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Hello?

Yeah, sure. Hold on.

It's for you.

Who is it?

Can I tell him who's calling?

No, no. This is Tom, the chauffeur.

Oh, he wouldn't let me drive this morning.

He says I get too many tickets.

Now, hold on.

It's your brother, Mr. Cassidy.

What?

Listen, Eddie, for once in your goddamn life, stick to the deal.

If those trucks don't get to the job before I do, it's going to be your ass.

God, she's looking awful handsome, isn't she?

Tall buildings give me a hard-on still.

Is it true you used to get laid on top of all those buildings you worked on?

No, that's not all true.

It's not all a lie.

It's not all a lie.

It's not all a lie.

Yeah, tell him, Jerry.

Oh, shit. Not again.

Mr. Cassidy, I've really got to get some of these suppliers.

Hey, now, you want your ball?

All right, honey. Okay.

Yeah, you won't holler at me if they're late.

No, I won't holler, except I love you too much.

Oh, you love me?

Thank you.

Terrific. I'll get it off right away. Bye.

All right.

Take it away. Thank you.

Well, maybe I will.

Oh, yeah, Jimmy, those 10W Forders will be on the first thing tomorrow morning,

so just do the best you can for the day.

Right.

Get his job by work. The carpet is put in the train.

Oh, yeah, but when you've got cables, you've got electrician.

Will you take the train and shove it?

I see you've found another reason to quit working, huh?

Now, listen, I know I'm going to hear another one of those stories

about who should shit and who should flush the john.

That's the way the business works nowadays, right?

But I'm putting up the biggest goddamn building in the history of this state,

and I'm fighting a war.

And I'm fighting the weather, and I'm fighting the bank,

and I'm fighting old age.

And I mean to win. Is that understood?

All right, now, what's the gripe?

No gripe, please.

Well, get your asses back to work.

All right.

Jeez.

Why are you doing those?

Now, what are you doing here, pig-nosed?

Is that poker game at the Union Hall closed down early?

Very funny.

I heard the sky was falling. I figured it'd be worth watching.

It would be if it was, only it ain't.

Come back to your own teller, huh?

Yeah, this is kind of me, don't you think?

What's the point of he walking there?

Why can't he leave it alone?

Why does he always have to make the...

Why does he always have to make the grandstand play?

You know, I couldn't resist that phone call.

Just like with those kids.

I'd be fooling around, you'd be taking it serious.

Is that how it was?

Somehow, I don't remember it quite that way.

No, me neither.

I guess the important thing is that we're all back working together, isn't it?

You are misreading me, Eddie.

I needed those trucks, and I needed them on credit.

Now, there ain't nothing forgiven between us.

And there ain't nothing forgotten.

Well, that ain't how it ought to be between brothers, Lou.

Then you ought to act it differently when you had the chance.

Yeah, well, maybe the way things are going around here, I might just get another chance.

I gotta go up top, Nose. You wanna come with me?

Hard ass.

Take the next one up, will you, fellas?

You bet.

Gonna take you up, Lou?

Nah, Charlie, I think I remember how it works.

I'll be right back.

You know, sometimes I think we make a mistake with Walter.

How's he comin'?

Lou, I need two more weeks. I've gotta go to the bank.

She's a bitch, and no mistake.

I said, how about thinking that letting Eddie hold your deal can improve her temper?

A man'll do a lot of things when he's got a building to complete.

He could hurt you, Lou.

I can handle Eddie.

It's these hassles with the men that have got me worried.

Time was that it just had somebody drop a bolt on somebody.

Why do I have unions, Luke?

It's a lot of crap, pig-nosed, and you know it.

I grew up in the goddamn unions.

Hey, buddy, wipe the blood off that.

Set it back up again.

Huh?

Hey, Luke.

You're not really going to ask to climb another flight of stairs, are you?

Any help you can give me with the men,

you'd sure be doing me a big favor, Nose.

Tell me something.

When are you going to start to ease up on yourself?

When are you going to think about time you start to enjoy life?

What do you think I'm doing?

I think you're going up top and kick some ass.

Damn straight.

Lionel,

hey, just bolt the thing up and quit playing with your tinker toys.

You've got a great pair of hands, kid.

Hey, hey.

Ah.

Walter showing you the finer points of the steel business, is he?

Hey, Lou, we're getting it all done up there.

Take a hike, Walter.

Hey, Lou, I...

Right now.

All right.

What's your name, son?

