The Cool and the Crazy (1958) - full transcript

Hey, let's make it, huh?

All right, Ben.

Here is the book you'll
be needing for the course

and take your seat as
quietly as you can.

Ha, ha.

Papers.

I couldn't get around
the other way.

Oh, go ahead, lady.

Thanks.

Aw.

See?



There I went and done it again.

You mad at me?

I mean, you're not mad
at me, are you, lady?

Man, this is
better than TV.

It was a pleasure to appear.

We'll continue with
the subjunctive.

Jackie, you seem to be
in good voice today.

Suppose you stand and tell
us all you know

about the subjunctive.

The subjunctive, Mr. Barzan.

All you know about
the subjunctive.

Yeah, the uh, subjunctive there.

Um.

I don't, uh,



I don't know anything
about that Miss Ryan.

I mean, like uh...

I don't uh, I mean uh,

like, that's all I know.

I don't know anything.

I don't see what's so funny.

Ben, you're a new student.

Let's see how much you
know about the subjunctive.

Oh, please, you know, don't
ask me nothin' like that.

Well, I come to find out.

See, now you found out about me.

I'm very stupid.

I try, like, you know,
I really try.

But I just can't get
it into my head

and every time I can't get
it into my head

they kick me outta school.

I just don't understand.

Why don't you ask him
how he spells his name?

I bet he don't know that either.

J-E-R-K, Ben Jerk!

Now, wait a minute.

All right, but no, I have...

I have a problem.

I'm a product of a very
complex society and um,

I'm having a real rough time
making an adjustment, so um...

All right, sit down.

I said sit down, all of you!

Now, you listen to me.

I don't want to have an
outburst like this ever again.

Is that understood?

Now, when you get here
Monday, get in here on time.

We'll start from the beginning.

There'll be another
quiz on the three pages

you were supposed to have
studied today.

Ben, I'd like to speak to
you after class.

Sure.

Class dismissed.

Ben, I want you to
understand this.

I know all about you and your
reform school background.

I'm not holding it against you.

Look, um,

I'm sorry if I caused
any trouble.

Really, I'm very sorry, Miss...

Miss Ryan.

Miss Ryan.

But I do want you to
understand this.

Lots of boys transfer
here from other cities

and walk into school with
a chip on their shoulder,

try to start trouble.

It's no go.

We know how to handle
troublemakers.

Now, sit up straight
when I'm talking to you.

Take that smirk off your face.

Look, lady, I said
I was sorry, didn't I?

I said I was sorry.

Look, how about you and
I, maybe we can go out,

have a beer, get acquainted,
get to know each other?

Get out of here.

Sure.

Sure.

Hey, here he comes.

Okay, give me the bit.

Ah!

Ah!

All right, what's a subjunctive?

Tell us what the
subjunctive is, Mr. Barzan,

or we'll break your arm!

Please don't break my arm, prof!

I'm a new student!

You're breaking my lil' arm!

Yeah!

Hey, this is our big man.

A real big man.

Hey, that was a cool
performance.

Very entertaining.

Right gang?

Real big man.

Yeah, we like you.

You're stupid.

This guy's a riot.

Hey, Bennie boy!

You made me drop my books.

Sorry.

Oh, now, what'd you do
that for, Jackie?

You're gonna have to excuse him.

He gets kinda nervous.

Here, let me give you a hand.

Say goodbye to your public,
Bennie boy!

Oh, now, look, we've got
him mussed up.

We've got his pretty
gray sweater all dirty.

Come on, let's brush him off.

Oh, now!

Oh, I tore his sweater.

Jackie, give him yours.

I can't, it won't fit him.

Hey, my girl's got a
whole lot of sweaters.

I know your girl.

He couldn't fill it out.

All right!

All right.

Which one of you creeps
wants this in his gut, huh?

Which one?

Come on, which one?

We didn't mean to get you mad,

we just want to be your
friends, Bennie.

You wanna stick me?

Okay.

Give it to me in the
back 'cause I can't look.

He's gonna kill me, fellas.

Stuey's gonna die!

And right here in front
of school, so touching.

Get that thing out of my back.

It isn't in yet.

Leave him alone,
fellas, leave him alone.

You know, you're really
very entertaining.

We all know that
you're a big man

with a great big knife.

Well, why don't you just
put that thing away,

we'll see what a real
big man you are.

'Cause, you know, we don't
go for violence

and things like that, do we,
fellas?

Mm-mm.

We just sort of like to
gather together in the evenings

and sip sodas and
things like that.

Where?

Pat's Pig.

You can't miss it, it's
right around the corner

from the police station.

I'll be there.

Hey, where you going?

The school's over here.

I'll bet you two to one
he leaves town.

I don't think so.

He got guts.

Hey, kid!

Where do you think you're going?

I was just trying to
get hold of you.

I wanted to tell you,

we're in business.

Oh, now that's bright,
that's real bright.

What?

The man likes you.

I like you.

And we want to go on liking you.

So don't push so hard, kid.

Not so hard.

And don't come out here again.

I know the score, huh?

