]
THEY SAID I SHOULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT A JOB.
DOING WHAT? DANCING.
EVER DANCE PROFESSIONALLY? NO, BUT I I DANCE HERE ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, YOU AND 1,000 OTHER QUEERS.
WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL? I-I WAS KING OF BABYLON.
WHO WASN'T? SORRY, YOUR MAJESTY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY POSITIONS OPEN.
I-I'M SURE THAT IF YOU SAW ME HEY, I'M BUSY.
ONE DANCE, THAT'S ALL.
IF I SUCK, YOU CAN KICK MY ASS OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A BODY.
NO PECS, NO ABS, NO BICEPS.
I HAVE A GREAT ASS, AND I'M BLONDE.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR THAT GETS ME.
[ Snort .]
[ Sighing .]
ONE DANCE.
MAKE IT GOOD.
[ ?????? .]
[ Stopping of ?????? .]
TRY NOT TO STEP ON MY WONTONS.
HE SAID I'D BE PULLING ANYWHERE FROM 2- TO AH.
WELL, THAT'D BETTER BE ALL YOU'RE PULLING, YOUNG MAN.
AND REMEMBER, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SCHOOL WORK TO DO.
AND WHAT IF I DON'T? UM, YOU'LL HAVE TO BE SPANKED.
HUH! YEAH, JUST TRY IT.
[ Grunts of struggle .]
DOWN.
STOP! YOU LIKE IT.
OW! I WAS KIDDING! STOP, STOP.
OH, YEAH! DADDY, DON'T HURT ME TOO BAD.
OH JESUS.
OH, NOTE TO SELF: MAKE SURE TO LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR.
I DON'T CARE.
I'M GOING TO ASK HIM ANYWAY.
KUNG PAO CHICKEN? Melanie: YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
SPICY BEAN CURD? WHENEVER WE ASK HIM TO DO SOMETHING, HE SYSTEMATICALLY TURNS US DOWN.
ASK ME WHAT? I WANT YOU TO BE MY HUSBAND.
YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.
IT'S FOR GUS.
HE GOT REJECTED BY THE CENTRE FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE THINK IT'S BECAUSE HE'S GOT TWO MOMS.
SO, NOW YOU WANT TO PASS HIM OFF AS THE PRODUCT OF A HAPPY HETERO HOME LIFE? FUCK THAT SHIT.
I TOLD YOU, HE'S A TOTAL HETEROPHOBE.
THAT'S TRUE, HE IS.
IT'S TRUE, I AM.
BRIAN, YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO COMPROMISE YOUR VALUES.
SUCH AS THEY ARE.
BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID, "IT'S NOT LYING IF THEY MAKE YOU LIE.
" YOU WANT GUS TO HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGES AS KIDS WHO'VE GOT A MOMMY AND A DADDY, DON'T YOU? YOU WANT HIM TO GO TO THE BEST SCHOOLS, RECEIVE THE BEST EDUCATION? THEN YOU'VE TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT DESPITE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF US, HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO SUFFERS.
SO WE FOUND ANOTHER SCHOOL.
AND WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW.
HOW LONG DID THEY GO OUT FOR? I-I CAN'T REMEMBER.
WAS IT SERIOUS? HOW DO I KNOW? DID SHE LOVE HIM? SHE DIDN'T SAY.
DIDN'T SAY? THERE'S NOTHING MOM DOESN'T SAY.
LOOK, MICHAEL, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER? ASK ME WHAT? ABOUT DANNY DEVORE.
CHRIST.
I HAVEN'T HEARD HIS NAME MEN- TIONED IN 30 YEARS, AND NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S ALL I HEAR.
I SAW HIS PICTURE IN YOUR YEARBOOK.
WHO THE HELL TOLD YOU YOU COULD BE LOOKING IN MY YEARBOOK? YOU NEVER SAID I COULDN'T.
IT'S JUST THAT THIS PICTURE OF HIM, IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE ME.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT DOESN'T LOOK THE LEAST BIT LIKE YOU.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YOUR READING GLASSES ON.
FINE.
MAKE ME FEEL OLDER THAN I ALREADY DO.
THERE.
