Original subtitles

- [Narrator] Tonight, on Wiseguy.

(crowd cheering)

- [Both] It's Jimmy!

- We're gonna have the time of our lives, I promise.

It'll be memorable.

- Oh Jimmy.

- Oh! - Oh!

- Good friends.

- Are you married?

- Not for eight hours.

Technically I'm still single.

- Well technically you are sick.

- Prosperity.

- You have the money for me

by wedding time tomorrow morning

or it's gonna be a very short marriage.

- To the three stooges!

(glasses clink)

- [Together] Woo woo woo woo woo!

(dramatic instrumental music)

(light jazz music)

- [Man On Radio] This evening, chance of showers.

- Yeah, so this gargoyle at the parts store

gave me the wrong points and condenser.

Ah, it was my own fault.

I shoulda checked 'em before I left the store.

So anyway that's what I've been doin'.

Just goin' back and forth to the store.

- Yeah, well son, whatever lights your candle.

Hey, but that was today.

What about tonight?

- Ah, just sittin' around messin' with these carburetors.

- What are you doin', it's Friday night.

Come on what are those carburetors the only thing

you can get your hands on?

- Nah, I'm just not in the mood Uncle Mike.

- You know this sounds like a down spiral to me, son.

You gotta get with some people that can

get you out of it, huh?

- All right, fine.

What do you wanna do?

- Well.

I uh.

- Ah you got something goin', huh?

- Yeah, kinda.

But look, um, I can change my plans

if you're stuck, all right?

- No no no, that's all right, that's all right.

Listen, you have a good time.

Maybe I'll give Frank a shout.

- No, you can save your dime.

I know he's got Greg this weekend.

- Well that's all right.

- Call someone else, okay?

Do it.

- Okay, I will.

Listen you have a good time, huh?

- I'll do the best I can.

- All right.

Buh-bye.

(light jazz music)

Call somebody.

Who am I gonna call?

(phone rings)

- [Man] You have reached the residence

of Michael P and Denise D Cacciatore.

Neither one of us are here right now

and where we are is none of your business.

Leave a message and we'll call you back if we feel like it.

(answering machine beeps)

- Yeah Mooch, it's Vinnie.

It's Friday night about 10:30.

I'm not doing anything so if you guys aren't busy

why don't you give me a buzz, okay?

Take care.

- [Man On Radio] And we continue to lull you

with more cool sounds throughout the night.

(slow jazz music)

(knocking)

- Hey Mooch, how you doin' man?

- Couldn't be better.

- I just tried calling you.

- I just called home on the car phone and got your message.

- Oh yeah?

Yeah grab a beer.

Make yourself at home, sit down.

What's goin' on, big Mooch.

So how's married life treating ya?

- Ah, pretty good, but uh,

how I miss the simple joys of bachelorhood. (laughs)

- So Daneli is running the roost

with the proverbial iron fist, huh?

- Oh yeah, that's a massive understatement.

Who's gonna mess with a woman who's licensed

to carry a .38 and her name's Cacciatore?

- She goes by Detective Cacciatore now, does she?

- Well uh, not exactly.

- Yeah, I figured.

Well she can't be all that tough.

She let you stop by for happy hour.

- She didn't let me stop by.

She's out of town on some stupid

cop convention in Vegas.

- And you let her go without you?

Doesn't sound like the Mooch I know.

- Well, now that we're married

I'm not that possessive anymore.

I don't mind if she goes to Vegas alone.

- Hm.

The fact that her colleagues might hate you

had nothing to do with it, did it?

- Yeah, maybe.

You know, you know something Terranova,

you really disappoint me.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

I had this fantasy that you'd be cruising

through life with the insouciance of an unfettered bachelor.

- Insouciance.

- I figured that now that I'm no longer on the open market

that you'd be picking up my slack.

Instead I find you moping around the house

on a Friday night rebuilding some stupid carburetor?

Just like you used to do when things got bad.

- Well.

Hopefully the bad times are over.

- Is there anything I can do?

After all, as a lawyer, I'm aces.

