Original subtitles

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences...

It's too complicated to get into right now.

Matt, will you get in here for God's sake!

Look, Ma, how can I show up?

How can I show up tonight when my union is boycotting the Emmys?

Look, I have to hang up. It's on! Right now! Right this second!

Come on or you're gonna miss it!

You're gonna miss it! You're gonna miss it!

All right, I gotta go watch.

The nominees for best actor

in a limited series or special are... Here we go.

Jason Robards, F.D.R.: The Last Year.

Henry Fonda, Gideon's Trumpet.

Tony Curtis, The Scarlett O'Hara Wars.

Matt Hobbs for.

Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. You look so cute in that hat.

Powers Boothe, Guyana Tragedy: Story of Jim Jones.

And the winner is.

Powers Boothe.

My! Damn it!

Damn it! Damn it!

Look, he even showed up.

What an act of courage.

Yeah, he was really good in that role.

You make me crazy!

If you played someone insane

who killed someone by poisoning a popular soft drink,

you would have won, too!

Yeah, I wonder if they send you something for just being nominated.

Of all the pathetic questions!

Why are you so damn foul all of a sudden?

Beth, what?

And I believe in the Academy.

We've been going back and forth on where we've been heading for so long,

I was hoping that if you won tonight, it might mean something for us.

Marriage?

Yes.

Look, Beth, the only thing...

Please go fast. I can't take your dragging this out.

The only thing that I have against our getting married

is that it might not be fair,

because you... See, I love acting. I love it so much.

And I'm just gonna stay with it forever, no matter what.

And, you know, it's okay for me to put up with the ups and downs,

and the money and all of that,

but it might not be fair to you.

I'm going to tell you something that I've never told you before.

Your feelings towards your work

are one of the things I love most about you.

Really?

Well, then we have no problem here.

Marry me.

I was just worried whether I could make you happy.

Could you get her, honey? I've got that big reading tomorrow.

No.

I have a busy day tomorrow, too.

I have to borrow on our Christmas club.

I have to cut out the coupons from the damn newspaper

so I can go to the store.

Beth. Beth. I don't want you to worry about money anymore.

Now, I didn't want to tell you this because

it may sound strange when I say it out loud,

but you know me, I'm not that cocky,

but I'm gonna get Kiss of the Spider Woman.

I mean, it is between me or Raul,

and I've never been so sure.

It's weird.

I just know it.

I do.

Boy, am I reassured.

What good news. Isn't that a load off?

I've got a baby girl in there sleeping in a used crib

who couldn't care less what a director named Hector Babenco thinks.

Beth, I'm gonna get this part.

I can't stand this anymore.

Hello? Matt, this is Beth.

Beth, I'm glad you finally returned my call.

Don't sound so self-righteous about not returning calls.

What are you so mad about?

I'm talking about you!

Taking your share of the responsibility... You know, Beth...

Beth, you're not the only one that can scream!

You know, I can scream too, you know!

You know what? What?

I'm being sort of a gutless wonder here.

I'm arguing back with you because I'm embarrassed.

I won't be able to take the kid when I said.

Beth, now listen. Wait a second. Listen to me.

You're taking her. You're taking her.

You're taking her. Do you know how long...

Beth, I know exactly how long it's been,

and I feel strange as hell at not seeing her, but this isn't a choice.

I'm broke. It's a dry spell in my life.

That's not my problem.

I know that's not your problem,

but it's no place for a six-year-old.

What can I do?

The only full-time job I seem to have right now

is not showing how scared I am.

Is that something you're trying to say particularly well?

No, that's not something I tried to say particularly well.

Well, it was very well put. Well, thanks.

But you're still taking your daughter!

And there's no way...

Beth! Hey!

Look, let me tell you what you are. Beth! Hey, hey!

Never mind! I'll take her! Bye! What kind of...

I must get work. I will take anything.

I must get work!

I must not be embarrassed by these pep talks to myself!

Popcorn Pictures.

The truck is ridiculous. Get the Lexus. Get the Lexus.

It's nuts here today.

Cathy, Matt Hobbs on one.

Hi, this is Cathy.

Sure I remember you. Sure.

Just a minute. I have another call.

Hey. Hello. How are you?

Hi. Do you know a...

Hey, Shannon!

Don't ever refer to me or any of us again as "D" people.

We are Development Executives.

There's an easy way to remember that.

We're what you want to be. Sorry.

What? Do you know a Matt Hobbs?

Matt Hobbs? Matt Hobbs?

It does ring a dull something or other...

He's the guy Redford played in The Natural.

No, no, no, that's Roy Hobbs.

There is a Matt Hobbs.

If I were you, I would be cautiously enthusiastic until I figured out who that was.

Hi. Sorry. I was just finishing a script evaluation, Matt.

So, is everything okay?

Good, good. I haven't seen you since...

The last time we saw...

The one time we saw each other.

The night at the acting school.

Sure. Matt, hi.

Actually, I do know of something

that's starting in a hurry.

They're auditioning here today.

I can get you in.

No, no. No problem.

Yeah. I'll see you later.

No, no, don't thank me. You didn't interrupt anything.

This script is beyond awful.

Bye.

Even the title, Little Dick, means so many things.

Story, story, story, story.

This one you loved, right?

I had some problems.

Like what?

What? It is a little garbagey.

So? It has to be cast right.

If Cathy doesn't like it, we know it's a smash.

Hey.

- Popcorn Pictures. - Please hold.

It's not like I didn't recommend it.

No, I'm sorry. He's not available.

No, I understand, but I can't interrupt. Really.

If he checks with me, I'll have him call you as soon as I can.

What did you say your number was?

You know, I wasn't sure you would remember me, let alone help.

Stop! You're good.

I am doing them a favor by getting you in.

Well, that's a fresh slant.

No, no, you're at the top of the list. I promise you.

Claire, this is Matt Hobbs.

How you doing, Claire? It's good to meet you.

Same here.

Please.

Hi, I'm George LaForest. I'm here for the part of Harry.

Okay. Have a seat next to him.

Thanks.

Hey.

This is Matt Hobbs.

This is John Earl McAlpine, our director.

Good to meet you.

Burke Adler, our producer.

Okay, fine.

So, what have you been doing with yourself

in the last few years?

Look, if you don't mind, I'm really bad at interviews,

and I'd really prefer just to read first.

That's the way you'd like to do it?

Yes. I see.

Okay, I'll tell you what, why read at all?

Why don't we just give you the role? Okay?

You want the part? We don't have to read.

No, no, I'm serious. Really.

Very good in the mini-series.

Yeah, he got an Emmy nomination for it.

You know, there are all different ways.

Did you know Bertolucci never reads actors?

Just looks at them, feels around a little bit and then he decides.

Doesn't read a word. Well, I also have a way.

I like to interview first, then I like to read.

Maybe come back the next day, do it all over again.

I'll call people up the actor's worked with.

I'll check him out if he's famous,

I'll do an opinion survey to see if people like him.

If he's not famous, I'll put him on tape,

grab anybody I can find and show them the tape.

That's the way I like to do it.

I believe in screen tests.

I believe in cutting people out if the dailies are bad.

