PREVIOUSLY ON "ALL AMERICAN"...
LAYLA: HERE. I'LL ADD IN
STUDIO TIME WITH MY DAD.
LOOK, IF YOU WIN, YOU
GOT TO GIVE HER ALL THAT
MONEY BACK, ALL RIGHT?
THINGS HAVE BEEN KIND OF
DIFFERENT WITH YOU LATELY.
LOOK, I NEED TO GO.
I WANT TO BE
ALONE TONIGHT.
LAYLA--
DAMN IT, SPENCER.
JUST GET OUT OF
MY CAR.
MICAH: YOU KNOW,
I TRIED CALLING
AND TEXTING,
I MEAN, A FEW TIMES,
BUT I NEVER
HEARD BACK.
MY LIFE GOT
A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE
JUST TOLD ME THAT
INSTEAD OF GHOSTING ME,
RIGHT?
IT'S OK. LOOK, UM,
I'M GLAD TO SEE
YOU'RE DOING WELL.
TAKE CARE.
SPENCER: I'M CHOOSING YOU TO
BE MY FATHER, NOT MY COACH.
I--I JUST WANT TO BE
YOUR SON.
AND I DON'T WANT FOOTBALL
GETTING IN THE WAY OF THAT.
[CHEERING]
TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE,
BABY! WHOO!
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
MAN. WHO
GOT THE WILD MOM?
MOM: YOU GOT THIS!
WHOO!
YO, I'M FIXING TO DOG YOU.
WAIT. WHAT? YEAH,
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YOUR MOMS AND HER FRIENDS
MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE.
YOUNG MC: ♪ ...FOUR SCORE
AND SEVEN YEARS AGO ♪
♪ THERE WERE A WHOLE BUNCH OF
RAPPERS WHO WERE IN THE KNOW ♪
♪ FOUR SCORE
AND SEVEN YEARS LATER ♪
♪ I DIG HOLES
IN THOSE RAPPERS... ♪
MOM: TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE, BABY.
QUARTERBACK: HIKE!
MOM: WHOO! YOU GOT THIS, BABY.
YOUNG MC:
♪ ...AND I'M A COMPACT DISC ♪
♪ AND LIKE TYSON DROPS BOXERS
IN RAPID SUCCESSION ♪
♪ THAT'S HOW I'M DROPPIN' MCS
IN THE RAPPIN' PROFESSION ♪
♪ I'M COMIN' OFF ♪
♪ AND I CAN FLY LIKE
JIMMY SUPERFLY SNUKA ♪
♪ LIKE A SHUTTLE GOES
UP INTO OUTER SPACE ♪
♪ PEOPLE'S HANDS GO UP
WHEN I ENTER THE PLACE ♪
♪ I DON'T MEAN TO BRAG OR BOAST,
TRY TO TELL YA I'M GREAT ♪
♪ BUT I CAN ROCK
THE MICROPHONE ♪
♪ LIKE DOROTHY HAMMIL
CAN SKATE ♪
♪ YEAH, I CAN SAY A FUNKY RHYME
LIKE GREG LOUGANIS CAN DIVE ♪
♪ DON'T HAVE TO BE
SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
♪ FOR YOUNG MC TO GET LIVE
'CAUSE I COME OFF... ♪
DANG. YOU GOT SPEED.
YOU, TOO.
THOUGHT YOU HAD ME.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
COREY JAMES.
I'M BILLY BAKER.
MOTHER: OK, BABY! WHOO!
WOMAN: ♪ NA NA NA NA... ♪
IS THAT YOUR MOM?
YEAH.
COME TO ALL YOUR GAMES?
EVERY ONE.
SHE COOL, I GUESS.
GOOD GAME, BILLY BAKER.
I'LL WIN THE NEXT ONE.
YOUNG MC: ♪ COME ON ♪
- ♪ COME ON ♪
WOMAN: ♪ OOH... ♪
[MOTHER CHEERING]
[ECHOING]
♪ AH AH AH AH, YEAH... ♪
HURRY UP, LITTLE MAN.
WE GOT TO GO.
DILLON: OK!
WELL, SINCE WHEN DOES IT
TAKE HIM LONGER THAN SPENCER
TO GET READY?
SINCE GIRLS AT SCHOOL
STARTED CALLING.
WHERE DID THE TIME GO?
DON'T ASK ME.
I'M STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT
HOW MY 25-YEAR REUNION
IS THIS WEEKEND.
OOH! OK. SO WHO YOU TAKING?
-TO THE REUNION?
-YES!
SPENCER AND DILLON
ARE COMING WITH ME
TO THE BARBECUE.
NO. I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE NIGHT THING.
AIN'T THERE GONNA
BE A DJ, DRINKS?
YEAH.
DANCING?
[CHUCKLES]
PROBABLY.
I'M JUST SAYING, YOU
CANNOT BE THE SINGLE LADY
AT THE REUNION LOOKING
THIRSTY.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA
LOOK THIRSTY.
YEAH, IF YOU BRING SOMEONE.
WHAT'S UP WITH MICAH?
HIT THAT BOY UP.
I AIN'T SEEN HIM
IN A MINUTE.
OH, MICAH
MET SOMEONE.
YOU GOT CANCELED, TOO?
COOP: YO, WHO
CANCELED YOU, BRO?
CHERIE.
FOR THE RECORD, MICAH
DID NOT CANCEL ME.
HE JUST MOVED ON.
WITH WHO?
[CHUCKLES]
I DIDN'T ASK.
HOW YOU EVEN KNOW
IT'S THAT SERIOUS?