Tommy Samowski

Tommy let's connect this mother

How's she look we'll take the ranch that's up drift needed I'm gonna have to burn her in

Burning overhead

You

I'll get the choker

You got it made yeah

Man

Man

Man froze

Man froze

Man froze

Man froze

Get over there

Just relax you're gonna be okay

Take it easy kid

Take it easy

Get in the basket

Take it easy

Lady Claire look out

Lady Claire look out

Lady Claire look out

Lady Claire look out

Down here

Get it down here

We got the basket

It's gonna be open

Come on easy

It's alright

Bring it on in there

Johnson

Yeah he's frozen to the column

He's tied up real good

Okay

Hang on Tommy

Turn loose we got the basket right behind you

Come on Tommy

Turn loose we got the basket right behind you

Turn loose we got the basket right behind you

Come on kid

Get in the basket

Come on get in the basket

Get in the basket

Come on

That's it baby

Get in the basket

Oh

Oh

Cassie

Cassie

Cassie

Oh

Oh Christ almighty

Oh Christ almighty

Oh Christ almighty

Oh

Oh

Oh great almighty

Grant him oh lord eternal rest

Grant him oh lord eternal rest

May his soul and the souls of all the departed through the mercy of God

Rest in peace

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

Amen

And when he died, he was working on another one.

Which is the way I think he'd want it.

Our deepest sympathies...

go to his lovely daughter Cass.

No loss.

I never knew so many people cared about him.

Uh, Cass...

I, uh...

I know this isn't the time to talk, you know,

but I just wanted to say that everything's gonna be all right

and I'm gonna keep the deal that I had with your dad.

What deal?

Well, uh...

Lou and, uh, Lou and Eddie had a, uh,

a deal with the trucking business in Hayes Blount.

Yeah, I think Lou would've wanted me to kind of look out for you, you know.

I mean, look after Casco and see if this job could finish.

That won't be necessary.

Well, the building's due to top out on the 2nd of August.

Now, you know, that's not gonna happen.

The bank's gonna have to extend.

I'm sure they will.

Yeah, but with Lou gone,

they're gonna want to know who it is running the show.

Well, it certainly won't be somebody who killed six workers

on the Hillsdale Tower.

It was by supplying substandard material.

Now, wait a minute.

Nobody killed anybody on any job.

This is a very dangerous business, and accidents happen.

That was not proved.

Well, it was to my father and the six men who died.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

That bastard.

He's all of that on his best days.

The thing is, what Eddie said about topping out and the bank,

that's a hard fact.

Come noon on a due date,

the bank's coming around here and count floors.

And if there ain't 36,

the bank will let Eddie cover the bond.

It'll be all gone.

Just tell me one thing.

Is it possible to hang nine floors in three weeks?

Oh, maybe.

But not working the way we do today.

Gotta set the clock back 24 years.

Take chances that we don't take any more in this business.

Throw away the rule book.

Don't do any good to send for more men down the hall, but...

Why am I talking to you like you're gonna finish it?

Because I am.

Now, how do we go about it?

Well, the first thing you do is you get a ramrod.

Okay, who's the best?

Well, let's see.

Currie Davis.

He's in Saudi Arabia making more money than the Sheik.

Whitey Stevens.

He's in Canada on a contract job.

And it's my cat.

Mama, don't let the pigs go up to the cowboy.

Don't let them pick the tost.

Because I know you're cold.

Pick up the doctors and lodgers and such.

Mama, don't let the pigs go up to the cowboy.

Come on around, come on, you got plenty of room.

Come on lady, come on, pass, come on by, Lord she wants the whole road.

What the hell does she want?

All right, all right.

Open up.

What do you want?

Open up, damn it.

It's open.

What's the problem lady?

Are you Mike Catton?

I like Cassie's chick.

My name is Cass Cassidy, and I have a job for you.

I already got a job.

I'm Lou Cassidy's daughter.

The job ain't hanging in the iron by any chance.

Right.

Looks like you wasted a trip.

Let me ride with you.

I'll explain the deal.

What about your car?

They're number one.

They'll find it.

I have three weeks to hang nine floors.

Three weeks?

You don't think it can be done?

I'm not saying it can't be done.

It's not by me.

Pignose Moran told me that you were the best.

Pignose?

He said that, did he?

Yeah.

Well, that was a long time ago.

I'm asking you to ramrod the job.

Pick your own racing crew.

Ah, no thanks.

Hey daddy, what are we gonna do?

When you get off work?

I remember now you owe me one.

And one more couldn't hurt.

Hey ma, you're more than five minutes late.

Something's wrong.

Yeah, my kettle's getting ready to purr.

Who's she?

Oh, Cass Cassidy, Charlene Doherty.

Charlene is my co-driver.

Couldn't make it to Baton Rouge without her.

Sure you ain't been breaking in a new co-driver.

If that were the case,

you'd be more than five minutes late.

And I'd sure like to figure out just what it is

I want so bad that you got

You must have something I need quite a bit

And it really doesn't matter

Would you like some help?

Yes, thanks.

I've been thinking about you all afternoon

I've been thinking about you

You know, Miss Cassidy,

even if I took the job,

nine floors in three weeks

takes an awfully special kind of crew.

