All language subtitles for Fame - 1x09 - But Seriously Folks.DVDRip.en

If it's fatigue, get some sleep.
If it's drugs, get some help.

Drugs? No way.

- What's the body language saying now?
- It's saying scared.

- Please, double cheese
- Hankburger

- Please, double cheese
- Hankburger

What do you want from me?

I'm trying to make a start
for myself, and nobody cares.

A star of tomorrow,
Danny Amatullo.

You got big dreams.

You want fame.

Well, fame costs...

and right here is where
you start paying in sweat.

Five, six.

Five, six, seven and one.

Step up to the mike,
and say what's on your mind.

Boogie, boogie.

Come on and step
up to the mike...

and say what's on your mind.

Boogie, boogie.

They're gonna kill me.

Step up to the mike,
and say what's on your mind.

Boogie, boogie.

Step up to the mike.
Boogie, boogie.

Okay, you're loosening up.
That's a little better.

But you gotta keep it
in your head...

that this kind of number is
the kind that you just go with.

You wanna make the audience
feel they can participate.

They're part of this number. It's not so
much a performance as it is an invitation.

You wanna be saying, ''You can get up here
with us. You can boogie.''

Yeah, but it's so hard to do
without the audience.

Sweetheart, until you convince me...

that you know your left foot from your
right, be glad there is no audience.

All right. Come on.
Let's take it from the hip shift.

The hip shift, okay?
Five, six.

Five, six, seven and one.

Shift. Double shift.

Change. Change.

More isolation. Come on.
Shift. Shift, shift, change.

Well, look who decided...

to honor us with his presence-
the Italian Stallion.

- I overslept.
- I don't like to work my rehearsals...

around people
who are late, understood?

I'm not a dancer or a singer.
I'm a comedian.

Do you see me laughin',
Amatullo?

No.

Then you better start singin'
and dancin'.

All right. Come on.
Let's go again from the chorus.

Five, six, seven and shift.

Shift. Double, double, shift.

Come on. Make it tight.
Snap it! Snap!

Doris, what are you doin', sweetheart?
Come on, come on.

Get soulful, baby.
Come up high!

If you wanna be Woody Allen,
you do it on your own time, not ours.

- Shut up.
- Shift.

Precision is a very important
element of clear writing.

This is particularly true
in the case of pronouns.

Let me give you an example.

''When his brother came in,
he said he was tired...

of telling him he wasn't
supposed to go there.''

- Who wrote that?
- Now, as you can see, the excessive use...

of the pronoun ''he'' makes it impossible
to understand the sentence.

I understood it.

If you read the book,
you'd know who ''he'' was.

I have read the book.
That isn't the point. The point is-

Can someone give me another example?
Danny Amatullo?

- You want another example?
- Mm-hmm.

- Didn't you like the last one?
- I did, but Leroy didn't.

Would you care to oblige us?

Terry Bradshaw is known
for his precision passing.

Not even close.
Sorry I woke you up.

Wake me up? She's the one
who put me to sleep.

I'm sorry?
I missed that, Danny.

Did you have another clear-cut
example of precision?

I was just saying that...

if your class was
a little more interesting...

we wouldn't be
nodding off as much.

We'll discuss that later.

You be back here
at the end of classes today.

You understand everything in those books,
but you know nothing about life.

Pop, we've been through
all this before.

When your mother died, the authorities
were gonna put you in a home.

My son they were gonna
put in a home.

- Said I wasn't fit to raise a kid.
- Pop-

Look at me, Franco.
Were they right?

Did I bring you up wrong?
Did I?

Hold it, please. Sorry to break
in the middle of this.

What are you doing?

Judging from the tone of
your voice, not too good.

That's being kind.

What happened to all the gentle moments
we worked on in the last session?

You're supposed to be warm,
loving, especially to Franco.

I keep thinkin' Franco,
but I keep seein' Montgomery.

This is a very physical man.

He's a great big hugger.
He's a toucher.

He's Italian.
You're Italian.

You should have no trouble
relating to this.

Why don't we use some of
your own family experiences?

- Is your dad alive?
- Not according to my mom.

