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Dad Page #6
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- Year:
- 1989
- 117 min
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is a direct result
of Dr. Santana's
poor judgment.
Why did you strap
his arms down?
To keep him from
hurting himself.
He's been flailing around
pretty good with those hands.
Yeah, well, I'm his son and I say
he doesn't need these things.
Give us a call
when you're ready,
and we'll put
him back in bed.
I don't believe it.
Hey, dad, how you doin'?
What is it?
Does he always look like this?
Look, hey, look, look,
I've brought Annie.
And I got Billy here.
Huh?
Hey, Dad.
How are you feelin', Dad?
Can you hear me?
Hey, Grandpa, it's me, Billy.
How you doin'?
God, John, I can't stand
to see him looking like this.
What is it, Dad?
What's the matter?
That would be
absolutely adequate, I think.
I gave him a sedative.
That should calm him down.
How long had he
been like that?
The whole time we've been here.
At least half an hour.
Did he seem depressed?
Jesus, Doctor.
It's a good thing
you're not a detective.
Yeah, he seemed
depressed.
What the hell do you
think is going on here?
I meant more than usual,
Mr. Tremont.
He's been sliding every day since
he's been in here. And you know that.
Mr. Tremont...
You're not gonna tell me
that this is normal behavior.
This particular manifestation
of the depression is unusual,
true, but the sedative
will bring him around.
A sedative?
The man is hallucinating.
He's crying nonstop.
He doesn't recognize
anyone in his family,
and you're giving
him a sedative?
And why didn't you give
him some Sucrets, too?
Maybe he has a sore
throat you can fix!
We've scheduled your father
for release tomorrow.
You can pick him up
anytime after 12:00.
What do you mean, "release"?
Are you trying to tell me that
my father has recovered?
Well, no, of course not,
but medically speaking
there's nothing more
we can do for him.
We cannot hold
hospital beds
for patients who cannot
profit from medical care.
How would we know?
He's never gotten
any medical care!
You have to understand,
Mr. Tremont,
while his condition is stable,
basically he's custodial.
What exactly
does that mean?
I'll tell you
what that means.
That means they don't give
a sh*t if he lives or dies.
He's not custodial!
God damn it!
What kind of word is that
to describe a person?
I don't think...
Just calm down.
You want my father
out of here?
Well, let me tell you
something.
I want him out of here
more than you do.
You're not good enough
to take care of him.
John,
what are you doing?
Mr. Tremont...
Don't you touch him.
This is very unnecessary.
I said I'm taking him home.
Mr. Tremont,
this is very unfortunate.
What do we do now?
I don't know.
We may have no
choice but to...
No, I don't want
to do that.
I don't wanna put
him in a nursing home.
I don't either, John,
but we have to do something.
If you take Mom
out to your place,
I'll take care
of Dad at home.
Wait a second, John.
You can't handle
him in this condition.
I think I can do it.
I can do better than
the hospital did.
I can stay and help.
No.
Why not?
I'll take care of him.
He's my father.
Well, he's my grandfather.
And I'm your father.
Great. Now that we
know who everyone is,
can we talk about
what's best for this man?
I don't want you
here right now, Billy.
You don't have to see this.
Dad, I am not a kid.
Look,
I want you gone.
Go back to school,
go back to Mexico.
You're in the way here.
Don't you understand?
Yeah, I understand.
I want to talk to him.
It's not a good idea now,
Mom, really.
Annie's right, Mom.
Come on,
get in the hearse.
You'd like that,
wouldn't you, Mario?
I meant "get in the car,"
Mom.
It was a slip of the tongue.
Okay, Mom, okay.
Come on, come on. He'll be all right.
He'll be all right.
John's gonna
take care of him.
Here we go, Dad.
We got a score yet?
Huh?
This kid Gooden is fabulous,
isn't he?
He kind of reminds
me of Bob Gibson.
You know,
a real competitor.
What is that?
Did you get that, Dad?
All right.
Here we go.
A club soda.
Well, we've got to work
on your technique here.
That's all right.
A little home-cooked meal,
that's what you need.
Remember how you
used to tell me
that all the great
chefs were men?
Well,
I think you're right.
Wait till you taste this.
Come on, Dad.
All right.
What's that?
Too big, you say?
Hmm, all right.
Here.
Try this.
Come on, Dad,
take a bite.
Come on,
there you go.
All right!
We have a sale here.
Well.
Let's push our luck.
Here. Wash it down
with this, Dad.
Dad, don't bite the glassware.
House rules.
You just didn't like
that place, did you?
Neither did I.
Here you go.
One more bite.
There you go, Dad.
All right!
We're going
to be okay, huh.
Here you go, Pop.
That's better.
All right, Dad.
Hang on a second here
and I'll have you
all settled in.
Let me grab these
and I'll be right back.
Why are we here, Ed?
Why aren't we
at the farm?
What?
You know they'll be
mad at us if we stay,
you know that.
Where's the owner
of the house?
This is your house, Dad.
What are you talking about?
Mandy is out of
the pasture again, Ed.
Well, don't worry, Dad.
I'm, I'm sure she's okay.
You think so?
I do.
Hand me that 18 wrench there,
by the chicken wire.
That ought to hold it now.
Look.
A good night's sleep is
what we need here, Dad.
Isn't that's what you
always used to say
when we had a problem?
"Let's sleep on it. "
Well, we got ourselves
a problem here, Dad.
Let's sleep on it.
Dad?
Dad?
Dad?
Dad, where are you?
Dad?
Dad?
Dad?
Dad?
What the hell
are you doing?
Oh, Dad, here,
let me help you.
All right, all right.
It's okay.
Come here, Pop,
come here.
No.
Ouch!
Ow!
Dad,
I'm gonna lift the bed.
Crawl out.
Come on, Dad, crawl out.
Dad, come on.
Okay, now.
I've got you.
Shh.
Come on.
Shh.
I got you, Dad.
It's all right. It's okay.
Shh.
I got you, I got you.
I got you.
Mr. Tremont?
I understand you
put your father back
in the hospital.
I'm very sorry.
Yeah.
I thought it might
be difficult for you
to care for him
at home.
It's really not the place
for him right now.
Well, he can't be at home
and he can't be here, right?
Maybe he can just hover
overhead in a helicopter.
It's very hard, I realize
for children
to understand
that their parents
have gotten old.
To know what
that really means.
I know what that means,
to be old. It means
most people would
rather you were dead.
Mr. Tremont, you have to understand
that doctors are only human, too.
We can't solve
every problem.
We can't save every patient.
We work in a system where
old people tend to sometimes
fall through the cracks.
What is it you want?
Why are you here?
There's another doctor
here at the hospital.
better than Dr. Santana.
What?
I'll deny ever
having said that.
He's a fine man.
I'd like to see
if I can get him
to take a look
at your father.
Mr. Tremont?
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