Where God Left His Shoes (2007) - full transcript

Eric, be back in

a minute, all right?

Keep hitting.

Hey, frank.

Frank... got a minute?

Mira, I just got off the
phone with the promoter for the

december fight at the garden.

Oh, yeah?

What did they say?

Pulling you from the card.

You're kidding me.



Why would they do that?

Come on, frankie, you know why.

Yeah.

Nothing I can do.

Right.

Don't worry, papi.

There'll be other fights, right?

Hell, yeah.

I mean, they can't

just do that.

You have a contract.

They can do whatever they want.

Well, sue them.

Yeah, well, who am I gonna sue?



Wh... who am I gonna sue?

I can't sue nobody.

Mom, justin hit me!

No, I didn't, she's lying.

Did too!

No, I didn't!

Did too!

No, I didn't!

Then who was a liar?

She's lying!

Just... go wash up.

Dinner's ready.

But...

Do you see that?

Hey!

Go ahead.

You heard your mother.

Get out of here!

Well, she...

Now! Now!

But she...

Can hector do something?

Can you call someone?

I'm not dealing with that
parasite anymore, o.K.?

I took all my stuff
out of the gym...

And out of the locker.

Oh.

"Oh," what?

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, I was counting
on the money.

We have no more money.

What am I gonna do?

I'm behind bills,
I'm falling behind the rent.

I know, I was...

I know, I'm counting
on it too, o.K.?

I mean, I'll figure
something out, I will.

I promise you, I will.

Come on.

Don't be like that.

Don't... come on me.

Stop it.

Stop it.

Go to basketball

tryouts today?

No.

Why not?

Because I don't want
to play basketball.

I want to play football.

O.k., tell him he's gonna
get hurt if he plays football.

Tell him he needs
to play basketball.

You need to play basketball.

Well, that's just
the enthusiasm he needs.

What do you want me to say?

I want you to encourage him.

I will, but he can't
shoot hoops.

Why not?

Remember?

'Cause when he dribbles, he
looks like a retard, that's why.

I can dribble.

No, you can't.

Yes, I can.

No, you can't.

Yes, I can.

I've seen you dribble.

You can'tdribble.

Your sister dribbles
better than you.

Can I box?

Can you box?

What are you gonna box, oranges?

No boxing.

Get it out of your head.

Why not?

Because I say so.

Don't look at me.

If you throw a punch the way
you dribble, you're not

even gonna see 13.

Can't be worse than you.

Hey, what'd you say?

Nothing.

No, you said something.

Say it, I want to hear it.

I didn't say anything.

What you say?

I didn't say anything.

So?

What?

What now?

Jesus christ.

You check the fuse box?

It's not the fuse box.

We're the only ones out.

Did you pay con ed?

You want do this in front
of the kids right now?

Can you turn on the lights?

I'm scared.

Oh, sweetie pie,
don't be scared.

Come here, come here, come here.

There's nothing to be scared
of in the dark.

The dark is actually
a lot of fun.

Hey, hey... justin, grab your
plantain, throw it at me.

What?

Come on, throw it at me.

I'll get in trouble...

You're not gonna get in trouble.

Just throw it at me.

What are you doing?

Mama, we're playing a game.

What are you doing?

Just watch and learn...

See if you can
get it in my mouth.

You're cleaning this up
afterwards, o.K.?

Yeah, yeah, o.K., yeah.

Come on.

Oh...!

I'm ready. Ready?

All right, all right,
how about your sister?

She'll outdo do.

Oh!

One for the team!

Guess whose turn it is?

Mom's.

That's right, mom.

Yeah, I'm not...

Don't you dare throw that,
don't throw that at me.

You're playing this game
no matter what.

That's right, that's right.

I ain't playing
this game, o.K.?

That's right.

Yes, you are.

Uh-uh.

Come on, concentrate,
woman, focus.

Don't you...

Don't throw that at me, uh-uh.

Open up now.

Mmm, come on, it loves you.

Wait, wait, baby,
let me do it, let me do it,

let me do it.

Let me get it, mama.

Watch, watch, watch.

Come on, open your mouth.

She's right.

Come on, open your mouth.

Come on.

That's right.

You know how we like it.

You spit it out!

I got it in.

I want my recount.

Justin.

Oh!

All right, that's enough,
that's enough, no more.

Come on, guys.

We're not gonna waste
all the food.

That was funny, right?

See, you're not scared
anymore, right?

No, I'm not.

What was that?

Not anymore.

Trick or treat!

All right,
I'm coming, I'm coming.

Hey, can I help you?

Yeah, new york city
department of housing.

Trick or treat!

What's going on?

What is this?

I'm sorry, man, you got
two hours to pack your stuff.

I'm sorry, man, you got
two hours to pack your stuff.

Come on.

...all right,
how much do we have?

$229.

$229, o.K.

You know, if I sell the car,
we could probably get,

what, another $800.

Maybe $900, if we're lucky.

I'll start looking
for a job tomorrow.

No, you can't look for a job.

Who's gonna take care of tina?

Come on, we can't afford it.

So where are we gonna
go tonight?

I don't know, I don't know.

Why don't we just go to a hotel?

Let's go to a hotel, sleep the
night, try to figure things out.

Hey, why don't
we call your cousin benny?

No way.

We're not staying with benny.

There's no way I'm staying
with him.

He's been shot,
like, five times.

He's a goddamn hoodlum.

I can call luis.

What are you thinking?

I'm... I'm not thinking.

Hey, I'm sorry.

Look... i'm fine.

Just forget it.

Just forget it, all right?

Check, please.
Check.

Everything
o.k. Here?

Yeah, it's great.

What's the damage?

Uh, it's 16 pumpkins.

16, that's a lot of pumpkins.

How much are the shakes?

Uh, $5 apiece.

And the fries?

$3.95.

O.k., so five and five
and four is what, 14?

Well, there's tax, too.

Right... right, tax.

Who can forget
the government, right?

Excuse me.

I'll give you a minute.

Can I get some money, please?

What's the matter?

Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?

What, what, what?

What's the matter?

Come on.

Look, look, this isn't easy on
either one of us, all right,

but we've gotta be strong.

Gotta be strong, baby.

No crying in front of the kids.

You got me?

I'm just tired, so...

I know, I know.

I know, but the best thing
for us right now is

to stay together, you got it?

Yeah.

We're gonna make it.

I promise you, we're
gonna make it. O.K.

All right?

Yeah.
I love you, now come on.

Let's pay the bill and
go to sleep, all right?

I'll take care of it.

You just take the kids outside.

I need a moment, o.K.?

All right.

Come on.

Come on, hurry up.

Put all the candy away.

I got it.

I'm not done with you...

Why do I gotta go pick it up?

Why can't you?

Don't start.

But we...

I've got enough things
on my mind.

What the hell you doing?

I'm sorry, man.

I'm, I'm really sorry.

Clean it up.

Help him.

Here you go.

Here you go.

Here you go.

Don't you usually give me $75?

What about those bricks
you dropped?

You expect me to pay for that?

Oh, come on, man.

I broke 10 bricks.

How much are bricks,
50 cents each?

You want the 50 or not?

Come on, man.

All, all I'm saying is that 10
bricks at 50 cents is how much?

I mean, do the math.

You know what?

I don't got time for this shit.

Take the $75.

Just don't ever expect me
to hire you again.

It's your choice.

Keep it.

There's a smart man
if I ever saw one.

