"[Bell ringing]" "[Crowd noise]" "Get up." "Get up." "Get up!" "[Machine gun fire]" "[Explosion]" "[Crowd jeering]" "MAN IN CROWD:" "Get up!" "Get up!" "Get up!" "I own you, kid." "Do you have any idea how much money" "You've cost me because you've decided to give up?" "I'm sorry, Mr. Regetti." "You're havin' those bad dreams again, right?" "I kept seeing her in that ring." "Shh." "Shh." "She wasn't in the ring." "But you don't understand." "You had him beat!" "Learn to listen to me more carefully," "Or you're not going to listen at all." "I'll tell you what." "After you heal up, I want you to come and visit me." "I'm going to give you another fight in the ring." "I can't fight no more, Mr. Regetti." "Well, I can't fight no more." "Shh shh." "It's OK." "It's OK." "You sit down." "It's all right, baby." "Hey, boys." "It's OK." "I'm gonna leave now." "DR. MAY:" "I don't have answers, Cajun." "Maybe I could stay here for a little while longer." "DR. MAY:" "A month is all you needed." "And tomorrow that time is up." "But there ain't nothing changed." "Well, the only way you can solve this problem" "Is to be on the outside." "You could make it out there, and you know it." "All you have to do is put your past to sleep." "They're still looking for me out there." "You have friends, a job, a place to stay." "It's more than most vets." "Life is a very precious commodity, Cage." "What we try to accomplish here is" "To replace negatives with hope." "Oh, you'll do fine." "You'll get a job." "You have a very nice friend in that young lady" "Who's coming to pick you up." "And you'll get well." "Be happy, Cage." "Just be happy, being alive." "I must go." "Doc." "You can come back to visit anytime" "That you feel closed in." "And besides, we have a session scheduled in a month." "So I can come back and stay anytime if I..." "No." "Visit." "Come and see your friends, have a session with me," "And then go home." "I'm scared, damn it." "Why don't you go and say goodbye" "To Legs before your friend comes to pick you up?" "Because he never comes to visit me." "Why don't you just go down there and bring him up" "So we can say goodbye?" "Can't do that just yet." "His condition keeps him in his room." "But I'm sure he'd like to see you before you go," "Don't you think?" "Yeah." "Yeah, sure." "I'll see you in a month." "Take care of yourself." "OK?" "[Guitar playing]" "I thought you went home." "Without saying goodbye to my old buddy?" "No way." "Figured you forgot." "Say, Legs." "You dress up just to see me off, boy?" "Now, I can't very well just jaunt on outside, now can I?" "What's this?" "It's your going away gift." "I can't take your guitar, man." "I want you to have it." "It's twisted out there, Cage." "Downright scary." "Hey, but when you get out of here," "You can take this guitar, and..." "No." "I won't be leaving here for a long time." "No way." "Besides, I got another guitar." "That means so much tension." "Would you tell me just what it is that keeps you here?" "I got agoraphobia." "There's no cure." "Maybe I can help you." "I don't..." "I don't need your help, dude." "I'm..." "I'm fine." "I'll make a deal with you." "What?" "If I can make it out there, on the outside," "You'll come visit me?" "I can't do it." "I like it here." "Well, do you plan on staying in here the rest of your life?" "I've tried." "You think I haven't tried?" "How long's it been since you been out in that visiting room?" "Not long." "Five years." "That's why we got to get you out of here." "We got to get you out of here." "No, we don't gotta do nothing." "It ain't fair for me to come back here" "Every time I want to see you." "So don't come back!" "Try." "For me?" "Outside the world just comes down on me." "It doesn't let up." "I can't." "It's OK." "No, it's not OK." "I can't ask you to come back here." "I want to see you again." "But I can't ask you to come back." "I'll come up once a week." "You better go." "I'm gonna read up on it." "What?" "Agoraphobia." "Maybe someday I can help you." "Cajun?" "Thanks for the guitar, man." "Are you gonna play it?" "Just like when I was a kid, huh?" " Brothers." " I'll play it." "That's enough." "Hey, soldier." "You all packed and ready to go home?" "Yeah." "Where'd you get the guitar?" "I thought you sold yours." "I did." "Legs gave me this one." "Come on." "Car's downstairs." "So?" "Where is he?" "Uh, word on the street is..." "I don't give a damn about the word on the street." "Where is he?" "Uh, h-he went west." "Maybe California." "Nah, I took him out of VA hospital." "He's probably back there." "Now, sit