Original subtitles

♪ Have you ever had the feeling

♪ That the world's gone and left you behind?

♪ Have you ever had the feeling

♪ That you're that close to losing your mind?

♪ You look around each corner

♪ Hoping that she's there

♪ You'll try to play it cool, perhaps

♪ Pretend that you don't care

(WHISTLING TUNE)

♪ But it doesn't do a bit of good

♪ You've got to seek till you find

♪ Or you'll never unwind ♪

(WHISTLES)

PETER: To a wonderful film.

You guys are great.

Thank you.

What a romantic you are.

To the agency and my little, little protege, huh?

Oh, bless you!

Okay...

Thank you, daddy.

Mmm-hmm.

Chin-chin.

Chin-chin?

Eight years of Berlitz,

that's what you learn? Chin-chin.

(LAUGHS)

You learn chin the first month, then chin-chin.

PETER: Am I right?

MARC: I can't be clever.

PETER: It's really great what you guys did, seriously.

Truly beautiful, and I think you guys are great.

WOMAN: I love the movie.

I think the nicest thing about the film, actually,

is that we get to handle guns.

And I had never done that before.

Peter.

Very rare.

What?

How are you?

Oh, wow. Ben. How are you, man?

Outstanding, sir.

Oh excuse me, uh, Ben Sanderson, Marc Nussbaum.

Marc Nussbaum. Of course!

Hey.

How are you?

Uh, Sheila...

BEN: Ladies.

Hi, Ben.

Hello.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

MARC: Actually, I'm a big fan of your writing.

I thought, uh...

Bay of Pigs was great.

Actually, I didn't write it, I just got the credit. I was fired.

MARC: Didn't I talk to you a couple of years ago on the phone I think?

When you both guys worked at MGM,

with Laddie?

That's right! That is right.

By God! So are you still at ICM?

No. Uh... I'm at TriStar.

You're at TriStar.

Hey.

You'll have to say hello to Mike for me, yes?

I will, I will. Uh...

Okay.

He's not there anymore, but I'll hunt him down.

Peter, can I?

Huh?

Can I talk to you?

Yeah, sure, sure.

Ladies, be right back.

Hold the fort, kiddo. All right?

At my own office, this way.

What is the matter with him?

MARC: He's sick.

Look, Ben, I can't help you anymore. Do you understand?

Peter, please, this is the last time.

I promise. I just need some cash tonight.

Hello. How are you?

I lost my credit cards.

The money's gonna be on your desk first thing in the morning.

Scout's honor.

How's the new one coming along?

You got Dickie Gere and the whole bit?

That is great, man, that's great.

Yeah, yeah, I got everybody in the movie.

Look, you're sick.

This is all I have in cash, huh?

Please, please, don't drink it in here, huh?

Oh, man!

That's just fine, Peter.

I'll messenger it over to you in the morning.

No, no. I don't want it. I don't want it.

And look, I think it would be the best thing

if you don't contact me again.

Okay?

Peter...

Ahh!

What's your name?

Terri.

Terri, I am going to buy you a drink.

Oh, I'm okay, thanks.

No, I am going to buy you a drink.

Bud, please. Buy the lady a drink, and another one for you.

I'm Benjamin. Ben.

Benny Goodman, that's me, and I think you're sexy.

That's right, you are sexy.

Look at those eyes!

Meow sexy, like a kitty cat.

♪ You turn me on, brrrm

♪ You turn me on, brrrm

♪ You're not too tall, you're not too short

♪ You're not too round, brrrm

♪ You're like a cat, the cat in the hat ♪

But look at you, look at those eyes.

Honest to God, those eyes...

You're luminescent, baby.

Oof!

You're lu... What? What?

You've been drinking all day?

But of course.

Speaking of drinks, here is yours.

Thanks.

Down that hatch.

And here's mine. Cheers.

Come on. There we go, yes?

Let's do it to it.

Mmm!

I just thought of an amazing concept.

What do you say we finish these,

and we go back to my apartment

(LOUDLY) On the beach.

And I'll throw a movie in the VCR

and mix you up a gooey blender drink.

Hey...

Sound good? Sound sexy?

Hey, Ben.

Okay.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Bud, give me another.

(SIGHS)

I really wish you'd come home with me.

You're so cute,

and I'm really good in bed, too, believe me.

And... You smell great,

and, and you look great, and your hair's great.

No? Okay.

Look, I gotta wake up early in the morning.

I have to go.

Thank you, though.

Maybe you shouldn't drink so much.

Maybe I shouldn't breathe so much, Terri!

Ha-ha!

That's it, pal. I'm closing up now.

I'm gonna finish this.

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, there, Mr. Erection.

You wanna date? You wanna date me?

The room is 20. You pay for it.

Okay.

But only because I think that the concept of surrender...

Fits...

the big picture right now.

(CAR HONKS)

DRIVER: Hey! Get outta the street!

(CAR HONKS)

I don't remember if I started

(SLURRING) Drinking 'cause my wife left me,

or my wife left me 'cause I started drinking.

But fuck it, anyway.

Next, please.

Hi.

Hi.

(KEYBOARD CLICKING)

One moment, sir.

Would you sign the back of the check, please?

Well, uh, can't you just cash it as it is?

