-Got the number? -Ready.
Nice and tight. Two... three... four...
COOL CHANGE: On The Streets Of The Bronx
'This is the fallen area of the Bronx.'
'My home.'
'A world unto itself.'
'We're 15 minutes away from any bar,
but they might as well be three thousand miles away.'
'The sound of Mount Carmel church bells would fill the neighbourhood.'
# On the streets of the Bronx
# Is where I wanna be
'It was 1960 and doo-wop was the sound on the streets.'
# Standing on the corner
'It felt like there was a doo-wop group on every corner back then.'
'What a time it was.'
'The Yankees were playing The Pirates in the world series,
and Mickey Mantle was like a god to me.'
'My dad would take me to watch the Yankees win at Yankee Stadium.'
'That's the Chez Bippy.'
'That's where all the guys hung out, but I'll tell you about them later.'
'That's my building. I live on the third floor.'
'667 East 187th Street.'
'There's my stoop.'
'And on summer nights, in the neighbourhood,
you'd hear the young Italian men romancing their women.'
Hey, Marie!
-Get in the fucking car! -No!
Get in the car!
Leave me alone.
-Come on, you know I love you. -Bullshit!
Will you get in the fucking car!
'And right there - right under that lamppost,
stood the number one man in the neighbourhood.'
' Sonny.'
'Everyone loved Sonny, and they treated him like a god.'
'And in my neighbourhood he was a god.'
'I would sit on my stoop and watch him all day and all night.'
'But he would never look at me.'
'Never.'
'Until one day.'
DION AND THE BELMONTS: I Wonder Why
-Hey. -What do want?
You got room for us?
You wish.
# Don't know why I love you
# Don't know why I care
# I just want your love to share
# I wonder why I love you like I do
# Is it because I think you love me too?
# I wonder why I love you like I do
# Like I do
# Wap!
# Wap! Wap!
# Wap! Wap! Wap!
# I told my friends that we would never part
# They often said that you would break my heart
# I wonder why they think that we would part
# We would part
# Wap!
# Wap! Wap!
# Wap! Wap! Wap!
THE CLEFTONES -Little Girl Of Mine
# Oh, little girl of mine
# Gee, you sure look fine
# Yes, you appeal to me... #
-Hey! Hey! -Oh, Shit! Let's go!
'That's my dad, Lorenzo Anello.'
'His bus route was 1 87th Street and I loved to ride the bus with him.'
'That's me, Calogero, nine years old.'
-See ya later, Pop. -OK.
-Go right upstairs, son. -OK, Pop.
'That's my mum, Rosina.'
'She met my dad at a dance.'
'They've been in love ever since.'
Take care of the fucking game.
FRANK SINATRA: Same Old Song And Dance
'The Chez Bippy. Where the guys hung out.'
'Tony Toupee owned the bar in name only.'
'It was really Sonny's place.'
'Tony was a singer and everybody hated his voice.'
'So for spite he never spoke a word, he always sung it.'
'They called him Tony Toupee cos he wore the worst hairpiece in the world.'
'Eddie Mush was a gambler.'
'He was also the biggest loser ever.'
'Everything he touched turned to mush.'
I need a winner.
'He would go to the races
and the teller would give him his tickets already ripped up.'
I had the Yankees, they've lost.
If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
'Georgio the Whale.'
'As they say, you didn't walk with Georgio,
you walked among him.'
'You could see him get fatter by the hour.'
'Legend has it, his shadow once killed a dog.'
'Frankie Coffeecake,
so called cos his face looked like a coffee cake.'
'He was tough to look at.'
OK, kid, how're you doing?
'His name was Jimmy Whispers, and he was Sonny's main man.'
'Everything was a secret to him.'
David KO knocked guys out,
and Bobby Bars spent half his life behind them.
This was Sonny's crew, and nobody fucked with them.
What are you doing here?
Didn't we tell you not to come here? Didn't I tell you to come upstairs?
Wait till I tell your father. What were you doing there?
I was looking for daddy.
Looking for daddy? That's very nice.
I have to go to the store. Don't move. Wait here.
You hear me?
Whenever I saw Sonny I imitated him,
but still he would never look at me.
Sonny had five fingers, but he only used three.
Come on, let's go. Move. Upstairs.
I'm not in the mood for steak.
Oh, you're not in the mood for steak, huh?
You know how many times I have to drive that bus so we can eat steak?
-Seven. -Who told you that?
Nobody. I counted.
Your father wants to talk to you.
About what, Dad?
You were by the bar today.
I wasn't by the bar.
-Tell the truth. -I was by the bar.
-Why d'you lie? -I took a shot.
-Do something. -Like what? He took a shot.
-Nice try, son. -Thanks, Dad.
Lorenzo, come on, please.
How do I stop him? The bar's two doors away.
Daddy's right, listen to him.
-You should shut up. -Gimme your plate.
I want you to listen to me. Hey!
Do not go near the bar.
Stay by the stoop, not the bar.
-One day you'll understand. -Yes.
You don't see me there.
-You're not allowed there either? -What do I do?
Hey, I don't know.
I'm kidding. I won't go to the bar.
Look, two tickets, Yankee Stadium, centre field.
-Behind The Mick? -Yes. Now eat your steak.
Yeah!
Let's go, Alfie.
'That's Phil the Peddler.'
'He'd call everybody Mary,
and me and my friends would love to break his balls.'
'Slick and Crazy Mario were my best friends.'
'Slick got his name cos of his hair. Mario got his cos he was just crazy.'
Yeah-a-oh!
I'll kick your fucking asses, you bunch of Marys!
Stay away from the fruit!
Get your hands off the fruit!
-You fucking kids! -Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
I'll kick you loose, you Marys! All three of you!
Yeah - a - oh!
I'm gonna fucking ball-break you!
Keep your hands off. What do you think this is, a charity?
Go and make your parents feed you,
and give you to orphan homes.
Fucking ball-breakers!
How many d'you get?
Oh, boy, Coffeecake's in trouble.
He'll get his ass kicked.
Guys, check it out.
Mario, come here. Who's this?
Oh, that's Jimmy Whispers.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Wait a minute.
It's Sonny.
Jesus! You do somebody now, big mouth.
Do somebody hard, like Coffeecake.
I can't do Coffeecake.
That's hard.
Put a screen in front of your face while I throw shit at it.
Oh, shit.
These niggers got some balls coming here.
They just pass through from school.
How do you know?
My father told me.
Well, my father told me that's how it starts.
Get the fuck out of our neighbourhood!
Go back to where you came from!
Lucky you're on that bus.
-Come back here, nigger! -If I catch you...
Why?
Oh, shit!
You don't fucking stop.
Get the fuck out out of here!
