The Jazz Singer (1980)

Neil Diamond: Jess Robin, Yussel Rabinovitch

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Quotes 

• Molly Bell : I'm with Keith Lennox productions. Molly. Molly Bell. That's what they call me. My real name is a lot longer.

  Jess Robin : So is mine.

  Molly Bell : Belengocavela?

  Jess Robin : Rabinovitch?

  Molly Bell : Oh. That's not bad.

• Molly Bell : Honey, what happened? What was that all about?

  Jess Robin : When a Jew mourns somebody dead, they tear a piece of their clothing.

  Molly Bell : Who's dead?

  Jess Robin : [bitterly]  I am.

• Jess Robin : You overlook the beach?

  Molly Bell : Sometimes, the rent.

• Rabbi Birnbaum : [Jess is quietly playing "Love on the Rocks" on the piano after his Bar Mitzvah student leaves, then he walks up calling]  Jessel? Jessel? There's a telephone call for you!

  Jess Robin : Thank you.

  [He hops down and jogs off towards the phone] 

  Rabbi Birnbaum : [as Jess proceeds to take the call, concerned]  It's long distance. Nobody died, God forbid?

  Jess Robin : [Into phone]  Hello?

  Bubba : [Through the phone]  So how's my favorite white man?

  Jess Robin : Bubba!

  [to the rabbi] 

  Jess Robin : It's okay.

  [He walks off relieved. Back to the phone] 

  Jess Robin : How's L.A.? You still working on your tan?

  Bubba : [Cut to him in a café on the phone, he laughs]  Every day, Jess, every day.

• Jess Robin : Leo, why don't you go ask Tillie to dance?

  Leo : I'm resting.

  Jess Robin : Just go ask her to dance, please.

  Leo : There's no music.

  Jess Robin : Leo, please! Go ask Tillie to dance!

  [Motions to him to leave] 

  Leo : [Finally gets the hint]  I'll dance.

• Molly Bell : [They've been waiting for a call from Bubba at a restaurant where he works to get Jess a gig playing there. The phone rings and Molly knocks stuff down running to get it] 

  [Picks up phone] 

  Molly Bell : Hello?

  [pause] 

  Molly Bell : Yeah, Bubba.

  [pause, then excited] 

  Molly Bell : OH, THAT'S GREAT!

  [quickly listens, then all calm again] 

  Molly Bell : Well, I dunno. I'll have to ask the cantor.

  [to Jess calmly] 

  Molly Bell : You think you'll still be here 10:30 Saturday?

  Jess Robin : Well, I might have a Hollywood Bowl engagement, but they'll move it. YES! Tell him 'yes'!

  Molly Bell : [Back in the phone calmly again]  Oh, he said 'yes'.

  [pause] 

  Molly Bell : Alright! You're on!

  [Hangs up, then to Jess nonchalantly] 

  Molly Bell : Piece of cake.

• Jess Robin : [Looking around outside the airport]  Jess, welcome to California.

  Molly Bell : No, wait.

  [Calls a limo over and it rolls up] 

  Molly Bell : Now! Welcome to California.

• Jess Robin : [watching as Keith Lennox does a rock version of "Love on the Rocks"]  He's just kidding around, right?

  Molly Bell : No, they're doing it for real.

  Jess Robin : This song is supposed to be a ballad.

  Paul Rossini : That's his style, mister. Made him a millionaire.

  Jess Robin : Yeah, but the thing is it's too fast. You can't hear the words.

  Paul Rossini : Yeah, that's why we brought you down here. He changed the tempo. You got to change the lyrics.

  Keith Lennox : [shouts]  Hold it!

  [whistles, then screaming at the top of his lungs] 

  Keith Lennox : HOLD IT!

  [the music stops and the Four Brothers yank their headsets off in agony] 

  Keith Lennox : What are you playing? I told you three... how many times... Three times I've told you, it's too slow! Don't you understand, it's too slow. I want it faster, all right? Faster. Da da da da, all right? Boom boom boom boom!

  Paul Rossini : We can hear the "boom boom" in here, darling. It really sounds wonderful...

  Keith Lennox : [interrupts him]  I don't give a monkey's what you can hear, all right?

  Paul Rossini : But we're going to...

  Keith Lennox : [motioning with his hand]  Shut it! Just shut it, all right?