Original subtitles

AND WE'RE WALKING.

YEP.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[APPLAUSE]

Man: NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. DARIN.

BOBBY, YOU'VE GOT AN A.P. INTERVIEW

RIGHT AFTER THE SHOW.

AN A.P. INTERVIEW? JESUS CHRIST.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NIGHT FOR MY WIFE AND KID,

FOR US TO EXPERIENCE IT.

IT'S ONLY 2 MINUTES. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

MY ONE NIGHT WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT STUPID SHIT.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

YOU MISSED THEM IN FLORIDA LAST NIGHT.

WE CAN'T AVOID THEM.

Man: GOOD LUCK, BOBBY!

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT

[MUSIC PLAYING]

HEY, BOBBY. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU.

HEY, CHARLIE.

I'LL TAKE THOSE. GIVE ME THAT.

Announcer: AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TONIGHT CELEBRATING HIS 10th ANNIVERSARY IN SHOW BUSINESS,

THE COCONUT GROVE IS PROUD TO PRESENT

THE ONE, THE ONLY... BOBBY DARIN!

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

THANK YOU.

3 GUESSES.

WRONG.

♪ OH, THE SHARK, BABE ♪

♪ HAS SUCH TEETH, DEAR ♪

♪ AND HE SHOWS THEM ♪

♪ PEARLY WHITE ♪

♪ JUST A JACKKNIFE, AH-SO, MADE A MOVE ♪

♪ WEARS OLD MacHEATH ♪

♪ AND HE KEEPS IT ♪

♪ OUT OF SIGHT ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WHEN THAT SHARK BITES ♪

♪ WITH HIS TEETH, BABE ♪

♪ SCARLET BILLOWS START TO SPREAD ♪

♪ FANCY GLOVES, THOUGH, WEARS OLD MacHEATH ♪

♪ SO THERE'S NEVER ♪

♪ NEVER A TRACE OF RED, OH, LET THAT THING SWING ♪

♪ ON A SIDEWALK ♪

♪ SUNDAY MORNING, UH-HUH ♪

♪ LIES A BODY ♪

♪ JUST OOZING LIFE ♪

EEE! EEE!

♪ SOMEONE'S SNEAKING ROUND THE CORNER ♪

♪ TELL ME, COULD THAT SOMEONE... ♪

STOP. STOP. RICHIE, STOP. STOP!

HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

[AUDIENCE MURMURING]

OK, I WANT TO START OVER. I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.

Man: YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. THAT WAS PERFECT.

NO, I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. I CAN DO IT BETTER.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO SET THIS UP?

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE MY CHOPS CAN TAKE TODAY, BOSS.

WELL, MAYBE WHEN YOU START PLAYING IT RIGHT,

WE CAN ALL CALL IT A DAY, BUT WHEN YOU PLAY IT SLOPPY,

LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL AFTERNOON,

THEN WE'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT!

BOBBY, THE GUYS ARE GETTING TIRED, THAT'S ALL.

HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL? CALL IT.

Man: OK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M GOING TO LET YOU LEAVE

IN A MINUTE BUT-- WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS

UNTIL MR. DARIN HAS LEFT THE SET.

THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE THE BELL UP, PLEASE?

[BELL RINGING]

BOBBY, WE CAN'T KEEP DOING IT

OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

LISTEN, IF BOBBY SAYS HE CAN GET IT BETTER,

THEN HE CAN GET IT BETTER.

BUT WHAT THE HELL IS HE SNAPPING AT EVERYBODY FOR?

JUST LET HIM WALK IT OFF.

MR. DARIN, DO YOU WANT TO START FROM THE VERY TOP?

BOBBY, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT PRESS ON THE SET TODAY.

CAN YOU GIVE THEM A FEW MINUTES?

Man: OK, PEOPLE, THAT'S 10 MINUTES.

HEY, BUT DON'T WANDER TOO FAR NOW.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I DON'T KNOW, CHARLIE.

YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT. COME ON.

LET'S GO BACK UPSTAIRS.

ALL RIGHT, PUT THOSE 2 PIECES TOGETHER.

I'LL LOOK AT THEM AFTER LUNCH.

YEAH.

MR. DARIN, DAVID SAID I'D GET A FEW MINUTES TODAY.

DO YOU MIND IF WE DO THIS NOW?

HE'S BUSY.

MR. DARIN, NOBODY'S EVER DONE

SOMETHING QUITE LIKE THIS BEFORE ABOUT THEIR OWN LIFE.

SURE THEY HAVE. IT'S A SELF-PORTRAIT ON FILM.

DO YOU REALLY THINK

YOU COULD BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT YOUR OWN LIFE?

LISTEN, THIS GUY WAS RAISED

TO ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH,

AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING WITH THIS STORY.

I'M SORRY. WHO ARE YOU?

I'M HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.

SO YOU MESS WITH HIM, YOU MESS WITH ME!

I'M NOT MESSING WITH ANYONE, SIR,

BUT AS LONG AS WE'RE BEING HONEST,

ISN'T THE REAL TRUTH HE'S TOO OLD TO PLAY THIS PART?

HE WAS BORN TO PLAY THE PART,

AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT!

GET OUT OF HERE!

THANKS, CHARLIE.

THAT'S JUST CRAP! HOW CAN YOU BE TOO OLD

TO PLAY YOURSELF? COME ON! LET'S GET STARTED.

OK, EVERYBODY, I WANT TO CHANGE THE OPENING.

WHAT? WHAT? WHY, BOBBY?

BECAUSE WE CAN'T START WITH MACK.

WE BLOW OUR WAD TOO SOON.

OPENING WITH MACK IS BRAVE.

IT SAYS, "YOU WANT ME? FUCK YOU! HERE I AM."

NO. IT'S WRONG.

BOBBY, LET'S JUST DO HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS.

BOBBY, WHY DON'T YOU START WHERE YOU GOT SICK?

NINA, IT'S HIS STORY. LET HIM WORK IT OUT.

NO. DON'T TRY AND SHUT ME UP,

BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE.

EVERYTHING STARTS WHEN HE GOT SICK.

NINA, PLEASE. DON'T. DON'T. DON'T.

NO, I ACTUALLY THINK WE SHOULD START

WHEN THEY BOOED ME OFF THE STAGE.

JESUS CHRIST. NOBODY'S GOING TO COME

SEE YOU GET BOOED OFF THE STAGE.

STICK WITH THE HITS. THAT'S WHAT SELLS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW

WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME TO SEE, BOOM-BOOM?

WHEN DID YOU BECOME THE BIG EXPERT?

NINA. YOU TELL HIM, BOBBY.

EXCUSE ME. AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU,

AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED, I AM THE EXPERT.

Boy: BULLSHIT!

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S THE KID PLAYING HIM AS A KID.

HEY, GET DOWN FROM THERE, KID!

I'LL SORT THIS OUT. WE'RE NOT READY FOR YOU YET.

WAIT, WAIT, GUYS. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY, KID?

I SAID THAT'S BULLSHIT.

WHAT'S BULLSHIT?

THAT YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

THAT'S GREAT. WE GET A MINIATURE VERSION OF YOU,

AND HE'S A METHOD ACTOR. I NEED A DRINK.

IT LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM.

I KNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE HIM.

[CHARLIE LAUGHING]

I'LL BE BACK.

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

SO...YOU'RE PLAYING ME?

I AM YOU.

YOU THINK YOU GOT ME DOWN?

I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THEY DO.

WE COULD DO THIS A HUNDRED TIMES,

IT WOULD NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.

IT'S ONE THING IF HE WANTS TO YELL AT ME,

BUT WHEN HE STARTS IN ON THE GUYS, THAT'S ANOTHER.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF FOR HIM.

YEAH. I'VE NEVER WORKED WITH SUCH AN ARROGANT ASSHOLE.

LISTEN, YOU PRICK.

THERE ARE 4 PEOPLE AROUND HERE

WHO CAN'T BE FIRED! YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THEM!

HE MIGHT BE AN ASSHOLE...

Together: BUT HE'S OUR ASSHOLE!

LOOK. HE FINALLY FOUND HIMSELF.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD START?

YOU WANT SOME TRUTH? I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TRUTH.

[SNAP]

[CHILDREN SHOUTING AND LAUGHING]

Bobby, narrating: THE KID IS RIGHT.

THIS IS HOW TO BEGIN--

ON THE STREET WHERE I GREW UP

WITH MY SISTER NINA, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CHARLIE,

AND TO ME, THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD, MY MOTHER POLLY.

MRS. CASSOTTO, I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU...

THE BOY HAS RHEUMATIC FEVER.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A STREP INFECTION.

WHY IS IT SO PAINFUL?

RHEUMATIC FEVER DAMAGES THE HEART.

IT AFFECTS THE JOINTS AND THE MUSCLES, TOO.

SO, WHAT DO WE DO, DOCTOR?

HOW DO I MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER?

JUST MAKE HIM AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.

JUST TELL US THE TRUTH.

YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH THE TRUTH.

EVEN WITH THE BEST MEDICAL CARE IN THE WORLD,

THE BOY WILL BE LUCKY TO SEE HIS 15th BIRTHDAY.

[BOY COUGHS]

Charlie: COME SIT DOWN, DOCTOR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? COME ON, BOBBY.

THE SILLY MAN DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

COME ON. LET'S GET YOU BACK INTO BED.

MAMA, TELL ME ABOUT MY FATHER.

YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR FATHER.

YOU JUST REST NOW.

BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU TELL IT.

WELL...

SAM CASSOTTO WAS AN IMPORTANT MAN.

HE WAS A CABINETMAKER,

BUT THEN HE STARTED WORKING FOR ANOTHER MAN.

WHO WAS A GANGSTER?

WALDEN ROBERT CASSOTTO! HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU COULD NEVER

GO WRONG WITH THE TRUTH.

ALL RIGHT. HE WAS A GANGSTER.

BUT HE NEVER DID ANYTHING FOR THIS FAMILY.

BUT YOUR FATHER, SAM CASSOTTO...

HE WAS A LOYAL AND GOOD MAN.

AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF YOU.

KEEP THE NOISE DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

I WANT IT TO BE A SURPRISE.

DON'T WAKE THE KID. UNDERSTAND?

[HORN HONKING]

HEY, YOU WAKE MY KID,

I'M GONNA STICK THAT HORN UP YOUR FAT ASS!

GO CHASE YOURSELF!

[PIANO PLAYING]

♪ UP A LAZY RIVER BY THE OLD MILL RUN ♪

♪ LAZY, LAZY RIVER IN THE NOONDAY SUN ♪

♪ LINGER AWHILE IN THE SHADE OF THE TREE ♪

♪ THROW AWAY YOUR TROUBLES, DREAM A DREAM OF ME ♪

YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOUR SISTER WAS BORN,

THIS IS WHAT YOUR MAMA DID FOR A LIVING.

MUSIC OPENED A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO ME.

NO MATTER HOW BAD I FEEL,

NO MATTER HOW SAD OR SICK I AM,

I JUST TOUCH THESE KEYS, AND POOF!

LIKE MAGIC, I ALWAYS SEEM TO FEEL BETTER.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN YOU HAD TALENT, BOBBY.

THIS PIANO IS FOR YOU. CHARLIE WORKED HARD FOR IT.

SEE, GOD WOULDN'T HAVE MADE YOU SUFFER SO MUCH

IF HE WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE UP FOR IT LATER.

♪ HOW HAPPY YOU CAN BE ♪

♪ UP A LAZY RIVER ♪

♪ WITH ME ♪

[PLAYING NOTE]

[PLAYING MELODY]

Bobby, narrating: MAMA WAS RIGHT ABOUT MUSIC.

IT OPENED A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO ME,

OUTSIDE OF TIME AND ILLNESS,

A WORLD I COULD LIVE IN.

♪ THROW AWAY YOUR TROUBLES, BABY ♪

♪ DREAM A DREAM WITH ME ♪

♪ UP A LAZY RIVER WITH ME ♪

I KNEW THEN IF I COULD LIVE TO 10,

MAYBE I'D MAKE IT TO 15 AND THEN MAYBE 20.

AND FROM THEN ON, MUSIC WAS

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE.

MAMA TAUGHT ME ALL THE MOVES

AND DANCES SHE HAD LEARNED IN VAUDEVILLE

THAT MADE THE GREATS STAND OUT.

I WOULD SPEND MOST DAYS IN BED WITH FEVER,

BUT WHEN I HAD THE STRENGTH, MAMA AND I WOULD PRACTICE

AND PRACTICE AND PRACTICE

UNTIL WE CREATED WHAT SHE CALLED A PLAN.