down." "Both of you." "He was a machine." "The best kickboxer I ever had." "Then he double-crossed me." "So what do you want us to do, boss?" "I'm gonna arrange his last fight." "H... h... he... he won't fight no more." "Oh, yes, he will." "He's gonna fight." "He's gonna fight." "You find him." "You call me." "Lacy told me to tell you, your old job's waiting for you." "Hey." "Play for me." "You are gonna come back to work, aren't you, Cage?" "I guess I will." "Ali, I want to thank you for..." "For being here when I need you." "How was your stay?" "Did they help?" "Them people don't understand..." "The dreams?" "No, hell." "They don't understand how to treat a vet." "I'm scared." "They don't know scared." "I know." "Do you?" "Hey, just like the hospital, I can be your friend too," "You know." "Yeah, it's easy for you." "You know, you got it all together." "(LAUGHING) What?" "Oh, big deal." "So I sing and play at the club." "I'm scared, too." "But I'm not giving up." "Hey, wait a minute." "I'm not giving up." "Come on, just because my mind's on other things" "Sometimes..." "I get caught up in my own thoughts," "And..." "I guess that is kind of selfish, isn't it?" "It's all right." "I do the same thing." "Would you be there for me, Cage, if I needed a friend?" "Hey, uh... tell me something." "Who paid the rent on my apartment" "While I was in the hospital?" "None of your business." "(PLAYING GUITAR)" "(SINGING) I L-U-V Y-O-U." "I need you B-A-D, oh, baby, I do." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "[Crowd cheering]" "(SINGING) I L-U-V Y-O-U." "I need you B-A-D, oh, baby, I do." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "I quit school when I was 12." "I can't read or write too well." "Singing songs is one thing I can do." "I sing the words I wrote for you." "I L-U-V Y-O-U." "I need you B-A-D, oh, baby, I do." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "She sounds good tonight." "Boy, she's great." "So you guys, I, uh..." "I hadn't said anything before." "But I just want to tell you... thanks." "Yeah." "We're all glad to have you back, Cage." "Even though your friend Pedro, here, saved" "All the hard ones for you." "(SINGING) I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "I'm in L-U-V with Y-O-U." "All right." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "All right, here's Rif Harper." "[Crowd cheering]" "(SINGING) Said you really want to want somebody." "That's what you said." "Well, if you really want to want somebody, why'd you run away?" "Why'd you run away?" "Guys, have you finished shredding the cabbage yet?" "I only got two hands." "All right." "Go ahead." "Make my coleslaw." "Hey, Cage." "How you feeling?" "Just feels good to have a job, Pedro." "That's cool." "You should have [inaudible] more often, you see?" "Just like me." "I love this place." "I love even these turkeys." "You see, I love cooking." "You wash them up." "And I mess them up with more food!" "Enjoy." "Pedro, where's the gravy?" "Since when do we put gravy on ham and hash browns, huh?" "Since I wrote it on the order." "We don't have to like it to serve it, do we?" "Hey." "Hey, it's only a broken glass." "I keep seeing it, man." "It won't stop." "It'll go away eventually." "Sure, it will." "(SINGING) Makin' love to the beat." "Baby, you and me, keepin' rhythm with the melody." "The radio on, playin' love songs all night long." "Makin' love to the beat." "Hey." "I'm here." "I don't want to become your problem." "You're not a problem." "You know, when I was a boy, my dad used to take" "Me fishing down the swamp." "Used to tell me I could do anything" "If I tried hard enough." "Well, I'm trying." "Maybe if you could tell me what happened..." "My daddy died trying to get out of that swamp." "You're not going to die, Cage." "That's just the whole point." "What am I supposed to be doing?" "Am I supposed to be a dishwasher the rest of my life?" "Or is there something else out there?" "There is." "I'll help you find it." "(SINGING) You make me feel so brand new." "I'd never needed anyone like I need you." "I don't know how to thank you for all the help" "You've been to me tonight." "I really appreciate it." "Well, Lacy, that's what friends are for." "By the way, that little gal you've got?" "You mean Ali?" "She is really something terrific." "I don't know what I'd do without her." "Say, are you making ends meet?" "Mm, hanging in there." "Lacy, you never were a very good liar!" " Now, look..." " You taught me to lie." "I did." "Now, look, me and the boys got to roll to Vegas." "We got... we