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NICK: Basically, we're all just a little close to this thing right now,

and we need some fresh eyes.

What we're hoping to get out of you guys today is feedback.

Some notes that are a little bit more objective.

Notes that express what you feel work

and doesn't work about the movie.

So what we have here
is basically

a marriage of convenience,
in a sense,

we have a film
that we'd like to test
in front of an audience,

a film that
we're editing,

and your teacher,

Mr. Federico,

the great Professor
Federico,

sorry I omitted that,

who used to be
my great professor
at one point,

needed a
two-hour class to kill.

So I'm going to say this
knowing full well

that most of you
will forget it

or dismiss it,

but these forms that my
handsome assistant editor,

D-Money,
is handing out...

It's Darryl.

They're not a forum for you
to try to impress us

with how clever
you are,

or to tell us
how shitty
the movie is.

We know the movie
has problems.

We know
it's imperfect.

That's one of the reasons
we're here.

What we're looking for
from you guys today
is basically

comments that
are constructive,

ideally in a way
that will allow us
to make the movie better

in the editing room
as we continue

to play with it.

So how about a nice
warm round of applause

for the assistant editor.

Let's give it up
to my prodigal
student, Nick.

Do you have
a question?

Yeah, um, is
Jamie Kirkland
gonna be here?

Yes, Jamie Kirkland
will be here.

Mmm-hmm. In case
you guys don't
already know,

actresses love it
when you criticize
their work publicly.

They take it
extremely well,

so, uh, no,
she won't be here,

but the director
and the producer
of the film...

...will be here,
and they could field

any questions that
you might have.

Which reminds me,
if you guys would
be kind enough

to silence your phones
and other gadgets

I'd appreciate it.

Okay, guys, thanks again,
hope you enjoy the film.

NICK: Darryl, sit down
for a second, please?

It's not a big deal
or anything,

and I don't want to
make it something
that it's not...

Fine, but I do want to
get back in there, man.

This'll just take a second
and it's generally
pretty positive.

Okay?

Since you
started dating...

Liana.Liana, yeah,
I know her name.

Which has been, what,
two or three months,
something like that?

A little more.A little more.

You've been much more
focused at work.

You're much more
engaged and enthused,

and, creatively, I think
you're coming up with
some of

the best stuff
I've ever seen you
come up with

in our three years
together.

Just phenomenal stuff.Thank you.

I agree with that.
I agree with that,
definitely.

And in the moments
when you're not constantly
fighting with each other,

I think you're
generally really happy.

I am.And I can see
that every day.

I am, man.
I agree with that, man.

I'm gonna go
back in there.Okay.

I know you don't like
to watch, but I like
to watch the movie.

I know you do.
This is what
I'm getting at.

That being said,

I've noticed
recently...

...that some
of the energy

that's been freed up
through your
relationship with...

Liana. Why is it...Liana, right.

Liana.'Cause it's
a weird name.

It's not a weird name.It's uncommon.
It's an uncommon name.

Some of that energy
has been replaced by...

...constantly having
to deal with her.

It's like the pendulum
has swung the other way.

Okay, I'm gonna
stop you right there,

and I'm gonna say
you're wrong.

If you notice,
I stopped drinking,

I'm, like,
more focused...Shh.

I care about
my body more...Shh.

Here it comes.

Nothing.Nothing.

This is gonna be brutal. That was
the big joke, too.

That was probably
one of our best jokes.

DARRYL: So, uh, what was
your favorite part
of the film?

"The beagle."

MR. FEDERICO: Actually,
I wrote that.

Okay, but then,
what was your
least favorite?

"I was really upset
when the beagle died."

They formed
an attachment,
that's something.

Sure.

Here's a good one.
"I want to fuck
Jamie Kirkland."

Me, too.

Well, see, that's
another positive,
right there.

Yeah.Very positive.

People are attracted
to the star.

Yeah, one of my
honors students.

This whole thing
is a wash, man.
I didn't even want this

to happen.

I mean, clearly
what the cards suggest

is that people are
the most confused

about whether or not
it's a light
romantic comedy

about a dog-walker,

or a dark,
cautionary tale

about pet euthanasia.

These cards are
like tea leaves,

they can mean
whatever you want
them to mean.

Look, we have three weeks
until we have to lock
the film for its premiere.

I say we roll up
our sleeves,

try to address
these tonal issues
as best as we can.

If it doesn't work,
it doesn't work.

Have you seen
Broadcast News?

8 1/2, Shadows, Faces,

Last Tango in Paris,
Scarecrow?

Yes.

I mean, no one's like...
No one in real life
is like, uh...

"Excuse me, are you
a quirky waiter?

"Or you
a depressed waiter?"

It's not that...
It's like you're
a complicated

complex human being.
That's what I'm...
That's this film.

I think we're all set,
thank you very much.

I need help.
I need help, Darryl.
I need help.

What are you doing?DARRYL: Um, yeah.

Well, I think you guys
are both making some,
um...

Some good points,
but I think, at
the end of the day,

we're kind of all
on the same page here.

Are you fucking listening?

Are you listening
to a word we've said?

We're on opposite
pages right now.

Like, this page
right here says...

It's got a big
giant dick on it.

And it says,

"The movie blowed."

All right?
This here,

"What's your favorite
part of the film?"

"The bad acting."

That's why we have
these editors.

So they can fix
the bad acting.

What... What now?

It's morning time.

It's morning time.

Mmm. Do you need
that light on?

Yeah. I need light
to see things.

Yeah?

Hello, boobs.

I love the smell of boobs
in the morning.

It's great.

Thank you.

How many times
did you snooze through
the alarm this morning?

Like 45, 50?

I'm having
a really hard time
getting up lately.

Mmm-hmm.How was the screening?

It went okay.Yeah?

Everything went
better than I feared.

I think we got
a lot of, um...

You know...

I feel like if I talk
about it I'm not going to
be able to go back to sleep.

Well, then go
back to sleep.

Okay.

You know, I can't help
but think that if our roles
were reversed right now

I would be a lot
more considerate

and courteous than
you're being right
now to me.

And you're somehow
punishing me for being able
to sleep in later than you.

♪ James Dean swag,
leather jacket,
white T-shirt

♪ Rolled up sleeves,
nigga lookin'
like a greaser ♪

NICK: The time has come.

Say goodbye to
Rodney the Doorman.

What are you doing?

You know what
I'm doing.No!

What are you doing?
That's Rodney's moment
to shine, right there.

Are you serious?

The movie's 20 minutes
too long, Darryl.

All right?
The fifth reel's
dragging.

This guy's monologue
has been on the chopping
block since day one.

Yo!We talked about this.

This is not even
a bad scene, man.

I'm not saying
it's a bad scene,

it just doesn't fit
in this particular movie.

Look, this is why
the good Lord
created DVDs.

Right?
For deleted scenes
just like this one.

Yo, this brother
does a good job.

A real good job.This who does
a good job?

This brother.You're gonna
make it racial now?

I'm not making it
racial, man.

This is Rodney's
moment to shine
right here, okay?

This is Morgan Freeman
trailer talk right here.

No, look, she's already
made her mind up.

She loves Paul,
she's gonna
marry Paul,

he adds nothing new
to that.

He's just getting
in the way of the whole
ending of the movie.

You're wrong.Look, I don't get pleasure
out of doing this.

You do!
I know you do.I don't.

You knew I liked this,
and you wanna cut it out.

Look, think of it
this way.

We're like surgeons...

This is bullshit.
You've said this before.

We're like surgeons,
and this is
malignant growth,

and we need to
splice it out.

Did I ever tell you this?
Kevin Costner

was deleted from
The Big Chill.
Did you know that?

Fuck Kevin Costner.

Exactly.

Nick! Here!

Mike, I got a 7:30
dinner reservation,
I can't...

Get the fuck in here.

What's up?New project.

Okay...

We start shooting
in two weeks, okay?

I tell the director
you're the man,
you got the job.

You can stay right here,
jump right on to the
next one.

Okay. I was actually
curious to see if
you'd ask me about this.

Okay.There is one thing.

Is it a money thing?Yes.

I can't work for less.Fine.

But it's all I got.

I'll get you
an intern...

No, no. I'm not
working with an intern.
Absolutely not.

I cannot afford
two editors.

Well, then get
one shitty editor.

What do you
want me to say?

Darryl and I
have been working
together for years.

Great!We're a team.

He's your
wet nurse.

We complement
each other.

Okay? He does all
the technical stuff,

all the organizational stuff,
he keeps everything tidy.

Whatever!
Learn that shit.

No, no, the point is,
I don't want to.

If he does
all that stuff,

it allows me
to focus on the
editorial stuff.

To do a good job on
making the movie better.

Okay? That's why
we're a perfect team.

I'm not kidding.I'm not kidding either!

Fine!Fine!

Fine.

Fine which way?

My way.

Fine.

DARRYL: Okay. Well, what does that mean?

You're selfish.

I'm just saying that
sometimes when we're
intimate

you only think
about yourself.

Okay. Is this about
last night?

Last night, I just...

I got overexcited.

That's what
you do to me!