I believe in replacing people if the previews aren't there.

Because I don't make movies for theaters that serve cappuccino in the lobby.

I make popcorn movies.

You want to know what I like, come to my house, look at my lamps.

That's what I like. But you're not gonna find it in my movies.

In my movies, you'll see what I know,

and what I know is detail.

And what I don't know, I discover. I'll tell you something.

Yesterday we were mixing this last scene in a movie, right?

Huge field of windmills. Big windmills. Now, they blow up.

The propellers come loose. They slice through the air.

One of them hits this four-story tank of propane gas.

There's this humongous explosion.

Now, I'm sitting there going, "Louder!"

"It's gotta be louder, louder, louder, louder!"

They're saying to me, "We can't make it louder. There's too much distortion."

We went louder.

See, they discovered a thing, a filter. I don't know what they did.

But the fact is, we did it.

I don't question. I just do it.

So if you're asking me can you do it differently,

you don't want to talk, you just want to read, I say...

Ask him, he's the director.

Whatever.

Okay. Good. Let's go. Any questions?

They only gave me two pages.

And I really want to give this my best shot,

so if I could read the script and then come back.

The part works tomorrow.

Okay.

Who will I read with?

Right here.

I'll play Wendy.

Over there, okay?

What? What is it? What are you holding? What does it say?

They need John for the physical. They won't wait.

Time for my buns to have visitors.

All right. Go ahead.

Go ahead? The director just left.

So? He trusts me.

Anyway, we're just doing the first page.

Let's start with "I've been so..." Just...

You know...

God, I've been so messed up.

Maybe all the bad stuff was in my mind?

Right?

"Okay, darling Harry, here it is."

"If someone were breaking up with me,"

"I'd like it short and sweet. What about you?"

"Incredibly drawn out."

"I can't take care of you right now. What am I, your mother?"

"What am I, your duck?"

"You know, we've been together for two years"

"and you act like you're blowing away some feathers,"

"so what I'm asking you..."

You didn't do the quack.

Stage direction says for him to quack. You didn't do it.

Over there.

Yeah. But, you know,

why would he quack when somebody is breaking up with him?

Well, hopefully because it's funny.

But this isn't a comedy.

Then we're in a lot of trouble,

'cause they're already fall-down laughing

at the teaser trailer in 5,235 theaters!

Yes, it's a comedy.

Comedy.

I think I need to make an adjustment here.

No. You know what? You're not right for this.

But, Martin, I like him.

I want to bring him back for something else. Okay?

Okay.

Sure.

- Thank you. - Bye.

It was very touching.

Burke wants everybody starting for the preview. Cathy!

You know, I got all the way to the car, and I forgot to thank you.

Sure, how'd it go?

Well, I didn't get it.

Strange man.

He did say something about wanting me back, though.

Well, good. His saver is he means what he says.

Well, I just wanted to say thanks.

Let's go. He wants everybody at the preview early.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Don't be sad.

No.

No.

So long, Matt.

That's Matt. How do you know him?

Well,

I was, auditing this acting class and...

He filled in teaching one night.

He did a scene himself, and he was awesome.

For some reason he just can't get arrested.

Listen. Just listen to me.

It is very important that you get here exactly on time.

Beth.

Very important, Matt.

I'm gonna tell you, it just makes more sense

if you put her on a plane in Georgia. Hey, you, actor! You!

And I'll be right here to pick her up.

Absolutely not. You know what I mean?

I'm so lucky to run into somebody I know. What's your name again?

Excuse me, I'm on the phone. Matt, don't have two conversations at once.

Hang up, hang up. Excuse me. I'm on the phone, please.

Matt, listen to me. I'm sorry, Beth.

Where's my driver? Why do you think? If I pick her up,

it's going to end up costing an extra $480. Hang up.

It's senseless. Please, please. Hang up.

I said no. Why are you so upset?

You know, it doesn't have to be like this.

Please. Yes, it does.

Okay, okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

Is Jeannie there?

Just be here on time, okay?

Is Jeannie there?

Just be here on time.

Tell her I said hi.

I will. Okay. All right, so long.

What... I got a crisis!

This kid who's supposed to drive me is 30 minutes late.

Everybody from my office is gone.

Now, I have a very big movie opening.

There's a test screening in the valley in 45 minutes.

Do you have any idea how important this is?

Do you know what I'm talking about?

Is that what this is all about? You need a lift?

Yes, yes.

Okay, I got my car right over here.

Wait up.

This is your car?

Yeah.

How late are you? How late are you?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Were you surfing? Not just today.

There's no way you're ever going to make it.

You are going to fail!

Listen, listen, I know about this. You're gonna be a failure!

Look, a guy got shot on the freeway. Traffic was all tied up.

You should leave time for that kind of thing!

Let's go. You said you'd give me a lift.

What the hell are you talking about?

Not in your car. I got my own.

I'll give you $120 to take me.

And don't worry. It'll still be a favor.

What do you need me for? Don't you drive?

Yeah, I drive.

I don't like to look for parking.

Keep driving.

She runs the test screenings. Very smart, very...

She's got a real case on me. So far I've been keeping it in the bank.

Hello. Welcome.

The name of the picture you'll be seeing is Ground Zero.

There may be some scratches. Some of the colors may be off.

There are no titles,

and it has not been finally mixed for sound.

And the music is temp.

That means temporary.

So thank you all for coming and enjoy the show.

Come on. Here we go.

Nothing good that happens tonight

will make feeling the way I do right now worth it.

Nothing.

Please, God, let tonight give him peace.

Nan! No prayers.

Forgive my manners. I'm Nan.

Have you two met? Yeah.

Good.

Turn it down!

Lower it! That hurt!

Yeah, I'm divorced, too.

Yeah, my daughter's six.

Mine's 11.

11, yeah.

She's coming out here. I'm gonna go pick her up.

Good.

I remember how it was for us

when my daughter and I moved out here from Washington.

Well, she's only gonna be here for three weeks.

Washington. Washington?

Boy, that must have been a big adjustment.

It wasn't that bad.

Both places have a lot in common.

Over-privileged people,

crazed by their fear of losing their privileges.

Alcoholism.

Addiction.

Betrayal.

The near total degradation of what once were grand motives.

The same spiritual bloodletting.

I kind of do miss the seasons though.

What?

What?

So how long has it been since you've seen your daughter?

A little over two years.

Two years?

Well, my ex-wife insisted on moving back to Georgia,

and I was in the Philippines on a mini-series...

Please!

It's one thing to be a son of a bitch.

You don't have to be a stupid son of a bitch.

People move heaven and earth to see their kids.

I don't care if she moved to Pluto. It's abandonment.

Hey, wait a minute. We just met.

I'm sorry.

Sorry to bust your chops.

Faster, people. Faster, please!

Very good. Who else? Yeah, yeah.

All right.

All right, we're running behind on Hispanics. Let's go, people.

Women over 25. Women under 25. Past 40.

Males under 25. Males over 25.

I just never thought it would do that well.

There were so many holes.

I told everybody it wasn't gonna do business.

Why am I so public with my opinions?

You might just be right.

Not with that score.

Here, here.

I got it.

