Renaissance Man Page #8

Dismissed.

By the book.

[ Softly ] What am I doin here?

Spud duds. Spud duds.

Potato topping for the whole family.

Hmm.

- [ Hobbs ] How late is he now?

- [ Myers ] Hes very late.

What difference does it make?

- Damn.

- Why would he do this?

[ Montgomery ] Check it out.!

We got us a substitute teacher.!

[ Benitez ] He looks just like Mel.

Bring it here.

Which one is the dummy?

Melvin. Wake up, Mel.

Time for school, Mel.

[ Montgomery ] So how long are we

supposed to hang around?

[ Benitez ] Maybe he got

sick or something.

- Oh.

- [ Hobbs ] Here comes the excuse.

Sorry Im late.

The traffic really stunk.

- Traffic. Whoo! See?

- Ya ever notice when youre in a hurry...

they radio-dispatch all people

to drive in front of ya?

Its ridiculous. Okay.

So where were we?

[ Montgomery ]

Where were we? We were here.

[ Recruits ]

Uh-huh.

Give me a break, will ya?

I had something important.

- Thats all right. Were used to it.

- [ Benitez ] Thats for sure.

- It was a job interview,

for cripes sake.

- [ Myers ] A what?

- Job interview?

I thought this was your job.

- Mm-mmm.

- Were part time, like a paper route.

- Aw, come on.

- Hey, what do ya want from me?

- Not much, I guess.

- Huh?

- Yeah, we got a victory tower

at 1 7 00, sir.

- Everybody fall in outside.

- I dont believe you guys.!

- You stay and listen.

- We aint nothin but a hobby to you.

Hey, Davis, wed better go.

We might get stuck

behind some old people.

You guys are never late, right, Benitez?

[ Haywood ] Last time I come

to this damn class.

I got 1 5 minutes left!

I stood up for you, Davis.! Oh, sure.

Go ahead, go.

Aw, to hell with em.

[ Grunts ]

If I lose em now, Ill never

get em back. Damn!

Victory tower.

Victory tower.

Victory tower.

Victory tower.

[ Cass ] Come on. Lets go.!

Lets go.!

[ Shouting ]

Come on!

[ Cass ] Thats it, Leroy.!

Thats it.!

- Hand over hand! Hand over hand!

- [ Cass ] Thats good, Leroy.!

- Yes! Outstanding!

- All right!

[ Shouting Continues ]

Hey, look! Billy boy!

[ Shouting Continues ]

Oh, you are lookin at one puffed

and reckless libertine!

Check that. Whoop!

Fish in the net.!

Montgomery, Leroy, you hold it!

Dont go anywhere!

I got 1 5 minutes, and I want em now!

- Shakespeare, whatre ya doin here?

- Hold on a second, Lou.

- All right, I was late. Big deal.

You gotta give me a break.

- Rago.

- This is important, Lou.

- No. No, Bill. This is important. This.

This is why were here.

This is what were here to do. Go!

Come down from there! Leroy!

Hobbs, I got 1 5 minutes left,

and I want em.!

- I dont think they want

to talk to you, Bill.

- Montgomery!

Montgomery, get down here.!

I dont even think they can hear you.

Come on, Davis.

Do this one for daddy.! Make him proud.!

You know, from down here.

- Hey, wait a minute!

-Just hold up, Drill Sergeant.

Cant just quit. Ohh!

Thats what you been doin

all your lives.

Davis.! Hold it.! Hold it.!

Dont go nowhere.

Hold it. Whoa.

Okay, you guys got problems.

- Well, so do I, goddammit.!

- Move! Move, Davis! Keep moving!

Mr. Rago, youre gonna make me fall!

- What the hell are you lookin at?

- Aah!

[ Cass ] Great, Oswald.!

You dont want to end up like him.!

- Rago, have you gone crazy?

- [ Cass ] Montgomery, keep moving.!

Montgomery, where ya goin?

I cant talk to you right now, Mr. Rago!

- [ Cass ] Thats it.!

- Hold it!

Davis!

Hold it!

- [ Cass ] Keep movin.!

- [ Leroy ] Youve gone

far enough, Mr. Rago.

- All right? Now go down.

- Do any of you have

the slightest idea...

