Get Shorty (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Yips - full transcript

RICK: Previously
on Get Shorty...

If you're making a movie, it is
some kind of racket. I... (SIGHS)

It's not.

There's always an angle.

We watched your movie,

Sins of a Chambermaid.

You think that we
can use two million

and make a movie
that turns out...

Better? MILES: Right.

Let's get a big studio.

What about that girl that I met at
your office, from Gravity Pictures?



I hope the project goes well.

I'm not gonna be on it,

but I look forward to seein'
it... Whoa, whoa, whoa!

At the local art-house.

Lose my number, please.

Open the fuckin' safe!

(YAGO GROANS)

(YOUNG AMARA SOBBING)

(GOATS BLEATING)

(QUIVERING)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Senor.

(CONVERSATION IN SPANISH)

(GOATS BLEATING)



(SOBBING)

(MOTHER SOBBING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Who open door for them?

You?

They had a shotgun on Clipper.

Door locks on the inside.

BLIZ: Yeah, but Clip
knocked like usual,

and from the monitor I
couldn't see the other dudes.

So you open.

AMARA: Who open safe?

BLIZ: I mean, they
were serious as shit.

(STUTTERS) They was about
to put a bullet in his head...

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR SHUTS)

AMARA: How much?
All of yesterday.

About 50 grand.

And just this safe. They didn't
touch the casino cash box.

Josias is a dead man.

I will personally take
him the fuck out, Tia,

I promise, okay?

I will get him. (PANTS)

I will... No.

Let me do this... Por favor.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)
(AMARA SHUSHES)

I will take care of Josias.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(AMARA SHUSHES)

(SOBS SOFTLY)

LOUIS: No, no, no!

(SCREAMING) No!
What the fuck? What?

(PANTING)

I was dreaming.

(SIGHS) I thought
the place was on fire.

Sorry.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I dreamed Amara was here.

Like, she was in the room?

She wanted to see
the movie that we made.

I said, "The movie's
not happening,

"but we'll give you
all the money back

"except for what we
spent on drinks last night."

And she said, "Well,
how many drinks?"

And I said, "Two,"
which was a lie.

And she said, "Okay, two drinks.

"So, I'll cut off your
balls and your dick."

Well, your balls
should count for two.

You should be allowed
to keep your dick.

Yeah.

Yeah. It wasn't fair.

Anyway, Amara doesn't want the
money back until we've cleaned it.

But we don't have any
way of doing that anymore.

The producer quit.

He didn't quit.

It sounded like he did.

(SCOFFS)

You should stop dreaming, man.

Makes you very negative.

LOUIS: Whoa.

Whoa. (DOOR SHUTS)

Are you saying that
you can get him back?

MILES: Huh?

How are you gonna get him back?

MILES: Just gonna have a shower.

(SHOWER RUNNING)

(RICK SNIFFS)

How'd it go last night?

I quit.

Quit what?

Quit the movie?

Yeah, I sort of implied it.

Did I mention that my
paycheck bounced?

You can't afford to quit.

I realize that.

GLADYS: I'm gonna get
Miles Daly on the phone. No.

Tell him that you
didn't mean it.

I did mean it.

At the time.

This morning...
A little less so.

But...

You have to let them
know who's the boss here.

You want a good
deal on a... A car,

you walk out of the dealership.

If they go with
another producer...

They don't know anybody.

Producers in Hahrump,
Nevada, are cooking meth.

(PHONE RINGS)

Moreweather Productions.

Uh, I'll see if I have him.

(PUTS PHONE DOWN)

Miles.

See?

See?

Okay. Well, you
tell him that, uh,

tell him I have a busy schedule,

but we'll see if we
can squeeze him in.

Tell him.

Okay.

Mr. Daly?

Mr. Moreweather is very busy.
We'll see if we can squeeze you in.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

I offended you at dinner.

I see that.

I hope you'll
accept our apology.

(SIGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

You guys understand what
you're asking me to do here.

Make a movie with cash.

Industry people,
they like benefits.

Okay, I don't know how I'm
gonna get a crew together.

But I'll do it, under
one condition.

No big studio.

Done. Wait. Just...

Just remind me, why no studio?

(SIGHS)

Thirty years ago, I tried
to make a prestige picture.

Serious film,
financed by Columbia.

I wanted to be a visionary
filmmaker and, and win awards.

Instead, I had to
mortgage my house.

