Flashdance (1983) Movie Script
# First, when there's nothing
# But a slow, glowing dream
# That your fear
# Seems to hide
# Deep inside
# Your mind
# All alone
# I have cried
# Silent tears
# Full of pride
# In a world
# Made of steel
# Made of stone
# Well, I hear the music
# Close my eyes
# Feel the rhythm
# Wrap around
# Take a hold of my heart
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all now l'm dancing
# For my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance right through your life... #
l'll tell you what.
l'll give you the Cowboys and three.
- Three and a half.
- Take three, be happy.
Three and a half. l'm ecstatic.
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
Now l'm dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# Now l'm dancing through my life
# What a feeling... #
Hey, Is this surprise visit a one time shot?
If I said, it wouldn't be a surprise.
l'll buy you a beer.
# He doesn't mean a thing to me
# Just another pretty face to see
# He's all over town
Knocking 'em dead, honey
# l'd never let him next to me
# He's the kind of guy
Who thinks he's smart
# He's the type
That always looks the part
# He's so on the make
lt's so hard to take, honey
# l'd never let him touch my heart
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming close
# Oh, I swear
# He's got to be
The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me... #
Jake, sit down and play a game.
# He doesn't even catch my eye
# He's lucky he just walked on by
# 'Cause he hasn't met a girl like me
Are you kidding
# l'd tell him that l'd rather die
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# Oh, I swear, he's got to be
# The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me
# He's a... He's a dream... #
If I come up with a scoop on her,
I get Dallas and three and a half.
If you come up with anything on her,
l'll give you six.
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# Oh, I swear, he's got to be
The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# I swear... #
Number 174-63-1503.
Pete, I don't want her zip code.
lt's her social
security number, asshole.
She works for you.
# He's a dream
# He's a dream
# He's a dream #
One cheese, medium. Fries.
Two plain, rare,
tomato and onions.
One pastrami on kaiser.
Mayo, no mustard.
- What's a pimple on a Polack's ass?
- I need that BLT on rye, Richie.
A brain tumour.
- Richie.
- What's this?
Come on, Richie.
A lesbian with a hard-on.
l'm terrific, right?
You can tell me. I can take it.
Mayo, no mustard.
Can't you see me opening up in L.A?
Direct from Pittsburgh, it's
Richie Blazik, ladies and gentlemen.
L.A?
What's all this talk about L.A?
You've been on the stage two times.
I give you two lousy shots and
you're talking about going to L.A.!
Come on. What are you, crazy?
Besides, you're too short anyway.
They don't let short people
into Hollywood.
And you're making
the hamburgers too big again.
Make 'em smaller.
l'll give you small.
This place is so small you have
to go outside to change your mind.
My turn.
Ring, damn you.
I can't believe he didn't call.
- He'll call.
- Do you think so?
- Of course. Why wouldn't he?
- Yeah, why wouldn't he!
Maybe he'll call, I don't know.
When I talked to him, he seemed
funny. Like, ''l'll call you later, babe.''
I don't think he'll call.
- Don't worry, he'll call.
- You really think so?
- Why wouldn't he?
- You're right. He'll call.
- But if he doesn't call, should I call him?
- He'll call.
I love how you always try
to straighten out other people's lives.
Any time you want me
to straighten out yours, let me know.
Personally, I never call.
Because I don't have to.
- But if you want my advice...
- Not really.
- Hi, girls!
- Hi, Richie.
- Can I help? A foot massage?
- Get out of here!
- lt's been long since he's had some.
- I bet.
Hi.
Hi.
Do you read lips?
What?
I saw you dance last night.
- I just wanted to say hi.
- Hi.
You're Alex.
I know.
l'm Nick Hurley.
Really?
l've seen your name
on my pay cheques.
What's a dancer doing
working as a welder?
A girl's got to make a living.
- You speak French?
- No. I just like the pictures.
Me too.
- Nick. They need you on ten.
- l'll be right there.
- You read Vogue?
- I used to.
My wife does.
I mean, my ex-wife.
l'm divorced.
We're divorced.
Sorry.
Listen, I got to get to work.
You never know when the boss
is going to be around.
You forgot your thermos.
Hi, Grunt.
So, did you get laid today?
'And now, news headlines
with Kevin Evans.'
'Good evening. In the news,
a fire caused extensive damage
'to the High View Lumber Company,
a dairy store
'and an American Motors
dealership in McDonald,
'Washington County,
this morning...'
Shit!
# Just a still town girl on a Saturday night
# Looking for the fight of her life
# In the real time world
No one sees her at all
# They all say she's crazy
# Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
# Changing women into life
# She has danced into the danger zone
# When the dancer becomes the dance
# It can cut you like a knife
If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will
And what will be
# She's a maniac
Maniac, on the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# She's a maniac
Maniac, on the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before... #
Excuse me. Do you know
where the admissions office is?
The door on the left.
- Where is the focus?
- Where is it?
Where is the centre?
Look up.
When you fill out this application, list all
your years of dance education.
Starting with the most recent
place you've studied,
and the number of years
at each institution.
Also, if you have any professional
or other repertory experience,
please list those.
When you fill out this application,
be sure to list all your years
of dance education.
And the number of years
you've spent at each institution.
- I got to go, you guys.
- See you, Alex. Don't get dirty.
- Hello, dancer.
- Hi.
- Want a hand?
- No, thanks.
You know, I have this close,
personal relationship
with the lady
who drives the lunch truck,
and I think I can get her
to make us anything we want.
- As long as it's on the menu.
- l'm not having lunch today.
- How about dinner?
- I can't.
I don't have dinner with the boss.
Thanks anyway.
No lunch, no dinner.
How about a snack?
Milk and cookies?
I love this dress. lt's exactly
like the picture I showed you.
Thanks so much for making it.
Now, more important,
did you go to the repertory?
I meant to. I was going to go
yesterday, but I didn't have time.
- You must make the time, child.
- I know.
Remember the first time
you took me to see them dance?
I have dreams about it.
Dreaming is wonderful, but it won't
get you closer to what you want.
But l've saved money, so if they take me,
I can support myself.
But, child, they won't take you
unless you apply and audition.
- I know, but sometimes...
- Alexandra, you are 18 years old.
Do it now! Do it!
OK.
You are a good girl.
May the Lord be in your heart
and mind that you confess your sins
in the name of the father,
the son and the holy spirit.
Bless me father, for I have sinned.
lt's been two weeks
since my last confession.
l'm doing OK. Sort of.
l've been thinking about sex a lot.
But you can't help
thinking about sex, right?
You probably can...
Help it, I mean.
Also, I told a lie.
I had to...
Well, I didn't have to, but...
All I wanted to do
is to make her happy.
Hanna wanted me
to get the application.
I couldn't tell her that I didn't have
the courage to go through with it.
If you had seen all those dancers...
all those people...
There is no way I belong there.
I want to make
something out of my life.
I want to do so much
and sometimes...
Sometimes I think
that it's just not going to happen.
Six beautiful girls! All nude!
Hi, baby, how are you doing?
Five dollars, right this way!
Five dollars! All nude all the time!
All nude, all the time!
Cecil, look at you.
Buy some threads,
l'm running a class act here.
You look like a one-man-slum.
All nude, all the time!
Right here, live!
Six beautiful girls!
Right here! Live!
Five dollars!
Right this way!
Five dollars! Live!
Nude! All girls, all the time!
Live! Nude! Right this way!
