What is it they say? Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
Good bye, Cleveland.
Everyone has been telling me not to go, not to follow my dream...
but I gotta get out of here.
Because I see my mom and I figure, if I end up like that,
I might as well be dead already.
I have been dreaming about this my whole life.
I am going to miss everyone, but I gotta go,
'cause then I'll always wonder what might have been.
And, um, even if I fail, at least I did it. I tried.
But I am not gonna fail.
This is gonna be worth something some day.
Like a million dollars.
[Plays gultar chord] Yeah.
[Soft muslc from radlo]
[Siren blaring]
(male volce, echoed) Wake upl H uh?
[Echoed] Hey. Hey, you awake?
You wouldn't happen to have an extra cigarette on you, would you?
Sorry. I just quit.
[He clears hls throat]
You wouldn't have a light on you, would you?
[Lighter clicks]
So...
Does this usually work for you, this approach?
Do you want me to go?
Do you wanna go?
Well, no, but I know how it must seem.
There is nobody out here, a guy comes out of nowhere.
I imagine your mother and father warned you about strange guys.
Are you a strange guy?
I don't think so.
Are you afraid of me?
Should I be?
No.
But you might be afraid of what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking we're gonna be in each other's lives.
Really?
I 'm not kidding.
How do you know I don't have a boyfriend?
Because you don't.
And even if you did,
he'd never be able to love you like I will anyway.
Oh, wow!
You are really freaking me out. Maybe you should go.
All right, I 'm sorry.
You don't even know me. You don't know my name.
What's your name?
Hope.
Will.
There, we know each other.
I didn't mean to trip you out.
It's just that I got this feeling when I saw you.
Somethlng just...
like there was a connection.
I guess I could try to get you to hook up with me
for coffee or something.
And walt for the rlght tlme to tell you that but...
But I figure, why not just be real?
There you go.
What if I get eaten by a shark later or something?
Then I would never get to tell you that.
That would be very sad.
But what if I'm not feeling the same connection as you?
Well, I 'm sorry. I probably do seem crazy. [Laughs]
Yeah, you do.
You know, if you are serious about that coffee,
I'll take you up on it before the shark eats you.
[The Brlan Jonestown Massacre slngs Anenome]
* I *
* I thlnk I know how I feel *
Oh!
Sorry.
Open your eyes, girl
* I only play It for real * [traln whlstles at a dlstance]
(male volce) That's the splrlt, buddy. Drlnk up.
Easy, easy.
Stop it!
[Phone rlngs]
What are you doing?
It's about time.
What are you putting in there?
U h, vodka.
Vodka in coffee.
Together.
It's very Russian.
You guys are such losers. No wonder you are always alone.
Aah. But the night is not over yet.
Really?
Yeah. My buddy here has got a hook-up.
[Mouths]
May get us some product. What time are you off?
Six.
You know where we'll be.
That I do.
Are you still partying
or are you on one of your sabbatlcal thlngs?
Whoa.
We know you don't have anything to wake up for.
[Sighs] Don't remind me.
Do you thlnk maybe you could get one of your frlends
to party wlth me or...
U m...
To come wlth you or hang out?
Ugh!
Ha ha.
No, I 'm serious.
[Phone rlnglng]
Smooth. Smooth.
Oh, you, the Russian accent guy.
[Gultar strummlng]
* Hanglng tree *
* B y the wlshlng well Holds promlses *
* You can never tell *
* Come close to me *
* Whlsper In my ear *
* What good to me *
* My secrets I can't tell *
* I *
* I'd never fake for you *
* I *
* I'll ralse the stakes For you *
* I *
* Gave up the take for you *
* But I *
* I *
* I wlll not break for you *
* Wooh-hoo *
* Wooh-hoo * *
Really good.
You are really fucking good.
I was afraid.
Of what?
What I was gonna say if you...
Sucked.
[Both laugh]
But that was amazing.
(male voice) It was a really good song.
I liked what you did to it.
(male voice #2) Like I said, it's not about the song.
Do you want some more coffee?
(female voice) [Indistinct]
It was the best.
Do you wanna order anything?
(male volce) Hope.
You guys are the real deal.
I mean, the sound, the look. The feel.
Your volce, Jesslca, Is just remarkable.
And the songs. The... the...
The third song, tree, tree song.
Hanglng Tree.
Hanging Tree ? I smell a hlt.
[They laugh]
The buzz in the club after your set was just unbelievable.
Oh, thank you, Malcolm. Do you really mean it?
Absolutely. The world Is gonna know Jesslca Davls and Asylum.
(Hope) You guys...
And I will be a big part...
Are you ready to order?
We're in the middle of something.
Could you come back in a couple of minutes?
Sure.
Sorry. U m, actually, can we just order? I 'm starving.
Of course, sorry.
Whatever you want, Jessica. Guys, it's on me.
Actually, I can't eat right now.
Can I just get a big pot of coffee and a straw?
U h, yeah.
So I 'm gonna have your demo on the desk
of every major label A& R man by Monday.
[Chuckles] Oh, yeah, nice!
[Chuckllng]
Have you talked to anyone else?
(Jesslca) Yeah, I mean...
There's, like, a couple of producers that are interested.
And then we have got a couple of meetings next week.
Don't do anything yet. Okay?
You guys want me to come back?
No! U m...
Look, just promise me that you will not...
How's the chicken salad?
Good.
Now, promise me you won't sign with anyone
untll we talk, okay? 'Cause I know how these thlngs go.
Trust me. You get with the wrong people,
you make a couple of bad choices and that's it, you have blown it.
