Flashdance (1983) - full transcript
Alex Owens is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company, though, and with encouragement from her boss/boyfriend, she may get her chance. The city of Pittsburgh co-stars. What a feeling!
(FLASHDANCE...WHAT
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear seems to hide
? deep inside your mind
? All alone I have cried
? Silent tears full of pride
? In a world made of steel
? Made of stone
? Well, I hear the music
? Close my eyes,
feel the rhythm
? Wrap around, take a hold
? of my heart
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancin'
for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
NICK: I'll tell you what.
I'll give you
the Cowboys and three.
PETE: Three and a half.
Take three, be happy.
PETE: Three and a half,
I'm ecstatic.
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
(CHATTERING)
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancin'
for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? Now I'm dancing
through my life
? What a feeling
PETE: Hey, is this
visit a one-time shot,
or are you gonna surprise me
all the time?
NICK: If I told you that,
it wouldn't be a surprise.
PETE: Come on.
I'll buy you a beer.
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
(MEN LAUGHING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(HE'S A DREAM PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
? He doesn't mean
a thing to me
? Just another
pretty face to see
? He's all over town
knocking 'em down, honey
? I'd never let him next to me
? Oh, he's the kind of guy
who thinks he's smart
? He's the type
that always looks the part
? He's so on the make,
it's so hard to take, honey
? And I never let him
touch my heart
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? He's a dream
? He didn't mean
to catch my eye
? Well, he's lucky
he just walked on by
? 'Cause he hasn't met a girl
like me, are you kiddin'?
? Well, I tell him
that I'd rather die
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? He's a dream
If I come up with the scoop
on her, I get Dallas
at three and a half.
If you come up
with anything on her,
I'll give you six.
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Hot damn, I swear
Number 174-63-1503.
Pete, I don't want
her zip code.
It's her Social Security
number, asshole.
She works for you.
? He's a dream
? He's a dream
? He's a dream
(MEN WHISTLING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
I have one cheese,
medium, fries.
Two plain,
rare, tomato and onions.
One pastrami on kaiser,
mayo, no mustard.
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
I need a BLT on rye, Richie.
A brain tumor.
(LAUGHING)
Richie.
What's this?
Come on, Richie.
A lesbian with a hard-on.
I'm terrific, right? You can
tell me. I can take it.
I'm terrific, right?
Mayo, no mustard.
Can't you see me opening up
in LA, Jeanie?
Here he is,
direct from Pittsburgh.
It's Richie Blazik,
ladies and gentlemen.
LA? What's all
this talk about LA?
You've been on
the stage two times.
I give you two lousy shots,
and already you're talking
about going to LA?
Come on. What are you,
crazy? Besides,
you're too short anyway.
They don't let short people
into Hollywood.
And you're making
the hamburgers
too big again.
Make them smaller, huh?
Small? I'll give you small.
This place is so small,
you have to go outside
to change your mind.
My turn.
Ring, damn you.
I can't believe it.
He didn't call.
He'll call.
TINA: Do you really think so?
Of course. Why wouldn't he?
Yeah, of course.
Why wouldn't he?
Maybe he'll call.
I don't know.
I don't know. The last time
I talked to him,
he seemed real funny.
Like,
"I'll call you later, babe."
I really don't
think he's gonna call.
Don't worry. He'll call.
TINA: You really think so?
Of course. Why wouldn't he?
Yeah, you're right.
He'll call.
But if he doesn't call,
do you think
I should call him?
ALEX: Tina, he'll call.
Angel, I just love how
you're always
trying to straighten out
other people's lives.
Well, anytime you want me
to straighten out yours,
just let me know.
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
Well, personally,
I never call,
because I don't have to.
But if you want my advice...
Not really.
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
RICHIE: Hi, girls.
Hi, Richie.
Can I help you with anything?
A foot massage?
Get out of here.
Dog. Dog.
It's been a long time
since he's had some.
I'll bet.
Hi.
Hi.
Do you read lips?
What?
I saw you dance last night.
I just wanted to say hi.
Hi.
You're Alex.
I know.
I'm Nick Hurley.
Really?
I've seen your
name on my paychecks.
So what's a dancer doing
working as a welder?
A girl's gotta make a living.
You speak French?
No, I just like the pictures.
Me, too.
Hey, Nick.
We need you on ten.
Yeah, I'll be right there.
You read Vogue?
I used to.
I mean, my wife does.
I mean, my ex-wife.
I'm... We're divorced.
Sorry.
Listen, I got to get to work.
You never know when the boss
is gonna be around.
You forgot your thermos.
Hi, Grunt.
So did you get laid today?
(DOG WHINING)
ANNOUNCER: And now, news
headlines with Kevin Evans.
Good evening. In the news,
a general-alarm fire
caused extensive damage
to the High View
lumber company,
a United Dairy store,
and an American
Motors dealership
in McDonald,
Washington County,
this morning.
MAN: ...putting you down
to deal with Dallas.
Don, is it a deal?
Do we have a deal?
It's a deal. I gotta go,
I got a call coming in.
Don, it's a call
with Dick, Dave and Doug.
Got to go, Dave.
Disconnecting.
Got to go, Dick...
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING)
Oh, shit.
(MANIAC PLAYING)
? Just a steel-town girl
on a Saturday night
? Lookin' for the fight
of her life
? In the real-time world
no one sees her at all
? They all say she's crazy
? Locking rhythms
to the beat of her heart
? Changing movement into light
? She has danced
into the danger zone
? When the dancer
becomes the dance
? It can cut you
like a knife
? If the gift
becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancing like
she's never danced before
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancing like
she's never danced before
? Ooh, oh
? La, la, la...
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(CARS HONKING)
Excuse me.
Do you know where
the admissions office is?
The door on the left.
Where's the focus?
Where is it?
Where is the center?
Look up.
SECRETARY: When you
fill out...
When you fill out
this application,
be sure and list
all your years
of dance education.
Starting with
the most recent
place you studied
and the number of years
at each institution.
Also, if you have
any professional
or other
repertory experience,
please list those.
(WHISPERING)
She's really strict.
You'll never make it.
When you fill out
this application,
be sure to list
all your years
of dance education,
and the number
of years you spent
at each institution.
Also, if you have
professional or other
repertory experience...
(VEHICLES HONKING)
I gotta go, you guys.
See you, Al. Don't get dirty.
(CLANGING)
(RATTLING)
(MACHINES WHIRRING)
Hello, dancer.
Hi.
Want a hand?
No, thanks.
You know, I have
this close
personal relationship
with the lady who
drives the lunch truck,
and I think I can
get her to make us
anything we want
as long as it's on the menu.
I'm not having lunch today.
How about dinner?
I can't. I don't have
dinner with the boss.
Thanks, anyway.
NICK: No lunch, no dinner?
How about a snack?
Milk and cookies?
Come on.
(SHOUTING)
(DOG BARKING)
ALEX: I love this dress.
It's exactly like
the picture I showed you.
Thanks so much for making it.
Now, more important,
did you go to the repertory?
I meant to.
I was gonna go yesterday,
but I didn't have time.
You must make the time,
child.
I know.
Remember the first time
you took me
to see them dance?
I have dreams about it.
Dreaming is wonderful,
but it won't get you closer
to what you want.
But I've put enough
money away so that,
if they do take me,
I can support myself.
But, child,
they won't take you
unless you
apply and audition.
I know.
I know, but sometimes...
Alexandra,
you are 18 years old.
Do it now.
Do it.
Okay. Okay.
You are a good girl.
(CHURCH ORGAN PLAYING)
PRIEST: May the Lord be
in your heart and in your mind
that you may
properly confess your sins.
In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Bless me,
Father, for I have sinned.
It's been two weeks
since my last confession.
I'm doing okay, sort of.
I've been thinking
about sex a lot.
But you can't help
thinking about sex, right?
Well, you probably can.
Help it, I mean.
Also, I told a lie.
I had to... Well,
I didn't have to, but...
All I wanted to do
was to make her happy.
You see, Hanna was the one
who wanted me to
get the application,
and I couldn't tell her
that I just didn't have
the courage enough
to go through with it.
If you had seen
all those dancers,
all those people.
God, there's no
way I belong there.
It's just that I want to make
something out of my life.
I want to do so much,
and sometimes...
Sometimes I think that
it's just not gonna happen.
Six beautiful girls,
all nude.
Hi, baby. How you doing?
Five dollars. Right this way.
Five dollars. Right here.
All nude, all the time.
All nude, all the time.
That's right.
Cecil, look at you.
Why don't you
buy some threads?
I'm running a class act here.
You look like a one-man slum.
All nude, all the time.
Right here.
Live, beautiful girls.
Six beautiful girls.
Right here, live.
Five dollars. Right this way.
Five dollars. Live. Nude.