I'm sorry, sir. Is there a problem?

To tell you the truth, I'm a little shaky right now.

Uh, I had brain surgery.

Why don't I go get some lunch,

and then, uh, I'll come back

and take care of it then?

BEN: I think when I'm finished with this,

I'll have a gin and tonic.

(COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC PLAYING)

Do you know what time it is?

You should be drinking coffee.

You're a young guy.

Look, uh...

It's none of my business.

But, if you could see what I see,

you wouldn't be doing this to yourself.

I understand what you're saying.

I appreciate your concern.

It's not my intention to make you uncomfortable.

Please serve me today,

and I'll never come in here again.

If I do, you can 86 me.

Stop fucking with me!

I can 86 you anytime I want to!

(SIGHS)

(CHUCKLES) Hey, I don't give a fuck what you do.

That one's on the house, son.

Were you in L.A. for the earthquake?

MAN: Yeah, I was. It was pretty scary, too.

Did you have a lot of damage?

Just a little bit.

Are you desirable?

Are you irresistible?

Maybe if you drank bourbon with me it would help.

Maybe if you kissed me, and I could taste the sting in your mouth, it would help.

If you drank bourbon with me naked,

if you smelled of bourbon as you fuck me,

it would help. It would increase my esteem for you.

If you poured bourbon on your naked body and said to me, "Drink this."

If you spread your legs and you had bourbon dripping from your breasts,

and your pussy and said, "Drink here."

Then I could fall in love with you, because then,

I would have a purpose to clean you up.

And that, that would prove that I'm worth something.

I'd lick you clean, so that you could go away and fuck someone else.

Well, that's our business, we try to make our customers happy.

Next, please.

I am back.

I've got my check

and, baby, I'm ready to sign.

There.

Steady as a fucking rock, excuse my French.

Want to have dinner with me?

BEN: Yeah...

But what, what's the back end like?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

By the time we're through with P&A,

uh...

You know, the above-the-line is gonna take it to about 15,

and with something like this,

what would Disney think?

(SOFTLY) Ben, your messages.

Okay, what did Diller say?

Okay. Listen, I'm very busy. Just kidding.

Can I call you back on this?

Okay, ciao for now.

Could somebody fix the phones around here? Good morning.

Ben, Mr. Simpson's been looking for you.

He wants you to go in as soon as you get...

Are you all right?

Outstanding! But, I have to

go to a very important meeting.

It could make a couple mil for the company.

♪ Ya, da, da, da

♪ Ya, da, dee, da ♪

Ben.

What?

You should go in there now.

Okay.

Hi, Ben.

Hi, Bill.

Take a seat.

Ben...

We're gonna let you go. Okay?

Okay.

This is too generous, Bill.

Well, Ben...

We really liked having you around,

but you know how it is.

I'm sorry.

Well... What are you gonna do now?

Um...

I thought, uh...

I thought I'd move out to Las Vegas.

My name is Yuri Botsov.

Where are you from, Yuri?

I mean, you sure don't sound like you come from around these parts.

That is very true.

You have very good observation.

I am from Latvia.

Very tough place.

Yes, I... Yeah, it is, but...

I am not a tough man.

I am a humble man who is here

to learn from my friends in the new world.

This must be Yuri's friend.

YURI: Yes. Sera!

Sera is my gift to you all.

You'll find her a very willing girl for each of you,

just as we arranged.

So... I have business to attend.

Please enjoy.

Do you wanna watch?

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

SERA: You know, I bring out the best in the men who fuck me.

I mean, it's not easy, but I'm very good.

I mean, it's amazing. It's like I haven't worked for a really long time

and boom, I can just turn on a dime.

I can just become who they want me to be.

I walk into that room, I know right away,

"This is their fantasy," and I become it.

I'm that service. You know?

I just, I perform it, and I perform it well.

I mean, I'm an equation most of the time.

It's like 30 minutes of my body is... Costs $300.

Well, that's just to get into the room,

and then it's about $500 after that.

You know, we negotiate. But, uh... It's a performance.

It's definitely a performance.

I'm very pleased with how you've moved up in the world.

And it is, after all,

a glamorous world I showed you.

So why did you leave me in Los Angeles?

Because you're sly.

(CHUCKLES)

You knew all along there was more money here in Las Vegas.

You don't need to fear me, Sera,

because you and I, we belong together.

Don't we?

Yes.

(LAUGHS)

Are you lonely?

I am lonely, Yuri.

So am I.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ My heart is cryin', cryin'

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ My pillow never dries

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ Come home Come home

♪ Just say you will, say you will

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will

♪ Well, right now, baby

♪ Say you will

♪ My heart is cryin', cryin'

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ My pillow never dries

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ Come home

♪ Come home

♪ Just say you will, say you will

♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

♪ Well, right now, baby

♪ Say you will

♪ Just give me a second chance

♪ For our romance

♪ Come on and tell me

♪ That someday you'll return

♪ 'Cause every day

♪ That you're gone away

♪ You know, my heart does nothing but burn

♪ Cryin' lonely teardrops

♪ My pillow never dries

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ Come home

♪ Come home ♪

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

That was a red light.

I walk, you stop.

Are you sorry?

Yeah.

