Dangerous Game Page #5

Synopsis: Eddie Israel is a moviemaker. He is beginning the shooting of "The mother of mirrors", starring Francis Burns and Sarah Jennings. "The mother of mirrors" is the story of the last night of a couple falling into decay. Eddie is very demanding with the actors, and the heavy atmosphere of the film acts upon the daily life of the protagonists.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Abel Ferrara
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
31%
R
Year:
1993
108 min
205 Views


- Hi!

- Honey, hi!

- It's so good to see you.

- How are you doing?

Wow, what a surprise.

What are you doing here?

Let me hang up the phone.

Bring these in, come on.

Bring it right in the bedroom there.

Put them down in the bedroom,

put them on the bed.

You remember this room, right?

Where's your...

What did you do with your knapsack?

Did they take it? Here it is.

Why don't you take it to the bedroom,

or actually, they can do it for you.

- How are you?

- Fine.

Give me a kiss.

Good to see you. What a nice surprise.

I missed you so much!

Me, too. I'm so glad you came.

Yeah, we decided why wait for the weekend?

Sit down. Take off your coat. You warm?

Hey, tough guy!

What's the story of your life?

Nothing.

Just hang those in the closet,

if you don't mind.

- You been a good boy?

- Yeah.

Why?

Wow, what a surprise! What a great surprise.

Wonderful.

- I missed you.

- I missed you, too.

"Hermes guided the souls of the dead

down to the brink of the river Styx."

That's Hermes, guiding one of the dead

down to the river Styx.

"A murky, stagnant river

that flowed around the underworld.

"There, Hermes left them

in charge of the ferryman, Charon.

"If they had money to pay for their fare,

Charon sent them across.

"If not, he refused to take them,

for he was greedy.

"Those who could not pay

had to wander about...

"till they found

the paupers' entrance to Hades.

"That is why, when a man died...

"his kin put a coin under his tongue."

No, it's gonna be terrific.

Sarah is a surprise. Sarah's got something...

I think, kind of special, you know.

- Yeah?

- I think she's going to be all right.

What's she like?

Very L.A.

- Is she beautiful?

- She's beautiful.

Or is it only makeup and bleach?

- It's all a lot of money, sweetheart.

- I bet.

No, but she has something, I think that's...

I'm going to make it work for the part.

I want the first moment to be,

you need to be taken care of.

Your hand is in pain.

She's coming over to take care of you.

Then I want to see...

you trying to get instant gratification

from her sexually.

Okay? She won't give it to you.

When she doesn't, that's when you...

- It's primate time.

- We're ready, Eddie.

I mean instant gratification.

I mean, there's no kissing.

No tit. No p*ssy.

Put her hand on your cock.

Then if she doesn't give you what you need,

you take it.

It's gonna be, the more she resists,

the more it's gonna go.

Don't forget the first beat.

The first beat is important.

- The hankie.

- The hankie. Right.

Why is it there?

Kiss it.

Kiss it and make it better.

- Russell...

- Kiss it.

Kiss it again.

Make it better.

Don't.

What do you mean, don't?

Let me put this on your...

Stop, Russell.

Stop? What are you talking about?

Stop.

Take these off.

No.

No! Don't! Don't do it this way.

The baby, Frank. Do it.

I thought you wanted this.

Don't you wanted to have a baby?

I thought you wanted a baby!

Get your head up, Claire.

Pick up your head, Claire.

Try and get your head up.

Claire, try and get your head up.

Okay. Cut.

Wardrobe, get me a robe.

Clear please.

Okay. It was beautiful.

You f***ing piece of sh*t!

What are you doing?

- What are you smiling about?

- Okay.

The scene is over.

- No, it's not!

- What's the matter?

- You know what the matter is!

- What?

- F*** you, Burns!

- Come on.

He can't f***ing act, man.

He has to do everything for real.

What are you talking about?

- You know what I'm talking about.

- What are you trying to tell me?

Tell him or cry to him.

Go ahead. What is it?

F***, he has to drink to play a drunk,

he has to f***ing...

He doesn't have to...

Okay. Let's go.

Let's go out.

Come here.

F*** this sh*t.

Then he kicked the door open...

and he said, "Take your clothes off...

"and lie down."

And he...

tried to...

rape me, but I...

I guess my body was so rigid,

that he couldn't.

And then he started calling me...

a disgusting lesbian...

a stupid dyke...

a pathetic piece of sh*t.

That if he couldn't get it into my p*ssy,

he was gonna make me suck it.

And I remember...

I don't know what I remember,

I just remember...

this horrible choking feeling.

All of a sudden he got up, then he dragged

me over to the side of the roof by my hair...

and he held the knife against my throat...

and he said, "I don't know

if I should slit your throat...

"or push you off the building."

And I would have done anything for him.

You poor thing.

Then all of a sudden

he just broke down and started crying.

He ran away...

and I put my clothes back on...

and I walked home.

What do we do?

The object is to collect

as many pairs as you can.

Dealer shuffles cards. We did that.

Remaining cards.

These are the pile of cards.

Eddie, swordfish, turkey burger?

Turkey burger.

- Turkey burger?

- Veggie burger.

- Turkey burger okay?

- All right. Wait a second.

Look at his hand, and see if...

Look at your hand,

see if any of the cards are the same.

Let me see if he needs any help.

Actually, I take the...

Do you want me to start

with the corn or something?

Anyone, corn?

- Absolutely, corn.

- Yeah.

This is organic corn.

Guys, you want to shuck the corn for us?

You guys wanna do it?

- Can't I be first?

- Well, I'm the dealer, but...

Sammy, how about you and Tommy

go to work here?

- Get rid of this game.

- I have an idea.

Eddie, you need a cold drink?

I'm gonna get the trash and start.

You kids want a hot dog?

You guys want a hot dog?

Could you just get me a hot dog?

- Do you want one right now?

- Yeah.

Save-On, that's a great store.

You're gonna love all those toys.

He's been so wonderful in getting us here.

How about some hors d'oeuvres?

No, thanks.

You hungry?

I'll take a turkey burger.

A turkey burger? So California.

That's me, Mr. California.

Yeah, I noticed.

Want to go take a nap or something?

- No, I'm good.

- Yeah.

You're happy here?

- You need a drink or something?

- No.

Sure?

- Yeah, I'm just nursing this.

- All right.

I'm going to go see Tommy.

- Is everything okay?

- Yeah.

I don't know.

Since I got here, you seem a little distracted.

No.

- Everything's going okay?

- Yeah.

Nobody's giving you any trouble?

Only you.

Excuse me?

Cute.

I don't wanna go back to the hotel.

Let's take one of these roads

up to the canyon...

and drive across to Mulholland

or something.

Can you pass me the cigarettes?

They're on the floor.

You didn't come.

What is it?

Get in the car, Maddy. Let's go home.

Eddie, I'm your wife.

Don't talk to me

like I'm one of your f***ing assistants.

Just get in the f***ing car, Maddy.

No!

Let's have this thing out now.

Don't turn your back on me.

You sh*t.

I was just thinking it has to be more...

than you just knocking my teeth

down my throat.

You know what I'm saying, Frankie?

I mean it has to be more...

You gotta give me something more.

Just act and shut up.

It's not about acting. It's about feeling.

How can he act if he doesn't feel it?

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Nicholas St. John

For the American screenwriter, see Nicholas St. John (screenwriter). Nicholas St. John (by 1526 – 8 November 1589), was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir John St John of Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire. He succeeded his father in 1576. He was a Gentleman pensioner by 1552 to 1560. He sat on the Wiltshire bench as a Justice of the Peace from c.1574 and was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1579–80. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Camelford in March 1553, Saltash in 1555, Cricklade in 1563, Great Bedwyn in 1571 and Marlborough in 1572. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Richard Blount of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, with whom he had 3 sons and 5 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John. His second son, Oliver, was made Lord Deputy of Ireland and Viscount Grandison. more…

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