It's not like
I didn't try
to get you off.

You get so defensive!

Baby, how can you
say something offensive
like you just said to me

and expect me not
to get defensive?

You just don't
see possibilities.

What does that mean, baby?

You keep saying that.
I don't know what
that means.

All right?
Every other night

you're coming
two or three times...Darryl... Shh.

Keep your
voice down.

And the one time
I'm a minute man

you act like it's
affecting our relationship
or something.

Don't talk to me
like that.

Like what?

With that tone!

That tone
in your voice.I don't have a...

Baby, I naturally
have a deep voice.

Okay. Okay. Baby?

Baby.What?

Okay. I hear
what you're saying.

All right? I do.

Next time I have
a quick situation...

Mmm-hmm?

I'll go down
on you. Okay?

Fine. That's all
I wanted you to say.

See, this is why
compromise works.

You're right.
A lot of the stuff
that you say, like,

it resonates in me.

Good.

Wake up!

Talk to me.

No!

Get off.Mmm-mmm.

Get off!Nope. This is it.
I'm stuck.

I wanna sleep, seriously.

But this is the only time
I ever get to talk to you
anymore.

We'll talk later.

Nope.You just don't
wanna go to work.

Don't make me go.

If I tell you something,
will you get off me?

Maybe.

I've been offered
to cut another movie.

Really?Mmm-hmm.

That's great.

It's great, but the
budget's not gonna allow
them to hire Darryl.

Hmm.

I know,
and I fought for him, too.

That's really too bad.

I could take less money
I guess.

Mmm-mmm.
No, you can't do that,

'cause you need to
get rich so I can quit

and become
a real housewife
of New Jersey.

You're right, I can't.

But you're a good boy
for even thinking
about doing that.

My mom always
used to tell me that

every man wants to hear
that he's a good boy.

Oh, yeah?That's what she said.

Well, you are a very,
very, very good boy.

You're in
a good mood.Mmm-hmm.

Yep.What's going on?

I wanna have
sex with you.Excuse me?

I wanna do it.

First of all,
it's way too early.

Oh, yeah?

Secondly,

you're gonna be
extremely late to work.I know.

Thirdly,

I have to be romanced
a little bit more.

I'm not that easy.

What if I, uh,
romanced you right now?Uh-oh, don't...

Don't do that.Do you like that?

Can I help you?

Oh! You don't even
need to be romanced.

That's not for you.

Who's it for?That's for
the mattress.

Please? Okay. All right.

I gotta pee
first though.

Will you brush
your teeth, too?So demanding!

But is there some
sort of supervisor
I can talk to?

Oh, you're your own
supervisor. Okay.

Well, in that case...
Hello? Hello?

No, no, no,
I'm in an elevator,
I can't call you back.

No, it took forever
for me to talk to you

and to get through
because of your... Hey, dog, dog!

Oh, shit! Where's the door-open button?

I just have a key.
It's not working!

You should let go of that leash.

Okay. What do we do?
What the fuck!

Let go. Let it go. Okay.

No, the leash, let it go! Oh!

Oh, my God. Oh!

Baxter! Move, watch out, watch out!

Whoa, you have a knife?

Eagle Scout.

It's the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.

Hi.Hey. Uh...

Sorry to interrupt
the process.

I was actually
looking for Adrian?

Hi I'm Nick Burger.
I'm the editor.Hey!

Jamie Kirkland,
I'm, uh...

Yeah, I know
who you are.

Adrian's out sick today.

Is there anything
I can help you with?

Well, I just came by
to check out
some of the scenes.

Do you mind
if I stick around
for a bit, or...

You wanna sit down?

Yeah, that'd be great.Yeah, sure,
you wanna have a seat?

Cool, thanks.

JAMIE: Honestly, I think
more people were worried
about the dog dying...

NICK: Did you have one
of those animal cruelty...Oh, yes!

The ASPCA,
or whatever it is?

I couldn't get the
initials down, but, yeah,
we had one of those.

Just monitoring the dog,
making sure the dog
was happy...

It was hard core!

Hey!Hey, this is my
assistant editor,

D-Money.It's Darryl.

Hey, how you doing?You remember Jamie.

Nice to meet you.Good to see you.

No, we actually met
at the wrap party.

I don't know
if you remember.

Oh, shit. Yeah, I do.

Yeah, we danced
to Thriller together.

Great, it was fun,
a lot of fun.

I didn't get a chance
to tell you this
at the time,

but I'm, like,
a big fan
of your work.

The new show you're on,
I love it.

Thank you.I love it,
it's great.

What's your favorite
episode of the show
that she's on?

Like a real
standout episode,
I'm just curious.

Okay, that's awkward.
You don't have to
answer that.

My favorite episode
by far...

I mean,
they're all great,

but the one that
really stood out

is when your character
Dana Dixon

is finally reunited
with her long-lost brother,

Crash Dixon,
when he comes back
from Afghanistan.

Yeah.And the way it kind of
very organically

works toward this
very moving ending.Right.

I thought was
very well done.

Yes, that was one of
my favorite episodes
as well.

JAMIE: Yeah?Yeah.

That was a good one, yeah.
Do you have a different
one, though?

The first one
was good.JAMIE: Oh, the pilot!

Yeah, the pilot.
The pilot episode.

That's awesome.

It just kind of introduced
all the characters,

and everyone,
you got kind of
a taste

for who the characters were.
All that stuff was great.
I just, um...

Did you look
at my scene yet?

No, actually,
I dove into the
elevator scene.

Kind of...
Sort of playing
with that again.

I've shown it to Jamie.Yeah. It's actually
really funny.

Yeah, she liked it,
I think it's cutting well.

Oh, okay, you
didn't look at it.

I'm not,
I'm just saying, like,

all this being yours
is a little unbelievable.

You're so stupid.

I'm not
judging you, baby.

You know,
I've dated girls
before you.

Yeah, I'm sure you have.

Here we go.

Hey, hey, hey.What?

I wanna
tell you something.

I love you.

Are you being
for real?

Are you making
fun of me?
I'm serious.

No, no, I'm not
making fun of you, no!

No, I wanted
to tell you
the same thing.

Me, too,
I wanted to say
I love you.

I love you, too.

It's, like,
we could wait to
tell each other,

but I feel it.
And what's the point
of not telling you?

I totally agree.

I totally agree, baby.

So, who are we
meeting up with?

Do you remember
the producer who wants
to put me in the show?

Yes. I do remember you
telling me about that.

Yeah, well...This is him?

Yeah.Right here?

Ah, cool.
Look at you
networking.

I should be
networking.

LIANA: Hey! Darryl...

Darryl.
What's up, man?

Alejandro.Alejandro.

Nice to meet
you, man.

Right this way.

Okay, baby.

Do you need
a ride somewhere?

You know what?
It's a nice night for
a walk, man. I'm cool.

You sure?Yeah.

It is. Have a nice
night there, man.Take care, brother.

Have a good night.All right, man, you too.

Get her home safe.

What?

NICK: Wait, wait.
So what happened?

She tells me
she loves me, right?

Mmm-hmm.And then...

In the car...Before she gets
in the car.

Before she gets
in the car.

She tells me
she loves me,

and then I take
her to this car,
and then

he gives her
a ride home.

Who's he?
I thought you were
on a date with her.

I told you, man,
he's like a show
producer.

Oh, okay, he's
a show producer.Right.

And what time
of night is this?

Like, 12:00 in the morning.

Midnight?Yeah, it was late.

Oh, that's late.Well, just
let me finish.

Well, that's late,
that's important.

That's why I thought
it was a problem.

But she says
he's legit

and, like, he's
a real show producer.

All right, let's go to,
like, 4:37:05,
right around there.

Oh, perfect, okay.

It's already there.

Okay, great.
Yeah, okay,
wonderful.

So you know
what's going
on here...

You guys know that
I got Yoga at 3:00.

That's a hard-out
for me.

Yeah. It's at the top
of our minds.

Good.Yeah.

So why don't you
hop up there,
we'll test your levels.

Try it a few times.

All right, so I'm
basically just playing
this guy who's running

away from a dog.Yeah. Exactly.

And be a little bit, uh,
out of breath.

You know,
and freaked out
a little bit.

Ready?All right,
let's hit it.

Hey, why's this dog
chasing me?

Why is the dog
chasing me?

Somebody get the dog."The dog's gonna bite me."

The dog's gonna bite me!
Somebody stop him!

Yeah, just loosen it up.

Have a little more
fun with it, you know,
like...

Yeah.The dog's...
The dog's gonna bite me!

That's good,
keep the looseness,

and now give it
a little more
character, like...

Like, give it,
like, um...

Give it like
a little urban
sensibility.

You know?

You want it blacker.Blacken it up.

All right.

You don't know any other
black people, do you?

Just try it.

Uh...
Somebody stop this dog!

Somebody get...
This dog don't
got a leash!

Goddamn this dog
gonna get me!

If this dog gets me,
I'm gon' probably
get rabies.

This dog is gonna
bite my ass.

Yeah, good, good.
Save it, save it
for the real thing.

That was good.
Well? What do you think?