open there tomorrow night." "But I did find out today that we're going" "To be back in LA for a one-nighter" "At the Palace later on this..." "At the Palace?" "Yeah, at the Palace." "Now, look." "What I'm going to try and do is get" "The stars to come down here to sit down" "With the press and stuff like." "Try and put this place back on the map." "That'd be great." "I know LA, Lou." "Oh, yeah?" "You'll be lost in five minutes." "Not this time, Lou." "I bought one of them little map books." "OK, big shot." "Let's see how long it takes you to find the VA hospital." "[Guitar playing]" "(SINGING) Honey if I could turn gravel into gold," "Cotton into satin, or make diamonds out of stones," "I'd dress you in a satin gown with golden diamond seeds." "For just one hour, you would be this poor boy's queen." "Honey if I had to swim across the deepest sea," "I'd do it willingly, just to be with you." "[Knocking]" "CAGE (SINGING):" "I'd lay the moon down at your feet," "And crown you with the sun." "The universe would finally know that you and I are one." "Honey if I had to swim across the deepest sea," "I'd do it willingly, just to be with you." "I would walk for miles across the burning desert sand," "Move mountains with one hand, because I love you." "That was beaut..." "Cage!" "That was good!" "Why did you stop?" "Come on!" "What are you..." "Cage, come on." "What are you..." "Cage!" "Would you talk to me?" "Leave me alone!" "No, I am not going to leave you alone." "Why are you doing this to me?" "Cage, don't be ridiculous." "Come on!" "Cage." "Come on, Cage." "This is not fair to either of us." "[Car engine starting]" "Show 'em something special." "You don't think I call him Dr. Death for nothing, do ya?" "Go ahead, baby." "How do you like that?" "Go ahead." "Go ahead, tell me." "All right." "Tell me he ain't ready!" " He's good!" " Good." "What are you talking about, good?" " He's good." " You want a... you want a drink?" "Yeah." "Scotch on the rocks?" "Yeah." "So, who do you think could beat him?" "Well, who's he going to fight?" "Cage Damante." "The Cajun?" "Yeah." "I thought he retired." "He's coming out of retirement." "If, uh... if his life was on the line," "You think he could beat that Dr. Death out there?" "What the hell's the difference?" "Cut the bullshit, Regetti." "If I bring in the high rollers, they're" "Gonna want to see a show." "Salud, [inaudible]." "Yeah, salud." "We're going to give them a show... to the death." "Ooo." "I love it." "Where?" "We'll do it in LA." "How much time do I have to arrange it?" "Couple weeks." "The deal?" "I'll pick the place." "I'll cover the bets." "You bring in the high rollers and see that they get there." "We'll charter a plane." "We'll bring 'em in with a first class ticket." "Dr. Death." "20-1." "With a 10% spread, who cares?" "Don't pull that crap on me." "They're gonna want to see a show." "At $25,000 a head and a dead body, that's a good show." "Excuse me." "We came to visit Cage Damante." "Could you please tell us what room he's in?" "He must have checked out last month." "The name doesn't sound familiar." "This is great, Sal." "He's got to be here somewhere." "His file has been left open." "In fact, it says right here that he'll be back the day" "After tomorrow." "I want you to meet the new club manager." "This is, uh..." "Kati Lewis." "Hi, Ali Webster." "So why the new girl?" "Because I'm thinking of putting this place on the map again." "And I felt I needed somebody to help me with the bookings." "I see." "I don't think you do." "Wasn't I doing OK?" "Ali, you been with me for, what, for three years?" "And I never heard you once complain about the overload." "Then why are you replacing me?" "Because I want you to concentrate on your singing." "Because I hope you'll become my permanent MC." "And I hope you'll sign a contract with me." "A contract!" "Well, the money ain't gonna be that great." "Honey, I want you to be my opening act," "And my closing act, from now until next year." "That's great!" "You really mean it?" "Of course I'll be your opening act!" "Welcome to the big time, baby." "Welcome to the big time." "[Car honking]" "Want a ride home?" "I think I'd rather walk." "It's over 20 miles." "I can do it." "What's the matter, you don't think I can do it?" "Oh, yeah." "I think you can do it." "But that's not the point." "I mean, why are you paying so much attention to me, anyway." "It's not like I'm worth it." "Well, I think you are worth it." "So get in the car." "Come on." "Get in." "Please." "I hate red cars." "ALI:" "Hey, you come here