Sure you do.

That's why we picked you.

You like money.

We like your background.

But you're not running
the numbers anymore, kid.

This is big time.

I took the rap.

Did I take the rap?

Okay.

Well, I can keep my
mouth shut then.

Okay.

We like that, too.

So you got your diploma.

But it won't be no easy go
in a reform school this time.

You're dead.

Okay, now what's the action?

These kids, they're ripe.

They're looking for kicks.

I got a date with 'em tonight.

You stink, man.

You're supposed to peddle
the stuff, not smoke it,

so will you lay off?
- I know the score!

Lay off!

I'm not a two year...

I told you to lay off!

Hey.

Tell the man.

Tell him he owes me for
a sweater, huh?

Where you going?

Out.

Oh, uh, pick up a six
pack for me, will ya?

"Pick up a six pack for me,
will ya?"

"Get my slippers, huh?

"Clean up, huh?"

Anything else you'd like?

Look, can't you do
anything around here?

Look, you just worry
about yourself, huh?

You just take care of yourself.

I'm gonna go out and I'm
gonna make some money.

Where you going?

Look, don't worry about Bennie.

Look at this.

Would you look at this?

Look at you.

Look at the way you're dressed.

You are a flunky and a nothing

and that's all you'll ever be.

That's all you'll ever be.

Look at you.

You're a mess! You stink!

Here, take a look.

Have a good look at you.

Look!

- Get that...
- Go on and look!

Get it away!

Pop.

Go on.

Slop it up.

Get outta here, you bum!

Hey, hey, hey!

Well!

Well, hello, hello.

Hello.

Hey, like, what's this?

Some people just don't
trust anybody, do they, Stu?

You know, these chicks are
getting smarter all the time.

Yeah.

Like, wow, excuse me doll, I
just want to get by, you know?

Hi, there.

Excuse me, I just want
to get in my car.

Sorry, I'm sorry, you know.

Come on, Stu, please!

Jackie?

Hey, it'll be my pleasure.

Oh!

Hey, hi, Ben!

Hi, Ben.

There, see, I didn't
disappoint you.

No.

But where's your clown suit?

"Where's your clown suit?"

I thought maybe next week
we'd all chip in

and get team jackets.

Fine.

But right now why don't
you entertain us?

You know, you're the big man.

Think of something big.

Well, now, what would you like?

Want me to beat up an old lady?

Oh, no.

That'd be too easy.

You might win.

Oh, that's funny.

Well, how about if I pull a job?

There's a supermarket
right across the street.

Oh, no, no, no.

Something big.

Something daring.

Something big.

Yeah, with imagination.

Use your imagination.

Okay.

Okay!

Hey, where you going?

To jail.

Hiya, dad.

What's that?

Can I help you, son?

Yeah.

See, uh, I'm a new kid
in town and um,

well, I'm a troublemaker so I
thought I'd better report in,

you know, before I cause
any real trouble.

I think maybe you'd better
put me in jail.

All right, son, get out of here.

But look,

Sarge, you don't understand,
see?

See, I'm Ben, Ben Saul is
my name, and um,

I'm a troublemaker.

So you just better lock me up.

Go on, go home to your mother.

My mother.

Mother.

Um, you know...

I can't do that, man.

See, my mother, she's
an alcoholic.

I mean like she drinks.

And my father, he's dead.

And she blames me for it.

I mean, you don't want to send
me to an unhappy home, huh?

So you've got to lock me up.

Lock me up.

Hey, Lieutenant, got
another delinquent.

Hey, put that down!

"Hey, put that down."

I'm the fly!

A butterfly.

Hums near the plant of inkwell

and I'm gonna get my wings blue!

Oh, this guy's flipped.

Hold it, Harry.

Wow!

Now, go on, get outta here.

No, Lieutenant.

Let his mother whip him.

Go on, beat it.

I was only
trying to warn you.

We should've held him.

No.

No, that's just what he wanted.

I don't know why, but
that's just what he wanted.

Oh, if he were my kid.

What'd he say about
being a butterfly?

He said he wanted
his wings blue.

How do I know what the
guy was saying, the jerk.

I'm telling you, he takes
this ink, see,

and he dumps it all over
the sarge's desk.

The guy's bananas!

He's bananas, I tell you.

All over his desk, man?

Yeah!

Listen, would I snow you guys?

I mean, why would I want
to snow you guys?

This is the truth.

He takes this ink and chucks...

Shut up!

Well, gee, Stu...

How many times you
gotta tell 'em?

But, well, I thought it was...

I said shut up!

Wow, you scare me man.

What's the matter,
you chicken out?

Look, man, you're not brave.

You're stupid.

Yeah, I guess I am
kinda stupid.

Hey, Ben, I liked it.

It was the greatest, man.

Yeah, that was a good bit, man.

How'd you get out of there?

Well, uh,

I just flew out right
between the bars.

Just flew out, that's funny.

Hey, come on.

Come on, I'll buy you
all a drink, huh?

Yeah!

Come on, Stu.

I buy my own.

Okay.

Hey, let's go, gang.

