Somewhere in Indiana-SD
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00:00:00 [ Music ]
00:00:09 >> Hey, cutie.
00:00:10 >> I'll never forget that love.
00:00:14 [ Music ]
00:00:18 >> It ain't so bad being a toy.
00:00:20 Nobody takes time to stop and think about what's important anymore.
00:00:25 >> Teen idol actor Eddie Ray was killed in a motorcycle accident.
00:00:29 >> I got bigger fish to fry and places to see.
00:00:31 >> On California State Road 653, his first movie, Rebel Without a Reason, was a huge hit with teenagers.
00:00:38 >> It had been a very rough winter.
00:00:42 For two weeks in late January, the temperature stayed in the single digits, dropping to a low of minus 36 degrees one night.
00:00:51 On top of that, we had a record snowfall.
00:00:56 I lost my job in early January and things were very tense at home between Rita and me.
00:01:01 I accidentally happened on an Eddie Ray fan club website where I met Sam, Dan, and Jane.
00:01:08 They were all younger than me, but we all shared a love for Eddie Ray and the influence he had on that generation.
00:01:14 My parents' generation.
00:01:18 It was late May when we made the decision to visit Fairview, Indiana, Eddie Ray's hometown.
00:01:24 We would all meet up in Indianapolis and then drive up to Fairview and spend a couple of days there.
00:01:29 I would drive in from Cincinnati and the rest of the group would fly to Indianapolis.
00:01:34 Four different people embarking on a journey in search of answers.
00:01:40 There was Sam, who was trying to find himself.
00:01:45 >> Just think about it, okay?
00:01:51 I told you, there's nothing to think about.
00:01:53 >> Sam, are you still going across the country on this wild goose chase?
00:01:56 It's crazy. Those others, they're not our kind. You don't know anything about them.
00:02:00 Going off to Indiana, your papa would roll over in his grave.
00:02:04 >> Mom, calm down.
00:02:07 Remember what your doctor said.
00:02:09 Besides, I think Dad would be proud of me.
00:02:13 >> Nothing good ever came out of Indiana, right Marvin?
00:02:16 >> Dan Quayle.
00:02:18 >> Dan Quayle, what a joke.
00:02:21 What about your job? What does your boss think of this Meshugana idea of yours?
00:02:24 >> I'm only missing one day.
00:02:26 >> And he worked extra last week.
00:02:28 >> Sam, I'm just looking out for your well-being.
00:02:30 I don't want anything to happen to my little boy chick.
00:02:33 >> I've got to pick up Rose.
00:02:36 Catch you later, Sam.
00:02:39 >> I'll be fine.
00:02:50 >> And there was Dan, still grieving over the tragic death of his young bride, Tabitha.
00:02:54 >> Hello, Dan.
00:03:06 >> Aaron.
00:03:08 >> You know, I really hope Allah somehow spoke to you and convinced you to come back.
00:03:17 I really hope Allah somehow spoke to you and convinced you to change your mind.
00:03:19 Dan, I'm telling you, I have a very bad feeling about this trip.
00:03:22 >> Since when did you care for such things?
00:03:24 You're a non-believer, remember?
00:03:26 >> I'm only a realist.
00:03:28 Okay, so what? I question everything.
00:03:30 But my friend, I'm questioning you.
00:03:32 I mean, you're traveling this great distance, and for what?
00:03:36 Dan, I agree for Tabitha too.
00:03:40 You know she was like a sister to me.
00:03:44 But do you honestly believe that this Eddie Ray is going to help you?
00:03:47 Dan, he's dead!
00:03:49 And he's been dead for almost 50 years!
00:03:53 Why are you doing this?
00:03:56 >> Aaron, I've told you, these are good people.
00:03:59 They've helped me through my grief.
00:04:01 They... look, never mind.
00:04:03 I'll call you later.
00:04:13 Last there was Jay.
00:04:14 Someone who pushed, prodded, and convinced all of us to go to Indiana during that hot August weekend.
00:04:20 I still think of him.
00:04:29 But I have a hard time remembering him.
00:04:35 Well, honey, you were only five years old when we lost her.
00:04:41 Just... just hold on to the memories you have.
00:04:44 She loved you.
00:04:46 So much.
00:04:48 Dad, did Mom know?
00:04:54 I mean, like then?
00:04:59 Honey, I don't know.
00:05:03 But I believe she...
00:05:05 Well, you know.
00:05:08 Sorry.
00:05:09 I get stuck in traffic.
00:05:15 I get stuck in traffic.
00:05:16 Okay, time for me to leave.
00:05:39 You be a good girl, alright?
00:05:41 Can I go with you?
00:05:43 Can I go with you?
00:05:44 Will you bring me back something?
00:05:46 Sweetheart, I'm only going to be gone for three days.
00:05:48 Maybe next time you can go with me.
00:05:50 I know that you and Mom are...
00:05:52 Well, she's mad, but she'll get over it.
00:05:54 Listen, I know things have been really difficult lately.
00:05:57 But we both love you very much, and you know that.
00:06:01 And deep down, we love each other.
00:06:03 That's what's important.
00:06:05 I'll see you soon, okay?
00:06:07 Alright.
00:06:09 Bye.
00:06:11 [car door opens]
00:06:12 [car door closes]
00:06:17 [car engine starts]
00:06:21 [music]
00:06:23 I've been stumbling around
00:06:25 Blind in the dark
00:06:28 Banging on walls
00:06:31 Screaming at everyone
00:06:35 I see you standing there
00:06:39 That look in your eyes
00:06:42 Oh, so innocent
00:06:45 But you are to blame
00:06:48 The things that you do to me
00:06:52 So you still plan on going to Indianapolis?
00:06:55 God knows why you're too young to be going through male menopause.
00:07:00 Look, don't run away from me!
00:07:03 I'm not running away from you!
00:07:05 But I don't have anything else to say.
00:07:08 You don't understand me.
00:07:09 I don't think you've ever understood me!
00:07:11 Understand?
00:07:13 I gave up trying to understand you a long time ago.
00:07:17 You have obligations here!
00:07:22 You shouldn't be going off and screwing around with somebody younger than your own sister!
00:07:26 Yeah, it's not that way at all!
00:07:28 I can control myself.
00:07:30 What about last year?
00:07:32 When you and what's-his-
00:07:34 [music]
00:07:37 Forget it.
00:07:38 Rita, it's only for three days.
00:07:42 Things are going to work out.
00:07:45 You just have to trust me.
00:07:48 You think that I'll forget
00:07:52 But you are wrong
00:07:55 I'll take it to the grave
00:07:58 Which might not be so far away
00:08:01 So far away
00:08:05 Far away
00:08:07 I've been stumbling around
00:08:14 Report card's going to be good?
00:08:16 You like your teachers?
00:08:18 Yeah, I even told them that you're going to Eddie Ray's hometown.
00:08:21 Cool, that's right. I leave tomorrow and I'll be gone all weekend.
00:08:24 Have you ever been to Eddie Ray's hometown before?
00:08:26 No, I never have. It'll be my first time.
00:08:28 Yeah, did you ever watch his movies when you were a kid?
00:08:30 Yeah, I remember watching his movies on television.
00:08:32 But you know, he was popular even before I was born.
00:08:34 Wow, I think he's so cool. I even think Mom likes him. He's so cute.
00:08:39 Hey, I taped a special about him last night. Do you want to watch it?
00:08:43 Yeah, do you want me to go get Mom?
00:08:45 No, Mom's pretty busy. Maybe she can watch later.
00:08:47 Okay.
00:08:49 Okay.
00:08:50 Let's see here. How about...
