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[Oliver] You wanna see a magic trick?

[Speaker] No thank you.

Really quick.

Okay.

You wanna see a magic trick?

[Speaker] No thanks.

It'll be really quick.

Do you wanna see a magic trick?

Really quick, two seconds.

Magic trick?

Magic trick?

Tiffany's.

25 off first order.

25 off the first order.

Oh, that...

Oh no.

You wanna see a magic trick?

Magic trick?

No thank you.

We could, we could-

He has a gun.

We can make those bullets disappear.

He, he has a gun.

It will be like two seconds,

just a really, really quick magic trick.

Please?

No one wants to see magic.

This guy does.

- Hey, hey. - You wanna see a magic trick?

Magic trick?

Really quick.

It'll take two seconds.

- Aww, magic. - Really quick.

[Andrew] And you can just clap it out.

Yeah. (claps)

- Great, fantastic. - Cool.

- We're rolling. - Okay, pick a card.

I'll pick one.

It doesn't matter which one, right?

Show the camera.

Put it back in the deck.

(horn honking)

Is that your card?

No?

Um, mind if we do it one more time?

No problem.

Okay and then just act like, like really surprise,

like I got it right.

Oh, okay.

We'll cut out this part where I'm talking,

we'll cut it out.

Okay.

Okay.

Is this your card?

Yes. (laughs)

No.

No, yes.

Yes.

Um, like, I have a lot invested in this, so-

And, what, you want me to say it's the card?

Say it's the card, yeah.

Is that your card?

Yes.

Yes.

And I got it on the first try.

First try.

You tell 'em I got it first try.

First try.

He got it first try.

First try.

Thank you.

That's it?

Thank you, yeah.

(gentle music)

(friends chattering)

[Andrew] I'm gonna actually fucking kill you.

No, oh my.

Oh my God. - Fucker.

(Oliver laughs)

Oh, uh, we were just...

To whom it may concern at the

Annual Star Venture Talent Show,

this is my application reel

per submission guidelines.

Uh, my name is Oliver,

I'm a magician/illusionist, showman,

George Millie of the modern age,

and this is-

You wanna (indistinct).

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hi, I'm Andrew.

Andrew is what you call in the biz

my assistant, apprentice/boom operator/best friend.

Where are you going?

Check it out, this thing was just on the ground.

Throughout this video,

you will see me performing several feats of magic

for real people,

all culminating to a rather, um-

- Mythological. - Mythological audition

to your final showcase.

Buckle up.

Cut.

How was that?

Chills dude.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(knife chopping)

(bottle clangs)

(knife chopping)

What'd you do today?

Worked on stuff with Andrew.

Oh, okay.

I'm not gonna tell you again.

I always laugh when he passes out like this.

Look, get a shot of his face.

It looks like he's ascending into the heavens or something.

(speaking in foreign language)

(Oliver hums)

(water running)

Hey Andrew, how are you?

You hungry?

You want some leftover?

How are things?

How's the job?

It's good.

People at work are really nice, so it's been good.

[Diane] Yeah, that's wonderful.

You know, wish some of that would rub off on Oliver, huh?

(Andrew laughs)

[Oliver] Yeah.

Wanna get busy?

Yeah.

Good, good to see you.

[Andrew] Yeah, you too.

It is all possible.

Luck is what happens when preparation

meets opportunity.

I think it's really actually preparation

and practice.

[Oliver] Practice and preparation,

yeah, that sounds right.

P and P.

Pee pee.

(Oliver laughs)

- Pee pee. - Pee pee potty.

Pee pee poo poo.

Pee pee poo poo potty.

Dude, you know what I just remembered?

Fourth grade, Peter Newcome,

literally shitting his pants.

Dude, I'm actually very, very happy you brought that up

because if I'm ever in a bad mood,

sometimes I'll just think about that image,

Peter Newcome with his poppy pants trying to hide it

with (indistinct).

Shout to to Peter Newcome, we'll never forget.

Never forget.

Okay,

So, what do you think?

Perfection.

You wanna see a magic trick?

(indistinct)

You're doing good.

He's about to get out of it.

If you don't mind just trying to

get it out or just pull.

Yeah, you could pull this.

Yeah.

Pull, pull, pull.

Pull, pull, pull, pull.

I'm pulling.

If you could just pull.

Right here?

Yeah.

(gentle music)

Yeah.

(gentle music continues)

Don't see this everyday.

(gentle music)

Pull, pull, pull.

Help get me out.

(gentle music)

Where do I pull?

Yeah, pull there, yeah.

Here, here, hang on.

Like this, like this.

You need to-

Yes, yes, yes.

Like this.

Yes.

You put.

You, you.

Yeah.

(gentle music)

Hey, it was good, it was a good try.

Just drop me off.

You gotta keep trying it though.

I don't wanna talk, just take me home.

All right, all right Oliver.

Let me just...

All right, thanks, man.

All right, see ya.

(items crashing)

(gentle music)

What is going on here?

Come on.

Oh for gods sake.

All right, get up.

Get up.

Get up.

(gentle music)

Come on.

One... Two, three.

Shh, stop, I'm counting.

I have to prepare.

One, two, three, go.

What do I have to do?

Pull it up.

Pull it over your head.

My arms are crossed.

What do you mean?

I mean look.

How did you?

Oh my God.

(gentle music continues)

You got a loud swallow.

Where's the scissors

or a saw?

Look at this, broke the fucking scissors.

