"[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Siren blaring ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "Okay." "Dr. pullen?" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "Dr.pullen?" "TheyaretakingMrs.petrakis into surgery." "[ Music ]" "Hasshebeenpreppedyet?" "No,shehasn't." "Okay." "Andgo!" "[ Footsteps ]" "DidyoucallDr. sherman?" "He'sonhisway ." "Great." "Wait!" "Wait!" "Race ya." "Doyoucomehereoften?" "AmI goingto die?" "Areyoukidding?" "Nobody is going to die," "Mrs. petrakis, I'm going to clean all of the baklava out of your arteries." "This is the late show." "I do my best work." "[ Machine beeping ]" "Anesthetic,please." "Mrs. petrakis, I would like you to click your heels together three times." "And when you wake up, you'll be back in your own room in Kansas." "Kansas?" "[ Symphony music ]" "Sponge." "So Carol, how was your date with big foot last night?" "Hepaidforthe movie,butI  had to pay for dinner." "Ithinkyouare withthe wrong guy." "Retraction here." "Letmegetaretraction." "Ican'tgetthis..." "Sheishemorrhaging,clamp." "I thought that was going to happen." "Suture." "[ Music ]" "Ican'tstopthisbleeding." "I should be better at this, my grandfather was a Taylor." "[ Chuckling ]" "Makea 6-0wouldwork." "WoulduseastaplegunifI could." "Clamp." "Getting an irregular heart rate, fibrillation." "Heartrateis morning, doctor." "Breathingislabored." "Clamp." "Respirationisnormal, doctor." "God,thishurts." "Abbie,sheis under." "Lossoffeelingintheleft arm." "Caroldon'tgo to the" "Bahamas." "Clamp please." "Bleeding is controlled." "[ Labored breathing ]" "Dr.sherman,wouldyou beso kind?" "Abbie,whatis goingon?" "I'mhavingaheartattack." "Dr.pullen!" "Getmedo icuimmediately!" "I'llneedablanketanda  pillow." "I'mgoingto needoxygenof4 liters." "How is the patient?" "Noproblemhere." "Checkmypulse,please." "98andslightlyirregular." "That'snottoobad ,abbie." "Yeah,foraduck." "Scottie give me an iv, and" "Lidocaine with a push." "Hi, boys." "One,two,three." "[ Labored breathing ]" "I'mgoingto buyyou all  somebody big." "[ Machine beeping ]" "[ Machine beeping ]" "Don'tfightit ,abbie." "I'mafraidto go to sleep." "I'llgetahammer." "[ Symphony music ]" "Dad,I 'mafraidto go to  sleep!" "[ Clock ticking ]" "[ Dog barking ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "Whyareyouafraidtogo to  sleep?" "WhatifIneverwake up?" "Thentherewillbemore for me for breakfast." "Daddy,readto me ." "The dreams book." "Whenyoucanread,youread the dreams book." "Butit'smy favorite." "Allright." "But I want you to know, it's not my favorite." "Okay." "The dreams book." "Sweet dreams to my fingers, sweet dreams to my knees, sweet dreams to belly buttons to go in and out." "Sweet dreams to all of the waitresses in the world, the big ones too, like the waitress at the bowling alley." "That'snottheway itgoes ." "Hey,thisis kid'sstuff." "You want to hear something that you can put your teeth into?" "Inherit the wind?" "Oh,no,notagain." "It'stheloneliestfeelingin the world to find yourself standing up when everybody else is sitting down." "To have everyone look at you and say, what's the matter with him thatverygood,dad ." "Youandme ,kido." "I know what it feels like to walk down an empty street, to hear the sound of your own footsteps, shutters closed, blinds drawn, doors closed against you." "I'masleep,daddy,really." "Andyoudon'tknowwhether you are walking towards something or just walking away." "[ Machine beeping ]" "It'sveryimportantthatshe doesn't miss her physical therapy sessions." "Si." "Si." "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "Good-bye,matilda." "I checked you out." "How are you doing?" "Abbie?" "Abbie?" "Icanhear." "I can hear." "Veryfunny." "You are funny." "Funny guy." "Comeon,let'sget out of here." "Whatareyoudoing?" "[ Traffic noises. ]" "ThankGodI'mout ofhere ." "I have such weird dreams here." "Let'sgetacab ." "No,I reallywanttowalk ." "You're going to like it." "I'm going to lean on you, and you lean on me." "Is this good for you?" "Thisisgreat." "Look,we'reasemicolon walking home." "[ Laughter ]" "Ihaveto havemypresso." "Salt." "Oh,thankyou." "Salt now." "I was not ready for this." "Whois?" "I'mheartsurgeon,for" "Christ's sakes." "I should have seen it coming." "EventheIndianswarned custer, don't come over here, we're a little cranky." "Look,youhadplentyof warning." "You work like a maniac, you don't sleep." "You were so busy being the doctor, the patient almost died." "You are lucky this time." "Whycan'tyoubemore  straight with me?" "[ Sighs ]" "Whatareyousopissedoff about?" "Idon'twanttolose you." "[ Horn honking ]" "[ Horn honking ]" "Youwereso cute." "[ Laughter ]" "Nicehands,doctor." "Istillwearthatoutfit." "Look another me." "Look at me." "Thisisgreat." "Icouldn'tcatchaball ." "[ Laughter ]" "It'shardto catchwithyour  face." "[ Laughter ]" "Ihadthewordspalding written on my forehead until I was about six." "[ Laughter ]" "Oh,myGod." "NowI seewhyyou alwayslock  the door." "Who took these." "Myfather." "Yourmotheris embarrassed too." "How old were you when they broke up?" "Seven." "My favorite toy was a suitcase." "Minewasmy father's stethoscope." "Speaking of which ..." "It's still ticking!" "Ididn'tevenrealizethis  was on here." "Whatisthis?" "Thisismusicnight." "You don't want to see this -- wait." "Wait." "Wait." "No, no, abbie." "Wait." "Are you wearing a tuxedo." "Yes." "Youlooklikethe world's smallest maitre d'." "Hemademe wearthat." "He wanted me to be a brand leader like Tracy Dean." "He said, kid, you wear a black tuxedo, white carnation, you can fuck Betty grable." "[ Laughter ]" "Iwishyouwouldplay forme." "Ican't." "And that's another reason." "You want some tea?" "Youknowyounevertalk about your father." "When did he die?" "He'snotdead." "What- -he-- he 'salive?" "Your father is alive." "Yes,I haven'tchecked lately, but he is alive." "Youtoldme he wasdead?" "Oh, come on, abbie, every time I would ask you about him you -- you -- you shrug." "I assume that meant -- youtakemy shrugstoo  seriously." "Comeon,really?" "He is alive?" "Where did he live?" "Heisin LosAngeles." "Whatdoeshe do ?" "He'sa professional embarrassment." "Howcomeyounevertalk about him?" "There'snothingto say." "Oh,well,hello,welcome home, Lisa, the turtle is back in his shell." "Somethingsarepersonal." "Personal?" "Personal?" "Wait a minute fore three years I assume your father is dead, now" "I find that personal." "Abbie, this is scaring me." "What else have you not told me?" "I'ma transvestiteon the weekends." "Iknewthat." "No, I mean it." "Answer the question." "Let'ssavethisfor arainy day, okay." "My heart has done the mambo, and it's not on my list of things to do, okay?" "Forgetthelist." "You know I spend a lot of time wondering where I fit in on that list." "Rightnearthetop ." "Umm." "You know why we broke up?" "Because you are always hiding from me." "Hello?" "We can have a great time together, abbie." "Why don't you join me?" "[ Sighs ]" "Youknow,Ihavethis  patient, a boy, he's 12." "He's terminal, and he tells me something new every day." "He tells me everything." "Heisakid and heisscared." "Youwantamirror?" "So what did your father do?" "Did he beat you?" "Youknowwhatitisliketo go to a father and son dinner with my mother." "With Sylvia pullen in a fox stole?" "She brought cake." "Howcomeyoudreamabouthim?" "Idon'tknow." "It was a fluke." "It must have been the iv." "Haveyoueverthoughtthat  maybe you love him?" "No." "No?" "[ Sighs ]" "Youareatoughpiece." "Imean,youare greatinbed, but then you don't know how to hold my hand." "DidyoucomebackbecauseI got sick?" "No." "I guess when you find a decent, witty, straight turtle with great potential, not to mention a great ass, you do everything you can to try to make it work." "But I tell you, it's really tiring, trying to do it alone." "[ Sighs ]" "Ihavegotrounds." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Airline engine roaring ]" "[ Tires squealing ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Abbie!" "Yo, abbie!" "Wave!" "Come on, wave!" "Do something." "This is a moving picture." "Do something funny." "Come on." "Funny." "Guesswho?" "Hey!" "Charleslorden,hunchbackof notre dame." "AuntSophie." "Andcut." "Dr. Livingston, I presume." "I'm going to be late getting back to work." "I'll probably get fired." "I'll spend my most productive years waiter for unemployment checks." "Icouldhavetakenacab ." "Don'tbesilly." "Whyareyoustaringatme ." "Youlookdifferent." "What did you do get a haircut or something?" "Yeah,aroundthreeyearsago." "Sohowis thehot shotdoctor like you get time off to visit his old man." "It'slikeItoldyouonthe  phone, I had a little bit of time off, and I had a lot of friends out here and wanted to get some sun." "Itcouldn'thavecomeata worse time." "I'm busy as hell." "Don'tworry,I'mnot goingto stay that long." "WasitsomethingIsaid ?" "[ Phone jingling ]" "[ Phone jingling ]" "Hey,pullen,lunchwas an hour." "You can't keep doing this." "Ioverdidit at thesalad bar." "Get a job." "Surrounded by assassins." "Do me a favor, would you punch me up on the monitor." "In case anybody is interested, I brought my own family doctor." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Abbie,dome afavor,help me raise the bed." "So how is your so-called mother?" "You seen her lately with?" "Shecameto visitmeabout two weeks ago." "She moved to Vermont, you know?" "Holdit!" "Hold it!" "Vermont?" "A woman her age is supposed to live in Florida." "Who moves to Vermont." "Shelikesthecold." "Sheshould,sheinventedit." "Okay." "Extras, places right away." "Abe,thereis an uglyrumor going around that they are going to let some people go today." "Iwarnedyou,neverplay a coma." "It's deadly, comas are the first to go when they layoff." "Oh,whatshouldIdo ?" "Comeoutof yourcoma." "Thanks." "[ Sighs ]" "Vermont?" "You know your so-called mother is crazy." "She was always crazy." "That's why I divorced her." "Shesaidshedivorcedyou." "That'showcrazyshe is." "How do I look, doctor?" "Don'tyoufeellikeaputz?" "Aputz?" "Where else could you lay around all day and get paid?" "Wouldyoupleaseclearthe set?" "Abbie,standby themonitor." "Enjoy me." "Allright." "You are sick, you are very sick." "Pick a disease." "A quiet one." "I need this bed clear." "See,I thinkit willwork." "Iamfeelingmuchbetter." "No,no,youdon 'tcomeoutof your comma." "You are dead." "You are history." "Let's go." "Five, four, three, two ..." "Oh,myGod." "I hope he doesn't recognize me." "Howcouldyousleepwith your  own grandfather?" "Well,I didn'tknow." "Waita minute,abbie,when did you start to like sun?" "What are you really doing out here?" "Stoptake." "Cut." "Comeon,we can'tworklike  this." "IthoughtIheardanoise  coming from this bed." "Itwasme ." "I picked malaria." "I was delirious." "Backtowork." "Come on, people, please, please, help me out here." "Second bell, tape is rolling." "And in five, four, three, two ..." "[ Music ]" "There's a funny story, I hope you understand, listen very closely if you possibly can [ music ]" "The story of two popcorn kernels in a red hot pan." "One turned to the other and said hey man [ music ]" "I'm too pooped to pop [ music ]" "I'm playing possum [ music ]" "Don't like the bottom, wanted to get up on top [ music ]" "It seems like I'm just too pooped to pop [ music ]" "I'm too pooped to pop and I ain't lying [ music ]" "Too pooped to lying, just lay here frying, the fire is ready, it just seems like I'm too pooped to [ music ]" "Oh, yeah [ music ]" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Noapplause,justthrow money." "[ Applause ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Howareyoudoing?" "Good." "Good." "Come on, abbie, have a drink." "Thisisfine." "Comeon,haveataste." "I'llhavean absoluteonthe rocks." "Absolutely." "Give me one." "I can't fly on one wing, kid." "AmI goingto seeyou" "Wednesday?" "I'llgiveyouacall ." "My kid is in town." "Oh,seethatyou do." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Andnowforall ofthelovers in the room." "[ Laughter ]" "[ Applause ]" "Iusuallyplaybyear." "[ Laughter ]" "Youareaplentypopularguy." "Thesearemy people." "Extras of the real Hollywood." "You won't see their names in the credit." "We like to think of ourselves as behind the title." "See this guy over there?" "Yeah." "Heisalegend." "He invented the courtroom waller." "Oh,heis thatfamous." "Youknowhoweverycourtroom you see a guy finally confesses, and then a murmur goes throughout the courtroom?" "That's a waller." "And that's Dan kantor." "The great man who invented it." "Watch this." "Hey, Stan!" "Isn't it true that you had sexual intercourse with Allison wheatley?" "[ Murmuring ]" "[ Laughter ]" "TheygottheBrodykidover in the jailhouse!" "Hanghim,Isay let 'shang him!" "[ Cheers ]" "Watchthisone." "How is your hey fever?" "[ Sneezing ]" "[ Laughter ]" "Iloveit whenyou dothat ." "Thanks." "Theyareallspecialists, kid, just like you." "Whatisyourspecialty,Abe?" "Me,I 'ma facein acrowd." "Let's talk Turkey." "Why did you really come out here?" "Ihavebeenunderalot of pressure lately, and -- youwantmy advise,pleaseon it." "Thankyouverymuch." "Haveyoutriedtaking showers." "I get my best ideas in the shower." "Pleaselistento me ." "Igotabetterone, puton your socks, take off your socks." "Einstein figured out the whole universe putting on his socks." "Abe." "I had a heart attack." "Youholdthatthought." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "[ Laughter ]" "[ Phone ringing ]" "Lastcall?" "I'll see if he is here." "Dr. pullen, telephone?" "Dr. pullen?" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Areyousureyou said" "Dr. pullen?" "Yeah,Dr.pullen." "Hello,thisis Dr.pullen." "Whendidit happen?" "Wherethehellare you ?" "Listen,thisis atollcall ." "You want to just hit the highlights?" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Whatthehellisthematter with you?" "Icaughtyouata badtime." "Listen, while you are calming down." "If you want to call to me I'm at 555-4739." "And while you are thinking it over, I want you to know it's not my fault." "Getdownhereand talktome ." "Whenthehelldid ithappen?" "Sixweeksago!" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Sixweeks!" "Six weeks, and you wait until now to tell me?" "What am I a passing acquaintance!" "How am I supposed to feel?" "Thisisn'taboutyou !" "I came out " "Abe?" "Abe?" "Oh, excuse me." "Abe?" "Your call did it." "I got any job." "Two weeks guaranteed." "Isn'tthatgoodnews." "Isn't that good news, abbie?" "I'msonervous,Ihaven't worked in months." "[ Sobbing ]" "Hey,comeon ." "Angels don't cry." "[ Sobbing ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Sheneededmy help." "I pulled a few strings." "Shit!" "[ Footsteps ]" "Fiveyearsyoudon 'tsee me." "And then you waltz out of here without warning and hit with a heart attack." "What am I chasing you for?" "Where are you going?" "[ Footsteps ]" "Howcanacitythis bighave no cabs?" "Willyoulistentome?" "Do you know that you just embarrassed me in front of my friends." "Myheartattackembarrassed you?" "WhatdidIsay ?" "I'mgoingto thehotel." "You were better on the phone!" "Taxi!" "Taxi!" "[ Horn honking ]" "Hi,it'sme ." "It's little bit after midnight for you, which makes it 1958 out here." "Just called to say, I'm fine." "Everything went great." "My dad was really happy to see me." "And we're going to a baseball game tomorrow if you can imagine that." "Otherwise I feel good." "I'm just a little bit tired that's all." "Your voice sounded really sexy on your answering machine." "Well, enough of that." "I'm not allowed to get crazy, am" "I?" "Well, this is your weary traveler saying, good night." "[ Knocking ]" "Whoisit ?" "Roomservice." "Ididn'torderany room service." "Complementaryfruitfor" "Dr. pullen?" "Sayyouarestupingsome girl  in here, and you have another heart attack, and she robs you and she leaves you there, and you can't get to the phone for help." "Whatdoyouwant?" "Willyoustaywithmekido." "Thistripwasareallybad idea." "It was lovely seeing you again, but I'm going home tomorrow." "Goinghome?" "We just got off to a bad start." "Wealwaysjustget off toa  bad start." "Willyoudo it forme?" "Just tonight?" "It'spointless." "I'myourfather,and I'm  asking." "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "Don'tyoueverfeellike a putz in those costumes?" "Putz?" "I never feel like a putz." "[ Music ]" "Ihavelivedathousand different lives in a thousand different places, kid." "Great,whenwasthe lasttime  you opened a window." "Toweringinferno,Steve" "McQueen, need a little help." "Hey!" "Hey!" "You going to stay here with me?" "Watch it?" "Nobody tells Abe pullen how to live." "Youstillhavethe old chair from Brooklyn?" "Yeah,wewatchedJohnnybeat  the Yankees in that chair." "That's the only thing I took with me after the divorce." "I left your mother everything else, including the rumors." "Let me show you something." "You see that?" "Uh-huh." "WhenI die,Iwantyouto make a mold of that imprint and put it in front of the Chinese theater." "Gables feet, Monroe's hands, and" "Abe pullen's ass." "I'llwritethatdown." "This is an interesting collage." "I couldn't find a picture of us together, so I taped me in." "Well,youwouldneverknow ." "Ididagoodjob." "You want a beer?" "You got a pill to take or something?" "No,I 'mgoingto turnin." "Towhat?" "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "Hey,Abe?" "What?" "Whichismy bed?" "Whatisthedifference,take  your pick." "Well,I don'twanttosleep in your bed." "Yourbed,my bed,abedisa bed is a bed." "It looks like you picked out a bed." "Take it." "Hey, kid, I got an early call at the studio tomorrow." "You want to come to work with me?" "IthoughtyousaidifI stayed here, you were going to take some time off?" "DidI saythat?" "It's a very important job." "It could be the big one." "Bigone?" "But you're an extra." "Didn't you want to be an actor?" "Iaman actor." "Butit'snotreallyacting." "Anybody can do what you do." "You stand behind the actors." "Icouldhaveahundred speaking parts." "I don't know how many times a director said, Abe, go for a part." "Sowhyhaven'tyou ?" "BecauseI won'ttakejust anything." "There's an art to being incidental." "YouknowhowgoodIam?" "A laid in that hospital bed every day for two months on that soap opera." "People all over the country sent me get-well cards." "I'mnotan extra,I'm the  king of the extras." "Goodnight,Abe." "Yeah,goodnight." "Anyschmuckcanget a speaking part." "Speaking part." "Speaking part." "Musthavescaredthe hellout of you, huh?" "Ithoughtit wasimmortal." "It'slikeoldtimes,just you and me, talking about our problems." "Wenevertalkedabout anything." "Whybringup problems?" "Whybringup problems?" "What'sthematter?" "Youarein my bed." "Thank you." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music continues ]" "[ Somber music continues ]" "Hi." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Okay." "People, hold it down!" "Hold it down." "You want to finish that conversation on your own time?" "All right." "A couple of things." "Number one, use the phones outside." "Don't use the phones on the stage." "They are for the actors only." "The bad news is there has been changes and we don't need all of you." "[ Murmuring ]" "Allright." "You are breaking my heart." "Count out the 20, and the rest of you go home." "Go ahead start counting?" "Idon'tcount." "I'm an actor." "He'sanactor." "Startcountingor getlost." "One[ Clearsthroat]" "Whatdidyousay ?" "Two,three,four,five" "Ireallyneedthis." "Six,seven,eight." "[ Labored breathing ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ Knocking ]" "[ Labored breathing ]" "Whoisit ?" "Dr.pullen,telegram." "Oh." "Dr.pullen?" "Yeah." "This is your celebrity impressions tapping telegram." "[ Music ]" "Well, hello you old poop, I just came to get the scoop to see if you are behaving like you should [ music ]" "You know what I mean [ music ]" "Are you watching your aorta [ music ]" "And doing what you otta [ music ]" "Because doctors who are sick ain't very good [ music ]" "Thankyou." "Thanks very much." "Areyouin showbusiness?" "NoI 'ma doctor." "Foroneof thestudios?" "No." "Well,hereis apicture anyway." "You never know." "Whosentyou?" "Oh,directfromthe big  apple, Dr. Lisa McConnell!" "[ Humming ]" "[ Laughter ]" "Iwasin theneighborhood." "Holyshit." "Youareso romantic,she  said, and he swept her into his arms and carried her off to his bed." "DidI sayholyshit?" "Youhavegottostop  threatening to love me, abbie?" "Whatthehellare you doing here?" "Well,I wassittinghome,and listening to the messages on my machine, and all of a sudden, here is your lonely voice saying everything is fine." "You dad went to a baseball game." "Hum." "Schmuck,thereis no baseball in January." "Oooooooh." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Umm,howaboutaskingmein ." "This is a 3,000-mile house call." "Yeah,sure." "Come in." "Come in." "Youdon'tseeveryhappyto see me." "I'msurprisedto seeyou ." "That's all." "Hi." "Couldyoube alittleless  emotional when you kiss me." "I'mperspiring,youknow." "Howisit going?" "I'minalot oftroublehere." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Thatmaybe themosthonest thing you have ever said to me." "Iwasdoinggood." "I really was." "I was nervous, but I was in control." "And then someplace between baggage claim and the curb, it got all screwed up." "I'm going to take a shower, all right?" "Make yourself at home." "Thankyou." "[ Music ]" "Playit,bill." "[ Music ]" "Wee, wee [ music ]" "Excuseme,sorry,can you  tell me where stage 13 is?" "Justattheend ofthe trailer to your right." "Thankyou." "Uh-huh." "Thatwasprettygood." "Heiseitheranactororhe isn't?" "Exactly." "Abesaidit 'snotstupidto play broccoli." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "No, I'm an actor." "I play many roles." "I am not a please of meat." "I command respect." "If they catch me using this phone they will kill me." "[ Buzzer sounds ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Excuseme,Ms.strawberry." "Hey,whatis happening?" "CanyoutellmewhereAbe pullen?" "Oh,ofcourse." "He is holding court right on the set there." "[ Laughter ]" "Abe,yougotvisitors." "Oooooooh,lookoutfor people wearing bibs." "[ Laughter ]" "Thisisareallygood friend of my, Dr. Lisa McConnell." "This is my pleasure." "Itisso nicetomeet you." "I have heard so much about you." "I'mgladyoucame,doctor, maybe you can tell me what is wrong with my hand." "It has been like this for a month." "Have- -haveyoutried soaking it in melted butter?" "[ Laughter ]" "Oh,wegotawinnerhere." "Anything off of the top shelf sweetheart." "[ Laughter ]" "Don'tyoufeellikeaputz." "Whenwasthelasttime you were a lobster?" "[ Laughter ]" "AreyoufromHollywood doctor?" "No,NewYork." "Oh,really?" "That's where I am from, frozen fresh." "LisaandIare onstaff together." "She is one of the best pediatricians in New York." "Nicecredit." "What is it you got bored of me already?" "You had to fly in visitors?" "Tango!" "Touch up!" "Shutup." "Get over here." "Youremembermy lateson  abbie." "And this is one of only three lady doctors in the world." "Cristian O'Hara." "LisaMcConnell." "Nicetomeetyou ." "[ Laughter ]" "Makeitspecial." "It isn't every day my son sees me crawl." "Abe,I 'mgoingto makeyou  look like you just came out of the water." "Whodoesthisskinremindyou of?" "GraceKelly." "Skin like a baby's bottom." "IworkedwithgraceKellyin to catch a thief." "Remember the ballroom scene?" "I danced right by." "That'sthefirstmovieIever saw." "The state theater, Madison," "Wisconsin." "That'snice." "Abbie do me a favor, would you, rub the shell right above my ear." "YoureallyknewgraceKelly?" "Yes,I knewgraceKelly." "That'sit." "Off you go." "Thanks,tiger." "Anybody calls, tell them I'm in" "Maine for the summer." "[ Laughter ]" "Thisthingweighsaton." "I would like to get some air." "[ Footsteps ]" "Whatisthenameofthis picture?" "Surfandturf." "Babe?" "Is that you?" "Shawn,isthatyou ?" "Youlookverywell." "$12a pound,mate." "Imustgetbacktowork." "Good-bye." "That'sShawnconnery." "Iknow,he 'sfrommyown neighborhood." "Let's go." "YouknowSeanconnery?" "Yeah,I knowallthe greats." "Marlon Brando, Newman." "I worked with Doris day." "Yeah?" "Oh,yeah,Iusedtowalkher cat." "You stay right over here, sweetheart." "You can see everything." "Allright." "First team." "Anybodybothersyou,you just tell them you are with Abe." "Excuseme." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "He'sverycharming." "Oh,isn'the ?" "Youokayin here." "You see where you are going?" "Yeah." "Rightoverhere." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Fruitsandvegetablesstay together!" "You shell fish, you can spread out, but remember this is your first time on land." "You are panicked!" "You can be only think of one thing." "You want revenge!" "Okay." "Everybody ready." "Max, are you ready?" "Yes." "Maxisready." "I'm ready." "You have are ready." "All right." "Let's make this picture." "Let's have a bell." "[ Bell rings ]" "Let'sgo!" "Shell fish." "[ Moaning ]" "Heloneliestfeelinginthe world to be standing up when everybody else is sitting down." "To have everybody else say what is the matter with him?" "Hehasapart." "Iknow." "I know what it is like to walk down an empty street and hear the sound of his own footsteps?" "Hemustbe drunk?" "Youwantto gethim off the  set?" "Yeah." "[ Bell rings ]" "Cut!" "Cut!" "Andyouaren'tsureifyou are walking towards something, or just walking away." "Wouldsomebodygetrid ofthe lobster please." "Nurse?" "Is there a nurse on the set?" "I'ma doctor?" "What are you doing?" "Nothing." "Areyouallright?" "OfcourseI'mall right." "Thencomedownhere,please." "Give us just a second, please." "Thank you." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "There." "Ihaven'tsaidthatspeechin 30 years." "Iknow." "What'sthematteryou never saw a lobster talk before." "[ Chuckling ]" "I'mfine." "I'm okay." "Righthere." "Willyoustopcarryingon." "Come on, I just lost my geography." "For a second there, I thought it was someplace else." "Hasthiseverhappened before, Abe?" "OnceinawhileIrecitethe gettysburg address, but that's for practice." "Lookup." "Nodizziness?" "No sudden blackouts." "Youarethedoctor,youtell me." "Dothis." "He seems to be fine." "Maybeitwasdehydration." "It must have been hot as hell in that lobster costume." "Whatdidyouhavetoeatand drink today?" "Theusual,ataco,coupleof beers." "Andthis." "This is a good idea." "You don't take care of yourself." "Lookwhois talking," "Mr. chest pains." "Whatwasthelasttime you had a physical, Abe?" "WhenI neededone." "Now please." "Hey." "Al,youknowDr. and" "Mrs. wellby." "Whatthehellhappened?" "Ifakedit ." "You do something crazy, it gets in the movie." "Youareasickpuppy." "Thisiswhereitallhappens, kid." "Magic time." "You see that." "Moses parted the red sea right there." "Righttherein thatparking lot?" "It'sa watertank." "It was my first flick." "I played a goat herder, almost didn't make it through." "That'samazing." "Youwantabite?" "Whybothereating?" "Why don't you shove it directly into your artery?" "Oooooooh." "Bif is a moody man." "What do you see in him?" "I mean what has he got that I ain't got, only younger?" "Well,tostartwithmore  hair." "[ Chuckles ]" "Hewas11 yearsold ." "I took him to sugarman's turkish bath." "He didn't want to go in naked." "He was afraid that everybody would laugh when everybody would see he didn't have any hair on his -- you know what I mean." "Uh-huh." "Iwasafraidtheywere going to laugh." "Is it such a big deal?" "What the hell are you bringing this up now for?" "Anyway- - sotellme moreaboutthis  tank." "Itryto explaintohim, you think these guys never saw a little boy before." "It's natural." "You grow up." "Your body starts to change, and then you get -- soI trusthim,right,andI  take off all of my clothes." "I hold his hand, and we go inside." "And then he yells " "Isaid--  youyelled!" "Isaid!" "Don't anybody laugh because my son don't have hair on his balls." "[ Laughter ]" "Isthatso bad." "It'sa funnystory." "It's a funny story." "If you like that story, you are going to love this story." "After he left us, I would come out to see him like twice a year or so, you know." "And he was always busy working." "Iwashot-- canI tellmy story,please?" "So ..." "Afteracoupleofdays,  you know, he would get bored with me." "And he would send me right back to my mother." "He would put me on a train, give the Porter $12, and tell him, don't let this kid get off before New York." "I still get mail from