Yeah, yeah, let's go.

Look, hero! The party's over!

Now, fly away!

Ah.

Now, what did I do wrong, huh?

Now, will you guys tell me?

Now, what did I do
wrong this time?

Wow!

I never did that before.

I was just lucky, that
was a lucky punch.

I don't want to be...

Look, what I mean is I want
to be friends with you, huh?

Come on.

Hey, look, you're not
usually friends with somebody

till you had a fight with them.

Now, come on.

Come on, dad.

Look, what do you say,

we'll all go and have
some kicks together, huh?

Look, I'll buy, you guys!

I'll buy you all a drink.

Yeah, yeah, come on, Stu.

Let's go, buddy.

Yeah, come on let's go.

Hey, uh, you ride with me,
kid, huh?

Sure, Ben.

My name is Jackie.

That's great.

I was telling the guys
about you, Bennie.

I mean, that was the
best I ever seen!

Man, what did you do that for?

You ruined it.

I was gonna drive
right in between

those two motorcycle cop.

Cops?

I hate motorcycle cops.

I was gonna go right
in between 'em.

Wow.

So let me tell ya, see,

let me tell ya.

This stupid jerk is
gonna drive between

what he thinks is two
motorcycle cops.

Now, this is the first two
motorcycle cops I ever saw

with four wheels and a
body stuck together, huh?

You mean he saw that
when you were sober?

Yeah.

Man, you aint seen nothing yet.

Wait till we finish
slopping up all this stuff.

Hey, Jack, maybe
one of these days

they'll let us all in to drink.

Hey, you know, two
more years of this fresh air

and I'm gonna be older.

From what?

Man, when I get inside
I'm never gonna leave.

Yeah, just like your old man,
huh?

Hey, you know what we need here,
huh?

We need some broads!

Broads!

Hey, hey, hey!

Come on, guys.

Come on, guys.

Hey man, hey, let's go!

Hey, hey!

♪ Cool like a beaver
crazy like a fox ♪

♪ Limber like an old wet
mop boop boop ♪

Get away from me, you creep!

Go on, Johnny, let's do it!

Go on, kid.

Good one.

Hey, that one again!

That one again, man.

What's happening, Cook?

Hey, remember we used
to come up here

and race our bikes down
the hill, huh?

Yeah.

You beat me every time.

Yeah.

Hey, how come we don't
have fun like that anymore,

huh, Cook?

You know, you're getting
to be a real drag.

Now, what's the matter?

I don't belong here.

What do you mean, you
don't belong here?

Look at you.

Everybody likes you.

You're funny.

Look at Stu.

Everybody wants to follow him.

Take Ben.

He's just a new kid, he's great.

Why can't I be like that?

Quit worrying, Cookie.

Take me, for instance.

Every morning, it's the
same old thing.

My old lady comes in
and takes the covers off

and shakes my head and
hands me a drink.

Hot water and lemon,
lemon and hot water.

Why does she do it to me?

Why?

Man, when you get their
age it's something big, man.

Big!

Yeah, big!

That kid makes me laugh.

All I gotta do is look at
him, he makes me laugh.

Yeah, he's a real comedian.

They're crazy.

You know, they're my
kind of flips.

They like you fine.

Look at 'em slop up your brew.

You want some of this?

Hey, look, dad,

what kind of a quiz
program are you running?

All this free merchandise,
who's your sponsor?

Man, what's bugging you?

Everything.

Everybody bugs me.

Hey, dad, listen to me, huh?

Don't you know?

They're phonies.

The world's crowded with phonies

and professional do-gooders.

They come on, you know, like
they're making a million bucks.

But you know something?

You know something?

We're better than they are!

Who needs 'em?

Who needs 'em, huh?

Yeah.

We're not men and
we're not boys.

They treat us like we're kids

and they expect us to act
like grownups.

Hey, you wanna graduate?

This'll make a man out of you.

Go on.

Go on, have one.

Have a real ball.

Oh.

Yeah, you know?

You know.

Less nicotine, more of
the other stuff.

Hey, what do you say we
go to a dance?

Hey, Ben, what do you saw
we go to a dance, huh?

Yeah, come on, Ben!

Yeah, let's work.

Come on, now, run along home,
son.

You don't want me to
lose my license, do you?

Now be a regular fellow
and go on home.

Sure, dad.

♪ For you all like a
ten cent movie ♪

♪ You'll never get hip till
you've made the round ♪

♪ When you hear music
and get dancing feet ♪

♪ All you wanna do is
dig that beat ♪

♪ You start listening
to those crazy sounds ♪

Nine.

5.50.

Keep it.

Thank you.

♪ Cool as a beaver
crazy as a fox ♪

♪ Limber as an old wet mop ♪

Go on.

♪ When you dance and
have your fun ♪

♪ Boy you're on like
fables from Aesop ♪

Here, Stuey.

There, Stuey.

Oh.

Hey, Stu?

Hey.

Hey, Stu, what's happening here?

Hey.

You okay?

Hey, Stu.

Hey, what are you trying to do?