[ORCHESTRA PLAYING LAZY RIVER]

[PLAYING RANDOM NOTES]

SOON I WOULD BE OLD ENOUGH TO HEAD TO NEW YORK,

BUT MAMA HAD ONE MORE LESSON TO TEACH.

FROM THE HALFWAY MARK...

TO BE A STAR, A BIG STAR,

YOU'VE GOT TO BE TALENTED, OBVIOUSLY,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE TENACIOUS,

HAVE CHARISMA, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE IT,

THE GREAT INTANGIBLE.

AND YOU'VE GOT IT ALL, BOBBY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE BIGGER THAN SINATRA.

I'D SETTLE FOR A LITTLE JOLSON,

MAMA, MAMA, MAMA.

♪ WE'LL HAVE BLUE SKIES UP ABOVE ♪

♪ FOR AS LONG AS WE'RE IN LOVE ♪

♪ WE'LL BE UP A LAZY RIVER ♪

♪ UP A CRAZY, LAZY RIVER ♪

♪ UP A LAZY RIVER ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOING YOUR WAY ♪

♪ GET OUT OF MY WAY ♪

♪ UP A LAZY RIVER WITH ME ♪

[SHOUTING EXCITEDLY]

Bobby: SO, PART OF MAMA'S PLAN WAS--

Young Bobby: WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

Bobby: WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T GO DANCING DOWN THE STREET LIKE THAT.

I KNOW. IT'S A FANTASY SEQUENCE.

BUT IT'S NOT REAL.

FORGET REAL.

LISTEN, KID. MEMORIES ARE LIKE MOONBEAMS.

WE DO WITH THEM WHAT WE WANT.

OH. OK, THEN. GO ON.

I'LL BE AROUND WHEN YOU NEED ME.

SO, PART OF MAMA'S PLAN WAS TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH THE BEST.

SO I NOW HAD A MANAGER WHO HAD NEVER MANAGED,

STEVE "BOOM-BOOM" BLAUNER;

A PUBLIC RELATIONS GUY WHO HAD NEVER RELATED TO THE PUBLIC,

DAVID GERSHENSON;

DICK BEHRKE, WHO HAD ONLY CONDUCTED THE HIGH-SCHOOL BAND;

AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CHARLIE, A GARBAGEMAN, AS MY VALET.

NOT IN THE SCHOOL BAND NOW, HUH, BOBBY?

LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN YOU COME FROM NOTHING

LIKE US, LIKE HIM,

THEN YOU'RE DESTINED TO MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF,

AND WE WILL, RICHIE. WE WILL.

DRIVE OVER THERE.

DRIVE OVER TO THOSE FRIGGIN' GIRLS.

GO ON! GO ON! GO ON! GO ON!

HEY, GIRLS! YOU WANT TO SEE A REAL STAR?

SO WHILE SINATRA WAS PLAYING A SELLOUT AT THE COPA,

WALDEN ROBERT CASSOTTO WOULD PLAY

ANYPLACE THAT WOULD BOOK HIM--

BAR MITZVAHS, WEDDINGS,

AND A FEW DIVES ON LONG ISLAND.

♪ GOT TO JUMP DOWN, SPIN AROUND, AND PICK A BALE OF COTTON ♪

♪ GOT TO JUMP DOWN, SPIN AROUND, AND PICK A BALE A DAY ♪

♪ I SAW A SKEETER AROUND MY HEAD ♪

♪ SHOOT A TIN PAIL, IT'D STILL BEEN DEAD ♪

♪ BUT I JUMP DOWN, SPIN AROUND, AND PICK-- ♪

YOU AIN'T NO SINATRA.

STOP. STOP.

THEY'RE LAZY, RICHIE! THEY DON'T LIKE TO REHEARSE!

THEY DON'T GET BETTER WHEN THEY DO!

THEY'RE WASTING MY GODDAMN TIME!

IT'S ONLY THE SAFARI CLUB.

I DON'T CARE WHERE IT IS! WE KNOW 3 SONGS.

THEY CAN'T KEEP PACE WITH 2 OF THEM.

BOBBY, LAST WEEK, YOU DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT AN F-SHARP WAS. NOW YOU'RE THE BIG EXPERT?

YEAH, I AM!

BOBBY, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CALLED

THE SAFARI CLUB A DISEASE.

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS SOUNDED GREAT.

WE SOUNDED LIKE SHIT, AND THE AUDIENCE DESERVES BETTER.

Bobby, narrating: SO I HAD A HOT HEAD,

A WEAK HEART, AND AN EVEN WORSE STAGE NAME.

WALDEN ROBERT CASSOTTO ISN'T EXACTLY A NAME

YOU COULD SEE ON A MARQUEE.

WELL, MAYBE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS MOST PERFORMERS WERE DOING BACK THEN

WAS TO FIND A GREAT STAGE NAME,

AND THEN ONE DAY, I SAW IT,

THE PERFECT NAME, JUST BLINKING--

DARIN. DARIN.

BOBBY DARIN.

AND NO SOONER DID I CHANGE MY NAME

THAN I GOT MY FIRST GIG ON TELEVISION.

[GUITAR PLAYING]

♪ ON THE ROCK ISLAND LINE, IT'S A MIGHTY GOOD ROAD ♪

♪ ROCK ISLAND LINE IS THE ROAD TO RIDE ♪

♪ ROCK ISLAND LINE IS A MIGHTY GOOD ROAD... ♪

UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T KNOW THE LYRICS

TO THE SONG I'D DECIDED TO SING,

SO I HAD TO DEVISE MY OWN METHOD

TO GET THROUGH IT ON LIVE TELEVISION.

♪ OOH-WEE ♪

♪ WELL, IT'S A-B-C ♪

♪ W-X-Y-Z ♪

♪ CAT'S IN THE CORNER, AND HE DON'T SEE ME ♪

♪ ON THE ROCK ISLAND LINE, IT'S A MIGHTY FINE ROAD ♪

♪ ROCK ISLAND LINE IS THE ROAD TO RIDE ♪

♪ ROCK ISLAND LINE, IT'S A MIGHTY FINE ROAD ♪

♪ AND IF YOU WANT TO RIDE... ♪

DIDN'T WIN ME MANY FANS.

♪ ON THE ROCK ISLAND LINE ♪

BUT IT DIDN'T FINISH ME EITHER.

MY RECORD COMPANY WAS GIVING ME

ONE LAST CHANCE TO MAKE A HIT.

BOBBY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IMAGE, RIGHT?

ARE YOU STARTING AGAIN? IT'S MY LAST SESSION.

BOBBY, YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT.

I KNOW MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT!

I KNOW IT EVERY GODDAMN DAY.

THE NEXT TIME YOU GO ON TELEVISION, WEAR ONE.

IT LOOKS SO GODDAMN FAKE.

JOHN WAYNE WEARS ONE.

HOW MUCH MORE AUTHENTIC CAN YOU GET?

HUMPHREY BOGART WEARS ONE.

BOGART HAS AN ALBUM COMING OUT, DOES HE?

SINATRA WEARS ONE.

[AS JERRY LEWIS] ALL RIGHT, BOOM-BOOM, YOU WIN!

NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK AND MAKING THE VINYL

AND THE RECORDS AND PUTTING THE WAX IN THE THING

AND MAKING IT GO. LET'S SING THE SONG AGAIN.

HELLO.

DOES THIS SONG MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU?

IT TAKES PLACE IN A TOILET.

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE ANY SENSE.

MAYBE HE SHOULD BE IN A SHOWER INSTEAD OF THE TUB.

GUYS DON'T TAKE BATHS.

I AGREE.

Bobby: I PUT THE TOWEL-- NO, WAIT, WAIT.

I WRAP THE TOWEL AROUND ME,

AND THEN I JUMP BACK IN THE BATH...

HOW COME HE JUMPS BACK IN THE TUB?

DOESN'T HE KNOW THESE PEOPLE?

WHERE ELSE DO YOU WANT HIM TO GO?

PLAY WITH IT ALL YOU WANT.

JUST KEEP IT TO AN HOUR.

THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE GOT, BOBBY.

HEY, TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHO'S THIS GUY YOM KIPPUR

THEY GOT BOOKED ON FRIDAY?

♪ SPLISH SPLASH, I WAS TAKING A BATH ♪

♪ ALONG ABOUT A SATURDAY NIGHT ♪

[CHEERING]

♪ JUST RELAXIN' IN THE TUB ♪

♪ THINKIN' EVERYTHING WAS ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ WELL, I STEPPED OUT OF THE TUB ♪

♪ I PUT MY FEET ON THE FLOOR ♪

Bobby, narrating: SO I FINALLY DID TOP THE CHARTS

WITH A SONG I WROTE IN 20 MINUTES.

NOW, LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE LYRICS.

THEY'RE VERY PROFOUND.

[CHEERING]

♪ REELIN' WITH THE FEELIN' ♪

LOOK AT THAT!

HE SAID HE'D DO IT, AND HE DID IT!

♪ OOH, YEAH ♪

[CHEERING]

HE'S GOING TO BE

THE BIGGEST STAR IN SHOW BUSINESS.

♪ BING BANG, I SAW THE WHOLE GANG ♪

♪ DANCIN' ON MY LIVING ROOM RUG ♪

♪ FLIP FLOP, THEY WAS DOING THE BOP ♪

MA, GET AWAY. I CAN'T SEE HIM.

♪ THERE WAS LOLLIPOP... ♪

WHAT'S THAT ON HIS HEAD?

♪ GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY WAS EVEN THERE, TOO ♪

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A TOUPEE, ONE OF THOSE.

[LAUGHTER]

♪ I WAS A-SPLISHIN' AND A-SPLASHIN' ♪

♪ I WAS A-ROLLIN' AND A-STROLLIN' ♪

♪ YEAH! I WAS A-MOVIN' AND A-GROOVIN', WHOO! ♪

Bobby: I WAS A TEEN IDOL FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF,

BUT MAMA'S PLAN WAS TO BE BIGGER THAN SINATRA.

I WANTED TO DO THE GREAT STANDARDS,

BUT MY PRODUCER THOUGHT I WAS NUTS

TO TURN MY BACK ON ROCK 'N' ROLL.

BOBBY, TEENAGERS AREN'T GOING TO BUY

AN ALBUM OF YOU SINGING STANDARDS.

AHMET, YOU'RE TALKING OUT OF YOUR ASS AGAIN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TEENAGERS ARE GOING TO BUY?

WHAT DO YOU GOT, A CRYSTAL BALL BACK THERE?

I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS LONG ENOUGH

TO KNOW THAT YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR IMAGE

WHEN YOU'RE HOT LIKE THIS.

OK, THEN YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T WANT TEENAGERS TO BE MY ONLY AUDIENCE.

SO THAT'S PERFECT.

WHY CAN'T YOU BE SATISFIED? YOU JUST DID BANDSTAND!

BANDSTAND IS MOSTLY FOR KIDS. AHMET, I WANT THE COPA!

WITH ROCK-AND-ROLL, THERE'S, LIKE,

A THOUSAND OTHER GUYS OUT THERE,

AND YOU GODDAMN WELL KNOW IT!

I'VE GOT TO PROVE I CAN SING.

I WANT IT ALL. I WANT THE MAJOR LEAGUES.

I WANT NIGHTCLUBS. I WANT VEGAS, MOVIES, TV.

THIS ALBUM WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN, ALL, FAST,

FASTER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING!

YOU'RE A STAR ALREADY!

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK, AHMET?

OF COURSE!

HANG ON A SECOND. HEY, KID! HANG ON.

KID! KID!

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, BOBBY.

COME HERE. I JUST GOT A QUESTION.

WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

WILL YOU LOOK AT ME?

WHAT?

JUST LOOK AT ME.

DO YOU KNOW ME?

WHAT?

DO YOU RECOGNIZE ME?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DO I LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?

NO, YOU DON'T. I DON'T KNOW YOU.

WOULD YOU LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU CRAZY BASTARDS?

I GOT THINGS TO DO.

THANKS, PAL.

AHMET, WHEN THE DELIVERY GUY KNOWS ME,

THEN I'M A STAR.

♪ THEY FOUND LITTLE ANNIE ALL COVERED WITH ICE ♪

♪ STILL CLUTCHING HER POOR FROZEN SHEARS ♪

♪ AMIDST ALL THE BLOSSOMS SHE HAD FASHIONED BY HAND ♪

♪ AND WATERED WITH ALL HER YOUNG TEARS ♪

♪ THERE MUST BE A HEAVEN WHERE LITTLE ANNIE CAN PLAY ♪

♪ IN HEAVENLY GARDENS AND BOWERS ♪

♪ AND INSTEAD OF A HALO ♪

♪ SHE'LL WEAR ROUND HER HEAD ♪

♪ A GARLAND OF GENUINE FLOWERS ♪

♪ NO MORE ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ♪

♪ THROW AWAY THOSE ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ♪

♪ FLOWERS FOR LADIES OF SOCIETY TO WEAR ♪

♪ THROW AWAY THOSE ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ♪

♪ THOSE DUM-DUM FLOWERS ♪

♪ FASHIONED FROM ANNIE'S ♪

♪ FASHIONED FROM ANNIE'S DESPAIR ♪

GIVE HER THE REAL THING.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Polly: CYPRESS 2672.

