All language subtitles for Frankie.Johnny.1991.720p.WEB-DL.1GB.MkvCage

¶ Frankie and Johnny, ha,
were lovers, all right ¶

¶ a man and a woman ¶

¶ toughened
by the weight of time ¶

¶ but not quite
as hard as they seem ¶

¶ because they both
have hearts ¶

¶ awaitin' dreams ¶

it's good, but penn
is the place to be.

I like Northwestern.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we should be arriving
in altoona in 15 minutes.

Off to your right

is rockview
correctional institution,

one of the largest prisons
in Pennsylvania.

Today you need a b.A.
And a master's degree.

¶ Oh, but a gentle breeze
takes lovin' liberties ¶

¶ when a breath of air
blows your heart a pair ¶

¶ of kisses where
you wait for her ¶

altoona.

Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Get out your baggage tags,
please, for altoona.

¶ Frankie and Johnny
were lovers, all right ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny, ha,
were lovers, all right ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny
were lovers, all right ¶¶

and the final obligation

of placing in his home
the holy scriptures,

and provide him
with instructions

in the Christian faith.

And as Thomas grows in years,

do you, Frankie, as godmother,

and you, William, as godfather,

do you promise to fulfill
these obligations?

Yes.

Yes.

Then by the power vested in me,

I baptize you Thomas,

in the name of the father,

of the son...

Michael, stop shooting,
for heaven's sake.

You're making
the minister crazy.

And the holy spirit.

By the power vested in me

by the state of Pennsylvania,

i declare you
released
from custody.

You're a free man.

Thank you, massa Lincoln.

Try to stay out
a least a year,
huh, Lester?

Good luck, Johnny.

Thank you, Mr. rosen.

You're the best cook
in the cell block.

I sincerely plan on
never seeing you again.

I'll miss your Western omelets.

I'll send you the recipe.

Hey, Johnny,

New York City can be
a real dangerous,
hostile place.

It will be a nice change.

A new beginning for you, men.

Make the most of it.

Come back
and cook for us, Johnny.

Hey, Delaney!

I'm in. I'm out.
I'm in. I'm out.

I'm out. I'm out.

I'm out.

Nice start, Lester.

Look at this...
fresh air.

We're really free.

Check this!

It was a beautiful christening.

Thank you for
lending us your house.

Oh, I love babies.

I don't have any grandchildren.

Don't start, mom.

Would you
stop cleaning
and sit down?

Come on, visit with us.

¶ Down came the rain ¶

¶ and washed the spider out ¶¶

this is the way
people live,
Francis.

Real people.

What time's your bus?

Uh, late.

I want to spend
some time with her.

Oh, it's my fault.

Nothing's your fault.

It was a lovely ceremony, Roy.

[Snoring]

Want to try it again, Mary?

No.

Please.

One more time.

Got to go.

Bye, everybody.
Bye, Frankie.

I, uh...
I better get going.

Baby, I worry about you
in New York.

I'm fine, mom.

Mom...

Maybe I'm not
the happiest person
who ever lived,

but that's not your fault.

O.K.?

Welcome to New York,
you sinners.

This city is filled
with sinners.

We don't need any more,

but you can be saved

if you follow
the word of the lord.

The lord can save you.

Do you want to be saved?

Do you?

You must choose
your way today,
brothers and sisters.

You must choo...

Leo! Leo!

Meet me at the corner.

Thank you.

[Rap music plays]

Hey, cabby!

Yo, taxi! Taxi!

[Whistles]

Yo! Yo! Yo!

Yo!

[Whistles]

Taxi!

What are you doing?

Helen's sick inside.

They're sending her home.

I don't know what's
the matter with her.

Helen, you want water?

Nedda, get me some water.

Jorge's coming with the cab.

I'm fine.

I'll tell you when you're fine.

What's wrong?

He's sending me home.

Twice in one week...
dizzy spells.

It's the medication I'm on.

I got a cab.

Here's $10 for the cab.
You take Helen home.

What about for me to get back?

You take the bus back.

[Frankie]
I'll call you
this afternoon.

The woman at table five
stiffed me last week.

O.K.

Thanks for telling me.

I'll burn her toast.

I tell her to stop
working so hard.

She tells me she's fine.

She doesn't look so fine to me.

She's been waiting on me
for 10 years.

Well, no wonder she's sick.

Don't talk to me about that.

Good morning.
Apollo restaurant.

Hey, not so much butter.

Why you use that much?

Get off the phone.

In a minute, tino.

Pendejo.

Listen, baby...

don't go tying
that thing up all day.

Luther, who's
going to call you?

Scrambled with sausage,
home fries, and a gun.

I'm going to shoot
that bitch on three.

How was your weekend?

It was great.

I saw my mom.

Where's my bacon?

I'm all backed up.

Get lover boy
off the telephone.

That little underwear set.

Jorge.

Hide. Immigration.

Oh. No, I was kidding.

I was just kidding.

¶ Get down, my sister ¶¶

o. K....

Here we go.

Good morning, Frankie.

When did you sneak in?

Sorry it took so long.

Tino's real backed up.

Is that o.K.?

Frankie,
Walt learned
to juggle oranges.

He thinks it
gives him vitamin c.

We have two specials
this morning.

We have a feta cheese
omelet for 3.95

and a Western omelet
for 2.95.

I'll take the pancake special.

No. There are no
special pancakes.

There's the feta cheese
and the Western.

I'll have
the French toast special

with double syrup.

[Crash]

Oh, my goodness.
Did you see that?

I'm all right.
Don't worry.

You're all right?

Look what you did!

My father had to work
very hard for this.

Kick him!

Poke him in the eye!

They give you 10.

When you make change,

they say,
"I give you 20."

They rob you blind
this country.

Concentrate.

I try, Uncle Nick.

You can sit anywhere.

We don't have maitre d'.

No. Wait, uh...

You're looking
for a short-order cook?

We're always looking for cooks.

They come, and they go.

Well, I'm not
a come-and-go guy.

I like your hair like that.

Don't think it's too young?

No. It's perfect.

See the guy on two?

The cop?

Wants chopsticks.

Where's my bacon?

My references,
signed by the governor.

More like a diploma.

Oh. Excuse me.

Sorry.

Peter, phone call.

This chopstick has tape on it.

You can't be that cheap.

The other one is good.

One chopstick?

Want me to sharpen a point on it
and have him stab the food?

Good idea.

Hey, so what do
you think, pookie?

Think I should
hire him? Hmm?

Yes.

Why?

I like his face.

Me, too. You're hired.

Oh. Thank you, sir.

Really, thank you.

Want to know why?
Ask me why.

Why?

Because I believe in
giving man another chance...

close your ears, pookie...

until he fucks up.

This country of yours
gave me another chance.

Close your ears, pookie.

I didn't fuck up.

This is between us.

Thank you.

I won't...

could you close
your ears, pookie?

I won't fuck up.

O.K.

O.K., here.

Fill this out.
Bring back tomorrow.

You start
tomorrow 6 A.M.

I could start now.

No, no. Tomorrow's good.

My name is Nick.
You're Johnny?

How did you hurt your hand?

Soccer. I love soccer.
You play soccer?

No. I play handball,
though.

Nice meeting you, pookie.

I'll see you
at 6:00.

¶ Camptown ladies
sing this song ¶

¶ doo-dah, doo-dah ¶

got a job today.

Who gives a shit?

¶ Doo-dah
da-da dah ¶¶

the head is 10 points.

How much for the bellybutton?

Yo, yo, yo.
Hit the arm.

Winner, winner, winner.

One more, one more.

Stop playing.
Get out of here.

I'm running a business.

You took away our playgrounds.

Now you take away our stiffs?

Guy comes walking
out of the garage,
and they shot him.

