Looking for an Echo (2000) - full transcript

(emotional piano music)

(snapping)

(men singing)

♪ My love for you ♪

♪ Will last ♪

♪ 'Til time itself ♪

♪ Is through ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ My heart is yours ♪



♪ My dear ♪

♪ There will be no one new ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ That I ♪

♪ Will never make you cry ♪

♪ This love will be ♪

♪ Eternally ♪

♪ Cross my heart and hope to die ♪

♪ My lips will kiss ♪

♪ I found ♪

♪ Nobody else but you ♪



♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear ♪

♪ Is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

(coughing)

- Anthony!

(knocks)

(catchy music)

- [Waitress] Two over easy, whiskey toast.

- You're looking bright
and cheerful today.

- Yeah, I went to an early mass.

- (laughs) Yeah, right.

As soon as you get rid of the poisons.

- What kind of a way is that to talk?

- I'm just asking.

How was she?

- To tell you the truth,
I don't even know.

- Vinnie.

You know I love you,

and I'm totally in sympathy
with your situation here,

but something's gotta give.

Sooner or later, little Vinnie's

gotta come out of retirement.

Otherwise these things
have a tendency to atrophy.

Hey, bagel with a smear.

- [Waitress] Sure.

- So, where's your friend?

- She never made it to the bigs.

- Yeah, well, you can't rush these things.

You know, I mean, relationships,

they take time, right?

- Yeah, in my next life.

Give me your date of birth.

- Why?

- Just give it to me, will ya?

I'm running out of lucky numbers here.

- April 18th.

- 418, sounds like a winner.

April 18th, son of a bitch.

You got a birthday coming up,

don't you, boychik?

Ah, finally hitting the big 5-0.

Welcome to the club.

- We're not discussing
birthdays this year.

That's enough of that.

Why do you throw your money away

on that crap for, huh?

It's a sucker's game.

- Do I tell you how to live?

- Yeah, you do.

All the time.

Yo, Anthony!

Lover boy.

Care to join us?

What was that?

- What was what?

- Who was she?

- Do you believe this?

- I thought you were sleeping at home.

- So far I got lucky.

- Yeah, well, you know,

you catch some kind of a disease,

you're not gonna feel so lucky.

- Hey, come on, I'm careful.

Take my word for it, I'm very careful.

- Hey, stud.

I got a gig for you tonight.

- I can't do it.

Got something something happening at ABC--

- I'll have you out in plenty of time.

- It's right in the neighborhood, anyway.

Russo's.

Best yard in the half.

- Whoa.

- Big night, big night.

In fact, I'm thinking of doing

some Vinnie and the Dreamers songs.

- Oh, well you keep right on dreaming.

- No, I'm serious.

I'm expecting some
important people to drop in.

- You know, when is it
gonna click in your brain

that Vinnie and the Dreamers

don't even exist anymore?

- You're telling me you won't do

a few lousy songs?

Is that too much to ask?

- Look, you wanna do our stuff?

You should do it.

I mean, I gave you permission.

- Tell me something.

Why do you have to break
balls all the time?

- Because it's too late, I'm too old,

it's too humiliating, and I don't need it.

Alright?

I don't want anymore assholes
messing with my head.

- And if my guy shows?

- He can have some pasta
fazool and go home.

- Ah, Jesus.

Forget I asked, just forget I asked.

- And quit breaking my balls.

You coming to the hospital with me?

- Come on, I been up half the day.

- Well, have a cup of coffee.

It'll make you feel better.

- Look, I've been there every day

for the past month.

- And you'll keep going
until she comes home.

- Vinnie, you know I'd keep you company,

but I'm not very good around hospitals.

- I know, here.

Don't forget to leave the tip.

Come on, I'll get you one to go.

Let's get outta here.

Let's go.

- Russo's.

- On The Bay.

- Okay, how many doctors does it take

to screw in a light bulb?

- Hm, I give.

How many doctors does it take

to screw in a light bulb?

- I don't know.

I've gotta get a second opinion.

- Ba dum ch!

- Oh, God.

Hey, look.

I got one for one, listen to this one.

A man takes out an ad
in a newspaper, right?

Wanted, one tough guy for the circus.

The next day, a man walks
into his office and says,

hello, I am the tough guy

you want at the circus.

How do I know you're tough?

Yesterday I'm cutting down trees.

By accident, I hack off my right arm,

it drops to the ground,
blood dripping everywhere,

I pick it up with a needle and a thread,

I sew it back together again,

perfectly perfect.

(gasps)

Wow, you are one tough guy,

I think you got yourself a job.

Great!

(laughing)

Oh, you are so handsome, I love it.

- You may go, bro.

- Oh, I just gotta get some sleep,

and I'll come back tonight.

- It's okay, stupid.

I won't break.

You know, it wouldn't kill you

to bring a gift next time.

- Oh, really?

And what would you like?

- How about that bass player of yours.

He's got nice buns.

- Well, I'm afraid Roger
and his buns are spoken for.

He's got a wife and kid.

How old are you?

- Well, in that case then,

just bring me something soft and cuddly.

- Oh my god.

- Consider it done.

I love you.

Oh, bye.

- Bye. (chuckles)

Bye.
- Bye.

- Don't forget to bring my tux.

Going straight to rehearsal.

- Russo's On The Bay.

- Does your daughter talk like this one?

- Are you kidding?

I use Tina as an example.

- See?

I'm a God damn role model.

- My God, where did I go wrong?

- Hey, I think you did
a pretty good job, Dad.

What are things on your ears, huh?

- Clip ons.

A little something from my Uncle Vic.

- Oh, trashy tasteful, I like 'em.

And I also heard what you said

to Dr. Ludwig this morning.

- Too rough?

- Mm.

Great!

(laughing)

Now, listen.

If you're feeling headache-y or itchy,

or hot or cold, you ring for Julie,

she's on deck tonight.

- [Girl] Alright.

- And also, you are my heavyweight champ.

I am so proud of you.

- Thanks.

- Sweet dreams, baby doll.

- Bye.

- Bye.

(sighs)

- So.
- So.

- What did you say to Dr. Ludwig?

- I told him to cheer up.

I said if he couldn't
find some reason to smile

when my count hit 5,000,

then he didn't have to
bother coming around anymore.

- You said that to your doctor?

- I was sick and tired of his sourpuss.

Look at me.

I'm hitting it out of the ballpark,

and he can't even muster
up a little smile?

Forget about it.

Daddy.

- What?

- I'm gonna be alright.

I promise.

- You're such a beauty.

- Vince Pirelli's daughter.

She's nice, isn't she?

- Who, Joanne?

- Mm.
- Yeah.

She's very nice.

Very nice.

- Number one with a bullet.

- Oh yeah?

- Mhm.

- So, you always wanted
to be a nurse, huh?

I said no, I want to be a power forward

for the New York Knicks.

- What stopped you?

- My ankle bracelets.

(laughing)

Damn this patient for being sick.

- Hey, good night, and--

- Oh, hi.

- Thank you for everything.

It means a lot to me.

See you later.

- Hey, hey, Vince!

Wait up.

I'll walk with ya.

- You're a big sports fan, huh?

- Yeah.

- I think I got more in common with you

than with my buddy Victor.

- Yeah, and besides,
whose got better legs?

- You don't play fair.

(chuckling)

What's your story?

- What story?

- Your story.

I mean, how come an
attractive woman like you,

with legs like yours,

you don't have a nice man in your life?

- Wait a minute.

