Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) Movie Script

MADONNA: You know,
l think l'm in a state of shock.
l know the tour is over,
but it's...
lt's like last week in Spain l really felt
like l would have a nervous breakdown.
l couldn't take the crowds outside,
l couldn't do the shows.
lt was too hot.
Everything was getting to me.
l thought,
"Oh, l think l'm getting ready
"for the depression of what
l'm gonna feel when the tour's over with,"
but l really didn't feel
emotional last night.
l know everybody else did,
and everyone was crying,
but l didn't feel emotional.
lt was like it already ended for me.
lt's like when you know
someone's dying,
you have to make your peace
kind of before they die.
l've done this
with close friends of mine.
lt's like l make my peace with it before
it happens, so l don't get really hurt.
And then when it happens,
it's like...
l don't feel anything.
But l know l'm gonna feel
something later.
l just don't know
when that's gonna be.
l guess it's a protection device.
l hope l'm in a safe place
when it happens.
[people shouting]
MADONNA: What's wrong with me?
l'm freaking out. l have Japanitis.
[laughs]
Let's walk.
MADONNA: We are in love
We are in love
So, please
Papa don't preach--
Stop, stop.
- Stop. Stop.
- l'm on it!
Keith, you motherfucker!
[feedback]
Hello?
l'm sorry, the level up here
is not that loud,
and there's no reason
for all this feedback.
lf we can't get it to sound better
than this, then l am not doing a show,
so someone who knows about sound
better come up here
and explain something to me.
- l'm waiting.
- MAN: She's getting pissed.
Why can Donna and Niki
not hear themselves?
[overlapping chatter]
Where's John Draper?
She sees me, and the smile is gone.
Because it's raining, Freddy.
- l know it is.
- You think it's funny.
- No, l don't.
- [laughter]
l don't think it's funny at all.
Get out. l'm having
a business talk. Good-bye.
Ouch!
Who does she think she is,
my mama?
Snatchin' on my head
like she's in the kitchen.
l only look white.
She sure is. She's really Mabel.
Remember?
From What's Happening? That's her.
l was born a poor black child.
[laughs]
With no rhythm.
Look at her hair!
Motherfuckin' piccaninny-lookin' shit.
"No, massa! l don't wanna do
no make-up for Madonna, massa."
[laughs]
Honey, l got rhythm.
Do it the way it looks smoother.
No, l'm saying, do you like it
over your head?
No. The great thing is you're hidden
behind me when you pop out.
That's why l asked. Do you want me
to do it over your head or not?
l don't think so.
Why don't you go take a poll?
Ask everybody--
- Take a poll?
- Yeah. And ram it up your ass.
l'm just kidding.
l'm just kidding, Ollie.
No. See, you said it.
Every goddamn day,
you throw this little fag stuff on me.
- Ollie!
- Yeah, put this on tape.
Don't you know what a poll is?
A pole! Where's a pole?
That's a pole.
No, a poll is when you go around
and you take--
lt's like--A poll is like--
- Wait a minute, you said "pole".
- You're forgiven, Ollie.
Everything you don't know,
l forgive you for.
Now, let Mama get her
make-up done.
MADONNA: Oh, God.
l love having children to watch over.
You're not filming me
getting an adjustment.
l won't be able to relax.
l'm serious.
- lt's important.
- Alek, no. No way.
- We talked about this in L.A.
- About me getting an adjustment?
Uh-huh.
- Just tune it out.
- l'm just gonna--
Julie, shut up.
Don't tell me to tune it out.
Now take a deep breath.
Drop this shoulder.
[thunder]
[indistinct chatter]
MADONNA: lt's cold
like a New York winter day.
lt's snowing weather,
that's what it's like.
All of you, put black tights on.
Just put the Vogue costume on,
put your jacket on,
and that's your costume
for the night, okay?
This is so wild.
l'm panicking right now.
Belgium stress.
Five minutes, everybody.
Showtime.
[cheering]
Genki desuka, Tokyo.
l don't know about you,
but l'm freezin' my ass off.
But we're gonna try to do
a show for you anyway.
lt goes something like this.
Don't go for second best...
For some strange reason,
l failed to realize
that the first leg of the tour was
during the rainy season in Japan,
so for three straight weeks,
we performed the show in a blizzard.
But the dancers are so excited
to be performing for an audience,
the world could've been blowing up
and they wouldn't have cared.
l, on the other hand, was not
in the mood for "Eskimos on lce",
and l think the only thing that kept me
from slashing my wrists
was the thought
of coming back to America
and doing the show
the way it was meant to be.
[music begins, crowd cheers]
Dance and sing,
get up and do your thing
All right, America!
Do you believe in love?
'Cause l got something
to say about it,
and it goes something like this.
Don't go for second best, baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know,
you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know
your love is real
You don't need diamond rings
or 18-karat gold
Fancy cars that go very fast
You know, they never last,
no, no
What you need
is a big strong hand
To lift you
to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen
on a throne
Make him love you
till you can't come down
Don't go for second best, baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know,
you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know
your love is real
Long-stem roses
are the way to your heart
But he needs to start
with your head
Satin sheets are very romantic
What happens when you're
not in bed?
You deserve the best in life
So if the time isn't right,
then move on
Second best is never enough
You'd do much better, baby,
on your own
Don't go for second best, baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know,
you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know
your love is real
Express yourself
You've got to make him
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So, if you want it right now,
make him show you how
Express what he's got,
oh, baby, ready or not
[grunts]
What you need
is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel
like a queen on a throne
Make him love you
till you can't come down
And when you're gone,
he might regret it
Think about the love
he once had
You've got to carry on,
but he just won't get it
He'll be back on his knees,
so, please
Don't go for second best, baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know,
you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know
your love is real
Express yourself
You've got to make him
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So, if you want it right now,
make him show you how
Express what he's got,
baby, ready or not
Express yourself
So you can respect yourself
Hey, hey
So, if you want it right now,
make him show you how
Express what he's got,
oh, baby, ready or not
Express yourself
MADONNA:
By the time we left Japan,
l found myself growing
really attached to the dancers,
and l started feeling
like a mother to them.
Gabriel, since you never
give me any attitude,
you get the oldest
and most valuable one.
Thank you.
When we finally got to America,
l got the chance to meet
the mothers of the all children that
l had temporarily claimed as my own.
And the parents were usually
as colorful as their kids.
This is Mama Mama-Make-up.
lsn't she cute?
Don't we look alike?
[laughs]
This is Mothers' Day.
Happy Mama's Day.
Don't make me over
Carlton's mom's in the hallway.
Check it out, l just heard her.
[singing indistinctly]
There she is.
- Hi.
- l want one with her, please. l must.
She is so tiny and cute.
- Go.
- Ooh, baby
Do you know what that's worth?
Ooh, heaven is a place on earth
Ooh, baby...
Do l have to listen to this?
See, that's why l want my radio on.
Those girls annoy me.
lt's Donna imitating
Belinda Carlisle.
Niki's mommy is singing.
- Some--
- l know, l know.
Someday he'll come along
That's the one.
The man l love
You know it's a bad sign when they
want you to go on half an hour early.
Everything's fine.
We've got 3/4 of an hour.
No, but, you know,
we're in a conservative town.
And that is another reason
to not want to live in Chicago.
Aside from the fact
that Oprah Winfrey lives here.
MAN: Oh, T-shirt!
- l want this one.
- Slam, do you want a T-shirt?
MADONNA: l think l've
unconsciously chosen people
that are emotionally crippled
in some way...
or who need mothering
in some way,
because l think it comes
very natural to me.
lt fulfills, l think,
a need in me to be mothered.
Okay, wait a second, you guys.
Does Jose love me more than l love him?
lt's not possible.
- Yes.
- No!
You know what it is to come
after rehearsal to our hotel room?
And guess what this child pumps.
[indistinct chatter]
Get up off the floor.
Don't ever leave me!
[laughs]
Their innocence--
the innocence of the dancers moves me.
They're not jaded in the least.
They haven't been anywhere.
This was the opportunity
of their lives.
And l know that they've suffered
a great deal in their lives,
whether with their families,
or just being poor, or whatever.
And l wanted to give them
the thrill of their lives.
l wanted to impress them,
l wanted to love them.
[music stops]
Coitus interrupted.
Yes, hi, l'd like to leave a message.
Someone is coming.
My father is coming
from New Orleans or whatever,
and he's gonna be here
in 20 minutes.
So, when he comes,
could you please let him--
because, you know,
l haven't seen him in five years.
This is not important to you,
but l don't care.
Let him park in the front, please,
'cause l don't want no valet parking.
Just let him park.
l just want him to come straight up
'cause l haven't seen him
in a long time.
Now that l think about it,
l don't even want to meet him.
[laughs]
l'm just joking.
l'm looking for a black
Cherokee Jeep.
Come on, Vogue
Wait, hold up.
There's a Jeep leaving.
That's great.
[laughs]
Bye, Daddy.
[telephone rings]
Okay.
Hello? Yeah?
Okay. Thank you.
He's on his way up.
[knock at door]
Oh, my God.
- Hey!
- How you doing?
When l saw him,
l was kind of disappointed
because we didn't look alike.
We didn't look alike any more.
When l saw him, l'm, like,
"This is my brother Lance."