Well, we'll just have to find them.

You can always find trouble if you look hard enough.

You're asking me to gather up half a dozen

of the craziest bastards outside the bend

and turn them loose 500 feet up in the air.

Makes for an awful unstable mixture.

Well, I'm sure you can handle the job.

Make sure that door's locked, honey.

I'd hate for you to fall right in.

I'd hate for you to fall right out in the road.

I'm sure.

Now, you just tell me when you stop stiffing up, Mike,

and I'll give you your massage.

Okay.

I don't have any time to play games.

Captain, pull over.

Something I said.

From what Pignose told me,

I thought I'd be meeting a man who was really something.

Either he was wrong or you've changed.

I don't know what to tell you, lady.

All I know is you got a problem.

Hey, Kellen, I'm talking to you.

That truck's got to be 20 feet closer to the crane.

Now move it.

That truck?

That truck, Kellen.

After lunch.

Move it.

Now.

After lunch.

He's tough.

Come on.

Come on.

Hey, would you look at this?

Mike Kellen.

Mike Kellen.

Hey, Kellen, how are you?

Good to see you.

Good to see you, Mike.

Well, why don't you hold up?

Kellen's truck.

He got here and he quit for lunch.

Eddie's boys aren't too flexible.

Hey, pull her up.

Right for lunch, pal.

Hey, I got 45 coming.

And on account of my indigestion, I hate to trouble my stomach.

Why don't you get down out of the truck and I'll do it?

Uh-uh.

Nobody drives but the driver.

Don't you read cars?

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

I don't.

Don't you read contracts, pal?

This ain't the old days.

Okay.

What is this?

Check it out now, Silver.

Hey, he didn't push him closer to the hook.

He pushed him farther away.

Oh, really?

Uh-huh.

I bet you $20 that that new cat won't have to hit that dude in the truck

more than three times before you drop him, if that means.

You were on big time.

You were on.

He moved the 20 feet, didn't he?

As far as I can see, you didn't move.

I don't have to take that shit.

All right, everybody, lunch break's over.

Let's get that iron up there.

Let's hit it.

I still don't believe it.

One blow, one knee, less than three, pay me.

Mountain's got some good moves, though, doesn't he?

Huh?

Kind of reminds me of myself, back in my prime, huh?

Huh?

Hey.

You didn't tell me Eddie's trucks were rolling the steel.

Oh, no, I inherited that one.

It's kind of like going to the well with a hole in the bucket, ain't it?

Oh, I don't know.

I thought you plugged that leak pretty well.

You like long odds, I'll say that.

Uh-huh.

Work your fingers to the bone.

What do you get?

Bony finger.

Bone finger.

Double shot of wild turkey with a beer pack.

All right.

Well, it's good to see you.

Well, I ain't had a good time since you've been gone, and that's the truth.

He's been waiting for you.

Well, if it ain't the beast that ate the broncs.

Hussain, how you been?

I ain't been.

Dignosio.

I hear you recommended me to the lady.

She was desperate.

Oh, yeah?

Thanks, Barry.

I ain't feelin' low against these guys being in the same town.

I haven't heard of Cherokee in two years.

Oh, Cherokee, he's in Oregon.

We'll have to go to Houston to see the dancer.

Dancer, that bastard.

I never knew you had any trouble dancing.

I've never known you had any trouble dancing.

with him before before what before nothing just before you heard what happened on the vancouver

tower mike big nose moran hears everything but it ain't common knowledge about the trouble you had

on me spit it out i froze froze solid they had to pry me loose with the crane i haven't been up top

since we'll run it from the deck no need for heroics these guys can smell it on you they'd

spot me in a week no thank you mike if you're looking for excuses you'll find them you're here

because this building will give you a chance to get it up again period

don't it get boring being right all the time

you know i haven't seen this man in six or seven years you know when i first came to this country

michael was a great help to me you know i hadn't seen him in a long time

you know i had to be with him for a long time and that leading gave me the chance to meet him

to leave Belfast in a bit of a hurry.

Bloodshed is not my cup of tea.

Well, Michael got me in the iron workers' union

and did a few other things that he really didn't have to do.

I know I got this lovely job

blowing up stuff, and I'm getting paid for it.

What happens is I got

one for you, too.

I want you to come to work for me, Harry.

It's a big job in a big hurry.

No, Michael.

There's a lot of ways we could split

this up, Harry.

But when it comes down to it, I guess I'm calling one in.

Now, hold on a bloody minute, Michael.

I ain't asking, Harry.

What the hell are you talking about?

That was a long time ago.

Don't tell me what don't cancel shit.

I know what I owe you.

I need it, Harry.

And I need it now.

All right, Michael.

I'll come and work for you.

But when this job is over,

I don't owe you a bloody thing.

