A Woman Under the Influence Page #11

---

Weather. Conversation.

[ Margaret ] Conversation.

Look what's talking about conversation.

He doesn't know how to

put two words together.

[ Nick ] Conversation. ''How are you?'

It's conversation. ''What have you been doing?'

- [ Zepp ]jokes are conversation.

- ''Who did you see?'It's conversation.

Yes. Oh, she likes pretty clothes.

- Normal conversation.

- [ Margaret ] What normal conversation?

- Stay out of this.

- I will not.

- Normal talk. Conversation. Weather.

- Let her tell jokes. She's good.

- ''How are you?'' ''Where you been?'' ''Hello.''

- Let her tell stories.

- ''Too hot.'' ''Too cold.''

- Don't you understand?

I don't know how to make it. At the hospital,

they come in every morning and give you a shot.

[ Margaret ]

Please, Mabel, don't talk about those things.

[ Mabel ] Then the nurse takes you

to the toilet, and they, uh-

Then you, uh, go to, uh, uh...

work therapy,

where they teach you games...

and-and how to weave things.

And, uh, they gave us shock treatments...

which are- Those are where electricity goes

through your head and is supposed to-

[ Taps Table ]

Be yourself.

Be yourself.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Simple talk.

Dad...

will you stand up for me?

Sure.

No, I don't mean that.

Sit down, Dad.

Will you please stand up for me?

Mabel, I don't, uh,

know what you want me to do.

Honey, I - I don't understand this game.

Will you just stand up for me?

Don't you hear what she's saying?

Don't you understand

what she's trying to tell us?

- Sit down.

- Oh, Geor-

- Sit down. Sit down.

- Oh.

[ Whispers ]

I can't.

I can't.

- Please.

- [ Margaret ] Please, Mabel. Please, darling.

- Mama, make 'em go away, please.

- Please.

- I can't do it. I'm so tired.

- Please don't cry.

- Please. I think we all better go home, huh?

- Mama, make them go away.

[ Nick ]

All right.

- Good-bye, everybody.

- [ Margaret ] Please, everybody.

Adolph.

- Thank you very much for coming.

- Thank you.

- Mama, get the people's coats.

- Okay.

[ Nick ]

Angela, thank you very much.

[ Mabel ]

Come on.

- [ Zepp ] Oh, Mabel, please calm down.

- [ Mabel ] Leave me alone!

For God's sakes, enough.! Enough.!

[ Zepp ]

Mabel, please.

- [ Mabel Humming Swan Lake ]

- Mabel, get down off that couch,

or I'll pull you down.

Leave my daughter alone, you!

[ Humming Continues ]

It was nice having you here.

Excuse us.

Zepp, we're going to bed.

All right. I want everybody

out of this house this instant.

No long speeches, no good-byes.

Good-bye.

Mama, where's your clothes?

Get the coats. Help the people out.

[ Humming Continues ]

- Mabel.

- [ Tony ] Leave her alone.!

[ Nick ]

Get out.

Please get out.!

[ Humming Continues ]

Bye-bye, Nick. Bye.

[ Tony Speaks, Indistinct ]

Mama, what's the matter?

[ Humming Continues ]

Mabel.

Mabel, get off the couch.

- Hey. [ Snaps Fingers ]

- [ Snorts ]

- Get off the couch.

- [ Snorting ]

Come on.

[ Sputtering ]

Daddy, stop it. Dad.!

[ Children Screaming, Yelling ]

Mommy! Mommy!

[ Screaming, Yelling ]

Mommy!

Mommy.! Mommy.! Mommy.!

[ Children Yelling ]

- Mom.

- [ Angelo ] Mama, please.

- [ Angelo ] Mom. What's the matter, Mom?

- I don't understand.

- Mom?

- I don't understand.

Mom.

I don't understand, Mom.

I love you.

Mom?

- Mom?

- What's the matter?

- Mommy, what's the matter?

- Don't you hear me?

