Sparrows Dance (2012) Movie Script
1
Bye, Martha.
Toni, are you still up?
Toni?
Yes.
It's me. It's Sam.
Can I come in?
Yes, Sam.
- Mind if I put your light on?
- Yes.
I knew you were out.
I was sound asleep, I've got a headache.
Okay.
I've got something
to tell you, Toni.
Yes, Sam.
It's my house.
You fucked her in my bed?
Did you fuck her on my fucking bed?
Did you fuck on my bed?
You're not going home.
There's two teenagers on the street.
One of them is trying
to steal something.
The guy is trying to steal something from the girl,
but the girl's
screaming for help.
Somebody help me!
Stop it!
On Clinton between Houston and Stanton.
Help me!
Do something.
What's wrong with you fucking people?
Jesus!
Help me! Fuck you.
Go back to her.
Fuck. Fucking do something.
Fuck you.
No, I ain't gonna give you shit.
Get help!
Please, I fucking beg.
Fucking help me! Somebody help me!
Somebody!
Summer may seem far away...
...but now
is the time to plan.
Check out the Fresh Box
Summer Camp...
Right smack in the depth of your soul
You'll find a core
The purity of which
is begging
To start you
from the front
Bang, the gun goes off
The run is weak
and you barely left your seat
Meanwhile
these iniquities are...
Hi. Yes.
For delivery, please.
My number is 347-989-3792.
Yeah. That's the address.
Uh-huh.
Yes, 5F. Right.
Um... I'd like the scallion pancakes,
broccoli and garlic sauce.
Um... Large.
And, um, yeah, hold on.
What do you want, Jim?
Uh, yeah,
I'll have a vegetable fried rice and...
Oh, and a ginger ale.
Did you hear him?
Oh, good. Okay.
Um, cash. Yeah.
Okay, thank you.
Oh, wait. Oh, fuck. Hello?
Yeah. Hi.
Could you tell me how much that is?
Yeah, hello?
Oh, hi.
Delivery.
Yeah. No.
Hold on a second, Charles.
Yeah, yeah.
Do you see the money?
Yeah, I see it.
Could you please just leave the
bag of food on the floor there
and take the money, okay?
Yeah, yeah. No, I know.
Yeah, it's here.
Yeah. Okay?
Okay.
Thank you.
What? Do you want me
to leave it here?
Yeah. Yeah, right.
Okay.
Thanks so much.
Have a good night.
Okay, you too.
Personally,
I like to jump off rocks
and bridges and things
into water.
I know some people
like to go shopping
and some people
like to shoot guns.
Recycling feels pretty good.
But if you found something
that makes you feel truly alive
and it doesn't hurt anybody else while you do it,
well done, you won
the game of life.
There's a secret to life
Remind me to tell you
When you grow up
How brave you are...
How brave you are
To come and join...
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
Water!
Water? Now?
What the fuck?
Water!
What the fuck about?
It's draining down all over my fucking soccer jersey!
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck.
You got water flooding all over the fucking hallway
and down into the stairwell.
Fuck. I see it.
Thank you. It's the toilet.
Shit. I'm sorry!
Thank you so much. I'm so sorry.
I'm on it. Thank you.
Fuck.
Can I just
speak to one of your plumbers by phone?
You could look it up
by phone.
No, I understand
that it would cost money.
I'm saying maybe one of your plumbers
could walk me through it by phone
and we could figure it out
on the phone.
That's not how you do things?
Does that mean you won't do it like that?
Fine.
So my options are what?
Yes. I want
to fix the toilet.
No, I'm not a fucking plumber.
I think you fucking know that.
Yeah, excuse my French.
Okay. Fine.
Send the plumber over.
Wait, it's really not possible
that we could do this by phone?
Hello?
Plumber.
Hello?
A lot of locks, huh?
This ain't a bad
part of town, is it?
Not particularly, no.
You got a great
ramen noodle shop downstairs.
You must visit it frequently.
Not really.
No?
You're missing out.
It's very authentic.
Not that I've ever
been to Japan.
Have you?
Yes.
A long time ago.
Cool.
May I come in?
Yes. Sorry.
Let's see
what we got here.
This the culprit?
Hey, can we move this footstool over and put this on it?
Oh, yeah.
Let's see what we got.
Well, not out of nowhere,
it was making noises the past few weeks.
Gee, what kind of noises?
It would start running and then it
would stop and make a sort of a...
Well, like that, but quiet.
I don't know what that is.
Could you do it again?
No, I'm not. That was good.
That was a good faulty toilet imitation.
I'm gonna get out of the way.
You're not in the way.
Is it okay if I walk around
your apartment in my boots?
Nothing hidden
under the floorboards?
What? No.
and my boot went right through the floorboard, like...
Boom, boom, boom.
Just like that.
You wanna hear it again?
Boom, boom, boom.
It was cool, though.
He was a nice old guy.
He had a kerosene stove.
And a sap.
A blackjack, a sap is a blackjack.
He was a nice guy.
Over on 16th Street
on 7th Avenue.
I'm gonna go over there
to the kitchen, okay?
Great.
You got no flow.
What?
You got no flow in here,
in my opinion.
Oh.
Don't worry. I'll fix it.
Is there anything
I can do?
Nah, just sit loose.
You mean "hang tight"?
Okay. Yeah. Hang tight.
You got somewhere
you gotta be?
I can keep working,
but it's gonna be a while longer.
Okay.
Okay. Yeah? You can stay?
I can work longer?
Yes.
Hey.
Hmm?
So, I'll have to come back
tomorrow, okay?
What? Why?
You have, like,
a work schedule issue?
Because I can schedule it
for later in the week.
I just figure you wanna get it
fixed as soon as possible.
I do wanna get it fixed
as soon as possible.
So, tomorrow is okay then?
You couldn't fix it now?
What happened?
It's your plumbing.
It's ancient.
It's actually very rare.
Meaning I'm gonna have to come
back tomorrow with the right parts.
but it's still gonna probably make
those noises unless I come back.
Most people have
more updated plumbing.
But in this place,
basically,
like, your toilet plumbing
is from the '40s.
It's filled with sediment,
delta mud, potato bag oil.
Really?
No.
But it might as well be.
So I'm gonna have to go
and find those parts.
Those are basically like antique Sandy Koufax parts.
But then, I'll be able to fix your toilet,
I'm pretty sure.
Let me get my purse.
Oh, no,
you don't have to pay me until tomorrow
and I'm not gonna
charge you any extra.
It's not your fault the building hasn't
updated its plumbing in 50 years.
I appreciate that.
No sweat.
You like The Three Stooges?
They're okay, I guess. Why?
No reason.
It just popped in my mind.
If you have any problems with that toilet,
you just give me a call.
You have your own website?
Don't you work for Harry's Plumbing Company?
