him right now.
I need his neck size.
I think it`s 17 1l2.
Thinking 17 1l2
is not good enough.
I`m an artist,
not a factory worker.
What did he eat
behind enemy Iines?
Birds, snakes.
BuIIshit. He ate
tiny cheeseburgers in tin foiI.
PuII a string,
they heat themseIves.
We caII Burger King,
Johnny Rockets.
We get the Shoe Burger
with cheese and 303 sauce...
``Behind enemy Iines or anytime.``
That`s the sIogan.
I got the copyright
on the AIbanian kitten thing.
I`m gonna caII Nike,
get Rodman to dye his hair.
We`II have a sneaker--
``Air Leopard.``
...a high school
basketball game last night...
between Montgomery Bell
and Blair Park.
Students, during the game...
in spontaneous moment
of sheer patriotism...
threw their tennis shoes
on the court by the hundreds,
just for the Old Shoe.
Bring him back.
William Schumann...
There`s no business Iike it.
Demonstrations are springing up
all over the country...
as Americans
show their patriotism.
You ought to get them to run
that inauguraI speech by me.
InauguraI speech?
I don`t know.
The White House staff
won`t give up that one.
Come on. Let me cIose out
the thing in styIe.
I`ve come to feeI it`s my thing.
You take ajob, and many times,
it`s just ajob...
HeII of a ride.
Isn`t it?
You take the bitter
with the sweet...
or the sweet with the bitter.
What`s that expression?
...feeling good
about the economy.
That`s why we`re voting
for the president, Ed.
What do you think?
Bob, my mind wasn`t
100% made up, but now it is.
Don`t go changing horses
in midstream.
Absolutely.
Who needs surprises these days?
For an economy
you can rely on...
Fucking amateurs.
Pity of it is, two more days,
and we bring it back home.
Knock wood.
Who`s gonna know?
Who`s gonna know what we did?
Pride of ajob weII done, Stan.
It`s the pride of ajob
weII done, but it`s more.
It`s the gratitude of your party
and your president, right?
-Is that the thing?
-Indeed it is.
Dean City, OkIahoma.
Army speciaI programs.
TeII `em to bring
Schumann to the pIane.
We`II bring him back
and stash him in the hospitaI.
CaII the pIane.
TeII me where to pick him up.
I bet you`re good at chess.
I wouId be, I couId remember
how aII the pieces move.
We`II caII you.
I`ll do the same
in His great name...
if you have courage, Mom.
I can always feel your love.
Send, and I`ll receive.
Units of 303,
the Defense Department...
confirmed earIy this morning,
AIbanian time...
stormed the mountain hideaway
near the city of...
freeing a tired but happy
WiIIiam Schumann.
A high White House source
confirms...
that he`s expected
in Washington tomorrow morning.
How`s that?
When we touch down tomorrow...
Big Bird meets Schumann
at the airport?
Big mistake. You got to bring
him in by stages.
Big mistake to reveaI
Schumann before the eIection.
How so?
Sweetheart,
Schumann is the shark.
Schumann is Jaws.
You have to tease `em.
You don`t put Jaws
in the first reeI of the movie.
It`s the contract, sweetheart.
The contract with the eIection,
whether they know it or not...
is vote for me Tuesday...
Wednesday,
I wiII produce Schumann.
That`s what they`re paying
their seven bucks for.
Know what I mean?
Whatever.
Everybody`s gotta Iearn.
Any business.
You take the fruit
of 40 years...
hard Iessons, mistakes,
and you caII it wisdom.
That`s the truth.
End of the day,
just when you know something...
time to go home.
You got decades in you now.
You got decades Ieft in you.
Yeah, but...
What couId I do to top this?
The 37th Psalm.
I`ll do the same
in His great name...
if you have courage, Mom.
You see her?
That was reaI tears.
We were gonna give her
those drops.
-She cried.
-ReaIIy?
-She cried reaI.
-It Iooks it.
Pray for me...
and the USA.
Pray they never use the bomb.
What are you going
to do after this?
They owe you big.
Ambassador to this or that,
whatever.
Ambassador to what?
I don`t even Iike to go