How could you be so sure
I'm not seeing anybody?

- Are you?

- You mean now?

- Yeah, now.

You seeing anybody?

- Well, no, not now.

Not at this precise moment.

But that doesn't mean I don't have

any number of possibilities.

- But I'm saying at the precise moment,

right now, that you're not seeing anybody.

Right?

- That's right, at this moment,

I'm not seeing anybody.

And you?

- Me?
- Yeah, you!

Are you seeing anybody
at this precise moment?

- To be continued.

- Oh, shall I consider that a no?

- That could be construed as a no, yeah.

- Aw.

- No.

(laughing)

Hey, thanks a lot.

I'll see ya.

(whistling)

- Vince!

Um, can I drop you somewhere?

I mean, I got my car.

- Yeah.

That's nice of you.

- I'm a very nice person then.

- Number one with a bullet.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- What's that mean?

- [Vince] You ever read
Billboard Magazine?

- Oh, yeah!

That's right, that's right.

So now you tell me, what's your story.

- My story?

What would be my story?

- Want me to spell it out for you?

I'd be glad to.

What I'm saying is, you ask me

every question but the right one.

- So what would be the right one?

- Oh, come on!

I don't believe you!

- The right question is,

would you like to go
drink with me sometime?

Interested in lunch some day?

What about coffee?

Do you like the movies?

I like the movies.

How about bowling?

Now those are good questions.

- Would you have dinner with me?

Some time?

- I'd be open to it.

- Should I consider that a yes?

- That could be construed as a yes.

Oh yes!

(lighthearted music)

- I'll call ya.

- Yeah?

Then you have to remember these names

in the following order.

Charles Oakley, John Starks,

Allan Houston, and Patrick Ewing.

- Oakley, Starks, Houston, and Ewing?

(catchy music)

♪ I'm the Sheik of Araby ♪

♪ Sheik, Sheik, Sheik ♪

♪ Your love belongs to me ♪

♪ You knew what would happen with me ♪

♪ I'm the Sheik of Araby ♪

♪ He's the Sheik ♪

(audience clapping)

Yeah!

We the Sheik.

Alright, let's hear it for the band.

And now if you could please
lower the house lights,

say good night.

Ah, that's nice.

(tense drumming)

(audience clapping)

Before the guys show up.

Would you do me this one favor?

This I Swear, come on, it's all I need.

Come on.

(audience clapping)

Ball breaker.

♪ Every time I see your face ♪

♪ I know that dreams come true ♪

♪ Every time I hear your voice ♪

♪ The magic feels brand new ♪

(car honks)

(jazzy bar music)

- Oakley's 34 and Starks is 3.

Houston is 20,

Ewing is 33.

Yeah, Joanne.

Nikki, oh my God.

You're like your mom.

Yeah.

Is she there?

Yeah, Joanne, it's Vince.

I mean, Vinnie.

Vince. (chuckles)

I'm sorry, it's noisy here.

I'm at work, yeah.

- Two Absolut's on the rocks.

- Yeah.

- [Man] Me, two Absolut's on the rocks.

- Come on, Oakley, Starks,
Houston, and Ewing.

Come on.

It's burned into my brains now.

(chuckles)

Anyway, I'm just wondering,

I thought maybe we might have a dinner.

I don't know, maybe Saturday night?

Yeah?

Well, what do you think, eight o'clock?

That this is a date?

Oh, great.

I'll be there.

Yes!

(Vince snaps)

- What are you so happy about?

- I'm just a lucky guy.

I am the luckiest guy in the world.

- If you say so.

- Hey, by the way, I
need Saturday night off.

- Again?

- Well, I mean,
considering we are friends.

(harmonizing keyboard music)

What is that?

- It's just something I'm fooling with.

- It sounds familiar.

So.

What do you think?

- Looks nice.

- What about this one?

- It's nice too.

- Which one you like better?

- I like them both.

- Come on, I can only wear one.

- Make a fashion statement.

Go for that layered look.

- Come on, give me a
little help there, huh?

Just a little help.

- You know, I'd love to, I really would.

But I don't see how I could make

a meaningful evaluation until I see you

in the complete ensemble

for the full and maximum effect.

- What the hell did I do

to get such a ball breaker for a son?

- Hey, let me ask you something.

- [Vince] Ah, I'm late now, what?

- Where the hell are you going?

Why is style suddenly so important?

- I got an appointment.

- An appointment.

With who?

- A woman.

- What woman?

- A lady.

- What lady?

- Joanne.

- Our Joanne?

Joanne the nurse?

- Yeah, it's a little dinner.

- That's great!

She's a terrific lady.

- Oh my God, will you look at the time.

(lighthearted keyboard music)

Will you cut the crap out please?

(baseball keyboard music)

- The scene, 161st Street and
River Avenue, Yankee Stadium.

Ladies and gentlemen,

you've all heard of the great Bambino,

well this is the great big Bambino,

who after a 10 year self imposed exile

away from the big show

is attempting the comeback of the century,

a date with a real woman!

(baseball organ music)

The vicissitudes of the sedentary

solitary sequestered socially solo soldier

in the game of love,

will finally be put to the test

as this aging slugger

attempts to rewrite the
record book of romance.

(romantic keyboard music)

And here he comes now!

Resplendent in a navy
double breasted jacket,

with offsetting pants

and a perfectly color coordinated tie.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the ever dapper Vincent Pirelli.

- You know, that's funny stuff.

If I had more time, I'd be
laughing my fat ass off.

Would you cut the wiseguy
routine for a second?

Just answer me a question please?

- Fire away.

- Do guys still bring flowers?

- Flowers?

- I bought her this corsage.

- You know something?

That's nice.

That's a nice touch.

I'm sure you're gonna
knock the support hose

right off those terrific legs of hers.

Hey, you coming tonight?

- Oh, you want me to?

- Yeah, I do.

I'm playing Wetlands in the city,

it's a big one.

- I'll be there.

- Midnight.

I'll leave your name at the door!

Plus one, in case you get lucky.

(romantic keyboard music)

- I'll be right down.

Thanks.

(hard rock music)

(doorbell rings)

You must be Nicole.

- Nikki.

And you must be Vince.

Or is in Vito?

- No, you were right the first time.

May I come in?

- Sure.

♪ Is what you are and everything you do ♪

- Wow.

This is nice.

- Joanne asked me to entertain you

while she's making herself more beautiful.

- Joanne being your mom, right?

- You got it.

(hard rock music)

Do you like music?

- You mean like this stuff? (chuckles)

- Buttcrack Highway.

- I beg your pardon?

- Nevermind.

♪ The stereo ♪

- Hey.

(hard rock music)

Wow.

You look so great.

- Well, you don't look so bad yourself.

- I got this for you,

I don't know if it goes.

- Oh, it's beautiful.

- Doesn't that belong
in some kind of vase?

Or time capsule?

- Don't you have some
homework to do, baby doll?

- You guys don't stay out too late.

- Go.

- Yeah.

- You got some piece of work there.

- Yeah.

But you know,

I just keep thinking
she'll be married some day,

and bothering somebody else,

and I'll miss her like crazy.

Should we go?

- Yeah.

(romantic piano music)

(laughing)

- [Joanne] I don't want to embarrass you.

- [Vince] What?

- I promised myself I'm
gonna ask you this question,

and I'm gonna ask.

- What do you want to know?

- Is it true that you are Vinnie

from Vinnie and the Dreamers?

- Where'd you hear that?

