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- Welcome back,
- a cappella enthusiasts.
- My name is John Smith,
- and sitting here to my left
- is Gail
- Abernathy-McCadden-Feinberger.
- This one's gonna stick, John.
- Well, you saved the Jew for last.
- I did. I did.
- You're listening to
- Let's Talk-Appella,
- the world's premiere
- downloadable a cappella podcast.
- We are coming to you live
- from the nation's capital,
- where the
- Barden University Bellas
- are about to rock
- the historic Kennedy Center.
- Boy, these girls
- have broken down
- every single barrier in their
- path, haven't they, Gail?
- Absolutely, John.
- The first all-female group
- to win a national title,
- three-time defending champs,
- and now, here they are,
- performing for the President of the
- United States on his birthday.
- Wow! What an inspiration
- to girls all over the country who
- are too ugly to be cheerleaders.
- Here's Beca Mitchell,
- leader of the group.
- Look at these
- sequins and sparkles.
- My! Their feet
- just don't stop moving.
- Florencia Fuentes just
- earned her green card, John.
- She may have to do that backflip
- right back over
- the fence into Mexico.
- I think she's Guatemalan.
- None of that matters.
- There is so much
- happening on stage,
- I don't even know where to look.
- Back in my day, we put on our
- blazers and we just sang.
- We maybe snapped our fingers
- if we were feeling frisky.
- Whoa! Another surprise!
- An overweight girl
- dangling from the ceiling.
- Who hasn't had that dream?
- Lots of us.
- No!
- Okay, she has no underwear on.
- My God.
- We have a commando situation.
- There is a commando
- situation on stage!
- Who is on top of this?
- - What kind of person...
- - Holy cow!
- - Take her back up. She's turning.
- - Pull her up already!
- She's turning. Brace yourselves.
- No.
- She's coming. She's coming!
- Avert your eyes, or take it all in!
- Make your choice!
- Not the front! Nobody
- wants to see the front!
- No!
- Happy birthday, Mr. President.
- The Australian singer
- who calls herself "Fat Amy"
- gave the President a birthday
- gift from down under
- during last night's celebration
- held at the historic
- Kennedy Center.
- In case you're wondering what
- I mean by "down under," Chip,
- I'm talking about her.
- She showed her to the President.
- All eyes were on the a cappella
- singers, the Barden Bellas.
- Three-time defending
- a cappella national champions,
- which is a real thing,
- apparently.
- Although authorities have ruled
- out terrorism as a motive,
- the Bellas claim the mishap
- was merely an accident
- and issued an apology.
- I am deeply sorry for the
- upset that I have caused.
- I feel that I have already
- received punishment enough
- in the form of silk burn.
- Exhibit C.
- No, no, no!
- It's filth.
- Women who sing
- are just another example
- of cultural decay,
- due to loose morals.
- Not wearing underwear
- seems kind of intentional to me.
- Yeah, you either choose to wear
- underwear, or you don't wear underwear.
- It's a choice I make every day.
- You know, until today,
- I thought singing a cappella
- was the most embarrassing
- thing you could do.
- Normally,
- that group is on point,
- and last night,
- they were off-point,
- off-key, and then on the floor.
- It's a national disgrace.
- Yeah, but I'd rather be in that
- limo ride home
- with the President.
- Cut to the real President,
- he'd be like,
- "That was off
- the hook!"
- Chloe, chill out.
- It was a mistake.
- They're not gonna
- burn us for witchcraft.
- No, but the National
- A Cappella Association
- is in there talking
- to the dean about us,
- and who knows
- what's gonna happen?
- We won three championships.
- Whatever happens in there,
- we're gonna be fine.
- Maybe it's time to
- think about other stuff.
- What other stuff?
- You know, school, jobs, life.
- This group is my life.
- I've intentionally failed
- Russian Lit three times
- so I could be a Bella.
- This is the worst thing that's
- ever happened to us. Even.
- You know,
- before coming to Barden,
- I had diarrhea for seven years.
- But yes, this is terrible.
- The dean is ready
- for you tramps.
- On, jeez.
- Ladies,
- you have dragged the good name
- of Barden University
- into the gutter.
- And you've really
- upset these people
- whose names
- I've already forgotten.
- Your little southern exposure in
- front of our Commander-in-Chief
- has irreparably damaged the
- entire institution of a cappella.
- Just blew it up.
- Funding is drying up,
- sponsors are pulling out.
- Unfortunately,
- an example must be made.
- It is the decision
- of this governing body
- that the Bellas
- are hereby suspended
- - from competing at the collegiate level.
- - What?
- The terms of your suspension
- are laid out in this document.
- I'm sorry, but it's over. Hi.
- Okay, can we be reasonable?
- Fat Amy apologized.
- This was an accident.
- Was it?
- You're taking us off
- of our victory tour?
- Who's gonna sing the national
- anthem at the Puppy Bowl?
- You're being replaced
- by the European champions.
- A German group
- of total professionals.
- In other words, they're gonna
- keep their pants on.
- So we can't defend our title
- and we can't tour?
- And you can't
- hold any auditions.
- We don't need your ranks
- to grow like a fungus.
- So that's it, then?
- So, basically,
- the Bellas are over?
- Look, ladies,
- I'm sorry that this disciplinary
- action has shocked you.
- Especially since
- you're all seniors.
- But the truth is,
- you're just women.
- No.
- And you'll all be pregnant soon.
- Mom, I'm late.
- It's orientation.
- You gotta let me go.
- I can't.
- I just can't do it.
- Mom, you can do it.
- My only daughter,
- leaving the nest.
- If you leave me now.
- You'll take away
- the biggest part of me.
- Mom. You want me to stop?
- Or I could keep singing!
- No, I don't know
- how I'm gonna get by
- without your
- spontaneous singing.
- Honey, you're gonna
- love this place.
- Just promise you'll call.
- And, honey, don't be
- afraid to express yourself.
- And not with those weird buttons
- they wear in their earlobes.
- Unless you're gonna get a job...
- Mom, slow down.
- I'm not gonna do anything crazy.
- I'm just gonna write my songs
- and join an a cappella group.
- Not just any a cappella group.
- The Bellas are an institution.
- My days as a Bella
- were the best...
- Best days of your life.
- I know.
- And I can't wait to be one.
- Unless they don't take me, Mom.
- No, honey,
- they're gonna take you.
- Thanks to me,
- you were born into it.
- And then I'm gonna
- be your mother...
- And your sister.
- Gross. Okay.
- All right,
- the next phase of my life
- begins.
- Hold on.
- There is nothing in here that
- strips us of our national title.
- And if we're still
- reigning champs,
- then we are automatically
- invited to represent America
- at the World Championships
- this spring.
- Yes, the World
- Championships of A Cappella,
- where, every four years,
- groups from around the globe
- compete for world domination.
- I'm sorry. I just feel like I
- always have to be on, you know.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Well, look, ladies,
- we can't stop you from going
- to the Worlds competition.
- It's not gonna
- help your case here.
- Not at all.
- What if We Win it?
- What if you Win it?
- Like, you...
- You out-perform
- the other groups?
- How do you fit such big
- dreams in such a small body?
- What if you win it?
- Never.
- What if you win it?
- - Yeah. If we win, will you reinstate us?
- - Sure.
- But no American team
- has ever won.
- That's because they hate us.
- The whole world.
- The whole world hates us.
- Hate us.
- Hello, fresh-persons!
- Welcome to Barden University!
- Okay! The Barden Knight.
- Okay, get off the stage. No one
- cares about you. All right.
- You have made a great choice,
- and a cheap one.
- Yay, Barden!
- We have a very special
- performance for you guys today.
- The pride and joy
- of Barden University,
- the Treblamakers!
- Thank you!
- Thank you, thank you.
- We are the Treblemakers.
- I'm Jesse,
- and this is a cappella.
- Let's do this!
- Hey yo, Trebles!
- Someone drop some bass.
- Now I need some baritone.
- All right!
- My God!
- My God! On, my God;
- Chloe, don't blame yourself.
- My God!
- You're a ginger.
- That's punishment enough.
- This is not all your fault.
- This is on all of us.
- So, if we don't win the
- Worlds, then what are we?
- Just a bunch of girls
- that hang out?
- What's wrong with that?
- If we don't win, the Bellas are over.
- This is the biggest challenge
- that any of us have ever faced.
