"Over there!" "Look!" "Dwight?" "Dwight, don't." "Don't." "Hey, asshole!" "What are ya, nuts?" "The cap's not orange enough for ya?" "Get out of these woods!" "I got a right to hunt here." "I got a permit." "If the guy's got a permit..." " Jesus." " Get out!" "Let's go." "That's Dwight Armstrong, my stepfather... accent on "step."" "He's a lawyer by profession... but spends most of his time as head of the Friends of Fish and Wildlife... an extremist pro-mammal group here in Vermont." "Almost all of its members, male and female, look just like Dwight." "My real dad died in a motorcycle wreck when I was six." "Two years later, Mom hooked up with Mr. Personality here." "It has not been a barrel of laughs." "There was a certain poignancy, though, about today's hunting party." "It was my last evening at home." "Tomorrow I was off to New York to begin my first year... at New York University Film School." "A freshman." "That was me." "My farewell dinner was a typically raucous and hilarious affair... full of warm, good feelings." "That should cover it." "Afterwards, Dwight gave me $600 in spending money..." " Thank you." " And extended a hearty handshake." " Where's the subway, please?" " That'd be downstairs." " That way?" " Right." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Sorry." "Forget about it." "He's out like a light." "It's the shame of the cities." " Are you all right?" "Nothing broken?" " I'm okay." " That was some nasty spill you took." " I'm okay." "You sure?" "Can I give you a hand with those bags?" "No, thanks." "I'm fine." "You're a smart kid." "Rule number one:" "Don't let anybody touch your bags unless you know that person... and can verify that he's been bonded." " Great." "Thanks a lot." " I happen to be bonded... which is your good fortune." " Ignore her." " Get away from me!" ""Who's this stranger?" You're asking yourself." "It's Victor Ray, general manager of the Victor Ray Car Service." "You're on your way to college?" " Yeah." "New York University." " Good school." "Thanks." "I thought I knew where the subway was." "Do you know?" " Yeah, but you don't want the subway." " Yes, I do." "I want the subway." " Okay." "It's over there." " Thanks." "Let's go!" "Kid, in New York, we have three distinct social classes." "A:" "People who make a billion dollars a day... and get laid in some tower every night." "B:" "People who live in Times Square and eat Yankee Doodles on the sidewalk." "And C:" "Guys like me, the glue of society." "We go, forget about it." "All hell's gonna break loose." " You mean rich against poor." " We're on the brink." "It's seething." "Come with your Uncle Vic." "For $65 you get an air-conditioned ride and total peace of mind." "I can't afford that." "That's the new rate." "I could take you for the old rate, which is 50." "It's outta my league." "How much can you go for?" " Go for?" "I don't know." " Say 40, which for me is charity." "It's impossible." "No." "Ten dollars I can manage." "Ten dollars?" "For complete delivery and security in a mint-condition Bonneville?" " I gotta eat too!" " I can't do better." "It's okay." "Listen..." "I'll walk or take a bus." "All right, ten bucks." "Come on." "I'll take you for ten bucks, but on one condition." "Promise you won't tell anybody I took you for ten." " Word gets out, I'm finished." " I won't tell a soul." "Okay." "Follow me." "I'm parked down the street in a reserved spot." "Let's go." " Watch out!" " Jesus!" "Watch out!" "Suicide attempt, right?" "It's bigger than I had imagined." "That's true of many things in Manhattan." "The other boroughs too." "Don't get me wrong." "There's tremendous things in Queens." "Go to the trunk, kid." "It opens electronically from the inside." "Take everything." "You'd be surprised how many people, excited to be in New York..." "Hey!" "Whoa!" "Stop!" "Stop the car!" "Stop!" "Stop the car, please!" "I had been in New York for 19 minutes and 11 seconds... and I was already ruined." "Action." "The roommate enters." "Come on in." "Come on." "Don't be afraid." "That's it." "Come right in." "I'm holding you in what we call a medium shot." " A really lovely shot." "Very cinematic." " Listen my name is..." "A little confused." "I like it." "It sells." "You think in front of the camera." "Very good." "I like that in my actors." " I'm moving in now." " Hi." "Is this the right room?" "Cut." "That's a wrap." "Check it, kids." " Kellogg?" " Yeah." "You're?" "Steve Bushak." " How do you do?" " Really nice to meet you." "I should go to the police now." "Clark, Kojak is a fictional character." " Don't involve the police." " I'm just a victim." "Clark, everybody in this city is a victim." "Welcome to New York." "Well..." "I'm deeply moved." "Sir, I understand your position." "I'm just..." "You cannot function in Introduction to Film... without owning Fleeber's Viewpoints in Cinema... and Selected Readings in Cinema by..." "Fleeber." "I know." "Those are your books." "I want to buy them..." "They're not to be thought of as my books." "They are required and essential reading... as are the dozen other books which you must own... and which will cost you $700." "Off we're gonna shuffle" "Shuffle off to Buffalo" "To Niagara in the sleeper There's no honeymoon that's cheaper" "And the wheels go slow" "Off we're gonna shuffle" "Shuffle off to Buffalo" "I'm doing a paper entitled And the Wheels Go Slow..." "Form and Function in 42nd Street."" "Oh." "That would be a very interesting idea." " Take a musical like that..." " I suggest you call home for money." "No, that won't work." "My stepfather won't help..." "This is out of Dickens." "You're robbed by a street urchin." "You have a wicked stepfather." "I don't know what to say." "I'm just trying to explain that I can't get books now." "I'm your faculty advisor, not your caseworker." "I'm only interested in your academic career, and may I say candidly... that you're off to an extraordinarily unimpressive start." "Well, I'm sorry, but being new to New York and..." "Excuse me." "I have to leave now." "Excuse me." "Hey, wait up!" "Stop him!" "Wait!" "Watch it!" "Bye-bye." "I want my money and my stuff now!" "My money and my clothes, or I call the cops." "I know who you are." "Enough with this crap!" "Where's my stuff?" "Upstairs." "Give me a hand with the wagon, would you?" "You must be joking." "Hey, the party's over." "I victimized you in a moment