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♪ At forest edge ♪
♪ I swore I saw ♪
♪ A lovely young girl ♪
♪ From afar ♪
♪ Did she smile? ♪
♪ Yes, she seemed to ♪
♪ Smile right at me ♪
♪ So I stepped in ♪
♪ Was it dark? ♪
♪ Yes, the light was leaving ♪
♪ When came moving Off the leaves ♪
♪ Where did she go? ♪
♪ Long branches wet ♪
♪ Forever empty air ♪
♪ To hide promises ♪
♪ No one would keep ♪
Go, go, go!
Come on, you guys.
Sky, where's your little brother?
He's here. I'm right here.
Come on.
Wow, this place is so cool.
Come on.
Jamie, Jamie. Turn on your flashlight.
Wait.
Oh, look. We can do shadow puppets.
I love shadow puppets.
I think I can do a bunny.
Can you make a dog?
Wait. Or a peacock.
That's more a rectangle.
True.
That's like an eye underneath.
That's cool. You can do a trick you like that, too, maybe.
I don't know.
I know llama.
It looks like its nose is popping out of its face.
What about snacks? "Snacks"?
But you just had dinner.
I don't even know what I ate.
Macrobiotic diet.
Yeah.
Please, will you get me something to eat?
Lane, you go.
Okay, I'll go find something.
One queen. Bullshit.
Raoul was arrested.
Did you hear about that?
He had half a joint on him.
And they beat him within an inch of his life.
Just for having long hair.
And half a joint.
Fucked up, man.
But that's the city for you. It'll eat its young.
Don't kid yourself about the locals out here.
Some of the old time families out here have rifles.
And I hear they're willing to use 'em
on any long hairs they think might trespass.
What's up, lady?
Some of the other kids are still hungry.
You know, it's not healthy to put food in your system this late.
I know. It's not for me.
What does it say?
Tarot is just really intuitive...
Where did you learn that?
You know, here and there.
Like, every year or something.
Yeah?
I'd like that.
Is that all it says?
I'm learning, teaching myself.
Oh, sorry. I hope we didn't wake up Shayla.
Oh, don't worry. That kid sleeps through anything.
One, two.
Do you think you guys will stay here at Big Mountain?
I hope we can, but...
my mom keeps on talking about moving to Bolinas.
I bet if we get into a school here, we'll stay.
We tried to go to public school once,
but Hallelujah wasn't into it.
Hallelujah is your mom? Yep.
I used to go to such a fun free school in Cazadero.
I hope you guys don't go to Bolinas.
Me, too.
Bullshit.
Time for lights out. Go to sleep, Berry.
Can I sleep down there with you?
Sure.
I'm really glad you guys came here.
Me, too.
Hey, Gina, wake up.
Dad.
Gina, come on. We gotta go, okay?
Come on.
Get your shoes on.
Here we go.
There we go.
Let's go.
You got your blanket?
Okay. Here we go.
Wait. My friend.
It's okay. But I don't wanna go.
Where are we going?
No arguing, Gina. Come on, let's go.
I wonder if we'll ever see her again.
Doubt it.
I'm gonna get there first. No, I am!
Stop it.
Hi, Shayla. What are you doing here all by yourself?
Come here, come here.
Mom, I'm starving!
Oh, stop. Please, it's early.
Stop it. Let's go to Greg's, okay?
Wait, Lane. I want... Hand me Shayla.
Okay.
Shayla, go to Mom.
Come here, baby.
Come on, Shay. Get cozy. Let's sleep.
Hi, Sonny.
Tag.
No tag backs.
♪ I had a dream about leaving ♪
They always have sugar every day.
♪ I had a dream of the past ♪
Anyone home?
We can go in. They don't care.
Sky, you want some almonds?
Sugar.
Let's dance.
I want some.
I can't stay on this fucking land?
I thought it was a goddamn free country.
I don't know. You can't just take whatever you want.
They're plants, man. And they grow for free.
Besides, they belong to God.
I mean, what's with this fucking ownership bullshit?
Well, those are the rules.
I thought this place was supposed to be free of rules,
but it's like the goddamn Gestapo.
Fuck!
What am I gonna do?