- (chuckles) Well to tell you the truth I almost needed ya.

- I tell you what if you ever do

I give you the Gindalune special, 10% off.

- Hey, what a pal. (laughs)

- Your happiness is my mission in life.

Speaking of which.

- What's this?

A stag party?

What kind of a mook sells tickets to a stag party?

- The legendary Jimmy Vitale.

- You mean to tell me that somebody's

actually gonna marry Jimmy Vitale?

- Not just somebody, Debbie Amico.

- Wow, she waited for him all these years.

- Bad things come to those who wait.

(laughs)

So what do you say man, you up for this?

- You know something, I think this is exactly what I need.

- And we have ringside seats.

(upbeat rock music)

(crowd chattering)

Who are these guys?

I hardly know any of 'em.

- Yeah I don't either.

- Where the hell's Jimmy?

- I don't know, but I'm sure he's cooking up something.

(laughs)

Salut. - Salut.

- Ah, oh.

Remember your 18th birthday?

- Oh yeah, how could I forget that?

- (laughs) You got me to hot wire the school bus.

They thought the Mazzuco sisters

we're gonna take you on the ride of your life, pal.

- No no, it was the ride of their lives.

(laughs)

I'm ringing in Marie Mazzuco.

Man, I was sore for a week.

- Yeah, we all were.

(laughing)

(crowd cheering and whistling)

- Catch me an ale and whatever pleases my lady and beast.

(crowd cheering and whistling)

- [Both] It's Jimmy.

- Vinnie and Mooch.

They did make it.

I don't believe it.

- [Man] Off the horse!

- Hello sweetheart.

(palm thwacks)

(laughing)

- Hey.

- Hey! - Hey!

- How you doin', man?

It's good to see ya.

- I can't tell you what this means,

you guys showing up like this, huh?

It's been too long.

- We really messed you at the reunion.

Where were ya?

- I wanted to make it. (sighs)

Was busy.

- Ah, it's all right.

I wouldn't miss this one for the world.

- Hey, we're gonna have the time of our lives, I promise.

It'll be memorable.

- All right.

- Hey everybody!

Listen up.

Let's get started, huh?

Come on, come on!

(crowd applauding and cheering)

Hey Lady Godiva, honey.

Come on, bring your Lady Godiva luck up here.

Come on.

Let's go, all right?

(chuckling)

(crowd hollering and whistling)

Okay baby, bring me some luck.

Hey blow on these, will ya?

Ooh, come on baby.

Come on baby, I need this, oh God.

Oh!

Keep it warm here, Lady G.

I gotta get some refreshments, okay?

Hm.

- You want to roll the dice?

(palm thwacks) Oh!

- How'd you guys do?

- What do you think?

We were with you all the way.

- You came up with them dots.

What happened to those shaved dice of yours?

- Ah, those were my shaved dice.

Maybe they need a closer shave.

(crowd hollering)

- Oh Jimmy.

(crowd cheering and applauding)

- Hey!

This is Valerie, guys,

and Valerie is a classically trained dancer

here to perform for you tonight.

A little music please.

Hey, I'm a free man for another 10 hours,

I'm gonna make the most of it.

I'm getting a drink.

- [Woman] You wanna move out of my way here?

- Hi honey.

They treating you okay?

- [Woman] Excuse me.

- Mike, look.

- [Woman] You mind letting me through.

- It's the fun police.

- Excuse me, I believe you have something of mine.

- Debbie.

What are you doin' here?

- Come on.

- Honey, you're messing with a time-honored tradition here.

- A rolling pin to the chaps is a

time-honored tradition also.

- Don't worry about nothin', Deb.

We got it all under control.

- No, no, Vinnie Terranova, great.

I feel a whole lot better already.

- Really good to see you too, Deb.

- Chicken cacciatore, well the three stooges

are together again.

- Don't call me chicken.

I'm an adult now.

- Look, that remains to be seen.

Look I don't want this guy having too much fun

and since you're here I'm holding you two

personally responsible for getting him

to the ceremony on time.