of weakness, and now justice is done." "So give me a hand." "You have my money?" "Do you hear me?" "Watch your step, kid." "The floors are wet." "If you don't give me the money immediately..." "I would love nothing more than to do just that." "However... here we run into an awkward moment." "Tragically..." "I suffer from a gambling problem." "I placed a wager on a horse." "You lost my money on a horse?" "All of it?" "In retrospect, I'm not sure it actually was a horse." "Oh, God." "I swear, it was a responsible bet." "It was a four-to-one shot." "We took a beating." "The good news is I still got most of your clothes here." "I'm going to the police now." "Why are we talking about the police?" "You're in college." "I'm a working man." "This has nothing to do with the police." "Robbery is still a crime in New York, is it not?" " It's not legal." " It depends on the circumstances." "Bullshit." "What if I got you a job?" "An unbelievable opportunity." "Oh, yeah." "You're just the guy." "I'm serious." "In fact..." "No, no." "Forget about it." "What?" "It's irresponsible of me." "So much money." "What is it?" "I shouldn't even offer you this job... but you put me in such an awkward position... between my terrible feelings of guilt towards you... and my family obligations." "I don't know what you're talking about." "I'm talking about offering you a job that I promised to my sister's kid." "It'd be perfect for a college student." "Flexible hours." "Big money." "My sister's gonna kill me." "She's gonna blow my brains out." "What kind of work is it?" "Stealing cars?" "Hey, if you're gonna be a cynic here..." "You expect me to trust you after you drive away with everything I own?" "You don't have to do anything." "I'm just giving you a choice is all." "But if you want to make some serious money... be at this address tomorrow afternoon at 2:00." "120 Hester Street." "Old World Social Club."" "Yeah." "You'll be working for my uncle Carmine." "A great man." "He's the smart one in the family." "Hey, look who's here." "Don't be shy, Clark." "Come right in." "I wasn't sure if this was the place." "This is it." "The best neighborhood in New York." "My uncle Carmine's waiting for you." "Here we go." "Over there at the desk." "That's him." " He's your uncle?" " Yeah." "Look, do me a favor." "Don't say anything about my gambling... or I'll catch a beating." "I said, How are you doing?"" " Very well," he says." " Hello there." "Lorenzo, this is my good friend Clark from Kansas." "Vermont." ""My heart is filled with much happiness... in meeting you," he says." "God Almighty." "You're thinking about the resemblance, right?" " I can't believe it." " He's the real thing." "When they saw him, they based the movie." "So is he like a Mafia guy?" "No, no." "Local businessman." "Importer." "That's it." " What a kisser, huh?" " Unbelievable." "Clark, this is my uncle, Carmine Sabatini." "Uncle Carmine, this is Clark..." " Hey, you never told me your last name." " Kellogg." " Just like the cereal." " Yeah." "Like the breakfast cereal." " Your resemblance to the Godf..." " Clark, have a seat." "Pull up a chair." "Thank you." "How'd you like a nut?" "No, thank you." "None for me, Uncle Carmine." "Did you ever try Italian coffee?" "How would you like to try a little taste?" "Yeah." "Why not?" " Good." " None for me, Uncle Carmine." "Lorenzo." "Two espressos," he says." "You know, that picture on the wall back there... that wouldn't by any chance be Mussolini?" "It ain't Tony Bennett." "Some of the older members of the club... just..." "I don't know..." "They keep it up there for sentiment." " Sentiment?" " Yeah, you know, the old days." "For the old days." "For good or for bad." "It'd be like, for you, I suppose... a picture of the Beatles." "Yeah." "The Beatles." "They're actually before my time." "Well, whatever." "You understand." "Sure." "It's not for political reasons... that you keep the picture up." "It's not political." "No, it's definitely not political." "My nephew tells me you're from Kansas." "Vermont." "Vermont." "Six of one, half a dozen of the other." "You know, the most important thing is... we're all Americans." " That's right." " Yes, that's right." "Ah, good, Lorenzo." "Thank you." " "Thank you,' he says." " I know." "Now, this is real Italian coffee." "It's not like regular coffee." "It's..." "You know what I mean?" "It's a little strong, so we gotta put a little sugar in here." "It cuts the..." "It cuts the strength of it, you know." "Maybe a little more, that's all." "All right." "Drink it right down." "One gulp." "Puts hair on your chest." "Did my nephew explain this job to you?" "No." "No, not really." "It would be best for you to explain it, Uncle Carmine." "This is not complicated... but it has to be done right." " You know, like all things." " Sure." "Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., outside the club... is gonna be parked a, uh, car." " What was that?" " Sedan Deville." "That's a type of Cadillac." "A Cadillac?" "Yeah, this is a type of Cadillac." "Now, I want you to drive this car to the JFK cargo terminal." "There you're going to pick up a package... addressed to Larry London." "You deliver this package to Cherry Hill, New Jersey." "That's it." "How far is that?" "All day?" "That shouldn't take you more than three hours... the whole trip, back and forth." "That depends on the traffic." " Right." " Then again, you never know." "You could breeze out there in no time... or you could wind up bumper-to-bumper for three hours... sitting with your dick in your hand." "Anyway, that's why I need someone who can use their head... that's not gonna get upset, nervous..." "no matter what happens." " Understand?" " Right." "I understand that." "For this service, I'm gonna pay you $500." "Five hundred dollars?" "Now you see why my sister's so pissed?" "I mean angry, besides herself." "You're gonna pull in a grand a week, at least." " $1,000 a week?" " Yeah." "I'm gonna need two trips a week, minimum." "And then, of course, if things get busy, maybe even more." "Jesus." "I hadn't thought of that much money." "I don't know." " You don't know what?" " Now, wait." "Just hold on." "Let him think." "This is a sign of intelligence." "He's trying to understand what the nature of this job is." "What are your thoughts on this, Kent?" " Clark." " Sorry." "Clark." "I have to ask you something." "I