Take Me to the River

Mom?

Yeah, Monkey Face?

Have you, told the Nebraskan family I'm gay?

No. Was I supposed to?

I don't know.

I was kind of thinking that while we're here...

maybe we don't need to make a real big deal about it.

So you just... You want me to lie?

No, come on. Not lie.

Don, will you help me? I... You're better with words.

Well, you know what, it's-it's not about you.

Okay? That's fair.

It's... It's about Mom and it's about Grandma.

And it's about having a good time with the Nebraska family,

and let's not focus on you, okay?

Right. Okay.

So, we should tell the entire family...

that you're not really Jewish too.

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

Subrip: Pix

Everybody just squeeze in just a little.

There you go.

Okay.

Everybody look at the camera.

I can't get everybody... Squeeze.

Squeeze just a... Say, "Go, Oklahoma Sooners." Kidding. Kidding.

- Ryder, come stand back here by me. - See, I can't get...

The house... The house is cut off.

- You ready... ready, Don? - Yeah, Cindy.

It doesn't have to be perfect, just make sure you get everyone in the picture.

Why'd you take your pants off?

I'm just going to move this.

Ryder. Ryder, chin up.

There we go. We can barely get everybody in.

Okay, everybody say, "Go, Cornhuskers!"

Go, Cornhuskers!

Louder! Go, Cornhuskers!

Cornhuskers!

Did it go?

Not yet, Mom.

The beans has to come out of the oven.

Yay!

Wait, wait! One more. One more for-for safety, guys.

Come on, guys...

Hey, Ryder.

Come here.

Aikido?

- Push me. - No, Dad, I'm not gonna...

Come on, push me. I want to show you what happens. Push me.

You see? You see what happens?

You come at me, I redirect your energy.

Hey, they can't fight you unless you give them something to fight against.

Okay?

Come on, chin up? Come on. Come on.

Okay.

Hey.

Show me your best aikido.

Great, Joe.

Get that one in there.

Shit!

Good, Donny.

Honey, give the guy a little space now.

Ryder!

That looks just like Ginger horse.

She still has the picture from last year on her wall.

Abbey.

Looks like you got a fan here.

Are you really from California?

- Really? - Yeah.

Cool.

And... it is done.

Yes!

- Sign it. - There we go. Okay.

How-how do you spell your name again?

It's M...

O...

L, L...

Y.

I'm afraid he's gonna have his hands full with that one.

All right, now say thank you.

- Thank you. - Come on, now.

Let him do a picture for one of your sisters.

I want a mother and a baby deer.

- Ask nicely, Abbey. - Please! Please! Please! Can I have...

I hope he doesn't mind a bunch of girls hanging on him.

It'll be good for him.

What's up with his shorts?

Is that a swimsuit?

- Ryder? - What?

Is that a swimsuit?

No.

Is it underwear?

They're shorts.

Told ya.

You following us, Ryder?

No.

Where'd you get those glasses?

The 1980s.

Ryder!

Yeah?

Keep talking so I can find you.

Hi. I'm-I'm right here. Hi.

- Gotcha. - Yeah.

Can you stand up a second?

Ruth told me you had the shortest pants on she'd ever seen.

So I need to check them out for myself.

You have a lot of guts whipping these out on Grandma's farm.

Ryder, I'm sorry, but Molly's refusing to let anyone tie her shoes but you.

Looks like you got your hands full here.

Okay. I... I can tie 'em for her if she wants me to.

Yeah.

Being fickle today.

Can't talk reason with her.

It's cool.

There we go. There's the first one.

And there we go.

All right now, say thank you.

Let's go to the hay mound like you asked for.

- I want to go with Ryder. - Let the poor guy finish his dinner.

I want to go with Ryder!

Hey, Keith, I-I can take her.

It's all right, Ryder.

No, really. It's okay.

- Here, come on, Molly, let's go. - All right.

I don't want you climbing those hay bales.

Yeah, we won't.

Ryder.

Is it true that Uncle Don isn't really your dad?

What?

No, that's weird. Where'd you hear that?

I don't know.

What, did you dad tell you that?

I don't think your shorts are weird.

I think they're cool.

Well, thank you.

I... I think they're cool too.

Ryder!

Hey, Molly, your dad said not to get up on those.

Where are the baby birds?

Do you see... see these mud things up in the rafters?

Where?

It's right there.

Do you see the, brown like muddy thing?

- That-That's the nest right there. - I see.

How are we gonna get them?

Molly, I think we should kind of leave them alone.

How about you come up here?

Why... why don't we go check out the cows?

Check out the cows.

I...

I mean, I don't even think the,

bales go high enough.

We can do chicken fighting.

Like...

Like you getting up on my shoulders?

Yes. Chicken fighting.

I don't know if that sounds safe, Molly.

I do it all the time.

Okay, we'll do it,

but you have to promise me that you're not gonna fall, okay?

I know.

All right, wrap your legs around my neck. Ready?

I do this all the time.

I bet you do. Okay, here we go.

Daddy!

Molly!

Daddy!

My God! What happened?

Daddy!

Are you hurt?

- I'll take her inside. - Ryder, are you all right?

What happened to her?

- I-I don't know. - Were you there?

Yeah, I was. I... Does this happen with her?

- I... - What?

It's okay. Just tell us what you remember.

We were just... We were up in the barn and she started screaming.

- What were you doing up there? - We were just talking.

- Could she have cut herself? - I...

I mean, we were sitting on a hay bale, so I don't think so.

She was just screaming. I...

Is that all?

You know what, she's gonna be fine, 'cause Ruth is taking care of her. She's...

Don't go anywhere.

I...

All right, why don't we all just go sit down a second.

Everything's fine. Everything's...

Molly just had a little spill.

Everything's fine. Sorry.

Mom, I...

Just sit over here.

Don't worry. She's...

Just... It's probably a little, tiny thing.

I...

H-how is she?

She's...

Are you okay?

Yeah.

But anyway, she's settling down, so...

We'll see if we can get her to stop crying...