All language subtitles for cuando fuimos campeones 1982 (eng)

How much time can we start?

Should we I want the senior

citizens to have the
first twenty rows.

I'll make sure
I've gotta go back.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, we're all fighting
back, aren't we?

I love this city.

You know why I love
this city? Why?

Because I love the
people of this city.

That's right.

I was born here,

right over there in West Grant.

Enough promises.

Enough discussion.

Vote for Norman Charvin,
remember, the future is now.

I don't know how
many of you remember,

but twenty two years ago today,

a man stood right
here in this park,

and he asked you
for three things.

He asked you for your hand,
he asked you for your help,

and he asked you for your vote.

And that man was John
Fitzgerald Kennedy.

But I'm not here today to ask
you for any of those things.

No, sir.

Even though the election's
just a month away,

no politics today,
and that's a promise.

Today,

I got a little surprise for you.

Is it a check, George?

I come with a gift,

a gift to everybody
in this city,

a gift to all the kids in this
city from eight to eighty,

a gift from me, a
gift from my council,

a gift for you.

So without any more ado,

with a lot of humility

and with a great deal of love,

we give you

Tilly.

What about the right eye?

Does the right eye
look even? Yeah.

I don't know, James.

You really think the right
eye looks even? It's even, George.

Believe me.

Well, the ears are even.

The ears are perfect.
It's all perfect.

I love

it.

It works. It works.

You know, I'll
tell you something.

It's got style. It really does.

Better than you know who's.

Oh, absolutely.

I mean, it's impressive.
It dominates the whole street.

What time's Tom getting in?

Three o'clock bus.
Bill's picking tomorrow.

God. I can't wait to see
your brother. I love him.

And what a wonderful
surprise for the coach. Yeah.

That's great.

He's gonna knock me on you.

Ass. Hey. Hey.

Hey.

You are a maniac.

Take a look. Smart. Nice.

We got a problem.
What's that mean?

It means the elephant
died this morning.

Tilly?

Yeah. They just called.
That's one week, George.

Died from what?

Combination of peanuts
and senility. Who knows?

Well, how did I know it
was sick? I'm the mayor.

I'm not a veterinarian.

Alright. City hall.

Boys?

Tony.

Gentlemen.

Welcome, Sabu, to our camp.

You, doc, you voted
for the orphan.

We all thought we were
getting a live elephant.

Well, that is an attempt
at humor. That was funny.

The media will think
it's hysterical.

So was Charmin.

What are you worried about?

I got the newspapers covered.

And Charmin. Yeah.

Why didn't you buy a pirate?
You could bury it in a shoebox.

Did I tell you? I told you.

Hey. We're getting
our money back. How?

I'm having an autopsy
performed. On an elephant?

You're a nutcase.

I don't care if they gotta climb
up its ass with a searchlight.

These people are gonna prove
to us once and for all that the

thing was defective
before we ever bought it.

Hey. I told you.

What is this I told you,
Morelli? Are you a parent?

Forget it. We gotta
get rid of it.

Burn it. It's against
the health laws.

Right. Let's eat it. Funny.

Oh, no. We'll have an
elephant roast for the senior citizens.

Yeah.

This is the sixth emergency
meeting we've called this month

because of your shenanigans.

I have the solution. Good.

I think we're gonna have to
stuff it and put it You see.

Come on.

Do some good stuff, please.

Watch out, fellas.

Very it.

And give the elephant the biggest
funeral the city's ever had.

He's got it.

Machen, that's the best thing you've said
since you've been on the city council.

We give him a high mass,
the bishop's blessing,

and a twenty one god insult.

This is ridiculous.

I have the solution.

We take it up to my strip mine,

drop it down an abandoned mine shaft
two hundred feet down, nobody knows.

That's

it.

Brief.

I tell you. I told you.

Romano always comes up with
the answer. Oh, now you got it.

Pretty goddamn smart
for an Italian.

Envy is a mortal sin, Macon.

Man have voiced
two hundred people.

Yeah. I know.

But you, George, I'm telling
you, you're in trouble.

And it's the last time you make
us look like the village idiots.

Well, we're here.

Well,

we're out there.

Number twelve on your scorecard.

What number one in your
heart? Mitchell. Tom daily.

Joe, gee. Okay.
How are you, Joe?

Good night, Joe. Nice
to meet you. Yeah.

But you made it back
on the twenty fourth.

Yeah. God, you
look wonderful. Oh.

Come on. Troy, give me that.

You handling? I don't know.

So what's been happening?

Oh, well, we just keep
pushing the rock up the hill.

It keeps rolling back down.

Yeah. Now you got it.

When did they close this place?

Two years ago.

Your brother's gonna be
so thrilled to see you.

Well, I'm looking
forward to seeing him.

Yeah.

George wants to turn
this into a museum.

Hey. Why not?

George is a dreamer.

It's so good to see you.

It's good to see you.

This your car? Yeah.

It searched me, doesn't it?

Steel Cadillac, though.

Hey. Two points.

Where are we going?

A funeral. A what?

You won't believe it.

And, Madge, get me up
my pen at the Herald.

Nelson,

I thought I told you
I wanted your class preparation sheets

on my desk at the end
of the day every day.

It's not a union requirement.

The hell with the
union. My requirement.

Well, let's just take it
up with the union then.

No. Let's take it up with me.

Mister Nelson, you're a
teacher, and you're a coach.

And

there's no place in our
profession for mediocrity,

mediocrity meaning
low excellence.

Are you saying
that I'm mediocre?

I'm saying that you're a lazy,

uninspiring lout.

I want those class preparation
sheets on my desk this afternoon.

Got it?

Yeah. Hi, Ed. Listen.

Could you get over to the mayor's
office around four o'clock?

You're gonna hear from
my union. Take a hike.

No. Not you, Ed.

Yeah.

Well, it's it's not too
important, but I think it's,

something worth your while.

Yep.

By the way,

how's your cousin Polly doing?

Oh, yeah?

Where is he?

Gotta keep an eye on him.

Okay. The mayor will see
you over there at four.

Bye bye.

Reggie. Reggie. Reggie.

Every time the man throws
him a high inside fastball,

he's doing them
nothing but a favor.

John James, you don't want Angel's
latest to tell you all about it, dear.

Call

it again, George.

You can do us a favor,
especially me, Eddie.

Squash the elephant pictures.
Don't run them in the paper.

I don't think I can, George.

It's election time.
It's news. What?

You don't think arson's news?

How many times do I have to
remind you about your cousin

Paul?

Arson's. Come on. You don't
have to bring that up. Why not?

You're hitting me with
elephant pictures.

The man torched his
building, Eddie, and his car.

But I squashed it, didn't I?

Got him out of town, saved
your sister a lot of grief.

This is a little
black night, George.

No. No.

No. Black town.

Welcome to the
arena of politics.

Hello. I'm Norman Sharp.

This is ridiculous. You're
really uncomfortable.

I don't know what
to do with my house.

I promise to turn this
magnificent but empty building

into the most beautiful
mall in Pennsylvania.

Remember You mean tell me the
people of the city actually

want that turd for their mayor?