dont want you to take it wrong." "No, no, no." "Anything." "Go ahead." "I smell a rat." "You smell a rat?" "He smells a rat." "That's right." "You know why you smell a rat?" "Because God gave you a brain, that's why." "Because you're asking yourself..." "What is this?" "A man will pay me $500 a trip... to go pick up a package and deliver it."" " Is this what you're thinking?" " That's right." "That's what I'm feeling." "Well, this is natural." "Natural." "Great." "So then you understand." "Oh, sure." "I understand a thousand percent." "Give me your hand." " You know what this is?" " You mean taking my hand?" "We call this the hand of friendship." "We?" "Clark, you dont know what this is... the hand of friendship from my uncle Carmine." "I want you to take this opportunity." "Totally legitimate work for $1,000 a week... and I know you're not gonna disappoint me." "I don't see how I could say no." "This is not a yes." "I want to hear yes." "Yes." "Good." "That's good." "Now I'm happy." "I'm so happy." "But I don't know why I'm so happy." "That's good." "Come on." "Everybody up." "I want you to come to my house in Queens tonight." " He's gonna..." " Yeah." "Pick up the keys." "I'll give you directions." "You know..." "I have such good feelings about you." "I'm absolutely filled with emotion." "I never had a son." "For fifteen years, I never saw him take to anybody like that." "Never." "Senator." "We're both part of the same hypocrisy." "But never think it applies to my family." "All right." "Some people have to play little games." "You play yours." "Let's say that you'll pay me because it's in your interest to pay me." "But I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow." "And one more thing." "Don't you contact me again." "Ever." "From now on, you deal with Turnbull." "Senator." "You can have my answer now if you like." "My offer is this:" "Nothing." "Not even the fee for the gaming license... which I would appreciate if you would put up personally." "Senator." "My offer is this:" "Nothing."" "In that one moment, Michael Corleone says that all corruption is equal... that there is no separation between politics and gangsterism." "Now, in the Fleeber treatise, "Guns and Provolone"... what point is made about the similarities... between Karl Marx's Das Kapital..." "Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason... and the Lake Tahoe scene from Godfather II, Mr. Kellogg?" "Sir." "You haven't read the Fleeber piece?" " Well..." " You need tutoring from Mr. Bushak?" "No, sir." "Perhaps Mr. Bushak would enjoy helping you prepare... a five-page answer to my question... which I want on my desk by noon tomorrow." "Mr. Glassman." "In an evolving society... violence and Narcissism replace ra..." "Shut up!" "I hate this guy." "You're Clark." "Yes, I'm Clark." "I'm Tina, Carmine Sabatini's only daughter." "Oh." "I didn't know that he had a daughter, only." "He does." "I'm her." " Come on in." " Thanks." "This is quite a house." "It's very European." "Can I get you something to drink?" "Beer?" "Sprite?" "Oh, no, thanks." "Jesus, look at that." "Wow." "What a job they did." " Job?" " Copying job." "Yeah." "Down to the little cracks and everything." "This isn't a copy." "This is it." " Right." " I'm very serious." "This has to be a copy, okay?" "Do you remember about ten years ago... the original toured the country?" " It did?" " They brought it over from the Louvre." " Who?" " I don't know who." "They.'" "It was in the United States is my point." "And?" "And it stayed here." "The one they shipped back to Paris... the one behind all that thick glass... that all the tourists take the pictures of... that's the copy." "My dad thought it was just awful... such a masterpiece behind all that thick glass." "And he had such a special feeling for it... his whole life." "Sort of an obsession, really." "So he ripped off the Mona Lisa?" "The day it arrived here..." "I was, like, nine." "My dad unwrapped it outta this huge crate." "There was Styrofoam and newspaper everywhere." "And suddenly, there it was." "And he turned to me..." "I'll never forget this." "And he said..." "Now I'm happy, sugar." "Now I got the Mona Lisa."" "It's safe here in Queens?" "People don't steal things from my father." " They don't?" " No." "Mona Lisa" "Men have named you" "You want to dance?" " Here?" " Here." " It's kind of hot." " Take your sweater off." "For that Mona Lisa strangeness" "In your smile" "Do you smile to tempt a lover" "Mona Lisa" "Or is this your way" "To hide a broken heart" "Many dreams" "Have been brought to your doorstep" "So my dad tells me you're from Nebraska." "Vermont." "So what do you think of New York?" "I stopped thinking 24 hours ago." "I'm going on pure instinct." "Well, that's what you're supposed to do in New York." "Is your father in the house now?" "No." "He's in the Bronx at some meeting." "Aunt Angelina." "My head's killing me." "I gotta go to bed." "Aunt Angelina, this is Clark." "Remember, Dad mentioned?" " Who?" " Clark, the boy working for Dad." "I'm going to bed, watch Jeopardy." "You come up, Tina?" "After Clark leaves." "Good night, Aunt Angelina." "Yeah, yeah." "Night." "Dad's sister." "She moved in when my mother died." "I was four." "I was six." " Your mom?" " No, my dad." "But it's never the same." "No, but what can you do?" " Nothing." " Nothing." "I'll get you the keys to the car." "I'm a sophomore at the College of the Sacred Virgin." "Don't laugh." "Next year I'm switching to Harvard." "Harvard?" "Jesus, that's really something." "I didn't even bother applying there with my grades in high school." "Not that they were terrible." "My grades are nothing special..." "about a B-minus." "So how did you get in?" " Your boards must have been monsters." " Oh, it's Dad." "He called Harvard and said I wanted to go... and they said, Oh." "Sure."" "Wait a minute." "Are we talking about the same Harvard?" "The one that's in Cambridge, Massachusetts?" "Of course." "Harvard needs my dad, you know." "They don't want strikes by the janitors... or if they want the laundry done and the gardening..." "All those great old trees and lawns." "But he's an importer." "Right?" "It's great meeting you, Clark." "A guy from Vermont, real American, New Englandy."" "Hold on." "He's an importer." "Just tell me." "He's an importer, yes." "An extremely powerful importer." "There are such people." " So, what