All language subtitles for Fleshpot.On.42nd.Street.1973.720p.BluRay.x264.AAC-

Son of a bitch.

God dammit. - What's the matter?

You and that goddamn TV.

You want me to turn it off?

Tony, you mad at me?

See about that job today? - No.

Why not?

I didn't get up in time.

- Well I set the alarm for ya,
didn't I?

- Yeah I know, but I
went back to sleep.

- That's not the first time,
ya know.

Yeah, I know.

- You gonna make dinner
or something?

What do you want?

I got us some franks and beans.

God, I'd love some steak.

- Well honey, maybe if
you'd get a job

we could afford some steak.

Here we go again.

- Well, baby, I told you when
you moved in here

you'd have to help out.

Now it's been three months

and I ain't seen a
goddamn nickel yet.

- What do you want me to do,
go out and hustle?

Is that what you want?

I can get you some money that way.

Why can't you go to work?

I will, don't push me.

- Dusty, I cannot afford
the two of us.

Will you turn off that
goddamn TV set?

- Look, I can't just
go to work like

all these creeps around here.

I gotta like a job or
I can't do it.

Dusty, you're a grown woman now.

You just can't roam through life

doing exactly what you wanna do.

You wanna bet?

- Look, baby, I like you,
I really do.

You're a good kid,

you got a lot up on the ball,
you understand?

But you got a lot of
freaky habits.

I mean shit, I don't like
to go to work,

but you got to, and no
one's gonna stand

on a corner and give me somethin'
for nothin'.

That's what life is all about,
you understand?

- I give you want you want,
don't I?

Of course you do.

- Then what are you
bitching about?

Well it's not enough.

I want you to be more of a person.

Honey, I know I'm no great shakes,
but,

well I'd like you to be
better for us some day.

Look, Tony.

When I moved in with you you said

there'd be no trouble between us.

You said we'd shack up
together and that's all.

And I said I'd help out
with the money

as soon as I found a job
and got on my feet.

Don't think I don't
appreciate what you've

done for me, Tony, because I do.

But you get more than
your share of ass.

There isn't one night that
you haven't come

home from that shit hole
where you work in

and wake me up in the
middle of the night

because you want a piece of ass.

Alright, I do my part, so
get off my back.

- Alright, I'll make a
deal with you.

The minute you bring some
money in this house,

I wouldn't lay a hand on you
unless you wanted it.

I didn't know you didn't
like me to touch you.

I always thought you liked to
have sex with me.

I do, I do like it with you.

I just thought that
that was enough.

There's not much else I can
give you but that.

Well maybe you're right.

Maybe I was expecting too much.

Just take a look at this joint.

Sheets haven't been cleaned
since I met you.

Look baby, I don't like
to bitch at ya,

but would you mind keeping the
place a little cleaner?

Oh Christ, you want me to move?

Well, where would you go?

- I'd go back to where
you picked me up.

Grant's, that shit hole?

That fuckin' joint is the
dope hang out.

Look, you're on pills already.

You hang around there, you'll be
on the hard stuff.

I don't go for that scene.

- Honey, with your head, you'd
be on it in no time.

Like hell I would.

It's getting late, I gotta go.

- You want me to
make you somethin'?

No, I'll get it later.

It'll only take a minute.

No honey, nevermind.

Look, would you do me a favor?

Depends on what it is.

- Would you clean the place
up a little bit?

Yeah, I'll try.

No, don't try, just do it, huh?

I said I'll try.

- Look honey, when I
come home tonight,

I want the place clean.

Now if it is not clean,
you better start

to look for another joint.

Just like that?

Just like that.

- You're a son of a bitch,
you know that?

- Look, I am not asking
for too much.

But this time, I mean it.

- You're not mad at me anymore,
are you?

Now come on, you're not gonna

get around me like that.

Now look, I got a friend who owns
an employment agency.

Maybe he can get you a
job next week.

I hate office jobs.

Hey, what are you doin'?

What's the matter?

Dusty, stop it. - Huh?

- Leave me, come on, I gotta
get down to work.

Oh, no. - Now, now, leave that.

- Oh god, you're
getting a hard on.

Yeah, I know.

- Oh, come on, come on,
we got time.

- Alright, but we'll have
to make it fast.

Come on.

Thanks.

See you later?

About five.

Don't wake me up, okay?

I'll try not to.

- Tony, you got a couple dollars
you could lend me?

I thought I'd take in that
show at the AMCO.

I'll pay you back next week
when I get that job.

- Will you clean the place
up a little bit?

Sure.

See you later.

Not if I see your first.

Son of a bitch.

Sammy?

Sammy, where are you?

- Can't even take a
piss around here.

What do you want?

I got some stuff for you.

Hot?

What do you care?

Cops have been around,

I gotta be careful the
next few weeks.

- Well this stuff you don't
have to worry about.

The guy isn't gonna say
anything about it missing.

What do you got?

A transistor, a TV.

And some jewelry.

TV set.

It ain't worth much.

You always say that.

- Well look at it, it's
an old model.

I couldn't get much for that.

Well what about the transistor?

It's cheap.

Boy, you sure know
how to pick 'em.

Can't you ever take
anything worth while?

Shit.

What about this?

Well, that's junk.

It ain't all junk.

What about that? - Well so what?

That's not much.

- What are you gonna give
me for all this?

What do you want?

40 bucks. - For what?

For all this.

It ain't worth that.

Look, the TV works fine.

Plug it in and I'll show you.

- I've give you 30 bucks.
- I want more.

- Well you be a nice girl, you
go down the block,

maybe they'll give you more.

- Look, Sammy, you can get at
least $40 just for the TV.

- All of a sudden you
know my business?

Sammy, I really need it.

Couldn't you do a little better?

Maybe.

For me?

Maybe.

- I wouldn't ask you if I
didn't need it.

How much do you need?

I told you, 40 bucks.

Well.

Maybe we can make a deal.

What kind of a deal?