These are very, very good scissors too.

Sorry.

(mom groaning)

Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom.

What?

I have to go pee.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, hold it.

Just hold it.

Mom?

Yeah?

I think I'm done.

Okay.

Craig and I have been talking,

and with your best interest at heart we-

It's time for you to get a job,

no more magic.

Mom.

Okay, look, I know this feels awfully sudden,

but we've been thinking about this for a while

because, look, honey, it's time you

took some responsibility.

You need to start to figure out

how the real world works.

That's right,

and, of course, we'll be there to help you.

I've reached out to some of the guys in my bowling league,

and a few of them have been nice enough

to send over a couple job applications.

Okay, now look, you're gonna have

lots of options in here so I want you to read them,

and really take your time,

and then we're gonna help you set up some interviews.

It's time to grow up.

No more magic.

The announcer your steps up,

he's like ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen,

your Moonlight Alleyway champion, champion, champion.

Ah, crowd roars again, the music swells.

♪ From sea to shinning sea ♪

General manager hands me this chunk of change,

the game pin.

Truly beautiful.

Here, back up so you can get the full picture.

Whoa, whoa, easy jack off.

I guess you'd call it magic,

but, yeah, he's been into that stuff

since for as long as I've been around at least.

But, you know, think about it,

what does magic do?

It gives you the tools to create your own reality.

Oliver has never been good with reality.

I think we first bonded over the fact

that neither of us really had any friends.

Um, he must have introduced himself to me,

because I certainly was not very outgoing at the time.

Make sure you get at the time.

'Cause I'm better at it now, but...

A lot of who I am is based off of him.

Like in third grade I remember

I found out that he went boxers from whitie tighties,

which was like a pioneering move, no one had done that.

So that night I'm going to the store,

I'm getting boxers, I'm throwing away my whites.

Like goodbye whites.

I'm a boxer boy.

But, it hasn't just been Oliver, you know,

his whole families been there for me for a long time.

Like, his mom for a while was basically

just like a substitute for my mom.

Like, I would go to their house for dinners

and stuff like that,

like when my parents weren't,

weren't around.

All right, let's do it.

(gentle music)

Hey Christie. - Hey Andrew.

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

I really don't know how else to say it,

but things have been kind of hard for Oliver.

I mean, he is a really imaginative kid,

but he had trouble in school.

For whatever reason, none of that stuff

really stuck with him, you know?

And we did whatever we could.

We got counselors and tutors and therapists.

I remember this, uh, one time when Olly was in grade school,

and I got called in to talk to the teacher

about some homework assignment,

and, uh, I think the exercise was to

write about your dream home.

And, uh, I remember, oh gosh, Olly,

Olly wrote about this, uh, silver pyramid,

and it had these mahogany doors,

and this waterside that went

all the way from the bedroom

right down to the swimming pool.

The teacher, she didn't care about any of that stuff,

she was just really concerned because

Oliver made all these spelling mistakes.

And I remember thinking "Come on, oh my gosh",

"this is so creative."

I mean, any kid can spell, right?

But, how many can think of something like that?

That's as good as it gets for today.

Oh boy.

How'd the job hunt going?

Uh, it goes.

When I was your age I had to work.

There ain't no participation trophies in this house.

In the real world, dreams don't come true, you move on.

But, if you really wanna do card tricks,

if that's how you really wanna spend

the rest of your life,

then do yourself a favor right now, learn this phrase,

would you like fries with that?

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

Whatever I'm gonna see for you, whether it's good or bad,

do you wish for me to tell you?

[Oliver] Yes, wholeheartedly.

Okay.

Okay, so your cards are showing me

that your light is very bright,

you are on the right track,

and the path that you should be on.

Also that you have many journeys ahead of you.

Success is on the way for you to be patient.

Okay, 'cause I'm working my way

to a talent show right now.

Mm-hmm.

And it would be very soon,

it would be like within the next couple months.

Good.

Is there anything?

Let's see.

Money really don't concern you,

it's your name out there, if that makes any sense to you.

For me it doesn't,

but for you it probably does.

[Oliver] My name is out there

in like the winning envelope?

I don't know about a winning envelope,

that doesn't specifically indicate that for you,

but yeah.

Yes.

Your journey that you're on now,

can't get any better.

Wow, so it's gonna go,

it's going well, it's gonna go well,

and I'm gonna-

Yes.

[Oliver] Gonna go make it to the show.

Along your journey you will have issues,

everybody does, just that you,

you're not the only one.

(phone ringing)

Understand?

(phone ringing)

[Oliver] Is that someone?

Is that for...

No, that's just my phone.

[Oliver] Oh. (laughs)

So, there's a distance between you

and someone that you care about every much.

Again, this distance, you decided to do it.

There's, my stepdad puts a lot of pressure on me.

Mm-hmm.

I think the struggle I'm dealing with

is trying to pursue my passion,

and he keeps pushing me verbally,

abusing me into getting a day job, moving out, growing up.

Um, I see that you have issues.

Because a lot of times what he says

it's hard for me to stay positive

and believe in myself given the negativity-

Everything that's within your circle, yes, I got that.

That's hard.

What would I say?

Look at it.

It this, 'cause I'm pursuing magic,

is that part of?

It could be,

but the way the card had fell,

it's upside down.

Oh.

Which is the opposite of your journey.

So you're on the right track, my friend.

Okay.

