[music playing]
Thank you.
Joseph!
This can't be true.
There must be
someone you can send.
There's nobody, Jeremy.
Joseph, please.
The way the world is these
days, all our guardian angels
working overtime as it is.
We don't have a
single one to spare.
Well, what about
Clarence Odbody?
He's a guardian angel
and he's available.
Well, yeah.
He's available.
That's true.
Well?
I'd love to send
him, but he'd never go.
Why not?
JOSEPH (VOICEOVER):
Clarence used
to be one of our finest angels.
He did a sterling
job in Bedford Falls
for a man named George Bailey.
But the last time down, well, he
made a bit of a mess of things.
He's refused every assignment
since, even though it
means he won't get any younger.
Well then, there
must be something
you could do to make him go.
You can't make
someone do something
he doesn't want to do.
[music playing]
Unless--
Clarence?
Jeremy.
I wasn't expecting anyone.
What brings you here?
It's Rachel, my wife on earth.
She's in real trouble.
And Joseph says there
aren't any guardian angels
available to help her.
Oh, Jeremy, no.
Yes.
I mean, I'd go down myself
to straighten things out
if I could, but I
don't have my wings.
I was hoping you could help.
Clarence, you've got your wings.
You've done this
sort of thing before.
Believe me, Jeremy.
For your own good, you
don't want me to do this.
Oh, Clarence, come on.
I know that if you could just
see how beautiful my family is,
you'd--
look, look, there's
Rachel, and Brent,
and my little pumpkin Casey.
Oh, Clarence, we had
such a wonderful life.
I never realized it at the time.
JEREMY (VOICEOVER): Come
on, Rachel, this isn't fair.
RACHEL: Not till I'm finished.
JEREMY: Please.
Ricky.
Ricky.
RACHEL: All right.
Are you ready?
I call him Dexter.
Is that supposed to be me?
Oh, well, sure.
I mean, look at those eyes,
they're kind and gentle, just
like yours.
Look at that jaw line,
it's honest and strong,
just like you.
Yeah, but he's-- he's
not much to look at, is he?
Oh.
Well.
Oh, you will pay for that.
Marry me, Ricky.
I know it's sudden and probably
crazy, but you just have to.
Well, what do you say?
So we got married.
And Rachel wrote a
children's book using Dexter.
And it was such a hit that we
built a business around it.
Looks good, Jeremy.
All right, yeah, keep crunching.
Good stuff.
Hey, Greg.
How's the homework going?
Oh, all right.
This program's awfully slow.
Huh?
Well, might be a lot faster
if you do something like this.
Faster?
Are you kidding?
You'd have to convert
the whole file.
Wanna bet?
Oh, I'll beat you this time.
Oh, the winner
and still champ.
I'm never going to beat you.
I'll never be good enough.
Hey, now if I thought like
that, we never would have got
this company started.
You gotta have faith.
It's what keeps the dreamers
dreaming and the doers doing.
You know, I've had
this silver dollar
since I was about your age.
I want you to have it.
If you ever start
to doubt yourself,
it'll remind you to have faith.
Promise me you won't
forget all this, huh?
Come on, son, promise.
OK, Dad, I promise.
Attaboy.
Jeremy Casson on line one.
Mr. Casson, did you read
our computer game proposal?
Yup.
Well, I don't care
what Brimmer says.
He doesn't have our
technology and we're
not selling it to him.
This is about more than money.
Now, now Mr. Casson, I know
you have kids just like I do.
Do you want to fill them
with the sort of garbage
that Brimmer is peddling
or with something
that makes a difference?
Thank you, sir.
I promise you won't regret this.
Thank you.
[cheering]
JEREMY (VOICEOVER):
Everything seemed so perfect.
What could possibly
have gone wrong?
I had a heart attack
that very day.
Overworking.
I never even got
to say goodbye,
never got to tell them
how much I love them.
Clarence, my family
is in trouble now.
Rachel's set to
get in a cab today
at the corner of 3rd and Main.
And that cab ride will set off
a chain of events that will
ultimately lead to her suicide.
What?
That's all I know.
But all you have to do to
break that chain is to stop
her from getting in that cab.
Well, that sounds
simple enough.
And a good deed like that would
help me get younger again.
Oh, but the last time--
I don't know, Jeremy.
Maybe, maybe you could
let me think about this
for a couple of weeks.
I'll get back to you.
Clarence, there's no time.
Rachel is going to get in
that cab today at 10 to 3.
That's in 10 minutes.
10 minutes?
That's why you've got
to go now, Clarence.
Please.
All you've got to do is stop
her from getting in that cab.
Oh, dear.
Well, it looks like it worked.
I hope so.
[traffic noise]
Thank you.
[bell ringing]
Hey, Mister!
Mister!
Stop!
Thief!
Hold it right there.
Hey, you dropped this.
Oh, thanks.
You know, I wouldn't normally
say this, but that hat,
it really doesn't
do you justice.
Mister, you were great.
You just stopped that creep from
taking my whole week's take.
I did?
Yeah, you stepped in
just in the nick of time.
Time!
Ah!
- Wait.
Hey, hey, hey, he
just took my money.
Who?
Him!
Stop, thief!
Stop!