Good.

♪ Say you will

♪ Just, just

♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will, baby

♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will, baby ♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will ♪

Three towels in each room

and a complimentary bar of soap.

If you run out of soap, call down to the front desk

and for 50 cents, you can buy an extra bar.

Feel free to use our pool, but use it at your own risk.

There are three towels in your room.

Hi, do you have vacancies?

Yes, we do, sir. I'll be with you in a minute.

Linens are provided for you.

There'll be three towels in each room.

Rooms are $29 a night. You pay at the beginning of each week.

If you want maid service, it's optional...

Maid service is optional.

If you choose to have it, that'll be $3.50 a day.

Feel free to use the pool, but use it at your own risk.

We don't have a lifeguard.

No kids, no pets, and no guests after 11:00 at night.

You've been provided with three towels.

We expect at the time you check out,

that there will still be three towels.

There's a complimentary bar of soap...

SERA: I walked into the room and he was lying on the bed.

He had his arms behind his head.

There was just hair everywhere.

He was really, really fat.

And he had a large erection.

I remember he was so proud of his large erection.

And I, uh... I asked him where my money was,

and he pointed to the dresser.

And then I asked him what he wanted,

and he said, "Lie down. I'm on top."

He started pounding me, really hard.

I remember I had to bite my tongue to keep me from crying.

And then he did that for a while, and then I...

I start to get up and he pushed me back down

and he held my hair, he was pulling it

and he stuck his penis in my mouth.

I tried to get up again.

And he said "Stay there, baby, I'm gonna come on your face."

So he did.

Then he rubbed his semen all over my face and in my hair.

And uh, then he kicked me off the bed

and told me to leave.

Hi.

Hi.

Are you working?

Working? What do you mean, working? I'm walking.

Hey, just wait one second.

Great ass!

Want some?

Isn't it illegal to drink and drive?

That's pretty funny.

I wonder if you'll take $250, uh, to fuck me.

That is, uh, if you'll come to my room for one hour,

I will give you $500.

You're pretty drunk.

Not really.

My room's not far.

It's, uh, The Whole Year Inn.

You could drive with me, uh, if you want,

or... Or we could walk.

Or I could give you money for cab fare.

In the car.

Really, whatever you want.

Why don't you give me the money in the car?

(SIREN BLARING)

I'm Ben.

I'm Sera.

Sarah...

With an "h"?

With an "e." S-e-r-a. Sera.

You wanna start the engine?

(SLOW JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ You know I'm gonna love you

♪ Like no one's loved you

♪ Come rain or come shine...

Wow.

What this room needs is more booze.

(LAUGHS)

Mind if I use the bathroom?

Of course.

Want a drink?

I'm having one.

Sure.

I'll have a shot of tequila...

If you can spare it.

♪ I guess when you met me

♪ Ahh-ahh

♪ It was just one of those things

♪ Ooh-ooh

♪ But don't ever bet me... ♪

Your drink's here.

So, for 500 bucks, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

You can fuck my ass.

(LAUGHING) Oh, my God.

You can come on my face.

Oh!

Whatever you want to do.

Just keep it out of my hair.

(SIGHS) Okay.

I just washed it.

Oh.

BEN: (SINGING) ♪ Just because my feet were too big in the morning

♪ Just because I can't remember your mother's name

♪ Just because I put the octopus in the bed

♪ Just because, because, because, because, Bill Cosby ♪

Oh!

You wanna fuck now?

Maybe something to drink first?

More tequila?

Whatever.

(POURING)

(GASPING)

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Phew.

What's the story?

Are you too drunk to come?

I don't care about any of that.

There's...time left.

You can have more money.

And you can drink all you want.

Just stay.

That's what I want. I want you to... Talk or listen.

Just stay.

(SERA LAUGHING SOFTLY)

So, Ben, with an "n"...

(LAUGHS)

What brings you to Las Vegas?

Business convention?

(SCOFFS) No.

I came here to...

Drink myself to death.

Cashed in all my money,

paid my AMEX card...

I'm gonna sell the car tomorrow.

So...

How long is it gonna take for you to...

Drink yourself to death?

(SIGHING)

I think about four weeks.

I don't know for sure, but I think.

I got enough for about

$250 to $300 a day.

That should do it.

What am I? A luxury?

Yes.

You're a luxury,

and your meter just ran out.

That's a nice watch.

You do like it?

Yes.

Well, you can talk a little bit more.

I don't have to be anywhere.

Come on. Talk.

Well, in L.A., uh...

I kept running out of booze,

and the store would be closed

because I'd forget to look at my watch.

Yeah.

I used to...

I used to live in L.A.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Hmm.

But I don't anymore.

Hmm...

I think the tough times are finally behind me.

I mean, there will always be bad things, but...

My life is good.

It is as I want it to be.

It's good.

And it's good being here,

with you.

♪ Days may be cloudy or sunny

♪ Sunny

♪ We're in or we're out of the money

♪ Money

♪ But I'm with you always

♪ I'm with you rain

♪ Or shine, yeah

♪ Rain

Hey, Bill.

Hi, Sera.

How are you?

♪ Or shine

♪ Shine, yeah ♪

Is this a full night's work?

I'm really sorry.