Nobody's cooler than you, Sonny.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
What are you doing?
Fuck you, you asshole.
Fuck you, you scumbag!
I'll cut off your fucking legs!
I'll bust your head!
Let's get outta here.
Give me the gun.
-Get in the car! -Move it!
-Come on! -Come on!
'When Sonny looked at me for the first time I went deaf.'
'All I could see was Sonny with the gun in his hand.'
Dad!
Is he alright?
Dad, it was just a parking space.
Is he alright?
-Baby, are you OK? -He's alright.
-What happened? -I'm OK, Mom.
Oh, my God, I got so scared.
I'm OK, Mom.
Dad, they were fighting over a parking space.
-A parking space? -Daddy, why?
-They just met at the wrong time. -He could have got killed.
Let's mind our own business.
I can't believe it.
Who is it?
Police. Is this the Anello residence?
Yeah, can I help you?
Look, we'd like to ask you some questions.
About what?
Just open the door.
-How are you? -OK.
Good. I'm detective Belsik.
This is Detective Vella. Hello, son. Hello, ma'am.
We'd like to ask your son a few questions.
About what?
There was a shooting - we think he saw it.
Really?
He don't know nothing.
We feel he does. People saw him.
Well, they're wrong. He don't know nothing.
Listen, Mr Anello.
We can make this easy or hard, alright? We can go down to -
He don't know nothing.
Daddy, I know everything.
Kids, you know? They make believe.
We know your son was down there, so come on, let's go.
Son, here's what I'd like you to do.
Come downstairs, and your father, and look at some people.
All you have to do is pick out the man you saw with the gun, that's it.
Think you can do that?
Yeah.
Good. Let's take a walk.
Mr Anello, take a walk downstairs.
-We won't be long. -Go on.
Officer, will he be OK?
Everything will be fine, dear.
That's him.
Alright, fellas, turn around.
You two, take your hats off.
Hey! Put your head up.
Straight ahead. Look this way.
-Is that him? -No.
How about him?
Straight ahead, fella.
-How about him? -No.
Straight ahead, you.
How about him?
Give me an answer.
-How about him? -No.
How about him? Is it this guy?
Give me an answer.
-No. -OK.
Hey! Put your eyes up.
How about this guy?
-It's not him. No. -No? Let's go.
Hey! Look straight ahead.
Look at me. That's it.
Is it this guy?
-What about this guy? -No.
OK.
How about this guy?
Hey! Straight ahead!
How about this guy? Is it him?
Give me an answer.
-No. -Satisfied, Officer?
-No, I'm not. -He can't help -
Yeah, he doesn't know anything.
He said he can't help.
I tell you what, take a walk. Go ahead.
Come on, son, let's go.
You guys can go. Beat it.
-Get outta here. -Fucking rude.
We fooled them, Dad.
Yeah, we fooled them.
I didn't rat, Dad. I didn't rat.
No, you didn't rat.
I did a good thing, right?
Yeah, you did a good thing.
You did a good thing for a bad man.
'I did a good thing for a bad man.'
'I didn't understand that.'
'But I knew a rat was the lowest thing anyone could be in my neighbourhood.'
Hey!
Hey.
Why did you say I did a good thing for a bad man?
Cos sometimes you have to do things even though they're not right.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
It's just that, I thought I did the right thing,
and now I'm not sure that I did.
It was the right thing, one day you'll understand why.
We love you very, very much.
Tomorrow, ride with me on the bus.
'City Island was the last stop on my father's route.'
'It was one of our favourite places.'
'It was like going on a vacation.'
'My dad would listen to his jazz, and we would talk about baseball.'
Can I get an ice cream?
Job first, and then ice cream.
-OK? -OK, Pop.
There.
Let's play a game, Dad.
OK. Who was the last player to win the triple crown?
Mickey Mantle.
Batting average: 353.
RVIs: 130.
Home runs: 52.
Pretty good, son.
He's the best ball player that ever lived, Dad.
Joe Dee's the greatest ball player.
-Yankee clipper. 56 games in a streak. -That's right.
-Nobody beat that. Right, Dad? -Nobody beat that, son.
And why he was so great?
He was Italian?
Well, partly that.
Then why?
Because of his talent.
-Talent? -That's right.
Do I have talent, Dad?
You have all the talent in the world.
Can I be a baseball player?
You can be anything you want.
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.
If you don't do the right thing with that talent, nothing happens.
But if you do right, good things happen.
-You hear me? -You're right.
Let's get that ice cream.
Yeah. Good.
I'm gonna shut the doors, right, Dad?
Yeah.
Ready? On two.
-Got it? -I got it.
'Wasted talent, that was something my father would talk about all of my life.'
We can hear the start of the game.
"36,683 here to see the final game of the 16th series."
"And what a game we're seeing."
"Moose Garret with that in-field hit,
needs a third to pick up his 1 2th world series best hitter in 1 960".
"And here's the first incoming to Thatcher."
-See ya later, Pop. -OK.
Go and watch the rest of the game.
Go right upstairs.
"Dougie Ferrer picked it up a little for the Yankees."
Hey, Lorenzo.
Keep driving. I wanna talk.
-Your kid. He's a good kid. -Thanks.
Sonny appreciates what you did.
I'm just glad everything worked out.
We want to thank you.
Just deliver some numbers and you'll get $150 a week.
No need to leave the bus.
Thanks, but I've got a job. If I get pinched, I'd lose it.
-Think about it. -I can't do it, it's not for me.
$150 and you won't think about it?
I can't do it, it's just not for me.
Sonny will be disappointed when I tell him.
OK.
Stop the bus here. I wanna get off.
-They offered me a job. -Doing what?
Numbers. I pick up a piece of paper and drop it off,
and I get $150 a week.
What did you say?
What do you think I said? It's not for me.
What?
I don't know. $150. It's only numbers.
-Should I have taken it? -I don't know.
But, get involved with those guys, next thing you know - one, two, three.
I don't know.
Maybe you're right.
I'm gonna check on the baby.
Come here.
-What? -Come here.
Are you sorry you got stuck with a bus driver?
-I fell in love with your uniform. -Yeah.
'The day of the funeral I felt really bad.'
'A man had died, and I had lied and committed a mortal sin.'
'I wanted God to forgive me.'
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
It has been one month since my last confession.
I missed mass twice, I lied about witnessing a murder once,
I ate meat on Friday once.
Can you back up a bit and say that again?
I ate meat on Friday?
Not that one. Back up a little more.
I lied about witnessing a murder?
That's the one.
Do you realise what you said?
It was only once, Father.
Do you about the 5th?
Yes. I can refuse to answer on the grounds that I might incrimate.
The fifth commandment.
Thou shalt not kill.
