All language subtitles for I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982).

HI.

I'M LOOKING FOR
MY GRANDMOTHER--

GOLDMAN.

ESTELLE GOLDMAN,
DIED MARCH 17, 1975.

- YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
-SI.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,SI?
"SI" IS SPANISH.

ESTELLE GOLDMAN.
COMPRENDE?

SI.

BURIED NEXT TO
MORRIS GOLDMAN,

DIED DECEMBER 4, 1963.

YOU KNOW THEM?

NO.

NO? SO WHY ARE YOU
SAYING"SI"?

NEVER MIND.

GRACIAS.

WHAT DID YOU DO,
GRANDMA-- MOVE?

WE CAN ONLY MEASURE IN DEEDS
THE WORTH OF THE ONE

WE LAY TO REST
HERE TODAY

AND BE PROUD
THAT WE KNEW HIM.

YET WE DO NOT
DESPAIR.

OH, I'M SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.

OH, GRANDMA.

I HAD SUCH A HARD TIME
FINDING YOU.

I THINK I USUALLY COME IN
A DIFFERENT WAY.

HELLO, GRANDPA.
HOW YOU DOING?

THESE ARE FOR YOU,
GRANDMA.

I KNOW GRANDPA
DOESN'T LIKE FLOWERS.

WHATYOU'D LOVE IS
A CORN BEEF SANDWICH

AND A GLASS OF TEA,
RIGHT?

OH, MAMA WENT TO
THE FOOT DOCTOR THIS WEEK.

HE SAYS SHE'S GOT TO FIND
A JOB WHERE SHE DOESN'T
STAND SO MUCH.

ROBBIE'S OKAY--
STILL PRACTICING THE PIANO;

HIS SKIN'S BREAKING OUT--
ALL THE USUAL.

LISTEN,

I SUPPOSE
YOU'RE WONDERING

WHAT I'M DOING
WITH A SUITCASE.

I'M LEAVING. TODAY.

I'M GOING
TO HOLLYWOOD.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS
KIND OF CRAZY,

BUT I'M GONNA TRY
TO GET INTO THE MOVIES.

I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
A LOT OF MOVIES

OR TELEVISION
IN A LONG TIME, GRANDMA,

BUT IF YOU SAW
THE CRAP THEY'VE BEEN
PUTTING OUT LATELY,

YOU WOULDN'T THINK
IT WAS SUCH A CRAZY IDEA.

IT'S A PERSONAL CONVERSATION.
DO YOU MIND?

I ALSO THOUGHT
I'D LOOK MY FATHER UP.

I MEAN,
NOT THAT I'D ASK HIM
FOR ANY FAVORS,

'CAUSE WHO NEEDS HIM,
RIGHT?

JUST TO SEE HIM,

YOU KNOW,
OUT OF CURIOSITY.

ANYWAY,

I WON'T BE SEEING YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT I'LL TALK TO YOU
EVERY DAY

AND TELL YOU
HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

I'LL MISS YOU, GRANDMA.

YOU TOO, GRANDPA.

SO WHEN DOES IT
GET BEAUTIFUL?

WHAT?

AMERICA.

WHERE'S THE PURPLE
MOUNTAIN MAJESTIES

OR AMBER WAVES
OF GRAIN?

IT'S ONLY NEW JERSEY.
GIVE THE COUNTRY
A CHANCE.

THEY GIVE ME A CHANCE,
I'LL GIVE THEM A CHANCE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET
ANYTHING AT NIGHT.

WHY NOT?
I GOT A FLASHBULB.

BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE
WHAT YOU'RE SHOOTING.

I'LL FIND OUT
WHEN I DEVELOP IT.

DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE
A PICTURE OF YOU?

WHAT DO YOU WANT
MY PICTURE FOR?

IT'S LIKE A DIARY
OF MY TRIP.

WHO KNOWS?
IT MIGHT SHOW UP IN MY
AUTOBIOGRAPHY ONE DAY.

LOOK NATURAL.
READ YOUR BOOK.

COME ON, DO IT.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

WHAT DO I DO?

I'M IN THE ARMY.

I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU DO
IN THE ARMY?

I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

I JUST FINISHED
BASIC TRAINING.

I'M GOING HOME
ON LEAVE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
ASKME?

WHAT?

WHAT I DO.
DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW?

- SURE.
- I'M AN ACTRESS--

LIBBY TUCKER
THE ACTRESS.

YEAH?
HAVE I EVER SEEN YOU?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING
YOU'VE SEEN.

MY FATHER'S
HERBERT TUCKER.

WHO'S HE?

YOU NEVER SAW HIS NAME?
HE'S THE WRITER--

MOVIES, TELEVISION--
EVERYTHING.

I DON'T WATCH MUCH.

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

STENDHAL,
"THE RED AND THE BLACK."

WOULD IT MAKE A GOOD MOVIE?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES.

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

GRANDMA,

DID I WAKE YOU?

WE JUST PASSED
SCRANTON--

NICE COUNTRY,
IF YOU LIKE HAMBURGER SIGNS.

I MET THIS SOLDIER
ON THE BUS

KEEPS RUBBING HIS KNEE
AGAINST MINE,

THINKS I DON'T NOTICE.

GRANDMA, I'LL TELL YOU
THE TRUTH:

I WAS SCARED TO DEATH
ABOUT TRAVELING ALONE,

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
SO HAPPY

OR SO EXCITED
IN ALL MY LIFE.

I'LL CALL YOU
TOMORROW.

WELL, IT WAS REALLY NICE
MEETING YOU.

LIKEWISE.
WHAT'S THE NAME AGAIN?

GEOFFREY--
GEOFFREY MacKECHNIE.

NO, I KNOW YOURS.
YOU TOLD ME LAST NIGHT.

- I MEAN MINE.
- LIBBY TUCKER.

RIGHT.
LOOK FOR IT AT YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATER.

YOU SURE HAVE A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE, DON'T YOU?

YOU NOTICED THAT, HUH?
CECIL B. DeMILLE SAID

A STAR IS
SOMEONE YOU CAN'T FORGET
ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THEM.

WHO'S CECIL B. DeMILLE?

NEVER MIND.
IT WAS VERY NICE
MEETING YOU.

GOOD LUCK
IN THE U.S. ARMY.

THANK YOU.

"WHO'S CECIL B. DeMILLE?"

I GET OFF IN DENVER
TOMORROW, GRANDMA,

AND THEN
I HITCHHIKE.

SO I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU'D WATCH OVER ME

TILL I GOT TO L.A.

- THANKS.
- DON'T A KID LIKE YOU

KNOW BETTER
THAN TO BE OUT HERE
ON THE ROAD ALONE?

IF I WAS WITH 12 BOYS,
WOULD YOU STOP
TO PICK ME UP?

- YOU SPANISH?
- NO, JEWISH.

BUT IN BROOKLYN
FIRST YOU LEARN SPANISH,

THEN ENGLISH,
THEN JEWISH.

TUBERMAN, TUBBERMAN,
TUCACELLI, TUCASOTO,

TUKAHIRO, TUKAMOTO.
I MUST BE IN JAPAN.

TUCKER.

ALAN, ARNOLD, BENJAMIN,

HERBERT.

HERBERT TUCKER.

1763 CORDOBA PLACE.

SOUNDS FANCY.

363-6998.

DON'T PANIC, LIBBY.
IT'S JUST YOUR FATHER.

UH...

IS, UH...

IS HERBERT TUCKER THERE?

WHO'S CALLING?

OH, UH, UH--

THIS IS, UH--

TELL HIM THAT HIS--

HIS--

I'LL CALL HIM
SOME OTHER TIME.
THANKS. BYE.

WILL THAT BE ALL,
HONEY?

I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO READ THESE THINGS.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
CORDOBA PLACE IS?

CORDOBA PLACE?

IT'S GOTTA BE
BEVERLY HILLS OR BEL AIR.

I NEVER HEARD OF IT.

BUT I'M ONLY OUT HERE
TWO WEEKS.

AVAILABLE FOR WHAT?

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?

I JUST READ YOUR AD.

AVAILABLE FOR WHAT?

ADVERTISING SPACE.
I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM
ON THE SHIRT.

MONTE DEL REY.

WHERE'S THAT?

THAT'S ME.

THAT'S MY NAME.

MONTE DEL REY?

DEL REY
MODELING AGENCY.

HAVE YOU EVER DONE
ANY MODELING?

OH, YES, SURE.

I WAS ON THE COVER
OF "VOGUE" LAST MONTH.

I WAS IN
A WHITE BRIDAL GOWN
EATING PIZZA.

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?

I SPECIALIZE IN
ALL KINDS OF MODELS.

I THINK I HAVE A CLIENT
WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED

IN SOMEONE
OF YOUR TYPE.

IS THAT SO?

WHAT WOULD I MODEL FOR?

A VERY BIG FASHION MAGAZINE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

YOU GET 100 BUCKS
FOR THE NIGHT.

I GET 25%.

YEAH, WELL,
I'LL HAVE TO TALK
TO MY BUSINESS MANAGER.

CALL THE NUMBER
ON THE BACK

ANYTIME AFTER 11:00 P.M.

ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN THE MOVIES?

SURE.

WE DO A LOT OF FILMS
FOR ARGENTINA--

PLACES LIKE THAT.

- WHEN DID YOU GET OUT HERE?
- YESTERDAY.

AND YOU DIDN'T GET
WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT?

HE WANTS YOU
TO TRICK FOR HIM.

I KNEW THAT.

OH, SORRY.
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE INTERESTED.

I'M NOT,

BUT IT WAS THE FIRST
OFFER I EVER GOT.

I WANTED
TO ENJOY IT.

YES, CAN I HELP YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT SURE
THIS IS THE PLACE.

WELL, WHO ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?

DOES HERBERT TUCKER
LIVE HERE?

YES, HE DOES.

WHICH HERBERT TUCKER
IS HE?

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW
THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM.

WHICH ONE
DID YOU WANT?

HERBERT TUCKER
THE WRITER.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.
WHAT DID YOU WANT?

I WANTED TO TALK TO HIM.
IS HE IN?

WELL, HE'S SLEEPING.
LISTEN, I'M KIND OF BUSY.

COULD YOU TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

IT'S PERSONAL.
YOU HIS WIFE?

NO, I'M NOT.
ARE YOU A FRIEND OF HIS?

NO, I'M HIS DAUGHTER.

HIS DAUGHTER?

LIBBY-- LIBBY TUCKER
FROM NEW YORK CITY.

I THINK
I STUNNED YOU.

YES, WELL--

WELL, PLEASE COME IN.

HE DIDN'T MENTION
YOU WERE COMING.

THAT'S BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T KNOW.

WHAT, IS THIS LIKE HIS
OFFICE OR SOMETHING?

WELL, BOTH.
HE LIVES HERE
AND HE WORKS HERE.

I SEE.

IT'S NOT
WHAT YOU EXPECTED?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU GET THIS
PICTURE IN YOUR MIND
ABOUT HOLLYWOOD.

I LIVE THIS GOOD
IN BROOKLYN.

I'M STEFFY BLONDELL.

GLAD TO MEET YOU,
STEFFY BLONDELL.

-DO YOU LIVE HERE?
- NO.

I SEE.

ARE YOU JUST OUT
FOR A VISIT?

NO, I'M SORT OF
OUT ON BUSINESS.

I'M MAKING SOME COFFEE.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME?

SWELL.

HERB, ARE YOU AWAKE?

HE SHOULD BE UP
IN A FEW MINUTES.

I HATE TO WAKE HIM.

HE HASN'T BEEN SLEEPING
TO WELL LATELY.

- IS HE ALL RIGHT?
-OH SURE.

HE'S JUST A LITTLE
RUN-DOWN, THAT'S ALL.

ALL HIS VARIOUS MULTIPLE
PROJECTS, I SUPPOSE.

YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL
THEN, I TAKE IT?

YOU MEAN COLLEGE? NO.

NO, I JUST MISSED
GETTING INTO HARVARD

BY ABOUT
THREE MILLION KIDS.

I'M AN ACTRESS.

-REALLY?
- YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU DO?
STAGE WORK MOSTLY?

NO, MOSTLY I AUDITION.

I WAS ALMOST ACCEPTED
TO A SCHOLARSHIP

AT THE ACTORS' STUDIO.

NO KIDDING.
WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING. THEY JUST
DIDN'T ACCEPT ME.

I SEE.

SO YOU JUST DECIDED
TO COME OUT HERE?

YOU DIDN'T WRITE
OR ANYTHING?

-I CALLED.
- WHEN?

LAST NIGHT,
AROUND 7:00.

THEN I GOT NERVOUS
AND I HUNG UP.

- OH, THAT WAS YOU.
-YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY TO HIM.

BUT I GOT IT ALL
FIGURED OUT NOW.

I GOT A WHOLE
LONG SPEECH PREPARED.

DO YOU KNOW HIM LONG?

ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
WE DATE ON AND OFF.

LISTEN, I'M GONNA
HAVE TO GET SOME THINGS
FOR HIS REFRIGERATOR.

I THINK I'D BETTER
WAKE HIM UP.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE DON'T, PLEASE.

PLEASE DON'T, PLEASE.
I'M JUST GETTING

A LITTLE NERVOUS AGAIN
ANYWAY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HIM?

I WAS THREE YEARS OLD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
TO CALL HIM.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO CALL HIM?

WELL, HE ISN'T
EXACTLY "PAPA."

AND I DON'T THINK
"MR. TUCKER" IS GONNA
WIN HIM OVER.

WELL, LOOK,
IF IT'S A PROBLEM,
JUST TELL HIM.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

HE'S REALLY
A NICE MAN, YOU KNOW.

YEAH?

YEAH.

LIKE WHAT'S NICE
ABOUT HIM?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU WAIT
AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND?

THE STORE'S ON THE CORNER.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

AND LISTEN,
IF I GET A CALL,
WOULD YOU TELL THEM

THAT I WILL BE OUT
AT THE STUDIO BY 10:30?

- ARE YOU IN THE BUSINESS?
- MM-HMM.

I'M A HAIRDRESSER
OVER AT FOX.

FOX?

20th CENTURY FOX?

"STAR WARS"?
"BUTCH CASSIDY"?

I'M HAVING
HEART PALPITATIONS.

WHOSE HAIR DO YOU DO?
ANY ACTUAL STARS?

SURE.

LIKE WHO?
NAME ME ONE STAR--

A BIG ONE.
WHO IS THE BIGGEST?

OH, I DON'T KNOW,
JANE FONDA.

JANE FONDA?!

YOU TOUCHED
JANE FONDA'S HAIR?

