The Wanderers

Richie, do you know what true love means?

Do you know that it means standing up by the person you love, thick and thin?

I won't come in... I promise, I won't come in you.

- Richie, you just want one thing. - No.

And when you got it, it'll be all over for us.

- I promise, please! - No, not yet.

What do you mean, 'not yet'?

Meaning a half hour? Five years? You always say, 'not yet'.

Not yet.

A guy could die from this. You want to be responsible for that?

- I'll do it with my hand. - No! I could do it with my hand.

Richie, I got my reputation to worry about.

You're a guy. Guys don't have to worry about their reputations.

But Despie, I love you.

Oh, you love me? Richie, I love you...

- I love you. - I love you.

Do you love me?

- Despie! - Oh, Richie!

Turkey?

- Turkey, is that you? - Yeah, yeah, it's me, Joey.

- What happened, man? - What are you talking about?

- What did you do to yourself now? - What?

- Turkey, what's wrong with you? - What are you talking about?

I shaved my head, okay? Let me talk to those guys over there.

- Listen to me! - No, listen to me, man!

- I got you in the Wanderers. - You ain't got me in.

- I thought you was my friend. - I am your friend.

You don't need those guys. You're a Wanderer, man.

Now, but you can't be one for graduation. I'm thinking about the future, Joey!

I'll be a Fordham Baldie. Wait and see. The Baldies got it made.

Those guys look like a bunch of Neanderthal retards. Look at them.

Are you kidding, man? Those are the Fordham Baldies, Joey!

They shave their heads so their hair won't get in their eyes when they fight.

Nobody fucks with the Baldies, man!

Those guys look like a bunch of pricks with ears.

What did you just say?

- I ain't talking to you. Scram! - Easy, Joey.

Hey, Peewee. Joey, this is Peewee. She's head of the Baldies' Ladies Auxiliary.

That's Terror's woman, man. She goes with Terror.

How you doing, Peewee?

- What did you just say? - He didn't say nothing, Peewee.

I ain't talking to you! What did you just say about pricks?

I said 'pricks with ears'!

Terror, this asshole said we look like a bunch of pricks with ears.

He didn't say that, did you, Joey?

Oh, yeah, then what did he say?

I didn't say that. I didn't say you guys look like a bunch of pricks with ears.

I said you look like a bunch of ears without pricks!

- Hey, Terror, how you doing? - Can I talk to you?

- Get him! - When I get a hold of your ass...

Let me alone. I like you guys.

Get those little fuckers, guys!

Come on, Turkey, come on!

Let's go!

Help!

Let's get these motherfuckers!

Come on, Terror!

Wait till I catch you, you skinny prick!

Come on, Terror!

Don't let 'em go!

Hey, you! Get back, you creep!

- Oh, shit! - What's wrong?

What's wrong?

I gotta go.

- What? - I gotta go.

- You what? - Sounds like a Wanderer's in trouble.

- A what? - I gotta go.

I'm sorry.

Richie, be careful, now!

Hey, Buddy! Somebody's in trouble!

- We have to stomp some ass. - It's Joey and Turkey.

Joey, don't worry. We'll pummel whoever's following you!

- The Baldies! - Baldies?

- Shit! - Let's get out of here!

Where we're going?

Shit!

Joey, what did we do?

Nothing! They just started chasing me.

Come on, asshole!

Easy, easy, man. It's me, Turkey, man.

This little guy don't mean no harm. He's just a fucking idiot.

Leave the kid alone.

- Hey, tough guy. - You say something, mother?

Hey! You hear me? I'm talking to you.

Leave the kid alone.

You know who you're talking to, asshole?

Beat it. Nobody fucks with the Baldies.

Asshole!

Leave the kid alone.

Got you.

Come on, let's go.

Let's get the hell out of here!

Your ass is grass, motherfucker!

- Beat it, you scumbag! - Joey, what's wrong with you?

You'd better watch your mouth, kid.

Say nothing, Joey.

They shaved your head, Turkey?

Yeah, they shaved his head.

- Oh, Jesus. - Goddammit,

I didn't think I'd see the day when Terror backed down to anybody like that.

