Wishing for a Dream (2016) - full transcript
Actress Mika Andrews and her filmmaker boyfriend Louis Digman struggle through the trenches of the entertainment industry to succeed in "Hollywood." Told in raw documentary style, the camera chronicles Mika's journey through Los Angeles, going to auditions and trying to make her mark in front of the camera. Louis's story shows his struggles behind the scenes as an up-and-coming writer-director. The film also follows their ups and downs as a young couple, supporting each other through the stresses, hopes, desires, disappointments and Mika's crippling insomnia, as they try to make ends meet and pursue their dreams in an often heart-breaking industry.
Hello?
Mika, were
you fucking late again?
No, I just walked
out of there right now.
Well, you know what?
I heard otherwise.
No, I wasn't late.
Did she tell you I was late?
Because that's fuckin' bullshit.
No, I was not late.
Did you coach?
I fuckin' prepared for
this thing, all right?
You gave me six
pages last night.
I haven't fuckin' slept in days.
You're wasting my time
and I'm gonna have to
let you go.
- There's a thousand other girls.
- So that's it?
You're just gonna drop me?
You're just not booking, babe.
Don't you get it?
Goodbye.
Yo.
Fuckin' February.
- What's wrong?
- Brook's dropped me.
Fuck that guy.
Apparently
I bombed my audition.
The feedback was horrible.
I have no energy and...
I need to go back
to acting class.
Agents in this town suck.
I got two words for you,
Bill Murray.
He doesn't have an agent.
Soon, you're not gonna need one.
I'm cold, I'm going inside.
All right, fine, I won't
smoke in the bedroom. Geez.
We were just smoking outside.
You gonna be in a bad
mood the whole month,
because it's February?
Nothing good has ever
happened in February.
I fuckin' hate February.
Well, we still gotta pay rent.
Yeah, I was gonna
ask you about that.
What?
I'm really tight this month.
I still haven't gotten
my fucking check.
The same check
that you've been
talking about for
like a month now?
Yeah, the same check.
They're gonna send it to me.
It's just it's taking a while.
How much can you pay?
Like two.
I'll just pull
out the other $600
out of my ass,
'cause I'm, I'm rich.
You're really gonna
do this right now?
Today of all days?
Yeah, I know you
had a bad day, but...
Mika, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I just...
All right, we'll, we'll,
we'll get through this, okay?
I know it's frustrating...
but when we're both
freakin' super rich...
we're gonna be laughing
about struggling to pay rent.
Yeah.
Oh, shit, hold on,
I just got an email.
Oh, shit!
I just got an audition
for a Fox pilot.
What? For Fox?
Yeah, it's like six pages,
lead roll.
I, um, I submitted myself.
Oh, my God,
you're so right!
We don't need fucking agents.
I submitted myself.
Wow, um, can I email this to you
and you print it out?
Yeah, yeah, sure, of course.
Oh, Fox. Wow!
Fuckin' drive on,
did you see that?
I got a fuckin' drive on.
Voila!
I can help you read if you want.
It's fine.
I need to memorize the lines.
Okay, whatever.
I've gotta go in
with this headshot.
What's wrong
with the headshot?
It looks just like you.
Oh, my God, it's so old.
I really need to get a
new headshot. Seriously.
Um, you know what?
I'm gonna learn these in my car.
I'm gonna go in the car.
I don't have to listen to music
if it's annoying.
No, it's fine, I just,
I really need to focus.
I need to be awesome tomorrow.
Whatever.
"Neither you or Jeffrey--"
Godfrey, fucking Godfrey.
"Neither you or Godfrey
should ever call
Patricia a doo--"
Doofus, doofus, doofus,
doofus, doofus.
"You and Godfrey
should never call
Patricia a doofus."
Doofus?
Who the fuck says doofus?
"You and Godfrey should
never call Patricia a doofus."
Doofus.
You can't sleep? You serious?
You've got an audition
for a Fox pilot.
This could change your life.
You can actually
get out of this dump
and be a working actress.
Stop thinking.
This is your chance, your shot.
Don't you fuck it up.
Don't you dare fuck it up.
What's your lines?
You should be studying.
Okay, calm down,
calm down, breathe.
What time is it?
Shit, you're gonna be late.
Oh, fuck!
You think you're an actress?
A movie star in LA?
You can't even sleep.
You gotta be kidding me.
"Neither you or Godfrey should
ever call Patricia a doofus."
Doofus, doofus, doofus.
Doofus!
Hi, my name is Mika Andrews
and I'm five-eight.
Whenever you're ready.
"Excuse me?"
"You know it was me."
"I can tell your
voice from a mile away,
plus, I have friends."
"Who told you?"
"Does it matter?"
"Seems to matter to Billy."
"I tried my entire life to
forget what they did to me.
I fought tooth and nail
to get where I am today
and I'm not gonna
let anybody stop me
from making partner.
I'm not going to allow it."
Thank you, we've seen enough.
Um, you don't want
me to finish the read?
That's okay.
Thank you for coming in.
Great, thanks, guys.
Shit!
Hello?
My check really
did fucking bounce.
The fucking 1500 that I put
in from the candy shop spot,
the bank won't release the
funds until the money's cleared.
So what do you want me to do?
Can you ask your
dad for the money?
I can't call my dad.
Look, if we don't pay our rent,
EJ's gonna throw our
shit out in the street.
This is fucked up,
you said you could cover this.
Can't you just ask your
dad this one last time?
Fine, I'll figure it out.
We have no other choice.
Son of a bitch.
Mika?
Hey, um, I really hate
doing this to you again.
I, I just, I want you
to be proud of me.
I want you to see
how hard I'm working
and how much I'm trying, I just,
it's just been a really
rough month, Dad.
They're gonna throw our
stuff out into the street
if I don't pay rent
this month, and I'm...
I'm really struggling.
I promise you I'm gonna
make you proud, Daddy.
I promise you.
All right.
I can't keep this up forever.
I'm over it.
So fucking over it.
Yeah, I feel you.
