Sympathy for Delicious Page #7

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
60 Views


DEAN, I HAVE ADMITTED

MY WRONGS, ALL RIGHT?

BUT I AM NOT GONNA REPEAT THEM.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S REALLY F***ING HOLY

OF YOU, FATHER.

I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL.

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

F*** YOU, DEAN O'DWYER.

YOU THINK, WHAT... YOU THINK...

YOU THINK...

YOU THINK THIS MEANS ANYTHING

TO ME?

YOU THINK YOU CAN BUY ME?

YOU THINK I'M FOR SALE?

I'M NOT LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA RUIN

MY LIFE TWICE.

YOU SOLD ME OUT!

FOR YOUR OWN F***ING SAINTHOOD!

I TRIED...

AND YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN

RIGHT NOW!

I TRIED TO SAVE YOU.

I TRIED TO GIVE THAT GIF TO THE PEOPLE...

YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME!

WHO IT BELONGS TO.

YOUR GOD-GIVEN GIFT, MY FRIEND.

YOU'RE A BULLSHIT PRIEST!

YOU ARE A F***ING FRAUD!

HOW DARE YOU.

YOU ARE THE MOST SELFISH...

I AM OUT THERE EVERY NIGH FOR THE MASSES!

YOU'VE GOT A GOD-GIVEN GIFT.

AND WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU USED IT FOR YOURSELF!

- IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

FORGIVE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

AND THAT IS WHY YOU ARE HERE

TODAY, FATHER.

NOW, FATHER,

I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE

THAT YOU ARE IN YOUR CIVILIAN

CLOTHES TODAY.

- YES.

- MM-HMM.

NOW, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR

REASON FOR THAT?

- I'M ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

- OKAY.

BUT YOU ARE AN ORDAINED

CATHOLIC PRIES:

THESE PAST 16 YEARS.

- THAT'S CORRECT.

- OKAY.

NOW, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BELIEVES

IN HANDS-ON HEALING.

IT IS DESCRIBED AS A GENUINE

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

SO NOW, FATHER ROSSELLI,

CAN YOU, AS A MODERN PRIEST,

COME BEFORE US TODAY

AND SAY:

THAT HE HAS THE POWER TO HEAL?

BECAUSE IT ALL COMES DOWN

TO THIS:

IF DEAN O'DWYER CANNOT HEAL,

THEN THIS WAS A SHOW

AND A TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN

IS DEAD BECAUSE OF IT.

SO, FATHER,

IN YOUR EXPERT OPINION,

DOES DEAN O'DWYER

HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAL?

GOD.

GOD IS THE ONLY HEALER.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

SPECULATION.

HOW CAN THAT BE SPECULATION

WHEN I'VE ASKED

YOUR OWN WITNESS TO...

WE ARE NOT SPEAKING

OF A METAPHORICAL HEALING HERE,

YOUR HONOR.

ORDER. ORDER!

HE IS MAKING A MOCKERY

OF THIS COURT.

I'LL HAVE ORDER IN MY COURT,

COUNSEL.

PERMISSION TO REDIREC THE HONOR...

- COUNSEL!

- THE WITNESS.

YOUR HONOR, PLEASE.

WHAT'S UP?

HOW ARE YOU?

I WANNA HELP YOU GET OUT OF HERE

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

PROGRAMS:

FOR DISABLED PRISONERS

ARE LIMITED OBVIOUSLY,

BUT THERE ARE SOME,

AND I THINK:

YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED.

I GOT NOTHING BUT TIME IN HERE.

AND I WANTED:

TO BE SO PISSED AT YOU.

BUT ALL I CAN THINK IS HOW BAD

I F***ED EVERYTHING UP.

NAH, JUST TAKE YOUR TIME, DEAN.

KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN.

WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?

YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS I DOING?

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?

YOU WERE SUPPOSED

TO LET THE PARAMEDICS COME UP

AND DO THEIR JOB.

THERE'S... THERE'S ONE PROGRAM

IN PARTICULAR:

THAT I... THAT I THINK

YOU'D BE GOOD FOR.

IT'S A... IT'S A WORK DETAIL.

YOU GET TO LEAVE PRISON GROUNDS

TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE.

YOU KNOW IF I GOT OUT OF HERE,

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D START.

I GOT NOTHING.

I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.

I CAN'T...

I NEED HELP.

I NEED...

SORRY, DEAN.

I TRIED:

TO CONTROL YOUR GIFT.

I WANTED TO BE MORE

THAN WHAT I WAS:

AND I WANTED YOU

TO BE SOMEONE YOU WEREN'T.

I'M NOT A PRIEST ANYMORE, DEAN.

