Man in the Chair Page #7

I ever knew.

[Chuckling]

Tell me something I don't know.

Uh, I can see that you

really miss her.

MOSS:
It was two years ago.

Seems like yesterday to me.

Cigar?

Eh, don't mind if I do.

[Spits]

Cameron?

Oh, no, thanks, sir.

I'll watch and learn.

FLASH:
Thanks for the cigar...

but don't confuse it

with a calumet.

CAMERON:
A what?

A peace pipe.

After forty years,

no forgiveness, huh?

Forty-three.

Forgive you? Hey, screw you.

I'm sorry that your life

has been so, uh...

joyless, so unhappy, so sad.

Well, yours

is so fulfilled, right?

Don't confuse activity

with achievement.

I've seen those pieces of sh*t,

those celluloid abortions...

that you call movies.

Well, they weren't all stinkers.

Even won

a couple of brass dolls.

Three of them.

The picture business

has been good to me.

Oh, cut the bullshit.

That bullshit

is the reason you're here.

Yeah, all right, yeah.

You made your point.

So...

do we get the five large

or not?

Sure, Flash.

For old times' sake.

Listen, I'm sorry I screwed up

your life, Flash.

I didn't mean to

get you into all this.

A man has to kill

his own snakes.

You did me a solid today, Flash.

I owe you big time.

Yeah, well, we'll cash

the check tomorrow...

and uh, don't you worry, kid.

We'll get this epic of yours

on the road.

[Sleigh bells jingling...]

MILDRED:
Two of hearts.

Ace of diamonds... a bullet!

And jack of clubs...

WOMAN ON TV:

So this is Holiday Inn.

[Flash turns off TV]

Well, I...

I could say

that I got buttered...

that Wild Turkey

did most of the talking...

but you know, I, I...

I've been hiding behind that

longer than I care to admit.

Surprise, surprise.

I'm real sorry

about what I-I s...

About last night.

I didn't mean what I said.

You're not forgotten souls.

You're not a bunch

of pathetic jerks.

Just me.

MAN:
So?

Does that kid still want us

to make his movie or not?

Well, we raised

a little money today...

and it looks like we're back on

if-if... if you still wanna...

Yes, Montana?

What time is call?

Seven A.M., Monday morning.

- Then we're in.

- Vin!

- Why the hell not?!

- [All exclaim and applaud]

I think you lot are insane.

All of you!

Oh, goddamn it, you...

you folks are the best.

MILDRED:
Goody goody!

[Tearfully] That kid is so lucky

to have you on his team.

Ah, it's your team too, Flash.

I guess I'm lucky, too.

We're gonna make a movie!

All right!

[Applause]

[Flash sobs]

It's O.K. We love you, Flash.

CAMERON:
Nursing home abuse

and neglect has become...

widespread

and a growing epidemic.

The last two to three years

have seen an increase...

in litigations

against nursing homes...

and rather sizeable verdicts

across the country.

As the population of the United

States gets older and older...

more and more people end up

in nursing homes.

Moving a parent

to a nursing home...

is one of life's

most difficult decisions.

[Keyboard clicking]

MAN ON TV:
L.L., here he is,

- [Engine revs loudly]

- of fuel-lnjected fury!

It's the Fred Payne entry,

"Daddy-O", crushin' them buses.

In the near lane, we've got

Nicky's Nitro supercharged...

small block, currently points

leader on the circuit...

Bad breath!

And I don't mean halitosis!

MAN 2 ON TV:
Well, Brad, it's

the giant against the giant killer!

Nick Thomas has knocked off

more big block opponents...

this year than anyone else...

Thanks, honey.

I really appreciate that.

I'm sorry for being

a pain in the butt.

Um...

I mean, going to jail...

and the fight.

Maybe you learned something

this time.

Maybe I did.

I hope so.

You realize why we didn't

bail you out, don't you?

Yeah, I know.

Is something else on your mind?

Mom, you know that...

that if anything ever

happens to you, that...

if you get old or

sick or something...

that I'll take care of you.

Honey, nothing's gonna

happen to me.

I know, knock on wood, but...

if numb-nuts there ever...

I'm sorry, Floyd...

if he ever dumps you,

gets rid of you...

I'll take care of you.

After I kick his ass.

We'll both kick his ass.

I mean it,

whatever happens to you...

that I'll take care of you.

I believe you.

We'll take care of each other.

[Rain patters, thunder rolls]

Don't tell me... let me guess!

I've reached an all-time low!

Right?

The film business is a cruel

and shallow money trench...

a long plastic hallway...

where thieves

and pimps run wild...

and good men die like dogs.

There's also a negative side.

That's...

That's Hunter S. Thompson!

I miss him!

A couple of weeks ago, I was

happily bored and miserable.

Then you came by

with that kid...

and tantalized me

with a little hope.

How dare you toy with my life!

Get out of here!

You are so sexy

when you're mad.

[Thunder rolls]

Come on in!

Sin no more.

[Door creaks]

You're right about

my daughter, though...

dumping me like a dog.

Ah, I was talkin' out of my ass.

- She didn't dump you.

- The hell she didn't.

Time I realized it too.

You know, I oughta be

more like you...

hate everybody and everything.

A lot of good it's done me.

Well, you see the deal

better than most.

It's a front!

Flash, you think they really

don't love us anymore?

Ah...

Sure they do.

But they got problems too,

you know...

distractions and...

I really miss talking

to my daughter.

Well, then maybe you

should call her.

What the hell.

I think I will.

So...

I'm leaving.

So, we're good.

Huh? All is forgiven... and all?

I'll forgive you.

You're a better man

than I am, Mickey.

Forgiveness was never

my long suit.

Oh... I patched it up

with Cameron...

and the gang at the home.

Been a busy apologizer, huh?

[Chuckling] So to speak.

Well, hope is alive,

the film is back on...

and Cameron'll be over tomorrow

to help you with the script.

Great. I like that kid.

All's right with the world!

[Door closes]

[Rain and thunder continue]

Hope her number's

still the same.

[Phone beeping]

Hello? Honey?

Yeah, this is Daddy.

Yeah! [Laughs]

Yeah, I know it's been...

I just wanted to call...

and see how you're doin',

what...

Yeah... Oh, you gotta go out.

Well, yeah... [Laughs]

I just wanted to talk to you.

Yeah, I'll-I'll-I'll let you...

I'll call you

another time, yeah.

[Chuckles] Bye-bye, honey.

[Phone beeps]

[Thunder rumbles...]

[Typewriter carriage clicks]

[Typewriter keys tapping...]

[Choir singing triumphantly]

[Carriage return dings]

FLASH:
Sabotage

is essential in warfare.

Brett Raven's ahead of you.

We gotta slow him down.

CAMERON:

Flash, are you sure about this?

Are we gonna do this or not?

You're clear.

Yeah... Well...

it's a myth that scripts

are the lifeblood of Hollywood.

It's gasoline.

Whoops.

[Choir singing "Ode to Joy"]

TEENAGE BO Y:
Check it out!

No more lifeblood.

- CAMERON:
Oh, man.

- MURPHY:
Oh, no.

FLASH:
Oh, sh*t!

[Explosion]

[Choir singing finale

to Beethoven's 9th]

[Orchestra plays triumphant

finale to Beethoven's 9th]

[General conversations...]

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