Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 5, Episode 18 - Cigarette Burns - full transcript

ls it over?

Yeah. Two hours
and 45 minutes later.

l know. lt's the director's cut.
lt's way too long. lt's just-- lt....

-Are you crying?
-No.

lt looked like you might have been--

There may have been a tear shed.
l don't remember.

You were crying.

That's a good thing, right?

Not unless l was bored to tears.

See, that's just mean.

l know. l'm sorry.

Nothing brings out the inner bully
in me...

...like the sight
of a nervous filmmaker.

Well...?

lt's good. lt's really good.

-You think?
-Yeah.

l can see something actually
happening with this.

-Really?
-Yeah.

That's why l was crying.

lt's pretty amazing to be there for
the moment your best friend becomes...

...exactly what he's dreamt about
his entire life.

You know what was
really surprising?

-What?
-Charlie.

-What about him?
-He was shockingly good.

l know. lt kills me! ln real life,
he barely passes for human.

But on-screen, he's got something.
l don't know what, but it works.

He's not that bad of a guy, Dawson.

l know he was a jerk to Jen, but....

l think that was more
out of fear than anything else.

Underneath the hair
and the attitude, l think--

Holy smokes, Leery.

You work fast, don't you?

Break up with Betty, and you
already got Veronica in your bed.

How'd you like the movie?
Did she like the movie?

lf you would let me respond,
l could tell you.

l thought it was excellent.

Yeah. Yeah, l know.

But was there ever any doubt?

But this is good news, huh?

-lt's high time we screen this puppy.
-We still got a lot of work to do.

Then you'd better get to work, chief.
Tomorrow is approaching awfully fast.

-Excuse me?
-Oh, l forgot to tell you, didn't l?

-Silly me.
-Silly what?

We're screening it tomorrow
at school...

...for cast, crew and assorted
highbrow intellectuals.

-No. We're not.
-See, l knew you'd have that reaction.

That's why l went around you.

-The train has left the station!
-Excuse me.

Oliver! Hold up!

Not only is this the best movie
l have ever been associated with...

...but this just might be
the best movie ever.

Are you joking? lt's--

lt's way too long. lt's like
The English Patient without the laughs.

Dawson, you're being way too hard
on yourself here. l mean, l'm the writer.

l'm the one who's supposed to
loathe my own work, but l don't.

Actually, l think it kicks
some serious donkey ass.

l'm not saying it--

Never mind.
l'm not saying it's terrible.

l'm saying it needs a hell of a lot of
work. Entire scenes need to be reshot.

-Which ones?
-The sex scene, for one.

-Why?
-Well--

From a certain angle, you can actually
see Charlie in all of his glory.

You don't say. ls it substantial?

lt's enough to warrant its own credit.

When the film's inevitably
acquired by a major studio...

...we'll have the cash
to CGl it the hell out of there.

-Next?
-l feel like l'm working...

...with Gilbert Gottfried.
This is-- l--

You know what
the real problem is, right?

Please, enlighten me.

You're still reeling
from your breakup with Jen.

l don't think that's it, Oliver.

Come on, captain.
You dated her for months...

...she helped you grieve...

...she robbed you
of your precious flower, right?

l mean, l don't care how cool
you want to play that off...

...but that means something,
bucko, seriously.

-Do you want to talk about it?
-No.

Great.
Can l ask you another question?

-Sure.
-Well...

...would it be a problem
if l were to, say, ask her out?

Where on earth did you
learn how to do that?

National Geographic.

But most guys lose consciousness
somewhere in the middle.

Oh, how many guys
have you done that with?

Enough to know
you've got staying power.

l am really glad that Brecher decided
to take his wife to the Caribbean.

And l am really glad...

...that they asked you to stay
here while they're gone.

l'm as glad as you are,
l am more glad.

l am gladder. Gladdest.

And l can't feel anything below my
waist. ls that supposed to happen?

Give me another hour,
you'll be in a coma.

How many is enough?

-What you talking about, Willis?
-Oh, you know, it's nothing.

Just how many guys have--?

ls enough to--?

Have l given access to
my most intimate of areas?

Well, yeah.
Respectfully, of course.

You're really asking me
this question?