is it?" " What is what?" "What am I picking up at the airport?" "Hint:" "It's pretty big." " Bring someone to help you out." " But what is it?" "If Dad didn't tell you, I can't really." "It's not going to be... like, a dead guy in a box or something, is it?" "What an imagination!" "You're so unbelievably cute." "I can't wait to see you again." "I could just eat you up." "Good luck tomorrow." "You boys need me?" "Are you Leo?" " I am Big Leo." " It just says Leo." "We are the same, Leo and Big Leo." "You're synonymous." "That's right." " Okay." "Come with me." " You don't bring it out?" "No." "Not this I don't." ""Not this I don't."" " Remember those words." " Not very encouraging." "Here it is." "All yours." "It arrived this morning on the red-eye from Borneo." "I'm gonna puke my guts out." " What is it?" " A lizard." "That thing is a lizard?" "Yeah." "They call it the Komodo dragon." "Makes its home in Indonesia, Sumatra..." "Komodo Island, in point of fact." "By the way, tell Mr. Sabatini... this cost him an extra eight bills to get through." " Excuse me?" " Just tell him." "He'II understand." " Sign here by the "X," recipient." " That's me." "That's you." "You're the recipient." "Put him in the back seat with the windows open." "They got to have a lot of fresh air." "The gills or something." "He doesn't have any gills." "Whatever." "That's what I was told." "Fresh air." "And make sure you get a seat belt on him." "If he jumps on you... you got major troubles." "Down boy." " It's not a dog." " Yeah." "You know what?" "We got to pick him up." " Pick him up." " Yeah." " With what?" " With our hands." "Here." "It's not that bad, you know that?" "I agreed to help, but I'm not putting my life in danger..." " Help me out here." " I'm sorry, but I refuse to handle it." " I'm not trained." " He's going under the truck." "All right." " Get the door." " You locked it, genius." "Right." "Will you take him?" "Just take him for a second." "You're the recipient." "Hurry." "If he stains me, I'm gonna be pissed." "Could you take any longer with this?" "Okay." "All right." "Okay, now, you go around and get in the other side." "Major trouble." "We got to put the seat belt on him." " You're joking." " No, I am not joking." "This is obviously precious cargo, this freaking thing." "Come on." " Whoa, whoa." "What seat belt?" " Put him in this one." "Okay." "Got it." "Seat belt." "Get this under his armpit." " What armpit?" " This is a lizard armpit." "Put it in." "That lizard armpit." "I see." "I didn't realize." "You know..." " I think he's okay." " Let's go." "Happy as a clam." "I'm dying." "Close the window." "Turn on the air conditioner." " He said to leave them open." " Who?" "Haystack Calhoun?" "What is he, a zoologist?" "I'll take full responsibility." "All right." "I told you he'd throw up." "My apologies." "I got to open the window." "The stench!" "It's murder." "Feeling better?" "Tummy ache all gone?" " God, it stinks in here." " I can't stand it." "We got to wash it out." "Pull over." "All right." "Excuse me." "Hello?" "I need some water." "A hose." "Around the corner." "Help yourself." "Thanks." "It's this way." "It's around the back." "He went under a car." "You go that way." "Will the owner of the reptile please report to the information booth." "Will the owner of the reptile..." " Don't panic." " What if I can't find him?" "Look." "Leave the country." "Five, ten years, you come back." "You're kidding?" "I'm serious!" "Security to Concourse B." "Security to Concourse B immediately." "Okay." "Go." "Will the owner of the reptile report to information." "Slowly." "I'm losing him." "Hey." "Hold it." "Yes." "I'm really afraid now." "Mr. London?" "Edward?" "Oh, look!" "It's here." "Finally." "Are you Edward?" "I am." "Oh, what a beautiful specimen!" "Has this bad boy been swimming?" "Gee." "We wouldn't know." "We came right from the airport." "They just love swimming pools." "But... chlorine." "I told him he is very disobedient dragon." "For joke." "It's a good joke." "It's very unusual." "Well, without humor, what do we have?" "Beautiful, yes?" "This is like a zoo?" "This is like a zoo." "Can you believe this?" "So do you, like, exhibit rare animals?" "On occasion." "Who are these boys?" "Carmine said one boy." "Here are two." "Young men, this is Mr. Larry London." "Mr. London, I'm Clark Kellogg." "Carmine said one boy." "Here are two." "Well, I realize that, sir." "Yes, we are two boys." "As you quite rightly point out." "However, since I'm somewhat new to the area... and this parcel..." "this particular parcel was quite bulky." "So at the suggestion of Tina..." "The beautiful Tina." "Yes, the beautiful Tina." "Again, sir, if there was any misunderstanding, I apologize." "Carmine said one boy, and here are two." "Ya gotta like this guy." "Smells like basil." "Very good." "A cream basil sauce." "So you're actually a chef." "I wasn't clear what you did." "And now you'll get your money." "The money..." "The money is conveyed... in a brown paper bag." "Not very attractive, I know." "That's fine, sir." "If it is in your nature to count it, I will not be offended." "That won't be necessary." "I certainly trust you and Mr. Sabatini." "That means my heart swims in blood."" "I believe that's a Bengal tiger, ladies and gentlemen." "Something is way off." "Way off." "How are you, darling?" "How's New York?" "Oh, well, I miss you too, like crazy." "At the risk of sounding like, you know, a mother." "No, he's asleep, thank God." "Why?" "Well, the thing is, I got this job." "Will you listen?" "New York is unbelievably expensive." "I had to." "Well... it mostly involved driving." "And... picking up this reptile." "What kind of a reptile?" "Clark, I don't..." "It's a Komodo dragon." "Who?" "Komodo dragon?" "I never heard of it." "Would you look it up?" "What?" " Komodo." "Is that with a "K"?" " Right." "Koalamundi."" "Kodiak." Komodo dragon." Here we go." "Latin name is Varanus komodoensis." "Main prey are deer and wild pig." "There are seven dragons in zoos outside Indonesia."" " Oh, my God." " What?" " Oh, Clark!" " What?" "Chances for survival are considered hopeless."" "Clark, it's an endangered species." "Chances for survival are considered hopeless."" "Clark, it's an endangered species." "Oh, my God." "Are you sure about this, Ma?" "There's a red asterisk next to it... which means virtually