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[music playing]

[music playing]

Boy Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy.

What's wrong?

Listen to this.

This guy kills this old woman, wounds another guy,

then kills a policeman.

Gets out of prison after 6 and 1/2 years.

Says he's sorry, he found God.

What if he's telling the truth?

Oh come on Jon, you're telling me that God

wants a guy like this around?

Whatever happened to an for an eye?

I say if he's really found God, let's get him

up there as soon as possible.

Let God decide whether he's sorry or not.

Where are we going anyway?

Just up ahead.

You know the assignment?

No, not yet.

He's being pretty vague about this one.

We've got a place for tonight.

I should know something by morning.

[music playing on radio]

Mark, don't you like the sound of the ocean?

Yeah, sure.

Good.

Oh, that's cute.

[laughter]

Good morning.

Morning Martin.

Can I pick up my mail?

No mail, sorry.

But you didn't even check.

Martin, I promise you if you've gotten anything

it would have been an event.

I don't need to check.

No mail.

JAKE: Sam's right Martin.

Stop wasting your money.

No one's going to buy your stuff.

They want kid pictures.

Dirty words with naked people.

Come, play cards.

I've got work to do.

Martin, come on.

Be social.

I tell you Jake, I've got work to do.

Hey old man.

Put me in one of your movies.

You know, I want to be a star.

Erik Estrada ain't nothing compared to me.

So, you want to make something of yourself.

Well, you won't do it shooting pool.

Yeah, well it beats writing a bunch of stuff that stinks.

Does it?

Martin read some to me.

Pretty.

Hey, lucky you Martin, you got a retard for a groupie.

No Joey.

I've got a man named Joey for a friend.

Come on Joey.

Yeah, you and your friend go make a movie.

You can play cheat or something.

Get any offers in the mail Martin about your movies?

No.

No, no offers.

You still going to use me in your movie

Martin like you promised?

Why, sure Joey.

I wouldn't do a movie without you.

You want to talk about movies Martin?

I saw this real scary one.

They don't understand.

I want to make a movie that will touch people.

Make them see how lonely we are.

How alone we all are.

Help them to reach out to one another

and stop the loneliness.

Stop the fear.

That would be a nice movie.

What if this big oil rich guy came by with this truck

and he had all this movie stuff and he said,

here, that's a nice movie.

I'll Help you make it.

What if--

Oh Joey, Joey, Joey.

I am too old and too tired to play what if today.

I need such a great big rich old guy.

What show business folks call an angel.

They don't grow on trees Joey.

An angel.

Yeah.

Well, I've got work to do.

I'll see you later Joey.

See you later, alligator.

Yeah, Yeah.

You're supposed to say in a while crocodile.

Oh, well, in a while crocodile.

[laughter]

See you later, alligator.

[music playing]

No wonder half the kids today are deaf.

How can they listen to that stuff?

Do you ever listen to words of one of those songs?

I mean, they don't make any sense.

Ah, I bet your parents said the same thing about the music

you listened to when you were a kid.

Are you kidding?

In my day, we had songs that meant something.

You know, words that made you feel.

Yeah, you're right.

I agree.

We had songs like, "Mairzy doats and dozy doats and little lamzy

divey.

Kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?"

Well, that's cute.

You would think of that one.

What are we doing around here anyway?

I'm not sure.

I just know we're supposed to be here, that's all.

I got a funny feeling about this one.

What do you mean a funny feeling?

I just don't know.

Hey, take a look at this.

You think this Joey knows about you?

Only one way to find out.

JONATHAN: Excuse me.

You're excused.

JONATHAN: I wonder if you could tell

me where I might find a Joey.

What Joey?

Who Joey?

I don't know.

The poster just said Joey.

The only Joey here is the guy over there with the broom.

OK, thank you very much.

Good morning.

Morning Martin.

Is there any mail for me today?

Nothing today, sorry.

Well, could you maybe just check please?

OK Martin, I'll check.

So you're the Joey that put up the poster ?

Uh-huh.

Because she wanted an angel.

Uh-huh.

Uh, are, are you, are you an angel?

If I said yes would you believe me?

Are you a liar?

No.

Well then, I believe you.

Excuse please, kind ladies and gentlemen.

But who can tell me where is Joey from this poster?

My name's Joey.

You Are Joey from poster?

Yeah, Joey Small.

Who's looking for angel?

Yeah. MARTIN:

That's me.