- When I was nine years old, my brother
- tried to sell me for a chicken, so...
- Well, I will do whoever it takes
- in order for us
- to get back to the top.
- You mean "whatever" it takes.
- Yeah, I'll do that, too.
- That's great news. Yes.
- No, I can start Monday. I would
- be stoked to start on...
- Sorry, I don't say "stoked."
- I don't say stuff like that.
- I'm, like, I'm pretty cool.
- You're gonna like me.
- That was bad, too.
- We need to attack
- this problem head-on.
- I want 100% commitment
- and laser focus, right?
- Great! I will see you Monday.
- Beca out!
- Beca. BECA: Yeah.
- Hey, ladies.
- Wanna come to a party?
- It's a tiki party. You guys
- don't even have to wear shoes.
- It's the best kind of party.
- Here you go. Sure.
- Hey, great job, Trebles.
- You guys killed it.
- Thank you.
- You like a cappella? Yeah.
- I've got my heart set
- on being a Bella.
- It's actually at the very top
- of all my dream boards.
- Did I hear mention of dreams?
- Hi. Benjamin Applebaum
- at your service. Hello.
- I just have to say,
- you are so spirited. I...
- I just wanna put you in a box
- and saw you in half.
- For magic.
- As a part of a trick.
- He does magic.
- Right. It's only weird
- if you don't embrace it.
- Dude, explain yourself.
- I'll be honest, I completely blacked out.
- How'd I do, man?
- Honestly?
- I've seen you do worse.
- Awesome.
- It's been months and
- we're still getting hate mail?
- Sucks!
- "For your hairy situation"?
- Okay,
- we are officially registered.
- Update your passports, ladies,
- because we are going
- to the very sunny,
- very beautiful, Copenhagen!
- Yeah! Nice! Yes!
- Where is that?
- I don't know. I failed Maps.
- It looks like the competition
- has been dominated
- by that stupid German group
- that took over our tour.
- - You mean "stole" our tour.
- - Word.
- We need to scout
- those Deutsche-bags.
- Yes.
- But how good can they be?
- Germany hasn't produced a good
- singer since David Hasselhoff.
- We're gonna crush them.
- And when we do,
- we can stick it to these chumps
- who send us all
- this hate mail, like,
- "Sonia Sotomayor."
- Judgy bitch.
- The Bellas are back!
- Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
- Yeah! We're back.
- Has anyone talked to Beca today?
- So?
- Any first-day jitters?
- No, no. You know, I'm just gonna
- be moody and distant.
- Artists love that.
- I know I love that.
- Here you go.
- Okay.
- Dude, why do I feel so guilty?
- I've given a lot to
- the Bellas, right?
- It's, like,
- three years of my life.
- Yeah, Bec, you should not feel guilty
- at all about taking your shot.
- This is a big deal, right?
- Yes, it's a very big deal.
- Okay.
- Go. All right.
- Nothing's gonna stop my girl!
- I don't know him!
- Bec's in effects, y'all!
- You can go!
- Are you ready, or...
- Okay, everybody, huddle up.
- Let's go, let's go, let's go!
- Get up!
- Come on! To the table, please!
- To the table!
- Last one at this table has to
- help Frank watch YouTube videos
- to find the next Justin Bieber.
- Hey, so, I'm turning 25
- next week,
- if anybody wants to
- get some drinks, celebrate.
- Frank, buddy, less talk.
- Thank you so much.
- Okay, my people, check it out.
- That...
- This... Dax, the tech guy.
- Did you call the tech guy?
- Yeah, I talked to him.
- Do you understand that everything
- else in my life works?
- So, I just need everything
- here to work, too, okay?
- Well, he said he was gonna call me back.
- My God.
- You want me to call him now?
- Don't do it now.
- Okay.
- There we go.
- That is the Lion himself.
- That is the legendary
- Snoop D-O-Double-G
- singing White Christmas at a
- tree-lighting ceremony in Moscow.
- And he was so moved
- by the power of music
- to unite the world or some shit,
- that now he wants to drop
- his own cool Christmas album.
- And because I sleep
- on a bed of Grammys,
- he has decided to hire me
- to produce it. Now...
- But Snoop Dogg already dropped
- a Christmas album.
- If you had listened to
- the album like I did,
- stranded in the air with T.I.
- on a golden hang glider,
- then you would have known that none
- of the songs were the classics.
- I've had to listen to that album
- on two separate occasions.
- Hang glider with T.I.
- and also a rocket ship
- that Eminem has built.
- It doesn't go anywhere,
- but he's got dreams
- for it, okay?
- So I need you to
- close your mouth.
- Herein lies the problem,
- everybody.
- Last time I checked, there are
- over a million Christmas albums
- with the same
- 10 damn songs on them.
- So, guys, I'm telling you, man,
- I need all hands
- on deck right now
- to come up with ideas on how
- to make this one stand out.
- Okay? You got it?
- Fire when ready.
- I want to hear ideas.
- Anything.
- Anybody-
- Anybody right now
- would be great.
- Anybody to talk...
- What if we got those dogs...
- Anybody but you.
- What if we got those dogs that
- bark Jingle Bells to back him up?
- And let me, let me,
- let me guess, let me guess.
- You want those dogs to back him
- up because he's "Snoop Dogg"?
- Yeah!
- That is a really great example
- of a horrible idea.
- Take a lap.
- What? Take a lap.
- But I'm wearing skinny jeans.
- I don't care.
- Go. Go.
- Let's go. I wanna see knees up.
- Knees up, please.
- Guys, I should give you
- a little more time.
- A minute. You got
- one minute. 60 seconds.
- My time is like a toddler in a tiara, okay?
- Precious and short.
- I need really great ideas.
- Snoop is coming!
- Sorry, my boobs are all crazy.
- I was just jumping.
- I just came from auditions.
- You guys weren't there.
- I was hoping for the chance
- to sing for you.
- No, can't help you. We're not
- allowed to take anyone else new.
- No, no, no.
- Wait, wait, wait!
- I'm a Junk!
- What'd you say about your junk?
- I'm Emily Junk.
- I know, it's weird.
- It's my mom's last name.
- My dad's last name
- is Hardon, so...
- Um...
- I'm a Legacy.
- Junk. Junk.
- My mom was a Bella.
- Your mother is Katherine Junk?
- Who?
- Only the top bitch
- of the 1981 Bellas.
- She pioneered
- the syncopated booty shake.
- And word is she has
- a five-octave vocal range.
- Yep, still does.
- You do not want to hear that woman
- doing it with my dad.
- What an odd thing to say.
- True.
- If a Legacy wants to audition,
- we have to let her.
- Okay, um...
- Show us what you got.
- Right now? Right here?
- Right here, right now.
- Yeah.
- Okay, um, I'd like to perform an
- original song that I've been working on.
- I'm not quite finished
- with it though,
- so let's not be dicks about it.
- Sorry, that was crass,
- wasn't it?
- Fat Amy,
- you have a lovely vagina.
- Thank you. Proceed.
- When tomorrow comes
- I'll be on my own.
- Feeling frightened of
- the things that I don't know.
- When tomorrow comes
- When tomorrow comes.
- When tomorrow comes.
- And though the road is long
- I look up to the sky.
- Darkness all around...
- No. That one, I'm not... I'm still
- kind of tinkering with that verse.
- So it's not... Nothing's
- really completely set.
- I got all I need
- when I got you and I
- 'Cause I look around me
- and see a sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- You're getting me, getting me
- through the night
- You are my flashlight.
- Would you excuse us
- for just one second?
- She's pretty good.
- Can't we take her?
- What do you expect us to say?
- She's standing right there.
- She's definitely not a soloist.
- No.
- Technically, she came to us, so
- really we're not breaking any rules.
- Yeah, it's the perfect loophole.
- You know, it's always good
- to have an extra body.
- Just in case one of us
- gets kidnapped for ransom,
- is thrown into
- a shipping container,
- and is made to eat
- only leaves and gas receipts.
- I agree.
- We need new blood.
- I don't think we should
- decide anything without Beca.
- I keep a penny under my tongue.
- Did anyone else think
- it was creepy
- that she never really opened
- her eyes the whole time?
- Again, we're talking about her
- - and she's standing right there.
- - Yeah.
- But if we're
- gonna talk negatives,
- let's start with
- the giraffe legs.
- Okay, let's take a vote on it.
- Anyone who wants her in,
- sing a G-sharp.
