"Michael and Benny Shvilli present:" "The Israeli Film Archives" "A film from the collection of the late Mordechai Navon" "Geva Eifa Films present:" "A Peter Frye film" ""I Like Mike"" "Starring:" "Batya Lancet" "With Zeev Berlinsky and Gideon Singer" "That girl is my daughter." "The guy next to her is Mica." "What a guy she picked." "When I was her age, I had more sense than that." "Cut it out already!" "Is this a movie theater?" "Why did I skip over to a plane?" "You"ll see in a minute." "As if I didn"t have enough trouble with Mica, Mike had to show up." "That cowboy." " Excuse me, ma"am." "Is that an Israeli magazine?" "That"s right." " Are you on a trip to Israel?" " No." "I live in Israel." "Oh." "You"re an Israeli citizen." "Wonderful." "Excuse me." "Can I see your magazine?" "Boy, she"s terrific." " Idiot." "There"s no lack of pretty girls in Israel." "Come to the kibbutz and we"ll get married." " Are you crazy?" "So we"ll get married and then come to the kibbutz." " You"re insane." "Disgusting." "She throws herself at him just because he"s an American." "After all, what is it that I want for Tamar?" "I mean, what does Tamar want for herself?" "A modest singing career." "And what about Mica?" "A hero on kibbutz." "So what kind of future could they have together?" "Listen, darling." "Not every American is a millionaire." "My Tamar." "She has a voice like I did when I was her age." "Stop it, Tamar." "How will you explain that to your future husband?" "Albert Hizkiyahu playing 12 unshaven characters" "So what"s going to be?" " Whatever will be, will be." "So we"ll break up." "El Al" "Did you lose something?" "L"d like to lose her." "Oh, I see." "Street kids." "Mike, what a nice name." "Producers:" "Yithak Agadati, Mordecai Navon" "Director:" "Peter Frye" "What kind of a car is this?" " A jalopy." "What year?" " From the good years." "What kind of car?" " A jalopy." "Try the ignition." "Listen, Jake." "I only have 4 days in Israel, and I want to go to the Negev." "Find me a place to hang my suitcases, where no girl will know who I am." "Why didn"t you say so?" "I have just the place for you." "But keep it a secret." "My dad"s a millionaire." "Trust me." "Just drive." "Don"t go away." " Your traffic is terrific." "Yes, marvelous." " Oh, marvelous." "Nice word." " Terrific." "Hey, there"s a cowboy." "How much?" " Twenty-five." "L"ll give you another ten." "Give yourself a shoe-shine." "That"ll cost you twenty-five." "The photo is for free." "How nice of you." "Did you come to take me home?" "No." "I mean yes but..." " Oh." "You"re in trouble again." "No." "It"s something small." " Okay." "Explain on the way." "Yes, it"s me." "The tall one." "Hello." "Now, continue." " L"m going to get dressed." "Thanks." " Yaffa, you"d better listen to me." "I don"t want to surprise you." "You ran someone over with your jalopy." "No." " You tried to explain the essence of beauty to a policeman." "No, what"s that?" " Oh." "Are they taking you away to prison?" "No." "You"re bringing home a tenant, again." " Just for 4 days." "Listen, Yakov." "My dear younger brother." "If you ever dare to bring another tenant into the house..." "Hello." " Hello." " Then your brother in law, my husband, Binyamin Arieli will throw you, me and the tenant down the stairs." "Do you hear me?" "Lt"s just for four days, dear sister." " Not even for four minutes." "But he"s a poor fellow." "He doesn"t have anywhere to live." "He"s poor." "He saved up some money to visit the Holy Land for 4 days." "Tomorrow, he"s going to the Negev." "There"s no way you can refuse to host a Zionist tourist in your house." "Be kind to tourists." "Explain everything to me later." " Yaffa, dear Yaffa... I"m in a rush." "I didn"t make lunch yet." " Bon appetite." "By the way, what about my salary?" " Are you joking?" " No." "Do you remember the orange dress and the blue coat?" "So what?" "That was the entire salary?" " The end of last month"s, and part of next month"s salary." " A big part?" "The lion"s share." " So add this to the bill as well." "Well then, I"m off." " Bon appetite." "Mike!" "This is Yaffa." " Lunatic." "Yaffa, he knows Hebrew." "Mike, this is my little sister, Mrs. Yaffa Arieli." "Ma"am, nice to meet you." "It"s an honor." " Drive." "Arieli." "Tamar Arieli." "Sign here." " Excuse me." "A glass of cold water, please." "Blessed art Thou, our God the creator of all things." "Tamar?" "!" " Thank you." " Shut up." " Hello." "To open, or not to open." "That is the question." "To open." "That is the answer." "Oh, wonderful." "So you had another fight with Mica?" " It"s none of your business." "You"re uptight." "Hello, little girl." " Hello, big boy." "Tzip, he"s a tourist." " Who is that?" "One of Uncle Yakov"s cases." " What?" "Did you do your homework?" " How can I do any homework in all this noise?" "So when are you going to do it?" "After vacation?" "Prim Donna, Maria Callas." "Every time she fights with her Mica," "I have to suffer." " Quiet." "Tzip, be quiet." " Quiet, quiet." "L"ll be quiet." "L"ll die." "She sings like that all day long." "Like some kind of singer, and I"m forbidden to open my mouth in this house." "In the end, you even bought her a piano." "Did she really need a piano?" "A harmonica wasn"t good enough for her anymore?" "When I need to do homework, she puts on a concert." "And then, the teacher yells at me." "What do you think?" "How can a person develop?" " Shut