I MEAN, JANE FONDA IS
THE ONE ACTRESS IN THE WORLD
I MOST IDENTIFY WITH.

I PATTERNED
MY WHOLE LIFE AFTER HER.

WELL, YOU SEE,
I FEEL I HAVE SO MANY
OF HER QUALITIES.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T
SURFACED YET.

WELL, ONE DAY, IF YOU'RE
NOT BUSY, I'LL SHOW YOU
AROUND THE STUDIO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
IF I'M NOT BUSY?

HOW MANY PHONE CALLS
HAVE I GOT SINCE I'M HERE?

YOU KNOW, IF I WAS SMART,
I'D FORGET MY OLD MAN

AND MOVE IN WITH YOU.

IS THAT WHAT
YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO--
MOVE IN WITH HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S SEE IF I GET
A HANDSHAKE FIRST.

HELLO.

WHO?

NO, HE'S SLEEPING.

NO, THIS IS, UH,

UH, SORT OF
HIS DAUGHTER.

SURE I KNOW
HOW TO TAKE A MESSAGE.

WELL, HOLD ON.
I NEED A PENCIL.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

"STAN MARX CALLED.

YOU GOT A TURNDOWN
AT N.B.C.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY

C.B.S. AGAIN?"

YEAH, I GOT IT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.
BYE.

WHO ARE YOU?

LIBBY.

ARE YOU THE CLEANING
GIRL TODAY?

NO, JUST LIBBY.

STEFFY'S NIECE?

NO.

COME ON, KID,
DON'T PLAY GAMES.

IT'S TOO EARLY.
WHO? LIBBY WHO?

LIBBY TUCKER.

LIBBY TUCKER.

LIBBY GLADYS TUCKER,
BLANCHE'S GIRL.

WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING TO ME?

I'M SAYING
I'M YOUR DAUGHTER.

OH MY GOD.

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO SNEAK UP ON YOU
LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, IT MUST BE
AN AWFUL SHOCK, HUH?

YEAH, A LITTLE.
COULD YOU WAIT
A SECOND, PLEASE?

I HAVE TO GET
SOME COFFEE.

I CALLED LAST NIGHT

BUT IT SEEMED HARDER
TO SAY OVER THE PHONE
THAN IN PERSON.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.
I'M FINE.

I JUST HAVE TO GET
A LITTLE COFFEE DOWN.

I JUST GOT OUT HERE
YESTERDAY.

I THOUGHT I'D COME BY
AND LOOK YOU UP.

SO YOU LOOKED ME UP, HUH?

I FOUND YOUR ADDRESS
IN THE TELEPHONE BOOK.

FOUND IT
IN THE TELEPHONE BOOK?

UH-HUH.

THIS IS COMING AT YOU
A LITTLE FAST, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, A LITTLE.

I DON'T USUALLY SPEAK
ENGLISH TILL NOON.

BOY, THIS IS TERRIFIC.

WHERE'S--

WHAT'S HER NAME?

-STEFFY?
- STEFFY. WHERE DID SHE GO?

SHOPPING.

SHE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
SHE WENT TO GET BREAKFAST.

OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.
I WANTED HER TO MEET YOU.

WE MET.

WHERE DO YOU KNOW
STEFFY FROM?

FROM THE DOOR.

SHE OPENED IT
AND I CAME IN.

OH, I SEE.

YOU MEAN--
YOU MEAN JUST NOW?

WHEN I CAME
TO LOOK YOU UP.

OKAY OKAY, I GOT IT.

I'M UP.
I'M UP NOW.

I'M UP.

JESUS, WHAT A SURPRISE.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT?

NO.

I KNEW I WAS COMING.

THIS IS
REALLY INCREDIBLE.

I WAS-- I WAS
TALKING ABOUT YOU

ONLY LAST WEEK

TO-- TO...

-STEFFY?
- ...STEFFY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH ME.

I SUDDENLY CAN'T REMEMBER
ANYBODY'S NAME.

I'M A LITTLE FUZZY.

EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.

I TOOK A SLEEPING PILL
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

AN HOUR AGO?

I LIKE TO WAIT
UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE

IN CASE I FALL ASLEEP
ON MY OWN.

DO ME A FAVOR,
CLOSE THOSE SHUTTERS IN THERE.

IT REALLY BOTHERS ME.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE SUN?

NOT EVERY DAY
FOR 16 YEARS.

OH, I LOVE THIS
KIND OF WEATHER.

ALTHOUGH I HEAR
IT RAINS A LOT HERE.

30" OF RAIN
IN TWO HOURS.

THE REST OF THE YEAR
IS ALL SUN.

I THOUGHT I'D FIND YOU
ALL SUNBURNED.

I HATE IT.

IT TRIES TO GET AT ME
THROUGH THE CRACKS
IN THE DOOR.

I HAVE TO HIDE.

WELL, AFTER ALL THOSE
WINTERS IN NEW YORK

THIS IS TERRIFIC.

OH, THIS PLACE
IS JUST TEMPORARY.
I'M MOVING SOON.

GOT A NICE PLACE
PICKED OUT NEAR THE BEACH.

JUST WAITING FOR A COUPLE
OF THINGS TO COME THROUGH.

WHAT KIND OF THINGS?

OH, THINGS IN SHOW
BUSINESS, YOU KNOW.

I GOT A REAL BIG DEAL
ON THE FIRE RIGHT NOW.

YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

OH, THERE WAS
A MESSAGE FOR YOU.

STAN MARX CALLED,
SAID YOU GOT A TURNDOWN
FROM N.B.C.,

DO YOU WANT TO TRY
C.B.S. AGAIN?

OH, THAT'S--
THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

THAT'S NOT THE DEAL
I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

LOOK AT YOU.

I CAN'T GET OVER
HOW GROWN UP YOU'VE GOT.

TURN AROUND.
LET ME LOOK AT YOU.

THIS IS IT.
I DON'T GET ANY BIGGER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU'RE PERFECT.

I'M A SHRIMP.

NO NO, YOU'RE PETITE.
I WOULDN'T WANT YOU
ANY BIGGER.

BESIDES, YOU GOT
PLENTY OF TIME
TO GROW YET.

HOW OLD ARE YOU--
16, 17?

- 19.
- 19 ALREADY?

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

YEAH, I CAN.

YOU WERE BORN
DECEMBER 13th.

JULY 5th.

JULY 5th, OF COURSE.

I REMEMBER THE DAY.
I WAS AT THE YANKEE
STADIUM.

IT WAS YANKEES-RED SOX.
YANKEES WON IT 5-3,
BOTTOM OF THE 10th.

HANK BAUER HIT A HOMERUN
WITH YOGI BERRA
ON SECOND BASE,

ONE MAN OUT.

BOY, YOU SURE REMEMBER
BIRTHDAYS GOOD.

AND NOW YOU'RE THIS
REGULAR BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG LADY.

WELL, I'M NOT SO
BEAUTIFUL.

OF COURSE YOU ARE.
WHO SAID YOU AREN'T
BEAUTIFUL?

NOBODY EVER SAID I WAS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I JUST SAID IT.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T COUNT.
YOU'RE MY FATHER.

YEAH, BUT THAT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU THINK
I'M BEAUTIFUL.

LOOK AT ME,
STANDING AROUND HERE
WITH DIRTY PAJAMAS.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT.
I SHOULD PUT ON A BLAZER
OR SOMETHING.

LISTEN,

I'M A LITTLE
EMBARRASSED.

EMBARRASSED?
BY WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO CALL YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO CALL YOUR FATHER?

YOUR OWN FATHER?

YOU CALL ME HERB.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL ME.

HERB?

WELL, I MEAN, IF YOU WANT
TO CALL ME POP OR DAD,

THAT'S-- THAT'S FINE.
IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME,

I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW YOU'D FEEL ABOUT IT.

BUT HERB'S
PERFECTLY FINE.

OKAY. HERB.

SO ISN'T IT TIME
WE SHOOK HANDS
OR SOMETHING?

I MEAN, WE'RE ON
A FIRST-NAME BASIS.

WHAT IS THIS SHAKE HANDS?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

LET ME GIVE YOU A KISS,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

SO HOW'S YOUR MOTHER?

FINE.

SHE NEVER GOT MARRIED
OR ANYTHING?

UH, NO.

NO, SHE WENT
WITH MR. SLOTKIN,

THE BUTCHER
FROM FOOD FAIR,

FOR A COUPLE
OF YEARS.

HE'S NICE.
HE'D BRING OVER
LAMB CHOPS,

VEAL CUTLETS,
THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING SERIOUS?

NO, WHEN HE STARTED
BRINGING OVER
CHICKEN WINGS,

WE KNEW THE ROMANCE
WAS OVER.

- HOW'S CARL?
- WHO?

CARL-- YOUR BROTHER.

YOU MEAN ROBBY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ROBBY?
HIS NAME IS CARL.

NOT THAT I EVER HEARD.

OF COURSE.
HE WAS NAMED AFTER
CARL HUBBELL--

THE GREATEST SCREWBALL
PITCHER IN THE HISTORY
OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

WELL, HE SHOULD HAVE SPOKE UP.
HE THINKS HIS NAME IS ROBERT.

SHE CHANGED HIS NAME?

A BEAUTIFUL NAME
LIKE CARL?

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.
HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CARL.

HE'S KIND OF ROLLY-POLLY,
LIKE A ROBERT.

YOU KNOW WHY, DON'T YOU?
'CAUSE SHE HATED BASEBALL,

USED TO CURSE ME
EVERY TIME I WENT OUT
TO A GAME--

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPORT
EVER CREATED BY MAN.

YOU LIKE THE NAME
LIBBY?

SURE I LIKE LIBBY.

WHAT PLAYER WAS
I NAMED AFTER?

YOU WERE NAMED
AFTER MY MOTHER.

YOU NEVER SAW HER.
SHE DIED BEFORE
YOU WERE BORN.

SO WHAT DOES ROBBY DO?
HE GOES TO SCHOOL?

YEAH.

IS HE A JOCK?
A GOOD BALL PLAYER?

NO, HE PLAYS PIANO.

PIANO?

DOESN'T LIKE
TO PLAY BALL?

WELL, HE DOESN'T WANT
TO HURT HIS FINGERS.

HE COULD PLAY
SOFTBALL.

ONCE IN A WHILE
HE PLAYS PING-PONG.

OH YEAH?
IS HE ANY GOOD?

HE BEAT GRANDMA ONCE.

NOT EXACTLY "THE WIDE
WORLD OF SPORTS."

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU EATING
THOSE CRACKERS FOR?

I GOT FRESH FRUIT HERE.

I HAVE MY OWN TREE
IN THE BACK.

COMING AT YOU.

BEAUTIFUL CATCH.

MAYBE YOU'RE THE BALLPLAYER
IN THE FAMILY.

GO ON, TASTE IT.

JUICY, ISN'T IT?

YOU NEED A BATHING SUIT
TO EAT IT.

COME ON OUT HERE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS.

COME ON.

HERE, SEE THAT?

THAT'S MY ORANGE TREE.

I GREW THAT.

I PLATED IT; I FED IT;
I GREW IT.

THAT'S MY TREE.

I THOUGHT ONLY GOD
COULD MAKE A TREE.

THAT'S BACK EAST.
OUT HERE ANYONE CAN DO IT.

THAT'S MY LEMON TREE.

I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD
DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I GREW UP ON
THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.
I PLAYED STICKBALL.

NOW I GROW
LEMONS AND ORANGES.

WHAT'S THAT LITTLE ONE?

THAT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
IT GROWS PITS WITH NO FRUIT.

THAT CAME WITH THE HOUSE.
I DIDN'T GROW THAT ONE.

TREES ARE LIKE PEOPLE.

IF THEY KNOW YOU DON'T
CARE ABOUT THEM,

THEY WON'T GIVE YOU
ANYTHING BACK.

YEAH, I KNOW A LOT
OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

HEY, HERB.

HI.

YOU'RE UP EARLY
THIS MORNING.

OH YEAH.
I GOT A SURPRISE VISITOR
FROM NEW YORK.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER
LIBBY.

-WELL, HI, LIBBY.
I'M LORRAINE.
- HELLO.

AND THIS IS NUNU.

HELLO, NUNU.

HERB, IF YOU WANT SOME MORE
OF THAT SHISH KEBOB,

I STILL HAVE SOME
IN THE REFRIDGE.

OH, THANKS.
MAYBE LATER.

I'LL CALL YOU.

SAY GOODBYE, NUNU.

BYE, LIBBY.

NICE MEETING YOU.
GOODBYE, NUNU.

VERY FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOOD.

EIGHT DIVORCEES
ON THIS BLOCK.

I HAVE TO WATCH WHERE I WALK.
THEY HAVE TRAPS EVERYWHERE.

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST VISITING?

HOLIDAY OR SOMETHING?
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?

THE CASA VALENTINO.

YOU GOTTA USE
TOILET PAPER FOR TOWELS.

WELL, THAT'S CRAZY.
I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM
IN HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU STAY WITH ME
WHILE YOU'RE OUT HERE?

OH, NO NO ON, I COULDN'T.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

- I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ANY BACK TALK.
- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, NO.

- IT'S SETTLED, ALL RIGHT?
- SURE.

THANKS.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA
BE OUT HERE?

THE REST OF MY LIFE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, IT DEPENDS ON
HOW MY CAREER GOES.

WHAT CAREER IS THAT?

- I WANT TO BE IN PICTURES.
- PICTURES?

MOVIES. WELL, I'M NOT
RULING OUT TELEVISION,

BUT MOVIES ARE
MY REAL GOAL.

I SEE.

MOVES, HUH?

WELL, YOU SURE PICKED OUT
A TOUGH BUSINESS.

WELL, SO DID YOU.
AND YOU SEEM TO BE
DOING OKAY.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

ACT.

ACT? YOU WANT TO BE
AN ACTRESS IN THE MOVIES?

TAKES A LITTLE SOMETHING
CALLED TALENT, YOU KNOW.

OH, I GOT TALENT.

SOME PEOPLE THINK
I'M KING OF A FEMALE
DUSTIN HOFFMAN.

WHAT PEOPLE?

ROBBY AND GRANDMA.

ROBBY AND GRANDMA?

WELL, UNLESS THEY OWN
A STUDIO OUT HERE,

I WOULDN'T RUSH
INTO ANYTHING.

I'M NOT TOTALLY WITHOUT
EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW.

OH YEAH?
WHERE HAVE YOU EVER ACTED?

-PLACES.
- WHAT PLACES?

ERASMUS HIGH SCHOOL.
WE DID "THE PRIME OF
MISS JEAN BRODY."

WHAT PART
DID YOU PLAY?

WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE A PART.
I WAS THE UNDERSTUDY.

