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[suspenseful music]

[police sirens blaring]

[helicopter engine whirring]

[a reporter] We are on location in Hollywood,

early at the scene of an intense shootout

which has already left two victims dead in its wake.

The shooting began in the apartment building

just behind me where the alleged gunman

is still at large.

Police are on the scene, urging him to surrender.

[knocking]

-Randy!

Randy, it's Phillip!

You don't want to die, do you, boy?

Look, I'm sure when the police find out the truth,

they're going to be lenient.

Randy.

You're a good boy.

I know you're not a murderer.

[upbeat music]

[a man - intercom] Bus number 311 from Concord, New Hampshire

now arriving at platform number six.

[a woman] Bye bye!

-See you on the silver screen.

Take care!

-Hey!

Welcome to the city of dreams, old buddy.

You look like shit, man.

-Well, you gotta ridelike cattle

if you can't affordthe air fare.

-Still sitting on pennies, huh?

-It got me to LA, didn't it?

-Let me get this.

Well, I just hope it's worth your while, man.

-It's been pretty good for you so far.

-I got no complaints.

Glorious sunshine, beautiful babes.

Of course, the trick is you've got

to keep yourself clean.

-They don't have showerson the bus.

-You really are a hick, man.

-I can't believe it,I'm finally here.

-Hey, Bruce!

Randy, mi amigo.

-Hey, buddy.

-How's it going?

It's a nice car.

-Babes love it.

[laughing]

-Hey, Randy.

-Yeah?

-You interested in a party, man?

There'll be a lot of actors there.

-Yeah!

-Of course, the highlight of any party

is watching Bruce here sit in his car

until some bitch notices him.

[Bruce] Careful.

This Lincoln is the best investment

I ever made in picking up babes.

I paid cash for it, too.

-It's a lot betterthan my pickup truck.

-Oh look, look, there's Joan Collins!

-Where, where?

[laughing]

-You are a cutie, kid.

You gotta remember.

The only dream that's any good

is the kind you find in your wallet.

Cash and pass is what it's all about, my friends.

-Yeah, a coupleof acting jobs,

and I'll be there.

[laughing]

-I hope you can act better

than your friend Davie back there,

or you'll end up just like him.

-Fuck you, man, my break's coming.

-Your break?

-Yeah.

-I'll break your arm

if you don't pay me the money you owe me.

[laughing]

-Peter!

How's it going, man?-Davie, how are you?

-Hey, nice strawberry.

Hey, hey, look at this.

Hey, Randy!

Hey, dude.

What do you think about sodom?

-I like it.

-Hi, I'm Helen.

-Oh, excuse me, my better half.

-Dave's lucky, you're very attractive.

-Thank you.

-I think Randy could do okay with the girls

if he just gave himself a little chance.

[Helen] Of course he could.

Come on, haven't you seenanybody you like here?

-Yeah, but...

She wouldn't go for me.

-See what I mean?

Lousy attitude!

-Come on,which one is she?

-See that girl over there?

I think she's really beautiful.

-David.

Come on, it's Betty!

Will you go over thereand introduce them?

Come on, come on.

-Maybe later.

-Maybe now, buckwheat.

Come on out here!

-Randy, I promise you, she'll go for you.

-All I've got is 50.

-What's a working actress like you doing

being broke in the bean?

-Just take it, you knowI'm good for the rest.

-You can fuck me for it.

-I'd love to, but the sheep would freak.

-My, my, my, my, my.

-Oh, would a flower smellso sweet...

-You know, this man has the nose of an anteater.

-Yeah, but he's got the little dick of a mouse.

-Thanks, Bruce.

-It's okay, my friend.

-Hey, there's somebodyI want you to meet.

-Nope!

-Come on, he's a friend.

-You mean the skinny guy? [Bruce] Yeah, dickweed.

-Yeah.

I grew up with him,he's an actor.

-All the more reason for me to stay away from him.

-Hey, would Isteer you wrong?

-Does a bear shit in the woods?

-Trust me, come on.

Besides, he thinks you'rethe best piece of ass

he's ever seen.

-God, a man of taste.

-That's something that you will never find out.

I'll say hello.

-Oh, oh.

Oh God, here comes mother Theresa.

-Hey, Phillip.

-Ah, David.

When are you gonna learnto stuff a key?

-Well, see now, you don't see usmixing with alcohol, do you?

that's what fucks you up.

-A genetic imbalanceis what fucked you up.

-Maybe.

That could be it.

-Why do you have to beso stupid, huh?

-Just lucky.