UH, ARE YOU TAKING
DILLON, OR SHOULD I?
HA HA! YEAH, I'M
TAKING HIM. COME ON, BRO.
UGH.
COOP: LATER.
WOW. 25 YEARS?
CRAZY, RIGHT?
YOU EVER WONDER WHAT WE'RE
GONNA BE IN 25 YEARS?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M
GOING TO BE DOING TOMORROW.
HEH! YOU'RE STILL
COMING, RIGHT?
TO THE REUNION BARBECUE?
ISN'T THAT JUST
FOR FAMILIES?
YEAH, BUT MY POPS
IS GONNA BE THERE.
YOU ALL AIN'T SPEND
NO TIME TOGETHER, AND I
WANT THAT TO CHANGE.
-OK.
COME ON. WE GONNA BE LATE.
OH, I'LL--I'LL JUST
DROP YOU AT SCHOOL.
YOU SKIPPING AGAIN?
I'M JUST NOT
FEELING IT TODAY.
LAYLA, I GOT TO ASK
YOU SOMETHING.
YEAH?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TODAY?
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE
I'LL GO SEE A PSYCHIC
AND SEE WHERE I'LL BE
IN 25 YEARS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU
WANT SOME COMPANY?
DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER.
I KNOW. YOU'RE
NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO
COULD USE A DAY OFF.
JUST NO PSYCHICS,
THOUGH, PLEASE.
COOL.
JORDAN: PLEASE?
LAURA: NO!
MA?
I ALREADY GAVE YOU
YOUR PHONE BACK, JORDAN.
I AM NOT GIVING YOU
YOUR CAR KEYS.
OK, FINE. CAN I
AT LEAST USE THE ACCOUNT
TO ORDER A RIDE?
LOOK, I HAVE--I HAVE
A THING TOMORROW NIGHT.
DOES THIS THING HAVE
A NAME?
IT'S NOT A DATE.
WHAT PART OF "GROUNDED"
IS CONFUSING?
LOOK, CARA DOESN'T
HAVE A CAR, ALL RIGHT?
AND I TOLD HER I'D
HELP HER OUT.
AM I NOT ALLOWED TO HELP
OUT A FRIEND IN NEED?
I'M SORRY, JORDAN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW
HARD IT IS TO BE YOU
RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU.
SO WAS THAT A YES?
NOPE. STOP ASKING.
WHAT, YOU GOT SOMETHING
WITTY TO SAY?
YES, I DO, BUT I'M
GOING TO KEEP IT
TO MYSELF.
AND I ALSO HAVE
A SOLUTION TO YOUR
COMPLICATED DATING LIFE.
I'M LISTENING.
GO WITH ME TO DAD'S
REUNION BARBECUE TOMORROW.
WON'T GRACE JAMES
BE THERE?
THE WHOLE DAY
WILL JUST BE
A HUGE REMINDER
OF WHAT HAPPENED.
MY CAR TOMORROW NIGHT.
JUST GO TO THE REUNION
AND HANG OUT WITH DAD.
YOU'RE BRIBING ME.
YES.
YEAH. I'LL BE THERE.
GOOD MORNING, ASHER.
HEY, DAD.
YOU LOOK GOOD.
I FEEL GOOD.
GOT SOME BIG NEWS.
-YEAH?
-NOPE. NEVER MIND.
I DON'T WANT TO JINX IT.
BUT IF EVERYTHING
WORKS OUT,
IT'S GONNA BE BIG NEWS
FOR BOTH OF US.
THAT'S GREAT.
I, UH, BETTER GET
TO SCHOOL.
WHO WAS ON THE PHONE?
MOM.
I WAS SURPRISED TO
HEAR FROM HER.
IT'S BEEN, LIKE, A YEAR.
SHE ASKED TO MEET
FOR LUNCH TOMORROW.
SAID SHE HAD SOMETHING
IMPORTANT SHE
WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT.
WELL, I GUESS EVERYONE
HAS BIG NEWS.
LAYLA: THAT MOVIE SUCKED.
THEY NEED TO JUST
STOP REMAKING REMAKES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SNACKS?
UH, WE PROBABLY
SHOULDN'T STAY LONG.
ISN'T YOUR MOM AT WORK?
YEAH, BUT IF
SHE COMES HOME EARLY
AND CATCHES US SKIPPING...
THE FUN OF SKIPPING
IS THE DANGER OF
GETTING CAUGHT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.
OK.
LAYLA, I SEEN
THE CUTS ON YOUR ARM.
WAIT. WHAT?
LAYLA, IF YOU
HURTING YOURSELF--
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THAT'S WHY YOU
SKIPPED, SO YOU
COULD AMBUSH ME.
-I JUST THOUGHT--
-NO.
MAYBE DON'T THINK
SO MUCH, SPENCER.
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU.
I'M OUT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO
YOUR BARBECUE THING.
LAYLA, WAIT. WHAT--
NO. JUST SO YOU KNOW,
THESE CUTS ARE FROM
MY BRACELETS.
OK, OK, I'M SORRY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE
JUMPED TO CONCLUSIONS.
I GUESS I'M JUST
STILL GETTING USED
TO THIS
NEW VERSION OF YOU.
IT'S NOT A VERSION
OF ME. IT'S ME.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE
MORE WORRIED
ABOUT THIS VERSION OF YOU.
SO YOU
BELIEVE HER?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO BELIEVE.
WELL, I DID HEAR
SOMEBODY SAY THAT
THEM RODEO DRIVE
BRACELETS IS
WAY MORE DANGEROUS
THAN WHAT WE GOT
OVER
HERE AT CRENSHAW.