I guess even you three can't get into

too much trouble here.

- [Man] Hey we need some more beer over here!

- You know something Deb, you're right.

Not here.

- Hey, what are you doin'?

- Jimmy Vitale, don't you dare leave this building.

- Sorry honey.

- Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk. - Woo woo woo woo woo woo.

- [Woman] Should we go after him?

- No.

Let him go.

He's got 10 hours.

Then he's mine.

Let's go.

- Woo woo woo woo! - Yee haw!

- [Jimmy] Where we goin'?

- [Mike] Who cares, we're outta here.

- [Vinnie] The night's still young.

- [Jimmy] What's the hurry?

(upbeat music)

- Woo hoo! - Hoo hoo hoo!

- Woo hoo hoo!

- Three stooges strike again.

(hooting and hollering)

- Hey Mo. - Hey Mo!

- [Mike] Come on, Agent Mook, you're too slow.

- [Vinnie] (laughs) Wait a minute.

It's been a long time since I done this.

Gotta weigh more now.

- Come on, Mike!

Don't fall on me.

- [Vinnie] Don't fall on me.

You're both ahead of me, hurry up.

- [Mike] I'm alone up here.

- [Jimmy] Come on Mike!

- [Mike] And nobody cares.

- [Vinnie] Come on, Mooch!

Woo hoo!

Hoo hoo hoo!

(cat meows)

Woo woo woo woo.

Come on hurry up.

- [Jimmy] Come on, you!

Come on!

- Woo!

- Come on, I think there's a tubby coming.

- [Jimmy] Come on Mike.

- [Mike] All right, all right.

- [Vinnie] Come on.

- Woo!

- This way, this way.

(hollering)

- [Vinnie] So what are we doing?

- There's got to be a party around here somewhere.

It's Friday night.

- Hey, we're the party.

- Yeah, yeah!

- Hey let's go in over there.

- Oh, we can find a better place than that.

Come on, let's go in the city.

- Come on!

- This is good, this is, come on you'll love it.

Come on.

- [Jimmy] That place is a dump.

Let's go somewhere else.

Look at the line.

- Hey don't worry about it.

Watch, we'll get right in.

(lively rock music)

Hey, how you doin'?

- Fine, Mr. Terranova.

- What are you waiting for?

- Hey, is Ray here?

- He might be by later on.

- Come on. - Come on.

(crowd chattering)

- Barkeep!

Three scotches neat, please.

- This is why I should have stayed a bachelor.

- This is why I did stay a bachelor.

- Kiss it goodbye, buddy.

Tomorrow morning they nail the coffin shut.

- To Jimmy.

- Jimmy.

(glasses clink)

- To good friends, prosperity.

- Here we go.

- Jimmy, not too deep huh?

To the three stooges.

- [Together] Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo.

- Whoa.

- Whoa.

- Aha, the night stretches before us

like a polished jewel.

- (laughing) What?

- Jimmy Vitale, my pleasure.

Ladies meet my friends, Vinnie and Mike.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- [Together] Hello.

- Barkeep, barkeep.

Get another round for these beautiful ladies.

Put it on this gentleman's tab.

- What?

Put it on his.

- Ah, no no no.

(punchy rock music)

- Oh and then there was Emile Calzaretta.

How's that for a moniker, huh?

Anyway Emile, he comes over from the old country.

15, looked about 30.

Matter of fact I think he was 30.

Anyway, he was always picking on Vinnie and Mooch.

You know, stealing their lunch money, things like that.

Terrorized 'em in 10th grade

until I stepped in and straightened him out.

That's why these fellas are totally indebted to me.

That right, boys?

- Right Jimmy.

- Anything you say, Mr. Vitale.

- See?

They owe me their lives.

- Do we ever come out on top in one of these things?

- He has a very selective memory.

(chuckles)

- Hey what do you say you go get a girlfriend, hm?

And the six of us will go into the city.

Hey Vinnie, you like redheads or brunettes?

You've got beautiful hair,

just like my wife's.

