All language subtitles for Half Nelson

Well...
I'm commando-trained.

Size means nothing.

The midget's wrestling
tomorrow night.

We pick him up then,
we pick his friend up, too.

They think
you fenced stolen money.

(ROARS)

Let my wife go!

What do we tell
the rental agency?

You look nice, Buster.

I'm gonna get that midget
and his lying friend.

Don't do that,
he's dangerous.

NARRATOR: Dr. David Banner,
physician, scientist.

Searching for a way to tap
into the hidden strengths
that all humans have.

Then, an accidental overdose
of gamma radiation
alters his body chemistry.

And now, when David Banner
grows angry or outraged,

a startling
metamorphosis occurs.

(ROARS)

The creature is driven by rage

and pursued
by an investigative reporter.

Mr. McGee,
don't make me angry.

You wouldn't like me
when I'm angry.

The creature is wanted
for a murder he didn't commit.

David Banner
is believed to be dead.

And he must let the world
think that he is dead

until he can find a way
to control the raging spirit
that dwells within him.

(ROARS)

(MEN CLAMORING)
VICTIM: Hey, watch it!

Watch it!

Let me down!

Let me down!

Hey, watch it!
Let me down!

THUG: Oh, look out,
he's getting mean.
He's getting real mean.

VICTIM: Come on, come on!

When I finish,
you're going to be
in a hospital!

You guys are going to be
sorry you messed with me!

We got company.

VICTIM: You watch,
you've had it! Had it!

You got lousy timing.

VICTIM: I'm done warning you!
You had your chance!

You looking
to get involved?
VICTIM: You blew it!

VICTIM: You're gonna pay!

Yeah, okay,
let's have the wallet.

VICTIM: You're going to be
in a world of hurt!

The wallet!
VICTIM: You're going
to be sorry!

Slow.

VICTIM: You're gonna
be in a world of hurt!

This ain't much.

That's all I've got.

Give me the bag.

Man, this guy's poor.

Jimmy, come on.

Are you all right?

Who asked you
to come along and
louse things up?

I'm sorry,
I thought you
needed some help.

Me, help?
What makes you
think that?

Well...
I'm commando-trained.

Size means nothing.

Nothing.

I was just letting those
punks think they had me.

Another five seconds,
I'd have taken them apart.

Uh-huh.
Then you had
to come along.

After that,
I couldn't
do anything.

You might
have got hurt.

Well, thank you very
much for your concern.

Listen, pal,
I can take care
of myself.

Yes, I can see that.

Wait a minute,
I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have got mad.
Not at you, anyway.

I'm Buster.
Buster Caldwell.

David Benley.

Don't worry about
your money, David.

The Police Commissioner's
a personal friend of mine.

We'll have those punks
caught by the end of the day.

Look, I would rather
not be involved with
the police, okay?

Oh, so that's
how it is.
Yeah.

You don't have to
worry about that either.

I understand.
I've been
around the block.

You need to cop
a couple bucks?

No.
No, thank you.

Anything?

Yeah, as a matter of fact,
I could use a job,
if you know of one.

Are you kidding?

I know a lot of important
people in this town.

We'll get you a job,
and a good one.

You got a place
to stay?

Well, no, I don't.

Well, come on,
you can stay with me.

No, thank you, Buster,
but I couldn't do that.

Why not?
Where you gonna
stay for no money?

Come on, just stay with me
until you get settled.

I got to go to work later.
You come along,
you'll get a kick out of it.

Looks like those punks
really threw you.

The city can be an
ugly place, David.

You got to know how
to handle yourself.

I'll show you
a few things.

Pressure points,
kicks.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

MAN 1: Come on,
you little punk,
give it to him.

MAN 2: Come on, killer,
you can take him!
Get him now, killer!

(AUDIENCE BOOING)

Okay, I see you.
Break it. One, two.

One, two, three!

(BELL RINGING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Winning in three minutes
and 14 seconds with
a piledriver,

Buster "Half Nelson" Caldwell.