All girls. All the time.
Live. Nude. Right here.
Five dollars. Right this way.
Right through the door.
Straighten yourself up, Cecil.
Drag some customers in.
Well, well, well.
What are these?
Oh, they're very cute.
They're very, very cute.
Alex. Alex, come on.
Give them back.
They're Richie's.
My dad's breathing down
my neck about him.
He says Richie's no good
and that
if he ain't asked me
to marry him by now,
he ain't gonna.
He ain't gonna.
No kidding.
Did it take very long
to learn how to
dance that way?
About 25 years.
Will you teach me how?
Yeah, if you teach me
how to skate.
Yeah.
Good evening, ladies.
Look at that. $21,321.
All leather, push button.
Wanna go for a ride?
(GROANS IN DISGUST)
Hey, Jeanie,
you still porking that cook?
Listen. Come see my club.
I just put this
new PA system in
and the floor, Christ,
it's all lit up, right where
you're gonna dance.
I just want you to see
what you're gonna call home.
Did you know that
the smallest penis
ever measured was 1.1"?
You are some pair of cunts.
You know that?
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
(LAUGHING)
I can't believe
I'm working out
with this hangover.
Wait, wait, wait.
I have lost my keys.
Oh, shit.
(SCREAMS)
What a jerk.
Come on.
Let's go work out.
(I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL PLAYING)
? I love rock and roll
? So put another dime
in the jukebox, baby
? I love rock and roll
? So come and take your time
and dance with me
He didn't call.
He'll call.
I don't think so, Alex.
He'll call, Tina.
I don't know.
Look, just call the man.
Say, "Hey, baby,
what's happening?"
The way you're going
on with this thing,
your whole fucking
life's gonna be over
before you make up your mind.
Just get up
and call the dude.
Yeah? You really think so?
God, I'm glad
I ain't no honky.
? Yeah, me, singin'
? I love rock and roll
(GRUNTING)
? I love rock and roll
(DUMBBELLS CLANGING)
? So come and take your time
and dance with me ?
(IT'S JUST BEGUN PLAYING)
? Watch me now
? Feel the groove
? Into somethin'
? Gonna make you move
? Here we come
? On the run
? Don't know what
? we're running from
? Day or night
? Black or white
? Fantasy
? You got to do your thing
? You got to do your thing
? It's just a game
(WHISTLING)
(PLAYFUL CLASSICAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(SIREN BLOWS)
You girls eat like pigs.
What happened to the diet?
I didn't eat
anything yesterday.
ALEX: We're gonna go
over to the rink
and work it off.
Richie gonna be there?
Now, there's a real winner.
No. We're gonna work.
She thinks she's gonna be
on the ice show.
What's wrong with that?
I'd make a lot of money.
You're costing me
a lot of money.
I'd just like to
try it again, Daddy.
You know, she's really good.
You ought to see her.
Yeah, she's gonna fall
on her ass.
She's got a tough ass.
JEANIE: Yeah,
I got a tough ass.
It's not her ass
I'm worried about.
Jean, where are you?
Wait. Come here.
(SCREAMS)
Okay, go.
No, don't.
(ALEX SCREAMS)
You're gonna do great.
Don't stop.
Do it again. Do it again.
Oh, shit, I can't do this.
No, go do your turn.
Go do your turn.
Another triple Lutz.
(WHOOPS)
Ta-da.
Hi, I'm Richie Blazik.
Hi, I'm Richie Blazik.
Did you hear the one
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
Tied up the safe,
blew the guard.
Tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
JAKE: Hey, kid, come here.
Come here.
What's the matter?
I'm nervous, Jake.
Oh.
(GROANS)
Now you ain't
nervous anymore.
Now you're pissed off.
Good luck, baby.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Hi. How you doing?
I'm Richie Blazik.
(WOMEN WHOOPING)
Did you hear
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
(LAUGHING)
So the lady
says to the waiter,
(IN SHRILL VOICE)
"Excuse me, sir.
Do you have frogs' legs?"
And the waiter says,
"No, that's just
the way I walk."
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Wanna talk about boogers?
I know a lot about them.
How about boogers?
Sports for 50?
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
A brain tumor.
Hey, take a walk.
Bring on the bimbos.
Hey, come on, guys.
Could you give me a break?
Look, I'm just a cook. Okay.
I'm just a cook. All right?
And this is my big chance.
So if you screw it up for me,
I'm gonna put cockroaches
in your hamburgers.
You got it?
(ALL LAUGHING)
Well, miracles do happen,
I guess.
You know, I guess it took
the Steelers 40 years
to win a championship,
didn't it?
Steelers. Yes.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
I tell you. You know,
I feel like Franco Harris
when he made
the Immaculate Reception.
It was amazing.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
Hey, did you hear about
the Polack who locked
his keys in the car
and he had to
use a coat hanger
to get his family out?
(PEOPLE LAUGHING)
Amazing.
Did you hear about the Polack
who died drinking milk?
The cow fell on him.
(ALL LAUGHING)
You know,
there was a Polish terrorist.
You know,
they sent him
to blow up a car,
and he burned his lips
on the exhaust pipe.
All right. All right.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
You know,
you guys have been real nice,
and I gotta go
cook the hamburgers.
No roaches, I promise.
So let me bring
out our next act.
Direct from Mawby's,
it's Tina Tech,
ladies and gentlemen.
(ALL CHEERING)
(MANHUNT PLAYING)
One, two, three, four.
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one that's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? Ruby lips in the mirror
? Black heels on the floor
? The future's
drawin' nearer
? I just can't ignore
? I know he'll be
at the party tonight
? He'll be lookin' so fine
? He'll be surprised
when I walk up and say
? Man, I wanna make you
glad you're alive
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one who's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? I'm out for the kill
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Alex, sit down here
a moment, will you?
Cecil, this is a nice ass.
Soft.
Round. Snug. She likes it.
(CHUCKLING)
Hey. Bimbo. Whore.
Fuck off.
Night, kids.
ALEX: Good night.
RICHIE: Good night, Jake.
Hey, Richie, no more jokes
about cockroaches, huh?
(CHUCKLES)
RICHIE: You know,
one of these days
I wanna be like, you know,
Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy,
Steve Martin.
Until that day comes...
ALEX: You'll just keep
stealing all their material.
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Hey, Alex.
Come on. Let me go.
Hey, what are you doing?
Nothing to fight about.
Get your
fucking hands off me.
We're gonna go to Cecil's.
Hey, come on.
Let me go, God damn it.
Drink a little wine,
do a little weed.
You and me. How about Cecil?
ALEX: Fucker.
JOHNNY: You like Cecil?
ALEX: Get off of me.
All three of us,
real friendly.
Hey, why don't you leave her
the fuck alone, huh?
The comedian's
gonna be a hero.
RICHIE: Son of a bitch.
Oh, shit.
Cecil, what the fuck's
wrong with you?
Let her go, John.
Hey, what are you
doing here, Nick?
Slumming?
This ain't your
neighborhood no more.
I didn't mean nothing.
I just got pissed off.
You okay?
Send me your bill, kid.
Let me see.
Is it bleeding? Oh, Jesus.
Yeah.
Here. Come on.
(CAR ENGINE STARTING)
Here's your hat.
Are you okay?
It's fine.
Yeah.
You sure?
Yeah, I'm okay.
It's gonna look
good on stage.
(LAUGHING)
It's gonna be fine.
You sure?
Yeah.
ALEX: You sure you're
gonna be okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
(SIGHS)
(CAR ENGINE STARTING)
Listen, what can I say?
Thanks a lot.
I'll give you a lift home.
It's okay. I've got a ride.
Thanks, anyway.
(GRUNT BARKING)
What's his name?
Grunt.
Grunt?
Yeah.
I can see
I don't have to
worry about you.
What was he
before he became a dog?
Well, he gets upset
when people he doesn't know
follow me home.
Come on, Grunt.
This is the man
that feeds you.
Tell you what.
Tell him I'll bring him
a doggy bag if you'll
have dinner with me.
Nick, I told you,
I don't think
it's a good idea
to go out with the boss.
Okay. Have it your way.
You're fired.
I'll pick you up
tomorrow at 8:00.
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
How long does
this thing last?
(CLEARS THROAT)
It's cold in here.
How's the nose?
It's broken.
I broke mine three times.
That was big in the '50s,
wasn't it, busting noses?
'60s.
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
You think she can beat her?
(SCOFFING)
WOMAN: Miss Szabo.
You're gonna do great.
(GLORIA PLAYING)
? Gloria
? You're always
on the run now
? Runnin' after somebody
Go, Jeanie. Come on.
Go, Jeanie.
Come on.
? I think you got to slow down
? Before you start
to blow it
? I think you're headed
for a breakdown
? So be careful
not to show it
Oh, look at that one.