No. Because it's none
of my business.

Forget l asked.

Wait. How many girls have you--?

Six.

Seven, including you.

Didn't take you long
to think of that.

Nope.

That's not a lot.

That's not a lot
compared to what?

-Compared to other people.
-Other people, like you?

-You are asking me that question.
-Well, l told you mine.

You don't wanna know how many men
l've slept with. Trust me.

You think you do right now, but once
l've told you, you'd wish l hadn't.

lt's that many?

Let's put it this way.
Have you ever heard...

...of Emmanuelle,
Lady Chatterley, Madonna?

Oh, yeah.

Prudes.

-Hey.
-Oh, hi.

-What's going on?
-Nothing.

That's not true, actually.

What's going on? l'm....

l'm nervous. l'm nervous
about the screening today.

The movie's not-- lt's not finished.

From the outside perspective, it looks
like it's finished. But it's-- Really, it--

lt's not finished.
Why are you smiling?

lt's okay if this is weird.

-Which thing?
-You and me.

l think it's okay if we don't know
how to do this next part.

l think it would be odd
if we did, right?

Right. Right. lt's just--

No.

What?

No, it just--

This is such a familiar scene,
you know?

You and me in here,
kind of checking in with each other...

...before we go out into the world.

lt was such a comfort.

For me too. l don't think
that has to stop. l hope not.

Right. But.... Last week,
you were up against the counter.

l was covering your face
with kisses. And now--

We can't do that. l mean, it's--
That's done.

Who's to say what
we can and can't do?

So you saw the movie?

l said that. Didn't l just say that?

l want you to be honest.
Friends are honest.

Honest and unmerciful.

-How brilliant was l?
-You were horrible.

-Give it to me straight.
-No good.

Stop sugarcoating.
What's the bottom line?

Audrey, you were fantastic!

You're charming and funny
and beautiful and sexy...

...and you have amazing chemistry
with Charlie...

...who, surprisingly, is really good.

Charlie? Why are we talking
about Charlie here?

This is about me. My performance,
my appearance, my future career.

l'm a neurotic actress.
Have some sensitivity.

You're seeing the movie in less than
three hours. Stop interrogating me.

You look hot.

Why do you look hot?

Well, l don't know. l just--

Wait. Do l look hot in the movie?
Do l look hot or do l look scorching?

What scene do l look best in?
l bet it's the end.

-Audrey.
-Sorry.

Sorry.

Can l ask one more question
not about the movie?

lf it's about you,
l got nothing left.

No. lt's about Pacey.
This morning...

...we were talking, and he asked me
how many guys l'd slept with.

-He did?
-Yeah.

Sort of. lt came up.

-Did you tell him?
-No!

Not yet. l'm debating it.
What do you think l should do?

-l don't know.
-Well, what would you do?

Well, l have to say that honesty
has always worked for me.

l should tell him.

But then, the male ego
is a very fragile and delicate thing.

lf he's asking, it's because he's
harbouring deep insecurities...

...in which case the answer
would do more harm than good.

-l shouldn't tell him.
-Depends.

-On what?
-How many guys you've slept with.

Usually, l don't like to watch
the work l've done.

lt interferes with my process.
l'll make an exception for Dawson.

-He's my friend.
-That's generous of you.

l still don't understand
why Joey got dropped out front...

...but l have to search
for a parking space with you.

lt's all part of the deal.

And what deal would that be?

You know, our arrangement
we got going on.

And what arrangement
would that be?

l understand where there's no clear
definitions to the arrangement...

...but l was thinking, actually,
we might want to get into that point...

...where we start defining how it is--
My palms are sweaty. Why is that?

-Twenty-seven.
-What?

-Twenty-seven men.
-What?

Stop! Please!

Jack! Hurry up.
l don't want to be late.

-Hi.
-Hello.

-Can l help you?
-Jennifer. Jen.

-Yeah.
-l'm Clifton.

-Clifton.
-Your grandmother told me...

...you were beautiful. But l guess words
can't quite convey a thing like that.

This is Clifton.

-Dawson.
-No. lt's Jack, actually.

Jack. The homosexual.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

l'm a friend of Evelyn's.
She invited me to join you...