- You come in the back
room with me,

I'll give you 50 bucks.

- What's the matter,
Sammy,

your wife holdin' out
on you again?

Why the fuck don't you
get a divorce?

Nice Jews don't divorce.

- Well if she's not giving you
anything, you might as well.

I don't see what good she is if
she don't put out.

How 'bout it?

55.

That's a lot of money.

That's a lot of ass.

- I like you, Dusty, I
really like you-

55.

Okay, okay, it's a deal.

I'll lock the front door.

- How long you been married? -
Seven years, come on.

- You give her all those
trips to Miami

and she still don't put out?

Come on, Dusty, come on.

She must cost you a pretty penny

just to keep her in clothes.

- Yeah, look, we ain't
got much time.

You know, I only saw her once.

That one day when she
came in the shop.

It must've cost her a
fortune just to keep

that blonde hair of hers up.

Dusty, will you come on, please?

Well you are horny, aren't you?

Please? - Alright, shit.

I gotta go to the toilet.

I'll only be a couple of minutes.

You make yourself comfortable.

Listen, Sammy.

Don't put any soap on it like
you did last time.

Boy, that burns.

Listen, if you're gonna wash it,

don't put any soap on it.

Sammy, what are you hangin'
up your pants for?

I'm not gonna be here all day?

I don't want 'em to get dirty.

They cost me 20 bucks.

Hanniman Orbox.

They were on sale.

- Come on, Sammy, let's
get it over with.

Christ, Sammy, wait a minute.

Give me the money first.
- Right now?

Right now.

Oh alright.

Don't peek now.

Okay.

Here.

I'm starving.

Hey, you got any food?

No.

- Well I haven't eaten
anything since last night.

- I'll take you to lunch
if you'd like?

- Why don't you go and bring
us back something?

No, I'll take you to lunch.

- No, because I gotta
make a phone call.

I'll make it across the street
at that luncheonette

and you can bring us
back something

and I'll meet you back
in 10 minutes.

You can use the phone here.

- No, that's alright, I wanna
use the one there.

Okay? - Okay.

Want your coat? - Yeah.

Thank you.

Okay? - Okay, you ready?

What would you like for lunch?

Surprise me.

- You want a sandwich or somethin'
hot?

Why don't you just surprise me?

- Hey, how do you
like your coffee?

Milk, no sugar.

- You want a piece of
pie or somethin'?

Surprise me.

I'll see you back here in
about 10 minutes, okay?

Cherry, Cherry, oh.

- Dusty, Dusty Cole where
have you bean?

How are you baby?

- I've been lookin' all
over for you.

- You still in the
Great White Way?

Don't let the niggers hear you.

Oh.

Since the last time I saw you,
you were running

off to Boston with that
creep from New Jersey.

- You ever know anyone from New
Jersey that wasn't?

You got some money? - Yeah, why?

- Come on, I'll buy
you some coffee.

Okay.

Well when did she die? -
About two months ago.

- Did you go
to her funeral?

Are you kiddin'?

You ain't seein' me at no
funeral of some junkie.

Every time something
like that happens,

there are cops all over the place.

Peaches went to a funeral once and
had her picture took.

Some drag queen she used to live
with named Hope Diamond.

It's gettin' so you can't suck
a cock in this town

without some cop lookin'
over your shoulder.

- Cherry, you haven't
changed a bit, have you?

You're a little more paranoid,
maybe,

but you never looked better,
really.

- You like the new
color of my hair?

- Yeah. - It's called
hollow beige.

This hair bender over in
Brooklyn does it for me.

He has got a cock on him as
big as a horse.

He's so big, he can't get it
up half the time.

I used to go with him.

But every time I'd go
home with him,

I'd fall asleep waiting for
him to get it up.

- Well what would
you do if he did?

- I'd throw my arms around it,
hug it and cry.

What would I do, oh really?

How's your mother?

She threw me out.

I guess she got tired of my usin'
all of her hairspray.

Where you livin' now?

- Some hole in the wall over on
the Lower East Side.

It ain't much to look at, but
it's rent controlled.

I can't keep much food there.

Every time I get somethin' in,

the cockroaches mug me for it.

It ain't easy bein' a sex symbol.

You want a roommate? - Who?

Me.

- Well, I always wanted
to have a sister.

- Well you've got a whole
block of 'em out there.

- Yeah, but that ain't
the real thing.

How much rent you pay?

40 a month.

I've been trying to
make the landlord

for the past two months.

I figure, if I can
corner him just once

I can live rent free till
my lease expires.

- Always workin',
aren't you Cherry?

- Listen honey, you gotta get what
you can out of this life.

I don't wanna wind up
like my mother

without a pot to piss in
while I'm her age.

America ain't no place
for old folks.

I bet in 10, 15 years, they'll be

suggesting camps for the aging.

But if Nixon gets in again,

it'll probably be a police state,
anyway,

so what difference does it make?

- Listen, you seen Hal
around anywhere?

Hal?

Didn't you hear? - Hear what?

He's in jail.

He went up for five years.

For what? - He hit a cop.

Hal? - Yeah.

One night, we're all standin'
around

in front of Grants, mindin'
our own business

when all of a sudden, this
cop comes along

and tells us to move along.

We say we aren't doing anything.

Then Hal comes in and tries to
be nice to the prick

and the cop gives him a shove.

But you know, Hal can't stand
anyone giving him a shove,

let alone a cop.

Before I know it, Hal is shovin'
the cop,

the cop is falling down
and we are trying

to get Hal the hell out of there.

All of sudden these cops appear
from out of nowhere.

They beat the shit out of Hal

and threw him into the backseat
of one of their cars.

Those sons of bitches.

They wouldn't even let us
see him in jail.

One of the queens who was in
the Tombs at the time

said that they messed him up,
but good.

Broken jaw, left cheek bone.

He was so delirious, he didn't
even recognize Pinkie.

Remember Pinkie?

That colored drag I used to
run around with?

Where's Hal now?

Upstate somewhere.