That's right. Now, I want you to tell me what happened.
No, I'm not telling nobody nothing.
Don't be afraid. Nobody's more powerful than God.
I don't know about that.
Your guy is bigger up there,
but my guy's bigger down here.
You gotta point. Five Our fathers, and five Hail Marys.
For a murder rap? Not bad, Father.
-What did you say? -Bye, Father!
'It was great to go to confession.'
'I could start over every week.'
Hey, kid.
Sonny wants to see you. Nobody will move the bike.
Here's the kid, Sonny.
Go on, don't be afraid.
How you doing, kid?
Good.
We finally meet face to face.
Yeah.
You afraid of me?
-No. -That's good.
What's your name?
Calogero.
That's a big name. You got a nickname?
No.
What do your friends call you?
Calogero.
That makes sense.
What are you, a Yankee fan?
Yeah.
Sit down.
No, come over here. Sit over here, next to me.
You must be pretty upset that the Yankees lost.
Ben Lazeroski -I hate him.
He made Mickey Mantle cry. The papers said The Mick was crying.
You're upset about Mickey Mantle?
He makes $100,000 a year. What does your pa make?
-I don't know. -You don't know?
Go ask Mickey Mantle to pay your rent, see what he says.
He don't care about you so why should you care about him? Nobody cares.
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Did you shoot that man over a parking space?
When you're older you'll understand.
Mm-hm.
'From that day on, I never felt the same about the Yankees again.'
MUSIC: DEAN MARTIN: Ain't That A Kick In The Head
# How lucky can one guy be?
# I kissed her and she kissed me
# Like the fella once said
# Ain't that a kick in the head? #
'I spent a lot of time with Sonny.'
'I would get home from school and sneak away any chance I got.'
'I'd serve the guys drinks and coffee, and they would give me tips.'
-Roll 'em. -Come on.
-Sonofabitch! -I don't fucking believe it!
Here kid, this is for you.
Sonny, loan me a hundred.
Come on, you know what'll happen.
Come on, I feel it.
Give him a $100.
-There's a fucking $100. Take it. -I'm in. I'm in.
It's fucking hot.
OK, Mush, get it over with.
-Come on, dice. -I'll bet $25.
Baby needs a new pair of shoes.
Come on. Seven.
Come on, alright. Come on, dice. I'll get a seven.
I don't need to look.
Damn! I'm out. I'm out.
Get out of here.
Get him outta here. Get him outta here.
He never had a number in his life.
In his life!
Give me the dice.
Where's the kid?
Put this coffee on my -
I'll put it on your tab, just fuck off.
-Where's the kid? -Kindergarten.
The kid's gonna throw the dice.
-Don't let him throw. -You got a problem with that?
That's alright, no problem.
Huh?
Come on, throw the dice.
I can't play dice, Sonny.
That's OK, you just listen to me, did you hear what I said?
-OK. -Just listen.
Alright, put $500 down on the kid.
-I've got $100. -$500!
I'll take a shot.
Hey! Can you stop fucking leaning on me?
You're breathing all over me!
-Hey, Georgio. -Relax.
I wanna play too, you know?
Hit the wall, kid. You can do it.
Hit the wall.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait. -You can do it.
I'm betting on Sonny.
Hey! I don't want your money touching my money!
-What? -I don't want your money -
My money's no good? Why?
Why? Cos you're a fucking jinx. Put him in the fucking bathroom.
Get outta here!
-Get outta here! -Fucking loser!
Motherfucker!
Leave him there.
He's a fucking jinx!
It's a lot of money.
-Shoot the fucking dice. -Hit the wall.
-Alright! -Yeah!
Bring the dice up.
Here.
I'll bet a $100.
You can do it.
Alright? You can do it.
Georgio, stop fucking breathing on me.
Stop breathing on me, huh?
Put him in the bathroom.
Sonny, he ain't gonna fit.
I don't give a fuck!
It's a lot of money.
-Hit the board. -Shoot the fucking dice.
We've got a four.
Alright. That's alright.
They're jilted dice.
Give it another shot.
What's wrong with this money? What is he, crazy?
I say the kid makes it in four. Another $500.
-I'll put $200. -$500 more.
-$200. -Twenty two on a hard four.
-OK. -I'm laying $100.
-Who laid $40? -We got no $40 game.
-One $40 game. -Put it down.
-He'll make the hard four. -He'll never do it.
We need the points, you can do it.
-Don't worry, I'll throw a seven. -No!
-Yeah, throw a seven. -Shut up!
-Hey! -You believe this kid?
Hey, nobody laugh at this kid, right?
Sevens are not good now.
-Go on, kid. -Hit the wall.
You've gotta make the point.
No, no, no. Frankie Coffeecake, no good.
I don't want his face putting off the kid. No, no, no.
Jimmy, get a towel. Put it over his head.
Come on, Sonny, it's embarrassing.
Put him in the fucking bathroom.
Wait a minute. Whoa! My money's here.
Get the fuck outta here!
Get him the fuck out of here!
-Place your bets. -What's his problem?
Come on, make this point.
Listen to me. See that money? Are we gonna make this point?
Come on. Atta boy.
-Come on. -You can do it.
-I need a 2/2 or the hot four. -Don't get cocky.
-Just make the point. -Fucking kid.
Just make the point. Go ahead.
-I don't fucking believe it! -He did it!
'Eleven. I made eleven passes in a row.'
'Sonny won a lot of money that night.'
'He said I was at the best school in the world: Belmont Avenue university.'
'And getting one education from the street, and one from school,
I'd be twice as smart as everybody.'
Hey, kid.
You did good.
Thanks.
Here.
That's it?
Here.
Alright?
Go home. It's late.
See you later, Sonny.
Listen.
We've gotta do something about your name.
From now on your name is C.
-C? -That's right. C.
Go home. Go ahead.
So long, Sonny.
Sonny took me everywhere - he called me his boy - and a strange thing happened.'
Hey, Calogero. I wanna talk to you.
My name is C.
I mean C.
How are you today, my boy?
Good.
I've got some peaches for your mom.
I don't have any money, Phil.
You don't need no money with me, kid.
Don't ever embarrass me like that again.
Just tell Sonny that I took care of you.
OK.
'That's when it hit me.'
'Sonny was the reason they were being nice.'
'I liked it.'
'I liked it a lot.'
Mom, look what I got. Some peaches for -
Free.
-What's this? -What's what, Dad?
Where d'you get this? We found this.
I been saving.
$600? What, did you become a brain surgeon?
Tell your father where you got it.
-I worked. -Doing what?
-Things. -Things?
What things?
All things. No things.
Hey, don't lie to me. Tell me the truth and I won't get upset.
-Promise? -I'm your father.