But I learned a very valuable lesson.
(CONSTRUCTION NOISE OUTSIDE)

A valuable lesson. (WHIRRING)

(LOUDLY) If you wanna
make a profit... (WHIRRING)

Go low budget, sell overseas.

What the fuck is that?

It's an AC unit for the stages.
That'll go off in a minute.

Do we have a deal?

No big studio.

Deal.

Great.

Beautiful. Gladys!

Get the paperwork.

Okay, as the writer...

(WHIRRING CONTINUES)

you give us an option for the
material. It's pretty straightforward.

(LOUDLY) And, uh, ID badges.

LOUIS: Cool.

(LOUDLY) Here's the
cash. I'm gonna go...

(WHIRRING SLOWS)

(NORMAL) Gonna go back to
Nevada now and get the next installment.

Fives and tens.

Mixed denominations.

Easier to spend.

(PANTING AND MOANING)

(SCREAMING OUTSIDE)

Get out.

(SCREAMING AND
COMMOTION CONTINUES)

MALE CUSTOMER:
What? Why can't you do it?

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(GUN SHOT)

(SIGHS)

We're with Amara.

You understand?

You tell Josias.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Gracias.

You know, my sister Brynlee
called me this morning.

She asked if I'd found
a church here in LA.

Told her I hadn't.

Maybe I better find one.

So you can confess your sins?

Mormons don't have confessional.

We confess directly to God.

Oh! You must have him on
the speed-dial at this stage.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm glad that my faith is
a source of humor for you.

(CHUCKLES) Hey,
I'm parked this way.

Uh... I'm just gonna settle over here
for a minute, outside April Quinn's office.

Wait, who's that?

She's an executive
at Gravity Pictures.

Oh, come on! Look. Look.

We need Rick
'cause he'll use cash.

But his movies are
shite. You saw it.

But if we get a budget
and a proper studio... Oh!

You knew that you
were gonna do this

the whole time we
were in there with Rick.

And you didn't tell me.

You seemed busy.

Look, you're already a producer.

Who cares if it's a good movie?

Who cares?

Lou, we're making something.

You don't see that? We're using
our hands and our fuckin' heads

and we're making something.

Well, fine.

But the next time
you pull shit like this,

you let me know, up front.

Okay?

Done. Okay.

So I'm just gonna let you
handle this woman by yourself.

And I'm gonna go buy an
air mattress that holds air.

Hold on. How am I supposed
to get back to the apartment?

I don't know. Should've
thought of that earlier.

(SNIFFS)

Hi.

Oh. Hey! Uh...

The executive, right?

Yeah, also known as April.

(CHUCKLES) Miles.

Right. I'm sorry, I
didn't mean to stop you.

No, no, no. I'm just coming
from a... From a meeting.

It's good to see you.

Yeah.

Uh, how's everything at, uh,

which studio was it?

Gravity Pictures.
That's right, yeah.

It's good, yeah. Can't complain.

Do you, you work on the lot?

Yeah, yeah. I'm
producing a film.

But when we met, you said you'd
been a producer for three hours.

Nah, that was last week.
I'm pretty much an expert now.

(LAUGHS)

Maybe, um...

Maybe we should
get a coffee sometime.

Maybe we should.

I'm actually on my way
there now, if you wanna join.

I've got a script I think
you might be interested in...

No, no, no. No scripts.

Oh, you will love this.

It's a love story, set in
England in the 1800s.

This guy is... (GASPS)
Oh, my God, that's perfect.

Yeah? Yeah.

I have this special paper-shredder
that I use for period dramas.

It sounds like a wood chipper.
It's, like, (VOCALIZES BUZZING)

Got it. (CHUCKLES)

But we'll get coffee.

Uh, not now, but call my office.

April Quinn, Tepper Building.

We'll do it this week.

I'll do that.

(GIGGLES)

I still think you're
gonna love this.

No, no. No scripts.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

(SIGHS) Went pretty good.

80 grand and some change.

More than they took
from us yesterday.

Josias will come back at us.

We got two guys
at every entrance.

Is that the movie?

Yeah.

I don't get it.

Read it to me.

Me?

You want me to read it out loud?

From the beginning.

(CLEARS THROAT)

"The Admiral's Mistress.

"Fade in. Ext."

What is that? "Ext?"

Don't know.

"Ext. Munro estate, evening.

"Rolling hills give way to
chalk cliffs and gray ocean.

"Reveal Lord Munro, 50s,

"handsome despite
his lined visa... Visage?"