00:09:08 There we go.
00:09:14 "30 years ago, a young man from Fairview, Indiana, left the comforts of home to follow his dream and head for Hollywood, seeking fame and fortune.
00:09:21 Little did he realize that his life would be cut short by a tragic motorcycle accident,
00:09:26 just as he was obtaining a measure of the admiration he was seeking,
00:09:30 or that he would be credited with influencing young teenagers worldwide in the baby boomer pop culture scene for the next half century."
00:09:39 Let's look at one of the most recognized and revered scenes from the history of this cinema from "Rebel Without a Reason."
00:09:44 Why'd this happen to us? I ain't a bad kid, am I?
00:09:54 Ronnie, you're not bad. It's them.
00:09:57 Sometimes I feel like no one trusts me.
00:10:00 They treat me like a child, like I'm being suffocated. I hate them. They're all monsters.
00:10:06 Ronnie, don't ever say you're bad. You're not bad to me.
00:10:09 I never treat my kids like the way they treated me, or the way they treated that David. Poor kid.
00:10:16 You know, the whole world is so messed up.
00:10:19 Nobody takes time to stop and think about what's important anymore.
00:10:23 They're so comfortable in their nice homes and nice jobs.
00:10:27 It's all an illusion. None of it's real.
00:10:30 It's like the whole world forgot how to love.
00:10:35 Nobody cares about love anymore. Money's all they care about.
00:10:38 Well, Ronnie, you're not like them. You know how to love.
00:10:42 You're so nice and strong and gentle.
00:10:47 And you've always accepted me for who I am. You've never treated me like a tramp.
00:10:52 Betty, I swear, I'll never forget how to love.
00:10:59 [sighs]
00:11:01 [music]
00:11:04 [music]
00:11:06 [music]
00:11:08 [music]
00:11:10 [music]
00:11:39 So, anyone hungry?
00:11:41 I'm starving. I couldn't eat that crap they serve on the plane.
00:11:44 I mean, unless everyone else is hungry, I can wait.
00:11:49 I could go for some grub and a cup of coffee.
00:11:52 Sure, I can use a bite.
00:11:53 Great, I found this sandwich coffee shop kind of place on the internet.
00:11:56 It's in an artsy neighborhood.
00:11:57 Oh yeah?
00:11:58 Yeah. You know, theater district, art galleries, that kind of thing.
00:12:01 Cool.
00:12:03 [car engine starts]
00:12:05 I'm starving.
00:12:12 You could not eat that crap.
00:12:14 [sighs]
00:12:15 I'm gonna be so full.
00:12:21 Are you excited?
00:12:28 You know, about me on this trip.
00:12:32 Yeah, I am.
00:12:34 Normally I'm not an impulsive person, but you're very persuasive.
00:12:40 Well, I usually get my way.
00:12:43 So, have you ever been to Indianapolis before?
00:12:46 Yeah, I was here when I was a kid.
00:12:50 A long time ago, gosh, 30 years ago.
00:12:53 Anyway, this part of town was a lot different then.
00:12:56 There were a lot of gypsies around.
00:12:58 Really?
00:13:00 Yeah.
00:13:01 What did they do?
00:13:02 I have no idea. I was just a kid.
00:13:06 Adam, you're a lot older than...
00:13:10 I mean, so, how old are you?
00:13:15 I'll be 36 this year.
00:13:19 You look so much younger.
00:13:22 Thank you.
00:13:23 So, Sam, tell me, how long have you been an Eddie Ray fan?
00:13:26 Since I was about 13, I guess.
00:13:29 That's when I saw Rebel Without a Reason.
00:13:31 That was such a cool movie. It really rocked.
00:13:33 You know, the grown-ups were so... what's the word?
00:13:36 Square?
00:13:37 It's hard to believe that our parents were the ones that grew up with those films.
00:13:42 And they still ended up being so uptight.
00:13:44 No, my dad never treated me like that.
00:13:46 He was really understanding.
00:13:48 My father wasn't. He was strict.
00:13:50 He was also very traditional, you know, in the old ways.
00:13:53 What do you mean, the old ways?
00:13:54 Well, he was supposed to go back to Lebanon after he graduated.
00:13:58 But he ended up marrying my mother instead.
00:14:00 Was your mother Lebanese?
00:14:03 No, she was English.
00:14:05 And a Christian.
00:14:07 Was your wife an Eddie Ray fan?
00:14:10 My wife loved Eddie Ray.
00:14:12 She was very Western in some ways.
00:14:15 But it wasn't until...
00:14:17 It wasn't until she was killed that I started watching his movies.
00:14:21 Anyway, now I'm here instead of back in New York working.
00:14:24 At least you have a job.
00:14:27 Nowadays, with the way the economy is,
00:14:29 marketing types like me are a dime a dozen.
00:14:32 Well, I can't be fired because I have my own business.
00:14:35 I mean, if my business isn't doing well,
00:14:37 I don't have to worry about making payroll.
00:14:39 I just don't pay myself.
00:14:41 But listen, my friend, things will improve.
00:14:44 You'll find a job and my business will grow.
00:14:47 God will.
00:14:49 Anyway, Jane, tell me, I can't remember,
00:14:53 did your dad ever remarry?
00:14:56 No.
00:14:57 So, where to now?
00:15:05 Would you mind if we drove to the track?
00:15:07 I always wanted to see it.
00:15:09 That's cool.
00:15:11 Jane.
00:15:12 [thunder]
00:15:14 [rain falling]
00:15:16 [rain falling]
00:15:36 [rain falling]
00:15:38 [wind blowing]
00:15:49 [wind blowing]
00:15:51 So, was it what you expected?
00:16:15 I wish my father could have seen it.
00:16:18 He was a big race fan.
00:16:20 I remember we used to listen to the race on the radio when I was a kid.
00:16:23 Really?
00:16:24 Yeah, but he never made it up here.
00:16:26 He died so young.
00:16:28 Anyway, did you enjoy seeing the track?
00:16:31 Yeah, I guess.
00:16:34 I'm not a big race fan.
00:16:36 It was bigger than I thought it'd be.
00:16:38 You know, Dan, you should come back in May and, you know, see the race.
00:16:43 Yeah.
00:16:45 We better head to Fairview. We gotta take the back roads to get there.
00:16:48 You okay?
00:17:09 Yeah, I just don't like to sit in one place for a long time.
00:17:14 I'll be fine. Don't worry about me.
00:17:19 [knocking]
00:17:27 Sam?
00:17:28 Yeah, come on in.
00:17:32 Where's your mom?
00:17:36 Mom's out shopping.
00:17:39 So?
00:17:40 So...
00:17:43 So what?
00:17:45 You know what we talked about.
00:17:49 About what happened the other night.
00:17:51 That again. We've been through this.
00:17:54 Sam, put the groceries away. Your poor old mama's tired.
00:17:57 So Marvin, how are you?
00:17:59 Fine.
00:18:00 How is your beautiful, unattached sister that doesn't have a date Friday night?
00:18:03 She's fine.
00:18:04 Mom, stop.
00:18:05 No, it's not right. You sit in front of that computer all day, ruining your eyesight.
00:18:09 And those pictures you look at. You know you should be going out with a nice, attractive girl.
00:18:13 Rose is gonna make some lucky man a very nice wife.
00:18:16 Mother, please.
00:18:17 Sam, a good-looking boy like you with so much to give the girls, just like your papa, may he rest in peace,
00:18:22 you should be on the lookout for a nice girl like Rose.
00:18:25 And you're not gonna find one in those bars you go to.
00:18:27 In those places, all you're gonna find is a bunch of whores. I didn't raise you to go out with whores.