- So, when is your birthday?
- You know mine.
Oh, you acted just like Lance.
My God, Daddy, if you saw Lance,
you would trip.
Lance acts just like you.
- Really?
- He acts just like you. This is a trip.
l'm disappointed.
You can't meet Madonna now.
Ollie?
Are you okay?
What's wrong, baby?
Oliver, wait a minute,
how was your dad?
Oh, my God.
l'm serious. l'm in pain.
l really believe you,
but l want you to tell me.
Okay, l know what you're saying.
Ollie?
- Ollie, please tell me.
- What? How was it?
- Yeah.
- lt was--He--
- Were you nervous?
- Oh, no.
- ls he gonna come to the show?
- Yeah, he's coming to the show.
Will you bring him backstage afterwards?
l'm not leaving.
- After the what? After the concert?
- The show.
Bring him back to my room?
Now, the reason why
l haven't seen him in five years
and haven't talked to him that much
is because he told me,
"Oliver, you're not gonna make it.
"l wish you'd stop dancing."
When he got to Houston,
we had a little talk about this,
and then he asked me to forgive him,
which l never heard this man
say something like that in my life.
And l forgive him,
forgave him.
l guess he felt happy.
Joyful or something.
l don't know.
[music playing,
crowd cheering]
Oh, Father
lf you never wanted
to live that way
lf you never wanted to hurt me
Why am l running away?
Oh, Father
lf you never wanted
to live that way
lf you never wanted to hurt me
Why am l running away?
Maybe someday
When l look back,
l'll be able to say
You didn't mean to be cruel
Somebody hurt you, too
You can't hurt me now
l got away from you
l never thought l would
You can't make me cry
You once had the power
l never felt so good
about myself
You can't hurt me now
You can't make me cry
You can't hurt me now
You can't make me cry
[cheering]
[line ringing]
- Hello.
- Dad?
- Yeah!
- Hi. lt's me.
Well, hi. How are you?
Listen, l realize l haven't
talked to you in a while,
and l hope everything's okay
and everything,
but l have no idea if you guys
are coming to the show,
what night, blah, blah, blah,
and all that stuff.
- l don't know.
- So, what's going on?
Your nights were changed.
Well, who wants to come and when?
Well, whatever, you know...
l mean, Dad, l'd love it
if you'd come to both shows.
l don't know.
lt's pretty racy in some sections.
l don't know if you could take it
two nights in a row.
Oh, you had to get racy on me?
Dad, l'm not getting racy.
l've been racy.
l know,
but can't you tone it down a bit?
- What, for you?
- Yeah.
No, because that would be
compromising my artistic integrity.
Well, of course.
You undress in this performance?
- No!
- Oh, God.
- Of course l don't.
- Okay.
Well, whatever you guys
can get us tickets for.
Dad, l can get you tickets
any night you want to come.
That would be great.
Just tell me how many tickets
you want.
But you gotta tell me now,
and you gotta tell me who they're for.
- Martin and a friend.
- How's Marty doing?
Marty--we took him over to--
Did he go to the rehab center?
Yeah. He's gettin' out on the 25th.
The 25th?
The reason l called your place
is that he wanted to know
if he could still do this.
Do what?
l don't know. He wants
to have a party or something.
Dad, l don't--
Look, l'll tell you something.
This is a really grueling show
and a really grueling tour.
lt's not like l played stadiums
and l play one show,
and then l have a couple of days off.
l'm doing back-to-back-to-back shows,
and l don't really like to go out
and party and scream and yell
'cause l may lose my voice.
Halfway through Get lnto the Groove,
the monitors went off.
l cannot hear myself.
And he's just standing there
like he doesn't know what's going on!
l don't think l really anticipated just
how draining the show was gonna be.
My brother Christopher
had warned me l was gonna regret it,
but by the time l realized
he was right, it was too late.
Definitely one of the all-time worst.
lt wasn't just the physical aspect
that was so demanding.
There was so many technical things,
so many little things that could fuck up,
and, boy, did they!
l hit--
[muffled voice]
Everyone's a stranger,
city life can get to you
[sound cutting out]
Never want to turn your back
[sound cutting out]
The monitors
have never done it before.
Possibly there's something
going on in the building
that we didn't have at sound check.
l want to do something that is gonna
like, check everywhere
to make sure
this doesn't happen again.
lt happened in Where's the Party,
and it happened in--
What you don't understand is
there's no way of checking things--
How come it's not happening
for Niki and Donna?
l have no answer for that.
Because if there's something
very close to your frequency--
Well, if you don't find an answer,
Keith, you can't--
l mean, l'm singing a cappella
and my fucking headset goes out,
and everybody thinks
the fucking show is over with.
How come it didn't happen
to the girls?
Because they're on a different--
We're all on separate frequencies.
Well, put me on their fucking frequency.
l mean, you know--
Motherfuck!
Somebody stuck
some big fat man up in the front
to give me dirty looks all night long,
l swear to God.
And don't hide back there, Warren.
Get over here.
- Freddy?
- Yes, ma'am.
- You lied to me.
- What'd l lie to you about?
There was nothing but industry
in the first couple of rows.
l know. l didn't like what l saw.
You said that there wasn't
gonna be any.
l don't know how they got there.
Well, they totally bummed me out.
They sat there
with their arms folded,
with dirty looks on their face,
and, like, l swear to God--
Do something else.
Do my eyebrows.
lt was so distracting
and so depressing to me
to have two rows of people looking like
they weren't there to have a good time.
What's the point?
But everyone in the pit
was up and dancing.
There were some old farts.
Fuck you. There was not.
There was three rows of assholes
and then a space.
l tried to get it changed today,
and you can't with the fire marshals.
l'm trying to get it
changed tomorrow.
l want it changed. And, John Draper,
please give Keith a new asshole
because he's, like--
he's in charge of my show,
the sound of my show.
Are you talking about the thing
at the very end?
No, it wasn't the very end.
lt was in Causing a Commotion
and Open Your Heart
and Keep it Together
and Where's the Party and Vogue.
My sound kept coming out
on my headset.
- Kept cutting out?
- Yes.
Don't tell me you didn't know.
And Keep it Together
in the a cappella section.
No, l did. By the way, you were
particularly awesome tonight.
- l thought it was killer. Just killer.
- Unbelievable. Unbelievable.
- Thank you.
- lt was awesome.
Yeah, you were stunning.
See how good l am
when l'm pissed off?
[laughs]
lf that's what it takes!
No, please, Freddy, please.
l thought you were
in the greatest mood,
'cause you were really putting out,
and the crowd was--
The crowd was tough.
lt was a tough crowd on the sides
because those--lt's L.A.
Freddy, everyone looked like
a goddamn William Morris agent
in the first two rows, really.
Okay, that's it, Freddy.
You stink.
You pussy, man. Get over here.
What is with you?
Can you believe
l have to do this every night?
Are you gonna be nicer
to me now, Warren?
What?
[laughs]
Where are you going, Warren?
Bring some people back because
l have to go home and go to sleep.
Good morning. How are you?
[high-pitched]
Liz, you look really well-rested.
Not!
l'm trying to turn Warren
into a vegetarian.
l told him l wouldn't have his baby
unless he was a vegetarian.
Not!
[laughs]
The light's good here, don't worry.
Yeah, l think it's good
if you lie down right there.
- That's Al Pacino.
- Hello, nice to meet you.
- That's Mandy Patinkin.
- Hello. Hi. Nice to meet you.
Oh, Los Angeles was hard that way.
l've always found it a little weird that
celebrities assume a friendship with you
just because you're a celebrity, too.
lt can get kind of awkward.
Warren thanks you all for coming.
Hi.
- You were great. You were great.
- Thank you.
Thanks for having us.
That was really generous.
- Thanks for coming.
- We thought it was neat.
- Neat?
- Really neat.
No one's ever described it
quite that way. Hi.
Have fun tonight. l don't think
we'll be making that other deal.
- Oh, really? Not neat enough for you?
- Well, not quite.
We gotta get the kids--
- We gotta get with the kids.
- Okay.
- l'm gonna give them this.
- All right.
- Thanks.
- God bless. Thanks.
See ya, Kevin.
Neat? Anybody who says
my show is neat has to go.
MADONNA: He loves me.
He loves me not.
He loves me.
He loves me not.
He loves me.
He loves me not.
- He just wants to fuck me.
- [laughs]
He really cares about me.
He loves me.
He loves me not.
He loves me. He loves me not.
He loves me.
He loves me not.
- Uh-oh.
- What?
l ended on a "he loves me not".
Does this little one count?
- Nope. Not if you don't want it to.
- There's two there. There's two.
[laughter]
- There are not two.
- Make it not count.
lt's one.
He loves me. All right.
Warren told me that Edie Sedgwick--
she wanted to meet him,
so he said, "Okay,"
because he was curious,
as any red-blooded American male
would have been.
She came over, and he said she had
a completely see-through raincoat on
and nothing on underneath it.
- lsn't that funny?
- Mm-hmm.
He didn't fuck her.
lsn't that unusual?
[laughs]
Do you really like them?
What do you think
People magazine is gonna say?
Hey, remember when l told Warren
to bring me a present? He did.
He bought me this really cool shirt
from Dolce & Gabbana.
See? l get what l want.
Yeah, may l speak
to Warren Beatty, please?
