Vitti's Childhood Dream
from Analyze That
Written by Peter Steinfeld, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan
Ben, a psychiatrist, attempts to help Paul Vitti, a mob boss, uncover the roots of his anxiety by discussing his childhood dreams. The conversation shifts from humorous misunderstandings to a painful breakthrough regarding the murder of Vitti's father and the lost potential of his life.
BEN: Well, let's think. When you were a kid, What did you want to be?
VITTI: I don't know. Who remembers that stuff?
BEN: You must've wanted to be something when you were little -- fireman?
VITTI: No.
BEN: Baseball player?
VITTI: No.
BEN: Astronaut?
VITTI: No.
BEN: Al Capone?
VITTI: Yeah, maybe. Wha
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