00:18:31 Oh yeah? Well, you don't know anything about me.
00:18:34 [footsteps]
00:18:36 Dan?
00:18:43 Back at lunch.
00:18:46 You know when you asked me if my dad would remarry?
00:18:49 Well, he's gay.
00:18:52 Has been as far back as I can remember.
00:18:55 Oh.
00:18:56 And well, my dad's African-American.
00:18:59 What? I thought I was weird with a Jewish mother and a German Methodist father.
00:19:03 Well, my mother was Asian. They met when my dad was in the service.
00:19:06 Was your dad in Vietnam?
00:19:08 Yes, but my mom was an American.
00:19:11 Her family came to San Francisco before the Second World War.
00:19:15 They were prisoners at the Amache intern camp in Colorado.
00:19:22 Wow.
00:19:26 So here's a clip from the star-studded movie, "The Very Tall Texan."
00:19:30 Look, Tommy, I ain't trying to butt in, but you gotta stay away from them Farleys.
00:19:35 You don't belong up in that big fancy house. It's only gonna bring you trouble.
00:19:40 Them people don't care about folks like us. We're just like something they own.
00:19:45 It ain't right thinking you can mix with them.
00:19:48 I seen you sniffing around that Mary Ann. Boy, you ain't nothing but a toy to her.
00:19:53 Her old man finds out what's going on, he's gonna shoot you in the back and claim you drawed first.
00:19:58 Look, Pops, it's none of your damn business. It ain't so bad being a toy.
00:20:05 Ain't my problem, Frank ain't man enough to satisfy her.
00:20:07 Boy, you're headed for trouble. I'm only trying to help you out.
00:20:11 That Mary Ann's gonna drop you like a hot potato.
00:20:14 Worst, she'll say that you forced yourself on her, and then they'll lynch you.
00:20:17 Tommy, you're a good kid, but you just gotta stay with your own kind.
00:20:22 That's just the way it is.
00:20:24 Pops, I don't plan on being a cow puncher the rest of my life.
00:20:28 I got bigger fish to fry and places to see. There's more to the world than this damn ranch.
00:20:33 Is there a quicker way?
00:20:43 Nope. Welcome to the Midwest. A million small towns in the middle of nowhere.
00:20:51 Damn!
00:20:53 You okay?
00:20:58 Yeah, I'm fine. You guys should watch where you're going. Someone could get hurt.
00:21:02 Oh my god, is everything alright?
00:21:04 Very lucky, my friend.
00:21:06 Yeah, lucky so. I've been told.
00:21:08 What the hell are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?
00:21:10 I could ask you guys the same question. As a matter of fact, I will.
00:21:13 We're going to Fairview. You know, the hometown of Fairview? That's where I'm headed.
00:21:18 You mind giving me a lift?
00:21:20 Sure. I'm Jane. Sam, and that's Dan.
00:21:23 I'm Adam, the distracted driver.
00:21:26 Okay, you guys ready to roll? You mind if I sit up front?
00:21:30 No, go ahead. What did you say your name was again?
00:21:33 Some folks call me Roy.
00:21:36 [Music]
00:21:59 So Dan, you're Lebanese?
00:22:02 No, I'm American. My father was Lebanese.
00:22:07 Did you ever get back to Lebanon?
00:22:09 No, you see, my father was Muslim, but my mother was Christian.
00:22:15 That must have been challenging.
00:22:17 It was. For six months I would go to church with my mother, and for six months I would go to mosque with my father.
00:22:23 Really?
00:22:24 Yes. My father, he was strict, but he was also very cunning.
00:22:30 In what way?
00:22:32 Well, before my 16th birthday he told me I needed to decide whether I wanted to be Christian or Muslim.
00:22:40 So, on our way to buy this old car, for me, he said it would be a great car to drive to mosque.
00:22:48 And?
00:22:49 Pretty much got the message and became Muslim.
00:22:52 What does your wife think about you going on this little junket?
00:22:56 Well, my wife, she was killed in a convenience store holdup almost a year ago.
00:23:05 Did you catch the guy who did it?
00:23:10 Yeah. He was some dumb kid looking for money to buy some more dope.
00:23:16 Damn junkies.
00:23:17 No. I mean, I felt that way at first, but we just started hanging out with the wrong crowd.
00:23:24 That's too bad. Sometimes life is really unfair.
00:23:30 Dean, you must let go of your grief and move on. I hate seeing you so depressed.
00:23:41 I just blame myself for making Tabitha work.
00:23:47 If my business would have been better, or if she would have gotten that teaching job, she'd still be with us.
00:23:53 You must put this tragedy behind you and move on.
00:23:58 Tabitha would want that. Maybe you should start seeing other people.
00:24:02 You know, meet other women. Go out.
00:24:08 I just can't. I would feel like I betrayed her. Not right now.
00:24:16 Listen, Dan. Each day you grieve is a day lost.
00:24:22 You must accept the past and embrace the future.
00:24:26 You want to honor her? Honor her by living your life.
00:24:31 All in good time. All in good time.
00:24:34 Stop! Pull it! Pull it here! Do it!
00:24:45 [music]
00:24:47 Damn you! You're not getting better! Damn you!
00:25:02 Hey! What are you doing out here? We don't open for a couple of hours.
00:25:10 I'm sorry, sir. I don't know what's going on here. Are you the manager?
00:25:15 Yeah, and I'm also the owner. Dad opened this theater back in '49.
00:25:20 So, where are you folks from?
00:25:22 From all over. I'm from Cincinnati. The lady's from San Francisco.
00:25:26 One of the guys is from Florida, and the other one's from New Jersey.
00:25:30 I don't know where Roy's from.
00:25:31 Where are you headed?
00:25:32 We're heading to Fairview. Are we getting close?
00:25:34 It's just up the road.
00:25:35 Great.
00:25:36 You know, this drive-in's where all the kids from Fairview would come in the '50s and '60s.
00:25:40 Nowadays, they all play computer games or rent movies.
00:25:43 I don't know how much longer I can keep the theater going.
00:25:46 You know, there's not very many drive-ins left around.
00:25:49 But we've been open since '49, except for that time after them kids were killed.
00:25:54 My dad felt real bad about the accident, so he closed earlier that year.
00:25:57 Usually, we close at the end of October. That year, he closed in August.
00:26:01 Wow. What happened?
00:26:03 I don't remember exactly. I was just a little boy at the time.
00:26:07 But the story is that these kids came to see Rebel Without a Reason, and they'd been drinking,
00:26:12 and left the theater, got into a terrible car wreck, and were killed.
00:26:15 Gosh.
00:26:16 It was back in 1958.
00:26:19 Well, you folks enjoy your visit.
00:26:22 Thanks. I appreciate it. Take care.
00:26:24 You mind telling me what that was all about?
00:26:28 Don't worry about it. Let's go, okay?
00:26:31 Okay.
00:26:32 All right.
00:26:37 Hey, why don't we stop and get something to eat?
00:26:48 [car engine]
00:26:52 Don't you have a place to stay?
00:27:06 Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.
00:27:08 Why don't you stay with us? We have three rooms reserved.
00:27:11 It's okay, isn't it?
00:27:13 Okay. You guys go check in, and I'll wait out here.
00:27:17 [car engine]
00:27:19 Hello. Can I help you?
00:27:29 Yes. We have three rooms reserved under the name Jane Mystic.
00:27:32 I have been trying to reach you all day, sweetheart.
00:27:35 We only have two rooms left.
00:27:37 What?
00:27:38 See, the pork producers, they're meeting over in Goodlyton, the county seat.
00:27:43 And, well, they ran out of rooms, so we get their overflow.