What'd you think
of the match?

Oh, it was
very interesting.

Interesting?
Mmm-hmm.

Well, I'd have to say
it was very entertaining.

Entertaining?
Mmm-hmm.

Don't you mean
impressive?

Did you see
that piledriver?

Yeah. Yeah,
I guess I did.

Want something to drink?
No. No, thanks.

One cola.

Don't tell me you're one
of those cynical types?

Well...
Put that on my tab.

Buster, I'm going
to have to say...

Well, I admit that
not everything
seemed quite real.

Not quite real?

Yeah.
Like what?

Like when the guy
jumped on your neck,
you managed to get right up.

Come on.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

If it's injuries
you're looking for,
I've sustained

a broken elbow, a hernia,
a dislocated shoulder,

more broken fingers
than you can count
on two hands.

The fans alone
kill you.

One threw acid
at Gregor Potemkin.

You're gonna say that
that's not quite real?

Well, maybe I guess
I just don't understand
the sport of it.

Hey, Buster.

What's the matter,
don't you say hello
anymore?

Hi, Mitzi.

Hi.

Where's my
little gentleman?

(GIGGLES)

If only Gregor
had your manners.

Where is he?
I'll teach him some.

Listen, Buster,
I hear you know
those guys.

You know, the wrestlers,
the ones who ripped off
the mob.

Know them?
We're like this.

I taught them
everything they know.

Well, people say
they got away with
a bundle, you know.

Ripped off a
high-stakes game.

Now, are you gonna
remember Mitzi if
you get a cut, huh?

That old mink of mine,
why, it barely keeps
my shoulders warm.

BUSTER: Well, you just tell
your shoulders not to worry,
baby.

MITZl: All right.

For that,
you get a real kiss.

Hey, what is this?

I can't turn
my back on you.

Sorry, Gregor,
seems she needs
a real man.

Buster, I catch you
two like that again,

and you're gonna
get stepped on.

And that's a fact.
Come on.

MITZl: Oh, get out of here!

Oh! You!

And I'll step
on you, too.

We had a thing once.

Poor kid.

It didn't work.
Broke her heart.

(DOOR CLOSING)

There's one thing I was
a little concerned about
tonight.

Von Kleiner's got this
choke hold that puts
people in the hospital.

One even in a coma.

Buster.

Hi, Marsha.

Hi, Buster.

Hello.

Did you get
my invitation?

Yeah, I got it.

Oh, well, I didn't
hear from you.

The party's
tomorrow afternoon.
Are you coming?

I don't think so,
Marsha.

I've got a friend
staying with me.

Marsha, this is David.

Hi.
Hi, again.

Well, you can
come to my party.

Maybe he doesn't
want to come.

Do you want to
come to a party?

Um, whatever you wanna do,
Buster, is fine with me.

A lot of people
would like to see you.

Okay, we'll be there.

Would you like
a ride home?

Yeah.

Is that the guy who
knows where the money is?

Yeah, that's him,
the little guy.

Come on, let's go
get something to eat.

What about the
guy with him?

New face.
Come on, I'm hungry.

Hey, maybe
he's in on it.

Maybe we have to
squeeze him, too.

You ought to eat more, David.
It's important to eat a big
breakfast.

To tell the truth,

I get a little uncomfortable
you're paying for everything.

You'll be able to pay me back,
when you start the new job.

Yeah, about that job, Buster.

It's in the works.
I just want to make
sure it's worthy of you.

Yeah, well,
I'd do anything,
you know.

Well, I wouldn't.

You're no day-laborer.
I saw that right away.

Oh, I've done more day-labor
than you'd imagine, Buster.

Come on,
you're a college man.

I can tell.

I went to college.
Good student.

And being small
never got in my way.

I thought I'd
go into medicine.

How'd you get
into wrestling?

It was nothing.
Just luck.

One night I went to
the wrestling matches
with my friends, it got to me.

The sport, the drama,
the action.

Next day, I went and
talked to a trainer.