You end up In some dead-end job trylng to make ends meet.
U h, I think I will go with the chicken salad.
So, let us say the A& R guy is interested. What's the next step?
The next step is that they sign you to the label,
and then you make a gazillion dollars,
and you don't end up in a dead-end job like mine. Right?
Yeah, basically.
Do you wanna order?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I 'm fine.
Okay, I 'm, just, like, a simple house salad.
No dresslng.
(Malcolm) Do you have some klnd of frult plate?
Yeah.
I'll have that then.
Do you have soy gurt?
U m... Soy gurt? I don't think so.
Could you look?
Be right back.
Soy gurt?
Like yogurt, but soy gurt.
(Dave) I've never even heard of that.
(Jesslca) I'm very allerglc to soy. It's a carclnogenlc.
[Sighs] Do we have soy gurt?
U h, depends.
On what?
Do you want me to have soy gurt?
Do we have it or not?
No, we have, uh, yogurt.
I fucking hate my life.
This does not mean you are gonna get famous and leave me, does it?
I 'm gonna become famous for you.
All right.
I'll be your muse.
Then you can become famous and make lots of money,
and we can live the luxury life in the modern world with the beautiful people.
You can be my muse.
But what if I don't become famous? What about that?
You will.
I sent out 40 demos to different record companies 4 months ago,
and I didn't get one fucking call.
I don't believe that.
Those people are cracked.
Do you really think I 'm good?
[Moaning]
[Loud crash]
(Jesslca, recorded) * Hanglng tree *
* B y the wlshlng well Holds promlses *
Gordon, yeah, yeah. Is that amazing or what?
That Is rlght, they are fantastlcl
They are slttlng wlth me rlght now.
Yeah.
So, what do you say we come up to your place
after we're flnlshed here? Yeah?
Cool. Great. Bye.
The most powerful man in the fucking business.
Can make you overnlght.
Oh, my God!
Yeah, um...
Do you have the soy gurt?
Yeah, we do.
I'll have the fruit and the soy gurt. Can you mix them?
No problem.
Thank you. So he wants to see you tonight!
There you gol There you gol We're halfway therel
Halfway there.
One chicken salad, one garden salad dry.
And one fruit salad with the yogurt filling in for the soy gurt.
This guy has really gotten to you, huh?
What guy?
You know who I 'm talking about.
(Wlll) All rlght, let us start agaln. Thls Is the flrst shot.
It's supposed to be really dramatlc.
[The Brlan Jonestown Massacre plays Free and Easy Take Two]
* Early In the mornlng *
* I went out walklng I n the raln *
* Hoplng It would cleanse me *
* O f thls deep And awful paln *
* I'm feellng free and easy *
Say hi.
H i.
You've got to pay attention to me
because I have got it all right here.
* 'Cause I've got No expectatlons *
* Of lovlng, ooh, Lovlng anyone agaln *
* Aaah *
Wait, can I just pose a little bit like they do on MTV?
Okay, all rlght.
I 'm too cool to play actually.
I will just stand here, like, rock starrish.
Oh, that Is good, but I'm the dlrector.
* Ooh * * Aah *
* Ooh *
* Aah *
* Ooh *
* Aah * *
[The Brlan Jonestown Massacre plays I'll Love Her Forever That Girl I n My Dreams Tars]
You know, I had a dream that this happened.
And even in the dream
it wasn't this good.
What's wrong?
Why are you crying?
What's up?
I'm scared.
What are you scared of?
[Chuckles]
Because I never felt this good before.
Yeah.
Everything is gonna be okay, baby.
Because I love you.
[Mouths]
I 'm never gonna let you go.
* I love you, yeah *
* Yeah *
* I won't dle *
* But I don't feel the same *
* I spend up all of my tlme *
* Hoplng to see you agaln *
* My face explodes Teardrops Into tears *
* And every second I'm not wlth you *
* Well, It seems llke years * *
[sighs]
Where the hell is this guy?
He'll be here.
Do you thlnk you should call hlm agaln?
No, I 'm not calling him again, okay? I called him once.
He said he's gonna be here, he's gonna be here.
Have you gone through this guy before?
Last time we got it, it was from him.
Yeah, right. Yeah, it was pretty good.
Yeah, so just chill.
Have you been laid lately?
What do you think?
What happened to, uh...
Jennifer?
J ulie.
J ulie. She is special.
She broke up with me.
She broke up... You guys went out twice, right?
Yeah.
Okay, how do you break up if you only went out twice?
I don't know, man, don't ask me.
I wasn't even aware that we were together.
You slept with her, okay?
For a girl, that's, like, you know, you are together.
Whatever.
What dld you ask her, If you could shave her pussy?
You did, didn't you?
Jesusl What Is It wlth you and the halr, man?
"I see lt, I gotta get rld of lt. "
You know what you need to do?
Get a job doing the laser shit.
Oh, yeah.
Beam it out. You'd dig it.
Great. Perfect, yeah.
So, uh...
Did she let you?
[Whispers] Shave it.
[Firmly] No!
Okay. I was just curious.
How do you segue into that conversation, by the way?
Do you say, "J ulie, do you like the Merlot or Cabernet?"
"Whatever, you know? Can I shave your pussy?"
You got the jokes going pretty good. You are a real clown.
[Cell phone rlngs]
It's him.
He's not coming, is he?
[Whispers] Hey, tell him we will wait here.
All right. Yeah.
Is he coming?
Well, he is just running a little late.
Oh, no shit, running a little late? Yeah, he's a half an hour late!
Is he coming or not?
Yeah.
He is on his way then?