But so the opposite of my journey-

Your cards are upside down if you'll notice.

Some are up, some are down.

What would have happened

if the magician was the other way?

It's the opposite.

So then he wouldn't be on the right path?

Right.

That his journey that he would be taking

would not continue far future.

So, sorry, I am on the right path

or I'm not on the right path?

- You are. - I am on the right path.

Yes.

Because it's upside down.

Yeah.

So the magician isn't like I'm a magician.

'Cause it's like "Whoa, you got a card"

"that said magician on it, but-

[Oliver] I was like "That's me."

"Magician, that's me."

- Yeah. - Yeah.

But then she said it was opposite.

So it was opposite-

Of being not for you.

Opposite of being not for me,

so it is for me.

Exactly.

You are on your right journey.

[Oliver] Okay.

Just pursue it.

Take the good with the bad and keep going.

Don't worry about being judged.

Okay.

This have dairy in it?

[Andrew] It's milk.

[Oliver] So yeah?

Andrew?

What's up, man?

Pete, Peter Newcome.

Wow, Pete.

It's been so long man, how you been?

I actually, I just sold a startup

with my buddy from college,

we're flying up north to sign all the paperwork

and everything this week, so...

Oh my gosh.

Man, that is incredible, congratulations.

Yeah, thank you, man.

We just got the right investor to attach,

and, you know, boom.

Oh my gosh.

(Pete laughs)

That is amazing.

Yeah, thanks.

Um, well hey listen, man, I kind of gotta run,

but why don't we do drinks or something

when I got back?

[Andrew] Oh, that would be great.

Buyer, buyer.

Oh, by the way, I still need an assistant,

so maybe hit me on social.

You're on LinkedIn, right?

[Andrew] Yeah.

Hey, one love.

All right, I gotta go too.

What?

Yeah, I think I'm gonna be late for work.

It's fine.

I'll call you later.

Hey, Craig?

I thought you were out with Andrew this morning?

He, uh, had to go to work,

but I was hoping, um-

How about that.

I was hoping you might be able to show me

how to use your power tools.

Really, why?

Guess I figure it's just something

I should know by now.

Well, well, well if it isn't

magic boy thinking like a man.

No, no, no, no, I'll show you, I'll show you, I'll show you.

Uh, this is good, this is good.

I'm wrapping this project up though

so I've gotta polish, uh-

What's this?

Oh well, this is, uh,

this is big daddy,

and this is the real thing, okay, you ready?

It's heavy.

Okay.

So, you know, you know, don't pull the trigger.

It's gotta sort of lay flat

and be smooth.

Here, hold onto it.

Watch the trigger.

That's pretty obvious, right?

Feel the weight of that.

Twist the little red knob,

and that opens up the vice a little bit.

This is kind of a fun one

because you don't have to work as hard.

- Oh. - Here, try that.

[Oliver] Okay.

What I really like is I like when,

when the screwdriver's magnetic.

Oh, then... Then what happens is that

you don't have to drop the screw.

[Oliver] So the screw stays in there?

The screw stays in there,

it doesn't flop.

(sander scraping)

You know, switch hands once in a while,

but put your body into it.

Looking good, yeah.

I should have had you do this a long time ago.

Good.

Nice and smooth.

You know, you don't wanna breathe that stuff in

so I should probably have a mask for you,

but I don't (indistinct).

Looks good.

Hey Andrew.

(Andrew coughs) - [Andrew] I'm sorry.

You good?

[Andrew] Yeah, I'm good.

What are you up to for lunch?

I'm about to go grab something.

I eat out way too much,

I need to get better at buying groceries,

but c'est la vie.

C'est la vie, yeah.

Well, I have that exact same problem.

[Christie] Really?

I never have any groceries.

[Christie] I feel like you're always eating out of

that lunch box though, no?

Um, yeah, I guess I,

I guess I have been.

Hmm, well did you wanna go get some lunch?

Today?

[Andrew] Yeah.

'Cause this one wasn't even very good,

it's a bad sandwich.

Mm.

[Andrew] I was gonna ask you yesterday,

before I even packed it,

so maybe do you,

well, do you wanna go?

Yeah.

Okay, real, okay.

My friend is doing like a project right now.

Does it, does it bother you?

No.

[Andrew] Oh yeah, it doesn't bother me either,

which is cool.

Cool.

(horns honking)

- Hey. - Hey.

I'm really balling out.

Ooh.

Ketchup.

Yeah, grab some of that.

Um, so are you new in town?

No, no, I'm from here,

I'm just moving to a new apartment this weekend.

[Andrew] From here?

New place.

Very cool.

Congratulations, that's awesome.

Oh, thank you.

I'm thinking about once I'm all settled in

and everything having everyone in the office

over for a little party,

so if you're not busy I'd love for you to come by.

I don't know when it's gonna be,

but I'm usually pretty busy.

But, I'll definitely be there.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Yeah, yeah, so right now we're just

dusting off the curtains,

getting things ready.

Oh, a huge shout out,

and a special thanks to Vice Principal Folan

for allowing us to host our broadcast

from his beautiful gymnasium.

Oh, and imagine up here, it'll say

televised live, the Annual Star Venture Talent Show

featuring yours truly.

Hold your applause.

See what I did there is you didn't applaud,

but I said hold your applause, that's comedy.

There will be a lot of that in the evening.

Yeah.

(gentle music)

Sorry, man, I'm just a little confused.

