Basically, we're all just a little
close to this thing right now,
and we need some fresh eyes.
What we're hoping to get out
of you guys today is feedback.
Some notes that are a
little bit more objective.
Notes that express
what you feel work
and doesn't work
about the movie.
So what we have here is basically a
marriage of convenience, in a sense,
we have a film that we'd like to
test in front of an audience,
a film that we're editing, and
your teacher, Mr. Federico,
the great Professor Federico,
sorry I omitted that,
who used to be my great
professor at one point,
needed a
two-hour class to kill.
So I'm going to say this knowing full
well that most of you will forget it
or dismiss it,
but these forms that my
handsome assistant editor,
D-Money,
is handing out...
It's Darryl.
They're not a forum for you
to try to impress us
with how clever you are,
or to tell us how
shitty the movie is.
We know the movie has problems.
We know it's imperfect.
That's one of the reasons
we're here.
What we're looking for from
you guys today is basically
comments that are constructive,
ideally in a way that will allow
us to make the movie better
in the editing room as we
continue to play with it.
So how about a nice warm round of
applause for the assistant editor.
Let's give it up to my
prodigal student, Nick.
Do you have a question?
Yeah, um, is Jamie
Kirkland gonna be here?
Yes, Jamie Kirkland
will be here.
Mmm-hmm. In case you
guys don't already know,
actresses love it when you
criticize their work publicly.
They take it extremely well,
so, uh, no, she won't be here,
but the director and the
producer of the film...
...will be here, and they could field
any questions that you might have.
Which reminds me, if you
guys would be kind enough
to silence your phones and other
gadgets I'd appreciate it.
Okay, guys, thanks again,
hope you enjoy the film.
Darryl, sit down
for a second, please?
It's not a big deal
or anything,
and I don't want to make it
something that it's not...
Fine, but I do want to
get back in there, man.
This'll just take a second and
it's generally pretty positive.
Okay?
Since you started dating...
- Liana.
- Liana, yeah, I know her name.
Which has been, what, two or three
months, something like that?
- A little more.
- A little more.
You've been much more
focused at work.
You're much more
engaged and enthused,
and, creatively, I think
you're coming up with some of
the best stuff I've ever seen you come
up with in our three years together.
- Just phenomenal stuff.
- Thank you.
I agree with that. I agree
with that, definitely.
And in the moments when you're not
constantly fighting with each other,
I think you're
generally really happy.
- I am.
- And I can see that every day.
I am, man.
I agree with that, man.
- I'm gonna go back in there.
- Okay.
I know you don't like to watch,
but I like to watch the movie.
I know you do. This is
what I'm getting at.
That being said, I've
noticed recently...
...that some
of the energy
that's been freed up through
your relationship with...
- Liana. Why is it...
- Liana, right.
- Liana.
- 'Cause it's a weird name.
- It's not a weird name.
- It's uncommon. It's an uncommon name.
Some of that energy
has been replaced by...
...constantly having
to deal with her.
It's like the pendulum
has swung the other way.
Okay, I'm gonna stop you right there,
and I'm gonna say you're wrong.
If you notice, I stopped drinking,
- I'm, like, more focused... - Shh.
- I care about my body more...
- Shh.
Here it comes.
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
- This is gonna be brutal.
- That was the big joke, too.
That was probably
one of our best jokes.
So, uh, what was your
favorite part of the film?
"The beagle."
Actually, I wrote that.
Okay, but then, what was
your least favorite?
"I was really upset
when the beagle died."
They formed an attachment,
that's something.
Sure.
Here's a good one. "I want
to fuck Jamie Kirkland."
Me, too.
Well, see, that's another
positive, right there.
- Yeah.
- Very positive.
People are attracted
to the star.
Yeah, one of my
honors students.
This whole thing is a wash, man. I
didn't even want this to happen.
I mean, clearly what the cards suggest
is that people are the most confused
about whether or not it's a light
romantic comedy about a dog-walker,
or a dark, cautionary tale
about pet euthanasia.
These cards are like tea leaves, they can
mean whatever you want them to mean.
Look, we have three weeks until we have
to lock the film for its premiere.
I say we roll up our sleeves,
try to address these tonal
issues as best as we can.
If it doesn't work,
it doesn't work.
Have you seen Broadcast News?
81/2, Shadows, Faces, Last
Tango in Paris, Scarecrow?
Yes.
I mean, no one's like... No one
in real life is like, uh...
"Excuse me, are you
a quirky waiter?
"Or you
a depressed waiter?"
It's not that... It's
like you're a complicated
complex human being. That's what I'm...
That's this film.
I think we're all set,
thank you very much.
I need help. I need help, Darryl.
I need help.
- What are you doing?
- Um, yeah.
Well, I think you guys are
both making some, um...
Some good points, but I
think, at the end of the day,
we're kind of all
on the same page here.
Are you fucking listening?
Are you listening
to a word we've said?
We're on opposite
pages right now.
Like, this page right here says...
It's got a big giant dick on it.
And it says, "The movie blowed."
All right? This here, "What's
your favorite part of the film?"
"The bad acting."
That's why we have
these editors.
So they can fix the bad acting.
What... What now?
It's morning time.
It's morning time.
Mmm. Do you need
that light on?
Yeah. I need light
to see things.
Yeah?
Hello, boobs.
I love the smell of boobs
in the morning.
It's great.
Thank you.
How many times did you snooze
through the alarm this morning?
Like 45, 50?
I'm having a really hard
time getting up lately.
- Mmm-hmm.
- How was the screening?
- It went okay.
- Yeah?
Everything went
better than I feared.
I think we got a lot of, um...
You know...
I feel like if I talk about it I'm not
going to be able to go back to sleep.
Well, then go back to sleep.
Okay.
You know, I can't help but think that
if our roles were reversed right now
I would be a lot
more considerate
and courteous than you're
being right now to me.
And you're somehow punishing me for
being able to sleep in later than you.
James Dean swag, leather
jacket, white T-shirt
Rolled up sleeves, nigga
lookin' like a greaser
The time has come.
Say goodbye to
Rodney the Doorman.
What are you doing?
- You know what I'm doing.
- No!
What are you doing? That's Rodney's
moment to shine, right there.
Are you serious?
The movie's 20 minutes
too long, Darryl.
All right? The fifth
reel's dragging.
This guy's monologue has been on
the chopping block since day one.
- Yo!
- We talked about this.
This is not even
a bad scene, man.
I'm not saying it's a bad scene, it just
doesn't fit in this particular movie.
Look, this is why the
good Lord created DVDs.
Right? For deleted scenes
just like this one.
Yo, this brother
does a good job.
- A real good job.
- This who does a good job?
- This brother.
- You're gonna make it racial now?
I'm not making it racial, man.
This is Rodney's moment to
shine right here, okay?
This is Morgan Freeman
trailer talk right here.
No, look, she's already
made her mind up.
She loves Paul, she's gonna marry
Paul, he adds nothing new to that.
He's just getting in the way of
the whole ending of the movie.
- You're wrong.
- Look, I don't get pleasure out of doing this.
- You do! I know you do.
- I don't.
You knew I liked this,
and you wanna cut it out.
Look, think of it this way.
We're like surgeons... This is bullshit.
You've said this before.
We're like surgeons, and
this is malignant growth,
and we need to splice it out.
Did I ever tell you this?
Kevin Costner
was deleted from The Big Chill.
Did you know that?
Fuck Kevin Costner.
Exactly.
Nick! Here!
Mike, I got a 7:30 dinner
reservation, I can't...
Get the fuck in here.
- What's up?
- New project.
Okay... We start shooting
in two weeks, okay?
I tell the director you're
the man, you got the job.
You can stay right here, jump
right on to the next one.
Okay. I was actually curious to
see if you'd ask me about this.
- Okay.
- There is one thing.
- Is it a money thing?
- Yes.
- I can't work for less.
- Fine.
But it's all I got.
I'll get you an intern...
No, no. I'm not working with an intern.
Absolutely not.
I cannot afford two editors.
Well, then get
one shitty editor.
What do you want me to say?
Darryl and I have been
working together for years.
- Great!
- We're a team.
He's your wet nurse.
We complement each other.
Okay? He does all
the technical stuff,
all the organizational stuff,
he keeps everything tidy.
Whatever!
Learn that shit.
No, no, the point is,
I don't want to.
If he does all that stuff, it allows
me to focus on the editorial stuff.
To do a good job on
making the movie better.
Okay? That's why
we're a perfect team.
- I'm not kidding.
- I'm not kidding either!
- Fine!
- Fine!
Fine.
Fine which way?
My way.
Fine.
Okay. Well,
what does that mean?
You're selfish.
I'm just saying that sometimes
when we're intimate
you only think about yourself.
Okay. Is this about
last night?
Last night, I just...
I got overexcited.
That's what you do to me!
It's not like I didn't
try to get you off.
You get so defensive!