I do, yes. But I like
to give my clients
my direct phone line
and my direct website.
Yeah, the social networks are
full of predators and perverts
So if you know anybody that's doing, like,
a wedding or a bar mitzvah,
let me know 'cause I play
for next to nothing.
I mean, jazz is my thing,
but I can play any kind of music.
Um, Polish music,
even polka music.
I don't know anyone getting
married or having a bar mitzvah.
No? Oh, that's okay.
I was just saying if you did, let me know.
I play the sax, and not
in a casual way either.
There's a clip of me playing at Smalls on that website.
Would you like some water?
Oh, no, I got to get
to another job.
I'm running a little late,
running my... Running my mouth.
Missing various plumbing rituals and whatnot.
But...
Save me a glass.
I'll enjoy it tomorrow.
Oh, fuck.
Just a minute.
Hi.
Hi.
No work today?
I decided to
take the day off.
That all?
Yeah.
How'd you get up here?
Oh, door was
open downstairs.
I think somebody's moving something.
It's probably closed now.
I hope so.
May I come in?
Do you need anything?
I'll take that
glass of water.
Shouldn't be
too long today.
No?
I found those parts.
Took me a while
to find the parts,
but it shouldn't
be too long.
I'll be in the kitchen.
Okay, have some bologna.
It's done.
Just give me a call if anything
starts acting up with that toilet.
I don't think it will though,
it should be fine.
You see this?
This is what goes into your wall from the toilet.
You see how rusty that is?
Yeah.
All those rusty parts,
it adds up, you know.
Rusty water intake assembly,
rusty metered fill valve.
Rusty ballcock,
rusty flush valve,
rusty refill mechanism,
rusty bowl siphon.
Eventually, you got
no flow at all.
It's like an Italian prison.
My saxophone,
I'm always cleaning it with all kinds of oils.
You got to be anal
about it almost.
I went to your website.
You're very good.
You went on my website?
Isn't that why
you gave me the card?
Sure, I just never figured that anyone
was gonna actually go to the site.
I mean,
especially once they see me in this monkey suit.
I guess I just...
I never think anyone's gonna actually check it out.
I mean, I don't know if I, myself,
would check it out
if some plumber told me that
he was a saxophone player
and that there was a link on
the internet to go and hear it.
You're very good.
That's very good of you to say.
Thank you.
Most people don't
like the way I play.
My phasing is too raw.
I always like to think that it's like...
It's like new, you know,
it just takes a while to like, catch on.
You know, I spent
so many years,
like, slowly learning how to play every note perfectly.
But it got to where the notes, like,
had no feeling.
Feeling, that's what
I like about art.
You know, and not craftiness, like,
the hiding of feelings.
Oh, you really liked it?
Yes, I mean it.
Slow Boat To China,
excellent rendition. Phew!
That's a tough tune,
you know.
It's tough to be original with that one.
I mean,
I don't think I was too dishonest with it.
I mean, even though Coleman Hawkins played it.
So I was like...
"Why bother?
You know, Hawk played it better."
But I always
loved that tune.
And you can't let
someone else's genius
scare you off
your own genius.
I've always loved
that song too.
Are you a jazz fan?
I like all kinds of music.
Jazz, I'm not, like,
a crazy follower.
You... And I like
Kind of Blue.
You got some
Billie Holiday part...
I know a little
more than that.
I know some
Bud Powell records
and Don Cherry
and some Fats Navarro.
Fats Nav...
Oh, you are a jazz fan.
Fats Navarro,
that's like...
That's like Genet.
Something like that.
How do you mean?
I don't know, it's just...
It's tragic.
And beautiful.
Anyway, I don't
want to be too morbid.
Would you like to go
and see some jazz
or hear some jazz
with me some time?
I can't.
You can't? How come?
What, you got a jealous fella?
No. I just can't.
Uh... Okay.
No, I get it.
Um... Right.
Sorry you feel like that.
That was inappropriate
for me to ask.
I'm just here to fix your toilet.
It's, er... Yeah.
Um, you like,
go for the Handsome Dans or something.
I'll see myself out, get my saddle.
Thanks for the water.
Oh, I hope I didn't make you too
uncomfortable just now. Sorry.
We could have dinner.
We could?
If you don't mind
coming here for it.
Sure. Are you sure?
How about tomorrow night?
Tomorrow night?
Uh, what time?
8:00.
because I won't have time
to change. Is that okay?
Sure. Informal.
You like pasta?
Yeah. I'm a vegetarian,
so, no meat.
But you're not a vegan?
No, I'm not
that annoying.
Vegetarian pasta.
I'm on it.
Good.
Yeah.
I'll see you
tomorrow night then.
Tomorrow night.
Fats Navarro.
Why don't you come?
Why don't you come?
Why don't you come?
Let me
Take you out to the village
Of love
And let me
Hold you tight
Let me
Treat you right
Oh, come on
Come on
Hey, hey, to the village
Of love
I'll tell your ma
I'll tell your ma
I'll tell your ma
You're going back
to Arkansas
Oh, come on
Come on
Hey, hey, out to the village
Of love
You don't have it?
Pepe Rosso.
Yes.
Hi, I'd like to order
for delivery.
For two.
Um...
Can I get some
of this bread?
Go for it.
You must work hard.
Yeah. I was working
down by the river,
over on Wall Street.
There was an elephant.
On Wall Street?
Yeah, some circus
promotion nonsense.
But back to you, where do you work?
What do you do?
I'm an executive.
Yeah? You work
on Wall Street?
I work, um, in advertising.
I work all over, gun-for-hire-type stuff.
And what does
that job entail?
Is that like thinking up commercials of cream?
Exactly.
Probably, but it's too embarrassing for our first date.
Is that what this is?
Yes, isn't it?
It's fine with me.
It's splendid with me.
Would you like
some more wine?
Hmm, yeah.
You got a lot of books.
Have you read them?
All of them. Yup.
I see Melville...
Hmm, Challenger, Twain.
Tresor.
Not to be adolescent,
but who's the tops to you?
Maybe Saroyan.
The Daring Young Man
on the Flying Trapeze.
Hmm. Well, flying kids
are always great, right?
Actually, my favorite writer is this
obscure person that no one knows.
Who?
You wouldn't know him.
He went by different aliases.
Mostly he wrote sci-fi,
lives in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma sci-fi, huh?
Interesting.
Can I get one of those squares,
s'il vous plait?
Most people hear
that I'm in jazz...
And they have these visions of
booze and heroin in their heads.
But in fact, these days...
Thank you.
...most of the good jazz musicians
run marathons and teach yoga.
The scene changes.
Oh, you know
who my favorite poet is?
Cold Mountain.
He was a hermit
and he lived in a cave.
On a cold mountain?
Oh...
You're kind of a
smart ass, aren't you?
The Fischer's defense
to the King's Gambit.