It was just... It was such a slow night,

and I couldn't score...

What do you think?

You're just a 16-year-old girl?

Hollywood Boulevard?

Is that what you think?

Is that what you play?

No!

Here.

Now go ahead.

You're totally mad!

(SHOUTING IN RUSSIAN)

I could kill you, Sera.

I could kill you.

You work tonight.

And you bring me the money. It doesn't matter how late.

I will.

Yuri, I will.

Yeah. He cut me a couple of times.

I mean, he'd always say, you know,

never on the face.

So, uh, he cut me right here.

He, uh, he cried.

And...

(STAMMERING) And I felt sorry for him.

Well, in his mind, I'd done something bad,

but in my mind, I hadn't done anything bad.

You know, he's kind of paranoid.

YURI: This ring, it's a ruby. It's my lucky ring.

This watch, you know, it's real gold.

It's not plated, it's the real thing.

Feel how heavy it is.

These rings, $3,000.

$1,000.

(SCOFFS) $1,000! I mean, look!

Look what you're getting.

It's a ruby. It's my lucky ring.

It's a beautiful thing. I... I can put that in.

$2,000.

I can't give you any more than $1,000.

But I just added the ring.

Synthetic ruby.

Look...

What can I do for you?

SHOP OWNER: $500.

$500

for a '93 Rolex Daytona.

I'll do it.

Hi.

Hi.

How you doing?

I'm doing fine, thank you.

So, are you here for the convention?

Damn. I didn't think I was that obvious.

Oh, no.

No, it just... It was just a wild guess.

My name's Paul, honey.

Hi.

Vodka 7.

BARTENDER: Uh, vodka 7.

And for the lady?

You ready for another one?

Sure. I'll have a Margarita.

Good choice.

So, are you alone?

Or are you just using me to make someone else jealous?

Alone, alone. I'm here alone.

Thank you.

Cheers.

Where are you staying?

Right here at the hotel. Why?

I thought maybe you might be looking for a date.

A date?

What are you, a hooker?

What exactly do you mean by a date?

I got a wife waiting for me at home.

I just came over to talk for a few minutes. That's all.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

I guess I misunderstood.

Yeah, I guess you did.

Would you please just keep your voice down?

I promise you I won't bother you again.

Here. Have another one on me.

Christ!

Maybe you should give it a miss for tonight.

SERA: I don't know. It's just...

I really like this guy.

I mean, I've never...

felt anything for anyone that I've ever been with

as a trick, you know, and it's...

It's weird, I feel kind of confused about it.

We were with each other only one night,

but I felt like, the relationship.

You know, I felt like there was a relationship being formed,

and it was... I was kind of scared.

No.

I don't think I should see him again.

But I look for him.

I went out last night.

I was looking for him.

Hi.

So where's your car?

I sold it this morning.

I'm gonna take cabs from now on in.

So what's it tonight?

Another $500 to watch you sleep?

What's up?

I was looking for you tonight.

I don't know if you have a boyfriend

or a girlfriend...

But if you have some free time,

I thought maybe we could...

Get some dinner.

Are you serious?

Oh, I think you know I'm serious.

I'll pay you if you like,

but I just want to see you.

No. I can't have dinner with you.

We could get prime rib.

They've got it on sale for $2.99.

I love that dress.

(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)

Yuri, I had a really good night.

I think things are finally picking up.

We made so much money. Look.

Come here.

Now listen.

Do you hear?

They're talking about me.

Do you hear?

(SILENCE)

(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)

Yuri, are you all right?

Get out.

Do not come back here.

I'll not see you again.

YURI: (SHOUTING) Do svidanya!

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

♪ The very thought of you makes my heart sing

♪ Like an April breeze

(COUGHING)

♪ On the wings of spring

♪ And you appear In all your splendor

Do you still want to have dinner?

♪ My one and only love

Yes.

♪ The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms

♪ In the hush of night

♪ While you're in my arms

♪ I feel your lips so warm and tender

♪ My one and only love

I think I put too much salt on it.

It's not good.

No, it's good.

♪ A heaven that I've never known...

So, why are you a drunk?

Why am I drunk?

Is that really what you want to ask me?

Yes.

Well, then this is our first date,

or our last.

Until now, I wasn't sure it was either.

First.

It's our first.

I just want to know.

Why are you killing yourself?

Interesting choice of words.

I don't remember.

I just know that I want to.

Are you saying that your drinking is a way to kill yourself?

Or killing myself is a way to drink.

Very clever.

(GLASS CLATTERING)

Oh, shoot.

That's okay.

Can I have another one, please?

♪ The blush on your cheek

♪ Whenever I speak

♪ Tells me that you are my own

♪ You fill my eager heart with such desire...

What are you thinking?

Are you angry with me?

No.

♪ I give myself In sweet surrender

♪ My one and only love

♪ My one and only love ♪

Good night.

Good night.

Listen, I had the most wonderful...

Ben,

why don't you stay at my place tonight?

I mean, look, you're pretty drunk.

I like you. I trust you.

Wow. Wow.

Well, that's astonishing, Sera.

I hate to think of you in that cheesy motel.

Look, I'm gonna move to a real smart hotel tomorrow,

if it'll make you feel better.