I have no place to go.
Are we kicked off the land now?
Oh, fuck.
Where are we going?
I can't go to Bolinas, Clarise.
I can't do it. I just... I can't do it.
You don't have to worry.
You're gonna be all right.
You guys have to go?
Yeah.
This...
This always happens with my mom.
She just has a hard time getting along with other people.
I told you to leave those roller skates.
These are the best things I ever got from the free store.
You haven't used them in months, Lane.
I can't use them on dirt roads!
We can't take everything with us.
Don't get attached to material goods, Lane.
Big lesson.
Kids, this is erasing your freedom.
♪ Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream ♪
♪ Merrily, merrily Merrily, merrily ♪
♪ Life is but a dream ♪
♪ Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream ♪
♪ Merrily, merrily Merrily, merrily ♪
♪ Life is but a dream ♪
Hey, you talked to them? How'd it go?
Well, they didn't ask for social security numbers,
or previous addresses.
So, I guess if your kids are gonna go, you can go, too.
We get to go to school!
I don't wanna go.
Hey, believe me. When you see all the fun they're having
at that kind of school, you won't wanna miss out.
When do we start?
Uh...
Tomorrow, I guess.
Hey, but listen to me.
You two, no shit food.
Do you understand me?
Jamie? If I catch either one of you with it,
I swear I'm gonna rip you out of there so fast,
it's gonna make your head spin.
Please don't fuck with me on this, kids, all right?
What's that?
What the hell is this?
It's cheese. Yeah, I know it's cheese.
What the hell is cheese doing in here?
Huh?
Does anyone know what's in cheese?
It's just milk.
No, it's not just milk. It's rennet.
Do you know what rennet is?
Huh?
Do you?
It's the lining of a cow's stomach.
Goddamn it! I swear.
I can't get out of this place for five minutes
without it all going to shit.
Goddamn it, Lane.
Wake up!
Get out of my way.
Sorry.
Do you know what you're gonna wear tomorrow?
Probably my rainbow turtleneck sweater...
and my flower bell bottoms.
What are you wearing?
I was thinking
my white top, or my blue top.
The white top is super stained.
Then I'll just wear the blue one.
Oh.
Lane, what's your dream house?
Well...
It would have a big backyard,
with a pool...
and it would have one of those
covered patios next to the pool.
And the house would be super clean.
And white.
And I would sit by the pool...
And my mom would be super pretty.
She'd brush my hair.
Are you done with yours?
Do you wanna grab Berry's for me, please?
Spoon.
Hello.
You must be the new kids.
I'm Susan.
Over there is Kevin.
Why don't you come on in, take your shoes off.
Join us.
Where is your dad?
Claude?
New Mexico.
I don't know where Shayla's dad is, though.
Truck.
Get out of the road.
Come on.
Okay, let's go.
Can we get a ride?
Thank you.
♪ Mean Mary Ann ♪
♪ She won't take ♪
♪ Take my hand ♪
♪ A river ♪
♪ Where she gone down ♪
♪ For no place ♪
♪ She's never been ♪
Boys, go get me firewood.
Lane.
We need to get this fire started. Come on.
All right. I'm gonna need more than that.
Hey, Shayla. Help me find the rice, okay?
Hey, Berry. Stay out of the water.
Berry, I don't want you to get wet.
Hey. I've been looking for you.
Look what I found.
Wow.
I love that.
If I lived in the city, I'd wear that for sure.
I would be...
her.
Um... her.
I'm her.
I'm her!
God! I like everything in here.
Really? Yeah.
Even bras.
Even furniture.
Wow.
So pretty.
We should take it.
No one will know.
All right, everyone.
Five minutes until we go outside.
Let's clean up.
Five minutes.
We're gonna head out.
"The princess looked to the riverbed in dismay.
And there she saw thousands of rocks
over which the magical river had once flowed.
'How am I to know which rock he's trapped in?' the young girl wailed.
The little fairy queen replied,
'You must pick up each rock
and listen to it carefully,
and if you choose the rock in which he is trapped,
you will hear his voice calling out to you.
Then neither he nor you shall ever be lonely again.'
And with this, the little fairy queen vanished.
