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(lively music)

(lively music)

(laughs)

(laughs)

- Look at that nut.

How'd you make out?

How'd you make out?

(laughter)

(laughter)

Linc, the jobs, remember?

- Oh, sure, yeah.

- Oh, sure, yeah.

- Excellent, the mind still shows evidence of retention.

How many fingers?

How many fingers?

- Five?

- I wonder whether we should continue the shock treatments

or try a lobotomy.

- Nothing.

- Nothing.

Everything was gobbled up last week when school got out.

- Will you look at that idiot?

- You boys really looking for work?

Real work?

Real work?

- Sure.

- Know anything about raspberries?

- A little, why?

- A little, why?

- That nut out there grows them.

He comes down here all the time.

He comes down here all the time.

I trade him rides for berries.

He's been looking for some help.

If you want, I'll ask him.

If you want, I'll ask him.

- Yeah, the good earth, the joy of the sod beneath our feet.

- Yeah, the good earth, the joy of the sod beneath our feet.

- Thanks for the tip but--

- No, go ahead, ask him.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- You have any idea what kind of work he's talking about?

- You have any idea what kind of work he's talking about?

- Sure.

These nice little berries grow on little bushes

These nice little berries grow on little bushes

and we come along and pick the nice berries

and put them in little boxes.

and put them in little boxes.

Come on, it'll get us in shape.

- Hey man!

- Hey man!

(mumbles) too later, there's no power.

(mumbles) too later, there's no power.

What kind of boat man you call yourself?

Give me a screwdriver.

Give me a screwdriver.

(engine starts)

Yeah, you see?

Yeah, you see?

It's too late.

Hey, I ever give you any bad berries?

Well, don't give me no more bad rides.

- Okay, okay.

Mike, these boys want to talk to you about work.

Mike, these boys want to talk to you about work.

Mike, these boys want to talk to you about work.

- Work?

Do me a favor, will you?

Go back to the roller skates, you city babies.

Go back to the roller skates, you city babies.

One day in my raspberry fields, you drop dead.

One day in my raspberry fields, you drop dead.

You ever work raspberries?

- Yeah.

- Baloney.

What do you do for a winter kill?

What do you do for a winter kill?

- Well, you get yourself a grape hoe,

- Well, you get yourself a grape hoe,

then you dig a shallow furrow and bury the canes.

then you dig a shallow furrow and bury the canes.

- Son of a gun.

- Son of a gun.

What do you know about that?

What do you know about that?

What do you know about that, (mumbles)?

- I guess he knows, Mike.

- Aye.

- Aye.

Okay, you work.

$8 a day, eat, sleep in a shed.

$8 a day, eat, sleep in a shed.

Okay?

- Okay.

- What's your name?

- Linc Case, Tod Stiles.

- Linc Case, Tod Stiles.

- Alright.

Come with me.

Alright, follow me, I show you where to go.

Alright, follow me, I show you where to go.

A new generation.

- Why don't you tie the bike on the back

- Why don't you tie the bike on the back

and we'll all three ride up?

- Did I ask you for a ride?

- Did I ask you for a ride?

- No.

- When I want a ride, I take a ride.

And when I tell you to follow me, you follow me

And when I tell you to follow me, you follow me

and stay behind, okay?

Tony.

Tony.

Tony!

Hey, Tony!

Hey, Tony!

Tony, where are you, Tony?

Tony, where are you, Tony?

Tony!

Where are you?

Tony!

- Would you please stop yelling?

- I told him to keep shooting to keep the birds away

- I told him to keep shooting to keep the birds away

from my berries.

Why do he never listen to me?

Why do he never listen to me?

- Hey, don't shoot that gun.

- Tony!

- Tony!

- I told you not to shoot the gun.

- Jenny, please don't tell me what to do.

- Jenny, please don't tell me what to do.

- Duck!

(gun fires)

- When I tell him to keep shooting.

- When I tell him to keep shooting.

(baby crying)

- Are you happy now?

- Are you happy now?

The baby's awake again.

- They gonna get used to it.

- That's what you think.

- That's what you think.

You don't have the slightest ides what--

- Tony!

- Tony!

Hey, Tony!

Tony!

Simple thing, you just put the shells in the gun

Simple thing, you just put the shells in the gun

and then you shoot.

and then you shoot.

That Tony, he don't care.

(calm music)

(calm music)

Hey, ignorants!

Hey, what is this stuff?

Hey, what is this stuff?

- Oh, hi, Mr. Donato.