Hey, you know if you
got any work coming up in

the next few days?

I don't know if you noticed
all the lights and decorations

all over the place,
but it's christmas.

Thanks a lot.

♪ Christmastime
is here ♪

♪ happiness and cheer
♪ fun for all

that children call
their favorite time of year ♪

♪ christmastime is here
♪ family drawing near...

Ahh!

You scared me, you idiot.

So what you doing?

Just trying to bring some
christmas spirit to this place.

Oh, yeah, it's really working.

Look at that.

How was work?

Made 50 bucks.

You usually make 75.

Yeah, usually.

Look, I don't want
to talk about that.

O.k.

Where are the kids?

Justin's outside playing with
some friends and christina's on

the bed playing with some toys
the salvation army dropped off.

Hey, tina.

Who's your friend?

Smiddy.

Hi.

Get the hell outta here.

Angie.

Angie... I can't find my jacket.

What?

I think somebody
stole my jacket.

Can you believe that?

Jesus.

["Hark! The herald

[angels sing" playing...]
...Hey, excuse me,

can I talk to you for a second?

Someone stole my jacket
last night.

I, I need to file a report.

Actually, mr. Diaz, I was
just about to come and find you.

Uh, follow me.

I need to talk to you.

Did you find it?

You're not gonna believe this.

You're not gonna believe it.

What?

What's wrong?

We gotta leave the shelter.

What?

Remember that list that
I put us on for the apartments

a couple months ago?

Yeah?

Yeah, well...

They called us.

You're kidding me.

Yeah, we're gonna be
in our own apartment for

christmas after all.

What do you think of that?

O.k., I gotta see the apartment

manager in about an hour.

Oh, my god.

Didn't I tell you?

Didn't I tell you?

Didn't I promise you?

You did, you did.

Promised you, right?

Is santa claus gonna
come this year?

There is no santa claus.

Really, stupid, think about it.

How can santa claus go to
everyone's house in the whole

wide world in one night?

Don't listen to your brother.

He doesn't know his ass
from his mouth, all right?

Sweetie, you know what?

Santa already came.

He brought us
a beautiful apartment.

But I want my doll back.

Aww...

Well...

You know what papa's gonna do?

I'm gonna call santa personally
and make sure that he hooks you

up with whatever it is you want.

Let me get a little giggle
out of you.

Nothing?

She's tired.

All right.

I... I gotta go, honey.

Come on.

O.k.,
why don't you take

the troublemaker with you and,
um, I'll take tina to the clinic

and pack everything up.

Ah, you get
the easy way out, huh?

You know I can't stay here...

I get stuck with him, thank you.

Come on, justin.

Why can't I stay here?

'Cause you're coming with me,
that's why.

Come on, bundle up, champ.

Bundle up.

You can't go out like that.

Come on, baby, I'm five
blocks from the subway...

Then couple of blocks.

Just take that.

See you back here in
a couple of hours?

With a key.

With the key to
our new apartment.

Thank god.

Oh, it's freezing.

Come on, let's go.

Why can't I stay here?

'Cause you can't, that's why.

It's not safe.

I can protect myself.

Oh, yeah?

You can protect yourself
from a grown man?

Yeah, hell yeah.

Yeah, let someone try something.

Where the hell you get that?

Got it from a friend of mine.

Can I see it?

What the hell you doing
with this, man?

What's wrong with you?

What?

Carry shit like that.

What's wrong with you, man?

I can protect myself.

Oh, you think you can protect
yourself from a grown man?

Yeah.

You think you could?

Yeah.

All right, come on.

Protect yourself.

What you gonna do now?

What you gonna do now?

Come on, what you gonna do now?

Protect yourself.

If you could do it, man,
if you can protect from me,

you can stay here all day.

Come on.

Uh-huh, just as I thought.

You asshole.

Don't ever let me catch you
with a knife again, you hear me?

Whatever.

♪ Here comes

Santa claus ♪
♪ here comes santa claus

♪ right down
santa claus lane... ♪

Go under, go under.

What?

Go under.

Go, go!

Hi, merry christmas.

Uh, I'm frank diaz.

I'm here to see carita
about an apartment.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, look.

Hey, hey, look...

Yankee stadium, man.

We can watch the game from here.

Oh!

That's cool.

O.k., uh, mr. Diaz,
it's $201 a month.

Uh-huh.

And utilities included,
first and last month's security.

There's three bedrooms
down the hall.

This is it.

What do you think?

Well, it's not exactly
where god left his shoes,

but, but it'll do.

Uh, you can actually
move in today.

That's great, that'd be great.

If you're handy,
you could... mmm, fix it up,

do something with it.

Yeah, I know.

It's, put a little muscle to it,
maybe paint it, you know?

Yeah.

Change the floors a bit.

I could do something with that.

Absolutely.

Yeah...

Well, wonderful, wonderful.

Um, why don't we go back
to my office and we can get

the paperwork filled out.

Yeah. It's christmas eve,
I know you'd like to be in.

How about that, huh?

Yeah, I would love that.

You saw that, man? I know.

How great is that?

Awesome.

Here you go.

Fill this out.

What is this?

The application.

You need a, need a pen?

Sir, you need a,

you need a pen?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

O.k.

Thank you, thank you.

You all right?

Yeah.

You know what,
do you mind if I, if I filled it

out right outside?

Be just a second.

All right.

Thank you.

Come with me.

Here, fill that out.

Why?

Just fill it out.

Why can't you do it?

Uh, because my wrist is
killing me from the last fight,

that's why.

It is.

My, my wrist is killing me.

What, just fill it out,
all right?

And then, anything you
don't understand, just ask me,

all right?

Here's your application.

And here's the $400.

Well, actually, it's,
it's, it's, uh, $398.

But, uh, I'll get you
the two bucks in about two days,

all right?

O.k., that's fine.

You didn't fill out
the employment section.

Right, because, uh,
I'm in between jobs right now.

I'm, I'm a boxer.

One of the requirements
in qualifying for an apartment

here is that you have some
form of income.

Yeah, no, I do, but I do.

I do, I just work off the books,
that's all.

So it's, like construction and,
you know, work hasn't been

steady lately, so...

Unfortunately, I can't
put down that you work off

the books.

Right, right.

I'm gonna have a few jobs
lined up right after christmas.

That won't work.

Management is very strict
and since you don't have

a guaranteed form of income, I
can't process your application.

I will have to put you
back on the list.

What...

What are you talking about?

I can't give you
the apartment unless you are

presently employed, onthe books.

Your name will go back on
the list, and when another

apartment becomes available,
I'll contact you.

My family, my family's
in a shelter.

And I can't do that anymore.

We just can't do that anymore.

Do you understand me?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir.

I don't know what else
to tell you.

You can tell me that
the apartment is ours,

and we can move in there today.

I can't do that.

C'mon, it's christmas.

It's christmas, give me a break.

Can you cut me a break, please?

I mean, I'll promise you,
I'll have a job by the first

of the year.

I can guarantee it.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do.

I have a family too, and if
I put you down for the apartment

and get caught, I can lose
my job.

Justin, wait for me outside.

Give her hell.

Yeah.

Let me explain something
to you, let me explain

my situation to you, maybe.

Maybe you'll understand.

Me and my family, we been having
some hard months and all we want

is to have an apartment
for christmas, that's all.

That's all we want, and look,
I understand your position.