You want me
to cue that up?

Yeah, see if those
levels work,

and then we'll
do the real thing.

Okay, so it's midnight,

she's in this
show producer's car...

Bottom line, all right.

I don't think this girl...
I know she would not
cheat on me

right in front
of my face...

You know, she did say
she loved you, so...

I don't know why
she would have
lied about that.

I'm sorry, you...
This is between
him and I.

I'm not trying
to be a jerk...

You're having
a conversation in
the same room as me.

I understand that,
we're working
together...

But I just need you
to stay out of
my business.

Let's just focus
on the session.

I would love to
finish this movie
before I die.

So let's just...Me, too.

Keep focused.I'm with you on that.

All right, so she doesn't
hit me back last night,

but she texted me
this morning.

Let me show you
what she sent me.

She sent you this
this morning?Just this morning.

"Hey, babe, I know you're
busy, just want to tell you
how much I appreciate you."

Sweet.

I don't know, man.

Could be dealing with some
sort of mad, evil genius
I've never encountered before.

I'm all cued up.

NICK: Yeah?Yeah.

Let's try a few.
Let's just roll a bunch in
a row and see what happens.

Remember, you're afraid,

you're energetic,
and there's a little bit of,
you know,

urban-ness.

Ready?Okay.

Put this motherfucking dog
on a leash!

That was perfect
for me, guys.
I think we got it.

So, how did
you guys meet?

Me and Amy,
or Darryl and I?

Oh, let me tell her.

I saw his brown eyes
from across the room...No.

You and Amy.

Me and Amy.

Well, Amy had
fallen off the platform
of the B train...

Oh, my God.And the train was rolling
into the station

and caught on fire.AMY: No, that's not true.

He's playing.

That's not true.

We met on the Internet.

DARRYL: Boring.It's lame, I know.

It's kind of lame.

That's very lame.
Boring!

What are you going to do?
But this guy,
me and him met...

I was teaching at
New York Film Academy.

And somehow... I still
don't know how you got
ahold of my e-mail address.

But somehow he got
ahold of my e-mail address

and started stalking me
for a year.

The same thing
happened with me,
but on Facebook.

Don't put me out there
like that.

Don't put me out there,
but yes.Stalker, right here.

The squeaky wheel
does get the grease.

And then
a little while later,
I was editing a short film,

which was a total
nightmare project...

Right, so I come in,
and I take care of
everything, you know.

Handle it like a boss does,
'cause I'm the boss.
I do boss shit.

You know this, baby.
I don't even know why
I'm telling you this.

He pulled some
boss shit on it

and retrieved the media,
totally saved my ass.

He saved me
untold weeks
of work.

He saved the producers
a lot of money,

and was a lot of fun
to work with.

How about cheers to that?DARRYL: Cheers!

That's great!

I hate that you guys have
a more romantic story
than us.

I have friends who do
the Internet dating thing,
but I just... I could never.

LIANA: I could never.Mmm.

Nick, I don't wanna get
on you or anything, but

these carrots are
a little undercooked.

Darryl, that's not nice.

Nick knows
I love his cooking.

The carrots are
cooked perfectly.
They're al dente.

Okay, well, if that's French
for "not quite cooked,"
then sure.

They're al dente.
But I don't like them.

"Al dente" is Italian.
It's not French.

Oh, baby,
he's getting...

Did you hear
how defensive
he's getting?

You are being
very rude.

How am I being rude?

Cheers. No?

It's good chicken.

No! No, no!

Stop, stop.

Please, save them.

You guys don't
deserve my carrots.

I want you to save
the good carrots!

No, you don't deserve them.

I don't deserve them?No.

You didn't have any
during dinner.I thought they were delicious.

I was saving them
for lunch.

It's pearls
before the swine.

No one gets them.

JAMIE: Wow.

One line, huh?

Yep, just one line,
but it's a pivotal line.

It's critical
for the story.

I bet.

Okay. All right,
so when she's ready,

we're going to show you
the scene on that monitor
over there.

Okay.Okay. And, uh...

When you did it, I personally
feel there was only one take
where you really, like,

really nailed it.

I think you're touching
your chest when you say it,

so I think
there's a body mike
that's ruffled up.

Oh, yeah.So that's what
we're gonna try to...

So we're gonna
try to get that clean.

All right? Okay.

Where's Adrian?

Adrian is meeting with
distributors today, so...

Okay.

Okay, how we doing?

Um, okay, so you have to
just let me know

exactly what line
you want replaced.

I e-mailed this all to you.

Yeah, I didn't get it.

You didn't get the e-mail?

No.

It didn't go through?

ALEXA: I don't know if
your e-mail went through.

Why don't we open up your
inbox and I can show you that
you probably got the e-mail?

Or we could
just do it now.

Okay, the line is,

"I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that."

Okay. And who says it?

Who... Who's in
that booth right now?

See that woman
waving to you?Hi.

That's how we do it.
The actor who screwed up
the line,

we bring them back in
to fix the line.

That's the... That's
the quirky system we have.

Cue the scene, please.

How you feeling?
You all right?

I'm great.Need a water or anything?

I've got my apple juice.

Okay. Why don't you
try it a few times while
she's getting ready?

The line?Yeah.

Okay. Um...

I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.

I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.

What? Talk...No, no, it's good,
it's good.

First of all,
slow it down
a little bit.

But also, secondly,
I feel like when you...

And you'll see it when we
show it to you, but I feel
like when you said it, like...

Maybe just try it
a little sexier.

Sorry, can you
say that again?

I know that didn't sound sexy
just now when I said it.

I don't know,
it was interesting.
Like, I got a whiff

for the first time,
when you said it
that way, that,

you know, maybe
this is a girl who...

Maybe she likes being
with a man who is
a little bit assertive.

Oh. Does she?

Maybe she likes being
with a man who talks
a little bit dirty to her.

You know what I mean?

Does she? Yeah,
I know what you mean.

Try it.Try what?

Try it the way I just
explained it to you.

Tell me how you want it.

You know how I want it.
I just told you
how I want it.

I don't know
how you want it.

I don't know you yet,
but I can give you
what you like.

Tell me what you want.

Do it a little slower,
softer, and sexier.

You like it slow?

Yeah, I like it slow.

I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.

Good. Say it again.

So demanding.

Telling me
what to do.

Say it again.

I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.

What did you say?

I said, I can't believe
I let you talk to me
like that.

I'll talk to you any way
I goddamn please.

Are you?Yeah.

You're gonna fucking
talk dirty to me?

And you're gonna
say these lines exactly
how I want them.

Or else what?

Or else we're gonna do it
over and over and over again

until I get what
I fucking need from you.

I'm gonna say it to you
like you like it.

Otherwise I'm gonna
choke the fuck out of you

because I can't believe
I let you talk to me
like that.

I'm gonna shove these lines
down your fucking throat
and you're gonna want more.

I'm gonna want more,
I'm gonna swallow it,
and I'm gonna fucking love it.

I can't believe
I let you talk to me
like that.

And you're gonna spit it
back to me exactly the way
I fucking want it.

I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.

Yeah, good.
I think we're...
I think we're all set.

Okay, I'm gonna need,
like, 20 minutes.

Look at all these.Okay, it's not my fault.

Well, whose fault...
Did he write all these
winky faces?

You wrote that, so that's...
You're clearly leading him on.You know what?

No. No. No.

How long ago did you
break up with this guy?

Ew. Winky face?

Not winky face guy,
the four-and-a-half year
relationship guy.

Oh.Oh. The one.

The one. Yes.

Right.Mmm.

Uh, two weeks ago.

Two weeks ago?

Oh, okay, I thought
it was further in the...
That's recent.

Wow, I'm sorry.

So the wound is still...

Still fresh.
Still bleeding.

Gushing. Yeah.Still gushing.

Wow, sorry.It's okay.

If you don't mind me asking,
what happened?

I do mind you asking.It's okay.

Why are you asking
so many questions?I'm curious.

You can feel free
to ask me a question.Really? Okay.

Yeah.All right.

Have you ever
been dumped?

I actually haven't
been dumped. I haven't.

Lucky you.

Yeah, I think it's...
I think it's by design,
somehow.

In retrospect, I...

I think I tend to date
women who are...

Beneath you so
they won't dump you.

I wouldn't use the word
"beneath" me.

It's not in them
to do that, somehow.

And I think subconsciously
I'm aware of that

when I begin getting
friendly with them.

Well, he dumped me, and...

You know, it's okay.
I think that everyone...

It's healthy for everyone
to be dumped at least
once in their life.

And also,

you know,
smoking pot helps.

Have you been smoking
a lot of pot?Yeah.

Really?Oh, yeah.

Like how...
Like every day?

All day.

Real... Are you high
right now?Yes.

You are?
You're high right now?Yeah.

Are you? Are you really?Yeah, what? You can't tell?

No, I can't tell at all.See, I'm a professional.

My mom is a pothead.What?

Yeah.She must be
the coolest mom ever.

Uh...
I, uh... Yeah.

I wouldn't exactly
use those words.

Okay, well...She smokes every day.

Wow. That's awesome.Yeah.