(WHISTLING)
(POPS)
There you were
20 years ago, sweetheart.
(LAUGHING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
All right. There we go.
Come on, come on.
? Gloria
? If everybody wants you
? why isn't
anybody callin'?
? You don't have to answer
Come on, Jeanie.
? Callin' Gloria
? Gloria
? Gloria
? I think they got your number
? Gloria
? I think they got
the alias
? Gloria
? That you've been
living under
? Gloria
? But you really
don't remember
? Was it something
that they said?
? Are the voices
in your head?
? Calling Gloria
? Gloria
Come on.
? Gloria
Get up, Jeanie.
? Gloria
? Gloria
It's gonna be okay.
All that time and practice.
A waste.
It was a goddamn
waste of time.
Come on.
It was not. It wasn't.
You went out there,
didn't you?
At least you had
the guts to try.
How you doing, sport?
I'm sorry, Daddy.
I love you more
than I've ever loved
anything in my whole life.
What the hell?
You bounce pretty good.
(LAUGHING)
She practiced
for two years.
She'll do better
next time.
There won't be
any next time.
Thank you.
What do you feel like?
Fish? Chicken? Steak?
I know this
terrific little...
Pizza.
Pizza place.
Jesus.
You live here?
You really live here?
Yeah. It used to be
a warehouse before I moved in.
It's different.
Very different.
It's a whole lot different
than where I'm from.
Where's that?
Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Altoona?
I was thinking more
along the lines of Jupiter.
Actually, they're very close.
It's just the next
lifeless planet over.
Really, it was pretty boring,
except for maybe music.
They have music in Altoona?
Well, my father,
he loves music.
This one time, he took us all
to the symphony,
my whole family.
It was supposed to be
this really big deal.
At first,
I didn't like it very much.
I mean, there's nothing
really to do with your feet,
and there's nothing
really to look at.
It's boring. And I was ready
to nod out or something.
He said to me,
"If you close your eyes,
you can see the music."
You can, too.
Did you ever try?
See the music?
Come on. Try.
Close your eyes.
Well?
Well,
I had a great time.
It was a terrific evening.
Don't you want some pizza?
(PANTING)
(GASPS)
Hey, a little late,
aren't you?
(LADY, LADY, LADY PLAYING)
? Frightened by a dream
? You're not the only one
? Running like the wind
? Thoughts can come undone
? Dancing behind masks
? Just sort of pantomime
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? I know it's
in your heart to stay
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? When will I ever
hear you say
? I love you?
What was that for?
Just wanted to see
how fast you could run.
How'd I do?
Fair.
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Don't walk
this lonely avenue
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Let me touch
that part of you
? You want me to
Do that again.
What?
That dance step you just did.
I can't.
I was just fooling around.
I'm not a dancer like that.
What do you mean?
I never studied before.
I mean,
I read books and stuff,
and I watch,
but I've never
taken dance classes.
I don't know.
There's just
all those dancers
in one room
watching each other
and watching you.
But you dance in
front of an audience
at the club every night.
I know. But it's different.
I never see them.
It's like you go out there,
and the music starts,
and you begin to feel it.
And your body
just starts to move.
I know it sounds
really silly,
but something inside
of you just clicks.
And you just take
off and you're gone.
It's like
you're somebody else
for a second.
Some nights, I...
Some nights I just can't wait
to get out there
just so I can disappear.
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Don't walk
this lonely avenue
? Oh, lady, lady, lady, lady
? Let me touch
that part of you
? You want me to
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
(WIND HOWLING)
(IMAGINATION PLAYING)
? He says that
he can read my mind
? The power to turn
iron into gold
? She says she's
seen the other side
? and knows a place
the fire burns all night
? There is an answer
to the question
? so long ago down below
? Once you have it,
it never goes away
? Oh, oh, oh
? It's in the pocket when
you're really, really lucky
? When your fantasy
becomes reality
? Living inside
your imagination
? It's in the pocket when
you're really, really lucky
? When your fantasy
becomes reality
How come you don't
go up there and dance?
You look like
you could dance real good.
I'm practicing.
Yeah? You know how to do
the horizontal mambo?
Hey, Jeanie,
I just kid around.
I don't mean nothing.
Keep that.
That's 100 bucks.
I can't take this.
Keep it. It's my way
of saying I'm sorry.
? You've got to walk
right through that fire
Thanks.
? It will not burn you
? We're waltzing, my love
? Oh, at midnight
? We won't make it,
so just burn away
? Oh, oh, oh
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
ALEX: Hanna.
Hanna.
Darling, here you are.
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
Bravo. Bravo.
Bravo.
(INAUDIBLE)
At the end of
every performance,
does the lead dancer
always get flowers?
Always.
Did you get
flowers like that?
Not always.
But once, right?
At least once?
Yeah.
How does that make you feel?
You will let me know, hmm?
Here is a taxi.
Now, sleep well.
You, too.
You son of a bitch.
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(DOG BARKING)
(GROANS)
Was that you
or the radiator, Grunt?
Oh, shit.
(BARKING)
Shut up, Grunt.
Hey, it's Richie.
Hi.
Stupid radiator broke.
Just wanted to say goodbye.
Where are you going?
LA.
LA?
Yeah, I got my car
all packed.
I'm just gonna
get on the turnpike.
That's it. I'm gone.
What about Jeanie?
Look, I love Jeanie,
but I just don't have it
to give to her right now.
She's gonna be all right.
She'll be fine.
Come on. Don't go yet.
I'll make some coffee.
We can sit and talk.
I can't. I mean,
what am I gonna do here?
Cook hamburgers
and pretend I'm a comedian?
I'll miss you.
Can't forget my hat.
Right.
Good luck.
Give me a turkey sandwich
and a Diet 7Up.
I've got that, Trudy.
Save your money.
Just buying you lunch.
I don't want you
buying me anything.
I don't want you
buying me, period.
What's the matter?
Come on. I've got eyes.
What are you talking about?
I didn't know you
were such a ballet fan.
I thought you just
liked it in private.
How quickly they forget.
At the dance benefit,
the blonde
in the white dress?
Who's the goddamn blonde,
Nick?
Blonde?
Blonde?
Hey, wait a minute.
Will you wait a minute?
(HONKING)
Will you please
wait a minute?
What's going on around here?
Has everybody gone crazy?
Last night some
idiot throws a rock
through my window and...
I broke your fucking window.
You what?
You heard me.
I smashed your stupid window.
Are you crazy?
Are you out of
your goddamn mind?
Maybe.
It cost me $170.
I had to special-order it.
You've got the goddamn money.
Go fuck the blonde.
She's my ex-wife.
We have friends
on the arts council.
I see her once a goddamn
year to take her to
this stupid benefit.
Why am I explaining myself?
You didn't have to
break my window.
I did it 'cause
you pissed me off.
(CHEERING)
When I was a kid,
all I wanted was to
be able to afford to eat
in restaurants like this.
Were you poor?
Poor? I was so poor,
I had hand-me-down lunches.
It was rough in the old days.
I used to steal
hubcaps with Johnny C.
You did?
How's the lobster?
It sucks.
Want some of mine?
I'm not hungry, thanks.
Whatever turns you on.
What turns you on?
Hmm.
You like phone booths?
Phone booths?
You probably just like
doing it in bed, right?
You two look cozy.
Alex, this is Katie.
Hello. Nicky's
told me all about you.
Hi.
You're not really
a welder, are you?
Yes, I really am.
And you really
take your clothes off
at night?
Well, I don't
really take them off.
Oh, I was under
the impression you did.
You look great, Nicky.
I don't know why
you didn't look
this good when
we were married.
It's probably the company
I was keeping.
That was good.
That's funny.
Has he taken you to
the steel mill yet?
That's enough, Katie.
He likes to go
there on his first date.
It was your first date,
wasn't it?
Yeah, it was.
As a matter of fact,
I fucked his brains out.
(LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY)
Obviously you did.
Charmed, dear.
ALEX: You loved her once,
didn't you?
NICK: I thought I did
in the beginning.
She was different from
anyone I'd ever gone
out with before.
She was well-educated,
came from a real good family.
I'd figured that
I'd really made it.
And then one day
I realized that
I'd just taken
the safe route.
When I realized that,
somehow it made
it easier for me
to do what I had to do.
What was that?
Let go. Start over again.
Figure out what it was
that I wanted to do
and go after it.
You got it, didn't you?
Mmm-hmm.
How did you do it?
I took a deep breath
and jumped.
Hello.
I'd like to
apply for admission
to the repertory company.
When you fill out
this application,
be sure and write down
all your years
of previous dance training,
starting with the last school
you attended.
I know that part.
Auditions are by
invitation only,
and are performed
before the committee
and select members
of the repertory company.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
(CARS HONKING)
Good morning.