Would I say it if I didn't mean it?
I get tips at the crap games.
-Crap games? -What crap games?
What tips?
-What crap games? -You weren't gonna get upset.
I lied. Tell me everything.
-I worked for Sonny. -I knew it.
Didn't we say don't go near that bar?
But, I worked for it.
What do you mean worked?
I'm taking it back to the bar.
Let's think about this.
What are you saying?
We could use the money. It wasn't from anything bad.
That's not the point.
I don't want him to have that kind of money.
Just listen to me for a minute.
-Let's think about this - -That's it.
-Come on. -Wait a minute. Listen.
Lorenzo, why do you always get like this? Calm down.
Lorenzo. Please!
I don't believe this.
Lorenzo.
Lorenzo, please.
Sonny around?
Yeah. I think he's in the back.
-We can't accept that. -I gave it to your son, not you.
-Yes, I don't want my son involved. -Involved in what?
I'm not a stupid man. Please. I'm not stupid.
Just stay away from my son. OK?
Hey! You stay right over here. C, go outside.
I'll speak to my own son. Calogero, wait outside.
I respect you, Lorenzo, you're a stand-up guy,
but don't ever talk to me like that again.
-I tell your son to go to school - -You don't understand.
It's not what you say, it's what he sees.
It's the clothes, cars, money - everything.
He threw out his baseball cards cos Mickey Mantle doesn't pay my rent.
He said that? I don't believe it.
It's not funny, not when your kid has more money than you.
I offered you a job but you said no to me.
And I say no now. Just leave my son alone.
Hey!
I treat that kid like he's my son.
He ain't your son.
-He's what? -He's my son.
Get the fuck out.
-I'm not afraid of you. -You should be.
I know what you can do, I'd never step out of line,
but this time you're wrong.
You don't fool with a man's family.
You gonna fight me?
-You stay away - -Get out!
-Just stay away. -Go ahead!
-Stay away! -Get the fuck out!
-Where's my money, Dad? -I left it in there.
What! It was my money!
It's bad money.
Dad, I earned it -
I said, stay away from him.
Dad, listen -
I said, you stay away!
Dad, listen to me!
Did you hear me? Stay away!
Sonny was right. The working man is a sucker.
He's wrong.
It's easy to pull a trigger, but try and work for a living.
Let him try that, we'll see who's tough.
The working man's the tough guy. I'm the tough guy.
People love him. Do people love you? It's the same.
It's not the same.
People don't love him, they fear him. There's a difference.
I don't understand, Daddy.
You will. You will when you get older.
I'm sorry I hit you.
D'you want me to take care of him?
No, leave him alone.
'Sonny and my father never spoke again.'
'And I never listened to my father's advice.'
'The bond was too close, I'd see him any chance I got.'
'Eight years passed, and as I grew, Sonny grew in power.'
'He became a boss, and I was his friend.'
# It's a beautiful morning
# And I think I'll go outside the wire
'It was now 1968, and Dione was on top of the charts.'
'The Beatles were big.'
'The Yankees were last and I didn't give a shit.'
'There was change everywhere, except in my neighbourhood.'
"And they're off! And Kryptonite is leading."
Good, here comes the kid.
C, come here.
-You got it? -Yeah.
-It's all on Kryptonite. -Beauty!
-What you got? -Beautiful.
Look at this horse go. Take it home! Look at him move!
-He can't lose. -You can do it, Kryptonite!
Look, it's beautiful. Don't even worry about it.
I don't even need to look cos we can't loose.
Look, he's pulling away.
-Come on, Kryptonite! -Come on, Kryptonite!
Look at him, it's all over.
-It's all over. -Let's go.
-It's a sure thing. -That's it 59.
Come on! Come on, Kryptonite! Come on!
Come on, Kryptonite! Hang in there, Kryptonite!
-Oh, shit! -Come on!
He backed the fucking horse?
He backed Kryptonite?
Give me the tickets.
But, Sonny, we're winning.
We can't win, the Mush backed Kryptonite. Jinx!
We're in the lead.
We've been mushed.
Come on, Kryptonite! Hang in there!
Hang in there!
You fucking Judas.
You can still do this.
Come on, Kryptonite!
-Come on, Kryptonite! -Come on!
Hang in there!
Come on, take it home!
Hang in there! Hang in there!
No! No!
No! Shit!
This fucking close, and we fucking lost.
-We fucking lost. -Sonofabitch!
I don't believe it!
C, I've got a tip in the next race for you.
Well, fuck yourself!
Oh, you get very emotional.
"Wide Berth wins it in an absolute shocker".
# If you want...
# Something to play with
# Go and find yourself a car... #
'We finally got our own social club, called the Deuces Wild.'
'Drinks were a buck, and the juke box paid the rent.'
'All we did was hang out.'
'We'd cut class and hang out.'
'Nobody wanted to leave, cos God forbid you went home
and found out the next day that you'd missed something.'
Whoa! Whoa! Fellas. Whoa! Look at those broads.
-They're beautiful. -Come over here, darling.
Amore mio vieni qua, vieni.
Vieni qua, dammi un bacio.
-Come on, sit down. -Va funculo!
-Those broads are pigs. -How d'you know?
Fuck you, C.
How do you know?
They fail my test.
-What test? -It has a name?
To see if a girl is worth marrying, she's gotta pass the test.
I call it the Mario test.
This I gotta hear.
You take a girl for a ride in your car, right?
Yeah.
Jump on the highway,
and pull up to one of those big fucking 18 wheel trucks.
Pull up beside it and get the driver's attention.
Honk your horn, whatever, just make sure he's watching.
At the same time and you start pushing her head down firmly between your legs.
-Get the fuck outta here. -Yeah.
It's for her own good.
Now, if this girl goes down on the old bragiola,
knowing that guy is watching,
then she can't be trusted.
-It won't work. -You're sick, you need help.
And if throw their hair over their ears, they did it before.
Believe me, they're pros.
Those niggers have passed us twice today.
Who gives a fuck?
What are you talking about? I give a fuck.
Did they bother you? No.
But next week it's two cars, then before you know it -
They're fucking our broads.
They shouldn't come through.
Let's invite them in - give them a shot.
Baseball bat their heads.
Louie! Get over here. Where's my money?
I gotta go, you know?
-Shit! -What's up?
This guy owes me 20 bucks.
You can't dodge me forever!
Fucking piece of shit.
Fellas, I'll be right back.
-Alright. -Alright.
-I'll see you. -Come back.
Take a ride with me.
-Do I have to? -Yeah, you have to.
Sit over here.
Dad, do we have to listen to this? It gives me a headache.
You kids today don't know what good music is.
This is good music.
