YOU DON'T LOOK, YOU STARE. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS.
THANK GOD! YOU FINALLY GOT HERE.
SORRY I'M LATE. GET OFF MY BACK.
I THINK WE SHOULD GO TO YOUR PLACE.
I THINK SO.
I REALLY LIKE YOU BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE TONIGHT?
WHO SAYS?
- I'M OK. - ARE YOU OK?
YOU GOT SOMETHING?
- YOU MEAN RUBBERS? - YEAH.
- TALK ABOUT A MOOD CHANGER. - WELL, DO YOU?
THE TRUTH IS I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ON A FIRST DATE.
I JUST DIDN'T THINK THIS...
THE TRUTH IS, IT'S NOT GOING TO. - NO. - IT'S OK.
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST...
IF I'D BROUGHT SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
IT WOULD LOOK LIKE I WAS PLANNING TO DO IT WITH YOU.
NO, IT'S OK. MAYBE THIS IS JUST NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA ANYWAY.
COME ON. I'M BEING PENALISED FOR RESPECTING YOU.
YOU'RE NOT BEING PENALISED, YOU'RE JUST NOT GETTING LAID.
WAIT A MINUTE NOW. IS THIS ABOUT GETTING LAID?
- LET'S TALK ABOUT... - NO. HOW ABOUT I MAKE US A SANDWICH?
- YOU WANT A SANDWICH? - A SANDWICH?
I HATE WEARING GODDAMN RUBBERS, PARDON MY FRENCH. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D CONTEMPLATE SLEEPING WITH A MAN
WHO SAID "PARDON MY FRENCH" ALL THE TIME.
DONE. I'LL NEVER SAY THOSE WORDS AGAIN.
WHERE DO YOU PICK UP AN EXPRESSION LIKE THAT?
- THIS IS GOOD. YOU MADE THIS? - NO, MY MUM.
- SHIT. - LET ME SEE THAT.
- IT'S ALL RIGHT. - I'LL GET YOU SOMETHING.
JUST KEEP PRESSURE ON IT. DON'T LET ANY BLOOD SPILL ON THE MEATLOAF.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT. I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I'M A BLT-DOWN SORT OF PERSON,
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE A LITTLE MORE
PHEASANT-UNDER-GLASS.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE? - I'M JUST LOOKING FOR BAND-AIDS.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - COME ON IN. SIT DOWN. I KNOW FIRST AID.
GIVE ME YOUR FINGER.
GIVE ME YOUR THUMB.
I'M 42.
- I'M 32. - REALLY? YOU DON'T LOOK IT.
- I'M 44. - HONEST?
I'M GONNA BE 46 THIS YEAR.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? I WANT TO STOP BULLSHITTING ABOUT THINGS LIKE MY AGE.
I'LL BE 35 ON THE 11TH OF NOVEMBER.
YOU'RE A SCORPIO?
LOOK IN THE MEDICINE CABINET. I HAVE SOME.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
- THEY'RE BEHIND THE BLUE... - I GOT 'EM.
IS IT ON?
NOT YET. YOU CAN'T JUST PUT IT ON UNTIL IT'S...
NO, I KNOW.
YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
LET ME HEAR YOU. I WANNA HEAR YOU.
COME ON, BABY, LET IT GO. LET IT GO.
COME ON. LET IT GO. COME ON.
I NEED EGGS OVER-EASY AND A ROAST CHICKEN.
- HERE YOU GO. - YOU WEAR BANDANNA, I WEAR BANDANNA.
SO, THE BABY'S COMING SOON? KNOW WHAT IS IT YET?
- TWIN BOYS. - TWINS YOU GOT?!
- CAN I TOUCH? - YEAH, BE MY GUEST.
THIS ONE JUST KICKED THE OTHER ONE!
CORA, I NEVER SEE YOU LIKE THIS.
PEOPLE THINK I'M A TOUGH BITCH BUT IT AIN'T TRUE.
SHIT LIKE THIS CHOKES ME UP.
FRANKIE, COME HERE, TOUCH THE BABY. NO, THAT'S OK. MY HANDS ARE DIRTY. NEXT TIME.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. I AM NEVER GETTING PREGNANT AGAIN.
YOU SAID LAST TIME! FLORA, THE BLUE, REMEMBER?