I know what you're in,
but imagine having children

and sleeping in a dirty shelter
on a cold floor for three

months, can you imagine that?

I understand, I understand...
no, but are you imagining

that for me?

Yes, I understand your position.

Many of the tenants who live
here were in your shoes at one

time or another, but like
I said, there's nothing

I can do.

Right.

Nothing you can do.

You know, let me ask
you something.

How many of those tenants that
were in my shoes went into

the gulf war and fought
for this country?

How many of them, huh?

Excuse me?

How
many of them went and fought?

I went and joined up and fought
for this country when I was

18 years old, o.K.?

And you're telling me that it's
o.K. For me to risk my life,

risk my life for you and your
family, but you don't have

to put anything on the line
for me and my family.

That's what you're telling
me, right?

It's not like that.

Oh, yeah... yeah.

It islike that.

It's justlike that.

Wait, wait, uh...

Come back, please.

Do you get a check from the
government each month?

I don't get anything.

I don't get a dime,
I don't get nothin'.

Look, I leave the office
at 6:00 tonight.

If you can find a job by then,
the apartment's yours.

That's the best I can do.

Otherwise, and I'm sorry...

But I'll have to call
the next person on the list.

Thank you...

And what you're doing.

O.k.

Thank you so much.

So what happened in there?

So we didn't get it?

No, we didn't get it,
einstein, not yet, anyway.

Where we going now?

To get a job.

Why?

Why? Because you need a job
to get an apartment, that's why.

Why didn't you tell her
you already have a job,

make something up?

And what happens when she
finds out that I lied, huh?

We'll already have the keys.

Right, and we get thrown out
of another apartment... that'd be

just great.

No, no... why can't you just...
no, you could... actually,

you could just tell her...
hey guy, let's just... you're

not making any sense, right?

Could you just shut up
for a little while, please?

Don't tell me to shut up.

You shut up.

I'm just trying to help.

Hey, you know how you
can help? How?

By shuttin' up.

Stand clear of

the closing doors.

Oh, man.

I'm hungry.

Yeah, well, you shoulda ate
at the shelter.

Can we get something to eat
when we get off the train?

No, no, no, all the money
I got is for the apartment.

Shoulda went with mom.

Yeah, you shoulda.

Who lives here?

Just mind your business and
don't embarrass me, all right?

How you doin'?

What are you doin' here?

I told you I got no work today.

I know, I know, and I'm sorry
to bother you and all that,

but I need to talk to your
father for just one minute.

About what?

It's about... hello,
mr. Montecello, how are you?

Hello, how you doin'?

Look, I'm sorry to bother
you, I know it's christmas eve

and whatnot, but I got something
very important that I need

to talk to you about,
if you got a minute, please.

We're a little busy right now.

Yeah, I realize this,
but this is really important.

Come on, it's cold.

Let him in, come on.

Thank you, thank you.

You're just gonna leave me
out here?

Go over there
and play with the kids.

Play ball, make friends.

Why can't i... it's freezing
though, I'm cold.

So what's this about that

you gotta come bother us today?

Yeah, well, this isn't easy
to say, but me and my family,

we're living in a shelter.

What are you, homeless?

Just about.

You hungry or something?

Dad, give him a few meatballs
and...

That's o.K.,
I didn't come here for food.

I didn't come here for handouts.

Come on, have a bite.

Have a bite.

I'm fine, sir, thank you very
much, but I'm fine, I'm o.K.

Come on, my wife made 200
of them, have a bite.

You know, it's an insult
to turn down an italian

woman's cooking.

Come on.

Well, I don't want to be
insulting anybody, right?

Come on, it's good.

Be good for you, have a bite.

The best.

That's great stuff.

You want more?

No, no, no, I'm great,
it hit the spot,

thank you very much.

Look, I know you guys are very
busy and I don't want to take up

your time, but the reason
I'm here is... I'm a boxer.

And I was up for this big fight
and I got taken off the card...

I knew I recognized you.

Yeah, you're the guy that got
his ass kicked by caesar

rodriguez back at the garden,
like two months ago, right?

I lost the fight, yeah.

You threw in the towel.

I saw it on espn.

You would have had a shot
if you didn't quit.

Hit him with a couple good
punches, I mean, you still would

have got your head beat in,
but you would have had a shot,

at least.

As I was sayin'... um...

How can we help you?

Well, that's why I'm here,
sir, in order for me to qualify

for this apartment, we need
somebody to tell the people who

are running the building that,
um, that I work for you guys

on the books.

But you don't work for us
on the books.

Well, I know, I know...

You want us to lie?

No, I'm not asking you to lie.

I'm not asking you that,
I'm just... need proof of

employment, so I can get me and
my family out of the shelter

and all I need is a w-2 form
or a paystub, anything

like that.

We can't do that... no way.

My family will be
very appreciative.

I'll work it off, I'll work
weekends, I'll come here

whenever you guys need it,
whatever holidays, I don't care.

No can do.

Come on, vinny,
it's christmas time.

The guy's down on his luck.

Let's give him a break.

Maybe we could do something
with this.

Dad, we can't do it.

We're not hiring anyone
on the books and we for shit

sure ain't lying
to the government.

Forget it.

We'll lose our license,
then what happens to us

when we lose our license, huh?

For this?

Look, I'm sorry,
my son runs the business.

If there was something that
we could do, believe me, frank,

we'd do it.

Thank you, sir, thank you.

Merry christmas.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much
for your time.

Thanks for leaving me

Out in the cold.

You're welcome.

I wasn't really thanking you.

Now where are we going now?

In the city.

Can we get something to eat?

Yeah, we will,
in a little while, o.K.?

What's that red stuff
on your mouth?

What red stuff?

What are you talking about?

The red stuff on the side
of your mouth.

Did you eat something
while you were in there?

Come on, man, I bet you
didn't know that it's an insult

to turn down italian cooking,
did you know that?

You suck, you know that?

You really suck.

Can't believe... I can't believe
you ate something in there.

♪ Mamacita ♪

♪ ¿donde esta santa claus?♪
♪ ¿donde esta santa claus?♪

♪ And the toys
that he will leave ♪

♪ mamacita♪
♪ oh, where is santa claus?

♪ I look for him because
it's christmas eve... ♪

♪ I know that I should

be sleeping ♪
♪ but maybe he's not far away ♪

♪ so out of the window
I'm peeping ♪

♪ hoping to see him
in his sleigh ♪

Stop, police!

♪ I hope he won't forget
to pack his castanets ♪

♪ and to his reindeer say
♪ on, pancho! On, vixen!

♪ On, pedro! On, blitzen!
Ow!

♪ Ole! Ole!♪
♪ ole!Santa claus... ♪

Get on my back, quick!

♪ Mamacita♪
♪ ¿donde esta santa claus?♪

♪ Oh, where is santa claus?
♪ It's christmas eve ♪

♪ oh, where is santa claus?

♪ It's christmas eve. ♪
all right, mamacita,

I go sleep now.

All right, let me see,

let me see.

O.k., o.K. All right.

Oh, man.

Can you bend it back?

Can you?

All right, so you didn't break
it, you just sprained it.

Look, I'm gonna have to tie this
up really tight, all right?

To cut off the swelling.

No, leave it, leave it.

I got to, I got to, man.

All right, see?

Hey, what happened to your hand?

Oh, when I fell, I cut myself.

Oh, Jesus christ.

Let me see it.