[Oliver] Dude, don't worry, no one's gonna

care about any of that.

What we're doing is gonna take us much, much farther.

Okay.

It's just it's so theatrical.

I just, I don't know

if I have anything to offer you in that way.

Maybe we could get like a,

what do you call 'em,

there's like performance coaches or something?

[Andrew] That would be sick,

but I think they would cost some, some money.

Also, do you have enough money for the entrance fee?

Entrance fee?

[Andrew] Applications for this contest are $50.

Okay.

[Andrew] And then it also says

you're gonna be charged $100 for hair/makeup

and dressing room,

and then another $150 just for production cost.

[Oliver] $300?

Yeah.

But it's also 200 more dollars to be on the live

television broadcast,

which is like the part you need.

$500?

How am I...

I'm putting all my money into this reel.

Do, do you have $500?

No, no, I don't.

I pay rent every single month, so no.

Um, but, maybe Craig

and your mom can help.

You know, when it was just me and Olly,

things felt really impossible.

Like, for instance, it took me years to find out

that Olly is lactose intolerant.

No, completely lactose intolerant,

like one little drop and (imitates exploding)

you have to get the plumber on speed dial.

That's actually how I met Craig.

He was the handyman that stole my heart.

I was lucky to get a house call

from such a pretty lady.

Aww.

I mean, he has really stepped up.

Most guys, they would have run for the hills,

but not Craig, no.

He has made it his mission to get my son's shit together,

literally.

I love you.

I love you, sweetie.

I grew up with a single mother too,

so I know how hard it can be.

And, as a kid I was kind of chumming around with friends,

I never finished school,

spent all my time drinking at the bowling alley.

It took me a long time to find my way.

It would have been much easier

if someone was pushing me.

Any job updates?

Before Craig says anything,

even though I'm not even talking to him,

I've been working really hard,

like how you guys say take initiative,

that's what I'm doing,

and I'm only getting closer to submitting my reel,

but there's a small matter of fees.

[Diane] How much?

$500.

You pay him to perform?

[Oliver] That's how it works.

Look, if you had your own job

you could spend your money on whatever you want, right?

[Oliver] Mom.

I think you should look at the job applications.

The job that you bid for is an office assistant

entry level position.

And, just to quickly recap,

the responsibilities are data,

data entry, answering phones,

formatting documents, writing up meeting minutes

for recurring meetings with the staff,

managing calendars,

and maintaining office supplies,

and additional assignments as needed.

Tell me about your experience.

Yeah, um, my experience is,

I actually don't have a lot of office experience,

but I have a bit of experience as a magician.

I'm pretty comfortable doing like,

you know, like slight of hand magic,

escape artist, anything like that if you would need.

Okay, escape artist, okay.

And, do you have some experience,

and your educational background,

can you tell me a bit more about that?

Um, skip.

Uh, can you tell me more about

what software technology you have experience with?

Uh, this job involves a lot of computer work.

Um, I mean, I'm talking on the computer

with you right now,

so I think that would be a good example

of my know how.

Uh, can you give me an example

of a project that you did

using one of the Microsoft application?

Um, yeah, I did, um,

I was out with my friend the other day,

and we were doing like magic like card tricks

on the street.

So that was like that's a project I've done.

Did it involve Microsoft applications?

[Oliver] No.

Okay.

Uh, what motivated you to apply for this role?

Yeah, um, I'm actually gearing up

for like a big performance,

and I need, um, submission funds,

so I just couldn't really find the money anywhere else.

Right.

I have a lot of time at home.

Like, I try to fill my day with magic

as much as I can,

but my friend Andrew is at work a lot,

so usually while he's at work

I'm just waiting for him.

Uh, I would not go there,

you want to put the best face forward.

- Okay. - Unless you wanna-

'Cause I was was...

I think I was just trying to get personal,

and maybe explain, make a connection with you,

and hopefully the company.

I-I-I can't get there,

as an interviewer, I just met you.

Do you have any questions for me?

If you don't have questions,

that's off putting,

it doesn't give a good impression.

Okay.

Did you have other questions for me?

How are we doing on time?

(upbeat music)

Hey.

Yeah, hey, Christie, you can hear me?

Okay.

Yeah, we're at the front gate.

I, yeah, I'm sorry I brought a friend,

is that all right?

Okay, sweet.

Um, so do you have to

come let us down or something?

Or...

Oh yeah, it seems locked,

but if you say it's open

it's definitely open.

If you're telling me it's open,

I'll just find a way in for sure.

Okay, yeah, no thanks.

No, I'll figure it out.

Okay.

No, I-

Do you know...

Are you sure she wants us here?

I think she, she said it's open.

(upbeat music)

That's her.

[Oliver] That's her?

Go talk to her.

- Okay. - Okay.

- Okay. - Okay.

Okay.

Wait, let me say hi, then you can come in.

Okay.

(upbeat music)

Hey. - Andrew.

Christie, hey.

You made it, you're here.

Yeah, I wouldn't miss it.

I'm gonna get another drink.

Okay.

(upbeat music)

Chilube, baby.

Oh.

Um...

It's an inside joke.

Okay.

Hey, thanks again for putting this whole thing on.

I know, it's not too bad, right?

It's amazing,

and it's really good to see you out of the office.

It's really good to see you too.

I'm sorry I didn't wanna sell my danmar helmet, Claire,

enjoy your fucking Rumba.

(upbeat music)

Do you like work with these people, or?

