Original subtitles

The Shazam Ice Tower, Part 2, Shazam!

Chosen from among all others by the immortal elders Solomon, Hercules,

Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury, Billy Batson and his mentor travel the

highways and byways of the land on a never-ending mission to right wrongs, to

develop understanding, and to seek justice for all.

In time of dire need, young Billy has been granted the power by the immortals

to summon awesome forces at the utterance of a single word.

See ya!

The word which transforms him in a flash into the mightiest of mortal beings.

Captain Marvel!

You'll never make the team with that kind of hitting.

Hey, brother, throw the ball!

All right, my man Curtis has his arm back.

Wait up!

looking kind of good, man. When are you coming back to the team?

I'm not, Denny. I'm kind of into my music right now.

You play the trumpet or what?

Violin.

What?

Violin. Man, you must be kidding me. Who ever heard of a black violinist? Hey,

Curtis thinks he's going to play a violin.

Man, you're wasting your time playing the violin. You and I are baseball

players, not violin players.

I told you, I'm not interested.

Listen, Curtis, what about all the brothers and sisters in the stands?

They'll be counting on us to win. With you and Shortstop, we couldn't lose.

Can't you dig that?

Look, I'm sorry, I just... Sorry, huh?

Well, we gotta practice at four o'clock. I advise you be there.

Man, how did you get way up there anyhow?

Well, I guess you like to get down, huh?

Man, you're really up there.

Well, maybe just once.

See ya!

No reason to let anyone else know about this, right, Kitty?

It'll be our secret.

I guess I'd better give you a name if you're going to be around for a while.

How about Bullcat?

You like that?

A friend rescued him from a pole.

Well, you know, we certainly can't keep it.

I'm allergic to cats.

Well, I'll find him a home.

Bravo. That was marvelous, young man.

You play a great violin. Thank you. My name is Mentor. This is Billy Batson.

I'm Curtis Hudson.

Every morning I have a free period, so I come out here and practice.

Hey, listen, Curtis, I play a pretty wicked guitar, and Mentor here, well, he

used to play the ukulele.

Well, maybe you'd be interested in jamming after school today.

Sure. About 2 o'clock?

Sure, you're on.

All right, see you.

Hey, what do you mean?

I used to play the ukulele.

I'll have you know my prowess with the yuke is legendary in Hawaii.

Didn't I ever tell you about the time when I... Billy,

that cat has got to go.

The elder.

For a man who didn't have much sleep, you certainly have a lot of energy.

strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes.

Billy, there is a saying, to thine own self be true.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, Solomon.

He means that people should feel free to be themselves.

There are some, Billy, who think the answer to solving a problem is to run

away. But remember, Billy, you can never run away from yourself.

I understand. Will I soon meet someone with this problem?

You have already met him, Billy.

Good luck.

Something wrong, Billy?

Yeah. The elders said there's some people that aren't true to themselves.

Well, knowing the elders, we'll probably run into somebody like that before the

day is through, huh?

The baseball field is that way.

Oh, I forgot you're into music.

Hey, anybody ever tell you violin playing is for girls?

Hey, Mr.

Violin, what is this stuff?

Hey, I can't believe you're giving up baseball to play the violin.

You're the best shortstop we have, Curtis.

Look, man, I'm sorry, but I got an audition tomorrow with the inner city

orchestra, and if I get in, I won't have time to play ball.

No way you're going to make that audition, man.

How come?

Because tomorrow's our first game, and Maury Wills is going to be there, and

you're going to be at shortstop where you belong.

I can't.

Man, all he thinks about is this dumb violin.

Maybe we ought to take it.

Hey, man.

Listen, man, if you want that violin back in one piece, you be at practice

this afternoon, dick.

Captain Marvel.

Are you all right, Curtis?

Bad taste of wobbly meat.

What was the problem?

Well... No problem, Captain Marvel. It was an accident. We didn't know Curtis

was back there. Right, Curtis?

Yeah, right.

Why don't you just give me my violin, then?

You sure everything's all right, Curtis?

Yeah, everything is cool, Captain Marvel.

Thanks.

Boys, take it easy now.

Right, Captain Marvel.

Listen, what I said before still goes.

Either you be at practice this afternoon in the game tomorrow, or you'll be using

that violin for toothpicks.

Need a lift, Curtis?

Yeah, sure do.

By this time tomorrow, you'll be auditioning for the Inner City

Orchestra. I bet you're excited.

Well, what's wrong, Curtis?

I just don't see the point in getting all turned on, man.