¶ Kickin' the house rhythm
with your feet ¶

¶ twist, turn,
jump all around ¶

¶ hold your feet
pinned down to the ground ¶

¶ get up... ¶¶

¶ he came from someplace
back in her long ago ¶

[hammering]

¶ Sentimental fool don't see ¶

¶ trying hard to recreate ¶

¶ what has yet
to be created... ¶¶

hello!

How are my shelves?

Hello!

Oh, hi.

Hi.

I'm a friend of Tim's.

I'm Bobby.

Where's Tim?

His place, across the hall.
You were out of beer.

Nice elephant collection.

Thanks.

He asked me to give him a hand.

You like them?

A little crooked,
but... Yeah.

The shelves aren't crooked.

It's your floor.

There she is.

There's the little godmother.

Welcome home.

Have you met Bobby?

Frankie, Bobby.

Bobby, Frankie.

We met at
a Dr. pepper audition.

He was the big pepper.

I was the little pepper.

Hands on buzzers.

Acrophobia is the fear
of high places.

Agoraphobia is the fear
of open spaces.

What are you afraid of

if you suffer from xenophobia?

Foreigners.

Foreigners.

Foreigners or strangers.
Correct.

Lucy, this is our new friend.

He'll be taking you
for your walk.

Careful. She chases limos.

She has delusions of grandeur.

I know how to walk a dog.

We have these in Kentucky.

Do you believe this?
I'm dating huck finn.

Nice to meet you, Frankie.

Nice to meet you, big pepper.

So? Have I found
shangri-LA?

He's nice.

That's a rotten thing to say.

He's very nice.

What should I say?

When did all this happen?

I leave you alone
for two seconds...

I know. I said I'd never
fall in love again.

Where did that get me?

Don't get dramatic now.

It's an occupational hazard.

Don't get me wrong.

I love watching
television with you.

I hope we're best friends
the rest of our lives,

but there's
a whole world out there.

There's no use
pretending there's not

because our feelings got hurt

or there's some God damn virus.

I know. I know.

But I'm going for a vcr.

A vcr.

I hope it comes with
a lot of attachments.

Is that a life?

Send out for pizza,
rent a film...

that's dinner and a movie,

and I don't have some schmuck

trying to put
his tongue
in my ear.

What's the main topic
of discussion

when two lepidopterists
get together?

Butterflies.

Um, gems?

No!

No. Butterflies
or moths.

What's the matter with you?

Have you been to college?

You still have control.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Give her a kiss.

Give her a nice kiss.

Want some bran?

May as well just eat rope

and yank it through.

Come on, come on.

You have feet.
You have shoes.

Run. Don't...

run like you got... aah!

Papa, what's the matter?

Are you o.K.?

Don't poke me.
Please, don't touch.

Hi. You buying?

I'm on sale.

I'll pay you Thursday.

How you doing?

Hi. Looking
for company?

What's the going rate
these days?

$100 cash.

I appreciate the offer,

but that's out of my...

It's slow tonight.
We can talk.

You want to talk?

What do you like?

Well, uh...

What about the spoon position?

What you going to do to me

in the spoon position?

Party time.

Oh, um, Celeste...

Christine.

Oh, yeah. Well,
clothes on.

You know what I mean?

Clothes on.
Spoon position.

Certainly, I will
go on with dynamite,

but television people
got to be able to see
as well as hear.

I'll do Bette Davis...

Phillip!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Hey, you all right, man.

Yeah, that cat can move.

Ha ha! All right.

Chop that celery, boy.

That's a good way
of losing a finger.

Do it, baby.

I had a cousin.
He lost two fingers.

Boy can't even tie his shoes.

I wear loafers anyway.

Frankie, come here.

Look at this guy.
He's a hot dog.

He's cute, though.

He's got a cute little ass.

Why don't you tell him?

Hey, Zorro.

Anybody ever tell you
you got a cute ass?

Last job I had.

Are you blushing?

Cora, stop bothering
the new guy.

Everybody get to work.

I need scrambled with bacon,

two easy-overs
with sausage,

and a Belgian waffle.

I'm Johnny.

Hi. Um...

who are you?

Frankie. These eggs
aren't runny.

Mr. deleon
likes them runny.

They look runny to me.

He's a regular.

Who can argue with that?

And who can argue with you?

"Thy head is full of quarrel

like an egg
is full of meat."

Romeo and Juliet.
I'm reading it.

Act III, scene 1.

I can't find it now.

Raw eggs coming up.

Not raw.

Runny.

Hey, wait a minute.
Hey, stop.

Nick, the pie machine's
gone berserk.

Whoa.

If he jumps, he jumps,

but they never do.

I got to go.

I'll call you
later. Bye.

Hai!

Ho! Ha!

What do you
think of him,
the new guy?

He just started, Cora.

I've been checking him out.

Something about him
I don't like.

I know... wise guy.

No. It's the headband.

He's cute, though.

You see something cute
in every guy.

I'm lucky like that.

Is Helen still out?

Nick thinks she'll
be back tomorrow.

Your problem is
you're too picky.

Women like that

always have opinions
about women like us.

How do those look?

Perfect.

You girls take such
good care of me.

I should have said ladies.

No. You should
have said women.

Frankie, you're looking
at a very old dog.

In my time,

i said tootsies, dolls,
gals, chicks, babes.

That's when I was young.

When I was a young man,

the wonder drug
was mercurochrome.

My daughter-in-law
wants me to call her Ms.

I put up with her
for the grandchildren.

Have I shown you

pictures of my grandchildren?

Want to see them again?

Some are out of focus.

[Telephone rings]

Peter, telephone.

How can vcrs be so complicated?

Hey, what's the story?

Ask Cora.

She after him already?
She's fast.

She's like a bullet, huh?

Maybe Jorge knows about vcrs.

That boy, all he got
on his mind is pussy.

Yeah, you open up his head,

I bet you find
little hairy triangles.

Frankie, come here.

The Professor from the college

just stuck his hand
up my skirt again.

O.K., you pour.
I'll bump.

Let me freshen that
up for you, sir.

I always like more.

Ohh!

I am so sorry.

Are you all right?

I am so sorry.

Ahem.

Um, Helen's in the hospital.

Her neighbor just called.

She thinks this is it.

15 years she works here.

It's long time.

Yeah?

You think she knows we're here?

I don't know.

Helen!

Shh! Cora,
it's a hospital.

Helen, honey,

it's Cora.

Can you hear me?

Excuse me, ladies.
Could you leave now?

Helen has another visitor.

O.K., we're leaving.

Helen, we're going to go now.

We'll be back
tomorrow, o.K.?

You think
we're going to
end up like this...

alone?

She's not alone.

Yeah...

She's alone.

Aah!

We're going to need
something under his head.

Let me have your jacket.

Back off, o.K.?

Give him a little room.

Celli and kapossi are going.

What's going on?

Where's Nick?

He's at the hospital.

What... what's wrong?

He's having a fit or something.

Call an ambulance.

You know I love you, baby.

What's the matter with you?

That's my girlfriend!

I don't know.
The guy's sitting there.

He falls down
like a ton of bricks.

You're stepping
on him. Stand back.

Hello. We need
an ambulance, please.

Uh, the Apollo restaurant,
23rd and 9th.

Is there a doctor here?

A doctor?

Is there a doctor?
Anybody a doctor?

You're dressed like a nurse.

Are you a nurse?

No. I'm a dental
technician.

We're going to need
an ambulance.

They're on the way.

You got to get him on his side

so he can breathe right.

Where'd you learn that?

Uh, campfire girls, uh...

I don't remember.
What is he, epileptic?

Uh, yeah. I think.

Are you sure?
Could be drugs.

He don't look
like a drug addict.

What is it?

"Epilepsy."
"Epilepsy."

Yeah. He's epileptic.

Why doesn't
everybody go back
to their tables?

He's fine.
The ambulance is coming.

