* MTV. *
(guitar playing "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up")
FRANK: * I need to know someone *
* Who's warmer than the sunshine *
* Could be that you're *
* The one for me? *
* You touch me deeper, darling *
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Baby!
* All my emotions' starting... *
SYLVESTER: While we're in Rome, I've been trying
to dote on Jennifer
and show her how much I love her,
because we've been here many times for work,
but to vacation with Jennifer, this is something
we rarely ever did.
So I thought, "Why not rekindle our love
in these romantic moments?"
* True magic of the moonlight *
-(laughs) -* You give me everything I need *
* Need, need, need *
-Oh, my God. -* Woman, you... *
Sly down there trying to belt out something,
-it's so sweet. -* Tonight *
It was like a movie to me. (chuckles)
But it couldn't have been a more perfect moment.
* I'm never gonna give you up *
* For someone else's love *
(laughter)
* Never gonna let you go and lose *
-* The one I love... * -Thank you.
-* Oh, whoa, tonight... * -What a great surprise.
-* Tonight... * -There's more of that coming.
SYLVESTER: I asked my daughters,
"Can you put together this love dinner
"at the end of our trip
where we're gonna celebrate your mother?"
And of course, they rallied.
They said, "Dad, sit back. We got this."
And I can't be more excited.
I love it. Bravo!
SYLVESTER: Bye, love.
-(whooping) -JENNIFER: Hey.
Hey! (laughs)
Go to bed.
* Talk to me, baby *
* I'm goin' blind from this sweet, sweet craving, whoa-oh *
* Let's lose our minds and go crazy, crazy *
* I-I-I-I-I *
* I-I-I-I-I. *
* *
I can't wait to cook.
-Hi. -Hi. Lilly.
-Nice to meet you. I'm gonna be your chef. -Scarlet. Nice to meet you.
LILLY: I would like to start with making tiramisu.
SOPHIA: So far,
the trip to Rome has been
the most fun I've had all year.
I don't know, this place is, it's a little magical.
It's bringing something out of me that I did not expect.
-FLAVIO: Hello. -Hi. Sophia.
-Flavio. -Nice to meet you.
-Hi, Sophia. -How are you?
I don't know if it's the Italian air,
but romance, it's something that's been on my mind,
and I'm feeling a lot more open
to meeting someone.
We can start using savoiardi-- lady fingers.
We're just gonna dip them in the coffee,
and then we break it in half and put it in the jar.
SOPHIA: Oh. (laughs)
You did it so nice. I can't do that.
I've never cooked a dessert in my life.
SOPHIA: Really?
I cook everything else but not, like...
A dessert. Okay. (giggling)
I'm sipping on some wine and I hear giggling.
(laughs)
But not normal Sophia giggle.
Her normal laugh is pretty gross.
(laughing)
SCARLET: She's flirting?
It is so cute.
Oh, my God. Girl.
Now we're gonna add mascarpone.
You girls have, like, a great posture.
How does that happen?
Our dad used to be on us all the time.
I think I-- that's, like, one of the most...
Oh, really?
Look, I may be out of the game for a little bit,
but I know flirting when there's flirting.
And he is... (clicks lips)
Well, it's getting hot in there a little bit.
He's, yeah, he's-he's doing something. (laughs)
(laughing)
Girl.
His name is Flavio.
(giggles) Come on. Get more Italian than that.
You feel like love is in the air?
-A little bit. -(laughs)
SISTINE: This is good for her.
-She needs this. -She needs a good lover?
-Italian one? (laughs) -I don't know about that.
Maybe.
I was thinking maybe, you know, tonight or tomorrow,
if you have time, we could go for a coffee or something.
-Oh. -I can show you, like, my version of, uh, Rome.
Yeah. Uh, yeah, let's do that. That'd be fun.
In the last few months, I've been really focused
on being alone
after my last breakup.
But I'm a hopeless romantic,
and I've always been someone that was in love with love.
So even though I haven't had a date in a long time,
I did say yes pretty quickly.
So maybe my body is telling me, like, I definitely want to go.
-Yeah, we'll get a coffee. It'll be fun. -FLAVIO: Yeah.
-Yeah. I mean, I... -SISTINE: I'm gonna pee my pants.
What are you doing?
Are you guys filming this? (laughs)
What are you guys doing?
