1 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:27,253 ####[Chorus] 2 00:01:39,699 --> 00:01:42,429 You know who would be Perfect to direct this... 3 00:01:42,502 --> 00:01:45,835 and it kills me to say it, because I don't relish the idea of working with him... 4 00:01:45,905 --> 00:01:48,169 - but... my ex-husband. - Val? 5 00:01:48,241 --> 00:01:51,074 Val's Perfect. He's Perfect, given this material. 6 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,476 She's right. This is his kinda story. 7 00:01:53,546 --> 00:01:56,344 Look, I love Val. I love him. But with all due resPect... 8 00:01:56,416 --> 00:02:00,182 - he's a raving, incomPetent Psychotic. - He's not incomPetent. 9 00:02:00,253 --> 00:02:04,417 They should lock him uP and throw away the key. Don't take that the wrong way. 10 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:08,188 Forget it. We're gonna wind uP $20 million over budget, and maybe no Picture to boot. 11 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:10,786 That's right. I did a Picture with him when I was at Firestone. 12 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:12,855 - He didn't even finish the movie. - I was there at Firestone. 13 00:02:12,932 --> 00:02:16,698 - He had a nervous breakdown. - He was under a lot of stress. We had just broken uP... 14 00:02:16,769 --> 00:02:20,762 Honey, he was fired off a Picture here at Galaxie just before I took over. 15 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,331 - They said his demands were outrageous. - He's a Perfectionist. 16 00:02:23,409 --> 00:02:27,106 - The light had to be Perfect. The sun had to be just right. - [Scoffs] 17 00:02:27,180 --> 00:02:29,842 He demanded that they rePlace the leading lady. 18 00:02:29,916 --> 00:02:33,784 He wanted to reshoot the dailies every other day. He fired the cameraman. 19 00:02:33,853 --> 00:02:36,014 Finally, he came down with shingles. 20 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:38,421 They shut down the Picture and found another director to finish it... 21 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:41,756 You-You don't have to tell me about that. I was married to him at the time. 22 00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:43,762 - You should remember. - That was ten years ago, Hal. 23 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:48,494 His best Pictures were ten years ago. Then he became a real artiste. 24 00:02:48,568 --> 00:02:51,503 Look, look. I am the last Person to defend that craziness... 25 00:02:51,571 --> 00:02:53,732 because it drove me nuts. 26 00:02:53,806 --> 00:02:57,742 But Val cares about movies, and he was born to do this material. 27 00:02:57,810 --> 00:02:59,801 - [All Protesting] - Ellie, what are we discussing here? 28 00:02:59,879 --> 00:03:04,179 - Shingles, headaches. Why oPen a can of worms? - But he's mellowed. 29 00:03:04,250 --> 00:03:06,650 I'm telling you. Who better to direct this? 30 00:03:06,719 --> 00:03:11,213 - The streets of New York are in his marrow. - Let me just say this: Ruth. 31 00:03:11,291 --> 00:03:13,225 - Yes, Ruth. - No way! God! 32 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:17,059 What about him? He's great. I know we could get him. He'd be safe. 33 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:20,293 We can Put our foot on his neck. Martin Ruth. 34 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:23,529 That's true. Val hasn't worked in a lot of years. We could make a good deal. 35 00:03:23,603 --> 00:03:26,731 - All you have to do is watch him like a hawk. - We're gonna lose... 36 00:03:26,806 --> 00:03:29,001 We're gonna lose a lot more with Val. 37 00:03:29,075 --> 00:03:33,774 I agree with Ellie. I think he's the ideal director for this Project. 38 00:03:33,846 --> 00:03:37,839 - But we're not gonna use him. Who needs trouble? - Right. 39 00:03:37,917 --> 00:03:41,250 Besides, what makes you think he'd want to work with us, given all the Personal baggage? 40 00:03:41,321 --> 00:03:45,690 I'm told that he's in no Position to be fussy. 41 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:48,022 - [Wind Howling] - I can't stand it here. 42 00:03:48,094 --> 00:03:50,528 What the hell am I doing in Canada? 43 00:03:50,597 --> 00:03:52,929 Lori, they got moose uP here. 44 00:03:52,999 --> 00:03:55,490 Moose. Are moose carnivorous? 45 00:03:55,568 --> 00:03:57,729 My God! How could you be homesick? 46 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,999 You got there yesterday. You're coming home tomorrow. 47 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:03,941 Val? Val, Val, Val. We're good to go here. Waiting on you. 48 00:04:04,010 --> 00:04:07,741 Did my agent call? Any word on that TV movie? 49 00:04:07,814 --> 00:04:10,840 The interracial abortion, gene-sPlicing thing? 50 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:14,284 I think the TV movie decided to go with Peter Bogdanovich. 51 00:04:14,354 --> 00:04:18,313 Oh, th-th-that's great. Th-Th-That's just great. 52 00:04:18,391 --> 00:04:23,988 You know, l-I love Peter. Peter's a beautiful guy. 53 00:04:24,063 --> 00:04:27,294 - [Stammering] God bless him. l, uh... - Val! 54 00:04:27,367 --> 00:04:30,359 Val, the client wants more overhead coverage of the sPray cans. 55 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:33,928 One minute. Lori, this is humiliating. 56 00:04:34,007 --> 00:04:38,068 l-I'm uP here shooting a deodorant commercial. I got two Oscars. 57 00:04:38,144 --> 00:04:41,307 UP here, you don't need Oscars. You need antlers. 58 00:04:41,781 --> 00:04:46,115 [Hal Chuckles] Here's a funny script about two kids in a college fraternity... 59 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:49,586 who invent a machine that can turn women back into virgins again. 60 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:53,717 It's very clever. What's the matter? 61 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:57,957 You know, when you asked me to come out here for you, you Promised me... 62 00:04:58,031 --> 00:05:03,367 that I wasn't just going to be one of those bright women who-who finds ProPerties... 63 00:05:03,436 --> 00:05:07,133 and goes to lunch 500 times develoPing them, and then never gets one made. 64 00:05:07,206 --> 00:05:09,367 Honey, The City That Never Sleeps is green-lit. 65 00:05:09,442 --> 00:05:11,842 - That's been your Project from day one. - Yeah, sure. 66 00:05:11,911 --> 00:05:16,314 Until I suggest the director. And then even though you admit he'd be Perfect for it... 67 00:05:16,382 --> 00:05:19,180 - I get shot down. - You didn't get shot down, honey. 68 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:21,584 I know that that's a risky choice, but it's an insPired choice. 69 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:24,214 I think you're trying to helP him because you feel guilty. 70 00:05:24,290 --> 00:05:27,782 Guilty? Why should I feel guilty? Because I fell in love with you? 71 00:05:27,860 --> 00:05:31,591 I mean, God knows I Put enough years in that marriage. 72 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:34,428 - That's right. You did absolutely nothing wrong. - I know. 73 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:37,298 I brought uP his name because... [Sighs] 74 00:05:37,370 --> 00:05:39,702 because he would give you the best movie for that scriPt. 75 00:05:39,772 --> 00:05:43,264 - Nobody argued that. - He's Probably so angry he won't even sPeak to you. 76 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:46,073 And he's liable to ruin the Picture just to get even with me. 77 00:05:46,145 --> 00:05:50,138 No. You're wrong about that. I'm telling you, you're wrong. He would be grateful. 78 00:05:50,216 --> 00:05:54,448 - He needs a comeback, and... - Ellie, this is a very, very exPensive film. 79 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,455 It's got solid box-office Potential. 80 00:05:57,523 --> 00:06:00,651 He can do it. 81 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:03,252 You don't regret leaving him, do you? 82 00:06:04,997 --> 00:06:08,956 You know, one day you look uP and you realize that laughs are not enough. 83 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:13,705 I can handle him, Hal. 84 00:06:13,773 --> 00:06:17,834 I just got tired of having to all the time. 85 00:06:17,910 --> 00:06:21,073 And then, you know... then I met you. 86 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:23,081 [Both Laugh] 87 00:06:28,554 --> 00:06:30,818 - What are you doing home? - [Sighs] I quit. 88 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:34,621 [GasPs] No! Val, not again. 89 00:06:34,694 --> 00:06:37,686 - You quit over nothing again? - Not over nothing. 90 00:06:37,764 --> 00:06:39,891 - What? - I quit over a big thing. 91 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:44,130 - What? - They fired me. That was big enough to quit over. 92 00:06:44,203 --> 00:06:47,434 Oh, Val! That's just great. 93 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:50,840 I got the last Plane out of Toronto. 94 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:56,075 Have you ever seen Canada? Now I know why there's no crime uP there. 95 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:59,846 [Grunts] Boy, I must say... 96 00:06:59,919 --> 00:07:02,615 you don't seem too enthused over seeing me. 97 00:07:02,688 --> 00:07:05,020 Well, can you blame me? What are you gonna do now? 98 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:07,582 You're gonna sit around the aPartment, talking about the good old days. 99 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:09,924 [Groans] I gotta get a Picture. 100 00:07:09,996 --> 00:07:13,488 Boy, somebody's got to take a chance on me. This is ridiculous. 101 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:15,727 When you're cold, you're cold. 102 00:07:15,802 --> 00:07:20,205 Fortunately, my business manager Put away enough money before he went to Prison... 103 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:24,767 - so I could hold out another three weeks, maybe. - Your agent called. 104 00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:28,439 Hey, you know, if you'd come uP there with me, it might have been different. 105 00:07:28,514 --> 00:07:32,348 Two PeoPle in that sleePing bag is a lot cozier than one. 106 00:07:32,418 --> 00:07:34,648 And who goes on for me in the Play? 107 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,451 [ExasPerated Sigh] For God sakes, it's an off-off-Broadway Play. 108 00:07:38,524 --> 00:07:42,290 You're in the last stages. Your understudy could have gone on for you. 109 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:44,921 Are you kidding? My understudy? Right, and that will be the one night... 110 00:07:44,997 --> 00:07:48,831 that Steven SPielberg comes to see the Play, or Harvey Weinstein. 111 00:07:48,901 --> 00:07:52,132 They're not coming, believe me. They're fasting. 112 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:54,537 [Sighs] I would've been so good in that ShakesPeare movie. 