Stop the cab.
You gotta get out of the cab.
Why
Because you just have to.
You know this jerk?
No, I don't think so.
Please.
Please just get out of the cab.
Get your own cab.
Yeah, yeah.
Don't tell me.
You want me to follow
that cab, right?
Yes, yes!
How did you know that?
Hey, I watch old movies.
OK, come on.
Go, go, go, go, go!
So what's the deal?
Well, I'm supposed to
stop the lady from getting
in that cab to break the chain.
But I didn't stop
her, so now the chain
isn't broken, which means--
well, actually, I don't
know what that means.
It's just that
something awful is going
to happen to her if I don't
stop her from doing whatever
it is she's about to do.
But I guess I shouldn't be
telling you this, should I?
Uh, no, probably not.
Rachel!
Rachel, stop!
Stop!
Hey, yo, you
didn't pay me yet.
[sirens blaring]
- Stop!
- Hold on, guy.
Wait.
You don't understand.
I have to help her.
- Don't worry.
She'll get some help.
From so will you.
It's going to be too late.
Too late for what?
Pay up, ya bum!
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Let him go.
He's a good guy.
Yeah, look at that.
Hey, that bum stole my money.
Hey, don't you call
my pal a bum, you jerk.
Who you calling a jerk?
Give this--
[interposing voices]
Come on.
Come on.
- Whoa!
- Hey, give me that.
That's my cab fare.
This is my money.
Come on, come on, come on,
break it up, break it up.
Don't worry, Mrs. Logan.
Dexter will be well taken
care of, I can assure you.
Rachel!
Rachel, don't do it.
Ricky!
[music playing]
Who is this man?
Get him, he's got the contract.
Get him.
- --cab fare.
- Cab fare?
- Get him.
He's got the contract.
I wanna know
what's going on here.
Get him!
Somebody get under
there and get him.
He's eating it.
Pull him out of there.
Pull him out of--
No.
[interposing voices]
You got a right to a lawyer.
You can't afford one, one
will be appointed for you.
Lawyer?
Lawyer.
Oh, where I come from, we
don't see too many of this.
Well, well, well.
Isn't this a nice surprise?
Oh, dear.
I'm sorry what I
said about your hat.
Sorry about that.
Odbody, you made bail.
Good afternoon, Officer.
You, um, you called me Ricki
in the boardroom today.
Oh, yeah, I guess I did.
That was my husband's
pet name for me.
How'd you know it?
Well, you could say I'm a--
I mean I was a very
good friend of his.
Clarence Odbody.
Oh.
It's funny, I don't remember
Jeremy ever mentioning you.
You must be from his
hometown up in Wisconsin.
Well, you could say I'm from
a bit further up than that.
You know, actually he talked
quite a bit about you.
Oh.
You know, you nearly scared
the daylights out of me today.
Oh, yeah, I guess I did.
I'm sorry.
No.
Actually you prevented me from
making a very big mistake.
Thank you.
It's nothing.
Well, I should be
getting home to my kids.
Can I drop you off somewhere?
Oh, gosh, it's--
You do have a place
to stay, don't you?
Well, actually, I
sort of flew in today,
and I haven't really
given it much thought.
Well, you don't have to.
You can stay with us.
After all, any friend of
Jeremy's is a friend of mine.
I just couldn't.
I mean, I wouldn't want--
I mean, I think
it's a lovely idea.
Thank you.
[music playing]
Great.
I'm hoping for a
check and all I get
are bills, bills,
and more bills.
It's going to be some
Christmas without any presents.
Well, I'm sure things
will get better, Rachel.
You sound just like
Jeremy, the eternal optimist.
Mommy, Mommy, you're home.
Hi, sweetheart.
Hi.
This is Clarence.
Hi.
He was a friend
of your father's.
You were?
Did he ever talk about me?
No.
Well, not unless you're
his little pumpkin.
That's me, that's me.
Did you have fun today?
Yeah, but it
would have been more
fun if you'd seen our play.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
I was so busy I
completely forgot.
That's OK.
You must have had a good
enough reason for it.
I have a surprise for you.
You do?
Yeah.
Because you were late,
I thought I'd make
dinner for us, tuna casserole.
I couldn't find the
tuna so I used sardines.
You're not mad, are you, Mom?
No, honey.
But where is your brother?
Somewhere.
Brent!
Brent!
I would say this is the
best tuna casserole I've had,
well, in decades.
We have it a lot now.
If you think about
it, it's cheaper.
Casey.
So how was school today, Brent?
Fine.
How was that English test?
OK.
Did you get your
homework done?
I tried to.
What do you mean you tried to?
I just can't concentrate.
Well, you don't seem to
have any problem concentrating
on the video games.
You know, Brent, I've
had a very long day
and once it would
be nice to come
home and find out you
actually put some effort
into-- where are you going?
To do my homework.
Brent, you come back here.
Brent!
[music playing]
I'm sorry.
I just don't know
what's happening to him.
Well, sometimes when
something bad happens,
you feel like giving up.
And you don't want to, but
you just can't help it.
It can happen to
anybody, Rachel.
Yeah.
I think we just
all miss Dad a lot.
We're ready, Mr. Brimmer.
OK, here we go.
