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(Clifton) WELCOME TO OSCAR'S BARBERSHOP,
NAMED AFTER MY DADDY, WHO PASSED IT ON TO ME.
IT'S BEEN A PART OF WASHINGTON, D.C. A LONG TIME.
THIS IS ME, CLIFTON CURTIS,
MY OWN BOSS AND LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
AND THIS IS MY LITTLE SISTER, TRACY,
AND HER HUSBAND, LEONARD.
THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY EARL.
AND THIS WONDERFUL PERSON,
WELL, THAT'S MY MAMA.
MAIL CALL! WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?
HOW YOU DOIN', EARL?
GOIN' OVER THE BOOKS, HUH?
YUP.
WELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
(Clifton) MORE BILLS?
WELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? SOMEONE TO SEND YOU SOME MONEY?
[exclaims]
HOW'S BUSINESS, MAN?
WELL, LOOKS PRETTY GOOD ON PAPER,
BUT THAT'S ONLY 'CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANY RED INK.
THINGS ARE THAT BAD, HUH?
WELL, THEY WOULD LOOK BRIGHTER
IF A CERTAIN RELATIVE OF MINE WOULD REPAY A CERTAIN LOAN.
YOU MEAN MAMA OWES YOU SOME MONEY?
YOU WANT ME TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO BEAT HER UP?
NO, EARL, NOT MAMA.
I'M REFERRING TO MY POMPOUS BROTHER-IN-LAW, LEONARD.
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO HE HIT ME UP FOR A LOAN OF $50
ARE YOU KIDDING? HE HASN'T EVEN MENTIONED IT.
YOU SEE THERE, CLIFF.
NOW, IF YOU HAD PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR ME
WHEN TRACY WAS SINGLE,
I WOULD'VE BEEN YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW,
AND NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED.
WOULDN'T 50.
CLIFTON, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
[chuckling] AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING TO ME?
SURE, EARL. GOODBYE.
YEAH, WELL, I CAN TAKE A HINT
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SO SUBTLE.
I'LL SEE YOU, EARL.
YOU KNOW SOMETHIN', MAMA,
YOU TREAT ME SO SWEET,
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT BY A GOOD HUMOR TRUCK.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, MAMA?
I'D LIKE YOU TO CHIP IN TO BUY A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW,
HOW MUCH YOU WANT?
WELL, IT WON'T BE TOO MUCH. IT'S FOR LEONARD.
LEONARD! COUNT ME OUT.
COUNT YOU OUT? IT'S LEONARD'S BIRTHDAY.
YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE HIM SOMETHIN'.
OH, WOULD I LOVE TO GIVE HIM SOMETHIN'.
CLIFTON, WHAT'S WRONG?
I'VE NOTICED YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF SURLY TOWARDS LEONARD LATELY.
WELL, CAN YOU BLAME ME?
HE'S ANNOYING, ARROGANT, AND I DON'T LIKE HIS ATTITUDE.
SOUNDS LIKE, UH, YOU'RE A LITTLE JEALOUS OF LEONARD
ELL.
NO, I DON'T MIND HIM DOIN' SO WELL.
I JUST DON'T LIKE HIM DOIN' IT WITH MY MONEY.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, LEONARD STOPPED BY HERE
AND HIT ME UP FOR A LOAN OF $50.
AND HE NEVER PAID ME BACK.
WELL, THAT'S NO REASON TO HOLD A GRUDGE.
IT JUST TEMPORARILY SLIPPED HIS MIND.
FOR 2 MONTHS?
SO IT PERMANENTLY SLIPPED HIS MIND.
MAMA, LEONARD FORGET ABOUT MONEY?
THAT'S LIKE THE POPE FORGETTIN' HOW TO PRAY.
NAH, HE'S JUST A WELCHER.
CLIFTON, LEONARD IS A DECENT YOUNG MAN.
HE'S A FINE ADDITION TO THIS FAMILY.
