
Be Cool
Sequels.
It's the only time I gave in in my life.
But sometimes,
you gotta do it the studio way.
What are you talking about?
- Get Lost?
- Yeah.
was pretty good.
- Get Leo?
- Terrific picture. Terrific!
And you know what else?
It was good.
You know what I'm thinking, Tommy?
of the movie business.
Go back to my old job.
- What, being a shylock?
- Yeah.
Why?
'Cause at least they're honest
about being dishonest.
Come on. Why would you
wanna leave all this?
Hello!
See? I'm telling you, this town.
Look, Chil.
You and me, we come out
to Hollywood, sniff the air,
and now look at us, man.
We made it!
And you know why?
'Cause we knew how to hustle a deal.
Yeah, like I got hustled
into doing the sequel.
That sucks.
Do you know that unless
you're willing to use the R rating,
you can only say the F-word once?
- You're kiddin' me.
- No.
You know what I say?
F*ck that.
I'm done.
Before you skate out of the business,
I got a movie for you.
Oh, yeah? What?
About NTL.
What's NTL?
"What's NTL?"
What, are you joking?
- No.
- You're pulling my chain.
Nothing To Lose Records.
Hello. Come on.
It's, like, the indie label.
I sign bands, I produce their albums,
I sell the distribution to the majors.
- Now you wanna make movies?
- Yeah! Who doesn't?
All right, can you pitch it
in 25 words or less?
I can do it in one word... Me!
- You?
- Me! Hello! Me!
I couldn't get your mother
to watch that movie.
My life in the music business.
Come on! Gangsta rappers,
the Russian mafia, you know?
This place is
like the wild, wild west, man.
You're dodgin' the bullets,
you're taking the arrows.
And it's got a girl.
There always is.
Her name's Linda Moon.
make it big in the biz,
and I am the record mogul
who makes it happen.
Anyway, it's a musical,
and Linda's been trying to get me
on the two-way ever since,
you know, she saw you
on Charlie Rose.
Where you were very smooth,
and found out that I knew you.
I said you would help her out,
and she left you on the list
at the Viper Room
expecting you to show up.
So, Tommy, how's your wife?
- Edie?
- Yeah.
Who gives a shit?
Don't be a buzzkill.
Where are you goin'?
I gotta go to the men's.
I just had two iced teas.
But how about... Hey, Chili,
how does the movie sound?
Well, you don't have a movie yet.
You've got a premise and a setting,
but you don't have character arcs or a plot.
Okay, but still. You know.
Hey, who's gonna play me?
Think about that.
Do svidaniya.
Hey, Marla.
Long time no see.
Yeah.
How's organized crime treatin' ya?
that you're in town.
Oh, yeah?
So, Mr. Palmer, we've got reason
to believe that this was a mob hit.
Trust me, if this were a mob hit, they'd
have hired a man who knew how to shoot.
He hit him in the chest.
Finally.
After he shot up my Caddy.
What a shame.
Can you confirm that this fella was
wearing a toupee?
that he was wearing a toupee.
So out of the blue, this Mr. Athens
just decides to look up your number
and give you a call?
I know what you're gettin' at, Marla.
You think I set him up.
But you can't do a movie
where the main character gets popped
in the first scene, now, can you?
Yeah. It's not a bad opening.
You know, you're right.
That worked for American Beauty.
Sunset Boulevard.
Or Casino.
Mr. Palmer.
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