10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada Page #4

---

Yes, I know there's a hurricane.

Nothing is flying out?

What do you mean, nothing is flying out?

It's for Miranda Priestly,

and I know that she's a client of yours.

Yes. Yes, hi. I need a jet tonight

from Miami to New York.

Yeah. Sorry. Hold on.

Hello? Miranda, hi.

I'm trying to get you a flight, but no one

is flying out because of the weather.

Please. It's just-

I don't know- drizzling.

- [ Thunderclap ]

- Someone must be getting out.

Call Donatella. Get her jet.

Call everybody else

that we know that has a jet. Irv?

Call every- This is your responsibi-

This is yourjob

Get me home.

Oh, my God!

She's going to murder me.

What does she want you to do, call the National

Guard and have her airlifted out of there?

Of course not. Could I do that?

Come on.

Come on.

The girls' recital

was absolutely wonderful.

They played Rachmaninoff.

Everyone loved it.

Everyone except me...

because, sadly, I was not there.

Miranda, I'm so sorry.

Do you know why I hired you?

I always hire the same girl-

stylish, slender, of course...

worships the magazine

But so often, they turn out to be-

I don't know- disappointing and, um...

stupid.

So you, with that impressive rsum

and the big speech

about your so-called work ethic-

I, um- I thought you

would be different.

I said to myself, go ahead

Take a chance.

Hire the smart, fat girl.

[ Clears Throat ]

I had hope

My God I live on it

Anyway, you ended up

disappointing me more than, um-

more than any of the other silly girls.

Um, I really did everything

I could think of.

- Uh-

- That's all.

Excuse me!

Where do you think you're going?

She hates me, Nigel.

And that's my problem because-

Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem.

I don't know what else I can do because

if I do something right, it's unacknowledged.

She doesn't even say thank you.

But if I do something wrong,

she is vicious

- So quit.

- What?

- Quit.

- Quit?

I can get another girl to take your job

in five minutes- one who really wants it.

No, I don't want to quit.

That's not fair.

But, you know, I'm just saying

that I would just like a little credit...

for the fact

that I'm killing myself trying.

Andy, be serious.

You are not trying.

- You are whining.

- L-

What is it that you want me

to say to you, huh?

Do you want me to say, "Poor you.

Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"?

Hmm? Wake up, six.

She's just doing herjob

Don't you know that you

are working at the place...

that published some

of the greatest artists of the century?

Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta

And what they did, what they created...

was greater than art

because you live your life in it.

Well, not you, obviously,

but some people.

You think

this is just a magazine, hmm?

This is not just a magazine.

This is a shining beacon of hope for-

oh, I don't know-

let's say a young boy growing up

in Rhode Island with six brothers...

pretending to go to soccer practice

when he was really going to sewing class...

and reading Runway under the covers

at night with a flashlight.

You have no idea how many legends

have walked these halls.

And what's worse, you don't care.

Because this place, where so many

people would die to work

you only deign to work.

And you want to know why

she doesn't kiss you on the forehead...

and give you a gold star on your homework

at the end of the day.

Wake up, sweetheart.

[ Sighs ]

- Okay. So I'm screwing it up.

- Mmm.

I don't want to

I just wish that I knew

what I could do to-

- [ Sighs ] Nigel?

- Hmm?

Nigel, Nigel.

No.

I don't know what you expect me to do.

There's nothing in this whole closet

that'll fit a size six

I can guarantee you

These are all sample sizes-

two and four.

- All right. We're doing this for you. And-

- A poncho?

You'll take what I give you

and you'll like it.

- We're doing this Dolce for you.

- Hmm!

And shoes.

- Jimmy Choo's.

- Hmm.

- Manolo Blahnik.

- Wow.

Nancy Gonzalez. Love that.

Okay, Narciso Rodriguez.

This we love.

- Uh, it might fit. It might.

- What?

Okay. Now, Chanel. You're in desperate

need of Chanel. Darling, shall we?

We have to get to the beauty department,

and God knows how long that's going to take.

[ Groans ]

I mean, I have no idea

why Miranda hired her.

Me neither. The other day,

we were in the beauty department.

She held up the Shu Uemura eyelash curler

and said, "What is this?"

[ Laughing ]

I just knew

from the moment I saw her...

she was going to be

a complete and utter disas-

- [ Phone Rings ]

- Miranda Priestly's office.

No, actually, she's not available,

but I'll leave word

Okay, thanks. Bye.

[ Clears Throat ]

How did-

[ Grunts ]

- Are you wearing the-

- The Chanel boots?

Yeah, I am.

You look good.

- Oh, God.

- What?

- She does.

- Oh, shut up, Serena.

- See you guys tomorrow.

- Good night, man. Take it easy.

Take care of that finger, huh?

So, what do you think?

Uh, I think we better get out of here...

before my girlfriend sees me.

[ Woman Singing ]

- [ Continues ]

- [ Horn Honking ]

[ Continues ]

[ Cell Phone Rings ]

- [ Continues ]

- The gowns are fabulous.

Mm-hmm.

We're gonna use the burgundy.

- Gotta find-

- [ Ends ]

So we spent a whole semester

on potatoes alone.

You take the fry and squeeze it.

- See how firm that is?

- Hey. Oh, I'm so sorry I'm late.

There was a crisis

in the accessories department.

- I needed to find a python headband.

- Python's hot right now.

I have exciting presents for all of you

Are you ready?

- What is that?

- It's a Bang & Olufsen phone.

Charlie Rose sent it to Miranda

for her birthday

I looked it up on line.

It's $1,100.

- What?

- Wow!

And I have some products.

Mason Pearson hairbrushes.

- A little Clinique.

- Ooh!

- Oh, damn it. I love your job.

- Oh! One more

- A little thing.

- [ Gasps ]

- Do you want it? You want- Oh.

- Gimme! Gimme, gimme, gimme!

- I think she likes it.

- Oh, my God! This is the new MarcJacobs!

This is sold out everywhere.

Where did you get this?

Miranda didn't want it, so-

No, no, no, no, no. This bag is, like, $1,900.

I cannot take this from you.

- [ Cackles ]

- Yeah, you can.

- Why do women need so many bags?

- Shut up.

You have one. You put all your junk in it,

and that's it. You're done.

Fashion is not about utility.

An accessory is merely

a piece of iconography...

used to express individual identity.

- Oh! And it's pretty.

- That too.

Yeah. But the thing is, it turns out there is

more to Runway than just fancy purses.

Look, here's an essay byJay Mclnerney,

a piece byJoan Didion

Even an interview

with Christiane Amanpour

- Looks like someone's been drinking the Kool-Aid.

- What do you-

- [ Cell Phone Ringing ]

- I got it. It's-Yup, the Dragon Lady.

- Oh, Miranda?

- Let me talk to her.

- I need that.

- I'll tell her to get her own scrambled eggs.

Lily, no, no, no! Put that thing up!

I was gonna answer it!

It's gonna make-

Rate this script:1.0 / 2 votes