Clair: Cliff.
Hey.
What Are You Doing?
Cooking A Little Breakfast For My Son
Studying For His Final Exam.
Let Me See.
I Just Closed The Door...
Open It.
Don't Want...
Cliff.
A Dozen Chocolate Devil's Food Doughnuts
For Breakfast?
Yeah, But...
One With A Bite?
You've Been Munching?!
That's What You See, And That's All You See.
You See Chocolate And Devil's Food
But There's Bran In Those Doughnuts.
What Were You Going To Wash This Bran Down With?
Orange Juice.
Orange Juice In The Refrigerator?
Yes, Orange Juice.
Is This The Orange Juice?
A Lot More Pigmentation To It.
Oh, Look At That.
It Says Chocolate Milk.
Vitamin D.
Cliff, You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself.
Using Theo At The Most Stressful Time In His Life.
You Know He's Preparing For A Make-Up Final.
You Use Him To Cover Your Inability
To Discipline Yourself.
This Is Vitamin D And Bran.
It's Healthy.
You're Sad.
You Are Very Sad
And It's Going Out Of Here Today.
Potato Chips, Cliff?
Iron.
Morning.
Good Morning, Son.
I Was Studying So Late
I Don't Know What Time I Went To Sleep.
I Love That.
You Remember Those Days?
I Certainly Do.
I Wanted To Show You
The Studying's Paying Off.
One "A" And Two B-Pluses.
All Right.
Have A Doughnut, Son.
Hey, Thanks, Mom.
Clair: Just For You.
Theo: All Right.
That Chocolate Milk?
That's Just For You Too.
You Guys Are Great. Thanks.
I Want You To Know
That You're Looking At A Man
Who's One Grade Away From Making The Dean's List.
May I Put This On My Lab Jacket
And Wear It Around The Hospital?
Before You Start Putting Things On Display
I Have One More Final--
A Make-Up Exam In Economics.
Yeah, But Listen, Man.
You're Hot, You're On A Roll Now.
But This Is Economics.
This Is My Toughest Subject.
You Know Make-Up Exams Are Always Harder.
I've Got This Professor, Professor C.G. Stein.
We Call Him Dr. Flunkenstein.
First Day Of Class, He Said To Us
"I'm Failing Everybody Now To Avoid The June Rush."
At Hillman, I Had A Bio-Chem Professor
Called Dr. Death.
Dr. Death...
Dad, Dad.
This Is My Life, Okay?
I Think I Got Him Pegged.
See, You're Looking At A Psychology Major.
Now Flunkenstein, He's A Type-A Guy...
Very Intense, Yet He Masquerades As A Type-B Guy...
Casual Yet Condescending.
Understand, The Man Is Inconsistently Consistent.
I Got Him Pegged.
But You Do Look A Little Tired.
That's Okay, Mom, 'Cause I'm In Control.
I Realize That To Get What I Want From Life
I Got To Push For It.
This Is What I Want.
Making The Dean's List
Will Look Great On My Record
'Cause I've Got To Compete With Every Other Graduate.
But I'm Focused.
I'm A Camera.
I Zoom In
Aim, And I Shoot.
See You Later.
Clair: Don't Forget These.
This Is For You.
Thank You.
And This Is For You Too.
Your Father Bought All Of This Just For You.
Hey, Dad, You're Great.
Thanks A Lot.
Where Are You Going?
Huh?
Where Are You Going?
Seeing My Son To The Door...
No, You're Not, Darling.
You're Going To Have Carrot Juice
With Celery And Sprouts.
Drink What?!
Sit Down!
I Don't Like This House.
Look, It's Theo.
He Has Missed Every Party
And Now He's Missing His Own.
Thanks A Lot, Lucy.
Come On, Don't Sweat It.
Hey, We'll Save You Some Pizza.
If We See Any Women, We'll Get Their Numbers.
Like He's Going To Have Time To Date.
My Man Is Going For The Dean's List.
Number One!
Wow, I Wish I Had Someone To Rub The Back Of My Neck.
Okay.
Danny, I Have Finished My Dip.
Open Your Mouth.
Oh...Mmm...Oh.
I Would Love To Have Someone
Feed Me Dip.
Okay.
Thank You, But It's Not The Same.
Hey, Come On.
Focus, Theo, Focus.
