"(man) Marilyn Monroe is dead." "The body of the world-famous actress and sex symbol" "Was discovered last night at 3:00 in the morning." "The cause of her death is currently under investigation... (man #2) the undisputed sex symbol of the era," "Our collective pin-up fantasy," "The woman every man wanted and every woman wanted to be." "Well on her way to becoming a millionairess," "Miss Monroe's pictures have grossed over $200 million... (woman) not since Rita Hayworth" "Have standards of feminine beauty" "Been so encapsulated in the body of one woman." "Whatever attracts man to woman, she possessed in abundance." "(man #3) ...Presumptive opinion at this time" "That Miss Monroe died from an overdose of some drug or... (man #4) she began life as Norma Jean Baker," "Born out of wedlock and raised in obscurity." "She died Marilyn Monroe, the most famous woman in the world." "(man #2) Marilyn had it all-- wealth, fame," "Her choice of movie roles," "Marriage to the most celebrated men of her time," "The adulation of fans around the world." "(man #5) it is understood that the only people she saw" "On the last day of her life" "Were her psychiatrist, her press agent and her" "(man #6) though accidental death" "Has not been completely ruled out," "It is presumed at this time" "That Miss Monroe committed suicide" "For reasons unknown." "(man) Marilyn was alone when she died." "She was 36 years old." "♪ ..." "Still all my song shall be" "♪ nearer, my god, to thee" "♪ nearer, my god, to thee" "♪ nearer to thee ♪" "All those who wish to accept Jesus Christ" "As their lord and savior," "Please come to the railing and be comforted." "(♪ organ)" "(priest) the lord be with you." "(woman) ..." "Like it's the most natural thing in the world." "Nobody looks at me funny." "No one even gives it a second thought." "I mean, I have this dream all the time." "There's never any sense of sin or shame in it." "I feel so completely peaceful." "Don't you just love being naked?" "Uh, look, I know we just met and everything," "But..." "Would you like to go out on a date with me" "On saturday night, Norma Jean?" "My uncle, Ted Lewis, is opening a show-- the ted lewis?" "Yeah." " Ted Lewis is your uncle?" "Oh, wow!" "God, Eddie, I'd love to go!" "Really?" " Yeah!" "Oh, my heart is beating so fast!" "Can you feel it?" "God!" "It's like having our own private swimming pool." "And to think they pay you for this." "(Eddie) yep. $80 a week" "Just to sit in that lifeguard's tower over there." "The best part by far" "Is that miss Emmeline Snively's Blue Book modeling agency" "Is located right in the lobby." "Well, I'll tell you a secret, Mr. Edward Jordan." "I don't intend to be a bathing suit model for too much longer." "In fact, a year from now," "I'm going to be a very famous actress." " Sure, sure." "I mean, bigger than betty grable and Jean Harlow put together." "I'm gonna be so damn famous, Eddie, nobody will be able to touch me." "Mm-hmm." "Of course, my husband has always discouraged me." "He says there are a thousand beautiful girls in hollywood who can act," "And they're all looking for work." "Uh, where is your husband, Norma Jean?" "Overseas..." "Where he belongs." "He was recalled to duty in the pacific." "He's ok and all, but I don't really feel anything for him." "I suppose I'll have to do something about it one of these days." "God, I want this feeling to last forever!" "(♪ swing)" "Is everybody happy?" "(applause)" "Eddie, that's Errol Flynn!" "Look, over there-- he's standing up." "Oh, it is!" "It's really him." "He is so dreamy." "Let me borrow your pen for a sec, will ya?" "Oh, my!" "That's got to be Orson Welles." "Where?" " Over there by the exit." "That's not Orson Welles." " Eddie..." "I am having a wonderful time." "And I just love your uncle." "He reminds me of you." "He's so commanding." "He's so sexy!" "Well he's a great entertainer, sure, but sexy?" "The man's 58 years old." "You know how you said you'd introduce me?" " Yeah." "Next time he's in the area, we'll all go out on the town." "We'll make an evening of it." "Well, why don't we go backstage and talk to him after the show?" "I just wanna shake his hand." "I wanna finally meet a real star, Eddie." "I don't know, Norma Jean." "There's usually a lot of commotion back there" "A lot of weird people hanging around." "It's not the best way to get to know someone." "Do I embarrass you, Eddie?" "God, no." "No." "Mr. Lewis, I am so thrilled." "You're my favorite entertainer of all time," "And I just wanted to tell you how much I admire you" "For dancing with a negro in your act." "I don't know how long you're gonna be in town, uncle Ted," "But I'm in a play at the cass theater." "It's awake and sing." "You know, by clifford odets?" "It's a great play." "It's very political." "Actually, I got the second lead-- sure, Eddie, sure." "I have a chance, I'll stop by." "Here you go, kid." "It can be real tough starting out in show biz." "Hell, I ought to know!" "That's not necessary." "Come on, a big town, a gorgeous girl..." "You need a little dough to have a good time." "Am I right, huh?" "Am I right, boychik?" "(laughs)" "There." "Is everybody happy?" "(laughs)" "Wow." "(man) now, turn the knob on the front panel, please." "(man #2) too sexy." " (man) next!" "You know what, Eddie?" "I got my final divorce papers in the mail today." "I am officially a free woman!" "Free, white, and 21!" "I can't help myself." "I feel like celebrating." "Yeah?" "Well, then we both got something to celebrate." "You're pregnant." " No." "I have just signed a seven-year optional contract" "With 20th century fox!" "(laughs)" "When were you gonna tell me?" "At dinner, over a bottle of champagne." "It's up for renewal every six months, at their discretion." "It's $75 a week to start with," "But then it keeps climbing every time they renew." "So if they keep me around for the full seven years," "Then I'm gonna get something like 1,500 a week!" "Jesus, can you imagine?" "You'll be able to say you knew me when." "Wow, Eddie, that's great." "That's really terrific." "(♪ mambo)" "Of course, the minute I signed," "That made me eligible to join the screen actors guild," "So now I have my sag card, too." "And..." "I'm already up for my first part." "Well, it's not much of a part." "It's just two lines." "But it's a Dana Andrews movie and I-- fuck your contract, Eddie!" "Fuck your contract, fuck your sag card," "Fuck Dana Andrews and fuck you, too!" "What the hell is the matter with you?" "Let me tell you something." "I don't have a guild card and I don't have a studio contract," "But I know there's only one way to get them." "I'm gonna be in the goddamn movies" "If I have to fuck Bela Lugosi to get there." "You always talk about being an actress," "But you've never done a goddamn thing about it." "You want to be an actress?" "Ok, so act!" "It's work, Norma Jean!" "Get into an acting class, do your scene work, learn the craft." "Work your way up like I did." "Oh, you think girls get movie contracts" "Because somebody respects their talent, Eddie?" "I'll tell you how girls get movie contracts" "They fuck the right people, that's how," "And that's exactly what I'm gonna do." "And I'm gonna be rich and famous and powerful," "And you'll be able to say you knew me when." "(phone ringing)" "(Norma Jean sobbing) oh, god, Eddie." "I really screwed it up, huh?" "I said some pretty awful things." "God, I'm sorry." "I'm so upset, I can't sleep." "You're not really mad at me, are you?" "I don't think I could take it if you were." "Say you're not mad at me." "Eddie?" "I'm not..." "Really mad at you." "It's just that sometimes you're like" "You're like..." " What am I like?" "I don't know." "You're like two different people." "Both of us love you." "Don't just ditch me, Eddie." "Please don't..." "Don't." "I won't." "I'm not." "I, uh..." "I love you." "(man) all right, ladies," "Brown  bigelow have asked us to find a fresh face" "For their 1947 calendar." "They want a girl" "Who embodies the spirit of the postwar woman." "No professional modeling experience necessary." "The job pays $250." "(woman) hmm." "Your name, please?" "I'm Adrienne Wallingford," "And, no, I've never done any formal modeling before," "But I do have work experience." "Really?" " That's right." "I was electrical supervisor at Lockheed" "On the Liberator bomber series..." "(door opens)" "(Norma Jean) hi." "Oh, I hope I'm not late." "I'm Norma Jean Dougherty" "From the Blue Book modeling agency." "I was so afraid i was going..." "To be late." "Could you-- would you mind zipping me up, please?" "Sure." "Thanks." "You're sweet." "Would you mind standing under the light, miss..." "Dougherty." "Norma Jean Dougherty." "Sure." "Is this how you want me?" "(man) Mr. Jasker usually lets us listen to Jack Benny" "When we work sundays." "Great, isn't he?" "(announcer) we present the Jack Benny show," "Starring Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Rochester," "And your host, the one and only Mr. Jack Benny!" "(applause)" "(radio in background)" "(woman mumbling)" "Give grandma a kiss, Norma