LOOK, I AIN'T SAYING
SHE LYING,
BUT EVEN IF SHE NOT
CUTTING HERSELF,
SHE'S STILL ACTING LIKE
NOTHING MATTERS.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S
JUST SOME BEVERLY HILLS
EMO PHASE.
MAYBE I SHOULD CALL HER POPS.
[SCOFFS]
YOU DON'T THINK I SHOULD.
TAKE IT FROM SOMEBODY
WHO EVERYONE THINKS
IS A SNITCH.
AND SAY YOU DO
MAKE THE CALL
AND THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG.
LAYLA IS NEVER GONNA
FORGIVE YOU.
-AND I COULD LOSE HER.
-YEAH.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN
HANG OUT WITH HER.
MAN, WHAT? COME ON.
DON'T PUT ME IN THAT--
YOU TRYING TO
WRITE SONGS, RIGHT?
THAT'S SOMETHING SHE LOVES.
MAYBE SHE CAN HELP YOU.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
I HIT HER UP.
BUT I'M NOT SPYING
ON YOUR GIRL, DOG.
I HEARD THAT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
COREY JAMES, IS THAT YOU?
DENISE RIVERS?
IT'S DENISE PATTERSON NOW.
BUT DON'T YOU WORRY.
I'M SINGLE.
-OK.
-HERE'S YOUR BADGE.
-ALL RIGHT.
-OH. OH.
SO YOU'RE THE NEW
FOOTBALL COACH, HUH?
YOU GONNA BRING US
THE STATE TITLE?
I'M GONNA TRY.
DAMN! LOOK AT
BILLY BAKER.
HOW IS THAT BOY
LOOKING FINER
THAN HE DID
BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL?
HOW DO I LOOK?
-COREY.
-BILLY.
YOU REMEMBER DENISE?
DENISE RIVERS.
OH, PATTERSON.
IT'S OK. SHE'S SINGLE.
-HEY, BILLY B.
-HEY, NOW.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR YOU.
HA HA!
IT'S GONNA GO
OFF TONIGHT.
WAIT. WHAT'S
HAPPENING HERE?
ISN'T THAT GREG BANKS
OVER THERE?
I HEARD HE'S SINGLE.
GREG BANKS,
YOU BETTER COME HERE
AND SAY HI TO ME! HA HA!
-OOH. DON'T YOU GO ANYWHERE.
-OK.
BILLY: HA! I OWE YOU
FOR THAT. CRAZY.
HA HA! OHH.
OH, THIS SEEMS TO BE
OUR SPOT, HUH? REMEMBER?
I REMEMBER. A LOT OF
HISTORY HERE.
SO, COR, UH, ABOUT
SPENCER WANTING TO
STAY AT BEVERLY.
IT WAS HIS DECISION.
HE MADE IT.
YO, BILLY, EVERY TIME
WE RUN THAT
COUNTER REVERSE PLAY,
YOU GET THE BALL.
THAT'S BECAUSE I'M
FASTER THAN YOU, COREY.
[LAUGHTER]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
COREY: DANG, BILLY.
WHO IS THAT?
I HEARD HER
NAME'S GRACE.
COREY: HUH.
GRACE: HEY.
BILLY: HEY.
GRACE: WHERE Y'ALL GET
THOSE NAME TAGS?
YOU GOT TO CHECK IN
WITH DENISE.
-RIVERS?
-IT'S PATTERSON NOW.
-AND SHE'S SINGLE.
-SHE GOT HER EYE ON BILLY.
YEAH. SHE ALWAYS DID.
[MEN CHUCKLE]
-FELLAS.
-YO.
-MR. BAKER.
-ALL RIGHT.
DILLON: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SPENCER: CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A SECOND?
YOU GONNA
BE GOOD?
YEAH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU,
LITTLE MAN?
I GOT CANCELED
BY A GIRL.
FOR REAL? YEAH.
ME, TOO.
WHAT'S UP, SON?
NOTHING MUCH.
I WAS JUST THINKING
MAYBE WE
SHOULD MAKE SOME PLANS.
I'M STAYING IN BEVERLY
SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS
ON US AS A FAMILY.
GET TO KNOW
EACH OTHER AGAIN.
JUST TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE.
I WAS HOPING YOU'D
HAVE SOME IDEAS.
WE CAN GO FISHING.
FISHING.
HA HA! I WAS THINKING
MAYBE HIT UP
A LAKERS GAME OR...
I'M A CLIPPERS FAN, SON.
I'M SORRY. WHAT?
CLIPPERS ALL DAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS
FAMILY THING GONNA
WORK OUT.
NAH.
GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER ALREADY, RIGHT?
YEAH! YEAH! OK.
GRACE?
HI...
DENISE.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.
YEAH. SO DO YOU.
OH, GIRL, YEAH, I KNOW
I STILL GOT IT.
[CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
LISTEN, I'M JUST
GONNA SAY IT.
WE'RE BOTH SINGLE,
WE'RE BOTH LOOKING.
I AM NOT LOOKING.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA.
SO WHY DON'T WE JUST
LET EACH OTHER KNOW WHO
WE HAVE OUR EYES ON
AND THEN WE DON'T STEP
ON EACH OTHER'S TOES.
YOU KNOW, I'M--I'M
BRINGING A DATE.
OK! YOU GOT A LITTLE
BOYFRIEND.
MM-HMM. SORT OF.
YEAH.
WHO?
I MEAN, YUP.
I DON'T KNOW.