BOBBY, YOU'RE TO REMEMBER THIS NUMBER.

ANYTIME, IF YOU NEED ME, NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO,

YOU CALL CYPRESS 2672.

YOU HAVE TO ANSWER IT.

YOU HAVE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

HEY, NINA, HOW'S IT GOING?

Nina: HONEY, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

[CRYING]

[JAZZ BAND PLAYING UP A LAZY RIVER]

[DRUMMER TAPPING OPENING TO SONG]

GO AHEAD.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

I CAN'T.

YOU HAVE TO.

♪ OH, THE SHARK, BABE ♪

♪ HAS SUCH TEETH, DEAR ♪

♪ AND HE SHOWS THEM PEARLY-WHITE ♪

♪ JUST A JACKKNIFE ♪

♪ HAS OLD MacHEATH, BABE ♪

♪ AND HE KEEPS IT OUT OF SIGHT ♪

♪ YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT SHARK BITES ♪

♪ WITH HIS TEETH, BABE ♪

MAMA, I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

♪ ...START TO SPREAD ♪

[APPLAUSE]

Ed Sullivan: HERE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST, BOBBY DARIN!

[APPLAUSE]

♪ ON A SIDEWALK, HO HO ♪

♪ SUNDAY MORNING, UH-HUH ♪

♪ LIES A BODY ♪

♪ JUST OOZING LIFE ♪

EEE!

♪ AND SOMEONE'S SNEAKING ♪

♪ ROUND THE CORNER ♪

BEST NEW ARTIST, BEST ALBUM...

BOBBY DARIN.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

♪ OH, THERE'S A TUGBOAT ♪

♪ DOWN BY THE RIVER, DON'T YOU KNOW? ♪

♪ WITH CEMENT BAGS JUST A-HANGING ON DOWN ♪

♪ OH, THAT CEMENT IS THERE ♪

♪ STRICTLY FOR THE WEIGHT, DEAR ♪

♪ FIVE WILL GET YOU TEN OLD MACKY'S BACK IN TOWN ♪

♪ DID YOU HEAR ABOUT LOUIE MILLER? ♪

♪ HE DONE DISAPPEARED, DEAR ♪

♪ AFTER DRAWING OUT, FEELS GOOD ♪

♪ ALL HIS HARD-EARNED CASH ♪

♪ AND NOW MacHEATH SPENDS ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A SAILOR ♪

♪ COULD IT BE ♪

♪ OUR BOY'S DONE SOMETHING RASH? ♪

COME ON! COME ON!

♪ NOW, JENNY DIVER, HO HO ♪

♪ SUKEY TAWDRY ♪

♪ HELLO, MISS LOTTE LENYA ♪

♪ GOOD EVENING, LUCY BROWN ♪

♪ OH, THE LINE FORMS WAY ON THE RIGHT, BABE ♪

♪ NOW THAT MACKY'S BACK IN OLD L.A. TOWN ♪

♪ I SAID JENNY DIVER, LOOK OUT, SUKEY TAWDRY ♪

♪ STAY BACK, LOTTE LENYA ♪

♪ MOVE IT OVER, LUCY BROWN ♪

♪ OH, THE LINE FORMS WAY ON THE RIGHT, BABE ♪

♪ NOW THAT MACKY'S ♪

♪ BACK IN TOWN ♪

LOOK OUT. OLD MACKY IS BACK.

[APPLAUSE]

LET'S GO MAKE MOVIES!

[MAN SINGING IN FRENCH ON RECORD]

Bobby, narrating: SO WITH SUCCESS,

HOLLYWOOD CAME KNOCKING.

I FLEW TO ITALY WITH CHARLIE AND NINA

TO MAKE A MOVIE WITH ROCK HUDSON AND SANDRA DEE.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU STUPID WOP?!

THERE ARE THINGS IN THERE THAT BREAK!

OH, MY GOD!

I'M SORRY, BUT-- NO, I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

Bobby: LOOK WHO'S ON THE COVER

OF SCREEN MAGAZINE, CHARLIE.

Charlie: THIS IS GREAT.

NINA, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A WALK.

THIS IS A MOVIE.

YOU BET.

CAN YOU ACT?

CHARLIE, I'VE BEEN ACTING MY WHOLE LIFE.

1, 2, 3. AW...

WHAT DID YOU WISH FOR?

OH, IT'S NOT GOOD LUCK TO TELL.

I HOPE YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT.

AW, THAT SURE IS SWEET OF YOU.

CUT. GREAT.

[BELL RINGS]

IT'S LUNCH. WE'LL MOVE ON AFTER LUNCH.

HEY, UH...SANDY.

HMM?

SANDY, WHAT DO YOU SAY

YOU AND ME HAVE DINNER TONIGHT?

OH, NO, THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO HAVE DINNER IN MY ROOM

AND THEN GO TO BED EARLY.

OH, MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

HOW CAN YOU STAND ALL THAT EXCITEMENT?

I'M NOT HERE FOR EXCITEMENT.

I'M HERE TO WORK. MAYBE YOU SHOULD

THINK ABOUT GOING TO SLEEP EARLY, TOO.

HOW DO YOU KNOW I DON'T GO TO SLEEP EARLY?

SANDRA DEE, HAVE YOU BEEN SPYING ON ME?

I HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH SOMEBODY

SO UNPROFESSIONAL IN MY LIFE.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU EVER EVEN ACTED BEFORE?

WELL, I'M LEARNING,

BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, BLONDIE.

YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY AUDREY HEPBURN.

Man: OK, PEOPLE. THAT'S LUNCH. ONE HOUR.

HEY, FOOFOO. HOW YOU DOING THERE, BOY?

THE NAME'S POMPOM, AND SHE'S A GIRL.

SANDY, DON'T LET THAT LITTLE CUPCAKE

RUIN YOUR MAKEUP, HMM?

YOU KNOW, MARY, THERE'S SOMETHING

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, I'M A LITTLE STUNNED BY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

WHAT?

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE

SANDY'S MOTHER AND NOT HER SISTER?

OH...TSK TSK TSK.

MR. DARIN.

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU.

SIDE BY SIDE, YOU'RE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER.

AND THEN WHEN YOU SMILE,

JUST MAKE IT A REALLY SOFT SMILE.

KEEP THE LIPS... THAT...THAT'S GOOD.

Bobby: THERE SHE IS, CHARLIE--

THE GIRL I'M GOING TO MARRY.

I WANT YOU TO FIND ME A FLORIST, A GOOD ONE.

I WANT TO SEND 18 YELLOW ROSES

TO HER HOTEL SUITE EVERY DAY.

NO CARD. SHE'LL KNOW WHO THEY'RE FROM.

I GIVE IT A WEEK, MAYBE LESS.

IT WON'T TAKE THAT LONG

FOR MARY TO CAVE.

MARY?

YOU'RE GOING TO SEND ROSES TO THE MOTHER?

CHARLIE, YOU ALWAYS MAKE SURE

THE MAMA DOG LIKES YOU

BEFORE YOU GO NEAR HER PUPPY.

HA HA HA! MARY AIN'T NO RIN TIN TIN.

SHE'S A TOUGH BROAD WITH A STAR TO PROTECT.

YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURSELF IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

CHARLIE, THIS IS TROUBLE I CAN HANDLE.

THE FLORISTS IS GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY

OUT OF THIS MOVIE THAN YOU ARE.

Mary: ALWAYS REMEMBER, I KNOW YOU WANT TO ACT

CONVINCINGLY AND EVERYTHING, BUT IN THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND,

THINK, "WHAT ARE MY LIPS DOING NOW?

WHERE ARE MY TEETH?" OK?

Bobby, narrating: SANDY AND I JUST GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT.

IF I COULD JUST GET HER AWAY FROM HER MOTHER.

I MEAN, JUST IMAGINE...

BOBBY DARIN AND SANDRA DEE.

SANDY, WE HAVE A PHOTO SHOOT

IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

I WANT YOU TO WEAR THE DRESS

THE STUDIO SENT OVER FROM PARIS,

AND DON'T FORGET THE BELT.

THAT'S IT. I'M GOING TO START ALL OVER,

LIKE WE'VE NEVER MET.

ONLY THIS TIME, I'LL ROMANCE HER THE BEST WAY I KNOW.

WELL, HELLO, SANDRA DEE.

I'M BOBBY DARIN. I BELIEVE WE'RE

MAKING A MOVIE TOGETHER.

HELLO.

♪ SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ BEYOND THE SEA ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR ME ♪

♪ MY LOVER STANDS ON GOLDEN SANDS ♪

♪ AND WATCHES THE SHIPS ♪

♪ THAT GO SAILING ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ BEYOND THE SEA ♪

♪ SHE'S THERE, WATCHING FOR ME ♪

♪ IF I COULD FLY LIKE BIRDS ON HIGH ♪

♪ THEN STRAIGHT TO HER ARMS ♪

♪ I'D GO SAILING ♪

♪ IT IS FAR BEYOND THE STARS ♪

♪ IT IS NEAR ♪

♪ BEYOND THE MOON ♪

♪ AND I KNOW ♪

♪ BEYOND A DOUBT, UH ♪

♪ MY HEART WILL LEAD ME THERE SOON ♪

♪ WE'LL MEET ♪

♪ BEYOND THE SHORE ♪

♪ WE'LL KISS ♪

♪ JUST AS BEFORE ♪

♪ HAPPY WE'LL BE BEYOND THE SEA ♪

♪ AND NEVER AGAIN ♪

♪ I'LL GO SAILING ♪

♪ AND I KNOW ♪

♪ BEYOND A DOUBT, HUH ♪

♪ MY HEART WILL LEAD ME THERE SOON ♪

♪ WE'LL MEET, I KNOW WE'LL MEET ♪

♪ BEYOND THE SHORE ♪

♪ WE'RE GONNA KISS ♪

♪ JUST AS BEFORE ♪

♪ AND HAPPY WE'LL BE BEYOND THE SEA ♪

♪ AND NEVER AGAIN ♪

♪ I'LL GO SAILING... ♪

SANDY, WE HAVE TO GO NOW.

I HAVE AN INTERVIEW.

TELL THEM YOU MET BOBBY DARIN, AND HE'S GOING TO MARRY YOU.

COME ON, POMPOM.

NICE HAT, MR. DARIN.

HA HA HA.

I THINK SHE LIKES ME, CHARLIE.

THE MOTHER?

THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

SHE'S JUST DOING HER JOB.

WHAT JOB IS THAT?

STEERING HER DAUGHTER CLEAR OF GUYS LIKE YOU!

YEAH, WELL, GUESS WHAT, CHARLIE.

MAMA'S JOB JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER.

HA HA HA! YEAH!

♪ NO MORE SAILING ♪

♪ SO LONG, SAILING ♪

♪ BYE-BYE, SAILING ♪

Mary: SO, MR. DARIN, I'VE READ

THAT YOU THINK VERY HIGHLY OF YOURSELF.

WELL, MISS DUVAN,

I'M A MAN WHO WAS RAISED TO BELIEVE

THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN IN LIFE.

SO ONCE I'VE SET MY MIND

TO ACHIEVING SOMETHING,

THAT'S IT.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND?

SHE HAS A SLIGHT COLD.

YOU KNOW, MISS DUVAN--

MARY...

I JUST THINK YOUR DAUGHTER'S

ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC. I MEAN, I JUST THINK

SHE'S THE MOST WONDERFUL THING ON EARTH.

BUT SHE'S STILL ONLY A CHILD.

WHAT YOU NEED IS AN OLDER WOMAN.

I JUST WANT TO BE FRIENDLY WITH HER, THAT'S ALL.

I MEAN, WE ARE DOING A MOVIE TOGETHER.

SHE ACTS LIKE SHE DON'T EVEN LIKE ME.

GIVE HER TIME, YOU KNOW.

SHE'S NOT VERY COMFORTABLE AROUND STRANGERS.

MARY, I GOT AN IDEA.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME TAKE HER OUT?

ON A DATE?

NO, FOR PUBLICITY. ONE TIME.

I'VE NEVER LET HER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WELL, MARY, THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD

MEAN FOR THE MOVIE.