I STILL DON'T SEE IT.
VIC, DO YOU SEE IT? CAN'T SAY I DO.
AH, COME ON.
WE HAVE THE SAME EYES, THE SAME NOSE, THE SAME MOUTH.
TELL ME THAT'S NOT MY CHIN.
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
AND TRUST ME, I KNOW CHINS.
I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM.
MA, I JUST WANT YOU TO TELL ME.
TELL YOU WHAT? WHY DANNY DEVORE AND I LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE.
I'VE GOT TO PUT THE CLOTHES IN THE DRYER.
Debbie: STAY RIGHT THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT? HE SAID THAT YOU WENT OUT SUMMER AFTER GRADUATION.
THAT WAS 1969.
I WAS BORN MARCH, 1970.
[ Laugh .]
I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING.
ARE YOU ASKING ME I-I-IF SOME OLD DRAG QUEEN THAT I ONCE KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL IS YOUR FATHER? YOU KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS.
THIS IS YOUR FATHER.
JOHN MICHAEL NOVOTNY.
LIEUTENANT IN THE U.
S.
ARMY.
Together: DIED IN VIETNAM, APRIL 10th, 1970.
TWO WEEKS AFTER YOU WERE BORN.
TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS BORN.
I KNOW.
YOU TOLD ME A MILLION TIMES THAT THIS GUY IN THIS PICTURE, WHO I DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME, IS MY DAD.
BUT THAT'S ALL YOU'VE TOLD ME.
WELL, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? WELL, WHO ARE MY GRANDPARENTS? THEY'RE DEAD.
AUNTS AND UNCLES? THERE WEREN'T ANY.
SO, HE WAS JUST A WAR HERO? "JUST"? THEY AWARDED HIM THE PURPLE HEART.
HE WAS ON A RESCUE MISSION, CARVING HIS WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE WHEN A LAND MINE EXPLODED.
YOU SAID IT WAS A JEEP ACCIDENT.
HE WAS CARVING HIS WAY IN A JEEP WHEN IT RAN OVER A LAND MINE.
YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP THE GODDAMN STORY STRAIGHT.
STOP CONFUSING ME! Vic: LOOK, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR? YOUR OWN MOTHER? I TOLD YOU WHO YOUR FATHER WAS, AND I EXPECT YOU TO BELIEVE ME.
Woman: GONNA GO SEE GRANDMA? Lindsay: JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL BEHAVE.
I WON'T MENTION DICK, IF YOU DON'T MENTION PUSSY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING INTO ONE OF YOUR MOODS AND HEY, I WANT THE HOMO-HATERS TO LIKE OUR KID JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.
YOU LOOK VERY HANDSOME IN THAT SUIT.
WELL, I TOOK A BATH AND EVERYTHING.
THIS IS IT.
DON'T BE NERVOUS.
IF MY HEART RATE WAS ANY LOWER, I'D BE DEAD.
OOH HI.
BYE.
OH, HELLO.
HELLO, WE'RE THE, UH.
THE KINNEYS? WHO? UH, UH, MR.
AND MRS.
KINNEY? RIGHT! SOMETIMES SHE FORGETS.
DON'T YOU, HONEY? I DIDN'T FORGET.
HUH! HE'S SUCH A KIDDER.
[ Giggling .]
OH, OH, PLEASE.
UH, I'LL TELL MS.
HARPER YOU'RE HERE.
[ Clearing of throat .]
I TOLD YOU TO BEHAVE.
GEE WELL, YOU COULD SEND ME TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE BUT I'M ALREADY HERE.
THIS IS ALL SO STRANGE.
I MEAN, I ALWAYS KNEW ONE DAY I'D HAVE A CHILD.
LIKE GUS.
AND HE'D GO TO A SCHOOL, LIKE THIS ONE.
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED IT TO BE LIKE THIS.
WELL, THERE'S NO PREDICTING.
OOPS, I SAID "DICK", DIDN'T I? CAN'T YOU BE SERIOUS, FOR EVEN A MINUTE? YOU'RE ON.
UH IN FACT, THERE WAS EVEN A TIME WHEN WE FIRST MET THAT I THOUGHT THIS COULD'VE BEEN THE REALITY.