113 00:07:54,607 --> 00:07:57,872 - [Groans] - What's... Oh! What's that? 114 00:07:57,944 --> 00:08:02,677 These are Pelts. l-I traded with a fur traPPer between shots... 115 00:08:02,748 --> 00:08:05,581 so the triP wouldn't be a total loss. 116 00:08:05,651 --> 00:08:10,315 - Your agent sent over that scriPt. - A scriPt? 117 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:12,880 Why didn't you tell me about this? 118 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:16,656 "The City That Never Sleeps." 119 00:08:16,729 --> 00:08:19,425 When did this come in? 120 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:22,763 Well? What did you think of it? 121 00:08:22,835 --> 00:08:25,998 You know, I thought it had definite Potential. 122 00:08:26,072 --> 00:08:30,065 It's got a, you know, really good Manhattan feel to it. 123 00:08:30,142 --> 00:08:31,973 You know, they're interested in you directing. 124 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:37,141 You know, that's fine with me. 125 00:08:37,216 --> 00:08:40,549 You know, this is the kind of material that I can really do great. 126 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:43,612 This is... This is... You know, I can make this scriPt sing. 127 00:08:43,689 --> 00:08:47,921 This is New York. It's nightclubs. It's the skyline. 128 00:08:47,994 --> 00:08:50,656 - You want some water? I'm very excited. - Please. Me too. 129 00:08:50,730 --> 00:08:53,893 - Who wants me? - Well, uh, we have a little selling to do... 130 00:08:53,966 --> 00:08:56,833 but, uh, Galaxie is making it. 131 00:08:56,903 --> 00:08:59,895 - Hal Yeager? - Yes, that's right. 132 00:08:59,972 --> 00:09:03,772 - He stole my wife. - Ellie is the one who's Pushing for you. 133 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:08,337 Pass. I'm not gonna work with Hal Yeager and Ellie. 134 00:09:08,414 --> 00:09:11,281 You gotta be kidding. He's a Philistine and she's a quisling. 135 00:09:11,350 --> 00:09:14,148 - It's a religious conflict. - Will you calm down. 136 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:16,313 It's everything you've been looking for. 137 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:20,985 l... You know, I'm frankly flabbergasted they would even think of me. 138 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:23,426 Well, they didn't think of you. She did. 139 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:27,364 And she has convinced Yeager to come fly to New York and take a meeting with you. 140 00:09:27,433 --> 00:09:32,632 - This guy stole my wife. - He doesn't hold that against you. It's business. 141 00:09:32,705 --> 00:09:37,699 Can you believe that she would leave me for-for Hal Yeager? 142 00:09:37,777 --> 00:09:41,235 I still can't get my mind around it. Mr. Slick... 143 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:46,013 - The Price of his haircut could feed a family of five. - Calm down. 144 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:47,848 You're getting all red. Would you calm down. 145 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:52,584 And you're telling me she... he doesn't want me? She's the... 146 00:09:52,658 --> 00:09:56,651 The nerve of them. He's such a manicured Phony. 147 00:09:56,729 --> 00:10:00,221 May he... May he fall on his blow comb... 148 00:10:00,299 --> 00:10:02,893 and get hot in the wrong Place. 149 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:06,905 Please, Val. Please don't do anything to kill this. It's a golden oPPortunity. 150 00:10:06,973 --> 00:10:11,569 Forget it. I would rather do the geriatric diaPer commercial I turned down. 151 00:10:11,644 --> 00:10:14,306 Would you? Because that's what the future holds if this falls through. 152 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:17,440 Of course I wouldn't. This is a terrific script. 153 00:10:17,516 --> 00:10:22,351 - l, you know... l... - Make some sense now. 154 00:10:22,421 --> 00:10:26,289 A $60 million dollar, first-class feature film. 155 00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:31,558 A big Payday, which you need. And if you score with this one, you're back on toP. 156 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:35,567 You'll never have a gift like this droP in your laP again. 157 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,899 Just take the meeting with Yeager. 158 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:40,131 - And Ellie? - Yes, and Ellie. 159 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,039 I'm telling you, I'll get you half a million dollars. 160 00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:45,100 A lousy half-mil they're offering? 161 00:10:45,177 --> 00:10:49,705 They want to buy Prestige at the Shrine Auditorium Oscar night for a half-mil? 162 00:10:49,782 --> 00:10:51,773 There's no offer. It's not an offer yet. 163 00:10:51,851 --> 00:10:54,342 - I reject their offer. - There is nothing to reject. 164 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:58,186 - Well, I reject it anyhow. - [Laughs] 165 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:02,594 You better meet with him and you better be nice, or else I'm out of here. 166 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:06,496 I finally get an offer that's worthy of my gifts, and look where it comes from. 167 00:11:06,565 --> 00:11:11,059 There is no offer yet. And I am so tired of all this... 168 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:14,300 The big talk about how big you were ten years ago. 169 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:17,399 Things change, and you can't get work. 170 00:11:17,476 --> 00:11:20,707 - You know, Part of me wants it so badly. - And the other Part? 171 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:22,771 Also wants it. That's the Problem. 172 00:11:22,848 --> 00:11:25,510 - It only takes one hit. - I know. 173 00:11:25,584 --> 00:11:28,417 - And I want a role in this movie. - I don't have the movie yet. 174 00:11:28,487 --> 00:11:30,648 He's gotta meet me and throw his weight around first. 175 00:11:30,723 --> 00:11:33,886 And not just a little bit. Something where I can show off what I can do. 176 00:11:33,959 --> 00:11:35,950 Lori, I can't stick my girlfriend in the movie. 177 00:11:36,028 --> 00:11:38,462 I'm not just your girlfriend. I'm good. 178 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:41,022 Remember all those times I told you you should take acting lessons? 179 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:43,762 I'm a natural. Classes would ruin me. 180 00:11:43,836 --> 00:11:46,031 Jesus. You know, Ellie feels guilty about dumPing me... 181 00:11:46,105 --> 00:11:48,266 so this is her way of clearing her conscience. 182 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:50,808 Great! What's the difference how it came about? 183 00:11:50,876 --> 00:11:54,277 This whole thing is creePy, Lori. 184 00:11:54,346 --> 00:11:57,509 For God sakes, this is a woman I was married to for 10 years. 185 00:11:57,583 --> 00:12:01,986 We made love. I'd hold her head over the toilet bowl when she threw uP. 186 00:12:02,054 --> 00:12:06,616 - From making love with you? - Not from making love with me. From eating sushi. 187 00:12:06,692 --> 00:12:10,856 For God's sakes, I used to hug her when she was afraid of flying. 188 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:14,093 And-And, you know, I kissed her on toP of the Eiffel Tower. 189 00:12:14,166 --> 00:12:17,101 I swam in the moonlight with her at Montauk. 190 00:12:17,169 --> 00:12:19,535 Now suddenly I got to take a meeting with her? 191 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:30,678 I don't know. I've got very mixed feelings. 192 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,911 This guy has really got to show me he's changed. 193 00:12:32,985 --> 00:12:35,476 He's not in a Position to make extraordinary demands. 194 00:12:35,554 --> 00:12:40,719 Because it was over for him years ago. He hasn't touched anything for years... garbage. 195 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:44,524 I'm telling you, garbage. I mean, I'm not saying that as criticism, you know. 196 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:49,159 The question is, do I wanna let this has-been make his comeback Picture on my money? 197 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:51,567 - He's not a has-been. He's a very good director... - [Scoffs] 198 00:12:51,637 --> 00:12:54,970 - who's fallen on some difficulty times. - He brought it on himself. 199 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,372 He's his own worst enemy. 200 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,604 Look, think of the Press angle, you know. 201 00:12:59,678 --> 00:13:03,580 Val Waxman does his comeback film for Galaxie Pictures. 202 00:13:03,649 --> 00:13:06,311 What good is the Press if the guy ruins the Picture? 203 00:13:06,385 --> 00:13:08,376 He's not gonna ruin the Picture. 204 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:10,422 No, you're damn right he's not because I'll fire him. 205 00:13:10,489 --> 00:13:14,755 I'm not going to take temPeramental antics from some "owteur" genius. 206 00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:16,818 - Auteur.Auteur. - Whatever. Okay, auteur. 207 00:13:16,896 --> 00:13:19,057 You're doing a jack story, okay? 208 00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:21,292 He can do this film better than anybody I can think of. 209 00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:23,995 Ha! We'll see. 210 00:13:29,308 --> 00:13:32,505 - You're so nervous. You're making me nervous. - I'm not nervous. I'm tense. 211 00:13:32,578 --> 00:13:35,741 - You are nervous. - I'm tense. When I'm nervous, I bite my nails. 212 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:38,545 When I'm tense, I do this with my collar. 213 00:13:38,617 --> 00:13:43,213 -Just act... Calm down and act Professional. - I am. I'm fine. 214 00:13:43,289 --> 00:13:45,985 But this is a guy who stole my wife. 215 00:13:46,058 --> 00:13:49,391 Years ago, I would never have consented to make a film for him... 216 00:13:49,461 --> 00:13:51,520 and now... now suddenly I'm auditioning for him? 217 00:13:51,597 --> 00:13:54,566 It's crazy. You know, I would kill for this job... 218 00:13:54,633 --> 00:13:57,466 but the PeoPle I want to kill are the PeoPle who are offering me the job. 219 00:13:57,536 --> 00:13:59,697 - It's just insanity. - What is that? 220 00:13:59,772 --> 00:14:02,434 - Remember in the cab I took a blue Pill? - Yeah? 221 00:14:02,508 --> 00:14:06,000 Well, that was to calm my anger. But it had sPeed in it. 222 00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:10,242 So then I took another Pill after that to calm down the sPeed. 223 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:15,811 Well, this gets me back uP to sPeed, where I want to be actually for the meeting. 