The angel.

Martin!

Martin!

Look, you see what I mean, I mean, this is the angel.

I made this poster and here's the angel.

Joey, Joey, Joey calm down.

What angel?

What are you talking about?

I tell you, I am Petros HaDayag.

Martin Lamb.

Glad to know you Mr--

Martin Lamb?

Yes.

The Martin Lamb?

Well, I'm a Martin Lamb.

I don't know any other Martin Lambs.

S Martin Lamb who has written script

for a beautiful movie called "The Magician of Fairness"?

You know my script?

Know script?

I, I love your script.

What, what about this angel?

Oh, yes.

Excuse please.

Mr--

Jonathan Smith.

Nice name, Jonathan.

Smart cookie, eh?

Like early bird gets worm, ey?

Well, Petros HaDayag saw worm first.

Better luck next time.

No offense. - No, no hard feelings.

Like you said, you saw the worm first.

Smart cookie.

You'll go far, I can tell.

So far Martin, cards on table.

What actors you have?

Well, there will be all the people in the neighborhood.

It's all about them anyway.

I got a part too.

Right Martin?

You sure do--

Wait, wait, wait.

We make movie with amateurs?

With neighbors?

Well, it's all about them.

Ten Commandments was all about Moses

but they got Charlton Heston.

All right, wait a minute.

I mean, everybody's an amateur till they

get their first break.

Is true.

I mean, here you'll have a chance to discover a star.

You're saving money, and helping people at the same time.

You sound pretty sure of your britches there.

What makes you so sure they can do it?

What makes you so sure they can't.

All they need's a chance.

I like you.

I like this boy.

OK, we give them chance.

Great!

Now all we need is the director.

He will direct.

I like this boy.

Well, that's very kind of you, but I'm not a director.

Wonderful, because I'm not producer.

Actors are not actors.

So, how can we lose?

What you say?

All right, I'll give it a try.

Gentlemen, we're going to make movie!

Oh!

[laughter]

Oh.

[music playing]

So imagine my good friend, you do not mind if I make

little changes in final script?

Will be same story, but here there, little changes.

Maybe a different ending.

Well, the sea Captain and the lady will get to be

married in the end, won't they?

Of course, of course.

That's what makes story so beautiful.

So Martin, you do not mind, eh?

You're, you're the producer.

Wonderful!

Only in America, huh?

[laughter]

[applause]

Beautiful.

You hear beautiful music Jonathan?

What you think?

I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.

Not good my boy.

But I pay attention for you, huh?

I tell you what, that woman--

What is her name?

- Oh, Stella. - Stella.

Uh-huh.

Perfect.

Stella means star, and that's what we make her.

She will play beautiful pure maiden

who waits for her lost love.

You want that barfly to play a pure woman, huh?

Oh, my good friend.

You look with your eyes, but you do not see.

You got to look with your heart.

I think your heart needs glasses.

I mean, that woman's been around.

Say that again.

I said, that woman's been around.

Yes, yes this noble chin.

Who?

Quiet, I'm creating.

Noble chin, and strong Greek profile.

You're talking about me?

Yes, of course you.

No one has ever told you before?

Well, you know my mother always--

Mother was right.

There is no doubt.

Only you can play part of sea Captain, the lost lover.

Oh, wait a minute, I'm no actor.

I tell you, if you do not play this part

I do not make this movie.

What you say?

Well, you know if you're going to put it like that, you know.

I mean, if you wouldn't make the movie without me.

I wouldn't want to let everybody down.

Wonderful!

It's settled.

Martin, I like movies.

[laughter]

Martin, what about me?

You said I could play something too.

Not something Joey, the title role.

The magician.

You mean it?

I sure do Joey.

We couldn't make this picture without.

[laughter]

I'm gonna be in the movies!

I'm gonna be in the movies.

I'm gonna be in the movies.

Hey you guys, I'm gonna be in the movies.

Hey fellas, I'm gonna be in the movies.

Yeah, well all I know is this place is a rat hole

and I don't want any part of what you're doing.

It doesn't have to be a rat hole.

This is our home.

We're not rats.

I don't even know what I'm talking to you for you retard.

Chewy, that hurts my feelings.

Who cares you retard.

You call me a name so you don't have to see me.

You just see the name you call me.

You can't even see me.

Hey, I see you and all the rest of them just fine man.

You see everything ugly.

