Vanilla Sky Page #6

about the name "Ellie"?

Ellie.

Is that a girl you knew,

a girl you were in love with?

I've only been in love once.

Apparently, you kept

repeating it last night.

You did sleep, David.

Your advisor said you cried out.

- You had a nightmare.

- Everything's a nightmare.

You cried out for Ellie, David.

Do you remember what happened?

Dig deep, David.

Dig deep.

You cried out for Ellie.

What do you remember about Ellie?

Show me your face, David.

Help me open the door.

It's true you had an accident.

It's true you were disfigured.

But not anymore.

Do you remember?

They did fix your face.

Take off that mask, David.

You'll see your face

is perfect under there.

I never trusted the doctors.

What happened next was surreal.

That same arrogant bastard,

Dr. Pomeranz, called me.

Suddenly he was

my new best friend.

David! Hey, my brother.

I felt really bad

about our last conversation.

He said he'd discovered a new form

of reconstructive surgery...

with the help of a doctor

from Berlin.

Hello.

Next thing I knew, they shot me

full of drugs I'd never heard of...

and away we went.

What if God was one of us

Just a slob like one of us

Trying to make his way home

He's got a good voice.

Fifty-five.

The odds, they said,

were one in three...

that the headaches

could be reduced by 50 percent...

and facial tissue

could be regenerated.

The first to incorporate the concept

of endoscopic periorbital fiber optics.

Where are we gonna eat later?

I can't even tell you

what they did.

It seemed like

science fiction to me.

Madonna had that song,

" Borderline."

- That was a hell of a song.

- And another snip.

This is gonna be one

good-looking guy when I'm done.

Obviously, I was suspicious.

Wouldn't you be?

Suspicious of whom, of what?

Doc...

once you've been driven

off a bridge at 80 miles an hour...

somehow you don't invite happiness in

without a full body search.

At the risk of boring you...

I can present

the alternate argument.

I once knew a guy...

who was a real loner.

One day he woke up at 40...

with two daughters that

lit up his life with purpose...

and he suddenly goes

to endless school plays...

and he gets home at 9:20

for the evening discussion...

and he has the time of his life.

His favorite Beatle was once John,

and now it's Paul.

I always liked George.

It all depends on

the individual, doesn't it?

Tell me,

what's happiness for you?

What's happiness to you, David?

- How 'bout another question?

- You won't show me your face.

Will you?

So back to the time line.

Hurry. Let's move through this.

What?

You've got to take

the plates off.

I don't want to know

what's under here.

It's gonna be fine.

You'll see.

- I'll go tomorrow.

- Today.

I already called Pomeranz

and switched it to Wednesday.

What?

I hope that woman at the front desk

gave you sh*t about it.

Another day won't matter.

Besides, the Mustang will be fixed.

The plan was going in the Mustang.

The Mustang's not ready.

So we'll go tomorrow

in the Mustang.

- Good.

- We'll go when it's fixed.

I know that the problem...

wouldn't be you delaying

something you were dreading.

Couldn't be that.

Couldn't be that.

I mean--

I mean, I agree.

I think it's very important...

to have...

the right car...

to take you...

where you want to go...

How bad is it?

Well, your ears

are in the right place.

And the rest of it...

is not too bad at all.

It's perfect.

Do you love me?

I mean, really love me?

Because if you don't...

I'll just have to kill you.

You see, my next life?

In my next life...

I'm gonna come back

as this mole right here.

Seriously, this mole.

You'll have to wear bikini tops

to work and loose-fitting shirts...

so that I can breathe.

I love you.

Love you.

I love you.

I can live right there.

Is this a dream?

Absolutely.

We talked about the big things,

the little things...

and the big things.

But in truth, with Sofia...

it was the in-between times.

What did she say?

I have no idea.

- How's things, Brian?

- Fine.

- How's things?

- Don't flatter yourself.

I'm fine.

Besides, Sofia is great

but by no means one of a kind.

She was a proximity infatuation.

And don't use that. It's mine.

Thanks.

Where'd you get this camera?

I'm into things.

You have no idea, my friend.

Just as long as you're okay.

And anyway,

we're friends, aren't we?

- Always.

- That's right.

What's up with your face?

- F***!

- What?

There's a seam opening!

- David Aames.

- You f***ing a**hole.

I know.

Was I snoring?

I think it was me.

I was thirsty, that's all.

I'm dreaming about you.

I could listen to you say "mmm"...

for the rest of my life.

Baby, what's wrong?

Where is she?

Who?

Who?

I'm Sofia.

Now, I'm gonna make sure

that I tie it four times.

You know why, Julie?

Because four times

really means something.

David, don't hurt me.

I'm freaked out.

It worked.

You know you're not

gonna get away with this...

so tell me now,

where is Sofia.

I am Sofia.

- Where's Sofia?

- I am Sofia!

- Where is she?

- I am Sofia!

I'm calling the police,

and you can tell it to them.

- You survived the accident.

- What accident?

Whose body was it?

It was the Seven Dwarfs.

- I wasn't in an accident.

- You're trying to steal my life!

Of course you weren't

in an accident.

Now it's f***ing attempted murder!

I'm Sofia. Please.

Tell it to them.

This is David Aames.

I need help.

I have an intruder--

I've captured an intruder...

who's entered my home.

God. Wake up, man.

Are you for real?

Kept me waiting here for three hours.

They won't even tell me any news.

These guys think that I had

something to do with this.

Give us a minute here, yeah?

Detective Larson, Detective Andrews,

thanks very much.

They think that I had

something to do with this.

I'm gonna handle this exactly

the way your father would.

I've got it solved.

You got it solved?

Where is she?

She's gonna be fine.

Now, this whole file is gonna--

Thank God you're here, man.

It's okay.

- I love her.

- Yeah.

Right now I want you to look at these

photos, then I'm gonna destroy them.

Sofia's testimony

is also in here.

It won't exist.

She's not gonna press charges.

Press charges against me?

David, wake up.

Now, as a friend...

I think you should see

what you did to Sofia.

The press won't get hold of this

if you get away quickly.

The press won't get hold of this

if you get away quickly.

Tommy, this is Julie.

This is not Sofia.

This is Julie Gianni.

I didn't do this to her.

Tommy, someone's setting me up.

David, the board and I

have taken care of everything.

Okay, they've been really great,

really great, actually.

All this is gonna disappear.

We're all behind you,

even the board.

Get out of here.

This is a revolution

of the mind.

You're in f***in' sad shape!

Don't f***ing ever hit a girl.

Hit me, but don't f***ing ever

hit a girl!

Listen to me.

It wasn't Sofia.

It was Julie.

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