OH. FOR JEAN BRODY?

NO, ONE OF THE GIRLS
IN HER CLASS--

SANDY.

SANDY?

I SEE.
DID YOU GET ON?

NO, THEY ONLY DID
TWO PERFORMANCES AND
I HAD TO WORK THE LIGHTS.

IT'S NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I WOULD CALL A WEALTH
OF EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW.

MAYBE IT ISN'T.

LOOK, ALL I KNOW IS
I BELIEVE IN MYSELF.

IF THERE IS
ONE THING I GOT,

IT'S CONFIDENCE
AND DETERMINATION.

IT'S LIKE I HAVE
THIS TINY LITTLE FLAME

BURNING DEEP
INSIDE OF ME

AND I JUST NEED SOMEONE

TO TURN THE GAS JET
UP A LITTLE.

I SEE.

DOES HE HAVE TO BE
FROM THIS PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD?

I DIDN'T SAY
IT HAD TO BE YOU.

I WAS JUST ASKING.

BUT IF FOR ANY REASON
YOU SHOULD WANT

TO MAKE A PHONE CALL
ON MY BEHALF--

NOT OUT OF ANY SENSE
OF LOYALTY

OR OBLIGATION
OR GUILT,

BUT JUST BECAUSE
YOU RECOGNIZE

SOME POTENTIAL
IN ME--

I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT.

WHO TAUGHT YOU
TO TALK LIKE THAT?

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE GOING UP TO THE ROOF,
DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT,

COMING OUT
THROUGH THE SEWER.

YOU GOT
SOMETHING TO SAY TO ME,
SAY IT STRAIGHT OUT.

OKAY, ORDINARILY
I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD
ASKING YOU FOR A FAVOR,

BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS
THAT YOU OWE ME.

- I WHAT?
- YOU OWE ME.

YOU OWE ME FOR A LOT.
AND GRANDMA SAID,

"GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA
AND MAKE SURE THAT
HE PAYS YOU."

OH REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT YOUR
GRANDMOTHER TOLD YOU?

- YEAH, AT THE CEMETERY.
- WHAT WERE YOU DOING
AT THE CEMETERY?

THAT'S WHERE GRANDMA LIVES.
I MEAN, SHE'S DEAD,

BUT THAT'S
WHERE SHE'S BURIED,
NEXT TO GRANDPA.

I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
WHEN DID SHE DIE?

- SIX YEARS AGO, MARCH 17th.
- SO WHEN DID YOU
TALK TO HER?

- LAST WEEK.
- LAST WEEK?

LAST MONTH,
LAST NIGHT, THIS MORNING.
IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

- I IMAGINE IT WOULD BE.
- WOULD YOU FORGET GRANDMA?

I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU
ANOTHER TIME.

THIS IS JUST ME, LIBBY,
THE DAUGHTER YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN IN 16 YEARS,

ASKING YOU
FOR A SIMPLE FAVOR.

ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN HELPING ME LAUNCH
MY CAREER OR NOT?

IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH
FOR YOU?

OH, IS THAT WHAT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

YOU CAME OUT HERE
FOR A LAUNCHING.

LOOK, IF YOU DON'T
WANT ME TO STAY HERE,
YOU JUST SAY SO.

I'M NOT HERE LOOKING
FOR ANY HANDOUTS.

YOU MUST BE PRETTY STRONG,
COMING ALL THE WAY
FROM NEW YORK

WITH A 200-POUND CHIP
ON YOUR SHOULDER.

WELL, YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
DUMPED IT THERE.

HEY. HEY.

YOUR BOYFRIEND UP YET?

HE JUST LEFT
FOR A MEETING.

WHAT DID HE DO, FLY?

LOOK, HE'S GOT HIS KID
IN THERE NOW.

CAN HE CALL YOU LATER?

I DON'T COLLECT MONEY
OVER THE TELEPHONE.

HOW MUCH
DOES HE OWE YOU?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
FOUR FIGURES.

I'LL GIVE YOU A CHECK
FOR $500.

JUST DON'T GO
IN THERE NOW.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS.
COME ON INSIDE.

COME ON,
YOU WANT TO TALK?
WE'LL TALK.

COME ON, COME ON.

JUST DON'T TRY TO
PRESSURE ME INTO ANYTHING.

OH, WELL, I'M SORRY
IF I MADE ANY DEMANDS
ON YOU.

I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

I MEAN, IT ONLY COMES UP
ONCE EVERY 16 YEARS.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE
YOUR MOTHER, BUT YOU
SURE TALK LIKE HER.

THAT'S A CRAPPY THING TO SAY.
YOU LEAVE HER OUT OF THIS!

MY MOTHER WASN'T THE ONE
WHO WALKED OUT!

OKAY, I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I APOLOGIZE.

I THINK I'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE.

THIS IS NOT TURNING OUT
HOW I PLANNED AT ALL.

YOU ARE NOT
WHAT I EXPECTED,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

NO, I DON'T.

I'M SORRY IF I'M A MAJOR
DISAPPOINTMENT TO YOU.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU COULD BE
A LITTLE MORE FRIENDLIER,
THAT'S ALL.

HOW COULD I BE
FRIENDLIER?

I CAN'T GET
TWO WORDS IN BETWEEN
YOUR YELLING AT ME

AND TELLING ME I GOTTA
GET YOU INTO THE MOVIES.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET ME
INTO ANYTHING.

I COULDN'T EVEN GET
A LOUSY KISS FROM YOU,

SO I SURE AS HELL
DON'T EXPECT A PHONE CALL
TO YOUR STUDIO FRIENDS.

'CAUSE FROM THE LOOKS
OF THIS PLACE, YOU DON'T
GOT THEIR NUMBER.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO
GET TO KNOW YOU.

I KNOW EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOU.

MOM HAS BEEN
TELLING IT TO ME SINCE
I WAS THREE YEARS OLD.

BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED.
THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND HER.

I DID FINE
WITHOUT YOU.

AND I CAN MANAGE
ON MY OWN NOW TOO.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO HELP ME? SWELL.

AND YOU CAN KEEP
YOUR HOME-MADE ORANGES.

I LIKE MINE
FROM FLORIDA.

YOU'RE A FRESH KID,
YOU KNOW THAT?

YEAH?

AND WHAT ARE YOU?

YOU MAKE FUN
OF YOUR OWN DAUGHTER

'CAUSE SHE TALKS TO HER
DEAD GRANDMOTHER?

I MAY BE DITZY,

BUT I'M NOT
THE ONE WITH THE TREE
THAT GROWS PITS.

I DON'T CARE HOW YOU TALK
IN YOUR OWN HOUSE,

BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO ME,
YOU CHANGE THAT TONE,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WILL NOT BE TALKED TO
THAT WAY!

I'LL TALK TO YOU
ANY WAY I PLEASE.

NOT TO YOUR FATHER,
YOU WON'T.

MY FATHER?

YOU'RE THE LAST ONE
IN THE WORLD WHO'S
MY FATHER.

MY GRANDMOTHER
IS MY FATHER.

I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU,
BUT YOU CAN HEAR THIS
IN THE SUPERMARKET.

BOY OH BOY,
16 YEARS OF DREAMS
DOWN THE TOILET.

WHO ASKED YOU TO COME?
IS THIS YOUR MOTHER'S REVENGE?

DO I GET ROBBY
AND HIS PIANO TOMORROW?

GRANDMA WAS RIGHT.
I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED
TO HER.

"ONCE A SHITHEEL,
ALWAYS A SHITHEEL,"
SHE TOLD ME.

THAT'S THE WAY YOUR
GRANDMOTHER TALKS TO YOU?

NO, THE LANGUAGE IS MINE.
THE WISDOM IS HERS.

WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU LISTEN TO ME A MINUTE.

I NEVER FIGURED I HAD
ANYTHING COMING TO ME.

I GAVE YOU UP.
THAT WAS MY LOSS.

IF I HAD STAYED IN
THAT HOUSE, IT WOULD HAVE
TURNED INTO A WAR ZONE

AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
NO SURVIVORS.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
GUILTS, REGRETS?

I GOT ENOUGH
TO FILL UP MY GARAGE.

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.
I'LL HANDLE IT
MY OWN WAY.

I NEVER EXPECTED
ANYTHING FROM YOU
OR YOUR BROTHER.

OUTSIDE OF THIS HOUSE
YOU CAN CALL ME

ANY GODDAMN THING
YOU WANT TO CALL ME,

BUT UNDER THIS ROOF
IS MY DOMAIN,

AND IF YOU TALK TO ME,
YOU SHOW ME SOME RESPECT.

LIBBY, WAIT.
WAIT, PLEASE.

LIBBY, PLEASE WAIT.

I AM NOW OUTSIDE

AND YOU ARE STILL
A SHITHEEL!

GOODBYE,
MR. HERBERT TUCKER.

- COME ON BACK IN.
- HE DIDN'T EVEN LISTEN.

HE JUST THINKS
THAT I CAME HERE TO GET
SOMETHING FROM HIM.

WELL, HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANYTHING I WANT.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT EVERYTHING
TO HAPPEN IN 10 MINUTES.

JUST GIVE THE MAN
SOME TIME.

AND HE DOESN'T
KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT
SHOW BUSINESS EITHER,

BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO READ
HIS TELEPHONE MESSAGES.

LOOK, I'M GLAD YOU THINK
HE'S WORTH IT, STEFFY,

BUT MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO BE

THE DAUGHTER
THAT HE WALKED OUT ON.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU
SHE WAS THERE,

BUT SHE WANTED
TO SURPRISE YOU.

SHE HAD IT ALL PLANNED OUT--
WHAT SHE WAS GONNA SAY.

YOU MEAN SHE'S BEEN
WORKING ON THAT SPEECH?

DON'T YOU REALIZE
HOW NERVOUS SHE WAS?

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
SEEING HER FATHER FOR
THE FIRST TIME,

SHE PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

OH NO? SHE CAME UP
WITH "SHITHEEL"

THREE TIMES
WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE.

A PRETTY FACE.
DON'T YOU THINK SHE HAS
A PRETTY FACE?

I TOLD HER THAT,
I SWEAR TO GOD.

SHE SAYS TO ME,
"YOU CAN'T EVEN
GIVE ME A KISS."

I KISSED HER.

I-- I FELT FUNNY
ABOUT PUTTING MY ARMS
AROUND HER.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW
SHE'D FEEL ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

AFTER 16 YEARS,
SHE JUST WALKS IN HERE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW THE HELL SHE FOUND ME.

IT TOOK 'EM 20 YEARS
TO FIND EICHMANN.

COME ON, HERBERT.

BRING UP NUMBER 32,
PLEASE, NUMBER 32.

HERE'S YOUR RECEIPT.

I'LL CALL YOU
TONIGHT, OKAY?

- HAVE A NICE DAY.
- THANK YOU.

ARE YOU GONNA WORK
TODAY?

I GOT A MEETING AT UNIVERSAL
WITH JENNINGS LANG.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
ABOUT LIBBY?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO ABOUT HER?

I TOLD HER
SHE COULD SLEEP THERE.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO WALKED OUT.

MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS YOU
TO DO SOMETHING FOR HER

TO PROVE THAT YOU NEVER
REALLY STOPPED CARING.

YOU MEAN, LIKE GETTING
HER INTO THE MOVIES?

I THOUGHT SHE MEANT
FREE PASSES.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL SHE MEANT.

IT'S EASIER TO ASK
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE.

WHEN YOU ASK
FOR THE POSSIBLE,

THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE
YOU'D GET REJECTED.

WHEN DID YOU GET
SO SMART?

YOU GO TO U.C.L.A.
ON YOUR LUNCH BREAKS?

DO I GET A KISS GOODBYE?

STAY AT MY PLACE
TONIGHT.

CAN'T.
GOT TWO KIDS TO RAISE.

WHO DOESN'T?

HEY, HERB,

NO CHANCE YOU HAD
NUMBER FIVE, RIGHT?

I DON'T COME TO WIN.
I COME FOR SPORT.

CAN I GIVE YOU
A PIECE OF ADVICE?

YOU'RE THE WORST
GODDAMN GAMBLER
I EVER MET.

AND YOU'RE UNLUCKY.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY.

I HATE TAKING YOUR MONEY.
I HATE TAKING YOUR
OLD LADY'S MONEY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU?

- SORRY, MY MISTAKE.
- WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU WENT TO HER
FOR MONEY?

YOU KNOW I DON'T DO
THINGS LIKE THAT.

I CAME TO YOUR HOUSE.
SHE TOLD ME YOUR KID
WAS THERE.

SHE WROTE ME OUT A CHECK.
I TAKE WHAT I CAN GET.

TEAR IT UP.

PUT IT BACK ON MY TAB.

NOBODY PAYS MY BILLS,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

NOBODY.

DON'T EVER DO
THAT AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T EVER PAY
MY GAMBLING DEBTS.

WANT TO BUY ME A GIFT?
GET MY TEETH CAPPED,

BUT DON'T EVER PAY
MY GAMBLING DEBTS.

HERE'S YOUR MONEY.

DON'T PUT IT IN THE BANK YET.
YOU MAY NEED IT
TO PAY MY RENT.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T WANT
THEM GOING IN THERE
WITH LIBBY IN THE HOUSE.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT SHE'D THINK.

SHE'S NOT DUMB.
SHE FIGURED OUT
I'M NOT THE HEAD OF M.G.M.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

I GAVE BLOOD TO 12
DIFFERENT HOSPITALS.

YOU WENT TO THE TRACK
TODAY, DIDN'T YOU?

WHAT HAPPENED
TO UNIVERSAL?

HE CAME IN FIRST.
I FINALLY GOT LUCKY.

FOR HOW LONG?
PROBABLY BLOW IT ON
THE DODGER GAME TONIGHT.

I ALREADY DID.
THEY LOST IT IN
NEW YORK, 6-3.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA QUIT SMOKING.

PLEASE, IT'S THE ONE THING
I DO WELL.

LET'S NOT TAMPER
WITH IT.

WHAT ABOUT LIBBY?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

IN A MOTEL ON THE STRIP.
I JUST SPOKE TO HER.

I GOT ANOTHER "SHITHEEL"
FOR MY TROUBLE.

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON HOME WITH ME.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY KIDS
IN A LONG TIME ANYWAY.

I'VE SEEN
ENOUGH KIDS LATELY.

- ARE YOU LEAVING?
- YES.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
- I'VE GOT A DATE.

I SEE OTHER WOMEN,
YOU KNOW.

YOU PICKED AN INTERESTING
TIME TO TELL ME.

- I'M JUST BEING HONEST.
- I COULD DO WITHOUT IT.

