[JOE] Hi there, Myron [MYRON] Hows it hanging? [JOE] Ive got a date with Sheldrake [MYRON] Im shooting a Western down at Fox [JOE] How can you work with Darryl? [MYRON] We should talk [JOE] Gotta run [BOTH] Lets have lunch [MARY] Hi, Mr. Gillis [JOE] You look great! [MARY] Im up for an audition [JOE] Sheldrake is driving me insane [MARY] Dont forget me when youre casting [JOE] We should talk [MARY] Gotta run [BOTH] Lets have lunch [JOE] Morning, Joanna [MARY] Hi, there Myron [JOANNA] Who are you meeting? [MYRON] You look great [JOE] Sheldrake, but do I need it [MARY] Ive spent the last month fasting [JOANNA] Im handing in my second draft [MYRON] Im shooting a Western down at Fox [JOE] Id really love to read it [MARY] Dont forget me when youre casting [JOANNA] We should talk [MYRON] We should talk [JOE] Gotta run [MARY] Gotta run [ALL FOUR] Lets have lunch [JOE, spoken] Yeah, I had an appointment with Mr. Sheldrake [JONES, spoken] Name? [JOE, spoken] Gillis. Joseph Gillis [JONES, spoken] All right, sir, you know your way? [JOE, spoken] Yeah [FIRST FINANCEMAN] We want the keys to your car [SECOND FINANCEMAN] Youre way behind with the payments [FIRST FINANCEMAN] Dont give us any fancy footwork [SECOND FINANCEMAN] Give us the keys [JOE] I only wish I could help I loaned it to my accountant He has an important client down in Palm Springs Felt like shooting the breeze [FIRST FINANCEMAN] Are you telling us you walked here? [JOE] I believe in selfdenial Im in training for the priesthood [SECOND FINANCEMAN] O.K., wise guy, three hundred bucks [FIRST FINANCEMAN] Or were taking the car [SECOND FINANCEMAN] We have a court order [JOE] I love it when you talk dirty [SAMMY] Bless you, Joseph [JOE] That you, Sammy? [SAMMY] How do you like my harem? [JOE] How come you get such lousy breaks? [SAMMY] One learns to grin and bear em [GIRLS] This is the biggest film ever made [JOE] Whatre you playing? [ANITA] Temple virgin [DAWN] Handmaiden to Delilah [JOE] Lets have lunch Gotta run Youve got to find me a job Im way behind with my payments I thought you were meant to be my agent I need some work [MORINO] I only wish I could help This town is dead at the moment Theres been this slowdown in production [JOE] Who is this jerk? [MORINO] Hes my wunderkind from Broadway Every major studio wants him [YOUNGER MAN] Playing one against the other [JOE] What I need is three hundred bucks [MORINO] Maybe what you need is a new agent [JOE] Hello, Artie [ARTIE] Joe, you bastard! [JOE] You never call me any more [ARTIE] Found a cuter dancing partner How are things? [JOE] Not so great [ARTIE] Will this help? Twenty bucks? [JOE] Thanks, youre a pal [ALL, spoken] Good morning, Mr. DeMille [SHELDRAKE] This is Sheldrake Bring some water Get me that shithead Nolan Nolan, sweetheart Great to talk This draft is so much brighter Youre the best Even so Ive hired another writer [SECRETARY, spoken] Mr. Gillis [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Joe! What the fuck brings you here? [JOE, spoken] You wanted to see me [SHELDRAKE, spoken] I did? What about? [JOE, spoken] Bases Loaded. Its an outline for a baseball picture [SHELDRAKE, spoken] So, pitch [JOE, spoken] Its about a rookie shortstop. Hes batting .347. The kid was once mixed up in a holdup. Now hes trying to go straight [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I think I have read this Somebody, bring in what weve got on... [JOE, spoken] Bases Loaded. [SHELDRAKE, spoken] ...Bases Loaded. [JOE, spoken] Theyre pretty hot for it over at Twentieth [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Good! [JOE, spoken] But can you see Ty Power as a shortstop? [ENSEMBLE] Lets have lunch [BETTY, spoken] Heres that Bases Loaded material, Mr. Sheldrake I made a twopage synopsis for you, but I wouldnt bother to read it [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Why not? [BETTY, spoken] Its just a rehash of something that wasnt very good to begin with [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Meet Mr. Gillis. He wrote it [ENSEMBLE] We should talk [SHELDRAKE, spoken] This is Miss Kramer [BETTY, spoken] Schaefer. Betty Schaefer. And right now, Id like to crawl into a hole and pull it in after me [JOE, spoken] If I could be of any help... [BETTY, spoken] Im sorry, Mr. Gillis, I couldnt see the point of it [JOE, spoken] What sort of material do you suggest? James Joyce? Dostoyevsky? [BETTY, spoken] I think pictures should at least try to say a little something [JOE, spoken] I see youre one of the message kids I expect youd have turned down Gone With the Wind [SHELDRAKE, spoken] No, that was me [ENSEMBLE] Gotta run [BETTY, spoken] And I guess I was disappointed Ive read some of your other work and I thought you had some real talent [JOE, spoken] Yeah, that was last year. This year I felt like eating [BETTY, spoken] Well, Im sorry, Mr. Gillis [SHELDRAKE, spoken] Thank you, Miss Kramer Well, looks like Zanucks got himself a baseball picture [ENSEMBLE] We should talk Gotta run Lets have lunch [JOE] Youve got to give me some work Ill take whatevers on offer There must be some shit that needs a rewrite Throw it my way [SHELDRAKE] I only wish I could help Theres no spare shit at the moment Remember the greatest writers starved in garretts Didnt care about pay [JOE] Are you trying to be funny? [SHELDRAKE] I believe in selfdenial Gives a man some moral backbone [JOE] Can you loan me three hundred bucks? [SHELDRAKE] Im sorry, Gillis. Goodbye [JOE] I just love Hollywood [MORINO] Lets pencil Thursday morning [MYRON] Morning, Joanna[CLIFF] Whereve you been hiding?[SAMMY] Hi there, Lisa[MYRON] Howre you doing?[KATHERINE] I hate this weather[CLIFF] You look great[LIZ] RKO are ok![MARY] Whatre you doing?[JOANNA] You look great[GIRLS] This is the biggest film ever made [CLIFF] Im trying to make my mind up[MARY] Guess I was born to play her [DAWN] What is my motivation? [JOANNA] You look great[SAMMY] Theyre talking nominations [LIZ] You should go work for Warners[MYRON] Is your new script with Sheldrake?[MORINO] Im very close to Sheldrake [ARTIE] We shoot next month[SAMMY, SANDY, ARTIE, MORINO, MYRON] Gotta run [JOHN] Lets drive to Vegas this weekend[KATHERINE, JOANNA] Lets have lunch [ANITA] You look great[JOANNA] Im handing in my second draft[MARY] Its between me and Dietrich [KATHERINE] Ive landed a big Broadway show[ADAM] Im gonna work for Metro[CLIFF] Lets have lunch [MARY] Lets have lunch[GIRLS] Lets have lunch, this is the biggest film ever made[MYRON] Id really love to read it [CLIFF] Id know just how to light you [JOHN] Lets have lunch[JOHNLISA] It wont work[MORINO] Lets pencil Thursday morning[GROUP 1] We should talk [GROUP 2] Gotta run [ALL] Lets have lunch! Hi, good morning Arent we lucky? Going to work with Cukor Paramount is paradise Movies from A to Zukor We should talk, gotta run [GROUP 1] Lets have lunch [GROUP 2] We should talk [GROUP 1] Gotta run [GROUP 2] Gotta run [ALL] Lets have lunch! [JOE, spoken, to BETTY] Come to get your knife back? Its still right there, right between my shoulder blades
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