Jean." "Go on." "Oh, and I'm so good at this... (muttering)" "(rips cloth)" "(mutters) nobody can ever touch you." "Oh, look at that." "Oh, yes." "(sighs) it's a beauty." "(woman) Gladys?" "Honey, you'll find another job real soon." "I hear they're hiring neg cutters over at RKO." "(grunting)" "Leave me alone!" "Leave me alone!" "Leave me alone!" "♪ Jesus loves me, this I know" "♪ because the bible tells me so ♪ (woman) Norma Jean?" "Norma Jean?" "Look at me for a second." "Your mama's sick, honey." "She's going to have to stay in the hospital a little while." "So how's about you come and live with doc and me?" "Just till she's better." "Why can't I go live with my daddy?" "Do you know about your daddy, Norma Jean?" "Uh-huh." "I have his picture." "His name's Stanley," "Stanley Gifford, and he lives in a dairy." "Ma says he's just about the handsomest man" "She's ever seen in her life." "Ma says if you squint your eyes," "You'd swear he was Clark Gable." "And you know that your daddy's" "Very, very busy right now, don't you?" "Why doesn't he ever come to see me?" "He wouldn't have to bring me candy or toys or anything." "Just come say hello." "Come on now, little lady." "We're gonna have a good old time," "Just you and me and Gracie." "Come on." "What do you say we go pick up your things?" "(neighing)" "And then, what does Harlow say to Ben Lyon?" "She says, "I want to be free, be gay, have fun." "Life's short, but I want to live when I'm alive."" "And dinner at eight" "What does she say in dinner at eight?" "Um, to Marie Dresser?" " Dressler." "She says, "do you know machinery's going to take the place" "Of every profession?"" "And then what does Marie Dressler say?" ""oh, my dear, that is something" "You need never worry about!"" "(squealing) that's so good." "That is perfect, just perfect!" "(door opens)" "Baby, your mama's here." "Gladys?" "Can you say hello?" "All right, here we go." "Oh, oh!" " Easy, Gladys." "Oh, my god." "That's all right." "It's all right." "It'll be all right." "Now, we'll just set you down right there." "It's ok." "It's ok." "(grace) isn't she pretty, Gladys?" "Norma Jean, show Gladys the pretty bow on the back of your dress." "Come on, now, walk over that way and turn around." "Tell your mama what you're gonna be when you're all grown up." "Say, "a movie star," baby." "Tell her you're gonna be a movie star." "Gonna be our own Norma Jean Swanson." "Or maybe we'll call you "Norma Jean Stanwyck."" "How'd that be?" "(monotone) "let's face it, girls," ""that wonderful guy in your house and in mine" ""is building your happiness" ""and the opportunities that will come to your children." ""split-level homes may be in style," ""but there is simply no room" ""for split-level thinking." ""so when my Jim comes home" ""from a hard day at the office..." "Our family room brings us closer together."" "Is there more?" "What was your name again, miss?" "Dougherty." "Norma Jean Dougherty." "And who sent you to us, miss Dougherty?" "The Blue Book modeling agency." "Have you ever auditioned for radio work before?" "No." "Not befo-- no." "Never, no." "Well, miss Dougherty," "You are to go back to the Blue Book modeling agency" "And tell them they should send you out for print ads" "And print ads only." "Under no circumstances should they put you up" "For any job that entails reading, speaking, moving" "Or anything that might vaguely be construed as acting," "Because you do not have" "Even the slightest aptitude for it." "What?" "(woman) blond hair photographs better." "It can be made to look light, medium or dark" "Just by controlling the light." "That's why my biggest demand is for blondes." "If you wanna go places, honey, you've got to bleach." "But, Emmeline, it won't look natural." "What's so great about natural?" "The good lord spreads it around, child." "You've already lost the hair lottery." "It's going to look gorgeous." "You'll see." "You'll feel like a different person." "You know, some women really look better blond." "There." "Now you just sit there" "And relax for a few minutes, ok?" "Would you like something to drink, maybe?" " Sure." "I've got some coke or some tasty orange." "(♪ music)" "(man laughing)" "(sighs)" "You should work at a hospital." "Doc's a funny name for a cowboy." "(neighing)" "Come on, little lady, let's ride." "Now, this is the way the gentleman rides" "Gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop!" " (laughing)" "And this is the way the lady rides" "Trot, trot, trot, trot, trot, trot, trot!" "(giggling)" "And this is the way the farmer rides" "Gallomp-de-loy, gallomp-de-loy." " (giggling)" "Ah!" "Come on, honey," "Give your old doc a kiss." "(whispers) my god, you're pretty." "No!" "(door opens)" "Uh, gracie, honey, we were just playing!" "(grace) Norma Jean, this is Mrs. Dewey." "She's very nice." "I think you're really gonna like her." "But I'm not an orphan." "Hello dear." "I think it's for the best." "Just for a little while." "Just till doc and me can work things out." "Come inside, Norma Jean." "I don't belong here." "Meet the other girls!" "(Norma Jean) let go of me!" "Don't leave me." "No!" "Grace!" "Aunt Grace!" "(sobbing)" "(woman) hello?" "(Norma Jean) may I speak to Stanley Gifford, please?" "Who's calling?" "This is miss Norma Jean Baker, his daughter." "Um, Gladys Baker's girl." "(woman) uh, just a moment." "He doesn't want to speak to you." "He says if you have any questions, you should call his lawyer in los angeles." "I'll give you the number." "Do you have a pencil?" "(water running)" "Bless you!" "Bless you!" "I'm Mary Louise Gifford," "Your father's wife, your stepmother." "I've traveled all the way from hemet to beg you." "Your father's in the hospital." "He's dying." "His last wish was to see his daughter just one time before he meets his maker." "(accent) tell him to call my lawyer." "Do you have a pencil?" "Absolutely perfect!" "You look like a whole new woman." "(crying) ouch!" "Finis!" "We have removed the terrible widow's peak" "And raised the hairline one full inch." "You will see." "The camera will love you even better." "You will have these marks" "Perhaps ten days, perhaps two weeks." "For now, we can cover with makeup." " Ouch." "Mm." "Such a perfect complexion." "Skin like porcelain." "(woman) you have lovely skin, Norma Jean" "Smooth as a china doll." "Just like a little fairy princess." "Just like a little movie star." "Now, you may wear this all day today," "Because there are some very special people" "Waiting to meet you." "I'm delighted to tell you" "We found a foster home for you, Norma Jean." "The Bolenders, they run a small boarding house" "In the Hawthorne area." "Sometimes, when they have spare rooms available," "They take on wards of the state." "They're a fine, loving, Christian couple." "I'd like to present Ida and Alfred Wayne Bolender." "And this is our Norma Jean." "Is she wearing makeup?" "(humming)" "(thunder rumbling)" "(humming)" "Such a nasty day for doing the lord's work, Mrs. Bolender." "And the lord Jesus walked on water, Mr. Kimmel." "These things are sent to try us." "All the same, I don't think the Lord" "Would object strenuously if you borrowed my car." "Mr. Kimmel, that is a kind and generous offer," "But I'm afraid that I cannot accept it." "(thunderclap)" "God bless you, Mr. Kimmel." "You scared me!" "You are a very pretty girl, Norma Jean." "I'm not." "Well Sometimes friends see you more clearly than you see yourself." "We're friends, aren't we?" "I guess so." "Well, then, could I ask you a special favor?" "It depends what it is." "You're too young to be so suspicious." "I just want to give you a kiss," "A little friendly kiss." "(whimpers)" "Oh, that felt nice." "That's the nicest kiss I ever had." "Don't be afraid." "God, you're beautiful, Norma Jean." "Ticklish here, huh?" "How about here?" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Get off me!" "Ow!" "Stop it!" "Listen, it's nicer if you don't fight it." "We're friends, you and me." "Don't wreck it." "It won't hurt, I promise." " I'm gonna tell." "Ahh!" "I hate you." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "(grunting)" "I'm gonna tell." "This innocent child, this child of god," "Has fallen under satan's spell." "But he hurt me, aunt ida!" "Mr. Kimmel is our very best boarder." "He is a fine gentleman and a fine Christian." "I want you to kneel down, child." "I want you to kneel down." "Kneel down and say a prayer to god." "Do you beg god to forgive you" "For your impure thoughts?" "The Lord forgives, child." "Simmer down." "Quiet." "Quiet, now." "Quiet as a little mouse." "A quiet girl is a good girl," "And good girls go to heaven." "(♪ swing/overlapping chatter)" "(♪ slow music)" "Hey, Eddie!" "Eddie, take it easy over there." "Somebody help him." "The two of you dancing together" "You looked like some kind of burlesque skit!" "I'm not seeing him because of the way he looks, Eddie." "Yeah, no kidding." "So who the hell is he?" "Johnny Hyde." "He's a very influential agent." "In fact, he's vice president of the William Morris agency." "Yeah, I've heard of him." "Johnny's the one who discovered Lana Turner." "He also represents Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth." "Not to mention my uncle Ted." "That's right." "I didn't know if you knew that." "Ted's the one who introduced us." "You have been seeing uncle Ted?" "Well, sure, when he's in town." "Why are you getting so upset?" "Why?" "Why?" "Because he's married, that's why!" "To my aunt, and I'm gonna kill him!" "Listen Eddie, I don't give a fuck about your uncle," "But if he wants to help me out," "And all he wants in exchange" "Is for me to spend time with him and to be nice to him..." "How nice, huh?" " Eddie..." "You used uncle Ted to get to Johnny Hyde." "Oh, and who are you to talk?" "Are you trying to tell me you didn't use your uncle" "To help you get your sag card and your studio contract?" "Well, sure, he might've made a couple of calls for me, yeah," "But I didn't have to sleep with him!" "Oh, and I did, so big deal." "Johnny Hyde is going to be the best thing that ever happened to me in this town." "I mean, after you." "Eddie?" "What we have is real." "You know you're the only one I love." "(♪ piano)" "(Norma Jean) Johnny, I can't believe" "I just saw Eleanor Powell and Loretta Young." "I'm having lunch next to the most famous stars in Hollywood!" "(Johnny) well, baby, you're gonna be bigger than all of them put together." "Ah, thank you." "Ooh, ooh, ooh!" "Mmm." "(Norma Jean) who's that?" "The goyish-looking one is Darryl Zanuck." "He's chief of production at fox." "He started off as a writer at Warner brothers." "He used to write ring tin tin movies." "The greek guy sitting next to him, that's Spiros Skouras." "He's out here from New York." "He's the chairman of the board at FOX." "So this guy grew up in a little village in greece." "His family raised sheep." "And now he's Zanuck's boss." "So what we have here" "Is a guy who used to write for a german shepherd" "Sucking up to a guy who used to be a shepherd." "See, everybody's beholden to somebody else." "Don't ever forget that." "Can I meet them?" " You listen to me." "Right now you're the mystery woman." "You see, everybody in this room" "Is dying to know who you are," "And I wanna keep it exactly like that," "So just trust me." "I do." "You know I trust you, Johnny." "You're the finest man I ever met." "Well..." "I have ulterior motives." "So do I." "What are those?" "Nembutals." "Can't seem to get to sleep without them anymore." "And these are benzedrine-- one to go up and one to go down." "I hope your doctor knows what he's doing." "That stuff's really dangerous." "Actually, your uncle sends them to me." "You're crazy!" "You want to kill yourself?" "I know what I'm doing, and I know exactly what I need." "You're just gonna have to take me the way I am, Eddie." "Take me the way I am or don't take me at all." "Most of the gals that pose for us are actresses or models." "Usually they don't like to give their real name," "So you can make up any name you like." "How about "Margaret Truman"?" "Or what about "Judy Garland"?" "(laughs) oh, honey, I could tell you stories, believe me." "Ok, Norma Jean, get ready." "Ok..." "Get in position." "Ok." "I like it." "Ok, nice." "All right, now hold that right there and... (woman) great!" "Mmm." "Good." "(man) very good." "Oh!" "(man) ok." "Here we go." "Get in position." "Yes." "(woman) look right in the camera." "(man) ooh!" "I like that." "Oh!" "And... (man) yeah!" " (woman) nice." "This girl's gonna be a major star, Darryl." "Just look at these fairways, will ya?" "Like velvet, and right in the middle of the desert." "Hillcrest is a goat track compared to this place." "I tell you something." "She has real flesh appeal." "Oh, yeah?" " Mm-hmm." "I promise you," "You haven't seen anything like this since harlow." "Harlow was never "Miss September."" "Yeah, but-- - you got any film on her?" "Not until you authorize a screen test." "Ah." "Will you look at that?" "On in one and then I three-putt!" "Darryl, I understand that Henry Hathaway" "Needs some more prep time on northside 777." "Actually, I could call Jimmy Stewart" "And get him to agree to a two-week delay." "It won't cost you a nickel." "All right, Johnny." "Shoot your screen test." "Black and white." " Color." "Deal." "Ahh..." "(door opens)" "Mm." " (door closes)" "Does it hurt?" " No." "I think you have a very therapeutic effect on me." "Then I should be your doctor." "(Swedish accent) I will be your doctor." "I will do everything to make you feel very good." "You don't have to entertain me, Norma Jean." "I want to." "I'd be lost without you, Johnny." "You have to get better." "You have to." "Besides, I know what you need." "What?" "This..." "Ah!" "Come here." "Johnny?" "They called me at Hillcrest." "I came as soon as I heard, Johnny!" "(woman) Johnny!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "I've fallen for her, mozelle." "Oh, Johnny, you've fallen for every blond starlet" "You've ever represented, including me." "But you've never made a fool of yourself like this before." "The entire Morris office is talking about it." "Abe Lastfogel says you act like she's your only client!" "So, is this gonna be some kind of ongoing thing?" "I'm sorry, Mozelle." "I love her." "I want to marry her." "Well, maybe she'll let you." "She's ambitious enough." "But she doesn't love you, Johnny." "I don't care." "Then you deserve each other." "(projector running)" "(zanuck) she's a bimbo, Johnny!" "She's a one-line telephone operator." "She's a walk-away-funny waitress." "Come on, Darryl, you've been wrong before." "Who hasn't?" " She's a star." "From the neck down, she's a star," "But the girl has no chin to speak of." "She's got a nose like a baked potato." "Let's have a blade." "After this, we'll redefine the chin." "You'll hardly recognize yourself." "Come back!" "Don't leave me!" "(man) all contract players at 20th Century Fox" "Are required to study at the actor's lab..." "Monday, wednesday, and friday mornings." "You'll need a singing coach." "You'll be paid $75 per week." " I know, I know." "Then let's start with your name." ""Norma Jean Dougherty" is not a movie star name" "And that is the sad fact of it." "You remind me of someone." "Ever hear of Marilyn Miller?" "No." "She was a great musical comedy star" "On broadway in the '20s." "Funny." "Sexy as hell." "God, I was crazy about her." ""Marilyn Dougherty"?" "What do you like?" "Anyone you particularly admire?" "How about "Lincoln"?" "Too many "Lins."" "Besides, it should be alliterative." "Maybe we should stay with american presidents." ""Marilyn Madison"?" " Mm..." "No." "Marilyn Monroe." "Has a nice round tone to it." "What do you think?" "Norma Jean?" "Who?" "(screams)" "Then long live Marilyn Monroe!" ""you never really loved me." ""you just thought it would be fun" ""to be in love with me, that's all." "It's true, Torvald."" "Um, "when I lived at home with papa," ""he always told me what he thought..." ""..." "About everything." "So I never had any ideas of my own."" "Oh, dear." "No." "No, no, no, no." "What comes next?" "Um..." ""I... "" ""if I ever had any ideas... "" "No, that's not right!" "Oh, can I start over?" "Thank you." "Thank you." ""you never really loved me, Orville."" "(laughs)" "Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to, um..." "I don't belong here." "I'm sorry." "I can't, I can't, I can't." "(Norma Jean's voice) yes, you can!" "Oh, it's so stupid." "They're saying, "think about the lines." the lines are dumb!" "What kind of a name is "Torvald," anyway?" "You're not even trying out there." "You're just gonna have to practice that monologue" "Until you can perform it like Geraldine Page." "No." "I just have to get out of here." "They all hate me out there." "Don't worry about those imbeciles." "They're all gonna be kissing your ass when you're famous," "And you are gonna be famous even if it kills me." "But I did kill you." "How are you here?" "So damn famous." "I mean, the best in the world." "(whimpers)" "(knocking)" "You ok, Norma Jean?" "Don't call me that." "I'm Marilyn." "Look, it's all right." "Everybody's gone." "You can come out now." "Oh, god." "I was pathetic out there." "Everybody else has talent." "It's easy for them." "Oh, you're wrong, ok?" "It's not easy for anybody." "But they can all get up there and do it, Eddie." "They can all get up there and perform," "Same as you can." "I'll never be an actress." "No." "Listen, all you need is some coaching, ok?" "Every time you perform, you're gonna improve." "I'll work with you." "We can rehearse together." "We'll do scenes together." "You're great." "You're gonna be great." "You promise?" "I guarantee it." "Hey!" "I bet Johnny knows all the best coaches in town." "Diction, diction, diction!" "You speak with your mouth closed." ""I did not want" "To pet the dear soft cat."" ""I did not want to pet the quick--"" "Oh, I'm so-- oh, it's not it, is it?" "You have to know your lines backwards and forwards" "So you can throw away the words and speak the soul." "If you arrive on the set unprepared," "You are guaranteed to