extinct." " Clark, what is this job?" " Never mind." "I'll quit." "The Komodo dragon." "No, don't worry." "Obviously, I didn't know." "That's him." "You sure?" "Absolutely." "That's Dwight Armstrong's stepson." "Unbelievable." "Is Mr. Sabatini here?" "Yes." "Come in." "Thank you." "Charlie, wait a minute." "General Motors went down ten points, and you didn't call me?" "Oh." "What about Polaroid?" "It went down?" "Down one." "Hey, Charlie." "I told you before." "I don't like it when they go down." "You know, I used to have another broker... and he bought stocks for me, and they went down... and I got very unpleasant, Charlie." "Very unpleasant." "So, wait a minute..." "That's right." "That's right." "So the next time you call me, I want to hear good news." "Right?" "That's only good news." "I must be getting soft." "I don't know... business." "You know, the business in this country is run by children." "It's not men." "It's..." "Anyway." "Forget it." " How about a nice espresso?" " No, thank you." "Sir, I have to talk to you." "You know, I'm gonna tell you something." "Just before, Larry London called me, he starts talking about you." "He couldn't stop talking, talking, talking." "You know, went on and on." "Seems like a very interesting man." "I heard you had a little adventure in the mall there." "Oh, you did?" "Of course." "So, all right, Clark." "What's on your mind?" "I have to talk to you." "It's about these..." "Thank you." " It's about these reptiles." " Yeah." "What about them?" "They're endangered." "Not anymore." "They're in Jersey." "They'll do fine." "It's against the law to take them into this country." "It's a crime." "Now you're speaking generalities." "You assured me my work here was completely legitimate." "What are you talking about?" "It's perfectly legitimate." "No, it's not." "I'm illegally transporting endangered species." "Please, sir, I'd like to be let out." "Wait a minute." "This is an impossibility." " What do you mean?" "Why..." " Look, Clark." "I have a certain standing in the business community." "How's it gonna look?" "Young college kid gonna make me look like a fool?" "I mean, this is humiliation." "It's infamia." "You know what people are gonna start saying?" "What's wrong with him?"" "You understand what I'm talking about?" "I would never tell a soul." " It wouldn't leave this club." " Wait a minute." "Are you trying to hurt my feelings?" "No, no." "That's not the issue." "Listen, I'm gonna tell you something from my heart." "You're a great boy." "You are one of a kind." "Thank you." "No, really." "The kind of kids I used to have working for me were mooks." "Muscleheads." "But you..." "You're from Connecticut." "It's nothing personal." "It's not you." "Well, in any discussion about our relationship... we're not gonna forget about the most important thing." " Which is?" " You're marrying my daughter." "You should have heard Tina last night." "Clark this, Clark that." "Daddy, Daddy."" "She wants to get married yesterday." "I tell her, "You gotta wait till spring." "You can't plan these things overnight."" "I mean, the food, the place, the time of year." "Who to invite, who not to invite." "That's important." "You got to figure, well, let's see... my business associates alone must be 2,000 people." "And I'm not even talking about the senators, the congressmen, the judges." "And don't forget the police department." "But you know, love." "Love." "Love doesn't ask these questions, am I right?" "Yeah." "I guess." "Come here." "I want you to come outside." "I got a little surprise for you." "Come on." "Come on." "Sir, I don't know where this talk of marriage began... but I'm really not ready." "Id really like to sample life a little first." "Wait." "No, wait." "After you get married, you sample life." "I mean, this is what men do." "Marriage is an institution." "It's the bedrock of society." "What you're talking about is a little va-voom." "This is self-understood." "But what I'm talking about is social order." "Try to put yourself in my position." "I wish I could, Clarkie." "You're such a beautiful boy." "You know why I'm so nuts about you?" " I don't, no." " I'll tell you." "Because you're not a snake." "You come down here to my club." "You open your heart to me." "You say whatever's on your mind." "That's how I know you're not gonna be a snake." "A snake in the grass." "That's how I know you're gonna be loyal to me... until death." "Like a real son." "Oh, I don't know." "The son I never had." "Come on." "I got a little engagement present for you." " It's not much, but it's from my heart." " This is for me?" "Who's the world's luckiest guy?" "Why don't you go take it for a little spin?" "Go pick up Tina." "She's waiting for you at school." " L..." " No, no." "I understand." "Sometimes in life... these emotions are beyond..." "beyond words." "Go ahead." "Vic." "College of the Sacred Virgin in Queens." "The address is in the glove compartment." "Let's move it." "He kissed me on the mouth." "You know how big this is?" "The kiss of all kisses." "That's the highest!" "You're in now for life." "It's like we're brothers." "God bless you and keep you." "Anything goes wrong with that car, we'll get you another one." "You have fun." "Say when." "When." "Screw this." "Turn right." "Turn right!" "Right!" "Hes parking?" "Hello!" "Whoa!" "We need an ambulance." "I want this to be the perfect wedding." "I really want it to be very conventional." "Old-fashioned." "Tina." "We have to talk." "Clark, this is Father Frank of the music department." "We were just discussing music for the wedding." "I was thinking of the Ave Maria."" "Would you excuse us?" "Of course, and congratulations, my son." "Thank you, Father." " You're hurting my arm." " I'm a little tense." "I was just in a high-speed car chase." " And?" " No and."" "Maybe these things are part of your everyday life, but not mine." "There are people after me now, flashing their lights." " Obviously, I have to get away." " Oh, it's part of a working day." " It is not!" " You made a commitment to my father." "Nobody forced you." "This is beyond commitment." "This is like slavery." "People telling me who to marry!" " You don't wanna marry me?" " I don't want to marry anybody yet!" "So we'll wait." "We don't have to rush into anything, darling." "As long as you're waiting for me... and you're part of the family..." "which you