"Doc." "Those pills you gave me for my back?" "I'm not sure that they work." "I'm not sure either, but you don't hear me complain." "Stop by the office at the end of the afternoon." "Thanks, Doc." "They're kidding, right?" "No, they're not kidding." "This is your movie." "This is small-town America." "Town in New Hampshire was small-town America too." "$40,000 a day to shoot on the street." "Then they kick us out." "That's life in the movie business." "But look here" "A jacket for five dollars." "I could buy this whole town for 50 bucks." " You said that about the last town." " They never shot a movie here." "I'm bleeding, Bill." "I'm bleeding." " Why am I here?" " What can pass for the old mill?" "There you go." "'The Waterford Mill, built 1825." "Long a tourist attraction.'" "Wake up Uberto." " We're here." " Where are we?" "Give him a cigarette." "They sended the old mill from New Hampshire?" "They're holding it for ransom." " We build one?" " They got one." "We build a firehut?" "Okay." "But we have to lose the window." "We can't lose the window." "Then I can't do this shot, Wally." "You wants me to push in through the window." "Look!" "I can't push in through the window." " We go back to New Hampshire?" " No." "We can't ever go back to New Hampshire." "No." "We're going to stay here." "This is what my people died for" "The right to make a movie in this town." "That traffic light." "What was wrong with the old traffic light?" "I'm glad you asked." "I'll tell you what was wrong with it." "It was behind the times." " Morning, darling." " Morning." "You want to bring business to this town?" "You have to plan for a Waterford that does not exist at this moment." "You have to live in the present, folks." "You cannot live in the past." "Good morning." " Hi, Annie." " Hi, Carla." "Annie, I'll be a little late for the rehearsal tonight." "Okay, Maude." "Do you know your lines?" "I know them." "I don't know what order they come in." "We'll work it out." "What shall we have that's good to eat?" "Something yummy." " What're they on about?" " Traffic light." "Jack's right." "Public office is a public trust." "This is why this is America." "Right." "Question is, who owns the street?" "That is the question." "Lots of room." "Marty, we got a new town." "Yeah." "It's..." " Where are we again?" " Waterford, Vermont." "Waterford, Vermont." "It's..." "Where is it?" "That's where it is." "Here, Talk to Bill." "You got to get me Main St. For nothing." "I will." "Marty." "Bill." "Okay, put her on." "Kathy." "Stand by." "Everyone goes to Waterford, Vermont." "Well, look on a bigger map." " God, she makes me cranky." " May I help you?" "Yeah." "I'd like to speak to the manager." "Would you like a room?" "No." "We want to rent the whole hotel." "Because." "Because." "Because we don't have to build an old mill." "They have one." "Yeah, It's on a stream." "That's where you put an old mill." "They run on water." "Okay, I'm looking at..." "I've got scene twelve." "Come in." "Thank you." " Shouldn't you be in school?" " It's night." "Scene twelve:" "The arrival at the mill." "Alright, Work it out and get back to me." " Mr. Price?" " What?" "What is it?" "We're working." "'Bring it in on time, there'll be more of these." "Marty." "P.S. I want to talk to you about a product tie-in.'" "Somebody make a note." "I want li..." " What does the broad like?" " Lilacs." "Ok, A truckload of lilacs when the broad comes." "And get something for Bob Barrenger." "What does he like?" " Bob Barrenger's in this movie?" " That's correct." "He's staying here?" "Bob barrenger's..." " What does he like?" " Fourteen-year-old girls." "Well, get him something else." "Let's get out of here in one piece." "Get him half a 28-year-old girl." "How's my math?" "Who wanted these story boards?" "Sound department said there's no hold up on the KMR81." "Two of the caterers are down with botulism." "And Uberto says he can't take this shot without taking out the firehouse window." "I need my lucky pillow." "Walt, we must talk about her nude scene." "I need that permit to shoot on Main St." "I need to speak to the Mayor." " Speak to him." " We can't find him." " Aren't you ever in school?" " There's other things to be learned." " Is that true?" "Like what?" " Like the Mayor's here." " What's his name?" " Mr. Bailey." " Hi, Mr. Bailey." " You got to do these again." "Okay" "Mr. Bailey." "Mr. Bailey." "Walt Price." "I'm going to be your director." "I lost my typewriter." "I have to tell you, I cannot express to you how happy..." " We're glad to have you here." " Well..." "No phone calls, I'm with the Mayor." "Yes, can I speak to my wife, please?" "This isn't our firehouse." "No, it's a firehouse in New Hampshire." "Why did you leave New Hampshire?" "Would you like a cigar?" " Aren't these illegal?" " Why would they be?" "Well, the trade embargo against Cuba." "Nobody tells me anything." "Well, you know, Walt..." "I'd like to say that anything I could do..." "That's very kind of you." "As a matter of fact, one..." " I hate to bother you..." " Not at all." "We need a shooting permit for Main St." "Whatever you need." " The city council will have to pass..." " The city council." "Yeah, pass on your permit." "But that's less than a formality." " It is?" " Yeah." "I am the city council." "Well, Mr. Mayor, that's very kind of you." "My wife would like to invite you to have dinner with us, at our home." "I'd like to welcome you." "And I hate to be a pain..." "Oh, I would be delighted." "Are you kidding me?" "I won't take more of your time..." " Not at all." " I can't imagine the responsibility." "Actually, I can, because... once I had to video my grandniece's confirmation." "Walt, it's Marty on the coast." " We'll see you Tuesday for dinner." " It's a great pleasure meeting you." " Thank you." "Thank you." " Bye- bye." "I found your lucky pillow." "It's Marty on the coast." "Of course he's on the coast." "Where's he going to be, the Hague?" "What?" "Marty!" "Hi." "The new town's cheaper than the old town." "We'll save a fortune." "Because we don't have to rebuild the old mill." "They've got an old mill." "They've got a firehouse." "Baby, baby, baby." "I want to save the money just as much as you do." "Just put it on the end of the counter there." "Right on the counter." "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "You wiped out the board." "Dinner with the mayor." "Write it big." "Just what we need, to miss that dinner with the Mayor." "Marty, we must talk about the schedule." "I need an extra day on the dead horse gag." "I'm serious." "It gets worse." "I need another half day on the old mill pond." "We can't shoot in the old mill." "Marty, one sec..." "Call me back." "Two minutes." "We can't shoot in the old mill." "I just talked to the mayor he told me anything we need." " It burnt down." " When did it burn down?" "1960" "'Part of a spate of suspicious fires, the old mill... '" " You said they had an old mill." " 'Suspicion of arson." "The fires, believed set by a teenager... were the inspiration for the Waterford Huskies.'" "Hi" "Must it be an old mill?" "Where have you been?" "I was in New Hampshire at the old location." "We can't shoot the old mill." "That's the truest words you'll ever hear." "They told me there would be jokes." "Kid the new guy." " That's not quite it." " The old mill burnt down." "'" " Can't you build the old mill?" " We're out of money." "You built it in New Hampshire." "They're holding the old mill for ransom." "Why did we have to leave New Hampshire?" "Hello?" "Marty." "What would they have used instead of an old mill?" "I need it tonight." " Marty, you were saying?" " I can't write it." "Why?" " I lost my typewriter." " Get Mr. White a typewriter." "I can only write on manual." "I know the feeling." "Typewriter for Mr. White!" "You know, that's a lie." "You know, that's a real fault." "It's not a lie, it's a gift for fiction." "Off you go." "Bill." " How big is this horse?" " Fifteen hands." "What is that in fingers?" "Just kidding." "Get me this horse." " That horse is booked." " Get me this horse." "Tell the guy I'll give him an associate producer credit." "I'll give the horse an associate producer credit." "Put a VHS, an air-conditioner and a fridge in that room, she'll blow." "The labor with a first child can sometimes be prolonged, as much as..." "What's an associate producer credit?" "It's what you give to your secretary instead of a raise." "This isn't Evian water." " It's water." " Can't sign for it." "Sorry." " She's going to blow." " You rewire." "I rewire, I got to tear out half the wall." "I'm looking for my typewriter." "I found lilacs!" "Why don't you put them in her room?" "Tommy, you got to send somebody running for a new dead horse." "Did they find my typewriter?" "Oh, my God." "I told you!" "All of you get back!" "This man is a guest here!" " Hi, I'm..." " Sir, I know who you are." " Bob Barrenger, I'm with the movie." " Sir, we're so..." "Front!" "Front!" "I know everybody says this, but I've seen every one of your movies." "Show Mr. Barrenger to his room." "Your room's 214 through 217." "I'm Scott Larkin." "Anything you need, this is my private line." "Thank you, Scottie." "I'm just here to do a job..." " Hey, Bob" " Hey, Tommy." "Heard your wife's having a baby." "Do you know who the father is?" " They think it's your first wife." " That could be." "Get out of here." "I'll get you a list of Mr. Barrenger's dietary requirements." "Chuckie, not today." "Mr. Barrenger's just arrived." "That's all right." "Chuckie." "How do you spell that, son?" "With an IE?" " Chuck, what are your hobbies?" " Baseball!" "Baseball?" "Chuckie... that's the national sport." "Thank you." "Here you go, Dad." "In the land of freedom, we get to choose what we have for breakfast." "You think that's nothing, go live under Communism." "Here's your bowl of kasha Eat it and shut up." "Vanilla frappe." "Two tuna BLT's." " What's a Tuna BLT?" " It's for the movie people." "Well, I'm glad of a little diversion." "I'm glad they're here." "I'm saying, we have to look out for our own." "They want to close down Main St." "You want to talk about Main St., why don't you fix the pothole?" "Doug, its..." "Three, four days." "You know what we'll have?" "A record of our wonderful life." "Annie, stick to the amateur theatricals." "This is not quite the same thing." "This is big business, in which our life is no less a commodity than..." " Help me out here." "Than our..." " Water or mineral deposits." "Well, that's what I'm saying." " I think they're nice." " I'm sure they are." "Why?" "Because they don't live under Communism." "Communism's over." "They said that about Warner Brothers, 1985... but look at their price-per-share today." "Hard to argue with that." "Dad, I've got to go to Terry's to study." "Be home by nine." "I want to tell you something." "You stay soft all your life, people despise you." "It awakens avarice in them, they take advantage of you." "That's human nature." "Will you be home tonight?" "I might have something important to tell you." " What is it, a surprise?" " That's right." "She could have done better than him." "It takes all kinds." "That's what it takes?" "I always wondered what it took." "Excuse me." "Your sign says you'll be back at two o'clock." "It's a quarter to three." " You're doing a play." " Local drama group." "Northern Books." "No, it hasn't come in yet." "As soon as it does." "You too, Marge." "Small town." "You have to make your own fun." "If you don't make it yourself, it ain't fun, it's entertainment." "See my point?" "Northern Books." "What can I do for you?" "I need a typewriter." "We got them." "No, Henry James was the novelist." "Frank James was a criminal." "Yeah, you came to the right place." "Jessie James was the brother." "Of the novelist, that's right." "That's all right, Susie." "See you tomorrow, Susie." " I'll rent this one." " Why not buy it?" "Forty bucks." "I had one, but they lost it." "Buy this, I'll get it spruced up good as new." "Better than new, because it has history." "Other one had history too." "I wrote my play on it." " What play is that?" " You never heard of it." "What's it called?" "Anguish." "Anguish by Joseph Turner White?" "You're Joseph Turner White?" " That's right." " Afternoon, Annie." "Girls, this man wrote this play." "That a fact?" " Is it a good play?" " Yes, Maude." "It is a very good play." "A very good play, indeed." " What's he doing here?" " What're you doing here?" " Writing the movie." " You're writing the movie?" " Yeah" " What's it about?" "It's about the quest for purity." "Scene blah, blah, blah." "They meet." "'Sister, I've just come from a fire." "There're things I want to think out.'" "That's bad because?" "He wouldn't say that." "Look:" "'Sister, I've just come from a fire." "There're things I want to think out.'" "Come on." "Come on." "'Leave me alone' a gesture, all right?" " What else?" " Page three." "'Lt's a nice evening.' I'm not going to say that 'lt's a nice evening.'" " Come on." " Yeah, come in." "Joe, good." "You know Bob?" "I grew up on your movies." "You mind if I don't go through the usual bullshit about how much I loved it?" "I mean Ok, fine." "But it's a motion picture." " You'll bore them to death." " Come in." "I brought your sandwich." "Thanks, honey." "Next time, bring two, save yourself a trip." "The people came to see a motion picture." " Hold on." " No, no." "You can go." "Page five:" "The fucking horse dies." " She could be in the movie." " Oh, boy" "She's got a good face." "She could be the doctor's..." "Why does it have to be his wife?" "It could be..." "Bob, stick to business, will you?" " Can we do that?" " You're absolutely right." "You go start with that stuff in this town..." "Hey, everybody needs a hobby." "Okay, look." "Page..." "Claire." "You know Bob Barrenger?" "I just saw Desert Sun." "I want to tell you..." "No, I was just learning on it." "How'd you like working with Richard Hill?" " Oh, I loved it." " He's a real..." "Joe White." "How can I thank you?" "How can I repay you for this part?" "Thank you for this part." "The first scene at the old mill..." "Joe's been having some thoughts about the old mill scene, Claire." "What is there to think about?" "The scene is perfect." "I get to say..." "Yeah, but, Joe's been, well, he's been having a few thoughts." "How many times in your life do you get a speech like that?" "This scene is why I'm doing the movie." "'Look at the mill, Frank." "Look at the way it goes around." "Half of the time, the darned wheel's under water, but still it rises up." "It rises up." "As high as it can go.'" "Yeah..." "That's true..." "Joe, you want to... tell Claire about the thoughts you've been having... about the old mill scene." "So young, so innocent, so full of promise." "I beg your pardon?" "I've got your typewriter." "I don't need it." "I quit." " You quit?" " Quit the movie." "Why'd you quit?" "Hey!" "Why would you quit?" "Why I quit is not important." "But thank you for your help." "Actually, I'm not sure if I quit." "I think I got fired." "No." "I'm such a liar." "I never could tell the truth." "Don't be hard on yourself." "But, I just got kicked off my first movie." "Well, everybody has reversals." "If you were never down, how would you know when you were up?" "You have a gift for words." "It's in your play." "Evening, Annie." "See you at rehearsal." "You know your line?" "'Rise, one need not bend the knee before the throne of justice.'" " Go you Huskies." " Go you Huskies." "He leaves the clothing out all night?" "Yup" " Isn't he afraid it'll get stolen?" " Ain't worth stealing." "Only thing in town worth anything is that stained glass window." "Waterford historic firehouse, 1851." "Do you ever wonder why Dalmatian's the symbol of the firehouse?" "First organized fire department was on the border of Dalmatian Sardinia... in the year 642." " That's why the Dalmatian?" " It was either that or a sardine." "Morning, Bucky." "There you go, pal." "You grow up here?" "Central High, and matinees, the Bijou Theater." " Nice town." " Oh, yeah." "You want to talk about it?" "You see... the sanctity..." "of everyday things..." " Everyday things, yes." " For example:" "He's coming from a fire and..." "That's a fine house." "When you look at that, you know nice people live there." "I live there." "Really?" "With the porch swing and everything." "Surest thing you know." "I don't mean to impose, but... do you think we might..." "That's what the swing's there for." "That's what the swing is there for?" "That's its purpose, isn't it?" "I always thought so." "It's such a pleasant sound." "Because it's... it's the simple things, that..." "Well, there you are." "And have I got big news for you." "This is Joe White and this is..." "My fianc, Doug MacKenzie." "It's a pleasure." "Guess who is this close to a nomination to State Senate." "Which is this close to one step from Congress." "Who?" "It was lovely meeting..." "Mister White is working on the movie." " It's a pleasure meeting you." " And we were just..." "They were coy at first." "I said, 'The people are tired." "They'll vote their pocketbook, yes, but they'll vote their heart." "How do I know?" "I'm out there with them every day." "Go down to the lumber mills." "Go down to the trucks stops..." "What happened in 1975?" "In 197..." "Don't run off." "Don't run off." "We need you." "You know why?" "You're why we're here." "Your script is why we're here." "Big deal, we fight a little bit." "You show me a family that doesn't." "But we got something good here." "You know what it is?" "We're here to make a movie." "We can't use the old mill." "That happens." "What you got to do is figure out the essence." "What is it that brought us all here?" "It wasn't the building, Joe." "It was an idea." "What is the essence of your story, Joe?" "It's about a man who gets a second chance." "Then you write that." "And then this is our second chance." "That's why we're all here." "I want to make a good film." "I know you do." "And maybe it will be a better film without the old mill." "Hey, it's with the gods." "We don't have the money." "We got to write it out." "And that's a lesson." " Did you get your typewriter yet?" " No." "Grace, get on the other phone." "Get Mr. White his typewriter." "Yeah, Have what's-her-name send up some nosh." " What do you drink?" " I don't drink." "Did my matzos come?" "Get some for everybody." "Thank you." "Let me tell you about my first picture." "The chairs go." " The La-Z-Boy goes." " Not the La-Z-Boy." "The La-Z-Boy goes." " Hi, Sherry." "Where do you want it?" " In the living room." " And we have thirteen at table." " We don't have thirteen." "Bob Barrenger, Claire Wellesley, the director." "Then, you can invite someone else." "I don't want to." "This is the most exclusive dinner..." "Do whatever makes you happy." "I'll be back with the butter churn." "And we need a blender bus." "That woman's gone crazy about this dinner party." "George, I want a city council meeting." "City council?" "Doug, the traffic light..." "Fuck the trafic light." "I'm talking about three percent of the adjusted gross of a major movie" "Hi..." "I love your script." " What?" " You're still here." " Morning, Annie." " See you at rehearsal tonight." "'Ln the name of justice, sir, I bid you pause, for she is our queen.'" "That's very good." "In fact..." "I'm not sure if I gave them a second chance or they're giving it to me." "That's the truth." "The truth's best, don't you think?" "You'd know better than me." "How can you say that?" "It's in your script." "It's about getting a second chance, isn't it?" " 'You can go back.'" " How do I..." "How do I do a film called The Old Mill when I don't have an old mill?" "First, you got to change the title." "No, he doesn't want to work out with the Waterford Huskies." "Because he's Bob Barrenger." "Tell his girl in Aspen to ship his weights." "There you go, sir." "Well, fine." "Then he won't do the pond scene." "Not unless he can work out." "Call his girl in Aspen." "Get her to ship the weights out." "How much can they weigh?" "Are these the ones?" "Yes, who designed these costumes?" "Who designed them?" "It looks like Edith Head puked and that puke designed them." "Get Courtney." " Your wife's on the phone." " I have no wife." "Ok..." "We need a new name for the movie." "Where's the writer?" "Roger." "Wally, I got to takes out the window from the dog." " I can't shoot through..." " What?" "Claire has a problem." "Wally, If I have a moment of your time, look here." "I can not do this shot you want." " Why not?" " It gots a window with a dogs in it." "Should I push in, or lose the shot?" "No, no, no." "You cannot lose the shot." "The meaning of the film is in that shot." "But, Wally, the window to the firehut..." "I don't care." "Fix it." "Courtney... did you show Claire these?" " Yes." " Did she throw up?" "That's not very nice." "Oh, really?" "Why don't you sue me in the world court?" "Did she like the costumes?" " I can't tell." " Why not?" "She won't stop crying." "Oh, goody." "Find out when Marty Rossen's arriving." "Get lilacs for the broad." "Town's out of lilacs." "You go to her room." "You take the lilacs from the water dry them, get some cellophane, wrap them up, get a card from Marty." "Right." "What's her problem?" "She doesn't want to bare her breasts." "She doesn't wanna bare her breasts." "What?" "In the nude scene?" "Why are we paying her three million dollars?" "She got religion." "Her religion bars her from fulfilling her contract." "What is she doing in there?" "What?" "Claire." "Claire." "Claire." "What is it, pal?" "What?" "I can't do it, Walt." "You can't do what?" "It isn't right." "I can't." "I know I signed the contract." "I don't know if they told me it was in the contract." "Forget the contract, Claire." "What is it?" "I don't want to take my shirt off." "What are these things they're asking of me?" "I try to be good." "All I care about is..." "I know that." " Is the movie." " I know that." "We all know." "Everybody, they..." " They treat me like a child." " No, they don't." "Now, Claire." "To bare my body." "What are they asking of me?" "Now, look, Claire." "I want to tell you a story." "What?" "Fuck flowers." "This isn't about flowers." "This is about a human being." "Lilacs." " Who are these from?" " Marty." "Well, that's very thoughtful of him." " Eleanora Duse." " I can't." "Listen to me." "Eleanora Duse was playing Hamlet in London in 1905." "And royalty could not get a ticket." "She said, 'I'm not doing the seven shows a week I signed for.'" "She said, 'I can't bare my soul seven times a week." "I am an artist." "I'll do four shows a week.'" "The greatest actress of her time." "And do you know what her producer said?" " What?" " Nothing." "He held her and he wept." "Because he understood that that was her life's blood on the stage." "I know." "I know." "And did she?" "She did the seven shows?" "No, Claire, she didn't." "But I think you should do this scene." " Wally" " I know." "I know." "I know." "It's the hardest thing in the world." "And sometimes it seems that everybody wants a..." " Wants a piece of us." " Yes!" "And do you know what?" "We have to give it." "What's her problem?" "She removes her shirt to do a voice over." "What's her problem?" "The country could draw her tits from memory." "Bill, call her agent in New York." "Tell him she's breaking her contract." "We're very upset with her." "Get someone to double for her, her tits, the tits scene." "Call L.A. I want to see pictures of women's tits." "I'm very sorry." "You're very sorry, you passive aggressive, son of a bitch!" " Can we replace him?" " We shoot in three days." "You wanna see the firman's costume I found this moleskin for collars." "Marty Rossen's touched down." "It's not black, but looks black." "Not brown..." "Yup." "It's faggy without being homosexual." "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." "He gets a second chance, and you get a second chance." "No, I don't." "He doesn't go back to the mill." "He gets a second chance to go back to the firehouse." "You don't need the old mill." "This is what..." "You see... this is what the script is saying." "Hi, Annie" " Hi, Emma." "See you tonight." " Go you Huskies!" "Go you Huskies!" "You have the two elements, fire and water." "The firehouse, and the old mill." "You know?" "You could..." " What are you doing tonight?" " Me?" "Tonight?" "Tonight I have play practice." "Well, that's important." "Come on, people." "Let's go!" "Yeah." "Let's go, let's go!" "Come on, come on." " You cool the broad out?" " No, I left that for you." "That's thoughtful." " This is good." "You try this?" " Oh, I'm going to eat carbohydrates." "Hey, dump this somewhere." " Did you build this?" " How was your flight?" "We're flying over pigs and sheep." " Did you bring Bob's weights?" " They're coming FedEx." "What's in the bags?" "My undies." "If you can't get the picture off on time I'll wet myself." " I'll get it off." " 55 days I take home the camera." "I got an idea for a product placement." " Hi, Sally." " Hiya, Doc." " How's the arm?" " Still itching." "Good." "A sign it's getting well." "Afternoon." " Stop." " That's what I told you." "How are you getting on with these fine people?" "Like dykes and dogs." "Did you see the grosses for Gandhi 2?" "Yeah." "Come in." "Oh, good." "I just..." "Prices are going up." "That's the way of the world, isn't it?" "Everybody's got to eat." "Way of the world." "Well, I'm being pretty impolite." "Would you like some?" "I don't eat vegetables." "I could offer you something to drink." "Sure, what have you got?" "What do you drink?" "Bourbon and milk." "How old are you?" "I hope you wouldn't tell anyone that I gave this to you." "I would never tell anyone anything that happened between me and my friend." "Nice town you got here." "We could see it a lot better from the roof." "Wouldn't that be dangerous?" "Not if you have something to hold on to." "The requirement is you tell me what the shot is." "Because if you cannot tells me what is it... how can I take pictures of it?" "Wally wants me to push in through the window." "How can I push in through the window?" "Telephone." "Sucuza" "Sure." " Hello." "How are you?" " I thought you had play practice." " What happened?" " Cast stood me up." "They're all preparing for the auditions for your movie." "My glasses fell apart." "I lost..." "Lost the screw?" " Evening, Annie." " Evening, sweetheart." " Go you Huskies!" " You said it." "Do you like kids?" "I never saw the point of them." "Me too." "You have a paper clip?" " To fix my glasses." " Better idea." " Hold up, Kathy." "I need you." " Ok." "Oh, watch out for that lure." "Can I get some fishing line from you?" "Okay, let's see what we got." "A little fishing line and country wisdom... and the world's our oyster." "I'll fix you up with a brand-new hinge." "Will be good as new." "Better than new, because it has a story." "Presto chango." "The inherently helpful qualities of everyday household things." " There you go." " Thank you." "Let me try." "Careful you don't burn yourself." "You know what you got there?" "A fishhook in your finger." "I'm right proud of you." "Let me tell yousomething Wally is a pussycat." "My thing is to see everybody does what they said they would." "Now, what is this?" "You want $800,000 to do what you're being paid to?" "You already signed you'd do?" "What is that?" "I think I should talk to my agent, Marty." "You and I..." " Who's her agent?" " Mitch Cohen." " Get him on the phone." " He's on the Island... get him on the phone." "I want you to hear this." "It's ringing." "I think that business matters should be discussed between..." "I'm discussing them between you, babe, because it's your idea." "And you think you're going to sign to do a job, then hold us up," "Sweetheart, you're in error." " He's on the phone." " Thank you." "Mitch, this is Marty Rossen." "I'm in..." "I'm somewhere in the..." "I'm on location." "I'm going to solve it, or this bimbo... will be doing a donkey act on Public Access Television." "Hi" "Her tits." "Her tits." "Her tits." "Her tits." "Her tits." "That she signed in her contract." "We hired her because of ten years at the Actors Studio?" "Her last two pictures laid there on the screen like my first wife." " You have no right..." " Cool it." "You started this." " What..." " Where have you been?" "No, you tell me." "You tell me now." "I got to shoot on Wednesday." "I won't pay your blood money." "And P.S., I put the word out and Betty Boop can find work in squigglevision." "Sit down." "I don't think you should talk to a lady like that." " Would you excuse me, please?" " You can't treat me like this." " She's absolutely right." " I'm not a child." "I have feelings." "I mean, don't you..." "Don't..." "Don't..." "Because I want to tell you something and I think you know what I mean." "Well, you call him, and call me back." "But this is it, pal." "You fuck with me, I'll tear out your heart and piss on your lungs." "And the best to Marion." "Where have you been?" "He says they're looking for you all day." "You're on salary." "He needs pages." "You been haying?" "Now..." "Later, Walt." "Let's get this." "We need the pages for The Old Mill." " We need a new title, a..." " Rewrite for Bob's dead horse scene." "Go do it." "How you doing on the permit?" " It's just a formality." " That's why I want it." "Type it and get it back to me at..." "I can't." " Don't tell me you can't write it?" " I can't type it." "Why?" "Hurt my finger." "Get him a typist." "Get out of here." "Get out, or we'll have you killed." " Eight hundred grand to show her tits." " Pay her." " I don't got the money." " Find it." "A company'll give us $1,000,000 to put their product in the film." " Product placement?" "What is it?" " Take a look." "No, no, no..." "Just find me the money." "Okay." "No, thank you." "It's here." "Come in." "Hi." "May I come in?" "Please." "You said, 'You can't talk that way to a lady.'" "You stood up for me." " What do you have to drink?" " I don't drink." "Matzo." "Are you Jewish?" "Well, actually..." "I love Jewish men." "Why?" "You know." "Where's your bathroom?" "So, you liked the script?" " Where have you been?" " Hi." " We had a date." " We did?" " Where have you been?" " I've been thinking." "I know, because they told me you were with that writer from the..." "You see?" "This is what I mean." "The whole town's been warped by the presence of the movie company." "They holler, and we jump." "You have a date." "They call, you do business 9:00 at night..." "I wasn't doing business." "What were you doing that's so important you shouldn't call your fianc?" "I have to tell you that it's all over between us, Doug." "I met somebody else and it's very serious and it's over." "Wait, so serious you couldn't call to tell me you'd be..." "What did you say?" "It's all over between us." "I've met someone else." "Who is this person that you've found?" "He works on the movie." "No." "Don't tell me that." "I'm sorry." "Can you type?" "If you can type, they need you over at the hotel." "Can you type?" "Never admit you can type." "Ok..." "All right, look." "I feel so close to you." "I like you very much." "I like you too." "Look, I met someone." " Who is it?" " Room service." "Could you leave it outside the door?" "You have to sign for it." " Excuse me." " Of course." " Hi" " Oh, God." "I'm going to be your typist for this evening." "And here's some hydrogen peroxide." " I don't drink." " It's for your finger." "That's very thoughtful." "Here I am." "Should we get down to it?" " Thought you might like these." " Thank you." "Read the card." "'To the love of my life." "Love, Doug.'" "The other side." "Wait." "Wait." "Where are you going?" "Shouldn't we put these in water?" "For God's sake, why?" "Because if you don't, they die." "And in my opinion that makes them so much less attractive." "Wait." "You shouldn't do that." "Wait." "Yup." "The little things mean a lot." "Yes, little things mean a lot." "That's so true." "For example, I once had an uncle... who was bit by a spider and he lost his sense of smell." " Can I have a cracker?" " Please." "Shouldn't we start?" "Start?" "Start typing." "This isn't a good time." "Oh." "All right." "Then I'll come back at a better time." " What would be a better time?" " Later on." "Then I'll come back then." "You going out with your fianc tonight?" "No." "That's not happening." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Hi" "Hi" "It occurred to me you'd want to have this memento of our..." "I hope I'm not disturbing you." "She came in here..." "Wait, she..." "I was giving her a massage." "Wait." "Wait." "She came in here." "She..." "With due respect, she took off her clothes... and got into bed and I said we could not because we don't know each other." "We had a script conference." "And I said thank you very much." "I had a couple of questions about a line." "But... it was inconvenient, because..." " because..." " You can do it." "Because I'd met someone else." "Oh, Ok." " You believe that?" " I do if you do." "But it's absurd." "So is our electoral process." "But we still vote." "Wait." "Do you truly think the electoral process is absurd?" "I used to go out with a politician." "You broke up with him?" "Time for a change." " Keep your margins straight." " Yes." "Don't worry about that permit." "That is right fine of you, Mr. Mayor." "Well..." "George." " Morning, George." " Chunky." "Sherry, your brother's here." "We're glad to have you here." "We're having a party, matter of fact, Tuesday night... for Walt and Bob Barrenger." "Home cooked meal." "If you'd like to join us..." "I'd be awfully honored to be a part." "Where the hell have you been?" "It's 9:15." "I've been on the phone to..." "Morning, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Bailey." " I have two days to get this house..." " This is Mr. Rossen, the producer..." "Oh, I'm so glad to meet you." "We're glad to have you here and welcome you to our..." "Yearly, we redecorate to restore it to the original 1835 condition." " What is that?" " The house." "The original kitchen burned in 1960, as part of a spate of suspicious fires which lead to the inspiration of the formation of the Waterford Huskies." "My, oh my." "How thoughtless of me." "Would you like a cup of tea?" " George." "I have to talk to you." " This is Mr. Rossen, the producer." "I want you to hear this, pal." "Forget the $10,000 for three days to two weeks." "You know what it would cost to build this town as a set?" "$6,000,000." "The Waterford Merchant's Association demands through me, as their council... five percent of the movie profits... as geared to the most favorable definition of profits..." " of either the producer..." " Counselor, I am sure... no, I'm positive we can reach some accommodation." "I am thrilled and relieved to hear that." "Thank you." "What did you have in mind?" " Don't say you don't have wallpaper." " I said by Wednesday..." "Don't say you don't have wallpaper." "The biggest grossing box office star is coming to dinner on Tuesday." " If you ordered something common." " I'll give you something common." "I'll give you an injunction, is what..." "Mr. Mayor?" "Mr. Mayor?" "Why, you cheap little Heb." "Assembly of Death did 95 million dollars the first weekend." "Those grosses are inflated." " You think so?" " Look at the per-screen averages." "Hi Annie." "I'm sorry I haven't been to a meeting of the Drama Club." "Oh, that's too bad." "Hello." " What's the matter?" " I can't get it to come out right." " What's the scene?" " It used to be the old mill." "What've you got?" "They meet on Main Street." "Her horse has just died." " He's coming from the fire." " You want something to eat?" "What's the scene about?" "I don't know anymore." " Annie, have you seen Carla?" " No." "He sees her on the street." "He wipes the soot from his eyes." "He goes up to her." "'What happened to the horse?" "'" "He..." "She looks at him." " Yeah?" " She takes his hand." " I hurt your finger." " What happened to his finger?" "It was burnt." "Then it was really hurt." "That's what she says!" "That's what she says!" "He says:" "'Sister, I've come from a fire.'" "But she realizes... it was not the fire which hurt him, that the true hurt was her." " Was her..." " Yes!" " Unbridled sexuality that he..." " Yes!" "Because it's about purity." "It's..." "It's..." "And then you don't need the nude scene." "Because it's about purity." "Take any two people." "Take you and me." "I've always thought so." "The finest people you could ever hope to work with." "Do you have the new Old Mill pages?" "I can't find the writer." "Totally false." "Totally false." "He is the most responsible human being I have ever..." " My wife is going to have a baby..." " Not now." "Great." "Let's bring more people into this overcrowded world." "Yes." "Yes, I know what you mean." "That's very true." "Take it off." "Take off that stupid fucking shirt right now." "Take it off." "Well, if I had to say one thing..." "I would say it's about purity." " Miss Wellesley's bags, please." " Claire!" "The plane is waiting." "I've written to the studio and to SAG, protesting." "Get a copy of that letter." "I am past chagrined." "I am mortified at the way you were spoken to." "An artist of your caliber." "When I read this script..." "I said there's only one person to play that part." "The minute I read the script I said, 'She works with animals... she has a home.'" "A woman who..." "The community respects her." "Please don't go." "Please don't go." "What can I do but beseech you?" "Trauma, toil." "When..." "All things must end." "You get an idea and try to find the best way to express it pictorially." "Claire." "Claire." "As an interpretive artist to a creative artist, stay with me." "I need you." "We start to shoot in two days, then it belongs to us." "Stay." "Tonight when they've all gone, let's talk." "Let's really talk." "We'll have dinner." "A bottle of bad red wine." "We'll eat spaghetti." "I'm sorry, Walt, it's gone beyond that." "Well, I've enjoyed it too." "I've always enjoyed your publication." "Anytime." "What does that woman want from life?" "She wants $800,000 to show her tits." " Pay her off." " We don't have the money." " Find it." " If you do the product placement." "It's a computer company." "It's a computer company." " Bazoomer Com?" "!" " Bazoomer dot com." "I can't put a computer in a film shot in 1895." " Tell me how!" " The art department had some ideas." "No, no, no, no, no!" "Just pay her off!" "Call Howie." "Give me Howie Gold." "I need eight hundred grand." "I don't care where it comes from." "It comes out of our end." "Well, that's a shock." "Just get me the money." "Get me the goddamn money." "Hey, she doesn't show her tits." "She doesn't show her tits." "Her breasts symbolize motherhood." "The breasts symbolize motherhood?" "The movie's about purity." "We don't show her breasts." "We show them to him." "She keeps her back to the camera." " It'll hurt the box office." " They know what her tits look like." "Know?" "They could draw them from memory." "You are fantastic." "What a find you are." " I still need the dead horse scene." " I'm going to nail it." " I know you are." "Go you Huskies!" " Go you Huskies!" " Mr. Rossen?" " Yeah!" "Thank you." "We got the permit." "Oh, my God." "Catch the broad at the airport." "Send her back here." "Catch the broad at the airport." "That Joe is one hell of a kid." "He just saved us $800,000." " He's got a gift for fiction." " We got to do something nice for him." "You." "Hey, come here." "Turn around, turn around." "Get him a bottle of..." "Get him some maple syrup." "Stick this card on it." "Put it in his room." " Who?" " Joe." "The writer." " Maple syrup?" "Yes, sir." " Grows on trees." "Actually it's an extract of the tree." "Oh, bullshit." "I see some of our buddies got a part in the movie." "Tom Miller's playing the old farmer." "He's been playing the old farmer nigh on 60 years." "I read for that part." "Did pretty well too." "Bet you did." "But I couldn't remember all the words." "Asked if they'd give me a second chance." " Ain't no second chances in life." " Is that true?" "Only second chance we get, is a chance to make the same mistake twice." "'The only..." "second chance... is the chance..." "to make the same... '" "You're going to be all right." " So that happened." " Are you all right?" " Am I all right?" " Yeah." "Well, I'll tell you something." " We have to get her out of here." " Who?" " Are you all right?" " What?" "You got to get out of here." "All right." "No..." "you got to get out of here." "Ok." "But here's the kicker." " Do you have a cigarette?" " What?" "No, forget about it." "He'll be fine, Howie." "He got knocked around a little bit." "You'll be fine." "I'll stop by tomorrow." " Thanks for your help, doc." " Thank you, doc." "It's what I do for a living." "Seriously, doc, thank you for helping us out." "Believe it or not, son, I've seen it all before." "Howie wants to talk to you." "I'm fine." "I'll be ready Wednes..." "I'm here to make a movie, Howie." "Don't worry..." "When did I ever let you down bef..." "Okay, babe." "I love you too." "He wants to talk to you about the..." "Howie, I'm calling you back, two minutes." " Are you okay?" " I'm fine." "The girl had to be home." "I don't know, a school night..." "Bobby." "Everybody needs a hobby." "Walt, could I take a moment of your time?" "I need a day off." "My wife is having a rough time." "Thank you for keeping me current." "Howie Gold, please." "Walt Price." "I was just on with him." " Walt..." " He's fine." "If there's anything that I can do..." "No, you've done it." "Thank you, it'll be fine." "Howie, Walt here." "I'm sorry, it's crazy." "No, he's a hundred and ten percent." "Got banged on the head." "He got a shot of adrenaline." "What request for money?" "Howie, what reque..." "That Marty..." "Is Mr. Barrenger in there?" "Howie, I'm going to call you right back." "It's really raining out there, officer?" "It is." "Could I see Mr. Barrenger, please?" "Okay, look." "What is she, 19, 20?" " Oh, Christ." " Look..." "Look, you're driving, countryside, so on." "You picked her up hitchhiking." "She hid in the back of your car." "It happens all the time." "Could I see Mr. Barrenger, please?" "We can't put her in the car." "She gets it in her head to sue, or rape..." " She wasn't in the car." " You were all alone." " There's no witnesses." " No witnesses, right?" "No, just Joe." "Just Joe." " Joe, the writer?" " Just him and me." "Then she wasn't in the car." "Say it." "She wasn't in the car." " Mr. Barrenger?" " Yes?" " I'm very sorry to..." " What's the problem?" "I have to ask you some questions." "You have a valid driver's license?" " Of course he has." " Could I see it, please?" " What?" " Your driver's license." "Were you under the influence?" "Oh, no." "And who was driving the car?" "I was alone in the car." "I was driving the car." "Well, now, Mr. Barrenger, I'm very sorry." "I'm as sorry as I can be, but..." "I'm an attorney." "If you have anything to say to Mr. Barrenger, say it to me." "I have to give you this ticket for damage to city property." "I'm really sorry, sir." "It's a formality." "You have to what?" "It's a formality." "Any case of damage to city prop..." "You hit the control box of the new stop light and they'll send you a bill." "These things happen." "I hope you're feeling tip-top real soon." "Don't worry about that." "But that's so sweet of you." "If there's anything I can do to make your stay more pleasant." "We appreciate your concern." "Thank you." "Not at all." "That's part of my job." "Yeah." "Hello, Mr. Mayor." "Walt Price." "No, no." "He's fine." "Well, he's right here." "You are not to see that girl again." "Do you understand?" "Hello." "No, he's here." "Would you like to..." "Bob, are you all right?" " Hi." " Hi." " Where you going?" " Home." "Going home?" " I told them what you said." " What?" "I told them what you said about the script." " I was just talking out loud." " How else can you talk?" "No, that's true." "I told them:" "'You can't betray with the picture what you're saying with the words.'" "And the movies should be socially uplifting." "Why does she have to show her..." " What is this?" " Joseph Knight's print shop." " Vacant for thirty years." " Is it?" "Yep." "And it's for sale." "You want to see it?" "I have the key in my store." "I'd love to." "How's your movie star?" "Gosh, you look nice." "What?" "So what will you do with the print shop?" "It's wet out there." "Hey, slip into something more comfortable." "So what would you do with it?" "The print shop?" "Start back up the Waterford Sentinel." "Waterford Sentinel?" "Town newspaper." "I got it all worked out." " Show you the plans?" " Sure." "'The Waterford Sentinel, the voice of the mountains.'" "'You Shall Not Bear False Witness.'" " The press still works?" " Did as of last week." "You printed the poster here." "Best way I know to get ink on your hands." "Well..." "Oh, my." "Life in the country." "The past comes to our rescue once again." "Yeah, you could print a newspaper here and..." "That's something a man could do?" "You know what else a man could do?" "What?" "One moment." " Out you go." "Don't come back." " Go home, Bucky." "Go home, boy." "I left the keys inside in my jacket." "Well..." "I suppose I..." "should be..." " heading home." " Evening, Annie." " Evening, Cal." " Got an umbrella?" " No." " Well, that's all right." "You can have my coat." "I'll walk you home." "Then you'll be wet." "I'm going off-shift." "Come on, I'll walk you home." "People." "People, people, people." "Every movie must be about something... and it's got to be about just one thing." "What is this movie about?" "It's about what we said it was about." "We were lost, but now we're back on the right track." "Do you see?" "The movie is about purity." "I've always seen that." "We don't show your breasts." "We show your reaction." " I'm so comfortable with that." " Well, it was Joe's idea." " You were exactly right." "Great work." " Thank you so much." "We are not out of the woods I need that dead horse scene." " I have Mr. Barrenger's Tuna BLT." " Thank you." " I tried to take it to him in his room." " He's moved." "Well, I..." "But, you know, what Walt said, Claire, it makes a lot of sense." "The audience isn't coming for your breasts they're coming for your acting." " What are you doing this evening?" " Having dinner with Walt." "To discuss the script." "Want to come?" " You mind?" " Not at all, Bob." "Are you kidding me?" "Isn't she a trooper?" "We're going to go have some local food, some roadhouse." " Joe, you want to go?" " I've got a date." "He's learned to write a movie... and found some girl to curl his toes." "You're a monster!" " Too kind." " Oh, quit your kidding." " How's the dead horse scene?" " You can't kill the horse." "Oh, fuck me." "Yes, I'm trying, honey." "I'm..." "Look, is your mom..." "When is your mom coming?" "What did the midwife say?" " Did you get a dinner reservation?" " What?" "Where's my schedule?" "Where are we going to dinner?" " What's your problem?" " My wife's having a baby." "Is that on the call sheet or is that personal business?" "Christ." "Marty?" "Are we paying you?" "!" "She didn't finish knitting my sweater." " Morning, doc." " Morning." "What are you doing here, Doug?" "I thought you started the day with that pernicious caffeine." "Kiss my ass." "He's had a hard day." "Ann deserted him for some guy on the movie." "They don't always leave with who they come with." "Big day last night." "Hoped to tell you." "I picked the fragments of glass out of Bob Barrenger's actual head myself." " Morning, Carla." " Morning, Uncle Ron." " Morning, Carla." " Morning, doc." "Morning, Doug." "Cluster of events." "Don't see something ten year, all of a sudden three times in a night." "Who got glass in their head?" "What?" "Who got glass in their head?" "Bob Barrenger... and another fellow who works on the movie." "A cameraman." "You said three." "Did I?" "I think you're mistaken." "I wasn't in the car." " We'll see about that." " She said she wasn't in the car." "No, Jack, it's time to rip the band-aid off." "Mister, you're going to jail." "I didn't know it was illegal." "I beg your pardon." " Could somebody explain..." " I'll turn this hotel upside down." " Arrest him." " What's the problem?" " Arrest him." " For what?" "Conspiracy in statutory rape." "Conspiracy in statutory rape?" "Okay, of whom?" " This young woman." " Nobody touched me." " Who raped you?" " Nobody." "Well, what's the beef?" "She was in Bob Barrenger's car." "She was injured coming home from a love tryst." " You were in the car with Bob?" " No." "Then what is the..." "Then what is this, you son of a bitch?" "If you haven't heard about the laws of malicious prosecution, you're about to." "Don't flinch while I'm talking to you, you speedtrap shaigitz." "The kid wasn't in the car." "She says she wasn't in the car." "You have no case and you know it." "I'm not playing patsy with you here, you motherfucker." "Look me in the eyes." "I made $11,000,000 last year and I don't like being trifled with." "The better part of valor is for you to step away." "Or you, your kids and your grandchildren will die in poverty." "What do you think?" "We have a movie to make." "Can we all pull together?" "Have a cigar." "There you go." "In a communist country, if one makes an accusation, this is what occurs." "It's a mistake." "I'm sorry that we've inconvenienced you." "I wasn't in the car." "We know." "We're all aware of that." "Because you treat me like a child." "You treat me like a child." "That's why I can't come!" "I'm out here in the middle of nowhere..." "He took advantage of me." " I'm a bit confused." " I'll straighten you out." " Could you see these folks home?" " Yes, sir." "She's upset and impressionable." "Get me my law book and the mayor." "I was just talking to that girl." " Overcome by recent events..." " I never touched her." "The presence of a high-powered fantasy object." " We were discussing the script." " You might want to get dressed." "I don't understand the problem." "Wally!" "I want to go home." " If somebody would enlighten me." " That's what I'm here for." "The criminal code has provisions..." "Adolescence is a difficult time." "A time of dreams." "Many young folks dream of Hollywood." "I did." "And here Hollywood has come to you." "She said she was studying phonics." "Jack, I'll need her birth certificate." " I swear that that girl in my room..." " Be quiet, Bob!" "It's called a script conference!" "You have a fertile mind." "We can use people like that." "You said you were doing your homework." "If that's not true, you're grounded..." " Can we get him home, please?" " For weeks and weeks." " I..." " I don't think so." "If you think I'm fooling, wait until we're home." "There's a part in our movie..." "Don't speak to the complainant." "There's a part in our movie, a young girl." "Right, Marty?" "Okay, here it is." "Statutory rape." "At the beginning of any relationship..." "Keep him away from me until the end of time." "'Unsupported testimony of the complainant's '" "You travel with the statutes on rape?" "Carla!" "'Conflicting statements, a coerced accusation.'" "You've got a worthless complainant." "You've got no witness puts her in the car, and you've got no backing." " Maybe we better talk to the mayor." " Hello, Mr. Mayor." " Is that the mayor?" " It's an unfortunate..." "Is he cool, or angry?" "So today we got lucky." "If your memory was as long as your dick, you'd be in good shape." "How long since you almost went to jail?" "I thought she liked me." "Can we try to keep our pants buttoned and leave this town in one piece?" " I'm ready." " Well, stay ready." " And stay alone in your room." " What am I to do for fun?" "Learn your lines." " I know my lines." " You do?" "I just don't know what order they come in." "I tell you what..." " let's ditch these cockamamie locals." " They play too rough." "Let's go to some roadhouse tonight." "Just you, me and Claire." "We'll sit down, drink a bottle of wine." "Now you're talking." "Just get in the car and go some place." "Yeah, some place real." "You and me, pal." " What are you doing for fun?" " I went for a ride on a tractor." " Get out." " No." " Went for a ride in a tractor?" " Yup." "Last night." "Hey, Molly, would you get me a ham sandwich?" "You got to eat a peck of dirt." "My wife just went into labor." "Half a buck I'd close it down." "You know, it's perfidy." "You got your Barrenger, molesting little girls..." " He should be in jail." " Half a buck I'd put him in jail." " You should." " With a witness I would." "A witness to what?" "You know, to the rape." "Even to the accident." "You mean with White?" "What?" "You need a witness including White?" " Who's White?" " The writer." " He saw the accident?" " Sure." " He saw the girl in the car?" " You bet he did." "Well, that's what I'm talking about." "Don't you touch that." "Excuse me." "I want them gone." " I signed the permit." " I want them thrown in jail." "Sherry." "I want them to starve to death in a hole and I'll piss on them." "What?" "!" "Get me the state police." "The sleepy town of Waterford, Vermont, where movie star, Bob Barrenger... fresh from his troubles with the law last year, is again in hot water... involved in a car crash with a very young woman." "Mr. Barrenger is being arraigned today... for moral turpitude and other..." "Make sure your facts are straight." "Step off the line, I'll sue you personally." "Bobby!" "Bobby!" " Where are you taking Mr. Barrenger?" " We're looking for a Mr. White." " What are you doing?" " He's under arrest." "I'm his lawyer." "And you must be Perry Mason." "You're about one-half step from a world of hurt." "How diverting." "The mayor'll have your ass." "Can I watch?" "The mayor sent me." "Your Mr. Barrenger has a history of..." " Of nothing." "He was acquitted." " Moral turpitude." "Why are you waiting?" " Don't say anything, Bobby." " Nothing happened." "You're on my home court." "The mayor and the town are behind me." "Forget your movie." "I may own the studio when I'm through." " I got a civil suit, rape, collusion." " You got nothing." "No witness." "I have one." "Mr. White saw the crime." " He said that?" " He didn't have to." " I need to talk to him." " You're his attorney too?" " Later for you, pal." " Ok." " Hey, Joe!" " Marty!" "Bob's in jail." "Do that, I'll do this." " What will you do?" " Just go be with him." "Hi, pal." "I need to talk to you." "He'll give you a couple of minutes." " What's it all about?" " I saw the accident." " How do they know?" "You told them?" " No." " What did you say?" " I didn't say anything." "That's good." "Come here." "That's very good." "Come here." "Have a seat." "How do you know you saw it?" " I don't understand." " Perhaps you didn't see it." " Perhaps you didn't see it." " I saw it." "I was there." "You were there?" "At 10:35?" "I was walking down the street..." "and I remember..." "I was writing..." "What glasses were you wearing?" "Your reading glasses?" "Don't you wear your reading glasses to write?" "Isn't that what you told me?" "Hold on." "Yeah!" "Yeah." "I've got to go to the jail." "Be strong." "What am I going to do?" " You must say you saw the accident." " I can't do that." "If I tell them they'll try Bob for rape." "It'll ruin his career." " But that's what happened." " But they'll stop the movie." "Maybe there'll be other movies." "They'll blackball me." "Carla