MUSIC: THE COMPLEXIONS: I Only Have Eyes For You
Wanna go to the fight tomorrow?
Calogero?
Hey, are you listening? Calogero?
Dad, why can't you call me C?
Cos that's the name that I gave you.
That's why I can't call you C.
Do you wanna go to the fight or not?
Can I let you know tomorrow?
I wanna know now, so come on, do you wanna go?
Alright, I'll go.
Don't say it like that. I don't wanna twist your arm.
WILSON PICKETT: Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
She was tall, she was beautiful, and she was classy,
but she was black...
and was a no-no in my neighbourhood.
Jackie, what's the first?
Two o'clock, fellas.
Two. Your friends number.
-Who? -Your pal.
Don't fuck around.
-Bush scored 228? -That's it.
-Again? -Again.
I'll try to have some better music next time.
I'm only kidding. It's OK, Pop.
See you later.
Louie!
My grandmother's sick.
I'll talk to you later, I gotta go do something.
Where's my fucking money?
You're fucking dead when I catch you, you piece of shit.
-C! Come here! -What's wrong?
-Get over here. -He's crazy.
Hey, the kid wants his fucking money, so what you gonna do?
I'm gonna talk to him.
Stop babying him.
He owes me money.
-Hit him with a fucking bat. -Wack him.
What kind of advice is that?
-Fucking hoodlums. -Stop babying him.
-Come on, lets' go in. -Don't listen to these hoodlums.
I'll be right back.
Alright.
What's the matter?
Louie Dumps owes me $20.
It's been two weeks now and he keeps dodging me.
-Yeah? -Should I crack him one, or what?
What's the matter? What have I said?
Sometimes hurting somebody ain't the answer.
Is he a good friend?
Nah, I don't even like him.
Don't even like him. Well, there's your answer.
Look, it cost you $20 to get rid of him.
He'll never bother you, or ask you for money again.
He's out of your life for $20. You got off cheap, forget it.
You're always right.
Yeah, I'm always right.
If I was always right I wouldn't have done ten years in the joint.
What did you do every day?
There's only three things you can do.
Lift weights, play cards, or get into trouble.
What did you do?
Me? I read.
What did you read?
-Ever hear of Machiavelli? -Who?
Machiavelli. He's a famous writer from 500 years ago.
Availability, he always said.
-Availability? -That's right.
Listen to me.
Do you know why I live here?
Availability.
I want to stay close to everything.
Being here, I can see trouble immediately.
Trouble is like a cancer.
You have to get it early, before it kills you.
You have to cut it out.
Capisci? Huh? Come on.
You're worried about Louie Dumps. Nobody cares. Nobody cares.
Worry about yourself, your family, and your friends.
It comes down to availability.
The people who see me every day, that are on my side,
they feel safe cos I'm close, and they have more reason to love me.
But those who want to do otherwise think twice,
cos they know I'm close, and they have more reason to fear me.
Is it better to be loved or feared?
It's a good question.
It's nice to be both, but it's difficult.
If I had my choice, I would rather be feared.
Fear lasts longer than love.
Friendships bought with money mean nothing.
If I make a joke, everybody laughes. I'm funny, but not that funny.
Fear keeps them loyal, but the trick is not to be hated.
I treat them good, but not too good.
I give them enough to need me, but they don't hate me.
Don't forget this.
Sonny, I've got some beautiful veal today,
and some nice linguini.
Those not dressed properly must leave.
-Properly? -What's wrong?
-What's up? -I asked these men to leave.
Is there a problem here?
Problem is your man there says we're not properly dressed.
-We just want a few beers. -That's it?
Then we'll leave.
We ain't looking for trouble.
Go on, give them their beers.
-I appreciate it. -No problem.
You got some booze here?
Line em up, come on.
-Two over here, huh? -Can I have one here?
One more, one more beer.
Alright, Buzz, if I may - a toast to our hosts.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost!
Look at all this beer all over me!
Hey!
Oh, you again, huh?
That wasn't very nice. Leave.
I'll say when we leave. Fuck off.
Go watch the bikes, man.
-Come on! -Come on!
-What is this shit? -Hey, he won't serve me.
Now, you can't leave.
'I'll never forget their faces.'
'All eight of them.'
'Their faces dropped.'
'Their courage left them.'
'They had a reputation for breaking up bars.'
'But this time they'd made a mistake. They'd picked the wrong bar.'
Come on, motherfuckers!
Come on, you motherfucking -
Come on!
THE MOONGLASS: Ten Commandments of Love
Break his fucking head off!
Step on his fucking head!
Get 'em out of here!
Drag 'em the fuck outta here!
Watch my car.
Get him!
Get that scummy bastard!
Here, you motherfucker!
Look at me.
I'm the one who did this to you. Remember me.
Come on. Come on, Sonny.
Come on, let's go!
They ruined my fucking lunch!
Sonny! Come on!
Leave them there like the dogs that they are.
That ruined my whole fucking lunch.
Come on, get outta here.
Hey, look at this gun right here.
It's a .45.
It could stomp an elephant in a truck, and the truck too.
'Nicky Zero was the local thief.'
'His mom called him Zero - said he'd always be nothing.'
-Nice gun. -It's too big.
-How about this? -You'd spot it a mile away.
Or maybe this.
-Whoa! -Whoa!
-What the - -Don't point the gun.
It's on safety. Think I'd kill you?
Don't ever do that. Let me see the fucking gun.
This is you, man. It's class.
I don't know.
What's this? Let me see this.
Let me see this.
This one is stylish.
-Yeah. -Feel it.
-I wanna shoot somebody. -That's the gun.
So do I, and that's the gun to do it.
What are you guys doing?
What's going on?
What? Are you -
Are you fucking stupid?
What are you doing selling guns around here?
Are you fucking stupid?
You'll get us all fucking pinched.
Get out of here!
Don't move, all of you.
-Stay there. -Sonny.
No fucking guns, you hear? Get the fuck outta here!
C! Get over here, you.
I wanna talk. Get over here.
Sonny. Sonny. Some -
Come on! Come on!
Think you're a tough guy? Is that what it is?
No, but after what happened -
What? You think a gun makes you a tough guy?
I'll tell you, more guys with guns wet the bed.
It's when the other guy has a gun too, we see who the tough guy is.
-You don't understand. -Yes, I do.
Those kids will get you in trouble.
-They're my friends. -They're jerk offs.
Look at me.
Jerk offs.
Slick's the biggest jerk off.
What have I told you?
Yeah, I know.
-Stay in school. -That's right.
Don't do what I do. This is my life not yours.
I do what I have to do. This is not for you.
Alright, I'm sorry.
Wanna go to the fight with me tomorrow? Huh?
Oh, I don't know.