...for the screening
of Dawson Leery's film.

Nice.

Mr. Smalls. l see introductions
have already been made.

-Get a hold of yourself, Jennifer.
-l'm sorry. l'm sorry.

What was that you were
doing with the kissing?

Why did you--?

Young lady, do you
have a boyfriend?

Cliff?
Are you my Grams' boyfriend?

-Jennifer, l don't think--
-Yes. l am. l think.

-Aren't l?
-Yes. Yes, you are.

Oh, my goodness! Why--?
Did this just slip your mind?

ls this something you forgot
to mention?

Should Clifton and l leave you
alone for a minute? We can do that.

-Cliff, what do you do?
-Oh, you've got to be kidding.

l teach geometry at St. Jude's
Episcopal on the east side.

Are you married?

Not currently. l was.
She passed away. l'm a widower.

All right. Do you approve?
May we leave now?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Great! Terrific.
You know what?

As long as we're saying all the things
we never said, let me just say this.

l think you are a self-serious,
pseudointellectual ass.

No, l always have.

l mean, Ph.D. in cultural
anthropology. What is that?

What does that even mean?

No, don't you dare.
Those CDs are mine.

Hello? Hel--

You okay?

Hello? Excuse me, nosy.

Sorry. l wasn't trying to eavesdrop.
You talk rather loudly.

Why are we even having
this conversation?

-Beats me.
-Look, l'm sorry.

You just caught me in the middle
of a very ugly breakup.

l'm sorry. Who dumped who?

He's dumping me,
which infuriates me...

...because l can't say l like him.
He's an idiot.

He's a very attractive idiot,
which infuriates me even more...

...because l thought l was above that,
which l'm obviously not.

Does Litvack still teach here?

Yes. He does.

He's teaching a class called
'' Boobs, Booze and Bullets:

Style and Substance
in the Age of the Blockbuster.''

Oh, God, you're in the middle
of that phase, aren't you?

-She said, condescendingly.
-You know that phase...

...where you've just been exposed
to the avant-garde...

...so Hollywood sucks the big one.

And wouldn't it be great if we could
all take our digital cameras...

...and film each other going to the
bathroom in the name of honesty?

-You're a handful.
-That's what they tell me.

Quite presumptuous.
You don't know anything about me.

Oh, sure l do. l know everything
about you.

Favourite movie
of the last couple years.

-Don't think about it.
-Run Lola Run.

Liar! That's the movie you whip out
to show how cool you are.

l'm interested in the movie
that made you cry...

...and you have no idea why.
The movie you're embarrassed...

...to tell your friends you saw
on opening night.

-Wanna know mine?
-Please.

Hardball. Keanu Reeves coaches
this inner city Little League team...

...and in the process changes
their lives for the better. l lost it.

l cried like a baby. l saw it
in the theatre five times.

-That explains that then.
-What?

Why your boyfriend dumped you.
You're a drama queen...

...with crappy taste in movies.

Wow! What is your name, little man?

Dawson. Dawson Leery.

-What?
-Nice to meet you, Dawson.

My name is Amy Lloyd. l'm
the film critic for the Boston Weekly.

l'm here to review your movie.

Hey, Potter.

Charlie.

You must have moved through
the paparazzi line rather quickly.

Where's the fianc?e? Where's
Gwyneth Paltrow? Out sick tonight?

Well, l broke up with her.
l met someone else.

-Must be quite a girl to usurp Gwyneth.
-Amazing, actually.

Maybe even a little bit
out of my league.

You know, hey,
if you insist on teasing me...

...l think you're obligated
to sit next to me.

What about this mystery girl
you're waiting for?

Well, hey, if she shows up,
l'll just make you move.

Thanks.

You know, l saw the movie.

Yeah? Was l any good?

Pretty good.

-What's going on with you tonight?
-Nothing. What do you mean?

-You know.
-Don't know.

Well, you seem kind of--
l don't know. Different.

Different in a good way?

Yeah. Pretty good.

-So do you.
-Yeah?

Well, you know, l guess it's impossible
to play the role of a sexy indie rocker...

...24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sometimes the actual Charlie Todd
rears his little deformed head.