00:27:47 We have a contract with the county.
00:27:50 There was nothing I could do. I'm sorry.
00:27:53 So, well, I managed to save you two rooms.
00:27:57 But I had a reservation.
00:27:59 All right. We have five people now.
00:28:02 What are we going to do?
00:28:04 Well, I thought you might pick up an extra person.
00:28:08 So one of the rooms that I saved is our mini suite.
00:28:11 On one side, there's a king-size bed, and on the other side, there's a sofa bed and a cot.
00:28:17 The second room has two queen-size beds, so see, there's room enough for five people.
00:28:22 All right. Come here, guys.
00:28:25 I don't think there's much we can do here.
00:28:32 Jane, Roy, and myself will take the suite.
00:28:35 Sam, you and Dan take the other room.
00:28:38 Okay. Who will sleep where?
00:28:41 You take the bed, we'll put Roy on the cot, and I'll sleep on the sofa bed in the other room.
00:28:46 I'm responsible for Roy being with us, and we don't know anything about the guy,
00:28:50 so I'd like to keep him where I can see him.
00:28:53 Fine with me.
00:28:54 Sure. We were going to share a room anyway.
00:28:56 Jane?
00:28:57 Sure. That's okay.
00:28:59 I feel responsible for asking Roy to stay with us. I'm sorry.
00:29:04 Don't worry about it. Let's just all get some rest.
00:29:08 Hey, did you notice anything strange about the town back there?
00:29:18 No. Why do you ask?
00:29:21 I don't know. There's not much to the town, but maybe it's just a feeling.
00:29:26 Whatever.
00:29:29 So, have you ever dated any women, or have you always been gay?
00:29:34 Look, I'm not gay, okay? I've been with plenty of women. They beg for mercy.
00:29:38 Why would you even ask that?
00:29:40 Come on. I saw the way you were looking at that guy back there at the track.
00:29:43 That's not the way that someone who's straight looks at another man.
00:29:46 So I notice one good-looking guy, and all of a sudden I'm a homosexual.
00:29:50 Come on, Dan. I didn't think you'd be so judgmental.
00:29:55 All I'm saying is life's full of difficult choices.
00:29:58 Remember that story I told you about having to choose between being Christian and Muslim?
00:30:02 Think about it.
00:30:04 Well, I...
00:30:06 So, did you ever regret your decision?
00:30:10 Sometimes I used to wonder. That is, until I met Tabitha in college.
00:30:15 She was a modern Muslim, but she would have never considered marrying me if I were Christian.
00:30:19 Really?
00:30:21 Yeah. I mean, sometimes I believe that once we make that defining decision in life,
00:30:26 our die is cast, and we have very little control over our destiny.
00:30:31 Well, I don't think things are set in stone. You can always change your mind.
00:30:37 Well, my friend, I hope you're right.
00:30:41 Yeah, I hope you're right.
00:30:44 Well, good night, man. Good night.
00:30:48 Oh, sorry.
00:30:55 Oh, come on.
00:30:57 I can't see someone in the bathroom before.
00:31:00 Need to pee?
00:31:06 Yes.
00:31:08 Where's Roy?
00:31:12 He wasn't here when I started my shower, and his bed's still made.
00:31:16 I don't know. He wasn't in the room when I went to sleep last night either.
00:31:21 Maybe he went for a walk or something.
00:31:23 Anyway, what's the plan?
00:31:25 I'll call Sam and see if those guys are ready for some breakfast.
00:31:28 In what, 15 minutes?
00:31:30 Yeah, that sounds pretty good.
00:31:32 No, wait, actually make it 20 minutes, okay?
00:31:35 You got it.
00:31:37 Thanks.
00:31:39 Up in the country, the day the spreader broke, we went to town for parts.
00:31:51 I and my neighbor, a man of furrowed years, knowing every mile of corn and beans along the road
00:31:57 like so many freckles on his arm, whether good soil or bad, and how the drainage was.
00:32:02 I knew John Deere tires as big as a box of cards.
00:32:05 I love Manhattan.
00:32:07 And the Midwest. It's a good place to get them.
00:32:10 I like eggs over easy, toast, bacon, you know, the regular breakfast thing.
00:32:16 Hey, Roy.
00:32:17 Hey.
00:32:18 You guys gonna sleep your life away?
00:32:20 We were gonna get something to eat. Like to join us?
00:32:23 I've already eaten.
00:32:25 Come on, have some more coffee.
00:32:27 Sure. But let's see what the poet has to say first.
00:32:31 Soybeans.
00:32:40 The October air was warm and musky, blowing over brown fields,
00:32:44 heavy with the fragrance of freshly combined beans, the breath of harvest.
00:32:49 He was pulling a truckload onto the scales at the elevator near the rail siding north of town
00:32:54 when a big Cadillac drove up.
00:32:56 A man stepped out, wearing a three-piece suit and a gold pinky ring.
00:33:00 The man said he had just invested a hundred grand in soybeans and wanted to see what they looked like.
00:33:06 The farmer stared at the man and was quiet, reaching for the tobacco in the rear pocket of his jeans,
00:33:12 where he wore his only ring, a threadbare circle rubbed by working cans of dip
00:33:17 and working hours on the backside of a hundred-acre run.
00:33:20 He scooped up a handful of small white beans, the pearls of the prairie, saying,
00:33:25 "Soybeans look like a foot of water on the field in April when you're ready to plant and can't get in.
00:33:31 Like three kids at the kitchen table eating macaroni and cheese five nights in a row.
00:33:36 Or like a broken part on the combine when your credit with the implement dealer is nearly tapped.
00:33:41 Soybeans look like prayers bouncing off the ceiling when prices on the Chicago grain market start to drop.
00:33:47 Or like your old man's tears when you tell him how much the land might bring for subdivisions.
00:33:52 Soybeans look like the first good night of sleep in weeks when you unload at the elevator and the kids get Christmas."
00:33:59 He spat a little juice on the tire of the Cadillac, laughing to spite himself and saying to the man,
00:34:04 "Now maybe you can tell me what a hundred grand looks like."
00:34:08 [applause]
00:34:12 I found out how to get to the museum.
00:34:29 How's that?
00:34:30 Go out to the main road and turn left, and it's, go four blocks and then take a right,
00:34:35 and you're supposed to be on the corner there, so it should be no problem.
00:34:38 Hi, y'all with the pork producers?
00:34:40 No, we're just visiting. I'm from New Jersey.
00:34:43 I'm from Gotta Big One. You want to see?
00:34:45 Sam. You'll have to excuse my friend. He's from South Florida.
00:34:49 Lack of ocean water has affected his brain.
00:34:51 Right.
00:34:52 Oh, that's all right. I can see I got the wrong kind of plumbing for such a big man anyhow.
00:34:56 Yeah, well, you're nuts. Besides, where does some pig farm girl from Hicksville know about anything anyway?
00:35:01 Sam, just stop it. Settle down.
00:35:03 What? Dan's not interested in her.
00:35:06 He's got the hots for that waitress over at the coffee shop.
00:35:09 What's her name? Barbara?
00:35:12 Jesus, Sam. What is it with you?
00:35:13 Women should be treated with respect.
00:35:15 Like an exquisite flower?
00:35:17 Fine. I'm sorry.
00:35:20 Hey, Roy.
00:35:21 There's nothing I like better in a good pissing contest, except maybe a good drag race.
00:35:26 What about it, Dan?
00:35:28 What about what?
00:35:29 You and me and those two rods out on the street. A race to the finish. Mono e mono.
00:35:34 We can't just take those cars.