the" "Porter." "Inevergavethe Porterless  than $25." "He is always making up these kind of stories." "Excuseme,boys,Imean not that this isn't fun, but I'm going to go look around." "Whereareyougoing?" "ItisnotimportantwhereI'm going." "Where are you going?" "You are very funny, very charming, but don't put me in the middle of this." "It's too painful." "You want to know why you got sick?" "I see him." "I see you." "Waita second." "Wait a second." "Are you saying I'm like my father?" "Youwantme to sayexactly?" "Themanis apitbull,heis  suck the oxygen out of a room." "Yes,heis atoughcase ,but you have never walked away from one before, doctor." "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "[ Phone ringing ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "She'sstillnotatthis  hotel." "Whatareyouworriedabout?" "She probably went to the movies." "It's your fault?" "[ Sighs ]" "Doyouloveher ?" "Leavemealone." "Wasthattootoughof question?" "Whydon'tyoudowhat youdo best." "Stay the hell out of my life?" "You'regettingtoopersonal." "Maybe you ought to get to the phone." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Giants." "They were all giants." "Whatgiants?" "These are gimmicks to get people to come into a theater?" "GaryCooperwasagimmick," "Humphrey bogart was a gimmick?" "Fonda,Charlesboreton," "Edward g Robinson, and ..." "They moved Paul uni?" "No,theydidn't,itisJimmy" "Stewart, and it was always Jimmy" "Stewart." "Youaretellingme- " "I'mtellingyou,wealways played that way." "Come here, I'll show you." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Fonda,lowertonboyay," "Robinson, Stewart." "See." "Theymovedthem." "No,theydidn't." "They just never listened to me." "Whatisto listen?" "You are wrong." "[ Crashing ]" "Whyareyourunning?" "[ Horn honking ]" "Youarenotsupposedtorun!" "[ Tires squealing ]" "[ Horn honking ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Whathappened?" "I'm a doctor, coming through, please." "I'm a doctor?" "Are you okay?" "You stay there, please." "Doc,thatguyisbleeding pretty bad right over there." "Doc right there." "It'sokay." "I'm a doctor." "Come into my office right here." "Lie down." "All right." "That's good." "Okay." "My name is Dr. abbie pullen, I'm from New York." "You ever been there?" "Moveit." "Move it." "Youwerein an accident." "Do you understand that?" "Willyoustepback,please?" "Okay." "You have a compound fracture of your left clavicle." "I don't do that kind of work, we sent it out to the shop." "Okay." "What I'm going to do is remove your tie, which is a lovely fabric, by the way, and I'm sorry -- stepaside." "Step aside." "Areyouadoctor?" "Yeah." "No,heis an electrician,but  he is good with his hands." "Whatareyouawise guy?" "Just step back and let him work." "Yeah,lethimwork." "Stepback." "I want everybody back." "Youdrivingacorvette?" "What kind of mileage you get to that?" "Howareyoudoing?" "You'reinmy light." "[ Siren blaring ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Backup." "Back up." "Okay." "Now, are you feeling any of the pain beside this pressure." "This pressure is only me." "I'm just applying a little pressure here." "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Youareunbelievable." "What?" "Whatiftheman died?" "If the man dies, you could get sued." "Look at you, you got blood all over your clothes." "ThatwhatIdo." "I get blood on my clothes." "I'm a doctor." "What the hell did you ever do?" "Orexcuseme ?" "Did you have a roof over your head?" "Clothes on your back?" "Who the hell do you think sent you through medical school?" "UncleDave!" "Well,hecouldaffordit." "What the hell do you want from me?" "WhatI wantfromyou ,you  couldn't give me if your life depended on it." "Andwhatis that?" "Howaboutlove!" "[ Tires squealing ]" "Love?" "If you love someone, you come and see them a little more often than once every five years!" "Love!" "WhatthehellwouldIknow about love?" "Because everything I know about love I learned from you." "You know I'm sitting in there things, maybe you might say something good." "You saw me do something." "You might be proud!" "But no, you give me this bullshit about getting sued!" "Iwastryingtolook outfor you!" "Youneverlookedout for  anybody but yourself!" "Isthatwhyyou cameout here?" "No,I cameoutheretoeither get you in or get you out of my life!" "Whatconclusionhaveyou come to?" "Thatyouareafraud." "You are a fraud." "You are a fraud as a father!" "You are a fraud as a husband!" "And you are a fake, Abe!" "You are not an actor!" "[ Dramatic music ]" "DidI everlayahand onyou?" "Atleastyouwouldhave  touched me." "It'snottoolate." "Let'sgo." "[ Dramatic music ]" "Ihavedreamedabouthitting you so hard so many times." "Giveityourbestshot ,come  on!" "Rightnow!" "[ Dramatic music ]" "Lookatus ." "We are pathetic." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Scoffs ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "Iamnotafraud!" "I am an actor!" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Knocking ]" "Whoitis ?" "It'sme." "Whathappened?" "Waita minute,allIsaid was talk to him." "It'sokay." "No more talking." "Just hold me, please." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Water splashing ]" "Canwetalknow ." "[ Chuckles ]" "Howdoyoufeel?" "Ifeelverygrownup." "I feel very sad for him." "You feel amazing in my arms." "And I have done enough for one trip." "I'm going home." "Youwantasecondopinion?" "Maybelater." "[ Footsteps ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "Iwaslookingall overfor you." "What are you doing down there?" "Iliketo watchthe sun come up from here." "God does nice lighting." "Why don't you jump in?" "It's a little cold, but you get used to it after a while." "Ipackedallmystuff." "My plane leaves at 10:00." "It'sa nicetimetofly." "Where is the other doctor?" "Lisaiswaitinginthecab." "AtleastIgot toseeyour haircut." "Say good-bye to Christian." "Tell her to think about changing her name." "Youhavemy number?" "[ Dog barking ]" "Yeah." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Hey,don'tworktoo hard, kido." "Okay?" "Solong,Abe." "Letmeat leastdriveyouto the airport." "Wehaveacab ." "Thanks anyway." "I'myourfather,and I'm  asking." "[ Birds chirping ]" "I'llmeetyouout front." "I'mgoingto takeyou right to the plane." "YouknowI'malittlehungry." "Why don't we stop." "I would like to get some breakfast." "Yougotaplanetocatch ." "Don'tworry." "We'll make it." "Okay." "It's your plane." "It wasn't my call." "How about a taco." "Ataco?" "How could you eat a taco this early in the morning?" "Itstartedon thealamowith" "Duke laine." "I worked 28 days on that picture." "The real alamo took 13." "Allright." "I'm game." "Wherecanwe gettacos?" "Mexico." "Mexico?" "Me-he-co!" "[ Mexican music ]" "People,smile." "You are standing on the oldest street in Los Angeles." "Don't you feel like a putz?" "RelaxMr.funpolice." "Excuseme,couldyou hurry up, the kids are getting cranky cranky?" "He said we were going to Mexico." "Useyourimagination." "This is Mexico, only better." "You save a three-hour trip and you can drink the water." "Iknowyouhaveasmile ." "You just have to bring it from here to here." "[ Sighs ]" "Lastnight..." "I don 'twant it to be like that." "[ Birds chirping ]" "EitherdoI." "Nothingisworthgettingthat  upset about, accept this girl." "She has nipples the size of the dials on my television set." "[ Laughter ]" "Holdit." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Listen,I ..." "Yeah,youdon'thaveto apologize." "Not even to me." "How do I look?" "Youknowhowyou look." "It wasn't that long ago." "Hey,yousaid$10 for acolor photograph." "Blackisacolor,andwhite  is a color." "Yeah?" "And five is the number." "And adios is good-bye." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "It's fiesta time." "Excuse me." "I bought one of your cars." "[ Music ]" "[ Crowd chatter ]" "Riva!" "[ Laughter ]" "Yougotgoodrhythm," "Christian." "Notbadforaschick,huh?" "Sowhatareyou doingout here?" "You came out here to gang up on me?" "No,I cameouthere,because" "I heard you were a terrific dancer." "Didhesaythat?" "Yeah." "[ Music ]" "Hisheartis allrightnow,  huh?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "I think he's getting better every day." "[ Applause ]" "[ Laughter ]" "Heisright." "You are a great dancer." "Iwouldbe betterifyoulet me lead once in a while." "Abbie,comeon let'sdance." "No,it'swaytoo muchfun." "It'sgreatcardiovascular." "[ Music ]" "Nowdon'tyoufeellike you are in Mexico." "No." "[ Laughter ]" "Nurse!" "Another round for my men." "Make sure that you give me all the checks." "I don't want you to lose it." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "I'msohappythatIlived to see your bar mitzvah." "I'm very proud of you abbie." "Thankyou." "[ Music ]" "Ithinkwe shouldgo." "I'm getting tired." "Yeah." "No." "No." "No." "I feel like doing a horror." "Thisdoesn'tlooklikea horror crowd?" "Ithinkhe is right,Abe ." "Listen, I can't do another dance for sure." "[ Music ]" "Horrorisnotadance." "It's a condition." "[ Music ]" "Maestro!" "Maestro!" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "Gracias,haveaTequila!" "[ Applause ]" "Holdit." "How do you do?" "What is your name?" "Jose." "Now,followme ." "Hah-va-LA-gee-ma." "Tee-key-LA." "No,no,no ." "No." "Nothing to do with Tequila." "Hah-va-na-gee-LA " "Iknowexactlywhatyouwant." "Can I borrow your trumpet?" "Oh,si." "Gracias." "[ Music ]" "That'sforLisaMcConnelland all of the gang at the morgue." "Youhavebeenpracticing." "Followme." "[ Music ]" "[ Laughter ]" "Andele!" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "Yehah!" "Abe,no." "I don't know how." "Comeon!" "[ Music ]" "[ Music ]" "Gracias!" "Gracias!" "[ Music ]" "[ Applause ]" "[ Cheers ]" "Ya!" "[ Music ]" "[ Cheers ]" "Comeon,let'sgo!" "[ Music ]" "Ole!" "Ole!" "[ Music ]" "Ifhewouldhavelistenedto me." "He could have been another Harry" "James!" "Guess who?" "Bandwagon." "No do it again." "[ Laughter ]" "Wait." "I have got one." "I have got one." "Okay." "Don't laugh." "Don't laugh." "[ Clears throat. ]" "IfonlyIwasn'tinthis chair, James!" "But ya are, ya are!" "That'sBettyDavis,whatever happened to baby James." "BettyDavisandJoan" "Crawford." "I did both parts." "Oooooooh." "Oooooooh." "Allright." "I got one." "[ Crickets chirping ]" "Youwantme to holdthe  chicken?" "Whatisthis,Abe ?" "Is this a foreign movie?" "Listen." "Listen." "You want me to hold the chicken." "Oh, it's the waitress in five easy pieces." "Remember the order, and then" "Jack nicolaus says between your knees." "Betweenyourknees." "[ Somber music ]" "Remember?" "Theloneliestfeelinginthe world to be standing up when everybody else is sitting down." "When everybody around you say -- to have -- to have everybody around you say -- wait- -wait-- it 'swhathis  name." "It's what's his name." "Heisnotplayingthegame." "What?" "It'sjustme ." "[ Somber music ]" "Andeverybodylooksathim and says, what is the matter with him?" "I know." "I know what it is like." "Walking down an empty street, listening to the sound of your own footsteps, shutters closed." "Blinds drawn." "Doorslockedagainstyou ." "And you aren't sure whether you are walking towards something or just walking away." "Oh,really?" "Itwasgood,pop ." "It was really, really good." "[ Somber music ]" "Ihatehospitals." "How could you stand it." "You could catch something here." "What do you got a connection here or something?" "Thechiefof staffisanold college Professor of mine." "He is doing us a very big favor." "Just relax." "Everything is going to be okay." "Put this on." "Name?" "I know your name." "Date of birth -- beforeyourtime." "DateofbirthisDecember-- march14th,1945." "Wealwayscelebrateditin" "December." "SoI lied." "I liked a lot of gifts for" "Christmas." "Haveyoueverhad -- no,I neverhadanything." "I never even had my own room until I got divorced." "Well?" "How do I like?" "Try to imagine this with jewelry." "Wouldyougetonthescale , please." "Why are you walking like that in here?" "Itpreventsathletesfeet." "Ofcourse." "Whyarethesethingsalways so cold." "Comeon." "Get up here." "5'9"." "I'mshrinking." "By the time I die, you can bury me in a shoebox." "What is the difference." "I didn't come in here for a suit." "I came in here for a physical." "Fillthisup ." "Withwhat?" "Justfillit up ." "[ Moaning ]" "Areyouokay?" "No." "I can't get the lid off of the goddamn bottle." "Veryfunny." "Just please try it again." "Thank you." "Abbie,I can'tperform in here." "Tryrunningthewater." "[ Water running ]" "Ta-da!" "Thankyou." "[ Sighs ]" "I'llgiveyou500 for a cigarette, kido." "Okay." "Now you can't move." "Okay." "It'shardformetodo  stills." "I'm a motion picture actor." "Justrelax." "[ Music ]" "Don't you come home bill Bailey, won't you come home [ music ]" "I'll do the dishes, darling, pay the rent [ music ]" "Mymotherusedtosing that  to me." "You didn't know your grandmother, did you, abbie?" "You would have loved her." "She was always singing." "[ Somber music ]" "Myfatherwasalways miserable." "Broke his ass for 40 years in a sweat shop." "All he ever wanted out of life was a sewing machine by the window." "[ Whimpering ]" "Ineverheardhim laugh." "[ Somber music ]" "Okay." "Abe, this isn't going to hurt at all." "But you really have to try to be still now." "Okay?" "Okay." "[ Music ]" "I'll do the dishes ]" "[ Machine humming ]" "[ Music ]" "I'll pay the rent [ music ]" "[ Machine beeping ]" "Okay." "Pop." "Go home." "Gohome?" "Uh-huh." "Youtouchedthis,you touched that." "You have seen parts of me, you haven't seen, and all you can tell me is go home." "Uh-huh." "Go home." "I'm going to send away for the results of your tests." "They are going to rush them through." "Idon'tlikerushing." "Rushing makes me nervous." "Don'tbenervous." "Onyourwayhome,getmea sandwich, an Eddie kantor." "You hear me?" "Ihearyou." "An Eddie kantor." "Thankyou." "[ Music ]" "You are a sentimental gentlemen of song [ music ]" "IncaseIburnmypants ." "Veryfunny." "Edwin." "I wanted you to know, you doctors play rough." "My ass looks like a miniature golf course." "WhereisLisa?" "Atthehotel." "She said give her a call." "Did you bring what I asked?" "Yeah." "ThisisnotanEddiekantor." "This is a georgy defer." "Whatisthedifference?" "AnEddiekantorisa