I'M FAITHFUL IN A WAY.
I DON'T TELL THEM
ABOUT YOU.

YOUR SECRET'S
SAFE WITH ME.

YOU SEE OTHER MEN?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'D BE CRAZY.

YOU'LL NEVER GONNA FIND
ANYONE CUTER THAN ME.

I NEVER REALLY ASKED MYSELF
WHAT THE ATTRACTION IS.

THE TRUTH MIGHT SCARE
THE HELL OUT OF ME.

I KNOW WHY I'M CRAZY
ABOUT YOU.

SO DO I--

BECAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING
FOR A HUSBAND.

NO. WELL,
THAT'S PART OF IT.

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU
BECAUSE YOU NEVER PUSH ME.

SOMETIMES I WONDER
WHAT YOU'D SAY

IF I REALLY ASKED YOU
TO MARRY ME.

I DON'T KNOW.
ASK ME.

FOXY.

I LOVE FOXY LADIES.
YOU SHOULD BE A WRITER.

SO SHOULD YOU.

I MEAN IT.
I GET SO FURIOUS
WITH YOU SOMETIMES.

YOU GOT MORE TALENT
THAN 90% OF THE HACKS
IN THIS TOWN,

AND YOU'RE EITHER
TOO LAZY

OR TOO SCARED
TO PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER.

WHY DON'T YOU?

BECAUSE THE OTHER 10%
HAVE ALL THE JOBS.

YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU NEED, HERB?

YOU NEED SOMEONE TO SHOVE
A 10' ROMAN CANDLE

UP YOUR REAR END
AND SET IT OFF.

SO HOW COME EVERY TIME
I ASK YOU TO DO KINKY
STUFF IN BED,

YOU ALWAYS GET
SORE AT ME?

CAN I HAVE
A GLASS OF WATER?

THE YOUNGEST HOUSE DETECTIVE
I EVER SAW.

HERB, GO AFTER HER,
JUST FOR TONIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT SHE'S
WAITING FOR, I PROMISE.

YOU MAKE ONE HELL
OF A ROMAN CANDLE,
YOU KNOW THAT?

GOOD NIGHT, WARREN.

I'M NOT GOING WITH YA!

LEAVE ME ALONE!
I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT
GOING WITH YA!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"I'M NOT GOING WITH YA"?

WHY DO YOU TALK LIKE
HUMPHREY BOGART?

YOU'RE A YOUNG,
PRETTY GIRL.

YOU WANT TO BE
AN ACTRESS OR AN ACTOR?
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

WHICHEVER IT IS,
IT WILL BE WITHOUT
YOUR HELP!

LOWER YOUR VOICE.
YOU'RE NOT IN NEW YORK NOW.

WANT TO SCREAM AT EACH OTHER?
WE'LL GO OUT TO THE DESERT.

WHAT DID YOU PAY MY BILL FOR?
NOW I GOT NO PLACE TO SLEEP.

YOU'RE COMING HOME
WITH ME.

COME ON, I'LL BUY YOU
SOME DINNER.

- WHAT DO YOU
FEEL LIKE EATING?
- MY MOTHER'S COOKING.

TERRIFIC. I KNOW
WHERE THEY MAKE IT.

15 YEARS AGO
YOU COULDN'T GET PASTRAMI
LIKE THAT OUT HERE,

OR REAL CORN BEEF.

THEY HAD TO FLY IT IN
FROM NEW YORK.

THOUSANDS
OF HUNGRY JEWS

WOULD BE WAITING
AT THE AIRPORT,

THEIR TONGUES OUT.

SO IT'S SETTLED, RIGHT,
ABOUT COMING BACK WITH ME?

ALL YOU SAID TO ME WAS,
"GET YOUR THINGS
AND LET'S GO."

I'VE HEARD
THE POLICE SAY THAT.

YOU WANT A FORMAL INVITATION?
I WANT YOU TO STAY,
LIBBY, REALLY.

YOU DO?

DIDN'T I JUST SAY IT?
YOU WANT A WITNESS?

HARRY, HARRY,

CAN YOU COME OVER HERE
A MINUTE, PLEASE?

LISTEN TO THIS.

I REALLY WANT YOU
TO STAY, LIBBY,

I SWEAR TO GOD.

DID YOU HEAR THAT,
HARRY?

-WHAT, AM I DEAF?
- THERE.

IT'S OFFICIAL.
I SWORE IN FRONT OF
A JEWISH WAITER.

THAT'S MORE BINDING
THAN A LAWYER'S CONTRACT.

WHAT'S BINDING?

NOT THE PASTRAMI, HARRY.
IT'S DELICIOUS.

GIVE ME THE CHECK,
PLEASE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PUT THAT AWAY.
I'M PAYING.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOME PICTURES.

DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE
A PICTURE OF ROBBY?

- WHO?
- ROBBY.

CARL, YOUR SON.

OH, YEAH, SURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU HAD ONE.

I THINK HE LOOKS
A LITTLE LIKE YOU.

YOU DO?

WELL, HE'S GOT
A NICE FACE,

VERY INTELLIGENT-LOOKING.

HARRY, THAT'S MY BOY--
ROBERT.

HE'S A CONCERT PIANIST.

AND THAT'S MAMA.

DO YOU STILL
RECOGNIZE HER?

HOW COULD I FORGET HER?

SHE HASN'T CHANGED MUCH
AT ALL.

WHAT, HAS SHE GOT
BLOND HAIR NOW?

WELL, SHE'S BEEN
THROUGH EVERY COLOR.

SHE CHANGES IT
EVERY TWO WEEKS.

THE KIDS IN MY SCHOOL
THOUGHT I HAD 14
DIFFERENT MOTHERS.

WELL, I GUESS WE ALL WANT
TO STAY YOUNG, I GUESS.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE
SHOWED THEM TO YOU.

NO NO, I'M GLAD.

I REALLY AM.

COME ON, LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.

COME ON.

REMINDS ME A LITTLE
OF BROOKLYN.

ONLY IT DON'T SMELL
THE SAME.

BROOKLYN'S BEEN THERE
FOR 400 YEARS.

WE ONLY GOT THOMAS'S
ENGLISH MUFFINS
TWO YEARS AGO.

THIS PLACE IS
STILL A WILDERNESS.

CAN I BUY A CANDLE?

- WHAT FOR?
- FOR GRANDMA.

TOMORROW NIGHT
SHE'LL BE DEAD SIX YEARS.

I NEVER FORGET
HER CANDLE.

SURE. I'LL GET ONE
FOR HER TOO.

HEY, I CAN ONLY STAY
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WHAT DID I DO NOW?

I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU
GETTING THE IDEA

YOU WERE STUCK
WITH ME FOR ETERNITY.

IN CALIFORNIA?
DON'T WORRY.

THEY DON'T GIVE THIS
WHOLE PLACE SIX WEEKS.

HOW COME YOU NEVER SEE
ANY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS
OUT HERE?

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

THEY'RE ALL
IN THEIR CARS.

WELL, HOW DO YOU MEET ANYONE?
WHAT DO YOU GOTTA DO-- CRASH?

YOU MEET THEM
AT FILLING STATIONS,
AT RED LIGHTS.

AT THE MOTOR BUREAU
YOU MEET SOME TERRIFIC
PEOPLE.

I MISS THE NOISE.

AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING
I'LL BLOW UP THE HOUSE
NEXT DOOR.

DO YOU OWN THIS HOUSE?

ME? ARE YOU KIDDING?
SIX TERMITES OWN IT.

THEY LEASE IT TO FOUR MICE
AND I SUBLET IT FROM THEM.

YOU KNOW, THIS PLACE
COULD BE FIXED UP
TO LOOK REAL CUTE.

WELL, I HAVE TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU--

THIS MORNING
I HATED IT.

IT CAME ACROSS.

IT JUST NEEDS A FEW
TOUCHES HERE AND THERE.

AND IT WILL HARDLY
COST ANYTHING.

I CAN PAINT, WALLPAPER,
LAY BRICKS, PLASTER.

WHERE DID YOU LEARN
TO DO THAT?

BACK HOME IN BROOKLYN.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN
OUR APARTMENT.

MY BEDROOM LOOKED LIKE
A NIGHT IN MOROCCO.

ROBBY LIKES LONDON,

SO I PAINTED DARK CLOUDS
ON THE CEILING

AND FOG ALL OVER
THE WALLS.

SO WOULD YOU LIKE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

OH, NO, THANKS.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH
THE WEATHER IN HERE.

YOUR CAR COULD USE
A TUNE-UP, YOU KNOW.

DO YOU GOT ANY TOOLS?
I COULD DO IT TONIGHT.

YOU CAN TUNE UP
A CAR?

I COULD MAKE ONE,
IF I HAD THE PARTS.

TERRIFIC. TAKE
THE PARTS FROM MY CAR

AND MAKE ME
A MERCEDES.

YOU THINK
I COULDN'T DO IT.

I'M SURE YOU CAN.
I COULDN'T AFFORD
THE INSURANCE.

LISTEN,
I'M A LITTLE TIRED.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I MADE UP TWO
BEDS IN ONE DAY.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THIS MOVIE BUSINESS
IN THE MORNING, OKAY?

OKAY.

I WON'T BE HERE
IN THE MORNING.

I WANT TO LEAVE
THE HOUSE ABOUT 7:00.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WELL, I THOUGHT
I'D GET AN EARLY START
ON MY CAREER.

I HAVE TO LOOK
FOR AN AGENT.

YOU THINK THERE ARE AGENTS
WANDERING AROUND THE STREETS

AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING?

YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS, AREN'T YOU?

WHY NOT?

YOU LIKE DISAPPOINTMENT?

YOU LIKE REJECTION?

I WANTED
TO BE TALL.
I'M NOT.

I WANTED TO BE RICH.
I'M NOT.

I WANTED
TO BE GORGEOUS.
I'M NOT.

WHEN YOU START OFF
YOUR LIFE LIKE THAT,

WHAT COULD THEY DO
TO DISAPPOINT YOU?

COME HERE.

CLOSER.

I'M SORRY
ABOUT THIS MORNING.

I'M SORRY IF WE GOT OFF
ON THE WRONG FOOT.

I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T
GIVE YOU A PROPER KISS,

WHICH I WOULD
LIKE TO DO RIGHT NOW,
IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

I'M GONNA GET UP
AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING

AND MAKE YOU BREAKFAST.
YOU LIKE WAFFLES?

YOU CAN MAKE WAFFLES?
WHAT KIND OF WAFFLES?

I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST POP THEM
IN THE TOASTER.

GOOD NIGHT, HERB.

GRANDMA,

DON'T GO TO SLEEP
YET, OKAY?

I GOT A LOT
TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.

LOW AND OUTSIDE!

HE CAN'T
HIT IT LOW AND OUTSIDE!

I GOT A KID IN BROOKLYN
PLAYS THE PIANO

CAN PITCH BETTER
THAN THAT, YA BUM!

YOU TWO STILL TALKING?

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
THESE TICKETS COST?

TELL HER WHAT
YOU PAID FOR--

WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED?

HE SINGLED UP
THE MIDDLE.

OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
YOU CAN'T TURN YOUR BACK
ON THAT MAN.

WAY TO GO!

DO YOU LIKE
BASEBALL, WARREN?

- MARTIN.
- WHAT?

HIS NAME IS MARTIN,
NOT WARREN.

YOU ALWAYS CALL HIM
WARREN.

WELL, TELL HIM TO SPEAK UP.
THE KID NEVER SAID
A WORD TO ME.

HOW COME YOU NEVER WENT
INTO MOVIES YOURSELF?

YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S THE FIRST
THING I TRIED WHEN
I CAME OUT OF OMAHA,

ALONG WITH ABOUT TWO MILLION
OTHER PRETTY FACES.

I JUST DIDN'T HAVE
THE GIFT.

SEE, I'M JUST
THE OPPOSITE.

IN THE LOOKS DEPARTMENT
I'M JUST A 2 1/2.

IN THE GIFT
DEPARTMENT, I'M AN EIGHT,
MAYBE MOVING UP TO NINE.

I JUST GOTTA FIND
SOMEONE TO HELP ME
DELIVER THE GIFT.

WHAT WERE YOU TWO
SO GABBY ABOUT?

SHE WAS ASKING ME
IF I KNEW OF A GOOD
ACTING CLASS

AND I TOLD HER
ABOUT THE L.A. SCHOOL
OF DRAMATIC ARTS.

WHAT DID YOU DO
THAT FOR?

WHY NOT?

THIS BUSINESS
ISN'T FOR HER.

I DON'T WANT HER
GETTING HURT.

LOOK, I'LL TAKE CARE
OF LIBBY.

YOU TELL WARREN
HIS NAME IS MARTIN.

"YOU ARE GROWING
WISER THAN I AM

AND NIPPING IN THE BUD

FANCIES WHICH I LET
BLOSSOM--

PERCHANCE TO BEAR
NO FRUIT,

OR IF PLUCKED,
I MAY FIND IT BITTER.

THE SHORE IS SAFER,
ABIAH,

BUT I LOVE
TO BUFFET THE SEA--

I CAN COUNT
THE BITTER WRECKS HERE

IN THESE
PLEASANT WATERS,

AND HEAR
THE MURMURING WINDS,

BUT, OH,
I LOVE THE DANGER!"

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE UP.

HAVE YOU BEEN
THERE LONG?

SINCE THE BITTER FRUIT
BORE NO BLOSSOMS.

THAT'S EMILY DICKINSON.

OH, I THOUGHT MAYBE
IT WAS GRANDMA.

I TALKED
TO HER ALREADY.

WHERE?

IN MY BEDROOM.

I SEE.

SHE DOESN'T WANDER
AROUND THE HOUSE,
DOES SHE?

'CAUSE I'M A VERY
LIGHT SLEEPER.

NO, SHE JUST WANDERS
AROUND IN MY HEAD.

OKAY.

GOOD NIGHT, LIB.

"I EXPECT I SHALL BE
THE BELLE OF AMHERST

WHEN I REACH
MY 17th YEAR.

I DON'T DOUBT
THAT I SHALL HAVE

PERFECT CROWDS OF ADMIRERS
AT THAT AGE.

THEN AT DANCES
HOW I SHALL DELIGHT

TO MAKE THEM
AWAIT MY BIDDING,

AND WITH WHAT DELIGHT
SHALL I WITNESS TH--"

AM I KEEPING YOU
AWAKE?

NO, THAT'S OKAY.
YOU GOTTA KEEP IN SHAPE.

HOW LONG
A PLAY IS IT?

WELL, I DON'T DO
THE WHOLE PLAY.

I JUST DO
THE PARTS I LIKE.

I COULD WHISPER.

