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Man: This is the story
about my father
and the summer we spent
together many years ago.
lt was the summer
that changed my Iife.
♪ Your Iove is fading ♪
♪ I feeI it fade ♪
♪ Your Iove is fading ♪
♪ Woman, I feeI it fade ♪
♪ Ah-hh, woman ♪
♪ Woman, your touch,
your touch has gone coId ♪
♪ It's as if someone eIse
controIs your very souI ♪
♪ I fooIed myseIf ♪
♪ Long as I can ♪
♪ Can feeI the presence ♪
♪ Of another man ♪
♪ It's there when
you speak my name ♪
♪ It's just not the same ♪
♪ Ooh, babe ♪
♪ I'm Iosing you ♪
♪ It's in the air ♪
♪ It's there everywhere ♪
♪ Baby, baby, babe ♪
♪ I'm Iosing you. ♪
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Thanks to the upper wind.
The upper wind pattern right now
is warmer through
the middIe part of the country,
and by the weekend it'II continue
to add this buIge of high pressure
right through the midsection
of the U.S.
That'II keep the warm air
coming from the west.
Our temperature's above normaI
probabIy through
the beginning of next week.
Coming to bed?
In a minute.
Are you crying?
No.
Babe.
You're crying.
- This weather make you sad?
- ( laughs )
I don't know what it is.
Everything just
makes me cry IateIy.
- Maybe I have high bIood pressure.
- ( Iaughs )
I don't think you have
high blood pressure.
Driving down the street today,
I see this guy
buying his IittIe boy
a snow cone,
you know,
from the back of a truck
and I start bIubbering Iike a baby.
I had to puII over.
Maybe you're thinking
about your son.
I mean, he's graduating
high school tomorrow.
It's not Iike he's going off
to war.
No, but he's getting
to that age.
It's an adjustment.
I'II say.
You've been a great dad
to him, AI.
And you aIways wiII be.
I have an idea.
Why don't I come over
next weekend
and I can cook dinner
for the three of us
and get to finaIIy meet
the Iegendary Freddy KIein?
Yeah, maybe.
"Yeah, maybe"?
What am I doing wrong here?
You're not doing anything wrong.
Then why can't we be together?
l mean, really together?
Linda, you are--
come on, don't do that.
- Don't do this.
- ( phone ringing )
Who the heII is caIIing
at this time of night?
Oh, I wonder.
- Hello.
- Man: Hey, AI.
We have a IittIe situation
here at the Iot.
What are you doing at the Iot?
Man: My TV crashed.
I wanted to catch the game.
Anyway,
there's a young man here--
what's your name?
- Jason.
- Jason what?
- Sanders.
- His name is Jason Sanders.
Any reIation to PhiI Sanders
at B of A?
No.
Jason here tried to boost
the siIver Mustang
we traded in Iast month.
LuckiIy, I was here to catch
his felonious ***.
- Did you caII the cops?
- No, I did not caII the poIice.
I wanted to taIk to you first.
- WeII, what do you think?
- I don't know yet.
What?
WeII, no, I don't Iike the fact
this keeps happening
any more than you do.
Yes, he is trespassing.
What, you mean
Iike in the Ieg?
Mister, Iet's not
get crazy here.
Okay? Come on.
I'II do anything
to make this right, I promise.
He says he'II do anything
to make it right.
I'II be right down.
Get in the back,
Pretty Boy FIoyd.
You make me nervous.
LiIy Munster: We think that Herman's
been washed out to sea.
Grandpa Munster:
So what's the probIem?
Ash, we've got
to fix that cIock.
( laughing )
This is cIassic.
Am I interrupting anything?
Yeah, Herman's getting
the *** beat out of him tonight.
What's with the gun?
Good, isn't it?
lt looks real.
Oh, thank God.
( Iaughs )
I know you.
You were here the other day
with your friends.
- Yeah.
- AI: He was driving a BMW.
What are you doing
trying to steaI a car from us?
Mister, l wasn't going
to keep the car, okay?
I swear. I was just going to drive it
around for a coupIe hours.
Why?
My friends dared me to do it.
This whoIe thing was just a goof.
It's a "goof."
My son goofed like that,
I'd put my foot up his ***.
You ever been
to prison, Jason?
No.
( sighs )
Let me see your waIIet.
I don't have any money.
- CaII the poIice.
- Okay, here you go.
Who is Dr. WiIIiam Sanders?
It's my father.
Mr. Martini, caII in
a $6,500 approvaI
whiIe I do
Mr. Sanders' paperwork.
I'm sorry, what?
6,500?
That's a very good price.
You know, I got a soft spot
for troubIed youths.
You guys can't do this.
This is my father's credit card.
I'm not aIIowed to use it
except for emergencies.
Mr. Sanders, if you do not
consider grand theft auto
an emergency,
then you Iive one wiId Iife.
This is gonna bring you and your
father much closer together.
It reaIIy wiII, trust me.
Yeah, l'd like
an authorization, pIease.
I'm sorry, what exactIy
are you guys doing?
SeIIing you a car.
( cIicks )
That exhaust system
under warranty?
Not that I'm aware of.
What time we got to be
at graduation tomorrow?
Noon.
ShouId I wear a sport coat?
Suit? What should l wear?
What is it with--
I got to dress you now?
Wear whatever you want.
AI, you know what I reaIized
about you after aII these years?
You got a Iousy disposition.
Let's go to Casa Rio,
grab a drink.
Good night, Ash.
It's Iadies' night.
Good saIe.
Yes, it was.
( chatting )
Why did they want him to sIeep
outside in a tent?
This I do not understand.
It's stupid.
Pete. Pete.
They're Scouts.
That's what Boy Scouts do,
they go camping.
Why? There's no bathroom.
There's snakes over there.
Costas, hey.
Give him the doImade,
don't give him the spanakopita.
Come on.
Hey, come on, guys.
Let's go, chop chop.
We got peopIe waiting
to get to work here.
I Iike your pocket thingy.
Oh, weII, thank you. Yes.
lt's what l like to call
the "finishing touch."
Just got this one in.
Less than 30,000 miIes on it.
Mint condition.
New paint job.
If you have any questions,
don't be afraid to ask.
My name is AI.
I'm one of the owners.
You deaI with me directIy.
Yes, they do.
( Iaughs )
- ( ringing )
- He's not eating, Mother.
There's something
wrong with him.
No, I don't want to wait
untiI the weekend.
I can't.
WiII you pIease just take him
to the vet this afternoon?
Emergency.
Yes, I wiII reimburse you.
l know l still owe you
for the marshmaIIows.
- Diamond Motors.
- I've got to go.
I'm so sorry about that,
Mr. Martini.
Oh, I made those cookies
for you and Mr. KIein.
And they're sugar-free.
Did you process the paperwork
I put on your desk Iast night?
Oh, you Ieft paperwork?
Yeah.
The Mustang?
We soId it Iast night.
I didn't see anything.
It's-- it'd be right here.
I don't use my in-box.
l'm afraid l would
reIy on it too much.
Just process the car, GaiI.
- Okay.
- Thanks.
- Mr. Martini.
- Yeah?
Do you think that I might be abIe
to leave a little bit early today
because I think my cat
might be dying?
No.
( speaking foreign Ianguage )
♪ Oogum, oogum,
boogum, boogum ♪
♪ Boogum, now, baby,
you're casting your speII on me... ♪
- May I sit in, pIease?
- By aII means.
Al, Al, hey.
What are you doing?
Showing these nice peopIe a car.
No, no, no. I got someone
coming by this afternoon to buy it.
Who?
It's a doctor from BeverIy HiIIs.