Yeah! No.
Like in the process, yes. He is waiting for his guy.
What?!
He said he is waiting for his guy.
You fucking... He doesn't even have it yet?
Jesus!
Okay, why don't we go over to his house and wait with him?
Yeah, that is a good idea.
Let's go wait with him. Why do you think?
'Cause he's gotta step on it first before he gives it to us!
M iddle man!
This is bullshit, waiting around for baby laxative.
You are right. You are right! God!
I 'm angry about that.
Why don't I just call him and tell him to cancel.
No, no! Don't call him back. You are being a jackass!
You got someone else you can call?
It's two in the fucking morning.
We're lucky this guy is hooking us up at all.
You know what? Take a little vodka in the coffee and chill out.
You are here, okay? Let's get here.
Can I get some more coffee?
Do you think she has a boyfriend?
I think she was dating a guy, but they broke up.
Well, she has gotta have a boyfriend.
Have you ever felt like that?
Like what?
Like you are dead inside.
Most of the time.
I fucking worshipped that girl.
I loved her more than llfe ltself, and what dld I get for lt?
What did I get? I get fucking shit on.
It fucked me up, too. Lost all track of tlme.
Headed out to Vegas, thought I could get her out of my head there.
You can't beat Vegas for distractions, huh?
Yeah, well, it did not work.
You know where I ended up?
Another girl's pants usually works for me.
A fucking church, man.
Sorry to hear that.
Yeah, I talked to a man of the cloth. He set me straight.
Whatever works for you, brother. Whatever works.
Leviticus 24: 17-18.
Anyone who kills, shall make restitution for it.
A llfe for a llfe.
Okay, man.
I gotta get you out of here. I 'm closing up.
[Sniffs]
How far is L.A.?
About an hour.
Is that your El Camino out there?
Yeah. She's my baby.
N ice car.
Here, keep the change.
Thanks, buddy.
I didn't catch your name.
Neil.
Look, Neil, I 'm sorry to have to do this to you,
but I 'm gonna have to take that car.
Thanks for the drinks.
[The Brlan Jonestown Massacre plays Mansion in the Sky ]
* Dld you forget the awful Thlngs I've done? *
* Well, I'm sure I wlll become Your favorlte son *
* If you forget the awful Thlngs I have done *
* Sweet Jesus, could you wash My slns away? *
* Sweet Jesus, could you take Thls paln away? *
* If the devll offers, Know that I wlll say * *
[drunken laughter]
Fuck yeah, baby.
How are you dolng, Nlcky?
Golden, my man.
How about you, Sara?
I feel a-okay.
M mm. Yes, you do.
Have you ever been with two guys before, Sara?
Ah! Stop it!
What are we gonna eat?
Each other.
Llll!
Seriously, what are we getting?
We're not gettlng anythlng. You don't wanna eat.
Then what are we doing here?
Alex likes the lighting.
I do like the lighting. We're getting juice.
J ulce?
It makes it kick in again. It gives it a...
A wave.
You got enough room back there?
We're really good friends.
I can see that.
What would you llke?
U h, three orange julces.
[Giggles]
And what would you like to eat?
[Laughing] No. That' all.
J ust three orange juices, please.
Okay. Three orange juices.
[Laughing]
Excuse me.
Ex-Excuse me.
Order's up!
H i.
Hey.
U h, I wondered if I could ask you something.
What's up? You know, I 'm kind of working.
It will just take a sec. Come here.
What's wrong?
I just...
I don't want you to think I 'm weird or anything but...
I love your hair.
And I think you are really beautiful.
Are you on something?
Can you tell?
Ex?
It's my first time.
Have you ever done it?
Yeah.
They have more, but it's back at their place and...
I don't really wanna go back there.
U nless you wanna come.
I'm working 'till six. Who are they?
They own that club, Sanctuary. Can you take me home?
I 'm working.
I'll wait.
What's your name?
Sara.
Where do you live?
I n the Valley.
Let's get you a cab.
No, I don't wanna be alone.
And I don't wanna be with them anymore.
Whoa!
Look at my eyes!
I really like feeling like this, though.
I feel really... warm inside.
All right.
Hold this right here.
Right there. Okay.
Will.
I don't know if I wanna do this.
It's gonna be fine.
Now...
Do you love me?
Yes.
Trust me.
I 'm not gonna do you wrong.
Put this around your right arm.
Pull it tight.
You are about to feel so good.
So warm.
Do you have a boyfriend?
No.
I love my boyfriend.
But I think I 'm gonna break up with him.
But even if I don't, I still think
I have enough room in my heart to love more than one person.
Sometimes it seems like
the more I love,
the more I hurt.
You know?
Yeah.
U m, I should get back to work.
Can I touch your hair?
Sara, you are so gorgeous. You are really adorable.
I should... I should go.
Oh.
Fuck.
What?
I feel really stupid now.
Don't say that about yourself.
You are not stupld.
Fuck.
Come here. Come here.
Oh, yeah.
That is my girl. That's my girl.
Do you think she shaves her pussy?
A little bit.
What do you mean, a little bit?
A little bit.
What do you mean, just a little bit? How would you know?
Bullshit. When?
Well, you know, I came in here without you one night.
Got a little horizontal after work. She's got a Brazilian rocking.
U m...
Is that in the back or the front? What is a Brazilian?
A Brazilian, a little tuft of hair. J ust a little right there on top.
[Laughs] This is...
Yeah, okay, I 'm lying. Okay, I 'm lying.
But you never know what might happen tonight. Something might happen.
