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00:01My name is Nicole Bradford. This is Michael. He's my father. He works uptown. He dresses in a suit. This
00:10is Joey. He's my other father. He's an artist. We all live in his loft downtown. Michael and Joey inherited
00:17me from my mom. This is the judge that put us together. She says everything's going to work out just
00:22fine.
00:22And if they screw up, I'll fix it.
01:11Finish my paper. Do you want to read it and correct it?
01:14That's what I live for.
01:18What I want to be when I grow up by Nicole Bradford. Did you come up with that?
01:25When I grow up, I want to be a beautician. Honey, there's your first mistake right there.
01:31Why? I spelled that right.
01:33No, no, no. What you want to be when you grow up is spelled surgeon.
01:40Now, if I can't get into beautician school, surgeon school, and I can't be a beautician, surgeon,
01:49then I would be very happy as a cashier.
01:56I'd be very happy as a surgeon.
02:00You see the way this is going, don't you?
02:04Yes, yes, yes!
02:06God has blessed me today!
02:08Woo-hoo!
02:09Good news.
02:11The Hollander Art Gallery has given me a one-man show.
02:16Michael, my first art show.
02:18This is the biggest...
02:20This is the second biggest surprise I've ever had.
02:24Congratulations, Dad!
02:26That is really terrific, Joe.
02:28Oh, man.
02:29So people are going to gather in one room,
02:31and they're going to look at all these things that are on our walls
02:33and have made our home the unique showplace that it is.
02:37That...
02:37That's, uh...
02:39That's, uh...
02:41I can't stop my head, Joe.
02:44I've got to tell everybody.
02:46What do you tell your father?
02:48He won't care.
02:49Why not?
02:50Because I'm not going to tell him.
02:51Why not?
02:53Because he won't care.
02:56He never cared about anything I do.
02:59Well, now you've got your big break,
03:01and your father's got to be proud of you.
03:03No, never.
03:03My father's philosophy's always been
03:05either you make a steady income or you're a bum.
03:08He doesn't understand passion.
03:10No, he doesn't understand the soul.
03:12He doesn't understand the inner workings of the mind.
03:17Right, Michael?
03:18Right.
03:19Either you make a steady income or you're a bum.
03:24What?
03:28All right, we've got to get the rest of the stuff out of here.
03:30That truck from the gallery's going to be here any minute.
03:32Do we have to sell this one?
03:34I've always liked this one.
03:35Yeah, I know.
03:36I get attached to them, too.
03:38And it means more to us
03:40than it could ever mean to anyone else.
03:42I mean, how much money could you get for that anyway?
03:44That one, that's $500.
03:50So how do you know how much to charge people for these things?
03:53That's like anything else.
03:54You know, the better they are, the more I charge.
03:56So how do you know how much to charge people for these things?
04:01Surprise!
04:04There's a strange person under me.
04:06Hey, I'm no stranger.
04:09I'm your grandpa.
04:11That.
04:12Hey.
04:14There's my little Picasso.
04:18What are you doing here?
04:20You think I'd miss my son's first art show?
04:21Yeah.
04:24It's been years for something like this to happen.
04:26Yeah.
04:27I never thought it would, but...
04:28I've never been so happy to say that I was wrong.
04:32Hey.
04:33Yeah, I've never been so happy to hear it.
04:36How'd you know about the show?
04:42You can thank me later.
04:45Mikey.
04:46Hey, Mr. Harris.
04:47Look at Mikey.
04:49Well, look at you.
04:50You're still growing, aren't you?
04:54Look at Mikey in his fancy suit.
04:58Oh.
04:58No, don't hug me.
05:00Oh.
05:01You're successful.
05:02Yeah, no, don't pick me up.
05:03Oh.
05:05I'm more successful on the ground.
05:08Oh.
05:09Oh.
05:09Look at Nicole.
05:12Oh, you're gonna break a lot of hearts one of these days.
05:17So, you're Joey's father.
05:20That makes you my grandfather, possibly.
05:23Look, it doesn't matter which one of these guys is your dad.
05:25I'm still your grandfather.
05:27Because Joey's my boy.
05:29Joey.
05:30And Mikey, he's just like my boy.
05:33Mikey.
05:35No, no, don't slap me on the back.
05:39Dad, so you just dropped everything and you flew out here for the show, huh?
05:43Yeah.
05:44Oh, yeah.
05:48Come on, boys.
05:49Go get my bag.
05:50I got a granddaughter to me.
05:53Nicole, give me a hug.
05:55Ah!
06:00You know, Mike, if I didn't know better, I'd say he's proud of me.
