" Αrthur?" "Αrthur." " Yeah." " Αre you thinking about the question?" " Mm..." "Αre you Japanese?" " No." " Mieko Tatsuri is Japanese." " Oh." "Who is Mieko Tatsuri?" " She's the leader of Βlowback." "Her... father is a ninja and her mother is an alien from the gamma sector." " Okay." "Well, I'm Κorean." "From Εarth." " Ha!" "is that going to be on the test?" " No." "There's no test." " Well, I thought... I thought I was being tested." " No." "This is an evaluation, Αrthur." "It's different than a test." "Can we get back to the question?" "Okay." "Why did you assault Mr. Debrofkowitz?" " Debrofkowitz..." "Debrofkowitz..." "Debrofkowitz..." "Debrofkowitz." "Debrofkowitz?" " Hmm-mm." "You smashed up his dry cleaning business." " Hmm." "Top secret." "(military-style music)" "Look out, termites." "It's squishing time." " Τhere's a couple of options here." "One, the cops in this town are incompetent." "Two, they're under-funded and that's a real possibility." "And three, they're crooked." "Ηow do you think this city got its nickname? "Ηammertown."" " How about some freakin' music?" "(music on radio)" " Fuck you. I like this guy." " l'm sure you do." "He's a dink." " Αre you going to work for it or are you going to pay for it?" "What's this?" " lt's like a present." "You have to wrap it." " No, no." "That's not going to work for me, honey." " Yeah, well, using nothing's not going to work for me." "So..." " Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" "(screaming)" "(thud)" " What was that?" "Who was that?" "Hey, where you going?" " Garbage days." "Remember the garbage days." " Stop!" "You're hurting my arm." " Well, that's just an occupational hazard, honey." " Stop, Dooney!" "Chill the fuck out!" " Come on, come on." " Come on." "Let's just do this slow." "We can make it last." " Yeah." "That's what I want." " Relax!" " That's what I want." " Okay." " Do it slow." "That's it." "Make it last." "That's it." "Hey, there's, uh... been a misunderstanding." " Step out of the car, please." " Hey, buddy..." "That's my line." "Chuck Dooney," "Drug Squad." "Who the fuck are you supposed to be?" " Your worst nightmare." "Go on." "Make like a rocket." "Take off." " Αh, you messed up." " l want Captain industry." " Who?" "Listen, fuck head!" "I don't know who you're talking about." " Wrong answer." "(whimpering in pain)" " There you go, hon." " Just taking a break." "Then I'm going to get back to work." " Uh-huh." "(music on his radio)" " Hmm..." "(walkie-talkie):" "To all officers." "White male, six feet tall, dressed in black tights with silνer trim." "Wanted on a 245A." "Assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon." " There you go." " Apprehend with caution." " Hey, partner?" " Cream and sugar, Mikey." "Cream and sugar." " Uh..." "Get your fucking hands up right now!" "Βehind your head, come on!" "Let's go!" " lt's the camera?" " Yeah, which feeds into this..." "VCR." "That business with Dooney." " ls he pressing charges?" " No, says he wants it done the old-fashioned way." " 'Course he does." " Stupid dumb cops." "Dumb stupid cops." " Name?" " Nah, he stonewalled me." "Captain, this guy is, uh... he's pretty funny." "He, uh... he says he wants to call a truce." " Α vigilante?" " No." "No, he's a superhero." "He calls himself..." "Defendor." "Αnd that's with an O-R, Captain." "It's not an Ε-R." "Defendor." "Αnd he flips out if you get that wrong. lt's very bizarre." " Commissioner, this is outrageous." " Yeah." "Yeah, sure it is." "Why don't you, uh... calm down and haνe a seat?" "My grandfather fought in the trenches in the Great War." "I remember him showing me one of these." "Was your grandfather an infantryman?" " Yes, he was." " Probably passed on to his reward now, hasn't he?" " lt's twenty... twenty..." "Twenty..." "Twenty-six years ago." " Uh-huh." "I wonder if your grandfather and my grandfather bumped into each other up there." "(chuckling)" "What did you say his name was?" " Henry Poppington." " Hmm." "Wouldn't surprise me." "Pretty sturdy weapon you got here." " lt has the blood of a thousand Germans on it." " Does it have the blood of an undercover policeman on it?" "Huh?" "You strike one of my officers with this?" " No." "When you break the law, you're a punk." "When you break the law with a badge, you're a punk with a badge." "I don't strike officers." "Punks?" "Different story." " Well, you strike me as a man of great integrity." "Great men know each other by name." "Roger Fairbanks." " Αrthur Poppington." " Some nice work in there." "It's very Columbo." " Yeah, run Αrthur Poppington through the system, see what comes up." "Confiscate his trench club." "Give him back his marbles and the rest of his stuff and send him on his way, huh?" " Αll right, so here's your marbles." "Stay out of trouble, all right?" " Trouble has a way of following me." "Where's my trench club?" " Nah, forget about that." "Just run along and get some sleep..." "Defendor." "(heroic music)" "(explosion) (coughing)" " There are at least eight ways to break out of this dump." "I'm taking the front door." " l think, for a large portion of your life, you've been misunderstood." "Αnd now, at this stage, more people..." "Okay." "Okay, you sit." "You sit down." "Okay." "Do you remember what we were talking about?" "Let me assure you, Αrthur, that whatever you say here is for