He doesn't even have a fake name.
Warren, you're supposed to be here.
lt's 5:30.
lf you don't get over here now,
l'm leaving without you, you know.
l did too! l never said that.
What an asshole.
[laughter]
Ow!
l had a dream last night
that Gorbachev came to my show.
My first reaction was...
[laughs]
that Warren Beatty was gonna be
so jealous that l got to meet him first.
Anyway, it was a good dream.
The police are here, and, uh...
This just in.
They say that you can't do
the masturbation scene tonight,
otherwise you'll be arrested.
- Really?
- Uh-huh.
Well, good.
Let's see what happens.
They will do it.
What will they do?
Jump on stage?
- No, they'll wait till after the show.
- They'll arrest you after the show.
- Are you guys serious?
- l'm serious.
Clay is down there with Freddy.
So, what's considered masturbation?
When you stick your hand
in your crotch.
But then another one of our options
is to cancel the show.
- We can choose that option.
- lt's your choice, sir.
We don't have to play.
We're asking for that opportunity.
lt's your choice.
Whatever you want to do.
lt's all in your hands.
- Then will we have to pay a fine?
- We have to cancel the show.
They'll probably take you to the station
and write you a ticket.
You'll have to pay a fine,
and you'll be in every paper.
Yeah! l'm not changing
my fucking show.
l think l need some legal advice
from a Canadian attorney
before l make a decision.
Come talk to me
without everybody else.
- You're lying.
- l am not lying. l swear to God.
The police are there and a representative
from the DA's office.
Two plain-clothes policemen
saw the show yesterday.
- And they said?
- "lmmoral live performance."
[laughter]
You shouldn't have told me, Chris.
Well, l wanted to prepare you
that there's police standing down there.
- Did you guys hear?
- What?
- That the police are here.
- Why?
lf l touch my crotch during the show,
l'm going to be arrested.
- Are you serious?
- What?!
Are they backstage now?
They arrested Bobby Brown
for fucking on stage.
- Did they?
- They arrested him for fucking on stage.
- That's called jealousy.
- l hope he's in jail when l get there.
The question is,
does it help legally--
Strictly as a legal question,
if we go out on stage,
someone says, "This show
may contain graphic material"?
- Doesn't work. No, not here.
- "Anyone chooses to leave--"
JOSE: We're going to jail.
l'm so excited.
- Dear Lord...
- Shh! Shh!
This is our last night in Toronto--
the fascist state of Toronto.
l know all my little babies
are feeling fragile,
and l just want you all to know
that l love you all
and l appreciate everything
that you're doing for me,
and l'm here if you need me.
l want you to go out there tonight
and give everything that you have.
Have a great show,
and remember that
in the United States of America,
there is freedom of speech.
And--And let's kick ass.
Yeah!
- Have a great show.
- Are we gonna go to jail or what?
Freddy, l ain't changing my show.
l'll tell you what will happen,
and l'll give you the options.
They just told me
that there's been complaints
that your simulated orgasms,
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
is against their rules and regulations,
blah, blah, blah, blah--
- l am not changing my show, Freddy.
- l know you're not changing.
But would you wait five minutes
till l straighten it out?
- What's to straighten out?
- Hopefully we can change their mind.
Hopefully you can just grab your crotch
and not get arrested.
Freddy, all you have to do is tell them
l am not changing my show.
l am an artist, and this is how
l choose to express myself.
We already did that.
So, then what do you
have to tell them?
Don't let them take me!
[all cheering]
We shall overcome
- We shall overcome
- Oppression!
l understand. She has told me
that this is artistic freedom,
this is her show.
lt's gone on in several countries
in major cities across the world,
and if Canada, you know--
if you choose to do that,
l'm sure it'll be
an international scandal.
l need to explain over here.
- Your name, sir?
- DeMann.
God! Everything's gonna have
a whole new meaning in the show.
Like when l say
"God" and everything,
l'll be praying
that l don't get arrested.
- Uh-huh.
- Where else am l nasty?
- Everywhere.
- Oh.
That's the thing--we're gonna realize
tonight how many places we do things.
Say, "Hello, Toronto.
Do you believe in freedom?
"l got something to say about it."
- Come on.
- That's it, then.
- Chris, don't let them take me.
- We won't.
Celebration
Come together
in every nation
That's right!
Holiday
Celebration
Come together in every nation
[spits]
l'll get arrested for that.
The consequences
is they may detain her after the show
and basically charge her
with indecency.
Last time l was on tour,
Sean was in jail.
l guess it's my turn.
[laughs]
She'll do it,
but she won't do it, like--
l'll bet she does it more.
[laughs]
- How much do you want to bet?
- Let me find something small.
- l'll trust you.
- Nah, nah.
[crowd cheering]
l've made it
through the wilderness
Somehow l made it through
Didn't know how lost l was
Until l found you
l was beat
lncomplete
l'd been had
l was sad and blue
But you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
Shiny and new
Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like a virgin
When your heart beats
Next to mine
Gonna give you all my love, boy
My fear is fading fast
Been saving it all for you
'Cause only love can last
You're so fine
And you're mine
Make me strong
Yeah, you make me bold
'Cause your love thawed out
Yeah, your love thawed out
What was scared and cold
Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like a virgin
When your heart beats
Next to mine
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Ahh.
Whoa, whoa, whoa
You're so fine
And you're mine
l'll be yours
Till the end of time
'Cause you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
l'd nothin' to hide
Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like a virgin
When your heart beats
Next to mine
Like a virgin
Ooh, ooh
Like a virgin
Feels so good inside
When you hold me
And your heart beats
And you love me
[crowd cheering]
God!
Spokesmen for rock singer Madonna
say Metro Police
and the Crown Attorney's office
threatened to arrest the star
last night
for lewd and obscene behavior.
However, the police department
tonight has a different story.
Headquarters said officers
checked out the show
on complaints from the public,
found nothing wrong
and left without incident.
Madonna released a statement
from Michigan tonight
saying she would rather
cancel the show than alter it.
MADONNA: Detroit was definitely
the hardest place we went to on the tour
on an emotional level.
God, going home is--
Well, it's just never really
that easy for me.
People always talk about
how stardom changes you, but...
they never talk about how it can change
the people close to you.
- Hi, Marty.
- Who is that?
How's it going?
- This is my brother, Martin.
- Hi, Marty.
This is Donna.
Don't pay any attention to her.
[laughs]
Niki, aren't you gonna
say hi to Marty?
Hi, Martin.
l feel that there is a pressure
because of my sister.
People are looking at me,
going, "How come you're not that?
"How come you're not the manager?
"How come you're not this, the other,
that, and blah, blah, blah?
"You should be this, she's that.
You should be that."
There is something
that they measure against you.
And sometimes l cop an attitude
about it, but l deal with it.
Well, she's available.
Why don't you go talk to her?
She's taking a nap right now.
Oh, is she?
l'm gonna be back here probably--
l don't know--7:00.
All right. Well, l can't see anybody
till after the show,
so, yeah, Clay will hook you up.
- Sounds good. l'll see you, honey.
- All right.
Yeah, we're tight, you know.
We talk and stuff. She gives me advice.
l give her a few tips,
and she gives me a few tips.
We really have a give-and-take
relationship, you know?
We can get past
that star bullshit, you know?
She knows what time it is with me,
and l know what time it is with her.
Dear Lord, it seems like every time l'm
standing in this circle before the show,
l'm asking you
for something extra special.
Well, l'm here again, and they say,
"Ask and ye shall receive,"
so l'm begging you to give me a voice
to sing with this evening,
and the girls, too.
This is my hometown,
so l'm extra nervous.
And, even though
it's not supposed to matter,
it does matter what they think,
and so l ask you
to give me
that little extra something special
to show everybody here that l did
make something out of my life.
Amen. Have a great show.
Okay.
[cheering]
Well, l said it last night,
and l'll say it again.
There's no place like home!
ln addition to that,
there's nobody like this man.
There's nobody like my father...
who's here tonight.
And l worship the ground
that he walks on.
And it's his birthday.
And l was wondering
if l could sing Happy Birthday to you
in front of 20,000 people.
[music playing]
Give it up for my dad!
Okay, okay. This is my dad.
And l was wondering--
would you all sing it with me?
[cheering]
All right. Ready?
...day to you
Happy birthday to you
Come on, l can't hear you!
Happy birthday, dear Dad
Happy birthday to you
Okay. Dad, l love you.
Detroit, l love you. Good night.
Thank you.
So, did my father disown me?
- No!
- No?
- He looked so happy.
- Really?
Oh, God. l was so afraid
to do Like a Virgin.
- l could tell you were.
- l was like...
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do,
do-do-do
Okay, l'm done with that now.
[laughs]
Oh, my God. l tell you,
that was harder to do that show
than the police in Toronto.
l was more afraid of what
my actions would result in.
Are you ready for Dad?
Dad, you can come in,
but l gotta get dressed.
Come on in. Hi.
l gotta take off
my sweaty clothes. Hi.
- Hi.
- Oh, God, sorry. You're sopped!
Sorry. Let me change, okay?
- Did you like the show?
- lt was great.
- Really?
- lt was very good. lt was wonderful.
A little touchy in spots,
but it was great.
Okay.
[hums Big Spender]
Whoo!
l didn't expect
the Happy Birthday.