They never would tell us where.

Let's see, what other good news
have I got for you?

- I was hoping Hal could
sort of pimp for me.

He's so good at that.

Yeah.

He had real class.

- You 'bout ready to go? - Yeah,
you?

Yeah.

Got any money?

You broke?

You need some money?

- Oh, 10 more and we've got
last month's rent.

Come on, we'll take a cab.

Cab?

I haven't been in a cab since they
raise the fare twice.

Who do we pay?

Dario?

Oh.

The place needs a good cleaning.

Here, give me those.

- Where's the john? - Oh,
right through there.

Just move the stockings aside if
they're in your way.

Oh, do I feel better.

Me, too.

What are the house rules?

- Well I'd like you to
stay out till

at least midnight
during the weeks,

and I'd like to be able to
bring tricks back

until at least two on
the weekends.

If you don't mind?

Oh, sure, hon.

Hey, listen, I've got an idea.

Why don't we sort of join forces?

We could both turn quite
a few each night

if we play our cards right.

Fabulous.

You know, I got quite a few
numbers who want girls.

Instead of me, I mean.

Maybe I could
introduce you to 'em.

I'll bet you get a lot
more than I do.

You wanna clean house tomorrow?

Sure.

It'll be a lot easier to
keep the place clean

with two of us livin' here.

Maybe I'll even come home
once in a while.

We could invite some of the kids
up for dinner maybe.

Oh I don't know about that.

You know how most of them are.

One of them gets thrown out for
not paying his rent

and before you know it, they're
all pounding at your door.

I really don't think
it's a good idea

to have anyone here.

- Yeah, I guess you're
right at that.

And friends can be a
great deal of work.

Oh, now who the fuck is that?

Jimmy.

What the hell are you doin' here?

Well I got a hard on.

You'll take care of me?

- Oh, well, we were supposed to
meet tomorrow night,

don't you remember? - I
got a hard on.

What do you want me to do?

Slam a window on it?

- Well I've got a guest
here right now,

I can't talk, you
know what I mean?

Does he suck?

Not a he, it's a she.

Like me.

See?

Hey, you been holdin' out on me?

You didn't tell me
anything about her.

You didn't tell me anything
at all about her.

My name's Jimmy. - Yeah, I
gather as much.

Gee, she ain't too friendly.

Oh I am, with gentlemen.

- Well what's the
supposed to mean?

Take it for what it's worth.

Hey, I like her.

She's my competition.

Oh, it ain't the same thing.

Who says so?

- Why don't I go, hon, I'll come
back in about an hour.

Why don't she go, and you stay?

- Let Cherry call the shots.
- I pay well.

That he does.

It's up to Cherry.

I'll tell you what, Jimmy.

Dusty and I have to have a
little conference,

but we'll be right back.

You wait right here.

Come on, hon.

You want him?

Well he's not bad looking.

He's that way all over.

Does he pay well?

Well I usually get 20.

- Well you could get
more than that.

Honey, if I had what you've got,

I'd be a millionaire today.

You want me to turn him?

I could roll him for
everything he's got.

Don't you dare.

It's taken me years to
build up my tricks

to come into my door instead
of me goin' to them.

You get what you can and tell
him it's the last time

you'll be able to fix him up.

I don't wanna lose him to you.

Is he married?

Yeah.

Oh that's good.

Why?

- Well they're just a lot
safer that way.

With the single guys,
you never know

what they're gonna spring on you.

- Well you've gotta get
in there before

he loses interest in you.

- See you in about an hour?
- Okay.

Oh.

He is a little weird.

Like how?

- Well, knowin' you used to like
to shack up with Hal,

there ain't nothin' you
can't handle.

Bye.

Bye, Jimmy.

Come here.

I said come here.

- I say when, man, and
it's not now.

Well Cherry likes it that way.

Well I'm not Cherry.

Well what do you want?

- I want it on the bed, like two
civilized animals.

Okay.

- Oh, get off of me,
you're hurting me.

Please, get off, get off!

You bitch.

You little bitch.

Turn over.

I said turn over!

You alright?

Yeah, why?

- Well, sort of got carried
away with myself.

I know how to handle myself.

You're married, huh?

Yeah.

She go for this scene?

Nah.

I'm lucky if I get apiece
of ass from her.

How long you been married?

Three years.

Why?

Just wondering.

What religion is she?

Irish Catholic.

Figures.

What do you mean by that?

Well I haven't a person that was

Irish Catholic yet that
wasn't fucked up.

- Well that's a rather
broad statement.

Well look at you.

Well look at what?

- You like sex in the sort
of mixed up way.

That's how you get your kicks.

Does she like it that way?

No, of course not.

Doesn't she give you anything?

Yeah, once in a while.

- You know, I don't understand
you American men.

You all let your wives
run all over you

and then you complain
that it's her fault

because she isn't
interested in sex.

When you want it, you've
gotta train her

in the habit of giving
because it's very

easy for a woman to
go through life

saying no all the time when half
the time she means yes.

You guys have gotta stick up for
your rights more often.

Oh, it's stupid even to
talk about it,

it won't do any good.

You been married?

Once.

How long were you married?

Four months.

Four months?

That's not a very long time.
What happened?

- Well for one thing, I
was too young.

I was 16.

- How come you got
married so young?

Stupid, I guess.

My mother let me do it.

Some mother.

Yeah.

Well I was very selfish and I
had to have my way.

My mother let me do
whatever I want,

so she let me marry the guy.

How old was the guy?

18.

That was stupid.

- Well when people are young,
they're very selfish.

They can only think of one thing,
themselves.

They're not ready for
anything like sharing.

All they can think of is me, me,
me.

- Well lots of people get married
when they're young.

- And they spend the rest
of their lives

hating their kids, their husbands,

and just about everything.

And then if they have
a weak husband

who never says no to them,

they wind up in an
institution after menopause.

I'm tellin' ya, I don't
know your wife.