Hey, Phillip, uh...

You still need someone to work in your store?

-You're too muchof a jerkoff

to have your old job back.

-No, not me, man.

The kid!

The kid!

Trust me, completely straight.

-So, I hear you're an actor.

-Yeah, I'm trying to be.

-What else are you?

-Huh?

-Well, you see, everybody here is somebody else.

He is a caterer.

These two over there, they're waitresses.

That guy sells Herbalife.

He drives a taxi.

And he is a lifeguard.

But they're all actors.

[upbeat music]

[chatter]

[Randy's voice] Dear mom and dad.

Hollywood is a great place.

David has been showing me the sights,

and they're just fantastic.

I found a great apartment,

and I've started looking for acting jobs.

Don't worry, because I'm going

to get in my career soon.

Everything's fine.

I'll see you real soon.

Love, Randy.

[camera shutter]

[a man] What's your name?

-Randy Douglas.

-The ones I've marked are the best.

[a man] Now is the winter of our discontent,

made glorious summer by this sun of York.

Why...

Why...

Why am I so unhappy?

-What makes you think you're such a great actor?

-If Tom Sully can make it, I can too.

-Right.

Well, I wish you good luck.

Who's next?

Randy, how about you?

Get up there.

What was your first experience with acting?

-I was a kid, about 12.

And they were making a TV movie,

Conquer New Hampshire.

That's where I'm from.

And they were looking for kids to ride horses,

and I was the best horseback rider

in my whole age group.

So I ended up on TV.

Nationwide.

-Did you have any lines?

-One I remember is the guywho's playing the leading actor,

he rides up to meand he says...

"Hey kid.

What time is Linda coming?"

And I looked up at himand I said...

"At the ratethat you chain smoke,

she'll be hereby your tenth pack."

[laughing]

-That's a nice, tacky line.

[Randy] Yeah, Betty, I thought maybe we could get together.

I don't know, wherever you'd like.

Okay, that sounds good.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Okay, okay.

All right.

Okay.

I'll talk to you real soon, Betty.

Bye bye.

Hey, where are we going?

[Betty] I want to show you where I was working last week.

Oh, I met this big producer, Ross Burton.

He's so nice!

He really liked my work.

-What is it exactlythat you do do?

-Little bit of this, little bit of that.

Busy, busy, busy.

I'll introduce you to him, I'm sure he'll like you.

See?

This is Paramount.

It's really difficult to get in.

[Randy] Yeah.

Really looks that way.

[dramatic music]

[a man] Where is it?

Come on!

Where is it, where is it, where is it?

-Cut!

-Really let him have it, huh?

-Ron!

-Bye darling, you were great!

-Thank you, I'll see you tomorrow!

-Man, I envy the factthat you're a working actress.

-Oh, don't worry, you'll get a part.

It's not talent that counts, it's persistence.

-Oh, so maybe,if I'm persistent with you,

you'll pay up, huh?

-Who knows?

-Hey, did you like the lunch?

-It was great, thanks.

-You know, I never hadthat sushi stuff before.

-No?-And I'm not gonna tell anybodythat I ate raw fish

and drank hot wine.

-No, you don't think...

Oh, watch out!

-Hey!

-Well, have you tried skating yet?

-I tried it last weekin Venice.

-Well, how'd you do?

-Pretty good.

But I knocked overa bunch of people, but...

It wasn't a total loss,

because two of the guys I hitasked me out.

[laughing]

You know, I got an interviewwith an agent tomorrow.

-Who are you?

-Is this Harry's Star Roundup?

-Oh yeah, come on in.

I'm Harry Hershville.

-Randy Douglas.

-How old are you?

-Um, 23.

-How tall are you?

About 6'1, huh?

-No, I'm 5'11.

-I can tell you're going to be a very good actor.

Yes.

I've had this agency for many years.

Are you unioned?

No, no, it makes no difference.

Let me see your profile.

Chin up.

Higher!

Ah, you're going to be a very good actor.

How'd you get my number?

My name's unlisted.

-Um, you had an ad that was in the drama log.

-Oh.

Yes, I forgot.

You know, I can tell you're going to be

a big movie star.

You've got a picture and a resume?

-Yeah, it's down in the car.

It'll only take me a minute.

-You're sure you're going to come back?

-Yeah, sure.

-I'm a very good agent, you do know that?

-Yeah, you're better than most I've seen.

-I'm going to make you a big movie star.

You've got the talent and I've got the connections.

And you're the one who's going to remind people

of their lost humanity.

And you can do that.

You can, it's you, you, you, you!

