"HAROLD ASAILIAN, SR.:" "What do you" "Want to do when you grow up?" "[Chuckle]" "To be or not to be, that is the question." "Shakespeare." "Goddamn genius." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "So you like the classics, huh?" "Hell, yeah." "That's where it's at, man." "I mean, my goal is to be Hamlet." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "That would be quite a challenge." "Yeah, let me tell you something." "I made for the classics." "[Moaning]" "Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Robinson." "Oh, God." "I got a cramp." "OK, cut." "Cut, that's enough." "Towel." "[Background chatter]" "You OK?" "I'll be OK." "Mike, do you have the Listerine?" "No." "Who's got it?" "Go check with [inaudible]" "I'll be right back." "Hi I'm Harold Asailian, Jr." "And I've" "Just checked into this hotel room" "In Los Angeles, California." "16 years ago my father, Dr. Harold Asailian, Sr." "Had a dream of making a documentary" "About an ordinary person's life." "His concept was to take a six-year-old child" "And film him." "And then film the same child 16 years later" "And see how he turned out, a sort of anthropological study" "Of an average person." "The child picked for this project was" "Rich Longfellow of Perry, Ohio." "My father chose young Rich by randomly" "Pulling is file card from the office" "Of a local elementary school." "He then sent a letter to Rich's mother, explaining the project" "And after meeting my father, she gladly" "Agreed to let him film her son." "My father's previous experience as a filmmaker" "Involved documenting wild animals." "This was the first time he'd ever made" "A film about the human species." "This is Dr. Asailian, the one I told you about." "He's a doctor?" "Yes." "Is he going to give me a shot?" "No." "No, I'm not that kind of doctor." "As you see here, he had a difficult time" "Getting the child to open up." "I don't want to talk." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Before he could develop a real rapport" "With the young boy, my father was temporarily called away" "To work on a project with the "National Geographic," where" "In Mozambique, he was trampled to death by a herd" "Of migrating wildebeests." "A few days before his death, he wrote this in his journal." "Upon leaving young Rich, the subject of my film," "I feel that the child was just about to open up to me" "And finally tell me everything he feels." "I'm looking forward to filming him soon, after I complete" "My duties here in Mozambique." "Bye, Dr. Asailian." "Obviously he never made it back to realize his dream." "But it's 16 years later, and I've" "Decided to pay homage to my father and complete his dream." "Using his actual camera, I took a leave of absence from my job" "At the Perry Department of Water and Power" "And enrolled in a film class of Perry Community College" "With Professor Amec Johnson, a fine filmmaker his own right." "Professor Johnson agreed to let me shoot" "This as my big class project." "So I located Rich Longfellow, now age 23," "And found them in sunny Los Angeles." "I'd never met Rich before and when we finally got together," "We really hit it off." "REO Speedwagon." "Hey, you like the oldies too, huh?" "Yeah, I like 'em." "(SINGING) Time for me to fly." "Yeah." "I'm gonna keep on lovin' you..." "Today, Rich is an actor and a newcomer in the business." "He's just moved out from Ohio only three months ago" "And he's graciously agreed to let" "Me film him, his life, and all those" "Who surround his environment." "Well, here I am, ready to make my film." "Before I start though, I'd like to say" "Something on a personal note to my father." "Dad, I hope this film makes you proud of me." "This is for you, Dr. Harold Asailian, Sr." "When we first met, you told me that a career plan." "Can tell me a little about that Now" "Sure, I figure I'll do a couple more adult videos." "Then I'll do some major movies here in Hollywood." "And I figure, maybe in about six months, Shakespeare at the Old" "Globe in London, England." "OK, so we have some of your Shakespeare stuff set up here." "You want to show it to me?" "Yeah, sure." "I got this book here, the Shakespeare book." "It's got photos." "It's got... there's a good picture of when he was young." "Yeah, here it is." "This is the man himself." "That's Shakespeare right there." "That's a young picture of him." "Nice." "Isn't he cool looking?" "Yeah." "Handsome guy." "Yeah." "And I got..." "look at that." "I got this." "That's a cover from the movie." "It's a publicity still, they call it." "That's Laurence Olivier." "This is Hamlet." "Do you think he was a good Hamlet?" "Yeah, well, he's my idol." "That guy." "This is wiener dog." "That doesn't belong." "Check this out." "Shakespeare coloring book." "Oh, that's great." "That's supposed to be Shakespeare right there." "[Inaudible]" "And then I did that." "See how I painted that, colored that purple." "Is it finished yet?" "No, it's not finished." "I've got to still do this and that." "Check this out." "That's a sword just like his." "Bet I can do that." "Oh, yeah, that looks good." "Would you want to play that role?" "Yeah, if I can use my sword, I can." "Yeah." "Yeah, this is the place." "Gwen." "Gwen." "Are you Rich?" "Rich, this is Gwen." "Hi." "Hi, it's really nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "I've seen a couple of your films." "OK." "I've put a sign up, saying the laundry" "Room is under repair today, so no one should bother you." "Excellent." "This is just like a typical day on the job, huh?" "Yeah." "I got the acting bug." "So, interesting people that you're surrounded by." "Yeah, I've been really lucky." "They're really cool people." "OK, you guys come on down here." "Just go right down these stairs." "All right, we're here." "What do you think?" "[Inaudible]" "As far as my character goes, am I shocked?" "Or do you want me to pretend to be surprised when he comes in?" "No." "You're just basically really turned on, OK?" "That's pretty much what it's all about." "Let me ask you, is it strange at all to have sex" "With someone you don't know?" "It's no big deal." "Most of the time, I'm not even turned" "On by the guy or the girl, but I just rise above it" "And act my part." "Take your clothes off and put them in the washer." "How about if I take your clothes off and put them in the washer?" "Action." "Hi, um, you didn't happen to find a sock in there, did you?" "I'm always losing my socks." "No, but go ahead and check." "Thanks." "Oh, is this what you're looking for?" "Although it's kind of big to be a sock." "I don't see it, so..." "Oh, Rich." "Ah, this character's name is Bob." "OK, oh, Bob." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Rich's youthful enthusiasm" "Was amazing." "After shooting the same scenes for hours on end," "He wanted to spend the rest of the day" "Studying some of the more established" "Veterans in the business." "Ah, that didn't quite work." "Can we do it one more time?" "[Kissing sounds]" "[Moaning]" "That's Rod Blank." "He's the best in the business." "I'm trying to learn from him." "Shh, quite on the set, please." "[Moaning]" "Oh, baby." "Let us go to my friend's chateau." "Where we will drink some wine." "Fromage." "And passion." "[Moaning and kissing sounds]" "Cut." "What's with the accent, Rod?" "It is a French accent." "I have been working on it." "Just do it normal, all right?" "You don't need an accent." "But look, this is a French movie." "Yeah, we're dubbing it to an American audience." "But my character is supposed to be of the French persuasion." "What do you find to be most challenging doing voice overs?" "Well, capturing the essence of the culture you're doing" "Is extremely important." "For example, French passion may sound something like, ooh." "Whereas in Germany, it sounds like ooh." "So then subtitles would be out of the question." "Love making is an international language." "It doesn't need subtitles." "So maybe you could talk about yourself a little bit," "And your background and then mention Rich." "You want me to talk, huh?" "Sure." "Well, let's see." "My name is Lee Fernandez." "I'm the producer of Rich's the latest movie." "Rich is a good kid." "He just recently started working for me." "And I take full credit for discovering him too." "I mean this could be actually one of the greatest" "Discovery stories of all time." "Want some?" "No thanks." "Let's see, I um, I went into the men's" "Room to use the urinal." "I noticed next to me is this kid." "I could tell right away he was talented," "So I start talking to him." "Come to find out, he's a young actor, looking for experience." "Let me tell you something about Rich Longfellow." "You keep your eye on him, because he's going to be big." "I mean, he's got that, got that certain special something" "You know that makes him stand out in this business." "How long have you been making movies?" "Well, made my first one about 13 years ago." "Was that a porno?" "Well, you see, I do public service films," "For people, to help them enhance their lives." "I mean, these movies benefit the public." "Right now, we're working on something" "That's selling like hotcakes." "It's called America's Home Made Sex Videos." "What's that?" "Well, they're amateur sex movies," "They were made at home by everyday people" "On their home video cameras." "They're very popular." "And where do you get the video's from?" "Well, we make 'em." "Didn't you say that they're supposed" "To be made by amateurs, like average people?" "Well, who'll know the difference?" "I mean, besides, we're average people too." "I mean, it'll look very realistic." "Nobody know the difference." "Hi, I'm Ed Jones." "This is my new bride, Thelma." "Hi, we just got back from our honeymoon" "And opened up our gifts." "And what do you know?" "We got a video camera." "Well, honey, I finally figured out how" "To use our new video equipment." "You did?" "Good." "'Cause I'm real horny Let's get one in before the neighbors" "Arrive for pot luck." "You betcha." "[Moaning]" "Lee's is a real nice guy." "And well, he's kind of like the father I never had." "When I first came out here, he was the only one" "That believed in me." "This is my man right here." "This is my man." "[Chuckling]" "You ever get shy on the set?" "I guess at first I was a little shy about doing nude scenes," "But after a while, I got used to it and Lee," "He makes you feel comfortable." "I figured I needed some experience on my resume," "Some acting on my resume." "Well, he told me about to Othello, the nude scenes" "In Othello. 'Cause I told them about how" "I wanted to do Shakespeare." "I figured acting was acting." "[Knocking]" "Hey, Rich." "Good, morning." "How are you?" "I'll be with you in a sec, all right?" "Let me finish this." "OK." "Then we'll go." "Feel free to walk around if you like." "OK." "Have you heard anything from Lee?" "No, he didn't say anything to me." "Did you read the script yet?" "Yeah, it's a great script." "Hope I get it." "Good." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Oh, that's Betsy." " Hi." " Hi." "Are you the film guy?" "Yeah." "That's cool." "I'm Betsy." "Oh, Harold, nice to meet you." "I met Betsy about a month ago and she's my first girlfriend." "I almost had a girlfriend in high school," "But that girl wouldn't go out with me." "How does Betsy feel about you doing sex scenes?" "Well, uh, I think that's what she likes about me, because I'm" "An up and coming movie star." "Has she actually seen any of your movies?" "Hey, honey." "Here's your orange juice, freshly squeezed." "Did you filter out the pulp?" "Yep." "LM372AKR26." "F13U12C62." "What's that?" "Oh, that's kind of personal." "But um, T125L." "That means you're so sweet to me." "Well, uh, T125F." "That means, you deserve it." "[Phone rings]" "Oh, D43N?" "Oh, sure, honey, excuse me." "So, you've been together with Rich about a month now?" "Uh, huh." "I have my own apartment but I was thinking in a few weeks," "We'd move in together." "I haven't told him yet." "RICH:" "Hey, Blane, what's up?" "Oh, we were feeding ducks by the artificial pond" "In Culver City." "It's something we do every Sunday now together." "That's nice." "Yeah!" "Well, how do you feel about him doing these sex scenes?" "I'm sorry, what?" "How do you feel about Rich doing sex scenes on the set?" "Um, it's just something he's doing temporarily." "I'll get him out of it." "RICH:" "Whew!" "You know my friend, Duane?" "The one I told you about?" "He's coming in from Sandusky." "Oh, man, it's going to be great." "He's going to stay here." "I'm glad it pleases you, Richard." "Betsy's wonderful." "She seems really nice." "Yeah, it's funny." "The first time that I met her, seen her at the duck pond." "And I wanted to go talk to her, but I" "Was just a little too nervous." "And I just kept on throwing bread and next thing I knew," "She comes over to me." "And like I was still a little nervous." "But we go along so well." "And she asked me for my phone number." "Really?" "Yeah." "You don't have to do this now if you don't want to." "I think she'd want me to." "That's my mother." "She passed away about two years ago." "This is my favorite picture of her." "It was only until I got older, and I realized how hard it was" "For her to raise me on her own." "She's the one that took me to my first Shakespeare play" "And at first, I admit I was a little reluctant to go." "Get up." "Come on." "Come on." "We went and saw Hamlet." "And it was magic." "I didn't understand a single word they were saying," "But I understood everything." "All I remember is running out and saying," "I want to be Hamlet." "I want to be Hamlet." "And one day, I came home from school, it was dinnertime" "And there was this cup by my dinner plate" "And I asked my mom, what's this cup about?" "And she said that, this is a magic goblet" "And you have a magic gift." "And someday, you going to be the Prince of Denmark." "I'm going to make it." "Well, wish me good luck." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Rich is on his way" "To meet with one of the hottest directors in porn" "Today, Carmichael Astune, director of Lee" "Fernandez's next production." "Earlier in the morning, Rich showed" "Me a secret script of the project," "Which is currently untitled." "A huge step up from the so-called amateur videos," "This is a big budget, feature length, two part series," "Complete with three acts, costumes," "Sets, and overseas distribution." "Rich is convinced that working on it" "Will be the greatest training he's ever received." "Rich, I'm glad you could come in." "It's good to meet you finally." "It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Astune." "Please call me Carmichael." "I been looking at some of your work lately." "It looks really good." "I'm impressed." "You have a real sense of inner continuity." "So what do you think about illuminating your potential." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Carmichael Astune's greatest triumph" "As a director, came at the helm of such period uplinks" "As "Spartacome" and "Pilgrim Poontang."" "He considers himself an actor's director," "And was quite eager to demonstrate this for us." "[Loud moaning]" "No, you're losing the illumination." "[Moaning]" "That's perfect." "Were you filming?" "If you felt it, then it is reality." "You see?" "You are capable of feeling that way." "And that's the beauty of film." "That's why I'm a film auteur." "He's brilliant." "I've never met anyone like that before." "He just... the man qualifies as an artist." "I get to work with Carmichael, it'll" "Get me that much closer to the Shakespearean" "Classical training that I need." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Apparently Rich" "Was a top contender for a part in the project," "But Lee and Carmichael were still" "Considering others for the part and held" "Some last minute auditions." "Well, I played Tevye in "Fiddler On the Roof."" "And I was the corpse in "Arsenic and Old Lace."" "Ah, sounds good." "Plenty of stage work, huh?" "Oh, yeah, it's great training." "Good, good." "So, you feel ready to try a reading?" "Sure." "OK, turn to page nine." "Start at the top and whenever you're ready." "I've never wanted a woman so badly." "This is going to be great." "OK, cut, wonderful." "I'm very excited about this project." "It's a much bigger than those home videos I've been doing." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Will you cast Rich?" "Well, I can't really say that now." "I have been looking at some other actors with Carmichael." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Regarding Carmichael, he's" "Considered quite actor's director, isn't he?" "Yeah, yeah." "That's what they say." "Well, my other investors wanted to bring him in, you see." "Hey, if it makes me money..." "[Chuckles]" "What I'd like you to do for me is to tell me about one" "Of the more horrifying experiences of your life," "Or one of your past lives." "Um, but I memorized the lines." "That's OK." "We don't need that." "Just relax." "Think about that particular moment in your life, and then" "When you're ready, begin." "I was walking down the street, and on" "This is about eight months ago." "I was going over to a friend's house," "And we were going to get something to eat." "And then decide what to do." "So I was on the was to her pad, and this dog, this huge pitbull" "Was on the other side of the fence," "And he had chased a poor little kitten up a tree." "It was horrible." "I remember the dog was just standing" "There, laughing and laughing." "The dog caught the kitten?" "That is horrible." "No." "The kitten was OK up in the tree." "But it was horrible that the owner of the dog" "Could just stand there and laugh." "Oh, at least the kitten was OK." "That is horrible about the owner." "Atta girl." "Good." "Good girl." "So, you're OK." "I'm OK." "We're all OK." "That's touching now." "Now, could you please take off your shirt." "Yeah, I'm really psyched about my friend coming out." "We grew up together." "We were inseparable." "Man, we did everything together." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Rich is talking about his long time" "Best friend, Duane Brickton, shown" "Here in my father's footage." "My father was eager to film the two boys together," "Hoping that young Duane's presence" "Would help young Rich open up." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, SR.:" "So, you're Duane, huh?" "You two boys friends?" "Do you go to school here?" "Do you like school?" "How come you don't like school?" "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Duane is flying out" "To LA to become a theater and movie director" "And to work with Rich." "Duane's really excited about my progress here in Hollywood." "Eventually, Duane's going to direct" "Me in a Shakespeare play." "And then we'll want to do the movie version together." "We first met around kindergarten." "But we didn't become best friends" "Until first grade, when we both got" "Sent to the principal's office." "We got in trouble." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "How did you guys get in trouble?" "Well you hit what was her name, Sarah..." "Baldwin." "Yeah, you hit Sarah Baldwin in the stomach." "And I flipped off the teacher." "But I didn't really flip her off." "I just raised my hand and she thought I was flipping her off." "Yeah, that's true." "Hey, you got an H?" "Yeah, I think." "You got a D?" "Yeah, right here." "Anyway, we became best friends and remained" "That way through high school." "Actually we stayed friends and were in the same school" "District for 12 years." "13, if you count kindergarten." "Yeah, that's true." "This is a film I made at Little River Community College." "And, are you ready?" "Yeah." "Get the lights, please." "[Projector running]" "Here we go." "All right." "[Dramatic music]" "RICH:" "Whoa." "That is so true, man." "DUANE:" "Yeah." "[Whistling]" "Man, that film kicks ass." "Boy, I'm telling you, that is like, that's better than half" "The crap out in the theaters." "So you want to be a director?" "Well, yeah." "But I'm willing to work up the ranks." "Yeah, well, I'm going to get a job on the film." "Yeah." "[Knocking]" "Oh, hi." "You must be Duane." "Yeah." "How are you?" "Hello, Harold." "Come on in." "Bring the camera in if you want." "You a friend of Rich's, huh?" "Yes, sir." "Have a seat." "He tells me you're quite a filmmaker." "Well, I've got a lot of learning to do." "I tell you what." "There may be an opportunity for you" "To learn what making movies is all about on our next project." "If you're interested, I might be able to work out" "Some sort of apprenticeship." "That would be great." "Well, I wouldn't be able to give you any remuneration right" "Now, of course." "But you will gain an enormous amount invaluable experience." "I mean that's what I need right now." "This is going to look really good on your resume." "For this project, your title will be production assistant." "Wow." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "So, Duane, now that you're out here," "How does it feel, the big move?" "It feels good." "It feels really good." "I mean, I've been here less than a week and I already" "A production assistant." "Frank." "Hey, Mark." "Hi, baby." "Carmichael, he, uh, he likes you very, very much." "We discussed it and, uh, I've decided that you go the part." "I'll have the contracts drawn up tomorrow." "I can't wait to tell my best friend." "This a major project." "You're a very lucky young man." "I can't believe it." "I'm going to be in "Aristotle and his Horny Time Travels."" "That's great." "Thank you." "You're welcome and congratulations too." "Thanks." "Woo, hoo!" "It's time to celebrate." "Ooh, here you go." "Here's yours and here's mine." "To me." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Finally the big shoot has arrived." "Rich, Duane, and the others gear up" "To begin production for "Aristotle"" "And his Horny Time Travels."" "[Background chatter]" "Hey, cut me down a three-footer." "Can you spot that one to the right?" "Yeah." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "As mentioned earlier," "The production values are to be much higher than those" "Of the amateur videos, and as such, several top class" "People in the industry have been hired." "When I first got into this business," "The biggest challenge was the asses." "It was um, they were still covered with zits." "There's an example of my work." "This is before." "And this is after." "And I swear there was no touch ups to these photographs." "This is the period piece sequence" "Of the film where Professor Aristotle" "Has his famous dream sequence." "Notice, great, great grandfather." "What year is that supposed to be?" "Not sure." "The 1700s or something." "This is Modigliani, right?" "He's from the late 19th century." "So will that still be appropriate for your set?" "I mean, it's supposed to be a dream, right?" "I mean, who knows what dreams actually mean, right?" "Right." "You don't like this painting?" "Oh, no, no, it's fine." "It's good." "Um, Alex, I'd like to ask you a few questions" "About cinematography." "As you well know, light is part of the visible electromagnetic" "Scale." "There also lights that are part of the invisible" "Electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and" "Ultraviolet light, which I seldom use" "Because no one can see them." "Now, in sculpting a scene, or better yet painting a scene" "To create a certain mood, I make sure to always balance" "Huygen's theory of light reflection and refraction," "Which explains that light in the 440 nanometer" "Range to the 500 nanometer range is perceived by us" "As red, a color I would tend to use when lighting" "A scene, a hot, sensuous scene between characters that have" "Been previously established as powerful sexual partners," "Sort of, we need to have each other, although we are aware" "Of the circumstances type people." "But of course Planck's theory of light as actual measurable" "Particles or quanta, proves that light is more of a wave" "Particle phenomena than anything else gives me the opportunity" "To interchange these colors." "And very few people would be able to tell" "The difference consciously." "Uh, huh." "Of course, of all the people on the set, the most important" "Is the director." "Imagine where you were when you were feeling that way." "If there are smells, fragrances, odors, what are they?" "Perhaps it's the perspiration from a lover." "Or maybe there's a hint of jasper." "What the hell's going on here?" "How dare you?" "Can't you see what's going on?" "How much footage have you shot?" "Don't change the subject." "Oh, how much footage..." "We haven't shot anything yet." "Are you serious?" "I've been rehearsing the actors and taking" "Them through exercises." "What... you mean to tell me you have spent" "The last five hours rehearsing?" "You haven't given us any rehearsal time," "So we're doing it now." "You don't need any rehearsal time, Carmichael." "All these people are getting paid." "I am feeling anger." "I am feeling hostility." "CARMICHAEL:" "The first day of shooting" "Is often a very hideous experience." "Everybody's tense and nervous." "That's why I always like to start out" "Each movie with an easy scene." "First, Misty makes love to you behind the bar." "Then you get up, come over, and make" "Love with Lucy on the chaise." "Then Misty gets up from behind the bar," "Sees you, gets jealous, comes over" "And you make love with her." "Then they make love with each other, which gets" "You hot again, so you join in." "All right?" "OK." "Good." "Action." "Young Aristotle." "Madame Monrovious." "What a surprise." "What are you doing?" "I'm studying." "What are you doing here?" "I have come to help you study." "How can that be?" "Well, young Aristotle, though you are a wise young guy," "There is still one philosophy that you know nothing about." "This is true." "There is still one thing you have to learn." "Although I am a genius, I'm willing to learn." "Are you sure you're ready to learn?" "Yes, I am." "I'll take notes." "Oh, no, young Aristotle." "The first rule is that you must relax." "Let me help." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "I noticed Lucy" "Had some problems with your costume" "During the dream sequence." "RICH:" "Yeah, but it was exciting, because we" "Improved the hell out of it." "Carmichael taught us about improvisation" "For when something goes wrong during the scene," "You're supposed to just keep going for it." "You just do it and you don't worry about if something" "Happens, you just go for it." "Yeah, it's cool." "Cut." "Wonderful." "[Clapping]" "Rich, why don't you take a break." "Duane, let's get one of the stunt props up." "We have to shoot some close ups." "Stunt props, you're up." "You want to turn on a monitor." "Hi." "You're a stud." "All right." "My name's Shaunie." "This is Liz." "I'm Rich." "Rich, they need you in wardrobe." "Do you have a girlfriend?" "Hey, Duane, can I talk to you for a sec?" "Hey, no problem, sorry." "Hey, Duane, don't forget to turn out the lights" "When you're done." "No problem, man, I'll see you." "Hey, you betcha." "Hey, see you, Mike." "So what's up?" "Do you think you can you get a ride with [inaudible]?" "I thought we were going to go get some beers or something." " Yeah." " Take care guys." " Night, Vince." " See you." "Yeah, well, me and some of the actors, we're" "Gonna get a bite to eat and then we're go to Carmichael's and do" "Some rehearsing." "We're not getting as much rehearsals on the sets, so..." "Can I come?" "Just to watch or something?" "That would be cool to me, but Carmichael just wants to keep" "It actors only, you know." "Cool." "I understand." "You know, private thing." "No problem, don't worry about it." "I gotta go, so." "OK I'll see you back at the place." "Bye." "Be home about 11." "OK." "How about you?" "Are you learning a lot?" "Is it going well?" "Oh, yeah." "Yeah, it's incredible." "I mean, Carmichael is inspirational." "I mean, just, it's like, it's like osmosis." "You know, being around him, you learn so much." "I mean, the other day, the other day, we went to a movie theater" "To see one of his movies." "And I thought he went there to see his work." "But we get there and he watches the audience's reaction." "He watched the audience's reaction." "[Sounds of sex from the screen]" "Come on, come on, everybody, let's go." "Time's a-wastin'." "Let's hurry up and get this next shot." "Duane, where are you?" "Duane, come on, we need this." "Get it." "Move it over here." "This over here." "I told you this before." "Get up off your ass." "Let's go." "You're the one." "I noticed on the set the last few days," "You've seemed preoccupied." "Well, I don't think so." "I'm very relaxed." "I mean, look at me." "You can get any more relaxed than this, now can you?" "Listen, uh, you're going to have to cut some of the scenes." "Cut?" "Well, we're running over budget already." "Now, distribution wants this video in by the 5th." "I don't make a damn cent on this thing" "Unless it's in by the 5th." "I'm concerned about the fog effect." "I told you we can't afford the fog." "You promised me fog." "You're ruining the whole elasticity of my movie." "It's absolutely necessary for the 18th century European mood." "Like I said, we can't afford it." "OK?" "Good, go in there like an animal, Bruno." "OK, everybody, and action." "Woo, hey man, how'd you get here?" "I'm young Aristotle and I'm traveling through time." "Groovy." "Wo." "Groovy." "Where am I now?" "You're in the middle of 1967, baby, the summer of love." "1967." "Why has this period been christened the summer of love?" "Haven't you ever heard of free love, young Aristotle?" "I have no recollection of that term." "Well, my wife and I will show you and share with you" "Our bodies and our souls." "Share your wife?" "Hey, we share everything in the commune of love." "I guess that is groovy." "Hold it." "Hold it, hold it." "Everybody freeze." "OK, get that adjusted." "This is just the lights." "Where did you say you were from?" "Studio seven." "Hurry up, hurry." "So Rich, I've been wanting to ask you something." "Sure." "You know, I've been on the set and watching you shoot," "And I read the script." "And I'm just kind of wondering, how does all this fit" "Into your goals as an actor?" "Fine." "What do you mean?" "OK, well, let me give you an example." "Here in the script, Breezy says, we share everything" "At the commune of love and then young Aristotle says," "I guess that is groovy." "I mean, is that..." "How does that... is" "That challenging to you as an artist?" "It's experience." "You know, to go into the lines." "What do you know about acting anyways?" "Well I don't think..." "I'm not claiming" "I know anything about acting." "But I'm wondering..." "I know you." "I'm wondering how it fits into your goals." "Have you ever acted before?" "No, I haven't." "How do you know what's good for me and what's not good for me?" "I'm not saying I do." "I'm just..." "I want to know how you feel about it," "What you're doing." "We've talked many times about your goals." "Is this helping you get to where you want to be?" "Yeah." "All right." "I gotta go put my makeup on." "OK." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "This was a big day for Rich." "Well known co-star, Lucy "Lace" Liebowitz" "Brought him to the shooting of a public service announcement," "Where Rich could schmooze with some" "Of the most illustrious names in the business," "Such as Toby Barr and Gemini Peeks." "I'd like you to meet Rich." "This is our new costar." "Bill." "Cody." "Gemini." "Hi, Rick." "Hi!" "You just come in, and then you deliver your line." "I had to lose my virginity, right." "So I did." "And then I thought, but wait," "I want to have an orgasm, so I accomplished that." "And then I though, well, what's... multiple," "Multiple orgasms." "So I did." "Incredible." "Now I've got my family." "And it's so beautiful." "And there's never a dull moment." "He's always trying to bring out my inner virtuosity." "And that's it." "The thing is, I need to talk to you." "The life four five four three two" "Hi, you may not recognize us with our clothes on," "But you've probably seen us in some of your favorite movies." "We represent ASS, the Association of Safe Sex." "As you know, there's an epidemic sweeping the world." "We're here to remind you that safe sex is good practice." "I practice whenever I can." "Safe sex is the best way to say I love you." "Practice safe sex." "Remember, practice makes perfect." "[Knocking]" "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "I was hoping to meet with Rich," "So I could finally get his perspective on the new shoot." "This was the second time Rich had stood" "Me up for an interview since our misunderstanding over his work." "I was a little worried about it and how" "It would affect my film." "And I couldn't help but think how" "My father felt when the younger Rich" "Was too shy to talk to him." "My father thought of himself as a failure" "And I wasn't about to let the film fall short now." "Professor Johnson?" "Hi, it's Harold, calling from Los Angeles." "How are you?" "I decided to call Professor Johnson back" "At Perry College for some advice regarding" "Rich's evasive attitude." "He told me to be patient, yet persistent, and most" "Importantly, not to lose focus." "Rich, there you are." "Hey, Harold, what's up, man?" "Are you ready for the interview?" "What interview?" "1:30 on the nose, like we talked about, remember?" "Oh, uh, they're filming a story about my life." " You're kidding." " Yeah." "Cool, huh?" "Oh, my god." "I'm like, a little tired right now." "Do you think we could do it some other time, like tomorrow?" "I mean you promised." "The thing is that you've already put me off before." "I really..." "I want to get you on