up." "Girls, have mercy." "You could go crazy in this house." "You should have read..." " A nice, quiet place." ""The Family and the Free Child." Then, you would have known how to treat a person like me." " You"ll sleep on the bottom." "L"ll go on top." "And what audacity she has!" "Singing during the afternoon rest period, when all the poor neighbors want to take a nap." "I think this is a very marvelous place." "L"m staying here." " Excellent." "Mom." " What"s that?" " Quiet in the house." "In three more days, in three more days, Tamar is going to the army." "Give me that letter." "We"ll finally be rid of her." " Tzipora, give me that letter." "Tzipora." "What a mess." "Now what will we do?" ""We"re just walking along, Hop." "Hop." "Hey." ""We"re just walking along." "Hop." "Hop." "Hey."" "Shut up." " That"s the end of you." " That"s the end of you." "Mom!" "Tell her." "So uptight." "Crazy." "Always depressed." "Who suffers because of it?" "I do." "Tell me, what happened to her lately?" "I can"t stand her anymore." "L"m even more normal than she is." " 1000 recipes and nothing to cook." "Maybe it"s because of Mica?" "Why do I have to suffer because of those grownups?" "The young ones always suffer because of adults." "There"s only one solution." "She has to marry Mica." "She fought with Mica?" " Lf she sings with such emotion, it means she fought with him." " Good luck for me." "Tamara, where"s Mica." " No Mica and no wedding." "I wouldn"t have married him anyway." "There"s no wedding, and there is the army." " Quiet." "Let me think." "American?" " Yes." "It"s all technique." "I like it." "Only vegetables?" "When are we eating?" "First, we do yoga." "Yoga?" " Of course." "Yoga before meals arouses the digestive juices." "Read Siddhartha, verse 1278." "Then we eat." " Yes." "After that, we can eat." "Where?" " Here." "There"s food in the refrigerator." "I saw." " Do what I do, okay?" "Lt"s healthy." "For the mind and the body." "Nirvana." "How relaxing." "I want to arrange a trip to the Negev." " Oh no." "But I won"t go today." "Only in the morning." "I don"t know." "Friday is the Sabbath in Israel." "Today isn"t the Sabbath." "Today, I"m painting." "L"m a painter." " I see." "Stand over there, please." "I need a model." "I drew that before I became a vegetarian." "Mica!" "Mica." "You kibbutz member." "Why haven"t we seen you around lately?" " Oh, Yaffa." "You missed me?" "Come in, Mica." "Come in." "Tamar"s in her room." "Do you want a cup of tea?" "Why are you so happy?" " Or coffee?" " All of a sudden?" "I have a great cake." "L"m sure you don"t have cake like this on the kibbutz." "Oh." "Wrap me up a piece." "L"m in a rush." "And for me?" " After lunch." " Mom, who"s here?" "Tamar, Mica"s here." " Yes, Tamar, my sweet-cake." "Mica came anyway." "So go over to her." " I didn"t come to see Tamar." "I came to see you." "You came at the right moment." "Oh, she"s marvelous." " See?" "Oh, she"s wonderful." " Jack, where can I find this gal?" "I wish." " Do you mind if I take this?" "No, no." "Take it." "How do I look?" " Wonderful." "But unbearable." "Sometimes, I ask myself how can you like with a witch like me?" "When was the last time I told you that you are an angel?" "Oh, my hunk." "Don"t forget." ""Good evening." "How do you do?"" ""Good evening." "How do you do?" ""Good evening, Mr. Abrams."" "Hello, Yaffa." "You"ve been speaking English lately." "Oh, what a nice dress." "Mica, Tamar doesn"t want to see you." "Don"t waste your time." "Wait." "What"s happening here, mother-in-law?" "This morning, we already stood under the wedding canopy." "Tamar, say something to your mother." " Tamar, can you hear me?" "Tamar, something." "At least sing something." "She won"t answer you." "She"s busy." "She"s gone." "She went to a hotel." "Oh stop telling me all that nonsense." "Mica, have I ever lied to you?" "She went away." "Believe me." "What hotel did she go to?" " I promised her that I wouldn"t tell a soul." "Especially not you." "Maybe tell me what you wanted to say to her?" " Oh no." "It"s not something worth wasting on you." "It has to be said in person." "In any case, when you see her, tell her to call me on the kibbutz." "That everything"s all right." "Promise?" "Lt"s important." "I promise." "Now..." " On your word." "Mica, me?" " Okay, okay." "L"m going." "I get the hint." "In any case, thanks for the warm welcome." "Tell her that we"re going to get married anyway." "That"s what you think." "Mica, come on..." "What are you doing here?" "Is Tzip at home?" " Not now." "Eitan?" " But I want to tell her something." "What do you want to tell her?" "Tell me." " No." "I just want to tell Tzip." "You want to get married, too?" " Yes, but not with you." "Listen here, twerp..." "Binyamin." "Please come in." "Meet Mike." "Please." "From Texas." ""Do you do." "How..."" ""Goodnight."" "Greetings." "L"m pleased to make your acquaintance." "You"re very beautiful, Tamar." " No way." "Just so." "L"ll never be as beautiful as you." "Don"t be silly." "You"ll be much more beautiful than me." "No." "You inherited the beauty in this family." "But I, on the other hand, have the brains, right?" "Yes, Tzip." "You"re very smart." " Think so?" " l"m sure of it." "I also have a good voice." "But I never paid much attention to it." "Too bad." " You have to hear me sing Lacmey." "It"s not Lacmey." "It happens to be Verdi." "What password did you set up with Dad?" " Israel