Across The Universe Script - Dialogue Transcript Character
Dialog
Jude
Is there anybody Going to listen to my story All about the girl who came to stay She's the kind of girl You want so much It makes you sorry Still you don't regret a single day
[ songs ]
Hold me tight Tell me I'm the only one And then I might Never be the lonely one So hold me tight Tonight Tonight It's you
[ Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend ]
Who will take me out next week? You'll be halfway around the world.
Jude
Well, it better not be Phil Scully. Come here. I'll be back soon.
[ Lucy American Boyfriend ]
They give you a furlough after boot camp.
Lucy
And after that?
[ Man at Shipyard ]
Don't spend it all at once. Last one for a while, eh, son?
Jude [ Man at Shipyard ]
Last one ever, Cyril. I felt the same at your age. I told myself, "When I'm 64, I'll be long gone from this place." But I'm still here. Move it along. Some of us are thirsty and the pubs have been open five minutes.
Phil Scully
Phil Scully
You're gonna miss this place.
Jude
Don't count on it, Phil.
Jude’s Mother Jude
I've ironed your best shirts.
Jude’s Mother
You'll be wearing them when you go ashore in America.
Jude
Yeah, well, that could be months from now.
Jude’s Mother
If you wanted a seafaring life couldn't you have signed up for the Mersey Ferry? At least you'd be home for your supper every night.
[ Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend ]
I sometimes feel you're not telling me everything.
Jude
I just need a break from the yard, Molly. I'll be back before you know it.
[ Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend ]
Or do you need a break from me? Is that what this is about?
Jude
Come here.
I'll be shoveling coal in a furnace, Mum. I don't think I'll be wearing them.
[ Jude Singing ] Close your eyes and I'll kiss ya Tomorrow I'll miss ya And remember I'll always be true [ Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend ]
Pull the other one.
Jude Jude
What? And then while I'm away I'll write home every day
[ Jude's Liverpool
You better.
Girlfriend ] Jude
Prudence
[ Man on the car ] Jude
Max
And I'll send all my loving to you
In America Yeah, I'll tell you somethin' I think you'll understand When I say that somethin' I wanna hold your hand Oh, please say to me You'll let me be your man And please say to me You'll let me hold your hand And when I touch you I feel happy inside It's such a feeling that my love I can't hide Hop in. Thanks, mate. Appreciate it. In Princeton University Sorry. Excuse me. Shit! Goddamn it. Thanks, man.
Jude
Excuse me, you don't where I could find Professor Huber, do you?
Max
No such person. Not that I'm aware of. Professor Wesley Huber? Listen, I've pissed off every professor in Princeton and he's not one of them Oh, wait a second, there's a Wes Huber. That's him right over there.
Jude
Can I have a word?
[ Jude’s father ]
If you're looking for work here, check with administration.
Jude
I got a job, thanks.
[ Jude’s father ] Jude
You sound like a limey.
I am, yeah.
[ Jude’s father ]
I was stationed there during the war. I had some good times.
Jude
Yeah, I know. At Burtonwood, right?
[ Jude’s father ] Jude
How would you know that?
[ Jude’s father ] Jude [ Jude’s father ] Jude [ Jude’s father ] Jude
I...I believe I'm your son. I don't think so. Me mother's Martha Feeny. How'd you track me down? Through Army records. If I would have known about you... What? You would've come back, is that it? You know, she said that wouldn't have proved that you loved her... ...only that you felt obligated.
[ Jude’s father ]
Well, it would have been better than raising a kid on her own.
Jude
Yeah, well, she wasn't the only one in those days. You could excuse a bastard by saying his dad was killed in the war.
[ Jude’s father ] Jude
Did she find someone else?
[ Jude’s father ] Jude [ Jude’s father ]
There were a few hopefuls over the years, yeah. I think I scared them off. Listen, kid, l... It's Jude. Jude. I got a family. I got a wife, I got two kids.
Jude
[ Jude’s father ]
Yeah, look. Mr. Huber, I didn't come here to derail your life. You know? And I'm not here for your love or your approval. I'm just here so that we both... Both know that the other one exists. All right.
Jude
In New York Forget it, man. I'm not living here.
Sadie
You must be the two who called.
Max
Yeah. We saw your ad in Rat Magazine.
