The Bronx Bull Page #2

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you know what I see?

A worthless life.

But it doesn't have to be, Jake.

You ever thought about

putting on the gloves

and learning how to really fight?

You know, in the ring?

Boxing.

Hmm? I could teach you

everything I know, boy.

Go peddle your paper

somewhere else, priest.

[LAUGHS]

A tough guy, huh?

Yeah. What's it to you?

I'm not gonna hurt you, boy.

I'm just gonna try to help you,

if you let me.

Now sit down.

Jake...

look at me when I talk to you.

I can't help you

if you don't let me in, son.

[LAUGHS]

Ow!

No, that's good, that's good.

Now I'm gonna teach you

how to really throw that left.

Jab, jab, jab, jab, right, boom!

Left hook, left hook.

Hook, hook!

That's it, that's it.

Get in there, get in there.

[CROWD CHEERS]

[ALL SHOUTING]

ALL:

Jake! Jake! Jake! Jake! Jake!

Jake! Jake! Jake!

Jake! Jake!

[ALL CHEER]

[DINGING]

[CROWD SHOUTING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[CROWD CHEERS]

Five, six,

seven, eight,

nine, 10!

[BELL DINGS]

[CROWD CHEERS]

When I was offered $100,000

to lose to Billy Fox,

I said no.

I was only interested

in the championship.

But then I was told that

if I didn't lose to Billy Fox,

I wouldn't get a shot at the title.

Couple of days later,

I injured my spleen.

My doctor told me that I couldn't fight.

So I took the fight and I lost.

But you agreed to lose too,

for the fight.

In a way, yeah, but I knew I was injured

and that I wasn't gonna win.

I didn't take any money.

I wanna be real straight

with you guys, you know.

This was the only way that I was

gonna get a shot at the title.

I just did what I had to do.

I mean, I won.

Do you have any idea

how hard that is to do?

What it takes to get that job done?

No, sir, I do not.

But I'm not the one under question here.

Well, I don't know

what to tell you guys.

I just did what I had to do

to win the title.

Now I yield to my colleague,

the senator from Tennessee.

Mr. LaMotta, has anyone told

you not to give us any names

at this hearing?

No, sir.

[INAUDIBLE]

Are you afraid

that if you give us any names,

some harm might come

to you or your family?

I ain't afraid of any

of them dirty rats.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[REPORTERS SHOUTING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO]

SALLY:
Jake, it's almost ready.

JAKE:
Taking a freaking piss.

I'll be right out.

Hurry up.

It's gonna get cold.

Ah. Ah, there's

my beautiful Sally.

[LAUGHS]

Stop it.

One big honeymoon.

First the marriage

and then the honeymoon, huh?

Hey! It's raining

like all f*** out there.

You sure you wanna get married today?

How about watching your language

in front of this beautiful bride?

- Hey, Sally.

- Hi, Rick.

Jesus, Jake, you're getting

married in 20 minutes.

Sure you don't wanna throw on

some pants or something?

Oh, f*** it. You know,

give the reporters

something to talk about.

[LAUGHS]

It's a lovely dress.

You look beautiful, Sally.

Thank you, Laura.

[LAUGHS]

Of course she looks beautiful.

Mrs. Jake LaMotta.

Hey, loverboy, why don't you

save it till you get married?

I parked near a fire hydrant.

RICK:

Here we go!

Come on, it's good luck.

It's good luck.

JAKE:

Here we go! Ho-ho!

From now on, it's just you and me.

We're gonna have a good life, huh?

No, a wonderful life,

just like the movie.

Only in our movie, you're the angel.

[SOFT MUSIC]

MAN:
Thank you, thank you.

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

now it's the moment

you've all been waiting for.

Please join me in welcoming

the man, the myth, the legend,

Mr. Joe E. Lewis!

[APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING]

Hey, it's post time.

[LAUGHS]

Hey, come on.

I love playing this joint.

It's the only place there's

hoodlums than paying customers.

Hey, speaking of hoodlums,

I see an old pal of mine's here tonight.

How's it going tonight, champ?

How you doing, Joey?

Always good to see you.

You know I love you.

Ladies and gentlemen,

how about a big hand

for the Bronx Bull, Jake LaMotta.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

Take a bow, Jake, take a bow.

You own this place.

Always been big fans of yours.

Even the fights you lost,

to me, you won.

So what's going on in your life?

I do have an announcement to make

to all the beautiful

single ladies out there.

I'm afraid I'm off the market.

Huh? I just got married today

to this beautiful princess.

Everybody say hello to Sally.

That's right.

[ALL APPLAUD]

Hey.

Hey, Jake, you gonna use Sally

as a punching bag

like you did Vikki?

[MAN LAUGHS]

What are you doing? That's the

champ. What are you doing?

Huh? F***ing insult my wife

on our wedding night?

Huh? What's the matter,

you ain't got anything all funny to say?

You happy now?

Yeah, I just gave myself

a f***ing wedding present.

Think you might've broke his jaw.

[BABY CRYING]

Jake, give her to me.

She's not feeling well.

- It's all right, honey.

- Give her to me. You're drunk.

I'm not drunk.

I just had a couple of beers.

Christ, Sally, spaghetti again?

You know, that's five nights in a row.

What are you trying to do, kill me?

At least you could throw

a meatball in there.

Maybe you forgot, Jake, you need

money to buy meatballs

and you ain't got none?

Oh, come on,

we got enough money

for one f***ing meatball.

Stop screaming.

You're scaring the baby.

[COOING]

Jake, I'm warning you,

stay away from her. She's sick.

Come on. Hey.

Get off me.

Jesus Christ, Jake, she's burning up.

It's 104.

All right, I'll call the doctor.

What are we gonna pay him with, huh?

Plaid Stamps from the A&P?

[BABY CRYING]

We haven't paid our fricking

rent in two months.

I gotta go.

Where are you going?

Oh, that's it, yeah.

Be the man. Just leave.

I'm only gonna get the money.

I'm gonna get the money.

[DOOR OPENS]

[SOFT MUSIC]

[KNOCKING]

How you doing, Pop?

Giacobbe!

[SPEAKS IN ITALIAN]

I'm good, Pop.

Come on in, come on in.

So good to see you.

Please, sit down.

Thanks, Pop.

You look good.

I'm all right.

Do you want a glass of wine?

No, thanks, Pop.

Little glass of wine.

I'm not really in the mood right now.

All right, okay.

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

Champeen. I have it all.

Champion of the world.

Nice.

I keep it all over here.

[CHUCKLES]

Ah.

So I got some good news.

Me and my wife, Sally, we just

had a little baby girl, Lisa.

Congratulations.

Your mama would be so happy,

God bless her soul.

Hey...

Look, Pop, the reason I came here,

you know, I'm embarrassed to say,

is because I'm in a little bit

of a financial hole.

My daughter Lisa,

she's sick right now, you know,

and I've been up against

the ropes for money.

Can't even pay our doctor bills.

What am I gonna do?

I was hoping you could lend me

a few hundred.

Giacobbe, when you wanna have

a baby all over the place,

you have to be ready, you have

to have money to have it.

You have to be responsible.

Come on, Pop.

You know that apartment

building I gave you,

the one you sold.

It had no mortgage on.

I've given you money my whole life.

That building you gave to me

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