DID YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY? NO.
WELL, YOU WANTED ME TO BE SERIOUS, I THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU.
MR.
AND MRS.
KINNEY? OH.
MINUTE'S UP.
OH YEAH.
OH, PLEASE, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOUNG PARENTS EXPRESSING AFFECTION.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO SEE THAT TOO, DON'T YOU AGREE? COME INTO MY OFFICE, PLEASE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS GUS' FUTURE.
I'D NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, KNOW IT WAS YOU.
TRY 31, HUH! BUT WHO'S COUNTING? SO, COME ON IN.
HUH.
CAN I FIX YOU A DRINK? [ Giggling .]
NO.
NO, THANKS.
GOD, YOU GOT MORE SHIT THAN I DO.
THESE DAYS, IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO LOOK FABULOUS.
HUH! TELL ME ABOUT IT.
IS THIS REAL? HONEY, I WISH.
SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, MY DIVINA? [ Laughing .]
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALLED ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW, YOUR SON TELLS ME YOU WORK AT THE DINER AND VIC WAS SICK, AND NOW HE'S BETTER.
A NUTSHELL.
YEAH.
MICHAEL IS A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.
AND I WOULD BE TOO.
HE'S POLITE, CARING, GOOD LOOKING.
IN FACT, HE REMINDED ME A LOT OF SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW.
ONLY AT FIRST, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHO IT WAS.
THEN WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT YOU'RE HIS MOTHER, I REALIZED I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF.
IN A MIRROR, THROUGH TIME.
WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL ME? YOU'D ALREADY LEFT TOWN.
RUN OFF TO THE BIG CITY TO BE A STAR.
W-WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? CALL YOU UP AND SAY, "HEY! GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE A DAD.
COME BACK AND MARRY ME.
" SO, YOU DECIDED TO HAVE HIM ON YOUR OWN, RAISE HIM ON YOUR OWN.
MUST'VE TAKEN A LOT OF COURAGE.
IT WAS THE EASIEST DECISION I EVER MADE.
WHO'D YOU TELL HIM HIS FATHER WAS? A SOLDIER WHO'D DIED IN VIETNAM.
I PICKED HIS NAME OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER, FROM A LIST OF THE DEAD.
I EVEN CHANGED MY OWN NAME.
HMM.
YOU WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO MAKE SURE HE'D NEVER FIND OUT.
I WANTED HIM TO HAVE A HERO.
AND I COULD NEVER BE THAT.
IT WASN'T SO MUCH THAT YOU WERE GAY, DANNY.
I ALWAYS KIND OF SUSPECTED.
IN FACT, THAT'S PROB- ABLY WHY I LIKED YOU.
IT'S THAT YOU LIED TO ME.
YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE.
I LIED TO MYSELF AS WELL.
I WANTED TO BE SOMETHING I WASN'T.
WELL, YOU SURE AS HELL SUCCEEDED.
AND HE SURE AS HELL DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT HIS DAD WAS A DRAG QUEEN.
AND NOW HE'S FOUND YOUR GODDAMN PICTURE IN THE YEARBOOK.
AND HE'S PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
AND KNOWING HIM, HE'S COMING HERE TO TALK TO YOU ANY MINUTE.
CHRIST, WHAT DO I TELL HIM? HELL IF I KNOW.
WELL, I'M SURE IF YOU EXPLAINED, THAT HE'D UNDERSTAND.
WHAT, THAT I'VE LIED TO HIM HIS ENTIRE LIFE? HE'LL NEVER TRUST ME AGAIN.
AND I WOULDN'T BLAME HIM.
WE WERE WITH HER ALMOST TWO- AND-A-HALF HOURS.
SHE SEEMED REALLY IMPRESSED.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN, ISN'T IT? I HOPE SO.
AH CHRIST, I HATE THESE HEELS.
[ Groan .]
BABY, COME HERE.
[ Sighing .]
THAT'S NICE.
AND BRIAN BEHAVED HIMSELF? MORE THAN BEHAVED.
HE WAS CHARMING AND ATTENTIVE.
I HOPE NOT TOO ATTENTIVE.