Mmm-hmm, see?
That's your poetry defense system.
You watch too much Fox News.
Now, you get your
poetry defense system up.
I'm going to have to be very
careful 'cause I am trespassing.
Mallarme said that poetry is the
language of a state of crisis.
Are you in crisis?
Yeah.
What's the poem?
I'll tell you
the last two lines.
"If someone would poke out
the eyes of hawks,
"us sparrows could dance
wherever we please!"
That not so irrational,
that's quite nice.
"If someone would poke out
the eyes of hawks,
"us sparrows could dance
wherever we please!"
I feel that way sometimes.
Like, I wanna say to that part of
me that's sitting there judging,
"Hey, man, fuck off.
Give me a break.
"I'm trying to be a boy scout,
I'm trying to do my best here."
So, now, I got my first gig at the Village
Vanguard coming up next month.
I'm trying to convince myself
that I'm up to it.
I get...
I get bad
stage fright sometimes.
I used to take beta blockers,
but I didn't like the way they made me feel.
Do you like to dance?
I do, but I...
I don't really know how.
You don't know how to dance?
I don't know.
You don't know?
Maybe, I don't know.
I...
I love you
I need you
Your love is
oh, so heavenly
My darling, can't you see?
My heart skips
a crazy beat
When you're with me
Such warmth when your lips are touching mine
They're sweeter
Much sweeter than wine
I love you
I really do
Your love means
oh, so much to me
My darling, can't you see?
My heart pounds
just for you, my dear
Whenever, whenever
you're near
Sweet lover, oh,
always will be mine
Forever all the time
I love you
I need you
Thanks for
a lovely evening.
Thank you.
Maybe next time
we can go out somewhere.
Yeah, okay.
There's the ramen shop
downstairs
or I know some good
places around here.
Or we could go wherever.
Fine.
Yeah?
So I'm gonna see you again?
That's how this is
gonna go down?
I'd like that.
I'll just see myself
out of the bunker.
Mmm-hmm.
I like to get you on
a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
Out on the briny
With the moon
big and shiny
Melting your heart of stone
Oh, honey
I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
Boom, boom shero
Boom, boom, shero, shero
Shero boom, boom, boom
Hello?
Oh, fuck.
Yeah?
It's Wes. Are you there?
Yeah, I'm here.
Can I come up?
Well...
What's the problem?
No problem.
Am I interrupting something?
No. Sure.
Hello?
I'm in the kitchen.
Smoking again, I see.
You come up here
to lecture me?
What's your problem?
Do you not want me
to come over?
Well...
I called first,
you didn't answer.
I was, like, working
five blocks away
and I thought I'd stop by.
You can call in advance
instead of a second
before buzzing.
Well, I guess
I should go then.
Gee?
Fine. See you.
This wasn't a good idea.
What's that?
This... You and me,
this whole thing.
Oh, why is that?
Because I'm not
ready for it.
You seemed ready for it
the other night.
Did I presume too much
by coming over unannounced?
I've been thinking
about you all week.
I just wanted
to see you and say hi.
No, you don't understand.
I've been... I've been thinking
and I just don't think we should see each other again.
Why?
Because I've been thinking
of you all week, too.
That's good.
We've both been
thinking of each other.
And then
I got mad at you
I don't have a life so I was just waiting for you to call.
This is all horrible
and I don't wanna hate you.
Man, I wanted to call you,
but between work and practice and rehearsal...
Plus,
I figured you didn't want me to crowd you,
I figured you were busy
with your own job, too.
See, that's the thing.
I don't have a job.
It was all bullshit.
I was trying not to scare you away.
You don't have a job?
What do I care?
I'm not your
parole officer.
I don't care if you
have a job or not.
I just wanted to see you.
No, no.
Listen, I... I...
I haven't left this apartment in over a year.
What do you mean?
So you should go, please.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
You mean you haven't left this
apartment in over a year literally?
Yeah, literally.
Not everything's a fucking poem.
Even to go outside
for a walk?
No, not anymore,
not in a long time.
How about just around
the neighborhood?
Yeah!
Fuck, you want me to say it again?
I'm just trying
to get it straight.
Probably wanna
leave now, right?
No. Why?
Why would I wanna leave?
Now that you know I'm nutty.
You're not nutty.
You're just having a little
trouble leaving your apartment.
I have trouble with the full moon and the number six.
I don't care if you
didn't have any arms,
I just wanna
be around you.
Bullshit, I saw your face
putting it on me.
Forget my face...
Wait, so...
This is like a...
It's like a medical condition, right?
So what?
How do you get food?
I just order in, like the other night,
or the supermarket delivers.
I didn't know that.
Supermarket delivery?
Oh...
Oh.
Wait...
How do you have money
for your apartment?
And where's that
money come from?
Residuals.
Residuals?
Listen...
Oh, like for advertising,
that was true?
Mmm-hmm. Sort of.
I did a lot of stuff
as an actress.
An actress?
What?
This is terrible.
Wow.
This is terrible,
I'm sorry, you...
No, no, no.
I've been so selfish. Oh, shit.
What's the matter? This is...
I owe you an apology.
This is great.
It takes a lot of time to get your cards out on the table.
Yeah, it's very romantic,
very seductive.
Oh, I don't wanna
be seduced.
I wouldn't blame you if you didn't
wanna come around anymore.
I'll be coming around as much as you'll have me.
But you got to do me a favor.
Two favors.
What?
First, can I use your shower right now and clean off?
Yeah. Yes. And?
And that gig at the Vanguard is coming up.
You got to make your best effort
to be there on the first night.
It would mean a lot to me,
just you out there in the dark.
I just... I just...
I just told you.
I know what you said
and I get it.
But when people believe in boundaries,
they become a part of them.
Just got to promise me
your best effort.
Best effort
to come to the gig.
Fine, but I seriously doubt...
I know.
It's okay.
We'll see.
Who knows?
Maybe you just need a special occasion
to leave
the apartment for.
Yeah, right.
Special occasion, sure.
You're about to burn your fingers there, madam.
I'm relieved right now.
For a minute there,
I thought that you
didn't desire to see me.
Oh, I do.
That's the problem.
That's a decent
problem to have.
You have dinner?
No, I haven't.
You like Chinese food?
Yeah.
There's a menu by the couch.
No, wait.
I just wanna hold you
for a second longer.
Hey.
You ever go
to sleepaway camp?
I was just laying here,
I was thinking about sleepaway camp.
And talking
excitedly in the dark.
And bunks,
and counselors telling you,
"Shut up."
I figure it was troublemaking,
it had to be.
We'd sleep,
and on the last day,
we'd put underwear on our heads
and climb out of
the bathroom window
and then make
a prison breakout
for the girls' cabins,
you know.
Did you ever go?
Yeah, I went.
Where? What camp?
Camp Robin Hood
in Maine.