Right through the door!
Straighten yourself up.
Attract some customers.
Well, well, well, what are these?
They are very cute.
Very, very cute.
Alex!
Come on, give them back.
They are Richie's.
My dad's breathing down my neck.
He says Richie is no good.
If he ain't asked me to marry him
by now, he ain't gonna.
No kidding!
Did it take you long to learn
how to dance that way?
About 25 years.
- Will you teach me how?
- Yes.
- If you teach me how to skate.
- Yes.
Good evening, ladies.
Look at that.
$21,321, all leather, push-buttons.
You wanna go for a ride?
Jeanie, are you still fuckin' that cook?
Listen. Come see my club.
I just put this new PA system in.
The floor's lit up
where you're going to dance.
I want you to see
what you're going to call home.
Did you know that the smallest penis
ever measured was 1.1 inches?
You are some pair of cunts,
you know that?
I can't believe l'm working out
with this hangover.
Wait. l've lost my keys.
I can't believe this.
- Whoo!
- Hank! You moron!
Come on, let's go work out.
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So put another dime
In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time
And dance with me... #
He didn't call.
He'll call.
I don't think so, Alex.
He'll call, Tina.
- I don't know.
- Just look. Just call the man.
Say, ''Hey, baby,
what's happening?''
Your life's going to be
over before you make up your mind.
Just get up and call the dude.
Yeah? You really think so?
God, l'm glad I ain't no honky.
# Singing I love rock 'n' roll
# Put another dime
In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time
And dance with me #
# Watch me now
# Feel the groove
# lnto something
Gonna make you move
# Here we come
# On the run
# Don't know what
# We're running from
# Day or night
# Black or white
# Dance or sing
You gotta do your thing
# You gotta do your thing #
You girls eat like pigs.
What happened to the diet?
- I didn't eat anything yesterday.
- We'll work it off at the rink.
Is Richie going to be there?
Now there's a real winner.
No, we're gonna work.
- She thinks she'll be on the ice show.
- What's wrong with that?
- l'd make a lot of money.
- You're costing me a lot of money.
l'd just like to try it again, Daddy.
She's really good.
You ought to see her.
- She'll fall on her ass.
- She's got a tough ass.
Yeah, l've got a tough ass.
lt's not her ass l'm worried about.
Where are you?
Come here.
Here we go.
No, don't.
- You look great.
- Don't stop.
Do it again!
Do it again!
Shit, I can't do this.
No, go do your turn.
Do you know the triple one?
Hi. l'm Richie Blazik.
Hi. l'm Richie Blazik. Did you hear
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe, blew the guard.
Tied up the safe,
blew the guard.
Tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
Hey, Kid! Come here.
Come here!
- What's the matter?
- l'm nervous, Jake.
Now you ain't nervous anymore.
Now you're pissed off.
Good luck, baby.
Hi. How are you doing?
l'm Richie Blazik.
Did you hear about
the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
So, the lady says to the waiter,
''Excuse me, sir,
do you have frogs legs?''
And the waiter says,
''No, that's just the way I walk.''
You want to talk about boogers?
I know a lot about them.
How about boogers?
Sports for fifty?
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
A brain tumour.
Take a walk.
Bring on the bimbos.
Come on, guys.
Could you give me a break?
Look, l'm just a cook.
l'm just a cook, all right?
This is my big chance,
so if you screw it up for me,
l'm going to put cockroaches
in your hamburgers, you got it?
Miracles do happen, I guess.
It took the Steelers 40 years
to win a championship, didn't it?
Steelers!
I feel like Franco Harris when he made
the lmmaculate Reception.
It was amazing!
Did you hear about the Polack,
who locked his keys in the car,
and he used a coat hanger
to get his family out?
Did you hear about the Polack
who died drinking milk?
The cow fell on him.
A Polish terrorist
tried to blow up a car
and he burned his lips
on the exhaust pipe.
You guys have been real nice.
l've gotta go and cook the hamburgers.
No roaches, I promise.
So let me bring out our next act.
Direct from Mawby's.
lt's Tina Tech, ladies and gentlemen!
One, two, three, four!
# l'm going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunted
Now we're hunting around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one that's been waiting
Has taken the lead
# Ruby lips in the mirror
# Black heels on the floor
# Perfume to draw him nearer
# A dress he can't ignore
# I know he'll be at the party tonight
# He'll be looking so fine
# He'll be surprised
When I walk up and say
# Man, I want to make you
Glad you're alive
# l'm going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunting
Now we're hunting around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one who's been waiting
Has taken the lead
# l'm going on a manhunt
# l'm out for the kill #
Alex, sit down here a minute.
Cecil, this is a nice ass.
Soft...
Round. Snug...
Hey, she likes it!
Bimbo! Whore!
Fuck off!
Night, kids.
- Night.
- Night, Jake.
Hey, Richie, no more
jokes about cockroaches, huh?
You know, one of these days
I want to be like...
Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy,
Steve Martin.
- Until that day comes...
- You'll just steal all their material.
- Hey, Alex.
- Let me go.
- What are you doing?
- Nothing to fight about.
- We're going to Cecil's.
- Let me go!
Drink a little wine.
Do a little weed. You and me.
How about Cecil?
You like Cecil?
- Get off of me!
- All three of us, real friendly.
Why don't you leave her
the fuck alone!
The comedian is
going to be a hero!
Cecil, what the fuck
is wrong with you?
Let her go, Johnny.
What are you doing here, Nick?
Slumming?
This ain't your
neighbourhood no more.
I didn't mean nothing.
I just got pissed off.
- Send me a bill, kid.
- Let me see.
- Is it bleeding? Oh, Jesus!
- Yeah.
Come on.
Here's your hat.
- Are you OK?
- Yeah.
- Are you sure?
- l'm OK. lt'll look good on stage.
- lt's going to be fine.
- Are you sure?
- Sure you're going to be OK?
- Yeah, fine.
Listen, what can I say?
Thanks a lot.
l'll give you a lift home.
lt's OK. l've got a ride.
Thanks anyway.
- What's his name?
- Grunt.
- Grunt?
- Yeah.
I can see that I don't have to
worry about you.
What was he
before he became a dog?
Well, he gets upset when people
he doesn't know follow me home.
Come on, Grant. This is the
man that feeds you.
Tell you what...
Tell him l'll bring him a doggy bag
if you'll have dinner with me.
Nick, I told you I don't think it's a
good idea to go out with the boss.
OK. Have it your way.
You're fired.
l'll pick you up tomorrow at eight.
How long does this thing last?
lt's cold in here.
- How's the nose?
- lt's broken.
Broke mine three times.
It was big in the '50s, wasn't it?
Busting noses?
'60s.
Think she can beat her?
'Miss Szabo.'
You're going to do great.
# Gloria
# You're always on the run now
# Running after somebody... #
Go Jeanie! Come on!
# I think you've got to slow down
# Before you start to blow it
# I think you're heading for a breakdown
# So be careful not to show it... #
Oh... look at that one.
There you were 20 years ago,
sweetheart.
There we go. Come on!
# If everybody wants you
# Why isn't anybody calling?
# You don't have to answer... #
Come on, Jeanie!
# Calling Gloria
# Gloria
# I think they got the number
# I think they got the alias
# That you've been living under
# But you really don't remember
# Was it something that they said?
# All the voices in your head
# Calling Gloria... #
Get up, Jeanie!
lt's going to be OK.
All that time and practice.