Thank you.
Thanks for cooperating.

Free coffee for everyone.

Cora, give everybody
some coffee.

Nick's going to kill you.

You can make
that call now, Jorge.

Your name is Frankie, right?

Yeah.

I'm Johnny.

Yeah. I know.

Frankie and Johnny...
the song.

Yeah.
I've heard of it.

Is... is he breathing
all right?

Yeah.

Frankie and Johnny
were sweethearts.

Is that a coincidence?

I don't think
he's breathing right.

Why don't we go out tonight?

What?

I'm asking you out
with me tonight,

on a date.

He just asked her out.

I don't believe this.

I really want
to go out with you.

No.

Keep him company.

I'll go wait for the ambulance.

Ohh...

Hey, chum,
welcome to the world.

What happened?

Nothing much.

I just got turned down
by some woman.

No, you're going to be fine.

[Siren]

[Ruff ruff]

[Ruff ruff]

Hey, Lucy.

Aah!

Oh!

[Thunder]

[Gagging]

[Cough]

[Cough cough]

[Cough cough]

[Bell tolls]

[Cora]
I'm actually
in rego park.

[Door opens]

Look who's here.

What's he doing here?

He didn't even know her.

Sure, he did.

His first day was
her last, I think.

Helen can use
all the mourners
she can get.

Nedda!

I didn't mean it unkindly.

I'm just glad
we didn't book
St. Patrick's.

Tino and Luther
were here earlier.

Nick sprung big
for the flowers.

They're nice.

I got to go.

I'm going to go with you.

Funerals give me the willies.

You coming?

We just got here.

It's the thought.

I don't want
to leave her alone.

Yeah.

Sure.

Come on, nedda.

We don't need
a brick wall to fall on us.

Shut up.
Don't be ridiculous.

You're picking up a guy

in a funeral parlor

in front of a frickin' stiff!

In my wildest dreams,

I didn't do anything like that.

Oh, blow it out your ass!

Charming.

Sorry, Helen.

[Humming]

Tino, who do
I have to fuck
to get a waffle?

Forget about the waffle.

Thank you, tino.
Oscar's a lot better.

Hot plates. Look out.

[Jorge]
Here's another present
for you, Luther.

Can I ask you something?

Oh, yeah.

Shoot.

Oh, tino.

Give me a moment.
Thank you.

I'll clean that later.

Did you know Helen?

I mean,
it looked like you
were crying today.

Death is very sad.

But you didn't even know her.

Don't have
to know someone
to feel sad for them.

They call it empathy.

Yeah.

Empathy. Yeah.

Empathy...
the sympathetic vibrations

of two human beings.

I know what empathy means.

You don't know
what it means.
That's o.K.

I didn't know, either,
till I looked it up.

See, every day when
I'm shaving,

I look up a new word.

There was a little
piece of Turkey there,
that's all.

How can you have empathy

with someone you've never met?

I didn't have to meet her, see.

I just looked at her
picture on the casket,

and I knew.

I knew she lived alone.

I knew she had these dreams

that weren't quite enough

to keep her heart beating,

so she kept it going

by putting a bottle
of four roses

under her pillow every night

nobody knew about.

Vodka.

You should get a crystal ball

and one of those turbans.

You'd make more money.

I'm no fortuneteller.

I just tell it
the way I see it.

She had that look, you know?

My mother had that look
her whole life.

Disappointed.

I need a blood sausage
and hash browns.

Nedda, what are you doing?

She was just asking me out.

I am not... I am not
asking you out.

I'm sorry I'm interrupting.

And you know what?
You're slicing
the Turkey too thin.

Oh, that's o.K.

I'll wait.

Baby,
you know how I feel
about you, right?

Hey, don't monopolize
the phone.

¶ When I need some love ¶

¶ where will you be ¶

¶ when I need a touch? ¶

¶ oh, won't you tell me,
where, where ¶

¶ where will you be? ¶

oh, thank you, Cora.

¶ I'm on fire ¶

¶ 'cause you make me burn ¶

¶ I have desire ¶

¶ and for you I yearn ¶

¶ oh, won't you tell me ¶

¶ where, where,
where will you be? ¶¶

did you come?

I'm sorry.

I usually can hold it
longer than that.

Sorry.

It didn't seem like you came.

I came.

I did.

Oh, it was terrific.

Are you sure?

Are you kidding?

Of course I...
I did.

Yeah, but usually
a guy will moan

or yell or something.

You didn't even
clear your throat.

I trained myself
to do it quietly.

Why?

Well, let's just say
I've been in places

where
a full-throated orgasm

would be highly inappropriate.

What, like a monastery?

Yeah.

Sort of.

Hmm.

I'm dizzy.

Ooh.

Maybe the shoes
was too much for you.

Ohh, could have been.

Or position maybe?

Oh, position. Yes.

Ohh. I like
that position...

woman astride.

Oh, yes.

Why didn't you say something?

I would have done it.

You... you did it.

That's what this is.
Astride.

What, on top?

Yeah.
On top, like this.

Oh.

Oh, Cora...

Though my lips were sealed,

my mind and my body

were just shooting
off fireworks.

Ah, so it wasn't
exactly perfect.

Don't worry about it.

I wasn't exactly 100%.

These shoes...

they're cute, but
they kill my feet.

Can I stay over?

No.

Why not?

Because if you stay over,

we're just
going to lie here
all night awake,

pretending to be asleep,

and wondering why we
didn't hit it off.

Johnny, you're just lonely.

I'm just lonely.

We don't have to be
Romeo and Juliet.

Lonely.

Yeah.

You got a boyfriend, you said.

Got two boyfriends.

I'm looking for one
mister right.

I'll see you tomorrow.

See you at the salt mines.

Bye.

Good night.

Johnny.

It's not the end of the world.

Oh, I know.

I've seen the end of the world.

"But look.

"The morn in russet mantle clad

walks o'er the dew of yon
high eastward hill."

The morn, see?

What the hell does it mean?

It means
the son-of-a-bitch
sun is up.

Why doesn't the dick
head just say so?

Because he's
William Shakespeare,

the greatest poet
that ever lived.

So, what, you don't
respect me anymore?

I could care less.

I don't respect you.

Who asked you?

I think you're both
a couple of tramps.

Look, I did you both a favor.

I tried him out.

Did he really...

Oh...

Two minutes... Tops.

Oh, I hate that.

And so quiet, like a mouse.

I mean, marcel marceau

comes louder than this guy.

Maybe you scared him, you know.

That isn't out of the question.

Maybe, but I don't read poetry.

You need two words
to make it
in this town...

fuck and you.

Somebody didn't
get laid last night.

I get laid every night.

Oh, I bet you do.

Yeah. Opa. Opa!

No. Not the wig.

I knew not to use the wig,

but you know those gold pumps?

So I put them on.

Things are looking good,

but then I...

I know what you two
are talking about.

You do?

Of course I do.

What are we talking about?

Say the word.

Leave her alone.

Say it.

Cut it out.

Just for me.
Come on.

C-c-copulate.
Say it.

Cora, leave her alone!

You are so mean.

You can do it!

On the count of three.

1, 2, 3!

I watch
Dr. Ruth.

Peter, telephone.

Yeah. Uh-huh.

How much?

Whoo!

What the hell's with you?

Ya, ya, ya, ya!

Ladies and gentlemen, staff,

I have an announcement.

[Nick]
Crazy busboy.
What's he talking?

I sold my first script.

[Applause]

They're flying me
to sunny L.A.

To begin shooting
bloods on the moon
this summer.

I'll give you one last day,

and I'm off to Hollywood.

Yay, Peter!

¶ Frankie and Johnny were
sweethearts ¶

¶ oh, lordy, how they
could love ¶

¶ swore they'd be true
to each other... ¶

[johnny] Son of a bitch!

Pardon my French.