(PAPER CRINKLING)
Good morning.
May I help you?
Yes. There was a young woman
in here a short time ago
who was wearing
an army jacket.
She was here.
I was talking to her
about admission
to the repertory company.
Good morning.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Mr. Bradley? Nick Hurley.
(INAUDIBLE)
Lar, hey.
Great. Great.
Listen, are you still
on the arts council?
I need a favor for
a special friend.
(ROMEO PLAYING)
? My baby wears his heart
on his sleeve
? He wears that look
on his face
? that says
please, please, please
? Love it
Everything he flaunts love it
? Everything he vaunts
I just can't hesitate
? When he wants what he wants
He called.
? Oh, chucka
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
? Oh, chucka, oh, chucka,
oh, chucka, oh, chucka
? Last night he calls
on the telephone
? You know at 2:00
in the morning... ?
Trick or treat.
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Hey, throw that bum out.
I told you they didn't like
short people down there.
Richie.
Richie.
So did you check out
the clubs out there?
Oh, yeah.
Well, come on.
What happened?
Yeah, one of them
offered me a job.
Oh, really? That's great.
As a waiter.
I said, "Me? A waiter?
You've gotta be crazy.
"I can't take
a job as any waiter.
I'm a cook."
(LAUGHING)
Hi, Richie.
Hi, Jeanie.
I missed you.
With all those
girls out there?
Oh, come on.
There are no girls out there.
That's why you
called me every night.
Hey, it's the cook.
Or is it the comedian?
Hey, nice suit, Richie.
Let's go, Jeanie.
See you later, Richie.
See you around, IZOD.
(SCREAMS)
Look, you guys, look.
Look, you guys.
I got it. I got it.
I got it, Nick.
Nick, wait up. Wait.
Nick. Wait, wait, wait.
Lookit. Look, look.
Look. Wait.
What's going on?
Just read it.
What?
I got the audition.
See? Look.
See, I applied to
the repertory company
and you have to be invited
before you can even audition.
They invited me.
Isn't that great?
That's wonderful.
We're gonna have
to do something about this.
When?
How about tonight?
Okay.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Well,
I did it.
I knew you would.
Congratulations.
I'm so excited,
I can't stop shaking.
But what if I don't make it?
You will. I know you will.
Oh, Hanna, what would I do
without you?
I loved the dinner,
and I loved the way
they sat us right away,
and I loved the way
there were 50 people waiting
and we just whizzed in.
I called
the restaurant last night
and I told them
it was a very
special occasion.
What do you mean,
you called them last night?
Stop the car.
What?
Stop the goddamn car.
Come on.
You called them last night,
but I didn't tell you
I got the audition
till this morning.
Great. So how the hell
did you know, huh?
Alex, listen.
Friends on the committee,
huh, Nick?
Asshole. Stop the car.
Alex. Alex.
Let me go.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
You have no right to help me.
I don't want you to help me.
Are you out of your mind?
You're gonna get
yourself killed.
Listen, all I did
was make a phone call.
One phone call.
I got you the audition.
The rest is up to you.
The whole thing
has to be up to me.
I'm not going to
the stupid audition.
(DIAL TONE BEEPING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
JAKE: Good evening. Mawby's.
Is Jeanie there?
Alex, where the hell
have you been all week?
Come on, Jake.
I don't want to hear it.
Is she there?
Alex, she doesn't
work for me anymore.
She's over at the Zanzibar.
What?
You heard me.
(SEDUCE ME TONIGHT PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
? Livin' on the edge,
slidin' downhill
? To where the good girls
don't but the bad girls will
? Bad girls will
? Don't wanna know your name
? You can tell me lies
? Show me all the secrets
hidden in your thighs
? In your thighs
? Damn
? Seduce me tonight
? Seduce me tonight
? Play act, set the stage,
dim the lights
? And, baby,
seduce me tonight
? I wanna be your slave
? Set me a scene
? Take me all the places...
Come on, Jeanie.
We're getting out of here.
JEANIE: Stop it.
Get off of me.
Alex. No!
JOHNNY: Alex. Alex.
Hey, Alex. Jesus Christ.
Alex, what the fuck?
What are you doing?
(SCREAMING)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
You wanna make a living
rolling around on your back?
Yeah, so what?
I make good money.
Look at you.
I thought you wanted
to be a dancer.
You call that dancing?
Yeah.
So what's this shit, huh?
Stop it. That's mine.
Why did you come here?
'Cause you're my friend,
you jerk.
I'm cold.
So am I.
(SOBBING)
ALEX: Come on. It's okay.
You don't say hello?
Hello.
You didn't show up at work.
I was worried about you.
You look like shit.
Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
Listen,
I didn't come here to fight.
I came here to see
if you were okay.
Forget it. It doesn't matter.
What doesn't matter?
The audition. I don't care.
You do care.
I don't care.
You do care. God,
if you can't be
honest with yourself,
how the hell are you
gonna be honest with me?
Now, you listen
to me, Nick Hurley.
I don't need you
telling me what to do
and I don't need
to hear your shit.
I'm not a baby.
Get the hell out.
Go play with your
fucking Porsche.
NICK: What you need is
a kick in the ass.
Get away from me.
(PHONE RINGING)
(RECEIVER SLAMS)
You're not grown up
enough to smoke.
You know, the truth is,
you're scared shitless
of going to that place,
aren't you?
I am not.
Yes, you are,
and you're using me
as an excuse not to go.
Get out.
You're just gonna
piss it all away, Alex.
Don't you understand?
When you give up
your dream, you die.
See you.
(BELL DINGING)
Hanna.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
She died. Yesterday.
(SOBBING)
(I'LL BE HERE
WHERE THE HEART IS PLAYING)
? It's a song that just keeps
playing on the radio
? And you know I haven't
seen you for a while
? I lie awake at night
and wonder how you are
? And I wish that I could
see you again
? Is it fate or is it luck
that brings us back?
? Or is it just
a common point of view?
? Time has put a spell on you
? You never seem to change
? And I wish that I could
see you again
? And I'll be here
where the heart is ?
Where you been?
No place.
What are you doing?
Getting my stuff.
What are you
getting your stuff for?
Hey, you know,
if it's all that bad,
why don't you just
go slit your wrists
and get it over with?
I thought nothing
ever got you down.
You know,
when I started out,
I was 17.
I used to work
in these old movie theaters.
Every cent I had
I spent on costumes.
I had more fancy costumes
and dresses than you do.
Boy, when I went
on that stage,
I was looking so good.
One day I just
stopped buying them.
I don't even
know what happened.
I thought about it a lot.
I just can't
seem to pin it down.
The dresses got old.
I just stopped wearing them.
Hey, you know,
I got some in a trunk
I'll show you sometime.
Okay.
What the hell.
It's show time.
May the Lord be in your heart
and in your mind
that you may
properly confess your sins.
In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
(SOBBING)
Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.
It's been a long time
since my last confession.
I want...
I want so much.
(BLOWING NOSE)
(SIGHS)
(FLASHDANCE...WHAT
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
Can I start again?
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear...
(FLASHDANCE...WHAT
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear seems to hide
? deep inside your mind
? All alone I have cried
? Silent tears full of pride
? In a world made of steel
? Made of stone
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? Now I'm dancing
through my life
(SNIFFING)
? What a feeling
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
? What a feeling
? I am music now
? Being's believing
? I am driven now
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? I am music now
? Make it happen
? I am driven now
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
? What a feeling
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? What a feeling
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Come on, come on,
take it now
? Make it happen
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing
for my life ?
(MANHUNT PLAYING)
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one who's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? I'm out for the kill
(IMAGINATION PLAYING)
? He says that
he can read my mind
? The power to turn
iron into gold
? She says she's
seen the other side
? and knows a place
the fire burns all night
? You've got to walk
right through the fire
? It will not burn you
? We're waltzing, my love
? Oh, at midnight
? We won't make it,
so just burn away
? Oh, oh, oh
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
(MANIAC PLAYING)
? Just a steel-town girl
on a Saturday night
? Looking for the fight
of her life
? In the real-time world
no one sees her at all
? They all say she's crazy
? Locking rhythms
to the beat of her heart
? Changing movement into light
? She has danced
into the danger zone
? When the dancer becomes
the dance
? It can cut you like a knife
? If the gift becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before
? It can cut you like a knife
? If the gift becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac, maniac
I sure know
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before ?
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear seems to hide
? deep inside your mind
? All alone I have cried
? Silent tears full of pride
? In a world made of steel
? Made of stone
? Well, I hear the music
? Close my eyes,
feel the rhythm
? Wrap around, take a hold
? of my heart
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancin'
for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
NICK: I'll tell you what.
I'll give you
the Cowboys and three.
PETE: Three and a half.
Take three, be happy.
