Analyse That

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ANALYZE THAT

Screenplay by
PETER STEINFELD and HAROLD RAMIS and PETER TOLAN

Based on characters created by
KENNETH LONERGAN and PETER TOLAN

June 2002 Draft

FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES ONLY

FADEIN:

INT.DIMLY-LITBAR-NIGHT

Twomen,CAESARandMARTY"DUCKS,"standattheendofthe
desertedbar,talkingquietly,obliviousrnaecthetoicdexot
grindingherpelvisonmieleddilethnopamslalofhte
stage.amsirahcdnaegylanguaBodtellusaeCatthehsitasr
boss,"Ducks"hislieutenant.

DUCKS
It'sPeezee.Gottabe.Hehatesyour
fuckin'guts.

CAESAR
(brooding)
Idon'tknow.

DUCKS
Whoelseknewaboutthemoney?And
howePzeiddnoweekynoTdeppopthey
Ciscowhenwedidn'tevenhearabout
it'tillastnight?

CAESAR
(sighsheavily)
Idon'tknow.

DUCKS
(pressing)
Whatissohardtounderstandhere?
YousaidyourselfPeezeewasa
mamalukeandyoucouldn'ttrusthim.
Nowsuddenly?uyghetnotfoser'uoy

CAESAR
Ijustdon'tthinkitwashim.

DUCKS
Okay,I'llbite.PotzeeenIf,etehn
who?

CAESAR
(slowlyrisingto
hisfullheight)
Ithinkitwasyou,Ducks.

Caesarstartstowalkawayasthebartender,nowholdinga
sawed-offshotgun,movesclosertoDucks.recTheexoticdan
splitsinahryurhrtghouaniaruateabthtfthckoage.estc

DUCKS
(scared)
Yougottabekiddin'!

Caesarstopsatthedoorwheretwoofhissoldiershave

appeared,holdingAUTOMATICWEAPONS.

DUCKS
Caesar,youknowme!Whatkindof
fuckin'idiotwouldIhavetobeto
trythathtiwuoy?shit

CAESAR
Adeadfuckin'idiot.

Ashewalksoutthedoor,thesoldiersOPENFIREonMarty
"Ducks."bko.kca'nseoltsaaedorC

PULLBACKTO:

TVSCREEN

Thetitlecreditscomeuponthemade-for-cableserieswe've
beenwatching,"LittleCaesar."rfmoANGCNDERHEGINLCIPPA
O.S.

WIDENTO:

INT.SINGSINGPRISON-NIGHT

Maximum-securityprisonersaregatheredaroundwatchingtheir
favoriteshowintherecroom.fortehwoitnrInVULPAs,TIIT
formerNewYorkcrimeboss,andacoupleofotherwiseguys.

VITTI
Garbage.nghatheC.lnaenehc

WISEGUY
Okay,Paul.

TheWISEGUYgetsupandstartsswitchingchannelsontheTV.

AcoupleofCONVICTSinthebackstarttoprotest.

CONVICT
Hey!Wyer'tahoin'oudshol,as!e

Vittiturnsandstaresatthem.netllfailsTyhe
immediately.

CONVICT
Sorry,Mr.Vitti.t'ndiDnyaanme
disrespect.

Punks.

WISEGUY

VittiturnsthepageandseesahugeheadlineinthePost:
MOBSHRINKTELLSALL.Hegetsatet.dup,agi

2.

VITTI
I'mgoingtobed.

Vittistandsupandheadsbacktohiscell.

INT.CELLBLOCK-MOMENTSLATER

CUTTO:

AsVittiapproacheshiscell,heseesaprisonguardstanding
by.et,AELRsecllamHi,s,naemocoftmaaangioutoftheir
cellcarryinghisbedrollandaboxrehtosihgninaintco
meagerpossessions.

VITTI
(suspicious)
What'sgoin'on,Earl?

EARL
They'retransferringme.

Why?

VITTI

EARL
(shrugs)
Don'tknow.uTthoooorflnkgskain
forme,Mr.Vitti.

VITTI
Yeah.Takeiteasy.

Henoticessomethinginthebox.

VITTI
Hey,Earl.hatIstev?s-ahtfreyma

EARL
(blanches)
I'msorry.rgbaebdtsfufjItus -
didn'tknow--

VITTI
That'sokay.Keepit.Goahead.

EARL
Thanks.eeySroundo.ua

-I

Earlexitswiththeguard.neht,tnemomastetasiheittiV
warilystepsintohiscell.

