"I remember those cheers..." ""TONIGHT 8:30" They still ring in my ears..." "And for years they'll remain in my thoughts..." "'Cause one night I took off my robe And what'd I do?" "I forgot to wear shorts." "I recall every fall, every hook, every jab..." "The worst way a guy can get rid of his flab..." "As you know, my life wasn't drab..." "Though I'd much..." "Though I'd rather hear you cheer when you delve..." "Though I'd rather hear you cheer when I delve into Shakespeare..." "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse..." "I haven't had a winner in six months." "And though I'm no Olivier, I would much rather..." "And though I'm no Olivier if he fought Sugar Ray he would say..." "That the thing ain't the ring it's the play." "So give me a stage where this bull here can rage..." "And though I can fight I'd much rather recite..." "That's entertainment." ""JAKE L MOTTA, 1964"" ""JAKE L MOTTA, 1941" That's entertainment." "Jake La Motta and Jimmy Reeves in the Cleveland Arena." "La Motta is undefeated, but he's well behind on points." "The Bronx Bull has taken a lot of punishment in this bout." "Jake is cut around the left eye..." "Jack, Jack, tell me why." "Why do we have to come to Cleveland for you to get beaten by a moulan yan?" "Come on, Jack, do the fucking right thing." "He's got you by the balls, Jake." "You're out-pointed." "You're coming up for the tenth." "You're gonna have to knock him out." "I want you to bite him, kick him, do anything you gotta do." " You know what to do." " Listen to Joey." "Just like home, all over the fucking moolies." "Knock the motherfucker out." "You understand?" "Knock him out." "Hey, you wanna go in there?" "You wanna go in there and do it?" "We need a knockout, let's go get a knockout and that's where it's at." "The tenth and final round." "Good luck to you both." "La Motta fighting out of a half crouch." "Reeves is up against a tough fighter... a man who doesn't know how to back up." "La Motta continues to bore in." "La Motta, out of the bob and weave, hooks a left-hand to the jaw... and Reeves is down!" "The crowd is urging Jake on." "The referee is tolling over Reeves." "He's trying to get up." "La Motta comes at him once again." "Reeves misses a right, takes a left and another left... a hard left-hand to the jaw, and Reeves is down for the second time." "And a determined Jake La Motta... is making a great comeback here in the tenth round." "Reeves is up again." "La Motta coming at him." "A left hook to the jaw." "Another left, and a right to the body." "Three more lefts to the midsection." "A hook on the jaw." "Two more lefts to the head." "A right and a left by La Motta, and Reeves goes down for the third time." "And the referee is pulling La Motta away." "Two, three... four, five..." "The referee is counting over Reeves, but time is running out." "...eight, nine..." "And there's the bell!" "Reeves has been saved by the bell." " But did La Motta do it soon enough?" " Jack, Jack, come here!" "It's no good!" "This is Ohio, not New York!" "You waited too long!" "Dumb bastard!" "Joey, put my robe on right, huh?" "Put my robe on right." "Ladies and gentlemen... under the rules of the Ohio Boxing Commission... after ten rounds... the winner by unanimous decision..." "Jimmy Reeves, Junior." "And the colorful Jake La Motta, the Bronx Bull, has lost his first fight." "This ain't right!" "Come on, let Jake fight!" "Jake won!" "Don't leave." "Don't get out of the fucking ring." "Stay here." "You won." "Let him go first." "Stay here, I'm telling you." "La Motta floored Reeves seven times in the fight... but La Motta still lost the fight." ""THE BRONX NEW YORK CITY, 1941"" "They pick up his arm, he's dead." "They tell him he won the fight." "People went crazy." "That shit would have never happened if Tommy was over there taking care of it." "You know he's gotta be with Tommy to fight in New York, to get a title shot." "He's gonna wind up fucking punch drunk, your brother." " I know." " You know." "You gotta make him understand that it's the best thing for everybody involved." "I said, I know." "You know, but you gotta make him know." "You gotta tell him, make him understand." "Jesus Christ, you wanna stop?" "When the fuck you gonna stop with all that stuff?" "I told you, I understand everything." "He just wants to do things for himself, that's all." "Hard to understand?" "That's because he's got a head like concrete." "You make me laugh." "You think it's easy?" "Why don't you talk to him?" " Tell him." " You know I can't talk to him." " Why can't you?" " 'Cause he don't like me." "Nobody likes you." "You oughta be used to that." "They knew." "They knew who's the boss." "The judges didn't know." "Who knows what happened with them?" "The people knew." "You don't believe me." "You thought I was over there fooling around, huh?" "You thought I was fooling around, didn't you?" "Tell me the truth." "I ain't doing no fooling around." "That's in your mind." "Yeah, so what?" "When I get that championship belt on me, that's when I fool around." " Is it done?" " No, it's not done." "Don't overcook it." "You overcook it, it's no good." "It defeats its own purpose." "What are you doing?" "I just said, don't overcook it." "You're overcooking it." "Bring it over." " You want your steak?" " Bring it over." "Bring it over!" "It's like a piece of charcoal!" "Bring it over here!" " You want your steak?" " Yeah, right now!" "Good." "Here's your stupid steak." " Can't wait for it to be done?" " No, I can't wait." "Good." "Okay?" "Happy?" "Happy?" " That's all I want." " No, more." "There." "You're bothering me about a steak, huh?" "You're bothering me about a steak?" "I agree with you, we should be with Tommy." "If he's in a good mood I'll talk to him." "What the fuck do you want me to do?" "Tommy tells me to talk to you to speak to Jake to straighten this thing out." "I'm gonna wind up in the middle of this thing." "You're in the middle?" "I'm his brother." "He's got me fucking nuts." "You're his brother." "If you can't talk to him, who's gonna talk to him?" " I'll talk to him." " Do what you can, that's all I'm asking." " All right, I'll see you tomorrow." " Where you gonna be?" " I'll be at the gym or the other joint." " I'll catch you by the gym." " All right." "Sal." " Yeah?" " Complain some more." "I wanna hear." " Complain?" " You call those carrots?" " That's right." "You ate them!" " Did you eat them?" " I got no choice!" " I'm sick of you already!" " I got no choice!" " I can't believe you!" " I got no choice!" "You're disgusting!" "You got no choice?" " Get away!" " Get in there." " Get in there!" " Get your hands off me!" " I can't get nothing right from you!" " Fuck!" "What's the matter with you up there, you animals?" "What?" "That son-of-a-bitch is calling me an animal." " Hey, you!" " Come on, Jack." "I'm gonna get a hold of that dog and I'm gonna eat it for lunch." "You hear what I'm saying?" "You hear me, Larry?" " Larry?" " You crazy animals!" "Who's an animal?" "Your mother's an animal, you son-of-a-bitch!" "You're gonna find your dog dead in the hallway tomorrow, you bum." " The whole block, people can hear you." " I'll kill the whole family." "Sit down, relax." "You break anything in there and I'm gonna kill you." "I swear to God I'm gonna come in there and I'm gonna kill you." "Yeah, sure." "You wanna calm down?" "What'd I do?" "Come on, honey, let's be friends." " Truce, all right?" " It's not all right." "You can't, I'm telling you." "You can't fucking eat and drink like an animal... put up with this fucking bracgiole here, you can't do this." "I'm telling you." "Forget about the Reeves thing." "You got a million other fights coming up." "You just can't keep doing this." "What's wrong?" "Something's the matter." "What's up?" "You know what's bothering me?" "My hands." "Your hands?" "What about 'em?" "I got these small hands." "I got these little girl's hands." "I got 'em too." "What's the difference?" "You know what that means?" "No matter how big I get, no matter who I fight... no matter what I do, I ain't never gonna fight Joe Louis." "Yeah, that's right." "He's a heavyweight, you're a middleweight." "We know that." "I ain't never gonna get a chance to fight the best there is." "And you know something?" "I'm better than him." "I ain't never gonna get a chance." "You're asking me what's wrong." "But you're crazy to even think about something like that." "I mean, he's a fucking heavyweight, you're a middleweight." "It's impossible, it'll never happen, so why go crazy thinking about it?" "It's not normal." "Do me a favor." " What do you want?" " I want you to hit me in the face." " What?" " I want you to hit me in the face." "Forget about it." "Joey, I want you to hit me in the face." "Go ahead, take your best shot." "I said, forget about it." "I ain't doing it." "We have fights all the time." "You worried now to hit me in the face?" " What, are you afraid?" " Afraid of what?" "Come on, don't be a little faggot." "Come on, hit me." "I ain't a faggot." " Take your best shot, go ahead." " Come on, Jack, huh?" "You gotta be a real jerk to want me to punch you in the face." "Hey, Joey, did I not tell you just to do it?" "Now I'm telling you, go ahead, do it." "I ain't hitting you." "I'm your older brother, Joey." "I'm telling you something." "I know what you said." "I ain't doing it." "I don't care if you get mad, I ain't doing it." "Fucking nut." "I'm not doing it." "I'm not doing it." "I don't have any gloves, anyway." "What am I gonna hit you with?" "The table?" " Use that over