00:35:36 Sure we can. I've talked to the owners and they said it's fine.
00:35:38 Anyway, I told them you're an up-and-coming indie race car driver and I'm Fireball Robbins.
00:35:43 You don't know much about drag racing, do you?
00:35:46 What about it, Dan?
00:35:48 I can't race you. What if we wreck the cars or if we get hurt?
00:35:51 Come on, let's do it. Loser buys the first round tonight.
00:35:54 You're nuts. Why would I want to race you?
00:35:56 Why not? What else is there to do?
00:35:58 Why are you taunting me? What did I ever do to you?
00:36:00 Everything.
00:36:02 I can't race you.
00:36:04 Look, your old man would be out on the car revving it up by now.
00:36:08 Hell, he's probably looking down on you ready to disown you right now.
00:36:12 Unless you're chicken.
00:36:15 Leave him out of this. I'm not afraid of you.
00:36:17 You want to race me? To the finish? Fine. Let's do it.
00:36:21 Let's do it. The old drag strip south of town.
00:36:24 Good luck, Dan!
00:36:25 Do you think they'll be okay? I mean, do they know what they're doing?
00:36:29 I sure as hell hope so.
00:36:31 Ready? On your mark. Get set. Go!
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00:37:06 Where'd you learn to drive like that?
00:37:08 I've been around. It's good to know I can still be the pro, though.
00:37:11 Wait a minute. How'd you know I used to race?
00:37:13 Well, you told me your father used to love racing and he bought you a car when you were 16, so I just put two and two together.
00:37:20 So, why did you quit?
00:37:22 Well, you know, my wife, Tabitha, after my accident, she...
00:37:25 Well, I wasn't hurt bad, but she made me promise to quit racing.
00:37:28 That was about three years ago, something like that.
00:37:31 So how do you feel? How do you feel right now?
00:37:35 Oh my God, I feel just amazing. It's like a huge weight has been lifted off my back. I haven't felt this good since just before she died.
00:37:42 Thank you.
00:37:44 God, that was incredible. Wow! Unbelievable!
00:37:48 Great.
00:37:49 Outstanding.
00:37:50 I'll tell you what, guys. Let's tell Barbara, the waitress back at the restaurant, that Dan won the race.
00:37:57 No, come on, guys. We'll just tell her that I lost just by a hair and she'll feel bad for me.
00:38:01 Why do I get the feeling that you're going to get... Whatever. Way to go.
00:38:04 See you guys back at the restaurant.
00:38:06 All right, cool.
00:38:25 I'm so tired, I'm so weary. The day has been so long. I'm ready to go.
00:38:36 Oh, please set me free. Oh, please set me free from these chains that are holding me.
00:38:50 Was a time, was a place that I saw the light. Now I'm down on my knees.
00:39:02 Oh, please set me free. Oh, please set me free from these bonds that are holding me.
00:39:16 Let me roll, roll, roll away Let me sing, sing, sing away
00:39:39 Let me roll, roll, roll away
00:39:52 God bless you. I made my day.
00:39:57 Say listen guys, I've got something to do tonight, so I won't see you folks until breakfast.
00:40:04 That is, unless you sleep to lunch time.
00:40:06 You need a ride?
00:40:08 Nope. So tomorrow we're going to the museum and the gravesite, right?
00:40:12 That's the plan.
00:40:13 See you guys later.
00:40:14 See ya.
00:40:16 You know, I wonder where he goes at night. It's like he's a reverse vampire or something.
00:40:21 Out of sight before the moon rises.
00:40:23 Vampire? Sam, you have quite an imagination.
00:40:42 Shower feels good after a hot day.
00:40:46 Cheers.
00:40:52 Jane.
00:41:03 Why did you really come here?
00:41:11 You're starting to sound like Roy.
00:41:13 I don't know.
00:41:22 Things just haven't been right at home for a while.
00:41:30 I should move out. You know?
00:41:36 Get my own place.
00:41:41 Then I broke up with Floyd.
00:41:45 My boyfriend.
00:41:48 Or ex-boyfriend.
00:41:53 I'm not in the mood right now.
00:41:59 I don't need to have sex all the time.
00:42:02 Yeah, like I haven't heard that from you before.
00:42:08 It's not just the sex, Jane. It was like you were somewhere else during dinner tonight.
00:42:13 I've got a lot on my mind.
00:42:16 Well, like what?
00:42:19 You don't understand.
00:42:22 You're right. I don't understand. I can't. You won't even let me in.
00:42:28 Look, maybe it'd just be easier if we didn't see each other anymore.
00:42:34 Life is too short for all this aggravation.
00:42:38 I'm going to get something to drink. Leave your key on the way out.
00:42:42 He was just too...
00:42:47 ...immature.
00:42:52 [Crickets chirping]
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00:43:25 I'm going to get some more wine.
00:43:37 Alright?
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00:45:11 So?
00:45:13 That was nice.
00:45:20 I'll be right back.
00:45:38 So, Cat got your tongue?
00:45:41 No, I'm fine.
00:45:44 No?
00:45:45 Nothing's...
00:45:47 Okay.
00:45:48 You missed breakfast.
00:45:50 Ah, I've already eaten.
00:45:52 You guys ready to go?
00:45:56 Yeah.
00:45:57 Hey, why don't you stay with me for a minute?
00:46:01 Sure.
00:46:03 Okay, well let's meet at the museum in half an hour?
00:46:07 Yes.
00:46:08 Make it an hour, I've got some things I want to do.
00:46:10 Okay.
00:46:12 Let's go.
00:46:13 I should have known better.
00:46:26 I mean, he's married.
00:46:28 It's not a disease, you know.
00:46:29 Well, he has a daughter.
00:46:31 I'm just so...
00:46:32 Look, what happened happens.
00:46:36 I'm sure he feels the same way, so don't worry about it.
00:46:39 I'm not some slam-bam, thank you, ma'am type of person.
00:46:42 Of course not.
00:46:43 And I'm sure Adam doesn't think that way, so...
00:46:46 I don't know.
00:46:49 I just wish I could get my life straightened out.
00:46:52 What do you mean?
00:46:55 My dad tells me I should crawl out of my shell.
00:46:59 Well, you can't crawl out of your shell unless you know what's keeping you stuck.
00:47:05 So, um...
00:47:07 What are you afraid of?
00:47:11 Nothing.
00:47:12 Look, Jane.
00:47:14 Something's bugging you.
00:47:17 Tell me about your mother.
00:47:23 There's not much to tell.
00:47:27 I don't remember her.
00:47:29 Yes, you do.
00:47:30 What?
00:47:31 What happened that night.
00:47:35 I don't know what you're talking about.
00:47:37 I was five years old.
00:47:46 My loud voice woke me up.
00:47:51 You!
00:47:56 How could you?!
00:47:58 Why'd you marry me like I'm some sort of a slut?!
00:48:01 Will you calm down?! It's not even about you!
00:48:03 Who would've thought there was another woman?!
00:48:05 You sick...
00:48:06 Why you do this to me?!
00:48:09 No!
00:48:11 No, Steve!
00:48:13 No!
00:48:15 Look, bitch.
00:48:21 I'm sorry.
00:48:23 Who thought I would change after we were married and Jane got pregnant?
00:48:28 Who thought I would change after we were married and Jane was born?
00:48:32 Please, let me.
00:48:35 Please.
00:48:37 I'm so sorry.
00:48:41 I didn't mean to hurt you.
00:48:44 She ran outside.
00:48:51 We got to the car.
00:48:57 She wasn't a very good driver anyway.
00:48:59 Dad went out to borrow a neighbor's car.
00:49:05 But before he could leave...