are, permanently." "What is with this "permanently"?" "Your father kissed me on the mouth." "Vic says I'm in for life." " You are." " I'm not!" "It's all a fluke." "I got ripped off by this guy Vic." "I caught up to him." "What?" "You think it was an accident that you, quote, caught up to him."" "You were chosen, Clark." "You were handpicked." "And it is like the greatest honor." "What are you talking about?" "My cousin Vic has always had great instincts about people." "He saw you where?" "Grand Central?" "It was a setup from the beginning?" "Setup" is so negative." "There are so many levels to this thing." "I just want my life back!" "I can't talk to you when you're so hysterical." "What is the deal, please?" "Am I some dupe?" "They looked through the Putney yearbook and said, Oh, here's a chump."" "Are you serious?" "A dupe?" "You think I'd be marrying a dupe?" "Everybody's talking about the job you're doing." "It's all over town." "Larry London called my father." "Said how bright you were... how gentle... how perceptive." "If you weren't all those things... would Vic be out this afternoon getting you a gun permit?" "I don't need a gun permit!" "You have to have one if you carry a gun." "Clark, people are chasing you." "That's quite a story." "Charming." "Well, I can't take it quite so lightly." "No." "It has a real film noir quality." "Smuggling lizards into New Jersey." "I mean, if it was done right..." "black-and-white... grainy... sort of a Kiss Me Deadly feeling." "It's not a film idea." "It's my actual life." "Life and art are the same when perceived through the twin lenses..." "Clark Kellogg." "Mr. Kellogg, I'm Chuck Greenwald." "This is Lloyd Simpson." "We're from the Department of Justice..." "Fish and Wildlife Division." "We've been trying to reach you." "This is what I've been talking about." "I know nothing about it." "We were discussing a film project." "Oh, God." "I'm running late." "Excuse me, please." "Mr. Kellogg." "So this is actually a federal office?" "We're undercover, Mr. Kellogg." "Special agents." "Well, I think I better contact a lawyer." "That's your privilege." "You have a lawyer?" "My stepfather, I guess." " What?" " Your stepfather turned you in." "My stepfather?" "How the hell did he know about this?" "Mr. Kellogg, I believe you know a Carmine Sabatini... also known as Jimmy the Toucan." "Toucan I never heard." "My stepfather?" "Do you know a Mr. Hans Kurt Schlegel, alias Larry London?" "We've met." "I wouldn't say that I know him." "These men are fiends... and it's up to you to end their unspeakable activities." "I don't know what you're talking about." "Have you ever heard mention of the Gourmet Club?" "Sabatini and Schlegel established the Gourmet Club operation... in 1985." "It's a movable feast." "Never the same location twice." "Dinner is served every three to six months... depending on the catch." "There are no prices." "The minimum price for eating at this club... is $200,000 per plate." "For dinner?" "Not just dinner, Mr. Kellogg." "The entire menu consists of endangered species." "They cook these animals?" "They cook these animals, yes, sir... for an international clientele of degenerates... scum, Euro-trash." "And people pay $200,000 to eat these animals?" "Minimum." "The more endangered the species, the higher the price tag." "If there are five or less in the world... the entree goes up to half a million." "For the privilege of eating the last of a species?" "A cool million." "The dragon will go for about 350 a plate." "It'll be served off the bone with a cream basil sauce." "That's Schlegel's trademark." "If they fillet it..." "Schlegel likes to fillet." "We know that." "They can get 60 servings out of one dragon." "That's a $20 million haul." "I don't believe Mr. Sabatini would do that." "Who do you think he is?" "Bishop Tutu?" "I just don't believe he'd do that." "Believe it!" "I want Sabatini before they serve that poor animal." "Just tell us where they're gonna serve it and when." "You're asking me to be an informer." "Be an informer or spend two years in Leavenworth." "You'd lock me up for two years?" "I sure would... unless you give us the old man." "Well, I got to think about it." "There's a kind of freedom in being completely screwed... because you know things can't get any worse." "Clark, you can't just split." "Really?" "What would you do?" "I would probably turn him in and hate myself." "You could do that?" "I don't know." "I'm looking for Clark Kellogg." "Is he in one of these rooms?" "He's here." "Come in." "Yes, he's here." "Oh." "Clark mentioned something... but I had no idea that the resemblance..." "This is Steve Bushak, my roommate." " This is Mr. Sabatini." " My pleasure, sir." "I was wondering... if you could leave us alone?" "I want to talk to my son-in-law." "I'd really like to stay, if that's okay." "I'll be quiet as a mouse." "If you could leave us alone..." "I'd really appreciate it." "Say no more." "I'll get shoes and be on my way." "Could you do that outside?" "I have some..." "Outside?" "I always do that." "Yeah." "It's nothing." "Go ahead." "Sit down, Clark." "I want to ask you something." "You followed me, didn't you?" "Followed you?" "A little bit this evening." "You know, Clark, I know when somebody's following me." "I left the club, and you were around someplace." "On the street, in a doorway." "Someplace." "Because I feel these things, you know?" "Is this true?" "Yes." " I had a lot on my mind." " No, no." "You don't have to explain." "This..." "You know." " Looks like you're ready for bed." " Soon." "Clark, want me to read you a bedtime story?" "Sir?" "Tina used to love..." "Curious George the monkey." "Every night I told her a different story." "Curious George goes there." "Yeah, she knew them all by heart." "I think that my real father used to read me those." "Who was the guy who used to take care of Curious George?" "His keeper." "Oh, yeah." "You mean the Man in the Yellow Hat?" "The Man with the Yellow Hat." "Jesus." "Is this..." "Is this your real dad?" "Uh-huh." "And that's me when I was three." "I was six when he died." "Motorcycle accident." "What kind of business was he in?" "He was a poet." "He taught English at the Putney School." "You know any of his poems?" "A few of them." " Could you tell me one?" " One of his poems?" "Yeah." "I mean, just tell me a little short one." "There's one that I like called