Hollywood Ending Page #10

Gosh, it's like two dogs in heat.

- We have to go to that meeting.

- No, no!

I was just getting started,

actually.

That was great!

Thank you.

Two paces past the clock isthe...

isthe first sofa.

No, wait. Two paces...

Three paces isthe first...

The bureau is past the clock.

Two paces past the first clock is...

Wait. Four steps. You're going

to do it. Don't worry.

Have courage.

Let's go. I got him.

I'll wait inthe lobby.

Hal.

Would you excuse us? I want

to talk with Val man-to-man.

Sure. I'll go make a few phone calls.

I'll see you boys later.

So, Ellie saysthings are going

very smoothly.

I said, I hear things

are going smoothly.

Yes, I... One. Two.

Are things going smoothly?

Yes! Yes! Things are fine.

Good, good. Sit down.

No, not there. Over here.

- Where?

- Here. Onthe sofa.

Onthe... the sofa?

The sofais, isto, to, to the...

Jesus. Are you okay?

- You all right?

- I stumbled. I came up short.

Today was arough day filming.

I'lltell you what. Let me get you

a drink. You'll be fine.

I have some terrific Irish whiskey.

It was a gift.

I don't want anythingto drink.

No, this will help you...

...relax after arough day. I insist.

- I'll be okay.

- Here you go.

Jesus. You really are overworked.

My goodness!

So...

...you're happy withthe dailies?

What can I say? Everything I've seen

so far has been great.

Great. And you definitely

don't want me to see them?

I get so embarrassed when...

Ijust thought maybe you'd

like an outside opinion.

Somebody with some distance

can be very objective.

Ellie sawthe dailies and she,

I think she likedthem.

Yes, I understand. You know, I see...

...a great deal of rough cuts...

We're not anywhere near arough cut.

- I don't cut picture as I go along.

- Val?

Whenthe picture's over,

I cut it together.

- Val?

- Yes?

You seem distracted.

Distracted? No. I did have

a difficult day today, but...

Okay, you're right. A deal's a deal.

I promised I wouldn't peek.

I know it makes you nervous.

Ellie made it clear

how you like to work.

People think we studio heads

have no sensitivity...

...but we want to make a good picture

every bit as much as you do.

It's just we knowthe realities

of the marketplace.

Will you stop moving your head?

It's very distracting.

No... I'm sorry.

Thank you.

I'm just feeling alittle...

I'm okay.

As long as you're satisfied.

I am. And I know you will be.

Good. Listen, come look at

what we've done for the poster.

- The poster?

- Yeah. Come here.

Come here? Me?

Yes, well... I'm coming.

Desk? The desk?

Where are you...? Come here.

You are overworked.

- I'm nervous.

- I'm impressed.

You've been working hard.

What are you doing? Have you

developed anervous disorder?

Yes, I have alittle arthritis

that sometimes kicks in.

So, do you like them?

- Like what?

- The posters.

Yes, they're great.

- Which one?

- They're all great.

My favorite, number two.

This is just great.

It's a strong graphic and...

I knew you'd love them.

If I did see them, I'd never tell.

- See what?

- The dailies.

No, see the problem is,

I get embarrassed when...

Okay. Okay. You're right.

A deal's a deal.

You know, soon we'll wrap the picture...

...and cut it together, then...

Am I barred fromthat, too?

No, Ijust want to present the best

possible thing I canto you.

This is a $60-million movie.

I'm not usedto...

...being kept inthe background.

Between you and me,

this is my valentine to Ellie.

A lot of people didn't think you

and I could worktogether.

Personality clashes andthe personal

history. But if two people are mature...

I'll let myself out.

It's okay. Don't worry.

Yeah, isthe yacht available?

I want to do the whole honeymoon

onthe Amalfi coast,...

...but it hasto be that yacht.

Because only that yacht is romantic

enough for my honeymoon.

All right. Okay, good.

You okay?

- Yes!

- Come on. I'll show you out.

- I know you've had arough day.

- The front door.

Cut!

There's more, Mr. Yeager...

...but those few hours

are a good selection.

Okay. Wally, thanks. And listen,

this is our little secret, okay?

Yes, sir.

Ladies and gentlemen, the National...

...Society of Video Sales...

...is proudto honor the movie

industry's man of the year...

...the incomparable Hal Yeager.

Time was we made more money

at the box office than video sales.

Nowthe big push we give

a film'stheatrical release...

...is really just aprelude

to making it alarge hit...

...in your over-the-counter sales.

Boy, they loved you.

I thought they would...

...lift you up ontheir shoulders

and carry you aroundthe room.

Ijust toldthe truth.

Hi.

- You're drunk.

- A little.

- A little?

- Okay, alot.

Definitely.

It's not easy sittingthrough 3 hours

of adulation.

Frankly, I don't know how you do it.

I can't rob them of the opportunity

of demonstratingtheir gratitude.

No wonder we both have to drink

so much at these affairs.

If I wasn't abit drunk,

I wouldn't bringthis up.

Bring what up?

- The dailies.

- What dailies?

Val's. "The City That Never Sleeps".

Well, I'm hopeful. You know?

You can't judge a film by its dailies.

They're just bits and pieces

out of sequence.

You have to wait till it's cut.

Well, I was very disappointed.

- You sawthem?

- That's just between us.

- How?

- I was disappointed.

I can't believe you. You... I can't...

He trusted you.

Honey, I didn't get to run a studio

by kowtowingto every director...

...who thinks he's Orson Welles.

But you gave him your word

that you wouldn't do that.

Honey, unless he has some vision

of howto cut thisthing...

...we're on very shaky ground.

No. I disagree. I disagree.

I thinkthe dailies are...

Are what? Nothing makes sense!

The angles, performances, coverage.

There is no coverage!

I trust his instincts.

This was supposedto be anice,

commercial picture.

And you weren't to look at it

until he was ready to show it to you.

I gave into those demands

to please you.

This guy could have come in

and begged for the job

and he wouldn't have gotten it.

The point of this isthat you said

one thingto his face...

...then did something else

behind his back.

You make it sound sinister.

I'm responsible

for a very huge chunk of money.

I have a studio to run.

Yes, I know, I know, okay?

If you're disappointed, it's me you

should be disappointed in.

What doesthat mean?

Because, well, I saw some

of the footage. You know.

And I was alittle baffled, okay?

But you know what?

Look, maybe I should have told you.

I don't know.

But half of it was

inthe can anyway, and...

Look, he's a genuine talent,

okay?

Who saysthat we're right?

The guy's a genius.

Well, let's just hope he has

a vision of howto cut it together,...

...for all our sakes.

He never hasto know I sawthe dailies.

I'm not tampering.

And you should have warned me!

I mean, I don't ever want to wonder

about your loyalties.

Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm drunk.

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