"What is it they say?" "Today is the first day of the rest of my life." "Good bye, Cleveland." "Everyone has been telling me not to go, not to follow my dream... but I gotta get out of here." "Because I see my mom and I figure, if I end up like that," "I might as well be dead already." "I have been dreaming about this my whole life." "I am going to miss everyone, but I gotta go, 'cause then I'll always wonder what might have been." "And, um, even if I fail, at least I did it." "I tried." "But I am not gonna fail." "This is gonna be worth something some day." "Like a million dollars." "[Plays guitar chord] Yeah." "[Soft music from radio]" "[Siren blaring]" "(male voice, echoed) Wake up!" "Huh?" "Hey." "Hey, you awake?" "You wouldn't happen to have an extra cigarette on you, would you?" "Sorry." "I just quit." "[He clears his throat]" "You wouldn't have a light on you, would you?" "[Lighter clicks]" "So..." "Does this usually work for you, this approach?" "Do you want me to go?" "Do you wanna go?" "Well, no, but I know how it must seem." "There is nobody out here, a guy comes out of nowhere." "I imagine your mother and father warned you about strange guys." "Are you a strange guy?" "I don't think so." "Are you afraid of me?" "Should I be?" "No." "But you might be afraid of what I'm thinking." "I'm thinking we're gonna be in each other's lives." "Really?" "I'm not kidding." "How do you know I don't have a boyfriend?" "Because you don't." "And even if you did, he'd never be able to love you like I will anyway." "Oh, wow!" "You are really freaking me out." "Maybe you should go." "All right, I'm sorry." "You don't even know me." "You don't know my name." "What's your name?" "Hope." "Will." "There, we know each other." "I didn't mean to trip you out." "It's just that I got this feeling when I saw you." "Something just... like there was a connection." "I guess I could try to get you to hook up with me for coffee or something." "And wait for the right time to tell you that but..." "But I figure, why not just be real?" "There you go." "What if I get eaten by a shark later or something?" "Then I would never get to tell you that." "That would be very sad." "But what if I'm not feeling the same connection as you?" "Well, I'm sorry." "I probably do seem crazy." "[Laughs]" "Yeah, you do." "You know, if you are serious about that coffee," "I'll take you up on it before the shark eats you." "[The Brian Jonestown Massacre sings Anenome]" "# I #" "# I think I know how I feel #" "Oh!" "Sorry." "Open your eyes, girl" "# I only play it for real # [train whistles at a distance]" "(male voice) That's the spirit, buddy." "Drink up." "Easy, easy." "Stop it!" "[Phone rings]" "What are you doing?" "It's about time." "What are you putting in there?" "Uh, vodka." "Vodka in coffee." "Together." "It's very Russian." "You guys are such losers." "No wonder you are always alone." "Aah." "But the night is not over yet." "Really?" "Yeah." "My buddy here has got a hook-up." "[Mouths]" "May get us some product." "What time are you off?" "Six." "You know where we'll be." "That I do." "Are you still partying or are you on one of your sabbatical things?" "Whoa." "We know you don't have anything to wake up for." "[Sighs] Don't remind me." "Do you think maybe you could get one of your friends to party with me or..." "Um..." "To come with you or hang out?" "Ugh!" "Ha ha." "No, I'm serious." "[Phone ringing]" "Smooth." "Smooth." "Oh, you, the Russian accent guy." "[Guitar strumming]" "# Hanging tree #" "# By the wishing well Holds promises #" "# You can never tell #" "# Come close to me #" "# Whisper in my ear #" "# What good to me #" "# My secrets I can't tell #" "# I #" "# I'd never fake for you #" "# I #" "# I'll raise the stakes For you #" "# I #" "# Gave up the take for you #" "# But I #" "# I #" "# I will not break for you #" "# Wooh-hoo #" "# Wooh-hoo #" "Really good." "You are really fucking good." "I was afraid." "Of what?" "What I was gonna say if you..." "Sucked." "[Both laugh]" "But that was amazing." "(male voice) It was a really good song." "I liked what you did to it." "(male voice #2) Like I said, it's not about the song." "Do you want some more coffee?" "(female voice) [Indistinct]" "It was the best." "Do you wanna order anything?" "(male voice) Hope." "You guys are the real deal." "I mean, the sound, the look." "The feel." "Your voice, Jessica, Is just remarkable." "And the songs." "The... the..." "The third song, tree, tree song." "Hanging Tree." "Hanging Tree?" "I smell a hit." "[They laugh]" "The buzz in the club after your set was just unbelievable." "Oh, thank you, Malcolm." "Do you really mean it?" "Absolutely." "The world is gonna know Jessica Davis and Asylum." "(Hope) You guys..." "And I will be a big part..." "Are you ready to order?" "We're in the middle of something." "Could you come back in a couple of minutes?" "Sure." "Sorry." "Um, actually, can we just order?" "I'm starving." "Of course, sorry." "Whatever you want, Jessica." "Guys, it's on me." "Actually, I can't eat right now." "Can I just get a big pot of coffee and a straw?" "Uh, yeah." "So I'm gonna have your demo on the desk of every major label AR man by Monday." "[Chuckles] Oh, yeah, nice!" "[Chuckling]" "Have you talked to anyone else?" "(Jessica) Yeah, I mean..." "There's, like, a couple of producers that are interested." "And then we have got a couple of meetings next week." "Don't do anything yet." "Okay?" "You guys want me to come back?" "No!" "Um..." "Look, just promise me that you will not..." "How's the chicken salad?" "Good." "Now, promise me you won't sign with anyone until we talk, okay?" "'Cause I know how these things go." "Trust me." "You get with the wrong people, you make a couple of bad choices and that's it, you have blown it." "You