YEAH, WELL, HE MAY BE AN ADDITION,
BUT IF I CAN'T SUBTRACT MY $50,
I'M GONNA DIVIDE HIM IN 2
AND WHEN I FINISH
HE'S GONNA HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE TRYIN' TO MULTIPLY.
NOW, ENOUGH OF THAT
AND GET A HOLD OF THAT TEMPER OF YOURS.
LEONARD AND TRACY WILL BE HERE FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
NOW, JUST REMIND HIM AND I'M SURE HE'LL PAY YOU.
OH, IT'S NOT THAT EASY, MAMA.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE...
WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT'S HUMILIATING TO HAVE TO REMIND SOMEBODY
THAT THEY OWE YOU SOME MONEY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU NEED IT AND THEY DON'T.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE HUMILIATED OR OUT OF $50?
NOW, CLIFTON,
YOU'RE JUST MAKIN' TOO MUCH OF THIS.
WELL, I'VE GOT MY PRIDE.
ONEY.
MAMA, IT'S NOT ONLY THE MONEY.
IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING.
HI, EVERYBODY!
HEY, SIS.
LOOK WHAT I GOT.
IT'S THE PICTURES THAT WE TOOK AT THE PICNIC.
OH, I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THEM.
[giggling]
SO DID I, BUT LEONARD REMEMBERED.
YOU KNOW, MAMA, HE'S AMAZING.
HE NEVER FORGETS A THING.
HM, WANNA BET?
LOOK, MAMA, ISN'T THIS A FUNNY ONE?
LEONARD HAS A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE
E SCOWLIN'.
[chuckling]
YEAH, MAYBE LEONARD'S GOT HIS FOOT ON CLIFTON'S TOE.
OR HIS HAND IN MY POCKET.
THESE SURE ARE FINE PICTURES, TRACY.
YEAH, YOU KNOW THAT CAMERA RETAILS FOR $100.
BUT LEONARD GOT IT FOR $50.
WASN'T THAT A STEAL?
IT SURE WAS.
TRACY, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
TO HELP ME SHOP FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
OH. WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA HAVE?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
WELL, LEONARD LOVES SEA FOOD.
GOOD, WHEN HE COMES OVER, TELL HIM TO BRING 50 CLAMS.
HI, CLIFTON.
OH, WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE,
THE WEALTHY SIDE OF THE FAMILY.
CLIFTON, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING YOURSELF?
OH, JUST SCROUNGIN' AROUND,
TRYIN' TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
YES, I KNOW THE FEELING. I'M GLAD WE'RE BEYOND THAT.
DON'T OVERDO IT.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO FORGET ABOUT MONEY.
YOU MEAN LIKE YOU DO?
OH, LEONARD AND TRACY.
(Tracy) THERE YOU ARE, MAMA.
COME ON AND SIT DOWN
AND HAVE SOME CHEESE AND CRACKERS BEFORE DINNER.
LEONARD, THOSE PICTURES OF THE PICNIC
WERE JUST LOVELY.
WHY, THANK YOU
YOU KNOW, THAT CAMERA COST ME $50,
BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY OF IT.
YEAH, IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE GETTIN' SOMETHIN' FOR NOTHIN'.
LEONARD, WE DIDN'T TELL 'EM ABOUT THE...
YOU KNOW,
THE M-O-N--
LEONARD'S GONNA TALK ABOUT MONEY.
LISTEN CLOSELY, CLIFTON.
WHAT TRACY MEANS IS THIS LITTLE DEAL WE PULLED OFF.
IT WAS AN INVESTMENT.
WELL, YOU SEE, CLIFTON, I GOT THIS TIP THAT THE CONSOLIDATED PLUTONIUM COMPANY
WAS ABOUT TO SIGN A CONTRACT
WITH THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
AND, AT THE TIME, IT WAS GOING AT 15.
SIST.
SO I DECIDED...
MAMA, WHY IS CLIFTON ACTIN' SO FUNNY?
HE'S NOT MAKIN' ME LAUGH.
I MEAN, SO HOSTILE TOWARDS LEONARD?
I NOTICED IT THIS AFTERNOON, TOO.