Vi-something.

"With him is Lillian, 17.

"Lillian. 'Are you certain
Lord Culph will attend the ball?'

"Munro. 'Quite sure.'

"Lilian. 'I am not so foolish
as to hope for an audience,

"'but I would lay eyes on him.'"

"Lay eyes?"

What it says.

"Munro looks at her
with rep... Repro..."

Reproach?

Yeah.

"Then produces a snuff box,
holding a pinch to his nose."

Snuff is cocaina?

I think.

Go on. (CRUNCHES)

Yo.

You okay?

Don't take it so hard, man.

Like 50K, man. Shit,
that ain't nothing.

I should've been on
that raid this morning.

I'm the one got my
head cracked open.

Amara's looking after you, cuz.

You get stitches?

Fuck stitches. Yeah.

MALE BARTENDER: Drink, sir.

Give me the shit.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Uh, maybe
you should chill, you know?

Till you feel better.

Don't patronize me.

(SIGHS)

(SNORTS, SNIFFS)

(BLOWS, SNIFFS)

You know what Ed
told me this morning?

That when Miles
gets back from LA,

I have to hand that
bitch 600 grand.

I said, "We should
be running that cash

"through the nightclub."

600 G's.

How about I stab him
in the throat 600 times?

Hmm? Does that work?

(CHUCKLING)
Yeah, that work for me.

(CHUCKLES)

What if Miles turns
up in the LA river?

LA got a river? I
thought that shit dried up.

No, I'm saying if he
gets dropped in LA,

that shit doesn't
come back on us.

We say that's LA shit.

Something he got into.

I don't have
people in LA, but...

I think my people
got people in LA.

All right. Well, it's
time to get a handle

on this situation.

(SNORTS)

MILES: I took a cab, in
case you're wondering

how I got home.

You ever hear of UberPOOL?

LOUIS: Yeah. How is it?

Oh, yeah, it's great.

If you wanna
listen to a gobshite

talk about fuckin' Pilates.

Yeah, everything's
different in LA.

TV stations are on
different channels.

April Quinn didn't go for it.

No? MILES: Nah.

I was thinking I could
swing over there,

maybe try and twist her arm.

Then I remembered I
have to go to Nevada

for Emma's graduation, so...

So... You want me to go do it?

Oh, that's a good idea.

Look, I just don't see
why you need a studio.

Lulu...

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Right.

(IMITATING MILES) It's
gotta be a good movie.

Okay.

Just give me her
address. I'll go over there.

I'll smack some sense into her.

Good man.

Actually, maybe
don't get physical,

unless you have to.

Okay. All right.

What do I... I mean how...
Just dig something up

that's of use.

Like, maybe she's a cokehead,
or she's screwing her boss.

So I'm taking pictures?

So, like, I'm climbing up a
fuckin' tree outside her window?

Nobody's asking
you to climb trees.

Just find something
that we can use.

All right. (SIGHS)

When we're holding our Oscars...

Don't talk to me. Okay.

And I'm not going
through her garbage!

RICK: Six week
shoot. It's all in LA.

I know you're available.

I'm not doing low
budget stuff anymore.

Takes too much out of me.

Okay, well, whatever
they're paying you here,

I can match it.

My full quote.
And your guys, too.

UPM, first AD, whoever you want.

If that's true, we should talk.

See? We can work it out.

Yeah, long as they take cash,

I will match whatever
they usually bring in,

after taxes.

Why would you pay in cash?

Investor. Very nice
lady, right outside Vegas.

Uh-uh. Either
you set up payroll,

or this is a no-go.
I should get back.

What? Now everything
is by the book with you?

Come on!

One M. Night Shyamalan movie,

now you're too
good for me, right?

I have 20 minutes.

(PANTING AND MOANING)

MAN: Yeah, it was great.

APRIL: That was fun. (GIGGLES)

MAN: Yeah.

Yeah, all right. Good night.

APRIL: Bye.

(SNIFFS)

Yago? This is Miles.

I waited around for two
hours and you never showed.

You probably know, I'm
supposed to get something from you

before I go back to LA.

So if you would could just let
me know where and when, that's...

That's gonna happen,
that would be lovely.

Okay, bye.

PRINCIPAL: (THROUGH
SPEAKERS) Parents and students,

please find your seats. We
will begin in just a moment.

(SCHOOL BAND PLAYING)

Miles.

Hey there. Hey, Jeffrey.

Hey. Join us.

Could you scooch over?