But if you don't start trainin'
her right,

you're gonna end up with a
pretty sick handful

when she gets older.

- Well you don't know anything
about me or wife,

so how could you say
something like that?

Just remember what I told you.

- Well listen, I don't wanna
talk about it anymore.

Wanna make a hundred
bucks on Friday?

Doing what?

- Well there's a bunch of us that
get together then-

No gang bangs.

No, no, no.

That's not what I was gonna say.

Now there's four of us
that get together

every Friday night to play cards.

Now we thought that one time,
someone like you

could sort of take care of us.

Know what I mean?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

It's not worth it.

Well how much do you want?

How old are they?

Oh, not very old.

I think the oldest
one is about 32.

They're not dogs, if you
know what I mean.

Of course, they're not as
good looking as I am.

But then most people aren't.

Well I didn't mean it that way.

Well that's the way it sounded.

- You know, you really know
how to hurt a guy.

- You really know how
to hurt a girl.

Alright, I deserved it.

Listen, how much to you want?

One at a time?

Yeah.

In a separate room?

Yeah, yeah.

200.

I can't afford it.

How 'bout 150?

I can only stay an hour.

That's only 15 minutes a piece.

I don't know if they
guys'll go for that.

Listen, we had a queer lined up.

We were gonna pay him 30
bucks for the night.

Now these guys don't really
have any hang ups.

- Where do you want me
to be Friday?

I'll write it down for you.

Here. - What time?

Seven o'clock.

- Oh, you better tell 'em
to be on time,

because I'm not doing any re-runs.

I like you.

What's wrong?

Nothing, just a reflex.

Oh, before I forget.

Here.

Well what's the matter?

Well I'm not Cherry, you know.

- Well I only have to
give Cherry 20.

- Yeah, but you're not
just ordinary sex.

Alright.

Here you go.

Every little bit helps.

Is everything alright?

I didn't come back too soon,
did I?

No, honey.

Listen, you got a real
nice friend here.

I'll see you in about a week.

And maybe I'll bring
home that trick

I was telling you about.

Ooh.

Next week's my birthday.

- Well last month was
your birthday.

- Oh, better start keepin'
a calendar.

My tricks have too good a memory.

Yeah, well listen.

I'll see you next week.

- If he's as talented
as you say so.

More so. - Ooh.

Hallelujah.

Well listen, bye bye Dusty.

Bye, Cherry.

How much did you get?

Oh, 30.

30?

I would've thought he'd give
you more than that.

Yeah, you would, wouldn't you?

Here.

When we go out later
I'll split this

and give you half.

- Well you don't have
to give me half.

Oh it's the least I can do, hon.

Put it towards the rent.

I'll tell you what, let's do.

Let's go out to dinner tonight.

We'll stop in at the club,

see if some of the kids are there,

then we'll take in the double
horror bill at The Lyric,

Torture Dungeon and Blood
Thirsty Butchers, okay?

Yeah, I am sort of hungry.

Hey, maybe we can get a
steak at Phoebe's?

Yeah.

How'd you like him?

Who? - Who?

The number you just had.

Jimmy, how'd you like him?

Him.

Oh he's alright, I guess,

but I don't dig that SM
bit too much.

- Yeah, he does lean
that way a bit,

but then I like my men rough.

Yeah, he told me.

Yeah?

What else did he tell ya?

I don't want him tellin' you
all my trade secrets.

Don't worry.

He just said you liked it rough.

Yeah.

- You about ready? - Yeah,
if you are.

- Let me just take a piss, I'll
meet you at the club.

Oh.

Billy, Billy.

Oh, baby how are you? - Hey.

- Listen, do you wanna come
to Carl's with me?

Sure.

I'll buy you a beer. - Sure.

How you been, Billy?

Pretty good.

What have you been doing?

Oh-

Hey Mac, bring some drinks.

Well what'll it be, Billy?

Beer. - Beer for Billy.

And what do you want Dusty?
- The usual.

- Usual for Dusty and
the same for me.

So, Billy, how you been?

How's your mother? -
Still bitching.

- Maybe if you got a job, she
wouldn't bitch so much.

Look who's talking.

What do you mean?

I work.

My office stretches from
upper Broadway

to the end of Christopher Street.

A good woman like me you
can't keep cooped up.

She's gotta roam.

So how you been, Dusty?

I haven't see you for
a coon's age.

Don't let the niggers hear you.

- Well I was
cleaning house

with some bartender in Queens.

So what happened?

The usual, the walls closed in.

Did you get anything out of it?

We did okay.

- You think you can loan
me a few bucks?

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

What's the matter, Billy?

Things not going too well?

Sorta.

Oh sure, here.

Take this.

- I don't need that much.
- Keep it.

- Oh shit, here come the
Simmons sisters.

- Remember, hon, charity
begins at home.

Oh, see!

Here, hold this a second.

Sally.

Oh how are you?

- I'll bet you didn't know that
Lane Bryant made minis.

Look, I'm warning you, Cherry.

Don't start up with me,
I've had a hard day.

- And a hard night
from the looks of it.

I'm warnin' ya.

- You didn't tell me
where you were

for the last two months,
where were you?

- I was with cleaning house with
some guy in Queens.

- Well there's such a thing as
a subway, you know,

you could've used it, you know.

Susie uses it all the time.

Don't ya, hon?

Only she just uses the toilet.

If you ever wanna find her

just go to the 14th
street IRT toilet.

She's the second one
from the door.

- You'll get a fist
full of knuckles.

Hey, you two.

Every time you two get together,
you start to fight.

Well, if you're gonna do that, you
go out on the street.

- How are you, Billy,
how's your mother?

Still bitching.

- Hey, that was some number I saw
you with last night,

I sure could've gone for him.

- If he'd have gone with you, he
would've been the goner.

One plunge on you and timber.

Who's your friend?

Where you staying, Sally?

Over in the Lower East Side.

You can't afford any other place
in this goddamn city.

Ah ah ah, mustn't swear.

He might take away your calories.