I spent five hours today
submitting my resume online.
What do you think
about opening a winery?
Or a cheese shop?
Or, you know what, a farm?
We should have a farm.
Yes, let's get a farm
with lots of animals.
You know, some
fat, happy cows and...
some beautiful pigs.
Oh, my God, I love pigs.
Pigs are so cute.
You're cute.
You're not bored of me, right?
Why would you say that?
You bored of me?
No, but you're my best friend.
You're my best friend.
Hey, don't worry, all right?
Everything's gonna be just fine.
We're doing pretty great.
We're workin' a lot more
than a lot of
people in this town.
I mean, granted,
not on the projects
we wanna work on, but
at least we're workin'.
It's a lot better than
most people can say.
I love you.
I love you more.
Not possible.
Damn, that is really annoying.
Right? I mean, who has
a fucking destination
bachelorette party?
Two destination
bachelorette parties
and a destination wedding.
What do they want you to do,
drop fucking five grand on it?
That's ridiculous.
I mean, whatever happened
to just getting a card
and saying congratulations?
I don't even think a
congratulations is in order.
I mean, it's not an achievement.
It's like, you win
the Nobel Peace Prize,
or hook a big job,
I'll give you a congratulations,
but, I mean, only
thing she managed to do
was take some dick in her
vag and spit out a baby.
You're ridiculous.
Now they want us to write, like,
a 300-word essay on how
wonderful the couple is
and it's gonna be made into
a book for the wedding.
Yeah, but what am I gonna do?
Should I write back?
- Like, what am I gonna say?
- I mean, do you wanna go?
I can't go, I can't
drop all that money
on a flight and a
hotel and a gift.
It's ridiculous,
I don't have the money.
I mean, they think I'm balling
'cause they've seen me on
TV a couple times, but...
Yeah, 'cause everyone
on TV is balling rich.
Yeah, I'm actually about to
go grip a yogurt commercial
for a hundred dollars a
day for a 18-hour day.
Yeah, I gotta go, too.
I got a stupid shoot
on the Westside.
I've gotta get ready.
My hair looks like shit.
What's it for?
Some stupid Japanese
clothing line.
It's like a catalog, but
they pay me, like, 200, so...
Two hundred
better than no hundred.
- Hey, hey.
- Hey.
Check, check it out.
Oh, my God, what is that?
Well, this little beauty,
that's Slimey.
And this beautiful piggy...
- Aw.
- Aw.
...is Iggy.
Aw.
Oh, my God, what are they?
They're hairless guinea pigs.
We used 'em today in the shoot
and then when I
went to return 'em,
the lady was like, "Well,
you can keep 'em if you want.
The production paid for 'em."
Oh, my gosh, they're so cute.
Hi, Slimey.
Oh, look at you, he's so cute.
You're so cute.
Right? Aw.
Hey, you wanna get
some human food?
No, I'm on a diet.
I'm not eating because I'm fat.
Oh, my God, you are so not fat.
I'm fat.
You're not fat.
Come on, we'll get
something together, my treat.
I got some good news today.
- So, when do you find out?
- Hopefully soon.
I mean, dude's got money,
and if he wants to make a
movie, it's gonna get made.
Well, just keep me in
mind for the role of Tess.
You know it, in fact,
I already mentioned your name.
You did?
Well, what did you say?
Well, what did he say?
You know, real casual,
we were just
discussing casting and...
he knows who you are.
Well, I don't
want him to think
that you're pushing
me for the role
just 'cause we're together.
No, absolutely not.
I wanna audition for the role.
I wanna go in a room.
I don't want any free handouts.
Yeah, for sure, for sure.
Funny thing though, he's also
been talkin' with Alissa.
Alisa Hoebags?
- Yeah.
- What?
Well, there goes my role.
She's just gonna
weasel her way in there
and have sex with
him and get the part.
No, I warned him about her.
I hate that bitch.
Dude's comin' to LA next week
and I'm gonna plant a
few more seeds, you know?
Well, either way,
I'm really happy for you.
It's a great script.
I know, are you still playin'?
Not really.
I'm waitin' on Duncan.
Well, that'd be good.
How's Billy?
Billy's good,
except for his name's Bobby.
How are the rugrats?
Joel's a punk
and Molly's still an angel.
What's up?
I don't know,
I didn't wanna ask you this,
man, but...
I'm broke and...
How much you need?
I didn't
want to go to the bank,
'cause I have a loan and, and,
and the mortgage
and I didn't wanna.
How much do you need?
Twelve thousand.
Twelve thousand dollars?
Hey, piggy.
Hey, fat piggy,
what do you gotta say?
Aw.
Aw.
You wouldn't let a dirty whore
who fucks everybody for a role
get the part, right?
Yo.
Hey.
What the hell are ya doin'?
I couldn't sleep.
You didn't sleep at all?
Nope, not even a little bit.
Oh, my God.
What are you doing up?
It's like four in the morning.
You're brushing your teeth?
What's goin' on?
I got a get out for my...
downtown for some
fucking stupid rap video.
Oh, God.
Sounds terrible.
I'll be here when you get back.
I haven't got anything all day.
Crazy insomnia.
Well, try to get some sleep,
all right? Feel better.
- I love you.
- I love you, okay?
Okay, well, go be a rap star.
Show 'em how it's done.
Oh, God! Fuck! Ugh!
Yeah?
You wanna get some margaritas?
Oh, God, no.
What's wrong with you?
I feel like shit.
I haven't slept.
Dude, again with that?
Yeah.
Well, what are
you doing right now?
I'm just bumming
around watching TV.
Okay, I'm gonna come over.
I'll bring you some treats.
Oh, please no,
I can't, I really can't.
Seriously? Don't be a loser.
I haven't seen you
in like a month.
All right, but just don't expect
me to be very sociable.
Okay, whatever,
just keep the door unlocked.
Hey.
What's up?
Sweet outfit.
You know you didn't
have to dress up for me.
What? I told you
I'm feeling like shit.
Wow.
So, you're, like, really
living here, huh?