- [Woman] Are you married?

- Not for eight hours.

- You're getting married tomorrow morning,

and you're hitting on us?

- Relax.

Technically I'm still single.

- No, technically you are sick.

Let's get outta here.

- Girls, wait a second, wait a min.

Oh, we coulda had so much fun.

- Well what'd you tell 'em you were getting married for?

- Nice going, buddy.

- Ah, don't worry about it.

I know this other place where we're guaranteed (chuckles).

Ray, Ray.

Ray, you know Vinnie Terranova?

Everybody knows Vinnie Terranova.

Mike Cacciatore.

Guys this is Ray Spiotta, he owns the nightclub here.

Uh, listen why don't you get another round

of drinks, keep the party going.

I got to talk to Ray for a second, okay?

Can we talk in your office, Ray?

- Yeah, why not.

- Okay.

- Can you guys do the three musketeers thing again?

- No no no, no.

It's stooges, the three stooges.

(laughing)

(slow instrumental music)

- I'm glad you came down tonight, Ray.

I want to talk to you about our little problem.

- I'm listening.

- I'll have that money for ya in a couple weeks.

- Didn't you say that a couple a weeks ago?

(sighs)

- It's my slow season.

- Yeah, me too.

You know my nightclub business is down 18%

across the boards?

With all the disease and the drugs out of style,

it's terrible.

It's killing my business.

Hey, I see you out there with Terranova and Cacciatore.

- Yeah we go back a long way.

- Good friends, huh?

- The best.

They're taking me out tonight.

I'm getting married in the morning, Ray.

- No kidding, what time?

- 10 o'clock sharp.

- Hey I got an idea.

Why don't you get your wedding present

from your pals out there?

2,200 would be nothing to those guys.

- Yeah.

No, I can't do that Ray.

- Eh.

Suit yourself.

- Look Ray I gotta go.

They're waiting for me.

But I promise you, two weeks.

- You have the money for me by wedding time

tomorrow morning, or it's gonna be a very short marriage.

You understand that?

Good.

- Yeah.

(upbeat pop music)

Hey come on, let's go.

- Excuse us a minute.

- Jimmy what are you talking about?

Look what we got sitting back there.

- Yeah, yeah.

Now give me that tab.

- [Mike] Well where we going?

- Oh I don't know.

I'll figure out something.

I always do.

Hey what are you doing?

- [Bartender] This card's no good.

- What are you talking about?

- It's been revoked, pal.

- It's all right, it's all right.

We'll take care of it.

That dice game wiped me out.

- Me too.

(sighs)

(laughs)

- [Bartender] Hey, somebody's got to pay this tab.

- [Mike] Okay see you tomorrow, bro.

(hooting and hollering)

- [Jimmy] Come on Mike!

(horn honking)

Hey Mo, hey Mo!

(upbeat music)

Uh-oh!

- [Vinnie] Come on!

Hey maybe he can give us a few bucks.

(laughs)

Woo-oh!

Come on!

- [Mike] Where the hell are we goin'?

(laughing)

- [Vinnie] Almost there.

(hollering)

I can't believe we did that!

(laughing)

Look at this guy, he makes millions of dollar

and he's skipping--

- [Mike] Shut up, Terranova.

What about you mister big-time mobster?

Who's gonna make you pay anyway?

- [Vinnie] He'll get paid.

I'll drop the money off for the tab tomorrow.

- [Mike] Ah, they'll lead to the end of the world.

Credit cards are ruining this country anyway.

- You know I don't think that bartender knew me.

- What the hell does he want with one, anyway?

So where we going now?

- Where can we go, we got no money?

Say, Jimmy, got any ideas?

- Yeah, yeah I do.

(slow instrumental music)

- What is it, what is it?

(lock clanging)

- Oh, damn.

Shh shh shh.

- They put a new one on.

- Hey hey hey.

Shh, shh.

(glass clanging)

- Shh!

- Oh!

- Come on!

- Shh shh shh.

- Hey, give me a boost, come on.

I'll get the door.

- Okay.