- What is all this stuff?

- As far as I can see, it's cloth-like substance

- As far as I can see, it's cloth-like substance

to protect berry plants from birds.

to protect berry plants from birds.

- I tell him keep shooting, he puts rags on my plants.

- I tell him keep shooting, he puts rags on my plants.

Indian, you see him?

Get this junk off.

- Tony said it--

- I don't care what Tony say, I tell you take it off.

- I don't care what Tony say, I tell you take it off.

- Take it off.

Roger.

Roger.

Nothing but efficiency in this organization.

Nothing but efficiency in this organization.

- [Donato] Hey, you're supposed to be working for me,

ain't you?

Come on.

Come on.

- I told the kid to put that on there.

- I told you keep shooting.

- I told you keep shooting.

You put on rags.

- The cloth will keep the birds away,

- The cloth will keep the birds away,

you don't have to shoot.

- What about the sun?

- What about the sun?

Wise boy, how you think we're gonna get good berries

without the sun?

without the sun?

Donato's finest, that's what I grow.

Not these sick little things that grow on the dock.

Not these sick little things that grow on the dock.

Let go.

- No.

- No.

- I said let go!

- You're not gonna shoot that gun.

- Don't you tell me what I'm gonna do!

- Don't you tell me what I'm gonna do!

- Let go!

- Let go you!

I said let go!

I said let go!

I show you.

(punches)

(punches)

(punches)

(punches)

(smacks)

- Wouldn't you say this is not exactly an even contest?

- Wouldn't you say this is not exactly an even contest?

- I would.

- No, this is between them only.

- No, this is between them only.

- Tony!

Tony!

- You went too far today, you just went too far.

- You went too far today, you just went too far.

- Tony, he's your father!

Don't!

Don't!

- Hey, go ahead.

Punch.

Punch!

Punch!

- No, that's it, that's the end of it.

- No, that's it, that's the end of it.

Get packed.

We're getting out of here tonight.

We're getting out of here tonight.

Well, what are you looking at?

Go on, get packed.

- Okay, okay.

- Okay, okay.

- Hey, Tony.

You really go, eh?

Well, go.

You never do nothing right anyway.

You never do nothing right anyway.

- That's right, you do it.

You did everything.

You did everything.

That's what you want, you got it.

- Tony.

Hey, your lip's bleeding.

I hit you good one, eh?

I hit you good one, eh?

- It's no good, Papa.

It just gets worse.

- You really mean it?

You're really going?

You're really going?

Well, go!

Well, go!

You do me a favor, I can do it better without you.

You do me a favor, I can do it better without you.

Well, what are you looking at?

Joe, show them where they sleep

Joe, show them where they sleep

and come on in here and get those rags off.

and come on in here and get those rags off.

- Come on, I'll show you (mumbles).

- Come on, I'll show you (mumbles).

- The good earth.

- The good earth.

(gun fires)

- That old bull can really hit, huh?

Pow, right in the kisser.

Pow, right in the kisser.

- Always this bad?

- Well, there's rumbles all the time,

- Well, there's rumbles all the time,

but Tony never said he'd leave before.

- Think he will?

- Think he will?

- Oh man, when he says something, you better believe it.

It's D-Day any day here.

Just gotta watch out for the fallout.

Just gotta watch out for the fallout.

Especially this year.

- Why?

- Well, the winter got most of the crop,

- Well, the winter got most of the crop,

and then rains came, they got some more,

and the birds have been something else this year.

and the birds have been something else this year.

Very tense around here, gentlemen.

Very, very tense.

Very, very tense.

Well, here's your accommodations.

Well, here's your accommodations.

And if you need anything else, forget it.

And if you need anything else, forget it.

Welcome to Happy Acres.

- Any resemblance to persons living or dead, et cetera.

- Any resemblance to persons living or dead, et cetera.

- Roger.

- Roger.

- How about that old man?

Fights for everything.

Fights for everything.

Lotta will and a lotta life left there.

That's very rare and very beautiful.

That's very rare and very beautiful.

- Beautiful?

- Well, isn't it?

- Well, isn't it?

- It's not beautiful to me, Tod, it's ugly.

Ugly and stupid.

Ugly and stupid.

(calm music)

(calm music)

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

- Oh, Tony, Tony, why?

Why, Tony?

You don't understand nothing.

You never understand nothing.

Why you have to go away just because I hit you?

Why you have to go away just because I hit you?

I'm your father, ain't I?

I'm your father, ain't I?