Baby, how can you say something
offensive like you just said to me
and expect me not
to get defensive?
You just don't
see possibilities.
What does that mean, baby?
You keep saying that. I
don't know what that means.
All right?
Every other night
- you're coming two or three times...
- Darryl... Shh.
Keep your voice down.
And the one time
I'm a minute man
you act like it's affecting our
relationship or something.
Don't talk to me like that.
Like what?
With that tone!
- That tone in your voice.
- I don't have a...
Baby, I naturally
have a deep voice.
Okay. Okay. Baby?
- Baby.
- What?
Okay. I hear
what you're saying.
All right? I do.
Next time I have a quick situation...
Mmm-hmm?
I'll go down
on you. Okay?
Fine. That's all
I wanted you to say.
See, this is why
compromise works.
You're right. A lot of the stuff that
you say, like, it resonates in me.
Good.
Wake up!
Talk to me.
No!
Get off. Mmm-mmm.
- Get off!
- Nope. This is it. I'm stuck.
I wanna sleep, seriously.
But this is the only time I ever
get to talk to you anymore.
We'll talk later.
- Nope.
- You just don't wanna go to work.
Don't make me go.
If I tell you something,
will you get off me?
Maybe.
I've been offered
to cut another movie.
- Really?
- Mmm-hmm.
That's great.
It's great, but the budget's not
gonna allow them to hire Darryl.
Hmm.
I know,
and I fought for him, too.
That's really too bad.
I could take less money
I guess.
Mmm-mmm. No, you can't do that, 'cause
you need to get rich so I can quit
and become a real
housewife of New Jersey.
You're right, I can't.
But you're a good boy for even
thinking about doing that.
My mom always
used to tell me that
every man wants to hear
that he's a good boy.
- Oh, yeah?
- That's what she said.
Well, you are a very,
very, very good boy.
- You're in a good mood.
- Mmm-hmm.
- Yep.
- What's going on?
- I wanna have sex with you.
- Excuse me?
I wanna do it.
First of all,
it's way too early.
Oh, yeah?
Secondly, you're gonna be
extremely late to work.
I know.
Thirdly, I have to be
romanced a little bit more.
I'm not that easy.
- What if I, uh, romanced you right now?
- Uh-oh, don't...
- Don't do that.
- Do you like that?
Can I help you?
Oh! You don't even
need to be romanced.
That's not for you.
- Who's it for?
- That's for the mattress.
- Please?
- Okay. All right.
I gotta pee first though.
- Will you brush your teeth, too?
- So demanding!
But is there some sort of
supervisor I can talk to?
Oh, you're your own
supervisor. Okay.
Well, in that case...
Hello? Hello?
No, no, no, I'm in an elevator,
I can't call you back.
No, it took forever
for me to talk to you
- and to get through because of your...
- Hey, dog, dog!
- Oh, shit!
- Where's the door-open button?
I just have a key.
It's not working!
You should let go
of that leash.
Okay. What do we do?
What the fuck!
- Let go. Let it go.
- Okay.
- No, the leash, let it go!
- Oh!
Oh, my God. Oh!
- Baxter!
- Move, watch out, watch out!
Whoa, you have a knife?
Eagle Scout.
It's the highest rank attainable
in the Boy Scouts of America.
- Hi.
- Hey. Uh...
Sorry to interrupt the process.
I was actually
looking for Adrian?
Hi I'm Nick Burger. I'm the editor.
Hey!
Jamie Kirkland, I'm, uh...
Yeah, I know who you are.
Adrian's out sick today.
Is there anything
I can help you with?
Well, I just came by to check
out some of the scenes.
Do you mind if I stick
around for a bit, or...
You wanna sit down?
- Yeah, that'd be great.
- Yeah, sure, you wanna have a seat?
Cool, thanks.
Honestly, I think more people were
worried about the dog dying...
- Did you have one of those animal cruelty...
- Oh, yes!
The ASPCA, or whatever it is?
I couldn't get the initials down,
but, yeah, we had one of those.
Just monitoring the dog, making
sure the dog was happy...
It was hard core!
- Hey!
- Hey, this is my assistant editor,
- D-Money.
- It's Darryl.
- Hey, how you doing?
- You remember Jamie.
- Nice to meet you.
- Good to see you.
No, we actually met
at the wrap party.
I don't know if you remember.
Oh, shit. Yeah, I do.
Yeah, we danced
to Thriller together.
Great, it was fun,
a lot of fun.
I didn't get a chance to
tell you this at the time,
but I'm, like, a big
fan of your work.
The new show you're on,
I love it.
- Thank you.
- I love it, it's great.
What's your favorite episode
of the show that she's on?
Like a real standout
episode, I'm just curious.
Okay, that's awkward. You
don't have to answer that.
My favorite episode by far...
I mean, they're all great,
but the one that
really stood out
is when your character
Dana Dixon
is finally reunited
with her long-lost brother,
Crash Dixon, when he comes
back from Afghanistan.
- Yeah.
- And the way it kind of very organically
- works toward this very moving ending.
- Right.
I thought was very well done.
Yes, that was one of my
favorite episodes as well.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
That was a good one, yeah. Do you
have a different one, though?
- The first one was good.
- Oh, the pilot!
Yeah, the pilot.
The pilot episode.
That's awesome.
It just kind of introduced
all the characters,
and everyone, you
got kind of a taste
for who the characters were. All
that stuff was great. I just, um...
Did you look at my scene yet?
No, actually, I dove
into the elevator scene.
Kind of... Sort of
playing with that again.
- I've shown it to Jamie.
- Yeah. It's actually really funny.
Yeah, she liked it,
I think it's cutting well.
Oh, okay, you
didn't look at it.
I'm not, I'm just saying, like,
all this being yours
is a little unbelievable.
You're so stupid.
I'm not judging you, baby.
You know, I've dated
girls before you.
Yeah, I'm sure you have.
Here we go.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- What?
I wanna tell you something.
I love you.
Are you being for real?
Are you making fun of me?
I'm serious.
No, no, I'm not
making fun of you, no!
No, I wanted to tell
you the same thing.
Me, too, I wanted
to say I love you.
I love you, too.
It's, like, we could
wait to tell each other,
but I feel it. And what's the
point of not telling you?
I totally agree.
I totally agree, baby.
So, who are we meeting up with?
Do you remember the producer who
wants to put me in the show?
Yes. I do remember you
telling me about that.
- Yeah, well...
- This is him?
Yeah. Right here?
Ah, cool. Look at
you networking.
I should be networking.
Hey! Darryl...
Darryl.
What's up, man?
- Alejandro.
- Alejandro.
Nice to meet you, man.
Right this way.
Okay, baby.
Do you need a ride somewhere?
You know what? It's a nice night
for a walk, man. I'm cool.
You sure? Yeah.
It is. Have a nice night there, man.
Take care, brother.
Have a good night. All
right, man, you too.
Get her home safe.
What?
Wait, wait.
So what happened?
She tells me
she loves me, right?
Mmm-hmm. And then...
- In the car...
- Before she gets in the car.
Before she gets in the car.
She tells me she loves me,
and then I take her
to this car, and then
he gives her a ride home.
Who's he? I thought you
were on a date with her.
I told you, man, he's
like a show producer.
Oh, okay, he's a show producer.
Right.
And what time of night is this?
Like, 12:00 in the morning.
- Midnight?
- Yeah, it was late.
- Oh, that's late.
- Well, just let me finish.
Well, that's late,
that's important.
That's why I thought
it was a problem.
But she says he's legit and,
like, he's a real show producer.
All right, let's go to, like,
Oh, perfect, okay.
It's already there.
Okay, great. Yeah,
okay, wonderful.
So you know what's going on here... You
guys know that I got Yoga at 3:00.
That's a hard-out
for me.
Yeah. It's at the top
of our minds.
- Good.
- Yeah.
So why don't you hop up there,
we'll test your levels.
Try it a few times.
All right, so I'm basically just
playing this guy who's running
- away from a dog.
- Yeah. Exactly.
And be a little bit, uh,
out of breath.
You know, and freaked
out a little bit.
- Ready?
- All right, let's hit it.
Hey, why's this dog chasing me?
Why is the dog chasing me?
- Somebody get the dog.
- "The dog's gonna bite me."
The dog's gonna bite me!
Somebody stop him!
Yeah, just loosen it up.
Have a little more fun
with it, you know, like...
- Yeah.
- The dog's... The dog's gonna bite me!
That's good,
keep the looseness,
and now give it a little
more character, like...
Like, give it, like, um...
Give it like a little
urban sensibility.
You know?
- You want it blacker.
- Blacken it up.
All right.
You don't know any other
black people, do you?
Just try it.
Uh...
Somebody stop this dog!
Somebody get... This
dog don't got a leash!
Goddamn this dog gonna get me!
If this dog gets me, I'm
gon' probably get rabies.
This dog is gonna bite my ass.
Yeah, good, good. Save it,
save it for the real thing.
