American Flyers

eh! Hey!

You've got to be quick.

nice move, bill.

Thanks, Dane.

Wait. Hold... hold the door.

Could you hit five please? Thanks.

She told

She told me she was majoring in political science.

Automated voice: You've reached the Sommers' residence.

If you leave your name and the time you called.

We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

- Marcus: Hi, mom. It's Marcus. - Marcus!

I figured it was time we saw each other again.

I'm on the road right now.

[Should be in St. Louis by dinnertime.

'Bye.

Hello, Marcus? Hello? Oh!

Secretary: Doreen Shwartz? You're next.

Good afternoon. Speck and Sommers talent agency.

Oh, hi, David.

Yeah, just a second.

Mrs. Sommers, it's David for you.

- Hi, Davie. - Mom...

Guess who's coming home for dinner.

Marcus.

Of course I'm happy, darling.

Mom, think peace. Okay?

Okay. Talk to you later.

I think I'm beginning to like Brussels sprouts.

I'll get it.

Yes, can I help you?

- You bastard. - Son of a bitch.

- Jesus. Hi. - Hi.

- You've lost weight. - No. You've lost touch.

I got taller.

Who poured ugly all over the walls?

Mom just wallpapered half the apartment.

Will you tell her you like it, please.

- No. - Uh. Mom.

- He's here! - Hi.

- Sorry I'm late. I got held up. - It's alright.

Welcome home.

New wallpaper.

It's really nice.

Mrs. Sommers: I'm glad you like it.

I think the fish is still warm. Come on, sit down.

Oh, gee.

I already ate on the road.

In that case, I might as well...

Oh, um, I'll take those, mom. I got 'em.

Why don't you two uh...

Oh!

I got it. Sorry.

I came home because I'm worried about Davie.

He should go away to college, mom.

Look, I'm willing to help pay if that's a problem.

Come on, Marcus. Let's not start this again...

I know you don't want to talk about this. I know that.

But, he... he is really old enough to be out on his own.

He's doing just fine where he is.

He's not doing fine.

He's... he's almost flunking out.

I have friends on the faculty. He is not doing well at all.

- Well, he could've if... - Could've.

He's had a very rough year.

That's our motto. That's our family motto:

“The Sommers could've."

I could've. You could've.

Daddy could've. Now it's Davie's turn.

We're always looking for excuses.

- David: I'll get it. - I'll tell you about "could."

I could be crazy about you mom, but I'm not.

And, you could've made dad's last few weeks a lot easier.

But, you didn't.

I know that.

Yeah, lots. I got your pictures, Vera.

No, they're nice.

Well, but I am a little disappointed.

Well, uh...

I never thought that it was about true love,

you and me, but I did think it was true sex.

And, now you're telling me that it was true, but it wasn't free.

I'm not in the modeling business, Vera. My mother is.

If you want an interview, you really uh,

you really should call her.

I don't want to fight with you, Marcus.

I'm too worried about Davie.

He's a smart kid, mom. He just...

He just needs to get out of here.

Didn't you look at him when you walked through that door?

- What? - You're a doctor.

- Couldn't you tell? - Tell what?

What's the matter with him?

Marcus: Kids lose weight for all kinds of reasons, mom.

You can get dizzy spells from an ear infection

or even a bad diet.

Have you taken him to a hospital to have him checked out?

Have you forgotten he's terrified of hospitals?

Well, I'm a doctor. Why didn't you call me?

Because I couldn't.

My god, Marcus. The way things have been between us...

You're the last person in the world I could turn to.

I just kept hoping the symptoms would go away.

Well, they're not gonna go away if it's what dad had.

Why don't I take him back with me to Wisconsin?

We'll do a cat scan.

I'll have him checked out and I'll call you.

Yeah.

Hey.

Your rear wheel's not true.

Well, it's better than the front one.

Yeah?

You got a spoke wrench?

Yes.

Got to take care of your equipment, Davie.

I uh, heard you dropped out of pre-med.

I've dropped out of pre-law, too.

That's good, Davie. So, what are you studying now?

I have a double major.

Eastern philosophy and cowboy movies.

The yin, the Yang and the bang-bang.

Think we can get serious for a while?

Marcus, what're you trying to do, be a one-minute brother?

After a year and a half of phony phone calls,

you finally show up here. You're...

You're late for dinner and now...

Now you want to hassle me.

If you're still concerned,

you can hassle me in the morning.

I have to get back to Madison tomorrow.

Why the hell did you bother coming here then?

Why don't you come with me?

Bring your bike. We'll ride around.

Just the two of us. How about it?

Well, I would love to. I just...

I just don't think I should leave mom here alone.

Hmm, well, mom thinks it's a pretty good idea.

- What? With you? - Yeah.

- Ask her yourself. - I'm gonna.

'Cause either you just drugged her senseless

or you're gonna be up for the Nobel peace prize.

Mom?

Marcus: Mom says you've been riding the bike a lot.

David: Yeah, a little bit. 30, 40 miles a day.

- Ever done any racing? - Yeah.

- Really? - Well, not really.

See, I go on these long rides by myself

and I... I sort of pretend that I'm in a race, you know?

I'm trying to get away and the pack's chasing me...

And then I... when they get me...

- We sprint, you know. - Yeah.

It makes the miles go faster. Keeps my mind off of things.

Do you ever race against me?

Yeah. We had a pretty good one last week.

- We did? - Uh-huh.

How did I... how did I do?

I nipped you at the finish line.

- Bullshit! That's bullshit. - Ha-ha-ha. Yeah.

You're gonna try out for the Olympics again?

No. I'm getting a little too old for that stuff.

Well, at least you made the team once.

Really? That's funny.

I thought I was an alternate.

- Well, it's the same thing. - It's not the same thing.

- You could've gone... - No more "could've." I didn't.

Alright?

Okay.

Look, there are these decisive moments in bike racing, alright?

When the moment came... I gave up.

Just set it anywhere.

- Want somethin' to eat? - No, I'm just sleepy.

If you do, the fridge is full.

- You like this sofa? - Yeah.