OH, IT'S NOTHIN'.
JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDIN' ABOUT THAT $50
LEONARD BORROWED FROM CLIFTON 2 MONTHS AGO.
WHAT $50?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT $50.
I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE SERIAL NUMBERS.
NOW, WHY WOULD LEONARD BORROW $50 FROM MY BROTHER
AND NOT TELL ME ABOUT IT?
I KNOW LEONARD,
AND I'M SURE HE HAS A GOOD EXPLANATION.
(Leonard) SO, IT WAS SUCH A WISE TRANSACTION
THAT MY BOSS, MR. PETERS, DECIDED TO GET IN ON IT.
ATE IT
BY MAKING THE 2ND BUY ON MARGIN.
THEY LET ME DO IT
BECAUSE THEY KNOW MY RECORD OF PAYING BACK LOANS.
DO.
WHY, THANK YOU, CLIFTON.
SO, ANYWAY, I ENDED UP MAKING $4
FOR EVERY $1 I INVESTED.
$4 FOR $1, HUH?
THAT MEANS FOR EACH $50 YOU PUT IN,
YOU GOT BACK $200?
(Leonard) RIGHT.
GEE, I--I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS DELICATELY.
SAY WHAT?
I WANT MY $200.
CLIFTON!
LEONARD, $50 WILL DO.
OH, YOU MEAN YOU WANT A LOAN? OF COURSE.
WHY, OF ALL THE NERVE.
YOU, YOU MEAN...
IGATED GALL
TO SIT THERE ON YOUR BIG FAT COLLATERAL,
AND ACT LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED!
WHAT NEVER HAPPENED?
THE LOAN, LEONARD.
CLIFTON WANTS HIS $50 BACK.
WHA
THE $50 THAT YOU BORROWED FROM HIM.
I NEVER BORROWED $50 FROM CLIFTON.
SEE, I TOLD YOU HE'D HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION.
SO, NOW THAT THAT'S SETTLED, LET'S EAT.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, MAMA. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SETTLED?
LEONARD SAYS HE DIDN'T BORROW IT.
AND HE SURE DON'T NEED IT.
SO IT'S SETTLED.
YOU JUST GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED.
OH, NO, NO.
I MIGHT GET A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT 50 CENTS,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO $50,
[laughs] THE CONFUSION IS WITH THE BORROWER
E.
CLIFTON, ARE YOU SUGGESTING I PREVARICATE?
NO, I'M SAYIN' YOU LIE.
CLIFTON, HE WOULDN'T DO THAT DELIBERATELY.
OH,
OH, WELL, MAYBE NOT.
[chuckling] HEY, MAYBE YOU JUST FORGOT ABOUT IT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
WHY WOULD $50 FROM Y
YES, LEONARD. WHY DID YOU?
OH.
MAMA, YOU BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU?
OF COURSE, I DO.
WHAT?
THEN, THEN, YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
YOU GONNA TAKE HIS WORD AGAINST MINE.
NO, SON, I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
I BELIEVE YOU, TOO.
I BELIEVE BOTH OF YOU.
SO, IT'S SETTLED, LET'S EAT SUPPER.
ONE MOMENT, THIS IS A MATTER OF HONOR.
WHEN DID THIS ALLEGED CURRENCY EXCHANGE TAKE PLACE?
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.
YOU STOPPED BY HERE ON YOUR WAY
TO SOME BUSINESS DINNER AND YOU'D FORGOTTEN YOUR WALLET,
SO I LOANED YOU $50.
ME, FORGET MY WALLET? HOW ABSURD.
H OF THIS.
CLIFTON, HERE IS $10.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE REST LATER,
SO, LET'S JUST FORGET THE WHOLE THING.
OH, NO, YOU DON'T.
MY INTEGRITY HAS BEEN IMPUGNED.
MY POCKET HAS BEEN PICKED.
AND MY DINNER'S BEEN RUINED. COME ALONG, TRACY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THESE TWO.
I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS THIS ANY FURTHER.
I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER, EITHER.