fail!" "And if you fail, I will be crucified!" "I'm sorry, Natasha." "I am trying to love you," "But sometimes you make it so difficult." "You don't have to love me, Natasha." "Just teach me." "(Marilyn) ♪ when you left, you broke my heart" "♪ because I never thought we'd part" "♪ every hour in the day" "♪ you will hear me say" "♪ "baby, won't you please come home?" ♪" "Your vocal range is tiny, your volume is small," "And your phrasing is trite." "Altogether, it's pretty terrible..." "But not hopeless." "It isn't?" "No, you can carry a tune." "Not very far, but you can carry one." "And the sound engineers can bring up your volume when you record," "And you do manage to create the illusion" "That you actually know how to sing." "I do?" "Yes." "Uh, so let's take the last verse again." "Try and slow it down a little bit, all right?" "Play with the rhythms." "Like this, uh... ♪ every hour in the day" "♪ you will hear me say" "♪ "baby... ♪ won't you please come home?" ♪" "It's-it's, uh..." "It's called "phrasing."" "Have some fun with it, all right?" "(♪ piano)" "Got it?" " Mm-hmm." "Ok." "(clears throat)" "♪ when you left, you broke my heart" "♪ because I never thought we'd part" "♪ every hour in the day" "♪ you will hear me say" "♪ "baby..." - big finish now." "♪ "won't you please come..." ♪" "You, um..." "You move well." "(♪ classical music on radio)" "This is the Allegro Vivaldi." "Can you hear it?" "Begins very gently..." "But it builds And it builds..." "(Johnny) good morning." "Hi." "Well, how was the concert?" "Inspiring." "I waited up all night for you." "Oh, no, Johnny." "You need your rest." "I'll get my rest when I'm dead," "Which is gonna be sooner rather than later." "You know that, Marilyn." "I don't wanna hear that kind of talk." "I won't listen." "How can you be so cruel?" "Because you let me." "I'm going upstairs." "You coming?" "Marry me, baby." "I'm crazy about you." "I know you are, Johnny." "I wish I could feel the same way about you." "I mean, I love you," "But I've never been in love with you." "I never said I was." "Yeah, but millions of women marry men they're not in love with." "Millions?" "Really?" "I had no idea." "Is that just counting L.A.?" "No." "Don't joke with me, Marilyn." "Marriage is based on a lot of other things, you know?" "It can be based on mutual respect, trust..." "That wouldn't be fair to you, Johnny." "Besides," "I'd be even more of a joke than I am right now." "Good night, Johnny." "Good night." "(man) ah!" "Feeling better, my dear?" "(marilyn) sure." "Just like the english ch..." "Oh, no, not again!" "(man) cut!" "I'm sorry." "(man) all right, we'll try it again after lunch." "(Marilyn) like I just swam the english channel." "Ah." "Thank you, dear." "Miss Davis, would you mind if I got some publicity stills before lunch?" "Not at all." "Uh, Miss Davis?" "I just wanted to say" "That I think I'm screwing up out of nerves, working with you and all." "I mean, I've seen all of your movies, and I think you're such a talent." "I mean, I must have seen now voyager at least ten times." "And when I was a kid," "I remember going with my aunt Grace to see Jezebel." "I must've seen that movie a dozen times." "And afterwards, I'd go home and I'd do all of your monologues." "I mean, not as well as you did them, of course," "But I mean, I knew all of your lines by heart." "What I mean to say is, it's just an honor to be on the same set with you." "Thank you, dear." "Now get the fuck out of my shot." "I don't know where I ever got the idea I could turn you into an actress." "You don't have it." "You'll never have it." "Who the hell was I kidding?" "(man knocking) Marilyn, this is colossally rude!" "Do you realize I've been here for two hours" "While you're supposedly washing your face?" "(Mr. Kimmel) Norma Jean?" "Come on out, honey." "Mrs. Bolender will be back soon." "We don't have much time." "You've been in there for ages!" "Please!" "I bought you something, Norma Jean." "It's from I. Magnin." "Hmm." "Hi, Whitey." "Hi, Marilyn." "First time I've done eyeliner in a car." "You know, I've made up hundreds of actresses," "But I've never experienced a metamorphosis" "Quite like yours." "I gotta tell you, i get goose bumps every time." "(overlapping chatter)" "Go get 'em, kid." "Gentlemen, in just a few moments," "Miss Baxter will be available for photographs outside" "Hey, what's the name of the chest that just walked in?" "Now, listen to me, Darryl." "I want you to consider using her for blondes." "I hear she sings." "Sings?" "She barely speaks!" "No." "We've decided to go with an established musical performer." "What, opposite Jane Russell?" "She ain't exactly Ethel Merman." "Spiros, this girl's talent is..." "Slight." "Then how come she gets 4,000 fan letters a week?" "That's more than Darnell and Hayward together." "How come she's on the screen for two minutes," "The audience stages a riot in the theater?" "And how come we put on a test screening of all about eve" "She doesn't even get a screen credit" "We get 300 comment cards back." "150 of them wanted to know," ""who is the blonde with George Sanders?"" "Tell me, how come?" "Sweetheart!" "Darling!" "Sweetheart, over here." "No, no." "Over here." "Come sit next to me." "(Darryl) don't do this." "Take a walk, kid." "Am-scray." "Yes, sir, right away." "Ah." "You look magnificent this evening." "(Marilyn) thank you." "Doll, do you have a picture coming up?" "Why, I don't know." "You'll have to ask Mr. Skouras here." "How about a big smile?" "We lived at the old hollywood hotel then," "And our rooms were practically, um, a clubhouse." "There was Valentino and Jack Pickford" "And Nazimova." "Do you know Nazimova's work, dear?" "Oh, well, Freddy's teaching me about the composers." "We're gonna go to the library tomorrow to check some books out." "Oh." "Nazimova was an actress." "And it's "to check out some books."" "You don't split up a verb phrase." "Hey, did I tell you" "You look just like your daddy?" "Boo." "Marilyn, would you please bring me the tureen, dear?" "A tureen is a large vessel for serving soup." "Which word didn't you understand?" "Do you know "soup"?" "That is a word that's in your extensive vocabulary, isn't it?" "(baby crying)" "(chuckles)" "Well, I think it's time for us to renegotiate." "Yeah, well, Russell's getting a hundred thou," "And we're still capped off at 500 a week." "(man) yeah, but Jane Russell's a well-known star" "With an established track record." "Maybe so, but the name of the picture is gentlemen prefer blondes," "And she is definitely not the blonde." "So, we want a large dressing room with" "What was that?" "Donna, get Dr. Prinzmetal." "(groans) hey, what's going on?" "Johnny!" "Johnny?" "(♪ organ)" "Oh, Johnny." "Johnny, Johnny, please wake up." "Please. (sobbing)" "I told you she's a lousy actress." "I want you to go to his house," "Round up all her slutty clothes," "Dump them in the backyard and light a match." "Then call someone and have all the locks changed." "But first, get her out of here." "I don't care if you have to drag her." "We're just like a little family now, aren't we, Natasha?" "(Marilyn crying)" "But what if I don't want it to be over?" "I'm in love with you, Fred." "You cry too easily." "It's because your brain isn't developed." "Compared to your bosom, it's embryonic." "What does that mean?" " Look it up." "Your mind is..." "Is inert." "You never think about anything." "You float through life on that pair of water wings." "You would be a terrible example for my children." "It wouldn't be right for them to be raised by a woman like you." "But you're the only man I've ever loved." "Well, Marilyn, given your extensive history," "I'm sorry to hear that." "Was I supposed to love you?" "A man can't love a woman he feels no respect for!" "Then why did you bring me to see your family?" "(engine starts)" "Freddie!" "Freddie treated you like you were some kind of mental defective." "You should be thrilled to pieces to be rid of the creep!" "But I was going to marry him." "Over my dead body." "No, no, no!" "We were all going to live together" "Freddie and nana and the kids." "We were going to be a family." "I'm your family." "I don't want you!" "I don't want you!" "You couldn't handle a family if you had one." "And raise children-- forget it!" "You can barely drag your ass out of bed" "And make it to the set before noon!" " Shut up." "What makes you think you're fit to be anybody's mother?" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" ""Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actress."" "(echoing) "Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actress."" "(overlapping) "Nazimova was an actress."" ""Nazimova was an actr--"" "(♪ organ)" "No man will ever love me, Johnny." "You're wrong, kid." "Once you learn to harness your power," "Every man in the world will adore you" "Just not the ones that know you personally." "(all, overlapping) marilyn?" "Marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "(overlapping) over here, Marilyn!" "(Natasha) Marilyn?" "(banging on door) Marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "(door opens)" "Marilyn!" "Marilyn, what have you done?" "Oh, you foolish, foolish girl." "Oh, I am far too old for this." "(Marilyn) "I guess that's why she really needs someone like I to educate her."" "They are coarsening you." "They are making you into a buffoon!" "It repudiates all the fine work we have done together." "It's a famous play, Natasha." "Carol channing originated the role on broadway." "Lorelei Lee is a great part." "Medea is a great part." "Lorelei Lee is a vacuous moron!" "You are an actress." "You should be playing Gretchen in faustus." "You should be playing Portia." "You should be playing Ophelia." "No." "I refuse to set foot on the lot." "I will not be party to this profanity." "Oh, please." "Please, Natasha." "Please don't speak that way." "I do." "I do want to play those roles someday." "And Grushenka, too." " Gru-shenka." "Accent on the first syllable, please." "I have to be more established first." "I'm so scared." "You don't know how scared I am." "I have these voices in my head," "And some days I feel like I'm about to explode." "I can't do it without you." "I need you to be there." "I'll do anything you want." "Just tell me." "Tell me what you want me to do." "Don't you know that a man being rich" "Is like a girl being pretty?" "You might not want to marry a girl" "Just because she was pretty," "But my goodness, doesn't it help?" "And if your daughter wanted to marry a poor man" "(Natasha) cut!" " What the...?" "(buzzer)" "(crew murmuring)" "No, no, no." "You don't yell "cut,"" "Because you are not the director." "She botched the line," "And do not take that tone with me, Mr. Hawks." "I studied with Reinhardt!" "Really?" "Well, you must have flunked!" "I want you off my set, and don't come back." "Howard, if she isn't here, then neither am I." "You know, maybe that's not such a bad idea." "I know a hundred actresses who could play this part." "Every single one of them would show up on time," "Know her lines, and sing, dance and act" "A damn sight better than you can!" "Now look what you have done." "(whimpering)" "Well, there are no broken bones," "But she needs to stay off her feet for several days." "How many days?" "Don't, don't!" "It hurts." "Can't you do something?" "I can give her something that'll help, sure." "Oh, please." "Please." "(whimpering)" "(no audio)" "(Marilyn laughs)" "(♪ music)" "♪ we're just two little girls from little rock" "♪ we lived on the wrong side of the tracks" "(laughing hysterically)" "♪ but the gentlemen friends who used to call" "♪ they never did seem to mind at all" "♪ they came to the wrong side of the tracks" "♪ then someone broke my heart in little rock" "♪ so I up and left the pieces there... ♪" "♪ but I prefer a man who lives" "♪ and gives expensive jewels" "♪ a kiss on the hand may be quite continental" "♪ but diamonds are a girl's best friend" "♪ a kiss may be be grand" "♪ but it won't pay the rental on your humble flat" "♪ and I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic" "♪ are better bets" "♪ if little pets get big baguettes" "♪ time rolls on" "♪ and youth is gone" "♪ and you can't straighten up when you bend" "♪ but stiff back or stiff knees" "♪ you stand straight at Tiffany's" "♪ diamonds" "♪ diamonds" "♪ I don't mean rhinestones" "♪ but diamonds" "♪ are a girl's best" "♪ best friend ♪" "So where is she?" "It's 8:30." "Marilyn sometimes runs a little late, Joe." "Two hours?" "Hey, it takes a lot of work to look like Marilyn Monroe," "Even if you are Marilyn Monroe." "(♪ piano)" "And speak of the devil!" "You look terrific, honey." " Thank you." "Say hello to Joe Dimaggio." "How do you do, Mr. Dimaggio?" "It's always a pleasure to meet one of David's friends." "He's the best publicist in town." "Well..." "So, are you in show business, too?" "Marilyn, you're kidding." "He's only the greatest baseball player" "Since the babe." "Oh." "Who's the babe?" "(laughter)" "What a kidder, huh, Joe?" "Gee, look at the time." "We're gonna leave you two kids alone." "Get acquainted, ok?" "And don't worry about the check, all right?" "It's all taken care of." "The veal marsala's great, by the way." "Enjoy!" "Cheers." " Cheers." "Oh, this guy's electrifying." "Does he speak?" "I'm afraid I don't know very much about baseball." "Well, you wear baggy pants, chew tobacco," "And hit a ball with a stick, ok?" "Marry me." "I'll teach you all about it." "You just met her three minutes ago, you moron!" "Why, Mr. Dimaggio, I've only just met you." "Well, in that case, have dinner with me tomorrow night." "Why don't we start with dinner tonight, Joe?" "(Natasha) every weekend for months now." "Surely you cannot be serious about this person." "I am certain he has never read a book" "In his entire life." "Joe is very sweet, Natasha." "He makes me feel safe, he takes care of me," "And he's very good with his hands." "I take care of you." "Natasha, sometimes you sound" "Just like a jealous boyfriend." "(crowd cheering)" "(man) Miss Monroe!" "Aw... (reporter) mrs." "Dimaggio, where will you live?" "Anywhere my husband wants." "Marriage is my main career now." "Are you planning a family?" " Of course!" "Manhood means many things, but womanhood means only one." "I'd love to have six children, god willing." "I won't let you ruin us, Marilyn." "You can't do this!" "(reporter) will you keep house for your husband?" "She's a movie star!" "I'm looking forward to it." "I'm learning how to cook all of Joe's favorite foods," "Like steak and lasagna." "No." "No, no, no, no, no!" "(woman) oh, please!" "Please!" "(overlapping) Marilyn!" "(baseball game on tv)" "Well, I can see you have a real aptitude for this." "You're a regular mama leone." "I cannot wait to watch you scrub the toilet bowl." "You traded your career for this?" "For joltin' Joe, the last american hero," "For spam and velveeta croquettes!" "That's not even italian." "We might as well be back in Ida Bolender's boarding house." "You know, in five years, no one is even going to remember your name." "Oh, but, hey," "You got yourself a family, didn't you?" "A family of 40-year-old mouth-breathers." "Oh, will you look at fuckin' woodling!" "He's dumb as an irish setter!" "He can catch a ball like a frog zapping' a fly." "After he got it, he don't know what to do with it." "Rookies, lefty." "Are you crazy?" "We're trying to watch a ball game here!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Here comes the neanderthal." "(man) ..." "Just took a line drive in the nuts!" "What's wrong, Marilyn?" "What could possibly be wrong?" "You are burying us alive, that's what's wrong." "We are cooped up in this house all day" "Watching Hopalong Cassidy and father knows best!" "You don't even talk to us." "All you care about is hanging out with your dimwit pals," "Sitting around burping and farting" "And scratching their balls!" "Are you sure you're ok?" "Of course we're not ok, you blockhead!" "We need some room to breathe!" "We need to work." "We need to feel the crowds and the fans," "And we need to be in a city with a pulse!" "I'm fine." "Ok." "Good." "Listen, forget about the lasagna." "Just make some spaghetti, ok?" "The fellas are hungry." "Lunch is served!" "(laughing)" "I thought I told you," "I don't want this phony kraut leech to call my house!" "Really, Joe, I wish you'd be a little nicer to Natasha." "Marilyn, you don't need these hollywood sharks and backslappers anymore." "Oh, for chrissakes, will you put some clothes on?" "That's not what you said last night, Giuseppe." "Marilyn, you cannot walk around like this in public." "My sister's here!" "You know, there's always a little voice in back that says," ""well, I wonder if I could've gone on and made a go of it."" "And if I can't, well, I'll be glad to go back to my dishes--"" "Good morning, Natasha." "(Natasha) I will come right to the point." "I have read the script, and I recommend you take it." "The character is known only as "the girl."" "She does not even have a name." "But it's a clever story." "Billy Wilder is the director." "It shoots primarily in los angeles," "With one week in New York." "I don't care if it shoots in Siberia," "As long as it gets me out of San Francisco." "(man) all right, Marilyn, all set?" "Now, darling Marilyn, when you get to the grating," "Watch it with your heel, all right?" "And roll sound..." "(man #2) rolling!" "Mark it..." "And action!" "You know, a sense of being loved." "(man) that's a very interesting point of view." "Ooh, do you feel the breeze from the subway?" "Whoo!" "Isn't it delicious?" "(crowd cheering)" "Whoo!" "(crowd chanting) marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "(crowd continues chanting) marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "Marilyn!" "(man) Billy?" "Billy..." "What is it?" "Um, I don't know, the panties..." "Yeah?" " ..." "Are really sheer." "Even up on the crane, I could still see the dark pubes." "Oh, Jesus!" "Marjorie!" "Marjorie, please." "Eh, could we put another pair of panties over those panties?" "Thank you." "In the space of a single day, I believe we