Boston Legal (2004–2008): Season 5, Episode 13 - Last Call - full transcript
In the series finale, Allen leads Denny's case in front of the supreme court, regarding his right to use an experimental treatment. In a double wedding ceremony, performed by Supreme Court Justice Scalia, Shirley and Carl, and Denny and Allen at long last tie the knot. Finally, The Zhu corporation, who bought the firm, changes its name to Chang, Poole and Schmidt.
Make sure as you stand
that you face each other
It's a pet peeve of mine
when couples look like?
they're going off into
different directions
Even during the ceremony
Ok, then, now you're going
to be giving her away?
And you're abviously the groom
And that would make you the Jew
Rabbi. Rabbi. Oh,I'm so sorry
Oh, my God, icertainly hope
you will accept my apology
May i really be honest
father?
- I'm not happy at all with this union
- Rabbi?
There's a very old joke, you
know what the call the child
- Of a jew and a christian?
- here we go
A christian
Assimilation, see?
Didn't I tell you?
- Father
- Excuse me?
Do you know the most oppressed
religion in America today?
- Christiainity
- Hear, hear
It's Christmas time, you know
christmas has become verbotten
- You can't even say the word
- Interesting, he speaks German
- What?
- Rabbi
- Maybe we should all start over
- like to know what you meant by that
It's nothing personal
I just have a little peeve over
How the Catholic Church turned
its back on the Holocaust
- I love it, a holy war
- but the catholic church
Has been unwavering
in its support of Israel
- A great risk to America, i might add
- Father
Much of the violence
directed at our country
stems from our support
of Israel?
Support which is surely
as disproportionate
Since Israel probably doesn't
even need to exist anymore
Ooh, that should seal it
Did you actually just say
Israel shouldn't exist?
- Rabbi?
- Come on, Rabbi
I mean it was created as a refuge,
a safe-haven far jews
Jews are doing fine now
So what's the point?
It was ugly
Rabbi stormed out
The Priest refused to give
Shirley the use of the church
Why were you rehearsing
on a Wednesday?
Because, i am gonna be
at the supreme Court on Friday
Filling a drug prescription
Check out the hair
upon that clerk
Denny, do not say
anything offensive
Let's just get this done
without incident
- May i help you?
- yes, we'd like to apply
for a moustache...
a marriage license
You two are getting married?
Is there a reason we shouldn't?
Other than, maybe
you and i should get together?
- Denny?
- We plan an open door marriage
My card
You're heterosexual
are you heterosexual?
Is that a problem?
He completes me
- You're getting married?
- Is that wrong?
- Yes
- Why?
- It's a sham, Alan
- It is not a sham
Yes, it is no different than two
people who aren't really in love
With each other marrying
for a green card
First of all, I love Denny
I believe he loves me
And there's no requirement
that a couple be " in love"
In fact, given the? current
divorce rate, one might say
The most insidious problem
with marriage is that people
Make life-altering decisions
while in love
It's a drug,
a toxic one at that
And scientifically proven
to wear off
What's toxic is your cynicism
I think your little scheme
is dishonest
You've been
a little testy of late
Do all brides get ordery
You know, let's just move on
Shall we?
As you know, the sale of the firm to
Tsu international has been finalized
The new head of litigation is
expected to be appointed
and ostensibly to watchdog us
I like the new direction of the firm
I have a document for
Mr Shore and Mr Crane?
I'll take it,Thank you
- They've got to be kidding me
- What is it?
It's notice of an injunction
seeking to?
Stop me and Denny from
getting married
What?
That city hall clerk
must have ratted us out
Who's filing?
The Massachusetts chapter of the
Gay and Lesbian League
Excuse me?
What a hypocrisy
Katie, pull up whatever law
You can on same sex marriage
Jerry and i Will stay focused on
the Supreme Court case
- As if we haven't got enough to do
- Are we done here?
We have one more item
The new management has decided
to change the name of the firm
To what?
Let me just preface this
bysaying that personally?
I want my name off the firm, so?
To what?
Chang, Poole and Schmidt
Chang, Poole and Schmidt?
I simply don't understand? the logic
Your name has such
recognition value
I've destroyed it, haven't i?
my name?
No, you haven't
You know?
Half the stuff i do with the?
Nonsense with the sex and?
It's to appear colorful,
and larger than life?
To distract people?
From how truly small
i've become
I'm not about to let you sulk
and ruin my wedding day
We'll open our own firm,
we don't need them
We'll overturn it
The Supreme court would
never side with the Chinese
There's no way
Denny, we're going to the
Supreme court to get the drug
I know that
I'm just saying?
Well?
He now says that he?
might marry us
But not in the Church, which is
of course what i wanted most
Alright, so we find
another Church
Carl, did you think
it was the smartest idea
- To bring in that particular rabbi?
- What do you mean?
Well, he's a flaming bigot
I mean, the catholics are
responsible for the Holocaust?
He didn't say they were
responsible
He said they turned their back,
which is true
Can we discuss the priest's
little gem?
- Israel doesn't need to exist?
-That's a political argument
- political?
- Yes, and many people have expressed it
palestinians living in Israel
will soon outnumber the Jews
The idea of a continuing
as a Jewish state...
I can't believe
I'm hearing this
- Certainly you've heard it before
- Not from you
- I'm not supporting the idea...
- N?o, but you're defending a priest...
- Please do not raise your voice
- ... and you're calling the rabbi
- a bigot?
- Yes, a big one
Really? First the chinese,
now the Jews, Who's next?
- You, Get out
- O?h, with pleasure
So, basically, this marriage
is all about money?
Judge, I would guess
a lot of marriages are
If you trace the institution
to its origins,
you'll discover that marriage
had its roots in economics
- N?ot love, money
- I find it offensive
- Why?
- I'll tell you why
Speaking as a gay man,
we have had to fight long
and hard for this right
We have suffered ridicule,
hatred, gay-bashing
You're preaching to the old boys
choir We're with you on that
- N?o, you're making a mockery of it...
- We're doing no such thing
- You're blatant heterosexual
- So what?
Are you proposing a rule
that every couple
be sexually active,
or procreational?
Cause that's been used
against you
Your honor, this is exactly
what the religious right
and conservative movements
have been warning of:
“if we allow same sex marriage,
what next?”
Well, this is what's next
You will see people exploiting
same sex unions to circumvent...
- You hypocrit
- All right
H's suggesting we go
into some kind of discovery
as to why two people
want to marry,
the very kind of invasive
legislat...
This does seem a bit cynical
You are basically wanting
to marry Denny Crane...
- to skirt tax laws
- Your honor, in this day and age,
the preservation of wealth
is paramount
And I'm sorry, before I see
Mr crane's money
go to fund immoral wars
or less moral
government bail-outs,
I'd rather see it go to me
The plans I have for it
Are far more philanthropic
And by the way, I love him, OK?
I love the man. He loves me.
We're partners.