Sadie
Right. Come on in. It's our kitchen through here. This would be our main room... ...living room, whatever room. Real bummer losing my last tenant. He played sax at the Gaslight. Out all night, slept all day.
Jude
We could do that.
Sadie
You'd have to, man, because I'm a singer. I can't have no one screwing up my beauty sleep before 2:00. Someone can take this bedroom. I'm gonna need two weeks in advance, guys. Is that a problem?
Max
No, no, no, that's not a problem at all. You look kind of clean-cut. Then again, could've murdered your granny with a hammer.
Jude
Actually, we're students. I'm Jude and he's Max.
Sadie
I'm Sadie.
That's me. Out of bounds. Jude Max Sadie
Are you famous, Sadie? Man. Not yet. You guys have a good memory for faces?
Max
Yeah, I think so. Why?
Sadie
There's no mirror in your bathroom.
Max
Oh, man! What a fox!
Jude Max
Yes! I mean, for an older woman, huh?
Jude
Max, I will pay for my share of the rent just as soon as I get a job, man.
Max
Jude, don't worry about it. Look where we are, man.
Lucy
Jude and Lucy in an Old Dock Daniel couldn't wait to go. He saw it as his patriotic duty. And I went along with it. I was proud of him, I guess. Apparently, he did something brave... ...so he wore a medal when they buried him.
Jude
You don't have to talk about this.
Lucy
I want to. I can't pretend like it didn't happen. He was my first boyfriend. He was the first person I ever knew to die I'd never even been to a funeral before. I'm so scared for Max.
Jude
Listen, no one and no gun is gonna get Max. You know, he's so twisted,
he'll bend his way out of this fix.
Lucy Jude Lucy
Hope you're right. I am right. I love the bugger. Do you have the draft in England?
Jude
Not anymore. Well, I'd have been exempt as a shipyard worker.
Lucy
You should've studied art.
Jude
Yeah. Well, I had to bring money into the house. So I joined the ranks of the great unwashed. Here. Come here. Come here. A little closer. I just wanna get your eyes right.
[ Police ]
You two, scram! You're defacing city property.
Jude Lucy
Oh, shit. What are you talking about? This was just a crappy wall and now it's a work of art. You want me to come down there?
[ Police ] Jude
Please do come down. You'll scuff up them shiny black boots.
[ Police ]
Idiot.
Lucy
Shit! Come on, you don't want to get in trouble with the law.
Jude
Let's go!
Lucy
Go! Go, go, go. Jude, Jude, come here. Come here. [ Lucy Singing ] If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand
'Cause I've been in love before And I found that love was more Than just holding hands If I give my heart to you I must be sure from the very start That you would love me More than her If I trust in you Oh, please, don't run and hide If I love you too Oh, please, don't hurt my pride Like her 'Cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad if our new love Was in vain
Sadie
Jojo Max
Max
Before Anti-war March What is it, Max? Prudence. Come on, sweet pea. We all love you. How long's she been in there? All night, I guess. Come on, Pru. What's going on? It's Prudence. I think she's hung up on me.
Sadie
Dear Prudence Won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence Greet the brand-new day The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful and so are you
Jojo Sadie Jude, Lucy and Max
Sadie, we gotta go. Later. Dear prudence, open up your eyes. Dear prudence, see the sunny skies. The wind is low the birds will sing That you are part of everything.
Dear prudence, won't you open up your eyes? Look around round
Look around round round Look around. Dear prudence, Dear prudence, The sun is up, It's beautiful Dear prudence,
[ People's March ] [ Paco in Megaphone ]
won't you come out to play? greet the brand new day. the sky is blue. and so are you. won't you come out to play?
Look around round Look around round round Look around. Hey, hey, LBJ. How many kids did you kill today? Our voice is our weapon. And united we will win! That's right, yeah! You can crush the idealists, but you cannot crush their ideals! The Americans are forcing even their friends into becoming their enemies. Every day the hatred increases... ...in the hearts of the Vietnamese who want us out! The image of America will never again... ...be the image of revolution, freedom and democracy... ...but the image of violent imperialism!