often?" "CAGE:" "Only when things start coming down on me." "It's peaceful out here." "Tell me about this vision... these things" "That you keep having." "When things start going wrong, they just pop up." "Can't make 'em out." "It's... it's like they're in bits and pieces, you know?" "Hey, why'd it bother you when I... when I heard you sing?" "It was a private moment." "But you're good." "I liked what you were playing." "Yeah, well I ain't ready for an audience." "Any audience." "And besides, I ain't that good." "I'm just another voice." "That is not true." "Yeah, well maybe there ain't no helping' me, baby." "Maybe I'm just a mess." "Of course there's help for you." "Tell me something." "What's all your boyfriends think about you" "Spending so much time with me?" "There are no boyfriends." "Yeah, well maybe I just have a hard time trusting, huh?" "Well, there's a lot of emptiness without trust." "Yeah." "Well, anybody I've ever trusted's dead." "Daddy, my buddies in Nam." "What about Legs?" "Oh, hell." "Legs don't count." "He reminds me of you." "How's Legs like me?" "He wants to be all by hisself." "Don't want no company at all." "I can trust you." "Come on." "Let's go." "Will you write me a song?" "And what makes you think I can write a song?" "Because I looked through your book while" "You were in the bathroom." "You looked through my book." "Well, yeah." "It was just out there in the open." "It's like looking at a magazine in a waiting" "Room at a doctor's office." "Except it wasn't a magazine." "You always go around looking at people's books" "When they're in the bathroom, huh?" "No, it was my first time." "What time are you going to go visit Legs?" "You are changing the subject." "Yep, I am." "Would you like a ride to the hospital?" "I'll think about it." "Bingo." "I thought you were kidding about coming to visit." "God, this is great." "How you doing, buddy?" "Well, I've been seriously thinking about starting" "A patient's union around here." "How's that guitar treating you?" "Well, I'm writing songs again." "Hey, but, uh..." "I've been thinking about you." "You been trying to get out of here, or what?" "Well, I've been rather busy, you know?" "And besides, if I, uh... if I go out, I need a new hat." "Well, say no more." "Well, you been talking about getting one for a long time." "Hey, maybe now we can take that walk?" "Where?" "How about down to the rec room?" "It's a nice hat, Cage." "But I got nothing white to match it." "Well, I guess there ain't no need in me coming back here" "Anymore now, then, is there?" "Hey." "Hey, Cage." "What's that supposed to mean?" "It's so easy for you just to stroll on out there, isn't it?" "I mean, there's nothing left to lose for you, is there?" "Look." "If you start freaking out, you can" "Always go back in your room." "But I want you to try, OK?" "What if somebody sees me?" "Ain't worth it." "I'm going back." "Suit yourself." "You ain't gonna meet Ali." "What is this?" "Blackmail?" "What makes you think I want to meet her?" "She's terrific." "She's one pretty lady, man." "She sings and plays in this nightclub." "Club." "Yeah, the club." "That... that's the... that's the place that you work?" "Yeah." "You oughta see her." "I could..." "I could never get on that stage like she does." "You gotta see her, man." "I can't even m... m... make it down the h... h... hall." "How am I ever going to make to that club?" "Because you got to want to do it." "You gotta want to do it more than anything." "More than breathing." "I haven't even my jacket on." "I'm going to die right here." "I know it." "Hey." "Hey." "Hey." "You ever been in love?" "Sure." "I was in love." "Sort of." "Then s... s... she left me when I was overseas." "I can't." "I can't do it." "OK?" "I can't." "I can't do it!" "You know, when I was a boy... when I was a boy," "My dad used to tell me, son, there" "Ain't no such a word as can't." "Please, Cage." "I want to go back right now." "OK?" "None of this funny business any longer, OK?" "This has gone far enough." "Listen." "Just take a deep breath." "Just take a deep breath." "And we'll get you back to the room." "I can't even move right now." "Isn't that something?" "Isn't that a piece of cake?" "I can't even walk back to that room right now if I had to." "Damn it to hell." "Damn it!" "What'd you bring me out here for?" "Damn it to hell." "I want you to look, buddy." "We come all that way?" "That's fantastic, man." "Cage, I..." "I just wet my pants." "Don't you do that, little [inaudible]." "[Phone dialing]" "[Phone ringing]" "Yeah, Mr. Regetti?" "Yeah, we