The Godfather: Part II 教父2 1974 Movie Script

ITALIAN BOY:

Say 'bread' in Italian.

ANOTHER:

He dunno.

ITALIAN BOY:

Go on; how do you say 'bread' in Italian? If you're from the neighborhood, you should know how to say 'bread' in Italian.

An amused Peter Clemenza steps forward from a local coffee house, to preside over the fuss. He's a 'big' man in the neighborhood, and loves a fight.

CLEMENZA:

What's up?

ITALIAN BOY:

This kid lives around here, but he can't say bread in Italian.

CLEMENZA:

That's 'cause he's Jew. Look at those pregnant lips!

He giggles at his own joke.

ITALIAN BOY:

Are you a Jewboy?

The boy doesn't answer, tries to keep going.

ITALIAN BOY:

Well, if you're not a Jew, say 'bread' in Italian. See, he can't.

And with that, he rounds a blow squarely to the boy's face, sending him sprawling to the cement, his tools flying with a clatter.

The other Italian immediately joins in with a few kicks to the boy's stomach. Hyman tries to fight back; grabs a hold of his tormentor's foot, and brings him down on the cement as well. For a moment, they are rolling around on the sidewalk, two against one, Hyman taking the worst of it.

CLEMENZA:

Alright, alright, cut it out.

SECOND ITALIAN:

What for? He killed Jesus Christ!

Clemenza pulls him off, and kicks him in the ass.

CLEMENZA:

I said cut it out!

(to the beaten kid) What's your name?

HYMAN:

Hyman Suchowsky.

ITALIAN BOY:

I don't believe it. In our neighborhood, with a name like that!

CLEMENZA:

What are those tools? You work on cars?

HYMAN:

Yeah.

CLEMENZA:

Maybe I know how you can make a couple of extra bucks working as a mechanic.

The boy seems agreeable.

CLEMENZA:

But you gotta know how to keep your mouth shut, and fer Chrissakes, get rid of that name. I'll call you Johnny Lips.