The Hills Run Red Page #4

So we may as well

have some fun first.

F*** you.

Afraid not.

That's his job.

No' please! No' no' no!

- Help me! No! F***ing help me!

- Serina.

- Help me!

- Serina.

Serina. Serina.

I couldn't be in front of the camera

and behind it the same time, could I?

So I had to get a new performer.

Alexa's kid.

What?

Grew up with The Hills Run Red.

You know that part about...

the cutting off the face

and stitching on the mask?

We made that up for the movie.

He actually did it.

That is hardcore.

That is hardcore.

No, please! please!

No, please! No!

Please, no.

No, please.

That boy was born

to be Babyface.

Oh, I know she was young,

but it was worth it.

She's only...

No, that's not right.

She's older than she looks.

Well, she was 13 when she had him.

She was almost 13.

Oh, come on now, don't be that way.

My wife was dead. I was grieving.

Don't tell me you haven't wanted

a taste of that yourself.

Check this sh*t out.

Ooh.

Tyler:

Jesus. You were filming it all.

That's a hell of a performance,

isn't it?

Ha! And that girl

can take direction.

It's not real

until we shoot it, right?

Okay' we're rolling.

Hush little baby

Don't say a word.

Mama's gonna buy you

a mockingbird.

If that mockingbird

don't sing.

Mama's gonna buy you

a diamond ring.

And if that diamond ring don't...

I don't remember the words.

You can keep singing,

if it makes you feeI better.

I came here to ask you...

You came here to ask me what?

- To find out...

- You came here...

Bullshit!

You and I both know you didn't come

here for my life story, did you?

You came here to see my film.

And I'm wondering just what you

would do... to actually see it.

True cinema is recursitve.

It folds back on itself.

See, you gotta suck

the audience in.

You gotta make them

part of the drama, son.

You gotta make them believe

what they're seeing.

You gotta dream for them.

Because they can't.

You gotta create

their nightmares too.

You see, otherwise, it's just

a picture show, isn't it?

It's not real.

- Reality is what scares people.

- Please' no. No' no.

Now' the first thing...

My God.

- Daddy.

- What the...?

- What the hell you think you're doing?

- We're making the movie. You and me.

This looks like

more you than me.

You know' the only thing

I hate worse than bad timing...

is actors that think

they can f***ing direct.

- You don't mean that.

- And what is this?

What is this? What is this?

All whips and, uh, ball gags, huh?

This is a torture show.

Where's the emotion?

- Please let me go.

- Yeah, you see that?

Yeah, you see that?

- Please, let me go.

- Yes, I know. That's reality!

SERINA:

Please' stop.

Boy! Get out here!

Now I will show you

how it's done.

Action, Babyface.

Now get in there. Get in there.

Tyler, f***ing do something, man!

- Don't break the 4th wall, Lalo.

- Wait!

Name some of the greatest directors

in history' huh?

Ford, Welles, Hitchcock.

Wilson Wyler Concannon

should be up there with them.

There's a whole world of people

that haven't even heard of you.

I can change that.

I... I can make you famous.

I can make you the legend

that you should be.

You know what?

I bet that slick film-school sh*t

works on a lotta people.

It ain't gonna work on me.

Tyler.

I don't need you, kid.

I don't need anybody!

I set this up.

This is my cast.

It's my turn to be the director.

Yeah, that's it,

that's it. You get angry.

Let's go, a litle angrier.

You've gotta give them more

every time.

- Yeah?

- Bigger.

- That's good.

- More hardcore.

- More shocking.

- This is mere spectacle.

- No.

- Come on.

You raise the bar.

You lower the tone.

This is an atrocity.

- An atrocity?

- That's right.

- An atrocity?

- That's right!

Look at what you've done!

This is a f***ing atrocity.

CONCANNON:

Father to daughter...

daughter to mother,

mother to son.

Haven't you learned anything

I taught you about structure, huh?

A real, auteur can grab the hot

white light out of this gate...

and turn it into something.

Nobody cares about that

subtextual sh*t! Get to the kill!

Maybe you're right.

I'm the only director

in this family.

My baby.

Hey, I didn't say cut.

Get back into character.

Oh, that's beautiful.

That's it, good and tight.

Good and tight.

Now to finish this.

Attaboy. Attaboy.

Here we go, let's finish it.

Come on.

Not me.

Hey, this isn't how it ends.

Stop! I'm your father.

Hey, wait.

Do it. Action!

Kill him. Come on.

Come on.

Come on, kill him.

See you in the last reel.

ALEXA:

Open your eyes.

It's the world's worst transition.

A cliche.

You blackout, a time cut...

Boring.

I fell in love in this room.

It's speciaI.

Can you feel it?

You should know better

than to talk during the show.

These were always my favorite.

Now, this is a rough cut,

so be gentle.

Daddy was wrong. I did it all.

Cameras, acting, makeup,

the whole package.

Now, you tell me.

Was I commited or what?

I'm glad you found me, Tyler.

You helped me see my potential.

To see that I was more than

what my father thought I could be.

You're different, Tyler.

You're special.

I mean, what other person...

would go through all this pain

just to see a movie?

This is what you wanted.

This is what you came here for.

Are you ready?

You're the first

to see the new cut.

Enjoy the show.

For as long as you live.

- You're living for the art, right?

- It's kinda nice out here.

I can't believe you said that.

You talk to the camera.

If you're not willing to take a risk,

You're never gonna achieve greatness.

Gotta go and stick your neck

on the line...

to get something great

that people wanna watch.

Serina included.

She'll do anything. She loves me.

It's nice to be around Tyler...

because he knows exactly

what he wants from life.

Good morning.

How are we today?

Please.

No, no, no. Don't fight.

Save your strength.

I have something for you.

You think he'll like it?

Hush, little baby,

don't say a word.

Mama's gonna buy you

a mockingbird.

If that mockingbird

don't sing.

Mama's gonna buy you

a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring

goes brass...

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