A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper Page #4

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Put your seat belt on.

Life is about hard work and sacrifice.

You don't get something for nothing,

Thomas. You gotta work.

And you work hard,

good things will happen.

What do I always tell you?

Well, what do I always tell you?

You know, a crazy person could have

snatched you right up off the street

and kidnapped you.

Look,

I try to be good to you.

I know you had it hard.

And, well, I haven't had to be a real parent

in a long time.

And the only reason I push you

is 'cause I love you, kid.

- Let's just go to work.

- Okay.

Okay, Eddie. You know what the scene is.

Start at one, pick up the laser,

do a little banana.

Eddie, you getting this?

And after you make your banana

and land on two, go camera left and deliver.

Got it? Good. Roll sound!

All right, everybody. Let's get a solid one.

- Rolling!

- And action!

Eddie, Eddie. Let's go.

Laser. Pick up... Banana. Two. Banana!

Eddie! Eddie!

Come on, kid, we did it 1,000 times.

He's not supposed to faint.

- What is that?

- You know what this is. Stop it.

I'm not touching that stuff.

Well, you used to think it was funny.

You used to make me laugh.

- Well, I can make you laugh.

- Hey, listen, let's just do the work.

Lay the stuff out

and then we can go home for dinner.

- Knock, knock.

- What?

- Knock, knock.

- Who's there?

- Interrupting cow.

- What?

- Not "what," "who." Knock, knock.

- Who's there?

Interrupting cow.

Interrupting...

- That's a good one. Knock, knock.

- Who's there?

Interrupting cow.

Interrupting cow...

Are you crazy? What? Are you high?

No. You're funny.

- I'm funny?

- Yeah.

What's gotten into you, Tom?

Oh, no. I'm not Tom.

I'm Eddie Tudor. I'm an actor.

Tom's back at my trailer.

We switched places. It's good to meet you.

You know, you gotta stop this.

You're starting to scare me.

Well, I'm not Tom. Just look at my face.

We switched clothes and everything.

You're going to give your Pop

a heart attack.

No. You don't get it. You're not my Pop.

Fine, Tom.

If that's the way you feel,

then I'm heading home.

I don't feel much like work today.

No. I didn't mean it like that. It's...

It's just... I'm not Tom.

- You can't keep working him so hard.

- Oh, Jerry. Don't be so dramatic.

You don't think maybe

you're pushing him too hard, Harlin?

He's faking. You've seen him do it 100 times.

He's just looking for attention.

Maybe that's 'cause he needs it.

- What do you mean by that?

- You haven't even been in there to see him.

Look, Jerry, I'm a single mom.

I'm doing the best that I can.

I have been working very hard to make

a better life for that kid,

and you're going to throw it in my face?

Besides, he's passed out, for Christ's sake.

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