Original subtitles

Okay. Manny Torres, right?

This for you. It's 25 for the vehicle

and 30 for the transport of the livestock.

Just put down one horse and your signature right there.

Did you say one horse?

Yeah, it's only one, right?

No, it's an elephant.

You mean really big horse?

No, I mean an elephant.

Look, sir, the call said one.

What the fuck is that?

Holy shit, is that a fucking elephant?

Señor, señor, probablemente hubo some kind of bad communication.

Bad communication? This is a truck for fucking horses, man.

What do I look like, a goddamn Maharaja?

And you're invited to a party.

Está muy pesado este cabrón.

¡Por Dios!

¡Vamos!

¡Vete a empujar, cabrón!

¡Mami, vete a empujar!

¡Fuck!

¡Ya, este chingado!

¿Qué estás haciendo?

¡Vete a empujar, gringo!

¡Motherfucker!

¡Hey, you!

¡Vete a empujar de ahí!

¡Vete a empujar, güey!

Quédate aquí, ¿eh?

Ten el coche.

Good evening, officer.

What exactly is going on here?

Well, I work for Don Wallach and we're transporting the entertainment for a party at his house.

That's an elephant.

Yes, sir.

You got a permit?

I didn't know we needed one.

Can't drive an elephant without a permit.

Could you make an exception?

How's the guest list looking tonight?

It's impressive.

What kind of stars are we talking about?

Someone said Garbo, I think.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, I mean, that's what I heard.

So we're talking an elephant plus Garbo plus others tonight at Don Wallach's house, is that right?

That's right.

Sounds like the best party in town.

My cousin Benny lives in Reseda with his wife and kids. I'll see if they're free.

Who the fuck are all these people?

No preguntes.

"One, two, three, hey!"

"This piggy like that"

Could you ask Don Wallach to give us more kick bubbly, por favor?

Okay.

Oh, oh.

Would you mind showing me to the obsessed powder room, my dear boy?

Sure, it's here down the hall.

No, no, no.

Upstairs.

The stairs are very steep, I think.

I can be carried.

Evening, madam, lovely to see you.

Are you serious? Just stay out of his lane.

Now you know I can't afford to get injured, Joe.

You shut the fuck up!

What? You heard me, Wani, bitch.

Excuse me? Don't you see how he just talks to me?

I talk to you like this because every time we play in these, you play a fucking flat.

If that elephant dropped its elephant ass on your face, maybe you'd be home long enough to fucking practice.

I practice nine hours

I don't care.

I don't know. Maybe Nellie LaRoy's.

You know, Roy actually in French means king.

And I added the La, so it's Nellie the King.

I made that up.

What about you? Where would you go?

Sorry?

If you could go anywhere in the whole world, where would you go?

Uh, anywhere.

I don't know.

Um, I always wanted to go on a movie set.

Yeah?

Yeah, a movie set.

Tell me why.

Yeah, tell me why.

Uh, um.

I want to go on a movie set too.

Why?

Um, I just want to be part of something bigger, I guess.

Bigger than what?

Bigger than this.

Uh, I don't know, bigger than my life, bigger than scooping elephant shit.

Bigger, better, important.

To be part part of something important, something that lasts, that means something.

I love that answer.

Yeah, I want to go on a movie set too.

Yes, or at least I want to be there, work there, learn there. I don't know.

I just love what love watching movies.

You know, like, uh.

I love watching movies too.

See there, and you're watching the movie and you're you escape.

You have to be in your own shitty fucking life.

Exactly.

You can be in their life.

Or whatever.

Wherever.

You can be in the fucking world.

You can be in the fucking space.

You can be like a gangster, I don't know.

And people dance in movies, and people die in movies.

And they're not really dead.

It's fucking amazing.

They're not really dead.

Like literally.

Kill me.

And and nothing happened for real.

But but at the same time, it's something even more important than life.

You can feel it.

Like, I don't know, movies are sad sometimes, movies are fucking happy.

They make you feel something.

One day, you and me, we're gonna be on a movie set.

We can watch together.

Yeah, for sure.

Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do yet.

You just be with me.

Yeah, you and me.

Yeah.

You know, you're not bad looking.

Thank you.

And now, the Rolls-Perot of the Rising Sun!

Miss Lady Fay Zhu!

"There's one pet I like to pet."

"Every evening we get fed."

"I stroke it every chance I get."

"It's my girl's pussy."

"So unpleasant, never comes."

"And I love the thoughts it stirs."

"But I don't mind because it's hers."

"It's my girl's pussy."

"Cause I'll do anything for my sweet pet."

"She works like a sweat."

"And that's hard to do."

"I must force you of my laws when stroking my girl's pussy."

Lady Fay, Lady Fay, how much does?

Fine.

Didn't get the part, but writing the title's on it.

Uh, I'm stuck doing another costume picture, my wife's divorcing me, want to trade?

No.

That woman is something, you know.

She was completely honest with me.

Your wife?

God no.

My...

Jen.

Listen, I need a favor.

You know my old friend George over there?

Wonder if you'd go talk to him, you know.

we talk to him.

Tell him you were asking after.

It's sad man over there.

It's Sidney Palmer over there.

Yeah.

Listen, I'm not asking you to fuck him.

Just you know, make him feel special.

Don't you sign it.

James McKay.

Jack Conrad.

"Oh, I love this song!"

"Ooh!"

"Go on, baby!" 00:12.00

"You know what we got to do."

