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All the good movies

have been made.

What'd you do with my script?

Oh, I Don't know.

It's over there someplace.

I wrote a hell

of a picture for you.

For you as you really are.

Uh-huh.

A tired old man.

No, no.

This was last week

when you still had some guts.

It took days

to convince Marshall.

"a work of art."

Should have heard him when he

first... When he first read it.

I Don't know.

I Don't understand it...

You sit still for three lousy,

terrible, lousy scripts we did,

And finally, you know,

I come up with something good,

And you quit.

I Haven't even read

the damn thing.

Well, why not?

God, geez, it's hot in here.

Sorry.

I guess I feel the cold

a little more than I did.

Open a window.

No, it's all right,

it's all right.

( sighs )

What's it all about?

What?

Everybody's dead--

I feel like a dinosaur.

( chuckles )

Well, I know how people

think of me these days--

Uh, old-fashioned, outmoded.

Well, not after this picture,

they wouldn't.

You can't change your whole

lifetime with one picture.

And what have you got

if you quit?

Oh, Sammy, what's the use?

"Mr. Bogeyman, king of blood,"

they used to call me.

"Marx Brothers makes you laugh,

Garbo makes you weep,

Orlok makes you scream."

( chuckles )

And once I thought

I'd be an actor.

Oh, it's not that the films

are bad...

I've gotten bad.

I couldn't even play a straight

part decently anymore.

I've been doing

the other thing too long.

Of course you could.

And even that isn't the point.

You know what they

call my films today?

"camp. High camp."

Wait a minute.

I want to show

you something.

My kind of horror

isn't horror anymore.

There they are.

Look at that.

No one's afraid of

a painted monster.

The only thing you've said

that's right...

Is about this.

Which is why you ought

to do my movie.

( chuckles )

Oh, a-a-and you

Don't play

Some phony

victorian heavy.

You play a human being,

And you could play

the hell out of it.

If I were your age,

I'd play it myself.

I'm going to go offer it

to Vincent price.

I think I'd better go home now.

I think you'd

better stay here.

I think I'd better stay here.

Come on, come on, you'll be more

comfortable on the couch.

Get up. Here.

Hey, hey!

I'm very drunk.

Hey, that's my bed!

( groans ):

Oh...

Good lord.

I'm as drunk as he is.

Shh!

Sorry.

( sighs )

( match being struck )

( car pulls up outside )

( engine shuts off )

( car door closing )

( door opening )

( door closes )

( exhaling )

Leave the light off.

Bobby?

Yeah.

Why are you

still up?

Please leave the light off.

Why aren't you

asleep yet?

I have a headache.

Do you know what time it is?

Don't forget the hall light.

( light switch clicks )

( door closes )

( Ilene yawning )

I can't see

a thing.

( clatter )

( groans )

Honestly, why can't we

Turn on the light?

It hurts my eyes.

Oh.

( yawns )

Well, it certainly was

a busy night tonight.

God, I'm exhausted.

Seems like everyone

was calling long

distance.

( water running )

( brushing teeth )

( water splashing )

( water running )

( exhales )

Good night.

Good night.

You want to talk now?

No, you're tired.

Oh, I sure am.

Well, aren't you

going to go to sleep?

( exhales )

I just want to finish

the cigarette.

Okay.

Well... Good night.

Good night, Ilene.

( crickets chirping )

Ilene:

Mmm, good morning.

Charlotte:

Good morning, dear.

( bell rings )

Charlotte:

Oh, that's the

grocery boy. Coming!

M-morning.

What are you typing?

Aren't you going

To go to work?

( gunshot )

Ilene?

Ilene?

Bobby?

( gunshot )

( gunshot )

( lock turning )

( loading bullets )

( lock turning )

( birds chirping )

( children playing outside )

( dog barking )

( water running )

( water running )

( water turned off )

( paper towels tearing )

( clattering )

( door shuts )

( engine starting )

I like to hear you say

that you love me

but you Don't have to tell me

all the time

'cause I can tell

you're thinking of me

I can hear you in my mind...

( engine roaring

as car pulls away )

( clock ticking )

( man moaning )

( groaning softly )

Ah!

H-have you

gone mad?

I was having

a nightmare.

I opened my eyes,

the first thing I see

Is Byron Orlok.

Very funny,

very funny.

( groaning )

Oh, what time is it?

( clattering )

( groaning )

Noon.

( knock at door )

I'll get it.

No, no, no, no.

( knocking )

Oh-oh, oh.

( pounding at door )

Good morning,

my dear.

Good morning.

Oh, not so loud.

Here you are.

Suite on the super chief

to Chicago,

Suite on the 20th century

to New York,

First class on the queen

Elizabeth to Southampton.

You have to leave

tonight at 8:
00

If you want to catch the ship.

Jenny?

Suite to Chicago,

suite to New York,

First class on the

Queen Elizabeth--

Cancel them.

I might as well make that

personal appearance tonight.

No, Don't

say anything.

I'm still retiring.

But I told you I wanted

to go home on the queen Mary.

What happened here

last night?

He had a guest.

Boy, you just made

my headache worse.

You can do that lousy pea.

Instead of my movie.

Buy off your

conscience.

So, I go back to television,

and you take my girl to London.

You look worse than he does.

I feel worse.

Go wash up.

No, I got to go home.

Oh, no, you're going

to stay and help me

With that

thing tonight.

Martyr...

Go on.

Order some breakfast,

would you, Jenny?

Oh, I couldn't eat

on an empty stomach.

Hello, Eddie?

This is Jenny.

I have good news for you.

Byron's going

to do the drive-in.

( car radio playing loud music )

( lowers music volume )

( music continues )

Hiya, Roy.

Hiya.

Could I have, uh,

Okay.

( coughing )

Oh, and a box of the 12 gauge.

What size?

Four buck.

Good bit

of shooting.

Anything else?

Nope.

Okay.

How's your dad?

He's okay.

( coughing )

Damn flu

going around.

Spent the day in bed yesterday.

The whole day.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Um,

Could you charge that to my dad?

I'll check.

( coughing )

( coughing )

( dialing phone )

( coughing )

Sign here, bob.

Going out with your dad again?

Yeah.

Here you go.

Thanks a lot.

What you hunting

this time?

Going to shoot some pigs.

Good luck.

( coughing )

( bell jingling )

Hey, groovy, groovy.

Now, uh, somebody

announces me on the P.A.

"uh, Laddies and James,

papas and mamas,

"here's your boss

disc daddy,

"the winner spinner

with the sounds around,

Kip the hip Larkin.

Let's harken Larkin."

All right, then after you finish

plugging your show,

You introduce Mr. Orlok,

and we can get on with...

No plugs-- not kip the hip.

I am just going to tell them

What a big thrill

this is for me,

And that's no put-on.

When I was a kid, Mr. O,

I must have dug your flicks

four zillion times.

You blew my mind.

Obviously.

Beautiful.

Is that beautiful?

All right,

come on,

Let's, uh,

let's go on.

Hey, man--

Direct me, C.B.

I'll try.

All right, after

Mr. Orlok comes out

And says a few words...

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