ONE TIME?

ONE TIME.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING...

FOR PUBLICITY.

[CLINK]

I SWEAR UNDYING FEALTY TO THEE,

SANDRA DEE, QUEEN O' THE HOP.

AND I PRONOUNCE THEE SIR SPLISH-SPLASH.

ARISE, SIR SPLISH-SPLASH.

HA HA HA. HOW WAS THAT, GUYS?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

WE'VE HAD A TERRIFIC TIME. ROCK HUDSON IS GREAT.

HE'S GREAT. ISN'T HE GREAT?

I SAY WE DITCH THESE CLOWNS.

AS SOON AS I SAY RUN, RUN.

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?

ITALY IS TERRIFIC.

OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!

RUN! RUN!

[SHOUTING]

WAIT. WAIT.

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

HA HA HA.

ARE YOU OK?

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST DID THAT.

GOD, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON.

[LAUGHING]

♪ EVERY NIGHT, I HOPE AND PRAY ♪

♪ I DREAM YOUR LOVING WILL COME MY WAY ♪

♪ A GIRL TO HOLD IN MY ARMS ♪

♪ AND KNOW THE MAGIC OF HER CHARMS ♪

♪ BECAUSE I WANT ♪

♪ A GIRL ♪

♪ TO CALL ♪

♪ MY OWN ♪

♪ I WANT A DREAM LOVER ♪

♪ SO I DON'T HAVE TO... ♪

YOU OK? YOU LOOK KIND OF PALE.

OH, NO. I'M OK.

I JUST KIND OF RUN OUT OF GAS SOMETIMES,

THAT'S ALL.

IT REALLY MAKES YOU THINK,

BEING IN A PLACE THIS OLD.

I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE

AND LOVING HERE, STRUGGLING, DYING

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

AND NOW YOU AND I ARE HERE.

SO...

WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU LIKE?

WELL, I CAN THINK OF ONE RIGHT NOW.

HA HA HA! REALLY.

OH, OK. UM... LET ME THINK.

A GREAT MELODY.

SEEING SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING BETTER

THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

ICE CREAM.

A GOOD BOOK.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT KIND OF THINGS DOES SANDRA DEE LIKE?

UH...LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH.

CROSSWORD PUZZLES.

EMPTY STUDIOS.

ELVIS.

HEY.

JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION.

I'M PAYING ATTENTION. TRUST ME.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

YOU KNOW, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU.

RIGHT ABOUT WHAT?

YOU'RE GONNA BE EASY TO LOVE.

♪ SOMEDAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ I HOPE THAT SHE WILL HEAR MY PLEA ♪

♪ SOME WAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ SHE'LL BRING HER LOVE TO ME ♪

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE, MISS SANDRA DEE?

I WOULD BE HONORED, BOBBY DARIN.

♪ THAT'S THE ONLY THING TO DO ♪

♪ TILL ALL MY LOVER'S DREAMS COME TRUE ♪

♪ BECAUSE I WANT ♪

♪ A GIRL ♪

♪ TO CALL ♪

♪ MY OWN ♪

♪ I WANT A DREAM LOVER ♪

♪ SO I DON'T HAVE TO DREAM ALONE ♪

Mary: OH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!

I FELT SORRY FOR YOU, AND YOU BETRAYED ME!

MARY, I THINK YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

I TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD

TAKE MY DAUGHTER OUT SIGHTSEEING

FOR PUBLICITY!

I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULD MARRY HER!

MOTHER! WE ARE ONLY ENGAGED.

YOU... COME WITH ME.

♪ BECAUSE I WANT ♪

♪ A GIRL-- ♪

SIT!

[POMPOM WHINES]

YOU...YOU...YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW

HOW TO COMB YOUR HAIR WITHOUT ME!

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRESS WITHOUT ME!

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WALK!

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE WITHOUT ME!

I'M THE ONE WHO BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS WORLD.

I CREATED YOU!

YOU'D FALL APART IN 15 MINUTES WITHOUT ME.

OH, MOTHER, PLEASE.

WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT AND YOU'RE READY,

WE WILL FIND A HUSBAND FOR YOU

WHO IS SUITABLE...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I LOVE HIM. I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART.

HE'S A LOSER!

NO, HE'S NOT! HE'S SMART, AND HE'S FUNNY.

I WISH YOU'D CONCENTRATED MORE ON ROCK HUDSON.

ROCK HUDSON IS A VERY NICE MAN, MOTHER,

BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HIM.

HE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER HUSBAND FOR YOU

THAN THAT BOBBY DARIN!

WHY CAN'T YOU, JUST FOR ONCE,

LET ME MAKE A DECISION ON MY OWN?

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANY FURTHER.

WE'RE LEAVING!

HIM OR ME?

[WHINES]

FINE!

GIVE HER TO ME.

GIVE HER TO ME!

[YELPS]

Nina: MARY!

MARY, WAIT! WAIT! WAIT A MINUTE!

NINA, STAY OUT OF IT!

SHUT UP, CHARLIE.

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

MARY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

YOU GONNA PLAN TO HAVE ANY KIDS?

SHOW US THE RING.

HAVE YOU SET THE DATE YET?

OH, MARRIAGE IS SUCH A BIG STEP.

WE'VE DECIDED TO WAIT BEFORE RUSHING INTO ANYTHING.

RIGHT, HONEY?

RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO WAIT, GENTLEMEN.

ABSOLUTELY.

[SHOUTING]

[WEDDING BELLS RINGING]

OK.

BOBBY.

OK.

THIS...

IS YOUR HOME.

NO?

NOW, I DON'T MIND HAVING

A FEW FRIENDS AROUND EVERY NOW AND THEN,

AND WHEN YOUR MOTHER COMES AROUND,

WHICH I'M SURE SHE FINALLY WILL,

BOY, SHE'LL BE WELCOME, TOO.

BUT FOR THE MOMENT, I THINK IT SHOULD BE

EXCLUSIVELY US-- MR. AND MRS. BOBBY DARIN...

AT HOME.

SANDY?

HEY, WHERE'D YOU GO?

DID YOU GO IN HERE ALREADY?

SANDUSH, WHERE ARE YOU?

[SANDRA CRYING SOFTLY]

HEY, BABY.

BABY, THIS SHOULD BE

THE HAPPIEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON. COME ON.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. COME ON.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T WHAT?

I CAN'T COME TO YOUR BED.

OF COURSE YOU CAN, BABY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE MARRIED TO ME!

I AM MARRIED TO YOU,

AND I'M STAYING MARRIED TO YOU

UNTIL DEATH DO US PART.

HOW DO YOU MARRY SOMEBODY THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW?

WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO?

I DON'T KNOW YOU, OR YOU DON'T KNOW ME?

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I KNOW YOU.

I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW ME!

OH, I KNOW YOU. YOU'RE MRS. BOBBY DARIN.

NO!

[CRYING]

IT'S NEVER GOING TO WORK, BOBBY!

LET'S JUST GET OUT OF IT NOW.

NO WAY.

I'LL MAKE YOU MISERABLE!

DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT?

I DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT TO. I CAN'T HELP IT.

[CRYING]

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?

I LOVE YOU.

I REALLY LOVE YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE.

OH, GOD! BOBBY, NO!

OH, PLEASE!

HONEY, HONEY. IT'S OK.

I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU. JUST WATCH.

MY MAMA USED TO TELL ME A STORY WHEN I WAS A KID

THAT IN THE MIDDLE AGES...

ONE OF THE KNIGHTS IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT,

HE LAID DOWN HIS SWORD BETWEEN HIMSELF AND GUINEVERE,

AND HE PROMISED THAT HE WOULD NEVER CROSS OVER

TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED.

REALLY?

I AM LAYING DOWN THIS SWORD BETWEEN US.

THAT'S MY SIDE OF THE BED,

AND THAT'S YOURS,

AND I WILL NEVER CROSS OVER...EVER.

I DON'T CARE IF WE DON'T TOUCH

FOR A THOUSAND NIGHTS.

ONLY YOU CAN CROSS OVER TO MY SIDE.

ONLY YOU.

♪ HOW THE BREEZE RUFFLED THROUGH HER HAIR ♪

♪ HOW WE ALWAYS LAUGHED ♪

♪ AS THOUGH TOMORROW WASN'T THERE ♪

♪ WE WERE YOUNG AND DIDN'T HAVE A CARE ♪

♪ WHERE DID IT GO? ♪

♪ ONCE UPON A TIME ♪

♪ THE WORLD WAS SWEETER THAN WE KNEW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING WAS OURS ♪

♪ HOW HAPPY WE WERE THEN ♪

♪ BUT SOMEHOW ONCE UPON A TIME ♪

[SWORD CLATTERS]

♪ NEVER COMES AGAIN ♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

HI, HONEY.

HEY, SWEETIE.

LOOK WHO'S ON THE COVER.

[WOLF WHISTLES]

HONEY, THAT'S GREAT. DID YOU SEE THIS?

[MEN LAUGHING]

"I WANT TO BE A LEGEND. "

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY SAID THAT.

Bobby: THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE WAY I SAID IT.

Boom-Boom: NEXT TIME, GET HIM THE COVER.

YEAH!

COME ON. IT'S A GREAT STORY.

WAIT. IT GETS BETTER.

"BRASH, COCKY, AND ARROGANT, DARIN THEN SAYS,

I HOPE TO SURPASS SINATRA IN EVERYTHING HE DOES."

[AS ED SULLIVAN] AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

ONE TIME ONLY ON OUR STAGE,

BRASH, COCKY, AND ARROGANT!

WE OUGHT TO OPEN WITH THAT THE NEXT TIME WE PLAY SOMEWHERE.

ABSOLUTELY. HEY, BOOM-BOOM, WHAT'S THE PLAN?

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE IN 5 YEARS?

WHO KNOWS? THE RUSSIANS MAY OWN SHOW BUSINESS IN 5 YEARS.

THAT'S BULLSHIT, BOOM-BOOM. FORGET 5 YEARS.

WHAT ABOUT NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, NEXT YEAR?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NEXT YEAR,

BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEXT MONTH.

PLEASE DON'T TELL ME DETROIT.

YOU KNOW EVERYBODY IN SHOW BUSINESS HATES ME

BECAUSE OF THE DEALS I GET.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS? IS THAT THE REASON THEY HATE HIM?

WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF WHAT'S NEXT,

BOBBY, I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED A NEW COMEDIAN

TO OPEN FOR YOU AT THE COPA.

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

DIDN'T I TELL YOU? YOU'RE PLAYING THE COPA.

YOU'RE FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME.

I GOT THE CALL THIS MORNING, BIG SHOT.

NO! NO! NO! WE GOT THE COPA!

[ALL SHOUTING]

WE GOT THE--OH, GOD!

WE GOT THE COPA!

BOOM-BOOM, I'VE GOT TO KISS YOU!

GODDAMN LUNATIC.

SANDRA, I'M PLAYING-- SAN--SANDY!

I'M PLAYING THE COPA! I'M PLAYING THE COPA!

WE'RE PLAYING THE COPA!

MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE! I'M PLAYING THE COPA!

THAT'S GREAT, SWEETIE.

[MWAH]

WHAT'S THE COPA?

Polly: THE COPACABANA

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NIGHTCLUB IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

EVERYBODY FAMOUS HAS PLAYED HERE.

ONE DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY HERE, BOBBY,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK ALL HIS BOX-OFFICE RECORDS.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

Girls: BOBBY! BOBBY! BOBBY!

BOBBY! BOBBY!

GEORGE KIRBY IS THE FUNNIEST COMIC WORKING TODAY.

I NEVER SAID HE WASN'T FUNNY.

I SAID HE WAS A NEGRO.

HE'S BREAKING HOUSE RECORDS--

LOOK, IF THEY'RE A BIG ACT, LIKE SAMMY DAVIS,

THEY CAN HEADLINE HERE,

BUT THEY NEVER-- AND YOU KNOW THAT--

THEY NEVER OPEN AT THE COPA.

LOOK, MR. PODELL, THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

WHY NOT LET ONE OF THE GREAT COMEDIANS

IN THIS COUNTRY PLAY HERE?

BECAUSE I SAY SO.

YOU UNDERSTAND? IT'S POLICY.

SURE, I UNDERSTAND POLICY,

BUT FRANKLY, TO HELL WITH POLICY.

THIS IS 1960, NOT 1860.

I HEARD YOU HAD A MOUTH ON YOU, KID.

SAVE IT FOR SINGING.

Bobby: LISTEN...

MR. PODELL, I RESPECT THAT THIS IS YOUR CLUB.

I TRULY DO.