the set with this new project." "And..." "Yeah, I know." "It's just a good thing." "I'm really tired." "I've got an idea." "Why don't you go interview the crew people," "You know, the little people that make everything possible?" "I bet they'd love to talk to you." "OK." "Thanks, man." "Oh, shit." "Pretty cool, huh?" "God, that's... oh, my god, I had no idea." "Yeah, it's pretty fun." "Uh, huh." "I bet." "So where were we?" "I was asking you about your job at the landscaping company." "You know, I was wondering how long you guys were" "Going to be doing your film?" "Um, another couple of weeks." "Don't you have a girlfriend to get back to or something?" "Back in Ohio or wherever you're from?" "RICH:" "Hello." "Hi." "Where have you been?" "Sorry." "Yeah great, sorry." "Meanwhile, I'm stuck having to entertain him." "Look, I'm sorry I know you don't want to hear this," "But I gotta get back to the set." "Carmichael is really working us ragged, and overtime," "So... brought some bread though." "May be you and Harold can feed the ducks?" "What?" "Harold, you want to..." "Shit." "I can't believe you." "Here, you take the fucking bread." "I said I'm sorry." "What can I do?" "It's the business." "I'll see you tonight." "[Whispering]" "So what, you're actually going to be able to perform" "Tonight or something?" "No, we've got nothing to hide." "What do you think about this, Harold?" "Can you believe this shit?" "Can I talk to you?" "Well, I think you guys talk it out." "No, I want to hear what you have to say." "(WHISPERING) I'm sorry." "OK?" "[Whispering]" "[Knocking]" "Betsy?" "Um, Look, I'm just going to leave" "The bread over on the couch here, over on the armrest?" "Listen, um, he's blown me off for a bunch of interviews." "So I know how you feel." "You know, I think he's just tired." "You know, I agree with you, that's no excuse." "Of course, I'd be tired too, with all" "The female fans coming around the set" "And all the sex and everything." "I was just kidding about that, the female fans and the sex." "What I'm saying is, I don't think he's screwing" "Around or anything like that." "You want to come on out and talk about it?" "No." "OK." "Could you just leave, please?" "Sure." "OK, look, I'm going to leave the bread over there on the couch." "OK?" "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "With Rich busy at private rehearsals," "Duane wanted to introduce me to a new self awareness" "Group he'd recently discovered." "I was anxious to get more footage of Rich," "But I felt sorry for Duane, and I decided" "To tag along with him, hoping I could get" "Out there as soon as possible." "Duane." "How are you?" "It' good to see you." "Good seeing you." "Remember I was telling you about this documentary?" "Yes." "Yes, they're here." "Yeah, this is Harold." "This is Wolf." "Hi, Wolf." "Nice to meet you." "Gee, this is neat." "Sorry, you can't film today." "I'd love to, it's just that I didn't tell the group." "And you understand." "I completely understand." "Relax over it." "We won't get upset." "I'll mention it at the meeting." "And we'll film another time." "OK." "OK, Duane, Harold." "But I'd love to tell you about Growl, if I could." "I told Duane and he's here." "Wonderful, it's wonderful." "It's..." "let me say hello to an old Growler." "How are you?" "Grr." "Growl helps you realize where you should be in life, not" "Where you were coded to be, or your family said you should be," "Or where you think you should be." "But where you really should be." "DUANE:" "The meeting was amazing." "I learned so much about myself, about why" "I do the certain things I do." "It's got to help me as a director." "Rich." "I think Rich would it." "I gotta tell him all about it." "Sorry." "RICH:" "Yeah, I've done a few." "Oh, God, Rich." "You're wonderful." "Asshole." "What's going on?" "What are you doing?" "Hey, what's going on?" "You're not leaving, are you?" "Hey, wait, come back." "Hey, let's talk about this." "So, what's her name?" "Her name?" "What are you talking about?" "[Door slams]" "What did you tell her?" "What?" "You told her, didn't you?" "Why would I tell her anything, man?" "You're jealous." "What?" "I get all the chicks I want." "You couldn't get laid if you tried." "Hey." "Her car's here." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "You've already said that, Rich." "I was little sorry for Rich's predicament," "And I felt it was very important for him" "To patch things up with Betsy." "Furthermore, I felt it make for great scene" "To capture the drama on film." "Let's go." "Where you going?" "I know." "This is the perfect... you been trying to reach her all day." "Here she is." "Betsy... she doesn't like the camera, OK?" "Come on, she never reminded before." "Come on, let's go." "Are you nervous?" "No." "What's the deal?" "I thought you were going to go in there." "I've got some things I've got to do tonight." "I'm busy." "I've got to watch Michael Caine's acting video." "Oh, come on." "You're making excuses." "Look you want to talk to her." "She's in there." "Go knock on the door." "What is it?" "Come on." "What's your rush?" "Let's just go." "Look, the truth is, you've been blowing me off, OK?" "I called my professor and he told me to show, not tell," "Show the drama, don't tell it." "So there's, there's a drama in there." "Go knock on the door and show me the drama." "Let's just go, OK?" "Let's go." "Please?" "Unlock the door, please." "[Soft growling sounds]" "What's going on?" "What the hell's going on?" "It's Growling, man." "Look, everybody keep going, keep growling." "Look, I thought you were rehearsing, man." "We'll be done in an hour." "No, man." "I'm supposed to watch Michael Caine's" "Acting technique on the video." "And I'm tired and I want to watch it now." "Why don't you join us?" "Relax with us." "It's wonderful." "It's wonderful." "It'll help you find where we want to be." "Who the hell... who the hell is this?" "Look, look, I'm sorry about this." "I'm really sorry about this, OK?" "We'll be done in an hour." "Why don't you just go to your room and..." "No, no." "Fuck that." "I'm not going into my room." "This is my apartment." "I live here." "I'm letting you live here." "I pay the rent and I'm going to watch my video now." "Oh, hey, what are you guys, you guys to wake up now, huh?" "Well, it's time to leave." "What, don't they understand English?" "What the hell is the matter with you, man?" "You wouldn't help me with my lines," "But you got time for this shit." "That makes a lot of sense." "Look, I'm really sorry that my roommate here's an asshole." "Goodbye, goodbye everybody." "We'll all meet at my house." "Goodbye, good night." "I'm sorry." "Buenas noches." "I'm sorry." "Good night." "Adios." "Sorry." "Sorry." "I'm sorry." "Sorry." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "So Lucy said this might" "Be your last file for a while." "Is that true?" "Yeah." "How come?" "I'm going to have a baby." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Really?" " Yeah." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Congratulations." "Yeah." "This time I'm going to keep it." "Her name will be Eleanor." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Really pretty name." "You already know it's a girl then." "Well, not yet." "But I have a feeling." "But I love the name Eleanor." "I used to have a little puppy by that name." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Really what kind was it?" "I don't know." "It was one from the pound." "So, which one of these guys got you pregnant?" "What?" "Which one of the studs is gonna be a dad?" "Oh shut up, you asshole." "What I do on the set is work." "This child is a result of love." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Don't worry about him." "Hey, Max, you don't know where the hell Duane is, do you?" "Uh, no." "He hasn't show up yet." "All right, well, when he gets in, tell him to call me." "I got some things I need him to pick up, all right." "You don't know where he is, do you?" "No." "Damn it." "[Pin ball sounds]" "You know, I was looking over some of my father's old footage" "Today." "I couldn't help thinking about you and Duane," "And how it must feel now that you have had a fight." "We didn't fight." "He moved out." "You don't know where he is." "So?" "He's your best friend." "It would be good to talk to him about Betsy." "Or something." "I just learned something." "You've got to look for number one." "I don't need Betsy." "I don't need Duane." "All I got to do is worry about Carmichael's" "Acting technique and my acting career and I'll be fine." "Duane!" "A couple days later I received a message from Duane," "Saying where I could find him." "We'd planned to meet, but I was late." "I caught him just in time." "How the heck have you been?" "Where were you?" "I was trying to track you down, you know?" "Yeah, I know." "It's... [inaudible]." "Yeah." "Hey, look at this." "Look at that." "Shakespeare for seniors." "What is it?" "It's a program." "I'm directing it." "It's like a thing where we do Shakespeare" "For senior citizens." "And you know, I'm doing Hamlet." "Hamlet, huh?" "All right." "Can I do it now?" "What?" "Can I tell him who I am?" "Oh, sure, go ahead." "Thanks." "Hi, I'm Rosie Mitchell, of Rosie's Catering Service." "I specialize in film shoots." "And as you see, we have a variety of specialties." "Today our specialty is tortellini trevigiana." "Thanks." "Sure, my pleasure." "Good." "Yummy." "I mean, I'm so think of these cheap bastards." "I don't give senior citizen discounts, you know?" "You should have heard the proposition I got last night." "How come you're not shooting right now?" "They're still setting up." "Are you serious?" "What the hell's going on here?" "What the... what is this?" "I thought I told you... my god!" "Who rented this fog?" "I rented it." "I told you we couldn't afford it." "And I told you it's essential for this scene." "Oh, that's nice, Carmichael." "That's real nice." "Now who's going to pay for this?" "That's not my concern." "It's my job to make the best film possible." "Oh, well, you're sure as hell right there." "It's not your concern." "Just get out." "Yeah, that's right, get out." "You're not directing this film anymore." "Out?" "This film isn't going to have any more artistic integrity." "Oh, is that right?" "Well, what are you standing there for?" "Get in your places, positions." "We'll shoot the scene." "Come on." "[Loud moaning]" "Oh, yes!" "Cut." "Roll that one back for me." "That's good." "What the hell is this?" "Alice, get your ass over here and explain this to me." "You missed the ejaculation shot." "Well, what the hell you doing on his face, Alice?" "You missed a perfectly good money shot." "You told me to shoot the facial expressions." "Shit." "Do I still get my bonus?" "You got to remember that things like" "That happen in this business." "I don't deny that Carmichael is an artist." "But he has to remember that I'm his employer." "We have a responsibility to our investors." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "So do you feel" "Confident that you can direct?" "Yeah." "I been in this business a long time." "What kid of comment is that?" "Look, Rich, what I want you to do" "Is I want you to look at her breasts when you say that line." "Really?" "Yeah." "That's not what Michael Caine said." "Michael what?" "He said, pick an eye." "What are you talking about?" "Well, Michael Caine's acting video," "He says, pick eye of the other actor" "And concentrate only on that." "And that makes your performance more believable." "Also, if you pick just one eye, not both of them, just one eye," "The you're more focused and you don't seem shifty and nervous." "Look," "I don't give a shit about that." "You are horny, and I want you to look at her tits, all right?" "Jesus." "Maybe you should just pick one and then your eyes won't shift." "What a shitty director." "Yeah." "Why don't you direct?" "No, thanks." "Look, I just don't need him in here anymore." "Just get him out of here." "All right, but Alice said that he could be here." "Alice said." "I don't care what Alice said." "I don't want him and I can't afford him." "Just get him out of here." "Excuse me." "Trouble." "I don't care." "Could I talk to you for a minute?" "Yeah, you take care of that for me, Mike, all right?" "OK." "OK, what's up?" "I want to talk to you about Carmichael." "OK." "Me and the other actors were talking" "And we think you should hire Carmichael back." "You do?" "Yeah, it would be really important to us" "Because he's like the best director we've ever worked for." "So..." "Oh, you think that would be good for the actors?" "Yeah." "You think that would help the performances?" "Get some chemistry in there?" "Right, you know, it's like well, he helps us" "Find your motivation?" "Yeah." "That's good, I mean, It's important to us." "Well, that's something to think about." "That's all I can do, is ask." "Can I ask you just one question?" "Who the fuck do you think you are, Rich?" "[Sigh] I don't fucking care what you think." "I don't give a shit what you think." "I don't pay you to think." "I pay you to fuck." "Jesus." "What the fuck you got riding on this shit anyway?" "Nothing." "That's what you got, nothing, Rich." "No." "You know what you got?" "All you got is right down there." "And that's all I need from you, know what you've got, Rich." "And know your place." "Hey, Rich, Rich, come on, man." "Look, he didn't mean any of that." "He's just stressed out." "All he thinks of me is a cock." "He's like a father figure to