(upbeat music)

Oh, I got Molly.

[Friend] Any other fun plans this weekend?

Yeah, I'm getting a little too old

to keep mooching off my mom's health insurance,

so I have to figure that out.

Right?

Health insurance is so crazy.

[Friend] Sorry, I don't think we've met.

Yeah, this is my friend, Oliver,

he's, uh, just-

I'm, I'm a magician.

No way, Andrew, you guys do magic?

Yeah.

Yeah, Andrew actually helps me out

with a ton of tricks and stuff.

Oh, that is so cool.

You've never told me that before.

Do you guys perform at events

or venues and stuff?

I will, yeah, at the Star Venture Talent Show.

My mom's boyfriend is also in the entertainment industry.

Whoa, really?

Yeah.

I forget actually exactly what he does,

but it's something along the lines of manager,

or acting coach.

Are you serious?

- Yeah. - That's literally

what we're working on right now.

Yeah.

He's like been in the industry forever

so he has a ton of contacts,

classically trained in England.

He even worked on the movie "Empire Sun"

with Christian Bale.

- Whoa. - If you guys have seen that.

I know, pretty cool.

Um, I could probably get him to meet with you guys

if that's something you're interested in.

Whoa.

Are you sure about that?

'Cause that's like a,

he seems like a legit.

Yeah, no, I mean no problem.

No promises either,

but hopefully he can meet with you,

and give you pointers.

Before meeting he may ask

for footage or a reel.

I don't know if you guys have anything like that.

Yes, yes.

We actually have a ton of footage.

Oh, cool, like what?

Ladies and gentlemen,

the art of levitation.

(upbeat music)

Whoa.

(upbeat music)

Hey, you see this?

Head's down.

His head's down.

Look at his little eyes, that's crazy.

That's his little head.

Get his little head?

That's good.

(upbeat music)

- Worth it? - I think we're good.

Oh, you got it.

- I got that, yeah. - Thank you.

Speak into there.

What do I say?

Just hello, hey, how are you?

Hello, hey.

What's your favorite song?

Wow, magic is so good.

Wow, magic was very good.

[Oliver] And you'd recommend it to people,

and you'd recommend me to get hired?

Yeah.

[Oliver] And you would recommend me

to get into the talent show,

and to go really far?

Yeah, of course.

(gentle music)

Sounds so good.

Oh, it does?

- Yeah. - Okay cool.

You should hear it.

Talk to yourself.

Test, test.

You gotta hear it too though.

Okay, well...

Yeah, but you got it.

That was crazy.

That was crazy.

Like that was crazy.

(upbeat music)

That was crazy.

That was crazy.

Hell yeah.

Hey, can we just get test for sound.

Dude, that was amazing, that was beautiful.

That was crazy.

(upbeat music)

Well, I don't know,

it's got a good head on it, I think,

but it tastes like shit.

(upbeat music)

- Shit. - Dude.

Hello?

[Oliver] It's me.

So, any job interviews?

[Oliver] You keep asking me that.

Well, I keep hoping you'll come up with the right answer.

Okay, then yeah.

[Mom] Really?

Yeah, but I don't think you're gonna like it.

Why, what is it?

[Oliver] It has to do with my magic act.

(Mom scoffs)

What happened to the job interview?

I never heard back.

Look, we just want you to be able

to support yourself,

and, I don't know, maybe find a nice girl.

Andrew told me he may have met someone.

So, I remember that you said you like spicy food,

so I made a sandwich for you that has

a little extra spice on it.

You made one for me?

I did.

Oh my gosh.

That's spicy.

Oh.

Oh no.

Okay, wait-

I wanna take that.

Okay.

Okay, all right, it has...

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

(phone buzzing)

My mom's boyfriend just responded,

he said that he'll meet with you guys.

That's amazing.

I know.

That-that's unbelievable.

How is during the week, like next week maybe?

Yeah, yeah, next week.

Any time next week works.

Amazing.

I don't know what to tell,

like any time?

Yeah, whatever you think

'cause Oliver's not like doing anything,

well, he's like doing that.

Okay.

I'll just throw a day out there.

Yeah, yeah.

Wednesday.

Wednesday, eight, nine.

He won't be in until nine, so-

Wednesday eight.

Wednesday 9, 9:15.

10?

- Yeah. - 10?

10, Wednesday 10, that's perfect.

(gentle music)

Hi, this is, uh, Oliver.

Yeah, I sat down for an interview a couple weeks ago.

The magician, yeah.

Hello?

Hello?

I didn't get it.

Aww, I'm sorry, man.

But, I do have good news for you though.

Really?

What?

Yeah, the, uh, performance coach

is gonna meet with you.

[Oliver] Are you serious?

Yes.

And it's actually already on the books.

[Oliver] That's amazing.

Yeah.

But, um, yeah, I'm not sure

I'm gonna be able to go.

[Oliver] Wait, what?

Why?

Just 'cause I'm working that day,

it's like in the afternoon.

That's like when I work.

[Oliver] At least come for moral support.

Dude, are you even-

What?

Dude, no.

It's not like accurate,

but it's like how I feel.

I'm sorry.

No, it's fine.

Yeah.

Really?

[Oliver] Yeah, no, I should be happy for you.

Okay, um, in that case, like, I have to go.

[Oliver] Wait, what?

Yeah.

How am I gonna get to the performance coach?

I don't have a ride.

[Andrew] You just order a car on your phone.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

Hey, for Oliver?