A Doorway on Boylston Street."" "You know, in Boston?" "Well, it's..." "It's been a while since I did it out loud." "All right." ""There's a certain doorway on Boylston Street..." "That I passed by on foot..." "Suited and shod." "One of many, each Tuesday..." "Toward lunch with a certain woman..." "Regarded each Tuesday..." "By the perfect turning gaze... of a white Persian..." "Regarding me, love-bound..." "Sped by desire..." "And returning to the certainty of his fur."" "This is the cat in the doorway?" "Yeah." "The certainty of his fur."" "You liked it?" "I like it very much." "Very much." "I like..." "I like especially the fact that you remember his poem." "Well, you know... that's all I wanted to say, really." "And if there's... anything you have to tell me... I..." "I know that you will." "Yes." "You know, Clark, you told me before... that you wanted to quit your job... and if that's what you want, it's all right." "I'm gonna miss you." "But..." "It's all right." "Get a good sleep." "Well, good night." "So this is college." "I didn't miss nothing." "There's a plane waiting to take us to Miami in an hour." "Don't make a big thing about it." "I know it was you, Fredo." "You broke my heart." "You broke my heart." ""It was you, Fredo." A moment of epiphany." "Michael Corleone kisses his brother full on the lips." "An astonishing image, at once suggestive of love, inversion, power." "And in this world of duplicity and corruption... is there anything finally more important than loyalty?" " No." " To friends?" "To family?" "And who deserves our loyalty?" "Yeah?" "Sir, I just need Clark Kellogg for a second." "Oh, you just need Clark Kellogg for a second?" "And why, may I ask, is it so urgent that you see Mr. Kellogg?" "I'm Carmine Sabatini's daughter Tina." "Jimmy the Toucan?" "Nobody really calls him that." "Clark?" "Just one second, I swear." "Up, up, Mr. Kellogg." "I'll be right back." "No hurry, Mr. Kellogg." "I'm really quite impressed." "Jimmy the Toucan?" "Yes, he's quite a remarkable person." "Yes, I'm sure he is." "Can I meet him?" "I'd say that's a long shot." "My father thinks that Clark is an A" student." "Yes, he's a very fine young man." " An "A" student." " Yes, absolutely." "A-plus." "Have a wonderful time." "Give my best to your dad." "Jimmy the Toucan!" "Are you out of your skull, threatening Fleeber?" " Hey!" "I was helping you." " I don't need your help here." " Fine." "So I wont." " Fine." "Where are we going anyway?" "Huh?" "Vic waved." "That's nice." "Everybody skate." "Come on." "Sir, we have to talk." "Pull them off." "We got to talk?" "Yes, yes, we do." "I have important things to bring up." " Do you have the clothes?" " They're in the locker room." "I want you to get the clothes and change... and then you'll drive us out." " Pull them off." " Drive us out where?" "We're going to the Gourmet Club." "This is Friday." "Sir, I have to talk to you first." "We gotta go." "We'll talk in the car." " You promise?" " Every word I say... by definition, is a promise." "Come on." "The idea of driving a Porsche had always been appealing to me until now." " Do you ever read Newsweek?" " Sometimes." "I'm very, very worried about this ozone business." "I'm really very concerned." "Sir, I have to talk to you." "Yeah, I know you do." "You wanted to talk to me last night but couldn't do it." "I knew it'd take about a day." "There's federal officers after me." "Did you get their names?" "Greenwald and Simpson." "They said they'd put me in jail for two years... unless I led them to the Gourmet Club." "No." "They're not gonna send you to jail." " They're not?" " They're gonna blow your brains out." "I just want to say you gentlemen have done an outstanding job." "Thank you." "We appreciate it." "These two guys work for the Bonelli family... and they work out of South Amboy." " Not for the government?" " They work for the government... but they're on the take from the Bonellis." "Staggering, isn't it, Clark?" "The corruption." "Yeah, the corruption is..." "Look at him, driving around with mobsters." "A college kid." "Very upsetting." "So these guys are after you... for the Bonellis... and they just used me, and once they get you..." "They're gonna hit you." "Oh, my God." "This is terrible." "That's the way it's done." "I'm sorry I got you into this mess, but... you're in it, and we'll get you out of it." "My God." "He had a way out of this:" "A high-risk plan designed to entrap Greenwald and Simpson... and get him out of the endangered species racket forever." "Hint:" "It involved using me and the lizard as bait." "This was to be the final dinner... of the fabulous Gourmet Club." "Tequila!" "Ladies and gentlemen... your cohost for this evening, Mr. Carmine Sabatini." "With Carmine are his beautiful daughter, Tina... and her fiancé, Mr. Clark Kellogg... from the great state of Montana." "Let's have a nice Gourmet Club welcome... for Carmine and the happy couple." "Tequila!" "Want to hand me that, please?" "Ladies and gentlemen." "This is the moment we've all been waiting for." "The moment that makes the Gourmet Club... the special place that it is." "Our main course, served for the very last time... on this our planet Earth:" "Your Komodo dragon." "Oh, there he is" "Your Komodo dragon" "Yes, there he is" "One of eight" "With so many species" "He took the town by storm" "With his continental taste and charm" "Go into this cornfield." "It's deserted." "Moments from the end he is" "Your Komodo dragon" "Good." "I'll take a Rob Roy with a twist." "Diet Coke." "Did my uncle bring you up to date?" "Yeah." "We're all going to be killed by Greenwald and Simpson." "They're part of the Bonelli family out of South Amboy." "That's stretching a little." "There's a chance we'll all be killed." "It's not like a lock." "The thing to do is to get you adequately prepared." " It's an Italian passport." " Open it up." "Is that a piece of work or what?" "What is this?" "Rodolfo Lasparri?"" "Clark, I gotta tell you." "The odds are good we'll be on a plane to Palermo, Sicily... tonight at midnight, if we're still walking." "I don't want to go to Palermo, Sicily!" " Have you ever been there?" " No, of course not!" "Then you can't make an informed judgment, Rodolfo." "I'm not going!" "I can't take it anymore!" "I don't want to spend the rest of my life hiding!" " I want this resolved already!" " You do?" "Yes!" "Why