have increased" "Marilyn's wardrobe of underthings by 200%!" "Joe, Joe." "Hey, what do you think about Marilyn showing off" "I had no idea they didn't renew your contract." "What a lousy break." "Yep." "I've been thinking about" "Getting back to the city for a while now." "I'm gonna try my hand at broadway," "Where they appreciate real talent." "Hey, am I disturbing you, Marilyn?" "Do you realize that you haven't taken your eyes off" "Your goddamn reflection since I've been here?" "Well, gee, Eddie, I hate to break it to you," "But what do you think actresses do in their dressing rooms?" "I don't know." "I guess it depends how self-absorbed they are!" "(Norma Jean) he's back?" "The lifeguard?" "Don't let him insult you like that." "Get out of here!" "Sure." "I was just leaving." "No, no." "Not you, Eddie." "That was just a line that I was working on." "Could you please sit down?" "I'm sorry." "Please?" "Well, you delivered it well." "Like he would know?" "You know, sometimes," "I have to look in the mirror to see who's there." "Know what I mean?" " Nope." "(chuckles)" "Ooh!" "Much better." "I see you're mixing booze with your downers now, hmm?" "It's not booze, Eddie." "It's champagne." "It's still booze, and the combination could kill you." "What, you're gonna lecture me now?" "Am I the only person that tells you this stuff?" "What about your husband, huh?" "What about your friends?" "For chrissake, don't you have any friends?" "Well, of course I have friends, Eddie!" "Ha." "But see, these here are my best friends!" "They're the only ones who are completely loyal, the only ones who never try to change me." "They shake me, see?" "And sometimes, they get very nasty and they yell," ""hey, bitch, get the fuck out of bed!"" "Oh, yes." "Sometimes," "When I feel my clock running down" "And I'm dead on my feet and I can't dance another step," "They run all over my body" "And turn all my switches back on." "They make me alive again." "The way they lined up to see me in New York." "Don't let it go to your head." "The same folks line up to see the fat lady and a two-headed calf." "They love a good freak show." "You seem to enjoy it." "You think I'm fat?" "You're a little porky around the middle, if you want to know." "I didn't ask." "You know, Zanuck says he thinks the seven year itch" "Is gonna make him a bundle." "He says it's my best role ever." "Well, you've had enough practice." "It's the same role you always play-- cheap, dimwitted floozy!" "He's says I'm really incredibly good in the picture." "Then why is he sending us this crap?" "Have you looked at these masterpieces?" "The girl in the red velvet swing" "You play a rich old man's mistress." "The revolt of mamie stover-- you play a hooker in Honolulu." "Oh, and here's an art movie" ""how to be very, very popular," "Starring Marilyn Monroe as Curly Flagg."" "You should be working with Burton," "With Brando, with Olivier!" "But what if I'm, you know, not that good of an actress?" "I mean, what if I just don't have that kind of talent?" "Then you'll have to develop that kind of talent." "You'll just have to march into Zanuck's office and remind him" "That he would lose about a million dollars a year without you." "You'll just have to tell him you want to do serious roles in serious films" "With serious directors you select." "And then what?" "Then will you be happy?" "Would that be good enough for you?" "Will anything ever be good enough for you?" "No, dear." "Movie stars don't choose their own pictures." "I choose their pictures." "That's how they get to be movie stars." "Understand me?" "You are a movie star because I made you a movie star." "You can send me your sister from philly" "Or your aunt Josephine from Minneapolis" "If I wanted to, I could do the same thing for them." "No." "If I am a star," "It's the public that has made me a star." "No studio, no director-- the public." "Is that so?" "Well, all the public wants to see you do" "Is sing and dance and wiggle your ass!" "Who do you think you are, Katharine Hepburn?" "You wanna play Shakespeare?" "You wanna play the Brothers Karamazov?" "Not the brothers-- Grushenka." "Huh?" "She's a girl, Mr. Zanuck." "All right." "Let's defer this discussion." "We'll talk about it after the seven year itch is released." "Well, now, I think you need my help to promote that movie," "So that gives me more" "What was that word that Johnny used to use?" "I know-- leverage." "We're here today with Marilyn Monroe," "The first woman in the history of show business" "To successfully negotiate" "Her own independent production deal." "I'm Sidney Skolsky, and I love Hollywood." "Marilyn, I understand that under the terms of your new deal," "You'll be developing screen properties" "To produce yourself out of your office in New York." "Now, why New York, Marilyn?" "Well, sidney, I believe it's a better atmosphere" "For me to find good material," "And for me to learn to use myself more fully as an actress." "I will relocate with you." "I'm sorry, Natasha." "I can't afford you anymore." "I wish I could." "You have no choice!" "You need me." "You need me like a dead man needs a coffin." "Oh, you're so dramatic." "I'll just have to find another good coach in new york, that's all." "You will never find anyone who loves you like I do." "You cannot even recognize sincere love" "When it is offered to you, you ungrateful brat!" "I took you in when you were nothing." "I breathed life into you." "I made you into a star." "Yeah, you and apparently everybody else in Hollywood!" "You would have thrown away your career..." "For a moron, for a cretin!" "I am the one who saved you." "Yeah, well, Joe isn't my husband anymore, Natasha," "And neither are you." "(acting coach) make it real." "Make it honest." "You are angry." "Juliet is angry." "The nurse is dilatory." "You want to yell, you want to scream," "So do it." "Go ahead." "Come on, yell." "I can't." "You can't?" "Then get out of the business." "What are you feeling now?" "You frustrated now?" "You angry?" "Then yell, goddamn you!" "God, I'd die if he screamed at me like that." "(student) aah!" "(acting coach) that's better." "Now..." "Listen, if the doctor gives you good stuff and it works," "You don't have to like him, do you?" "(student reading from "Romeo and Juliet")" "Mr. Strasberg?" "I really enjoyed your class today." "You're so brilliant with actors." "(clears throat)" "I have..." "Well, I've been wanting to extend my range as an actress," "And I've always dreamed of studying at the actor's studio." "It takes a lot of courage" "For those who are already functioning professionally" "To come to work here." "Unfortunately, you have already acquired" "Many odd habits and mannerisms" "Which you now have to unlearn." "I recommend private lessons in my study" "Perhaps three times a week." "You might even like to stay for dinner afterwards." "Thank you." "Thank you." "(♪ jazz)" "Drink?" "All right." "Thanks so much." "That's great." "What a bunch of phonies." "How long is this going to go on?" "You used to be an actress." "When are you going to make another movie?" "You're not getting any younger and prettier, you know." "Listen, I don't care how long it takes." "I came here to learn my craft, and that's what I'm going to do." "Lee says I'm not ready yet." "I have to fine-tune my instrument first." ""Lee says, Lee says,"" "And just because "Lee says," does that make it true?" "You're starting to sound just like him." "You hardly even listen to me anymore." "We've met before." "Elia Kazan introduced us years ago." "I don't know if you remember." "Why, of course I remember, art." "I was just a very unimportant starlet then," "And you had just won the pulitzer prize for death of a salesman." "I'm prepping a new play, a view from the bridge." "We open next month at the coronet." "Perhaps you would like to stop by" "And watch a rehearsal with me sometime," "Maybe make a few suggestions?" "They'll say, "if Arthur Miller is interested in her," ""she must be more intelligent than we thought." "She must have hidden dimensions we never even suspected."" "They'll probably say, "if arthur miller is interested in her," "He must be desperate to get laid!"" "Didn't you figure it out last time?" "So now, instead of trying to cook spaghetti," "You're gonna try to make matzo balls?" "They're harder, you idiot!" "You're not meant for love and marriage." "You're not built for it." "Stick with what you're good at." "Nothing, if I listen to you!" "He's old enough to be your father!" "(grunts)" "(screams)" "(Marilyn) so then, at that point," "He's still breathing, so I take off my wig," "And I say to him," ""congratulations, you miserable son of a bitch." ""you just fucked your own daughter!" ""so how does it feel, you disgusting pervert," "You despicable piece of shit?"" "Oh." "This is a pretty crazy dream, huh?" "That's why I hate to go to sleep." "And then there's this voice in my head." ""do this." "Don't do that."" "It never, ever stops." "You know, some days-- or a lot of days, actually," "Like even today" "I think I'm about one step away" "From