The preceding was They paid
to look To tell you the truth,

I really don't know, George.

Government's done. Here.

Yeah.

God, what a wonderful
idea it was.

No.

What are you What's up?

No.

Here's a little piece of advice.

Don't ever hire your relatives.

Angelo. Right. Now
bring it forward.

Forward. Okay. Now
bring it out further.

Further. Come on. Pay
attention, Angelo. Cutter.

Yeah. We're not gonna
swing it all day.

We're gonna drop it, Angelo.

Angelo, I want you
to move it to the

right, and I want
you to center it.

It's better. Hey, Phil.

Is Hey, Phil. Is that company?

Harrison. Hey, Phil.

You are on my property.

It's a city property.

I lease it, moron.

Hey, Ginzo. You and the pole
lock are done. You're buried.

Sharman's gonna whip
your ass. Beat it.

Get out the hall close.

We'll shoot you here anyway.

Beat it.

This is Tom Harrison, Newseen,

Okay.

Here's your key.

George is gonna pick
you up at seven o'clock.

Okay.

Thanks a lot, Joe.

The twenty fourth.
Twenty fourth.

I'll see you at the coaches.

Have a nice time.

Hi. Hi. Can you give me
a favor? Sure, Violet.

Could you put this up in my
room, please? Room three ten?

Look at that.

Sharmon's all over town.

Why do we call him by his
right name? Sharmowitz.

Yeah.

The only thing a Jew changes more
often than his politics is his name.

You know, mister Sharmowitz
just might make it a close race.

You bet he might. Did
you talk to Marion?

Yeah. She came up last week.

Talked to me about a
campaign contribution.

And?

We ought to run her.
She's very smart.

Marion's my conscience
and my severest critic.

She also understands the
political scene a hell of a lot

better than I do.

So you're in for a rough
campaign this time, George?

Boy, you're not. And
we're broke? Out of money?

Is that true? Yeah.
You still riding?

Why do you ask?

Well, you're looking at a man
desperately needs a speechwriter.

Let me think about
it. Bye bye, dumbo.

Figures.

Saw Scranton.

Here's the real story.

James and I have worked it out
so Phil gets to keep all the

strip plan that he's
leased from the city.

Why don't you put
that on top of the TV?

Should I plug it in? Yeah.

Charmin wants to
break the lease. Mr.

Charmin, it seems, is some
kind of an ecology now.

As a matter of fact,
if he gets elected,

you're not gonna be able
to piss in your own toilet.

How's the coach? Terrific.

Operation was a
complete success.

Ulcerated stomach,
and that was it.

Where's the ghost, George?

He said he'd meet us
here about eight o'clock.

You know, Phil's holding back.

I sent Marion up last week about
some more money because we're broke

on a stall burner, if
you can believe that.

But coach and I,

we got a little info he's gonna
knock you out right on his ass.

Want a drink?

Later. It's only five o'clock.

Five o'clock?

Alright, man.

It's almost eight o'clock. I
drink off Pacific Coast time.

That way, I'm three hours
behind everybody else.

These little bastards.
Watch it, Josh.

Still very quick, little guy.
How's James? He's terrific.

My right arm.

You know, after I'm reelected,

I'm gonna have him appointed
superintendent of schools.

He's a valuable
man, your brother.

That's patronage, George.
Hey. Is there any other way?

Boy, Phil hasn't changed.

Give me a big hug and
kiss at the station.

Italians are like that. Can't
keep their hands off you.

What's air pollution?

Right. Uh-huh.

Five hundred Italian
paratroopers.

What has an IQ of a
hundred, George? Poland.

Don't you remember I'm
Polish? I love Polish jokes.

You know how a poll
act ties a shoe,

don't you?

Come on in the kitchen. Help
me with the chicken. Come on.

You know, it's amazing.
Nothing's really changed here.

Absolutely nothing.

You know what would make tonight
really memorable, don't you?

Yeah.

Martin were to come
walking through that door.

Magic, wasn't he? Unbelievable.

Oh, no. Maybe next year for
the twenty fifth. Maybe.

You bastards. What?

How about the time you put the
winner for you in my drugstore?

I swear you, George, I had
nothing to do with that.

Come on, Tanya. It
was you and him.

No. What?

Are you kidding me? My balls
weren't fired for a week.

Those were the days, my friend.

We thought they never
end. Here Here they come.

I can't wait till I see the
look on your brother's face.

Well, my oldest boy, Michael,

is over six we're gonna
be over six foot three,

and I wanted to sit in the USF,
but they canceled the program.

Did you guys go all the way
to Musick to get the beer?

Tommy, you're in the car.
Yeah. Who's your kid?

Who's coach?

He said he'd be here
about eight o'clock.

I think he's got something up
his sleeve. What? By his arm.

Oh, number twelve
on your scorecard?

A number one on your heart.

Hey, Tommy.

How are you, brother?

Fantastic. Gee, it's
good to see you.

Good to see you.

Hey.

Why didn't you call?

Are you gonna stay at the house?

No. Phil set me up at the
German hotel. It's okay.

You look great. You too.
Doesn't he look fantastic?

Oh, yeah. Best
playmaker in the state.

Hey, Phil. Did you
bring your dirty movies?

Man, there's
pornographic movies. No.

I mean, I love them, but,
I should arrest them.

Arrest me.

I rent him from
your brother-in-law,

the chief of police.

Oh, yes. The police department
is a library for staged films.

Oh, so it's free enterprise.

I mean, that's how it
would confiscate. You know?

How do you think I raised the
money for the Little League fund?

No. Oh, yes. Yes.

I rented the VFW, charged
five bucks a head,

and showed Olga's massage
parlor and selected shorts.

Give me a minute, boys.
I'll be right down.

Why don't you put
a ribbon around me?

Alright. Shape it up. Tone it.
Twenty laps around the court.

Too much batter on the
ass here. Twenty laps.

I want my boys lean on me.

Romano, you hit
those boards hard.

And you, Tsitskovsky, get
the lead out and move.

And you, James Daley,
defense. Defense.

The old gunner can still pray
with the best of them, Kenny.

Dad, coach.

That's alright.

Hey, coach. Take a look.

Oh, no. That's a grand gift,
boys. What a wonderful thought.

Toshiba. Oh, shit.

Those jabs can really do it.

I'm ready, coach. Put me in.

Now that's the
grandest gift of all.

Where the hell have you been?

It's a fine gift.

Come on. Let's take a walk.

You look great, coach.

I feel good.

I want you to put him in.

That's because he can't
give in on his own.

William count.

I just can't find
the words to say it.

My boy's standing
around me again.

You haven't changed in
twenty years, Clark.

And I won't change
in twenty more.

I can still run
you to the ground.

After having my belly cut
open, twenty stitches.

Belly looks like a baseball.

Let's have a look.

Stay in shape. You boys
are in your forties now.

It's the heart attack
season. Lean and mean.

Hold it right there, gents.

Uh-oh.

Hold it right there.

Right there. Okay.

Great. Got it.

You know, I got me one
of those exercise bikes.

Keeps my stomach flat.

Yeah.