LEONARD, I WANT MY $50 BACK.
NOW, IF I DON'T GET IT OUT OF YOUR POCKET,
I'M GONNA TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR HIDE
REALLY!
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
AND I SURE AIN'T AFRAID OF YOU.
WELL, THERE'S ONE THING BOTH OF YOU
BETTER BE AFRAID OF, AND THAT'S ME!
SO, NOW, I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO STOP THIS
AND SIT DOWN AND EAT
AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY YOURSELVES,
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!
MAMA, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS BIRTHDAY PARTY
IS A GOOD IDEA OR NOT.
SINCE THAT BLOW UP LAST WEEK, CLIFTON AND LEONARD
HAVEN'T SAID 2 WORDS TO EACH OTHER.
OH, CLIFTON SAID 2 WORDS, BUT I CAN'T REPEAT 'EM.
WELL, I DON'T EVEN THINK HE'LL STAY FOR THE PARTY.
OH, CLIFTON'LL BE HERE.
BUT ARE YOU SURE THAT LEONARD WILL SHOW UP?
OH, HE'LL SHOW UP. I MADE HIM PROMISE.
HOW'D YOU DO THAT?
I SIMPLY SAID,
"LEONARD, ARE YOU COMIN' TO THE PARTY TONIGHT
OR ARE YOU SLEEPIN' ON THE COUCH?"
YOU ALWAYS DID HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS.
OOH!
CLIFTON, WILL YOU GET THE DOOR, PLEASE?
I GOT IT.
HEY, HEY.
EARL, YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE HERE.
AND IF THE FOOD'S GOOD, I'LL BE THE LAST TO LEAVE.
BESIDES I WANTED TO GET HERE TO WATCH THE FIGHT BEGIN.
OH, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY FIGHT.
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE.
I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE MY PRESENT AND SPLIT.
YOU MEAN YOU BROKE DOWN AND BOUGHT LEONARD A PRESENT?
WELL, I DIDN'T EXACTLY BUY IT.
IT'S A LITTLE SOMETHIN' I FOUND IN MY CLOSET.
WHAT IS IT? A COCKROACH?
[laughing]
EARL, I SAID MY CLOSET NOT YOUR CLOSET.
IT'S A LITTLE PIECE OF STRING
FOR LEONARD TO TIE AROUND HIS FINGER
SO HE DOESN'T FORGET THINGS
LIKE PAYIN' BACK LOANS.
]
YOU SLY DOG.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIS FACE WHEN HE OPENS IT.
YEAH, WELL, I WOULDN'T.
TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T WE SLIP OUT
THROUGH THE BARBERSHOP AND GO TO A MOVIE.
HEY, I'M GAME IF YOU ARE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO COME TO THIS DUMB PARTY, ANYWAY.
HEY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NEW SHAFT MOVIE OUT.
[exclaiming]
I THOUGHT THEY HAD RUN OUT OF IDEAS FOR SHAFT MOVIES.
I BELIEVE THEY HAVE.
THIS ONE IS CALLED
[bell tinkling]
HEY, HEY, HEY.
N.
JUNIOR, YOU COULD GET HURT PULLIN' STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO IN THE FRONT DOOR?
'CAUSE I WASN'T INVITED.
YEAH, WELL, YOU GO AHEAD ON IN.
EARL AND I ARE GOIN' TO THE MOVIES.
E YOU?
IS IT THAT BAD?
MAN, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SHAFT SO MAD.
WELL, HOW COME?
WOULDN'T YOU BE IF YOU WERE STUCK IN NEBRASKA?
YEAH, WELL, WE'RE GOIN' ANYWAY.
OK. HEY, I ALMOST FORGOT.
I GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
I WAS ASKED TO DELIVER THIS
AND SEE THAT YOU GET IT PERSONALLY.
HEY, NOW, I AM THE MAILMAN,
SO, WHY'D THEY GIVE IT TO YOU?
HEY, WELL, YOU GOOD, BLOOD, BUT I ONLY CHARGE A NICKEL.
