Liz & Dick Page #4

I WANT MORE.

I WANT MORE.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

SYBIL!

SYBIL!

[ GROANS ]

RICHARD.

RICHARD.

IFOR.

I WONDERED WHEN:

YOU'D FINALLY COME HOME.

I'VE BEEN CALLING

THE HOTEL.

I DIDN'T REALIZE

YOU WERE HERE.

I'VE COME

TO SPEAK TO SYBIL.

SHE'S ASLEEP. WHY DON'T YOU

TALK TO ME INSTEAD?

FINE.

LOOK AT THE STATE OF YOU,

ACTING LIKE A TEENAGER.

"OH, I LOVE HER.

OH, SHE WAS MEANT FOR ME."

DON'T YOU TALK TO ME

ABOUT ELIZABETH EVER.

ALL RIGHT,

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU.

FINE.

AN AFFAIR BORN IN BETRAYAL

WILL END IN ASHES.

OH, IFOR,

WE'RE NOT IN CHAPEL NOW.

THIS IS REAL LIFE.

LET ME TELL YOU:

WHAT REAL LIFE IS --

FAMILY, LOYALTY,

COMMITMENT.

YOU THINK:

I DON'T KNOW THAT?

THEN BEHAVE LIKE YOU DO

AND ACT LIKE A BLOODY GROWN-UP!

[ SIGHS ]

RIGHT.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ SIGHS ] GET IN.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CRIES ]

Elizabeth:

I WAS SO MAD AT RICHARD.

[ SIGHS ]

I HAD LEFT EDDIE,

BUT HE WOULDN'T DIVORCE ME.

AT LEAST I NEVER SAW HIM

OR SPOKE TO HIM.

RICHARD WAS SO TORN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

HMM?

OUT.

I GUESS I NEVER HAD ANYONE

SAY NO TO ME BEFORE.

Sara:
I'M GOING TO GET YOU

SOME COFFEE.

OF COURSE YOU ARE.

OF COURSE YOU ARE.

WHO'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL

IN THE WORLD?

IT'S MINNIE MOUSE.

[ LAUGHS ]

PEOPLE WOULD SAY THAT...

[ SNIFFLES ]

...IT WAS JUST BECAUSE

I COULDN'T HAVE HIM

THAT I WANTED HIM,

AND THAT WASN'T TRUE.

PEOPLE SAY:

ALL DIFFERENT THINGS.

WHAT?

THEY'RE READY FOR YOU

IN FIVE.

WHICH DAMN SCENE IS IT?

IT'S, UM, SCENE 93.

WELL, THAT DOESN' TELL ME ANYTHING.

UH, I-IT'S THE

"GETTING BACK TOGETHER

WITH YOUR HUSBAND" SCENE.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT IS THIS --

SOME KIND OF TORTURE?

HE TREATED ME LIKE A QUEEN.

AND I LOVED HIS VOICE.

GOD, HOW I LOVED HIS VOICE.

RICHARD,

THE DRUNKEN COURT JESTER.

[ LAUGHS ]

GOD, NO.

YOU WERE MY KING.

[ SNIFFLES ]

ELIZABETH,

WHERE ARE YOU?

[ SNIFFLES ]

I'M HERE, MY LOVE.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

Richard:

HAVE I LOST YOU?

YOU HAVEN'T LOST ME.

I'VE LOST YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

[ TALKING CONTINUES ]

IT'S 8:
00 A.M.,

AND THEY'RE DRINKING?

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

LET'S GO FOR A TAKE

WHILE THEY CAN STILL WALK.

"THE V.I.P.s,"

SCENE 145, TAKE 1.

ATMOSPHERE.

AND ACTION!

LET US GO HOME, PAUL.

NO --

NOT OUT OF PITY.

NO,

NOT OUT OF PITY.

WHAT, THEN?

[ SIGHS ]

NEED.

MY NEED OR YOURS?

PERHAPS BOTH.

AND...CUT!

OH, YES, THAT WAS VERY NICE,

BUT IF WE COULD JUST DO

ONE MORE --

NICE?

WHY?!

WELL, I JUST FELT THAT --

YES, WELL,

IF YOU HAD FELT ANYTHING,

YOU WOULDN'T BE ASKING ME

TO DO IT AGAIN.

I WAS PERFECT.

[ Scoffing ] OH.

YOU WERE PERFECT?

I WASN'T?

NO, I-I WASN' TALKING ABOUT YOU.

THAT'S MY POINT.

YOU JUST TOLD HIM HOW PERFEC YOU WERE, BUT I WASN'T?

RICHARD BURTON, THE GREA SHAKESPEAREAN ACTOR,

WAS PERFECT,

BUT ACADEMY AWARD WINNER

ELIZABETH TAYLOR WAS WHAT?

CRAP?

JUST FOR ONCE,

MISS BOSSY BOOTS TAYLOR,

THIS WAS NOT ABOUT YOU.

OH, WELL,

NOW IT DAMN WELL IS!

YOU SPOILED, SELF-CENTERED,

LITTLE BRAT!

YOU DRUNKEN --

YOU'RE A WELSH LOUT!

[ GASPS ]

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

GO AWAY, YOU HARRIDAN.

YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT ELIZABETH:

WANTS TO PLAY.

I NEI'M SORRY, BUT WE CAN' INTO MROPEN OTHER GUESTS' ROOMS.

OH, YOU DO KNOW I'M SHAGGING HIM

SENSELESS, DON'T YOU?

[ SIGHS ]

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY,

BUT I MUST WAIT.

THANKS.

[ SIGHS ]

THE WALL COVERING --

IT'S SILK!

SILK?

PLEASE -- RICHARD BURTON

DESERVES A VAN GOGH

MORE THAN ALL YOUR SILK.

