Dead of Winter

License, please.

Is there some sort

of problem, officer?

Your right

headlight's out.

Yeah, I know. I ve been

meaning to get it fixed,

but with

the holidays and all...

All right.

Cold night.

Cold night.

Ok. Stay sober.

Ok. Stay sober.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I ve got it.

Listen, if he's not here

in 5 minutes, I m gone.

listen, if he's not here

in 5 minutes, I m gone.

TV:
who gives you?

the most money?

Donny, that's who.

Do you know it's 7 below

in my window?

Oh, man, the white stuff

is a-comin' down.

We just got word

from the boys

at the weather bureau

that with the wind chill,

We re talkin'

a cool 40 below.

Good god!

So stay below--

Good god!

So stay below--

Rob.

mmm?

It s 40 below.

It s 40 below.

Stay in bed.

Stay in bed.

I have an audition.

I have an audition.

I ll give you

an audition.

I ll give you

an audition.

Rob....

Rob....

Wait. My kid brother.

Oh, he's asleep.

He s right there.

Who cares?

Go back to sleep.

Go back to sleep.

Ohh.

Ohh.

He s going home

in a few days.

He s going home

in a few days.

Where s my

new headshot?

Did you

print it up yet?

Oh, sh*t.

Rob.

I ll do it right after

I finish my coffee.

I have an audition

in 45 minutes.

What is this?

You never should have told me

you were gonna do it

If you weren't gonna do it.

I m sorry. I forgot.

How could you forget?

You ve been sitting around

Watching football all weekend

With my brother.

I just forgot.

It happens,

for Christ s sake.

It s nothing

to get ticked about.

Who s ticked?

Oh!

Oh!

Don t worry about it.

I ll call the landlord.

Right.

You can't call him.

We re behind

in the rent.

Hey, I wasn't sleeping

too loud for you guys,

Was I?

No, Roland. Here.

Have some coffee.

No, Roland. Here.

Have some coffee.

Stop it.

I don't even

look like this anymore.

I don't even

look like this anymore.

My roommate went in

a while ago.

Oh, yeah?

What d she say?

The pay's good.

he was nice to her.

Man:
59.

59, please.

oh, that's me.

see you.

bye.

bye.

hi.

I m Katie McGovern.

hi. I m number 59.

i'll be with you

in a mo--

I ll be with you

in a mo--

oh, well, you're, uh...

oh, well, you're, uh...

is something wrong?

oh, no.

no, it's

just that, uh...

uh, say something.

tell me something

about yourself.

tell me something

about yourself.

I did--uh, I have--

I did an under 5

on all my children.

I have 2

commercials running.

I toured in

taming of the shrew--

yes, yes, yes,

yes, um....

would you mind

turning to your left

just for a moment?

just for a moment?

sure.

sure.

oh, your hair.

tell me,

does it, um...

go up?

go up?

how's that?

how's that?

well...

well...

that's that.

that's that.

maybe you read about it

in the trades, hmm?

no.

no? well...

she and the director

were at each other's

throats.

finally,

she left the set.

oh.

everybody thought

she would settle down

and come back

and finish the film,

but it has been

a week now,

and they are stuck.

have they closed down

the production?

oh, no.

they're up

in Canada,

shooting every foot

of every scene

in which

she's not involved,

but, you see,

she is the lead.

there is only so much

they can do without her,

so they must

find somebody

as quickly as possible

to fill her role.

to finish--

are you offering me

the part?

I am offering you

a chance at it.

you will have to go

upstate for a few days,

where we will

make you over.

you'll do a scene

on videotape.

that's so

the director can see

what you look like

on the screen.

now, for that,

you would be paid...

here. $3,000.

it's spelled out here--

the payment schedules,

the release forms,

the union papers.

everything's covered.

I will send a copy

of that

to your agent

this afternoon.

to your agent

this afternoon.

I m sort of in between

agents right now.

I see.

what happens if the director

doesn't like me?

but he's going

to like you.

I m sure of it.

and when you

get the role,

you'll be paid

$9,000 more.

you'll be paid

$9,000 more.

do you have

some obligation

that prevents you

from taking this?

that prevents you

from taking this?

no. no, not at all.

rob, this is a role.

it's real.

I m an actress.

actresses act.

waitresses wait tables.

when did you ever

turn down a job?

what's this guy

Murray like?

I don't know.

I just met him.

what's he look like?

how old is he?

rob, I just met the guy.

I didn't card him.

what's got into you?

just asking.

will you put

that thing down?!

will you put

that thing down?!

look, Katie, if you want

to do this thing, just do it.

look, Katie, if you want

to do this thing, just do it.

that's him.

that's him.

I m going.

I m going.

I gave you

the number, right?

mm-hmm.

mm-hmm.

so...

so...

I ll call you

when I get there.

great.

great.

we'll talk

about this then.

great.

hey, sis,

leaving us already?

yep.

my classes start

Wednesday,

so I may not be here

when you get--

back.

back.

something I said?

something I said?

aah!

aah!

oh, dear.

what's the matter?

I hope dr. Lewis

won't be worried.

who's dr. Lewis?

the producer.

he's arranged for you

to stay at his house.

he's a doctor?

he doesn't

practice anymore.

since

his retirement,

he's turned

his attention

to other pursuits.

to other pursuits.

how much further?

just the next town.

just the next town.

it's beautiful.

it's beautiful.

the storm,

the pine trees...

$12.50.

oh.

oh.

hold on a second.

hold on a second.

free goldfish with

every $10 purchase.

goldfish?

well, well, well.

uh, would you

hold on to that?

uh, would you

hold on to that?

poor things.

poor things.

we're here!

we're here!

we're here!

we're here!

you made it

through the storm.

oh, forgive me, my dear.

these contraptions take

some getting used to.

these contraptions take

some getting used to.

the piano

is automated...

the piano

is automated...

and so am I.

and so am I.

miss McGovern,

I presume.

it's nice to meet you.

I m dr. Joseph Lewis.

the pleasure

is all mine.

the pleasure

is all mine.

well done, Mr. Murray.

wonderful.

thank you.

thank you.

take the woman's coat,

why don't you?

take the woman's coat,

why don't you?

and whatever that is...

the goldfish.

a gift from

the gas station.

do you have

a bowl for them?

oh, I m sure we can

find something suitable.

oh, I m sure we can

find something suitable.

quite a house.

quite a house.

be it ever so humble.

doesn't look

so humble to me.

I ll give you

the grand tour,

if you like.

oh, yes, please.

oh, yes, please.

well, that's

a sorella oil there,

one of the old masters.

one of the old masters.

oh, by the way,

the piano was made

for president McKinley.

he never heard it

play, though.

shot dead in buffalo

the day it was delivered

to the white house.

the day it was delivered

to the white house.

oh, I see.

shot dead, huh?

shot dead, huh?

we are fortunate

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