- Anyone who doesn't,
- sing an E-flat.
- Okay. One, two...
- I like your shirt.
- Welcome to the Bellas!
- O-M-a-ca-G! Whoo!
- Stop, girl, stop.
- Yeah, stop, stop it.
- Girl, stop. EMILY: Sorry.
- So, when does initiation start?
- Tell you what, I'll go back to my
- dorm and pretend to be surprised
- when you throw
- the hood over my head
- and make me solve a Rubik's Cube
- while sucking vodka
- from a maxi pad.
- That's what
- my mom said happened.
- No can do.
- Well, look around.
- We don't exactly have
- a maxi pad to spare, so...
- All right, grab your guts, ladies!
- It's party time!
- We've got tickets to Copenhagen
- and a brand new Bella!
- Let's go! All right.
- - Should I...
- - Come on, girl!
- I'm gonna just
- leave my bag here.
- Let's go get into treble!
- Has this bush always been here?
- Watch this.
- You know there's a gate, right?
- WOW.
- My first college party.
- Yeah, well, this isn't
- just any college party.
- This is a cappella only! Yeah.
- So, get prepared to meet a lot
- of sexually confused men.
- Bellas!
- Welcome, welcome, welcome!
- Jesse! Where is Beca? I thought she
- was gonna be with you tonight.
- I thought she was with you.
- Hey! Benji, right?
- Those aren't...
- Okay, those aren't words.
- I'm sorry?
- The movies?
- Are you asking me out?
- Yes. Yeah?
- That's so sweet.
- It's just, my...
- It's my first day. Um...
- I wasn't really planning on
- rushing in on anything.
- Hey! Hey! You made it!
- Yeah, I couldn't miss
- our last Hood Night party.
- So?
- How was the internship?
- Eye-opening. Yeah, they
- do not mess around.
- Hey, Chloe asked where you were.
- Why didn't you tell her?
- She's just...
- She's locked into
- the Worlds right now
- and I'm looking
- for the right time.
- I'll tell her.
- Bumper's back!
- Whoo!
- Campus security!
- Bumper! Bumper!
- Fat Amy's back!
- 'Cause I never left
- 'cause I'm still here.
- Whoo! But I'm back, so it's a big
- deal because I've arrived again!
- You know, for someone
- who left school years ago,
- you're harder to
- shake than mono.
- I've got some pretty big news.
- What?
- I have been hand-plucked
- to be put on a waiting list
- to be put on a very well-known
- TV singing competition.
- Really? Yep.
- I know what you're thinking.
- "Bumper."
- "You shut your face
- and kiss me, Bumper."
- No.
- "Bumper, please,
- just shut your trap."
- That is not how I talk.
- You talk exactly like this.
- Do not.
- Yes, you do.
- I don't.
- So shut up. You shut up.
- Hi!
- Hi.
- I am so excited
- to meet the woman
- who single-handedly
- created the Bella sound.
- We're sisters!
- I can't believe we're sisters!
- Yeah, hi! Hi!
- Chloe texted me
- we added a Legacy.
- I didn't even know
- that was a thing.
- Shh.
- Remind me again why
- we are at a car show.
- We're here for one reason
- and one reason only.
- To scout the competition.
- It's totally gonna
- help us win the Worlds
- if we know
- what we're up against.
- All right.
- Now, where are
- those tour thieves?
- Stacie!
- Keep it in your pants, maybe.
- Stacie! What?
- What the...
- This all should have been ours!
- I hate these Germans.
- Holy a-ca-mole!
- Okay, the cars moved.
- Nothing else happened yet.
- But they're moving backwards.
- With ghosts driving them.
- We are Das Sound Machine.
- A German collective, operating in
- concert to create sonic mastery.
- What better way to appreciate
- automotive perfection?
- Man, they massive!
- How are we gonna compete
- with a group that size?
- They're so freakin' in sync.
- Do we clap?
- Do we clap? Do we clap?
- Politely clap.
- Barden Bellas.
- You came here to see us?
- Is it because you are... What do
- the American kids say, "Jelly"?
- We are so not "jelly."
- We should really thank you for
- making this tour a reality,
- you know, with your
- bumbling ineptitude.
- We should send them something.
- Fruit basket?
- Yum, yum.
- Or would you prefer
- mini-muffins?
- Okay, we didn't come here to
- start something with you guys.
- We just wanted to check you
- out before the Worlds,
- where we're gonna kick your ass.
- What? That's right.
- You'?
- You are the kicker of ass?
- Yeah.
- You are so tiny.
- Like an elf.
- Or is it a fairy? Sprite?
- "Troll."
- That's it.
- You are like a troll.
- You
- are physically flawless.
- Thank you.
- But it doesn't mean I like you.
- We are not scared
- about the Worlds,
- because when the Bellas hit the
- stage, we are gonna blow minds.
- With what?
- More of Flabby Abby's
- baby chute?
- That's not my name.
- I don't know your name.
- Could be anything.
- Obese Denise,
- inflexible Tina, Lazy Susan.
- Mein name isn't Fat Amy, und I
- eat krauts like you for lunch.
- Your team is like a... How do you say that?
- A heated mess.
- You know, a mess where
- heat is applied to it,
- so what once was a little
- messy is now even messier.
- Darlings, please take my advice.
- Don't try to beat us.
- You can't.
- We're the best.
- And now I really
- must go rest my neck.
- It is sore from
- looking down on you.
- Okay,
- just because you're making
- me very sexually confused,
- does not mean that
- you are intimidating.
- We have nothing to lose.
- We have literally nothing!
- Okay.
- A-ca wiedersehen, bitches!
- What is happening?
- Lam using my hands so much.
- All right, ladies, focus up.
- We need to beat
- those German dummkopfs.
- Yes! CYNTHIA: Yeah.
- Okay, we're gonna beat DSM
- at their own game.
- Do what they do, just better.
- And we're about to do
- a full skills assessment
- to blow out our
- choreography to match.
- But the important thing
- is that we have fun, right?
- Legacy, don't take
- this the wrong way,
- but you're
- the dumbest person alive.
- And you're a cat!
- And one...
- Okay, Lilly,
- that's really scaring me.
- That just looks weird.
- People are not birds.
- Cartwheel. And roll!
- Amy, that wasn't a roll.
- Again.
- Is it weird that we never got
- around to singing today?
- Well, it's kind of
- hard to start singing
- without arrangements,
- and that's on me.
- So thank you for reminding me.
- Yeah, Bec,
- we're gonna need that ASAP
- so we can start nailing down
- our choreography.
- Right on top of that, Chlo.
- Awes!
- Yeah, awes.
- So I just wanted to let you know
- that I've been
- working really hard
- on, you know, calming my nerves
- and keeping my eyes open.
- I was wondering if you could
- give me some pointers, maybe.
- And, you know,
- with the singing...
- I don't know exactly where you're
- gonna put me in the songs, but I...
- I don't mean to be rude. I just
- have somewhere that I need to be.
- Um...
- You did great today.
- Thanks.
- Wait, hold up.
- Just hold up for a second.
- "Wait, hold up"?
- Man, I sound awesome right now.
- What are you talking about?
- Nah! It's not you,
- it's a tech thing.
- So just
- you go ahead and take five.
- It better be a tech thing,
- 'cause the way I sound in my
- eardrums, this is immaculate, man.
- This song, there's nothing,
- nothing special about it yet.
- Do you know what I mean?
- Any ideas? Because I...
- All right, um, hear me out.
- Please, Dax. Please...
- We could remove the sleigh bells
- and put in kalimba.
- You know, the finger thing.
- I know what a kalimba does. I
- know how it's operated, okay?
- Kalimba...
- Don't say it again.
- Go in the corner. Go eat
- your lunch in the corner.
- But what am I gonna
- do with my sriracha?
- Say one more hipster thing,
- and I'm gonna shove you
- in your vintage bassoon case.
- Okay?
- Turn.
- Aim higher, people. Okay?
- And be very careful
- what you pitch to me next.
- Um, just have him
- sing it again, the same way.
- Who are you?
- Nobody. Literally nobody.
- I just had a thought.
- No, okay, okay.
- Sure.
- Nobody else has an idea.
- Let's, do it
- exactly the same way.
- Again.
- Will do, nephew.
- Or it can be something different.
- It can...
- Okay.
- That was amazing, Snoop.
- Thank you so very much.
- You can take a small break, man.