But your ass is still
not on any knees.

How do you feel, James?

I do a great coach,
except my teeth.

I've been having
a little trouble.

Your teeth? Yeah. I got a
partial plate the other day.

You never did have enough
vitamin c in your diet.

Yeah. Well, try
feeding five kids.

You didn't feed them
your teeth, did you?

You know something?

They recently proved that nerves
can severely damage your teeth.

Maybe you should have
gotten your nerves out.

That's good.

Hey.

Alright. Alright.

I used to tell people you
were like a fine watch.

My very fine expensive watch
that kept perfect time.

Seventy seven seventy six. Hey.

I'm proud of you climbing
to the top of your professions,

business, politics, education,

travel.

Well, sir, there's only one man
that I know of who's responsible for

Oh, no.

No. Oh, yeah? No. No. Not me.
You did it all yourselves.

Best advice I ever gave
you. Get yourselves a name.

Remember?

Run to win. Hey. Good. Mom.

I appreciate it.

Frank. Good. How you
doing, Frank? That's right.

Run to win. Saint
Paul said that.

The saints run always to win.

Healthy minds and
healthy bodies.

The Greeks said that,
boys. They started it all.

Great athletes, the
Greeks. Magnificent.

Greeks were Federists.

Oh, come on. He means the
Greeks were homosexuals.

The Greeks homo
the Romans, baby,

but not the Greeks.

Nah. That's liberal
bullshit. I don't know.

I wanna live

Yeah.

Yeah. Lost again. Uh-huh.

He's still gonna win
twenty this year.

Please.

Looks like the Celtics
are gonna win it all.

Right? Well, they
lost Archibald.

Right.

And and the bird is one of the
best players in the league.

He just had a bad series.

That's all. Choked
up? Absolutely.

Oh, you

fox.

You're taking us
to the old schools.

She's eighty years old, boys.

Jeez.

What a relic,

Okay.

Hey.

Oh,

did you see that?

Nine seconds. Yeah. Not
bad. Not bad at all.

Oh.

I got a good shave.

Okay.

Pretty damn good.

Alright. Open her up again.

I'm sure you got
enough cheese here.

Seven seconds to go down
by one point. Unbelievable.

I passed the ball
inbounds to Tom.

I brought it across.

Passed to me in the corner.
It'll take a second.

I had chains coming across.

I saw Martin.

Three times Martin caught
the ball in midair,

and he went straight up.

Up. Up. One second.

You were a legend in your
time, boys. A legend.

Never forget that.

Coach, this is just
great. Really special.

The, the jerseys are
for your grandchildren.

Right. Yeah.

What a beautiful thought.
Oh, look at that.

They belong to you, boys.

Coach, I can't fit
into this anymore.

I want you to have them.

Hey. Thanks a lot, coach.

Here. Let's get a picture.

Yeah. Yeah. Go.

Ah, you're a thing
of rare beauty.

Life is a game,

and I'm glad to say that

I played it with the best.

Gentlemen,

a toast

for the nineteen fifty
seven Pennsylvania

high school
basketball champions.

Here. Here.

You were one flesh twenty
four years ago, boys.

Don't you forget that
as long as you live.

You know, I'm prouder of that

than I am of being
mayor of this city.

Fast.

You were a flash of
legs, gone like light.

Jesus.

You remember that eight foot nigger
they had jumped like a kangaroo?

They said we couldn't do it.

We beat a school
five times our size,

and we beat them
in Philadelphia.

Did the impossible, boys.
Don't you ever forget that.

Mark,

Jesus, what a great eye.

Priceless.

You know the man was
the perfect ball player.

He made it all go.

Magnificent talent.

Not a word in twenty four years.

Boys, let's say a little
prayer for Martin.

Wherever he is, let's pray
that he's safe and happy

and still a champion.

Amen.

Never had a losing season.
Not many can say that.

A shaman won't be able to
say that, will he, coach?

He'll see politics played like
he's never seen it played before.

We'll run that guy
right off the court.

Alright. Squeeze the charmed.

Oh.

You know, he attacked me.

I'm not prejudiced, but the
Jew attacked me in print.

Well, he is running
against you, George.

Hey. How about such a thing
as respect for the office?

You know what he said
in the newspaper?

He said that Phil
and I were corrupt.

Can you believe that? Yep.

Why, you little bastard.

You are a great former judge.
Hey. And I'm a great mayor.

I have given this town
four very memorable years.

And you'll give him four more.

Right.

Never settle for
less than success.

Steady said that, boys.

They carved that man's
face into a fountain.

They don't make Teddy's anymore.

A man among men, giant.

Walked in and took Panama
away from the specs.

I mean, just walked
in and took her, boys.

I'll drink to that feet.

Doesn't he look wonderful?

Can't keep the old gunner down.

You know, we gotta
put him to work.

That's it. You got it.

Boys, say hello to
my next speechwriter.

Now come on, George. I told
you I'd think about it.

We need something. A
miracle or something.

What does that mean, Joe?

Well, it means we
got problems. Who?

You. Us.

What's he talking about? Coach,
tell a man how popular I am.

No. Let's hear Phil.

Don't overestimate
your strength, George.

Wait a minute, boys.

I'm putting this town
back on its feet.

A four percent increase
in property tax.

You're lucky you weren't hung.

Phil, when we took over,
the city was broke.

Well, the city is is still
broke. No work around.

No money. Taxes
raised every year.

You're not trying to tell me
that the working man is not

behind me, are you?

I'm only reciting history.

We had a garbage strike
here lasted five weeks.

The city smelled like a horror.

Phil, we're not in a recession
here. We're in a depression.

That's a fact.

How about last week in the
park? There were people there.

How many? At least a
thousand. Cheering me.

Now that's popularity.

I'm extremely popular,
Phil. Georgie.

They were waiting to
see the new elephant.

I bought the goddamn
thing. And it died, George.

Died?

Good Christ. When?

Today. We buried in
Phil's mine shaft.

It hurts your image. People
are calling you Sabu.

I have a fantastic
image in this town.

I'm the one that inherited
the twenty two percent

unemployment, Phil.

Let's not forget that.

I mean, this is the unemployment
capital of the world.

You know? I need a little time.

Trash it up, boys. Go
ahead. Trash it up.

Have another drink, George.

My city's safe.
I'll tell you that.

There's no niggers mugging
in my city streets.

The last nigger
here was Joe Lewis,

and he was passing through.

James,

one rape in four years?

Couple of murders?
How about that?

We're not even
certain she was raped.

Who?

You remember the girl?

Do you remember that girl with
the, guy with the glass eye,

Mike Mike Kaminsky?

She claimed he assaulted
her, forced perverted acts,

said he performed
cunnilingus on her.

Pedding what? Linguist.

Oral sex, the male performing
an oral act of a woman.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Jeez.

That's a fancy name for it.

If that's a perversion,
I should be in a cage.

Now let's not get
away from the subject.

I'm talking about dissension.
I sense some dissension here.

This country's hurting, Phil.

Hurting. We've got to
pull together. Teamwork.

Dangerous times all over.
Thousands of pounds like ours.

