Get Shorty (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Shot on Location - full transcript

MILES: Previously
on Get Shorty...

We need Bob Grace to sign off on
our budget, or we don't move forward.

(GRUNTS)

I work for serious people, Bob.

Nevada? APRIL:
Where we're shooting.

And Rick and Amara got
us a deal on local crew.

So all that money
goes to the screen!

That's fucking brilliant.

Bigger budget. You
could lose money.

I don't lose money.

WARE: Amara de Escalones
runs the southern Nevada branch



of Los Chapulines cartel.

BUCHHOLZ: Amara is
currently expanding her territory

to northern and
northwestern Nevada.

WARE: This was a
business partner of Amara's.

This was a lover. Lover. Lover.

MAX: Forgive me, my lord.

Lady Margaret and I have been
acquainted since our infancy.

I have long
considered her a friend.

Some say you consider
her more than that.

Still others hint at a
history of impropriety.

On your part and hers.

The lady's virtue
is beyond measure.

Is it?

I've taken the measure of many
ladies' virtue and come up short.



I'm quite sure you do
not impugn the character

of your soon-to-be-wife
in my presence.

And if I would?

Oh, I would be forced
to correct you, sir.

BOTH: Oh, my lady.

Captain. I'd not expected
you back in Staffordshire

for at least another fortnight.

There's got to be a
better way of saying that.

I mean, it's just a
bunch of words, isn't it?

Words... Cut! Cut! Hold
your positions, everybody.

FIRST AD: Don't break up,
people, we'll go right away.

HAFDIS: Not again.

Well, I thought it
played out pretty nicely.

MAX: As did I.

Until I started
vomiting narrative.

Well, we did rehearse
this many times.

BECCA: It's not working.

Another line? Sounds like it.

"Fortnight" doesn't
roll off the tongue.

Yesterday, she
wouldn't say "agreeable."

Okay, just give her a line, huh?

Let's get the scene done.
We're already a day behind.

LOUIS: I'm on it. MILES:
Just give us a minute, yeah?

(DIALING)

(LINE RINGING)

HENRY: (OVER PHONE) Hello?

Hey, pal. I just need a real
quick line for Lady Margaret.

I'm still at work.

LOUIS: Okay, it's the scene
where they're in the garden

there's, uh, Felton and
the... Uh, the other guy,

the Sheridan... 41B. 41B.

It's, it's scene, yeah,
scene, scene 41B.

HENRY: 41B.

Captain, I'd not
expected you back in.

(OVER PHONE)
What if she just says,

"My lord," and we don't know
which guy she's talking to.

Do we not need
all the other stuff?

What about the
Staffordshire and all that shit?

This way she's
protecting herself.

Not showing her cards.

Yeah. Let's try it.

Thanks, pal.

Ed, why they waiting?

Oh, new line for Becca.

Told you she was no good.

Yeah, you did.

You come to my room tonight.

Yeah, I'm... I mean, I wanna go.

It's just the first few
days, it's always crazy.

It's been a few days.

Now, you come to my room.

All you have to do
is to say "my lord."

My lord. Yeah.

(MILES GRUNTS)

Uh, you're, uh,
protecting your cards.

My cards? HAFDIS: Yeah.

So, you come out
top of the stairs,

exactly like before,
but "My lord."

BECCA: Okay. Call it.

Places please, everyone.

MAN: Okay, settle down!

HAFDIS: Listen up,
we're gonna pick it up from,

uh, Sheridan's line...

"If I want..."

FIRST AD: Picture's
up. Roll sound.

HAFDIS: Just before
Margaret's entrance.

Okay, let's go.

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA:
Baker 41, take eight. Pick up.

(NATHAN GRUNTS)
HAFDIS: Okay, action!

MAX: I'm quite sure you
would not impugn the character

of your soon-to-be-wife
in my presence.

And if I would?

I would be forced
to correct you, sir.

MAX: Oh, my lady.

My lord...

Fuck!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
MAN: Hold it down.

(LOUIS GRUNTING)
MILES: Jesus Christ!

LOUIS: That came out of nowhere.

MILES: Oh, fuck off!

Shit! (GRUNTS)

My aunt makes these
strawberry lemon smoothies

with like, cayenne
pepper and shit. (SCOFFS)

Bro, I can drink those
all day. (CHUCKLES)

Yago, right?

J.J.

Okay. I hear you up here
making a movie, man.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Where'd you hear that?

You know.

Whatever you kicked up to
Josias, you pay Amara now.

That ring a bell?

Oh, you thought
because we're down south,

you can jack a warehouse
and we're not gonna know.