- Everything, perfection.
- Perfection.
- Groovy like a drive-in movie.
- You can sing.
- Um, yeah, I'm a three-time collegiate
- a cappella champion, so...
- We're both huge successes
- in our fields.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, let's say that.
- What do you do here?
- I just get coffee
- and burritos and stuff.
- I wanna produce music.
- Dax? Can you do me a favor?
- Turn around right now,
- and watch this exchange.
- That's "value added." Okay?
- If you have any demos
- you'd like me
- to listen to,
- I'll make the time.
- Seriously?
- Seriously, yeah.
- Dax, did you see
- what happened there?
- She did something
- that was helpful.
- And now I'm going to reward her
- by listening to her demos.
- Turn back around.
- Now! Turn around, please.
- So, Snoop, buddy,
- we've got an idea.
- Me, too.
- Water skis, but for dry land.
- Real playa. You know what
- I'm talking about?
- Brilliant.
- Fo shizzle, dizzle.
- I'll write that down.
- Yeah, please.
- What am I looking at?
- We're pillow fighting!
- Aah!
- You know this sets women back,
- like, 30 years?
- We're just
- relieving some stress.
- This was on the porch.
- Ooh.
- What is that? Looks fancy.
- Looks like we've been invited to
- sing at some kind of a party.
- We're going to sing?
- Finally!
- Well, there's just
- an address and a password.
- How sexy and mysterious. Yeah.
- Like how all my teeth
- are from other people.
- Anyone else scared?
- Not really. I already
- lived longer than I expected.
- Password.
- Fart noise.
- Did you not see the parentheses?
- Bellas! I'm so glad
- you all came. Come on in.
- Standing in
- front of you, ladies,
- happens to be the world's
- biggest a cappella fan.
- We found you!
- Hello. Here I am.
- What can we do for you?
- So, last week when I was having
- a tinkle, it occurred to me...
- Do not, do not!
- Sorry.
- That was rude.
- You do not come to a gentleman's
- house and touch his goose.
- So are we early, or...
- Actually, you're pretty late.
- Come on, let's go!
- This is the big time.
- Das Sound Machine, two o'clock.
- Tiny Mouse! We meet again.
- Another verbal beatdown.
- Highlight of my day.
- So, have you abandoned your foolish
- plans to face us at the Worlds?
- You wish, you gorgeous specimen.
- She's really in my head.
- Very Well.
- I'll be happy to send you there.
- I'll mail you.
- Large envelope costs nothing.
- Well, it will cost
- more than nothing.
- But still cheaper than shipping, like,
- a horse, or perhaps an adult moose.
- Did you ever think
- maybe you're too big?
- - It would cost a fortune to mail you.
- - Easy.
- You're enormous!
- Okay.
- I think we should change
- her name to "Feisty Mouse."
- Yeah.
- Just need to find, like,
- a taller pair of shoes.
- Wasn't a big deal. Hey!
- - Hey! What are you doing here?
- - What is going on?
- Welcome!
- I guess I gotta go.
- No. Why? I don't know.
- Welcome to
- the first ever showdown
- of the National A Cappella
- Laser Ninja Dragon League!
- Can you dig it?
- Okay, let's meet our teams.
- First we have The Treblemakers!
- Yeah!
- Okay.
- We have the Barden Bellas.
- We have the Tone Hangers!
- Sorbet Sorbet.
- Sorbet Sorbet.
- And a cherry on top.
- And taking a break
- from their national tour,
- Das Sound Machine!
- - DSM!
- - Ja!
- Ja!
- Ja!
- And the pride of Wisconsin,
- the Green Bay Packers!
- Let's go! Here we go, baby!
- Let's go! What?
- I'd like to be the brisket
- in that man-sandwich.
- Well, here's how
- this is gonna work.
- When I point to you,
- you sing a song
- from one of the categories
- that's gonna
- appear up there
- on the big board.
- There's only one rule.
- You have to meet the beat.
- Here, come here.
- But you have to do it
- "Follow the Leader" style.
- Boy!
- Goodness.
- That was fun.
- Now, if you can't carry the
- tune, the whole team's out.
- As in, you gone! And then...
- Cornelius, this is too heavy.
- I told you before.
- Because I hurt my arm
- saluting the flag.
- Okay, sorry.
- Now, the winners will get
- epic bragging rights!
- What? That's it?
- And I'm sorry.
- Did I not mention this?
- A $42,000 gift card to Dave and Buster's!
- I was going there anyway.
- I was going there anyway.
- I know Clay Matthews wants it.
- Okay. All right,
- let's get this thing started.
- Let's take a look
- at the first category.
- Ooh. Songs about butts.
- Okay.
- Anything on the radio,
- basically, right? Right.
- Think about
- what you're gonna sing.
- Let's start with
- Das Sound Machine!
- Girl, I love that butt.
- But the butt's not what
- matters You know what does?
- Courtship and chivalry I'll
- take you to a nice hot meal.
- And I'll tip the waiter.
- My God, stop! Stop!
- What was that, yo?
- Not how we play the game.
- You think you're a better
- lyricist than Sir Mix-a-Lot,
- a man who was knighted by Queen?
- You know the band Queen? Yes.
- No, sir, I do not.
- I just... I couldn't help it.
- I caught a glimpse of an angel.
- I got inspired.
- Well, you're going to hell.
- Because, Treblemakers, you gone!
- You gone!
- Bye-bye. Sorry.
- Sorry. I'm sorry.
- Four left.
- Let's take a look
- at the next category!
- Country love!
- Lam all about this!
- Nobody in this room has loved
- more tender than I have.
- Please pick us.
- Let me have it.
- - Let us have it. Let the world have it.
- - Yeah!
- I would give it to him.
- All right, then. Well, why
- don't we start with you?
- Tone Hangers, you're up.
- You're up.
- CLAY MATTHEWS'. What'?
- All right, I got this.
- I got this. I got this.
- This is my jam!
- How about them Cowboys?
- Come on, man.
- I got nothing. Come on!
- God damn it!
- I got nothing, guys!
- DON NY BARCLAY; What?
- - I'm sorry.
- - You blew it.
- Man, you are such
- a dis-a-ca-pointment.
- Reginald Wilson
- Moncrieff Matthews IV,
- what on God's green one
- are you doing?
- I had my mind on those
- 42 G's at D and B's.
- I'm afraid you've kissed
- that goodbye. No!
- - Green Bay Packers...
- - No, no, no!
- - You gone!
- - No!
- Let's see what
- the next category is!
- Yes!
- I was his personal assistant!
- Unfair! WOMAN: Come on.
- Yes, yep. We got this.
- Yeah, we got this.
- Get in there.
- Okay, then why don't we start
- with you, Das Sound Machine?
- Is that John Mayer?
- That
- doesn't deserve a "boo."
- I killed that!
- Explain for everyone,
- because it sounds like
- you're implying
- that John Mayer and
- Tina Turner are having...
- Yeah.
- Get them out! Get them out!
- I don't know if I believe him.
- I'm telling the truth!
- Tone Hangers,
- YOU gone!
- Two! We have our final two!
- Now we have a showdown!
- All right, come on in.
- Let's do this
- face-off style. Okay.
- Let's take a look, see what
- your final category is.
- '90s hip-hop jams!
- Okay, y'all, take a
- second to think about it.
- Time's up! Go!
- I got all I need
- when I got you and I
- 'Cause I look around me
- and see a sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- What?
- You're getting me, getting me
- through the night
- I'm sorry.
- What '90s hip-hop jam
- is that again?
- Um...
- More like a 21st century jam.
- That's it. Yeah. I wrote it.
- Just stay calm.
- You're saying it's an original?
- Yes, I'm saying
- it's an original.
- Boo!
- Go home, little girl!
- Our jam is covers!
- We spit on originals!
- What is your name?
- Emily.
- I hate you.
- In light of this embarrassing
- and unprofessional information,
- lam forced to declare...
- I'm sorry, guys-
- - Das Sound Machine is the winner!
- - Yeah!
- Whoo!
- Yeah! Yeah!
- Hey, did you really write that?
- You shouldn't have
- done that, Emily.
- Now DSM thinks that
- they have the drop on us.
- I'm sorry. I panicked.
- I understand if you want me to
- crawl under a rock and die.
- Hey, we don't want...
- Hey, we don't want that.
- Hey, Bec's,
- let's go meet the Green Bay Packers.
