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That's just staying on as their tools, don't you get it ?

We've been saved, by some miracle,

through these f***ing computer samples!

We've been SAVED!

You're nuts if you don't take that deal!

I swear to you, you're a [raving mad]

And everything they say about you is true!

About your terrible f***ing choices! Wake up, Robin!

This is your key to freedom.

How is it going, my friend?

Everything seems good, Dr. Barker.

Any new sky monsters?

- Um, yeah, I... Look, I have a real thing now -

the original Wright brothers.

- Oh wov.

- That is, the glider?

- Uh-huh. - Wov.

That's December 17, 1903 ?

I- I built a replica. It's exactly like that, but...

15 feet wide. Yeah. She's about to make a debut.

Very good.

You know, when I think about it, you must be

part of the Wright brothers. The third one.

- Yeah.

- Aaron Wright.

- Yeah.

I am the original Wright brother.

I build better than them, cause, you know...

I build in a world of, um,

jet planes and spaceships.

It's totally different.

And, you know - don't forget they had no competition.

- Yeah.

Siren.

Silent.

Glam.

Love.

Kite.

Kite.

Hear.

Ear.

Car.

Far.

Remember, Aaron,

Just repeat the words.

Table.

Able.

Sky.

Sky.

Parade.

Afraid.

Shell.

Fell.

It got to be the sign of decline ?

Well, it's too early to say, but...

... it looks his [...] is deteriorating [...]

in terms of his hearing loss, yes.

Train.

Pain.

Crown.

Alone.

Storm.

Worm.

And in terms of the...

ophthalmologist report, um...

oh, that is not terribly promising either.

It has definitely moved into the regnitis pigmentosa stage.

Is that, um... a long...

... [Jonah] way of saying something horrific?

No, that is a very long expression to say that...

...his visual fields are constricting.

Eventually, his night sight abilities

will decline dramatically,

and... there will be... total night blindness.

And then what?

Dr. Barker?

Yes, sir?

Could we please play the, um... volcano track again?

Volcano track?

Thank you.

Yes, sure.

And the other 50%?

Is Aaron at 50%?

- That is the mystery with this syndrome.

- Right.

You will never know until he is 30 or 35...

... if he will be completely blind.

Aaron has a BEAUTIFUL mind.

He is taking information in...

and translating [in his own way], it is a gift.

He hears "Throne" says "Alone",

but he is perfectly aware of what he is doing.

He'll imagine what movies will be like

in 50 years.

I think that is s-s-somewhat similar

to what Aaron is doing..

- In what way?

- In the way that...

Well, the movie guys will just have the electronic stimulae

that our brains translate according

to what is in our subconscious.

See, people will be given story data,

and they'll cast their mother or their girlfriend

as Marlene Dietrich or you..

All depending on what is in their particular... box.

This is exactly what Aaron is doing now.

He is a rare case,

and he is ahead of his time by...

...God knows how many decades.

What about you, my friend, how are you?

Okay.

Any new parts on the horizon?

I think so.

Whatever happens, let Steve do all the talking.

Robin Wright for Jeff Green.

Miss Wright, I did not recognize you.

What else is new?

You okay?

"No child abuse,

no sex, only love story,

betrayal, romantic comedy,

no retard,

truly handicapped,

no porn?

no Holocaust, no Nazis. "

You marked this up?

You better believe it.

What are you, some sort of

swastika freak or something?

- No, it's not him, it's my kids.

- It's her kids.

Your kids [is] Nazis and porn?

Porn? At your age?

Nazis and Holocaust winning awards.

Awards for whom? For your computer artists?

Nice, yes, they are computer artists now,

not just technicians.

Look, this is just all... details,

it's tributes, minutia.

I'll agree to everything except

this, um... Sci-Fi bullshit.

No Sci-Fi, Jack.

Sci-Fi is a dumb genre, in our opinion.

She's never done Sci-Fi before,

and she's not going to do it now.

Well, if she had done one Sci-Fi, this contract

would be worth 6 times as much!

No Sci-Fi, no contract.

Then, no contract.

Why? Why, Sci-Fi is fantasy.

You know how many people

read "Lord of Rings"?

1 thousandth, not a single per cent

of the people who went to see the movie,

read the book. And you want to know why?

Because it is one hell of a complicated read,

that's why.

It's a nightmare. a [...]! It's-It's boring!

Did you read it before you made the movie?

Are you kidding?

But I saw the movie,

and that's why we make movies.

- But that's not what I want to say.

- What do you want to say, Jeff?

That I want to make you young forever.

That's what we gonna do.

How old are you?

45? 48? 50?

Sign the Sci-Fi and I guarantee

that I'll make you 33... 34,

For ever young, I promise you.

For ever young.

33-34?

- Which sounds better? - 32.

Greedy. That's greedy.

34 and we'll seal the deal.

For life.

You know, in some countries, life -

sentence means 20 years.

In what countries?

- Middle East.

- Middle East?

They are f***ing animals over there!

20 years for murder?

20 years?

In 20 years...

...this technology will be as old

as the invention of the boomerang.

- 20 years.

- Okay, great.

- Can we do it now?

- What?

This thing that you need to do to me,

can we do it right this second?

[...] I do not want to wait another day,

I want to do it now or never.

Robin Wright.

- Aren't you, um...?

- Yes, it's me.

- Chris... Christopher Ryne.

- Yes.

What are you doing here?

I'm the scanner.

Come on, don't feel sorry.

The others guys are at home, doing nothing.

You were such a great cinematographer,

for so many great movies.

Thank you.

You know what - at least I get to work

with the actors, and... light.

I'm lucky - to be able to meet you at work.

Just like the old times.

And,

I also like that I get to tell you to...

... take off your beautiful dress.

A changing room down the hall

to your right.

- Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

Chris?

Hello?

Anybody here?

Yeah, I got you, Rob.

Just make yourself comfortable,

we'll start in a minute, OK?

I don't want to miss any of your...

...charming expressions here...

Princess.

Now, smile.

Wider.

You're happy

Happy

Now, laugh

Big laugh.

Gimme here your laugh.

Come on, give me a big laugh.

BIG laugh, yeah!

Now, that laughter...

... slowly

slowly...

turns...

... to emptiness.

...blankness...

... the sadness.

I can't, stop... stop.

Stop! Turn off the lights.

Chris, I got it.

- Give me a minute.

- Okay.

Robin, did I ever tell you

how I got into this business?

The agenting business?

I mean, the REAL story?

Of course, I never told you,

I was probably too embarrassed.

Can you believe, I've been in this business

since I was...

... 10 years old.

A 5th-grader.

An agent in the 5th grade.

Let me explain.

We had this guy in our neighbourhood,

in Bronx.

Joey Fairy-Tail, they called him.

He was this, um...

...you know...

How should I put it...

He was born with the tail.

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