there." " What?" "Yeah, that's right, use that." "Wrap it around your hand!" " How many times do I gotta tell you?" " Not too many more." " Go ahead." " You want me to hit you?" "Hit me with everything you got." "I want you to fucking lay me out." "Go ahead." " You sure?" " Yeah." "Harder." "You throw a punch like you take it up the ass." "Come on." "Harder." "Harder." " Harder." " That's hard, you fuck!" " What do you want?" " Take it off." "Take it off." "Oh, come on, you wanna stop now?" "That's enough." "Come on!" " Come on, little girl." " Little girl, huh?" " Throw it again." " That's enough." " I said, that's enough!" " Harder, harder!" "Your fucking cuts are opening and everything." "What are you trying to prove?" "What does it prove?" "Hey, Vito." "Joey, what's what?" "Hey, Jake, you're looking good." "How you doing?" "Don't stay here." "Joey." "Come here." "He looks mad, huh?" "I spoke to him yesterday." "I don't know." "You tell them to come up here?" " Answer me when I talk to you." " Yeah, why?" "Can't my friends come here?" " I'll break his head with a pipe." " Take it easy." "Don't ever bring 'em up here again." "Hear me?" "Hear me?" "They look like two fags." "Joey, we're gonna go." "I'll call you tomorrow, huh?" "Hey, Jake, watch you don't hurt yourself." "How's your wife?" "Is everything okay?" "Listen, anybody bothers you, you let me know, okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah, wave." "What the fuck is wrong with you, huh?" "You had to make a fucking jerk outta me." "They only came up here 'cause Tommy told 'em to come up to try to help us." "What's the matter with you?" "Help who?" "What's the matter with you?" "How are they gonna help me?" "What, by taking my money?" "Is that what you're talking about?" "Taking my money?" "I'm here breaking my ass, not them." "Don't ever bring 'em up here again, you hear me?" " What are you, a jerk?" " I'm a jerk?" "You're a fucking asshole." "Come on, fucking hit me." "Yeah, yeah, you fucking hard-on!" "You fuck!" "Come on, give me a Coke." " Who's that girl over there?" " The one I was talking to?" "The blonde?" "Vickie." "Where's she from?" "She's from the neighborhood." "She's a neighborhood girl." "What's her last name?" "Vickie." "That's all I know." "Just Vickie." "She knows them?" "Well, she knows them, they know her." "She comes to the pool every day and everybody knows each other." " You know how that shit works." " Does she go with them?" "She don't go with nobody." "She's 15 years old." "Where the fuck she gonna go?" "Where you gonna take her?" "Copa Cabana?" "I heard there was a girl that he went with... that was a very beautiful young girl, blonde." "That's not her?" "I doubt it very much." "What are you thinking about, anyway?" "She ain't the kind of girl you just fuck and forget about, this girl." "Joey, how many times I gotta tell you?" "Why you always curse when I talk to you?" "Don't do it around me." "Do it around your friends." "It's a thing." "Just don't do it to me, that's all." "She's not the kind of girl you bang and forget about." "She's not like that." "You gotta spend time with her, get involved." "You know, it's..." " Did you bang her?" " No." " Tell me the truth." " I just told you the truth." "I tell you the truth the first time." "You don't have to ask me again." "I always tell you the truth." "If I did it, you would know." "I took her out a couple of times, you know." "You went with her?" "You didn't try to fuck her?" "I try to fuck anything." "You know that." " But she didn't go with it?" " She didn't go for it." "Naturally." "She knew better." "What do you mean, she knew better?" "She knew you were an animal." "She knew it was no good if you go with her." "Her whole reputation would be ruined." "I thought he was talking to you, Vickie." " That's the same guy?" " Yeah, that's the same guy." " I gotta break his legs." " He was over here yesterday." " He was here yesterday?" " You missed him." "I was up at the house yesterday." "And he was over here?" " Stay in the neighborhood." " Oh, I'll catch him." "Look at your friends." "They're in a huddle." "Big business meeting." "Come down to the pool, they sit around and talk." "Big deals." "And make sure she can hear." "Hey, like a big man." "Get the fuck out of here." "Don't get your hair wet." "Big shot." "Get 'em all in the back room and smack 'em around." "No more big shot without his gun." "They're tough guys." "They're all tough guys." "What are you thinking about?" "Why do you keep looking?" "Where the fuck are you going?" "You're dead." "You're married." "You're a married man." "It's all over." "Leave the young girls for me." "Big shot." "Come on, let's get outta here." "If we stay here, we'll never get out." "Where the hell do you think you're going at this hour?" " I'm going out." "Business." " Fucking worm!" " You go out, I'm going out." " Hey, do what you're gonna do." "Run out, see if I care." "I'm not gonna be here when you get back!" " You fucking bunch of guineas!" " Why don't you stop already?" "Why don't you fucking stop?" "You're not going on business!" " You're gonna suck each other off!" " Why don't you have some respect?" " Suck 'em!" "Suck 'em, baby!" " You're hollering here!" "Larry, now you got something to talk about... with your fucking dog and this one up there." "That fucking Jew cunt." "Why don't you hit her in the head with a bat?" " Hey, she's still my wife." " How much abuse you wanna take?" " I hit her enough." " Kill the fuck." "Go ahead, leave me here like a dog!" "You and your fucking ass!" "You too, you go out, you queer!" " What's the matter with you, huh?" " What the fuck is the matter with you?" " You want the whole block to hear you?" " I couldn't give a shit!" ""HOLY NAME AND MOTHER SETON GUILD" You fucking queer!" "Faggot!" ""ST." "CLRE'S CHURCH ANNUAL SUMMER DANCE"" "Oh, Beans!" "Jack." "Hey, Beansie's got a table in the back." "He said we could sit with them." "Beansie who?" "Who's Beansie?" " Beansie who?" " Beans!" "He's one of the guys." " You'll know him when you see him." " She gonna be over there?" "I don't know, but you can see from there at least." "Come on, let's go." "Thanks for the seats." "Hey, what's up?" "I've got trouble with two motherfucking greaseballs downstairs." "Got me crazy." " Oh, Father, how you doing?" " Hey, Father, what is it?" "Hello, Father." "You wanna get laid?" "Father, bless the table." "Give us a shot, will you?" "Hey, did you put money in the basket this week?" "Yeah, I saw her, I saw her." "I saw her." "Don't wait." "Go ahead." "Go ahead." "Get the fuck outta here, you greaseball bastards!" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Get out!" "You, get out!" "Get outta here, you fucking bum, you!" " Rotten bastards." " Go back where you came from." "Hey, Vickie!" "Vickie!" "Vickie!" " Hi, Joe." " How you doing?" " All right." "What are you doing?" " Not too much." "What are you doing?" " That your car?" " No, it's my brother's." " Did you ever meet my brother?" " No." "Is that him?" "Yeah." "You wanna meet him?" " All right." " Hey, Jack." "Vickie, this is my brother Jake." "He's gonna be the next champ." "Hi." "How you doing?" "Nice to meet you." " Nice car." " You like that car?" "Yeah, it's nice." "Where you from?" "Around here." "You wanna go for a ride?" "All right." "Gotta give me a few minutes." "I have to change, okay?" " All right." " I'll be back in a while." " I'll be over here." " Okay." "Move over." " I never played this game before." " Go ahead, that's how you'll learn." "Go ahead." "Here, I'll show you how to do it." " That's good, that's right." " Like this?" " Hit it?" " Just hit it nicely." "Hit the little one." "You see it?" "No." "What does that mean?" "It means the game's over." "Come on, let's go." "Daddy?" "Dad?" "Come on in." "Probably went shopping or something." "Let me see." "Daddy?" "Yeah, he must have gone shopping." "Sit down." " Want something to eat?" " No." "Sure?" "Salut." "Why don't you sit over here?" "Sit a little closer." "You're so far away, like on the other side of the room." "Come here a second." "Come here." "Come here." "Sit over here." "That's it." "Come over for a minute." "That's better." "No, thank you anyway." "Water?" "Want to see the rest of the place?" "All right." "I bought it for my father." "Bought the building." "Oh, yeah?" " From fighting?" " Yeah." "What else?" "This is the dining room." "That's a bird." "It was a bird." "It's dead now, I think." "Sit down." "That's me and my brother." "We were fooling around." "I know." "You look good, though." "What are you smiling about?" "I don't know." "Do you know how beautiful you are?" "Did anybody ever tell you how beautiful?" "Yeah, they tell you all the time." "Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake La Motta..." "L MOTTA VS." "SUGAR RAY ROBINSON DETROIT 1943"" "in Detroit for their second fight." "The undefeated Sugar Ray defeated Jake at Madison Square Garden last October." "You can see the contrast in their styles." "The speedy Ray Robinson, up on his toes, the dancing master." "La Motta the brawler moves in flat-footed most of the time." "Now he's hurt Robinson." "La Motta coming at Robinson again... both hands to the head, a left and a right to the jaw." "A hard left-hand to the body thrown by La Motta." "Round eight, and it's anybody's fight at this point." "A ten rounder." "La Motta drives both hands to the head." "Hurts Robinson again!" "Hooks a left-hand to the jaw, a right to the body!" "Robinson comes back with a right on the nose!" "La Motta drives him across the ring!" "A left