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were closed.

You know who that is over

there? Can I take your picture?

Superman.

Right. He's got to be loaded.

You know, my little cousins

are glued to that show.

Look at her ass.

Len, look.

What's really

exciting to me...

Earl Wilson.

Look at you all dressed up.

I haven't seen you since...

You punched a waiter

in Sardi's and broke his nose.

I left a nice tip.

Find something funny, junior?

No, no, no.

I know when I'm

out of my league.

Don't sell yourself short.

I got a big heart.

I'll bet you've got

a big one, too.

That's very nice of you

to say, Miss...

Leonore Lemmon.

Miss Lemmon.

So, how about an autograph

for my poor crippled nephew?

Is he in an iron lung?

He's in Yonkers.

Superman wants to get laid.

Goddamn!

Make room for f***ing Daddy!

You know what, stallion?

What?

I think you're starting to

get the hang of this.

Let's do it again.

Hey, Scout.

Mom's picking me up.

I know that.

I just wanted to...

I got you something.

I left it in the car.

I'll give it to you when we

go home. Come on. Let's go.

How come

you're not at work?

'Cause I don't sit in an

office, okay? That's for suckers.

Your pop's an investigator,

all right?

Come on, let's go.

I'm supposed to wait

for Mom.

What?

I'm supposed to wait for Mom.

Your mom and me, we don't...

Evan.

Evan.

Nobody has magic powers.

You got to be tough.

You got to show them

what you're made of, you know?

My father

never taught me that.

Okay, here we go. Come on.

Come on.

I'm his son.

He's my son, he is.

Tell him, Scout.

Just tell him.

Evan, tell him, please.

Come on.

Evan. Evan.

Honey,

what's the matter?

Oh, Jesus.

Could you take him...

Just take him... Sure.

Whatever you want to say,

you know.

Are you going to fight

everybody?

I thought you

liked tough guys.

You're saying this why?

I want to be honest with you.

My, that's noble.

What is that, from some script

you auditioned for in the '40s?

No. It's just me,

talking to you.

I'm so grateful.

Straight arrow George!

You go to New York, and you f*** some

whore, and you run back to tell me!

She's not a whore.

She's an actress. A singer?

Does she blow smoke rings

with her c*nt?

Is it a fling you want?

It's not a fling.

Oh, you're in love!

Two weeks in a hotel room?

She makes me feel young.

Have you seen yourself,

George?

Your face is going.

Don't do this.

Here, your eyes, your

hair, your stomach. Stop it.

You think no one notices?

Toni, don't do this.

But you've got your projects, haven't

you? You're going to be a director.

You'll sit in your little canvas

chair, polishing your balls.

Thank God I'm rid of

that hag I had to screw.

What was her name? The one

who paid for everything!

The one who bought me a

f***ing house! For God's sake!

You want publicity? You'll

get it. I'll say you're a Red.

And a f*ggot. A lush.

Nobody can call that a lie.

You know what? You've never

helped me. You never helped me!

You could've talked to Eddie.

You could've gotten me

something, but you didn't!

Because you liked me where

I was, in a f***ing red suit!

You liked that! Well, that's

not who I am, you understand?

God damn you!

But, George,

that's all you were good for.

Ten-year-olds

and shut-ins.

That was the best

you were ever going to be.

I knew that. Why didn't you?

They rushed it and closed the case.

I didn't like it from the start.

Why?

There was pressure.

Oh, yeah? From who?

Look, I can't do

what you can do. Understand?

I got a wife, kids,

car payments.

Look, I'm in for 20

and a pension.

But I got nothing to lose,

huh?

Think it through.

MGM buys off the mother.

I'm not getting paid, pal.

That's all it's about for you. Hey.

I got that woman killed.

For nothing, okay?

Fifty bucks a day, I'm stringing her

husband along like I'm running him

'cause I can't see straight

in front of me.

No. I'm done.

Look, this is how they work

and it just gets buried.

Don't you want to know

about this guy?

Why don't you get on the right

side of something for once?

Where do you come off

telling me what I should do?

Well, I'm not the one with

the guilty conscience, am I?

Who wants me to wrestle?

Professional circuit.

They're serious.

You might get

a kick out of it.

What do you got, a party?

No. Just a few friends

of Leonore's making a racket.

So now when that old b*tch calls,

this gizmo records it automatically.

So at least

the cops believe us.

I got a delivery

for Mr. Reeves.

Hey, in there!

Excuse me.

Sorry.

Put that on the table.

Georgie, why don't you show

this boy how much we love him?

All right.

Why don't we take it easy

on this batch, Len?

All right, kid, here's 100.

Go make your first million.

Georgie, you are directing

your own movie in a month.

Live a little, okay?

Or take a headache pill.

Just don't ruin the

party, okay? All right.

Give me a kiss.

Go. Go on.

All right, all right.

I'll fix you a drink,

all right?

Yeah?

That actor...

Eddie, it's very late.

What's he planning to do

with the rest of his life?

He has some spaceman script

set up with Wasserman.

To direct.

If you offered some kind of...

Yeah, yeah.

I know how to handle it.

Well, all right.

Very nice.

Thank you.

You're very kind.

What did you think, my

sweetest dream? Moved to tears?

I thought you sounded

like a goddamn beaner.

Well, and so good night.

Buenas noches, Jorge.

Hey!

Universal is not the only studio.

Get him in the door someplace else.

I already tried.

Try harder.

He's your only client. What

kind of bullshit agent are you?

Leonore.

You come around here,

dragging around like a wet

goddamn dog! Leonore, stop it!

Art, we talked about this.

This picture's important.

Or it was.

These people don't want me.

They don't know what I can do.

And we got to show it to them, show

them I can do something different.

We got to cook something up

for me now.

The wrestling offer.

Does it pay?

Their only concern,

are you up to it physically?

Well, we'll...

You can film me,

so they can see.

Why don't you just join

the goddamn circus?

How are you doing?

Mrs. Mannix?

I'll just put it

on the bed.

Mrs. Mannix?

Mrs. Mannix,

can I talk to you?

It's about George.

George shot himself.

He was shot.

Someone shot him,

is that what you mean?

Who did that?

Mrs. Mannix.

Can you help me understand?

Will you please help me?

Did you know George?

Why don't you tell me

about him?

He really was

the most beautiful boy.

Mrs. Mannix, please,

if I could just come in.

You're not invited, Simo.

Were you?

We're working.

Come on.

Why don't you lay off?

Mr. Harris.

Hello, Louis.

You come up from Palos Verdes

just to see me?

I came to celebrate

my friends' anniversary.

You've met Mr. Mannix.

No, but we got

people in common.

Ain't that right, Eddie?

I've got nothing

in common with you.

Bernice, the first missus.

You like that

car crash gimmick, huh?

Rick...

Riva Watson.

She get all clingy?

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