was in the car, right?" "What am I going to do?" "Lot of hubbub in the street." "I'm taking you the back way." "Two minutes?" " You've got to help the side." " You want me to lie?" "No." "I want you to tell the truth." "You can't tell me to a certainty that you saw the thing." "You don't remember which glasses you've got on." "If you're not sure, they've got nothing and Bob walks free." "This is a roust." "Everybody knows it." "The guy wants to make a name for himself." "If we let him do that, we're being false to our community." "You understand?" "To our world." "You're a part of that world." "I got a five-picture deal." "Stick with me, you write two more." "You stick with me, you'll direct the next one." " The girl wasn't in the car." " We got to go." "Joseph Turner White." "Hear ye, hear ye." "Sixth District Court in and for the county of Kadona, Vermont." "The honorable James Flynn presiding." "All those with business before this court draw near." "You will be heard." "Mr. White?" "This is a simple matter of..." "All we need is a simple fact or two." "You'll give your recollections of the accident at State and Main." "Would you please swear him in?" "Raise your right hand." "Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" "I do." "The arraignment of Bob Barrenger, star of The Old Mill... about to begin shooting here in picturesque and sleepy..." "Or we should say, formerly sleepy..." "Yes, it's Claire Wellesley." "We're going to try to get a look at her." "Let's go." "Stay with me." "Stay with me." " Morning, Doc." " Morning, Billy." "Where you headed?" "Down the corner, see the ruckus." "Watch the curbs, now." "Good morning." "Where you off to?" "I'm leaving." "Why?" "I perjured myself." "I told a lie and I ruined my life." "That's what I did." "I don't suppose you could help me with that?" "To turn back the clock or something?" "You know?" "Give me back my..." "Give me back my purity." "I don't suppose you could wave your magic wand and do that?" "For what is truth?" "Isn't that the thing?" "What is true?" "The truth is you never should trust anybody wears a bow tie." "Here." "A cravat's supposed to point down to accentuate the genitals." "Why do you want to trust somebody whose tie points out to accentuate his ears?" "Aren't you supposed to set an example for people?" "Nope." "Just supposed to hold their hands while they die." "What'd you say your problem was?" "Morning, Chrissy." "How's the back?" "I've ruined my life." "Isn't that funny that you can actually do it in one moment just like they say?" "I ruined my life back in that courthouse." " What courthouse?" " Courthouse back in town." " Town ain't got no courthouse." " What?" "Ain't got no courthouse." "Courthouse burnt down, 1960." "Where do they hold court?" "Hold court, they have to, science lab, the high school." "Morning, judge." "What brings you down here?" "Supposed to be hearing a deposition." "Some fool saw that accident." " Did the courthouse burn down?" " Courthouse burnt down, 1960." "Part of a spate of fires:" "Old mill, courthouse..." "Supposed to have been set by a deranged teenager." "Gave rise to the Waterford Huskies." "Train 53 taking off!" "I thought you needed to get it out of your system." "The American system of jurisprudence differs from ours." "They have their Bill of Rights, equal, perhaps, to our Magna Carta." " What are you going to do?" " Tell the truth." "I'd like to address you on the responsibility of the prosecutor." "That job is not always a happy one... but there comes a time, now and then, for the display of force." "So be it." "And now it falls to my lot to join the fray." "To join in battle and exterminate, by this criminal indictment... to exterminate the vermin." "He's got toilet paper on his face." "And he's sweating like a pig." "Who spew filth and degradation." "And who... pollute..." "Who pollute the minds..." "We're going live in five minutes." "Do you need to clean up?" "Yes, thank you." "Did you get the feed?" "Are you getting the uplink?" " Do something." " You tell me what to do, I'll do it." "And I was just paying off my spread in Montana." "Excuse me." "Sorry." "I'm here to give my deposition." "Joe, Thank God." "It's up to you, pal." " I'm out." " I don't get you." "The girl was in the car." "I treated you like a son or a nephew." " It's not about you." " What's it about then?" "I have to tell the truth." "That is just so narrow." "The girl was in the car." " You're finished in show biz." " So be it." " We'll sue you for a billion dollars." " What cause?" "I don't need a cause." "I just need a lawyer." " I'm a lawyer." " Howie." "Howie, what are you doing here?" "I just flew seven hours because you asked me here." " What for?" " For this." "I hope you need it, because it came out of your budget." "Hi..." "I'd prefer if you didn't speak to me." "You know... nothing you could say could make a difference." "So why not just save your breath?" "Ok." "You forgot your case." "That's not my case." "That's your case." "It's mine?" "What did I put in it?" "Eight hundred thousand dollars in cash." "And what was it you wanted to say?" "Good Yontef." "I'm supposed to give my deposition." "The judge will be with you in a minute." " I might have to go to jail." " I'll knit you a sweater." "I might be in there a long time." "I'll knit you a jumpsuit." "Well, Ok, Ok then..." "I've come to give myself up." " Hi, Annie." " Hiya, Judge." " Good to see you." " I've come to give myself up." "You'll have to give yourself up to someone else." "I'm going to get in some golf." "Why don't you give yourself up to her?" "That's what I'd do if I were you." "I have learned a lesson." "And the lesson is this:" "Everybody needs a second chance." "You, me, and these fine film people here." "You know, they have a high-profile... but that doesn't mean they don't deserve our trust... and our respect." "I think there's a lesson here." "And the lesson is this:" "It is a lesson of tolerance." "And as we look at this industry... as we look at this clean, American industry... and as I begin my campaign for Congress... in my aspiration toward that city on a hill..." "I would like to say this..." "This is picture!" "This is picture!" " Roll camera." " Speed." "The Fires of Home." "Scene one, take one." "Marker." " Background action!" " Action." "Hold still now." "That fire got a little bit exciting last night, eh, Frank?" "That's their nature." "Without a little excitement, wouldn't life be dull?" "That it would." "That it would." "Hey, Doc, what do I owe you?" "You quit your kidding." "Nate, see what you can do with this." "I'll fix it up good as new, Frank." "Morning, Sister." "I missed you in church today, Frank." "Sister, I've just come from a fire." "That is an explanation, Frank, but is no excuse." "Let me help you with that." " Sister I didn't come here..." " Then, what..." "Redemption is not offered once, Frank, but continually." " Kind words, Sister." " Frank, they are not mine." "Come by next Sunday, and we'll give you a second chance." "The only second chance I know, is the chance to make the same mistake twice." "Cut!" "That's a cut!" "This is great!" "Joe, I want to change this." "We are going again." "We are going again." "Good work, Bob." "Stand by." "Cue the dead horse." "Get a crate of doughnuts for the Teamsters." "It beats working." "Would you identify that song for us?" "The original title, which we can't use anymore... is 'The Song Of The Old Mill.'" "We can't use that title as it's no longer the movie's name." "The movie now is called..." "The movie now is called 'The Fires Of Home'" "'The Fires Of Home'." "And this movie is about?" "It's about many, many things... which I think is a character of any great movie." "It means many different things to many people, or three things to three guys." "Let's go to the phones." "Maurice is on the line from Madison Head, Alberta." "Once more and can you try to play the notes this time?"