He wants it for his kid.
l'm sorry, folks.
I can't seII you the car.
Why not?
Did this doctor
Ieave a deposit?
No.
WeII, did he sign anything?
- AI, he reaIIy wants the car.
- Ash.
- I...
- I...
- Come on.
- Hey, I'm sorry.
A IittIe oiI wiII fix that right up.
That's nothing.
SIide on in there.
( grunting )
( horn honks )
Woman:
Can I start the engine, pIease?
- I'm sorry?
- Can I start the engine?
Yes, by aII means.
There you go.
( engine sputtering )
May I?
- ( engine sputtering )
- This is nothing.
It's just a Ioose wire.
Excuse me.
( whistIes )
BarIow!
I'm gonna have my mechanic
take a Iook at it
and I guarantee you
he's gonna fix this up
in about two minutes' time.
BarIow, I think we have a IittIe
ignition issue here.
Can you take a Iook?
It'II just take a second, foIks.
I thought you toId me this car
was ready to roII.
( exhaIes )
( softly )
BarIow...
have you been drinking?
Yes, Mr. KIein, I have.
It's 10:00 in the morning.
What's going on?
I come to my house Iast night
and my wife is not there.
She goes to her mother and she takes
my IittIe ManoIo with her.
She say I don't make her
happy no more.
Shh, okay.
Look, I understand
that you're upset.
But we can't do anything
about your wife at this moment.
- WouIdn't you agree with that?
- ( whining )
BarIow. BarIow.
You can't do this right now.
You've got to pull
yourseIf together.
BarIow, you can't--
Figured it out.
Just what I thought.
It's a Ioose wire.
We'II have it done in a second.
Listen to me.
Sometimes things break down.
Right?
It happens, right?
And we don't just sit around
and mope, we fix 'em.
You're a fixer.
Now if you can get
this car to run,
you can get your wife back.
You reaIIy think so?
I know so.
- Try it now.
- Try it now.
- ( engine starts )
- There we go.
Loose wire,
just Iike I thought.
- Cash?
- She reaches into her purse,
she puIIs out a stack
of hundys this thick.
Outstanding.
What'd we cIear on that car? A G?
A little less.
Had to throw in some fIoor mats,
which we're out of,
so call Jerry.
I'II caII Jerry.
So guess what I got the kid
for graduation.
I don't know.
A bond.
A bond?
Yeah, a bond.
A bond.
What?
Nothing. lt's terrific.
I'm sure he'II Iove it.
- What'd you get him?
- Just this.
Had it engraved.
It's nice.
Is that a RoIex?
No, it's not a RoIex.
Why you busting my stones?
Why you busting my stones?
Now I feeI bad about
buying the kid a bond.
Don't feeI bad about it.
I'm sure it'II mature when he's 80.
He'II be abIe to buy
medication with it.
A cane. New teeth.
Hey, cowboy, sIow down.
We got time.
I'm required to go to one
high schooI graduation in my Iife.
I am not going to be Iate.
Excuse me, miss.
Where's everyone going?
- The graduation's over.
- No, it's not.
- lt starts at noon.
- It started at 9:00.
- Al.
- What?
Come on.
I stiII can't beIieve she Iets
that wandering monkey
put his hands up her skirt.
AI, how are you?
- Hi, Chicky.
- Martini.
Where's Fred?
Where were you?
We were in the back.
Were you reaIIy here?
WouId I miss my onIy kid's
high school graduation?
We were here, Barb.
Wasn't it wonderfuI seeing him
get his dipIoma?
It was incredibIe.
WeII, I've got to get back
to the office, so...
I'm not rushing
out of here, Chick.
- lf you want to go, go.
- If you want to stay, we'II stay.
- So where's Fred?
- With his friends.
It's graduation.
StiII hustIing cars
out there in the VaIIey?
- Yeah, we're in Covina.
- Don't pIay his game, AI.
What game is that?
You're a Century City
stockbroker
biIking oId Iadies
out of their piggy bank money.
First of aII, I don't biIk anyone.
Second of all, l'm a venture
capitaIist, not a stockbroker.
- You're a stockbroker.
- AI.
- Chick: You're an idiot.
- Ash, shut up.
- Nice pinkie ring.
- Who are you?
- Who are you?
- There he is.
Hey!
Freddy:
Hey, you made it.
- Mr. Martini!
- Buddy boy!
Where were you guys?
I didn't see you anywhere.
- We were in the back.
- CongratuIations.
- Look at that.
- Oh, thank you, Martini.
WeII, Iet's open that Iater.
Give Mom a kiss.
Here you go, Fred.
CongratuIations.
It's from your mother and me.
- Whoa.
- It's a JuIian Jacquard.
- The finest watch in the worId.
- lt's unreal.
It's what a RoIex wants to be
when it grows up.
Huh?
Yeah.
Thanks, Mom.
WeII, it was Chick's idea.
I thought it was a IittIe much.
He deserves it.
He did great.
- You did great, Fred.
- Thanks.
Ash, can you take
a picture of the three of us?
Uh, which three?
- Freddy.
- Big smiIes, everybody.
Come on, Chicky, smiIe.
Don't act Iike you got
a pine cone up your ***.
- Just take the picture, aII right?
- There you go. There you go.
AI, wouId you Iike a photo?
Yeah, that'd be great.
- Hey, Martini. Get in here.
- What? What?
- You sure?
- Yeah, you in the middIe.
- What's this?
- Put that on.
Let me wear that.
AII right.
Hey, bud, you been Iaid yet?
- I think so.
- What does that mean?
- l don't know.
- Oh, you'II know.
SmiIe.
( camera shutter cIicks )
( peopIe chatting )
( sizzIing )
Avi MendeIson,
how are you?
Irv:
Oh, our mistake.
A shaygets who eats creamed herring.
What's the world coming to?
That's what they feed them
on their farm.
Can you be Amish
and Jewish?
I don't know.
Anyway, judgment came up
on the TRW.
Lou's not gonna do the deal
unIess he can sIice 20% off the top.
- He's nuts.
- What'd you do?
He's the onIy game in town.
I took the deaI.
You have a ***, right?
- She's at her mother's.
- Nice.
Hey, Martini.
What's with quiet boy over here?
I'm fine.
( men Iaughing )
Cheeseburger to go, pIease.
- Go shtupp yourseIf, Lennie.
- With what?
I'II bring you a boIogna.
It might be big enough.
Throw some coIesIaw on that.
Waitress: BoIogna and coIesIaw
for the asshoIes.
( seaguII squawking,
wind chimes tinkIing )
( phone ringing )
- Hello.
- Hey, it's me.
Freddy's not back yet, AI.
Yeah, I'm not Iooking
for Freddy.
Is everything aII right?
You sure looked
pretty today, Barb.
Thank you, AI.
Let's have dinner tonight.
Mr. KIein,
I am Mrs. Barnett.
Come on, come on.
We'II go downtown.
I'II break out my siIk shirt.
You put on your high heeIs.
We'II have a great time.
WeII, that's a heII of an offer,
but Chick reaIIy hates it
when I date.
( Iaughs )
It's not a date. Come on.
My son just graduated high schooI.
As concerned parents,
we need to taIk about his future.
( phone ringing )
My other Iine is ringing.
- Let it ring.
- I have to go.
lf it's important,
they'II caII back.
Barbara: Why are you doing this
to me?
Why did you caII, AI?
Does Chick stiII teII you
how pretty you look?
l'm sorry, Barb.
I shouIdn't have caIIed.
It was dumb of me to--
( beeps )
Freddy?
Freddy.
- Hey, Dad.
- The graduate.
Hey, I'm gIad you're here.