- You wanna try it again?
- No.

The only thing I can play today
is an Italian jerk from the South Bronx.

I'll pass.

- You okay, Danny?
- Yeah. Sure. Why wouldn't I be okay?

Because you're having a problem
in my class...

and I get the impression
mine isn't the only one.

- I ain't got a problem.
- Wrong on both counts, Danny.

It's ''haven't,'' not ''ain't.''

And you do have a problem.
You've been nodding off.

I want to know if the cause
is physical or chemical.

- I'm not sure I follow.
- If it's fatigue, get some sleep.

If it's drugs, get some help.

Drugs? No way.
It's just that I'm workin' nights.

Working where? Doing what?

I got a job at
an all-night sandwich stand.

My old man got laid off,
so we're kind of tight for money.

You know how it is.

Danny, do you know what I mean
if I use the phrase ''body language''?

- I'm not sure.
- It means your words...

are saying one thing,
but the way you're standing...

the way you're not looking at me,
they're all saying something else.

Yeah, well, what's
the body language sayin' now?

It's saying scared.

I gotta go.

I told you I got a job,
and I'm late! Good-bye!

He's been taking Leroy lessons.

But I never went on
a commercial interview.

- Are you sure we can get in?
- It's a cattle call.

We'll stand around until somebody decides
if we have the right look or not.

- The right look? What's that?
- Who knows?

- Don't they know?
- They don't have the slightest idea.

How can you interview somebody
if you don't know what you're looking for?

- Watch.
- Okay, people.

People, I just wanna
take a look at you.

Now, the look is what's
important here.

We'll get the performance
out of the way later.

We're just looking
for that look.

You've already got a redhead.

Right. Yeah, thanks.

Why do I feel like I'm in
the Caucasian version of Roots?

Who just spoke?

I want someone to look into
my camera with eyes that say...

''I'll die if I don't have a Hankburger
with double cheese.''

Eyes, don't fail me now.

That's cute. I like her.

So the guy says,
''I don't understand.

If that was your mother-in-law,
what happened to the donkey?''

But you know where I like it best?
Right here in New York.

NYC, the Big Apple.

In fact, there's really
no reason for leaving...

because getting back-
impossible.

- He's really cookin' tonight.
- Yeah.

How long you been
stage manager here, Danny?

- Almost two months.
- And you're doing a good job.

You keep things running
nice and smooth.

- Thanks, Mr. Kerides.
- Did you hearJoey's leavin'?

Yeah, Vegas. Six weeks.
The Sands. The main room.

It's Reno. Four weeks.
The Poker Palace.

- In the lounge.
- It's still a good break forJoey.

ForJoey, yeah.

But for me, it means I've got
an open spot starting next Thursday.

- You interested?
- You kidding? Interested?

I've been working till 2:00, 3:00
in the morning every night just so I-

- A real comic?
- You'd better be...

'cause I'm putting you down
for the closing spot Thursday night.

You'll probably go on
about 1 :00 or 1 :30. All right?

Thank you very much.

Hey, now, why do I get
the feeling...

that the boss is giving you
a shot next Thursday?

Workin' a real audience.
No more telling jokes to mirrors.

- You look beat, kid.
- I am. It's been so tough.

It's hard to do my school stuff here,
and it's just all catchin' up with me.

Let me give you a little advice.
You know what? No.

Let me give you a little
opening-night present.

- No, that's okay.
- Come on.

You wanna go out there next Thursday
feeling like a schlump?

You wanna make
the people feel good?

You gotta feel good yourself.
I got plenty.

I don't wanna be a schlump
out there. That's for sure.

You know, having a radio show
is like having a figure-

You gotta use it for it
to do you any good.

You talkin' to that all-night
phone-in show again?

Al, I don't know if UFOs
are real or not.

Nobody knows.
That's the point.

And nobody's trying
very hard to find out either.

- That's what I'm sayin'.
- My mother, the wacko.

That will sit in your stomach
like a cannonball this time of morning.

There's soup.
Take some of that.

I thought you were talkin'
to All-Night Al.

I'm on hold till
the 2:00 news is finished.

Sit. I'll make you
some soup.