Okay, so what kind of
long-term effects am I
in for?

Well, if you're anything
like my mother, you could
expect a...

A general unawareness
in how you interact
with other people.

Okay. I get that.

And a false impression
that your son is somehow
your competition.

Oh.

Mommy issues? Maybe a few
little mommy issues.

I won't deny it.

More than a few?A few more than a few.

Winky face.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey, what's up, man?

For me? Oh!Yeah. Take it.

Thanks, man. Thanks.

Yeah, those are for you.These look great, man.
These look great.

Take a break.Yeah.

Oh, man,
everything's going good.Yeah?

Yeah. Everything's going
really good.

Can't wait to show you
this new cut, man.

The new cut
looks amazing.

Some of the best work
I've ever done. Honestly.

You're gonna love it.

I hope
you're gonna love it.

Oh, that's great.

You're a port in the storm,
Darryl, you know that?

You know,
I come from a world of
different artistic mediums

that don't involve actors,

producers,
cinematographers

or editors.

Yeah, man.

Everybody's got
an opinion, you know?
Can't be easy.

All I wanted to do
was make a movie about
my ex-girlfriend.

I didn't know that.Yeah.

She was
my first love, man.

Now she's dead.

Really?

Dead to me.

Wow.

Well, if you want
my advice,

you got to be
more direct
with these guys.

That's your job, right?
Director.

Maybe show up
a little more.

You know,
at the end of the day,
we're all just animals.

We follow
the pack leader.

I'm really unhappy.

I feel you, man.

Like, taking Rodney's shit,
for example,

I love that shit, man.

That was the first stuff
I fell in love with
off the bat.

Yeah. Yeah.But we had to cut it.

Nick and I, you know,
we fought about that
for a while,

but at the end of the day,
I trust his judgment,
you know?

Yeah.

Wait a minute.
Did we talk about this?

I mean, hey, if you want
that stuff in the film,
you should fight for it.

I'll follow you on that.
I love Rodney the Doorman.

♪ I live large I make it work

♪ Yeah, I make it work Yeah, yeah

♪ Childish Gambino
lame niggas
never heard of it

♪ Sick Boi is the crew fuck these niggas with a dirty dick ♪

DARRYL: Interesting.

"Jamie Kirkland
and her on-again,
off-again boyfriend,

"Sebastian Artise,
were kissing all night.

"A close friend says,
'They couldn't keep
their hands off each other.

"'It was like
they just met.'"

This is a week ago, bro.

Dude, it's trash, all right?
You're reading trash.

This is... Okay.Bullshit, yes.

Now how do you know?

How do I know?Yeah.

'Cause I know.
That's how I know, all right?
We're friends. We're pals.

Okay, well, this says,
"A close friend."

"A close friend"?

Probably
the writer's mother.

Who's guessing.

You're not friends
with her, okay?

I know you think you are,
but Jamie Kirkland and you
are not friends.

You understand that?

See, that's the thing.
To you, she's
"Jamie Kirkland."

To me, she's just "J" Kirks.
All right?

That's even how I programmed
her in my phone when she
gave me her number.

Oh, okay. You got her...
You got her phone number?

Mmm-hmm. Just "J" Kirks.

Anyway, she told me about
the Sebastian guy.
It's nothing.

She told you about
Sebastian Artise?Mmm-hmm.

She told you about this
handsome Sebastian Artise?Mmm-hmm.

Did she? Yeah?Mmm-hmm.

What'd she...
What'd she say?

Do I tell her
about you and Liana?

No!

Because she wouldn't
give a shit, but also

because it's private.

I respect people's privacy.

It's very private.
And awesome.

It's a good thing
I don't care anymore,

'cause I'm not
a star-fucker like you.

See, Darryl, to me,
a friend is a friend.

That's the bottom line.
A friend is a friend.

I don't see fame
and I don't see race.

I'm not sure
this is a good idea.

Oh, come on.
I've been playing with my dad
since I was six, all right?

He taught me everything.

Look, ask me anything.

Okay. Um...

What is better? A, um...

A full house or a flush?

You know what?
That's just insulting.

Okay, it's insulting.
Answer the question.

What's the answer?

I will have you know
that I almost took down
a celebrity charity event

at the Mandalay Bay, baby.

You're gonna be
better than some of
the people in there,

you're gonna be
worse than most, okay?

So your best bet...
Listen to me,
is to play tight.

Play very, very tight.

Are you listening to me?
Is this getting through?

Yes, okay.
Let's do it!
Let's do it!

Keep folding.
Keep folding.
Watch the table.

That way, if and when
you do bet, people
will respect your bet.

Okay?Got it.

Don't bluff too much.

If you got a great hand,
play smart,
but aggressively.

Don't let
anybody catch up.Wicked!

Okay?All right, let's go!

What happens
if we're in the pot together?Uh, we check down.

We what?We check it down.

Okay. I need you
to relax a little bit.

I can.
I can handle it.

NICK: What the fuck
happened in there?

JAMIE: Well, you said
to wait for a great hand
and play aggressively.

Yeah, not against me.

I almost won, though.

No, you didn't almost win.

You were never gonna
win that hand, ever.

Are you sure?
Because I...Ever, ever!

No, I had a, um... Uh...

A full house.Yeah.

Which would have
given me an
even better full house.

So, remind me again
why you didn't win?

'Cause he got a flush.
He got very, very lucky
and he got a flush.

Astronomically lucky.

That was $1,800.I know!

That was fun.

I'm glad you had
a good time.I did.

And then after
we drop her off,

could we go to
71st and Columbus,
please?

Thank you.

You're done with me?I am done with you.

You are bad luck.

And I got to
wake up early

and edit around your
God-awful performance.

Well, that's just rude.

NICK: What are you
thinking about?

What do you think
about prenups?

Of prenups?

Well, I'm just curious.

And I won't
be mad either way,
whatever you say.

I just think
we should talk
about it.

Well, I can see why

certain people
get them, I guess.

But in the end, they're
not for me, I guess.

Why not?

I don't know.

I don't know, without
sounding cheesy about it,
I feel like

marriage is
a solemn promise.

You know,
obviously I don't

think it's a solemn
promise to God
or a higher power,

but it's a solemn
promise to you

and to myself.

And on some level,
I guess I feel, uh...

I don't know,
maybe I deserve
to lose half of my shit

if I break that promise.

Or half my shit?Or half your shit.

But I thought
I'm gonna be
the rich one

and you're gonna
be the housewife
of New Jersey.

I thought
we agreed on that.

Because I kind of
want one.

You want a prenup?

Is that okay?

It's a little pessimistic,
don't you think?

Well, I guess it was
more my dad's idea.

I knew it was
your dad's idea.

I knew it the second
you brought it up.

I knew it was
something your dad
planted in your mind.

What percentage
of this decision

is from something you feel
or something that your dad
has told you?

60% me.

Mmm-hmm.

And 20% my dad.

And...

I guess the other 20%
is just like societal
influences.

Okay.

I'm glad you
brought it up.

I really, really
love you.

I love you, too.

MAN 1: That hair's gonna light on fire.

MAN 2: We're not
rolling yet. Not very careful.

I need my lawyer here
right now.

MAN 2: How's that
water? Is it warm?

It is muy buenos.

JAMIE:
Come on, are we
almost ready?

MAN 1: I think we're about ready to go,

but we're gonna need a half an hour longer.

Would you mind just staying where you are?

I'm gonna be
all pruned.

Want a book? A magazine?

Flippers or goggles?

Manual freeze.

Nip slip number two.

All right, mark that,
but, uh...Marking.

This is fun and all,

but we should really
get back to cutting

more minorities
out of the film.

What do you say?

This girl must have
some daddy issues
if she's into you.

No offense.

She must have
some problems, though.

My impression of her is

she's lonely,
she's bored,

she's going
through a break-up,

so there's some
transitional thing
going on.

But, yes, she has shown
an unclear but obvious
interest in me.

Fuck you, man.

I was editing that day.
It should have been me.

It's weird. I've never
had anyone like that

be kind of
interested in me before.

All right.

Let me be
your conscience
for a second.

Do it.

I would
definitely do it.

Amy's cool as hell,

but I would
definitely fuck this girl
if I had a chance.

Maybe even
if I was married,

which you are not.

And not just because
she's hot.

Because she's
famous and hot?

Exactly.

I just feel like,
you know,
we have one life.

You know, like there's
only one spin on this
merry-go-round.

And I know
we disagree on this
a little bit.

Even though
all evidence supports
my side of things.

That's not true.
It's not true.It is true, but...

In my opinion...Fine.

There's nothing
waiting for us
after we die.

In my opinion,
that's it.

Like, that's
fade to black forever.

And if so, what we're
talking about here
essentially is

a victimless crime.

Okay.

Now, on the other hand,

and I know you're
probably gonna
disagree with this

because you don't
believe in God.

You're probably gonna
roll your eyes.

I'm listening.
I'm listening.Like you're doing.

But what if this is God
testing you?

Maybe this is God
rewarding me.

I can't hear
what you're saying.

Just calm down.
What?