You know,

maybe tonight's the night I'm losing my entire mind,

but weren't you in Platoon?

That's incredible.

You know, I was only in there for a minute.

In the rape scene, moving past Charlie Sheen when I left the Quonset hut.

I had a great scene, but it was cut out.

But there was that one long close-up where you seemed,

ashamed of yourself,

but still arrogant?

No?

That's exactly what I was going for.

It was? Yeah.

Yeah.

I'll take my...

Thanks.

You read all those scripts?

Beast of burden.

Okay.

So what are you? Totally wonderful or what?

I...

Good night.

So how come you haven't said anything? This is great, right?

No.

What no?

The definite recommends are way off for a score this high.

And even for action-adventure, it's just too low for women.

But it was such a good score.

I know.

I'm sorry.

And, unfortunately, yesterday's tracking wasn't...

I'm sorry.

They just don't seem in the mood for action-adventure right now.

I think it's so wonderful

that you don't worry about even trying to act strong.

Thanks.

Hey,

you wanna eat something sometime?

I'm...

I'm blushing from head to foot.

Good.

I'll call you.

Maybe I'll come by the office tomorrow.

Ten, 15 and 20.

Thank you. Yep.

You know, I was gonna offer you this regularly,

but I thought it would humiliate you.

I don't mind an occasional odd job.

But I can't work tomorrow. I gotta get my kid.

All right. Let's go.

I gotta look at the cards. I'll ride back here.

I shouldn't be long.

Okay. We'll make your plane.

Hi, are you Matt?

I didn't know if we could wait much longer.

She's a real nut on smoking anywhere near the kid.

Just... One...

Come on in.

You wait here.

Hello.

Hi.

Did you two meet?

No, not really.

Is she ready? I have a taxi waiting.

I just have to say goodbye to her.

You have no idea how difficult that is.

It's three weeks.

It's not three weeks.

Yes, it is.

No, it's not.

Yes, it is.

He doesn't know?

You're not taking her for a visit.

You're taking her for a while.

Just because you want to go off with him, doesn't mean I have to...

You're getting the wrong idea. I don't think so.

No matter how you put this, I don't think so!

Hey, look, I'm a United States marshal.

I'm here because she didn't show up yesterday to start serving her time.

I don't have a choice.

You don't have a choice.

What did she do?

I loved, helped and supported, in every way possible,

a businessman who committed the terrible crime

of being financially imaginative with a pension fund.

Jeannie, come over here. I want to talk to you.

Okay, there.

Now listen carefully. Be still.

What's the most important thing in life to know?

No one will ever love me as much as you do.

Good.

Now concentrate with all your muscles

and remember everything I'm about to say to you.

Don't talk to strangers. They may be monsters.

Take your vitamins so the poison in the food can't hurt you.

What else now? Teeth.

Right! Thank you.

Brush right after you eat

or your gums will start to bleed in your sleep and choke you.

Beth, Beth, Beth! Mrs. Hobbs...

What? I'm giving Jeannie her reminders.

Her reminders? You can't say things like that to a little girl.

No, don't. Don't dare.

Don't criticize the way I mother her

or I think I'll start to scream and never stop!

Mrs. Hobbs. Yes?

You know, I've been involved with this sort of thing for a long time.

You're not gonna criticize me, are you?

Not in front of him.

Because all he's done is send Jeannie these long, stupid letters.

He doesn't even realize she can't read.

He sends letters to somebody who can't read.

It's almost funny.

I thought you'd read them to her.

The meter's running. All right.

Can I just have another minute with her?

Jeannie, Jeannie, come here. Come here.

That's a very good outfit you just picked out.

Mrs. Hobbs.

Hi. Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi.

What have you been telling her?

Okay, love, Mommy's going to help others who need her for a few years,

and you're going with Daddy, as I explained.

Look at me. Don't step in the street alone.

You don't want to lose a foot. Remember the story I told you.

Now if someone ever comes up and offers you candy,

you scream for the police immediately.

Stranger, danger, Jeannie. Stranger, danger.

Beginning now, you must give less value

to your own happiness and well-being.

Then, hopefully, you will reach a point

where you give that no value whatsoever.

Give her everything.

There's no such thing as spoiling a child.

Even if you have to steal to do it?

You don't really want to mess with me, do you?

No.

Come on, Jeannie. We've got to go.

I want to go with you.

Can't, pretty heart. I'm sorry.

Not even a compromise?

Okay, the compromise will be that you don't have to ride in back.

What? You can ride up front with the driver, okay?

Now, remember, Jeannie, don't talk to strangers.

Don't forget to say your prayers at night.

Remember God. He made you.

Can we go, please?

Yeah. To the airport? Yes.

Goodbye, sweetness.

You think of me!

Tonight, Atlanta's own Attman's Theater for the Arts

presents kids' comedy theater on Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00...

It'll be okay.

I'm your dad, you know,

so it'll be okay.

You and I will make it okay.

You ever ridden in a plane before?

Yes.

Don't stare at me.

Sorry.

I want to put on my yellow dress.

We can't get the yellow dress 'cause it's underneath the plane.

Why don't you run under there and get it?

It's underneath the plane, so we can't get it.

I want my yellow dress.

Please! I want my yellow dress!

Jeannie, it's impossible. It's impossible. Please!

Please, I want it! It's underneath the plane. We can't get it.

I want my yellow dress!

Please, I want my yellow dress! Jeannie, please.

Please, give it to me!

All right, all right, Jeannie.

Jeannie, listen to me. Give it to me, give it to me,

give it to me, give it to me! Jeannie, Jeannie.

Jeannie, it's impossible. It's underneath the plane.

Don't, don't kick the seat.

I want to put on my yellow dress!

Jeannie. Give me a compromise!

All right, you want a compromise?

As soon as we land, that's the compromise.

Don't hit her!

I didn't hit her. She hit herself.

Let go, let go, let go! Jeannie!

Let go, let go!

Ladies and gentlemen,

the captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign.

Please remain seated.

Jeannie. Jeannie.

Jeannie! Jeannie...

Sir, the seat belt sign is on!

Jeannie, please, we have to sit down. Sir, please.

Jeannie...

I want my dress!

I have no idea what to do.

God.

Okay, partner.

Okay. All right. What?

Where you going now?

All right. I'll have you in bed in a second.

It's cheerier in the daytime.

Can you read the sign?

The Jeannie part.

Yeah. All right.

Where do I sleep?

I have a sleeping bag...

Or a bed.

Which do you want?

That.

Okay.

Socks off? Okay, in bed.

Hug?

Hug?

Let go.

Let go.

Mr. Adler, I've given Mr. Vincent another note.

He knows you're holding.

Mr. Adler, he's running late,

and he asked me to read you this.

"I've gone over the Ground Zero test scores.

"And I think we must..." He underlines must.

"Delay the release of the film until we see the results of the next preview."

"I'm also concerned that the running time is now 78 minutes."

"I'll speak to you after the next test."

Sorry. The "sorry" was mine.

Monica?

Yeah, is Leslie up yet?

Good. I didn't want you to get worried when you realized I wasn't there.

I'm...

I'm still with that man.

Well, I'll tell you about it later.

But it sure is nice to have wobbly legs again.