end up in some dead-end job trying to make ends meet." "Uh, I think I will go with the chicken salad." "So, let us say the AR guy is interested." "What's the next step?" "The next step is that they sign you to the label, and then you make a gazillion dollars, and you don't end up in a dead-end job like mine." "Right?" "Yeah, basically." "Do you wanna order?" "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Okay, I'm, just, like, a simple house salad." "No dressing." "Do you have some kind of fruit plate?" "Yeah." "I'll have that then." "Do you have soy gurt?" "Um..." "Soy gurt?" "I don't think so." "Could you look?" "Be right back." "Soy gurt?" "Like yogurt, but soy gurt." "(Dave) I've never even heard of that." "(Jessica) I'm very allergic to soy." "It's a carcinogenic." "[Sighs] Do we have soy gurt?" "Uh, depends." "On what?" "Do you want me to have soy gurt?" "Do we have it or not?" "No, we have, uh, yogurt." "I fucking hate my life." "This does not mean you are gonna get famous and leave me, does it?" "I'm gonna become famous for you." "All right." "I'll be your muse." "Then you can become famous and make lots of money, and we can live the luxury life in the modern world with the beautiful people." "You can be my muse." "But what if I don't become famous?" "What about that?" "You will." "I sent out 40 demos to different record companies 4 months ago, and I didn't get one fucking call." "I don't believe that." "Those people are cracked." "Do you really think I'm good?" "[Moaning]" "[Loud crash]" "(Jessica, recorded) # Hanging tree #" "# By the wishing well Holds promises #" "Gordon, yeah, yeah." "Is that amazing or what?" "That is right, they are fantastic" "They are sitting with me right now." "Yeah." "So, what do you say we come up to your place after we're finished here?" "Yeah?" "Cool." "Great." "Bye." "The most powerful man in the fucking business." "Can make you overnight." "Oh, my God!" "Yeah, um..." "Do you have the soy gurt?" "Yeah, we do." "I'll have the fruit and the soy gurt." "Can you mix them?" "No problem." "Thank you." "So he wants to see you tonight!" "There you go!" "There you go!" "We're halfway there!" "Halfway there." "One chicken salad, one garden salad dry." "And one fruit salad with the yogurt filling in for the soy gurt." "This guy has really gotten to you, huh?" "What guy?" "You know who I'm talking about." "(Will) All right, let us start again." "This is the first shot." "It's supposed to be really dramatic." "[The Brian Jonestown Massacre plays" "Free and Easy Take Two]" "# Early in the morning #" "# I went out walking In the rain #" "# Hoping it would cleanse me #" "# Of this deep And awful pain #" "# I'm feeling free and easy #" "Say hi." "Hi." "You've got to pay attention to me because I have got it all right here." "# 'Cause I've got No expectations #" "# Of loving, ooh, Loving anyone again #" "# Aaah #" "Wait, can I just pose a little bit like they do on MTV?" "Okay, all right." "I'm too cool to play actually." "I will just stand here, like, rock starrish." "Oh, that is good, but I'm the director." "# Ooh # # Aah #" "# Ooh #" "# Aah #" "# Ooh #" "# Aah #" "[The Brian Jonestown Massacre plays I'll Love Her Forever" "That Girl in My Dreams Tars]" "You know, I had a dream that this happened." "And even in the dream it wasn't this good." "What's wrong?" "Why are you crying?" "What's up?" "I'm scared." "What are you scared of?" "[Chuckles]" "Because I never felt this good before." "Yeah." "Everything is gonna be okay, baby." "Because I love you." "[Mouths]" "I'm never gonna let you go." "# I love you, yeah #" "# Yeah #" "# I won't die #" "# But I don't feel the same #" "# I spend up all of my time #" "# Hoping to see you again #" "# My face explodes Teardrops into tears #" "# And every second I'm not with you #" "# Well, it seems like years #" "[sighs]" "Where the hell is this guy?" "He'll be here." "Do you think you should call him again?" "No, I'm not calling him again, okay?" "I called him once." "He said he's gonna be here, he's gonna be here." "Have you gone through this guy before?" "Last time we got it, it was from him." "Yeah, right." "Yeah, it was pretty good." "Yeah, so just chill." "Have you been laid lately?" "What do you think?" "What happened to, uh..." "Jennifer?" "Julie." "Julie." "She is special." "She broke up with me." "She broke up..." "You guys went out twice, right?" "Yeah." "Okay, how do you break up if you only went out twice?" "I don't know, man, don't ask me." "I wasn't even aware that we were together." "You slept with her, okay?" "For a girl, that's, like, you know, you are together." "Whatever." "What did you ask her, If you could shave her pussy?" "You did, didn't you?" "Jesus!" "What is it with you and the hair, man?" ""I see it, I gotta get rid of it."" "You know what you need to do?" "Get a job doing the laser shit." "Oh, yeah." "Beam it out." "You'd dig it." "Great." "Perfect, yeah." "So, uh..." "Did she let you?" "[Whispers] Shave it." "[Firmly] No!" "Okay." "I was just curious." "How do you segue into that conversation, by the way?" "Do you say, "Julie, do you like the Merlot or Cabernet?"" ""Whatever, you know?" "Can I shave your pussy?"" "You got the jokes going pretty good." "You are a real clown." "[Cell phone rings]" "It's him." "He's not coming, is he?" "[Whispers] Hey, tell him we will wait here." "All right." "Yeah." "Is he coming?" "Well, he is just running a little late." "Oh, no shit, running a little late?" "Yeah, he's a half an hour late!" "Is he coming or not?" "Yeah." "He is on his way then?" "Yeah!" "No." "Like in the process, yes." "He is waiting for his guy." "What?" "!" "He said he is waiting for his guy." "You fucking..." "He doesn't even have it yet?" "Jesus!" "Okay, why don't we go over to his house