![Find Roger & Me on Amazon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjRlYWVlZWUtZDE3NS00NjY3LTgwMjItMTc1OGM2ZDI1M2IzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDQzMDg4Nzk@._V1_SX300.jpg)
Roger & Me Page #3
- R
- Year:
- 1989
- 91 min
- 794 Views
- We're gonna be the leaders.
- What did we start?
We started the industrial revolution...
an art form that's never been created
in the history of mankind.
- What was that industrial revolution?
- The cars. Steel.
It took off from there.
We're off again and running.
What advice do you have
for those having a rough go of it?
Get up in the morning
and go do something.
Start yourself. Get your own motor going.
There's things to do out there.
I don't think it's fair to pick on
the negative things and publicize them...
and not pick up
any of the good aspects about Flint.
What are some of those good aspects?
- The ballet. Your kids were involved in it.
- Ballet. Hockey. It's a great place to live.
Sheriff's department. Anybody home?
Hello?
I had found one man in Flint
with a secure job:
Sheriff's deputy Fred Ross.
I treat a person
the way I would like to be treated.
You know, I explain to them
that I got a job to do.
The court issued the order, not me.
If you can make peace
with your landlord, good.
If you can't, you've got a problem.
I've put out some good people.
You have a lot of people in this town
paying $800 to $900 a month house note.
That's a lot of money
to try to pay on unemployment.
Some of these people
don't want to leave...
especially older people.
Some of them have retired from the shop.
Taxes catch a lot of them, too.
So if things go down,
they close up some plants here...
this town is gonna be a rough place.
I continued my search for Roger.
I scoured the neighborhoods
of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods...
Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park...
Grosse Pointe Shores,
and Bloomfield Hills.
I tried in vain to locate his house...
but the name Smith
was a common one among these people.
I then read that Roger was going to be
at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.
I decided to drop in on the affair.
I haven't seen him.
- You haven't seen him here yet?
- Just a moment.
- Are you calling him?
- Who, Roger Smith?
You want me to call Roger Smith?
I'm trying to get the manager to see
if anybody knows anything about him.
I'm sure he said the Grosse Pointe.
I mean it wasn't him...
Who, his office?
- Why don't we call his office and find out?
- We could do that.
I have a television crew down here
with Michael Moore.
He's supposed to meet Roger Smith
at noon. I have no information.
How often does Mr. Smith come here
for lunch or dinner?
Last time I saw him here
was for Sportsmen's Night.
- What's that?
- t's a wild game dinner.
- You go and shoot your own animal?
- Pardon me?
You go and shoot your animals
and bring them here to eat...
Some of the stuff is donated.
There are foods like rattlesnake...
Let me think of some real exotic foods.
Alligator.
- You eat this stuff here?
- Roast beef.
That sounds better.
I obviously had the wrong yacht club,
because Roger was nowhere to be found.
I didn't have more time to waste here,
because back at Flint's county fair...
thousands of people were being
entertained by the diving donkeys...
anxiously awaiting the return
of our boyhood hero...
as he made his triumphant return
home to Flint.
the newlywed capital of the world...
here come the newlyweds!
A big hand. This is your part...
There they come.
Yes, it's The Newlywed Game...
and these are
our newlywed couples for today.
Let's all meet the host and star
of The Newlywed Game:
Bob Eubanks!
Hello, everybody. Welcome.
How nice of you to come here today.
Welcome to the opening of...
Hi, Mom. How are you doing?
You devil, you!
"How heavy are your wife's breasts?"
I never ask that. I say,
"What does your wife's chest weigh?"
There's a lot of difference
in that question you just asked...
A hell of a lot of difference.
That's where I think we get a bad rap.
People like yourself
will quote a question like that.
I wouldn't ask that question for anything.
I wouldn't even say "breasts."
First question. These are easy questions.
Ladies, how much did your husband say
your chest weighs?
- Gladys, what do you say, sweetheart?
- Two pounds.
Two pounds!
He said six-and-a-half ounces.
I said, "Both of them."
He said, "That is both of them."
I said, "I'm sorry."
He said, "Not as sorry as I am."
Bob was right. He didn't say "breasts"
and I considered apologizing...
for implying that his show
wasn't wholesome family entertainment.
You know why
Jewish women don't get AIDS?
Because they marry a**holes,
they don't screw them. Pardon me.
Ladies and gentlemen,
that's all for this afternoon.
If I made you smile one time, I'm happy.
I had a good time. I hope you did, too.
Until next time.
We'll be back every night...
I'm Bob Eubanks. So long, everybody.
See you then.
I was born here in Flint,
but I don't know anything about it.
I can only tell you this about this town:
It's pretty...
and the people are nice.
I don't know much about the economy,
but I can take you to places in the U. S...
much worse off than Flint, Michigan.
I don't think it's such a bad town.
With 30,000 jobs now eliminated,
the city decided to turn to the one event...
that had always made us so happy:
The big parade...
this time honoring the surviving
Flint Sit-Down Strikers.
The highlight of the parade
was Miss Michigan, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko.
Passing by dozens of boarded-up stores
and hundreds of jobless Flint citizens...
she was an inspiring sight to all present.
How do you feel
about the economy in Flint?
The factories all shutting down?
This isn't my interview yet.
This is my time for enjoyment.
All kinds of important people showed up
to march in the parade...
like the governor of Michigan,
James Blanchard.
How do you feel about General Motors
closing up these factories in Flint?
It's tragic.
Do you think
we need another sit-down strike?
That won't do any good.
That's the problem.
Is this a great time for a parade?
I think so, too. Let's have a fun time!
Give your life to Jesus today.
Give your life to Jesus.
Tell your viewers they need Jesus!
Give your life to Jesus.
How could you have a parade
for the founders...
without inviting the current president
of the United Auto Workers, Owen Bieber?
I don't know that
we need another sit-down strike per se.
A sit-down strike today
would not necessarily resemble...
or be able to bring about
the same thing that it did in 1937.
We're losing power.
Why? Because there's
too many guys in the union...
that are friends with the management.
Some plants that are announced
to be closed obviously will be closed.
We have to accept the reality
that they're just not going to remain open.
I think that with the spirit here...
Flint will continue not only to survive,
but will continue to grow.
Some people know what time it is.
Some people don't.
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Roger & Me" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 Sep. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/roger_%2526_me_17099>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In