and a right to the head!" "A hard left-hand to the body, and Robinson is driven out of the ring!" "For the first knockdown of his career!" "This is the nearest Robinson has been to a loss." "The fight nears its end!" "La Motta has taken charge of the fight!" "The undefeated Sugar Ray, his winning ways are in jeopardy!" "La Motta coming at him again!" "La Motta feigning a left-hand!" "After ten rounds, Judge Rossi... eight to two, La Motta." "Judge Murphy, seven to three, La Motta." "La Motta has won the fight!" "A unanimous decision for the Bronx Bull, Jake La Motta... handing Sugar Ray Robinson his first loss as a professional." "And Robinson doesn't like it." "With this victory, La Motta broke what was considered the impossible:" "the invincible Sugar Ray's record." "La Motta has proved himself a great fighter... and he shouldn't be denied a shot at the middleweight crown." "You sure we should be doing this?" "Come here." "You said never to touch you before a fight." "Come here before I give you a beating." "You said I couldn't." "You've been good for two weeks." "Come here." "Come here." "Touch my boo-boos." "Boo-bas." "That's it." " Boo-bas?" " Boo-boo." "Give the boo-boo a kiss." "Make it better." " Take off my pants." " Jake." "Go ahead, take off my pants." "Now take off the rest." "You made me promise not to get you excited." "Go ahead, do it." "Take off your panties." "I like the gym smell." "I like the smell of the gym." "All right, enough, enough." "I gotta fight Robinson." "I can't fool around." "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" ""L MOTTA VS." "ROBINSON DETROIT 1943"" "Jake La Motta and Sugar Ray Robinson meet for the third time." "These men are unique, becoming classic rivals." "These two men, fierce, powerful fighters." "Dangerous so much so that no other fighter will go near them." "And so they fight each other, three weeks apart." "They've each won one, and they'll probably fight again... the way it looks now." "They go to close quarters at the bell." "Round seven, with Sugar Ray well ahead on points." "La Motta may need a knockout." "La Motta drives a left hook to the jaw... and Robinson is down for the second time in his career!" "He was down in the last fight, too." "La Motta watches Sugar Ray take the count from the referee." "Robinson is trying to get up." "...seven, eight..." "He's up on his feet now and the referee is wiping off his gloves." "He is stunned." "La Motta comes at him." "Despite being knocked down, Robinson is well ahead on points." "He hooks a left to the jaw." "A left and a right to the head by Robinson." "Your attention, fans!" "Judge Joe Lanahan scores at... eight, one, one even... in favor of Sugar Ray Robinson!" "A big vote for Sugar Ray Robinson." "...of six, two, and two even... for the winner by unanimous decision..." "Sugar Ray Robinson!" "Cocksuckers!" "I'd like to fucking..." "For chrissake!" "They only gave him that fucking decision 'cause he's going in the Army next week." "I knocked him down." "I don't know what else I gotta do." " What the hell do I gotta do?" " You won and they robbed you!" "They're miserable because their mothers take it up the fucking ass, that's why." "I've done a lot of bad things, Joey." "Maybe it's coming back to me." "Who knows?" "I'm a jinx maybe." "Who the hell knows?" "Forget about all that shit." "This was your shot." "They robbed us!" "They out and out robbed us!" " It's Vickie." "You wanna talk to her?" " No, I don't wanna talk to nobody." " Joey, take her home." " All right." "Jack, you gonna be all right?" " Yeah." " You sure?" " Make sure she's all right." " I will." ""L MOTTA VS." "ZIVIC DETROIT JANUARY 14, 1944"" ""L MOTTA VS." "BASORA NEW YORK AUGUST 10, 1945"" ""L MOTTA VS." "KOCHAN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 17, 1945"" ""L MOTTA VS." "EDGAR DETROIT JUNE 12, 1946"" ""L MOTTA VS." "SATTERFIELD CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 12, 1946"" ""MOMMA'S LITTLE HELPER"" ""L MOTTA VS." "BELL NEW YORK MARCH 14, 1947"" ""PELHAM PARKWAY BRONX, NEW YORK 1947"" "Hold it." "Don't ever do that Janiro bullshit again." "No more deals like that." "Do you hear what I'm saying?" " What are you talking about?" " What am I talking about?" "Look at that, 168 pounds." " Stop eating." " What's with all the smart answers?" "I told you I didn't want to do it in the first place, didn't I?" "No, you didn't." "You're the one that told me you could get down to 155 pounds." "What, did I pull it out of the fucking air?" "I don't know if I'm gonna make it down to 155." "I'm lucky I make it to 160." "And on top of that, you sign me for a fight at 155... and if I don't make the 155 I lose fifteen thousand dollars." " That's right." " You're supposed to be a manager!" " Supposed to know what you're doing!" " I did just what I wanted to do." " That's what I'm worried about." " You want a title shot?" " Do you want a title shot?" " What, am I in a circus over here?" "I ask him, he's got more sense about this." "What are you doing?" "You've been killing yourself for three years now, right?" "There's nobody left for you to fight." "Everybody's afraid to fight you." "Okay, along comes this kid Janiro." "He don't know any better." "He's a young kid, up-and-coming." "He'll fight anybody." "Good, you fight him." "Bust his hole." "Tear him apart." "Right?" "What's the biggest thing you got to worry about?" " I'm worried about the weight." " You're worried about the weight?" "What are we arguing about for?" "I just said the weight." "Okay, let's say you lose because of your weight." "They gonna think you're not as tough as you were?" "You're not the same fighter?" "Good." "They'll match you with all those guys they were afraid to match you with." "What happens?" "You'll kill 'em." "And they gotta give you a title shot." " Bring me coffee, please." " Why?" "There's nobody else." "Nobody's left." "Who they gonna give it to?" " Coffee." " In a minute." " Please, honey, bring me the coffee." " In just a minute." "How long am I gonna wait?" "Are you listening?" "Now let's say you win, you beat Janiro." "Which is, you definitely should beat him, right?" " Yeah." " Right?" "They still gotta give you a shot at the title." "You know why?" " Why?" " 'Cause the same thing as before." "There's nobody left." "There ain't nobody around." "They gotta give you the shot." "You understand?" "If you win, you win." "If you lose, you still win." "There's no way you can lose, and you do it on your own... just the way you wanted to do it, without any help from anybody." "Just get down to 155 pounds, you fat bastard." "Stop eating." "What's the problem?" "Stop eating, that's all." "You can do it." " Do you understand that?" " You know, Joey's right." "This Janiro's an up-and-coming fighter, he's good-looking, he's popular." " If you beat him now..." " Excuse me." " What do you mean, "good-looking"?" " I'm saying popular." "Yeah, but who are you to say good-looking, popular?" "I'm not saying anything." "I'm just telling you Joey's right." "What are you, an authority or what?" "Get outta here." "Get outta here." "Take the baby and get outta here." "Everybody all of a sudden's an authority about this." "Where'd she find out he's good-looking, first of all?" "She didn't mean nothing." " Who asked you?" " You gonna start with me now?" "When people are talking, you don't interrupt." "It's none of your business." "Especially if it's my brother and his wife." "They got nothing to do with you." "Now get outta here, go inside." " Take the baby inside." " Come on." "Let's leave the grouches here, okay?" "Come on." "Change her diapers." "Can't you see that..." "Look, she's gonna cry." " She stinks." " You make her cry." " I'm gonna make you cry." " Yeah, uh-huh." "They're a couple of babies." "A hundred and fifty-five pounds." "Let's go to the training camp." "No distractions, no wives, no phone calls." "Nobody around to bother you." "Right on your usual schedule, your usual diet..." "Listen, I want to ask you something." "When I'm away, you ever notice anything funny going on with her?" " With who, Vickie?" " Yeah." " Like what?" " What do you think I mean?" "No, I don't notice anything." "I want you to keep an eye on her, all right?" "For what, Jack?" "She don't do anything wrong." " Keep on eye on her while I'm away." " You start trouble for nothing." " I'm telling you, you're cracking up." " Joey, I got a reason, all right?" "You and I both know any woman, given the right time... the right place, the right circumstance, they'll do anything, right?" "I mean, anything's possible." "All right?" "Well, you're right." "You're not wrong, but you're picking on this girl." "'Cause I saw you before where you're worried about your weight." "You're getting aggravated and you tell her..." ""Go inside." "Go inside." "Who asked you?" "Who asked you?"" "You're gonna give her an excuse to go out." " She was talking about a guy." " So?" "So what?" "She was talking on your behalf." "On my behalf?" "She was talking about a pretty kid." "She was saying he's good-looking." "What are you talking about?" "So you make him ugly." "What's the difference?" " You just do it." " All right." "You know what you should do?" "Go inside and be nice to her." "Make up with her." "And tell her you're gonna take her out." "You wanna go out before you go away." "This way you go away with a clear head." "You know you took her out... you wined her and dined her, you had a good time." " All right?" " All right." " Where do you wanna go?" " Well, out out." "All right?" "Listen, though." "If you tell