Look, we'll clean it up when we
get into the city, all right?

All right, stick your hand out.

Stick your hand out, come on.

It's gonna sting a little bit,
all right?

Let me see.

Where'd you get that?

I took it.

Oh, shit.

What's the matter?

I can't eat it now.

It has peanuts in it.

So? What's the big deal, man?

I'm allergic to peanuts.

Remember?

Allergic to peanuts?

I thought you was allergic to,
uh, raisins.

No, peanuts.

Well, that's what you get
for stealing, man.

Hey, look, I just wanna say
I'm sorry, all right?

It's just that...

Never mind, I'm sorry, man,
I'm sorry.

Can you walk?

Yeah, I think so.

All right, if it hurts,
you let me know and we'll just

take a break, all right?

Come on, let's go.

Excuse me, ma'am, do you know

where the human resources
department is?

It's on the third floor.

Third floor?

Up the escalators.

O.k., thank you,
thank you, merry...

hey, over there,

go, go sit down and rest
your ankle, go.

Can I help you?

Yes, how you doin'?

My name is frank diaz, I'm here
for the security guard position.

I was wondering, who should
I speak to?

Sorry, they're all filled.

Oh, wow, really?

Well, are there any other
positions available?

You don't look like
a perfume tester.

Frank, chuckling: Well,
I can be very versatile.

Look, we really don't have
anything right now.

Try back after the new year.

You know, what, what do you
have to do to be

a perfume tester?

I mean, what do you gotta do?

Hold the perfume bottle and say,
"try this fragrance,

chez monet"... I could do that.

Sir, move your foot out
the door before I call security.

Sorry.

Come on, find something, man.

I'm looking, I'm looking...
relax!

What about this?

What about that?

No, not that.

What about that,
a beautician in the bronx?

Oh, a beautician... ha-ha,
that's hilarious, man,

you're really funny, ha-ha-ha.

What... how hard does it have
to be to cut someone's hair?

You gotta go to a special
school for that, man.

You can't just cut people's
hair, give them a perm or

get a weave without learning.

You don't have to go
to school for that.

Yeah, you do, you gotta go
to a special school

for everything, man.

No, not if you wanna
be president.

All you have to be is 35
and be a u.S. Citizen.

Look, just find me
a job, o.K.?

Just find me a job,
'cause I'm not gonna be

president of the united states
and I'm for shit sure not gonna

be a beautician in the bronx.

What about painting?

I can do paint... where?

230th... east first street.

Good work, man, good work.

Rip it out, rip it out.

Hey, hey...

Hey, jus'.

Check it out.

What?

Little girly over there, huh?

Where?

Right there.

Oh, look at her, she's looking
at you, man.

She's eyeballing you.

No, she's not.

Look at her, she is, smile.

Come on, do something, man.

No.

She's smiling at you.

No.

Oh, look at that.

You're in like flynn, buddy boy.

Don't waste it, it's a great
opportunity, do something.

Look, look, look, do something.

Wave at her. No!

Ah, she loved it, she loved
it, look at her.

Helping you out, man.

Stupid, you're helping me out?

Don't call me stupid, man.

Come on, let's go,
let's get out of here.

...you're not gay, are you?

No!

You ever get to first base?

Second.

You're lying, man.

You never got to second base.

Did too.

Kissed a girl.

Oh, yeah?

Who's the unlucky lady?

I ain't telling you.

Better not be that girl
with the wooden leg you're

always hanging out with
in the shelter.

Little perv, taking advantage
of the handicapped, man.

You guys even touch tongues?

None of your business.

Hey, dude, when you start
hitting triples and home runs,

you're gonna have to bag it,
a'ight?

'Cause you can't go raw dog
these days.

"Bag it"?

What, what...
aw, man, you never got

to second base, forget it.

Yeah, I know, I know,
but what does "bag it" mean?

What's wrong?

Nothing, man, come on, let's go.

...how's your ankle?

Hurts even more.

Well, just put the weight
on the other leg.

Don't step on it.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I'm here to apply
for the painting job.

Come in.

Thanks.

You ever work in a school?

Uh, no, can't say that I have.

Bunch of bratty kids
with no respect.

Yeah, won't bother me,
I got two of my own.

Know how to paint?

Ah, yeah, of course.

I painted my own car once even.

And, uh, it didn't come out all
right, but hey, saved a lot

of money.

Good.

Principal danner wants every
classroom painted over

the holiday break.

Step into my office.

Yeah.

Hey, hey, do me a favor,
go sit by the radiator

and stay warm, o.K.?

Smoke?

Yeah, yeah, sometimes.

Thank you.

Sucks that they got you workin'
on christmas, huh?

Tell me about it.

All right, let's get this
sucker filled out.

Name?

Frank diaz.

Address?

1873 hunt's point avenue,
bronx, 11457.

Social?

987-65-4320.

This is on the books, right?

Yeah, of course,
it's on the books.

It's a city job.
Good, good, good.

Where was your previous place
of employment?

I was working construction,
but it was off the books.

Yeah, before that.

Oh, before that?

I'm a professional boxer.

No kidding?

Yeah, yeah.

Why, you a big fight fan?

No, no, no, bowling is my sport.

Bowling's cool, bowling's cool.

What else...

Uh, ever been convicted
of a felony?

No.

Any medical condition
I should know about?

Not that iknow of.

Any problem starting today?

I mean, it would just be
until 3:00.

I mean, I gotta get a jump-start
on those classrooms.

No, no... yeah!

I can start today, man,
whatever you need!

That's what I'm here for.

You seem all right in my book.

Besides, I needed somebody
yesterday, um...

Job pays $12.50 an hour.

$12.50.

Yeah, is that a problem?

No, that's great.

$12.50's great.

Well, mr. Diaz.

Hey, hey, why don't you call
me frank?

Just call me frank.

It's what everybody calls me.

Frank? Yeah.

Well, frank, unless you
changed your mind before

you walked in that door,
you got yourself a job.

I do?

Merry christmas!

Don't be so happy.

It sucks, working here.

The doctor will be right in.

O.k.

One, two... good girl.

Relax, you're gonna get better.

Hi, I'm dr. Desai.

Hi. Hi.

So what's wrong
with this little cutie?

Oh, she's been sick for three
days, and this morning she woke

up with a fever.

Oh, flu's going around.

Sounds like you're coming down

with it, too.

Everybody in our shelter
is sick.

Which shelter is it?

Most precious host.

It'll be a little cold, o.K.?

You know, there are better
shelters in the city.

There's safe haven downtown.

That's for women
who've been abused.

What are you trying to say?

I just see a lot of women
come here in need of help

and they don't like to talk
about it.

Well, I don't need help.

My husband's never laid
a hand on me.

We came all the way down here
to take care of my daughter.

Can we just do that?

O.k., um...

Can you stick out your tongue
for me, please?

Wide... ah, say "ah"...

Ahh...

Oh... o.K., thanks.

Listen, I've been down that
road in the past and I was smart

enough to get out.

I know that there are better
shelters out there, but that

would mean leaving my husband.

O.k., I was just giving you
options in case you need them,

but sounds like you don't.

> He's actually out there
getting the keys to our

new apartment.

Our last day at the shelter.

Congratulations.

All right, well, she's got a lot
of inflammation in her throat,

so I'm gonna put her on
an antibiotic.

I'll just get the medicine and
I'll get you something for your

cough too, o.K.?

Thank you.

$12.50 an hour, man.