To say that we cannot get married
because we don't have sex, is...
just as preposterous and bigoty
as banning marriage
based on who a person
chooses to have sex with.
H will be fueling the fire
to pass a constitutional ban on...
You're the one stoking the embers.
For what it's worth,
this isn't about just money.
there are medical reasons.
He happens to be suffering
from an incurable illness.
- You can do that by proxy.
- He doesn't want to.
He wants a partner,
a legal spouse.
- Why?
- That's his prerogative, his privacy.
- You seek to invade that too?
- All right, I have heard the arguments.
Let me take an hour,
and I will decide.
You have no idea,
what you'll be stowing up.
All right.
- Is she not beautiful?
- Who is she?
O?pposing counsel.
She's arguing for the government.
Flying here from Tennessee.
It's all good, Alan.
She's hot, and doctors say,
blood flow in any direction
- Is good for my brain
- Are you packed?
Because we're going straight
from court to the airport
Will you stop nagging me?
We're not married yet
Just get packed
This is crazy
N?either of us are
very religious people
We haven't even talked
about it before.
Why are we letting this
nonsense stand in our way?
Well, most people
don't talk about religion,
and it doesn't enter into our daily
lives, but it is nevertheless a value,
and it's obvious that you and
I have different values, carl.
Religion is not a value.
Spirituality? Yes.
Belief in God? OK.
But religion itself?
It's a discipline,
one that pretends to be about
love, family and charity,
too often is a vehicle
of hatred and war.
Yeah, it's starting up a little war
right now between you and me.
And it really pisses me off
That it is politically incorrect
to celebrate christmas,
but you get all your...
Yom Kippur,
Rosh Hashanah,
Hanucca, Passover.
My God, you have
a gazillion of them.
Paul.
Little bit of good news.
The... dreaded monster that they're
bringing in to oversee litigation?
- Do we know who it is?
- We do.
Me.
For whatever reason,
I seem to have their trust.
- Well, that is good news.
- Yes.
Is there bad news?
Shirley, I don't think
I can save Denny.
Well, that's a moot point,
fighting for me or Alan...
or carl, probably Jerry,
maybe Κatie.
- If you talk to the others...
- I won't.
Shirley, come on.
- We have to face it, that Denny...
- could get better
If he gets this drug,
it is showing a lot of promise,
Denny could improve.
All right, look,
I do find this union to be
primarily based on money.
I also agree withMr Pinnard.
This is the exact kind of exploitation
that Christian right and others feared.
But I also recognize, people
marry for all sorts of reasons.
It's not the government's
place to ask why.
Mr pinnard, there are many gays
who marry heterosexuals.
Also gays who marry gays
of the opposite sex,
because they want to start
a family, be co-parents...
Nothing to do with romantic love.
I hardly think you believe the
government should step in and stop that
Same-sex unions are legal
in Massachusetts.
Your motion for an injunction
is denied.
- The dock on Nimmo Bay.
- We go directly from Dc.
We're going to need somebody from
Massachusetts to perform the ceremony.
Your honour, by any chance
do you like to fish?
You will keep the others
if you feel it is warranted,
but Denny Crane
absolutely must go.
The lawyers here are
extremely loyal to him.
It doesn't matter. The man
is mentally unbalanced.
He's a danger to himself and others
and cannot be allowed to stay.
I will tell you this, right now.
I would not want to risk
losing Alan Shore.
Mr Shore needs to be reined in.
We understand he is
a brilliant attorney,
but he is undisciplined...
and also needs overseeing.
We are not afraid to lose him,
if we must... in time.
Denny, shouldn't we just go up to the
room, we've got a big day tomorrow.
Not to mention I don't want to
look puffy on my wedding day.
Let's get a night cap,
it would settle our nerves.
- I hear Hillary comes here
- Denny, she...
I just wanna meet her once,
before... you and I...
You know, I think she'd like me.
I have a feeling about us.
- You and H?illary?
- Yeah, we're bo...
- What?
- That's her.
H?illary?
Wonder-girl from Tennessee
She's at the bar. Bet she's
staying at the same hotel.
What are you doing?
If I can make her see me
as a human being...
- she'll have mercy on our case
- But she won't see you as a human being
You'll reveal yourself to be
the animal that you are
Give me some credit
will you, please?
I'm going up to the room.
I've got too much to go over
- I'll see you up there
- Denny, don't say anything to that woman
- that she can use against us
- I won't
Double scotch
Mitch Shoemaker,Hello.
It'd be a pleasure to meet you,
Mitch, if I had time.
- Unfortunately, I don't.
- Thanks. Whatever she's drinking.
She's not.
Look, I'm not hitting on you.
I'm old enough to be
your grandfather.
In fact, you remind me
of my granddaughter.
You got a... a grandpa?
Is he in good health?
- Lot of them aren't.
- Mitch...
can I call youMitch? Cause
you look more like a Denny to me.
- How did you know?
- You're very famous.
Well, I won't bore you
with my usual nonsense.
You seem like
a very nice young lady.
- I have Alzheimer's disease
- You're not alone.
Over 5 million Americans do,
including my own grandmother
So, you know
H?ow can you...
take the position you're
taking, if you know?
I would think you'd want your
grandmother to have Dimebolin.
H?ave you read the data? It helps
with cognition, the memory.
- could be a life-saver.
- And it's only completed two trials
There's still a lot of testing
that needs to be done.
What stage is she in,
your grandma?
Three.
But she's lucid enough to know
what you'll be arguing tomorrow.
I'm not going to discuss my family
matters with you, Mr Crane.
What I can tell you: there's
a very human face
on everyone of those
five million people,
including you.
And tomorrow I'll be fighting
for all of them, including you.
Good night,Mr Crane.
We'll see you in the Great Hall.
All persons having business
before the honourable...
- Do you think they'll remember us?
- How could they not?
Look at Ginsburg.
Does the woman now want me?
The woman's on heat.
clarence looks like
he wants you too, Denny.
Check out Scalia
"Cherry McChuckles"
Alito looks glad to see us.
God, it's good to be back.
All right, Ms Brooks,
let's start with you.
Thank you, Mr chief Justice.
May it please the court,
the right of the terminally ill
to use experimental drugs
is nowhere guaranteed
in our constitution.
So what?
Does every right have to be
bestowed by the Constitution?
Certainly not, your honor.
But in the absence of any law
- Or legislative intent, which provides..
- Come on, counsel
If this man is dying
of an incurable disease
why not give him the unapproved
drug? Who does it hurt?
First of all,Mr crane is not
necessarily terminal. He...
You know something about
Alzheimer's we don't?
I know the disease can take
unpredictable courses...
Particularly when it comes
to progression
And all with the same ending
The FDA bans experimental
drug use with good reason
Because this does not just
involve the individual patients.
If untested drugs are
suddenly made available,
people will forego entering
into clinical drug trials.
promising drugs might
not be studied,
and therefore never reach
the market. That hurts...