I got rid of my apartment.
- It's just so crazy.
- It's pretty fuckin' crazy.
Um...
What is that?
Oh, my God, you
haven't met Slimey and Iggy.
Ah, Slimy, come say hello--
Oh, my God.
Oh, Slimey.
Oh, my God, dude, that's
like a radioactive hamster.
You don't like him?
How can you not think he's
the cutest thing ever?
Yeah he's...
Where did you get that?
Louis gave him to me.
Aw, he's so cute.
You wanna meet Iggy?
No, I got you something, too,
It's like a present.
Oh, like ice cream?
Better.
Here.
- Mmm.
- Oh, Jesus Christ.
- I'm not drinking this.
- I'm not done yet.
What is that?
It's our good friend Molly.
You know, you just
sounded so down earlier,
I thought you could
use a pick-me-up.
You're fucking
out of your mind.
I'm not drinking and
taking drugs right now, no.
Why? What else are you doing?
It's Tuesday, I have,
like, a script to finish.
I have my taxes.
How much of your
script have you written?
Like, the outline.
What? You're such a fucking
bitch, I don't believe it,
I'm trying to make
shit happen for myself.
Okay, okay, well, I mean,
it's only Tuesday,
so we can have some fun
and you still got
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
to work on your script.
No, I have to, like,
set aside time every day.
Oh, come on.
What?
- All right, I'll take it.
- Yay!
But you have
to take one, too.
Yes, obvi.
Actually, maybe
I'll just take half.
Don't be a pussy.
Oh, my God.
You're fucking out of your mind.
Mmm.
Tastes like shit.
Oh, my God, I can't
believe I just did that.
Dude, who cares?
We're not getting any
younger and it's LA.
Jesus, thanks for reminding me
that I am a poor,
unemployed actress.
Well, that makes
both of us, so...
Oh, fuck off, you're not poor.
I know, but, you know?
I guess, everybody needs
a day off sometimes
just to, you know, unwind
and relax.
Oh, my God, I want a cigarette.
Dude, you just read my mind.
Do you have cigarettes?
- Obvi.
- You're the best.
How's Russel?
We broke up.
What?
Yeah, like two days ago.
He's in love with
his ex-girlfriend.
He was saying that he wants
to meet up with her in Vegas,
and that he couldn't
wait for her
to finger him in his asshole.
It's like, seriously?
God, I just-- I can't
believe I spent
a year and a half of my
life with that psycho.
Oh, my God, I think
I'm feeling something.
- Yeah?
- Oh, my God, I'm so hot.
- Yeah, you are so hot.
- I'm so hot.
I meant, like I'm like
temperature hot. Oh, my God.
Why don't we got get
something to drink?
I just wanna dance.
Come on, play some music.
No, no, we should
go for a walk.
Oh, my God,
let's go for a walk.
Yeah.
Let's go for a walk.
Wow. Oh, my God,
this is like the best day ever.
Thank you so much.
I feel so great.
No problem.
Let's go shopping.
I don't have any money.
Oh, poor me,
I'm broke, starving artist,
I don't have any money.
Well, not everybody has
a fucking rich daddy.
Okay, I'll take you.
You can just pay me back.
Let's got to Melrose.
Okay, let's go to Melrose,
- Yay!
- But how we gonna get there?
I can, I can drive.
But you're on drugs.
Just answer me, is he gonna
cast you in the movie or not?
I mean, probably, but, like,
I'm still gonna
have to audition.
Isn't he the director
and the writer?
Hey, it's not
even his decision.
It's like, like, the producer,
or, like, investor,
or whatever,
they have to decide.
I'm pretty sure that
if he's directing it
and writing it,
then it's his decision.
Dude, that would be so fucked
up if he didn't cast you.
Like, fucked up.
I'm just so fucking over it.
Over what exactly?
Just fucking Hollywood
and all these wannabe
famous people.
- It's so lame.
- It's so lame.
Right?
I fuckin' hate LA.
Hey, that's uncool, man.
I was born here,
you just got here, you know?
Yeah, that's why
you're cool and I'm not.
Well, we can buy
you something cool.
Yeah.
Are you okay?
- Oh, God.
- Eww!
Take me home now.
Okay,
let's get you outta here.
Come on, let's just
go home, let's go home.
Okay, let's get you home.
Oh, my God, my head and
my stomach are killing me.
It's just the Molly
wearing off, you'll be fine.
Oh, my God, I feel
like I'm gonna die.
You're not gonna die.
Shit, oh my God,
I miss my mom.
I'm gonna call my mom.
No.
Why? I wanna call my mom.
- I miss her.
- Dude, just stop, seriously.
Why? Why are
you being so mean?
I'm not being mean.
If you make that call, you're
gonna regret it so much, like...
I just, I haven't slept.
I can't fucking sleep.
There has to be
a reason though,
like, there's
something causing it.
I haven't slept.
It's been going on for months.
I'm like a full-on insomniac.
I just think you're
really stressed out.
Of course I'm
fucking stressed.
I'm like an actress.
I'm fucking poor and broke,
and my dad thinks
I'm a fucking loser.
Everything's gonna work out,
I promise.
I got fucking
dropped by my agent
and my own boyfriend's
not even gonna
put me in his fucking movie.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry, babe.
I didn't know that.
Well, you know what?
Your agent's an idiot.
That's such bullshit, I'm
sorry, babe, that sucks.
- What a dick.
- Yeah, whatever.
Yeah, I think
the Molly's just worn off.
Yeah, it's totally worn off.
I feel terrible.
I know, we're almost there.
Oh, thank fucking God.
Wow.
How do you feel?
Like a hundred times better.
I really needed to get
out of that fucking car.
Thank you so much.
I love you, you're the best.
Of course,
I love you, too.
You're like my best friend,
best girlfriend I have.
You're my best friend, too.
You're the best, I love you.
Whoa.
What? I can't fucking
kiss my best friend?
Look at you.
Look, like, I would get
naked with you right now.
Really?