And you my son, ain't you?

42 years I work just for this.

Everything just for you.

Everything just for you.

Now you go away just because I hit you a little bit.

Now you go away just because I hit you a little bit.

You call that respect.

What your mother think if she was here?

What your mother think if she was here?

Oh, Tony, why?

Oh, Tony, why?

Why, why, Tony?

Why, why, Tony?

Why?

- Something wrong?

- Oh, haven't you noticed?

- Oh, haven't you noticed?

My spine always grew horizontally.

(gun fires)

(gun fires)

- Hey, chief.

You can level with me.

You can level with me.

How many scalps you got stashed away at the reservation

from the old days?

from the old days?

- 10.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- 20.

- Hey, now you're talking.

- Hey, now you're talking.

Hey, let me handle this.

You get yourself a big knife and one of those things

You get yourself a big knife and one of those things

with the feathers in it,

and we go to Minneapolis, someplace downtown,

and we go to Minneapolis, someplace downtown,

and you start jumping up and down and grunting

and you start jumping up and down and grunting

and making with the "uh" jazz,

and making with the "uh" jazz,

like a big type warrior savage.

And we peddle the scalps.

And we peddle the scalps.

We'll make a fortune.

50-50, what do you say?

50-50, what do you say?

- Uh-uh.

60-40.

- What?

- Well, my feathers and my scalps.

- Well, my feathers and my scalps.

60-40.

- Hey, how about this guy?

What are you trying to get back, Manhattan?

What are you trying to get back, Manhattan?

I know the action.

You're not talking all cabbage-head from hicksville,

You're not talking all cabbage-head from hicksville,

I know the action.

- Hey, ignorants!

- I think he wants me.

- Yes sir, Mr. Donato.

- Cabbage-head hick, huh?

- Cabbage-head hick, huh?

That somebody like me?

That somebody like me?

- No, I just meant...

- You are, you're pretty smart then.

- You are, you're pretty smart then.

- Well, I get along, you know.

- Well, I get along, you know.

- Oh, sure, sure.

Let's see how smart you are.

Pick up these two stones.

Now you let them drop, both the same time,

Now you let them drop, both the same time,

which one hits the ground first?

which one hits the ground first?

- This one.

- Why?

- Why?

- It's heavier.

- Drop it.

Galileo.

1564, 1642.

Bodies of different weight fall at the same velocity.

Bodies of different weight fall at the same velocity.

In 1591, he knew that.

Now 1963, you still don't know it.

Now 1963, you still don't know it.

Heavier, eh?

Go on, dig, dig.

Go on, dig, dig.

Cabbage-heads.

Cabbage-heads.

My son Tony knew all about it when he was 12 years old.

My son Tony knew all about it when he was 12 years old.

Dig!

That's all you're good for.

My son Tony knew about it when he was 12 years old,

My son Tony knew about it when he was 12 years old,

because I taught him.

because I taught him.

Me, cabbage-head.

Galileo.

Galileo.

1564, 1642.

Now dig!

Now dig!

Wise kid, make fun of me and the Indian.

Wise kid, make fun of me and the Indian.

Don't even know nothing about Galileo.

Don't even know nothing about Galileo.

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

(gun fires)

(gun fires)

- So very old are we men, our dreams are tales told

- So very old are we men, our dreams are tales told

in dim Eden by Eve's nightingales.

in dim Eden by Eve's nightingales.

We wake and whisper a while, but the day gone by,

We wake and whisper a while, but the day gone by,

silence and sleep like fields of amaranth lie.

silence and sleep like fields of amaranth lie.

Walter de la Mare, English lit, survey 204B.

Walter de la Mare, English lit, survey 204B.

Walter de la Mare, English lit, survey 204B.

Amaranth, the flower that never fades.

You see, the image refers--

You see, the image refers--

- I apologize.

- Eureka.

It talks.

It talks.

- What do you remember most about your father?

- What do you remember most about your father?

What's the first thing that comes to your mind?

What's the first thing that comes to your mind?

- I'm just getting out of the hospital.

- I'm just getting out of the hospital.

I've broken my arm.

My father's waiting for me in the reception room.

My father's waiting for me in the reception room.

I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks.

I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks.

I'm standing in front of him.

He wants to hug me.

I can see that.

I got on this crazy kind of a cast and he can't.

I got on this crazy kind of a cast and he can't.

He needs a shave badly.

He takes my face in his big hands

He takes my face in his big hands

and he rubs his cheeks against mine.

and he rubs his cheeks against mine.