224 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:18,220 - Great. Perfect. - Yeah. 225 00:14:18,290 --> 00:14:23,318 Then that other Pill I took keePs me dry when it's raining out. 226 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:26,327 - Ellie. Ellie. - [Exhales] Hello, Al. 227 00:14:26,398 --> 00:14:29,731 - So good to see you. - Hello, Val. 228 00:14:29,802 --> 00:14:31,736 Hello, Val. 229 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:34,136 - Al. How are you? Good to see you. - Ed. 230 00:14:34,206 --> 00:14:36,868 [Introductions Continue] 231 00:14:36,942 --> 00:14:42,107 I'm so glad you could get here. Are they still having Power failures? 232 00:14:42,181 --> 00:14:46,675 I read that there was a terrible Power failure in California. 233 00:14:46,752 --> 00:14:48,686 - Can I get you some coffee? - Coffee would be wonderful. 234 00:14:48,754 --> 00:14:51,587 Electricity. That the electricity was going off. 235 00:14:51,657 --> 00:14:53,591 Come on in. 236 00:14:56,362 --> 00:15:00,162 - Since when do you wear suits? - You have any milk? 237 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:04,498 - You never wore suits. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, cream. 238 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:07,061 Well, Val, you look very good. 239 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:10,074 I'm okay, you know. I've been having some back sPasms... 240 00:15:10,142 --> 00:15:15,136 and I have a torn rotator cuff, and-and, my knee... 241 00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:19,708 You know, I got a hearing loss. It's the oddest thing. In my left ear... 242 00:15:19,785 --> 00:15:23,653 - What did you think of the scriPt? - The script? 243 00:15:23,722 --> 00:15:28,557 You know, the movie that it's based on was a stuPid little Potboiler. 244 00:15:28,627 --> 00:15:30,561 He's asking about the scriPt. 245 00:15:30,629 --> 00:15:34,326 - But the rewrite is good. - Thanks to Ellie. She did all the work. 246 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,631 Yeah, it's good. You know, I think this could make... 247 00:15:37,703 --> 00:15:41,867 a kind of tough, gritty, New York, big city movie. 248 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,102 You can't make any money just in big cities. 249 00:15:44,176 --> 00:15:46,940 Well, I mean, where do you think this is going to Play? 250 00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:51,676 It's not going to aPPeal to farmers or shoPPing malls in Biloxi. 251 00:15:51,750 --> 00:15:55,277 Oh, I completely disagree. I think if this picture is mounted properly... 252 00:15:55,354 --> 00:15:57,185 it's gonna have universal aPPeal. 253 00:15:57,256 --> 00:15:59,816 Where do you think the demograPhics are? 254 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:02,383 The-The demograPhics? 255 00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:06,329 You mean why the country got so stuPid suddenly? 256 00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:09,390 - My theory's fast foods. - [Chuckles] 257 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:12,232 The age grouP. The age grouP of this film. Where do you see it? 258 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:17,571 The age? This will aPPeal to, you know... to, uh... 259 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:22,671 [Coughs] adults and teenagers, young adults... 260 00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:26,445 and,you know, kids, adolescents, I think. 261 00:16:26,518 --> 00:16:29,681 Toddlers, I imagine. Newborns. 262 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:33,521 Our marketing research shows this film has wide aPPeal for both sexes. 263 00:16:33,592 --> 00:16:37,050 Yes, I agree and then some, actually. 264 00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:41,930 - But, the scriPt has some holes in it. - Val... 265 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:43,400 Like what? 266 00:16:43,469 --> 00:16:46,370 Well, take the climax, for instance. 267 00:16:46,438 --> 00:16:50,340 I think the climax comes... comes too early is the Problem. 268 00:16:50,409 --> 00:16:53,572 - It should come after the trial scene. - Didn't I say that? 269 00:16:53,645 --> 00:16:56,478 The inciting event should come later. 270 00:16:56,548 --> 00:16:59,915 The character of Benny. I feel we should shoot Benny... 271 00:16:59,985 --> 00:17:02,647 with a hand-held camera and not a Steadicam. 272 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:04,712 But it should be nervous. It should, you know... 273 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:06,724 Put the audience ill at ease, like his inner-Personality. 274 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:08,657 I don't know if I like that. 275 00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:11,389 It could be with a Steadicam. You even said that. 276 00:17:11,463 --> 00:17:14,296 Let me ask you how you'd feel about this, and be honest. 277 00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:17,028 What if we shot the whole Picture in black and white? 278 00:17:17,102 --> 00:17:20,902 - Why? - Because New York City is a black-and-white town. 279 00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:22,804 - It reeks of black and white. - Forget it. 280 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,672 Arty. It's arty. 281 00:17:26,812 --> 00:17:28,803 Does anybody have an asPirin? Do you have an asPirin? 282 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:32,078 Here, try one of these. My herbalist gave them to me. 283 00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:35,814 I can do this Picture. I know... I got a feel for it. 284 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:40,120 - I see it all, maybe with like a Cole Porter score? - All right. 285 00:17:40,192 --> 00:17:42,956 Let us discuss it. 286 00:17:43,028 --> 00:17:46,657 We're talking to a couPle of other directors and, um, we'll let you know. 287 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:49,826 Maybe Irving Berlin or something. You bridge the... 288 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:52,268 Well, I think we'd have to discuss it. 289 00:17:52,337 --> 00:17:56,239 You know, if there ever was a Val Waxman ProPerty, boy, this is it, right? 290 00:17:56,308 --> 00:17:59,038 - We'll keeP in touch. - Does anyone have a Xanax? 291 00:17:59,111 --> 00:18:02,239 - Zantac. I've got an ulcer too. - NotZantac, Xanax. 292 00:18:02,314 --> 00:18:06,307 - It's a comPletely different Problem. - Can I talk to you? 293 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:09,548 [Indistinct] 294 00:18:09,621 --> 00:18:14,456 Listen, Val... Oh, sorry. It was great seeing you again. It was. 295 00:18:14,526 --> 00:18:17,461 - You've got an herbalist? - Oh, yes. A genius. 296 00:18:17,529 --> 00:18:21,522 In Beverly Hills he's a genius. If he was in New York, he'd be considered low-normal. 297 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,967 You know, we use a comPletely different rating system here. 298 00:18:27,706 --> 00:18:32,575 When we were kids, there were like ten foreign films a week in this city. 299 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:37,104 - Italian, French... - Oh, Italian films. I love them. 300 00:18:37,182 --> 00:18:39,116 Val Waxman. Any messages? 301 00:18:41,753 --> 00:18:44,415 You're sure? 302 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:46,424 Okay. 303 00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:49,393 Did you see my cat? Isn't that neat? 304 00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:51,952 - Sorry about that. Uh, no. Nothing. - Anything? 305 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:54,362 - We were just talking aboutAlfred Hitchcock. - Mm-hmm. 306 00:18:54,433 --> 00:18:58,426 - Truffaut said Notorious was his best film. - I agree. A masterPiece. 307 00:18:58,504 --> 00:19:02,941 What are you talking about? You hate... He hates that movie. The ending makes you crazy. 308 00:19:03,008 --> 00:19:06,273 Yes, because it's a masterPiece. Every time I watch that movie... 309 00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:09,508 when Cary Grant is carrying Ingrid Bergman down the staircase... 310 00:19:09,581 --> 00:19:12,516 - I always think that the Germans are going to catch them. - I do too. 311 00:19:12,584 --> 00:19:15,246 No matter how many times I see it, I think the Germans are gonna get them. 312 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,812 - Hitchcock was an artist, but he was commercial. - Yeah, that's right. 313 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:20,882 - You say that like it's a good thing. - You have to be both. 314 00:19:20,959 --> 00:19:24,690 I mean, he knew what he was doing. In order to make movies... 315 00:19:24,763 --> 00:19:27,323 you have to think about the audience, you have to... 316 00:19:27,399 --> 00:19:32,063 Otherwise, you're just making movies for yourself, like artistic masturbation. 317 00:19:32,137 --> 00:19:36,801 - That's right. That's right. You're a narcissist. - I'm a classic narcissist then. 318 00:19:36,875 --> 00:19:39,400 Have I told you my views on masturbation ever? 319 00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:43,972 For me, the nicest thing about masturbation is afterward, the cuddling time. 320 00:19:44,049 --> 00:19:47,712 - [All Laughing] - They're laughing. I'm not joking. 321 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:51,483 - [Phone Ringing] - Want a wienie? 322 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:56,756 You got it. You're directing The City That Never Sleeps. I just got the call. 323 00:19:56,828 --> 00:20:01,595 I can't believe it. l... I can't sPeak. 324 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:05,330 I got you half a million, Plus a tenth of a Point after quadruPle break-even. 325 00:20:05,404 --> 00:20:07,770 Listen, uh, they're going back to L.A. tonight. 326 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:10,603 You think you could meet Ellie for a drink for ten minutes? 327 00:20:10,676 --> 00:20:15,511 - Why? - Why? Because you owe her some thanks, that's why. 328 00:20:15,581 --> 00:20:19,847 She went out on a limb for you. I think she wants to make sure you're both on the same Page. 329 00:20:19,918 --> 00:20:22,853 Think about Hal Yeager. He's quick to hire, quick to fire. 330 00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:25,151 You need Ellie to run interference. 331 00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:29,490 All right. All right. I'll meet her at the-the... 332 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:31,552 Bemelmans Bar at 9:00. 333 00:20:31,630 --> 00:20:36,624 I can sPare ten minutes. l-I can't tell ya, my head's swimming. 334 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:40,570 A tenth of a Point after quadruPle break-even. 335 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:43,938 You are really a shark, Al. 336 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:51,683 ####[Piano] 337 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:03,284 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 338 00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:06,195 Can I get a Beck's, Please? 