Hollywood Ending Page #3

This whole thing is creepy, Lori.

This is a woman I was married

to for 10 years.

We made love! I held her over

the toilet when she threw up.

From making love with you?

Not from making love!

From eating sushi.

I usedto hug her

when she was afraid of flying.

I kissed her ontop

of the Eiffel Tower.

I swam inthe moonlight

with her at Montauk.

Now I have to take

ameeting with her?

I have very mixed feelings. This guy

hasto show me he's changed.

He's not in aposition

to make demands.

Because it was over for him years ago!

All he's done for years...

...is garbage! I'm not saying

that as criticism.

The question is, do I let this has-been

make his comeback on my money?

He's not ahas-been. He's a very good

director who's fallen on hardtimes.

He brought it on himself!

He's his own worst enemy!

Think of the press angle.

Val Waxman does his comeback film

for Galaxie Pictures.

What good isthat

if he ruinsthe picture?

He won't ruin it!

No, because I'll fire him.

I won't take temperamental antics

from some "auteur" genius.

- Auteur.

- Whatever.

You're doing ajack story.

He can do this film better

than anyone else.

We'll see.

- You're so nervous.

- I'm not nervous. I'mtense.

You're nervous.

No, I'mtense. When I'm nervous, I bite

my nails. When I'mtense, I do this.

Just calm down

and act professional.

I'm fine. But this is a guy

who stole my wife.

Years ago, I would never have made

a film for him.

Now I'm auditioning for him?

It's crazy.

I would kill for this job.

But the people I want to kill are

the people offering me the job.

What isthat?

Inthe cab, I took ablue pill.

That wasto calm my anger,

but it had speed in it...

...so I took another pill

to calm downthe speed.

Well, this gets me back up

to speed where I want to be...

...for the meeting.

Great. Perfect.

That other pill I took keeps me

dry when it's raining out.

- Ellie! Wonderfulto see you.

- Hello, Al.

Hello, Val.

- Al, how are you?

- Nice to see you.

You know Hal.

I'm so glad you could get here.

Are they still having power

failures?

I readthere was aterrible power

failure in California.

- Al, you want somethingto drink?

- Coffee.

They saidthe electricity

was going off...

Come on in.

Since when do you wear suits?

You have milk?

You never wore suits.

Cream!

Val, you look very good.

I'm okay. I've been having

some back spasms...

...and I have atorn rotator cuff,

and, uh, my knee, I have...

I have ahearing loss. It's so odd.

In my left ear.

What'd youthink of the script?

The script? Well...

...the movie it's based on

was a stupid little potboiler.

He's asking about the script, Val.

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