Hard.

His beard hurts me so much I cry.

But I don't let it out.

It hurts, but I don't care.

It hurts, but I don't care.

I just don't care.

I just don't care.

- I was 13.

- I was 13.

Been getting bad grades.

Been getting bad grades.

Just couldn't seem to hold my mind anything.

Just couldn't seem to hold my mind anything.

I had a dog named Blue.

He told me if I didn't do any better, he'd give him away.

He told me if I didn't do any better, he'd give him away.

See, it was important to him where I stood

See, it was important to him where I stood

with the other kids.

I didn't do any better.

I didn't do any better.

I came home one day, I remember we had company.

I came home one day, I remember we had company.

And Blue was gone.

I went to my father and I began hitting him

and punching him as hard as I could.

and punching him as hard as I could.

He stood there and took it in front of all those people

until I was through.

I can still see the shame on his face.

I can still see the shame on his face.

Then he picked me up and carried me to my room

Then he picked me up and carried me to my room

and sat me down on the bed.

And he turned around and walked out, locked me in.

And he turned around and walked out, locked me in.

He didn't talk to me.

He didn't talk to me.

Not a word.

Shame and silence, that's what comes back to me.

Shame and silence, that's what comes back to me.

The old man and his son bring it all back so strong.

The old man and his son bring it all back so strong.

You remember love.

Strong but a beautiful hurt.

Strong but a beautiful hurt.

I remember shame.

I remember shame.

I remember his silence.

I remember his silence.

- I guess we can never really know them, Linc.

- I guess we can never really know them, Linc.

Maybe all we can do is sorta love them from a distance.

Maybe all we can do is sorta love them from a distance.

- Maybe.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Smell the honeysuckle?

Nice.

I planted some last year.

I planted some last year.

- You work here last year?

- Last six years.

- Last six years.

I think after this, no more though.

I think after this, no more though.

- Why?

- No use.

- No use.

West patch maybe a little crop, but the rest...

West patch maybe a little crop, but the rest...

Erosion too deep.

Erosion too deep.

The dirt is old.

The dirt is old.

Plants are too old.

Plants are too old.

Everything.

Everything, too old, too tired.

I think this is the last year.

I think this is the last year.

Say good night.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Smells good, huh?

- You know, we had honeysuckle all around the house.

- You know, we had honeysuckle all around the house.

Grew up over the porch all the way up to my room.

Grew up over the porch all the way up to my room.

It's funny I'd forgotten that.

It's funny I'd forgotten that.

You wouldn't think you could forget something

You wouldn't think you could forget something

that was so much a part of home.

You remember so much of everything else,

and you forget the honeysuckle.

and you forget the honeysuckle.

- You wait here, huh?

(doorbell buzzes)

(doorbell buzzes)

- Hello, Papa.

- Jenny, is he here?

- Yes, we were just eating.

Come on in.

Come on in.

- Thank you, Jenny.

Hello, Tony.

- Hello, Papa.

- Hello, Papa.

You're just in time, sit down.

You're just in time, sit down.

- No, I don't think so.

- No, I don't think so.

- Have a cup of coffee, Papa.

- Maybe just a half.

- Maybe just a half.

- Come on, sit down.

- Come on, sit down.

- What do you want, Papa?

- Well, I was looking in my bedroom,

- Well, I was looking in my bedroom,

I see the cradle that you forgot to take for little Mickey.

I see the cradle that you forgot to take for little Mickey.

So I got thinking, what my grandson going to do

So I got thinking, what my grandson going to do

when he don't have the cradle that I made for him?

when he don't have the cradle that I made for him?

- We bought him a new one.

- Oh.

- Oh.

What's all this stuff?

What's all this stuff?

- It keeps him occupied.

He likes to watch it move.

He likes to watch it move.

- Oh, something new, eh?

- [Jenny] Yes.

- [Jenny] Yes.

- Hello, bella.

Yes, you miss your grandpa, hey?

Yes, you miss your grandpa, hey?

Oh boy, how he miss you.

Oh boy, how he miss you.

(kisses)

(kisses)

You going to get big, strong, just like your papa.

You going to get big, strong, just like your papa.

And smart too.

(kisses)

(kisses)

You know, Jenny, he's getting so big.

- Come on, have your coffee.

- Come on, have your coffee.

- Thank you.

That's a fancy cradle.

Oh, Jenny.

Maybe next Sunday you bring the whole family,

come visit me and I make you scallopini with my salad sauce,

come visit me and I make you scallopini with my salad sauce,

you know the way you like it?

you know the way you like it?