I've got a good middle-weight. Come with me, we sit in front.
I'd like to, but I'm going with my father.
Well, come by and say hello.
-Alright. -You know where I sit.
-Yeah. -Yeah, good.
Sit here.
Nice seats, Dad. I might get a nosebleed.
Hey! What do you want from me?
Come on, Pop. I'm only kidding.
Hi, C. How you doing?
Hello, Lorenzo.
How you doing?
Sonny would like you to come sit down at the ring.
Come down.
Well, erm...
Tell him thanks, but we're good.
OK.
Tell Sonny, thanks, but we're good.
Well, you're more than welcome.
You know where we are.
-OK? -OK, thanks.
-Dad, he's being friendly. -I like my seat. I paid for it.
You wanna go down there, you go down there.
Go ahead. Go down there.
"Let's hear it for Rock Van Hallan."
I bring you here and you wanna be with them. Well, go.
Do you think I want to sit with you if you want to be with them.
How do you think I feel?
Sorry if I hurt you, Dad.
Everything I've been telling you.
MUSIC: THE COMPLEXIONS: I Only Have Eyes For You
Fucking guy's been ducking me. I'm gonna break his face.
-Do you like him? -He's a jerk.
$10. You got him cheap. He's out of your life.
I'm still gonna break his face. Have you seen this guy?
'I couldn't believe it. There she was.'
'I never forgot her since the first day I saw her.'
'I wanted to talk to her but she was with her friends and I was with mine.'
# I only have eyes...
# For you, dear
Come on, what's going on with this doo-wop everywhere?
I wanna strangle them.
# My love must be a kind of blind love
# I can't see anyone but you
What's wrong with you?
-Always eating. -I was hungry.
-You eat everything but the box. -I do not!
You see the way Jimmy hit them with the fucking...
What about Danny with that pipe?
Oh, come on. Let's get outta here.
Yeah, come on. Let's go.
Come on, C.
No, I've got a test.
Fuck the test.
No, I missed it last week.
-Sure? -Yeah.
Alright. We'll be at the Deuces.
# The storm's out tonight
# I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
# I only have eyes...
# For you...
# Dear...
'We were alone for the first time. I had to talk to her.'
'This chance might never come again.'
'I wanted to be cool, but I didn't even know her name.'
'I thought she must have an exotic name, like Monique.'
-You go to this school? -I'm Jane.
-Jane? That's your name? -Yeah.
-What's wrong with that? -No, nothing. It's a great name.
-I just moved here. -Yeah, I saw you on the bus.
-And you are...? -Me? I'm Calogero.
-Ca-who? -Calogero.
What kind of name is that?
It's Italian. Sicilian. My family's from Sicily.
Sicily?
You know the little island that looks like it's being kicked by Italy?
Well, that's Sicily.
I like Italians.
-You do? -Uh-huh.
-Are you waiting for someone? -Yes, I am.
Oh, you are. Alright. Well, I'd better go.
Wait!
I was waiting for my brother. We walk home together.
-I'll walk you home. -OK.
I live down Webster Avenue, is that OK?
No problem. Come on, let's go.
-You're waiting for your brother? -Mm-hm.
-That's great. -What's so great about it?
What's so great about it? Well, I don't know, it's just great.
-Where did you get that hat? -You don't like it?
It's funny-looking.
It'd be better another way. Hold these.
You have beautiful eyes.
Thanks. So do you.
Yeah. That's better.
So, do you wanna go to the movies?
You wanna go to the movies with me?
Yeah. I told you I like Italians.
Do you wanna go right now?
No. Of course not now.
How about... tomorrow?
Six o'clock? Meet out front.
I'll wait here till tomorrow.
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-I mean, I'll meet you tomorrow. -OK.
Sorry if I'm saying stupid stuff. I'm just so nervous.
You're not being stupid. You're doing OK.
-Think so? -Mm-hm.
So, where are you from?
Brooklyn.
-What part? -East New York.
-Where's that? -It's far, way out.
I've got relatives in Brooklyn.
-Oh, really? -Yeah.
-I suppose they're Italian too, huh? -Yeah.
What's your last name?
Williams. Very easy. Very simple.
-Jane Williams. -Yep.
That is a pretty easy name to say.
I can't say mine's easy.
Wait. Let me see...
Calogero...
Anello?
-Yeah. -Got it.
My friends call me C.
Well, I like Calogero better.
These books are heavy.
That's why I'm glad you're carrying them.
Well...
I guess this is it.
I've really had a great time.
Me too.
-You're very nice. -Thanks. So are you.
Thank you.
-Sorry, I can't walk you all the way. -That's OK.
I only live a block down.
-So, I'll see you tomorrow? -Tomorrow.
-Tomorrow night, 6 o'clock? -You're getting better.
I just wanted to check.
Well...
-Bye. -Bye.
Watch it, white motherfucker!
That was only fucking late.
-Was it late? -I don't know.
What are you talking about?
-Give me that. -Fucking kid keeps winning.
-Aldo will beat him. -I ain't got no money.
-Wanna go on? -I don't know.
What?
What the fuck, man?
What the fuck? Think they own the fucking place?
-Can't you leave them alone? -What is it with you?
-They ain't bothering nobody. -They're bothering me.
It's our fucking neighbourhood!
Let's get these niggers! Come on!
Get the fuck out!
-Get him! -Get off, man.
Motherfucker!
Black bastard!
C, come here.
THE MOODY BLUES: Night In White Satin
C, get this motherfucker!
Stay down, man, I really don't wanna hurt you.
Get them! Get them down!
Motherfucker!
C, what are you doing? Dancing with them? Get off!
-Hey, kid! The cops are coming. Run! -Look, I can see them.
Go! Go! I can see the lights.
Come on, get the fuck off him, before the cops get here.
-Let's go, C. -Don't fucking do that!
What you doing, man? You're gonna kill 'em!
I wanna kill 'em!
Come on! The cops are coming!
-Fuck that! -The cops are coming!
-I can hold the fucking cops. -Come on!
Didn't I say Slick was trouble?
Yeah, but he's my friend, you know? I just...
He's your friend? I'm your friend, kid.
These kids could hurt you, you've gotta think for yourself.
I do. I'm really trying, but we hate these people.
I mean, I don't hate them, but, you know...
What's on your mind?
-I met this girl. -Yeah, so?
I like her, and everything, but she ain't white.
-She's coloured? -Yeah.
-You like her? -I do.
-But the guys - -Fuck them!
Half of them are gonna end up dead or in jail anyway. Nobody cares.
All that matters is what's good for you and how you feel about each other.
Let me tell you something.
When you and her are alone at night, under the covers, that's what matters.
You've gotta listen to your heart.
You only get three great women in your lifetime.