- Just around.

- Little brat.

- But how could you be Vinnie
from Vinnie and the Dreamers

and not be proud of that?

- Who said I wasn't?

- I mean, if my girlfriend Judy knew

that I was sitting here having dinner

with you right now, she would bust a gut.

I mean we thought you were

the sexiest thing on two legs.

Of course, we were in the
third grade at the time.

- Oh, that's funny.

- But you have no idea
what we would have given

to see Dreamboat in person.

- That was the name they
gave me in Teen Magazine,

and I hated it.

- Well, I'm sorry!

Because you were a hunk,

and I definitely had a crush on you.

Okay, Joanne, shut up.

But just tell me one more thing.

How?

How did five guys from the neighborhood

get to be teen idols?

- Just found ourselves
working the Cheetah's Bar

over in Flatbush one night.

Heavy hitter in a sharkskin
suit, he bounces in,

he says you know, he's got a great sound.

A Manny.

Manny Rosenshine.

Swear to God, two months later,

number one hit in the country.

- That was "This I Swear".

- [Vince] Number one for seven weeks.

- And then "Forever Mine".

- Yeah, that was the B side.

What was a bigger hit?

- "Your Way".

- Yeah, Your Way, yeah.

I wrote that about a girl
I was madly in love with.

Gloria Benedetti.

- I guess this Gloria
broke your heart, huh?

- Why do you say that?

♪ You love her ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ With a broken heart you'll go ♪

♪ You'll go your way ♪

♪ And she'll go her way ♪

- Did the song work?

Or did Gloria keep breaking your heart?

- Over and over again.

- Well, what became of this heartbreaker,

this Gloria Benedetti?

- I married her.

She died a couple of
years after Tina was born.

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah, ovarian cancer.

Just took her away.

It was exactly a week
before her 40th birthday.

(somber piano music)

(pool balls clanging)

Nice break.

Guess you're solids.

- So I am.

So I am.

Ace in your face.

- Nice shot.

- You know what's driving me crazy?

How could you have so many hits

and sell so many records,

and have nothing to show for it?

- I was just a kid.

I mean, what do you
know when you're a kid?

And these guys give me the
down payment on my house.

Gave me a nice allowance.

Always made sure I had a
nice limo at my disposal.

I love that car.

Man, I could walk into any
store in this neighborhood,

I just buy anything my heart desires.

- What about the royalties?

What happened to the real money?

- You mean the millions
they invested for me?

- They took it all?

- Gave me a check for 10 grand.

Take it or leave it.

- That kinda crap drives me insane.

(pool balls clanging)

Deuce in the caboose.

Trey a different way.

- I got satisfaction on Manny Rosenshine

about a year ago.

He turned up in the Jersey swamp

with all his fingers cut off,

two bullets in the back of his head.

He probably switched the bodies, you know?

I figure, so what?

I mean, who's better than me?

I mean, why complain?

- Back pockets, both of them.

(pool balls clanging)

Personally, I wouldn't be happy

until all those sons of bitches

were hung from the nearest
tree by their skin.

And that's a medical term.

- You don't take any prisoners, do you?

- No.

I take what's mine.

(catchy band music)

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel, do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

♪ Do you feel alright ♪

(crowd clapping)

Thank you!

Thank you, New York!

Thank you!

- [Announcer] Anthony Pirelli

and the Lonely Dancers.

The Lonely Dancers.

(audience chanting)

(melancholic acoustic music)

♪ My love for you ♪

♪ Will last ♪

♪ 'Til time itself is through ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ My heart ♪

♪ Is yours ♪

♪ My dear ♪

♪ There will be no one new ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ I promise you that I ♪

♪ Will never make you cry ♪

♪ This love will be eternally ♪

♪ Cross my heart and hope to die ♪

♪ My lips will kiss ♪

♪ I found ♪

♪ Nobody else but you ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear ♪

♪ Is true ♪

♪ This I swear ♪

♪ Is true ♪

(audience cheers)

(loud yelling)

- Nice job, nice job.

That was really very strong.

I really, really, really love

what you did with "This I Swear",

you knocked some life
into that old sucker.

- Yeah, it's always been a good song.

- We should talk.

- Sounds good, sounds good.
- Okay, great, great.

- Hey, hey!

- We made it!

(loud cheering)

- No worries.

- Yo, man!

There is no stopping us now, man.

We're going straight for the stratosphere!

- And it's extreme!

(loud celebrating)

(loud knocking)

- Can anybody join this party or what?

- Tommie!

It's past your bedtime, isn't it, Sheriff?

- Hey, I wouldn't want to miss
the big dance now, would I?

(laughing)

- Hey, what'd you think?

- It was fantastic!

I loved it!

- It was great.

Great show, it was a great show.

- Where's Pop, where's Pop?

- He couldn't stay.

- He had to take Joanne home,

she wasn't feeling great.

She had a really bad head cold.

In fact, they weren't gonna come at all,

but Joanne insisted.

- Yeah, he hated it.

- No, he didn't hate it.

- You know, I wasn't gonna do his song.

I don't know why I did it.

- It's gonna be alright.

- And for the lady.

- Hey, thanks.

- Vince.

- I guess tonight must've
been, I don't know,

kinda strange for you, huh?

- What you mean?

- Well, I mean, you know,

seeing your son up there and everything.

I mean, it must've brought back

lots of memories, huh?

- It did, happy ones.

- Well, I know you were happy for Anthony.

- Ah, I couldn't of been happier, period.

- You know, I don't think I ever tasted

one of these before.

Mm, yummy, delicious.

- You never tasted a bialy?

You sure you're really from Brooklyn?

- Mhm.

In my neighborhood, we didn't
eat this kind of stuff.

We were very limited.

(chuckling)

You know, if something's bothering you,

it's best to get it off your chest.

You'll live longer.

- Yeah, but nothing's bothering me.

- You want that toast?

- No, no, here.

- Otherwise, it's gonna spoil.

- I had a feeling I might find you here!

- Oh, hey.

- Car running okay?

- Yeah, good, good no problems.

- Sandy's got one of those little Miata's.

No bigger than a fart.

(laughing)

- Oh, yeah.

Look at that.

Yeah, nice.

Very nice.

- Yeah, yeah.

Whatever, eh?

Whatever.

- Would you like to join us?

- Yeah, sure don't mind if we do, eh?

- [Joanne] Sit over here.

- They kept saying you'd be here,

and he was right!

(laughing)

- [Waitress] Here you go.

- Thanks.

- Well, we had dinner at the River's Edge.

Yeah, and it was really beautiful.

- Just like prom night, huh? (chuckles)

So, did you check out Tony?

- Yeah, yeah, it was great.

- Yeah.

- Not an empty seat in the room.

He's really got something
going for him, you know?

- Hey, why not?

You should've seen this guy
when he was starting out.

Oh man, those little girls loved his ass.

(chuckling)

- Why you gotta talk that way

in front of women for?

- (laughs) That's okay.

But thank you for being
a gentleman, unlike you.

- What?

- So you and Vince go back a ways?

- Are you kiddin'?

We've been best friends since
6th grade, St. Anthony's.

- He's really two years
older than me, you know?

Since there were better students

than my friend here, I actually caught up.

(laughing)

- I had a learning disability, okay?

- Yeah.

Math, history, sciences.

- Funny, very funny.

- Oh, then you knew Dreamboat.

- What, you mean this S.O.B.
never told you who I am?

- No.