What do you say?

- (Laughs) Papa, I don't...

- (Laughs) Papa, I don't...

- No, we can't, Papa.

We gotta visit some friends next Sunday.

We gotta visit some friends next Sunday.

- Oh, friends, eh?

Well, how's about the Sunday after?

Well, how's about the Sunday after?

- Sure.

- Well, when you come--

- Well, when you come--

- Now, look, Papa.

I'm gonna say this once and never again.

I'm gonna say this once and never again.

I don't want anything from you.

I don't want anything from you.

I don't want your Sunday dinners, I don't want the farm,

I don't want your Sunday dinners, I don't want the farm,

I don't want anything.

That's why I left the cradle.

All I ever wanted was to try to make things better.

All I ever wanted was to try to make things better.

I tried to get you to use sprays.

I tried to get you to use sprays.

No, they're no good.

New plants.

No, the old ones are as good.

No, the old ones are as good.

I just tried to get you to do something with the land.

I just tried to get you to do something with the land.

I'm trying to take your life away.

I'm trying to take your life away.

Now, I want you to understand, clear and simple.

Now, I want you to understand, clear and simple.

I don't want anything.

I don't want anything.

I just want you to leave me alone.

I just want you to leave me alone.

- Tony.

- No, no.

No.

No.

Okay, sure, sure, Tony, I understand, eh?

Okay, sure, sure, Tony, I understand, eh?

I understand.

Very good.

Let's go home.

- Papa!

- Papa!

You forgot this.

- Throw it away, burn it.

Just leave me alone, simple and clear.

Just leave me alone, simple and clear.

Like you, Tony, simple and clear.

Well, come on, go, what are you waiting for?

Get me outta here, take me home.

Get me outta here, take me home.

- So he takes the cradle over there...

Oh, what's the use of talking about it?

Oh, what's the use of talking about it?

Spends 42 years working on that place

Spends 42 years working on that place

and it doesn't mean naff to that punk.

You know what he does?

You know what he does?

He tells him to get lost.

- That what you see?

- That what you see?

- I see what's there, but just for the record,

- I see what's there, but just for the record,

I'd like to know your thoughts on the subject.

- Okay.

I see a son with a love,

a big love for his father.

a big love for his father.

But his father's so bent on being boss,

But his father's so bent on being boss,

so afraid the son's gonna take over,

so afraid the son's gonna take over,

so afraid of old age,

so afraid of old age,

he kills that love at every turn of the way.

he kills that love at every turn of the way.

- Like I said, Linc,

I guess there's no use talking about it.

I guess there's no use talking about it.

- Get those boxes (mumbles).

Come right back, I'll be inside.

Come right back, I'll be inside.

- Okay.

- And don't stay all day!

- And don't stay all day!

- Well, Mr. Donato, how are you this afternoon?

- Well, Mr. Donato, how are you this afternoon?

- Okay.

- We really didn't think you'd come after last time.

- We really didn't think you'd come after last time.

- I tell you, I come, I come.

- We're certainly glad you did.

- We're certainly glad you did.

I think you will be too.

- Tony, he not here yet.

- Tony, he not here yet.

- Oh, not yet, no.

You remember Mr. Hawthorne

of the Excelsior Savings and Loan?

of the Excelsior Savings and Loan?

- Sure, sure, how you doing?

- Fine, thank you.

- Now, if you'd like to look at the plans--

- No, I think maybe we better wait till Tony come.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- I think you're making a very wise decision.

Sound and profitable.

Now, if you don't mind--

Now, if you don't mind--

- Mr. Donato, here, why don't you sit down?

Tony will be here any minute.

- Oh, thank you.

- Oh, thank you.

- I really find it hard to believe.

Mike Donato sitting at our table.

Mike Donato sitting at our table.

Actually sitting.

- (Laughs) Hey.

- (Laughs) Hey.

Tony, Tony.

- Papa, what's the matter?

- Nothing, nothing's the matter.

- Nothing, nothing's the matter.

- What do you mean nothing?

Look, I took off from work.

Look, I took off from work.

They said it was an emergency and...

They said it was an emergency and...

- No, wait, wait.

This is no emergency, Tony.

This is no emergency, Tony.

Look, look who I got here.

Come on, come on over.

Come on, come on over.

- Well, what are you doing here?

- Well, what are you doing here?

- Tony, sit down.

Your father called us.

He's changed his mind about the motel.