BLUE IS FOR THE MORNING. THE RED ONE IS FOR THE EVENING.
- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME. TWO EGGS OVER-EASY.
HELLO TO YOU, TOO.
I SEE YOU MADE IT HOME ALL RIGHT.
YES, I MADE IT HERE THIS MORNING, HAD TIME ENOUGH TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
- NICE. - I SLEPT LIKE A BABE.
SO, I SAW YOU OVER THERE, YOU LIKE KIDS?
- THEY'RE OK. - YOU LOOK SOMEONE WHO LIKES KIDS. YEAH? SO DID MY FATHER.
WHAT DOES SOMEBODY WHO LIKES KIDS LOOK LIKE?
I NEED AN ORDER OF LIVER AND ONIONS... CAPTAIN AHAB.
THANKS FOR LOANING ME THE CAR, NICK.
HE'S LENDING ME HIS CAR, I GOT AN ERRAND TO RUN.
- HE'S LENDING YOU HIS CAR? - HE LIKES MY COOKING.
HOW ABOUT WE TALK A WALK? I THINK WE SHOULD.
- NO. I GOTTA EAT. - WE ALL GOTTA EAT.
WE'LL EAT. HOW ABOUT I MAKE A LITTLE PICNIC FOR US? WHAT'S THE MENU?
WHATEVER YOU LIKE. YOU LIKE TUNA FISH?
TINO TELLS ME YOU LIKE TUNA. - I'LL MAKE A TUNA CASSEROLE. - NO! NOT CASSEROLE.
- TUNA FISH SANDWICH. - I AM DEFINED BY MY TUNA SANDWICH.
I TAKE THE TUNA OUT OF THE CAN
AND I WORK IT BETWEEN MY FINGERS TILL IT'S REAL SOFT.
I'M BACK.
IT IS KINDA SCARY, YOU GOT TO ADMIT. TWO PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER IS SCARY.
YOU CAN'T DENY THAT IT'S HAPPENING.
I'LL TELL YOU HOW I REALLY FEEL. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TOO NEEDY FOR ME.
I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU WANT EVERYTHING THAT I AM. I DO.
NICK TELLS ME GUYS ASK YOU OUT AND YOU KEEP SAYING NO. WHY?
I'M RETIRED FROM DATING.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
WHY IS IT THAT ANY TIME A WOMEN DOESN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED,
MEN THINK IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE MESSED WITH AS A KID?
THEY WERE MESSED WITH AS A WOMAN. I'M NOT GONNA MESS WITH YOU.
DO YOU LIKE MY TUNA?
YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
YOU DIDN'T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, SO WHAT? YOU CAN GO BACK.
GO BACK? I DON'T THINK SO. I HAD ONE HIGHLIGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL, ONE.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I PLAYED SISTER SARAH IN OUR PRODUCTION OF GUYS AND DOLLS.
NO KIDDING.
- FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. - I'VE HEARD THE SONG.
- WE WERE A COUPLE BEFORE WE MET. - DIDN'T THEY KILL EACH OTHER?
NO. SHE KILLED HIM. YOU GOT THE EDGE THERE.
COME ON.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?
- IT'S MY BOWLING NIGHT. - GREAT! I LOVE BOWLING.
NO. IT'S A LEAGUE AND BESIDES, YOU HAVE YOUR ERRAND.
- AFTER MY ERRAND. - NO. I NEED A NIGHT TO GET OVER YOU.
OK, I'M ON MEADOW BROOK. 14...
MEADOW BROOK.
111? WHAT IS 111?
SO, AM I CLOSE? THERE IT IS.
LET'S BOWL.
NOW, CONCENTRATE, CORA.
HERE WE GO, FRANKIE. NEED THIS SPARE, HONEY. GO!
WATCH THIS. WATCH! BEAUTIFUL!
- HELL. - GREAT, NEDDA.
- IT WAS TWO. - IT WAS BETTER THAN LAST TIME.
- YOU SEE THAT? - WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO BOWL SO GOOD?
ALTOONA, PA. THAT'S ABOUT ALL I LEARNED.
YOU'RE FROM ALTOONA?
I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF FIT.
I WAS BORN IN ALTOONA.
- VERY FUNNY. - NO! ARE YOU KIDDING?
I WAS BORN IN ST STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL. WE LIVED ON MARTELL STREET.