LOOK...

I KNOW YOU THOUGH YOU WERE HELPING ME,

BUT NOTHING HELPS.

MAYBE YOU CAN'T HELP EVERYBODY.

- NO, NO. YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HELPED ME?

WHEN YOU FED ME.

YOU FED ME.

YOU FED PEOPLE.

A CRIPPLED WORK PROGRAM?

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

HANG ON A SECOND.

- GET BACK OVER HERE!

- LET'S GO, GENTLEMEN!

LET'S MOVE IT!

MOVE IT! COME ON!

- THAT'S REALLY NICE.

- HUH?

THE SHIRTS. THEY PRETTY NICE.

I LIKE THE GREEN.

I LIKE THE RED.

I CAN GET BOTH OF THEM

AND WEAR THEM FOR CHRISTMAS.

YEAH.

WE NEED THE SWEATERS.

WHERE ARE THE SWEATERS?

- EXCUSE ME.

- YES. HELLO.

- HI. DO YOU CARRY SWEATERS?

- YES.

SOMETHING FOR HIM

WITH LIKE A TIGHT WEAVE

AND A BRIGHT COLOR.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

DO YOU LIKE THESE?

THE STRIPED ONE?

OH, YEAH, STRIPPED ONE. YEAH.

I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE... THE... LET'S TRY THE PURPLE.

- PURPLE?

- YEAH.

- OKAY. THIS ONE?

- YEAH.

NICE. THAT LOOKS NICE.

OH, WOW. THINK IT'S SO COOL.

BEAUTIFUL.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

- IT'S SO NICE.

- IT LOOKS GOOD?

- SO NICE.

- HO! HO!

- WHAT?

OH, MY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

- SWEET JESUS.

- NO, NO.

HONEY. HONEY, THIS IS IT.

- NO.

- THIS IS IT. YES.

OH, SWEET JESUS. YES.

- YES.

- YES?

- YES?

- YES! OH, MY.

- HALLELUJAH.

- OH, MY GOSH.

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!

COME ON. LET'S GO OVER HERE.

- GOT IT BACK THERE?

- OKAY, BRING HIM UP.

PUT IT BACK THEN LOCK IT DOWN.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

WHO ARE YOU?

- O'DWYER.

WHAT DID YOU SAY

YOUR NAME WAS AGAIN?

JUST LET ME ON THE BUS, MAN.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

HOLD ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU,

BUT YOU'RE NOT ON THE LIST.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU GOT THE OUTFI

OR WHAT KIND OF PRANK

YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL HERE,

BUT THIS:

IS A STATE FACILITY BUS

AND THESE ARE CONVICTED PRISONERS.

SO WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE

IS NOT A JOKE,

IT'S ACTUALLY A CRIME.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FUNNY.

WHAT, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING NOW.

YOU BETTER RUN ALONG.

LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S SO BAD OUT HERE,

WE GOT A GUY BEGGING

TO COME WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

YOU GO DO LIKE A STICK UP

OR SOMETHING LIKE THA

AND WE'LL FIND A SEA FOR YOU, OKAY?

- OKAY.

- LET'S GO.

HA!

HEY, MAN.

HEY, MAN, HOW MUCH IS THIS?

YOU CAN HAVE THAT SHI FOR FREE, MAN.

ARE YOU SURE?

HEY, THANKS, MAN. REALLY.

SEE YOU.

I STARTED A JOKE

WHICH STARTED:

THE WHOLE WORLD CRYING

BUT I DIDN'T SEE

THAT THE JOKE WAS ON ME

OH, NO

I STARTED TO CRY

WHICH STARTED:

THE WHOLE WORLD LAUGHING

OH, IF I'D ONLY SEEN

THAT THE JOKE WAS ON ME

I LOOKED AT THE SKIES

RUNNING MY HANDS

OVER MY EYES:

AND I FELL OUT OF BED

HURTING MY HEAD:

FROM THINGS THAT I SAID

'TIL I FINALLY DIED

WHICH STARTED:

THE WHOLE WORLD LIVING

OH, IF I'D ONLY SEEN

THAT THE JOKE WAS ON ME

I LOOKED AT THE SKIES

RUNNING MY HANDS

OVER MY EYES:

AND I FELL OUT OF BED

HURTING MY HEAD:

FROM THINGS THAT I SAID

'TIL I FINALLY DIED

WHICH STARTED:

THE WHOLE WORLD LIVING

OH, IF I'D ONLY SEEN

OH, YEAH, THAT THE JOKE

WAS ON ME:

OH, NO

THAT THE JOKE:

WAS ON ME:

OH:

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