Miles, just...

Ah, no, it's... It's okay.

(CLEARS THROAT)

When did she start
wearing her hair up?

Her friends do it.

You know, she was talking like
she didn't care about the ceremony,

then she changed
her outfit three times.

(CHUCKLES)

I told her you were in LA
'cause you're making a movie.

You tell her you
thought it was bullshit?

That I didn't know much
about it, which is true.

Looks real, doesn't it?

That's 'cause it is.

I'll take your word for it.

No, you won't, that's why
I have to show it to you.

(SIGHS)

I was thinking that Emma could
come and watch us film there,

when we're up and running.

Well, I'll look at the calendar, but
she's got a busy summer already.

Oh. Doing what?

(SIGHS) Seeing
my mom in Colorado.

She's got, uh, camp
at the country club.

Oh, golf camp?

It's not just golf.
I mean, there's...

Does she even like golf?

Yeah. Oh?

Actually, she does.

She's got a natural ability.

Is that right?

Well, that's good
to know, isn't it?

So I can't spend time with my daughter
because you're sending her to golf camp.

PRINCIPAL: (THROUGH
SPEAKERS) Ladies and gentlemen,

please join me in welcoming the Paradise
Springs Middle School Class of 2018!

(CHEERING)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(CAR DRIVES AWAY)

(COUGHS) (GLASS CRASHES)

(SIGHS)

Okay. We want things
for the table, right?

Uh, nachos, chicken
tenders... Yes.

Oh, they're called adobe tenders
here. And I want a strawberry water.

Wow.

Hey, uh, did you bring
my soccer cleats, Dad?

Was I supposed to?

She left them at your
place. I texted you.

Uh, I think I must
have missed that.

JEFFREY: You know
what? I'll pick them up.

You live in Pahrump, right?
Plus, I owe you a golf club.

Remember, I got that
dinner in Amargosa Valley.

It's easy. I'll pick 'em
up on my way out.

Really? Thank you. Yeah.
Of course, it's my pleasure.

Thanks, Jeffrey. You're
a man amongst men.

(CHUCKLES) Thanks, Miles.

Hey, Dad? Yeah?

Mom said you're making a movie.

I am. Wait. Like, a real movie?

(CHUCKLES) What
other kind is there?

Yeah, who, who gave you the job?

I gave it to myself.

You can do that?
Apparently, I can.

Well, what's it about?

Yeah, yeah. I'm,
I'm curious, too.

Well, maybe we
should order first, huh?

EMMA: You know my friend
Liliana was in a movie once

when she lived in Arizona.

She pretended to talk to people
in the background and made $50.

Oh, Emma, if there was a
role for you in this movie,

believe me, you'd be... Would
you flag down the waitress?

Oh, there she is.
JEFFREY: Ma'am?

Excuse me? JEFFREY:
She... (CLEARS THROAT)

You know what?
There is a part, actually.

Oh! There's this girl,
younger, your age.

She's sharp. She's kinda quick-witted.
Bit cheeky. You could totally play her.

Wait, really? Emma.
You'd be spot-on.

Okay. Hold on.

What does the
character do in the film?

It's a small part, Jeffrey,

but, uh, it's, uh,
pivotal to the narrative.

It's kind of... It's hard to explain if
you don't know the story, but it's good.

When, exactly,
would this happen?

During the summer.

I told you, we made plans.

Golf camp! Oh, I
totally forgot, I'm sorry.

No, no, no. Mom, I'd rather
be in a movie. Mom, please.

Oh, but you probably don't want
to disappoint the country club.

Maybe you could visit the set.

Can she visit the set, maybe,
for a day or two? How about that?

It's not as good as being in it.

You know what? It would be
a pretty amazing opportunity.

Jeffrey. Sorry.

Why don't we eat. (CHUCKLING)

And then we can discuss this when
Daddy has actual dates for the film.

Yeah. Let's discuss it later.

Enchiladas look good.

(SCOFFS)

RICK: There he is!

EUGENE: All right,
all right. I'm okay.

Can I, uh, wha... What
do you need me to do?

Get off me, God damn it!

RICK: Can I help you?

No. I got it. Yeah. You
got it. There you go.

EUGENE: Get off me!

AMY: Sit. Sit down. Sit down.

Sit right down. Beautiful.

(GRUNTING) All right. Okay.

RICK: Thank you, Amy.

Look at her, huh? Yeah. Yeah.

When I started,
she was a teenager.

