Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".
Things aren't going so well for Tommy Basilio. He lost his job because he "borrowed" money from the register, his girlfriend left him for his boss and is now pregnant, and he can't find work because of the incident. His life revolves around the Trees Lounge, a neighborhood bar over which he lives, full of the colorful eccentrics one finds in such places, like the estranged husband, or the old boozer drinking himself to death. He drunkenly wanders through his life, still in love with his ex, desperate for some sort of meaning beyond the bar, some sort of meaning to his life.
Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
Revealing mistakes:
During the wake, when Tommy and Debbie are praying over Uncle Al's body, you can see Seymour breathing, even though he is suppose to be a dead body in a casket.
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Quotes
Tommy:
If I win, I get to take you home. If you win, you can go home with me. Crystal:
What kind of deal is that, huh? I don't know it doesn't make sense to me. Tommy:
It's a good deal. It's a good deal for me! See more »
"I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU"
Written by Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour Performed by The Mills Brothers Published by Duchess Music Corporation Courtesy of MCA Records By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets & Products
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