Yeah, but then you'd flip out
and Louis would call
and it'd be like
Vegas all over again.
I don't know, maybe
I should just go.
No, no, no, no,
no, no, you can't go.
You can't go.
I'll make you a drink.
It's like 6:00 p.m.
Mmm, love it.
Now who wants to party?
Do not even give me that shit.
You were the one that fucking
made me leave the house,
take your fucking drugs.
You have no idea
how tired I was.
Don't fuck with me.
Wanna go first?
You're trying to get
me wasted.
What? What do you care?
What do you have to do tomorrow?
What are you writing a
fucking script yourself?
That's funny.
Well, you know, I'm not
the one who was like,
"Oh, I'm nauseous.
Oh, my God, I'm sleep deprived,
mmm, blah-blah-blah."
Being all bitch earlier.
Dude, that was two hours ago.
Here, come on,
take another swig.
Do it.
Okay, well, fuck it.
Order a pizza then,
I'm starving.
Pizza? Are you
fucking kidding me?
I can't eat, I'm not eating.
Jesus.
- You're not eating?
- No, I'm fucking fat.
Are you kidding me?
You are not fat.
- I'm fucking fat.
- You're not fat.
I have a much better idea,
let's do the rest of the Molly.
Okay.
You think Molly is your ally.
Come on, of course I am.
What if Louis comes home?
I don't give a fuck.
He's a fucking stoner.
All he does is smoke weed.
What? Seriously?
Wait, no, no, no, stop.
He smokes weed?
Yeah, are you
fucking kidding me?
You didn't know that?
He's the biggest stoner ever.
Is there any weed here?
- Yeah.
- Where?
- Where's the fucking Molly?
- Where is it?
- Hey?
- It's like in his bedroom.
- Wait.
- You want some?
Yeah, can we go get it?
Oh, my God, I can't
believe you're excited.
Please!
Yeah, come on.
- Here's his weed drawer.
- Shut up! Oh, my God.
Yeah.
Dude, I had no idea that
Louis got down like this.
Oh, my God,
how did you not know?
He's like the
biggest stoner ever.
That's that
club shit right there.
Look.
Can I smoke some?
Yeah, he won't even notice.
He's so stoned half the time.
Burn, baby, burn.
Oh, my God, I can't
believe you're gonna smoke
right after we did the Molly.
You're fucking crazy.
I know.
Mmm.
Is it good? Are you happy?
I'm gonna be high as fuck.
Payback.
Oh, shit!
- Oh, my God.
- Are you okay?
I am such a fucking loser.
I just wanna die. Ow.
Stop it.
Don't leave, don't
leave, please don't leave.
I'm just really sad right now.
I don't understand why.
I mean, you're doing so good.
So much better than all these
other stupid bitches out here.
You've got like 15 movies
that you're the lead in.
Whatever, they're like
stupid low budget ones.
Nobody cares.
No, everybody's
gotta start somewhere,
you know?
I just hate everyone,
everything,
except for you.
I know.
Oh, my God, I just,
I can't fucking sleep
and I'm fat and I
just hate my life.
Come on, let's go smoke a
cigarette, you'll feel better.
- Okay.
- Let's go, this way.
I just don't wanna trip again.
I'm such a loser.
This is the best worst day ever.
After this, you need
to sleep for like a week.
I think Louis is here.
He is. Hey.
Hey, what's up?
Hey, Louis.
I missed you.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine.
I didn't sleep.
You didn't sleep?
Again? At all?
Mm-mm.
We really need to, like,
figure out
this whole insomnia business.
Oh, my God, whoa, whoa.
Okay, fine.
I love you.
Good bye.
I love you.
Bye, Louis.
Ah, I'll see you later.
Bye!
All right, let's, let's
get you to bed, all right?
- Mmm, yeah.
- Oh, I got ya.
Oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Careful, careful,
I got the door.
We've got to get these
leather pants off you.
They're like glued on.
What was that about?
What was what about?
You and Lily, you
think she's hot?
You wanna fuck her?
What the hell are
you talking about?
Are you serious right now?
You love me?
I love you very much.
Are you
acting right now?
I'm not acting.
What? That's...
Look at me, look at...
You're acting right now.
What are you talking about?
You're trippin' right now?
Are you acting?
I'm not acting.
Prove it.
I can't prove it.
I love you.
Oh, my God, you're
eyes are so dilated.
What the hell did you take?
I don't know.
We didn't take anything.
Swear to God,
we didn't take anything.
You're full of shit.
Oh, my God, what did you take?
You took ecstasy?
Wow, I slept.
Oh, my God, finally.
Holy shit, wow, I actually...
I feel like I can think.
I feel like my head is clear.
I feel so much better.
Was I crazy last night?
You were a little wobbly.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
It was okay.
What time is it?
It's like one.
What?
I actually slept for more
than twelve hours. Oh, my God.
It was so beautiful.
You were like a dead goat.
Holy shit.
- You needed it.
- Yeah.
What?
I got a callback
for that Fox thing.
The, the one that I bombed that,
that the fucking casting
director hated me and...
there must have been a
producer that liked me.
Oh, my God, dude,
this goes to show you that
nobody knows anything.
So when is it?
It's tomorrow. Oh, shit.
Oh, my God.
Look, don't start
stressing, all right?
I just wish I
didn't have it now.
Look, you just need to relax,
just chill out,
this is a good thing.
I know, but it's so stressful.
I'm gonna stress
about it all day
and then I'm not gonna sleep.
I'll just take a
handful of pills tonight.
That's not the best strategy.
You know that.
Yeah, but what
else am I gonna do?
Okay, I really, I really
need to get my shit together.
"Look, I've tried
really hard to forget
my whole life about what they
did to--" Ugh, fuck! I'm sorry.
Let's take
it from the top.
Okay.
"Who told you?"
"Does it matter?"
"Seems to matter to Billy."
"I've tried really
hard my whole life
to forget what they did to me.
I fought tooth and nail.
Do you think I'm gonna let
anybody stand in the way
of making me partner?"
"You think Godfrey would ever
let Patricia make that call?