[Muslc blarlng from the radlo]
(male volce) How can you thlnk about castlng?
We don't have a goddamn scrlpt I
Don't worry about the script. We're gonna have a script.
Who do you see in these roles?
I told you, I haven't thought about it yet.
I have.
I 'm sure you have.
I mean, the girl has gotta have that quality, you know?
Cllff. Cllff.
Excuse me.
You guys wanna order?
Yeah. U m, coffee. Two coffees. Black.
Are you an actress?
Why?
We're putting a movie together.
Yeah, I have done a little.
This is Allen Grey, he is the director.
And I 'm Cliff McKee. I 'm producing.
You are the guys to know.
So what kind of acting have you done?
Oh, you know, I have done some plays and stuff.
Do you have a reel?
Not yet.
What is the movie about?
We're not sure yet.
Don't llsten to hlm. He's the dlrector.
It's about a girl that meets this guy, falls in love,
then realizes that maybe he is not who she thought he was.
So she breaks up wlth hlm. Only thlng Is, he can't deal.
[Snaps fingers] He snaps. He goes crazy.
H uh.
Wow.
Do you know my ex-boyfriend?
[Soft groans]
Man...
You can take this off.
All right, so tell me what happened.
What do you think happened?
I don't know, what happened? Did you play?
I didn't get the gig.
M mm. Why not?
They saw my arm.
Ahh... Fuck.
I 'm sorry, baby.
I 'm sorry. It's gonna be okay, though.
It's me and you against the world, right? You know that?
M mm-hmm.
Baby.
(Cllff) It's not really that slmple,
but that's sort of the blg Idea of lt.
But I have gotta say that you look
exactly how I imagined the girl in our movie would look.
Doesn't she, Allen?
Sure, Cliff.
Do you have an agent?
I 'm in between right now.
Do you have a head shot?
U h, I 'm having a new one made up.
I should have it in two to three days.
That's great, 'cause we're casting soon.
I should get your number, or...
What time do you get off?
Tonight?
Yeah.
I'm worklng untll slx.
Right. Six? That's late. Or early.
Tonight's not good.
Okay. I should get your number, though.
Do you have a card?
I do, actually.
But not on me right now.
There may be some nudity in it.
Would you be all right with that?
Well, I mean, I 'm sure I would be,
but I would wanna read the script.
Yeah, me, too.
Don't listen to him.
I 'm just the director.
If there was, you wouldn't have a problem with that, would you? What is the bit?
Tell her the bit.
There is this sequence
where the girl and her boyfriend are pretty heavy into their addiction,
haven't got any money, so she...
sleeps wlth thelr dealer.
You need to see that, rlght?
So it's not gratuitous.
It is gratuitous.
No, it's not. No... it's not.
So, is this the script? 'Cause I can read it,
and I could let you know if I think it's gratuitous.
Well, we just need to do a little rewriting on it.
We just gotta hone it a little bit.
Then we need to get the money.
I have the money to make the film... Don't listen to him.
I have the money to make the picture.
Anyway, if there were nudity,
would you have a problem with that?
Do I look like I would have a problem with that?
That's lt. That's her attltude.
I'll be back in a few minutes to take your order.
(male slnger) * Oh, Mom and Dad *
* Couldn't belleve *
* [lndlstlnct] *
* I had to leave *
* Oh oh oh oh *
[Wlll coughs]
[Coughing]
Oh, fuck.
[Sniffs]
When I was a kid, I only got the cereal for the free shit.
That Is how I chose. Who had the best free shlt.
Will?
Yeah?
What are we doing?
What? What? I 'm having breakfast.
I don't wanna do this.
Are you serious right now? Please, no.
Please, sweetheart.
Hope, I don't wanna have this conversation right now.
Do you really wanna do this? I 'm sick, I 'm on the floor,
I'm not feellng well. Rlght now?
Yes.
All right, all right.
This is the, uh, commitment thing? You know.
Are you worried about being abandoned?
Because I 'm here, sweetheart.
No, it's the " I don't wanna be a junkie loser" conversation.
I don't wanna be pathetic. What about you?
Is that a trick question?
You are such an asshole! This is not why I came here!
I don't know where my days are going.
I feel like my life has no purpose.
All right. [Strains]
Fuck. [Strains]
Aargh. Fuck.
I feel like an old man.
Sit down. Sit down.
No.
Baby!
Don't touch me!
I don't have the energy to manhandle you right now.
What is going on?
H mm?
My mom used to say that, um, in every minute of every day,
that you are either getting closer to God,
or you are getting farther away.
[Voice cracking] I don't know what I 'm getting closer to.
H m?
Well, you got the hell out of there, though, right?
You don't buy into any of that shit, do you?
You know, my dad, he told me when I was born,
first off, he was dirt poor his whole life.
But he said when I came into this world,
he was so scared shitless,
that he wouldn't be able to take care of himself, let alone me,
that he had to name me Will.
Because he knew if he had a will
then he would always have...
[whispers] A what?
A way.
That's right.
Now, do you wanna get high or what?
We don't have any money.
I know, I know, but we have a will.
Where there is a will...
M mm.
[Man groans] [Bed thumps on wall]
Oh, yeah.
[Dlstant pollce slren]
You want the candy? You want it?
Look at me. Look at me!
M mm. Yeah.
Yeah!
[Muffled thumplng and moanlng]
Fuck, yeah!
Ooh. Look at me. Look at me, yeah!
[Muslc blarlng from radlo]
(male slnger) * Stronger than drugs *
* You take all you want *
* [lndlstlnct] *
(woman) Rlchard's feellng klnd of lonely tonlght.