PETE: Three and a half,
I'm ecstatic.
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
(CHATTERING)
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancin'
for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? Now I'm dancing
through my life
? What a feeling
PETE: Hey, is this
visit a one-time shot,
or are you gonna surprise me
all the time?
NICK: If I told you that,
it wouldn't be a surprise.
PETE: Come on.
I'll buy you a beer.
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
(MEN LAUGHING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(HE'S A DREAM PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
? He doesn't mean
a thing to me
? Just another
pretty face to see
? He's all over town
knocking 'em down, honey
? I'd never let him next to me
? Oh, he's the kind of guy
who thinks he's smart
? He's the type
that always looks the part
? He's so on the make,
it's so hard to take, honey
? And I never let him
touch my heart
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? He's a dream
? He didn't mean
to catch my eye
? Well, he's lucky
he just walked on by
? 'Cause he hasn't met a girl
like me, are you kiddin'?
? Well, I tell him
that I'd rather die
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? He's a dream
If I come up with the scoop
on her, I get Dallas
at three and a half.
If you come up
with anything on her,
I'll give you six.
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Ooh, I swear
? He's got to be the toughest
guy I've ever seen
? I can't believe
he's lookin' at me
? Right now, ask me if I care
? Look, he's coming closer
? Hot damn, I swear
Number 174-63-1503.
Pete, I don't want
her zip code.
It's her Social Security
number, asshole.
She works for you.
? He's a dream
? He's a dream
? He's a dream
(MEN WHISTLING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
I have one cheese,
medium, fries.
Two plain,
rare, tomato and onions.
One pastrami on kaiser,
mayo, no mustard.
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
I need a BLT on rye, Richie.
A brain tumor.
(LAUGHING)
Richie.
What's this?
Come on, Richie.
A lesbian with a hard-on.
I'm terrific, right? You can
tell me. I can take it.
I'm terrific, right?
Mayo, no mustard.
Can't you see me opening up
in LA, Jeanie?
Here he is,
direct from Pittsburgh.
It's Richie Blazik,
ladies and gentlemen.
LA? What's all
this talk about LA?
You've been on
the stage two times.
I give you two lousy shots,
and already you're talking
about going to LA?
Come on. What are you,
crazy? Besides,
you're too short anyway.
They don't let short people
into Hollywood.
And you're making
the hamburgers
too big again.
Make them smaller, huh?
Small? I'll give you small.
This place is so small,
you have to go outside
to change your mind.
My turn.
Ring, damn you.
I can't believe it.
He didn't call.
He'll call.
TINA: Do you really think so?
Of course. Why wouldn't he?
Yeah, of course.
Why wouldn't he?
Maybe he'll call.
I don't know.
I don't know. The last time
I talked to him,
he seemed real funny.
Like,
"I'll call you later, babe."
I really don't
think he's gonna call.
Don't worry. He'll call.
TINA: You really think so?
Of course. Why wouldn't he?
Yeah, you're right.
He'll call.
But if he doesn't call,
do you think
I should call him?
ALEX: Tina, he'll call.
Angel, I just love how
you're always
trying to straighten out
other people's lives.
Well, anytime you want me
to straighten out yours,
just let me know.
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
Well, personally,
I never call,
because I don't have to.
But if you want my advice...
Not really.
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
RICHIE: Hi, girls.
Hi, Richie.
Can I help you with anything?
A foot massage?
Get out of here.
Dog. Dog.
It's been a long time
since he's had some.
I'll bet.
Hi.
Hi.
Do you read lips?
What?
I saw you dance last night.
I just wanted to say hi.
Hi.
You're Alex.
I know.
I'm Nick Hurley.
Really?
I've seen your
name on my paychecks.
So what's a dancer doing
working as a welder?
A girl's gotta make a living.
You speak French?
No, I just like the pictures.
Me, too.
Hey, Nick.
We need you on ten.
Yeah, I'll be right there.
You read Vogue?
I used to.
I mean, my wife does.
I mean, my ex-wife.
I'm... We're divorced.
Sorry.
Listen, I got to get to work.
You never know when the boss
is gonna be around.
You forgot your thermos.
Hi, Grunt.
So did you get laid today?
(DOG WHINING)
ANNOUNCER: And now, news
headlines with Kevin Evans.
Good evening. In the news,
a general-alarm fire
caused extensive damage
to the High View
lumber company,
a United Dairy store,
and an American
Motors dealership
in McDonald,
Washington County,
this morning.
MAN: ...putting you down
to deal with Dallas.
Don, is it a deal?
Do we have a deal?
It's a deal. I gotta go,
I got a call coming in.
Don, it's a call
with Dick, Dave and Doug.
Got to go, Dave.
Disconnecting.
Got to go, Dick...
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING)
Oh, shit.
(MANIAC PLAYING)
? Just a steel-town girl
on a Saturday night
? Lookin' for the fight
of her life
? In the real-time world
no one sees her at all
? They all say she's crazy
? Locking rhythms
to the beat of her heart
? Changing movement into light
? She has danced
into the danger zone
? When the dancer
becomes the dance
? It can cut you
like a knife
? If the gift
becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancing like
she's never danced before
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancing like
she's never danced before
? Ooh, oh
? La, la, la...
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(CARS HONKING)
Excuse me.
Do you know where
the admissions office is?
The door on the left.
Where's the focus?
Where is it?
Where is the center?
Look up.
SECRETARY: When you
fill out...
When you fill out
this application,
be sure and list
all your years
of dance education.
Starting with
the most recent
place you studied
and the number of years
at each institution.
Also, if you have
any professional
or other
repertory experience,
please list those.
(WHISPERING)
She's really strict.
You'll never make it.
When you fill out
this application,
be sure to list
all your years
of dance education,
and the number
of years you spent
at each institution.
Also, if you have
professional or other
repertory experience...
(VEHICLES HONKING)
I gotta go, you guys.
See you, Al. Don't get dirty.
(CLANGING)
(RATTLING)
(MACHINES WHIRRING)
Hello, dancer.
Hi.
Want a hand?
No, thanks.
You know, I have
this close
personal relationship
with the lady who
drives the lunch truck,
and I think I can
get her to make us
anything we want
as long as it's on the menu.
I'm not having lunch today.
How about dinner?
I can't. I don't have
dinner with the boss.
Thanks, anyway.
NICK: No lunch, no dinner?
How about a snack?
Milk and cookies?
Come on.
(SHOUTING)
(DOG BARKING)
ALEX: I love this dress.
It's exactly like
the picture I showed you.
Thanks so much for making it.
Now, more important,
did you go to the repertory?
I meant to.
I was gonna go yesterday,
but I didn't have time.
You must make the time,
child.
I know.
Remember the first time
you took me
to see them dance?
I have dreams about it.
Dreaming is wonderful,
but it won't get you closer
to what you want.
But I've put enough
money away so that,
if they do take me,
I can support myself.
But, child,
they won't take you
unless you
apply and audition.
I know.
I know, but sometimes...
Alexandra,
you are 18 years old.
Do it now.
Do it.
Okay. Okay.
You are a good girl.
(CHURCH ORGAN PLAYING)
PRIEST: May the Lord be
in your heart and in your mind
that you may
properly confess your sins.
In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Bless me,
Father, for I have sinned.
It's been two weeks
since my last confession.
I'm doing okay, sort of.
I've been thinking
about sex a lot.
But you can't help
thinking about sex, right?
Well, you probably can.
Help it, I mean.
Also, I told a lie.
I had to... Well,
I didn't have to, but...
All I wanted to do
was to make her happy.
You see, Hanna was the one
who wanted me to
get the application,
and I couldn't tell her
that I just didn't have
the courage enough
to go through with it.
If you had seen
all those dancers,
all those people.
God, there's no
way I belong there.
It's just that I want to make
something out of my life.
I want to do so much,
and sometimes...
Sometimes I think that
it's just not gonna happen.
Six beautiful girls,
all nude.
Hi, baby. How you doing?
Five dollars. Right this way.
Five dollars. Right here.
All nude, all the time.
All nude, all the time.
That's right.
Cecil, look at you.
Why don't you
buy some threads?
I'm running a class act here.
You look like a one-man slum.
All nude, all the time.
Right here.
Live, beautiful girls.
Six beautiful girls.
Right here, live.
Five dollars. Right this way.
Five dollars. Live. Nude.
All girls. All the time.
Live. Nude. Right here.
Five dollars. Right this way.
Right through the door.
Straighten yourself up, Cecil.
Drag some customers in.
Well, well, well.
What are these?
Oh, they're very cute.
They're very, very cute.
Alex. Alex, come on.
Give them back.
They're Richie's.
My dad's breathing down
my neck about him.
He says Richie's no good
and that
if he ain't asked me
to marry him by now,
he ain't gonna.