-l know it's not as--
-lt's nice.

lt's nice when you're not trying
so hard.

Like hanging out with a real person,
rather than a hipness quotation.

You know, contrary to popular opinion,
l may not actually be the devil.

Don't get ahead of yourself, Slim.
Jury's still out on that one.

l'm sorry l crashed into you.

Yeah, right.

Maybe l should have waited
till you parked.

Not if you were going for effect.

-Are you okay?
-Yeah, l'm fine.

My car's a little bruised.
But l'm fine.

No, l'm talking
about the sex thing.

Right. That. l remember that.

Are we, like, all right?

lt's nothing. We're fine.

Captain, it's go time. You ready?

Why didn't you tell me
you'd invited a critic?

l don't know. Maybe because it was
supposed to be a surprise!

Have you lost your mind? l'm the
director. You have to clear it with me.

Okay. Why is this a bad thing?

ln what universe
is it even remotely a negative...

...to have a trained professional
evaluate your masterpiece?

l'm not even gonna attempt
to respond to that.

What's going on? You geeks
planning on showing this...

-...or are you just gonna act it out?
-Dawson, this is Amy Lloyd...

-...of the Boston Weekly.
-Yeah. We met.

We've exchanged unpleasantries.

Look, Ms. Lloyd. Amy.

lf you could just take your seat...

...we're waiting for a couple VlPs
to arrive. Then we'll get started.

Fellas, it's been a slice and all,
but l don't have time for amateur hour.

So give me a ring when you get
your act together. Okay?

Dawson Leery, what did you do?

Told her she had
crappy taste in movies.

And l may have called her
a drama queen. l don't remember.

Why did you do something like that?
ls it because you hate me?

-We were having a conversation.
-Nincompoop!

-Do you know who Douglas Cavell is?
-Who?

Exactly! l'll tell you why you
don't know. Many moons ago...

...our Miss Lloyd wrote unfavourably
about his thesis film...

...because he said something nasty
about Point Break. These days...

...Dougie is behind the counter
of the video store...

-...of his hometown of Nowhere, U.S.A.
-Calm down.

You calm down.
l'm gonna freak out.

This is our future.
This is our whole lives!

Okay, this is what you have to do.
Go after her. You have to get her back.

Apologize. Kiss her ass. Do whatever
it is you have to do. Just get her back.

All right. All right, fine.
What are you gonna do?

l'm gonna go hit on
your ex-girlfriend.

-Hey!
-Hey.

l'm sorry. l had no idea
who you were.

lf you had, you'd have kissed my ass?

No. l'd--

Yeah. Probably.

Listen, you're a very nice kid,
and l'm sorry that l was rude before.

But like you said, l'm a handful.
And l'm a sentimental drama queen.

So l'm gonna go.
And good luck with your flick.

Would it matter if l told you
l was a huge fan?

Not so much, no, because as a rule,
film critics don't have fans.

That's not true. Roger Ebert has fans.
Harry Knowles has fans.

Go stalk them and leave me alone.

l'd rather stalk you, if it's all the same.
You're a little cuter.

l have a smile.
Okay, can l build on that?

ln your review of Almost Famous...

...you said it reminded us
why we still go to the movies.

That was last fall.
You remember that?

l do. lt gave me chills.

Yeah, me too, when l wrote it.
l've always liked that review.

lt was a great review.

You really like my stuff?

Every Thursday,
when the Weekly comes out, l grab it.

l head to the coffee shop, sit there,
and l read your reviews.

l don't always agree with you.

Sometimes you really make me mad.

But l always wanna hear
what you think.

The thought of you looking
at something that l've directed...

...scares the living daylights
out of me.

Why don't we do this:

Why don't we head to that coffee shop
and see what's what?

Who knows?
You may get lucky.

l'm in a strange mood.

Joey, l need a powwow.

-Now?
-Hello!

Does the expression '' bros before
ho's'' mean anything to you?

Yes, princess.

Okay.

So if you happen
to be talking to Pacey...

...and it happens to come up,
l've slept with 27 people.

-Rock 'n' roll.
-Bite me, will you?

You've had sex
with 27 different people?

-No, not exactly.
-You haven't?

l may have adjusted the number
slightly, creative math.