We fire the furnace,
keep it all going around,

but no dissension.

None. We stick together.

Give me a drink, will you? Yeah.

Now come on.
Where's that camera?

I'd like to get a picture
around the trophy.

Alright.

Let's go home.

How long since the
operation? Months.

Yeah. It's about five weeks ago.

He just gets like a boy.

He overdid it.

Yeah. He overdid it.

He's sick.

That man is the best. He just
popped a couple of stitches.

That's all.

What about his doctor, John?

He doesn't need a doctor.

He just needs
another one of these.

He just popped a
couple of stitches.

He's,

He's fine.

Fine.

He'll be right down.

He overdid it.

Twenty fourth.

How's Claire feel?
Oh, she's great.

She just took up tennis.

She's gonna be young forever.

How about the kids? Fabulous.
Why is Amanda about twelve now?

Yeah.

Yeah. She's twelve. She
just had her confirmation.

You should've seen her
in the white dress.

I cried. Oh. Yeah. You cry
about everything. You sure do.

Tommy?

Yeah. Thanks.

What a

night.

So, Philly,

what are we gonna
do about Jarman?

The better question might be,

what are we gonna
do about George?

What are you talking about?

Why are you so down on George?

Four years ago, he beat that old
alcoholic we had by thirty two votes.

The coach won it
for him. Remember?

Yeah. I'm aware of that film.

Charmin has IBM ready to come
in here tomorrow morning,

and the railroad station
into a mall is a classy idea.

I know.

But George can attract industry.

George is busy trying to save
a bunch of useless buildings.

The future's here now.

Billy,

George can win.

I know he can.
People want change.

Sharman is young.

George is like Bugs
Bunny on television.

This is the mayor.
What's up, folks?

I love the guy, but we got
loony tunes for a mayor.

Is that the only reason
you're against him?

Isn't that enough?

I thought it might be because you're
having an affair with his wife.

Oh, Christ.

Who told you?

Nobody.

But it could easily
become common knowledge.

That's a rumor.

Come on, Phil. Don't deny it.

She never got over
me since high school.

Good old Marion. I hope
she's improved with age.

That's not funny.

I know all about Marion.

Not what you want
with me. Billy.

Bill.

Billy.

Just listen to me for
a second, will you?

Listen.

Let me keep this thing
going with Marion,

and we are all in big trouble.

I mean, she's not very stable.

You know? She was a great girl.

Well, that may be. Listen.

Charmin wins this election. You
lose your lease with the city.

You know what that spells?

Complete business disaster.

I know that. Don't
you think I know that?

Will you need George as
much as he needs you?

Sharman speaks English.

He can be talked to.

Billy, come on in.

It's not a joke.

Jesus, you do that to us, Phil.

You would actually
jump to Sharman?

Politics is just another
way of making money.

Sharman's no different
than any other politician.

Hey. Listen, Philly.

I really don't care what you
do with your personal life.

It wouldn't endangers the
entire You are in this for what

you can get, a
piece of the action.

Now don't shit me. Okay? Right.

But George is all
we've got right now.

And he may not be
enough, but not tonight.

It's a party, the twenty fourth.

Look at that broccoli. My
old man would've loved that.

Tony.

Oh.

Coach is fine. You
you write down.

Oh, sorry. Sorry. Uh-huh.

How do you get the
rhythm without Martin?

We just need a little practice.

Here you go.

James, tell them my
new campaign slogan.

Not now, George.

Come on. The romance continues.

Horatio, George. I
never heard Rocky.

I admit it's expensive.

Saturate all the local
stations, billboards.

Right. But not now. Let's
not talk about it tonight.

Let's talk about it later.

Oh, come on. It's a
whole new image for me.

You kidding? Grassroots guy,
no egghead, dynamic shop. Hey.

Was you kidding?

Thank you.

And I'm dynamite on television.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

What's the matter with you?

Phil,

What about him?

I just got some serious
doubts about us.

He doesn't think we
can beat Charming.

Is that true? We got doubts.

Well, that's just because you
don't know the hot piece of

news we got last week.

What are you talking about?

Case in the hole.

You know, Coach and I
did a little research, found out,

Norman Charmin had an
uncle, was a communist.

Oh, it was in the
New York Times.

June five nineteen
fifty one, Hollywood.

A blacklisted writer.

Old news. He's
probably dead. He is.

That janitor chump. Really?

With a resume like that in
this town, he's a dead man.

Hey. What about that chicken?

It's not in the oven yet.

Why didn't you
tell me about this?

I was gonna tell you.

Well, why didn't you?

Bill,

seriously, how do you feel
about this communist family?

Well, time just changed. Nobody
cares about communist anymore.

Makes it a whole new
ballgame, doesn't it?

Come on, silly.

What are you talking about?
I mean, let's face it.

The man's uncle
did a year in jail.

Oh, boy. Listen, guys.

It's not nineteen
fifty. McCarthy's dead.

George, would you mind
putting the chicken in the

oven?

Sure. What do you wanna
say? Immediately high.

Remember one thing, Billy.

George is taking very
good care of you.

I paid for it. My money
got him elected last time.

Yeah.

Well, there's more
to it than that.

You know it. Is there?

Yeah. There is.

You know, Philly,
you got it made.

You drive a classy
car every year,

and you wear beautiful
eight hundred dollars suits.

My suit cost me a hundred bucks.

I've been driving the same
car for the last ten years.

I don't mind.

I got five kids.

My mom's a genius,

maybe.

But I don't wanna
be swallowed up in

anonymity.

I wanna do something
important in my life,

because I feel I'm
a talented man.

And I'm working my ass off for
this guy because, number one,

I believe in him,
and number two,

I want what's coming to me.

I want my share.

You two guys fucked
up. Share that?

Come on, Phil. How
can you say that?

What's the next step, Philly?

Lunch with Sharman?

You son of a bitch.

Oh, no.

Just a few drinks,
a couple of deals.

I mean, you're really good at
that making arrangements with the

Come on now, James.

That's not nice. Oh, really?

What is nice about
betrayal, I ask you?

Because that's what we're
talking about, George.

Betrayal, nothing
less. Right, Phil?

Yeah. Go away, James.

Don't you understand No.

No. Don't talk to
me. Just take a look.

Now wait a second, you
guys. We're friends here.

Really? Yes. You think he's
your friend? Yes. I do.

Well, then you
are really stupid.

Almost as stupid
as this dumb wop.

Can I help it if you
belong on welfare?

You are a thick, ignorant WAP.

And you are a shanty
Irish asshole.

For Christ's sake, what
are you guys doing?

He's fucking your wife, George.

That's why he won't support you.

Is that what I want to do?

What did he say?

You're doing what with my wife?

Georgie,

we had a thing.

It just happened.

God almighty.

Oh, Phil.

You stupid dangle bastard.

You prey on people, Phil.

You hurt people.

You ought to be wiped
away like a dirty stain.

Turn around.

You don't move anywhere.

Now how

does that feel?

Phil?

George, you put the gun down.

It's scary, isn't it?

George. Come on.

Let your Put the
gun down, George.

What's going on here?
What's happened?