LOOK, UH, CAN YOU--
CAN I, UM--
CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME
MY BADGE?
OH. ALL RIGHT.
YEAH. THANKS.
LIV, ALL I'M SAYING
IS WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME
YOU GOT YOUR CAR WASHED?
MY CAR'S NOT DIRTY,
AND YOU'RE LUCKY
TO HAVE A CAR AT ALL.
MOVE.
LOOK, I'M MAKING A SACRIFICE,
TOO, ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO BE HERE.
JORDAN, I KNOW HOW
YOU FEEL. I DO.
BUT DAD IS ALL ALONE
RIGHT NOW,
AND HE NEEDS US.
SO COULD YOU PLEASE
JUST, LIKE, PRETEND LIKE
YOU'RE HAPPY TO SEE HIM?
WAIT. HERE HE COMES.
SMILE.
HEY. YOU GUYS CAME.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT
YOU'D, UH...
WE WOULDN'T MISS IT,
RIGHT, JORDAN?
MM.
WELL, I'M, UH, I'M
GLAD YOU GUYS SHOWED UP.
UH, COME.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO A COUPLE OF MY OLD
TEAMMATES. COOL?
COME ON. COME ON.
-UH, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
-ALL RIGHT. COOL.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
HEY. I THOUGHT YOU
WERE BRINGING LAYLA.
YEAH. ME, TOO.
KIND OF HAD
A FIGHT.
I ASKED A QUESTION,
AND SHE LEFT.
WHAT DID YOU ASK HER?
I SEEN SOME CUTS
ON HER ARM.
THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE
HURTING HERSELF.
I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT HER.
SPENCER, THERE
WAS NEVER A SECOND
BREAK-IN AT HER HOUSE.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
LAYLA TRASHED HER OWN HOUSE,
AND I'VE SEEN DEPRESSION,
AND THERE ARE DEFINITELY
SIGNS THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
SHE'S GOING THROUGH,
BUT SOMETHING'S NOT
RIGHT WITH HER.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD, COOP.
YEAH. BUT IT'S
INCOMPLETE.
OK. SO FINISH IT.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
LIKE, EVERYTHING
COMES OUT SO NATURAL,
AND THEN I GET STUCK.
AND THE REST JUST
SEEMS FORCED.
OK. SO JUST WALK AWAY.
I CAN'T JUST KEEP
STARTING OVER ON SONGS.
NO. LITERALLY,
LIKE, WALK AWAY.
TAKE A--TAKE A LONG WALK
AND CLEAR YOUR HEAD.
ANYWAY...
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
I'M GOOD. HA HA.
I'M REALLY GOOD,
ACTUALLY.
I'M JUST EMBRACING
THE NEW ME.
I GET IT. YOU KNOW,
JUST KEEPING IT REAL.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
SPENCER CALLING FOR
A FULL REPORT?
NAH. THAT'S--THAT'S
NOT IT.
UM, I ASKED YOU HERE
BECAUSE I'M STUCK.
AND I COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP. THAT'S ALL.
[EXHALES]
YOU HIDING FROM
DENISE RIVERS?
HEH. IT'S PATTERSON NOW.
I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU.
FOR WHAT?
SPENCER SEEMS REALLY
HAPPY WITH THE WAY
YOUR RELATIONSHIP
IS GOING.
YOU MENTIONED
CLIPPER TICKETS?
HA HA.
YOU OK, COREY?
YEAH. I'M GOOD.
SOMETHING CAME UP.
I GOT TO GET OUT OF
HERE EARLY.
OK. YOU STILL COMING
TO THE DANCE, THOUGH,
TONIGHT, RIGHT?
I'LL BE THERE.
SAVE ME A DANCE.
OLIVIA: HEY. SORRY I'M LATE.
ARCHER: HEY.
[EXHALES]
WHY AM I SO NERVOUS?
IT'S BEEN A YEAR.
I'M SURE SHE'S JUST
AS NERVOUS AS YOU.
HEY, BABY.
MOM.
[GWEN CHUCKLES]
YOU REMEMBER OLIVIA?
YES. UH, JORDAN'S
SISTER, RIGHT?
WAIT. ARE YOU TWO...?
-NO.
OH. WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.
YOU LOOK CUTE TOGETHER.
PLEASE SIT. SIT.
TELL ME EVERYTHING.
ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, YOUR LIFE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT MY LIFE?
MAYBE I SHOULD--
NO, NO, NO.
I WANT YOU TO STAY.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR, MOM.
GWEN: I KNOW.
SO WHY NOW?
WHAT CHANGED?
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.
BUT JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE
MISSED YOU EVERY DAY.
ASHER SAID THAT YOU
HAVE SOME NEWS.
YES. AHEM.
UM, JACOB, MY BOYFRIEND,
PROPOSED.
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
WOW. THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL RING, GWEN.
THANK YOU, OLIVIA.
ASHER?
WHAT?
AREN'T YOU GONNA SAY
ANYTHING?
ABOUT THE RING?
ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT--
ME AND JACOB.
MOM, I DON'T EVEN
KNOW JACOB.
I KNOW. BUT THAT'S
GOING TO CHANGE.
ARE WE DONE HERE?
-ASHER--
-LOOK, MOM...
YOU WANTED TO TELL ME
YOUR BIG NEWS,
AND NOW I KNOW.
LOOK, THAT'S NOT THE REASON
WHY I ASKED YOU HERE.
I CAN'T MARRY JACOB
UNTIL YOUR FATHER AND I
ARE OFFICIALLY DIVORCED.
AND HAROLD KEEPS AVOIDING
THE DIVORCE PAPERS.