her now, pull her on the side." "Don't say nothing in front of Lenore." "'Cause I'm not taking her." "Yeah, go ahead." "Yeah, we can all go out." " Do what you're gonna do." " Oh, I am." ""COPA CABANA" Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "It's great to be back in the Copa Lounge." "What a great audience." "Come on, lady, laugh it up." "I laughed when you came in." "But seriously speaking, folks, we have a special guest with us tonight." "I'd like to introduce the world's leading middleweight contender... the Bronx Bull, the Raging Bull." "Let's hear it for the great Jake La Motta, ladies and gentlemen!" " What's your name again?" " Janet." "Janet, sorry." "I just couldn't think of it." "It's, uh, post time." "He hits me with a left hook." "No hand, just a hook he had." " Where you going?" " Going to the bathroom." " Hey, Vickie." " Hi." " Gee, you're looking great." " Thanks." " Joey here?" " They're over there." "Jake's here too." "Oh, that's great." "Listen, I'm over here with Tommy and some of the old gang." "If you get a chance, come over, have a drink." "See you later." "Hello, Jake." "How are you?" "You're not drinking, are you?" " Joey, how are you?" " How you doing, Sal?" "Looks like you're having a ball over there." "Listen, I'm over there with Tommy Como." "Why don't you come over, have a drink?" "Tommy's here?" "I didn't even see him come in." "I'll see you later, Joey." "Hey, that's some suit." "He looks good, huh, Jack?" "I thought that was my best joke." "Guido, look who's here." "Hi, Vickie." "Hey, Vickie." "How are you, honey?" "Good to see you." "Say hello to Charlie, Vickie." "Come on, sit down, have a drink." "I can't." "I have to get back to Jake." "I just came by to say hello." "Thanks for coming by, huh?" " Not a bad kid, that Vickie." " She's with that fucking gorilla." "She must've caught a hundred beatings off that guy." " What took you so long?" " I went by Tommy's table to say hello." "I saw you say hello to him." "Well, what took you so long?" "Nothing." "I said hello." "Then I came back." " What else did he say?" " He asked me if I wanted a drink." "I said no, Jake and Joey were over there, and I left." "What were you talking to Salvy for?" "He asked me if Joey was there." "I said he's over there." "And he said, Tommy's over there." "Why don't you go say hello?" "And I did." " Are you interested in him?" " No." "Why would I be interested in him?" " You sure you're not interested in him?" " Yeah." "You're not interested in him, but you could be interested in somebody?" "Jake, don't start, huh?" "You start with some stupid..." "Shut up or I'm gonna smack you in the face." "These are from, uh, Mr. Como." "Shall I take this?" " What?" " Shall I take this?" "Are you finished?" " I'm not through with it." " Okay." "These are the jokes, folks." "Oh, I tell you the truth." "Hi, how are you?" "Baldheaded fag." " Hey, Joey." " Thanks for the drinks." " Oh, come on, anytime." " Charlie, how are you?" " Where's Jake?" " He's over there." "He don't wanna come." "Call him." "If you call him, he'll come." " I'll be right back." " Here he comes." "What is it?" "You don't call anybody anymore." "We never see you anymore." "For crying out loud." "You never come around anymore?" "You can't even make a call?" "What is it?" "No, I'm busy." "I'm going away fighting." "I'm busy." "I'm out of town a lot." "Look at him taking me seriously." "I'm only kidding you." "What a fucking kid." "That's the best fucking fighter around." "Oh, them moulan yans." "Forget about it." "They're all afraid to fight you." " How are you feeling?" " I'm all right." " Good, strong." " Strong, yeah." "I'm doing okay." "That Janiro's gotta watch his ass, right?" " I think he should." " Yeah, all right." " I won nothing but money with the guy." " He's no piece of cake." " That's a good fighter." " Very attractive guy." "All the girls like him." "No marks." "Clean." "Jake, am I wrong?" "Did you gain a few pounds?" "Yeah, a few pounds." "I'll knock it off right away, no problem." "Right off." "Right off." "Well, look, let me ask you something." "I'm just talking." "I'm just talking." "I come to you and I'm telling you... that I'm gonna bet a lot of money on you on this fight with Janiro, right?" "Yeah?" "Well, what would you tell me?" "What could you say to me?" "I would say bet everything you got." " Everything?" " Everything." "'Cause I'm gonna open his hole like this." "Excuse my French, girls." " I'm gonna make him suffer." " What's the matter with this guy?" "I'm gonna make his mother wish she never had him." " Make him into dog meat." "What?" " Did he say something in the papers?" "Oh, he's a nice kid." "He's a pretty kid, too." "I mean, I don't know." "I got a problem whether I should fuck him or fight him." " Fuck him or fight him." " You're liable to get fucked with him." " Watch out." " By who?" " Janiro." " You want me to get him to fuck you?" "Me?" "No, I don't want him to fuck me." " I can do that easily." " How you gonna do that?" "Because I'll get you both in the ring and I'll give you both a beating... and you both can fuck each other." " I'll get all full of blood." " You're used to that." "Come on, drink up." "There's ginger ale, Jake." " Come on, salut." " Salut." " Jake, good luck." " Good luck, Jake." "Hey, Vick." "Vickie." " What?" " You awake?" "No." " You hear me?" " What?" "You ever think of anybody else... when we're in bed?" " What do you mean?" " You know, like when we make love." "No." "Nobody." "I love you." "How come you said that thing about Janiro?" " What did I say?" " You said he had a pretty face." "I never noticed his face." "Well, how come you said that then?" "I don't even know what I said." "I don't even know what he looks like." "Go to sleep." ""L MOTTA VS." "JANIRO NEW YORK, 1947"" " He ain't pretty no more." " He really messed him up." "And the winner, by unanimous decision... in ten rounds, Jake La Motta!" "Give me a little piece of ice, just a sliver." "It's just for my tongue." "No water." "Come on, I'm dying." "Fucking hard-on." "Four pounds." "Keep working." "Come on, move." "Joey, I saw the fight with Janiro." "I couldn't believe it." "Destroyed this guy." "It was absolutely incredible." "He knocked his nose from one side of his face to the other." " The fucking thing was hanging off." " Joey, who are you fighting next?" " Will you tell me who you're fighting?" " I don't know." "Listen." "From all I've seen, they gotta give him that title shot." "Jackie Curtie, Joey." " You should know each other." " Joey, a pleasure." " Heard a lot of nice things about you." " And we're gonna get the title shot." "I'm sure." "Man, I like your brother." "Made a lot of money on him." "Oh, yeah?" "Probably more than he did." "That's for sure." "Had some nice cabbage on the Oscar Jackson fight." "Whatever happened to Oscar?" "Do you ever see him anymore or..." "He's punchy." "He probably died." "Who the fuck cares?" " Make yourselves comfortable." " It's the worst table in the house." "He's working downtown in a big building." "Works in an elevator." "I'm not Italian." "I don't care." " Took me right up." " Oscar was always a stand-up guy, Joey." " He did you a lot of good." " Gave your brother a hell of a fight." " Yeah, Mickey." " Let me buy the kid a drink." " Excuse me one minute, fellas." " Are you gonna come back?" "Come on back." "Okay." " Hey, Joey." " Look how he's looking." " Anyway, something's up." " They're having a problem." " You worried about it?" " Come on, let's have a drink." " Shut up!" " Both of you are the same." "I feel like I'm a prisoner." "I look at somebody the wrong way, I get smacked." "You think you're right or something, the way you're fucking yelling?" " Yeah, I am right." " No, you're wrong." "I'm tired of having to turn around and having both of you up my ass." " Shut up." " No." " Look, I'm tired of listening to you." " Don't make me go nuts in this place." "And what am I supposed to do?" "I'm 20, I gotta go sleep by myself every night?" " What the fuck did you marry him for?" " 'Cause I love him." " You do?" " Yeah, I love him." "What am I supposed to do?" "This guy don't even want to fuck me." "He's just been a contender too long." "He'll be all right as soon as he gets his shot, then everything will be okay." "You won't have to go fucking, running around like a twatzione." "Jake is never gonna be champ." "Too many people hate him." " And you're drinking with them." " And I'm gonna finish my drink." "Then what are you..." "Get your stuff." " I said, you ain't staying here." " I'm staying." " You're making an asshole of my brother." " Joey, relax." "Shut up." "Shut up." "Mind your fucking business and shut up!" " You're taking this all wrong, Joey." " I said shut up, didn't I?" "There's nothing going on here." "This is innocent." "We're having a few drinks." " Relax, relax." " Come on, you know better than that." "All right, let's all calm down." "I'm fine." " We've been friends a long time." " It's my brother's wife." " Joey, there's nothing going on." " I'm sorry." "We're friends." "We can straighten this..." "Huh?" "Nothing going on?" "Nothing going on?" " Hey, break it up!" " Fucking hard-on!" "I'll bite your fucking head off!" "Get outta here, Joey!" "Fucking cunt." "Oh, scumbag!" "I'll suck your fucking eyes out!" "Hey, who are these fucking Indians here?" "Don't mention Tommy." "You do what you do and we do what we gotta do." " Don't mention no names." " You're wrong, Joe." "I said, get outta here, you fucking mamone!" "Get back!" "Take it easy." ""DEBONAIR SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERS ONLY"" ""DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ALBANY DEBONAIR SOCIAL CLUB"" "You guys got a lot of years between you." "You've done a lot of things together." "Now I understand, Joey, it was your brother's wife." "But you don't raise your hand, you don't create a scene like that... in a place like that." "Now, we've heard everybody's point of view here... and we're gonna forget about it." "I shouldn't forget about it, but we're gonna forget about it." "What I want you to do now, you two guys..." "I want you to shake hands, forget this whole thing, and no grudges." "That's the most important thing, no grudges." "Now come on, shake hands." "It's all right with me if it's all right with you." "All right?" "Huh?" "I only wish this thing never happened, Tommy." "We all wish it never happened." "All right?" "You'll get over it." "Salvy, let me talk with him alone a minute." "I'll see you Monday or Tuesday or something." "I'm sorry." "I forgot all about it." "Are you fucking nuts?" "You're killing me." "Aside from everything else, Joey, the family all right?" "Yeah, they're fine." "Everybody's fine." "Well, what is it with you?" "You can't talk?" " I'm talking." "What do you mean?" " You got this funny attitude, Joey." "I can't figure you out." "What is it with all the quick answers?" ""Yeah, yeah, they're all right, yeah."" "You want to get out of here fast or something?" "What?" "It's not like that, Tommy." "It's just all the aggravation and everything." "And all the fights and all." "Listen to me." "Now, Jake... the guy's becoming an embarrassment." "He's embarrassing me with certain people... and I'm looking very bad." "I can't deliver a kid from my own goddamn neighborhood." "What is it with him?" "Why does he have to make it so hard on himself?" "He comes to me, I make it easier for him." "The man's got a head of rock." "You know, it's hard to explain, Tommy." "Jack respects you." "I mean, he don't even say hello to anybody." "You he talks to, he likes you." "It's just that when he gets something on his mind, you know?" "He's got a hard head, he likes to do things his own way." "I mean, Jesus Christ could come off the cross sometime, he don't give a fuck." "He's gonna do what he wants to do." "He wants to make it on his own, you know?" " Thinks he can make it on his own." " Make it on his own." "He thinks he's gonna walk in there and become champion on his own?" " Huh?" " That's crazy." "Yeah, he's crazy." "And he's got no respect for nobody." "He doesn't listen to nobody." "That's not crazy." " He respects you, though, Tommy." " He doesn't respect anybody." "Now you do this for me, you understand?" "You tell him I don't care how colorful he is or how great he is." "He can beat all the Sugar Ray Robinsons and the Tony Janiros in the world... but he ain't gonna get a shot at that title." "Not without us, he ain't." "Now you're a smart kid." "You go to him and you tell him." "Son-of-a-bitch." "Twenty-dollar shoes." "Aren't you gonna ask me what happened?" "What's the matter?" " What's wrong?" " I remember when I met her here." " Who?" " Vickie." "Why?" "What's the matter?" "What'd she do now?" "I know she's doing something." "I just want to catch her once." "Just once." "Hey, Jack, wanna do yourself a favor?" "Bust her fucking hole, throw her out." "Either that, or live with her and let her ruin your life." "'Cause that's what's happening." "I mean, how much could you take?" "How much shit could you take?" "So what did that guy say?" "He gave me the old "good news, bad news" routine." "The good news is, you're gonna get the shot at the title." "And the bad news is, they want you to do the old flip-flop for them." "So what else is new?" "What'd you expect?" "You didn't know that was coming?" "Ah, you win some, you lose some." "This one we'll lose." "Billy Fox." "One hundred and seventy-three and three quarter pounds." "Jake La Motta." "One hundred and sixty..." "I guess you've heard by now... a lot of the stuff that's going around, a lot of rumors." "Matter of fact, a short time ago you were a big favorite... then all of a sudden you're a 12-to-5 underdog and people are talking." " It's as simple as that." " That's funny, I never heard anything." "It's out there, though, and it's not good." "As a matter of fact, the bets are off on this one." "Nothing going on this one." "Smart money is saying that you're getting ready to hit the tank." " That's bullshit." " Yeah, that's bullshit." "You got any money you want to bet?" "No, I'll take the action." "You bet it on Fox, 'cause I'm gonna win." "There's no way I'm going down." "I don't go down for nobody." " That's all I wanted to hear." " I want you to know that." "All right, Colonel." "You came down here just for that nonsense?" "That was it?" "That was it." ""L MOTTA VS." "FOX NEW YORK, 1947"" "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "Welcome to the Madison Square Garden feature attraction." "In this corner, weighing one hundred..." "Commissioner, how about a picture?" "Fellas, can we get a picture over here?" "The undefeated Billy Fox!" "Hey, Steve, your brother got out of the hospital?" " I think he's all right." " Did he get out?" " Charlie, let me sit over there." " Yeah, sure." "Touch gloves now and come out boxing." "Seconds out." "Come on, stand..." "Come on, stand up!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "Hit me, you fucking bum, come on!" "Come on!" "What are you doing, Jake?" "Come on!" "Box him!" "Break!" "What the fuck's the matter with you?" "What do you think you're doing out there, huh?" " A little slow, that's all." " What are you doing out there?" "Take it easy, he'll be all right." "He's a little slow." "He'll make it up." "What are you worried about?" "Goddammit!" "Come on, pick it up a little, Jake." "I'm sorry." "Come on(ROUND 4), Jake, I got some money on you!" " Hey, Jake!" " Hit him back, you bum!" "Come on." "You fucking bum." "Come on, you phony bastard!" "The fight's a fix!" "What the fuck you waiting for?" "Stop the fight, you jerk!" "And you, standing there." "Fucking go down, will you?" "The referee stops this bout at two minutes... twenty-six seconds of the fourth round." "The winner by technical knockout... and still undefeated..." "Billy Fox!" "Don't fight anymore." "It's a free country." "Don't fight anymore." "Aw, what'd I do?" "What'd I do?" "What'd I do?" "What'd I do?" "It's all right." "Why'd I do it?" "Why'd I fight him?" ""BOARD SUSPENDS L MOTTA"" "They got some balls, some balls." "I take the dive." "What more do they want, huh?" "They want me to go down, too?" "Well, I ain't going down, not for nobody." "Do me a favor, huh?" "Put your hands up." "I want to show you something." "Put your hands up." " What the fuck is so hard about that?" " Hey, Joey, you don't understand." "You don't understand." "I had to fight a bum." "He's a bum!" "I tapped him like that, all of a sudden he's like this all over the place." "Well, you don't have to fucking pick him up and help him." "What am I gonna do if I don't pick him up?" "Then what am I gonna do?" " I'm gonna be in worse trouble." " I don't know." ""Purse was withheld..." Look at this." ""Purse was withheld pending D.A. 's probe." Look at that." "Look how they make me look, huh?" "Like a bum." "Like a mamaluke." "A what?" "Like the mamaluke of the year." "Tommy ain't gonna forget us." "You're gonna get your shot as long as he don't die." " As long as who don't die?" " Tommy." " What are you talking about?" " I says, Tommy ain't gonna forget you." "You're gonna get your shot if he don't die." "You gotta make sure he stays alive." " Does he have a disease or something?" " No, I'm just saying." "Is something wrong with him?" ""TWO YEARS LTER DETROIT JUNE 15, 1949"" "That's the only way you wouldn't get it." " Lf he dies, he won't be able to..." " But what are you talking like that for?" ""MARCEL CERDAN MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION"" ""JAKE L MOTTA CHALLENGER"" "What do you want me to do?" "It's an outdoor arena." "What do you wanna do, fight in the rain?" "It's a stadium." "You waited this long, you can wait longer." "You wanna wait 24 hours?" "I don't wanna wait no 24 hours." "I don't either, but we gotta, so we'll wait." "Hello?" "Are you guys gonna stop now with this..." " Hey, get off the phone with them." " Fucking reporters." " Get off the phone with them." " He don't want to talk to nobody." "How many times do we have to tell you?" "Hear him yelling?" "There's enough confusion up here." "Please, don't call." "No comment!" "Right." "Thank you." "Bye." "Pains in the asses." "I don't believe 'em." "Why do you give them the satisfaction?" "Why don't you just hang up on 'em?" "I'm gonna get something to eat." "What do you want to eat?" "I don't want nothing." "I don't want nothing." "Well, eat something." "You gotta eat something." "You can't go without eating." "Eat a steak." "You chew it, you spit it out." "You'll still make the weight tomorrow." "You're worried about that?" "Huh?" "All right, I'll order a steak." "If you want it, it's here." "You don't want it, then do whatever you want with it." " Vickie, what do you want?" " Order me a piece of cake." "That's all you want is a piece of cake?" "Why don't you get a cheeseburger, get French fries." "It's better for you." "It's like a whole meal." "That's good." "Order me one of those." "What do you want to eat?" "Since when did you order one of those?" "That's what I want." "You order what you want." "Don't let nobody influence you." "I'm not