What a waste.
- Goddamn waste of time.
- Come on, It was not.
It wasn't.
You went out there, didn't you?
At least you had the guts to try.
How are you doing, sport?
l'm sorry, Daddy.
I love you more than l've ever
loved anything in my whole life.
What the hell.
You bounced pretty good.
She practised for two years.
- She'll do better next time.
- There won't be any next time.
Thank you.
What do you feel like,
fish, chicken, steak?
- I know this terrific little...
- Pizza.
...Pizza place.
Jesus!...
- You really live here?
- Yeah.
It used to be a warehouse
before I moved in.
lt's different. Very different.
A whole lot different
than where l'm from.
Where is that?
Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Altoona!
I was thinking
more along the lines of Jupiter.
Actually, they're very close.
lt's just the next
lifeless planet over.
Really, it was pretty boring.
Except for maybe music.
- They have music in Altoona?
- Well, my father, he loves music.
This one time, he took us all
to the symphony, my whole family.
It was supposed to be
this really big deal.
At first I didn't like it very much.
There is nothing to do with your feet
and there's nothing really to look at.
lt's boring!
And I was ready to nod out,
or something.
He said to me...
..."If you close your eyes,
you can see the music".
You can, too.
Did you ever try?
See the music?
Come on, try.
Close your eyes.
Well?
Well...
I had a great time.
It was a terrific evening.
Don't you want some pizza?
Hey!
A little late, aren't you?
# Frightened by a dream
# You're not the only one
# Running like the wind
# Thoughts can come undone
# Dancing behind masks
Just subtle pantomime
# Lady, lady, lady
# I know it's in your heart to stay
# Lady, lady, lady
# When will I ever hear you say
I love you... #
What was that for?
I wanted to see how fast
you could run.
- How did I do?
- Fair.
# Lady, lady, lady
# Don't walk this lonely avenue
# Lady, lady, lady
# Let me touch that part of you.
You want me to... #
Do that again.
- What?
- That dance step you just did.
I can't, I was just fooling around.
"m not a dancer like that.
- What do you mean?
- "ve never studied before.
I mean, I read books and stuff
and I watch.
But "ve never taken dance classes.
There's all those dancers
in one room
watching each other
and... watching you.
But you dance in front of an audience
at the club every night.
No, but lt's different.
I never see them.
You go out there, the music starts
and you begin to feel it.
And your body just starts to move.
I know it sounds really silly.
But something inside of you
just clicks.
You just take off
and you're gone.
lt's like you're somebody else
for a second.
Some nights, l...
Some nights I just can't wait
to get out there...
Just so I can disappear.
# Lady, lady, lady
# Don't walk this lonely avenue
# Lady, lady, lady
# Let me touch that part of you
You want me to #
# He says that he
he can read my mind
# The power to turn
iron into gold
# She says she's
seen the other side
# And knows the place
The fire burns all night
# There is an answer
to the question
# So long ago down below
# Once you have it,
It never goes away
# lt's in the pocket,
When you're really really lucky
# When your fantasy
becomes reality
# Living inside your imagination
# lt's in your pocket,
When you're really really lucky
# When your fantasy
becomes reality... #
How come you don't go up there
and dance?
You look like
you could dance real good.
I'm practising.
Yeah? You know how to do
the horizontal mambo?
Hey... Jeanie, I just kid around.
I don't mean nothing. Keep that.
That's $100.
I can't take this.
Keep it.
lt's my way of saying "m sorry.
Thanks.
# It will not burn you
# And the once you may love
Only life won't make it, or just burn away #
Hanna!
Hanna!
Oh Darling, here you are.
Bravo! Bravo!
At the end of every performance, does
the lead dancer always get flowers?
- Always.
- Did you get flowers like that?
- Not always.
- But once, right? At least once?
- How does that make you feel?
- You will let me know.
- Now, sleep well.
- You too.
You son of a bitch!
Was that you
or the radiator, Grunt?
Oh, shit.
Shut up, Grunt.
- Hey, it's Richie!
- Hi.
The stupid radiator broke.
- I just wanted to say goodbye.
- Where are you going?
L.A.
- L.A?
- Yeah, I Got my car all packed.
I'm just going to get on the turnpike.
That's it. "m gone.
What about Jeanie?
Look, I love Jeanie. But I just don't
have it to give to her right now.
She's going to be all right.
She'll be fine.
Come on, don't go yet. I'll make
some coffee, we can sit and talk.
I can't. I mean...
What am I going to do here?
Cook hamburgers
and pretend "m a comedian?
I'll miss you.
Can't forget my hat.
Good luck.
Give me a turkey sandwich
and a diet 7-Up.
- "ve got that.
- Save your money.
- I was just buying you lunch.
- I don't want you buying me anything.
- I don't want you buying me, period.
- What's the matter?
- "ve got eyes.
- What are you talking about?
I didn't know you were a ballet fan,
I thought you liked it private.
How quickly they forget.
At the dance benefit.
The blonde in the white dress.
Who's the goddamn blonde, Nick?
Blonde?
Wait a minute.
Will you wait a minute?
Wait a minute!
What's going on here?
Is everybody crazy?
Last night, some idiot throws
a rock through my window...
- I broke your fucking window!
- You what?
You heard me.
I smashed your stupid window.
Are you crazy?
Are you out of your mind?
Maybe.
It cost me a $170.
I had to special order it.
You've got the money!
Go fuck the blonde!
She's my ex-wife.
We have friends on the Arts Council.
I see her once a year
to take her to the stupid benefit!
Why am I explaining myself?
You didn't have to
break my window.
I did it because...
you pissed me off.
When I was a kid all I wanted was
to afford to eat in restaurants like this.
- Were you poor?
- Poor?
I was so poor
I had hand-me-down lunches.
It was rough in the old days.
I used to steal
hubcaps with Johnny C.
You did?
How's the lobster?
It sucks.
Want some of mine?
I'm not hungry, thanks.
Whatever turns you on.
What turns you on?
You like phone booths?
Phone booths?
You probably just like
doing it in bed, right?
- You two look cosy.
- Alex, this is Katie.
Hello.
Nick has told me all about you.
Hi.
- You're not really a welder, are you?
- Yes, I really am.
And you really take your
clothes off at night?
- I don't really take them off.
- I was under the impression that you did.
You look great, Nicky.
I don't know why you didn't look
this good when we were married.
- It probably was the company I was keeping.
- That was good. That's funny.
- Has he taken you to the steel mill yet?
- That's enough, Katie.
He likes to go there on his first date.
That was your first date, wasn't it?
Yeah, it was.
As a matter of fact...
I fucked his brains out.
Obviously, you did.
Charmed, dear.
You loved her once,
didn't you?
I thought I did in the beginning.
She was different from anyone
I had gone out with before, she was...
Well educated.
Came from a real good family.
I figured that I had really made it.
And one day, I...
realised that...
I'd just taken the safe route.
When I realised that, somehow it made it
easier for me to do what I had to do.
What was that?
Let go. Start over again.
Figure out what it was
I wanted to do and go after it.
You got it, didn't you?
How did you do it?
I took a deep breath and jumped.
Hello.
I'd like to apply for admission
to the Repertory Company.
When you fill out this application,
be sure to write down all your years
of previous dance training.
Starting with the last school
you attended.
I know that part.
Auditions are by invitation only
and are performed
before the committee
and select members
of the Repertory Company.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Good morning.
Good morning.