Zedron, fire.
What?
Zedron, fire.
Zedron.
OK, that's all.
That's all with the Zedron, OK?
That was very
impressive, Barkley.
I hope you show just
as much imagination
on your next job search.
Rachel Logan's
still [inaudible]..
Well then, this is
ridiculous, isn't it?
I mean, why am I sitting here?
This is an exercise in
futility, is it not?
I'm up to my ears in
expensive programmers.
She's got one, one
measly program.
And the woman is miles
ahead of us on this thing.
I'm going to tell you
something, if she figures a way
to make that voice
activator work before I do,
I'm going to be ruined.
You understand that?
[music playing]
Well, well, well.
Surprised to see me, Clarence?
Goodness.
Joseph, thank God you're here.
I think I'm messing up again.
I mean, all I was supposed
to do was come down here
and stop a woman from
getting in a cab.
Sounds simple, right?
Well, I thought so, too.
But then there was this
guy in a funny hat,
only it really
wasn't a hat at all.
And I messed up.
And she got in that
cab, and then I didn't
break the chain of events.
Or did I?
I don't know.
I don't know what I should do.
Mm.
I see.
That is a problem.
Tell you what, this isn't
your responsibility.
Why don't you just
forget the whole thing
and come back with me?
Oh, could I, Joseph?
That would be so wonderful.
Sure.
I'm sure Rachel Logan will be
able to survive on her own.
So if you're ready to go--
Wait a second.
Are you saying that if I leave
that family won't get any help?
There's no one left
to send, Clarence.
But that's not your concern.
You mean no help at all.
Joseph?
Yes, Clarence?
Well, what if--
what if I was her
guardian angel?
You?
Yeah.
Yow want to try being
a guardian angel again?
Yeah.
But what about
your precious clocks?
Well, clocks aren't
people, Joseph.
You realize, being a guardian
angel isn't easy, Clarence?
You can guide,
suggest, or help her
to make the right decisions.
But ultimately.
The choice she makes
must be her own.
And Clarence, the rules
have changed since you
were down the last time.
You can't let anyone know
what you are anymore.
You mustn't cross the barrier
between heaven and earth.
You do, and you lose your
wings and be stuck down here.
I won't let you down
this time, Joseph.
I promise.
Well, I've got some work to do.
What are you doing?
I'm just fixing the picture.
Clarence, your power is not
to be used for house cleaning.
Joseph?
Joseph!
Oh, darling, you don't seem
to be running a temperature.
Maybe I should go to school.
[coughs]
No.
I think you better stay at home.
But I don't know
what I'm going to do
about getting you a sitter.
Clarence could look after me.
I don't mind.
It'll help me earn my keep.
Well, it would
be a great help.
All right.
I'll check on you later.
Have a good day
at school, Brent.
Brent?
[music playing]
Eh.
Not an elf.
Nah.
Not a griffin.
Although angels make take
many different forms,
there is the simple
way of identifying one.
An angel cannot lie.
This is a fascinating
thing, isn't it?
It's just a vacuum cleaner.
Well, where I come from,
you don't see these too much.
Where are you from, Clarence?
I was born in Boston.
When?
A long time ago.
Where do you live now?
Well, it seems like
I'm living here now.
Well, when you leave
here, where will you go?
Well, it all depends
what happens here.
Have you ever been to heaven?
Yes.
Many times.
- You have?
- Yes.
Every time I see a smile like
yours, that's heaven to me.
[music playing]
I brought the loan agreement
like you asked, Mr. Brimmer.
But frankly, I'm a little
confused about all of this.
Well, then let me
come to the point.
Rachel Logan owes you $50,000.
I understand she's in arrears.
Well, the Logans have always
been a reliable client, sir.
I'm sure the loan will be
Yeah, I'm sure.
What if I was to make you an
offer to buy back that loan,
at say, double its value?
Why would you want
to do that, sir?
I have my reasons,
Mr. Maxwell.
Shall we say $100,000 in cash?
RADIO ANNOUNCER: Now
recapping the forecast.
Clear skies will continue
through today and tomorrow.
A very defective machine.
RADIO ANNOUNCER: --snow flurries
are expected later in the week.
CASEY (VOICEOVER): Every
time a bell rings, an angel
gets its wings.
[music playing]
[bell ringing]
Do you want some soup?
No?
Oh, dear.
Doesn't this do
anything for you?
Well, it sort of
irritates me a little bit.
Come on, move it.
We've got all day here.
Dad used to always come and
watch Brent play football.
There's Brent there.
Blue 22.
Down, set, fight, fight, fight.
That's not nice.
Come on, jerk,
what's the matter?
Logan.
Hit the showers.
Now zone defense, guys.
Brent.
Brent, you cut my
class again today.
I'm afraid I'm going to have
to give your mother a call.
Now listen, I understand
things are difficult at home.
But if you have any chance
of getting through the year--
I apologize for
butting in, but I
couldn't help overhearing.
Who are you?
I'm a friend of the family's.
Now I know you
don't want to make
things any tougher for this
family than they already are.
Of course I don't.
I can't just let him cut classes
whenever he feels like it.
Perhaps I could personally
guarantee that Brent
won't miss any more classes.
OK.