Mom?

- Stop what you're doin'.

- Mom?

Stop what you're doin'.

If you don't get down off the couch,

I'm gonna knock you down.

I don't wanna have to do that.

- Let go. I want my mom!

- You kids are goin' to bed.

- [ Children Yelling ]

- Angelo, come on. You're goin' to bed.

- I want my mommy!

- I want my mom!

Now stay here! Maria, come here.

- I want my mom.

- Mommy.! Mommy.!

Mommy.! Mommy.!

Mommy.! Mommy.!

Come on.

[ Groans ]

- [ Whimpers ]

- I'll kill you!

I'll kill ya!

I'll kill those sons-of-bitchin' kids!

[ Furniture Rattling ]

[ Nick ]

Relax.

[ Indistinct ]

I want you to grab my hand.

Come here.

Your mommy is all right.

- She's just resting here.

- [ Mabel ] Yeah.

- She's all right.

- I'm just resting.

- Go ahead. You can see that she's all right.

- I'm just resting.

[ Footsteps Thumping ]

[ Nick ]

Come on.

Tony. Come on.!

- Papa, put me down! Put me down!

- You kids are goin' to bed.

You're goin' to bed.

[ Footsteps Thumping ]

- Now stay here.!

- I want my mama.!

- Stay here!

- Mommy.

Mom.

They want to know

if you're all right.

Oh, s-s-s-sure.

I'm all right.

They, uh -

They want you to tuck 'em in bed.

Okay. Sure.

All right.

Okay, sweethearts.

I'm sorry I scared everybody. It just -

I was just... tired, you know.

How about pushing this old lady

up the stairs, huh?

That-a-boy.

- [ Angelo ] You're the best mommy I ever had.

- [ Maria ] Mommy, I'll help you up the stairs.

I'll help you up.

[ Tony ]

I like ya, Mom.

- [ Angelo ] I love you, Mom.

- [ Maria ] I'll help you up the stairs.

[ Chattering ]

[ Angelo ]

You're the best mom I ever had.

[ Mabel ]

I love you.

You know you look just like your father?

You're Daddy's girl.

I love you.

- Hi, angel.

- Hi, Mom.

You think you're gonna be able

to get to sleep?

I'm worried about you.

Aw, sweetheart,

don't worry about me.

I'm a grown-up.

I'm fine.

I'm happy. Really.

Okay. Okay.

I love you too.

I believe that.

- I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

- Okay.

Okay.

Hi, banana.

- Hi, banana.

- How you doin', banana?

How you doin', banana?

- I love you.

- I love you, banana.

Will you stay-

Will you come lie down with me?

Sure.

There.

[ Kisses ]

Spaghetti.

I love you.

I love you, Mom.

[ Mabel ]

I love you, spaghetti.

- All right, kids. Good night.

- [ Tony ] Good night.

We love ya. And we love each other,

and there's nothin' to worry about.

We got through the night.

It was a tough night.

Tomorrow's gonna be better.

Angelo.

- Good night, Tony.

- Good night.

[ Maria ]

Mommy, please don't turn off the light.

[ Nick ] Yeah, but no squirming around

and no talking and go right to sleep.

This is your father talking, so you obey me.

I remember before, when you were

punching me in favor of your mother.

[ Mabel Sighs ]

- You know, I'm really nuts.

- Oh.

Tell me about it.

I don't even know

how this whole thing got started.

- [ Sputters ]

- Don't worry about it. Let me see that hand.

I think I was just so tired, you know.

Do you love me?

I, uh -

I, uh -

Now let's go clean up that crap.

[ Mabel Sighs ]

Gotta get some food in this house.

Let's just leave it.

Okay.

[ Nick Humming Upbeat Tune ]

[ Piano And Kazoos Playing Upbeat Tune ]

[ Man Vocalizing ]

[ Continues ]

[ Phone Rings ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Man Vocalizing ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Yeah

[ Fades ]

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes