Bullets Over Broadway Page #7

- Oh! Pleased to meet you.

- You should be very proud.

He has a rare talent.

- Yes, he does.

[ David ] The morning proceeded

very smoothly for the first half hour.

And then

another incident occurred.

The heart obeys

its own rules. Ha!

As a doctor, your respect for

rationalities is not very profound.

- David, I-- David, can I--

- [ David ] Yes?

I don't understand the character here.

Suddenly, she's too wise.

And, David, I don't know why she's

telling her to dump her fiance.

- She's caught up with the Lieutenant.

- The Lieutenant?

But it's as if she's just mouthing

the playwright's philosophy.

- Why would she just up and leave Tom?

- Because she's impulsive.

- It doesn't feel right.

- Well, yeah, and I don't

understand, you know...

if I'm a doctor, how come

I'm giving her such bad advice?

- It's not bad advice.

- It is bad advice.

But, David, you see, in Act I,

she says that Tom changed her life.

- Yes, but she's recklessly

driven to the Lieutenant.

- It doesn't make sense.

- Just give it a chance.

- There's something

contradictory about it.

- Just give it a chance.

- It's just bad writing.

[ Cheech ]

I'll tell ya what's wrong.

- Oh, Christ! Julian?

- Now let's wait a minute.

- Let's not get into a situation here.

- She shouldn't leave the guy.

She should stick with him.

Then when the Lieutenant has

that fight with his wife and

walks out, he should notice her.

That way,

it won't be boring.

Somebody say something!

- I think it's a good idea.

- [ Julian ] It's not a bad one.

- You're kidding.

- Oh, no.

It's, uh--

It really isn't.

[ Warner ] Personally, I like it.

I think it's very dramatic.

Ellen, do you see what I'm up against?

Do you see what I have to put up with?

- I think he has an interesting concept.

- What?

Not to say that--

- She doesn't leave the Lieutenant.

- Right.

- She doesn't leave her fiance.

- Right.

We lose that scene, and suddenly

a lot of good possibilities open up.

- [ Cheech ] It's a helluva lot

better than what you got.

- I actually like it.

- You're taking his side?

- It's not a question of sides.

- David, she's right.

The play always bogged down there.

- Try it.

- That's why the actors

always looked so uncomfortable.

- I can't make those changes.

- Why not? H-H-How do they meet again?

- Because the--

The Lieutenant notices her, right?

And then, he goes after her.

I mean, that's the way

it would happen in real life.

He goes after her. Come on.

You can't force it, kid. I mean, if it's

meant to go in a whole other direction--

- I quit!

- Oh, don't be so egotistical.

- I'm outta here.

- Egotistical? Why?

Because I protect my play?

- Protect it against what? A good idea?

- Oh, thank you for the support.

- No, no, I quit! That's it. Good-bye.

- I'm gonna go shoot crap.

- That's it. I quit.

- Wait a minute.

[ Julian ]

David. David!

- I'm gonna go shoot crap.

- David.

- [ Mr. Woofles Barking ]

- Mommy's coming.

If an artist can, it gives us all a

much better chance, and he is an artist.

- Is that why he's getting all hot

and bothered all the time?

- Artists are very emotional.

- Artists are emotional, are they?

- Yes, they are.

Hey, I've been meaning

to ask ya...

is it my imagination

or are you always... Iookin' my way?

- You're a very observant girl.

Yes, I have been looking at you.

- Thank you.

Yeah, well, I notice somethin'.

I notice you have...

a really

big appetite.

- Yes, I do have a big appetite.

- Yeah, I noticed that, but--

- Where's your baby-sitter?

- What, Cheech?

- Yes.

- Ah, you don't have to worry

about Cheech. He took off.

- Did he?

- A minute there's a chance,

he runs off to play craps.

- Takes about two hours.

- Well, listen, now that

you've been let off the leash...

- Yeah?

- why don't we go in...

- and get to know each other

a bit better?

- Okay.

That might be pleasant.

[ Giggles ]

- [ Giggles ]

- Well.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Hi.

- You're a very attr--

Wait just a minute.

- What? What? What?

- Before we start--

- Yeah?

- What? Oh.

- Just a--

A little poultry.

[ Giggles ]

Okay.

- All right. Let's go.

- All right.

You do have a big appetite.

[ Giggles ]

- Pull yourself together.

So he came up with a good idea.

- [ Sighs ]

- Helen, not you too?

- If you did follow his suggestion...

you'd be able to put in that new scene

in Act Ill that you've always wanted to.

- Yes, but it'd--

- And that, that casts

a whole new light...

on my relationship

with my husband. Yes!

So you're saying

you want me to change it?

At the risk of seeing you

upset on your birthday.

- How did you know it was my birthday?

- Happy birthday.

- Helen! Ohh.

- Open it.

Gosh!

Oh, gosh.

Really. It's--

Don't get too excited.

I didn't buy it.

Cole Porter gave it to me.

It's one of many.

- Now I'm gonna have to take up smoking.

- Hmm.

Have a good time tonight

with your girlfriend.

I'm sure she's taking you out.

- Yes, with the Marxes.

- Yes, well... make a birthday wish.

- I have.

- I hope you get everything

in life that you want.

Helen, have you thought

about what I said before...

- about the way I feel?

- Don't speak.

- But I want to express--

- Don't speak. Don't.

- Just a few things I want to tell you.

- Don't speak.

- When we first met-- [ Muffled ]

- No, no. Don't speak.

Please don't speak.

Please don't speak.

No! No!

No! Go!

Go, gentle Scorpio, go!

Your Pisces wishes you

every happy return.

- Just one--

- Don't speak!

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- [ Sighs ]

- Wow, a wallet!

- That's appropriate.

- It was the nicest one I saw by far.

- The piping. That's real leather.

- Places to put stuff in there.

- You like it?

- It's amazing. Beautiful.

- You like it?

- Yes, really.

- Now all I need is some money,

and it'll hold its shape.

- You will prosper, my friend.

- I promise. [ Chuckles ]

Am I right, Hilda?

- No, I love it.

- Can I pick 'em or can I pick 'em?

- Oh, you sure can, Julian.

- Happy birthday.

- Thank you. Thank you.

Thanks for spending it with me.

- Oh, it's wonderful.

- Hilda, touch glasses there.

Hey, look who's here

with his girlfriend.

- [ Ellen ] Oh, no.

- I owe that big Gorgonzola an apology.

What are you talking about?

Now that he's drunk, he's gonna

apologize to everyone. Strangers.

[ David ] Today at rehearsal,

he came up with that little

suggestion, and I overreacted.

I let my ego get in the way of the work,

and I feel I owe him an apology.

- Ah, you're all right.

You handled it very well.

- I'll be right back.

I take it all back. It was a good

suggestion, and I apologize.

- Say hello to Violet.

- Hi, Violet.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

Who's this, Cheech?

- He's a writer.

- I'm a struggling writer.

- You wanna know what the problem

with your story is?

- What's the problem?

Are you gonna do some more rewrites?

- Sit down. Take a load off your feet.

- Moe, go on. Come here. Get him a beer.

- Why not?

- [ Violet ] He's a writer?

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