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E) A 1934 "OLDER GIRL" sashays into the candy store

in flickering 8mm black and white footage. WE SEE

ohter Bronx PRETEEN GIRLS walking, smiling.

F) At Shorehaven pool, JAKE and JOEY, in bathing

suits, are sleeping in the sun next to each other.

OTHER BATHERS are around, also taking in the sun.

G) Reprise from earlier scene: As in D, JOEY hits

JAKE in the face again.

WE SEE again the image of JAKE's face as he sits in

his cell.

The MONTAGE continues:

H) JANIRO's face at the weigh-in.

I) JAKE throws JANIRO a kiss at the weigh-in.

J) JAKE punches in JANIRO's face.

K) A naked GIRL stands in the doorway of a bedroom.

L) JAKE lies in bed with IRMA staring at the

ceiling.

M) VICKIE's pretty young face DOUBLE EXPOSES with

SUGAR RAY ROBINSON's.

N) DR. PINTO injects novacaine into JAKE's fists.

O) Sitting in his corner of the ring, JAKE spits

blood into a pail...

P) Still in JAKE's corner: JOEY wipes off his

brother's bloody face.

Q) Still in JAKE's corner: There is an open cut

over JAKE's eye. JOEY, rushing against time, sucks

the blood from the wound as DR. PINTO begins to

examine it.

R) Still in JAKE's corner: JOEY puts the mouthpiece

in JAKE's mouth. (SLOW MOTION)

S) JAKE wins over CERDAN. JOEY, overenthusiastic,

hits JAKE on the back of the head a little too

hard. JAKE gives JOEY a quick look, but JOEY just

embraces him.

T) On a bed, a GIRL is going down on JOEY. The GIRL

turns and looks up at JAKE. It's LINDA, the

waitress from his club. JAKE stares.

U) JAKE's fist hits LINDA's face.

V) VICKIE playfully bends JAKE's hand back,

pretending to break it.

W) JAKE hits LINDA again. She cries.

X) Repeat image N: DR. PINTO injects novocaine into

JAKE's fists.

WE SEE again the image of JAKE's face as he sits in

his cell.

The MONTAGE continues:

Y) VICKIE is in her underwear in a bedroom. A pair

of black arms come in and embrace her body.

Z) CLOSE UP of JAKE; he reacts to this. He's in the

ring with SUGAR RAY. He knocks SUGAR RAY out of the

ring.

AA) VICKIE again. JAKE approaches her from behind,

pulls her head back by her hair, and slaps her.

BB) THE ANNOUNCER points to SUGAR RAY as the

winner. (Different fight.) CAMERA PANS to RAY,

victorious, his arms up.

CC) A bloodied JAKE comes over to SUGAR RAY and

embraces him.

WE ARE BACK WITH JAKE in the cell. He slowly starts

to bang his head against the wall.

JAKE:

(murmuring)

Why, why, why?

(with each bang of his

head)

I'm a man, I'm a man. I'm no

f*ggot. I'm not a f*ggot. Ma, why?

What do they want? My cock's not

enough. What do they want from me?

Why? Ma? Why?

JAKE is now smashing the wall with all his strength

-- vicious body punches.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Why, why, why me? You took it away

from me. They took everything away.

What do they want from me? What the

f*** do they want from me? I ain't

bad. I ain't bad. I'm not that guy.

I'm not that guy. I'm not a

monster. I'm not an animal.

JAKE breaks his knuckles; the pain and blood are

unbearable.

JAKE collapses to the concrete floor. His hands are

smashed. He cries, then sobs.

JAKE (CONT'D)

I'm not like that. Please. I'm not

like that. Please. Please. Please.

Then silence.

We begin to hear: JAKE doing a monologue.

JAKE (CONT'D)

And so, as Shakespeare said, I've

been down so low there's nowhere

else to go.

INT. METROPOLE - NIGHT (1958)

The Metropole is a club on 7th Avenue off Times

Square.

JAKE LAMOTTA, 36 years old and wearing a hip

Fifties suit, continues his monologue.

JAKE:

Except here, gentlemen, with you

bums. I call you "gentlemen"... but

you know what you really are! You

know, this place used to be pretty

exclusive... now they got bouncers

outside to throw the drunks in! My

first night here I said to the

boss, "Where's the toilet?" -- He

said, "You're in it!" By the way,

this engagement is just a stepping

stone for me. If I do good here,

I'm ready to get out of the

business!

The CROWD starts to shout: "Get the f*** off the

stage!"

JAKE (CONT'D)

OK, OK, I know what you're waitin'

for -- and from the looks of you,

you been waitin' for it for a long

time. I had my own joint in Miami

Beach once... it was too high-class

for you guys... we had a 50-cent

minimum charge just to keep out the

riff-raff!

The CROWD continues to shout, as before, also

shouting:
"Bring out the girls!"

JAKE (CONT'D)

Hey, sorry. Here's your girls.

(grabs his crotch)

Yeah, she's here... just like it's

advertised out front. She's come

back. A girl who's seen the Lower

Depths... who's been as far as I

have in that direction. She's on

her way back up now... give you an

idea how low she was! Let's give

her a warm welcome... make her glad

she's back, boys. -- Miss Emma

48's!

JAKE gets off the stage as MISS EMMA 48's goes into

her dance. He goes over to the bar and gets a

drink. SEVERAL OLDER MEN in T-shirts - a

disreputable looking lot - are at the bar.

EXT. METROPOLE - NIGHT

The Club is closing. JAKE and EMMA, the stripper,

come out and walk by a delicatessen on their way to

a parking lot.

JAKE sees his brother JOEY enter the delicatessen.

JAKE:

Look, sweetie, be a good girl.

Here's some money. Take a cab. Go

home by yourself. Just wanna walk

around a little, sort of unwind.

OK?

EMMA:

Will I see you later?

JAKE:

Yeah. I dunno... I'll call you.

JAKE goes to the parking lot entrance as EMMA gets

into a cab.

DISSOLVE:

TO:

EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT

It's about twenty minutes later.

DOLLY INTO A MEDIUM SHOT of JAKE waiting by the

parking lot. He looks at the delicatessen.

JOEY finally comes out carrying a paper bag. Not

noticing JAKE, he walks right past him to his car

which is parked near the rear of the outdoor lot.

JAKE:

Hey, Joey --

JAKE walks towards JOEY with his hand outstretched.

JOEY looks at JAKE. Silence. JOEY turns his back

and starts to get into his car.

JAKE runs over to JOEY and grabs his shoulder.

JAKE (CONT'D)

No, Joey, no. Look, wait a minute,

please --

JOEY looks at JAKE like he's sh*t, throws JAKE's

hand off his shoulder, and starts to get into his

car again.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Aw, Joey --

JAKE stops JOEY from getting into his car. He puts

his hand on JOEY's shoulder again.

JAKE (CONT'D)

You're right. You're perfectly

right. You got every right in the

world to hate my guts.

JOEY pulls away from JAKE's hand, and tries to put

the paper bag into the front seat of the car.

JAKE (CONT'D)

No, please. I know I was a

cocksucker. You're right. I shoulda

never raised my hands to you.

JOEY half pushes JAKE away, and begins to get into

his car again.

JAKE pulls JOEY by the arm.

JAKE (CONT'D)

No, Joey, listen to me --

JAKE pulls too hard, causing JOEY to drop the paper

bag to his feet. The containers of coffee and tea

in the bag break open and splatter JOEY's pants

legs.

JOEY stares down at his pants, then up at JAKE.

Suddenly, he belts JAKE with a left and a right to

the jaw. JAKE is taken by surprise, and backs off

to get his own hands up.

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