He's changed his mind about the motel.

- You kidding?

You really mean it?

You really mean it?

- What do you think, Tony?

You think I bring these big shots just for fun?

You think I bring these big shots just for fun?

Come on, sit down, Tony.

We look at the plans, eh?

We look at the plans, eh?

- Fine, fine.

- Fine, fine.

- Now, Mr. Hawthorne has agreed to the original financing

of 70% based on these specifications.

Now, you see--

Now, you see--

- Oh, hey, Linc.

Come on, you better sit down too.

- No, that's alright, I'll just wait outside.

- No, that's alright, I'll just wait outside.

- No, no, sit down.

Maybe you got a good idea, huh?

Maybe you got a good idea, huh?

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

- Well, as you see, each cabin will have its own view.

- Well, as you see, each cabin will have its own view.

- Papa, I just want to say that I--

- Papa, I just want to say that I--

- Shh, shh, shh.

Mr. Whitney is a talker.

- Well, thank you very much, but that was Tony's idea there

- Well, thank you very much, but that was Tony's idea there

about the view.

- Nice, it's good.

- Nice, it's good.

- You see, the circular driveway will sweep up through here.

- You see, the circular driveway will sweep up through here.

- That's good too.

- And the swimming pool will be right here.

- And the swimming pool will be right here.

- And this place, how much land you got there?

- And this place, how much land you got there?

- A half acre there.

- Good, I keep that for tomatoes, maybe some peppers.

- Good, I keep that for tomatoes, maybe some peppers.

- I'm afraid that'll be impossible, Mr. Donato.

You see, that's the parking area.

You see, that's the parking area.

All cement.

- As you see, with this big area through here...

- As you see, with this big area through here...

- All cement.

- That's right, Papa.

You see, they figured the space

according to the number of guests.

according to the number of guests.

- All cement, eh?

Well, alright.

Well, alright.

Well, how about this place over here?

Well, how about this place over here?

- Well, no, that's a barbecue patio.

- Well, no, that's a barbecue patio.

- That's cement too, eh?

- You see, Mr. Donato, the only place on the grounds

- You see, Mr. Donato, the only place on the grounds

which will not be cement will be the lawns.

which will not be cement will be the lawns.

- You see, according to the landscape plans--

- Oh, that's alright.

- Oh, that's alright.

All I want is one small place to grow something,

at least a half acre.

at least a half acre.

- Well, I'm afraid you can't do that, Mr. Donato,

because according to--

because according to--

- What do you mean, I can't do it?

It's my land, I do what I want!

It's my land, I do what I want!

- Papa, don't yell.

- I yell, and I don't care what the specifications say.

- I yell, and I don't care what the specifications say.

I want to keep at least a half an acre.

- Now Mr. Donato, you certainly can't want to have tomatoes

- Now Mr. Donato, you certainly can't want to have tomatoes

growing right in front of the motel?

growing right in front of the motel?

- Why not, what's the matter with tomatoes?

- Papa, you just can't do it.

- Papa, you just can't do it.

- Oh, I can't do it, eh?

You know all the time before that this was gonna be cement?

You know all the time before that this was gonna be cement?

- Yes.

- You leave me nothing.

- You leave me nothing.

Nothing, not even a place to plant a seed.

Nothing, not even a place to plant a seed.

- Just couldn't be done, Papa.

- Now, Mr. Donato, if you will just listen.

- Now, Mr. Donato, if you will just listen.

- Don't you tell me to listen!

Don't you tell me nothing!

And you, you Judas.

And you, you Judas.

What you wanted me to do, spend my whole life

mowing your lawn and sweeping up the cement?

mowing your lawn and sweeping up the cement?

- Papa, don't yell!

- You're a Judas.

- You're a Judas.

- I think we better go.

- I think we better go.

- Yeah, I think that's a good idea, Mr. Whitney.

You oughta go.

You oughta go.

- Papa, let him go.

- Yeah I let him go.

If I ever see you again, I break your neck.

If I ever see you again, I break your neck.

(crashes)

You call yourself a son.

You call yourself a son.

You leave me nothing, nothing.

You leave me nothing, nothing.

- You're crazy!

- You never gonna understand, are you?

When I'm under the ground, then you can tell me what to do.

When I'm under the ground, then you can tell me what to do.

When I'm under the ground, then you can tell me what to do.

But now, I'm alive, I'm a Donato, and I do what I want!

But now, I'm alive, I'm a Donato, and I do what I want!

He wants everything, even my life.