Now, George,

don't lose your poise, boy.

Just, give me the gun.

Be a man and give me
the gun. It's alright.

Okay?

Easy, boy.

Get some scotch, James.

Easy.

I couldn't even shoot

you.

You got a load of
tension in here, boy.

Take some deep breaths.

I'm alright.

One, two, one, three.

Maybe you should do some
push ups, coach, you know,

or run-in place.

Tom, why don't you pick up the jerseys
and take them in the trophy room?

Sit down, Jamie.

Phil, you sit down too.

Tommy, come on back
in here, will you?

Alright. Now let's get
to the bottom of this.

What happened
between you and Phil?

It's a private thing.

There's been nothing private
between the people in this room

for twenty five years.

Now what's the problem?

Phil is

or apparently has had Wait.

Coach, I had this thing.

Oh, wait a minute.
I'll tell it. Alright?

I mean, it is my wife,
if you don't mind.

That makes it my story.
Right? Old friend, great guy.

You Hey, George.

I'm

alright.

I'm calm.

Phil's having an
affair with my Marian.

It's your Marian? Mhmm.

James just announced
it to the whole room.

James, why didn't you
tell me about this?

I just found out tonight.

You know who saved
this man's business?

Trusted him, my friend.

You take us.

Hey. Hey. Come on.

Get some air, George.

Someday, Phil.

Take him out of
the porch, James.

Is this true, Phil?

Why didn't you tell me?

Everybody knew but me, George.

I didn't know.

You did too know.
You're a liar, James.

It's over.

He had a thing.

What just happened?

I don't know about those things.

I've never laid
my friend's wife.

Just an old whore.

That's what you are.

Enough. A diseased old
whore. I said enough.

You're pussy whipped,
boy. Pussy whipped.

Get some discipline.

You think with your cock, it'll
ruin you quicker than Charmin.

Understand me?

Goddamn it. People
are being hurt.

Did she tell you we're
the best, Phil? Come on.

Why don't you tell your old
buddies, You sex maniac?

Get him in here.

Come

on, Phil.

Was my wife a good lay?

What's wrong with you?
It's none of your business.

Just sit down and relax.

Morning, James.

Phil, you wanna sit

down.

Here you go, a drink?

Phil?

Thanks. Gentlemen to
nineteen fifty seven.

Look. I I'd like
to say something.

I'm sorry things happen
the way they did tonight,

but I I really thought the truth
would bring us all together again.

That's fine, James.

Now, Phil, let's hear it from
the beginning to the end.

Well, she was there one
day in my office. When?

A couple of weeks ago.

She came to see me about
a campaign contribution.

She went to see all the
businessmen in this community.

I wonder how much she raised.

Hey. Come on now, Tommy.
I'm warning you. We talked.

We had a few drinks.

It just happened, coach.

Right there in the office?

Oh, it's a private
office, George.

On the floor?

I have a couch in there.

And?

I asked her if she wanted to.

Fuck.

The word is fuck, Beto. Now
come on. Get on with the story.

And she said

yeah.

Christ. Marion never
struck me as a whore.

Come on, coach. Give me a break.

I'm just trying to establish
who made the first advance.

We talked.

We had a few drinks.
It just happened.

Oh, I see.

You doubled her drinks and
got her hot on booze and

memories and, hopped
her on the floor.

The couch.

Goddamn it, coach.

You turn on each other,
you don't stand a chance.

The woman is not a whore.

Nobody said she was. You
need each other, boys. Need.

I don't need him.

George, if there's one thing
I cannot stand is ignorance.

It disgusts me.

He took advantage of my wife.

I mean, she hasn't been
the same since the baby.

Boos on women.

I tried to protect you from it.

I got you the Jesuits,
got scholarships for you,

got the Jesuits to
teach you, boys.

You know, I graduated from
the Jesuits in three years.

They all wanted me
to become a Jesuit.

My father used to say,

the Jesuits were
the scholars of the

church.

Teaching the game was not
just a profession with me.

It was a vocation like a priest.

I devoted my life to excellence,

to superiority,

so

it'll come apart before
my very eyes, boys.

Not in front of me because

you boys are my real trophies.

Never forget that.

Never.

I think every man in this
room realizes that conclusion.

Never take less than success.

Now that's a philosophy
of life, boy.

It's not a slogan, a

philosophy.

Now

we have an election coming up.

We're going to win
it by the rules.

Pride, loyalty, teamwork.
No other way. None.

Beat that Jew. Beat that Jew.

Go,

Gentiles.

Why ridiculous. You know that?
I'm a sir. Are you kidding?

Tommy,

how did you take a walk?

I did three years ago.

I know, but you came back.

George, do you wanna
win this campaign?

I don't need him.

I didn't ask you that.

I asked you if
you wanted to win.

Yes, sir. Then you
have to pay the price.

What price? Pain.

The price is pain, George.

This pain in my stomach
has been there all my life.

You endure pain to win.
It's a law of life.

There's no other way. None.

It's good to hurt.
The mind overcomes me.

Alright, Phil. We're all
waiting for your answer.

I'm telling you, public opinion wants
George back in the insurance business.

Now look. Public opinion
has changed every day.

I expect nothing will be
settled without consulting me.

The New York Times said that
Charmin's uncle took the Fifth

Amendment eleven times.

Well, that makes Charmin
very vulnerable, doesn't it?

Things have changed
today, James.

Nothing changes but the dates.

Exploiting a man's weakness
is the name of the game.

If he can't move to the
left, you're left into death.

If he can't stop a
hook, hook away at him.

Find his weak spot and go
after him. Punish him with it.

I've drilled that into
you a thousand times.

I know, coach, but why smear
him with this communist thing?

Do you think that kite
wouldn't use Marion against us,

wave her at us
like a dirty flag?

Maybe he would.

He took the Fifth
Amendment eleven times.

Now will you please get in here?

Oh, for Christ's sake.

I've lived my whole life
on the Fifth Amendment,

and so have you, Jake.

It's bullshit.

It's loaded.

So bullshit.

It's loaded.

Everybody in line one time or
another has used the fifth amendment.

I know, but there was a communist
in the And you know the Jesuits

would be destitute.

I expect nothing will be
settled without consoling me.

Just breaks my heart to see
him fall apart like that.

Can't you people understand
that if I lose that business,

I'm nothing? It's too late.

There's no way
left to start over.

In case you're interested, I am.

Sherman Spot's
coming on any second.

Good evening. I'm
Debbie Dunlage.

And I'm Tom Powell.

New fighting is broken
out in the Mideast.

More developments to report
tonight on the economic front.

From the state capital comes
word of new money from regional

highway construction and the local
political scene is heating up.

Hello. I'm Norman Charmin.

Mayor Sekowsky has
given you this,

the twelfth playground
in the last two years.

That's very good.
That's very impressive.

But mayor Sekowsky has
also given you this.

The Romano strippings.

Phil Romano I don't know
how to get up there.

From the city. Harris.

More properly from
mayor Sekowsky.

His stuff.

That's twenty two stuff?

Here is devastating waste.

And, yes, the unpleasant
speculation of corruption.