Max
Hey, Luce! Luce, come on, stop worrying about it. Nothing's gonna happen to me. I could go in the Army and not get shipped to anywhere. Play a lot of cards, learn how to box. Come on, look at this. It's happening everywhere, man. Maybe LBJ will have a change of heart and call the whole thing off, huh?
Paco
This war is totally immoral!
Lucy Joining The Anti-war Movement [ Woman from Paco. This is Lucy Carrigan.
the group ]
She's an old friend. She's not a student... ...but she's interested in what we do. Wanted to meet you.
Paco Lucy Paco
Paco. Nice to meet you. How'd you hear about us?
Lucy
I saw you at the Fifth Avenue peace march. I was moved by your speech.
Jude
Lucy Jude
Lucy
Jude Lucy Jude
Lucy Jude
Lucy Jude Lucy
in a laundromat Well, I got a job. You know, as in, "We'll pay you to do it." I thought you'd be pleased. What job? It's a logo for Sadie's record company. It's a strawberry. You know, red, juicy, sexy. Yeah, get it? No? Why were you so rude to Paco before? It wouldn't have killed you to talk to him. He's got a good mind. He's committed, he's involved, he's... A shagger. A what? A shagger. A Don Juan. A seducer of young, vulnerable women. Jude, you know nothing about him. Every time I go to your place, there's about 50 people there. There's one bloke licking stamps and the other 49 are... Oh, they're all female. Don't exaggerate. Trust me, I'm not. We're in the middle of a revolution. What are you doing, doodles and cartoons?
Jude
I didn't mean it like that. No? Well, what did you mean? Sorry I'm not the man with the megaphone, this is what I do.
Lucy
You could at least hear what he has to say. I suppose you don't, because you're never gonna be drafted.
Jude Lucy
Nor will you, Lucy. I would lie down in front of a tank if it would stop this war and bring Max home. Yeah? Well, it wouldn't. What do you mean, it wouldn't? You don't think that it's worth trying?
Jude Lucy
Jude
I didn't say that. I'm...
Lucy
Well, maybe when bombs start going off here, people will listen.
Jude
Lucy Office You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world
Lucy
Jude, what are you doing? I can't do this right now.
Jude
You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know Yeah, we all wanna change the world Jude, please. Please, don't. But when you talk about destruction
Lucy Jude
Don't you know That you can count me out? Paco Lucy Jude
What are you doing here, friend? It's not the time. Not now. Don't you know it's gonna be All right
Paco
Escort him to the door. Thank you.
Lucy I'm sorry. [ Man at the Come on, let's go. Office ] Lucy I've never seen him like that. I don't know. [ Man at the You gotta leave, buddy. Come on. Office ] Lucy Jude! Paco Who is this asshole? Jesus! Lucy
Are you okay?
Paco Lucy
Get this clown out of here now! Get him out of here! Don't hurt him! Don't hurt him!
Jude
All right! All right!
Lucy
What is the matter with you? Why would you do that?
Jojo
At the Bar I look at you all See the love there that's sleeping While my guitar gently weeps I look at the floor And I see it needs sweeping Still my guitar gently weeps
Sadie
Not now. What is this ridiculous bullshit? He can't even play guitar. The sound sucked out there. How many times...? Get out there and tell Tony to fix it or I don't go on tomorrow night.
[ Man’s in charge ]
Come on, Sadie, it's the ratty end of the tour. Cool it.
Sadie
Find me someone who can play the guitar, man. This new guy's got no soul and no stank. Do you wanna come up for one more, Jo?
Jude
Jojo Jude
I ain't gonna find Sadie there, man. You better go on up to Lucy. Yeah. Well, she's probably out fighting for the cause, you know?
Jojo
It look like you been fighting for it too, huh?
Jude
I don't have one. That's the problem.
[ people in a protest scene ] Jude
At the Protest Strike! Strike! Strike!
No! No! Lucy!
Lucy
Jude!
Jude
Lucy!
Lucy
Jude!
Jude
Lucy!
Lucy
Jude!
Jude
Lucy!
[ people in a protest scene ]
Die! Die!
Prison Police You have a visitor. Jude What are you doing here? [ Jude’s father ]
I got a call from a friend of yours, a girl. Said that you were in trouble,
so I came down. Are you all right? I told the cops that I was a U.S. Citizen and you were my son. Jude
What did they say?