But you gotta fight me for that!

But you gotta fight me for that!

(clatters)

(clatters)

Come on, you don't think so?

Come on.

Come on.

Somebody try.

You want a fight?

Nobody want a fight?

Nobody want a fight?

Come on, somebody try, somebody fight!

Come on, somebody try, somebody fight!

(crashes)

Come on, fight me!

Don't nobody want to fight with Donato?

Don't nobody want to fight with Donato?

(birds chirping)

Indian!

Hey, Indian.

Come on, we're gonna have fun and no argument.

Oh boy, we going to celebrate.

Oh boy, we going to celebrate.

(laughs) We going to have fun, you and me.

Come on, get on.

Come on, get on.

Oh boy, we going to celebrate.

Oh boy, we going to celebrate.

Just you and me, eh?

Don't be afraid, eh?

I'm a good driver and we gonna have a good time.

I'm a good driver and we gonna have a good time.

Alright?

Here we go!

Here we go!

(calm music)

(calm music)

(screaming)

(carnival music)

Hey, Joe, come on, wake up.

Here's your medicine.

Here's your medicine.

You know, Joe, you too nervous.

You don't enjoy nothing.

You don't enjoy nothing.

That's because you afraid, afraid of everything.

That's because you afraid, afraid of everything.

And you're always no good.

And you're always no good.

- You're right.

- You were no good 100 years ago

- You were no good 100 years ago

when the white man took away your tomahawk

when the white man took away your tomahawk

and said, "Go ahead, play with your feathers."

and said, "Go ahead, play with your feathers."

And you haven't fought since.

And you haven't fought since.

- You're right.

- Oh, look at you.

- Oh, look at you.

They make you out of wood

and stick you in front of cigar stores.

and stick you in front of cigar stores.

(laughs)

You think it's funny, eh?

You think it's funny, eh?

Yes, very, very funny.

But they never gonna stick me in front of cigar stores

But they never gonna stick me in front of cigar stores

because I'm Donato.

And I fight.

- That's the way.

- You said it.

- You said it.

Hey, Joe!

Joe, come here!

Joe, come here!

Joe!

Hey, look.

Look.

Look.

I wanna do that.

(screaming)

(laughing)

(laughing)

All the way up.

All the way around.

All the way around.

(snoring)

(snoring)

(thunder crashes)

Hey, Indian!

Boys, it's raining, get shovels!

Boys, it's raining, get shovels!

Alright, wherever you see the water build up,

Alright, wherever you see the water build up,

you dig a trench around that so the water run off.

you dig a trench around that so the water run off.

Because if the roots get soft, then it's finished.

Because if the roots get soft, then it's finished.

Everything is finished!

Come on, dig, work.

Come on, dig, work.

You dig too.

You dig too.

Dig, everybody dig!

Dig!

- It's no use!

- It's no use!

He's crazy, we can't do anything about this now!

- Okay, you tell him, go ahead!

- Okay, you tell him, go ahead!

- Go on, quick.

- Go on, quick.

You stupid (mumbles), go on!

You stupid (mumbles), go on!

There, behind you, a big one, dig!

(knocking)

(knocking)

- Can I see Tony, Mrs. Donato?

- Sure, come in.

- Sure, come in.

- He doesn't have a chance out there.

- Don't you think he knows that?

- Don't you think he knows that?

You so dumb you can't see that?

You so dumb you can't see that?

Right or wrong, it's gotta be his way or nothing.

Right or wrong, it's gotta be his way or nothing.

It's always been that way.

It always will be.

It always will be.

He doesn't need me.

He doesn't need me.

He never needed anybody in his life.

- He does now.

- He does now.

- Well, that's tough.

That is really tough.

That is really tough.

- From all along, I thought it was him.

- From all along, I thought it was him.

I wanted to believe it

because it was easier for me that way.

because it was easier for me that way.

But it's not him, it's you.

- Get outta here.

- Get outta here.

Go on, get out!

- I feel sorry for you.

- I feel sorry for you.

- You save your sorries for him, he needs them now!

- You save your sorries for him, he needs them now!

Did he ever ask me for something?

Did he ever ask me for something?

Did he ever let me do anything for him?

Did he?

Did he?

(dramatic music)

- [Donato] Come on, I tell you, dig!

- [Donato] Come on, I tell you, dig!

- It's no good, it's all done!

- No, it's not all done.

- No, it's not all done.

Come on, dig, dig!

Everybody dig!

Everybody dig!

- Mike!