NO, DON'T WHISPER.
DON'T GET INTO ANY
BAD HABITS.

IF YOU'RE GONNA ACT,
LEARN TO PROJECT.

OKAY.

THANKS.

GOOD NIGHT, LIB.

GOOD NIGHT, POP.

"THE ORCHARD IS FULL
OF BLUE JAYS.

TO SEE THEM
FOLLOW THE HOSE

FOR A DROP OF WATER

IS A TOUCHING SIGHT.

THEY WON'T TAKE IT
IF I HAND IT TO THEM.

THEY RUN AND SHRIEK,

AS IF THEY WERE
BEING ASSASS--"

TOO MUCH PROJECTION?

NO, THAT'S FINE.

LISTEN, I'M UP.

I'M NOT GONNA SLEEP
TONIGHT ANYWAY.

YOU GO ON READING.
I'LL JUST SIT HERE
AND LISTEN.

YOU MEAN, AUDITION?

FOR MY OWN FATHER?
I WOULD HAVE HEART FAILURE.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO AUDITION.

I DON'T HAVE ANY JOBS
FOR YOU ANYWAY.

I JUST WANT
TO HEAR YOU READ.

OH, THAT'S DIFFERENT.

AS LONG AS I'M NOT
ON THE SPOT HERE.

OKAY, THIS IS FROM
"THE BELLE OF AMHERST."

THIS IS LETTERS
FROM THE LIFE OF
EMILY DICKINSON.

JULIE HARRIS DID IT
ON THE STAGE.

ANYWAY, THIS IS ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PARTS.

I READ IT ABOUT
1000 TIMES.

ARE YOU READY?

I'M READY.

OKAY.

"I DREAM ABOUT FATHER

EVERY NIGHT,

ALWAYS A DIFFERENT
DREAM,

AND FORGET WHAT
I'M DOING DAYTIMES.

WONDERING WHERE HE IS.

HIS HEART WAS PURE
AND TERRIBLE

AND I THINK NO OTHER
LIKE IT EXISTS.

I'M GLAD THERE IS
IMMORTALITY,

BUT WOULD HAVE
TESTED IT MYSELF,

BEFORE ENTRUSTING HIM.

HOME

IS SO FAR FROM HOME

SINCE MY FATHER DIED.

I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER

FATHER'S COMING HOME
FOR NOONTIME DINNER.

UP MAIN STREET
HE'D COME,

LIKE A DEACON,

CARRYING HIS
GOLD-HEADED CANE

AND WEARING HIS
GLOSSY BEAVER HAT.

FATHER'S TURNING
IN THE WALK NOW.

HE'S ALMOST HERE.

MOTHER CHECKED
THE THERMOMETER."

LIBBY.

WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?

LIBBY, WHERE'S THE BATHROOM?
I'M LOST.

HOW LONG ARE YOU
GONNA BE IN THERE?

ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.

THEN YOU'D BETTER
BUILD ME ANOTHER
BATHROOM,

'CAUSE I CAN'T WAIT
THAT LONG.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW
SHOWER CURTAIN?

I LIKED
THE OLD ONE TOO.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
IT LOOKED LIKE THE ONE

JANET LEIGH WAS STABBED IN
IN "PSYCHO."

I'M GONNA CUT IT UP
AND MAKE SHOWER CAPS
OUT OF IT.

JUST WHAT I NEED--
86 NEW SHOWER CAPS.

WHAT TIME IS
YOUR MEETING?

WHAT MEETING?

- WITH C.B.S.
-1:30.

WELL, I IRONED
YOUR YELLOW SHIRT

AND I PICKED OUT
A TIE.

PICK ME UP AT
THE ACADEMY AT 4:00.

GOOD LUCK
WITH THE MEETING.

GRANDMA TOLD ME
YOU'RE DEFINITELY
GONNA GET THE JOB.

AND GRANDMA KNOWS.
BYE.

GRANDMA,

YOU LIKE THE PHILLIES
AGAINST THE DODGERS TONIGHT?

IT'S JUST BEHIND
THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL.

HI.

YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.

HOW'S THE CAR RUNNING?

I CAME IN SECOND
AT THE INDY 500.

HAVE A GOOD DAY?

I DID MY FIRST
SHAKESPEARE SCENE.

SIX KIDS JUMPED OUT
THE WINDOW.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

WHO'S THAT?

- A BOY.
- NO KIDDING.

ARE YOU SEEING HIM
TONIGHT?

YEAH.

THAT'S THREE TIMES
THIS WEEK.

YOU'RE HARDLY EVER
HOME ANYMORE.

THANKS.
I'M GLAD YOU NOTICED.

LISTEN, IT'S OKAY
WITH ME.

I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

IT'S BUSINESS.

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?
SHOW BUSINESS?

I CAN'T DISCUSS IT
WITH YOU.

YOU DISCUSS
MY SHOW BUSINESS.

WHY CAN'T WE DISCUSS
YOUR SHOW BUSINESS?

WHERE DO YOU GO
EVERY NIGHT?

MAKING CONTACTS.
IS IT OKAY IF I USE
THE CAR?

WHY NOT?
YOU BUILT IT.

SO YOU DIDN'T TELL ME--
HOW DID YOUR MEETING
GO TODAY?

TERRIFIC.
THEY SERVED DELICIOUS
COFFEE AND DANISH.

BUT DID THEY LIKE
YOUR PRESENTATION?

CRAZY ABOUT IT.

WELL, DO YOU HAVE
A DEAL, A CONTRACT?
ARE THEY GONNA PAY YOU?

THEY DON'T WORK THAT WAY.

THEY HAVE TO OKAY
THE TREATMENT FIRST.

THEY'RE VERY CAUTIOUS
IN THIS BUSINESS.

- YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
- SOMETHING WENT WRONG.

YOU'RE COVERING UP SOMETHING.
I CAN TELL FROM YOUR VOICE.

YOU'VE ONLY HEARD MY VOICE
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HOW COULD YOU TELL
ANYTHING?

WHY CAN'T YOU BE
HONEST WITH ME?

I'M HONEST WITH YOU.
I TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

WHAT HAVE I BEEN
DISHONEST ABOUT?

THEY TURNED DOWN YOUR IDEA
AND YOU'RE AFRAID TO TELL ME.

THEY DID NOT
TURN DOWN MY IDEA.

SWEAR TO GOD?

I SWEAR TO GOD.
THEY DIDN'T TURN IT DOWN

BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO
TO THE MEETING.

I WENT TO THE RACES
AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.

I WAS NOT GONNA
SIT THERE

WITH THREE TEENAGE
NETWORK EXECUTIVES

AND PRESENT THEM
WITH 46 PAGES OF
BLANK PAPER.

I CRAPPED OUT, OKAY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
46 EMPTY PAGES?

I SAW YOU WORKING
EVERY DAY FOR TWO WEEKS.

I HEARD THE TYPEWRITER
AT NIGHT.

I WAS SCARED
YOU WERE GONNA
WEAR OUT YOUR FINGERS.

IT WAS NO GOOD, LIBBY.
I DIDN'T WRITE 46 PAGES.

I WROTE ONE PAGE
46 TIMES.

BUT YOU SAID
IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

YOU'RE A TERRIFIC TALKER.
YOU COULD HAVE TOLD THEM
THE IDEA.

MAYBE SEVEN OR EIGHT
YEARS AGO, NOT TODAY.

I DRY UP. I GET NERVOUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I'M SAYING.

YOU WALK INTO A ROOM
AND FIVE SMART-ASS KIDS

IN PIERRE CARDIN SUITS
AND $85 HAIRCUTS

ARE SITTING THERE
WITH THEIR HANDS
BEHIND THEIR HEADS

AND DARING YOU
TO ENTERTAIN THEM.

I WAS MAKING TWO GRAND
A WEEK WHEN THEY WERE
PAGEBOYS AT N.B.C.

SCREW THEM, WHEN I CAN
MAKE A TERRIFIC LIVING
AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.

YOU KNOW
WHAT GETS ME MAD?

- WOULD YOU LIKE
TO KNOW?
- NO.

WHAT REALLY GETS ME MAD
IS WHEN SOMEBODY STOPS
BELIEVING IN THEMSELVES.

YOU WON'T EVEN
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK.

GRANDMA ALWAYS SAYS TO ME,
"YOU CAN'T LIKE OTHER PEOPLE
UNTIL YOU LIKE YOURSELF."

OH REALLY?

FOR A WOMAN WHO PASSED AWAY,
SHE SURE HAS A LOT TO SAY.

IT'S 10 AFTER 2:00.
WHERE COULD SHE BE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS?

DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S KIND OF LATE?

NO.

I THINK IT'S KIND OF
WONDERFUL.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD
OF WORRIED PARENTS.

YOU'RE NOT SORE,
ARE YOU?

ABOUT WHAT?

IT'S VERY HARD
TO KEEP STIMULATED

WHILE YOU'RE LISTENING
FOR A CAR TO DRIVE UP.

I KIND OF LIKED IT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME
WE EVER TALKED IN BED.

WELL, YOU'RE WEIRD.

I LIKE MY SEX
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

I WOULD CALL SOMEPLACE,
ONLY I DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO CALL.

NO, DON'T. DON'T.

DON'T.

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING'S WRONG.

THEN WHY DO YOU KEEP SAYING
"DON'T" ALL THE TIME?

BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT YOU TO DO
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

WELL, I GOT
THE FEELING ALL ALONG
THAT YOU LIKED ME.

I DO LIKE YOU.

WELL, THEN WHAT'S
THE PROBLEM?

I NEVER DID IT BEFORE.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHAT IS THIS,
SOCIAL DISEASE?

I NEVER DID IT.
I'M SORRY.

I HOPE IT WON'T SPOIL
MY REPUTATION.

NO, IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.

I'M JUST--
I'M JUST SURPRISED.

YEAH?

WHAT'S SO SURPRISING
ABOUT IT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TOLD ME YOU'RE
FROM NEW YORK.

OH, SO IF YOU'RE
FROM NEW YORK,

YOU'RE NOT
A VIRGIN ANYMORE?
I HAVE TO GO HOME.

HEY, COME ON,
WHAT ARE YOU SORE ABOUT?

I'M NOT SORE AT YOU.

I'M SORE AT ME.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU THINK
I'M STRANGE.

I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE STRANGE.

I THINK
YOU'RE TERRIFIC.

WELL, I THINK I'M STRANGE.

I MEAN, A 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL
SHOULD BE A GRANDMOTHER
ALREADY.

WELL, IF YOU WANT
TO DO IT,

THEN WHAT'S
STOPPING YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I KEEP STOPPING MYSELF.

I GET REAL CLOSE
ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN
THIS CLOSE MAYBE--

MAYBE 10 OR 11 TIMES.

THAT'S A LOT.

I MEAN,
I'M A REAL PUSHOVER

EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES
TO THE FINAL PUSH--

I JUST DON'T SEEM
TO GO OVER.

YEAH, I KNEW A GIRL
LIKE THAT ONCE.

YEAH?

HOW OLD WAS SHE?

16.

WE COME FROM
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.

IT'S LATE.

I REALLY DO
HAVE TO GO.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT
TOMORROW NIGHT?

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE.

NO, I MEAN, WHAT ABOUT
TOMORROW NIGHT?

MAYBE.

LET ME WORK ON IT.

I'M GONNA MAKE
A REAL EFFORT.

I PROMISE YOU.

CAN I ASK YOU
A QUESTION, HERB?

HOW COME YOU ONLY HAVE
TWO TREES?

WHAT?

YOU GOT A LEMON TREE
AND AN ORANGE TREE.

YOU GOT ONE THAT'S DYING
THAT YOU DON'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION TO.

I WAS WONDERING WHY
YOU JUST HAVE TWO TREES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL YOU'RE TALK--

OH, JESUS,
DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

I GAVE UP MY TWO KIDS,
SO I GROW TWO TREES?

SO IF I LEFT
16 KIDS,

I'D HAVE
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
BACK THERE?

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

I JUST
RAISE THE QUESTIONS,
NOT THE TREES.

SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

LIBBY IS MY ORANGE
AND CARL IS MY LEMON

AND THEIR MOTHER IS
THE DRIED-UP ONE WITH
THE PITS, IS THAT IT?

I DIDN'T MEAN IT
TO BE LITERAL.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I THOUGHT OF IT.
I JUST THOUGHT OF IT.

AND WHO ARE YOU
SUPPOSED TO BE?

I DON'T SEE YOU
GROWING AROUND HERE.

YEAH, I DON'T SEE ME
GROWING AROUND HERE EITHER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
A ROSE OR A TULIP
OR A RHODODENDRON?

I'LL GET A POT AND
I'LL PLANT YOU TOMORROW.

I WANT TO BE STEFFY.

AND I WANT TO BE SOMEBODY
WHO SEES YOU MORE

THAN WHENEVER IT JUST
SUITS YOUR FANCY.

SHE'S NOT GONNA
LEAVE HERE AGAIN

WITHOUT GIVING ME
HER NUMBER FIRST.

I LIED TO YOU
A FEW WEEKS AGO.

I TOLD YOU
I DON'T SEE OTHER MEN.

I DID.

I HAD DINNER TWICE
WITH MONTE WALSH.

HE'S THE CAMERAMAN
ON THE PICTURE.

IT WAS DINNER,
NOTHING ELSE.

BUT I FOUND,
MUCH TO MY SURPRISE,

THAT I ENJOYED
BEING WITH HIM.

I ENJOYED TALKING
TO HIM.

I ENJOYED
ENJOYING MYSELF.

I'M GLAD.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE
FOR DINNER?

COMMUNICATION.

OH.

WELL, THEN YOU MUST HAVE
GONE TO ANGELO'S.

THEY MAKE IT GREAT.

THERE'S YOUR TYPEWRITER.
THERE'S THE PAPER.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
GET THOSE SNAPPY ANSWERS
DOWN ON THE PAGE,

AND MAYBE SOMEDAY
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD

TO TAKE ME TO ANGELO'S.

JESUS CHRIST.
TWO WEEKS AGO IT WAS
PEACEFUL AROUND HERE.

NOW SUDDENLY
THEY'RE MOVING IN,
THEY'RE MOVING OUT.

I'M RUNNING
THE GODDAMN BEVERLY HILTON!

ONE DAUGHTER
AND ONE GIRLFRIEND
IS HARDLY A CONVENTION.

I WAS HOPING
YOU COULD HANDLE IT.

WHY NOW?

WHY NOW,
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,

DO YOU COME IN
AND THROW PRESSURES
IN MY FACE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HAPPY.
I THOUGHT WE HAD THE PERFECT
ARRANGEMENT.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKED
BEING A LIBERATED WOMAN.