Over 5 million people have Alzeimer's
Something tells me we have plenty
of subjects for clinical trials
With all due respect,
justice Scalia,
if people can simply
buy the drug,
they won't choose to enter
into a clinical study
where they can risk
getting a placebo
Why shouldn't a person have
a right to medical self-defence
This court rejected that right in...
In marijuana cases, where there
are other treatments available
We let women abort viable fetuses
to protect their own lives
A person may shoot and attack
to death in self-defence
Shouldn't this man be able
to take a drug to save himself,
especially if it's his only hope?
N?o. First of all, dying people are
willing to assume any risk,
including taking dangerous,
untested drugs,
which could kill them sooner
But again, what's the downside...
The downside is clinical trials
get short-changed,
interfered with
The safety and efficacy
of these drugs is at stake,
not to mention
millions of lives
My grandmother has Alzheimer's
She's one of those five million people
She sits at home,
waiting for a cure,
desperate for FDA approval,
which could very well be delayed
by letting...
We've seen how pharmaceutical
companies work
It's not about finding cures, so much
as it is about finding markets selling
If they get to peddle
promising but untested drugs,
we all know they'll do it
Drugs that engender false hopes
Ones with higher profit margins,
if they get to skip the testing
Investors will pump their money
into snake-oils that dress up well
This is not a scrupulous
industry, your honour
They most certainly don't deserve
a pass on clinical trials,
and that is what will effectively
happen if untested drugs
are okayed by this court
This woman is good
Would you forgive a "bride-zilla"
going a little nuts during
her wedding week?
I'm sorry, Carl
I wanted to get married
in a church
I wanted everything
to be so perfect...
because I am marrying
the greatest man
I have ever known
and loved and...
Do you still want me?
O?f course I want you
If you wanna raise the kids
Jewish, I'm OK with that
Even with all the gazillions
of holidays?
The only thing
I really care about...
I do wanna celebrate christmas, but...
there's one thing
I really care about...
and that is getting to spend
the rest of my life with you,
so if you want to elope,
let's do it
I talked to Denny
He and Alan have a judge
and they're flying up to N?immo Bay
to get married
H?e proposes we join,
make it a joint ceremony
Maybe we should
O?h, yes!
I had my heart set on a church,
but failing that,
a fishing lodge!
It's not just a fishing lodge,
I'm told
Shirley, we could be married
by this time Saturday
You've certainly come a long way,
Mr Fuddy-Duddy
Who knows how much longer
we'll all be together?
A road trip could be fun
We already have a problem
in this country
of rushing unsafe drugs
to the market, it's epidemic
And, as soon as we allow patients,
especially the desperate ones,
to exempt drugs from testing,
it's going to get exponentially worse
Fewer people will be saved
Rather, more will die
Science tramped by false hope
and permissive advertising...
Ms Brooks, the red light
is been on for some time
- If I could just add...
- No. You've exceeded your limit
I think you should get a little
band to play people off,
you know, like the O?scars
and the Emmys
Just a thought
OK, before we even get started
let's be clear on a few things
This time, you will conduct yourself
in a manner befitting this court.
You will address only
the issues before this court,
and not derail yourself
with a spiralling ramp
that serves no purpose other than...
What is that?
I'm very sorry.
I have a tendency to not
notice that little red light,
so I programmed
my tie to also alert me
when I've been talking too long.
Evidently, my tie
thinks that you have.
- Turn it off, right now.
- Yes, sir.
We go way back.
Ok Mr. Shore, your time
is starting right now
- Use it wisely
- Thank you Mr. Chief Justice
Let me begin by extending
a special greeting to Justice Thomas
Justice Thomas
Still the Chatty Kathy, OK
- Where to begin?
- Let's begin with your brief
which was conspicuously
thin on case law
That's because most of the
case law doesn't support us
But let's be honest
this court hasn't been that big on
Precedent anyway, am I right?
I mean, we have 200 years
of the Supreme Court
not one found a constitutional
right to bear arms,
but you happen to like arms,
so, what the hell?
Established case law also
tells us that torture and denial
of due process are bad, but
evidently you favor both, so
in the Guantanamo case
the big "never mind"?
You people throw precedent
with the morning trash here
- Mr. Shore, I'm curious
- That I didn't know
What could possible possess you
to want to come in here and be cocky?
Do you think this helps
your client?
Actually, the reason
I am, uh, a little cocky...
Is because my client, Denny crane
is the little guy here
And the Supreme court of
the United States has always
always stood up for
the little guy...
As they did for O?liver Brown
A black man who fought for
his third-grade daughter
to be able to go to the same
Elementary school as her best friend
and who was white
Though, of course, this
particular Supreme Court
Has gutted Brown
vs Board of Education
Because precedent, as we said
who needs it? but...
Counsel, I gave you an express
directive to stick to this case
Yes, getting to it, your honour
You see, I happen to know
the little guy is due in this court
That's why I'm confident
The little guy's been taking
such a beating of late in this room
I just know he's due.
Oh, you think the little guy
loses out with us?
Don't you? come on, Enron,
the makers of medical devices
The tobacco industry
has done very well here
This court heard 7 anti-trust
cases in its first two terms
And decided all of them in favor
of big corporate defendants
And, of course, the biggest
Player on the block,
the government always seems to win
And then, on the other end of that
particular see-saw down there,
stuck in the mud
we have the losers
The criminal defendants.
Forget 'em. My God.
Just last month, you turned down
a stay of execution for a Georgia man
Even though 7 of the 9
prosecution witnesses recanted
I guess you just couldn't be bothered
With his innocence
Maybe it was Friday and you had plans
Anytime you want to weigh in, Justice
Thomas, just give me a little wave
Counsel, I had plans, today.
I have a flight booked
at 1:00 for a vacation
which I've looked forward to
for a long, long time
And I will make that flight, Counsel
which means as soon as
that red light blinks...
Yes, your honour, I promise you will be
out of here and on vacation in a jiffy
And speaking for all Americans,
I give you permission to stay away
for as long as you like
But first, there's this matter
of the little guy
He's here in your courtroom
And he's due... for a win
My...
Client has Alzheimer's.
I know what you're probably
thinking, and you're right,
Denny Crane is hardly
a little guy
H?e's the very... biggest.
He's rich, he's famous,
He's one of the giants
of our profession
But that isn't really
what makes him so...
It's his enormous
foolish heart
It's his boundless generosity
Denny has a sense
of wonder and innocence
Like a child with all of
the world before him
H?e has that capacity for...
sheer joy that...
most of us somehow lose
Along the road to adulthood
Denny is my best friend
I love him with all my heart
If I could yank that horrible
disease out of his body
I would fight it, and I would win
I would use every ounce of my strength
and I would win, if I could...
But I can't.
My best friend is dying
of an incurable disease...
That will rob him of himself
Before it finally robs him
of his life
and I'm sorry, I don't give a damn
what the case law says
The law...
You simply cannot look
a dying man in the eye
And say you don't get the right
to try and save yourself.
The law cannot possibly say that
and if it does
It needs to change,
right now, today. Today.