I promise you, the
taxpayers of this city,

to expose the true relationship
between the mayor of this city

and a man who is committing,
to my mind, a criminal

act.

He's not advertising
people in New York.

And I promise you that
when I'm elected mayor,

I will not look the other way
while a greedy businessman

devastates the natural
beauty of our land.

Remember, the future is now.

The preceding was How much do you
guys need for a television spotlight?

Charmin.

Twenty five thousand.

Why don't you offer Charmin
the twenty five thousand bill?

Of the hill section in less
than a year Take a hike, chief.

Than a dozen holes.
That's a good idea, Phil.

Why don't you call
them up, Yeah.

Come on.

Phil, they called him right here
in front of all of us.

We can to investigate,
but we need your help.

Call the city's twenty
four hour arson Okay.

Nine three five
eight two two zero.

How come you know his
number, you son of a bitch?

I know everything, Billy.

Norman.

This is the number one
threat to the environment.

Right. Phil Romano.

Yeah. Listen.

I'm gonna come right out and
say it. I like your style.

Well, it's all politics. Right?

Listen. I'd like to talk
to you about your campaign.

Yeah. No. Well, listen.
Everybody needs contributions.

Right? I've been known to
make a few. Money's tight.

No. You scratch my
back, I scratch yours.

It's that simple.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

But

is that so?

Really?

Let me ask you
this, Norman. Yeah.

How's your uncle the communist?

You won't be laughing so hard when
you read about it in the newspapers.

Okay.

You listen to me, you
kite bastard, because

It's his cousin, not his uncle.

It's.

Alright. It's still on the
family. We can still use.

You laughed

at me.

You made me blow it, James.

I made you blow it? Listen.

If I wasn't your friend,
my money made my friends.

Don't shit me.

No. Goddamn machia is gonna
blow us off our own court.

Politics is not basketball.

We can't sit around
here fingering the past.

Listen.

If you don't mind my saying,

I think we ought to go easy
on Charmin being Jewish.

It could be labeled
antisemitism.

Nobody's anti anything.

There's good and bad
in every race, James.

Some of the greatest athletes
in the world were Jews.

Sid Lachlan, magnificent.

Nobody could punch pound
for pound like Barney Ross.

Jesse Owens alone, he
beat the goddamn Germans.

Splendid nigger.
Fast as the wind.

But as a rule, you
gotta watch them.

You can't trust them.
Choose the same.

Coach, I'd like to
talk to you. Hold on.

My friends in the
kingdom of the blind.

Oh, Johnny. Oh, god. Johnny.

Jeez. Tommy. You alright? Tommy?

You alright? Tommy, can
you hear me? Uh-huh. Tommy?

The one eyed man is king.

He's alright. Put him over
here on the couch. That's good.

I'm okay.

Man, here it right here.

There you go.

None of you can
hold your liquor.

You drink like women, you'll
be squatting the piss next.

Come on, Phil. Let's
go in the office.

I don't trust Phil.

Something's happening.
Something's going on.

Just let the coach out.

Why not? He's handled
everything else.

What's happened to him?

I don't know.

Happened to me?

Fuck you and the
horse you rode in on.

As our old grandmother
used to say.

I love you, George.

How's a little woman? Hey.

That is not nice.

It's a mess.

Tell me.

Hey, George.

Why don't we stone
her? Oh, Jesus.

No, James. That's an
old Jewish customer.

What are you doing?
Don't do that, James.

Come on. Yeah.

I got a dog. Hey.
Listen to me. Listen.

I don't want you to
drink any more tonight.

Do you understand me?

Yes. You're right, James.

Drinking in
moderation is murder.

Yeah.

Please, Tommy.

George.

George. George.

The coach is trying to
convince Phil to back us.

That's all.

The question is, will
you accept the money?

Would you accept it
if it were Helen?

Oh, come on, George. What do
you mean, oh, come on, George?

I asked you a question.
Would you accept it?

Yeah, But I'm not in
any such situation.

You got an
imagination, don't you?

Can't you use your
imagination? Pretend?

Pretend you're

me.

Pretend that,

your best friend,

a boy you grew up with,

a boy you were
champions together

with was, is

with your wife.

Yeah.

Would you accept the money then?

No.

Well, wait a minute. I might
accept part of it. Part of it.

No. I would accept all of
it. I'd accept all the money.

You would? Yeah.

The Jesuits would be
pissed at both you guys.

Look.

You are nothing but
cheap cynicism and booze.

Oh, let's not do my
biography tonight, James.

Listen.

I saved your life,

and and I'm trying to
save what's left of mine.

So will you please
just stay out of it?

I can't. You won't let me.

Oh, god. I carried
them all my life.

I carried everybody.

Oh, I'm exhausted.

I'm only forty three.

But you never did

anything out of love, James.

You're just obedient.
You're an obedient man.

No one's listening.
No one ever does.

I lose myself behind all

the handshakes

and the speeches

in the smiles.

I don't think that I'm the man

I wanted to be.

I know one thing.

I love Scranton.

You know, George,

I've been thinking.

Marion

may have done this whole
thing for you, for the money.

Why? Well, to support
you, help you.

She's always been
devoted to your career.

It's entirely possible.
It's been done before.

She's never been the same since.

In the hospital,

it looked like
something that floats.

Was a boy.

He had blue eyes.

We never even named it.

We just,

put it away.

What else could you do?

She,

was heartbroken.

A child like that makes

bad reflection.

Mongoloid

wasn't real good
for the old image.

Use the Mongoloid. Vote hands
down, George. Hey. Shut up.

Seriously. Marion may
have used Philip for you.

I want you to think
about it, really.

You may be right.

I think she helped him out
of plain old lust, George.

See what he does to me,

me, his brother,

me who went to one city
after another to find him.

How many cities? How many
times? I mean, he called.

I have to go and pick him up.

Last time, he was in a gutter.

Nothing but filth and rags,

and I had to carry him
screaming into the hospital.

Now why'd he put a gun
to your head, James?

Yeah. Well, I had no choice.

Press a button and you shoulder
a responsibility, James,

but you can't sleep at night
so your teeth are falling out.

Nobody's listening.

You know, dummy,

when the old man died,

you know when he left me?

Six thousand dollars
in medical bills.

The funeral cost twelve,

and I had to borrow
the money from two.

And me, old faithful,

I ended up ten years
behind everybody else.

For what?

He was,

drunk.

Yeah.

He was drunk.

She never even went
to his funeral.

I had to wipe them hands
ass just like a baby.

I remember I used to

rub him down with oil.

I used to wash him.

I I had to feed him.

I fed him just before he died.

And in all those
years, I never felt

I never felt any love from him.

I he would just he'd get drunk,

and he'd abuse me.

What did you want?

I wanted

What?

I want him to respect.

I just want him to
respect me. That's all.

Oh, Jesus, James.

Oh, there you go. Walking away.

You walked away from
everyone who ever needed you.

Don't stop me, Jake.

Tommy, you have never committed
yourself to anybody or anything

in your current life.

Name.

I went by the old
man's store today.

Yeah.

I had to put it up for sale.