- You didn't tell that
if it wasn't for me,

there wouldn't be no
Vinnie and the Dreamers?

- Oh, without Vic,
there wouldn't have been

a Vinnie and the Dreamers.

(laughing)

I mean, the man is totally
responsible for the group,

all its success.

In fact, now that I'm thinking about it,

it was all your doing, wasn't it?

- I mean, granted, he might be overstating

my contribution just a scooch, but yeah,

I was right there at the inception.

One of the original Dreamers.

- Oh, would you do something now?

- Joanne, don't ask.

Because before you know it--

- What would you like to hear?

- What did I tell ya?

- Just choose one.

♪ I wanna hold you in my arms ♪

♪ 'Til you say turn me loose ♪

♪ I wanna do little things for you ♪

♪ 'Til you say it ain't no use ♪

♪ I want to wake you every morning ♪

♪ With a good morning kiss ♪

♪ I want to kiss you to sleep ♪

♪ The same way cause
I know you like this ♪

♪ I want to do everything for you ♪

♪ Cause that's all that a man can do ♪

♪ When he loves a woman like I love you ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Want to love you ♪

♪ Please you ♪

♪ Squeeze you ♪

♪ I need you ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ Please you ♪

♪ Squeeze you ♪

♪ I need you ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ Used to have a thing for you ♪

♪ 'Til you said it ain't no use ♪

♪ I want to wake you every morning ♪

♪ With a good morning kiss ♪

♪ Kiss you to sleep ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ I'll do anything for you ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ I'll get down on my knees for you ♪

♪ Love you ♪

♪ You got it if you want me to ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ Oh-wee, I love you ♪

- Bless us our Lord for these thy gifts

which we're about to receive

from thy bounty through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

And God bless and protect our Tina

on this special day.

Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

- Amen.

- Francine, it's beautiful.

- Yeah?
- Beautiful.

- Your son made the caramelized pecan yams

and he wouldn't let me near them.

- It's a secret recipe.

- Yeah, straight out of
the policeman's guide

at the gourmet dining.

- Yeah, there you go, big stuff.

- My baby brother-in-law, a star.

And so sexy.

- Yeah right.

- Okay, relax now.

- What?

- Listen, Pop, about last night.

I know you were upset.

- Ah, forget about it.

- Let me finish, please.

I know I made a mistake
not checking with--

- Water under the bridge.

- Can I just talk, please?

- What's to talk about?

We're having a nice day now.

- Yeah, I know, but if
we can't discuss things

out in the open--

- I'm not upset, Anthony.

There's nothing to discuss.

- Then why'd you leave like that?

- I left?

How did I leave?

- How did I leave?

You're really asking me that?

- Wait a minute.

That's what this is about?

That I didn't come backstage?

- No, it's not about that,

no, it's not about that, and you know it.

- Well, what is it?

Didn't you tell him Joanne
wasn't feeling good?

- Yeah, Pop.

Fran told him.

- Anthony, I explained to you that

Joanne wasn't feeling--

- Yeah, I heard all about the head cold.

- So I didn't come backstage, shoot me.

Did you happen to see
the size of the crowd

waiting to see you?

What am I gonna do, knock myself out?

Am I supposed to fight my way backstage

all night long?

I'm gonna see you today.

I thought you did a great
job, I honestly did.

Don't think for a single second

I wasn't the proudest man in that room.

Come on, let's eat, huh?

Salud.

Happy Easter.

- Salud.

- Salud.

God bless all of you.

- Hey.

It's only a suggestion.

- Oh, why do you keep bringing--

- Nobody's asking you--

- I don't want to be a cop, alright?

Do you understand this?

I don't want to be a cop.

- All I'm suggesting is
that you take the test

as a fallback position,

you don't have to make any commitments.

Besides, you might even like it.

- See, I'm already doing what I like.

Do you understand this?

I'm alright doing what I like.

- And you guys are good?

Nobody's taking anything away from you?

- Thank you very, very much.

- What are you gonna do?

You're gonna base your whole life in this

one in a million shot?

It's ridiculous!

I don't see why you can't
just give it a chance.

- Maybe I don't like sitting
around donut shops all day.

- Donut shops?

- Nah, seriously, I
want to know something.

I want to know something.

No, seriously, seriously.

From a cop's perspective,
what's more popular,

chocolate frosted or honey dipped?

- Hey!

What are you, stupid?

He's driving, for Christ's sakes.

- Well, tell him to get
off my fuckin' case.

- Just watch your mouth!

And you drive the car, alright?

Both of yous knock it off.

- He's my brother, and I worry about him--

- Yeah, well don't worry
about me so much, alright?

Where do you get off?
- Shut up.

- Little blue uniform
making 35 grand a year.

- Hey!

(cars honking)

Fuckin' morons.

- I just hate to see him

make the same mistakes
you made, that's all.

- Christ.

(car honks)

Do you want to be a cop?

Then be a cop, Tommie.

If you want to be a musician,

then be a musician, alright?

If you've got a dream, then do it!

Nobody's got a right to sit here

and tell anybody how to live their life!

- And what the fuck is
that supposed to mean?

- What?

- You ever listen to yourself?

It's like six pounds of shit

in a five pound bag.

- Alright, easy does it.

- You be a cop, you be a
musician, follow your dream.

You know how long I've been listening

to that crap?

Am I supposed to dream it was your dream

to be a bartender?

- [Tommie] Hey.

- Serve some drunken assholes martini

with just the right amount of Vermouth?

- [Tommie] Hey.

- I know you hated it
that I did your song,

but I didn't it your way,

the way you would've done it.

But you can't even cop to that!

You gotta make up some excuse about Joanne

having a headache, or a head cold,

or some other bullshit.

You're so removed from reality

you wouldn't know the truth
if it bit you on the ass.

- Do you wear a vest when
you're out on the street here?

- Yeah, sure, we all do.

Otherwise you're a sitting duck.

- Don't forget it.

Exit here, I want to
get off at the hospital.

- What are you talking about?

It's after visiting hours--

- Don't worry about it, they'll let me in.

Don't worry about it.

It's a holiday, alright?

I want to be with my daughter.

- I'm gonna go with you.

- Nah, you just go home.

They're not gonna let us both in now.

- [Tommie] You gonna be alright?

- Yeah, I'll be fine.

- Aren't you a little bit late?

- I did alright.

- Well, she's fast asleep.

- Just two minutes?

Please.
- I'll give you five.

- Thanks.

(drowned out music)

(machine beeping)

How's my baby?

Aunt Francine made a nice lamb.

Tommie made his yams.

We promised we'd do it all over again too.

Soon as you come home.

- You better not forget.

- [Vince] Yeah, fat chance.

- Ludwig said maybe two, three more weeks.

- No maybes.

No maybes.

♪ Hushabye ♪

♪ Hushabye ♪

♪ Oh my darling, don't you cry ♪

♪ Guardian angels up above ♪

♪ Take care of the one I love ♪

♪ Lullaby ♪

♪ And goodnight ♪

♪ Tender thoughts ♪

(catchy music)

(audience claps)

- That's the one, baby!

Where's Jason?

Come over here, where is
that pumpkin over here.

You little rumpa, you.

Look at him, isn't he cute?

What a pudding.

Yeah, alright.

How old are you today, Jason?

- 13.

- Oh, 13, d'aw.

Just checking to see if
you're paying attention.

It's a beautiful day for
birthdays, isn't it, folks?

And you know, it happens
to be the birthday

of a very dear friend of mine.