Let's let him sweat it, huh?
(Hope) Can I get you something to drink?
I'll have a cup of coffee.
I'll have a lemonade.
What's your name?
Hope.
You are a beautiful girl, Hope.
Thank you.
What are you doing to yourself?
Excuse me?
You must work terribly long hours here.
I can't lmaglne the money you are pulllng In
Is dolng much to lmprove your soclal or economlc sltuatlon.
Are you an aspiring actress? Model?
I 'm a singer-songwriter.
Oh. You making any money doing that?
Not yet.
I guess you came out from the M idwest somewhere?
Cleveland.
M mm-hmm. Thought you were gonna hit it big,
and what you hlt were more obstacles
than you ever could have lmaglned.
And now you are just klnd of holdlng on,
wonderlng what to do next.
I 'm gonna make it.
[Sighs]
I am.
[Laughs]
Don't worry. She's really not thls bad.
She said the same thing to me nine months ago.
I can't help lt. Look at you.
You're young, you're beautiful.
You don't belong here!
I told you, I 'm gonna make it.
[Chuckles] You need money. It's that simple.
There's no limit on tipping.
M mm. Clever, too. Look,
How would you like to make a significant amount of money
in a very short period of time?
What are you talking about?
M ia, tell her what I 'm talking about.
Last week, I made $ 13, 000 cash
tax free.
I run a servlce.
Service as in?
Service as in top of the line people.
We cater to movie stars, professional athletes, studio heads,
music producers.
(Mla) I just bought a house In the Hollywood Hllls.
I drive a 500S L, and I shop on Rodeo.
I 'm a fucking rock star.
So let me get this straight.
You are saying that I 'm never gonna make it,
so I should just start spreading my legs for the highest bidder.
And if I 'm really lucky, then one of my clients,
that's what you wanna call it, will be a music producer,
and I 'm gonna get the break I really want?
Look, honey, I'm not trylng to Insult you.
I'm sure you are a wonderful muslclan.
I had the same reactlon, Hope.
But what I am saylng Is that there Is a flnlte amount of tlme
in a young woman's life where the stars are lined up in her favor.
It's really something you should consider.
Here Is my card.
If you would llke to get together over a cup of coffee sometlme,
I would be more than happy to dlscuss
a very lucratlve buslness opportunlty wlth you.
Everybody is selling something.
Don't walt untll It's too late.
[Retches]
(Hope) I don't know what they want,
I gave them everythlng. My heart and soul, everythlng
They still say no.
Some asshole says the only losers are the ones that quit.
Fuck that. I can't do it anymore.
(Vlnce) Carrle, Carrle.
It's Vlnce. If you are there, answer the phonel
Give it to me.
Fuck!
Last time you did this,
I got a call from three of your skeletons
saying, " Hey, you called me at 3: 00 in the morning!" Don't be that guy.
What's going on?
I go to the bathroom,
and dlckface grabs my phone and starts dolng late nlght...
Would you shut up for just a second?
Did you hear from your guy?
No.
He was gonna call.
Did you have anyone that could hook us up?
Call this number
and tell him you know me,
and he will take care of you and tell him to bring me the usual.
So I thought you were off. Are you on agaln or?
Oh, no, it's not for me. It's for a friend of mine, you know?
(male volce) Hey.
[Gasps]
Jesus, you scared me.
Sorry.
Why are you working nights?
U h, it's November 2nd.
What's that?
U h, it's a Mexican holiday.
Dia de la muerte.
Day of the what?
Dead.
H mm. It's perfect.
What?
Nothing.
U h, Keith said that you are a good musician.
How Is It golng?
How does it look?
Not so good.
[Giggles] Yeah.
What's stopplng you?
Why is it nobody ever wants to be where they are?
Do you have a problem with me wanting to be more than a waitress
in a shithouse diner for the rest of my life?
No.
I'm sorry, but I have been through a lot of shlt In the past years.
And I 'm trying to get things together.
I don't need you crawling up my ass right now.
Are you afraid of dying?
What?
Are you afraid of dying?
What the fuck is going on tonight?
I feel like in the middle of some kind of freak show.
It's okay, it's okay. It was just a question, that's all.
Why are you asking?
J ust curious.
Are you?
No. No, I 'm not.
Maybe you are not afraid
'cause you don't think you have anything to live for.
Why would you say that?
Why would you think I have nothing to live for?
I just came out here for a cigarette, okay?
Look, I didn't mean to piss you off.
It's just, you know, I spent a long tlme
trylng to be anywhere but where I was,
trying to be anyone but who I 'm.
And I thought If I just had thls guy's llfe,
if I had this much money, that I would be happy.
And I chased that for a long time. That's all.
So what are your dreams?
Well, I never dreamed that I'd have to wear a fucking hairnet.
But hey, here I am.
Maybe it was all leading up to this moment
where I'd be up here talking to you.
You should know... you are beautlful
just the way you are. Rlght here, rlght now.
I don't know what you are running from.
Will?
Will!
Will! Will!
What?
We're gonna fucking kill ourselves!
Yeah, so?
Hey I
Aaargh I
What the fuck?
Aah.
I want you the fuck out of here!
Oh, Jesus...
No, you don't.
Yes, I do!
Aah.
[Exhales]
Okay.
So, what, is this like a 30-day notice thing?
Two weeks?
I want you to get the fuck out of here!
[Shrieking] Get the fuck out of here!
Fucking asshole! Fuck you!
Get the fuck out...
[thump]
Ohh!
Do you want some more coffee?
[Whimpers, sobs]
Do you wanna order, or are you still waiting?