Yes, this is...
I couldn't leave
any earlier.

This is as quick
as I could leave.

I'm trying.
I'm trying to get a cab.

I'm going
as fast as I can.

It's rush hour.
It's not that easy
to get...

Okay. Relax.
Let's just calm down.

Hey. What happened?

What's going on, Amy?

What's going on?

Hey. Hey.

It's okay.
It's okay.

What happened?

Is it family stuff?

Mmm-mmm.

Is it work stuff?Yes.

Did you get fired?No.

No.What happened?

I got a promotion.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

NICK: On the bright
side of things,

and I think there
is a very bright side,

you're the youngest
person in the history
of the company

to get the promotion.

You're getting
an assistant
all to yourself,

and you're gonna be
frigging rich.

You know?

You almost ready?

Yes, I just need, like,
10 more minutes, please.

That's what you said
10 minutes ago.

Okay, but I actually
need 10 more minutes

of you not
talking to me,

and I just need
to send this e-mail.

And if I can send
it really quickly,
then I can go.

I just need you
to leave me alone.

What?

Amy, can you
look at me
for a second?

Amy, I'm proud of you.
Okay?

You make me
feel like a jerk

'cause I just want
to go out and celebrate
great news.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Let's go
and celebrate.I will.

I just need
to finish this.

How long is it
gonna take?

It's gonna take
two seconds...

Who's that?

What?

Can I stay here
tonight?

Really?

No. Fine.

Fine.What happened?

She kicked me out, man.

So, go home.

Go home?
Home's mad far, man.

I gotta go all the way
back to Brooklyn?

This is right
next to the office.Is that Darryl?

DARRYL: Hey, Amy.

Hey. Do you have
any weed?

I do.AMY: Yes!

All right. Just come in
for a minute.

Don't get
too comfortable.

DARRYL: Baby, look,

all I did was ask
about the night
with that guy.

All right?
If you walked me
to some girl's car,

at 12:00
in the morning,

and I didn't get
back to you until
the next day,

you would have
some questions, too.

LIANA: How do I know what you've been doing?

I haven't been doing
anything. I've been
thinking about you.

I am not stupid. Okay?

I'm not stupid.

I just got jealous.
Okay?

Like you get jealous
sometimes.

All right?

And I think
that's a good thing.

Just be
really, really sweet.

And I wanted
to tell you that
I love you.

Okay.

Okay?

I don't get you, Darryl.

You know what the definition of insanity is?

You.

It's doing the same thing over and over,

thinking that something's gonna change.

I'm pretty sure that's not
the definition of insanity.

You don't respect me.

You talk to me like I'm nobody,

and, honestly, I am sick and tired of it.

Baby...

Did your friend come?

What friend are you talking about?

The friend that
comes around

a couple of days
every month.

Um, what are you asking me?

I think I'm being
pretty, pretty delicate

with the way
I'm saying it.

Did your friend come,

she usually comes
around a couple of days
every month,

and brings a pad
with her?

LIANA: Are you asking me
if I'm on my period?

I didn't say it like that.

Baby? Liana?

Baby?

Muffin?

NICK: You're misunderstanding
what I'm saying.
What I'm saying is,

the sooner you acknowledge
that it's over...

It's not over.

The sooner
you can allow
the healing process

to run its course.

There's no healing,
there's no course.
This is what we do.

We fight and we
get back together.

Sorry.
There's towels in there.

And there's a washcloth
and there's also

clean toothbrushes,
so help yourself to
whatever you need.

And help yourself
to coffee or breakfast
in the morning.

Awesome. Thanks, Amy.

AMY: Goodnight.Goodnight.

I'll be right there.

Amy's the best.Mmm-hmm.

She is. All right,
you need anything else?

Nah, I'm cool.
Um, just a bedtime story.

A bedtime story?

Yeah. Tell me a...

What kind of bedtime story?

Something entertaining, man.
Something good. Come on.

All right, I got
a bedtime story for you.

Once upon a time,

in a land
not that far away,

there was a young girl
who wanted to be
a famous actress.

The most famous actress
in the whole world.

But to make ends meet
in this magical
and expensive city

known as New York City...

She had to be a prostitute.

She had to get a job
walking all sorts of funny
and eccentric little dogs.

And then, one day...

Okay, I get
where you're going
with this.

She met a magical
African American
named Rodney.

"Rodney, the man
who opened doors,"
they called him.

And she asked him,
"Rodney the Doorman,

"how do I become
the most famous actress
of stage and screen?"

But poor Rodney.
He could not help
this young starlet-to-be.

For, as it turns out,
his advice was entirely
superfluous,

making him a character
utterly expendable
and forgettable.

And therefore
he was deleted

from our fairy tale
to strengthen it as a whole.

The end.

That story sucked.

I'm right, you're wrong.
Goodnight, sweet prince.

Rodney could've
helped that girl.

DARRYL:
What are you laughing at?

NICK: Like you're
the only person
who mentioned it.

Someone else could've
mentioned it.

DARRYL: Someone should've
mentioned it.

Seven Pounds? Seven Pounds?

Who was in that again?Will Smith!

Oh, it's a Will Smith movie.

Yeah, Seven Pounds
was one of the best movies
ever made.

One of the best movies
ever made.

I swear to God, Casablanca
and Seven Pounds.

I'm right.That's a can...

ADRIAN: It's come
to my attention that some
editorial decisions

have started being made

without my awareness
or approval.

At some point,
and I'm not sure when,

you guys all sort of,

ganged up, turned on me,
and abandoned my vision
for this film.

I think it's shitty.

I think it's immoral.

And at this point,
I'd like to just take
the footage

and go home, please.

Fine, are we done?
'Cause I'm done.

Let's just take a breath
and talk this through. Okay?

All right,
let's talk it through,

but just know that
that's what I have
to say about it,

and you're not gonna
talk me out of it.

NICK: Okay, we've heard
your statement,

now maybe we can
open up the floor

and you could hear
some of our thoughts.

In all honesty, Adrian,
you're not here
that often. Okay?

You're basically never here.
And when you are here,

it doesn't seem like
you really wanna be here,

especially when
Mike is around,

which is pretty much
all the time.

Clearly you guys
have your own history,
your own baggage,

and I think that needs
to be resolved,

and that's
a separate conversation
for a separate time.

But, I mean, Darryl and I,
were basically forced
to direct actors and create

off-camera ideas for
ADR session that you
don't even show up to.

No one asked you to do that.

Technically, Adrian, I did.

And I think we're doing
a really good job.

And I find out
my friend's son
was cut out of the film.

No one told me anything.

Adrian, watch the film
without him in it
and tell me

if you honestly miss him.

That's all I ask.

All right?
But it's your movie.

But this can't go on
for-fucking-ever.

ADRIAN: Look, I was sick.

Jesus Christ,
look at you, man.

I was home, I stayed home
'cause I was sick.

You come in
with this fucking note,

like a little kid
who wants to get
a day off from school.

Adrian wants a sick day?
"I'm sick."
"You're stealing my movie."

You're a fucking grown man.

In front of these guys
you talk to me like that?
You know what?

You don't get to me.
You don't get to me.

You want to get to me,
you don't get to me.

Maybe I should
get to you
once in a while, okay?

I'm a decent person,
you're not a nice guy.

MIKE: I'm fine with that.

I think a lot of good stuff
was brought up
in this meeting. Um...

We know how you feel now,
you kinda see our side, so...

I feel good.

This was a good meeting.

JEREMY: I'm doing
my first film.

We finish up,
we have the wrap party,

it's like a month
after we finish.

I walk in,
and the first thing I hear

is this guy screaming,
"Hey, Jeremy!"

So I look at this guy,
I've never seen him before
in my life,

but he's very excited
to see me, yes.To see you.

And he says to me,
"You don't know me,
but I know you,

"I've been staring
at your face

"for a couple of weeks."
The editor.

The editor.

I know what that's like.
You feel like you have
this deep, intimate knowledge

of these actors
that you've never
even met before.

They have no idea
who you are.

That's the thing,
you laugh with these people,
you cry with them,

you know, you go
to battle for them,

you do all this shit
for them,

and they have
no fucking clue
of your existence.

I remember Jamie
came to the office
the other week.

And I went through
and I was like,

"I know her,
she must know me."

Nope.No.

I did not.

It's like
a one-way mirror.

You know,
it's like that movie, It's a Wonderful Life.

Like, I go back
in time and see all these
people that I, you know,

that I really loved,
and they have absolutely

no memory of me
being there before.

It's sad, in a way.
You know?

You gotta, like, double-Dutch,
it's like double-Dutch,
you know?

♪ Let the beat rock
I'm losing control

♪ The piano man,
he sound like Billy Joel

♪ Got music in my soul

♪ You know I don't play

♪ Be streaming downward Like strawberry back in the shade

♪ What's happened to empire
Like King Kong

♪ Nick took Rodney
out the film
Can't we get along?

♪ What's wrong with you? Me, I got a lot of swag

♪ That's why I freestyle Fuck a pen and pad

♪ Catch me in the lab
Runnin' the show

♪ Like Final Cut,
I'm a fucking pro ♪

You knew
I was gonna end right there?
That was so hot.