- [Jason] How old are you?

- I'm 50.

- 50!

Let's here it for him.

50, oh boy, woo!

(audience claps)

- My mother's not even 50.

(laughing)

- Hey, you wanna be 14?

(catchy band music)

- Yo, Vin.

- Yo.

- I hate to leave you like this, man.

But I promised the old man

I'd drive him out to my sister's, okay?

- Oh, no problem, man.

I'll grab a bus.

- Yeah, okay.

Have a happy birthday, huh, pal?

Have a good one.

- Thanks, man.

(melancholic saxophone music)

Oakley, Starks, Houston, and Ewing.

♪ Always try to give ♪

♪ Don't ever take it ♪

- [Joanne] Hi.

Joanne and Nikki are
not available right now.

But we would really appreciate it

if you'd leave us a message.

♪ Of love ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Life is but a dream ♪

♪ And we can live it ♪

♪ We can make a love ♪

♪ None to compare with ♪

♪ Will you take part in ♪

♪ My life ♪

♪ My love ♪

♪ That is my dream ♪

♪ Life is but a dream ♪

- [All] Surprise!

(cheering)

- I don't believe this.

- Happy birthday, Pop.

- Happy birthday.

- Whose idea was this?

- It was right here, right here.

She put it together.

- I'll get you for this!

You punks, I swear to God!

- No, I'm so nervous!
- I will get you--

- It's not just me, it's everybody!

(clapping)

Oh, happy birthday.

- [Vince] So sweet.

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ Say it's alright ♪

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ Say it's alright ♪

♪ To have a good time ♪

♪ Cause it's alright ♪

♪ Oh, it's alright ♪

(clapping)

Vincenzo!

- Augustus MacAnnally III!

What the hell?

You look so good.

You're as beautiful as ever, my God.

Is it true?

You married a minister's daughter?

- Yeah, I married a nice girl.

We got two great kids
over in Staten Island.

Don't start with me.

(laughing)

- Hey, I thought that place was only there

to hold up the Verrazzano.

(laughing)

- What, are you kidding me?

In my neighborhood, we use
Brooklyn as a night light.

(laughing)

- What am I, chopped live here?

- Pooch, Pooch!

What the hell did you do to yourself?

- Happy birthday, sweetheart!

(laughing)

- Look at you!

- [Pooch] You ready for this?

- I'm ready.

- A hundred percent legit.

I'm in the hotel business.

I'm the food and beverage guy

at the Regency on Park Avenue.

- More food than beverage.

- I'm gonna lose this!

- Some things never change.

(laughing)

- [Man] How many candles?

One more!

- Make a wish, make a wish!

(cheering)

- [All] Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie,

Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie!

- Everybody, everybody, yo!

I'd like your attention please.

I'd like you all to join me in a toast

to my friend.

To my sweet friend.

I wish you only great things, Vinnie.

May everybody be as
kind as generous to you

as you are to them.

Salud.

- [All] Salud.

(piano music)

- [Anthony] You ever heard this?

- [Man] Anthony.

- [Anthony] You ever heard of this?

- Sounds familiar, yeah.

- I had to dust off an old 45.

(laughing)

- A lot of dust.
- A lot of dust is right.

- They let you sing this
wild stuff in Staten Island?

- Alright, we'll see
if you can crank start

this old bunch of farts.

♪ Hoo ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Hoo ♪

(clapping)

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ How I long her close to me ♪

♪ Every single day ♪

♪ I'm afraid I might be dreaming ♪

♪ And she might go away ♪

♪ Really, really, really love her ♪

♪ Really, really love her so ♪

♪ Whoa, oh ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

- Vincenzo!

Take it away, here we go.

(cheering)

- Come on, Vinnie!

Sing it!

Come on, sing it!

(cheering)

- Come on!
- Come on, Vinnie!

- This is it, the moment.

- [Man] Come on, come on.

On the money.

♪ Please say you want me too ♪

♪ To be your love ♪

♪ I've always wanted you ♪

♪ To be my love ♪

♪ Since the stars up in the sky ♪

♪ Then you'll realize ♪

♪ Then you will realize ♪

♪ That you belong ♪

♪ To ♪

♪ Me ♪

(cheering)

(group crooning)

(snapping)

(cheering)

♪ This magic moment ♪

♪ So different and so new ♪

♪ Was like any other ♪

- Where's Nikki?

- She's staying at a girlfriend's.

And I had nothing to
do with that, you know?

♪ It took me by surprise ♪

♪ I knew that you felt it too ♪

- Well, maybe just a little

♪ By the look in your eyes ♪

♪ Sweeter than wine ♪

♪ Softer than a summer night ♪

♪ Everything I want I have ♪

♪ Whenever I hold you tight ♪

♪ This magic moment ♪

♪ While your lips are close to mine ♪

♪ We'll last forever ♪

♪ Forever 'til the end of time ♪

♪ Oh, magic ♪

♪ Oh, magic ♪

- I need names of groups.

- Well, what do you want?

Cars, birds, animals, what?

- It doesn't matter.

Groups you like.

- Well, come on.

There were the Harpsongs,
there were the Moonglows,

the Penguins, the Ducks, Flamingo.

- Come on, I'm writing a song here!

I need a rhyme.

- What's the word?

- Swell.

- Bell, cell, dell.

Dells, Dells.

That was a great group.

- You like The Dells?

- I love The Dells.

- Alright.

♪ And the girls would gather round us ♪

♪ And our heads would really swell ♪

♪ We'd sing songs by the Moonglows ♪

♪ The Harptones ♪

♪ And the Dells ♪

That's not bad.

- Not half bad.

Yeah.

Just missing the hook, huh?

- Yeah, something's happening.

- I'm gonna have another hot dog.

Come on.

You eat more, you'll think better.

♪ Magic ♪

♪ Magic ♪

(phone rings)

- Would you answer the God damn phone?

- Yeah, alright, we'll be right there.

Pop, Pop!

(tires skidding)

- How bad is she?

- She's running 104.

- 104?

- Yeah.

Hey, Vince!

- Where is she?

- She's in ICU, they're
icing down her body,

Dr. Ludwig's with her.

- I don't even know what
the hell's going on here.

- Vince.

I'm glad I got you over here.

Vince, I'm sorry to say there's been

a serious complication.

- Oh, come on.

What are you talking about complications?

What kind of complications now?

- Tina has developed a
form of viral infection,

she's developed pneumonia.

- Which is treatable, right?

- Normally, it would be.

But we're not dealing
with a normal situation.

- I gotta know what the
hell is going on, excuse me.

I left my daughter in
here yesterday, alright?

She's feeling great.

We're taking her home, right?

You want to tell me what they did to her?

- Sometimes things happen.

- Well, I know things
happen, things happen, yeah.

But just somebody tell me

when in the name of Christ

does a kid develop pneumonia

in a God damn hospital?

- Vince, would you
please try to stay calm?

- Stay calm?

My kid's in an ICU,
I've just been informed.

You want me to stay calm.

I'm sorry, I'll stay calm.

Look, you promised me, huh?

You made a promise, you
said she's coming home.

- Vince, I gotta learn what viral strain

is causing the infection.

To do that, I'm gonna have to

perform a surgical procedure.

- What'd you say about an operation?

- It's called a bronchoscopy.

- How dangerous is this procedure?

- Any time you have to operate,

there's always danger.

Especially with a little
girl who's gone through

everything Tina has.

It's important that we move quickly.

I need your consent before I can proceed.