I LOVE BEING LIBERATED.
IT'S JUST MORE FUN

BEING LIBERATED WITH
SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT.

I WON'T GET MARRIED
AGAIN.

I STRUCK OUT
THREE TIMES SO FAR.

I LIKE SITTING
ON THE BENCH.

I DON'T NEED YOU TO SAVE ME.
I NEED YOU TO WANT ME.

I'LL GIVE UP SEEING
OTHER WOMEN.

I ONLY DID IT
ONCE IN A WHILE ANYWAY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

I DIDN'T ASK YOU
TO TURN THIS INTO LENT.

I JUST WANT SOMETHING
MORE PERMANENT, HERB--

NOT MARRIAGE,
JUST A COMMITMENT.

WHY DON'T YOU LIKE IT
THE WAY IT IS ANYMORE?

NOTHING STAYS
THE WAY IT IS.

IT ALL CHANGES.

IT MOVES ON, AND THERE'S
NOT A DAMN THING YOU OR I
CAN DO ABOUT IT.

I MISS 1938.

I PLAYED STICKBALL
ON THE STREETS

FROM 7:00 IN THE MORNING
TILL 6:00 AT NIGHT.

SUMMER LASTED FOREVER.

AND THE PENNANT
WAS GOING TO FLY OVER
THE YANKEE STADIUM

FOR 100 YEARS.

I MISS 1958.

I DIDN'T COUGH
IN THE MORNINGS
AND NEVER NEEDED MAKEUP.

THAT'S STILL NOT GOING
TO STOP MONTE WALSH

FROM CALLING
TOMORROW NIGHT.

WHAT DO I DO, HERB?

CHANGE YOUR NUMBER.

SORRY, YOU CAN'T
HAVE IT ALL YOUR WAY,

NOT FOREVER.

WHEN YOU'RE 83
AND I'M 67,

NEITHER ONE OF US
IS GONNA LOOK FORWARD

TO MY COMING OVER HERE
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT.

I PUT MY KIDS
ON THE SCHOOL BUS
EVERY MORNING,

AND THEY COME HOME
IN THE AFTERNOON
GROWN UP.

DON'T ASK ME TO SETTLE
FOR WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE
WILLING TO SETTLE FOR.

I WANT MORE
FOR MYSELF.

I WANT IT
FOR BOTH OF US,

BUT I'M JUST NOT GOING
TO WAIT AROUND

FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION
FOR WHAT I GET.

JESUS, IF IT'S
ANYTHING I HATE,

IT'S SOMEONE WHO ASKS ME
TO BE FAIR.

MAYBE THERE'S
ANOTHER WAY.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME OTHER
ARRANGEMENT WE COULD MAKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M GONNA GET YOU
FOR CHRISTMAS, HERB?

AN EXIT SIGN.

I NEVER SAW A MAN
WHO LOOKS SO HARD
FOR WAYS OUT.

WHAT'S THE POINT
IN TIPTOEING?

COULD HEAR THE CAR
PULL UP IN DENVER.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T WANT
TO WAKE YOU.

- WHAT ARE
YOU WHISPERING FOR?
- I DON'T WANT TO WAKE STEFFY.

SHE'S NOT THAT LIGHT
A SLEEPER.

SHE WENT HOME
A HALF-HOUR AGO.

WHAT'S WRONG?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN
WITH YOU TWO?

NEVER MIND ABOUT STEFFY.
HOW ABOUT EXPLAINING

WHERE YOU'VE BEEN UNTIL
3:00 IN THE MORNING?

I WAS OUT.

NO KIDDING.

I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IT
IF YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.
OUT WHERE?

I'M OKAY. I'M FINE.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING
SO HUFFY ABOUT?

HUFFY?

YOU WALK OUT OF HERE,
YOU DON'T TELL ME WHERE
YOU'RE GOING,

YOU DON'T CALL,
YOU TIPTOE BACK HERE
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING

AND YOU DON'T THINK
I'VE GOT A RIGHT
TO BE HUFFY?

YOU WANT TO BE HUFFY--
BE HUFFY.

DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ME.

IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA
PAY THROUGH THE NOSE

FOR THE 16 YEARS I OWE YOU,
YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER GUESS COMING.

IT'S A BAD DEBT.
FORGET IT. YOU'RE NEVER
GONNA COLLECT.

HEY, ALL I ASKED YOU FOR
WAS ONE LOUSY INTRODUCTION

TO SOME OF YOUR
BIG-SHOT FRIENDS,

WHICH I NEVER GOT
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE.

YOU'VE BEEN ON MY BACK
ASKING FOR PAYOFFS EVER SINCE
YOU WALKED IN HERE

WITH THAT
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

YOU LOOKING FOR A FATHER?
YOU GOT ONE, YOU HEAR ME?

AND YOU FATHER WANTS
TO KNOW WHERE THE HELL
YOU WERE TONIGHT.

I WAS OUT
MEETING PEOPLE.

WHAT PEOPLE?

IMPORTANT PEOPLE
IN THE BUSINESS.

I SEE.
WHAT IMPORTANT PEOPLE

IN THE BUSINESS
THAT YOU MEET TONIGHT?

PRODUCERS,
DIRECTORS, ACTORS.

REALLY?
ANYONE I MIGHT KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW THEM.

YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD OF THEM.

- LIKE WHO?
- LIKE JACK NICHOLSON.

JACK NICHOLSON?
YES, I'VE HEARD OF HIM.

- YOU MET HIM TONIGHT?
- THAT'S RIGHT.

I SEE. AND WHO ELSE
DID YOU MEET TONIGHT?

IN MOVIES
OR TELEVISION?

EITHER ONE.

WARREN BEATTY.

WARREN BEATTY?
ANYONE ELSE I MIGHT HAVE
HEARD OF?

WELL, LET ME SEE...

UM, CANDICE BERGEN,
JACQUELINE BISSET,

SOMEONE WHO'S
A VICE PRESIDENT
AT COLUMBIA PICTURES,

THAT DIRECTOR
WHO DIRECTED "JAWS,"

A LOT OF OTHERS.
I CAN'T REMEMBER
THEIR NAMES.

OH, WELL, YOU MUST
HAVE BEEN SO BUSY.

AND DID YOU TALK
TO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE?

WELL, I MEAN, WE DIDN'T
HAVE MAJOR CONVERSATIONS,

BUT YEAH,
I TALKED TO THEM.

YOU MEAN, THE WAY
YOU SPEAK TO GRANDMA?

NO, GRANDMA'S DEAD.

THESE PEOPLE WERE
ALL DRESSED UP.

I KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.

I'M JUST ASKING.

WHERE DID YOU MEET JACK,

CANDY AND WARREN?

AT A PARTY
IN BEVERLY HILLS.

-WHO INVITED YOU?
- GORDON ZAHARIAS.

GORDON ZAHARIAS?
WHO THE HELL IS
GORDON ZAHARIAS?

HE'S THE ONE
WHO GOT ME THE JOB.

WHAT JOB?

PARKING THE CARS
AT THE PARTY IN
BEVERLY HILLS.

I MADE $32 PLUS TIPS,

NOT INCLUDING
MEETING JACK NICHOLSON.

THAT'S WHERE
YOU MET THESE PEOPLE--
PARKING THEIR CARS?

WELL, FOR A WHILE I WAS
JUST A RELAY MAN.

LIKE GEORGE SEGAL
WOULD COME OUT

AND SAY,
"'78 BLUE MERCEDES."

THEN I WOULD RUN
LIKE CRAZY DOWN THE HILL

AND YELL TO THIS OTHER GUY,
"'78 BLUE MERCEDES,"

AND HE WOULD GET
TO DRIVE THE CAR UP.

BUT THEN I GAVE HIM $10
PLUS HALF MY TIPS,

SO I COULD
DRIVE THE CAR UP
TO MEET GEORGE SEGAL.

HE WAS VERY NICE.
HE SMILED AND SAID,
"THANKS,"

JUST LIKE
IN "A TOUCH OF CLASS."

I MADE A LOT
OF GREAT CONTACTS.

GEORGE SEGAL SAYING THANKS
IS WHAT YOU CONSIDER MAKING
A GREAT CONTACT?

WELL, IT DOESN'T HURT.

THE IMPORTANT THING WAS
LEAVING THE CARDS
ON THE WINDSHIELD.

WHAT CARDS?

WELL, WE HAD TO LEAVE
THIS LITTLE CARD

THAT SAID,
"SUNSET VALET PARKING.

NO PARTY IS TOO BIG
OR TOO SMALL."

ONLY ON THE BACK
OF EACH CARD I WROTE,

"LIBBY TUCKER,

NEW YORK
TRAINED ACTRESS,

NO PART IS TOO BIG
OR TOO SMALL,"

WITH MY PHONE NUMBER.

I MUST HAVE LEFT
30 OF THEM.

I MEAN, EVEN IF ONLY
TWO PEOPLE CALL,

IT WAS WORTH
THE MONEY I SPENT.

ANYONE CAN BE A STAR
IN HOLLYWOOD, HEY

HOLLY HOLLY HOLLY
HOLLY HOLLYWOOD

ANYONE CAN BE A STAR
IN HOLLYWOOD...

LIBBY, CAN I ASK YOU
A SERIOUS PERSONAL QUESTION?

SURE.

DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE
THAT ANYBODY IN
THIS BUSINESS--

A PRODUCER, A DIRECTOR,
A CAMERAMAN-- ANYBODY,

WOULD CALL YOU
FOR AN AUDITION BECAUSE
THEY FOUND YOUR NAME

ON THE BACK OF A VALET
PARKING TICKET?

NOT A BIG CHANCE,

BUT A BETTER CHANCE
THAN IF I LEFT
NOTHING AT ALL.

YOU HAVE NO CHANCE--
NONE.

THERE ARE 5,000 QUALIFIED
AGENTS IN THIS TOWN

WHO CAN'T GET
THEIR CLIENTS A MEETING
WITH THESE PEOPLE,

BUT YOU THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO CALL YOU

BECAUSE THEY
FOUND YOUR NAME
ON THE BACK OF A STUB

THEY'RE GONNA THROW OUT
OF THEIR WINDOW

THE MINUTE THEY PULL OUT
OF THE DRIVEWAY?

THAT'S A VERY PESSIMISTIC
ATTITUDE TO TAKE.

OKAY.

OKAY, FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT,

LET'S SAY THAT SOMEONE
LOOKS AT THE CARD.

SOMEONE IS LOOKING
FOR A VALET SERVICE FOR
HIS SON'S BAR MITZVAH.

SOMEONE MET A GIRL
AT A PARTY

AND WANTS TO JOT DOWN
HER NUMBER.

SOMEONE HAS
A PIECE OF SPARERIB
BETWEEN HIS TEETH

AND IS TRYING
TO PICK IT OUT
WITH THE CARD.

ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF THAT GROUP

WILL LOOK
AT THE BACK OF THE CARD.

BUT LET'S SAY
ONE DOES.

HE SEES,
"LIBBY TUCKER,

NEW YORK TRAINED ACTRESS,
NO PART IS TOO BIG
OR TOO SMALL."

DO YOU IMAGINE
HE'S GOING TO SLAM
HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE,

PULL OFF THE ROAD
AND SAY TO HIS WIFE,

"THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR--

AN ACTRESS
TRAINED IN NEW YORK

WHO DOESN'T CARE IF A PART
IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL,

RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE
IN MY VERY OWN CAR.

WHAT A BREAK FOR ME!

I'LL CONTACT HER
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING

AND HOPE AND PRAY
THAT SOMEONE ELSE
WITH SPARERIB IN HIS TEETH

DOESN'T GET TO HER
BEFORE ME"?

WELL, WITH AN ATTITUDE
LIKE THAT,

I CAN SEE WHY DON'T GET
TOO MUCH DONE.

FORGET I MENTIONED IT.

I'M SORRY
I BROUGHT IT UP.

I'LL STAY OUT OF THIS ROOM
IN THE MORNING

IN CASE YOU'RE SWAMPED
WITH PHONE CALLS.

YOU KNOW, IF I STAYED
IN BROOKLYN,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE
COME OUT HERE.

AND IF I NEVER
CAME OUT HERE,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE
MET STEFFY

OR HEARD ABOUT
THE LOS ANGELES ACADEMY
OF DRAMATIC ARTS

OR MET GORDON ZAHARIUS
WHO GOT ME THE JOB

DRIVING ALL THOSE
BIG SHOTS' CARS.

AND IF I DIDN'T PARK
ALL THOSE BIG SHOTS' CARS,

THE NAME AND NUMBER
OF LIBBY TUCKER

WOULD NOT BE STUCK
ON THEIR WINDSHIELDS.

WHERE'SYOUR
NUMBER STUCK?

I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T
PICK YOURSELF UP AND DO
SOMETHING IN THIS WORLD,

THEY BURY YOU
IN MOUNT HEBRON CEMETERY

AND ON YOUR TOMBSTONE
IT SAYS,

"BORN 1906,
DIED 1973,

AND IN BETWEEN
HE DIDN'T DO NOTHING."

LEAVING CARDS
ON WINDSHIELDS

IS NOT HOW YOU
BECOME AN ACTRESS.

GOING TO HOLLYWOOD PARK
RACE TRACK IS NOT HOW YOU
GET A SCRIPT WRITTEN.

DON'T TELL ME
WHAT TO DO.

I DIDN'T ASK
FOR YOUR ADVICE
OR YOUR HELP.

I STOPPED ASKING
FOR YOURS.

I'M AN INDEPENDENTLY
SELF-EMPLOYED WOMAN.

YOU'RE A DREAMER,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

YOU PAINT MOROCCO
ON YOUR CEILING

AND PRETEND THAT YOU
DON'T LIVE IN BROOKLYN.

YOU PRETEND YOUR FATHER
IS THE KING OF HOLLYWOOD

AND YOU'RE GONNA
MARCH OUT HERE AND
BECOME THE PRINCESS.

WELL, LIFE IS NOT
PRETENDING!

IT'S GODDAMN
HARD WORK!

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO GET YOU UPSET.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE PLEASED
WITH HOW WELL THINGS ARE
GOING FOR ME.

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE SHEER DETERMINATION
IS ALL YOU NEED.

ARE YOU PARKING ANY MORE
CARS THIS WEEK?

TOMORROW NIGHT
IN BEVERLY HILLS
THERE'S A BIG PARTY.

WELL, IF IT'S NOT
TOO MUCH TROUBLE,

MENTION ME ON ONE
OF YOUR CARDS.

I THOUGHT
IT JUST RAINED.

IT MIGHT NOT RAIN AGAIN
FOR A YEAR.

I WAS WONDERING
IF I COULD TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING.

ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS?