[tragic music]

-I love white wine.

It tastes so good.

Here, have some more.

I'm writing a script.

-Really?

What's it about?

-Well, it's aboutthree independent women.

They're all very beautiful,very elegant.

And they all drink wine,white wine, of course.

-You're very pretty.

-Thank you.

[romantic music]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Of course I know who this is.

How are you doing?

Good, good.

Where are you?

Listen, now really isn't a good time to talk.

Can I call you back later?

All right, but make it short.

What's the deal?

How much?

No, that is not acceptable.

All right, just work on it, then, okay?

When is it gonna be?

Yeah, I can make that.

Okay, look, I really gotta go now.

I'll call you back later, okay?

Uh-huh, bye bye.

[muttering]

-Four dollars and 80 cents.

-You want this?

That's easy.

-No, I don't want to...

-Excuse me.

Can you tell me where Groman's Chinese Theatre

is located?

-Oh yeah.

It looks like a big,green fortune cookie.

You go out the door...-No, no, no.

It's not Groman's Chinese anymore,

it's Mance Theatre now.

You see, Sid Groman died a lot of years ago.

Did anyone tell you about the history

of Groman's Chinese?

-What I really needare directions.

-No, what you need is a map of Hollywood, darling.

I just happen to have one here for four dollars.

[the woman] Let's try it.

-Yes ma'am.

-I can't make out this map.

Where's the theatre?

-I'll tell you what you do, you go right out that door,

you turn right, and you can't miss it.

-Uh, Phillip?

Can I have the next Monday off?

I've got this audition.

-You know something?

You see, I don't really understand you guys.

You know,you run here for a job,

you run there for a job.

Always chasing the rainbow.

And then one day you're going to wake up in the morning

you'll be 50 years old.

And then you know what?

You're still going to be chasing the casting news.

-Hi guys.

-Hi, babe.

[laughing]

-Look at this!

God damn.

[Randy] This is where they're casting the cop show, right?

[a man] Yeah, it's two parts.

They're looking for two guys,

tall, skinny blonde guys.

Cops.

[Randy] Well how come there's all these other types here then?

[a man] Where are you from, man?

They don't know what they're looking for.

You know, I was once at this audition

where they were looking for a truck driver.

They end up casting this chick with big tits.

They don't know shit.

Here, let me see your resume.

Oh, Jesus, this is pathetic.

You've got to beef it up a little bit.

Take a look at mine.

You see, I got Cassavetes, I got Scorsese,

I got Bertolucci.

You think I ever met those guys?

-Excuse me everyone,

may I have your attention please?

The producers wish to inform you

the parts have been cast.

Thank you all for coming.

[protests]

-I'm working on a new...

I'm trying to work on this character.

I met this guy, last night, in a coffee shop,

he must've been...

I don't know 100, 150-years-old.

He had hair going out of his ears like this, like...

-Sending my head shots,calling agents...

It's taking a long time.

-Yeah, you've been here two whole months.

-Tuesday is three.

-Three.

I've been here four years, man, it ain't much better.

-And you think workingin this business with Bruce

is going to change things?

-Gotta pay the rent somehow.

Helen's giving me shit about it.

-Yeah, she should.

-Hi!

Come on, hi!

You miss me, you happy?

This'll make you happy.

All right.

Oh my God.

Oh my Lord,I don't believe this.

It's the new Jimmy Dean!

[laughing]

[giggling]

What happenedto your wife, Helen?

-What?

-She's lookingso fuckable today.

-You think that's funny, Bruce?

-Yeah.

-Fuck you, man.

-Hey, hey!-I can't believe this fucking guy!

-I was kidding with you!

I'm just kidding with you!

I'm joking with you guysbut do me a favor,

would you please?

Would you do me a favor?

[a man] Hey, break it up, Bruce.

-Would you never talk to melike that again?

All right?

-All right, all right, come on.

Bruce, Bruce, Bruce.

Bruce, come on.

-Come on.

Come on.

[clapping]

-We're in a coffee shop, and he goes, "pardon me,

just a minute," he takes out his false teeth,

"I've got a poppy seed stuck on my palate."

And he cleans his teeth, like, I couldn't believe it.

So we're talking,and I say, "so what do you do?"

He says, "I was in the border guard."

I say, "you're not that old,tell me about the border guard."

And he says, "what's there to tell you?"

-Want a ride home?

-Nah, it's okay.

-You sure?It's no problem.

-No, I like riding the bus.

-Okay, whatever.

See you later.

Say hi to Phillip.

-Okay, take it easy.