Our problem, Mr Shore
We have to safeguard the masses
Our rulings don't reach
people one person at a time
But why can't they?
Make this ruling apply only
to Denny Crane if you choose to
Just make it
Your honour, deeply
embedded in this court
in so many of its holdings
Is the individual's autonomy
and personal dignity
So, tell me, please, explain to me
how that cannot apply here
Because all I can see is
the indecency of a disease
That cripples the body
as it rots the brain
Can only be exceeded
by the inhumanity
Of knowing there's a drug that could
help and not letting him have it
Contrary to the
public's perception,
I think, when asked, most judges
and lawyers would say...
The reason they first went
to law school...
was simply to help people
This man I love
my friend
Desperately needs your help
I beg the nine of you
to look within yourselves...
And revisit that question
why did you go to law school?
Why did you want to sit up
there and wear that robe?
Because today this
experimental drug
Isn't really Denny crane's
last best hope.
You are
You are
When the bells are ringing
I hear them tingle-linging
Ooh, they're ringing...
Ringing closer and closer to me
I hear the organ playing
You know, this is ridiculous
Yes, and we wouldn't
want it any other way
There it is. Nimmo Bay
- Don't you think it's low?
- Indian summer
We're on our honeymoon
Our honey moon
We're on our honeymoon
On our honeymoon
All right, let's not waste time
I don't want a honeymoon
with a salmon
Heaven on earth
Let's send out for some scotch
Nothing younger than 25 years
Are there bears here?
Isn't this the time of year
they look to fatten up?
This really is beautiful.
- I'm afraid of it, but it's beautiful.
- What are you afraid of?
O?h, you name it...
The water, the woods... Canada.
Stop it
- This is your vacation?
- H?e brought a standing buddy
Where's the secret service?
Your honor, this is fate
you must admit...
Don't talk to me
I won't, I promise, if I could just
ask you one little thing...
I mean, it can't be ex parte
we're on a dock.
Could you look any sillier?
I know you can
But, have you had an opportunity
to think about that little...
Favour I sought to carry
in court?
Is just that I'm dying to know
Denny is, actually
O?n Monday, the court
will issue a one-line memo
Granting you the use
of the experimental drug
You mean it?
I'm cured
- I could just hug you, may I?
- I'll have you jailed
Your honour, I truly...
I don't know what to say
- May I call you N?ino? Because...
- You may not
I've always heard
you're a compassionate man
Now I know
I came up here to fish
If you'll excuse me
Your honour, one last thing
Denny and I came up here to be married
I know you want to get to the river
We did bring a judge of our own
But the possibility
of an upgrade...
I at least have to ask
We're gonna make this really fast
- Which is what we want. If I may say..
- N?o, you may not
You all take your respective parties
to be lawfully wedded partners
To love, honour and obey
till death do you part?
Your honour, that might be
a little faster than we...
- You want me to do this?
- We do.
-I know pronounce you...
-No, wait.
We were saying "we do" to the question
"do we want you to do it?"
Mr. Shore, the Coho are jumping
at Seymour Falls
Your honour, this is
our wedding day
Join hands.
Are you going to be serious
about this? Because if not...
Alan, I've never been
more serious about anything
In my entire life
Ok, let's go
Do you, carl and Denny respectively
Take Shirley and Alan respectively,
To be your lawfully wedded partners
to love, honour and obey...
And cherish
Especially cherish
...and cherish, till
death do you part?
I do
I do
And do you
Shirley and Alan respectively
Take carl and Denny, respectively
To be your lawfully wedded partners
To love, honour,
obey and cherish...
Till death do you part?
I do
I do
You all understand
what it means to be married?
This is a sacred thing
The commitments to love one another
To be there for each other
no matter what...
Do you really all get that?
We get it, your honour
Look at me
By the powers vested in me
as Justice of the Supreme court
And by the powers of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts...
I can't speak for Canada
I know pronounce you
husband and wife...
And you husband and husband.
What God has brought together,
let no man and no court tear asunder.
You may kiss the bride
Woa, one at the time
Alan, you first.
And, Denny, gently
And now, Carl... my husband
- Good luck to you all.
- Thank you, your honour
-Thank you so much, your honour
-Thank you, justice
I love you, man
I love you too, Denny
Shirley, may I have
my wedding dance with you?
It's just I've always dreamt
of dancing with you
In this dress, looking
exactly the way you do.
Denny, don't you think
Carl should get this dance?
Let him grab the next one
H?e's got you forever
I just...
Just for tonight...
let's pretend
we still care...
You really are
a good sport, Carl
I'm a good sport?
Alan, has it sunk in yet,
who you're married to?
- Judge?
- Why not?
Move to the music...
And say "I love you"
Promise each other...
We'll always be true...
Our love's not just for tonight
Our love's not just for tonight
- Long day
- But a good one
It was wonderful
Spectacular day
- What couples they made
- Yes, they did
Thank you, Jerry, for being
my charming date
- Canada was great
- Beautiful
- I'm not afraid of it anymore
- How great is that?
Conquer once the fear of
a foreign country
- A great day
- Fab
Let's not make ourselves dizzy
N?ow... I feel dizzy.
- Somebody's been here
- Who?
I don't know.
But clearly somebody
Probably staff celebrating
our wedding
They could've cleaned up
You're not gonna be
a neat freak, are you?
Don't start with me
Tell you, Alan...
I woke up this morning,
I thought the end was near...
but this drug...
I could feel the fog lifting
just thinking about it
- We're married.
- can you believe it?
We will face ridicule,
Denny... abuse
Don't be fooled
It's all worth it
I love you
I love you too
You know, I was watching you
dance with Shirley
And for a second, I thought
you were having one of your...
moments...
Where you actually believe
you and she...
Had one of those moments
yesterday
- You thought she was your wife?
- No, I thought you were my son
Proud moment for a dad
I tell you that...
Having you as my son
That's something
Are we gonna stay with this firm,
or are we gonna... open a new one?
We don't have to decide tonight
Let's just sit here like
an old married couple
You know, I was a little hurt
- You danced with Shirley instead of...
- Here we go
- I'm just saying...
- Come on.
We did get married. I'd think
a little attention is in order
- Before your eyes start roving
- You wanted to dance?
- I did.
- Let's do it now
N?o, the moment is passed
N?o, it hasn't
We're here, now
We're in the moment
- I don't want a mercy dance
- Is this the way it's gonna be?
Alan... our wedding dance
- Don't try anything
- Funny
And I want to lead
- Why should you...?
- You got to lead with Shirley
It's my turn. Just dance
- You're leading
- I'm not
Well, quit shoving me around
If you plan to dominate me
in this marriage
- let's undo it right now.
- well, that's "Till death do us part"
- I can call Scalia right now
- I don't wanna undo it now
Just... be quite.
Seize the moment
It's our wedding night
It's our wedding night
Fantastic
Fantastic, that's you, yes
You perform miracles
Whenever you hold me near
Tender, warm miracles
That make me surrender dear
Yes
You whisper "Darling"?
