The Boxer

[ President Clinton ]

The sun is shining,

- and I hope it's a good omen

for peace in Northern Ireland.

- [ Helicopter Whirring ]

[ Irish Man #1 ] Not only because

of pressure from Mr. Clinton,

pressure from the south

of Ireland,

pressure from the Roman Catholic

hierarchy who want peace at any price--

[ Whirring Continues ]

- [ Irish Man #2 ] No surrender !

- [ Crowd Cheering ]

[ British Man ] You cannot hold

the process to ransom any longer,

so end the violence,

and end it now.

[ Irish Man #3 ]

What about the l.R.A. ?

- [ Irish Man #4 ]

They haven't gone away, you know.

- [ Laughter ]

Let's go, Danny.

Is 14 years not long

enough for you ?

Time to say

bye-bye, Danny.

[ Inmate Yelling ]

Quite a turnout,

isn't it ?

- Aye.

- Quiet, please. Shh.

[ Guard ]

One for the governor.

Thirty pounds.

Ticket for the boat.

Please sign.

[ Chattering, Shouting ]

- It's a wedding !

- Just throw the bouquet.

Go on.

[ Shouting Continues ]

- Jesus Christ. Danny Flynn.

- Come on ! Move it !

- [ Woman #1 ] That's Danny Flynn ?

- [ Woman #2 ] I think so.

There you go.

[ Grunts ]

[ Man ]

Thanks, Maggie.

That's lookin' great, Maggie.

Well done.

Liam looks well.

Why is your father comin'

to the reception, Maggie ?

- To keep an eye on you.

- [ Laughing ]

Sure. Why not ?

- Come on, Pat. Let's get

things organized for Joe.

- Right.

[ Cheering ]

- [ Cheering Continues ]

- Come on. Come inside.

Hurry up !

In the club.

- [ Wedding Processional ]

- [ Applause, Cheering ]

Here comes the bride

[ Chattering ]

Danny Flynn's out.

- Granddad !

- Liam.

Come here. Go on.

- Mr. Hamill.

- Sean.

- How are you, Jimmy ?

- Not bad, Mr. Hamill.

- [ Boy ] What about you, Liam ?

- Fine.

- Hello, Mr. Hamill.

- What are you readin', Brian ?

- Spiderman !

- [ Laughing ]

- Keep movin'.

- [ All ] Hello, Joe.

Hello, lads.

Hey, lads. l told you

my granddad was comin'.

How are you doin' ?

- [ Cheering ]

- Oh.

- You look gorgeous.

Absolutely gorgeous.

- Thank you.

- Congratulations, Josephine.

- Thanks for comin'.

This is a wee something

for ya. Okay ?

- Oh, thank you.

- Where's Maggie ?

Uh, she's through there,

I think.

I'll see youse later.

You did a great job, you.

The prisoners would be proud of ya.

Oh, thanks for comin', Da.

- What's wrong ?

- Nothin'.

Are you upset ?

Oh, I was just thinking

about things, you know ?

- [ Bell Tolling ]

- [ Helicopter Whirring ]

[ Whirring Continues ]

Let me down easy

Putting my heart on the edge

- [ Continues ]

- Can I have a word

with you outside, please ?

- [ Boy ] What's the problem ?

- There is no problem. Let's go.

- What's happenin' ?

- I was only dancin' with him.

You're a prisoner's wife,

for God's sake !

- Oh, Jesus ! He was only

dancin' with the girl.

- Yeah, yeah

- It's all right. Relax.

- He didn't know

she was a prisoner's wife.

It's all right.

That's all right.

Her husband's stayin'

five years in prison.

If you go near his wife again,

understand,

I'll shoot

both your kneecaps off.

Sorry.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Don't be worryin', Agnes.

The trouble's sorted out.

- What's goin' on ?

- Nothin', Ma.

[ Siren Wailing ]

We can't get no

Bad reaction, but we try

And we try, and we try

and we try

[ Quiet Chattering ]

I wanted to tell ya

how proud we all are of ya.

How you stood by your man.