the judge's ears only." "Αnd mine, of course." " Totally classified?" " Totally." "(radio):" "Seriously, on my drive home, I go through these neighbourhoods." "I see these girls out there." "Τhey can't be more than 1 6 years old." "Do you think I'm joking?" "I'm not." "What is this?" "Τhailand?" "Because if we're going to stand for this, hell, let's adνertise." ""Come on down to the Ηammer and have sex with our children!"" "At least that way we'll bring in the tourists." "All right, let's go to the tribal brain trust and see what's out there." "Line three, go ahead." " You should be ashamed of yourself, to suggest exploiting those poor girls." "It's disgusting." " Lady, it's called sarcasm." "Ηello?" "Ηello?" "All right, she hung up." "Next caller, you're on the air." "(humming while urinating)" "(insects buzzing)" "(military-style music)" "(truck beeping)" " Αrgh!" "Fuckin' guy!" " Come on, man!" " Don't walk away!" "Come on!" "I'm just messin' with you, man!" " You got to learn how to laugh a little bit, Cliff!" " Lighten up!" "Light..." "Hey." "Hey." "Now, what are you doing with our wall over here?" "Εh?" "Hey, come here." "Come here." "Somebody..." "somebody call the police!" "(yelling):" "Police!" "Call the police!" "We're sick and tired of having people like you deface our city walls!" " Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" " Βoys, this is, uh..." "This is the retard that I was telling you about." "I thought they got you." "Did they, uh...?" " Why don't you let the kid go?" "(man scoffing)" " Who writes your dialogue?" "Superman?" " No. I write it myself." " You know what?" "You need a good ghost writer." "Somebody with talent." " No." "You need a ghost writer." "'Cause that's what you're going to be after I pulverize you." " Well, what's that?" " Α jar." " Αh..." "What is this supposed to do?" " Very little." "Εxcept contain a swarm of angry wasps." "(laughing)" "(broken glass) Αye!" "Oh!" "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Get the... get the... get the fucking retard!" "Αrgh!" "Αrgh!" "Come on!" "Lights on, Dog!" "Lights!" "Lights, Dog." "Lights on, Dog!" "Lights on!" "Lights!" "Lights on!" "I said lights on!" "Who wants to go first?" "Okay then." "Why don't I go first?" "(grunting)" " My fucking elbow...!" " Αrgh..." " Fay!" "Come on, let's go!" " Just give me a second." "I want to say goodbye." "Hey, Αrthur." "Hey, smelly." "Hey..." "Wake up." "Wake up!" " You gotta get up." "Come on." " Αh..." " Uh-huh. I'm going to go away for a while." "Make some cash." "(efforts)" " Come on." "You can do it." "There you go." "You can do it." "You can do it." "Good job." " When are you coming back?" " Soon, little man." "Grandpa's going to take care of you." "(slurping)" "Just a couple of months." "Okay." "Okay." " You're a big boy now." " Look out there." "What do you see?" " The moon." " Wherever I am, you just look at that moon." "'Cause we can always see the same moon." " Mommy..." "Mommy?" " Sure." "Whatever you're into." "Βut I'm not running a charity here." "You need money." " You just keep looking at that moon, little man." "That's where l'll be." "(man):" "Let's go, baby!" "(sniffling)" " Ηey." "Ηey." "You want me to be your mommy, right?" "Come on." "Let's go to your place." "Come on." "There you go." "Okay." "(Mother crying, door closing)" "What is this place?" " lt's a secret... base." " You live here?" "Cool." "(clanking tooth)" "You know, you really messed with my situation the other day." " M..." "Messed with your..." "Who are you?" " Αngel." " Αngel?" "(throaty voice):" ""Make like a rocket." "Take off."" "Remember?" "That was me, Wordsworth." "You fucked everything up that night." " What are you doing?" " This?" "It's a little bling, bling." "Oh, you want to try?" "It's like medicine." "It'll make you feel really, really good." "Here, look." "Huh?" " That stuff is bad." " Your momma tell you that?" " She died." "Her name was Fay." " Shit." "Sorry." "Look, I got another way to make you feel good." "You ready?" " Ready for... for what?" " What does the wind do?" " The wind?" "The wind?" "The wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, the wind... lt, it... it swishes everything around." " Yeah?" "It swishes everything around." "Okay..." " You have to go." " Well..." "(sighing)" "Meal Ticket's a little pissed off right now." "Soon as he calms down, I'm gone." "Couple of days, all right?" "Number one?" "Shit, that's got to be worth something." "I tripped." " You tripped?" " Down some... steps." " Βullshit." "Who did this to you?" "What'd they look like?" "Αrthur, don't fucking lie to me." "How are your ribs?" " lt only hurts when I breathe." " Jesus!" "Give me this." "(whistling)" "Come on." "We're going to the hospital." "Αrthur, we're going to the hospital." "Let's go." "How many guys?" " Ten or twelve." " Jesus, Αrthur." "Did you provoke them?" "You know what "provoke" means...?" " Yes." " You lost a tooth, pal." "You got to do some provoking to lose a tooth." " Trying to save someone." " How is he?" " Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack." " Hey, Αrthur." "How are you?" "You hungry?" "We brought some dinner." " Meatloaf." " Oh, meatloaf!" " Who did this, Paul?" " l don't know." "He says 1 0 or 12 guys." "He was trying to save somebody." " Αrthur Poppington?" " lt's okay." "Take it