06:03Of course he's proud of you.
06:04He's your father.
06:05Yeah, but it doesn't work that easy in my family.
06:07I mean, after my mother died, I mean, everybody.
06:09He shipped them all out to Ohio.
06:11Everybody went but me.
06:12They all got in this plumbing business and they're all doing pretty good.
06:14They all got their own trucks.
06:16Yeah, well, now you're doing pretty good, too.
06:17That's why he came out to see you.
06:21I think he's come out here to see me fail.
06:25I never used to understand your father's art.
06:30I mean, look at this.
06:32It's a dog with two hands looking out of a Venetian blind.
06:36You know what that says to me?
06:39I still don't understand your father's art.
06:44Hey, Picasso, let me have that bag over there.
06:48Maybe there's something in here for my little granddaughter.
06:51Oh, well, here it is.
06:54You know, you didn't have to get me anything.
06:57You know why I did?
06:58To make me like you more?
07:00Pretty much, yeah.
07:07Great bribe!
07:10Thank you, Grandpa.
07:12I'm going to go use this right away.
07:17That's the last we see of her.
07:19Quite a kid, boys.
07:21You should be proud.
07:23We are.
07:24Can't get over it, Jojo.
07:27You're finally getting your life together.
07:30I mean, for a long time there, I was really worried about you.
07:34You hear that, Jojo?
07:38Your father used to be worried about you, but he's not anymore.
07:42Okay?
07:42I'm just going to sit here and enjoy this warm family moment.
07:46So how much are they paying you for this art show?
07:48Well, that's enough for me.
07:51I'm going to go see if the kid's all right.
07:53We've only had her a month.
07:54I'm not exactly sure how she works yet.
07:57So come on, how much are they paying you?
07:58Well, they don't pay me up front.
08:01How much I make depends on how much I sell.
08:04Oh, you don't get paid unless you sell one of these things?
08:10Well, Mikey's doing all right, isn't he?
08:12Here it comes.
08:13What does he do, anyway?
08:16He's a financial advisor for some big company.
08:19You used to be good at math.
08:20No, I wasn't, Dad.
08:22No.
08:23This is the way art shows work.
08:24No, no, I understand.
08:25You're like a salesman on commission.
08:28But if you worked for me, you'd have a regular salary.
08:32Four and a half minutes.
08:33You're slowing down, Dad.
08:36I am talking full partnership here.
08:39I am talking your own truck.
08:43Well, a minute ago, you were talking like I was Picasso.
08:46A minute ago, I thought somebody was paying you.
08:50What is this thing here?
08:52How much do you charge for something like this?
08:54It's 1,200 bucks.
08:56What?
08:58Joey, a good sink cost a couple hundred.
09:02People need sinks.
09:03They don't need dogs looking out of Venetian blinds.
09:07I hate that they're fighting.
09:09Can't you make them stop?
09:12Nicole, it's a family matter.
09:13It's not right for me to interfere.
09:16What I want to be when I grow up by Nicole Bradford, M.D.
09:26Uncle Lou.
09:28I just think you should be paid for your work.
09:31Hey, that's not the way the gallery does it, okay?
09:34Where is this gallery?
09:37Czechoslovakia?
09:38Mr. Harris, I may not know about art, but I do know what I like.
09:43Lots of people think he's good.
09:46If he's good, he'd have a job.
09:48If he was good, he'd have a steady income.
09:51He has neither.
09:52He has a daughter who loves him, no matter what he does.
09:57I don't mean any disrespect, Grandpa, but I'm Joey's relative, too.
10:06You're right.
10:08Really?
10:09Absolutely.
10:11You see this smiling face, Joseph?
10:15Financial failure now affects more than just you.
10:19Hey, I take care of Nicole just fine.
10:24If I were rich, would that make me a better father?
10:26Or son?
10:28Would that mean that I'm a better artist?
10:30Look, you can't call yourself an artist unless you can make a living at it.
10:33Now, you're a father now.
10:35Now, if not for your sake, at least for the sake of your daughter,
10:37don't you think you ought to take up the art of learning how to make a living?
10:39Oh, so in other words, when tomorrow night comes,
10:41my show's a big success and I make lots of sales.
10:44Then I'm an artist and I'm a father.
10:46Then you accept me.
10:47You make one sale at those prices, I'll call you an artist.
10:50Hey, let me get this straight.
10:52I sell one piece to one person and you get off my back forever.
10:55It's a deal.