You know what that means?

You can finally get me
something to eat?

Oh, yeah, I'm gonna get you
something to eat on the way

home, but it means yankee
stadium, baby, you and me,

opening day!

Sound like a plan, huh?

Yeah.

I'm gonna get those seats
right on the second tier over

first base where all the foul
balls go... oh.

Can we get hot dogs?

Oh, yeah, we're gonna get
hot dogs.

Hot dogs, peanuts, cotton
candy... oh, no peanuts, man.

I forgot, you're allergic.

We have to have ice cream.

Oh, yeah, ice cream.

A lot of ice cream.

Oh, yeah, tons of ice cream,
son, tons of ice cream.

Cotton candy, zeppoles... i'm
gonna give you so much candy,

it's gonna rot your teeth.

But, hey, don't think about food
right now, man, don't think

about food 'cause it'll make you
hungry, all right?

We got two hours left, a'ight?

Oh, we did it.

Can you believe that we did it?

We did it, little man.

Come on, give me five.

Give me five... uptown!

Midtown!

Downtown... oh, man, why'd you
slap the brush for?

Come on, that's not funny.

You see me laughing?

I'm not laughing.

O.k.

We'll go crosstown.
That ain't right, man.

That ain't right.

You think that's right?

I got your hand, you got my
threads, man, that's a whole

other different story.

Frank, got a minute?

Yeah, yeah, whassup?

I mean, I was just about
to start painting the wall

right now.

Look, I need to talk to you.

Yeah, yeah, sure, yeah, sure.

Keep stirring it, get,
get to work, man.

Help us out, all right?

What's going on?

I ran your social through
the district computer.

Felony charges came under
your profile.

Do you know anything about that?

Felony charge?

Said you spent two years
in jail.

Yeah, well, I...

Somethin' did go down.

It did go down, I mean, I was
a young kid, man, a stupid kid,

21 years old, you know how that
is, right?

I mean, I was hanging out with
the wrong crew and then one

night I'm with them and they go
into this bodega, but I stayed

outside and they took some shit.

I didn't even know they were
gonna do it.

So they held up the place?

Well, I don't know.

I don't know, like I said,
I stayed outside, so I have

no clue.

But it was a big mess, you know,
it was a big mess and I was

guilty by association and even
the store clerk said that

I wasn't a part of it, o.K.?

But I couldn't afford a good
lawyer, you know how

that goes, man.

Frank, this is a problem.

Mr. Morris, I'm not that guy.

O.k., I'm not that guy.

That was a long time ago,
that was a mistake, you know,

I got a wife and two kids, man,
that was a wrong time, wrong

place, wrong friends,
you know what I'm saying?

Frank.

It happens to everybody,
you know, I mean...

Frank...

Look, I need these classrooms
painted as much as you need this

job, but the board of education
has a policy: No felons

near the kids.

Now, I'm sorry, but there is
no way around that.

Right.

Justin, come here.

Hey, buddy, can I talk to you
a second?

I'm looking for a guy.

Frank diaz, a latino guy,
he's a boxer?

He's about maybe your size.

I used to pick him up here
for work, I think I picked him

up with you one time.

Sorry, I don't know him, man.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

It's a good thing, it's a good
thing... i'm trying to do the

guy a favor.

I can't find him, I'm looking
all over the place.

Can you help me out?

Sorry, guy, I can't help you.

Oh, man.

Aww...

Come on, stay over here
till it clears up a little bit.

You never told me you went
to jail.

Yeah, you never told me you
sucked face with peg leg patty.

The things you find out
along the way, huh?

What the hell you doin'
listening to my business anyhow?

I couldn't,
I could just hear you.

Yeah, sure.

Does mom know?

Yeah, your mom knows.

Did you shoot anybody?

No, I didn't shoot anybody.

See, that's why your mother
wants you to take up a sport,

man, so you'll stop hanging out
on the street or you'll end up

in trouble like I did.

You know, as a matter of fact,
you're signing up for basketball

next week.

My ankle could be broken.

It's gonna be better by then.

Now, come on, we haven't
got much time, let's go.

It's pouring!

Put your hood up.

Here, find... find me

a job, right here.

You're not gonna find
anything today.

It's christmas eve.

You want a warm apartment?

You want something to eat?

Find me something.

You buy the paper
or you put it down.

Abdul, relax, it's just
a quarter, all right?

I'm running a business here.

You look, you buy.

Oh, is that so?

Yes, that's so.

Oh, I found something.

What you find?

"Stockroom employees
needed for holiday."

Where at? Right here.

Oh, it's hou... houston street.

Here... i'm putting it down.

You happy?

There you go. You happy?

Let's go, come on.

Wait, whoa, whoa, you can't
go like that. Why not?

Because you're wet,
you have paint on you...

Yeah, so what am I
supposed to do?

Get new clothes, that's what
you're supposed to do.

Oh, right, right, right.

You want to go to armani's
maybe, on a little shopping

spree? Barney's maybe?

You don't have to
spend money. No? No.

Oh, oh, because people are
giving away clothes for free

nowadays. Just do what mom
does. Yeah? What does she do?

I'll tell you when we get there.

You sure your mother does this?

Yeah.

And she gets on me for cursing.

Hey, help me pick out
a shirt for these pants.

How about this one?

What, you mean like a pimp?

Come on, man.

This is more like it.

This is good.

All right, just stay here.

I'll be right back, all right?

Get your hands off!

Hey... Take it off!

Hey, relax.

Hey, what's going on?

This your kid?

Yes, he's my stepson. Why?

Just caught him shoplifting.

Shoplifting? What are you
talking about, man?

Hey, you, empty your pockets.

Kid, empty your pockets or
we're gonna do it for you.

Hey, hey, kemosabe, just
relax, all right? Just relax.

This is a kid, man, please.

Empty your pockets, man.

What the hell
are you doing, man?

What the hell are you doing?

I'm sorry, man.

I don't know what the hell
got into him.

Listen, we're gonna
have to take him in the back.

We've gotta write this up.

O.k., come on, man, we all
make stupid mistakes, right?

Come on, look, you got it back,
right? So there's no, no harm,

no foul... it's all good, right?

We're gonna have to take him
in the back and write him up.

Come on, man, he's...

Look, look at him... he's a
nine-year-old kid, man.

We all make mistakes, right?

It's christmas, come on, man.

Want me to pay for it?

I'll pay for it, man.

Sir, it is store
policy, all right?

I, I know, I know it's
store policy, man, but it's

not your store, right?

I mean, so come on,
I'll pay for it.

I'll give you the money.

Sir, what do you have on
underneath that sweater?

Oh, oh, man, you know,
you know what happened?

Man, I forgot to take it off...

Uh, we're gonna need
some more assistance down here

in the men's section.

Man, I, I was in the
dressing room, man, when I

heard the screaming.

I didn't get a chance to...

Go, go, go, go.

Meet you at the newsstand.

Go, go, go.

Whoa, whoa, where's he going?

Come on, man.

Let's just try to work this out,
all right? Man to man.

Let's try the two of us,
all right? 'cause what?

I... look, I'll give you
the clothes, I'll pay you back,

whatever you want.

Come on, man, we can
work this out.

That's not the point.

So... what is your point?

The point is you have on
a sweater underneath your

sweater... I told you...

That doesn't belong to you.

I told you.

I told you why, man.

Because I was in
the dressing room putting it on,

and I heard the commotion with
my son... Sir, relax...