I hated my parents
for making me go.
But I ended up having the time of my life.
Camp Robin Hood.
That's where I had
my first bad crush.
Hmm. Well...
What was his name?
Eddie. Eddie Radley.
Eddie Boo Radley.
What was his deal?
He was from East Orange,
New Jersey.
He had really long eyelashes,
nice hands.
I took pictures of him
on the basketball court
and by the time I developed the pictures,
we were pretty serious.
I went out with him
for two summers.
We were
the youngest lovers.
He was really sweet.
He only listened to the Beach Boys,
Pet Sounds.
And on rainy days,
he used to offer me his jacket
and we'd go walking.
Big deal.
I used to just
kiss right away.
Just stick my tongue in
right away.
I'd open my mouth,
hands deep in my pockets.
I'd close my eyes
and kind of go to sleep,
like I was in a cave.
Back then,
I hated to be alone.
Room tone, frequency,
that's all I used to hear
when I was alone.
And I got used to it,
it wasn't so bad.
No surprises,
pretty much all I wanted then is forgotten now.
Whatever happened
to Eddie?
After college I saw him once at a random party.
He was strange,
and I was obsessed with a plan.
What kind of plan?
Ambition...
I don't remember
the details.
Some kind of slow panic
about proving myself.
Walking down the street
was always difficult for me,
it's a sensory overload.
But somehow I thought
I could transcend it all
through sheer force of will.
And it worked
for a little while.
How is he strange?
Who?
Eddie.
Well...
You know, I gotta say,
I don't like
this Eddie kid.
You're jealous
of Eddie Radley?
Yeah.
You should be.
Oh, shit.
No, you didn't.
No, no, no,
no. No, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, you're ticklish.
No, no. God, stop.
Don't do that.
No.
Fucker.
Hey.
Hmm?
It's 9:00, do you
have to get up?
Not ready to get up.
When's your first job?
11:00, in South Harlem.
Do you want
some breakfast?
Yes.
Eggs?
Yes.
Scrambled?
Yes, ma'am.
Would you like some
orange juice with that?
Yes.
Look what I got.
Serving it up.
I'll call.
All right, so how many
cards do you want?
Mmm.
Come on, come on.
One.
One? Only one.
Oh, she's going
for a straight.
Oh, God.
I'll take...
You will take two.
Uno, dos.
Now.
You bet again based
on how good you did.
And if you got...
You got that straight that you were going for,
then you would bet a lot or if you want to bluff me,
you can bet a lot,
it's totally up to you.
But if you lose,
you're gonna really have to pay me.
I started getting stage fright,
that's how it started.
I'd go out on stage
and I wasn't quite right.
There was people
out there in the seats.
They had actually paid money to watch me in the play
and I couldn't give them
what I knew they wanted.
So I'd go out there onstage and
I'd just go through the motions.
And then I started to think,
"Well, they must hate me,
Then one night,
I couldn't bring myself to go out there at all.
I was shaking so bad,
and the stage manager was grabbing my arm.
So I slapped her
in the face and ran out.
And the next day I fired my agent and quit the business.
What about before?
Before all that.
Don't you miss that?
Just acting?
I miss some things but I don't miss a lot of it.
No, seriously,
you are better than that.
Yeah!
That was a good song.
Mmm-hmm.
Yeah!
That was the reed's fault,
that wasn't yours. Yeah.
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, brother.
Yeah?
The Vanguard gig
starts tomorrow night.
I know.
I'm nervous as hell,
to tell you the truth.
But, like...
Not like the last time.
I think it's weird.
Well, you got the gig, so,
someone likes how you sound.
You're gonna do fine.
Go to sleep,
get some rest.
What's the name
of that play
you got such bad
stage fright?
Is it the one about the morgues in the north?
What difference
does it make?
Mmm-hmm.
Can I just ask you
one more question?
What were you doing
in Japan?
My acting teacher
took me there
to study Noh theater.
I don't understand.
Noh theater?
Yeah. N-O-H.
It's all about masks.
I'm sorry you're nervous
about tomorrow night.
I really do think if you get some rest you'll feel better.
And I'm not just
saying that selfishly.
I'll try.
I'm not tired at all,
but I'll try.
I trust your advises.
Are you nervous at all?
About what?
Tomorrow night?
Why would I be nervous?
Best effort.
Come with me to the gig.
You're gonna make
your best effort, remember?
Yeah, I remember.
Go to sleep.
You take promises
seriously, don't you?
You're not flip about that,
aren't you?
Yeah. I take them
seriously but...
It's not gonna
be that way.
I'm not gonna make it,
you know that, right?
Hot and cold person.
You got something
to say?
Forget it.
I'll try.
You'll try.
This night won't
be that way, right?
You know.
Okay.
Okay.
Right smack in the depth of your soul
You'll find a core
The purity of which
is begging
To start you
from the front
Bang, the gun goes off
The run is weak
and you barely left your seat
Meanwhile
these iniquities are...
Hi.
What are you up to?
Getting ready to
take a bath.
Come to your window
for a sec.
What for?
I'm grooving high.
Ta-da!
Do you recognize me?
I'm like a new man.
There's only one thing missing from my ensemble.
Can you tell?
Um... I don't know.
A corsage?
What?
I mean you.
Come on, Wes,
don't do this.
We already
went over this,
it's not gonna be that way.
I know we did
already go over it, but...
That was all theoretical.
I was hoping you would
put all kidding aside
and come down and let's go over to the Vanguard.
Come with me
to the gig, my dear.
Why are you pressuring me?
I can't let you stay up there,
locked away in your room.
I wish you would
leave me alone.
You don't need
me with you.
But I love you.
I think you're amazing.
I walk around this city all day
and I just can't believe my luck.
Well, that's very nice.
Oh, I found them
Oklahoma sci-fi books.
He was writing under the name Johnny Stranger.
It's called The Alien In The Corner,
you know that one?
Yeah, yes.
So you know him.
Don't get stuck in
a corner, it's a trick.
You think you can
see everything coming.
That you got the whole game all figured out
but while you're
watching everyone else,
there's something strange
inside you, sneaking up,
that you didn't
even see at all.
I'm gonna go now, Wes.
I'm gonna stand in front of your apartment...
For the next 30 minutes.
If you don't come down...
Then I'll just go,
I won't bug you anymore.
I have to be at my gig in an hour,
so that's all the time I got.
Break a leg.
You too.
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
John's in love
Joan's in love
Jim's in love
I don't care
You're the only girl
She's the one I loved
She's the girl
I'm thinking of
Joan and I had a quarrel
She said, "This is the end."
I said,
"Just a minute, baby,"
"Won't you
take me back again?"
John's in love
Joan's in love
Jim's in love
I don't care
You're the only girl
She's the one I love
She's the girl
I'm thinking of
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
Bye, Martha.
Toni, are you still up?