Did you see how chickenshit he was?

He wasn't chickenshit, Joey. Terror ain't chickenshit of nobody.

He's just waiting for the right time.

Are you kidding? Did you see what this guy did here?

- Where'd he go? - Hey, come back here, man!

Hey, come back!

Where'd that guy go?

Strong...

I'm strong...

Leave the kid alone.

Jiu-Jitsu!

Come on, ya!

It's you.

I've been looking all over for you, man. Where did you go?

I want to thank you. What you did back there was great.

Forget about it.

You shouldn't have wised off to those guys.

But I don't like to see big guys pick on little guys. Know what I mean?

Hey, I can take care of myself, all right?

Sure you can.

What are you doing here waiting for my elevator?

- I'm waiting to go home. - You live here?

- Yeah. - This building?

Hey, what floor?

- Four. - I live on four.

You're the new people, right? My mom told me that.

How do you like that? We're neighbors. I'm Joey.

- Perry. - Perry.

Hey, where is it!

Where is it, you bastards on the fifth floor!

I know what you're doing up there, you assholes!

Excuse me, ma'am.

Hey, I heard about your old man, how he died. It's too bad.

Anyway, the Wanderers are the guys to get in with around here.

We've got a great football team, great athletes, lots of girls.

Maybe you can join up, I'll show you around, is that okay?

Okay, thanks.

Okay. You got to get into a gang.

I'm telling, it's just ain't safe unless you into...

Hey, this is my father, Emilio, and this is

I told you not to be talking in the hallway!

- Mom, tell him he shall stop hit me! - Don't talk like that to your old Lady!

- Perry? Darling, is that you? - Yeah, it's me, Ma.

Would you mind running down to the store and getting me something?

Don't worry, sweetie. They won't ask you for ID. Okay?

Under sunny skies, WNCA, New York City. Good morning.

Okay, you've got to lock your doors around here.

Great car, man, great car. Come on, we're late.

You get to drive your mother's car to school every day?

She don't drive it so much. She's got high blood pressure.

Too bad.

- Are you 18? - Yeah, I'm... 19.

I got held back, you know?

Yeah, yeah, sure. I know.

Joey!

Hey, how's it hanging, guys?

You were really cool yesterday, man. John Wayne!

Hey, Joey, what's his name?? What's your name?

- Leave him alone. - Don't sweat it, Joey.

I just wanna meet the guy, man.

Come on, let's go.

Joey!

Get off my ass!

We got all kinds of gangs here. See these guys here?

Those are the Executioners.

Over here on the left are the Ferros, they're Jewish.

On the right, in green, the Irish.

- You're Italian, right? - Yeah.

Then you got to get into an Italian gang, like the Wanderers.

Hey, Turkey, where's the dollar you owe me?

How you doing? Good to see you.

Then you got your nigger gangs.

You got your Cavaliers, your Pips and your Mau Maus.

D.B. Stands for Del Bombers, the toughest nigger gang around.

Hey, Clinton Stitch. How you doing?

Good to see you. He's the DB warm up.

- What's this? - Hey, Teddy Wong!

The Wongs. 27 guys, all with the last name Wong, who all know Jiu Jitsu.

Could kill you with one judo chop.

Hey, do you got gangs like this where you come from?

No, we don't got this stuff in Trenton, fucking New Jersey, you know?

Listen, don't worry about anything.

You hang out with the Wanderers, and we'll take care of you.

Thanks.

Richie, where are you?

Richie, we got him.

Richie Gennaro.

- Perry Luigardi. - How you doing?

I wanna thank you for helping us out. Anytime you need anything, let me know.

Richie.

Richie, I got your homework.

I's a nice job. You even goofed up my handwriting.

Thanks a lot, you're my main man.

Okay, Richie, man.

Turkey, take your hat off and get your feet off the desk. It smells bad enough in here.

Very funny, Mr. Sharp.

I said, take your hat off!

- Come on, take it off! - Come on, take the shit off.

What's the matter? You guys never seen a Baldie before?

Mr. Sharp, did you see what the skinny just did?