[Whimpers]
It's okay. It's gonna be okay.
No, it won't. It'll never be okay.
Why do you say that?
Ahh... [sighs]
John was right.
What?
John was right.
John was right about what?
There is no God. There is no religion.
John said that?
He told Paul.
Who's Paul?
McCartney.
Oh.
So, John Lennon?
Who was he?
He was one of the Beatles.
No. Who was he?
I don't know, you tell me.
They killed him! Why did they have to kill him?
I don't know. That guy, Mark David whatever. He shot him.
No, no. It wasn't him.
I 'm pretty sure it was.
No, it was somebody else!
Okay.
I 'm worried about you.
You are worried about me?
What are you talklng about?
Will.
You know Will? How do you know Will?
Are you still in love with Will?
Why are you... How do you know Will?
I 'm not. I mean...
I 'm not with him anymore.
You are really freaking me out!
Don't end up like me.
What?
I 'm hungry. I will have a... pecan pie with ice cream.
Will will come back.
Will will always come back.
[Shivering]
Can I come in?
I 'm sorry about what happened. Okay?
I didn't mean to... You know...
I gotta go. I can't talk to you right now.
Please, I wish you wouldn't come back.
You know...
Yeah...
You know, I just... you know...
Where am I supposed to go?
What am I supposed to do when I feel like this?
I can't tell you that.
I just know...
What do you know?
I know that we're bad for each other.
But you sald that you have never felt as good
with anybody else as you felt with me.
I know.
What happened to that?
I can't tell you. I don't know.
[Weeps]
I don't think I wanna live without you, Hope.
Don't say that. You don't mean that.
No, I dol I really dol
I can't live without you. I don't wanna live without you.
You can't come here and do this to me.
You can't do this to me.
[The Brlan Jonestown Massacre plays Open Heart Surgery ]
* I feel llke Lettlng you know *
* H ow much I love you today *
* I feel llke Lettlng It show *
* S howlng you rlghtly now *
* Then never golng away *
* I know you are feellng Real low * *
What are you doing here?
I came to see you.
I told you not to.
Yeah, well, you know I 'm not too good of a listener.
I really wish you hadn't come back.
If I could have stopped myself, I would have.
I'm working.
Hope, don't just walk away from me like that!
This is not a good time!
You are my waitress, aren't you?
You are here to serve me, rlght?
Fine. What do you want?
You.
We're not gonna do this.
Yes, we are.
Please don't go psycho on me.
I'm not.
Why are you here? What are you doing?
I wanted to come, and I wanted to tell you
that I 'm feeling better about things.
Good.
You are talking down to me, please don't do that.
I just don't wanna go through this again.
[Sighs]
Look, I 'm not the guy you think I am anymore, okay?
I have got a purpose now.
I have got a focus.
Great. What did you wanna eat?
Don't you wanna know what it's?
No. I 'm happy for you, but I 'm working.
Do you wanna order or not?
Sure. You know what I like, order me something.
But listen, can you sit down for a second?
Don't walk away from me like that!
(Vlnce) Dude, you got a problem?
What?
You got a problem?
No, I 'm not talking to you.
Well, I 'm talking to you.
Listen, bro, you really don't wanna fuck with me right now.
What are you gonna do about it?
Shut the fuck up, asshole.
What?
Shut the fuck up, asshole, and turn around.
Do you hear the tough guy over here?
Don't make a scene. Don't make a scene.
What?
Don't make a scene!
I 'm not making a scene. He is making a scene!
He is cool. We're cool, okay?
H i. Hello. What are you looking at?
Sit down!
Dude, what is your problem? Leave these people alone.
Vince, can you just take it easy here?
Vince, I don't wanna have to tell you again, okay?
Vlnce, It's okay.
...just...
Come on, come on, come on.
This is gonna end one of two ways. Okay?
I think you should probably just talk to me.
You are fucking crazy!
You need me.
You know you do.
You are suffocating me.
What do you mean?
Why are you doing this? Look at you!
You asked me to give you space, I gave you space!
You asked me to give you time, I gave you time!
Now, baby, I came a long way. J ust talk to me, please!
(Malcolm) What Is the problem, mate?
What?
Do you have a problem, mate?
Do I have a problem, "mate"? No, I don't have a problem!
So I 'm the asshole here?
I don't wanna be the asshole. I just...
Can I borrow your waitress?
We need to talk for a mlnute.
I hope you understand. L...
I happen to love her very much.
She is gonna be great in the picture.
This guy is out of his mind.
Is that cool with everybody?!
Can I ask you for a minute...
of your time so we can speak?
Do you see what I do for you? I embarrass myself.
I see.
You are fucking crazy!
Why? Because I 'm in love with you?
Then, yeah, if that is crazy, I 'm out the window.
I 'm gone. I 'm nuts.
God, you're beautiful.
I love you so fucking much.
If you love me, you wouldn't be doing this.
Doing what?
This.
I 'm trying to get my shit together.
I 'm trying to get back on track here.
Look, you miss me, don't you?
Come on, I know you do.
Of course I do.
Please, baby. Let's get out of here.
Where are we gonna go? What are we gonna do?
I don't know. We can start over...
somewhere else.
I don't wanna start over.?
Why not?
Because I 'm starting over here, and I need to make money!
Don't worry about that.
Yes, I do.
No, you don't. I got that covered.
How do you have that covered?
J ust don't worry about the money, okay?
I'll take care of that.
No.
Yes, Hope.
Look, I can get you whatever you need, you know that!
What do you want? What do you need?