So you, so you make things ugly.

But you can't do that to me Chewy.

Because I'm nice.

That's what the magic is.

The way you see things.

Yeah, well what else could I call you that would

make you anything but a retard?

You could call me friend.

JONATHAN: All right, cut it.

All right, that's a print.

Fellas, that's a terrific scene.

Joey, that was magic.

Hey Joey, how'd you memorize all them lines, man?

I didn't think you could do it.

You didn't miss a one.

I didn't memorize any words.

Come on, you must have.

You got all the words right.

I was up all night memorizing them.

I didn't memorize anything.

Jonathan just said that look at you, tell you the truth.

That's all I did.

Yeah, But he got a word for word.

That's weird.

I mean, that's weird, man.

I just told the truth.

Yeah, I guess you did.

All right, that's lunch.

First thing this afternoon we'll start working on the scene

with Stella and Mark.

Hey Joey, you want to go have lunch with me over to Alby's?

Me?

Yeah, you.

They got great chili dogs.

You want to have lunch with me?

Yeah.

Hey, us actors got to stick together, don't we friend?

Yeah, yeah we do, friend.

[music playing]

I'm not afraid of death.

I've known what it is to live, and I've

known what it is to love.

Besides, everyone dies sometime.

Everyone and everything.

Love doesn't die, it goes on like the sea that brought you

back to me my own true love.

What slop, I can say this.

I mean, who talks like that?

My only true love.

I don't know, It'd be awfully nice if somebody did.

Yeah, well I can't talk like that.

Hey Jonathan, this whole thing's a mistake.

I can't do this.

Come on, Mark.

You're not giving yourself a chance.

Look, I'm going to go talk to Martin for a few minutes.

Just relax, take it easy.

Listen, I've got an idea.

This is pretty hard stuff to say to a stranger.

And I've got the night off.

What do you say you and me, I don't know, go to the beach,

talk, sing some old songs, roast some hot dogs maybe.

I haven't roasted dogs on the beach since I was a kid.

It's like riding a bike.

Once you learn how you don't lose the knack.

What do you say?

A couple of laughs.

You're not on a diet, are you?

Are you kidding?

I bet you like chili.

Chili, I love chili.

Well great, because that's the only thing I know how to make.

What do you say?

I say, look out heartburn, here we come.

I just can't get over the way that scene went this morning.

It was beautiful.

Well, why shouldn't it be Martin, you wrote the script.

And did you see the way Chewy and Joey got along?

magic, pure magic.

It's the people that are magic.

You And I know that.

Hey, look over there.

I wonder if it could be.

What?

Well, I know it sounds a little far fetched,

but everything has been happening

just the way I wrote it.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if those two were to--

No, that would be more than magic.

No, no.

Well, take care.

I'll see you in the morning.

All right Martin.

[music playing]

(SINGING) There's a wart on the frog

on the lump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.

The sea, the sea, there's a hole in the bottom of the sea.

[laughter]

Oh, I don't know when I've had this much fun just

sitting around doing nothing.

You know, when I was a kid trying to make it in pictures

we used to come here all the time.

The old Pacific Ocean Park used to be here.

We ride the Ferris wheels, and roast hot dogs.

Did you ever make any movies?

Oh yeah I did a bit part here and there.

Got a lot of fancy promises from a lot

of fast talking directors.

But nothing ever worked out the way they promised.

Were you ever married?

Well, I got a lot of promises about that too.

But they didn't work out either.

The only ring I ever got was the brass ring off the merry

go round at Santa Monica pier.

How about you?

Did you ever marry?

No, I guess I never let myself take the time.

Too scared, you know?

Yeah.

I sometimes wonder what it might be, like you know,

having a kid.

I had one.

I wish I could have raised her, but I made the right decision.

I did what I thought was best for her.

She was adopted by real nice family.

She's married now, has kids of her own.

She sends me pictures.

They're beautiful kids.

Well, they should be.

They got a beautiful grandmother.

[music playing]

Thank you.

You know, you're kind of beautiful yourself.

What, are you getting cold?

You want to go back?

No.

It's nice being here with you Mark.

Yeah, it's nice being here with you.

Good morning.

Hi.

Hi, how you doing?

You're up early.

Yeah, I'm a little worried about my friend Mark.

He didn't come home last night.

Not to worry.

See, right down there on the beach is Mark and Stella too.

They've been there all night.