Toni?
Yes.
It's me. It's Sam.
Can I come in?
Yes, Sam.
- Mind if I put your light on?
- Yes.
I knew you were out.
I was sound asleep, I've got a headache.
Okay.
I've got something
to tell you, Toni.
Yes, Sam.
It's my house.
You fucked her in my bed?
Did you fuck her on my fucking bed?
Did you fuck on my bed?
You're not going home.
There's two teenagers on the street.
One of them is trying
to steal something.
The guy is trying to steal something from the girl,
but the girl's
screaming for help.
Somebody help me!
Stop it!
On Clinton between Houston and Stanton.
Help me!
Do something.
What's wrong with you fucking people?
Jesus!
Help me! Fuck you.
Go back to her.
Fuck. Fucking do something.
Fuck you.
No, I ain't gonna give you shit.
Get help!
Please, I fucking beg.
Fucking help me! Somebody help me!
Somebody!
Summer may seem far away...
...but now
is the time to plan.
Check out the Fresh Box
Summer Camp...
Right smack in the depth of your soul
You'll find a core
The purity of which
is begging
To start you
from the front
Bang, the gun goes off
The run is weak
and you barely left your seat
Meanwhile
these iniquities are...
Hi. Yes.
For delivery, please.
My number is 347-989-3792.
Yeah. That's the address.
Uh-huh.
Yes, 5F. Right.
Um... I'd like the scallion pancakes,
broccoli and garlic sauce.
Um... Large.
And, um, yeah, hold on.
What do you want, Jim?
Uh, yeah,
I'll have a vegetable fried rice and...
Oh, and a ginger ale.
Did you hear him?
Oh, good. Okay.
Um, cash. Yeah.
Okay, thank you.
Oh, wait. Oh, fuck. Hello?
Yeah. Hi.
Could you tell me how much that is?
Yeah, hello?
Oh, hi.
Delivery.
Yeah. No.
Hold on a second, Charles.
Yeah, yeah.
Do you see the money?
Yeah, I see it.
Could you please just leave the
bag of food on the floor there
and take the money, okay?
Yeah, yeah. No, I know.
Yeah, it's here.
Yeah. Okay?
Okay.
Thank you.
What? Do you want me
to leave it here?
Yeah. Yeah, right.
Okay.
Thanks so much.
Have a good night.
Okay, you too.
Personally,
I like to jump off rocks
and bridges and things
into water.
I know some people
like to go shopping
and some people
like to shoot guns.
Recycling feels pretty good.
But if you found something
that makes you feel truly alive
and it doesn't hurt anybody else while you do it,
well done, you won
the game of life.
There's a secret to life
Remind me to tell you
When you grow up
How brave you are...
How brave you are
To come and join...
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
Water!
Water? Now?
What the fuck?
Water!
What the fuck about?
It's draining down all over my fucking soccer jersey!
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck.
You got water flooding all over the fucking hallway
and down into the stairwell.
Fuck. I see it.
Thank you. It's the toilet.
Shit. I'm sorry!
Thank you so much. I'm so sorry.
I'm on it. Thank you.
Fuck.
Can I just
speak to one of your plumbers by phone?
You could look it up
by phone.
No, I understand
that it would cost money.
I'm saying maybe one of your plumbers
could walk me through it by phone
and we could figure it out
on the phone.
That's not how you do things?
Does that mean you won't do it like that?
Fine.
So my options are what?
Yes. I want
to fix the toilet.
No, I'm not a fucking plumber.
I think you fucking know that.
Yeah, excuse my French.
Okay. Fine.
Send the plumber over.
Wait, it's really not possible
that we could do this by phone?
Hello?
Plumber.
Hello?
A lot of locks, huh?
This ain't a bad
part of town, is it?
Not particularly, no.
You got a great
ramen noodle shop downstairs.
You must visit it frequently.
Not really.
No?
You're missing out.
It's very authentic.
Not that I've ever
been to Japan.
Have you?
Yes.
A long time ago.
Cool.
May I come in?
Yes. Sorry.
Let's see
what we got here.
This the culprit?
Hey, can we move this footstool over and put this on it?
Oh, yeah.
Let's see what we got.
Well, not out of nowhere,
it was making noises the past few weeks.
Gee, what kind of noises?
It would start running and then it
would stop and make a sort of a...
Well, like that, but quiet.
I don't know what that is.
Could you do it again?
No, I'm not. That was good.
That was a good faulty toilet imitation.
I'm gonna get out of the way.
You're not in the way.
Is it okay if I walk around
your apartment in my boots?
Nothing hidden
under the floorboards?
What? No.
and my boot went right through the floorboard, like...
Boom, boom, boom.
Just like that.
You wanna hear it again?
Boom, boom, boom.
It was cool, though.
He was a nice old guy.
He had a kerosene stove.
And a sap.
A blackjack, a sap is a blackjack.
He was a nice guy.
Over on 16th Street
on 7th Avenue.
I'm gonna go over there
to the kitchen, okay?
Great.
You got no flow.
What?
You got no flow in here,
in my opinion.
Oh.
Don't worry. I'll fix it.
Is there anything
I can do?
Nah, just sit loose.
You mean "hang tight"?
Okay. Yeah. Hang tight.
You got somewhere
you gotta be?
I can keep working,
but it's gonna be a while longer.
Okay.
Okay. Yeah? You can stay?
I can work longer?
Yes.
Hey.
Hmm?
So, I'll have to come back
tomorrow, okay?
What? Why?
You have, like,
a work schedule issue?
Because I can schedule it
for later in the week.
I just figure you wanna get it
fixed as soon as possible.
I do wanna get it fixed
as soon as possible.
So, tomorrow is okay then?
You couldn't fix it now?
What happened?
It's your plumbing.
It's ancient.
It's actually very rare.
Meaning I'm gonna have to come
back tomorrow with the right parts.
but it's still gonna probably make
those noises unless I come back.
Most people have
more updated plumbing.
But in this place,
basically,
like, your toilet plumbing
is from the '40s.
It's filled with sediment,
delta mud, potato bag oil.
Really?
No.
But it might as well be.
So I'm gonna have to go
and find those parts.
Those are basically like antique Sandy Koufax parts.
But then, I'll be able to fix your toilet,
I'm pretty sure.
Let me get my purse.
Oh, no,
you don't have to pay me until tomorrow
and I'm not gonna
charge you any extra.
It's not your fault the building hasn't
updated its plumbing in 50 years.
I appreciate that.
No sweat.
You like The Three Stooges?
They're okay, I guess. Why?
No reason.
It just popped in my mind.
If you have any problems with that toilet,
you just give me a call.
You have your own website?
Don't you work for Harry's Plumbing Company?
I do, yes. But I like
to give my clients
my direct phone line
and my direct website.