I mean, you work and dream about something for a long time, and when you

almost have it, somebody comes along and takes it away from you.

You know, Curtis, you owe something to yourself.

You've been working on this audition for a long, long time, and nobody has a

right to take that away from you.

I wish it was that easy, Dennis, but it ain't.

Do you like telling us about it?

Something I'll have to work out for myself.

Thanks for the ride. Right. See you at the audition tomorrow.

wrong, Billy.

You won't see me instead of him.

I called his house.

Parents haven't seen him since this morning.

I don't know why. Something tells me he's not going to show.

Well, I hope you're wrong.

These auditions mean a great deal to him.

I thought you were going to find a home for that cat.

Well, I am.

Can't give them to anybody, you know.

Are you Billy and Mentor? Yes, ma'am. I'm Adele Sauber, Curtis' violin

teacher. Have you heard from Curtis? He just called and said he wasn't coming.

I don't understand. He was my best student and I had such high hopes for

him. He told me to tell you. Do you know where he is?

No, and he sounded very upset.

You know, I'm really worried.

Thank you for the message, Miss Sauber.

What do you think he is?

I don't know.

Let's see if we can find out from those boys, hmm?

If Curtis had played, we probably wouldn't have lost.

Hey, it's Maury Wills.

Hey, you boys played a great game.

Dennis, your pitching was right on, fella.

Thanks. I'm telling you, you've got a great fastball.

Thanks, Mr. Wills. More you Wills. I can't believe it.

I'm Billy Batson.

Nice to meet you, Billy. My friend, Mr. Minner.

How are you, Minner?

Great treat.

Nice to meet you.

Could we interrupt you for a moment? We'd like to ask these boys a few

questions. Go right ahead.

Thank you.

Have you guys seen Curtis around lately?

Yeah, he was supposed to play in the game today, and the turkey never showed.

You boys have been pressuring him to play, haven't you? We hassled him some.

And what kind of hassles?

We told him if he didn't show up for the game, he'd be using his violin for

toothpicks. All he cares about is playing his violin.

Well, that's important to him.

You boys shouldn't try to take that away from him.

Yeah, but he could have been the difference between our team winning and

losing, and that's important to us.

I don't know who Curtis is.

But I don't see anything wrong with playing the violin. There is if you're

the best shortstop in the league.

Yeah, I know about shortstops. And I know about winning and losing, too.

I admit I always felt better after winning a ballgame than after losing.

But I think you guys are getting one point here that's more important than

winning or losing. And that's the respect for Curtis' decision to play the

violin instead of baseball.

Respect is what I'm talking about. Respect for the other fellow off or on

the field.

That's what it's really all about.

Thank you, Maury. Your words were well said.

And I'm sure they'll mean a lot to these boys coming from you.

Right?

You know what I can't figure out, mentor?

Why Curtis decided not to choose baseball or his violin?

Perhaps he had a third choice, Billy.

Third choice?

He's starting to sound more and more like the elders every day.

What third choice?

Running away?

There are some, Billy, who think the answer to solving a problem is to run

away. But remember, Billy, you can never run away from yourself.

You're right, Minton.

Couldn't cope with his own problems, and he ran away.

Well, there's still a little time before the auditions start.

If we can find him in time.

Take care of Polkette, will you, Mender?

Any sign of Curtis yet, Minter?

No, and it's possible he may have run away.

We'll help you look for him.

Hey, hold it.

What are you guys doing here? Looking for a friend. We thought he came this

way. This is a restricted area.

They're testing missiles today.

You mean the kind that explode?

That's right.

If your friend is in that missile range, he's in trouble.

And Molly Curtis is right in the target area.

I've got to stop that missile.

This is getting to be a habit, isn't it, Captain Marvel? What's that?

You saving my neck just because I'm running away from my problems instead of

dealing with them.

By realizing that fault, I'd say your days of running away are just about

over. There's still time to make that audition.

You game?

Yeah, I sure am.

Billy and I are very proud of your being selected to play in the city orchestra,

Curtis. You know, I owe it all to you guys and Captain Marvel.

Hey, Curtis, have you talked to Dennis and Jerry yet?

Yeah, well, we straighten everything out. I mean, they apologize, so

everything is cool now.

Curtis, listen, I have a favor to ask.

Name it.

Polecat here needs a new home.

Oh, sure, I did, Cat.

Oh, no, nothing doing.

Polecat stays with us.

Oh, I thought you were allergic to cats. Well, I was at first.

But it doesn't bother me anymore.

Yeah, and now he's allergic to you.