found Cage." "And we found his girlfriend, too." "I'll come pick you up later." "Let's take our guitars to the club." "We can work on the songs after they close." "I don't know about that." "Nobody'll be there." "Ali." "What?" "Our relationship..." "Is it enough?" "Yeah." "I don't know when I've been so happy and relaxed in my life." "See you later, huh?" "Hey." "Tell me something." "Did you really like that song I wrote?" "I love it." "Come on." "Just try it." "You know how long it's been since I've been on a stage?" "I was a teenager." "Nobody's here." "Come on." "Let me hear that Cajun voice of yours." "[Music playing]" "(SINGING) Long blonde hair." "(SINGING) Bedroom eyes." "(SINGING) I don't mean to stare." "(SINGING) But I'm hypnotized." "(SINGING) I love every part of you, from" "Your head down to your toes." "(SINGING) But there's a part of you I love the most." "(SINGING) I love the way your body moves when you walk by." "I love to kiss your lips and gaze into your eyes." "You look so good, and yet I realize..." "(SINGING) That's not the best part of you." "ALI (SINGING):" "It's only the start of you." "(SINGING):" "I want the best part of you." "I want the heart of you." "[Toy machine gun]" "Hey, you guys, stop it!" "What are you guys doing?" "Stop it!" "Knock it off!" "Stop it." "Where have you been?" "I'm losing it, man." "All the noises." "All the helicopters." "All the faces." "You told me I was going to be OK!" "You are." "You are going to be OK." "You're going to get over this, and leave it behind." "Now, what we need to..." "We!" "Damn it!" "Don't use that doctor bullshit on me." "There ain't no we." "It's me." "And I'm out there all by myself." "You don't have to be alone now, Cage." "Isn't that what you're trying to convince Legs not to become?" "What brought this on?" "They had these little toy water guns." "They were breaking glasses." "They were laughing at me." "Ali didn't know what to do." "She said that we'd be all alone in the club." "So we started playing music after it was closed." "And then Pedro and his friends came in." "And they started squirting us with guns." "Don't you think that they were just" "Playing foolish, innocent, childish games?" "It felt so good up there on that stage, playing." "I think that's wonderful." "How do you feel about Ali?" "She's my friend." "She's probably my best friend." "Does she know about your condition?" "Have you told her?" "You're not being fair." "Life isn't fair, Cage." "Life is what we make, and do, with it." "Does she know about you?" "Why's it so damn important I bear my blood and guts" "To everybody?" "Because it will help you understand more about yourself." "And... and deal with these very difficult moments." "Yeah, but everything keeps happening all the time." "I mean, people keep doing all these things..." "Do you really care what other people think?" "I guess it's not important." "Do you know what is important?" "No, what?" "Come with me." "I want you to see the results of what you've" "Done just a few days that five long years of constant therapy" "By us could not achieve." "Yeah?" "Well, what'd I do?" "He won't go off the floor yet." "In fact, uh, he has to be with people to even get down here." "But he's here." "And he wouldn't be if you hadn't open" "His world back up to him again." "You opened his door to life." "Then why can't I open my own doors?" "You are, Cage." "You are more than you realize." "Come on." "I want to buy you some breakfast." "I just want to thank you for spending so much time with me." "Thank you for trusting us to work on this together." "I'll see you in a month." "You bet." "Appreciate the ride." "How many players are coming?" "50." "50!" "At $24,000 a head!" "50!" "That's... that's... that's..." "That's-a lot of money!" "And if the fight is any good, money's no object." "They don't care who wins!" "But we do." "They think the Cajun is our ace in the hole." "They don't know what kind of bad shape he is, eh." "But we know." "They're gonna put the money on the Cajun." "And our guy, Dr. Death, is going to beat the shit out of him." "We're all set." "I'll make all the arrangements." "We're on." "We are on." "You sound like you're trying to break it off with me." "Don't." "I'm trying to tell you something." "Hey." "What am I missing?" "Cage, look at me." "What do you see?" "I see a beautiful woman." "A woman I want so desperately to fall in love with." "Then what's stopping you?" "Is it me?" "Is it what I'm not doing with you?" "Is it?" "You got this all wrong." "That's great." "You can't fall in love with