Now, I want you to talk about it

and tell me what you decide.

I'll be in my office.

- Pop, I don't think we have any choice.

We gotta do it.

- I gotta decide.

That's a decision--

- Ludwig's an excellent doctor, Vince.

- How long has she been like this?

- We took her down to
the ICU two hours ago.

- Why didn't you call me?

- I did.

- Why didn't you tell me she was running

this kind of a high fever,
nobody told me that.

- But I did--

- No, nobody told me about
this kinda condition!

Nobody.

I got a half a brain in my head here.

- You don't leave that
kinda message on a machine.

I tried to find Anthony and Tommie.

And when I got Francine,

she said she'd find you.

There's nothing you could do.

- Nothing I could do?

What are you talking about,

nothing I could do?

It's my daughter in there, alright?

Not yours, not anybody else's, alright?

Let me decide whether or not

there's something I could do, alright?

Just let me decide!

Just let me decide!

- What are you doing?

What are you doing?

- No.

- Joanne's not responsible.

Don't take it on her!

- I can't count on people, alright?

Never have!

- Why are you saying that?

Why are you saying that?

- Nobody gives a good God damn around here

about anybody but themselves.

- Pop, Pop, take it easy.

That's not fair, and you know that.

- What are you talking?

If I didn't drag you down
here by the hair on your head,

you'd never show up!

- Why are you saying that?

- When was the last time
you saw your sister, Tommie?

- Give me a break, would
you give me a break?

I don't know what hours I'm working!

I come whenever I can!

- Great!

Tell that to her now.

- You know, you could be
a real bastard sometimes,

you know that?

- Watch your mouth around me today.

Just watch your mouth.

- Why, who am I offending?

- What?

- Who am I offending?

- Really?

You're offending me.

Why don't you have respect--

- Hey!

- It doesn't work that way!

You hear me?

It's not gonna work that way!

- Get outta here, get outta here!

What's the matter with you?

You gonna fight with everybody?

Or are you gonna deal with what matters?

- Are you gonna tell me what matters now?

- Look, I'm not gonna fight with you.

I don't wanna fight with you now,

I don't wanna fight with you ever.

I know things haven't turned out

the way you want,

but don't take it out on us.

We're your family.

We love you.

- I was here once before, you know?

With your mom.

Same place.

I just don't know what to do,

I don't know.

- Pop.

- I might lose my baby.

- Pop, Pop.

- I might lose my baby.

I might lose my baby.

- Pop.

(Vinnie cries)

I might lose my baby.

I might lose my baby.

♪ My love for you ♪

♪ Will last ♪

- I love you, baby.

♪ 'Til time itself is through ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ My heart is yours ♪

♪ My dear ♪

♪ There will be no one new ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

- It's called CMV pneumonia.

Cytomegalovirus, which is treatable

with a drug called Insiclavin.

Vincent, this is good news.

♪ This love will be eternally ♪

♪ Cross my heart and hope to die ♪

♪ My lips will kiss ♪

♪ I found nobody else ♪

♪ But you ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ This ♪

♪ I swear ♪

♪ Is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

♪ This I swear is true ♪

- Joanne?

What?

It's time to get outta here,

I'm going, I'm going.

Oh!

Guess who's coming for dinner?

- My daddy?

- Yes, it's your daddy.

- Do I look alright?

- You look better than alright.

You look beautiful, and
I love you very much.

Joanne.

Alright, alright.

Tina.

- [Tina] Yes?

- I will see you in the morning.

Her fever's gone.

Her breathing's normal.

The infection's clearing up,

and the best news of all,

is that her blood count is over 5000.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- So, what's Ludwig got
to say about all that?

- Well, he's not talking too much.

Right now he's got a great
big smile on his face,

that old sourpuss.

- Is it okay if I go in there now?

- More than okay.

That little girl's waiting for her daddy.

- Yeah?

- [Joanne] Yeah.

- Joanne.
- What?

- We gotta talk.

- Vin, call me, I'm home.

- I'm 5,000 and climbing.

- You are something, baby.

- All the nurses are calling me Dow Jones.

- Yeah?

I ain't selling 'til you hit 10,000.

- Piece of cake.

Daddy.

- What?

- It's okay to be scared.

Isn't it?

- Yeah.

It's okay.

For both of us.

♪ If you're lucky enough ♪

♪ To have someone who loves you ♪

♪ And be glad that you've got ♪

♪ Someone who loves you ♪

♪ You may find that this world ♪

♪ Can grow cruel ♪

♪ Listen to wisdom of a fool ♪

♪ You may find that this
world can grow cruel ♪

♪ If you listen to the wisdom ♪

♪ Of a fool ♪

(group singing)

- Whoa, here's the man!

- Hey, don't even bother
taking your jacket off,

cause we ain't staying.

- What are yous doing here?

- It's time to celebrate.

We're taking you to a sea.

- Mr. Trump is putting us up at the Taj.

- And don't say no.

- It'll do you good to get away

for a few hours.

Besides, you know, it took me a lot

to get this thing together.

- Well, I appreciate it.

My Tina, she's not even--

- What did I say he'd say, huh?

- What am I supposed to say?

How am I supposed to go with it?

- Hey, hey, you're coming to work, right?

- So?

- So, I'm giving you the night off.

Instead, we're gonna take a little drive

down the Garden State, that's all.

- Well, that's not exactly the same.

- The hospital's got this number direct.

If God forbid they call you,

you gotta get there by tonight,

I got a helicopter in waiting.

Come on!

So we're outta here!

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ Said it's alright ♪

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ It's alright ♪

♪ To have a good time ♪

♪ Cause it's alright ♪

♪ Whoa, it's alright ♪

♪ Well, listen to the beat ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo, hoo ♪

♪ You're gonna tap your feet ♪

♪ Cause you got soul ♪

♪ Everybody knows ♪

♪ That it's alright ♪

♪ Whoa, it's alright ♪

♪ When you wake up early in the morning ♪

- Hey, ah, smell that air?

The Jersey Shore, I love it!

Yeah!

- Ah, not bad, Pooch!

- Come on, Vinnie!

(loud commotion)

- Eight's the number!

Press that hard eight.

- Press the eight, hard way, yes sir!

- Gonna hit this 44.

- [Man] Come on, come on.

- [Man] Alright, all bets down.

- Money, money, let's go!

- Hit him up!

What do we got there?

- [Dealer] Five!

(loud commotion)

Yes sir, change of 200 right here.

- Give me odds on a six here.

Let's go.

- Press for eights the hard way!

- Let's get some of the bets back

and then put them in your pocket.

- I know, let them ride, let them ride,

let them ride.

(loud commotion)

- Do it for me, do it for me!

- Hey, like I said, you
can't beat the House,

so why bother to try?

- Ah!

Well, we had a little fun, didn't we?

Ah, what the hell!

Don't worry about it, come on.

- Fuck me.

- Come on, shake it off, let's go.

Come on, come on.

Hey, come on.

- Oh, make bigger circles.

- [Vinnie] Unknown, the medical side.

- Hey.

Where you been?
- What?

- Knowing him, what do you think?

- Yeah, he went ugly early.

- Big mistake.

- Looks like you guys did better than me.

- Yeah, where's Vic?

- How am I supposed to know?

- Well, wasn't he with you?

- There wasn't enough room in the bed.

- Girls.

This is for you.

You made me and my
friends very, very happy.

(laughing)

- Thank you very much.
- Wait.

Don't I get anything?