So you've slept with more
than 27 different people?

The point is l was thinking
about what you said...

...and about what Mercedes Lowenstein
used to say about these things.

-What did she used to say?
-When it comes to men and sex...

...a variation on the truth
is preferable to the truth.

That's terrible advice.
Mercedes Lowenstein is an idiot.

No, Mercedes Lowenstein
is a whore.

You can't do these kinds
of things halfway.

You have to tell him the whole truth
and nothing but the truth.

-So help me God?
-l'm serious.

Okay? Think about it.
lf you let him believe this lie...

...can anything that happens
from this point on...

...be as great as it should be?
And not for him, for you.

Audrey, you deserve
something great here.

You have to believe that.

Now, go do the hard thing.

-Okay.
-Good luck.

Excuse me.

Everything cool?

Relatively speaking.

So when's this thing
gonna start anyway?

Why? You nervous?

Maybe. A little.

Yeah, this girl, this mystery girl...

...is out of my league.

And she showed up.
And she's in here right now.

And l really, really want her
to be impressed.

And l'm just hoping
that this audience--

This audience
can just totally take me in.

And then maybe...

...she'll see me the way
that l want her to see me.

Well, point her out. l'll tell
if you have a prayer or not.

Well, she's....

She's sitting right next to me.

You know, you're not nearly as cool
as you think you are, Charlie Todd.

You know, all evidence to the contrary,
l am exactly as cool as l think l am.

There you go. Case in point.

See, guys like you walk around every
day with the absolute conviction...

...that you're the smoothest thing
since butter. lt's true.

l find it amusing, actually.
You want to know why?

-Why?
-Because in reality...

...everything you're feeling
and thinking at any moment...

...is written all over your face.

-Oh, yeah?
-Yeah.

Okay, what's written
all over my face right now?

You're thinking l'm the most
attractive and formidable woman...

...you've ever been
in the same room with.

Though you're terrified of rejection...

...you like me and you wanna
take me out on a proper date.

-No.
-No?

Actually, l was thinking...

...that l want to take you
into the bathroom...

...and do ungodly things to you.

What did you say?

Nothing.

No, it was a joke.
l was-- l was joking.

l'm gonna go check
on Dawson.

l just blew it, didn't l?

l am the devil.

-Well, you ready?
-Hell, yeah.

-You sleepy?
-Yeah.

See the size of the script for this?

lt'll take 1 2 of these
to keep me awake.

l'll have to pee a lot,
which is a great excuse to leave...

...when Charlie starts
making out with Audrey.

-You have it bad for this girl.
-Yeah. Well, l don't know. Maybe.

She's not like any girl l've met.

And she does not care
what anybody thinks...

...and l dig that, man.
l really do.

You know, she's smart, she's funny,
she has no idea how beautiful she is.

She always says the thing
you don't expect.

She's constantly surprising me.
Keeping me on my toes.

For instance, right now. l bet she's
standing right behind me, right?

-Yeah.
-Great.

l have to be honest. l want to
be honest. lt's not 27. lt's 57.

Are you okay? You're--
You're just acting really strange.

l'm nervous.

Why? About your screening?

No. No, it's not that.

lt's that....

Well--

Ever since you broke up
with Dawson--

Ever since you became...

...available...

...l find that l'm...

...kind of, well,
nervous around you.

Gosh.

l....

l'm just gonna go ahead
and say this...

...that l don't think
that there's a possibility...

...of something happening
between us right--

Ever.

l am just-- l'm sorry.

Oh, God.
You're not saying anything.

Okay. l'm gonna go.

l know that l'm not particularly slick.

Or, say...

...socially adept.

And l know that
l'm not the kind of guy...

...that women look at and say,
''Whoa! Check him out.''

But l'm gonna blow your mind...

...in a million different ways
that you've never even imagined.

-Okay. Oliver--
-You know it too.

And you know that
when you look at me...

...it'll be different.

Which is why you're not
turning around right now.

Because you're nervous
about what you might find.

Jeez. With all due respect...

...to your sudden and plentiful
enthusiasm and confidence...

...l'm-- l am going to turn around
in three seconds...