It was nice meeting you, Don.

Hey, Dancer!

What do you want, Cotton?

I got a job for you.

Well, if you want to talk business,

come on up to my office.

Listen, Dancer, get your ass down here.

I'm gonna go down.

Do you always treat people

that way?

Lady, you're looking at the self-crowned king

of the six-inch highway

and a meaner son of a bitch never walked.

Yeah, he's the best. You gotta admit.

You're the apprentice, I guess.

Yeah, I got a year.

But I can do it all, Mr. Cotton,

if you're looking for men.

That kind of leaves you out, kid.

What is she doing here?

It's Big Lou's daughter.

It's her building. She's doing the hiring.

I don't care if she's the queen of Sheba.

I ain't working for no woman.

Well, this ain't one you'll want to miss, Dancer.

How come?

Last round-up.

Cherokee, the tank, Harry Doyle.

You wouldn't want to hear about it and not be there.

Unless, maybe you can't handle the competition.

You'll never see that day in your life, Cotton.

Don't miss the plane.

At least, this time.

And you'll never miss it.

Who are they?

My cat.

Here he comes.

Just like clockwork.

The bastard, he never misses.

All right, baby.

Down.

La.

Come on, Tank.

Just a minute.

What?

The trick of it is to get it up as high as it can before he looks out.

Can't he be a little move?

He's got his pants down. He knew what dropped in that little box.

Tank, I need an answer.

McGinnis, put me down!

McGinnis, you son of a bitch! Get me on the ground!

You piece of shit! Put me down!

How many blowers?

I got nine blowers to do in three weeks. What do you say?

One!

How far are you?

I'll die on there!

You son of a bitch, McGinnis!

You're crazy!

I ain't crazy.

I hope he isn't anyone important.

Him?

Just the four of us.

What?

You fuckers!

Look like I'm with you.

Hey, all right. Let's go. Come on.

McGinnis, you asshole!

You son of a bitch!

McGinnis!

What? I can't hear you. The damn machine is going.

You bastard McGinnis!

You bastard McGinnis!

Out of the way!

I quit!

Hey, McGinnis.

Holy mackerel! How are you doing?

How are you?

Thank you.

How are you?

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

Who else is coming? You ain't home?

Don't know.

When's the last time you were up in some district?

That's a hell of a long time ago.

No.

Tickets for you.

Why?

You know the bill.

Yeah.

You said we'd put you in the lottery.

Oh, man.

You know that?

Yeah.

You said you'd invite us to a drink.

Yeah, yeah.

You know that.

What do you know?

Your sister had broke his heart.

Oh.

It must be the blood of a woman.

Yeah.

I'm a man of my word.

Oh.

Hey, McGinnis.

Hey.

Hey, you.

Hey.

Hey.

I was wondering.

You don't know the blood of a woman, do you?

No.

I hear you look for me huh I also hear a bunch of problem

or did you just hear about miss Cassie and then I think to myself Valentino you

must make yourself available see you're in

that's very good hey someone someone do the lady a favor and wipe the grease

overhand

time when you don't have sitting bull

three weeks from today

you gentlemen want to beat each other up I'll take odds and you can bet on me

boss we work for the bonus money huh you beginning to get the picture yeah all

right boss lady let's go to work

I

watch your specific

man short any takers us only need one is it going to be not only eight weeks to top out we ain't going to get it done we ain't going to get it done by following the book so I'm reassigning some of he's been are going to work up top but I'm a man short any takers us only need one was he going to be what is he going to be?

Sorry ma'am, but we come as a pair it's like one guy with four hands and two paychecks. I'll tell you what

If this building tops out on time

You pay us just like you pay everybody else

If it don't you ain't got to pay us nothing fair enough

There

You

Boss lady, how's it going? They haven't forgotten a thing. Hey cotton you working down there you trying to get laid

Don't bring no mind. He's trying to steer people up

Hey kid, thank you. You see the bolster dancer in Cherokee

That's both

It's better than anybody sir

Up there anywhere

Well go to it

Thanks

Hey Cherokee, what size bolts you need?

Hi kid

Make it seven eighths by two inch couple dozen. You got it. All right

Hey Valentino, suction bolts anything you need?

Sure, I'll give you my order on the way down. All right

Hey kid

You ever worked this I before huh? Well, sure. I worked at World Trade Center. That's very good. What did you do?

I

laid carpet

Fuck

Damn it

Stay here. I'll take care

Hey

You heard me?

I had a word on my ass

Hello

See you later, yeah

See you

Well, my cat, how you doing? I heard you quit this line of work.

Hell you heard wrong

Yeah good? Yeah I got it. You got what? When you're done just leave me alone. Get the hell out of the way. You don't want me to come out here alone and talk to you about this shit. Hand over your girl. I just heard you quit this line of work. Hell you heard wrong you heard wrong. Yeah, good.

