Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd

1 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:58,609 This right here, that’s how the Simple Plan movie should start. 2 00:06:00,736 --> 00:06:01,904 What do you think? 3 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:09,578 Rolling? 4 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:39,458 I've lost all other identity I may have had; 5 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:40,878 I’m Chuck's dad. 6 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:46,007 Charles came in one morning, it was his birthday, 7 00:07:46,008 --> 00:07:48,050 and he said: "I found a drum set." 8 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:50,720 I told my wife Françoise: "Don't worry, it's just a phase. 9 00:07:50,721 --> 00:07:53,055 In a few weeks, he'll be done with it." 10 00:07:53,056 --> 00:07:56,059 But I was very wrong. Because... 11 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:02,690 The day the drum set arrived, the friends also came with it. 12 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:04,400 Then came the guitars, 13 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:07,154 and a few days later, they were making music. 14 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:31,010 The first time I met Pierre, he showed up with orange hair. 15 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:33,262 I was slightly worried. 16 00:08:33,263 --> 00:08:35,265 "Who’s this new friend?" 17 00:08:50,906 --> 00:08:53,492 Come on, what is that? 18 00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:30,442 Thank you for being here for our first show ever! 19 00:18:30,443 --> 00:18:33,404 - Very glad you’re here! - Our first-ever show! 20 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:40,370 {\an8}Everybody, make some noise! 21 00:19:20,869 --> 00:19:22,494 When your first album came out, 22 00:19:22,495 --> 00:19:24,580 I was 7 years old. Music wasn't a part of my life then. 23 00:19:24,581 --> 00:19:26,124 It all started with <i>I'd Do Anything.</i> 24 00:19:26,624 --> 00:19:29,167 I swear! I remember the feeling I had, 25 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,128 sitting in the back seat of the car. 26 00:19:31,129 --> 00:19:32,630 I never liked music before that. 27 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,633 My dad couldn't stand hearing you anymore. 28 00:19:39,137 --> 00:19:40,054 Nice! 29 00:19:40,763 --> 00:19:42,222 Alright, thanks so much. 30 00:19:42,223 --> 00:19:45,851 I still have the CD my dad burned for me when I was 14. 31 00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:47,520 I still play it in my fucking car. 32 00:19:49,063 --> 00:19:51,441 I love it when you meet people who go: 33 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:55,278 "I'm not a fan of Simple Plan, but I fucking loved Reset." 34 00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,116 That's a small? A medium, then. 35 00:20:01,117 --> 00:20:02,660 Do you want a poutine? 36 00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:04,828 A classic? 37 00:20:04,829 --> 00:20:06,915 Two medium classic poutines, please. 38 00:20:13,755 --> 00:20:15,213 To be honest, 39 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:17,175 all my life, I heard your songs... 40 00:20:18,343 --> 00:20:20,344 and I thought you were American. 41 00:20:20,345 --> 00:20:21,762 I don't have an accent 42 00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:24,014 because I learned French and English at the same time. 43 00:20:24,015 --> 00:20:25,390 Are you Québécois? 44 00:20:25,391 --> 00:20:27,768 Yes. My mom is anglophone and my dad is francophone. 45 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:29,895 I'm touched that you're Québécois. 46 00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:31,063 - Good night. - Take care. 47 00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:32,273 Thanks for the kind words. 48 00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:40,276 522-****. 49 00:27:29,607 --> 00:27:32,109 Patrick's been pretty useless up until now. 50 00:29:34,023 --> 00:29:36,859 I'm a municipal lawyer in Québec. 51 00:29:38,527 --> 00:29:41,946 I read his contract... I didn't understand much. 52 00:29:41,947 --> 00:29:44,240 But one thing struck me: 53 00:29:44,241 --> 00:29:47,161 "The territory: the world." 54 00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:04,293 I'm so stressed out. 55 00:34:04,877 --> 00:34:06,003 - You? - Yeah. 56 00:36:15,757 --> 00:36:18,593 {\an8}We're going to Chicago tomorrow to play with Sugar Ray. 57 00:36:18,594 --> 00:36:20,636 {\an8}A lot of people are counting on you 58 00:36:20,637 --> 00:36:25,224 {\an8}to put the Montreal punk rock scene on the map. 59 00:36:25,225 --> 00:36:28,562 They'll be famous everywhere in North America! 