First movie I made,
about giant spiders.

Oh, yeah. She says you're
looking for a line producer.

I'm a little bit out of the loop, but I
could, I could do some research.

I want you to do it, Eugene.

What? Yeah.

Yeah. Get back in the action,
huh? Boost up the savings account.

I can't make it across the room.

No. Look. We get
you an office, phone.

You gotta go to the
set, the PA brings you.

What the hell do
you want me for?

I'm paying guys under the
table and nobody wants the gig.

But this is... For
you it's perfect, right?

It doesn't screw with
your health benefits.

We get Vittorio Storaro as DP.

Vittorio Storaro?

The man won an Academy
Award for Apocalypse Now.

In '79. Right? What's
he done lately?

We can, we can crew this
whole project with legends.

And pay their rate.

Their rate as of 20 years
ago or adjusted for inflation?

I'm providing a service for the
elderly, you gonna argue about inflation?

How about Charlie Grimes as UPM?

Well, I think he's dead,
but I'll, I'll give him a call.

This is gonna be
great. Thank you.

EUGENE: Yeah. Wanna...
You wanna wait for Amy?

No, no. I got it.

Amy!

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

(SNIFFS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey, any luck?

Hey. This lady, April?
All she does is work.

There's no drugs. There's
not a joint in the place.

Barely any booze.

And there's nothing
X-rated on her computer.

I have spent two hours
looking at fucking selfies.

Is she seeing anyone?

She had a guy come over last night,
but he's too young to be her boss.

There's no pictures
of him in the apartment,

so I think it was a booty call.

She kicked him out 20
minutes later, (CHUCKLES)

LOUIS: She went back to work.

Whoa. Here's something, maybe.

What the hell is that?

What are you looking at?

A photo on her computer.

LOUIS: Jesus... Wait,
you're in her place now?

I gotta get a photo of this.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Uh, listen, I'll call
you back, all right?

Wait till you see this.

This... I mean, it...

Hello?

What the fuck?

Hello to you, too.

You brought it to my apartment.

You think that's wise?

Well, if you want it,
you should invite me in.

(SIGHS) Come on in.

So, this is where a guy lives

when his wife kicks
him out. (CHUCKLES)

Eh... This is pathetic shit.

You wanna give me the cash?

Aah, I like a little conversation
before I get fucked.

Hmm? (SNIFFS)

But, that's just me.

Oh, good. You're high.

YAGO: And you're
a smug little prick.

Got Amara backing you
up, so you're the man. Hmm?

Up in Hollywood,
hmm? Making fun of me.

You know, if it
makes you feel better,

I don't think about you at all.

So, how is LA?

I hear it's a dangerous place.

You think that's true?

Is that a threat?

Was it?

(SCOFFS) If something
happens to me,

Amara loses her investment.

Now, if she loses two million bucks,
she's gonna wanna know who's responsible.

I wonder, who do you think
she's gonna look at first?

(SMACKS LIPS)

It's funny. I always forget
just how short you are.

(LAUGHING)

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, you see Amara,
tell her I said thanks.

(MUSIC PLAYING IN RADIO)

(MUSIC STOPS)

Hey. Hey, is that your car?

What? Is that your fucking juke?

Yeah, am I blocking you in?

What's it look like?

Sorry.

Bad enough you drive
around in that fuckin' thing.

I said I was sorry.
I'll back it up.

Yeah, I'll back it up your ass.

You need to relax.

What?

(SCOFFS LIGHTLY)

You know what?

I'm gonna move my car for
you, but you could be polite.

As in "please" and "thank
you." It goes a long way.

YAGO: Please. Hmm?

Please, sir.

Would you move your fucking
juke so that I can get out?

Thank you so much.

I really fucking appreciate it.

(PANTING)

You want me to relax. Huh?

Okay, maybe I am
a little tense. Huh?

(GRUNTS)

Here we go. Hmm.

Open your mouth.

(WHIMPERS) What? Ah.

JEFFREY: No! No. Please.

(MUFFLED GRUNTING)

(MUFFLED CRYING)

Yeah. That feels good, right?

Nice and relaxing. Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Yago! Fucking Christ!

What? You don't...

He was talkin' shit.
That's my wife's boyfriend.

What? Neighbors are
probably calling the cops.

Juke is blocking me in.

(CHUCKLING) You said
that's your wife's boyfriend?

Get in your car.
I'll move him out.

(LAUGHING)

Go!

Call me sometime.