and wait with him?" "Yeah, that is a good idea." "Let's go wait with him." "Why do you think?" "'Cause he's gotta step on it first before he gives it to us!" "Middle man!" "This is bullshit, waiting around for baby laxative." "You are right." "You are right!" "God!" "I'm angry about that." "Why don't I just call him and tell him to cancel." "No, no!" "Don't call him back." "You are being a jackass!" "You got someone else you can call?" "It's two in the fucking morning." "We're lucky this guy is hooking us up at all." "You know what?" "Take a little vodka in the coffee and chill out." "You are here, okay?" "Let's get here." "Can I get some more coffee?" "Do you think she has a boyfriend?" "I think she was dating a guy, but they broke up." "Well, she has gotta have a boyfriend." "Have you ever felt like that?" "Like what?" "Like you are dead inside." "Most of the time." "I fucking worshipped that girl." "I loved her more than life itself, and what did I get for it?" "What did I get?" "I get fucking shit on." "It fucked me up, too." "Lost all track of time." "Headed out to Vegas, thought I could get her out of my head there." "You can't beat Vegas for distractions, huh?" "Yeah, well, it did not work." "You know where I ended up?" "Another girl's pants usually works for me." "A fucking church, man." "Sorry to hear that." "Yeah, I talked to a man of the cloth." "He set me straight." "Whatever works for you, brother." "Whatever works." "Leviticus 24: 17-18." "Anyone who kills, shall make restitution for it." "A life for a life." "Okay, man." "I gotta get you out of here." "I'm closing up." "[Sniffs]" "How far is L.A.?" "About an hour." "Is that your El Camino out there?" "Yeah." "She's my baby." "Nice car." "Here, keep the change." "Thanks, buddy." "I didn't catch your name." "Neil." "Look, Neil, I'm sorry to have to do this to you, but I'm gonna have to take that car." "Thanks for the drinks." "[The Brian Jonestown Massacre plays Mansion in the Sky]" "# Did you forget the awful Things I've done?" "#" "# Did you forget the awful Things I've done?" "#" "# Well, I'm sure I will become Your favorite son #" "# If you forget the awful Things I have done #" "# Sweet Jesus, could you wash My sins away?" "#" "# Sweet Jesus, could you take This pain away?" "#" "# If the devil offers, Know that I will say # [drunken laughter]" "Fuck yeah, baby." "How are you doing, Nicky?" "Golden, my man." "How about you, Sara?" "I feel a-okay." "Mmm." "Yes, you do." "Have you ever been with two guys before," "Sara?" "Ah!" "Stop it!" "What are we gonna eat?" "Each other." "Lill!" "Seriously, what are we getting?" "We're not getting anything." "You don't wanna eat." "Then what are we doing here?" "Alex likes the lighting." "I do like the lighting." "We're getting juice." "Juice?" "It makes it kick in again." "It gives it a..." "A wave." "You got enough room back there?" "We're really good friends." "I can see that." "What would you like?" "U h, three orange juices." "[Giggles]" "And what would you like to eat?" "[Laughing] No." "That' all." "Just three orange juices, please." "Okay." "Three orange juices." "[Laughing]" "Excuse me." "Ex-Excuse me." "Order's up!" "Hi." "Hey." "Uh, I wondered if I could ask you something." "What's up?" "You know, I'm kind of working." "It will just take a sec." "Come here." "What's wrong?" "I just..." "I don't want you to think I'm weird or anything but..." "I love your hair." "And I think you are really beautiful." "Are you on something?" "Can you tell?" "Ex?" "It's my first time." "Have you ever done it?" "Yeah." "They have more, but it's back at their place and..." "I don't really wanna go back there." "Unless you wanna come." "I'm working 'till six." "Who are they?" "They own that club, Sanctuary." "Can you take me home?" "I'm working." "I'll wait." "What's your name?" "Sara." "Where do you live?" "In the Valley." "Let's get you a cab." "No, I don't wanna be alone." "And I don't wanna be with them anymore." "Whoa!" "Look at my eyes!" "I really like feeling like this, though." "I feel really...warm inside." "All right." "Hold this right here." "Right there." "Okay." "Will." "I don't know if I wanna do this." "It's gonna be fine." "Now..." "Do you love me?" "Yes." "Trust me." "I'm not gonna do you wrong." "Put this around your right arm." "Pull it tight." "You are about to feel so good." "So warm." "So warm." "Do you have a boyfriend?" "No." "I love my boyfriend." "But I think I'm gonna break up with him." "But even if I don't, I still think" "I have enough room in my heart to love more than one person." "Sometimes it seems like the more I love," "the more I hurt." "You know?" "Yeah." "U m, I should get back to work." "Can I touch your hair?" "Sara, you are so gorgeous." "You are really adorable." "I should..." "I should go." "Oh." "Fuck." "What?" "I feel really stupid now." "Don't say that about yourself." "You are not stupid." "Fuck." "Come here." "Come here." "Oh, yeah." "That is my girl." "That's my girl." "Do you think she shaves her pussy?" "A little bit." "What do you mean, a little bit?" "A little bit." "What do you mean, just a little bit?" "How would you know?" "Bullshit." "When?" "Well, you know, I came in here without you one night." "Got a little horizontal after work." "She's got a Brazilian rocking." "Um..." "Is that in the back or the front?" "What is a Brazilian?" "A Brazilian, a little tuft of hair." "Just a little right there on top." "[Laughs] This is..." "Yeah, okay, I'm lying." "Okay, I'm lying." "But you never know what might happen tonight." "Something might happen." "[Music blaring from the radio]" "(male voice) How can you think about casting?" "We don't have a goddamn script!" "Don't worry about the script." "We're gonna have a script." "Who do you see in these