And before my eyes
A blaze of fireworks
light up the skies
No wonder angels
have starry eyes
Fantastic
Fantastic, that's you
that you face each other
It's a pet peeve of mine
when couples look like?
they're going off into
different directions
Even during the ceremony
Ok, then, now you're going
to be giving her away?
And you're abviously the groom
And that would make you the Jew
Rabbi. Rabbi. Oh,I'm so sorry
Oh, my God, icertainly hope
you will accept my apology
May i really be honest
father?
- I'm not happy at all with this union
- Rabbi?
There's a very old joke, you
know what the call the child
- Of a jew and a christian?
- here we go
A christian
Assimilation, see?
Didn't I tell you?
- Father
- Excuse me?
Do you know the most oppressed
religion in America today?
- Christiainity
- Hear, hear
It's Christmas time, you know
christmas has become verbotten
- You can't even say the word
- Interesting, he speaks German
- What?
- Rabbi
- Maybe we should all start over
- like to know what you meant by that
It's nothing personal
I just have a little peeve over
How the Catholic Church turned
its back on the Holocaust
- I love it, a holy war
- but the catholic church
Has been unwavering
in its support of Israel
- A great risk to America, i might add
- Father
Much of the violence
directed at our country
stems from our support
of Israel?
Support which is surely
as disproportionate
Since Israel probably doesn't
even need to exist anymore
Ooh, that should seal it
Did you actually just say
Israel shouldn't exist?
- Rabbi?
- Come on, Rabbi
I mean it was created as a refuge,
a safe-haven far jews
Jews are doing fine now
So what's the point?
It was ugly
Rabbi stormed out
The Priest refused to give
Shirley the use of the church
Why were you rehearsing
on a Wednesday?
Because, i am gonna be
at the supreme Court on Friday
Filling a drug prescription
Check out the hair
upon that clerk
Denny, do not say
anything offensive
Let's just get this done
without incident
- May i help you?
- yes, we'd like to apply
for a moustache...
a marriage license
You two are getting married?
Is there a reason we shouldn't?
Other than, maybe
you and i should get together?
- Denny?
- We plan an open door marriage
My card
You're heterosexual
are you heterosexual?
Is that a problem?
He completes me
- You're getting married?
- Is that wrong?
- Yes
- Why?
- It's a sham, Alan
- It is not a sham
Yes, it is no different than two
people who aren't really in love
With each other marrying
for a green card
First of all, I love Denny
I believe he loves me
And there's no requirement
that a couple be " in love"
In fact, given the? current
divorce rate, one might say
The most insidious problem
with marriage is that people
Make life-altering decisions
while in love
It's a drug,
a toxic one at that
And scientifically proven
to wear off
What's toxic is your cynicism
I think your little scheme
is dishonest
You've been
a little testy of late
Do all brides get ordery
You know, let's just move on
Shall we?
As you know, the sale of the firm to
Tsu international has been finalized
The new head of litigation is
expected to be appointed
and ostensibly to watchdog us
I like the new direction of the firm
I have a document for
Mr Shore and Mr Crane?
I'll take it,Thank you
- They've got to be kidding me
- What is it?
It's notice of an injunction
seeking to?
Stop me and Denny from
getting married
What?
That city hall clerk
must have ratted us out
Who's filing?
The Massachusetts chapter of the
Gay and Lesbian League
Excuse me?
What a hypocrisy
Katie, pull up whatever law
You can on same sex marriage
Jerry and i Will stay focused on
the Supreme Court case
- As if we haven't got enough to do
- Are we done here?
We have one more item
The new management has decided
to change the name of the firm
To what?
Let me just preface this
bysaying that personally?
I want my name off the firm, so?
To what?
Chang, Poole and Schmidt
Chang, Poole and Schmidt?
I simply don't understand? the logic
Your name has such
recognition value
I've destroyed it, haven't i?
my name?
No, you haven't
You know?
Half the stuff i do with the?
Nonsense with the sex and?
It's to appear colorful,
and larger than life?
To distract people?
From how truly small
i've become
I'm not about to let you sulk
and ruin my wedding day
We'll open our own firm,
we don't need them
We'll overturn it
The Supreme court would
never side with the Chinese
There's no way
Denny, we're going to the
Supreme court to get the drug
I know that
I'm just saying?
Well?
He now says that he?
might marry us
But not in the Church, which is
of course what i wanted most
Alright, so we find
another Church
Carl, did you think
it was the smartest idea
- To bring in that particular rabbi?
- What do you mean?
Well, he's a flaming bigot
I mean, the catholics are
responsible for the Holocaust?
He didn't say they were
responsible
He said they turned their back,
which is true
Can we discuss the priest's
little gem?
- Israel doesn't need to exist?
-That's a political argument
- political?
- Yes, and many people have expressed it
palestinians living in Israel
will soon outnumber the Jews
The idea of a continuing
as a Jewish state...
I can't believe
I'm hearing this
- Certainly you've heard it before
- Not from you
- I'm not supporting the idea...
- N?o, but you're defending a priest...
- Please do not raise your voice
- ... and you're calling the rabbi
- a bigot?
- Yes, a big one
Really? First the chinese,
now the Jews, Who's next?
- You, Get out
- O?h, with pleasure
So, basically, this marriage
is all about money?
Judge, I would guess
a lot of marriages are
If you trace the institution
to its origins,
you'll discover that marriage
had its roots in economics
- N?ot love, money
- I find it offensive
- Why?
- I'll tell you why
Speaking as a gay man,
we have had to fight long
and hard for this right
We have suffered ridicule,
hatred, gay-bashing
You're preaching to the old boys
choir We're with you on that
- N?o, you're making a mockery of it...
- We're doing no such thing
- You're blatant heterosexual
- So what?
Are you proposing a rule
that every couple
be sexually active,
or procreational?
Cause that's been used
against you
Your honor, this is exactly
what the religious right
and conservative movements
have been warning of:
“if we allow same sex marriage,
what next?”
Well, this is what's next
You will see people exploiting
same sex unions to circumvent...
- You hypocrit
- All right
H's suggesting we go
into some kind of discovery
as to why two people
want to marry,
the very kind of invasive
legislat...
This does seem a bit cynical
You are basically wanting
to marry Denny Crane...
- to skirt tax laws
- Your honor, in this day and age,
the preservation of wealth
is paramount
And I'm sorry, before I see
Mr crane's money
go to fund immoral wars
or less moral
government bail-outs,
I'd rather see it go to me
The plans I have for it
Are far more philanthropic
And by the way, I love him, OK?
I love the man. He loves me.
We're partners.
To say that we cannot get married
because we don't have sex, is...
just as preposterous and bigoty
as banning marriage
based on who a person
chooses to have sex with.
H will be fueling the fire
to pass a constitutional ban on...
You're the one stoking the embers.
For what it's worth,
this isn't about just money.
there are medical reasons.
