Birdman Page #5

JAKEOkay. That's enough for today.

Thank you for coming. We’re

expecting some great pieces from

you...

Riggan stares at the Birdman poster.

JAKE (CONT’D)

Publicity guys are trying to get

you a Times feature.

Riggan stands up and pulls the Birdman poster off of the

wall.

JAKE (CONT’D)

So, How’d it-- Whoa. If I were you

I wouldn’t do that.

RIGGANI don’t want to look at it anymore.

JAKEThat was a present from the crew.

Don’t f*** with those guys, they’re

union.

RIGGANI don’t care.

Riggan leaves the poster on the floor, facing the wall, and

walks to the window. He opens it. We can hear distant drums

coming from the street.

JAKESo... How'd it go?

RIGGANGreat.

JAKE(Worried.)

Did they ask about Ralph?

RIGGANNope.

JAKEGood. He did it, you know? The

motherf***er threatened to sue us.

Didn’t even wait to get out of the

hospital.

RIGGANAnd, what did you say?

10/29/14 / 13.

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JAKEWhat’d I say? I said, "You

motherf***er. You’re threatening

me? ME? I swear to god, you f***, I

so much as get a letter from a

lawyer, the press’ll get the

pictures we got off your computer.”

RIGGANWhat pictures?

JAKEThe guy has a thing for nuns... in

diapers. What do you care? You

shouldn’t have any knowledge about

it anyway. The important thing is

that I made him go away.

RIGGANRight. That's great.

JAKEYeah, it’s fantastic. One problem.

We don't have an actor. And if we

cancel the first preview the press

will smell the blood. We can't

afford to lose any more money. At

all.

RIGGANWhat do you want me to do?

JAKEWe pay an understudy, let’s use the

understudy.

RIGGANNo.

JAKENo? Riggan, listen to me. Our dream actor

is not going to knock on that door and

say:
"Hey fellas, when do we start?"

B5B5There is a knock at the door. Leslie peeks in.

LESLIECan I talk to you for a second?

RIGGANYeah. What’s up?

10/29/14 / 14.

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LESLIEDid you find another actor?

RIGGANNo.

LESLIEOkay. Well... Mike's available.

RIGGANHe is?

JAKEMike who?

RIGGANI thought he was doing--

LESLIEHe was. He quit. Or got fired.

JAKEMike who?

RIGGANWhich one? Quit or fired?

LESLIEWith Mike it's usually both.

JAKEMike F***ing Who?

LESLIEShiner.

JAKEYes!

RIGGANJake...

JAKEYes! How do you know Mike Shiner?

LESLIEWe share a vagina.

RIGGANYou think he'd want to do it?

LESLIEYeah.

10/29/14 / 15.

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