We got to redefine the form.

The man who puts gas in your tank, goes to the movies.

Why? Why? Why?

He feels less alone there.

Don't we owe him more than the same old shit?

You got guys in Europe with the 12 tone.

You got Bauhaus architects, fucking Bauhaus, you know?

And we're still doing costume pictures?

It's dinosaurs, kid.

Maid's off?

Yeah.

Come with me.

"Schneller!"

"Motherfuckers!"

"Schneller!"

Marbled Meadows metamorphosed into the medieval plains of Iberia.

Soldiers swarmed the fields like flecks of paint from a madman's brush.

As your humble servant fears witness to the latest of the moving pictures magic tricks.

Oh, why do I bother?

Look at these idiots.

I knew Proust, you know.

"Schneller!"

He's dead.

He did have a drinking problem.

That's true.

Probably ran into it himself, huh?

It's a disease.

"Schneller!"

Your coffin is dealt with, very good.

Bless his.

Glorious Swanson and the fireworks, the end.

Earth, where the crating movement.

Sir, I I I think you're tensing the line of fire.

They'll edit out in post.

You think we couldn't get hurt with this?

Jack, every time you wear a prosthetic, we lose money.

You're saying Glorious Swanson is too expensive?

Why no Swanson?

She's on the phone right now, sir.

Thanks, Abby.

Who? Glorious Swanson.

What?

Gloria?

Yeah, Conrad.

Listen, I need some advice.

You know all the young up and comers?

Well, I need a real discovery for the part in my movie.

Who do you suggest?

Why discovery?

Well, this role requires real range, a range I just don't see.

They start.

Excuse me.

Props needs better age, goddamn it, we talked about this.

Sorry, what?

No, I didn't.

Gloria, you have buckets of charm.

This is real drama we're talking about, Shakespeare level stuff.

Of course you could do Shakespeare.

You would be...

spectacular in one of his fluffier plays.

Gloria, you're taking this the wrong way.

Well, I'd like to work with you too.

No, I'm afraid it's impossible, it's got to be a discovery.

We couldn't afford Starfish even if we wanted to.

Really?

Uh, well,

how about I talk it over at the studio?

I can't speak for them, of course, but

I'll do my best.

Okay, then.

Bye now.

She'll do it for cheap.

Now take the money I saved you and put it towards the goddamn fireworks shot.

God!

These fucking horses, motherfuckers!

Is that the last one?

What happened?

We lost all 10 cameras.

What about Jack C?

We make a camera run right now.

Too far, the sun sets in three hours.

Listen, Joey now, you tell him to speed.

In the meantime, we'll cut.

Joey has a flag sticking through his chest, Larry.

He ran into it himself.

All right, um, send me Gil then.

Yeah, 1312 Koga.

You give him that card, you tell him to work for mine.

And hurry.

Okay, here's a shot.

That with the men.

Dance, get up on the table.

And that's it. Just don't look at the fucking camera.

Places!

And camera.

And music.

"Action!"

Hi, boys.

Sarah, get.

Santa, get me wet.

Another, please.

That one's for you, Sidney Palmer.

Hey, Baby Grand.

You can dance.

Where are you going?

Uh, okay, start dancing, please.

You know what I mean by Bauhaus, don't you?

Not as it relates to this, sir, no.

And then he says, "I love these motherfuckers."

Type it.

And then he says, "Frankly, Scarlett, you're a cunt."

Type it.

Manny, number three, I can see your erection.

All right, tuck it. Just tuck it up.

Hi, I work for Mr. George Munn.

We need a camera for Strassberger show.

Oh yeah, what kind of camera?

Bell & Howell 35 mm.

Uh-huh.

Is it a 2708 model or 2709?

Um, I'm not sure.

Is there a big difference?

Um, yeah.

Hey, Donny!

What?

The guy up here wants to know if there's a big difference between a 2708 and a 2709.

Okay.

Do you have either?

Nope.

Every camera's been loaned out.

Fuck.

One's coming back in half an hour, though.

Half an hour?

But it's a 2709.

Está bien.

Okay.

30 minutes.

For the 2709.

I can do that. 30 minutes.

27.

Great.

09.

Are you married?

My wife died.

Oh, I'm dreadfully sorry.

Hey.

Next part.

This is where all come in.

She used to be a prostitute back in the day, so when you see her, you're crying shame and big tears, big, you got it?

Okay.

What come?

You fucking kidding me? What's wrong with you?

Five minute warning for Miss Moore!

That's mine.

Action!

Action, Miss Moore!

Hand on chest!

A gasp!

Goodness, what is going on here?

Pearl on bar, look at Miss Moore!

And tears!

Okay, closer, Nellie.

Um, we seem to be out.

What?

Haven't used any.

Who? You thought it was lube.

Yes.

You fucking, she can't cry.

Yes. Fucking. He can't cry. She's a random whore from Wallach's house.

She's just some random whore from Wallach's house.

Cut.

Hi, I'm Nellie LaRoy.

So we going again?

Fucking motherfucker.

I'm so sorry, God. You gave us a beautiful light and I squandered it.

Now we don't have any fucking light now.

Otto, you should have bought for 20 cameras, you idiot!

What is this bullshit?

Camera!

Camera!

My camera's here!

We roll, we roll!

We are losing the light!

Take two. Action!

And cry!

Cut!

Okay, all right, guys, listen.

Do you think you could hold for two beats for the tears gushing?

