PREVIOUSLY ON THE L WORD...
[GASPING]: OH, FUCK!
[PHYLLIS]: THIS IS BENEATH YOU.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SHANE FOR HER POLITICAL WORLD VIEWS.
I WANT YOU TO MEET CLEA MASON.
HEY.
I WANT TO GET
ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SCOOTERS THAT YOU HAD.
I COULD TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE ON MINE.
YEAH.
YEAH?
ENOUGH! TURN IT OFF.
THERE ARE 25 MORE COPIES.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT, ADELE?
WOULD YOU PLEASE
ESCORT MISS SCHECTER OFF THE LOT?
PLEASE COME WITH ME?
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MUST HURT.
SHE'S DEAD TO ME.
I NEVER KILLED ANYBODY.
YOU DIDN'T?
TAX FRAUD.
I HID THE MONEY.
I'M GOING TO GET MY FRIEND OUT OF PRISON,
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE.
DOES THE NAME IVAN AYCOCK RING A BELL?
YOU SAW IVAN?
SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPIER
TO UNLOAD HER 51% OF THE PLANET.
WE OWN THIS PLACE.
YOU AND I ARE JUST FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT CORE VALUES.
SO, WE THINK IT'S A STRONG FIRST CUT.
IT'S STILL VERY ROUGH.
I'M WORKING ON THE ORDER OF SOME OF THE SCENES.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT PRINTS AND ADS?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A BIG PUSH--
P&A, 30-SECOND SPOTS,
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A FEMININE HYGIENE TIE-IN.
WE THINK THE FILM NEEDS A PLATFORM RELEASE.
WE THINK THIS IS A FILM THAT NEEDS TO FIND ITS AUDIENCE.
WELL, WE DON'T THINK OF IT AS A NICHE MOVIE.
NEITHER DO WE.
WE WANT EVERYONE IN AMERICA TO SEE IT.
RIGHT. WE'RE JUST SO THRILLED TO HAVE A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR.
IT'S NOT JUST A GAY MOVIE.
IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
THE FOUR QUADRANTS.
BUT...
THERE'S ONE HICCUP...
IT'S MINOR.
WHAT'S THE HICCUP, GUYS?
THE ENDING. MARKETING SAYS IT WON'T TEST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IT WON'T TEST?
TEST WITH WHO?
MM, PEORIA. YOU KNOW, THE FLY-OVER STATES--
NEBRASKA, FLORIDA, ORANGE COUNTY...
I MEAN, IT WON'T TEST.
LIKE, LESBIANS ARE COOL AND SEXY NOW...
[SECOND MAN CHUCKLES]
BUT WE NEED THEM TO BE RELATABLE, TOO.
WE THINK THE GIRL--
WHAT'S HER NAME?
IT'S THE NIKI STEVENS CHARACTER.
JESSE. JESSE. JESSE.
WE THINK JESSE SHOULD GO BACK TO HER BOYFRIEND IN THE END.
WHAT?
NO WAY.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.
[**]
* GIRLS IN TIGHT DRESSES WHO DRAG WITH MUSTACHES *
* CHICKS DRIVING FAST INGENUES WITH LONG LASHES *
* WOMEN WHO LONG, LOVE, LUST WOMEN WHO GIVE *
* THIS IS THE WAY IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* TALKING, LAUGHING LOVING, BREATHING *
* FIGHTING, FUCKING CRYING, DRINKING *
* WRITING, WINNING LOSING, CHEATING *
* KISSING, THINKING, DREAMING
* THIS IS THE WAY...
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE
* AND LOVE
[SIREN WAILS]
[HORNS HONKING]
[PEOPLE SHOUTING ANGRILY, AS HORNS BLARE]
[TINA]: YOU KNOW, ANGIE'S PRESCHOOL
IS ONLY SEVEN MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE.
YOU REALLY LIKE THE WEST SIDE?
YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY GREAT.
THE AIR IS CLEANER.
YOU'RE NEAR THE OCEAN.
YOU GET A LITTLE WALKING LIFE.
ARE YOU GOING TO HONK THE HORN?
NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HONK THE HORN.
SO YOU'RE SAYING I SHOULD SELL MY HOUSE?
I DIDN'T SAY THAT--
I KNOW, I JUST MEANT,
IF...
[ANGIE BABBLING ABOUT LIGHTS]
...WE GOT TOGETHER.