The girl dried her tears,
and seeing no other option,
began to pick up the rocks and put them to her ear.
For three nights and three days,
she patiently picked up each rock
and listened tenderly to it.
Her ears grew sore,
her throat grew dry, and her lips began to crack.
Yet, she kept on.
For she knew if she did not give up,
she would find it."
Berry.
Berry!
Berry, this isn't funny.
If you are hiding, come out right now!
I told you to keep an eye on the kids.
Calm down, Clarise.
I'm not gonna calm down.
Jamie, if you know where Berry is,
I need you to tell me right now.
I don't know!
Berry!
Berry! Berry!
Berry!
What was your kid doing in the water?
Get the hell away from me. Is he all right?
I said, get the hell away!
Don't take him to the hospital, man.
Death culture there. Get out of my way.
Come on, Sky. Let's go.
Look, can you at least leave food stamps or something?
Anything for us?
Sky, we're leaving.
Now.
Lane, take your sister.
Jamie...
Come on. Let's move this over here, okay?
What now?
Well...
We're gonna go into the city.
But I thought you hate the city.
I don't have a choice anymore.
You're gonna take this.
Come here, baby.
Come on, let's go.
Okay. Let's go for a walk.
Come on, guys. Hurry up.
Hey, Lane. Take your sister. Come on.
Here. Go with Lane, okay?
Who is she calling?
Um, Ethel, maybe.
Who's Ethel?
Our grandma.
We have a grandma?
Yeah.
You're probably too young to remember her,
but you took a shit on her floor,
and she freaked out the last time I saw her.
Come on, Shayla.
Go with Jamie.
Come on.
Go with Jamie.
Come on, Shayla.
Hey, Mom. Hi, it's Karen.
Yeah. Yeah, no. It's me.
Beat it. Come on.
Yeah, it's me.
Yeah, well...
Well, I was thinking we haven't seen each other, and I was...
maybe thinking I could come over tomorrow.
We can all come over.
I know, I know, I know. It's been a while. But...
I thought...
we could come by and say hi.
Jamie, bring Shayla.
Okay.
Then tomorrow.
Okay.
Yeah, Mom...
Let me see your teeth.
Wipe.
Okay, me?
Okay. Let me see your teeth.
Well, you're gonna piss in something, wear it for two days.
Are you happy?
Let's go.
I just... I don't understand you, Lane.
I want you to be Cleopatra
and you just insist on being Minnie Mouse.
Come on, come on. Get the shit. Let's go.
Move it. Come on.
Come on.
Come here, Shayla. Come on.
Yeah.
I know. Let's go.
Come on, kids, come on.
Yes!
Don't do it so many times.
Hi, Mom.
Uh, this is Shayla.
I think you haven't met.
Go inside. Go inside.
As long as there was such a base,
I felt strongly that it was necessary
to see the constitutional process through to its conclusion...
Hey, Jamie. Don't touch that. Please.
Is this you?
In another life. Yeah.
Yeah!
No, no, Jamie. You know better than that. Don't touch that.
They don't eat this, Mom. I'm sorry.
Take this to the kitchen.
The kids, Mom...
they got you some presents they found at the beach.
Right, guys?
You wanna give these to Grandma?
Jamie, take your sister and go in the back.
Hey, Lane?
Come here.
Come on.
Are you praying, Karen?
Oh, God.
You could at least pray for your brother.
I'm sorry, no amount of praying
is gonna save anyone from dying in a war.
From the discussions I have had with Congressional and other leaders,
I have concluded...
I'm sorry.
That because of the Watergate matter...
I'm sorry. I didn't mean that,
and I do pray for him...
in my own way.
I'm sorry. I just need a little air for a minute.
Lane, just...
sit still.
Hey, Mom. We're only gonna be in the city for a few hours.
Do you need money again, Karen?
Oh, Mom.
Thank you. This... Oh, wow.
Oh, Mom. Thank you so much.
Oh, this is great for the kids.
Jamie, bring Shayla.
Oh, thank you.
Hey, come here. Come say goodbye. Come here.
Come on.
Come say goodbye to Grandma.
Say goodbye to Grandma.
Say, "Bye, Grandma."