339 00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:09,598 Since we're working together, I thought we should sit down and talk for a few minutes. 340 00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:12,501 [Coughs] That's fine with me. 341 00:21:12,571 --> 00:21:16,200 I mean, as you know, Hal was a little skePtical at first... 342 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:20,006 but in the end, you know, he's a businessman and very Professional. 343 00:21:20,078 --> 00:21:24,412 Let me set your mind at ease. You don't have to worry about everything. 344 00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:27,316 Things are gonna go very smoothly. 345 00:21:27,386 --> 00:21:31,550 This is... This is a big shot for me and I realize that... 346 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:34,615 you know, many PeoPle think that I'm... that I can be difficult. 347 00:21:34,693 --> 00:21:37,355 But you know I can be very Professional... 348 00:21:37,429 --> 00:21:40,762 and obviously, Hal Yeager's very Professional... 349 00:21:40,832 --> 00:21:43,426 and you're Professional, clearly. 350 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:46,994 So, you know, as long as business is business, there should be no... 351 00:21:47,072 --> 00:21:51,839 I cannot understand how you could leave me for that cheesy windbag. 352 00:21:51,910 --> 00:21:55,004 It's mind-numbing to me. I just don't understand that. 353 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,915 And you carry on with him behind my back for two months. 354 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:03,148 - It was not two months. - Yes. Yes, it was. Don't tell me it wasn't. 355 00:22:03,221 --> 00:22:06,213 You were carrying on behind my back... Not even behind my back, but under my nose. 356 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:09,488 - That's twice a day. Both Places. - Okay, you're exaggerating. 357 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:13,554 I'm not exaggerating. You were always on the Phone with him. 358 00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:17,796 You were exchanging glances. I noticed it. Then suddenly, you were exchanging fluids. 359 00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:20,360 l-I can't believe that I didn't really see it. 360 00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:25,103 You were too self-absorbed. You were too intent on becoming the greatAmerican film artist. 361 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:29,341 Don't tell me that. Everything was fine with you until I started to lose my audience. 362 00:22:29,414 --> 00:22:32,406 Then suddenly you dumP me and move out to Beverly Hills with the swimming Pool. 363 00:22:32,484 --> 00:22:34,975 You hated California. We both hated it. 364 00:22:35,053 --> 00:22:38,580 You hated traveling every Place by car all the time. 365 00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:40,818 And I hated traveling by mud slide. 366 00:22:40,892 --> 00:22:43,725 Well, what did you want me to do? Our marriage wasn't going anyPlace. 367 00:22:43,795 --> 00:22:48,129 Where did you want it to go? Where do marriages go? After awhile they all lay there. 368 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,033 - That's the thing about marriages. - Look... 369 00:22:51,103 --> 00:22:54,266 - You know, that's ridiculous. - No, it was in trouble for a long time. 370 00:22:54,339 --> 00:22:56,500 You see, you don't see what you don't want to see. 371 00:22:56,575 --> 00:22:58,566 How was it in trouble? 372 00:22:58,643 --> 00:23:01,476 We didn't... We didn't communicate. 373 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:06,711 - We had sex. - Yes, we had sex. But we never talked. 374 00:23:06,785 --> 00:23:09,777 Sex is better than talk. Ask anybody in this bar. 375 00:23:09,855 --> 00:23:12,653 - You can't... - Talk is what you suffer through so you can get to sex. 376 00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:16,057 You isolate everything. You can't just comPartmentalize like that. 377 00:23:16,128 --> 00:23:21,691 A good marriage consists of many Parts well-integrated. 378 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:24,930 - Yes, and is one of those Parts adultery? - Never. 379 00:23:25,003 --> 00:23:28,666 Absolutely. At the Plaza Hotel. For God sakes, I got the bill. 380 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:32,232 You had the escargot that afternoon. I can't... It's so disgusting. 381 00:23:32,310 --> 00:23:35,643 Sex and snails with that roast beef from Beverly Hills. 382 00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:40,151 You were so busy Playing the American artist. 383 00:23:40,218 --> 00:23:42,243 That's what you were doing, Playing. 384 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,847 You felt it was imPortant to be uncomPromising and temPeramental... 385 00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:48,791 and difficult... God, difficult! 386 00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:54,230 To starve and to suffer. I tell you, you had all the symPtoms, not the disease. 387 00:23:54,299 --> 00:23:56,824 You used to think I was creative and original. 388 00:23:56,902 --> 00:23:59,063 And I still do... as a filmmaker. 389 00:23:59,137 --> 00:24:02,732 It's when you became creative as a hyPochondriac, that was it. 390 00:24:02,808 --> 00:24:05,971 - Hey, all those attacks were for real. - Oh, yeah? 391 00:24:06,044 --> 00:24:09,309 - Yes. - The Black Plague, Val? 392 00:24:09,381 --> 00:24:12,043 An allergy to oxygen? Elm blight? 393 00:24:12,117 --> 00:24:14,551 Only trees get Elm blight... Elm trees. 394 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:17,952 Can I sum it uP? You cheated on me. You lied. You dumPed me... 395 00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:21,015 [Stammering] Business. We're here to discuss business. 396 00:24:21,092 --> 00:24:22,923 - That's right. - Can we discuss it? 397 00:24:22,994 --> 00:24:25,485 - I wanna keeP this absolutely on a Professional level. - Absolutely. 398 00:24:25,564 --> 00:24:29,000 I think that we should rework the scriPt a little bit... 399 00:24:29,067 --> 00:24:32,059 because I think it doesn't have to be middle-aged PeoPle. 400 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:36,904 We could make the character of Kelly Swain, you know, maybe coming out of college. 401 00:24:36,975 --> 00:24:39,239 - That's true. You mean out of law school? - Law school, yeah. 402 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:43,680 I think they'd like that at Galaxie. That way we could cast somebody like Terry Tyler... 403 00:24:43,748 --> 00:24:47,582 - Great. - or maybe find... there's a lot of talented kids out there. 404 00:24:47,652 --> 00:24:50,485 You are such a shallow jerk! I can't get my mind around it. 405 00:24:50,555 --> 00:24:54,047 That you would leave me for a guy who is the oPPosite of everything I am. 406 00:24:54,125 --> 00:24:58,789 You know, with his ski lodge in AsPen and his collection of vintage cars. 407 00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:03,699 If I drove around in a 1939 Mercedes, PeoPle would think I was Himmler. 408 00:25:03,768 --> 00:25:06,430 Hal's very smart, and he's a brilliant deal maker. 409 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:08,666 Yes, I know. He's been audited by the best. 410 00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:11,903 He has made some Pretty financially successful American films. 411 00:25:11,977 --> 00:25:14,241 That should tell you all you need to know about him. 412 00:25:14,312 --> 00:25:16,712 He's the white line down the middle of the road. 413 00:25:16,781 --> 00:25:22,117 You had your little flirtations too. There was that-that Italian model. 414 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:27,181 No. You were the only one that I was serious with. My God. 415 00:25:27,259 --> 00:25:32,526 Until you suddenly became noncommunicative, nonresPonsive and you dumPed me... 416 00:25:32,597 --> 00:25:36,431 [Stammering] The movie is going to be a fun movie to do, I think. 417 00:25:36,501 --> 00:25:40,494 Um, and I have a lot of ideas that I think we should discuss. 418 00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:44,133 Good. Absolutely. I just wanted to assure you that once the studio agreed to you... 419 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:47,372 you'll have their full suPPort and... [Heavy Breathing] 420 00:25:47,445 --> 00:25:51,438 Well, thank you very much. I want a... I think I want a foreign cameraman. 421 00:25:51,516 --> 00:25:54,917 - That's no Problem. - Because they get a texture into the work... 422 00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:57,318 that you would never get with an American cameraman. 423 00:25:57,389 --> 00:26:01,052 They have a certain mobility. I remember coming home and I Picked uP the extension... 424 00:26:01,126 --> 00:26:03,788 and there you are on the other end of the extension with this guy. 425 00:26:03,862 --> 00:26:08,822 I'm calling and I hear my wife in a lovey-dovey with her lover, saying she misses her lover. 426 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:12,392 - He wasn't my lover yet. - Bull! He was your lover. What are you telling me? 427 00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:16,065 And I recognize the voice. It's Hal Yeager from Galaxie Pictures. 428 00:26:16,141 --> 00:26:18,803 And I'm thinking to myself, "Why is my wife talking like that to Hal Yeager for?" 429 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:22,040 They're making me a surPrise Party. I thought they were making me a surPrise Party. 430 00:26:22,113 --> 00:26:25,048 - Were they? - No. She was having an affair with Hal Yeager. 431 00:26:25,116 --> 00:26:28,984 - Follow the story. Jesus, I can't believe this... - I'm getting out of here. 432 00:26:29,054 --> 00:26:32,387 Wait a minute. Where are you going? We're discussing a movie. 433 00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:35,449 - No, I'm sorry. I just... - What about... 434 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:37,461 I'll be back and forth from L.A. and I won't bother you... 435 00:26:37,529 --> 00:26:39,520 and I'll see to it that nobody gets in your way creatively. 436 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:42,726 - What about Denise Daniels as the blackmailer? - Possibly. If you like. 437 00:26:42,801 --> 00:26:45,827 I think she would be great. You know what I mean? Or Sarah Bedloe. 438 00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:49,237 She would be very interesting. She... I Pick uP the Phone and she's talking... 439 00:26:49,307 --> 00:26:52,799 I'm going to order a corn beef sandwich, she's talking to her lover on the Phone. 440 00:26:52,877 --> 00:26:55,869 - Look, I'll be back from L.A. in two weeks... - This is gonna be a fun Picture. 441 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:57,938 - It'll be great. We're all very excited. - I'm looking forward to it. 442 00:26:58,016 --> 00:27:02,350 About Hal Yeager. The word on him is cross-dresser. Check it out for me. 443 00:27:02,420 --> 00:27:04,354 I Pick the Phone uP and she... 444 00:27:04,956 --> 00:27:08,585 - Hal, we're off to a really good start here. - Tell me about it, honey. 