A scene from Scrooged 1988
Lew

Oh, Frank. Frank, you are in trouble. Big trouble.

Frank

All right. Let's just say, for argument's sake, that you're right, that I am in big trouble. What exactly would that mean?

Lew

Look at me. Look at your future. Now, if you don't change your ways, you're gonna wind up doomed, just as I am. [pats his chest, sending dust flying, and coughs] One minute, I'm on the 14th hole at Winged Foot, lining up a putt. A heart attack later, I'm a worm feast.

Frank

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, you're not a worm feast. [pointing at him] You're a HALLUCINATION, brought on by alcohol! Russian vodka, poisoned by Chernobyl! I'm under a lot of pressure lately, I've been putting on a big-

Lew

[grabs his hand]

SILENCE!

Frank

Ow...

Lew

I had it all. I was a captain of industry, feared by men, adored by women.

Frank

[almost laughing]

ADORED?! Let's be honest, Lew! You paid for the women.

Lew

I'm warning you, Frank: don't waste your life as I did mine.

Frank

Waste? How can you say that?! You're a legend in this business! You're the man who invented the miniseries!

Lew

Mankind should have been my business! Charity, mercy, kindness - that should have been my business. Don't wait. Get yourself involved. Now it's too late for me, but it's not for you. You can be saved!

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