10:57But if you don't sell anything,
10:59I want you to give up this artist nonsense,
11:01I want you to come home,
11:02and I want you to be a plumber like the rest of your brothers and sisters.
11:07Wait a minute, I want to shake on that.
11:09Because you just lost yourself a bet, Dad.
11:11Okay, you lost yourself a bet.
11:12Because anybody who knows the New York artistic community
11:15knows that these prices are right.
11:17And anybody that knows the slightest thing about art
11:20can see a mile away that I am on the cusp of my own destiny.
11:24How many times have I told you not to leave your garbage in the hall?
11:28I don't know.
11:30Yeah.
11:30What?
12:05Michael.
12:07Hey, Mr. Harris.
12:08How's it going here?
12:09Oh, are you kidding?
12:09Look at all the people.
12:11Hordes and hordes of people.
12:13I've never seen this many people at an art show.
12:15And they're all here to see your son's work.
12:18No sales yet, huh?
12:20Oh, God.
12:21Oh, God.
12:21Oh, God.
12:22Oh, God.
12:23Things are going to start to get better.
12:24How could they get worse?
12:28Oh, God.
12:29Oh, God.
12:29Oh, God.
12:30Oh, God.
12:31Oh, God.
12:32Hi, Judge.
12:33Oh, hi, sweetie.
12:35Hi, Judge.
12:35Thanks for coming.
12:38Well, you needed some help, and I needed some art.
12:42Oh, really?
12:44Well, you come to the right place.
12:46What exactly did you have in mind?
12:48An abstract, maybe?
12:50Or new wave realism?
12:53Something with orange in it.
12:56Okay.
12:57Just come with me.
13:01Judge.
13:02Hi.
13:02Nice to see you.
13:04Buy something.
13:06Dad, this is Judge Wilbur.
13:08Judge Wilbur, this is my father.
13:10Margaret.
13:10Lou Harris.
13:12You're the lady in Joey's building, huh?
13:14My building.
13:16I own it.
13:17My son's landlord?
13:19As well as the judge who gave us Nicole.
13:23Well, that's quite a coincidence.
13:24No.
13:25We don't think of it as coincidence.
13:27We think of it as fate laughing like hell.
13:32Uh, Judge.
13:33Judge, what do you think?
13:35Orange.
13:40Not bad.
13:41Not bad at all, Joey.
13:44How much?
13:45That's $1,200.
13:48$1,200 what?
13:51$1,200 times I told them, be a plumber.
13:56Margaret, uh, maybe your building could use some new sinks.
14:01Talk to me.
14:11Okay, I'm a plumber.
14:12Hey.
14:13No!
14:14It's still early.
14:16Things are gonna start to get better.
14:17Why?
14:18If they do, I'll be in the john learning my trade.
14:28You're making a mistake, pal, and you know it.
14:32So can we forget this false pride thing and face the fact you're an artist and you always will be?
14:38How do you adjust the tension on this little floaty thing?
14:41Would you get your head out of the toilet and listen to me, please?
14:45You can listen to me, Michael.
14:46You know, I've been taking ribbon from guys like you and my father for a long time.
14:51And that's okay, because I didn't think you knew what you were talking about.
14:54But those people out there, they do.
14:57And if I can't make an impact on them, then maybe you guys are right along.
15:03Maybe it was right for Joey Harris to be an artist.
15:06But maybe it's right for Nicole's father to be a plumber.
15:11No, no.
15:13We're not right.
15:14We don't know what we're talking about.
15:17Joe, what do I know about art?
15:19On my office wall, I have one painting of wheat.
15:23But you like it.
15:24Yeah, but I don't think of it as art.
15:26I think of it as bread.
15:29Michael, if you don't mind, I got a lot of studying to do here.
15:41What happened?
15:42You heard that flush?
15:44That was Joey's art career.
15:46There's got to be something we can do.
15:49There's still a lot of people here.
15:51We just need one of them to buy one piece.
15:54Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
15:56Hey, what do I do for a living?
15:59I sell investments, right?
16:01Art is an investment.
16:03Watch.
16:04Watch and learn.
16:05But you don't know anything about art.
16:12It's a beauty, isn't it?
16:15It's a car.
16:17Well, on the surface, sure.
16:19But if we probe deeper, do we not, in fact, find something, something deeper?
16:30We find it's something like existentialism.
16:33It's existential.
16:34It's about how we exist.
16:38And sex.
16:40It's about sex.
16:43Sex is why we exist.
16:46See, if there were no more sex, then there'd be no more people.
16:50And then there'd be no more sex.
16:53This is very deep.
16:55It really is.
16:57I mean, sex and existence.