445 00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:12,960 Val wants to use a foreign cameraman, which I think we should give him. 446 00:27:13,031 --> 00:27:16,592 He's got a real visual concePt of where he wants to go with this thing. 447 00:27:16,668 --> 00:27:21,537 Um, now he's chosen Kow Chan, a Chinese cameraman... 448 00:27:21,606 --> 00:27:26,270 done some stunning work, mostly with the Red Army. 449 00:27:26,344 --> 00:27:29,507 [SPeaking Chinese] 450 00:27:35,186 --> 00:27:39,384 He says he doesn't like his hotel. He much Prefer the Sherry. 451 00:27:39,457 --> 00:27:44,793 Hal, listen. Val wants to go with Elio Sebastian as art director. 452 00:27:44,863 --> 00:27:48,060 Val says that Elio really knows the streets of New York. 453 00:27:48,133 --> 00:27:51,102 Every location in the scriPt is out there waiting to be found. 454 00:27:51,169 --> 00:27:54,832 - This is great. It saves us a fortune. - With the excePtion of two: 455 00:27:54,906 --> 00:27:58,342 Times Square and Harlem. I have to build Times Square and Harlem. 456 00:27:58,410 --> 00:28:01,311 We can't build Times Square and Harlem. With all due resPect. 457 00:28:01,379 --> 00:28:05,042 He wants to build the EmPire State Building? No. 458 00:28:05,116 --> 00:28:07,380 -Just the first 20 stories. - Absolutely not. No, sweetheart. 459 00:28:07,452 --> 00:28:11,115 It's not gonna haPPen, okay? Just tell him no. It's not gonna haPPen. 460 00:28:11,189 --> 00:28:13,180 - All right, I'll handle it. - Good. Great. 461 00:28:13,258 --> 00:28:17,558 Hey, listen. I miss you. How's the weather back there? 462 00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:21,292 It's been great, you know? It's been really New York-moody. Very gray and cloudy. 463 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:24,529 - That's the way it is. - Today's the first day of sun we've had in awhile. 464 00:28:24,602 --> 00:28:27,264 Well, listen, here it's been fabulous. Sunny and clear every day. 465 00:28:27,338 --> 00:28:30,102 Oh, listen. I gotta run. I'm having another skin cancer removed. 466 00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:33,906 [Val] This is perfect. This view is absolutely perfect. 467 00:28:33,978 --> 00:28:38,005 No, no. I hate it. I'm... we're just gonna have to build it. 468 00:28:38,083 --> 00:28:40,984 - Build Central Park? - Yeah. You know, I take back what I said before about... 469 00:28:41,052 --> 00:28:43,885 - mixing real locations and sets... - I don't wanna be a money watchdog here... 470 00:28:43,955 --> 00:28:46,253 but if you did build everything... I say this metaPhorically... 471 00:28:46,324 --> 00:28:48,986 it'd have to be done over my dead body... metaPhorically. 472 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:52,461 All right, if not the whole Park, then just the reservoir. 473 00:28:52,530 --> 00:28:55,328 - Build the reservoir? - Uh-huh. You know what? You get a studio... 474 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,927 Put a tank in it and fill it with a couPle thousand gallons of water... It'll work. 475 00:28:59,003 --> 00:29:01,995 And then... Wait... trees behind it, you know? 476 00:29:02,073 --> 00:29:06,373 - New York as a symPhony in green. - Green I hate. I never use green. 477 00:29:06,444 --> 00:29:09,106 - No. No green. - You know what? Tell Mother Nature, okay? 478 00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:13,116 - Trees are green. - We can Play it for the winter. You can use snow. 479 00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:17,553 I buy that. A white background to set off the two leads... 480 00:29:17,622 --> 00:29:19,817 and marvelous '40s red. 481 00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:23,224 - [In Chinese] - What? What? 482 00:29:23,294 --> 00:29:25,455 - What is he saying? What? - [Continues] 483 00:29:25,530 --> 00:29:27,862 He says no white. No white. He cannot shoot white background. 484 00:29:27,932 --> 00:29:30,264 Sebastian, what have you gotten me into here? 485 00:29:30,335 --> 00:29:32,667 You know what? I Prefer green myself. Green and red. 486 00:29:32,737 --> 00:29:34,500 [All Arguing] 487 00:29:34,572 --> 00:29:39,737 All I'm saying is that I think you're being PreciPitous in firing him. 488 00:29:39,811 --> 00:29:43,975 - Look, I never wanted this guy. Not from day one. - Hal... 489 00:29:44,048 --> 00:29:48,109 I beg your entire Pardon. May I just offer for your consideration... 490 00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:50,416 - a single concePt, and I say this... - You don't have to... 491 00:29:50,488 --> 00:29:54,652 - Stand uP, you don't have to lean into the sPeaker. - Look, he's out. 492 00:29:54,726 --> 00:29:58,321 I want this guy out before this Picture becomes a cost nightmare. 493 00:29:58,396 --> 00:30:01,126 Look, Hal, I think that maybe if we had a talk with him. 494 00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,929 I said from the start to use Harold PaPPas. 495 00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:08,837 PaPPas is a hack. PaPPas is safe, but he's uninsPired. I can't work with him. 496 00:30:08,907 --> 00:30:14,402 - Then you should bow out now. - I said I can't work with him. I didn't say I wouldn't. 497 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:18,074 Val, I don't mean to get hot under the collar, but PaPPas has how many nominations... 498 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:20,310 comPared to this Greenwich Village lunatic? 499 00:30:20,385 --> 00:30:22,945 They Probably sPent more money getting those nominations... 500 00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:27,014 - than he'll sPend building a reservoir. - I didn't get that. 501 00:30:27,091 --> 00:30:31,551 - Nothing. Nothing, Hal. - I gave in on the Chinese cameraman. 502 00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:36,794 I've kePt away from your Picture. I'm saying I'd feel more secure with PaPPas. 503 00:30:36,868 --> 00:30:37,960 - A word to the wise. - Is there anything about the Part of Benny... 504 00:30:39,404 --> 00:30:41,770 that you want to tell me before I read it? 505 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,173 Only that he's a Broadway sharpie, a gambler. 506 00:30:45,243 --> 00:30:48,076 - Like Sky Masterson? - Perfect. Exactly. 507 00:30:48,146 --> 00:30:51,582 Now, forgive me, it might seem obvious, but he's a Runyonesque... 508 00:30:51,649 --> 00:30:57,246 bookmaker-tyPe, uh, is tough, but softhearted with his wife who he's nuts about? 509 00:30:57,322 --> 00:30:59,984 That's it on the nose. That would be Perfect. 510 00:31:00,058 --> 00:31:02,891 [Takes Two DeeP Breaths] 511 00:31:02,961 --> 00:31:04,895 Go. 512 00:31:04,963 --> 00:31:08,455 Jerry, some guys were over the house looking for you. Seems you owe some money. 513 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:11,331 [Dramatic Voice] I hoPe you didn't tell them anything, Helen. 514 00:31:11,402 --> 00:31:13,962 I could find myself in deeP trouble. 515 00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:19,135 - DeeP, deeP trouble. - Thank you. 516 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:21,804 Hi. [Nervous Giggle] 517 00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:30,884 I'll wait for you. 518 00:31:30,955 --> 00:31:35,858 If they give you 30 years, I'll be waiting. 519 00:31:37,161 --> 00:31:41,154 If they give you 50 years, I'll be waiting. 520 00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:47,030 If you get two consecutive life sentences... 521 00:31:47,105 --> 00:31:49,437 I'll be waiting. 522 00:31:49,507 --> 00:31:52,908 [Clears Throat] I thought that last girl was kind of interesting. Did you? 523 00:31:52,977 --> 00:31:56,708 - Really? - I thought she read it better than the others. 524 00:31:56,781 --> 00:31:59,147 I know, but Claire's suPPosed to be classy. 525 00:31:59,217 --> 00:32:01,583 Didn't you think she was a little on the cheaP side? 526 00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:05,817 - CheaP? - To be Perfectly honest, I thought she radiated stuPidity. 527 00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:08,358 - StuPidity? - I mean, her reading was comPetent enough... 528 00:32:08,426 --> 00:32:11,293 but, my God, it's like her Persona... 529 00:32:11,362 --> 00:32:14,763 it's trashy and dumb. 530 00:32:14,832 --> 00:32:18,029 Well, you know, I think I'd like to use her. She was interesting. 531 00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:22,004 - You're the director. - It's not that big a Part, Ellie. 532 00:32:22,073 --> 00:32:26,237 But it's a featured role. Claire's suPPosed to be a socialite, for God sakes. 533 00:32:26,311 --> 00:32:31,248 This girl, "Lori Fox," she's like a steP above trailer Park. 534 00:32:31,316 --> 00:32:35,616 - Well, I would hardly call her trailer Park. - I said a steP above. 535 00:32:35,687 --> 00:32:40,818 Well, I'd like to use her. I thought she was Perfect for the role. 536 00:32:40,892 --> 00:32:44,225 Fine. I mean, it's your decision. I'm just throwing out ideas. 537 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:46,490 You can take 'em or leave 'em. 538 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:56,573 Two for Yeager, Please. 539 00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:59,439 - They're clearing your table, Mr. Yeager. - Thank you. 540 00:32:59,510 --> 00:33:02,343 I am so glad that you could come in. I really am. 541 00:33:02,413 --> 00:33:04,779 I was here on business and I wanted an excuse to see you. 542 00:33:04,849 --> 00:33:07,682 - I didn't want you to think I was crowding you. - I know you, you know. 543 00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:11,620 You're checking uP on me. Everything's going really fine. It is. 544 00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:16,524 - And Val? - Val's Val. He seems reasonably flexible. 545 00:33:16,594 --> 00:33:19,927 - Most of his ideas are really good. You'll see. - I hoPe so. 546 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:22,159 - Right this way. - Thank you. 547 00:33:22,233 --> 00:33:25,031 - There are no Personal feelings that make it seem awkward? - No, no. 548 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:28,698 - I think he's accePted things and moved on. - Good. By the way... 549 00:33:28,773 --> 00:33:31,298 Andrea Ford's going to be covering the making of the film for Esquire. 550 00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:35,710 Oh, no kid... Hey, Val. We were just talking about you. 551 00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:39,307 Hey, Val. Ellie was telling me how well things are going. 552 00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:42,615 - [Stammering] - How are you? Good to see you. Everything all right? 553 00:33:42,687 --> 00:33:45,383 - What are you doing here? - What do you mean, "What am I doing..." 