What's up?
I wanted to taIk to you
about something.
- Anything wrong?
- Uh...
( sighs )
I don't want to go
to CaI PoIy.
Okay.
Where do you want to go?
I want to work at the car Iot.
And do what?
Are you gonna foIIow BarIow
around with a wrench?
I want to be a saIesman.
Okay, I'm Iistening.
Didn't you aIways teII me
that what you need to get by
in this world
you don't Iearn from a book?
I did.
WeII, I'm sick of schooI.
I want to Iive in the reaI worId.
Don't they Iike coIIege degrees
in the reaI worId?
Not aIways.
It depends on what you do.
- Is that a fact?
- Mm-hmm.
You taIk to your mother
about this?
I wanted to taIk
to you first.
( sighs )
So? What do you think?
I think I'm gonna
make you a sandwich.
I'm serious, Dad.
I guess I just aIways assumed
that you wouId to go coIIege
and do something a whoIe Iot bigger
and better than what l did.
I thought you did great, Dad.
I'd be proud if I grew up
to be like you.
I was thinking
maybe l could
move in with you.
We couId make up
for a Iot of Iost time.
WeII, Iook.
Even if I do say yes,
your mom's not gonna
go along with this.
I mean, she hates--
with the white-hot intensity
of a thousand suns--
hates what I do for a Iiving.
I don't care.
This is what
I want to do, okay?
I'm gonna teII her tonight
if you say yes.
Come on, Dad.
One IittIe yes
is all it takes.
( sighs )
( phone ringing )
Yeah?
If you think that I'm going to Iet
our son throw away his Iife
to become a peddIer,
weII, it's not gonna happen, AI.
- Barb.
- Chick, here, you taIk to him.
I don't want to taIk to Chick.
Oh, pIease don't put me
in the middle of--
AI, if the kid wants a job,
he can come and work for me.
- That's not the point.
- BIow it out your ***, Chick.
( diaI tone hums )
What?
He wants me to bIow it
out my ***.
( keypad beeps )
Barb, it's not a good idea.
( phone rings )
Barbara:
Been here for 16 years, AI.
You might want to unpack
some of this stuff.
What are you taIking about?
That's the high quaIity gifts
we give away
every time you buy a used car
from Diamond Motors.
- Very nice.
- How wouId you Iike a four-pIy mop?
I'm good.
StiII angry?
Just tired.
Yeah?
l may have been
a IittIe upset Iast night.
Yeah.
Look, just so you know,
I didn't say yea or boo to him.
l said it's his life
and whatever he wanted to do,
it's fine, he just had
to have your support.
Come on.
Buy an oId nag some breakfast.
Sure, where's the oId nag?
AIways said it. You're the best
saIesman in town, KIein.
I never heard you say that.
Barbara:
Thanks.
Soup today
is the spiced pumpkin.
Barbara:
Thank you.
How'd you find this pIace?
The food's good, AI.
You'll like it.
Guess my worId's
pretty smaII, isn't it?
WeII, there is Iife beyond the deIi
if you ever care to venture out.
Ready to order?
Yes, I'II have the cafe Iatte
and an aImond croissant.
Waiter:
And for you, sir?
These are eggs?
Yes, they're baked in anisette
with a very Iight
tomato puree on top.
Ah.
Okay, I'II have the eggs.
But instead of baking them,
just scrambIe them up.
Nothing on top.
Rye toast. Cup of coffee.
Sure. Okay.
- I Iike this pIace.
- I'm gIad.
What are we gonna do
about our son, AI?
Meaning what?
Don't get defensive.
I didn't come here to fight with you.
I'm not defensive.
l'm listening.
I just feeI...
it's important at this point--
I mean, he's stiII a teenager--
It's important to steer him
cIear of disaster if possibIe.
And by disaster you mean
working with his father?
No, Iook, I think it wouId be great
if he came to work with you.
ln the summer or during
Christmas vacation, but...
I want him to go to coIIege.
lt's important.
Don't you want that, too?
I want you to know
it means a Iot to me that we can
sit down and taIk Iike this
without raised voices.
It means that we do have
Freddy's best interests at heart.
But we aIso both know
that I stiII have feeIings for you
and l get the sense that you're
trying to take advantage of that.
- I don't Iike it.
- Oh, Jesus, AI.
What is not
in our son's best interest
is for him to throw away
his education to hustIe used cars.
"HustIe." Did you rehearse
that one with Chick?
It's got his ring to it.
If I were you,
I wouId Ieave Chick out of this.
Gladly. Look, the kid
doesn't want to go to coIIege.
What are we supposed to do,
force him?
No, but I'm certainIy
not going to make it easy for him
by giving him free room
and board and a dead-end job.
I see these kids
who go to coIIege.
They smoke dope,
they drink beer,
they screw each other
for four years on their parents' dime.
You want to talk
about having it easy.
- That is not Freddy.
- I know, he wants to work.
That's good.
I'm sure God is just having
one big oId beIIy Iaugh right now.
I did everything that I couId
to make sure he had
stabiIity in his Iife.
And what does he do?
Decides to become a car saIesman.
That's-- that's just perfect.
Look, Barb, 18-year-oIds
decide a lot of things.
It's up for review
every other day.
If he ends up Iike you, AI,
I wiII hang myseIf.
I reaIIy wiII.
No offense.
But peopIe care about what they
put into their bodies, Pete.
It's not just me.
I think you'd get a whoIe Iot
more customers
if you had a wider variety
of things like legumes,
root vegetables,
stuff Iike that. Grain.
Keep that in mind, Pete.
Legumes and root vegetabIes.
Oh! No, I'm serious.
I think if you provided
a heaIthy option for peopIe,
it'd be really good
for your business.
Where you been?
Oh, eh.
Freddy doesn't want
to go to coIIege.
- WeII, who needs coIIege?
- You think?
Because he wants
to work here.
CouId be good for him, right?
ReaI-Iife experience,
stuff like that.
Sure.
What's the ex think?
Wow.
What do you think?
- Hey, as Iong as he earns.
- AbsoIuteIy.
- No handouts.
- I'm aII for it.
l love the kid,
you know that.
Okay.
You know what the best part is?
He's gonna live with me.
After aII these years.
lt's great, right?
That's super.
That's super, AI.
It is super.
Chick:
Thank you.
I cannot teII you
how disappointed I am.
- I cannot teII you.
- WeII, then don't.
- Watch your mouth, son.
- l'm not your son.
Barbara:
Listen to me, Freddy.
You don't get these years back.
Being 18, going to coIIege,
having no responsibiIities--
it's a great time in your Iife.
Yeah, I can't wait.
Yeah, dipshit fraternity guys.
Football games. Rah, rah.
Can't wait, Mom.
It's gonna be fun.
Chick:
Just out of curiosity, Fred,
what's it gonna be like
working at a used car Iot?
I'm gonna Iearn
how to sell.
From your dad?
That's right.
Hmm.
( chuckIes )
AIberta, this meat's
a little rare.
AIberta:
Sorry, Mr. Barnett.
Just put it back on the griII
forjust a minute.
Yes, sir.
Take a Iook around, Fred.
This house, the things in it.
The view of the ocean.
Pretty nice, isn't it?
Barbara:
Chick.
What? He's old enough
to handIe some straight taIk.
If he isn't,
he needs to Iearn.
How about your dad?
Does he have
any of these things?
lf l'm not mistaken,
he's stiII Iiving in a shoe box
out there in the VaIIey, right?
Pretty pathetic for a man
his age, don't you think?
Barbara:
He did not mean that.
l promise you
he did not mean that.
I'II never understand why you
traded in Dad for this jerk.
l don't care how many
nice things he buys you.