I MEAN, ONCE WE...
DECIDE... [SIGHING]
LET'S HEAR MAMA B'S SPEECH.
COME ON. DO YOUR SPEECH.
MM-HMM.REALLY?
WELL, THERE IS THIS ONE PART
THAT I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT...
"IT'S NOT JUST THAT SHE'S A WOMAN--
"THOUGH SHE UNDENIABLY IS--
"JODI MAKES ART
"WITH FOUND INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
"IN A WAY THAT NO ONE-- MAN OR WOMAN--
EVER EVEN THOUGHT OF DOING."
THAT LAST PART,
THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT SEXIST.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO UNDERLINE THE FACT THAT SHE'S A WOMAN.
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, GO FOR IT.
YOU'RE A GREAT WRITER,
YOU'LL KNOW HOW TO SAY IT.
IT'LL BE GOOD.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO HER?
NO. NO.
BUT I DID SPEAK TO SERENA DEAN, WHO'S THE CURATOR OF THE SHOW,
AND SHE SAID JODI'S PIECE IS AMAZING.
JODI!
WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO HAVE JODI IN HER LIFE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE VERY BONDED.
I JUST... I THINK IT WOULD BE JUST TOO CONFUSING.
I MEAN, IT JUST BLURS THE BOUNDARIES...
AND IT--
WHOA!
LOOK AT THAT.
SHE LOOKS AMAZING!
SWEETIE, IT'S ALICE!
THE LIGHT'S GREEN... GO.
HEY!
[HONKS THREE TIMES]
GO, ASSHOLE! COME ON!
[HORNS BLARING]
[ANNOYED DRIVERS SHOUTING, OVERLAPPING AND INDISTINCT]
* I WISH MY LIFE WAS A LITTLE LESS SEEDY *
* WHY AM I ALWAYS SO GREEDY?
* WISH I LOOKED JUST LIKE CHERYL TWEEDY *
* I KNOW I NEVER WILL I KNOW I NEVER WILL *
* WISH MY LIFE WAS NOT SO BORING *
* EVERY WEEKEND FOUR TO THE FLOORING *
* DON'T GET ME STARTED ON MONDAY MORNING *
* IT WOULD BE OVERKILL IT WOULD BE OVERKILL... *
IRA!
FOLLOW UP WITH ALL OF MY ATTORNEYS,
INCLUDING LONDON AND HONG KONG.
GET THE ESTATE MANAGER,
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PEABODY FOUNDATION!
AND GET MY DAUGHTER!
I'M RIGHT HERE, MUMMY!
WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU WEARING?
* I WISH MY LIFE WAS A LITTLE LESS SEEDY *
* THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT I DESPISE... *
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
[**]
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
DID YOU SLEEP WELL?
MM-HMM. YOU?
OH, YEAH.
WE SHOULD GET UP.
WHY? I THINK THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.
WE HAVE BREAKFAST WITH YOUR MOTHER.
JESUS. [CHUCKLING]
[MUGS CLINKS ON COUNTER]
TASH? MADE YOU COFFEE.
THAT'S A CUTE PICTURE.
MM-HMM. FUCK YOU.
WANT SOME BREAKFAST?
[MOODILY]: NO.
I DON'T HAVE TIME.
[**]
[HELENA]: WHY HAVEN'T THEY GOT AN ANTIDOTE?
I MEAN, SURELY, IF ONE EXISTS,
THEN THEY HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO--
HELENA, EVERYTHING IS BEING HANDLED.
THIS IS AN IRUKANDJI JELLYFISH.
THEY SAY THAT THE VENOM IS FREQUENTLY LETHAL.
NOW, BEFORE I DIE, THERE'RE SOME THINGS
I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.
FIRST OF ALL,
ABOUT YOUR CLOTHES--
MUMMY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE.
I VERY WELL MIGHT.
AND, BEFORE I DO, I WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE SITUATED.
I'M VERY WELL SITUATED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A DRAB LITTLE HUT
IN THE DREGS OF TAHITI
WITH THE TAX-EVADING GRANDDAUGHTER
OF A VANILLA-POD PICKER
DOESN'T STRIKE ME AS "SITUATED."
HELENA, THE PEABODIES ARE KEEPERS,
NOT ONLY OF A VAST FORTUNE, BUT OF A LEGACY--
MUMMY.
I'M...
NOT...
INTERESTED.