"DEAR CLIFTON. YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
"I FORGOT ABOUT THE LOAN, SO, HERE'S YOUR $50 BACK
AND I HOPE YOU WILL FORGIVE ME."
WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT?
"I HOPE
AND LET'S NOT EVER TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN.
[snorts]
HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH?
CLIFTON, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' OUT HERE?
THE PARTY'S ALREADY STARTED,
AND LEONARD'S OPENING HIS GIFTS.
HE MUST'VE OPENED THEM COMIN' UP THE SIDEWALK.
HEY, WE BETTER GET IN THERE BEFORE THE FOOD IS GONE.
HEY, PARTY PEOPLE.
HOW YOU DOIN'?
WHAT'S HAPPENIN', LEONARD.
MAMA, THIS IS A HANDSOME SWEATER. THANK YOU.
[all agreeing]
HEY, HEY, HEY, BROTHER-MAN, OPEN UP MY PRESENT NEXT.
OH, WHY SURE, JUNIOR.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT THERE.
[all laughing]
VERY AMUSING, VERY AMUSING, JUNIOR.
BUT WHY WOULD A STREAKER WANT A TEE SHIRT?
IN CASE HE'S BASHFUL.
GOOD POINT.
HERE, OPEN THIS ONE NEXT.
YEAH, SURE.
OH, IT'S LOVELY.
IE.
BUT I DON'T SEE WHO IT'S FROM.
OH, THAT'S FROM JOSH AND ME.
IT'S A VERY NICE GIFT.
I'LL WEAR IT WITH THE TEE SHIRT.
[laughing]
I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.
HERE'S ONE FROM CLIFTON.
CLIFTON, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.
LEONARD, YOU'RE RIGHT.
CLIFTON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I, UH, I THOUGHT I'D, UH, TAKE IT BACK
AND EXCHANGE IT FOR A LARGER SIZE.
OH, WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT IT IS ANYWAY.
(all) OH, COME ON, CLIFTON, COME ON.
A PIECE OF STRING. HOW NICE.
DOES THIS HAVE SOME MEANING THAT ESCAPES ME?
A MEANING? OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
IT'S JUST A PIECE OF STRING.
TO TIE AROUND YOUR FINGER
SO YOU REMEMBER NOT TO FORGET THINGS, YOU KNOW?
EARL!
YOU MEAN, LIKE LOANS?
I'M SORRY, LEONARD.
[chuckles] HEY, PLEASE, MAN, PLEASE TRY TO FORGET IT.
THAT WAS BEFORE I GOT YOUR LETTER.
MY LETTER? WHAT LETTER?
IT'S TIME FOR CAKE, EVERYBODY. LET'S EAT CAKE!
(Leonard) NOW WAIT A MINUTE. I WANT TO NOW WHAT LETTER.
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
CLIFTON, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
(all) ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR LEONARD ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
I DIDN'T WRITE THIS. I NEVER SAW IT BEFORE.
IF YOU DIDN'T, THEN WHO DID?
SECOND VERSE, EVERYBODY!
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
(Clifton) MA
MAMA, STOP THE MUSIC.
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
I WANNA KNOW WHO WROTE THIS LETTER.
SO DO I.
SO DO I.
WELL, OK, I WROTE THE LETTER.
YOU?
[snorts]
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN LEONARD WOULDN'T SPELL "ABSOLUTELY" WITH 2 B'S.
OH, MAMA, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
YOU TELLING ME, COST ME $50.
OH, MAMA,
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU COULD INTERFERE
IN A MATTER THAT CONCERNS ONLY LEONARD AND ME.
WELL, ALL I WANTED WAS FOR YOU TWO
TO STOP THIS FOOLISHNESS AND BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
NOW, WE ARE A CLOSE FAMILY,
AND I'VE SEEN HOW THESE LITTLE MONEY SQUABBLES
CAN SPLIT A FAMILY APART.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO US.
WELL, I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN EITHER, MAMA.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT THESE THINGS CAN'T BE SETTLED
WITH TRICKS LIKE THIS.