Let's talk about tomorrow.

Um...you want to do something?

Yeah, sure, but we're gonna talk about it tonight

at my place.

I'm not much good in the sack, Sera.

Ben, it's not about sex.

I'm gonna make you up a bed on the sofa.

We're gonna talk till late.

We're gonna sleep till late.

As you know, I am my own boss.

Do it, Ben.

Okay. (CHUCKLING)

I'll do it.

This is the home of an angel.

Are you okay?

Of course.

Wow.

Oh, you... You look extremely beautiful.

I do?

♪ The very thought of you makes my heart sing

♪ Like an April breeze

♪ On the wings of spring...

I mean, it's really weird 'cause, um...

You know, it's just, like, this thing's happening

really quickly, you know,

and, um...

I just don't know what's going on.

I mean, just the second I met him

and the way I said my name...

You know, I just said, "Hi. My name's Sera,"

and that's not what I do,

and, uh,

it's just... It's all happening really quickly.

I just felt like we were...

We've been together for a long time.

You know, it just felt so easy and...

And I felt like, um...

I felt like I was me.

I didn't feel like I was...

Trying to be somebody else.

♪ The touch of your hand is like heaven

♪ A heaven that I've never known

♪ The blush on your cheek

♪ Whenever I speak

♪ Tells me that you are my own ♪

When is your rent coming up at the motel?

What do you mean?

I mean that I think you should go

and bring all your stuff over here.

Sera.

Sera, you are crazy.

So?

Don't you think you'll get a little bored living with a drunk?

Well, that's what I want.

You haven't seen the worst of it.

These last few days, I've been very controlled.

I knock things over

and throw up all the time.

I mean, right now, I feel really good.

You're like some kind of antidote,

mixes with the liquor and keeps me in balance.

But that won't last forever.

Oh, okay.

All right, you go back to your motel.

I'll go back to my glamorous life of being alone.

The only thing I get to come home to is a bottle of mouthwash.

To get the taste of come out of my mouth.

I'm tired of being alone.

That's what I'm tired of.

Don't you like me, Ben?

Oh, Sera...

What you don't understand is...

No. See? No.

What?

You can never,

never

ask me to stop drinking.

Do you understand?

I do.

I really do.

Yes. I'm nuts about you.

Okay?

We didn't know whether

to call the police...

He has been here for about half an hour.

It's been half an hour. You know.

And Mickey said that he had seen the two of you together.

So, uh, I was not about to open the door

'cause I don't know who, I don't know where,

I don't know what, I don't know whatever these days, so...

SERA: He's my friend.

Well, I'm sorry.

SERA: I guess he must have had a little too much to drink.

MRS. VAN HOUTEN: Well, that's why I had him patch the key code,

'cause he's not gonna do it.

SERA: I'll help him inside. Thank you so, so much.

I'm so sorry to bother you.

No trouble. You just give me

a call if you, uh, need any help.

Okay.

Ben, can you wake up?

Hi.

Hi.

SERA: Uh, we gotta go inside.

I have some presents for you.

Up we go.

Okay, here we go.

This way!

This is Mrs. Van Houten. This is Ben.

Outstanding, sir.

Okay. All right. Here we go.

Sera, you're okay?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm so sorry to bother you.

No problem.

SERA: Thank you for being so nice.

Sure. All right.

Bye-bye!

Mickey!

BEN: Sorry. I was miles away.

(LAUGHS)

Ah, the gifts.

Sera... I love that name.

S-e-r-a.

Before we proceed onwards,

there's something I have to say, okay?

Okay.

I've come this far.

Here I am in your house.

I want you to let me pay this month's rent.

No. Why?

All right?

Because...

Because it's better for me that way, okay?

Okay.

I'll tell you, right now.

I'm in love with you.

But, be that as it may,

I am not here

to force my twisted soul

into your life.

I know that.

We both know I'm a drunk.

And I know you're a hooker.

I hope you understand

that I'm a person who is totally at ease with this,

which is not to say that I'm indifferent

or I don't care.

I do.

It simply means I trust and accept your judgment.

I was really worried about how that would be.

But, now I'm not.

But you should know that included with the rent around here

is a complementary blow job.

Yes.

I suppose sooner or later we ought to fuck.

Whatever that means.

Open your presents.

Presents!

(LAUGHS)

Okay. All right.

Open this one first.

Very nice.

This should go very nicely with my suit,

which, by the way,

is the only item of clothing

I brought over from the motel with me.

Oh, right. The suitcase was clinking.

What did you do with your clothes?

I threw them out,

which was, perhaps, immoral,

but I wanted to come to you clean, so to speak.

I thought we'd go shopping,

pick out a pair of jeans and 45 pairs of underwear

and just throw one out each day.

That's nice talk, Ben,

keep drinking.

Between the 101-proof breath

and the occasional drool,

some interesting words fall from your mouth.

Well...

It looks like I'm with the right girl.

I must say, I'm very impressed

you would buy this for me.

I'm gonna fill it right now.

Hey, do you... Do you wanna go gambling tonight?

I was thinking maybe we could go and

just play for a few hours.

I hadn't planned to gamble, but...

But if you could keep the bulk of my money,

I could safely blow a couple hundred bucks.

