Beyond the Sea Page #4

the happiest night of your life.

All right. Come on, let's get out of here.

Come on.

I can't. I can't, I can't, I can't, I

can't, I can't.

- You can't what?

- I can't go through with this.

- Of course you can, baby.

- I can't.

- Yes, you can.

- You don't want to be married to me!

I'm staying married to you until death

do us part.

How do you marry somebody

that you don't even know?

Who doesn't know who?

I don't know you or you me?

I don't know if I know you.

I know you don't know me.

- I know you, you're Mrs Bobby Darin.

- No!

It's never gonna work, Bobby.

Let'sjust get out of it now.

No way.

- I'll make you miserable.

- OK.

Do you not understand that?

I don't want to.

I don't want to. I can't help it.

Oh, my God.

What?

I love you.

I really love you.

Wait a minute.

Wait, don't move. Don't move a muscle.

Oh, God, Bobby, no! Please!

No, honey, honey. It's OK.

I'm not gonna hurt you. It's... Just

watch.

My mama used to tell me a story

when I was a kid.

That in the Middle Ages,

one of the knights in King Arthur's

court,

he laid down his sword

between himself and Guinevere

and he promised that he would never

cross over to the other side of the bed.

Really?

I am laying down this sword between

us.

That's my side of the bed, and that's

yours.

And I will never cross over...

...ever.

I don't care if we don't touch

for a thousand nights.

Only you can cross over to my side.

Only you.

I can't believe it!

Gimme a break.

You look like a dummy.

That's not my fault.

If it's not your fault,

who's running the goddamn thing?

- Hi, honey.

- Hey, sweetie.

Look who's on the cover.

Oh, honey, that's great. Did you see

this?

"I want to be a legend."

I can't believe you said that.

That's not exactly the way I

said it.

- Next time get him the cover.

- Yeah, it's a great story.

It gets better. "Brash, cocky

and arrogant, Darin then says,

"I hope to surpass Sinatra

in everything he does."

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

one time only on our stage:

Brash, Cocky and Arrogant.

We ought to use that

next time we play somewhere.

Boom-Boom,

where are we gonna be in five years?

Who knows? The Russians

may own show business in five years.

That's bullshit. What about next

week, next month, next year?

I can tell you where we're gonna be

next month.

Don't tell me Detroit.

You know everybody in show business

hates me because of the deals I get?

What do you think, guys,

is that the reason they hate him?

While we're on the subject of what's

next, I almost forgot to tell you.

We're gonna need a new comedian

to open for you at the Copa.

What did you just say?

Didn't I tell you? You're playing the

Copa.

You're friggin' kidding me?

- I got the call this morning, big shot.

- No, no, no!

We're gonna play the Copa!

We got the Copa!

Boom-Boom, you gigantic genius! Mwah!

Goddamned lunatic.

Sandush, I'm playing... Sandy!

Sandy, I'm playing the Copa!

We're playing the Copa.

My dream has come true, I'm playing

the Copa!

That's great, sweetie.

What's the Copa?

The Copacabana's the most important

nightclub in the whole world...

everybody famous has played here.

And one day, you're gonna play here,

Bobby.

And you're gonna break

all his box office records.

You got that?

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby!

All right.

George Kirby is the funniest comic

working today.

I never said he wasn't funny.

I said he was a negro.

He's breaking house records.

If they're a big act, like Sammy Davis,

they can headline here,

but they never- and you know that...

they never open at the Copa.

Look, Mr Podell,

there's a first time for everything.

Why not let one of the great

comedians play here?

Because I say so. You understand? It's

policy.

I understand but, frankly, to hell

with policy.

This is 1960, not 1860.

I heard you had a mouth on you,

kid. Save it for singing.

Listen, Mr Podell,

I respect that this is your club, I truly do.

But if you don't let George Kirby open for me,

I can't be responsible for the consequences.

You threatening me? Hm?

I'm cautioning you, Mr Podell.

Have you never heard of a sit-in?

A sit what?

It's a very popular form of protest

today.

It's where members of the black

and the white community...

actually, all communities,

come together to an establishment

that they feel is being unfair

to their brothers and sisters.

Then the media shows up,

they hold hands, and they... they sit.

Sometimes for days.

They sit?

Yeah, they sit and erm...

And they sing.

You know, songs like, what's the...?

Oh. We Shall Overcome.

Overcome?

Overcome what?

Policy, Mr Podell.

Outdated policy.

Thank you so very much.

I don't know if you've noticed

what a wonderful thing television is today.

I got Hollywood, California on one channel

and, of all people, I got Louella Parsons.

I'll never forget she started

out her programme by saying,

"Good evening from

Hollywood."

You don't know who I am?

I'm Bobby Darin's sister!

Don't put your hands on me,

I'm going over there!

Don't tell me where I'm going.

I know where I'm going!

I'm going right over there to see Mr Darin.

I'm his sister.

You don't say anything to me!

Nina.

Nina! What's going on?

These goons won't let me back to see

you.

I am family.

They're treating me like some goddamn fan.

They have instructions not to let

anybody back this close to a show.

Oh, I guess I'm just anyone, then,

huh?

No, you're... Guys, give me a moment.

Nina, I have to prepare to go on.

- Why are we sitting in the back again?

- What?

My table is almost in the kitchen.

Maybe I should bring you out some coffee.

You know the tables upfront

are for the boys I gotta take care of.

- Sandy's sitting right upfront.

- That's where they want her.

Why don't you just say it?

You are embarrassed by us.

- I am not, honey, but those are Podell's tables.

- Oh, that's bullshit.

It is not bullshit. Now go enjoy the

show.

It's the most important night of my

life.

I'll do my best. I won't see anything.

Maybe the matre'd will tell me how it

went!

Ladies and gentlemen, Bobby Darin!

Thank you.

Thank you and welcome to the Copacabana.

How about Richard Behrke right there?

I'm very honoured to be here

tonight at the Copacabana.

It's always been...

my dream to play this club.

And er... in connection with that

I would like to er... pay tribute to...

to two women in my life.

My er... mother Polly...

always dreamed and believed

that one day I would play the

Copacabana.

And so tonight this is for her, for my mother.

And the other woman, who is here

tonight,

is, of course, my lovely new wife

Sandra Dee,

the woman you are all looking at

when I'm trying to work.

Ah, would you look at that? She's

blushing.

Thank you for making her feel

so welcome tonight,

and for that I wanna do a special

number for her.

- I wanna dedicate this song to...

- Come on.

I love you, Sandush.

In those long ago years, it seemed as

if Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee,

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