Come on, will you stop it?

(grunting)

Shh!

Super Jimmy.

Push him in there.

Shh, shh.

- [Jimmy] You guys, get in here.

(door clangs)

- [Mike] Watch it.

Where's the light switch?

- It's around here somewhere, hold on.

(laughing)

Is this is a dream or what?

- Yeah.

- Hey hey.

- Hey why not, huh?

Whoa, hey hey!

All right.

(upbeat music)

- Yeah!

That's three man, three.

- Try it again, try it again.

(basketballs thudding)

(shouting)

- [Jimmy] Take your pick.

- Hey.

(grunting)

(shouting)

- Slow there, Mike?

Oh, got it, I got it!

Ohh!

- Get off of him!

- [Jimmy] Ho!

- Shoot for the net, boy!

Oh that's it, that's it. (laughs)

(coughing)

(panting)

Oh boy, I gotta lay off smoking.

- It's not the cigarettes Mooch,

it's the cushy lifestyle you lead.

- Oh.

- Man I used to live for gym class.

- And I used to live for second period geometry.

- [Together] Rika Reese Spaduny.

- Yeah, (laughs).

She had some great sweaters.

Chris, do you like to push?

- All of 'em.

I liked 'em all, the whole ball of wax.

- No no no.

You couldn't of liked Sister Marion.

(laughs)

- Even her.

(laughing)

Man, we were the cocks of the walk.

Anybody got in our way, bam we took care of 'em, huh?

It was simple.

Everything was simple.

- Yeah I miss simple.

- You know I loved walking down the halls.

The guys would get out of the way and

the girls would check us out.

(laughs)

Check me out.

(laughs)

They were the best days of my life.

- Well, personally I'm glad it's all over.

I didn't like the uncertainty.

I mean, who are you gonna go out with?

What are you gonna be?

You got the parents talking at ya,

the teachers talking at ya.

- Yeah sure, you're glad.

You got the world on a string.

I used to.

I really used to.

I don't know how I let it get away from me.

One minute we're the three musketeers, you know,

the next time I turn around you guys are stars, huh?

- Oh, geez.

- I'm still back here cutting up tin vents.

- Come on buddy.

You did pretty good taking over your old man's business.

- Yeah, Vitale Cool Air.

Yeah I didn't do so bad.

I was only 22 when I took over that company.

- I remember that.

- Driving a Cadillac, taking home 60 grand plus.

Made in the shade.

- You were set up pretty nice.

- Yeah, set up.

How come I feel like I'm serving a sentence?

- Hey, that's why they call 'em jobs, buddy.

- Yeah.

- [Mike] Hey, you're still driving around a Caddy, right?

- Yeah.

A six year old Cadillac.

- (laughs) Poor guy.

- You guys don't know anything about me anymore, do ya?

(sighs)

Well, I'll tell ya.

The business is in the toilet.

And those guys you saw at the party?

I barely knew any of 'em.

I ain't got any friends, except you guys.

Now I got Ray Spiotta after me.

- Hey what is this with Spiotta?

- Ah, forget it.

- Hey, you're talking to us here.

- Yeah I know who I'm talking to.

- What does that mean?

- I just mean I got myself into something

and I'll get myself out.

- Since when can't you come to your buddies?

- Hey where you been the last eight years?

(sighs) Hey, hey I know where you've been.

You've been out taking care of business.

Taking care of number one.

You just haven't been around here.

Mike, if I was gonna sue him I woulda come to ya.

Vinnie, if I was gonna negotiate I woulda come to you.

I gotta take care of this one myself.

- Well Jimmy, I don't know if this Spiotta guy

is somebody you should be messing around with.

I mean, he could somebody after you

to break your legs, maybe worse.

- What kind of trouble are you in?

- I owe him $2,200.

- So why don't you just pay him back?

- I don't have it, Vinnie.

- Your business can't be that bad.

- There is no business, Mike.

Chapter 11.

- Does Debbie know?

- You kiddin'?

I make the girl wait nine years to get married?