- You just gettin' in?
- Yeah.

- Didn't mean to wake ya.
- You didn't.

I'm on the 3:00-to-1 1 :00 shift
this week.

There's soup for your thermos.
I'll make the sandwiches in a sec.

I get to perform
at the club next Thursday.

- What, Friday some kind of holiday?
- No.

- You gonna work the same hours as now?
- At first.

Pop, I have to go
where I can perform.

You could always work Talent Night
over at the Knights of St. Anthony.

- Not at my lodge.
- Why not?

It's bad enough
he has to go to that school...

but I won't have my son playing the clown
in front of my friends.

I'm not a clown.
I'm a comedian.

- There's a difference.
- There is.

- A clown'll do anything for a laugh.
- Danny, let's not get into it.

When you get older, maybe you'll get
some sense in your head.

You think I'm gonna grow
outta this or somethin'.

If we're lucky.

- Those sandwiches ready yet?
- Yeah.

I'll be home regular time.

I'm gonna stop at church,
light a candle for Vinnie.

All across America

Long Island to LA

You're in for a treat
when you stop to eat

If you don't forget to say

- Please, double cheese
- Hankburger

- Please, double cheese
- Hankburger

New England Cape to the Golden Gate
Say, please

Double cheese
Hankburger

- Hey, what's going on?
- A star is born.

I got called back
by that cuckoo bird...

who wanted me to look
into his camera with eyes.

- He wants me to come in and read.
- Better me than you.

But if not me, why not you?
Congratulations.

- What should I do?
- Why ask me?

You're the one who dragged me
there in the first place.

- I didn't drag you anywhere.
- Are you gonna stand there...

and argue with me
or you gonna help me?

The first thing you gotta do is stop
thinking the director is a cuckoo bird.

No matter what he is,
he is the director.

- And cuckoo.
- Next, the product. You love it!

Have you ever eaten
a Hankburger?

I don't know who Hank is,
but his burgers are the pits.

Wrong. From this moment on,
they are great.

- Look, do you want the job?
- They're great. None better.

- Next, you'll have to read for the job-
- Sorry to interrupt...

which is a lie,
but I have to ask you all a question.

- Is it important?
- No. It's an unimportant question.

How would you all like to come see
a fast-rising young comedian perform?

- You got a gig?
- Not too loud.

- I don't wanna get tossed outta school.
- When and where?

- Why?
- Cute. It's a comedy club.

It's the late show,
1 :00 in the morning.

My dad would massage my gums
with an automobile jack.

Same here.
Not on a school night.

That's great.
That's really great.

I work my buns off for three months
trying to wedge my way in there.

- It finally all comes together-
- I'd shut up real quick if I were you.

What are you doing in here,
Mr. Martelli?

I was just leaving,
very quickly. Bye.

Good instincts, boy.
Good instincts.

And what are y'all lookin' at?

- Hey, how you doin', kid?
- Okay.

Hey, Danny, this is it-
the night.

It's been a long day, and I couldn't
get anybody to come watch.

Who cares?
This is your night.

You oughta be flyin', especially with
those little bombs I laid on you.

No. Kid, you're not going out there
alone, are you?

- I guess so.
- Dummy.

Look, I'm steering you
straight on this.

The way you make it in this business
is with a full charge.

That's the way things are.
You gotta be up.

There ain't no down,
not for a comic.

Don't go out there
by yourself, kid.

You take a couple of friends
with ya.

Good evening, friends.

All right, you bums.
Listen up.

I want you to give
your undivided attention...

and a great big hand
to a new kid on the block-

a star of tomorrow,
Danny Amatullo!

Thank you. Thank you.
I think I should warn you, I'm-

I'm in deep trouble.

Frost's work stresses simple,
straightforward imagery...

and a lack
of overt intellectualism.

Now, there's a direct connection
between that sort of simplicity...

and the writings
of William Wordsworth...

one of the first to put poetry
into the language of the common man.

He also used the Platonic
doctrine of recollection.

Mr. Martelli, what was it?
Give me an example?

When you're born,
you know everything...

and learning is the adult
remembering his childhood.

- And an example?
- ''Ode on Intimations of Immortality.''

But please don't ask me
to explain the title.

It means, Mr. Wordsworth...

the cough is more
than just hay fever.

Amatullo, you stay here.

- We need to talk.
- I got class.

You've been dodging me
for several days now...

and you have lunch next period,
so sit down.

Have a seat.

I'm surprised. I'm puzzled.
Also, I'm very angry.

- Why, because I bust one little rule?
- I'm not talking about rules.

You wanna get yourself thrown out
of school, that's your problem.

But you conned me. All that nonsense
about having to help your family.

It's true. Why do you think
I work at the club?

I prefer my fairy tales to start with
''once upon a time.''

What do you want from me?

I'm tryin' to make a start
for myself, and nobody cares.

All you care about
is if I know poems...

or if I know how
to diagram sentences.

- Nobody cares what I'm goin' through!
-Just what are you going through?

- Nothin'. I'm not going-
- Danny, look at me.

Don't touch me! I don't like
when people touch me.

- You're on uppers, aren't you?
- Miss Sherwood, if you're finished-

Hold your hand out.
Hold it out!

The object is to hold it steady.

I'm just nervous about the performance.
That's all.

- I'm just a little on edge.
- Damn it!

Now, you listen to me,
young man.

There's a part of me that wants
to close my fist and flatten you.

But because I'm
a reasonable person, I know...

that's what they call
misdirected anger.

It isn't you I'm mad at.

It's that piece of breathing dirt
who gave you that poison.

- It's not poison.
- It's poison.

And it destroys young people,
and I hate it!

Danny, I've lost students...

and friends and people
I cared about very deeply...

and I don't intend
to lose any more.

- Dead?
- In effect.

Obviously, there's somebody
out there telling you it's okay.

Somebody telling you
everybody does it?

Well, I'm here to tell you
that person is a liar and a thief.

- He's not a thief!.
- He's a thief!.

He's stealing your life, Danny...

and he's getting you
to act as an accomplice.

It's lunch. Go.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

I'm going to have to
think about it.

But you are gonna
do somethin'?

You'll be late for lunch.

Imagery, Doris.
That's what it's all about.

Why are you doing this?
I thought you hated commercials.

- I do.
- Then why are you doing this?

I thought I'd get into coaching
for some extra money.

- It's what they call a fallback position.
- Do you know how thrilling it is...

to be in someone's
fallback position?

Doris, it's just that when I heard you say
how you hated Hankburgers-

They're like poached hubcaps.

- Anyway you eat 'em, they turn sideways.
- That's what imagery is about.

What's your very favorite food?
The food that you absolutely can't resist?

My grandmother's lentil soup.
It's unreal.

All right! So when you look
at those hamburgers...

I want you to see,
smell and taste...

your grandmother's
lentil soup.

My grandmother's lentil soup.

- This is really nice of you.
- The thing you'll have to ask yourself-

- Is this gonna make you a better actress?
- It'll make me a richer actress.

- If that's what you're after.
- Coco...

if Sir Laurence Olivier
can sell cameras...

if Orson Welles can refuse
to drink wine before its time...

then who am I,
Doris Rene Schwartz...

to refuse to stand
in front of a camera...

and pig out on
a Hankburger, double cheese?

Tell me that.

I don't do drugs, because I think
of my body as a cathedral.

I don't wanna do nothing
to mar its beauty.

So why don't you tell that
to Amatullo?

I ain't tellin' him nothin'.

As long as he takes the heat from
Sherwood and keeps her off me, I'm fine.

Anyway, I'm due for
some time off from her.

Pull up. Change partners.
Promenade.

If everyone is so concerned about Danny,
how come nobody went to go see him?

The way I heard it,
somebody did- Sherwood.

Change partners.
Piqu�, arabesque.

- Tendu and one.
- I notice you didn't go.

Get off my case. Nobody went.
We all let him down.

Port de bras, chass�.

In a circle, chass�.

In a circle, chass�.

And tendu, close fifth.

Close fifth.
Port de bras! Breathe!

What I don't understand is,
why'd he get into pills?

- He's from the South Bronx, silly.
- What's that supposed to mean?