He happens to be suffering
from an incurable illness.
- You can do that by proxy.
- He doesn't want to.
He wants a partner,
a legal spouse.
- Why?
- That's his prerogative, his privacy.
- You seek to invade that too?
- All right, I have heard the arguments.
Let me take an hour,
and I will decide.
You have no idea,
what you'll be stowing up.
All right.
- Is she not beautiful?
- Who is she?
O?pposing counsel.
She's arguing for the government.
Flying here from Tennessee.
It's all good, Alan.
She's hot, and doctors say,
blood flow in any direction
- Is good for my brain
- Are you packed?
Because we're going straight
from court to the airport
Will you stop nagging me?
We're not married yet
Just get packed
This is crazy
N?either of us are
very religious people
We haven't even talked
about it before.
Why are we letting this
nonsense stand in our way?
Well, most people
don't talk about religion,
and it doesn't enter into our daily
lives, but it is nevertheless a value,
and it's obvious that you and
I have different values, carl.
Religion is not a value.
Spirituality? Yes.
Belief in God? OK.
But religion itself?
It's a discipline,
one that pretends to be about
love, family and charity,
too often is a vehicle
of hatred and war.
Yeah, it's starting up a little war
right now between you and me.
And it really pisses me off
That it is politically incorrect
to celebrate christmas,
but you get all your...
Yom Kippur,
Rosh Hashanah,
Hanucca, Passover.
My God, you have
a gazillion of them.
Paul.
Little bit of good news.
The... dreaded monster that they're
bringing in to oversee litigation?
- Do we know who it is?
- We do.
Me.
For whatever reason,
I seem to have their trust.
- Well, that is good news.
- Yes.
Is there bad news?
Shirley, I don't think
I can save Denny.
Well, that's a moot point,
fighting for me or Alan...
or carl, probably Jerry,
maybe Κatie.
- If you talk to the others...
- I won't.
Shirley, come on.
- We have to face it, that Denny...
- could get better
If he gets this drug,
it is showing a lot of promise,
Denny could improve.
All right, look,
I do find this union to be
primarily based on money.
I also agree withMr Pinnard.
This is the exact kind of exploitation
that Christian right and others feared.
But I also recognize, people
marry for all sorts of reasons.
It's not the government's
place to ask why.
Mr pinnard, there are many gays
who marry heterosexuals.
Also gays who marry gays
of the opposite sex,
because they want to start
a family, be co-parents...
Nothing to do with romantic love.
I hardly think you believe the
government should step in and stop that
Same-sex unions are legal
in Massachusetts.
Your motion for an injunction
is denied.
- The dock on Nimmo Bay.
- We go directly from Dc.
We're going to need somebody from
Massachusetts to perform the ceremony.
Your honour, by any chance
do you like to fish?
You will keep the others
if you feel it is warranted,
but Denny Crane
absolutely must go.
The lawyers here are
extremely loyal to him.
It doesn't matter. The man
is mentally unbalanced.
He's a danger to himself and others
and cannot be allowed to stay.
I will tell you this, right now.
I would not want to risk
losing Alan Shore.
Mr Shore needs to be reined in.
We understand he is
a brilliant attorney,
but he is undisciplined...
and also needs overseeing.
We are not afraid to lose him,
if we must... in time.
Denny, shouldn't we just go up to the
room, we've got a big day tomorrow.
Not to mention I don't want to
look puffy on my wedding day.
Let's get a night cap,
it would settle our nerves.
- I hear Hillary comes here
- Denny, she...
I just wanna meet her once,
before... you and I...
You know, I think she'd like me.
I have a feeling about us.
- You and H?illary?
- Yeah, we're bo...
- What?
- That's her.
H?illary?
Wonder-girl from Tennessee
She's at the bar. Bet she's
staying at the same hotel.
What are you doing?
If I can make her see me
as a human being...
- she'll have mercy on our case
- But she won't see you as a human being
You'll reveal yourself to be
the animal that you are
Give me some credit
will you, please?
I'm going up to the room.
I've got too much to go over
- I'll see you up there
- Denny, don't say anything to that woman
- that she can use against us
- I won't
Double scotch
Mitch Shoemaker,Hello.
It'd be a pleasure to meet you,
Mitch, if I had time.
- Unfortunately, I don't.
- Thanks. Whatever she's drinking.
She's not.
Look, I'm not hitting on you.
I'm old enough to be
your grandfather.
In fact, you remind me
of my granddaughter.
You got a... a grandpa?
Is he in good health?
- Lot of them aren't.
- Mitch...
can I call youMitch? Cause
you look more like a Denny to me.
- How did you know?
- You're very famous.
Well, I won't bore you
with my usual nonsense.
You seem like
a very nice young lady.
- I have Alzheimer's disease
- You're not alone.
Over 5 million Americans do,
including my own grandmother
So, you know
H?ow can you...
take the position you're
taking, if you know?
I would think you'd want your
grandmother to have Dimebolin.
H?ave you read the data? It helps
with cognition, the memory.
- could be a life-saver.
- And it's only completed two trials
There's still a lot of testing
that needs to be done.
What stage is she in,
your grandma?
Three.
But she's lucid enough to know
what you'll be arguing tomorrow.
I'm not going to discuss my family
matters with you, Mr Crane.
What I can tell you: there's
a very human face
on everyone of those
five million people,
including you.
And tomorrow I'll be fighting
for all of them, including you.
Good night,Mr Crane.
We'll see you in the Great Hall.
All persons having business
before the honourable...
- Do you think they'll remember us?
- How could they not?
Look at Ginsburg.
Does the woman now want me?
The woman's on heat.
clarence looks like
he wants you too, Denny.
Check out Scalia
"Cherry McChuckles"
Alito looks glad to see us.
God, it's good to be back.
All right, Ms Brooks,
let's start with you.
Thank you, Mr chief Justice.
May it please the court,
the right of the terminally ill
to use experimental drugs
is nowhere guaranteed
in our constitution.
So what?
Does every right have to be
bestowed by the Constitution?
Certainly not, your honor.
But in the absence of any law
- Or legislative intent, which provides..
- Come on, counsel
If this man is dying
of an incurable disease
why not give him the unapproved
drug? Who does it hurt?
First of all,Mr crane is not
necessarily terminal. He...
You know something about
Alzheimer's we don't?
I know the disease can take
unpredictable courses...
Particularly when it comes
to progression
And all with the same ending
The FDA bans experimental
drug use with good reason
Because this does not just
involve the individual patients.
If untested drugs are
suddenly made available,
people will forego entering
into clinical drug trials.
promising drugs might
not be studied,
and therefore never reach
the market. That hurts...
Over 5 million people have Alzeimer's
Something tells me we have plenty
of subjects for clinical trials
With all due respect,
justice Scalia,
if people can simply
buy the drug,
they won't choose to enter
into a clinical study
where they can risk
getting a placebo
Why shouldn't a person have
a right to medical self-defence
This court rejected that right in...