roles?" "I told you, I haven't thought about it yet." "I have." "I'm sure you have." "I mean, the girl has gotta have that quality, you know?" "Cliff." "Cliff." "Excuse me." "You guys wanna order?" "Yeah." "Um, coffee." "Two coffees." "Black." "Are you an actress?" "Why?" "We're putting a movie together." "Yeah, I have done a little." "This is Allen Grey, he is the director." "And I'm Cliff McKee." "I'm producing." "You are the guys to know." "So what kind of acting have you done?" "Oh, you know, I have done some plays and stuff." "Do you have a reel?" "Not yet." "What is the movie about?" "We're not sure yet." "Don't listen to him." "He's the director." "It's about a girl that meets this guy, falls in love, then realizes that maybe he is not who she thought he was." "So she breaks up with him." "Only thing is, he can't deal." "[Snaps fingers] He snaps." "He goes crazy." "Huh." "Wow." "Do you know my ex-boyfriend?" "[Soft groans]" "Man..." "You can take this off." "All right, so tell me what happened." "What do you think happened?" "I don't know, what happened?" "Did you play?" "I didn't get the gig." "Mmm." "Why not?" "They saw my arm." "Ahh..." "Fuck." "I'm sorry, baby." "I'm sorry." "It's gonna be okay, though." "It's me and you against the world, right?" "You know that?" "Mmm-hmm." "Baby." "(Cliff) It's not really that simple, but that's sort of the big idea of it." "But I have gotta say that you look exactly how I imagined the girl in our movie would look." "Doesn't she, Allen?" "Sure, Cliff." "Do you have an agent?" "I'm in between right now." "Do you have a head shot?" "Uh, I'm having a new one made up." "I should have it in two to three days." "That's great, 'cause we're casting soon." "I should get your number, or..." "What time do you get off?" "Tonight?" "Yeah." "I'm working until six." "Right." "Six?" "That's late." "Or early." "Tonight's not good." "Okay." "I should get your number, though." "Do you have a card?" "I do, actually." "But not on me right now." "There may be some nudity in it." "Would you be all right with that?" "Well, I mean, I'm sure I would be, but I would wanna read the script." "Yeah, me, too." "Don't listen to him." "I'm just the director." "If there was, you wouldn't have a problem with that, would you?" "What is the bit?" "Tell her the bit." "There is this sequence where the girl and her boyfriend are pretty heavy into their addiction, haven't got any money, so she... sleeps with their dealer." "You need to see that, right?" "So it's not gratuitous." "It is gratuitous." "No, it's not." "No... it's not." "So, is this the script?" "'Cause I can read it, and I could let you know if I think it's gratuitous." "Well, we just need to do a little rewriting on it." "We just gotta hone it a little bit." "Then we need to get the money." "I have the money to make the film..." "Don't listen to him." "I have the money to make the picture." "Anyway, if there were nudity, would you have a problem with that?" "Do I look like I would have a problem with that?" "That's it." "That's her attitude." "I'll be back in a few minutes to take your order." "(male singer) # Oh, Mom and Dad #" "# Couldn't believe # # [indistinct] #" "# I had to leave #" "# Oh oh oh oh #" "[Will coughs]" "[Coughing]" "Oh, fuck." "[Sniffs]" "When I was a kid, I only got the cereal for the free shit." "That is how I chose." "Who had the best free shit." "Will?" "Yeah?" "What are we doing?" "What?" "What?" "I'm having breakfast." "I don't wanna do this." "Are you serious right now?" "Please, no." "Please, sweetheart." "Hope, I don't wanna have this conversation right now." "Do you really wanna do this?" "I'm sick, I'm on the floor," "I'm not feeling well." "Right now?" "Yes." "All right, all right." "This is the, uh, commitment thing?" "You know." "Are you worried about being abandoned?" "Because I'm here, sweetheart." "No, it's the "I don't wanna be a junkie loser" conversation." "I don't wanna be pathetic." "What about you?" "Is that a trick question?" "You are such an asshole!" "This is not why I came here!" "I don't know where my days are going." "I feel like my life has no purpose." "All right." "[Strains]" "Fuck." "[Strains]" "Aargh." "Fuck." "I feel like an old man." "Sit down." "Sit down." "No." "Baby!" "Don't touch me!" "I don't have the energy to manhandle you right now." "What is going on?" "H mm?" "My mom used to say that, um, in every minute of every day, that you are either getting closer to God, or you are getting farther away." "[Voice cracking] I don't know what I'm getting closer to." "Hm?" "Well, you got the hell out of there, though, right?" "You don't buy into any of that shit, do you?" "You know, my dad, he told me when I was born, first off, he was dirt poor his whole life." "But he said when I came into this world, he was so scared shitless, that he wouldn't be able to take care of himself,let alone me, that he had to name me Will." "Because he knew if he had a will then he would always have... [whispers] A what?" "A way." "That's right." "Now, do you wanna get high or what?" "We don't have any money." "I know, I know, but we have a will." "Where there is a will..." "Mmm." "[Man groans] [Bed thumps on wall]" "Oh, yeah." "Oh, yeah." "[Distant police siren]" "You want the candy?" "You want it?" "Look at me." "Look at me!" "M mm." "Yeah." "Yeah!" "[Muffled thumping and moaning]" "Fuck, yeah!" "Ooh." "Look at me." "Look at me, yeah!" "[Music blaring from radio]" "(male singer) # Stronger than drugs #" "# You take all you want # # [indistinct] #" "(woman) Richard's feeling kind of lonely tonight." "Let's let him sweat it, huh?" "Can I get you something to drink?" "I'll have a cup of coffee." "I'll have a lemonade." "What's your name?" "Hope." "You are a beautiful girl, Hope." "Thank you." "What