I came out to protect my son.

Relax... I am relaxed,
man. Sir... you don't seem

relaxed, though. I'm, I'm
totally relaxed, man.

I'm just trying to work this
out... Your tone of voice

does not seem relaxed.

I'm trying to work this out
with you, all right?

I said I'll pay you. Sir...

I want you to back off
right now. You are not going

anywhere. I'm going...

You are coming with me.

What the hell is
the matter with you, huh?

What the hell's wrong with you?

What are you, stupid?

What, are you stealing jewelry
for your girlfriend?

Is that what you're doing?

No, it was for mom.

It's for your mom?

For your mom?

All right, just forget it,
all right? Forget it.

At least I got the new
clothes, right? Yeah.

Now, come on. Let's,
let's go look for a job.

Come on.

What's the matter?

Tell me. What?

Oh, man.

I left my money inside the pants
in the dressing room.

What are we gonna do now?

I don't know. I don't know.

If I go back in there,
I'm gonna get arrested.

Jesus christ.

This is great, man.

This is great.

Hey, excuse me,
do you have the time?

2:15.

2:15, great.

Now I gotta get the deposit
and a job.

That's just great.

All right, come on, man.

Let's go, let's go.

No. No. I can't walk.

What do you mean?

I can't walk no more.

My stomach hurts.

Oh, come on, your stomach
doesn't have to do

with your legs.

Come on, let's go.

No. I'm not going anywhere
until I get something to eat.

All right, we'll get
you something to eat

at the shelter. Come on.

No, no, no, no. Come on.

Don't be a pussy, man.

I'm not a pussy.

I'm not a pussy.

Hey, don't do this to me now.

Come on, man.

No, no. I'm not... no.

I'm not going anywhere
until I get something to eat.

I've been walking miles
and miles and miles, and my

stomach is growling.

I'm... and my stomach is empty.

I feel like I'm gonna pass out.

Justin, come on, man,
I swear to god...

I want you to just
get up right now. No.

Justin, get up right now.

Right now, you hear me?

No. I'm done. I'm done. I
don't care what you say anymore.

Anymore. I'm hungry and I want
something to eat.

All right, all right,
I'll get you something

to eat, all right?

Are you happy? Come on.

Finally.

I'm not eating

shit from there.

Are you listening?

Yeah, yeah, I'm
listening to you.

Why can't we go to a restaurant?

This is a restaurant.

It's the back of
a restaurant, man.

At least try to find
something that's wrapped.

Yeah, I'm looking, I'm
looking, man, I'm looking.

Oh, bingo. Look.

Look what I got.

Look what I got.

Look at this, look at this...
a perfectly good little

jelly donut.

Here you go.

It's frickin' hard as a rock.

Yeah, it's just frozen,
that's all.

This is disgusting.

You know, maybe if I hadn't
listened to you and stolen the

clothes that we could have
bought somethin' edible, huh?

I've been asking
to get something to eat

for the last five hours.

You know, I knew I should
have left you at the shelter,

man, I knew it.

Yeah, you should.

Leave me right here.

I'll get back to the
shelter myself.

Trust me, I'd like to
leave you, man.

This isn't my fault.

Oh, no? Whose fault
is it, man?

Who got paint on my pants, huh?

And I had to get new clothes?

Was that my fault? Huh?

Was that my fault?

It's your fault we live
in a shelter.

What? What did you say, man?

You know, you do this
all the time.

I'm not gonna let you
get away with it.

What'd you say?

I said it's not my fault.

No, that's not what you said.

You said, "it's your fault
we live in a shelter."

I heard you.

Think I'm a loser, don't you?

You know how many families are
struggling in this country

trying to make it, man?

A lot, o.K.?

Wait till you got kids, boy.

You're gonna see how
goddamn hard that is.

I'm not gonna have kids
unless I can afford

to take care of them.

Oh, you got an answer for
everything, don't you, son?

Yeah, I have more answers
than you do.

You think I needed you
in my life, man?

You think, you think I needed
the extra responsibility?

You think I needed you?

Yeah, you did. You did.

Or you... or, or, or
would you rather be with

your real pops, huh?

You think you're
better off with him?

Why don't you go back, man,
so he could beat you up for no

reason every fuckin' day, huh?

Shut up. Just shut up.

What, now you don't have
an answer, big man? Huh?

You had a big mouth,
but when somebody fights back

you have nothing to say?

Is that what happened?

I'm a bigger man than you.

That so?

Yeah, it is so.

I can make more money
begging in an hour than

you can in a whole day.

Whoa, you're a big man. Ooh.

I can read.

And I can walk all over
the city for five hours with a

broken ankle, and you can't
even get out of the corner

for three minutes and at least
lose a fight like a real man.

Gimme that.

You don't want the donut?

You don't want it?

Excuse me, spare some change?

Spare some change?

Excuse me, can you spare
some change?

Excuse me, sir,
can you spare some change?

Excuse me, sir,
can you spare some change?

I'm not talking to you, man.

You're not gonna get
anything like that.

Merry christmas.

I'm not talking to you.

Go back, go back to the shelter,
man, go back to the shelter.

You're not gonna get
anything that way.

Yeah? Hey... see, I'm not
talking to you, man.

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Excuse me...

Spare some change?

Excuse me, ma'am, can you
spare some change, please?

Sorry.

Excuse me, sir, can
you spare some change, please?

Thank you.

Excuse me, please,
spare some change?

Excuse me, ma'am.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Excuse me, can you spare
some change, please?

Merry christmas.

Excuse... can you spare
some change please?

Excuse me, can you
spare some change?

Thank you, sir.

Merry christmas.

Yeah. Merry christmas.

You count your money

as fast as you can, all right?

Hey, look, I want to
thank you for helping me out

there, o.K.?

Whatever.

Do you remember when I was
out there at the park trying to

tell you something this morning?

Remember that?

Yeah.

I'm gonna tell you...

I'm gonna tell you the most
important thing that I'm ever

gonna tell you in your life.

This... this is the
secret to life.

You, you listening to me?

Like I got a choice.

There's nothing to fear.

O.k., come on, say it.

Why?

Why? Because I don't wanna
waste my breath, man.

I want to make sure
that you heard me.

There's nothing to fear.

That's right, 'cause fear
is the worst weapon

in the world, man.

The most powerful weapon.

People are gonna try to
scare you into doing a lot

of things in life that you
don't want to do, trust me.

I mean, look where it
got me, right?

Look where I am today.

Anyway, just know people are
gonna manipulate you, all right?

And that's how they're gonna
do it... you got me?

Yeah.

Good. Good.

So how much you got?

140.

Wow.

How much you get?

It's...

None of your business.

Do we have enough?

Yeah, yeah, we got enough.

We got enough.

As long as I get a job,
we'll be fine.

All right, man,
come on, let's go.

Excuse me, sir.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry I'm late... traffic.

I'm looking, looking for a job?

A job? We're closed now.

I know, I know, but the
trains... two hours...

Try another day.

Two hours... two hours...

I'm sorry, can't help you.

Give me a chance, come on.

What about the beautician

Job in the bronx?

It's 5:30, man.

By the time we go back
uptown and come back,

we'll never make it.

Maybe we could try
a few restaurants

over by the building.

Nah, it's over.

It's not over.

Why do you always do that?

You're always giving up.

Hey, there's no shame to losin'.

And I did my best, o.K.?