[suspenseful music]

-Who's that?

-He's an interesting guy.

I think we can use him.

-So you don't know him?

-No, but he came highly recommended.

-I told you, I don't wantto do business here

at the house!

-I didn't invite him into the house, now, did I?

I'm sorry.

About the crack I made about your wife.

-Whatever.

It's no big deal.

-Come on!

-Look, man, I know you've beenpatient with me, but...

I need some more time!

Man, you've just got to give meanother chance!

Okay?

[tires screeching]

[dramatic music]

[radio chatter]

[television host - television] This is a KJML news update.

[a reporter - television] An unidentified white male in his mid 20s

became the victim ofan apparent hit-and-run accident

in this Hollywood alleyway, tonight.

Police are requesting anyone with information

pertinent to the crime to call 555-3100.

That's 555-3100.

[a man] You fucking bastard!

[clatter]

♪ Today's the day

♪ That Jennifer's having her picnic ♪

[drunken singing]

[glass shattering]

-The fuck are you looking at?

-Can I help you?

-Yeah, I'm here to seea guy named Saul Romero.

-What's your name?

-It's Randy Douglas.

-You must be the new talent.

[chatter]

-How many times have I told you...

-Hey!

You must be the new boy.

You're Ronny, right?

-Randy.

-Oh, good, good, listen,

I've been in show business a lot of years.

I've seen them come, and I've seen them go.

I hope you can come with the best of them.

[laughing]

Come on, let me show you around, Ronny.

-Randy.

-Whatever.

Listen, makes no difference,

once the pants are off you all look alike, right?

That's my nephew over there, he's directing the film.

He's a clever kid.

He takes after his mother.

He's got talent right up the old wazoo.

-When do I get to audition?

-Audition?

[coughing]

Audition?

You really got what it takes, huh?

You got it right here.

Let me show you what we're doing in this scene.

-Pepe le Poon, scene 78, take three.

[clapping]

And action!

-Where is Louisiana long?

-It's along the Mississippi!

-Find him!

[cackling]

[gunshots]

Please.

Don't kill me.

[gunshot]

-Oh, Louisiana.

Now let's see why they call you

Louisiana the long.

-Okay, baby.

-Okay, cut.

-Well, what do you think of that, kid?

-It's a god damn porn.

-Porn?

Yeah, but hey, it's done tastefully.

[sigh]

Come on, listen.

I want you to put this kid in the next scene.

He's got a hell of a tool in here.

-Hey, what are you doing?

-You're god damn dead,you better run, kid!

Don't you touch me again!

-Solly?

Uncle Solly!

Let him go.

-All right.

Now get him out of here!

Come on.

You'll never work in this town again!

[dramatic music]

-That's him.

Steady.

-Hey, what do you want?

-Now, where is it?

-What?

-Don't fuck with me.

Where is it?

-What?

-The coke, man,the fucking coke,

give it to me!

-What coke? I don't have any coke!

-Look, no games, just tell me.

-Hey, you've got memixed up with somebody else.

I don't have any coke.-Bullshit, man!

Fucking bullshit,he's got the shit.

-I don't have any coke!

-Bullshit, I've seen youa hundred times!

[groaning]

[groaning in pain]

-Hey, get away from him!

Let him go, hey, get out of there!

[a woman] Hey, shut up down there!

-Ah, shit!

It's okay, Randy,sorry, man.

You'll be okay.

Okay, let's go inside.

You're all right.

-My jacket.

-I'll get it, I'll get it.

-See what happens?

I leave you alone,

you get yourself in trouble.

-Yeah, that's what my mom used to always tell me.

-Oh, we should call the police.

-Listen, honey, I'll take care of it, okay?

-Come on, guys, I'm all right.

-David, we should call the police.

-I said I'd take care of it.

[chatter]

-I hear you got muggedlast night, are you all right?

-I'm fine.

-No, Randy, I'm sorry.

Look, we all gotto do something

until we get lucky.

-Yeah, and that makes what you did all right?

-Nothing makes it all right, but at least it's a job.

Look, Randy, I want to help you.

Hey, there's this party on Friday night,

and I'd like you to go with me.

There's going to be a lot of producers there.

Why don't you just come with me to the party

and let's just leave it alone?

-Just like that?

-Just think about it.

[chatter]

-Hey Lisa, check this out.

-Look at these earrings, wait, wait.

-Don't keep touching everything over there.

You break it, you bought it.

You got it?

-Give them hell, Phillip.

Hey, Jimmy.

You doing okay?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Okay.

