Maps to the Stars Page #2

Synopsis: The Weiss family is the archetypical Hollywood dynasty: father Stafford is an analyst and coach, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; mother Cristina mostly looks after the career of their son Benjie, 13, a child star. One of Stafford's clients, Havana, is an actress who dreams of shooting a remake of the movie that made her mother, Clarice, a star in the 60s. Clarice is dead now and visions of her come to haunt Havana at night... Adding to the toxic mix, Benjie has just come off a rehab program he joined when he was 9 and his sister, Agatha, has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was treated for criminal pyromania and befriended a limo driver Jerome who is also an aspiring actor.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): David Cronenberg
Production: Focus Features
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
R
Year:
2014
111 min
£338,190
Website
1,199 Views


... this is a movie and not a great one...

... that your mother made.

30 years ago!

No, no.

But it could be... it could be...

Great! It's a , it's a re-imagining.

It's a f***ing art film!

I mean, who do you think

came up with the idea of

my mother looking back on

the making of 'Stolen Waters'

if she had lived?

I did. I did!

I mentioned it to Damien

4 years ago in Mystique.

I know, I know.

They should give me the part.

And, and a producers credit too.

I mean this role was...

... made for best supporting. It's...

It's... it's a f***ing second chance.

And it's, it's Damien Javitz.

He totally resurrects actors.

And I went in there and I killed it.

Sterl still doing it?

Yeah...

Yeah, he owes me.

I introduced him to Harvey and

you know Harvey is producing and I mean,

I already talked to Harvey and

He's gonna to talk to Damien

but you know...

Harvey is Harvey, but...

Sterl can talk to Damien?

You know we are doing

everything we can but

you know, at the end of the day,

it's an art film.

I mean it will be great if you got the job.

But in case you're not aware

your mother is a dead cult figure.

A Damien Javitz.

8 P.D. Andersson.

I mean they're so many movies out there!

Yeah, where?!

- Big deal movies!

- Where?

Where? Where Genie?!

Do you know what Jacob said

to me the other day?

he said that because

I know so many celebrities

I should consider becoming a manager!

Do you know,

do you know how it felt

for me to hear that?!

Look, everything I am doing

everything in my life

and in my therapy is to get this part...

- Ow!

- What's wrong? What's wrong?

- Ow, cramps.

- Are you okay?

No, not okay!

Mother daughter incest

is so 80's overkill.

And sexton I am not.

Oh my God. Oh my God!

The shock will wear off.

What's the matter, Havana?

Did you think it would be

like the 'Sixth Sense'

with the dead clambering to be heard?

Do you know what the dead clamber for?

You know what hell is?

A world without narcotics.

What's happening?

What's happening?

Worst pornographically shaven at this

childhood rape fantasy.

Get a life!

Maybe you should get a dad.

Isn't it pathetic enough

that you want to play me?

You HATE me.

That yet you are desperate to be me?

You want that role

that you're not gonna get.

You don't even have the chops.

I did.

And I was young and gorgeous.

You?!

With your shitty tits and

that used up old hole!

It STINKS worse than me!

No! No...

Who is it?

It's Non-Hodgkin's.

What are you doing here?

On my school notebooks.

On my desk, in the trees.

On the sand, in the snow.

I write your name.

I'll... I'll make the movie.

If that's why you're here.

I don't know what Marlon told you...

On all the flesh that says yes.

On the forehead of my friends.

On every hand held out.

I write your name.

In my school notebook.

On my desk and on the trees.

On the sand and

in the snow, I write your name.

On all the flesh that says yes.

On the forehead of my friends.

On every hand held out,

I write your name.

Liberty.

So, we're back to school with 'Bad Babysitters'.

Is this detention?

No way, you're top of the class.

We understand you had

a rocky summer vacation.

Unproductive one.

Wasn't easy.

For any of us.

But he's learned a lot.

Absolutely.

Yeah, listen, I went through

that whole drug thing myself.

I mean... not at your age.

Like you but... sh*t happens.

Right, it just ahh...

... happens a lot earlier

than it used to.

Benjie's done a lot of growing up.

Yes, he has.

Uh, on the last season of

'Prince Lords' I was making

300 000 a week.

I was 9 years old.

How psychotic is that?

Crazy money.

For anyone

But worth every penny.

You've got a tremendous

fanbase out there.

I just didn't have the skills.

That kind of income

would f*** up Mother Teresa.

She's already f***ed up.

She's dead.

That's how f***ed up she is.

We have a mandate.

Christina knows this and I,

I know you do too.

We have to protect the franchise.

Goo-goo-ga-joo.

Only kept things quiet last year.

Arnold, your people were terrific.

Nothing from the tabloids.

Yeah still...

You know, an adult recovery can be a career boost but

with a child it's something else.

I think we understand that, Chip.

Though, ah, it didn't hurt Drew.

Hm?

Guys...

We're on your side.

Please understand that.

I don't think we'd all be in this room

if didn't feel a certain level of trust.

Do we have a budget yet?

Ah, 58,

but that's strictly in house.

Yeah, we lost Elle but, eh,

she's not someone we were counting on.

We're closing with Emma Watson

for the young mom so uh...

That should be fun.

We need to know the

circumstances of Benjie's rehab.

Uh Benjie...

Detox in a private home.

The ranch of my husbands partner.

Kick-ass mom you got there.

Um.

She knows how to hit

without leaving marks on the body.

F***.

I will never be humiliated like...

... like that again.

Never.

It's over, baby.

We have them.

Did Damien told I was too old?

Mm-mm.

The casting people.

Sarah Horowitz?

Havana, come on.

The part's just written younger.

Sarah Horowitz cast me

in my very first movie.

Mm.

Probably saw that

thing I did on TNT for money.

Yeah, well, don't do anything for money.

Yeah, well we all haven't

been as smart as you.

You gonna support me on this, Sterl?

Are you gonna support me with Damien?

Look, you know I will.

I think he's taking

a hard look Azita Wachtel.

Azita Wachtel?

Well, she's nominated

for an Oscar and she's Canadian.

Canada is co-funding.

Do you know that Azita Wachtel story is?

Do you know what she's known for?

She used to let producers stick

their c*cks in her ass and pee.

Good to know.

Look, you have a relationship with Damien.

Yeah, I've 3 calls in to him

but he won't return.

You gave a great reading.

He tell you that?

He said you were very strong.

He did, he said that?

Yes.

Oh my God!

Oh, Sterl!

I have to get this part!

We'd be so great together!

Why, I thought we already were?

Diandra?

Oh my God! She's old!

Hey, did you know she's like 23?

I heard that she's 16.

How do you know she's 23?

Her labia is pierced.

You gotto be 23 to

have your labia pierced?

Now she's got a

tramp stamp... okay, she's

menopausal!

Hey, nice girls, huh?

Oh my God.

Rhett did you tell him?

Oh, bet you won't believe this.

No, nah, no,

it's too f***ing weird.

- I'm not going to this.

- Now I'm getting interested.

Okay, so there's this crazy girl, right?

She's posted like 6000 messages on my

Facebook fan page in like 2 months.

Sounds like marriage material.

You should just f*** her, right?

Or eat her on her period.

Come on, don't be vulgar.

Yeah, Bri won't even do that to me.

Well he can't.

Because your menopausal!

- Oh!

- Shut up!

- Come on, we...

Would you guys chill,

come on.

Alright, so,

production company looks into it and

finds out a teenster's been selling this chick

my sh*t for like 3000 dollars.

Excuse me, your sh*t?

Yeah, you heard it right girl, my sh*t.

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