We been straight
up with you, man.

"Humble Chef Mini
Food Processor."

With the pasta
press and the, uh...

And a juicer attachment.

And the juicer. (CHUCKLES)

All this come together, or
you sell this shit separate?

It's all together,
man. YAGO: Hmm.

Tia would like one of
these, don't you think?

Risa, too. Hmm.

(CLICKS TONGUE)
You mind if I take a few?

Yo, don't fuck with
that. Don't fuck with it.

(CHUCKLES)

(CLICKS TONGUE)

Maybe I plug this in,

and put the juicer in your ass.

Grab one.

You, too. BLIZ:
No. I'm good, bro.

Fucking take one.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Need this?

(CLEARS THROAT) Mmm, no.

No caffeine, remember?

It's milk.

Dairy hurts my stomach.

I don't know why I
told you that. (SIGHS)

I should get back to set.

You have those
nut-free granola bars?

Yeah.

I mean, it's not just that she
won't follow the bloody script,

I could live with that. But it's that
even when she does, she's shite!

Yeah. Yeah, I mean it's weird.

She was so good
in that other movie.

The New Zealand prostitute.
(GRUNTS) That was different.

If she just would
listen to Hafdis...

Fat fucking chance.

Excuse me? Is it
reasonable to ask

why the crafty and transpo
guys are packing heat?

Which ones? All the
guys Amara brought on.

Look! See?

Well, you know,
Nevada... MILES: Oh, yeah.

It's an open-carry state,

so that's just
part of the culture.

Brandon will freak out if he
sees this. Liability issues alone...

Uh, guys, I'm gonna have a little
chat with Miss Morgan, all right?

Please, be my guest.

It's all right. It's fine.

No, it's not. Yeah.
I wish I had a gun.

Dad, look. It's awesome, right?

Yeah! Looks good.

Uh, shouldn't you be in costume?

Yeah, very funny.

You think it's too much blush?

Hey, Annette. ANNETTE: Yeah?

Could you tone
down the blush a bit?

Step back in the
trailer there, sweetheart.

She wouldn't eat breakfast.
No, she's just nervous.

I'll get her a yogurt or
something. She's almost late.

Katie, you said
she'd be on time.

This is my fault? You sent
her back in for makeup.

You wanted less blush.

(SCOFFS AND CHUCKLES) Fuck!

(CHUCKLES) It's fine. Great.

It's fine. I'll have the
PA bring her to set.

I... I didn't sleep last night.

I'm more nervous than she is.

She's gonna be great, okay?

Wait, where are you going?

I... I gotta smooth something
over. I'll see you in a bit.

(KNOCK AT DOOR) BECCA: Come in.

(DOOR OPENS)

MILES: Hello.

Hi! You okay?

Yeah. The wind
blew dust in my eye.

Actually, can you, um, can you
see if there's anything still in there?

Um...

(CHUCKLES) You're not gonna
see anything from there, silly.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Uh...

What is that? Is that
the inside of your skull?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

You're funny.

Uh, I just wanted to see
how you were settling in.

Are you getting on okay
with the other actors?

Yeah. I thought Max Kisbye would
be more fun, but he's in bed by 9:00.

Oh! Well, I'll fire him and
find an actor who likes to party.

(CHUCKLES)

I saw your wife with
her luggage this morning.

Is she heading back to L.A.?

She is, yeah.

Well, if you get bored, maybe
we could find something fun to do.

I'll bet we could. (CHUCKLES)

About that scene today. Yeah?

You're doing lovely
work. Thank you.

I'm not worried
about you at all.

But sometimes, it feels like everyone's
in a different movie, you know?

That's not good. No.

I had a thought, though.

I wonder if everyone just
did what was in the script

and listened to the director, would
it feel like a more complete piece?

(CHUCKLES)

I'm so excited to
be playing Margaret,

maybe I get carried
away. (GRUNTS)

But I know that this
is a collaboration.

So if I get out of line,

just look me in the eye

and say, "Becca."

And I will snap out of it.

Becca.

Your wish is my command.

Well, that sounds dangerous.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

My daughter's
about to do a scene.

(SIGHS) You should go.

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

I'll see you on set.

Not if I see you first.

(CHUCKLES) Good one.

(CHUCKLES)

Hope there's not a
long line at catering.

You know, they keep saying that
I could cut in front of the extras,

but I just don't
wanna act all entitled.

It's just, they...
They run out of some

of the entrees
pretty fast, you know.

(BABBLING)

(GRUNTING)

God damn it...

Whoo! (CHUCKLES) We pop a tire?

(GUNSHOTS) Oh, my...