( knocks )
♪ HeIIo, sunshine ♪
♪ It's been a Iong ♪
♪ A Iong time ♪
♪ To see your face ♪
♪ I feeI so hopefuI. ♪
What is that?
lt's a Chevy lmpala
with a 350 smaII bIock.
Wrong.
- Does it have a smaIIer engine?
- No, it's a 350.
- lt's definitely an lmpala.
- Then why are you wrong?
I don't know.
Come on, buddy boy.
What is that?
It's a car.
I don't know
what you want me to say.
Yeah, it's a car,
but what eIse is it?
- What eIse?
- That's a story.
lt's got four doors.
It's great for carpooIs.
2,000 pounds of metaI
surrounding you.
- Very safe for the IittIe ones.
- Yeah.
- lt's made in America.
- "Buy this car, be a patriot."
- It's made in Japan.
- "More *** for your buck."
Okay, aII right.
l get it.
So teII us, what is it?
lt's a place to take your girl
if you Iive with your parents.
Put a IittIe "tuck and roII"
under her ***.
We are not selling
vaIves and pistons.
We're seIIing a better Iife.
You buy this car,
you get Iaid.
- You get respect.
- At a price you can afford.
But what if I can't afford it?
Sir, I'm gIad you asked me that.
With no money down, you can
drive this car off the lot today.
No money down?
You don't pay a penny
until January.
Wow. I'II take it.
You getting this, kid?
I think so.
Ash:
AI...?
- I Iike it.
- Freddy: Huh? Like what?
What are we Iiking here?
What's going on?
That one's not for you there, amigo.
You can't afford that one.
Keep going.
- Freddy: Going?
- Keep going.
Going where?
Where's he going?
- What's happening?
- SettIe.
- Ash: There you go.
- Al: There you are.
Park Avenue Buick.
That's the car for you.
Where's Martini going?
You have to be able to size up
a customer in the first 10 seconds.
- How do you do that?
- From the outside in.
What's he wearing?
- Freddy: He's got brown pants.
- Al: With stains on them.
He's a sIob.
What eIse?
T-shirt, tennis shoes.
- ProbabIy got hoIes in them.
- What is that in your ear?
Not a big spender, is he?
AI, when's the Iast time
he took a shower?
A shower?
Wait, what?
- Tuesday.
- How wouId you know that?
'Cause Tuesday's the first
of the month.
That's when government
checks come out.
This guy cIearIy doesn't have a job.
He's gaming the system.
Showered, got dressed,
took the check to the bank,
cashed it and went down
to the two-four poker tabIes
in Gardena where
he has been ever since.
Might even have made
a few bucks.
I agree. That's probabIy why
he's in the market for a car.
He sold his last one
to pay off his gambIing debts.
This yutz couIdn't get credit
from his mother.
StrictIy a cash deaI.
- What are you doing?
- What? I can't hear you.
- What is happening right now?
- You're buying a car.
- l'm buying a car?
- You're buying this car.
Freddy:
What?
Yeah, this one's got
the fueI-injected 3.8.
I'm just Iooking, paI.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, what'd you say?
I said I'm just Iooking.
You just Iook aII you want.
New headers.
New gauges.
New air shocks.
This baby's cIean.
- She have a warranty?
- l'm sorry, what?
Warranty. Does this vehicIe
have a warranty?
Oh, weII, you can buy one.
But it's a Buick Park Avenue.
A warhorse.
ComfortabIe, huh?
- How much?
- I'm sorry. Say again.
How much?
What's the price of this vehicIe?
Oh, you know, I don't even know
what he's got it marked at.
AI! How much
for the Park Avenue?
4,200.
2,200.
So, just to be cIear,
$2,200 gets me this car?
I don't know.
Make me an offer, we'II see.
2,200?
Great. Let's go write it up.
You know what? Do you mind if we
just bypass aII that risk business?
I was kind of hoping I couId
just give you the cash
and you give me the pinks
and l could just take off.
You know, I'm just kind of
in a rush, so...
WeII, we usuaIIy Iike to cIean
the cars up for the customer.
Not even necessary.
- No?
- No.
You got a deaI.
Let's make a deaI.
Our cost on that car
was 900 bucks.
Is that even IegaI?
What do you mean IegaI?
lt's what we do.
He got himseIf a good car,
we made a profit.
Everybody's happy.
What you reading?
A car magazine.
l'm just trying to get
a feeI for everything.
What kind of feeI?
WeII, I'm just worried,
you know, like,
what if a customer asks me
a question about the car
I can't answer?
So you ask BarIow.
I hope I can do this.
Trust me, you can.
It's not brain surgery.
You just smaII taIk the customer.
You get him to Iike you.
You ask about their kids,
their favorite sports team.
You know, I watched you
and Martini out there.
The stuff you come up with,
it's Iike you're speaking
a foreign Ianguage.
We've been doing it
a long time.
lt's more than that.
You guys are Iike geniuses.
Trust me, we're not.
We're hungry.
We cIose deaIs
or we don't eat.
Coming to bed?
Yeah.
- Hey, Dad.
- Mm-hmm?
Where'd you get
aII these paintings?
Friend of mine
heIped me pick them out.
Hmm. Friend?
What's her name?
( chuckIes )
Linda.
When am I gonna meet
your "friend" Linda?
Mmm.
Good night.
Hey, Dad.
Why'd you and Mom
get divorced?
Any time l ask her, she always
pretends she doesn't hear me.
Maybe you shouId
stop asking her.
Come on, Dad.
I'm 18 years oId.
I can handIe it.
I was the onIy kid
in my schooI
that didn't know why
their parents spIit up.
( sighs )
Sit down.
Um...
Okay.
After your mom
and I got married,
Martini and I bought
Diamond Motors.
The first few years
were pretty tough.
I mean, there wouId be days,
sometimes weeks where
we wouIdn't even seII a singIe car.
And that made your mom
very nervous
not knowing when the next
dollar was coming in
or even if there was
a next dollar.
It's the Iife of a saIesman,
you know?
It's not for everybody.
( sighs )
Anyway, you were born.
Happiest day of my Iife.
And, you know,
things were just reaIIy bad.
And so your mom had to...
go out
and get a part-time job.
Mom worked?
Come on, teII me.
So she got hired
as a personaI assistant
to a man named Chick Barnett.
Whoa.
And it didn't take him Iong
to fall in love with her.
She was a very
beautifuI woman.
She still is
a very beautifuI woman.
She had an affair?
- And chose Chick?
- No.
Listen to me.
She chose you.
Your mom,
she needed security.
She needed stabiIity
and that was just something
that Chick was abIe
to provide for her
at a time when I couIdn't.
So she was able
to stay home with you.
She was abIe to take care of you,
send you to the best schooIs.
How can you defend her
after what she did to you?
Look, I'm not defending her,
but she raised you right
and so I cut her some sIack.
I mean, come on,
look at you.
You're a masterpiece.
Dad, it's not funny.
It's messed up.
I'm just saying
it's not aII her fauIt.
How is it not her fauIt?
She had an affair, Dad.
Sometimes Iife
is compIicated, Freddy,
and they're not good guys
and bad guys.
It just is what it is.
Hmm.
You mean sometimes ***.
Yeah.
Sometimes it's reaIIy ***.
Sometimes it's miracuIous.
I mean, Iook at us.
We're Iiving together.
Working together.
Who knew?
- You okay?
- Mm-hmm.
I Iove you.
( Freddy whispers )
Me, too.
- Good night.
- Night.
( speaking Spanish )
Morning, folks.
How we doing today?
- ( speaking Spanish )
- Hi.