Look at Mom.
Ooh, she's so creepy.
-All right, Mom, stop. -Is this a video, or...?
Where they're gonna marry, you're gonna reproduce that.
SOPHIA: I thought Dad was embarrassing.
I didn't realize Mom was worse. (chuckles)
I want to go home. I want to go home.
All right, let's get out of here.
* *
JENNIFER: Everybody put their phone on off
or silent.
FRANK: You excited?
SYLVESTER: Yeah, I feel like a Mafia don.
I love that.
(à la Don Corleone): Today is a very important day for my family.
We're going to meet the Pope.
Must respect.
SYLVESTER: (laughs) You're delusional.
(laughs)
All right, let's go, boys.
SYLVESTER: I wanted to do something
for Jennifer that was
spiritual because I know that's so important to her,
and to meet the Pope--
it's the ultimate Rome experience.
Do you guys know what to do when you meet the Pope?
-SOPHIA: No. -Curtsy. -You have to kiss...
-Not curtsy. That's the queen. -You have to kiss his hand...
-I'd fist-bump him. -If you're a Catholic, you have to kiss his hand.
SYLVESTER: I don't think so.
They'll tell you when you get there.
Don't bow. Don't bow.
I've never seen our family so nervous.
-I need gum. -FRANK: I'm not nervous.
-I'm fine. -You are not fine. -You--
I brought a fire extinguisher for any of you that blows up.
(laughs)
Sly has not always been the best boy.
Am I going to walk in there and he's like,
"Oh, my God, you're too big a sinner"?
JENNIFER: Just in case, if he catches on fire,
I'll be able to put him out quickly.
Before we go to the Vatican, I'm gonna stop off
and get holy water and some rosaries.
-Mom, you've said that ten times. -Ten times. Ten times.
-JENNIFER: I know, but I... -But why? Why?
-(overlapping chatter) -Why do we need them?
I wanted to get it blessed.
I'm a ball of nerves.
I just can't believe this.
Oh, we're at the gift shop.
I mean, how many people get to come face-to-face
with the Pope and have him bless our family?
I mean, this is a dream come true.
-Hold on... -(chuckles)
What did you do?
She bought a hundred rosary and three holy waters.
You're gonna walk around with all those in your hands?
Jennifer, they're gonna keep you here.
There's a special room...
-It's padded. -...called the Vatican padded room.
I think every single person in my family
will do something embarrassing.
Purely out of nerves, purely out of just being...
idiots.
The Pope is gonna be like, "You guys are too much.
"Get out of...
-Get out of my church." -Look at me. Look at me.
(bells tolling)
* *
SISTINE: We're so nervous.
What if we say the wrong thing?
How do we properly greet him?
And I have this nervous pee thing.
-FRANK: But what if he comes out? -What if he comes out?
The family's just not prepared at all.
All I'm thinking in my head is,
"Go smoothly. Go smoothly."
There he is.
Hi.
Thank you. So good to meet you.
-This is my wife. -Good morning, Holy Father.
-My daughters. -Holy Father.
Three.
Thank you.
-Sophia. -And my brother Frank.
Good morning. Scarlet.
Good morning. Sistine.
-And my brother Frank. -Hello, Holy Father.
Well, thank you very much, taking time of your busy days.
We appreciate this very much.
Well, thank you. I'm honored, too.
(speaking Italian)
We grew up with your films.
-(laughing) -Aw. -Wow.
Ready? We box.
Yeah, right?
My dad starts shadowboxing
the Pope.
Are you kidding me?
For some inexplicable reason...
(chuckling) my fists come up, like, ah!
He sort of does the same thing,
and I'm going... (sighs)
I peaked.
Meeting the Pope was unbelievable,
and Sly planning this was such a special thing he did for me.
It was a beautiful moment.
-Bye-bye. Thank you. -Thank you.
SOPHIA (whispering): Look at this.
-Pope wants to fight me. -(Frank laughs)
* *
SISTINE: And I want that top.
That I love.
That is gorgeous.
Okay, we're gonna have to come back
and start trying on some of these things.
Yes. We're on a mission.
-We're here for you, not for me. -Okay.
My parents have their love ceremony tomorrow,
and my sisters and I really want to make sure
that my mom is feeling celebrated.