But if he misses one more
class, I'll have to take action,
and that'll mean suspension.
Don't worry, Brent
won't miss another class.
He better not.
Now Brent, you
can't keep doing this.
You're not my father.
What do you care?
I care because what you're
doing is hurting your mother.
And she's already got
enough stress without having
to worry about you at school.
So what am I supposed to do?
Why don't you try
being more responsible?
Brent.
You know you are the
man of the house now.
I think it's about
time you acted like it.
All right?
[music playing]
How are you going to make
Brent go to his classes?
Well, Casey, I don't know yet.
But I'll think of something.
You know, Clarence,
you're pretty good at saying
things to fix stuff up.
- Yeah.
I guess I'm on bit
of a roll, aren't I?
This is going to be
easier than I thought.
Hey.
What are you two doing here?
I wanted Clarence
to meet Dexter.
Oh.
You're feeling better now.
Oh, yes, much better.
So this is your
office, Rachel?
Well, what's left of it.
Hi, Casey.
Hi, Bert.
Bert, this is Clarence Odbody,
a good friend of Jeremy's.
How do you do?
How do you do?
Bert was our first
employee, one of the best
computer men in the business.
I don't know where
we'd be without him.
These are very interesting
things here, Bert.
It's just your basic PC.
But using Jeremy's
notes here, we
hope to develop a
system which will
allow you to communicate with
the characters on the screen.
So you'll actually be
able to talk to them?
Sure.
[computer generated music]
Hello, Dexter.
How are you?
[computer garbled voice]
That's really great, Bert.
No, you see,
that's our problem.
We can make them respond,
but it's gibberish.
Oh.
We're just that far away from
getting him to speak clearly.
And when you do?
Oh, well, when we do--
Jeremy believed that if you
use this technology correctly,
you can educate kids, as
well as entertain them.
So kids really
like these games.
Casey?
Bye, Dexter.
[computer garbled voice]
Rachel, can I speak
to you for a minute?
I don't know how much longer
I can last without some pay.
I know.
Do you think you could
just hang on until Thursday
after the trade show?
You know, it's bound to
improve our situation.
Hello, Rachel.
Looks like business
is really booming.
Obviously enough to get
you over here, Mr. Brimmer.
Please, call me
Harold, now that we're
going to be working together.
Hello, Bert.
How are you?
I'm good.
I thought I told you I
changed my mind on that.
Well, you have nothing to
do with it anymore, dear.
Do you recognize
this document at all?
How'd you get this?
I own that.
That is a contract which
very clearly states
that I am now your creditor.
And unless you pay me in
full by the end of the week,
I would be forced to foreclose.
I'm entitled.
However, I would be
extremely low to do
such a thing to you, Rachel.
So why don't I just suggest
this little business
proposition to you?
Why don't you sell
me the company now?
You can't do that.
You know this lunatic?
I would only be a lunatic
if I let you destroy
this wonderful little company.
Rachel Logan and I
will not lie down
and play dead just like that.
No, sirree.
- Clarence.
If you think we've
begun to fight,
you haven't seen anything yet.
You're going to
have to drag us out
of here kicking and screaming.
So there.
All right.
I will expect that $50,000
by the end of the week.
I had a hat.
You're sitting on it.
[music playing]
Clarence, what
did you just do?
Well, I couldn't let
you sell the company.
Why not?
Because you've
worked so hard on it.
Clarence, I have no choice.
Sure you do.
No, he's got me.
I may be no financial
genius, but it sure seems to me
all he's got is your loan.
Why don't you just
get another one?
Way to go, Clarence.
RADIO ANNOUNCER: Enjoy the
sunshine while you can.
Those mild temperatures
will give way to snow
and blowing snow by
the end of the week.
What are you doing?
Oh, organizing financial
records for the bank.
If we're going to get
this loan, they're going
to want to know everything.
The problem is, I don't know how
I'm going to get all this done
and get to work on time.
I could do it for you.
Oh, I don't know, Clarence.
It's pretty complicated.
Hey.
Well, all right.
You enter these documents
in the computer there.
Thanks.
Get myself dressed for work.
[music playing]
Remarkable
machines, aren't they?
Yeah.
They sure have
a lot of buttons.
OK.
What are you trying to do?
Your mother
mentioned something
about entering these documents.
I don't see anyplace
to enter them.
She meant in the memory.
But there's an easier
way to do that.
Just feed them into
the fax machine.
It'll scan them and
enter them automatically.
OK.
You're really something on
these things, aren't you?
Well, my dad taught me a lot.
He must have been pretty good.
The best.
I remember we used to have
these races to see who could
solve computer problems first.
I remember this one--
well, actually, I should
really be going, because I
don't want to be late today.
All right.
That's the spirit.
Later, dude.
See you, Case.
I guess my little speech
really did the trick.
He's got a whole new
attitude about school.
Clarence, he's
not going to school.
What makes you think that?
You said he should be
the man of the house now.
So he's going to look for a job.
That's not what I meant.
If he misses another class--
Clarence.
Clarence.
You really are on
a roll, aren't you?
Funny how those quick fixes
never seem to last very long.
Actually, it's not
very funny at all.
But Joseph, I know
I can handle it.
I'm sure you can, Clarence.