BUT IF YOU DON'T LET GEORGE KIRBY OPEN FOR ME,

I CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES.

YOU THREATENING ME? HMM?

I'M CAUTIONING YOU, MR. PODELL.

HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF A SIT-IN?

A SIT WHAT?

IT'S A VERY POPULAR FORM OF PROTEST TODAY.

IT'S WHERE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY

AND THE WHITE COMMUNITY-- ACTUALLY, ALL COMMUNITIES--

THEY COME TOGETHER TO AN ESTABLISHMENT

THAT THEY FEEL IS BEING...

WELL, FRANKLY, UNFAIR TO THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

AND THE MEDIA SHOWS UP, THEY HOLD HANDS,

THEY SIT. AND THEY SIT...

SOMETIMES FOR DAYS.

THEY SIT?

YEAH, THEY SIT, AND, UM...

AND THEY SING, YOU KNOW, SONGS LIKE...

WHAT'S THE...OH. WE SHALL OVERCOME.

OVERCOME? OVERCOME WHAT?

POLICY, MR. PODELL.

OUTDATED POLICY.

[APPLAUSE AND DRUM ROLL]

Kirby: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED

WHAT A WONDERFUL THING TELEVISION IS TODAY.

I GOT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ON ONE OF MY CHANNELS,

AND OF ALL PEOPLE, I GOT LOUELLA PARSONS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET, SHE STARTED OUT HER PROGRAM

BY SAYING, "GOOD EVENING FROM HOLLYWOOD."

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

[NINA ARGUING WITH MAN OUTSIDE]

Nina: DON'T PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME!

DON'T TELL ME WHERE I'M GOIN'!

I'M GOING RIGHT OVER THERE TO SEE MR. DARIN!

I'M HIS SISTER!

YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME!

NINA.

NINA, WHAT'S GOING ON?

THESE GOONS WON'T LET ME BACK TO SEE YOU.

IS THAT RIGHT? I AM FAMILY!

THEY'RE TREATING ME LIKE SOME GODDAMN FAN!

HONEY, THEY HAVE INSTRUCTIONS

NOT TO LET ANYBODY BACK

THIS CLOSE TO THE SHOW.

OH, WELL, THEN I GUESS I'M JUST ANYONE THEN, HUH?

GUYS, GIVE ME A MOMENT, GUYS.

NINA, I HAVE TO PREPARE TO GO ON.

WHY DO YOU HAVE US SITTING IN THE BACK AGAIN?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MY TABLE IS PRACTICALLY IN THE KITCHEN.

MAYBE I SHOULD BRING YOU OUT SOME COFFEE

WHILE I'M IN THERE.

JESUS CHRIST, NINA. YOU KNOW THE TABLES UP FRONT

ARE FOR THE BOYS I GOT TO TAKE CARE OF.

THEY'VE GOT SANDY SITTING RIGHT UP FRONT.

THAT'S WHERE THEY WANT HER--RIGHT UP FRONT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY IT?

YOU ARE EMBARRASSED BY ME AND CHARLIE.

I AM NOT EMBARRASSED, HONEY,

BUT THOSE ARE PODELL'S TABLES.

THAT'S BULLSHIT, AND YOU KNOW IT.

IT IS NOT BULLSHIT, HONEY.

NOW JUST GO ENJOY THE SHOW.

IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

I'LL DO MY BEST. I WON'T SEE ANYTHING.

HONEY--

MAYBE THE MAITRE D' WILL TELL ME HOW IT WENT!

Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOBBY DARIN!

[BAND PLAYING FANFARE]

[BAND PLAYING LIVELY TUNE]

THANK YOU.

♪ HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS, WHOEVER YOU ARE ♪

♪ I HOPE YOUR TROUBLES ARE FEW ♪

♪ ALL MY GOOD WISHES GO WITH YOU TONIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN LOVE LIKE YOU ♪

♪ YOU BE BRAVE, YOUNG LOVERS, AND FOLLOW YOUR STARS ♪

♪ GREAT AND FAITHFUL AND TRUE ♪

♪ AND CLING VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER TONIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN LOVE LIKE YOU ♪

♪ AND I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE WINGS ON YOUR HEELS ♪

♪ AND TO FLY DOWN THE STREET IN A TRANCE ♪

♪ YOU WING DOWN THAT STREET ON THE CHANCE THAT YOU'LL MEET ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL MEET, NOT BY CHANCE ♪

♪ DON'T CRY, YOUNG LOVERS, WHATEVER YOU DO ♪

♪ SAY, DON'T CRY BECAUSE I'M ALONE ♪

♪ ALL OF MY MEMORIES ARE HAPPY TONIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE HAD A LOVE OF MY OWN, HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ I'VE HAD A LOVE OF MY OWN LIKE YOURS ♪

♪ I HAVE HAD A LOVE ♪

♪ OF MY OWN ♪

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, AND WELCOME TO THE COPACABANA.

HOW ABOUT RICHARD BEHRKE RIGHT THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?

[APPLAUSE]

I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AT THE COPACABANA.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, UH... MY DREAM

TO PLAY THIS CLUB,

AND IN CONNECTION WITH THAT,

I WOULD LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO...

TO 2 WOMEN IN MY LIFE.

MY MOTHER POLLY...

ALWAYS DREAMED AND BELIEVED

THAT ONE DAY I WOULD PLAY THE COPACABANA.

AND SO TONIGHT, THIS IS FOR HER, FOR MY MOM.

AND THE OTHER WOMAN, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT,

IS, OF COURSE, MY LOVELY NEW WIFE SANDRA DEE,

THE WOMAN YOU'RE ALL LOOKING AT

WHEN I'M TRYING TO WORK.

[APPLAUSE]

AH, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT? SHE'S BLUSHING.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING HER FEEL

SO WELCOME TONIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

AND FOR THAT, I WANT TO DO A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR HER.

I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS SONG...

COME ON. [CRYING SOFTLY]

I LOVE YOU, SANDRA.

[BAND PLAYING]

♪ I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU LOVE THAT LASTS FOREVER ♪

♪ AND THE PROMISE TO BE NEAR EACH TIME YOU CALL ♪

♪ AND THE ONLY HEART I OWN, FOR YOU AND YOU ALONE ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

♪ I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU COUNTRY WALKS IN SPRINGTIME ♪

♪ AND A HAND TO HOLD WHEN LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL ♪

♪ AND A LOVE WHOSE BURNING LIGHT ♪

♪ WILL WARM THE WINTER NIGHT ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

♪ THERE ARE THOSE, I AM SURE, WHO HAVE TOLD YOU ♪

♪ THEY WOULD GIVE YOU THE WORLD FOR A TOY ♪

♪ ALL I HAVE ARE THESE ARMS TO ENFOLD YOU ♪

♪ AND A LOVE TIME CAN NEVER DESTROY ♪

♪ IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT I'M ASKING IN RETURN, DEAR ♪

♪ YOU'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT MY DEMANDS ARE SMALL ♪

♪ SAY IT'S ME THAT YOU'LL ADORE ♪

♪ FOR NOW AND EVERMORE ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

[SINGING SCAT]

♪ THERE ARE THOSE, I AM SURE, WHO HAVE TOLD YOU ♪

♪ THEY WOULD GIVE YOU THE WORLD FOR A TOY ♪

♪ ALL I HAVE ARE THESE ARMS TO ENFOLD YOU ♪

♪ AND A LOVE TIME CAN NEVER DESTROY ♪

♪ IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT I'M ASKING IN RETURN, DEAR ♪

♪ YOU'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT MY DEMANDS ARE SMALL ♪

♪ SAY IT'S ME THAT YOU'LL ADORE ♪

♪ YEAH, IT'S ME THAT YOU'LL ADORE ♪

♪ FOR NOW AND EVERMORE ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL ♪

[APPLAUSE]

Man: IN THOSE LONG-AGO YEARS,

IT SEEMED AS IF BOBBY DARIN AND SANDRA DEE

WERE THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT COUPLE ON THE PLANET.

AFTER THE BIRTH OF DODD MITCHELL CASSOTTO

ON DECEMBER 16th, THEY BOTH STAYED

IN LOS ANGELES TO MAKE MOVIES--

SANDRA IN ANOTHER TAMMY PICTURE

AND BOBBY IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D.--

SHH! QUIET.

[AHEM]

I'M SORRY.

OK. IT'S QUIET ON THE SET.

AND ROLLING.

SPEED...

[MARKER CLAPS]

AND...ACTION, BOBBY.

OK, BIG JIM. YOU GO ON.

YOU GET THIS TWO-BIT CORN-FEEDER OFF THE GROUND, HUH?

HA HA HA. HEY, BUCK. BUCK.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO GET A COUPLE OF BROADS

WHEN WE GET OURSELVES BACK HOME.

I MEAN, ONES WITH REAL BUILDS ON THEM THAT WON'T QUIT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME REAL BALLOON SMUGGLERS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? JESUS. WHAT WAS THAT?

WE GOT HIT? BUCK! BUCK, WE'RE GOING DOWN!

OH, JESUS! WE'RE GOING TO CRASH!

I GOT TO GET OUT. I GOT TO USE THE ESCAPE HATCH.

OH, COME ON! OH, NO! HE DOESN'T HAVE A HEAD!

OH, NO! OH, GOD!

PLEASE, CAN'T YOU FIX HIM THE WAY HE WAS BEFORE?

OH, GOD! NO!

AND CUT. FANTASTIC.

[BELL RINGING]

[APPLAUSE]

HONEY, YOU WERE WONDERFUL!

[MWAH]

OH, MY BABY.

BOBBY, THANKS. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S THE BEST PART I'VE EVER HAD.

YEAH, I TOLD YOU IT WAS A GREAT SCRIPT.

BUT HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WITH GREGORY PECK AND TONY CURTIS?

AND ANGIE DICKINSON.

DON'T FORGET ANGIE. THANKS, ANGIE.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

I DON'T KNOW. BOOM-BOOM, WHAT'S NEXT?

WE OPEN IN TAHOE FOR 3 NIGHTS ON THE 20th.

THEN WE GOT PHILLY, CHICAGO, AND MIAMI BEACH.

Man: THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.

WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

THE TOUR, BABY.

I'M NOT DONE FILMING MY MOVIE YET.

THAT'S OK. YOU AND DODD CAN JOIN ME WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

I'M NOT BRINGING THE BABY ON THE ROAD.

THEN LEAVE HIM WITH THE NANNY. THAT'S WHY WE HIRED HER.

I DON'T WANT DODD TO BE RAISED BY THE NANNY.

HONEY, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE RAISED BY THE NANNY.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ON THE ROAD?

WHO AM I GOING TO SING TO IF YOU'RE NOT THERE?

BACK TO MY SET.

DON'T BE MAD.

I'M NOT MAD.

YOU LOOK MAD.

I'M NOT MAD. THE SOONER I FINISH MY MOVIE,

THE SOONER I CAN JOIN YOU.

MMM...

HONEY, YOU KNOW, YOUR TOUPEE WAS ON A LITTLE CROOKED.

WHAT? YOU KIDDING? SHOOT!

HEY, GIRLS! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU,

YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH MY HAIR!

GREAT TIMING, STEVE.

BE NICE TO HAVE HIM HOME FOR A WHILE.

IT'S A WONDER DODD EVEN KNOWS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

GREAT HAVING THEM BOTH AT THE SAME STUDIO,

ISN'T IT?

♪ THERE ARE SO MANY FABULOUS FARAWAY PLACES TO SEE ♪

♪ SUCH AS MEXICO, SWEDEN, HAWAII, JAPAN, AND CAPRI ♪

♪ THERE'S SO MANY EXCITING AND WONDERFUL PLACES ♪

♪ MOUNTAINS AND JUNGLES AND DESERT OASES ♪

♪ PLEASANT AS HOME IS, IT ISN'T WHAT ROME IS ♪

♪ SO WHY STAY THERE? ♪

♪ WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY FABULOUS FARAWAY PLACES TO SEE ♪

♪ WHY SHOULD SPAIN AND TAHITI AND RIO ♪

♪ JUST BE ONLY NAMES TO YOU AND ME? ♪

♪ I FEEL CERTAIN THERE'S PEOPLE WE'D BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ♪

♪ SO TELL ME, WHY DON'T WE GET UP AND JUST GO THERE? ♪

♪ GO TO THOSE FABULOUS PLACES WHERE WE LONG TO BE ♪

♪ LIKE BANGKOK AND HONG KONG AND PARIS AND VENICE ♪

♪ TOKYO AND CAIRO AND LISBON AND LONDON ♪

♪ SIAM, SIENA, VIENNA, VERONA ♪

♪ JAVA, JAMAICA, BOMBAY, BARCELONA ♪

♪ SHOW ME THOSE FABULOUS PLACES ♪

♪ WE'RE LONGING TO SEE ♪

SO, THIS IS YOUR SUITE, BOBBY AND MRS. DARIN.