Oh, man. l tried not to start bawling
in front of everybody, you know?
lt's hard to sing and cry.
Now you know why l'm wiped out.
Well, just watching it,
l mean, it's exhausting just watching
everything that's going around.
[sighs]
l can't do this
for another two months.
l'm sure
you're relieved that's over, though.
- Huh?
- That one's over. That was a big one.
l'm so tired.
l thought, "Jeez,
the minute you turn your head,
"the stuff is all lit
and on the stage."
Hi. l'm getting a touch-up.
You take a shower already?
l never thought l'd see you bow
at your father's foot.
- l thought that was great!
- l never thought l would, either.
l was honored.
A little taken back, but honored.
l thought l had to make up
for the fact
that l didn't go shopping
for a birthday present.
[laughs]
Weren't the sets beautiful?
Didn't Chris do a great job?
Aren't my dancers great?
Aren't they fab?
lt was all great.
A couple of scenes there were a little...
- X-rated?
- We could do without.
- Burlesque.
- were burlesque.
Dad! You don't understand.
They all lead to something.
- l know they're arty.
- lt's got nothing to do with art.
lt's got nothing to do with art.
lt's the journey that you go on.
lt's--lt's--
You get on this train at the beginning,
you have to stay on till the end.
Exactly. You take a journey.
lt's cathartic.
You can't get to one place
without going through another place.
l understand.
- l hear you.
- lt's like growing up.
Mm-hmm.
Yep, that's what my show is like.
She's growing up on stage, right?
[whispers]
My brother's gonna come,
and if he just has a few friends,
that's fine,
but if he brings an entourage
of people in,
then l want you to come in here
and be the chaperon, okay?
- Because my brother's crazy.
- l know it.
You have to be nice to him, though.
- He can't help it.
- Okay.
Okay. Thank you.
Okay, what's my poem, my fart poem?
Should l say it?
CHRlS: Which one?
The one about the beans?
l'm replenishing my fluids.
A fart is a chemical substance,
it comes from a place called Bum.
lt penetrates
through the trousers...
[laughs]
and lands with a musical hum.
To fart, to fart 'tis no disgrace,
for it gives the body ease.
lt warms the blankets
on cold winter nights
and suffocates all the fleas!
[laughter]
- Here.
- And...Angie said...
You're not gonna stay
and see Marty?
- Don't leave me alone.
- l'll be here in spirit.
Bastard.
We went out to get the limousine,
and the limousine driver was gone
'cause the guy who owned
the limousine service
had locked his keys in his car,
so l had to sit out there and wait.
He probably stopped at a bar
for 12 drinks!
[both laugh]
No, he didn't. He's cleaned up.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah. Dad says he went to alcohol rehab
to escape going to jail.
He went there for the wrong reasons.
lt wasn't proper motivation.
He doesn't want to heal himself.
Did Martin come yet?
- Dean, did he show up yet?
- No, l just got here.
Okay, thanks. Bye.
Martin was supposed to come,
but he didn't.
Big deal.
l think Martin's not coming.
l'm going to bed.
See, if my brother comes,
you just tell him
that l'd like privacy, please.
- NlKl: Hi, Martin.
- Hi, how are you doing, honey?
Listen to that low voice of yours.
What y'all doin'?
- l made it lower just for you.
- What, you been crying?
Yeah, it's my Visine.
Yeah, my eyes got sore.
What you doing?
l'm going down to have
have a drink with my family.
- Oh, okay. You coming back up?
- Yeah.
- Where's she at?
- She's probably sleeping.
- ls she?
- Most likely.
401 , l gotta find.
l'll be right back.
- What room are you looking for?
- 401 .
- lt's right there.
- Oh, it's right here?
lt was right in front of me
the whole time.
[knocks]
Yeah, she's probably sleeping, man.
Good night.
- [laughs]
- Sharon, you know,
l beat up on girls like you
when l was little.
l--l--
lt's true.
You know who she
reminds me of, Chris?
Sharon reminds me of the McFarlands.
Maureen McFarland.
[laughter]
- Hello. Hi.
- ALEK: Are you Moira?
Yeah.
You guys.
No, they're a nice family.
But if you think our family's wacky,
l won't say any more.
[laughs]
There was a time about ten years ago
that l was in Colorado,
and l was gonna make my way
to New York to see her
'cause l knew
she was in New York,
and...l never made it.
l was a dancer on the road,
but l was a different kind of dancer.
l was a topless dancer.
l was real heavy into the drugs.
But Moira McFarland
taught me how to shave my legs.
SHARON: Oh, you're indebted to her.
Let me borrow her stuffed bra.
How old were you?
Showed me how to use tampons--
not very well, l might add.
And taught me how to make out.
Madonna, l did not teach you
how to insert a tampon.
And if we got in bed together naked,
l don't remember that.
She said she was never
in bed naked with me?
She's such a liar.
She's got
an active imagination, though.
She's a damn liar.
Did she say she finger-fucked me?
No.
l remember looking at her bush.
l know!
See what happens
when you take drugs and alcohol?
l mean, you really--
l lose a lot of stuff.
l remember the crack
in her parents' bed
because it was two beds
pushed together.
l remember l fell through the crack,
you know,
'cause we were jumping up and down
on the bed too much...naked.
The last time
l really saw her before--
before she became a star,
whatever--
was when l was in tenth grade.
Where's my idol?
Where's my idol from ten years ago?
l don't know if l'm nervous.
l just--l just want to see Madonna.
Madonna!
- Didn't you recognize me?
- l didn't know you were coming out.
l don't have my glasses on.
l can't see.
So, how are you?
When you see the show,
you'll forgive me for not talking to you.
- Oh.
- lt's really difficult, so...
l know. Well, listen,
l got five boys--or l have four--
l gotta ask you something.
Can we sit down?
l can't sit down. l'm really sorry.
Why? What's up?
l hate to do this in front of--
About four years ago,
l wrote you a letter--
and you never received
any of my letters--
and l asked you if you would be
Mario's godmother.
Yes, l remember that.
Did you read the letter?
l got it a long time after the fact.
- Well, very unexpectedly--
- Uh-huh?
Real unexpectedly,
l'm pregnant again.
Oh, really? Oh, my God.
Well, you certainly
have been busy.
l want you to be--l want you to be
the baby's godmother.
- Really?
- l really do.
You're coming to the show
tonight, right?
And Melissa has
all your phone numbers.
l know--This is too,
like, rushed of a situation.
l'm really flattered that you're asking me,
but l have to think about it.
- Okay.
- Okay. But that's really sweet of you.
- lt has nothing to do with religion.
- l know!
- lt has to do with spirituality.
- Do l get to decide on the name?
Okay. As long
as it's the same as yours.
Except that's why you've got
to bless this child.
Please bless this child
and say, "She needs a girl."
- l'd bless it anyways.
- She needs a girl.
All right. Have a girl.
Have a girl, Moira.
- Have a girl, Madonna.
- l gotta go.
Come out a girl,
and we're gonna call you Madonna.
- Give me a kiss and a hug.
- l love you.
- l hope you like the show.
- l have something for you.
- ls that the painting?
- Yeah.
l'm gonna put it in my room.
Clay, come on.
l love this painting, by the way.
Thank you. Thanks.
- l love you.
- l'll put it in my room.
l love you, too.
- And you call me after the tour.
- l will. All right.
- You promise?
- l promise. Bye.
- l love you, Madonna.
- l love you, too.
You little shit.
MADONNA: Look!
Moira made this painting for me.
She did it herself?
She did it herself.
lt's a Madonna and Child.
No pun intended.
lt's not bad, really.
- No.
- Really, it's not bad.
No, not bad at all.
- That's me breast-feeding.
- Yeah, l got that.
Did you hear me dedicate
a song to her?
You did?
- l did.
- l didn't hear that.
ln Where's the Party.
l said, "This one's for Moira--
my childhood idol."
MOlRA: l remember praying
to Madonna, 'cause--
To her mother, Madonna.
You know,
it was the closest thing to God.
When her mom died,
l was a little girl, and l couldn't--
l remember feeling really sad
and really awful, and--
But l don't know that anybody went--
l don't remember, like, hugging Madonna
and telling her l'm sorry,
'cause l just didn't understand--
l was seven and she was five.
So, l just wanted to go back
and hug her.
Little girl
Don't you forget her face
Laughing away your tears
When she was the one
who felt all the pain
Little girl
Never forget her eyes
Keep them alive inside
l promise to try
But it's not the same
MADONNA:
l hadn't been to the cemetery
since l was a young girl.
We used to go right after she died.
l don't know, my mother's death was
just all a big mystery to me
when l was a child,
and no one really explained it, so...
What l remember most about
my mother was that she was--
she was very kind
and very gentle and very feminine.
l mean, l don't know. l guess
she just seemed like an angel to me,
but l suppose everybody thinks
their mother's an angel when they're five.
l also know she was really religious,
so l never really understood
why she was taken away from us.
lt just seemed so unfair.
l never thought that
she had done something wrong,
so oftentimes
l'd wonder what l'd done wrong.
Does she hear my voice
ln the night when l call?
Wipe away all your tears
lt's gonna be all right
l fought to be so strong
l guess you knew
l was afraid
You'd go away, too
l wonder what she looks like now.