They laugh, they sing like kids.

You've been up all night too?

Oh, I don't need much sleep.

Besides, I, I love smell of sea air.

Reminds me of when I was a fisherman.

So Mark and Stella are going to get together

too, just like in the script.

Remarkable, eh?

Well, life is like that sometimes.

Where did you say you were from?

Galilee.

Your name, HaDayag, what does that mean?

Hebrew, Hebrew name.

Like Jonathan in Hebrew is Yonathan.

Means God gave.

Maybe God gave all these people here, Jonathan.

But your name, HaDayag, what does that mean?

It means the fisherman.

Peter the fisherman from Galilee.

Who was sent out to fish for men's souls.

That's me.

You don't recognize me, eh?

Well, an angels earthly form has nothing to do with what

he looks like in heaven.

But only the soul you see.

You look frightened, Johnny.

I, well, I've never met one of the biggies before.

There's no reason to be afraid.

Peter, have I done something wrong?

No.

Then why are you here if I'm here?

Because, Johnny, we thought you might

need some help on this one.

You see, you are right.

Everything in the script is coming to pass.

But you have not seen the final act yet.

[music playing]

Does it have to be?

Can't we change it?

No.

What is written has been written.

And I was not the author, we both know that.

The play must go on like life.

Until the final act.

Hey there, Kemosabe.

A nice scene you did back there.

Well, I had a good director I guess, huh?

That was the reason, huh?

Good old Jon.

Can't fool an angel I guess, huh?

No, I guess not.

Jonathan, you know I love you.

I love you like a brother.

And I want you to know that nothing in my life

has ever been as good for me as these last few months,

you know?

Hanging around with you, helping people,

learning to trust for the first time in my life, you know?

Yeah, I know.

I guess what I'm trying to tell

you is, this might be the last time I'm working with you.

Why's that?

Fact is, I'm thinking about asking Stella to marry me.

I got a good feeling she's going to say yes.

Mark, don't you think you're kind of rushing into this?

I mean, you just met her.

You don't know anything about her.

Listen, I know she's had quite a past if that's

what you're talking about.

But I've been around the block a time or two myself.

I mean, I'm no angel.

That's you, not me.

Look, I'm just asking you to go a little slower that's all.

I've gone slow my whole life.

All it's ever gotten me is alone.

I thought you'd be rooting for me like a friend.

Mark, everything I'm saying to you is out of friendship.

Maybe this is something you just don't understand.

You're an angel, you don't need to eat,

you don't need to sleep, you don't need a woman to love

or to share your life with.

If you were my friend you would say, Mark I'm happy for you.

Why don't you say that?

[music playing]

I'll see you around.

[music playing]

The door is open.

Come on. - No.

Oh, come on.

We can't. It's closed.

Who cares.

Oh, look at it.

It's too bad it is closed.

I haven't ridden this merry go around a long, long time.

What makes you think it's closed?

Well, see for yourself,

Oh, well it's just closed to the people that

don't know the magic words.

And I guess you know the magic words.

Well, sure I know the magic words.

But it's going to cost you a kiss to hear them.

- Oh Yeah? - Yeah.

Oh, you don't drive such a hard bargain.

OK.

OK, what are the magic words?

50 bucks!

[music playing]

Ta da.

Oh, you are the sweetest, most romantic man.

After you my dear.

Oh, I'm winning.

Why don't you try for the ring?

I don't think they have one.

Oh yeah they do.

Right here.

Oh!

[laughter]

Oh, Mark.

That's it mister.

One ride.

Yeah, we'll be out of here in a minute.

Right.

Say, uh, you ever need another ride, give me a call.

The one isn't made of brass.

And this isn't a promise that will ever be broken.

I love your Stella.

And I want to marry you.

If you'll have me.

If I'll have you?

If, Oh Mark, I have waited so long for--

I will.

I do!

Oh baby, I'm going to make you so happy.

You already have.

Already have.

[laughter]

I guess we get those blood tests and everything now, huh?

On, and I want you to wear your sea Captain uniform.

You look so handsome in it.

And you wear that dress with all the lace and everything.

Yes.

And Jonathan can be your best man.

Eh, I guess somebody else will have to do that.

But why?

He's your best friend.

Friends are supposed to respect your decisions

and stand by you.

He doesn't think marrying me is such a great idea, huh?

Doesn't matter what he thinks.

Not any more.