Jeffrey? I need to move your
car. Can you give me your keys?

Thank you.

"The wild estate of the manor,

"now a reminder of
a more innocent time.

"Track with Margaret,
walking to the cliffs.

"Camera rises up.

"As the sun sets on the day,
and on a lifetime of regret.

"The end."

The end?

Well, she's angry
because she thinks...

SARAH: She's not angry.

She's gonna kill herself
because her heart, it's breaking.

Why? The family made
her marry that man.

Lord Sheridan.

Yeah. The Lord.

But she doesn't love him.

GEORGE: Well, it was
an arranged marriage.

The Lord paid a
dowry to her parents.

SARAH: And then
the boy she loves,

he comes back to
her but it's too late.

She has to marry the rich man.

SARAH: Si.

(LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC PLAYING)

SARAH: It's sad.

Si.

MILES: Drink this.

(TAKES DEEP
BREATH) That guy was...

He was... He was...

(COUGHS)

Breathe. Breathe.

(COUGHS)

That guy... You know him?

Uh, he's a neighbor, I think.

He's got mental health
issues. He was gonna kill me.

I think he was just,
uh, showing off.

But, um, I'm sure it was scary.

Sorry.

Why are you sorry, Miles?

You saved my life. (GRUNTS)

Oh, fuck.

Ah, I pissed my pants.
I ruined your couch.

I'm sorry, I ruined your couch.

It's a shitty old couch.
Don't worry about it.

Listen, Jeffrey?

I think its best you don't
tell anyone about this.

Not even Katie. I mean,
she wouldn't tell anyone

but, what if she did?

You don't want
that guy in your life.

Crap. I'm not... I'm not
gonna tell Katie about this.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

What about the cut?
Can she see the cut?

Your hair covers it.

I was driving over here and I
was... I was angry at my boss.

(SCOFFS) 'Cause he won't
let me run the fall tournament,

and I was livid, like that was
the most important thing ever.

(CRYING)

And then two minutes
later, there's a maniac

and he's gonna blow off my head.

(GRUNTS) It puts things
into perspective, you know?

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING) (SNIFFS)

It's Katie.

I'm... I'm gonna
talk to her tomorrow.

I think that's probably best.

Am I late? No. No.

You're... I mean, you're
12 minutes late, but it's fine.

(SIGHS) How's your day so far?

Crazy, but good
crazy. I won't bore you.

Please.

Next week I scout
locations in the Grecian Isles.

(CHUCKLES) I know, right?
We're doing a month-long set piece.

Speedboats, helicopters,
very large egos.

Oh, you're right.
That sounds boring.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Do you wanna get
a coffee... Inside?

Uh, something I
should run by you first.

Thanks for meeting me, by the way.
You're obviously a very cool person.

I think you're a cool person.

(CLICKS TONGUE)
Hmm. I'm about to ruin that.

Oh, please, don't
pitch anything.

I'm not gonna pitch anything.

Open this.

Don't let anyone else see.

Wow. So mysterious.

(CHUCKLES)

Where did you get this?

I had someone
break into your place.

(CHUCKLES)

Careful or I'll think
you're serious.

MILES: I am serious.

He broke a little window
in your back door.

You probably haven't noticed it,
but you should definitely get it fixed.

And I'll pay for that.

The good news is, I'm not
gonna show that picture to anyone.

Not as long as your studio
produces my film for $30 million.

(LAUGHS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

This photo? Is seven years old.

And it was taken at a
costume party, on Halloween.

That's the point
of a costume party.

You dress in a fucking costume.

And Oprah is the reason
I got into show business.

She's an inspiration.

I believe you.

Blackface isn't
offensive in Ontario.

April. It is here.

My number's on the cover.

"Moreweather Productions"?

Rick Moreweather?

He's helping me produce.

Uh, well, you can tell
Rick that there is no way

I convince Brandon
to make this film.

Not in a million years... Ms.
Quinn, this is a beautiful story.

It's honest and it's
real and I promise

when you read it,

you'll realize you
would've wanted

to make this movie anyway.

If you don't, I'll ruin you.

I'll ruin your fuckin' life.

But it won't come to that,

because you're a go-getter,

and this is a lovely
piece of writing.

I'm gonna go now.

I feel like the coffee
date's a bit awkward.

But I'm excited
to work with you.

Let's talk soon.

(SIGHS)

Okay, that's it,
right? Where are we?

Sound. Sound, Zach Schaffer.