Just a bunch of dust.
l'm gonna fit in right here.
They're gonna bury me sideways.
Little girl
You've got to forget the past
And learn to forgive me
l promise to try
But it feels like a lie
Don't let memory
Play games with your mind
She's a faded smile
Frozen in time
l'm still hanging on
But l'm doing it wrong
l don't want to stay here anymore.
Can't kiss her good-bye
But l promise to try
This is the show
that l have no idea
what is gonna happen to me
and my voice.
l don't know where it's gonna come from,
but give me a voice
and let me put on
a great show tonight,
and let everybody do the same.
Amen.
Amen.
lt's like a dream
No end and no beginning
You're here with me
lt's like a dream
Let the choir sing
Stand back, please.
Let her through.
Okay. Now say, "Eeeh."
Ahh.
Breathe. Okay.
- Eeeh.
- Ahhh.
- Good. Eeeh.
- Ahhh.
- Eeeh.
- Ahhh.
- Eeeh, eeeh, eeeh.
- Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh.
- Eeeh.
- Ahhh.
Great. Take a breath. Good.
This is crazy.
Nobody talks about this on film?
Talks about what?
The insanity of doing this all
on a documentary.
What?
Well, this is a serious matter,
your throat, yes?
Why should l stop here?
- But does anyone say it?
- Who's anyone?
Well, anyone that comes
into this insane atmosphere.
You realize they all feel it
when they come into this atmosphere.
When they come
into your dressing room,
when they come wherever you are,
they feel crazy.
- Now, do they talk about it?
- No, they accept it.
- Why don't they talk about it?
- Because.
- You want think about that, don't you?
- No, l don't.
So, let's get back to my throat.
Do you want to talk at all off-camera?
You have nothing to say.
[laughs]
She doesn't want to live off-camera,
much less talk!
l think that's what it is.
[Warren laughs]
There's nothing to say off-camera.
Why would you say something
if it's off-camera?
What point is there existing?
Well, eventually l had to admit
that l was a human being,
and l agreed
to cancel some shows.
And l was told by the doctor
that l couldn't speak
and l had to write everything down
on a piece of paper.
Melissa, my assistant, became
my only link to the outside world.
l think, in a lot of ways,
New York--
and the time that l spent there
while l was sick--
was the hardest on her.
And since l was staying
in my own apartment in New York,
l lost contact
with the dancers completely.
l had to give all of my messages
to Melissa,
and, through Melissa,
l heard that they were finding
a lot to keep themselves busy.
l guess l was a little jealous that
their lives were going on without me, too.
RADlO DJ: Donna DeLory--
Madonna's back-up singer,
also dancer in the tour
and everything like that.
- Donna, good to have you with us.
- Great to be here.
Who choreographed
that Like a Virgin number?
- Who do you think?
- [laughter]
Warren Beatty! Ha ha!
- To Warren!
- [strikes cymbal]
Donna, l was reading
the radio bible,
which l happen
to have a copy of right here.
Oh, yeah! The Star!
That is so wrong.
That thing is so wrong.
Let me just read this first,
and then you can comment.
"Madonna dumps Beatty
for a black dancer."
- lt talks about Slam.
- Slam?
"Supposedly, Madonna swaps Beatty
for dancer 31 years younger."
First of all,
that guy's name is Oliver.
- These guys are so wrong.
- Really?
They didn't even get the name right.
No. Hey, this is my first time
ever working with fags.
l mean, l'm the only straight guy,
and there's--what, six of them?
We're here, we're queer!
Get used to it!
Oh, my God.
Do you know what else l hate?
Have you ever seen Luis
walk in just underwear
in front ofjust
a whole bunch of people?
Just walk around in bikini--
l mean, just underwear.
Don't have no kind of respect
for these people.
We know that he's a fag or gay,
or whatever you want to call it,
but you don't have
to show it to everybody.
We know you're happy,
we know you're glad to be it,
but you really don't have
to show it, you know,
and let everybody know that you're,
you know, a fag or whatever.
Work it, girl!
lt was scary, it really was....
'cause they wanted me.
And their thing was,
"On this tour we're gonna get him."
That's what they told me.
[applause and cheering]
MADONNA: When the show started up
again, everything felt so different.
There was so much tension.
l blamed myself. l felt like a mother
who deserted her kids,
and then comes back home
to realize how much trouble
they've all gotten themselves into.
Don't touch my man, okay?
lf you go on that property,
you're wrong, baby.
"Madonna swaps Beatty
for dancer 31 years younger.
"Madonna has dumped her lover,
Warren Beatty,
"for a young black dancer
with the body of a Greek god
"and the stamina of a super-stud."
[making monkey noises]
"The new love in her life
is 22-year-old Oliver Crumes,
"also known as Slam."
[making monkey noises]
l just want to tell you that
l don't think that you're guilty
for that thing in the magazine.
l'm not worried about the magazine.
Oliver, look, there are always gonna
be queens on the rag.
You have to just come
to expect that of them.
You got some press, you got
some attention, and they're jealous.
"The fact that he's black
means nothing to Madonna.
"She's attracted to him,
body and heart."
- But not mind.
- Okay.
l'm calling you in here to tell you
that all that matters
is your relationship with me
and what you do on stage
every night, okay?
- l think it's silly.
- But you know it's all bullshit.
Yeah, l know, but--
But if you know it's bullshit,
then why do you let it bother you?
lt's--l'm not letting
none of this bother me.
You know, a lot of crazy shit
is happening right now,
and everybody's gonna have
to get over their ego, whatever,
and pull this shit--
pull this group together.
Please try to rise above it, okay?
Don't let it get to you. All right?
- Oliver?
- Mm-hmm.
And please don't give me attitude,
because l won't tolerate it.
ls that it?
l understand.
l'm just asking, is that it?
Yeah, that's it.
"During auditions
for her Blonde Ambition tour,
"she flirted with him openly
from day one.
"He wasn't the best of the hundreds
of dancers auditioning for her."
- That's right.
- You can say that again!
Sometimes l think,
"Oliver, can you really dance?
"Should you be on this tour?"
l hate to say it,
but that's the way l feel sometimes.
And it's not good. lt gets to me.
MADONNA:
Listen, you guys...
l just want to reiterate this thing
about Oliver and stuff.
Please don't pick on him, okay?
l'm not protecting him,
and, to tell you the truth, l haven't
said a word to him since l got here,
but he's gone.
l don't know where he is.
He's hiding out somewhere,
and you three together
can be pretty ferocious,
so be nice to him, okay?
He doesn't have the thick skin
that you have.
He doesn't have the survival techniques
that you guys have, all right?
And l want him to perform
in the show, okay? Thank you.
No problem.
MADONNA: l don't believe that you
don't remember things like that.
How could Sharon not know
what happened to her?
She said that she thinks
someone drugged her.
She said she was at the club dancing.
The next thing she knew
is that she woke up--
- ln her room?
- ln her room, nude.
And her stuff was stolen,
and she went to the bathroom,
and her butt was bleeding.
[laughs]
- l'm sorry l'm laughing.
- That's all she remembers.
She said she wasn't
drinking last night.
She had a cranberry juice,
and that's all she had.
- And the next thing she knew--
- They drugged her ass.
All l can think of
is that she started talking
about how she was
on tour with me,
she's staying at the Ritz Carlton.
And those guys,
whoever they were,
got it into their minds that
they were gonna fuck with her.
l never thought that something
like that would happen to me.
l was fine. l was normal,
and l was with the--
NlKl: That's what most victims do say.
"l never thought..."
l never thought that something like that
would ever happen to me.
This was a nice club.
lt was really nice,
and there were nice people there,
and l was just dancing with these boys.
We were just like this, and--
l was totally sober.
You can ask my friend,
and you can ask these other girls
who l saw.
Then, next thing l know...
l wake up this morning--
l don't know.
l am never gonna go out
by myself again.
You're what?
Never going out by myself again.
l'm gonna stick with you guys.
MADONNA:
lt was days like that
that l was reminded just how young
the dancers really were.
And what was really strange
was that this last show in New York
was an AlDS benefit
in memory of a friend of mine--
a really good friend of mine--
who had died.
l mean, here l was
getting ready to go on stage
to supposedly convince and inspire
thousands and thousands of people
to get unified
and to fight the prejudice...
you know, that--
l couldn't even inspire
seven dancers.
All right.
l think everybody's feeling
a lot better today
than they were a couple days ago,
and l'm not worried about the show.
What l am worried about
and what l do want
to say a prayer about
is the way that people
have been behaving.
l don't care what you did with your lives
before you came on this tour.
l don't care what you do
with them afterwards.
But while you're working with me
and we're doing this show,
you will treat everyone in this group
with kindness,
compassion and respect.
l don't want to hear
about it anymore.
There is too much pain
in the world,
and l want you to treat yourselves
with kindness and respect.
A lot of crazy shit
has been happening.
We have to start looking out
for each other,
we have to start
protecting each other,
and we have to start
loving ourselves a little bit more
and loving the person
standing next to us a little bit more.
Seeing as this is
our last show in New York,
and our last show
in the United States...
and we are dedicating it
to Keith Haring,
who doesn't have the luxury
of being alive like we do...
l beg you to let me
and everybody in this room
rise above all of our problems
and go out there
on that stage tonight...
and give the best performance
of our lives.
