Rules Don't Apply Page #9

(on speaker) Frank, how's it going on

the banana nut ice cream front?

The company's definitely

not making it anymore.

But the good news is we located

the last batch, 350 gallons.

And the company's

being very cooperative.

Let's buy it.

The company's not for sale, sir.

The ice cream! Buy all of it.

- How does it get here?

- By refrigerated truck.

Well, why don't we fly it in?

Ice cream does not travel

well on airplanes.

Why don't we look into a...

- refrigerated truck?

- That's a great idea, sir.

(phone ringing)

Mr. Hughes, I'm finding more

and more tax advantages

for buying up real estate in Nevada.

With accelerated depreciation,

you get just as much on hotels

- as you would on, on shopping centers.

- It's the White House again.

Mr. Hughes, the White House

is calling again...

I want banana nut ice cream!

I am in the middle of a desert!

Are you not in the desert with me?

Is it not hot enough for the desert?

Where do I put 350 gallons

of ice cream, huh?

The same flavor!

All of it is banana nut!

All of it is banana nut! Carlos?

Frank, we've been waiting

here for six weeks.

I am his chief executive officer.

I have to meet him.

I understand, Mr. Maheu.

Of course, you're right.

In California, abortion's...

not legal.

You might wanna give

the whole thing more thought.

- (music playing)

- Jingle bells

Jingle bells

Jingle all the way...

Howard, I think we should meet.

Moe Dalitz says he needs

you to change floors.

They own the hotel.

The mob is nothing to be fooled with.

Can we please meet?

Look, you ask that shitty

little Mafia hoodlum

how much he wants for the hotel

and say "yes" on the condition

he's out by Thursday.

There is no need for you

or anyone else to see me.

Howard. I feel I must advise you

that you can still be made

to be seen in court

in order to defend against charges

that you mismanaged TWA.

That's not true. That's not true.

I'm also finding it very difficult

to run your entire operation

when I've never, ever

actually seen you.

I mean, in the flesh.

Do you realize that, Howard?

That I've never actually seen you?

Howard?

(crying)

Bob? If you were

to actually see me

you could not represent me

in the way that I need to be.

You are my chief executive officer,

you are not my father.

Okay, what's this?

It's Stouffer frozen

turkey dinner, sir.

Okay, well, I want you to

notify the Stouffer company

to remove the dark meat of the turkey

from the turkey frozen dinner.

- Banana nut?

- Banana nut, sir.

Forget banana nut!

Okay. Levar!

No more banana nut ice cream.

You got that?

No more banana nut ice cream.

From now on...

I want French vanilla.

Goddamn it. I want French vanilla now.

I want you to bring me

that schedule of Maheu's

because I wanna know exactly

- what that son of a b*tch is doing.

- (phone beeps)

Mr. Hughes,

Marla Mabrey has just come in.

I put her in the speakerphone room.

Shall I tell her

you're unavailable, sir?

Frank, handle this, will you?

Go talk to her.

Tell her I'm just not seeing people.

I want French vanilla from now on!

French vanilla immediately.

Hi.

What can I do for you?

It's my career, not yours.

And you can help by accepting that.

It's really none of

your business, Frank.

Okay.

But you can tell your boss

I feel it's only right

that I meet with him

before taking any action.

(door closing)

I don't know. You never looked

at her screen test.

She might have someone new

who's advising her.

Who? An agent? Lawyer? What?

Have you heard she might be

involved with somebody?

I've heard nothing! l...

Never mind. You go ahead.

I'll talk to her.

Yes, sir.

(sighs)

(on speakers) Marla?

Are you, are you there, Marla?

Are you in the room?

I can't do this

on the telephone, Howard.

I'm not seeing people.

Something we didn't plan on

has happened.

You better pick up the phone, Marla.

We should have been more careful.

From a single encounter,

Marla? From one time?

Do you really expect me

to believe that?

I'm surprised.

I didn't think you were

that kind of a person.

How much money are you looking for?

Hey, is vanilla and French vanilla,

is it the same thing?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yes, it's the same?

I'm gonna go check on it.

(vase shatters)

You're acting crazy.

I know more about the business

than you think I do.

Oh, all those big deals

in your future, Frank?

You better get them in writing.

I don't need them in writing.

Well, that's right.

'Cause you trust him.

He won't even meet with his wife.

- Lucky woman.

- He won't let anybody look at him.

- Oh, well, he's right!

- There's no reason...

He's right. Because they might see

exactly what he is,

a cold, sleazy, egomaniacal, old fake

not worth meeting with.

You wanna have meetings

or make movies?

They got names for guys that are doing

what you're doing, Frank.

Who do you think you're talking to?

I think I'm talking to

somebody that sold out

and you can tell the guy

that you sold out to

that I'm never going back

to that stupid house!

And he can throw

whatever's in it away.

And that you wanna go home

to your fiance

and get legally married!

Do you actually think that you're

going somewhere with Howard Hughes?

You're even scared

to get on his plane!

- Okay, just...

- Don't be physical with me, Frank!

Whoever the hell

is advising you right now...

You know, it's none of your business

who's advising me now!

You need someone

who's advising you now!

To move on, Frank, move on! I have!

- Do you mind if I speak?

- Get out of here!

No, because there's

nothing left to say!

And if you call me,

I won't talk to you.

So kindly treat

my privacy with respect!

Respect?

Go back to your goddamn mystery man,

with your privacy and your rings

and don't worry about

me ever calling you.

Believe me, I never will!

(sniffling)

HOWARD (on phone): Nadine, who called

that Maheu didn't tell me about?

Today? The chairman of the FAA,

the Under Secretary of Defense,

the Treasury secretary,

someone from the air traffic

controller's union,

and a man from the AFL-CIO.

All right, look, we're leaving

that son of a b*tch Maheu

alone in Vegas tonight.

Nobody tells him about it!

He's finished. He's fired!

We're going to Nicaragua.

This isn't the only place

in the world without taxes!

Get me my pilot's jacket.

All right, come on, come on.

Let's go. Come on!

Going through the kitchen now.

It's all up to me.

Nothing gets bought,

nothing gets sold without me.

For all practical purposes,

I am Howard Hughes.

Come on, Frank. Get outta the car.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Come on!

(engine starting)

Frank, you can do this.

Come on. Flying can be fun.

I think I'm ready.

Okay, Cappy, it's about time

I did this again.

Gentlemen, I am finally

gonna do something

that I haven't done for far too long.

Far too long.

Cappy, this is Frank here's

first plane ride.

I wanna make it memorable.

- Everything ready?

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