NO, ABOUT SEX.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SEX?

SEX--

THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH THINGS SEXUAL.

ARE YOU IN ANY
KIND OF TROUBLE?

YEAH, I THINK SO.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO
ANYTHING SEXUAL.

THAT'S THE KIND
OF TROUBLE YOU'RE IN?

MOST OF THE PEOPLE
LEFT THE PARTY

AND GORDON AND I WERE
SITTING AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE HILL

IN JAMES COBURN'S CAR
AND HE WANTED TO
FOOL AROUND.

I MEAN,
HE'S NOT GORGEOUS,
BUT HE'S KIND OF CUTE.

AND I FELT VERY
GRATEFUL TO HIM

AND I DIDN'T WANT
TO HURT HIS FEELINGS.

AND I WANTED
TO FOOL AROUND TOO,

ONLY I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS RIGHT.

I MEAN, I DIDN'T WANT
TO BE ONE OF THOSE GIRLS
THAT THEY CALL EASY,

BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
IMPOSSIBLE EITHER.

SO I JUST KISSED HIM
AND I GOT OUT
OF THE CAR

AND I DECIDED
NOT TO DEAL WITH IT.

BUT SATURDAY NIGHT
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE
TO DEAL WITH IT.

AND YOU WANT TO
DISCUSS THIS WITH ME?

WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THIS MINUTE,

BUT SUNDAY MORNING
WILL BE TOO LATE.

YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT THESE
THINGS WITH YOUR MOTHER?

SHE DOESN'T TRUST MEN
TOO MUCH.

YOU CAN GUESS WHY.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR GRANDMOTHER?

SEX ISN'T
HER BEST SUBJECT.

I BROUGHT IT UP
A COUPLE OF TIMES,

BUT SHE PRETENDED
SHE WAS DEAD.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW

THE FIRST THING
ABOUT SEX?

NO, I KNOW
HOW IT WORKS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

I'VE SEEN FIVE
X-RATED MOVIES.

I COULD PASS A TEST
ON IT.

I JUST--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO EXPECT EMOTIONALLY.

I SEE.

WOULD YOU FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE

TALKING ABOUT THIS
WITH STEFFY?

PROBABLY,

BUT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
I TALK TO YOU.

- WHY?
- BECAUSE YOU'RE MY FATHER

AND WHAT YOU THINK
MEANS A LOT TO ME.

OH, WELL, THAT'S VERY NICE
OF YOU TO SAY THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I MEAN,
IF IT'S A MAJOR TRAUMA
FOR YOU, I UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, I COULD ALWAYS
TAKE A COUPLE OF GLASSES
OF WINE

AND JUST PLUNGE IN.

YOU'RE NOT PLUNGING
INTO ANYTHING.

NOW IS THIS
GORDON ZA-- ZA--

- ZAHARIAS.
- ZAHARIAS--

IS HE IMPORTANT ENOUGH
TO BE THE FIRST TIME
IN YOUR LIFE?

WELL, IT'S GOT TO BE
THE FIRST TIME SOMETIME.

LOOK, IF IT'S NOT HIM,

I COULD ALWAYS USE
THE INFORMATION.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
LIBBY? UNIQUE.

YOU ARE THE UNIQUEST KID
I EVER MET.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO START THIS THING.

SHOULD I ASK YOU
SOME QUESTIONS?

GOOD IDEA.

LIKE WHAT?

HOW DO I KNOW?
I HAVE TO HEAR
THE QUESTION.

WELL, EMOTIONALLY,

IS IT DIFFERENT FOR THE MAN
THAN IT IS FOR THE GIRL?

IS IT DIFFERENT FOR THE MAN
THAN IT IS FOR THE GIRL?

- YES.
- IT IS?

I'M WRONG?

THIS ISN'T A TEST.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
THE ANSWER.

HOW OLD WERE YOU
THE FIRST TIME?

- 15.
- 15?

I GREW UP IN A TOUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD.

A 15-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
WAS CONSIDERED GAY.

WHO WAS THE GIRL?

I DIDN'T NOTICE.
IT WAS VERY DARK

AND I JUST WANTED
TO GET IT OVER WITH.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE
WITH MOM?

IT'S A VERY PERSONAL
QUESTION, ISN'T IT?

SO FAR THAT TOPS
THE LIST.

WELL, SHE WAS DIFFERENT
THAN ANYONE I'D EVER
MET BEFORE.

SHE WAS RESPECTABLE.
I LIKED THAT.

HER FAMILY HAD
"TIME MAGAZINE"
ON THE TABLE.

TO ME,
THAT WAS CULTURED.

DID YOU DO IT
WITH HER BEFORE OR AFTER
YOU WERE MARRIED?

I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD
TOP THE OTHER QUESTION.

WHAT DIDSHE SAY?

SHE SAID AFTER.

YES, WE DID IT AFTER.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

I KNEW SHE LIED.

SHE JUST COULDN'T TALK
TO ME ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

THAT'S WHY
I'M TALKING TOYOU.

I MEAN, I WANTED TO KNOW
HOW SHE FELT--

IF SHE WAS SCARED
OR EXCITED.

WAS IT FUN?
WAS IT PAINFUL?

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS
AN UNREASONABLE QUESTION.

IF SHE COULD TEACH ME
HOW TO WALK,

WHY COULDN'T SHE
TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO?

WHAT WAS SHE LIKE,

MAKING LOVE?

LIBBY, THERE'S JUST
SO MUCH I CAN HANDLE.

SHE WAS SO ANGRY
WHEN YOU LEFT.

SHE WAS SO BITTER.

I DON'T THINK SHE EVER
SLEPT WITH ANOTHER MAN
AFTER YOU WERE GONE.

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU LEFT,
YOU TOOK HER WITH YOU.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHY
I WAS SO ANGRY AT YOU.

IT WAS BAD ENOUGH
YOU WERE GONE.

YOU COULD HAVE LEFT
MY MOTHER THERE FOR ME.

SHEWAS THERE.

IF SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO SEE ANY OTHER MEN,
THAT WAS HER CHOICE.

MAYBEYOU WERE
THE OTHER MAN IN HER LIFE.

YEAH.

NO WONDER I GREW UP
TO BE A FRUITCAKE.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

SHE USED TO HUG ME
SO HARD SOMETIMES.

IT WAS LIKE SHE
WAS TRYING TO SQUEEZE
ALL THE LOVE OUT OF ME

SHE WASN'T GETTING
ANYWHERES ELSE.

SO INSTEAD OF
GROWING UP TO BE ME,

I GREW UP
TO BE A SUBSTITUTE.

YOU'RE NOT
A SUBSTITUTE.

FIRST STRING
ALL THE WAY.

I NEVER SAW
A GIRL YOUR AGE
SO SURE OF HERSELF.

IF I HAD HALF
YOUR CONFIDENCE,

MAYBE YOU WOULD
HAVE BEEN PARKING MY CAR
AT THE PARTY TONIGHT.

CONFIDENCE?

I'M SCARED FROM THE MINUTE
I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING.

OF WHAT?

OF EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW I GET UP
AN HOUR BEFORE YOU DO

JUST TO CHECK
IF YOU'RE STILL THERE?

I KNOW GRANDMA'S DEAD.

I KNOW SHE PROBABLY
CAN'T HEAR ME.

BUT I SPEAK TO HER
EVERY DAY ANYWAY,

'CAUSE I'M NOT SO SURE
ANYONE ELSE IS LISTENING.

IF I HAVE TO GO
FOR AN INTERVIEW,

MY HEART POUNDS SO HARD,
YOU CAN SEE IT COMING
THROUGH MY BLOUSE.

EVEN THAT THING ABOUT
WRITING MY NAME ON THE BACK
OF VALET STUBS--

THAT WASN'T MY IDEA,

THAT WAS GORDON'S.

HE DID IT FIRST,
SO I JUST COPIED HIM.

YOU WANT THE GOD'S
HONEST TRUTH?

I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO BE AN ACTRESS.

I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST
THING ABOUT ACTING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WANT TO BE.

I JUST WANTED
TO COME OUT HERE
AND SEE YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE LIKE.

I WANTED TO KNOW
WHY I WAS SO FRIGHTENED

EVERY TIME A BOY
WANTED TO REACH OUT
AND TOUCH ME.

I WANTED SOMEBODY
IN THE FAMILY

TO HOLD ME
BECAUSE IT WAS ME--

LIBBY--

AND NOT SOMEONE
WHO WASN'T THERE.

OH NO.

- I'M HERE.
- NO.

I'M HERE, BABY.
DON'T CRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M HOLDING YOU.

I'M HOLDING YOU.

DON'T LET GO YET,
PLEASE.

NO NO NO NO,
YOU STAY IN MY ARMS

AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.

YOU CAN MOVE IN
TONIGHT.

TAKE YOUR CLOTHES AND
PUT THEM IN MY POCKETS.

OH, I LOVE MAMA
SO MUCH.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY
ANYTHING AGAINST HER.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

IT'S JUST THAT SHE
WON'T LET ME INSIDE.

WHEN SHE HOLDS ME,

ALL I CAN FEEL
IS HER ARMS,

BUT I NEVER FEEL
WHAT'S INSIDE.

I UNDERSTAND.

OH BOY.

I REALLY OPENED UP
THE OL' WATERWORKS.

I DIDN'T EXPECT
TO DO THAT.

I HOPE YOU HAVE
FLOOD INSURANCE.

LIBBY,

LIBBY, IT CAN ALSO BE
WONDERFUL.

WHAT CAN?

GIVING YOURSELF
TO SOMEONE, LOVING THEM,

GIVING THEM PLEASURE,
MAKING YOURSELF HAPPY.

IT'S THAT WAY
WITH ME AND STEFFY
EVERY TIME.

HAVEN'T MISSED YET.

REALLY?

I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU.

THEN WHY DO YOU ONLY
ASK HER TO COME OVER

ONCE A WEEK?

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WITH SHAKY CONFIDENCE.

LIBBY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THESE ARE?

COME ON, TAKE A GUESS.

- TWO TICKETS TO PARIS.
- BETTER.

TWO BOX SEATS FOR
TODAY'S DODGER GAME.

YOU KNOW WHO THESE
SEATS BELONG TO?
MILTON BERLE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE SITTING
IN MILTON BERLE'S SEATS.

- WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF THAT?
- TERRIFIC.

TERRIFIC?
IT'S FANTASTIC.

THESE SEATS ARE
PRACTICALLY IN THE DUGOUT.

YOU'RE NOT THRILLED.
WHAT'S WRONG?

- NOTHING'S WRONG.
- DON'T TELL ME.

I KNOW WHEN
SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH MY OWN DAUGHTER.

WHY THE LONG FACE?

IT'S NOT A LONG FACE.

IT'S A GOODBYE FACE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN I'M GOING
BACK HOME.

WHEN?

TODAY.

THIS AFTERNOON.

I CALLED STEFFY
TO SAY GOODBYE.

SHE SAID
SHE'D TRY TO GET OVER
BEFORE I LEFT.

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE
ALL THIS?

LAST NIGHT.

I COULDN'T SLEEP.

I WAS LYING IN BED
AND SUDDENLY I HEARD
A VOICE SAY TO ME,

"LIBBY, IT'S TIME
TO GO HOME.

YOU GOT WHAT
YOU CAME OUT FOR."

AND THEN I SUDDENLY
REALIZED IT WASN'T
GRANDMA'S VOICE,

IT WAS MINE.

SO I GOT UP EARLY
THIS MORNING

AND I STARTED
PACKING.

I WAS JUST HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE

FIGURING OUT
WHEN TO TELL YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

YOU GOT WHAT
YOU CAME OUT FOR?

WHAT DID YOU GET?

A JOB PARKING CARS?

IS THAT WHAT THIS
WHOLE TRIP WAS FOR?

NO.

IT WAS TO GET
SOMETHING FROM YOU.

I THOUGHT
IT WAS A CAREER

OR MAYBE
JUST TO TELL YOU

THAT I THOUGHT
YOU WERE A SHITHEEL.

BUT LAST NIGHT
WHEN YOU HELD ME
IN YOUR ARMS

AND SAID I COULD STAY THERE
AS LONG AS I WANTED,

I COULD FEEL
YOUR HEART BEATING.

I COULD FEEL WHAT
WAS INSIDE.

AND I KNEW THEN
WHEN YOU WERE HOLDING ME

THAT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS
I CAME OUT FOR.

THEN WHY DO YOU WANT
TO GO BACK?

WHY NOW?

IT TOOK US 16 YEARS
TO GET TO THIS PLACE.

DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT
TO GO BACK TO THE WAY
WE WERE.

WE'RE NOT GOING BACK
TO THE WAY WE WERE.

I'M JUST GOING BACK
TO NEW YORK.

WE HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP NOW.

THAT'S A WHOLE NEW PLACE
FOR US.

HERE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOME MONEY FOR THE PLANE.

NO NO, I SAVED IT.
I MADE A LOT THIS WEEK.

I'M GONNA TAKE
THE BUS TO CHICAGO
AND HITCH THE OTHER HALF.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HITCH.
TAKE THE MONEY.

NO, DADDY,
I DON'T WANT IT.

PLEASE.

CHRIST, I THINK I WOULD
HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF
IF YOU NEVER CAME.

DON'T SAY THAT.

WELL, I'M MAD,
DAMN IT.

I'M PISSED OFF
AT YOU.

YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN ME
SOME WARNING.

IF I KNEW YOU WERE
ONLY GONNA STAY
A FEW WEEKS,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE--

WHAT?

NEVER MIND.

YOU NEVER
WOULD HAVE WHAT?

GOTTEN SO ATTACHED?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

BUT YOU WERE
GOING TO.

WHY COULDN'T YOU
SAY IT?

WHAT IS IT
ABOUT ATTACHMENTS

THAT SCARE YOU
SO MUCH?

UNATTACHMENTS.

OH, GOD, I WAS AFRAID
I'D MISS YOU.

- WHERE'S YOUR FATHER?
- TENDING HIS GARDEN.

- HOW DOES HE FEEL
ABOUT YOU LEAVING?
- TERRIBLE.

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT
THAN THE FIRST DAY
YOU GOT HERE,

TALLER.
DID YOU GET TALLER?

YEAH, INSIDE.
I ALSO GOT GORGEOUS,
BUT IT DIDN'T COME OUT YET.

- THIS IS FOR YOU.
- WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A PRESENT.
OPEN IT.

"TO LIBBY--
FROM WHAT I HEAR,

A GIRL AFTER
MY OWN HEART.

BEST WISHES,
JANE FONDA."

WELL, THAT DID IT.
YOU JUST DESTROYED

A TALL, GORGEOUS GIRL
FROM BROOKLYN.

