Ferocious

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(Man sighs.)

- (man):
So, xvhafs the deal'?

How many people here'? Seriously.

- (woman):
Uh...

Mke 200,000 maybe.

- (man):
Wow.

Welcome to Tmytown.

You could fit this whole place,

this x-vhole town,

just right in your pocket,

couldn't you?

- So, I'm thinking about making

a demo reel

avith me talking to celebrities.

You know, shop it around

and, uh:
transition

to a bigger market. Is she here?

- Not yet.

- OK

And, uh. be sure

to teH me when--

- The minute she pulls up. Yes.

-Yeah.

- (man):
I Knox-v. I'm assuming

they're gonna be throx-ving you

a parade or something, right?

Something like that?

Wait are they'?

- (woman):
No. - (man) Oh

Do you want them to?

'Cause I can make that happen.

I xvill make that phone call,

I will get the parade,

Mam Street happenmg.

-(woman) That's--

that's what scares me.

(Man mughs.)

- Excuse me, darling,

what's your boss's name'?

- Steve Sherwood.

- Sherwood'?

- Shem-mod.

- All right.

Where can I find Steve Sherwood?

- Oh, I'm here. Whcfs calling?

- Callum. Leigh's manager.

- Callum. Hi.

- Tell me, Steve, what kind of

numbers you guys get'?

- Um, 16, 16,000.

- What if I told you

I can more than quadruple that

for today's shoxv?

Mort Heimer, hes a friend of mine. I could

get him to spin this across the Midwest.

- Wow.

- But if I'm gonna do that

I need you to push

the local angle hard, OK'?

How-q Leigh's from a small town,

she's still one of you,

yadda yadda. Can you do that')

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm

- Great, great. Also,

Leigh's mom is going to call

while you're on the air, five minutes into

the interview or something. it's a surprise.

- SuraAll right.

- Thanks. Yeah, yeah, this is Clallum.

The air is nice, though. It's fresh and clean.

- Everyone please 'welcome

Leigh Parrish.

(cheering)

: What's this? What's

that building right there'?

- (woman):
A .. slaughterhouse

I think.

: Lovely.

- OK, OK!

: Any mountains

or anything?

- (woman):
No.

- (CaHum):
None')

- (woman):
No.

- (CaHum):
None anywhere?

- (uvornan):
No mountains,

just prairies.

: Prairies. All right.

- (xvoman):
I never said you had to come.

- (Callum):
No, no:

I'm just yanking your chain.

- Got you up there and...

- Look at me and my curly fro.

(peome laughing)

I loved it here.

: I Knox-v you did.

And, believe me, this is gonna

look really good.

Leigh Parish returning

to her roots.

The obscurity

she was plucked from.

- Steve?

Hi! I'm Leigh.

Thank you so much

for inviting me.

- You know, I've been c--

- Oh

Um...

(scribbling uvith pen)

- Yeah, no, very excited,

she's very excited.

- Here you go. Sorry. excuse me

just one second. sorry.

- Sure, yeah,

I'll be right here.

: OK, great,

thank you.

- Was that--

- No, he said today or tomorrow.

Just try to relax. Trust me.

If this xvorks out,

MM buy you a yacht.

or a cottage. maybe.

Or you can buy me

a cottage perhaps.

Yeah, this is Callum.

Oh. OK.

Uh-huh. Yeah

- Five minutes, everybody.

Five minutes.

- OK. See you in a few minutes.

- Yeah. OK.

'Cause I grew up on a farm,

so we'd have like chickens--

- Did you chop the head off?

- No, my dad would butcher them;

I xvoulch-but I did not 'want

to be present during that.

- (Steve):
No.

- (man):
Stand by...

On five four, three. two. .

- So, you've made your career

by playing the--

for lack of a better description--

squeaky-clean heroin Chants-lie.

Now, ChanteHe xs great--

don't get me wrong--

but I guess

that I want to know. .

Ever want to play the bad girl

for a change'?

- Um, you Knox-v,

if I was offered the right part,

I'd probably consider it,

but, you know,

I don't naturally gravitate toxvards

like the darker characters.

- Hmm. You knotv. there was

a news story the other day

about a guy that lives

out in Deep River.

- Mm-hmm.

- Lives in a trailer park.

Wins a million dollars.

Doesn't knoxv xvhat hit him.

Years later, he's a mess.

Now, how about you?

Has n changed you?

- Woxv, Steve Shem-mode hard-hitting

journalist edge comes out.

No, it's a fair question.

But I-you Knox-v,

I'm the same girl--

simple, doxvn to earth.

You know, living in LA hasn't

really changed that for me.

- Really?

- Really trwy, I swear

(She laughs.)

Same person.

- Oh, and you're from here, of

course, born and raised, right'?

- Proud to say yes yeah.

I uh, I actuaHy grew up

on a farm about a half hour

away from here

- What was that like'?

- Itwas amazing.

- You know, I get it noxv,

though, I get how to spin this.

I mean, I had no idea.

I KNEE-V that x-yheh they saw you,

you Knox-v, they sax-y a star, OK,

but they also see themselves.

It's... ah,

brand identity, man.

Best possible scenario.

- Any regrets?

- Do you mean m show business?

- Yeah, show business, life.

- Well, I mean, of course...

Oh, oh, you xvant examples.

OK, well, let's see.

Uh... well, there was the 1O years I did

at the Maricopa Correctional Facility.

And then a tattoo on my face

that I had to get removed

Oh, and in the '80s,

I took part in some

voluntary genetic experiment.

But other than that.

Hhmk I got it down, yeah

- This is gonna be good, this is

gonna be really, really good.

It's OK if you want to fall

asleep while I'm talking to you.

- Sorry. I'm tired.

- All right, well, what other big projects

are coming down the turnpike for you?

- All right, well, what other big projects

are coming down the turnpike for you?

- Possibly something.

I... can't say just yet.

- That sounds exciting.

- Yeah.

- Well, that sounds...

promising.

Yeah, no she's going crazy

wamng for an answer.

We both are. so. .

Great, yeah. you let me know

the second that you find out.

All right, all right.

Thank you.

Garrett thank you.

OK. AH right.

Phew'

- WeH, that's great

because our next guest is

exceedingly special.

Hello, Line 4!

- [Hello? Leigh, sweetie,

it's Mom.]

- Pvoml.

- [Mama Parrish, ladies and gents.

- Mom! What are you doing?

- [Your father and I are just

[Even jUST for a few days]

[Your room is set up, so come on

out x-vhen you're ready]

- Aw'. I'll see you tonight, Mom.

Love to you, Dad, and Stella-Bella.

- [We miss you, and uveTe all

proud of you]

- Stella-Bella?

- That's my dog.

- (man):
Fxve four.

three, two.

- Thank you so much.

Mwas great OK Bye.

- Garret from the network says

rt looks promisrng.

- Promising?

- That's all I got. I'm sorry.

- That was fantastxcl

- Yeah, wasn't n'?

Thank you so much.

I had such a good time.

- It xvas great. Hey, listen, there's a

do over at Pint Meisters after 11 tonight

for the film festival.

- Oh!

- I thought you and I could

maybe, um--

- Yo, actually, Steve, uh, I think Leigh's a

little drained from the flight and everything.

You know how it xs

- OK, sure. But hey, wan.

If you're going to make any

appearances tonight, call me, OK'?

- OK. Great.

- It'll do us both good to be seen together.

- Yeah, absolutely.

- Thanks again, Steve.

- Thank you so much: guys.

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