Yeah, the social networks are
full of predators and perverts
So if you know anybody that's doing, like,
a wedding or a bar mitzvah,
let me know 'cause I play
for next to nothing.
I mean, jazz is my thing,
but I can play any kind of music.
Um, Polish music,
even polka music.
I don't know anyone getting
married or having a bar mitzvah.
No? Oh, that's okay.
I was just saying if you did, let me know.
I play the sax, and not
in a casual way either.
There's a clip of me playing at Smalls on that website.
Would you like some water?
Oh, no, I got to get
to another job.
I'm running a little late,
running my... Running my mouth.
Missing various plumbing rituals and whatnot.
But...
Save me a glass.
I'll enjoy it tomorrow.
Oh, fuck.
Just a minute.
Hi.
Hi.
No work today?
I decided to
take the day off.
That all?
Yeah.
How'd you get up here?
Oh, door was
open downstairs.
I think somebody's moving something.
It's probably closed now.
I hope so.
May I come in?
Do you need anything?
I'll take that
glass of water.
Shouldn't be
too long today.
No?
I found those parts.
Took me a while
to find the parts,
but it shouldn't
be too long.
I'll be in the kitchen.
Okay, have some bologna.
It's done.
Just give me a call if anything
starts acting up with that toilet.
I don't think it will though,
it should be fine.
You see this?
This is what goes into your wall from the toilet.
You see how rusty that is?
Yeah.
All those rusty parts,
it adds up, you know.
Rusty water intake assembly,
rusty metered fill valve.
Rusty ballcock,
rusty flush valve,
rusty refill mechanism,
rusty bowl siphon.
Eventually, you got
no flow at all.
It's like an Italian prison.
My saxophone,
I'm always cleaning it with all kinds of oils.
You got to be anal
about it almost.
I went to your website.
You're very good.
You went on my website?
Isn't that why
you gave me the card?
Sure, I just never figured that anyone
was gonna actually go to the site.
I mean,
especially once they see me in this monkey suit.
I guess I just...
I never think anyone's gonna actually check it out.
I mean, I don't know if I, myself,
would check it out
if some plumber told me that
he was a saxophone player
and that there was a link on
the internet to go and hear it.
You're very good.
That's very good of you to say.
Thank you.
Most people don't
like the way I play.
My phasing is too raw.
I always like to think that it's like...
It's like new, you know,
it just takes a while to like, catch on.
You know, I spent
so many years,
like, slowly learning how to play every note perfectly.
But it got to where the notes, like,
had no feeling.
Feeling, that's what
I like about art.
You know, and not craftiness, like,
the hiding of feelings.
Oh, you really liked it?
Yes, I mean it.
Slow Boat To China,
excellent rendition. Phew!
That's a tough tune,
you know.
It's tough to be original with that one.
I mean,
I don't think I was too dishonest with it.
I mean, even though Coleman Hawkins played it.
So I was like...
"Why bother?
You know, Hawk played it better."
But I always
loved that tune.
And you can't let
someone else's genius
scare you off
your own genius.
I've always loved
that song too.
Are you a jazz fan?
I like all kinds of music.
Jazz, I'm not, like,
a crazy follower.
You... And I like
Kind of Blue.
You got some
Billie Holiday part...
I know a little
more than that.
I know some
Bud Powell records
and Don Cherry
and some Fats Navarro.
Fats Nav...
Oh, you are a jazz fan.
Fats Navarro,
that's like...
That's like Genet.
Something like that.
How do you mean?
I don't know, it's just...
It's tragic.
And beautiful.
Anyway, I don't
want to be too morbid.
Would you like to go
and see some jazz
or hear some jazz
with me some time?
I can't.
You can't? How come?
What, you got a jealous fella?
No. I just can't.
Uh... Okay.
No, I get it.
Um... Right.
Sorry you feel like that.
That was inappropriate
for me to ask.
I'm just here to fix your toilet.
It's, er... Yeah.
Um, you like,
go for the Handsome Dans or something.
I'll see myself out, get my saddle.
Thanks for the water.
Oh, I hope I didn't make you too
uncomfortable just now. Sorry.
We could have dinner.
We could?
If you don't mind
coming here for it.
Sure. Are you sure?
How about tomorrow night?
Tomorrow night?
Uh, what time?
8:00.
because I won't have time
to change. Is that okay?
Sure. Informal.
You like pasta?
Yeah. I'm a vegetarian,
so, no meat.
But you're not a vegan?
No, I'm not
that annoying.
Vegetarian pasta.
I'm on it.
Good.
Yeah.
I'll see you
tomorrow night then.
Tomorrow night.
Fats Navarro.
Why don't you come?
Why don't you come?
Why don't you come?
Let me
Take you out to the village
Of love
And let me
Hold you tight
Let me
Treat you right
Oh, come on
Come on
Hey, hey, to the village
Of love
I'll tell your ma
I'll tell your ma
I'll tell your ma
You're going back
to Arkansas
Oh, come on
Come on
Hey, hey, out to the village
Of love
You don't have it?
Pepe Rosso.
Yes.
Hi, I'd like to order
for delivery.
For two.
Um...
Can I get some
of this bread?
Go for it.
You must work hard.
Yeah. I was working
down by the river,
over on Wall Street.
There was an elephant.
On Wall Street?
Yeah, some circus
promotion nonsense.
But back to you, where do you work?
What do you do?
I'm an executive.
Yeah? You work
on Wall Street?
I work, um, in advertising.
I work all over, gun-for-hire-type stuff.
And what does
that job entail?
Is that like thinking up commercials of cream?
Exactly.
Probably, but it's too embarrassing for our first date.
Is that what this is?
Yes, isn't it?
It's fine with me.
It's splendid with me.
Would you like
some more wine?
Hmm, yeah.
You got a lot of books.
Have you read them?
All of them. Yup.
I see Melville...
Hmm, Challenger, Twain.
Tresor.
Not to be adolescent,
but who's the tops to you?
Maybe Saroyan.
The Daring Young Man
on the Flying Trapeze.
Hmm. Well, flying kids
are always great, right?
Actually, my favorite writer is this
obscure person that no one knows.
Who?
You wouldn't know him.
He went by different aliases.
Mostly he wrote sci-fi,
lives in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma sci-fi, huh?
Interesting.
Can I get one of those squares,
s'il vous plait?
Most people hear
that I'm in jazz...
And they have these visions of
booze and heroin in their heads.
But in fact, these days...
Thank you.
...most of the good jazz musicians
run marathons and teach yoga.
The scene changes.
Oh, you know
who my favorite poet is?
Cold Mountain.
He was a hermit
and he lived in a cave.
On a cold mountain?
Oh...
You're kind of a
smart ass, aren't you?
The Fischer's defense
to the King's Gambit.
Mmm-hmm, see?
That's your poetry defense system.
You watch too much Fox News.