(GRUNTS)

(YELLS) It's hot! Hot! Hot!

(NATHAN SHRIEKS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Thank you. MAN 1: Picture's up.

RICK: Okay, here we go.

WOMAN: Roll sound.

MAN: Nineteen baker,
take one. A and B mark.

MAN 2: Camera speed.

WOMAN 2: Set.

Ready, and action!

They said you'd gone.

Kitty, might I ask you to
deliver a letter before I leave?

To Lady Margaret?

Aye, yes.

Is it a secret letter?

MAX: That will depend
on the lady's response.

EMMA: Let me read it.

Got a problem.

MAX: Will you simply hold
it to the light of the candle?

EMMA: I would steam it open
with a kettle. So as not to burn it.

Well, I'll save you the trouble.

It's a declaration of sorts.

Of my great affections for her.

Course I know that.

HAFDIS: And, cut!

MAX: That was really nice.
Well done. EMMA: Thank you.

HAFDIS: Let's do that
again. (KATIE CHUCKLES)

You notice my daughter's
in that fucking scene?

(MUTTERS)

WOMAN 3: Oh, do we have
a PA with this on his account?

I'll be right back.

You're leaving?

I... I won't miss it. I'm just gonna
watch it from another monitor.

Christ.

MILES: What's his
name? ED: Big Mike.

Well, were they shooting at
Mike, or were they shooting at us?

Anyone go check?

Or is there a sniper behind a fucking sand
dune somewhere, gonna keep firing shots?

We got guys clearing the area.

Witnesses?

Actor was in the van when
it happened. Lord Sheridan?

Oh, fucking Nathan.

We can't have Big Mike just
bleeding out here in broad daylight.

Stick him into the
producer's trailer.

I'm gonna go and
talk to the Lord.

LOUIS: All right, Big Mike, you're
gonna live, but this is gonna hurt.

(GRUNTS) Come on, Ed.

(GRUNTS)

(SHUDDERS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR) Yeah?

(DOOR OPENS)

Bit of excitement, huh?

That was totally crazy.

I mean, what the hell?
Someone was shooting at us.

Shooting at you? Why
would anyone do that?

I don't know why. But, like...

No, no, no. (CHUCKLES)
That's funny. Sit down.

(NATHAN GRUNTS)

No, man. We're using historical
muskets for the battle sequence.

Oh, wait till you see
them, they're beautiful.

And the guys were
doing a test in the desert

and they didn't see
the van coming until...

(IMITATES SHOOTING
SOUNDS) No way.

Yeah.

Oh, the special effects
guy feels terrible.

But the driver's gonna be fine,

he's on his way to the
hospital to have a few stitches.

Good. 'Cause he's
a really nice guy, too.

Should...

Should we send
him a card? Huh...

I think it's probably better if we
just keep it between ourselves.

Mmm-hmm. (SIGHS)

Insurers can get a bit jumpy.

It'd be terrible if they shut the movie
down and you couldn't play this great part.

Could that happen?
Not if we keep it quiet.

Whoa! (EXHALES DEEPLY)

Did you get lunch, by the way?

No, no, not yet.

The guy was driving me to
catering when he got hit by a bullet.

Oh.

Why don't you run
some of your lines,

and I'll have a PA
bring you some food.

Okay. I hear it's steak day.

(CHUCKLES) Steak, that
sounds awesome. I love steak.

(SIGHS)

Hey, why did the
van driver shoot back?

What's that?

The van got hit, and he pulled
out a gun and was like, bang, bang!

Ex-marine, I heard.

Probably a bit
confused by all the fire.

Also, Nevada's an
open-carry state,

so it's part of the
culture, isn't it?

Right.

You're doing a great
job on the movie.

Everybody's talking about you.

Really? Yeah.

Thanks. Um, I mean it feels...

I'll let you keep working on it.

Okay.

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

AMARA: You got
somebody angry at you?

I don't think so.

(DOOR OPENS)

MILES: How long till we
can get him out of here?

Guy's coming to patch
him up, then we'll move him.

Want to fill me in on why
people are shooting at us?

Someone don't like your movie.

I only ask 'cause I'm trying
to protect Amara's investment

and I didn't factor in the
possibility of fucking snipers.

You're the reason why we're
out here sitting like ducks, bitch!

AMARA: Callate. Bullshit.

Josias had friends and
family up around here.

They weren't happy about
what happened at Indian Springs.

Went to make a collection,
they were gonna jump my ass.

So, in hindsight, maybe
not the best idea to film here

if we knew it was
gonna be a war zone.

Thought it was under control.