IT REALLY ISN'T A PROPOSITION, HELENA.
YOU ARE MY SOLE BENEFICIARY.
NOW, I'VE ARRANGED FOR DAVIS AND BREWSTER
TO REVIEW ALL THE ESTATE HOLDINGS WITH YOU.
THE FOUNDATION'S IN VERY GOOD HANDS
WITH ALVA WATKINS,
BUT, AT SOME POINT, YOU JUST MUST TAKE AN INTEREST
IN THE DAY-TO-DAY.
MUMMY, I'M GOING TO GO AND TALK TO YOUR DOCTORS,
FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON
ABOUT GETTING THIS ELUSIVE REMEDY OF YOURS,
BECAUSE I HAVE A STANDBY RETURN TICKET.
IT'S GOING TO COST ME $75 IF I NEED TO CHANGE IT.
SO WHAT KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARE YOU THINKING? NATURE?
[SCOFFS]: NO.
ABSTRACT?
NO. NATURE? NO.
I LIKE, UM... I LIKE PORTRAITURE.
MAYBE FASHION, MAYBE, UH...
...SOMETHINGNO! LIKE THAT.
THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
A GREAT EYE. YOU THINK?
YEAH, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY DO IT!
WELL, I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL FIRST, BUT THEN--
FUCK SCHOOL.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL?
YOU DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE GOIN' TO SCHOOL?
OF COURSE I THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL,
I THINK YOU NEED TO GO TO WORK.
YEAH, BUT BEFORE I GO TO WORK,
I'D RATHER LEARN... I DON'T KNOW.
I'D LIKE TO LEARN TECHNIQUE,
I'D LIKE TO LEARN WHAT I'M DOING.
I'D RATHER NOT SCHLUFF IT OFF.
I THINK ANY SCHOOL THAT DIDN'T TAKE YOU
WOULD BE COMPLETELY MISSING OUT.
AND STUPID.
YOU THINK?
MM-HMM.
OH, SHIT.
WHAT?
[CHUCKLES DISMISSIVELY]: OH.
I THINK SHE'S SEEN WORSE.
WHO'S THAT WOMAN?
COME ON! [MOUTHS WORDS]
JOYCE.
I'M NOT GOING ON A LESBIAN DOUBLE DATE--
YES, YOU ARE. COME ON. COME ON.
BE AN ADULT, BE MATURE. COME ON.
HEY, GIRLS!
MOLLY, I WANT YOU TO MEET JOYCE.
HEY, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
YEAH, I'M NOT SHAKING YOUR HAND.
MOLLY.
SHE TRIED TO RUIN MY FATHER.
REMEMBER?
WOULD YOU EXCUSE US FOR ONE SECOND?
COME HERE. COME HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO HER.
LISTEN.
WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOUR PARENTS
IS WHAT HAPPENS IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY DIVORCE.
THEY GOT THROUGH IT.
DIDN'T THEY?
SORT OF.
YEAH, SORT OF, BUT THEY DID,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
AND SO NOW YOUR MOTHER DESERVES HAPPINESS
AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE.
GIVE HER THAT.
MY FATHER SAID SHE'S THE MOST RUTHLESS LAWYER
HE'S EVER MET. SHE'S A LAWYER!
SHE'S THE ANTICHRIST.
I'M SURE AS SHIT NOT HAVING BREAKFAST WITH HER.
I'M SORRY, NO.
WELL, IF I RECALL,
YOUR MOTHER WASN'T TOO THRILLED ABOUT YOU SEEING ME.
AND NOW WE'RE ALL HERE
TO EAT TOGETHER. RIGHT?
COME ON. YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.
OKAY.
HI.
HEY!
HUNGRY?
LITTLE BIT.
[DAWN]: KIT, THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
GEORGE CHARLES IS SOUTH BEACH'S
TOP INTERIOR DECORATOR--
...AND MY GOOD FRIEND,
AND WE BOTH AGREED,
THAT, UH...
THAT MOON OF YOURS WAS A BIT RIDICULOUS, SO...
BUT HE DOES LOVE THE SPACE. RIGHT?
[CHARLES]: IT HAS GREAT BONES.
YEAH. I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON THEM BONES.
WELL, A GIRL GOES AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
AND EVERYTHING CHANGES.
GIRL! GIRL! GIRL!
OH! GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, GIRL.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL ENOUGH TO REMODEL,
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT TOO MUCH, ARE YOU?