- Okay.
- Boo!
- I'm just kidding. Would you
- like to have sex later?
- No!
- So that's a "no," then?
- Because with the wink,
- and that's what...
- It's 100% no!
- I want it! Give me!
- Dax. I swear, if this kid
- was not my nephew...
- Hey, I know you're crazy busy,
- but have you had a chance
- to check out those demos?
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I did.
- This dead air between us
- is a good sign.
- Look,
- you got a great ear,
- you proved that in the booth,
- and I was super excited
- to hear what else you had
- and what you gave me
- was more mash-ups.
- That's sort of what I do.
- Listen, Reggie. Is it "Reggie"?
- "Beca."
- Um, that happens a lot, though.
- You'd be surprised.
- Okay.
- Here's the thing.
- Um, any kid with ears
- and a laptop can do that.
- Dax can do that.
- All right? Right.
- So that's fine
- if you want a career
- deejaying raves
- out in the desert.
- But if you want to write "music
- producer" on your tax forms someday,
- then you've gotta have an original voice.
- Do you understand?
- You've gotta show me
- what you have.
- Right now, what I have is a
- demo with mash-ups on it.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I got lots of stuff to say.
- I'm just saving it all up.
- Look...
- What is it? "Beca"? Beca.
- Okay, yeah.
- So, you're an intern,
- and everybody else
- in here is an intern.
- You're talented, everybody
- else in here is talented.
- So what the hell makes you special?
- Do you know what I mean?
- That's good.
- So what I'm gonna do is I'm
- gonna give you one more shot
- to show me who you are
- as an artist. Okay?
- Do not waste it.
- No, sir, will not waste it.
- I really hope you don't,
- for your sake.
- 'Cause I would hate to think
- that singing covers in an a
- cappella group is all you can do.
- Please replace the paper towels.
- Hey, it's Jesse. Text me.
- Hey, it's me. Um...
- Hey, so you might not be able
- to hear this message,
- because, it turns out,
- I have nothing to say.
- Um...
- That's music industry speak
- for "I suck."
- You're definitely
- asleep right now.
- That's cool.
- Text me when you're up.
- Hey-
- What?
- A girl can't say
- she's going to grab
- a smoothie and return
- 14 hours later?
- There's nothing
- suspicious about that.
- Why are you up so late anyways?
- Um, I was just
- figuring some stuff out.
- You're working on the set?
- Um...
- I'm not working on the set.
- I'm just, like...
- What?
- Nothing. Doesn't matter.
- If you did wanna
- share something with me,
- your best friend,
- I'm a great keeper of secrets.
- I'm like a safe that locks,
- with a key,
- and the key is stashed
- up my bum. Because...
- It's fine.
- Forget it. It's all good.
- So this has nothing to do with that
- internship that you sneak off to?
- What?
- Um... Come on, Beca.
- You know how we do
- that thing every month
- where I take $20 out of your purse
- and you pretend not to notice?
- I saw your ID badge in your bag.
- Don't be mad.
- I'm not mad, actually.
- About the badge.
- The money, I wanna come back to.
- Shh.
- Let's just focus on your lie.
- Beca,
- why didn't you tell us?
- Or at least Chloe.
- I don't know. Just...
- 'Cause it's just easier.
- There's, like, so much going on,
- and Chloe would lose her mind
- if she thought my sole focus
- wasn't winning Worlds.
- Sorry, it's just
- now I'm freaking out,
- because it turns out,
- like, I'm totally
- not good enough to
- be a music producer.
- Which is cool and fun to know
- as I enter the rest of my life.
- Okay, I'm just gonna
- stop you right there.
- You're the most
- talented person that I know,
- and I've met
- three of The Wiggles.
- Intimately.
- Beca, do you know
- how awesome you are?
- You're Beca effing Mitchell.
- Okay?
- You're "The Big B.M."
- That's you.
- And you're awesome!
- Do you need some
- of my confidence?
- 'Cause I could maybe
- tone mine down a notch.
- Yeah, okay.
- Then let me rub some out.
- Okay.
- Wait. Think you need
- a bit more.
- It comes from there?
- Okay. Thank you.
- You just need that.
- I'm gonna get you
- the good stuff now.
- No, I don't want
- butt confidence.
- I don't want your
- butt confidence!
- No! I have enough!
- I have enough!
- I have enough!
- I believe in you, Beca.
- Come on.
- Whoa. Candles, cloth napkins,
- foods other than salsa. Yep.
- This is a little classier
- than our typical hook-ups.
- Is it?
- I have a patisserie,
- some charcuterie,
- and a huge bowl
- of exotic capers.
- I didn't know what those were,
- but they're like salty peas.
- So,
- I don't know if you've
- seen the news lately,
- but there's a war.
- And also, the economy
- is dipping
- and ebbing and flowing.
- Bumper, what's going on?
- Now you're kind of
- creeping me out.
- Okay, I guess I'll just
- lay it all out there.
- The reason that I
- brought you here tonight
- was because I was thinking that
- maybe, perhaps,
- if you're interested...
- This is harder than
- I thought it was gonna be.
- I wanna date you.
- That's what I want.
- Like for real.
- Like a real couple.
- Where we, like, go out
- in public and hold hands
- and ride bikes together.
- Or we, like, go to
- an orchard and pick apples.
- Or we, like,
- do one of those, like,
- Build-A-Bear
- Workshops together,
- and we build bears,
- and you name one "Bumper"
- and I'll name one "Fat Amy,"
- and yours will be bigger
- than mine and it'll be cute,
- and we can put them on
- our bed that we share.
- What do you say?
- No.
- I don't...
- I don't do that.
- Yeah, that's cool.
- It was a... Cool.
- It was a stupid idea anyways.
- Yeah.
- Obviously, we shouldn't do that.
- We should just
- go back to how things used to be
- and just go at it on top of all
- this expensive food that I bought.
- Are you crying?
- Nope.
- No, I'm not.
- Bumper!
- Come on, you can't be serious.
- I can't be tied down
- by anything.
- I'm on a Walkabout.
- I'm a free-range pony
- that can't be tamed.
- You know.
- Okay. I'm like a firework.
- I can't be tied down. Okay.
- Then that's it. Then I
- guess that's it, right?
- Because I'm not gonna
- keep going on like this.
- Well... Fine.
- Fine, if that's how you feel,
- then I think we're done.
- I think it's over.
- That's it? That's it, then.
- So it's over, then.
- Fine. Then it's over.
- Fine, then.
- BUMPER; No!
- Too late. You're too late!
- I figured when we
- didn't do the serenade,
- the back-up plan
- should be to play her off.
- Turn around. Go back.
- I don't wanna hear another peep!
- Trebles for life.
- Benji! I'm sorry.
- Hey, guys,
- it's my first performance.
- Calm down. It's just a chance
- for us to rehearse for Worlds.
- As far as I can tell, it's just
- for a bunch of old people.
- There's a full house out there.
- How did we get this gig again?
- They called us.
- You know what, guys?
- I know we're trying
- a lot of new stuff,
- but I feel like
- we're gonna get out there
- and we're gonna feel the energy
- and we are just
- gonna nail all of it!
- Sorry, these braids
- are so tight.
- You know what?
- I don't know. I don't know.
- I have many, many doubts,
- because if we fail this,
- then we won't win the Worlds,
- and if we don't win the Worlds,
- there will be no more Bellas,
- and without the Bellas,
- then my life
- would have had no...
- "Malaria."
- "Meaning," Flo.
- Three, two...
- Hey, everybody. Welcome
- back to Let's Talk-Appella,
- the portable podcast edition.
- We are following the story of
- the embattled Barden Bellas
- on their road to redemption.
- Trying to crawl their way back
- into the public's affection.
- And if they can just hold off
- showing us any more
- of their genitalia,
- they may make it to
- the World Championship.
- Well, I can't un-see it.
- It's haunted me ever since.
- Well, there's
- a picture of it right here.
- No. This should not be
- your screensaver, John.
- Stepping onto the stage,
- the Barden Bellas.
- Whoa! All right!
- - This is some exciting stuff.
- - So sassy!
- Wow.
- A lot going on up there.
- I think this sounds good.
- Honestly, my senses
- are overwhelmed here, John.
- They might wanna
- tone down the theatrics.
- Let's hope there are no props.
- They brought
- the props out, John.
- And there are the props.