We'll have flowers there,
her favorite kinds of food, her favorite drinks.
And why not get her a nice, pretty dress
that'll make my dad fall to his knees when he sees her.
This would look really cool.
And of course, I have to do it because
Sophia and Scarlet don't exactly know style.
I didn't say that.
Oh, my God, Sistine. How cute for you.
-For the winter? -No, no, no.
I know, but--
That sweater is available in gray, too.
-It's so nice. -JENNIFER: Sistine. -It's okay. Stop.
We're here for her.
How are you feeling about tomorrow night?
-Are you excited? -I'm super excited.
But you know, Sistine,
I don't like when all the attention's on me.
-I hate when, like, things are for me. -Ah.
I like doing things for other people.
But you always do everything for everyone else, so it's time
that you're acknowledged for how much you do for everyone.
I just don't like when everything's focused--
Well, I'm sorry. You're gonna have to put up with it
-for one more night. -Okay. Okay.
And just accept all of the love coming your way.
I'm a little hesitant about this love ceremony
being all about me.
You know, moms, we kind of take the backseat.
Like, we want everything good for everybody else.
-(gasps) That's-- -That's amazing.
-SISTINE: Should we try that on? -Yeah, let's try it on.
So it's kind of hard when the attention's on you.
I-I want, I want it to go the other way, not on me.
(quietly): Looks so sexy.
Oh, it's my favorite about this season.
-This is the best one. -SISTINE: What?!
In my opinion, this is the best.
SISTINE: Oh, my God!
It looks insane.
Boom. The first dress my mom puts on, stunning.
It fit me like a glove. It was meant for me.
-I love it. -SISTINE: I wish it was this easy
all the time.
This is so beautiful.
* I've been oceans away *
* My heart's been aching *
* Let it fall into place... *
-Hi. (giggles) -FLAVIO: Hello, there, Sophia.
Nice to see you again.
Seeing my date for the first time,
I forgot how handsome he was.
-Nice to see you. Well-- -Nice to see you, too.
We're kind of matching a little bit.
He's really handsome. He's cute.
But I'm so nervous right now.
What am I doing?
I think I'm-- Oh, am I over here?
I haven't done this for a bit.
I hope I don't say something dumb
or do something embarrassing.
I really am hoping for the best.
SOPHIA: I'll just take an iced coffee.
(speaking Italian)
I'm a big coffee drinker. That's all I have in L.A.
In America, they seem to put more attention to it.
It's a lot more sweeteners,
-a lot more sugar. -Yeah. Yeah.
-I don't like sugar in coffee. -Like, you know what's going on.
-Have you had a pumpkin spice latte? No? -No.
-I have no idea what that is. -You don't know what that is?
-No. -Oh, my God.
Every white girl in America is freaking out
-over that answer. -Yeah?
Um, you know, this is surprising.
I did not think
I was gonna go on a date in Italy.
-I, yeah. -Well, sometimes,
uh, things are unexpected and just happen.
-I know. -And that's what's beautiful about life, you know?
So, what do you think about, you know, the world?
I mean, that's--
-What I mean by that... -That is such a--
-It's a profound question. -That's a loaded... Okay.
We're talking deep stuff, and it hasn't even been a minute.
Look, I'm all into deep conversations,
but it's a little much.
I guess, my view of the... I do want
to explore, and I want to travel.
I think I never want to feel like I didn't do
everything I have in this very short lifespan.
-Would you do camping? Like... -What? Camping?
-Camping. -Does it look like I'm good at camping?
-No, but you could begin. -No.
I can't live in a tent. I need a shower, I need a bathroom.
-River. River. That's a... That's a... -Oh. No.
I'm not gonna go get naked in the river.
-I can't. -No, it's like an adventure.
It's a different perspective.
Do you date girls that are very adventurous, would you say?
I've tried.
You must have, like, some, some things in common.
I don't think we're very similar.
Do you think we're similar?
-No. -No?
But it's hard, it's hard to tell.
-(laughs) -You need to take the courage to meet somebody
-and see how they are. -Yeah.
And then if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.
Yeah. I've been really focused on myself,
because, you know, when you end things with someone,
and it makes you take a step back and go, "Who am I?
Like, what do I want, what I like, what are my aspirations?"
Because sometimes when you're with that person, it clouds it.