I LOVED IT AS IT WAS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
THEY'RE TAKING IT OVER.
WHAT?
YEAH. OKAY-- NEVER MIND.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, WE'VE SO MISSED YOU.
WE SO MISSED YOU.
OH, I'VE MISSED YOU TOO.
MY MOTHER'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO, I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT,
BUT IT'S A LITTLE TOUCH AND GO RIGHT NOW.
REALLY? WELL, COME ON.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME COFFEE...
YEAH, OKAY.
...AND CHAT.
DO YOU HAVE COOKIES?
YEAH, GIRL, AND I KNOW,
I REMEMBER HOW YOU LIKE IT.
I WANTED THAT INTERNSHIP, SO BAD I COULD TASTE IT,
BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE SCORES.
WHAT SCORE'S THAT?
LSAT, IT'S THE TEST YOU TAKE
TO GET INTO LAW SCHOOL.
WELL, YOU'VE DONE PRETTY MIGHTY FINE
FOR YOURSELF, MY DEAR.
WELL, DID YOU GET A GOOD GRADE?
MOLLY SCORED IN THE TOP 2% NATIONALLY.
BIG FUCKING DEAL.
IT IS A BIG FUCKING DEAL.
IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU GOT THE INTERNSHIP.
I DON'T WANT THE INTERNSHIP.
I'M SPENDING MY SUMMER WITH SHANE.
WE'RE GOING SURFING IN HONOLULU.
WAIT. WAIT A SECOND.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME
THAT THIS SUPREME COURT INTERN THING IS IN THE SUMMER.
YOU ARE NOT GIVING UP
A SUPREME COURT INTERNSHIP TO GO SURFING.
IT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.
MOLLY, IF YOU'RE DOING THIS TO GET BACK AT ME--
MOM, I'M NOT DOING THIS TO GET BACK AT YOU.
I AM SO BEYOND THAT.
I'M ACCEPTING YOUR LIFE CHOICES.
AND IF YOU AND JOYCE DECIDE TO GET MARRIED,
I HOPE YOU INVITE ME AND SHANE TO THE WEDDING.
ALL I ASK IS THE SAME RESPECT FROM YOU.
[**]
HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GIRL, SO, YOU GOT ROOM FOR ONE MORE?
I MIGHT BE JOINING YOU AND DUSTY IN TAHA'A.
I'M NOT KIDDIN'.
IT'S PRETTY REMOTE, KIT.
AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M GOING TO STAY THERE FOREVER.
I MEAN...
DUSTY'S GREAT, BUT...
I KIND OF MISS THIS PLACE.
GIRL--
I MISS ALL OF YOU.
WE'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
IT WASN'T THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.
LET ME TELL YOU,
IT HAS BEEN CRAZY AROUND HERE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHERE DID THESE WOMEN COME FROM?
FROM HELL, VIA MIAMI BEACH.
DAWN DENBO
AND HER SERVANT-MAID CINDI--
EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY.
I JUST--
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY.
YOU WANT TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY?
YOU?
I KNOW, I KNOW, IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
BUT I HATE WHAT SHE'S DOING.
OKAY? I DO.
I WOULD'VE TRIED TO STOP HER,
BUT SHE'S... SHE'S CRAZY.
CINDI! CIN?
I NEED YOU TO DO A FEW THINGS.
CAN YOU GET OVER HERE, PLEASE?
I NEED YOU TO GO OVER TO SHEBAR
AND I NEED YOU TO WAIT FOR THE LIQUOR DELIVERY.
AND I GOT A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON,
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
SET UP WITHOUT ME.
OKAY? CAN YOU DO THAT?
SERIOUSLY. CAN YOU GO NOW?
BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING AT THE DELIVERY.
THANK YOU. NICE FACE. THANK YOU.
WELL, I QUIT.
WELL, I FIGURED,
WHEN YOU CALLED ME TO MEET YOU DOWN HERE.
CRAZY.
UM, WHO ARE YOU MEETING, ANYWAY?
MY FRIEND JJ.
WHO'S THAT?
WE WENT THROUGH BASIC TOGETHER.
OH, YEAH?
YEAH. SHE'S A COP.
OH, SHE IS? COP, HUH?
OH, THERE THEY ARE.
WHERE?
I WANT YOU TO MEET THEM. COME ON.
WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL?