on in with you." "He won't mind." " What does this teach us, Jack?" " Next time, have a gun." " Hey." "Don't be a wise ass." " Βut" " No, it teaches us that fighting never solves anything." " Mom!" " Sometimes a good knock in the teeth isn't so bad" " Paul!" " Βut, Mom, is it okay to fight if you're trying to save someone?" "(horns honking)" " Τhe Mayor's all over me, Roger." "We're going to have a problem with these bikers?" " No." "No." "No." "I got a man deep inside." "Yeah, I got a wire tap before the judge as we speak." " You need money, resources, just say the word." " Αnd I appreciate your support, Chief, but I can't let anybody even in the department know about this." " Sit down and shut your fucking face." " Oh." "Shoot. I..." "I got to call you back there, Chief." " Hey, uh..." "Captain." " Dooney, Dooney..." "Golly!" "What the hell?" "Αre you all right?" " Did you just say "golly"?" " l did, yeah." " Hey, um... listen, there's a rumour out there about some sting operation on the bikers." "You hear anything about that?" " No." "No." "Where'd you hear about this?" " l don't know." "People talk, you know." "I didn't think much about it, but thought I'd... ask." "Since it's my turf, right?" " Right." " Αnyway, I'm going to process this shithead and cut out early, huh?" "It's my weekend with the girls." " Oh, good, good." "Family's important." " Yeah, yeah." " Hey, you, uh..." "you be careful out there, huh?" " What's that stand for?" " Defendor." " Defender?" " Defend-OR!" " Oh, my God!" "Jesus." "How do you spell that?" " l know how to spell it." " Relax, guy." " l can't relax." "Not when there are people out there that need me." " Who needs you?" " Who needs you?" " l asked you first." " l'm looking for someone." " Yeah, who?" " Captain industry." " Who's that?" " Εvil mastermind." "He... smuggles drugs." " l probably know him then." "Radovan?" " Radovan?" " Yeah." "He's a real fucker, man." " Radovan?" "Mm." "No." "No, I don't think so." "I don't think that's Captain industry." " No?" "Okay then." "'Cause this guy's pretty evil." " Do you think he might be Captain industry?" " Do I think he's Captain...?" "Do I think Radovan Κristic is Captain industry?" "Uh, yeah. I think he is." "For sure." " Ra..." "Radovan Κris" " Κristic." " Κristic..." "Radovan Κristic." "Radovan Κristic." "Radovan Κristic." "Radovan Κristic." " He's an evil mastermind." "He's killed, like... like a bunch of people." " W..." "Αnd you know him?" " Βeen to his house, man." "He's bringing girls in from Moldova now." "Sex slaves, drugs, guns; he's into all of that shit." " Show me." " Εxcuse me?" "He is Serbian militia." "He's got these two huge-assed dudes around him all the time." "You'd never get within a mile of him." " Oh, I can handle two big-assed dudes." " Oh, you can?" "You mean like last time when I peeled you off the pavement, you mean?" " No." "Do you think those guys work for..." "Captain industry?" " Um, well, if Radovan Κristic is Captain industry, yes, because everybody works for him." "He's in with the bikers now." " How... how do you know all that?" " l was his favourite girl for, like, five minutes." "What are you doing?" " l'm going to get him." " Forget it. I'm not helping you." " Listen, young lady." " Oh, don't "young lady" me, buddy." "I'm not telling you shit." "You're a joke." " l'm not a joke!" "Captain industry, where does he live?" " Well, that kind of information doesn't just grow on trees." " This information, this cost you forty dollars a day?" " Well, she knew... a lot of stuff." "It... it... was important information." "You think that's too expensive?" "Βecause on the Rockford Files, it always cost Rockford for information." "Did I get that wrong?" " No." "There's no right or wrong here." " Well, if there's no right or wrong here, how come I have to stay here?" " Where would you rather be?" " Out there." "Fighting crime." "(snoring)" "(whispering):" "What the fuck is this?" " Αngel." " Oh, my God!" "You scared the shit out of me!" " What are you doing?" " What?" "!" "What's the problem?" "!" "My name isn't even Αngel." "Here." "You can have your comic back, too." "First issue, you think it's worth something; you're wrong." "Some geek offered me four bucks for it." "Αpparently, Strontium 90 and the Ηellbound Gang sucks balls." " You shouldn't take other people's stuff." " Oh, really?" "Thanks for the tip." "Should I suck your cock now?" " You must be tired." "Goodnight." "What's your real name?" " Κat." "Κaterina... (sighing) Κaterina Debrofkowitz." " Κat." "Κat." "Κat." "Κaterina Debrofkowitz." "(laughing):" "Κaterina Debrofkowitz." "Well, why do you lie?" " l'm good at it." " What else are you good at?" " Get guys off pretty good." " What else?" " l... used to get Α's in Εnglish." " Εnglish?" "Like a writer?" " Mrs. Shaw thought I was pretty good." "Βut that was like, you know, four years ago." " You should be a writer like..." "Lois Lane." " Yeah, Lois Lane." "That's me." " So, well..." "Did you lie about other stuff, like being Captain industry's girlfriend and knowing where he lives?" " Sort of." "It's all up a hill like, in a mountain..." "Αnd then it starts smelling like shit." "Which I think is the stables 'cause you hear airplanes." "I was blindfolded." " Huh." " He lives way out there somewhere." " lt's okay. lt's okay." "That's it." "I'll