We got this...
type of thing.

NICK: She's loving me.

The one
with the curly hair?

The curly hair, man! Look.

She's cute.

I'm not saying I would,
but I could fuck that girl.

I could definitely
fuck that girl.

Listen, Darryl,
I don't want to make this
into a big deal.

Right, every time
you say that, I know
it's gonna be a big deal.

So I'm prepared now.

I'm somewhat ready
for this, shoot.All right.

Mike had a chance
to chat with me recently,

and he wants me
to cut his new film.

Good. What's the film?

Uh, it's some vampire comedy,
I don't even know, he didn't
really get into it.

Like Vampire in Brooklyn
or some shit.

But, um, the reason
I bring it up is because

the budget on the movie
is pretty tight,

and it won't allow him
to bring in two editors.

Um, and I told him, um,
that I'm not
working by myself,

and I'm not dropping my quote,

and I said that
flat-out, verbatim.

Right, okay. Good, good.
All right? So...

And he said...What'd he say?

He said he's gonna bring in
a college intern.

He's gonna bring in
a student intern
to do my job?

That's what he said?

Yeah.

Okay, but did you tell him,
you told him about what I do,

about all the stuff
that I really do, right?

Yeah, of course.

I'm not saying
you wouldn't tell him,
I'm just saying,

you know, you were open,
you told him,

you told him that
40% of the work
is probably mine alone.

You told him all that.Yeah, yeah, I told him.

Okay, I'm just, I'm just
seeing if you told him that.

I told him everything
I needed to tell him, Darryl.

I told him everything.
I told him that,

you know, we've been working
together for years,
that we're a perfect team,

that we
complement each other
really, really well,

and I told him
I think that's a really
poor decision,

and that I'm not
comfortable with it.

Okay, but you didn't
tell him no.

No, Darryl,
I didn't tell him no, okay?

I'm getting married,
I'm not in a position

where I can be
turning down jobs right now.
All right?

Honestly, I felt I was
as loyal and as insistent

in that situation
as I could have

possibly have been
without losing that job,
do you understand?

Yes, man,
I was just saying,
making sure.

I mean, that's,
I get it. I get it.

I totally get it.
It's all right, man.

All right, and you know,
on the next film,

me and you are co-editors
the whole way.

And, like,
that's still completely
my sincere intention.

I know it is.Okay.

Hey.Hey.

Where'd Darryl go?

He's waiting
for me downstairs.
He's gonna go see his girl.

Mmm...

I think I'm gonna
split a cab with him.

And it seems like
you two guys want
the place to yourselves.

Me and Louis?Louis and I.

We're friends.

Thanks for having us.

Of course.

Do I get a hug?

Yeah, you get a hug.

All right, I should go.

I'm gonna go.
Have a good night.

Okay.

Hey man.What the fuck
you doing here?

I got laid and I couldn't
go back to sleep.
So I came in to work.

Thanks. Let's play poker.

What, you're gonna
be mad at me now?

Hmm? I texted you.
Where do we keep the drives?

Keep the drives? I don't
keep them anywhere, man,
I leave them right here.

Where are they?
I thought you locked them up
overnight, or something.

No.

Did they move 'em
to another room?

No, man.

No.

NICK: Adrian!

Adrian!

Adrian!

Rocky Balboa?
Italian Stallion?

I get it.

Dude, go away.
My daughter's napping.

I get her one day a week,
and you're ruining it.

Come on, man,
let us up for a minute, huh?

Let's talk this through
like adults.

Get off my stoop, all right?
I trusted you,
and you betrayed me,

you snake in the grass!

Hey, that hurts, man.
I thought me and you
were cool.

This is, okay... This is
directed more at Nick
than at you, Darryl,

but I've
yet to see where your
loyalties lie, okay?

I have to say, for now,
I'm a little disappointed.

Look, Adrian,
I don't get paid any more
for being here right now.

Obviously we're here
because we believe
in the project, Adrian,

that's why we're here.

Oh, yeah?

So, what,
you like the movie?

Yes!A lot of it, yeah.

What do you mean,
"A lot of it"?

Look, how about
I just come up, all right?

Nick will stay down here,
I'll come up

and let's just talk,
all right?

How's that sound?

All right, you come up,
all right? Not you.

All right, stay put, bro.

Just me.

DARRYL: Oh, I got an idea,
I just thought of something.

Ready? Keep it still.

Keep it still.

Keep it still.

And...

Okay, move it over.
Yeah, look at that.

That's yours.
Let's write your name.

How do I spell it?

Um, K...

K...

M...M...

R or A?

A.A. Right, A.

KMA, starts with KMA.

So, Kmara?

B.Oh, Kmab,
right, of course.

NICK: I don't know
what it is with
this project,

NICK: I just have
this massive case
of senioritis.

I just don't give a shit
about it at all, and I just,
I don't know...

I just can't wait
for it to end.

I don't give a shit
about my job either.

I've been, like, online,
looking for this purse
that I saw on the street

for the past two hours
that I have absolutely
no intention of buying.

How are we gonna
support ourselves forever
if neither of us have a job?

Have you thought about that?

We need like a Robert Redford
type with millions of dollars
who's willing to, like,

spend it all for one night
with my body.

How many years
would that allow us
not to have to work for?

Ten years?
I don't know, five?

Five? With a body like yours,
are you kidding me?

We can get
more than five years.

I would say 10 years.

Fine, 10 years.

Oh, yeah,
10 years is reasonable.

I think that's reasonable.

But, you know,
obviously I'd have to insist,

that the sex
be extremely safe sex.

Yeah, definitely
with protection. Like, double condoms.

So, for one night,
two condoms, 10 years.

Yeah, that sounds reasonable to me. I'll sign off on that.

Okay, cool. All right.

Well, I'll hop on Craigslist
when I get home,

and we'll see
what we can cook up.

But you shouldn't forget
that your job is really great
and you normally love it.

And it's a really cool job.

That is true.

Yeah, I hate my job,
and I always have,
and I really...

I have no idea what else
I want to do.

Hey, Amy, I actually gotta,
I gotta get going.

Let me call you back
in a little while. No.

Don't go yet. Come on,
please stay on the phone.

Go find that purse.
I love you, bye.

Bye.

LIANA: Baby, that is
some bullshit.

DARRYL: I know.

You get to work earlier
than him every day.
You bust your ass.

Yeah.

And there is one chance
for him to stand up for you,

he takes a job
and basically says
"Fuck you."

I mean, let's not overreact.
What, is he going to say
"no" to work?

He's getting work
based off your work.
That doesn't bother you?

Of course it bothers me,
that's why we're talking
about this,

it definitely bothers me,
but you know...

What am I
supposed to do?

Baby, listen to me.

Some people are just
meant to be in your life
to teach you things.

And when that's done,
you gotta move on.

You don't need him.

NICK: I'm just telling you,
this is gonna be a bigger...
This is gonna be an issue.

Okay, but why didn't
you mention it before?

Because the more I thought
about it, the more it fucking
infuriated me. That's why.

I really hate
when you speak
to me like that.

I really hate
when you curse.

I'm about
to go to the airport.

If we could just talk
about this when I get back,

it would really mean
a lot to me.

Your dad has no business
getting involved
in our affairs.

Okay? Are you
listening to me?Yes.

And every time he chimes in,
it's your responsibility

to tell him he has
no goddamn idea
what he's talking about.

That's your opinion.I know it's my opinion.

Everything coming out
of my mouth right now
is my opinion.

If you don't want to sign
the prenup, that's okay,

we have a lot
to talk about it.

I just really wish
we could do it
in a more civilized way.

You know what?
I actually do want to
sign the prenup.

Okay? I do.
And you're going to look
like a fucking idiot

when I'm a director
and I'm rich.

Oh, you're gonna be
a rich director.

I'm sorry,
that changes everything.

That's a real game-changer.

Laugh it up, have fun.
You know, what's gonna be
really funny?

When your boss figures out

you have no clue what
you're doing at your job.

That you have
absolutely no desire
at all to be there.

That's gonna be
really funny.

Have a good business trip.Fuck you.

Have a good fucking
business trip.Thank you.

Why don't you
go back to sleep?Yeah, I will.

I'm gonna sleep
like a fucking angel.

Hey, Jamie, how's it going?

Good, good. I was just
wondering if you had
any plans for tonight.

I was just calling to see
if you had any plans
for tonight.

I don't know, maybe grab
a drink or something?
If you're up for it.

JAMIE: Don't talk
to me like that.

You're being
such a fucking asshole.

I know, I know.
Babe, I know,
I'm a fucking asshole.

Yeah, you are,
and you know what else?And I'm working on that...

Well, you're not
trying hard enough.

And you know what?
If you don't get the fuck
out of here,

I'm gonna call the doorman
on your ass.

And I'll whoop
his fucking ass. Come on.

Look, I'll stay here
all fucking night
if I have to.

Yeah, good, you deserve it.

Can I get a blanket
and a pillow or something?

Get out of here, Sebastian,
I mean it.