May I help you?
Yes. There was a young woman here
a short time ago, wearing an army jacket.
She was here.
I was talking to her...
about admission
to the Repertory Company.
Mr Bradley, please.
Nick Hurley.
Larry! Hey.
Great. Great.
Listen, are you still
on the Arts Council?
I need a favour
for a special friend.
# My baby wears his
heart on his sleeves
# He wears a look on his face
That says please, please, please, love it
# Everything he wants, love it,
Everything he wants
# I just can't hesitate
When he wants what he wants
# Oh, chaka...#
He called!
# Oh chaka, oh chaka,
Oh chaka, oh chaka
# Last night he called
on the telephone
# And though at two in the morning...#
- Trick or treat?
- Hey, throw that bum out!
I told you they didn't like
short people down there.
Richie!
Richie!
- Did you check out the clubs there?
- Yeah.
- Come on, what happened?
- One of them offered me a job.
Oh, really, that's great!
As a waiter. I said,
"Me, a waiter? You got to be crazy.
"l can't take a job as a waiter.
"m a cook."
Hi, Richie.
Hi, Jeanie.
- I missed you.
- All those girls out there?
Oh, come on. There were
no girls out there.
That's why you
called me every night?
Hey, it's the cook!
Or is it the comedian?
Nice suit, Richie.
- Let's go, Jeanie.
- See you later, Richie.
See you around.
The audition!
I got it! I got it!
Nick, wait up!
- Look! Wait!
- What's going on?
- Read it.
- What?
I got the audition, look.
I applied for the Repertory Company.
You have to be invited before
you can audition and they invited me.
- Isn't that great?
- That's wonderful.
- We have to do something about it.
- When?
- How about tonight?
- Yes.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Well... I did it.
I knew you would.
Congratulations.
I'm so excited I can't stop shaking.
But what if I don't make it?
You will.
I know you will.
Oh, Hanna. What
would I do without you?
I loved the dinner.
And I loved the way
they sat us right away, and...
I loved that there were 50 people
waiting and we just whizzed in.
I called the restaurant last night...
and told them it was
a very special occasion.
What do you mean
you called them last night?
- Stop the car.
- Why?
Stop the goddamn car!
Come on! You
called them last night
but I didn't tell you I got the
audition until this morning. Great!
So how the hell did you know?
- Alex, listen.
- Friends on the committee, huh Nick?
Asshole! Stop the car!
- Alex!
- Let me go.
You have no right to help me!
I don't want you to help me!
You're out of your mind?
You're going to get yourself killed!
All I did was make a phone call.
One phone call.
I got you the audition,
the rest is up to you.
The whole thing has to be up to me!
"m not going to the stupid audition!
Good evening, Mawby's.
- Is Jeanie there?
- Alex, where have you been all week?
Come on, Jake, I don't want to hear it.
Is she there?
Alex, she doesn't work for me any more.
She's over at the Zanzibar.
- What?
- You heard me.
# Living on the edge
# Sliding downhill to where
The good girls don't but the bad girls will
# Bad girls will
# Don't wanna know your name
You can tell me lies
# Show me all the secrets
Hidden in your thighs, in your thighs
# Seduce me tonight
# Seduce me tonight
# I'll play acts at the stage
Dim the lights
# And baby, seduce me tonight
# I wanna be your slave
Set me in scene
# Take me all the places...#
Come on, Jeanie.
We're getting out of here.
No!
Alex! Alex!
Jesus Christ!
Alex! What the fuck!
What are you doing?
You want to make a living
rolling around on your back?
- I make good money.
- Look at you!
I thought you wanted to be a dancer.
You call that dancing?
- What's this shit?
- Stop it, that's mine.
Why did you come here?
Because you're my friend. Jerk!
- "m cold.
- So am l.
- You don't say hello?
- No.
You didn't show up at work,
I was worried about you.
- You look like shit.
- Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
Listen, I didn't come here to fight,
I came to see if you were OK.
Forget it, it doesn't matter.
- What doesn't matter?
- The audition. I don't care.
- You do care.
- I don't care.
You do care!
If you can't be
honest with yourself,
how the hell you're
going to be honest to me?
Now listen to me, Nick Hurley,
I don't need you telling me what to do.
I don't need to hear your shit.
I'm not a baby!
Get out of here!
Go play with your fucking Porsche.
What you need is a kick in the ass.
You're not grown-up enough
to smoke.
You know, the truth is...
you're scared shitless
of going to that place, aren't you?
- I am not.
- Yes, you are.
And you're using me
as an excuse not to go.
Get out.
You're just going to piss it
all away, Alex.
Don't you understand?
When you give up your dream, you die.
See you.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
She died.
Yesterday.
# lt's a song that just keeps playing
On the radio
# And you know
I haven't seen you for a while
# I lie awake at night
And wonder how you are
# And I wish that
I could see you again
# Is it fate
Or is it luck that brings us back
# Or is it just a
common point of view
# Time has put a spell on you
You never seem to change
# And I wish that
I could see you again
# I'll be here where the heart is... #
- Where have you been?
- No place.
- What are you doing?
- Getting my stuff.
What are you getting your stuff for?
Hey, you know, If it's that bad,
why don't you
slit your wrists and get it over with?
I thought nothing ever got you down.
You know, when I started out,
I was 17.
I used to work
in these old movie theatres.
Every cent I had,
I spent on costumes.
I had more fancy costumes
and dresses than you do.
When I went on that stage
I was looking so good.
One day I just stopped buying them.
I don't even know what happened.
I thought about it a lot.
I just can't seem to pin it down.
The dresses got old
and I just stopped wearing them.
I got some in a trunk.
I'll show you sometime.
OK.
What the hell.
lt's show time.
May the Lord be in your heart
and mind that you confess your sins
in the name of the father,
the son and the holy spirit.
Bless me father for I have sinned.
lt's been a long time
since my last confession.
I want...
I want so much.
# First, when there's nothing...#
Can I start again?
# First, when there's nothing
# But a slow, glowing dream
# That your fears
# Seems to hide
# Deep inside
# Your mind
# All alone
# I have cried
# Silent tears
# Full of pride
# In a world
# Made of steel
# Made of stone
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures coming alive
# Now "m dancing through my life
# What a feeling
# What a feeling
# Being is believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance right through your life
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# Make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance
# Right through your life
# What a feeling
# What a feeling
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Come on, come on
# Take it now
# Make it happen
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life #
# "m going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunted
# Now we hunt around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one who's been waiting
# Has taken the lead
# "m going on a manhunt
# "m out for the kill #
# He says that he can read my mind
# The power to turn iron into gold
# She says she's seen the other side
# And knows the place
The fire burns all night
# You've got to walk right through the fire
# It will not burn you
# The once you may love
# Only life won't make it
Or just burn away #
# Just a still town girl on a Saturday night
# Looking for the fight of her life
# In the real time world
No one sees her at all
# They all say she's crazy
# Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
# Changing woman into life
# She has danced into the danger zone
# When the dancer becomes the dance
# It can cut you like a knife
If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will and what will be
# She's a maniac, maniac
On the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# She's a maniac, maniac
On the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# It can cut you like a knife
# If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will
And what will be
# She's a maniac, maniac,
I sure know
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before #
# But a slow, glowing dream
# That your fear
# Seems to hide
# Deep inside
# Your mind
# All alone
# I have cried
# Silent tears
# Full of pride
# In a world
# Made of steel
# Made of stone
# Well, I hear the music
# Close my eyes
# Feel the rhythm
# Wrap around
# Take a hold of my heart
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all now l'm dancing
# For my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance right through your life... #
l'll tell you what.
l'll give you the Cowboys and three.