That was good.
Well? What do you think?
You want me to cue that up?
Yeah, see if those levels work,
and then we'll
do the real thing.
Okay, so it's midnight,
she's in this
show producer's car...
Bottom line, all right.
I don't think this girl... I
know she would not cheat on me
right in front of my face...
You know, she did say
she loved you, so...
I don't know why she would
have lied about that.
I'm sorry, you... This
is between him and I.
I'm not trying to be a jerk...
You're having a conversation
in the same room as me.
I understand that, we're
working together...
But I just need you to
stay out of my business.
Let's just focus
on the session.
I would love to finish
this movie before I die.
- So let's just...
- Me, too.
- Keep focused.
- I'm with you on that.
All right, so she doesn't
hit me back last night,
but she texted me this morning.
Let me show you
what she sent me.
- She sent you this this morning?
- Just this morning.
"Hey, babe, I know you're busy, just want
to tell you how much I appreciate you."
Sweet.
I don't know, man.
Could be dealing with some sort of mad,
evil genius I've never encountered before.
I'm all cued up.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Let's try a few. Let's just roll a
bunch in a row and see what happens.
Remember, you're afraid,
you're energetic, and there's
a little bit of, you know,
urban-ness.
- Ready?
- Okay.
Put this motherfucking dog
on a leash!
That was perfect for me, guys.
I think we got it.
So, how did you guys meet?
Me and Amy, or Darryl and I?
Oh, let me tell her.
I saw his brown eyes from
across the room... No.
You and Amy.
Me and Amy.
Well, Amy had fallen off the
platform of the B train...
Oh, my God. And the train was
rolling into the station
and caught on fire.
No, that's not true.
He's playing.
That's not true.
We met on the Internet.
Boring. It's lame, I know.
It's kind of lame.
That's very lame.
Boring!
What are you going to do? But
this guy, me and him met...
I was teaching at
New York Film Academy.
And somehow... I still don't know how
you got ahold of my e-mail address.
But somehow he got
ahold of my e-mail address
and started stalking me
for a year.
The same thing happened
with me, but on Facebook.
Don't put me out there
like that.
Don't put me out there, but yes.
Stalker, right here.
The squeaky wheel
does get the grease.
And then a little while later,
I was editing a short film,
which was a total
nightmare project...
Right, so I come in, and I take
care of everything, you know.
Handle it like a boss does, 'cause
I'm the boss. I do boss shit.
You know this, baby. I don't even
know why I'm telling you this.
He pulled some boss shit on it
and retrieved the media,
totally saved my ass.
He saved me untold
weeks of work.
He saved the producers
a lot of money,
and was a lot of fun
to work with.
- How about cheers to that?
- Cheers!
That's great!
I hate that you guys have a
more romantic story than us.
I have friends who do the Internet dating
thing, but I just... I could never.
- I could never.
- Mmm.
Nick, I don't wanna get
on you or anything, but
these carrots are
a little undercooked.
Darryl, that's not nice.
Nick knows I love his cooking.
The carrots are cooked perfectly.
They're al dente.
Okay, well, if that's French for
"not quite cooked," then sure.
They're al dente.
But I don't like them.
"Al dente" is Italian.
It's not French.
Oh, baby, he's getting...
Did you hear how
defensive he's getting?
You are being very rude.
How am I being rude?
Cheers. No?
It's good chicken.
No! No, no!
Stop, stop.
Please, save them.
You guys don't
deserve my carrots.
I want you to save
the good carrots!
No, you don't deserve them.
I don't deserve them? No.
- You didn't have any during dinner.
- I thought they were delicious.
I was saving them for lunch.
It's pearls before the swine.
No one gets them.
Wow.
One line, huh?
Yep, just one line,
but it's a pivotal line.
It's critical for the story.
I bet.
Okay. All right,
so when she's ready,
we're going to show you the scene
on that monitor over there.
- Okay.
- Okay. And, uh...
When you did it, I personally feel there
was only one take where you really, like,
really nailed it.
I think you're touching
your chest when you say it,
so I think there's a body
mike that's ruffled up.
- Oh, yeah.
- So that's what we're gonna try to...
So we're gonna
try to get that clean.
All right? Okay.
Where's Adrian?
Adrian is meeting with
distributors today, so...
Okay.
Okay, how we doing?
Um, okay, so you have to
just let me know
exactly what line
you want replaced.
I e-mailed this all to you.
Yeah, I didn't get it.
You didn't get the e-mail?
No.
It didn't go through?
I don't know if
your e-mail went through.
Why don't we open up your inbox and I can
show you that you probably got the e-mail?
Or we could just do it now.
Okay, the line is,
"I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that."
Okay. And who says it?
Who... Who's in
that booth right now?
- See that woman waving to you?
- Hi.
That's how we do it. The actor
who screwed up the line,
we bring them back in
to fix the line.
That's the... That's
the quirky system we have.
Cue the scene, please.
How you feeling?
You all right?
- I'm great.
- Need a water or anything?
I've got my apple juice.
Okay. Why don't you try it a few
times while she's getting ready?
The line? Yeah.
Okay. Um...
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
- What? Talk...
- No, no, it's good, it's good.
First of all, slow it
down a little bit.
But also, secondly,
I feel like when you...
And you'll see it when we show it to you,
but I feel like when you said it, like...
Maybe just try it
a little sexier.
Sorry, can you say that again?
I know that didn't sound sexy
just now when I said it.
I don't know, it was interesting.
Like, I got a whiff
for the first time, when you
said it that way, that,
you know, maybe
this is a girl who...
Maybe she likes being with a man
who is a little bit assertive.
Oh. Does she?
Maybe she likes being with a man who
talks a little bit dirty to her.
You know what I mean?
Does she? Yeah,
I know what you mean.
- Try it.
- Try what?
Try it the way I just
explained it to you.
Tell me how you want it.
You know how I want it. I
just told you how I want it.
I don't know how you want it.
I don't know you yet, but I
can give you what you like.
Tell me what you want.
Do it a little slower,
softer, and sexier.
You like it slow?
Yeah, I like it slow.
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
Good. Say it again.
So demanding.
Telling me what to do.
Say it again.
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
What did you say?
I said, I can't believe I let
you talk to me like that.
I'll talk to you any way
I goddamn please.
- Are you?
- Yeah.
You're gonna fucking
talk dirty to me?
And you're gonna say these
lines exactly how I want them.
Or else what?
Or else we're gonna do it
over and over and over again
until I get what
I fucking need from you.
I'm gonna say it to you
like you like it.
Otherwise I'm gonna
choke the fuck out of you
because I can't believe I let
you talk to me like that.
I'm gonna shove these lines down your
fucking throat and you're gonna want more.
I'm gonna want more, I'm gonna swallow
it, and I'm gonna fucking love it.
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
And you're gonna spit it back to me
exactly the way I fucking want it.
I can't believe I let you
talk to me like that.
Yeah, good. I think we're...
I think we're all set.
Okay, I'm gonna need,
like, 20 minutes.
- Look at all these.
- Okay, it's not my fault.
Well, whose fault... Did he
write all these winky faces?
- You wrote that, so that's... You're clearly leading him on.
- You know what?
No. No. No.
How long ago did you
break up with this guy?
Ew. Winky face?
Not winky face guy, the four-and-a-half
year relationship guy.
- Oh.
- Oh. The one.
The one. Yes.
Right. Mmm.
Uh, two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago?
Oh, okay, I thought it was further in the...
That's recent.
Wow, I'm sorry.
So the wound is still...
Still fresh.
Still bleeding.
- Gushing. Yeah.
- Still gushing.
- Wow, sorry.
- It's okay.
If you don't mind me asking,
what happened?
- I do mind you asking.
- It's okay.
- Why are you asking so many questions?
- I'm curious.
- You can feel free to ask me a question.
- Really? Okay.
Yeah. All right.
Have you ever been dumped?
I actually haven't
been dumped. I haven't.
Lucky you.
Yeah, I think it's... I think
it's by design, somehow.
In retrospect, I...
I think I tend to date
women who are...
Beneath you so
they won't dump you.
I wouldn't use the word
"beneath" me.
It's not in them
to do that, somehow.
And I think subconsciously
I'm aware of that
when I begin getting
friendly with them.
Well, he dumped me, and...
You know, it's okay.
I think that everyone...
It's healthy for everyone to be
dumped at least once in their life.
And also,
you know, smoking pot helps.
Have you been smoking a lot of pot?
Yeah.
- Really?
- Oh, yeah.
Like how...
Like every day?
All day.
Real... Are you high right now?
Yes.
- You are? You're high right now?
- Yeah.
Are you? Are you really? Yeah, what?
You can't tell?
- No, I can't tell at all.
- See, I'm a professional.
- My mom is a pothead.
- What?
- Yeah.
- She must be the coolest mom ever.
Uh...
I, uh... Yeah.
- I wouldn't exactly use those words.
- Okay, well...
