Twilight Zone: The Movie Page #3

-Einstein. WOMAN [ON TV]:

Who is Bartholomew Cubbins? MAN [ON TV]:

Good for you. Bartholomew Cubbins.

And you have $1 40 now. l would be honored if you would

dance with me, Mrs. Dempsey. l would love-- Oh, oh, my back. DEMPSEY:

l would like to run again. Paul, this is Amadeus.

Remember how to use him? Oh, what l wouldn't give

just to be hitting puberty again. Oh, oh. Remember this, Mrs. Dempsey? [SlNGlNG]

Not last night, but the night before Twenty-four robbers

Came knocking at my door -As I ran out, they ran in

-As I ran out, they ran in -And this is what they said to me

-And this is what they said to me Stop. You've had a full life, sweetheart.

Don't go sloppy on me now. And put on the shoes, huh? A good Jew only goes barefoot

when someone has died. -l'm not that kind of Jew.

-Well, l am, put them on. Mr. Weinstein,

what were you like as a boy? Oh, l loved to climb, anything.

Like a cat, l could climb. -l always wanted to be Douglas Fairbanks.

-Oh, you still do, Mr. Agee. l broke more bedsprings and bones. . . . ..by jumping from my dresser to the bed

and out the window. [ALL LAUGHlNG] Me, l like being old. My son has promised

to have me frozen. You're already frozen, popsicle-head. [ALL LAUGHlNG] And what about you, Mr. Bloom?

What did you play? -My game was kick the can.

-Oh, that was a boys' game. -My late husband, Jack Dempsey--

-Not the fighter? Oh, oh, not the fighter, not the fighter. Jack Dempsey was the most gentle man

who ever walked on the earth. Jack Dempsey loved that game. -He absolutely loved--

-Oh, what is the point of all this talk? Why are you dredging all this up?

lt isn't healthy. [SINGING] Birdie with the yellow bill

Hopped upon my windowsill -Cocked his eye and said:

-Cocked his eye and said: -Ain't you shamed, sleepyhead?

-Ain't you shamed, sleepyhead? -Marbles, now there was a game, huh?

-Yeah. Life was so simple and gentle

when l was a little girl. People took care of me. But they take care of you here. Miss Cox takes great care of you. Doesn't let you do a thing. Oh.. . But l had lots of friends and toys. -Toys, you want toys?

-Mm-hm. Toys. Why, they have toys here

to last you the rest of your life. -l love toys.

-And friends? Oh, yes, friends. Why, Mr. Bloom here

is trying to make friends. Trying to stir them all up,

aren't you, Bloom? That day we stop playing

is the day we start getting old. Started watching the clock. Waiting for the days to hurry up and end. Counting the years. We always had something

to look forward to. Right. Another dawn, another day,

another summer. Another game of kick the can. [CHUCKLlNG] Oh, ha, ha, ha. BLOOM:

Kick the can. [ALL LAUGHlNG] -So who's playing?

-What? Starting up a game of kick the can.

Who's playing? Bloom. . . . ..when was the last time you fell down

and couldn't get up by yourself, huh? How dare you ask them to go out

and risk the little bit of life they have left? Life is risk, Mr. Conroy. l'm not asking anybody to do anything

that l'm not willing to do. Well, l agree with that. Maybe if we played kick the can... DEMPSEY:

Oh, oh. . ..we'd get a little hold of that magic

we all been missing. DEMPSEY:

You're right. A little hold on youth. Look, their bones are old

and will break if they try to run. Their hearts are old, their lungs are old. Oh, Miss Cox would never allow us

to go out there and play, Mr. Bloom. lt's against the rules. -Rules? Did rules ever stop a child?

ALL:
No. You gonna let rules stop you

from the chance of being young again? DEMPSEY:

Oh, no, no, no. No, l don't think so. [CHUCKLES] You see, this old man

still has a little magic left in him. And if you believe.. . . .. l can promise to make you all

feel like children again. [DEMPSEY CLAPS] You're making promises they can't keep. -Mrs. Dempsey, l wanna see you dance.

DEMPSEY:
Oh, l'd love that. And l wanna see you climb,

Mr. Weinstein. Like a catsel l'll climb. BLOOM:

We'll break the rules. What can they take away from us

we haven't already lost? When were you thinking of playing,

Mr. Bloom? Tonight, tonight, tonight. Don't bother to wake me up. [BLOOM CHUCKLES] [DOOR CREAKlNG] [AGEE SNORlNG] lt's time. AGEE:

lt smells like midnight, as l recall. [DEMPSEY LAUGHlNG] I feel vee ahn alter nahr. [METAL CLlNKS] One, two, three, four, five, six. . . . ..seven, eight, nine, ten. -l see you, Agee.

-Tallyho. AGEE:

Tallyho. Mr. Bloom is anucha mole. -Oh, l think Mr. Bloom kicked the can.

-Paul kicked the can. WElNSTElN: Mr. Bloom is it.

DEMPSEY:
Mr. Bloom is it again. l'm it again, l'm it again. ALL:

Olly, olly oxen free. Olly, olly oxen free. -Olly, olly oxen free.

-Olly, olly oxen free. [lN H lGH-PlTCHED VOlCES]

Olly, olly oxen free. -Olly, olly oxen free.

-Olly, olly oxen free. Damn kids. Olly, oxen free. Olly, oxen free. Olly, olly oxen... . Oh, my God. -Gladys?

-ls that you, Harry? Such a little measkite. Oh, Look how short l am. Play, play. You wanted to play, go play. AGEE:

Beware the thrust of my steel. A-ha, a-ha! Beware of the Black Pirate. Parry, repent. Parry, repent. [SINGING] Birdie with a yellow bill

-Birdie with a yellow bill -Hopped upon my windowsill

-Hopped upon my windowsill -Cocked his shiny eye and said:

-Cocked his shiny eye and said: -"Ain't you ashamed, you sleepyhead?"

-"Ain't you ashamed, you sleepyhead?" [BOTH LAUGHlNG] -l'll be the boy and l'll catch you.

-No, Mr. Agee, you stay away. -Not now.

-No, Mr. Agee. l love your scent.

lt's like everlasting youth. [WElNSTElN YELLlNG

AND LAUGHlNG] AGEE: l'm going to scream

to the whole world. Agee, get away from my wife. [ALL YELLlNG AND LAUGHlNG] Charge. [SlNGlNG]

Not last night, but the night before Twenty-four robbers

Came knocking at my door As I ran out, they ran in May l have your dance? Sir, l don't wish to appear ungrateful. . . . ..but why didn't you come too? l found out long, long time ago. . . . .. l wanted to be my own true age... . ..and try and keep a young mind. Your wish has come true. You're children again. -You've got your whole life before you.

-But my life was hard. l had a swell life. l could do 60 years standing on my head. l'm cold. Where are we going to spend the night?

Who's gonna take care of us? WElNSTElN:

No problem for us. We'll just knock

on our son's door and say: "Let us in, Murray. We're your parents." Now, wait a minute. Let's think this over. l mean,

we're talking about being young again. We're talking about sex. But Jack Dempsey isn't here.

l'll never meet him. My ring. My wedding ring. lt fell off. [AGEE GASPS] Oh, please.

l didn't ask to be young again. All l wanted to do is dance. l can be old and dance. l'm not going to school again. l remember the night

when my father died. We laid him out

and sent all the children outside. l saw Halley's comet fly over. l don't wanna lose all the people

that l loved again. l was too young to see Halley's comet. l was going to see it

when l was 80 years old. Well, that's only two birthdays away,

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