Yeah, look, today is recycling day for Leslie at school,

so give her some empty cans.

Well, then dump some soda out.

Yeah, well, thank you.

Yeah. Well, take good care.

I thought you took off in the middle of the night.

No, no, I just had to call home.

Is that why you're upset?

No.

How you doing?

I'm from next door.

Right across the hall.

And I've seen you in the laundry room with your kids.

Hello. So... Hello.

Who are you?

I'm Lucy Grizada.

What's your name?

Say "Jeannie."

I need somebody to help me and her on short notice.

You know, I have seen you in the building with your kids,

and I was hoping you knew someone that I could leave her with.

I've got a new job that starts now. Do you know anyone?

Well, I'm always here.

Maybe I could do it myself.

Great! Great!

We'll work out a full-time schedule.

Wait!

Why don't you go in and meet Ricky and Essa. Okay?

We're gonna make fruit bars.

Why don't you leave her for a while and then we'll talk?

Sort of a test?

No. Just to see how it works out.

Birdie.

Please behave.

I don't know what we'll do if this doesn't work out.

So behave, sweetheart.

Behave.

All right. Thank you. She'll be fine.

Shoot.

I'm sorry I bothered you.

Come on, Jeannie. Let's go.

Come on. Let's go. Wait, wait, wait.

Wait. Can I have her just a little while longer?

My little boy just fell, and she's the only one he lets hold him.

Your little boy fell. He's the one that's screaming.

Yes, she can stay.

All right, Jeannie.

Jeannie.

No, no, that's okay. That's okay.

Women over 25, under 25. Count! So go ahead.

So they moved her up to first class.

Don't worry.

My daughter used to have fits in supermarkets when we first moved here.

It's all so perfectly normal.

Plus, I know a great psychiatric children's group.

No, no, no, no.

What breaks your heart about Jeannie is that...

She... She doesn't think anything can help.

She's...

She's lucky she has a daddy who cares, believe me.

I don't know if lucky's the word.

You know,

I'm hoping that she's asleep when I get home

so I don't have to deal with her.

I'm actually afraid of my own kid.

My God.

I've had exactly that feeling and never said it aloud.

Excuse me, Nan. Here are the cards. You could...

Never mind. I'll do it. Thanks.

Very good? Fair?

I felt terrible, the way that I blew up at you when I first met you.

It was really rude. No, please. No, no, no.

Quickly! Come on! Let's count!

I began taking antidepressants when we moved here from Washington.

I had some side effects.

Sleeping 14 hours, no libido,

I gained 17 pounds in nine days, that sort of thing.

So they gave me pills to deal with the side effects,

then pills to deal with the side effects I was getting from those pills.

All this besides the stuff the nutritionist was giving me.

The combination formed some sort of...

Potion.

So I keep telling the truth. I don't have a choice.

That's why I was so rude to you.

It's true.

Thanks.

Your doctor says this?

Yes. He's excited.

He's monitoring me for a while longer

before writing it up for a medical journal.

Burke's going crazy waiting for the score.

Okay. All right. Thanks. Coming!

So, how are you anyway?

I'm...

It's a tough one?

Me, too.

Hey, Cathy! Come on!

Nan, I didn't say... I can barely hear you. You're getting fuzzy.

We're right here at the office anyway. Can you hear me now?

Stop right here so I can hear her, please.

Nan, you're breaking up.

Look, my daughter's home with a baby-sitter for the first time. I gotta go.

Would you wait one second, please?

I can't hear you. Back up an inch.

- Keep talking, Nan. - I said that...

I can't hear you. Go forward two inches. Keep talking, please.

Stop right there! Go back again.

Nan, you're fading. There! Right there. Can you hear me?

You checked over every card yourself?

Yes, I did.

Did we do well with any group at all?

Eleven-year-old boys, but there were only three of them in the audience.

Just three 11-year-olds?

Honey, I know you'll feel better soon.

It's only a movie.

Yeah, right. See you.

And I love...

I'm all alone.

At least there's that.

I don't wanna go!

Everybody is tired! You can come back tomorrow.

I want to live with them! I want to live with those people!

God, let me live there!

Jeannie. Jeannie.

Please, Lucy, don't make me go!

Maybe if she just stayed tonight.

I love it here so much that...

Daddy says I can stay.

I think it's terrible to give her what she pleases,

especially when she acts like that.

Terrible! I know, I know.

She's gonna think that she can do whatever she wants.

I know.

All right, you will see Lucy in the morning. We're going home.

No, I'm not! Stop!

What is wrong with you?

What's wrong with you?

Don't talk back! Don't talk fresh!

You promised! You promised!

You're on a time-out!

What's that?

That is where you stay by yourself and you be quiet!

Could I please just say one word?

No!

One word!

No!

Goodbye, bunny rabbits.

Goodbye, Georgia.

Goodbye, new training wheels.

Bye-bye, stuffed animals,

especially Doris.

Goodbye, Ronnie's puppy.

And...

What's the matter? Are you sad?

I don't like that word, please.

Which? Which word?

Sad.

You know, you're in here

because you made a choice by the way that you acted.

So if you don't like the way that this worked out,

then next time that you have to make a choice,

you just think of this.

I don't understand.

Well, I don't either. I just read it.

All right.

Okay.

I don't feel like being alone right now, do you?

No.

Okay, let's do this time-out

together.

Okay. Okay.

What is the sin that we've committed that we have to eat take-out Thai

every day of our lives?

Did you bring chopsticks?

Here.

Chopstick.

Popcorn Pictures.

Hey. Hey.

How you doing? Good.

You want some? It's perk.

No, thanks. I brought my own.

I'm almost finished with this, if you'd just give me a minute.

No, no, that's fine. I'll sit over there.

You want a script to read?

No. No, thank you.

Will somebody take a minute to look over my casting list

before Burke gets here?

Popcorn Pictures. Please hold.

This list isn't so great, Millie.

Well, I wanted to put people on there we had a shot at getting.

"Jeff Daniels, Ed Harris,

"F. Murray Abraham, Willem Dafoe,

"Tommy Lee Jones, John Malkovich." For an action lead?

Does Academy Award stuff mean anything here?

I mean, could you just take my list and go down it one name at a time

instead of this general lack of... Okay, okay.

Let's play State the Obvious.

"Ed Harris." Losing his hair.

"F. Murray Abraham." Has a nose as long as an Aspen ski-line.

"Jeff Daniels." Beanpole.

"Bob Hoskins." Looks fur-bearing when he takes off his shirt.

"Tommy Lee Jones." Very unfortunate skin.

"John Malkovich"? What dermatologist gave you this list?

Hey.

"James Spader." Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla.

"Christopher Walken." Weird hair.

Where do you put the garbage?

"Willem Dafoe." Teeth.

- "Gary Busey." - Teeth again.

Teeth again.

"James Woods." Small head, pointy face.

"Raul Julia." Bug eyes.

"John Goodman."

Bombed on the big screen.

Bombed on the big screen.

Where do they find these people?

Did you say something?

Yes. Where did they find you?

What?

Yes. You know, I always thought

that people in your job had to have some qualifications.

I mean, forget common decency for a minute. Okay?