You trying to break up the
furniture, Stu?

Hey, Jack.

I got to crawl into
the woodwork.

Oh.

Wow.

I think you need some air there,
Stu.

♪ You'll never get hip till
you've made the round ♪

♪ When you hear music
and get dancing feet ♪

♪ All you want to do is
dig that beat ♪

♪ It's hard listening to those ♪

♪ And have your fun ♪

♪ For you're on like
fables from Aesop ♪

I just want to listen.

Cold!

You're cold.

There.

You're cold and you're hard.

But I love you.

You don't step on me.

Everybody's stepping on me.

Stu, baby.

You stepping on me?

No, Stuey, I'm your friend.

Let's go outside and dance,
it's cooler.

Yeah.

Oh!

Thank you, Jackie.

I'm sorry,
it was an accident.

Hey, how'd you know my name?

You sat next to me in
Math last year.

Oh.

I'm still in the same class.

I'm a little scared.

Where's your cat?

My what?

Your cat, your boyfriend.

The guy who came with you.

I um, came with
some other girls.

With girls?

Isn't that a friend of yours?

Nah.

Hey, look it's kinda late

and with all these drunks
around things,

I'd better take you home.

Oh, that's all right.

I don't live very far from here.

But thanks, anyway.

Hey, wait a minute!

You didn't even tell
me your name!

Hey!

Hey, Bennie, where's Jackie?

Yeah.

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

There's Stu.

You know, I'm real
proud of you guys.

No, I mean it, I'm real
proud of you.

I like the way you
kinda handle yourselves.

You know something, I
got a real treat for you.

Let me see.

- Come on.
- What is it?

A real treat.

What's happening, dad?

You're on the wrong stuff,
daddy-o.

Wrong stuff.

I seen you come out of
the woodwork.

How come you don't
bump your head?

It's cold.

You're cold.

I'm gonna cover you up.

I'm gonna cover you up just like

a little baby.

Come on in, I'll make
you some coffee.

Ah, no.

No, thanks.

Parents make me nervous.

Nobody's home.

Wow.

Oh, Jackie, don't fool
around with that.

Mom would kill me if
anything happened to it.

Oh, I'm sorry.

That's okay.

Grandma left it to us.

It's a real antique, a
valuable and everything.

Mom's always worrying about it.

Hey, uh, you sure this is okay?

I mean, suppose your
folks catch us here.

I better cut out.

Why? You just got here.

Yeah, but I don't want them
to catch me here with you,

you know.

Relax.

Boy, the gang ought
to see me now.

Send in the dog with my
slippers, huh?

You're part of a gang?

Well, yeah, well, we just
kinda hang around together,

that's all.

They're a great bunch of guys.

Yeah, I noticed.

Oh, we get wild
once and a while,

but I guess it's
really my fault.

Your fault?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I uh...

I bought the guys some
beer earlier.

I like to blow the guys to
some beer once in a while,

you know?

I guess they're just not
used to it, that's all.

Oh, they'd been drinking?

I thought maybe they
might have been.

You too?

I can handle it.

My old man and I are
great drinkers.

Thanks.

You know, when I was a
kid, my old man used to

throw a party and I used to
sit right in with the gang

and drink with them.

So I'm used to it, see?

That's why I kinda look
out for the other guys.

'Cause they ain't got
any constitution for it.

Except Ben.

He does okay.

Which one was he?

He's a neat guy.

You gotta meet him.

Yeah, Ben's okay, he can
take care of himself.

Except once in a while I
gotta get him out of a scrape,

when he's up against odds.

He's a new guy.

In fact, I got him out of a
big scrape this afternoon.

The guys were kinda riding
him 'cause he's new, you know.

Gee, I think that's just great.

What?

You know the way you
have so many friends.

Oh, sure, sure,
friends are nice.

You know, this is charming.

In fact, this is real cool.

What's cool?

This layout, I like it.

It's, you know, it's clean.

It's so clean here.

Oh.

You know, I ain't seen
you around, kid.

No, I guess not.

I don't go out too often.

You been around very much?

Oh, sure, sure.

I travel.

That's why I'm behind at school.

See, my old man used to be a
trapeze artist with the circus.

Yeah, we traveled a lot.

Really?

Oh, sure, we toured the country.

My old man and I, we used to
live in tents and everything.

We had a real ball.

What does your dad do now?

Nothing.

Oh.

You know, I kinda
think you're okay, kid.

And your old lady's a
good cookie maker, too.

I'm glad you like them.

What's that?

Mm, just my folks.

Your folks?

Uh-oh!

Well, listen, Amy, uh,
I'll see you, huh?

Thanks a lot for everything.

I'll see ya.

But wait a minute, you
haven't even had your coffee!

That's okay.

Thanks anyway, Amy.

I'll see ya, huh?

Hi.

Hi, honey.

Who was that?

Jackie Brazan.

I met him at the dance.

I think he's kind of nice.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Swell, kid, you're a genius.

Couple of months, you'll
be driving a big car

and sporting blondes.

Don't rush it, we got
plenty of time.

