Liz & Dick Page #3

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

WHY DID SHE DO IT?

WHERE ARE YOU:

GOING NOW?

KATIE.

[ SIGHS ]

OFF TO BED.

WHERE WERE YOU?

LOST IN THE MIDDLE

OF AN OCEAN.

"LOST IN THE MIDDLE

OF AN OCEAN"?

WHAT KIND OF POETING BOLLOCKS

IS THAT?

YOU HAVE A FAMILY HERE

THAT'S DROWNING!

I LOVE ELIZABETH.

TOUGH.

YOU'RE ALREADY TAKEN.

WE WERE MEAN FOR EACH OTHER.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

TO CONRAD HILTON,

MICHAEL WILDING, MIKE TODD,

AND EDDIE BLOODY FISHER.

LOOK AROUND YOU, MAN.

THIS IS YOUR FAMILY.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

WELL, SHE'S ALIVE.

BUT I FEAR I AM DEAD.

I CAN'T.

I'M SORRY,

BUT IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

I CAN'T.

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I WON'T LIVE

WITHOUT YOU!

ELIZABETH!

[ CRYING ]

ELIZABETH?

[ SNIFFLES ]

ELIZABETH!

[ CRYING ]

[ Crying ]

YOU CAN GO.

[ SNIFFLES ]

THIS SHOULDN'T TAKE

TOO LONG.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T TURN MY BACK

ON MY RESPONSIBILITIES.

[ SNIFFLES ]

THAT'S WHY

I'M REMOVING MYSELF.

I DON'T WANT TO BE

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

DON'T.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I ALREADY HAVE.

[ CRYING ]

ELIZABETH?

[ Crying ]

I ALREADY HAVE.

HOW MANY WERE IN HERE?

ELIZABETH,

HOW MANY DID YOU TAKE?

[ CRYING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

ALL.

ALL OF THEM.

COME HERE. COME HERE.

[ MOANS ]

COME HERE, NOW.

[ CRYING ]

COME HERE.

[ WOMAN SPEAKING ITALIAN

OVER P.A.]

HELP ME!

[ DOCTORS SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

SOMEBODY,

PLEASE HELP ME!

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

[ GROANS ]

[ WOMAN SPEAKING ITALIAN

OVER P.A. ]

MR. BURTON,

SHE WILL BE FINE.

BUT SHE DOES NOT WAN TO SEE YOU.

Joe:

HOW YOU DOING?

ALMOST READY.

THAT'S...

NOT WHAT I WAS ASKING.

ONLY ONE MORE SCENE,

AND WE'RE DONE.

JOE.

MM-HMM?

WHEN YOU WROTE THIS,

WERE YOU THINKING

ABOUT ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

OR ME AND RICHARD?

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA,

OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

YOU DID.

Joe:
AND CUT!

AND THAT'S A WRAP.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Man:
ALL RIGHT!

Woman:

OH, MY GOD, WE DID IT!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

JUST SO HAPPY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

LOVELY.

BRILLIANT.

IT'S BRILLIANT.

MWAH!

SUCH A -- MWAH! --

BRILLIANT MOVIE.

WILL YOU GIVE US

A MINUTE?

DO YOU HAVE:

ANYTHING LINED UP?

[ SIGHS ]

I THINK I NEED A BREAK --

A LONGBREAK.

ME TOO.

AND?

YOU MEAN SYBIL.

IT WILL BE HARD,

BUT SHE'S AGREED TO TRY AGAIN.

ELIZABETH,

YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT.

SO YOU'VE COME TO RUB MY FACE

IN IT, THEN, HAVE YOU?

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN,

ELIZABETH.

I CAN'T DO I TO THE CHILDREN.

[ SNIFFLES ]

YOU KNEW YOU COULD NEVER

LEAVE THEM!

YOU WERE PLAYING!

I WAS JUST ANOTHER NOTCH!

DAMN IT! HOW DARE YOU

SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT!

MY HEART IS BROKEN,

AND YHAVE THE SMASHED PIECES!

PLEASE...

PLEASE,

DON'T MAKE THIS ANY HARDER.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN:

WITH EDDIE?

I HAVE NO REASON

TO SPEAK TO EDDIE!

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

YOU LOOK AT ME:

LIKE YOU LOATHE ME.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I DON'T LOATHE YOU.

I HATE YOU!

NO.

NO.

[ SNIFFLES ]

NO, YOU DON'T.

[ Voice breaking ] NO.

I DON'T.

[ CRYING ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

MOM, MOM!

COME PLAY PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE.

WHAT'S

PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

NEVER MIND.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

I'M BORED!

I'M SO BORED!

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT? I'M BORED.

HELL, WHAT DO PEOPLE DO

WHEN THEY AREN'T WORKING?

DON'T ASK THEM, DEAR.

THEY ARE WORKING.

OF COURSE THEY ARE.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I'VE DONE 29 PICTURES

SINCE I WAS 9.

I'VE NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DO

JUST ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

HOW TO PLAY THESE GAMES.

