Raging Bull Page #3

JAKE watches SALVY and VICKIE.

JAKE'S P.O.V.:
JOEY is talking (PAN) to VICKIE.

VICKIE giggles. JOEY stands and walks over to JAKE.

JAKE:

(referring to Vickie)

Who's that?

JOEY:

Whadda you care?

JAKE:

Whadda ya mean, whadda I care? Who

is she? What's a matter? You afraid

I'm gonna take her on you?

JOEY:

No, I'm not afraid. Why? You wanna

meet her?

JAKE:

Yeah --

JOEY:

Cause I'll go right over there and

bring her here.

JAKE:

Go 'head.

JOEY:

You sure you wanna meet her? Don't

make me go over there, you change

your mind and you make me look bad,

cause she's really a knockout.

She's 15, this kid -- a great piece

of ass.

JAKE:

How do you know? You know her that

good?

JOEY:

No, I see her around the pool. I

know her. I know her like that --

not like that.

JAKE:

(gesturing to his bandage)

Nah, not now... I wanna wait. I

don't feel right...

JAKE watches VICKIE.

INT. JAKE AND IRMA'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM - LATE

NIGHT:

JOEY:

(to Jake)

I'm tellin' you, she'll be there, I

know she'll be there.

JAKE:

'Cause I wanna catch her alone.

JOEY:

How you gonna catch anybody alone

at a dance?... I don't know if

she'll be there alone... She'll

probably be there with her

girlfriends or something.

JAKE:

She ever go with them? Like Salvy?

JOEY:

Nah, she don't go with nobody.

She's only 15 years old.

JAKE:

What does that have to do with it?

She don't look 15 to me. I heard

somethin' with Salvy.

She was with him once or somethin',

I think. It was like some blonde.

That's the one...

JOEY:

Probably. You know she talks to

everybody, and not just him.

JAKE:

Yeah, she's nice.

JOEY:

Ah, some piece of ass, I'm tellin'

you.

JAKE:

You wasn't with her, were you?

JOEY:

Huh?

JAKE:

You wasn't with her?

JOEY:

With her? How?

JAKE:

You know, like bang her or

anything?

JOEY:

Ah, no, no. I didn't bang her. I

know her from around here, that's

all. You want to meet her or what?

JAKE:

Nah, not now -- all those hard-ons

around. I'll wait. Not now.

The scene ends on VICKIE as JAKE watches her.

INT. JAKE AND IRMA'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - LATE

NIGHT:

JOEY:

(to Jake)

I'm tellin' you, she'll be there, I

know she'll be there. Dressed up

and everything.

JAKE:

I don't like all those other clowns

around. That's all I know.

JOEY:

C'mon, hurry up. We're never gonna

get outa here tonight.

JOEY sips a drink as JAKE knots his tie. IRMA

enters from the bedroom.

IRMA:

Where you going at this hour?

JAKE:

What're you, a cop? I'm goin' out --

business.

IRMA:

You f***in' worm, if you're going

out, I'm going out.

JAKE:

And where you goin'?

IRMA:

None of your f***in' business.

JOEY lifts his eyes up.

JAKE:

Eh, go out. Do what you're gonna

do. What do I care?

JOEY opens the door to leave. JAKE follows.

IRMA:

That's right -- run out. I ain't

gonna be here when you get back.

INT. JAKE AND IRMA'S APT. BUILDING - HALLWAY - LATE

NIGHT:

JAKE and JOEY hurry down the stairs. IRMA shouts

after them.

IRMA:

Bunch of guys. You all hang out

together. Yeah, you're all going

out on business. You're all gonna

suck each other off.

INT. JAKE AND IRMA'S BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR - LATE

NIGHT:

JOEY:

What a mouth on her -- you shoulda

hit her -- no good f***in' Jewish

c*nt -- breakin' our balls. You

shoulda hit her with a chair.

JAKE:

Hey, watch your mouth. Don't talk

like that. She's still my wife.

JOEY:

No, but Jake... how much abuse can

you take.