He told me I had an
ideal center of gravity.

Right there,
a star was born.

Right now, I'm the
champ of my division.

I'll bet you
didn't know that.

No, I didn't.

Hey, I hope you've changed
your mind about wrestling,
David.

I was just thinking
what kind of a doctor
you might have been.

Any regrets?

Why should there be?
I've done what I wanted.

I've always done
what I wanted.

I'm happy.

Can you say the same
for yourself?

(GRUNTS)

Hey, how'd we get
on this subject?

Let's go get a paper and see
what kind of write-up I got.

Ah.

You finish eating.
I'll get the paper, okay?

Hey, Buster.
I sure liked the
matches last night.

Thanks for the tickets.

You want some
more coffee?

You know me, Pete.
One cup is my limit.

The caffeine throws
my timing off.

Oh, yeah.

Say, I hear you know those
guys that ripped off the mob.

I might.

Come on, Buster,
I know you for a long time.

You can tell me.

You see my friend
over there?

PETE: Yeah?

He's from the coast.
Guess what he does
for a living.

How should I know?

He fences money.
Get it?

There you go.

(INAUDIBLE)

(DISCO MUSIC PLAYING
ON STEREO)

Terrific.

Someone to change
the light bulbs.

Who invited him?

Excuse me.

You know, Buster,
maybe it wasn't such a
good idea, my coming here.

Don't let them make
you uncomfortable.

No, it's just that
I think I'm making
them feel uncomfortable.

Forget it.
If you go, I go, too.

Hi! Buster, David.
Gee, I'm happy you
could make it.

Thank you.
You're the only
one that is.

Don't you have
any normal friends?

What do you mean?
My friends are normal.

Sure they are.
They all just happen
to be under 5 feet.

Well, most of my friends
are little people.

We might be small, Marsha,
but we don't have to live
in a sideshow.

I'm gonna go have a drink.
Would you like one?

No. No, thank you.

I keep trying,
but nothing seems to work.

Well, Buster certainly
is a lucky man.

I think he's gonna
recognize that
sooner or later.

No.

Buster looks at me
and he sees something
that he doesn't like.

Something that
can't be changed.

He's in for
a rough time.

Well, I think it's very
healthy the way he feels
about being small.

It certainly doesn't
get in his way.

You're wrong.

It gets in his way so much,
he can't even admit it,
and that's not healthy.

Like it or not,
things are different
for little people.

Drinking fountains,
pay phones, elevators,
and that's just the beginning.

Buster wanted
to become a doctor.

And he could have, too.

But wrestling?

That's not healthy
either, David.

That's just a waste.

You know Chinese food
doesn't sit well with me,
it never has.

Yeah, well, we ate
Italian yesterday.

And the day before.

I'm sick of it.

Besides, we ain't gonna
eat anything till they
come out of there.

And we find the money.

Marsha, we're out of ice
and the drinkers are getting
restless.

I'll run down to
the liquor store.

Oh, no, look, I'll go.
That way you won't have
to leave your guests.

Oh, that's sweet.
Are you sure?

Oh, I'm positive.
Be right back.

Thank you.
Mmm-hmm.

He's cute.

Too bad he's not
a foot shorter.

Hey, look, there's a little
pizza shop around the corner.

I'll go get takeout
and you stay here, okay?

How come you're always
thinking about food?

I get hungry.

Well, stay that way.

One thing I learned
in the army,

never fight on
a full stomach.

There's the guy
who's gonna fence the money.

Let's take him.

DAVID: Hey!
What is this?

Wait a minute!

Hey, come on!

The syndicate
wants its money.

What money?
Don't waste our time!

I don't know what
you're talking about.

"I don't know what
you're talking about."

(GRUNTS)

It's no use, pal.
If you still want your
kneecaps by tomorrow morning,

you better
start talking.

I'm gonna count to three.
I don't...

One, two, three.

(CAR HORN HONKS)

MAN: What, are you
crazy or something?