554 00:33:45,456 --> 00:33:48,789 - No, what are you doing here at this moment? - We used to eat here. 555 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:53,661 - Hal came in on a Plane a few hours ago. - That's the best way to fly. 556 00:33:53,731 --> 00:33:56,393 What are you doing in this restaurant at this moment? 557 00:33:56,467 --> 00:33:59,265 What do you mean? We're coming in to get a bite... Are you all right? 558 00:34:00,905 --> 00:34:03,840 [Ellie] You're awfully fidgety or something. 559 00:34:03,908 --> 00:34:07,571 - What are you doing? Are you okay? - Yes, no, I'm fine. 560 00:34:07,645 --> 00:34:09,977 I was just thinking you should go to your table because it's crowded here. 561 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:14,417 - I'm ready to go. - It's the woman that was at the audition today. 562 00:34:14,485 --> 00:34:18,285 - [Giggling] That's very funny. - Hello, miss. 563 00:34:18,356 --> 00:34:21,348 - Aren't you going to introduce me? - It's Lori Fox, isn't it? 564 00:34:21,426 --> 00:34:23,690 - Yes, of course. - I think it was. 565 00:34:23,761 --> 00:34:27,219 Yes. Val is such a riot. StoP kidding around. 566 00:34:27,298 --> 00:34:29,630 I just... I really wanted to Put your mind at ease... 567 00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:35,195 that just because I'm the director's significant other, I can still act. 568 00:34:35,273 --> 00:34:36,934 - Hi. - [Man] Hal? 569 00:34:37,008 --> 00:34:41,502 - Hey, Mort. How are you? I thought you were in AsPen. - I wish. 570 00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:44,514 - You know Ellie, my fianc�e? - Hi. How are you? 571 00:34:44,582 --> 00:34:48,245 - Hi. I'm Lori Fox. Nice to meet you. - F-F-Fianc�e? 572 00:34:48,319 --> 00:34:50,253 - Congratulations. When's the date? - New Year's Eve. 573 00:34:50,321 --> 00:34:53,313 My goodness, how romantic. That's wonderful. 574 00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:56,758 - Congratulations on your new film. - You know Val Waxman. 575 00:34:56,828 --> 00:34:59,228 - Of course. Sure. We sued him... - Fianc�e? 576 00:34:59,297 --> 00:35:03,791 - for failure to comPlete a Picture. - That makes me feel secure. 577 00:35:03,868 --> 00:35:05,836 I'll see you tomorrow, Val. 578 00:35:05,903 --> 00:35:08,736 Hurry! I'll miss my flight. 579 00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:12,071 This is not a good time for you to go away. I'm very vulnerable. 580 00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:14,805 If I'm gonna be in this movie, I have to get into shaPe. 581 00:35:14,879 --> 00:35:17,370 This sPa is the only way I'll ever have the disciPline. 582 00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:20,315 - But you're not overweight. - Oh, my God! I'm a horse. 583 00:35:20,384 --> 00:35:23,319 - I have to aPPear in lingerie. - What if we need you? 584 00:35:23,387 --> 00:35:26,550 It's a ten-week shooting schedule. My scene doesn't come until the very end. 585 00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:28,888 What if I need you? I'm going through a bad time. 586 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,622 You'll be fine. You'll be fine. You're a big boy. 587 00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:34,221 Oh, geez. You know, I'm afraid to sleeP alone. 588 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:37,859 l-l-I keeP thinking PeoPle are breaking in. I lay awake all night... 589 00:35:37,935 --> 00:35:41,803 thinking of death and the blackness and the abyss. 590 00:35:41,873 --> 00:35:45,365 Oh, oh, don't forget to water my cactus. 591 00:35:45,443 --> 00:35:49,436 - Call me every day. - I can't. They don't have any Phones at Dolby Ranch. 592 00:35:49,514 --> 00:35:52,506 They want to discourage secret eating schemes. 593 00:35:52,583 --> 00:35:54,517 - [Woman Over P.A., Indistinct] - Oh! Oh! Oh, my gosh. 594 00:35:54,585 --> 00:35:57,418 Oh, my gosh. Okay, I gotta go. Gotta go! 595 00:36:01,859 --> 00:36:07,388 [Man] And we want to see the earrings. Profile. 596 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:11,595 Other profile, please. And cut. 597 00:36:13,771 --> 00:36:15,762 Thank you. 598 00:36:18,042 --> 00:36:22,570 Is it true your cameraman sPeaks only Chinese? 599 00:36:22,647 --> 00:36:28,210 Yes, Mandarin. It's so hard to find a good Cantonese cameraman these days. 600 00:36:28,286 --> 00:36:31,119 Neighborhoods just don't have them anymore. 601 00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:34,920 Hal Yeager's known to be very hands-on, very hot-temPered... 602 00:36:34,992 --> 00:36:36,926 quick to rePlace PeoPle. 603 00:36:36,994 --> 00:36:40,828 - Does that bother you? - No, because the deal is... 604 00:36:40,898 --> 00:36:43,890 they're going to leave me alone during the shooting. 605 00:36:43,968 --> 00:36:47,961 - I have comPlete freedom. - How about working so closely with your ex-wife? 606 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:51,531 Well, it's not so close. She'lljust be uP and back. It's not going to be that close. 607 00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:53,509 Well, there must be some bitterness. 608 00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:59,039 EsPecially now that she's going to marry Hal Yeager, the man she left you for... 609 00:36:59,116 --> 00:37:01,550 who's now your boss? 610 00:37:01,619 --> 00:37:03,553 Who are you? 611 00:37:03,621 --> 00:37:06,488 Oh, I'm Andrea Ford. I'm going to be doing the story... 612 00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:08,787 on the making of the movie for Esquire. 613 00:37:08,859 --> 00:37:12,022 - Oh, really. Are you? - Yeah. Yeah. Didn't they tell you? 614 00:37:12,096 --> 00:37:14,587 I'm going to be observing the whole time. 615 00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:19,068 'Cause I don't usually like, you know, when journalists hang around the set... 616 00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:22,128 - and observe when I work. - Take that uP with the Press dePartment. 617 00:37:22,206 --> 00:37:25,903 But don't worry. I won't get in your way. 618 00:37:25,977 --> 00:37:28,468 I Promise. I am a huge fan. 619 00:37:28,546 --> 00:37:30,537 - [Clears Throat] Yes? - Oh, huge. 620 00:37:30,615 --> 00:37:33,778 I have loved all of your movies. 621 00:37:33,851 --> 00:37:37,309 Oh, well, you know... 622 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:40,323 And you'll be hanging around doing a story here? 623 00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:45,988 Yes. Because, in fact, I've always thought of you as a unique American artist. 624 00:37:46,063 --> 00:37:49,760 Oh. Well, I'm sure you won't be in the way here. 625 00:37:49,834 --> 00:37:52,894 You know, there's Plenty of room and you can have... 626 00:37:52,970 --> 00:37:55,905 Val. Hey, gosh, I'm so sorry. Can I steal him for a minute? 627 00:37:55,973 --> 00:37:57,998 - I really was about to... - Some things we have to go over. 628 00:37:58,075 --> 00:38:02,739 I'll get him right back to you. I'm so sorry. In one minute. I'm so sorry. 629 00:38:02,813 --> 00:38:06,806 - You need to be careful. She is a killer. - She's a killer? 630 00:38:06,884 --> 00:38:09,546 I didn't think it was a good idea having her around all the time. 631 00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:13,613 But then the Press dePartment told Hal that they could get the cover of Esquire and so... 632 00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:16,489 - How is she a killer? She loves me. - Well, that's fine. 633 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,996 I mean, if she likes you, you know. Otherwise, she can be biting. 634 00:38:20,064 --> 00:38:22,999 - Really? - I hear she's all sugar and sweetness... 635 00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:26,230 and gets into your good graces and then wham! 636 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:31,298 She kePt telling Sean Madigan how she loved all of his films and she was a big fan. 637 00:38:31,375 --> 00:38:34,640 How he was a great, I don't know, unique American artist. 638 00:38:34,712 --> 00:38:38,705 - Really? - And then in the Profile, she disemboweled him. 639 00:38:38,783 --> 00:38:42,947 You know, if you haPPen to fall for that kind of flattery... 640 00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:46,547 - I can handle it, though. - Please. You couldn't handle Shirley TemPle. 641 00:38:46,624 --> 00:38:49,024 Give me a break, will ya? 642 00:38:49,093 --> 00:38:51,755 You know, I can't figure it out. 643 00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:54,297 It's okay to have an affair with Hal Yeager, but... 644 00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:57,732 you know, everyone is entitled to have one Psychotic ePisode in their lives, but... 645 00:38:57,802 --> 00:39:01,795 - to marry the guy is... - Honestly, I wouldn't talk if I were you. 646 00:39:01,872 --> 00:39:04,136 - What does that mean? - I don't know. 647 00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:07,371 How long have you been living with that wind-uP doll I met? 648 00:39:07,445 --> 00:39:11,814 You know I don't like to sleeP alone. For God's sakes, I'm not going to marry her. 649 00:39:11,882 --> 00:39:15,613 And that wind-uP doll haPPens to have a Ph.D. 650 00:39:15,686 --> 00:39:18,849 In what? History of gym? 651 00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:22,984 Hey, look. Will you give me a break with the cutting remarks? 652 00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:27,554 I got a Picture to do Tuesday. I'm thinking about my work. 653 00:39:27,631 --> 00:39:30,361 I want you to get some rest this weekend, okay? 654 00:39:30,434 --> 00:39:33,597 And don't lie around the whole time worrying about everything that could go wrong. 655 00:39:33,671 --> 00:39:36,231 Don't worry. I'm not going to lie around. 656 00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:41,870 I've got my hand on the wheel, honey. This Picture's in the bank. 657 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,383 [Woman] Amanda, honey, who is it? 658 00:39:56,460 --> 00:40:00,453 - I don't know. Uncle Al, it's for you. - [All Groaning] 659 00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:05,161 - Please, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - A man or woman? 660 00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:09,172 - Hello? - Al, you gotta get over here right away. 661 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,606 Why? What's wrong? I'm at my sister's for a Seder. 662 00:40:11,675 --> 00:40:16,374 Al, you gotta get over here. This is a matter of life and death! 663 00:40:33,864 --> 00:40:37,857 - [Knocking On Door] - It's open. Come in! 664 00:40:37,935 --> 00:40:39,869 - [Door Closes] - What is it? 665 00:40:39,937 --> 00:40:41,871 What's going on? What am I doing here? 666 00:40:41,939 --> 00:40:45,431 Al, I going to try to exPlain this to you. 667 00:40:45,509 --> 00:40:49,809 I came home, and I started to make notes on the scriPt, you know... 668 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:55,546 because we shoot Tuesday and I wanted, you know... then I started to get nervous. 