So, eyes and water for two, and on the third beat, I'm going to do a light effect.

That's when you gush.

What if I do? Gush on three.

Yeah. Yes.

Okay, let's do it.

Bruce, any notes on my entrance?

You're fine.

Ready for you, Mr. Conrad.

Action!

Eyes water!

Light!

And tears!

Cut!

Okay, forgive the ask.

This is nice, but could you by any chance try the same thing with less tears?

One tear or two?

Let's do this.

Let's really get in there.

Floy the toes were.

Oh, hey, with.

Cameras up the hill, Mr. Conrad.

Yeah.

We'd better hurry.

There.

Okay.

Ah, my beautiful baby boy, come, come, come.

Okay, right here.

Right here, now remember, you are a sad and lonely man right here.

No one will ever love you but her, and she's only in your head, okay?

Last look.

No.

No.

She's in your head!

No, no, no last looks!

No last looks! Get the fuck out, I'll fucking kill you!

We are losing the light!

We roll now, we roll!

Roll, roll, roll, roll!

Music!

And action!

Action!

My God, it's a fire!

Everyone, revive!

Don't stop the camera, keep rolling!

Keep rolling!

Save more tears!

Cannon!

More crying!

Don't laugh in embarrassment!

Now look at Miss Moore.

You're trying to hide the shame.

Hold steady.

You're trying to be strong.

You're trying to bury the pain.

But you can't hold back that one final tear!

And cut. Cut.

We got it.

Yeah!

Who the fuck is that?

Boy, is he camera boy, you see my movie?

I love you, I love you.

Yes!

You see the butterfly?

That's a butterfly.

Who's writing the titles on this?

I gotta ask you something.

Yeah.

Is it okay?

It was incredible.

I just

How do you do it? Just just tear up over and over like it's nothing.

I just think of home.

Sir Jacky boy, how do you think it turned out?

Uh, people want the kiss, we give them the kiss.

But Madame, I can't help but wonder.

Don't we have a higher calling?

Yeah, we got a lot of great stuff.

We're really excited about our new discovery, Nellie LaRoy.

Is she here tonight? Can you point her out to me?

Yeah, she's the one having sex with the ice sculpture.

We're all very fond of her.

Needs more punch.

Take two frames off the tail and three more off the head.

Manuel.

Yes?

I saw Olga Poot sing to herself in Hungarian and I think I'm in love.

Send two dozen roses to her dressing room every morning this week.

You know she doesn't speak English.

Who does love?

Let's do a title here.

I've been in fashion shows too.

They voted me the least dressed woman in Paris.

And when it looks like the guy asks her something, have him ask her name and have her reply, no names.

Just call me the wild child.

Do you think she swings both ways?

You're not on the list.

Okay, listen to me.

My name is Nellie LaRoy.

Still not on the list.

Lady, I'm in the movie.

They clearly cut you, baby.

Is that snake shaking?

Oh my God, Nellie LaRoy.

Can I have an autograph?

No.

I once fought a rattlesnake and it's against law to even deal with a rattlesnake.

You know laws now because I fought the rattlesnake and lived.

Okay.

You can go in.

I thank you.

Naturally, I was near my daughter, edit in her.

edited in here.

We're gonna do great things together, she and I.

We're going to do great things together, she and I.

By the way, the name is Robert Roy.

She added the law.

It's celebration time for Jack Conrad.

The epic Blood and Gold has confirmed Jack as the highest grossing leading man in the world.

And now he's got his nuptials to toast.

This time with the Hungarian Vixen, Olga Putti.

One unlucky girl who did not attend the festivities, a Kansas teenager who, overcome by the combined effect of Valentino's death and Conrad's fifth betrothal,

slit her wrists at home.

How sad.

Meanwhile, that new favorite, Nellie LaRoy,

is making other girls with California dreams royally jealous.

Kinoscope's re-teaming the firecracker from Jersey with Constance Moore.

And you know what that means?

More delightful chemistry with Constance and Nellie.

This goddamn bitch is stealing the scene right from under me.

She's changing the blocking with every take.

She's icing her nipples for the perk up.

Fuck you.

I ain't icing my nipples, this is natural.

You're just sore because yours look like fucking lock nuts.

And she plays this?

In my dressing room.

I don't even know what that is.

Guys, let's just try a take, okay?

I don't think she might even buy it.

Let's go back to our ones.

Nellie, back to your one.

What?

Guys, back to your one.

I'll give you something to cry about.

All right, we're going again.

Action!

She changed the blocking again.

Fine, grab a close-up.

No close-up.

We'll match cut with yours.

I'm the star, I get the close-up.

This is my money, my company's writing the checks, I decide.

Fine.

Close-up on Constance.

Hi, Dr. Lubin.

I think I want to get that operation we discussed.

Tonight.

Oh my God.

How long will that take to heal?

What do you say we come in for my close-up now?

Calm and uncool, as she may be.

There's something about her that speaks to us in a language as vital and as bracing as life itself.

All right, you heard her.

Close-up on Nellie.

Never have I seen such a maelstrom of bad taste and sheer magic.

Your humble servant bears witness.

She's killed our grandmothers.

And we thank her for it.

It's Billy.

Remember?

Hi.

You should come by the Warner's lot.

I haven't seen you there in a while.

Yeah.

Jolson sound pictures real good.

Sound picture.

Yeah.

Like Don Juan?

No, no, no, no, singing, talking pictures.

Like you there.