You don't even know that these people that you're talking about

are some of the best guys alive!

I don't think all the yelling is necessary.

Yes, it is. And I'm not talking to you, and I don't like you.

You know, I...

You know, I always had a firm idea about acting.

That you just shut up and act.

And I always believed that you forget about all the crap that you can't control.

But, you know...

My God, man!

I mean, where did they find you?

I...

Okay, okay, okay. All right, you know, I know.

It's a business.

And nobody ever put a gun to anybody's head.

You know, nobody put it up there and said,

"Okay now, you've gotta act."

But, you know, doesn't somebody in your job still have to have at least

some dull feeling of respect for people who really do know what they're doing?

I mean, don't you have to know something besides

how to pose for this picture of you that nobody's snapping?

Hey, why don't you just mind your own business?

Well, because, man, because you're minding my business!

And that's the problem!

The hell with this. I'm really sorry.

No, no, no. Take my seat, please.

Don't hit me.

I'm not gonna hit you.

It's not your fault,

this stupidity of yours.

You're just a scared little shit that gets to say he's making movies.

And the only thing that they ever taught you

is that what you really like doesn't matter.

I didn't mean you.

If you didn't, you sure should have.

I'll take that.

Thank you.

What? What is it?

I've been...

I just got this feeling,

seeing myself talking to you and...

Like this is the most important moment of...

Ever.

Okay, good. What is it?

I've been watching this company make movies

that cost tens of millions of dollars.

And all the while, I have known

about this wonderful script, which we somehow own,

and we could make for about 14 million.

Three million if you can live without stars or a name director.

That's it? Send me the coverage.

I have sent you coverage on it nine times!

I'm sorry.

I swear to you, Burke, it'll work.

You have never heard me say that.

Really?

How about last night's preview?

I don't know anything about action-adventure!

I have no idea where that came from.

Look, I know that everyone thinks that I don't have any commercial sense

because of what I said at that Gremlins preview and all.

And you think that I can't put myself on the line.

Well, if this picture doesn't work,

fire me.

Have me killed if it doesn't get good reviews.

If this picture doesn't get a 70% definite recommend from women 49 and under,

I promise to be your sex slave until they drop ticket prices

back to five bucks and start enforcing the "R" rating.

You're selling very excellent.

Very excellent presentation.

You

gotta do this for me.

I think this movie could save me.

Please.

What's the script?

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town.

A remake.

Yeah.

I would like you to look at this.

You're being poopie.

Jeannie!

Thanks, Lucy.

Say goodbye.

Say goodbye.

Jeannie, say goodbye.

Why wouldn't you look at the way I dressed Ricky?

I had a real rough day.

So I don't want to talk about it. Just let it sit there.

You have no messages at this time.

What was so rough?

Tell me.

Compromise.

Are you sad?

Yes.

Now I really need to be quiet.

You!

I know what will cheer you up.

¶ You are the best.

¶ You can do everything.

¶ You can be everything you want to be.

¶ You are a smile.

¶ You are a rainbow.

¶ You were created so perfectly.

¶ Sometimes we laugh.

¶ Sometimes we cry.

¶ Sometimes we hurt inside and don't understand why.

¶ We're only human.

¶ We make mistakes.

¶ Sometimes it seems like only other people get the breaks.

¶ Hey.

¶ You're the best.

¶ Don't you worry.

¶ You're not your friends, you're not your mother.

¶ You're not your father and you're not your brother.

¶ Don't let sadness get you down, just...

¶ ...and that's the best anybody can do

¶ Don't let sadness get you down ¶

I'm stupid!

I can't even remember the words!

No, no, no, listen to me. You're not stupid.

I am stupid.

I can't even remember the words to some baby song.

Hello?

Matt, they may let me finally make a movie I love!

And I think you're perfect for it, too.

Who is it?

Me? Well...

Is it Lucy?

Well, this is great. Okay. I'll come right over and pick up the script.

No, I'll get your address from Claire.

Okay.

Can I just talk?

If you like, bring it right on over.

Okay, fine.

Let me talk!

We might make it yet, kid.

I let you wear your cape and crown. Now, come on!

Why can't I stay just a little while?

Because this is a very special friend of Daddy's

and I need the privacy.

Now, be fair!

I let you wear that dress!

Hi, come in.

I want you to meet my daughter, Queen Elizabeth.

Boo!

Jeannie, this is Cathy.

Hi. What a pretty dress.

Thank you.

Thank you. That's nice.

Are you going to a party?

Hey, Dad, am I going to a party?

No, you're going next door.

Jeannie!

Do you remember our compromise?

You're gonna go next door to Lucy's, and you're gonna play.

And you're gonna show them this dress.

And then I'm gonna come by and get you later,

and we'll go out and we'll buy you anything you want for under $17.

I remember.

Goodbye.

I love you very much.

Well, thank you!

Say thank you. Say thanks!

Thanks.

Now say, "Thanks, Jeannie."

Thanks, Jeannie.

Go on inside.

What a little winner?

Thanks.

This is my favorite project.

Good.

And it looks like we're going ahead with it.

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, It's a remake.

Well, come on. Well, it's original.

This is a wonderful rewrite.

It's funnier.

And there's a part in it for...

Yes. Burke says I can test whoever I want.

He wasn't even surprised when I mentioned you.

So if you could read this now,

and if you like it, we can make a test deal.

Okay. Which part?

Longfellow Deeds.

Mr. Deeds?

Who goes to town, yeah!

I just can't wait to hear what you think of it.

I mean, who are we kidding?

I'm even having trouble getting short parts.

I'm gonna say that I love this no matter what you've done to it.

Stop being so creepy honest.

I really have an instinct

about you for this.

I'm going home.

Call me when you finish reading it, or...

You know, just come on over.

For luck.

For luck.

I mistimed it.

I wanted you to catch me fully frontal.

So, the script?

It's really good.

I get a little nervous thinking about the opportunity.

Well, I want to hear everything.

Should we go through it page by page?

Okay.

If it's okay...

I kind of...

I kind of work on these things in private.

It's just that it's a little better for me

if I don't... If I don't...

Okay.

No, it's okay. It won't kill me.

No, no, really, please. I do understand.

I'm just not that fragile.

No, no, no, no.

Let's go. Yeah.

You look so serious.

I am so serious.

Good.

I get a lot of calls. I'm a phone person.

Cathy, you were supposed to be here an hour and five minutes ago.

Maybe you think a one-month anniversary is silly. Goodbye.

You know something? Maybe we should start seeing other people.

Hey, Cath, pick up, pick up, pick up. Great news.

Oliver Stone's movie just fell apart.

He's going crazy. Perfect timing to send him Deeds. Bye.

Guess who's gay? Call me, bye.

Is this the kind of crap you listen to all day?

Please, we're making love here.

Daddy?

Daddy? Where is he? Lucy, you dialed wrong.

Matt, you left this number. Are you there?

Jeannie misses you and is upset

because you're not here to watch TV like you promised.

I think all daddies should keep their promises, Matt. Bye.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Is there a name for what we just had?

No.

Just tell me what made you rush over and pick me up at my office

and bring me here at 6:00.