I'VE TRIED TO SERVE HIM
8 TIMES, BUT--
WAIT. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING
HIM TO DO?
WELL, I'M HOPING...
THAT YOU'LL SERVE HAROLD
WITH THESE DIVORCE PAPERS.
GWEN: FINALIZING THIS IS
THE BEST THING FOR EVERYBODY,
INCLUDING YOUR FATHER.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
OK?
I LOVE YOU, BABY.
YOU FEEL OLD YET?
DO I LOOK OLD?
NOT AS OLD AS SOME
OF YOUR CLASSMATES.
THAT'S MY BOY.
-HEY, BILLY B.
-HEY, NOW.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT,
RIGHT?
-SHE'S THIRSTY.
-YEAH.
DON'T WORRY.
I WON'T TELL MOM.
TELL MOM WHAT?
-AH, HA HA.
-HA HA!
YOU GOT JOKES.
AHH. I MISS THIS, MAN.
YOU AND ME.
AND I KNOW. I KNOW.
I KNOW.
WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO,
BUT, UH,
BUT WE'LL GET THERE.
CAN I GIVE YOU A RIDE?
UH, NO. I GOT, UH,
I GOT LIV'S CAR.
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW
ABOUT THAT?
NO. UM, ARE YOU
GONNA TELL HER?
-JORDAN.
-COME ON, DAD.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING
A GOOD TIME TODAY,
RIGHT?
GIVE ME A BREAK
ON THIS ONE, PLEASE?
ANY DISTRACTION IS GOOD
WHEN YOU'RE STUCK.
THE KEY IS YOU
JUST CAN'T FORCE IT.
SO NOW JUST SEE WHAT WORDS
POP INTO YOUR HEAD.
OK. I WILL
GIVE THAT A TRY.
OK. UM, I'M GONNA
GET GOING.
OK. HEY, TODAY WAS COOL.
I APPRECIATE YOU
COMING THROUGH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
THAT'S, LIKE, YOUR
TENTH MISSED CALL, COOP.
SO WHAT?
I'M POPULAR TODAY.
I KNOW IT'S SPENCER.
LOOK, HE CARES ABOUT YOU.
OK. SO HE SET THIS
WHOLE THING UP?
NO. I HONESTLY JUST
THINK HE'S WORRIED.
-WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
-GO AWAY.
YO, DEUCE, THIS
IS BAD TIMING.
I AIN'T GOING
NOWHERE TILL LITTLE
MISS BEVERLY HILLS HERE
GIVES ME THAT STUDIO TIME
WITH J.P. KEATING.
WHAT DID YOU JUST
CALL ME?
YOU OWE ME,
AND I'MMA GET MINE.
BELIEVE THAT.
ARE YOU THREATENING ME?
YOU THINK MY DAD IS
GONNA WASTE HIS TIME
WITH SOME WEAK-ASS,
NEEDY M.C.?
-HEY, LAYLA, CHILL.
-NOW YOU DISRESPECTING ME.
LAYLA: WHY DON'T YOU
JUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
OR GET UP OUT
OF MY FACE, HMM?
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
[CHUCKLES]
ALL TALK.
ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL GO BACK
DOING
WHAT Y'ALL WAS DOING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
-MICAH, HI.
-HEY.
THANKS
FOR COMING.
UH, YOUR MESSAGE SAID
IT WAS URGENT.
BUT I'M GUESSING YOU
DON'T NEED HELP WITH
AN ASSIGNMENT.
YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST
GRADE IN THE CLASS.
I DO?
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
HAVE TOLD YOU THAT.
HA HA!
UH, WHAT DO YOU NEED?
A FAVOR. WOULD
YOU MIND IF WE SIT?
AM I IN TROUBLE?
-NO, YOU'RE FINE.
-HA HA! ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE FINE.
WHAT'S THE FAVOR?
UM, MY 25-YEAR REUNION
IS TONIGHT.
OH. AND, UH,
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
THE SINGLE LADY AT
THE PARTY LOOKING THIRSTY.
I AM NOT GONNA BE
LOOKING THIRSTY!
HA HA! HEY, I'M JOKING.
I'M KIDDING, OK? HA HA!
NO. HEY, LOOK, IF YOU NEED
A DATE, YOU GOT ONE. COME ON.
WE'RE STILL FRIENDS, RIGHT?
RIGHT. FRIENDS.
HA HA.
[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]
WHY CAN'T WE GO
TO YOUR HOUSE?
MY MOM'S HOME.
WHAT ABOUT YOURS?
SAME. WE COULD ALWAYS
JUST PULL OVER,
GET IN THE BACK SEAT.
UM, IT'S
MY SISTER'S CAR.
SO?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
WHO KEEPS BLOWING YOU UP?
WHO THE HELL
IS SIMONE?
NOBODY. GIVE ME--
GIVE ME MY PHONE.
-NO.
-GIVE ME--GIVE ME MY PHONE.
-WHY DON'T YOU MAKE ME?
-OH, SHOOT!
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO!
OH, NO, NO, NO.
[HORN HONKS]
CARA: WAIT. NO. AAH!
YOU OK?
YES. BETTER THAN YOUR
SISTER'S CAR.
I'M SO DEAD.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY
GET OUT OF HERE.
YEAH, BUT WE CAN'T JUST
LEAVE MY SISTER'S CAR HERE.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
YOU CAN STAY.
SAY HI TO SIMONE.
HEY.
HEY. YOU HEARD FROM LAYLA?
NO. I MEAN, I LEFT HER
A COUPLE MESSAGES.
WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE WAS HANGING OUT
WITH COOP TODAY
AND LOST IT ON SOME DUDE.
LOST IT?
JUST PICKING FIGHTS
SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN PICKING, ALL RIGHT?
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE
SHE IS.
I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA.
JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
MICAH: THIS WAS MY JAM
IN JUNIOR HIGH.
HA HA! GREAT. THANKS.
AS IF I DIDN'T FEEL OLD
ENOUGH ALREADY TODAY.
DON'T WORRY.
YOU STILL GOT IT.
OH, I KNOW I DO.
[HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
MICAH: MY 20-YEAR
REUNION WAS LAST YEAR.
AH, THEY'RE
ALL THE SAME.
JUST, "HOW YOU BEEN?"
"WHAT YOU BEEN UP TO?"
-GENERIC CONVERSATION.
-YEAH.
HOW YOU BEEN?
[LAUGHTER]
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?
SO THIS IS WHAT OUR
RELATIONSHIP HAS COME TO?
MAYBE I SHOULD GET US,
UM, SOMETHING TO DRINK.
BILLY: 25 YEARS.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
MOST OF IT SEEMS
LIKE A LIFETIME AGO.
AND THEN SOME THINGS
FEEL LIKE THEY
JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
YOU MISS IT?
SOME OF IT. YOU?
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE
SOME GOOD MEMORIES,
BUT, UH--
BUT THE BAD ONES
STAY WITH US.
THINGS THAT NEED
TO BE SAID, BILLY.
ASHER: HEY.
HEY.
ANY WORD ON
THAT BIG NEWS?
NO. I WAS WAITING TO HEAR
ABOUT A JOB OFFER.
SURE SOUNDED TO ME LIKE
I WAS GONNA GET IT.
DON'T JINX IT, DAD.
HA HA!
WHAT WAS YOUR MOM'S
BIG NEWS?
SHE'S MARRYING JACOB.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
UNLUCKY GUESS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ASHER?
I AM SERVING YOU WITH
THESE DIVORCE PAPERS.
I'M SORRY.
SHE'S GONE, DAD.
IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO LET HER GO.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS
THAT WE HAVE EACH OTHER
AND WE'RE DOING OK,
RIGHT?
I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE
FOR YOU.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
[R&B MUSIC PLAYING]
WHEN DID YOU SNEAK IN?
A WHILE AGO.
JUST BEEN BUSY TAKING PHOTOS
OF BILLY WITH ALL HIS FANS.
THEY DO LOVE HIM HERE.
THAT MAN CASTS
A VERY BIG SHADOW.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
WIN A FEW GAMES.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
YOU, COREY?
DENISE: HEY!
WHERE ALL MY SINGLE FELLAS AT?
[APPLAUSE]
DENISE: HEY, OK, I SEE YOU.
I SEE...YOU. HELLO! HA HA.
OK. AS CLASS PRESIDENT,
THEY'VE ASKED ME TO MAKE
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT.
WE ARE HONORING
A FORMER CLASSMATE
WHO PUT SOUTH CRENSHAW HIGH
ON THE MAP, OK?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
DENISE: WE ALL REMEMBER
HIS AMAZING MOTHER
AS THE BEST HISTORY TEACHER
THIS SCHOOL HAS EVER SEEN,
MRS. B? MRS. B, YOU KNOW!
HA HA!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
SO...SO TO GET HIM UP ON STAGE,
WE HAVE A TRIBUTE TO HIS
AMAZING MAMA.
[LOUD CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[CHEERING AND RATTLING STOPS]
DENISE: LET'S BRING UP
TO THE STAGE
SOUTH CRENSHAW HIGH'S FAVORITE
SON AND ONLY NFL STAR,
STILL LOOKING FINE AS EVER,
BILLY BAKER.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
DENISE: WHOO! GET UP HERE!
ARE YOU GONNA SAY
SOMETHING? MOM? MOM?
OK. YOU'RE STARTING
TO SCARE ME.
GOOD. SIT.
YOU MIND IF I STAND?
YOU WILL SIT.
I WILL STAND.
I WILL ASK
THE QUESTIONS,
AND YOU WILL PROVIDE
THE ANSWERS.
YOU WILL TELL ME
THE WHOLE TRUTH
AND NOTHING
BUT THE TRUTH,
SO HELP YOU, GOD.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN COURT.
YOU ARE IN MY COURT.
DID I OR DID I NOT
SUSPEND YOUR
DRIVING PRIVILEGES?
-MOM.
-ANSWER THE QUESTION.
YES. OK. I WASN'T
SUPPOSED TO DRIVE.
AND YET SOMEHOW,
YOU MANAGED TO CRASH
YOUR SISTER'S CAR
INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S
FRONT YARD.
IS THAT A QUESTION?
YOU ARE GROUNDED
FOR AS LONG
AS I CAN
LEGALLY GROUND YOU FOR.
AND YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY
NEXT WEEKEND, CANCELED.
EVERYTHING IS CANCELED.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, MOM.
THAT'S LIV'S PARTY, TOO.
YEAH? SHE GAVE YOU
THE KEYS TO HER CAR.
YEAH. SHE HAD A GOOD REASON.
OH, DID SHE? I'M
GLAD THAT SHE HAD
A GOOD REASON.
WHEN DID YOU AND DAD
SWITCH PLACES?
[SIGHS]
EXCUSE ME?
NOTHING. IT'S JUST...
YOU'RE THE BAD COP NOW,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE'S THE GOOD COP.
WHEN WAS HE THE GOOD COP?