Not like the shorts.

Really?

Oh, yeah.

It's wild.

We did a screening on the lot last week, people went nuts.

You, uh, think people want that though, sound in their movies?

Yeah, why wouldn't they?

This is what we've been looking for.

Sound is how we redefine film.

I don't know what you're upset about.

I don't understand Hungarian.

I heard your one at the screen last week was a train wreck.

I don't know what you're saying.

I got him learning Hungarian.

Anyway.

Hiccups that I will borrow.

A monkey's.

Oh, God.

Olga.

Does this mean you don't like the rainy scene I made you?

You missed the rain in Budapest, so I built her a rain machine in the garden.

Hiccups that last 10 years.

Well, something about.

10 years for the right airplane.

Talk to your man.

Didn't it?

That's not the same thing.

That's not

That's just Olga.

Look, don't stand in the way of progress.

Oh, holy shit.

Is this about Greta?

You know she's just a friend.

For too long.

What was that?

Hello?

Jack?

I think it will be.

Lloyd, main direction on voice.

Uh, no, we're good up here, Ruth.

Okay.

Mark, can we fix her makeup?

No air conditioning.

It's too loud.

Just be natural.

It'll be fine.

All right, places everyone.

Uh, hey, whoa, what is what is that?

Harry, what kind of shoes are those?

Come on, guys, rubber soles.

Okay, everyone, a reminder,

rubber soles only from now on.

Okay.

It's from 31 Kinoscope Hall.

I just

the fuck.

Kinoscope Hall, Kinoscope Hall, Kinoscope Hall.

I just from 31 Kinoscope Hall.

I just wanted to see if the phone worked.

Who is this?

Scene 17, take one.

Mark.

Come on, come on, come on.

You know.

And action.

Hello, Kinoscope!

What the fuck?

What happened?

She blew the valves.

I just need a minute.

All right, well, hurry.

Give me one sec.

Christ, it's hot in there.

Okay, are we still in places?

Okay.

Okay, I'll set here.

Miss LaRoy, what would really help us

would be if you said the line a little more quietly.

Okay.

All right, places everyone.

And camera,

and sound.

Close that!

Don't you know what a red light means?

Scene 17, take two.

Cut, Mr. Marknell.

It's, yeah, I, uh,

I felt like a little lighter on my feet that time.

I feel like I should.

Action.

And camera,

and sound.

Maybe try saying more monotone.

Okay. And camera and sound.

Yeah, okay.

Scene 17, take five. Mark.

Action.

Well, hello, college.

Hi.

Hi, this is JoAnne.

Mother!

Fucking stick, cock sucking.

What the fuck happened now?

I'm hearing a high-pitched noise.

Yeah, it's your voice.

Do you hear that?

Do you hear that squeak?

Is anybody wearing a watch?

No. No.

I'm telling you, I can't stay in there that long. It's a fucking hot box.

Get it, Bill.

Nobody is comfortable in here.

Quiet!

What is that fucking sound?

We got to move this along.

I'm so sorry, Mr. Walk. We'll get this under control, I promise you.

Hi, I just went to 31 Grace Hall.

Fuck Grace Hall.

I just wanted to see if the phone was.

Hey.

Count. Count.

I need a reckon.

Here we go.

Just say the count.

Just next time say the count.

Now's not really the fucking time.

Found it!

It's a pin in Ruth's ankle.

Did you have surgery?

If you can just keep your right leg absolutely still.

And camera and sound.

Scene 17, take six.

Mark.

Action.

Well, hello, college.

Who sneezed?

Who the fuck sneezed?

Kike nose, Himey hole, piece of mongoloid shit!

I see you.

Oh, I see you right there, you little Shylock thick face.

Wipe your nose again!

Wipe your little hook nose, you manure motherfucker!

Does anyone else here need to sneeze?

Huh?

Does anyone else here need to fuck this scene in the ass?

Camera and motherfucking sound!

Scene 17, take seven.

Mark.

Action.

Hello, college.

Now, your mark!

Fuck this shit!

It's a million fucking degrees in here!

We got to move the mic.

Or you could fucking direct her to hit her fucking mark.

Why is it so fucking hot?

Oh, you're right, I didn't realize we were making Ben-Hur.

I can move it, I can move it right now.

The whole year is wide open. I mean, we can shoot this thing through fucking New Year's.

Wherever the fuck those little feet of hers want to go.

I can move the mark.

Calm down, calm down.

Hey, still up.

I dare you. I fucking dare you.

Get off the set!

You're good, you're good.

Unfucking professional.

Okay. Okay.

Lloyd.

Ready to go again?

Hey, you want me to use this chalk? I can make the mark bigger for you.

Okay, okay.

We're gonna go again.

Hey, hey, hey.

I'm gonna put the mark.

Fuck you, asshole!

Oh, yeah.

Get out of here!

I'm gonna fuck.

Come on!

Get out of here!

Get in here!

Here we go!

I'm gonna have a fucking heart attack in here!

Get back in your fucking box!

I can't even believe this.

Everyone shut up!

Fucking kill!

Shut the fuck up!

That's not how we make movies!

Shut the fuck!

Shut up!

Shut the fuck up!

Now, if anyone stops this scene again, I will shit on you.

I will shit in your mouth, I promise you!

I'm from Granville, Ohio, so I know quiet.

Thanks a bunch, Dean. See you later.

Nice fella. Wonder if he's single.

Cut!