Yeah. What-what do you think was what ended it?
Our lives were too different,
and I feel like sometimes
I was limiting how I am.
I don't want to be like that anymore.
So I've had to kind of rediscover who I am
-and find this new sense of confidence. -Yeah.
And that took me not dating anyone or talking to anyone.
It makes sense, I mean, you got to get yourself straight
-before you... -Exactly.
Talking to him about my past relationships
and him opening up, too,
kind of made me think about the way I was
in my last relationship and how, you know,
I changed a lot more than I thought I did.
Since I've been alone,
I've really figured out exactly who I am and what I want.
-This has been very fun. -Yeah.
Cheers to this. (chuckles)
Even though there wasn't any sparks between us,
I feel like this is exactly how I needed
to reintroduce myself into the dating world.
Now I feel comfortable going to this next phase of my life,
of, you know, hopefully finding my forever partner.
* *
Oh, these are heavy.
SCARLET: Oh, it looks great.
SOPHIA: Okay. Perfect.
SISTINE: Ah... Love.
This love ceremony, it is going to be perfect.
Sistine, Scarlet and I were in charge of the flowers,
the food, the ambiance,
'cause I know my dad can't do that part. (chuckles)
SISTINE: You look handsome.
Your tie's a little short.
I was gonna keep it open.
No, no, no. Yeah, keep it open.
What about the shirt? Tucked in or out?
-We need to tuck it in? -Yeah, tuck it in.
-No. -Tuck it in. Why is it out? -Tuck it in.
-Because that's cool. -How is it...? -Ay.
-Here she comes. -Is she coming out?
(cheering)
Oh...
How nice she looks.
* *
-Fantastic. -Oh, my God. Mom.
* *
Jennifer walks out... my knees buckled.
-Perfection. -(laughs)
-Oh. -Oh, you look beautiful, baby.
Thank you. I love you.
She looked so radiant in her dress.
Oh, my God.
Jennifer, you always say I don't pull the chair out,
so I'm ready now.
-Oh, my God. -"I'm ready now."
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
-Look at this. -Arf.
My dad isn't exactly Rico Suave,
but him pulling out a chair for my mom,
I'm liking what I'm seeing,
and I'm hoping he keeps it up.
-I'd like to say something. -JENNIFER: Oh.
Darling, you don't get the credit you deserve,
because without you guiding this family,
going off the rails, this and that.
You held the family together.
You gave it purpose and direction.
You maintain your beauty
and your sense of humor and your smile.
And as I look over the eternal city,
I have eternal love for you.
Oh, thank you, my love.
-Thank you. -SYLVESTER: Never forget that.
-Oh, my God. -FRANK: Bravo.
SYLVESTER: Jennifer, her love--
it's the sun in the morning, and the moon at night.
It's extraordinary.
We've been in each other's lives for almost 36 years.
* Happy birthday... *
I have so many precious memories.
* True love. *
SYLVESTER: But now, I must admit,
I've fallen deeper in love than ever before.
-Oh. -Cheers to us.
-Cheers. -Cheers to Mom and Dad.
-I love you. -Cheers.
Look at all these beautiful children
-we made together. -SISTINE: Crazy.
(Jennifer laughs) -I know. Insane.
I don't know how we got so lucky.
You are the sweetest, greatest, most nurturing mom.
And I have never heard anyone say
one negative thing about you, and that is a true testament
-to your character. -SYLVESTER: Never.
-Wow. -SISTINE: If I can become
half the woman and the mom that you are...
JENNIFER: You are.
-You will be. -SYLVESTER: Beautiful.
-SOPHIA: Aw. -Everyone stop looking at me.
SOPHIA: That was great.
I can't picture my...
-(sighs) Now I realize... -SYLVESTER: Yeah.
Just don't look at her. It helps.
-I looked down. -Okay, um...
I look back at my days,
and I realize I'm not the person I am without you.
Because the most fond memory, when I had a speech delay,
every morning, you would read to me in the car.
We would get to school 30 minutes early every single day,
and you would put a sticker on every line that I said correct.
You made me feel like
the smartest person in the world growing up.
-You are the smartest person. -SISTINE: No.
-You are. -SISTINE: Stop. Stop. (sobbing)
-Oh, my God. -You're killing us over here.
SISTINE: That was the cutest story ever.