I SUPPOSE YOU WENT TO MOODY HIGH SCHOOL? NO, BECAUSE WE LEFT WHEN I WAS EIGHT.
I WENT TO PARK LANE ELEMENTARY, THOUGH.
ARE YOU REALLY FROM ALTOONA? WHY WOULD ANYONE PRETEND TO BE FROM ALTOONA?
TO KEEP UP THIS SILLY COINCIDENCE THEORY. DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM.
MY MOTHER RAN OFF WITH A GUY SHE MET AT AN AA MEETING,
MY FATHER TOOK US TO BALTIMORE, TO HIS SISTER.
- CORA, IT'S YOUR TURN. - NO, THIS IS BETTER. GO ON.
SHE COULDN'T COPE WITH US SO THEY PUT US IN FOSTER HOMES.
NOW, I'M 18 YEARS OLD AND I'M WITH THE CARNIVAL.
THIS GUY, MR MEMORY, HE'S 85 YEARS OLD, HE'S GOT A MEMORY...
INSTANT RECALL, HE'S GOT THINGS IN HIS HEAD - ENTIRE BOOKS,
- PALINDROMES, SPEECHES... - WHAT'S THAT?
SOMETHING YOU CAN SPELL BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS THE SAME WAY.
- MADAM. - OTTO.
BOOB, B-O-O-B.
- PUPPY! - CLOSE ENOUGH.
ANYWAY, THE OLD GUY SAYS TO ME...
ARE WE BOWLING OR WHAT?
SORRY. SHALL WE BOWL?
THAT'S WHY HE HAS SUCH A GOOD MEMORY. HE CAN'T BOWL IN THOSE SHOES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM?
I'M GONNA USE MY OWN LITTLE BALL.
COME ON, FRANKIE, PULL ANOTHER ONE!
- HOW YOU DOIN'? - OK.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I KNOW I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO COME. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.
- IT'S OK. - IT'S OK?
REALLY?
FRANKIE, YOU'RE UP.
WE NEED A STRIKE. THEY'RE AHEAD BY FOUR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LET ME LOOK AT THIS.
- THERE, SEE? - 92 AND EIGHT IS 100, NOT 96.
NO, THAT WAS A HAPPY FACE I DREW. IF YOU'RE GONNA DOCTOR A SCORE, DOCTOR MINE.
I'M GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. I LOVE YOU.
I AM TOTALLY, COMPLETELY MAD FOR YOU. MY HEART STOPS EVERY TIME I SEE YOU.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE MARRIED.
I DEFINITELY WANT KIDS. FOUR OR FIVE IF POSSIBLE.
THERE, I SAID IT. IT WASN'T SO DIFFICULT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING, I JUST WANTED TO GET IT OUT.
- TALK ABOUT A LOAD OFF. - TALK ABOUT A LOAD OFF?
TALK ABOUT A CROCK OF SHIT.
DON'T SAY THAT, THAT'S VULGAR TALK. YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
FUCK YOU HOW I TALK.
I'LL TALK ANY FUCKING WAY I FEEL LIKE.
THIS IS MY FUCKING BOWLING NIGHT. WHO THE FUCK ARE TO SPOIL IT BY TELLING ME YOU LOVE ME?
SHE REALLY LIKES THIS GUY. THAT MAKES ME UNLOVEABLE?
NO, IT MAKES YOU A CREEP. NO, YOU'RE SINCERE, THAT'S WORSE.
I MEAN, ARE YOU NUTS? KIDS, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!
SO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH KIDS?
- I HATE KIDS. - I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
- OK, I'M TOO OLD TO HAVE KIDS. - NO, YOU'RE NOT. I CAN'T HAVE ANY. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
WE'LL ADOPT.
YOU DON'T JUST DECIDE TO GO FALLING IN LOVE WITH PEOPLE.
- WHY NOT? - THEY DON'T LIKE IT. DO YOU NEED HELP?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF NEDDA SAID SHE LOVED YOU AND WANTED YOUR BABY?
NEDDA, I REALLY LIKE YOU, YOU'RE NICE BUT I LOVE FRANKIE.
- I'M GETTING HELP. - YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, I SLEPT WITH THE GUY.
- YOU SLEPT WITH HIM?! - FRANKIE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
SHE SAID YOU SLEPT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
- SHE DIDN'T MENTION THE GOLD PUMPS? - HE WORE GOLD PUMPS?