Yeah, Right, Priorities.
Yes.
I'd Better Make The Dean's List.
I Have To Go.
I'll See You Later.
Where's My Kiss?
Oh, Right Here.
Don't Even Think About It.
Excuse Me.
Can I Borrow Your Sugar?
Sure.
Thank You.
Uh...
Thank You.
You're Welcome.
Here You Go.
Thank You.
You Use Sugar In Your Tea.
Yes, I Do.
What A Coincidence!
I Use Sugar In My Tea Too.
See?
Tea, Sugar.
I See.
Do You Use Milk Or Lemon?
Neither.
Me Neither Too.
Good Tea.
Yes. Good Tea, Good Conversation.
Yes.
I'm Teo.
I Mean Theo.
And I'm Cheryl.
Ah, Cheryl, That's A Lovely Accent.
Where Are You From?
Barbados.
I'm An Exchange Student.
Ah, Beautiful Barbados.
Oh, You've Been There?
Well, No.
But Maybe You Can Tell Me About It Sometime.
It Would Have To Be Soon.
I'm Going Home Tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
How About Tonight?
Uh, I Can't.
Economics.
That's All Right.
We'll Go Dutch.
Dutch? Oh, No.
No, I Have A Final In Economics.
What A Shame.
It Would Have Been Nice.
Yeah, It Would Have Been More Than Nice.
I Better Go Now.
So Soon?
Yeah.
Well, Perhaps Someday You'll Get To Barbados
And Look Me Up.
Perhaps.
Bye Now.
Is That The Spot?
That's The One.
The Spot.
Hey.
Mom, Thank You For Dinner.
I'm On The "A" Train.
Wait A Minute.
Are You Finished
Studying?
Yeah.
Guys, Let Me Share Something With You, Okay?
It's Kind Of Silly
But I've Been Letting Opportunities
That Could Affect The Rest Of My Life
Just Slip Through My Fingers.
So I Took Your Advice And Made Some Time For Myself.
When You're Sitting Studying
With Your Face In A Book
Things Around You Are Happening, And You Know Nothing About It.
Something Happened To Me
At The Cafe De Balzac
That Could Have A Profound Effect On My Life
And I Almost Let It Get Away.
You Know Why?
I Was Sitting There Studying
With My Face In A Book.
And You Almost Let Her Get Away.
Yes.
I Met Her This Afternoon.
How Long Did You Meet With Her?
Five Minutes.
But, Dad, It Was A Profound Five Minutes, Man.
But You Told Me That You Had To Cram
For A Make-Up Final In Economics.
Yeah, I Said That.
But, Dad, Understand, It's A Question Of Priorities.
You See, The Mind Is Like A Closet.
In Mine, I Have Four Hangers And A Couple Of Shelves.
The Hangers Are For Things That I'm Always Going To Use.
The Shelves Are For Things I'm Hardly Ever Going To Use.
My Mistake Was, Get This, I Had Economics On A Hanger
When It Should Have Been On A Shelf.
So You're Telling Me
That Economics Is No Longer Important?
Oh, No, Dad.
I'm Going To Pass The Course.
I Just Won't Push So Hard.
Well, How Do You Feel About This, Dear?
The Mind Is Like A Closet.
Thank You.
This Girl Is On A Hanger?
Oh, Yes, Mom.
She's On All Four Hangers.
In Fact, She's Got Half The Closet.
See, It's Important To Remember That Life Isn't Just Books.
Life Is...
A Cabaret.
Filled With Different People And Different Experiences.
Remember That, Guys.
Remember That.
Life Is A Cabaret With A Closet With Shelves...
He's Lost It.
It's Gone.
Economics Is Tearing Him Up.
Dr. Flunkenstein.
He Done Flunked His Brain Out.
You Know That Spot You Had Found?
Yeah.
Find That Spot Again.
I Can Find Another One If We Go Upstairs.
(Dance Music Playing)
Theo?
Oh, Thank You.
Are You All Right?
Yeah, Yeah, I'm Fine.
I Don't Know.
You Look A Bit Troubled.
No, I'm Enjoying Myself.
Really I Am.
Oh, That's My Song.
Come And Dance With Me, Boy.
Okay.
Uh, Cheryl, I Have To Ask You A Question.
Yes?
