California Dreams

Oh, my God, I can't do this again.

I can't do this and keep losing weight,

it's affecting my health.

Oh, my God.

Oh, when things are starting

to look better, I can't believe this.

Mike was right, if it wasn't for bad luck,

we wouldn't have any luck at all.

And when things are starting to look better now...

Oh, Bucky's got a job,

and Timmy's pregnant.

Oh, maybe things are going to be better.

I sure hope so.

A little better?

Get out of the car, fucker.

Open the door and leave it running.

Get the fuck out of the car.

Get the fuck out of the car!

I can't be what you all want me to be.

And you can sign a document saying I'm nuts,

but that's just a piece of paper.

Our parents came to this country

escaping persecution, poverty, and hunger.

Hunger, Harold.

Who's going to kiss my boo-boos

and comb my hair and giggle at my jokes?

If you're perplexed and you don't know what to do,

ask yourself what would Dog do? And I'd do the right thing.

I'm doing the right thing, you do the right thing,

and everybody will be all right.

Now remember, I love you, brother!

Hmm. Why do I want to go to Finland?

Honestly, the only memory that comes into mind

is I was watching those stupid infomercials

of the Girls Gone Wild.

I know it sounds crazy, but they were interviewing

this one girl and she was Finnish,

and it was like, from there I was dead set

on just meeting a Finnish girl and going to Finland.

I don't know, that's the only memory

that really comes into mind.

And just the accent,

I don't think there's a more beautiful accent

than a Finnish girl's accent,

just the way they talk is really beautiful.

Just melts my heart.

Hi, my name's Cory Zacharia.

I'm going to be doing a monologue of The Outsiders.

Johnny, who plays Ralph-- Or who Ralph Macchio plays.

And this is the scene where he's in bed

in the hospital talking to Ponyboy.

You know, I'm going to tell you something, Ponyboy.

The doctor says I can't walk anymore, not even with crutches.

He said my back's just been shattered, my spine...

I won't be able to walk ever again.

You know...

You want to know something, Ponyboy?

I've talked about killing myself all the time, man.

All the time.

And, uh...

Just...

It ain't fair.

Sixteen years, it just isn't long enough.

Um...

Hell, I don't think I'd mind so much

if I would've done more, seen more, you know? Damn.

You remember that time, though?

Remember that time when we were up in Recaville?

Hell, that was the furthest away

we've ever been out of the neighborhood.

I mean, to a certain extent,

I've thought about suicide,

but, like, I think for me,

to actually carry through with it

would be, like, really tough

because I don't know if I truly,

truly would absolutely want to die, you know?

They say this great line in this movie,

you know, "Death is the only adventure."

Yeah, I don't know if that's always true.

I don't know, I think life is an adventure.

So-- But acting is what I want to do

for the rest of my life, 'cause it's, like,

kind of the only thing I'm really good at.

So I knew this porn star girl, her name is Jackie. She's crazy.

And, like, I texted her a whole bunch.

Well, not a whole bunch, but a few times.

And she never responded back.

Do you know how many guys she probably talks to?

She's like, "Could you pick me up my bath oils?"

Hey, player!

Uh, bro, I think you're confused.

No, I'm not him. I'm not him.

Don't you run, you son of a bitch!

You're under arrest. Halt! No!

All right, bro. Halt, you son of a bitch!

Don't you move. I'm not.

Don't you move. All right. I'm not moving.

Damn. What is that, bear mace? Don't you move!

Give me your hands. Fucking A.

I think you have me confused. Give me your hands.

Like, I think you're mistaken.

Henning, what's going on?

Hey, everything, man.

We can do it, we can shoot the fucking movie, man.

Are you serious?

Yes, man, I mean it.

Fucking, I found some money. Damn.

I drove from Bellington,

I met some people, and I got wasted with them,

and fucking they offered me money to produce the movie

with the fucking American actor Cory Zacharia

and be the bankroll.

Do it, man. What?

To organize some cash.

Yes, I mean it. I don't have much time.

They wait for me, I need to get in the car.

You have some cash, can you organize

900 bucks for the plane ticket yourself?

'Cause you need to be here, then we get the cash.

You're talking really fast, man, you know?

You're saying a lot of stuff all at once.

I know you've got to get going--

Nine hundred bucks, can you organize it?

Seriously, I have not so much time,

what I said, I need to go in this car--

I'm sorry, guys. I need to go in this car,

we go and party, all the stuff.

I cannot call, the battery is dying.

Can you just organize 900 bucks?

I will try and do my best to organize it,

but I don't know how I'm going to do it right away.

Sell your stuff, sell your weed, everything.

Focus on getting the money, getting the cash,

find the cheapest flight on the Internet,

and, Cory, one really, really, really important thing:

Cory, listen to me, just shoot a fucking monologue of you.

It's really important for me that you do this

so I can send it to the producers right away

and they can see that you're the best actor

I know from America, great guy,

like James Bond, you know, I love you, Cory,

but you need to deliver, bro. Can you do that for me, Cory?

Yes, I will do my best, but if I can't,

Henning, I don't want you to be upset.

I want to talk to you more about this later.

You do everything,

you fucking get your fucking shit together, man.

Be Uber driver, I don't care.

All the bitches-- That type girls--

Everything, rock 'n roll. Damn.

We go crazy together, we rock the world, okay? I love you.

All right, I love you too. And you do everything.

Promise me, man.

What? Just... Cory?

Yeah, yeah, are you there? Promise you what?

Good, good, I trust you. I love you, bye-bye.

All right, I love you too. Ciao, ciao.

See you, ciao. Yeah, great.

Ciao, see you soon. See you soon.

So how am I going to...

come up with that money?

I got a pretty interesting phone call from my friend in Germany.

Remember I told you about him? Henning?

He told the girl to pretty much get me my passport?

Oh, yeah. Or-- Remember, I told you?

Mm-hm.

Um, well, I talked to him today,

and, um, he said pretty much

he can cover me out there for everything

except the plane ticket.

To where?

To go film and act in Germany.

In, like, Berlin. Yeah.

Well, what do you think about that? Can I still go?

Oh, heh, I don't think so.

You really think we have the money, Cory, to do that?

Well-- No, we don't.

Let's-- Well, if...

The thing is, is that the plane ticket's 900.

I think--

Well, the thing is, is that I think

he's still trying to get money for it though,

is the thing, but--

It's not going to happen, sorry.

Nine hundred dollars, that's pretty much

what I get every month to live off of, Cory.

Both you and me, though... Give me a break.

both get that much. It's not going to happen.

You know, I could probably make that money quick.

I can't believe we've got to go over this now.

I just don't-- I feel like you're doubting me or something,

or you don't think I can do it. I'm not doubting you,

I'm telling you we don't have the fucking money.

And I've never been out of the country,

let alone hardly the freaking state.

The Subway might be promising,

I'm going to apply there.

I think they said if you just, you know,

come in and fill out the application, and--