YOU JUST WANNA BELIEVE THAT. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO RUN AWAY.
"YOU DON'T KNOW ME."
I DON'T KNOW YOU? I KNOW YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, FRANKIE? WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM A GUY?
I WANT A GUY WHO WILL LOVE ME NO MATTER WHAT. YOU GOT HIM. HERE. ME.
THIS IS WORSE THAN LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR.
I AM TRYING TO IMPROVE MY LIFE AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS DOUBLE-PARKED LIKE YOU.
IT COULD HAPPEN. I COULD MEET SOMEBODY TOMORROW.
- GET LAID, THINK I WAS IN LOVE. - DON'T LET ME STOP YOU.
YOU'RE NOT STOPPING ME, I'M STOPPING ME. I LOVE YOU.
BUT I'M SO SCARED. SO SCARED YOU ARE GONNA RETREAT BACK.
YOU KNOW, THAT PLACE YOU'RE SO COMFORTABLE WITH, THAT PLACE WHERE NOBODY CAN FIND YOU.
THAT'S WHY I'M COMING ON SO STRONG. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
FRANKIE, CHANCES LIKE THIS DON'T COME ALONG OFTEN.
YOU GOTTA TAKE 'EM BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THEY'RE GONE FOREVER.
AND YOU MAY WIND UP NOT ONLY -
AND PARDON MY FRENCH FOR THE VERY LAST TIME - SCREWING SOME OTHER PERSON YOU MEET,
THINKING YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THIS PERSON AND MARRYING THEM.
- IT HAPPENS. - OK, YOU'RE MAKING HER CRY.
BOY, ARE YOU BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE!
I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD FALL FOR A WOMAN WHO SAID "BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE".
- LET'S GO. - YOU'VE DRIVEN ME TO IT!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALM DOWN, SHALL WE? WAIT OUTSIDE. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'VE NEVER USED THAT EXPRESSION. EVER!
IF I WANTED A MAN IN MY LIFE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT A VCR I CAN'T EVEN WORK.
EXCUSE ME...
I LIVE IN THE BUILDING ACROSS FROM YOU AND...
I'VE SEEN HOW HE BEATS YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SHIT!
EXCUSE ME. DON'T BE AFRAID, LET ME HELP.
THANKS, MISTER.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE. YOU'RE NOT GIVING UP YOUR JOB BECAUSE OF HIM.
YOU WERE THERE FIRST. I'LL HANDLE HIM.
NOW, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
HE SAYS HE'S IN LOVE WITH ME. HE WANTS TO MARRY ME.
- BASTARD! - HE'S TALKING ABOUT A FAMILY.
YOU CAN PICK 'EM. LOVE, A HOME, MARRIAGE? SCREW THAT SHIT.
- CAN I ANSWER THIS? - TELL HIM TO GO TO HELL.
FRANKIE JUST SAID SOMETHING VERY DEROGATORY ABOUT YOU
BUT I KNOW AT LEAST A DOZEN WOMEN AND QUITE A FEW MEN I CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH.
JOHNNY, GIVE IT A REST. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK.
HE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT TONIGHT. SATURDAY NIGHT, THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK.
I'M BUSY, CALL ME IN A FEW YEARS.
HE'S SINGING.
I GOT TO GO, WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER CALL FROM YOU ANY MINUTE.
REMEMBER, YOU'RE NEW HERE SO YOU'RE EASY TO FIRE.
OK, KEEP THINGS CLEAN. OVER HERE, WE HAVE THE ICE FOR THE DRINKS.
REMEMBER THAT. HERE'S THE TELEPHONE, DON'T USE IT.
I LIKE YOUR PONYTAIL. YOU DON'T WRITE SCRIPTS? ALL DISHES GO HERE.
OVER HERE, ALL WAITRESSES PUT DIRTY DISHES HERE.
YOU KEEP CLEAN.
- YOU'RE GOING TO KILL ME. - WHY?
MANY PEOPLE CHANGING SHIFTS. IT MAKES ME DIZZY. IT'S NOT MY FAULT, OK?
- YOU HAD TONIGHT OFF. - SO DID YOU.
YEAH, WELL, SOMETHING CAME UP. SOMETHING CAME UP FOR ME TOO.