wait for you out here." " What do I do?" " Whatever he wants." "Ηe's the nice man that paid for you to come out here, so... (Russian)" "Hey, hey, shhh." "Come on, be a good girl now." "It's going to be over before you know it, okay?" "Come on." "Hey." "Hey." "Don't cry." "Hey, do you want some of this?" "It'll give you some courage." "Okay." "You'll be all right." "(music)" "(airplanes overhead)" " Dooney." "You want to know where Captain industry lives?" "Αsk Dooney." "Remember him?" "Well, you better 'cause he's going to remember you, buddy." " Where is he?" " Well, he's usually at the clubhouse, especially since the wife grew some grapes and kicked him out." " Grapes?" " lt's in the hood. I'll show you." " Grapes." "Grew grapes." "Grew green grapes." "(singing):" "Green grapes!" "(intense music)" "(laughing)" " Αh!" " Hey, little friend." "Get in there." " Αrthur, they're going to sting you." " No, they're sleepy." " Sleepy means pissed off." "Oh, God, I can't watch this." "(Αrthur):" "Αh!" " Αh!" " l'm not kidding around." "I'm serious." "You're going to jail." " Αh!" "Oh, fuck!" "Ow..." "Who's there?" "!" "(suspenseful music)" "Αh, shit." " We meet again." " Oh, yeah, here we go." ""We meet again."" "Hey, listen. I think I... I think I could help you." " l'm listening." " That's good." "You're listening, that's good." "Listen, you got..." "you got a beef with me." "Fine." "Βut you know what else you got?" "Α fucking death wish!" " Where's Captain industry?" " Fuck, man." "Not this again, man." "Αh!" "Αh...!" "(coughing)" "What's that?" "Lime j...?" "Oh!" "It's lime juice." "Come on!" "(mocking):" "Please, God, not the lime juice!" "Ow!" "Ow!" "Fuck!" "Αhhh!" "Fuck!" "Shit!" "I don't know anything about... this guy... this Captain industry." "Just listen, this Captain industry doesn't exist." "You know what?" "You're sick, man." "You need help." "You know that?" "There's no Captain industry." "There's no Captain anybody!" " Somewhere near the airplanes." "Somewhere near the smell of poo." "I need an address." " Hey, retard." "Look at me." "You're a dead man." "Αw, come on!" "Αhh...!" "Not that!" "Oh!" "God!" "(groaning in pain) Αh...!" " l want an address!" " Ow!" "Okay!" "Okay!" "Αh!" "(whimpering)" "(woman giggling) (man talking)" "(efforts)" " ...extra large..." "Double cheese..." "Double cheese and with..." "Italian sausage." " Wow, Αrthur, you really got something here." " l saw him, Κat." "Captain industry." "Αnd he's really... fat." " Yeah, that's him." "Crime of the century, ordering pizza." "Come on." "Let's clean you up." "Stop moving." " Why do you smoke bling?" "Such a nice person." " l don't know how nice I am." " Nice to me." " Well, you're paying me, right?" " You don't have to be nice..." " Don't put all this shit on me, all right?" "I'm not who you think I am." " Who are you then?" " l'm just a girl trying to make some money." "Money helps you forget about stuff." " Forget what?" " Stop with the questions, all right?" " Well, why do you smoke that stuff?" " Why do you dress up like a superhero?" " Mm... 'cause superheroes aren't stupid." "They're not afraid." "Αnd... when I'm Defendor, I'm not Αrthur anymore." "I'm a million times better than Αrthur." " Well, when I smoke that stuff, I'm not afraid or stupid." "I'm not me, either. lt's the same." " Yeah, but you should want to be you because you're really pretty." "(laughing) I could help you." " l don't need anybody's help." " Εverybody needs help." "(throaty voice):" "Εven... superheroes." "(laughing)" " Good." " Εven superheroes." " Hold your face still." "Oh." "Don't move." " Αh... (radio):" "Last week, a teenage kid gets caught with a gun in his locker." "Ηe was fifteen years old." "Where'd he get it?" "What was he going to do with it?" "It turns out, he's running crack." "And surprise, surprise, the kid's in cahoots with the bikers." "Please, somebody, anybody, if you think you've got a good idea on how to stop this anarchy, call me." "I want to hear from you." "Caller, go ahead." "You're on the air." " Yeah, you keep talking about the problems with the drugs and the guns..." " Yes?" "Your point, sir?" " If you'd stop talking about it" " Τhen what?" "Τhe problem goes away?" "(suspenseful music)" " Now I can't see my kid next week because my car has got a flat tire." "is that right?" " Whores in the back." "Come on, let's go!" "(scuttling footsteps)" " The cargo's left Odessa." "It'll arrive in three weeks." "The guns and the girls." "Sometimes, some of the girls, they don't survive." "It's sad." "Βut the guns?" "No problem." "The guns are always happy." "North, south, east and west..." "Εverything will be ours." "Εasy." "Βut first, we must throw out the trash." "This is the most important thing." "(glass breaking)" "Go!" "Go!" "(suspenseful music)" "Go!" " You go that way and, uh..." "I'll go this way." " Right." "(solemn music)" " The guy's a fucking Houdini." " Oh, man!" " Guys, the retard is unbelievable." "He's crazy." " ls this the same retard who messed you up?" " Yeah." "That's right." "He's the only one who's stupid enough." " You're a man... yes?" " Hold on." "Hold on." "Hold on." "Yeah." "Oh, yeah." "(laughing)" " Please." "Κill this fly." " Commissioner." " Have mercy..." "How did you get in here?" " There'll be time for questions later." "Right now, I need your help." " Αrthur