THIS
IT CAN ONLY BE SETTLED
HMM, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.
OH, I'M NOT MAD
BUT, I THINK, I'VE CHANGED MY MIND
ABOUT STAYIN' AT LENNY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR PRESENT BACK?
NO, BUT I SURE WOULD LIKE MY $50 BACK.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
I NEVER BORROWED ANY MONEY FROM YOU!
THE HELL YOU DIDN'T!
I'VE GOT PLENTY OF MONEY OF MY OWN.
YEAH, AND NOW I KNOW HOW YOU GOT IT!
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
LET'S PUT AN END TO THIS.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU,
SO HERE'S $50.
AND, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED WE'RE EVEN.
NOW, ON WITH THE FESTIVITIES!
NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE!
NO, NO, BECAUSE TO ME IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING.
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE YOUR $50.
CAUSE I DON'T LIKE
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, I'LL SETTLE IT.
I'LL TAKE THE $50.
WILL YOU TWO CALM DOWN?
CLIFTON, LEONARD IS PAID TO REMEMBER THINGS.
HE HAS A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.
AND I DID NOT FORGET.
YOU FORGOT AND I CAN PROVE IT.
NOW, THAT LOAN'S GOT TO BE ON MY BOOKS.
SO, YOU JUST WAIT RIGHT HERE AND I'LL BRING 'EM AND SHOW YOU.
NOW?
LET'S EAT THE CAKE.
YEAH, WELL, LET'S EAT SOMETHIN'.
[all agreeing]
OK, LEONARD, FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS.
RIGHT IN BLACK AND WHITE.
"LOANED LEONARD $50."
ARE YOU SURE THIS COULDN'T BE A MISTAKE?
NO MISTAKE.
HERE, LET ME SEE THAT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOW ME THAT BEFORE?
[sighs]
FRANKLY, LEONARD,
I THOUGHT MY WORD WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.
IN FACT, IT'S VERY HUMILIATIN' FOR ME
TO EVEN HAVE TO MENTION THE LOAN IN THE FIRST PLACE,
MUCH LESS TO HAVE TO GO AND PROVE IT.
THIS IS VERY EMBARRASSING.
YOU FORGOT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY COULD FORGET
WHEN THEY OWE SOMEBODY ELSE MONEY,
BUT YOU DID.
I GUESS I DID.
YES, YOU DID.
I REALLY DID.
YES, YOU DID.
MY MIND MUST BE GOING.
I'M CRACKING UP.
NO, LEONARD, YOU'RE NOT CRAZY,
BUT MAYBE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY BEEN OVER EXPOSED.
I REALLY FORGOT.
HOW DID I FORGET?
HUH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
NOW ME, HUH,
I'D NEVER FORGET A THING LIKE THAT, NEVER.
OH, NO?
THEN WHAT ABOUT THIS $9 AND 53 CENTS
EARL
EARL NEVER LOANED ME ANY MONEY.
IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THE BOOK.
OH, LET ME SEE THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT. I DID, TOO.
REMEMBER THAT TIME
AND YOU LEFT YOUR WALLET AT HOME?
OH, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT AT ALL, EARL.
WELL, I DO. GIVE ME MY MONEY.
OH?
WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION THIS BEFORE?
BECAUSE IT'S HUMILIATING
WHEN YOUR BEST FRIEND IS A WELCHER.
NOW, LOOK, EARL.
I THINK I PAID YOU THAT MONEY BACK,
AND I FORGOT TO TAKE IT OFF THE BOOKS.
ROTHER, O, YOU DIDN'T.
D,
TAKE IT OUT YOUR POCKET, OR I'M GONNA TAKE OUT YOUR HIDE.
OH, YEAH?
YEAH.
WELL, NOW, YOU WANNA STEP OUTSIDE AND SETTLE THIS?
YEAH, LET'S GET TO STEPPIN'.
RIGHT ON, BROTHER.
AND DON'T COME BACK TILL IT'S SETTLED.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
(Clifton) THAT'S MY MAMA WAS RECORDED ON TAPE
BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.