"A" camera...

Sam Connell, who actually
worked on Gunsmoke.

Can you believe that? I do.

APRIL: Hello!

Hello!

RICK: April. (CHUCKLES
NERVOUSLY) Hi! What...

Wanted you to know I am going to
the police tomorrow to press charges.

You no-talent,
valley piece of shit!

I'll be at my desk.
What're you talkin' about?

I thought I was
the one mad at you.

For what? For tankin' my movie.

Oh. That's what
this is about? What?

I thought to myself, why
would Rick target me, huh?

Because I got a
job in a real office?

When this one looks like a sick
cat who stopped grooming itself?

Hello, April. I don't know what
the hell you're talkin' about.

Bullshit! And
blackmail is a felony.

Blackmail? What
would you call it?

(STUTTERS) I'm not blackmailing
you. I've never blackmailed anybody.

Uh, what? That distributor
thing, that was not blackmail.

Your ex-wife.

Minor blackmail. Justified.

Tomorrow I'm going to Brandon,
I'm gonna tell him everything.

He knows me, he'll give
me the benefit of the doubt.

Zero idea what
you're talking about.

And then I'm going
fucking police, okay?

So you and Miles can have fun producing
your Georgian romance at San Quentin.

Miles? Have a nice life, Rick.

I'll see you in 10 to 20.

You okay?

Yeah. No, no, no, not really.

Get Miles on the phone.

JEFFREY: It's
okay. All right, hold...

(STUTTERS) Step out,
Leo, let me show you.

I'm gonna relax and focus.

Remember, I wanna use my body

to power the swing
and not my arms. Okay?

Take a nice deep breath.

Remember, grip, hip and rip.

Ha! Okay. Well, see?

Even I get a miss-hit from
time to time. So that when I do...

I'm gonna... I'm just
gonna go back to basics.

I'm gonna take a
nice, deep breath,

going to, uh, make sure
that I get a 45-degree angle

to my left arm
and the club shaft.

And then, grip, hip, rip.

What the hell!

All right. (CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) All right.

Son of a...

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

That doesn't happen.

This is where we're
havin' meetings now?

Yeah. Well, this
won't take long.

Got a message from April Quinn.

What? (CLICKS TONGUE)

She's going to the cops.

It's all there minus a non-refundable
cash advance to some crew members.

That's the cost of doing business.
What happened with April?

You tell me. No, don't. Don't.

Less I know the better.

All right, let's not panic.
Here, listen there's no way...

Rick, Rick, listen.

People in her position,
they never go to the cops.

Oh, she's goin'.

Okay. Okay, fine.

You wanna make the
film for cheap? Let's do it.

Lots of good movies were made
that way, Rocky, uh, Mad Max, the uh...

That Blair Witch thing.
Uh, the Blair Witch thing.

You think I wanna
quit the project? I don't!

I got us a cutting-edge crew.

I ain't going to prison
for a fucking period film.

And if this is how you do
business, you're not my people!

Listen, April will cool
off, Rick. We all will.

And then we'll make a
fucking movie together, man.

Rick! Rick!

Cunt! Fuck!

Okay. Ah...

For your sake and mine,
we gotta get out of town.

And we're gonna pay back
every penny to Amara with interest.

Yeah, I'm not leaving. The
cops could roll up any minute.

She's not gonna call
the fucking cops, Lou.

Maybe she already has!
(CELL PHONE RINGS)

It's Katie. (SIGHS)
Don't answer that.

Do... Hey.

Well, so much for golf camp.

MILES: What? Like
you're surprised.

But I want exact dates and I wanna
know where Emma's gonna stay,

what she's doing when
you're not filming, all that.

Actually, uh...

Here, she wants to talk to you.

Told Denise I was gonna be
in a movie, she freaked out.

Hey, shorty.

EMMA: Hey, when can I read it?

Let's, um... Let's not
get ahead of ourselves.

Uh, once I have the
shooting dates, I'll... I'll tell you.

Are you sure I'm good enough?

I'm more than sure.

But, uh, sweetheart, it's
not a great time right now.

Can I call you back tomorrow?

Okay. Good night. Night-night.

Hey!

JOSIAS: Thanks for coming.

How's Edna?

She's good. Thanks for asking.

Did you talk to Mexico?

JOSIAS: They wanna
keep business smooth.

What happened between you and
me, I told 'em we put it behind us.

But you got the
Feds watching you.

So?

They want you to back
off until things cool off.

