I Am Syd Stone (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript
Syd Stone was the Hollywood "It boy". Now, he's shooting a crummy little movie-of-the-week in a small town. One night after work, he meets an attractive young lawyer in the hotel bar who reawakens feelings which has long laid dormant.
Are you all finished there?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Syd?
I know it's, like,
really early and stuff,
but is there
any chance I could...
Yeah.
Yeah, of course.
Ready?
Thank you so much!
No problem.
Hey man, what's up?
I'm Nathan.
Syd.
This is Jakey.
He's playing
your girlfriend's kid.
Yeah.
Hey, Jakey?
You gonna say hi?
Look who it is.
Hi.
Hey.
He had to audition like
four times for this role?
Friggin' killed it every time.
Didn't you, Jakey?
I'm the worst at auditions.
So, pretty soon,
you might have my job.
Hey Syd, I got
a call here for you.
Who is it?
Some woman named Geri.
Yeah.
You know what?
Just tell her I'm running lines.
Copy that.
You're all set.
Ladies and gentlemen,
can I present to you
the captain of
the New Jersey Sea Urchins.
Ha ha!
Hey, looking good!
Yeah, I'm gonna
grab us some grub?
Hey Syd, do you want something?
No, I'm good.
It suits you.
The whole getup.
You think so?
Well, yeah.
Well don't you?
I guess.
Well how about we go over
lines? Would that help?
Okay.
Yeah? Okay.
Aaaaand...
action.
Yeah, I was literally
just about to call you.
Did you read it?
No, actually
I've been on set all day.
You wrapped three hours ago.
Are you keeping tabs on me?
Okay, you know what?
I'll just tell Universal
it's a hard pass.
Wait, what?
Wait, Geri, you said
it was an indie.
Who's doing it?
Will you just fucking
read it and get back to me?
Yeah, all right.
All right, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, look,
tell them I'm not interested.
What?
I just...
I don't connect with it.
Did you see the name
on the cover page?
Yeah, Geri...
That's a two-time Oscar winner.
I don't give a fuck.
I don't give a fuck
who wrote it,
I'm not doing it.
Listen, I wasn't
supposed to tell you, but
he wrote it with you in mind.
It's a straight-up offer.
What? Sorry,
why would he do that?
Did you even finish it?
Take a few days to finish it...
Are these things working?
All right, can you hear me?
I'm not interested.
End of story.
Hellloooooo?
You're worth so much more than
this shit that you've been
doing, seriously...
I'm sorry, excuse me.
Any way I could order some food?
I'm sorry.
The kitchen closed
20 minutes ago.
Shit.
I've got mixed nuts.
Pretzels?
I'll take both.
Thanks.
You could always
just get another drink.
I'm sorry?
Last call's
not for another hour.
I've barely had
anything to eat today, so...
You should get
a screwdriver then.
You've got oranges, right,
and then vodka's wheat,
so that's two food groups
right there.
MARSHA Anything to
wash that down with?
I'm good.
Thanks.
Yeah?
Okay.
Cheers.
Cheers.
I'm sorry about the mess.
Yeah, what's going on here?
I'm a defense attorney.
Tomorrow's opening arguments,
so last minute crunch.
Damn.
Damn, okay so, you're...
you're the real deal.
What brings you here?
Work.
Work?
Yeah.
Doing...
what?
Really?
Do you know that movie
they're shooting in town?
What?
It's just there
doesn't really seem to be
a lot going on around here.
Look, I've pretty
much been holed up
for the last two weeks.
So you're part of the crew?
Yeah. Yeah.
I'm basically just like
a glorified errand runner.
Well you gotta
start somewhere, right?
Right.
I'm Matt, by the way.
Syd.
Short for Sydney?
No.
My dad...
he was a massive
Sex Pistols fan.
Sid Vicious?
Wow, dude, you don't...
you don't get out much, do you?
Pop culture isn't really...
...my...
Hey look, I'm fucking with you.
So you can't tell me what the...
what this is about, can you?
No.
It's not a murder, is it?
Fuck me.
Seriously?
Yeah.
Nooo! Okay,
well I should leave then,
because you've got like
a murder case
to try in the morning
and I don't wanna...
No, no, no.
Believe it or not,
this is helping.
Really?
Okay.
How so?
In university, I had this rule.
Study hard all the way up until
the day before the exam,
and then that night,
I'd do something
totally spontaneous.
Yeah, yeah, I heard about this.
It's like...
like it tricks the brain into
staying sharp or something.
Yeah.
Right.
Okay.
Does it work?
Umm, most of the time,
yeah.
Hey!
Marsha!
- Hi.
- Hi.
Question for ya.
Mmhmm.
What are the chances
I could grab one of
those bottles from you?
Like a whole bottle?
So...
did he do it?
C'mon, I know,
you can't tell me, right?
I thought we were friends.
No? Is that...
It's called
attorney/client privilege.
Maybe you've heard about it?
Fine.
So what do you do
when you're not working?
When you're not
defending baddies?
Sleep?
Wait, what that's...
Work, sleep, no play?
Look, I don't have the energy.
I tend to just keep to myself.
What about you?
I'm sure you don't want to be
on the sidelines forever.
What's the dream?
The dream?
Come on. I mean,
there's gotta be something.
Holy shit,
there's a whirpool! Bye!
What?
I gotta go.
You okay?
Syd?
My god, I fucking
told you he was staying here.
Hi, can I just get a quick
selfie before you go?
No, not tonight.
Come on, dude.
It's just a fuckin' picture.
Come on, please?
Hey!
No!