She smokes every day.
- Wow. That's awesome.
- Yeah.
Okay, so what kind of long-term
effects am I in for?
Well, if you're anything like my
mother, you could expect a...
A general unawareness in how you
interact with other people.
Okay. I get that.
And a false impression that your
son is somehow your competition.
Oh.
- Mommy issues?
- Maybe a few little mommy issues.
I won't deny it.
More than a few? A
few more than a few.
Winky face.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, what's up, man?
- For me? Oh!
- Yeah. Take it.
Thanks, man. Thanks.
- Yeah, those are for you.
- These look great, man. These look great.
- Take a break.
- Yeah.
- Oh, man, everything's going good.
- Yeah?
Yeah. Everything's going
really good.
Can't wait to show you
this new cut, man.
The new cut looks amazing.
Some of the best work
I've ever done. Honestly.
You're gonna love it.
I hope you're gonna love it.
Oh, that's great.
You're a port in the storm,
Darryl, you know that?
You know, I come from a world
of different artistic mediums
that don't involve actors,
producers, cinematographers
or editors.
Yeah, man.
Everybody's got an opinion, you know?
Can't be easy.
All I wanted to do was make a
movie about my ex-girlfriend.
- I didn't know that.
- Yeah.
She was my first love, man.
Now she's dead.
Really?
Dead to me.
Wow.
Well, if you want my advice,
you got to be more
direct with these guys.
That's your job, right?
Director.
Maybe show up a little more.
You know, at the end of the
day, we're all just animals.
We follow the pack leader.
I'm really unhappy.
I feel you, man.
Like, taking Rodney's shit,
for example,
I love that shit, man.
That was the first stuff I
fell in love with off the bat.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- But we had to cut it.
Nick and I, you know, we
fought about that for a while,
but at the end of the day, I
trust his judgment, you know?
Yeah.
Wait a minute.
Did we talk about this?
I mean, hey, if you want that stuff
in the film, you should fight for it.
I'll follow you on that.
I love Rodney the Doorman.
I live large I make it work
Yeah, I make it work
Yeah, yeah
Childish Gambino lame
niggas never heard of it
Sick Boi is the crew fuck these
niggas with a dirty dick
Interesting.
"Jamie Kirkland and her
on-again, off-again boyfriend,
"Sebastian Artise,
were kissing all night.
"A close friend says, 'They couldn't
keep their hands off each other.
"'It was like
they just met.'"
This is a week ago, bro.
Dude, it's trash, all right?
You're reading trash.
- This is... Okay.
- Bullshit, yes.
Now how do you know?
- How do I know?
- Yeah.
'Cause I know. That's how I know, all right?
We're friends. We're pals.
Okay, well, this says,
"A close friend."
"A close friend"?
Probably the writer's mother.
Who's guessing.
You're not friends
with her, okay?
I know you think you are, but Jamie
Kirkland and you are not friends.
You understand that?
See, that's the thing. To
you, she's "Jamie Kirkland."
To me, she's just "J" Kirks.
All right?
That's even how I programmed her in
my phone when she gave me her number.
Oh, okay. You got her...
You got her phone number?
Mmm-hmm. Just "J" Kirks.
Anyway, she told me about the Sebastian guy.
It's nothing.
- She told you about Sebastian Artise?
- Mmm-hmm.
- She told you about this handsome Sebastian Artise?
- Mmm-hmm.
- Did she? Yeah?
- Mmm-hmm.
What'd she...
What'd she say?
Do I tell her
about you and Liana?
No!
Because she wouldn't give a shit,
but also because it's private.
I respect people's privacy.
It's very private.
And awesome.
It's a good thing
I don't care anymore,
'cause I'm not
a star-fucker like you.
See, Darryl, to me,
a friend is a friend.
That's the bottom line.
A friend is a friend.
I don't see fame
and I don't see race.
I'm not sure
this is a good idea.
Oh, come on. I've been playing with
my dad since I was six, all right?
He taught me everything.
Look, ask me anything.
Okay. Um...
What is better? A, um...
A full house or a flush?
You know what?
That's just insulting.
Okay, it's insulting.
Answer the question.
What's the answer?
I will have you know that I almost
took down a celebrity charity event
at the Mandalay Bay, baby.
You're gonna be better than
some of the people in there,
you're gonna be
worse than most, okay?
So your best bet... Listen
to me, is to play tight.
Play very, very tight.
Are you listening to me?
Is this getting through?
Yes, okay. Let's do it!
Let's do it!
Keep folding. Keep folding.
Watch the table.
That way, if and when you do bet,
people will respect your bet.
- Okay?
- Got it.
Don't bluff too much.
If you got a great hand, play
smart, but aggressively.
- Don't let anybody catch up.
- Wicked!
- Okay?
- All right, let's go!
- What happens if we're in the pot together?
- Uh, we check down.
- We what?
- We check it down.
Okay. I need you
to relax a little bit.
I can.
I can handle it.
What the fuck
happened in there?
Well, you said to wait for a great
hand and play aggressively.
Yeah, not against me.
I almost won, though.
No, you didn't almost win.
You were never gonna
win that hand, ever.
- Are you sure? Because I...
- Ever, ever!
No, I had a, um... Uh...
- A full house.
- Yeah.
Which would have given me
an even better full house.
So, remind me again
why you didn't win?
'Cause he got a flush. He got very,
very lucky and he got a flush.
Astronomically lucky.
- That was $1,800.
- I know!
That was fun.
- I'm glad you had a good time.
- I did.
And then after we drop her off,
could we go to 71st
and Columbus, please?
Thank you.
- You're done with me?
- I am done with you.
You are bad luck.
And I got to wake up early
and edit around your
God-awful performance.
Well, that's just rude.
What are you thinking about?
What do you think
about prenups?
Of prenups?
Well, I'm just curious.
And I won't be mad either
way, whatever you say.
I just think we
should talk about it.
Well, I can see why
certain people
get them, I guess.
But in the end, they're
not for me, I guess.
Why not?
I don't know.
I don't know, without sounding
cheesy about it, I feel like
marriage is a solemn promise.
You know, obviously I don't
think it's a solemn promise
to God or a higher power,
but it's a solemn
promise to you
and to myself.
And on some level,
I guess I feel, uh...
I don't know, maybe I deserve
to lose half of my shit
if I break that promise.
- Or half my shit?
- Or half your shit.
But I thought I'm gonna
be the rich one and
you're gonna be the
housewife of New Jersey.
I thought we agreed on that.
Because I kind of want one.
You want a prenup?
Is that okay?
It's a little pessimistic,
don't you think?
Well, I guess it was
more my dad's idea.
I knew it was your dad's idea.
I knew it the second
you brought it up.
I knew it was something your
dad planted in your mind.
What percentage
of this decision
is from something you feel or
something that your dad has told you?
Mmm-hmm.
And 20% my dad.
And...
I guess the other 20% is just
like societal influences.
Okay.
I'm glad you brought it up.
I really, really love you.
I love you, too.
That hair's
gonna light on fire.
- We're not rolling yet.
- Not very careful.
I need my lawyer here
right now.
How's that
water? Is it warm?
It is muy buenos.
Come on, are we almost ready?
I think we're about ready to go,
but we're gonna need
a half an hour longer.
Would you mind just
staying where you are?
I'm gonna be all pruned.
Want a book?
A magazine?
Flippers or goggles?
Manual freeze.
Nip slip number two.
- All right, mark that, but, uh...
- Marking.
This is fun and all, but we
should really get back to cutting
more minorities
out of the film.
What do you say?
This girl must have some daddy
issues if she's into you.
No offense.
She must have
some problems, though.
My impression of her is
she's lonely, she's bored,
she's going
through a break-up,
so there's some transitional
thing going on.
But, yes, she has shown an unclear
but obvious interest in me.
Fuck you, man.
I was editing that day.
It should have been me.
It's weird. I've never
had anyone like that
be kind of
interested in me before.
All right.
Let me be your
conscience for a second.
Do it.
I would definitely do it.
Amy's cool as hell,
but I would definitely fuck
this girl if I had a chance.
Maybe even if I was married,
which you are not.
And not just because she's hot.
Because she's famous and hot?
Exactly.
I just feel like, you
know, we have one life.
You know, like there's only one
spin on this merry-go-round.
And I know we disagree
on this a little bit.
Even though all evidence
supports my side of things.
- That's not true. It's not true.
- It is true, but...
- In my opinion...
- Fine.
There's nothing waiting
for us after we die.
In my opinion, that's it.
Like, that's
fade to black forever.
And if so, what we're talking
about here essentially is
a victimless crime.
Okay.
Now, on the other hand,
and I know you're probably
gonna disagree with this
because you don't
believe in God.
You're probably gonna
roll your eyes.
- I'm listening. I'm listening.
- Like you're doing.
But what if this is God
testing you?
Maybe this is God rewarding me.
I can't hear
what you're saying.
Just calm down.