I want her singing career. I want her money,
and I want a part in that guy's movie.
(Malcolm) The sound, the look, the feel, your volce...
Hope, Is just remarkable. And the songs... The thlrd song. Trees.
Hanglng Tree?
I smell a hit.
Thank you, Malcolm. Do you really mean that?
Absolutely. The world is gonna know...
Are you guys ready to order?
We're in the middle of something.
Could you come back In a couple of mlnutes?
What would you mike?
U h, three orange juices.
And to eat?
[Giggling] No, that is it.
Okay. Three orange juices.
(Allen) Cllff? Cllff?
Excuse me.
Are you an actress?
Why?
We're putting together a movie.
No, I 'm a singer-songwriter.
I 'm a fucking rock star.
So let me get this straight.
You are saylng I'm never gonna make lt.
So I should just start spreadlng my legs to the hlghest bldder...
Do you want some more coffee?
Do you wanna order anything?
I 'm kidding. I don't want you to do anything for me.
Okay, fine. Listen, we can start over here if that's what you want.
No.
Yes, Hope!
Look, I'm dlfferent now.
No, you are not.
Goddammit!
Hope, don't do?thls to mel Pleasel
Is everything okay here?
Yeah, everything is fine?
No, it's not. What ar?you, the manager?
That's right.
Well, I will tell you. This is her last night, okay?
Don't listen to him.
You don't need this shit, okay?
They were lucky to have you for as long as they did.
Hey! Hey, don't fucking touch her! Seriously.
Do not touch her!
I 'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Yeah? Well, I 'm not gonna leave, so...
I 'm gonna have to call the police then.
Yeah? Well, you better call a coroner while you're at it.
You are gonna... See what happens? Goddammit!
[Bustle]
(Wlll) Okay? I
Put the fucklng phone down I There you go.
What?
See?
All right!
Okay, everyone put your fucklng hands on the tablel
Rlght now, on the fucklng tablel
Put your hands on the table where I can see them! All right?
Hands on the table where I can see them!
[Woman sobblng]
Hey! Hey, sweetheart, shut up!
Shut up, okay! I will blow every one of you motherfuckers away!
I swear to God! All right? What?
Okay.
Oh, good, you are okay?
I'm fine.
Shut up! I didn't ask you to speak, okay?
All right, let me just think for a minute. Let me just think.
Okay, mister manager guy. What is your name?
Keith.
Keith, right. Why don't you close the front door. Lock it.
Get the keys and lock the front door.
Will, please.
Don't do this.
(Wlll) Whoal Handsl What are you dolng?
Please! What are you...? Don't do this.
Okay, go around. What?
Don't do this! What are you doing?
You didn't give me a choice, okay?
I gave you a choice, you didn't give me any choice.
I can't talk about this right now, I 'm in the middle of something.
Hey! Where are you going?
To lock the door.
You are gonna lock the door out there?
All right. Come on. Give me the keys, come on.
All right, all right. Go.
All right. Okay, so now go lock the back door.
Come back, or I 'm gonna kill people, okay?
Ten, nine, eight...
seven, six, five...
(Keith) Do what he says, Hope.
What?
Say what you just said again.
Please talk to her again when she comes back.
Please say anything to her again. Keith!
You are not my fucking manager, okay?
Put...
[bustle]
What are you doing? What is this?
Nothing.
Yeah, mate? It looks like a fucking phone to me! All right!
Everybody take out whatever is in your pockets, put it on the table.
And then take your hands and put them on your heads wlth Interlocked flngers.
Hopel
Hope, where are you?
Get the money out of the register.
Okay, get dlpshlt a to-go bag here, and glve me one, too.
Give me the keys. No, just take these.
Open the thing.
Glve me one of the bags. Glve hlm one of the bags.
What are you looking at?
Why don't you stop fucking looking at me?
(Hope) Thls Is crazy I Do you wanna go to jall?
(Allen) We're not looklng for any trouble, okay, man?
Shut up, cocksucker! Are these the guys? This is the movie?
(Hope) No, leave them alonel
They just wanna fuck you, Hopel Don't you get that?
Isn't that right? You wanna get inside this, huh?
No.
Well, you are a fucking liar! You are a trained liar!
How about I blow your manipulative fucking brains
all over this table, huh?
Aaaah!
Yeah, here is your fucking ass script!
All rlght, I'm okay.
Okay.
Okay, um...
Okay. Whoa! Hands! Hey, hands!
Behind your head! On your head! Okay, quick.
Okay, how are you coming with the money over there?
Okay, get the stuff. Wallets, watches, and money in here.
You are never gonna get away with this.
Are you serious?
This is crazy!
What are you talking about? I 'm doing this for you!
Shut up! J ust fucking do it! God!
Glve me the money I Glve me the money I
Give me the money.
(Hope) Take it.
There you go. There you go.
J ust take it and go!
What are you talking about, babe? You are going with me.
No, I 'm not.
J ust go.
Okay, well, you know what?
You can elther go wlth me as my glrlfrlend
or you can come with me as my hostage.
Nol Nol
Is there a difference?
How the fuck can you...?
How can you fucking say that!
After everything we've been through?
'Cause you are fucking insane!
You have no fucking idea, all right?
I 'm not gonna be afraid of you.
Kill me if you want. I 'm not gonna be afraid of you!
I 'm not gonna do that for you!
[Sobs]
What's your problem?
You got fucklng problems? I got...
Well, maybe I should just take her then, huh?
Maybe I'll just take her. Would you like that? Would that feel good, huh?
Hey, sweetheart, do you wanna go on a little trip, huh?