You get 'em on the smoke first,

I'll tell you when on
the other stuff.

Sure.

All you need.

But remember, kid,
this is business.

Big business.

One slip and you're through.

Yeah.

We're not in it for kicks,
you know.

Okay.

These kids.

They're all the same.

You pick 'em up, buy
'em a new suit,

you'd think they'd play it
smart and stay off the stuff.

Couple of weeks and he'll
want the needle.

So?

You got a customer
instead of a salesman.

Yeah.

Shove down, Marty, shove down.

Yeah.

What'll you have, Stu?

I want water.

10 gallons of water.

Me, too.

I feel like the Sahara Desert.

I got a icepick in my brain

and somebody's just twisting it.

Oh, I wanna die.

Kill me, will you?

Please, somebody kill me.

Bang.

Wow!

Wow, you guys look
like you had it.

Boy, I musta missed
something last night, huh?

Ah, shut up!

What?

So how you doing, lover boy?

What'd I do? What?

Ah, come on, tell us
all about it, lover.

Yeah.

How'd you make out?

You know, home run?

Triple?

Strike out?

I had a very charming
evening, very charming.

Yeah, well, you missed out on

one of the best brawls ever,
lover.

Yeah, man.

All right, lay off.

Leave the kid alone.

Yeah.

See? Somebody loves me.

Yeah.

Great defender.

You guys met the great defender?

How's the little
delinquent this morning?

And all of his other
little delinquents?

Drinking Cokes.

Now, isn't that nice?

Lay off.

Now, is that a nice way to talk?

I'm sorry.

You know, I'm really sorry.

Look man, I mean, just because
you wear a 30 dollar hat

don't give you the right
to push people around.

Oh, he's hurt.

Now, isn't that too bad?

Mama's little boy doesn't
like to be pushed around.

You can, you know,
push just so far.

Look, punk.

You see that mitt?

Those are calluses.

- Calluses.
- All the way from here

all the way up to the tips
of the fingers.

Wow.

They're as hard as a board.

And when I hit anybody with it,

it hurts just like a board.

Sometimes they bleed.

Get off of my back!

What's the matter?

The thought of blood
make you nervous?

Your blood doesn't
bother me a bit.

I hear you kids
like to dance.

Now, who told you a
thing like that?

A fly.

Fly? Oh.

A fly with blue wings.

Said you kids had quite
a dance the other night.

All over the top of some
other kid's head.

The kid's in the hospital.

Got a real bad headache.

How's yours?

Um, this little fly,

he didn't take any pictures,
did he?

Oh, no, he wouldn't
even swear out a warrant.

Very smart little fly.

When are you coming
to see us again, kid?

You're a big deal, huh?

You're a real big deal.

What are you going to do to me?

You gonna give me the
electric chair?

Is that what you're gonna do?

Oh, no.

No.

No, we don't do it
that way anymore.

We do it with a pill.

Just a little pill.

And we drop it in a cup.

And the gas comes up
out of that cup

and it fills your lungs

and pretty soon you don't
breathe anymore.

Wow.

You don't think he's wise,
do you, Ben?

What happens if this
guy finds out?

I mean, what are we gonna do?

What do you think?

Hey, what is with this
finding out bit?

I mean, let me in on it
will you, before I pass out?

This guy's giving me the creeps.

I feel terrible.

Let's have a party or something.

A party?

Wait a second.

Hi, Jackie.

Oh, hi, Amy, how are you?

Aren't you gonna buy me a Coke?

Oh, yeah.

I'll see you later, huh?

That kid's ruined.

He's ruined.

Ah, forget about him.

Benny, I feel lousy.

You got enough stuff?

Sure.

We'll have a party.

Yeah, we'll have
lots of parties.

First we gotta get some money.

Money?

Yeah, money.

This smoking habit's expensive.

Real expensive.

Get in.

Okay, let's have it.

What?

The loot, man.

Bread, let's have it.

It's in the oven.

I'll have it for you tonight.

Tonight, huh?

Bennie, you're through.

What do you mean I'm through?

I need more, just
like we planned.

Not like I planned, Bennie.

I never thought you'd
become a junky.

I thought you were a smart boy.

Oh, man, come on, I can
take it or leave it alone.

Oh, that's what they all say.

Smell your clothes.

You stink.

Hey, quit the clowning.

I mean, I need some more M.

I need some more M now.

By tonight those guys are
gonna be screaming for it.

Let 'em scream,
Bennie, you're through.

Get out.

What'll I do?

What am I gonna tell them?

Tell them you're through.

Now, get out.

Get out!

Yeah, I'll get out.

I gotta talk to you.

Please, Benny, I've got
to talk to you.

Oh man, later, huh?

Like, later.

No, before we go in, Bennie,
now.

Please, Bennie, I've
got to talk to you now.

- Oh, come on, man.
- Bennie, I gotta talk.

- Look, Bennie.
- What?

I got to have some more.

I'm dying for it, I've got
to have some more stuff.

I'm dying...
- Shoot, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, kid.

Don't you trust me, Bennie?