Thank you, Mom, so much.
It's gonna help me out.
Goodbye, Karen.
Come on, Lane. Let's go.
Come on, Shayla. Let's go.
Come on.
That woman is a heavy trip, man.
Heavy trip.
Hey, sister.
Oh, my magical sister.
Come on in.
Oh.
Sit down.
Lane, go find Puma.
Oh, God. I just can't.
I need a break. It's just too much.
I feel like a... It's awful.
Hello?
Come in.
Hi.
Can I come in?
I said you could come in.
Close the door.
Mm-hmm.
So...
Who are you here with?
My mom, Hallelujah.
Hallelujah is your mother?
So you guys are from the country, right?
Yeah.
No way in hell I'd live out there.
Snakes, spiders,
bugs...
Gross.
You want some?
Okay.
Here.
You should always have fresh breath.
You need some mascara.
And some gel blush.
Can I put it on you?
Um...
Yeah.
I'm good at makeup.
I'm gonna be a cosmetologist.
As soon as I'm 16.
I move into Chicago.
There's this lady there...
Cookie...
She's a black lady.
She's friends with my real dad.
She owns her own salon.
She said she always wanted a daughter like me.
But I don't know. We're really more like sisters.
Look down.
Try this tube top.
Come on.
I don't think I have anything that'll fit you on the bottom though.
Maybe I can make a wraparound skirt.
That shirt looks good with those jeans.
Here.
You can keep my roll-on sparkle if you wanna.
Thank you.
Try on these shoes.
You look pretty.
Let's take a picture.
You look good.
Stand up.
Stand over here.
I need you to pose, okay?
Why you looking scared? You never posed before?
You don't know how to pose?
No.
Okay. This hand...
This hand, put it on your hip.
Now pop your hip.
Pop your hip.
Pop it.
More than that. You go to...
pop it.
Yeah, okay.
And I want you to look at the ground
very seriously.
Ready?
One, two...
That was pretty good.
Let's do one more, okay?
There's a boy you like.
Look at this boy you like.
Lure him in
with your eyes.
One, two...
That was good.
Hey, Lane, come on. We have to go.
Now, Lane. Move it
Come on, let's go.
Where's Shayla?
Mom!
She's gonna stay here for a while. Come on.
No.
Mom, I don't wanna leave her here.
Come on, right now.
I'm not leaving her here.
She's my sister!
Lane, I don't have time for your histrionics.
Come on.
I'm not playing a game.
Shayla's staying here,
and Claude's gonna come and get you and Jamie,
and that's the way it's gonna be,
because I'm tired of this shit. Come on.
Charlie, shut the door.
What are you making?
I'm building an airplane.
Okay.
Do you think Dad's really coming to get us?
No.
You have a better chance of flying out of here on your airplane.
Jamie, stop it for a second.
Stop it.
Daddy!
Hey there, little buddy.
Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy!
Hi, Daddy! Hey, you remember me?
Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy!
How are you doing?
Hi, Daddy!
Hey, you. Little girl.
What are you doing all the way over there?
Come here.
Hi.
Wow, you guys are big.
This is where I'm building an airplane out of spare parts.
This is the gearbox. This is the intake manifold.
They connect to...
Jamie, take Claude to the campsite, okay?
Come on, let's go find your mom.
Show me this later.
Cool truck, huh?
This guy's paying me money to take it all the way back to New Mexico.
Hmm.
So you finally found a reason to come back to California.
So glad you could finally make it.
Over here is where we sleep.
And that's the shitter there.
And over there is where Mom meditates.
Yeah? Oh, it's meditating now, huh?
Still throw the I Ching?
How about the runes?
Mommy still throw the runes?
What are you doing?
Okay.
I'm gonna try to knock you off.
How's that?
Whaa! Whoa!
You know, you look a lot like my mom.
Doesn't she, Karen?
She looks like Lorraine.
I told you I changed my name.
Dad, you know my airplane?
Well, it can also turn into a spaceship.
Is Lorraine still alive?
The intake manifold is 2,000 years' power.
The suspension is double rack and pinion.
And the navigation is inertial and gyroscopic,
and is radar, too.
Yeah, she's alive and living in Las Vegas.