If you don't understand that,
you're not gonna understand anything.

Being number one isn't easy.

I think we should stop talkin' about this
and show him that we care.

I think he's scared,
and we didn't help him any.

When you don't have anyone to talk to,
you look for something else.

And forward, pull back.

And forward, pull up.

Stay up.
Pull up your back, Coco.

And change, tendu, close.

And reverence. Hold. Hold.

Thanks.

Now, when you look
at that Hankburger...

I want to see
love in your eyes.

I want to see
passion in your face.

I want to see adoration
in your whole person.

And most of all, I want to see
double cheese in your look.

What's so funny?

Nothing. Happy,joy.
Double cheese.

Terrific. That's just what we want.
Okay, roll 'em.

Very quiet, please.

Hankburger, double cheese.
Take one.

And action.

When you're having
a Hankburger, don't forget:

It's ''Please, double cheese.''

Cut!

That's not bad, Doris.

I wanna do it again. Only this time
I need more on the ''please.''

More-

More... more.

Roll 'em.

Hankburger, double cheese.
Take two.

And action.

When you're having
a Hankburger, don't forget:

It's ''Please, double cheese!''

Hankburger, double cheese.
Take four.

Action.

When you're having
a Hankburger, don't forget:

- It's ''Cheese, double please!''
- Wrong.

- Hankburger, double cheese. Take seven.
- Action.

When you're having
a Hankburger, don't forget:

It's ''Please, double cheese.''

Hankburger, double cheese.
Take 1 0.

- Action.
- When you're having a Hankburger...

don't forget
my grandmother's lentil soup.

Cut.

All right.
Everybody, take an hour.

- An hour? For what?
- Lunch.

Do you remember the discussion we had
about using our corporate spokesman?

Yep.

I think our instincts
were right on the money.

Yep!

- Well, on my way.
- Don't you wanna watch the second half?

- The Knicks are comin' back.
- I don't have the time.

I have to be down there by 9:30.

Fine.Just thought
you'd be interested.

I'll read about it
in tomorrow morning's newspaper.

I'm goin'.

Danny, we've got a problem.

If you're worried about Maxie's exit,
I'll get it right tonight.

No, I'm not,
and no, you won't.

- One more time?
- Show me some I D.

I got a call
about you being underage.

I've had my suspicions,
but I figured I ask you no questions...

you tell me no lies,
and we're both in the clear.

But if somebody's gonna
blow the whistle-

Show me some I D.

I don't see ''1 8''
on there anywhere.

You mean I'm canned here
and out there?

Say good night, Danny.

Danny, nobody sees me
looking like this.

I mean nobody.

That's what I qualify for-
Mr. Nobody, thanks to you.

Yeah? Why thanks to me?

You said you were gonna
do somethin', and you did.

You got me canned
from the comedy club.

Danny, I got a couple
of news items for you.

First, you're not
the only student I have.

Second, you're on my mind...

but you're not the most urgent
problem in my life right now.

And third,
I haven't the faintest idea...

what you're talking about
in regards to the comedy club.

Then who got me canned
from the club? Tell me that.

Somebody who cares about you.
That's for sure.

So, why do you think it couldn't
have been your father?

It's not his style.

He doesn't get involved
where I'm concerned.

- Why not?
- On account of Vinnie.

He was my older brother.

He died about three months
before I was born.

They never told me what of
or how,just he died.

A cute kid.
Four years old.

I see pictures of him in our scrapbook,
him and my old man.

My old man looks different
in those pictures.

Making faces at the camera.
That kind of stuff.

He doesn't do that in any
of the pictures after Vinnie.

All my life he's been
walking away from me.

I must have been 1 0 before
I realized he had a face.

Danny,
don't make jokes about it.

Why not?
The whole thing's a joke.

Take my father, please.

A funny thing happened
on the way to my father.

- It seemed there were these two fathers-
- Danny, stop it.

Sometimes I think-

Sometimes I think he
doesn't think I'm any good.

As a performer, you mean?

He's never seen me perform.

Remember I told you
I'd lost students...

and people
I really cared about?

