* MTV. *
* *
JENNIFER: Hey, Sly, what do you want for dinner?
SYLVESTER: Uh, meat loaf.
JENNIFER: I think I have some meat.
Done. Can I be excused?
No. (laughs)
* Big loser. *
-Ah... -Hey, hey, your pants are falling down.
-SYLVESTER: Hey, this is not... -I see London, I see France,
-I see Sly's underpants. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-There's no... -(whoops, laughs)
You know.
* *
JENNIFER: Hey, listen, I heard that Frank
is thinking about going to New York.
'Cause he may have a gig there, and he wants to go check it out?
-Yeah. -And I think it would be a great idea...
-Mm-hmm? -...if Frank stayed with the girls.
Why is that?
Because, you know, he's all alone...
-Isn't-- Doesn't New York have enough problems? -(laughs)
JENNIFER: Now that we're settled into
our new home in Florida,
I want Frank to have
that closeness with the girls,
even though they live in New York and he's still in L.A.
I also want him to know that they're his family,
and they're going to take care of him,
he can help take care of them.
What do they think about that? Give them a call.
-See what's up. -(line ringing)
-SISTINE (over phone): Hello? -JENNIFER: Hey, Birdie.
I'm here with your dad, by the way.
-SYLVESTER: Hi. -So, Frank
is thinking about going to New York,
and we were thinking
-that Frank stays with you guys. -No. No.
-SYLVESTER: I totally agree. -Why? What do you mean?
You offer our home to literally everyone on the planet.
Sistine, you have plenty of space, you have two couches,
he will be fine.
-I think it's nice. No... -He'll be there in two days.
Oh, you're so rude.
-You just hung up on her. -Damn right.
* Talk to me, baby *
* I'm going blind from this sweet, sweet craving, oh-oh *
* Let's lose our minds and go crazy-crazy *
* I-I-I-I-I *
* *
* I-I-I-I-I. *
* *
Oh, thanks for cleaning that coffeepot.
If I don't, who will?
I'm trying to get everything perfect
for Frank's arrival.
-Is that today? -Yep.
-(moans) -And I tried to actually
get out of it the other day, but Dad called me and he said,
"He's excited," you know, "He's your uncle."
You know what's funny? I was thinking about this, too,
this morning, how is it
that our Uncle Frank is the first guy
-that sleeps at our new apartment? -I know, that's what I'm saying.
I don't know, like, come on.
My mom, being the super-Gorilla Glue of our family,
is trying to keep us together as much as possible,
since we're all dispersed across the country.
And I understand my mom's intentions
of having my Uncle Frank stay with us is very sweet,
but on the other hand, it's a little weird.
SISTINE: Sophia and I have never spent this much
alone time with Uncle Frank.
We are literally having a sleepover with him.
For days.
We are so used to having
only just girls there in our apartment.
So to now have
Frankster stay with us,
it's gonna cause a little bit of chaos in our environment.
Do you think he's gonna want
-to hang out with our girlfriends? -I do.
-I'm nervous. -I am telling my girlfriends
to stay away, and six feet apart.
(laughs)
(knocking on door)
-(Sistine gasps) -Surprise.
-Oh! -The Frankster's in town.
-Oh, how are you? -Hey, baby.
SISTINE: Welcome to our apartment.
-SOPHIA: Hi. -FRANK: Hey.
Oh, what glasses.
-Hey, baby. -I knew they were gonna
-come in strong. -Mwah.
FRANK: Well, I show up in New York,
and basically, my objective is to kind of get myself
a gig in New York City.
But Jennifer insisted that I stay with the girls.
I know I'm not welcome there, 'cause I'm, like,
Frankenstein crashing on the couch.
SOPHIA: We're surprised that you wanted to even...
SISTINE: Stay with us, yeah, I was shocked.
-FRANK: Well, I couldn't find any place. -Okay.
(exhales) Uncle Frank. Let's see.
What did you-- oop.
SISTINE: Oh! What was your plan?
-You're staying with your nieces. -Oh, shit.
Oh, shit. (chuckles)
(laughs) What is wrong with you?
Wait, wait, wait. Well, like the Boy Scouts,
"Be prepared at all times."
SISTINE: I would have been happier
if he opened that suitcase
and I just saw a severed hand in there.
-He's so gross. -FRANK: I figure,
when they saw the condoms...
like a homecoming gift, just like break the ice.
This is who I am, girls.
So, it's party time.
SISTINE: You know what? We were really optimistic,
-and now you just killed it. -No, I, uh...