INT.VITTI'SCELL-MIDDLEOFNIGHT

CUTTO:

Thecellblockisquiet.augsdrAkenedardotuotsptehised
cell,looksaroundtomakesurenoonensiwtahcni,gteh

3.

pullsoutaGUNwithaSILENCER,reachesthroughthebarsand
FIRESyowsi'adshREPEtnoiVttTADEYLirmfoet.behknaldnutre
Thenheslipsawayasquietlyasheappeared.

ONhisexitwePANDOWNTOVitti,unhurt,curledupunderhis
bunk.

INT.MEMORIALCHAPEL-DAY

CUTTO:

Adeluxecasketflankedbyelaboratefloraldisplaysandan
easeldisplayingaportraitofthedeceased,Dr.IsaacSobel.

Mournersfillthepews,standeesattheback,anoverflow
crowd.BENSOBELsitsinthefronteortariw,stthnga
casketsihhtiwe,ifwsos,nMCIAHLE,Lhi,RAAUnowa
teenager,BEN'SMOTHER,andherCEJOYrifd,enR.DBROTHERS.

Atthepodium,theRABBIisspeaking.

RABBI
AndnowI'dliketocallonIsaac's
son,Dr.BenSobel,whowouldliketo
sayafewwords.

Benrisesandcrossessolemnlytothepodium.

BEN
(addressingaudience)
It'sverydifficultformetotalk
aboutmyfather,becauseinasense
I'mtalkingabouttwomen.

BEN(CONT'D)
One,ofcourse,isthepublicIsaac
Sobel,nsapcdyohhtmreenpiasneittthe
popularauthorknowntomillionsof
readersaroundtheworld.

Laura,MichaelandBen'sMotherlistenproudlytotheeulogy.

BEN
ThesecondIsaacSobelistheprivate
manDad.m--afyreht--Andfor
thosewimhewdanlelfoyoonkuhw
knewour-ewyl-i,malfllet'sfaceit
--myc,mind-spcyohitrawsafheat
fuckingprick.Anarrogant,abusive,
ego-inflated--

ARINGINGCELLPHONEinterruptshim.

BEN

JUMPCUTTO:

4.

stillseatedinthefrontrow,daydreaming.TheRINGING
CONTINUESasalruensrlhteomtheRabbndeveniadiscreetly
checktheircellphones.

ThenBenrealizesit'shis,fumblesforthephoneinhis
jacketpocketandanswersit.

BEN
(whispers)
Hello?

Themournersmutter.

INT.PRISONPAYPHONE-SAMETIME

VITTI
Guesswho,youfuck!

INTERCUTWITH:

INT.CHAPEL

BenturnsawayfromLaura.

BEN
Paul?
(toLaura)
Ihaveto,uh,takethis.
(intophone)
Thisisn'tagoodtime.

CUTTO:

Vittiisdisheveled,hishairmessed,hisshirtbuttoned
wrong.

VITTI
Notagoodtime?Lmteexeaipln
somethingtoyou.I'minfuckingHell
rightnow.Thisisnotagoodtime.

BEN
(sottovoce)
Ican'ttalkrightnow.Myfather
died!

VITTI
Sowhatdoesthathavetodowithme?

BEN
Callmelater--

VITTI
Don'thangupon,Sobel!They're
tryin'tokillme!

5.

Benhangsup.

VITTI

CUTBACKTO:

Hestandsthereforalongbeatjuststaring,theDIALTONE
BUZZINGinhisear.

INT.SINGSING-MESSHALL-NEXTDAY

CUTTO:

VittiandanotherWISEGUYpassthroughthecafeterialine
withtheirtrays.nnowcoil.ooskVcttiaitta

WISEGUY#2
Ooh,theygottapioca.Ilove
tapioca.
(looksatVitti)
Youallright,Paul?

Vittijuststares,wild-eyed,actuallydroolingalittle.

WISEGUY#2
CanIhaveyourtapioca?

Aguard,theonewhotriedtokillhim,watchesVittifrom
hispost.donotsehTehnomsneeo.hteormocrasos

COYOTE,aheavily-muscledandtattooedgangmember,nodsin
response.

VittiwalkspastthetablewhereCoyoteissittingwithother
toughiHpsnacignagmembers.

COYOTE
(toVitti)
Hey,Fredo!risOGuidit?o

Hisfriendslaugh.