¶ He was her man ¶

¶ but he was doin'
her wrong... ¶

o. K. Serving
for the game.

¶ I ain't gonna tell you
no stories... ¶

aw, I got you now.

Shit!

Pardon my French.

¶ I saw your man
about an hour ago ¶

¶ with that gal
named Nellie bly ¶

out!

So it is.
Good game.

Good one, Joe.

I got to go catch criminals.

¶ But he was doin' you wrong ¶¶

so why won't you go

to Peter's
going-away party
with me?

Because I don't want to.

I'll pick you up
at 7:00.

Sometimes you're
really obnoxious.

I'm not obnoxious.
I'm just eager
to go out with you.

There's a big difference.

545 west 54th street.

How'd you know that?

It's on your punch card.

What are you doing
looking at it?

Enjoying myself.

Stay away from my punch card!

What's your apartment number?

6-a.

Oh...
I don't believe you.

6-b. 3-f.

Am I close?

What, am I talking
to myself here?

O.K. What am I
going to do

to make you respond,

start writing you little notes?

I don't respond
to little notes.

If I start giving
you presents,
would that help?

You can afford that?

You know, I say little.

I don't like presents.

I know.
I'll back off.

But I got to
tell you something.

I got a crush on you.

Burger deluxe!
Pick up!

Why do you want
to go out with me?

Because the heart
does things for reasons

that reason cannot understand.

Does Nick know about this?

I'm going to tell Nick.

Ah, you got her jealous.

I'm serious.

She's all riled up now.

Why do you want
to go out with me?

We're going to go to the party.

Our whole life
we spend alone
at parties.

We walk in together.
It's not so bad.
Not so bad?

No!

No, it's not.

So we can do it.

Frankie.

What? Do what?

What's the matter?

I don't
even remember
what my order was.

One meat loaf platter
and two chef's salads.

See that?

I never forget an order.

Johnny, cancel the tuna melt.

The customer
just died
of malnutrition.

I'm giving his
lawyer your number.

Uh, try something
a little more festive.

You need these?

No. Not yet.

I'm too old for this shit.

Aw, come on.

I don't think so.

You look like an Italian widow.

Oh, God. I wish
you'd just come with me.

I'm sorry. I can't.
I canceled this
dinner three times.

I hate going to parties alone.

I always feel
like everybody's
staring at me.

Dressed in that,
they probably are.

What time is the bullfight?

Let me weave my magic spell.

Ah, ooh! The land
of lost dresses.

And the winner is...

There. Now, that
is a party dress.

I feel prettier already.

If you don't want to
go to parties alone,
start dating again.

She hasn't had a date
in three years,

not since Phillip...

oops. I said
the "p-h" word.

That's not true.

What about that welshman?

I dated him that whole summer.

Please.
I don't count him.
I didn't like him.

What? He asked me
to marry him.

Probably why I didn't like him.

He wasn't leaving his wife.

They never do.

What do you know
about those things?

More than you, obviously.

She doesn't have to date.

I don't date by choice.

Too bad, because
I love your choices.

From Mr. abuse-you
to Mr. use-you,

plus a Christmas fling
with a cross-dresser

that I blew the whistle on.

Um... No.

Yes! Ooh, mama.
The pumps!

Definitely the pumps.

Bobby, what do you think?

Leave me out of it.

I'm giving it six weeks.

[Intercom buzzes]

Are you expecting someone?

No.

[Buzz]

Hello? Who is it?

Frankie?

Johnny?

Ooh, I just got goose bumps.

You know that song?

¶ Frankie
and Johnny... ¶¶

four weeks.

It says your name

but not the apartment number.

I want to come up.

6-a!

No, no. That's
the new guy at work.

The new cook.

Is he cute?

Yeah. Sort of.

Do you have a date,

or did you order sandwiches?

No! He asked me out.
I said no.

Then he asked me
to go to Peter's party,

and I said no, I think.

Oh, what did I say?

How should I know?

Who cares?
It's a gentleman caller.

[Knock on door]

God!

What, did he run up?
He means business.

Should I get it?

Wait, wait!

Who are you going
to say you are?

The man who shot
liberty valance.

What's the matter with you?

How do I look?

I'm supposed to say that.

Yeah, but you never do.

¶ Frankie
and Johnny... ¶¶

oh, my God.

I look like the Breck girl!

Oh, hi.

This is 6-a,
right?

6-a.

Welcome.

Hello.

Are you...

oh, my God!

You o.K.?

Whoo!

Can I get you something?

I'm fine.

I just ran up five flights.

I don't know what got into me.

I just had to run up.

Wanted to get here, I guess.

You didn't have to do that.

No, it was my pleasure.
My pleasure.

So, are you ready?

Yeah, almost.

Good.

Nice apartment.
Big for a studio.

O.K. Sit.
I guess there's, uh,
not an empty chair

in the house, huh?

Um...

Oh!

Oh, man. I couldn't
figure out what
to wear, either.

Uh...

This is Tim and Bobby.

They're, uh, hooking up my vcr.

Oh, great.

Whew!

I'm Tim. He's Bobby.
I live across the hall,

and Bobby lives with
the Von trapp family.

So I guess this is
your first date.

Yeah.

We just started dating,
ourselves.

Each other?

Yes.

Oh, that's interesting.

You'd never know it, you know?

That's, uh...

So, this is really, uh,
nice and homey, isn't it?

Oh, elephants.

She's been collecting those
since she was a kid.

When the trunks are up,
it's supposed to mean
good luck.

Yeah, it does,
but they got to
face the window.

Oh.

Otherwise, it's bad luck.
I read that somewhere.

That explains a lot.

Uh, I think I could help you
with that wire there.

I think I got it.

You sure you know
what you're doing?

The last time I worked on
one of these...

O.K. I think that one
goes right there.

Yeah.

No, I'm sure.

O.K.

[Knock on door]

Johnny, are you an electrician?

Uh, no, I'm a cook.

This is so exciting.

I feel like your big sister.

Well, what do you think?

He's... Nice.

Oh, that's
a rotten thing to say.

He's very nice.

Look, we've both done worse.

Of course, he could be
a mass murderer
or a psycho.

You never know these days.

Thank you for
sharing that with me.

You look great.
Hurry up before
he changes his mind.

It's better the way I had it.

I think you're right.

Maybe I should
just learn to leave
well enough alone.

Oh. Let me help you.
Here.

Try this.

You know, I have
a cousin who's gay,

by the way.

Oh.

Most people do.

Um, ready?

He's really a great guy.

I'm sure.

He just found out he was gay

a couple of months ago.

Well, I'll look him up
in the directory.

Under the new listings.

Let's go.

Good one.

Nice meeting you, huh?
Nice meeting you, Bobby.

Sorry about the TV.

Don't worry about it.

Nice meeting you.

Sure you don't want to come?

Next week, we'll double.

Oh, I hope it works out.

[Rock music plays]

There's a lot of reasons.

At work, all
the little things
you do that I watch.

I love the way you swig.

You don't think we fit, do you?

We fit, Frankie.

We fit.

Like...

Peas in a pod.

Like a lock and a key.

I'm not so sure I like
where your key's been.

Oh.

You mean Cora, right?

O.K. You think
that was something, huh?

Come on.
You know what that was.

It was a band-aid
on loneliness.

So, how old are you?

None of your business.

How old are you?

What do you think?

Late 40s.

Oh. Oh, no. God.

What? Then...
then don't ask.

Oh. Don't ask.

But before I go any further,

I'd like
to introduce you all
to my heart... Cheryl.

Cheryl!
Cheryl! Cheryl!

The man this couldn't
have happened without,

my agent mutzie kalish.

Mutzie!
Mutzie! Mutzie!

Finally, to all of you

who helped me
when I was a nobody,

I'd like to thank you now

because I'm sure I'll
forget you when I'm big

and in Hollywood.

