Stardust Memories Page #5

I used to do that with my father, across

the table, all those private jokes. I know.

Do what? What private jokes?

We were talking about movies.

She likes funny movies,

so we were discussing it.

What? Hey, whats the matter with you?

Dorrie, whats the matter

with you? You're nuts.

You know how ridiculous this

sounds? What are you saying?

That I'm flirting with your kid cousin?

I mean, doesn't that sound... That's absurd.

Come on.

- Oh, my God!

I was in the neighborhood.

- I had to say hello.

- Why didn't you call me?

- I'm appearing right near here...

- What a surprise? Come on in.

- This is Isobel, this is my sister.

- Hello, Isobel.

- Hi.

- Oh, my God! Sams gonna die.

Come on in.

Girls! My brother! Do you believe this?

- What are you shouting for?

- This is my brother Sam. We're relaxed.

- We're all relaxed, Sandy.

- Did I come at a bad time?

No, you didn't come at a bad time. We're

all doing yoga. Wer're all relaxed.

Come on. You know everybody.

I know you know Irene.

- Oh, yeah. What happened, Irene?

- It's so ironic. Look at her face.

We moved here to get away from the

crime and garbage, and look at this face.

Someone broke into her house last

week, they robbed her, they raped her...

- In the suburbs?

- I wish that...

Isobel, they raped her over and over again.

- They tied her to the bed.

- It was horrible.

- Do you believe it?

- With my scarf.

- Really?

- I didn't even resist.

I'm sure you didn't resist.

Knowing you, Irene, you...

Come on in. How about a drink?

Isobel? Coffee? Tea?

- Sandy, you gotta go see Sam.

- Are you all right?

- He's in the bedroom and he's meditating.

- I will. I'll see Sam. I will.

- Hi. Would you please?

- Don't bother him.

- To Kevin and Mendel.

- Kevin and Mendel?

- What are they, children?

- Theyre my children.

I had two heart attacks

before I got the bicycle.

- And since then?

- I also had two.

This is us when we used to go

to the seashore every summer.

- This is Sandy?

- That's Sandy.

- And you. Where are you?

- That's me, the baby.

- Nice baby.

- Yeah. My father stayed in the city.

I think he fooled around. There he is.

- And your mother?

- That's my mother.

They were always fighting,

always screaming at each other.

Once the police had to come. Here's

Sandy in the Hebrew school play.

Oh, my God, I havent

seen this picture in ages.

- He's so cute.

- Yeah, glasses, skinny.

- Look how skinny he was. Always skinny.

- Oh, yeah.

Remember how you got

into that fight? It was awful.

Yeah, well, I always resented

Abraham being so willing to kill his son.

- Yeah.

- I'm still bothered by it.

I think it was jealousy.

You wanted the part of God.

- Oh, she's a lovely girl.

- I know. She's wonderful.

- Are you gonna get married?

- I guess. You know, I suppose.

What do you mean, you guess? Yes or no?

I mean, you know, that looks like

the direction were heading in.

- Are you in love with each other?

- Yeah, I suppose so.

You know, I don't know what to

say because it's a package deal.

I get a wife. I get a French wife

and I get two kids, overnight.

- Yeah?

- The question is do I want that?

I like the idea she's

French. That I find romantic.

But do I want to have two kids

suddenly? And, well, you know...

- Oh, kids are nice, Sandy.

- I know, but you have to...

Of course, I never hear

from my two older ones.

- Oh, Sandy, it's such a terrible...

- You still haventt heard anything at all?

Theyre 13 and 14. They hitchhiked to Texas.

- I know. I know.

- I had the police.

- I don't know their whereabouts.

- So they can't find any trace?

The youngest one is selling stolen

cameras. I'm worried. I'm worried.

- Take it easy.

- Yeah, take it...

Well, Sam doesn't wanna know about it.

You know, he keeps having heart

attacks. He never gets off the bike.

- Do you hear from our parents at all?

- Yeah. You know, they sit in Miami.

- Dads gonna be 80.

- That's amazing. Amazing.

Good shape. Moms blind in

one eye, deaf in one ear.

I hope the same side of the head, right?

Because that's important. So she's even.

- Don't make jokes.

- She should be even at that age.

I miss you. I never...

Sam! That's enough with that bell!

I bought him a bell for Christmas

and I never hear the end of it.

So I send money

to Miami all the time,

but I don't know what else

I can do for our parents.

You're good like that. You're

good like that. You keep up.

You know, I like your sister.

She's very nice.

She's a little screwed up.

- She's very funny.

- She is.

When you told her that you

had been a leftist, you know,

and that you had been in jail,

her mouth was hanging open.

She's intensely middle-class, you know.

I find that extremely

difficult to swallow, even now.

But I told you, things were very

different in this time, in 68.

I know they were different,

but I can't see you standing on the

streets throwing rocks and bottles.

I don't have that image of you.

You're too sweet to ever think of...

I had to... Because we had to.

It was the only way to change the

spirit of relationships between people.

George, you're going too

slow. They're gonna get you.

I know, but, you know,

it's just such an odd thing.

I can never picture you just

hanging in there with the workers,

you know, and storming the...

The workers were not with us.

They were fighting for their own

salaries and own conditions of life.

- Yes. And so what were you...

- And we were fighting...

for the spirit of the things and for...

Maybe we were romantic, you know.

- They thought we were romantic and...

- Yes.

I remember, when I was in jail,

I thought it was so romantic.

- Oh, terrific.

- I was so excited.

You met a lot of interesting men in jail?

You know, men and women

are separated in jail.

I find it very, very difficult

to have a commitment like that.

I feel to survive in life, you wanna

stay loose, you wanna keep flexible.

What the hell is going on

out there? What are they...

- Hey, whats going on?

- Mr. Bates. How are you?

- I've always enjoyed your films.

- Thanks very much. What's he done?

- Well, I've got a warrant for his arrest.

- You're kidding!

- For what?

- I'm sorry. Out of Pennsylvania.

- It's for mail fraud.

- Mail fraud? My chauffeur?

Listen, do you have a license?

- Can you drive this car?

- I can drive it if I have to.

- Are you gonna take him down?

- I have to. I'm sorry.

- Are you sure you got the right guy?

- Yes, I do.

By the way, Mr. Bates, the

next time you do a film,

how about doing one about a police sergeant?

- Jesus.

- What happened?

- I got a great story to tell you, okay?

- What happened?

He's booking my driver for mail

fraud, if you can believe that.

Really? You're kidding.

Oh, that doesn't make sense.

I checked every reference. Theyre impeccable.

How can they be impeccable? I

had six chauffeurs in two years.

You get me drunks, guys

who can't understand English.

One guy ran over an old

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