Well, looky here, who you dug up.

Cherokee and herring, you got a dancer.

I never saw so many long shot players in one job.

And Pignot's letting it work, too.

That's interesting.

I got what I wanted.

I left the bottom of the barrel for you.

Okay.

Come on.

When I get so close to the ground, you get the tougher you are.

Is that right?

How much you paying?

Enough.

I'll bet.

Want to come to work for me, I'll triple it.

I worked on the Hillsdale Towers job.

Two of my friends went down when the floor buckled.

To me, you're shit in a brown bag.

You screw with this job or my men, and I'll take it very personally.

Is that understood?

You won't forget I asked you.

Okay.

Don't you ever do that again.

Do what?

Push me aside like some stupid schoolgirl.

I've got a lot riding on this building.

Remember it.

Oh, the plumbers you need to call.

Wash the plumbers.

Yes, ma'am.

Oh, Jesus.

God preserve us.

Would you look at that?

Oh, Christ.

Peanut potatoes.

Even we don't build them better than that.

Signorina, you know, I look at you in my heart and she stops beating

because I say to myself that it isn't possible for one woman to be so beautiful.

And then I hate myself for being such a...

wonderful lover, because I know that I must speak with you and I must touch you.

Forget it, Buster.

I know your time.

Oh, horn, no drive, sham.

My hero!

My hero!

You think this is funny, huh?

You miss out, sweetheart, huh?

You miss out!

How you doing?

You guys need anything else?

I'm good.

You all right?

Is that iron going to be here in the morning?

I'll check with the office.

Oh, yeah.

Kaufman.

Yeah.

Is that load coming in tomorrow?

Cherokee.

You notice how Catton never takes his ass topside?

So what?

We worked a couple of tough jobs together and he always gave it the personal touch.

Now he plays it pretty close to the street.

What the hell are you getting at, dancer?

Maybe he's afraid of heights.

Catton's afraid of heights like I'm afraid of Custer.

He's afraid of heights more than I am.

That's a good point.

A new trucker.

I

Know about me

Hey, it's past quitting time

I

It's nice when it gets quiet

Yeah, we're holding in all right

It is if Eddie stays clear and weather don't change

Do you want to come out to my uncle's farm tomorrow?

My aunt Margaret's coming for drinks

Pig knows he'll be there. I don't know. I I don't think your aunt and I drink the same drinks

You're probably right

I'm not easy, but I I could be tricked

Cass was always daring but dear me running around in a hard hat

madam

And do you really enjoy it up there so far above the ground? Oh hell yes, Aunt Margaret

You begging your pardon

We like to get way up there and look down on all the pious anton

beat our chests are on Sundown

I think if we could grow bananas up there we'd stay up there and I would come down

Mr. Moran

It all be over soon though. I don't think there'll be much high steel business any more

ah

Would you excuse us, please?

I think it will be replaced by reinforced concrete

that a man can't get very excited about so much.

Then what will happen to you?

Well, I suppose we'll wind up like all endangered species.

On a stamp.

Oh, dear.

Were you really as bored as you look?

Truth?

Always.

Restless, maybe.

Just not used to all that sitting around.

Well, Mike, honey,

you just tell me when you start stiffening up,

and I'll give you a massage.

Come on.

A certain kind of man finds it hard to make the first move.

Well, that gets kind of awkward when the lady feels the same way.

What do you think it is?

Maybe just some people don't like to deal in feelings.

Well, I think they miss out on a lot.

Anyway, I don't know how to deal without feelings.

Yeah, we're opposite, all right.

All the way down the line.

You just keep taking and keep taking.

And you won't get any better. Come on.

Sit back and shut up.

Come on.

No, Arv, I...

Arv, I'd like you to pull your drivers.

Why?

Well, we got nobody to drive the trucks,

and we can't haul steel.

No steel, no building.

You see what I mean?

I still don't understand.

Thing of it is, I had a contract with my brother

that I gotta fulfill.

That means I gotta haul steel.

Unless something unforeseen should happen,

like Wildcat's strike.

Three, four days at the outside.

It's all I'm gonna need.

That's for the strike fund.

Thanks, Arv.

I won't forget it.

Yeah, why didn't you tell me before?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Damn!

What's the problem?

We're not getting any more steel.

Eddie has a Wildcat strike going on.

We haven't got enough steel to last out the day.

Maybe I'm wrong to want this building.

No, you're not wrong.

We'll take it.

What do you want to do?

Quiet.

Jim...

Jim?

I'm in.

See you later.

Excuse me.

Is this the...

Pull your ass out of here, meatball.

Talk.

How do you like that one, Mr. Ball?

You never had no one to brother, did you?

I never had nobody.

You're a lucky man.

Listen.

That's some dog, I guess.

Better check it out.

Check it out?