I have something
to say. O.K.

I wish to make salute to Peter,

who used to work for me
at the Apollo cafe.

In honor of Peter,

my cousins will play
some Greek music.

Yeah, let's break some plates.

Would you like some cake?

So, want to dance?

No. No. No. Ask nedda.
That's her thing.

Nedda?

If something
happens between us,

I hope you're not going to...

I'll deal with it.

Nedda?

What?

Would you like
to go Greek with me?

Oh, yeah. Hang on
a second, though.
My bra snapped.

For old times' sake.

Aah!

Ow!

Me and three of the guys
tightened that up.

Johnny's teaching me
how to be a cook.
This is Maria.

Great party.

Confession time.

On my first day,
I stole some
of your tips.

I know, but
you put it back
the next day.

I was broke.

I was really broke.

I'm really glad
things are working out

for you, Peter, you know?

I wish you all the best.

Thanks.

[Jorge]
Let's get something to eat.

Hey, baby, let's cut a rug.

Are you braless?

[Playing Greek music]

Opa!

Let's go, niko!
Come on, dance!

Opa!

Nedda!
Nedda!

All right, let's go!

He's not Greek, but he's good.

Party! Party!

Johnny!
Let's go, Johnny!

All right!
Let's go!

Hey, latest step!

[Nick] Yes, bravo, bravo.

Ha ha ha ha.

Come on. There
must be a reason.
Dumbo.

Dumbo? The movie?
Yep. No deep
hidden meaning.

Plain dumbo the elephant.

Just before
my father left
when I was 7,

he took me to see dumbo.

I liked the movie,
so I save elephants.

I like that movie, too.

The flower market.
It's my secret place.

Only me
and 3,000 florists
know about it.

Hey, how about
a lovely corsage
for the lady?

Oh, good.

Which one?

[Frankie]
The one on the bottom.
The third one in.

This one?
Yeah.

O.K., I got it.

You want me to do it?

You never went
to the prom, did you?

No.

Did you?

I wish you'd stop
looking at me like that.

Like what?

Like that.
It's too intense.

You don't look.
You stare.

It makes me nervous.

Oh, thank God
you finally got here.

Sorry I'm late.

Get off my back!

I... I think we should
go to your place.

I think so.

Johnny, I...
I really like you,

but does it have to be tonight?

Yeah.

Who says?

Frankie.

Aah!

Oh, oh, oh.

I'm o.K.

Are you o.K.?

Oh, I'm fine.

You got something?

You mean rubbers?

Yeah.

Oh, talk about a mood changer.

Well, do you?

Ohh.

The truth is
that I didn't think

this was going to happen
on a first date.

I just didn't think this was...

Well, the truth is,
it's not going to.

Oh, no.

It's o.K.

I don't know, you know?
I just...

I was thinking if I
had brought something,

what would that look like?

That would look like

I was planning
to do it with you.

No, it's o.K.

Maybe this
is just not such
a good idea anyway.

This is...
I'm being penalized
for respecting you.

You're not being penalized.

You're just not getting laid.

Wait a minute.

Now, is this... is this
about getting laid?

All right, let's just talk.

No, come on.

How about... how about
I make us a sandwich?

You want a sandwich?

A sandwich.

I hate wearing
God damn rubbers.

Pardon my French,
but I know you
got to do it.

I never thought
I'd even contemplate

sleeping
with a man who said
"pardon my French"

all the time.

Done. Finished.
I will never say
those words again.

Where do you pick up
an expression like that?

This is good.

You made this?

No, my mom... ow! Shit.

Let me see that.

It's all right.

I'll get you something.
Keep pressure on it.

Don't let any blood
spill on the meat loaf.

I don't think
this is going
to work out.

I can't hear
what you're saying!

I'm a b.L.T. Down
sort of person,

and I think you are
looking for someone

a little more...

Pheasant under glass.

What are you doing in there?

Nothing. I'm just
looking for band-aids.

What are you doing?

Come on in. Sit down.

First aid.

Give me your finger.

Give me your thumb.

O.K.

Mmm!

I'm 42.

I'm 32.

Really?
You don't look it.

I'm 44.

Honest?

I'll be 46 this year.

What do you want
for your birthday?

I want to stop bullshitting
about things like my age.

I'll be 35
on the 11th of November.

You're a scorpio.

Mm-hmm.

Look in the medicine cabinet.

I... I have some.

I didn't want you
to get the wrong
impression.

They're behind the blue box.

I got 'em.

Is it on?

Well, not yet, you know.

You can't just put it on
until it's...

No, I know.

[Soft music plays]

You know,
I wouldn't have gotten
the wrong impression.

¶ It must be love ¶

¶ that whispers in my ear ¶

¶ must be love ¶

¶ that we keep tryin' to hear ¶

¶ 'cause I imagined ¶

¶ this kind
of wonderful choice ¶

¶ I imagine ¶

¶ you hear
the very same voice ¶

¶ when I speak to you ¶

¶ you say that's
just my imagination ¶

¶ oh, no, no, no ¶

¶ must be love ¶

¶ oh, it must be love ¶

¶ perhaps one girl
who was moving ¶

¶ in a fine line ¶

¶ finds one boy in back ¶

¶ that she can always
stand behind ¶

¶ and it's you and me ¶

¶ 'cause that's where
we wanna be ¶

¶ ooh, and it ¶

¶ must be love... ¶

let me hear you.

I want to hear you.

Come on, baby.

Let it go.
Let it go! Come on.

Let it go. Come on.

Come on.

Aah!

Ohh!

Oh ho ho!

Aah. Aah.

[Johnny] Aah!

[Frankie]
Ooh! Ooh.

[Moaning]

Ah ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

¶ It must be love
the sailor sails for ¶

¶ must be love
that drives a bottle ¶

¶ to the bottom
of the ocean floor ¶

¶ so you can show them
with your eye ¶

¶ the things
that make them cry ¶

¶ because that must be love ¶

¶ because it must be love ¶

¶ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ¶

¶ ooh, ooh ¶

¶ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ¶

¶ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ¶

¶ ooh, ooh ¶

¶ ooh ¶¶

[ding]

I need eggs over easy
and a roast chicken.

¶ It must be love ¶¶

you wear bandanna.
I wear bandanna.

The baby's coming soon?
You know what it is yet?

Yeah, twin boys.

Twins you got?

Yeah.

Can I touch?

Oh, yeah.
Be my guest.

I think this one just
kicked the other one.

Cora, I never see you
like this.

People think
I'm a tough bitch,
but it ain't true.

Shit like this chokes me up.

Frankie!

Touch the babies.

No, that's o.K.
My hands are dirty.
Next time.

This is your last chance.

I'm never getting
pregnant again.

That's what you said last time.

Flora, no. The blue.
Remember?

The blue is for the morning,

and the red one
is for the evening.

Thank you.

Eggs over easy twice,
scramble three with nova.

Hello to you, too.

I see you made it home
all right.

Oh, yes. I made it here
this morning.

I had time enough to put
this together.

Nice.

I slept like a babe.

So, I saw you
talking over here.
You like kids?

They're o.K.

You look like someone
who likes kids.

Oh, yeah?
So did my father.

What does somebody
who likes kids look like?

I need an order
of liver and onions...

Captain ahab.

[Johnny]
Hey, thanks
for loaning me

the car, Nick.

He's lending me his car.

I got an errand to run.

He's lending you his car?

He likes my cooking.

How about we take
a little walk?
I think we should.

I got to eat.

We all got to eat.

We'll eat.

How about I make
a little picnic for us?

What's the menu?

Whatever you like, you know.

You like tuna fish?

Tino tells me
you like tuna fish.

I'll make tuna casserole.

Oh, no,
not casserole. No.

Tuna fish sandwich.

I am defined
by my tuna sandwich.

I take the tuna out of the can,

and I work it
between my fingers

until it gets real soft.