telling her what to eat, I was just suggesting." " Why are you telling her..." " I'm not telling..." "Personally, I don't give a fuck what she eats." "Then what are you telling her?" "Order me a cheeseburger." "Just order her a cheeseburger, that's all." "What are you guys doing so long anyway?" "How long does this thing take to do?" "Forty seconds." "Forty seconds is no good." "You gotta do it in 30 seconds." "If we gotta stitch him up, that's how much time." "Jack?" "You up?" "Oh." " What?" " Somebody's here to see you." " Hey, Tommy, how you doing?" " How are you?" " Say hello to Charlie." " Jake, how are you?" " Hello, Charlie." " Lots of luck." "Thank you." " How are you feeling?" " I'm feeling all right." " Thank you." " Are you feeling good?" "I'm feeling as good as I'm gonna feel." "After I fight I'll know how good I feel." "All right." "We just came by to wish you luck and all that." " Thanks." " You need anything?" " You sure?" "Nothing?" " No, thank you, Tommy." " Take care." "Good luck." "God bless you." " Thank you." "You'll be all right." "Uh, say hello to everybody." "Vickie, goodbye." " Tommy, wait." " I really appreciate your coming." "That was really nice of you." " Really, I appreciate it." " Come on, Joey, anytime, anytime." "At a time like this it's very important to him." " I just want to say goodbye." " So long, honey." " You take good care of that guy." " I'll take care of him." "Joey, any little thing, I want you to call me." "He's very nervous." "Goodbye, honey." "Would you look at that face?" "What a face." "Do you believe that girl?" "Look at that beauty, just as beautiful as ever." " Hey, the least little thing." " Bye-bye, Tommy." " So long, everybody." " So long, Tommy." "Vickie." "Vickie." "Hey, come here." "Come here a minute." " What's all that about?" " All what?" "You know what I'm talking about." "What was that all about?" " With him." " I just said goodbye." " Suddenly you're so friendly with him?" " I just said goodbye." "You don't do that." "You say hello, you say goodbye, that's all." " Do you hear?" " I hear." "You hear what I said?" "You don't ever have any disrespect for me." "You hear what I said?" "You hear what I said?" " Yeah, I hear." " All right, go in there." " Come here." " Why don't you stop that?" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "I'll fucking take care of you later!" "Shut up!" "I'm disgusted with the two of you." "I'll get to you later." "I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss." "Hit the fucking thing!" "For the middleweight championship of the world, 15 rounds." "In this corner, the very worthy challenger... weighing in at one hundred and fifty-eight... and a quarter pounds, the Bronx Bull..." "Jake La Motta." "Shake hands now and come out fighting at the bell." ""L MOTTA VS." "MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION MARCEL CERDAN DETROIT, 1949"" ""L MOTTA VS." "MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION MARCEL CERDAN DETROIT, 1949"" ""L MOTTA VS." "MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION MARCEL CERDAN DETROIT, 1949"" ""L MOTTA VS." "MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION MARCEL CERDAN DETROIT, 1949"" "So finish him off." "He's all stupiada." ""ROUND 10" He'll fucking fall right over." "Jack, look at him." "He can't continue?" "Hey, Commissioner, come on in." "I'm gonna stop the fight." "Cerdan unable to continue." "The referee stops the fight." "And the winner by a technical knockout in the tenth round... and the new middleweight champion of the world, the Bronx Bull..." "Jake La Motta!" ""PELHAM PARKWAY NEW YORK, 1959"" "Don't shake that." "Jack, don't shake it like that, I'm telling you." "It's the worst thing you could do." "Oh, you're home." " Hi, Vick." " Hi, Joey." " Where were you?" " Went out." " What's the matter?" " Television won't work." "Where'd you go?" "I went out, went shopping, went to my sister's, you know." "What's the matter with you, huh?" "What's with this kissing on the mouth?" "I just said hello." "Can't I kiss my sister-in-law?" "Ain't the cheek good enough for you?" "I don't even kiss Mom the way you kiss." "All of a sudden you're like a Romeo." "So you're not supposed to kiss your mother on the mouth." "That's what I'm talking about." " How's that?" " That looks like something." "Get back." "I can't see nothing with your stomach in the way." "What are you giving me dirty looks for?" "You're supposed to be a champion." "You eat like there's no tomorrow." "Forgot how long it took you to get to the title, all the years of hard work." "You're gonna defend it next month." "Keep eating." "Give me dirty looks like I don't know what I'm talking about." "Hey, Joe, what happened with you and Salvy at the Copa that time?" " When?" " When you gave him a beating." "You mean, when I caught his head in the taxicab door and was banging it?" " Yeah." " I told you about that, didn't I?" " No." " I never told you?" " No, you never told me." " It was no big thing anyway." "I smacked him in the mouth, he was drunk, he started some shit." "I had to go downtown, straighten it all out with Tommy." "It's all forgotten about." "Supposedly, anyway." "How come you never told me about it?" "It didn't have anything to do with you." " Had nothing to do with me?" " No." "Who'd it have something to do with?" "Vickie?" "Hey, Jack, I just explained the whole thing to you, didn't I?" " Yeah." " It was between me and Salvy." "If it had anything to do with you and Vickie, I would have told you about it." "That's not what I heard, Joe." " What do you mean?" " That's not what I heard." " What'd you hear?" " I heard some things." " You heard about me and Salvy then." " I heard things, Joey." "Yeah, you heard that I cracked Salvy all around." " I heard things." " What things you heard?" " I heard some things." " You heard things." "You wanna worry?" "You know what you should worry about?" "Worry you got a title fight next month." "That's what you should worry about." "Do that." "Christ." " Did Salvy fuck Vickie?" " What?" "Did Salvy fuck Vickie?" "Hey, Jack, don't start your shit." "No, really, don't start." "Joey, I asked you." "Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on her?" " And I did keep an eye on her." " Then how come you gave him a beating?" "I told you what that was all about." "It didn't have nothing to do with you." " He thinks he's a wiseguy now." " Joey, don't lie to me." " I'm not lying." " What do I look like to you, huh?" "Hey, I'm your brother." "You're supposed to believe me." "Don't you trust me?" " No, I don't." " That's nice." "I don't trust you when it comes to her." "I don't trust nobody." " Now tell me, what happened?" " I told you exactly what happened." "He got out of line, I slapped him around..." "Tommy straightened it all out and it's all over." "You're giving me that look, Joey." "I gotta accept your answer, you know?" "But I'm telling you now, if I hear anything..." "I swear on our mother I'm gonna kill somebody." " I'm gonna kill somebody, Joey." " Well, go ahead and kill everybody!" "You're a tough guy." "Go kill people!" "Kill Vickie, kill Salvy, kill Tommy Como." "Kill me while you're at it." "What do I care?" "You're killing yourself the way you eat." "You fat fuck, look at you." "What do you mean?" "I don't understand." "What do you mean, kill you?" "Me." "Kill me." "Start here." "Kill me first." "Do me a fucking favor, 'cause you're driving me crazy." "You're a killer, you're a big shot." "Just kill." "You're a killer." "Excuse me, what do you mean by you, though?" "So?" "What does that mean?" "Yeah, but even you don't even know what you meant by you." " It don't mean nothing." " Joey, that meant something." "You mentioned Tommy, you mentioned Salvy, you mentioned you." "You included you with them." "You could've said anybody, but you said you and them." "You're gonna let this girl ruin your life." "Look at you." "She really did some job on you." "You know how fucking nuts you are?" " Look what she did to you." " You fucked my wife?" " What?" " You fucked my wife?" "How could you ask me a question like that?" "How could you ask me?" "I'm your brother." "You ask me that?" "Where do you get your balls big enough to ask me that?" "Just tell me." "I'm not answering you." "I'm not gonna answer that." "It's stupid." "You're very smart, Joey." "You're giving me all these answers, but you ain't giving me the right answer." "I'm asking you again." "Did you or did you not?" "I'm not gonna answer." "That's a sick question... you're a sick fuck, and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer it." "I'm not telling you anything." "I'm gonna leave." "If Lenore calls, tell her I went home." "I'm not staying in this nuthouse." "I feel sorry for you, I really do." "You know what you should do?" "Try a little more fucking and a little less eating." "And you won't have troubles upstairs in your bedroom... and you won't pick it out on me and everybody else." "You understand, you fucking wacko?" "You're cracking up." "Fucking screwball, you." " Where were you?" " I was at my sister's." "Where'd you go after that?" " To the movies." " Yeah?" "What'd you see?" "Father of the Bride." "How come you didn't tell me about the Copa?" " Tell you what about it?" " You know." "How come you didn't tell me about it?" "Why didn't you tell me about it, huh?