Yes! 00:30

"Come on!

Back.

I'm going to fight a snake.

Whoa!

I look sweetie, he's going to fight a snake.

This is great.

Here we go.

Ha!

See that snake?

See this man?

Watch this.

So, first, 00:29

Welcome to the wonderful world of sound.

"I'm singin' in the rain."

"Just singin' in the rain."

"What a glorious feeling, I'm happier again."

"I'm laughing at clouds, so dark up above."

I have to do this?

What do you mean? It's gonna be great.

Just stand there and sing.

Exactly.

Well, it's raining.

Yeah.

And that's Noah's Ark.

I believe so, yeah.

Because it's raining so much.

To be honest with you, I don't really know why it's Noah's Ark.

Come on.

This is Norma's here, Buster Keaton's here.

The song's a hit.

You love to sing.

Oh, I could shoot you.

Come on.

You.

Just want to shoot me.

"Just singin' in the rain."

"I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain."

"What a glorious feeling, I'm happier again."

"I'm laughing at clouds, so dark up above."

"The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love."

"Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place."

"Come on with the rain, I have a smile on my face."

Cut!

Musicians, you're on a break. I want to work with my actors for a second.

The head bobbing, it's very mechanical right now.

Make it something that makes it personal to you.

Okay?

That's a little too much, Mary, that's too personal.

Okay?

So just bobbing.

All right?

Let's work on that.

Up.

Rest of the body doesn't move.

Up.

Very good, Mary.

Up.

Oh, I like this.

Isolate your shoulders.

Up.

You asking me what I think?

Okay.

Yeah.

This looks much better.

I think you got those cameras pointed in the wrong direction.

Now we do the rainbow, remember?

Big arm.

We'll take this one more time.

Everybody ready? Musicians are ready.

And action!

"I'm singing in the rain."

"Just singing in the rain."

"What a glorious feeling, I'm happier again."

Up.

That's better.

"The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love."

Oh, good, good, good.

Stand, this is very good.

"Let stormy clouds chase everyone from the place."

Much better.

"Come on with the rain, I have a smile on my face."

"I'll walk down the lane."

Cut!

Good idea.

Manny Torres.

How have you been?

Uh, well, sir, and you?

You wanted to talk with Mr. Thalberg?

Was this Sidney Palmer's idea?

They're more like a collaboration between Sidney and me.

Uh-huh.

How'd you like to leave MGM, come be sound chief, Kinoscope?

What?

We need Spanish language pictures, we're taking new directions, it's changing times.

And we need to do something about Nellie LaRoy.

Yes, sir.

And we need to do something about Nellie LaRoy.

You know her, don't you?

The Jersey thing doesn't work anymore.

This audience has found her pathetic.

She's been hanging around Jimmy McKay's casinos like a half-wit, she owes gambling debts all over town.

And she sounds like a donkey.

I mean,

Anyways,

Think about it.

Gentlemen, here's the plan.

We turn Nellie LaRoy into a lady.

We change her parts, we fix her voice.

No more drugs, no more gambling.

Elinor St. John writes a story about her amazing transformation.

With the right endorsements and with Elinor as an ally,

we can remake Miss LaRoy into an actress of sophistication.

Like the ladies of MGM.

Next, Sidney Palmer.

Today's audiences want negros in their pictures, negro music, negro voices. 00:3

Jack.

Thank you.

So, what I would suggest there would be to place subtext rather than

Manny?

Are you okay?

You're the first one to say I have talent.

Saved my life.

Who?

It's not a low art, you know.

next picture.

smelly be funny.

Oh, you know, I just thought one.

Two fish are on their honeymoon. Actually, I got one.

A bear and a rabbit are shitting in the woods one day.

And the bear says to the rabbit,

"Hey, do you ever have a problem with the shit sticking to your fur?"

And the rabbit finishes shitting,

and he says, "Nope, I never do."

"Why?"

Okay, thanks, Jack.

You're still the kid I met 20 years ago, you know.

You haven't changed.

A bit.

Thank you, Elinor. Neither of you.

Ready for your onset, Mr. Palmer?

She's not gonna fuck this up again, is she?

I guarantee you she's going to blow you away.

Is she ready?

I'll check.

Hurry.

You good with the money?

Look for your gun.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. What about the gun?

Well, we're still having a problem with the firing mechanism.

Nellie LaRoy, it sounds like that?

Either it's Jack calling for Irving.

Jack Conrad?

1:00.

All right, fine. I'll call back then. Thanks.

Hey, Wallach.

We have a serious fucking problem.

What?

The band looks mixed.

What do you mean?

I mean, the other players are a lot darker than Sidney.

So?

So, you think you're gonna get this?

It's not gonna get to the short film before.

In your wide, next to them, Sidney looks white.

But he's black.

They won't think that in the South.

To them, this will look like a mixed band.

That means we won't be able to book the movie there. This is big money now.

There's gonna be revenue loss.

It's not possible.

Nellie needs this movie to work out.

Forget working, it's not even worth finishing it at that rate.

Wallach will just pull the plug.

What did he suggest?

Oh, he did, did he?

Okay, then I'll call back at 4:00. Thanks.

Sidney?

Yeah.

What?

It's for the lighting.

Uh, just to match the other players.

For the lighting.

See?

I know.

But look around.

Your fellow players.

If we don't get the shot, the studio will shut the picture down.

And they won't get paid.

You're an actor now, Sidney.

Actors change their appearance for roles.