She's a doofus."
"Ah, I don't think
you or Godfrey
should ever call
Patricia a doofus.
She's on to you."
"That's a bluff."
"Look, she has a..."
A... What's the word?
"She has the utmost..."
"She has the utmost
respect for you."
We've been reading
this for a while.
I think you got it, you know?
I think we should both
just kinda take a break.
Yeah, let's just run
it again, one more time.
Dude, my fuckin'
head is spinning.
We've read this five page scene
like ten times.
No, we didn't.
We read it four times.
That was, like, five, seven--
Whatever, you just don't
wanna read it with me.
Fine, it's fine.
No, fuck it, let's
read it, come on.
Let's hit it from
the top, come on.
No, I'm gonna read
it by myself in my car.
No, I'm just sayin',
you don't wanna over
rehearse the thing.
You know?
You don't wanna get stuck
in saying it the same way.
Look, you don't
fucking get it, do you?
You don't know how
stressful auditioning is.
I've been on many auditions.
I know how stressful it is.
Look, you're a filmmaker,
I would've thought
that you'd be a little more
supportive of my acting.
Me? I'm not supportive?
I'm like ridiculously
supportive to you.
Like, I've cast you in
more things than anyone.
Louis, Louis,
this is a fucking Fox pilot.
I don't think you get it.
This is the real deal.
This is not some stupid
fucking low budget movie
that you direct.
That's such a fucking
bitchy thing to say.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Did you just call
me a bitch? Really?
I'm gonna go
take a drive, okay?
Before I fucking say
something I regret.
I have a fucking
callback at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow
and you're giving me
this shit right now?
Jesus, you know every
time you have an audition,
like, we get into this
whole stupid thing.
Like, if you can't handle
the stress, you know,
maybe you should consider
a different line of work.
I'm just sayin'.
This is fucking ridiculous.
You should go-- Fuck, yeah,
go, go sit in your car, go.
I hope all your goddamn
dreams come true.
You're gonna book it.
You're gonna be a
fuckin' superstar.
You know what?
You sound like my fucking dad.
Well, maybe your
dad is fuckin' right.
You know what?
I'm gonna fucking take these
slides and read them myself.
You can go fuck yourself.
Stupid fucking
cheap-ass filmmaker.
"I'm not gonna let
anybody stand in the way
of making me partner.
I've spent my whole life...
trying to forget--
I've spent my whole life..."
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean what I said.
I love you, I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry, too.
I didn't mean what I said.
I didn't mean
what I said, either,
and I support you so much.
You know that I would
do anything for you.
You hungry?
I'm gonna buy you dinner.
Any last minute pointers?
If you believe, they believe.
Do you think it's worth
it to get all stressed?
What? For an audition?
Yeah, I mean,
I feel like an idiot.
I'm embarrassed by myself.
You shouldn't be embarrassed.
If you're happy doing what
you're doing, then you're good.
For the court's record,
have you paid last month's,
or are you over-due?
Is that my phone?
I thought so.
Oh, shit!
Hailey's calling me. Oh, my God.
I really don't want
to speak to her.
What am I gonna do?
Damn it. Hello?
Hey, Mika.
Hey.
You haven't returned my call,
what's up?
Yeah, I know, I'm so sorry
I haven't gotten back to you.
I know, I suck, I just,
I've just been so busy.
Really?
Not everybody has $1,200
to fuckin' drop on a weekend.
What?
What do you mean you're--
I told you from the beginning
that I couldn't commit
to this because of work.
Work?
I don't have a
fucking nine to five
where I can drop everything
on a fucking Friday.
I don't understand
why you're putting
this pressure on me right now?
Pressure?
Girl, you need to get
your priorities right.
I'll talk to you later.
Bitch, man, Jesus Christ.
I can't believe it.
She just gave me so much shit
for not being able to attend
her bachelorette party
this weekend.
I should really put these down.
Just put 'em down.
I can't, I can't, I can't.
I just-- Fuck!
I just want this to be over.
Between this fucking audition
and my stupid fucking friends,
I mean, take like
five Klonopins.
Maybe take a little
half, or, you know,
just chill out, you're stressed.
Fuck that, I'm taking three.
You're gonna take three?
- Yeah.
- At once?
Well, I need to fucking sleep.
Oh, my God, you
can just go to sleep.
Really?
That's the way it works?
I'm supposed to just
close my eyes, relax,
and then wish for a dream?
You know, I'm just
gonna go for a walk.
You're gonna go
for a walk? Now?
Yeah, just go to sleep.
I'll be fine.
Hello there.
Sorry.
Don't apologize.
Who needs sleep anyway?
Ugh, I'm so fucking
jealous of you.
I wish I could sleep.
I'm actually surprised you
can even speak right now.
Nothing's working.
I... My mind is racing at like
a thousand miles per hour.
I wish there was
something I could do.
Do you still have that
stuff Dee-Gee gave you?
The Oxy?
Yeah.
Do you know what would
happen to you if you took that
considering how many
pills you just swallowed?
Well, at the very
least I would sleep.
I mean, if I don't
sleep tonight,
I'm gonna bomb my
audition tomorrow
and I'm gonna be
fucking screwed.
You'll probably
fall into a coma
and then your family sues me.
A coma sounds
so good right now.
Crazy.
How about we take
the exact same cocktail
and we fall into
a coma together?
Okay, I'm okay with that idea.
Cool.
All right, I'll hook you up.
I love you.
Yeah, yeah, it's
'cause I give you the drugs.
You're the best.
- Is that it?
- That's it.
Wow, it looks pretty intense.
Some strong shit.
Have you ever
taken one before?
Me? No.
- Why didn't you tell me?
- You didn't ask.
Oh, shit.
I can't believe you just
took an Oxy right now.
You know what?
I'm gonna smoke a bowl right now
and I don't wanna
hear shit from you,
'cause you just took
some major drugs.
Fair.
Oh, God.
You all right?
I feel really nauseous.
You all right?
Oh, I'm cold.
