Sympathy for Delicious Page #3

Synopsis: Dean O'Dwyer, also known as ""Delicious D," is an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli, a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain with bassist Ariel, and manager Nina Hogue. But his newfound notoriety is unable to cure the hurt that encompasses his life. To find true healing, Dean must ultimately confro
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Mark Ruffalo
Production: Maya Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
31%
R
Year:
2010
96 min
$13,114
Website
61 Views


WHAT YOU WANT.

WHY?

BECAUSE GOD CARES FOR YOUR SOUL.

AND WHAT YOUR SOUL NEEDS

MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT COME ON, MAN,

THAT'S NOT COOL.

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE ASKING

THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, DEAN,

BUT YOU'RE NOT WAITING

FOR THE RIGHT ANSWERS.

THERE'S ONLY ONE ANSWER. PRAY.

LOOK, MAN, I DID PRAY. ALL RIGHT?

I TRIED PRAYING.

IT DOESN'T WORK.

I THINK YOU WERE BARGAINING

FOR THE HEALING, DEAN.

AND THAT IS NO THE SAME THING.

I THINK YOU SHOULD

SAY HELLO TO GOD.

YEAH, WHAT IF I'M PISSED OFF

AT GOD?

WHAT IF I THINK GOD'S

BULLSHIT?

I WOULD SAY HELLO FIRS AND THEN TELL HIM HE'S BULLSHI

AND YOU'RE PISSED OFF.

LOOK AT ME, SON.

GOD IS TRYING TO SAY HELLO TO YOU

AND TO TELL YOU:

THAT HEALING IS POSSIBLE.

NOW HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RESPOND?

BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.

SOMETHING MAGICAL,

WONDROUS IS HAPPENING THROUGH YOU.

YOU'RE HAVING A CALLING

IN THIS LIFE:

AND THAT, MY SON,

IS YOUR HEALING.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T WANT...?

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT IF YOU

DON'T WANT A CALLING?

I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY

THIS GIFT.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY MUSIC?

THAT'S MY CALLING.

THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN YOU BEING A MUSICIAN

AND HEALING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

GO AROUND TOUCHING PEOPLE?

WHY NOT?

AND BE A DJ?

WHY NOT?

I MEAN, YOU HAVE A CALLING.

YOU HAVE A GIFT.

DO IT, TRY IT.

- HOW?

COME DOWN TO SKID.

DEAN, I HAVE NO LACK OF PEOPLE

WHO NEED HEALINGS

DOWN IN SKID ROW.

DO A FEW DAYS DOWN THERE.

BUT I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY

KNOWING ABOUT IT, PADRE.

THEY'RE ALREADY COMING UP TO ME.

YOU SAW IT.

HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU

A HOTEL ROOM?

THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

I'LL PUT YOU UP IN A HOTEL ROOM

FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHEN I CAME DOWN THE SKID,

IT WASN'T TO BE A FEEDER'S ALLEY.

I WENT DOWN THERE TO BUILD

A STATE-OF-THE-AR HOMELESS SHELTER.

I COULD FEED PEOPLE,

I COULD GET THEM OFF THE STREETS,

I COULD EDUCATE THEM,

AND I COULD PUT THEM BACK

INTO SOCIETY.

I DON'T WANT TO SUSTAIN MISERY

IN SKID ROW.

DO YOU THINK I...

DO YOU REALLY THINK

I COULD BE HEALED?

ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT.

I GOT TO GO NOW.

I REALLY GOT TO GO.

- GO WHERE?

- I GOT THE GIG.

OKAY, LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

CAN YOU DROP ME OFF

AT THE GIG?

SURE, WHERE? THE GIG?

- THE MOTEL.

- WHAT MOTEL?

THE MOTEL YOU JUST OFFERED ME.

YES, DUH. SURE.

WHO IS IT?

ON THE TURNTABLES.

WHO'S SCRATCHING?

DUDE, THAT'S MAESTRO SONICA.

F***. F***. F***!

THAT WAS F***ING RUBBISH.

AND YOU'RE ALL F***ING FIRED

IN THE MORNING,

UNLESS I WAKE UP

WITH A CLEAR HEAD.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

LOOK AT WHAT THE CAT ROLLED IN.

YOU'RE COMING

IN THE BACK DOOR, D?

ARE YOUR TROLLING FOR CRUMBS?

F*** OFF. GO ON.

MY ONE AND ONLY GROUPIE, DEAN.

WHAT THE HELL:

ARE YOU DOING HERE, MAN?

DUDE, MAN, YOU F***ING

FRIED YOUR F*** UP.

WE GOT OURSELVES A DJ. SORRY.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

MAN.

THE ALTAR BOY,

HE DOESN'T GRAB FROM THE POINTY,

PUNTY, PUFFED UP,

PIOUS, POPE PAN.

HE'S OFF TO THE SIDE

JUGGLING HIS TRINKETS.

DUDE, HE JUST SAID

"PUFFED UP POPE."

DUDE, DEAN, COME ON, MAN.

JUST PUFF ON THIS PIECE PIPE PAL.

OW!

WHAT THE F***, MAN?

WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT, MAN?

- AH! AH. F***ING BURNED ME.

- A**HOLE.

YOU GOING AROUND

BURNING PEOPLE NOW?

WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING MAN?

- OW!

- F***IN' CUT THE SH*T, MAN!

- DEAN, GET OFF HIM!

- DEAN!

GET THE F*** OFF HIM, MAN.