is a lovely country." "Tell Mike about Israel, Benjy." " About Israel, Benjy." "Yes, yes, dear." "In the last 10 years, 830 new settlements have been built." " That"s a lot." "And 1,020,000 new immigrants have moved here." " That"s a lot." "Tell Mike more about Israel." "Benjy." " About Israel, Benjy." "When I married Benjamin, I told him, "Don"t you think Israel is" ""a wonderful country?"" " A wonderful country." "Yes, yes." "I think so." " I also think so." "Marvelous." "My dad said to me if you go to Israel, look and see what they"re doing with the money from America." "My dad thinks about money a lot." " And you, Mike?" "Oh, I"m not good with money." "I don"t like business." "I love the farm, cattle, the earth, horses." "My father told me that I"m good for nothing." "Your father is like Yaffa, my wife." " Yes, but don"t you think that Israel is a wonderful country?" " A wonderful country." "Yes, yes." " Binyamin, Israel." "Oh, yes." "Israel is a lovely country." "Hello, Mike." "How are you, darling?" "We"re so glad to receive you in our family." "Hi there, Tamar." " But that"s not Tamar." "L"m just Tzip." "What?" "No one told you about me?" "L"m the problem child of the family." " Little monster." "I think you"re marvelous, Tzip." " You"re the only one who does." "Tzip, get back to your room." "Right now." "Israel is a wonderful country." "Darling." "You can come in." " She"s wonderful." "Amazing." "Good girl." "A very good girl." " Yes." "Very good." "Dad, is it okay?" " Oh, Tamar, are you done practicing?" "Come, sweetie-pie." "We have a guest." "Mike, this is my daughter, Tamar." "Pleased to meet you." "Well, my little family you can go to the table." "Mike, Tamara." "The government"s policy of subsidies is well received and can be seen in the phenomenal progress on the agrarian level as well as on the integral social level." "However, in the past 10 years, we have not maximized every possibility." "Of course, in certain areas, there has been more dramatic developments." "More coffee, anyone?" " For example, in national production, at a rate of beyond 500 percent." "From this we learn," "Binyamin." "Yes, my beauty." " Tzip, go to your room." " Why?" "We all understand." "Come." " Binyamin, you help me in the kitchen." "You sing very beautiful." " Beautifully." "Thank you, beautifully." "You are also very beautifully." "You mean, beautiful." " Beautiful." "Oh, I see." "L"m beautiful." "You"re not so beautiful." " I get it" "Do you want to dance?" "Do you want to dance?" "I understand Hebrew." "But which dance?" "Cha cha cha." " Oh, I don"t know that one." "Let me show you." "It"s very simple." "And one, two One, two, three." "One, two." "One, two, three." "One, two." "One, two, three." "Oh, I can"t." "I like farm dancing." "What?" " A farm dance." " Oh." "A farm dance." " L"ll show you." "It"s easy." "Oh." "It"s like a Hassidic dance." "Sarahleh." "You dance nicely, too." "Thank you." "Her brains are in her legs." " Tzip, what are you doing here?" "L"m looking for my eraser." " Here?" "I have to erase something." " Listen." "Yell at your mother, not at me." "L"m sorry if I"m disturbing you." " You"re not disturbing us." "Let"s go for a walk." " It"s a pleasure." "You can come back." "I found it." "Where to, my pretty?" " L"m taking him for a walk." "Binyamin, say goodnight to Mike." "It"s..." "I"m..." "Hello." "Yes." " Goodnight." " Have a good time." "Getting married." "Getting married." "Getting married." "What a night!" "That Mike is so nice." "Without his father"s millions, you"d think he"s just as nice as Mica." "Do you think anything will come out of this?" "Binyamin." "I asked if you think anything will come out of this." "L"m sure something will come out of this." "The question is what?" "Binyoomin." "Do you remember the first time we went out on a walk?" "How could I forget?" " You showed me the electric company site." "It smelled awful." "Do you remember?" "Binyoomin." "Do you remember the second time we went for a walk?" "I dragged you to the beach." "You were a goner from the start." "I kissed you on the earlobe." " Do you think they"re at that stage already?" "Well, that"s how nature goes." " But she loves Mica." "She"ll love Mike." " So quickly..." "Weren"t we in a rush?" " We had to rush." "We had to build the homeland." "They"re back." ""And the skies are not cloudy all day."" "What a romantic song." " No, it"s a cowboy"s song." "Well, thank you very much." "It was nice talking to you, madam." "You know, there aren"t many girls around a person can really talk to about politics, agriculture and sociology." " You know, I think that I"ve heard this all before." "Goodnight." " Goodnight." "In the sand dunes, we didn"t talk politics." "You never let me get a word in edgewise?" "Not then and not now." "Tamara." "Tamar, dear." "Tamara." "Is it morning already?" " Where are you going?" "To the market." "How are you, Tammy?" " Fine, Daddy." "How was it?" " Nothing special." "Did you take him for a walk?" " Yes, of course." "On the beach?" " Yes, of course." "So what next?" " Nothing." "Did you plan to meet for a date or anything?" " Nothing." "Good girl." " Go to sleep." " Goodnight." "Your daughter." "Nothing." "Excuse me, Mike." "I must talk to my little brother." "Now, ma"am?" " Wake him up." "Wake him up." "Okay." "What happened?" " What"s going on here, Yaffa?" "Night exercises?" "Tamar doesn"t understand anything." "We