What?
Yes, this is... I couldn't
leave any earlier.
This is as quick
as I could leave.
I'm trying.
I'm trying to get a cab.
I'm going as fast as I can.
It's rush hour. It's not
that easy to get...
Okay. Relax.
Let's just calm down.
Hey. What happened?
What's going on, Amy?
What's going on?
Hey. Hey.
It's okay.
It's okay.
What happened?
Is it family stuff?
Mmm-mmm.
- Is it work stuff?
- Yes.
Did you get fired? No.
- No.
- What happened?
I got a promotion.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
On the bright side of things,
and I think there
is a very bright side,
you're the youngest person in the history
of the company to get the promotion.
You're getting an assistant
all to yourself,
and you're gonna be
frigging rich.
You know?
You almost ready?
Yes, I just need, like,
That's what you said
Okay, but I actually
need 10 more minutes
of you not talking to me,
and I just need
to send this e-mail.
And if I can send it really
quickly, then I can go.
I just need you
to leave me alone.
What?
Amy, can you look
at me for a second?
Amy, I'm proud of you.
Okay?
You make me feel like a jerk
'cause I just want to go out
and celebrate great news.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
- Let's go and celebrate.
- I will.
I just need to finish this.
How long is it gonna take?
It's gonna take two seconds...
Who's that?
What?
Can I stay here tonight?
Really?
No. Fine.
- Fine.
- What happened?
She kicked me out, man.
So, go home.
Go home?
Home's mad far, man.
I gotta go all the way
back to Brooklyn?
- This is right next to the office.
- Is that Darryl?
Hey, Amy.
Hey. Do you have
any weed?
- I do.
- Yes!
All right. Just come in
for a minute.
Don't get too comfortable.
Baby, look,
all I did was ask about
the night with that guy.
All right? If you walked
me to some girl's car,
at 12:00
in the morning,
and I didn't get back to
you until the next day,
you would have
some questions, too.
How do I know
what you've been doing?
I haven't been doing anything.
I've been thinking about you.
I am not stupid. Okay?
I'm not stupid.
I just got jealous.
Okay?
Like you get jealous sometimes.
All right?
And I think
that's a good thing.
Just be really, really sweet.
And I wanted to tell
you that I love you.
Okay.
Okay?
I don't get you, Darryl.
You know what the
definition of insanity is?
You.
It's doing the same
thing over and over,
thinking that something's
gonna change.
I'm pretty sure that's not
the definition of insanity.
You don't respect me.
You talk to me like I'm nobody,
and, honestly, I am
sick and tired of it.
Baby...
Did your friend come?
What friend
are you talking about?
The friend that comes around a
couple of days every month.
Um, what are you asking me?
I think I'm being
pretty, pretty delicate
with the way I'm saying it.
Did your friend come,
she usually comes around a
couple of days every month,
and brings a pad with her?
Are you asking me
if I'm on my period?
I didn't say it like that.
Baby? Liana?
Baby?
Muffin?
You're misunderstanding what I'm saying.
What I'm saying is,
the sooner you acknowledge
that it's over...
It's not over.
The sooner you can allow the
healing process to run its course.
There's no healing, there's no course.
This is what we do.
We fight and we
get back together.
Sorry.
There's towels in there.
And there's a washcloth
and there's also
clean toothbrushes, so help
yourself to whatever you need.
And help yourself to coffee
or breakfast in the morning.
Awesome. Thanks, Amy.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
I'll be right there.
- Amy's the best.
- Mmm-hmm.
She is. All right,
you need anything else?
Nah, I'm cool.
Um, just a bedtime story.
A bedtime story?
Yeah. Tell me a...
What kind of bedtime story?
Something entertaining, man.
Something good. Come on.
All right, I got
a bedtime story for you.
Once upon a time,
in a land not that far away,
there was a young girl who
wanted to be a famous actress.
The most famous actress
in the whole world.
But to make ends meet in this
magical and expensive city
known as New York City...
She had to be a prostitute.
She had to get a job walking all sorts
of funny and eccentric little dogs.
And then, one day...
Okay, I get where
you're going with this.
She met a magical African
American named Rodney.
"Rodney, the man who opened
doors," they called him.
And she asked him,
"Rodney the Doorman,
"how do I become the most famous
actress of stage and screen?"
But poor Rodney. He could not
help this young starlet-to-be.
For, as it turns out, his advice
was entirely superfluous,
making him a character utterly
expendable and forgettable.
And therefore he was deleted
from our fairy tale
to strengthen it as a whole.
The end.
That story sucked.
I'm right, you're wrong.
Goodnight, sweet prince.
Rodney could've
helped that girl.
What are you laughing at?
Like you're the only
person who mentioned it.
Someone else could've
mentioned it.
Someone should've mentioned it.
Seven Pounds? Seven Pounds?
- Who was in that again?
- Will Smith!
Oh, it's a Will Smith movie.
Yeah, Seven Pounds was one
of the best movies ever made.
One of the best movies
ever made.
I swear to God,
Casablanca and Seven Pounds
- I'm right.
- That's a can...
It's come to my attention
that some editorial decisions
have started being made
without my awareness
or approval.
At some point,
and I'm not sure when,
you guys all sort of,
ganged up, turned on me, and
abandoned my vision for this film.
I think it's shitty.
I think it's immoral.
And at this point, I'd like
to just take the footage
and go home, please.
Fine, are we done?
'Cause I'm done.
Let's just take a breath
and talk this through. Okay?
All right,
let's talk it through,
but just know that that's
what I have to say about it,
and you're not gonna
talk me out of it.
Okay, we've heard
your statement,
now maybe we can
open up the floor
and you could hear
some of our thoughts.
In all honesty, Adrian, you're
not here that often. Okay?
You're basically never here.
And when you are here,
it doesn't seem like
you really wanna be here,
especially when Mike is around,
which is pretty much
all the time.
Clearly you guys have your own
history, your own baggage,
and I think that needs
to be resolved,
and that's a separate
conversation for a separate time.
But, I mean, Darryl and I, were basically
forced to direct actors and create
off-camera ideas for ADR session
that you don't even show up to.
No one asked you to do that.
Technically, Adrian, I did.
And I think we're doing
a really good job.
And I find out my friend's
son was cut out of the film.
No one told me anything.
Adrian, watch the film without
him in it and tell me
if you honestly miss him.
That's all I ask.
All right?
But it's your movie.
But this can't go on
for-fucking-ever.
Look, I was sick.
Jesus Christ, look at you, man.
I was home, I stayed home
'cause I was sick.
You come in
with this fucking note,
like a little kid who wants
to get a day off from school.
Adrian wants a sick day? "I'm
sick." "You're stealing my movie."
You're a fucking grown man.
In front of these guys you talk
to me like that? You know what?
You don't get to me.
You don't get to me.
You want to get to me,
you don't get to me.
Maybe I should get to you
once in a while, okay?
I'm a decent person,
you're not a nice guy.
I'm fine with that.
I think a lot of good stuff was
brought up in this meeting. Um...
We know how you feel now,
you kinda see our side, so...
I feel good.
This was a good meeting.
I'm doing my first film.
We finish up,
we have the wrap party,
it's like a month
after we finish.
I walk in,
and the first thing I hear
is this guy screaming,
"Hey, Jeremy!"
So I look at this guy, I've never
seen him before in my life,
- but he's very excited to see me, yes.
- To see you.
And he says to me, "You don't
know me, but I know you,
"I've been staring at your face
"for a couple of weeks."
The editor.
The editor.
I know what that's like. You feel like
you have this deep, intimate knowledge
of these actors that you've
never even met before.
They have no idea who you are.
That's the thing, you laugh with
these people, you cry with them,
you know, you go
to battle for them,
you do all this shit for them,
and they have no fucking
clue of your existence.
I remember Jamie came to
the office the other week.
And I went through
and I was like,
"I know her,
she must know me."
- Nope.
- No.
I did not.
It's like
a one-way mirror.
You know, it's like that
movie, It's a Wonderful Life.
Like, I go back in time and see all
these people that I, you know,
that I really loved,
and they have absolutely
no memory of me
being there before.
It's sad, in a way.
You know?
You gotta, like, double-Dutch,
it's like double-Dutch, you know?
Let the beat rock
I'm losing control
The piano man,
he sound like Billy Joel
Got music in my soul
You know I don't play
Be streaming downward Like
strawberry back in the shade
What's happened to empire
Like King Kong
Nick took Rodney out the
film Can't we get along?
What's wrong with you?
Me, I got a lot of swag
That's why I freestyle
Fuck a pen and pad
Catch me in the lab
Runnin' the show
Like Final Cut,
I'm a fucking pro
You knew I was gonna end right there?
That was so hot.
- We got this...
- type of thing.
She's loving me.
The one with the curly hair?
The curly hair, man! Look.
She's cute.
I'm not saying I would,
but I could fuck that girl.
I could definitely
fuck that girl.