JAKE:

(interrupting)

How many times do I have to hit

her? I hit her enough.

They exit to street.

EXT. JAKE AND IRMA'S APARTMENT BUILDING - STREET -

LATE NIGHT:

JOEY and JAKE come out of the building and start

walking down the street.

IRMA opens the window on the second floor right

above them, and shouts out to them:

IRMA:

Go ahead -- that's all you're good

for -- to go out and leave me here

like a dog. You and your brother!

You don't even look like brothers.

You look like faggots! That's what

you look like -- faggots!

JAKE and JOEY walk faster down the block,

pretending that IRMA must be shouting at someone

else.

She throws a bottle at them. It smashes in the

street.

EXT. WEBSTER HALL - NIGHT (AN HOUR LATER)

ESTABLISHING SHOT.

INT. WEBSTER HALL - NIGHT

A neighborhood dance is in progress. A small BAND

is playing while mainly OLDER COUPLES dance. There

are TWO PRIESTS present. The younger people are

divided into two groups -- the BOYS, who are

dressed in suits and ties, and spend most of their

time at the bar area -- and the GIRLS, who are in

evening dresses, and spend most of their time

dancing together.

Some of the more popular GIRLS are surrounded by

"WISE-GUYS." There are tables near the dance floor

with "set ups" (bottles of Scotch, rye, and a

bucket of ice) on them. These tables are the "bases

of operation" for different neighborhood groups, as

if they were street corners.

JAKE and JOEY are walking toward a table. VERA, a

young neighborhood girl, blocks their way as she

bends over to talk to some GUYS at a table. VERA's

well-built, and knows it.

JOEY tries to move one way; VERA again blocks his

way. This little game goes on for a few seconds,

then:

JOEY:

Look, could you move a little.

Would you mind, darling?

VERA:

Mind what, Mr. Big Shot?

JAKE:

(annoyed)

Eh, girlie, take a walk.

JAKE starts to move forward; JOEY stops him.

JOEY:

(to Vera)

All right, darling, I'll just stand

here and wait.

JOEY cups his hands and grabs VERA's breasts. VERA

squeals, covers her breasts, and moves back. JOEY

and JAKE walk past her. JOEY smiles.

JOEY and JAKE sit down at an empty table.

JAKE:

Do you see her yet?

JOEY:

Give me a chance. Let me look.

MOVING SHOTS:

JAKE tries to find her -- Camera pans until we find

her. JOEY points out a distant table. He spots

VICKIE with a couple of other GIRLS . VICKIE locks

beautiful and is obviously having a good time.

JOEY (CONT'D)

THERE she is over there on the

other side. What did I tell you?

Oh, ain't she nice? Ain't she a

f***in' doll?

As they watch, WE SEE, from JAKE's POV:

SALVY, FRANKIE, and JUNIOR show up at VICKIE's

table. They are in overcoats and hats and don't sit

down. They are obviously on their way to bigger

things than a neighborhood dance -- and VICKIE and

her GIRLFRIENDS are glad to go with them. They get

up to leave.

JAKE:

Be right back.

SALVY, FRANKIE, JUNIOR, VTCKIE and the other TWO

GIRLS leave the dance hall. JAKE, unseen, follows

them to the entrance way, as they go out onto the

sidewalk.

EXT. WEBSTER HALL - NIGHT

JAKE watches as SALVY ushers everyone into his

Cadillac, and then drives off.

JAKE stares after the car for a moment, then goes

back inside.

EXT. SHOREHAVEN POOL - DAY (1942-43)

JAKE and JOEY get out of their Packard convertible

and walk over to the fence surrounding the pool.

VICKIE is by the pool.

JOEY:

(calling out to Vickie)

Hey, Vickie, c'mere. Don't be

afraid. C'mere. Just say hello.

This is my brother.

VICKIE comes over to the fence.

JOEY (CONT'D)

Vickie, I want you to meet my

brother, Jake. He's gonna be the

next champ.

JAKE puts his fingers through the fence.

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