That's okay.

Do not go gentle.

It's that good night.

Rage.

Rage against the dying of life.

Coach wants to see you, George.

What'd the coach have to say?

He talked about his grandfather.

George is with him now.

Listen, Philly. I'm
sorry about tonight.

Let me tell you something.
He didn't look good to me.

Well, he's recuperating.

No. He looks yellow
or something.

The operation was
only five weeks ago.

Looks very tired.

What the hell is
burning in here?

Oh, Jesus. The chicken.

I'll bring her to
the dining room.

Tommy, get in here and
have some chicken. Come on.

But I like my booze.

I went on.

And after a while,
I had my mother.

That was all she had.

Someday, I said,

someday, I'll marry.

But time does strange things.

It's high tide
before you know it.

As my father said,

high tide.

Remember miss Morris?

Sure.

She was a music teacher.

We knew each other
for years, biblically.

I used to visit her on
Saturday afternoons.

She'd make me honey biscuits.

Very cultured woman.

Protestant. You wouldn't
think of becoming a Catholic.

My mother was alive, and
I couldn't bring her here.

She'd read poetry in

French, wore silk stockings,

smoked cigarettes,

elegant.

And she got a hump like
a hundred dollar whore,

and she loved me on those
Saturday afternoons.

Fell dead in the
street four years ago.

You hang on to your marriage,
George. Hold on to Marion.

I'm trying.

Last Friday night, I
drove to Binghamton,

one hundred miles by myself.

What's left?

Hit a few bars, drink,

play old basketball
games over in my my

head, pick up some strange
pussy now and then,

mostly now.

Actually, just sit and replay
the old games in my head.

You You believe that?

Uh-huh.

Chicken burn.

You know why I
like married women?

Why?

They don't yell, tell, swell,
and they're grateful as hell.

Oh, please.

James is offended. Oh, man.

You better watch
her, Helen. Helen?

No. Helen is the
champion of chastity.

Sexist children.

She's only happy
when she's pregnant.

It clears up her skin.

Oh,

jeez.

It's like old time.
Sydney. Talking. Yeah.

God, we were good. Call each
other's moves every time.

We were good.

Sometimes I think that's the
only thing I can still feel.

Still feel it in my gut.

Still date.

Nothing

matches that.

Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing.

Number three.

At center, Martin Rhodes.

I think about him all the time.

He's the perfect ball
player. Unbelievable.

Well, I've had it.

This chicken sucks
the big red one.

You guys want any beer?

Not me. Thanks, bro.

Dull night.

Maybe I should go

up and fall down
the steps again.

Do you mind drinking, brother?

No. Thanks, Tommy.

Alright. I have to piss.

Now Phil is bringing
these media people in from

Philadelphia to build,

design a whole new campaign
for you, new strategy.

What do you think?

I'm going for a walk, bro. Okay.

What are you doing?

What does it look like?

Close the door, will you?

You're used to use that.

You never used to drink.

That shit's worse
than this shit.

Yeah. It's fashionable.
Instant use.

What else do you do for kick?

A lot of things.

I got a Porsche now.
James Dean. Right?

Up to two hundred and
twenty coming back from Binghamton.

Smashed. Everything a blur.

Can't see the road, but
I'm laughing my ass off.

Laughing so hard I'd
have to wipe my eyes.

And now I'm at a hundred and
thirty five and have only one

hand on the wheel,
radio blaring,

and this is crazy.

But all of a sudden,

I think I'm just speed, and
I know nothing can touch me.

Nothing alive can touch me.

And now I'm hitting
a hundred and forty,

shit scared,

and I'm laughing because I know
that nothing on earth can catch me.

So Friday night, they're gonna be
putting pieces of me in a rubber bag.

Hubby,

in here.

Yeah.

I wonder what it's like to get it at
a hundred and forty miles an hour.

Hour. It's black.

Yeah. Like a bug hitting
the windshield. Listen.

Don't say a word about
this to James or anybody.

Okay?

No way, man.

See you, Phil.

I've I've got the solution.

To what? Run me. I
can carry this town.

You're not serious. Oh, yes.
I am. I am serious. Run me.

I mean, I can carry this town.

Someone's gotta challenge
Charmin's charisma.

What about uncle George?

Hey. George loves this city.

He'll do whatever's best.
He can be convinced.

Phil, I can be
mayor of this town.

My reputation is spotless. I
am respected public official.

Remember Billy Carter,
brother. Very funny.

Half the time, more than half was your
advice to turn George into the village idiot.

You told him to
buy the elephant.

Phil, I have been keeping
his head above water.

He said stuff the elephant
and put it in a museum.

James,

take a look at yourself.

Take an honest look.

Charmin attracts people.
He's young, new. He's poised.

You're a junior high
school principal,

and you also work for the mayor.

Exactly.

And I have had it with mister
Daley Eaton and scrubbing

mister Daley's shithead off
of every wall in the building.

Billy, I have got to get out
of the education business.

Now listen.

I found my talent late in
life. I understand that.

But I'm gonna make my stand
in the political arena.

Hi, George.

He wants to see you, James.

Okay. Think about it.

Is there any other way?

My father ran the only
bank in town. Elegant man.

Bach was played at our house.

He quoted Shakespeare.

Now was the winter
of our discontent,

made glorious summer
by the sun of York.

All

gone now.

Gone.

Vanished.

We have a city of bars,
parking lots, empty mines.

The coal went, and
the unions killed us.

But we can bring it back, coach.

Urban renewal, preserve
the environment.

Gone.

If the bank went
under in twenty nine,

the depression killed

you.

James,

you took good care
of your father.

You know the courage
of sacrifice.

I'm going to ask you to do
something for all of us.

Yeah.

You're an alcoholic.

Whatever gave you that idea.

Jesus Christ.

What happened?

You need any money?

I'm glad you're back. I
got somebody to talk to.

Is this what you

want?

James, look. Phyllis contacted
these people in Philadelphia.

How could you go along with this

and you?

You'll still be involved
in the campaign, James.

Sure. After the election,
I'm still supporting you.

If that was the election,
it's gonna be too late.

I'll be ruined.

I told you.

You'll calm down.

So you wanna dump me as
George's campaign manager.

I can't put twenty five thousand
dollars into the hands of an amateur.

You're gonna need twenty five
thousand for a divorce lawyer

when Claire finds
out about Marion.

You're a shabby man.
And you're degenerate.

Stop. Jesus, Phil. James.

I get your ass in the kitchen.

I said, get dinner done.

Come on, bastards. Jesus.

Fuck. Hey, Ed. Come
on, you Roman. Come on.

Get him out.

Take your

I'm not gonna take
this lying down.

You people do this to me,

and I'm gonna tell about
the kickbacks, the cops.

Like, the money,
everything. You're shopping.

I will not be amused like this.

No. But you're gonna ruin us.

Yeah.

What did you just do to me?

Not fair.

A little while ago, he
suggested I back him for mayor.

He did?

Yeah. Ask him. What?

Go on. Ask him. You wanna
be mayor. Right, James?

I proposed an alternative. You
proposed yourself, you asshole.