Have to cancel the church wedding,

the one thing she wanted in life,

and now I'm gonna tell her on the eve of the wedding,

honey I'm broke.

Ah.

Can't do it.

- Yeah, I understand that Jimmy but

she's gonna find out sooner or later anyway.

- What's the sweat.

The way you guys make it sound

Ray's gonna kill me anyway.

- Oh, come on.

I'll tell you what we'll do.

We'll go find Ray, we'll straighten the whole thing out.

- Vinnie, you're not afraid of Spiotta, are ya?

- I'm not afraid of him.

- I'm not either.

I'll take care of it myself.

- Well Jimmy, I'm not saying you should be afraid of him.

I'm just saying there's ways

of conducting yourself, that's all.

- I know how to conduct myself.

Look, guys, I'm down here on the streets, okay?

I'm not in some Park Avenue office

and I'm not on some mob commission.

(dramatic instrumental music)

The only thing I seem to have left is some pride.

I can't let Ray Spiotta push me around.

- Hey.

We are your friends.

(dramatic instrumental music)

(whistle screeches)

- This is the girl's gym today and we got a game.

You broke in here, didn't ya?

That's trespassing.

- Lay off me, will ya lady?

I'm an attorney.

- Get out of here.

- All right, all right, we're going.

We're going.

Where's Jimmy?

- There's another one?

I said out, before my girls get here.

- All right already, all right.

(percussive music)

- Vin, we coulda taken her.

- I don't know man, it would've been close.

- Where the hell's Jimmy?

- (sighs) I don't know, we better find him.

(exhales deeply)

(sobs)

(breathing deeply)

- Judge Lenand really must keep his schedule in tact.

We'll have to perform the ceremony now.

- Look, we're not going anywhere

until he gets here, all right?

(door bangs)

Where is he?

- Uh, we thought he was here.

- I told you to watch him.

- We did.

- Then you didn't watch him too good, did you?

Look, you find him or I will make every day

of your life hell.

(palms thwack)

(gasps)

(yells)

- [Woman] Harry, give me some eggs over easy,

some wheat toast no butter.

Make it quick, eh?

- [Man] Eggs over easy, wheat toast no butter, no problem.

Gee.

- Look what's comin'.

- Sammy, Ray, how you doin'?

- Have a seat, Jimmy.

- [Woman] BLT on wheat.

- [Man] BLT.

- If you wanna talk, sit down.

- [Man] Miss, miss?

- Sweetheart?

We changed our minds.

Yeah we're gonna have refills over here and a new cup.

- [Woman] Coming right up.

- What a coincidence.

We were just coming to see you.

- [Woman] Hey Harry, gimme another BLT will you?

- Oh yeah, were you?

- You got the money?

- Look Ray, I only got a few minutes.

I really want to straighten this out.

- You got the money?

- I want to sign over

the family business to you.

- What, do you think I'm ignorant,

I don't know what goes on in the neighborhood?

You're in Chapter 11.

Don't insult me.

- It's a sign of good faith, Ray.

- If you don't have the 2,200 in cash

you don't have the money.

- Ray look, I don't have time to argue about this.

I got 15 minutes to get to city hall

or I miss my own wedding.

(scoffs)

- This is priceless.

All the time it's Ray, wait.

Ray, give me another couple a weeks.

Ray, it's a good faith gesture.

Ray, wait.

Now you wait.

Drink your coffee.

(door bangs)

- What do you want?

- I want to see Spiotta.

- He ain't here, come back tonight.

- You seen Jimmy Vitale?

- He was just in here looking for Ray.

What do you want with him?

- It's business.

- He's at Ma's Diner.

- Move.

- [Man] Go ahead, help yourself.

- Sailor Hardware.

- Uncle Mike, it's Vinnie.

- Hey Vince, how you doin'?

- How fast can you get me $10,000?

- Huh, it would amaze even you.

- Well good, amaze me.

I want it over at the Ma's Diner in Brooklyn, you got it?

- Yeah, you got it son.

- All right.

Let's go.