TODAY. WE WENT
TO THE REUNION.
YOUR DAD KNOWS
YOU'RE GROUNDED.
DID HE KNOW THAT YOU WERE
DRIVING OLIVIA'S CAR?
LOOK, MOM, DON'T--DON'T
BE MAD AT DAD, OK?
HE WAS JUST BEING COOL
WITH ME BECAUSE WE WERE
GETTING ALONG, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. DON'T--
DON'T--MOM.
[SIGHS]
DENISE: WHILE WE STILL GOT
OUR GUY UP HERE,
WE HAVE ONE MORE SPECIAL
TRIBUTE TO HIM.
BILLY: OH, BOY.
THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY, Y'ALL,
TO RENAME OUR SOUTH CRENSHAW
FOOTBALL FIELD
BILLY BAKER FIELD!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
SHE NOT HERE.
I GOT THE KEY.
THAT WORKED?
YEAH. LIGHT-SKINNED GIRL
WITH STRAIGHT HAIR.
WORKS EVERY TIME.
SHOULD WE BE DOING THIS?
PROBABLY NOT, BUT WE
CAN'T JUST SIT BACK
AND DO NOTHING.
[ELECTRONIC READER BEEPS,
DOOR UNLOCKS]
MY GOD.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
I GOT TO CALL HER POPS.
-YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
-WHAT'D HE SAY?
LAYLA: WHAT DID WHO SAY?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN MY ROOM?
WE WERE TRYING
TO REACH YOU.
I WAS SHOPPING.
AND HOW DARE YOU
INVADE MY PRIVACY.
FIRST YOU PLAN MY WHOLE
DAY SO YOU CAN SPY ON ME.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I
WAS DOING.
AND THEN YOU BREAK INTO
MY ROOM BECAUSE WHAT,
I DIDN'T RUN
MY SCHEDULE BY YOU?
LAYLA--
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE TO DO, ALL RIGHT?
WHO DID YOU CALL?
I CALLED YOUR POPS.
[SCOFFS]
IT'S OVER, SPENCER.
-LAYLA, DON'T DO THIS.
-LAYLA, HE WAS JUST TRYING TO--
YOU KNOW, I DON'T
REALLY WANT TO HEAR IT.
YOU CAN JUST GET OUT.
-LAYLA?
-GET OUT!
[EXHALES]
[VOICE OF BILLY]
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE
SOME GOOD MEMORIES.
[VOICE OF COREY]
THE BAD ONES
STAY WITH US.
THINGS THAT NEED
TO BE SAID, BILLY.
[BELL RINGS]
WHY WON'T YOU TALK
TO ME, BILLY?
MAN. GET OUT OF MY FACE.
YOUR POPS WON'T
TRAIN ME NO MORE?
I MEAN, WHAT'S WRONG?
AM I STEALING
YOUR HEADLINES?
YOU GOT TO BE THE STAR?
I AM THE STAR, COREY.
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
THE JEALOUS SIDEKICK
WHO CAN NEVER BEAT ME.
WHAT ABOUT GRACE?
WHO'D SHE CHOOSE?
I CUT HER LOOSE,
SO YOU SHOULD BE
THANKING ME.
WATCH YOURSELF, COREY,
OR I MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND
AND TAKE HER BACK.
BILLY: THINGS NEED
TO BE SAID.
I'M LISTENING.
BILLY BAKER FIELD?
STILL JEALOUS
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
I AIN'T NEVER BEEN
JEALOUS OF BILLY BAKER
IN MY LIFE.
WELL, THEN GET OVER
IT, COREY.
IT AIN'T MY FAULT
YOU QUIT FOOTBALL.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
LOOK, I FOCUSED
ON THE NFL.
YOU FOCUSED ON
YOUR MARRIAGE.
A MARRIAGE YOU RUINED.
BUT YOU'RE GOOD AT THAT.
YOU RUINED BOTH OF OUR
MARRIAGES, DIDN'T YOU?
OH. HA HA!
SAY IT AGAIN.
WE REALLY GONNA DO THIS
ALL OVER AGAIN?
-I'M RIGHT HERE.
-HA HA!
I'M RIGHT HERE.
-OH, MAN. MAN.
-I'M RIGHT HERE.
YOU REALLY YOUR OWN
WORST ENEMY, BILLY. HEH.
I DIDN'T QUIT.
WHAT?
I DIDN'T QUIT FOOTBALL.
I GOT SICK.
HAD TO TAKE A YEAR OFF
TO BEAT IT, WHICH I DID.
NO, I DIDN'T DO IT
FOR GRACE.
AND WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN
TO FOOTBALL, IT WAS TOO LATE.
I'D LOST THAT
SECOND GEAR.
IT WAS ALL GONE.
WH--WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME?
YOU CUT ME OUT.
I ALWAYS WONDERED
WHAT IT WAS.
WAS IT GRACE?
I'M SORRY FOR MOVING IN
ON HER IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, AND I'M SORRY...
FOR WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR MARRIAGE.
I'M SORRY, COREY.
I'M SORRY FOR WHAT
HAPPENED IN MY MARRIAGE.
AND I DIDN'T CUT YOU
OUT BECAUSE OF GRACE.
IT WAS JUST HOW I HAD
TO DEAL WITH THINGS.
WHEN I FOUND OUT MY
MOM WAS DYING...
I, UH, AND I JUST HAD
TO CUT EVERYBODY OUT--
YOU AND GRACE AND...
EVEN MY DAD.
I'M SO SORRY FOR THAT.
HEY. MAYBE IT'S TIME
TO START
FORGIVING EACH OTHER.
