The Idolmaker Page #10

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Well, I'd like to ask you

a few questions, if that's okay.

Well, sure.

You know, you have no idea

how girl s all over the country...

...country are gonna want to know

absolutely everything about you.

Good, good,

good to see you, baby.

Listen, I have a very important

question to ask you.

What one thing

attracts you to a woman?

-Hi, Gino.

-Millie, how are you?

-Good to see you.

-Nice to see you.

-Hi, Roxanne, how are you?

-Gino.

Give me a drink,

Mario, give me a drink.

How are you?

Kid' s gonna be a big star.

He's wonderful.

Carlo, give this kid a drink.

-All right, Gino.

-Gino. Where's Vinnie?

Vinnie's over there.

Vinnie. Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie,

Vinnie, Vinnie.

Gino. Bravo, bravo.

-We gotta talk.

-I'll see you, Emilio.

How are the tapes, Gigi?

Vinnie, the tapes are fantastic.

I mean, it's unbelievable.

We couldn't believe it.

Nobody ever recorded...

...their first al bum live before.

-That's right.

Wait till we get this kid

on the road, man.

They're gonna eat him up.

-We're not going on the road.

-What?

-We're not gonna tour, Gigi.

Vinnie, what are you talkin' about?

Everybody tours.

Not Chez.

Everything he does

has gotta be special.

First we keep him outta sight

for a while, and then, pow!

We do something magical.

But, Vinnie, the kid's been

counting on...

I'm building a myth, Gigi.

I'm tell in' ya, the kid and l,

we've been talkin'...

...for months about a big tour.

He'll get over it.

ROCK'S MYSTERIOUS HERMI NO TOUR FOR CAESARE

MANAGER KEEPS STAR HIDDEN

WILL HE PERFORM AGAIN?

VACCARI SETS CAESARE

FOR ED SULLIVAN SHOW

CAESARE STILL NO.1

STAR REMAINS IN SECLUSION

CAESARE:

PRISONER OF HIS OWN FAME?

Cha-zar!

-Gige.

-You hear your album went Gold?

-Yeah.

-Still goin' great.

Gino, when are we gonna

perform again, huh?

It's been five months

since the Paramount.

You did the Sullivan show,

that was performing.

Yeah, that was great,

but it was one song.

I want to do my whole show

for people.

Maybe put together a tour, huh?

Vinnie says wait.

Vinnie always says wait.

He's the boss.

-Gino, let me borrow your car, huh?

-Get outta here.

Come on.

Last time you weren't home

till two in the morning.

Come on, I gotta get outta here.

I gotta get outta here.

I'll be careful.

Come on, where are the keys?

You got the keys somewhere.

Come on. Come on, Gino.

-Get outta here, I...

Look, where are they?

-Well, I know where they are.

Did you lose 'em?

All right, now you promise

to be home early?

-Yeah. Yeah.

-Promise to be careful?

Yeah.

I'll see ya soon, huh?

-Be home by midnight.

-I'll see ya soon.

-Thanks.

-Midnight!

Wake up, New York.

It's five AM.

We're gonna start you off

with the record that's been...

...number one for twenty five

Big Apple weeks.

You know what it is

Caesare "Baby".

Thank you, Officer, and, thank the

commander for me again, will ya?

Tell him he's definitely got

six tickets for the next concert.

-All right, sir.

-Hey, Gino, why'd you have to...

...call him, huh?

I asked you not to on the phone.

-He's your legal guardian, Chez.

They wouldn't release you to me.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing,

apologizing to him?

He's the one who should be

apologizing to us!

Out screwing around!

Trying to ruin everything I built!

I wasn't doin' nothin'.

I was just drivin' around!

What do you think I am, huh?

Don't bulls..t me!

I know where you were!

So what?

So what?

So it's gonna stop, that's what!

It's over, finished!

Do ya understand?

From now on

you don't go nowhere!

You don't leave this house,

you don't do nothing! Capisce?

No! No capisce!

-What?

-You're not gonna keep me...

...cooped up here!

I'm gonna go out

when I want to go out!

Oh, really?

See what I mean?

Okay. Fine. Okay. Fine.

Sure.

Seventeen years old!

Seventeen years old, and I'm legally

responsible for what you do!

The cops, they come here,

they bring ya here,...

...it's my a..s, kid!

Gigi, I, I can't deal with this

s..t! You know what I'm sayin'?

You know what I'll?

I'll just, I'll just...

I'll just call your grandmother,

that's all.

Send you back to your grandmother.

Let her deal with your s..t.

-You would call my grandmother.

You would!

-That's right, that's right.

Tell her what her little

grandson's been up to, huh?

-Okay, Vin.

-Doing ninety miles an hour.

Drinkin' liquor in the car.

Gettin 'picked up by the cops.

Hey Vinnie, the joke's over, huh?

Just don't call my grandmother.

-Shut up!

-Please, don't call, huh?

-Shut up!

Signora?

-Don't call her.

-Shut up!

No, no, no.

Hold on second, will you.

Yeah.

What?

l, l can't go back there!

What's the matter?

Too embarrassed?

Huh?

Gonna listen to me?

You promise?

I promise you, all right?

I promise.

Swear on your grandmother.

Swear on your grandmother

you'll listen to me.

l swear.

Signora. No! No,

nothing's wrong with the phone.

No, no, no. Guido just wanted to,

to talk to you.

Si. Ciao.

Nona?

Oh, no. No, no!

No, no! Nothing's wrong.

Everything's fine.

What?

He's taking great...

He's, he's taking great care of me.

Bye, now.

Let me have a cigarette, Gige.

Ellen?

I don't believe you.

It's been going on for months.

Vincent, if you knew it

was going on for months,...

...why didn't you put a

stop to it before?

Because I thought it might

help Chez.

I thought it might alleviate

some tension, and...

Just fire her.

I can't do that.

She's the best reporter I've got.

Brenda do you know what would

happen if it got out that...

...one of your star reporters was

having an affair with one of the...

...idols she was supposed to be

covering?

Brenda, she took advantage of a

professional relationship.

She's lying to you.

And besides, this isn't the

first time she's done this.

She's, she's made it

with other kids before.

Had her checked out.

Sorry, baby.

What about Chez?

He's going to hate you

when he finds out.

Don't worry about it.

He won't.

Oh, really?

He won't have time.

Why is that?

'Cause we're gonna perform again.

l see.

Somethin' special.

We're gonna' make history.

You know what?

What?

I'm gonna give the exclusive

to Teen Scene.

Did you see that?

Live catfish.

I mean, this is nuts, Vinnie.

Who ever heard of a bunch of

Italians from the Bronx...

...playing Memphis?

-That's right.

It's the ultimate surprise.

We're gonna knock 'em

dead in Elvis' own home town.

-Right.

-They'll see something tonight...

...they're never gonna forget.

They've never seen

a show like this down here.

We're gonna

knock their eyes out!

Well take a look at the papers...

...'cause they already got us

buried ten feet under.

I don't want to see that s..t,

Gino!

If I want your opinion,

I'll ask for it!

Stick to the arrangements.

You got your hands full as it is.

Where you goin'?

To rehearsal!

Why?

Does it matter?

They already hate me!

Yeah, you better rehearse,...

...so you don't fall down

those steps I built for ya.

-It's his big night.

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