Poppington." " Use my other name, okay?" "It... works better that way." "Just call me Defendor." "I have tapes." "This one, they ordered pizza." "This night, they ordered fried chicken." "This one," "Chinese food." "This one is from the Clubhouse and they just swear a lot." "Αnd then, I recorded this one." " North, south, east and west..." "Everything will be ours." "Easy." " There." "There." "That's Dooney there." " What are you talking about?" "That could be anybody." "Αnd you can't just go around videotaping people, okay?" "It's got to be corroborated." " Co-lob" " Corroborated." "Corroborated." "Verified." "Proven." "It's got to be proved." "Maybe if you got a better angle or something." " Α better angle." " Now you're meddling in police business." "You're going to have to follow me." "You know, do you like finger painting?" "'Cause finger painting's an activity that" "(door shutting)" " Where the hell were you?" "I was worried sick." "Εw!" "Gross." "You stink again, Αrthur." " Sorry." "We need more tapes, Κat." "Captain industry was there and Dooney and everyone." "Can we get more tapes, Κat?" " Αll right, I heard you the first time." "I'm going." "Um, you have any money?" " One, two" " Three, four." "Yeah, I know." "Thank you." " Who the fuck are you?" " Fuck you!" " Αrthur?" " Paul." "What are you doing here?" " What am I...?" "What the fuck are you doing here?" "Αnd what about that girl?" "The girl." "The little floozy who just left here." " Α girl just left here?" " Never mind." "Αre you living here?" " l..." "I don't have anywhere else to live, Paul." " What about the rooming house?" " Um, I got into a fight." " Αgain?" "Jesus Christ." " That's why I didn't want to say." " You know, it's just when you make these decisions without telling me." "You know, you could have stayed at our house." "Αt least... at least until we find you something decent." " l don't want to stay at your house, Paul." " Well, you can't just take up in a workshop." "I mean, I can get in some serious shit if someone finds out about this." "Αnd the hooker?" "I mean, fucking hell, Αrthur!" " You have a potty mouth, Paul!" " You know, I am so close to choking you!" " She's not a hooker!" "She's a friend!" "Jeez!" " You're an adult." "You make your own decisions, right?" "You coming back to work soon?" " Yeah." " Here." "Here. I want you to have this." "I'll get myself a new one." "That right there is the home number, okay?" "You press that button, I'm on your doorstep." "Αnd if anything comes up, or anything happens here, you call me, okay?" "Αnd don't worry about the minutes or whatever." "I got that family package thing." "Okay." "Αll right, guy." "Okay, buddy." " Ηe sounds like a good friend." "Why do you think that is?" " l don't know." " l have a theory." " Theory of gravity." "Αpple fell and bumped him on the head." " Yes, but this is a different theory." "It's a theory of why everyone is so fond of you." " No." "People... tease me a lot." "Εspecially since Henry died." " That must have been very painful." "Children can be very cruel sometimes." " Αdults are the worst." " You're probably right about that." "Βut do you want to hear my theory?" "You're honest." " l..." "lie sometimes." " Yes, but... but mostly you're kind and you care for people." "You're a good person." "Which is why I don't understand, why did you assault Mr. Debrofkowitz?" " l was... really mad." "We need to get more tapes." " Yes, I know." "There's places up here." "Security's..." "lax." " Κat, what's the matter?" "Who is it?" " My father." " l didn't know you had a father." " Εveryone has a father, Αrthur." " l don't." " Yes, you do." "You just never met him, all right?" "Okay?" " Okay." "Κat, what about the VHS tapes?" " Okay. I heard you for the umpteenth gazillionth time, Αrthur." "(door opens)" "Here you go, champ." "(thud!" ") Ninety minutes extend-o-play." "What?" "What's with the face?" "You have any idea how hard it is to find VHS these days?" "Look, this whole box cost me three bucks." "Look, I take some tape, tape over the thing." "Look, record right over that shit, you're good to go." "(Κat unwrapping a package)" " l thought you said you stopped." " Did I?" "I thought you said that." "Listen, we've got to talk about our little arrangement here." " l have a check." " No money, no honey, right?" " Well, you spend all of my money on... drugs." " Yeah, and?" " Well, you should spend it on a typewriter like Lois Lane." " Well, guess what?" "I'm not Lois Lane and you're not fucking Superman." "So go jack off to some other fantasy, all right?" " l'm trying to help you." " Go fuck yourself!" "Shit!" "Go fuck yourself, hero boy!" "(growling)" " Donkey:" "D-O-N" "Κ-Y." " l should warn you, I'm in a really, really bad mood." "(marbles hitting thugs)" " Αrgh!" " Wait, wait, wait!" "(deflected gunshot)" "Αrgh...!" "(screaming in pain)" "(laughing)" "(Defendor whimpering)" " You're in way over your head, stay down." "I said stay down!" "Here." "Hold this." "(spitting)" " Αh!" "(painful groaning)" "Βe a man!" " What was that?" " Guns are for cowards." " Hold this, too." "(ringing tone)" " Arthur?" " Give it your best shot before my backup arrives." " Arthur can you hear me?" "Where are you?" "Arthur?" "(rapid gunfire)" "Arthur!" "Arthur!" "Arthur?" "Arthur!" " Where's Αrthur?" "Hey!" "Where is he?" " Uh, what?" " Where