you." "You said it yourself." "Doesn't he know I'm an actor?" "Yes, he does." "Things just got out of hand." "I'm just a cock to him." "I'm want to talk to Betsy." "I think that's a really good idea." "There's a phone right up there." "Why don't you give her a call?" "I'm going to talk to her in person." "This time she'll know I'm serious." "[Knocking]" "Hi, what are you doing?" "What are you doing here?" "I thought I'd..." "I want to talk to you." "Haven't you ever heard of a phone?" "Yeah." "What's going on?" "It's OK." "Just go back and watch the game, honey." "I'll be in in a minute." "OK." "Hey, look, um, I wanted to tell you that I'm" "Sorry about the affair." "She didn't mean anything." "So you did have one?" "I was bluffing." "Look, um, take care." "Come on, man." "Let's go play some foosball." "Let's get your mind off it." "Let's go have some fun." "It is cheaper here." "Doing all right?" " I'm doing OK." " Good." "It's going to be all right, man." "It's going to be all right." "You know, life is, well, it's life." "I mean, you've got to not be afraid to experience it," "You know?" "I just think you're doing a damn, hell of a good job, man." "[Knocking]" "Excuse me." "Lady, your pizza's here." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Obviously, Rich was very depressed." "I tried to cheer him up by watching some of his videos" "And showing interest in his work." "But looking back, I should have realized that he" "Didn't want to talk about that." "What happened to Dr. Zhivago?" "I haven't seen this one, so I popped it in." "You haven't seen this one?" "Huh, uh." "Actually Lucie told me about it," "But you never showed it to me, so I saw the label" "And popped it in." "The ones I haven't seen." "We don't want to watch Dr. Zhivago?" "Yeah, sure, later." "You know, it's interesting to see this" "Because now that you're working on a feature," "It's really interesting to see sort" "Of the evolution of where you've come from there" "To here with real budget stuff." "This is the first time you worked with Lucie, right?" "Must have been kind of exciting to know she was a star" "And you were just starting out." "Let me ask you something." "Was she pretty good?" "Yeah, great." "You know, you're good here, but I" "Can definitely see where you've taken" "Your craft to another level." "This is the best time I've ever had delivering pizza, lady." "Look, man, let's call it a night." "What?" "Sure?" "Yeah." "I kind of wanted to catch the rest of it." "I'm tired." "What about Dr. Zhivago?" "Let's do it some other time." "Really?" "I'm tired." "And then what happened in your dream?" "You unbuttoned my pants and pulled them down." "LEE:" "Come on, Rich, come on." "OK, cut." "Cut." "Don't waste any more footage." "What's the deal here, Rich?" "I'm sorry." "Look, you know I'm behind on this damn thing already." "You're obviously having a problem again." "All right." "Quiet on the set." "Get ready." "Just get ready to roll the camera whenever Rich is ready." "Come on, Rich, we go the shot, come on." "Come on, girl, come on." "Ah, Jesus, Rich." "Damn it." "All right." "Take five." "Take five, everybody." "Roll camera." "Speed." "Scene 12, take 2." "OK, act." "And then what happened in your dream?" "You unbuttoned my pants and took them off." "That's it." "[Heavy breathing and moaning]" "Yeah, that's it." "Oh, yeah." "Here it comes." "It's getting bigger." "Here you come." "Oh, it's so hard now." "I love the way you taste." "Mm/ Such a big piece of meat." "Oh, God, you are such a stud." "I quit." "Where the hell you going, asshole?" "Get your fucking ass back in here!" "You son of a bitch!" "Fuck you, son of a bitch!" "God damn it!" "Turn that camera off, God damn it." "Jesus Christ!" "Fuck!" "I told you to turn that fucker off!" "Shit!" "God damn it!" "Asshole!" "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Rich locked himself in his apartment" "For the next few days." "He wouldn't let the camera in." "I decided to bring over the Shakespeare for Senior flyer" "That Duane had given me, along with some groceries." "Rich said, quote, "There's no way in hell"" "I'd even do Duane's play." ""In fact, I'm quitting acting forever."" "Unquote." "[Church bell rings]" "When audition time rolled around," "Rich called to tell me that maybe he'd be trying out." "Just in case, I decided to have my camera" "Ready at the audition site, held at St." "Andrew's Lutheran church." "Name?" "Rich Longfellow." "Is that with one L or two?" "Two." "Thanks a lot for coming in." "Really great to meet you." "Yeah, I really liked what you did there." "Thanks." "What are you doing here?" "I'm here to audition." "There's no pay." "It's Shakespeare." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "How did the audition go?" "RICH:" "It was a little nerve wracking at first." "But then I just tried to focus in on the character." "Duane helped me a lot too." "He talked about Hamlet's motivation." "And he just really coached me really good." "I think I gave a pretty good reading." "You know, I'm very lucky to have a friend like Duane." "Thanks a lot." "Uh, who's next?" "Rich Longfellow." "Rich." "How you doing?" "Great." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "Rich landed the lead in Hamlet" "And the company was soon touring the senior citizen" "Recreation centers of the Greater San Fernando Valley." "This is it." "I just want to I tell you, I know we've worked" "Long and hard on this show." "And I think it's been worth it." "I think we've got to come together now," "And I've done all that I can do." "I mean, it's your show now." "It's your baby." "It's ours." "We've earned it." "Let's just go out there and let's just do everyone proud." "Have a good time with it." "[Clapping]" "How smart the lash that speech doth give my conscience." "The harlot's cheek, beautied with plastering art." "Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it" "Than is my deed to my most painted word." "Oh, heavy burden." "I hear him coming." "Let's withdraw, my lord." "To be, or not to be." "That is the question." "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows" "Of outrageous fortune, or to take" "Arms against a sea of trouble, and by opposing, end them." "To die, to sleep no more." "And by a sleep, we say to end the heartache" "And the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to." "'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished..." "HAROLD ASAILIAN, JR.:" "As Rich realizes his dream," "I hope I helped my father realize his own dream" "By completing this film." "Wherever he is, if he can somehow see his finished" "Product, I hope he's pleased." "In any case, I dedicate this with love," "To the visionary behind it all, my father," "Dr. Harold Asailian, Sr." "[Applause]" "[Music playing]"