I know that when I was inside,

it was easy to do my time...

because I had

a strong woman behind me.

My wife Eileen,

God rest her soul,

stood by me and remained

faithful to the cause.

And now my daughter,

with her brave son, Liam,

keeps her house together until

her husband, Thomas, returns.

- On one day, and that day

may be sooner than you think--

- He's gonna sell us out.

- all the prisoners will come home.

- [ Cheering, Applause ]

And, and the Brits

will be gone,

and we will have peace

in Ireland.

And you--

you women

who stood by your men...

will be remembered

as the bravest of the district.

So I want youse

to lift your glasses...

to our prisoners' wives.

- The wives.

- [ All ] The wives.

Come on in now, lads.

Come on.

- Twopence.

- [ Coughing, Chattering ]

Hey, boy.

Hey, Flynn.

Danny Flynn.

Do you not know me ?

Ike ?

Ike Weir ?

Ah, ashamed of me,

are ya ?

- Pretending not to see me.

- It's good to see you, lke.

- What are you doin' here ?

- I needed a bed for the night.

Oh, the bad boys

didn't take care of ya ?

Bad boyos didn't give you

a party, huh ?

The big l.R.A. boyos

didn't give him a party.

- Where's all your big men now ?

- Take it easy, lke.

Take it easy ?

Don't you tell me to take it easy !

How come you don't blow yourself up

like the rest of the l.R.A. ?

- You tell 'em

Ike Weir's afraid of nobody.

- Sit down, lke.

Don't you tell me

to sit down !

You tell 'em lke Weir

doesn't need a gun to fight !

- [ Man ] lke, for God's sake !

- I.R.A. ? F*** your I.R.A. !

Put your gun down, Danny Flynn !

Fight me like a man !

- Didn't I rear ya ? l coached him !

- [ Mutters ]

I trained him

when he was a child.

Destroyed his life.

Best fighter in Ulster.

Ah, he's gone.

Fell asleep.

[ Attendant ] Lights out.

Lights out in ten minutes.

How's the headache ?

Danny Flynn.

Jesus Christ, it is you.

- Got the price of a cup of tea ?

- Aye, come on.

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

The semtex is loaded.

We're all set.

[ Whirring Continues ]

- [ Engine ldling ]

- You've got 45 minutes.

Good luck.

We met last night,

you know.

You had a wee go at me.

Told me a bit of truth.

Well, to tell you

the truth now, Danny,

I don't want any breakfast.

I just want

a few shillin's for some wine.

Can you help me ?

No.

I look bad, don't I ?

Why didn't you stick

with the gym, lke ?

After you were arrested,

the Protestant lads

didn't show up.

They took it hard.

They were very surprised.

That was it for me.

They use it

as a community center now.

He's clear.

- [ Man ] Ah, there you are, love.

- [ Chattering ]

- [ Bells Jingling ]

- [ Chattering Continues ]

So what are you gonna do ?

Thought I'd try and get

a few fights in England.

Professional ?

Aye.

Just a few fights.

How old are you ?

Thirty-two.

Archie Moore fought

for the world title at 42.

Cha-cha.

Cha-cha.

Why, Danny ?

-I just want to set the record straight.

-[ Explosion ]

Jesus Christ !

It's across the river.

[ Ike ]

Another f***in' bomb.

[ Car Alarm Sounding ]

[ Grunting ]

- [ Helicopter Whirring ]

- [ Shouting ]

[ Whirring Continues ]

[ Chattering ]

Get the boat, Danny.

[ Siren Wailing ]

- Get the boat.

- [ Foghorn Blaring ]

[ Blaring Continues ]

[ Chattering ]

- [ Hammer Pounding ]

- What the hell

do you think you're doing ?

This is my home.

[ Pounding Continues ]

- [ Sean ] Is that his old house ?

- [ Man ] Aye.

[ Banging ]

[ Banging Continues ]

How's it goin', scrapper ?

[ Chuckling ]

How's the head ?

- Fine.

- You're out.

- Good behavior.

- You were never accused of that before.

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