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,

but Levar is rooting for you

no matter how nutty you get.

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 be

a 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 of

the 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:
manufactured

a 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 writer

of 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 what

qualified 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 call

does not come in soon...

All right.

TV COMMENTATOR:
Helicopter

to 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 call

from billionaire Howard Hughes.

Have a seat there, guys.

Okay.

TV NEWSMAN 3:
a writer by

the name of Richard Miskin,

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