669 00:40:55,619 --> 00:41:00,283 So, I sat down on the sofa, and I was doing my deeP-breathing exercises... 670 00:41:00,357 --> 00:41:03,690 just to stay calm, you know? 671 00:41:03,761 --> 00:41:08,755 And it was working, and I started to relax, and I dozed off. 672 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:12,667 Then I slePt for a while. Then I woke uP, Al... 673 00:41:12,736 --> 00:41:15,432 and... I can't see anything. 674 00:41:15,506 --> 00:41:19,602 - What? - I'm blind. I'm blind, Al. 675 00:41:19,677 --> 00:41:21,611 What? 676 00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:24,341 I'm blind. I'm blind. I can't see. 677 00:41:24,415 --> 00:41:26,940 - What do you mean, you can't see? - What do I mean? 678 00:41:27,017 --> 00:41:31,716 Those guys in the street with the dark glasses and accordions? 679 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:34,257 What are you talking about? Are you trying? 680 00:41:34,325 --> 00:41:36,486 Al, you can't try and see. 681 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:40,587 You look around and you see or you don't see. I don't see. 682 00:41:40,664 --> 00:41:44,259 - How can you be blind? - Howthe hell do I know how I can be blind? 683 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:48,169 - I'm... Al, I'm scared. - What did you eat? 684 00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:50,730 What's the difference what I ate? 685 00:41:50,808 --> 00:41:54,244 You-You-You can't lose your vision from a Plate of tofu. 686 00:41:54,311 --> 00:41:57,246 - l-I never heard of anything like this. - Yes. I did. 687 00:41:57,314 --> 00:41:59,805 - Remember the actor Harvey Gates? - Yeah? 688 00:41:59,884 --> 00:42:03,149 - He lost his vision suddenly. - From what? 689 00:42:03,220 --> 00:42:05,051 - GraPefruit. - Grapefruit? 690 00:42:05,122 --> 00:42:08,614 Yes, he had a tumor the size of a graPefruit on his brain. 691 00:42:08,692 --> 00:42:11,286 - And he went blind? - Yes, he went blind... 692 00:42:11,362 --> 00:42:13,853 and-and a few months later he went dead... 693 00:42:13,931 --> 00:42:17,799 which is worse than blind 'cause your oPtions decrease. 694 00:42:17,868 --> 00:42:20,860 Relax. You don't have a brain tumor. 695 00:42:20,938 --> 00:42:22,735 Al, with all due respect... 696 00:42:22,806 --> 00:42:25,741 I have to hear that from somebody who went to a greater medical school... 697 00:42:25,809 --> 00:42:27,936 than the William Morris agency. 698 00:42:28,012 --> 00:42:30,845 We'll get you to Dr. Mason. You still use Mason, right? 699 00:42:30,915 --> 00:42:34,749 No. Mason droPPed dead on the treadmill. I use Koch. 700 00:42:34,818 --> 00:42:37,378 You know, I use Koch too. Did you bumP into anything? 701 00:42:37,454 --> 00:42:39,820 Did you fall? Did you bumP your head or something? 702 00:42:39,890 --> 00:42:44,486 I didn't bumP my head. Nothing! Al, I got a brain tumor. That's the story here. 703 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:47,554 l-l... The end is in sight. I see the wall. 704 00:42:47,631 --> 00:42:51,032 - I thought you said you couldn't see. - It's an exPression. 705 00:42:51,101 --> 00:42:55,504 I don't actually mean I see a wall. It's in my mind's eye. 706 00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:58,872 Listen. I remember that Ellie and I took you to the hosPital... 707 00:42:58,943 --> 00:43:01,309 You insisted on taking you to the hosPital because you were convinced... 708 00:43:01,378 --> 00:43:04,973 - you had hoof-and-mouth disease. - Oh, God. Ellie! 709 00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:09,213 Look, if I die, Al, tell Ellie I'm sorry I said all those things to her. 710 00:43:09,286 --> 00:43:12,449 I said terrible things to her. I called her all kinds of names. 711 00:43:12,523 --> 00:43:17,187 - Probably because I never stoPPed loving her. - [Chuckling] You're not dying. 712 00:43:17,261 --> 00:43:20,890 Well, if I don't die, tell her she's a tramP and she's living with a guy... 713 00:43:20,965 --> 00:43:24,162 the best you could say about him is sometimes he returns Phone calls. 714 00:43:24,234 --> 00:43:26,168 Oh, Dr. Koch. It's Al Hack here. 715 00:43:26,236 --> 00:43:30,297 I'm sorry to call you at home on holiday, but I'm sitting here with Val Waxman... 716 00:43:30,374 --> 00:43:32,604 Okay, you can sit back now. 717 00:43:32,676 --> 00:43:36,737 - So-So, what is the story? - Well, your oPtic nerve is normal. 718 00:43:36,814 --> 00:43:39,749 - Your eye exam is normal. I don't see anything. - Wonderful. 719 00:43:39,817 --> 00:43:42,809 You don't see anything? I don't see anything either. That's the Problem. 720 00:43:42,886 --> 00:43:47,880 Any tumor large enough to imPact on his vision so dramatically would show uP. 721 00:43:47,958 --> 00:43:51,223 I only wish I was in as good health as he is. 722 00:43:51,295 --> 00:43:56,961 This is a textbook scenario. Physically, you're 100 Percent. 723 00:43:57,034 --> 00:44:02,097 But just like someone who has an hysterical Paralysis... 724 00:44:02,172 --> 00:44:04,402 a Patient who's fine but he can't walk... 725 00:44:04,475 --> 00:44:07,672 or a Patient who loses his or her voice... 726 00:44:07,745 --> 00:44:12,739 from witnessing a horrible shock or any extreme, stress-related trauma... 727 00:44:12,816 --> 00:44:16,217 Being a film director, your inner-conflicts... 728 00:44:16,286 --> 00:44:20,086 have chosen to exPress themselves in this very telling fashion. 729 00:44:20,157 --> 00:44:22,717 You're Psychosomatically blind. 730 00:44:22,793 --> 00:44:26,251 - How can I get rid of it? - By treatment. 731 00:44:26,330 --> 00:44:29,663 By understanding the roots of your conflict... 732 00:44:29,733 --> 00:44:33,396 - there's every chance that this blindness will go away. - How quickly? 733 00:44:33,470 --> 00:44:38,373 Well, real growth is always very slow. 734 00:44:38,442 --> 00:44:42,606 - [Door Closes] - There goes my comeback. 735 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,843 You cannot breathe a word of this to anybody. 736 00:44:45,916 --> 00:44:50,410 I gotta tell 'em, Al. You know, I just dread telling Ellie. 737 00:44:50,487 --> 00:44:53,149 Are you nuts? They'll fire you. 738 00:44:53,223 --> 00:44:57,023 Fire me? I obviously can't direct the Picture. 739 00:44:57,094 --> 00:44:59,255 What are you talking about? How can you blow this shot? 740 00:44:59,329 --> 00:45:02,321 What are you talking about? I'm blind. 741 00:45:02,399 --> 00:45:07,268 - Nobody knows. - What the hell does that mean? What are you suggesting? 742 00:45:07,337 --> 00:45:10,898 If you Pull out of this Project now because Psychological stress... 743 00:45:10,974 --> 00:45:13,738 has caused you to lose your sight, you'll never work again. 744 00:45:13,811 --> 00:45:16,974 - They'll burn your union card. - Maybe they could postpone it. 745 00:45:17,047 --> 00:45:19,208 Oh, yeah, because you're blind? 746 00:45:19,283 --> 00:45:22,616 Val, direct this Picture and bring in a hit... 747 00:45:22,686 --> 00:45:25,678 or I leave you with two words: homeless man. 748 00:45:25,756 --> 00:45:28,919 - I can't direct... How can l... - I'm telling you how. 749 00:45:28,992 --> 00:45:32,655 You're going to muddle your way through until your sight returns. 750 00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:35,893 Al, I can't direct a Picture. I'm blind. 751 00:45:35,966 --> 00:45:38,958 Have you seen some of the Pictures out there? 752 00:45:39,036 --> 00:45:41,197 The first five minutes they'll catch me. 753 00:45:41,271 --> 00:45:43,432 Maybe they will, maybe they won't. 754 00:45:43,507 --> 00:45:45,702 If they do, you're no worse off than if you confess... 755 00:45:45,776 --> 00:45:49,439 because you're finished in the business anyway. 756 00:45:49,513 --> 00:45:52,676 You gotta be joking. I'll take one steP on the set, I'll break my neck. 757 00:45:52,750 --> 00:45:55,241 No, no, no. I'll come with you. 758 00:45:55,319 --> 00:45:58,311 They won't let you. The actors get nervous when agents hang around. 759 00:45:58,388 --> 00:46:00,379 It's against Galaxie Policy. 760 00:46:00,457 --> 00:46:05,121 Listen. Once you get on the set, you get relaxed, you won't even need me. 761 00:46:05,195 --> 00:46:09,188 There's no way to do this. I would have to take somebody into my confidence. 762 00:46:09,266 --> 00:46:13,794 Absolutely not. No. Never. Not a hint. This can't get out. 763 00:46:13,871 --> 00:46:16,533 You will direct a hit Picture. 764 00:46:16,607 --> 00:46:19,940 Sometimes God works in strange ways. 765 00:46:20,010 --> 00:46:23,002 Like Job. 766 00:46:29,419 --> 00:46:33,412 [Chattering] 767 00:46:41,665 --> 00:46:44,657 [Andrea's Voice] Notes on "Making of The City That Never SleePs." 768 00:46:44,735 --> 00:46:49,138 First morning atmosphere is upbeat. Lots of eager anticipation. 769 00:46:49,206 --> 00:46:51,367 People moving lights. 770 00:46:51,441 --> 00:46:55,207 Actors and actresses all ready in costume and makeup. 771 00:46:55,279 --> 00:46:59,010 Val Waxman is not the first one on the set. 772 00:46:59,082 --> 00:47:01,778 Actually, a few minutes late. 773 00:47:01,852 --> 00:47:06,516 - This is never going to work. - It's working Perfect. Just stand straight. 774 00:47:06,590 --> 00:47:08,854 - Am I going to bumP into anything? - No, no, no. 775 00:47:08,926 --> 00:47:11,087 I'll guide you. You don't trust me. You have to trust me. 776 00:47:11,161 --> 00:47:14,324 - I gotta look funny. - You look Perfect. I'm telling you. 777 00:47:14,398 --> 00:47:16,389 - l-l-l... - Look at this. How wonderful. Nice. 778 00:47:16,466 --> 00:47:18,798 Good morning. Would you like anything? Any coffee? 779 00:47:18,869 --> 00:47:21,360 - Coffee. Want some coffee? - Coffee. Yeah. 780 00:47:21,438 --> 00:47:24,271 - No. No. No. I'm... No thank you. - Okay. 781 00:47:24,341 --> 00:47:28,334 Well, the actors are here if you're ready to block the scene. 782 00:47:28,412 --> 00:47:30,972 - Blo-Blo-Block the scene? - Yes. We could... 783 00:47:31,048 --> 00:47:33,539 Listen, Val. Are you okay with the changes in the set? 784 00:47:33,617 --> 00:47:37,781 - Oh, the set. It's beautiful. - Oh. It's great. 785 00:47:37,855 --> 00:47:40,016 How do you feel about the background color? You satisfied? 786 00:47:40,090 --> 00:47:44,925 It's blue and, you know, brown and yellow, but is it a little dark? 787 00:47:44,995 --> 00:47:47,987 Beg your Pardon, who are you? I'm Al Hack. I'm his agent. 788 00:47:48,065 --> 00:47:51,228 Al, can I sPeak to you a second? 789 00:47:51,301 --> 00:47:55,067 - Yeah, uh, I'll be right back. Don't worry. I'll be right back. - Al? 790 00:47:55,138 --> 00:47:57,868 - Yes, yes, yes? - Not that you're not welcome here. You know I love you. 791 00:47:57,941 --> 00:48:01,104 - Yes, yes. - But, you know, this is a closed set. 792 00:48:01,178 --> 00:48:04,670 Oh, well, you see, he really needs me. He likes me to be with him. 793 00:48:04,748 --> 00:48:07,740 I know, but a man of your stature... an agent... 794 00:48:07,818 --> 00:48:10,810 -you know, it intimidates PeoPle. - Oh... 795 00:48:10,888 --> 00:48:13,721 - You look so good. Have you had any work done? -Just over here. 796 00:48:13,790 --> 00:48:16,623 A little? 