But whatever you do, just don't
reveal the fact that you're--
Brent!
Oh, dear.
Clarence, have you seen Brent?
Oh, dear.
Oh, dear.
Sorry, Joseph.
Fax machine.
Mommy?
I've got something to tell you.
What, honey?
Well, Brent--
Brent!
Brent.
Brent, your lunch.
Oh, thanks, Rachel.
Ah, Mother.
Mom.
Later, dude.
Don't overdo it, Clarence.
You're a fraud.
That's what you are.
Well-- How they all took on.
They crowded around the doctor
and tried to explain to him
that Harvey had showed them
40 different ways that he was
Harvey, and begged
and begged him
not to hurt Harvey's feelings
or the poor girl's feelings
and all that, Mr. Logan.
Mr. Logan.
And I thought we were
going to miss the pleasure
of your company today.
How kind of you to join us.
Well, think nothing of it.
- Logan.
- Yes?
Yes, sir.
You don't have to call me sir.
[laughter]
-
Quiet.
So you think you're
pretty smart, huh?
Well, let's see how
smart you really are.
Why don't you tell us about
your homework for today, Brent?
I really don't think
I should do that.
Oh, I think you
should, unless you want
to get into serious trouble.
Well, I just wouldn't
know where to start.
How about the subject
under discussion for today?
Huckleberry Finn.
Oh, Huck Finn.
You mean Sam Clemens' book?
You know, his real name was
Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Mark Twain was a
name that he picked
up on the Mississippi River.
In riverboat jargon, it means
no immediate danger or reason
to be wary.
Very informative, Logan.
Have you read the book?
- Oh, yeah.
Several times.
It's one of my favorites.
Great.
Well, perhaps you'd
like to tell us
about Huckleberry Finn as a
satire on institutionalism.
Well, I suppose Tom, Jim
and Huck could represent
three levels of civilization.
Tom is ruled mostly
by his books,
and Jim is governed by his
taboos and his superstitions,
and Huck, Huck really
is the only one that's
truly free of institutions.
Shall I go on?
[music playing]
Well, because Huck--
Care for a claw?
No.
No, thanks.
I'm sure that you're
very aware of my status
in your bank.
I'm a much more valuable
customer than, shall we say,
someone like Rachel Logan
and her petty account.
How do you know
about Mrs. Logan?
You sure you don't
want something?
A little leg?
No.
It's my business
to know these things.
Anyway, I think we
understand each other.
N'est pas?
[bell rings]
Brent, you were
amazing in there.
I thought old man Scully
was going to croak.
You were great.
It was nothing, really.
Brent.
Fantastic.
See you at football
practice, huh?
Football?
Red, 43.
Red, 43.
Down, set, fight, fight, fight.
No, the other way.
That's better.
[interposing voices]
[whistle blowing]
OK.
Hello?
I'm home, everybody.
Clarence?
Got great news from the bank.
Hope you didn't have any trouble
getting those documents ready.
As a matter of
fact, I just finished.
Great.
Rachel, this
cake is wonderful.
What is it?
Rachel?
Cake.
Oh, it's devil's food cake.
Want some more?
No, thanks, Casey, I'm full.
[knocking at door]
Oh, Harry.
Come on in.
What brings you here?
Oh, little Brent left
his books at school today.
I guess you heard what happened.
No.
Brent tells me very
little these days.
Oh, well, it was amazing.
He aced English and
was an absolute star
on the football field.
Brent.
That's wonderful.
Thank you, Casey.
This was my dad's suit.
Ow.
Work with me, Clarence.
Work with me.
Well, it's not
supposed to hurt, Casey.
Now Clarence,
how are you going
to impress the people at the
bank unless you look good?
You're just lucky my dad's
suit fits you so well.
Are you OK, Mom?
Oh.
Yes, I'm fine, Casey.
So what do you think?
Very nice.
Yeah, you look like a hunk.
A hunk of what?
Are you sure you need me?
Because I'm not really very
good at these sorts of things.
Don't worry.
It'll be all right.
Yes, well, Mrs. Logan,
your records are fine.
But what I'd really like to do
is hear from your new partner.
Clarence?
Me?
Yes.
Mrs. Logan has
assured us that you've
had considerable experience.
In what?
You'll have to
excuse Clarence.
He's got a great sense of humor.
Yes.
Clarence, tell them about
your banking experience.
Well, I've been with
Rockefeller and Morgan.
Really?
What have you been
doing recently?
I've been with a very
large organization.
In what capacity?
Clarence?
Time management.
At what level?
It was very high up.
Corporate executive.
Well, Mr. Odbody, the case in
point here is Dexter Software.
What is your business
plan for this company?
Well, I suppose
it's like a clock.
A clock, Mr. Odbody?
Yes.
You see, if a clock breaks,
you don't throw it out.
Because usually it's
just a very small
part of it that's gone wrong.
And once it's fixed, you have
a perfectly good clock again.
Yes.
Well, I think I get
your point, Mr. Odbody.
I'm inclined to
grant you your loan.
However, we'll need
to see some sales
commitments from your trade
show first, say 50,000 units?
50,000?
But that's impossible.
Nobody could possibly
sell that many.
I'm sorry.