(laughing)

- It usually takes a few weeks,

but you'll get what's coming to you.

(laughing)

- Oh, Sayeeb.

Give us some pretzels or something, huh?

Thank you.

Speaking of the devil!

- Who got a C-note?

- Hey, not here.

- Come on, somebody, anybody, Pooch.

- Don't do it.

- It's no big deal.

- Just don't do it.

- Pooch, give me the God damn money.

I'll pay you back.

- Oh, there he goes with
that same bullshit again.

- What bullshit?

- Come on, you know what bullshit.

Every time you'd piss away your money,

you'd always put the bite on one of us.

Then it was always, hey,
just give me a hundred,

I'll get it right back to you.

- Which we'd never see again.

- Bullshit.

I never weaseled anyone in my life.

- And fish don't fuck in the water.

(laughing)

- I'm talking about a lousy hundred bucks.

If anyone gonna lend it to me or not?

- Another gambler?

- Who said anything about gambling?

Some fucking Korean is holding my Rolex.

I'm just gonna bail it out, alright?

- Thank you.

- Should be the poster
boy for Jerry Haleva.

- I thought he had nice tits.

- Don't look at me like that.

- Staten Island.

- How long you guys gonna
leave me standing here

looking like some fucking asshole?

- Hey, you want money?

Here, take the money.

- There's 200 here.

- Take it before I put
it back in my pocket.

- Vince, I would've lent him the money.

- He just better bring back the watch.

- Ladies and gentlemen!

Thank you!

(clapping)

You're too kind.

We are...

♪ Orchid Blue ♪

- And as you know, we love all music.

From Como to Bono.

(laughing)

But the music we especially love

♪ Are those golden oldies ♪

Thank you.

That's why we're so thrilled tonight

to have in our audience,

a group that personifies that music and--

- Is he talking about us?

- Yeah.

- What is this?

♪ My love for you will last ♪

- A group that I know
you will all remember

and love as much as
Tammy, Jamie, and I do.

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

- They're the true inspiration
behind Orchid Blue.

♪ This I swear ♪

♪ Is true ♪

Ladies and gentlemen,
please join me and the girls

in extending a warm, Taj Mahal welcome

to the incredible Vinnie and the Dreamers!

Come on.

Let's give it up for
Vinnie and the Dreamers.

- Thanks a lot.

(laughing)

- Please join Tammy, Jamie, and me

in extending a warm Taj Mahal welcome

to the incredible Vinnie and the Dreamers!

Extend this, right here.

- From Como to Bono!

(laughing)

- Let me ask you guys something.

Do you ever wonder if we quit too soon?

I mean, did you ever get to thinking

what might have been?

- This is over.

I mean, the writing was
on the fucking wall.

Take my word for it, it was over.

- Yeah, I know.

But--

- Hey.

Remember the Beatles?

- Some British kids, right?

- Yeah.

- But don't you think we were good enough?

I mean, don't you think we had something

those other groups didn't have?

- Yeah.

We had Vinnie.

- You know, I miss those days,

I miss them a lot.

- You know, I listen to these new groups,

and I think what the fuck
is going on in this world?

I mean, these guys can't even sing!

- And why do they have
to be so fucking ugly?

- The thrill is gone.

- No, no.

It's the magic that's gone.

I mean, that's what separates
the men from the boys.

I mean, what do you think, Vin?

Did we have the magic?

- Oh, magic my ass.

It was all over, finished and done.

You said so yourself.

The writing was on the wall, right?

You guys couldn't accept it.

- Yeah, well, I guess I was just

having too good a time to realize

how unhappy I was.

(laughing)

- Yeah, well.

Drugs will do that to you.

- Sex, drugs, and rock and roll, baby.

- Hey, I'll drink to that!

(laughing)

- Yeah, I don't know bout you guys,

but all those years on the road,

I had a tough time adjusting to real life.

- Oh, no shit.

Son of a bitch asked if
he could sleep on my couch

for one night and he winds up

staying for a year and a half!

- You loved the company.

- The man has no conscience!

You never once checked the Classified.

- Well, what the fuck
was I supposed to do?

This is all that I know.

You guys were my entire life,

from as far back as I remember.

It was this fuck's fault.

- Hey.

I told yous go on without me.

- Ah, yeah.

- Even gave you permission
to use the name.

- Oh, yeah, that really worked out great.

- Yeah, right.

(laughing)

- How do you think it was for me

watching you guys on stage

with some pimple faced kid

who couldn't even sing my part?

- I didn't know you were there.

- Yeah, I checked yours out.

A couple of times.

- Vince.

It didn't have to be that way.

- How should it have been, Pooch?

Tell me how it should've been.

- You had something special!

- I had a wife, and I had my kids.

And what's this bullshit we quit too soon?

We didn't quit too
soon, we didn't have to.

Nobody gave us a choice.

They kicked us in the ass, didn't they?

They sent us packing!

- Hey, hey.

That's not exactly true.

I mean, we were still
able to get play dates.

- Yeah, in Shithole, Mississippi, alright?

Pissant, Wyoming.

When our records stopped selling,

could we play the A rooms?

When Manny Rosenshine
canceled the contracts,

any other labels step up to the plate?

You know when my Tommie was born,

I couldn't pay my God damn hospital bills.

Was there anybody anywhere
who offered to help?

We were losers.

Nobody gives a flying fuck about losers.

- Oh, Vinnie.

That's not what you really thought, is it?

That we were losers?

- Hey, Augie, from where
I was standing, alright?

A man, he can't support his own family,

I'm sorry, he's a loser.

- It wasn't like that.

- What do you mean it wasn't like that?

They stuck a fork up our ass!

They sent us home with
our dicks in our hands,

our tails between our legs!

What do you mean it wasn't like that?

- Are you saying that's all you got

out of those days?

- I got my stack of 45s, thank you.

I got my torn scrapbooks, alright?

I got my fucked up memories.

- Well, let me tell you something.

I walked away from those
days with a lot more.

A lot more.

- You're a lucky guy.

- It's funny.

Because I always thought
you were the lucky guy.

The luckiest guy in the world.

- Welcome to the real world.

So where's that watch, hm?

Where is that fucking Rolex anyway?

- Who the fuck are you?

- Hey, I told you the money

was not for gambling, didn't I?

- You told me.

- [Vinnie] Yeah, I told you.

- Fuck you, man.

- What?

- [Pooch] Hey fellas, enough, enough!

- Go fuck yourself!

- Hey!

I don't wanna see anybody
getting hurt here.

- You threatening me?

- Hey, Vic.

You got a problem?

- I ain't got no fucking problem,

he's got the fucking problem.

- Nah, I ain't got no problem.

You haven't got the watch,

I got a problem.

Give me the fucking money,
there will be no problem.

- [Pooch] Okay fellas, that's enough.

- You want your money?

- Yeah, give me the fucking money.

- Here's your fucking money.

You can sue me for--

- Vic!

- Vinnie!

You gotta go!

- Knock it off, huh?

- Vinnie, come on!

Vinnie, come on!

Vinnie!

- [Augie] Vinnie, cut it out, huh?

- Vinnie, Vinnie!

- Easy!

- Fuck!

All this over a fucking watch.

- No.

It's not about a watch.

- You done?
- It's alright.

- You done?
- It's alright.

It's not about a watch.

Come here.

Hey.

What are we doing, huh?

Come on.

You got something to say to me?

Hey, come on.

Get it off your chest.

Talk to me a sec.

Come on.