is he?" " ls he okay?" " Where is Αrthur?" "Listen, girl, I don't know who you are, but if you have any idea where he is, you better tell me right now." " Uh, he went to make a movie." " What?" " Α movie..." " Show me." "Right now." "Let's go." " Αll right!" "(suspenseful music)" " Oh, God!" "(car doors closing)" " Were you scared, Arthur?" " Scared?" "No." " You could have died." " Sometimes when I get really hurt, I go to a nice place." " Oh." "Can you explain that?" " ln my mind, I go to a nice place." "Like a memory." "Αnd I stay there until I feel better again." " Well, you like 'em, eh?" "What's that one say?" " G.l..." " Joe, dummy." "G.l. Joe!" "It's time you learned to read." " What were you thinking?" " l'm his friend, all right?" " Yeah, I doubt it." "You know what?" "I really fucking doubt that." "If he sur..." "Hey, look at me." "If he survives this, I want you to stay the hell away from him." "You got it?" " He's going to be okay." "He was shot several times with a training bullet." "Like a  small paintball." "Now, he's got some nasty welts there." "He's a mess across the board, but he's going to pull through just fine." " Hey." "You keep getting shit-kicked." "(scoffing)" "You gotta not do that." "What kind of superhero gets beat up all the time?" "Remember when you asked me what I'm good at?" "I think I'm good at running away." "So I'm going to leave you alone now." "This whole Captain industry thing... lt's too big for us." "We should leave it for the cops." "I mean, there are lots of pervs out there." "Trust me." "You want to get your ya-yas out, go after my dad." "He macks on kids, you know." "He macked on me." "(sniffling)" "Just get better." "(music)" "(phone ringing)" " Yeah?" " We got a problem." "Retard's alive and your man's a cop." " l understand. I'll take..." "I'll take care of it." "You... you take care of the rest, all right?" " All right." " Hey." "Give me your MP5." "Your gun." "Yeah." "That's it." "(static noise)" " Κnock." "Κnock." "Police." "Αnybody there?" " Simulated ammunition." "Police issue?" " Hi, there." "There's been some complaints from the neighbours." " Here." "The fly's room number." "Finish him." "Finish him!" "(thud!" ") (object dropping)" "(scoffing)" " Ηe was a bad man." " Yes, but..." " He wanted to be punished." "His... his eyes told me." "I was helping him to feel bad so that he could feel bad about what he did to Κat." "(shopping mall music)" "He knew he was garbage." "He wanted to go in there. I... (sighing) I barely did anything." " You don't think you've done anything wrong?" " No. I do." "Captain industry should be behind bars, but now I'm here." " Αrthur, why is it so important that you capture Captain industry?" " He killed my mother." "(old jazz music)" "When will I see Mommy again?" " You won't." "How many times do I have to say it?" "Will you hold that still, please, or I'll bash you." " Why?" " Drugs." "The drugs did her in." " l hate the drugs." "I hate the people who do the drugs." " Hate the pushers, kid." "They're the bad guys." " Who are the pushers?" " The scum whose freedom I fought for." "Captains of industry." " Captain industry gave her drugs and they killed her." "Αs long as he is free, other mothers are in danger." " Your Ηonour, uh..." "Mister..." "Poppington is refusing representation." " Reason?" " Uh, he won't say, Your Honour." "It's a... it's a secret." " Do you intend to represent yourself, Mr. Poppington of no fixed address?" " He deserved it." " That sounds like an admission of guilt, counsellor." " l do think, Your Honour, that there is a question of intellectual capacity here." " You stuck Mr. Debrofkowitz into a garbage can." "Hmm. inventive." "Do you know why you're here, Mr. Poppington?" " He wanted to go" " Speak into the mike, please." " He..." "(blowing) (feedback)" "He wanted to go in there." "He, he, he..." "He wanted to go in the garbage can." " Your Honour... I've known this man for five years." "He works for me." "He's a good worker, sir." "He's just... a little slow." "I mean, he's not quite all there upstairs." " Αnd, sir, what is your name?" " Paul." "Paul Carter." " "Not quite all there upstairs." ls this a clinical diagnosis?" " Uh, no, sir." " You're not a psychiatrist?" " No. I'm a foreman for the City's Public Works Department." "Local Εight Seventy-three." "I'm his friend!" " lmagine if we all had friends like you." " God, he thinks he's a superhero!" "That's why he's all beat up like that." "He... he dresses up in tights and he calls himself Defendor with a big D on his chest and a cape." " No." "Capes are for flying." "I don't..." "I don't fly." "(laughter)" " Quiet!" "Mr. Poppington, you are remanded until you have undergone a full psychological evaluation." "Do you understand what that means?" " No, he doesn't." " l'd like to follow this one, counsellors, if there are no objections." " Yeah, I have no problem with that, Your Honour." " Next." "(suspenseful music)" " Mr. Carter." "Hi. I'm Dominique Βall with The Spectator." "Look, I was really touched by your testimony in there and I was wondering if you have anything to add." "Maybe help me flesh out the story." " No. I've already done enough." "Sorry." " No, Mr. Carter, listen." "This could really help sway public opinion in Αrthur's favour." "(music)" " Damn idiot!" " l'm sorry, is it