Jimmy Hollywood Page #9

Synopsis: Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter, aided by his sidekick William, who has suffered a head wound and has problems with short-term memory. Jimmy's vigilante alter ego soon becomes a media wonder--but Jimmy remains a total unknown and his long-suffering girl friend Lorraine is getting fed up with the whole situation.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: Paramount Home Video
 
IMDB:
5.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%
R
Year:
1994
112 min
74 Views


don't you think?

Lorraine De la Pena.

Like Oscar De La Renta.

At least Hollywood's

going to remember Jericho.

I just wish they knew

that he was played by Jimmy Alto.

-What do you make of this sh*t?

-I don't know.

Hey, you think

this is that guy that got shot?

I can't tell from here.

I can't tell.

What the f***

am I going to do here, William?

There might be other guys, other lowlifes.

I knew I should've worn my seat belt.

Motherfuckers!

These guys are playing games.

I hate guys who give me the high beams.

What the hell was that all about, huh?

You think it was that drug guy

we put in the bathtub?

I don't know. I don't know.

I mean, they obviously didn't know

we were the S.O.S., right?

Imagine if we were just average citizens

and didn't know what to do.

We could've got hurt.

Why us? Out of the clear blue sky?

It just goes to show you, I mean, you know,

the craziness that's going on around here.

Its crazy.

I don't think we can leave town just yet.

First Jimmy Alto's got to go public.

Before I leave town, I go public.

One last hurrah.

You think that's a good idea?

Yeah.

I mean, if you're going to take

a hit show off the air,

you got to go out in style.

You got to leave them

with some kind of a hook.

Reveal the identity of Jericho.

Jimmy Alto is Jericho.

You know, if Im going to

make my farewell speech,

Ill need an appropriate setting.

Something, someplace

that speaks Hollywood.

The Hollywood Bowl, that's it.

"Jimmy Alto at the Hollywood Bowl.

One night only."

What do you think?

The Hollywood Bowl.

I mean, look at this. This is great.

What are you gonna do?

You're going to find better than this?

What the hell am I going to say?

What am I going to say?

You know, let's face it, Will.

You know, we actually did some good.

You know? I mean, that was not

the purpose, but what the hell, huh?

Crime is down.

I forget how much, but it is down.

Why was I going public?

I can't even remember the reason now.

You think it was those drug guys

from the other time?

I don't know. I don't know.

Its hard to tell the lunatics

from one another. I don't know.

Its insanity. What do you want, motives?

Its not like this is

Murder She Wrote, William.

I mean, there are no motives anymore.

They could've just been playing games.

I don't know who they were.

I mean, it's total insanity.

You want to make logic out of insanity?

What am I gonna say here?

Im trying to think.

Is today the 17th?

I don't know. Why?

'Cause I got my MRI

appointment on the 17th, you know?

That's wonderful, Will.

We have police closing in on us,

lowlifes smashing into the car,

they shoot at us.

And you're wondering

about your doctor's appointment?

You'll probably get a bullet

in your f***ing head

before you get a chance to do your MRI.

What am I going to say?

What the hell am I gonna say?

What a time not to know what to say.

I mean, I have a chance to say it right

here and be in everybody's living room,

and I can't think of anything to say. Sh*t.

Wait a minute. This is the 17th.

Jimmy, this is the 17th!

I got my appointment with the doctor

for my MR thing today!

William, we are leaving town!

You understand

that we are getting out of town?

I know, but it's going to take forever

to reschedule.

Can't I just go do my MR thing right now,

then we could both

scoot out of town then?

The sun's coming up.

I want this speech to work

at the appropriate moment,

like Easter Sunday services,

with that light just breaking through.

What do you think? Are you sure?

The vigilante Jericho

has made his name known

in the following videotape.

Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood.

This is Jimmy Alto,

better known to you as Jericho.

Its a very sad time for the S.O.S.

The police are forcing us to leave town.

Ill come back and pick you up.

What do you think? A couple of hours?

I don't know. It could be.

l got the Sony Watchman and the

Hollywood and the Stars tapes,

Ill just watch that. Okay? They're in here.

-Be careful. Don't lose my tapes.

-I won't.

Its just a matter of time

before they get me, but think about this.

Look at the time and energy

the police are spending

to find me and the members

of the S.O.S. A task force.

But are we a threat

to the citizens of this city? No.

Has the S.O.S. ever robbed or raped

or killed citizens of this city? No.

Is this same police energy

directed towards the S.O.S.

also applied to the criminal element

of this city? No.

People are afraid to go out at night

for fear of being robbed or killed.

Women are terrified

to go into underground parking garages

for fear of being attacked.

We're guaranteed,

in the Declaration of Independence,

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

No, the police just left.

The sh*t's really going to hit the fan now.

-What are you talking about?

-Well, Ive gone public.

I made a video saying that

Jericho is really Jimmy Alto.

No, don't tell me that.

I can't talk now but Im bigger than ever.

Ive gone public.

Im defying them to come and get me.

That's what my message is.

Jimmy, listen to me. Listen to me.

I can't. I can't. I got to run.

The clock's ticking, honey.

Ill call you

when I get wherever it is Im going. Bye.

Look what's happening

to the quality of our life.

What kind of liberty is it

when the innocent people

have to live behind bars

to protect themselves?

How can we pursue

our happiness when we live in fear?

l think we could sue

the Government of the United States

because our civil rights are being violated.

This is a society that is being strangled

to death by the criminal element.

And what's being done?

What is being done is

they're trying to get Jericho.

They're trying to get the S.O.S.

He's very convincing.

Yeah, he's a good actor,

but he's not a vigilante. That's the problem.

He's not a vigilante?

No.

Police Chief Cummings had this to say

about the Jimmy Alto speech.

I think this man Jimmy Alto

is missing the point.

The reason we're trying to get him

as quickly as possible

is we can't allow anarchy on our streets.

Anarchy? You got anarchy up the ass, pal.

Anarchy with cappuccino.

We cannot sanction that type of behavior.

What the hell's going on?

At the present time,

there are over 150 policemen

assigned to track down

Jimmy Alto and the S.O.S.

Detectives on the special task force

estimate there are

and we believe them

to be heavily armed and dangerous.

Excuse me. I must be a mirage.

Excuse me.

Do you know where I might find William?

William who?

William. Little guy. Got a hat on.

Head problems.

He's here to see... He's getting an MRI.

I must have a last name, sir.

William, William. I don't know.

Im sorry. I must have a last name.

William!

William?

Aren't you Jimmy Alto?

I just saw

your Jericho speech on the television.

Oh, yeah?

l think it's a wonderful thing you're doing.

-Thank you.

-Id love to have your autograph.

-I don't have a pen.

-You're a hell of a guy, Jimmy Alto.

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Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988) which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. more…

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