The Big Chill

Look at the water.

- What's this? - Towel.

- What kind of towel? - Super towel.

What does the super towel get the super boy? Super clean, right?

Super boy.

That's super boy. Super, super clean.

Super wet.

Who's this?

Jeremiah.

He's a Jeremiah.

It's Jeremiah versus Moby Dick.

Jeremiah was a bullfrog

Was a good friend of mine

Never understood a single word he said

But I helped him drink his wine

Singing joy to the world

All the boys and girls now

Joy to the fishes In the deep blue sea

Joy to you and me

- Yes, this is Dr. Cooper. - What's that?

Superman. Super nothing.

That's super nothing!

That's right, super boy is not getting out of this tub...

until he's as clean as a whistle.

And super mom is going to be very happy.

I can't move that far.

Come here. Come here. Head on down.

Down onto the end.

Come on.

Right on down there. There's a spot.

- Harold. - Sam.

Christ.

- Here, I'll get it. - No, I'll get it.

Let me put it in here.

You can drive this to the cemetery.

Oh, Christ.

Were you here?

What? No, Alex was staying down here at the summer house.

Sarah and I were up at the Richmond place with the kids.

- Well, you're looking fit. - So are you.

Listen...

I want you to sit with Chloe.

I've got to be up there, and it's a little tricky with Alex's folks.

I understand.

Who's Chloe?

It's Alex's girlfriend.

I'll take care of her.

Chloe, this is Michael.

This is Chloe.

Do you want to sit up with us?

I'm going to sit here by myself for a while, okay?

Sometimes...

it is hard for us to believe...

that the good Lord had a plan.

This is one of those times.

I didn't know Alex Marshall personally.

But after speaking with his loved ones...

I feel that I do.

A brilliant physics student at the University of Michigan...

who paradoxically chose to turn his back on science...

and taste of life through a seemingly...

random series of occupations.

When a man like Alex...

chooses to leave us, there is something wrong in this world.

I'm a pallbearer.

This is not Alex.

This is the empty shell of his body.

Alex is spirit now.

But why are we left with this?

It makes me angry.

And I don't know what to do with my anger.

Are not the satisfactions of being a good man...

among our common men...

great enough to sustain us anymore?

Where did Alex's hope go?

Maybe that is the small resolution...

we can take from here today.

To try to...

regain that hope...

that must have eluded Alex.

I did know Alex.

And I loved him.

See here today all those people that Alex loved.

Not all of us have been able to see each other much these last years.

But neither time nor distance...

could break the bonds that we feel.

Alex drew us together from the beginning.

Now he brings us together again.

I don't know...

why this happened.

But I do know...

that there was always something about Alex...

that was too good for this world.

I only hope...

that wherever he is now...

Burial...

will be at Westglade Memorial Park.

There will be a reception...

at the home of Harold and Sarah Cooper...

immediately following.

And now...

Karen Bowles, an old college friend of Alex's...

will play one of Alex's favourite songs.

Nicholas, this is Richard.

Pleasure to meet you.

I just met Meg earlier. Just before the...

Can I go over there?

Sam Weber, this is Richard.

Really enjoy your TV show. My boys and I watch it all the time.

Thank you. Well, we'll see you out there.

What is this?

It's pretty strong stuff.

I feel terrible.

Last time I spoke with Alex, we had a fight.

I yelled at him.

That's probably why he killed himself.

What was the argument about?

I told him he was wasting his life.

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm a little disappointed, though. I wanted to ride up there.

I've always wanted to ride in a limo.

I do half my work in limos.

Are you a chauffeur?

No, a journalist.

I write for People magazine.

I can't believe you're still mad about that thing.

This isn't the time. Just drop it.

I will if you will. Today most of all we should remember we're friends.

And you're an actor?

Nothing like you described. Not at all.

Not one of those people looks like I thought they would.

I can't believe these are the people you've talked about all these years.

I'd love to hear the way you describe me to them.

Amazing tradition. They throw you a party on the one day you can't come.

So how long were they together?

Four months.

Can't believe it.

His funeral and she's stoned.

Karen and I are staying here tonight. We fly back to Detroit in the morning.

Are you staying?

I have to fly out to Dallas tonight.

I'm interviewing a 14-year-old blind baton twirler.

Where do you get those stories?

It's just good investigative journalism.

- How's your life? - Great.

- Yours? - Not so great.

We're telling the truth.

You heard about my divorce.

Yeah, I'm really sorry.

Are you J.T. Lancer?

No, no, that's the character I play.

I'm Sam Weber.

Can I have your autograph, whoever you are?

You think it's time we should be thinking about Alex?

I'll give you a buck.

Okay, you're on.

You'd never get a crowd this big at my funeral.

Come on. I'll come, and I'll bring a date.

I know this is hard for you, but it's all beautiful.

We put on a great funeral here.

Maybe I'll have mine here too.

We give first preference to people who kill themselves in our bathroom.

That was a terrible thing to say.

I don't know why I said that.

That's why I don't smoke anymore. Dope makes me stupid.

You talking about me?

Here's the guy who did this to me.

I no longer know how to handle myself stoned.

You don't have to handle yourself with us.

Will you marry me?

Both of you?

That shit they got about your marriage wasn't from me.

I didn't know they were doing a story, or why you don't believe me.

- Let's drop it! - Say you believe me.

I believe you. I always believe you.

Honest to God, I know it's crap. That's why I'm getting out.

Yeah? What're you going to do?

I'm opening a club.

No shit!

Like Elaine's, but hipper. Elaine's is dead.

You got the money?

Almost, almost.

Well, let me know.

What do you mean?

I might be interested.

Really?

So you and Alex were staying here?

We have a room downstairs.

Well, we did.

I do.

I found him.

God, it must have been awful.

It was. It was a real mess.

What will you do now?

We cleaned it up.

Are you going to stay here?

Yeah, till Sarah kicks me out.

I'm sure she'd never do that.

That's right, if I may. That's why I'm calling, Jim.