- This is more of a circus act
- than an a cappella performance.
- Gail, it's as if
- the Barden Bellas
- just don't know
- who they are anymore.
- Whoa!
- Look at this!
- She's on fire! She's on fire!
- My God!
- I'm on fire!
- Now they lit one on fire.
- Good day! Good heavens!
- Incoming! CYNTHIA:
- my God, I can't breathe!
- I can't breathe, girl!
- Fat Amy, I can't breathe!
- Beating DSM seems
- impossible for this team.
- Even these common people can see
- that the Barden Bellas have
- no shot at reinstatement.
- They are an embarrassment
- to a cappella
- and all that it stands for.
- This is what happens when
- you send girls to college.
- Is it?
- Is that for a class?
- No, it's just
- when I get stressed,
- words sort of
- flow right out of me
- and I try and channel them
- in my songwriting...
- Are we just gonna ignore
- what happened back there?
- Guys, hello?
- The Worlds are
- right around the corner
- and you guys are acting like we
- didn't just eat a big bag of...
- Why are you yelling at me?
- I almost burned to death
- because of you a-ca-bitches.
- If you almost died,
- it was only because
- you were standing
- in the wrong spot.
- No! Flo flipped into me!
- Sure. Blame the minority.
- I'm black, gay, and a woman.
- I'm not pointing
- the finger at anybody.
- It was Legacy's fault.
- Me? Wait, I didn't...
- Obviously, we're not gonna beat
- Das Sound Machine at their game.
- So we need a new plan.
- Like, now.
- At times like these, there's
- only one thing for us to do.
- - Fake your own death and flee the country.
- - Close.
- We're going on a retreat.
- Look, I think the
- retreat will be a good thing.
- You girls need to bond
- heading into Worlds.
- It'll be so much fun.
- I don't know.
- No, Mom, it's bad. It's...
- The girls are yelling at each other.
- Big deal.
- I remember
- putting your godmother,
- Maggie Pistol, in a choke hold,
- because she insisted
- that George Michael was gay.
- Who?
- I'm just worried that
- my entire Bella career
- will be that
- one terrible performance.
- And I'll never get to solo
- at Lincoln Center, you know?
- But you're gonna
- get to go to Europe.
- That would have been the
- highlight of my college career.
- And you girls can win it.
- You have to win it.
- You just made being a Bella
- sound so amazing.
- And it is amazing.
- It's a sisterhood that is gonna support
- you for the rest of your life.
- I know you're not feeling it,
- but you will.
- This won't be the end
- of the Bellas.
- Hey, Benji.
- Emily!
- Listen, I think you're missing a word here.
- What's that?
- God. No. That's not... That
- isn't what I meant. I just...
- I didn't think so.
- That's really embarrassing.
- No, it looks...
- Syntax is usually my forte,
- so I don't know how that happened.
- Well, it looks great.
- Thank you.
- That's really sweet...
- Um...
- When my hands aren't
- covered in glitter paint,
- do you think maybe
- we could try that again?
- Yeah. Sure.
- All right. Okay. Well...
- I'll look forward to that.
- Just, you know,
- let me know when they're clean.
- That's...
- I will. All right.
- You bet. Okay.
- All right. Have a good one.
- Okay, girls!
- Everyone, in the bus.
- Go, go, go!
- Let's go. FLO: Okay.
- Seatbelts!
- Good luck, Benji!
- This place is sweet!
- It's nice, right?
- I need to find somewhere
- to charge my laptop.
- How'd you hear about this place?
- From yours truly.
- Hello, Bellas.
- Aubrey!
- Aubrey! FLO: Aubrey!
- Okay, girls.
- Wow. Hi! You must be Emily.
- Hey, hey. Hey. Hi.
- Welcome to
- The Lodge at Fallen Leaves,
- where Fortune 500 companies send
- their employees to
- build teamwork skills.
- You run this whole place?
- You know,
- I realized I had a knack for
- barking orders and
- bending people's will.
- So I made a career out of it.
- Which reminds me,
- fall in line, Bellas!
- She ain't changed.
- No slouching! No straggling!
- I see you, Jessica.
- It is with great
- sorrow and regret
- that I had to watch
- our once proud organization
- become a national disgrace!
- Can I have the keys
- to the minibar?
- Zip it.
- The Worlds signifies
- a shot at redemption.
- You don't have
- a chance at winning
- until you find your sound again.
- You have totally
- lost your harmony!
- So, for the next two days,
- you will be doing everything
- together until you regain it.
- Ladies,
- get ready to be transformed.
- You are surrounded with the
- strength of your fellow Bellas
- and the support of
- a proud female tradition.
- And a few dozen bear traps.
- So don't stray too far
- from the marked paths.
- - Okay, great, let's go!
- - All right.
- Well, maybe I'll just
- start with a hot shower,
- maybe a little foot rub.
- Fat Amy, there are no
- guest rooms for you.
- Then where are we staying?
- I don't understand camping.
- We're voluntarily
- living like dogs.
- This is the worst.
- The air we're breathing right
- now is at least 90% fart.
- That reminds me,
- I need to see
- a man about a horse.
- Did anyone happen to pack
- a spare roll of toilet paper?
- - Or a moist towelette?
- - Nope.
- Anyone have a T-shirt,
- size extra-small?
- Okay. Side of the tent it is.
- What are we doing here?
- We're bonding.
- You seem so tense.
- Do you need a back rub?
- Several body parts are rubbing
- my back right now, thank you.
- You know, Beca,
- we're very close,
- but I feel like this retreat
- is really gonna let us
- discover everything
- about each other.
- Is that right?
- You know,
- one of my biggest regrets
- is that I didn't do enough
- experimenting in college.
- You're so weird.
- Thanks.
- I wanna go home.
- I hope the sun never comes up.
- Why do I get the travel pillow?
- Were you touching my goodies?
- Yes.
- Guys, I've got a little...
- it won't...
- I just need some
- help getting it out.
- Can you sing something?
- The pipe's a bit blocked.
- Thanks, Chloe.
- What kind Of White shit is this?
- Coming out like froyo now.
- Up and at 'em, Bellas!
- Come on! Let's go!
- Let's go! Let's wake up!
- Let's do this!
- Come on!
- Pick up the pace, girls!
- Come on!
- Today we are going
- back to the basics
- to re-learn how
- to sing as a group,
- while also enduring death-defying
- team-building trust exercises.
- What a great idea!
- Okay, so let's begin.
- Come on.
- Trust your team!
- - Careful, Fat Amy!
- - Turn me over!
- Come on, lunch!
- She says she's Asian Jesus.
- Great.
- Okay, that was two steps away
- from being almost fine.
- Sorry, what are we doing?
- We're rediscovering our sound.
- Are we?
- 'Cause it feels like
- we're just singing songs
- that would never go in our set.
- Beca, come on.
- No, none of us know
- how to beat Das Sound Machine,
- but I know it's not
- gonna be by doing this.
- This is just an exercise
- in finding harmony, Beca.
- Sometimes you have
- to break things down
- before you can build
- them back up again.
- I've got more important
- things to do!
- What could be more
- important than this?
- Nothing. Forget it.
- No, you don't think
- that we haven't all realized
- you've been a little
- checked-out lately?
- Come on, Beca, just tell her.
- I heard that.
- Tell me what?
- You misunderstood me.
- I clearly said...
- Listen, I don't
- want you guys to fight.
- You're Beca and Chloe.
- Together you're "Bloe."
- And everyone loves a good bloe.
- So...
- Okay.
- I've been interning
- at a recording studio
- and a legit music producer
- wants to hear my work.
- God forbid I have something
- going on outside this group.
- Okay.
- So why would you keep
- something like that from us?
- 'Cause you're obsessed!
- You all are.
- We're graduating,
- and the only person
- thinking about life
- after the Bellas is me.
- What is so wrong with being
- focused on the Bellas?
- This has been my family
- for seven years.
- Yeah, 'cause you're
- too scared to leave!
- Sack up, dude!
- Girl fight!
- Okay, so you've been lying
- to us for the entire year
- and now you're
- just gonna flake out?
- Now you're gonna flake out when
- the Worlds is, like,
- right after graduation?
- My God!
- Enough about the Worlds! I...
- I'm out of here.
- Okay, you're just
- gonna leave now?
- We all have to,
- eventually, Chloe!
- It might as well be now!
- Wait, Beca...
- If you all knew what was good
- for you, you'd follow me.