...just to prove that you're wrong.
One, two, three. Jeez.

ls this thing
gonna happen tonight?

l don't know.
l haven't really seen him.

-Should we look for him?
-l don't think so.

-l'm gonna get some air.
-l'm gonna go with you.

Okay.

-Jen.
-Joey.

-Lindley.
-Potter.

Would it be awkward if l were to ask
you a question having to do with boys?

-Probably, but do you really care?
-No, not really.

-Okay, neither do l.
-Okay.

Have you ever had the experience
of meeting a guy who is good-looking...

...and l don't know, kind of...?

-Charming?
-Yes. Charming.

And you almost get hypnotized by how
charming and good-looking he is.

But when you penetrate the surface,
you find that he's....

-A moron?
-l was gonna say '' loser.''

Yeah. Pretty much every single guy
that l have ever dated...

-...with the exception--
-Dawson.

Yeah.

-Can l say something?
-Of course.

My Grams is dating a 60-year-old
African American man...

...whose name is Clifton Smalls.

What?

-l guess that's a good thing?
-lt is. Actually, it's a really great thing.

-Do you want to know why?
-l guess so.

lt's a great thing because it means...

...that no matter how
many good-looking boys...

...consistently disappoint us, or how
many times we're convinced...

...that this universe
is going to begin and end...

...with one of these moronic losers...

...that someday when all of this crap
is over with...

...there might be our very
own Clifton Smalls waiting for us.

-You have a good point.
-Thanks.

l thought so.

But that's a long time.

Okay. So tell me, Dawson, why should
l stay and see this movie of yours?

-Convince me.
-Honestly, l have no idea...

...why you should come.
l don't even know if it's good or not.

l mean, it's--
Oliver loves it.

But let's face it,
he might be mildly insane.

My friend Joey really liked it, but she
might just be impressed it's in focus.

We worked hard on it.
Really hard. That much l'm sure of.

But other than that, l....

What?

l shouldn't be telling you this.

But l'm just not quite sure
that it's done.

All the pieces are there.
All the elements are there.

But it's just, something about it
just kind of....

Oh, it just kind of feels incomplete.

Let me ask you this.
What's it about?

lt's a love story about a girl
who may or may not be a coke fiend--

Not-- Not the story. What's it about?
Like, what's it about to you?

l don't really know
how to answer that question.

l've had this truly bizarre,
life-altering year.

l dropped out of USC
to be with this girl...

...who l've loved in one way or another
for pretty much my whole life.

And then my father died...

...which completely rocked
my universe.

l jumped headfirst into this intense
relationship with this other girl.

And we just broke up.

And.... And the movie has nothing
to do with any of these things.

But in a way, it has to do
with all of them.

l feel like l put everything that l am
into making this film.

-l'm sorry, l'm rambling.
-Don't be sorry.

That's actually a movie
l would really like to see.

-Really?
-Yes.

Anything imbued with that much
passion and heartbreak...

...sounds far more interesting
than the dreck taking up space...

...in our nation's multiplexes.

Plus you're a fan, which
satisfies my enormous ego.

-Shall we?
-Yeah. Let's go.

-All right.
-Oh, my God.

-What?
-My boyfriend.

-Where?
-Over there.

-Do me a favour.
-Sure.

-Kiss me.
-What?

-Did he see?
-l don't know.

l don't know which one he is.

l'm really sorry, Dawson.

-Why?
-Well, it's not even him.

lt just really looks like him.
Same jacket, sort of.

-Really sorry about that.
-Don't be.

Let's...

...go.

-So l've been thinking.
-Pacey, before you say anything--

Could you shut up for just a second?

l'm trying to tell you something.
lt's interesting this time.

-Okay. l'm sorry.
-Okay.

So l know that you've slept
with other men.

l knew you'd slept with other men
before this pathetic inquiry.

l knew you'd slept with other men
before we slept together.

You have slept with other men.
l can accept that.

l know in my heart that you didn't
enjoy it, but that's beside the point.

-The point is--
-What's the point?

The point is...

...that l have my fears
and my insecurities.

But they're mine, not yours.

lt doesn't matter.
The only thing that matters is this.

Just this.

-Just this.
-Yes.

l have totally and completely
fallen for you.

You move me, Audrey.