I swear to God
I will call the fucking cops
on your ass!

Is everything okay?

Yeah, man, who are you?

I'm Nick. I'm a friend.

JAMIE: Nick?Hey, Jamie.

Who are you?

I told you, I'm a friend.

Yeah, a friend
who fucks her, obviously.

Shut the fuck up.What the fuck?
Are you fucking this guy?

No.That's a bottle of wine.

Have you fucked anyone
since we split up?

No, I have not.

Tell me the truth!
Have you fucked anyone
since we split up?

Because I haven't.

Then what the fuck
is he doing here?

I'm gonna go. Are you cool?Yeah, you oughta go.

No.She's fucking fine, dude.
What am I, Latin King?

Bro, please,
get the fuck out of here.No, no, no, please.

Get the fuck out of here.No, stay.

No, don't stay.You, answer me.

Answer what?What?

Yes.

If you can convince me that
you haven't fucked anyone
since we split up,

I'll take you back.

So we're
gonna make two stops,
Upper West Side, and...

Upper East Side.Upper East Side.

DARRYL: Okay, okay,
close your eyes.NICK: Darryl, just...

You're peeking, man.Just show me already.

Who's it for?

For? Come on, man.
For Liana.

You guys have been dating
for like, four months.

And it's going
really well.

It's not going
really well, Darryl.

Objectively speaking,
it's going terribly.

Okay, well,
maybe the problem was that

I was just going
half-assed about it.

Yeah, I don't think
that was the problem, man.Trust me.

You seemed
pretty committed
from day one.

I thought you'd be happy
for me, man. I want what
you guys have.

What I have?Yeah.

Darryl, what you see
of me and Amy
is an illusion.

It's an illusion
that couples create

when a third party
enters the room. Okay?

It's not real.
Okay, when you're not there,

we're not cuddling
on the couch in our PJs,

eating ice cream
and watching reality TV.

Okay? That's not
what happens.

There's a lot of fighting,

there's a lot
of power dynamics, okay?

There's a lot of
tension recently.

Look at you,
you get to sleep in a bed
all by yourself...

Alone.

You get to wake up late,
and no one gives you
grief for it.

And never
underestimate this.What?

You get to have sex
with people you've never
had sex with before.

That's very important.

Come on, Nick.
Okay, I'm not fucking
Brad Pitt, all right.

I'm not fucking
any chick I want.

Give me a break,
you're black
and you have a six pack.

I'm lucky to get a fat girl
at the end of a night
at a club, all right?

And I know this, all right?

Have you seen Liana?
She's fucking beautiful, man.

How much
did you pay for that ring?

See, this is what you do...Come on, how much
did you pay for it?

No, this is what you do.Just tell me.

You ask me things
that don't even matter.
How is that important?

It matters to me...How is that important?

How much? How much?

With the band?
Are you talking about
with the band?

Yeah. Band, tax, everything.
How much?

All together, it was 38.

$3,800.

The band is custom made.

How's it custom made
if you got it two hours ago?

It was custom made
for somebody else,

and then our love
matched their love.

I don't have to...

Darryl, the ring is cursed!
The ring is cursed!

That's a sign!

Oh, you're saying this?

Red alert! Don't do this.
This is a mistake.

Darryl, listen to me, okay?
Listen closely.

A good friend...

A good friend will say,
"Congratulations, man."

Exactly.Okay?

You've met
a wonderful woman.Yeah.

Who's going to make
a terrific mother.Yes.

I'm not going to say that.

I'm not going to say that
because I am a great friend.

Stop. This, I get it now.

You know what it is?

We just come from
different cultures, man.

The race card.Yeah.

Now you're playing
the race card.No, not the race card.

It's a culture.It's always been the
elephant in the room,

and now you're
going to play it. Okay.

How about this, then?
All right, listen to this.

Why don't you call up
one of your black friends

and ask them if you
should get married.

I will.Good. Ask them. Ask if they
think it's a good idea.

I bet he would.

You know what?
You know what
he would probably say?

He'd say,
"Hey, don't even bother
getting married.

"Just have
a bunch of kids instead."

Okay, that's fucking racist.Okay.

You step out of
bounds sometimes.

All right, all right.No, no.

You just crossed
a line there. No.

And you know another thing?

This D-Money shit.

Every time I come
into a room you introduce me
as D-Money.

It's your screen name.

I made that screen name
when I was in
seventh grade, man.

It's a bit you do on me.
It's not funny, man.

People love the bit.Respect that, though.

Just listen to what
I'm saying, man.

Darryl, sit down.
Come back.No, man.

Show me the ring.

Darryl!

Hey, I've got your answer.Hey.

Great. I'm pre-coming.
What is it?

I'll work for half.

Really?But I'll only work half
the amount.

No, no.Look, Darryl works days.
I work nights.

That way you'll get your
edit twice as fast, okay?

So you can either
pay us now,

or pay us later to re-edit
someone else's mess.

Okay? Either way,
I'm not working alone.

I don't know, man.

You don't know.I don't know.

Fuck you, you don't know.

Fuck me?Yeah.

Fuck you.You fucking owe me.

You owe me. How many
times have I saved you
over these years?

How many times...How many times?

How many fucking
piece of shit turd movies
have you given me

that I made into
presentable films?
How many times?

Shit.Mike, look.

Just relax.

Who else do you know
that can do what I can do?

Hmm?

Can you just turn that
off for a second.
I'm so sorry to interrupt.

This is just going
to take a minute.What are you doing?

Baby, I want you
to have these.

Um...

I know we, uh...

We have our ups and downs.

Wow, you look so
beautiful right now.

But, uh...

I love you so much.

Truly, and...

I would be honored

to make you my wife.

Will you marry me?

Yeah.Yes. She said, "Yes."

What are you doing?You said, "Yes,"
though, right?

That was a real "yes," right?

I didn't want to make you
feel bad in front of
my entire class.

You said, "yes," so I
wouldn't be embarrassed?

You embarrassed me.

How did I embarrass you?
I proposed to you.

I got you this ring.
I got you these flowers.

As much as we fight,
do you really think we
should be getting married?

Yes.

Look, think about it.

We're good, like,
80% of the time.

That's better than
most couples.

And now
you're pulling numbers
out of your ass.

I think that it shows
some major insecurity
on your part

to compare us
to other couples.

Marry me.

Okay? We don't have to
get married right now.
We can...

We can take some time.
Some people are engaged
for, like, years.

Then why do we even have
to get engaged?

Why can't we just have fun?

And enjoy the time
that we have now.

What does that mean?

You always say these things.
I have no idea
what you mean by that.

Do you want to be with me,
or what?

Honestly, Darryl?Yes.

I never saw myself marrying
someone like you.

And I don't want
to lead you on,

because I really think
you are a nice guy.

But I think that you have
some major issues.

Please don't cry.

Don't cry.I'm not crying.

I'm gonna go back to work.

Hey, Mom. How are you?
This is Nick.

Your baby boy. I'm just
calling to wish you a very,
very happy birthday.

And I hope you're
having fun with, um...

Marty. And if you, uh...

Oh, that's actually you
calling on the other line.

Anyway, I'm just calling
to wish you a happy birthday.

And if you want to get
together for lunch or
something I'd love to see you.

Um, the next week or so
is good for me

because I am actually
literally just exporting
the final file of this film

that I've been working on.

So I'll have a little bit
of free time, and would
love to see you.

All right. I hope
you're doing well and
I will talk to you soon.

Bye.

How're you doing, buddy?

Hmm? How're you feeling?

Fuck everything, man.

Exporting the final file
of this movie.

We're all done.

That exciting, buckaroo?

Feelin' a little better?

Listen, if you need to take
the rest of the day off

I can finish this up
on my own.

Fuck you, man.

No, really I can...

Yeah, really.
I'm serious. Fuck you.

Why don't you
go home and just take...I need to be here.

Okay.

Listen, I was going to wait
to tell you this, but, um...

I spoke to Mike.

What did he say?He agreed to let us work
together on his next film.

I told him I couldn't work
without my right-hand man.
Turned him around.

Just like that.

How's that for loyalty?I don't care. I really don't
care about that anymore.

Isn't that exciting?

Hmm?

New characters, new stories.

I don't care.

I'm excited.

I think it's going
to be great.

How much did they say
they were going to pay?

Shh.

MAN:
...this is the third time
I've come here,

the first time you
actually show up.

We're working today, okay?

Listen to me.

You're fucking with
other people's work.

Do you understand? My work.
My team's work.

The talent.

I'm the director.

I shot the goddamn movie.
It's my work, too.

And it looks
like fucking mud.

I'm the director,

and that's the end
of this conversation.

Say it again.

Say it again.I'm the...

Say it again!
Say it again!I'm the...

Hey! What are
you doing, man?Who the fuck are you?

I'm the assistant editor,
mother fucker. Who are you?

I'm the director.

I'm the DP.

Okay.

Why don't you take
a step back, bro,

'cause this has
nothing to do with you.

It's between me and him.Or what? Or what?

What if I don't?
What if I don't?Relax, man. Relax.

Relax.Why don't you
apologize to him?