Look who's talkin'?

- What do you mean, I
lost 10 pounds.

What'd you do?

Get an operation?

- Fuck you. - What,
and get a dose?

- It would be the best
dose you ever had.

Now stop it you two.

Listen, I'm going home if you two

can't stop bitching at each other.

- Hey, Susie and I got
an offer to do

one of them double off
Broadway shows.

- We got to sing a song
for an audition.

Oh.

- Yeah, this director, I
think he's a fag.

He says why don't we gets together

something campy for our audition,

so I says, how about a torch song?

He says, no, wouldn't work.

So he says, why don't we go home
and think about something,

so we came up with this one.

You ready? - Yeah, okay.

♪ On the good ship

♪ Lollypop

♪ It's the sweet trip

♪ To a candy shop

♪ Where elephants play

♪ On the road to Peppermint Bay

Wasn't that fun?

I've got an idea.

Why don't you get a flesh
colored rubber band

and tie it between you?

Then you could just sit there
like Siamese twins.

Barnum made a fortune off of
his fat lady freaks.

Stop it!

- Why don't you behave yourselves
and act like ladies?

Especially you Cherry.

What did I do, what did I do?

- Just sit down and shut up
and behave yourself.

I don't know why I ever
quit the marines.

What time is it? - Why?

I got a date at seven.

- It's about 7: 15. - Oh shit,
I gotta run.

Thanks again Dusty.

- Let me know when you're
through with him.

I could always use a new number.

Oh.

I like Billy.

He never has an unkind word to
say about anyone.

- Yeah, you'd think
some people would

learn from it, wouldn't ya?

Do you keep hearing voices?

- Yeah, sort of like a
sick cat in heat.

But it must be just
my imagination.

- You ain't got one, look at
what you've got on.

- I'm warning you Cherry,
don't start up with me.

No!

Stop it you two.

Who is that?

He looks like he's lost.

He doesn't belong in this place.

- He looks straight. - How
would you know?

I'll toss you for him.

You'd toss anything for anyone.

This one's mine. - Ooh.

- He doesn't look as if he
knows where he's at.

He looks like a cop to me.

Are you kiddin'?

That suit's too clean to be a cop.

They always look like
they slept in.

- Yeah, and you always have to
stay downwind of them

or the smell of the
piss gets to you.

- Well if anyone should know,
it's you two,

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb.

The Tim's twins.

Why don't you shut up?

Go ahead Dusty, he's all yours.

Well that's mighty white of you.

Don't let the niggers hear you.

Yeah.

- Cherry, why don't you get
some new material?

Why don't you plug up your hole

so we don't all catch a cold?

Hi.

My name's Dusty, what's yours?

Bob.

You lost or something?

No, why?

- What are you doing in a
place like this?

I could ask you the same thing.

I asked you first.

Well I needed a drink so I came

to the first place I could find.

You live around here?

No, Staten Island.

Staten Island?

That's not even in New York state.

- Have you ever been to
Staten Island?

Yeah, a couple times.

I took the ferry over and got one
look and came right back.

- Hm, well you didn't give
it half a chance.

You should really see it sometime.

Yeah, is that an invitation?

Do you want it to be?

Okay.

Let's go.

Sure, why not?

Did you see that?

- She didn't even talk
to him for more

than two minutes and they're off.

Dusty knows how to operate.

- She acts like she's on
roller skates.

She's got class, real class.

Something the two of you will
never know anything about.

Oh, why don't drop dead?

South ferry, please. - Okay.

How long you live there?

I was born in Staten Island.

- Did you ever want to
live in Manhattan?

Not really.

I kind of like it out there.

Wake up in the morning and hear
the birds singing.

I gotta big back yard,
plenty of fresh air.

I'm so used to Manhattan

I think that if I moved
anywhere else

the smell of fresh air
would kill me.

- Well, don't knock it
unless you've tried it.

You live by yourself?

I do now.

Apartment?

No, a house.

My mother left it to me
when she died.

When did she die?

A little over a year ago.

Do you miss her? - In a way.

She was sort of stifling
with my private life.

All mothers are stifling.

They don't come any other way.

- You sound like you don't
like your mother.

I didn't, but she's dead.

I really don't remember too
much about her.

Maybe I don't want to remember
too much about her.

An aunt of mine brought me up
through high school.

God, I hated her.

As soon as I became 21, I
got away from her.

She came home from work one day

and had all my clothes packed
up in shopping bags.

It was my birthday and she
hadn't even remembered.

She never remembered.

I remember she said to me,

"Where do you think you're
going young lady?"

I don't remember what I said,

but I know that every
four letter word

I ever learned came pouring
out of my mouth.

You should've seen her face, she
was white as a sheet.

I'm surprised she didn't have

a heart attack right
there and then.

She was the type that never even
went to the bathroom,

if you know what I mean?

Yeah, I know the type.

I have one in the
office where I work.

She can be a pain sometimes.

Where do you work?

- A little office down
on Wall Street.

You're a lawyer? - Yeah.

You're kidding? - No.

I'm gonna be a pretty good
one someday too.

I bet you are.

I bet you will be someday.

And a very handsome one at that.

Oh I work.

At what?

Different jobs.

Oh, look at that view,
isn't it fantastic?

Yeah.

Hey, but not like the view
from the boat, huh?

Oh yeah, but I've seen that one.

- Oh, that's right, you said that
before, didn't you?

You want some coffee,
I'll put some on.

I made a fresh pot this morning.

Sure, if you want.

- Okay, go on upstairs, I'll
only be a minute.

Hey, give me your coat,
I'll hang it up.

Oh no, that's alright, I'll-

Come on, give it to me.

- Wow, this is some
house you've got.

- My mother used to bean
amateur decorator.

House looks it, doesn't it?

I sort of like it.

Except maybe that.

Oh, the statue.

You're just jealous.

Of her?

Well I've got a better
figure than that.

Well I should hope so.

She's got a pretty face.

Well so have you.