Do this one for Keith.
- Amen.
- ALL: Amen.
That's all.
Everybody have a great show.
MAN: Places, please.
Prayer is over.
Places. Let's go, guys.
Now, why did l do that?
lt's all right.
lt's gonna be a great show.
- l hope l can sing.
- l hope we all can now.
So l'm moussing my hair?
Brother, you're dripping.
Do we give it one more time
for the States?
Shall we try to have a holiday?
- Yeah, right.
- Holiday
Celebration
Come together in every nation
[music playing]
Holiday
Celebrate
Holiday
Celebrate
lf we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
Holiday
lt would be
lt would be so nice
We can turn this world around
And bring back
all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
Come on, now
lt's time to celebrate
Let love shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things better
We need a holiday
lf we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Celebrate
Just one day out of life
Just one day
lt would be
lt would be so nice
All right, everybody!
Do the bus stop!
Oh, yeah! Let me hear you!
DONNA AND NlKl:
Woo! Woo!
Do the bus stop.
Now let me hear you scream!
- [crowd screams]
- Holiday
Celebrate
Holiday
Celebrate
Holiday
Celebration
Come together in every nation
Holiday
Celebration
Come together in every nation
lf we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Celebrate
Just one day out of life
lt would be
lt would be so nice
You sing!
lf we took a holiday
Everything would be okay
lf we took a holiday
Everything would be okay
All right, everybody!
- Let me hear you say, "Ho!"
- Ho!
- Ho!
- Ho!
- Ho! Ho!
- Ho! Ho!
All right, all together now.
[cheering]
MADONNA:
When we finally got to Europe,
there was such an overwhelming
sense of relief.
After the tension and the darkness,
Europe just felt so glamorous
and new and exciting.
Don't make us strike a pose.
- l'm living for Chanel.
- Miss Honey better buy me something.
Shopping can really cheer a girl up.
Walk, Missy.
Now, you boys better do
what l say!
[laughter]
- Second-grade teacher.
- Miss Crabtree, girls.
Our Miss Brooks.
That's perfect.
lt's very
"Obey everything l say", right?
Yeah, it's like--
Very Janet Jackson,
Rhythm Nation.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
[laughs]
Bite your tongue.
Do you have any simpler earrings
than these?
Ooh, they make you look beautiful.
Earrings don't make people
look beautiful.
Money makes people look beautiful.
[laughs]
[telephone rings]
Hello, Gaultier.
Listen, l told you, it sucks.
[laughter]
Dsole.
Hi, who's this?
l'm fine. Yeah, can l help you?
Okay. Would you like
anyone in particular?
Okay, what's your name?
Chanelta. Oh.
Chanelta needs
a salesgirl downstairs now!
Now.
- Bye-bye. Thank you.
- Bye. Thanks.
[crowd shouting]
Happy birthday, dear Melissa
Happy birthday...
MADONNA: Yo, Mel,
this is your birthday poem.
Way back in the beginning,
when l started all of my sinning,
l needed a partner in crime,
you could say,
so l went on a search,
and l started to pray.
l walked into
my manager's office one morn.
l was mouthing out loud
in my usual form.
As my eyes toured the room,
my poor heart skipped a beat,
for there in the corner
was the picture of sweet.
[laughter]
She was glued to the phone,
she was bathed in pastels.
Her Lee Press-Ons were setting,
they were longer than hell.
[laughing]
l turned and l winked,
and l said, "Hey, Miss Muffet,
"You think you can work for a bitch?
Can you tough it?"
"l'm gagging. No way.
Get me out of this dump."
[laughing]
l said, "Hey, Freddy,
find a new girl to pump."
[whooping]
So the rest is, like, history,
legend, okay?
You want to hear dish,
she don't play it that way.
How can l thank you,
my sweet Melly Mel?
You pick up my shit
and my undies that smell.
[laughing]
You--You shield me from assholes
and take all their calls.
You buy me my Tampax
and rubbers and all.
[laughing]
MELlSSA: Size--large.
Now, you can't count on much
in this life, l should know,
but l guess l got lucky.
l found me a pro.
She still lives in the Valley,
but her Press-Ons are gone.
She still goes out with jocks,
but she sips Dom Prignon.
[cheering]
But without you, l'm nothing,
l'm gagging, Miss Thing.
lf you ever leave me,
l'm gonna fucking kill myself.
[cheering]
Those first few weeks in Europe
were almost perfect.
l mean, it felt like
The Partridge Family World Tour...sort of.
Work, girl, congratulations!
Don't do it! Don't do it!
He's a tramp! He's a slut!
Suck it.
[dance music playing]
- [knock at door]
- Come in, only if you're a man.
Girls, l'm here. Mama Make-up.
Melissa, tell Jai Winding--
since he doesn't come in to prayer--
tell him when l come up to him
and ask to play the record,
l'm gonna say,
"Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?"
"Voulez-vous,
will you kiss my dick?"
Will you play my record?
One-track fucking mind, okay?
[screaming]
Oliver! Oliver!
Here comes the bride
All dressed in white
[laughter]
Oh, that's really good.
All right, l just pray that l remember
that l have to freak Spench
and English.
Motherfucking world tour,
year 2025.
Like a virgin
[laughter]
l got the moves, baby
You got the lotion
They don't even let
Zsa Zsa Gabor in this hotel.
- Why not?
- Because she's a cochon.
DONNA AND NlKl: Didn't know
how lost l was until l found you
l was beat
lncomplete
l was sad
l was hurt and blue
But you made me feel...
The audiences have been great,
and every show just keeps
getting better and better.
So, let us just have
one more great show
where everybody kicks ass
and has a great time.
- l'm fucking pissed, okay?
- [cheering]
Okay? What are you
fucking looking at, huh?
When l'm pissed off,
l gotta express myself.
You know
what l'm fucking saying?
[cheering]
[spits]
Sorry about that, Lenny.
[screams]
Around halfway through Europe,
my bubble burst.
l started hearing reports from ltaly
that the Vatican was trying
to ban my show.
l'm an ltalian-American,
and l'm proud of it.
Proud of being an American,
because it is the country l grew up in,
the country that gave me
the opportunities
to be who l am today,
and a country that believes in freedom
of speech and artistic expression.
[music playing]
l have
A tale
To tell
Sometimes it gets so hard
to hide it well
l was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see
the writing on the wall
A man can tell a thousand lies
l've learned my lesson well
l hope l live to tell
The secret l have learned,
till then
lt will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
lf l live to tell
The secret l knew then
Will l ever have
the chance again?
[cheering]
My show is not
a conventional rock show,
but a theatrical presentation
of my music.
And, like theater, it asks questions,
provokes thoughts,
and takes you
on an emotional journey,
portraying good and bad,
light and dark,
joy and sorrow,
redemption and salvation.
l do not endorse a way of life,
but describe one,
and the audience is left to make
its own decisions and judgments.
This is what l consider
freedom of speech,
freedom of expression
and freedom of thought.
Every night before l go on stage,
l say a prayer,
not only that my show will go well,
but that the audience will watch
with an open heart and an open mind,
and see it as a celebration of love,
life, and humanity.
lf l ran away
l'd never have the strength
to get very far
How could they hear
The beating of my heart?
Will it grow cold
The secret that l hide?
Will l grow old?
How will they hear?
When will they learn?
How will they know?
The controversy stayed with me
all through ltaly,
and eventually
l had to cancel two shows.
[laughs]
- l got my period early this month.
- Look, this is my gym.
- Want to use it?
- Mm-hmm.
lf you ever do, you can.
OLlVER: Sandra...
Barn, Garn--something.
Sandra...
l forgot her last name.
Sometimes l can't pronounce it.
l don't know.
You know who l'm talking about.
Sandra--
- ALEK: Try pronouncing it.
- Bornhard!
[laughs]
Whatever her name is, you know.
l think that's one of her--
l know that's one of her best friends.
She says it is.
l had those dreams when my mother died
for, like, a five-year period after that.
That's all l dreamed about was that people
were jumping on me and strangling me,
and l was constantly screaming
for my father,
and no sound would come out.
What happened when you woke up?
Were you crying?
l'd just be sweating and afraid,
and l'd have to go sleep
with my father.
- Was that before he got remarried?
- Mm-hmm.
How was that,
when you slept with him?
Fine, he went right to sleep
after he fucked me.
No! Just kidding!
- [telephone rings]
- Was he sweet to you?
Yes, of course.
Boinguard, Barnyard--somethin'.
[laughs]
Anyway, you know, she's scary.
So, l had a little fling
with another art-world person.
Oh, should l guess?
An art dealer?
A gallery owner.
She's pretty sexy.
There's something about her.
She looks like--
lf she was having sex with someone,
she looks like she would
just get a rope or something
and strap you to the bed and shit.
Ooh, baby. Ow!
[hisses]
l saw her before l left
the other night.
Oh, really? How unfortunate.
l'm like a drug addict, you know?
Are you still sleeping with her?
- [laughs]
- Are you still...
Sandy, l don't like her.
l don't, either, believe me.
lt's sickening.
l don't like any of the people
l sleep with, either,
so what difference does it make?
That's why you sleep with them,
'cause they're hideous.
[laughing]
By the time this comes out,
it won't matter anymore.