HEY! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE, WILLIAMS!
FUCKIN' WILLIAMS. WHAT'S UP?
ALICE, THIS IS JJ.
HI. HOW ARE YOU? I'M ALICE.
HI.
HOLY FUCKIN' SHIT. WHAT?
I KNOW YOU. YOU DO?
"I'M ALICE PIESZECKI, AND YOU'RE WATCHING THE LOOK."
OH. [SHRIEKING]
YOU ARE SO COOL! OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU HANDLED THAT ASS, MARY LAMM.
IS SHE REALLY SUCH A DOOFUS, OR IS THAT--
NO, SHE'S A DOOFUS. OH, YEAH, TOTALLY..
ALICE, CAN YOU JOIN US FOR LUNCH?
OH, I HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YEAH. OKAY, WELL, HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE.
AW, MAN! WILLIAMS!
HEY, ALICE!
COULD I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
YOU WANT MY AUTOGRAPH?
YEAH! YEAH, PLEASE? WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?
KAREN.KAREN. YEAH.
THAT'S SO COOL!
I HAVE TO WORK ON MY SIGNATURE.
OKAY. NICE TO MEET YOU.
BYE.
OH, MY GOSH!
SHE'S NICE. YEAH.
HOW'S THE MOVIE GOING?
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
WELL...
THIS IS GOOD-- WE GOT DISTRIBUTION.
WOW! MAJOR STUDIO.
THAT'S GREAT. YEAH.
I CAN'T-- I MEAN, I BELIEVE IT,
BUT THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WE JUST HAVE TO WORK OUT A FEW DETAILS.
VERY, VERY HAPPY. GOOD.
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
WHAT?
NIKI CAME INTO MY TRAILER THE OTHER DAY,
AND SHE WAS CRYING.
REALLY? MM-HMM.
WHY?
SHE SAYS YOU WON'T RETURN ANY OF HER CALLS.
NO.
SHE COMES UP TO ME AFTER EVERY TAKE
AND SHE SAYS,
"DO YOU THINK JENNY WOULD HAVE LIKED THAT?"
OR SHE'LL SAY, UH,
"DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT JENNY MEANT WHEN SHE WROTE IT?"
DOES SHE REALLY SAY THAT TO YOU?
SHE MISSES YOU.
WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO BE WITH SOMEONE WHO'S AFRAID TO BE WHO THEY ARE.
I MEAN, IT'S PATHETIC.
SHE HAS A LOT TO LOSE.
WELL, SO DO I.
I DON'T HAVE A CAREER ANYMORE.
MY AGENTS JUST DROPPED ME.
[STUNNED]: WHAT?
THAT'S TERRIBLE. I'M SORRY.
YOU'LL GET ANOTHER AGENT.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU WILL.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE.
I'M JUST A...
THINK I SHOULD CALL NIKI?
I DON'T KNOW.
JESSE.
JESSE?
JESSE, STOP!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I LOVE YOU.
VIPERS DON'T LOVE, KARINA.
THEY POISON.
YOU USED ME AS A PAWN
IN YOUR TWISTED RELATIONSHIP.
HOW MANY GIRLS HAVE YOU AND FRANCES DESTROYED
IN ORDER TO TELL YOUR SORDID STORIES
AS FOREPLAY? HUH?
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
["JESSE"]: OH, I UNDERSTAND.
I UNDERSTAND ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT I DESPISE YOU.
["KARINA"]: YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
I'VE EVER FELT THIS WAY ABOUT.
YOU'RE A LIAR. A FUCKING LIAR!
OKAY, THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
LET'S CUT.
[ASSISTANT DIRECTOR]: OKAY, THAT'S A CUT!
THANK YOU!
[SET BUZZING WITH CONVERSATION, OVERLAPPING AND INDISTINCT]
[**]
TINA, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
SURE.
WHAT'S UP?
ADELE WANTS YOU OFF THE SET.
WHAT?
SHE... HAS ASKED ME
TO HAVE YOU REMOVED FROM SET.
SHE SAID SHE CAN'T WORK
WITH YOU LOOKING OVER HER SHOULDER.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME.
I KNOW.
THANKS, SALLY.
WHAT IS THIS?
[SETS LIGHTER DOWN]
[EXHALING DEEPLY]
WELL, LOYALTY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, TINA,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR LOYALTY IS TO JENNY.