Now, you get your
poetry defense system up.
I'm going to have to be very
careful 'cause I am trespassing.
Mallarme said that poetry is the
language of a state of crisis.
Are you in crisis?
Yeah.
What's the poem?
I'll tell you
the last two lines.
"If someone would poke out
the eyes of hawks,
"us sparrows could dance
wherever we please!"
That not so irrational,
that's quite nice.
"If someone would poke out
the eyes of hawks,
"us sparrows could dance
wherever we please!"
I feel that way sometimes.
Like, I wanna say to that part of
me that's sitting there judging,
"Hey, man, fuck off.
Give me a break.
"I'm trying to be a boy scout,
I'm trying to do my best here."
So, now, I got my first gig at the Village
Vanguard coming up next month.
I'm trying to convince myself
that I'm up to it.
I get...
I get bad
stage fright sometimes.
I used to take beta blockers,
but I didn't like the way they made me feel.
Do you like to dance?
I do, but I...
I don't really know how.
You don't know how to dance?
I don't know.
You don't know?
Maybe, I don't know.
I...
I love you
I need you
Your love is
oh, so heavenly
My darling, can't you see?
My heart skips
a crazy beat
When you're with me
Such warmth when your lips are touching mine
They're sweeter
Much sweeter than wine
I love you
I really do
Your love means
oh, so much to me
My darling, can't you see?
My heart pounds
just for you, my dear
Whenever, whenever
you're near
Sweet lover, oh,
always will be mine
Forever all the time
I love you
I need you
Thanks for
a lovely evening.
Thank you.
Maybe next time
we can go out somewhere.
Yeah, okay.
There's the ramen shop
downstairs
or I know some good
places around here.
Or we could go wherever.
Fine.
Yeah?
So I'm gonna see you again?
That's how this is
gonna go down?
I'd like that.
I'll just see myself
out of the bunker.
Mmm-hmm.
I like to get you on
a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
Out on the briny
With the moon
big and shiny
Melting your heart of stone
Oh, honey
I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
Boom, boom shero
Boom, boom, shero, shero
Shero boom, boom, boom
Hello?
Oh, fuck.
Yeah?
It's Wes. Are you there?
Yeah, I'm here.
Can I come up?
Well...
What's the problem?
No problem.
Am I interrupting something?
No. Sure.
Hello?
I'm in the kitchen.
Smoking again, I see.
You come up here
to lecture me?
What's your problem?
Do you not want me
to come over?
Well...
I called first,
you didn't answer.
I was, like, working
five blocks away
and I thought I'd stop by.
You can call in advance
instead of a second
before buzzing.
Well, I guess
I should go then.
Gee?
Fine. See you.
This wasn't a good idea.
What's that?
This... You and me,
this whole thing.
Oh, why is that?
Because I'm not
ready for it.
You seemed ready for it
the other night.
Did I presume too much
by coming over unannounced?
I've been thinking
about you all week.
I just wanted
to see you and say hi.
No, you don't understand.
I've been... I've been thinking
and I just don't think we should see each other again.
Why?
Because I've been thinking
of you all week, too.
That's good.
We've both been
thinking of each other.
And then
I got mad at you
I don't have a life so I was just waiting for you to call.
This is all horrible
and I don't wanna hate you.
Man, I wanted to call you,
but between work and practice and rehearsal...
Plus,
I figured you didn't want me to crowd you,
I figured you were busy
with your own job, too.
See, that's the thing.
I don't have a job.
It was all bullshit.
I was trying not to scare you away.
You don't have a job?
What do I care?
I'm not your
parole officer.
I don't care if you
have a job or not.
I just wanted to see you.
No, no.
Listen, I... I...
I haven't left this apartment in over a year.
What do you mean?
So you should go, please.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
You mean you haven't left this
apartment in over a year literally?
Yeah, literally.
Not everything's a fucking poem.
Even to go outside
for a walk?
No, not anymore,
not in a long time.
How about just around
the neighborhood?
Yeah!
Fuck, you want me to say it again?
I'm just trying
to get it straight.
Probably wanna
leave now, right?
No. Why?
Why would I wanna leave?
Now that you know I'm nutty.
You're not nutty.
You're just having a little
trouble leaving your apartment.
I have trouble with the full moon and the number six.
I don't care if you
didn't have any arms,
I just wanna
be around you.
Bullshit, I saw your face
putting it on me.
Forget my face...
Wait, so...
This is like a...
It's like a medical condition, right?
So what?
How do you get food?
I just order in, like the other night,
or the supermarket delivers.
I didn't know that.
Supermarket delivery?
Oh...
Oh.
Wait...
How do you have money
for your apartment?
And where's that
money come from?
Residuals.
Residuals?
Listen...
Oh, like for advertising,
that was true?
Mmm-hmm. Sort of.
I did a lot of stuff
as an actress.
An actress?
What?
This is terrible.
Wow.
This is terrible,
I'm sorry, you...
No, no, no.
I've been so selfish. Oh, shit.
What's the matter? This is...
I owe you an apology.
This is great.
It takes a lot of time to get your cards out on the table.
Yeah, it's very romantic,
very seductive.
Oh, I don't wanna
be seduced.
I wouldn't blame you if you didn't
wanna come around anymore.
I'll be coming around as much as you'll have me.
But you got to do me a favor.
Two favors.
What?
First, can I use your shower right now and clean off?
Yeah. Yes. And?
And that gig at the Vanguard is coming up.
You got to make your best effort
to be there on the first night.
It would mean a lot to me,
just you out there in the dark.
I just... I just...
I just told you.
I know what you said
and I get it.
But when people believe in boundaries,
they become a part of them.
Just got to promise me
your best effort.
Best effort
to come to the gig.
Fine, but I seriously doubt...
I know.
It's okay.
We'll see.
Who knows?
Maybe you just need a special occasion
to leave
the apartment for.
Yeah, right.
Special occasion, sure.
You're about to burn your fingers there, madam.
I'm relieved right now.
For a minute there,
I thought that you
didn't desire to see me.
Oh, I do.
That's the problem.
That's a decent
problem to have.
You have dinner?
No, I haven't.
You like Chinese food?
Yeah.
There's a menu by the couch.
No, wait.
I just wanna hold you
for a second longer.
Hey.
You ever go
to sleepaway camp?
I was just laying here,
I was thinking about sleepaway camp.
And talking
excitedly in the dark.
And bunks,
and counselors telling you,
"Shut up."
I figure it was troublemaking,
it had to be.
We'd sleep,
and on the last day,
we'd put underwear on our heads
and climb out of
the bathroom window
and then make
a prison breakout
for the girls' cabins,
you know.
Did you ever go?
Yeah, I went.
Where? What camp?
Camp Robin Hood
in Maine.
I hated my parents
for making me go.
But I ended up having the time of my life.
Camp Robin Hood.