Hey, what happened to you?

We were supposed to work at the pier at 2:00.

What happened?

I'll tell you what happened, she dumped me.

Ask her to marry me, I buy her ring, I took a blood test,

everything.

And she dumps me.

She leaves me a note.

What's the note say?

Note says that she ran off with an old flame.

Goodbye, adios.

Is that all it said?

No, no, no, no.

Says she's sorry that it worked out like that, but at least

we had a few laughs.

She's probably still laughing.

I don't think she's laughing.

Well, aren't you gonna say I told you so?

No.

I guess that'll teach me to listen to an angel next time.

Boy. what a chump I am.

- I don't think you're a chump. - Oh Yeah?

What would you call it?

If you hadn't filled me up with all that trash garbage,

I wouldn't open myself up for the first time in my life.

Boy, I'd like to find her and tell her what I think of her.

She's at the beach where we shot the other day.

What's the use.

It's over.

You can't make somebody love you.

She does love you.

[music playing]

Ten why'd she run off?

That's something you're going to have to ask her.

How'd you find out where I was?

Never mind.

Why'd you leave?

You should have just left it.

You shouldn't have come here.

Why did you leave?

I told you in the note. I never--

That wasn't true.

Now, tell me why you left.

Why are you pushing this?

Is it too big a blow to your fat ego

to think I might have run off with somebody?

Why couldn't you just leave it at that?

Because I love you.

Mark, I love you.

Oh, God.

Then why did you leave?

I didn't want to hurt you.

I went to take the blood test.

I'm going to die Mark.

Isn't that a crock.

I'm dying.

You're what?

I'm dying.

Oh my God.

That's why you left?

Yes.

I thought it would be easier if you hated me.

Oh, Stella.

Stella.

Look, all right, you had a test, right?

That's just one doctor.

Those guys can be wrong.

They're not Gods.

All right you, you'll get me an appointment with God

and I'll ask him for a second opinion, huh.

Now, you listen to me, Stella, I've got a friend.

My friend is connected.

He's the best.

Stella, we can beat this thing.

Mark.

At least let me try.

You do love me?

More than anything in the world.

Then trust me.

I'll be back.

You knew all along, didn't you?

I've known for quite a while.

Well, you got to change it.

You can't let this happen.

I told her I have a friend, I have a friend who is connected.

You got to make her well.

Mark, I cant.

You know that's not up to me.

You're lying to me.

You're lying.

It's you, you don't want to be alone again.

You're doing this so I stay with you.

You know that's not true.

[music playing]

Why does she have to die?

I mean, who does it serve?

Who?

Why?

when Why?

I don't know.

I don't know why some people live as long as they do,

and others are taken when they are.

What I do know is that up until the time you met Stella,

you never know the joy of giving and loving so completely.

That's inside you now.

It's alive, it's inside you.

And it will be forever.

And up until Stella met you, she never knew

anything but broken promises.

And now she has a man who was willing to share

the rest of his life with her.

No matter how long that life is.

Whether It's measured in years, or weeks, or days.

Because you love each other.

And not even death can take that away from either one of you.

Time is precious my friend.

Go to her.

You saw your friend?

Yeah.

Mark, when it's over I want to be cremated.

And I'd like my ashes scattered in the ocean.

I don't have anyone else I can ask so,

would you do that for me?

Stella, I want to marry you.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about love.

I'm talking about being with the person you love.

But I'm dying, can't you understand that?

But you're alive now.

So am I. We can't spend what time we have on this earth

worrying about what's going to be.

You wanted to marry me once, didn't you?

Yes.

Then nothing's changed.

Marry me, Stella.

Please.

OK.

You talked me into it.

[music playing]

Will the best man give the groom the ring?

Place the ring on her finger.

Mark, do you take this woman, Stella,

as your lawful wedded wife to have and to hold,

to love, honor, and cherish for better

or for worse in sickness and in health till death do you part?

I do.

Stella, do you take this man Mark

as your lawful wedded husband to have

and to hold, to love, honor, and cherish

for better or for worse--

You can skip the rest.

I do.

Then, uh, by the powers vested in me,

I pronounce you man and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

[music playing]

Hi, wife.

Hiya, husband.

JONATHAN: Mark and Stella had seven weeks together.

And then my friend kept his promise

and scattered her ashes over the ocean.

There was no eulogy.

He said only these simple words, till we meet again.

[music playing]