have to help her understand." "So what can I do?" " Tomorrow, take her, and that American to the Acadia beach." "The blue sea, the hot sand, the blazing sun." "At the crucial moment, go to them and say" ""Congratulations." "When"s the wedding?"" "Yaffa, go to sleep." "I won"t do anything like that." "No way." "Don"t be stupid." "It was just a joke." "At least put the idea in their heads." "What idea?" " About a wedding." "No, I won"t do any such thing." " My dear, little brother." "20 years ago, you came here to visit for one month." "Now your visit has come to an end." "You can pack up all your things, and leave this house along with your client." "But he invited me to go to the Negev with him tomorrow." "So tell him that Acadia beach is on the way to the Negev." "It"s not this Negev." "It"s just like California." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Your father thinks about money a lot, doesn"t he?" "He doesn"t think of anything else." "My father told me that sometimes, he thinks I couldn"t be his son." "Sometimes, I think I"m not my mother"s daughter." "Your mother is very dynamic." " Oh, you know, actually, your life and my life run parallel to one another." "What does that mean?" " Parallel." "The same." "Oh, parallel." "But in opposite directions." " Opposite direction?" "Lt"s backwards." "It"s unbelievable." "Amazing." "Wonderful." "It"s brilliant!" "Lt"s exactly want I needed for the perfect vacation." "Yoga in the sun." "I love yoga." "I..." "It"s... - l"ve always dreamt of learning yoga." "Would you teach me?" " I..." "How do you..." "Would you teach me?" " With pleasure." "Turn around like that." "Now breathe in." "Breathe out." "Inhale." "Exhale." "You"re tickling me." "You"re not serious." "What do you want?" "Everyone"s looking at us." "Do you know what we"ll do?" "We"ll continue the lesson at the hotel." " I..." "Binyamin, come here a minute." " What are you doing there?" "L"m looking for our documents." " Why, may I ask?" "For the trip." "As you know, you can"t travel to the States without papers." "I understand." " Look, Binyamin." "Look, Binyamin." "Those were the days..." "Hello, Tzip." " Hi, Mom." "Hi, Dad." "It was lovely." "I am so tired." "Hi, Mom." "Hi, Dad." "It was lovely." "L"m so tired." "Hi, Mom." "Hi, Dad." "It was lovely." "L"m so tired." "Where"s Yakov?" " He"s staying at the hotel." "He has a business meeting with that lady." "Tamar is really tired." "That"s a good sign." "Tzip is really tired, too." "What does that mean?" "Hello?" "Yes." "This is Mrs. Lifshitz." "Yes." "He"s here." "Wait a moment, please." "That bastard." "Your wife." "Who is it?" "Who is it?" "Hello?" " Are you crazy?" "No, no." " What are you doing there?" "A yoga lesson." " You"re a wonderful teacher." " Yes." "Make any progress today?" " Excellent progress." "Did you get to the crucial moment?" " We passed it." "But you can"t see anything on them." " On whom?" " On Mike and Tamar." "Oh, that." "It"s a lost cause." "I forgot about that." "You forgot about that?" "Thank you very much, little brother." "You should be ashamed." "Congratulations." "When"s the wedding?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Sheindel?" "Yaffa?" "May I come in?" "Oh, there you are." "Mike, I have to talk to you." "I need your advice desperately." "What happened?" " It"s Tamar." "Did something happen to Tamar?" " Why?" "Didn"t she tell you?" "No, no." " My poor little girl has to join the army in a few days." "Oh, that"s wonderful." "That"s marvelous." "A soldier." "Of course it"s wonderful." "It"s just marvelous." "A soldier." "Don"t you think it would be a good idea to do something for her?" "Something memorable?" " What?" "Don"t you have any ideas?" " I don"t know, ma"am." "So why don"t we surprise her?" " Surprise her, ma"am?" "Don"t you want to surprise her?" " Can I?" "Yes, you"re right." "A surprise party." "Oh, Mike." "You just had a wonderful idea." " I did, ma"am?" "Ye, of course." "A big surprise party." "Monday evening." "Oh, we"ll make it a night she"ll never forget." "Oh Mike." "L"m so happy I consulted with you." "I don"t know if I"ll be here, ma"am." "Well, you must be here." " I want to see the Negev." "So go now." "You can see the Negev in one day." "So why are you standing around." "L"ll help you pack." "I don"t understand you, Tammy." "Don"t you have a romantic bone in your body?" "If I was in your place, I would have been on my way to Texas by now." "And you?" "The guy is about to go and you do nothing." "Nothing, Mom." "Nothing." "Before he leaves, he deserves one surprise from you, at least." "What surprise?" " Tammy, you"re wonderful." "A surprise party." "You had such a great idea." " I did?" "Of course." "A surprise party on Monday night." "What party?" "A surprise party in honor on Mike and Tamar"s engagement." "They got engaged?" " They will get engaged." "It"s a surprise party." "The refrigerator is empty." "L"m hungry." " Lf you can just hold on, wait until the party." "I promise you there will be lots of food there." "Thank you very much." " Are you home?" "Very nice." "See what I bought." " Yaffa, what"s going on in this house." "You brought half of the department store over." "L"m getting out of here." "Sit down." "It"s only for two days." "After the party, I"ll return it all." "Nice?" " Excuse me for asking, but what is this?" "Can"t you see?" "An Israeli invention to impress people in Texas." "My