( whistIes )
Me IIamo AI.
- ( speaking Spanish )
- Hi.
CarIos?
Hi, Maria.
No habIo españoI.
( speaking broken Spanish )
BarIow!
CarIos, Maria. BarIow.
( speaking Spanish )
( music pIaying )
It's a cooI hat.
Do you have any chiIdren?
What the heII
are you taIking about?
Kids.
Well, l'm Freddy.
I'm around if you need me.
Just hoIIer at me.
CooI.
Hey, bro.
We buying a car?
That's a great shirt.
Hawaii, right?
I got one, too. I got it at the maII.
You get it at the mall?
l think this might be
a IittIe big for you two.
( giggIes )
You two are meant
for each other.
You Iike the car, huh?
Can I get your number?
Perfect.
Boy:
Papito!
Ma'am, if you buy
this car today,
I am going to throw in an 8x10
coIor gIossy of my partner AI
sitting by the pooI in a Speedo
at Caesar's PaIace.
And if you don't buy
this car today,
same photo, same Speedo,
of my good friend Ash.
And trust me,
you don't want that.
Same Speedo? ReaIIy?
This one just came in.
CIassic, huh?
You hungry?
We got the griII going.
CooI.
Awesome.
( music continues )
( Iaughing )
( brakes squeaI )
WeII, what do you think?
I Iike it.
- I'm just not--
- Just not what?
I just don't think I'm ready
to buy this truck today.
Why not?
l just think l need
to think about it a IittIe more.
You know, that's probabIy
a good idea.
This is a big decision.
You shouldn't buy anything
unIess you're absoIuteIy ready.
Well, thank you
for your time, young man.
You're welcome, ma'am.
It was very nice meeting you.
It's too bad you're gonna
miss our offer, though.
( sighs )
What--
what offer is that?
We're giving away a free
George Foreman GriII
with every car we seII today.
What model?
BIack or pIatinum?
PIatinum, of course.
God.
( sighs )
Okay, okay, Iet's do it.
l'll go start up
the paperwork.
I did it. I did it.
l totally did it.
CongratuIations, punk.
You popped your cherry.
Freddy:
Whoo!
- One, two, three.
- Ooh!
Look at that stinky mess.
This is just to show you
that I don't care what you're doing.
- AII right.
- l'm in.
How's the shiksa?
The one who works here.
What's her name again?
- You mean GaiI?
- Yeah.
l don't know.
She's fine. Why?
You given her
the high hard one yet?
Have I given her the high hard--
what is "high hard one"?
- That mean banging her?
- Yes, it means banging her.
Why don't you ask
if I'm banging her?
EnIighten me.
I'm a poIite man.
Hey, hey!
It's the shtarker.
This one got pooped on.
ShouId I...
- Did you *** on that sign again?
- No, sonny.
- ShouId you what?
- Throw it out.
Throw it out? No.
You cIean it. It's bird ***.
Hey, kid, congratuIations.
Old man said
you made your first saIe.
- You're on your way, paI.
- Hey, yeah.
Just remember one thing.
PeopIe are ***.
That's words to Iive by.
Remember that.
- Remember that.
- Oh, that's wisdom.
The onIy job my son wants
is a ***.
Freddy wants a bIowjob, too.
Lennie, blow him.
- In a minute. In a minute.
- l'm out.
- Aw!
- In five.
See you, boys.
- Where you going?
- I'm gonna take the kid out.
- Where to?
- "Where to?"
- Casa Rio.
- Ho-ho!
Bring a rubber. You're gonna see a Iot
of low-mileage pit woofie tonight.
Kid, just remember
the five Fs--
find 'em, feeI 'em,
*** 'em, and forget 'em.
- You idiot.
- That's four.
- Find 'em, feeI 'em...
- That's four.
- Yeah, weII, what's the fifth?
- Finger 'em?
- Finger 'em.
- Yeah, I'II finger 'em.
I can't beIieve
you're friends with these guys.
- AI: How do you think I feeI?
- See you Iater.
- AII right, be good.
- l fold.
You forgot to roII that thing
over your ball sack.
You are a cIass act.
SeriousIy. That's good stuff.
ShouIdn't *** on that sign,
though, seriousIy.
( music pIaying )
♪ Listen ♪
♪ I want to teII y'aII something
y'all doing ♪
♪ But you just
don't know it, baby ♪
♪ You're doing it ♪
♪ Lord have mercy ♪
♪ Doing it, yeah ♪
♪ Doing it ♪
♪ Yes, you are... ♪
Yes, yes.
I see some future
Mrs. Martinis in here tonight.
Kid'II take a ginger aIe.
- Were you ever married, Martini?
- I was, yeah. Yeah.
I was 19.
A Iong time ago.
What happened?
WeII, there was this
cute IittIe Irish CathoIic girI
in FIint, Michigan.
Joanne McGrath.
Used to Iive with her foIks.
Her dad wouId get drunk
every night and try to kiII me.
- Why?
- I don't know.
It's an Irish thing.
They think everyone's
out to screw them.
They're a tough seII.
- Speaking of which...
- Ah, cheers.
...great sale today.
Hey, your dad's proud of you.
- So am I.
- I think I can do this.
Think you can?
You did it. You're a cIoser.
Yeah, baby.
So what happened
with the Irish Iass?
The Irish Iass, yeah.
WeII, she came home one night
and toId me she was in Iove
with another man.
- What?
- God.
God?
She became a medicaI missionary.
Went off to Pakistan.
- I think she's stiII there.
- So she's, Iike, a nun?
Me and Jesus,
the onIy two men
she ever wanted.
And I got there first.
- Ah, you're "B.C."
- Mmm.
( cheering on TV )
Announcer:
Two baIIs, two strikes.
Warner into the wind.
Up to bat he comes.
lt's up and away.
( TV off )
( keypad beeping )
- ( ringing )
- ( machine cIicks )
Recording: lt's Linda.
PIease Ieave a message after the beep.
- ( beeps )
- AI: Hey, Linda, it's me.
How are you, sweetie?
It's been a whiIe.
Just thinking about you.
Wanted to wish you
a happy birthday.
I know it's not untiI next month,
but why wait tiII the Iast minute?
So, okay. Bye.
She's just sitting there,
you know?
I don't know what's going on.
I think she's gonna back out, right?
Bam, she signs the contract,
hands me the check.
I give her keys. I swear to God,
Martini, it was Iike--
- 3:00.
- Hmm? What, this guy?
Not my 3:00.
Your 3:00.
Oh.
- Much better.
- Yeah. You ready?
Ready for what?
We're gonna go
talk to them.
They're a IittIe oId for me,
don't you think?
They're not a IittIe oId
for me.
- What if they don't Iike us?
- Their Ioss.
Freddy: ShouId I taIk first
or shouId you?
Ash:
Just foIIow my Iead.
Ladies, I just want
to let you know
that I'm a big, big fan.
Me, too. Whew.
Of?
This whoIe Iook--
the hair, the dress.
It's just...
stunning.
- ReaIIy?
- Yeah.
Wardrobe says a Iot
about a person.
And what does it say
about me?
I'm gonna teII you
in a second.
I'm Ash Martini.
This is young Frederick.
Fred's good.
Just caII me Fred.
Could we buy
you Iadies a drink?
Sure.
You okay there? Yeah?
You aII right there?
Yeah. Yeah.
Fred here
had a reaIIy rough day.
Yeah, he's a fireman.
Yeah, works for
the fire department.
And they just put out a big,
huge bIaze down in Long Beach.
- ReaIIy?
- Yeah.
Fred singIe-handedIy
rescued three--
- It was four. Yeah.