are you doing to yourself?" "Excuse me?" "You must work terribly long hours here." "I can't imagine the money you are pulling in" "Is doing much to improve your social or economic situation." "Are you an aspiring actress?" "Model?" "I'm a singer-songwriter." "Oh." "You making any money doing that?" "Not yet." "I guess you came out from the Midwest somewhere?" "Cleveland." "M mm-hmm." "Thought you were gonna hit it big, and what you hit were more obstacles than you ever could have imagined." "And now you are just kind of holding on, wondering what to do next." "I'm gonna make it." "[Sighs]" "I am." "[Laughs]" "Don't worry." "She's really not this bad." "She said the same thing to me nine months ago." "I can't help it." "Look at you." "You're young, you're beautiful." "You don't belong here!" "I told you, I'm gonna make it." "[Chuckles] You need money." "It's that simple." "There's no limit on tipping." "Mmm." "Clever, too." "Look," "How would you like to make a significant amount of money in a very short period of time?" "What are you talking about?" "Mia, tell her what I'm talking about." "Last week, I made $13,000 cash tax free." "I run a service." "Service as in?" "Service as in top of the line people." "We cater to movie stars, professional athletes, studio heads, music producers." "(Mia) I just bought a house" "In the Hollywood Hills." "I drive a 500SL, and I shop on Rodeo." "I'm a fucking rock star." "So let me get this straight." "You are saying that I'm never gonna make it, so I should just start spreading my legs for the highest bidder." "And if I'm really lucky, then one of my clients, that's what you wanna call it, will be a music producer, and I'm gonna get the break I really want?" "Look, honey, I'm not trying to insult you." "I'm sure you are a wonderful musician." "I had the same reaction, Hope." "But what I am saying is that there is a finite amount of time in a young woman's life where the stars are lined up in her favor." "It's really something you should consider." "Here is my card." "If you would like to get together over a cup of coffee sometime," "I would be more than happy to discuss a very lucrative business opportunity with you." "Everybody is selling something." "Don't wait until It's too late." "[Retches]" "(Hope) I don't know what they want," "I gave them everything." "My heart and soul, everything" "They still say no." "Some asshole says the only losers are the ones that quit." "Fuck that." "I can't do it anymore." "(Vince) Carrie, Carrie." "It's Vince." "If you are there, answer the phone!" "Give it to me." "Fuck!" "Last time you did this," "I got a call from three of your skeletons saying, "Hey, you called me at 3:00 in the morning!"" "Don't be that guy." "What's going on?" "I go to the bathroom, and dickface grabs my phone and starts doing late night..." "Would you shut up for just a second?" "Did you hear from your guy?" "No." "He was gonna call." "Did you have anyone that could hook us up?" "Call this number and tell him you know me, and he will take care of you and tell him to bring me the usual." "So I thought you were off." "Are you on again or?" "Oh, no, it's not for me." "It's for a friend of mine, you know?" "(male voice) Hey." "[Gasps]" "Jesus, you scared me." "Sorry." "Why are you working nights?" "Uh, it's November 2nd." "What's that?" "Uh, it's a Mexican holiday." "Dia de la muerte." "Day of the what?" "Dead." "Hmm." "It's perfect." "What?" "Nothing." "Uh, Keith said that you are a good musician." "How is it going?" "How does it look?" "Not so good." "[Giggles] Yeah." "What's stopping you?" "Why is it nobody ever wants to be where they are?" "Do you have a problem with me wanting to be more than a waitress in a shithouse diner for the rest of my life?" "No." "I'm sorry, but I have been through a lot of shit" "In the past years." "And I'm trying to get things together." "I don't need you crawling up my ass right now." "Are you afraid of dying?" "What?" "Are you afraid of dying?" "What the fuck is going on tonight?" "I feel like in the middle of some kind of freak show." "It's okay, it's okay." "It was just a question, that's all." "Why are you asking?" "Just curious." "Are you?" "No." "No, I'm not." "Maybe you are not afraid 'cause you don't think you have anything to live for." "Why would you say that?" "Why would you think I have nothing to live for?" "I just came out here for a cigarette, okay?" "Look, I didn't mean to piss you off." "It's just, you know, I spent a long time trying to be anywhere but where I was, trying to be anyone but who I'm." "And I thought if I just had this guy's life, if I had this much money, that I would be happy." "And I chased that for a long time." "That's all." "So what are your dreams?" "Well, I never dreamed that I'd have to wear a fucking hairnet." "But hey, here I am." "Maybe it was all leading up to this moment where I'd be up here talking to you." "You should know..." "you are beautiful just the way you are." "Right here, right now." "I don't know what you are running from." "Will?" "Will?" "Will!" "Will!" "Will!" "What?" "We're gonna fucking kill ourselves!" "Yeah, so?" "Hey!" "Aaargh!" "What the fuck?" "Aah." "I want you the fuck out of here!" "Oh, Jesus..." "No, you don't." "Yes, I do!" "Aah." "[Exhales]" "Okay." "So, what, is this like a 30-day notice thing?" "Two weeks?" "I want you to get the fuck out of here!" "Get the fuck out of here!" "Fucking asshole!" "Fuck you!" "Get the fuck out... [thump]" "Ohh!" "Do you want some more coffee?" "[Whimpers, sobs]" "Do you wanna order, or are you still waiting?" "[Whimpers]" "It's okay." "It's gonna be okay." "No, it won't." "It'll never be okay." "Why do you say that?" "Ahh..." "[sighs]" "John was right." "What?" "John was right." "John was right about what?" "There is