By the time this comes out,
she'll have fucked you over.
- [laughing]
- She already did.
You know, when l got to meet her
and whatever, she was pretty cool.
- l'm so desperate.
- For what, honey?
For some fun. lt's all work.
What sort of fun do you want to have?
- Well, this is fun to me.
- Well, then--
All l do is hang out
with everybody in the show.
After a while, it gets boring.
Who do you want to meet next?
[sighs]
Who do l want to meet next?
Who would really blow you away?
l think l met everybody.
[laughs]
Just tell me one person.
- That would really blow me away?
- Mm-hmm.
Who'd really rock your world.
- Hmm, okay.
- [telephone rings]
Oh, that guy that's in
all of Pedro Almodvar's movies.
- Antonio Banderas.
- l know him.
Antonio Banderas
is this Spanish actor
that l've had a crush on
for two years.
He's in all
of Pedro Almodvar's movies,
and l love Pedro's movies.
So, l've seen every movie
that Antonio's ever done,
and l have to say he's
one of the few actors--
movie stars or whatever--
that l was really dying to meet.
So, we get to Madrid,
and it turns out that Pedro wants
to throw this big dinner party for me.
So, you know, of course,
Antonio's gonna be there.
And so, here l am--
l spent the whole week
psyching myself up
for this party that l'm gonna go to,
and l've got it all worked out
in my head.
l'm gonna make Antonio
fall madly in love with me.
Only there was this one rather
major obstacle l'd never really counted on.
- Hola.
- His wife.
You want?
l've been wanting
to meet Antonio for years.
l finally get to meet him,
and he's married.
- l am.
- That's one of life's little fuck-overs.
Don't worry.
l'm just kidding. Not!
Madonna, this is one
of the Spanish stars, too.
- Hi.
- Actor, singer.
- Are you married?
- Dancer.
- Are you married?
- No!
Bye! Bye-bye!
[laughs]
This is your side!
This is your place!
Oh, hey, knock it off, fellas.
Come on.
What's wrong?
l've got to go to the bathroom
and drown my sorrows.
You're ready to snatch him.
You know it.
l'm putting my head
in the toilet, Niki. l swear.
Well, don't do it till you
get home. All right?
l said to Ricky, "Oh, fuck,
this is such a disaster.
"He's married."
He goes,
"Oh, in Spain it doesn't matter.
"You can have whatever you want."
- Just like in ltaly.
- Good thing l don't live here.
'Cause l would be a fighting bitch.
ls that man beautiful or what?
Yeah. There's gotta be
something wrong with him.
He probably has
a really small penis or something.
God, there has to be something
wrong with him,
'cause no one is that perfect.
You guys,
l'm gonna go back in the room,
and who am l gonna flirt with?
Who? Tell me.
- l know who.
- Who?
The guy next to us.
All my beautiful men.
l will sue them both. Go!
You have to call me and tell me
what you think of the show.
- Tomorrow?
- Yes, yes, l call you. l call you.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
Needless to say, l never saw
or heard from Antonio again.
l don't think he's such
a good actor after all.
- Were there any messages?
- No. No messages.
[mock crying]
CROWD: Madonna! Madonna!
Madonna! Madonna!
Madonna! Madonna!
Madonna! Madonna!
My sleeping pill
didn't wear off yet...
so if l start acting like
Joey Heatherton, you'll understand.
Madonna! Madonna!
Madonna! Madonna! Madonna!
Madonna! Madonna!
Even when l feel like shit,
they still love me.
DONNA: l think Madonna's
a lot happier now
than she was on the last tour.
CHRlS: l think she's happy
with the effect she's had,
but l think there's a part of her life
that makes her unhappy.
WOMAN: l don't think
she takes enough time
to appreciate
and enjoy her success.
She only thinks of a dance step
she might have missed or--
SECOND WOMAN:
Madonna does feel more in control
when she doesn't extend
her personal emotion, her love--
KEVlN: She's just very--
Madonna's just very difficult to reach.
She's put up many barriers.
MAN: l'm sure she's going through
a lot with these things,
'cause there's not that many people
who she can trust and get close to,
'cause l'm sure everyone
wants something from her.
CHRlS:
She's fishing for affection.
l suppose she's fishing for people
who can be real with her, you know,
who can be honest.
And l don't really think
that anybody is honest with her,
except for maybe me.
- CARLTON: l think that we're all...
- l'm certainly not honest all the time.
We're all seeking Madonna's
approval to some degree.
DONNA: Sometimes l feel
like she really trusts me.
Sometimes, you know, l feel like
she's not really looking at me.
MELlSSA: Madonna has
a hard time connecting...
and giving herself away
to any one person.
l feel like she's--
Madonna's very in the moment.
WOMAN: Oh, she's very impatient.
Madonna's quite impatient.
NlKl: lf Madonna's impatient,
it's 'cause she wants things done.
WOMAN: But she has a lot to do.
She has a busy life,
and she's definitely
in a race against time.
MELlSSA: Everything is subject
to her approval or disapproval.
And everything has to do with
what she wants, what she doesn't want,
how it should look,
where it should go, what it should be,
so it's very tense,
and she's unhappy a lot of the time.
She's a bitch sometimes.
JOSE: Madonna can be mean
if she wants to, we all can.
l love it when she's mean.
SHARON:
She hasn't been a bitch to me.
SLAM:
She knows what she's doing,
and she knows how to work it,
and that's the most important.
That's probably why
she's such a big star.
LUlS: l just feel like she's a little girl
lost in the storm sometimes.
You know, there's just, like, a whole
whirlwind of things going on around her,
and sometimes
she gets caught up in it.
[music playing]
Strike a pose
Vogue, Vogue, Vogue
Look around,
everywhere you turn is heartache
lt's everywhere that you go
Look around
You try
everything you can to escape
The pain of life that you know
When all else fails
and you long to be
Something better
than you are today
l know a place
where you can get away
lt's called a dance floor
And here's what it's for, so
Come on, Vogue
Let your body move
to the music
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, Vogue
Let your body go with the flow
You know you can do it
All you need
is your own imagination
So, use it,
that's what it's for
That's what it's for
Go inside
for your finest inspiration
Your dreams will open the door
lt makes no difference
if you're black or white
lf you're a boy or a girl
lf the music's pumping,
it will give you new life
You're a superstar
Yes, that's what you are,
you know it
Come on, Vogue
Let your body groove
to the music
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, Vogue
Let your body go with the flow
You know you can do it
Beauty's where you find it
Not just where you
bump and grind it
Soul is in the musical
That's why l feel so beautiful
Magical, life's a ball
So, get up on the dance floor
Vogue
Let your body move
to the music
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, Vogue
Let your body go with the flow
You know you can do it
To a room full of people
that l admire, that l appreciate,
that l adore, that l love,
and that l would all separately,
at one time or another,
like to smack the shit out of.
[laughter]
Anyway, cheers.
- To fashion.
- To love. To l'amour.
Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean,
picture of a beauty queen
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers, dance on air
They had style, they had grace,
Rita Hayworth gave good face
Lauren, Katherine, Lana, too,
Bette Davis, we love you
Ladies with an attitude,
fellas that were in the mood
Don't just stand there,
let's get to it
Strike a pose,
there's nothing to it
Vogue, Vogue, Vogue
Ooh
You've got to
Let your body move
to the music
Ooh
You've got to just
Let your body go with the flow
Ooh
You've got to just
Vogue
CARLTON:
Truth or dare, Madonna?
- NlKl: Want to play?
- Right now?
Truth or dare?
l'm gonna ask you.
Have you been
fucked up the ass?
- Truth or dare?
- Truth or dare?
Dare.
Ohh!
You fucked up!
[laughs]
Okay, unzip your pants
and take your dick out right now.
Ah, you have to do it!
Oh, bravo! Bravo!
Oh, my God!
Come on. Come on.
- You can sit down and do it.
- No way!
Way!
Dare. Come on.
That's what she told you to do.
l'm afraid to look. Aah!
[laughter]
lt's fucking blue!
[laughter]
Slam, truth or dare?
- Dare.
- Whoo!
French-kiss Gabriel.
NlKl: Okay.
- He's up! He's up and he's ready!
- Look out!
Work it! Work it, Miss Thing.
They want this to happen.
- Oh. Oh, yes!
- Get it done! Get the job done!
[whooping]
Oh, my God!
l'm getting a hard-on, okay?
Just beauiful.
There, buddy.
Madonna, truth or dare?
- Dare.
- Dare?
Show us with that bottle
how you give head.
CARLTON:
Stand up and come down on it.
You're not asking the question,
motherfucker.
NlKl:
You're not performing, either.
Damn!
[whooping]
Oh, my God!
[laughter]
Oh, my God!
Bravo!
Yeah!
She swallows!
- Madonna, truth or dare?
- Truth.
Who has been
the love of your life your whole life?
- My whole life?
- Your biggest love?
Sean.
- Your mama.
- Sean.
l'm in my dressing room sometimes,
and l think to myself,
"Who do l think l am
like, trying to pull this off?"
You know, and sometimes,
like, l'm very much,
but l can only allow myself
to think it once in a while,
because if l do, l'm gone.