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Why didn't you tell me, huh?" "Did you fuck my brother, huh?" "Get off me, you fat pig!" " Did you, huh?" " No!" " Open the door." " Get away." " Open the door." "I wanna talk to you." " Get away from me." "You're sick." "I just wanna ask you one thing." "Why'd you fuck Joey?" " Get away." " Open the door." "Why'd you do it?" "Why you do it, huh?" " I didn't do anything!" " Why'd you do it?" "Why'd you do it?" "Why did you fuck them?" "Do what?" "I didn't do anything!" "I fucked all of them!" "What do you want me to say?" " Who'd you fuck?" " I fucked all of them." "Tommy, Salvy, your brother, all of them." "I sucked your brother's cock." " What do you want me to say?" " You sucked his cock?" "Yeah, I sucked his cock and everybody else on the fucking street, too." "What do you want?" "You're nothing but a fat, pig, selfish fool!" "I'm gonna fuck with you." "His fucking cock's bigger than yours, too!" "Where you going?" "Where you going, you bastard?" "You sick animal, where you going?" "Let go!" "Get off of me, you piece of shit!" "If I see you put your hands in the plate one more time, I'm gonna stab you." "I told you, keep your hands outta the plate!" " Christ." " Can't even eat in peace around here." "Or else eat like you, like a gavone..." "Jack!" "Jack!" "What's the matter with you?" "You fucked my wife, bastard!" "You fucked my wife!" "Jake, get off of him!" "I'll kill you!" "Call the police!" "I'm gonna fucking kill you!" "Get out!" "Vickie, Vick, don't leave, honey, please." "Honey, look, I'm a bum without you and the kids." "Don't go." "Less than a minute to go." ""L MOTTA VS." "DAUTHUILLE DETROIT, 1950"" "And La Motta is losing the title that he won from the gallant Marcel Cerdan." "After the tragic plane crash that took Cerdan's life..." "Laurent Dauthuille vowed to bring the title back to France." "And tonight, he only has to last this fifteenth round... to be crowned the new middleweight champion." "La Motta is taking terrible punishment on the ropes... as Dauthuille bangs him with lefts and rights to the head." "Another left, another right to the jaw, and La Motta turns around!" "He's been playing possum!" "He's got Dauthuille hurt!" "He rips a right-hand to the body, two left hooks to the jaw... another left and a right to the head!" "Dauthuille is reeling around the ring!" "The tide's turned, no question about it!" "And he wobbles into the ropes and goes down!" "Dauthuille is down, and the referee Lou Handler comes and starts the count." "He's trying to get up." "Six, seven." "He'll never make it." "Nine, ten!" "You're out!" "It is all over!" "He is knocked out!" "And Jake La Motta, with 13 seconds left to go in the final round... has made one of the most remarkable comebacks in all boxing history!" "Come on, just tell him you're sorry." "You miss him." "He's your brother." "You have to talk to him sooner or later." "I'll dial him for you, then you talk to him." "Just tell him you're sorry and then you can say whatever you want." "Go ahead." "Hey, champ, I'd like to ask you a few questions." "Not now, not now." " Excuse me, my wife is..." " I've got a great angle here." "Hey, will you..." "Don't bother me, please." " Get outta here, get outta here." " Come on." "I asked you nice, will you..." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Salvy, this ain't funny anymore." "Is that you?" "I know somebody's there." "I can hear you breathing." "You listening?" "Your mother sucks fucking, big, fucking elephant dicks!" "You got that?" "The fight of the year." ""WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?" And the next time that friendly bartender says, "What'll you have?"" "give him that answer the whole world gives:" "Pabst Blue Ribbon." "Those punches by La Motta explain themselves." "They've fought five times between 1942 and 1945." "It has so far been a blazing bout... for the middleweight championship." "In that great action by La Motta, he couldn't score the big one." "That's it." "That was his last shot." "Round number 13, the hard luck number." "There's the buzzer, and I think you know both the boys." "Robinson hurting La Motta." "He's hurting him now." "He has La Motta on a queer street, holding on." "Well, certainly that was one of the most damaging evidences of punching... that you have seen in recent years." "Come on!" "Come on, come on." "Come on!" "Come on!" "What are you standing there for?" "Come on." "Robinson, apparently tired, punched with a fare thee well... and rocked La Motta right to his heels." "These are clean, whistling shots." "How he can survive them nobody knows." "No man can endure this punishment." "The fight is stopped on... the signal from Frankie Sikora." "Row after row after row from the ring... the crowd is standing and cheering as he just cannonaded..." "Jake La Motta into a death defeat." "And when I say that, I mean Jake wouldn't want to quit." " He wanted to go." " Hey, Ray." "I never went down, man." "You never got me down, Ray." "You hear me?" "You never got me down." "You hear?" "See, look." "And in the thirteenth round, the hard luck round... the championship of the world has changed hands." "And there you see it." "A champion gone down to defeat." "And so now we wait for the announcement... from Eddie Flint, the ring announcer." "Then we'll get up in the ring, join with the radio audience around the world... and have a brief interview with Ray Robinson." "Now we're waiting for the time to be announced." "And it is being handed between the commissioner and Eddie Flint." "The fight was stopped on a signal from Joe Tryner, and here's the announcement." "The winner by a technical knockout in two minutes and four seconds... of the thirteenth round... and the new world middleweight boxing champion..." "Sugar Ray Robinson!" ""MIAMI, 1956"" "Why are you pulling out of Wednesday's fight, Jake?" "It's over for me." "Boxing's over for me." "I'm through." "I'm tired of worrying about weight all the time." "That's all I used to think about was weight, weight, weight." "After a while, you realize there are other things in life." "I mean, I'm very grateful." "Boxing's been good to me." "I got a nice house, I got three great kids..." "I got a wonderful, beautiful wife." "What more could I ask for, huh?" " Hey, what's your name?" " Bob." "Take a picture, Bob." "Let him take a picture, honey." "For us." "Yeah, smile." "Thank you, Bob." "Hey, Bob, take a picture of all of us." "Jackie, come here." "Sit over here." "All right, everybody smile." "Smile." "Vickie..." "Mrs. La Motta, how do you feel about Jake's retirement?" "I think it's great, you know." "He picked the right time to stop fighting." "He's home with us all the time now." "It's really good." " Excuse me, you through?" " Yeah." "You know, I just bought a club on Collins Avenue." "It's a bar, package store, everything." "Guess what I'm gonna call it?" " I don't know." " Take a guess." ""JAKE L MOTTA'S"" "All right, shut up." "Enough, enough." "Thank you." "Just wanted to see what the..." "What a microphone on a sexy girl sounds like." "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "I haven't seen so many losers... since my last fight at Madison Square Garden." "Okay, honey." "Thank you, doll." "Isn't that something?" "Salut." "Yeah, she's a terrific girl." "She's the kind of girl that... you want to bring home to your father, especially if he's a degenerate." "Did I say that?" "Now seriously, folks, it's a thrill to be... standing here before you wonderful people tonight." "Well, in fact, it's a thrill to be standing." "If you believe it's a thrill to be standing before you wonderful people... then you're all full of shit." "By the way, me and my wife Vickie is getting married." "What am I talking..." "I'm out of it." "Oh, is she here?" "Is she here?" "She's not here." "Vickie?" "No, she's not here." "Me and my wife Vickie is gonna celebrate our eleventh wedding anniversary." "Thank you, thank you." "That reminds me about two friends of mine." "One was married and one was single." "The married guy tells the single guy, "Oh, what's the matter with you?" "What's the matter with you?" "Look at me and look at you." "And look at me." "And look at you." "Let me get on with it." ""When I come home at night, my wife's at the door with a tall drink in her hand." "And then she gives me a nice hot bath." "Then she gives me a nice rubdown." "Then she makes passionate love to me." "And then she makes me a nice dinner." "What more could you ask for?" "You oughta try that." "The other friend says, "Hey, that sounds great." "What time does your wife get home?" "And though I'm no Olivier, but if he fought Sugar Ray..." "He would say that the thing ain't the ring..." "It's the play." "So give me a stage where this bull here can rage..." "And though I can fight I'd much rather hear myself recite..." "That's entertainment." "Hey, you were just great." "It's a good thing Sugar Ray wasn't here tonight, huh?" "He told that joke last week." "He repeats himself." "Getting a little senile." "I'd like you to meet State's Attorney Bronson." " How are you?" "Nice to meet you." " And his wife." "You shouldn't be here this week." "It's next week we got the shakedown payments." "You got a sense of humor." " That is a joke, isn't it?" " Lf it is, only you know if it's a joke." " He's just kidding." " All right, we'll talk about it later." " This is your wife?" " Yes, Mrs. Bronson." " Very pretty lady." "Charmed to meet you." " Thank you." "He's really a nice guy." "You can take a joke, can't you, darling?" "That's all right." "Hey, Carlo." "Carlo." "Carlo, give 'em another drink." "Something happened over here." " Linda, come here." " Where's your wife?" " My wife?" " Why isn't she here?" "You think I'm