no God." "There is no religion." "John said that?" "He told Paul." "Who's Paul?" "McCartney." "Oh." "So, John Lennon?" "Who was he?" "He was one of the Beatles." "No." "Who was he?" "I don't know, you tell me." "They killed him!" "Why did they have to kill him?" "I don't know." "That guy, Mark David whatever." "He shot him." "No, no." "It wasn't him." "I'm pretty sure it was." "No, it was somebody else!" "Okay." "I'm worried about you." "You are worried about me?" "What are you talking about?" "Will." "You know Will?" "How do you know Will?" "Are you still in love with Will?" "Why are you..." "How do you know Will?" "I'm not." "I mean..." "I'm not with him anymore." "You are really freaking me out!" "Don't end up like me." "What?" "I'm hungry." "I will have a... pecan pie with ice cream." "Will will come back." "Will will always come back." "[Shivering]" "Can I come in?" "I'm sorry about what happened." "Okay?" "I didn't mean to..." "You know..." "I gotta go." "I can't talk to you right now." "Please, I wish you wouldn't come back." "You know..." "Yeah..." "You know, I just...you know..." "Where am I supposed to go?" "What am I supposed to do when I feel like this?" "I can't tell you that." "I just know..." "What do you know?" "I know that we're bad for each other." "But you said that you have never felt as good with anybody else as you felt with me." "I know." "What happened to that?" "I can't tell you." "I don't know." "[Weeps]" "I don't think I wanna live without you, Hope." "Don't say that." "You don't mean that." "No, I do!" "I really do!" "I can't live without you." "I don't wanna live without you." "You can't come here and do this to me." "You can't do this to me." "[The Brian Jonestown Massacre plays Open Heart Surgery]" "# I feel like Letting you know #" "# How much I love you today #" "# I feel like Letting it show #" "# Showing you rightly now #" "# Then never going away #" "# I know you are feeling Real low #" "What are you doing here?" "I came to see you." "I told you not to." "Yeah, well, you know I'm not too good of a listener." "I really wish you hadn't come back." "If I could have stopped myself, I would have." "I'm working." "Hope, don't just walk away from me like that!" "This is not a good time!" "You are my waitress, aren't you?" "You are here to serve me, right?" "Fine." "What do you want?" "You." "We're not gonna do this." "Yes, we are." "Please don't go psycho on me." "I'm not." "Why are you here?" "What are you doing?" "I wanted to come, and I wanted to tell you that I'm feeling better about things." "Good." "You are talking down to me, please don't do that." "I just don't wanna go through this again." "[Sighs]" "Look, I'm not the guy you think I am anymore, okay?" "I have got a purpose now." "I have got a focus." "Great." "What did you wanna eat?" "Don't you wanna know what it's?" "No." "I'm happy for you, but I'm working." "Do you wanna order or not?" "Sure." "You know what I like, order me something." "But listen, can you sit down for a second?" "Don't walk away from me like that!" "(Vince) Dude, you got a problem?" "What?" "You got a problem?" "No, I'm not talking to you." "Well, I'm talking to you." "Listen, bro, you really don't wanna fuck with me right now." "What are you gonna do about it?" "Shut the fuck up, asshole." "What?" "Shut the fuck up, asshole, and turn around." "Do you hear the tough guy over here?" "Don't make a scene." "Don't make a scene." "What?" "Don't make a scene!" "I'm not making a scene." "He is making a scene!" "He is cool." "We're cool, okay?" "Hi." "Hello." "What are you looking at?" "Sit down!" "Dude, what is your problem?" "Leave these people alone." "Vince, can you just take it easy here?" "Vince, I don't wanna have to tell you again, okay?" "Vince, It's okay." "...just..." "Come on, come on, come on." "This is gonna end one of two ways.Okay?" "I think you should probably just talk to me." "You are fucking crazy!" "You need me." "You know you do." "You are suffocating me." "What do you mean?" "Why are you doing this?" "Look at you!" "You asked me to give you space, I gave you space!" "You asked me to give you time, I gave you time!" "Now, baby, I came a long way." "Just talk to me, please!" "(Malcolm) What is the problem, mate?" "What?" "Do you have a problem, mate?" "Do I have a problem, "mate"?" "No, I don't have a problem!" "So I'm the asshole here?" "I don't wanna be the asshole." "I just..." "Can I borrow your waitress?" "We need to talk for a minute." "I hope you understand." "L..." "I happen to love her very much." "She is gonna be great in the picture." "This guy is out of his mind." "Is that cool with everybody?" "!" "Can I ask you for a minute... of your time so we can speak?" "Do you see what I do for you?" "I embarrass myself." "I see." "You are fucking crazy!" "Why?" "Because I'm in love with you?" "Then, yeah, if that is crazy, I'm out the window." "I'm gone." "I'm nuts." "God, you're beautiful." "I love you so fucking much." "If you love me, you wouldn't be doing this." "Doing what?" "This." "I'm trying to get my shit together." "I'm trying to get back on track here." "Look, you miss me, don't you?" "Come on, I know you do." "Of course I do." "Please, baby." "Let's get out of here." "Where are we gonna go?" "What are we gonna do?" "I don't know." "We can start over... somewhere else." "I don't wanna start over." "Why not?" "Because I'm starting over here, and I need to make money!" "Don't worry about that." "Yes, I do." "No, you don't." "I got that covered." "How do you have that covered?" "Just don't worry about the money, okay?" "I'll take care of that." "No." "Yes, Hope." "Look, I can get you whatever you need, you know that!" "What do you want?" "What do you need?" "I want her singing career." "I want her money, and