I'll handle the territory
north of Indian Springs.

I'll kick back 30%. That's fair.

Feds can watch you
all day, they get nothing.

When they stop watching, I
give everything back to you.

It's best for everyone.

(SCOFFS) (CHUCKLES)

"It's best for everyone."

So, you agree?

Me and Josias, we fuck one time.

He's this big.

It's very sad.

You think you walk over
me because I am a woman?

You little dick maricon.

You have one hour
to go back up north

or I cut your fucking legs off.

(SIGHS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(GRUNTS)

(IMPACT GRUNTS) (YELPS)

(GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(STRUGGLING GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SCREAMS)

(SIGHS)

BRANDON: I was talking to
Frank Ellmonds. You know Frank.

Told him he had to read what
you said in The Hollywood Reporter.

I said, "Frank, listen, she
hit the nail right on the head."

Turns out, he was on his
way to meet with Abby in sales.

Who just told him
the... Can I just...

Uh, sorry. (CHUCKLES)

It's okay.

Yeah, I... There's just...

There's something I've
been putting off saying

and I should really just, you know,
throw it on out there. (CHUCKLES)

Okay.

Okay.

You know me. The
kind of person I am.

So I can be honest
with you about...

About...

About?

BRANDON: April?

We need a prestige picture.

Yeah? Of course it's important

to develop a franchise.

But now and then, we need
a traditional period drama

with crossover appeal
and awards buzz.

I know you agree.

Yeah. To attract serious filmmakers
and for the sake of our brand.

BRANDON: We already
have that, don't we?

The Le Carre Bleu...
The Silent Footstep.

That's a best-selling novel.

Have you heard of
The Admiral's Mistress?

Remind me.

A Georgian romance set
against Napoleonic wars.

It has heart-breaking romance.

Social commentary.

It will set the standard for
cultural and intellectual drama.

The Admiral's...
APRIL: Mistress.

It has a lot of buzz already.

Not even... I don't...
Not a lot just, uh, a ton.

There's so much
buzz going around

and I can't promise
anything, but if we act fast,

there's a chance
we could get it.

So can I give you the script?

(SIGHS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(SPITS)

MILES: We know you're in there, Rick.
You parked your fucking car outside.

Holy shit.

Okay, I'm not talkin'
to you anymore.

Okay? This relationship is...

Don't come... What are you...

Okay, now that's
trespassing. Morning, Rick.

No, no.

Got some news to share with you.

I told you, I don't want
anything to do with...

Listen. The studio's in.

Yeah, right.

We're meeting with the head
of, uh, Gravity Pictures in...

What is it? Thirty-six minutes.

In 36 minutes. You're invited.

You're meeting
with Brandon Fisher?

I think uh... Hmm.
That was his name.

Yeah, Brandon. Yeah, that's
it. I believe that's his name.

(SIGHS)

So April folded?

Okay, well, you,
you got the studio.

What are you coming to me for?

Wouldn't be the
same without you.

Yeah. Yeah. You want me to...

You want me to hide the cash,
okay? Forget about it. No way!

Suit yourself.

Yeah. Okay. I already told you.

I... I know what
you people do so...

(STUTTERS) You think I
would work with you people?

I'm a professional
with a reputation, okay?

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

It's so white. It is.

Now, how do they keep it clean?

Can't be easy.

I've never seen trees
used for decoration like that.

Have you? No.

I mean, look at
that. It's like they...

Do they cut it or...

MILES: This is us.

(MILES CLEARS THROAT)

Look at these two
heavy hitters. Fantastic.

Brandon, this is our
producer, Miles Daly.

Hello!

Um, and, uh, this is...

Our writer, Louis Darnell.

Louis, such a pleasure.

Sorry, guys. Phew!
Busy, busy morning.

Brandon, it's been a while, huh?

(PANTS) Rick Moreweather. Yeah.

Yeah, producer.

Fantastic.

Let me tell you something...

When I got this script,
first thing I thought was

there's only one executive that
we would wanna partner with.

One. That's it. April Quinn.

Mmm-hmm. He picked me.

(CHUCKLES) Well,
she's passionate about it.

Emotional.

I feel chemistry going on here.

The secret to this studio?

Talented people who
love working together.

Hmm.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Exciting.

(BRANDON CHUCKLES)

And this right here, this is only
the beginning. (CHUCKLES)

(ALL CHUCKLE)

(SELF-CONSCIOUS CHUCKLE)

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

Fuck!