I'm so fucking cold.
Just try
to get some sleep.
...tribal warfare
and black magic that come...
I tried my entire life
for what they did to me.
What did you take?
You took something.
Well, maybe your dad
is fucking right.
God, you're so fat,
disgusting fat pig.
Ugh, babe?
What time is it?
Ah shit, it's fucking 9:00 a.m.
Oh, God.
Hey, I gotta get up.
I gotta get up.
Oh, my God, my fucking head.
Did I really take
that Oxy last night?
Well, I think you puked
a little bit of it up.
Shit, do you see my belt?
- Which belt?
- My fucking black belt.
Where did you put it?
I didn't steal your belt.
Oh, God! Oh!
Why don't you
let me drive you, babe?
- Would you?
- Sure.
Yeah, that would be amazing.
That way I could do my makeup
and go through my lines.
Yeah, I got ya, babe.
All right, are, are you ready?
Let's go.
All right, come on, we gotta go.
How do you feel?
Like there's a
fucking small child
inside of my brain
smashing at my skull.
Well, all righty then.
Oh, my God, they were
actually, like, laughing,
and they weren't laughing at me.
They were laughing with me,
like I was fucking hilarious.
Hustled up, you killed it.
You went in there hard,
you focused on the audition,
you brought your A game,
and now you're
probably gonna book it.
That's how you do it.
I'm sorry I was a
bitch to you earlier.
Don't worry,
I understand, it's stressful.
You know, that's part
of acting, you know?
You put yourself into it
and you become the character
and, you know, the
character gets all crazy,
residually you get
crazy yourself.
And get this,
like, at the end,
she was like, and I quote,
"You will be hearing from
us by the end of the day."
How crazy is that?
Wow, that's amazing.
I'm proud of you.
Hello?
Hi, Mika,
this is Lisa calling.
Hi, hi, Lisa, how are you?
- I'm good, how are you?
- I'm good, I'm good.
So we did book you
the friend's role.
Wow, that's amazing,
that's great news.
We'll see you tomorrow.
All right, thank
you, Lisa, bye bye.
Bye bye.
Well?
Booked a part.
All right! Oh, my God.
Congratulations, that's amazing.
Eh.
What do you mean, "Eh"?
Well.
You just booked a major part
on, on a major network.
No, no, no, I didn't book
the part that I read for.
I booked Monica's friend.
The friend role?
Yeah, I mean,
it's a small role,
but if the pilot gets picked up
then at least, you
know, I might have,
like, a recurring...
It's still great news.
They got Mischa Barton
to play Monica.
All right, well, you
know, she's a name.
Hey, think about it like this,
at least you'll have
footage for your demo reel
with a name actor.
One scene.
All right, well, whatever.
One scene is better
than no scene.
Tomorrow's my meeting
with Switz, all right?
I'm gonna do
everything in my power
to lock you in for the
part of Tess, okay?
Well,
only if you think I'm right.
Of course I think
you're right for it.
I wouldn't cast you if I didn't
think you were right for it.
You'd be the best
person for the part.
Now have faith, all right?
It's a tough industry, right?
It's not a race,
it's a marathon.
Oh, please, enough
of the cliches.
All right, I'm sorry,
I'm just tryin' to...
raise your spirits
up a little bit.
It's one line.
All right, well, one line
is better than no line.
It is, you're right.
All right, what do you think?
The striped or the gray?
Hmm, definitely the gray.
The stripes look like you're
trying too hard to be cool.
You're right, you
can't try to be cool.
You just have to be cool.
Here, let me fix your collar.
I got ya.
Now it looks great.
You're not gonna put on a watch?
Oh.
Of course, the watch.
I better get goin'.
Don't want to be late now, huh?
Well, you look amazing.
All right, wish me luck.
I love you, good luck.
- How'd it go?
- How'd it go?
It didn't fuckin' go.
That motherfucker
didn't show up.
No call, no text, no nothin'.
Fucker, man, I'm sorry.
Everyone wants
to be a big time,
motherfucking
bigwig in this town,
and then they pull
shit like this?
I don't understand how
the fuck people do that.
It's really fuckin' frustrating
and I'm sick of it.
You know what?
He probably lost his
phone or something.
I'm sure he's gonna call you.
Ruined my whole
fucking day, man.
I need to fucking hit something.
Hey!
How do you feel?
How the fuck do
you think I feel?
Whoa, don't take it out on me.
You know, it's not
always about you.
Well, it's not
always about you.
I just put up with
your fucking craziness
over a stupid audition
for fucking days.
The least you can do is be
fucking respectful and kind.
You know what?
I'm gonna go for a walk.
I'm leaving.
Yeah, just fucking go,
yeah, you should, you should.
Hello?
Hey, are you okay?
I just went for a walk.
Listen, I'm really
sorry about what happened.
I got really upset for
a really stupid reason...
and I shouldn't have
took it out on you.
No, it's fine, I'm sorry, too.
You gonna come back soon?
Of course I'm coming back.
You sure? You promise
you're coming back?
Don't be silly.
I love you.
I'll call you in a little bit,
okay?
Okay.
Hey.
Hey.
What are you doing on my side?
I missed your smell.
I'm so sorry about what
happened before with Switzer.
I just got so frustrated
and I took it out on you.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry, too.
I just needed to clear my head.
Did you ever hear back from him?
Yeah, he's...
with Alissa right now.
Alissa Hoebag?
Yeah, they called
me all wasted
and I guess they're
hookin' up, or...
She's trying to kill my deal.
She's trying to get him
to produce her movie
instead of ours.
Her movie?
Yeah, can you believe that?
Why is he falling
for that shit?
The power of the
pussy, my darling.
It makes men do strange
things sometimes.
What if she starts
pulling that shit on you?
I will fuckin' elbow
her in her teeth.
I just realized
that I don't know
a damn thing about
this business.
I mean, the guy
who wrote it...
this guy,
Gabriel Campisi,
he actually has his email
address in the back of the book.
I emailed him and said
I would love to talk
to him about Dead Wolf.