I want a part in that guy's movie." "(Malcolm) The sound, the look, the feel, your voice..." "Hope, is just remarkable." "And the songs..." "The third song." "Trees." "Hanging Tree?" "I smell a hit." "Thank you, Malcolm." "Do you really mean that?" "Absolutely." "The world is gonna know..." "Are you guys ready to order?" "We're in the middle of something." "Could you come back In a couple of minutes?" "What would you mike?" "Uh, three orange juices." "And to eat?" "[Giggling] No, that is it." "Okay." "Three orange juices." "(Allen) Cliff?" "Cliff?" "Excuse me." "Are you an actress?" "Why?" "We're putting together a movie." "No, I'm a singer-songwriter." "I'm a fucking rock star." "So let me get this straight." "You are saying I'm never gonna make it." "So I should just start spreading my legs to the highest bidder..." "Do you want some more coffee?" "Do you wanna order anything?" "I'm kidding." "I don't want you to do anything for me." "Okay, fine." "Listen, we can start over here if that's what you want." "No." "Yes, Hope!" "Look, I'm different now." "No, you are not." "Goddammit!" "Hope, don't do this to me!" "Please!" "Is everything okay here?" "Yeah, everything is fine" "No, it's not." "What are you, the manager?" "That's right." "Well, I will tell you." "This is her last night, okay?" "Don't listen to him." "You don't need this shit, okay?" "They were lucky to have you for as long as they did." "Hey!" "Hey, don't fucking touch her!" "Seriously." "Do not touch her!" "I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." "Yeah?" "Well, I'm not gonna leave, so..." "I'm gonna have to call the police then." "Yeah?" "Well, you better call a coroner while you're at it." "You are gonna..." "See what happens?" "Goddammit!" "[Bustle]" "(Will) Okay?" "!" "Put the fucking phone down I There you go." "What?" "See?" "All right!" "Okay, everyone put your fucking hands on the table!" "Right now, on the fucking table!" "Put your hands on the table where I can see them!" "All right?" "Hands on the table where I can see them!" "[Woman sobbing]" "Hey!" "Hey, sweetheart, shut up!" "Shut up, okay!" "I will blow every one of you motherfuckers away!" "I swear to God!" "All right?" "What?" "Okay." "Oh, good, you are okay?" "I'm fine." "Shut up!" "I didn't ask you to speak, okay?" "All right, let me just think for a minute." "Let me just think." "Okay, mister manager guy." "What is your name?" "Keith." "Keith, right." "Why don't you close the front door." "Lock it." "Get the keys and lock the front door." "Will, please." "Don't do this." "(Will) Whoa!" "Hands!" "What are you doing?" "Please!" "What are you...?" "Don't do this." "Okay, go around." "What?" "Don't do this!" "What are you doing?" "You didn't give me a choice, okay?" "I gave you a choice, you didn't give me any choice." "I can't talk about this right now, I'm in the middle of something." "Hey!" "Where are you going?" "To lock the door." "You are gonna lock the door out there?" "All right." "Come on." "Give me the keys, come on." "All right, all right." "Go." "All right." "Okay, so now go lock the back door." "Come back, or I'm gonna kill people, okay?" "Ten, nine, eight... seven, six, five..." "Do what he says, Hope." "What?" "Say what you just said again." "Please talk to her again when she comes back." "Please say anything to her again." "Keith!" "You are not my fucking manager, okay?" "Put... [bustle]" "What are you doing?" "What is this?" "Nothing." "Yeah, mate?" "It looks like a fucking phone to me!" "All right!" "Everybody take out whatever is in your pockets, put it on the table." "And then take your hands and put them on your heads with interlocked fingers." "Hope!" "Hope, where are you?" "Get the money out of the register." "Get the money out of the register." "Okay, get dipshit a to-go bag here, and give me one, too." "Give me the keys." "No, just take these." "Open the thing." "Give me one of the bags." "Give him one of the bags." "What are you looking at?" "Why don't you stop fucking looking at me?" "This is crazy!" "Do you wanna go to jail?" "We're not looking for any trouble, okay, man?" "Shut up, cocksucker!" "Are these the guys?" "This is the movie?" "No, leave them alone!" "They just wanna fuck you, Hope!" "Don't you get that?" "Isn't that right?" "You wanna get inside this, huh?" "No." "Well, you are a fucking liar!" "You are a trained liar!" "How about I blow your manipulative fucking brains all over this table, huh?" "Aaaah!" "Yeah, here is your fucking ass script!" "All right, I'm okay." "Okay." "Okay, um..." "Okay." "Whoa!" "Hands!" "Hey, hands!" "Behind your head!" "On your head!" "Okay, quick." "Okay, how are you coming with the money over there?" "Okay, get the stuff." "Wallets, watches, and money in here." "You are never gonna get away with this." "Are you serious?" "This is crazy!" "What are you talking about?" "I'm doing this for you!" "Shut up!" "Just fucking do it!" "God!" "Give me the money Give me the money" "Give me the money." "(Hope) Take it." "There you go." "There you go." "Just take it and go!" "What are you talking about, babe?" "You are going with me." "No, I'm not." "Just go." "Okay, well, you know what?" "You can either go with me as my girlfriend or you can come with me as my hostage." "No!" "No!" "Is there a difference?" "Is there a difference?" "How the fuck can you...?" "How can you fucking say that!" "After everything we've been through?" "'Cause you are fucking insane!" "You have no fucking idea, all right?" "I'm not gonna be afraid of you." "Kill me if you want." "I'm not gonna be afraid of you!" "I'm not gonna do that for you!" "[Sobs]" "What's your problem?" "You got fucking problems?" "I got..." "Well, maybe I should just take her then, huh?" "Maybe I'll just take her." "Would you like that?" "Would