Listen, Darryl, I don't want
to make this into a big deal.
Right, every time you say that, I
know it's gonna be a big deal.
So I'm prepared now.
- I'm somewhat ready for this, shoot.
- All right.
Mike had a chance
to chat with me recently,
and he wants me
to cut his new film.
Good. What's the film?
Uh, it's some vampire comedy, I don't
even know, he didn't really get into it.
Like Vampire in Brooklyn
or some shit.
But, um, the reason
I bring it up is because
the budget on the movie
is pretty tight,
and it won't allow him
to bring in two editors.
Um, and I told him, um, that
I'm not working by myself,
and I'm not dropping my quote,
and I said that
flat-out, verbatim.
Right, okay. Good, good.
All right? So...
- And he said...
- What'd he say?
He said he's gonna bring in
a college intern.
He's gonna bring in a student
intern to do my job?
That's what he said?
Yeah.
Okay, but did you tell him,
you told him about what I do,
about all the stuff
that I really do, right?
Yeah, of course.
I'm not saying you wouldn't
tell him, I'm just saying,
you know, you were open,
you told him,
you told him that 40% of the
work is probably mine alone.
- You told him all that.
- Yeah, yeah, I told him.
Okay, I'm just, I'm just
seeing if you told him that.
I told him everything
I needed to tell him, Darryl.
I told him everything.
I told him that,
you know, we've been working together
for years, that we're a perfect team,
that we complement each
other really, really well,
and I told him I think that's
a really poor decision,
and that I'm not
comfortable with it.
Okay, but you didn't
tell him no.
No, Darryl,
I didn't tell him no, okay?
I'm getting married,
I'm not in a position
where I can be turning down
jobs right now. All right?
Honestly, I felt I was
as loyal and as insistent
in that situation
as I could have
possibly have been without losing
that job, do you understand?
Yes, man, I was just
saying, making sure.
I mean, that's,
I get it. I get it.
I totally get it.
It's all right, man.
All right, and you know,
on the next film,
me and you are co-editors
the whole way.
And, like, that's still
completely my sincere intention.
- I know it is.
- Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Where'd Darryl go?
He's waiting for me downstairs.
He's gonna go see his girl.
Mmm...
I think I'm gonna
split a cab with him.
And it seems like you two guys
want the place to yourselves.
- Me and Louis?
- Louis and I.
We're friends.
Thanks for having us.
Of course.
Do I get a hug?
Yeah, you get a hug.
All right, I should go.
I'm gonna go.
Have a good night.
Okay.
- Hey man.
- What the fuck you doing here?
I got laid and I couldn't go back to sleep.
So I came in to work.
Thanks. Let's play poker.
What, you're gonna
be mad at me now?
Hmm? I texted you.
Where do we keep the drives?
Keep the drives? I don't keep them
anywhere, man, I leave them right here.
Where are they? I thought you locked
them up overnight, or something.
No.
Did they move 'em
to another room?
No, man.
No.
Adrian!
Adrian!
Adrian!
Rocky Balboa?
Italian Stallion?
I get it.
Dude, go away.
My daughter's napping.
I get her one day a week,
and you're ruining it.
Come on, man,
let us up for a minute, huh?
Let's talk this through
like adults.
Get off my stoop, all right? I
trusted you, and you betrayed me,
you snake in the grass!
Hey, that hurts, man. I
thought me and you were cool.
This is, okay... This is directed
more at Nick than at you, Darryl,
but I've yet to see where
your loyalties lie, okay?
I have to say, for now,
I'm a little disappointed.
Look, Adrian, I don't get paid any
more for being here right now.
Obviously we're here because we
believe in the project, Adrian,
that's why we're here.
Oh, yeah?
So, what, you like the movie?
- Yes!
- A lot of it, yeah.
What do you mean,
"A lot of it"?
Look, how about
I just come up, all right?
Nick will stay down here,
I'll come up
and let's just talk, all right?
How's that sound?
All right, you come up,
all right? Not you.
All right, stay put, bro.
Just me.
Oh, I got an idea,
I just thought of something.
Ready? Keep it still.
Keep it still.
Keep it still.
And...
Okay, move it over.
Yeah, look at that.
That's yours.
Let's write your name.
How do I spell it?
Um, K...
K...
- M...
- M...
R or A?
- A.
- A. Right, A.
KMA, starts with KMA.
So, Kmara?
- B.
- Oh, Kmab, right, of course.
I don't know what it
is with this project,
I just have this massive
case of senioritis.
I just don't give a shit about it
at all, and I just, I don't know...
I just can't wait
for it to end.
I don't give a shit
about my job either.
I've been, like, online, looking for
this purse that I saw on the street
for the past two hours that I have
absolutely no intention of buying.
How are we gonna support ourselves
forever if neither of us have a job?
Have you thought about that?
We need like a Robert Redford type with
millions of dollars who's willing to, like,
spend it all for one night
with my body.
How many years would that allow
us not to have to work for?
Ten years?
I don't know, five?
Five? With a body like yours,
are you kidding me?
We can get
more than five years.
I would say 10 years.
Fine, 10 years.
Oh, yeah,
I think that's reasonable.
But, you know,
obviously I'd have to insist,
that the sex
be extremely safe sex.
- Yeah, definitely with protection.
- Like, double condoms.
So, for one night,
two condoms, 10 years.
Yeah, that sounds reasonable to me.
I'll sign off on that.
- Okay, cool.
- All right.
Well, I'll hop on Craigslist
when I get home,
and we'll see
what we can cook up.
But you shouldn't forget that your job is
really great and you normally love it.
And it's a really cool job.
That is true.
Yeah, I hate my job, and I
always have, and I really...
I have no idea what else
I want to do.
Hey, Amy, I actually gotta,
I gotta get going.
- Let me call you back in a little while.
- No.
Don't go yet. Come on,
please stay on the phone.
Go find that purse.
I love you, bye.
Bye.
Baby, that is some bullshit.
I know.
You get to work earlier than him every day.
You bust your ass.
Yeah.
And there is one chance
for him to stand up for you,
he takes a job and
basically says "Fuck you."
I mean, let's not overreact. What,
is he going to say "no" to work?
He's getting work based off your work.
That doesn't bother you?
Of course it bothers me, that's
why we're talking about this,
it definitely bothers me,
but you know...
What am I supposed to do?
Baby, listen to me.
Some people are just meant to be
in your life to teach you things.
And when that's done,
you gotta move on.
You don't need him.
I'm just telling you, this is gonna be a bigger...
This is gonna be an issue.
Okay, but why didn't
you mention it before?
Because the more I thought about it, the
more it fucking infuriated me. That's why.
I really hate when you
speak to me like that.
I really hate when you curse.
I'm about to go to the airport.
If we could just talk
about this when I get back,
it would really mean
a lot to me.
Your dad has no business getting
involved in our affairs.
- Okay? Are you listening to me?
- Yes.
And every time he chimes in,
it's your responsibility
to tell him he has no goddamn
idea what he's talking about.
- That's your opinion.
- I know it's my opinion.
Everything coming out of my
mouth right now is my opinion.
If you don't want to sign
the prenup, that's okay,
we have a lot to talk about it.
I just really wish we could do
it in a more civilized way.
You know what? I actually
do want to sign the prenup.
Okay? I do. And you're going
to look like a fucking idiot
when I'm a director
and I'm rich.
Oh, you're gonna be
a rich director.
I'm sorry,
that changes everything.
That's a real game-changer.
Laugh it up, have fun. You know,
what's gonna be really funny?
When your boss figures out you have no
clue what you're doing at your job.
That you have absolutely no
desire at all to be there.
That's gonna be really funny.
- Have a good business trip.
- Fuck you.
- Have a good fucking business trip.
- Thank you.
- Why don't you go back to sleep?
- Yeah, I will.
I'm gonna sleep
like a fucking angel.
Hey, Jamie, how's it going?
Good, good. I was just wondering
if you had any plans for tonight.
I was just calling to see if
you had any plans for tonight.
I don't know, maybe grab a drink or something?
If you're up for it.
Don't talk to me like that.
You're being
such a fucking asshole.
I know, I know. Babe, I know,
I'm a fucking asshole.
- Yeah, you are, and you know what else?
- And I'm working on that...
Well, you're not
trying hard enough.
And you know what? If you don't
get the fuck out of here,
I'm gonna call the doorman
on your ass.
And I'll whoop
his fucking ass. Come on.
Look, I'll stay here all
fucking night if I have to.
Yeah, good, you deserve it.
Can I get a blanket
and a pillow or something?
Get out of here, Sebastian,
I mean it.
I swear to God I will call the
fucking cops on your ass!
Is everything okay?
Yeah, man, who are you?
I'm Nick. I'm a friend.
- Nick?
- Hey, Jamie.
Who are you?
I told you, I'm a friend.
Yeah, a friend
who fucks her, obviously.
- Shut the fuck up.