- Beca, the sign!
- My God!
- My God! My God!
- No, Beca! Beca!
- What the hell? I'm stuck!
- I'm stuck! I'm seeing spots!
- I'm seeing spots!
- Well, Well, Well.
- Look who needs our help.
- Not cool, guys!
- No, what's not cool is you taking
- out your frustrations on us!
- Really? That's what you're
- gonna say to me right now?
- Help me! I'm dying! I'm dying!
- We need to get her down!
- We need a ladder!
- - No, we don't believe in ladders.
- - What?
- They suggest
- a corporate hierarchy
- that is counter-productive
- to my team-building program.
- What kind of operation
- are you running here?
- Seriously, this whole place is,
- like, full of booby traps!
- And guess what?
- Boobs should never be trapped!
- Unless it's for support
- if you have lower back issues.
- Okay! If I'm about
- to die, I'm sorry!
- I didn't mean
- any of that stuff I said!
- I love all of you! I love
- all of you awesome nerds,
- and I love being a Bella. I'm just so
- stressed out right now...
- My God! My gosh!
- Jessica and Ashley, I don't actually
- know which one of you is which.
- I'm Jessica! I'm Jessica!
- Don't worry, we're
- gonna get you down! Focus up.
- Get in formation, we can do this.
- Flo, get up. Okay.
- Fat Amy, come on! AMY: Yes!
- Let's focus.
- Work together as a team.
- Don't worry, Beca, we got...
- She's alive.
- I sleep upside down like a bat.
- It's just everything's
- changing so fast
- and I'm putting all this
- pressure on myself, you know?
- I don't wanna fail.
- But if you just would
- have said something...
- Yeah, I know. But I'm
- weird about that stuff.
- I thought I could figure it
- out on my own, and I can't.
- Maybe I don't have
- anything original to say.
- I wish I could do what you do.
- Well, I feel
- the same way about you.
- You're so good,
- it's intimidating.
- All I've ever wanted
- is to be one of you.
- Not a Legacy, but a Bella.
- You are a real Bella. CYNTHIA:
- Of course you're a Bella.
- You are one of us. You
- paid the registration fee.
- That's for life, dude.
- Do you wanna
- collaborate on something?
- Wait. Are you being serious?
- Yeah.
- Yeah!
- Wow!
- Man! Yes! Who else feels
- like a winner tonight?
- I know it doesn't seem like it,
- but I'm afraid, too.
- To move on, to graduate.
- It's really scary.
- Yeah, it actually
- does seem like it,
- because you're barely
- holding it together.
- Well, it doesn't
- have to be scary, Chloe.
- When I was graduating,
- I never pictured myself
- running a retreat in
- the middle of the woods,
- but here I am.
- Take it from someone who has dealt
- with some serious control issues.
- Like my dad always said,
- in the minefield of life,
- you must be prepared
- to lose both feet.
- And I think you all know
- what I mean.
- I don't.
- Then it's decided.
- This year I will graduate.
- The Worlds will be my swan song.
- I mean it.
- I'll pursue my passion.
- I'll teach underprivileged
- children how to sing,
- or I'll dance exotically.
- Whatever offers the most money.
- Yo, check this out.
- I'm moving to Maine
- to get hitched.
- And all y'all can come.
- Everybody's invited.
- Yes, yes, yes.
- Okay, okay, guys.
- Stop asking. I'll tell you.
- So, after I graduate there's
- a chance I will be deported.
- I will try to
- re-enter this country,
- but I will probably die at sea.
- So, let's live for tonight!
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- Yes! EMILY: All right.
- Lilly, any plans?
- Just gonna travel through time.
- You know,
- when I look back on this,
- I won't remember
- performing and competing.
- I'm gonna remember you weirdos.
- It makes me really sad to think
- it won't ever be
- like this again.
- I'm gonna miss you guys.
- Me, too. Me, too.
- Yeah. Me, too.
- Did we just find our sound?
- I think We did.
- My work here is done.
- Thank you.
- Fat Amy, you never told us what you
- were gonna do after graduation.
- Well...
- No, I don't have any plans.
- 'Cause you guys know me, I just
- love living in the moment.
- Ashley, what are
- you gonna do after...
- Actually, though,
- if we were to stop
- and really think,
- "What could Fat Amy
- be capable of in the future?"
- I'll tell you guys.
- I'd be living somewhere, like,
- sick, like Tulsa or Little Rock.
- By day, I'm a professional jelly
- wrestler for corporate events.
- And then, every night,
- it's just me cuddled up with
- my fianc, Bumper, and...
- Wait.
- I'm in love with Bumper.
- Yeah.
- Okay, I've done
- something terrible,
- and I'm not talking about crop-dusting
- Chloe and Beca right now.
- Apologize for that.
- You guys,
- I need to go right now.
- And I need to win back my man!
- Screw your judgments!
- Go get him, Fat Amy!
- Guys, what happened?
- Shake it off, Amy.
- That was bad.
- Somebody bring a s'more.
- I give you our next album cover.
- Look at him!
- I did it all myself today.
- Now, I know that I
- only have one vote...
- You got no votes, man.
- You're not in the group, so...
- Okay, well,
- that hurts my feelings.
- It's just the truth,
- is the thing.
- Well, that hurts my feelings.
- With my vote,
- I vote "no" to the pig
- and "yes" to this gloriousness.
- Yeah, it's great. We'll
- put it to a vote later. No.
- Bumper, I'm coming!
- Nope! Turn it around!
- I don't wanna see you!
- Really misjudged
- the size of this lake.
- Why didn't she just
- walk around the lake?
- Fat Amy doesn't
- do anything small.
- Yes, I've been using
- my shower shoes.
- Okay, I love you, too.
- Here she is.
- What up, Mrs. Junk?
- Go!
- Well, what are you doing?
- I'm soloing, here!
- Whatever!
- No!
- Well, all right.
- All right, let's go.
- Into the house.
- Give me that neck.
- I mean, we can do...
- Do you want it...
- Do you feel like you'd want
- to layer a bunch of voices?
- I think in the beginning
- it could definitely build.
- I think it starts
- out light, though.
- Get your cute butt
- in the studio, then.
- Don't tell my boss that
- we were in here, by the way.
- I got all I need
- when I got you and I
- 'Cause I look around me
- and see a sweet life.
- This is... Wow!
- It's the real deal.
- Yeah, don't touch
- anything, Legacy.
- You're very pretty,
- but you seem clumsy.
- Great.
- Okay.
- Can't lie it's a sweet life
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- You're getting me
- Getting me through the night
- You're my flashlight.
- You're my flashlight.
- You're my flashlight.
- Okay, so you produced this?
- Yes. Emily wrote it.
- Who's Emily? Lam.
- This tall drink of water, right there.
- Hey. Emily.
- Well...
- Um...
- I don't... I don't...
- I don't like it.
- What it is, is I don't like it
- when people can do what I can do.
- You know, in a manner of
- speaking, it's threatening.
- But, you just did it.
- And I have a...
- I have a few notes that I
- assume that you're open to.
- Yes. Um, but this
- is a solid demo,
- with real potential.
- Yeah, I look forward
- to working together.
- It's nice to meet you.
- What is it? Elizabeth? Emily.
- Emily. Elizabeth? What?
- Emily. Thank you. Thank you.
- I gotta jump on a call.
- Yeah, no. No, get it in there.
- Get it in there. Attagirl.
- You want one of these? Hey.
- You want one of those? There you go.
- Attagirl.
- Good job, Reggie.
- I'm Reggie.
- My God, I was so nervous
- I didn't know what to say!
- My God!
- You're all sweaty.
- We're gonna be late!
- We're taking the photo
- with or without you.
- We're taking the photo
- with or without you!
- Everybody get together.
- No, no, no, together.
- One, two, three!
- Bellas for life!
- Okay. So, is there
- a restaurant in this town
- that serves
- something other than fish?
- I did see a KFC back there.
- Nope. All fish. I checked.
- Guys, over here. Come this way.
- Chloe, I'm coming for ya!
- Whoo-hoo. College graduates!
- Spreading my wings, y'all!
- There are so many
- fresh Danishes here.
- I swear, if I wasn't
- recently locked down,
- I would tear a hole
- through this city!
- This place is so
- smelly and rainy.
- Why do Americans
- ever leave America?
- Culture, design, history.
- I'm not
- copen-hating this place.