It's normal.

He's going to be on you, Sidney.

You're risking all these guys' ability to feed their families over makeup.

Gracias.

You all good?

Left for the day, huh?

Here's what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna come down there and see for myself.

No, that's exactly what I'm gonna do.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, I just can't have you in here right now.

You're not for the day, but I can take a message for you if that's okay.

Cut!

That is a wrap on Sidney.

Uh, Mr. Torres, we can't find Miss LaRoy.

What?

She's gone.

You'll need that to come back.

It's okay, I won't be back.

Madam.

Let's chat.

On a deadline, darling.

You know, when I first moved to LA, you know what the signs on all the doors read?

No actors or dogs allowed.

Yeah, I changed that.

I helped build this place you call home.

I've never had any illusions about us.

I've never pretended we're friends.

We're friendly.

I scratch yours, you scratch mine.

That's how it works.

This, this is something else.

What do you want, Jack?

I want to know why you wrote it.

You want to know why they laughed.

You want me to tell you?

Why they laughed.

Elinor, you know why.

There is no why.

Wasn't your voice.

Wasn't a conspiracy.

It certainly wasn't anything I wrote.

There's nothing you could have done differently.

There's nothing you can do.

Your time has run out.

There is no why, stop questioning it.

I'm on a dry spell.

No.

It's over.

It's been over for a while. I'm sorry.

Elinor, you peddled gossip.

You don't make anything, you don't know what it is to put yourself out there.

You're just a cockroach.

I've been counted out before. This isn't new.

Have you ever stopped to think why when there's a house fire, the people die and the cockroaches all survive?

Jesus Christ.

What happened was, you thought the house needed you.

But it doesn't.

Doesn't need you anymore than it needs the roaches.

And the roaches, knowing this, uh, crawl back into the dark, lay low and make it through.

See, but you, you held the spotlight.

It's those of us in the dark, the ones who just watch, who survive.

A house fire.

There'll be hundreds more like it too.

An earthquake that'd wipe this town off the map and wouldn't make a difference.

It's the idea that sticks.

There'll be a hundred more Jack Conrads.

Hundred more mes.

Hundred more conversations just like this one over and over again until God knows when.

300 years, when you and I are both long gone.

Anytime someone threads a frame of yours through a sprocket,

You will be alive again.

You see what that means?

One day every person on every film shot this year will be dead.

And one day all those films will be pulled from the vaults.

And all their ghosts will dine together.

Adventure together, go to the jungle to war together.

A child born in 50 years

will stumble across your image flickering on a screen and feel he knows you, like a like a friend.

Though you've breathed your last before he breathes his first.

You've been given a gift.

Be grateful.

Your time today is through, but

you'll spend eternity with angels and ghosts.

Thank you for the

Manny, I need your help.

I mean so much trouble and I really need your help.

Calm down and tell me what happened.

I fucked up, Manny, and I know you've been trying to help me and I've just I've kept fucking up.

Now I really need your help.

And I hate to ask.

Calm down. No te entiendo, cálmate.

Yeah, I was in Calneva and I was playing cards and there was

this guy McKay runs the place and he's like

you don't fuck with this.

How much?

He's

Fuiste a apostar, ¿no?

It's a lot. It's a lot.

How much do you owe?

85 grand.

They took me.

How?

They threw me back into a room, Manny, and they said if I don't have the money by the end of the week,

they're going to pour acid on my pussy.

Les tienes que pagar.

And they're not kidding.

Yes, they will fucking kill you. These people are killers.

Pay them, okay?

I can't.

You don't fuck with these kind of people, Nellie LaRoy. You just pay them.

I can't pay them.

What do you mean?

I don't have the money to pay them.

You have the money, Nellie LaRoy. Of course you have the money.

No, I don't.

I it's it's it's gone. It's it's

my dad's diner and the the we don't own the house.

It's I don't have that. I don't have that money.

¿Eres una mierda o qué?

Vienes a mi puta casa, me haces mierda la puta noche.

Primero me jodes en el puto trabajo.

Y ahora qué? Me vienes a pedir ayuda, ¿eh? ¿Eh?

Me hiciste mierda la vida, ¿me entiendes?

No tienes derecho a venir a pedirme a fucking help.

You've been nice to me, Manny.

Cállate, no llores.

You fucked my life!

I have nowhere else to go.

You're my only friend.

Even though you've been mean to me, Manny.

You're the only one who's ever been nice to me. You're the only one who's ever cared.

¡No me putas toques!

I've always helped you.

And all you've done is break my heart.

Please.

They're going to kill me.

I tried.

Manny, I did everything you said.

I tried.

Don't go home.

Stay here for a couple of days.

I'm going to fix it.

Thank you.

Orville Pickwick.

"Ti è tocco il nevahar, ti è tocco il nevahar, ti è tocco il nevahar."

"Ti biancarosa, o monna tiranna, quando t'affacci fai la bucarina."

"Ti è tocco il nevahar, ti è tocco il nevahar, ti è tocco il nevahar."

Jack.

Irv.

Jack?

I've been trying you for a while. I got some great news. Got a job for you.

It's a prestigious one.

Lead got sick. Minute shoot. Quick start, quick wrap.

You there, Jack?

Yeah.

You hear what I said?

Yeah, I heard.

Okay. So,

what do you think?

Yeah. I just have one question.

It's a piece of shit, isn't it?

What?

And I'd be bailing you out, wouldn't I?

