Confessions of a Superhero Page #8

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for the adults.

(man #1)

are you gonna be

in the contest?

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah, definitely.

It's $20 to get

into the contest,

To enroll for it.

And then if we do win,

it'll be a thousand bucks.

(man #2)

what do you think

your chances are?

I think that me looking

like Christopher reeve

At this particular event,

Being the fact

that they're doing a send-off

To Christopher reeve,

It may boost our chances a bit,

Because a lot of people

are gonna be thinking

Christopher reeve

at this celebration.

So I think the chances

are really good.

So, Bonnie, the only thing

that we need now

Is this lunchbox

to go in something.

Okay, this is--

I don't think this

is gonna fit in here.

Sure, it will.

You may have to carry

your lunchbox

Like you're going

to elementary school

And this is your lunch.

Okay.

My name's Billy McDaniel,

Mayor of the city of metropolis,

Long-time resident

of metropolis,

Lived here all my life.

Carol, this is Billy McDaniel.

How are you?

Metropolis is pretty well-known

as the home of superman.

Probably there's no place

that I go in the run of a year

That if you're asked,

"where you from,"

And you say,

"Metropolis, Illinois,"

They'll have something

to say about superman.

(man)

lot of drugs,

stuff like that around here,

Criminal activity.

Whole bunch;

it's a dangerous little town.

It really is.

A lot of black people's

moved in here.

Used to be none,

But a lot of black people's

moved in now.

(man)

why is everyone so obsessed

with superman here?

Man, you tell me.

I've been here all my life,

and I don't know.

My comic books said new York.

I don't know why they put

Illinois in metropolis.

[triumphant music playing]

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[woman on microphone]

we do have a special treat

for everybody.

We have invited

our high school band,

And they have got

a special song

Picked out to play for us.

(Dennis)

you guys are gonna be around

for the costume contest, right?

So what you guys do is,

You vote for

your favorite superman, okay?

Or superhero.

Give me a hug.

Wow, superman.

My hero.

Why, thank you.

You're my hero.

You're my hero too.

Thank you.

(kidder)

which part of Montana?

(woman #2)

Livingston, do you

know where that is?

It's near Bozeman.

I've never seen those.

They look terrific.

No one's got these ones.

Jesse, j-e-s-s-e.

(kidder)

you're welcome.

(man)

are you excited?

I am ecstatic.

I can't wait.

(kidder)

I'll come back here

so we can still do the picture.

There you go.

(man)

can I put

my arm around you?

Oh, yes.

(man)

what are you gonna say to her?

What am I gonna say

to her?

I'm not quite sure yet.

We'll have to see.

It's probably gonna be

a surprise.

I usually get all tied up--

Tongue-tied when I get up

to the celebrities,

You know, especially

when it's somebody like Margot

Or if it was Christopher reeve.

I turn into that little kid

that doesn't know what to say.

But if I wasn't taken,

I would ask her to marry me.

Yeah, I'm gonna let you guys

go first,

'cause you guys have

a small amount.

Hi, Chris'.

How are you, dear?

Good morning,

I'm doing wonderful.

Thanks, good to meet you.

Take care.

I know Christopher,

and he's very sweet.

I really don't think

we, as people,

Get to judge each other

that way, you know.

I think sometimes

some of the guys in the outfits

Should go to the gym.

That's my only comment.

(man)

Christopher

we already did.

We're gonna have to

do it at the--

(Dennis)

okay, no problem.

(kidder)

yeah, and Christopher,

I'll buy you a drink.

(Dennis)

okay, no problem.

I'll even buy you

a snack, all right?

I love you.

Okay, I'll see you

in the Severy, Margie.

No, there are a lot of awful

things you can take too far,

And superman's terrific.

So hey, if you want to wear

that outfit 24 hours a day,

Go for it.

It's a lot more appealing

than a lot of other things

I can think of.

(man)

how can I help you today?

Yeah, I just wanted to rent

some guns out for the range.

Do you know

what kind?

Preferably,

I like the beretta, actually.

A beretta?

Yeah.

All right.

Why?

Is there a better one?

Some of the stuff

that Batman says you got to--

It's hard to believe,

because like I said,

I really don't know

his dark past,

But when you hear him

talk about the stuff,

It's almost like,

"wow, dude, you've been watching

too many movies."

Right here we have

a 9-millimeter beretta.

All right, right here we have

the magazine release...

All right.

Always by your thumb.

Press it,

and out pops the magazine.

All right,

when you load it,

You always load it

from the back in, all right?

All right.

Tip always facing the direction

that the muzzle's going,

Because that's the way

the bullet's gonna come out.

There's only two ways

you can get out of it:

If you die or if pretty much

everybody else does.

And so that's--

Yeah, that's pretty much

how I got out of it,

'cause everyone else died,

And I was the only man

left standing.

I know he talks a lot about it

with his friends

More so than he does with me.

And I would have to say

I would believe about 50%

of what he says is true.

Until I see these people or,

you know, see this dark past,

Man, it's hard to believe,

you know.

I still re--

you know, still ask God

For forgiveness

for some of the things

That I've done in my life,

so...

[gunshot]

[gunshots]

(Allen)

let's just say

I was married to a girl,

Very, very beautiful,

loving girl,

Didn't even want part of the--

of what was going on.

You know,

she was just the daughter.

So anyway,

and, uh, yeah.

She was killed in an accident

that I was supposed to be in.

And of course,

once I found out who did it--

Yeah, so...

"yeah," what?

Once you found--

I went--I went raged out

and more or less went after him

And left more than a body count

than I can count, I guess.

Is he permanently

injured now,

Or is he dead or--

No, no.

They're deceased.

From this incident?

From this incident.

So...

Was it something

you were prosecuted for?

No, no, unfortunately,

They couldn't prove

anything.

So...

So is this

a confession?

I don't know what--

Like I said, I mean,

there's--you can't--

No, there's no Trace

of anything.

That's the whole thing.

It's gone.

It's over.

It's been 22 years.

There's--

you couldn't Trace anything.

It's been very well--

See, back in the '80s,

You could cover things

a lot very easily.

Now, today time,

it's very hard.

But, yeah, you can't--

There's no statute

of limitations on murder.

[laughs]

Well...

You know, sometimes when you

have memories from your past,

You can elaborate on them

And make them sound

more than what they really are.

You may do it

to make your somewhat--

He may do it to make himself

sound bigger or badder

Or just, you know,

"don't mess with me"

type of thing.

(Dennis)

now, you guys

are gonna be around

For the costume contest,

right?

Okay, well, remember to vote

on your favorite superman.

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