00:49:12 The police called.
00:49:16 And then she said that she was in an accident.
00:49:21 And had to be killed.
00:49:26 Dad killed her.
00:49:27 Dad killed the last woman alive.
00:49:34 He killed her.
00:49:42 It was his fault.
00:49:47 And I hate him.
00:49:51 I'm sorry.
00:49:56 You need to call your dad and talk to him about this.
00:49:58 No way!
00:49:59 Please.
00:50:01 I'm old enough.
00:50:04 Don't say anything you might regret.
00:50:11 You should let him have it. Tomorrow he'll apologize.
00:50:15 I'm sorry.
00:50:21 I'm sorry.
00:50:22 [♪♪♪]
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00:50:52 [PHONE RINGING]
00:50:54 Hello?
00:50:55 Dad?
00:50:57 Honey? Are you okay?
00:51:00 No, I'm not okay. I'm pissed off.
00:51:03 Why didn't you tell me Mom ran off that night crying because she found out you were a faggot?
00:51:08 Watch your mouth!
00:51:10 How could you call me that?
00:51:13 Don't change the subject.
00:51:15 You killed Mom.
00:51:17 You murdered her.
00:51:21 Why?
00:51:22 Why?
00:51:23 Jane, I didn't kill her!
00:51:26 I loved her.
00:51:29 It's just I couldn't love her the way she needed to be.
00:51:34 How did you find this out?
00:51:37 I was there.
00:51:38 I saw the fight.
00:51:41 I watched her storm out the door.
00:51:49 I was up.
00:51:51 Why? Why?
00:51:57 Why did this happen?
00:52:01 I didn't get to know her.
00:52:04 Jane, no. Please, honey.
00:52:06 Slow down.
00:52:08 Take some deep breaths.
00:52:10 Tell me you're okay.
00:52:12 Deep breaths.
00:52:17 Daddy.
00:52:19 Jane, I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
00:52:27 I guess I was trying to protect you.
00:52:31 Am I? I mean, you're my real dad, aren't you?
00:52:45 Yes, honey. I am your real dad.
00:52:48 You know, Mom must have, you know, done it.
00:52:56 What happened?
00:52:58 Jane, I wanted to spare you this.
00:53:03 But now I've got to tell you something.
00:53:09 It's going to hurt you.
00:53:14 But, Jane, you know I love you.
00:53:17 Well, you were an accident.
00:53:27 What?
00:53:28 Jane, I did love your mother.
00:53:33 But we never made love except once, after a New Year's party.
00:53:43 I was very drunk. I don't remember much of what happened.
00:53:47 But I believe you're...
00:53:53 Oh, God, this is so difficult for me to say.
00:53:58 I believe she took advantage of the fact that I was drunk.
00:54:05 She was able to excite me.
00:54:07 I don't understand.
00:54:12 You mean, you and Mom never had sex except for this one time?
00:54:15 That's right.
00:54:16 I couldn't get aroused. I thought it would pass. I even went to see a doctor.
00:54:22 Which is ironic because that's where I met Bill.
00:54:27 He was a year older than I was.
00:54:30 He invited me to his house for a drink and one thing led to another and...
00:54:36 soon we were in bed.
00:54:40 That's when I found out I was gay.
00:54:45 I was very confused back then, very unsure of what to do.
00:54:50 I had made this commitment to your mom.
00:54:53 Things were different, you know, at work and everywhere.
00:55:02 Daddy, I'm sorry.
00:55:06 You know what I said.
00:55:08 What happened to Bill?
00:55:11 After the accident, I stopped seeing him.
00:55:15 I wanted to spend my energy trying to raise you. Jane, I'm...
00:55:19 Daddy, I love you. I'll always love you.
00:55:24 I love you, sweetheart.
00:55:27 Jane, how's the trip going?
00:55:35 It's great. Weird, you know.
00:55:38 The other guys are great.
00:55:41 I'll call you when I get back.
00:55:45 I love you. Bye.
00:55:50 Goodbye, sweetheart.
00:55:53 Is she okay?
00:56:02 Yeah, she's fine.
00:56:05 I should have told her sooner.
00:56:11 But she knows now.
00:56:15 A few months later...
00:56:18 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:22 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:26 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:30 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:34 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:38 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:42 "I'm sorry, I'm not gay."
00:56:47 Hey, I just saw Jane in the alley. Is she okay?
00:56:51 She'll be fine.
00:56:53 You look like you could use another cup of coffee.
00:56:57 We'll miss the others. It's almost time to meet them at the museum.
00:57:00 It's Sunday. The museum doesn't open until then.
00:57:03 Okay.
00:57:12 Why didn't you mention it being Sunday earlier?
00:57:15 You know, when we were all here having breakfast?
00:57:18 To tell you the truth, I was trying to figure out what day it is myself.
00:57:22 But time marches on.
00:57:25 You're a strange dude, you know that? Sometimes I wonder.
00:57:28 Yeah, I've heard that before.
00:57:30 So?
00:57:32 When are you going to come out?
00:57:35 What is it with everyone?
00:57:38 First the towelhead, now you?
00:57:40 I'm not gay, okay?
00:57:43 Maybe I'm a little bisexual.
00:57:49 You know, kind of gay.
00:57:51 You mean like being kind of pregnant?
00:57:54 Kind of gay my ass.
00:57:56 Look, no one's going to love you unless you can learn to love yourself.
00:58:03 And you can't love yourself unless you accept yourself.
00:58:08 Don't you understand?
00:58:10 You're a gay man. Still a man.
00:58:14 Just gay.
00:58:16 Anyway, just trust your instincts.
00:58:20 If your friends have a problem with you being gay, then screw them.
00:58:24 And your mom, just give your mom some time.
00:58:29 She'll always love you.
00:58:31 What else matters?
00:58:33 What else matters? About my job, the people I know?
00:58:38 No, you don't have to wear a poster and you don't have to tell the whole world.
00:58:43 Stop lying to yourself and the people who are most important to you.
00:58:49 It's that easy?
00:58:53 No.
00:58:55 It's not easy.
00:58:57 It's damn hard.
00:58:59 No one said that life is easy or that life is fair.
00:59:04 You just play the cards that you're dealt.
00:59:08 Sam.
00:59:11 You have something you want to tell me?
00:59:18 I'm gay.
00:59:29 Yeah. I'm gay.
00:59:32 See, that didn't kill you, did it?
00:59:35 Let's go find the others at the museum, alright?
00:59:39 There you guys are.
00:59:51 We're heading to the grave site. The museum doesn't open for another hour.
00:59:54 You guys go on.
00:59:56 I was there this morning.
00:59:58 Hey, I'll meet everyone at the museum, okay?
01:00:00 Alright, see ya.
01:00:02 Hey guys, hold up. I have something I have to say.
01:00:06 I'm gay.
01:00:10 Surprise, surprise. Come on, appreciate it.
01:00:12 Good for you. Let's go.
01:00:14 [Music]
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01:00:51 Based on Sid Baysway's award winning novel Southwest of Paradise,
01:00:55 Eddie's character Bobby finds his long lost mother Hallie at a brothel.
01:01:00 (music)
01:01:18 Hey cutie, I'm gonna give you a freebie.
01:01:22 (music)
01:01:35 It's open.
01:01:37 Hey sweetie.
01:01:44 That'll be five dollars and you pay me now.
01:01:48 Come on. If you don't pay you can't play.
01:01:56 Look, if you're thinking of hurting me, you better think again.
01:02:09 I'll break every bone in your body.
01:02:13 Mama, don't you recognize me? I'm Bobby.
01:02:17 Okay, so that's the game you want to play.
01:02:25 Sure honey, come on to mommy. I'll make you feel better.
01:02:32 No, I am your son. Tom Baker's my father.
01:02:41 Tom Baker?
01:02:43 What did you say your name was?
01:02:47 Bobby.
01:02:49 Mama, why did you leave us?
01:02:54 So what did your papa tell you?
01:02:59 Nothing, he just said that you died when I was born.
01:03:08 Listen Bobby, your papa raped me.
01:03:12 My papa worked at the store your grandfather owned.
01:03:18 I was just 13 years old.
01:03:21 Your papa was a crazy person back then.
01:03:27 Is your grandpapa still alive?
01:03:36 No ma'am, he died just a few years ago.
01:03:39 Well, when you were born, your grandpapa gave my family $200 and told them to send me away.
01:03:54 Two hundred bucks!
01:03:59 My papa gave me $30 and sent me to San Francisco and he kept the rest.
01:04:06 I've been fending for myself ever since.
01:04:13 Wasn't that great? Of course it was based on an award winning novel, but three movies, that's all he left us.
01:04:26 [Birds chirping]
01:04:29 I wonder if Eddie Ray had any idea of the influences he would have on world culture, or how he would be marketed.
01:04:42 You know, selling everything from cups to jeans.
01:04:45 Well I'd like to think he would be mad as hell about them co-opting him.
01:04:50 [Birds chirping]
01:04:53 Hey Roy.
01:05:08 Hey guys.
01:05:10 Saw what was the grave site.
01:05:12 It was okay, I felt something. I don't know.
01:05:18 Yeah, there were definitely some vibes there. I felt something too.
01:05:23 Vibes? At a grave site? You guys are...
01:05:29 Ah, never mind. It's $5.50 a piece to get in this place.
01:05:34 [Doorbell rings]
01:05:47 [Door slams]
01:05:48 Welcome to the Eddie Ray Museum.
01:05:54 This home is one of the places that Eddie Ray lived in during the time he lived in Fairview.
01:05:59 The museum opened in 1968, ten years after his tragic death.
01:06:03 We've had visitors from all 50 states and over 40 countries.
01:06:07 Even people from Little Monaco, the smallest country in the world, have visited here.
01:06:11 Um, I thought Vatican City was the smallest country in the world.
01:06:16 We don't count that.
01:06:17 Everything here is from the collection of Mr. Edward K. Hunter,
01:06:21 who started collecting Eddie Ray memorabilia while he was a teenager, shortly after Eddie Ray's death.
01:06:27 Mr. Hunter also authored the book, "Will the Real Eddie Ray Please Stand Up?"
01:06:31 which received critical acclaim and is on sale in our gift shop.
01:06:35 Now if you'll follow me, we'll begin the tour.
01:06:38 [Door opens]
01:06:39 [Door closes]
01:06:41 [Door opens]
01:06:43 [Door closes]
01:06:45 [Footsteps]
01:06:47 [Piano music]
01:06:51 You must accept the past and embrace the future.
01:06:58 It's like a huge weight is lifted off my back.
01:07:01 You should be on the lookout for a nice girl like Rose.
01:07:04 Look, I'm not, I'm gay.
01:07:07 [Music]
01:07:09 You murdered her!
01:07:11 You murdered her!
01:07:13 You're not in the mood right now.
01:07:15 You're my real dad.
01:07:17 I gave up trying to understand you a long time ago.
01:07:21 I gave up trying to understand myself.
01:07:24 [Music]
01:07:26 And that concludes our tour.
01:07:29 I hope you've enjoyed our museum.
01:07:31 Please feel free to roam around.
01:07:33 If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
01:07:36 Or you can always visit the gift shop.
01:07:38 Jane, let's visit the gift shop.
01:07:40 Thanks.
01:07:42 Right this way.
01:07:44 [Music]
01:07:46 What's that sound like?
01:07:53 [Music]
01:07:55 Hey you young man.
01:08:02 Yes?
01:08:05 Don't speak to me like that.
01:08:06 What day is this?
01:08:08 Beg your pardon?
01:08:10 Didn't you hear me? I asked you what day it is.
01:08:13 Today's Sunday.
01:08:16 Do you need any help?
01:08:19 Are you crazy? Of course I need help.
01:08:22 [Music]
01:08:24 I mean...
01:08:26 [Music]
01:08:28 You look familiar. Don't I know you?
01:08:34 [Music]
01:08:35 Lordy, it's you. Praise the Lord, it's you. Ain't it?
01:08:46 It's good to see you again. How have you been?
01:08:51 You look like shit. What happened? Why are you here?
01:08:56 Are you going to take me away?
01:08:59 [Music]
01:09:03 No, it's not your time yet.
01:09:05 [Music]
01:09:07 Mother!
01:09:12 Mother, are you bothering this nice man?
01:09:17 You promised you wouldn't run off like that. We said we were going to stay together.
01:09:22 Well, I... I was just... I don't remember.
01:09:26 Now go back and see Annette, okay?
01:09:31 [Music]
01:09:32 I'm sorry, she's just... she's just very forgetful.
01:09:38 You know, Mom loves coming to the museum, but her dementia is getting worse.
01:09:42 It's difficult. She's not that old.
01:09:46 I'm sorry to hear that. She was no trouble at all.
01:09:50 How long has she been like that?
01:09:52 Oh, it's been about a year. Well, at least that's when we first noticed.
01:09:56 We moved her in with us about six months ago.
01:10:00 I gotta go. Thank you.
01:10:02 Sure.
01:10:04 Human mind is so fragile.
01:10:11 It makes you... realize how lucky you are.
01:10:28 Go get the others. We need to be heading back to Annapolis soon.
01:10:31 I'm going back to the van.
01:10:34 Thanks again, Mary-Lynn.
01:10:57 I see you met Irene.
01:10:58 Yeah, I did.
01:11:00 She's the last one living, you know.
01:11:02 What do you mean?
01:11:05 She's the last person from Fairview who is still alive who knew Eddie Ray.
01:11:09 Of course, she was four years old at the time, but still.
01:11:13 Eddie was her cousin.
01:11:15 Really?
01:11:17 You know, it's odd. Everyone from Fairview who knew Eddie Ray either moved away or died an early death.
01:11:25 Some folks say it's a curse on the town.
01:11:28 Some even blame us for his death.
01:11:32 Well, you have a safe trip now. Thanks for coming.
01:11:37 Yeah, thanks.
01:11:40 Come back anytime.
01:11:42 See ya.
01:11:44 Bye.
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01:12:23 Adam, you better pull over for some gas.
01:12:25 That's a good idea.
01:12:51 [music]
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01:13:29 Roy.
01:13:31 Yeah?
01:13:34 I don't know what happened back there.
01:13:39 But I don't believe your name is really Roy.
01:13:43 I never said my name is Roy. I said that's what some folks call me.
01:13:47 So who do you think I am?
01:13:49 I don't believe in ghosts.
01:13:52 [music]
01:13:54 Well, I didn't believe.
01:13:56 [music]
01:13:59 Hell no, I'm not so sure.
01:14:01 A ghost.
01:14:03 This ghost.
01:14:05 [music]
01:14:08 [music]
01:14:10 Eddie Ray's ghost.
01:14:12 [music]
01:14:14 You've got to be kidding me.
01:14:16 You've known me for three days and you still don't know anything.
01:14:20 I'm sorry, man. I don't look anything like Eddie Ray.
01:14:22 He was, what, 24 years old when he died?
01:14:24 Well, maybe after you die you continue to age.
01:14:27 If that's the case, I'd be a hell of a lot older, wouldn't I? I'd be, what, 72?