HE COMPLIMENTED THE SCHOOL UP THE WAZOO.
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT.
SO, WHY SUDDENLY THE LONG FACE? IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU AND ME IN THERE.
AH WHATEVER IT TAKES.
BESIDES, IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
I KNOW.
[ Chuckle .]
IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD ONE AT THE TIME, BUT NOW, I DON'T KNOW.
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
SOMETIMES THE ENDS ACTUALLY DO JUSTIFY THE MEANS.
[ Ringing of telephone .]
BESIDES, THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS THAT GUS HAS THE SAME CHANCE AS EVERY OTHER KID.
[ Ringing of telephone .]
Y-ELLO? Woman: [ On phone .]
May I speak with Mrs.
Kinney? WHO? Mrs.
Kinney.
AH-OH YES, HANG ON.
MRS.
KINNEY.
HELLO? MS.
HARPER.
YES, THANK YOU.
OH-H, MEL AND I I MEAN BRIAN AND I FELT THE SAME WAY.
WE WOULD BE SO PLEASED IF GUS WAS ENROLLED IN WHAT? UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
"UH-HUH", WHAT? I UNDERSTAND.
WELL, UH THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
[ Beep of hanging up .]
WHAT? WHAT'D SHE SAY? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
WHAT? HE DIDN'T GET IN.
HUH.
OH, GOD MS.
HARPER CALLED WITH HER APOLOGIES.
SHE THOUGHT MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ABSOLUTELY CHARMING AND THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE GUS, BUT SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THEY ONLY HAD ONE SPOT OPEN AND THEY GAVE IT TO ANOTHER CHILD WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS.
HUH ARE YOU SHITTING ME? THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THE STUDENT POPULATION HAD TO BE MORE DIVERSIFIED.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SUE.
TH-THIS IS DISCRIMINATION.
[ Laughing .]
AGAINST WHO? HETEROSEXUALS? [ Laughing .]
HUH YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY? I THINK IT'S HILARIOUS! OH, WAIT TILL BRIAN HEARS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? I'M GOING TO TAKE A BATH.
AND FIRST THING TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL.
AND THIS TIME, GUS' PARENTS, LINDSAY AND MELANIE, WILL GO TO THE INTERVIEW.
COME ON, RUB MY OTHER FOOT.
I'LL RUB YOUR OTHER FOOT, I'LL TELL YOU I'M GOING TO RUB.
OH! [ Shriek .]
?? WEAR MY HAIR IN A PONYTAIL ?? ?? SHOULD I DRESS MYSELF UP IN CHANNEL? ?? ?? DO I MEASURE ME BY WHAT YOU THINK? ?? ?? ABSOLUTELY NOT ABSOLUTELY NOT ?? ?? I GO TO WORK IN A MINI-SKIRT ?? ?? WHEN I'M GIVING YOU A RIDE TO WORK ?? ?? I WON'T COMPROMISE MY POINT OF VIEW ?? WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I HAD A PART- TIME JOB WALKING PEOPLE'S DOGS.
WHO KNEW YOU COULD MAKE MONEY WAGGING YOUR TAIL? ?? SOME THINGS HAVE HAD TO CHANGE ?? ?? NOT GONNA BE A FIX 'EM-UP ?? ?? ALL THE SOCIAL PUSH AND SHOVE ?? [ Laughing .]
SOME TURNOUT, HUH? CONGRATULA- TIONS, BABY.
THANK YOU, BUT I OWE IT ALL TO MICHAEL FOR DELIVERING DIVINA.
Bartender: THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
OH, SHOW'S ABOUT TO START.
Emmett: OOH.
SEE YA.
Ted: AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY? HEY, ARE YOU STICKING AROUND? I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIS NUMBER ONE FAN.
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
HOW CAN SOMEBODY PUT ON AN ACT LIKE THAT ALL THESE YEARS? I'D RATHER HAVE A HIGH COLONIC THAN HEAR SOME OLD QUEEN DO "ROSE'S TURN".
I MEAN MY MOTHER.
YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
THAT MY MOM LIED TO ME? THAT MY FATHER'S NOT A WAR HERO, HE'S JUDY GARLAND? WOULD YOU PREFER BETTE DAVIS? MAYBE I SHOULD JUST FORGET IT.