But that's miles away.

Want me to hold your hand?

Go on.

Not a good hand.

It'll wait for you.

Big deal.

Big deal.

You sure this is gonna work?

You're not worried, are you, Michael?

You're only gonna get one chance at it.

Well, I learned, lad, that's all you ever got.

When the trucks start up, let her rip.

All right, all right.

We're

Blow it, Harry.

Blow it, Harry!

Blow it now!

They didn't let us call the cops never call the cops in on something once you get the

cops in on something you never get them out see what I'm saying

Oh

Geez isn't that lovely

All right, all right, all right, let's get back to some serious work. How do you think that was?

Whoa think Valentino's gonna score again

What you talking about? Check it out. I

Bet you this was a blind man. It's brilliant. Oh, no, no, no, it's a block

Okay, I'll tell you what if it's a blind you finish boating up this column. All right

Make it easy on yourself big time. Okay you

Get to the big ones too

You oughta know better than that by now. Hey, what'd you strain him so hard for blood?

No way

Oh

Jesus

All right

Okay, man took a big fall there

Oh shit

It's okay

Knock the wind out of me

You oughta see the look on your face man

Oh man

You came tell us somebody's trying to you

Today you try to you release the day are you

That

Somebody get a basket to get up here

Coming man, coming

Coming man, coming

Oh

Oh

Oh jeez

Oh jeez

This building's going to kill us all.

They ain't going to kill you!

Hey, what the...

Come on, boys, take it easy.

Lionel, cool off, can't you?

I'm not going to let you kill me!

I'm going to break apart!

Son of a bitch!

Lionel, Lionel, listen to me.

Listen to me, Lionel.

I know you can kick my ass all over this floor,

or you can throw me the hell right off the top of here,

but you've got to hear me first, Lionel.

Hear me first.

Look, it was nobody's fault.

It was an accident, you hear me?

An accident, that's all.

What I'm trying to tell you is that all this ain't going to do him no good.

It ain't going to do nobody.

It ain't going to do nobody no good.

That's the truth, Lionel.

That's the God's truth, and you know it.

You know it as well as I do.

And if you think I just took a cheap shot at you,

you've got one coming.

I'm sorry, Lionel.

You go on now.

Take it easy.

Take care of your friend.

Hey, kid.

You're working with Lionel now.

Can you handle it?

Yeah, I can handle it.

All right, the rest of you.

Go on and get drunk, or whatever it takes.

Tomorrow at the whistle, you're back here ready to work, you hear?

Go on, get out of here.

Okay, I'll send them right now.

Same ones down here.

Harry, they got those trucks.

Just about that, just about.

See if you can hurry about that.

All right.

I'll get you out of here.

All right.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

I'll be back in a minute.

All right.

Hey, Carton, slip me the beater, will you?

Yeah, where is it?

Header right behind you.

Why'd you leave it there?

Oh, come on.

Done's done.

Hey, Jackie.

Yeah?

Give Dancer a hand, huh?

I can't leave here.

She slips, we'll never get her lined up again.

What's the matter with you?

Give a man a hand, for Christ's sakes.

Dancer, help yourself, huh?

Well, ain't that real peculiar?

Considering where you are and where I am.

Look, this ain't the time to argue.

Now step on it.

God damn it, it's true.

Hey!

Cotton won't go up top.

Shit.

Why won't you come up top, Cotton?

I mean, you can fool these guys, but not me.

I've seen men who froze.

Can't nothing get them back up top again.

Yes, so they say.

What happened to you?

I busted a couple of ribs the other night, helping you out.

And now on I go, no further for men.

Cotton, you stay down here on the ground where you belong.

You leave the sky to the men.

What he said, is it true?

Yes.

Yes, it's true.

Well, well, well.

Man, that cat's a far cry from the Mike Canton I heard about.

You're feeling maybe somebody changed the game on you.

That's not true.

I was hired to run this job, and you men were hired to work it.

That's the bottom line.

So now why don't we all just get back to doing what we're getting paid for?

Now, come on, Michael.

Don't let it get to you.

You've earned your keep on this one.

Ramrod scared to the top ain't worth nothing.

Now listen to me, Michael.

We've still got a chance to pull this job off.

It's no time to be getting pride stuck up your arse, lad.

Look, a man doesn't decide when he's gonna freeze or when he's gonna thaw.

You just can't force it, lad.

It'll come.

Yeah, we'll see.

Harry, I want you to know I never felt good about how I got you on this job.

Hey, me neither.

At the time.

You know, this job, it's for the birds.

I don't know why the hell you have it all left.

It ain't too late.

How about you, Harry?

Well, lad, the way I see it is this.

This bloody building is as much mine as it is Pat's.

Man, you've got to be jiving.

You know, good in the world, iron workers don't get nothing but a hard life in early grade.