And that is--
l think of you guys, in thinking--
sitting in your dressing room, going,
"Who does this bitch think she is?"
l've got the moves, baby
You've got the motion
lf we got together,
we'd be causing a commotion
l know that l'm not the best singer,
and l know
l'm not the best dancer, but--
but--but l'm not interested in that.
l'm interested
in pushing people's buttons,
in being provocative,
in being political.
lt doesn't matter
if you win or lose
lt's how you play the game,
so get into the groove
You both could have anything
that you wanted, if you want it.
l think that's where l'm at right now.
l don't know if l want it.
Yeah. lt ain't all fucking
hunky-dory.
l hope you find
what you're looking for
ls it mine?
Walk through that door
We're wasting time
Make up your mind
And get into the groove
l think you knew
you wanted to be a star.
Yeah. But don't you?
You wanted to say
what you wanted to say.
You don't want to be a star?
Niki, come on!
- [crying]
- Oh, yeah, pick on the little girl.
Yeah.
Get over here. Both of you.
- No problem.
- Get over here!
Ow!
Yes!
Carlton, come to Mommy.
Get in bed.
So, Gabriel, this is the moment
l've been waiting for.
- What?
- l'm finally alone in bed with you.
- Take your shirt off.
- You want me to take it off?
Mm-hmm. And pull the sheets up
so it looks like you're naked.
Yes, of course.
- Oh, l'm so shocked.
- Oh, my God.
l'm gagging.
- Why are you wearing your underwear?
- Why not? l'm in bed.
Did you walk here in your underpants?
Now you're acting like me.
- Bottom line is--
- lf he doesn't--Wait, l'm talking.
You know what that means.
[laughs]
l just think life is unfair.
Here l am, this person--everybody thinks
l have everything l want, right?
But l want you,
and l can't have you.
You shouldn't have any more sex.
You should just build an altar to me
in your home and worship it daily.
And call me collect.
- Uncross them and say it.
- You're the only woman l love.
You lied, Luis!
Now l am gonna beat you up.
l wouldn't hire fags that hate women.
l kill fags that hate women.
ln fact, l'll kill anybody
who hates women.
ln fact, l'll kill anybody that hates,
because l hate people that hate.
Ollie, l hate you.
l hate you because you're beautiful
and you're a fuck! You're a stupid fuck!
l hate you.
You're sweating and you smell!
[laughs]
Oh, your dick is big.
Come on.
My aunt wrote a book
called Men Who Hate Women
and the Women Who Love Them.
-You should read it.
- l think l helped her write it.
[screaming and laughing]
- All right, you want it.
- No!
- Pupil.
- Aah!
[laughs]
Did l hurt you? Good!
Get out of my bed.
Get out of my bed.
And don't come back
until your dick is bigger.
See how you are?
Get away from me.
Luis, don't leave me.
Get out now,
or l'm calling the police!
What's wrong?
My life is really complicated, Carlton.
You have to hand me
my sweatpants.
Aah! l'm gonna die!
Get out! Get out, you bastard!
Smell them.
- l'm out of here. l'm leaving.
- No.
Oh, look, does anybody give a shit?
Don't ever come back.
l hate you.
Next.
You guys, l'd give you
the shirt off my back.
- Take it off, then!
- Come on!
[whooping and screaming]
You guys, it's not time
for a feeding. Get away!
[laughter]
You feel better now?
Here, Madonna's Vegas show!
What do we think of people
that have body parts that aren't real?
ALL: Eww!
But we love you anyway, Madonna.
ALL: Ohh!
Honey, my titties are bona fide,
they're the real thing.
Who said anything about titties?
Ooh!
- Oh, you mean my hair?
- No.
- Keep going.
- What's not real?
Everything's real on you,
they just don't think so.
Everything's real.
- l'm real.
- Except for the pearls.
- They are too real.
- All of them?
Madonna can't afford real pearls!
[all chanting]
Madonna can't afford real pearls!
Madonna can't afford real pearls!
l can so! l'm rich.
l can have anything l want.
She sleeps with boots!
[laughing]
Do we want to be accepted
by Hollywood?
No!
- Do we care what people think of us?
- No!
- Do we want people to kiss our ass?
- Yes!
Yeah, yeah, we do. Yeah, we do.
Okay, but--
Okay, but do we want to have
an R-rating or an X-rating?
X!
X for X-tra fun!
Uh-huh
Yeah, yeah
One child grows up to be
Somebody who just
loves to learn
And another child
Grows up to be
Somebody
you'd just love to burn
Mom loves the both of them
You see, it's in the blood
Both kids are good to Mom
Blood's thicker than the mud
lt's a family affair
Keep people together
lt's a family affair
- [British accent] Hi, hi, hi.
- Hello.
Hello, love.
Well, well, well.
lf it isn't my lovely family.
- Aren't we just having a lovely time?
- A lovely time!
Ecoutez-moi,
'cause l got something
to say to you.
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
We're a wild, crazy bunch.
Yeah, that's right.
All right, love.
Take me where l'm going.
This is what l call
traveling in style.
Yeah, that's right.
Oh, thank you, Ollie.
All right. Formation.
l've hit the big time
But l still get the blues
Everyone's a stranger
City life can get to you
People can be so cold
Never want to turn your back
Just giving to get something
Always wanting something back
When l get lonely
and l need to be
Loved for who l am,
not what they want to see
Brothers and sisters,
they've always been there for me
We have a connection,
home is where the heart should be
Keep it together
in the family
They're a reminder
of your history
Brothers and sisters,
they hold the key
To your heart and your soul
Don't forget that
your family is gold
When l look back
on all the misery
And all of the heartache
that they brought to me
l wouldn't change it
for another chance
'Cause blood is thicker
than any other circumstance
Uh-huh
All right, it's time for a little bit
of the old in-out, you know.
The family that plays together
stays together.
Here we go.
When l get lonely
and l need to be
Loved for who l am,
not what they want to see
Brothers and sisters,
they've always been there for me
We have a connection,
home is where the heart should be
When l look back
on all the misery
And all the heartache
that they brought to me
l wouldn't change it
for another chance
'Cause blood is thicker
than any other circumstance
One! Ha ha ha!
Two! Come on, love.
One! Two!
One, two, three! Hit it!
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Unfortunately, Europe,
it's time for us to say bonsoir.
[cheering]
To all of our families.
You're my family.
Yeah, that's right.
And never forget
that your family is your friend.
Yeah, that's right.
And never doubt
that without them you are nothing.
Yeah, that's right.
But most of all
and most importantly,
never doubt yourselves.
Yeah, that's right.
Come on, ladies. On your knees.
- Aren't they lovely?
- [cheering]
Yes.
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
Keep people together
forever and ever
Keep people together
People together
forever and ever
lt's okay.
People together
forever and ever...
Thanks.
People together
People together
forever and ever...
- What are you thinking about?
- You.
People together
People together
forever and ever
People together
People together
forever and ever...
Bye.
l love you.
People together
People together
forever and ever...
- You're so big, Carlton.
- And you're such a lady.
People together
People together
forever and ever
People together
People together
forever and ever
People together...
- Bye, baby.
- Bye.
Don't get in any catfights
on the way home.
People together
People together
forever and ever
Keep people together
[cheering]
- MADONNA: Ready?
- Yes, Mom.
We're gonna say
a good-night prayer, okay?
- ALL: Okay.
- All right.
ALL: Now l lay me down to sleep.
l pray the Lord my soul to keep.
lf l should die before l wake,
l pray the Lord my soul to take.
God bless!
MADONNA: Kevin.
[kiss]
Slam.
[kiss]
Luis.
[kiss]
Niki.
[kiss]
Jose.
[kiss]
Donna.
[kiss]
Oliver.
[kiss]
Gabriel.
[kiss]
- [laughs] Ooh, Did l forget anyone?
- Carlton.
Carlton. Oh, that's right.
NlKl: He's an adopted child.
MADONNA:
lt's time to say good night.
Time to say good night, everybody.
- l want some ice cream.
- Shh, shh.
- l want some vanilla ice cream.
- Shut up, Carlton.
MADONNA: Close your eyes,
dream some dreams.
[snoring]
[laughter]
lt ain't over.
Shh.
l gotta pee!
- Just pee in bed.
- Okay.
- MADONNA: You guys do anyway.
- Not on me.
Shh.
- Good night, boys and girls.
- Good night, Madonna.
Good night, Niki-Ellen.
Good night, poopers.
Good night, Chita.
Good night, Lu.
Good night, Gabriel.
Good night, Carlton.
- Good night, Oliver.
- Who farted?
[laughter]
MADONNA: Shut up!
Shut up and go to sleep!
NlKl: She smelled it.
DONNA:
She smelt it and she dealt it.
You stinky.
You stinker.
Somebody farted boots.
DONNA: Somebody farted!
- Nuclear testing!
- Nuclear testing!
- Oh, gross.
- Oh, gross.
l smell boots!
- We're smellin' boots.
- We're smellin' boots.
NlKl: l think l got my period.
[laughter]
- MADONNA: Guys, shut up!
- [screaming]
NlKl: Aah, she hit me!
Shh, sleepy time.
[snoring]
[laughter]
MADONNA:
l said shut up.
l'm gonna press this thing.
l'm gonna press "power,"
and when l press it,
the camera is gonna go off instantly.
[clicks]
Go away!
Cut it. Cut it, Alek.
Cut it, goddamn it!