No. No.

Of course not.

Irv, let's just call it for what it is. That's all I ask.

I'll do your movie. I'll bail you out.

All I want in return is a little honesty.

Can you do that, Irv? Can you be honest with me for 10 seconds or so?

Be bailing you out, wouldn't I?

Yeah, you'd be bailing me out.

That's a piece of shit, isn't it?

Yeah, it's a piece of shit.

Okay, Irv. I'll see you on set.

Mr. Conrad!

Harold, what the hell are you doing?

I'm doing good, Jack. How about you?

I'm doing okay.

How many movies we've done together now?

This makes 82.

Huh.

82.

That's right.

Beautiful, isn't she?

Great wide ocean.

You remember your first time at sea?

Kid, I'll never forget it.

Cut!

Fantastic!

No dry eye in the house.

Great.

This next take.

Yeah.

I want to see more of that wheel in motion.

You know, really dig into it.

Yeah.

Find it out here.

Find it on that horizon.

A never-ending horizon.

That has brought you all the way to this point, brought you so far in life.

You know.

Jack?

You good to go again?

Sure.

Nellie!

Manny, I got it all figured out because I know, I know that you're trying to get my career going.

Because I've had an idea. I was sitting here and I was thinking, you know what?

And if I can dance, then I bet I can sing.

Because you know what? You can do anything if you set your mind to it.

Nellie, you have to stop this, okay?

You really have to stop.

I'm going to figure out how to get the money.

Exactly, this is how we make the money back.

No, me estás diciendo a Don Wallach that we're not going to finish the movie, okay?

And first, all this, all these fucking minutes that you are doing every fucking day, it's part of your process.

Manny, it's going to be like nothing anyone's ever seen.

I'm going to do it, Manny.

Hello?

Nellie, it's done. I got the money and I know a guy who'll set the meet.

You got it?

Okay, but you're going to be there, right?

Don't worry, I'll be there the whole time.

See you Friday.

Nellie, we did it.

Okay?

Fuck Don Wallach!

Fuck all this shit, okay?

Fuck it!

How did you get the money so fast?

I have my ways, don't worry.

And it's holding cure?

Yes.

How do you know that guy?

I sold him keys a while back. He works for McKay, so we give him the bag, he calls McKay and the threat against Nellie is off.

I'm not just doing this kind of people.

They're no worse than movie people.

You good?

Yeah, yeah.

Let's go.

Remember, a monologue in the next picture.

Wilson.

It's been a while.

Good to see you. Meet Manny.

Nice to meet you, Manny.

Nice to meet you, sir.

I believe this belongs to you.

You're a producer?

I'm a studio executive.

Jim heard you were a big producer.

He's here now.

He'd love to buy you guys a drink.

That's very kind of him, sir.

That's great.

Yeah.

Great.

Follow me.

How very polite. One drink.

Jim.

This is Manny and the count.

How do you boys do?

I'm James McKay.

How do you do, sir?

Hello.

Sit down.

Thank you.

Hi.

Do you want a drink? It's brandy mixed with ether.

Yes.

Wilson, will you get us some drinks, please?

Sir, I just want to say how sorry I am that things got out of hand.

Nonsense, you came through.

That's what counts.

So, you boys are friends with Nellie LaRoy?

Yeah.

Too bad what happened to her career, huh?

Such a shame.

Yeah.

Sad.

Her new movie will work.

So you're the movie producer.

Studio executive.

I got some movie ideas myself.

Do you want to hear them?

Yes.

Please.

Okay.

Okay.

So,

there's a 10-year-old kid and he's a prodigy at all these adult things.

He's super smart with words.

He can play the piano and recite Lincoln and all this stuff.

Here's the twist.

Turns out he's a 50-year-old midget.

He only looks like he's a kid, the joke's on us.

That's really good.

It's very good.

It's great.

Yeah.

Very good.

I am sorry.

I I'm going to check on the drinks. I don't know where Wilson went.

One drink and we leave, right?

After this we leave.

Calm down.

I am calm, cabrón.

No, you're not.

You're very nervous.

I'm not here for drinks, I'm fun, okay?

You're in your debt.

You're not in my debt.

Whose money it is?

The guy next to by the kilo, it's not a big deal.

What guy?

You never told me how you got it.

Tony.

The prop guy.

I thought I told you that.

It's the prop guy's money.

No, it's the money that he makes.

What do you mean like as a his income?

No, it's his

It's from your bank heist picture.

It's movie money.

It's prop money.

The money in the back.

It's prop money.

Where was I going to get 85 grand in two days?

Cabrón, you come to go now, pendejo, cabrón!

Um, have I um, interrupted something?

Thank you.

I got more ideas.

You ever heard of Wyatt Earp?

He died a couple of years ago.

I met him once.

Little known fact, the greatest hero of the Wild West couldn't count.

No, so I was thinking you make a movie about him and in it, you make him full-fledged retard.

You okay?

What?

You're sweating.

It's probably the ether, isn't it?

It's probably the heat, there is.

Well, I thought you were just excited about the idea.

No.

My next idea is my best.

The world's most fearless warrior.

I know just the guy to play him, you just build the movie around him.

He's sensational.

He is?

Would you like to meet him?

Sure, and I can have the two of us.

No, no, no, no, I'm going to see him now.

He's at the block house.

Where's that?

It's just over the hill.

A few minutes drive, Wilson and I can take you there and back.

It's the best party in town.