I'm going to go in the back room, okay?

-How you doing?

-Okay, how you guys doing?

How's Helen?

-She, uh...

Went back home to St Louis.

-Why?

-You off-duty yet?

-Uh, no.

When did she leave?

-A couple hours ago.

Look, uh...

Let's go in the backroom.

-What do you call a black girl

who has never seen her father?

[giggling]

A virgin.

[laughing]

This hard-working, clean living fella...

Hey, Jimmy!

Jimmy.

How's the resume business?

God, you're a fucking loser!

Oh, you fucking asshole!

You fucking crazy?

I'm not in the fucking mood for this!

-Let's get out of here.

Come on, come on!

[Bruce] It's coming out, of your pocket, David!

-Come on, Bruce.

-Honey, honey, honey,don't upset yourself.

-You're right, no, you're right.

You're right, you're right.

You're right!

No, I'm sorry,

to fucking get upset over this.

This is stupid.

-Fucking insidious, man.

They give you the drug, right?

Use some of it, sell some of it.

You owe them some money, no big deal, right?

Do they say anything about it?

No way, man, they give you more!

All of a sudden you owe them five,

ten thousand dollars,

but do they ask you to pay it back?

No.

So long as they know they got you by the balls.

So...

So what if you want out?

They say, "fine, no problem!"

We'll be over Sunday afternoon to collect what you owe us.

You better fucking have it ready too.

-Won't Bruce get you out of it somehow?

-He's the one that got me into this mess

in the first place!

He couldn't care less about me!

-Well, you've got to do something.

What are you gonna do?

-I don't know, man.

I've got...

I've got this idea.

It's dangerous, but I've got to do it.

-Well, if you need me for anything,

you let me know.

Because I want to help.

-I really don't know.

-Once again, gang warfare has broken out in Hollywood.

This latest outbreak has left seven people dead,

including six-year-old, Marvin Hernandez.

This shootout erupted

because of an age-old battle in Jersey.

[Betty] Yeah, I'm gonna be there.

Randy's coming too.

Yeah, I'm really excited.

Hey, are you sure that Ross Burton

is going to be there?

Great.

I want him to meet Randy.

Okay, yeah, I'll see you there.

Hey, Randy!

[glass shattering]

[laughing]

[upbeat music]

That's Barbara Mason.

She just got a series.

-I think it's royalty.

-She is my best friend.

-Oh, sweet thing, sweet thing!

-Hey, how are you?

Brian, this is Randy,Randy, this is Brian.

-How do, how do?

-Well, so,what have you been doing?

-Oh, a little bit of this, a little bit of that.

So whatever happened to that movie idea of yours?

-I haven't beenworking on it much.

But I was thinkingthat I should change

the TV reporterto a photographer,

because I saw this moviethe other day,

and I really liked the effectof freeze frame...

[clapping]

[chatter]

Randy.

This is Ross Burton.

Randy Douglas,he's a great actor.

-Glad to meet you, Ross.

-Yeah, Betty told me about you.

She said you're new here.

-Well, I'm not that new,

I've been here over six months.

[laughing]

-That's new.

So what kind of experience do you have?

Film, television?

-I'll be right back.

-Some, not a lot.

Few years back, I did a TV movie.

I graduated fromthe University of New Hampshire.

Communications and drama.

I rode in a lot of horse shows.

And Ross, I don't mind telling you

that I'm a very good actor.

-I see.

Well, I'm sure we can findsomething for you.

We're doing thisintimate film,

with either Reynoldsor De Niro.

It's not a technical spectacle,

it's, you know,more of a character setting.

-Sounds good.

-Having a good time?

How are you?

-Great party.

-Who's that?

-That's Jason, he owns the place.

Um...

So why don't you give me a callin a couple of months?

-Yeah, I will.

-All right.

I left my cards in the car...

Here, you can get a holdof me here.

-Insurance?

-Uh, it's my brother's agency.

I help him outevery once in a while.

Well, I'm going to gograb some sushi.

Oh, say, you know...

If you know anybodythat needs any insurance...

There's a little commissionin it for you.

[melancholic music]

[suspenseful music]

[arguing]

-Oh, Bruce!

-Get out of my way.

-Hey, you see the...

you see the police carsoutside?

Somebody must have gotmurdered again.

Shit man, in this town?

Ain't nobody knowwhat's going to happen.

Hey, take my knifewith you.

Take it with you, man.

Take it.

This is a survival knife.

It has a compass on it.

Look at that blade, man!

You stick somebodywith this, and they're stuck.

Go aheadand look at it, man.