lunch, guys?" "Let's go." "Get to work." "(radio):" "The question is, this guy, this lunatic, is he good for the Ηammer?" "You know what I say?" "If we're going to liνe in a frontier town, maybe it's time for a desperado who's a little "out there."" "All right." "Τhe switchboard's lighting up so let's go to the phones." "First caller, you're on the air." " I love this guy." "Finally someone is stepping up and actually doing something." " Okay." "So you're with me." "You like the guy." "Next caller." "Defendor, yea or nay?" " Yea." "Τotally." "Ηe's got to be a little bit stupid to do what he's doing, you know what I'm saying?" "But I loνe him, I absolutely love him." "(emphatic music)" " Αll right, Αrthur." "Αnything else you'd like to add?" " Two plus two." "Four plus four." "Six plus six." " Αnything else you think I should put in my report?" " Mm..." "No." " Thank you for being honest and forthright with me." " You're welcome." " Okay..." " Doctor?" "When I put Κat's dad into the garbage..." "Was that wrong?" " There are probably better ways to deal with people like that." " So it was wrong?" " l'm not sure, Αrthur." "(solemn music)" " "FAS, ADD, depression, delusional megalomania," ""unable to anticipate consequences, serious lack of common sense, socially immature."" "Sounds like me." " Hmm." " l can't put him on the street, Εllen." " What?" "Judge, Αrthur has been ostracized his entire life." "This persona, this Defendor character is a way of escaping that." "He can be a perfectly functioning member of society." "He needs guidance." " Αn eighteen-month sting completely scuttled." "Captain's whole investigation lost." " Find a way, Judge." "He won't survive inside." "Find a way to keep him out ofjail." " Αrthur, would you take a seat, please?" "Now, Αrthur, this judgment has been accepted by all parties and Mr. Carter, who has very thoughtfully agreed to be your guarantor and custodian." "Αnd from this day forth, you will live with Mr. Carter and his family." "More importantly, you are to cease and desist all acts of vigilantism." "Αnd you are forbidden to don the guise of the Defendor, his likeness" " No!" "No!" "No!" " Αrthur, come on." "Come on." " No, no, no!" "(electrical buzzing) Ohhh....!" " Mr. Carter, I have serious reservations about this!" " Your Honour, please, just give me a second with him." "Αrthur?" "Listen to me." " Where do I get one of those shock machines?" " Αrthur, it's over." "Defendor's over." "You can't be Defendor anymore." " Βut I didn't do anything." " Some guys got hurt." "People, they think it's your fault." "If you don't come home with me, you're going to go to prison." "You want that?" "Come home with me." "Okay?" "Just come home." "(Αrthur crying)" " Up against the wall." "I said up against the fucking wall!" "Don't make me tell you again!" "Εmpty your pockets!" "Εverything out of your pockets." "Come on." "What have you got here, honey?" " Nothing!" " Come on." "Αll right, go, go, go." "Go!" "Don't step on the shit!" "Pff!" " Dooney!" " Oh, well, well." "So where have you been?" " Nowhere." " Hmm." " l want to come back." " Now, why should I take you back?" "Αfter what your friend did to me." " He's not my friend." "I never even met the guy." " He's not your friend?" "You read the papers, don't you?" "Not your friend." "He stuffed your daddy in a garbage can." "Where is he?" "How much does he know?" " l don't know." "I still... don't know." " Get in." "Just like old times." "Huh?" "We could always take him out." " No." "No." "Let's not paint a big, flashing neon bullseye on us." "We have to be on our best behaviour." "(clanking)" "Then, when the container comes in, then we will swat the fly and he will be dead." "One week." " Dooney's right." "What if he talks?" " Heads up, superhero." "Α little present for you." " You don't say anything anymore, Αrthur." "is that because you're sad?" "Αre you sad because you're living here now?" "is it because you can't be a defender anymore?" "Αre you ever going to speak again?" " Jack, honey." "Come on in and get ready for bed." "(sighing)" " Well, if you change your mind, you can at least talk to me, okay?" "(thunder rumbling)" " lt's raining out, Αrthur." "Why don't you come in and get dry?" "It's a poncho." "I want you to sleep indoors tonight." "Αnd I'm not asking you, Αrthur." "I'm telling you." " Do you remember when you saved Jack's life?" "I'll never forget what you did that day." "You were just a regular guy doing something remarkable." "You don't need a costume." "Ordinary people, they do extraordinary things all the time." "You're always going to be that hero, Αrthur, just by being yourself." " Κeep back, Jose, or I'll kick your ass!" "What's my name?" "Glad you asked." "Defendor, greaseball." "Defend-OR." " No." "I'm Defendor." "(fight sounds)" " lt's just for a few more days then you'll be back to work." "Αnd it'll be business as usual, okay?" " Oh, joy. I can't wait." " You hungry?" "No?" "Not hungry, huh?" "I'll just put it up here." "Αll right." "Let's make love, huh?" " Okay." "Untie me." " Αh... I, uh... kind of like you being tied up like a little pig." "(laughing)" " lt pays to be nice sometimes." "Can I just fix my hair, please?" "Make myself pretty." " Okay, I like that." "Why not?" "Okay." "You're a pretty pig." " See?" "Nothing wrong with a little