In marijuana cases, where there
are other treatments available
We let women abort viable fetuses
to protect their own lives
A person may shoot and attack
to death in self-defence
Shouldn't this man be able
to take a drug to save himself,
especially if it's his only hope?
N?o. First of all, dying people are
willing to assume any risk,
including taking dangerous,
untested drugs,
which could kill them sooner
But again, what's the downside...
The downside is clinical trials
get short-changed,
interfered with
The safety and efficacy
of these drugs is at stake,
not to mention
millions of lives
My grandmother has Alzheimer's
She's one of those five million people
She sits at home,
waiting for a cure,
desperate for FDA approval,
which could very well be delayed
by letting...
We've seen how pharmaceutical
companies work
It's not about finding cures, so much
as it is about finding markets selling
If they get to peddle
promising but untested drugs,
we all know they'll do it
Drugs that engender false hopes
Ones with higher profit margins,
if they get to skip the testing
Investors will pump their money
into snake-oils that dress up well
This is not a scrupulous
industry, your honour
They most certainly don't deserve
a pass on clinical trials,
and that is what will effectively
happen if untested drugs
are okayed by this court
This woman is good
Would you forgive a "bride-zilla"
going a little nuts during
her wedding week?
I'm sorry, Carl
I wanted to get married
in a church
I wanted everything
to be so perfect...
because I am marrying
the greatest man
I have ever known
and loved and...
Do you still want me?
O?f course I want you
If you wanna raise the kids
Jewish, I'm OK with that
Even with all the gazillions
of holidays?
The only thing
I really care about...
I do wanna celebrate christmas, but...
there's one thing
I really care about...
and that is getting to spend
the rest of my life with you,
so if you want to elope,
let's do it
I talked to Denny
He and Alan have a judge
and they're flying up to N?immo Bay
to get married
H?e proposes we join,
make it a joint ceremony
Maybe we should
O?h, yes!
I had my heart set on a church,
but failing that,
a fishing lodge!
It's not just a fishing lodge,
I'm told
Shirley, we could be married
by this time Saturday
You've certainly come a long way,
Mr Fuddy-Duddy
Who knows how much longer
we'll all be together?
A road trip could be fun
We already have a problem
in this country
of rushing unsafe drugs
to the market, it's epidemic
And, as soon as we allow patients,
especially the desperate ones,
to exempt drugs from testing,
it's going to get exponentially worse
Fewer people will be saved
Rather, more will die
Science tramped by false hope
and permissive advertising...
Ms Brooks, the red light
is been on for some time
- If I could just add...
- No. You've exceeded your limit
I think you should get a little
band to play people off,
you know, like the O?scars
and the Emmys
Just a thought
OK, before we even get started
let's be clear on a few things
This time, you will conduct yourself
in a manner befitting this court.
You will address only
the issues before this court,
and not derail yourself
with a spiralling ramp
that serves no purpose other than...
What is that?
I'm very sorry.
I have a tendency to not
notice that little red light,
so I programmed
my tie to also alert me
when I've been talking too long.
Evidently, my tie
thinks that you have.
- Turn it off, right now.
- Yes, sir.
We go way back.
Ok Mr. Shore, your time
is starting right now
- Use it wisely
- Thank you Mr. Chief Justice
Let me begin by extending
a special greeting to Justice Thomas
Justice Thomas
Still the Chatty Kathy, OK
- Where to begin?
- Let's begin with your brief
which was conspicuously
thin on case law
That's because most of the
case law doesn't support us
But let's be honest
this court hasn't been that big on
Precedent anyway, am I right?
I mean, we have 200 years
of the Supreme Court
not one found a constitutional
right to bear arms,
but you happen to like arms,
so, what the hell?
Established case law also
tells us that torture and denial
of due process are bad, but
evidently you favor both, so
in the Guantanamo case
the big "never mind"?
You people throw precedent
with the morning trash here
- Mr. Shore, I'm curious
- That I didn't know
What could possible possess you
to want to come in here and be cocky?
Do you think this helps
your client?
Actually, the reason
I am, uh, a little cocky...
Is because my client, Denny crane
is the little guy here
And the Supreme court of
the United States has always
always stood up for
the little guy...
As they did for O?liver Brown
A black man who fought for
his third-grade daughter
to be able to go to the same
Elementary school as her best friend
and who was white
Though, of course, this
particular Supreme Court
Has gutted Brown
vs Board of Education
Because precedent, as we said
who needs it? but...
Counsel, I gave you an express
directive to stick to this case
Yes, getting to it, your honour
You see, I happen to know
the little guy is due in this court
That's why I'm confident
The little guy's been taking
such a beating of late in this room
I just know he's due.
Oh, you think the little guy
loses out with us?
Don't you? come on, Enron,
the makers of medical devices
The tobacco industry
has done very well here
This court heard 7 anti-trust
cases in its first two terms
And decided all of them in favor
of big corporate defendants
And, of course, the biggest
Player on the block,
the government always seems to win
And then, on the other end of that
particular see-saw down there,
stuck in the mud
we have the losers
The criminal defendants.
Forget 'em. My God.
Just last month, you turned down
a stay of execution for a Georgia man
Even though 7 of the 9
prosecution witnesses recanted
I guess you just couldn't be bothered
With his innocence
Maybe it was Friday and you had plans
Anytime you want to weigh in, Justice
Thomas, just give me a little wave
Counsel, I had plans, today.
I have a flight booked
at 1:00 for a vacation
which I've looked forward to
for a long, long time
And I will make that flight, Counsel
which means as soon as
that red light blinks...
Yes, your honour, I promise you will be
out of here and on vacation in a jiffy
And speaking for all Americans,
I give you permission to stay away
for as long as you like
But first, there's this matter
of the little guy
He's here in your courtroom
And he's due... for a win
My...
Client has Alzheimer's.
I know what you're probably
thinking, and you're right,
Denny Crane is hardly
a little guy
H?e's the very... biggest.
He's rich, he's famous,
He's one of the giants
of our profession
But that isn't really
what makes him so...
It's his enormous
foolish heart
It's his boundless generosity
Denny has a sense
of wonder and innocence
Like a child with all of
the world before him
H?e has that capacity for...
sheer joy that...
most of us somehow lose
Along the road to adulthood
Denny is my best friend
I love him with all my heart
If I could yank that horrible
disease out of his body
I would fight it, and I would win
I would use every ounce of my strength
and I would win, if I could...
But I can't.
My best friend is dying
of an incurable disease...
That will rob him of himself
Before it finally robs him
of his life
and I'm sorry, I don't give a damn
what the case law says
The law...
You simply cannot look
a dying man in the eye
And say you don't get the right
to try and save yourself.
The law cannot possibly say that
and if it does
It needs to change,
right now, today. Today.
Our problem, Mr Shore
We have to safeguard the masses
Our rulings don't reach
people one person at a time
But why can't they?