WHAT KIND OF F***ING F***ED UP

SALMAN RUSHDIE DUBIOUSNESS

YOU TRIPPING ON MAN?

GET THE F*** OUT OF HERE.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

WAIT, WAIT DUDES.

DUDES! DUDES! BROS, MAN!

F***, DUDES.

- WHAT THE F*** IS THAT?

- WHAT?

- F*** THAT, MAN.

- I DIDN'T DO IT.

IT WASN'T A F***ING TRICK.

WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT?

SH*T, BRO.

HEY!

WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THERE?

I TOLD HIM THAT YOU AP...

YOU THINK THEY GIVE A F***

WHAT I'M SAYING?

ARE YOU A-A MAGICIAN?

DO YOU NEED ME TO HELP?

NO, I DON'T WAN YOUR F***ING HELP.

DID I ASK FOR YOUR HELP?

SO, WHAT, YOU TO COME

TO PEOPLE'S PLACES,

LIKE, DOING PARTY TRICKS AND SH*T?

YEAH. YEAH.

IT WAS A PARTY TRICK. OKAY?

IT WAS A STUPID:

F***ING PARTY TRICK

AND JUST FORGET YOU EVER SAW IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET OUT.

GET OUT OF THE F***ING...

GET OU OF THE F***ING CAR, ARIEL.

NO.

GET OUT OF THE CAR!

YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO WIN THIS BATTLE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M SORRY. OKAY?

SO THIS IS WHERE YOU LIVE?

YEAH.

I LOVE IT.

I LOVE SLEAZY MOTELS.

IT'S LIKE HELL WITH A...

WITH A WARM LIGHT.

SO WHAT'S YOUR SECRET?

HOW DID YOU DO THAT...

WITH OOGIE?

DID YOU REALLY HEAL HIM?

I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT, ARIEL.

HUH. IT'S A CURSE.

DEAN, THIS IS MARIA LUPITA.

SHE HAS EMPHYSEMA.

SHE HASN'T SPOKEN

TO HER FAMILY.

HER FAMILY HASN'T SPOKEN

TO HER IN YEARS.

SHE'S ALONE IN THIS WORLD, DEAN.

AH!

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU, JESUS!

- THANK YOU, JESUS!

- AMAZING. AMAZING.

- A MIRACLE.

- IT'S AMAZING.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR

THEIR NAMES ANYMORE, OKAY?

OF THE PEOPLE.

OR WHAT THEY HAVE.

LIKE THE MEDICAL HISTORY

AND ALL THAT.

NONE OF THAT. NO CHITCHAT.

JUST BRING THEM TO ME.

DEAN, I GOT TO TELL YOU,

IN ALL MY WORK, NOT IN AFRICA,

OR THE FAVELAS IN RIO,

OR WORKING HERE FEEDING

THE HOMELESS:

HAVE I EVER SEEN THE GRACE

THAT I SAW TODAY.

IT'S A REAL BLESSING, DEAN.

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

MMM. HOW MUCH MONEY

DID WE MAKE TODAY?

WITH THE DONATIONS?

DEAN, I-I CAN'T PAY YOU

TO LAY HANDS, DEAN.

THAT'S GOD WORKING

THROUGH YOU.

I CAN'T... I CAN'T PAY YOU

TO DO THAT.

I'M ALREADY PAYING

FOR YOUR HOTEL ROOM.

YEAH, $39.99 A NIGHT.

WHICH IS A FORTUNE

FOR US DOWN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE

I CAN FEED:

WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY?

I KNOW... I KNOW IT'S...

HOW ABOUT...

HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU A FEW

EXTRA DOLLARS A DAY?

JUST TO HELP OU WITH INCIDENTALS.

TOOTHPASTE. GAS.

- HOW MUCH?

MA... $40... $42 A DAY.

- ON TOP OF THE $39?

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

- $42 TOTAL?

- $42.

WELL, I DRIVE A GUZZLER,

PADRE.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES

TO FILL THAT TANK?

OKAY. WELL, HOW ABOUT...

HOW ABOUT...

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT... WHAT $40... $43?

$43?

LET ME JUST WORK THIS OUT HERE.

I MEAN, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE,

YOU KNOW... I JUST...

I KNOW. I KNOW, DEAN.

IT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY FOR...

I... I... I COULD PROBABLY...

I COULD PROBABLY SWING $40...

$44? $44? $45 A DAY.

- YOU CAN'T GO $50?

- $50?

$47. $47.50.

$47.50? HOW ABOUT $48?

OKAY, MAKE IT $48.

WE'LL ROUND IT UP TO $48.

- $48.

- WILL THAT...

THAT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH?

- OKAY.

GREAT. GREAT.

SO I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT.

$47.50 PER DAY.

OKAY, $48 PER DAY.

PER DAY.

WHAT ADAY. WHAT ADAY.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

SO MANY PEOPLE...

SO MANY PEOPLE WERE HEALED.

RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME.

THINGS HAVE TOTALLY CHANGED

AROUND DOWN THERE.

I AM GETTING A HUNDRED TIMES

MORE DONATIONS NOW

THAN EVER BEFORE.

HOW DOES DEAN FEEL ABOUT THAT?

GOOD. HE'S GOOD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T FIX

EVERYBODY ON THE SKID.

AND BESIDES THAT,

YOU'RE WAY OVERDUE ON A RETREAT.

NOW, YOU KNOW THA AS WELL AS I DO.

UH-HMM.

I WANT YOU TO GE ON A RETREAT SOON.

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