YOU GUYS ARE OLD FRIENDS.
BUT YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND
THAT I CAN'T HAVE YOU ON THE SET DOING HER BIDDING.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M DOING JENNY'S BIDDING?
DON'T INSULT ME, TINA.
I KNOW YOU HAD LUNCH WITH HER THIS AFTERNOON.
I KNOW THAT YOU SPEAK WITH HER REGULARLY.
[SCOFFS]
AND I KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DO MY JOB
WHILE YOU'RE ON MY SET.
ADELE, I'M THE PRODUCER OF THIS MOVIE, OKAY?
I BUSTED MY ASS PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
WHY WOULD I LET YOU KICK ME OFF THE SET?
UM... [EXHALING]
BECAUSE YOU WANT THIS PICTURE ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET?
IT'S SO AWFUL.
THIS WOMAN, SHE UTTERLY DECEIVED KIT.
IT'S LIKE SHE'S SOME SORT OF A SMALL-TIME PETTY CON ARTIST.
SHE VIRTUALLY STOLE THE PLANET OUT FROM UNDER HER.
[TAKES A DEEP BREATH, SIGHS HEAVILY]
WHY DON'T YOU BUY IT BACK?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
EVERY LOWLIFE HAS A PRICE, HELENA.
AND, MOST LIKELY,
A PECCADILLO OR TWO
THAT CAN BE EASILY DISCOVERED,
IF SHE NEEDS A LITTLE PERSUADING.
ISN'T THAT EXTORTION, MUMMY?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE AGAINST
ME USING MONEY TO BUY MY FRIENDS.
DIDN'T THESE PEOPLE STAND BY YOU
WHEN YOU HAD ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE RED CENT?
MY FRIENDS?
YEAH, THEY DID.
SO YOU WOULDN'T BE
BUYING FRIENDSHIP FROM THEM
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT.
I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD TRY TO EVINCE
SOME MORE CLEARHEADEDNESS,
HELENA.
MUMMY, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S NOT BEING VERY CLEAR.
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU TAKE AWAY ALL MY MONEY FROM ME--
IT WASN'T YOUR MONEY.
IT WAS MINE.
[TAKING A DEEP BREATH]
I HAD TO BE SURE
THAT YOU WOULDN'T MAKE A FOOL OF US
WITH IT.
IT'S UNDIGNIFIED
TO ALWAYS LEAD WITH THE BANKBOOK.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'M ANY MORE DIGNIFIED NOW, MUMMY?
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU ARE.
[SCOFFS SOFTLY]
BUT I HAVE TO LEAVE
ALL MY FUCKING MONEY TO SOMEONE,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE IT TO MY LHASA APSOS.
WELL, TALK ABOUT UNDIGNIFIED.
SO, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT ME TO DO
WITH ALL YOUR FUCKING MONEY?
AS IS YOUR WONT.
SPEND IT WILLY-NILLY.
BUY YOUR FRIEND A NIGHT CLUB.
BUY HER TWO.
THIS IS FASTER
THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!
THIS IS SO CRAZY. OH. MY GOSH.
* YOU USED TO TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME *
* EVERY DAY
* I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY *
* BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY DOUBT *
* I ALWAYS KNEW
* THAT, TO ME YOU STAYED TRUE *
[SIREN YELPS]
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE A BICYCLE.
MA'AM, I JUST NEED TO SEE YOUR LICENSE.
IT'S ELECTRIC.
WELL, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH, SURE. NO.
I JUST... AS LONG AS YOU'RE HOME IN TIME
TO GET READY FOR JODI'S THING TONIGHT IS FINE, YEAH.
I'M SORRY YOU GOT A TICKET.
THE LAPD CAN BE TOTAL PIGS.
I KIND OF HATE THEM.
YEAH.
SO... WAS THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND
ON THE PHONE?
YEAH. IT WAS.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING FOR ME.
ME TOO.
GOD, THAT SOUNDED BAD.
IT'S THE MOST NATURAL THING IN THE WORLD
TO MEET SOMEONE AND BE ATTRACTED TO THEM.
YOU KNOW?
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE?
WELL, PEOPLE DO IT ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, CLEARLY,
IT'S NOT AGAINST OUR NATURE, BUT...
RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE IT'S DESIGNED TO TEACH US SOMETHING.
WHAT, THAT THE RELATIONSHIP'S
IN TROUBLE?