BAR, FIRE PIT.

THE BATHROOM'S OVER THERE,

AND THE LIVING ROOM IS THIS WAY, SIR.

I'LL JUST PUT YOUR LUGGAGE DOWN.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK AT THIS, BABY.

MM-HMM.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT NIGHT IN VEGAS.

Bellhop: ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NO. THAT'S ALL FOR THE MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SOME ICE

FOR A DRINK OR ANYTHING?

NO, I'M GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE YOU GO. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I'M FROM GERMANY.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC CITY. THANK YOU MUCH.

I'M A BIG FAN, MR. DARIN.

THAT'S VERY KIND. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, SANDUSH, DON'T YOU THINK

YOU'RE DRINKING A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH LATELY?

NO. ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK

I'VE HAD ENOUGH TO DRINK.

OK. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

I JUST WANT US TO BE TOGETHER.

WE ARE TOGETHER, BABY. LOOK.

I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME KIND OF NORMAL SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE A BABY NOW,

AND IF I DON'T SEE YOU UP ON STAGE,

I DON'T SEE YOU AT ALL.

WELL, YOU'RE HERE, TOO.

YEAH. RECORDING OR PERFORMING OR FILMING

OR MAKING APPEARANCES.

WHY CAN'T WE JUST STAY HOME?

HONEY, PERFORMING IS MY LIFE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME?

WELL, YOU'RE HERE, AREN'T YOU?

YEAH, WITH ALL OF THEM!

BABY, THEY'RE A PART OF MY LIFE,

JUST LIKE MARY IS A PART OF YOUR LIFE

AND NOW A PART OF OURS.

THEY ARE OUR FAMILY, ALL OF THEM, LIKE IT OR NOT.

HONEY, I CAN'T JUST STOP WORKING

AND KEEP GOING ON TOUR WITH YOU.

YES, YOU CAN.

NO, I CAN'T. NO. I'M AN ACTRESS.

MAKING MOVIES IS WHAT I DO.

KISSING TROY DONAHUE IS NOT ACTING.

OH, YEAH? THEN YOU TRY IT.

I'D RATHER NOT.

HEY. WHAT A FACE.

YOU SHOULD LOCK THE DOOR.

WHY?

BEFORE SOMEONE COMES IN.

NOBODY'S COMING IN.

YESTERDAY, CHARLIE WALKED IN ON ME TAKING A SHOWER.

YOU'RE KIDDING. WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE ASKED ME IF I WANTED A CORNED BEEF SANDWICH.

[LAUGHS]

DO YOU?

HA HA. HMM...

MMM...

IT'S OK. IT'S JUST US.

[DOOR OPENS]

BOBBY! WHOA. SORRY. BUT I WAS RIGHT

ABOUT THE WAR PICTURE. GET YOUR SPEECH READY,

BECAUSE AS SOON AS THIS TOUR IS OVER,

YOU'RE GOING TO THE OSCARS, PAL.

YOU JUST GOT NOMINATED.

HALLELUJAH! YES! YES!

OH, CHRIST.

Woman: AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

NICK ADAMS, IN TWILIGHT OF HONOR...

[APPLAUSE]

BOBBY DARIN IN CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D...

[APPLAUSE]

MELVYN DOUGLAS IN HUD...

[APPLAUSE]

HUGH GRIFFITH IN TOM JONES...

[APPLAUSE]

HELLO!

AND JOHN HUSTON IN THE CARDINAL.

AND THE WINNER IS...

[PAPER RUSTLING]

MELVYN DOUGLAS! MELVYN DOUGLAS!

MY BLOOD IS UP THERE ON THE SCREEN,

AND THEY GIVE IT TO MELVYN DOUGLAS!

UNZIP ME, PLEASE.

"YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE, HUD.

YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT 'EM."

I HEARD HE WAS DYING OR SOMETHING.

IT'S A SYMPATHY VOTE.

HE'S DYING? I'M THE ONE DYING!

WAY BEFORE HE WAS DYING, I WAS DYING!

WHERE'S MY SYMPATHY?

YOU'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB

OF FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF ALL ALONE.

"STICK YOUR FINGER UP MY ASS, ALMA, AND WIGGLE IT,

JUST LIKE THE DOCTOR DOES. "

ANYWAY, IT'S AN HONOR JUST TO BE NOMINATED.

I'VE NEVER BEEN NOMINATED.

ALL YOUR GODDAMN HOLLYWOOD FRIENDS,

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO PROBABLY VOTED AGAINST ME.

I VOTED FOR YOU, BOBBY.

HEY, IT'S B.D. WHAT TIME'S THE CAR?

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

ALL THE SLAPS AND THE SMILES.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'M A GODDAMN JOKE OUT THERE!

NOT AS BIG OF A JOKE AS YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

WARREN BEATTY IS THERE WITH LESLIE CARON,

WHO'S NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS,

AND I'M THERE WITH GIDGET!

LESLIE CARON IS NOT BOX-OFFICE!

THOSE PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT BOX-OFFICE.

THAT'S ALL THEY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT, BOBBY!

ONLY PEOPLE FROM THE BRONX

ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THE OSCARS.

MELVYN DOUGLAS IS MARRIED TO A CONGRESSWOMAN,

AND I'M MARRIED TO TAMMY.

WELL, IT TOOK MELVYN DOUGLAS 40 YEARS

TO GET A SUPPORTING ACTOR'S FACE.

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY YOU DID IT IN JUST 2.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE I'LL JUST GO BACK OUT ON TOUR.

OH, THAT'S JUST GREAT, BOBBY!

THAT'S JUST FUCKING GREAT!

LIKE USUAL, YOU LEAVE DODD AND ME BEHIND!

YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN YOU'RE ON THE BOARDS,

IT'S REAL. IT FEELS REAL. THE AUDIENCE IS RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN FEEL THEM.

MAYBE MOVIE AUDIENCES ARE TOO SOBER FOR YOU THEN.

NO, IT'S REALITY, BABY. IT'S REALITY.

THE NIGHTCLUBS ARE REALITY.

IT'S NOT LIKE THE FRICKIN' MOVIES

THAT ARE ALL GODDAMN FAKE!

I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO SAY TO YOU,

MR. REALITY, MR. KING OF REALITY!

YOUR TOUPEE'S ON CROOKED!

YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING THAT TO ME!

YOU'RE TRYING TO UNDERMINE ME

EVERY TIME I GO ONSTAGE LIKE THAT!

TELLING ME I GOT A PIMPLE ON MY NOSE!

WELL, I'M GODDAMN SICK OF IT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?

NO, YOU DON'T! OH, NO, YOU DON'T!

YOU DON'T LEAVE ME! I LEAVE YOU!

AND THE CARS AND THE CLOTHES

AND THE HAIR AND THE PREMIERE!

I'M SICK OF ALL OF IT!

I'M TELLING YOU, I'M OUT OF HERE!

YOU'RE STAYING RIGHT HERE

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF DODD!

THE NANNY'S HERE! HE'S FINE!

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO BE HAPPY,

AND YOU MESSED IT UP!

YOU DO NOT... COME BACK HERE!

[SHOUTING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

YOU THINK IT'LL BE EASY TO FIND SOMEBODY TO LOVE YOU,

A BIG-NOSED, SELF-CENTERED,

MEAN, NASTY, BALDING LITTLE SHIT-HEAD

WITH A BAD HEART!

WELL, YOU GO FOR IT, BOBBY!

BECAUSE I'M THROUGH!

SANDY!

SANDY!

♪ I TURNED AND YOU WERE GONE ♪

♪ WHILE FROM THE DARKENED WINGS ♪

♪ THE MUSIC BOX PLAYS ON AND ON ♪

♪ SAD LITTLE SERENADE ♪

♪ A SONG OF MY HEART'S COMPOSING ♪

♪ I HEAR IT STILL, I GUESS I ALWAYS WILL ♪

♪ BEST ON THE BILL ♪

♪ CHARADE ♪

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

OH, BABY.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT

ABOUT ALL THESE PEOPLE BEING AROUND US ALL THE TIME.

MAYBE IT SHOULD JUST BE US.

♪ WHATEVER YOU'VE DONE, IT'S ALL OVER ♪

[SCREAMING]

♪ WHATEVER YOU'VE BEEN IS SO STRANGE ♪

♪ YESTERDAY'S LONG GONE... ♪

DADDY, I FOUND YOUR HAIR.

OH, THAT'S GOOD, MOOSE,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I LEFT IT SOMEWHERE!

Bobby, narrating: SO I DID STAY HOME FOR A WHILE.

THE 1960s RUSHED BY LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE

WHILE DODD GREW UP LIKE A MOOSE.

SANDY AND I DID A COUPLE OF MOVIES TOGETHER,

BUT THEY WERE ALL DOGS.

THE MUSIC SCENE WAS CHANGING

AS DRAMATICALLY AS THE COUNTRY.

NIGHTCLUBS WERE OUT,

AND BIG VENUES, LIKE STADIUMS, WERE IN.

I WAS SUDDENLY IRRELEVANT,

MY STAGE LITERALLY DISAPPEARING.

I TRIED TO WRITE NEW MUSIC

AND GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS

BECAUSE WE WERE NOW A COUNTRY AT WAR.

BUT THE FACT WAS, I WAS A BALDING CHART SINGER

WHO HADN'T HAD A HIT IN YEARS

AND WHO SHOULD BE DEAD.

Man: SO, WHY KENNEDY?

LIKE MOST PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY,

I'M FED UP WITH ALL THE INSANITY.

THE ASSASSINATION OF OUR PRESIDENT,

VIETNAM, THE RIOTS.

I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR SOME SALVATION

FROM ALL THE MADNESS,

AND THEN ALONG COMES ANOTHER GUY NAMED BOBBY.

NOW, HERE IS A NO-BULLSHIT GUY

WHO IS COMMITTED, PASSIONATE,

WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE.

I'VE COMPLETELY DEDICATED MYSELF TO THIS MAN.

I THINK HE MAY BE THIS COUNTRY'S LAST HOPE.

GO OUT AND VOTE.

Bobby, narrating: WHILE IT LOOKED LIKE

BOBBY KENNEDY MIGHT HEAL THE COUNTRY,

SANDY AND I DRIFTED FARTHER AND FARTHER APART.

BOBBY, WHY DO YOU SING THE SAME SONGS EVERY NIGHT?

ISN'T IT BORING?

WELL, HONEY, IT'S AN ACT.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO,

SING DIFFERENT SONGS EVERY NIGHT?

WHY NOT? I DON'T MAKE THE SAME MOVIES EVERY TIME.

WELL, ACTUALLY, YOU DO.

SWEET LITTLE INNOCENT SANDY.

EXCUSE ME, BUT I THINK I KNOW

WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN THE MOVIES NOWADAYS, OK?

YOU MAY BE THE EXPERT IN MUSIC,

BUT I... I...

HAVE HAD YEARS OF MOVIE EXPERIENCE.

NOT BAD, SAN.

WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER

IF YOU'D SAID IT WITHOUT THE SLUR IN YOUR VOICE.

Bobby, narrating: MY SISTER CAME OUT TO STAY WITH US,

BUT HER REAL REASON FOR COMING

I COULDN'T HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED.

LISTEN, BOBBY, THERE'S A REASON

I FELT I HAD TO COME AND STAY WITH YOU.

YEAH? WHAT?

I HEARD YOU WERE GOING INTO POLITICS.

YOU STILL THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT?

WELL, I'M CONSIDERING IT.

I MEAN, THEY'VE ASKED ME.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THE PAPERS

TRY AND SMEAR PEOPLE WITH THINGS FROM THEIR PAST

WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO RUN FOR AN OFFICE.

YEAH. SO WHAT?

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PAST

THAT I THINK IT'S FINALLY TIME FOR YOU TO KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT POLLY.

SHE WASN'T WHO YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS, BOBBY.

SHE WAS THE BEST MOTHER

IN THE WHOLE GODDAMN WORLD.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE WAS A GREAT MOTHER BECAUSE SHE WAS MY MOTHER.

SO I KNOW IT'S TRUE.

THEN YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

I KNOW SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON

AND A WONDERFUL MOTHER, BUT WHAT I THINK

YOU REALLY NEED NOW IS THE TRUTH...

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

AND THE TRUTH IS...

POLLY WAS NOT YOUR MOTHER.

SAM WAS NOT YOUR FATHER.

YOU AIN'T MY BROTHER, BOBBY.

WE SWORE WE WOULD...