He ain't gonna.
No kidding.
Did it take very long
to learn how to
dance that way?
About 25 years.
Will you teach me how?
Yeah, if you teach me
how to skate.
Yeah.
Good evening, ladies.
Look at that. $21,321.
All leather, push button.
Wanna go for a ride?
(GROANS IN DISGUST)
Hey, Jeanie,
you still porking that cook?
Listen. Come see my club.
I just put this
new PA system in
and the floor, Christ,
it's all lit up, right where
you're gonna dance.
I just want you to see
what you're gonna call home.
Did you know that
the smallest penis
ever measured was 1.1"?
You are some pair of cunts.
You know that?
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
(LAUGHING)
I can't believe
I'm working out
with this hangover.
Wait, wait, wait.
I have lost my keys.
Oh, shit.
(SCREAMS)
What a jerk.
Come on.
Let's go work out.
(I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL PLAYING)
? I love rock and roll
? So put another dime
in the jukebox, baby
? I love rock and roll
? So come and take your time
and dance with me
He didn't call.
He'll call.
I don't think so, Alex.
He'll call, Tina.
I don't know.
Look, just call the man.
Say, "Hey, baby,
what's happening?"
The way you're going
on with this thing,
your whole fucking
life's gonna be over
before you make up your mind.
Just get up
and call the dude.
Yeah? You really think so?
God, I'm glad
I ain't no honky.
? Yeah, me, singin'
? I love rock and roll
(GRUNTING)
? I love rock and roll
(DUMBBELLS CLANGING)
? So come and take your time
and dance with me ?
(IT'S JUST BEGUN PLAYING)
? Watch me now
? Feel the groove
? Into somethin'
? Gonna make you move
? Here we come
? On the run
? Don't know what
? we're running from
? Day or night
? Black or white
? Fantasy
? You got to do your thing
? You got to do your thing
? It's just a game
(WHISTLING)
(PLAYFUL CLASSICAL
MUSIC PLAYING)
(SIREN BLOWS)
You girls eat like pigs.
What happened to the diet?
I didn't eat
anything yesterday.
ALEX: We're gonna go
over to the rink
and work it off.
Richie gonna be there?
Now, there's a real winner.
No. We're gonna work.
She thinks she's gonna be
on the ice show.
What's wrong with that?
I'd make a lot of money.
You're costing me
a lot of money.
I'd just like to
try it again, Daddy.
You know, she's really good.
You ought to see her.
Yeah, she's gonna fall
on her ass.
She's got a tough ass.
JEANIE: Yeah,
I got a tough ass.
It's not her ass
I'm worried about.
Jean, where are you?
Wait. Come here.
(SCREAMS)
Okay, go.
No, don't.
(ALEX SCREAMS)
You're gonna do great.
Don't stop.
Do it again. Do it again.
Oh, shit, I can't do this.
No, go do your turn.
Go do your turn.
Another triple Lutz.
(WHOOPS)
Ta-da.
Hi, I'm Richie Blazik.
Hi, I'm Richie Blazik.
Did you hear the one
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
Tied up the safe,
blew the guard.
Tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
JAKE: Hey, kid, come here.
Come here.
What's the matter?
I'm nervous, Jake.
Oh.
(GROANS)
Now you ain't
nervous anymore.
Now you're pissed off.
Good luck, baby.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Hi. How you doing?
I'm Richie Blazik.
(WOMEN WHOOPING)
Did you hear
about the Polack bank robber?
He tied up the safe
and blew the guard.
(LAUGHING)
So the lady
says to the waiter,
(IN SHRILL VOICE)
"Excuse me, sir.
Do you have frogs' legs?"
And the waiter says,
"No, that's just
the way I walk."
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Wanna talk about boogers?
I know a lot about them.
How about boogers?
Sports for 50?
What's a pimple
on a Polack's ass?
A brain tumor.
Hey, take a walk.
Bring on the bimbos.
Hey, come on, guys.
Could you give me a break?
Look, I'm just a cook. Okay.
I'm just a cook. All right?
And this is my big chance.
So if you screw it up for me,
I'm gonna put cockroaches
in your hamburgers.
You got it?
(ALL LAUGHING)
Well, miracles do happen,
I guess.
You know, I guess it took
the Steelers 40 years
to win a championship,
didn't it?
Steelers. Yes.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
I tell you. You know,
I feel like Franco Harris
when he made
the Immaculate Reception.
It was amazing.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
Hey, did you hear about
the Polack who locked
his keys in the car
and he had to
use a coat hanger
to get his family out?
(PEOPLE LAUGHING)
Amazing.
Did you hear about the Polack
who died drinking milk?
The cow fell on him.
(ALL LAUGHING)
You know,
there was a Polish terrorist.
You know,
they sent him
to blow up a car,
and he burned his lips
on the exhaust pipe.
All right. All right.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
You know,
you guys have been real nice,
and I gotta go
cook the hamburgers.
No roaches, I promise.
So let me bring
out our next act.
Direct from Mawby's,
it's Tina Tech,
ladies and gentlemen.
(ALL CHEERING)
(MANHUNT PLAYING)
One, two, three, four.
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one that's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? Ruby lips in the mirror
? Black heels on the floor
? The future's
drawin' nearer
? I just can't ignore
? I know he'll be
at the party tonight
? He'll be lookin' so fine
? He'll be surprised
when I walk up and say
? Man, I wanna make you
glad you're alive
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one who's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? I'm out for the kill
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Alex, sit down here
a moment, will you?
Cecil, this is a nice ass.
Soft.
Round. Snug. She likes it.
(CHUCKLING)
Hey. Bimbo. Whore.
Fuck off.
Night, kids.
ALEX: Good night.
RICHIE: Good night, Jake.
Hey, Richie, no more jokes
about cockroaches, huh?
(CHUCKLES)
RICHIE: You know,
one of these days
I wanna be like, you know,
Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy,
Steve Martin.
Until that day comes...
ALEX: You'll just keep
stealing all their material.
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Hey, Alex.
Come on. Let me go.
Hey, what are you doing?
Nothing to fight about.
Get your
fucking hands off me.
We're gonna go to Cecil's.
Hey, come on.
Let me go, God damn it.
Drink a little wine,
do a little weed.
You and me. How about Cecil?
ALEX: Fucker.
JOHNNY: You like Cecil?
ALEX: Get off of me.
All three of us,
real friendly.
Hey, why don't you leave her
the fuck alone, huh?
The comedian's
gonna be a hero.
RICHIE: Son of a bitch.
Oh, shit.
Cecil, what the fuck's
wrong with you?
Let her go, John.
Hey, what are you
doing here, Nick?
Slumming?
This ain't your
neighborhood no more.
I didn't mean nothing.
I just got pissed off.
You okay?
Send me your bill, kid.
Let me see.
Is it bleeding? Oh, Jesus.
Yeah.
Here. Come on.
(CAR ENGINE STARTING)
Here's your hat.
Are you okay?
It's fine.
Yeah.
You sure?
Yeah, I'm okay.
It's gonna look
good on stage.
(LAUGHING)
It's gonna be fine.
You sure?
Yeah.
ALEX: You sure you're
gonna be okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
(SIGHS)
(CAR ENGINE STARTING)
Listen, what can I say?
Thanks a lot.
I'll give you a lift home.
It's okay. I've got a ride.
Thanks, anyway.
(GRUNT BARKING)
What's his name?
Grunt.
Grunt?
Yeah.
I can see
I don't have to
worry about you.
What was he
before he became a dog?
Well, he gets upset
when people he doesn't know
follow me home.
Come on, Grunt.
This is the man
that feeds you.
Tell you what.
Tell him I'll bring him
a doggy bag if you'll
have dinner with me.
Nick, I told you,
I don't think
it's a good idea
to go out with the boss.
Okay. Have it your way.
You're fired.
I'll pick you up
tomorrow at 8:00.
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
How long does
this thing last?
(CLEARS THROAT)
It's cold in here.
How's the nose?
It's broken.
I broke mine three times.
That was big in the '50s,
wasn't it, busting noses?
'60s.
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
You think she can beat her?
(SCOFFING)
WOMAN: Miss Szabo.
You're gonna do great.
(GLORIA PLAYING)
? Gloria
? You're always
on the run now
? Runnin' after somebody
Go, Jeanie. Come on.
Go, Jeanie.
Come on.
? I think you got to slow down
? Before you start
to blow it
? I think you're headed
for a breakdown
? So be careful
not to show it
Oh, look at that one.
(WHISTLING)
(POPS)
There you were
20 years ago, sweetheart.
(LAUGHING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
All right. There we go.
Come on, come on.
? Gloria
? If everybody wants you
? why isn't
anybody callin'?
? You don't have to answer
Come on, Jeanie.