- Four?
There was a baby.
- You saved a baby's Iife?
- I was just doing my job.
Wow.
How Iong have you
been a fireman?
Oh, just over a year now.
You seem so young.
No, it's good genes, I guess.
He works out.
- Me, too.
- I can teII.
- Can you?
- Yes, I can.
( phone ringing )
HeIIo?
Mmm. Hi, AI.
Hey, Barb.
Everything aII right?
Yeah.
Yeah, everything's fine.
Can I taIk to Freddy?
He's not back yet.
Oh, yeah.
Out with friends?
Uh, no.
He went out with Martini.
Okay.
WiII you teII him I caIIed?
WiII do. Bye.
Where did they go?
Casa Rio.
He went to a sIeazy
singIes bar with Martini?
- It's a restaurant, Barb.
- No, I know what Casa Rio is.
It's not an appropriate pIace
for an 18-year-old boy.
I'm not gonna argue
with you about it.
If you want to taIk to him,
go right ahead.
No, no. You're right.
I shouIdn't interfere.
This whole thing
has just been so *** me.
I just can't seem to Iet go.
Sorry to hear that.
Maybe I shouId taIk to
someone about it, you know?
Like a psychoIogist or...
What do you think, AI?
l think you should talk
about it with your husband.
Yeah.
Chick's in London
for the week, so...
Yeah? He didn't
take you with him?
What is that
supposed to mean?
Uh, it's a question.
No, you're trying to dig.
You're just Iike a IittIe ferret
trying to dig through the dirt
to come up with something.
WeII, you can just stop, AI.
Everything's great
between Chick and me.
I'm happy to hear that.
Okay, so I'II teII
Freddy you caIIed.
WeII...
how is he?
How is Freddy?
He's doing great.
Does he miss me?
AI:
I'm sure he does, yeah.
WeII, he doesn't caII.
I'II have him caII you
first thing in the morning, okay?
Thank you, Al,
for being so patient.
- You're a good man.
- I thought I was a ferret.
There reaIIy is so much about you
that l like and admire and--
I'm gonna shut up.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Good night.
Good night, Barb.
Freddy:
So what do you think?
I'd want more than 90 days
warranty on a rebuiIt engine.
RebuiIt means it's Iike new.
90's the best I can do.
Man:
Not good enough.
With aII due respect, sir, I don't think
you're ready to buy a car.
And that's okay.
You shouId probabIy go home
and think about it
a IittIe bit more.
What did you say?
You can't discuss your money, paI.
You just drove in this car.
You've practicaIIy
done a cavity search on it.
If you need someone to convince you
that this is still a good deal,
then you're obviously
not interested in buying a car,
in which case you're wasting
both of our time.
I'II teII you what.
If I buy this car
and it breaks down on me
two days after the warranty expires,
l'll come back
and I'II kick your ***.
Okay.
And if it doesn't and you drive it
for another 100,000 miIes,
can I come to your pIace
and kick your ***?
Write it up.
BarIow: I think it's gonna need
a new transmission, Mr. Freddy.
Look, l don't care
about any of that.
If the car doesn't start,
l can't sell it.
It's reaI simpIe, BarIow.
I'm sorry, Mr. Freddy.
- It won't happen again.
- It better not.
What was that about?
The Pinto staIIs every time I'm trying
to take it out for a test drive.
It's embarrassing.
BarIow can't fix ***.
BarIow's been with me
for 16 years.
He can fix anything.
Respect that.
CooI.
BarIow, fan beIt
on the ContinentaI,
pIease, when you get a chance.
Thank you.
Look, Dad, I got a few ideas
about the business
- I want to taIk to you about.
- Yeah?
I think we shouId
stay open nights.
We'd sell at least
three more cars a week.
- Three? ReaIIy?
- We do some sIasher saIes.
You know,
Iike weekend cIearance saIes.
- I know what a sIasher saIe is.
- We shouId move inventory.
Be a volume business.
Get more cars, have more on the Iot.
- Costs too much.
- We'II borrow money from the bank.
- l already looked into it.
- We're not borrowing money.
- Why not?
- Then you got to pay it back.
Money's cheap, Dad.
Rates are Iow.
We can aIso buy cars
from Canada.
With the conversion rate,
we'd save at Ieast 15% of our costs.
Where'd you Iearn that?
Chick used to taIk to me
about that kind of stuff.
Look, aII I'm saying is we can't grow
if we don't spend money, right?
- Not Iooking to grow.
- Why not?
'Cause it took us years
to estabIish what we got.
It works.
I don't want to get greedy.
Oh, Dad, don't pIay it so safe.
Let's make some doIIars.
Just think about it, aII right?
I got this guy.
I Iove this car.
So he gets out and stands there
with this stupid IittIe basebaII cap
and just stares at the car
for, Iike, a fuII minute.
So I finaIIy say, "Hey, Gomer.
Are you a Dodgers fan?
You buy this car right now,
l'll throw in two tickets
behind the first base dugout,
game of your choice."
I swear to God, it was Iike
l was offering him ***.
- Good night.
- Night.
Bottom Iine,
peopIe are ***.
Yeah, they'II faII
for anything.
We used to have this scam
in Youngstown, Ohio.
We'd buy a painting.
It couId be anything,
Iike a boat or a Iandscape,
it didn't matter.
We would cut it out
of the frame, roII it up,
put it in the trunk of the car,
and then we'd drive
to some out-of-the-way bar
or restaurant.
And we'd try to get the owner
to come out and take a Iook at it.
We had the whoIe act.
We'd taIk to him
real hush-hush.
We'd Iook over our shouIder
Iike we're worried about the poIice.
ReaIIy made him think
the painting was hot.
- Like stoIen?
- And we had to get rid of it.
Yeah, for, Iike,
800, 900 bucks.
How much did the painting
actually cost?
- Oh, $50, tops.
- Seriously?
So this guy thought he was buying
a stoIen Picasso for next to nothing?
- That's right.
- PeopIe are ***.
- Stop saying that.
- Hmm?
Stop saying
that peopIe are ***.
You don't need to taIk that way.
I didn't mean anything by it.
It just hit me the wrong way.
Freddy, teII the boys
about that little honey
you were hitting on the other night.
- Oh, yeah.
- You mean at Casa Rio?
Oh, yeah.
Kid's got some moves.
- She was a babe.
- No, she was beyond babe.
She was Iike...
( humming )
You aII right?
You having a stroke?
- ShouId I caII 911?
- I'm just saying...
( aII humming )
Yeah, that sounds good.
Let's make it 6:00 at the Iatest.
AII right. Good deaI, Mikey.
Thanks much. Bye.
Mr. KIein.
I was just wondering--
You can't go home earIy
today, GaiI.
No, that's not
what I was gonna ask.
I know I've just worked here
for a coupIe of months
and l'm still sort of
Iearning the system.
I didn't know
we had a system.
WeII, I don't know if you know,
but I Iive with my mother.
You've toId me that
many times.
- She's on disabiIity.
- I know.
- It's Iess than $800 a month.
- Mm-hmm.
No, wait a minute. l'm lying.
It might be a wee bit more than 800,
but it's definitely
no more than $900 a month.
- Is there a question here, GaiI?
- Yes. Yes, there is. Sorry.
I just want you to know
that I'm actuaIIy gonna get
reaIIy, reaIIy good at this job.
So cream and sugar,
just Iike you Iike it.
- I drink it bIack.
- Oh.
So, I was just thinking,
what better way
to motivate someone to get
really good at theirjob
than by paying them more
than the minimum wage?
Are you asking for a raise?
Well, l suppose
if you had to IabeI it...
- Have you processed that Toyota?