But those are the conditions.
Excuse me, sir, sir, sir.
[inaudible]
Sorry.
Didn't mean to bother you.
You believe the stuff
they're giving away down there?
That is some spread they have.
So what are you
guys giving away?
Well--
So how's it going?
I don't think it's going well.
I'm not cut out for sales.
[inaudible].
I scheduled our presentation
to coincide with the auditor's
speech this afternoon.
We should get a few people then.
[computer generated music]
What is this?
That's not Dexter.
What are we going to do?
I don't know.
But don't move.
[inaudible] is always better
at talking us out of trouble
than I ever was.
Excuse me.
Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen.
Do you see that?
Isn't that the most disgusting
thing you've ever seen?
I am truly sorry that
you have to witness that.
But you have to.
That is not just a cartoon
character up there.
That's you and you
and you and you.
Dexter is what is
good in all of us.
And I mean, look at him,
full of hatred and cruelty.
And why?
Because some people want
to make him that way.
But there's an
alternative, an alternative
in which our children can
actually talk to Dexter
and learn from him.
Now do you want to fill
your kids with garbage
that some people
are peddling here,
or do you want to try
something new, something
that will make a difference?
You, sir, do you
have any children?
Yes.
Two.
Well, is this the kind of
stuff that you want to expose
them to day after day?
Because that's what's
going to happen
unless you make a difference.
Now you might make more
money selling Brimmer games,
but you're not going
to make better kids.
So what are we going to do?
I guess I could
take 100 units.
100?
All right, 200.
I'll take 1,000.
I'll take 500.
[interposing voices]
[applause]
All right.
Now listen up.
Tomorrow is the dawning of a
new era for our football team
at Western.
We're going to make
people notice us.
Hey, man, I thought I
was starting at full back.
Full back goes to our new
secret weapon, Brent Logan.
[cheering]
- Hi, Brent.
- Hi.
Saw you at football
practice yesterday.
Great moves.
See you tomorrow, OK?
Hey, old buddy, old pal.
How's the star doing?
Excuse me, this is
Brent Logan, the Brent
Logan, personal friend of mine.
Larry, is this
some kind of a joke?
Joke?
Yeah, telling everybody
how great I was yesterday.
You were great.
Larry, I wasn't
here yesterday.
Speaking of jokers.
And they say heroes don't
have a sense of humor.
Hey, hope you don't forget
us little people, huh?
You were amazing today.
Rachel--
Don't be so modest, Clarence.
You were an absolute angel.
You know, you really
are a remarkable man.
You show up out of
nowhere, when things
couldn't possibly be any worse.
And all of a sudden, my
business starts turning around
and my son starts
improving in school,
and my whole life seems--
well--
If any family deserved
a break, it's yours.
And it hasn't been easy on
Brent and Casey, either.
You really do like
my kids, don't you?
Most ordinary single men don't
cherish the idea of children.
I'll tell you, Clarence,
it hasn't been easy.
But with things being
the way they are,
a lot of crazy thoughts go
through your head, you know?
Anyway, I don't think I'll
be having them anymore.
And it's your doing.
Thank you, Clarence.
You're welcome, Rachel.
Oh, dear.
JOSEPH: She's falling in
love with you, Clarence.
Well, actually, she's probably
just confusing me with Jeremy.
Well, maybe.
And why not?
You are her new miracle man.
You just use your
little tricks and, poof,
all her troubles are gone.
Her documents, the convention,
Brent's problems at school.
Oh, you caught
that one, did you?
I seem to recall going
over this with you, Clarence.
You can't just fix the
circumstances in Rachel's life.
You have to deal with
the core of the problem.
Well, I'll certainly
remember that for the next.
Uh-uh.
This time.
Now you correct
what you've done.
Or I will.
Clarence, we are going
to need that golden tongue
of yours again today.
You see, what these people
promised is one thing.
What they're willing to
commit to is another.
Well, if I have to.
Really, Clarence?
Here we go.
Got my money.
I want you to make sure I got
my order in before you ran out.
Oh, you didn't have
to worry about that.
We haven't sold
a single one yet.
That's not to say it's
not a wonderful game,
or at least it will be if
we can ever make it work.
What?
Well, son.
We're ready to sign
on the dotted line.
You remember the
wife, don't you?
Oh, yes.
Hi, Fatty.
Patty, I meant Patty.
Definitely not
Fatty, because you're
certainly not a fat woman.
I mean, well, even if you were,
which of course I'm not saying
that you are, I would think
that you still look very
slim, in spite of your bulk.
Come on, honey, let's go.
We don't have to
take this abuse.
Clarence, what
has happened to you?
Cassum was our biggest client.
Rachel, I'm sorry.
I just, I keep saying
the wrong thing.
Well, you better start
saying the right thing
before we lose them all.
Rachel, I can't.
Clarence, you have to.
And so the main theme
of Huckleberry Finn
is the growth of an
individual personality.
Now I thought I'd let Brent
expand on the major crisis
of the novel, the moral decision
to go against the conventions
of society.
Brent?
Me?
Come on, now,
Brent, don't be shy.
But, sir, I really don't
know anything about that.
Yes, you do.
You proved that last class.
Now come on.
Sir, I really don't.