But yours is much prettier.

- I bet you say that to
all the statues.

You're funny.

- So you're thinking of
selling this place, huh?

I've been thinking about it.

Where would you move then?

Oh, I don't know.

I haven't thought too
much about that.

- Why don't you move
into Manhattan?

The change might do you good.

Like how?

Well I don't know.

Just changes are good for
people now and then.

- You speaking for me
or for yourself?

- For you, that's what we're
talking about, isn't it?

I think it's time we did some

talking about you, don't you?

Oh, I think your coffee's ready.

Sit down, I'll be right out.

- Hey, I've got some chocolate
cake in the refrigerator,

would you like a piece?

Oh, no thanks, I'm on a diet.

You, what for?

- Well I'm always more or
less on a diet,

it's easier to keep in shape if
you always think about it.

- Well I think you have a
very pretty body.

- Yeah, I know, you
said that before.

I did, didn't I?

Cream and sugar?

Cream, no sugar.

Thanks.

Where do you sleep?

That came out of nowhere.

- I didn't mean it to
sound that way.

I did.

I know.

- You're gonna spend the night
with me, aren't you?

Well I don't know about that.

Why don't we just have our coffee

and get down to business, okay?

Business?

Well I mean, I like you, Bob.

I'd like to have sex with you,
but,

well I can't stay too long, I
have to get back.

My friend worries about me if
I don't get back.

- I just thought maybe you'd
stay the night with me.

I've never had anybody stay in
the house before.

I'd like for you to be the first.

What'd you do that for?

- I don't want you to
look too deep.

- Well I'm not looking
for perfection.

I have too many imperfections to
go through life doing that.

I just wanna look at you, can't I?

I suppose.

What do you see?

I see a girl that's been around.

I see a very pretty girl
that's probably

seen more than most.

I see a girl that I'm very
comfortable with.

Want me to go on?

You do have a way with words.

I haven't started yet.

Not here.

Upstairs, please?

Comfortable?

Yeah.

Maybe too comfortable.

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

You want a cigarette?

No.

Want me to get you anything?

No.

You fit just right.

Bob?

Yeah?

- You don't know
anything about me.

That's right.

Well don't you think you should?

Not necessarily.

I don't understand you.

What's there to understand?

We're very comfortable
with one another.

You please me very much in sex,

and I hope the feeling is mutual.

It is.

Then what else is there?

I hustle for a living.

So do I.

Everyone in this life does.

Unless you're born into it,
and then

they're too miserable to
appreciate anything.

That's not what I mean.

I know that.

I make my living hustling.

How much do you want?

You're worth every penny of it.

Oh, don't make fun of me.

That's one thing I can't stand.

- I'm not making fun of you, I'm
completely serious.

If you want money,
you can have it.

- I don't want money,
not from you.

I just told you that because,

oh shit, I don't know why
I told you that.

Well I'm glad you told it to me.

I want you to always be
honest with me.

A relationship can't exist without

honesty as a
foundation to build on.

- It's human nature not to
always tell the truth.

Most people can't face that so
they lie to themselves.

And one another.

Yeah.

Well look at it this way,

if you've already told me
you were a hustler,

well what else could you say
that could top that?

I mean, all we can do
is go backwards

from that, you know what I mean?

Don't expect too much from me.

- Why, are you planning to stay in
my life for a while?

I'd like that.

It sounded that way, didn't it?

I'd say it did.

Would you like that?

What do you think?

I can't think right now.

Then go to sleep, I am.

May I?

Sure.

Goodnight.

♪ Day my prince will come

♪ Someday I'll

Oh, shit, son of a bitch.

Hello?

Dusty?

Where the hell are ya?

I was worried about ya.

I was just about to come
out lookin' for ya.

Staten Island?

Well wait a minute, what's
all this Bob bit?

Dishes?

Clean up?

Are you sick or somethin'?

Get your ass over here.

Bob's the guy I met last night.

He's great, Cherry.

I really think I like him.

I made him breakfast this morning

and he gave me a set of
keys to the house,

and then he went off to work.

House?

He gave you the keys to his house?

Well take what you can, hon,
and run.

Take a cab.

I'll meet you at south ferry to
help you with the things.

We could use a television set
here at the house.

It might keep us off
the streets more.

No, hon, you don't understand.

I like the guy, I don't wanna
take anything from him.

I like him.

Look, I'll tell you all about
him when I meet you.

Now where should I meet
you and when?

Get your ass over here, pronto.

I can see right now I'm gonna have
to play mother to ya.

Didn't your mother ever tell ya,

you shouldn't go out
with strange men?

Didn't your mother ever tell ya

you shouldn't sit on a seat where
they've been sittin'

or you'll get pregnant and
have a little one?

Didn't your mother ever tell
ya that good girls

go to Heaven and bad girls
go to Tiffany's?

- Oh, come off it, hon,
I'm serious.

Look, I can't talk right now.

I'll meet you at the end

of Christopher Street in
about an hour.

We'll have a picnic like we
used to, remember?

It's a nice day and
spring's in the air.

♪ Tra la la la.

Bye, hon.

Want more cole slaw?

I'm stuffed.

I'm not used to having
a big breakfast

and then lunch right after.

Tell me all about it.

- Well I've told you
practically everything.

The vital statistics.

- Is that all you're interested
in, and while we're eating?

- I can see, this is gonna
be a white wedding.

I'll have to go to Franklin Simon
for my white shoes.

- He just wants us to live
together for a while

until we feel we know each other.

- Honey if you don't each
other after last night,

I don't know what I can tell ya.

I don't mean to throw
cold water on ya,

but you've gotta be careful.

I can see right now, you've
got no discipline

where your men are concerned.

You've gotta love 'em
and leave 'em.

That's the law of the
Great White Way.

- Shut up or the
niggers'll hear ya.

No, I'm serious.

I'm not nursing any
pigeons in my house

who have fallen from their nest.

Look who's serious,
Wonder Woman herself.