? Callin' Gloria
? Gloria
? Gloria
? I think they got your number
? Gloria
? I think they got
the alias
? Gloria
? That you've been
living under
? Gloria
? But you really
don't remember
? Was it something
that they said?
? Are the voices
in your head?
? Calling Gloria
? Gloria
Come on.
? Gloria
Get up, Jeanie.
? Gloria
? Gloria
It's gonna be okay.
All that time and practice.
A waste.
It was a goddamn
waste of time.
Come on.
It was not. It wasn't.
You went out there,
didn't you?
At least you had
the guts to try.
How you doing, sport?
I'm sorry, Daddy.
I love you more
than I've ever loved
anything in my whole life.
What the hell?
You bounce pretty good.
(LAUGHING)
She practiced
for two years.
She'll do better
next time.
There won't be
any next time.
Thank you.
What do you feel like?
Fish? Chicken? Steak?
I know this
terrific little...
Pizza.
Pizza place.
Jesus.
You live here?
You really live here?
Yeah. It used to be
a warehouse before I moved in.
It's different.
Very different.
It's a whole lot different
than where I'm from.
Where's that?
Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Altoona?
I was thinking more
along the lines of Jupiter.
Actually, they're very close.
It's just the next
lifeless planet over.
Really, it was pretty boring,
except for maybe music.
They have music in Altoona?
Well, my father,
he loves music.
This one time, he took us all
to the symphony,
my whole family.
It was supposed to be
this really big deal.
At first,
I didn't like it very much.
I mean, there's nothing
really to do with your feet,
and there's nothing
really to look at.
It's boring. And I was ready
to nod out or something.
He said to me,
"If you close your eyes,
you can see the music."
You can, too.
Did you ever try?
See the music?
Come on. Try.
Close your eyes.
Well?
Well,
I had a great time.
It was a terrific evening.
Don't you want some pizza?
(PANTING)
(GASPS)
Hey, a little late,
aren't you?
(LADY, LADY, LADY PLAYING)
? Frightened by a dream
? You're not the only one
? Running like the wind
? Thoughts can come undone
? Dancing behind masks
? Just sort of pantomime
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? I know it's
in your heart to stay
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? When will I ever
hear you say
? I love you?
What was that for?
Just wanted to see
how fast you could run.
How'd I do?
Fair.
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Don't walk
this lonely avenue
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Let me touch
that part of you
? You want me to
Do that again.
What?
That dance step you just did.
I can't.
I was just fooling around.
I'm not a dancer like that.
What do you mean?
I never studied before.
I mean,
I read books and stuff,
and I watch,
but I've never
taken dance classes.
I don't know.
There's just
all those dancers
in one room
watching each other
and watching you.
But you dance in
front of an audience
at the club every night.
I know. But it's different.
I never see them.
It's like you go out there,
and the music starts,
and you begin to feel it.
And your body
just starts to move.
I know it sounds
really silly,
but something inside
of you just clicks.
And you just take
off and you're gone.
It's like
you're somebody else
for a second.
Some nights, I...
Some nights I just can't wait
to get out there
just so I can disappear.
? Lady, lady, lady, lady
? Don't walk
this lonely avenue
? Oh, lady, lady, lady, lady
? Let me touch
that part of you
? You want me to
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
(WIND HOWLING)
(IMAGINATION PLAYING)
? He says that
he can read my mind
? The power to turn
iron into gold
? She says she's
seen the other side
? and knows a place
the fire burns all night
? There is an answer
to the question
? so long ago down below
? Once you have it,
it never goes away
? Oh, oh, oh
? It's in the pocket when
you're really, really lucky
? When your fantasy
becomes reality
? Living inside
your imagination
? It's in the pocket when
you're really, really lucky
? When your fantasy
becomes reality
How come you don't
go up there and dance?
You look like
you could dance real good.
I'm practicing.
Yeah? You know how to do
the horizontal mambo?
Hey, Jeanie,
I just kid around.
I don't mean nothing.
Keep that.
That's 100 bucks.
I can't take this.
Keep it. It's my way
of saying I'm sorry.
? You've got to walk
right through that fire
Thanks.
? It will not burn you
? We're waltzing, my love
? Oh, at midnight
? We won't make it,
so just burn away
? Oh, oh, oh
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
ALEX: Hanna.
Hanna.
Darling, here you are.
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
Bravo. Bravo.
Bravo.
(INAUDIBLE)
At the end of
every performance,
does the lead dancer
always get flowers?
Always.
Did you get
flowers like that?
Not always.
But once, right?
At least once?
Yeah.
How does that make you feel?
You will let me know, hmm?
Here is a taxi.
Now, sleep well.
You, too.
You son of a bitch.
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(DOG BARKING)
(GROANS)
Was that you
or the radiator, Grunt?
Oh, shit.
(BARKING)
Shut up, Grunt.
Hey, it's Richie.
Hi.
Stupid radiator broke.
Just wanted to say goodbye.
Where are you going?
LA.
LA?
Yeah, I got my car
all packed.
I'm just gonna
get on the turnpike.
That's it. I'm gone.
What about Jeanie?
Look, I love Jeanie,
but I just don't have it
to give to her right now.
She's gonna be all right.
She'll be fine.
Come on. Don't go yet.
I'll make some coffee.
We can sit and talk.
I can't. I mean,
what am I gonna do here?
Cook hamburgers
and pretend I'm a comedian?
I'll miss you.
Can't forget my hat.
Right.
Good luck.
Give me a turkey sandwich
and a Diet 7Up.
I've got that, Trudy.
Save your money.
Just buying you lunch.
I don't want you
buying me anything.
I don't want you
buying me, period.
What's the matter?
Come on. I've got eyes.
What are you talking about?
I didn't know you
were such a ballet fan.
I thought you just
liked it in private.
How quickly they forget.
At the dance benefit,
the blonde
in the white dress?
Who's the goddamn blonde,
Nick?
Blonde?
Blonde?
Hey, wait a minute.
Will you wait a minute?
(HONKING)
Will you please
wait a minute?
What's going on around here?
Has everybody gone crazy?
Last night some
idiot throws a rock
through my window and...
I broke your fucking window.
You what?
You heard me.
I smashed your stupid window.
Are you crazy?
Are you out of
your goddamn mind?
Maybe.
It cost me $170.
I had to special-order it.
You've got the goddamn money.
Go fuck the blonde.
She's my ex-wife.
We have friends
on the arts council.
I see her once a goddamn
year to take her to
this stupid benefit.
Why am I explaining myself?
You didn't have to
break my window.
I did it 'cause
you pissed me off.
(CHEERING)
When I was a kid,
all I wanted was to
be able to afford to eat
in restaurants like this.
Were you poor?
Poor? I was so poor,
I had hand-me-down lunches.
It was rough in the old days.
I used to steal
hubcaps with Johnny C.
You did?
How's the lobster?
It sucks.
Want some of mine?
I'm not hungry, thanks.
Whatever turns you on.
What turns you on?
Hmm.
You like phone booths?
Phone booths?
You probably just like
doing it in bed, right?
You two look cozy.
Alex, this is Katie.
Hello. Nicky's
told me all about you.
Hi.
You're not really
a welder, are you?
Yes, I really am.
And you really
take your clothes off
at night?
Well, I don't
really take them off.
Oh, I was under
the impression you did.
You look great, Nicky.
I don't know why
you didn't look
this good when
we were married.
It's probably the company
I was keeping.
That was good.
That's funny.
Has he taken you to
the steel mill yet?
That's enough, Katie.
He likes to go
there on his first date.
It was your first date,
wasn't it?
Yeah, it was.
As a matter of fact,
I fucked his brains out.
(LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY)
Obviously you did.
Charmed, dear.
ALEX: You loved her once,
didn't you?
NICK: I thought I did
in the beginning.
She was different from
anyone I'd ever gone
out with before.
She was well-educated,
came from a real good family.
I'd figured that
I'd really made it.
And then one day
I realized that
I'd just taken
the safe route.
When I realized that,
somehow it made
it easier for me
to do what I had to do.
What was that?
Let go. Start over again.
Figure out what it was
that I wanted to do
and go after it.
You got it, didn't you?
Mmm-hmm.
How did you do it?
I took a deep breath
and jumped.
Hello.
I'd like to
apply for admission
to the repertory company.
When you fill out
this application,
be sure and write down
all your years
of previous dance training,
starting with the last school
you attended.
I know that part.
Auditions are by
invitation only,
and are performed
before the committee
and select members
of the repertory company.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
(CARS HONKING)
Good morning.
(PAPER CRINKLING)
Good morning.
May I help you?
Yes. There was a young woman
in here a short time ago
who was wearing
an army jacket.
She was here.
I was talking to her
about admission
to the repertory company.
Good morning.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Mr. Bradley? Nick Hurley.