Go on and take the knife,all right?

Go on and take the knife, man!

[glass shattering] Hey, hey!

I don't want to hurt you.

I don't wantto hurt you, man.

I live here!

I live here, man.

Okay?

I was just showingmy survival knife!

Calm down, man!

Hey, stop it!

Calm down, man,just calm down, all right?

Just take it easy.

[groaning in pain]

God damn it!

You fucking idiot, man!

You're fucking crazy, man!

Fucking crazy...

[a woman] You Hollywood trash!

-You're stupid, man!

I fucking told youI live here!

I told you I live here, man!

You're fucking stupid!

[a woman] You Hollywood trash!

You runaway trash!

And you never pay the rent on time trash!

Just you be quiet!

Just you quick be quiet!

Because I'm calling the police,

I'm calling the police right now.

Because I know that some of youhave done it again.

He can figure out what's good for you.

He could jail you,

he could put you in the jail for all I care.

[panting]

[dramatic music]

[phone ringing]

[Randy - phone] Hi, this is Randy Douglas.

I'm not here right now,

but I'll return your call as soon as I can.

Wait for the beep, have a nice day.

[Phillip - phone] Randy, this is the tenth message I've left.

You haven't come to work for three days, now.

What's the matter with you?

If you don't want to come back to work,

that's fine, no problem.

At least let me know what's happening with you,

all right?

-Stella!

I want my daughter, I...

Stella, come on my baby darling,

come down here!

Stella?

Stella?

Stella!

[laughing]

-How you doing, Jimmy?

-How'd you guysget in here?

-Oh, we get in anything and anywhere,

just like Santa Claus.

Now come on, come on, sit down,

we got some things to talk about.

-Come on,get out, get out.

-Sit down.

[Bruce] Come here, come here, right here.

Right here, come on.

Come on, come on.

There you go.

Anyway.

This has got to dowith your friend David.

He disappeared three days ago.

With, uh...

a whole pound of my coke.

And that son of a bitch is trying to outrun me.

-You still think he's in town?

-I know he is.

See, now what I'm wondering

is if you might know where he is.

-You don't?

You don't, do you?

-How do you know I don't?

[laughing]

-Because you're really not that good of an actor, Jimmy.

See, listen.

When I told you that he disappeared,

you looked surprised.

Well, one way or the other,

I'm going to get him.

-Then what are you going to do?

-I don't know.

I really don't know, exactly.

I mean...

Maybe we'll break his legs.

What do you think, Jeff?

What do you think we should do?

You think we should crush his fucking kneecaps?

You think we should put a fucking bullet

in his ear or what?

-We should finish the business.

And get out of here.

[laughing]

-Tell him that he's notgoing to stay alive much longer

unless he returns my property.

-I thought you guys were friends.

-Friends?

I don't think so.

Does a friend steal your property?

Now listen, listen to me.

If you talk to him,for his sake, and for yours...

Will you let me knowabout that?

Okay, that's it.

That's it.

Jesus, sorry,what is wrong with me?

I almost forgot, God,come here for a second,

please, come on,come on over here.

Come on, come on, come on.

Come here.

Come on.

You rememberthat little joke of yours,

in Phillip's store?

Come on, you know the one,with the coke, and the fan.

Do you remember that?

Huh?

I think you can...

[groaning in pain]

[tragic music]

-Hi, Peter.

Hey, it's Randy.

Fine, yeah, how are you doing?

Yeah?

Listen.

I keep trying to call David,

and his phone's always disconnected.

If you talk to him, just tell him I've been

trying to get a hold of him, okay?

All right, yeah.

Comedy, huh?

You finally made it, huh?

Okay.

I look forward to seeing you.

Okay, all right, bye.

[chatter]

[suspenseful music]

Actors, schmactor.

My nephew's an actor.

I call him on the phone, I say, "so how's it going?"

He says, "I got sinus trouble."

I say, "what's the matter, nobody will sign you?"

[laughing]

-Well, I'd liketo introduce you now

to a fabulous blonde,the wonderful Gloria Di Simone!

[applause]

[a man] Gloria!

-Thank you, Jules.

You know, when I was a kid,

I wanted to be a nurse.

But my mother took one look at me,

and she said...

Be a comedian.

-Well, did you love it?

-Yeah, yeah, you're very funny.

-Very funny, I heard youlaughing out there.

-I did give my best shot.

-Thanks a lot.

You got all dressed up too,I see.

-Hey, look.

I know you know where he is,

so why don't you just break down and tell me?

-How should I knowwhere he is?