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -FRANK: I, uh...
* Three, two, one, you're so fun *
* The best thing underneath the sun... *
-DEVICE: Access granted. -SCARLET (English accent): Access granted.
(regular accent): We brought a British person for you.
-LOUIS: Just for me? -Yeah.
SCARLET: Are you still nervous to see them?
LOUIS: I'm excited to see your parents.
* You're the beautiful... *
-You got dogs here as well? -SCARLET: It's Jennifer's children,
of course they're here.
We just started our fall semester.
Me and Louis are finally back together,
after the summer.
The last time Louis and I
saw each other was four weeks ago.
The communication is really hard.
He lives in London,
so there's obviously a huge time difference.
But that's only the summer,
and I know we'll make up for that lost time.
-JENNIFER: Oh! My favorite people. -Oh! Mama!
-My favorite people. Hi. -Mama, I missed you. -So good to see you again.
Hi, Louis.
-I'm so happy. -Mom, you have packages.
-It's been so long. -(dogs barking)
Oh, my God, the dogs are barking.
They want you. There's Kitty.
Oh, no, no, don't-don't touch the cat,
-'cause he's allergic. -Keep that cat away.
-Why? You're allergic? -I'm allergic to cats.
Yeah, he's allergic.
LOUIS: How does it feel, though, to move,
like, after coming back from L.A....
-I cannot wait for it to be... finished. -JENNIFER: Finished?
Your dad and I are seriously trying to, like,
get this house together.
So we make this our home base...
-Yeah. -...and make it a home again, and make it a home
that you guys will all come back and have, like,
-great memories here. -Yeah.
JENNIFER: With moving to Florida,
it's very scary leaving L.A., but I get a new project,
I get to create a new home in a new state,
and I-I'm really excited about the changes
I'm gonna make in it.
SCARLET: Where's Dad?
Oh, he went to, uh,
go pick up something he wanted to show Louis.
-Louis? -LOUIS: Oh, fun.
-It's a surprise. -No way.
Yeah, it's probably a tiger or something.
-(laughs) -Tiger? -LOUIS: Tiger?
(engine revving)
(horn honking)
JENNIFER: Oh, wow.
SYLVESTER: Hey.
-JENNIFER: How are you? -SCARLET: That's insane.
They got the big cat out of the shop.
-This is gorgeous. -Doesn't it look good?
-You look so good in it, Sly. -Thank you.
-Do you love this car, Louis? -Oh, my God.
-Wow, this is insane. -The car's so...
Here, get in.
JENNIFER: This is a side of Sly
I've never seen before.
He really wants Louis
to get to know him
and him to get to know Louis.
They seem like they're good buddies already.
-Yeah, yeah. -LOUIS: These-these cars, I feel like old cars,
-the seats are always more comfortable than new cars. -Always.
These seats are meant to, like, go to sleep in.
Is it hard to drive, being so long?
Yeah.
I-It's not easy.
-Take it round the track? -(laughs): No way. No way.
-SCARLET: It would explode. -No way.
It's been in the shop forever.
This is, like, an ongoing project.
What year is this, honey?
-'59. -Why did you choose '59?
'59 is the quintessential Cadillac here.
A distinguished man drives a Cadillac.
(exhales) Well, I just ended that theory.
-You just ended... -Yeah.
SCARLET: Okay.
-All right, you guys have fun. -Mom.
(engine starts)
Get up there, baby.
(engine revving)
* *
SISTINE: What do you think people are thinking,
watching us walk down the street
-with you in the middle? -They're thinking, "Who's that guy...
-Who's that guy impersonating Sylvester Stallone?" -No,
"They look like prostitutes next to him."
-Hi. Thank you. -Hi, how you doing? -Good, good.
SISTINE: I-I want to ask, how was that date
-that you went on the other night? -It was cool.
-Oh, yeah. -With Mom and Dad.
-Is there gonna be a second date? -FRANK: I don't think so.
SISTINE: Why?
-She thought I was too old for her. -(laughs)
Oh, how the tables have turned.
Did that kill your ego?
FRANK: Their mother set me up on a date,
and she's a lovely girl, you know.
So, I-I hear you only date younger women, though.
-What is that all about? -Okay.
-That is not true. -What is that all about?
And then, after dinner, she told Jennifer,
"I thought Frank was really great,
but he's too old for me."
I mean, it is hard, but you know,
that's the beauty of getting old,
like, nobody wants you.
Who knew we'd all be single at the same time?
What do you think, uh, my dating issue is,
-and Sophia's dating issue is? -I'd say-- well, listen.