16:59Sex and existence.
17:00That's what this piece is saying.
17:02Too bad.
17:03I thought it was a neat car.
17:08It's a fabulous night, isn't it, Margaret?
17:11Tonight's the night I get my son back.
17:14How do you mean?
17:15Well, this artistic dream of his.
17:18This art show is going to help him get out of his system.
17:21Do you have any children, Margaret?
17:24I never married.
17:25Why's that?
17:27Haven't found the man who has the right combination.
17:31What's the right combination?
17:35Money and coma.
17:42Of course I like it.
17:43I love it.
17:44But look at that price.
17:45But look at that existentialism in sex.
17:50My father made me say it.
17:58I tried real hard, Michael.
18:01Me too.
18:03You sold anything?
18:04Couple of mutual funds.
18:07I think it's never too late for a parent to do what's right for his kid.
18:12You know, I think you'd make a great parent, Margaret.
18:15Not as good as one particular parent I never had the pleasure of meeting.
18:19Who's that?
18:20This woman.
18:21Who fell in love with two terrific guys.
18:24And the guys are both in love with her.
18:27Then she dies and she leaves her child to both of them.
18:30But she didn't know who the father was.
18:32No.
18:33Because she knew that one of the terrific guys was down to earth.
18:37And the other terrific guy had his sights on the moon and the stars.
18:41And between these two guys, the kid would get one terrific bringing up.
18:46You think I'm wrong?
18:47Well, I think it's never too late to do what's right for a kid.
18:52Judge?
18:54Sweetie.
18:56You see, the problem is that the people who like Joey's stuff didn't come here to buy.
19:02And the people who would buy don't get Joey's stuff.
19:05I'm one of the people who doesn't get Joey's stuff.
19:09Maybe you can help me.
19:11I mean, like this, for example.
19:13Oh, well, that, of course, is obviously, uh...
19:24What the hell is that?
19:30It's a lady.
19:32A lady what?
19:35See the hearts?
19:37They're her eyes because she looks at everything with love.
19:40And look at the crystal ball she's wearing.
19:43A vision of two soldiers shooting at each other.
19:46It's tearing her apart.
19:48See the cracks in her face?
19:50That crystal ball is a locket.
19:52Two soldiers are a husband and a son.
19:55It's their constant quarreling that's causing those cracks in her face.
20:02Oh, my God.
20:05It's my wife.
20:07It's my wife.
20:09Sex and existence.
20:12That's what this piece is saying.
20:15I don't see that at all.
20:19Death and defiance.
20:21That's what it's really saying.
20:24No.
20:25Alienation and despair.
20:27Siskel and Ebert.
20:30Peaches and herb.
20:32Fruit and fiber.
20:37It's the many varied interpretations that make the piece all that more intriguing for me.
20:41Young man, you may have just swayed me into purchasing this.
20:45Really?
20:47Son.
20:47Hey, Dad.
20:51Look what I did.
20:56Forget that.
20:57Listen, I was looking at one of your paintings and I got it.
20:59I understood it.
21:01And I liked it.
21:03Well, that's nice, Dad.
21:05But I still didn't make a sale.
21:07Now, how about that toilet, huh?
21:09But you did make a sale.
21:11To me.
21:14I want to buy that painting of your mother.
21:19Oh, no, no, no.
21:22No, I know what you're doing.
21:25I don't want your pity.
21:27Joe.
21:27Joe, this gentleman right here would like to buy this sculpture.
21:30Right here.
21:31I don't want your pity either.
21:33Forget it.
21:34It's not for sale.
21:35Nothing's for sale.
21:36Okay?
21:36Everybody out.
21:37Out.
21:37Come on.
21:38You want to pay me?
21:39You can call me when your drain gets clogged.
21:40I'm sure there's been a misunderstanding.
21:42I simply find this piece rather provocative and I would like to purchase it.
21:46You don't even know what it means.
21:48I do so know what it means.
21:52Oh, yeah?
21:53What?
21:54Well, there are many various interpretations.
21:56Oh, so you're already making excuses.
21:58Mine is that it's a metaphysical statement about man's insignificance.
22:03And?
22:03And his inability to comprehend his place in the universe.
22:08What kind of universe?
22:11A parallel universe.
22:14What kind of parallel universe?
22:18A silly one?
22:22That's right.
22:24That's right.
22:29Well, it's yours.
22:31You can pay the cashier.
22:37You can pay the cashier.
22:40Hey, did it that, eh?
22:43I'm proud of you, son.
22:47Hey.
22:48Hey, I'm proud of you, son.
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