I'm back.

It is kind of scary.

You got to admit,

two people
coming together
is scary.

But you can't deny
that it's happening.

I'll tell you how I feel.

I feel like you're
too needy for me.

I feel like you want
everything that I am,
you know?

Yes, I do. Why not?

Nick tells me guys ask you out

and you keep
saying no. Why?

I'm retired from dating.

What does that mean?

Something happen to you
when you were a kid?

Why is it that anytime a woman

doesn't want
to get involved
in a relationship,

men think they were
messed with as a kid?

Wrong. They
were messed with
as a woman.

I'm not going to mess with you.

You like my tuna?

Yeah. It's good.

So you didn't graduate
high school. So what?

So you can go back.

Go back?
I don't think so.

I had one highlight
in high school. One.

What was that?

I played sister Sarah

in our production
of guys and dolls.

No kidding?

Frankie and Johnny.

Yeah.
I've heard the song.

[Johnny]
We were a couple
before we met.

Didn't they kill each other?

No. She killed him.
You got the edge there.

Come on, let's go.

Yes!

Yes, yes. Go ahead.

[Johnny]
So, what are you
doing tonight?

Bowling.
It's my bowling night.

Great.
I love bowling.

No, it's a league.

Besides, you have your errand.

After my errand.

No. I need a night
to get over you.

I mean, last night...

O.K., I'm
on meadow brook.

14...

Meadow brook...

Meadow brook...

Where's 111?

Where is 111?

Oh...

Meadow brook.

Am I close?

Here it is.

Let's bowl.

O.K.

¶ You see a faded sign
at the side of the road ¶

[frankie]
O.K., now,
concentrate, Cora.

¶ Love shack ¶

all right, Cora!

¶ Love shack, yeah, yeah ¶

yes. Bring 'em in.

Here we go,
Frankie.
Here we go.

[Cora]
We need this spare,
honey.

Watch this.
Watch this.
Watch this.

Yes!

Aah!

¶ Getaway ¶

¶ headin' for
the love getaway ¶

¶ I got me a car,
it's as big as a whale ¶

¶ and we're
headin' on down... ¶

oh, hell.

Great, nedda.

Great?
It was terrible.

It was better than last time.

¶ So hurry up and bring
your jukebox money ¶

¶ to the love shack,
a little old place... ¶

wow!
Did you see that?

Hey, where'd you learn
to bowl like that?

Altoona, pa.

That's about all
I learned there.

¶ Love shack, baby ¶

hi.

You're from altoona?

Yeah.

¶ Baby, love shack... ¶¶

I... I think I'm going to
have some kind of fit.

I...I was born
in altoona.

Very funny.

He makes things up.

No! I was born in
St. Stephen's hospital.

We lived on martell street.

And I suppose
you went to moody
high school, too.

No, because we left
when I was 8.

I went to park Lane
elementary, though.

Are you really from altoona?

Well, why would
anyone pretend they
were from altoona?

To keep up
this cockamamie
coincidence theory.

Don't encourage him.

My mother ran off with
a guy she met at a.A.

My father took us to Baltimore,

to his sister, my aunt.

Cora, it's your turn.

No. This is better
than old yeller.

She couldn't cope with us,

so they put us in foster homes.

I'm 18 years old,
and I'm with the carnival.

This guy Mr. memory,
he's 85 years old.

He's got a memory...
instant recall,

so he's got things in his head.

He's got entire books
in his head,

palindromes, speeches...

[cora] What's that?

Palindromes, um...

Something you spell
backwards and forwards
the same way, like...

Madam.

Otto.

Boob...

B-o-o-b.

Puppy.

Close enough.

Anyway, the old guy
says to me, "Johnny... "

are we bowling or what?

Sorry.

Shall we bowl?

[Nedda]
That's why he has
a good memory.

He can't bowl in those shoes.

Hey, what is
the matter with him?

I'm going to use
my own little ball.

Come on, Frankie!

How you doing?

O.K.

You all right?

Mm-hmm.

I know I wasn't
supposed to come
here tonight.

I don't know how
you feel about it.

It's o.K.

It's o.K.?

Yeah.

Babe...

Frankie.

You're up.

O.K., now,
we need a strike.

They're ahead by 4.

[Cora]
What are you
talking about,

they're ahead?

Let me look at this.

92 and 8 is 100.
It's not 96.

No, no. That was
a happy face I drew.

If you're going
to doctor scores,
doctor mine.

O.K., o.K.

I'm going all over
the place with you.

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

I'm in love with you.
I love you.

I am totally,
completely mad for you.

My heart stops
every time I look at you.

Personally, I think
we should be married.

I definitely want kids...

four or five, if possible.

There, I said it.

You don't have to say anything.

It's fine with me.

I just wanted to
get it out, myself.

Talk about a load off.

Talk about a load off?

Talk about a crock of shit.

Aw, don't say that, Frankie.

That's vulgar talk.
That's not like you.

You don't talk like that.

Fuck you how I talk.

I'll talk any fucking way

I fucking feel like it.

This is my fucking
bowling night!

Who the fuck are you

to fucking spoil it

by fucking telling me
you love me?

She really likes this guy.

Loving you makes me unlovable?

It makes you a creep.

No, you're sincere.
That's what's so awful!

I mean, are you nuts?

Kids, for Christ's sake!

So what's wrong with kids?

I hate kids!

I don't believe that.

I'm too old to have kids.

No, you're not.

I can't have any.

Are you happy now?

We'll adopt.

Look, you don't just
fall in love with people.

Why not?

They don't like it!

Do you need help?

How would
you like it
if nedda said,

"I love you,
and I want to
have your baby"?

Nedda, I really like you,

you're a nice person,

but I love Frankie.

I'm getting help.

You don't know me.

I can't do anything.

I slept with the guy.

You slept with him?

Frankie didn't tell you that?

She told me
you slept with
everybody else,

not him.

She didn't mention
the gold pumps?

He wore gold pumps?

You just want to believe that

because then it's
easier for you to
keep running away.

"You don't know me."
I don't know you.

I know you.

What do you want, Frankie?

What do you want?

What do you want from a guy?

I want a guy
who will love me
no matter what.

You got him...
here. Me.

Christ, this is worse than
looking for Mr. goodbar.

Frankie, I am trying
to improve my life,

and I'm running out of time.

Maybe you should
just go find
someone else

who's double-parked
like you.

That could happen, you know.

I could meet somebody tomorrow,

get laid, think I was in love.

Don't let me stop you.

I'm stopping me.
I love you!

But I'm so scared, Frankie.

I'm so scared
you're going
to retreat back.

You know,
to that place you're
so comfortable with,

that place where
nobody can find you.

That's why I'm
coming on so strong.

Can't you see it?

What's going on here?

Frankie...

Chances like this
don't come along often.

You got to take them

because if you don't,
they're gone forever.

And you may wind up...
Not only...

and pardon my French
for the very last time...

screwing some other
person you meet,

thinking you're in love
with this person,

and marrying them.

It happens.

O.K., Johnny.
That's enough.

You're making her cry.

Boy, are you barking
up the wrong tree.

I never thought that I could
fall in love with a woman

who said, "barking up
the wrong tree."

[Tim] Let's go.

You've driven me to it!

Let's calm down, shall we?

You wait outside.

Are you all right?

I never use that expression...

Ever!

If I wanted a man in my life,

I wouldn't
have bought a vcr
I can't even work!

Excuse me.

Um...

I live
in the building
across from you,

and, uh...

I've seen how he beats you.

Is there anything I can do?

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

Shit!

Excuse me.

Don't be afraid.

Let me help you.

Thanks, mister.

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

[Ring]

I can't take it anymore.
This is not fair.

You're not going
to give up your job.

You were there first.

[Ring]

I'll handle him.

Now what's the problem?

He says he's in love with me.