They come along once every 10 years like great fighters.
Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis.
Sometimes you get them all at once.
I had my three when I was sixteen. That happens. What you gonna do?
That's the way it goes.
I'll tell you right now, see this girl? Maybe she'll put wind in your sails.
-Maybe she's your first great one. -Thanks. I'll go for it.
-Is she a good kid? -I don't know, but I hope so.
-Tomorrow, borrow my car. -Nobody borrows your car.
So, I want you to make a good impression.
Then you give her the test.
The Mario test?
Mario's a psycho. Don't listen to him.
You give her the door test.
-What's that? -Listen...
Pull up to her, right?
Before you get out of the car, lock both doors.
Get out of the car. Walk over to her. Bring her over to the car.
Put the key in the lock, open the door for her.
Let her get in, then close her door.
Walk round the car, look through the rear window.
If she doesn't lift up that button so you can get in...
-Dump her. -Just like that?
If she doesn't reach over and lift up that button, she's selfish.
You're seeing the tip of the iceberg. Dump her.
What about the things you said? Follow my heart. It's all that matters.
Hey, she could be the one.'
Bullshit! The door test is what counts. Dump her.
-Dump her? -Dump her.
Dump her?
Dad. Can I ask you something?
Yeah.
I need your opinion on something. You know Joey Orso?
He asked my opinion on going out with a coloured girl.
Can't he find any white girls?
That's not a good answer, Dad. What's the problem?
I get along with everybody, but I think we should marry within our own.
-You know I'm not prejudiced. -You are prejudiced.
-What if I took a coloured girl out? -You'd never do that.
But she might be one of the great ones.
You only get three great women in your lifetime.
Who told you that?
-Er, Joey Orso. -Joey Orso?
Well, tell him that sometimes the little head tells the big head what to do,
and that the big head should think twice about it.
Alright.
Be careful.
THE FOUR TOPS: Baby I Need Your Lovin'
# Baby, I need your lovin'
# Although you're never here
# You're all I ever hear
# Another day, another night
# I long to hold you tight
# Cos I'm so lonely
# Baby, I need your lovin'
# Got to have all your lovin'
# Baby I need your lovin'
# Got to have all your lovin'
# Some say she's a high price for a man to pay
# But weak I would rather be
# Cos lately I've been losing sleep
# Baby, I need your lovin'
# Got to have all your lovin' #
Are you OK?
No. My brother got beat up in your neighbourhood.
-What are you talking about? -Some Italians beat up my brother.
-What's that have to do with me? -Were you there?
-No, I wasn't. -Calogero, please don't lie to me.
-Jane, I'm telling the truth. -We'll see who's lying.
My brother's in the car. I said you were Italian, so he came along.
He said you beat him up. You did that to his face.
Jane, I didn't touch your brother, I swear.
OK. We'll see.
Willy!
We'll get this straight.
Yeah, that's him. That's him.
-You did this to me, man. -I didn't do anything.
-Are you sure it was him? -I'm positive.
I didn't touch him.
So, you were there?
Yeah, but I didn't touch him.
You just lied to me!
Jane, I tried to help him.
-How did I get this then? -It wasn't me.
-Bullshit, man! -You know it wasn't me.
-What? -It was the other guys!
I tried to help you and you repay me like this?
Fuck that! Fuck you, man!
I didn't do anything! You fucking nigger!
You see what I'm talking about?
He's just like the rest of them.
How come you're back so fast?
The keys are in the car. I gotta go.
Wait. Talk to me. What happened?
It just didn't work out. I gotta go.
-What happened? -It went wrong.
-Wanna go to Charlie's? -I don't wanna talk. I gotta go.
C, you sure? Come on.
Maybe next time, Sonny.
Come on.
We'll take my car.
-Bobby, you drive. -OK, Sonny.
What d'you wanna do?
-Why were you driving Sonny's car? -What?
I saw you driving his car. I don't like that -
-Dad, I'm not in the mood. -I don't care.
There's been that fight in the bar. Don't go there.
I told you, what could I do? Run away?
You think they care? Why are you so special?
-You don't know Sonny. -I don't need to.
You fuck up and he'll hurt you.
-Sonny trusts me. -That man can't trust anybody.
People don't respect him, they fear him. There's a big difference.
You wanna be somebody - work for a living. You look away.
You're my only son. I look out for your best interests.
-Wasted talent, son - -I don't wanna hear this.
Well, you're gonna hear it.
I might not have money or a big car, but I'm proud of what I do.
-My parents came here with nothing. -And died with nothing.
Don't you disrespect your grandparents.
You're wrong. I'm trying to give you a better life -
What better life? We don't even own a car! We ain't got nothing!
Don't take it out on me.
The working man is a sucker!
Hey, C, look what these niggers are doing.
Can you believe them throwing eggs at our club?
Come on, we're gonna go fuck em up.
Get in.
It's Sonny and Jimmy.
Shit! Come on, back up. Come on, get outta here.
What's going on, Sonny?
Where did you go in my car?
I went to pick up Jane. Why?
Is Jane real? Talk to me!
-What is it? -The car wouldn't start.
We found something on the engine. It didn't go off.
Now, tell me where you went and how that got on there?
I drove to the school. I locked the doors, like you told me.
Don't lie! Where did you go?
-I didn't do anything, I swear. -Don't fucking lie!
I didn't do anything, I swear! I went to the school and that was it.
Why would I hurt you? You've been like a father to me.
Calogero!
Hey!
Calogero! Calogero! What happened to my son?
-Go drive your bus. -Don't tell me -
Take it easy!
I'll stick you in the ground!
Next time, find out what's going on before you open your mouth.
Yo! C!
Come here.
-What happened with Sonny? -I don't wanna talk about it.
-Where did you get this car? -Don't worry. We borrowed it.
Slow down. Hey, slow down.
Slow the fuck down!
I know what I'm doing.
We're in a hot car.
Fuck you with the hot car. I know what I'm doing.
What's that smell?
We made those fucking niggers a cocktail.
-Look at these fucking beauties. -We gonna teach them a lesson.
-We're gonna finish the job. -Teach them to throw eggs.
Here, Ralphie, take this, alright?
-Why don't I get the big one? -Take it and shut up!
I'm gonna lick these motherfuckers.
I'm gonna -
What are you doing with that cigarette?
What?
The cocktails are right at your feet.
You're a joke. Relax. I know what the fuck I'm doing.
I can't wait to see the look on these motherfucker's faces.
I can't wait.
'They were all smiling.'
'I was smiling too, but I was dying inside.'
'I wanted out, but I couldn't get out of the car.'
'What was I gonna say - Let me out, I'm afraid? '
'I could never go back.'
'They would call me a punk.'