It's uh, it's pretty late.

Oh, no, no, it's worth it.

I promise you.

I mean, I appreciate it, but we really have to go.

Trust me.

You'll never forget it.

What's this?

It's LA's last real party.

Wilson, bring that cash.

This town has gotten so repressed, this is the only place left where you can have any fun these days.

Welcome to the asshole of Los Angeles.

He's two floors down.

Follow me.

This city used to know how to have a good time.

It's just such a drag now.

They still know how to party here though.

"As I like to pet"

"And every evening we get pet, I poke it every chance I get, it's my girl, you see."

"Tell the place I never pet, and I never thought this, but I don't mind because I love my girl, you see."

This is the kind of thing your industry needs.

Hollywood has just become so stale.

Don't you agree?

"Dab-a-dab-a-dab-a-dab-a-dab said the chimp to the monk."

"Dab-a-dab-a-dab."

Not this floor either.

"To the chimp."

Wilson, isn't he young?

I thought he was.

"He's very happy and gay."

He's very late.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I promised you a sight.

You're getting a sight.

Let's try one more floor.

"Dab-a-dab-a-dab means monk I love but you too."

"Dab-a-dab-a-dab in monkey talk means chimp I love you too."

"Then the pink baboon one night in June, he married them and."

Bear with me, fellas.

Wait till you see this guy, I think we can make millions together.

Oh shit!

That was so good.

Oh, oh.

Come on, boys.

It's just on

You okay, sweetie?

This is the most magical place in the world, wasn't it?

It was.

I know it's gloves.

You know what we should do? We should go dancing.

Manny, oh my.

Why don't you just dance up here?

Por favor, siéntate, güey, siéntate. No estamos en una puta canción.

Manny, come up here.

Come on, it's fun!

No, it's not fun.

Yes, it is.

It's not fun.

We can have fun.

Puta madre.

Ahí está, ahí está, carajo.

No!

Nellie!

Nellie!

Manny, they got dancing here. Come on!

Estás loca!

Vamos a matarlo, no entiendes?

Podemos estar en tres horas en México, en tres horas.

Nellie.

Manny!

Nellie, we have to leave now.

Nos vamos ya, carajo.

No, Manny.

No, no, no, no.

A ver, Nellie.

Do you know what's going to happen if they find us?

Why are you doing this, carajo?

Explícame.

Sabes que nos van a matar, no?

Despierta!

Manny.

Se nos van a matar.

Let me go.

I want to help.

We can go to Mexico, Nellie.

And we can be happy.

But we have to leave now.

Manny.

It's the end of the world for me.

This is it for me.

Cállate.

It's not.

I'm at peace with that.

Qué nos estás diciendo?

I'm not mad anymore, Manny.

Nellie.

Nellie, cállate.

You go to Mexico without me.

What the fuck am I gonna do without you? I'm not going anywhere without you.

No entiendes?

Entiende.

Nellie.

Te amo.

Te amo, Nellie.

Te amo, te amo, te amo, te amo, te amo y te amo desde siempre.

They're gonna kill me.

I don't think I'm good for you.

I don't think I'm very good for you.

Nellie, I want to marry you.

I want to make you so happy every day.

It's my only job from now on, but we have to leave now.

Okay.

I just want to be with you.

Okay.

Okay, well.

Okay, well, we'll go to Mexico.

We'll go, we'll go to the border, and we'll go to an up, and we'll get married.

And we'll have kids, and it'll be you and me, okay?

Okay.

"Y ahora, la última canción."

Te amo, Nellie.

Hey, you too, with the camera.

Do you know who I am?

I'm Nellie LaRoy, bitches.

Holy shit, that is Nellie LaRoy.

That's Nellie fucking LaRoy.

Come here. This is my husband to be, Manny Torres.

Sorry.

We're gonna get married.

We're gonna get married.

Are you really gonna be her husband?

Yeah.

Congratulations.

Get a shot, get, get, get, get.

You're not dead.

You go grab him.

Good.

Te amo, Manny.

I love you, Manny.

"No, no, Mr. Mond, round tones, round tones."

"Woo!"

"No, no, Mr. Mond, round tones, round tones."

"Now, let me hear you read your line."

"holiday today."

"And I can't stand him."

"Pierre, you shouldn't have come."

"Pierre, you shouldn't have come."

"She's got to talk into the mic. I can't pick it up."

"I was talking, wasn't I, Mr. Mond?"

"Yes, my dear, but please remember, round tones."

"You shouldn't have come."

"That's why I don't care."

"Ah!"

"I love you."

"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you."

"Good night, kids. Good night, darling."

"Take care of that throat. You're a big singing star now, remember?"

"This California dew is just a little heavier than usual tonight."

"Really?"

"Where I stand, the sun is shining all over the place."

"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo"

"I'm singing in the rain."

"Just singing in the rain."

"What a glorious feeling,"

"I'm happy again."

"I'm laughing at clouds"

"so dark up above."

"The sun's in my heart"

"and I'm ready for love."

"Let the stormy clouds chase"

"everyone from the place."

"Come on with the rain,"

"I've a smile on my face."

"I'll walk down the lane"

"with a happy refrain."

"Just singing, singing in the rain."

"Dancing in the rain."

"Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da"

"I'm happy again."

"Tell me why."

"Yeah, tell me why."

"I don't know, why?"

"I just want to be part of something bigger."

"Be part of something important, something that lasts, that means something."

"In the rain"