When you say "friends and
family of Josias", do, uh...

Do we have actual names?

No. And are they targeting
the movie, do you think?

'Cause I got the head of
the studio coming tomorrow.

It'd be lovely if he
didn't notice the crew

was full of fucking
bullet holes.

Can you have your guys
keep watch while we're filming?

Also at the production
office and the hotel?

Oh, so you're gonna
tell her what to do now?

I take care of it.

Gracias.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, can't go in there.

Uh, it's a producer's trailer.

Here, remember me? Producer.

Can't go in there right now.

I gotta piss like a
fucking racehorse here.

That honey wagon's
all the way down at...

Jesus Christ!

What happened to him?

Nothing happened to anybody.

Right.

EMMA: Your letter will
be most appreciated.

Well, go. Quickly.
Before the cook sees you.

Go. (CHUCKLES)

Cut! Cutting.

MAN: Cut!

Think we got it.
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

WOMAN: All right, moving on.

That's a wrap on Emma
for today, everybody.

(APPLAUSE)

(CHUCKLES)

HAFDIS: Good job, Emma.

Where did you learn to do that?

Was I okay? Oh,
you were wonderful.

EMMA: It all went by so fast.

Did you see it?

Oh, was that you up there? I was
checking football scores on my phone.

You were amazing. Oh
my God! So much sparkle.

She can have champagne, right?

(EMMA AND KATIE CHUCKLE)

Did you enjoy it? Yeah.

MILES: You made it look so easy.

Well, the first time I was
trying to remember lines.

But the second time, it was like I
was actually talking. (CHUCKLES)

Oh, and I had to
keep reminding myself

that was our
little girl up there.

She's dressed up and
talking funny, but that's her.

(KATIE CHUCKLES)

EMMA: I'm glad I have
another scene next week.

Hold on, hold on, hold
on. Don't want it to be over.

Let me get the door.

EMMA: Thanks, Dad.

MILES: (SIGHS) Well done, you.

(EMMA CHUCKLES)

Safe flight. (SIGHS)
Call you tonight.

Cool.

My interview's at 4:00
tomorrow. With Dr. Soo...

Dr. Seuss! Yes, I remember.

Can't believe we'll be in
our new place without you.

But have a fantastic
week of filming.

I love you. And I love you, too.

(KATIE SIGHS)

Well done, Shorty.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Two steps this way,
would be easier for lights.

(SPITTING)

Let's continue.

You are a scoundrel, sir.

One who is to share a
bed with you tomorrow.

And grab her arm and kiss her.

No, but that's what I'm saying!

I don't let him
actually kiss me.

I mean, why would I do that?

It's the point of
the whole scene.

You see, it says here,

"He kisses her." Then
you have a line that says,

"If you do that
again, I shall scream."

Yeah, but I don't let
him, I pull away, right?

What if I didn't grab you,

would that help? Oh.
Can I talk to the director?

Okay. (GRUNTS)

If you don't mind, the
whole idea with this movie...

Mmm-hmm. It's a period piece,

right? Right. Mmm-hmm.

Back then, women
didn't have much power.

And that's your
character's predicament.

You want to save
your family. Mmm-hmm.

That's the tragedy. Okay.

Yeah, got it. It's just...

That's not a story
that interests me.

Well, now why the hell
did you take this part?

You didn't hire me to just read
what's on the bloody page, okay?

I am trying to inject
life into this thing.

If he doesn't kiss her, the
scene doesn't make much sense.

Please, everybody
jump in. MILES: Okay.

Anyone else want to
share thoughts, yeah?

Can I just say
one thing? Becca...

Jesus Christ, you can't
just touch me like that.

What? That is
totally inappropriate.

There was no touching.
Everyone saw you.

Well, no, he didn't
mean it that way.

Now you're both
ganging up on me.

MILES: Oh, for fuck's sake!

I don't feel safe.

You can just shoot this
fucking scene without me.

WOMAN: Thank you,
everyone. Let's take five.

HAFDIS: Yes, take five!

MAN: Yeah, take five,
everyone. Let's take a five.

Please tell me she's not filing
a sexual harassment claim.

There was no touching. Not
in the way that she means.

Oh, this, this could have been
the best movie I ever made,

and she just
destroys everything.

Maybe when it's cut together.

No, are you watching
the same dailies as us?

She's a train wreck.
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

Can we not just...

Can we get somebody else?

Yeah, what about,
uh, Carey Mulligan?

I know her manager.
She's in my trampoline class.

Okay, are we forgetting
that Becca's pay-or-play?

Even if we fire her, we
gotta pay her full quote.