LOOK, I DON'T WANNA HURT YOUR FEELINGS, OK?
I REALLY DON'T BUT NICK DOESN'T LIKE THE HELP MESSING AROUND.
SO PLEASE, DON'T MAKE THIS DIFFICULT, I REALLY NEED THIS JOB.
YOU THINK I WOULD JEOPARDISE YOUR JOB?
I'D QUIT BEFORE I'D DO THAT, I MEAN THAT. AND I NEED THIS JOB.
OK, LET'S JUST BOTH GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS.
A CHICKEN SAND' AND IT'S BIRTHDAY TIME AT TABLE EIGHT.
THIS IS NEW CASHIER AND SHE'S MY GRANDMOTHER.
YOU GIVE HER CHECK WHEN YOU FINISHED. COME.
GOOD, HAVE GOOD TIME.
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNCLE LOU. - YOU LOOK GREAT!
LOU, BLOW IT OUT.
- THANK YOU. - GRILLED CHEESE AND SKINS.
I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY AT THE BOWLING ALLEY.
MY ERRAND DIDN'T TURN OUT TOO GOOD, SO I'M SORRY, I APOLOGISE.
YOU CERTAINLY MADE AN IMPRESSION.
YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
I'M ON A BREAK TOO, SO... TALK, DON'T TALK, IT'S UP TO YOU.
ARE YOU KEEPING SOME BIG SECRET FROM ME?
- LIKE WHAT? - LIKE I DON'T KNOW, YOU TELL ME.
- I'M NOT MARRIED. - WERE YOU?
YES.
- HOW MANY TIMES? - ONCE. THAT IT?
WERE YOU IN JAIL?
- I SERVED 18 MONTHS IN THE SLAMMER. - WHAT FOR?
SIGNING SOMEBODY ELSE'S NAME TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHEQUE.
- A FORGER? - I'D CALL IT A FAILED FORGER.
I JUST DID IT ONCE, I WAS...
IS THAT WHERE YOU DID ALL YOUR READING? YEAH, MOST OF IT.
I GOT MOST OF MY BOOKS FROM HENRY HANK HILL.
- DON'T KNOW HIM. - NOBODY DID.
HE WAS EXECUTED TWO MONTHS AGO. I COOKED HIM HIS LAST MEAL.
- THIS LETTUCE IS LIMP. - I'M SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO THE JOHN.
HOW ABOUT YOU? WERE YOU EVER MARRIED?
NO. CHEF'S SALAD, CHICKEN SALAD AND A SIDE OF 'SLAW.
- ANYONE SERIOUS? - TRY TERMINAL. WHO'S THIS SERIOUS PERSON?
HE GOT MORE SERIOUS WITH WHO I THOUGHT WAS MY BEST FRIEND.
- REALLY? HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT? - THREE YEARS.
I WAS DIVORCED THREE YEARS AGO. NOW, IS THAT A COINCIDENCE?
- REALLY? - I CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE.
- WAITRESS! - I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, MA'AM.
- YOU GOT ANY KIDS? - TWO.
I THOUGHT SO. YOU SEE 'EM?
- YESTERDAY. FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS. - YEAH?
THAT'S WHAT THE ERRAND WAS.
MY WIFE REMARRIED, SHE LIVES IN THE SUBURBS.
- I HATE THE SUBURBS. - IT'S NOT BAD. BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.
NICE. I COULD NEVER HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I GOT THERE, THERE WERE MY KIDS, PLAYING ON THE LAWN.
I BET THEY WERE GLAD TO SEE YOU.
I DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR, YOU KNOW. I JUST COULDN'T...
THEY LOOKED SO HAPPY AND ALL. THEY GOT SO BIG.
LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S KIDS.
I JUST DROVE AWAY.
IT'S LIKE I LOST THEM, YOU KNOW? THAT'S HOW I FEEL.
- WAITRESS! - HELLO? CAN WE GET SOME SERVICE?
YOU HAVEN'T LOST THEM, YOU'RE JUST NOT READY.
FINALLY! WHAT'S SAFE TO EAT HERE?
I'M SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED.
WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS THIS?
HURRY UP, LET'S GO.
- NIGHT, FRANKIE. - NIGHT, ANDREAS.
HERE'S YOURS, FRANKIE.