[ Jude’s father ]
They wanted proof. I didn't have any. I talked the cops out of pressing charges for the riot and stuff...
...but the bottom line, this is an immigration issue. Jude
Meaning they're kicking me out of the country?
[ Jude’s father ] Jude
I'm afraid so. Shit. Thanks... Thanks for trying, though, yeah?
[ Jude’s father ]
Have you told your mother you met me?
Jude
Not yet. But... But l... But I will.
SINOPSIS FILM
Film ini mengambil latar pada tahun 1960an di Amerika, yang saat itu sedang terjadi pergolakan protes anti-perang, perjuangan untuk bebas bicara, hak-hak sipil juga eksplorasi pikiran rakyatnya. Film ini menceritakan tentang hubungan percintaan antar benua antara pemuda asal Liverpool, inggris, Jude dan Lucy seorang gadis Amerika, beserta kelompok musisi yang tidak sengaja bertemu dan tinggal bersama di New York. Jude meninggalkan Inggris untuk mencari ayahnya yang telah meninggalkan dia dan ibunya saat masih kecil ke Amerika Serikat. Dengan tujuan itu Jude masuk ke Amerika dan menjadi imigran gelap. Sesampainya di Amerika Jude langsung pergi ke Universitas tempat ayahnya bekerja dan akhirnya menemuinya disana. Jude akhirnya tahu kalau ayahnya telah memiliki keluarga baru di sana. Saat berada di Universitas itu Jude bertemu dengan Max salah satu mahasiswa disana. Max adalah mahasiswa yang membangkang dan akhirnya berteman baik dengan Jude. Jude sudah tidak mempunyai tujuan lagu di Amerika yang akhirnya di ajak oleh Max untuk ikut dalam acara keluarganya. Maxpun mengenalkan Jude dengan Lucy adiknya. Setelah itu Jude dan Lucy pun mengetahui satu sama lain. Setelah itu Jude dan Max tinggal bersama di New York dan menyewa kamar bersama penyanyi wanita Sadie dengan grup band Sadie and the Po Boys yang gitarisnya yang bernama Jojo dan bertemu juga dengan Prudence, wanita muda berdarah Vietnam yang tidak sengaja bertemu oleh mereka.
L 17 Tidak lama di New York, Max dipanggil untuk wajib militer menjadi tentara ke Vietnam. Hal ini semakin menimbulkan sikap anti-perang dalam diri adik Max, Lucy, yang kehilangan pacar di medan perang yang sama sebelum menjalin hubungan dengan Jude. Lalu lucy bergabung dengan kelompok gerakan anti-perang dipimpin oleh Paco yang menentang perang yang sedang terjadi saat itu. Sikap antiperang yang dimiliki lucy tersebut awalnya di dukung oleh Jude. Namun Jude mulai melihat keanehan dalam gerakan tersebut dan mulai tidak sejalan dengan pemikiran Lucy. Hubungan merekapun terganggu karena masalah ini. Jude akhirnya tertangkap karena mencoba menyelamatkan Lucy dari polisi yang mengamankan lokasi protes yang di hadiri Lucy. Jude dipenjara lalu di deportasi kembali ke Inggris karena ketahuan dia memasuki negara Amerika tanpa izin. Perjuangan Lucy pun akhirnya tidak membuahkan hasil, Paco terbukti memiliki misi yang radikal dan akhirnya mati dikarenakan bomb rakitannya sendiri meledak saat sedang membuatnya. Setelah itu Jude tergerak untuk kembali ke Amerika, dia pun akhirnya mendapatkan izin resmi untuk memasuki Amerika dan bertemu lagi dengan Lucy. Film ini tentang pencarian jati diri, kesalahan di masa muda, serta pengalaman hidup. Bagaimana tokoh Jude, Lucy dan Max memperoleh pembelajaran dari kehidupan nyata bahwa dunia bukan taman bermain yang diisi dengan senangsenang belaka. Hidup bersama Jude dan Lucy juga mengalami pasang surut tak hanya bercinta dan ’bunga-bunga’. Lalu Max yang kembali ke tanah air dalam kondisi terluka. Suatu pelajaran besarrr bagi anak yang sepanjang hidupnya tak pernahserius.
