The Electric Horseman Page #2

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- How long have you known him?

Cowboys ain't easy to love

and they're harder to hold

And they'd rather give you

a song than diamonds and gold

Lone star belt buckles

and old faded Levi's

And each night

begins a new day

If you don't understand him

and he don't die young

He'll probably

just ride away

Hey, come on over here!

Let's go!

C'mon! That's it.

Sonny, where'n the hell

you been?

What's he doin' in a

parking lot? I don't know,

but he got here on time.

C'mon.

Press conference has started, and Danny Miles

has been waitin' all day to rehearse you.

Who's Danny Miles? Well,

here you are. Here you are.

What do I have to do? There's been

hell to pay, what with the newspapers.

So just behave yourself. Boy,

you smell like a tequila factory.

Here, no, take- Put these

Tic-Tacs in your mouth.

You're never gonna guess who I seen? Who?

Rush and Hawkman, and old Edgar. Yeah?

Hey, watch it there, partner!

They all send their hellos. Uh-huh.

Foggy Tates' wife Louise

gave me this handkerchief.

I told you he was in Barstow!

Smells just like her too.

Whew! God they got

pretty girls in Las Vegas!

This is a serious thing to these

people. I've never seen 'em so nervous.

They're tryin' to buy this big bank.

They want everything to go just perfect.

Hold it. What's in here?

It's a press conference.

Don't tell no jokes, don't

lift up nobody's dress, okay?

What do I have to say?

Nothin', if we're lucky. C'mon.

john,you had

a question.

Do you anticipate opposition

to the takeover of Omnibank?

just a moment. It isn't

a takeover, it's a merger.

But Omnibank has always

opposed takeovers, mergers.

We think that attitude's

changing.

We've made a generous tender

offer for the Omnibank shares.

We're confident they'll accept it. Troy?

Troy, you look like you're

gonna jump outta that seat.

Do you have a question? For Mr. Broderick.

Bud,you've played opposite just about

every great motion picture actress.

Yes, I have. Who, in your

opinion, is the best kisser?

That depends. What part of

the body are you talking about?

Print that.

I dare you.

Mr. Steele, why were you 45 minutes

late to the press conference?

Well, I...

I'd like to apologize...

for that.

I was, uh-

I was givin' mouth-to-mouth

resuscitation to a bottle of tequila.

And we lost her too.

Do you, in fact, eat Ranch

Breakfast for breakfast?

We'll, ma'am, I eat

steak and eggs for breakfast.

You were three times

- I eat Ranch Breakfast for lunch.

You're a three-time all-around

world champion cowboy.

Five.

Five-times all-around world champion

cowboy. Now you're selling cereal.

How do you feel

about that?

Lady, I don't want

to tangle with you.

Listen, w-we've got, uh, we've

got a time problem here right now.

Now,you are all invited by

our chairman, Mr. Hunt Sears,

to a reception

across the hall...

just before the performance,

and enjoy yourselves, will ya?

And thank you. Sonny, we got a rehearsal.

What was that all about? Rehearse

what? I don't know. Let's go.

After you circle, you stop

on your mark stage left,

lean forward in the saddle, face

the audience, wave, greet them-

Where's the horse?

Bring in

the damn horse.

Spot please.!

God! He's a beauty.

Tom, Sonny rides in,

circles three times.

Applause, applause, applause.

Then stops on the mark.

Sonny, your first line is

- What've you got him on?

Uh, a little Bute

and some penicillin.

This tendon, it oughta be

braced and bandaged.

- They think it don't look right with the public.

- Uh, hello!

What do you mean they don't think

- Sonny,

the first thing you do after you stop is,you say

- Your horse is stoned.

How else we gonna get him on the stage

with all these lights and everything?

Excuse me, gentlemen!

We're trying to rehearse.

Sonny, your first line:

"Ranch Breakfast,

a champ's way

to start the morning."

Then you look at the horse and you

say, "Ain't that right, Rising Star?

If you agree,

don't say anything."

It's fun. It's fun.

You try it.

"Ranch Breakfast, a champ's way

to start the morning.

Wonderful,

but much, much bigger.!

Much bigger.

Louder.

"Ranch Br-"

There's more. There's more. I saw it.

That's the most discourteous

thing I ever saw in the theater.

Sonny, this is Hunt Sears. He

ain't no Ampco flunky. This it here?

You ain't in no shape to see no Hunt

Sears. What I gotta do first,jog?

Dual overhead cam shafts.

Fully-enclosed drive shaft.

Dual disc brakes in front.

Each item...

will appear in several magazines

during the month ofJuly.

As an example of our confidence in

the success of these new fashions,

Ampco will be sending these lovely

models on a one-month tour...

throughout the-

Sonny.

I'd like you to say hello

to Carol. Hi. How are you?

Well then, let's-

Carol's interested in

television commercials.

Hey, Sonny, I want to get

my son a horse.

What kind do you think is

best? How old is your kid?

He's six years old.

Get him a short horse.

Hey, Hallie.!

Hallie Martin.!

We met in New York, remember?

Did we like each other?

That question about the Omnibank

merger... who was that guy?

That was Cross, the

Washington Bureau of the Times.

The New York Times? Yeah.

He's connected to Treasury.

He shouldn't have been at

the conference. Spilt milk.

Sonny, here's a couple

I'd like you to meet.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips.

Hi.

Steve Phillips,

the Million Dollar Club.

Sold a million dollars worth

of Ranch Breakfast last year.

Oh, well, the mean-question

lady. Wholesale.

- I'm just curious.

- Steve Phillips.

How do you do? You know what curiosity

did to the cat? The Million Dollar Club.

He sold a million dollars worth

of Ranch Breakfast last year.

Are you kiddin' me?

No.! No.!

- That's just fantastic.

- We're very proud of it.

I'll bet you are, and I am too. Damn! Good.

I just love that.

This is Grace Phillips.

I'm Grace Phillips. I

just love that. We met too.

Everything's goin' 'round and

'round. That poster's beautiful.

It's a great gimmick. It's very

effective, Sonny. Grace, stand in front...

of that poster with Sonny, and Steve

can take your picture to bring home?

No. Why don't you just take the picture

of Grace in front of that picture of me,

of the box with the picture of me on the box,

holding a picture of me with a picture of me?

Then you got Grace, and you got

a whole bunch of pictures of me.

Sonny, I've been looking for you.

You know that TV show in Denver?

We've had to make some changes

in your copy. I bet it's shorter.

Well, the multimedia situation is

- Mr. Sears?

Hello, Sonny. It's about time we finally

met, isn't it? Yes, sir, it's about time.

Everybody here

know Mr. Steele?

How do you like our horse? Couldn't

have found you a better straight man.

- Could I have a word with you, sir?

- Perhaps later, Mr. Steele.

It's a beautiful animal,

isn't it, Sonny?

Yes, sir, he's an amazin' animal, but he

don't belong in a parkin' lot in Las Vegas.

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