"Cold Pizza" Larry Kent NFB short (16mm)

foreign [Music] winter that year in Montreal we thought it would never end [Music] oh Tom and his brother tacky were born in a much warmer country Greece [Music] on their way home from school they often stopped at a pizzeria to warm up but on this particular day they stopped for a different reason can you do the job sure me and my little brother don't you think we're quite small for this kind of work nah he's a big man listen to Mickey it's I don't think so besides we're using a heated car for delivery please sir sir we really want this job and we want the money we want to go to Greece and help our father go to Greece listen to my advice why don't you go home to your mom and dad go to school and when you grow up come here for a job right Louie come now out out [Music] I know just how they feel because I come from a warmer country too and I know how homesick you can get in the middle of a cold Canadian winter [Music] sleep well no one don't make any sound just promise me don't please promise me thank you okay the mother is very nice her name is Maria thank you oh yeah if only we can get that job and get something that'll keep the pizza warm I got it get my little value and we build a little fire and put the pizza on top does mother still have that hot plate yes good then all we need is a car battery and some wires we connect the wires to the hot battery and to the hot plate and it'll keep the hot plate warm and then we build a box to put the hot plate in where do we find the wood to build the Box maybe we can go to my school the woodwork shop will they let us we'll sneak in tonight that's a good idea but um I think we could do it tomorrow come on you want to be my partner just I used to home okay [Music] in their school were all the materials they needed to make an excellent pizza delivery box if they could get in and of course they did when the guard was gone they began to make the Box Tom's very good with tools if you keep your thumb out of the way I'm sorry okay see how it looks now just like that [Music] oh [Music] next day was the coldest day of the year the radio said so they took their new box out for a test [Music] the battery idea just didn't work so they had to use something else to keep the inside of the Box warm you'll never guess what at least I didn't [Music] all right yes four candles under the middle bottom pretty neat huh [Music] there was one thing that might help them the pizza delivery boy Louis was very clumsy and his boss was just fed up with him if you weren't my sister's only son come on now come on hurry [Music] once hey what are you doing here look so we made this hot box for you that's very good tell me how long will this candles give the Pizza Hut can you get through all this snow better than a car I tell you what I'm gonna give you a chance if you deliver this pizza nice and hot maybe there will be more work for you but you try anything smart no sir really you can trust me and my brother okay this is a big apartment building on Final pass do you know it yes we know it the address and the apartment number are on the box hurry now come on come on [Music] they were off with one hot pizza to deliver and because the roads were almost blocked with snow they were nearly as fast as a car for a while [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] then I had their first bit of bad luck Tom just had to go to the toilet [Applause] tacky was supposed to mind the Box but he got too cold [Music] whoa yeah come on [Music] that's my brother yeah I told you and you know what happened what happened to your sister you know what I mean boy yeah [Music] come on [Applause] come here Johnny Johnny [Applause] [Music] roasters come back now look what you've done you've ruined it up maybe he could heat it up for us I thought you'd come up with a stupid idea let's try it passing it look do you want to get a slap in the face the best thing you should try it let's try it all right you pick it up and you do it come on [Music] sir but how would this guy feel about heating up someone else's Pizza [Music] everybody [Music] [Music] I'm standing outside and sleeping kids came and they shot me down and filled a block of snow so I wanted to heat it up he's gonna kill us we only wanted to shop because we want to go to Greece and help our father go to Greece he has a much worse a guy named Louie I mean he gave us part of his job he can't find him because it's his brother's kid [Music] soon it was beautifully hot again [Music] but the pizza man made a terrible mistake and tacky was so glad to have that pizza hot again that he didn't notice [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] the bear getting it back [Applause] we're delivering a pizza sir what a partner it's cold outside [Music] himself [Music] heck he just had to guess hello sir the pizzas arrived today nobody wants the pizza get out come on you're dirting the floor get out out [Music] it's not my fault the picture real man changed the Box oh no but why boy now crunches hey look the cartoon Pizza there's about a thousand Bells there following that Pizza kid I didn't order anything Pizza Pizza [Music] [Music] how much do I owe you Madam did you say Prontos it wasn't her Pizza it was a pendelius pizza that just happened to be in a Pronto box good tasting pepperoni there's lots of that and it's the pandellas and free delivery what do you got there yeah well it's too early in the morning this afternoon it is ready why don't you come back in an hour and I'll fight it's gonna be cold [Music] do you want to come in one Coke no TV it's colored no we can't we gotta go we could burn some incense what's what's up hey I'm glad I've caught you number 45's been asking for a pizza is it a pandelli's pizza that's what he said [Music] okay take that pizza and get the hell out hi elui bye bye Louie [Music] foreign [Music] but I had a postcard from Tom the other day and on the card was a Greek stamp so I suppose they got their holiday after all [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] thank you [Music]