Jersey Boys Page #6

Maybe this is a good time

to start my own group.

You're not starting any groups.

You're in this group, Nicky.

Yeah, which one? The Topix?

The Romans? The Lovers?

Who we gonna be next, Tommy?

Frankie.

What?

It's a sign, Tommy.

Ooh.

I still like the Four Felons.

Yeah, but we still need the $3500.

Don't worry about it, all right?

I'll take care of it. That's what I do.

Now just write us a goddamn hit.

Put that in the trunk.

So I lock myself in my room

and I write four new songs in two days.

Ne, not songs.

Hits,.

Norman.

What's up?

You're late.

I couldn't find parking

for my canoe.

Heh. Five thousand.

Let's see.

The 11 grand you owe me, plus this five...

It's getting heavy. You're up to 16 grand.

Don't worry.

We just signed with RCA Victor.

That's good.

- You don't wanna get behind on the wig.

- I don't wanna get behind an anything.

I'll send you a record.

Better yet, send me three grand

by next Friday.

Three grand?

- I thought it was like a thousand.

- Three grand.

So you like the new name?

- I love the new name.

- All right.

- And so did Vivaldi.

What? Who?

- Some guy stole our name? I'll go talk to him.

- It's okay, Tommy. He's already dead.

What about the songs?

The songs? I love the songs.

The songs are great.

- But we still have a problem.

What?

The scare-Is?

Here.

It's 3500.

DeVito delivers.

F*** Vivaldi.

I'll drink to that.

Let me see. "Sherry."

Oh, sh*t!

Stop!

This is bullshit, Frankie.

Most important day of his life

and he's late.

- It's not like Bobby to be late.

- That's Tommy's territory.

All right, stronzo, get off my case.

Lay off the booze while you're at it.

Hey, watch your mouth in my house.

Francine. Francine. Come here, baby.

All right, go with your mommy.

Beautiful.

- She wasn't listening.

- That way.

She was drawing.

Shut up.

- Pretty pictures, Francine.

Come on.

Leave that.

- Come on.

- Assh0le.

Oh, real nice. Real nice.

Hypocrite.

- Hey. Here's the song.

- What is this? Are you kidding me?

He comes in with a piece of paper

he wrote 15 minutes ago.

Gimme.

- This looks good.

- No, it's an insult. it's a slap in the face.

Don't take it personal. It looks good.

I'm on the hook.

- We do the four we rehearsed.

We're not taking votes here, all right?

I run the group.

We don't have enough time.

Crewe's got the ears. Let him decide.

Crewe's gonna tell you the same thing.

You put me in a real pinch, Frankie.

You got another song?

Come on, let's try it.

- I don't now.

- Let me see. All right. I'll take the bottom.

Bob Crewe.

- Middle?

- Hey, uh, Crewe.

I'm sorry we're late.

Listen, we got something for you, all right?

Right now?

- No, just listen. Just listen.

Here we go.

One, two, three, four...

Sherry

Sherry baby

Sherry

Sherry baby

Set up the eight-track.

- What for?

We're gonna double Frankie's voice.

It's gonna explode off the radio.

- I never heard of that before.

Because it's never been done before. Heh.

I'm a f***ing genius.

- What does he think?

- That's good, right? Right, Crewe?

Get over here now.

- We'll be right over.

'(mire stening m me, Barn; Base,

WC? A Rama.

We're in our 17th hour...

"Jacked inside the studio, and yes...

...we're still playing the same song.

I mean, is that a different sound,

or what?

Who are these people?

Four black guys? Three guys and a girl?

What can I say? I love this record!

Ha-ha-ha.

Wham We're gonna see Ms go fight

m he top, my fiends.

And we're gonna see it happen this

Saturday on American Bandstand.

Oh, what the hey, I'm gonna play it again.

So put down that girl and lend

an ear to The Four Seasons!

Sherry

Sherry baby

Sherry

Sherry baby

Sherry

Sherry baby

Baby'

Sherry baby

Sherry, can you come out tonight?

Come, come

Come out tonight

Sherry baby

Sherry baby

Sherry, can you come out tonight?

Why $041'? you come out?

- Come out

- To my twist party

Some out

Where {he bright moon shines

Some out

We'll dance the night away

I'm gonna make you

Mine

You better ask your mama

Sherry baby

Tell her everything ls all right

Why $041'? you come out?

- Come out

- With your red dress on

Some out

Mm, you look so fine

Some out

Move it nice and easy

Gin, you make me lose my mind

Sherry

'Sherry baby

Baby

Sherry baby

Sherry, can you come out tonight?

Come, come

Some out tonight

{lame out tonight

- Come, come

- Come, come

Some out tonight

{lame out tonight

- Sherry

- Come, come

Some out tonight

Sherry baby

- Come, come

- Sherry

Some out tonight

Sherry baby

Game

- Hey. What's going on? You got the song?

Hey.

No. Not yet, not yet.

Whafve you been doing?

It's three weeks. The company's going nuts.

- So, what's in the bag?

- Chinese. Gotta eat to work.

Oh, my gosh. Shush, shush. Bobby, Bobby.

Come here, come here.

Ace in the Hole. Kirk Douglas.

Jan Sterling. God, I love Jan Sterling.

Come on. What are you doing?

Working or watching the tube?

- Shh. Come on.

- Get forks.

"I feel like smiling."

I feel like smiling.

You heard me. Get it off.

"Make me."

- That's right.

Watch this.

Make me.

Uh, he will.

Oh.

Watch. I'll bet you she cries.

No, big girls don't cry.

Big girls don'! cry

Big girls

Don? cry

They don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Who said they don': cry?

My girl

Said goodbye

My:
Oh'

My girl didn't cry

I wonder why

Sifly DOV

Told my girl we had to break up

Sifly DOV

Hoped that she would (at! my bluff

Sifly DOV

Then she saki to my surprise

Big girls don't cry

maybe

I was cruel

I was cruel

Baby, Fm a fed

I'm such a fool

Silly girl

"Shame on you

- Your mama said

- Silly girl

Shame on you

You cried in bed

- Silly girl

- Shame on you

You told a lie

Big girls do cry

Big girls

Don? cry

They don? cry

Big girls don'! cry

That's just an alibi

Big girls don'! cry

Big girls don'! cry

Big girls don'! cry

Thank you very much,

ladies and gentlemen. We're the Four Seasons.

Thank you. Thank you.

On bass guitar, we have Mr. Nick Massi.

Keyboard, we have Bob Gaudio.

I'm Tommy DeVito.

And this is Mr. Frankie Valli.

Thank you very much.

You've been a wonderful crowd. Thank you.

- t's just, I don't get it.

- What don'! you get, Tommy?

- The title, "Walk Like a Man."

- So?

As opposed to what, a woman?

No, it's for boys, Tommy.

Teenage boys.

We're telling them to act like men.

Instead of like girls.

Yeah, instead of like-

No! Instead of like boys.

- Come on. Why're you doing this?

Hey, hey, hey!

Miss Congeniality.

t's a metaphor.

It's an anthem for every guy who's ever

been twisted around a girl's little finger.

If I'm explaining that to you,

we're in trouble.

Now knock off the bullshit

and sing the song.

Roll the tape, Phil.

"Walk Like a Man."

Take one.

Merry Christmas. Come on in.

Look.

They're organized the way he likes them.

What's your name?

- Steven.

- Steven?

Said give her up, don't bother

The world isn't coming to an end

He said

Walk like a man

- Nicky.

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