What's your problem, man?
Dude, I said no photos.
Are you gonna pay for
my girlfriend's fuckin' phone?
Hey!
Yeah.
Thank you.
Syd?
I know it's, like,
really early and stuff,
but is there
any chance I could...
Yeah.
Yeah, of course.
Ready?
Thank you so much!
No problem.
Hey man, what's up?
I'm Nathan.
Syd.
This is Jakey.
He's playing
your girlfriend's kid.
Yeah.
Hey, Jakey?
You gonna say hi?
Look who it is.
Hi.
Hey.
He had to audition like
four times for this role?
Friggin' killed it every time.
Didn't you, Jakey?
I'm the worst at auditions.
So, pretty soon,
you might have my job.
Hey Syd, I got
a call here for you.
Who is it?
Some woman named Geri.
Yeah.
You know what?
Just tell her I'm running lines.
Copy that.
You're all set.
Ladies and gentlemen,
can I present to you
the captain of
the New Jersey Sea Urchins.
Ha ha!
Hey, looking good!
Yeah, I'm gonna
grab us some grub?
Hey Syd, do you want something?
No, I'm good.
It suits you.
The whole getup.
You think so?
Well, yeah.
Well don't you?
I guess.
Well how about we go over
lines? Would that help?
Okay.
Yeah? Okay.
Aaaaand...
action.
Yeah, I was literally
just about to call you.
Did you read it?
No, actually
I've been on set all day.
You wrapped three hours ago.
Are you keeping tabs on me?
Okay, you know what?
I'll just tell Universal
it's a hard pass.
Wait, what?
Wait, Geri, you said
it was an indie.
Who's doing it?
Will you just fucking
read it and get back to me?
Yeah, all right.
All right, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, look,
tell them I'm not interested.
What?
I just...
I don't connect with it.
Did you see the name
on the cover page?
Yeah, Geri...
That's a two-time Oscar winner.
I don't give a fuck.
I don't give a fuck
who wrote it,
I'm not doing it.
Listen, I wasn't
supposed to tell you, but
he wrote it with you in mind.
It's a straight-up offer.
What? Sorry,
why would he do that?
Did you even finish it?
Take a few days to finish it...
Are these things working?
All right, can you hear me?
I'm not interested.
End of story.
Hellloooooo?
You're worth so much more than
this shit that you've been
doing, seriously...
I'm sorry, excuse me.
Any way I could order some food?
I'm sorry.
The kitchen closed
20 minutes ago.
Shit.
I've got mixed nuts.
Pretzels?
I'll take both.
Thanks.
You could always
just get another drink.
I'm sorry?
Last call's
not for another hour.
I've barely had
anything to eat today, so...
You should get
a screwdriver then.
You've got oranges, right,
and then vodka's wheat,
so that's two food groups
right there.
MARSHA Anything to
wash that down with?
I'm good.
Thanks.
Yeah?
Okay.
Cheers.
Cheers.
I'm sorry about the mess.
Yeah, what's going on here?
I'm a defense attorney.
Tomorrow's opening arguments,
so last minute crunch.
Damn.
Damn, okay so, you're...
you're the real deal.
What brings you here?
Work.
Work?
Yeah.
Doing...
what?
Really?
Do you know that movie
they're shooting in town?
What?
It's just there
doesn't really seem to be
a lot going on around here.
Look, I've pretty
much been holed up
for the last two weeks.
So you're part of the crew?
Yeah. Yeah.
I'm basically just like
a glorified errand runner.
Well you gotta
start somewhere, right?
Right.
I'm Matt, by the way.
Syd.
Short for Sydney?
No.
My dad...
he was a massive
Sex Pistols fan.
Sid Vicious?
Wow, dude, you don't...
you don't get out much, do you?
Pop culture isn't really...
...my...
Hey look, I'm fucking with you.
So you can't tell me what the...
what this is about, can you?
No.
It's not a murder, is it?
Fuck me.
Seriously?
Yeah.
Nooo! Okay,
well I should leave then,
because you've got like
a murder case
to try in the morning
and I don't wanna...
No, no, no.
Believe it or not,
this is helping.
Really?
Okay.
How so?
In university, I had this rule.
Study hard all the way up until
the day before the exam,
and then that night,
I'd do something
totally spontaneous.
Yeah, yeah, I heard about this.
It's like...
like it tricks the brain into
staying sharp or something.
Yeah.
Right.
Okay.
Does it work?
Umm, most of the time,
yeah.
Hey!
Marsha!
- Hi.
- Hi.
Question for ya.
Mmhmm.
What are the chances
I could grab one of
those bottles from you?
Like a whole bottle?
So...
did he do it?
C'mon, I know,
you can't tell me, right?
I thought we were friends.
No? Is that...
It's called
attorney/client privilege.
Maybe you've heard about it?
Fine.
So what do you do
when you're not working?
When you're not
defending baddies?
Sleep?
Wait, what that's...
Work, sleep, no play?
Look, I don't have the energy.
I tend to just keep to myself.
What about you?
I'm sure you don't want to be
on the sidelines forever.
What's the dream?
The dream?
Come on. I mean,
there's gotta be something.
Holy shit,
there's a whirpool! Bye!
What?
I gotta go.
You okay?
Syd?
My god, I fucking
told you he was staying here.
Hi, can I just get a quick
selfie before you go?
No, not tonight.
Come on, dude.
It's just a fuckin' picture.
Come on, please?
Hey!
No!
What's your problem, man?
Dude, I said no photos.
Are you gonna pay for
my girlfriend's fuckin' phone?
Hey!