Giving you money makes me wanna come.

Then come.

I'm sorry.

I love you.

BEN: No. Hit me!

SERA: No, no, no. Wait. She's got a 7.

13. All right.

I don't know. You tell me.

All right, I'm busted. That's all right.

Excellent, excellent.

All right, all right, all right.

You got it. You can do it.

Wait a minute. Really? Oh, man.

What?

He's okay. He's okay.

Do you want anything?

No.

Yeah. I'd like...

I'd like maybe a Bloody Mary.

Can you make that?

What? What?

(SHOUTING) What?

No!

Ben!

No! Fuck you! Fuck!

Argh!

Ben, Ben!

(RANTING)

Argh! Argh! Argh!

You can trust me!

You... I am his father!

I am his father!

I am his father!

(SIREN BLARING)

I am his father! I am his father!

(PANTING)

(GROANS)

Ben?

Ben?

Ben?

How are you?

Very well.

Um...

I never expected to have to ask this again,

but how did our evening go?

I remember getting to the casino.

(COUGHS)

And I remember kissing you.

That was really nice.

And going... Playing blackjack,

and then security came.

But after that, everything's blank.

What happened?

They wanted to carry you out and dump you onto the street,

but I talked them into letting me walk you out.

That's impressive.

How did you do that?

I told them that you were an alcoholic.

And that I would take you home.

And that we would never go in there ever again.

We?

Yes, we.

It's amazing.

What are you?

Some sort of angel visiting me

from one of my drunk fantasies?

How can you be so good?

I don't know what you're saying.

I'm just using you.

I need you.

Can we not talk about it anymore?

Not a word.

Why don't you go back to sleep,

and I'll go out and get us some breakfast?

Will you be careful?

Don't worry.

Ben, I'm working tonight.

I know.

WOMAN: I fucking talk all the time

'cause you never fucking listen to me! You know that?

So fuck you!

I'd like a beer

and a double Kamikaze, please.

We mustn't kick the bar, we lean in to the bar.

Just lean in to the railing.

Because it's not vino veritas,

it's in vino veritas.

Who the fuck are you talking to?

Little brown-nosed gnomes with a slingshot.

In vino veritas.

In vino veritas to be in drunk.

Lean in to the bar.

BOTH: Lean in to the bar.

Listen. My boyfriend over there is really boring the shit out of me

and I was wondering if you would buy me a drink.

Do you mind if I buy her a drink?

I don't care what the fuck you do with her.

And I'll have a rum and Coke, please.

Barman, a rum and Coke.

Can I stay with you for a while?

You mean move in with me?

Isn't this a bit sudden?

I don't have a lot of things.

I don't think my wife would dig it very much.

Well, then...

Maybe we should just go to a motel and fuck all day.

I could suck you like this.

I'm sure fucking you would be wonderful.

But, it's almost impossible for me

to imagine being with someone else.

Now, listen, asshole.

I'm not just gonna sit here and watch her suck on your ear.

Just shut the fuck up!

I am sorry,

but, you see, she and I have decided to spend a few hours together.

In a motel.

And after that, caviar.

(GRUNTS)

Ya-hoo!

Baby, wait up!

You're quite a fighter, huh?

Listen, this may, uh, sound silly.

But I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.

It's what we do around here when there's a fight.

The men's room's around the back.

Sexy, sexy!

Mickey!

Boo!

Oh, my God!

Did I scare you?

What happened?

Oh, fuck, Ben, did you get in a fight?

I thought you said you didn't fight.

How do you feel?

♪ Like the kling-klang king of the rim-ram room ♪

Did you stop at a bar?

Did you say something stupid to somebody stupid?

Absolutely not.

Ow. I was defending the honor

of some poor, wayward maiden.

I bet you were.

Why don't you go take a shower and put on your other shirt.

And then we'll go shopping and buy you some new clothes.

I think this shirt is unlucky.

Not at all.

Hmm. Your blood tastes good.

Hey! Hey, we got eggs!

BEN: Well, I always wanted to be a...

I had a fantasy of being a flamenco dancer.

(CHUCKLES) Oh, I think you look great.

Yep, we're just gonna get you a bow tie,

and you can be one of those blackjack dealers.

Okay.

All right?

But remember, they wear it

because they have to,

and I'll wear it because I want to.

Ben...

which will make me look different.

Ben.

Let's get a drink!

(LAUGHS)

What is that?

What?

Holy cow! (GASPS) It came out of your ear!

(COUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

I didn't have time to write you a card

with you breathing down my neck all day,

so you'll just have to wing it, baby.

Open it.

(COUGHS)

They're your color.

I think you should wear one of them at a time.

One of these and one of your other ones.

I mean, I was gonna buy you just one,

but I didn't think it would fly.

(COUGHS) Nurse!

As a gift, I mean.

Aah!

(LAUGHS)

I'll wear them tonight.

One of them.

Yeah, tonight.

Put it on.

I can't get it.

I'll help you.

You'll be able to feel it,

sharp and hot under your ear,

as one of the brothers

is putting your head face down

into one of the penthouse pillows.

Ben, wait!

Maybe you should wait. Maybe.

Why?

You can tell. She really wants you to.

(BEN INHALES SHARPLY)

BEN: Wow!