meal in itself." "[ Scoffs ]" "AnEthiopianwouldn'teat  this." "Look,I madeamistake." "Just eat the damn thing, huh?" "Allright." "I'll eat it." "I'll eat it." "Well,atleastyou got the  pickles right." "Pickles right." "Pickles right." "I failed the test, right?" "Youhaveablisteronablood vessel in your brain." "It's like what happens to an inner tube when it starts to burst." "Sowhydon'tIfeel anything?" "Well,youdo ,actually." "The headaches." "These speeches that you suddenly remember." "It's all part of it." "It's called an aneurysm." "Goodwordforscrabble." "Probably has double letters in it." "So?" "Who do we do for it?" "It'sinaportionofyour brain -- [ voice cracks. ]" "" "Knownas thecircleof" "Willis." "We can't get to it surgically." "Sowhatyouare sayingis don't buy green bananas." "Ican'tdo anything." "Howlong?" "[ Clears throat ]" "Idon'tknow." "Comeon." "An hour, a day, a week, a month?" "Something?" "Thereisno waytoknow ." "Whatisgoingtohappen?" "Theheadacheswillcontinue, but there's medication for that." "And these episodes, how did you say it at the set?" "You lost your geography?" "WhatisgoingtohappenifI get lost?" "I'llbehere." "[ Somber music ]" "That'sgood." "[ Footsteps ]" "YouknowIneverhadmyname in variety?" "Probably now it will be on page 9." "Little box." "It will say Abraham pullen." "63, movie extra." "19th man to yell I'm sparticus." "I guess I'll get some sleep." "[ Somber music ]" "I'llseeyoutomorrow,right?" "Whydoyousay itlike that ?" "Becauseyouwon'ttellmehow long." "If this is it, I'll stay up." "Maybe there's a good movie on the late show." "Dad." "Hey,comeon ,kid." "Don't worry." "It's not your fault." "Things like this happen to fathers." "I'm mad." "[ Somber music ]" "Iknow." "IreallywantedanEddie kantor." "[ Scoffs ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Crickets chirping ]" "[ Crickets chirping ]" "[ Crickets chirping ]" "MaybeI shouldn'thave told him." "Heisyourpatient." "He has a right to know." "Ishouldhavebeena dermatologist." "No,youwouldbea lousyone." "There are 300 skin diseases, and two creams." "Where is the challenge?" "Thiswholethingcouldhave  been avoided!" "You see how he lives." "He takes better care of his goddamn car than he does himself." "Dammit, I feel like I'm his father!" "Don't." "Feel like his son." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Abe?" "Hello!" "Back pass!" "Wehavegotsometacoshere." "Abbie!" "Oh,shit." "Eh?" "[ Laughter ]" "Whatthehellare you doing?" "Rehearsing." "Thatisnotfunny." "Youthinkit 'seasyplaying dead." "Open your eyes and don't blink?" "That's dying." "Let me show you something." "Let me show you something about dying." "I have been thinking." "Watch." "Who is this?" "Dustin Hoffman in midnight cowboy, he died all the way to" "Florida." "Everybody loves a death scene." "Let me set the scene." "Christian you'll enjoy this." "Just stand right over here." "Now, the man knows he's dying, but he don't know when." "So he decides to come into the kitchen, a coffee and read the trades." "All of a sudden, a busy smell overtakes him." "Beads of perspiration start to dot his forehead." "He grasps!" "[ Crashing ]" "Hethinks." "This is it." "He decides to give up smoking." "He has only one thought in his mind." "He must get to the phone to reach his son." "He must speak to his son, who is out God knows where, stupping some catholic girl." "The first pain hits him." "You will notice that the picture is slightly askew." "He desperately fights across the room holding on with every bit of strength that he can muster." "He starts to fall again!" "He clings, he clings, he fights his way across the room." "He falls to the floor." "Crawling, scratching." "The morning sun touches his face." "He realizes that will be no more mornings." "He reaches ..." "Thecouponshe was saving to buy his son a hair dryer." "[ Chuckles ]" "Withhislastwillof strength, he reaches the phone." "He dials desperately." "[ Labored breathing ]" "Butitis toolate!" "The death rattle." "[ Croaking noise ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "Thenumberyouhavereached is not a working number." "[ Laughter ]" "Perfect." "Pretty good, huh?" "Bravo!" "Itwasverygood." "It was very good." "Now, listen, go get dressed." "Wherearewe going?" "Imadealist." "Of all of the things that we never had a chance to do." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "Youjustgo getdressed." "I'll tell you what I want to do, and you'll get us there, all right." "Allright." "He'sverygood." "He'sverycrazy." "[ Laughter ]" "Yeehaw!" "This is a great idea." "Ilovethis." "[ Music ]" "Theylikeme ,Ithink." "Hello." "HekisseslikeauntSophie." "Look." "[ Music ]" "Igotone!" "I got one!" "Woo-hoo!" "Ihaveneverseenanything like it." "It's a feeding frenzy." "Come on, boys." "Come on, boys." "Eat." "The fish in Europe are starving." "Ican'tbelievethatI haven't gotten one yet." "It'sallin thewrist,abbie, here, I got a hot pole." "Take mine." "Oh!" "Oh!" "I got another one!" "Woo-hoo!" "[ Laughter ]" "Wouldyoupleasenot dothat ." "Look, I'm going to go here and fish by myself and you two can catch every fish that is left." "Okay?" "Youmustconcentrate,abbie." "I didn't put any bait on his hook." "[ Music ]" "Youcatchallofthose yourself?" "Yes." "That'sgreat." "Just great." "Igotto go backtowork ." "Iunderstand." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Stayhere." "I got to do this." "It's okay." "Stay right here." "Abbie!" "It'sokay." "Passingontheleft!" "Come on!" "I'mgoingas fastasI can." "Let'sgoforthe burn!" "Excuseme,ma 'am,I'mgoing into hyper space!" "[ Laughter ]" "Ah." "[ Labored breathing ]" "Idon'twantyou togo." "Ihaveto ." "My patients need me." "WhatamIgoingtodo without you?" "You'lldofine." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Iloveyou,Christian." "IloveyouJewish." "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Somber music ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "I'llmissyou,Abe ." "I'llmissme ." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Engine starts ]" "Niceexit." "Youknowwhatyou need?" "Asequel." "Aspeakingpart." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "Idon'tknow." "I " " I'm not sure yet." "DoyouknowanybodyatJenny" "Lynn productions?" "They are casting a movie too." "Abbie,please." "You sure you don't want this?" "I only wore it once?" "Onceisplentyfor that." "It'sniceforthe summer." "I'm sending some things over to the motion picture home." "It's pretty tough staying home when you are retired." "DoyouknowaproducerPhil" "Mitchell?" "ProducerPhilMitchell." "He started with me 30 years ago." "He is the world's worst extra." "Well,he'sproducingamovie, and they need all different character types." "Look right here." "Let's give him a call." "Itsaysagentsubmission only." "I don't have an agent." "Theyallsayagentsubmission only." "How do you get an agent?" "Yougotto getapart ." "Howdoyouget part?" "Yougotto getanagent." "Didn't ask me the next question." "It's 30 years and I still don't understand." "Whoisareallybigagent ?" "Woodyhalverman,thebiggest." "Powerful." "He once said to Sinatra, you want to hold it down?" "I'm eating." "That's big." "[ Footsteps ]" "Whatareyoudoing?" "Don't mix up my life." "Shhhh." "Trust me." "Hi,mayIhelpyou?" "Less." "I'm less scheckter from Woody halverman's office." "I believe we have an appointment for Mr. pullen." "Oh,yes." "Mr. pullen." "Youdo?" "Of course you do." "Excuse me just a second." "Abe." "Abe." "Abe." "Abe." "Don't be so impairment." "I spoke to Dominic." "He is going to hold a booth for us." "Hereyougo ." "Pages 81-a, 81-b." "The part of Eric." "Eric." "Nice typing." "Abe?" "What are you doing?" "Please." "Maybe -- maybe it's the wrong time." "TellherIhaveaheadache." "Listen,listen." "Listen to me." "What is the worst thing that can happen?" "I'llbediscovered." "No." "No." "No." "You are an actor." "You can do this." "You are Eric." "Come on." "Go in there and you break a leg." "I'll mend it." "I'll call you from the car." "Ciao." "[ Footsteps ]" "Chad?" "Chad hunter?" "Thisway." "Itwasveryroughtoday, wasn't it?" "Wasn't it?" "Sitdown." "I'll be with you in a minute." "I'll be with you in a minute." "Mr.pullen?" "Youlooksurprised." "I have always looked like this." "Excuseme,Iwas expecting somebody younger or somebody different." "I hope I didn't embarrass you." "Youthinkmy faceis embarrassing, you should see my body." "Please,sitdown." "You look familiar, Abe." "Have we worked together, before?" "We'reinthesamebusiness." "Tellmealittlebitabout  yourself." "I'm22." "I'm from New York." "I studied with uder, and I'm having trouble adjusting to" "California." "Okay." "Now tell me about you." "I'm 35, I have worked summer stock, regional theater yo,Abe." "I'm63yearsold ." "I'm making a complete schmuck out of myself, and I think it's time that I left." "No." "No, don't go." "Please." "Really, I'm glad you came in." "It's actually quite refreshing to find an older leading man type who has a sense of humor about himself." "DidI mentionIwas dying?" "Don'tbeso hardonyourself." "You are very charming, Abe." "Would you like something?" "No,thankyou." "I'm walking." "Ijustcan'tget overit." "You look so familiar." "What movies have I seen you in?" "Oh,I mademany." "Too numerous to mention." "Try." "Let'ssee,I..." "Lostthe best years of our lives." "I harvested the grapes of wrath, and I inherited the wind." "Comeoverhere,Abe ." "[ Footsteps ]" "I'manactor." "[ Scoffs ]" "Youwantsomebodytocheer?" "I'll cheer." "You want somebody to laugh?" "I'll be hysterical." "You want somebody to cry ..." "Believe me, I know about crying." "I can be anybody you want." "[ Music ]" "Here's a funny story, I hope you understand [ music ]" "Listen very closely if you possibly can [ music ]" "Dad,don'tdo this." "Just tell us all what happened." "Icharmedthepantsoffof her." "[ Laughter ]" "And?" "[ Music ]" "Too pooped to pop, and I am dying [ music ]" "Please,justtellmewhat  happened." "Tenlinesof dialogue." "[ Crowd reacts ]" "Doublescale!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Yougotthejob !" "[ Music ]" "I start tomorrow morning at 6:00 [ music ]" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Atoast!" "Atoast!" "Here." "Here." "Tomyson." "Not only a wonderful doctor." "Wa-LA,wa-LA,wa-LA,wa-LA." "[ Laughter ]" "Anda wonderfulagent." "Yeah." "Herehere." "Heisalwayspayingforthe whole party!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Whereareyoutakingme?" "Thisisaspecialoccasion." "This is a great day, and I have a surprise for you." "Whathaveyougot here?" "The firing squad." "Herewego ." "And here." "What?" "This." "Comeon,now." "No,we'restartinganew tradition." "Youarecrazierthanyour  so-called mother, you know that." "No,thisis forthe actors, and who better to do this than you, the actor." "We'llgetarrested." "Notifyouhurryup." "Come on." "Ah-ha!" "Thereitis !" "Gables hands!" "Monroe's feet!" "And Abe pullen's ass!" "Givemethetowelbeforeit heals." "Come on." "No,no,no ,no ." "You got to sign it." "Let'sgetoutofhere ." "[ Footsteps ]" "Let'sdothisone lasttime , and then I " " I have to get some sleep." "Eric the maitre d' approaches the table." "Goodevening,Mr.and" "Mrs. bellson." "Nicetoseeyou again,Eric ." "Wouldyouliketoknow about the specials tonight?" "We have a lovely sabogu au jus." "We have the fresh catch of the sea." "Holditplease." "All you say is, would you like to see the menu, sir?" "Oh,actorsdon'tpay  attention to words." "You got to make the part your own." "How about a nice flounder?" "No,it's-- wouldyou liketo see the menu -- youseeif Ididn'tdivorce your mother, we wouldn't be spending the quality time together." "[ Laughter ]" "I'mgoingto sleep." "No,no,no ." "Wait." "Wait." "I got to get a couple of things off of my chest, encase we get separated in the crowd." "Whatisit ?" "Well,it'sno bignewsto know." "I was ant great father." "Let's say I was miss cast." "But I want you to do me a big favor." "Sure." "Iloveyou,kid ." "But I want you to go home." "Why?" "Youarewaitingaroundfor this thing to happen." "The pressure is killing me." "I want you to go home." "I'mnotgoinganywhere." "I have known you for 37 years and we just met, and you want to put me on a train again?" "No." "But this time you can get off anyplace you want." "And if I was you, I would get off in New York." "I would Mary the Christian doctor." "I would have a baby, and I would name him after somebody who recently died." "Okay." "That's a deal." "But I'm not going anywhere." "Except to bed." "No,no,yougotosleep ." "I just have a small question." "Professional opinion." "Okay." "Anddon'tbe my sonnow ." "Be my doctor." "Allright." "Whatdoyouthinktheodds are of my dying on a weekend?" "[ Scoffs ]" "Callyourbookmaker,Idon 't know." "Thisisveryimportant!" "If I died during the week, nobody is going to come to my funeral." "Everybody is working." "Whyworryaboutthis?" "Whenyouaremyage, you worry about two things." "One, you are with a woman and she says let's do it again right now." "[ Chuckles ]" "Andtheotheris, who is going to come to my funeral." "Youhaveamillionfriends." "Iknowalot ofpeople." "It's different." "My father worked in that shop for 40 years." "Nobody came to his funeral." "Butthatwashim ." "And you are you." "And you have a 6:30 call tomorrow." "Wouldyouliketoseethe menu, sir?" "Youaregoingtobegreat ." "MayI havetheenvelope please." "[ Laughter ]" "[ Dialing ]" "[ Somber music ]" "CanI havestageten ,please?" "Thank you." "Hello, I'm calling for Abe pullen." "He's " " I know he is late, and he is very, very sorry about that." "But unfortunately, Mr. pullen will not be able to come in today." "[ Birds chirping ]" "Thankyou." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "Nowisthetimetogo to  sleep, time to slip away." "Time to say sweet dreams to the things that I love today." "Sweet dreams to the stars, sweet dreams to the breeze, sweet dreams to belly buttons that go in and belly buttons that go out." "Sweet dreams to all of the tushies in the world, the little ones, and the fat ones like the waitress at the bowling alley." "[ Somber music ]" "Sweetdreams." "[ Somber music ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Triumphant music ]" "[ Slow piano music ]"