- l was just about to do it.
- Now wouId be a good time.
- Okay.
Did you give me the paperwork
for the Toyota?
Yeah.
- The fish keep biting.
- The CheveIIe?
- Oh, yeah.
- NiceIy done.
Sweetheart, run that woman's
credit app for me.
"Sweetheart"?
Think you'll find
my name is GaiI.
She's a feminist?
( Iaughs )
Come on.
Martini caIIs you sweetheart.
WeII, you're not Martini.
( sighs )
Just run the app, wouId you?
Yes, okay.
No need to be so rude about it.
- The customer is waiting, GaiI.
- Freddy.
She's a joke, Dad.
She can't get a singIe thing right.
We don't taIk
to each other Iike that in here.
- Like what?
- Mr. KIein, it's fine, reaIIy.
No, it's not.
Let's go outside.
Jesus. Come on, Dad.
- I was just trying to do my job.
- Who do you think you are?
You think you're better than other
peopIe because you soId a few cars?
- No.
- No? You're right about that.
You're not.
l don't ever want to see you
treat anybody Iike that ever again.
- Do you hear me?
- Okay, I'm sorry.
And stop with the big-shot act.
lt's really *** me off.
l can't believe
you're getting mad over this.
What do you
want me to do, Freddy?
Just sit there while you act
Iike a snot-nosed IittIe brat?
Now go in there
and apoIogize to GaiI.
I mean it, Freddy.
Go on in.
Great car.
You're gonna Iove it.
He'II be right with you.
I guess it's not
Iadies' night, huh?
It's Taco Tuesday.
What's going on?
Freddy can't work for us
anymore.
Why not?
He's doing great.
Yeah.
He's doing great.
And he's happy.
He's happy,
he's doing great.
Okay, I'II bite.
What's the probIem?
He's just growing up
too fast, Ash.
l mean, you know Freddy.
He's aIways been such a sweet kid.
He's changing.
Okay.
- That's what they do.
- Yeah.
No, he shouId be at coIIege
with kids his own age.
He can do better than this.
What's wrong with this?
Come on, Ash.
We're grown men.
We Iive aIone
paycheck to paycheck.
What happens
10 years down the road?
Five years?
I don't know.
I don't have a crystaI baII.
We pay our biIIs.
We have a few Iaughs.
No one gets hurt.
CouId be worse.
CouId Iose your famiIy?
Oh, Jesus, AI. ReaIIy?
Isn't the statute of Iimitations
on whining up yet?
This is no Iife for my son.
Okay.
( AI sighs )
So what's the pIan?
- We've got to Iet him go.
- Whoa, whoa-- "we"?
WeII, yeah. If I teII him, he's just
gonna come running to you.
We got to do it together.
And what are we
gonna teII him?
It'II break his heart, AI.
Good morning.
Hey.
Are we okay?
Yeah, of course.
Yeah.
What are you Iooking at?
Just foIIowing a coupIe
of smaII cap stocks here.
Seeing what trends
before I jump in.
Trends, huh?
WeII, be carefuI with that.
- That's gambling now.
- I'II teII you what's not gambIing.
Investing in your business.
- ReaIIy?
- Marketing, Dad.
- Marketing?
- TV commerciaIs.
Huh?
( cereaI rattIes )
I got this friend, AIan GottIieb.
He's a film major at UCLA.
He gets to use
aII their equipment for free.
Cameras, fiIm, everything.
We could shoot a bunch
of 60-second commerciaIs.
Won't even cost us a penny.
Hmm?
We'II see.
Dad, I'm teIIing you,
this is worth it.
At least talk to Martini
about it when we get in?
- Hey, Freddy.
- Hey.
- GaiI?
- She'II be in at 10:00.
- Freddy, sit down. Let's taIk.
- About the commercial?
No, something eIse.
Go ahead, sit.
- Ash, you want to sit down?
- Nope.
- You sure?
- I'm sure.
What's going on?
We've got to make
some changes.
AII right. I knew you guys
wouId come through.
No, Freddy,
this is not about that.
Ash and I
penciIed out the numbers
and it's gonna be too tough
to keep you on payroII.
What?
It's a two-man business.
It aIways has been.
It's--
we can't afford
to spread it out this thin.
What are you saying?
What I'm saying...
is you can't
work here anymore.
- You're firing me?
- No, it's not Iike that.
What's it Iike?
You know, I'm seIIing cars.
Even Martini said it.
I'm a cIoser.
Remember you said that to me?
You're selling cars
we couId be seIIing.
There's just not enough
to go around.
Let's get more, then.
That's what I'm saying.
- We're not doing that.
- It's the way to go, Dad.
It's not gonna happen.
We just can't start
changing things around
to accommodate one more person.
One more person.
( chuckles )
Gee, I'm gIad I mean
that much to you.
- You do, Freddy.
- This is ***.
Hey, hey, buddy boy.
Don't taIk to your dad Iike that.
- This is your father.
- Some good that does me, huh?
Enough.
That's the way it's got to be.
I thought you
were my friend.
I am.
So what do I do now, huh?
Do I stiII Iive with you?
What are you
gonna do aII day?
I think it's best that you
move back with your mom.
( sniffIes )
I don't--
I don't--
I just don't get what--
yesterday, everything
was going great.
Now l'm out?
What did I do wrong?
Just tell me
and I wiII apoIogize.
You didn't do
anything wrong, kid.
ls this about the Gail thing?
Is that what this is aII about?
lt's got nothing to do with that.
It's just not gonna work out, Freddy.
I'm sorry.
- You're not sorry.
- l am.
You're not sorry,
you're just cheap.
I get it now.
That's why.
That's why Mom divorced you.
l get it now.
You won't even Iisten
to any of my ideas
of how to make more money.
You're so small-time.
l can't believe
you're doing this to me.
Great.
( bangs )
I'm gonna go taIk to him.
No, we've got to Iet him go.
Al, you sure
this is the right thing?
l'm not sure
about anything.
( snaps )
( phone ringing )
HeIIo.
( ringing )
Yes?
Hey, Chick. AI.
That was me.
Must have gotten
disconnected or something.
What is it, AI?
Is Freddy around?
What, you haven't
talked to him?
No, no.
Not for a whiIe.
He reenroIIed at CaI PoIy.
We took him up there
this past weekend.
Oh.
Good news.
- Barb's happy about it.
- Yeah, l bet.
Okay, then.
Yeah, Chick, l don't know
what Freddy toId his mother
about why things
didn't work out here,
but just...
let her know
that I did what I...
( AI Iaughs )
Just teII her
l probably should have just
Iistened to her in the first pIace.
AII right, I wiII, AI.
You know how much
she Iikes being toId she's right.
And one other thing, Chick.
I just wanted to--
I know you taught Freddy
a lot of stuff
about business...
and I just wanted you to know
that he reaIIy took it aII in.
He Iearned a Iot from you.
So I...
I want to thank you for that.
That's really
nice of you to say, AI.
I appreciate it.
Okay, Chick.
Goodbye.
Got three good ones
for auction here. Take a Iook.
AI, you okay?
Freddy decided
to go to CaI PoIy.
Left Iast weekend.
That's good, right?
That's what you wanted.
Except for the fact that
Chick's the one who toId me, yeah.
My own son won't even
talk to me anymore.
What do you expect?
You fired him.
Thanks, Ash.
That heIps.
He'II come around.
It's what kids do.
They-- you know, they--
kids.
( AI sighs )
What say you and me,
we go to Casa Rio
and get your mind
off this stuff?
CocktaiIs.
What's the matter with you?
I mean, reaIIy, Casa Rio,
is that the soIution to aII
the probIems in the worId?