Maybe I should follow you around

and ask one of your tricks

what it's like to sleep with you.

They wouldn't know.

Maybe you should ask me sometime.

I'd be happy to show you.

I'll be home around 3:00.

If you're back, we could watch some TV or something.

I guess what I'm saying is that I hope

that you're back when I get home.

Be careful.

You be careful, too.

I'm gonna miss you.

I know this really cool place in the desert.

We could go away for a couple days.

Yeah.

I'd like that.

(COYOTE HOWLING IN DISTANCE)

MAN ON TV: I make comic faces

and stand on my head and grin at you between my legs, and...

I know loads of jokes.

Wouldn't stand a chance, would I?

You did tell me I...

Ought to find myself a girl.

I like it here with you.

Let's stay for a while.

Okay.

♪ Angel eyes

♪ That old devil sent

♪ They glow unbearably bright

♪ Need I say

♪ That my love's misspent?

♪ Misspent with angel eyes tonight

♪ So drink up

♪ All you people...

Need a mix master.

What?

Just sort of take everything

and blend it all together.

♪ Have fun

♪ You happy people

♪ The drink

♪ And the laugh's on me

♪ Pardon me

♪ But I got to run

♪ The fact's uncomfortably clear

♪ Got to find

♪ Who's now number one

♪ And why my angel eyes ain't here ♪

♪ You know I'm gonna love you

♪ Like no one's loved you

♪ Come rain or come shine

♪ High as a mountain

♪ Deep as a river

♪ Come rain or come shine

♪ I guess when you met me

♪ It was just one of those things

♪ Ooh-ooh

Oh, take this off.

♪ But don't ever bet me

♪ 'Cause I'm gonna be true

♪ Well, if you let me

♪ You're gonna love me ♪Ahh-ahh

♪ Like nobody's loved me ♪ Ahh-ahh

♪ Come rain or come shine

♪ Happy together

♪ Unhappy together

♪ And wouldn't it be fine?

Let's go inside.

All right.

Let me help you up.

♪ We're in or we're out of money

♪ Money

I want to get my drinky.

♪ I'm with you always

♪ I'm with you any... ♪

Oh!

Oh!

Whoa, whoops!

SERA: Oh, my God!

Are you okay?

Whoops!

Are you okay?

Ahh! Ugh!

Oh, you're bleeding.

Wait, wait, hold it.

There's glass in here.

I'm like a prickly pear!

I'm a prickly pear!

Go inside.

No, I wanna clear the glass.

No, go inside. I'll take care of it.

Are you sure?

Yes.

All right.

All right.

Everybody okay?

Oh, we're fine.

I'm so sorry, we'll pay for the table

and I'll clean this up.

Don't worry, don't worry.

You seem prepared for accidents.

Yeah.

We get a lot of screw-ups here.

Now, you two

you take your loud talk and your liquor to your room.

You check out first thing tomorrow,

and after that I don't want to see either of you here ever again.

And don't you worry about paying for anything.

And don't you worry about cutting your little hands on the glass.

Let's just leave it at that.

See you in the morning.

♪ Tell me why my angel eyes are here

♪ Ask me why my angel eyes ain't here

♪ Excuse me while I

♪ Disappear ♪

Sera?

Sera?

I'm in here, Ben.

I, I bought some plain rice.

I know you probably don't want

to hear it right now, but...

I think it's something that you could eat.

If you get hungry will you let me know?

(FRIDGE DOOR SHUTS)

(SHOWER RUNNING)

I think I'm ready for rice.

I want you to see a doctor.

Sera...

I'm not gonna see a doctor.

Maybe it's time I moved to a hotel.

And do what?

Rot away in a room?

We're not gonna talk about that.

Fuck you. We're not gonna talk about that.

You're staying here.

You're not going to any motel.

It's just one thing you can do for me.

Just one thing!

That's all I ask.

I've given you gallons of free will here.

You can do this one thing for me.

I have to go to work now.

♪ My heart is cryin', cryin'

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ My pillow never dries

♪ Lonely eardrops...

BEN: Snake eyes!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Five!

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

♪ Well, right now, baby

♪ Say you will

♪ My heart is cryin', cryin'

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ My pillow won't ever dry

♪ Lonely teardrops

♪ Come home Come home

♪ Just say you will

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

♪ Say you will ♪ Say you will

BEN: Ahhh!

♪ Just give me

BEN: Boxcars!

Five!

So, are you in for the convention?

What?

♪ ...that someday you'll return

♪ 'Cause every day

♪ That you're gone away

♪ You know my heart... ♪

(WOMAN GIGGLING)

WOMAN: You're making me really hot.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hello.

Perhaps I could crash on the couch

for a few hours and then leave.

Get out.

(SERA CRYING)

(SIREN BLARING)

Excuse me.

I was, uh, wondering

how much it costs.

Sorry, guys. I don't know what you mean.

Anyway I only date one guy at a time.

Wait, wait, wait! We got money.

We got money. Here, show her we got money.

Oh, yeah?

How much of that money you willing to spend?

How much do you want?

Like, uh, $200 for an hour?

Don't your friends talk?

Sure.

(TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(KNOCKING)

Get this on camera. Get this on camera. Come on.