-Be brutally honest. -This is what I think it is.
I think you both grew up with two really strong parents
that are really both hardworking, functioning people.
Your father's one of the biggest movie stars in history.
Your mother's a great business person, she's beautiful.
So it makes, uh, the thing a little thin.
I think there's nothing wrong with being choosy and picky
and knowing your self-worth for what works for you.
We actually talk about this a lot.
About what our next few years look like.
After seeing Charlie,
I'm still gonna be open to dating other people.
I definitely don't want
to rule him out, but I'm still looking.
SOPHIA: She had-- went on a horrible date recently.
-FRANK: She did? -With some, like, New York...
-SISTINE: But we're saying, if we met a guy... -...Upper East Side...
...and we moved in with him.
If you think your father hates your boyfriends now...
-I don't think he would care. -SOPHIA: I don't think he'd mind.
-I honestly don't. -FRANK: I think it depends, like-like,
Scarlet's boyfriend Louis is, like, a gentleman.
-Someone like that. Not some guy... -SOPHIA: Yeah.
-...like, from New York or whatever. -SISTINE: Well, I don't think
-I'd move in with a guy from New York. -Yeah, I know you over there.
I asked Louis, I said, "Do you have any brothers?"
He's like, "Just sisters," I'm like, "Ugh."
-Oh, boy. Here we go. -Thank you.
We were talking about beautiful young women,
-and you just appeared. -SISTINE (laughs): Uh...
FRANK: Uncle Frank.
SOPHIA: That's our uncle. I'm sorry.
Yeah, these aren't my-- these are my nieces,
not my girlfriends, thank you.
-Cheers. To New York. -Cheers.
SISTINE: Are you excited for your first sleepover with us?
Yes.
All right, let's go see what pajamas you brought.
-These are badass pajamas. -Oh. -Let's do it.
* *
JENNIFER: You know what I've been seeing?
There's a ton of turtles right now.
-SCARLET: Turtles? -Yeah, they're so cute.
-Is that a turtle or a rock? -JENNIFER: It might be a-a turtle.
SCARLET: My money, it's a rock.
SYLVESTER: So what are you, like, growing this?
LOUIS: Well, I try to go for the same style as you.
Who would do something like that?
(laughs) I can't take it off now.
If I take it off, I look like a four-year-old.
No, no, you-- once this becomes
-kind of like a pet after a while. -Yeah.
You know what I mean? I think i-it's an improvement.
-It does... -The less you see of me,
-the better I like it. -(laughs)
SCARLET: It's so weird because Dad
never really was the type to get along with, you know,
-our boyfriends in the past. -Yeah.
And I feel like Louis and Dad are clicking.
I don't know if it's just me or I really just hope
-that it's happening, but... -I think he's really
creating a really nice bond with Louis.
-Wait, why do you... -It's, uh, really interesting, because most guys
that come over, that you've brought home,
or your sisters have brought home, are so intimidated.
-He, usually-- I know. -They're, like, shaking.
SCARLET: Do you think Louis's at all intimidated?
JENNIFER: I think Louis is a cool cat.
LOUIS: Can you start it up?
(engine starts, revs)
Yeah, I-I love this thing, it's just...
When I was growing up-- I guess I was about 14--
-this was it. -SCARLET: I'm shocked,
because I've never seen him say,
"Car-- I want to show you my car," or something.
That's not like him, 'cause he's never done that
-with any other boyfriend. -No. Sophia and Sistine's exes?
-I know. -Never.
-I know, it's so cute. -Never.
SCARLET: I think my dad
has finally seen this side of me
where I am so invested into this relationship.
And I finally found someone that has
made me feel like I can be me.
So seeing him interact with him like this
gives me great expectations for this relationship.
-So what are you up to? -Back to school.
Going up to third year now, so it's, it's nice.
I'm getting so accustomed to the life in America now.
-Is it? -But I am falling in love with Miami.
-But more the culture in general. -Yeah.
That I think I might even stay here after college
and try and find a job out here or something.
Truthfully, I've
never really interacted with my daughters' boyfriends.
Mainly because I don't want to.
But there's something about this kid that...
I just feel like he's, he's a good guy.
You don't find an apartment, you can always live in the car.
-With pleasure, with pleasure. -Okay, take off.
-I'm gonna move this. -All right.
* *
Sophia, we went from
going to his apartment one time
to him sleeping in ours.
-It's a little odd. -It's so odd.
Hey, girls, do you have, like, uh, any pillows?
Extra blanket or something like that?