Logan, I'm losing my patience.
All right, if that's
the way you want it,
you can take your insolent
attitude elsewhere.
I won't stand for it in
my classroom any longer!
Everybody, could
you listen up, please?
Rachel Logan and I are
very glad to see you today.
It's very rare to find
people kind enough
and brave enough to
invest in a company
that, quite frankly,
is virtually bankrupt.
So why don't you step right up?
We could sure use your money.
Sorry, Rachel.
I really am.
But it wasn't my fault.
Not your fault.
It's not your fault
you deliberately scare
away every single client.
It's not your fault that
we lost the bank loan?
Whose fault is it anyway?
You wouldn't understand.
Well, try me.
Excuse me, lady.
But I got orders to pick up a
printer that's on a default.
Go ahead.
Take anything you like.
It's all junk now anyway.
What is that?
It's Bert's
resignation notice.
Don't you touch me.
All I did was open up
to you a little bit
and you turn on me for
no reason whatsoever.
How could one human
being do that to another?
[music playing]
COACH: Just like
we did at practice.
OK.
Tough defense, on
three, everybody.
One, two, three.
Bandits!
Go!
Go, Bandits, go!
Go, Bandits, go!
Have a good game, Brent.
[whistle blows]
[game sounds]
Looks like our
secret weapon's a dud.
Break it up.
Break it up.
Whoa, whoa.
What's the matter
with you, Logan?
You tell me.
You tell me.
Sit down.
Chill out.
Shape up.
You better see your mother.
The school called.
Brent, I'm very
disappointed in you.
I thought after
Wednesday you'd finally
begun to make an effort.
That's just it.
I wasn't even
there on Wednesday.
What about football
and Mark Twain?
I don't know who that was.
But it wasn't me.
Brent, that is absurd.
I don't care.
It's true.
So what you're
telling me is that even
though a whole school
full of people saw you,
you weren't there.
Yes.
I'm too old for
this kind of nonsense.
It's not nonsense, Mom.
Brent, I can't take anymore.
Why won't you believe me?
I'm telling the truth.
I wasn't even there.
What are you staring at?
You shouldn't have said
those things, Rachel.
Please, you have
never had children.
Don't you dare try and
tell me how to raise mine.
It's much more--
The boy's not lying.
How would you know?
I just do.
Another one of your
brilliant answers.
You know, I think I've
had just about all
I can take out of you.
I think you better find a new
place to stay, as of tomorrow.
Remember when Dad
put up this swing?
Yeah.
I believe you, Brent.
I believe you weren't
at school that day.
Thanks, Case.
No, I mean it.
I think someone else
went in your place.
What?
I think it was Clarence.
What are you talking about?
I think he changed into you.
Come off it, Casey.
I think he's--
well, I think he's an angel.
Casey, please.
No, I mean it.
Casey, I'm not in the mood for
your stupid make-believe, OK?
[computer sounds]
[music playing]
Come on, Dexter.
Speak to me.
Hi, Dexter.
[computer generated voice]
Jeremy.
Rachel, where are you going?
Out.
To do what?
I should've done a week
ago, sell to Brimmer.
But--
Oh, Joseph, what
am I going to do?
Help her, Clarence.
How?
Oh, I just shouldn't have
gotten involved in this.
I knew it.
So you gonna quit?
You gonna walk out
on these people right
when they need you the most?
Think about that family
that's going to suffer.
Joseph, look, why don't I
just tell her why I'm here?
If you tell her, Clarence,
you'll lose your wings.
You'll never get back to heaven
and you won't get any younger.
Is that what you want?
No.
No, it's not.
But what else can I do?
What else can I do?
Well, Rachel, to what do I
owe this unexpected pleasure?
I've been giving
it a lot of thought,
and I think perhaps it's
best for all concerned.
Yes?
I'll sell you the business.
Well, let me
get this straight.
You, Rachel, the
good, are willing once
again to sell me the business?
Look, are you
interested or not?
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It's just that I'm always
amazed how life works out.
It's just fascinating to me.
Come here for a minute, I
want to show you something.
I won't bite you.
Come on.
I just want to show
you my newest creation.
You'll love this.
I call him Hexter.
It's got a nice ring
to it, don't you think?
Of course, it needs
to be beefed up a bit.
Kids can't stand to win.
I can tell by your look
that you really like it.
But you know what would
really make it sell.
If we could get
the voice to work.
But without the technology
my husband designed--
Oh, I know, I
know, I know, I know.
But we are getting close,
quite close, especially
with our new programmer.
I-- I'm sorry, Rachel.
Well, Rachel, you
see, I really don't
need to buy your company now.
Because frankly, it's
not worth a plug nickel.
Now, if you wouldn't mind,
there are some of us here
who have to work.
[music playing]
You-- you didn't
sell, did you?
I have nothing to sell.
Excuse me, sir.
Excuse me, sir.
Sir!
Sir!
What did you just
do to Rachel Logan?
I tried to stop
him, Mr. Brimmer.
Call Security,
will you, Miss Kent?
I said, what did you
just do to Rachel Logan?
I did to her what
any good businessman
would do to another, I
crushed her like a walnut.
And you know something, I
really enjoyed doing it, too.