Let us take a look here. It looks llke she Is pretty cute.
We could have a good time together. We look good together.
I will go with you. Leave her alone.
What I could do to her.
Leave her alone! I'll go with you.
Okay, then.
All right, well...
Sorry to interrupt your meal, everyone.
I advise you to stay put
long after we've gone. [Pollce slrens approachlng]
(Wlll) Fuckl
What the fuck did you do? Go!
What the fuck dld you do?
I didn't do anything!
Get down I Get down I Goddammlt I
How the fuck are we gonna get out of here?
Fuck!
[Thumps] Dammlt, dammlt I
How the fuck are we gonna get out of here?
The back door! Do you have the keys?
Do you have the keys to the back door?
I gave them to you.
You gave them to me? I don't fucking have them!
Who has the back door keys?
Who has the fucking keys?
Goddammlt I
Dld you tell somebody to call the pollce when you were back there?
No.
Why would you fucking do that?
I didn't call anyone.
You are a fucking liar!
I didn't call anyone.
[Phone rlnglng]
[Hellcopters approachlng]
[Ringing]
Answer the fucking phone! Nobody move!
Keep your hands on your fucklng headsl
Hello?
Yes.
Yeah.
They wanna talk to you.
Really? No shit!
You should talk to them.
Why? Why?
So they can negotiate a deal with me?
Use their psychology on me? Maybe get in touch with my mom,
have her make one last pleading phone call? What do you think, Hope?
Then they will ask me to let a couple of the people go.
I know that game. Let me think that I 'm in control of the situation
No, thanks. No.
Tell them forget it. Oh, and tell them if that phone rings again,
I 'm gonna kill someone.
He doesn't wanna talk to you.
Tell them.
He says If you call back, he wlll klll someone.
Hang up the phone.
(offlcer over megaphone) We need you to put the weapon down I
Put your hands above your head and exlt the bulldlng I
What are you doing?
It's not too late.
Really?
Listen to them.
[Ringing]
What the fuck? Get up!
What the fuck did I tell them? Get back. Goddammit!
[Phone rlnglng]
[Loud bang] [People shout]
(male volce) Shlt I
[phone rlnglng]
Fuck you!
I didn't do that. You made me do that.
Oh, baby, you are right, it's my fault.
Don't fuck with me, Hope, all right?
Baby, listen, just give me the gun.
No, I 'm not gonna give you the gun!
Shut up! J ust shut up for a second!
I know a way out of here. Come on, they are coming!
All right, nobody do anything fucking stupid, all right?
H uh?
What?
Where the fuck are you going?
We can go out that window.
What if they see us?
They won't see us.
Yeah? And what if they do?
Well, I will be your hostage.
So what, you are not mad at me for killing that woman?
She wasn't a happy person. You probably did her a favor.
So you are going with me as my girlfriend?
How can I not love someone who is willing to die for me?
[Weeps] Baby, I love you. Oh, I fucking love you.
[Kissing] I love you. I want you so bad.
(Hope) I love you, babe.
I wanna fuck you. I 'm gonna fuck you!
Oh, God.
I want you so bad.
Baby, we gotta get the hell out of here!
We gotta get out!
You are right.
Cover your eyes.
Aah! Aah!
Fuck!
Give me the gun.
No.
I thought we were together again.
So what are you gonna do, are you gonna shoot me?
You know what? You don't have it in you.
You can't kill me.
Don't tell me what I can do!
Stop being such a stupid, fucking bitch and give me the gun, Hope!
Hey, Billy. This is Vince, Rob.
How are you doing, man?
Rob.
What do you need?
A hundred bucks.
How are you doing?
Good. How are you?
You kids have fun.
All right, man.
(Rob) That Is the splrlt, buddy. Drlnk up.
Easy, easy.
Stop it!
Wake up! H uh?
Hey, hey. Are you awake?
Why don't you tell Keith that I 'm gonna take her out of here. Okay.
We're gonna stand up, all right? Put your arm here.
Yeah, okay, I 'm lying. Okay, I 'm lying.
But you never know what might happen tonight. Something might happen.
[Whispers] She is in the bathroom. She O D'd.
Thomas is gonna get her out of here.
Did she come back with those guys? I don't like them.
Fucking Hope.
You got any money? Yeah, I figured.
[Bang]
[Gasps]
Where are you taking me?
Don't worry, you are gonna be fine. J ust relax.
I did the same shit, you know.
I was always running around
looking for something to fill me up.
It made me realize that I was just running from myself.
I don't wanna go back to where I've been.
Look.
If you are anything like me, and you wanna live,
then the only place that you can really be
is right here.
Right now.
[Sniffs]
Why did you help me?
Someone once did the same for me.
[Hanging Tree starts playlng]
(female volce) * Plck me up *
* By the drlve-ln show *
* Project your dreams *
* To the radlo *
* What do you see *
* I n the mldnlght love *
* Is It me? *
* It's only what you know *
* I *
* I'd never fake for you *
* I *
* I'll ralse the stakes For you *
* I *
* Gave up the take for you *
* But I *
* I *
* I wlll not break for you *
* Hanglng tree *
* By the wlshlng well *
* Holds promlses *
* You can never tell *
* Come close to me *
* Whlsper In my ear *
* What Is good to me *
* My secrets I can't tell *
* I'd never fake for you *
* I'll ralse the stakes For you *
* G ave up the take for you *
* But I *
* I *
* I wlll not break for you *
* Hanglng tree *
* Hangs over me *
* Hanglng tree *
* Hangs over me *
* The hanglng tree *
* Hangs over me * *