There's no money
for anybody else,

unless Brandon
wants to pay extra.

That's not gonna happen.

So, we're just gonna flush
the movie down the toilet?

Now this is the real
tragedy. (GRUNTS)

You know everybody up north.

Well, I mean, I know
people. (CHUCKLES)

So tell me who shoot at us.

I ain't heard nothing, yet. But
you can't hide for long, out here,

so I'll get a name.

And I swear on a Bible,
when I know, you'll know.

You know, there's times I thought
what Josias' doing ain't right.

Like when he leaned on you?

Then I heard he was gone,

and I thought, hey,
amigo had it coming.

That's what you thought.

You're the one
running things now.

I'm just glad we got
to do a face-to-face.

All of us. (CHUCKLES)

Hmm.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

So where's the movie happen?

Set's over here.

Very cool. What's it about?

It's about medieval times.

Like dragons and
shit? No, no, no.

It's more like "my lord."

Yeah. Okay. (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, like, "You must
marry Lord Sheridan,"

and some bitch is in
love with some dude and...

That kind of shit.

That's what
makes this shit real.

All those details.

Yeah.

(AMARA SIGHS)

(SIGHS) Crazy day.

(SIGHS) Becca walking
out, Hafdis losing it.

We'll work it
out, I just mean...

(GRUNTS) My head is still there.

It's still in production.

(SIGHS) It's got
nothing to do with you.

Oh, no, oh, no, you're
a very sexy woman.

You just need to relax.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

See? That's nice.

Uh-huh. Mmm-hmm.

RICK: Yeah.

(GRUNTS)

RICK: That feels good. Mmm-hmm.

(SIGHS)

AMARA: Mmm-hmm.

You know what, I... I
don't think that my head...

I just...

Ah, what you're
doing, uh, that's great.

That feels very
nice, it's just...

My head is, it's still...

Your head is in production.

Yeah.

We got production for a month.

Yeah, but it's gonna
get much easier.

It's always crazy
in the beginning.

(GRUNTS)

"If I'm acting out, just look me
in the eye and say my name."

That's what she told me.

Why did I believe her?

When she's on screen, I
never fucking believe her.

How many guys does Amara
have watching the hotel?

I mean, not that it matters,
'cause if that sniper,

if he's got a high-powered
long-range scope...

And then if I fire her,
we still have to pay her!

What kind of
business model is that?

I'm talking about
us getting shot,

and you're worried
about some actress.

I'd rather take a bullet.

I would rather take a bullet than watch
Becca Morgan butcher another fucking scene.

LOUIS: Well, tough,
we can't get rid of her.

Well, I mean, we could...

Could get rid of her. Just...

You don't usually suggest that.

MILES: I know.

And I hate to say it, but
that is a very bad idea.

In this situation.

Becca's famous. Yeah.

The bad publicity would probably
shut the whole movie down.

We do not want to
go down that road.

Definitely not.

(SIGHS)

But if we looked down
that road for a second...

Yeah?

What if she ran off?

She went missing.

She had a little accident.

That's the way to go.

The cliffs that we drive
past on the way to the hotel...

That is what I was gonna
say! There's no guard rail there.

What if her car
just went off, just...

(IMITATES SCREECHING
AND EXPLOSION)

A sad mystery.

(GRUNTS)

(SIGHS) But we're
not gonna do that

because that is a bad idea.

Terrible. Yeah.

Yeah. I'm glad we agree.

(MAN COUGHING)

(PHONE RINGING)

Yeah?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MAN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY OVER RADIO)

APRIL: Oh, my God.

Do we know... No.

Not really.

I'll call Brandon's office,
tell him not to come.

No. RICK: Good idea. No, do it.

No, fuck that! No! We
can't have him see this.

We have three days' work in the
soundstage, starting this Friday.

Let's shoot it
today. Am I right?

I could call the AD,
and see how long

it'll take him to
rig the stages.

What actors play
in those scenes?

RICK: Uh, Sheridan,
and Lady Saxon, Munro...

LOUIS: They should
all be there, anyway.

MILES: Okay, so we can do this.

RICK: Gotta push the call times.

MILES: Fine, wake up the AD,

tell her that we're moving
the trucks to the stages.

Can we even fix
this set in three days?

One thing at a
fucking time, okay?

Call Brandon's people,

tell them to bring him
straight to the stage.

Far as he knows, we're
right on schedule, okay?

Okay.

Even if we keep a lid on this,

it's just gonna keep
happening, right?

Why would it?

Yeah, could be somebody
dropped a cigarette, right?

Or, or maybe it's connected to that
fucking guy bleeding in the trailer.