You're a twisted man. Kinda.

Well, what the hell are
you gonna do about him?

I'll take care of him.
You go call your wife.

And while you're out of car,
Claire, you suck of a bitch.

Hey, James. They're
all lacking. Nothing. Zero.

How about the seventeen
year old and and and Taylor?

You're gonna make
your peace with Joe.

How much money do
you owe me, James?

Don't you think Claire would just
love to know about that, old buddy?

And stay off the booze.

James.

What?

Open the door. No.
I wanna talk to you.

I don't wanna listen.

No more money from
the dog walk, James.

Do you mind?

Irene was my first girl.

I thought maybe we could
go back to something.

But I'm only my money.

Nothing else.

Marian brought up
the campaign money.

About the third time or later,

she brought it up very casually.

And then she talked
about it for three hours.

She brought up professional
help. She laid it in.

Well, she worked for
it. I made her earn it.

Got the bullshit.

She worked for it.

I took her up to the
holiday one afternoon.

I fucked her on the bed, floor,
chair, table, tub, toilet,

everywhere but the ice machine.

You know the only
woman I ever loved?

My mother.

Fuck the psychiatrist.

Nobody is going to abuse
me or use me ever again.

Nobody.

I'm a new man,

and I'm riding high.

My youth was given over
to my responsibilities,

but now I'm gonna demand
my right to success.

Don't worry, Philly.

I'll pay you back
every cent I owe you.

James, you're just like
my old man, desperate.

He built a business
twenty four hours a day.

Two words he knew, money and
work. No. Three. The business.

The business had killed
him at forty fucking three,

and we buried a man
nobody ever knew.

I worked for my old
man, slept, ate,

and I have no memory of
who he was, what he was.

The business is mine now,
and I'm gonna keep it.

I like being rich. I need money.

I want two of everything,
cars, boats, women, etcetera,

etcetera, around expensive
things I get a hard on.

I'm bewildered.

I am totally goddamn bewildered.

Never did I think I
would live to see the day

when you people
would turn savagely

savagely turn on each other.

They're not the same
people who played for me.

Myths.

What?

Myths.

What in the hell are
you talking about?

You look at this trophy.
You call that a myth.

The name is there in
silver. Last forever. That's a myth?

Past tense.

Bitch and whine.

Plan your lives
on everybody else.

Did I whine when they
pension me in my prime?

A pension is a ticket to death,

goddamn pass force.

Boy, I made an obscene gesture
to my face when I hit him.

Yeah. You hit him.
You broke his jaw.

You gotta make them respect you.

Next thing I know,

I'm out in the street at
eight o'clock in the morning

with no place to go.

I watch more television
than any man alive.

Coach?

I just talked to
Marion on the phone.

What did she say?

She said she did it
for me for the money.

You heard that, Phil.
She did it for George.

Next time, the ice
machine. Right, Phil?

You were right, James. She
did it for the money. Fine.

I'd be leaving her the
hell out of the campaign.

Lock her up in her kitchen.

In just a goddamn minute, I got
a little pride left. You know?

Pride?

You got no pride. None.

You got a face for
everybody. All slick smiles.

You lost something,
boy. You lost something.

And you, the forty three year
old whine, lost something.

You, playing the loud, screwing,

and ruining your life
away, you lost something.

And you,

stumbling and reeling through
the streets like some broken

thing, hearing people
laugh at you, fix my heart.

You're a gifted boy.

Alright. Now listen
up. You hear me?

Monday morning, we
go after Sharmowitz.

We go in the arena
and we draw blood.

Not me.

Not James. No.

Not until my participation

is settled.

It's been settled, James.
Not to my satisfaction.

Phil, you contact those people in
Philadelphia as soon as you can.

Okay.

George,

you guys aren't gonna
change your minds?

The door is open, James.

You want me to leave?

The door is open, James.

Either you're with us
or you're against us.

Alright. I'll go.

Come on, James. Let's go.

Come on.

James, come on.

No excellence.

No bench.

No depth.

We're flying with too
many injuries here.

You've been laughing
in our faces all night.

Start on me, coach.
You're useless. What?

Useless.

Stop telling us
how good we were.

We never had a losing season.

That's not what Martin said.

Who? Martin.

You know why he never came back.

Do I? Yeah.

He told us twenty four
years ago. Did he?

You told him to go out
in the fourth quarter

and get that nigger center.

You you remember
the black kangaroo?

The nigger was playing
him off the court.

So Martin went out, and
he broke the guy's ribs.

I told him to get mean,
to punish some people.

I did not tell him to
break anybody's ribs.

He came to see you about
a week after the game.

He begged you.

He fucking begged you
to publicly refuse the

trophy, didn't he?

And he was wrong.

Was he?

Never accept less than
success. Right, Bill?

The price you pay is pain.

Right, George?

Get yourself a name,
Johnny. I did, coach.

Oh, oh, right did I. I fell
on my ass in ten cities.

That's a record,
isn't it, brother?

Here's my trophy, coach.

I told him to put
some fear in that guy.

Poke him.

Poke him. Poke him in that.

Look at Brad.

I have to get you.

Win. Win. Win. Win.
Win. Win. When?

Charlie, the only sin is loose.

Bless me, father,
for I have sinned.

I

mean, what?

I

know.

Sick. Sick. Sick.

Yeah.

Read the names there in silver.

Deny

that.

You

have.

And don't come back.

You know, I got

I got a ticket here.

Some work.

Don't quit on yourself, boys.

Never.

Seven seconds left.
It's unbelievable.

An unbelievable sight. It's
veteran here in Philadelphia.

There are seven seconds left.

Fillmore High School has fought
their way back from a near

disastrous first half.

Down by twenty one points,

they have unbelievably come back with
Sikowski, Romano, Rhodes, and Tom,

and James Daley playing
absolutely superb basketball.

In a bruising physical battle,

they are now behind
by one point.

Seventy six to seventy five,

but they have the ball with
seven seconds left on the clock.

Time in.

Coming up in the
chest takes the claw.

Four more. Make the
huddle around folks.

I hope you can

Don't punish yourself, boys.

I

I'm sorry.

Oh, please forgive me.

I'll do anything you want.

You're George's
campaign manager.

Hey.

Just came back from my jersey.

You said we gotta
have him. Remember?

I have to get yourself
together, Tommy.

I will.

Need

a, speech for the
VFW by Thursday.

You're my speechwriter.

Oh, come on. I can't
remember the alphabet.

You start Monday,

and you're the guy who put the
wintergreen in George's job.

That's not true. Don't
deny it anymore. Oh, yeah.

Okay, boys. Album time.
Get the cameras in.

Of course.

I'm talking about it.

Hey, coach. Why don't you come
over to my house tomorrow?

I got the tapes of the seventy
sixes and the Lakers. No. No.

The game's changed.

Good little man that is extinct.

It's your down little basket.
That's no longer my game.

It's no longer the
white man's game.

We did get a little
close together. Alright?

Oh, sure. Okay.

We'll just hide each
other's pockets.

Alright.

How much time will you put
in this thing? Come on.

Smile, Carlos. You
just get these on.