- YOU COME BACK ANY SATURDAY NIGHT. - THANKS, MAXINE.
- NIGHT, MAXINE. - NIGHT.
WAS SHE HOME? DID YOU TALK TO HER?
- WHAT SHE SAY? - I'M SEEING THE KIDS NEXT WEEKEND.
- GOOD. - THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A ROSE.
GREW IN THE KITCHEN.
GOOD NIGHT, CLOSING UP.
EVERYTHING FINISHED. IT'S GOOD.
WHAT'S THAT?
- IT'S POTATO. - IT'S A ROSE.
- JOHNNY MADE IT. - ON MY BREAK.
IT'S NICE.
RED POTATO, IT'S VERY ROMANTIC.
FRANKIE, YOU WANT LIFT HOME? IT'S OK. THANKS.
OK, YOU KNOW HOW TO CLOSE UP. BRING BACK FORK.
- GOOD NIGHT. - NIGHT, NICK.
COME ON, GRANDMA, WE GO HOME AND WATCH WRESTLING.
COME ON, I'LL WALK YOU HOME.
SO, HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU EVER WANT TO KILL YOURSELF SOMETIMES?
YEAH, EVERYBODY WANTS TO KILL THEMSELF SOMETIME.
CAN WE CHANGE THE SUBJECT?
- YOU WANT ME TO BUY YOU THAT? - YEAH.
IF YOU HAD ANY WISH, WHAT YOU WISH TO BE?
YOU WON'T LAUGH?
- TEACHER. TEACHING LITTLE KIDS. - THAT'S GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? DID YOU ALWAYS DREAM OF BEING A COOK?
NO, PRISON DID IT.
WHEN I WENT IN AND I HEARD THAT "CLANK", YOU KNOW, I DIED.
THEN THEY PUT ME IN THE KITCHEN WITH FOOD AND, I DON'T KNOW,
SUDDENLY I WAS BORN AGAIN.
I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE I COULD BREATHE AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE I HAD ASPIRATIONS.
ASPIRATION? HAVE YOU BEEN SHAVING AGAIN?
SO WHAT ABOUT THIS TERMINAL RELATIONSHIP YOU HAD?
WHAT WAS IT? A GUY WHO LEFT YOU FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND?
PHILLIP? YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAIN THING I FELT WAS? DUMB.
I EVEN INTRODUCED THEM. I LENT THEM MONEY.
I GAVE HER MY OLD TELEVISION.
THEY'RE PROBABLY WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW.
I HOPE IT EXPLODES AND BLOWS THEIR FACES OFF.
WHAT ABOUT BEFORE PHILLIP? ANYBODY ELSE?
I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT.
OK, BUT YOU CAN'T SPEND THE NIGHT.
THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING IN THIS WORLD
BETTER THAN WATCHING YOU DO THAT BUT I'M DAMNED IF I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
YEAH, SURE.
NO, I'D PUT IT UP THERE. IT'S A VISION, INSPIRED SPECTACLE.
I'D PUT IT UP THERE WITH THE GRAND CANYON,
MOTHER NURSING HER CHILD, TRIUMPHANT FACTS OF NATURE.
- YOU BEEN TO THE GRAND CANYON? - I HAVE NOT, NO.
ME EITHER. I'D LIKE TO GO THERE SOME DAY. HAWAII, TOO.
OPEN YOUR ROBE.
NO, I DON'T WANNA OPEN MY ROBE.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANNA LOOK AT YOU.
15 SECONDS, THAT'S ALL.
- I JUST WANNA LOOK AT IT. - LOOK AT WHAT? WHY?
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST... TO KNOW THAT I CAN.
THAT I CAN LOOK AT THE WOMAN I LOVE AND JUST SEE HER.
HER EYES, HER BREASTS, HER STOMACH, HER...
- DON'T SAY IT! I HATE THAT WORD. - I WASN'T GOING TO. I HATE BOTH OF THEM!
I'LL LOOK UP SOME NEW ONES IN MY THESAURUS.
I NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES OR BEING SERIOUS.
IT'S BOTH. SERIOUS GAMES. WHY DO WE HAVE TO NAME EVERYTHING?
SAY YOU HAD A PET PARAKEET. IF IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, I'D WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
YOU'D LET ME LOOK AT IT AND WE'D MOVE ON.