This is cartel shit.

LOUIS: Why do you say that?

Rick, have you been
talking to somebody?

What? No.

What are you going on about?

I'm saying, crazy
shit's happening.

If you ever say that
again, if you even think it...

I can't help you.

He can't help you.
Do you understand?

(CAR APPROACHING)

Do you understand?

Yeah.

(MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

You fuck this up.

I did? How's that?

You didn't tell me to
watch for nobody here.

You don't got security?

We're not sure what happened.

But my movie's okay?

If there's no more fires,

or shootings, or
anything of that nature.

MILES: Yeah.

No, I've got the last of the
trucks heading over now.

How's everything going your end?

Okay. Well, I'll
be there in a bit.

Yeah.

BECCA: Why am I just
hearing about this now?

So I just came in all the way.

If I don't answer a text, it's
'cause I didn't get it. Okay?

Bad enough, you don't
have someone pick me up.

But I am second
on the call sheet?

I mean, what the fuck?

The least you can
do is get a message

to the fucking hotel!

Oh, hi! Hi!

You seem a bit unhappy.

God, nothing compared to you.

God, the AD said it
was an electrical fire.

Seems that way.

We're getting it sorted.

God, you poor thing.

Have you been here all night?

MILES: Most of it.

BECCA: Well, if, um... If
you're heading back to the hotel,

I could give you a ride.

A ride?

Yeah, I mean, it's better
than waiting for a van.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

I'm a bit smoky.

I could do with
changing my clothes.

Take a shower.

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Which way do you take?

Over the hill is fastest. Oh.

You know there's
a spot on that road,

you get out, it's
a beautiful view.

You'll have to show me.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(MUSIC PLAYING OVER CAR STEREO)

(GASPS) This is nice.

Yeah, wait till you
see it from the edge.

Should I bring a blanket?

In case we want to hang out.

That's a nice idea.

(CHUCKLES)

(BECCA SIGHS)

(SIGHS) It's like Margaret.

How's that?

At the end of the movie, she's thinking
about throwing herself off the cliff.

But I don't think she does it.

Really?

See, I think maybe she does.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

They ruined our
little party, didn't they?

Yes, they did.

Let's go back to the hotel.

Yeah.

WOMAN: Honey, grab that.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey. So Brandon will
be here any minute.

We're setting up
at the soundstage,

it looks like that's
gonna work out.

Okay, I'm heading
back to the hotel,

but I'll get there
as soon as I can.

Something else.
MILES: What's that?

I think I got Carey Mulligan!

MILES: What?

APRIL: I called her manager
after we spoke yesterday,

she'd already read the
script. Loves it for Carey.

I said it was time-sensitive.
Then I got a call this morning

saying Carey read it,
and she wants to do it!

Holy shit!

Holy shit!

We could even try getting
her for less than her full quote.

You think Brandon
will pay for it?

APRIL: With Carey, I
think we have a shot.

We should tell him together.

BECCA: Let's go!

MILES: Yeah. That's fuck...

You did this! You did
this all on your own.

You saved the fucking movie!

And without anyone
even making me!

Who'da thunk? (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS) Okay, well, I'll see
you soon, you beautiful thing.

News from set?
Unbelievably good news.

Was it? Yeah.

But it does mean I have to go
back to the soundstage right now.

You're not serious.

You want me to drive
20 minutes that way?

(CHUCKLES) I'll
have a PA pick me up.

Suit yourself.

Drive safe.

NATHAN: Maintaining a property
this large has its drawbacks,

especially on 20,000
pounds a year,

but despite all that,

you must agree the view of
my estate is quite impressive.

Oh, indeed.

HAFDIS: Hey, we can see Enrique.

Cut! WOMAN: Cut!
Cut! That's a cut!

Didn't we see that
during rehearsal?

(SIGHING) There's
no time to re-light.

Hey, Louis, do you think
that we could have a new line?

So he doesn't have
to open that shade.

Doesn't open the shade.

Yeah, in the
carriage. Yeah. Got it.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

What a surprise.

Hey, bud. I need a quick line.

HENRY: Hey, you
ever read Screentrader?

LOUIS: What? Um, industry blog,

pretty informative...

Okay, look, do you
have your script?

Because it's scene 23A.

HENRY: Article this week says,

"The Admiral's Mistress, written by
Louis Darnell, budget $30 million."

LOUIS: Okay, okay, Henry,
I... I really don't have time...

You're getting
paid at least scale,

that's 130 grand.

You gave me $500.

And I'm gonna double that.

HENRY: Fuck that.

Henry?

Shit. You little fuck...