- Three and a half.
- Take three, be happy.
Three and a half. l'm ecstatic.
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
Now l'm dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# Now l'm dancing through my life
# What a feeling... #
Hey, Is this surprise visit a one time shot?
If I said, it wouldn't be a surprise.
l'll buy you a beer.
# He doesn't mean a thing to me
# Just another pretty face to see
# He's all over town
Knocking 'em dead, honey
# l'd never let him next to me
# He's the kind of guy
Who thinks he's smart
# He's the type
That always looks the part
# He's so on the make
lt's so hard to take, honey
# l'd never let him touch my heart
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming close
# Oh, I swear
# He's got to be
The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me... #
Jake, sit down and play a game.
# He doesn't even catch my eye
# He's lucky he just walked on by
# 'Cause he hasn't met a girl like me
Are you kidding
# l'd tell him that l'd rather die
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# Oh, I swear, he's got to be
# The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me
# He's a... He's a dream... #
If I come up with a scoop on her,
I get Dallas and three and a half.
If you come up with anything on her,
l'll give you six.
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# Oh, I swear, he's got to be
The toughest guy l've ever seen
# I can't believe he's looking at me
# There he stands
Ask me if I care
# Look, he's coming closer
# I swear... #
Number 174-63-1503.
Pete, I don't want her zip code.
lt's her social
security number, asshole.
She works for you.
# He's a dream
# He's a dream
# He's a dream #
One cheese, medium. Fries.
Two plain, rare,
tomato and onions.
One pastrami on kaiser.
Mayo, no mustard.
- What's a pimple on a Polack's ass?
- I need that BLT on rye, Richie.
A brain tumour.
- Richie.
- What's this?
Come on, Richie.
A lesbian with a hard-on.
l'm terrific, right?
You can tell me. I can take it.
Mayo, no mustard.
Can't you see me opening up in L.A?
Direct from Pittsburgh, it's
Richie Blazik, ladies and gentlemen.
L.A?
What's all this talk about L.A?
You've been on the stage two times.
I give you two lousy shots and
you're talking about going to L.A.!
Come on. What are you, crazy?
Besides, you're too short anyway.
They don't let short people
into Hollywood.
And you're making
the hamburgers too big again.
Make 'em smaller.
l'll give you small.
This place is so small you have
to go outside to change your mind.
My turn.
Ring, damn you.
I can't believe he didn't call.
- He'll call.
- Do you think so?
- Of course. Why wouldn't he?
- Yeah, why wouldn't he!
Maybe he'll call, I don't know.
When I talked to him, he seemed
funny. Like, ''l'll call you later, babe.''
I don't think he'll call.
- Don't worry, he'll call.
- You really think so?
- Why wouldn't he?
- You're right. He'll call.
- But if he doesn't call, should I call him?
- He'll call.
I love how you always try
to straighten out other people's lives.
Any time you want me
to straighten out yours, let me know.
Personally, I never call.
Because I don't have to.
- But if you want my advice...
- Not really.
- Hi, girls!
- Hi, Richie.
- Can I help? A foot massage?
- Get out of here!
- lt's been long since he's had some.
- I bet.
Hi.
Hi.
Do you read lips?
What?
I saw you dance last night.
- I just wanted to say hi.
- Hi.
You're Alex.
I know.
l'm Nick Hurley.
Really?
l've seen your name
on my pay cheques.
What's a dancer doing
working as a welder?
A girl's got to make a living.
- You speak French?
- No. I just like the pictures.
Me too.
- Nick. They need you on ten.
- l'll be right there.
- You read Vogue?
- I used to.
My wife does.
I mean, my ex-wife.
l'm divorced.
We're divorced.
Sorry.
Listen, I got to get to work.
You never know when the boss
is going to be around.
You forgot your thermos.
Hi, Grunt.
So, did you get laid today?
'And now, news headlines
with Kevin Evans.'
'Good evening. In the news,
a fire caused extensive damage
'to the High View Lumber Company,
a dairy store
'and an American Motors
dealership in McDonald,
'Washington County,
this morning...'
Shit!
# Just a still town girl on a Saturday night
# Looking for the fight of her life
# In the real time world
No one sees her at all
# They all say she's crazy
# Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
# Changing women into life
# She has danced into the danger zone
# When the dancer becomes the dance
# It can cut you like a knife
If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will
And what will be
# She's a maniac
Maniac, on the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# She's a maniac
Maniac, on the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before... #
Excuse me. Do you know
where the admissions office is?
The door on the left.
- Where is the focus?
- Where is it?
Where is the centre?
Look up.
When you fill out this application, list all
your years of dance education.
Starting with the most recent
place you've studied,
and the number of years
at each institution.
Also, if you have any professional
or other repertory experience,
please list those.
When you fill out this application,
be sure to list all your years
of dance education.
And the number of years
you've spent at each institution.
- I got to go, you guys.
- See you, Alex. Don't get dirty.
- Hello, dancer.
- Hi.
- Want a hand?
- No, thanks.
You know, I have this close,
personal relationship
with the lady
who drives the lunch truck,
and I think I can get her
to make us anything we want.
- As long as it's on the menu.
- l'm not having lunch today.
- How about dinner?
- I can't.
I don't have dinner with the boss.
Thanks anyway.
No lunch, no dinner.
How about a snack?
Milk and cookies?
I love this dress. lt's exactly
like the picture I showed you.
Thanks so much for making it.
Now, more important,
did you go to the repertory?
I meant to. I was going to go
yesterday, but I didn't have time.
- You must make the time, child.
- I know.
Remember the first time
you took me to see them dance?
I have dreams about it.
Dreaming is wonderful, but it won't
get you closer to what you want.
But l've saved money, so if they take me,
I can support myself.
But, child, they won't take you
unless you apply and audition.
- I know, but sometimes...
- Alexandra, you are 18 years old.
Do it now! Do it!
OK.
You are a good girl.
May the Lord be in your heart
and mind that you confess your sins
in the name of the father,
the son and the holy spirit.
Bless me father, for I have sinned.
lt's been two weeks
since my last confession.
l'm doing OK. Sort of.
l've been thinking about sex a lot.
But you can't help
thinking about sex, right?
You probably can...
Help it, I mean.
Also, I told a lie.
I had to...
Well, I didn't have to, but...
All I wanted to do
is to make her happy.
Hanna wanted me
to get the application.
I couldn't tell her that I didn't have
the courage to go through with it.
If you had seen all those dancers...
all those people...
There is no way I belong there.
I want to make
something out of my life.
I want to do so much
and sometimes...
Sometimes I think
that it's just not going to happen.
Six beautiful girls! All nude!
Hi, baby, how are you doing?
Five dollars, right this way!
Five dollars! All nude all the time!
All nude, all the time!
Cecil, look at you.
Buy some threads,
l'm running a class act here.
You look like a one-man-slum.
All nude, all the time!
Right here, live!
Six beautiful girls!
Right here! Live!
Five dollars!
Right this way!
Five dollars! Live!
Nude! All girls, all the time!
Live! Nude! Right this way!
Right through the door!
Straighten yourself up.
Attract some customers.
Well, well, well, what are these?
They are very cute.
Very, very cute.