-What do he ask for, a Modelo? -You want a beer?
-Pillow. -I thought you said a Modelo.
Well, that comes after the pillow.
SISTINE: That's exactly what I'm bringing you.
Thank you, honey. You know, this couch is actually
-very comfortable. -I'm glad you're... (laughing)
I think when I die, just embalm me
-and put, like, a coffin like-- -I was just gonna say you kind of look dead.
(laughs)
-He was a good man. He tried. -(laughs, snorts)
-Yeah, here you go. Here you go. -(laughing)
Now, I want you girls to say something about your uncle.
(laughing)
I'm a bit annoyed that he has
to sleep on the couch because it's a brand-new couch.
As long as his feet aren't on the couch.
Maybe he can just hang them off.
Stallone men in general have huge,
barbaric-looking feet.
Your skin's looking a little dry from traveling.
-Yeah, so I have my kit. -Let me get something. Hold on.
I think your face needs something, like, whole face.
-Like a mask? -Yeah. Ooh, calming mask.
I think you need to calm down.
The joys of being Uncle...
-Uncle Frankster. -How is this going to fit over your head?
Wha... Christ... (mutters)
-You look so pretty. -Wait, what?
Isn't that special?
Okay, don't talk. This is gonna be hard for you.
There you go.
Just relax.
You look really good.
Halloween 14.
(laughter)
Usually, when we put face masks on,
everyone looks just aesthetically kind of pretty.
My Uncle Frank looks like he's
The Silence of the Lambs and he's about
to murder everybody in our entire building.
-So we can FaceTime Mom. -Okay.
Mom, where's Dad? We killed Uncle Frank.
Look what we did to him. We killed him.
Oh, my God.
Wait. Rest in peace.
SYLVESTER: Oh, God.
Thank you.
SISTINE: Bye.
* *
FRANK: I would never walk up to anybody.
To this day, I'd be mortified
to walk up and ask a girl for a date.
-SISTINE: I don't believe that. -Oh, no.
Really? 'Cause last night you were
so hitting on our waitress.
I didn't hit on her. I didn't say one word to her.
What do you mean? You said several words to her.
Thank God you're here.
-Just the one I was looking for. -I never said--
Can I get another Aperol spritz?
(stammers) I never said that. I said,
-I said, "Hello. How you doing?" -(laughs)
FRANK: Okay. Come on, girls.
Look what awaits you.
A classic checker yellow cab.
SOPHIA: Where do you find this stuff?
I know people.
* Want to free my mind, want to be outside... *
FRANK: I wanted to do a surprise
for the girls, so I was thinking, "What can I do?"
Take them on the tour of the haunts
that my brother and I used to roam in New York City.
Girls, you ready for the tour?
-Let's do it. -All right.
* Pray I wake up again... *
FRANK: This is where it is, honey.
This is where my brother and I lived
in the early '70s
for, like, $80 a month.
SISTINE: This is so fun.
FRANK: Now you see this hotel?
-BOTH: Yeah. -That's where your dad worked
at the deli where he got fired. It was called
-the Dover Hotel. -SISTINE: Oh, my gosh.
And my stepparents had an apartment there.
Of course, they never let us stay there.
* What did I expect? *
FRANK: This theater was called the Coronet Baronet Theater.
This is where Rocky premiered on the east coast.
That afternoon, we went in there, they had a sneak preview,
and I'm sitting there with your dad,
and people started walking out.
He was devastated, going, "Oh, my God,
it's a failure." That night, when it opened,
you could hear the cheering out on the street from inside
the theater. That's Sly and I
-in this theater. Rocky. -BOTH: Wow!
That was the last moment of anon-- anonminity.
Is that the word? I don't know what the fuck it is.
Ano-- anonymity. Ano--
The fuck's wrong with me?
I think I did get hit too much.
This is so cool.
-Very cool. -Isn't it wild?
SOPHIA: My dad would tell us a little bit about his New York,
but it's so different when you get to actually
see it in person, and it is so great that my uncle took it
upon himself to do exactly that.
Music-musical legend Frank Stallone.
-Frank... -SOPHIA: Frank, sir!
FRANK: What are you talking that guy for?
* *
JENNIFER: Can you believe
your Uncle Frank is staying
-with your sisters in New York? -SCARLET: Ew.
If Frank even stepped foot into my apartment
and asked to sleep over...
What, are you gonna put him in a hotel?
-Yes. Sounds great. -No!
JENNIFER: How is, how's school going?
Like, how is being a junior?
That's so weird to say.