- What the fuck? Are you fucking this guy?
- No.
- That's a bottle of wine.
Have you fucked anyone
since we split up?
No, I have not.
Tell me the truth! Have you
fucked anyone since we split up?
Because I haven't.
Then what the fuck
is he doing here?
- I'm gonna go. Are you cool?
- Yeah, you oughta go.
- No.
- She's fucking fine, dude. What am I, Latin King?
- Bro, please, get the fuck out of here.
- No, no, no, please.
- Get the fuck out of here.
- No, stay.
- No, don't stay.
- You, answer me.
- Answer what?
- What?
Yes.
If you can convince me that you haven't
fucked anyone since we split up,
I'll take you back.
So we're gonna make two stops,
Upper West Side, and...
- Upper East Side.
- Upper East Side.
- Okay, okay, close your eyes.
- Darryl, just...
- You're peeking, man.
- Just show me already.
Who's it for?
For? Come on, man.
For Liana.
You guys have been dating
for like, four months.
And it's going really well.
It's not going
really well, Darryl.
Objectively speaking,
it's going terribly.
Okay, well,
maybe the problem was that
I was just going
half-assed about it.
- Yeah, I don't think that was the problem, man.
- Trust me.
You seemed pretty
committed from day one.
I thought you'd be happy for me, man.
I want what you guys have.
- What I have?
- Yeah.
Darryl, what you see of me
and Amy is an illusion.
It's an illusion
that couples create
when a third party
enters the room. Okay?
It's not real.
Okay, when you're not there,
we're not cuddling
on the couch in our PJs,
eating ice cream
and watching reality TV.
Okay? That's not
what happens.
There's a lot of fighting,
there's a lot
of power dynamics, okay?
There's a lot of
tension recently.
Look at you, you get to sleep
in a bed all by yourself...
Alone.
You get to wake up late, and
no one gives you grief for it.
- And never underestimate this.
- What?
You get to have sex with people
you've never had sex with before.
That's very important.
Come on, Nick. Okay, I'm not
fucking Brad Pitt, all right.
I'm not fucking
any chick I want.
Give me a break, you're black
and you have a six pack.
I'm lucky to get a fat girl at the
end of a night at a club, all right?
And I know this, all right?
Have you seen Liana?
She's fucking beautiful, man.
How much
did you pay for that ring?
- See, this is what you do...
- Come on, how much did you pay for it?
- No, this is what you do.
- Just tell me.
You ask me things that don't even matter.
How is that important?
- It matters to me...
- How is that important?
How much? How much?
With the band? Are you
talking about with the band?
Yeah. Band, tax, everything.
How much?
All together, it was 38.
$3,800.
The band is custom made.
How's it custom made
if you got it two hours ago?
It was custom made
for somebody else,
and then our love
matched their love.
I don't have to...
Darryl, the ring is cursed!
The ring is cursed!
That's a sign!
Oh, you're saying this?
Red alert! Don't do this.
This is a mistake.
Darryl, listen to me, okay?
Listen closely.
A good friend...
A good friend will say,
"Congratulations, man."
- Exactly.
- Okay?
- You've met a wonderful woman.
- Yeah.
- Who's going to make a terrific mother.
- Yes.
I'm not going to say that.
I'm not going to say that
because I am a great friend.
Stop. This, I get it now.
You know what it is?
We just come from
different cultures, man.
- The race card.
- Yeah.
- Now you're playing the race card.
- No, not the race card.
- It's a culture.
- It's always been the elephant in the room,
and now you're
going to play it. Okay.
How about this, then?
All right, listen to this.
Why don't you call up
one of your black friends
- and ask them if you should get married.
- I will.
Good. Ask them. Ask if
they think it's a good idea.
I bet he would.
You know what? You know
what he would probably say?
He'd say, "Hey, don't even
bother getting married.
"Just have
a bunch of kids instead."
- Okay, that's fucking racist.
- Okay.
You step out of
bounds sometimes.
- All right, all right.
- No, no.
You just crossed
a line there. No.
And you know another thing?
This D-Money shit.
Every time I come into a room
you introduce me as D-Money.
It's your screen name.
I made that screen name when
I was in seventh grade, man.
It's a bit you do on me.
It's not funny, man.
- People love the bit.
- Respect that, though.
Just listen to what
I'm saying, man.
- Darryl, sit down. Come back.
- No, man.
Show me the ring.
Darryl!
- Hey, I've got your answer.
- Hey.
Great. I'm pre-coming.
What is it?
I'll work for half.
- Really?
- But I'll only work half the amount.
- No, no.
- Look, Darryl works days. I work nights.
That way you'll get your
edit twice as fast, okay?
So you can either pay us now,
or pay us later to re-edit
someone else's mess.
Okay? Either way,
I'm not working alone.
I don't know, man.
- You don't know.
- I don't know.
Fuck you, you don't know.
- Fuck me?
- Yeah.
- Fuck you.
- You fucking owe me.
You owe me. How many times have
I saved you over these years?
- How many times...
- How many times?
How many fucking piece of shit
turd movies have you given me
that I made into presentable films?
How many times?
- Shit.
- Mike, look.
Just relax.
Who else do you know
that can do what I can do?
Hmm?
Can you just turn that off for a second.
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
- This is just going to take a minute.
- What are you doing?
Baby, I want you to have these.
Um...
I know we, uh...
We have our ups and downs.
Wow, you look so
beautiful right now.
But, uh...
I love you so much.
Truly, and...
I would be honored
to make you my wife.
Will you marry me?
- Yeah.
- Yes. She said, "Yes."
- What are you doing?
- You said, "Yes," though, right?
That was a real "yes," right?
I didn't want to make you feel
bad in front of my entire class.
You said, "yes," so I
wouldn't be embarrassed?
You embarrassed me.
How did I embarrass you?
I proposed to you.
I got you this ring.
I got you these flowers.
As much as we fight, do you really
think we should be getting married?
Yes.
Look, think about it.
We're good, like,
That's better than
most couples.
And now you're pulling
numbers out of your ass.
I think that it shows some
major insecurity on your part
to compare us to other couples.
Marry me.
Okay? We don't have to get
married right now. We can...
We can take some time. Some people
are engaged for, like, years.
Then why do we even have
to get engaged?
Why can't we just have fun?
And enjoy the time
that we have now.
What does that mean?
You always say these things. I have
no idea what you mean by that.
Do you want to be with me,
or what?
- Honestly, Darryl?
- Yes.
I never saw myself marrying
someone like you.
And I don't want
to lead you on,
because I really think
you are a nice guy.
But I think that you have
some major issues.
Please don't cry.
- Don't cry.
- I'm not crying.
I'm gonna go back to work.
Hey, Mom. How are you?
This is Nick.
Your baby boy. I'm just calling to
wish you a very, very happy birthday.
And I hope you're
having fun with, um...
Marty. And if you, uh...
Oh, that's actually you
calling on the other line.
Anyway, I'm just calling
to wish you a happy birthday.
And if you want to get together for
lunch or something I'd love to see you.
Um, the next week or so
is good for me
because I am actually literally just
exporting the final file of this film
that I've been working on.
So I'll have a little bit of free
time, and would love to see you.
All right. I hope you're doing
well and I will talk to you soon.
Bye.
How're you doing, buddy?
Hmm? How're you feeling?
Fuck everything, man.
Exporting the final file
of this movie.
We're all done.
That exciting, buckaroo?
Feelin' a little better?
Listen, if you need to take
the rest of the day off
I can finish this up on my own.
Fuck you, man.
No, really I can...
Yeah, really.
I'm serious. Fuck you.
- Why don't you go home and just take...
- I need to be here.
Okay.
Listen, I was going to wait
to tell you this, but, um...
- I spoke to Mike.
- What did he say?
He agreed to let us work
together on his next film.
I told him I couldn't work without my
right-hand man. Turned him around.
Just like that.
How's that for loyalty? I don't care. I
really don't care about that anymore.
Isn't that exciting?
Hmm?
New characters, new stories.
I don't care.
I'm excited.
I think it's going to be great.
How much did they say
they were going to pay?
Shh.
...this is the third time
I've come here,
the first time you
actually show up.
We're working today, okay?
Listen to me.
You're fucking with
other people's work.
Do you understand? My work.
My team's work.
The talent.
I'm the director.
I shot the goddamn movie.
It's my work, too.
And it looks like fucking mud.
I'm the director, and that's
the end of this conversation.
Say it again.
- Say it again.
- I'm the...
- Say it again! Say it again!
- I'm the...
- Hey! What are you doing, man?
- Who the fuck are you?
I'm the assistant editor,
mother fucker. Who are you?
I'm the director.
I'm the DP.
Okay.
Why don't you take a step back, bro,
'cause this has nothing to do with you.
- It's between me and him.
- Or what? Or what?
- What if I don't? What if I don't?
- Relax, man. Relax.
- Relax.
- Why don't you apologize to him?
I got this.
You apologize to him, man.