- A little more coffee, please.

- [Woman] Coming up.

- This one's decaf.

Regular.

Ahhh.

Drink up.

- I already had four cups, Ray.

- Drink it.

- What is this?

Italian coffee torture?

Ray, come on, it was a lousy $2,200.

I used to throw that away in a weekend.

- So I heard, that's why I thought you were a secure loan.

- My business was going down the tubes.

I thought it would help me get by.

It didn't.

- Family business. (clicking tongue)

Gone the way of the Automat.

- Thanks Ray, that's a comfort.

Ray, I gotta go.

- Drink your coffee.

Why did you come here, Jimmy?

- Because I wanted to start fresh on my wedding day

and I don't want you coming around and Debbie

finding out that I'm not only bankrupt

but I'm into a loan shark.

- Why couldn't you get the money out of Terranova

or Cacciatore for that matter?

I thought you were so tight.

- I didn't ask.

- Unbelievable.

You can come to me, but you can't go to them.

- Ray, we'll make payments, and it'll be a memory.

Now let me go to my wedding.

- Can I get a warmer on this one?

- Ray.

- [Woman] Be right there.

- I gotta go get married.

Now I'm gonna get up

and you're gonna have to beat me to death to keep me here.

(door dinging)

- Hey, you guys left my club in a hurry last night.

- We were unhappy with the service.

- Your bartender short pours, too.

- Nah.

- Tell him to get outta here.

Sit down.

I understand we have a problem here, Ray.

- He owes me 2,200.

Not a huge sum, but you're a business man,

and more than that you're a man of respect.

In my smaller universe, so am I.

Knowing he's a friend of yours

if you tell me I should forgive the debt, I will.

I'll do it out of mutual respect.

Maybe some day we could do a little business together.

- I don't think so.

- Either way, you can't muscle me on this

'cause I'm in the right here.

- Yeah.

Thanks.

2,200, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- There's 25, interest.

- Vinnie, I can't.

- Take it Jimmy.

We'll work it out later,

now come on you got a date.

Let's go.

Come on!

Oh, sorry.

Come on.

- Good luck.

- Jimmy.

Go to her house, apologize, and tell her what happened.

- Yeah, tell her I'm broke?

Tell her I'm into a loan shark?

- Yeah, you tell her you're broke.

- Yeah, tell her you were into a loan shark.

- That'll go over big.

What's Jimmy Vitale without money?

Hey you guys wouldn't understand, you got money.

- What the hell has that got to do with it?

You had money when we didn't.

- And you didn't mind helping us now and again.

- I gotta give this back.

- Jimmy, keep it.

It'll buy you some time on your bankruptcy.

- Jimmy, look.

You get some time, you stop by my office,

I'll set you up with a low interest loan

to get your business out of hock.

(sighs)

- How can I take this?

- Jimmy, you can take it because we're your friends.

It's as simple as that.

- We're your friends, Jimmy.

(door bangs)

(sighs)

- I figured you'd be here.

You all right?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

- Jimmy Vitale, I can't believe

that you would do this to me.

Nine years, and you make me stand in front of my parents,

the Justice of the Peace and the entire world

like a fool while you sit around drinking beer like--

- Debbie.

Debbie, I can explain it to ya.

- There's nothing to explain Jimmy.

Nothing.

- Wait a minute, Debbie!

- Debbie, we can explain this.

- No, you let him explain it.

- Come on, sit down.

Sit, honey.

- Just let 'em work it out.

- I had to straighten out something with Ray Spiotta.

- Jimmy, you're into Spiotta, for how much?

- 2,200.

- Why didn't you pay him?

- Everybody with the why didn't I pay it.

- Oh, man.

- Vitale Cool Air is bankrupt.

- So?

- What do you mean, so?

- I already knew that.

- You knew that?

- I've known all along that you

were having financial problems.

That's your problem, Vitale,

you can't ask anyone for help.

You don't tell anyone your problems.

People can help you, Jimmy.

People that love you.

(slow instrumental music)

- You knew I was broke and you were gonna marry me anyway?