You know, it's a shame she hasn't seen you since you were a baby.
She loved you so much.
What?
She has a good heart, no matter what you think.
I think it's time for bed.
Dad, do you wanna work on it with me tomorrow?
I gotta leave tomorrow.
Are we going with you?
You gotta talk to your mom about that.
She wants us to go.
I'll see.
Lane...
Right?
Didn't that... Didn't you say that...
I want you to go to bed.
Jamie, you, too.
Get your things. Get your bag, it's late.
Good night. Good night.
Go to sleep.
Don't paint me as the bad guy.
Do you hear me?
You don't know my situation, all right?
Don't argue with me.
Look, I just want you to be a father...
and uphold your obligations.
I just take both of the kids? I just take them away?
Yeah, that's what a dad does, right?
Yeah, but... I don't care.
They need their father.
I can barely take care of myself, all right?
You're not the only one who's entitled to a life.
Get in.
Get inside.
Get around front.
Fine.
Wait!
Dad!
Come back!
Jamie!
Come back!
Don't leave me here!
You forgot about me!
Lane.
You have to understand.
Sometimes, things in life don't happen the way you want 'em to.
Some things we just don't get.
You're just thinking about all that shit food Claude was gonna feed you.
Now, come on.
There's someone I want you to meet.
Come and get some rice.
Lane.
Lane, this is Tom Starchild.
He's joining me in meditation and purification.
We need to give thanks for this rice.
Thank you for the rice.
Lane...
This...
is made with peyote.
It's very powerful
and it puts you in direct contact
with the Holy Spirit.
We're gonna drink this for our vision quest.
Would you like to try some?
Is peyote what give you the highest high?
A man and a woman making love is the highest high.
Fuck! Ugh!
Hey!
Hey.
Hi.
Um, can I get a ride?
I'm only going as far as the bus depot.
That's okay.
Yeah. Get in the back. Thanks.
Hello.
Hi, um...
This is Lane calling.
I'm Claude's daughter.
Hello?
Just a minute.
You're Claude's daughter?
Yeah.
Lane, yeah.
I met you when you were a baby.
That was a lot of years ago.
Is it okay if I come stay with you for a while?
Please deposit 10 cents for the next four minutes.
Thank you.
Lane? Hello?
Lane, are you there?
I don't have much time on the phone.
I'm coming on a bus from Santa Rosa, California.
We're sorry. Please try your call again later.
I'm leaving today.
Okay...
Hey. Hey. Wake up.
We're in Vegas. Last stop.
You're Lane?
Yeah. Is that your bag?
That all you brought? Yeah.
Okay. Well, we'll get some more things.
Go on that side of the car, get in there now.
We got a party at home.
A party? Yeah.
Come on. Everybody's waiting.
Okay.
♪ Let's get away She'd always say ♪
♪ Let's get away from it all ♪
Here, you take what you want.
And there's a bed in the basement.
You can take your food down there.
♪ No silly boys No silly toys ♪
♪ Let's get away, she'd say ♪
♪ Play in the sand Swim in the beach ♪
♪ Feel the sun On our toes ♪
♪ We'll take our sweet time ♪
♪ No matter what time Of the day it is ♪
♪ Stay up all night ♪
♪ Just watch The stars in the sky In their place ♪
♪ Maybe rise for the sun ♪
♪ And on, and on And on, and on ♪
♪ No silly toys No silly boys ♪
♪ Let's get away She said ♪
♪ Play in the sand Swim in the beach ♪
♪ Feel the sun On our toes ♪
♪ We'll take our sweet time ♪
♪ No matter what time Of the day it is ♪
♪ Stay up all night ♪
♪ Just watch The stars in the sky In their place ♪
♪ Maybe rise for the sun ♪
♪ And on, and on And on, and on ♪
♪ She'd always say Let's get away ♪
♪ Let's get away from it all ♪
♪ It's yours For the taking ♪
♪ It's yours You can make it ♪
♪ Yes, you can ♪
♪ Goodbye, 1974 ♪
♪ We've seen the last of you ♪
♪ Goodbye, 1974 ♪
♪ We sang Until you were through ♪
♪ Sang until you were through ♪