Well, when that happens...

there's a temptation
to stop getting involved...

to build a wall.

If I felt that way when something happened
to one of my students...

I can barely conceive what it must
be like for the parent who loses a child.

Your father may not be able
to say it...

and he may not know how
to show it...

but if he got you fired
from that club...

and what it was doing to you...

he cares.

He cares a lot.

And that's not all.
They're always combing your hair.

Before every shot,
this woman named Gloria...

comes swooping outta the shadows
with a hair brush and a mirror.

Only her hair looks like something
you killed underneath the sink.

I got fired
from the comedy club.

- We heard.
- How are you handling it? You okay?

I will be. With a little help
from my friends.

If I got any left.

We're Mr. Amatullo's guests.

- What is this place?
- The Knights of St. Anthony Lodge.

I'll be right back.

Hey, do you guys really do
all that knight stuff?

- Knight stuff?
- Yeah, you know what I mean.

Knock each other off your horses
and all that.

- What's up?
- These kids say they're your guests.

- I never invited anybody.
- We meant his son, Danny.

Oh, Dante.
Yes, of course.

Listen, why don't you take
those chairs over there?

- Thank you.
- Wait a minute.

How come my son is inviting
all these people to my lodge?

All right.
Thank you, thank you.

Welcome to
the Talent Night Show.

But before I
bring out the dancing girls-

All right, all right.
I got a couple of announcements.

First of all, Thursday night is the start
of the annual bingo tournament.

Those of you who are interested,
sign up with Father Szanowski.

All right.
Saturday morning...

we got the St. Anthony's
bocce team...

playing the Garibaldis
over there in Astoria.

So,Joe Buonaguro says you all come out,
cheer the team on.

Show a little spirit, all right?
Okay, we're all set now.

We got a very, very special
surprise for you here.

We have a soon-to-be-professional
entertainer.

So it's your last chance to get him
at the special reduced rate.

He's not only a fine
entertainer, by the way...

but he's a very good wing on
the St. Anthony's soccer team.

So give a nice hand to one of our own-
Danny Amatullo!

First, I'd like to thank
the members of the lodge...

for allowing me
to appear here tonight.

You guys are always doing
something great for the community.

Like the emcee mentioned,
the sports program.

It wasn't always like that.
When I first moved to this neighborhood...

I was taught to play
kick the can.

The thing was, it was my can.

And I played
a lot of sports here.

But now I go to the High School
of Performing Arts.

We don't have any teams, but we put on
a half-time show you would not believe!

And it's an excellent school.
I mean, the kids are different.

Like, when I walk into
the men's room...

there are people rehearsin'
instead of shootin' dice.

And I really miss
the extra money.

But the more I think of it,
I think we should have teams.

Look at the dancers.
They are excellent athletes. Right?

Can't you picture it?
''Okay, team. It's third and four.

I want a pirouette to the left on two.

And I don't wanna see any of you
spikin' your tutus.''

Well, I see that the bell ringers
from St. Martha's are here...

and I don't wanna
cut into their time...

so I'll just say I hope
you all have a good night.

What happened was I forgot to come up
with a big finish for my act.

- Was that our cue?
- Cue? What are you talkin' about?

Yeah. Yeah.
That was our cue.

You see, we were supposed
to all come on stage...

and we were gonna do this
really terrific closing number.

Only I guess we got so absorbed in
Danny's jokes that we kind of goofed.

So, ''Step Up To The Mike.''

I just had a pizza orgy.
What am I lookin' in here for?

Dante?

Yeah?

- People laughed a lot.
- Yeah.

- They always laugh like that?
- Sometimes yeah, sometimes no.

- Ask you a question?
- Sure.

Are you through
with those funny pills?

- They were on your nightstand.
- Now they're in the toilet.

I'm through with them for good.
Can I ask you a question?

How come you started to leave
the show when I was up there?

I heard the people laughin'-

people you were makin' happy-

and I started to-

What is it you kids say,
''puddle up''?

And I figured you don't want a guy cryin'
when you're makin' 'em all laugh.

It's very important
to make people happy, Dante.

You made me
real proud tonight.

Good night, Papa.

I love you.