- Talking to him like that.
- Are you crying?
That has nothing
to do with this.
We're a fucking team, man.
- Yeah, that's right.
- We got different jobs.
But we're all a team.
You like his job?
You wanna do his job?
Next time, step up
and take it first.
Until then,
work for this guy, man.
He pays you.
It's making movies, man.
It's supposed to be fun.
We good?
I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette.
- Go do that.
- Smoke a cigarette. I'm the director.
Thanks a lot.
I'm glad I know that, Adrian.
How're you doing?
Lighting in here
looks like shit.
Hey. I ordered you a spicy tuna
roll, and me dos mojitos.
We should hurry, though, because the
screening's gonna start pretty soon.
Okay.
Look, I just wanted
to apologize to you again.
For everything I said
to you the other morning.
What?
Can you hear me? I'm trying to
apologize to you over here.
No.
What's wrong?
Did you get another promotion?
No.
What is it, then?
You're scaring me over here.
Talk to me.
It's bad.
Like, we might break up.
Is it something I did?
Something you did?
That's a little bit better.
What happened? Talk to me.
Well, a friend of mine
sent me this picture
that she saw
on the Internet of you,
and you were walking your
dog with Jamie Kirkland.
We work together. She came
in for an ADR session.
We took a break and
walked Pizza in the park.
I thought it was
something you did.
Well, I got
really jealous and I...
I decided to go home on my lunch
break and I went onto your computer.
And I know it's really fucked up
and I've never done it before,
but I read through
your e-mails.
'Cause I wanted to see if you'd been
e-mailing back and forth with her.
Nothing happened
with me and Jamie.
Okay, nothing.
Um...
Who's Allison?
Allison's a girl
I used to date.
She's a friend.
She's a girl that you dated
while we dated?
She's a girl I dated
when we met.
Okay? I didn't date her after
we committed to each other.
Okay. Do you still
see her, though?
You know the answer is yes.
Yeah. She's in the business,
we're old friends, we hang out
for coffee and shit, and talk.
She's a friend.
She's an old friend.
Okay, but a lot
of your e-mails
seemed like they were
more than just friendly.
I don't know. I can't tell.
From what I can tell,
it doesn't seem like
you're still doing
sexual things with her.
I'm not having sex with her.
Absolutely not.
But you're, like, seeing her
and you're not telling me.
And then you're telling her
you're not telling me.
As if you guys
have this inside joke.
- It's not...
- I read through all your e-mails.
I saw what you said. You're talking
to her about how you like sex.
And she's telling you
how much she likes sex.
That doesn't sound like
you're just friends.
You're, like,
saying all this stuff.
I've never heard you say
anything like that to me.
And, like,
what about Jamie Kirkland?
- What about Jamie Kirkland?
- I don't know.
Are you hanging out with
her and not telling me?
Nothing happened
with me and Jamie.
I'm telling you. Nothing happened.
We never hooked up.
Nothing happened...
Well, have you ever hung out
with her and not told me?
She's part of the movie,
you know? Like...
Yes.
When did you do that?
Last week.
Last week, she had some friends
over for dinner at her place.
She invited me and Darryl over.
We had a few drinks.
We hung out.
Why didn't you invite me to it?
I don't know.
You were working, I think...
You know that I think
she's really cool.
And I told you I would like
to meet her if I could.
I don't know. It was
a last-minute thing...
And Darryl had to...
I don't know, okay?
I don't know.
What is there to not know?
Look, I never cheated on you.
Okay?
- It doesn't matter if you...
- It does matter.
Okay? It matters a lot.
So you didn't cheat on me,
but what you're doing
still hurts my feelings.
And it doesn't
feel good at all.
And I would never do
anything like that to you.
Look, being a guy
isn't always easy.
Okay? There are...
There's...
That's not the approach
I want to take.
No.
Look, I'm sorry.
Okay? I'm sorry.
Put this mother fucking
dog on a leash.
- Going well?
- Yeah, man. Yes.
Better than the last time.
- Good.
- So good, man.
A lot of laughs.
Maybe a couple
of tears to come.
The taxi scene
fucking killed, man.
I'm telling you.
Good.
I mean, it's not gonna win
any Academy Awards.
But the producers
are happy, right?
It's leading to more work.
What else can you do?
Mmm-hmm.
What else can you do?
Well, we turned
this ship around, right?
Sort of.
Sort of, right.
I'm gonna go in.
Yeah? You gonna watch?
I've got to sit with Amy.
What's up?
I've been a bad boy, Darryl.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- How's it going?
- Fine.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah. You wanna get a drink, or...
Yeah. I'd love to.
- Well, hello!
- Hey, how's it going?
Hey, stranger.
Good to see you.
Yeah, good to see you, too. This
is my girlfriend, my fiancee, Amy.
Amy, Jamie.
Jamie, Amy.
- Hi.
- Jamie, Amy. Amy, Jamie.
- I've heard so much about you. It's nice to meet you.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
- I haven't. My name's Sebastian.
- Hi.
- This is my boyfriend, Sebastian.
- You look lovely. Beautiful dress.
- Thank you.
- Nick, it's good to see you again.
- Yeah.
Good to see you, yeah.
It's good.
Um, great work.
Yeah, you too.
Right back at you.
I think it played really,
really well tonight.
Well, I have you to thank.
I think you're just good because you're good.
It's what you do.
Amy's trying
to play it cool here,
but she actually... She goes retarded
bananas every time your show appears on TV.
Big fan.
That is so cute.
Listen, I need some vino.
Do you want to grab a drink?
- Sure.
- Yeah, you all got a lot to talk about, I'm sure.
Thank you, again.
It was really great.
Yeah, thanks.
Yeah, of course.
Good to see you again.
Thanks, man. Thanks for coming out.
I appreciate it.
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought what?
- Good talk. See you around.
- Okay.
Well, to be an editor,
you're kind of the person
who assembles the film
on a level.
And then, on other levels
you're refining the film.
You're, uh, creating tones. You're worried
about pacing. You're cutting the fat.
- What's the fat?
- The fat, well...
I think you can tell by the way I look.
I know how to trim the fat, right?
But seriously, we're sorta like
surgeons, in a way. You know?
We get in there, and we
cut out the malignant cells.
You know, we operate on the
actual intricacies of...
I don't know what I'm
talking about anymore.
Did you work on the film?
No, my boyfriend worked
on the film, actually.
Ah, okay. Your boyfriend.
Cool, awesome.
- Who's your boyfriend?
- Oh.
Babe, this is Darryl.
He edited the film.
Rodney. Rodney the Doorman.
Nice to see you, man.
So you're the one who cut
my scene out of the film.
Well, the film was running
a little long, okay?
Two scenes long and
no one fucking told me?
- Just messing with you.
- Okay.
- Let me introduce you to my family.
- You brought the whole family.
- That's my cousin June Bug.
- Hey, June.
This is my other cousin. This
is the editor of the film.
Well, assistant editor
of the film.
Babe, he told me
he was the editor.
- I think I said, "An editor."
- You trying to fuck my girl?
- Absolutely not. She asked me...
- Just messing with you, man.
Okay. Okay, you're
a good actor, man.
Wow, that's beautiful.
- That is gorgeous.
- Thank you.
Yeah. So, how long have you
and Nick been engaged?
We've been engaged
for, like, six months.
So, like, right around the
time he started this project.
How'd you guys meet?
We don't really have a good story.
We met online.
- Really?
- Yeah, like an online dating service.
Oh, no... I've never
done online dating.
Yeah, well, I imagine you
wouldn't need to. So...
That's not what I meant. I actually would
really like to try it. It sounds fun.
Yeah.
It's fun.
I sound sarcastic
when I don't mean to be.
But I really mean it.
I think it sounds cool.
Well, you should try it.
Yeah, maybe.
Um, so do you guys have a date?
Or a venue, or...
I'm actually gonna go to the
bathroom if that's okay.
Yeah, it's right over there.
Hey, man.
Hey.
- What's up, man?
- How's it going?
Good, good.
You're up.
Yeah, couldn't sleep.
Yeah. Footage man is
coming up with the drive.
The first drive.
Cool. Exciting.
- It is exciting.
- It is.
Brand new start, you know.
Mmm-hmm. I know.
I'm not being sarcastic.
I partitioned the drive,
and I, um...
I labeled all the bins and
everything so we're ready to go.
Good.
Hey, I was thinking maybe I could crash
on your couch a couple nights a week.
- Don't do that, man.
- No, I'm saying since...
Don't fucking pity me.
Since I live so far
from this office, man.
Brooklyn's, like,
I'm asking you for rent-free
hospitality, man.
You gonna help me out or not?
- Sure. Sure.
- All right.
You and me, and Pizza the dog.
Two bachelors,
and a bachelorette.
Sure.
All right. Footage kid's
on his way up. Right now.
Let's do this
project better, man.
I could do better.
Me, too.
We're getting there.