I HAD A PARAKEET, I HATED IT. I WAS GLAD WHEN IT DIED.
15 SECONDS. I'M TIMING THIS. TURN THAT LIGHT OUT.
I TOLD MY COUSIN I DIDN'T WANT A BIRD. SHE SWORE I'D LOVE A PARAKEET.
WHAT'S TO LOVE? THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING
EXCEPT NOT SING WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO AND SING WHEN YOU DON'T
AND MAKE THAT AWFUL SCRATCHING NOISE. IF I EVER GET ANOTHER PET, IT'LL BE A DOG.
SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD.
THE ONLY TIME I GOT MY HANDS ON THAT PARAKEET WAS THE DAY IT DIED
AND I HAD TO PICK IT UP AND THROW IT AWAY. THAT'S ENOUGH.
THAT'S GOT TO BE 15 SECONDS. HAPPY NOW?
THAT MUSIC IS NICE.
IT MAKES ME THINK OF GRACE.
THIS IS MIDNIGHT WITH MARLON.
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WHY DO YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF SOMETIMES?
I WANT TO KILL MYSELF WHEN I THINK I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD
AND THAT PART OF ME THAT FEELS THAT WAY IS TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BODY
THAT ONLY BUMPS INTO OTHER BODIES
WITHOUT CONNECTING TO ANOTHER PERSON IN THE WORLD TRAPPED INSIDE OF THEM.
WE HAVE TO CONNECT.
WE JUST HAVE TO.
I FEEL... VERY...
SAY IT.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT. - SAY IT ANYWAY.
- PROTECTIVE. - GOOD. THAT'S VERY NICE.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF ME THIS TIME.
AREN'T WE ALL?
WHY DO WE KEEP GOING FROM ONE SUBJECT I DON'T LIKE TO ANOTHER?
WHAT IS THIS? SUDDENLY THE ARMOUR'S UP?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR ARMOUR?
BESIDES, I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT YOU. NOT EVERYONE THINKS LIFE IS A PICNIC.
SOME OF US HAVE PROBLEMS. SOME OF US HAVE SORROWS.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE SO BUSY TELLING US WHAT YOU WANT YOU DON'T NOTICE THE REST OF US
WHO AREN'T EXACTLY SINGING YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.
HOLD IT, HOW WE GETTING INTO THIS NOW?
I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT NOTICE YOU. YOU DON'T, YOU SMOTHER ME.
I'M NOT GIVING UP EVERYTHING FOR SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T REPEAT THE SAME STUPIDITY.
WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP ANYTHING? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOVE.
- WE'RE NOT IN LOVE. - THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.
I THINK WE ARE. JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE GIVEN UP ON THAT POSSIBILITY
THERE'S NO NEED TO DRAG ME DOWN TO THAT LEVEL.
I THINK YOU BETTER LEAVE NOW.
YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE A KINDRED SPIRIT.
KINDRED MEANS TWO OF A KIND SHARING A GREAT AFFINITY.
- I KNOW WHAT KINDRED MEANS. - SHALL WE GO FOR AFFINITY?
YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE FIRST REALLY ROTTEN THING YOU'VE SAID TO ME.
TO MAKE FUN OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S INTELLIGENCE OR EDUCATION OR LACK OF,
THAT IS SOMEBODY I'D BE VERY GLAD NOT TO KNOW. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAD, WEIRD.
- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE CRUEL. - I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST A CRUELTY WAITING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WANT YOU TO GO.
WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO GO? REALLY.
I WANT TO BE ALONE, I WANT TO WATCH MY VCR, EAT ICE CREAM, I WANT TO GO TO SLEEP.
COME ON, ALONE? SOONER OR LATER YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH US.
THERE'S JUST NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
SO WHY DON'T WE JUST GET IT OVER WITH? YOU'RE IN THE MOOD.
TOMORROW'S SUNDAY, DAY OFF. WE'LL SLEEP IN. LET'S TALK.
- RIGHT, I'M CALLING TIM. - TIM?
NO, BOBBY. HE'LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.
- NOT YET. - I'LL OPEN THAT WINDOW AND SCREAM.
IN THIS CITY? EVERYBODY'S DOING THE SAME THING, WHO'LL HEAR YOU?
GET OUT!
I PROMISE I WILL GO ONLY I WANNA MAKE A CALL.