I actually pitched him it.
Did he ever write back?
I don't know.
Oh, my God, he actually
emailed me back.
My idea sounds interesting
and that he would love
to talk to me about it.
What?
Oh, my God, I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna talk to him.
You know, fuck
fuckin' Switzer, man.
I'm gonna get, I'm gonna
get my goddamn movie made
with this guy,
the author of the book.
- You gonna go now?
- Yeah, he said come by.
He's gonna be there until four.
So, yeah, I mean, I'll get in.
Why not? Why wait?
Okay, come back soon.
Love you.
Let's get movies made, baby.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Louis.
- Gabe.
Yeah,
have a seat, buddy.
Pleasure, thank you so
much for taking the time.
My pleasure, have a seat.
So?
I... I got the book.
I... been reading it.
Tell me more
about your project.
Tell me, uh, it sounds
interesting what you told me,
but tell me, do you
have any investors?
Have you talked to any actors?
You know,
that might jump on this?
You know, at this
point, I, you know,
I'm on stage zero, you know?
I'm just, really
just, uh, kind of
an up and coming filmmaker.
I've written a bunch
of scripts, um,
and I'm just, I'm
trying to get, you know,
something made.
Screenplays are a
dime a dozen, okay?
Uh, you need to set yourself
apart from other writers.
If not, you just have a
screenplay like anyone else.
There are a million
screenplays in Hollywood.
This, have you
heard of The Asylum?
Oh, yeah, they made Sharknado.
I'm gonna go to lunch
tomorrow with David Latt, okay?
And I'm gonna tell
him about you.
I'm gonna tell him
about the screenplay.
I think it's very interesting.
Yeah, no, I've heard of him.
Uh, yeah, he's like one of
the head people at The Asylum.
He's gonna expect
an email from you.
- Okay.
- Okay, afterward, okay?
So you have to be
certain to do that.
I will freakin' email him,
consider it done.
Uh, this is your way in, okay?
Uh, I get you in there, but
now the rest is up to you.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
So, uh, sound good?
That sounds great.
Okay, I'm gonna walk you out.
I gotta get going,
but I'm gonna walk you out,
okay?
Okay, okay, okay, thank you.
- Okay.
- Thank you so much.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
What's up? We got some wine.
Are we celebrating something?
So, the meeting with Gabriel,
it went amazing.
So, I start telling
him about my project,
he loves it.
He calls The Asylum,
the company that did Sharknado,
and they do all these
creature features.
It would be perfect
for Dead Wolf.
Wow.
And then check this out,
on the way back I get
a call from Switzer.
Dead Wolf is on,
he's got the money,
and check this out,
he even set up auditions
for next week.
I got you an appointment.
It's the Switzer guy.
He's not for real, I mean,
he didn't even show
up to your meeting.
I'm not gonna sit and
break down a scene
and learn lines for an audition
that's not really gonna happen.
You're the best
freakin' actress I know.
You've got this, okay?
I know, but I'm
gonna stress so much.
Like, it's your movie, that's,
like, even more pressure.
All right, you know what?
Today is not the day to stress.
I got something to take
your mind off all this.
Mmm.
Mmm.
You know I'm pretty sure
you don't need to
do your own makeup.
It is Fox, I bet they're
gonna have at least
three maybe 15
makeup people there.
Like if I show up with nothing
they'll be like,
why the hell did we hire
this ugly, fat bitch?
I'm pretty sure you have
body dysmorphia disease, too.
How do I look?
Do you like my outfit?
Amazing and when you
see those Fox execs,
you tell them they'll
be seeing me real soon.
Sooner than you know.
All right, good luck.
Bye.
You gonna elbow me?
Dude, Dead Wolf, man.
- Dead Wolf?
- It's gonna be sick.
Oh, shit, Mika just came home.
Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah, yeah, let me
call you, uh, later.
We'll meet up next week.
- So, how'd it go?
- Terrible.
What? What happened?
First of all, they make
us wait around all day,
and then we're getting to
the end of the day,
they were losing
light and they said
they need to condense
the last scenes,
so they cut mine out.
That's freakin' awful.
I feel like such a loser.
It's so embarrassing.
I put it on Facebook.
I put it on Instagram.
I blasted it that I was
gonna be on the show
and in that episode and now
people are gonna watch it
and be like,
"Where the hell is she?"
You got Tess comin'.
Movie's getting made one
way or the other, all right?
So don't worry, it's happening.
Got the big audition comin' up,
so I don't need
you all stressed.
I need you to focus,
all right, babe?
Will you read
the lines with me?
Yeah, of course.
Somebody re-upped, huh?
Yeah,
I need it for my audition.
I have to sleep.
Well, just be careful.
I don't want to see
you Heath Ledge-it.
I'll be fine.
No, I love you,
I love you, I'm sorry.
No, I don't wanna go.
I don't have anywhere to go.
Get the fuck out of my house
before I stab you, bitch.
Well, I don't love you anymore.
Get out.
"We never liked her. She was
always rude to her mother.
Even her own brother
didn't like her."
"Well, then,
why doesn't Michael just--"
It's Miguel, dude, Miguel,
stop fucking up.
Jesus, I'm sorry, okay?
"Then why is Miguel
not stopping her?"
"I don't know, maybe
because my sister
wouldn't date him.
I don't know, it's nothing
that I can do anything about."
You could always kill him.
I'm just kidding.
That was awesome,
you've got this.
Really? I need to knock
this one out of the park.
I really do.
Well, you should go
see my friend, Bobby.
He's like really good
at coaching people
through auditions.
Are you saying
I need an acting coach?
No, that is not what
I meant, like chill.
Well, what's his name again?
Bobby who?
It's like Bobby B. Something,
like Bobby Bane or
Bobby Bailey...
Bobby Bagel?
Oh, yeah, Bobby Bagel. No.
You know, I'm just
trying to help,
but seriously,
you don't need Bobby Bagels,
you don't need anybody,
you're good.
No, no, you need
to call your friend
and find out this
Bobby guy's number.