Make this ruling apply only
to Denny Crane if you choose to
Just make it
Your honour, deeply
embedded in this court
in so many of its holdings
Is the individual's autonomy
and personal dignity
So, tell me, please, explain to me
how that cannot apply here
Because all I can see is
the indecency of a disease
That cripples the body
as it rots the brain
Can only be exceeded
by the inhumanity
Of knowing there's a drug that could
help and not letting him have it
Contrary to the
public's perception,
I think, when asked, most judges
and lawyers would say...
The reason they first went
to law school...
was simply to help people
This man I love
my friend
Desperately needs your help
I beg the nine of you
to look within yourselves...
And revisit that question
why did you go to law school?
Why did you want to sit up
there and wear that robe?
Because today this
experimental drug
Isn't really Denny crane's
last best hope.
You are
You are
When the bells are ringing
I hear them tingle-linging
Ooh, they're ringing...
Ringing closer and closer to me
I hear the organ playing
You know, this is ridiculous
Yes, and we wouldn't
want it any other way
There it is. Nimmo Bay
- Don't you think it's low?
- Indian summer
We're on our honeymoon
Our honey moon
We're on our honeymoon
On our honeymoon
All right, let's not waste time
I don't want a honeymoon
with a salmon
Heaven on earth
Let's send out for some scotch
Nothing younger than 25 years
Are there bears here?
Isn't this the time of year
they look to fatten up?
This really is beautiful.
- I'm afraid of it, but it's beautiful.
- What are you afraid of?
O?h, you name it...
The water, the woods... Canada.
Stop it
- This is your vacation?
- H?e brought a standing buddy
Where's the secret service?
Your honor, this is fate
you must admit...
Don't talk to me
I won't, I promise, if I could just
ask you one little thing...
I mean, it can't be ex parte
we're on a dock.
Could you look any sillier?
I know you can
But, have you had an opportunity
to think about that little...
Favour I sought to carry
in court?
Is just that I'm dying to know
Denny is, actually
O?n Monday, the court
will issue a one-line memo
Granting you the use
of the experimental drug
You mean it?
I'm cured
- I could just hug you, may I?
- I'll have you jailed
Your honour, I truly...
I don't know what to say
- May I call you N?ino? Because...
- You may not
I've always heard
you're a compassionate man
Now I know
I came up here to fish
If you'll excuse me
Your honour, one last thing
Denny and I came up here to be married
I know you want to get to the river
We did bring a judge of our own
But the possibility
of an upgrade...
I at least have to ask
We're gonna make this really fast
- Which is what we want. If I may say..
- N?o, you may not
You all take your respective parties
to be lawfully wedded partners
To love, honour and obey
till death do you part?
Your honour, that might be
a little faster than we...
- You want me to do this?
- We do.
-I know pronounce you...
-No, wait.
We were saying "we do" to the question
"do we want you to do it?"
Mr. Shore, the Coho are jumping
at Seymour Falls
Your honour, this is
our wedding day
Join hands.
Are you going to be serious
about this? Because if not...
Alan, I've never been
more serious about anything
In my entire life
Ok, let's go
Do you, carl and Denny respectively
Take Shirley and Alan respectively,
To be your lawfully wedded partners
to love, honour and obey...
And cherish
Especially cherish
...and cherish, till
death do you part?
I do
I do
And do you
Shirley and Alan respectively
Take carl and Denny, respectively
To be your lawfully wedded partners
To love, honour,
obey and cherish...
Till death do you part?
I do
I do
You all understand
what it means to be married?
This is a sacred thing
The commitments to love one another
To be there for each other
no matter what...
Do you really all get that?
We get it, your honour
Look at me
By the powers vested in me
as Justice of the Supreme court
And by the powers of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts...
I can't speak for Canada
I know pronounce you
husband and wife...
And you husband and husband.
What God has brought together,
let no man and no court tear asunder.
You may kiss the bride
Woa, one at the time
Alan, you first.
And, Denny, gently
And now, Carl... my husband
- Good luck to you all.
- Thank you, your honour
-Thank you so much, your honour
-Thank you, justice
I love you, man
I love you too, Denny
Shirley, may I have
my wedding dance with you?
It's just I've always dreamt
of dancing with you
In this dress, looking
exactly the way you do.
Denny, don't you think
Carl should get this dance?
Let him grab the next one
H?e's got you forever
I just...
Just for tonight...
let's pretend
we still care...
You really are
a good sport, Carl
I'm a good sport?
Alan, has it sunk in yet,
who you're married to?
- Judge?
- Why not?
Move to the music...
And say "I love you"
Promise each other...
We'll always be true...
Our love's not just for tonight
Our love's not just for tonight
- Long day
- But a good one
It was wonderful
Spectacular day
- What couples they made
- Yes, they did
Thank you, Jerry, for being
my charming date
- Canada was great
- Beautiful
- I'm not afraid of it anymore
- How great is that?
Conquer once the fear of
a foreign country
- A great day
- Fab
Let's not make ourselves dizzy
N?ow... I feel dizzy.
- Somebody's been here
- Who?
I don't know.
But clearly somebody
Probably staff celebrating
our wedding
They could've cleaned up
You're not gonna be
a neat freak, are you?
Don't start with me
Tell you, Alan...
I woke up this morning,
I thought the end was near...
but this drug...
I could feel the fog lifting
just thinking about it
- We're married.
- can you believe it?
We will face ridicule,
Denny... abuse
Don't be fooled
It's all worth it
I love you
I love you too
You know, I was watching you
dance with Shirley
And for a second, I thought
you were having one of your...
moments...
Where you actually believe
you and she...
Had one of those moments
yesterday
- You thought she was your wife?
- No, I thought you were my son
Proud moment for a dad
I tell you that...
Having you as my son
That's something
Are we gonna stay with this firm,
or are we gonna... open a new one?
We don't have to decide tonight
Let's just sit here like
an old married couple
You know, I was a little hurt
- You danced with Shirley instead of...
- Here we go
- I'm just saying...
- Come on.
We did get married. I'd think
a little attention is in order
- Before your eyes start roving
- You wanted to dance?
- I did.
- Let's do it now
N?o, the moment is passed
N?o, it hasn't
We're here, now
We're in the moment
- I don't want a mercy dance
- Is this the way it's gonna be?
Alan... our wedding dance
- Don't try anything
- Funny
And I want to lead
- Why should you...?
- You got to lead with Shirley
It's my turn. Just dance
- You're leading
- I'm not
Well, quit shoving me around
If you plan to dominate me
in this marriage
- let's undo it right now.
- well, that's "Till death do us part"
- I can call Scalia right now
- I don't wanna undo it now
Just... be quite.
Seize the moment
It's our wedding night
It's our wedding night
Fantastic
Fantastic, that's you, yes
You perform miracles
Whenever you hold me near
Tender, warm miracles
That make me surrender dear
Yes
You whisper "Darling"?
And before my eyes
A blaze of fireworks
light up the skies
No wonder angels
have starry eyes
Fantastic
Fantastic, that's you