NEVER LET YOU FIND OUT.

POLLY WAS MY MOTHER...

AND NOT YOURS.

SHE WAS YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

SWEETHEART...

I'M NOT YOUR SISTER.

BOBBY, I'M YOUR MOTHER.

WE MADE A PACT THAT WE WOULD NEVER TELL YOU.

IS SHE KIDDING?

SHE GOT PREGNANT WHEN SHE WAS 17.

IT'S TRUE, BOBBY.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE A BASTARD,

SO I GAVE YOU TO MAMA.

SO THAT WAY, NO ONE COULD CALL YOU ONE.

SHE COULDN'T GIVE YOU UP FOR ADOPTION.

WHEN I WENT OFF TO THE HOSPITAL,

WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR YOU TO BE BORN,

MAMA MOVED US TO THE BRONX,

WHERE WE DIDN'T KNOW NOBODY,

AND THEN WHEN I CAME BACK,

WE SAID THAT YOU WERE HER BABY, NOT MINE.

BUT THAT WAY, I COULD KEEP YOU.

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO ME?

WE DID IT TO PROTECT YOU, BOBBY.

YOU NEED ME NOW.

I CAN REALLY BE HERE FOR YOU.

YOU'RE LOST. YOU CAN FINALLY HAVE THE MOTHER

THAT YOU NEVER REALLY HAD.

[THE ROLLING STONES' LET IT LOOSE BEGINS]

Mick Jagger: ♪ WHO'S THAT WOMAN ON YOUR ARM? ♪

♪ ALL DRESSED UP TO DO YOU HARM ♪

♪ AND I'M HIP TO WHAT SHE'LL DO ♪

WHO WAS MY FATHER?

OH, BOBBY, I WAS DATING A LOT OF GUYS BACK THEN.

WHO WAS MY FATHER?!

♪ BIT OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW ♪

♪ AND I KNEW, YEAH, KNEW WHAT IT WAS LEADING TO ♪

♪ SOME THINGS, WELL, I CAN'T REFUSE ♪

♪ I CAN'T REFUSE ♪

♪ ONE OF THEM ♪

♪ ONE OF THEM THE BEDROOM BLUES ♪

♪ SHE DELIVERS RIGHT ON TIME ♪

♪ I CAN'T RESIST A CORNY LINE ♪

♪ BUT TAKE THE SHINE RIGHT OFF YOUR SHOES ♪

♪ YEAH, RIGHT OFF YOUR SHOES ♪

♪ CARRYIN' ♪

♪ CARRYIN' THE BEDROOM BLUES ♪

♪ OH, OH ♪

♪ COME SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

Man, on radio: SENATOR, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO COUNTER

MR. HUMPHREY AND HIS BACKGROUNDING YOU

AS FAR AS THE DELEGATE VOTES GO?

Kennedy: WE'RE JUST GOING TO START TO STRUGGLE FOR IT.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

Man: SENATOR KENNEDY HAS BEEN SHOT!

IS THAT POSSIBLE? IS THAT POSSIBLE?

[MEN SHOUTING]

IS IT POSSIBLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?

IT IS POSSIBLE. HE HAS BEEN...

SENATOR KENNEDY. OH, MY GOD.

[VOICE FADES]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

UH!

CHARLIE.

HA HA HA.

HOW YOU BEEN DOING? YOU OK?

Bobby: HOW CAN I STAND ON STAGE

AND SING THE SAME OLD CRAP WHEN THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN KIDS

ARE GETTING THEIR HEADS BLOWN OFF

IN SOME RICE FIELD HALF THE WORLD AWAY?

WE'VE BEEN LIED TO, CHARLIE.

THE GOVERNMENT LIES TO US EVERY DAY.

THERE'S NO END TO THIS WAR. THE PRESIDENT LIES TO US.

THE PEOPLE WE TRUST THE MOST--THEY LIE TO US.

YOU'RE JUST ALL WORKED UP.

NO, IT'S NOT THAT.

BOBBY KENNEDY TRIED TO TELL THE TRUTH,

AND LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO HIM.

LOOK WHAT HE DID WITH THE TIME THAT HE HAD.

HE DIDN'T WASTE HIS TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?

SANDY MISSES YOU.

DODD MISSES YOU.

WHEN DID YOU MEET NINA? WHAT YEAR?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

UH...NINETEEN- THIRTY-SOMETHING.

DO YOU KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS, CHARLIE?

NO, BOBBY. I DON'T KNOW.

I WISH I KNEW WHO HE WAS.

LOOK, BOBBY, I KNOW...

I KNOW I AIN'T NO COLLEGE BOY,

BUT I ALWAYS KIND OF FELT

LIKE I WAS YOUR FATHER.

CHARLIE, YOU'VE BEEN MORE THAN A FATHER TO ME.

YOU KNOW THAT.

I JUST WISH I KNEW.

WELL, YOU STAY OUT HERE MUCH LONGER,

AND DODD'S GONNA BE SAYING

THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.

LOOK...

YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS,

BUT YOU GOT 2 MOTHERS OUT OF THE DEAL,

AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GREAT.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT HOW HARD IT'S BEEN FOR HER--

NOT TO BE ABLE TO TELL ANYBODY

THAT YOU WERE HER SON?

YOU WANT TO FIND YOURSELF,

GET BACK ON THE STAGE.

YOU ARE BOBBY DARIN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHO I THOUGHT I WAS.

OK, OK.

THEN YOU'RE WALDEN ROBERT CASSOTTO.

NO, I'M NOT, CHARLIE.

I'M NOT EVEN HIM.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE BOTH.

Bobby: OK, BOOM-BOOM, LET'S GO. WE GOT A SHOW TO DO.

COME ON! GET IT ON!

♪ WHOO-WHOO ♪

♪ AH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪ AH-AH-AH-AH-HA ♪

♪ I'LL LET THEM KNOW, YEAH ♪

♪ I'VE GOT NO MAMA, GOT NO PAPA ♪

♪ JUST GOT MYSELF ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I GO-O-O-OT, WHOO ♪

♪ COME AND SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

[PEOPLE CHATTERING LOUDLY]

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

SING DREAM LOVER! HA HA!

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

Man: LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

♪ 700 MILLION, ARE YOU LISTENING? ♪

Man: HEY, BOBBY! WHERE'D YOUR HAIR GO?!

Second man: WHAT A WASTE.

♪ MOST OF WHAT YOU READ IS MADE OF LIES... ♪

SING SPLISH SPLASH!

[ALL LAUGH]

WHAT IS THIS? HMM?

IS IT A JOKE?

♪ TO WAKE TO IN THE MORNING... ♪

Boom-Boom: BOBBY, YOU'RE TURNING INTO A TOTAL HIPPIE!

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.

I'M A DYING MAN.

HEY, STOP THAT TALK.

I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO THAT SHIT!

IT'S NOT SHIT! IT'S THE TRUTH!

WE'RE ALL DYING, BOBBY.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,

AND YOU KNOW IT. EVERY DAY I LIVE

IS A MODERN MEDICAL MIRACLE.

I KNOW, YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO REACH 16.

DON'T YOU MAKE FUN OF ME, STEVE!

I'M NOT MAKIN' FUN OF YOU, BOBBY!

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO REACT

WHEN YOU TELL ME THE SAME THING

FOR THE 2,000th TIME?

THEY BOOED ME OFF THE STAGE.

THEY BOOED ME OFF THE GODDAMN STAGE

LIKE I'D SWINDLED THEM

OUT OF THEIR LAST 15 FREAKIN' BUCKS!

THEY WANTED TO HEAR DREAM LOVER!

THEY'RE NOT READY FOR THE NEW YOU!

THEY OUGHT TO TAKE ME AS I AM, OR I DON'T WANT THEM!

BOBBY, IN 7 YEARS, YOU'VE MADE 10 FILMS,

WON 2 GRAMMYS, HAD 7 TOP-TEN SINGLES,

GOT NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD.

WHAT THE HELL MORE DO YOU WANT?

I JUST GOTTA FIND MYSELF, THAT'S ALL.

EVERYBODY ELSE SEEMS TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

BUT YOU KEEP LOOKING.

WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF, GIVE ME A CALL.

THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE WE ARE.

STEVE...

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK I'M CRAZY?

MY WATCH IS SLOWING DOWN.

BETTER GET THIS FIXED.

WHAT DOES "YOUR TIME'S UP" MEAN?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

MY FRIEND GREGORY SAID THAT "MY TIME'S UP."

HEH. "TIME'S UP."

BULLSHIT.

HERE. YOU WEAR THAT WHEN YOU GET OLDER.

HMM?

I'M GONNA GET OLDER?

WELL, SURE, YOU ARE.

BUT YOU GOTTA BELIEVE IT.

YOU ALWAYS GOTTA BELIEVE IT, BOBBY.

AS LONG AS YOU REALLY BELIEVE IT,

IT'S TRUE.

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

HEY.

YOU'RE BACK.

HEH HEH.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

LIKE SOMEBODY'S HAD THEIR HANDS IN MY CHEST.

YEAH. THEY SAID IT WENT WELL.

THEY REPLACED BOTH VALVES.

IT WON'T LAST, CHARLIE.

AH, THAT'S JUST THE MEDICATION TALKING.

YOU NEED TO EAT.

I NEED TO EAT?

YEAH. HEH HEH.

YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS YET,

BUT I WANT YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I GOT...

I GOT GOOD MANICOTTI...

AND NINA SENT HER SPAGHETTI

ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK.

NINA'S SPAGHETTI?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYIN' TO DO, KILL ME, CHARLIE?

HA HA HA HA! SHE MISSES YOU, BOBBY.

I'LL JUST CALL HER AND SANDY

AND TELL EVERYBODY THAT YOU'RE OK. OK?

[BLOWS]

[ALL CHEER]

Boom-Boom: 9 HOURS ON THE OPERATING TABLE,

AND HE KEEPS ON TICKING.

OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO SAY--

I BET OLD DR. ANDRETTI--

OLD DEAD DR. ANDRETTI-- WOULD SURE BE SURPRISED

TO SEE I MADE IT TO MY 36th BIRTHDAY.

OHH! OUCH!

[MUSIC PLAYING, PEOPLE CHATTERING]

DON'T STEAL THAT. IT'S NOT YOURS.

HA-HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH, THANK YOU, NINA. YOU LOOK GREAT.

THAT'S A NICE OUTFIT.

YOU LIKE IT? MM.

'CAUSE I GOT IT SPECIAL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOUR MOTHER CAN BE A CLASSY LADY.

WHAT, BOBBY?

WHAT, BOBBY?

IT'S OK, NINA. I THINK I KNOW WHY YOU TOLD ME.

EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE.

HEY. DON'T HE LOOK GREAT?

DON'T HE LOOK GREAT?

HE LOOKS GREAT.

HE LOOKS LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.

HE'S GONNA LIVE TO BE 100. HE'S A SHARK.

HEY. HI.

I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR YOU ALL DAY.

NO, YOU HAVEN'T, YOU LIAR.

I HAVE, I HAVE. HEH HEH.

YOU LOOK SO GOOD.

OHH, I FEEL GOOD.

I FEEL GREAT, PHYSICALLY.

I MEAN, INSOMUCH AS I CAN ACTUALLY BREATHE EASY

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

HEH.

DODD MISSES YOU BEING HOME.

I MISS YOU.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, BABY.

I'M REALLY TRYING, BOBBY.

I KNOW YOU ARE.

THAT'S NOT WHY YOU LEFT.

IT WAS MORE THAN THAT.

I'M NOT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE.

I'M NOT AN INTELLECTUAL,

I'M NOT AS SMART AS YOU.

YEAH, YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH FOR 10 OF ME.

BUT LOOK WHAT WE DID TOGETHER.

YOU GONNA SING AGAIN?

OH, I'D LOVE TO. I'M JUST NOT ENTIRELY SURE

I CAN GET USED TO THE IDEA OF BOOING AS A NIGHTLY RITUAL.

[LAUGHS]

HONEY, YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU WERE ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOUR TIME.

THEY'RE SO SHALLOW.

PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE, ANYWAY.

YEAH, I KNOW, THE--

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

THAT YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM--

NO, NO, NO. ABOUT PEOPLE HEARING...WHAT?

Bobby: BOOM-BOOM! BOOM-BOOM! BOOM-BOOM!

BOOM-BOOM! BOOM-BOOM! BOOM-BOOM...

BOOK ME BACK IN VEGAS.

HA HA HA HA HA!

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO VEGAS.

OH, YES, I DO. I WANT TO GO BACK TO VEGAS,

AND I WANT TO GO BACK ON STAGE.

DON'T TELL ME YOU FOUND YOURSELF.