You're choking me up. Christ almighty.
-(Sophia laughs) -SISTINE: Oh, my God.
So, you guys all know I'm obsessed with love.
Like, I read about it,
I write about it. I love love.
And a greater love that is more magical
in this entire world is a found love.
It's when two people who don't know each other
find each other and choose each other
every single day
because they love each other that much.
And I was able to experience that watching you two.
SISTINE: Oh, my God.
Good stuff from everyone.
SOPHIA: Thank you, guys, because
I wouldn't be the hopeless romantic,
all of us wouldn't be talking about how much
we want to fall in love and have kids if it wasn't
because we were able to witness two people like you...
-Aw, that's beautiful. -SOPHIA: ...falling in love.
-JENNIFER: Aw, thank you. -Thank you.
-Thank you, guys. -I love you.
All this attention coming at me from all different directions.
Actually, I'm kind of enjoying it for the first time.
FRANK: I'll try to say something.
Jennifer, I am so happy you came into my brother's life,
and you've always welcomed me,
'cause basically, you're the only family I have left,
-so you've always welcomed me. -Oh.
(voice breaking): And you've always been very kind to me.
I really appreciate it. I really do.
-Uncle Frank. -I love you, Frank. -FRANK: Jesus Christ.
(laughter and crying)
SISTINE: I can't anymore.
I was gonna say, if we had a fourth daughter,
I hope it was Frank. (laughs)
-Francis to you. -(Jennifer laughing)
I get very emotional.
It's just I'm very grateful for this whole family.
And it just hit me at that moment.
You know what? I'm a lucky son of a bitch.
JENNIFER: I wanted to say a little something.
To me, the greatest job
in the whole world was to be a mom and to be a good wife.
And I couldn't be a more proud mom,
and to be your wife, who I will always be
faithful, loyal, and there for you
till my last dying breath.
And, Frank, I love you like a brother.
With me, you will always have a home,
and you will always be protected.
-That means a lot. Thank you very much. -You know that.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
-To family and love. -To family.
To family, to love.
I know my family loves me more than anything like I love them.
But it's one thing to just know it,
but then it's another thing to hear it.
That was the most beautiful night.
I can't put into words what that meant.
I really realized at that moment
I did something right in this world,
was to create these beautiful people.
-Mmm. -(muffled): I love you.
-This is the best vacation ever. -Ever!
-This is the best. -Roma!
Thank you. I love you, guys.
* And I'm here tonight *
* To ride this through... *
Love it. Thank you. I love you.
SOPHIA: I think this trip to Italy--
it's opened up a lot of our eyes in different ways.
Maybe for me, love.
I hope I can find that soon.
For my parents, it's reigniting their love.
And for Scarlet,
it's having that young love in a new city.
I think this is the most fun I've had on a family trip.
-Oh, my God. -Honestly.
My main objective this year was to find love.
And did that happen? No.
But in the meantime, I have my sisters, I have my parents,
Frank, that's all the love I need.
No matter how far we are, there's always a home base.
-(overlapping chatter) -Cheers to a home base.
At the end of the day,
no matter how much we are changing,
we will always be a pack.
With Louis and I,
I don't know what's gonna happen in the future,
but as long as I have him in my life,
it doesn't matter where we are.
* I'm here tonight *
* Riding down this road with you... *
SYLVESTER: One of the true tragedies
about growing up is people move on to different areas.
But I know we'll make it a priority
to be with each other
as much as we possibly can
because family is everything.
* Down this road with you. *
SYLVESTER: Got a little surprise for you guys.
JENNIFER: What's the surprise?
-Keep your eyes looking down. -Okay.
(gasps)
-Oh! -(crowd cheering)
-My buddy. Oh, my good friend. Hello. -(braying)
-Is that a donkey? -SYLVESTER: Look how cute it is.
Isn't that great?
This is my biggest surprise yet.
What is wrong with you?
Nothing says love like donkey.
(braying)
SYLVESTER: We had coyotes.
Donkeys chase and terrify coyotes,
so if you want to protect your dog,
you buy a donkey.
We are not taking the donkey to Florida.
We have no room for the donkey.
FRANK: Look at his face.
Come on. Come on, come on, come on.
-Are you changing your mind? -I said no!
SYLVESTER: Now I feel like a real ass.
* 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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