What do you often blurs into whaddaya.
What do you mean, I'm funny?GoodFellas · 1990 — 第 6 / 28 章 · 3'03" · B2
Tommy Asks Henry If He's Funny, Explained：like a clown
It starts as a compliment and turns into a threat. "You're a funny guy" is repeated until Tommy can demand, "Funny like a clown? I amuse you?" — a question that is really asking whether Henry sees him as a joke. Then he laughs, and the room realizes the whole thing was a performance designed to frighten one man.
あらすじ
Tommy DeVito tells Henry he is a funny guy, then will not let it go. He asks how he is funny, whether he is funny like a clown, whether he exists just to amuse people. When Tommy finally cracks up and admits it was a test, the room exhales; later, he turns the same aggression on a restaurant owner who owes him money.
注目の表現
funnylike a clownwhat's funnyfold under questioning
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このシーンの表現
like a clown
as a figure of fun
Tommy takes the compliment as an insult and asks if he is just a clown for the table.
Don't treat me like a clown in front of the team.
このシーンの他の表現
- funny
amusing, or odd
- what's funny
name the joke
- fold under questioning
break when pressed
- take care of
deal with something
- you really are a funny guy
sarcastic callback
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
how someone speaks
You mean the way I talk? What?The l in tell often drops before the.
You know, the way you tell the story and everything.what is amusing here
Funny how? What's funny about it?a grown man
He's a big boy. He knows what he said. What did you say?object clause: What he said is the object of knows: he knows his own words.
He's a big boy. He knows what he said. What did you say?let me get this straight
Let me understand this.messed up — Vulgar slang; avoid it in formal settings.
Maybe I'm a little fucked up.entertain someone
But, I'm funny, how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you?cause someone to laugh
I make you laugh? I'm here to fucking amuse you?how am I supposed to know
No, I don't know. You said it. How do I know? You said I'm funny.a contemptible man — A crude insult; not for polite company.
You stuttering prick, you!break when pressed
Tommy warns Henry that he might crack the moment he is really questioned.
I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.arrested — Street slang for arrested; keep it out of formal talk.
What the fuck is it with you? I thought I was getting pinched already.cling to someone
He's hanging on my fucking neck like a vulture. What do you want?handle this matter
Could you take care of this?charge it to my account
No problem. Tell him to put it on my tab. Of course.Put it on links into one run: pu-di-ton.
No problem. Tell him to put it on my tab. Of course.discuss something with you
That's what I want to talk to you about.seven grand big ones means thousand-dollar bills here
It ain't just this one. It's seven big ones you owe me.reduced relative clause: You owe me is a relative clause with that left out, describing the money.
It ain't just this one. It's seven big ones you owe me.am not — Casual nonstandard speech; not for writing.
It ain't just this one. It's seven big ones you owe me.out of line not broken, but out of line
It's good you don't mean to be out of order.with my friends watching
Embarrassing me in front of my friends, like I'm a deadbeat.like as conjunction: Like works as a conjunction here, meaning as if he were a deadbeat.
Embarrassing me in front of my friends, like I'm a deadbeat.someone who dodges debts — A blunt label for someone who will not pay; pointed if said to their face.
Embarrassing me in front of my friends, like I'm a deadbeat.a contemptible man — A heavy insult; never use it on anyone.
You know, Sonny, you're a fucking mutt.idiot — An insult thrown in a fight, not in a meeting.
What the fuck are you looking at? You fucking moron!expected to be doing it
You're supposed to be doing this stuff, too.request that I do something
You want to laugh? This prick last week asked me to christen his kid.「Tommy Asks Henry If He's Funny」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene works because everybody in the room knows the rules and Henry does not. Tommy's question "Funny like a clown? I amuse you?" is not about humor at all; it is about status, and answering it wrong can cost you. Henry is caught between treating it as a joke and treating it as a threat, which is exactly why Tommy keeps him there. The narration later admits the point: "I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning." Being funny, in this world, means being small, and the prank proves that Tommy can turn any word into a test of nerve. The film then repeats the trick with the restaurant owner, who is mocked for the same thing.
Theme
PowerTommy turns a casual word into a loyalty test, showing that in his world any compliment can become a threat.
Dark humorThe best-known scene in the film is a joke that is also a warning, and the audience laughs with the room it terrifies.
このチャプターで学べること
- A compliment can sound like a dare to a proud man.
- Repeating a question is a way to apply pressure.
- Irony lets Tommy take the insult back without apologizing.
- Slang here marks who belongs and who does not.
発音のポイント
- What do you — What do you often blurs into whaddaya.
- tell the — The l in tell often drops before the.
- put it on — Put it on links into one run: pu-di-ton.
But, I'm funny, how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you?Tommy demanding to know how he is funny, as if being called funny makes him a joke for others to laugh at.
I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.A warning that Henry lacks the nerve to stay silent if the police ever push him hard.
He's hanging on my fucking neck like a vulture. What do you want?Someone describing a man who will not leave him alone, hovering and pressing him like a scavenger.
It ain't just this one. It's seven big ones you owe me.The unpaid check is only part of it — the real complaint is a larger debt of seven thousand dollars.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Tommy get so angry when Henry calls him funny?
Because in his mind funny means someone to laugh at, not someone to respect. He treats the word as a challenge, and the whole outburst is a test of whether Henry will stand his ground or fold.
Was Tommy really angry, or was he joking?
He was joking, but the joke was serious. He admits afterward that he almost had him, and the men around him are impressed, which tells you the performance was meant to be believable and useful.
What does "fold under questioning" mean?
It means to break down and give in when someone keeps pushing you with questions, like a suspect talking to police. Tommy uses it to say Henry might not stay silent under real pressure.
Why does Tommy insult the restaurant owner afterward?
Because the owner owes him money and embarrassed him in front of others by not settling the check. Tommy uses the same tactic as before, turning a small slight into a reason to humiliate him publicly.
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