Don't you trust me?

Look, man, man, hey.

I don't trust my mother.

Have a heart, Bennie.

Look, I'll get the dough,
I'll get the dough.

I gotta have some more of the
stuff, I'm down, pick me up.

I don't want to be late
for class, huh?

Wait.

Get a job.

Steal something.

Whatcha say, Cook?

Well, I trust you've
all had a busy weekend.

I've been reading about
it in the newspapers.

Or am I misjudging some of you?

Now to the unpleasant business
of the English language.

This afternoon, since
you're using street dialect,

I'm gonna try to be a great guy!

I'm going to call
for volunteers.

Now, the subjunctive mood.

Can just one of you stand and
define the subjunctive mood?

In any language he chooses.

Jackie, will you turn around
and wake up your friend?

Hey, Cook!

Hey!

Cookie.

Come on, wake up.

Come on, get up.

Spend the evening in
the pool room, Charles?

Uh, I don't know.

I just don't know.

Cookie, if
you're so tired,

why did you bother to
come to school today?

That's a good question.

Look for me tomorrow.

Hey, teach, talk like us again

'cause you're a real scream.

Stop it, all of you.

Well, what do you want, Ben?

You want to know about
this uh, subjunctive mood,

don't you?

That's right.

Well, I thought I'd
give it a try.

Now, you check me if I'm wrong.

The subjunctive mood
represents something that

isn't actually in the
domain of reality.

It's uh, existent only
in the mid of a speaker

with more or less hope
of realization

or in the case of a statement,

with little or no hope.

Hey, Bennie.

I don't know what you
said in there,

but whatever you said,
man, that was the greatest.

I mean, where did you
learn that, huh?

I studied.

That's cool.

She is a dumb broad.

You're telling me.

Where you been, sheriff?

I missed you.

You won't say nothing, huh?

- Ah, I...
- You won't tell the guys?

- No.
- You'll keep it to yourself?

Yes.

I uh, I got a girl.

You got a girl?

Yeah, she likes me.

And her folks like me because
they invited me for supper.

In fact, I went to church
Sunday, that's why...

You went to church on Sunday?

I spent the
whole day with them.

Don't tell the guys, huh?

I'm not gonna tell the guys.

Sure?

Hey, you sure put old lady
Ryan in her place, man.

Listen, that was the greatest,

that was the best I ever heard.

She is stupid.

She's...

You're telling me.

Come on, let's go.

Jackie, have you got a second?

Sure.

I'll be right with you,
Benny, just a minute.

Where you gonna be?

Come on, come on.

Yeah, what's happening?

What?

You want to be my pal?

I'm your pal.

What is this?

Put that, hide it!

But look, I'm gonna pull a job.

I want to rob a gas station.

A job?

What, did you flip the
lid or something?

I gotta have some money, Jackie.

I gotta have some money, okay?

Is that all you want? Money?

What is with you?

There, dollar fifty,
dollar sixty-seven.

There, that's 16 beers.

- Go on, take it.
- Jackie, Jackie...

Take the money.

You don't understand I'm on...

On what?

The smoke.

Wow.

What's it like?

It's bad, Jackie,
it's really bad.

I don't want the stuff,
but I gotta have it.

My insides are falling out,
Jackie.

I'm falling apart.

Ask Bennie, he'll tell you
what it's like.

Ask Bennie?

What's Bennie got to
do with this?

Look, look, are you
gonna be my pal?

Are you gonna help me?

Bennie?

You mean that Bennie was...

Yeah, look, see,

he knew a guy that had
the stuff and

you're gonna help me,
you're gonna be my pal.

Bennie?

Please.

Okay, okay, look,

go to a movie or something

and I'll speak to Bennie
for you, okay?

You don't speak to Ben.

You feed him dough.

Okay, look, go home,
take a shower,

and I'll try to get some money.

I'm your pal, see?

I'll get the money somehow
and I'll met you tonight

at Pat's, okay?

Where are you gonna
get any money?

Hey.

Do like I tell ya.

Where you going, Jackie?

Don't you want some more coffee?

No.

No, I got a stomachache.

I feel real sick, Amy.

Can I get you something?

Yeah, I think I'll go down
to Pat's and get a bromo.

I'll see you, huh?

I'll see you later.

A bromo, that's what I need,
a bromo.

I'll see ya.

Hey, Marty, you seen
Cookie around?

No, man.

Hey, Stu, you seen Cookie?

No.

You sure you ain't seen him?

'Cause I gotta find him, man.

What's bugging you?

Nothing, I just
gotta find Cookie.

What have you got there?

Nothing.

I got nothing there.

Come on, lover boy,
what've you got there?

I got nothing!

Come on, would you, Stu? Hey!

Hey, look at this.

Come on, give me that.

No, I think this is delicate.

Real delicate.

Come on, Stu...

What is it?

I don't know, but I
think it's too large

to be an engagement ring.

Come on, Stu, that's
real valuable.

Now, give it back, will
you please, huh?

Come on.

- This piece of junk?
- Yeah, come on.

Hey, come on!