professional." "Yaffa, you"ve gone way overboard." "That"s true." "But you"re crazy about me." "What will you do with that?" "To wear, of course." " When?" " At the party." "It will be the talk of the party and it didn"t cost me a penny." "It"s all from my salary." " Yaffa, do me a favor." "Stop working." "I can already see that I can"t afford these luxuries." "Wait until Mike sees it." "He"s go crazy over it, too." "Undependable." "Unreliable." "You are cutting my life span short." "I don"t know what to do with you." "Should I leave you here or what?" " It"s not healthy." "What"s not healthy?" " Walking around the Negev without a hat." "L"m a tourist." " Really?" "Can"t see on you at all." "Welcome to Israel." " Ass." "The car always gets stuck on the road." "Welcome." "He"s an ass, but a nice ass." "My first kibbutz." "So you see, Mike?" "Free the cows." "Let them run in the Negev." "They"ll find their own food." "Maybe you can do that in Texas." "But not here in the Negev." "Here, you can only find a little grass at the end of the winter." "So why don"t you grow grass?" "Lots and lots of grass." "We don"t have water." "Maybe in two or three years, we"ll get some more water from up north." "I get it Mica." "Your kibbutz is a 100 percent cooperative." "No, Mike." "It"s not really a co-op." "It"s a collective group." "Get it?" "I think that I"m beginning to understand what a kibbutz is." "Oh, you catch on very quickly." "This is your room." " Yes." " And your bed." "No, it"s the kibbutz"s bed." " And the kibbutz"s shirt." "No." "It"s my shirt." " Now I"m totally confused." "You"re not the only one." " You know." "I love your philosophy." "Kibbutz." "It"s a good life." " A good life." " A good life." "But sometimes." " You are like my girlfriend from Tel Aviv." "She also corrects my Hebrew." "It"s nice of you." "Do you use the masculine?" " Feminine." "So you already have a girlfriend?" "Yes, I live with her." " What do you do with her?" "With the whole family." "She has a nice mother, father and uncle." "And a nice sister." "Her name is Tzip." "She"s a bit problematic." "Wait, what"s your girl"s name?" " Her name is Tamar, but she isn"t my girl." " I was right." "It isn"t possible that there are two jalopies like this." "It doesn"t matter." "Her name is Tamar, and she..." "She"s not..." "I mean, she"s not... your girlfriend." "So what is she?" "Just a friend." " A friend." "Just a friend." "But she"s nice, right?" " She"s nice." "And pretty." " She"s quite pretty." "Kind of skinny." "What do you mean?" "She has a great body." "It doesn"t matter." "So you say the two of you are just friends." "Yes, I think so." "But she has a mother." "Oh, I know her mother." "You do?" " I mean, I know those kinds of mothers." "You know, they take control and congratulations." "When"s the wedding?" "You must be joking." "I won"t marry her." "L"m in love." " In love?" "That"s why you"re not getting married?" "Look." "L"ll get married to her when I meet her." "Her?" "Her?" " Her?" "It doesn"t matter." "Have you met her?" " Not yet." "You"ve never seen her?" " Not yet." "L"ll find her." "Trust your uncle." "But quickly." "Because tomorrow, I have to fly to Tel Aviv for a surprise party for Tamar." " A surprise party?" "A surprise." "I can already imagine what the surprise is." "Do I have to fix everything up between you and Tamar?" "Secretly." "L"ll also arrange something for you." " Really." " Come." "You know?" "I met..." " Go to the phone." "Tzip." " Why me?" "You go for once." "Hello?" "Who wants her?" " Tzip, it"s for you." "Just a minute, Nili." "Hello." "Which Nili?" " Don"t say." "From the Bokrim Kibbutz." "L"m calling on behalf of Mica Ofir." "You"ll get him on line soon." "But no one at home can know you"re talking to him." "Understand?" "Okay." "Hello, Tzip." " Oh, Nili!" "Hello, Nili." " Why did you say that he didn"t want to come?" "Quiet, please." "Don"t ask questions." "Now I"ll say what to do." "Bluffer." "Tzip, I agree." "Tomorrow afternoon between 2-3." "Yes." "That"s all right." "L"ll make sure he"s in to the hotel." "Yes, Nili." "Okay, Nili" "Of course, Nili." "It"s clear, Nili." "Goodbye, Nili." "Do you know who that was?" "Nili." "Hi, hi." " Hello." " Welcome." "Boy, that"s a beauty." " This is one from America." "Do you want to see the Arabic dagger?" "Lt"s marvelous." "How much will you sell it for?" " Come to us and we"ll get you one." "Nice." "They"re inviting us over." " Come to a bonfire with the kibbutz." "Welcome." "Make yourself at home." "Can I have the phone, Rahmimov." " What?" " The phone." "Gum?" " No." "I need to talk on the phone with Be"er Sheba." "Do you have any money?" " No." "On my account." "Our phone is broken." " I heard." "Charge everything." "Charge everything." "If someone would make a law stopping all these charges, and one day everyone would have to pay cash, it would be heaven on earth." "Ron Hotel in Be"er Sheba?" "Hello?" "Is Mike Abrams there still?" "Please tell him that our party has been postponed." "He can stay in the Negev." "Arieli." " Who is Arieli?" "His lover." "Tamar Arieli." "Thank you." "Bye." " Hello, Nili." " It"s her." "Come, come." "Let"s introduce you." "This is Mike." "He came for a visit just to meet you." "To meet me?" " I don"t want to meet her." "I already met her." "I want to marry her." "Wow." " You should." "He"s a millionaire from Texas." "Another lunatic." " I really want