- I wasn't marrying your business Jimmy,

I was marrying you.

And now because of your pride you just lost

the best thing that you ever had.

(door slams)

- She loves me.

She really loves me.

(laughs) It's all your fault.

- [Both] Whoa what did we do?

- If you didn't kidnap me from the stag party

it never woulda happened.

Hey Debbie wait!

Wait Debbie!

I love you!

(door slams)

- I don't, what is it me?

Why does this have a familiar ring to it?

- You know what, these strolls down memory lane

are taking a toll on that old gang of ours.

- Yeah, that's for sure.

If memory serves, I remember the last time we took a stroll

we almost dumped the current Mrs. Cacciatore

off a rollercoaster, and you ended up simultaneously

in the hospital and at the altar.

Denise, I love you, has turned into Debbie I love you.

- Well look, at least I had an excuse.

Daneli hit me in the head with a gun.

- Mm-hmm.

- Don't smirk, pal.

It's gonna happen to you too one day.

- Yeah, well, if it does you're not gonna find me

running down the street screaming, "I love you Rosalee"

or whatever the hell it's gonna be.

- Yeah, well you'll be real surprised.

Marriage has a lot of problems, there's no doubt about that,

but you shouldn't duck it Terranova.

- I'm not ducking it, I'm just not romanticizing it.

- Like we romanticize about a night out with the boys?

- Thomas Wolfe, my friend.

It's never as good as you think it's gonna be.

- Yeah, I guess you always wanna be

some place safe and comfortable, like high school.

- Yeah, like high school.

Except it's only safe and comfortable in retrospect.

You know I really had a ball tonight,

but I wouldn't want to go back.

Things are pretty good right now.

I mean, it has its downside, but it's what I chose.

I'll live with it.

- I gotta agree with ya.

Like I said, I prefer to be an adult.

Just do me a favor, huh buddy?

Try not to choose a life that's too perilous, okay?

- I'll do my best.

- You ever gonna tell me who this Uncle Mike guy is?

- Well that's a long story, Mike.

Maybe I'll tell you about it sometime, yeah.

- All right, okay.

You know, whenever you're ready.

Listen, I gotta get going.

Now listen man, now you take it easy.

If you ever need anything you give me a buzz, all right?

- Okay.

- And uh, Terranova, you're talking to the Mooch here

so don't snow me man.

You're the biggest romantic I know.

- Yeah, yeah right.

Okay, get outta here will ya?

I'll see ya later.

- Yeah.

- Take care of yourself.

(sighs)

(peppy instrumental music)

Denise, I love you.

Debbie, I love you.

Hey Rosalee, I love you.

Nah.

(sniffs) Never happen.

(church bells tolling)

- [Man] Congratulations!

- [Woman] Congratulations!

Congratulations.

- [Man] Congratulations.

- [Crowd] Congratulations!

(crowd chattering and laughing)

(crowd cheering and whistling)

- Aw, Jimmy.

(laughing)

- I can't tell you how much this means to me.

- Jimmy, Debbie, congratulations.

- Congratulations, you two.

So Deb, what's the deal?

You still mad at us, or what?

- What are you kidding?

Jimmy told me that you guys lent him

the money for the wedding.

- For the wedding.

- This is like a dream to me.

I mean Jimmy throws me the biggest

wedding reception in Brooklyn.

I love you guys to death.

- Wait a minute, what is this?

You love you us to death?

- Yeah, to death!

- Then I guess you won't miss Jimmy

if he celebrates his nuptials with us, will you?

- You wouldn't dare!

(laughs)

- Woo woo woo woo woo.

- Nuk nuk nuk nuk nuk.

(upbeat instrumental music)

(sighs)

(laughs)

(phone beeping)

(phone ringing)

- [Mike] Yeah, hello?

- Yeah, Mike.

It's Vinnie.

- [Mike] Yeah.

- I hope I didn't wake you up.

Listen, you heard from Jimmy Vitale lately?

(lively instrumental music)

(dramatic instrumental music)