(INAUDIBLE)
Lar, hey.
Great. Great.
Listen, are you still
on the arts council?
I need a favor for
a special friend.
(ROMEO PLAYING)
? My baby wears his heart
on his sleeve
? He wears that look
on his face
? that says
please, please, please
? Love it
Everything he flaunts love it
? Everything he vaunts
I just can't hesitate
? When he wants what he wants
He called.
? Oh, chucka
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
? Oh, chucka, oh, chucka,
oh, chucka, oh, chucka
? Last night he calls
on the telephone
? You know at 2:00
in the morning... ?
Trick or treat.
(RICHIE LAUGHING)
Hey, throw that bum out.
I told you they didn't like
short people down there.
Richie.
Richie.
So did you check out
the clubs out there?
Oh, yeah.
Well, come on.
What happened?
Yeah, one of them
offered me a job.
Oh, really? That's great.
As a waiter.
I said, "Me? A waiter?
You've gotta be crazy.
"I can't take
a job as any waiter.
I'm a cook."
(LAUGHING)
Hi, Richie.
Hi, Jeanie.
I missed you.
With all those
girls out there?
Oh, come on.
There are no girls out there.
That's why you
called me every night.
Hey, it's the cook.
Or is it the comedian?
Hey, nice suit, Richie.
Let's go, Jeanie.
See you later, Richie.
See you around, IZOD.
(SCREAMS)
Look, you guys, look.
Look, you guys.
I got it. I got it.
I got it, Nick.
Nick, wait up. Wait.
Nick. Wait, wait, wait.
Lookit. Look, look.
Look. Wait.
What's going on?
Just read it.
What?
I got the audition.
See? Look.
See, I applied to
the repertory company
and you have to be invited
before you can even audition.
They invited me.
Isn't that great?
That's wonderful.
We're gonna have
to do something about this.
When?
How about tonight?
Okay.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Well,
I did it.
I knew you would.
Congratulations.
I'm so excited,
I can't stop shaking.
But what if I don't make it?
You will. I know you will.
Oh, Hanna, what would I do
without you?
I loved the dinner,
and I loved the way
they sat us right away,
and I loved the way
there were 50 people waiting
and we just whizzed in.
I called
the restaurant last night
and I told them
it was a very
special occasion.
What do you mean,
you called them last night?
Stop the car.
What?
Stop the goddamn car.
Come on.
You called them last night,
but I didn't tell you
I got the audition
till this morning.
Great. So how the hell
did you know, huh?
Alex, listen.
Friends on the committee,
huh, Nick?
Asshole. Stop the car.
Alex. Alex.
Let me go.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
You have no right to help me.
I don't want you to help me.
Are you out of your mind?
You're gonna get
yourself killed.
Listen, all I did
was make a phone call.
One phone call.
I got you the audition.
The rest is up to you.
The whole thing
has to be up to me.
I'm not going to
the stupid audition.
(DIAL TONE BEEPING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
JAKE: Good evening. Mawby's.
Is Jeanie there?
Alex, where the hell
have you been all week?
Come on, Jake.
I don't want to hear it.
Is she there?
Alex, she doesn't
work for me anymore.
She's over at the Zanzibar.
What?
You heard me.
(SEDUCE ME TONIGHT PLAYING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
? Livin' on the edge,
slidin' downhill
? To where the good girls
don't but the bad girls will
? Bad girls will
? Don't wanna know your name
? You can tell me lies
? Show me all the secrets
hidden in your thighs
? In your thighs
? Damn
? Seduce me tonight
? Seduce me tonight
? Play act, set the stage,
dim the lights
? And, baby,
seduce me tonight
? I wanna be your slave
? Set me a scene
? Take me all the places...
Come on, Jeanie.
We're getting out of here.
JEANIE: Stop it.
Get off of me.
Alex. No!
JOHNNY: Alex. Alex.
Hey, Alex. Jesus Christ.
Alex, what the fuck?
What are you doing?
(SCREAMING)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
You wanna make a living
rolling around on your back?
Yeah, so what?
I make good money.
Look at you.
I thought you wanted
to be a dancer.
You call that dancing?
Yeah.
So what's this shit, huh?
Stop it. That's mine.
Why did you come here?
'Cause you're my friend,
you jerk.
I'm cold.
So am I.
(SOBBING)
ALEX: Come on. It's okay.
You don't say hello?
Hello.
You didn't show up at work.
I was worried about you.
You look like shit.
Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
Listen,
I didn't come here to fight.
I came here to see
if you were okay.
Forget it. It doesn't matter.
What doesn't matter?
The audition. I don't care.
You do care.
I don't care.
You do care. God,
if you can't be
honest with yourself,
how the hell are you
gonna be honest with me?
Now, you listen
to me, Nick Hurley.
I don't need you
telling me what to do
and I don't need
to hear your shit.
I'm not a baby.
Get the hell out.
Go play with your
fucking Porsche.
NICK: What you need is
a kick in the ass.
Get away from me.
(PHONE RINGING)
(RECEIVER SLAMS)
You're not grown up
enough to smoke.
You know, the truth is,
you're scared shitless
of going to that place,
aren't you?
I am not.
Yes, you are,
and you're using me
as an excuse not to go.
Get out.
You're just gonna
piss it all away, Alex.
Don't you understand?
When you give up
your dream, you die.
See you.
(BELL DINGING)
Hanna.
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
Hanna?
She died. Yesterday.
(SOBBING)
(I'LL BE HERE
WHERE THE HEART IS PLAYING)
? It's a song that just keeps
playing on the radio
? And you know I haven't
seen you for a while
? I lie awake at night
and wonder how you are
? And I wish that I could
see you again
? Is it fate or is it luck
that brings us back?
? Or is it just
a common point of view?
? Time has put a spell on you
? You never seem to change
? And I wish that I could
see you again
? And I'll be here
where the heart is ?
Where you been?
No place.
What are you doing?
Getting my stuff.
What are you
getting your stuff for?
Hey, you know,
if it's all that bad,
why don't you just
go slit your wrists
and get it over with?
I thought nothing
ever got you down.
You know,
when I started out,
I was 17.
I used to work
in these old movie theaters.
Every cent I had
I spent on costumes.
I had more fancy costumes
and dresses than you do.
Boy, when I went
on that stage,
I was looking so good.
One day I just
stopped buying them.
I don't even
know what happened.
I thought about it a lot.
I just can't
seem to pin it down.
The dresses got old.
I just stopped wearing them.
Hey, you know,
I got some in a trunk
I'll show you sometime.
Okay.
What the hell.
It's show time.
May the Lord be in your heart
and in your mind
that you may
properly confess your sins.
In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
(SOBBING)
Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.
It's been a long time
since my last confession.
I want...
I want so much.
(BLOWING NOSE)
(SIGHS)
(FLASHDANCE...WHAT
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
Can I start again?
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear...
(FLASHDANCE...WHAT
A FEELING PLAYING)
? First, when there's nothing
? but a slow glowing dream
? That your fear seems to hide
? deep inside your mind
? All alone I have cried
? Silent tears full of pride
? In a world made of steel
? Made of stone
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? Now I'm dancing
through my life
(SNIFFING)
? What a feeling
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? and make it happen
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
? What a feeling
? I am music now
? Being's believing
? I am driven now
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Take your passion
? I am music now
? Make it happen
? I am driven now
? Pictures come alive
? You can dance
right through your life
? What a feeling
? What a feeling
? Being's believing
? What a feeling
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing for my life
? Come on, come on,
take it now
? Make it happen
? I can have it all
? Now I'm dancing
for my life ?
(MANHUNT PLAYING)
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? Turn it around
? Women have been hunted,
now we're huntin' around
? Yeah, manhunt
? We all got the need
? The one who's been waitin'
has taken
? the lead
? I'm goin' on a manhunt
? I'm out for the kill
(IMAGINATION PLAYING)
? He says that
he can read my mind
? The power to turn
iron into gold
? She says she's
seen the other side
? and knows a place
the fire burns all night
? You've got to walk
right through the fire
? It will not burn you
? We're waltzing, my love
? Oh, at midnight
? We won't make it,
so just burn away
? Oh, oh, oh
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
? Imagination
(MANIAC PLAYING)
? Just a steel-town girl
on a Saturday night
? Looking for the fight
of her life
? In the real-time world
no one sees her at all
? They all say she's crazy
? Locking rhythms
to the beat of her heart
? Changing movement into light
? She has danced
into the danger zone
? When the dancer becomes
the dance
? It can cut you like a knife
? If the gift becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before
? She's a maniac,
maniac on the floor
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before
? It can cut you like a knife
? If the gift becomes the fire
? On a wire between
will and what will be
? She's a maniac, maniac
I sure know
? And she's dancin' like
she's never danced before ?