
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
- G
- Year:
- 1968
- 123 min
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[METAL CLANGING]
[ALARM RINGING]
[SIREN WAILING]
POLICEMAN:
Our best customer.
[ALARM STOPS]
Well...
...we got him off again.
Look, we know he doesn't mean
any harm...
...but the judge doesn't know it.
The next time
Antonapoulos gets in trouble...
...I don't think they'll let him off
with just a fine.
So for all our sakes...
...make it clear to him
he's gotta behave.
[KNOCKING]
It ain't Singer's business.
He ain't his family.
I'm his family.
I'm the only family he's got.
- And I say he gets committed.
- But why?
On account of I don't want to be
responsible...
...for whatever that dummy
takes it into his mind to do.
[SPEAKING IN GREEK]
What if Singer assumed legal custody
of Antonapoulos?
Would that satisfy you?
I guess. Only till it's all legal,
Spiros has got to stay in the hospital.
But it's a mental hospital.
What do you want from me, mister?
I got a wife and four kids
to look out for. He's only a cousin.
I tell you, I would do the same thing
even if he was my own brother.
Yeah, I'm sure you would.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[PANTING]
Look.
Now, look.
Look, I've been thinking.
This custody business
is liable to drag on for some time.
But there's no reason
you gotta sit here while it does.
Now, it's just an idea, mind you.
But maybe you'd be happier moving
some place closer to the hospital.
And it's not as if you got anything
to keep you tied here, is it?
Of course, I'll hate like hell
to see you go.
I'll miss our chess games.
But I gotta admit, it'd be a lot easier
moving your friend...
...some place
where they don't know him.
BEAUDINE:
Jefferson, for instance,that's 300 miles nearer.
If you'd be interested, I got a cousin
runs a jewelry store over at Jefferson.
I mean, even if he doesn't need
anybody himself...
...he'd be bound to know
of any openings.
Hell, Jefferson's practically a city.
They got three jewelry stores there.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
MICK:
Yeah? What do you want?
If you're selling something,
we don't want any.
MRS. KELLY:
Who is it, Mick?
Oh, there's somebody about the room,
Mama.
MRS. KELLY
Oh, I see.
Well, we do have a room,
but it's $20 a week.
Come on in then, I'll show it to you.
Hey, Papa, guess what.
BUBBER:
I give up.
You can't give up
without guessing anything.
Besides, who asked you?
I was talking to Papa.
Well, Mick, let's see,
what could it be?
There's a man up there.
- He's a deaf-mute person.
- A what?
A dummy.
Ugh. I sure hope Mama won't let him.
I'd feel sort of creepy
having a dummy living in my room.
- it ain't your room, not anymore.
How do you know this guy's
a whatchamacallit?
He's got a card says so.
It's all about how he can read lips
and please don't shout.
If he can't hear, how's he going to know
if you're shouting? I bet he's a fake.
Huh. What if I could read lips?
Hey, Bubber, now you say something.
...and see if I can read your lips.
- Well, I finally rented that room.
BUBBER:
To the dummy?- Did you give him that new word?
- What'd I do?
BUBBER:
Is it, Mama, is it?
Yes, but you're not to call him that,
hear?
He's paying more than I expected
and won't be no trouble.
- So don't you trouble him.
- Can't I just go look at him?
- No, I told you not to bother him.
BUBBER:
Aw.MRS. KELLY:
Mick, you take Ralphand Bubber for a walk.
- Oh, Mama, do I have to?
- No arguments.
Oh, all right.
First my room, now my afternoons.
- Shut up about the room.
MICK:
Well-
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