And you see, lad, that's part of the problem.

You've got a lot of soul, but there's no bloody poetry in it.

See, it's not just the bloody money we're dealing with here.

It's being part of something.

Oh, man.

Hey, iron workers, we built the bloody pyramid.

Yeah!

Mike, I heard what happened today.

So why don't you run and add the paper?

Look, I'm sorry.

But I don't think avoiding the issue is the answer.

Look, I'm not in the mood.

I'm not in the mood for any jukebox philosophy, okay?

What are you in the mood for?

Self-pity?

Don't worry.

I'll make sure that your building is finished.

Did I say anything about the building?

No.

But you can't tell me that don't figure in things.

Don't you think I have any understanding?

Don't you think that I was scared to death to take on that building?

And I'm still scared.

It ain't the same.

Fear is fear.

Or does yours have to be fear?

It has to be bigger and better than everybody else's.

That's right, lady.

I don't believe that.

What if I said it don't much matter to me whether you do or not?

And what if I said to you, I don't believe that either?

I was hoping you wouldn't.

Wind's coming up, lads.

I'm going down the road.

I'm going down to the job, make sure everything's paid down.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Anything I can do?

Say a prayer for us.

Ted!

Ted!

I would be so glad if you would.

Okay.

Please...

If only you had my eyes on you.

Mr. Kanton!

Mr. Kanton!

Mr. Kanton!

Mr. Kanton!

I got this in.

You'll be all right, kid.

You'll be all right.

What the hell's going on?

Oh, he's starting to smarten out.

Damn fool.

Sorry, Nose, I didn't mean that to happen.

I ain't interested in your sympathy.

What the hell are you interested in, busting my hump?

Your boy's out there stealing my trucks, you know.

That ain't legal.

You're giving books to out-of-state guys, letting them work here.

That ain't legal.

Being legal, you know, that's what sets us apart from the animals.

I always knew they could pile it pretty high.

How they get it to talk beats me.

You will remember, won't you, that I asked you nice?

Pull the books.

Don't look like he held up too well.

Well, it could have been worse.

What the hell happened to you?

Eddie came by.

Eddie, that son of a bitch, I'll kill him.

No way.

Look, Mike, you got a lot of fun ahead of you.

By the time you finish repairing this damage,

you're lucky if it gets 36 hours to hang two floors.

You keep giving me hand signals and a tag,

and I'll switch it off.

I'll take you off the island.

Listen up.

Listen up.

Starting tomorrow, we work straight through until we finish the job.

What?

Oh, no.

Hey, that's a lot of nutty bullshit.

Unless you want to forget the bonus.

Bonus?

That's what we come in the first place for, huh?

And no booze and no beer.

Bullshit.

Oh, shit.

How far are you going to push this thing?

Except for this one last time, and I'm buying.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Damn.

You want to give me the bad news first?

None of the other truckers will move for us.

Eddie.

Well, that figures.

We don't have enough steel.

We don't have the last floor.

I'm working on it.

Working on what?

Why, don't you like surprises?

Only if they're good.

You got a choice?

All right, Romeo.

Let's see what you can do.

Come on, my sweetheart.

Light up for me, huh?

Do it.

Pretty good.

Pretty good.

All right.

Back to work.

Let's go.

I guess you know that you're not going to be finishing.

Unfortunately.

Too bad, isn't it?

Yeah.

Hold on a minute.

Noon tomorrow night.

On the dock.

I'll be there.

Yeah, Kellen, what the hell do you mean no one's coming down off the building?

Huh?

Easy, Tank.

Easy.

Okay, Cherokee.

Take her in.

I've got it, Mike.

Hey, what's going on down there?

Oh, damn it.

Everybody freeze.

Valentino, what's happening?

All right, give me five, Mike, huh?

Fast as you can.

Cherokee's loose someplace.

Oh.

Yeah, boss.

I understand no steel gets in there, right?

None.

None.

You understand that, right?

Yes, sir, I do.

Yeah, all right.

I'll see you later.

All right.

Quiet.

Valentino, get those lights on.

Hey, man, where's the light?

Cherokee's heard.

Let's get him out of there.

Here, here.

All right, Cherokee.

Yeah, I'm all right.

I can work.

I never knew a bank to miscount a floor.

They ain't even got enough steel for the first one.

We got them treed, Eddie.

Yeah, well, if we got them treed,

what the hell do you think they're doing up there?

Huh?

I said, if we got them treed,

what the hell do you think they're doing up there?

Reckon they got something up their sleeve, huh?

All right, fellas.

Listen up, please.

You all know Cass, eh?

Yeah.

Probably know she has to top out Hayes Plaza by noon tomorrow.

Cass goes in the dumper.

Now, Big Lou dug that hole.

He was going pretty good at it when he fell.

Cass wants to finish it for him.