It's uh, I'm meeting with like an acting coach today.

You been in the industry for a while,

or just getting in?

Just getting my feet wet.

Yeah, it's always been a dream of mine,

so trying to pursue it full on.

Usually my buddy drives me around,

but he's been, like, pretty busy lately,

so I appreciate you stepping in.

Yeah, no worries.

I have a friend that helps me a lot,

and he never charges me.

[Oliver] That's a good friend.

I don't want your money.

He's like "I'm here to help you"

"and have your business grow."

It's crazy.

Yeah, he's my only friend. - That's what I want.

Yeah.

Dude, yeah, that's what I want.

That's what it was like, honestly, before,

but now he's like,

like I said girls and work,

and he moved out... Changing.

Of his parents' house so it's like...

It's just hard.

It's like growing apart kind of.

- Somebody else will come. - Yeah.

They will.

Well, hey... That's usually how it is.

I'm thankful for you picking us up, you know?

(turn signal clicking)

Right here?

Yeah, this looks good.

And then, um, so we're gonna go in for the lesson,

but I was hoping... Okay.

Um, would you mind coming in with us too?

Yeah, that's fine.

Okay.

'cause just like I said, like my buddy usually comes in,

but I think it would just be better

if someone's there too.

Okay, yeah.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

(birds chirping)

(door knocking)

Hey.

Hey, thank you so much.

[Alfredo] How you doing?

Do you mind, uh, introducing me?

Good afternoon, sir.

You Oliver?

Nice to meet you, my name is Alfredo.

- Where's Oliver? - I'm Oliver.

This is Oliver, very good friend of mine.

Sit down, will you?

Facing me.

Maybe like like magic and...

Not sure if you ever heard of Oliver,

but he's an outstanding magician.

He's a magician?

Coming in with various crafts

that he's coming up with himself.

Hopefully gets into the field

that he really wants to be in.

Very passionate.

So I was hoping you could look at my reel

I'm submitting to a talent show,

and then hopefully give me notes on my reel,

and then...

Just hang on here a minute.

You got a card in here or something?

Yeah, yeah, I have it on a flash drive.

Pick a card, any card.

Show the camera.

He guessed my card on the first try.

He guessed my card on the first-

When did you guess the card?

[Oliver] So-

I didn't see any card guessing going on.

[Oliver] That's actually like an editing trick.

I'm looking for how you're gonna do this

to make it look convincing.

[Oliver] I thought...

It's not convincing right now?

Not in the slightest.

Ladies and gentlemen, the art of levitation.

It's, it's interesting.

If I held my hand up,

it goes up like that,

then it's interesting.

But not if I say I'm going to levitation the pen,

you've given the game away.

[Oliver] Okay, well we can move on.

We can go back to it.

I mean, you asked for criticism,

so I'm giving it to you, you know?

[Oliver] Yeah.

I didn't know there would be so much.

Don't mind the dog.

[Oliver] I'm okay, I think.

Here's a building,

and here come some shoes,

and here comes a fella sort of chasing his shoes.

A grownup.

Yeah.

(indistinct) you realize

you can very clearly see the strings.

[Oliver] I mean, kind of.

You don't see the strings?

Have I just got super sight or something?

Can everyone else not see a string,

two strings going between his-

[Oliver] Can you see it, Alfredo?

[Alfredo] Yeah.

I don't get this 'cause there's a thing

that says I'm going to see a straight jacket

escape artist.

So it's giving performance, right?

Well, yeah, the straight jacket

was actually pretty tricky.

I couldn't escape, so...

But, I like the trick.

Where is the trick?

Right there.

But, it's interesting.

No it's not.

There's nothing interesting here.

The sign is in the previous shot.

And if you zoom out you see

these two gloats standing around.

[Oliver] Grownups.

And one is in a straight jacket.

You really like to say grownups.

- Oh. - More than anything.

You keep saying grownups.

I just, that's how I'm hoping people perceive me.

Are you 10 or something?

What does that mean?

Are you, are you,

are you, uh...

Nevermind.

What on Earth is this?

This is me, this is me doing magic.

I don't really see this as being much of an illusion.

(gentle music)

See, I just can't see,

I don't understand the trick.

It's a camera magic trick.

But we can see that there's no magic involved,

it's just turning the camera.

You can see that in the right hand shot.

You're (indistinct)

magician (speaking in foreign language).

[Oliver] Oh, that sounds good.

It's the French of magician.

Are you calling this magic?

[Oliver] Yeah, I think so.

Yeah.

I would hope so.

I mean, that's what this whole thing is.

Some people call these things illusions,

and some call 'em magic.

I just wanted to say I like the split screen,

I think it's kind of cool.

Okay.

And it's your film.

So would you, if you were a judge member

on the panel of the Star Venture Talent Show,

would you accept this?

I don't think it cuts it.

I don't think it cuts it.

I'm sorry to say, I don't think it cuts it.

Um, reel is due later this week.

Inside.

Right.

All right, thank you very much.

- All right Harry. - Goodbye, son.

Have a good day.

[Oliver] Thank you.

(Harry indistinctly speaking)

How do you think it went?

Good.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah, I really did.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

Oliver.

Oliver, what's up, man?

It's Todd from Christie's party.

You ever talk to those guys anymore?

'Cause I do not.

Andrew and Christie?

Yeah.

Um, yeah, no, they keep pretty busy

with work and each other, so...