- I'm starving.
- Yeah, why don't we go visit
- Hayden Christian Andersen's house?
- That guy? But he was pretty
- crap in the Star Wars prequels.
- Well, here we are.
- Do you think the stage is big
- enough for what we want to do?
- You're kidding, right?
- It's huge.
- You guys think it'll work?
- It'll work for us.
- That's what matters.
- Let's go!
- Let's do this thing!
- AMY; Whoo!
- Everyone knows
- where to meet, right?
- Yeah, we know.
- All right.
- Safety first, Flo.
- Here it is, folks.
- The granddaddy of them all.
- The World Championship
- of A Cappella!
- Tonight, groups from
- around the globe duke it out
- for the title of
- A-ca World Champion.
- And, of course, representing America,
- the embattled Barden Bellas.
- The Bellas, making one last attempt
- to repair a damaged legacy
- by becoming the first American
- team to claim the title.
- Can they do it, John?
- Theoretically, yes, Gail.
- Realistically, absolutely not.
- Those girls are dead to me.
- So many countries represented
- here tonight, John.
- We saw in rehearsal an incredible
- group from the Philippines.
- What were they called?
- "The Ladyboys."
- That wasn't the name of
- the group, I don't think.
- I think that's how
- they described themselves.
- That's right.
- They're "Manila Envy."
- Manila Envy.
- You know, I spent some time with
- some ladyboys,
- in the Philippines myself.
- Not surprising.
- Very interesting young men.
- Doing amazing things with
- their mouths, I presume.
- When we go back to the stage,
- I'll do a few for you here.
- You know, we can get
- to it, I think. Okay.
- You know, maybe when
- the Koreans are out there,
- because no one cares
- about the Korean group.
- Love that barbeque.
- What are you doing here?
- You...
- You know, anything
- to support the Bellas.
- Wow. I...
- Now I'm the one who can't speak.
- I'm just so freaking nervous.
- My God. Don't be.
- You'll be great.
- I mean, we heard you guys
- rehearsing, like, 24/7.
- So I'll... I should
- probably go find my seat.
- Yeah.
- But before I go, I just...
- I have something for you.
- I'm so sorry. I thought that that
- was going in a different direction.
- - That's my bad.
- - No, no, I liked it.
- Em. You ready?
- Yeah. Yeah,
- I'll be right there.
- Benji.
- Okay. Well, break a leg.
- DSM! Ja!
- DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja!
- DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja!
- DSM! Ja!
- Ooh! JOHN: Well done!
- There they go, the Indian
- group, the Naan-Stops,
- running off stage to take
- a few more of our jobs.
- I thought the little one was spicy!
- DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja!
- And coming up next,
- Das Sound Machine.
- A crowd favorite, John.
- DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja! DSM! Ja!
- Hear that?
- They chant. For us.
- Now, don't cry too hard
- when you lose?
- Makes eyes puffy.
- Your hands are so soft.
- I'm sorry, I don't speak
- "loser." What did you say?
- She actually speaks
- eight languages,
- but "loser" is not one of them.
- Everything must come to an end.
- Even the Bellas.
- Take care and lose nice.
- Your sweat smells like cinnamon.
- Damn it!
- ...Das Sound Machine!
- DSM!
- They've got
- the crowd going wild!
- Okay, shake it off.
- DSM! DSM!
- Das Sound Machine.
- An incredible performance once
- again from the German group.
- I'm telling you, Gail, though,
- if the Bellas of old
- show up tonight,
- this could be the most
- significant conflict
- between America and
- Germany in history.
- Crack a book, John.
- Pass one down to your friends.
- Here you go. Thank you.
- All right, here you go, buddy.
- Thanks, man.
- Where have you been?
- You have no idea, dude.
- Final performance, guys.
- We need to get out there
- and beat DSM.
- This one's for us.
- Guys, there's gonna be
- some haters out there.
- They're gonna
- look at us, Team USA,
- and be like, "Why is the most
- talented one Australian?"
- Well, guess what. Lam fat.
- So that is close enough.
- We are gonna show them
- who we are.
- A bunch of ethnically diverse,
- for the most part feminine,
- amazing singers!
- Yeah!
- Let's just go out there
- and ac' the world!
- Yes!
- Yes! Yeah!
- John, it's possible
- we are watching
- the last hurrah
- of the Barden Bellas.
- It's going to be very
- hard to pull this off,
- and if they don't,
- they are out of business
- as an a cappella group.
- It is over.
- All right! Let's do this!
- ...Barden University's Bellas!
- Yes! Whoo!
- That's my girl!
- Beca!
- When tomorrow comes.
- I'll be on my own.
- Feeling frightened of
- The things that I don't know.
- When tomorrow comes.
- And though the road is long
- I look up to the sky.
- Is it possible the Barden Bellas
- are doing an original song?
- Then I sing along.
- Then I sing along.
- I got all I need
- when I got you and I
- 'Cause I look around me
- and see your sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the darkness
- You're my flashlight.
- You're gettin' me gettin' me
- through the night.
- You kick start my heart
- when you shine it in my eyes.
- I can't lie.
- It's a sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- You're gettin' me
- through the night.
- Look at this!
- It looks like
- the Barden Bellas are being
- joined on stage by
- generations of Bellas,
- going all the way
- back to the beginning.
- 'Cause you're my flashlight.
- You're my flashlight.
- You're gettin' me
- through the night.
- I got all I need
- when I got you and I
- 'Cause I look around me
- and see your sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- You're getting me
- through the night.
- Kick start my heart
- when you shine it in my eyes.
- I can't lie It's a sweet life.
- I'm stuck in the dark
- but you're my flashlight.
- You're gettin' me
- through the night.
- We belong
- 'Cause you're my flashlight
- 'Cause you are
- 'Cause you're my flashlight.
- I'm your flashlight.
- You're gettin' me
- through the night
- 'Cause you're my flashlight
- 'Cause you're my.
- Gettin' me through the.
- Night
- Whoo!
- "Simple," "raw,"
- "vulnerable," "exposed."
- I've been called a lot of things, Gail.
- But let me add one more.
- I'm impressed.
- I thought you were
- gonna say "gay."
- Emily! Yeah!
- Emily!
- Emily! Emily!
- Whoo! Whoo!
- Bellas! Bellas! Bellas!
- Bellas! Bellas! Bellas!
- They have touched
- every person here.
- They've touched me, John.
- Well, everyone has
- touched you, Gail,
- but this is something else.
- It's ceremonial,
- and you should
- definitely not drink it
- 'cause it is essentially poison.
- Terrible for you. Okay.
- Okay. Great.
- Ooh. It smells like
- cherries and vanilla.
- Okay, repeat after me.
- Sing your name.
- I...
- Emily...
- Okay.
- "Promise to uphold the ideals
- of a Bella woman forever."
- Promise to uphold the ideals
- of a Bella woman forever.
- And that's it. That's
- the end of the speech.
- Nothing weird
- happens after that.
- These are for you.
- Don't go in the basement,
- it's haunted.
- Wait!
- One last thing.
- Yes, every Bella
- must christen the house
- by sliding down the staircase.
- Seriously?
- It's tradition. Yeah.
- Don't worry. I'll show you.
- Behold!
- Crushed it.
- Good form.
- Now I'm ready to move on.
- Legacy, you're up.
- All right, I'm ready.
- Let's do this!
- Yes!
- You can't!
- You can't turn back around. That's
- not part of the rules! That's not...
- That bad?
- Thank you so much, Pharrell.
- Adam, turn around!
- Everybody's doing it, baby!
- They love me!
- America loves me!
- And I give myself to you!
- And you! And you! And you!
- And you, America!
- Whoo!
- - Hey, man.
- - Yes. Yes, Blake.
- What's your name, brother?
- I don't even know right now!
- Hey, just do me a favor, man.
- Please, under no circumstances,
- choose me for your coach.
- - I just want to put that out there.
- - Okay.
- So, you have a lot of personality.
- And I love that.
- Thank you.
- You're interesting, and I
- can work with interesting.
- All of the coaches
- at my disposal,
- I'm gonna have to choose
- Christina!
- Whoo!
- Yay!
- This is awesome!
- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
- My God.
- Whoa! Okay, okay, okay.
- Thank you. Okay.
- Thank you so much.
- Aah! Besties!
- Hey, Mom! Hey.
- Hey, Amy!
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