me because... when I was younger," "I honestly thought I'd meet Mr. Right." "He'd sweep me off my feet." "We'd get married and have kids." "Live happily ever after under God's eye." "Joke's on me, isn't it." "I can't be Mr. Right." "Why?" "I'm so in love with you, Cage." "I want to be in love with my best friend." "I want to get married." "And just take the rest one step at a time." "I never been very romantic." "Maybe you never had a reason to be." "Maybe." "Hey, you said you wanted to fall in love with me," "Didn't you?" "Yeah, but" "No buts." "And besides..." "What?" "I think you are the most romantic" "Man I've ever met in my life." "[Music playing]" "[Knocking on door]" "Ali?" "Is that you?" "(GRUNTING)" "Get him up." "Mr. Regetti would like to see you." "Yeah?" "Well I don't want to see him." "I could hurt you real bad." "[Car horn honking]" "Hey." "Hey look at me, will ya?" "I don't give a damn about Vietnam or anything" "You did there." "I keep fight no more, Mr. Regetti." "Look, why don't you boys just leave me alone, huh?" "Come here." "It's money." "Hm?" "You understand money?" "I arranged a very special fight for you." "And you're the star attraction." "Ain't gonna be much of a fight." "Get him up." "I'm through fighting, damn it." "[Phone ringing]" "Hello?" "Oh, hi, Lacy." "Oh, sure." "Why do you want to see me so early?" "All right." "I'll be right down." "Bye." "All I want you to do is think it over." "OK?" "Think it over." "I don't need to." "I've thought about it." "OK." "Take your time." "I'll give you a couple days." "I'll come back tomorrow." "And we'll discuss the details." "Mr. Regetti." "What happens if I don't change my mind?" "I'm going to kill you." "Hm." "Anyways, so because of the, uh..." "Great." "Is it?" "Honey, because of the fire at The Palace" "I offered the stars our place for them to hold their concert." "And they said yes." "Great!" "And that includes you." "Thanks, Lacy." "But I hardly think I'd be acceptable to all" "Those big stars." "Well, you know, when Rif Harper saw your work," "He loved what you did." "And he told the others about it." "And they all said yes." "They give their approval." "Where would I fit into a show like this?" "Right smack in the middle." "Ali, this is wonderful." "I can't think of a better showcase for your talents." "All right!" "Now, look." "You." "Get out of here." "Go home." "Do anything you want to do." "But please, please be on time." "Hey, I'm always on time." "Ali." "Don't turn around." "Look, just act normal, baby." "What's wrong?" "Just start the car up, drive off, and go to the beach." "But stay away from my place." "Come on." "Do it." "All right." "Nobody followed us." "What in the world is going on?" "Just stay away from my place." "Thank God they don't know where you live." "Are you trying to scare me?" "No, I'm trying to educate you." "Listen to me." "Six months ago, I was a kickboxer in New York." "What?" "There's a guy who's into organized crime." "He owns my contract." "He lost a lot of money on me." "Well, he's come to get it back." "But you don't have any money." "He wants me to fight again." "It's a special event." "It's a fight to the death." "Then lets go to the police." "No!" "Now, you listen to me." "I want you to get up there on that stage tomorrow" "Night and knock 'em dead." "You're gonna shine like a star, baby." "It's been your lifetime goal." "Come on." "It's not that important." "It is that important." "I've gotten away from these guys before." "And I'll do it again." "Besides, I'm supposed to be pursuing you, remember?" "You sure have a funny way of doing it." "I ain't gonna let you go." "You know I'm coming back, baby." "Who's here?" "What do you want?" "(SCREAMS)" "[Inaudible]." "(WHISPERING) Legs." "Legs." "Shh shh shh shh shh shh." "You outta your... you crazy?" "Maybe." "What's going on." "Regetti's back." "Oh, shit." "He wants me for a fight to the death." "Listen to me." "I need your help, man." "I need to disappear for a while." "OK?" "So what about Ali?" "She's playing this big show at the club." "Buddy Ray Lester." "We'll give him a call." "He can put you up tonight." "And he'll take care of things." "So when's this fight supposed take place?" "Tomorrow night." "Oh, man." "You're nuts." "Don't tell me." "You want to go see her, right?" "I've got to see her, man." "I mean, she's waited for this all of her life." "This is her big chance." "I wish you could see her, Legs." "Hey, I'm..." "I'm working on just trying" "To get my ass off this floor..." "Not out of the whole building." "Legs, if I don't