We seem to have this unspoken agreement,

not to talk about why we're together when we're together.

And I don't think it's good to let that become a pattern for us.

Come on.

Why did I rush over to see you?

Well...

Well, I had the urge to

be with someone.

You were the closest.

What's wrong?

You're not at all aware that you've just said something

unattractive?

I'm sorry if it came out the wrong way.

I'm not looking for an apology.

"Closest."

One of the things I'm not great at is expressing...

Let's not make this about your shortcomings.

I'm sure you've had enough of those conversations to last you a lifetime.

What I'm trying... No, I haven't.

No, you haven't what?

Had conversations about shortcomings.

No woman has ever told you

that you have an almost barbaric insensitivity?

That you seem to have lapsed into some final cynicism

where you actually believe that not only does everyone think the way you do,

but only you have the courage to express it.

That you seem horribly certain

that everyone else is sort of pretending when they talk about love.

Or seem to care for anything outside their own anus.

No one's ever said that sort of thing to you?

Yeah, I heard that.

But I didn't know that's what you meant by shortcomings.

If you think this way, what are you doing here?

I'm here for the same reason

that 86% of older women love Beauty and the Beast.

I would like to believe that underneath the creature,

there's a sweet, caring guy.

I sure hope you're wrong.

No. I'm kidding.

Come on. I have to pick up Leslie.

Come on. No.

Come on!

Stop making me feel bad.

Okay.

You know, this is awkward, me driving you around

and then going in to test for you tomorrow.

Not really.

Well, I can't drive you to work tomorrow and then go right in and test.

It's okay. I'm coming in late tomorrow.

I'll get one of the kids to drive me.

Thank you.

And, look, if I get the lead in this movie?

Yeah?

You have to go back to sitting up front with me when I drive you.

Very good!

Hey, Kenny? Yeah, baby.

Did you hear I was in the hospital last week?

Matt, should we run lines? Yeah.

For food poisoning.

Food poisoning?

I thought that I would die. "What's wrong?"

Guys, they're ready for you.

Okay, so, Matt, they're ready. I went to the hospital.

Lily, ready for you.

Is he fabulous?

Do you always wear your hair...

Is he out there? Yeah.

They couldn't pump my stomach.

You can't keep... Underneath?

You want more powder under there?

If that will be good for you, it's good for me.

How's that? Good?

Yeah. Yes.

Where's Jeannie?

Jeannie's fine. I'll never eat there again.

Well, I hope not.

They're all ready for you. All right.

How many men are testing today?

You're the only one.

Well, well, all right.

In that case, tell them I need more time.

No, actually, I'm finished.

No, I mean for me. I want to focus a little more.

Okay.

Matt? Yeah?

The thing they're looking for most is sexy.

You know who she was involved with for a minute or so?

Who?

Hey, hey, hey, you guys, you know...

I really need to be alone right now.

'Cause I need to focus a little, so if you don't mind.

Is that all right?

- That's fine. - Thank you.

Focus a little.

Ken.

Have you seen the pastry truck? Has that guy been by?

No, he's always late.

Let's focus on a Danish.

I can't remember. You're too pretty. You're...

I can't remember. You're too pretty.

I told them I could be a chairman.

No, that's a lie. I tell them...

I told them I'd tell her the truth.

I told her I'd keep on being chairman.

I told them I'd keep on being chairman.

I told them I'd keep...

I told them that I'd keep on being chairman.

You know, you know...

You know I am chairman.

Sexy, sexy.

Sexy. I am chairman, you know.

- I'm so nervous, Mom. - It'll be okay.

I forgot everything.

Get out of my way!

Don't say it like that!

How should I say it?

Get out of my way.

Or, get out of my way!

Or, get out of my way.

Wow.

No, I'm doing my name.

J-E...

Hey, hey!

Hey, it felt great!

Tell me!

Great!

Let him finish. God!

I want to tell him!

If you wait one minute, I'll let you.

¶ I can't wait to tell him, I can't wait to tell him.

Anyway, the girl I did it with? She's really good!

And the director, the crew, we all felt we nailed it.

¶ I can't wait to tell him, I can't wait to tell him.

¶ I can't wait to tell him, I can't wait to tell him ¶

Now?

Wait'll you hear this one.

Yeah.

Who's next?

Tell them you liked the script.

Excuse me.

Just be yourself, honey, but remember to smile.

Some lady asked me to go in a room and you know make-believe,

and say stuff like we were playing a game,

and everybody went "Yeah!"

And they said they wanted me to be on television!

¶ And give me money.

¶ And have a teacher there.

¶ And a person to braid my hair.

¶ And color my face and give me clothes ¶

They said that they want you on television?

Yeah.

Come here.

Just sit right here for one second, okay?

¶ And give me money.

¶ And have a teacher there.

Excuse me.

She auditioned for a TV show?

Yeah.

Come here.

¶ And give me money.

¶ And have a teacher there.

¶ And a person to braid my hair and color my face and give me... ¶

Do you actually think you can have my kid audition for a show without asking me?

I didn't!

She went for water, and by the time she got back, they had offered her the part.

Blame Burke. He was there.

What's the part, anyway?

It's...

A white kid in a multiracial foster home with all these kids of varying ages.

It's not a bad show.

I can't wait to see the test.

How did they test her so fast?

No, they offered it to her off the reading. I meant your test.

Offered off the reading.

Child actor.

Just what any kid with problems needs to straighten out.

A series of her own.

You'll let me know as soon as they see my test?

Right away.

You've got my vote.

- I'm not changing my mind. - I've thought about this.

I'm doing it.

Back up a bit.

Do I have to learn to read to be on television?

You have to learn to listen to me.

I'm doing it.

Not if I don't let you.

That's the law.

Police law.

All right, just listen to me.

I don't like listening to you!

You talk too much! Why? Why do you?

Because I know about this.

I have worked with kid actors,

and they don't have that much fun.

You know, they're inside all day.

They don't get to go to regular schools.

And they don't play with regular friends like Ricky and Essa.

And their parents.

Do you think that I am going to be one of those parents that sits around

in one of those little rooms...

You're cuckoo anyway!

I won't do it! And I don't care!

Because I'd be stupid at it anyway!

Pick it up, Jeannie.

We don't throw things here.

Take it out of the trash.

Take it out of the trash.

Come here.

Let's work on it.

So when you play a part, the character is you.

So anything you think or feel will be right.

You can't make a mistake.

And once you get that, then you can relax. You really feel...

I'm really thrilling you with this, aren't I?

Come on. Let's get off the bed.

Let's do the scene where they say "I love you."

Get off the bed. Come on over here.

I don't want to do that "I love you" again.

Why don't you do that with poopie Cathy?

Look. My hair's so pretty.

My hair's so pretty.

Look, I'm pretty.

Barbie.

Come on, Deeds. Tell me about the meeting.

I can't remember. You're too pretty.

All right, darling.

I told them that I would keep on being chairman.

I know.

Do you always wear your hair back like this?

Cut. He's so good!

Beautiful!

Great, very good.

Gee, are you good. Thanks.

Okay, let's have our creative meeting right here.

Well, I'd sure go to bed with her. Very fuckable.

I'd bone her.