60 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:14,483 I’ll turn that off. 61 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,277 Is anybody gonna save me? 62 00:37:23,033 --> 00:37:24,076 Sorry. 63 00:37:25,369 --> 00:37:26,286 Yes! 64 00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:56,233 Hey, Pierre! 65 00:38:10,747 --> 00:38:12,874 I'm going to Peoria, Illinois. 66 00:50:03,042 --> 00:50:04,335 Hello! 67 00:50:05,545 --> 00:50:06,838 How's it going? 68 00:50:08,381 --> 00:50:10,133 Our albums are... 69 00:54:11,123 --> 00:54:12,208 They're back from Japan. 70 00:59:45,958 --> 00:59:48,418 Please welcome Québec’s most popular band 71 00:59:48,419 --> 00:59:49,586 in the world. Here is Simple Plan. 72 01:00:17,072 --> 01:00:18,699 Make some noise! 73 01:02:31,957 --> 01:02:35,377 I'm fucking fed up, man. I need a break. 74 01:03:53,580 --> 01:03:55,831 The label spent so much on this album! 75 01:03:55,832 --> 01:03:57,584 It must have cost them millions! 76 01:09:17,821 --> 01:09:19,406 Seriously, man. 77 01:10:24,179 --> 01:10:25,305 You alright? 78 01:10:55,543 --> 01:10:56,711 I love you. 79 01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:26,188 We had a PO box for Simple Plan's fan mail. 80 01:15:26,189 --> 01:15:27,856 The post office would call me: "Mr. Comeau, 81 01:15:27,857 --> 01:15:30,108 there's a lot of mail." 82 01:15:30,109 --> 01:15:32,153 There were literally bags of letters. 83 01:15:32,779 --> 01:15:34,988 That's when I realized 84 01:15:34,989 --> 01:15:38,034 how much of an impact they were having on kids around the world. 85 01:17:14,839 --> 01:17:17,925 As I read their mail, there were quite a few letters 86 01:17:18,343 --> 01:17:20,469 sad letters. 87 01:17:20,470 --> 01:17:24,514 It led to the idea of setting up the Simple Plan Foundation. 88 01:17:24,515 --> 01:17:29,311 That’s another thing Simple Plan has allowed me to embrace: 89 01:17:29,312 --> 01:17:30,813 philanthropy. 90 01:17:43,993 --> 01:17:45,870 We couldn't do this without you. 91 01:20:21,359 --> 01:20:23,026 Will you come to the studio? 92 01:20:23,027 --> 01:20:23,945 Yeah! 93 01:21:34,432 --> 01:21:40,771 SIMPLE PLAN’S BASSIST LEAVES THE BAND AMID ALLEGATIONS 94 01:22:31,238 --> 01:22:33,615 - Do you think it's safe? - Do it. 95 01:22:33,616 --> 01:22:35,325 Careful, Charles, I don't want to fall. 96 01:22:35,326 --> 01:22:36,160 Go. 97 01:24:03,914 --> 01:24:06,625 I'll miss you a lot. 98 01:24:44,121 --> 01:24:47,333 I always saw myself as someone who’s on tour. 99 01:24:47,750 --> 01:24:50,419 I was in a band, on the road and sometimes I’d go home. 100 01:24:51,086 --> 01:24:53,713 Now, I'm a husband and a father. 101 01:24:53,714 --> 01:24:56,759 I love being at home. And sometimes, I go on tour. 102 01:24:57,510 --> 01:25:00,303 Do you like being on tour? You like the pace? 103 01:25:00,304 --> 01:25:02,514 - Yeah, you like it! - I love it! 104 01:25:02,515 --> 01:25:04,349 I'm so happy you're here. 105 01:25:04,350 --> 01:25:07,602 Being together makes it so much better. 106 01:25:07,603 --> 01:25:09,896 Instead of video calls, you're here. 107 01:25:09,897 --> 01:25:12,566 It changes everything. 108 01:26:39,570 --> 01:26:42,698 <i>- Hello!</i> - Hi London, how's it going? 109 01:26:43,240 --> 01:26:44,867 <i>- Good.</i> - Look. 110 01:26:46,577 --> 01:26:47,994 Cute, right? 111 01:26:47,995 --> 01:26:49,747 They're all photos of you. 112 01:26:55,502 --> 01:26:56,378 I love you. 113 01:26:58,672 --> 01:27:00,883 I just got to the hotel, just wanted to say good night. 114 01:27:17,858 --> 01:27:21,027 The dream was so big 115 01:27:21,028 --> 01:27:24,823 that it eclipsed everything else in his life. 116 01:27:37,503 --> 01:27:40,338 Charles would come upstairs to do his homework, 117 01:27:40,339 --> 01:27:42,049 and he'd say: "I'm dropping out of school." 118 01:27:42,716 --> 01:27:44,467 "No, Charles, you're not." 119 01:27:44,468 --> 01:27:46,845 He explained that music couldn’t wait, it had to happen now. 120 01:27:47,805 --> 01:27:50,974 I remember Sébastien wanting to study engineering. 121 01:27:50,975 --> 01:27:53,643 Jeff was at the Classical Music Conservatory. 122 01:27:53,644 --> 01:27:57,188 At home, I was the one encouraging them. 123 01:27:57,189 --> 01:28:00,734 I felt slightly guilty towards the other parents. 124 01:28:01,235 --> 01:28:02,444 He makes beautiful songs. 125 01:28:04,196 --> 01:28:07,324 And the lyrics, they hit home... 126 01:28:08,701 --> 01:28:11,078 {\an8}not only for me, but for a lot of other people as well. 127 01:28:13,122 --> 01:28:14,123 That's it. 128 01:28:36,645 --> 01:28:39,105 We have to nurture our kid's dreams 129 01:28:39,106 --> 01:28:41,400 to see where those dreams will lead us.