(LINE RINGING)

(OVER RECORDING) You've
reached Henry. Please leave a message.

(SIGHS) Shit! Shit! Louis?

Okay. (SIGHS) So...

So, they're in the carriage.

Sheridan, the lady and
he's just talking about

his big ol' house
and he's thinking,

"Hey, I'm gonna
get laid tonight."

What's the line? Just...

So... Okay, so he's... He says,

"The view of my estate is
impressive." (BABBLES)

But he's looking at this hot
girl next to him, and he says,

"Its beauty is nothing
compared to yours."

Give him the line.

You're gonna use it?

Yeah.

Well, I mean,
yeah, that's the line.

My line.

TREY: Hey, man, look, you
don't need to trash my place, okay?

I'm not the one after Amara.

Listen, man, I didn't
want to say this before,

but, you know, those
people in Winnemucca,

they been talking
all kinds of shit.

You and I, we can
work this shit out.

We can figure it out together.

Smell this.

(SNIFFS) Smells like smoke.

(CHUCKLES) Come on, man.

(SNIFFS) That
smells like barbecue.

(SNIFFS) Hmm.

Don't smell like barbecue.

Man, I'll show you, all right?

It's right back here, I
was just cooking on it.

(CHUCKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

BRANDON: When I'm
in a landlocked state,

I don't order fish.

MILES: Huh.

I know it's probably the same
salmon they're eating in Tokyo,

shipped on dry
ice, but somehow...

That's smart. Yeah.

Why didn't we invite
Becca Morgan tonight?

She's fantastic, isn't
she? What a "get."

About that.

APRIL: We know you love her.

And we were
excited, too, going in...

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Oh, boy.

But now that we're seeing
what she's doing with the role,

turns out... She's
pretty much shite.

She's compromising the film.

No kidding.

We do have a possible solution.

Mmm-hmm.

Turns out Carey Mulligan
wants to play the role.

Carey Mulligan is fantastic.

We think so. Mmm-hmm.

But Becca is pay-or-play.

Carey might be willing to
do this for less than her quote.

Her manager says she would
get on a plane this weekend,

be ready to shoot by Monday...

If you're game.

Uh... (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(GRUNTS)

I'm just getting ice.

Yeah. Dinner.

(GRUNTS)

(CLICKS TONGUE) So...

So you've never had sex?

That is correct. (SIGHS)

And your Mormon friends?

I mean, unless they're
married, none of them,

none of them have had sex?

You... You must
jerk off all the time.

It's not allowed.

Come on!

Sex is the sacred expression of
love between a husband and wife.

You break that covenant, and
you're on the Holy Ghost shit list.

(SIGHS) I've heard you swear.

Isn't that a rule?

Look. I've kind of made my
own agreement with the Lord.

You know, I mean,
there's some give and take.

But not with sex.

Not really, no.

Not really?

There is a gray area.

It's not sanctioned
by the church,

but the kids call it soaking.

Go on.

Um, the man puts
his penis in the vagina.

But you don't
move around at all,

you just leave it in there,
and you stay real still.

As long as you
don't move, in theory,

God doesn't notice.

(CHUCKLES) That is dirty.

You don't like?

Ah, it's okay. Yeah.

What's wrong, Ricky?

I'm fine.

Enough. Tell me what's wrong.

Eh! Just...

Little worried about us.

Why?

Oh, I mean, things are
great between us now.

But we all have
our ups and downs.

We're down?

We are not down. We're up.

Very up, I think.

But maybe when
you get to know me,

there's something
you don't like...

I'm just afraid of getting hurt.

Don't worry, Ricky.

You don't hurt
me, I don't hurt you.

(RICK CHUCKLES)

It's just nice.

Yeah. Yeah.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah?

ED: You were right. (SIGHS)

AMARA: Is he there with you?

Yeah, he is. (MUFFLED GROANS)

Do it.

(EXPLOSION)

(YELPS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SNORING)

(GLADYS LAUGHING)

(LOUIS AND GLADYS LAUGHING)

(LAUGHS) Oh!

Oh! (GRUNTS)

This is some tantric shit.

I don't know what that means.

Oh! (GRUNTING)

So he's chewing his steak,
and we're waiting on an answer.

I mean, at this stage, I'm
convinced it's gonna be a no,

because, you know, it's gonna
cost the studio a pile of money,

but then Brandon
looks at us and says,

"Fantastic. Let's do this!"

(SIGHS) That is so great!

Now I just need to give
Becca Morgan the news.

KATIE: Right, this is your
shot, and you made it happen.

So, if she's not playing nice,
get her the hell out of there.