It seems to me that just about

this time last year, there
was a certain girl,

who shall remain nameless, that
fell for an Armenian.

She thought it was the
love of her life.

Until she found out that he
needed a sponsor

to get into the country.

- Well, that's different, that's
just a little different.

My position is just a little
different than yours.

You're legit, hon, you can
get hurt awful bad.

- It's always different when the
shoe's on the other foot.

- Well I'm just thinkin'
about you, that's all.

- I know you are and
that's sweet of you.

Thanks.

Oh now don't do that.

Before you know it we'll be
bumping pussies

out here in front of God
and everybody.

Well, look who's here.

Oh, yeah, I see.

Look at the basket he's showing.

So?

- Well just because your filled
doesn't mean your mother is.

I haven't had my dessert yet.

- Yeah, but a cannoli on top of
an egg salad on rye.

You don't want to go home wearing
your lunch down the front

of your new 23rd street
store 5.95 mini do yo?

Never happen.

He's all yours.

Hi.

Nice day. - Yeah.

Nice day for a ball game.

- You like to play ball? -
With the right team.

You good at carrying the ball?

- Oh, I've been known to
carry my load.

- You talk like
you've been around.

Yeah, quite a few things.

- Do you like your game wild,
baby?

- I don't play games if there
ain't enough action.

- Well I always play
with a full team.

So I see.

- Who's your friend? -
Just a friend.

She's cute. - What about me?

You're sort of interesting.

Thanks, I needed that.

You see that truck over there?

- The one with the four wheels,
yeah.

- Well I'm gonna take
a look at it.

Why don't you join me?

- Oh, wild horses couldn't
keep me from you.

- You join me over there, I'll
show you a horse or two.

That's a promise.

Boy you work fast.

I learned from watching you.

He's waiting.

- Yeah, I know, I've been
hard up all day.

You better hurry.

Oh, always keep 'em waitin'.

It makes them appreciate
you a lot more.

- Well I wouldn't wait too
long with this one.

Yeah?

- Yeah, he's the kind of guy you
gotta work fast with.

Yeah? - Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Hi.

It's all yours, baby.

- Oh, is that a pistol
in your pocket

or are you just glad to see me?

Come on, get to work.

For Christ's sake.

Get the fuck outta here.

Leave me alone.

What happened?

- I guess he didn't like the
color of my wig.

Do I look alright?

Yeah.

Oh, that son of a bitch.

That bastard.

- Oh I wish you would've let
me get that wig.

Ah, mine's gettin' so shop worn.

Oh, sure, uh-huh,

and then when rent day
rolls around again,

Cherry's singin' the blues.

It's not that hard to save for a
rainy day, you know?

Yes, and you never see this girl

without an umbrella, that's
how rainy my life is.

You do alright.

Want some tea?

Yeah, I could use a cup.

Hey, you got any of that peach pie

left over from the other day?

Sure, you want a piece?

Okay.

- What time are you meetin'
this Bob character?

Tonight.

What time?

He said any time I feel like it.

And you feel like it, right?

I like the guy, Cherry.

He must be one hell of a lay.

It's not only that.

He's really a very nice guy.

I couldn't do much better.

- You know, for a girl who
is supposed to have

her head screwed on right, you
sound like a high school kid.

Don't knock it, Cherry.

It's just because I'm jealous.

Yeah, sure.

No, I mean it.

I'd love to have someone to love
or someone to love me.

It ain't easy bein' a freak.

- I never heard you talk
that way before.

You're happy, aren't you, huh?

Happy?

Campin' all the time?

Look at me, hon.

I'm no prize package.

I'm a cock sucker.

I'm not even a good one.

I hide from the world
behind this get up.

Hide, as if I could hide from
anything lookin' like this.

- I thought you
liked living in drag?

Oh, I do.

I always like gettin'
dressed up in drag.

Even when I was a kid.

My mother used to let me do it,
she thought it was cute.

After that, I never let
her see me do it.

And I started runnin' around with
Pinkie and Snow White.

Peaches, the bunch.

We used to go to Phil Black's.

That's when drag was really drag.

And then one morning I
woke up and I had

more drag in my closet than
my regular clothes.

I was quite pretty then.

I made out a lot more
then than I do now.

You make out alright.

Talk.

I'm a lot of talk.

Big shit comes from a lot
of little ones.

- You ever thought of
giving it up?

And go legit?

Start lookin' like one of
those old queens

that hang around subway johns?

Too weird to be called a
man and too old

to try and look like one.

I love you just the way you are.

Don't.

Hey, stop it.

The water's hot, I want my tea.

I'll get it.

- Well since we're on
a truth kick,

I've been doing some thinking,
too.

Like how?

Well I'm gonna try

and change a little of
myself if I can.

Yeah?

Like how?

- Well I thought I'd try
to work something

out with this Bob.

I mean really Cherry,
he's the best thing

that's happened to me
in a long time.

- So you're gonna
playhouse with him, huh?

I'm gonna try.

What happens to me?

What do you mean?

- I just get myself a
super roommate,

now she's taking off with some
Staten Island Sammy.

- Oh no, babe, I'll still
keep this place with you.

I'll carry my share of it
whether I'm here or not.

What'll he say about that?

He won't mind.

We did a lot of really
heavy talking

and he's a damn good guy.

I'll tellin' you, Cherry,
he's a jewel.

Yeah?

Just make sure he ain't
no rhinestone.

When are you movin' in with him?

I'm not.

Well not right away.

I want to take it nice and easy.

He wants whatever I want that way.

You goin' on that date tonight?

No.

Don't be a fool.

I've changed, Cherry, I know it.

I feel it, right here.

It's your stomach.

You need food, eat.

I wish you could go.

- They don't want no counterfeit,
they want the real thing.

- Well they're just gonna
be out of luck.

- Well why don't you go,
the last time?

I really don't want to.

We could use the money.

150 bucks is a lot of
money just now.

- You need it that bad?
- Don't you?

I don't, but do you?