THANK YOU.

I CAN'T COMPETE

WITH ALL THIS.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T BUY ME

WITH A VAN GOGH.

DON'T BE DAFT.

I DON'T CARE

ABOUT THINGS.

OH, DON'T YOU?

ARE YOU SURE:

WELSH BOY RICHARD JENKINS

DIDN'T WANT ALL THIS?

FANS AT THE DOOR.

PHOTOS IN THE PAPERS,

THE HOTEL SUITES.

THE FAME.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S WHAT YOU WANTED.

[ BREATHES SHAKILY ]

AND IT'S ALL YOU GOT.

[ BREATHES SHAKILY ]

I'LL GIVE YOU

YOUR DIVORCE.

THAT SHOULD FILL

A FEW MORE NEWSPAPERS.

GOODBYE, RICHARD.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ CORK POPS ]

[ BLOWS ]

YOU'RE FREE!

DRINK TO THAT.

BUT WHAT IF YOUR

LITTLE SONGBIRD, EDDIE,

DECIDES TO DRAG THINGS OU FOREVER?

IT'S ALREADY BEEN

MONTHS.

TONIGHT,

WE FORGET EDDIE.

COME ON, LET'S GET A PARTY

TOGETHER. IT'LL BE FUN.

OHH...

I'LL CALL LEO AND THE HARRISONS,

AND YOU CALL WALLACE AND EDWARD.

COME ON. IT'LL BE FUN.

COME ON.

[ GROANS ]

THAT WAS:

MY FIFTH COUPLE,

AND THEY'RE AT HOME

WITH A SICK CHILD.

MY LAST SHO HAD IN-LAWS STAYING.

[ GROANS ]

STRUCK OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

DAMN THEM ALL.

WE'RE GOING OUT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

DON'T LOOK NOW,

BUT SOMEONE'S CHILD'S

HAD A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY.

OH, APPARENTLY,

EUGENE'S FEELING BETTER, TOO.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?

IT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH US.

APPARENTLY, PEOPLE DON'T WAN TO BE SEEN WITH US.

APPARENTLY, NO ONE IN LONDON'S

EVER HAD AN AFFAIR.

LET ME GUESS --

YOUR NIECE?

HYPOCRITES, ALL OF YOU.

Richard:
IT ISN' THAT WE'RE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

IT'S THA WE'VE ABANDONED OUR CHILDREN.

WE'RE PARIAHS.

OH, STOP. WE HAVE NO ABANDONED OUR CHILDREN.

WE WILL:

ALL BE TOGETHER SOON.

YOU PROMISE?

PROMISE.

WHAT?

IMAGINE BRINGING UP CHILDREN

IN THIS MADNESS.

OH, THEY'LL FIND

SOMEONE ELSE TO STALK.

YOU THINK?

YEAH, I THINK.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

KNOCK IT OFF,

YOU PARASITES!

[ SIGHS ]

MISS TAYLOR, MR. BURTON,

A MOMENT.

COME ON IN.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

I KNOW HE WOULD.

NO -- ON DUTY.

THANK YOU.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS. I HEAR

YOUR FILM IS ALMOST FINISHED,

AND, OF COURSE, THAT MEANS,

AS OF A WEEK FRIDAY,

THE PRODUCTION WILL NO BE PAYING FOR THIS HOTEL.

SO, MY QUESTION IS, WILL YOU BE

STAYING IN BOTH SUITES?

I'M NOT GOING BACK

TO LOS ANGELES.

DIVORCE OR NO DIVORCE,

I'M STAYING WITH YOU.

SO --

SHOULD WE LINE UP

ANOTHER FILM?

NO,

I'M DONE WITH FILMS,

AT LEAST UNTIL:

ALL THIS MADNESS IS OVER.

OH, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO

DECIDE THIS MINUTE,

BUT IT'S REALLY ABOU THE ONE SUITE OR TWO.

DO YOU WAN TO DO ANOTHER FILM?

NOT REALLY.

NEVER WANTED TO DO THEM IN

THE FIRST PLACE, IF I'M HONEST.

OH! WELL, THEN GO BACK

TO YOUR BELOVED THE-A-TER,

YOU BIG THESPIAN.

PERHAPS I WILL.

"OUR WILL AND OUR FATES

DO SO CONTRARY RUN

THAT OUR DEVICES

ARE STILL OVERTHROWN."

NOW, IF YOU HAD'VE

SEEN MY HAMLET --

DID YOU SEE MY HAMLET?

OH, GOD.

I HOPE HE HASN'T.

SHOW ME YOUR HAMLET NOW.

THERE'S MY HAMLET.

AS I WAS SAYING --

[ LAUGHS ]

ACTUALLY,

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WE SHOULD DO "HAMLET"

IN NEW YORK.

NO. THE CRITICS

WOULD TAKE THEIR KNIVES OUT.

OH, FORGET THE CRITICS.

NEW YORKERS LOVE US.

THERE -- IT'S SETTLED.

GO TO NEW YORK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR YOUR HELP.

WE'LL BE HERE

UNTIL WE GO TO NEW YORK.

BUT, TO ANSWER MY QUESTION,

WILL YOU NEED ONE SUITE OR TWO?

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

YOUR PERSONAL ARRANGEMENTS,

BUT -- BUT, THEN,

IT IS MY BUSINESS.

AHA!

YOU SEE,

WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY

IN A VERY POLITE

IS, WILL WE BE

LIVING IN SIN?

ONE SUITE IS SINFUL,

WHEREAS TWO IS MORE DISCREET.

WE'LL BE LIVING IN SIN.

BUT IT'S NICE

TO HAVE BOTH.

[ HORNS HONKING ]

Richard:

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