Right, right, right.

Yeah, I got fired from the job.

They said, uh, you can't do lines off the copier,

that is not work enviornment suitable,

or some shit like that.

Jesus.

Right, exactly, man, exactly.

Ever since Jesus has entered my life,

things have become profoundly clear to me.

I used to be like you, man.

I was confused, full of self doubt,

using beer instead of milk

in my morning cereal.

It was-

No, that doesn't sound,

I don't... Don't be afraid Oliver.

We all have to grow up sooner or later.

Jesus, man,

is in here.

Jesus.

Jesus.

(door slams)

[Christie] Andrew.

Hey Christie.

[Christie] Did Oliver bring someone

to the meeting with him?

Oh, I don't actually know

if he ended up going.

[Christie] Oliver brought

his Uber driver into the meeting.

Oh, he did, okay.

That... This isn't a joke.

I actually like my mom's boyfriend,

and the time he spent with Oliver

could have been spent with someone

who's actually serious about all this.

He real, no, he really is.

Like some things that make perfect sense to him,

just when he-

My mom thinks I did this as a joke on purpose,

and she won't pick up my calls.

And, I stuck my neck out for you,

and your weird fricking friend.

[Andrew] Whoa.

I like you, okay, I like you,

but your friend is a bum.

He's a 30 year old magician

who can't do magic.

Not to mention he lives at his parents' house still.

[Andrew] He wouldn't be a bum then,

'cause he's got a roof over his head.

What?

[Andrew] I'm just joking around, I don't know.

He's just, he's got a room.

Out of all of that,

that's what you caught?

[Andrew] He's not a bum.

That's the thing that you're sticking with?

And I just said I liked you.

[Andrew] Wait, I-

And you're on the technicality

of the roof situation?

Wait I like,

wait, I just...

He's my best friend,

I like you.

He's my best friend.

I like you too.

Wait.

Star Venture is an incredible occasion.

It's an event full of valor and prowess,

adjectives which are not easy to earn, by the way.

When's the last time you told someone

they had prowess?

But, if you wanna have a prestigious event,

you gotta charge a prestigious price.

And, some of our accepted applicants

are not on board with that.

So, I'm going down the bench.

This is not the glamorous part.

(phone buzzing)

Hello?

Yeah, this is he.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, yes, sorry, I'm still here.

The fee money, yes, uh,

I can get that to you ASAP.

Okay by when?

Okay.

Yeah, not a problem.

And, and thank, thank you.

Okay.

Okay.

Bye.

(Oliver laughs)

Still haven't heard from Andrew,

but at this point we're running out of time.

With the unresolved

and rather urgent issue of acceptance fees,

this is also gonna have to be the part

where we up the ante a little bit,

give the press a reason to write about my show.

Phase three, two birds, one stone.

(gentle music)

(static buzzing)

(gentle music)

(dramatic music)

Holy fuck.

Ow, my fucking ear.

(Oliver screams)

So, something kind of crazy happened last night,

but, uh, we got the fee money,

so that's good.

(door knocking)

Hello?

Good afternoon, ma'am.

I'm Officer Braf,

and this is Officer Hodgkins.

Are you aware of the attempted burglary

that happened down the street at the liquor store?

No, why, what do you want?

People in the community have claimed

that your son practices magic,

is that true?

Craig.

Who's at the door?

Oh, it's about time you guys showed up,

my power tools have been missing for days.

Your office stopped returning my calls.

[Officer Hodgkins] Does your son practice magic?

Oh my God.

Diane, please.

My stepson does nerdy shit with his friend.

[Officer Hodgkins] May we speak with him?

Do we need a lawyer?

Look, unless you have a warrant,

I wish y'all the best.

Oliver.

[Oliver] Yeah?

[Craig] Come here.

- Okay. - Now.

[Diane] (gasps) What happened to your face?

The cops just came by looking for a magician

who apparently has been hit in the face.

Does that sound like anyone to you?

N-no.

We specifically told you not to do magic,

specifically.

I-I don't know what's going on,

but I hope it was worth it

because you are out of here today.

No, no, no, honey.

The boy is a felon, Diane.

I'm not gonna house a fugitive.

We have given you more than enough time

to find your own way.

If you're not gone in 10 minutes,

I'm telling the cops to come back.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

- Andrew, Andrew, dude. - Jesus Christ, dude.

What happened to your-

Just shh.

Okay, please.

Look dude, look.

Do you need to go to a doctor?

No, no.

Look dude.

What is this?

It's me, man.

[Andrew] Yeah.

Dude, this is everything we talked about.

What are you...

What?

Is this real?

Yes, dude.

One man's wanted poster

is another man's free advertising.

You're wanted by the...

You're wanted by the actual police.

Yes, dude.

Look, it's everything we talked about, okay?

Getting the fee money,

getting press,

and then we'll get success.

This isn't press, this is the cops.

You're wanted by the cops.

Dude, I don't think you're hearing me,

you're not listening.

This is all according to plan, okay?

Now, please, this is the part where

I really need your help.

My help?

With what?

With the show.

I, I think you're crazy.

[Oliver] Crazy?

I think you've,

I think you've lost it.

What are you talk, why, what?

You're not,

you're not gonna get anything accomplished

if you're wanted by the cops,

that's the end of it.

You have made me do this.

You have made me a part

of a criminal affair.

That is ridiculous.

Where is this even coming from?

You've been holding me back.

Holding you back?