Come on, man.

I want to make one more stop
before we go to the

shelter, all right?

Come on.

Hey... is this, is this what

Christina was looking for?

You're buying hera present?

Yeah, I'm buying her
a present, why?

What about me?

What about you?

I walked all over the city,
sprained my ankle and

starved for 10 hours,
and she gets a present?

Look, all I want to know is,
is this... is this what she

wanted or not?

Yeah, yeah.

All right, hey,
thank you. Thank you.

Now, now go get something
for yourself and make sure

it's under 20 bucks, all right?

Forget it. Forget it.

No, go get something.

I'm fine.

No, you're not.

I mean, why would you have
brought it up if you didn't

want something?

Come on, go get it.

I don't want anything.

Yeah, you do. Yeah, you do.

Come on, you give me shit
and you make me feel bad

for not getting you something
and not thinking about you.

Now go get something.

Go, go.

Did you mean what you said?

Said about what?

About you not needing me
around anymore?

Come on, come on.

Of course not, man.

We were just arguing,
that's all.

What are you doing?

Hey, hey, hey.

What are you doing?

What are you doing, man?

What's the matter? Is your...

Is something wrong, man?

Is your ankle hurting? What?

Do you love me?

Do I what?

You always tell christina and
mom, but you never tell me.

That's because you're a man.

You're a man. Come on.

You're a little man,
but you're still a man. Come on.

You know I do, right?

So we're men, man,
and men don't do that.

Imagine me dropping you off
at school every day in front

of your friends saying,
"justin, I love you.

I love you, justin."

You would have kicked
my ass, right?

Yeah.
You know, when we start...

When we play-fight like this
or I pound you on the head...

Right? When I pound you and
give you noogies, that's...

That's me telling you
in code, all right?

I thought you knew that.

No.

All right, now you know, stupid.

Mm-hmm.

What was that?

What was that?

What was that?

Come on.

Throw a punch like the way
I taught you.

That's it, that's it.

That's how I used to hit
when I was your age, man.

Like that... go ahead.

That's right.

That's getting good, man.

I'm gonna take you
to the gym, but don't tell

your mother, all right?

All right.

No, that's it, that's it.

That's it... hey.

What are you doing?

Hey, cut it out.

What are you doing, man?

Hey! Come on, stop it.

Stop, man.

What the hell's
the matter with you?

People are watching.

Hey, stop.

Calm down, I'll let you go.

Calm down, I'll let you go.

All right.

Here, baby.

Hey... are you o.K.?

Yeah.

What happened, baby?

Oh, he's fine, baby, he's fine.

Just sprained his ankle,
that's all.

How are you doing, tina?

She's better.

Her fever broke.

Oh, that's good, baby.

I'm glad.

Hey, look, look...

Wow.

Look what santa gave me.

What took you so long?

I started to worry.

You can tell me on the way.

Come on, let's get going.

Everything's packed up.

We're all ready to go.

You guys ready?

What's wrong?

Honey, you got new clothes.

Yeah, it's a long story.

Baby, what happened?

We didn't get the apartment.

What are you talking about?

We didn't get the apartment.

I gotta get a job on the books
to qualify is what I gotta do.

Can we call someone?

Can we do something?

Angie, I went everywhere
and I tried everything.

O.k.

We'll figure it out.

Let's just go and have dinner.

Some christmas dinner,
nice-looking dinner

somewhere, all right?

How about that?

Let's go eat.

Yeah.

All right?

'Cause the kid's starving,
I had a long day...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right.

I'm gonna go wash up, o.K.?

Hey... what happened

To your hand?

Oh, I... I slipped
and cut myself.

Oh...

O.k., guys.

We're just gonna go
to dinner, o.K.?

♪ Merry christmas
to you...♪

Coats on.

♪ Merry christmas...♪
wanna take your

doll out, baby?

Come on, we'll take her out.

♪ To you...♪
♪ I wish you

a merry christmas ♪
♪ I wish you

a merry christmas ♪
♪ I wish you a merry christmas

and a happy new year... ♪
[Piano plays,

[quiet conversation...]
Sit over there.

Thank you.

Enjoy your meal.

Thanks.

What are you gonna have,

little pumpkin?

Spaghetti!

All right, you got it.

Merry christmas.

Merry christmas.

Merry christmas.

What can I get
for you this evening?

Well, I want, uh,
two sodas for the kids.

Are you gonna have
the pasta with butter? Yup.

Pasta and butter.

What are you gonna have,
big guy?

I want the chicken papa john.

He's gonna get
the chicken papa john.

I think that's what
I heard him say.

And I'm gonna have
a steak medium.

And my wife's gonna have
the lobster.

What's wrong with you?

And two glasses of red wine.

Very good.

Thank you.

I'll be right back
with your drinks.

You're a jerk, you know that?

That's why you married me.

Yeah.

That's not funny.

Sit up straight.

Put your napkin on your lap.

Are you gonna tell

Everything that happened today?

I think we should dance.

Dance?

Yeah.

I don't see anybody dancing.

Who thinks we should dance?

Ooh.

Ah, I'm gonna need
a majority vote.

Come on, who thinks
that we should dance?

You're not gonna embarrass us?

I said I need a majority vote.

Thank you.

Looks like I got
a majority vote here.

You're gonna have to
dance with me.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, let's go over here.

♪ Snowflakes are falling
outside my window ♪

♪ but it'd be just perfect
with you ♪

♪ children are singing
and sleigh bells are ringing,

but it'd be just perfect
with you... ♪

Ange...

I'm sorry.

Sorry about what?

Being such a goddamn loser.

You're not a loser.

Yeah.

I couldn't even get a job.

Stop it.

Why you even with me, huh?

I mean, I had potential,
but what do I got now?

No matter what I say
right now doesn't matter.

You're not gonna listen to me.

If somebody showed you
a crystal ball right now

and they said to you,
"this is where you're

gonna end up..."

Would you do it again?

Come on, the truth.

I love you, you know that.

You're the best husband and
the best father in the world.

But would I do it again?

No.

Neither would you.

And that's just the truth.

♪ Aah, aah...
♪ aah...

♪ Ooh, oh...

I don't feel so good.

Well, you ate everything
but the bread basket.

How was everything?

It was excellent.

Great, thank you.

I'll leave this with you.

The wine is on the house.

Oh, thank you, man.

Merry christmas.

Merry christmas to you too.

Damn...

Who broke a window in here, huh?

I told you
we shouldn't have come here.

No, it's fine, it's fine.

I got it.

I got it.

Here, why don't you take
the kids outside.

I'll take care of it.

No.

No, I'm not doing that.

Doing what?

You don't think
I know what you do?

I know what you do.

I'm just gonna pay for it, o.K.?

That should do it.

All right, everybody, come on.

Everybody, you ready?

Let's go, bundle up.

It's gonna be cold.

You o.K.?

O.k., buddy.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Come on...

Frank, what's wrong?

Frank!

No!

Hey, stop!

Frank, stop!

Frank!

Frank, please!

Frank...

Oh, my god.

Frank!

Oh, god.

Mr. Diaz.

Yeah?

Can I talk with you
for a second?

Yeah, sure.

What happened out there?

O.k., I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I got a little out
of hand out there, but he stole

my jacket, all right?

I thought you were placed
in an apartment this morning.

Yeah, so did we, but
obviously we didn't qualify.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

So what's going on,
is he pressing charges or what?