IN 10 WEEKS
EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED
CAME TRUE.

I ALMOST GOT
CANDICE BERGEN'S
FOR YOU TOO.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.
I KNOW CANDICE.
WE ALREADY MET.

OH, JESUS,
I FORGOT TO TELL MOM
I'M COMING HOME.

DAD!

CAN I CALL LONG DISTANCE?
I'LL PAY YOU BACK.

- SURE.
- THANKS.

SHOULD I WAIT
OUTSIDE?

NO, STAY.

IT'S OKAY.

HELLO, MOM.

IT'S ME-- LIBBY.

NO, EVERYTHING'S TERRIFIC.
HOW ARE YOU?

YOUR FEET ARE
BOTHERING YOU?

WELL, DON'T STAND
ON THEM SO MUCH.

SHE SAID, "SO WHAT
SHOULD I STAND ON?"

MOM, LISTEN,

I JUST CALLED TO TELL YOU
I'M COMING HOME.

I'M LEAVING TODAY.

NO, EVERYTHING'S
WONDERFUL.

I'LL TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT IT
WHEN I GET THERE.

I MISSED YOU TOO.

I THINK ABOUT YOU
ALL THE TIME.

WELL, THERE'S
SO MANY THINGS

THAT I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT NOW.

I'VE BECOME
VERY ENLIGHTENED
IN CALIFORNIA.

ENLIGHTENED.

FORGET IT.
I'LL EXPLAIN IT
WEDNESDAY.

LISTEN, MOM,

COULD YOU HOLD IT
ONE SECOND?

JUST DON'T GO AWAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SAY YES.

I KNOW IT'S
AN IMPOSITION,

BUT IT WOULD MEAN
AN AWFUL LOT TO ME.

- WOULD YOU SAY
HELLO TO HER?
- LIBBY.

IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE A CONVERSATION,
JUST A PLAIN HELLO.

LOOK, SHE'S
FEELING KIND OF LOW.
I CAN HEAR IT IN HER VOICE.

IT WOULD BE A NICE GESTURE,
WITH MOTHER'S DAY COMING UP
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, LIBBY?

I HAVEN'T SPOKEN
TO THE WOMAN
IN 16 YEARS.

YOU JUST DON'T
PICK UP A PHONE
AND SAY HELLO.

IT'S ONLY THE FIRST
FEW SECONDS THAT ARE HARD.

DON'T DO THIS TO ME, LIBBY.
DON'T DO THIS TO
YOUR MOTHER.

IT'S EMBARRASSING
FOR BOTH OF US.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO MAKE A MATCH.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE
IF EVERYBODY DIDN'T SPEND
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES

HUNG UP ON SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED
16 YEARS AGO.

STEFFY.

STEFFY, WOULD YOU PLEASE
EXPLAIN THIS TO HER?

LET ME ASK MOM.
IF SHE SAYS OKAY,
WILL YOU SAY OKAY?

SHE'S NOT GONNA SAY OKAY.
WHY WOULD SHE SAY OKAY?

SHE MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
COULD I ASK HER?

GO AHEAD AND ASK HER.
SHE'S NOT GONNA SAY OKAY.
I KNOW THE WOMAN.

HELLO, MOM?

THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE
THAT WANTS TO SAY
HELLO TO YOU.

YEAH, HE'S STANDING
RIGHT HERE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT?

ALL RIGHT.

SHE SAID IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SAY HELLO,

SHE WON'T STOP YOU.

SEE? WHAT DID I
TELL YOU?

THAT'S A YES.
SHE SAID YES.

THAT'S THE WORST YES
I EVER HEARD.

SHE'S WAITING
ON THE PHONE.

IF YOU DON'T
SAY HELLO NOW,

THAT WOULD REALLY BE
A LOUSY THING TO DO.

WELL, YOU'RE SOMETHING.

YOU ARE REALLY
SOMETHING.

ANOTHER TWO WEEKS OF YOU,

ANDI WOULD HAVE HITCHHIKED
BACK TO NEW YORK.

GIVE ME THE PHONE.

MOM, HERE'S HIM.

I HAVE TO WASH
MY HANDS.

- I HAVE TO MAKE MY BED.
- STAY HERE.

DON'T GO AWAY.
STAY HERE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY TO HER.

SAY HELLO.

I CAN'T JUST
SAY HELLO.

I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING
AFTER I SAY HELLO.

SAY, "HELLO, BLANCHE."

COME ON,
YOU CAN DO IT.

STAY.

HELLO, BLANCHE.

- "IT'S HERB."
- IT'S HERB.

- "HOW ARE YOU?"
- HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD GOOD.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

ME?

YOU'RE FINE.

I'M FINE.

OH, CALIFORNIA'S OKAY.

I STILL MISS
NEW YORK THOUGH.

TELL HER
ABOUT THE PICTURES.

OH, I'M WORKING ON SOME
PICTURES OUT HERE.

NO NO NO, THE PICTURES
OF HER AND ROBBY.

I SAW SOME PICTURES
OF YOU AND ROBBY.

LIBBY SHOWED THEM
TO ME.

TELL HER
SHE LOOKS NICE.

WOULD YOU KEEP
YOUR VOICE DOWN?
SHE'S GONNA HEAR YOU.

YOU LOOK VERY NICE, BLANCHE,
HARDLY CHANGED AT ALL.

BLONDE HAIR
IS VERY BECOMING.

OH, SHE'S FINE.
SHE'S REALLY SOMETHING.

OH, A LITTLE OUTSPOKEN
MAYBE,

BUT SHE'S A TERRIFIC KID.

YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB,
BLANCHE.

YOU SHOULD BE
VERY PROUD.

YES, VERY PROUD.

IT WAS NICE
TALKING TO YOU TOO.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
NOW, BLANCHE.

- DON'T HANG UP YET.
- HOLD ON, PLEASE.
WHAT?

DON'T YOU WANT
TO SPEAK TO ROBBY?

I DON'T THINK HE'S THERE.
SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

ASK HER.

YOU CAN ASK HER,
CAN'T YOU?

UH, BLANCHE,
IS ROBBY THERE?

HE IS?

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

OH, CAN I SAY HELLO
TO HIM,

IF HE DOESN'T MIND--
I MEAN, JUST FOR A MINUTE?

WHY WOULDN'T
HE WANT TO SAY HELLO
TO HIS FATHER?

WOULD YOU LEAVE
ME ALONE, PLEASE,
AND GO MAKE THE BED?

HELLO, ROBBY.
HOW ARE YOU?

YES, WELL, IT'S NICE
MEETING YOU TOO.

UH-HUH.

I HEAR YOU PLAY THE PIANO.

YES, YOUR SISTER.

DO YOU--
DO YOU PRACTICE A LOT?

FOUR HOURS A DAY?

GO ON.

WOW,

THAT MUCH.

WHAT, CLASSICAL, JAZZ?
WHAT?

MOZART.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

OH, YEAH YEAH,
THAT ONE.

I WROTE THAT ABOUT
SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO.

YOU LIKE THAT?

GOOD.
I'M GLAD.

YES, AS A MATTER
OF FACT,

I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF ONE RIGHT NOW--

A NEW ONE.

NO NO.

NO, WE HAVEN'T
CAST IT YET.

NO KIDDING.

U.C.L.A.?
THAT'S TERRIFIC.

WELL, IF YOU DO,
YOU BE SURE AND LOOK ME UP.

YOUR SISTER HAS
THE ADDRESS, OKAY?

YEAH, I HAVE
TO GO TOO.

IT WAS NICE
SPEAKING TO YOU, ROBBY.

SAY GOODBYE
TO YOUR MOTHER FOR ME.

BYE.

GOODBYE, ROBBY.

YOU CAN COME OUT NOW.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS VERY NICE--
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME.

WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF ROBBY?

HE DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE A CARL.

HE HAS A VERY HIGH VOICE,
HASN'T HE?

IT GETS
THAT WAY SOMETIMES
WHEN HE GETS NERVOUS.

DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

WHO SAID ANYTHING?

HE MAY COME OUT
NEXT SUMMER.

HE MAY GO TO SCHOOL
OUT HERE.

HE SAID HE'D LIKE
TO COME BY AND SEE ME.

WELL, YOU SEE?

NOW AREN'T YOU GLAD
YOU SAID HELLO?

I SUPPOSE THIS MEANS
YOUR MOTHER COMES OUT
THE SUMMER AFTER ROBBY.

NO. NO, YOU'D NEVER
GET MOM OUT OF HER
APARTMENT.

SHE'LL LIVE IN BROOKLYN
TILL THE DAY SHE DIES.

THEN THEY'LL BURY HER
NEXT TO GRANDMA.

HAVE I GOT EVERYTHING?

THE FRUIT.
DON'T FORGET THE FRUIT.

THANKS.

HEY, STEFFY,
AREN'T YOU COMING?

I'D LOVE TO.

I JUST WANT TO HAVE
A WORD WITH YOUR FATHER.
I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

OH, OKAY.

SHE WON'T TAKE
ANY MONEY FROM ME.

SEE IF YOU CAN SLIP
THIS INTO HER BAG

WHILE I'M DRIVING.

MONTE WALSH IS LEAVING
FOR HAWAII TOMORROW.

HE WANTS ME
TO COME WITH HIM.

IT'S FOR THREE WEEKS.
I SPOKE TO MY MOTHER
THIS MORNING,

AND SHE'S WILLING
TO STAY WITH THE KIDS.

I HATED HAWAII.

IT WAS SUNNY
DURING THE NIGHT.

TELL ME
NOT TO GO, HERB.

I'LL PAY YOU GOOD MONEY
JUST TO TELL ME
NOT TO GO.

I'M NOT IN THAT
BUSINESS.

I'M A WRITER.

MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE
THE OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.

YOU GOTTA ROTATE THE TIRES
EVERY 5,000 MILES.

AND YOU GOTTA
CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID
AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.

I'LL SEND YOU
A REPORT CARD.

YOU CAN SIGN IT
AND SEND IT BACK TO ME.

I'M SORRY. I CAME OUT
LOOKING FOR A FATHER.

I'M GOING BACK
TURNED INTO A MOTHER.

OH WAIT, THE FRUIT.

I-- I FORGOT
THE FRUIT.

I'LL GET YOUR TICKET.

NEW YORK, ONE WAY.

Final call

for the Greyhound special
to San Francisco.

Final call for the Greyhound
special to San Francisco,

- NOW LEAVING.
- THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA PLANT
THE PITS IN BROOKLYN!

WHO KNOWS?

THANKS, DAD.

THAT'S VERY NICE
OF YOU.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE
GIVING YOU SOMETHING MORE
TO TAKE WITH YOU,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

I CAN THINK
OF SOMETHING.

- WHAT?
- YOUR PICTURE.

MY PICTURE?
I DON'T HAVE ANY
WITH ME.

I'LL GET ONE TAKEN.
I'LL SEND IT TO YOU, OKAY?

I CAME ALL PREPARED.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS STAND THERE.

OH, GOD, I HATE
TAKING PICTURES.

YOU'RE NOT.
I'M TAKING IT.

YOU'RE JUST POSING.

CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE BEING
BOOKED FOR PRISON.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

JUST GIVE ME A SMILE.

THAT'S A SMILE?

THAT'S HOW THEY LOOK
AT MOUNT HEBRON CEMETERY.

A BIG SMILE
FOR LIBBY! OKAY!

STAY THERE.
ONE MORE FOR ROBBY.

-ONE FOR MOM.
- COME ON.

FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
BE A SPORT.

OKAY, LAST ONE--
YOU AND STEFFY TOGETHER.

IT'S NOT BINDING.
IT'S JUST A PHOTOGRAPH.

WELL, WOULD YOU PUT
YOUR ARM AROUND HER,
FOR GOD'S SAKE?

"GONE WITH THE WIND"
DIDN'T TAKE THIS LONG.

COME ON, WE'RE GONNA
MISS YOUR BUS.

SO HERE IT IS--

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
GOODBYE DAYS.

YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU HEAR ME?

YOU CALL ME.
I'LL CALL YOU.

I LOVE YOU, BABY.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

COME ON.

DO I GET SOME ORANGES
TO TAKE ONMY TRIP, HERB?

DON'T GO.

I MET YOUR MOTHER.
SHE'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO LEAVE TWO NICE KIDS
WITH A PAIN IN THE ASS FOR?

SOMEDAY, TUCKER,
YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME
REAL NICE.

- DOES THAT MEAN
YOU'RE GOING?
- NO, I'M NOT GOING.

I'M GONNA HANG AROUND HERE
UNTIL YOU APPRECIATE ME.

AND WHEN YOU DO,
MAYBE THEN I'LL GO.

YOU'RE A LOT
LIKE YOUR MOTHER,
YOU KNOW THAT?

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT IS THIS?

-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
- WHAT?

"HERBERT TUCKER,
NEW YORK TRAINED WRITER,

NO SCRIPT TOO BIG
OR TOO SMALL."

LET ME SEE THAT.

THANKS. HOW FAR
ARE YOU GOING?

NEW YORK.

NO KIDDING.
ME TOO.

DO YOU LIVE THERE?

NO, I LIVE OUT HERE.
I'M GOING TO NEW YORK
TO STUDY.

OH, IS THAT SO?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING
IN FOR?

ACTING.

OH, AN ACTOR.
THAT'S INTERESTING.

SO YOU MUST BE INTERESTED
IN THE THEATER, I SUPPOSE.

YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU DO?

ME?

I'M NOT SURE YET.

I'M SORT OF IN
A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.

IF YOU'RE NOT AFRAID

OF WHAT LOVE BRINGS

THEN ENDINGS

ARE BEGINNINGS

OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS

IT'S A CHANCE YOU TAKE

A CHANCE YOU'LL WIN

IF SOMEONE'S

GONNA FIND YOU

FIRST YOU'VE GOT TO
LET THEM IN

'CAUSE LOVE BEGINS

WITH ONE HELLO

THE HARDEST PART

IS OVER

NOW IT'S EASY
LETTING GO

ONE HELLO

IS HOW IT STARTS

YOU MIGHT
WIN IT ALL

OR LOSE
YOUR HEART

IF YOU'RE NOT AFRAID

OF WHAT YOU FEEL

THEN TRY AND KEEP IT SIMPLE

BUT TRY AND KEEP IT REAL

AND IF
BEING REAL

MEANS YOU'LL
SOMEDAY

SAY GOODBYE

REMEMBER,
MY FRIEND

GOODBYE IS NOT
THE END

IT'S A CIRCLE,
YOU KNOW

AND IT STARTS

WITH ONE HELLO

IT STARTS

WITH ONE HELLO...

HELLO.