NO.

HE'S GOING BACK TO VEGAS?

FIRST I'VE HEARD.

I'M A NIGHTCLUB ANIMAL, BOOM-BOOM, AND I LOVE IT.

AND, QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK I DO IT BETTER

THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WHOLE GODDAMN WORLD.

YOU'RE ALSO ONE OF THE MOST MODEST PEOPLE

I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE,

BUT I DON'T WANT YOU GOING BACK THERE.

IT'S GONNA WORK THIS TIME. I CAN BE WHAT I WANT,

I CAN SAY WHAT I WANT, I CAN SING WHAT I WANT.

SANDY JUST SAID IT. SHE JUST SAID IT BEAUTIFULLY.

WHAT?

"PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE."

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Bobby: IT'S FUNNY. YOU WEREN'T A GIRL

A GUY LIKE ME WAS SUPPOSED TO GET.

I MEAN, THERE I WAS, A SINGER FROM THE BRONX,

AND THERE YOU WERE... A MOVIE STAR.

BOBBY, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME?

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, BABY...

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE SANDRA DEE.

WHY CAN'T I OPEN IT?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE GIFTS

YOU'RE USED TO GETTING.

THIS ONE IS VERY, VERY SPECIAL,

AND NOBODY CAN KNOW YOU HAVE IT.

WHAT'S IN IT?

[IMITATING WALTER MATTHAU] $2 MILLION HARD CASH,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S CONFEDERATE MONEY, SO--

DAD.

NO.

IT'S JUST SOME THINGS I WANT YOU TO HAVE.

SO NOBODY CAN KNOW I HAVE IT? NOT EVEN MOM?

NOT MOM, NOT CHARLIE, NOT AUNT NINA,

OR GRANDMA. NOBODY BUT YOU AND ME.

IT'S A SECRET.

WHEN CAN I OPEN IT?

WHEN I'M GONE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, DAD.

WELL, YOU KNOW, MOOSE,

I'M NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

MY TIME MIGHT JUST COME A LITTLE SOONER,

THAT'S ALL.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE...

IF YOU'RE THE MAN I THINK YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, I HAD TO FIGHT MY WAY

OUT OF THE BRONX

TO MAKE SOMETHING OF MYSELF.

BUT NOT NEARLY AS HARD

AS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT

TO GET OUT OF BEVERLY HILLS.

HOW YOU DOIN' IN THERE?

Bobby: TRYING TO FIND A HEARTBEAT.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

MY TUX AND TOUPEE LAID OUT?

YEAH.

YOU GOT NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, CHARLIE,

I DON'T FEEL SO HOT.

I GOTTA GO UNDER THE KNIFE AGAIN.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE TAKING OFF EARLY.

I GOT--I GOT BLOOD POISONING.

IT'S CATCHING UP.

LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

WE CAN CALL IT OFF.

CHARLIE, I GOTTA GET READY NOW.

I GOTTA GO MAKE SURE NINA'S AT A GOOD TABLE.

CHARLIE, I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THIS FAR WITHOUT YOU.

KID, YOU WERE A RUNAWAY TRAIN.

JUST GET THROUGH TONIGHT.

YEAH. ALWAYS LEAVE 'EM WANTING MORE, CHARLIE.

YEAH.

Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE FLAMINGO STAGE

AN OLD FRIEND,

ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S GREATEST ENTERTAINERS,

ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINEE,

2-TIME GRAMMY-WINNER...

SING DREAM LOVER!

[LAUGHTER]

THE FLAMINGO HOTEL PROUDLY PRESENTS...

THE LEGENDARY BOBBY DARIN.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[LIGHT APPLAUSE]

♪ COME AND SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

♪ HEY, THERE, MR. BLACK MAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? ♪

[LAUGHTER]

♪ I DON'T WANT YOUR DIAMONDS OR YOUR GAME ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO BE ♪

♪ SOMEONE KNOWN TO YOU AS ME ♪

♪ AND I WILL BET MY LIFE ♪

♪ YOU WANT THE SAME ♪

♪ COME AND SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

[APPLAUSE]

♪ 700 MILLION, ARE YOU LISTENING? ♪

♪ MOST OF WHAT YOU READ IS MADE OF LIES ♪

♪ BUT, SPEAKING ONE TO ONE ♪

♪ AIN'T IT EVERYBODY'S SUN ♪

♪ TO WAKE TO IN THE MORNING WHEN WE RISE? ♪

♪ COME AND SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

♪ NOW, NO DOUBT SOME FOLKS ENJOY DOING BATTLE ♪

♪ LIKE PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS AND KINGS ♪

JESUS CHRIST, STEVE, WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?

TRAFFIC GETTIN' OUT OF L.A.

YOU GOTTA GET IN HERE.

WHY, WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT. HE'S BACK.

♪ LEAVE THE PEOPLE BE WHO LOVE TO SING ♪

♪ COME AND SING A SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ SING IT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

♪ I SAID, LET IT FILL THE AIR ♪

♪ TELL THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE.

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

[ON SPEAKER] ♪ WHOA, FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

♪ FREEDOM ♪

[ON SPEAKER] ♪ FREEDOM ♪

[SONG ENDS, APPLAUSE]

WE LOVE YOU, BOBBY!

YEAH, BOB!

YEAH!

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. PLEASE SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE.

IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL TO BE BACK IN LAS VEGAS.

I HOPE YOU'VE HAD LUCK AT THE TABLES.

UH...

I MAY NOT BE PERFORMING FOR A WHILE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.

AND AS A RESULT, I MAY NOT GET A CHANCE

TO PUBLICLY DO SOMETHING

THAT I'VE WANTED TO DO FOR A VERY LONG TIME...

AND THAT IS TO...

INTRODUCE TO YOU...

THE WOMAN WHO RAISED ME.

MY MOTHER...

NINA CASSOTTO MAFFIA.

PLEASE TAKE A BOW, MA.

TAKE A BOW.

THAT'S MY SON.

ALL RIGHT!

THAT'S MY SON.

I WANT TO DO A SONG

THAT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR TONIGHT.

[PIANO PLAYS]

ITS LYRICS HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

IT WAS AN OLD BOB HOPE NUMBER, ACTUALLY,

BUT WE'D LIKE TO DO IT FOR YOU TONIGHT

AS OUR WAY OF CLOSING

AND SAYING GOOD NIGHT.

AS SOON AS RICHIE'S FINISHED

WITH THAT THING HE'S COMPOSING OVER THERE.

IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

♪ OFF COMES THE MAKEUP ♪

♪ OFF COMES THE CLOWN'S DISGUISE ♪

♪ THE CURTAIN'S FALLIN' ♪

♪ THE MUSIC SOFTLY DIES ♪

♪ BUT I HOPE YOU'RE SMILIN' ♪

♪ AS YOU'RE FILING OUT THE DOOR ♪

♪ AS THEY SAY IN THIS BIZ ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL THERE IS ♪

♪ THERE ISN'T ANYMORE ♪

♪ WE'VE SHARED A MOMENT ♪

♪ AND AS THE MOMENT ENDS ♪

♪ I GOT A FUNNY FEELING ♪

♪ WE'RE PARTING OUT AS FRIENDS ♪

♪ YOUR CHEERS AND LAUGHTER ♪

♪ WILL LINGER AFTER ♪

♪ THEY'VE TORN DOWN THESE DUSTY WALLS ♪

♪ IF I HAD THIS TO DO AGAIN ♪

♪ AND THE EVENING WERE NEW AGAIN ♪

♪ I WOULD SPEND IT WITH YOU AGAIN ♪

♪ BUT NOW THE CURTAIN FALLS ♪

♪ YOUR CHEERS AND LAUGHTER ♪

♪ WILL LINGER AFTER ♪

♪ THEY'VE TORN DOWN ♪

♪ THESE DUSTY WALLS ♪

♪ PEOPLE SAY ♪

♪ I WAS MADE FOR THIS ♪

♪ NOTHING ELSE WOULD I TRADE FOR THIS ♪

♪ AND JUST THINK ♪

♪ I GET PAID FOR THIS ♪

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

WHERE YOU GOING?

NO, THAT'S IT, KID.

YOU CAN'T GO. THAT'S NOT THE END.

LET ME TELL YOU HOW IT GOES.

THE MAN WE THOUGHT WAS OUR FATHER

TURNED OUT TO BE OUR GRANDFATHER.

AND THE GUY WE THOUGHT WAS OUR BROTHER-IN-LAW

IS REALLY OUR STEP-FATHER.

AND THE WOMAN WE THOUGHT WAS OUR SISTER

TURNED OUT TO BE OUR MOTHER.

AND BECAUSE SHE SLEPT WITH HALF THE BRONX,

GOD KNOWS WHO OUR REAL FATHER WAS.

RIGHT. SO NOW WE KNOW IT.

NOW WE'RE DONE.

NO, NOT YOU. I'M THE ONE WHO GOES.

DON'T YOU GET IT?

BOBBY DARIN DOESN'T DIE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

MEMORIES ARE LIKE MOONBEAMS.

WE DO WITH THEM WHAT WE WANT.

JUST LISTEN.

LISTEN, OK? IT'S NOT THE WAY IT GOES.

♪ AS LONG AS YOU'RE SINGIN' ♪

♪ THEN THE WORLD'S ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING'S SWINGIN' ♪

♪ AS LONG AS YOU'RE SINGIN' YOUR SONG ♪

♪ AS LONG AS YOU'RE SINGIN' ♪

♪ THERE'S A BELL UP IN YOUR BRAIN THAT'S RINGIN' ♪

♪ MAKING' A CRAZY DING-DONG ♪

♪ AND IF THIS BAND DON'T DESERT US ♪

♪ THEN THERE'S NOTHIN' IN THE WORLD ♪

♪ CAN HURT US ♪

Together: ♪ LONG AS WE'RE SINGIN' ♪

♪ OUR SONG ♪

♪ GIVE ME TRUMPETS LEGATO ♪

♪ PUT SOME SAXES WITH 'EM ♪

♪ STRINGS PIZZICATO ♪

♪ ADD SOME RHYTHM ♪

[DRUM FILL]

Together: ♪ AS LONG AS WE'RE SINGIN' ♪

♪ THEN THE WORLD'S ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING'S SWINGIN' ♪

♪ LONG AS WE'RE SINGIN' OUR-- ♪

♪ LONG AS WE'RE SINGIN' OUR-- ♪

♪ LONG AS WE'RE SINGIN' ♪

♪ OUR ♪

♪ SONG ♪

HEY, HANG ON TO THIS FOR ME.

♪ MAKIN' MUSIC ♪

♪ IS MORE TO ME THAN A PLEASURE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE ME AND MUSIC ♪

♪ WE GO TOGETHER LIKE NOTES IN A MEASURE ♪

♪ AS LONG AS I'M SINGIN' ♪

♪ THEN THE WORLD'S ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING'S SWINGIN' ♪

♪ LONG AS I'M SINGIN' MY-- ♪

♪ LONG AS I'M SINGIN' MY-- ♪

♪ LONG AS I'M SINGIN' ♪

♪ MY ♪

♪ SONG ♪

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ]

♪ SOME OF THESE DAYS ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME, BABY ♪

♪ SOME OF THESE DAYS ♪

♪ YOU'LL FEEL SO LONELY ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS MY HUGGIN' ♪

♪ YOU'LL MISS MY KISSIN' ♪

♪ YOU MAY EVEN MISS ME, BABY ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE AWAY ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA FEEL LONELY ♪

♪ AND WANT ME ONLY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, HONEY ♪

♪ YOU ALWAYS GOT YOUR WAY ♪

♪ SAY, BABY, IF YOU REALLY WANT ME, OH, YEAH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA GRIEVE ME ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS YOUR BONY LITTLE DADDY ♪

♪ COMES ONE OF THESE--YEAH! ♪

♪ SAID SOME OF THESE DAYS ♪

AW, DO IT, SOPHIE!

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME, HONEY ♪

♪ AND I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT DAYS ♪

♪ WHEN YOU FEEL ALL BLUE ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS MY HUGGIN' ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MISS MY KISSIN' ♪

♪ YOU MAY EVEN MISS ME, BABY ♪

♪ WHEN I'M LONG GONE AWAY ♪

♪ I HOPE YOU FEEL LONELY ♪

♪ AND WANT ME ONLY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, LOVER ♪

♪ YOU ALWAYS HAD YOUR WAY ♪

♪ AND IF-A YOU LEAVE ME ♪

♪ YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA GRIEVE ME ♪

♪ YOU'LL MISS-A YOUR BROWN-EYED DADDY ♪

GRAB IT NOW!

♪ SOME OF THESE DAYS ♪

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