Alex!
Come on, give them back.
They are Richie's.
My dad's breathing down my neck.
He says Richie is no good.
If he ain't asked me to marry him
by now, he ain't gonna.
No kidding!
Did it take you long to learn
how to dance that way?
About 25 years.
- Will you teach me how?
- Yes.
- If you teach me how to skate.
- Yes.
Good evening, ladies.
Look at that.
$21,321, all leather, push-buttons.
You wanna go for a ride?
Jeanie, are you still fuckin' that cook?
Listen. Come see my club.
I just put this new PA system in.
The floor's lit up
where you're going to dance.
I want you to see
what you're going to call home.
Did you know that the smallest penis
ever measured was 1.1 inches?
You are some pair of cunts,
you know that?
I can't believe l'm working out
with this hangover.
Wait. l've lost my keys.
I can't believe this.
- Whoo!
- Hank! You moron!
Come on, let's go work out.
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So put another dime
In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time
And dance with me... #
He didn't call.
He'll call.
I don't think so, Alex.
He'll call, Tina.
- I don't know.
- Just look. Just call the man.
Say, ''Hey, baby,
what's happening?''
Your life's going to be
over before you make up your mind.
Just get up and call the dude.
Yeah? You really think so?
God, l'm glad I ain't no honky.
# Singing I love rock 'n' roll
# Put another dime
In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time
And dance with me #
# Watch me now
# Feel the groove
# lnto something
Gonna make you move
# Here we come
# On the run
# Don't know what
# We're running from
# Day or night
# Black or white
# Dance or sing
You gotta do your thing
# You gotta do your thing #
You girls eat like pigs.
What happened to the diet?
- I didn't eat anything yesterday.
- We'll work it off at the rink.
Is Richie going to be there?
Now there's a real winner.
No, we're gonna work.
- She thinks she'll be on the ice show.
- What's wrong with that?
- l'd make a lot of money.
- You're costing me a lot of money.
l'd just like to try it again, Daddy.
She's really good.
You ought to see her.
- She'll fall on her ass.
- She's got a tough ass.
Yeah, l've got a tough ass.
lt's not her ass l'm worried about.
Where are you?
Come here.
Here we go.
No, don't.
- You look great.
- Don't stop.
Do it again!
Do it again!
Shit, I can't do this.
No, go do your turn.
Do you know the triple one?
Hi. l'm Richie Blazik.
Hi. l'm Richie Blazik. Did you hear
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe, blew the guard.
Tied up the safe,
blew the guard.
Tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
Hey, Kid! Come here.
Come here!
- What's the matter?
- l'm nervous, Jake.
Now you ain't nervous anymore.
Now you're pissed off.
Good luck, baby.
Hi. How are you doing?
l'm Richie Blazik.
Did you hear about
the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
So, the lady says to the waiter,
''Excuse me, sir,
do you have frogs legs?''
And the waiter says,
''No, that's just the way I walk.''
You want to talk about boogers?
I know a lot about them.
How about boogers?
Sports for fifty?
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
A brain tumour.
Take a walk.
Bring on the bimbos.
Come on, guys.
Could you give me a break?
Look, l'm just a cook.
l'm just a cook, all right?
This is my big chance,
so if you screw it up for me,
l'm going to put cockroaches
in your hamburgers, you got it?
Miracles do happen, I guess.
It took the Steelers 40 years
to win a championship, didn't it?
Steelers!
I feel like Franco Harris when he made
the lmmaculate Reception.
It was amazing!
Did you hear about the Polack,
who locked his keys in the car,
and he used a coat hanger
to get his family out?
Did you hear about the Polack
who died drinking milk?
The cow fell on him.
A Polish terrorist
tried to blow up a car
and he burned his lips
on the exhaust pipe.
You guys have been real nice.
l've gotta go and cook the hamburgers.
No roaches, I promise.
So let me bring out our next act.
Direct from Mawby's.
lt's Tina Tech, ladies and gentlemen!
One, two, three, four!
# l'm going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunted
Now we're hunting around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one that's been waiting
Has taken the lead
# Ruby lips in the mirror
# Black heels on the floor
# Perfume to draw him nearer
# A dress he can't ignore
# I know he'll be at the party tonight
# He'll be looking so fine
# He'll be surprised
When I walk up and say
# Man, I want to make you
Glad you're alive
# l'm going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunting
Now we're hunting around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one who's been waiting
Has taken the lead
# l'm going on a manhunt
# l'm out for the kill #
Alex, sit down here a minute.
Cecil, this is a nice ass.
Soft...
Round. Snug...
Hey, she likes it!
Bimbo! Whore!
Fuck off!
Night, kids.
- Night.
- Night, Jake.
Hey, Richie, no more
jokes about cockroaches, huh?
You know, one of these days
I want to be like...
Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy,
Steve Martin.
- Until that day comes...
- You'll just steal all their material.
- Hey, Alex.
- Let me go.
- What are you doing?
- Nothing to fight about.
- We're going to Cecil's.
- Let me go!
Drink a little wine.
Do a little weed. You and me.
How about Cecil?
You like Cecil?
- Get off of me!
- All three of us, real friendly.
Why don't you leave her
the fuck alone!
The comedian is
going to be a hero!
Cecil, what the fuck
is wrong with you?
Let her go, Johnny.
What are you doing here, Nick?
Slumming?
This ain't your
neighbourhood no more.
I didn't mean nothing.
I just got pissed off.
- Send me a bill, kid.
- Let me see.
- Is it bleeding? Oh, Jesus!
- Yeah.
Come on.
Here's your hat.
- Are you OK?
- Yeah.
- Are you sure?
- l'm OK. lt'll look good on stage.
- lt's going to be fine.
- Are you sure?
- Sure you're going to be OK?
- Yeah, fine.
Listen, what can I say?
Thanks a lot.
l'll give you a lift home.
lt's OK. l've got a ride.
Thanks anyway.
- What's his name?
- Grunt.
- Grunt?
- Yeah.
I can see that I don't have to
worry about you.
What was he
before he became a dog?
Well, he gets upset when people
he doesn't know follow me home.
Come on, Grant. This is the
man that feeds you.
Tell you what...
Tell him l'll bring him a doggy bag
if you'll have dinner with me.
Nick, I told you I don't think it's a
good idea to go out with the boss.
OK. Have it your way.
You're fired.
l'll pick you up tomorrow at eight.
How long does this thing last?
lt's cold in here.
- How's the nose?
- lt's broken.
Broke mine three times.
It was big in the '50s, wasn't it?
Busting noses?
'60s.
Think she can beat her?
'Miss Szabo.'
You're going to do great.
# Gloria
# You're always on the run now
# Running after somebody... #
Go Jeanie! Come on!
# I think you've got to slow down
# Before you start to blow it
# I think you're heading for a breakdown
# So be careful not to show it... #
Oh... look at that one.
There you were 20 years ago,
sweetheart.
There we go. Come on!
# If everybody wants you
# Why isn't anybody calling?
# You don't have to answer... #
Come on, Jeanie!
# Calling Gloria
# Gloria
# I think they got the number
# I think they got the alias
# That you've been living under
# But you really don't remember
# Was it something that they said?
# All the voices in your head
# Calling Gloria... #
Get up, Jeanie!
lt's going to be OK.
All that time and practice.
What a waste.
- Goddamn waste of time.
- Come on, It was not.
It wasn't.
You went out there, didn't you?