He wants to marry me.

That bastard!

He's talking about a family.

Boy, you can pick 'em...

love, a home, marriage.

Screw that shit.

[Ring]

Can I answer this?

Tell him to go to hell.

Frankie just said something
very derogatory about you,

but I know at least
a dozen women

and quite a few men
I can put you in touch with.

Johnny, give it a rest.

She doesn't want to talk.

He wants to know
about tonight...

Saturday night...

The loneliest night
of the week.

I'm busy.

Call me in a few years.

He's singing.

¶ Saturday night
is the loneliest
night of the week ¶¶

Johnny, I got to go.

We're expecting another call
from you any minute.

Now remember, you're new here,

so you're easy to fire.

Keep things clean.

Over here we have
the ice for the drinks.

Remember that.

Here is the telephone.
Don't use it.

I like your ponytail.
You don't write scripts?

All dishes go here, o.K.?

O.K., over here
all waitresses put
dirty dishes here, o.K.?

You keep clean.

Frankie, you're
going to kill me.

I just got here. Why?

Many people changing shifts.

This makes me dizzy.

It's not my fault,
o.K.?

You had tonight off.

So did you.

Yeah, well, something came up.

[Johnny]
Something came up
for me, too.

Look, I don't want to
hurt your feelings, o.K.?

I... I really don't,

but Nick doesn't like
the help messing around,

so please don't make
this any more difficult
than it has to be.

I really need this job.

You think
I would jeopardize
your job?

I would never
jeopardize your job.

I'd quit first,
and I mean that,

and I need this job, too.

Then let's just both
go about our business.

I need a chicken sand,

and it's
birthday time
at table eight.

This is
brand-new cashier,

and she's my grandmother.

You give her check

when you finish,
o.K.?

¶ For he's
a jolly good fellow... ¶

have good time.

¶ Which nobody can deny ¶¶

Happy Birthday, Uncle Lou!

You look great!

Blow.
Blow it out.

Watch yourself.

Thank you.

A grilled cheese
and an order of skins.

I got a little
carried away at
the bowling alley.

My errand didn't
turn out too good.

So, I just want you
to know I'm sorry.

I apologize.

Well, you certainly
made an impression.

You want something to drink?

I'm on a break, too,

so talk, don't talk.

It's up to you.

Are you keeping some
big secret from me?

Like what?

Like I don't know.
Like you tell me.

Uh...

I'm not married.

Were you?

Yes.

How many times?

Once.

That it?

Were you in jail?

Yes.

Served 18 months
in the slammer.

What for?

Signing somebody else's name
to somebody else's check.

A forger?

Well, I'd call it, uh...

A failed forger.

I just did it once.
I was...

Is that where you did
all your reading, prison?

Yeah, most of it.

I got most of my books
from a fella named
Henry Hank hill.

I don't know him.

Nobody did.

He was executed two months ago.

I cooked him his last meal.

[Frankie]
Andreas, this
lettuce is limp.

I'm sorry.
You're right.

[Maxine]
I'm going to
the John, Frankie.

O.K.

So, how about you?

Were you ever married?

No.

Uh, chef's salad,
chicken salad,

and a side of slaw.

Anyone serious?

Try terminal.

Who's this serious person?

Who is that?

Uh, well, he got more serious

with who I thought
was my best friend.

Oh, really?

How long ago was that?

Three years.

I was divorced three years ago.

Now, is that a coincidence?

Really?

I cross my heart
and hope to die.

Waitress!

I'll be right with you, ma'am.

You got any kids?

Two.

I thought so.

You see them?

Yesterday.

First time in two years.

That's what
the errand
was about.

My wife remarried.

She lives in the suburbs now.

I hate the suburbs.

No, it's not bad.
Beautiful house.

Nice.

I could have
never provided
them with that.

So I got there.

There were my kids,
playing on the lawn.

I bet they were
glad to see you.

Well...

I didn't get out of the car.

I just couldn't, uh...

They looked so...

Happy, you know.

They got so big.

They looked like
somebody else's
kids, so...

I just drove away.

It's like I lost them,
you know?

That's how I feel.

Waitress!

Hello! Can we get
some service?

No, you haven't lost them.

You're just not ready.

Finally.

What's safe to eat here?

I'm sorry.
We're closed.

What?

What kind of a place is this?

[Nick]
O.K., hurry up.
Let's go.

Good night, Frankie.

Good night, Andreas.

Good night, Ari.

There's yours, Frankie.

You can come
back here any
Saturday night.

Thanks, Maxine.

Good night, Maxine.

Good night.

Was she home?

Yeah.

Did you talk to her?

What did she say?

I'm going to
see the kids
next weekend.

Good.

Thank you.

What is that?

It's a... Rose.

It grew in the kitchen.

[Nick]
O.K., good night.

Closing up.

Everything finished.

What's that?

It's a potato.

It's a rose.

Johnny made it.

On my break.

It's nice.

That potato...

Very romantic.

O.K., Frankie,

you want lift home?

It's o.K.

Thanks.

O.K. You know how
to close up. Huh?

Bring back fork.

Good night.

Good night, Nick.

[Johnny] Good night.

Come on, grandma.
We go home, watch
wrestling. Come.

Come on.
I'll walk you home.

So, how about you?

Do you ever want
to kill yourself
sometime?

Uh... Well, yeah.

Everybody wants to kill
themselves sometime.

Can we change the subject?

O.K.

Want me to buy you that?

Yeah.

[Johnny] If you had any wish,

what would you wish to be?

You won't laugh?

No.

Teacher.

You know, teaching little kids.

That's good.

What about you?

Did you always dream
of being a cook?

No. Prison did it.

When I went in

and I heard that clank,
you know... boom...

I died.

Then they put me in
the kitchen with the food,

and, I don't know,
suddenly I was born again.

I started to feel like
I could breathe again.

It was like I had aspirations.

Aspiration?

Aspiration, yeah.

Have you been shaving again?

Ha!

So what about this
terminal relationship

you had with this guy?

What was that? Uh...

The guy who left you
for your best friend?

Phillip?

The main thing I felt was dumb.

I... I even
introduced them.

I lent them money.

I gave her my old television.

They're probably
watching it together
at this very moment.

I hope it explodes and
blows their faces off.

What about before Phillip?

Anybody else?

I don't want
to talk about that.

O.K., but you can't
spend the night.

Aw!

I know there's got to be

something in this world

better than watching you,

but I'll be damned
if I know what it is.

Mm-hmm.
Oh, yeah, sure.

No, I put it up there...

it's a vision.

It's an inspired spectacle.

I put it up there
with the grand canyon,

a mother nursing her child,

triumphant facts of nature.

You been to the grand canyon?

I have not, no.

Yeah?

Me, either.

I'd like to go there someday.

Hawaii, too.

Open your robe.

No. I don't want
to open my robe.

Why?

I don't know.

I just want to look at you.

No.

For 15 seconds.
That's all.

I just want to look at...

look at what?

Why?

I don't know.
I just...

To know that I can,

that I can look at
the woman I love
and see her...

her eyes, her breasts,

her stomach, her...

don't say it.

I hate that word.

I wasn't going to.

Well, I hate both of them.

O.K., I'll look up
some new ones

in my thesaurus.

I never know when
you're playing games
or being serious.

I am doing both...
serious games.

Why do we have
to name everything?

Say you had a pet
parakeet, right?

It was beautiful.
I'd want to look at it.

You'd let me, and we'd move on.

I had a parakeet.

I was glad when it died.

O.K.

15 seconds.

I'm timing this.

Turn that light out.

I told my cousin
I didn't want a bird.

She swore I'd love a parakeet.

What's to love?

They don't do anything

except not sing
when you want them to

and sing when you don't,

make that awful
scratching noise

on the bottom of the cage.

If I ever get another pet,

it'll be a dog.

