Maps to the Stars Page #5

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


we put this behind us.

So... onward.

I'm messengering 6 scripts

to the house now!

Lots of great stuff on the horizon.

Call me as soon as you get this!

I love you!

And it's gonna be a great year!

Made a hole in the wall.

So we'll be able to see everything.

- Everything?

- Or your money back.

Oh boy! I want to see her va-bina!

And... CUT!

Mr. Va-bina's getting all the laughs.

He's only in 4 scenes.

Yeah and he's stealing every one of them.

Piece of sh*t.

Would you call Genie?

Call Genie and tell her I want

the little piece of sh*t flushed.

And... what are you doing here?

I...

I wanted to talk to you about something but,

you know, it could wait.

Not the studio's drug paranoia again?

No, not the studio and their drug paranoia.

Ready for you Benjie!

F*** off!

I need something to eat.

My blood sugar drops every time I do

a scene with Mr. Piece of Sh*t Va-bina.

Oh... ma, can you put one of those

breakfast burritos in the microwave.

2 minutes is perfect.

Hey.

How you doing?

I'm cool.

Thought you'd be working on your script.

I wish I was.

Got to pay the bills.

How's your business?

It's alright.

Got a callback from 'Blue Matrix'.

You watch it?

Not into space soaps.

Well...

... it's got a kind of...

... 'Battlestar Galactica' thing going on.

Post 9/11.

Can't believe I just spent 18 000 dollars.

- Let's go.

- Havana this is Jerome.

Hi.

He's a chauffeur.

Wonderful.

Jerome just got an audition

for 'Battlestar Galactica'.

It's actually... ah... 'Blue Matrix'.

I'm a big fan.

Aww... thank you.

Well um... good luck.

Havana!

Oh my God!

Azita!

Thanks.

Oh...

Mm... uh... Sydney just

told me you were here.

- Uh... I was in the dressing room.

- I was gonna call you.

Congratulations.

Thank you, thank you.

I'm so excited.

You are gonna be so great.

- You think?

- And you're gonna love working with Damien.

Yeah, he's so great.

Um...

Havana!

That makes me feel so good.

Your mother was so special.

It's gonna be a challenge for me.

Uh, I don't want to do impersonations.

Do you know who's gonna

play my mother when she was young?

Anne...

... Hathaway.

How's that gonna work?

Oh, oh, you'd love Anne.

Do you know her?

She... she's amazing.

Aww... just... just make it your own.

You know, for a heartbeat...

I really wanted to do it.

Isn't that insane?

Well, you should have!

But then I was like,

work it out in therapy, b*tch!

Aww...

So adorable!

What's your name?

Uh, this is Micah.

Say hi to Havana.

Hi Micah.

You are so sweet!

My shy guy.

- Oh... what a heart breaker.

- Yeah.

Yeah...

Well, great to see you.

Yeah, you too.

- Ciao.

- Ciao.

Um, back in 10.

Okay... go sweetie.

Thank you, Luma.

Can you let yourself out?

I like your new chore whore.

Awful phrase isn't it?

You two have a lot in common.

Like terrible men for one.

Hey ma...

I'm empowered.

Soups on.

I'm a magical child, ma,

so come on in.

Mi casa es su casa.

What do you want?

This bravado of mine.

It's asinine and I'm sorry.

It's just...

... I'm nervous around you.

It's sounds comical but

I'm not used to being around people.

I'm not gonna listen to this.

Those incidents you keep

sharing on the talk shows...

... they're falls memories.

Liar!

From day one, liar!

Your stepfather must have done

those things to you.

Why couldn't I see it?

His first wife warned me

that he was like that.

You must have been so angry

at me for not protecting you.

Stay away from me.

Stay... stay away.

You blame yourself for

the night I burned, don't you?

This is my house, ma.

I built it.

My pain and my hell.

And you can't hurt me anymore.

I'm sorry.

I just got uncomfortable.

I guess I'm a lousy dyke.

Hi.

Are you okay?

I have the flu.

I need cigarettes.

American Spirit and...

I need you to pick up some prescriptions.

Avian. Vicodin. Xanex. Zoloft.

And Astragalus and Goldenseal.

And um...

Yogi-tea.

Agatha.

Do you know Stafford Weiss?

The therapist?

No.

No... course you don't.

Why should you?

I'm getting information from a f***ing dead person.

Tampax.... I need Tampax and um...

And...

Kozy Shack?

You know what Kozy Shack is?

Comes in these big tubs, like...

Tapioca.... rice pudding...

And truffles from Masion du Chocolat.

You can... you can got those at, um....

... at Neimens.

And um... come out to the yard.

Um uh... I need...

I need to move some plants.

They've been like this since the f***ing earthquake.

And I just...

I want to move them over there.

Don't worry about the tiles

cause they are gonna be redone

so you could just drag them.

They look so heavy.

Don't make me into a

mommy dearest, okay?

You're strong, you can do it.

You're already wearing gloves, just...

Just put you're weight into it.

No, swivel it.

Like this look here.

Swivel.

Hello?!

The door was open!

What's happening?

This hasn't hit the news yet.

What?

Azita Wachtel's little boy...

... died.

No!

I just saw them!

Um... he was with his dad, in Ohi.

- And he drowned.

- My God!

Micah! How?!

In the pool...

- And she wasn't there?

I don't know, I mean, nobody knows yet.

Anything.

But here's what's going on.

And I know it's schoolish...

But I think we can get you to replace...

But how?

Well Azita is in the hospital.

You know.

She totally lost it.

They had to sedate her.

Um... won't they just shoot

around her for a few weeks?

There's no way she's going back to work.

How much have they shoot?

There's no way she's going back to work.

How much have they shoot?

Eh, just a few days.

Casting people called me.

3 times.

Sarah Horowitz? She call back?

Yeah... they want to make an offer.

Did Damien call?

No, but you know,

he's probably consumed.

Well, but, Havana...

They are not gonna make an offer

without Damien's complete approval.

No. Ah... Azita should just... do it.

She should... she should work.

She should go to the funeral and

then go right back to work.

Yeah I know, it's beyond but

do you still want to do it?

I need to talk to Damien.

You will!

But this just happened.

I haven't been able to reach anyone.

Don't go deafen my quote ,

cause if they're really in trouble, we're in the capital seat.

Unless they're out to somebody else.

I'll call you as soon as I hear.

Should I send flowers?!

You're not supposed to know!

And save the flowers to Damien,

when we close!

Ciao!

Na-na-naa-na!

Na-na-na-naa!

Hey-hey-hey!

Goodbye! Come on sing it!

Na-na-naa-na!

Na-na-na-naa!

Hey-hey-hey!

Goodbye! This is for little Micah!

- Little miracles!

- Who's Micah?

Fire and water!

We're fire and he's water!

- So say goodbye!

- Bye!

Na-naa-na-goodbye Micah!

Na-na-na-naa!

-Fire and water, say it!

- Fire and water!

Hey-hey-hey, goodbye, woohaa!

Excuse me?

I'm looking for Jerome Fontana.

He had a callback?

He's a Vorbalit?

Try make-up.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

Havana is having lunch at the commissary.

Thought I'd see if I can find you.

Is it supposed to be a burn?

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Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 22, 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles known for his apocalyptic yet ultimately spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of the Hollywood entertainment industry. more…

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