becoming a raving, shit-throwing lunatic" "Just like my mother and my grandmother." "You know?" "'cause it's in my blood." "It's in my brain." "I-I don't..." "I don't want to end up a zombie." "I don't..." "I don't want to end up led around by some nurse," "Like some kind of a windup doll on wheels." "You see, every morning I wake up," "And I worry about whether or not I'm gonna end up in some hospital," "Strapped to my bed and crapping in my clothes, screaming gibberish." "Am I gonna end up like my mother, Dr. Kris?" "The science of the mind has progressed a great deal" "In the last 20 years, Marilyn." "There are new therapies, new medications." "We are not as quick to hospitalize as we once were." "Lucky for us, huh?" "Tell me something, Dr. Kris," "What would you think if I became a jew?" "(laughs)" "(glass breaks)" "(♪ klezmer music)" "(laughing)" "But I think it should be a serious name, don't you?" "Like "Isadore," for your father." " "Isadore"?" "The kid would probably hate us for the rest of his life." "Oh, no." "I know." "What about "Abe"?" ""Abraham Miller."" "What about "Sarah" or "Hannah" or "Rachel"?" "Oh, no, poppy." "I got a boy in here," "And I'm gonna paint his room blue." "And not a pastel blue, either." "More like a robin's egg blue." "Oh, poppy, we're gonna be just like normal people, aren't we?" "Do you think he'll be as happy to see me" "As I'll be to see him?" "(Marilyn) two guys dressed as women-- you think that's funny?" "It's been the basis of theatrical comedy" "From Shakespeare to Feydeau." "I think it's silly." "Well, that's the point." "Plus, he wants to shoot it in black and white." "My contract expressly guarantees" "That I will always be shot in technicolor." "Then turn it down." "Well, somebody has to bring in some money around here," "So I guess it might as well be the pregnant wife." "I can't count on you to do it." "I seem to remember that you used to be a writer." "So what have you written lately, Arthur?" "You turned out to be a full-time job." "That's right, just get up and walk away like a fucking milquetoast." "Why don't you write about me getting a stupid" "(gasps)" "(screams)" "Oh, Arthur!" "Arthur!" "Arthur!" "How are you?" "Alive." "Lucky me." "There's something wrong inside me, Arthur" "Some defect, some evil." "God doesn't want me to have babies." "We're gonna have lots of babies." "We're gonna watch them grow big and prosperous..." "And dignified." "They better take after you." "(gasps)" "I'm sorry." "I'll get the doctor." "No, please don't go!" "Please." "I'll be right back." "Ok." "Ugh." "Well, you must be very happy." "No." "Liar." "Come on, tell me how babies would just stretch my belly" "And make my tits sag." "Go ahead, this is your chance." "This is your opportunity." "Tell me how I would have ended up..." "Fatter and flabbier than I am already." "God, you're awful quiet today." "Never when I want you to." "What's the matter?" "This is one of your greatest days." "Don't you know I love you, Marilyn?" "Action!" ""where's that Bon-bon?"" "Gaah!" "(Billy) cut!" "All right... (man) scene 118 apple, take 63." "(Billy) and..." "Action!" "(Norma Jean) bourbon, whiskey, bourbon street," "Della street, street sweeper, mine sweeper," "Coal mine, copper mine, gold mine, fine gold... (overlapping voices)" "(voices stop)" "(Billy) cut." "I have an aunt in Vienna, also an actress." "Her name, I believe, is Mildred Lachenfarber." "She always comes to the set on time, she knows her lines perfectly," "She never gives anyone the slightest trouble." "And at the box office, she's worth about 14 cents." "You get my point." "What good is being Marilyn Monroe" "If I can't have a normal life and family?" "Like Brando, like Burton, like Geraldine Page." "We're better, bigger..." "Why does everything have to turn out to be so shitty?" "...If she'd keep her legs together." "She fucked her way this far, and now she can't stop." "It's sick." "You should be able to help her..." "Stop it, stop it, stop it!" "Can't you hear her?" "That voice, that noise It never goes away." "Please make it stop, Dr. Kris." "Oh, please just turn it off." "I'm going to prescribe something for your nerves." "Oh, go ahead, eat the whole bottle." "Then they'll be really sorry." "They'll go straight to hell." "How can you have so little respect for yourself" "When I love you so?" "There we go." "There we go." "Papa?" "How come you never talk to me in those beautiful," "Flowery sentences like you write?" "When the movie's over, I'll be better." "I'll be a good wife to you, papa." "Acting tears me up inside." "The first time I ever saw you," "You were so beautiful and so angelic" "That you almost made me believe in God again." "And now?" "We're losing the light, Mr. Clift." "I'm on my way." "(Marilyn) I hate you, arthur." "(Arthur) really?" "Why is that, Marilyn?" "(Marilyn) well, you're so smart, why don't you figure it out?" "You told me you were going to write me" "The best role of my career." "This is the best you could do?" "The character is passive and stupid." "She just wanders around all day long" "Feeling sorry for herself." "Is this the way you see me?" "Is this the way I inspire you?" "The Misfits?" "You're the misfit, Arthur." "You don't know the first goddamn thing about drama!" "And after all you've taught me." "You're a lousy writer, arthur," "And you're a lousy husband!" "They need you in the bleachers now, Miss Monroe." "And, hey, kill that motor, will you?" "We're ready for a take." "No." "Go on, just drive." "Go." "Go, just go!" "Just get out of here!" "(screams) go!" "(JFK) which is it, communism or freedom?" "We're fine for the next five or ten years..." "God, he's brilliant." "Absolutely magnificent." "I think he's gonna be another Lincoln." "No, no, no." "Don't do it that way." "Wait." "I'll show you." "This works much faster, believe me." "(giggling)" "Whee!" "Sometimes I open 'em up" "And I let the granules dissolve on my tongue, like communion." "But mostly, I mix it with stuff." "I like nembutal with gin." "Dexamyl is good with champagne 'cause it bubbles, see?" "It's really the best combination," "Unless you can get your hands on some mandrax." "Oh!" "I once almost lost a whole bottle of mandrax" "On an airplane." "It happened a couple of years ago." "I was flyin' to Louisville to shoot Raintree County," "And I went to the John, and I managed to drop 150 randy mandies down into the twa crapper." "What did you do?" "Well, I had to go in and fish 'em out." "My right arm turned blue all the way up to my elbow." "It itched like a son of a bitch" "For, like, three weeks!" "Oh, that's what I love about you, monty" "You're the only one I know who's more fucked up than me." "What?" "Arthur's never coming back, is he?" "Well, then he's the biggest fool god ever made." "Oh, it hurts so much." "Why does it have to hurt this much, huh?" "Listen to me, darling." "Who in the world ever said" "That human beings are supposed to be happy?" "Marilyn..." "I think you could use a rest, a short rest." "Just a couple of days." "I've arranged a bed" "(Norma Jean) in a loony bin!" "She's trying to kill you." "You have to kill her first." "Quick!" "Do it!" "Grab her by the neck and choke her." "Can't you see she's a monster?" "No, no!" "You're the one who did this to me." "You're the maniac, not me!" "Now get away from me!" "Go!" "(screaming) leave this room now!" "Leave my life!" "Leave me!" "Go!" "(screaming)" "(continues screaming)" "(moaning)" "You look terrible." "I haven't washed my hair in days." "I haven't slept in a week." "Something's got to give starts shooting in nine days." "I have a wardrobe test on monday," "And I look like somebody who's been buried and dug up again." "So what can you give me to bring me back to human?" "What do you usually take?" "Nembutal, seconal," "Chloral hydrate," "Phenobarbital," "Amytal, dexamyl..." "Demerol, sometimes." "You take the amytal and the demerol intravenously?" "Hmm..." "Usually." "Self-administered?" "I know some doctors." "I like the professional touch." "From now on, I'd like you to restrict yourself to one doctor." "For the time being, I'm going to allow the chloral hydrate." "Hmm." "It's fast-acting," "And I think it's gonna help to wean you off the other barbiturates." "But..." "No more iv drugs." "Do you understand?" "Party pooper." "Thank you." "Marilyn, this is my son, Danny." "(both) hi." "(phone rings)" "Oh, go ahead." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Walk her out, Dan?" " Oh." "He doesn't have to." " Sure." "Hey, Danny," "What are you studying?" "Contemporary american government." "Really?" "Can I ask you something?" "Uh, I hope I can answer." "If you were going to meet the president of the United States," "What would you talk about?" "(JFK) of course, if you like sports," "We usually have a pickup game of touch football on saturdays." "Usually quite fun." "Excellent brandy." "Mr. President?" "Yes." "Isn't the massive buildup of u.S. Aid" "And the dispatch of thousands of advisors into south Vietnam" "A direct violation of the Geneva accords?" "Well, the trouble is, we are violating the Geneva agreement" "Not as much as the north Vietnamese are" "But violating them nevertheless." "So whatever we do has to be done" "With a certain amount of..." "Secrecy." "And, of course, there's always an element of..." "Danger in that, isn't there?" "(to "thanks for the memories") ♪ thanks" "♪ Mr. President" "♪ for all the things you've done" "♪ the battles that you've won" "♪ the way you deal with... ♪" "What's the matter, honey?" "You're wearing my dress." "That dress cost $12,000, you bitch." "Is that the sort of language a first lady uses?" "I don't think so." "But first ladies don't look like whores, they don't act like whores," "And they don't stink like whores!" " (screams)" "Stop it, stop it!" "(audience applause)" "Oh..." "Please don't do this to me." "I have to be onstage right now." "This is the biggest moment of my life." "Can't you see that you're just going to ruin everything" "If you go out there looking like a high-priced slut?" "You have to wear something simple, something elegant," "Something befitting the wife of a president." "Jack likes me to look sexy." "He says it gets rid of the pain in his back." "Yeah, right." "This is better on me, anyway." "You're too fat to wear it!" "Haven't you read?" "Jackie only weighs 12 pounds!" "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot." "You only read Dostoevsky or is it Tolstoy?" "Can't you forget about Jackie?" "It's just a political marriage." "He doesn't love her." "He never sticks his hand up her dress like he does to me!" "You think you are so grand-- the president's whore." "How many women do you think he has?" "Isn't this what you wanted?" "You're the one who wanted the nice clothes" "And the money and the power." "I did this for you." "Bullshit!" "You've never done anything for me." "But I'm going to do something for you" "Ooh." "I'm gonna do something." "(screams)" "What the hell is going on here?" "Marilyn, you were supposed to be onstage an hour ago." "What did you take?" "What did you take?" "I didn't take anything, peter." "Nothing, I swear." "That's the problem." "Ok." "I'll take care of it." "Oh, happy birthday, Mr. President." "Happy birthday to you." "(cheering continues)" "Say, how'd you all like to hear another one, huh?" "(applause)" "(♪ singing)" "Honey, what on earth did you do to this dress?" "I've had to sew a whole new seam way up the front," "And it was plenty tight to begin with." "You know, I may have to open up a slit in the back" "Just so you can walk." "I'm sorry, Hazel." "I can't find Sydney Guilaroff anywhere." "Somebody said he left about half an hour ago." "He's probably halfway to Idlewild by now." "The only hair stylist still hanging around backstage is Mickey Song." "He's the guy who does the Kennedys." "Oh." "Well, I sure as hell don't want to look like Jackie." "You ask him to come in." "Hey!" "You tell him I want to look just like Jackie." "...In the history of show business." "In fact, there has been no one female" "Who has meant so much, who has done more" "(applause)" "Mr. President The late Marilyn Monroe." "(laughter/applause)" "(whistling/applause)" "(sighs)" "♪ happy birthday to you" "♪ happy birthday to you" "♪ happy birthday" "♪ Mr. President" "♪ happy birthday" "♪ to you" "(applause)" "The president's concerned" "We're all concerned, in fact" "That, um Your involvement with him" "Has become a little too public for comfort," "Especially since your performance at the birthday gala." "But you were the one who asked me to sing "happy birthday" to him." "And you telephone the president" "From your dressing room when other people are present." "And you put these phone calls through the fox switchboard." "Now, the family cannot and will not tolerate" "This level of indiscretion." "He's going to marry me, Bobby." "No." "I don't believe the president" "Ever gave you any reason to think that." "So now I have to ask you not to attempt to contact him in any way." "Now, he believes it's the best thing for him," "And it's the best thing for America." "And personally, I..." "I think he's crazy." "Listen, I'd..." "I'd like to give you my private phone number." "This will put you right through to my desk at the justice department." "(man) I'm sorry, Marilyn." "But they can't fire me." "I've never been fired before in my life." "I had to promise them" "That you'd be on the set, on time, every morning." "Well, you've worked exactly 4 of the last 21 days." "Every man, woman and child in America" "Saw you singing "happy birthday" to the president" "When you told me you were home sick with a virus!" "Aw, honey, you're all out of chances." "But I was ill, and you know that I was." "So Liz Taylor can get sick and I can't, is that it?" "Every time she sneezes, they spend $4 million" "To break down the set and move it to a warmer climate." "And her arms are fat." "Oh, Henry, her arms are so fat!" "I make millions for them, and this is how they treat me?" "Fucking weinstein!" "Fucking bastard!" "Judas!" "No, he's out to get me." "They're all out to get me," "Especially that stupid, no-talent, over the hill," "Washed-up cukor!" "What do you mean?" "Of course you can!" "You're the attorney general of the United States." "For chrissakes, you can do whatever you want." "No, you can, you can!" "No, you could!" "If you wanted to, you could put them in jail," "You could audit their taxes, you could deport them..." "You can have them assassinated!" "(click/dial tone)" "Oh, no!" "Oh, Bobby!" "(pushes down disconnect buttons)" "Bobby!" "Oh!" "God, Eddie, wouldn't you know I'd get a dog with depression?" "Uh, it's a beautiful house, Marilyn." "I'm impressed." "I am." " Thanks." "You know, I've been planning a trip to Mexico" "To pick up some tiles and furniture and stuff." "I'm actually gonna leave on Thursday." "Sounds great." "Did I tell you?" "I've been renegotiating my deal at FOX." "They're gonna hire me back at twice my old salary." "I didn't want to ask." "You know, Eddie," "Being with you is like old times." "Remember the ambassador?" "Yeah, I do." "You used to love me then." "You know, Eddie," "When I was little," "Nobody loved me." "Nobody at all." "But then, when I grew up," "I learned that I could make anyone fall in love with me Just by taking off my dress." "Well, I guess I've gotten smarter since then, so I'm gonna say good night." "You're leaving, Eddie?" "Yeah, I have to get back." "Hey, did I tell you?" "I made a settlement with FOX." "They're gonna pay me five times my old salary." "I'm gonna start to work next Thursday." "What happened to Mexico?" "After I get back from Mexico." "Have a safe trip." "(Norma Jean) there are 88 tiles around the rim of the swimming pool." "There are 367 flagstones on the walkway." "There are 1,874 tiles" "No!" "I told you," "You have to walk at least three steps behind me." "There are 88 tiles around the rim of the swimming pool." "There are 367 flagstones..." "Hello, sweetheart." "Oh, yes, yes." "You are happy, aren't you?" "Aren't you happy?" "Oh, yes, you are." "You are." "(woman) Robert Kennedy residence." "Hi." "It's Marilyn." "Could I talk to Bobby, please?" "Just a moment, Miss Monroe." "(man) Mr. Kennedy is unavailable to speak to you." "He's accepting no more calls until further notice." "Please don't attempt to make contact." "Thank you." "(click/dial tone)" "Oh!" "Oh!" "(screams) oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "What are you doing?" "(sizzling)" "Sometimes I have to hurt myself" "Just to see if I can still feel." "(screams) get out of my house!" "I hate you!" "It's all your fault." "He dumped you as fast as he could" "Because you're a cheap piece of trash." "You're ignorant, and you have no class." "No, that's you." "I'm Marilyn." "You're only good for one thing." "That's why every man you've ever known has walked out on you." "They've all walked out on you, even your daddy." "Freddie, Johnny..." "I won't listen!" "I won't!" " Joe, Arthur..." "I won't!" " Bobby..." "Even your fans-- they all left you." "We could've had it all," "But you had to go and wreck it," "Like everything else in your life." "I'll make you go away." "36 years old, and your tits are sagging faster then your ass." "I'll make you go..." "I'll make you go away." "(whimpers)" "Your mind is gone." "You're just a drunk and a pillhead." "No wonder everybody left you." "(phone ringing)" "It's too late." "(echoing) everybody hates you." "(echoing) never work again." "(echoing) the world will be better off without you." "(both) ♪ Jesus loves me, this I know" "♪ for the bible tells me so ♪" "(echoing) we were almost Great." "(siren wailing)" "(siren wailing)" "♪ I wanna be loved by you, just you" "♪ nobody else but you" "♪ I wanna be loved by you alone" "♪ boop-boop-bee-doop" "♪ I wanna be kissed by you, just you" "♪ nobody else but you" "♪ I wanna be kissed by you alone" "♪ I couldn't aspire" "♪ to anything higher" "♪ than to fill a desire" "♪ to make you my own" "♪ pa dam pa doo doop-bee-doop, boo!" "♪ I wanna be loved by you, just you" "♪ nobody else but you" "♪ I wanna be loved by you alone ♪"