That's where I had
my first bad crush.
Hmm. Well...
What was his name?
Eddie. Eddie Radley.
Eddie Boo Radley.
What was his deal?
He was from East Orange,
New Jersey.
He had really long eyelashes,
nice hands.
I took pictures of him
on the basketball court
and by the time I developed the pictures,
we were pretty serious.
I went out with him
for two summers.
We were
the youngest lovers.
He was really sweet.
He only listened to the Beach Boys,
Pet Sounds.
And on rainy days,
he used to offer me his jacket
and we'd go walking.
Big deal.
I used to just
kiss right away.
Just stick my tongue in
right away.
I'd open my mouth,
hands deep in my pockets.
I'd close my eyes
and kind of go to sleep,
like I was in a cave.
Back then,
I hated to be alone.
Room tone, frequency,
that's all I used to hear
when I was alone.
And I got used to it,
it wasn't so bad.
No surprises,
pretty much all I wanted then is forgotten now.
Whatever happened
to Eddie?
After college I saw him once at a random party.
He was strange,
and I was obsessed with a plan.
What kind of plan?
Ambition...
I don't remember
the details.
Some kind of slow panic
about proving myself.
Walking down the street
was always difficult for me,
it's a sensory overload.
But somehow I thought
I could transcend it all
through sheer force of will.
And it worked
for a little while.
How is he strange?
Who?
Eddie.
Well...
You know, I gotta say,
I don't like
this Eddie kid.
You're jealous
of Eddie Radley?
Yeah.
You should be.
Oh, shit.
No, you didn't.
No, no, no,
no. No, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, you're ticklish.
No, no. God, stop.
Don't do that.
No.
Fucker.
Hey.
Hmm?
It's 9:00, do you
have to get up?
Not ready to get up.
When's your first job?
11:00, in South Harlem.
Do you want
some breakfast?
Yes.
Eggs?
Yes.
Scrambled?
Yes, ma'am.
Would you like some
orange juice with that?
Yes.
Look what I got.
Serving it up.
I'll call.
All right, so how many
cards do you want?
Mmm.
Come on, come on.
One.
One? Only one.
Oh, she's going
for a straight.
Oh, God.
I'll take...
You will take two.
Uno, dos.
Now.
You bet again based
on how good you did.
And if you got...
You got that straight that you were going for,
then you would bet a lot or if you want to bluff me,
you can bet a lot,
it's totally up to you.
But if you lose,
you're gonna really have to pay me.
I started getting stage fright,
that's how it started.
I'd go out on stage
and I wasn't quite right.
There was people
out there in the seats.
They had actually paid money to watch me in the play
and I couldn't give them
what I knew they wanted.
So I'd go out there onstage and
I'd just go through the motions.
And then I started to think,
"Well, they must hate me,
Then one night,
I couldn't bring myself to go out there at all.
I was shaking so bad,
and the stage manager was grabbing my arm.
So I slapped her
in the face and ran out.
And the next day I fired my agent and quit the business.
What about before?
Before all that.
Don't you miss that?
Just acting?
I miss some things but I don't miss a lot of it.
No, seriously,
you are better than that.
Yeah!
That was a good song.
Mmm-hmm.
Yeah!
That was the reed's fault,
that wasn't yours. Yeah.
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, brother.
Yeah?
The Vanguard gig
starts tomorrow night.
I know.
I'm nervous as hell,
to tell you the truth.
But, like...
Not like the last time.
I think it's weird.
Well, you got the gig, so,
someone likes how you sound.
You're gonna do fine.
Go to sleep,
get some rest.
What's the name
of that play
you got such bad
stage fright?
Is it the one about the morgues in the north?
What difference
does it make?
Mmm-hmm.
Can I just ask you
one more question?
What were you doing
in Japan?
My acting teacher
took me there
to study Noh theater.
I don't understand.
Noh theater?
Yeah. N-O-H.
It's all about masks.
I'm sorry you're nervous
about tomorrow night.
I really do think if you get some rest you'll feel better.
And I'm not just
saying that selfishly.
I'll try.
I'm not tired at all,
but I'll try.
I trust your advises.
Are you nervous at all?
About what?
Tomorrow night?
Why would I be nervous?
Best effort.
Come with me to the gig.
You're gonna make
your best effort, remember?
Yeah, I remember.
Go to sleep.
You take promises
seriously, don't you?
You're not flip about that,
aren't you?
Yeah. I take them
seriously but...
It's not gonna
be that way.
I'm not gonna make it,
you know that, right?
Hot and cold person.
You got something
to say?
Forget it.
I'll try.
You'll try.
This night won't
be that way, right?
You know.
Okay.
Okay.
Right smack in the depth of your soul
You'll find a core
The purity of which
is begging
To start you
from the front
Bang, the gun goes off
The run is weak
and you barely left your seat
Meanwhile
these iniquities are...
Hi.
What are you up to?
Getting ready to
take a bath.
Come to your window
for a sec.
What for?
I'm grooving high.
Ta-da!
Do you recognize me?
I'm like a new man.
There's only one thing missing from my ensemble.
Can you tell?
Um... I don't know.
A corsage?
What?
I mean you.
Come on, Wes,
don't do this.
We already
went over this,
it's not gonna be that way.
I know we did
already go over it, but...
That was all theoretical.
I was hoping you would
put all kidding aside
and come down and let's go over to the Vanguard.
Come with me
to the gig, my dear.
Why are you pressuring me?
I can't let you stay up there,
locked away in your room.
I wish you would
leave me alone.
You don't need
me with you.
But I love you.
I think you're amazing.
I walk around this city all day
and I just can't believe my luck.
Well, that's very nice.
Oh, I found them
Oklahoma sci-fi books.
He was writing under the name Johnny Stranger.
It's called The Alien In The Corner,
you know that one?
Yeah, yes.
So you know him.
Don't get stuck in
a corner, it's a trick.
You think you can
see everything coming.
That you got the whole game all figured out
but while you're
watching everyone else,
there's something strange
inside you, sneaking up,
that you didn't
even see at all.
I'm gonna go now, Wes.
I'm gonna stand in front of your apartment...
For the next 30 minutes.
If you don't come down...
Then I'll just go,
I won't bug you anymore.
I have to be at my gig in an hour,
so that's all the time I got.
Break a leg.
You too.
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
John's in love
Joan's in love
Jim's in love
I don't care
You're the only girl
She's the one I loved
She's the girl
I'm thinking of
Joan and I had a quarrel
She said, "This is the end."
I said,
"Just a minute, baby,"
"Won't you
take me back again?"
John's in love
Joan's in love
Jim's in love
I don't care
You're the only girl
She's the one I love
She's the girl
I'm thinking of
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
Somebody's in love
with somebody
I know
I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
Whoo, I love you so
But why I love you
I never know
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But why I love you
I never know
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