- what its like to have mortgages...

- [ Recruit ] Get him.

doctor bills,

alimony payments?

Waitll you have your kids.

Then you talk to me about priorities.

Then you tell me what its like

to have a little cash flow.

- What the hell are you doing?

- You got up here.

Now you gotta get down.

- Get on your knees for safety, sir.

- Huh? Jeez.

Ohh.

Oh. Thats far.

Baby Huey, show Shakespeare

how we get down from the victory tower.!

Yes, Drill Sergeant!

- [ Cass ] Lets go, Leroy.!

- Whoa.

- Holy sh*t.

- See ya on the ground, Mr. Rago.

- [ Cass ] Aha.! Lookin good.!

- [ Shouts Of Approval ]

- Whoa.

- Outstanding.

- Drill Sergeant.

- Too easy, huh?

Too easy, Drill Sergeant.

Your turn, Rago!

- Your turn.

- [ Cass ] To be

or not to be, Shakespeare.

- Whatll it be?

- Yeah. All right.

Okay. Come on.

Lets go! Lets go!

- You do not want to do this.

- Im doin it. Lets go.

You do not want to do this, sir.

Youre clippin him?

- Watch the jewels. Ooh.

- Clippin him. He wants to do it.

- [ Bill ] All right.

- Put on the gloves, Mr. Rago.

All right. Get down. Get down.

Youre gonna swing your legs over

the edge of the platform.

Reach your foot down

and find that ledge.

- [ Cass ] Come on, Rago.!

- [ Hobbs ] Theres a ledge.

- No ledge! No ledge!

- Theres a ledge. A ledge right there.

- Okay.

- Come on. Get your foot on it.

- Get both those feet on there.

- All right.

All right, now. Just lean back.

- [ Grunting ]

- Okay, first thing:

dont look down.

- [ Cass ] What the hell you doin?

- Whoa! Aah!

I told ya not to look down!

Everybody looks down when you tell em

not to look down! You know that!

All right. All right.

Look, just lean back, relax.

Okay? Everythings gonna be all right.

I got the rope up here,

and theres a guy down there

with the other end.

Come on. Relax. Just lean back.

Get the rope. There you go.

All right.

You all right down there, man?

Come on, Mr. Bill. No sweat.

Melvin! Hell be asleep

before I reach the ground!

Hes not gonna be asleep.

Hes gonna be all right.

Just trust me, man.

- All right. The victory tower is yours.

- Ohh--

-Just let the rope slide.

- Whoa!

- [ Recruits Shouting ]

- Im dead! Im dead!

- Yeah!

- Yeah.! Lookin good, Mr. Rago.!

- [ Hobbs ] Gonna take you

all day to get down that way.

- Guys a joke, man.

[ Recruits Shouting At Once ]

[ Davis ] Come on.!

Do it to a beat.!

Oh. Eee.

- [ Cass ] Lets go, Rago.!

- [ Davis ] One... two... three--

- Good work. Come on. Here we go.

- [ Hobbs ] Down. Yeah.

[ Groaning ]

[ Davis ] Mr. Rago,

put your feet up.! Ow.!

Feet up.! Watch those jewels

you mentioned, Mr. Rago.

Turn around the other way!

Turn it around!

- Thats the wrong way.

- Stay in the l position.

[ Benitez ] Take it easy, Mr. Rago.

Dont look down.

- Pull me up! Pull me up!

- Whoa.! Whoa.! Whoa.!

- Pull me up.! Pull me up.!

- Whoa.! Whoa.! Hang on.!

Dont worry, I got you.!

Dont let go, Mel!

Mel, Mel, dont let go!

[ Montgomery ] Hes got on dancin shoes.!

Dance down the wall.!

- [ Leroy ] Damn, Bill, be careful.

- Flap your little wings.!

- Come on!

- [ Benitez ] Uh-oh, the balls dropping.!

- [ Laughing ]

- [ Benitez ] Happy New Year.!

- [ Whooping ]

- All right! Way to go, Rago!

- [ Whistling ]

- Good work. I knew you

had it in you, Mr. Bill.

Not bad for an old man, huh?

[ Applause, Whistling Continues ]

Tomorrow, 1 600 hours, right?

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