Vittistopsandstaresdumblyatthem.

COYOTE
Justkeepwalkin',DonCorleone.

Thereisatensemoment,thenVittiburstsoutlaughing.

Shutup!

COYOTE

Vittilaughsharder,strangelymanic.

COYOTE
Isaid,shutup,bitch!

6.

ButVittican'tstop.aytrfoopslsp,ttalniregHerdposihs
foodonthemen.danteeasllpu.vihsCoyoteelpasothsif

COYOTE
You'readeadman,jefe!

CoyotelungesatVittiwiththeknife,butVittisuddenly
whirlssd,bashearounehtnietoyoCfoshihitwcefaarydot
andburstsintosong.

VITTI
(singing,with
appropriatedance
moves)
'Whenyou'reaJet,
You'reaJetalltheway,
Fromyourfirstcigarette
Toyourlastdyin'day...'

Prisonersandguardsstareathimlikehe'snuts.

Coyotestabsathimagain,butVittidodgesandsmasheshim
overtheheadthhitw.aytre

VITTI
'Whenyou'reaJet,
Iftheshtistihaf,nhte
Yougotbrothersaround,
You'refamilyman...'a

COYOTE
You'readeadman,jefe!

Coyoterusheshim,butVittisidestepsandhitshiminthe
face.

Guardsmoveinfromallsides.iVttupoenthijumps
tabletoptoescapethem.

VITTI
(kickingatthem,
singing)
'IliketobeinAmerica,
OkaybymeinAmerica...'

Theguardsdraghimdownandcuffhishandsbehindhim,then
carryhimoutstiffasaboard.

VITTI
'Tonight,tonight,won'tbejust
anynight--'

EXT.SOBELHOUSE-LATER

DISSOLVETO:

Alimopullsuptoanold,butwell-maintainedsuburban
house,thefamilygetsoutandstartswalkingtothehouse.

7.

CUTTO:

EXT.SOBELHOUSE-FRONTPORCH-MOMENTSLATER

Thefamilycrossestothefrontdoor.

BEN
(sighsdeeply)
Ican'tbelievehe'sgone.

LAURA
Ican'tbelievewhatyousaidabout
him.Cdoldloh?gnidnahtiwYouhad
totelleverybody?

MICHAEL
Nice.Whydidn'tyoujusttakea
swinghteatet?cask

Benopensthefrontdoorandtheygoin.

INT.FOYER-CONTINUOUSACTION

Thefamilyentersthefoyer.

BEN
Okay,Imighthavestrayedfrommy
notesalittle.laedm'Iaingwith
lotofstuffhere.Griefisa
process.

CUTTO:

LauranoticesFBIAGENTSCERRONEandMILLERwaitingforthem
inthelivingroom.ttractiveCreorenisnaawomaninher
latetwenties,wearingadangerously-shortskirt.Milleris
aclean-cutmannihsitihtreis.

MILLER
Dr.Sobel,I'mAgentMiller,thisis
SpecialAgentrrunoeCBlaaeruF,erede
ofInvestigation.ketojsutileWd'
askyouafewquestions,ifwecould.

LAURA
(testy)
CanIaskwhatthisisabout?Wejust
camefromthecemetery.

CERRONE
Weknowthisisadifficulttimefor
you,Dr.Sobel.boaryorrouyutS
father.

BEN
Thankyou,I'mgoingtomisshim

8.

terribly.

Bengesturesforthemtosit.

LauraandMichaelbothlookathimdoubtfully.

BEN
Imean--therewereissues--as,I
think,therearewithanyfatherand
son.Henst'epsawwarm--ecially

LAURA
Ben--oncetoday?Enough.

BEN
No,I'mjustsaying,inspiteofall
that--

AgentCerronecrossesherlegs,amovethatdoesnotgo
unnoticedbyBenandMichael.

BEN
--hewasagreat,greatlegs.
(beat)
Man.

CERRONE
Dr.Sobel,youreceivedacallthis
morningfromPaulVitti?

Laurashootshimalook.

BEN
WhatmakesyouthinkPaulVitticalled
me?

MILLER
Becausewemonitorandrecordallhis
phonecallsfromSingSing.

BEN
Thenyes.Hedid.

LAURA
Thatwashimonthephone?

Yes.

BEN

LAURA
Andyoudidn'ttellme?

MICHAEL
Wow.wtuobaidlohhti.ngTalk

Michael?

BEN

9.