You are harsh.

I'm just proud of you.

How'd the job interview go?

KATIE: (SIGHS)
We talked for an hour,

he let me sit in on a consult.

And then I got the gig.

Seriously? (CHUCKLES)

That's great! Way
to bury the lede.

Letting me prattle on.

Eh, it's part-time.

MILES: Well, that's good.

So, now we're living in
LA, and you're in Nevada.

I was thinking I might stay here,
actually. I could move in with Jeffrey.

You know what? On that note,
I'm dealing with the movers.

Let's talk later. Give
Shorty a kick from me.

And well done.

I didn't even know you could get
a degree in "vocal performance."

(CHUCKLES) Well,
there's no money in it.

I had to pay off my student
loans somehow, so here I am.

(CHUCKLES)

Did you always
want to be a writer?

Uh... Well, I thought it would
be less stressful than my last job.

I know, being
on-set writer is a lot.

But you're doing great.

Thanks.

(CHUCKLES) I'm gonna get
some water. You want some?

No, thanks, I'm okay.

Hey, for what it's worth,

I would pay to hear
you sing anytime.

♪ Once upon a time
there was light in my life

♪ But now there's
only love in the dark

♪ Nothing I can say
Total eclipse of the heart

♪ Turn around, bright eyes

♪ Every now
and then I fall apart

♪ Turn around, bright eyes

♪ Every now
and then I fall apart

♪ ...time I was falling in love

♪ But now I'm only falling apart

♪ There's nothing I can say

♪ Total eclipse of the heart ♪

That was incredible.

(CHUCKLES)

MAN 1: Pull!

MAN 2: Fire!

Fire!

MAN 3: Reload!

HAFDIS: Cut!

MAN 3: Oh, that's
a cut! Perfect, guys!

Gotta do it again.

FIRST AD: Resetting,
quickly, please.

RICK: We don't need
to do it again, but...

LOUIS: Should've written more
cannon parts if I knew it was that cool.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I've got a call scheduled
with Becca's reps.

You want to break the news to
Becca, or should we flip for it?

Oh, no, I'll handle that.

(CELL PHONE CHIMING)

Quickly, we're shooting. What?

We're ready to roll, guys,

can you please put the
phones away and focus?

Did you know we
were getting shut down?

HAFDIS: Huh? It's on Deadline.

What the hell are
they talking about?

Hold on, okay, here's Deadline.

"Gravity International stops
production of The Admiral's Mistress."

APRIL: Why am I
hearing about this now?

Who filed an accident report?

Accident? Is this
about the fire?

No, no, hold on, the fire
didn't stop us shooting.

Becca Morgan did
not scratch her cornea!

The speck of sand
under her fuckin' contact?

She was fine!

She shot a scene the same day.

Marsha, have Brandon call
me the second his plane lands.

That Kiwi cunt.

She knew. She knew
we were getting rid of her,

and she's trying to bring
the whole thing down.

No, Becca couldn't do this on
her own. It's happening too fast.

LOUIS: What do you mean?

Brandon must have known.

Okay, here it is. "Studio head Brandon
Fisher released a statement, saying,

"'The moment we learned of Ms.
Morgan's injury, we stopped the production.

"'At Gravity, the safety of talent
and crew is our first priority.'"

But, hold on, we told Brandon
that we already had Carey Mulligan.

Who cares if Becca's got
fucking dust in her eye?

This doesn't make sense.

Well, you're the one
who's in touch with him.

I don't know what's going
on any more than you do!

We keep shooting? (SIGHS)

HAFDIS: They're
shutting down my movie.

Well, fuck 'em!
Let's go home, folks.

All right, people,
that's a wrap.

MAN: Great!

WOMAN 1: Stop what you're doing.

WOMAN 2: I needed this job!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Okay. Okay, so,
we talk to Brandon.

We explain to him, again, that we
don't need Becca, we can sort this.

Buddy, where's Amara? Right?

Hey, did she come with you?

She's at the hotel
when I left, so...

Okay, this means
Amara lost money, right?

Did Amara just
lose her investment?

Oh, fuck!

Excuse me.

APRIL: Where is he going?

LOUIS: Here, come on!
APRIL: Why is he running?

We're outta here, come on!

Where are you going?

It's okay. We'll tell Amara that
there's no problem. That we can fix this.

Tell her from the road, because we're
not gonna be here when she shows up.

APRIL: Uh, guys? April!
Thank you for everything!

(ENGINE REVVING)

LOUIS: Keys. Fucking keys.

(ENGINE REVVING)

What the fuck just happened?

(WIND HOWLING)