Uh, Some Friends And I
Were Discussing The Gross National Product
And We Were Discussing The Economic Indicators.
Do You Know What They Are?
Uh, No.
Not Off The Top Of Me Head.
Retail Sales, Capital Equipment
Housing Starts, Durable Goods
And, Uh, Productivity.
Very Good.
Word Up.
I Love Slow Dances.
Yeah, Me Too.
But You Know What They Remind Me Of?
Economic Slowdowns.
Kind Of Like A Recession.
Can You Define A Recession?
Well, If I Remember...
Two Straight Quarters Of Negative Growth
In The Gross National Product.
That Sounds About Right.
Oh, Yes, It Is Right.
Then Let Me Ask You A Question.
Are You Sure You're Having Fun?
Oh, Yes.
I've Invested My Time Very Wisely Tonight.
You Know, Speaking Of Investments...
Hold On, Theo.
I'm Not Blind, Man.
I Can Tell You Got Something Else
Pressing On Your Mind So
And It's More Than Obvious It's Your Economics Final.
Uh...
Cheryl, Sit Down For A Second.
You're Right.
I Haven't Studied Enough
But I Really Wanted To Be With You.
And I Wanted To Be With You.
But This Is Too Important For You.
You Must Go.
No, Cheryl...
Theo, We'll Meet Again.
But You're Going Home.
Chill, Man, I'll Be Back Next Week.
You Will?
After The Break.
I Decided To Come Back
For Another Semester.
Because Of Me.
No, Because I Got The Classes I Wanted.
Okay.
But You're A Bonus.
Well, I'll, Uh...
See You When You Get Back.
For Sure.
Bye.
Bye Now.
Good Luck On That Exam.
Thank You, Thank You.
And Have A Safe Flight.
Okay.
Thank You.
See You When You Get Back.
You Said That Already.
Go Now.
I'm Trying.
Can I Get Your Phone Number In Barbados?
I Thought
You'd Never Ask Me.
Yes.
"Define Supply-Side Economics."
Yes!
Theo, You Do It Again, My Man.
Hey, Dad.
Late Delivery?
Yeah.
I Thought You Were On A Date.
Well, Yeah, I Was.
Then I Realized I Had To Study For My Final Tomorrow.
I Apologize For Acting Stupid With You And Mom This Afternoon.
It's No Problem.
Your Mother And I Have Taken Enough Finals
To Know What Stress Is And What It Does.
That Guy Wasn't Really Me.
In Psychology We Learn That We're All Complex People.
We All Have Different Sides To Our Personalities.
Now, Me, I've Got Three Or Four Different People
Living Inside Here.
You Remember The Guy This Afternoon?
Yeah, The One Who Was Missing All Of The Good Things Of Life
Because His Face Was In The Book.
Yeah. That One.
He Was A Liar, Dad
And We All Listened To Him.
See, When He Said Forget Studying
Go To The Party, We Went Along.
Is He Here Now?
Well, He's Always Here
But We're Just Not Listening To Him Anymore.
What About The Guy With The Cabaret
And The Woman On The Shelf In The Closet?
Well, He's Here Too.
He Meant Well, Dad
But He Was Leading Us Down The Wrong Path.
Well, Who Is It That I'm Talking To Now?
Your Son.
Which One Is The One I'm Paying Tuition For?
That's Me.
And Is That The One
With The Face In The Book Now?
Yeah, Dad.
The One Who Knows
It Will Take A Heavy Cram Night
To Get A Good Grade.
That's The Fella I'm In Love With.
All Right.
Come Sit Down.
I Want To Show You Something.
It's Kind Of Late.
Have A Seat.
It Will Only Take A Second.
I'll Sit With You For A Second.
Okay, One Second.
Now, Dad, Let Me Ask You A Question.
Who Are You?
I'm Your Father.
You Know Who I Am.
I Mean In Relation To These Doughnuts
And This Chocolate Milk.
Are You The Same Man
Who Bought These To Share With Me?
Don't Fool Around With Me.
Is This The Same One Who Would Like
A Chocolate Doughnut And Some Chocolate Milk?
Why Are You Fooling With Me At This Hour?
Are You The One..?
Yes, Yes, I Am The One!
Mon Pere, Let's Dig In.
Here You Go.
They're Asleep.
I Checked.
Glass For You.
Glass For Me.