[ SIGHS ] WOULD YOU LIKE

TO GO FOR A DRIVE?

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE

TO READ THIS.

A FAN LETTER?

SORT OF.

IT'S FROM RICHARD.

WHEN DID THAT COME?

TWO DAYS AGO.

IT WAS POSTED IN CELIGNY.

I DIDN'T KNOW

HE WAS HERE.

YOU SAID:

YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO --

WELL, I DO WANT.

I DO.

COULD I HAVE SOME PRIVACY,

PLEASE?

OF COURSE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

SHALL I WAIT?

NO, IT'S OKAY.

YOU COULD COME BACK

IN A FEW HOURS.

OKAY, SWEETIE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

RICHARD.

YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

I KNOW I LOOK TERRIBLE.

PLEASE -- SIT.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

UH, UH, COFFEE,

HOT CHOCOLATE, TEA?

A CAPPUCCINO WOULD BE NICE,

PLEASE.

CAPPUCCINO.

THANK YOU.

SO, HOW ARE

YOUR CHILDREN?

UM, BORED WITH ME.

HOW'S YOUR FAMILY?

UH...

IFOR'S FINE.

UH, THE RES OF THE SIBLINGS -- GOOD.

BUT, UM...

I'M IN HELL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

"HELL" IS

AS GOOD A WORD AS ANY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD.

TELL ME,

WILL THIS PASS?

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL

THAT IT WILL.

I DON'T KNOW.

DAMNED IF I KNOW.

THANK YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

SO, TELL ME --

ARE YOU GONNA SEE HIM AGAIN?

MAYBE.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I'M SO SORRY I'M LATE.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

DRINK?

YES, PLEASE.

I...

I BROUGHT YOU A GIFT.

AND I HAVE ONE FOR YOU.

JOHN DONNE.

THE 1635 EDITION?

THIS MUST'VE COST YOU

A FORTUNE.

A MILLION THANK-YOUs.

NOW, MY GIF IS NOT NEARLY GOOD ENOUGH.

OH, STOP IT.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

WELL,

I REMEMBER YOU SAID

YOU MISSED THEM.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.

I'LL ENJOY THIS.

I'VE ENJOYED NOT FILMING,

AS WELL.

I'M NOT SURE

I WANT TO GO BACK -- EVER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT?

I HAVETAKEN A FILM.

I COULDN'T SIT AROUND HERE

DOING THIS.

THEY'D FIND ME

FLOATING FACEDOWN IN A LAKE.

WHAT FILM? WHERE?

LONDON, UH, "THE V.I.P.s" --

SILLY TITLE, REALLY.

I PLAY A RICH MAN WHOSE WIFE

IS RUNNING AROUND ON HIM.

PERFECT ROLE FOR ME,

THOUGH.

I GET TO SIT AROUND

LOOKING ALL GLOOMY

AND DRINK:

LIKE A PROVERBIAL FISH.

METHOD ACTING.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHO'S GOING TO PLAY

THE LUCKY WIFE?

THE PRODUCERS:

WANT SOPHIA LOREN.

HMM. DO THEY, NOW?

RICHARD BURTON:

AND SOPHIA LOREN.

I THINK LA LOREN

SHOULD STAY IN ROME.

[ BOOK THUDS ]

WELL, YOU HEARD ME.

THAT ROLE IS MINE.

WE COULDN'T AFFORD YOU

EVEN IF I WANTED YOU,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU.

DO YOU WANT PEOPLE

TO SEE THE PICTURE?

OF COURSE.

Well, then,

you'll want publicity,

AND TRUST ME --

TAYLOR/BURTON BRINGS PUBLICITY.

MAYBE THAT'S NO THE KIND OF PUBLICITY I WANT.

Then you're a fool.

YOU PAY ME AND FIRE

ALL OF YOUR P.R. PEOPLE,

because, buddy,

you won't need them.

YOU'LL SAVE MONEY

AND HAVE A HUGE HIT.

I'M SORRY, BUT NO.

[ RECEIVER SLAMS ]

I'M NOT HIRING

ELIZABETH TAYLOR!

YOUR SUITE,

MISS TAYLOR.

THANK YOU.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHAT'S THAT?

UH, THAT WOULD BE

TO THE ADJOINING SUITE.

[ GASPS ]

HELLO, LUMPY.

[ LAUGHS ]

Man:
THERE YOU ARE.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

Woman:
THANK YOU.

VERY WELCOME.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

OH, GOD! THAT'S THE SEVENTH TIME

IT'S RUNG!

YOU KNOW IT'S SYBIL.

WHERE IS SHE?

[ RINGING STOPS ]

OUR HOUSE,

NORTH LONDON.

I TOLD HER I NEEDED TO BE

NEAR THE FILM, WHICH MEANS YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ RINGING RESUMES ]

OH, HELL'S BELLS!

ALL RIGHT,

I'VE HAD ENOUGH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOING OVER THERE NOW.

I WANT A DIVORCE!

DAMN IT!

WELL, HURRY BACK.

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