Announcer: AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LADIES WHO ARE GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN WHO ARE LADIES AND ANYONE ELSE THAT MANAGEMENT SINCERELY REGRETS HAVING OMITTED, THE ANGEL BALL WELCOMES ITS FAVOURITE ANGEL, PITTSBURGH'S OWN MISS DIVINA DEVORE.
?? HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? ?? AND MY HEART BEATS SO THAT I CAN HARDLY SPEAK ?? ?? AND I SEEM TO FIND ?? ?? THE HAPPINESS I SEEK ?? LOOK UP THERE! ?? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK ?? [ ?????? .]
?? OH, HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? ?? AND THE CARES THAT HUNG AROUND ME THROUGH A WEEK ?? ?? SEEM TO VANISH LIKE A GAMBLER'S LUCKY STREAK ?? ?? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER SWINGING CHEEK TO CHEEK ?? OOH, PITTSBURGH.
[ Wild cheers .]
?? DANCE WITH ME I WANT THE ARM OF YOU ?? ?? THE CHARM OF YOU ?? ?? WILL CARRY ME THROUGH TO ?? ?? HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ?? MICHAEL.
MAY I COME IN? WELL, I USUALLY DON'T UNDRESS IN FRONT OF MEN I BARELY KNOW, BUT, I YOUR CASE, I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION.
HOW'D IT GO? DID "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH" MAKE BUCKETS OF BUCKS? ENOUGH TO BAIL THEM OUT FOR A WHILE.
IT WAS GREAT OF YOU TO HELP.
WELL, IT'S THE LAST BENEFIT I'LL EVER DO.
SOMEHOW I DOUBT THAT.
[ Chuckle .]
WELL YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MICHAEL.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE ANOTHER FAVOUR.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, HAVEN'T WE DONE ENOUGH FOR HUMANITY? ANY MORE AND AND I'LL BE IRRITABLE ALL WEEK.
IT'S NOT CHARITY.
ALTHOUGH YOU'D BE HELPING ME OUT A LOT IF YOU'D LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S YOUR OLD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK.
AND THIS IS YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN 30 MAKE THAT 18 YEARS.
NOTICE ANY RESEMBLANCE? YEAH.
IT'S UNMISTAKABLE.
I LOOK EXACTLY LIKE TOM CRUISE.
I MEANT TO ME.
YOU? [ Chuckling .]
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE FLATTERY, BUT FRANKLY, NO.
I DON'T SEE IT.
HOW CAN YOU MISS IT? I MEAN, THE WAY YOU LOOKED BACK THEN, THE WAY I LOOK NOW.
I MEAN, WE'RE PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TWINS.
WELL, I SUPPOSE IF YOU SQUINT THERE'S A SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE.
BUT SO WHAT? HERE, HELP ME WITH THIS ZIPPER.
I ASKED FOR A DRESSER, AND THEY'RE TOO GODDAMN CHEAP ARE YOU MY FATHER? THIS IS A FINE TIME TO ASK.
AS YOU'RE HELPING ME OUT OF MY GOWN.
YOU WERE SEEING MY MOTHER THEN.
THE TIMING IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR YOU TO HAVE KNOCKED HER UP? FIRST, I WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN IT UP.
WHAT, YOU MEAN, YOU AND SHE NEVER LOOK AT ME.
DO I LOOK LIKE THE KIND OF GUY WHO GOES AROUND BANGING BABES? YOUR MOTHER WAS HARDLY MY TYPE.
BUT YOU SAID SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THAT BACK THEN YOU USED TO BAT FOR THE OTHER TEAM.
DRAG QUEENS ARE NOTORIOUS LIARS, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT.
SO, WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER SAY? SHE SAYS MY FATHER IS THIS BIG WAR HERO.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE THAT? BECAUSE THE STORY KEEPS CHANGING, AND THE THERE'S ONLY ONE PICTURE, AND THE GUY DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME.
LOOK, I'M NOT MAKING ANY DEMANDS.