What about him?

I think he's a very good to excellent actor.

But there's something...

You wouldn't go to bed with him.

Well, six years ago, maybe.

Everything doesn't boil down to...

I like that shy thing he was going for.

He's talented and attractive.

So you'd go to bed with him?

He,

might be a little light in that area.

The man is talented.

Let me stop you before you embarrass yourself!

We all can do our little lectures about what things boil down to.

Everybody else here was professional enough to say,

"I'd go to bed with him, I wouldn't go to bed with him."

You're ducking it.

So let's cut out the acting stuff and focus on what's important.

You know, we do have some kind of responsibility to the audience.

So, you've just seen the screen test, okay?

Your job aside, would you, yourself, go to bed with him?

Would you, Cathy?

I'm being real now.

No.

Okay, then we keep looking.

Well, that's standing up to him.

I'm fine.

I'm right outside my office.

Good, give the phone to him.

Hello, Matt.

Okay, sure.

Matt?

Matt.

Matt!

Maybe it would be easier if I just said hi to her?

Okay, here she is.

Hi. Hi.

Yeah, it's exciting, isn't it?

No. No, no, he's right, honey.

They get somebody to read it to you.

Can you put your dad on?

Yes. It's important.

No, put your dad on first.

Damn it!

Rude.

Hello?

Hi, Matt.

A few hours ago.

They all...

Everyone liked your work, but...

You know, I think they'll go for a name or something.

You know, I... I could do...

I can do it with more humor, if...

No, it's not a matter of doing it differently.

They liked what you did a lot, and...

It's not you.

It's them.

I want you to know that I really hung in there for you.

Really. I fought hard.

Well, gee, Cath, I want to thank you for giving me a shot, you know?

No, don't thank me.

If you feel like getting together later, or anytime.

Yeah.

Give me a call, okay?

It sounds like you have your hands full right now.

Bye.

Daddy?

Daddy?

Everything's okay.

I'm sorry. I forgot to put you back on with Cathy.

You didn't cry because of that.

I didn't even want to talk to her.

Dad, can I say one thing?

Yeah.

You've got to make me supper.

Okay, here we go, kids. On the set, please.

Set?

That pretend living room right over there.

Set. Bye-bye.

Wait, wait, Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie.

Let Daddy give you a big kiss.

No, I have to go to work.

Is this the set? That's the set.

Thanks for trusting me.

I love you, I love you. You're the world's greatest mom.

I owe you everything.

Bye, honey.

You just told me she was sad.

No, I never said for you to look sad.

Okay, okay, wait. No, come on.

Let me figure out how to tell you what I want.

I know what you want. What?

You want that Jackee thing. No.

That very colored thing.

No, way over the top.

Cop to it. Yes, you do.

A little would be fun.

Dad!

Daddy!

What? What? Come on.

There's this trouble.

No, no, no, no.

Look, she's just very worried

about being able to pretend cry when she has to,

and she doesn't get it about memorizing,

but that's all.

That's all?

Come here.

This isn't going to be good. I can't do it.

Yeah, well, not with that attitude.

It's just that... Did they tell you what an audience is?

Can you help me to cry?

Yes.

Yes, I can.

I can help make it okay.

Trust me.

Now I can't even understand what you're saying!

Do you know what trust means?

Not very.

It means that if something is hard to believe,

you believe someone you trust

because you know he wouldn't say it unless it were true.

You don't make sense!

I don't understand you.

I think you do.

Just know that I'm gonna be here for you whenever you need me.

I will always... Okay!

I think you do.

We look like jerks eating here at this hour.

Everybody's gonna think we couldn't get a reservation during the hot hours.

Hey, great to see you!

Can't remember her name.

Why do you do this to yourself?

What?

Why do you insist on eating dinner in a restaurant

where you're bound to see all the people you're afraid of?

I'm not afraid of them.

What do you call it when you think that what a group of people thinks of you

can confirm or destroy any decent idea you have of yourself?

Normal.

How did little Jeannie do today?

Isn't it something? They've got you testing my new TV show.

What I asked was how did Jeannie do?

What are you talking about?

Somebody else.

Jeannie.

How did she do?

Don't talk to me like this.

I want to be treated as if I'm really saying words to you,

which you engage and respond to.

I like Matt. I'd like to know how his daughter did.

So before you start working this room desperately,

and I end up feeling so sorry for you I could die,

I would like you to answer my question. How did Jeannie do?

She did okay! All right, that's all.

No, no.

It's heating up.

Don't go. Don't worry.

I'm not that mad.

I gotta go do this.

That son of a bitch.

How are you? Nice to see you.

Lovely wife. Yes.

The smartest guy in town.

This is my wife.

You, too.

How are you? See you later.

The world's funniest man. Bye-bye.

My hand.

Where you going?

What's the matter with you? Where you going?

Hi, Victor, how are you?

Jack. This is Nan.

Jack and of course, his lovely wife...

Elisabeth. Elisabeth.

And of course...

You know, come up with the great carpets.

Stacy. Stacy!

This is Nan.

Victor, I called you yesterday...

I'm sorry I can't talk now.

I'm very upset about what's happening to Burke,

so I just made up my mind that I can't be witness to it anymore

if I love him.

And I certainly shouldn't be here if I don't,

so I was just in the process of leaving

when he stopped me and you folks walked in.

I'm sure you've had something like this happen to you sometime,

some horrible thing in your personal life happening in public?

Thank you for understanding.

Goodbye.

I wish only good things for you,

even though I feel I've been very damaged by this relationship.

I...

Wasn't that spectacular?

I've never seen anybody that secure.

Fantastic.

- Hello? - Nan.

Yeah?

I hope I'm not calling too late.

I'd like another chance.

You only think you feel that way because you're on the verge of failure

and you're without a core.

See? No one else gets me!

Do you wanna have a little sex?

You know, I've never hung up on anybody in my life.

Because what if the next thing they said solved everything?

But I must end this conversation.

That's no?

Hello? Nan?

I'm so nervous, Mommy.

You'll be fine.

Are you gonna need me?

The kids are rehearsing upstairs, and I'd like to go up and take a look.

Yeah, sure.

I have to stay inside during lunch hours now anyway.

That's when everybody returns my calls 'cause they're trying to miss me.

Is that true?

Yeah.

Thanks for the support.

What's the most important thing you do when you're acting?

You listen.

Listening. Right.

You're really worried about being able to cry when you're supposed to, right?

Right. Okay.

Well, you know, there are only two ways to do a thing like that.

One is to think of something that really makes you sad.

Or two, forget you're you, and really forget that you're pretending.

How do you do that?

Okay, you...

I could eat you for lunch when I was your age

and I'm a hell of a lot bigger now!

That's it. That's it!

Do you see how it scared you and you reacted?

Now in acting, that's called action, reaction. See?

Don't do that again.

All right.

Jeannie, they need you, honey.

Come on.

Hurry up. Let's go.

You're welcome!

Come on, baby.

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

What's wrong? Well...

To heck with it.

I'm a free man. Let's go to your house and break the answering machine.

You know, I could get away right now.

No. I've got a big meeting later...

We'd better take two cars.

I hope it's you.