Would you guys give me that!

Must be work at
least one million.

Or maybe two million.

What'd I do?

It's broke.

You broke it.

Jackie!

Jackie!

Coffee?

Oh, Jackie, why?

I don't know.

I mean, I just don't know.

You don't know.

Don't you know what you've done?

I had to, Amy, I had to!

You don't know what it's like.

You don't know,

you don't know what it's
like when you're on it.

On what?

On the smoke, that's what.

It's the worst, Amy.

It's the worst.

And when you're hooked,

you're hooked.

Jackie, you're a liar.

And a thief.

Hey, lover boy, where's Ben?

I don't know.

Lay off, will ya?

Where's Ben?

Lay off, will ya?

Man, if he doesn't get
here soon, I'm gonna flip.

Oh, I'll kill him.

Bennie!

Bennie!

There's somebody here to see ya.

Lay off.

Well, welcome home.

Why don't you run out and
get me an ice cream cone?

Sit down, kid.

Vanilla.

Sit down.

I'll pay for it.

I said sit down!

Sit down.

How's school?

School is wild.

I got bad news for you, Ben.

Your friend Charlie
Tyler is dead.

He got killed trying to
hold up a filling station.

Oh, that's rough.

That's real rough.

Who's he?

You don't know him?

Let's see, I know a
lot of Charlies.

I don't know.

Well, this one goes to
school with you.

The kids call him Cookie.

So what?

He mentioned your name
before he died.

That is very, very touching.

There's another thing
we can't quite figure out.

What does the letter
M stand for?

He kept mumbling, M, M.

M.

Mother.

Isn't that nice, he was
thinking of his mother?

Look, what do you keep
bugging me for?

I didn't kill that fink!

I didn't shoot him.

No.

No, you didn't shoot him.

Well, we just thought you might
know something, that's all!

Sure.

I don't know anything.

Okay, take him on home.

Oh, lay off of me.

Myers.

Yes, sir?

Stick with him.

I want to know every
place he goes,

everybody he talks to.

What's the charge?

Narcotics.

M don't stand for mother.

Marijuana.

Drive safely.

Wow!

What are you doing here?

I'm in a jam, Bennie, I
need your help.

Oh, look, man, later, huh?

I gotta, no, later.

But you don't
understand, Bennie, listen.

You don't understand, you
gotta help me, Bennie,

before the cops find out.

Cops?

Yeah.

Man, what are...

Come inside, man.

Come inside, I want
to talk to you.

Hey, where's your folks?

Nobody's home.

All right, what's the
big emergency?

I'm in a spot, Bennie,

I gotta have a couple
hundred bucks real fast.

Oh, is that all?

For a minute
there I thought,

I thought maybe it was
something important.

Ah, gee, that's great.

I knew I could count on you.

Look, maybe you need more.

How about a grand, huh?

Can I give you a grand?

Oh, no, just a
couple of hundred.

I mean, just a loan,
Ben, I'll pay you back.

Oh, no, kid, no.

Gee, you're my pal.

I'll give it to you.

What do you take me for?

Hey, take it easy, Ben.

Ben!

Ah!

Don't con me.

Don't con me, don't con me,
that's it.

Don't con me, I don't
like to be conned.

Not by you or anybody.

Don't con me, buster!

Please, Ben, I'm your pal.

You're my pal?

You're my pal, huh?

Don't con me.

You trying to shake me down?

Is that what you're doing?

You trying to shake me down?

No, Ben, let me
explain will you?

Come on, explain.

Come on, explain.

Yeah, well, see,

I had to have this money, see?

It's for my girl, man.

So her folks won't find out.

Find out about what?

Well, see, she had
this antique, see,

and I had to have
this money and...

Well, I heard the antique
was worth a lot of money,

so I swiped it and it got broke.

See, the antique got broke, Ben.

What does she know about me?

What does she know about me?

Nothing!

I didn't tell her nothing.

These G-Men,

but they come to my house,
these cops.

What did you tell them?

What's going on, what did
you tell them?

What did she tell them?

Nothing.

I told her it was me, Ben.

I told her I was on it.

On what?

On what?

You know, Ben.

You understand.

- Oh.
- But she don't.

She don't understand, Ben.

I mean, she got nothing
to worry about.

See, I needed the money
and I took it and,

and it broke, Ben.

The antique...

I had to have it!

My pal, huh?

My pal.

Stop crying!

I had to do it.

I had to do it for Cookie.

Cookie's dead, Cookie's dead!

Cookie ain't dead, Ben.

I oughta kill you.

I'm sorry, Bennie.

I didn't mean to tell her.

I'm sorry.

Sure you're sorry.

Everybody's always sorry.

Sorry!

Oh, please, God.

Hey!

Hey, Eddie!

Hey, Eddie!

Hey, Eddie!

I told you never to come here.

Now, take off.

You'd have been
real proud of me.

You would have been
real proud of me.

Take off, will ya?

Those cops, they
tried everything.

They tried everything.

But I had them liking me.

I had 'em liking me, you
would've been real proud.

Get inside.

I had them.

