The Steam Experiment
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- Year:
- 2009
- 90 min
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You f***ing b*tch!
You're gonna die!
This is a nice hotel.
Yeah.
Built in the 1900s by a
railroad tycoon for his wife.
She was a socialite, had a lotta
friends, liked to entertain.
Isn't that a fact?
Yeah... And she died
after World War II,
and it was closed for many years,
then a corporation bought it.
luxury condos.
Luxury condos.
So that's why it's empty, huh?
Yeah.
I'll tell you the truth Grant,
we are the last guests.
I bribed a management. They're
gonna start renovation on monday.
I gotta tell you I'm impressed.
This is a class-ass act.
Nothing but the best,
for the Annabell Dating Service.
What's up man?
My name is James Pettis.
I'm here to see Walter Grubbs.
Walter Grubbs... Let's see.
That's the editor in chief, right?
The editor in chief.
Call him.
What, now?
Now.
Well done you.
- Grubbs?
- Yeah.
Walter.
Mr. Grubbs,
your wall-clock
is 5 minutes fast.
What can I do for you Mr...?
Pettis, James Pettis. You can
help me save the world.
Ok, look pal, in two hours
I have a deadline, so, uh...
Listen, I... chose you Walter,
because you are a man of integrity.
I could've gone
to the New York Times,
I could've gone
to the Washington Post...
- but I chose, you.
- Can I make a suggestion?
- Sure.
- Can I make a suggestion here?
- You wanna save the world?
- Mh'hm.
Great. Write a letter.
Make it as juicy as you want,
and send it to my attention, ok?
I'll see if I can get you
a column in the...
"Letters to the Editor" section
on Saturday, ok?
Remember? The pen is mightier
than the sword, ok?
Ok, and, uh... Walter,
I've got a deadline too.
And in about two hours,
people are going to die.
Hey, Jack.
What's going on, Bobo?
Who is the lucky girl tonight?
Show me a little respect, will ya?
You know I got tires older than you?
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
Tires older than me?
my grandmother.
Maybe she's looking for a date.
If your grandmother still looks
like you, I want you to do that.
You think it's easy
getting laid, hm?
What'd you think of that, Walter?
Well now, that is quite a story.
All right.
I'm gonna call the press room,
I'm gonna tell 'em to hold the presses.
You think you can make
the deadline?
Oh yeah,
story like this, absolutely.
Thank god
you didn't call The Times.
Butchers...
That's putting it kindly.
I'm gonna get a cup of coffee.
You want a cup of coffee?
You look tired, let me
get you a cup of coffee.
How do you take it?
Cream? Sugar?
Surprise me.
Ok.
Yeah, Mancini.
Hey, Walter.
What're you talking about?
- Walter.
- Jack.
Thanks for coming.
Listen... uh, I wanna introduce
you to J... Jimmy... Pettis.
Hey, Jimmy. Jack Mancini,
Grand Rapids Police Department.
How are you?
Walter.
I know Walter here for years.
Walter.
Besides, it's my night off.
He seemed mesmerized here
by your story, huh?
Hey, that's something.
He told me you... uh, you work
for the Grand Hotel, huh?
How long you've
been employed there?
You still work there?
What'd you do for work now?
Me?
I'm the...
head of General Motors.
So, what's all this
about a steam room?
Nothing...
Apparently, Walter.
Just that... 6 people are locked in one,
and in about 2 hours they're gonna die.
Let me get this straight.
You've got six people locked
right now in a steam room?
Ever sit
in 130 degrees, detective?
Do you know what happens
to the body in about two hours?
The lungs... melt.
The eyes cauterize.
If you wanna play Trivial Pursuit,
it's on your head, Walter.
All right, Pettis.
Call me Jimmy.
Oh, Jimmy.
Listen... uh,
let's take this slow, ok?
Walter and I are just
and we're not... uh,
we're not men of great intellect...
like you, and... uh,
just tell us.
Why are you here?
According to the long count
of the Mayan calender,
history's gonna end in 2012, not
because of spiritual enlightenment,
hundreds of millions of people
are gonna die, that's fact.
Hundreds of millions of people
will to die... uh, how?
Global warming.
in the middle of December.
That's a fact. Three years.
The midwest will be under water,
swallowed by the great lakes.
Maize of corn will be sold
by the highest bidder.
Chaos, anarchy, the de-evolution
of society as we know it.
All for one
and not a soul for all.
De-evolution, chaos, anarchy.
It's gonna make New Orleans
look like a candy store.
Let me get this straight.
You've got 6 people locked
right now in a steam room,
because you think the world
is gonna end in 2012?
My calculations are quite precise.
- Global warming?
- Global warming.
Jimmy, the affects of global warming
are projected to occur for another...
In fact, detective,
the affects of global warming...
can be seen right now,
because they're being filmed.
Whoa...
You... you're filming what?
Who?
Hold on a second,
let's back up.
Jimmy, I'm gonna give
you what you want.
Alright? You want the front page?
I'm gonna give it to you, ok?
Above in bold, Walter,
above in bold.
- Right. Absolutely.
- So, we're in agreement?
You got your headline.
Now, here is what I want:
I want the names of the hostages,
right now.
I'm not naive, detective. I wanna
see my headline, in big bold print.
Then I'll tell you
where they are.
Proof.
xxx
Even Jesus and the Virgin Mary
decided to join the party, huh?
Hey, I'm Frank,
how you doing?
- Christopher.
- Christopher?
Good to meet you, brother.
- I'm Grant, what's up?
- I'm Christopher.
- Hey, how you doing, man?
- I'm Grant, good to meet you, Frank.
Ooh,
it's hot in here, huh?
So Pettis tells me that you're,
uh... drafted by the cowboys?
Somebody must have
turned up the steam,
temperature just went up
about a 100 degrees.
Hi, I'm Catherine.
- I'm Grant, nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- I'm Margaret.
- It's a pleasure, Margaret.
It's hot.
- I'm Christopher.
- Hi.
Here we go, here we go, yeah.
Yeah, come on.
Ahh...
Hey... Frank.
I have a suggestion.
Why don't we all say a few words
about ourselves and get acquainted?
It's a wonderful idea.
But, let's do it... fast.
Just a couple a sentences,
nothing more.
James Pettis,
if you're watching this.
I love you, man,
you're a f***ing genius.
Um...
I am an actress,
a former actress,
it... it didn't all work out
the way I'd hoped.
I'm from... New York,
as in Manhattan.
Likes...
I like things dangerous... um,
I like falling in love.
That'd be dangerous.
Dislikes?
When it's over.
Ok, my turn. Um...
ex football player,
I run a charter boat
outside Detroit,
I'm from Dallas, Fort Worth
originally.
Likes...
Viagra.
Dislikes...
the fact I need viagra.
Just keeping it real, Frank.
I own an Italian restaurant
in Brooklyn.
Is it yours, or is it
just management, or?
Ha... that's funny.
Yeah, you're funny.
Listen, anybody comes
to New York, I hook you up.
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