WeII, it's the answer
to a coupIe good ones.
Get off my ***, man.
I'm just trying to heIp out, okay?
- I'm sorry.
- Sorry. I'm sorry. I just--
I'm sorry.
And thanks, Ash.
( doorbeII rings )
Is this a bad time?
No, come on in.
What's up?
Uh...
- Barb?
- Shh.
If I head to bed now, you'II come
with me, won't you, AI?
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
( moans )
AII right-- wait, wait.
Wait.
( stammering )
I'm a IittIe confused here.
Are you Ieaving
your husband?
I don't know. I haven't thought
that far ahead.
Then you came here
to have an affair
or one-night stand?
What the heII
difference does it make?
I'm here in Iingerie.
I'm "Iow-hanging fruit,"
as Martini used to say.
Right, all of a sudden,
out of the bIue you're good to go?
Haven't you been trying to get me
in the sack for the Iast 14 years?
l'm here.
What's the probIem, AI?
Chick.
Chick is the probIem, right?
l think you're forgetting
that I used to be that guy
sitting at home in the dark going,
"Where the heII is my wife?"
WeII, this was a mistake
of epic proportions.
It was.
Why'd you do it?
That's a good question.
Barb. Barb.
I'm serious.
I don't know, AI.
Maybe it was because I knew
you wanted more
than anything in the worId
to have Freddy here with you
and you made the choice
to put his weII-being
ahead of your own.
And that made
you what, pity me?
ActuaIIy, it made me feeI...
cIose to you again.
Look, I know
coming here tonight
wasn't the most nobIe thing
I've ever done,
but I had these feeIings
for you
and I wanted to share them
even if was onIy
for a coupIe hours.
I appreciate that, Barb.
l really do.
But a couple of hours
just wouIdn't have been enough.
Hope you know
that even though
it didn't work out between us,
I aIways feIt connected.
Connected?
You feIt connected?
You know what I mean.
ActuaIIy, I don't.
I know you've never
forgiven me, AI.
And I understand.
But you'II never understand
what it was like for me.
Night after night
sitting on that couch
in that crappy apartment
with a baby in my arms,
just staring at the front door
waiting for you
to come home from the Iot.
I'd hear you
coming up the stairs
and I'd say a prayer.
"Please, God, let Al
have soId a car today."
The door wouId open
and you'd look at me
with that apoIogetic Iook
on your face.
And I knew-- no saIe.
And I was frightened.
Because...
without money,
you can't feed a baby.
I couIdn't sit
and wait and hope
and pray my Iife away
anymore.
I just couIdn't do it, AI.
I couIdn't do it.
I'm sorry.
Turned it around eventuaIIy.
Yeah.
You did.
( music pIaying )
♪ Yesterday ♪
♪ I had the bIues ♪
♪ I couIdn't win ♪
♪ AII I did was Iose ♪
♪ But now ♪
♪ I got everything ♪
♪ You made
my poor heart sing ♪
♪ 'Cause I got you, baby ♪
♪ Oh, yes, I do ♪
♪ Yesterday, yesterday ♪
♪ I had to cry ♪
♪ Yesterday ♪
♪ Oh, Lord ♪
♪ I had to cry ♪
♪ Things were so bad ♪
♪ I wanted to die ♪
♪ But now
it's just a memory ♪
♪ You made
my poor heart sing ♪
♪ I'm so gIad
I got you, baby ♪
♪ Oh, yes, I am ♪
♪ You fiIIed, you fiIIed ♪
♪ You fiIIed my heart ♪
♪ With so much joy ♪
♪ I couId teII ♪
♪ I couId teII by the way
you make ♪
♪ You make me feeI... ♪
Any...
any word from anyone?
Not really sure
what you mean by "word."
CaIIs. Phone caIIs.
SpecificaIIy from
my partner AI KIein.
I don't know if you've noticed,
but he hasn't been around much IateIy.
I did notice, actuaIIy.
Has he been sick?
Yeah, he's sick.
He shouId try Eastern medicine.
It's reaIIy easy.
You don't even have
to get shots.
Gail, l'm just-- l just came in
to get some coffee, actuaIIy.
♪ Now I've got everything... ♪
You seem sad, Mr. Martini.
Do I?
Yeah.
( stamper cIicking )
Freddy's voice:
"Dad.
You've probabIy heard by now
I decided to go to coIIege.
l didn't tell you myself
because I was stiII pretty upset,
but I'm not anymore.
I reaIized you didn't fire me
because it wasn't working out.
You did it because you wanted me
to Iearn there's more to Iife
than just 'peopIe are ***.'
I want you to know that even
though it didn't end great,
it was stiII the best summer
of my Iife.
This was the summer
I figured out who I am.
I'm your son.
I Iove you, Dad.
Freddy."
Ash:
Ever own a CadiIIac?
No, I have not.
WeII, it's the best car
in the worId, new or used.
Can I afford one, though?
That is the question.
WeII, you Iet me worry
about that.
- Ash Martini. I'm the owner.
- Nice to meet you.
Go on, get in.
See how it fits.
No, no. I'm actuaIIy
not ready to buy a car today.
Eh, you buy, you don't buy.
That's up to you.
I just get excited when I get
a car like this on the lot.
Yeah, I just don't want
to waste your time.
- I'm not ready to buy a car.
- Yeah, well, no pressure.
Let's take it for a spin.
AI:
Ash, what are you doing?
I'm taking this nice gentIeman
for a ride in this De Ville.
Don't bother. I got a guy coming
in this afternoon to buy it.
- Who?
- A Iawyer from Pasadena.
I'm sorry, sir.
I can't seII you the car.
Why don't you show him
the Mark IV? I'm sorry.
I got a nice LincoIn
l can show you.
I actuaIIy Iike this one.
I mean, if it's not for saIe,
what's it doing on the Iot?
AI, just a second.
Let me see
what I can do for you.
You get Iost?
I'm sorry.
I shouId have caIIed.
Nah.
So you figure it aII out?
AII of it? No.
But did realize there are
worse things in this worId
than being
a used car saIesman.
Like what?
No idea.
I'd Iove to stand here and chat,
but there is a Cadillac out there
with that gentIeman's name on it.
Go get him, tiger.
I'm gonna miss that car.
All right, bought us 20 minutes.
Then we have to have the car back.
- Excellent.
- Let's take her out.
( engine starts )
Hi, folks.
AI KIein from Diamond Motors
in beautifuI downtown Covina.
And I'm here to teII you about
our three-day blowout.
I'm Ash Martini. You come down here
and buy a car from us,
our competition is toast.
( speaking Spanish )
Hi, folks. Al Klein
with my IoveIy wife Linda
here at Diamond Motors
and we want to teII you...
Diamonds
are a girI's best friend.
How was that?
- Howdy, foIks. AI KIein.
- Ash Martini.
- We're here at Diamond Motors.
- Downtown Covina.
The onIy thing we want to do
is sell you a car.
( speaking Spanish )
Is that good, Mr. KIein?
Are you sick and tired
of troIIing for bargains?
Hi, I'm Ash Martini,
Diamond Motors, downtown Covina.
We got a whoIe fIock of new cars
that just came in
and we want to seII them to you--
Hi, folks. Al Klein with my beautiful
wife Linda here at Diamond Motors.
- We want to teII you--
- Cut! Cut it!
GaiI, what are you doing?
- Trying to save this pIant.
- Okay, you're in the shot.
Look, it's dying. Oh!
Hey, foIks, come on down
to Diamond Motors.
'Cause here
at Diamond Motors...
All:
We're famiIy!
( music pIaying )
( singing in Spanish )