At least you had the guts to try.
How are you doing, sport?
l'm sorry, Daddy.
I love you more than l've ever
loved anything in my whole life.
What the hell.
You bounced pretty good.
She practised for two years.
- She'll do better next time.
- There won't be any next time.
Thank you.
What do you feel like,
fish, chicken, steak?
- I know this terrific little...
- Pizza.
...Pizza place.
Jesus!...
- You really live here?
- Yeah.
It used to be a warehouse
before I moved in.
lt's different. Very different.
A whole lot different
than where l'm from.
Where is that?
Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Altoona!
I was thinking
more along the lines of Jupiter.
Actually, they're very close.
lt's just the next
lifeless planet over.
Really, it was pretty boring.
Except for maybe music.
- They have music in Altoona?
- Well, my father, he loves music.
This one time, he took us all
to the symphony, my whole family.
It was supposed to be
this really big deal.
At first I didn't like it very much.
There is nothing to do with your feet
and there's nothing really to look at.
lt's boring!
And I was ready to nod out,
or something.
He said to me...
..."If you close your eyes,
you can see the music".
You can, too.
Did you ever try?
See the music?
Come on, try.
Close your eyes.
Well?
Well...
I had a great time.
It was a terrific evening.
Don't you want some pizza?
Hey!
A little late, aren't you?
# Frightened by a dream
# You're not the only one
# Running like the wind
# Thoughts can come undone
# Dancing behind masks
Just subtle pantomime
# Lady, lady, lady
# I know it's in your heart to stay
# Lady, lady, lady
# When will I ever hear you say
I love you... #
What was that for?
I wanted to see how fast
you could run.
- How did I do?
- Fair.
# Lady, lady, lady
# Don't walk this lonely avenue
# Lady, lady, lady
# Let me touch that part of you.
You want me to... #
Do that again.
- What?
- That dance step you just did.
I can't, I was just fooling around.
"m not a dancer like that.
- What do you mean?
- "ve never studied before.
I mean, I read books and stuff
and I watch.
But "ve never taken dance classes.
There's all those dancers
in one room
watching each other
and... watching you.
But you dance in front of an audience
at the club every night.
No, but lt's different.
I never see them.
You go out there, the music starts
and you begin to feel it.
And your body just starts to move.
I know it sounds really silly.
But something inside of you
just clicks.
You just take off
and you're gone.
lt's like you're somebody else
for a second.
Some nights, l...
Some nights I just can't wait
to get out there...
Just so I can disappear.
# Lady, lady, lady
# Don't walk this lonely avenue
# Lady, lady, lady
# Let me touch that part of you
You want me to #
# He says that he
he can read my mind
# The power to turn
iron into gold
# She says she's
seen the other side
# And knows the place
The fire burns all night
# There is an answer
to the question
# So long ago down below
# Once you have it,
It never goes away
# lt's in the pocket,
When you're really really lucky
# When your fantasy
becomes reality
# Living inside your imagination
# lt's in your pocket,
When you're really really lucky
# When your fantasy
becomes reality... #
How come you don't go up there
and dance?
You look like
you could dance real good.
I'm practising.
Yeah? You know how to do
the horizontal mambo?
Hey... Jeanie, I just kid around.
I don't mean nothing. Keep that.
That's $100.
I can't take this.
Keep it.
lt's my way of saying "m sorry.
Thanks.
# It will not burn you
# And the once you may love
Only life won't make it, or just burn away #
Hanna!
Hanna!
Oh Darling, here you are.
Bravo! Bravo!
At the end of every performance, does
the lead dancer always get flowers?
- Always.
- Did you get flowers like that?
- Not always.
- But once, right? At least once?
- How does that make you feel?
- You will let me know.
- Now, sleep well.
- You too.
You son of a bitch!
Was that you
or the radiator, Grunt?
Oh, shit.
Shut up, Grunt.
- Hey, it's Richie!
- Hi.
The stupid radiator broke.
- I just wanted to say goodbye.
- Where are you going?
L.A.
- L.A?
- Yeah, I Got my car all packed.
I'm just going to get on the turnpike.
That's it. "m gone.
What about Jeanie?
Look, I love Jeanie. But I just don't
have it to give to her right now.
She's going to be all right.
She'll be fine.
Come on, don't go yet. I'll make
some coffee, we can sit and talk.
I can't. I mean...
What am I going to do here?
Cook hamburgers
and pretend "m a comedian?
I'll miss you.
Can't forget my hat.
Good luck.
Give me a turkey sandwich
and a diet 7-Up.
- "ve got that.
- Save your money.
- I was just buying you lunch.
- I don't want you buying me anything.
- I don't want you buying me, period.
- What's the matter?
- "ve got eyes.
- What are you talking about?
I didn't know you were a ballet fan,
I thought you liked it private.
How quickly they forget.
At the dance benefit.
The blonde in the white dress.
Who's the goddamn blonde, Nick?
Blonde?
Wait a minute.
Will you wait a minute?
Wait a minute!
What's going on here?
Is everybody crazy?
Last night, some idiot throws
a rock through my window...
- I broke your fucking window!
- You what?
You heard me.
I smashed your stupid window.
Are you crazy?
Are you out of your mind?
Maybe.
It cost me a $170.
I had to special order it.
You've got the money!
Go fuck the blonde!
She's my ex-wife.
We have friends on the Arts Council.
I see her once a year
to take her to the stupid benefit!
Why am I explaining myself?
You didn't have to
break my window.
I did it because...
you pissed me off.
When I was a kid all I wanted was
to afford to eat in restaurants like this.
- Were you poor?
- Poor?
I was so poor
I had hand-me-down lunches.
It was rough in the old days.
I used to steal
hubcaps with Johnny C.
You did?
How's the lobster?
It sucks.
Want some of mine?
I'm not hungry, thanks.
Whatever turns you on.
What turns you on?
You like phone booths?
Phone booths?
You probably just like
doing it in bed, right?
- You two look cosy.
- Alex, this is Katie.
Hello.
Nick has told me all about you.
Hi.
- You're not really a welder, are you?
- Yes, I really am.
And you really take your
clothes off at night?
- I don't really take them off.
- I was under the impression that you did.
You look great, Nicky.
I don't know why you didn't look
this good when we were married.
- It probably was the company I was keeping.
- That was good. That's funny.
- Has he taken you to the steel mill yet?
- That's enough, Katie.
He likes to go there on his first date.
That was your first date, wasn't it?
Yeah, it was.
As a matter of fact...
I fucked his brains out.
Obviously, you did.
Charmed, dear.
You loved her once,
didn't you?
I thought I did in the beginning.
She was different from anyone
I had gone out with before, she was...
Well educated.
Came from a real good family.
I figured that I had really made it.
And one day, I...
realised that...
I'd just taken the safe route.
When I realised that, somehow it made it
easier for me to do what I had to do.
What was that?
Let go. Start over again.
Figure out what it was
I wanted to do and go after it.
You got it, didn't you?
How did you do it?
I took a deep breath and jumped.
Hello.
I'd like to apply for admission
to the Repertory Company.
When you fill out this application,
be sure to write down all your years
of previous dance training.
Starting with the last school
you attended.
I know that part.
Auditions are by invitation only
and are performed
before the committee
and select members
of the Repertory Company.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Good morning.
Good morning.
May I help you?
Yes. There was a young woman here
a short time ago, wearing an army jacket.
She was here.
I was talking to her...
about admission
to the Repertory Company.