No, but unfortunately I have
to ask you to leave the shelter.

Come on, he took my jacket,
and you're throwing us out?

Excuse me, excuse me, that
man stole my husband's jacket.

Angie, I got it, angie.

No, no, she's not
understanding clearly.

He stole our jacket.

Ma'am, angie, please, o.K.?

Look, I, I had to fight him
because he took my jacket,

all right? O.K.?

I'm aware of what happened,
and I will deal with him

accordingly but you've gotta go.

What... you're gonna
throw me out?

You're gonna throw... me and
my kids, you're gonna throw us

out in the cold right now?

What kind of shelter is this?

No... no.

You can stay and keep one bed.

One bed?

What do I do
with one bed, ma'am?

I got two kids here.

Can you count?

One, two kids!

What do I do with that?

Angela.

Don't...

Don't tell me to calm down after
what you did out there.

Don't you tell me to calm down!

Angie, come on.

What are you gonna do?

He steals my husband's jacket
and we get kicked out?

How is this fair?

You tell me how this is fair!

I'm sorry, but
this is our policy.

You're sorry?

You know what?

You leave me no choice.

You leave me no choice.

Come on, can't you
just reconsider, please?

Can you think about it?

I'm sorry, I can't.

He took my jacket.

I'm so sorry.

Hello?

Hello?

Hey.

Where'd you go?

I called luis.

Come here.

What did you do that for?

Because we got nowhere to go.

Oh, yeah? We can go...

He's gonna pick us up and
he's gonna let us stay with him.

We can just go
to another shelter...

No, we can't.

The kids can't go on
living like this.

Man, you're always,
always on me, always on me about

showing them the right way.

"Show them the right way,"
and then you do this?

What kind of example you think
you're setting them, huh?

You know what?

I've done the right thing
all my life... I am done.

I'm trying to fix
this right now, please.

Please.

Ready, guys?

Is frank gonna come?

Yeah... he will.

How are you?

Great.

You look lovely.

Hey, big guy.

How's it going?

Hmm?

Luis, sorry, can we just
do this the way we talked

on the phone?

Let's just not
make it harder, o.K.?

Yeah... sure.

Hey, man, it's all good.

No, man, it's not all good,
especially what you did to her.

Frank, for christ's sake.

Angie, go with him, all right?

Just go with him and
take the kids.

I'm gonna find a shelter.

I'm fine.

Justin, grab your things.

I'm not going.

Get in the car now.

No.

Frank, will you tell him
to get in the car?

Hey, hey...

What are you doing, man?

What are you doing, champ?

Come on, what's going on?

Come on, uptown.

Come on, downtown...

Cross town.

Cross town... come on, man,
don't leave me hangin'.

I'm not going.

You gotta go, man.

You gotta go.

You gotta take care of
your mother and your sister

when I'm not around.

You're the big man now.

I'm not going without you.

Yeah, it's big of you, all
right, but you got no choice.

I have a choice.

If you don't go, I don't go.

What the hell's

going on here?

Just, just a minute, o.K.?

Justin, you can't
stay with frank.

He's gonna go
to another shelter.

It's gonna be
too dangerous, o.K.?

Justin, why don't you listen

to your mom and come with us?

You can see frank tomorrow.

How about you go in the car
and leave me and frank alone?

I'm your father.

You don't talk to me that way.

What's this?

What is this?

I'm sorry I called and

I dragged you out here, o.K.?

Yeah, you're sorry, all right.

Look at what you're putting
yourself and these

kids through, huh, for what?

For him?

This is the man you keep
my son away from me for?

You're pathetic.

Pathetic.

[Engine turns on,

[car drives off] [Siren wails,

[Indistinct chatter]
Oh, man, look at that.

O.k., why don't you guys
wait right here?

Let me... i'm gonna go in.

I'm sorry,

you're all gonna have to step
back a little bit.

I'm sorry, we have no room...

For the rest of the night.

I've been here all night,
I understand how you feel.

There's nothing I can do.

You're gonna have
to step back, sir.

I have no room for you.

I'm sorry.

It's beyond my control.

Would you please... can I have
you all just step back, please?

I'm completely full for tonight.

I'm sorry.

I have to ask you to step back.

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

I got, I got somebody... I got
to talk to somebody, please.

I'm sorry.. Can you
please clear this walkway?

Can you please...

I'm sorry, sir, I'm sorry.

Hi, how're you doing?

I... I need two beds.

I'm sorry, we're at capacity
right now. Can you please...

I'm sure you are.

I'm sure but...

I got two little children.

Sir, we're completely
full for the night.

I'm sorry.

...kids over there,
two little kids.

Can we please clear
this walkway?

I'm sorry, sir, we have no room.

No, I know, I know.

Can you recommend a place?

Well, you can try, uh,
most precious host, maybe.

I, you know,
we just came from there.

There's nothing else.

There's nothing else
in the area.

You, you try, uh, brooklyn.

I hear they have beds
out in fort greene but

they might, they might be
full by now.

It's the busiest night
of the year, I'm sorry.

Everybody, please...

Can I please have you clear
this walkway?

We are completely full.

We have no beds.

It's totally full.

I don't know what
the hell to do.

Stand clear of the closing door.

What the hell you doing?

Playing a game.

Don't play.

Try me.

Oh... too low, too
low, my bad.

One more try, one more try.

Aww!

See, you can't throw, man.

You, you got no aim.

I want to try it.

I want to try.

Let her try.

Small piece, baby.

Wait, wait, wait, wait,
whoa, whoa, whoa...

That has peanuts in it.

I'm allergic.

No, you're not.

Yes, I am.

I just told you that
'cause you'd stuff your face

and get yourself sick.

Hey...
Hey, don't look at me.

I had nothing to do with that.

That is not right.

Your mom's slick, isn't she?

Yeah.

Yes!

Mmm... she got it!

I did.

The best, yes, you did.

You're the champ.

I can't believe
you did that to him.

...not the worst thing.

♪ Mmm... mmm
♪ mmm... mmm

♪ mmm... mmm
♪ mmm... mmm

♪ could it be the world's
gone colder? ♪

♪ Baby, I'm-a losing soul ♪
♪ the more I try,

it just gets harder,
and my pain is getting old ♪

♪ somebody said that
nothing lasts forever ♪

♪ just the storm,
so I've been told ♪

♪ but it seems that when
it rains, it pours ♪

♪ and you know the rain
won't last forever ♪

♪ and you know the storm
won't always flow ♪

♪ mmm, but if the sun
don't shine forever ♪

♪ you gotta let it go
♪ sometimes my burdens

Get so heavy ♪
♪ and it seems too hard

to bear ♪
♪ sometimes I feel so empty

and it feels like
no one's there ♪

♪ somebody said that
nothing lasts forever ♪

♪ just the storm,
so I've been told ♪

♪ but it seems that when
it rains, it pours ♪

♪ and you know the rain
won't last forever ♪

♪ and you know the storm
won't always flow ♪

♪ mmm, but if the sun
don't shine forever ♪

♪ you gotta let it go

♪ and you know the rain
won't last forever ♪

♪ and you know the storm
won't always flow ♪

♪ mmm, but if the sun
don't shine forever ♪

♪ you gotta let it go
♪ and you gotta let it go

♪ and you gotta let it go

♪ mmm... mmm...
♪ mmm... mmm...

♪ Mmm... mmm...
♪ mmm... mmm...