YEAH.
HEY...
GOOD RIGHT HOOK.
[CHUCKLES]
I OWED YOU THAT ONE.
BOYZ II MEN: ♪ HEY, AH... ♪
I NOTICE HOW YOU
KEEP AVOIDING
TALKING ABOUT US.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT TO HEAR.
WHEN YOU STOPPED
CALLING, I FELT--
CANCELED?
NAH. I DIDN'T FEEL
CANCELED, GRACE.
I WAS CANCELED.
YOU LET ME GO.
COREY: MIND IF I
CUT IN FOR ONE SONG?
COREY, ACTUALLY
WE WERE--
NO, NO. OF COURSE. UM,
YOU TWO SHOULD DANCE.
BOYZ II MEN:
♪ ...NEVER LET YOU GO ♪
♪ WANT TO BUILD A NEW LIFE ♪
♪ JUST YOU AND ME,
GONNA MAKE YOU MY WIFE... ♪
IF I HAVEN'T SAID IT,
I'M SORRY FOR MESSING
EVERYTHING UP.
THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST.
LET'S FOCUS
ON THE FUTURE.
BOYZ II MEN:
♪ OH, GOD GIVE ME A REASON... ♪
GRACE: OOH!
THANK YOU FOR
THE DANCE, GRACE.
BOYZ II MEN:
♪ I'LL NEVER WALK AGAIN ♪
♪ TILL YOU COME BACK TO ME ♪
♪ I'M DOWN ON BENDED KNEE... ♪
BILLY: HEY, YOU MIND
IF I JOIN YOU?
HA HA! THIS IS
BILLY BAKER FIELD.
I COULDN'T STOP YOU
IF I WANTED TO.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU AND ME.
WE GONNA HAVE SOME NICE
BATTLES OUT HERE
ON THIS FIELD.
HOPEFULLY, FOR THE NEXT
25 YEARS, HUH?
THAT DOES SOUND GOOD.
I NEED YOU TO DO ME
A FAVOR.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT ARE THESE?
LETTERS TO MY BOYS
SAYING GOOD-BYE.
COME ON. NO, COREY.
NOT--NOT, UH--
I CAN'T CARVE OUT
MY OWN PATH HERE...
WHAT?
NOT ON BILLY BAKER FIELD.
NO, NO, NO. DON'T
GIVE ME THAT, MAN.
THIS IS YOUR FIELD.
UH-UH.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOUR FIELD.
HEY. HEY.
COREY, DON'T DO THIS
TO YOUR FAMILY.
LOOK, JUST--DON'T MAKE
THE DECISION RIGHT NOW.
JUST TAKE A NIGHT.
I'LL HOLD THESE.
JUST TAKE ONE NIGHT.
JUST GIVE ME A HEAD START,
OLD FRIEND.
YOU OWE ME THAT.
COREY.
OH, OK.
THAT DIDN'T GO
AS I PLANNED.
[CHUCKLES]
OK!
I'M SORRY, MICAH.
GRACE, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO APOLOGIZE, OK?
NO. YES, YES, I DO.
YOU DESERVE IT.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL YOU.
AND I'M SORRY THAT I MIGHT
HAVE RUINED SOMETHING
-THAT WAS REAL GOOD HERE,
-GRACE
-AND I'M SORRY THAT I
RUINED YOUR NIGHT.
-I WASTED YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
-GRACE...UH, NO.
AND I'M SORRY THAT I'M
RAMBLING ON LIKE THIS.
AND I'M--I'M JUST--YOU--
I'M JUST GONNA QUIT
TALKING HERE.
GOOD.
-SO...
-HA HA.
DOES THIS MEAN...
IT MEANS WE SHOULD
TRY ANOTHER DATE.
NO EXES THIS TIME.
-GOT IT.
-OK.
-YEAH.
-HA HA!
GOOD NIGHT.
GWEN.
HAROLD.
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING THESE.
[SIGHS]
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
TIME FOR BOTH OF US
TO MOVE ON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
I ALSO WANT ASHER
IN MY LIFE.
I NEED MY SON.
WE MADE A DEAL, GWEN.
YOU STAY OUT OF
HIS LIFE,
AND I WON'T TELL HIM
THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT, HAROLD?
TELL HIM.
YOU GO AHEAD.
YOU CAN TELL HIM.
THE ONLY PERSON YOU'RE
GONNA BE HURTING
IS ASHER.
LINDSEY RAY: ♪ IF YOU
EVER LOSE YOUR WAY ♪
♪ AND EVERYTHING
IS OUT OF PLACE ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE TO MAKE IT
ALL OK ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH... ♪
[SOBBING SOFTLY]
♪ I WILL LIGHT THE PATH
FOR YOU ♪
♪ OU-OU-OU, OU-OU-OU ♪
♪ I'LL DO ALL THAT I CAN DO ♪
♪ TO KEEP YOU SAFE ♪
OHH. YOU GOOD?
LAYLA BROKE UP
WITH ME.
SO WE BOTH GOT CANCELED.
HMM.
AT LEAST WE STILL
GOT EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
ALWAYS.
WOMAN: ♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH,
OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I'LL DO ALL THAT I CAN DO ♪
♪ TO KEEP YOU SAFE ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I WILL LIGHT THE PATH
FOR YOU ♪
♪ OU-OU-OU, OU-OU-OU ♪
♪ I'LL DO THAT ALL I CAN DO ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I'LL DO THAT ALL I CAN ♪
♪ DO ♪
♪ TO KEEP YOU SAFE ♪
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.