fight, they'll kill me." "What's worse is they might hurt Ali." "I ain't had a fight in six months, man." "I'm out of shape." "Either way, I'll lose." "Take your old lady and get your ass out of town, man." "I don't need you to babysit my ass." "Go." "Thanks, buddy." "Thanks." "Tell us." "I'll find out where he is, boss." "Eh... eh... eh, that's enough." "Leave her alone." "You going to tell us where he is?" "I told you, I don't know where he is." "He's got to fight." "Why don't you just leave him alone?" "Well, I got a..." "Some of my friends" "Are gonna get together tomorrow night." "They're expecting to see a fight." "They bet an awful lot of money on this fight." "And your Cage is the feature attraction." "If he don't want to fight, they're going" "To lose an awful lot of money." "My friends are going to be very unhappy." "I told you." "I don't know where he is." "You play the guitar, don't you, honey?" "Yeah." "Wouldn't it be awful if you couldn't play anymore?" "What do you mean?" "Put her hand in the vice." "Maybe she can remember where he is." "No!" "No... [screams]" "[Music playing]" "TOMMY ROE (SINGING):" "Don't let me down." "Well, Lacy." "How'd we sound?" "You sound terrific!" "What a sound." "Pedro." "Listen... have you seen Ali?" "No, not tonight, bro." "I don't think she's come in yet." "No, she's got to be here, man." "Sh... she ain't never late." "Hey, why don't you go and ask Lacy." "You know, Rif was telling us about this place." "It's really fantastic." "Hey, Lacy, have you seen Ali?" "No, she's probably having her hair" "Done or something like that." "I mean, she should have been here by now." "Isn't her rehearsal next?" "Maybe she had trouble getting here, or..." "Cage." "What the hell's happening?" "Nothing." "Hey, listen." "Is there anything we can do?" "No, thanks." "Where is he?" "She doesn't know." "She would have told us." "What do you want us to do." "Lock her up." "Watch both apartments." "When he realizes she's not around," "He'll go to one or the other." "Shit." "The fight starts at 6 o'clock." "We don't want to be late." "Damn." "I'll pull the trigger, if I have to." "Where's Ali, Lou." "We got her, Cage." "We roughed her up a bit." "I got her waiting for you at the fights." "Great for coming out tonight." "(SINGING) Staring out the window" "At the raindrops pouring down." "Takes me to another time and place." "I had more hair on my head then, and less lines on my face." "And I didn't have this spare tire round my waist." "I'm glad you came to your senses." "Where is Ali?" "She's my insurance." "Sort of a guarantee that you'll fight." "(SINGING) Turned round, saw your hair was brown." "Last night you was a blonde, I swore." "But my head was so bad, I was looking just to make a score." "She ain't Johnnie." "She ain't bad." "She ain't the best thing I ever had." "Last night she kept me from feeling sad." "She ain't Johnnie." "But she ain't bad." "Just in case you do something stupid, she'll pay for it." "OK?" "Let's get this over with." "(SINGING) Met a green-eyed lady from Oklahoma City" "With a tattoo of butterfly." "She was hotter than a firecracker" "On the Fourth of July." "I kissed her on the lips, then I kissed her shoulder." "Then I kissed her on the butterfly." "I waited till she closed her eyes" "And then I kissed her goodbye." "She ain't Johnnie." "But she ain't bad." "She ain't the best thing I ever had." "That night she kept me from feeling sad." "She ain't Johnnie, but she ain't bad." "So here I stand just like a sneaking, peeping tom." "Peepin' over the back fence." "You've got to see what Johnnie's [inaudible]." "She's hanging clothes." "And though there's curlers in her hair" "There's still a trace of my Johnnie there." "She ain't Johnnie." "But she ain't bad." "She's still the best thing I ever had." "And coming back here just makes me sad." "She ain't Johnnie." "But she ain't bad." "[Bell ringing]" "Everybody having a good time?" "[Cheering]" "Great." "Are you ready for this main event?" "Good!" "I hope everyone's having a good time," "Because we're about ready to begin!" "In this corner, wearing red, the color of blood..." "Dr. Death!" "[Crowd jeering]" "And his opponent... his opponent, you all know." "Coming from the depths of the swamplands... the Cajun." "He came, tonight, out of retirement," "Just for this fight." "Cage Damante!" "[Crowd cheering]" "(SINGING) I ain't got no pool." "No chains or jewels." "My house is small, but I can never tell without the view." "My radio plays AM." "But that didn't matter last night." "You were rocking out in