You are one sad, pathetic
excuse for a human being.
No.
What I am, Mr.
Odbody, is a winner.
You're no winner.
A winner isn't the guy
who makes his money
by stepping on others.
A winner isn't
the guy who cheats
and steals his way to the top.
No, those are losers.
You're a loser.
And you know how I know that?
Because everything
you do now, you're
going to have to pay for
later, in one way or another.
And you know that, huh?
Yes, I do.
For a fact?
I do.
[music playing]
Brent, wait.
Brent, there's something
that I have to say to you.
Save it, OK?
You've said enough already.
No.
Brent--
How dare you act like that?
Don't you care anything
about your mother?
Just as much as
she cares about me.
Brent, you are dead wrong.
You think your mother gets angry
with you because she likes it?
You think she puts in 20
hour days for herself?
Did you know that Bert quit?
Did you know that your
mother hasn't slept for days
because she's been
trying all by herself
to get the program to work?
No.
Because she didn't want
to tell you because she
didn't want to worry you.
Yeah, well it's a
waste of energy, anyway.
Nobody is going to be able to
make things all right again.
Your dad would be very
disappointed if he heard that.
What do you know about my dad?
Leave him out of this.
You don't know what
you're talking about.
Well, then, how come I
know about that silver dollar
in your pocket, the one that he
gave you the day that he died?
[music playing]
You gotta have faith.
It's what keeps the dreamers
dreaming and the doers doing.
Brent, you promised him.
How do you know about that?
Nobody knows about that.
Somebody always knows.
Where's Mommy going to sleep?
Brent!
Look after Casey, please.
[music playing]
[wind blowing]
Rachel.
Go away, Clarence.
You can't do this.
Your children have
already lost their father.
They can't lose
their mother, too.
You have to listen to me.
I did.
Look where it got me.
Don't you remember the
faith that Jeremy had
to get through the bad times?
Don't talk to me about Jeremy.
You must believe me.
This isn't your path.
You don't know
how much I miss him.
I know.
Let me help you.
You can't help me.
Please, Rachel.
Not unless you can
bring back Jeremy.
And you can't do that, can you?
I can.
Rachel, I'm an angel.
Take my hand, Rachel.
[music playing]
It's all right, Rachel.
Rachel.
Oh, Jeremy, I've
missed you so much.
I missed you, too.
Promise me you'll
never leave me again.
Promise me.
Jeremy?
Rachel, it's
not your time yet.
You've still got
things to do on earth.
No.
Jeremy, I can't.
You see, everything's
gone wrong.
The business is dead.
Forget about the business.
Rachel.
You know, it's funny, I don't
think about the business
at all anymore, at all.
There isn't a single moment
that goes by that I don't
think about you and the kids.
Jeremy, we were only
doing it for them so that we
could have time for them when--
Just watch them
grow up, Rachel.
Right now, you don't realize
how wonderful that is.
They need you, Rachel.
You need them.
[music playing]
Clarence, can
you take me back?
[music playing]
Mom, you're home.
Hi, honey.
I'm sorry I'm up so late.
I know it's past my bedtime.
Tell you what?
Tonight you can stay up
just as late as you like.
Now where's that wonderful
brother of yours?
Come on, let's go.
Brent?
Mom, I've been
working on Dexter.
And I think I--
Oh, Brent.
Dexter doesn't really matter.
Not compared to you and Casey.
I'm sorry I've been
so hard on you.
I'm sorry, too, Mom.
I guess I just miss Dad.
I know.
I think we all do.
You're not leaving,
are you, Clarence?
I have to, Casey.
Mom, Clarence is leaving.
You don't have
to go, Clarence.
I didn't mean what
I said yesterday.
Thank you, Rachel.
But it's time for me to go.
Thank you, Clarence.
Brent.
I'm sure going to miss
your tuna casserole.
Bye.
Take care.
Bye, Clarence.
Bye, Clarence.
DEXTER'S VOICE:
Good-bye, Clarence.
Who was that?
Come and see.
[computer generated music]
Say good-bye to
Clarence, Dexter.
DEXTER'S VOICE: Good-bye.
Good-bye.
Good-bye, Clarence.
Say it again.
DEXTER'S VOICE:
Good-bye, Clarence.
See, Mom?
I've solved the glitch.
With Dad's notes, I've finally
gotten the program to work.
Say it again.
DEXTER'S VOICE: Good-bye.
Clarence, good-bye.
Good-bye.
So, where to?
I don't know.
Anywhere, it doesn't matter.
Don't be so sure, Clarence.
Joseph?
Well, I gotta say,
you really did it.
You just about broke
every rule in the book.
And few that haven't
even made the book yet.
I mean, I'm going to be filling
out violation reports until,
well, until I'm a baby.
Unless I can find somebody
else to help me out up there.
You know anybody
who needs a job?
Well, you don't mean--
You did everything wrong,
Clarence, except for one thing.
You put others
ahead of yourself.
And they seem to like that
kind of stuff upstairs.
Oh, but Joseph, I
told Rachel who I was.
Shh.
Now you're ready to
go home, Clarence?
Yes, Joseph.
I believe I am.
[bell ringing]
I knew it.
[music playing]
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Clarence (1990)
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