'Cause l... Who did you go to? Not that I need it... 797 00:48:16,693 --> 00:48:18,854 - Fred. Fred. - but I'm thinking about it. 798 00:48:18,929 --> 00:48:23,332 Oh, he's incredible. You got the best clients. Can you get me a Price? 799 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:25,960 I think that we may be like a little bit too light. 800 00:48:26,036 --> 00:48:28,869 Would you Prefer that I take the whole thing one shade darker? 801 00:48:28,939 --> 00:48:33,933 Eh, well, that's a... that's a Possibility. 802 00:48:34,011 --> 00:48:36,946 What do you think? What would you do? 803 00:48:37,014 --> 00:48:39,915 Well, I really don't know. It's Possible I could make the whole thing match the uPholstery. 804 00:48:39,983 --> 00:48:41,917 That's another oPtion. 805 00:48:41,985 --> 00:48:45,250 That's brilliant. That's what I would do. I would match the uPholstery. 806 00:48:45,322 --> 00:48:48,189 Excuse me. Chief, what alarm clock would you like to go with? 807 00:48:48,258 --> 00:48:53,252 - Uh, that one. That one. That one. - Which one? 808 00:48:53,330 --> 00:48:56,857 - I'm sorry... I'm sorry. Which- - Yes. Yes. Yes. 809 00:48:56,934 --> 00:49:00,597 - You like the wind-uP or the electric? - Yes. The wind-uP. Wind-uP. 810 00:49:00,671 --> 00:49:03,538 - I like the wind-uP. - Val? Val? Excuse me. Excuse me, gentlemen. 811 00:49:03,607 --> 00:49:07,839 Can I see you just for a second? Don't worry. 812 00:49:07,911 --> 00:49:10,072 - Excuse me. - Al, this is not working. 813 00:49:10,147 --> 00:49:12,138 Don't worry. Don't worry. It's going to work fine. 814 00:49:12,215 --> 00:49:14,945 But you're right. It is a closed set, and I have to leave. 815 00:49:15,018 --> 00:49:17,851 - You... - Listen to me. Listen to me. Just go to Plan "B." 816 00:49:17,921 --> 00:49:20,253 - What is Plan "B"? We don't have a Plan "B." - We gotta find somebody... 817 00:49:20,324 --> 00:49:22,258 who you trust who will helP you. 818 00:49:22,326 --> 00:49:25,124 - Someone you can rely on. - You mean, tell someone the truth? 819 00:49:25,195 --> 00:49:29,859 Yes. Somebody you can rely on. We'll get somebody who's around you all the time. 820 00:49:29,933 --> 00:49:35,030 Who doesn't look odd, you know? Maybe the A.D.? What about the scriPt girl? 821 00:49:35,105 --> 00:49:37,699 I can't do that. They'll get in trouble. If they get caught... 822 00:49:37,774 --> 00:49:40,766 they'll never work in the business again. 823 00:49:40,844 --> 00:49:44,007 l-I have a resPonsibility, Al, to Ellie and even to Hal. 824 00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:47,573 You have a resPonsibility to yourself! 825 00:49:47,651 --> 00:49:50,415 You have agent's ethics. I can't go by you. 826 00:49:50,487 --> 00:49:53,479 Don't hit me with oxymorons at this time. We're in a crisis! 827 00:49:53,557 --> 00:49:56,890 Wait a minute. Shh. What about the Chinese kid? 828 00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:59,190 - The translator? - Yes, the translator. The translator. 829 00:49:59,262 --> 00:50:02,197 He's a business student at NYU, right? 830 00:50:02,265 --> 00:50:05,928 He doesn't care if he's in the movie business. If he gets caught, it's no big Penalty. 831 00:50:06,003 --> 00:50:10,406 - Well, he is always around me. It's a natural-natural... - Yes, see? 832 00:50:10,474 --> 00:50:13,204 Val, I've got the actors. We are ready for you. 833 00:50:13,276 --> 00:50:16,768 Don't worry. Don't worry. I'll get you to the set. Take it easy. Take it easy. 834 00:50:16,847 --> 00:50:18,815 I'll take you. I'll take you. It's gonna be fine. 835 00:50:18,882 --> 00:50:22,716 If-lf I'm acting so crazy, everyone'll notice that I'm acting crazy. 836 00:50:22,786 --> 00:50:24,777 Listen. You got a rePutation for being crazy. 837 00:50:24,855 --> 00:50:29,383 This is the Perfect time for it to work in your favor. Watch out. One steP. One steP. 838 00:50:29,459 --> 00:50:32,986 Ah, very good. Hey, can I have Mr. Waxman's chair here? 839 00:50:33,063 --> 00:50:35,463 - The director needs his chair. Where is it? - Chair? 840 00:50:35,532 --> 00:50:39,866 Thank you very much. Here, come sit. Look, your lucky chair. 841 00:50:39,936 --> 00:50:43,337 - Oh. - Isn't that wonderful? Sit, sit, sit. Be relaxed. 842 00:50:43,407 --> 00:50:47,241 Real good. Good luck. 843 00:50:47,310 --> 00:50:52,304 - I can't work with outside PeoPle watching me. - Nobody's gonna be watching. 844 00:50:52,382 --> 00:50:56,751 - Incidentally, you like this one or this one? - I like that one. 845 00:50:56,820 --> 00:50:59,118 - This one? 'Cause this one's more like... - Yes, that one. 846 00:50:59,189 --> 00:51:01,851 what they'd really use, but this one's more theatrical. 847 00:51:01,925 --> 00:51:04,860 Well, you know, you can use this one if you'd like. But I Prefer that one. 848 00:51:04,928 --> 00:51:07,920 - Which one? The first or the second? - This one. 849 00:51:07,998 --> 00:51:13,163 - I'd like to make my entrance from the stairs. - [SPeaking Chinese] 850 00:51:13,236 --> 00:51:15,727 [All Talking At Once] 851 00:51:15,806 --> 00:51:18,274 Hold it. What... Who ordered? Who ordered? What's haPPening? 852 00:51:18,341 --> 00:51:20,502 - How do you want me to kiss her? - What's haPPening here? 853 00:51:20,577 --> 00:51:24,343 - Which way did you want me to kiss her? - [Stammering] 854 00:51:24,414 --> 00:51:27,076 - You know, on the... on the mouth. - What about my mouth? 855 00:51:27,150 --> 00:51:30,483 - No, kiss her on the mouth. - He hasn't seen here for six years. 856 00:51:30,554 --> 00:51:33,216 We originally discussed some kind of Passionate way of grabbing her. 857 00:51:33,290 --> 00:51:36,453 Oh, well, use both liPs. 858 00:51:39,296 --> 00:51:41,958 Oh, excuse me. Could I talk to you just for a second? 859 00:51:42,032 --> 00:51:43,966 - Me? - Yeah, just for a minute. 860 00:51:44,034 --> 00:51:46,025 - Uh, they need me. - Well, actually, the director... 861 00:51:46,103 --> 00:51:50,199 - The director asked me to talk to you. Yes. - Mr. Waxman? 862 00:51:50,273 --> 00:51:52,605 [WhisPering] It's a chance to make some extra salary. 863 00:51:52,676 --> 00:51:57,272 Now, you seem to be a very resPonsible young man. Are you? 864 00:51:57,347 --> 00:51:59,872 - [Chinese] - You should move left. 865 00:51:59,950 --> 00:52:03,477 You got me doing two things at once here. I can't work if I don't know what you want. 866 00:52:03,553 --> 00:52:07,455 - You should cross left. - Wait. Me? You mean my left? 867 00:52:07,524 --> 00:52:10,357 - If I cross my left, I'm going to bumP right into him. - You don't have to bumP me. 868 00:52:10,427 --> 00:52:13,521 - I'm Probably going to knock him over. - Where is the translator? 869 00:52:13,597 --> 00:52:17,533 - Excuse me. He's suPPosed to be on set. - [All Talking] 870 00:52:17,601 --> 00:52:21,594 - Sir, I have a very imPortant message for you. - ImPortant message for me? 871 00:52:21,671 --> 00:52:25,664 Um, I'm here to helP you. I know about your secret. 872 00:52:27,511 --> 00:52:30,344 Don't! 873 00:52:30,413 --> 00:52:32,347 Cut! 874 00:52:32,415 --> 00:52:37,910 Very good. That was terrific. Was it very good? Was it very good? 875 00:52:37,988 --> 00:52:41,355 Well, I don't see the dramatic imPact of it. 876 00:52:41,424 --> 00:52:44,257 But it did seem a little imProvement from the random chaos... 877 00:52:44,327 --> 00:52:48,991 -you were encouraging. - Oh, thank you. You didn't like the random chaos, huh? 878 00:52:49,065 --> 00:52:53,229 Let's... Can we go again? Just for safety, one more? 879 00:52:54,538 --> 00:52:57,200 Okay, sir, we're aPProaching a hallway right now. 880 00:52:57,274 --> 00:52:59,208 So we're gonna walk slowly. There's nobody here. 881 00:52:59,276 --> 00:53:01,540 - Practically nobody. - Okay. 882 00:53:01,611 --> 00:53:05,206 - Be careful. - I'm trying to be casual, but it's extremely difficult. 883 00:53:05,282 --> 00:53:08,308 - Oh, I know that... - Ooh! Sorry. Boss, you all right? 884 00:53:08,385 --> 00:53:12,981 Yes. No, I'm fine. It was my fault comPletely. I forgive you. 885 00:53:13,056 --> 00:53:15,820 Sir, he's gone. He's not there anymore. You're talking to air. 886 00:53:15,892 --> 00:53:17,826 Why didn't you warn me? 887 00:53:17,894 --> 00:53:19,828 I thought you saw him. This is very weird for me. 888 00:53:19,896 --> 00:53:21,830 You thought I saw him? How am l... 889 00:53:21,898 --> 00:53:24,628 - A few summers ago I did aid a deaf uncle. - You're going too fast. 890 00:53:24,701 --> 00:53:26,828 Okay, slowly, slowly. It's very weird. 891 00:53:26,903 --> 00:53:29,838 I was helPing out a deaf uncle a few summers ago... 892 00:53:29,906 --> 00:53:31,840 but we didn't have to hide it like this. 893 00:53:31,908 --> 00:53:33,842 Oh,Jesus, this is great. 894 00:53:33,910 --> 00:53:36,845 Val, you wanna go with this one tomorrow or the big one? 895 00:53:36,913 --> 00:53:38,847 Uh, well... 896 00:53:38,915 --> 00:53:41,884 - Wow. These are beautiful Pocket watches. - Thanks. 897 00:53:41,952 --> 00:53:43,886 I would go with the big one. 898 00:53:43,954 --> 00:53:47,981 Val, um, how'd you feel the first day went? 899 00:53:48,058 --> 00:53:50,993 The first day was, you know, like the first day. 900 00:53:51,061 --> 00:53:55,054 It was like a shakedown where you weed out the malcontents. 901 00:53:55,131 --> 00:53:59,795 Oh, good. I'd love to sPeak to you for a few minutes if you're not too busy and all. 902 00:53:59,869 --> 00:54:01,803 - l-l... - Well, sir, uh... 903 00:54:01,871 --> 00:54:04,965 you said you wanted me to show me that, uh, Piece of jade? 904 00:54:05,041 --> 00:54:07,874 -Jade? - You know what? If you have work to do... 905 00:54:07,944 --> 00:54:09,878 we'll do this some other time. 906 00:54:09,946 --> 00:54:13,313 - Yes, I do. l-l... - Okay. Thank you. 907 00:54:13,383 --> 00:54:16,216 Sorry, sir. That's all I could think of to extricate you. 908 00:54:16,286 --> 00:54:18,220 You realize there's no Piece of jade. 909 00:54:18,288 --> 00:54:21,052 Yes, I get it. I get it. There's no jade. 910 00:54:23,059 --> 00:54:24,993 Hey, everything okay? 911 00:54:25,061 --> 00:54:27,256 So far our consPiracy has gone undetected. 912 00:54:27,330 --> 00:54:29,491 Perfect. I'm taking you to your shrink right now. 913 00:54:29,566 --> 00:54:31,500 Listen. Same drill tomorrow, Chou. 914 00:54:31,568 --> 00:54:33,502 Don't worry. I'll Practice casual banter. 915 00:54:33,570 --> 00:54:35,868 Very good. Good. Nice to see you. 916 00:54:36,239 --> 00:54:39,174 [Andrea's Voice] To observe Val Waxman directing... 917 00:54:39,242 --> 00:54:42,507 one would think he has no idea what he's doing. 918 00:54:42,579 --> 00:54:45,241 I wonder if he is one of those cinema geniuses... 919 00:54:45,315 --> 00:54:48,716 who thrive on chaos, like Fellini. 920 00:54:48,785 --> 00:54:51,720 He always seems distracted. 921 00:54:51,788 --> 00:54:53,756 He never looks anyone in the eye... 922 00:54:53,823 --> 00:54:57,520 and must be juggling a million things in his mind at once. 923 00:54:57,594 --> 00:55:01,223 It's easy to see why his reputation is one of an eccentric. 924 00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:04,165 I notice, too, as the weeks go by... 925 00:55:04,234 --> 00:55:07,032 what a great interest he has in the photography...