Red Nights (1988) - full transcript

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.

-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.

Bus number 311
from Concord, New Hampshire

now arriving
at platform number six.

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.

-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.

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?

-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.

-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.

-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.

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?
- 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.

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.

What's your name?

-Randy Douglas.

-The ones I've marked
are the best.

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."

-That's a nice,
tacky line.

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?

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.

Yeah.

Really looks that way.

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.

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!

-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.

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.

-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.

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.

-Look at this!

God damn.

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

Yeah, it's two parts.

They're looking
for two guys,

tall, skinny blonde guys.

Cops.

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

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.

-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!

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?

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.

-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.

-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?

This is a KJML news update.

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.

You fucking bastard!

♪ Today's the day

♪ That Jennifer's
having her picnic ♪

-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.

-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.

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?

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.

And action!

-Where is Louisiana long?

-It's along the Mississippi!

-Find him!

Please.

Don't kill me.

-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.

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!

-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!

-Hey, get away from him!

Let him go, hey,
get out of there!

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.

-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.

-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?

A virgin.

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!

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.

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!

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...

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.

-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.

-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!

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.

God damn it!

You fucking idiot, man!

You're fucking crazy, man!

Fucking crazy...

You Hollywood trash!

-You're stupid, man!

I fucking told youI live here!

I told you I live here,
man!

You're fucking stupid!

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.

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.

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!

-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.

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?

-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.

-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...

-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.

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?"

-Well, I'd liketo introduce you now

to a fabulous blonde,the wonderful Gloria Di Simone!

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.

-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.

-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!

-Check this out.

All right, take it off!

-Do that again!

The last piece!

She took the last piece off...

-There's no pieces left.

-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?

No.

I shook them off.

-What?

They were behind me,
but I lost them.

-We've gotta getout of here, man.

We've gotta getout of here!

-Bruce!

-Dave.

David!

-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!

-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.

- 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?

-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!

-He's got a gun!

-Stand back.

Call the police.

We need wardrobe
on the set, please!

-Looks good, that's good.

Hey, buddy,
you're in the shot!

Put some makeup on him!

All right,
let's try this again.

People, can we focus
here please?

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

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.

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.

-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...

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.

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?

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.

Hey, Randy?

Come on son,
open the door,

come on out, please.

-All right.

I'm coming out.

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?
- Do you feel like a hero, Randy?

-No.

No.

I hear you're an actor?

Back it up, people,
keep moving.

-You'll be okay, Randy.

It's all over.

It's all right.

-Okay, take him downtown.

Bus number 124
from Twin Falls, Idaho,

has arrived
at platform number six.

Closed captioning was provided
by Studio Sonogram.