I'M NOT EVEN ASKING THAT WE STAY IN TOUCH, I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
MICHAEL, MAY I TELL YOU THE ONE TRUTH I'VE LEARNED IN ALL MY YEARS? THE TRUTH IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.
WHEN I'M ON STAGE, PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M DIVINA DEVORE.
NOT BECAUSE I'M A GREAT FEMALE IMPERSONATOR, BUT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.
WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH WHETHER YOU'RE MY FATHER, O-OR IF MY MOTHER LIED TO ME? YOUR MOTHER GAVE YOU SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
A HERO.
A FATHER YOU COULD BE PROUD OF.
BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU.
THAT'S THE TRUTH.
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT IS UP TO YOU.
[ Sighing .]
STILL HERE? SO, HOW DID I DO? NOT BAD FOR YOUR FIRST TIME.
BUT, THE TIPS SUCK.
WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? MORE THAN I MAKE WORKING AT THE DINER.
WELL, YOU NEED TO DANCE ON THE BAR.
HOW DO I DO THAT? LOOK, YOU GOTTA WORK YOUR WAY UP.
MAYBE IN SIX MONTHS.
HUH, SIX MONTHS? I NEED MONEY NOW TO PAY FOR SCHOOL.
THAT IS A PROBLEM.
TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU GIVE ME SOME TIME, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME.
NO, THANKS.
UP TO YOU.
OH, BUT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND DECIDE YOU WANT TO MAKE, SAY A COUPLE OF THOU' A MONTH, LET ME KNOW.
[ Unzipping of fly .]
[ ?????? .]
?? DID YOU EVER WANT TO GO ?? STILL UP? YEAH, I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK.
IT'S LATE.
I HAD TO TALK TO THE BOSS.
MM-HMM.
HE SAID STARTING TOMORROW I COULD DANCE ON THE BAR.
AFTER ONLY ONE NIGHT? I TOLD YOU I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN.
[ Opening of door .]
[ Closing of door .]
MA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO LATE? UM COULDN'T SLEEP.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? SAME.
I CAME TO RETURN THIS.
YOU CAN HAVE IT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JUST PUTTING THINGS AWAY, MAKING ROOM.
SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
IT'S DAD'S SHRINE.
YEAH, SO? SO, YOU CAN'T JUST GET RID OF IT.
NO NEED FOR IT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THERE'S NO NEED TO PRETEND, MICHAEL.
THE TRUTH IS JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
MY FATHER IS LIEUTENANT JOHN MICHAEL NOVOTNY.
DIED IN VIETNAM, APRIL 10th, 1970.
HE WAS KILLED JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS BORN, WHEN THE JEEP HE WAS DRIVING RAN OVER A LAND MINE WHILE HE WAS CARVING A PATH THROUGH THE JUNGLE ON A MISSION TO SAVE HIS TROOPS.
RIGHT, MA? RIGHT.
FOR WHICH HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.
AND HIS LAST WORDS WERE "TELL MY SON I LOVE HIM MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF AND I'LL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF HIM.
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?? I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY ?? ?? BUT MAYBE IT'S THE PERFECT DAY ?? ?? EVEN THOUGH THE BILLS ARE PILING ?? ?? MAYBE LADY LUCK IS SMILING ?? ?? BUT IF WE'D ONLY OPEN OUR EYES ?? ?? AND SEE THE BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE ?? ?? AND ALL THE RAIN CLOUDS ARE FOUNTAINS ?? ?? THOUGH TROUBLES SEEM LIKE MOUNTAINS ?? ?? AS GOLD IN THEM HILLS ?? ?? AS GOLD IN THEM HILLS ?? ?? SO DON'T LOSE HEART ?? ?? GIVE THE DAY A CHANCE TO START ?? ?? EVERY NOW AND THEN LIFE SAYS ?? ?? "WHERE'D YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING SO FAST?" ?? ?? WE'RE APT TO THINK IT CRUEL BUT SOMETIMES ?? ?? IT'S A CASE OF CRUEL-TO-BE-KIND ?? ?? AND IF WE GET UP OFF OUR KNEES ?? ?? THEN WE'LL SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES ?? ?? AND WE'LL SEE THE NEW SUN RISING ?? MOO!