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Synopsis: A once-great silent film director, unable to make the transition to the new talkies, lives as a near-hermit in his Hollywood home, making cheap, silent sex films, and suffering in the knowledge of his sexual impotence, and apathetic about the plans to demolish his home to make way for a motorway. His producer and his producer's girlfriend come by to see how he is doing (and to supply heroin to the actress as her payment). The girlfriend stays to watch them filming, and is deeply impressed by his methods. When the actress goes to the bathroom, and dies there of an overdose, the girlfriend takes her place in the film. Then the producer returns...
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
NC-17
Year:
1975
117 min
157 Views


Thank you. All righty.

Rex, you're out of frame here.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, just a couple

of seconds. Please, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you. Damn right of you. All righty.

We're rolling. And action.

Harlene, you're looking at him.

And enter Rex.

Enter Rex. Walk.

There's nothing in the room.

Walk with impunity. There we go.

And sit down, like a human being.

Fair enough. I'll settle for that. Okay, now.

Okay, Rex, anytime you're ready,

you can start earning your money.

You mean the ascot?

Yes, Rex, touch the f***ing ascot.

And cut.

Okay, moving right along-

- Jesus Christ.

- Big Mac. Oh, boy, payday!

Relax, that bucket thumb

never touched a doorbell in his life.

He's probably just some bill collector.

Listen, Rex, do me a favor,

will you, pal? Give him the brush?

- Give him the brush? Why me?

- Because you're in the buff, old sport.

And besides, they know my face.

Now, come on, you just...

Come on. You go to the door,

you tell them you're in the shower...

you tell them you never heard of me,

and then you slam the door in his face.

Come on!

Kid's got a lot of talent.

He sure takes it with him when he goes!

Hey, listen, hon.

You got any ideas when the Big Boy

is really gonna show?

Hang on, Harlene.

Big Mac's right around the corner.

The corners in this town are pretty far apart.

Big Mac has a very big car,

with a trunk full of treasure.

Who don't around here?

Remember that heap Wally used to drive?

Remember that time he mooned that crowd

in front of Grauman's Chinese?

Gee, he was a crazy-

We weren't going to talk about

Wally anymore.

I feel six kinds of a fool

but that's probably what you wanted.

It wasn't a bill collector at all.

Who was it? Fire marshal? Dogcatcher?

I'm host to a lot of

public servants these days.

It couldn't have been the dogcatcher.

He's still here.

It was that new kid from Path.

Said his name was Clark Gable.

Said he was looking for the Boy Wonder.

- What'd you say?

- What you told me.

Said I never heard of you, I just stepped

into the shower. He's a real wise guy.

- What'd he say?

- He said, "Just stepped into the shower?

"Your neck would get a lot cleaner

if you took your ascot off next time. "

Just like that, he says it,

then he winks and walks away. Wise guy.

- What the hell does this kid want from me?

- I told you. He loves ghost stories.

- That's rich.

- It's a scream.

You think that's a scream?

Wanna hear a scream?

Just wait till you hear what bubbles

up out of your big mouth...

the next time that kid comes around here

bothering me again.

Relax, kid. He won't be back. One look

at this kid's mug would keep anybody away.

My mug? Say, listen, sister,

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John Byrum

John Byrum (born March 14, 1947) is an American film director and writer known for The Razor's Edge, Heart Beat, Duets and Inserts. more…

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