'They would say I've got no heart.'
'I kept hearing my father.'
'Don't blow it, son. These people will hurt you.'
'Don't waste your talent, son.'
'Then I kept hearing Sonny.'
'Be careful, C. Don't worry, C. Keep your head, C.'
'Somebody pulled the chain and I was going down the toilet.'
I fucking tell you, it's gonna be fun.
C. Out of the car.
-Sonny, come on. -Mind your business. C.
Sonny, he's with us.
-Oh, my nose. -Move!
For the last time, stay away from this kid.
Even after all this time you can't trust me?
-Listen, it's not that - -No, I won't listen.
Don't you think it could have been in the car already
and that me and Jane could have got killed?
Never thought of that, did you?
Don't you trust anybody?
No.
It's a horrible way to live.
For me it's the only way.
Not for me.
-Watch for bombs. -Yeah, watch out.
Oh, C.
-You just missed that young chick. -She just left?
Not two minutes ago.
-Come here. Come here. -I told you.
-You want me to go and get him? -No, leave him alone.
Jane.
Hi. My brother told me you did try to help him.
Told you.
-I know. He took it out on you. -It's OK. I understand.
I'm glad.
Mind your own damn business!
It's alright, let them stare. Give me your hand.
Come on.
I'm glad you came.
-I missed you. -I missed you too.
You're beautiful.
Stop.
No, I really do.
I wanna be with you. I don't care what people say.
-Can I have a kiss? -Sure.
That's not a kiss.
This is a kiss.
Can you make sauce?
What?
You know, sauce for macaroni?
Shut up.
I'm really sorry about what happened. My brother didn't -
Your brother! Where's your car? Come on!
What are you talking about?
We've gotta get there.
Yes!
I knew you were one of the great ones.
What are you talking about?
Oh, never mind. It's an Italian thing.
Come on, come on. Hurry up. Make a U-turn over here. Go on front.
What the fuck are they doing here?
Go! Go! Hurry up!
-Oh, fuck! -Holy shit!
-Jesus Christ! -Get it out! Get it out!
Get it out! Come on get it out!
Be careful, guys.
-What's going on? -I don't know.
Some white guys got blown up.
Willy! Are you alright?
Yeah, I'm alright.
Hey, they started out white, now they're toast.
They look better now, right?
We left some for you in the truck.
Get the fuck out of here!
Pussy-assed motherfucker!
-Don't say shit. -What you gonna do?
Get the fuck out of our neighbourhood!
'Sometimes I don't know if I should have been happy or sad.'
'Happy cos I was alive, or sad cos my friends were dead.'
'But I knew I was grateful - grateful because of Sonny.'
Sonny.
Jane, I gotta go. I just gotta go.
-You OK? -Yeah, man.
I'm sorry.
-Motherfucker! -Burn your ass!
You don't understand, I was in that car.
Just go. They're gonna go crazy.
What are you looking at?
Go.
What do you expect?
Get the fuck out of our neighbourhood!
'He saved my life.'
'I had to tell him.'
'I wanted to thank Sonny. He saved my life.'
C, I swear on my life, I'll give you the $20 next time.
Forget the $20!
-Do you know where Sonny is? -Who gives a fuck!
-Stop breaking my balls! -C, he's at the front.
-Sonny! Sonny! -C. Come here.
Sonny!
Let him through. Let my boy through. Come here.
Sonny!
Hey, C, get over here.
'All I could see were big, smiling faces.'
'Then out of all of these faces, was this one face.'
'I couldn't see what was different. Then I realised - He wasn't smiling.'
'All I could see was this guy,
and nobody could see him but me.'
Come on, C!
No!
Get an ambulance!
Goddam motherfucker!
'The guy that killed Sonny
was the son of the man he'd killed in front of my house.'
CHORAL: Ave Maria
'There were flowers everywhere. Gangsters have a thing about flowers.'
'They think whoever sends the biggest arrangement cares the most.'
-John and Anthony from Detroit. -How are you son?
'It was just like Sonny said.'
'Nobody cares.'
I'm sorry, C, but we've gotta close up now.
Could you give me a bit longer?
OK. I'll be in my office.
How are you doing, Sonny?
Not so good, huh?
She passed the test, that's what I wanted to tell you.
She might be my first great one and I'm gonna go out with her.
Thanks for helping me.
I want to thank you for saving my life. I never got a chance to tell you.
They all died. Slick, Aldo, Mario, Ralphie.
All of them.
Sorry, I'm just think aloud.
That's OK. It's understandable.
See this man? He's a great man. He saved my life.
Yeah?
You Lorenzo's kid?
Yeah.
-C, right? -Yeah.
Sonny told me about you.
Sorry, I don't know you.
My name is Carmine.
We go back a long way together, Sonny and me.
He saved my life too once.
You don't remember me do you?
Many years ago, in front of your house?
You don't remember this?
Yeah. You got hit with the bat, right?
Yeah, I remember. I was there. I saw the whole thing.
I know, kid.
Sonny told me what you did.
Listen, I've been away,
but I'm gonna be taking care of things for a while.
If you need anything, I want you come and see me, OK?
I'll give the bar a rest for a while.
-Thanks anyway. -That's OK. I understand.
Was that fight over a parking space?
No.
Don't forget, if you need anything...
-Anything. -Alright.
So long, kid.
Dad, what are you doing here?
I came to pay my respects to your friend.
-You OK? -Yeah.
Dad, I'm sorry if I hurt you.
It's OK.
Everything's gonna be OK.
Sonny, I wanna thank you for saving my kids life.
I never hated you. I guess it's just...
I was just mad at you because you made him grow up so fast.
May God have mercy on your soul.
I'll wait over here.
Sonny, did you hear that? My father didn't hate you.
Nobody cares, huh?
You were wrong about that one.
Wasted talent.
See you around, Sonny.
Let's go home, C.
'Sonny and my father always said, when I got older I would understand.'
'Well, I finally did.'
'I learnt something.'
'I learnt to give love, and get love unconditionally.'
'How to accept people for what they are.'
'And I learnt the greatest gift of all -
the saddest thing in life is wasted talent,
and the choices that you make will shape your life forever.'
'But you can ask anybody,
and they'll just tell you, this is just another Bronx tale.'
# On the streets of the Bronx
# Is where I wanna be
# On the corner of Belmont
# At 187th Street
# I'll be standing on the corner
# Singing good old harmony
# On the streets, on the streets
# Is where I wanna be
# That's where I wanna be
# Singing in harmony
# On the - On the streets
# Is where I wanna be
# That's where I wanna be
# Go away, don't bother me
# On the streets of the Bronx
# Is where I wanna be
# Where I wanna be #
rip by Andante (andante1983@yahoo.com)