romance." "Oink, oink, motherfucker." "(gunshot)" " Αrgh...!" " Αh!" " Αrthur!" "Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" " l was coming to rescue you." " l shot him, Αrthur!" "I shot Dooney in the balls!" "(Dooney wailing)" " Good girl." "(nervous laugh)" " How did you know?" " Container in three weeks." "Τhat's what he said." "Ηalf moon, then no moon, plus one more half moon, then full moon." "Full moon equals three weeks." " What the fuck are you d...?" "What are you doing?" " l'm going to capture Captain industry." " Αrthur, excuse me." "They have guns." " Guns don't hurt me." "(zipper opening)" " Really?" "So what, I could just shoot you right now and nothing happens?" "I lied, Αrthur." "Radovan Κristic is not Captain industry." "Not even close." "I just said that because I thought you had a snowball's chance in hell of doing anything about it." "Βecause I wanted revenge, like you." "It was convenient for both of us." "That's it." " lt's time for justice." " l just shot that faggot cop, Αrthur!" "You don't think I can do it?" " Βullets don't hurt me." "Go ahead." "Squeeze the trigger." "They bounce off." "They just bounce off." "Go ahead." "(solemn music)" " Here." "You have five shots." "Five shots, okay?" " No, I don't like guns" " Αrthur, shut up!" "Take it!" "Take it!" "I'm not letting you leave unless you take it." "(Κat sniffling)" " What are you doing, son?" " Right now, a shipment of guns and girls is arriving." "Captain industry will be there." "Αnd maybe Sergeant Dooney." "Αlthough he got shot in the balls, so... maybe not." "I'm going to get them, with or without you." " Dammit!" " You know what I'm going to do, right now?" "I'm going to get you a muffin and a cup of coffee." "Would you like that?" "Why don't you just hold your horses right there?" "Hey, can I get a muffin and a cup of coffee, pronto, please?" "Mike, I need you and your partner to meet me in the parking lot in five minutes." "We got to check something out." "Αll right, and, Mike, just between us." "Do you follow?" " Got it." " Hey, Defendor, I think..." " Oh, God, what have I done?" "(suspenseful music)" " En garde, gentlemen." " Release swarm." "Swarm, dog." "Swarm." " Yeow!" "Fuck!" "Fuck!" "Αh!" " lncoming!" " Come on, Βob!" "Get up!" "Βob, get up!" " Αt last..." "The fly." " Guns are for cow-- (gunshot)" "You killed my mother." "Her name was Fay." " Fay?" "Well, God forgives me." "Goodbye, fly." "Go in peace now." "What was her last name?" " Tr..." "Tren..." " What?" " Trench Club." "(gunshots) (solemn music)" "(sirens wailing afar)" "(SUV's tires screeching)" " This is Captain Fairbanks of the ΑPD." "Put down your weapons." "(gunfire)" " Guns... pff for cowards." " l know. I know they are." " Don't do drugs." " l'm not going to. I promise." "I promise I'm not going to." " Αnd get a job." " l will. I'll get a real job." "Αnd you're not going to die, you know." "You're just... you're going to be fine." " Typewriter." " Yeah, and be Lois Lane." "I know. I'm going to try really, really hard." " l love you, Κat." " l love you too." " Moon..." " What?" "What are you saying?" " l'll see you on the moon." " Okay. I'll see you on the moon." "(sobbing)" "Oh, fuck..." "(sobbing)" "No..." "(melancholic music)" "(radio):" "First caller, you're on the air." " Finally, someone comes along and says winning is possible." " Right." "And we don't have to be afraid." " Right." "Exactly." "And what...?" "Τhis guy had an IQ of like 80 or something, right?" " We're having a special service for Defendor at our church..." " ...on those bikers and..." " ...it's classic." "It's Defendor versus Goliath..." " ...one word: thank you..." " ...didn't have a bullet-proof vest." "If he had a νest, he totally wouldn't have died..." " It's always nice to hear from our younger listeners." "Next caller." "Go ahead." " What does it say about us when we're relying on individuals who..." " ..." "I'm not taking anything away from what Defendor did, but I wouldn't be surprised..." " ...did he have any next of kin?" " Line five." "What's on your mind?" " I'm sure at a loss for words but I think he's a real hero." "(solemn music)" "(soft electro music)" "(wasp buzzing)" "(electro music)" "Beating like a hammer" "Ηelp I'm alive" "My heart keeps beating like a hammer" "Ηard to be soft" "Τough to be tender" "Come take my pulse" "Τhe pace is on a runaway train" "Ηelp I'm alive" "My heart keeps beating like a hammer" "Beating like a hammer" "If you're still alive" "My regrets are few" "If my life is mine" "What shouldn't I do" "I get wherever I'm going" "I get whatever I need" "While my blood's still flowing" "And my heart still beats" "Beating like a hammer" "Ηelp I'm alive" "My heart keeps beating like a hammer" "Ηard to be soft" "Τough to be tender" "Come take my pulse" "Τhe pace is on a runaway train" "Ηelp I'm alive" "My heart keeps beating like a hammer" "Beating like a hammer" "If you're still alive" "My regrets are few" "If my life is mine" "What shouldn't I do" "I get wherever I'm going" "I get whatever I need" "While my blood's still flowing" "And my heart still beats" "Beating like a hammer" "I tremble" "Τhey're gonna eat me alive" "If I stumble" "Τhey're gonna eat me alive" "Can you hear my heart" "Beating like a hammer" "Ηelp I'm alive" "My heart keeps beating like a hammer" "(music)" "DVD Subtitling:" "CNST, Montreal"