Mr Bradley, please.
Nick Hurley.
Larry! Hey.
Great. Great.
Listen, are you still
on the Arts Council?
I need a favour
for a special friend.
# My baby wears his
heart on his sleeves
# He wears a look on his face
That says please, please, please, love it
# Everything he wants, love it,
Everything he wants
# I just can't hesitate
When he wants what he wants
# Oh, chaka...#
He called!
# Oh chaka, oh chaka,
Oh chaka, oh chaka
# Last night he called
on the telephone
# And though at two in the morning...#
- Trick or treat?
- Hey, throw that bum out!
I told you they didn't like
short people down there.
Richie!
Richie!
- Did you check out the clubs there?
- Yeah.
- Come on, what happened?
- One of them offered me a job.
Oh, really, that's great!
As a waiter. I said,
"Me, a waiter? You got to be crazy.
"l can't take a job as a waiter.
"m a cook."
Hi, Richie.
Hi, Jeanie.
- I missed you.
- All those girls out there?
Oh, come on. There were
no girls out there.
That's why you
called me every night?
Hey, it's the cook!
Or is it the comedian?
Nice suit, Richie.
- Let's go, Jeanie.
- See you later, Richie.
See you around.
The audition!
I got it! I got it!
Nick, wait up!
- Look! Wait!
- What's going on?
- Read it.
- What?
I got the audition, look.
I applied for the Repertory Company.
You have to be invited before
you can audition and they invited me.
- Isn't that great?
- That's wonderful.
- We have to do something about it.
- When?
- How about tonight?
- Yes.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Well... I did it.
I knew you would.
Congratulations.
I'm so excited I can't stop shaking.
But what if I don't make it?
You will.
I know you will.
Oh, Hanna. What
would I do without you?
I loved the dinner.
And I loved the way
they sat us right away, and...
I loved that there were 50 people
waiting and we just whizzed in.
I called the restaurant last night...
and told them it was
a very special occasion.
What do you mean
you called them last night?
- Stop the car.
- Why?
Stop the goddamn car!
Come on! You
called them last night
but I didn't tell you I got the
audition until this morning. Great!
So how the hell did you know?
- Alex, listen.
- Friends on the committee, huh Nick?
Asshole! Stop the car!
- Alex!
- Let me go.
You have no right to help me!
I don't want you to help me!
You're out of your mind?
You're going to get yourself killed!
All I did was make a phone call.
One phone call.
I got you the audition,
the rest is up to you.
The whole thing has to be up to me!
"m not going to the stupid audition!
Good evening, Mawby's.
- Is Jeanie there?
- Alex, where have you been all week?
Come on, Jake, I don't want to hear it.
Is she there?
Alex, she doesn't work for me any more.
She's over at the Zanzibar.
- What?
- You heard me.
# Living on the edge
# Sliding downhill to where
The good girls don't but the bad girls will
# Bad girls will
# Don't wanna know your name
You can tell me lies
# Show me all the secrets
Hidden in your thighs, in your thighs
# Seduce me tonight
# Seduce me tonight
# I'll play acts at the stage
Dim the lights
# And baby, seduce me tonight
# I wanna be your slave
Set me in scene
# Take me all the places...#
Come on, Jeanie.
We're getting out of here.
No!
Alex! Alex!
Jesus Christ!
Alex! What the fuck!
What are you doing?
You want to make a living
rolling around on your back?
- I make good money.
- Look at you!
I thought you wanted to be a dancer.
You call that dancing?
- What's this shit?
- Stop it, that's mine.
Why did you come here?
Because you're my friend. Jerk!
- "m cold.
- So am l.
- You don't say hello?
- No.
You didn't show up at work,
I was worried about you.
- You look like shit.
- Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
Listen, I didn't come here to fight,
I came to see if you were OK.
Forget it, it doesn't matter.
- What doesn't matter?
- The audition. I don't care.
- You do care.
- I don't care.
You do care!
If you can't be
honest with yourself,
how the hell you're
going to be honest to me?
Now listen to me, Nick Hurley,
I don't need you telling me what to do.
I don't need to hear your shit.
I'm not a baby!
Get out of here!
Go play with your fucking Porsche.
What you need is a kick in the ass.
You're not grown-up enough
to smoke.
You know, the truth is...
you're scared shitless
of going to that place, aren't you?
- I am not.
- Yes, you are.
And you're using me
as an excuse not to go.
Get out.
You're just going to piss it
all away, Alex.
Don't you understand?
When you give up your dream, you die.
See you.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
She died.
Yesterday.
# lt's a song that just keeps playing
On the radio
# And you know
I haven't seen you for a while
# I lie awake at night
And wonder how you are
# And I wish that
I could see you again
# Is it fate
Or is it luck that brings us back
# Or is it just a
common point of view
# Time has put a spell on you
You never seem to change
# And I wish that
I could see you again
# I'll be here where the heart is... #
- Where have you been?
- No place.
- What are you doing?
- Getting my stuff.
What are you getting your stuff for?
Hey, you know, If it's that bad,
why don't you
slit your wrists and get it over with?
I thought nothing ever got you down.
You know, when I started out,
I was 17.
I used to work
in these old movie theatres.
Every cent I had,
I spent on costumes.
I had more fancy costumes
and dresses than you do.
When I went on that stage
I was looking so good.
One day I just stopped buying them.
I don't even know what happened.
I thought about it a lot.
I just can't seem to pin it down.
The dresses got old
and I just stopped wearing them.
I got some in a trunk.
I'll show you sometime.
OK.
What the hell.
lt's show time.
May the Lord be in your heart
and mind that you confess your sins
in the name of the father,
the son and the holy spirit.
Bless me father for I have sinned.
lt's been a long time
since my last confession.
I want...
I want so much.
# First, when there's nothing...#
Can I start again?
# First, when there's nothing
# But a slow, glowing dream
# That your fears
# Seems to hide
# Deep inside
# Your mind
# All alone
# I have cried
# Silent tears
# Full of pride
# In a world
# Made of steel
# Made of stone
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures coming alive
# Now "m dancing through my life
# What a feeling
# What a feeling
# Being is believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# And make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance right through your life
# What a feeling
# Being's believing
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Take your passion
# Make it happen
# Pictures come alive
# You can dance
# Right through your life
# What a feeling
# What a feeling
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life
# Come on, come on
# Take it now
# Make it happen
# I can have it all
# Now "m dancing for my life #
# "m going on a manhunt
# Turn it around
# Women have been hunted
# Now we hunt around
# Manhunt
# We all got the need
# The one who's been waiting
# Has taken the lead
# "m going on a manhunt
# "m out for the kill #
# He says that he can read my mind
# The power to turn iron into gold
# She says she's seen the other side
# And knows the place
The fire burns all night
# You've got to walk right through the fire
# It will not burn you
# The once you may love
# Only life won't make it
Or just burn away #
# Just a still town girl on a Saturday night
# Looking for the fight of her life
# In the real time world
No one sees her at all
# They all say she's crazy
# Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
# Changing woman into life
# She has danced into the danger zone
# When the dancer becomes the dance
# It can cut you like a knife
If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will and what will be
# She's a maniac, maniac
On the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# She's a maniac, maniac
On the floor
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before
# It can cut you like a knife
# If the gift becomes the fire
# On a wire between will
And what will be
# She's a maniac, maniac,
I sure know
# And she's dancing
Like she's never danced before #