I need to go see him.
- No.
- I need his number.
- I was just joking.
- No you weren't.
- You don't need anybody.
- You weren't fucking kidding.
Yeah, I was, I was kidding.
I need a fucking coach, Jesus.
No, you're amazing. In fact...
here's to you.
You are gonna knock it
out of the park tomorrow.
You're amazing and
I believe in you.
All right, well,
if I bomb tomorrow
then I'm gonna blame
you for not giving me
Bobby Bagel's number.
Yeah, well you would,
wouldn't you?
All right, let's just
do it one more time.
Let's do it.
Whoa.
Just keepin' it fresh.
It's a good look.
What, you don't think I
should walk in like this?
Actually, that might
not be a bad idea.
They'll remember me.
It's a strong choice.
Certainly would
get a reaction.
I'm ready.
Just remember
the better you do
the easier it's gonna
be for me to push you.
No pressure.
I know the lines so well
that I'm sick of them.
You know they asked me if
they wanted me to be there
for the audition?
Oh, God, please don't.
Yeah, I told 'em maybe,
maybe for the callback.
Oh, shit, what if I
don't get called back?
Are you kidding me?
You're gonna book this thing.
You're not even gonna
need to audition soon.
I know, but I like to audition,
then I get the part
on my own merit.
Yeah, definitely.
Whoa, your eyes look huge.
How many pills did you take?
What are you my doctor now?
Did you sleep?
No, I didn't think
I was going to anyway.
I figured you wouldn't.
I gotta do this.
I gotta do this.
I think I can,
even though I feel like shit.
Just use all that
sleep depravity
and anguish and anxiety,
everything that kept
you up, use that,
and do the best fuckin'
audition you can,
'cause you got this.
Yeah, it's weird.
Even though I didn't sleep
and I feel like shit,
I'm almost delirious and in
this weird creative bubble,
like, I actually feel like
I might do really great
in the room.
You're beautiful and you
deserve this fucking part.
All right, well, wish me luck.
I mean, it's amazing.
Yeah, yeah, I told you
you were gonna like her.
The money
guy does have some ideas.
Hey, what's that?
Wait, what other producer?
The money guy,
he's thinking other things.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
what do you mean, ideas?
He wants to change a few things.
Ideas for the script
or character changes?
Calm down,
don't worry about it.
- All right.
- We'll figure it out.
Okay, yeah, we'll talk later.
Well, they loved your audition,
but apparently there's
another producer
and he has 'ideas."
Ideas? Like, what ideas?
Probably just wants
to contribute something
to make him feel important,
like he did something.
I mean, what if they
don't want me to direct?
No, you're directing this thing.
It's your movie. You wrote it.
They can't have
anybody else direct it.
Well, you know what?
Fuck them, if they want
someone else to direct,
they can't have Dead Wolf,
'cause I got my meeting
with The Asylum tomorrow
and if it's not
happenin' with Switzer,
it's happening with The Asylum.
This movie's gettin' made
one way or the other.
"Ideas"?
What the fuck does that mean?
Oh, you're here for Latt.
You can have a seat.
Okay, I'll send him back.
He's ready for you.
I'm here for the, uh, meeting.
Have a seat.
Hi, how are you?
Thanks, thanks so much for...
taking the time.
- Right.
- It's really great to be here
and I'm super excited
about the opportunity
to work with you and
The Asylum on Dead Wolf.
The Asylum's really a
unique kind of studio.
We don't take pitches.
I kept trying to tell you that
and it never really sunk in,
'cause I guess we're
a little bit different
than, than what
you're used to. But...
But, uh, I mean,
you sent me the email
and I believe that
you said, like,
Dead Wolf was a good script, uh,
and then I sent, I know
I sent you another email.
I was like, "Oh--"
You sent me many many emails.
I love the persistence
and believe me, you know,
this is how I was when
I was a younger man,
but I can't help make your film.
Maybe, maybe,
I'm a little, you know--
No, no, no,
I was very sincere.
I like the script and I'm sure
you're a very talented director,
but there's no
home for you here.
I'm, I'm sorry, I, I--
No, no, no, I, look,
I mean, if you want,
you know, look, uh,
you can always work on
one of our sets.
We're, you know,
always looking for PAs,
but the bottom line is,
we're not gonna ever
produce Dead Wolf.
I understand.
Thank, thank you,
thank you for, uh...
Okay, all right.
Well, thank you.
Thank you.
All right, all right.
What happened?
Guessing it's bad news.
Well...
let's just say The Asylum's out.
Switzer did say he was--
He's got the money
and he's comin' over.
Oh, please.
It's a bunch of bullshit.
We can wait here all day.
He's never gonna be here.
Says he has the money? Ha!
I'm sorry.
Hey.
- Switzer?
- Hey, Louis, what's up?
Hey, you must be Mika.
I saw your audition,
it wasn't bad.
Yeah?
Yeah, it was pretty good.
Yeah, so, uh, Dead Wolf, man,
what's goin' on with that?
Yeah, is it really happening
or are we just
wasting our time here?
Of course it's
fucking happening.
What? You doubt me?
It wasn't that we
were doubting you.
It's just, you know,
the agreements and, you know,
we never really kind of
locked that down, you know?
We've just been
disappointed a lot, you know?
I mean, that's
the point, I mean,
- just, just in terms of--
- No. All right, look.
It's five grand.
It's your advance.
Dude, it's five grand, for real.
All right, so,
learn your lines and--
Wait, wait, wait, she's
got the part of Tess?
Yeah, why not?
It's a good audition.
Thank you so much, man.
This is amazing,
this is like the
- best news ever.
- Oh, wow.
All right, guys, well...
Start production,
what? Like two weeks?
Yeah, let's do it.
- All right, guys,
- Wow.
It's a nice
place you got, by the way.
Yeah, yeah, fucking,
uh, thanks, man.
All right, guys.
See ya soon.
Come here, baby.
Well, let's do it--
He said to learn my lines.
Does that mean I got the part?
You got the part,
you got the part.