I'm honestly so ready to graduate.
-You already want to graduate. -I want to graduate.
-You have two years left. -I know.
But I want to be with Sophia and Sistine in New York.
I'm going back and forth in my head
whether I should stay in Miami.
I don't know if it's for me.
I love acting and the film industry.
And I feel like that L.A. and New York are
the best places to be.
If I leave, then I leave the person I love.
I've just been thinking a lot about,
you know, when you just don't fit in somewhere
and you feel out of place, and you just don't really
-like anything around you, you know? -Yeah.
I am a little nervous telling Louis about how I feel.
I've been putting off talking about this with him for so long.
I know he wants to stay in Miami after graduation,
so I don't know how he's gonna react.
I feel like that if I was in his shoes, I would be upset.
I envy Sophia and Sistine that they live
in New York and-- because I know they're happy.
And I know they're thriving, but, like, I'm not
thriving where I am.
I don't like to hear that, honey. That's, like, terrible.
-I know... -I really don't.
You'd be okay with me
if I wasn't happy in a place and I wanted to leave?
-Of course, I mean, your mental health... -Yeah.
...and your happiness is more important than anything.
I'm just nervous because I need to talk to Louis about it.
And the thing is, I'm thinking about leaving
-sooner than graduation. -You want--
You want to leave college sooner?
-Yes. -I don't agree with that.
I'm totally against Scarlet dropping out of school.
She has the rest of her life to work and grow up.
This is a time that she's never able to get back.
I don't want to be there anymore.
And that's the thing. If I would leave Miami, Mom,
I would just move colleges to New York.
Me thinking about that, me addressing
that with Louis, I'm nervous
doing long distance will ruin our relationship.
I know myself and I'm very bad
at these kind of conversations, to the point where I try
to turn it on the other person, make them wrong,
and it would give me a way to leave.
Well, that's actually good you're saying that,
because you understand the problem.
Do you think I should talk to him soon?
Don't talk to him today or tomorrow.
See where you're at in a week.
'Cause it all may change.
-Okay. -Okay?
Yeah, you're right. You're right.
I know it's easier said than done,
but this too shall pass.
I know, but the future kind of scares me.
* *
Do you remember when we took ballet?
And we got kicked out of ballet school?
-First position. -Sixth position.
BOTH: Seven position.
Nine position.
-I have cramps. -I don't want to, uh...
-Ooh! TMI. -...interrupt your Adagio class, but, uh...
-SOPHIA: Are you out? -Taking off, yeah, I'm going back, um...
-No... -I had a great time.
I thought we really had some really nice conversations
about the future, past, and things like that.
-Yeah! -That's so sweet. -Yeah, and it was really good.
-Yeah, we love to talk to you, too. -I'm warming up to you.
Spending time in New York with my nieces
was very enlightening to me,
'cause I really got to know them better.
But I would definitely enjoy visiting my nieces again.
Would they want me? Probably not. No.
-And I can't wait to see you soon. -Love you.
-Travel safe. We'll see you soon. -I will.
-All right, baby. -Yeah, we'll see you soon.
You know, my hesitation was warranted.
But I'm really relieved that my mom encouraged us
to do this with my Uncle Frank because
this has been the best experience I've had
with my Uncle Frank. This trip has really brought us closer.
I've got to see a whole new side of him and his past.
I think our relationship got even better and we're closer.
And I think we understand each other a little more now.
-Okay. -All right. -Bye.
I expect a good report to your parents.
-Okay. -Oh, good, please.
-SOPHIA: Thank goodness. -FRANK: There we go. -Wait.
(door closes)
* I was lost in the future... *
Freedom!
-And then you got to do, like, a slide. -No more smells.
-Like a slide across. -No more boys.
Only females. Ow!
(laughing)
* I was lost in the future when you brought me to music... *
-* You got that rhythm in your pocket * -(laughing, shouting)
-* Baby... * -You hit me!
KATHRYN: Hey, happy Rocky Day! Please join me
in welcoming Sylvester Stallone!
-(cheering) -Yo, Philly.
Sophia, it's not like you're giving
a speech about quantum physics.
SOPHIA: I cannot handle
standing up on stage, potentially messing up
in front of an entire audience.
ANNOUNCER: Sophia Stallone.
Um... Ooh, gosh. Okay.
* Come on now, roll with the crazy *
* Dance like 1980 *
* Ooh, ooh *
* Roll with the crazy *
* Dance like 1980 *
* *
* Roll with me, baby *
* You ain't gonna save me *
* Ooh, ooh. *
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