Would you mind?

You really want me to go?

Just this once.

What time is it?

6:35.

- Okay, but this is the last time,
I hope.

See you at the club later?

Okay.

- I bet she won't show up.
- She will.

150 bucks is a lot of bread.

- None of those whores are
very dependable.

She's not a whore.

Then what's she comin' here for?

- She better be, I want
my money's worth.

Already cost me a new jacket.

- She's worth it, I'll telling
you, she's great.

- Look, we gonna play
cards or not?

Who wants to?

I wish she'd get here.

I bet she don't show up.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

I'm telling ya, she will.

Now just hold your horses.

- What color hair she got? - Long,
black hair.

Yeah, I like long hair.

- How old is she, I
bet she's a dog.

- She's only 20 and
she ain't no dog.

She's a knock out.

Yeah, I'll bet.

- Is there anybody
else ready for a beer?

Yeah, I'll have one.

Make it two. - Okay.

I'll get it. - I'll get it.

Hey, right on time.

I'm always on time.

Well let me take that from you.

No, leave it right here.

Well let me hang it up for you.

No it's fine right here.

- Let me introduce
everybody to ya.

This is Walt, Joe, Cal.

- Yeah I've met Walt before.
- Oh yeah?

Walt, you been holdin' out?

- I don't believe
we've met before.

Yeah, one night

in the White Groves on
Eighth Avenue.

- I don't go to any bars
on Eighth Avenue.

Okay, have it your way.

Where's the money?

- I'll give it
to you later.

- I'd like to have it now
if you don't mind?

- Sure, if that's the
way you want.

Please.

Thanks.

Where's the other room?

Okay, who's first?

Just like that?

- I told you, not more than
an hour and a half.

Now who's first?

Me.

See you later guys.

Well how do you like that?

The guy can really move
when he wants to.

I haven't met her before.

Honest, cross my heart, I haven't.

Yeah, sure.

- Boy she's some knockout,
ain't she?

What did I tell ya?

Shit.

I'll send the next one in.

Dusty.

Did you like it?

Was he big enough for ya?

You sure do like your cock,
don't you?

You like this, huh?

Remember last time?

You sure know how to take it,
don't you, baby?

- Oh no you don't, you're not
gonna start that again.

Where do you think you're goin'?

- I'm gonna get the
hell out of here.

What the fuck?

Like hell you are!

- Get your hands off
me you bastard!

I ain't no freak show for
you to use, buddy.

You and your friends can go
fuck yourselves!

Come back here you little cunt.

Come back or I'll kill you.

Let me go!

Let me go, I'll kill her!

- 150 bucks, that's a
lot of bread.

- I didn't know she
liked gang bangs.

- A girl could get
cancer that way.

- I don't think you ought to talk
about Dusty like that.

What she does is her business.

You don't hear us talking about
what we do all the time.

- I didn't ask you to listen,
did I?

The whole bar can hear you.

- Oh why don't you go tell your
mother, she wants you.

- Dusty's been very good to you,
Cherry.

Dusty's been a friend to you.

That's more than you can say
about these two.

Well what do you know?

Mr. Righteous all of a sudden.

I'll see you around.

Not if we see you first.

She is an M, is she?

I think she is a little.

I think you're right.

Hal used to get pretty rough
with his broads.

Well to each his own.

- She must not have any
morals at all.

I mean, taking that guy's
wallet like she did?

- Well you should've seen
that guy's face

when he was pulling his pants up.

- So how much does she
get for a quickie?

Street trade?

Not as much as she used to.

You like roomin' with her?

- Well I don't like havin' to
room with anybody,

but she pays her half of the rent.

At least she better, anyway.

I do better than her most of
the time, anyway.

- Why don't you get
yourself a new roommate?

- Well I will as soon as I
get back on my feet.

I need her right now financially.

But then I think I'll ask Peaches
to move in with me.

Two drags are more compatible.

- Yeah, they can share
all their drag.

- Yeah, and you never
know with a whore

what she's liable to
come down with.

Some friend.

Dusty.

Thanks a lot.

You sure know how to make friends.

I was only kiddin'.

How long you been standin' there?

Long enough. - You want a drink?

I'll buy you a drink.

- Take this, you're gonna need
this more than I do.

Hey, you did alright.

- Until I met you. -
Well fuck you.

You already have.

My makeup alright?

Hi. - Hi.

- Can I come in? - Sure,
if you want.

That's what I want.

- I sort of expected you to be
here when I got home.

Does that mean you missed me?

What do you think?

I gotta be told. - Yes I did.

You tired? - Not that tired.

I was hoping you'd say that.

Oh.

Did you miss me?

Dusty?

Yes.

Do you know how hard it is for me

to say something like that?

I know.

Come on.

Wait.

I got soap in my eyes.

Wait a minute.

Is that better?

Oh, much better.

Ah.

You know you're pretty pretty?

Yeah, I've been told.

Oh, ego, ego.

I didn't mean it that way.

Besides you're pretty pretty, too.

Oh, so I've been told.

I bet you have.

Hey, I wonder what time it is.

Why?

I gotta go to work tomorrow.

Saturday? - Yep.

Told 'em I'd go in to
work on the books.

- Oh, why didn't you tell
me that before?

And fuck up our moment?

Not on your life.

Come on, let's go to bed.

Oh, not yet.

You ready again?

Any time with you, Dusty.

Come on.

Oh, you wanna play games, huh?

Come on.

You don't have to
walk me to ferry.

I want to.

Well alright.

Here's your coat.

Buckle up warm, I don't want
you to catch a cold.

Yes, Daddy.

You don't have a scarf?

Nope.

Well I'll get you one today.

What color do you like?

Blue.

Okay.

Oh my god.

Oh, I didn't mean to hit him.

He ran right in front of my car.

Did you know him?

Do you know who he was?

- No, I never saw him
before in my life.

Oh my god.

Oh god.

You've got a nice face.

- Come on, gotta hurry, I got
another customer.