to take you as my wife." "I can do whatever you tell me to do." "Really?" " Of course." "So maybe evaporate?" " Okay." "What does that mean?" " To get out of here, but gently." "Really." "She"s marvelous." "Don"t go by." "Why are you interrupting?" "Hello, Mr. Arieli." " Dad." "I did what you asked." "I shortened the sleeves like you asked." "I tried really hard." "I really tried for you." "But I don"t have money right now." "Maybe next time." "Okay." "You"re not going to America yet." " That"s what you think." "What"s this?" "Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Thanks." "What are we doing?" " What we"re doing now, is..." "He"s asking what we"re doing." "We"re making blintzes, that"s what." "How many will we make?" " As many as we can." "It got very dirty." " Nili." " You"re disgusting." "You"re killing me." "Go away or I"ll kill you." "Tamara, take this." " He wants money." "He wants money." " I don"t have any money." "Julie, just a minute." "Tell him it"s all right." "It"s for you." "L"ve been working here all day." "Don"t get it dirty." " Get out!" "Fast!" "When I got engaged to your father, they made me this exact cake." "Who is getting engaged?" " Who is talking about engagement?" "You are." " I am?" " Oh, Mom." "Really." "You said you were making a small party for Mike." "This looks like a wedding." " Shouldn"t we write something on the cake?" "Right." "Binyamin, what should we write?" "Write "Welcome to Israel."" "No." "I know." ""I like Mike."" "Tzip, you have a nice handwriting." "You write it." " I don"t want to." "Tzipora, don"t get me angry." " Yaffa, shhhh..." "When will you finally tell Tamar that she"s getting engaged?" "Don"t worry." "Trust me." "L"ll take care of it." ""Again the wind whispers" ""Amongst the garden fences" ""And from the tops of the cypress," ""The doves coo." ""And in the distance, the last rays" ""Of sunlight caress the hilltops." ""Evening falls." "Evening falls." ""Evening falls." ""I like Mike."" "What a nice cake." "Should I serve it?" " Yes." "I mean, no." "I don"t know." " Julie, put that thing in the refrigerator." "What"s with the cowboy?" "Why isn"t he coming?" "Now listen how she grinds the coffee." " Coffee." "What do we do now?" "L"m going crazy." "Pretend to be sane and let the guests in." "Where is he?" " Please." "Where"s the guy?" " Really." "Where"s the groom?" "Don"t worry." "He"ll show up." " Mr. Idsovsky, would you like a drink?" "To look so good at her age." " Not so good." "I wonder who she"s sleeping with on the side." "On the side?" " Does she have someone on the side?" "Do you think so?" " Really on the side?" "L"m sure." " Maybe it"s Old Man Abrams?" "Abrams?" " That old guy?" " Are you sure?" "Really?" "He was in Israel last year." " Right!" " Right!" "Lucci, it"s so nice of you to come." "Come in." "Come in." "Please." "Do you know each other?" "Mr. And Mrs. Lucci." "We know them." " Please." "Binyamin." "So where"s the millionaire?" ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant." ""Oh, oh, oh, oh." ""How good and how pleasant." ""Oh, oh, oh, oh." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""Oh, oh, oh, oh." ""How good and how pleasant" ""Oh, oh, oh, oh." ""How good and how pleasant" ""Oh, oh, oh, oh." ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""Oh, oh, oh, oh."" ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." ""How good and how pleasant" ""For brothers to dwell together in unity." "Tamara, that"s not nice." "Everyone"s asking about you." "Has Mike gotten here?" " Yes." " He"s here?" "Tamar, everyone"s waiting for you." " Okay." "Okay." "Here"s the bride." "Here"s the bride." " Only the millionaire is missing." "What millionaire?" "That went fast, didn"t it?" "Will you stop and say hello to us?" " No." " What"s your secret, Tamar?" "How did you manage to catch him?" " A rat"s trap." "Texas is a lovely place." "Where will you get married?" "Here or there?" " Who"s getting married?" "Oh great." "You have a fantastic sense of humor." "A millionaire"s wife can do anything." "Congratulations." "When"s the wedding?" " When"s the wedding..." "Mom!" "Tamar, darling." " What happened?" "What happened?" "What rumors?" " It"s not a rumor." "The groom didn"t show up." "It"s simple." "You can"t imagine." "What will we tell them?" " Tell them that we called off the engagement." "Okay." "We"ll tell them that we called off the engagement." "But that poor guy." "If you only knew how much he loves you." "Poor guy." " So why didn"t he show up?" " Poor guy." "Maybe something happened." ""As I was walking one morning for pleasure" ""I spied a cowboy come riding along" ""His hat was flipped back and his spurs were a jingle," ""And as he approached, he was singing this song." ""Hippi-ti-i-oh, get along little doggies." ""Lt"s your misfortune and none of my own." ""Hippi-ti-i-oh, get along little doggies." ""For you know Wyoming will be your new home." ""Hippi-ti-i-oh, get along little doggies." ""Lt"s your misfortune and none of my own." ""Hippi-ti-i-oh, get along little doggies." ""For you know Wyoming will be your new home." "To start off, put your left leg on your right knee." "Now, the right leg inside the left knee." "There you go." "Look." "Now you try." "Very good." "Very good." "Food"s here." "They starved us." "Now it"s time to eat." "Bon appetite." "And now, Yaffa Binyamini." " Of course." "Why not?" "Master of the house, come on." "Don"t