The Bronx Bull Page #4

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out both of us, you see?

So, what are you saying,

I'm a lousy comic?

Kind of, yeah, we're saying that.

Ho, ho, hey, hey.

I mean, great boxer, but a...

Come on, come on, easy.

We're all friends here.

We're just trying to put

a little extra cash

in your pocket is all, champ.

Yeah, very little.

I'm kidding.

So you want me to run the front door?

Exactly. Well, you come here

and there, you know. Just...

Let me tell you something, fellas.

I told guys like you before I was champ,

while I was champ,

and I can still tell youse.

Go f*** yourselves and leave me alone.

No.

I'm not leaving you alone.

I'm not leaving him alone,

I'm not leaving nobody alone.

No.

You know the deal here.

We both know the deal here, Jake.

Yeah, and what deal is that?

We got unfinished business.

Ah... we ain't finished

talking yet, Punchy.

Oh, sh*t. Hey, hey.

- What are you gonna do?

- Nothing.

You gonna have these fucks shoot me?

F*** you!

It's cool, it's cool.

Hey, let him go, let him go.

Hey, put it down! Put it down!

JERRY:
He broke my nose!

Aw, shut the f*** up, Jerry.

[MUSIC]

RICK:

Yeah, yeah. So, Jake, Jake,

you know, maybe tonight

we should take it easy

with the drinking.

You know, just kind of maintain,

keep our cool, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah. You got

any other advice, Pop?

What do you want me to do?

You want me to shine your shoes

so you can impress all

your little producer friends?

Come on, you know

what I'm talking about here.

JAKE:

Who's that broad over there?

You a**hole, you don't recognize her?

That's that Hollywood actress.

Yeah, I recognize her.

Yeah, well, that was her then

and this is her now.

Yeah, well, she looks good now.

Why don't you knock yourself out, champ?

Hey, lady, you know

what I noticed about you?

You got these long, gorgeous, sexy legs

that run straight up

to your hot little ass.

Yes, they do.

And thank you.

Exotic accent.

So where you from?

From Vienna,

but I lived all my adult life

in Hollywood.

You miss L.A.?

I miss my swimming pool.

I'm Jake LaMotta.

Hmm.

Now...

what's so exciting

about being Jake LaMotta?

Look, lady, I know you probably lived

most of your life looking into a mirror,

but I'm middleweight champ of the world.

You mean

ex-middleweight champ.

Let me tell you something. You

ain't no spring chicken either.

If you consider anything over 30 aging.

Hey, lady, you're 30 years old,

then I'm Marlon Brando.

I'm 38. That's not old.

No, it's not old.

It's the perfect age.

Absolutely perfect.

You wanna dance?

There's no music.

This is New York.

You don't need music to dance.

Come here.

Loosen up, Hollywood.

Loosen up.

Oh, how you doing, Jerry?

Not so good.

I'm gonna take you in that back room

and I'm gonna do things to you

that you never even dreamed of,

but all your degenerate friends have.

[LAUGHS]

What do you think of that, huh?

Ah.

[MUSIC]

Come on, he was way

the f*** out of line!

Rick, way the f*** out of line.

We are made guys here, for chrissake.

Oh, who the f*** cares?

Who the f*** cares?

Yeah.

You f***ing miserable!

Yeah, go on, go on, come on, come on,

go shooting your f***ing mouth off, huh?

And I'll make one phone call...

Oh, you're gonna call him, tell

him Jake popped you in the nose

and now you're crying like a baby?

[ALL SHOUTING]

Not here! F***, Jerry,

I said not here, okay?

All right.

For you, Tony.

Okay? It's me, okay?

Just stop.

Rick, shut the f*** up.

Let's go, okay? Come on.

What's the matter with you?

My tie clip.

What are you doing

hanging out here in the hall?

Come on, let's get out of here.

What the f*** is wrong with you?

Why'd you hit Jerry Severizi?

What are you talking about?

That f***ing mook

you clocked at the brasserie.

These are made guys. His uncle

runs the f***ing Tunnel.

So f***ing what?

I was having my breakfast,

these guys show up

like a couple of big shots

and I gave him a crack.

So f***ing what?

He was only trying

to offer you a job, you f***.

Hey, Rick, I've avoided

these guys my whole life.

What do you want me to do,

go to work for them?

All right, here they come.

Look, look, I told you

not to make a scene, Jake.

Now this party's very important

to my career,

so do not f*** this up.

Hey.

You got something to say to me,

Jake? Huh?

[CHUCKLES]

Hi.

Hey, uh, why don't we go in

here, talk in private, you know?

Come on, come on, go ahead,

go ahead, go ahead.

Come on.

I didn't mean nothing by it.

You broke my f***ing nose.

Look, like I said,

I didn't mean nothing by it.

Come on, okay, look, let's

just shake, hey, forget it.

Can't go around

hitting people like that.

I mean, if it wasn't you, Jake...

Hey, look, and the offer...

Jake, the offer, it still stands.

Look, you guys got rocks in your head?

I'm not looking for no job.

No, wait, wait, take two, huh?

Hey, time out. Come on, look.

Come on, let's just shake hands

and forget about it.

We got all these

nice-looking broads here.

TONY:

Yeah. We make up,

have a good time, get on out there.

What do you say?

Come on, come on.

Yeah, yeah, I'm with him.

Yeah.

Do it, Jerry. Come on.

You can do it. You can do it!

Look at us.

We're doing that, huh?

About our deal...

you are coming to work for us.

Aah!

What the f***ing deal...?

Sh*t.

My f***ing nose again!

My f***ing nose!

- Hey, no bullshit.

- I know, I know.

Listen to me.

You want this sexy movie made?

Yeah.

You want this sexy movie made?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.

Deliver Jake.

- Let me talk to him.

- Okay, go talk to him.

[GROANING]

Hey, shut up!

- Broke my nose!

- Hey, shut up!

You're making me look bad, all right?

It's easy money, Jake.

You pounce on a couple of losers,

you collect the cash.

Yeah, easy money.

[SCOFFS]

Easy for you to say, Rick.

You know, I gotta tell you,

the one time in my life

I did what these scumbags

wanted me to do

with the Billy Fox fight...

I mean, sure, I won the bout.

But I paid for that decision

my whole life.

You know?

I mean, scumbags like this,

they get their hooks in you,

they own you.

Well, to be honest with you, Jake,

if you really want

them mooks to go away,

maybe you really ain't got no choice.

I know you made promises

to these guys about me

that you shouldn't.

You tell them I'll take the job.

They gotta pay me a lot of money.

And it's to work the door only,

all right? That's it.

- Jake, you can't go telling...

- Listen to me.

Scumbags like these guys,

they're never gonna tell me what to do.

Them or anybody else.

They're never gonna own Jake LaMotta.

You have a good night.

[FUNKY MUSIC]

Huh, yeah

Hey, how's it going?

Ow

You come on like an angel

In your halo of fire

Hey

So, Rick, uh...

you think Jake knows

how to shoot a gun? Huh?

Well, uh, I'm sure he does.

You're sure he does?

- Well, I think so.

- You think so?

I'm gonna go get something

to eat. You need anything?

I got this, Jake.

Appreciate it.

All right.

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