(CAR HORN HONKS)

MAN: Hey, man,
look out!

Miss, miss, help me!

Miss, help me!
Please, no!

Help me, please!

WOMAN: Go away!
Leave me alone!

No!
No, don't lock it!

Please! Please!

Unlock the door!

Help me, please!

Please, open the door!
Please!

(GROANS)

What did you
let him go for?

I couldn't help it.

Let's see if he
can still talk.

(ROARS)

(GRUNTS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Let my wife go!

Put her down!

That's my wife,
you hear me?

WOMAN: Jack, help me!

JACK: All right,
you asked for it.

Let my wife go!

Whatever you are,
let her go!

What is that?

JACK: Don't worry, honey.

Buzz off, you!

Go on, beat it!

Jack, you were wonderful.

What a day.

Can we eat now?

No, we can't
eat now.

What do we tell
the rental agency?

That green thing,
who's gonna believe it?

Not the people
we work for.

The only green they want
to hear about is their money.

And they want to
hear something soon.

We got to get that
little guy to talk.

All right.

All right.

The midget's wrestling
tomorrow night.

We pick him up then,
we pick his friend up, too.

Yeah, his friend.

I'd like to get my hands
on him again.

(WRESTLERS GRUNTING)

First I soften him up
with a bunch of knee drops
to the neck, say, 30 or 40.

Then I pick him up,
and I get him
in my backbreaker.

What do you think?

That's not
dramatic enough.

I mean, we got
chemistry here.

We can milk you
guys into a series.

Grudge matches,
Texas Death matches,
chicken wire, the whole bit.

Well, what do you want?

We got to make
the audience madder.

Now, after the knee drops,

bite his forehead
for about 20 or 30 seconds.

And instead of
the backbreaker,

let's give them
a little surprise.

Try the claw.

Well, why not? Nobody big
is using it right now.
You might as well.

Let me see the
knee drops again.

All right.

More expression.

Louder.

All right, give him
the head bit now.

Attaboy!
Now you got it,
sweetheart.

That's it.
Give it to him.

That's the way
to do it.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Beautiful.

PROMOTER: Okay, okay,
that's good...

I don't think so.

Sorry, it's the only way.

What could be so bad
you got to leave town?

It's a personal matter.

Listen, if you're
worried about the job,
it's in the bag.

The wrestling commissioner
himself has promised to
find you something.

Buster, that's not it.
I appreciate it,
but that's not it.

Hey, what are friends for?

Is there anything else
I can do to help?

Well, yes, there is.

I'll tell you, Buster,
if you could just loan me

enough money
to get out of town,

I swear, as soon as I can,
I'll pay you back.

Sure. I'm kind of
strapped right now.

Everything's tied up
in my corporation.

I can't touch any money
unless my accountant co-signs.

But if you can wait
till the matches tonight,

I get paid for
some endorsements.

I'll give you some then, okay?

All right. Thank you.

Now you say that this
man was attacked before
the Hulk appeared?

That reward,
how much is it?

That's $10,000,

but that's for information
leading to the capture
of the creature.

Well, I got information.

Well, good.

But you say,
if you don't catch him,
I don't get paid?

That's the deal.

That don't hardly seem fair.

How about you pay
me 5,000 now,

five more thousand
if you catch him?

That's not
the way it works.

How about 3,000 now?

How about we say goodbye?

Now, now, now, just a minute.
You can't blame a fellow
for trying.

A hundred?
Twenty.

Now don't insult me.

Seventy-five?

Call it 30?

Fifty.

And I'll only ask for
9,000 if you catch him.

All right,
you got a deal.

This man, had you
ever seen him before?

Yeah, he was at the
midget lady's party.

I'm not in the mood
to horse around here.

No horse.

She's at work or you
could see for yourself.

I saw your man going
into her party with
that midget wrestler.

Midget wrestler?

Yeah, Half Nelson,
that's his name.

Half Nelson?

Hope to die,
they looked real chummy.

Okay, all right.

I don't know why I feel
I'm being had here.