I'm a comedian,not a psychic.

Why are you looking for him?

-Because I feel the guy's in a lot of trouble.

Think he needs help.

-You're not his mother.

And he shouldn't havegotten himself

mixed up with Brucein the first place.

I know Bruce,Bruce is the kind of guy

who would pushhis own grandmother

down the stairs if she wasn'tmoving fast enough.

Listen, we're going outfor some sandwiches,

you wanna go?

-No, uh...

I gotta go.

-And my grandmother said to me one day,

"Gloria, please don't go to Hollywood!

You'll seduce the producers!

They'll put you on the casting sofa!

All they want is your body!"

I took the next bus out.

[laughing]

[dramatic music]

[phone ringing]

-David?

Yeah, I'm all alone.

Yeah, I know, Bruce paid me a visit.

So where you at, man?

I've been looking all over for you.

Yeah, it's on the brave.

Okay, no one's going to follow me.

Yeah, don't worry.

Okay.

[suspenseful music]

[soft music]

-Oh man, what a rock!

-I think you should give it back.

-Let me tell you something.

Tomorrow night,

I'm going to be 10 000 miles away from here.

10 000 miles, eh?

-I think you should give it back,

because that's the better thing to do.

-Hey, another drink, boys?

-Yeah, I'll take another shot.

-You know, sometimes...

I feel like everything is really strange.

And it's not real.

It's like a dream.

I know this sounds stupid, but when I came out here,

to this town, I wanted to be somebody.

I know that sounds stupid, but that's what I wanted.

I wanted to be in the movies.

Ride on horses and shoot bad guys, and...

Be in westerns.

Damn, they don't even make westerns anymore.

-Well, I am out of here, man.

Want to come with me?

I've got money for tickets and everything.

-Okay, ladies and gentlemen,

we've gotta thank our lovely Miss Chanel!

Let's give her a big hand!

Here she comes!

[pop music]

-Check this out.

[cheering]

[a man] All right, take it off!

[cheering]

-Do that again!

The last piece!

She took the last piece off...

-There's no pieces left.

[applause]

[chatter]

[dramatic music]

-What happened?

-I think we're in a lotof trouble.

-What do you mean?

-I don't know.

I think we needto work out something.

-Relax, Randy, man,

the deal goes down this afternoon.

-Yeah?

You think we're going to make it?

-Fuck yeah, man.

We're out of here.

You don't think anybodyfollowed you down here, do you?

[Randy] No.

I shook them off.

-What?

[Randy] They were behind me, but I lost them.

-We've gotta getout of here, man.

We've gotta getout of here!

[groaning]

[groaning]

[dramatic music]

[coughing]

-Bruce!

[gunshot]

-Dave.

David!

[tragic music]

-Save yourselfwhile there's still time.

Brother, things in this townaren't always what they seem,

remember that.

Always remember that.

Listen, I was lost,once, too,

but the bible saved me.

Listen to me, Armageddon isaround the corner,

we're on the verge of completeand total annihilation!

Judgment day, all of youwill be judged on judgment day

for your time spenton this earth.

I speak for Jesus,I know Jesus!

Listen to me,while there's still time,

repent for your sins!

You're sealing your doom!

[banging]

-Fuck!

All right, hey, hey.

The fuck is this, Jimmy?

Randy.

-Move back.

-All right, take it easy.

-Sit down.

-All right.-No, sit over there,in the black chair.

-All right, I'm sitting down, okay?

I'm sitting down, no problem.

Take it easy, all right?

All right?

Okay, take it easy.

Just take it easy.

[crying] -You killed him...

-I didn't do a fucking thing to him.

He did it to himself.

-What are you doing?

-Look, it's just coke, that's all, see?

That's all it is, it's just coke.

All right?

Okay?

Helps you forget your...

problems.

Your dreams, you know?

[snorting]

[phone ringing]

-Don't answer that.

-Why don't you sit down?

Just sit down, put the fucking gun away.

And we'll talk.

All right?

We can make a deal.

Listen, Randy.

I can make a lot of fucking money for you

if you just listen to me.

The fuck do you want to do?

Do you want to sit here all fucking night?

Don't.

No, no.

No!

Don't fucking touch that.

Don't fucking touch it!

Fuck you, you son of a bitch!

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[groaning]

[gunshot]

[dramatic music]

-He's got a gun!

-Stand back.

Call the police.

[tragic music]

[chatter]

[a woman] We need wardrobe on the set, please!

-Looks good, that's good.

[a man] Hey, buddy, you're in the shot!