Hi.

Hi.

How are you doing?

I'm fine.

Uh, do you want something to drink or something?

No. I'm fine. Where's the money?

Money, money, money.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100...

Get it on camera, dude. Get it on camera.

Check this out.

(BOYS LAUGHING)

All right. Who's first?

Hold on a second. Miser!

You got to get him on camera.

Look, why don't you two go downstairs?

I'll be half an hour, and then...

All right, okay, okay.

The only thing is we really want to get him on tape.

'Cause it's his first time.

BOY 2: Come on, Miser!

We just wanna see him...

Whoo! Hoo-hoo!

Hey! Okay!

(CLAPPING)

(BOY 1 LAUGHING)

Yeah!

Ask her the question, man.

BOY 2: Come on, Miser, ask her.

I wanna fuck you up the butt.

(RIOTOUS LAUGHING)

Nobody's doing any of that.

Look, you're all going straight,

one at a time, and then I'm out of here, hear me?

Ask her again.

I wanna fuck you up the butt.

Maybe you wanna fuck one of your friends in the butt, huh?

I'm out of here.

BOY 1: What did she say?

I'm out of here. Get out of my fucking way.

What did you say?

Get the fuck out of my way.

Don't you fucking push me!

What the fuck is your problem?

I'm really sorry, okay, guys?

Just calm down.

Okay? I'm sorry. Just calm down. I'm sorry.

BOY 1: Oh, fuck!

BOY 2: Miser...

BOY 1: Shit!

BOY 2: Miser.

Shit.

Shit!

DRIVER: Where you headed?

421 Vista.

I couldn't help but notice you had a little trouble sitting down there.

You get a back door delivery you weren't expecting? (SNICKERS)

You gonna be able to pay for this?

I asked you a question.

You got money?

I'll let you out here, sister, I don't fucking care.

I have money.

Don't take it out on me.

You know, I'm just covering my ass.

Something maybe you should have thought about doing, huh?

Get her! Get her, Miser.

Here. I got her.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Who is it?

Mrs. Van Houten.

Hi.

Hi. I am sorry, but we're going to have

to ask you to be out by the end of the week.

♪ It's a lonesome old town

♪ When you're not around

♪ I'm lonely

♪ As I can be

♪ I never knew

(SIREN BLARING)

♪ How much I miss you

♪ But now

♪ I can plainly see

♪ It's a lonesome old town...

RECEPTIONIST: Sanderson. Sander...

No, I'm sorry, ma'am. He hasn't checked back in.

Hi.

♪ How I wish

♪ You'd come back to me

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

♪ How I wish

♪ You'd come back...

What is your problem? You're on strike?

♪ How I wish

♪ You'd come back

Out.

Come on. What's the problem?

We don't want you in here.

That's the problem.

Come on, let's go.

Let go of my arm.

You want me out of here. I want me out of here.

You're going out.

Next time it won't be so fucking easy!

♪ To me

♪ Lonesome old town

♪ Lonesome, lonesome old town ♪

I know it ain't none of my business,

but what in the hell happened to you?

I, uh...

I had an argument.

Must have been a hell of an argument.

If I was you, I'd leave him.

Pretty young lady like you?

(CHUCKLES) You can get any man you want.

Don't you know that? (LAUGHS)

(PHONE RINGS)

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello.

Hello.

Ben?

Ben, where the fuck are you?

Give me the address.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Ben?

Ben.

It's so dark in here.

You're so sick.

So pale.

My love.

You're my love.

(BEN GROANS)

(CONVULSES)

Do you want help?

Do you... Want my help?

No.

I wanted to see you.

You're my angel.

I'm right here.

I'm right here.

What happened?

Something went wrong, but...

I'm okay.

(GROANS)

I'm okay.

I'm sorry I put us asunder.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Ben...

It's okay.

It's okay.

Let me do it.

There. There you go.

See how hard you make me, angel?

(GASPS)

You know I love you, yeah?

Yeah.

(GRUNTING)

(GROANS)

SERA: I love you.

I love you.

Wow...

SERA: I think the thing is...

We both realized

that we didn't have that much time.

And...

I accepted him

for who he was.

And I didn't expect him to change,

and I think he felt that for me, too.

I liked his drama.

And he needed me.

I loved him.

(SNIFFLES) I really loved him.

(BALLAD PLAYING)

♪ The very thought of you makes my heart sing

♪ Like an April breeze

♪ On the wings of spring

♪ And you appear in all your splendor

♪ My one and only love

♪ The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms

♪ In the hush of night

♪ While you're in my arms

♪ I feel your lips so warm and tender

♪ My one and only love

♪ The touch of your hand is like heaven

♪ A heaven that I've never known

♪ The blush on your cheek

♪ Whenever I speak

♪ Tells me that you are my own

♪ You fill my eager heart with such desire

♪ Every kiss you give

♪ Sets my soul on fire

♪ I give myself in sweet surrender

♪ My one and only love

♪ The blush on your cheek

♪ Whenever I speak

♪ Tells me that you are my own

♪ You fill my eager heart with such desire

♪ Every kiss you give

♪ Sets my soul on fire

♪ I give myself in sweet surrender

♪ My one and only love

♪ My one and only love ♪