You know,
something you can hold.

I only got my hands
on that God damn parakeet

when it dropped dead

and I threw it
in the garbage can.

O.K., that's enough.

That's got to be 15 seconds.

You happy now?

[Radio plays Clair de lune]

That music is nice.

Makes me...

Think of grace.

You're listening
to midnight with marlon.

For information on becoming
a supporting member

of the wmyl family,
give me a call.

555-1111.

What do you want
to kill yourself
about sometimes?

I want to kill myself sometimes

when I think
I'm the only person
in the world

and that part of me
that feels that way

is trapped inside this body

that only bumps
into other bodies

without ever connecting
to the only other person

in the world
trapped inside of them.

We have to connect.

We just have to.

I feel...

Very...

Sad?

No. I don't
know what it is.

Say it.
Say it anyway.

No. Protective.

Good.
That's very nice.

No. I'm looking
for somebody

to take care of me this time.

Aren't we all?

Why do we keep going

from one subject
I don't like
to another?

What is this?
All of a sudden,
the armor's up.

What about your armor?

I don't have any.

Besides, I didn't mean you.

Not everybody thinks
life is a picnic.

Some of us have problems.

Some of us have sorrows.

But people like you

are so busy
telling us
what you want,

you don't
even notice
the rest of us

who aren't exactly
jumping up and down.

Hold it.

What are you talking about?

I've done nothing
but notice you.

You don't notice me.
You smother me.

I'm not giving up
everything again.

I can't keep
repeating the same
stupidity in my life.

Who's saying you
give up anything?

We're talking
about love and need.

We're not in love.

Maybe that's what you think.

I think we are.

Just because
you've given up
on that possibility,

there's no need to drag me down

to that level of thinking.

I think you better leave now.

You know, I'm sorry.

I thought you were
a kindred spirit.

You know what kindred means?

Two of a kind,
sharing a great
affinity.

I know what kindred means.

Shall we go for affinity?

You know...

That is the first
really rotten thing
you've said to me.

To make fun of somebody
else's intelligence

or education or lack of,

that is somebody
I would be very glad
not to know.

I thought you were sad, Johnny.

I didn't know you were cruel.

I'm sorry.

It's just a cruelty
waiting to happen again.

I want you to go.

Why?

I want to be alone.

I want to watch my vcr.

I want to eat
ice cream and sleep.

Aw, come on, alone.
Jeez!

Sooner or later,
you'll have to
deal with us.

That's it.
No two ways about it.

Why not get it over with now?

You're in the mood.

Come on. Tomorrow's
Sunday... day off.

We'll sleep in.
Let's talk.

O.K.
I'm calling Tim.

No, Bobby. He'll beat
the shit out of you.

Not yet. Not yet.

I'll open that window
and scream.

In this city?

Everybody's doing
the same thing.

Who's going to hear you?

Get out!

O.K.

I promise I will go.

Only, I want to make a call.

You know, this all
should be so easy.

Why is it always so damn hard?

Hello, uh...
Midnight with marlon?

Oh.
Hello, uh... Marlon.

My name is, uh, Johnny,

and I would like
to know the name

of that particular
piece of piano music

you were playing a minute ago

so I can buy it,
present it
to my lady love,

whose name happens
to be Frankie.

Some coincidence...
Frankie and Johnny.

Debussy.
Claude debussy.

Clair de lune.
You got that?

Why are you doing this?

Everything I want
is in this room.

Uh...
Hello, uh, marlon.

I know you don't take requests,

but just listen to me a second.

Now, there's a man and a woman.

He's a cook.
She's a waitress.

Now, they meet,
and they don't connect,

only, she noticed him.
He could feel it.

And he noticed her.

And they both
knew it was
going to happen.

They made love,

and for maybe one whole night,

they forgot the
10 million things

that make people
think, "I don't
love this person,

I don't like
this person, I
don't know this..."

instead, it was perfect,

and they were perfect,

and that's
all there was
to know about.

Only, now she's beginning
to forget all that,

and soon he's going
to forget it, too.

So could you play an encore
for Frankie and Johnny

in the hope of something
that ought to last

and not
self-destruct?

Well, why don't you
just think about it?

O.K. Thank you.

I want to show you something.

That guy I didn't
want to talk about,

he did this with a belt buckle.

It's gone.

It'll never go.

It's gone.
I made it go.

No, Johnny. You can't
make it go away.

Nobody can.

He's the reason I can't have...

Kids.

Um...

He knocked me around...

When I was pregnant,

and, um...

I lost the baby.

And there were complications.

He's gone now.

I would never hit you.

Never.

You don't have to
be afraid anymore.

I am.

I'm afraid.

I'm afraid to be alone.

I'm afraid not to be alone.

I'm afraid of what I am,
what I'm not,

what I might become,
what I might never become.

I don't want to stay at my job

for the rest of my life,

but I...

I'm... I'm
afraid to leave.

And I'm just tired, you know?

I'm just so tired
of being afraid.

Aw, honey.

Honey, listen to me.

I know I can't
make the bad go away.

You're right. I can't.

But... When
the bad comes again,

I'm going to be next to you.

I can't, Johnny.

I'm sorry.

[Chamber music plays]

This is wmyl in New York,

and you're listening
to midnight with marlon.

As you know, it's not
my policy to take requests,

but there's always
an exception to the rule.

I don't know if this is

the most beautiful song
ever written,

Frankie and Johnny.

Oh, how I wish that
really were your names,

but I know when
my leg's being pulled.

God, how I wish
you two really existed.

Maybe I'm crazy,

but I'd still like
to believe in love.

Why the hell do you think
I work these hours?

Anyway, you two moonbeams,

whoever and wherever you are,

whatever you're doing...

This one's for you.

Here's an encore.

[Clair de lune plays]

You want to brush?

That means
you want me to brush.

Take the blue one.
It's never been used.

I'm not going to ask you
whose robe this is.

Good.

You should get toothpaste
with fluoride.

Shh.

Listen.

No matter what?

I'm 36.

¶ There you are ¶

¶ killing time ¶

¶ so scared
to show your feelings ¶

¶ afraid of fallin' ¶

¶ I won't fly ¶

¶ until I'm sure ¶

¶ you won't know ¶

¶ until you let go ¶

¶ the closer I get to you ¶

¶ the more you pull away ¶

¶ I've been trying to find ¶

¶ the perfect words to say ¶

¶ let it out, let it show ¶

¶ let it breathe, let it grow ¶

¶ can't you see
I'm waiting for you? ¶

¶ love is yours, love is mine ¶

¶ stand it up
and make it shine ¶

¶ open up ¶

¶ your dream could come true ¶

¶ you could find ¶

¶ what you need in me ¶

¶ here I am ¶

¶ hold on ¶

¶ and let go ¶

¶ I'm waitin' for you ¶

¶ waitin' for you ¶

¶ love is yours, love is mine ¶

¶ stand it up
and make it shine ¶

¶ open up ¶

¶ your dream could come true ¶

¶ let it out, let it show ¶

¶ let it breathe
and let it grow ¶

¶ can't you see
I'm waiting for you? ¶¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny, ha ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ a man and a woman ¶

¶ toughened
by the weight of time ¶

¶ but not quite
as hard as they seem ¶

¶ because they both have
hearts awaitin' dreams ¶

¶ Frankie, a tough gal
when she needs to be ¶

¶ Johnny,
a city-hard, street-made ¶

¶ a softer side
seen eventually ¶

¶ they'll both be o.K. ¶

¶ even with a heartbreak
yesterday ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny, ha ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ oh, when a gentle breeze ¶

¶ takes lovin' liberties ¶

¶ when a breath of air
blows your heart a pair ¶

¶ of kisses where
you wait for her ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ heeeooo ¶

¶ were lovers, all right ¶

¶ Frankie and Johnny
were... ¶¶