Put some makeup on him!

[a woman] All right, let's try this again.

[a man] People, can we focus here please?

-We're trying to work here, excuse me?

[a man] Yeah, come on, come on.

-A young, out of work actoridentified as Bruce Collins

became the victimof a brutal murder tonight

in West Hollywood.

Local authorities have described the crime

as a probable mob hit,

and just as probably drug related.

Stay tuned to KJML for all further updates.

[door handle jiggling]

[suspenseful music]

[door handle jiggling]

[gunshots]

[door closing]

[dramatic music]

[baby crying]

[gunshots]

[child blabbering]

[groaning]

[gunshots]

[a reporter] We are on location in Hollywood

early on the scene of an intense shootout

which has already left two victims dead in its wake.

The shooting began in the apartment building

just behind me, where the alleged gunman

is still at large.

[sirens blaring]

-Randy!

Randy, it's Phillip!

You don't want to die, do you, boy?

Look, I'm sure when the police find out

what the truth is, they're going to be lenient.

Randy, you're a good boy.

I know you're not a murderer.

Randy, here's the deal.

-In the meantime, we do have an eyewitness to the event...

[Phillip] They're not going to give me much time to talk to you.

And they have guns.

And they're going to start shooting.

But we've gotta see you out here.

And they've gotta talk to you.

Open the door, Randy.

-Miss Debrody, can you tell us what you saw?

-Yes, I was in my room...

Oh, yes, I was in my room,

and I was preparing some caviarfor myself and a friend.

And I was trying to get the eggsout of the little nipples...

-And then what, miss Debrody?

-Well, I waspreparing the caviar,

and I heard these shots.

-I'm your friend.

And it seems like you could use one,

right about now.

-What about all my friends out there with the rifles?

I can see everything, you know.

-Hey guys, hold up,no press.

Sorry, sorry, come on, back up.

Come on, how'd you guys get in here?

There may be shots fired.

Come on, get back there.

There's too much danger right now.

[a reporter - television] This is a KJML news update.

-Well, I woke upwhen I heard this shot.

And I went to the lobby,and I hear this other shot.

And I thought, "my Lord,that's two shots!"

Then I see this maniac with bulging eyes

comes running in with a gun.

He ran up them steps like hell,

gun and all, and it's all this Hollywood trash...

-Excuse me, we have an update for you.

The victims have been positively identified

as Jeff Dewitt and Tony Abbot.

Both young men had extensive police records.

Dewitt has a Texas warrant out for him

for drug trafficking.

Abbot had been convicted in Los Angeles county in 1983

on three counts of assault.

Stay tuned to KJML.

-I have here Randy's girlfriend Betty.

Randy, she has something she wants to say to you.

-Randy, it's me.

God, I don't even know what to say.

Why should you even believe me?

Look, Randy, why don't you just come out, please?

Everything will be all right if you just come out, please.

You know we all love you

and don't want anything to happen to you.

Randy, please, come out.

-These men are not going to hurt you, Randy.

They're here to help you.

-Why is it that when I've got a gun,

everybody wants to help me?

[banging]

[Phillip] Randy, open the door.

-Hey, I want to talk to television reporters.

-Randy, god damn it, get serious!

These men out here have got guns

and they're going to come in here

and blow your head off!

Don't ask me to get on TV, now, Randy,

for Christ's sake.

-It seems that Randy Douglas has barricaded himself

in his room, and a friend of his

is trying to get himto come out.

-Randy, Jesus Christ.

If you can hear me or you can see me,

listen to me, will you?

Randy, these people are going to kill you.

Please come on out, buddy.

-There it is,ladies and gentlemen.

He's trying to get himto come out.

[Phillip] Hey, Randy?

[knocking]

Come on son, open the door,

come on out, please.

-All right.

I'm coming out.

[a reporter] For those of you just tuning in,

at this Hollywood apartment...

-Randy, it's okay!

No, no, don't shoot!

Don't hit him, no!

Randy!

-Randy, what caused youto murder all those men?

-They weren't men.

-Do you think that citizens have the right to take

the law in their own hands? [a reporter]Do you feel like a hero, Randy?

-No.

No.

[a reporter] I hear you're an actor?

[chatter]

[dramatic music]

[an officer] Back it up, people, keep moving.

-You'll be okay, Randy.

It's all over.

It's all right.

-Okay, take him downtown.

[a man - intercom] Bus number 124 from Twin Falls, Idaho,

has arrived at platform number six.

[dramatic music]

Closed captioning was provided by Studio Sonogram.

[dramatic music]