my bed." "You been here before." "You'll be here again." "So what the hell, let's make this a steady thing." "BACKUP SINGERS (SINGING):" "Let's live together." "(SINGING) Baby you and me." "BACKUP SINGERS (SINGING):" "Let's live together." "(SINGING) Just think how it will be." "BACKUP SINGERS (SINGING):" "When we live together." "(SINGING) We'll treat each other right." "No!" "No!" "Cage!" "Come on!" "Cage!" "[Shouting]" "I love you." "I love you." "Get up!" "Come on!" "Get in!" "You're dead meat!" "I'm going to break you in half!" "Go on." "Go for it." "Yeah?" "Hey!" "Maybe I was wrong." "Come on, will ya?" "Back off." "Listen to me, dammit!" "I don't want your money." "Your life for mine." "Please don't hit me anymore." "It's over, man!" "It's over." "I'm getting out of here!" "You all right, baby?" "Hey, listen we gotta get somebody" "To take care of that hand." "Oh." "I gotta get to the club first." "Wait a minute." "You can't play like that, baby." "Then you can play for me." "I can still sing all right." "Uh uh." "No way." "Come on." "If you can fight in front of all those people," "You can certainly play guitar in front of an audience." "Please?" "My hand'll be fine." "Are you sure?" "Why not?" "Hell, I might even have a good time." "I love you, baby." "(SINGING) Your life's like a scene" "In a B-movie where the pretty boy" "Breaks the poor girl's heart." "I can see you haven't learned your lesson." "That's just another reason why we are still apart." "I remember the fussing and the fighting." "All the other other men sent me on way." "But that doesn't mean I don't still love you." "And every now and then I still have to say don't you" "Know you're riding for a fall?" "Don't you know you're riding... can't you" "See you're riding for a fall?" "How 'bout that, ladies and gentlemen?" "A big hand for Willie [inaudible], a big hand." "Our next guest..." "Our next guest..." "The one and only Tanya Baker." "Come on up here, Tanya." "Let's hear it." "[Music playing]" "(SINGING) The moonlight dances across our skin." "My satin gown tumbles to the floor." "We're flying higher than we've ever been." "We can almost heaven's door." "Fly, baby, fly." "Come fly away with me." "High, baby, high." "Into ecstasy." "Fly, baby, fly." "Come fly away with me." "The moonlight dances across our skin." "My satin gown tumbles to the floor." "We're flying higher than we've ever been." "We can almost touch heaven's door." "Fly, baby, fly." "Come fly away with me." "High, baby, high." "Into ecstasy." "Fly, baby, fly." "Come fly away with me." "OK, OK." "Hold it." "Ladies and gentlemen, our next is... excuse me." "Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen." "Our next guest... our next guest is a young lady" "From our club making her very first appearance" "As a concert guest artist." "Would you please join me with a huge round of applause" "For our very own Ali Webster!" "Let's hear it for her!" "Hey, thank you." "How y'all doing tonight?" "I, uh... had a little accident on the way over here." "So I asked a good friend of mine, Mr. Cage Damante," "To help me out here and play for us." "By the way, he wrote this here song." "And I hope y'all like it." "[Music playing]" "(SINGING) We can make it." "We can make it." "We got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah, we can make it." "Cause we've got love." "(SINGING) Just like the ship lost in the night." "Through the stars I'm searching for a light." "ALI AND CAGE (SINGING):" "Inside the shelter" "Of your arms your love lights up the night" "And guides me through the storm." "We can make it." "We can make it." "We've got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah, we can make it." "Because we've got love." "(SINGING) The road to recovery has been rough." "There were times I felt like giving up." "But I'm getting stronger every day." "With you here by my side, I'm going all the way." "ALI AND CAGE (SINGING):" "We can make it." "We can make it." "We've got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah, we can make it." "Because we've got love." "ALL (SINGING):" "We can make it." "We can make it." "We got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah we can make it, because we've got love." "We can make it." "We can make it." "We got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah, we can make it." "Cause we've got love." "We can make it." "We can make it." "We've got each other." "We'll rise above." "Ain't giving up now." "We're getting tough now." "Yeah, we can make it." "Because we've got love." "[Music playing]"