Little Murders

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- [Woman Humming]

- [Man Outside] Hey.

[People Chattering Outside]

[Motor Rewing Outside]

[Man]

What you doing in the street?

- [Man Shouts, Indistinct]

- [Man #2] I can't hear you. What?

[Man #3]

He's taking pictures. Did you hear that?

[Man]

What do you want a picture for? Huh?

- [Man #4] I'm a photographer.

- [Man #2] Aphotographer?

[Loud Marching Band

On Radio]

[Stops]

[Man #3] Hey, he looks like a big photographer.

[Man #2] Wipe that smile off your face.

[Ringing]

[Chattering Continues]

[Man #2]

Hey, you think you're a tough guy, right?

[Ringing Continues]

[Heavy Breathing On Phone]

Creep.

[Chattering Continues]

- [Man #2] For what?

- [Man #4] My camera.

Your camera. Why?

[Man #3]

You have a lot of fun with it.

[Man] Take our picture.

[Man #3]

Be careful with his camera.

[Ringing]

[Man #2] Hey. Take my picture, will you, man?

[Ringing Continues]

- Hello.

- Patsy, this is Lester.

- Hello, Lester.

- I thought it only fair to tell you...

I'm getting married.

I think that's

a very good idea, Lester.

I won't do it if you don't think

I should.

I want you very much

to get married, Lester.

Can I come over tonight

and talk to you about it?

- No, Lester.

- Tomorrow night?

I have to get off now, Lester.

[Man]

Come on! Do something!

- [Man #2] How about your camera now?

- Stand there like a lump!

- [Man #3]Jesus Christ. What a fruit.

- [Man] He's a fruit, man.

- [Man #3] F*ggot.

- [Man] F*ggot.

[Man] Look at that son of a b*tch!

Look at him!

Look at him! He's a big fag! Get him!

Fag! Go on! Get him, man!

- Come on, faggy. Come on. Do something.

- How about you camera now?

Grab his camera. What is it, baby?

Come on! Do something!

[Men Yelling Outside]

[Man Cackling]

Get him! Oh! Oh!

[Man #2]

What are you laughing at?

- What are you laughing at?

- You think that's funny? Come on.

- You want more?

- Come on. Do something.

You're gonna get worked over.

[Man] Come on, pal.

We're gonna hurt your camera.

- We're gonna take your camera.

- Come on! [Laughs]

- Yeah! Come on!

- [Man #2] Talk to us, man. Talk!

- Hey, you guys. Stop it down there.

- Come on!

Hey. I'm gonna call the police.

Stop it. Hey!

Hey! Come on.

Stand up and fight.

[Yelling]

- Get him.

- You're a big fag!

- You fruit!

- Come on!

- Pick him up! Pick him up!

- [Dial Tone Humming]

[Busy Signal Beeping]

[Line Ringing]

You're not a man, you're a f*ggot!

[Yelling Continues]

Police emergency. Sergeant Kershner.

One moment.

[Yelling Continues]

[Loud Whirring]

[Yelling Continues]

- [Yelling]

- Hey! Hey!

Who do you think you are?

You're beating up on innocent people!

How do you expect anybody to sleep?

[All Yelling]

- Let go of my purse! Come on! Ow!

- [Humming]

Stop it! Hey!

Give that back to me!

Stop it! Now, listen!

Stop! Ow!

[Continues]

[Patsy] No!

You... You degenerates!

Stop! That's not funny!

No!

Ow! Stop that! Ow! No!

Let go! Stop it!

Give me back my purse!

- [Continues]

- Come on.

Who do you think you are?

What kind of a man are you? [Huffing]

L... I should have let them

break your neck.

Now, look at me.

Look at me. Listen.

What do you think...

Are you a man or...

That was absolutely

the most spineless...

A-Are you a man?

I don't know what you are.

I don't know.

I don't know. I don't know.

You shouldn't have done that.

They were getting tired. You got them mad.

- You shouldn't have.

- Listen.

They were killing you!

You wa...

Why didn't you help me?

You could have defended me. I defended you.

Don't you think you should have at least tried?

People help each other all the time.

Isn't that what life is all about?

I don't know why you want

to make a big thing out of it.

Those guys in the park, they said,

"Hey, fat-face, what are you staring at?"

If I told them I wasn't staring at them,

they would have beat me up for being a liar.

If I told them I was staring at them

because I wanted to take their picture...

then they'd beat me up

for being a cop.

So I told them I was staring at them

because they looked familiar...

and they beat me up

for being a fag!

There's no way of talking someone out of

beating you up if that's what he wants to do.

And you-you just let them?

I want to do what I want to do, lady,

not what they want me to do.

Listen, no... no one behaves

like that. That... l...

l... l... I ought to

break your neck.

You should be

ashamed of yourself. Listen.

Are you really so down on people,

or are you just being fashionable?

[Humming]

These are beautiful.

Really. Just beautiful.

It's sort of a collage effect,

isn't it?

And they're all...

They're all...

- Hmm. What do you do for pleasure?

- This.

Oh, I don't mean work.

I mean, this is important...

but, uh, I mean, if all you ever do

is take pictures of...

you know,

this sort of picture...

I mean, isn't that awfully limited?

For example, I do interiors.

Now, I like it. I even love it.

But I'd go bats if I had to

go home and do interiors...

and go on my vacation

and do interiors...

and interiors was all

that was ever on my mind.

I mean, that's death.

No wonder you're depressed.

I'm not depressed.

Hmm.

So...

this is it.

This is all that you do.

You don't ski?

Ski?

You don't play tennis?

Golf?

- Ping-Pong?

- [Scoffs]

Checkers?

[Chuckles]

Oh, you must have some fun.

[Chuckles]

Fun.

[Clears Throat]

Hello there.

Hello there.

Testing. One, two, three. Testing.

Talk to me. Sing. Do something.

- [Snores]

- [Chuckles]

- You want to drive for a while?

- I hate cars.

You don't have to do anything

you don't want to do.

- Except have fun.

- You'll get used to it.

[Man Singing In Spanish]

[Continues]

Okay.

[Continues]

[Continues]

What do you mean you don't dance?

You dance very well.

I didn't know this was dancing.

Admit it. You're having fun.

You're a terrific girl, Patsy.

I don't know if you know that.

I think you were fantastic...

on the tennis court this afternoon.

Admit it. You're having fun.

You're having the time of your life.

- Tonight.

- Well, that's something.

This must be the first time in your life

you're having the time of your life.

[Sighs]

- Why not?

- I don't feel like it.

Well, I didn't mean to

force myself on you.

You're a terrific girl.

I really mean that.

I'll tell you when I feel like it.

[Continues]

Do you know how I wake up every morning

of my life? With a smile on my face.

And for the rest of the day I come up

against an unending series of...

of challenges to wipe

that smile off my face.

The breather calls. Ex-boyfriends

call to tell me they're getting married.

Someone tries to break into the

apartment while I'm getting dressed.

There's a drunk asleep

in the elevator.

Three minutes after I'm out

in the street, my camel coat turns brown.

The subway stalls. A man standing next

to me presses his body against mine.

The up elevator jams.

Rumors start buzzing around the office

that we're about to be automated.

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