Rules Don't Apply Page #11
Please. Your mother
is waiting for you.
Mr. Hughes!
Mr. Hughes,
we have wonderful news!
The court of appeals
has reversed the TWA judgment.
You get all the money back!
Levar! Are you actually
so bird-brained
you think I didn't know that?
I get up earlier than you do.
Hey, look at you.
- What's your name?
- Hi.
- Tommy.
- Would you like some ice cream?
It'd be good for you!
Come on, let's go!
Come on, kid. We gotta go.
But he might like some ice cream.
Well, his mother is very upset.
Why did you talk to his mother?
He might have wanted ice cream.
Wait out in the hall or somethin'.
Why did you talk to his mother?
I didn't talk to the mother.
I talked to security.
You always say to keep kids out.
Why did you talk to security?
(shouts) Because that's my job!
- That is your job?
- Yes!
You're telling me what your job is?
Yes! That is my job!
Your job is to tell me
what your job is!
- Are you deaf?
- What?
You are deaf. You're deaf!
And you're old.
You're very old,
and you're very deaf!
HOWARD (shouts):
You calling me old and deaf?
You're deaf, and you're old!
And very deaf, and very old!
You do not know
what your job is.
No, I know what my job is!
You do not know what my job is!
You don't know what your job is!
I know my job! I know my job!
- You know what your job is?
- I know what my job is!
You know, it's "was."
- Is.
- Was.
- Is. Is. Is.
- Was. Was.
- Was?
- No, was.
- Was?
- Was. That was your job.
Get out.
Sir, the mother's very upset.
Get out.
(sighs)
Take 14 days to make a decision
on Mulholland Canyon.
Levar and I are gonna do it
whether you do it or not.
I know it's hard for you
to trust people,
It would be a big advantage for us
to be in business with you,
but it might be a big advantage
for you to be in business with us.
If you decide not to,
I can only respectfully
accept your decision and resign.
Do you realize
that your drug addiction
not only makes you more constipated,
it makes you crazier?
But since no one who works
for you, including me,
will put their job on the line
to try to keep you
from killing yourself,
then maybe your wealth
isn't always the best thing
for your health.
Frank, how come you never
talk about your daddy?
What?
You never talk about
your daddy. How come?
I could always tell my mother
how much I loved her, but I...
I couldn't tell my daddy
that well...
I don't know.
But I miss my daddy.
I wish I could just talk to him.
You know, I think I never had a kid
because I was afraid
that would make me feel old.
(laughing)
(sighs)
Remember the night we went out to
sit and look at the plane,
and had the burgers, you know?
It was a hell of a hamburger.
(sighs)
Do you still believe in
what the church tells you to believe,
like...
In heaven and...
I don't know, Mr. Hughes.
Yeah, me either.
I just...
I don't wanna do what a person
has to do to find out. (laughs)
Um...
All right, look,
I'll do Mulholland Canyon with you.
And I'll do it big. But I just
got... Under one condition.
From now on,
will you call me Howard?
Yeah!
([laughs)
(indistinct chatter and laughter)
TV NEWSMAN 1:
We are standing by
for a telephone call from legendary
billionaire Howard Hughes,
which could debunk a writer's claim...
The writer that was mentioned
earlier, Richard Miskin,
claims to have had access
to Howard Hughes.
And during that time, he says
that Hughes could not
remember anything,
was incoherent, and unable
to function.
And that Hughes is in
a permanent state of dementia.
The location of Howard Hughes
is still a complete mystery to us.
TV NEWSMAN 1:
It will bea major problem for Hughes...
- Yeah.
- If he doesn't call us
as promised
by the Hughes organization,
and defend himself against
the charges in Miskin's book.
TV NEWSMAN 2:
One ofthe pioneers who helped in...
Howard.
Was Howard Hughes.
He's one of the most
influential individuals
of the last quarter century.
Well, if she won't
even tell you her name...
TV NEWSMAN 1:
Hughes was romantically linked
to several young actresses
over the years...
Yeah.
Okay.
TV NEWSMAN 2:
manufactureda 25 million dollar flying boat.
TV NEWSMAN 1:
Meanwhile,we're told that the writer,
Richard Miskin,
may speak to us soon.
(indistinct chatter)
She's okay, guys. I got this.
These guys do their job.
Yeah, well...
They're new.
Why didn't you tell anybody
who you were?
Well, the last conversation
I had with Howard
wasn't very pleasant.
I have something to tell him
before he talks to the press.
Matt?
Matt, this is Levar.
Levar, this is Matt.
- Hi.
- Hello, Matt.
Hi.
TV NEWSMAN 1:
We have here the writerof the book, Richard Miskin.
Mr. Miskin, Hughes' people say
your book is a fake.
That he has never met
or even spoken with you.
I don't think you'll
hear Mr. Hughes say that
or anything else much.
I don't think you're going
to be hearing from him.
I doubt he even
remembers the book.
TV NEWSMAN 1:
Let me ask you again...
Sir, Howard Hughes
is a disturbed creature.
And my heart goes out to him.
But if it is upon
his flimsy recollection
that you're hinging your reportage,
then good luck to you.
That's all I have to say.
Good afternoon.
TV NEWSMAN 1:
Thank you, Mr. Miskin.
And now back to you.
TV NEWSMAN 2:
Do we know whatqualified experts have to say
about the psychiatric
implications of Mr. Hughes',
uh, reclusive behavior?
TV NEWSMAN 1:
One could speculate...
Howard.
Possibly catatonic at this point.
No one seems to know.
TV NEWSMAN 2:
That could have a bearing
on a lot of his business interests.
It could affect his defense
contracts, for example.
TV NEWSMAN 33 A long list,
including the Hughes
Medical Foundation, right?
TV NEWSMAN 2:
The Hughes casino licenses
in Las Vegas could be affected.
TV NEWSMAN 3:
And if this calldoes not come in soon...
All right.
TV COMMENTATOR:
Helicopterto the public and Air Force officers
at Culver City, California.
Powered by turbojet motors,
the huge copter is designed
primarily to lift great weights.
It is the largest aircraft
- of its kind known.
- Hi.
And when perfected, it's expected
- to take off...
- Long time.
Carry the load
of a small freight car.
Yeah, long time.
Upwards of a hundred persons.
The copter itself...
Hey, how about this guy, huh?
Pounds, and its
rotating blades measure...
Frank, this is my son, Matt.
From tip to tip. (wind roaring)
Hi, Matt.
Hi.
Matt, when I first went to Hollywood,
Frank picked up your grandmother
and me at the plane.
Future of flight in all its varied
and promising phases.
What kind of ice cream
have we got, Levar?
I heard some talk about rum raisin.
Here, Matt, I'll show you
where the rum raisin is.
TV NEWSMAN 3:
phone callfrom billionaire Howard Hughes.
Have a seat there, guys.
Okay.
the name of Richard Miskin,
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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