You're a little nutty in the afternoon.

So this is how the big ones make out?

So what's new?

You know, this is the biggest bonus I ever got out of a busted screen test.

Someday you'll have to show it to me.

Sure.

No, no, I don't want to see it.

I'm just trying to figure out how to get it out from under my skin. Forget it.

Matt, will you take me off the speaker?

Sure.

What's the matter?

Better talk fast. This is where my phone always kicks out.

Matt, before someone else tells you,

I'd better confess something.

When we did your screen test...

Can you hear me?

Yes.

I sort of folded on you at the end.

Matt?

You didn't like what I did?

No, I did, truly,

but the discussion got sort of dumb.

It was a question of sexiness.

You folded on whether or not I'm sexy.

You don't think I'm sexy?

And you expressed that to...

Well, I tell you, I certainly must think so pretty much

because I feel great about where we're going now.

You very mad at me?

No, no, it's just that, you know, I know that you were...

God!

I'm... Yeah.

Yeah, I am, damn it. Damn it, I am.

Matt!

Matt!

- I know. - Come on!

I don't know if I've been bad,

but I know somebody's been bad.

I'm a good kid.

Comb your hair. Learn your lines.

I don't know if I've been bad,

but I know somebody's been bad.

Maybe it's you.

I won't be able to do it.

Parents, please? Parents, parents? Thank you.

Remember, when you're in the audience,

be sure you laugh and applaud, even if it's somebody else's kid.

Please try to follow the rules.

They're really very simple.

You're not allowed near the stage, okay?

Now, if you haven't signed a contract,

be sure that before you leave this building tonight,

that all your paperwork's done...

You're not allowed near the stage.

Hey, you're not allowed near the stage.

How's everybody doing tonight?

We are excited today. We're here to see The Rainbow House.

I just found out that we bow before we do anything.

Great! Then everybody claps!

Great!

I made up a great bow. Are you going to look?

I wouldn't miss it. Yes?

Yes!

What's wrong?

I won't be able to cry. It's too hard for me.

Look, they'll give you a lot of chances after everyone leaves.

You'll get to do it over and over till you get it right. Don't worry.

Okay?

It is my pleasure now to introduce a bunch of very talented young actors.

Let's start off with the charming Heather Deloach.

A big round of applause for Heather.

DJ Dellos! Let's get him out here.

Brittany Johnson!

Matt!

Here is Tricia Joe!

Matt!

I don't want to miss her introduction.

I'll talk fast. It's amazing news.

Oliver Stone's been looking for a comedy, and he's doing my picture!

Good for you.

No, but part of this involves you.

He remembers you from Platoon,

and he wants to use you in this one.

Got your attention?

And now I'd like to introduce a very special young girl,

Jennifer Cabrera!

Cathy.

Look, I'm going to watch this.

Let me talk to you later or tomorrow.

Jeannie Hobbs!

It's really good news. I gotta go!

What show is complete without twins?

Alissa and Danielle Dowdy!

I missed it! I missed it!

I promised her I'd see it and I missed it!

Get a grip. She'll recover.

Just stop worrying about it.

I mean,

my father never saw any of my things when I was a kid.

This looks intense. Excuse me.

Good luck tonight, Matt. I bet it'll be great.

Thank you. What's going on? What are you doing?

We'll start the show in a couple of minutes.

She's wishing me luck because of my kid.

Why are you doing this to me?

Is it because of that screen test thing?

No, I don't think so.

Well, don't be like this!

I mean, especially since anyone in the world would have done the same thing I did.

I don't know. It's a big world.

Look,

I don't have a kid or a mate or a talent.

I've got my work and I am not gonna apologize for thinking it's important.

I am being real here, Matt.

You're not going to make me miss one minute of this show.

I am late for three things now too,

two of which are really important, and I am taking the...

Don't miss them.

I couldn't help overhearing because I was intentionally eavesdropping.

Don't feel bad. It's not your fault.

It's not? No.

It's just that he's too good for you.

Get Kate in here, and then you can have your favorite food.

What is your favorite food?

Carbohydrates!

You're lucky you already got to do yours.

Yeah.

When the light goes on, you go in, okay?

I said stop.

Will you stop?

I want all you kids out. Clear out so I can have a talk with her.

Nan? Just a second.

Just sit there and wait till I sign this.

Okay, time to do this! Everybody, out!

Not you, fool. And not you.

Go easy on her.

Now, you gonna hear what I have to say,

and I'm gonna listen to what you have to say.

This is as much about me as it is about you.

Now go ahead.

Say what you got to say.

What do you think?

Wait, wait. Listen.

Stop rocking.

Now what's going on?

It's like everyone's pis...

Ticked off at me

because I'm not colored!

The word is "black."

The word is "African-American."

What do we do with a new word? We use it in a sentence.

Go ahead. Use African-American in a sentence.

This is where she has to cry.

Look at me! I...

They should cut.

I love an African-American.

I love a little redneck.

What?

No.

It's okay, Jeannie. We just need to get that hug at the end.

Amazing. Amazing, right?

You were great.

Do you want me to put you down?

No, this is okay.

Okay, you have some more work to do.

You have to go hug the lady just like you did me.

Wait.

I'm very proud of you.

I love you more than anybody.

When I had to cry,

I was thinking of someone taking me away from you.

Give me a kiss.

All right, we're clear. We're not done yet. Come on.

I can't hear you! You're a grownup!

My ear is bleeding!

Hey, Jeannie! You did it!

Do you have any idea how special you were?

That looks like a yes.

Gotta get dressed for the party.

There's more?

The party's on the roof!

Wait a second.

I wanna see my kid!

They're taking the cast picture now, so just wait for one second.

Nan...

She doesn't look like the women I normally go out with.

But you know what they say. Beauty fades.

What they don't say is it fades very slowly.

You don't think I can tell you what to do.

No, no! Only I can do that.

I want you to tell me what to feel.

This Oliver Stone thing, does he really want me?

Yeah.

I forgot to say congratulations.

Which part?

Which part do you want?

One of the two leads wouldn't be bad.

No. It's the crippled factory owner.

Best part in the movie.

Jeannie? Smile!

Smile.

Yeah, Mom!

Daddy.

Why are you breathing so heavy?

I'm nervous!

Look, let's move our thing in a more regular direction.

What does that mean?

Let me think.

Why don't we go out this weekend?

With your kid.

Whose name is...

Leslie.

Okay. Okay.

I was right?

Jerk.

Last ones here?

I told you.

What did you think of my bow? I didn't see it.

I know that!

Well, don't push. Show it to me.

All right.

Hey, I got a part in a movie.

Good. Don't you just love it when that happens?

Yeah, I guess I do.

¶ You are the best

¶ You can do everything

¶ You can be everything you want to be

¶ You are a smile

¶ You are a rainbow

¶ You were created so perfectly

¶ Sometimes we laugh

¶ Sometimes we cry

¶ Sometimes we hurt inside and don't understand why

¶ We're only human

¶ We make mistakes

¶ Sometimes it seems like only other people get the breaks ¶

¶ And give me money

¶ And have a teacher there

¶ And a person to braid my hair

¶ And color my face and give me clothes ¶