that feel good, huh?" "Hey, sweetheart, do you wanna go on a little trip,huh?" "Let us take a look here." "It looks like she is pretty cute." "We could have a good time together." "We look good together." "I will go with you." "Leave her alone." "What I could do to her." "Leave her alone!" "I'll go with you." "Okay, then." "All right, well..." "Sorry to interrupt your meal, everyone." "I advise you to stay put long after we've gone." "[Police sirens approaching]" "(Will) Fuck!" "What the fuck did you do?" "Go!" "What the fuck did you do?" "I didn't do anything!" "Get down!" "Get down!" "Goddammit!" "How the fuck are we gonna get out of here?" "Fuck!" "[Thumps] Dammit, dammit!" "How the fuck are we gonna get out of here?" "The back door!" "Do you have the keys?" "Do you have the keys to the back door?" "I gave them to you." "You gave them to me?" "I don't fucking have them!" "Who has the back door keys?" "Who has the fucking keys?" "Goddammit!" "Did you tell somebody to call the police when you were back there?" "No." "Why would you fucking do that?" "I didn't call anyone." "You are a fucking liar!" "I didn't call anyone." "[Phone ringing]" "[Helicopters approaching]" "[Ringing]" "Answer the fucking phone!" "Nobody move!" "Keep your hands on your fucking heads!" "Hello?" "Yes." "Yes." "Yeah." "They wanna talk to you." "Really?" "No shit!" "You should talk to them." "Why?" "Why?" "So they can negotiate a deal with me?" "Use their psychology on me?" "Maybe get in touch with my mom, have her make one last pleading phone call?" "What do you think, Hope?" "Then they will ask me to let a couple of the people go." "I know that game." "Let me think that I'm in control of the situation" "No, thanks." "No." "Tell them forget it." "Oh, and tell them if that phone rings again," "I'm gonna kill someone." "He doesn't wanna talk to you." "Tell them." "He says if you call back, he will kill someone." "Hang up the phone." "(officer over megaphone) We need you to put the weapon down" "Put your hands above your head and exit the building" "What are you doing?" "It's not too late." "Really?" "Listen to them." "[Ringing]" "What the fuck?" "Get up!" "What the fuck did I tell them?" "Get back." "Goddammit!" "[Phone ringing]" "[Loud bang] [People shout]" "(male voice) Shit!" "[phone ringing]" "Fuck you!" "I didn't do that." "You made me do that." "Oh, baby, you are right, it's my fault." "Don't fuck with me, Hope, all right?" "Baby, listen, just give me the gun." "No, I'm not gonna give you the gun!" "Shut up!" "Just shut up for a second!" "I know a way out of here." "Come on, they are coming!" "All right, nobody do anything fucking stupid, all right?" "Huh?" "What?" "Where the fuck are you going?" "We can go out that window." "What if they see us?" "They won't see us." "Yeah?" "And what if they do?" "Well, I will be your hostage." "So what, you are not mad at me for killing that woman?" "She wasn't a happy person." "You probably did her a favor." "So you are going with me as my girlfriend?" "How can I not love someone who is willing to die for me?" "Baby, I love you." "Oh, I fucking love you." "I love you." "I want you so bad." "(Hope) I love you, babe." "I wanna fuck you." "I'm gonna fuck you!" "Oh, God." "I want you so bad." "Baby, we gotta get the hell out of here!" "We gotta get out!" "You are right." "You are right." "Cover your eyes." "Aah!" "Aah!" "Fuck!" "Give me the gun." "No." "I thought we were together again." "So what are you gonna do, are you gonna shoot me?" "You know what?" "You don't have it in you." "You can't kill me." "Don't tell me what I can do!" "Stop being such a stupid, fucking bitch and give me the gun, Hope!" "Hey, Billy." "This is Vince,Rob." "How are you doing, man?" "Rob." "What do you need?" "A hundred bucks." "How are you doing?" "Good." "How are you?" "You kids have fun." "All right, man." "(Rob) That is the spirit, buddy." "Drink up." "Easy, easy." "Stop it!" "Wake up!" "Huh?" "Hey, hey." "Are you awake?" "Why don't you tell Keith that I'm gonna take her out of here." "Okay." "We're gonna stand up, all right?" "Put your arm here." "Yeah, okay, I'm lying." "Okay, I'm lying." "But you never know what might happen tonight." "Something might happen." "[Whispers] She is in the bathroom." "She OD'd." "Thomas is gonna get her out of here." "Did she come back with those guys?" "I don't like them." "Fucking Hope." "You got any money?" "Yeah, I figured." "[Bang]" "[Gasps]" "Where are you taking me?" "Don't worry, you are gonna be fine." "Just relax." "I did the same shit, you know." "I was always running around looking for something to fill me up." "It made me realize that I was just running from myself." "I don't wanna go back to where I've been." "Look." "If you are anything like me, and you wanna live, then the only place that you can really be is right here." "Right now." "[Sniffs]" "Why did you help me?" "Someone once did the same for me." "[Hanging Tree starts playing]" "(female voice) # Pick me up #" "# By the drive-in show #" "# Project your dreams #" "# To the radio #" "# What do you see #" "# In the midnight love #" "# Is it me?" "#" "# It's only what you know #" "# I #" "# I'd never fake for you #" "# I #" "# I'll raise the stakes For you #" "# I #" "# Gave up the take for you #" "# But I #" "# I #" "# I will not break for you #" "# Hanging tree #" "# By the wishing well #" "# Holds promises #" "# You can never tell #" "# Come close to me #" "# Whisper in my ear #" "# What is good to me #" "# My secrets I can't tell #" "# I'd never fake for you #" "# I'll raise the stakes For you #" "# Gave up the take for you #" "# But I #" "# I #" "# I will not break for you #" "# Hanging tree #" "# Hangs over me #" "# Hanging tree #" "# Hangs over me #" "# The hanging tree #" "# Hangs over me #"