They're close, but they need some help.

That's why they're coming to us.

I think it's a damn good idea.

We need this one first.

I don't know about you, ma'am, but I'm getting worried.

I mean, we're tired.

It'll be daylight in less than an hour.

And even with this floor hung, man,

we still got another one to go,

and I just don't think we're going to be able to make it.

You know what I mean?

One floor at a time, Lionel.

That's the way we build it.

That's the way we build it.

Back away.

Oh.

Ah.

Morning, Miss Cassidy.

Ain't hiding any steel in the trunk, are you, Cass?

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, man.

I'll see you at noon now.

Hey.

Rise and shine.

Hey.

Hey, look at me.

It's some time today, huh, fellas?

How you doing?

How's the nurse doing?

The doctor's here.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Uh.

It's a good thing you stopped.

It's a good thing you stopped.

I'm in a rush.

Hey, how are the nurses in the hospital?

Hey, he ain't got no time for that, man.

He got to be rough, man.

Hey, Cherokee.

Glad to see you.

Glad to see you.

What happened, you have?

Kiss a crane?

Yeah, kiss a little header.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

and while you're back, the nurse over at the hospital

told me you were going to go a high this morning.

Man, I didn't want to miss it.

Can you connect?

Hey, Dancer, I need to know.

Yeah, Mike, I can connect.

All right, let's hang some iron.

Long time today, huh, fellas?

Hold up a little bit, will you?

Okay.

Cat, wind's picking up, feel it?

Nobody said it was going to be easy.

Here they come!

Come on, come on, baby!

Come on, baby!

So long!

Oh, boy!

Prettiest picture.

Okay.

What is it?

Huh?

Holy shit.

Come on.

All right, baby!

Okay, come on!

Now, look!

I can't tell if that's me or somebody else.

I can't tell if that's me or somebody else.

I'm hanging down handle you at the same time.

So get on up there.

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

Hey, you got plans for today?

Yeah, boss, yeah.

We'll get him there.

Come here, come here.

Come on, over here, right here.

Cat, this way.

Cat, come on.

Come on, faster.

Cat, come on!

Go up there.

Get the elephant.

Stop it on the way down.

Keep the door open.

That way, it won't move.

Okay, what are you going to do?

I'm going to slow these beauties down.

Come on, Casca.

All right! Let's do it!

I'm ready!

This is one. Move it in.

All right!

How's my position?

Just fine.

Now bring her down slow.

I'm at 700 feet.

Keep it coming.

Steady.

One more time.

This wind's a bitch.

Oh, shit. You better get me out of here quick.

I'm pretty close to the column.

Bring it in again.

Yes, sir.

Roger.

Watch it down, Ray.

Just fine.

Looking good.

Looking good.

Where's the other van?

Keep it coming.

Almost there.

Almost there.

50.

Steady at 700 feet.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

Steady to play.

Bring her straight down.

Let's get that other end down.

Easy.

Cut it, Terry.

I got it, lad.

Hey!

Chopper 2, what's your status?

Pushing into the red.

Just out the window.

Your position is stand by.

Chopper 2, standing by.

OK, Flynn.

Cut the alert.

Take it up. Easy. Straight up. Straight up.

This is Juan. Hook up complete. Good luck.

Come on, baby.

Watch that wind.

First tag line is secure.

Don't swinger around.

Looking good.

Watch that crane.

You ready now?

James is on a look ready.

Steady.

Tie her down, Jackie.

You did it.

Okay, JC. She's all yours.

Bring me in. Bring me in.

Let's do it fast. I'm on reserve.

Section two in place.

Chopper three taking over.

Hey!

Bring her down slowly.

Got it. Yeah!

That's it.

Straight down.

Goddamn son of a bitch.

Yeah, come on. We both now.

I'm home, baby.

You're right there.

Section three complete.

How do you like that?

All right.

All right.

We did it.

All right.

All right.

Where's that beer?

Come on.

Let's get through.

All right.

Get in there.

Get in there.

Now grab it.

I got it.

Come on.

Grab it.

Chopper, let's go off and go to work.

Huh?

Let me sell it for a dollar.

Hey!

Hey!

No!

Captain!

We can't let him go without saying goodbye.

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Hey, Eddie!

You're parked in a no-parking zone!

Oh, man.

Oh.

How about you, sweet little baby?

Have you had enough?

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Yes, you will.

Yeah.

A little bit.

But you'll never write me right this time.

Well, this is it.

Ooh.

Yeah!

Oh, yeah.

.

.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Oh, uh!

.

.

.

.

.

Oh.

Oh.

Did you hear what?

Did you hear Mr. Smart?

Well, the one last part that's topping out a building.

I think we ought to let the lady do the honors this time.

Mike?

Hey, dancer.

Sometime today, huh?

Well, what do you say, Jack?

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.