be shy." "Wait." "Very good." "Very good." "Say goodbye to your friends." " Goodnight, girls." " Goodbye." "Mom, who are you calling?" "Ron Hotel in Be"er Sheba?" "I want to talk to my daughter"s fiance" "Michael Abrams." " Mom, don"t you dare." "He should have gotten to Tel Aviv a long time ago already." "For a party." "What?" "What?" "What?" " That"s it." "L"m going to faint." "Goodbye." "Tamar, did you tell Mike not to come to the party?" " Me?" "Tzip." " Tzip." " Tzip." "Tzipora, get out of bed." " In the morning." "My soldiers and my farm." "That"s all that I care about." "And when you get married?" " L"m going to get married?" "Do you have anything against weddings?" " Not on principle, no." "This is you, isn"t it?" " Oh yes." "A horrible picture." "Do you know I"ve been looking for you all over the country?" "I know you." "You"re that dopey driver." "Oh, I know." "Dopey means I"m an ass." " Sort of." "I ran into your car in Tel Aviv." " Correct." "If I"d have known it was you, "Nili Damari, IDF Sergeant." ""Her dream is to raise of raising cattle on a kibbutz in the Negev." ""She says:" "Lt"s easier to get along with cattle than people."" "That"s what I always tell my pappy." "Ladies and gentlemen." "I have good news to announce." "Nothing happened to Mike." "I just spoke to him." "There was a mistake and he stayed over in Be"er Sheba." "It was an unfortunate misunderstanding." "He can"t come." "But you"ll all get to see him at the wedding." " Oh." "Now, let"s party." "Yes?" " We"ll go home." " Of course." "Enough." "We"ll go home." " Binyamin." "Friends, just a minute." "What happened?" "We knew how to party even before we were millionaires." "Yankel." "Play us one of our tunes." ""When Rabbi Elimelech would jest like a king," ""He jested like a king, Elimelech." ""He took of his overcoat and put on his glasses" ""And called to the fiddler:" "Fiddle!"" ""Olive trees are standing." " La la la la." ""Olive trees are standing." " La la la la..."" ""Again the flocks wander" ""Along the village streets." ""And the dust rises" ""From sandy paths." ""And far away, the bells" ""Merge with the gathering shadows." ""Evening falls." "Evening falls." ""Evening falls." "Evening falls." ""Laugh at all my dreams" ""Laugh and I recall anew," ""That I still believe in mankind" ""That I still believe in you." ""Laugh that I still believe in mankind," ""That I still believe..."" " This is so nice." ""Laugh that I still believe in mankind," ""That I still believe in you."" ""Sheikh Ishmael." " Hey!" "Yo ya." ""Ishmael is not dead." " Hey!" "Yo ya." ""He had daughters." " Hey!" "Yo ya." ""Night has fallen." "Our song descends and splits the sky." ""The hora dance returns to us, stronger than ever." ""Spin around and turn about." "Our ways are never ending" ""Because we are all linked together forever." "Our heart is one," ""Forever and ever." "We are linked together forever and ever."" ""We are linked together forever and ever."" ""Hey!" "Who are we?" " Israel." ""We are we all?" " Israel." ""Who"s in the Negev?" " Israel." ""Rabbis." " In Israel." ""Kibbutz." " In Israel." ""EI." "EI." " Israel." ""Isra, Isra." " Israel."" ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice." ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice." ""Let"s celebrate." "Let"s celebrate." ""Let us all celebrate." ""Let"s celebrate." "Let"s celebrate." ""Let us all celebrate." ""Awaken." "Awaken, brethren." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice." ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice." ""Awaken." "Awaken, brethren." ""Awaken with a joyful heart." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Awaken, brethren with a joyful heart." ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice." ""Come let"s dance." "Come let"s dance." ""Let"s be merry and rejoice."" "Where are you going?" " Nowhere." " So early every morning?" "Please send me a taxi." "The Arieli house." "Hagefen 28." "Immediately." "To Be"er Sheba." "The Ron Hotel in Be"er Sheba." "Yes, how much will it cost?" "How much?" "Okay." "Charge it to the Rabinowitz account." "Elisheva Rabinowitz." "My husband"s office." "But right away." "L"m going down now." "Yes, yes." "Yes, coming." "Coming." "Yes, yes." "Good morning." " Hello." "Tamar Arieli, please." "We came to pick her up." " To pick her up?" "She"s not here." "She"s out." "Maybe take me, meanwhile." "Sir, it isn"t funny." " Yes." "Binyoomin." "My head, damn it." "It"s so early." "Yes, please." " We"re looking for Tamar Arieli." "Tamar Arieli." "Oh, yes." "Please come in." "They"ve come for Tamar." " L"ll go wake her up." "What did she do?" " It"s what she didn"t do that"s the problem." "She was supposed to report for military service and she didn"t." "We have no other choice." "We have to arrest her." " Please." ""To Mother and Father." ""Dear Mother and Father." ""Lt"s true that I called Mike because I don"t want to go to America." ""No way." "This is my country that I fought for." "I was born here." ""I will not leave it after waiting for 20 thousand years." -2000 years." ""2000 years." "Of course we shouldn"t go to America." "What for?" ""Go to the movies and see what could happen to me there."" "It looks like there was an earthquake." "Scoundrels." ""Tamar and I are going to manage on our own in life." ""See you around some day." "Tzip."" ""If you are ever ready to live a normal life of a Zionist family," ""you can find us with Mica on his kibbutz."" "A good girl." " A very good girl." "When was she supposed to enlist?" " Yesterday." "She got a letter." "Dear God." "Yaffa forgot to give her her draft notice." "You see, we had a complicated family situation here." "Very complicated." " That"s not our business." "We really don"t care." " It this serious?" "Lt"s very serious." " We just now found out where she is." "But I promise you that we"ll go look for her right away." "L"ll look for her." " I know what the army is." "Me, too." " We"ll let you know the minute we get home." "Okay." "We"ll be back in the afternoon." "But you"d better make sure that she reports in immediately to avoid unpleasantness." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "And thank you." "See you." "Tell me, are you a cowboy?" "You ride like a rabbinical student." "I have a secret for you." "L"m not a cowboy." "So what are you?" " I am a college graduate with an economics degree." "So what are you doing here?" " I came to Israel to be a cowboy." "Oh." "You"re annoying me." " Why am I annoying you?" "Perhaps you can explain?" " What"s there to explain?" "You"re get-up." " Oh, it"s a long story." "My father wants me to go into the business." " And this rebellion against your father makes you dress up all year?" " Believe me, ma"am, lt"s not dress-up." "You"re annoying me." "You"re not serious." "I made you a perfectly serious offer this morning." "Oh yes." "Very serious." "We"ll fly to Texas, get married, settle down and get into business." "No." "L"m not buying." " But I want you to meet my pappy." "Let him come visit the kibbutz." " He"s too busy." "You"re not getting me to leave the kibbutz." " I promised my pappy." "So what will be?" " We"ll break up." "Forgive me, my friend." "They said Mr. Michael Abrams was here." "Do you know where he is?" " Follow me, friend." "L"ll show you the place." " Good girl." "What pretty roses you have." "Thank you." "Bye." "Hey, wait for me!" "Binyamin, give me a cigarette." " But you have one in your mouth." "L"m so uptight." "Give me a cigarette." "You started smoking." " I started smoking." "I started eating meat." "I think about sex." "L"m a lost cause." "Thank you, Nili." " Darling." "L"m so glad I found you." "What?" "Is everyone here already?" "How did you know I was here?" "Have you been waiting for a long time?" "Yaffa, why didn"t you give Tamar her draft notice?" "Lt"ll be all right." "Why did you drag Tzip off to the desert?" "Oh, Mike." "You missed a wonderful party." " L"m happy you came to visit on my kibbutz, Mrs. Arieli." " Your kibbutz?" "Did you buy the kibbutz?" "Benny, he bought the kibbutz." "How lovely." "What a wonderful idea." "Good girl." "Who is that?" "When are you going?" " Me?" "Where?" "Home to Texas." " I think..." "Excellent." "Tamara is going with you." " What?" "The army police..." "I mean the jalopy broke down next to the "Poprin."" "We came to take Tamar to the army." "What army are you talking about?" "Sit." "Tamara is going to America." "It"s been decided, right Benjy?" "Sit." "I got her wardrobe together already." "And there won"t be any problems with her passport and documents." "We have a lot of friends in the Foreign Ministry." " We do?" "You"ll take Tamara under your wing." "This is the first time that my little one is leaving home." "Take care of her on the plane, in America, at the Metropolitan Opera... I"m sure you have a lot of pull in America." "So listen, Mica." "I think that instead of two tractors, we"ll ask Dad to send us air conditioning for the dairy farm." " Air conditioning in the dairy farm." "That"s very good." "The cows will give cold milk." "L"m glad you finally agree with me on something." "L"ll do whatever you tell me to do." "So you"re staying?" " You"re the boss, ma"am." "Good girl." "Who is this?" "Will you marry me?" " Yes." "This is my wife-to-be." " Not before you are accepted as a full fledged member." " Full what?" " Full fledged." "Ma"am, I will stay on kibbutz as a member." "Make a big cow ranch, like in Texas." "You"ve gone crazy." "Binyamin, do something." "The guy"s gone nuts." "Congratulations, son." " Congratulations, Mike." "Congratulations." "Congratulations." "Is she the one from the photo?" "Congratulations." " Mom, say congratulations to Mike." "Congratulations, Mike." "Mica." "My name is Mica." " His name is Mica." "Mica, what are you doing here?" "I forgot." "It"s his kibbutz." "Hello, Yaffa." "Did you come, too?" " Yes, Mica." "We all came." "So how are you, dear?" " Not bad." "Not bad." "You have a lovely kibbutz." "Now I understand why you don"t come to town more often." "But we won"t let him get away." "Right, Tamara?" "Mom, really." "Do you think you"ve intervened enough?" "My sister, Sheindel." " My wife, Sheindel." "That"s enough already." "It"s not enough." "It"s never enough." "You"d all be lost without me." "But everything will work out when you come visit us in the city, Mica." "You"ll come." "Right?" " Of course." "Of course." "If I have time." "Why?" "You"ve become busy all of a sudden?" "No, not really." "But I"m traveling." " Traveling?" "Where?" "To Texas." "That"s what I wanted to tell Tamar all this time." "The kibbutz is sending me on a two year sabbatical." "We"ll also visit Mike"s ranch." "Mom!" "Congratulations." "That"s about it." "The audience has to go home." ""I Like Mike"" "Subtitles Production:" "Elrom Studios"