I had them right in the
palm of my hand.

They all liked me.

They all liked me, can
you beat that?

They all liked me.

You'd better tell me
what happened.

And then.

And it all caved in.

It all caved in, like...

London Bridge
is falling down.

London Bridge is falling down!

Seashells.

Seashells.

Seashells by the seashore.

You can hear the wind.

You can hear everything
if you listen.

Will you snap out of it
and tell me what happened?

Don't hit me!

Don't hit me!

Don't hit me, Pop.

You're crazy.

You're crazy.

Don't hit me.

You're crazy!

No, no, no.

No, it's like we said,
you told me.

You said, you said a couple
of bucks in a palm here

and a couple of bucks
in a palm there

and then everything is okay.

You buy anything with
money, that's what you said.

You're gonna fix it for me, huh?

No, Ben.

Well, I...

Uh..

Well, if I'm a good
boy, I get a blue star.

Look, kid, it's okay.

I'll fix it.

I'll take care of everything.

Now, why don't you go
on home like a good kid?

Oh, everybody's a phony,
everybody's a phony.

You're a liar!

Now, look, what kind of
a guy you think I am?

Hey, I'm not gonna
cause any trouble.

I know that, Ben.

Now, go on home.

Now, why would I do a
thing like that?

I'm not gonna cause any trouble.

You know that, right?

Go on home.

Hey!

Hey, Jackie boy.

You been necking on
a bumpy road?

Lay off, will you?

Oh, now Jackie's gone
and got hurt.

Ain't that too bad?

Bug out, will ya?

Cookie's dead.

- You're kidding!
- What?

Cops shot him.

He wanted money.

Well, he won't need it anymore.

You guys...

You can't wait to go
back into the woodwork.

Jackie, it's for you.

Hello?

I want to talk to you.

You listening to me?

Then you're really not mad
at me anymore, huh, Benny?

How could I be mad at you.

Listen, now, I want
to talk to you

and I want to talk to your girl,
huh?

Well, it's kinda late, Ben,
I mean...

Listen, Jackie.

I need some help.

Where will we meet you?

Okay.

Okay, Bennie.

Uh, yeah, we'll be
there as soon as we can.

Hey, hey.

Where you going, buddy boy?

To see Bennie.

We're going with you.

You can't.

It's private.

Hey!

I said we're going with you.

Now, you birds stay here.

Come on, Marty.

We'll wait for you, Stu.

Amy!

Hey, Amy!

Jackie.

Hi.

What do you want?

I want to talk to you, Amy.

Look, Jackie, haven't
you caused me enough...

Oh, Jackie, what
happened to you?

Your face, your clothes.

Nothing, it's all dried now.

Who did it?

Why?

I don't know.

Amy, look, you gotta help me.

Ben wants to talk to us.

Look, Jackie, it's late.

Please go home, huh?

Gee.

You know what this is, Amy?

This is dope.

This is a stick, this
is marijuana,

and this is what killed Cookie.

Cookie Tyler?

Cookie's dead.

And I don't know what to do,
Amy,

'cause I think maybe
it's my fault.

Your fault?

No.

No, it's not your fault,
it's their fault.

Jackie, they're bad.

You call them your
friends, but they're bad.

Jackie, you're not like them.

I know you're a little crazy,
but,

but nice crazy.

And you're a terrible liar.

You know, Amy, I like you.

I really like you.

I like you, too, Jackie.

That's why you gotta
come with me.

You gotta come with
me to help Ben.

Look, it won't take long, Amy,

only a few minutes.

Please?

Please, Amy?

Okay.

I'll go get my sweater.

He's in there, Lieutenant.

Get in there.

Find out who he's with and
bring him to the station.

Yes, sir.

Jackie, I don't like this.

Please, let's go home.

We can talk to him tomorrow.

I can't, Amy, I promised Ben.

Besides, he needs me and
he wants to talk to us.

Oh, Jackie, you know
I don't like those guys.

Forget them, will you, Amy?

They want to see Ben, too.

Oh, cut it out!

You're making me sick.

There's nothing wrong with you
that seeing Ben won't cure.

What's that crazy guy doing?

It's Ben!

He thinks we're two
motorcycle cops!

Hang on!

Bennie!

Hurry, Bennie!

Bennie!

No, no!

Radio the fire department.

Bennie!

Bennie, she wasn't gonna tell!

Bennie!

Bennie!

Get outta here!

You can't help him now.

That thing's liable to
blow up at any minute.

Bennie!

Bennie!

Bennie, Bennie!

Let me go, I can still save him!

Bennie!

Let me get Bennie!

You came close, son.

But you were lucky.

As for you two, take
a good look.

Bennie!

Everything's gonna be all
right 'cause Bennie's dead.

Come on now, look at this.

Come on, son, look at it.

Take a good look.

It could have been
any one of you.

Is this what you call kicks?

Well, if you don't wise up,

you're all gonna wind up like
this one way or the other.

Get in the car.

Lieutenant, we got
the big guy, the pusher.

He's dead.

There'll be another one.

There'll be another.