Yeah, I can't,

I can't go to work without being called out.

Being called...

To come see your big fucking,

big plan.

Oh, I'm, I'm Andrew I have a job,

I have a girlfriend.

Yeah, I do, I do, actually,

no, no, I don't even know if I'm gonna

have those things anymore.

[Oliver] What?

You went in to her mom's boyfriend's place,

and you made a fucking fool of us.

I'm, I am associated with you because of that.

Oh, it's my fault, it's my fault.

Let's complain, let's complain to Oliver

because you know what, not once did I complain

when you sold out to go work some desk job,

or bail on our dream to hang out with some girl.

It's not really our dream.

What are you talk,

what?

[Andrew] It's your, this has only ever been your dream.

What are you talking about?

I have to...

I have to... you're gonna-

[Andrew] Move on with my life.

You're gonna go?

[Andrew] Yeah.

Good luck.

(gentle music)

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(gentle music continues)

(gentle music continues)

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Okay, well, what about you?

You're the one at the bowling alley every night

holding on to your passion,

only to come home,

and tell me to give up mine.

Don't you think I know that?

I'm your goddamn walking cautionary tale.

I'm trying to protect you,

prevent you from living my life.

(gentle music)

Everyone gives up on their dreams,

the sooner you do the easier things are.

(gentle music)

Just, please.

(gentle music)

[Andrew] Hey.

These are for you.

Thank you.

[Andrew] The thought that what I did hurt you

has just been keeping me up,

and it feels so bad.

I just think maybe we had a really good thing going,

and I didn't wanna lose that.

And, maybe, if you're around sometime soon

we could get coffee?

How about dinner?

[Andrew] Okay.

Yeah, I could cook something.

I could cook something at my place.

That would be great.

How's 8 p.m.?

That sounds perfect.

(gentle music)

Just getting it ready.

(gentle music continues)

Hello, hello, how are...

Ooh.

Is this a bad time?

Uh, no.

I was just expecting-

Do you have a minute to talk?

Yeah, yeah, sorry, come on in.

Come in.

(door clicks)

(upbeat music)

Broadcasting live from Hollywood, California,

it's the Star Venture Talent Show.

Here's me.

I'm your host,

and not to boast,

but I'm the one you're gonna love the most.

Kidding, I'm kidding.

Or am I?

Don't take me so seriously.

Instead take my wife.

I take my wife everywhere,

but she always finds her way back home. (laughs)

Thank you, thank you ladies and gentlemen.

But, if I could be serious for just a moment,

we are here tonight to celebrate

the talented contestants on this stage

because this is the stage where stars are born.

This is the Star Venture Talent Show.

(audience applauding)

(tape fast forwarding)

And, now, please help me in welcoming to the stage

the magical, the supernatural, the outstanding Oliver.

(audience cheering)

Uh, thank you, thank you.

Uh, for this trick I'll need a volunteer.

Mr. MC.

Oh, okay.

(audience applauding)

Now, pick a card, any card.

Oh, okay.

Uh.

And show it to the camera.

Now put it back in the deck.

Okay, there.

Oh, hello officers, how can I help you?

Ladies and gentlemen,

there's some police officers.

(dramatic music)

Uh, police.

(dramatic music continues)

(graphic beeping)

(dramatic music)

All right, come on, come on, sit here.

Don't move.

What the hell is this?

And we're back.

Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen, that is show biz,

you know, but the show must go on.

So, um, judges, if you wouldn't mind

putting the name of the winner into the envelope

and passing it up to me,

then we will get on with it. (laughs)

- That's our guy. - That's not our guy.

It is, look at this face,

that's our guy.

This is the most exciting evening.

Here it comes.

The results will soon be in my hand.

All right, drum roll please, ladies and gentlemen.

Aw, shit, let him go.

No, what if he does something stupid?

Do you wanna be the one to have to explain to everybody

at the station that we arrested the wrong guy?

The winner of this year's Star Venture Talent Show is-

All right, you're free to go, go.

Then where the hell is our guy?

Uh, wow there,

wow, there is no end to the surprises tonight,

ladies and gentlemen.

The Jack of Hearts.

(audience laughing) (audience applauding)

(gentle music)

(tires squealing)

(gentle music continues)

[Reporter] Here's an interesting one folks,

illusionist or wanted criminal?

A local magician has disappeared

after defrauding the Star Venture Talent Show.

Police say the subject is still at large.

Lets go to the streets.

No, uh, I mean I haven't participated

in a talent show ever in my life.

You're a fraud.

You gotta play by the rules.

We're all here trying to do the same thing,

and it's terrible,

especially if they know how to game the system,

that's terrible.

I just wanna see what else he might get into,

go around breaking some laws with his magic,

that's pretty rad.

I would, I would love to get to know Oliver better,

but I don't know where he is.

Do you know where he is?

No, I got no idea.

No, we don't know where he is at all, right?

No, no, we don't.

I mean, and not to say that we're not

incredibly proud of him, really proud,

I mean, I hate that he broke the law,

but here we all are talking about him,

so I guess he did succeed, right?

If you're looking for him, good luck,

you're gonna have to think like him.

No one thinks like Oliver.

I have no clue where he is.

I have no clue where he is, okay?

Get this on the-

We don't know where he is.

Lord knows we tried to steer the boy,

but he didn't listen.

He saw it through,

managed to achieve something great

without ever having to give up what made him Oliver.

(gentle music)

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