- Dig, dig.

Come on, everybody dig, dig!

Dig.

You, I take care of you too.

Get away, get away from my plants.

- Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

- Papa!

- Papa!

Papa.

Papa.

Papa.

- Tony.

You come back, eh?

You come back, eh?

- Yes, I came back, Papa.

- Yes, I came back, Papa.

Papa.

He wants to see all of you.

- Oh, hello, Joe.

You look tired, why don't you sit down?

You look tired, why don't you sit down?

Hey, hey, Joe.

Look, they feed me with a bottle just like a baby.

Look, they feed me with a bottle just like a baby.

And listen.

You good kids.

You work hard.

You're no stupid babies.

You're no stupid babies.

I make it hard for you.

No crop, I'm sorry.

No crop, I'm sorry.

But Tony, my son, he take care of everything I owe you.

But Tony, my son, he take care of everything I owe you.

So long.

Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Mr. Donato.

- Goodbye, sir.

- Wait, wait, you stay.

- Wait, wait, you stay.

- I'm sorry, Mr. Donato, but everyone will have to leave.

- I'm sorry, Mr. Donato, but everyone will have to leave.

(crinkling)

(crinkling)

- Please, Doctor, just let them stay two more minutes.

- Please, Doctor, just let them stay two more minutes.

I got something important to say, eh?

I got something important to say, eh?

- Alright, Mr. Donato.

I'll be outside.

- I can't hear you, Papa.

- Tony, I can't come out there.

- Tony, I can't come out there.

You better come in here, huh?

(crinkling)

(crinkling)

(laughs) That's better, eh, Tony?

(laughs) That's better, eh, Tony?

Tony, I want to ask you something.

Tony, I want to ask you something.

You gonna build a motel now that I go?

You gonna build a motel now that I go?

Come on, come on, say something.

Come on, come on, say something.

What's the matter, you afraid?

I gotta know the truth.

I gotta know the truth.

- Yes, I am.

- That's nice.

That's good.

That's good.

- But I thought you didn't want me to.

- No, no, shut up, Tony.

- No, no, shut up, Tony.

Just listen to me for a minute.

You know, so many times I try to tell you,

but you never understand.

See, Tony, I gotta fight.

See, Tony, I gotta fight.

Fighting's my whole life.

Well, I fight the winter kills.

I fight to change floods by the rain.

I even got to fight you.

I even got to fight you.

It's the only way, Tony, I know that I'm still alive.

It's the only way, Tony, I know that I'm still alive.

- Papa, I didn't mean--

- Tony, please shut up.

Listen to me.

You know, Tony, all I want is a son who loves me.

You know, Tony, all I want is a son who loves me.

I got that.

And I want a son who's strong like me, hard head.

And I want a son who's strong like me, hard head.

I got that too.

I got that too.

You build a nice motel, eh, Tony?

You build a nice motel, eh, Tony?

- Sure, Papa.

- Good.

- Good.

Now I think you better get out.

You're taking all of my air.

You're taking all of my air.

Go on, beat it.

Tell the wooden Indian to come in here.

Tell the wooden Indian to come in here.

- Joe.

- Hey Joe, what do you think of that?

My Tony's gonna have a big motel.

My Tony's gonna have a big motel.

He's some boy.

He's some boy.

Yeah, he's some boy.

Hey, Joe, you and me had a lotta fun at the park, huh?

Hey, Joe, you and me had a lotta fun at the park, huh?

- Oh, a lotta fun.

- Yeah we have a lot of good fun together, eh, Joe?

- Yeah we have a lot of good fun together, eh, Joe?

- Plenty.

- Okay, Joe.

You better go now, hear?

You better go now, hear?

Because what I gotta do now, I gotta do all by myself.

Because what I gotta do now, I gotta do all by myself.

With nobody looking.

Go on.

Go on, Joe.

- Sure.

(calm music)

- Bye, Joe.

- Bye, Joe.

If we're up your way sometime, we'll stop in.

- Anytime.

Bad River Reservation.

Bad River Reservation.

It's on all the maps.

Bye, Mr. Case.

Bye, Mr. Case.

Good luck.

- You too.

(engine starts)

(engine starts)

(gun fires)

(gun fires)

- There's a few berries left out there.

I'm gonna bring them in for him.

Okay?

Okay?

- Okay.

Okay?

- Roger.

(lively music)

- [Narrator] A Screen Gems Presentation.

Herbert B. Leonard, executive producer.

Herbert B. Leonard, executive producer.

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