gonna bring her around and let you bums get involved with her?" "Especially the State's Attorney over here?" "He comes here a lot, darling." "Watch him." "He knows I'm only kidding." "Keep an eye on him." " What's the problem?" " There's really not a problem." "She doesn't look 21, so I just had to ask for some I.D." " How old are you?" " Twenty-one." "Twenty-one?" "Can you prove that you're 21?" "Prove it to me." "Any girl that can kiss like that can drink in my joint anytime." " What about you?" "How old are you?" " Twenty-one." " Can you prove that you're 21?" " Yeah." " Would you prove it to me?" " Come here." "She's 21, too?" "She had to convince me that she's 21, too." "Okay." " Jake." " Watch, watch." " Your wife's outside waiting for you." " Why don't you tell me a little louder?" "Come on, Jake." "It was a busy night last night." " Everything all right?" " I'm leaving you, Jake." " All right, what else is new?" " No, I mean it this time." "I didn't want to tell you 'til I had everything worked out." " Move over." " Why, so you can put your hands on me?" " Open the door." " No." " Honey, open the door." " Jake, I got a lawyer." "We're getting a divorce and I'm getting custody of the kids." " Let me in for a minute." " No." "I already made up my mind." "I'm leaving." "That's it." "The kids are gonna be with me, and if you show your face around..." "I'm gonna call the cops on you, all right?" "That's it." "Hey, Jake." "Jake." "Hey, Jake." "Come on, champ, wake up." "Wake up, champ." " What's up?" " We're from the D.A." " Yeah, I know where you're from." " They wanna talk to you." "You guys all look the same to me anyway." "What's the difference?" " They wanna talk with you, Jake." " About what?" "I don't know." "They just told me to bring you in." "But what do you want?" "For what?" "Do you recognize this girl?" "She been down to the club?" " This is the same girl?" " Yeah." "No, I don't know." "She says you introduced her to some men." "I introduced her to men." "I introduce a lot of people to a lot of people." "And you tell me I introduced her to men." "I introduced him to men." "But I don't say nothing." "She's 14." "Come on, put on your shoes, Jake." " She's how old?" " Fourteen." "She's 14." "Let me see that." "Let me ask you something." "You're gonna tell me that that girl looks 14?" " She's 14." " I'm gonna ask you man to man..." "What am I gonna say?" "Now come on, we gotta go." " We gotta go downtown?" " That's right." "For what?" "Because of this girl?" "Vick." " You drunk?" " Vickie, I'm out on bail." "I just gotta pick up one thing and I'll leave." "I promise." " The kids are sleeping." " I won't bother them." "Let me just get something." " Just don't make no noise." " What?" "Don't make no noise." " What are you doing?" " I gotta get $10,000." "My lawyer says if I could spread $10,000 around, I can get the case dropped." " But they don't have a case against you." " You kidding me or what?" "You ever see a 14-year-old testify in court?" "You saw the papers:" "La Motta on vice rap." " What are you doing to the belt?" " What difference does it make?" "Can't you get the money from your friends?" "Yeah?" "What friends?" "Jake!" "You're gonna wake my kids up, Jake!" "You're gonna wake the kids!" "Stop it!" "What's the matter with you?" "Don't you put the dishes so they don't fall down?" "What about the belt, Mr. La Motta?" "Isn't that what you wanted to sell me, the championship belt?" " But these are the jewels from the belt." " Yeah, but where's the belt?" "The belt of a champion is a very rare item." "I wish you'd come to me in the first place, Mr. La Motta." " If you'd had the belt with you..." " Give me 2,000 for them." " Give me 2,000." " Fifteen hundred top." " You can't give me 2,000?" " Fifteen hundred top." "I'm sorry." " I would..." " Come here, come here." "You're telling me you're not gonna make a profit?" "I know you're lying." "I go around the corner, I bet you I get twice what you're offering." "I can't raise the 10,000." "I tried, I tried." "I tried a lot of places." "Yeah, but what am I gonna do?" "If that's what they're gonna do, they're gonna do." "What can I do?" "Yeah, but fuck 'em." "Let 'em do what they're gonna do." ""DADE COUNTY STOCKADE FLORIDA, 1957"" "This is where it's at, right here." "Goddamn trying to shirk, huh?" "You pull your load here, boy." "You ain't the goddamn boxing champion here!" "I'll break your fucking arm, you son-of-a-bitch!" "Do you hear me?" " Hold on to him just a bit." " I got it." "See it?" "See it?" "Look at it, son!" "Live in it!" " You understand that?" " Your mother's cunt, then!" "Your mother's cunt!" "Cocksucker!" "Live it!" "Let that son-of-a-bitch sit!" "Fuck him!" "Fuck you!" "Fuck you!" "Fuck your mother!" "Dummy." "Dummy." "Dummy." "Dummy." "Why?" "Why?" "Why?" "Why?" "You motherfucker!" "My hand." "Why'd you do it?" "Why?" "You're so stupid." "You're so stupid." "You're so fucking stupid." "Fucking stupid." "They call me an animal." "I'm not an animal." "I'm not an animal." "Why do they treat me like this?" "I'm not that bad." "I'm not that bad." "I'm not that bad." "I'm not that guy." "I'm not that guy." "Guy comes home, finds his wife in bed with another guy." "Wife says, "Look who's here, big mouth." "Now the whole neighborhood will know."" ""NEW YORK CITY, 1958"" "Thanks for laughing." "Spread it around a little bit." "Now the first night I was here, I said to the owner of the joint..." ""Listen, where's the toilet?"" "He said, "You're in it."" "Come on, let's go, let's go." "Hey, why don't you leave me alone?" "I'm trying to do my routine." "Up yours." "Pal, you're gonna force me to make a comeback." " Funny." " Fuck you." "And the horse you rode in on." "And the whole cavalry behind you." "Funny man." "That's why I'm here." "Give him another drink." "Piss in it for me." "I'm now gonna introduce a woman who's made a worldwide tour... with top billing and all that other bullshit, but they all hated her." "And I want you all to give her a warm welcome." "I know you're capable of it." "You look like a bunch of junkies." "Her name is Emma Forty-eights." "Taxi." "Taxi." "Honey..." "listen, I'm gonna take a little walk." "I got a couple of things I gotta take care of, all right?" " Will I see you later?" " Yeah." " I'll be home later." " Thank you." "Be careful." "Oh." "Hey, where you going?" "Joey." "Come on, Joey, why don't you turn around?" "Come on, Joey, turn around." "Hey, Joey, come on." "Joey." "Joe." "Come on, Joey, what are you doing?" "Come on, what are you getting so angry about?" "Come on, be friends." "Come on, you're my brother." "Be friends." " I'm your brother." " Yeah, you fucking bum." "Give me a break, come on." "Kiss me, huh?" "Give me a kiss, come on." "Wait, let me call my wife and kids." "Wouldn't you want them to see the kiss?" "Are you gonna forgive and forget?" "It's a long time ago." "Forget about it." "Just give me a kiss." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "You're my brother." "Come on." "Come on, give me a kiss." " How's everything?" " Good." " Everybody all right?" " Yeah." "The family?" "We don't want to do this here." "Come on." "Let me call you." "We'll get together in a couple of days." " Will you call me?" " I will." "Don't forget." "Huh?" " I'll call you." " All right." ""AN EVENING WITH JAKE L MOTTA"" ""FEATURING THE WORKS OF PADDY CHAYEFSKY, ROD SERLING"" ""SHAKESPEARE, BUDD SCHULBERG TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TONIGHT"" "Nobody can take that away from me." "Nobody." "Some people aren't that lucky." "Like the one that Marlon Brando played in On the Waterfront... an up-and-comer who's now a down-and-outer." "Do you remember that scene in the back of the car... with his brother Charlie, a small-time racket guy?" "And it went something like this." "It wasn't him, Charlie." "It was you." "You remember that night at the Garden, you came to my dressing room and said..." ""Kid, this ain't your night." "We're going for the price on Wilson."" "Remember that?" ""This ain't your night"?" "My night." "I could've taken Wilson apart that night." "So what happens?" "He gets a title shot outdoors in the ballpark, and what do I get?" "A one-way ticket to Palookaville." "I was never no good after that night, Charlie." "It was like a peak you reach, and then... it's downhill." "It was you, Charlie." "You was my brother." "You should've looked out for me a little bit." "You should've looked out for me just a little bit." "You should've taken care of me just a little bit... instead of making me take them dives for the short-end money." "You don't understand." "I could've had class." "I could've been a contender." "I could've been somebody... instead of a bum, which is what I am." "Let's face it." "It was you, Charlie." " It was you, Charlie." " How you doing, Jake?" " Everything all right?" " Yeah." " Ready?" " You got about five minutes." " Need anything?" " No." "You sure?" "I'm sure." " A lot of people out there?" " Yeah, it's crowded." "Go get 'em, Champ." "I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss." "I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss." "So, for the second time, [the Pharisees] summoned the man who had been blind and said:" ""Speak the truth before God." "We know this fellow is a sinner."" ""Whether or not he is a sinner, I do not know," the man replied." ""All I know is this:" "once I was blind and now I can see."" "John IX, 24-26 the New English Bible" "Remembering Haig P. Manoogian, teacher." "May 23, 1916-May 26, 1980." "With Love and resolution, Marty."