You don't believe me, fella,
go to the matches,
talk to Half Nelson.

Yeah.

Yeah, I intend to.

Don't forget
the 9,000.

I'd like to be in
Florida this winter.

Me, too.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Have a good one, Harvey.

Trick or treat.

(SIGHS)

You look nice, Buster.

Real nice.

Hi, Mitzi.
Hi.

How do you manage to get
such big muscles, huh?

I work out regularly.

Ah.

Can I, uh,

feel it?

Sure.

Ooh!

Ooh!

It's like a rock.

Mitzi!

Gregor, please.
I don't trust her.

We got an interview
to do on camera.

Not till I find her.

Hey, wait!

You seen Mitzi?
No.

You better be telling
the truth, you understand?

Gregor, we're late.
All right, all right.

(MITZI GIGGLES)

What is it?

Oh, you're really
something, Buster.
You kill me.

What do you mean?

Oh, come on.

My little Romeo,
you think people buy
all that jive of yours?

Jive?
"Jive?"

Yeah, you know,
your bragging
and stuff, huh?

Hey, come on,
Buster, lighten up.

Listen,
I was just kidding.

You know, I mean,
I was just kidding around.

I'm sorry.

You look so cute.

Just like a little kid.

I'm not a little kid!

Can't you see that?
What's the matter with you?

Buster, why don't you
just take it easy, huh?

I'm almost 30 years old.

You dumb doxy!

What do you think
you're doing?

You got no right
to call me that.

I sure as hell do,
I'm a man.

Well, maybe if you
started acting like
a man,

people would start
treating you like one!

Shrimp!

(HUFFS)

You!

Where have you been?

I'm not your property.
Let go!

Where have you been?
None of your business!

Gregor, the interview,
please!

Where you been?

Oh, you wanna know?
Okay, I was with Buster,
in his dressing room.

Now, do you think you have
enough brains to figure out
the rest?

Out of my way! Out!

Gregor, we got to go!

I'm gonna get that midget
and his lying friend.

Fine, fine, you do that
after the interview.

I'm gonna
tear them apart!

That's good anger.
Keep that in. That's good.

MAN:
That's the bout
before the midgets.

He's probably still
in his dressing room.

Let's get him.

Buster?

Buster?

Is something the matter?

The truth.

What?
The truth.

That's what's the matter.
It just kicked me right
in the head.

People aren't always what
they seem to be, David.

Not even to themselves.

Especially to themselves.

Suddenly, I feel
like a real fool.

A grown man,
earning a living like this.

Oh, you really hit home the
other day, when you asked me
about not becoming a doctor.

Sure, I regret it.

But I was too scared.

Too scared nobody
would take me seriously.

Is it too late, Buster?

Oh, yeah. I've been
doing this too long.

I'm just a clown.

Even my name.
It isn't Buster.

Buster's a clown name.

My name is Steven!

Steven Caldwell.

Maybe you're being a little
too hard on yourself, huh?

Hard on myself?

(SCOFFS)

You'll sing a different song
when you hear the truth.

You see,
I have a tendency to make
things up, a lot of things.

I sort of suspected
that, yeah.

But you don't
understand, David.

I have no way of
getting you a job.

I don't even know
the wrestling commissioner.

Oh, boy.

And that business
about endorsements?

I don't get paid
for any endorsements.

Nobody wants them from me.

When you grow up in a world
where everyone's bigger
than you,

especially women,

you try real hard
to be something.

And when it doesn't work,

sometimes it feels
better just to pretend.

Buster,

a lot of people want
to be something they're not.

A lot of people pretend.

Not just little people.

Maybe.

Anyway, I'm sorry.

I'm not angry with you.

As a matter of fact,
I'm very grateful.

You fed me, put me up.
I have no complaints.

I guess you did luck out.
I could have really
messed you up.

Yeah, I suppose.

Buster,

two men attacked me.

Now, is it possible
they did that because

you might have

said something to someone?

You know, you might
have made something up?