I got this.
You apologize to him, man.

Talking to him like that.Are you crying?

That has nothing
to do with this.

We're a fucking team, man.

Yeah, that's right.We got different jobs.

But we're all a team.

You like his job?
You wanna do his job?

Next time, step up
and take it first.

Until then,
work for this guy, man.

He pays you.

It's making movies, man.

It's supposed to be fun.

We good?

I'm gonna go
smoke a cigarette.

Go do that.Smoke a cigarette.
I'm the director.

Thanks a lot.

I'm glad
I know that, Adrian.
How're you doing?

Lighting in here
looks like shit.

Hey. I ordered you
a spicy tuna roll,
and me dos mojitos.

We should hurry, though,
because the screening's
gonna start pretty soon.

Okay.

Look, I just wanted
to apologize to you again.

For everything I said
to you the other morning.

What?

Can you hear me?
I'm trying to apologize
to you over here.

No.

What's wrong?

Did you get
another promotion?

No.

What is it, then?
You're scaring me over here.

Talk to me.

It's bad.
Like, we might break up.

Is it something I did?

Something you did?

That's a little bit better.

What happened? Talk to me.

Well, a friend of mine
sent me this picture

that she saw
on the Internet of you,

and you were
walking your dog
with Jamie Kirkland.

We work together.
She came in
for an ADR session.

We took a break
and walked Pizza
in the park.

I thought it was
something you did.

Well, I got
really jealous and I...

I decided to go home
on my lunch break and I went
onto your computer.

And I know it's really
fucked up and I've never
done it before,

but I read through
your e-mails.

'Cause I wanted to see
if you'd been e-mailing
back and forth with her.

Nothing happened
with me and Jamie.

Okay, nothing.

Um...

Who's Allison?

Allison's a girl
I used to date.

She's a friend.

She's a girl that you dated
while we dated?

She's a girl I dated
when we met.

Okay? I didn't date her
after we committed
to each other.

Okay. Do you still
see her, though?

You know the answer is yes.

Yeah. She's in the business,
we're old friends,
we hang out

for coffee and shit,
and talk.

She's a friend.
She's an old friend.

Okay, but a lot
of your e-mails

seemed like they were
more than just friendly.

I don't know. I can't tell.

From what I can tell,
it doesn't seem like

you're still doing
sexual things with her.

I'm not
having sex with her.
Absolutely not.

But you're, like,
seeing her and
you're not telling me.

And then you're telling her
you're not telling me.

As if you guys
have this inside joke.

It's not...I read through
all your e-mails.

I saw what you said.
You're talking to her
about how you like sex.

And she's telling you
how much she likes sex.

That doesn't sound like
you're just friends.

You're, like,
saying all this stuff.

I've never heard you say
anything like that to me.

And, like,
what about Jamie Kirkland?

What about
Jamie Kirkland?I don't know.

Are you hanging out
with her and not
telling me?

Nothing happened
with me and Jamie.

I'm telling you.
Nothing happened.
We never hooked up.

Nothing happened...

Well, have you ever
hung out with her
and not told me?

She's part of the movie,
you know? Like...

Yes.

When did you do that?

Last week.

Last week, she had some
friends over for dinner
at her place.

She invited me
and Darryl over.

We had a few drinks.
We hung out.

Why didn't you
invite me to it?

I don't know.
You were working, I think...

You know that I think
she's really cool.

And I told you I would like
to meet her if I could.

I don't know. It was
a last-minute thing...

And Darryl had to...

I don't know, okay?
I don't know.

What is there to not know?

Look, I never
cheated on you.
Okay?

It doesn't matter
if you...It does matter.

Okay? It matters a lot.

So you didn't cheat on me,

but what you're doing
still hurts my feelings.

And it doesn't
feel good at all.

And I would
never do anything
like that to you.

Look, being a guy
isn't always easy.

Okay? There are...
There's...

That's not the approach
I want to take.

No.

Look, I'm sorry.

Okay? I'm sorry.

MAN ON SCREEN: Put this
mother fucking dog
on a leash.

Going well?Yeah, man. Yes.

Better than the last time.

Good.So good, man.

A lot of laughs.

Maybe a couple
of tears to come.

The taxi scene
fucking killed, man.

I'm telling you.

Good.

I mean, it's not gonna win
any Academy Awards.

But the producers
are happy, right?

It's leading to more work.

What else can you do?

Mmm-hmm.
What else can you do?

Well, we turned
this ship around, right?

Sort of.

Sort of, right.

I'm gonna go in.

Yeah? You gonna watch?

I've got to sit with Amy.

What's up?

I've been a bad boy, Darryl.

Hey.Hey.

How's it going?Fine.

Are you sure?Yeah. You wanna
get a drink, or...

Yeah. I'd love to.

Well, hello!Hey, how's it going?

Hey, stranger.
Good to see you.

Yeah, good to see you, too.
This is my girlfriend,
my fiancee, Amy.

Amy, Jamie.
Jamie, Amy.

Hi.Jamie, Amy.
Amy, Jamie.

I've heard so much about you.
It's nice to meet you.AMY: Oh, yeah?

Yeah.I haven't.
My name's Sebastian.

Hi.This is my boyfriend,
Sebastian.

SEBASTIAN: You look lovely.
Beautiful dress.Thank you.

Nick, it's good
to see you again.Yeah.

Good to see you, yeah.
It's good.

Um, great work.

Yeah, you too.
Right back at you.

I think it played really,
really well tonight.

Well, I have you to thank.

I think you're just good
because you're good.
It's what you do.

Amy's trying
to play it cool here,

but she actually... She goes
retarded bananas every time
your show appears on TV.

Big fan.

That is so cute.

Listen, I need some vino.
Do you want to grab a drink?

Sure.Yeah, you all got a lot
to talk about, I'm sure.

Thank you, again.
It was really great.

Yeah, thanks.

Yeah, of course.

Good to see you again.

Thanks, man.
Thanks for coming out.
I appreciate it.

Who would have thought?

Who would have
thought what?

Good talk. See you around.Okay.

Well, to be an editor,
you're kind of the person

who assembles the film
on a level.

And then, on other levels
you're refining the film.

You're, uh, creating tones.
You're worried about pacing.
You're cutting the fat.

What's the fat?The fat, well...

I think you can tell by
the way I look. I know how
to trim the fat, right?

But seriously,
we're sorta like surgeons,
in a way. You know?

We get in there, and we
cut out the malignant cells.

You know, we operate
on the actual
intricacies of...

I don't know
what I'm talking about
anymore.

Did you work
on the film?

No, my boyfriend worked
on the film, actually.

Ah, okay. Your boyfriend.
Cool, awesome.

Who's your boyfriend?Oh.

Babe, this is Darryl.
He edited the film.

Rodney. Rodney the Doorman.
Nice to see you, man.

So you're the one
who cut my scene
out of the film.

Well, the film was running
a little long, okay?

Two scenes long and
no one fucking told me?

Just messing with you.Okay.

Let me introduce you
to my family.You brought the whole family.

That's my cousin June Bug.Hey, June.

This is my other cousin.
This is the editor
of the film.

Well, assistant editor
of the film.

Babe, he told me
he was the editor.

I think I said, "An editor."You trying to fuck my girl?

Absolutely not.
She asked me...Just messing with you, man.

Okay.
Okay, you're
a good actor, man.

Wow, that's beautiful.

That is gorgeous.Thank you.

Yeah. So, how long
have you and Nick
been engaged?

We've been engaged
for, like, six months.

So, like, right around
the time he started
this project.

How'd you guys meet?

We don't really
have a good story.
We met online.

Really?Yeah, like an online
dating service.

Oh, no... I've never
done online dating.

Yeah, well, I imagine
you wouldn't need to.
So...

That's not what I meant.
I actually would really like
to try it. It sounds fun.

Yeah.

It's fun.

I sound sarcastic
when I don't mean to be.

But I really mean it.
I think it sounds cool.

Well, you should try it.

Yeah, maybe.

Um, so do you guys
have a date?

Or a venue, or...

I'm actually gonna go
to the bathroom
if that's okay.

Yeah, it's right
over there.

Hey, man.

Hey.

What's up, man?How's it going?

Good, good.
You're up.

Yeah, couldn't sleep.

Yeah. Footage man is
coming up with the drive.
The first drive.

Cool. Exciting.

It is exciting.It is.

Brand new start, you know.

Mmm-hmm. I know.
I'm not being sarcastic.

I partitioned the drive,
and I, um...

I labeled all the bins
and everything so we're
ready to go.

Good.

Hey, I was thinking maybe
I could crash on your couch
a couple nights a week.

Don't do that, man.No, I'm saying since...

Don't fucking pity me.

Since I live so far
from this office, man.

Brooklyn's, like,
45 minutes away.

I'm asking you for rent-free
hospitality, man.

You gonna
help me out or not?

Sure. Sure.All right.

You and me,
and Pizza the dog.

Two bachelors,
and a bachelorette.

Sure.

All right. Footage kid's
on his way up. Right now.

Let's do this
project better, man.

I could do better.

Me, too.

We're getting there.