Rules Don't Apply Page #3

We?

I love you, Mom.

I'll help you pack.

METHODIST MINISTER:

The Bible tells us,

that whosoever

looketh on a woman

to lust after her,

hath committed adultery

with her already in his heart.

BAPTIST PREACHER:

Someone who tells us the Bible

doesn't deal with sex before marriage

is simply trying

to avoid feeling guilty.

There is a time to reap

and a time to sow.

There is a time to embrace,

and a time to refrain from embracing.

(choir singing inside)

- Hi.

- Hi.

How was church?

(inhales)

Miss your mom, huh?

Let's just go. I like driving.

I didn't think you knew how.

Ugh! I mean, I like going for a drive.

I know how to drive,

or I did. Let's go.

What do you mean "You did"?

My dad, God rest his soul,

thought women drivers

were dangerous,

so I quit, then I forgot how. Okay?

- What are you doing?

- You'll remember.

You've got a driver's license,

don%you?

Let's go. I want to show you

a place off Mulholland Drive.

(cheerful music playing)

Wait.

(clears throat) It's nice back here.

- (tires screeching)

- (horn honking)

MALE DRIVER; Hey!

Ooh.

Oh. (chuckling)

What do wanna show me?

It's just some acreage

I wanna develop.

Slow down a little bit around here.

It's for affordable housing.

Affordable housing?

Yeah. You know,

people who aren't rich.

They wanna get out of the cities,

and into the suburbs.

Just take a right, right here.

Take a right, right here?

Never mind.

The land I'm gonna show you,

the Teamsters own it.

They tried making it a golf course,

but nobody came.

Okay, you can slow down

a little bit more, right?

It's 117 acres.

(stammering) I feel, you know,

if you make a good deal

on the land

and then you subdivide...

I don't mean big houses,

I mean, modest houses

for middle class families.

Okay, there's... (stammers)

- (car horn honking)

- (clears throat)

Cash is king right now.

With Howard Hughes as a backer,

I mean, I know

I can make him a profit.

I wanna call it Mulholland Canyon.

You got a light.

They told me again,

"Be ready to drive the boss."

Wow! You might even meet the guy.

I should become a driver.

(chuckles)

Well, I'm driving.

I think you're right

about this place.

They told me earlier,

class was canceled.

They didn't call you?

I never quite know

what's going on. (chuckles)

I had such a strange day.

I was outside at Schwab's,

and this guy

started talking to me.

It was nice, I mean he wasn't...

He wasn't making

a pass at me or anything,

but we talked, and he said

he'd like to have dinner, and I'm...

(stammers)

I'm just looking at him,

and then I realize who I'm talking to.

Bobby Darin.

I said, "I can't believe it.

"You're Bobby Darin."

I mean, okay, he didn't know

I was an actress or anything.

But I didn't even know

he was Bobby Darin.

I just...

I...

I feel...

Old.

Old?

I mean, wouldn't you say in

Hollywood as a rule,

when you've been here

as long as I have

that you should have

already more or less

shown what you can do?

Let's be honest, maybe I'm not

the right girl for this,

I mean aren't you supposed

to have big bosoms

and be sexy and casual

about everything?

I'm a square.

I can't really act. I can't dance.

I can write songs,

but I can't really sing.

A movie actress should

sing songs, not write them.

Wouldn't you say that's true?

I mean, as a rule.

I mean, in this town,

aren't those the rules?

What?

Come on, Frank, you know the rules.

(sighs)

You're an exception.

The rules don't apply to you.

(telephone ringing)

Hold on.

(dial tone ringing)

MARLA (over phone): Hello?

Marla, hi.

I just wanted you to know...

you're meeting

with Mr. Hughes tonight.

I'll send someone

to pick you up right away.

Thank you.

Guess what.

This is the Beverly Hills Hotel?

We take the private entrance

to the Polo Lounge.

(both chuckling)

Hi!

Oh, thank you.

Oh.

Would you like a cocktail?

Oh...

I don't drink.

(chatter)

(music playing at a distance)

- Okay, I'll be in the car.

- Oh, okay.

Would you follow me, Ms. Mabrey?

MAN:
What are you talking about?

- It's dark in here.

- Have a seat.

Does he always keep it this dark?

(Marla exhales)

Does he stay in this bungalow?

(sighs) Sorry, I can't say.

Did I hear

he has five bungalows?

Hmm.

What's in those bottles?

That's water.

From Maine.

(Marla scoffs)

Water.

From Maine.

Is Frank still here?

He's, uh...

He's in the car.

- You like crossword puzzles?

- (sighs)

- Yeah.

- (phone ringing)

Yes?

Right away.

Ah! Mr. Hughes. I recognize

you from your pictures.

I'd like to thank you.

Thank you for my acting classes,

thank you for my ballet classes,

thank you for the house

thank you for the paycheck,

and thank you for the chance

to become a star.

Your name is, is...

- Marla.

- Marla.

- Marla Mabrey.

- Marla Mabrey. Yes.

Some champagne, Marla?

Oh, no. No, thank you, I don't drink.

You don't like to

have a drink? (chuckles)

No, actually I've never had one.

You've never had a drink?

No.

Huh.

You've never had

a drink in your life?

No.

Good for you, good for you.

(stammering) You do eat, yes?

(chuckling) I do.

Yes, I do eat.

Ah, gee.

This is neat.

Steak, mashed potatoes,

little peas.

Just about every single one

of my favorites.

Should I take mime, Mr. Hughes?

They say it's the visual that counts.

A picture's worth a thousand words.

And stardom's all in

how you carry your body.

Is it true Lana Turner took mime?

I guess I'm just all confused.

(chuckles)

What material will I do

when you do my screen test

for Stella Starlight?

- (whispering indistinctly)

- (saxophone playing)

Nice.

Yes.

That's rayon, you know,

the American Viscose Corporation

started making rayon before the war.

Good stuff.

- Hello?

- Yes?

Look, I want you to tell Arnold

that the wing flaps are not 35.4.

They're 36.9.

I have told him that

not once, but twice!

So take care of it!

Mr. Hughes,

I don't know if I have the talent

to be successful in the movies,

but I think I do.

And I'm not insulted by your

failure to meet me sooner

because I know you have your

own way of doing things.

And I may be a bumpkin from Virginia,

but I'm a good Christian.

And I'm smart enough to know

that if the rumors

I've heard about you

with women were true,

you wouldn't have had time

to fly a plane, let alone invent one

whether the wing flaps

were 35.4 or 36.9.

So I only hope I can earn

your respect for my work

because you've certainly

earned my respect for yours.

- (laughs)

- What is so funny?

Hey, I'm gonna get busy

on the screen test.

Nadine.

Blessed Savior!

Will you say hello to Nadine for me?

She's a treasure.

Nadine, I wanna get busy right away

on the Stella Starlight screen test

for Marla Mabrey, okay?

Good. Also, make sure

Harvey retouched the picture

of me in my sweater.

Okay.

Thanks, Marla.

(door closes)

Thank you!

So what's he really like?

My mom could not have been more wrong.

A total gentleman! Amazing!

I mean, yes, he's not young.

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