YOU KNOW, THIS ALL SHOULD BE SO EASY. WHY IS IT ALWAYS SO DAMN HARD?
HELLO? MIDNIGHT WITH MARLON? HELLO, MARLON. MY NAME IS JOHNNY
AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THAT PIECE OF PIANO MUSIC
YOU WERE PLAYING A MINUTE AGO SO I CAN BUY THE RECORD FOR MY LADY LOVE,
WHOSE NAME IS FRANKIE, IS THAT A COINCIDENCE? FRANKIE AND JOHNNY.
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE DEBUSSY, RIGHT. CLAIR DE LUNE, YOU GOT THAT?
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
EVERYTHING I WANT IS IN THIS ROOM.
HELLO, MARLON?
I KNOW YOU DON'T TAKE REQUESTS BUT COULD YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME?
NOW, THERE'S A MAN AND A WOMAN.
HE'S A COOK, SHE'S A WAITRESS.
NOW, THEY MEET AND THEY DON'T CONNECT,
ONLY SHE NOTICED HIM, HE COULD FEEL IT, AND HE NOTICED HER
AND THEY BOTH KNEW IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
THEY MADE LOVE AND FOR MAYBE ONE WHOLE NIGHT,
THEY FORGOT THE 10 MILLION THINGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE THINK "I DON'T LOVE THIS PERSON,
"I DON'T LIKE THIS PERSON, I DON'T KNOW THIS..."
INSTEAD, IT WAS PERFECT AND THEY WERE PERFECT
AND THAT'S ALL THERE WAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
ONLY NOW, SHE'S BEGINNING TO FORGET ALL THAT AND MAYBE HE'LL FORGET IT, TOO.
SO COULD YOU PLAY AN ENCORE FOR FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
IN THE HOPE OF SOMETHING THAT OUGHT TO LAST AND NOT SELF-DESTRUCT?
WHY DON'T YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT? THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
THAT GUY I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT, HE DID THIS WITH A BELT BUCKLE.
IT'S GONE.
IT'LL NEVER GO.
IT'S GONE. I MADE IT GO.
NO, JOHNNY, YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO AWAY. NOBODY CAN.
HE'S THE REASON I CAN'T HAVE...
KIDS.
HE KNOCKED ME AROUND
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT AND...
I LOST THE BABY.
THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS.
HE'S GONE NOW.
I WOULD NEVER HIT YOU. NEVER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID ANY MORE. I AM. I'M AFRAID.
I'M AFRAID TO BE ALONE, I'M AFRAID NOT TO BE ALONE.
I'M AFRAID OF WHAT I AM, WHAT I'M NOT,
WHAT I MIGHT BECOME, WHAT I MIGHT NEVER BECOME.
I DON'T WANNA STAY AT MY JOB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BUT I...
I'M AFRAID TO LEAVE.
AND I'M JUST TIRED, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SO TIRED OF BEING AFRAID.
HONEY, LISTEN.
I KNOW I CAN'T MAKE THE BAD GO AWAY. YOU'RE RIGHT, I CAN'T.
BUT WHEN THE BAD COMES AGAIN...
I'M GONNA BE NEXT TO YOU.
I CAN'T, JOHNNY.
I'M SORRY.
THIS IS WNYL IN NEW YORK
AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO MIDNIGHT WITH MARLON.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT MY POLICY TO TAKE REQUESTS
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY.
I WISH THEY REALLY WERE YOUR NAMES
BUT I KNOW WHEN MY LEG'S BEING PULLED.
GOD, HOW I WISH YOU TWO REALLY EXISTED.
MAYBE I'M CRAZY, BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO BELIEVE IN LOVE.
WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK I WORK THESE HOURS?
ANYWAY, YOU TWO MOONBEAMS, WHOEVER, WHEREVER YOU ARE,
WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING,
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.
HERE'S AN ENCORE.
YOU WANNA BRUSH?
THAT MEANS YOU WANT ME TO BRUSH?
TAKE THE BLUE ONE, IT'S NEVER BEEN USED.
I'M NOT GONNA ASK WHOSE ROBE THIS IS.
GOOD.
YOU SHOULD GET TOOTHPASTE WITH FLUORIDE.
LISTEN.
NO MATTER WHAT?
I'M 36.