Talk to me.

- You robbed me, Vinnie.

- I robbed you?

- You robbed me worse
than Manny Rosenshine

ever dreamed of.

You know, it's funny.

Whenever I was up on stage with you,

I always felt as if I was
part of something great.

That made me special.

Now look at me, look at me.

30 years later,

I'm still trying to
capture that same feel.

Trying to fill that emptiness.

Always pushing.

Never happens the way I need it.

I see you up there.

It all seems so easy.

And magic is always there, always.

And it drives me fucking crazy.

Because you don't even seem to care.

- You're wrong.

I care so much I can't even breathe.

I can't even breathe, man.

- Then do something about it, Vinnie.

Do something.

You've been given a gift.

Embrace it.

♪ If you're lucky enough ♪

♪ To have someone to love you ♪

♪ Then be glad that you have ♪

♪ Someone to love you ♪

♪ You may find that the
world can be cruel ♪

♪ Listen to the wisdom of a fool ♪

♪ For I have a love just the same as you ♪

♪ But I was too blind to see ♪

♪ Don't be afraid to say you're sorry ♪

♪ I'm afraid it's too late for me ♪

♪ So go back to the arms ♪

♪ That you know will be waiting ♪

♪ Hold her close and be glad ♪

♪ That you know that she's waiting ♪

♪ You'll be happy ♪

♪ Believe me ♪

♪ If you'll ♪

♪ Listen to the wisdom of a fool ♪

(somber piano music)

- Magic.

- So, did you hear?

I made a new friend today.

- Who?

- Her name is Nikki.

- Nikki?

- Yeah.

Nikki.

She's real cool.

- Does this Nikki wear--

- Happening apparel.

- Oh! (laughing)

- Oh!

(laughing)

She came by this morning with Joanne.

Now, the interesting thing is,

I had to learn from this virtual stranger

that my very own father has been dating--

- Yeah, I've been meaning
to talk to you about that.

- So the question is, do you like her?

Or do you like her?

- Who, Nikki?

- I believe we're speaking about Joanne.

- Yeah, I like her.

- A little or a lot?

- Who are you, Barbara Walters?

(laughing)

- [Tina] Don't start with me.

- Yeah, I like her.

I like her a lot.

- Terrific!

Then I'm sure I can count on you

to do the right thing.

- You are as sharp as a spoon.

(laughing)

(lighthearted piano music)

(Anthony singing)

♪ We really sing it high ♪

♪ Even though it was falsetto ♪

♪ We almost reached the sky ♪

- Now take it up half a step now.

- What?

- [Vinnie] Give it modulation.

- Come here, sit down.

I wanna show you something.

I think I found the hook.

♪ We were looking for an echo ♪

♪ An answer to our sound ♪

♪ A place to be in harmony ♪

♪ A place we almost found ♪

- Man, I like that.

I like that.

- Me too.

- That's nice.

- Listen, Pop.

I'm taking a place in the city.

- Yeah?

It's time.

- You're not upset?

- Of course I'm upset.

What father wouldn't be upset?

What do you think?

It's gonna be the same now
around here without you?

- You'll be alright?

- Yeah, I'll be alright.

What do you think?

Come on.

It just doesn't mean
I'm not gonna miss you.

- I'm gonna miss you too.

I just think it's time for us

to get on with our lives.

- How'd you get to be so smart?

- Like father, like son.

Yeah.

So you like what I'm doing here, huh?

- Don't you think you oughta finish

the God damn thing before you get

too teary eyed over it?

- Oh, you want me to finish it, huh?

- Nothing would make me happier.

- You know I hate wet kisses.

- Yeah?

Tough.

(knocking)

- Hi.

- Hi.

I got this for you.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, the florist said if you feed it

and put it in the fridge,

it might actually live a few years.

- Do you want to come in?

- I owe you an apology.

- Well, that goes without saying.

- I was very selfish.

- Well, I agree.

But considering the circumstances,

I have no choice but to forgive you,

and that brings us to the present.

- You know, I think you're wonderful.

You're very kind, and you're very warm,

and you're loving, and I
gotta tell you something,

I love you with all my heart.

- Thank you.

- I'm not the easiest guy
in the world to live with,

but I gotta tell you something,

if you'd even be remotely--

- I would, I would!

- You would?

- Oh, wait a minute.

Maybe I'm jumping the gun here but,

would you mind rephrasing
that last question?

And please remember that
neither one of us are kids,

so just make sure this last question

is to really...

(emotional piano music)

- I'm talking about marriage.

- Oh, don't let me interrupt.

Please go on.

- Would you marry me?

(emotional piano music)

- Oh.

- Should I consider that a yes?

- Oh, that should definitely be construed

as a yes.

Yes, yes.

Yes.

Yes.

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ At Erasmus, our old high school ♪

♪ We used to harmonize ♪

♪ Me and Victor and Nappy ♪

♪ And two neighborhood guys ♪

♪ We were singing oldies ♪

♪ But they were newies then ♪

♪ And today when I play my old 45s ♪

♪ I remember when ♪

♪ We practiced in a subway ♪

♪ In a lobby, or a hall ♪

♪ Crowded in a doorway ♪

♪ Singing doo wops to the wall ♪

♪ And if we went to a party ♪

♪ And they wouldn't let us sing ♪

♪ We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom ♪

♪ And nobody could get in ♪

♪ Cause we were looking for an echo ♪

♪ An answer to our sound ♪

♪ A place to be in harmony ♪

♪ A place we almost found ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ And the girls would gather round us ♪

♪ And our heads would really swell ♪

♪ We'd sing songs by the Moonglows ♪

♪ The Harptones, and the Dells ♪

♪ And when we sang some silly ♪

♪ We really sang it high ♪

♪ Even though it was falsetto ♪

♪ We almost reached the sky ♪

♪ We've suffered a lot
of changes since 1965 ♪

♪ And a lot of that arrangements ♪

♪ We've tried to harmonize ♪

♪ Now we've turned into oldies ♪

♪ But we were newies then ♪

♪ And today when I play my old 45s ♪

♪ I remember when we were looking ♪

♪ For an echo ♪

♪ An answer to our sound ♪

♪ A place to be in harmony ♪

♪ A place we almost ♪

♪ Looking for an echo ♪

♪ An answer to our sound ♪

♪ A place to be in harmony ♪

♪ A place we almost ♪

♪ Looking for an echo ♪

♪ An answer to our sound ♪

♪ A place to be in harmony ♪

♪ A place we almost ♪

♪ Found ♪

(snapping)

(emotional piano music)

♪ How do I ♪

♪ Say goodbye ♪

♪ To what we had ♪

♪ Good times that made us laugh ♪

♪ Outweighed the bad ♪

♪ If we get to see forever ♪

♪ But forever has blown away ♪

♪ It's so hard to say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ Where this road ♪

♪ Is going to lead ♪

♪ All I know is where we've been ♪

♪ And what we've been through ♪

♪ If we get to see tomorrow ♪

♪ I hope it was worth the pain ♪

♪ It's so hard to say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ All I know is where we've been ♪

♪ And what we've been through ♪

♪ And I'll take with me the memories ♪

♪ To be my sunshine after the rain ♪

♪ It's so hard to say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ And I'll take ♪

♪ With me the memories ♪

♪ To be my sunshine after the rain ♪

♪ It's so hard to say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ It's so hard ♪

♪ To say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ It's so hard to say goodbye ♪

♪ To yesterday ♪

♪ Ooh ♪