are you smiling?" "Because as usual, my uncle Carmine was right." "You're ready." "You're ready for Freddy." "What does this mean, ready for Freddy"?" "It means it's show time." "In two minutes you go outside and signal the Feds." "What the hell is that for?" "Fish and Wildlife does not mean we're social workers, Mr. Armstrong." "Ladies and gentlemen, your cohost for this evening..." "Mr. Larry London!" "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "This is a very special evening for all of us... for tonight you will eat... one of only eight Komodo dragons... left in the entire world." "Which is why it has been priced... at, uh, $350,000 a plate, service included!" "Thank you for paying in advance." "Without these monies..." "Smells good." "I want you to take half of it... and put the rest in the steamer." " Right." " Go ahead." "I think he wants you to help him with the dragon." "Okay." "Good luck." "Not that you'll need it." "Everybody has such confidence." "Well, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more" "No, I ain't gonna work" "On Maggie's farm no more" "Well, I wake up in the morning" "Fold my hands and pray for rain" "Got a head full of ideas and they're driving me insane" "The kid is signaling us." " You sure?" " Absolutely." "My heart was pounding as I crossed the dance floor." "In a few minutes I would be free or dead... or Rodolfo Lasparri of Palermo, Sicily." "It was all up to me now." "The show was about to begin." "The lizard looked even more nervous than I was." "We were in the same boat." "All right." "Everybody out." "Get out." "Give me that dragon!" "Freeze!" "Department of Justice, Division of Fish and Wildlife!" "Carmine Sabatini and Hans Kurt Schlegel, you're under arrest." " What's the charge?" " Illegal importation... and attempted slaughter of Varanus komodoensis." "Also known as the Komodo dragon." "It's over, old man." " You betrayed me." " No!" "Yeah, you betrayed me." "Stand back!" "Drop it, or I'll blow your nose off." "Sir!" " How could you do this?" " Sir, you're wrong!" "Sir..." "Don't." " Sir!" " Oh, kid." " Sir!" " Oh, God." "Carmine." "I had no choice." " You all saw that." " You had no choice." "It was fate." "No matter how you're feeling, kid, you're a hero." " I'm numb." " Cigarette?" "Oh, yeah." "I'd love one." "I had real feelings for him." "I'm sure you did." "A technical matter..." "the money." "We need it for evidence." "Yeah, it's over there in the large tureen." "Good work, kid." "We gotta go impound the evidence." "Job well done." "Everybody, wait here." " Congratulations." " Come on." "I guess we should go." "I'm not going anywhere." " Son." " Don't call me son." " I had no choice." " You had a choice... not to turn me in." " If it was your son..." " If it was my son..." "I would have treated him like he was my son." "If he was my stepson, I would treat him like my son." " Clark, that animal..." " Dwight, good night." "Tell Mom I'll call her tomorrow." "Good night." "FBI, gentlemen." "Charles Greenwald, Lloyd Simpson... you're under arrest... for violating your oath of office, conspiracy to commit fraud... extortion, violation of the Rico Act." "Put the cuffs on these people." "The old man set us up." "Sabatini?" " With the kid!" " Watch the corn, gentlemen." "I'm getting too old for this nonsense." "We done?" "We're done." " How you doing?" " I'm a wreck." "Sorry to interrupt, but they're getting restless." "All right." "Let's go." "Hans, what are we serving our guests for dinner?" "Hawaiian tiger fish, mixed with... smoked turkey from Virginia." "Smoked turkey?" "This whole thing's been a scam?" " This gourmet thing?" " This is an ugly word, "scam."" "This is business." "In business, this is what you do." "350,000 for smoked turkey." "But they were having a great time on this last night of the Gourmet Club." "Dwight was on a bus to Vermont." "Greenwald and Simpson were on their way to jail." "And the animals were en route to the Bronx Zoo... to be housed in the new Sabatini Endangered Species Wing." "Carmine was a philanthropist now." "And me?" "I was just a student." "Mona Lisa" "Mona Lisa Men have named you..." "You're so like the lady" "With a mystic smile" "If you'd known, you wouldn't have done any of it." " Of course not." " That's why we never told you." "So he knew all along that Dwight was my stepfather... and that he'd call those Fish and Wildlife guys?" "Of course." "He's like a genius." "Or is this your way" "To hide a broken heart" "Good night, Liebschen." "You have always been my great love." "Now I can say it since I'm leaving." "Fantastic job, young man!" "Great!" "We're gonna go hit some clubs." "Nice working with you." "Take it easy." "The show's over." "So marriage is..." "Please." " Good." "Not that I was..." " I know." "I'll tell you one thing I'd really like." "What's that?" "I'd like to spend the night with you in your dorm room." " Really?" " Yes, very much." "I would love that." "Get to know each other under calmer circumstances." "Many dreams have been brought" "To your doorstep" "They just lie there" "And they die there" "Are you warm Are you real" "Mona Lisa" "Or just a cold and lonely" "Lovely work of art" "I'll go help Vic." "Well." "It's all over now." " You can go back to Vermont." " You remember where I'm from." "I always knew." "I'm sorry you had to go through all this nonsense... but it turned out for the good." "Sure." "It was just..." "You know..." "It just was." "I'm gonna tell you something." "You were brave in there." " I was proud of you." " Thank you." "Anyway..." "I hope you have a good life." "You know, I..." "I meant everything I told you, Clark." "Good night, boss." "What's the matter with you?" "You're turning out to be a bum." "Come on." "Come on." "If it weren't for me, you could've been a handbag." "Sir." "He don't want to walk." "Yeah, well, they don't really walk." "Yeah, he's..." "Let me get him." "I can pick him up." "Let me help you." "I got him." " You got him?" " There we go." "I got him." "I forgot to tell you something." "When you finish film school, I'd like to call you." "Because I know a lot of people in Hollywood." " Oh, really?" " I could kick some doors open for you." " Give you a couple of opportunities." " Oh, no." "I-I-I don't know." "I don't think that's necessary." "It's easy for me." "I'll just make a phone call." "Make it easy for you."