Sympathy for Delicious Page #4

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
62 Views


YOU'RE A LITTLE TENSED UP,

JOE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

- PROMISE?

- AS SOON AS THIS IS DONE.

OKAY. THEN FINISH YOUR SANDWICH.

I'M STARVING.

YOU CAN SAY TO YOURSELF

"WITH ALL I HAVE,

"I'M GOING TO BLESS SOMEBODY ELSE.

"AND IF I DON'T DRIVE

WHAT I DRIVE:

AND LIVE WHERE I LIVE,

IT DON'T MATTER."

"I JUST WAN TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE."

CAN I PREACH LIKE I FEEL IT?

- WHAT'S UP?

- ARE YOU ACCEPTING VISITORS?

YOU GONNA INVITE US IN?

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- OOGIE'S NO LIAR.

I MADE HIM TAKE:

A LIE DETECTOR TEST ANYWAY.

IT'S F***ING TRUE, MAN.

HE MADE ME TAKE A F***ING

LIE DETECTOR TEST.

I KNOW THIS GUY.

HE DOES IT ON THE SIDE.

I'M NOT A BELIEVER, D.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT I CARE.

BUT I'VE GOT TO KNOW.

ARE YOU F***ING WITH US?

I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT,

OKAY?

I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT.

NO. YOU SHOULDN' HAVE DONE IT, BUT YOU DID.

YOU WANT TO SHOW US.

AND I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME.

LOOK.

NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE.

RIGHT.

THE STAIN, NO. DON'T.

IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT, MAN.

I'M SERIOUS. COME ON.

DON'T DO IT.

IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT, MAN.

- THAT'S GOING TO HURT, BRO.

- I'M SERIOUS.

- OH!

THAT'S F***ED UP, MAN.

WHAT, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT HIM

THROUGH THIS SH*T AGAIN?

- OW! F***!

- FOR F***'S SAKE, MAN.

- OW!

- I KNOW. I KNOW.

BURN YOUR OWN F***ING ARM,

YOU F***ING PSYCHOPATH.

I KNOW. THAT'S REALLY F***ED.

STOP F***ING LAUGHING, MAN.

YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA

BURN YOURSELF, MAN.

- COME HERE.

- LET ME SEE THAT.

GIVE IT TO ME.

GIVE IT TO ME.

- RIGHT.

- F***.

- DO IT, MAN.

- AH.

I WANT TO SEE THIS.

I NEED TO SEE THIS.

SHUT UP, OOGIE.

THAT REALLY BURNS.

THAT IS SUCH:

SOME F***ED UP MOJO.

- F***, MAN!

- COME HERE. LET ME LOOK.

- NO, MAN. NO. NO.

- OH, MY GOD.

NO WAY, BRO.

NO F***ING WAY, DUDE.

WHAT? NO, MAN.

NO WAY. NO WAY. UH-UH.

NO, MAN. I'M NO IN YOUR F***ING BAND, NO.

NO... UH... NO. NO.

- HE'LL GET OVER IT.

- HE'S SO SENSITIVE.

LOOK, D, I WAS DOWN

WITH YOUR SHI:

THE MINUTE I HEARD IT.

I THINK THAT'S KNOW.

- TOTALLY.

YOU GOT SERIOUS:

F***ING ATTITUDE DYSFUNCTION.

BUT THIS SH*T, MAN...

THIS IS EPIC. THIS...

WE COULD DO THIS TOGETHER, MAN.

THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

IS TO BE REAL...

IS TO DO SOMETHING ICONIC.

IT'S NOT CREATED BY CHOREOGRAPHERS

OR SOME LAME LONDON DESIGNER'S

BALL SACK.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAME?

WE COULD HAVE FUN WITH THIS, D.

- NO.

- TITILLATE THE MASSES.

I DON'T TITILLATE.

I'M A TURNTABLIST.

YOU WANT ME IN YOUR BAND,

IT'S 'CAUSE

I'M A F***ING TURNTABLIST.

WE WANT YOU IN THE BAND, DEAN,

BECAUSE OF YOUR MUSIC.

WE WANT A LITTLE OF THIS,

A LITTLE OF THAT,

A LITTLE OF THIS.

NO, I'M NOT GOING TO BE

SOME SIDESHOW FREAK.

WE WANT YOU IN THE BAND.

DEAN, COME ON, MAN.

YOU ARE AN ARTIST.

- DEAN.

- WE WANT YOU IN THE BAND.

DO YOU HEAR THAT, D?

THAT IS OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING.

YOUR LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO, BROTHER?

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,

AND THE POWER,

AND THE GLORY,

FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.

MOVE THE TENTS HERE SO I CAN

DEAL WITH INFIRM PEOPLE.

WHAT ABOUT THE BIBLES?

WHAT DID WE DO WITH THE BIBLES?

GET THE BIBLES. KYLE?

KYLE? WHO? WHO?

FATHER CHARLES?

FATHER CHARLES?

THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY.

HE'S COMING.

HE'S GOING TO BE HERE.

YOU'RE GONNA GET...

YOU'RE GONNA GE YOUR OLD TICKER HEALED TODAY.

TODAY'S THE DAY.

TODAY IS THE DAY.

MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE

ARE OFF THE STREETS, OKAY?

WE GOT TO GET THESE PEOPLE...

WE DON'T HAVE PERMITS.

WE HAVE NOTHING.

I HEARD YOUR SERVICE

ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

PLEASE, I WILL DOUBLE...

I WILL DOUBLE THE BUILDING FUND

FOR YOUR CHARITY.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

DOUBLE FOR MY DAUGHTER.

HE MUST SEE HER. ALONE.

I DON'T WANT THIS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

PLEASE.

I WILL DOUBLE THE FUND.

I HAVE TO SEE HIM.

- I'LL DO MY BEST.

- PLEASE. PLEASE.

I WILL. YOU HAVE MY WORD.

MEET... MEET ME HERE.

MEET ME IN ONE MOMENT.

CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S

COMFORTABLE SOMEWHERE?

PUT HER... PUT HER IN THE TEN FOR A MOMENT, OKAY?

HE'S HERE?

- OH, MY GOD.

- OH, MY GOD.

- IT'S A BLESSING.

- IT'S A MIRACLE.

ONE MORE HEAL.

IT'S NOT HAPPENING. NO.

IT'S NOT HAPPENING. I'M SORRY.

IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

IT DOESN'T...

DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, EVERYBODY.

IT'S... IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

THAT'S THE LORD WORKING THERE.

PRAISE THE LORD, OKAY?

NEXT. UNBELIEVABLE.

ALL RIGHT,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FALL.

THEY'RE ALL FALLING NOW.

WHAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SHE WANTS YOU:

TO TOUCH THE CLOTH.

IF YOU TOUCH THE CLOTH,

SHE COULD TAKE IT BACK

TO HEAL HER HUSBAND.

THEY DID IT IN THE BIBLE.

THIS IS INSANE, MAN.

I GOT TO GET OUT HERE.

I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.

DON'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

- YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

- I'M FEELING ANYTHING.

- DON'T YOU SEE?

- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS FLOWING

THROUGH THIS HELLHOLE, DEAN.

CAN'T YOU ALL FEEL IT?

OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

HERE YOU GO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IT'S OKAY, DEAN.

THIS IS WONDERFUL.

IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT'S HAPPENING.

OKAY, WHO'S NEXT? OKAY.

LET'S START OVER HERE

WITH THE LINE.

COME TO THE BACK

OF THE LINE HERE.

I NEED A BREAK.

WE'LL COME BACK.

- THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

- I NEED A BREAK.

OKAY. OKAY.

LET'S LET HIM HAVE A BREAK.

LET'S... LET'S...

JUST... JUST MAKE SOME WAY.

MAKE SOME WAY, FOLKS.

MAKE SOME WAY.

- HEAL ME, BROTHER.

- GET OFF ME.

HOLD... HOLD ON, EVERYBODY.

HOLD ON. MAKE SOME WAY.

- EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

- JUST GIVE HIM SOME AIR, OKAY?

HE NEEDS A BREAK.

THIS IS GETTING, LIKE,

PAINFUL, MAN.

I'M SERIOUS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND, ALL RIGHT?

HOW MUCH MONEY:

HAVE YOU TAKEN IN?

YOU CAN RAISE MY WAGE.

- DEAN.

WE'RE GONNA RENEGOTIATE.

I COULD BE DOING THIS

ON STAGE, MAN.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I TOLD YOU I CAN'T PAY YOU

TO DO THIS. WHAT?

- CHANNEL TWO IS HERE.

- NO. NO.

THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT.

WHY CAN'T I TALK

TO THE REPORTERS?

I'M THE ONE

THEY WANT TO SEE.

WE ARE NOT TALKING

TO REPORTERS.

WE'RE GOING

TO ADVERTISE YOU NOW?

LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S ALREADY OUT OF CONTROL.

YO, YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO TURNED IT INTO M.A.S.H.

I NEVER SAID I'D DO THIS!

OKAY, HOLD ON.

JUST STAY BACK EVERYONE.

MOVE. MOVE.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. NO!

NO, F***ING WAY!

NO! MOVE! NO!

MOVE!

NO. MOVE.

- DEAN.

TOUCH ME.

HE JUST NEEDS A BREAK, EVERYBODY.

LET ME JUST TALK TO HIM

FOR A MOMENT.

DEAN, DEAN, YOU GET BACK HERE

RIGHT NOW.

I AM NOT TOUCHING

THAT GUY!

- ONE MORE, DEAN.

- NO F***ING WAY!

ONE MORE.

IF I AIN'T GETTING UP,

HE AIN'T GETTING UP!

IT'S NOT RENE FAUBACHER, DEAN.

IT'S NOT RENE FAUBACHER.

YOU SAID DO THIS

AND I GET HEALED.

OKAY, THAT'S IT. THAT'S ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT? NO MORE.

LISTEN TO ME, DEAN.

LISTEN TO ME.

THERE IS A MAJOR

CONTRIBUTOR HERE

WHO IS OFFERING TO MAKE

A HUGE DONATION TO THIS SHELTER

TO HELP PEOPLE...

REALLY HELP PEOPLE...

IF YOU LAY HANDS ON HIS DAUGHTER.

PLEASE. PLEASE.

- WHERE IS HE?

- HE'S... HOLD ON.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

ZAHEEDI? IS MR. ZAHEEDI HERE?

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