All over the place.

Five.

What?

l've only slept with five people.

-Really?
-Yeah.

lt's okay. Joey has told me
a couple of things.

-l've seen you with several different--
-All right.

l may have, at times, been
somewhat of a make-out slut.

l have kissed a lot of boys.

And l figure that you have to.

That way, you sort of know
when you've found the right one.

l like that logic.

You were testing me.

You wanted to know
how l'd react.

Yeah. Maybe. A little.

l'm really, really sorry, Pacey.

lt's just, l guess that l have
my own fears too...

...and l don't know,
l think l just...

...needed to hear it.

Did l pass?

Well, you aced.

And you may even get a reward.

Really?

Well, so long as l retain...

...the full range of motion from the
neck up, you can do whatever you like.

Why do l even care?
l don't even like this guy.

l can't have a conversation with him
without wanting to claw his eyes out.

You're violent. Anybody ever
told you that?

Shut up!

Any relationship is not easy
even when you know it's not right.

You know, there's a lot to be
said for comfort and safety.

That thing of just having
somebody around...

...to come home to, talk to, touch.

Even if it's not about that person,
just that stabilizing force.

-l guess so.
-l'll give you an example.

This movie, for me...

...it, kind of,
held my life together...

...at a time when
l needed it most.

lt forced me to be brave,
and it made me strong.

-l'm about to have an insight here.
-Okay.

lt's not the movie you're afraid
is incomplete. lt's you.

And you should be afraid of that
because you're not complete, not yet.

ln fact, you may never be.

But you keep looking
and you keep making movies...

...and keep showing them
to people...

-...and that's what being a filmmaker is.
-Good insight.

l have my moments.

What do you say we go
watch ourselves a movie?

What if it sucks?
What if l completely wasted my time?

lf it sucks, l will tell you
over coffee...

...and you might just get to
make out with me again.

By the way, mine is Road House.

With Patrick Swayze.

l've seen it 37 times.
Every time it's on TV, l watch it.

l own the tape. l love it.
No idea why.

-That's a good one.
-Come on.

Oh, my gosh. You did it. You got her
back. How did you get her back?

l made out with her.

l need a favour.

Who's asking?

ls it the slightly vulnerable,
embarrassing boy l sat down with...

...or is it the really obnoxious
sleazeball l walked away from?

-Okay, that's fair. l deserve that.
-lt's not an insult.

lt's a real question. Which are you?

l'd like to know
before l actually start to care.

l can't answer that.
l'm just trying to figure it out.

All l know is that when
l came here tonight...

...you were different with me
than you've ever been before.

l don't know why.
l don't know what l did.

That wasn't you. l was...

-...confused.
-Okay, whatever.

lt doesn't matter.
l don't even want to know.

Because whatever it was,
l screwed it up.

And l tried to be funny,
and l wasn't.

l mean, l was completely--
l was opposite of funny.

And l think the reason that l
was so completely unfunny...

...is because l do want
to ask you out.

Very much.

Very, very much.

And you know, you--

You make me nervous.

l know l do.

l want to be that first guy, Joey.

You make me want to be that guy.

So, what's your favour?

Okay.

Well, l was hoping that maybe
you might let me sit next to you.

And then possibly,
if l just sat there...

...then maybe...

...whatever happened
to make you like me...

...well, maybe it could happen again.

Don't get your hopes up.

Too late.

Oh, my God.

What?

Nothing. l didn't say anything.

-You said, ''Oh, my God.''
-Shut up. l didn't.

l'm just sitting here quietly,
waiting for the movie to start.

Okay.

All right.

l'm sorry about the delay, folks.
My sincere apologies.

But l think we're ready.
And we're gonna show this thing.

So....

Here's the deal. lt's too long...

...the music is temp,
the mix is unfinished...

...transfer's ugly,
we still don't have a title.

But...

...what you're about to see
is a labour of love.

Not just for Oliver and myself,
but everybody in this room...

...who gave of their time
and their energy and their talent.

And...

...we might be the only people
to see this on a screen.

But it doesn't matter, because it is
and it always will be...

...a snapshot of who we are at
this particular moment in time.

So...

...brace yourselves.

Roll it.

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