01:14:31 Alright, I don't know.
01:14:33 But that woman, back in Fairview, she acted like she knew you.
01:14:40 So?
01:14:42 So she's the last living person from Fairview who knew Eddie Ray before he died.
01:14:47 She was, what, nine years old when he left town?
01:14:50 You know, you're nuts.
01:14:52 In case you didn't notice, that lady is feeble-minded.
01:14:55 Anyway, I was just being nice to her.
01:15:01 She reminded me of someone I used to know.
01:15:04 [music]
01:15:07 Alright.
01:15:09 What about your outburst the other day at the drive-thru?
01:15:14 I was wondering when you were going to ask me about that again.
01:15:18 You wouldn't understand.
01:15:21 When you look at the leaves on a tree, the sunset, the field of wildflowers.
01:15:32 Damn it, you don't get it.
01:15:35 No.
01:15:37 What are you talking about?
01:15:41 [music]
01:15:51 This is a gift.
01:15:54 Like a bouquet of flowers.
01:15:58 With the smell of fresh-baked sweet tea.
01:16:04 Treasure.
01:16:09 Because all too soon, it will be gone.
01:16:17 And when it's gone, it's gone forever.
01:16:22 Answers?
01:16:26 The answers are not out there somewhere.
01:16:29 They're inside.
01:16:34 A ghost?
01:16:38 I don't know what a ghost is.
01:16:41 As a matter of fact, right now, I don't know what anything is.
01:16:48 So Adam, why did you come to Fairfield?
01:16:53 Did you find the answers you're looking for?
01:17:00 I came on this trip looking for answers.
01:17:07 And I learned that I can't find those answers in the arms of another woman or in some far-off distant place.
01:17:20 What I know now in my heart
01:17:27 is that the greatest gift in the world is the love my family gives to me.
01:17:37 And the love I give to them.
01:17:42 And I will never, ever...
01:17:45 Okay.
01:17:48 This is where I say goodbye.
01:17:52 You're not coming back to Indianapolis with us?
01:17:56 No.
01:17:57 What am I going to tell the others?
01:18:00 They won't ask.
01:18:02 They won't remember.
01:18:05 Will I remember you?
01:18:08 Maybe.
01:18:11 Maybe not.
01:18:14 Maybe only in my dreams.
01:18:18 So...
01:18:21 You are Eddie Ray's ghost.
01:18:26 Those are your words, Adam, not mine.
01:18:29 Just remember, you can't find the answers in Fairview.
01:18:35 Fairview is just another small town somewhere in Indiana.
01:18:42 [Humming]
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01:19:22 Okay. Ready to roll?
01:19:24 Sure. You ready to go home?
01:19:27 Yeah. I mean, yes, I'm ready.
01:19:32 Ready or not, here I come.
01:19:35 Not in the back seat, you're not.
01:19:37 This has been quite a trip.
01:19:40 I came out of the closet, and Jane phoned her father and called him everything but a white man,
01:19:45 and then made up with him. And Dan's ready to move on with his life, but...
01:19:48 What about you, Adam?
01:19:52 I'm fine. I mean...
01:19:55 Yeah. I'm fine.
01:19:59 Let's go.
01:20:03 Jane...
01:20:12 I want you to know that...
01:20:14 You don't... have to say anything.
01:20:18 I know.
01:20:20 Just give your wife a big kiss for me.
01:20:24 I know you love her.
01:20:28 And maybe we shouldn't... you know?
01:20:33 Well, you know.
01:20:36 Yeah.
01:20:39 I understand.
01:20:42 So what are you gonna...
01:20:46 Hey, isn't that the guy from the drive-in?
01:20:48 Hey, remember me?
01:21:02 Need some help?
01:21:04 Nah, she just overheated. It'll be okay in a couple of minutes.
01:21:07 I do remember you from the other day.
01:21:10 Got me to thinking about what happened. You know when them kids were killed?
01:21:14 I dug out of old clipping and it seems that three teenagers were killed that night and two kids survived.
01:21:18 Really?
01:21:20 Yeah. This girl was babysitting a four-year-old boy and she was supposed to be home watching him.
01:21:24 Well, she took him with her on this date. And the wreck threw him from the car. They landed in a big haystack.
01:21:29 The girl wasn't hurt too bad, but the boy was in real bad shape. He was a touch and go.
01:21:34 I remember my mom telling me about it. The parents took him down to a children's hospital down south.
01:21:38 They moved away a couple months later to be closer to the hospital.
01:21:42 I don't know if he recovered, but I believe he did.
01:21:44 That's strange. You're both pretty lucky.
01:21:47 Oh yeah. Irene and Roy were lucky kids.
01:21:50 Did you say Irene and Roy?
01:21:53 Yeah. Irene. Eddie Ray's cousin. She's still alive.
01:21:56 The little boy's real name was Michael Raymond.
01:21:59 I guess I called him Roy because he liked to play cowboys and he had this toy gun set he wore around all the time.
01:22:05 That's weird. Do you remember the guy who was with us the other day throwing rocks at your screen?
01:22:11 No. I remember you and the other folks in the van. Was there someone else with you?
01:22:18 Come on.
01:22:20 Alright, never mind. Are you sure you don't need some help?
01:22:28 Nah, I'll be alright. You folks come back and see us.
01:22:32 You know, you really ought to visit during the Eddie Ray Festival in September. It's quite an event.
01:22:40 We'll see if we can. Thanks. Take care.
01:22:42 Take care.
01:22:44 This is not a movie, baby
01:22:47 A happy ending is not guaranteed
01:22:51 And this is not one of those songs for the radio
01:22:55 You're not gonna write this one so easily
01:22:59 We've been talking for hours about it
01:23:03 But you could tell me so much more with just one kiss
01:23:07 I've been searching inside your big brown eyes
01:23:12 The more I see, the greater the mystery
01:23:15 Is this what I've been waiting for?
01:23:19 Just to know I don't know anymore
01:23:23 Is this what I've been waiting for?
01:23:28 Oh, this is not a lesson, honey
01:23:35 I'm not learning anything, any kind of magic
01:23:39 It was almost a year ago that I visited Fairview
01:23:42 Now I'm working as a freelance copywriter and marketing consultant
01:23:46 Sam was promoted to shift supervisor
01:23:50 Dan is engaged
01:23:52 And Jane has an apartment, a cat, and a lover, in that order of importance
01:23:58 Sometimes I wonder about what actually took place last summer
01:24:02 Who was Roy?
01:24:05 Was he real?
01:24:08 Or just a figment of my imagination?
01:24:11 Is this what I've been waiting for?
01:24:16 Got a brand new car called a Rocket 98
01:24:28 Went in a hurry, I never, never leave
01:24:32 I'm a rockin', rockin', rockin' 98
01:24:37 Got a brand new Rocket, got a brand new 98
01:24:42 Got the push-button window, got the push-button door
01:24:48 Even got the push-button on the floor
01:24:51 And I'm a rockin', rockin', rockin' 98
01:24:55 Got a brand new Rocket, got a brand new 98
01:25:04 Picked up my lady, no, she's lookin' real fine
01:25:07 Tonight she's gonna be mine, all mine
01:25:10 And I'm a rockin', rockin', rockin' 98
01:25:14 Got a brand new Rocket, got a brand new 98
01:25:22 [Guitar solo]
01:25:25 Travelling down a road, ninety miles a night
01:25:46 I flew out of my lift for a dive
01:25:49 In my rockin', rockin', rockin' 98
01:25:53 Won't you bury me in my Rocket 98?
01:26:00 Won't you bury me in my Rocket 98?
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