Oh, no! They think you're
here to fence stolen money,
mob money.

We've got to go to
the police right now.

These guys don't
fool around!

No, Buster, listen.
No, I just have to get
out of town, that's all.

You need money.
Yeah, I do.

I get paid after
I wrestle tonight.
I'll give you some cash.

Please, Buster.

You need money.
Just stay put right here,
I'll be back in a few minutes.

Buster... Oh, God.

Excuse me,
could you tell me

which one of these
is Buster Caldwell's
dressing room?

Thanks.

Uh...

Excuse me, I was told that
this was Buster Caldwell's
dressing room.

Well, he ain't here!
Get out!

Okay, fine,
you got any idea
where I could find him?

Yeah, he's in the ring,
which is on the other
side of that door!

Uh-huh, okay.

One more thing.
Buster's got a friend,

average height,
medium weight,

sort of dark brown hair.
Would you know him?

No! Take a hike!

Buster,
you've had it!

Come on,
where's he at?

He's in the ring,
on the other side
of that door!

Hey, Dreadnaught,
have you seen
Buster's friend?

Boy, he's in for it, too.

Wait a minute,
I thought you didn't
know Buster's friend.

Hey, wait a minute.

You're not
the Dreadnaught.

Unless the Dreadnaught's
lost 50 pounds.

Who do we have here?

MAN: All right, Buster!

(BELL RINGING)

Winning in four minutes
and three seconds,

with the airplane spin
and body press,

Buster "Half Nelson" Caldwell.

Buster, run!

You want to make
this public?

That's okay by me.
You're next, Buster.

Hey, wait a minute.
Wait a minute!

Be careful,
please.

Don't do that!

(WHISTLES)

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm not sure what's
going on here.

This is not, I repeat,
not the scheduled bout

of Baron Anton von Berg
versus Charles Hyman.

We're trying to get
some clarification.

He could
be very dangerous.

(AUDIENCE BOOING)

Don't!

No, be careful with him.

Listen to me!
Listen to me!

Please, I've got
to warn Buster.

You don't know
what you're doing.

Sure, I do. Watch.

(GROANING)

People got no morals
these days.

Well, I'll show you.

No, don't...

Don't do that,
he's dangerous.

Please,
stop this.

(AUDIENCE BOOING)

No!

This is the man
who becomes the Hulk!

Please,
please, please.

What is this?
A tag-team match?
You just keep away.

You don't know
what you're risking.

Now, come on,
just break them up,
will you?

Let's see who we got here.
I hate to have made
a mistake.

GREGOR: Now let's see
that kisser.

MAN: Break it up, ref!

(ROARING)

(ROARS)

(ROARS)

(EXCLAIMING)

I made the whole thing up.
The whole thing. Believe me.

Hey, look,

you start talking,

or I make
midget flamb�.

I hardly knew those guys.

They'd have never told me
about ripping off the mob.
Honest.

I count to three.

One.
I don't know anything!

Two.
I don't know anything!

Three.

(ROARS)

(EXCLAIMS)

What are you?

Are you a wrestler?

McGEE: This way.

Over here.
Hurry, hurry!
This way!

(GUN FIRES)
No!

BUSTER: Sorry it's just
me sending you off.

Marsha had to work,
but she sends her best.

Say goodbye for me,
will you?

Sure.
I'll be seeing her tonight.
Things change, you know.

I'm getting out
of wrestling.

Oh?

Yeah, I thought I'd give
college another chance.

I doubt if I'll end up
in medical school.

But whatever I do,
it'll be more real.

You sure there's nothing
I can do for you, David?

There is one thing.

There's a reporter,
his name is McGee.

He may try to get
in touch with you.

He already has.

But don't worry.
I don't like reporters.

They used to say
my technique was no good.

I'm sure not gonna start
talking to them now.

You told me a lot of people
like to be something
they're not.

If you're one of them,
David, you can believe
I'll understand.

Thank you.

You're welcome.
Goodbye.

Bye.