WELL, NOT ALWAYS. I MEAN...
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.
I CAN'T.
I'M SORRY.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN MY SITUATION?
YEAH, ONCE.
REALLY? WHAT'D YOU DO?
UM, I HAD A REALLY...
GREAT LOVE AFFAIR.
YEAH.
BUT... I BROKE SOMEONE'S HEART
AND I CAUSED A LOT OF...
JUST GENERAL CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION. SO.
YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD.
[BOTH CHUCKLE SADLY]
MY FRIEND, HELENA, SAYS,
"WHATEVER STARTS IN CHAOS ENDS IN CHAOS." SO.
I HEAR YOU.
YOUR FRIEND KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
I PROMISED MYSELF
THAT I WOULD NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.
BUT YOU JUST TRIED TO KISS ME.
YES.
THAT DIDN'T REALLY WORK OUT, DID IT?
NO.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO STAND BY YOUR CONVICTIONS
WHEN SOMEONE IS, LIKE,
SEXY AND SMART AND AMAZING
WHO YOU'RE SUPER-ATTRACTED TO,
IS, LIKE, THIS FAR AWAY FROM YOU.
YOU KNOW?
[SIGHING]
I JUST LEFT A MESSAGE WITH SALLY.
SHE'LL CALL ME IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED
THAT YOU'RE KEEPING YOUR COOL ABOUT IT.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
WE JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT.
WE WRAP AT 4:00 A.M.,
AND THEN TOMORROW'S THE PARTY.
DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PARTY?
YEAH, I WANT TO, IT'S MY MOVIE.
AND THERE'S NO WAY
THAT I'M GOING TO LET ADELE WIN.
[CHUCKLING SOFTLY]
YEAH, WELL, I'LL BE THERE WITH YOU.
I WISH I COULD BE THERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I'LL BE FINE.
I THINK I WROTE A PRETTY GOOD SPEECH.
THEY'RE SHOOTING MY FAVOURITE SCENE
OF THE WHOLE MOVIE.
IT'S THE LAST SCENE.
IT'S WHEN JESSE FINALLY ENDS IT WITH KARINA ONCE AND FOR ALL.
HER HEART IS BROKEN,
AND SHE THINKS THERE'S NO WAY
SHE'S EVER GOING TO LOVE AGAIN.
WELL, BECAUSE KARINA WAS HER FIRST LOVE,
AND EVERYONE ALWAYS THINK THAT WHEN THEIR FIRST LOVE LEAVES.
YEAH. YOU WERE MY FIRST.
AND I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE.
I NEVER LEFT YOU.
YES, YOU DID.
BUT THEN YOU CAME BACK.
SO DID SHE WRITE A HAPPY ENDING?
YEAH.
SHE DID, SHE WROTE SUCH A GREAT ENDING.
[SIGHS]
IT'S LIKE...
JESSE'S LIFE IS JUST BEGINNING.
AND, JENNY, OH, MY GOD.
WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?
BUT SHE PULLED IT TOGETHER
AND SHE WROTE THIS AMAZING ENDING...
IT WAS SUCH A POSITIVE MESSAGE FOR YOUNG, GAY WOMEN.
IT'S GREAT.
I'M SORRY YOU CAN'T BE THERE.
I'M OKAY.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT?
YOU.
US.
SO, DO YOU THINK ANGIE SHOULD HAVE
A BABY SISTER OR BABY BROTHER?
WHAT?
HI!
HEY.
GUESS WHAT I JUST DID.
WHAT?
I SIGNED UP FOR THE POLICE ACADEMY.
FOR THE LAPD?
YEAH. JJ TOOK ME DOWN.
SHE TEACHES ONE OF THE TRAINING COURSES.
THEY LOVE THE FACT THAT I'M EX-MILITARY.
AND THEY'RE REALLY PRO-GAY.
THEY EVEN HAVE DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS.
[FLIPPING PAGES]
YOU WANT TO BE A COP?
WELL, I FILLED OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK ALREADY.
I HAVE MY FIRST SCREENING NEXT WEDNESDAY.
[CHUCKLES HAPPILY]
IS THIS OKAY?
YEAH. I WAS JUST--
THERE'S A LOT...
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.
[LAUGHING]
YEAH.
IT'S GREAT. IT'S GREAT.
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT, I MEAN, YEAH.
I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED.
GOOD.
YEAH.
[SHEBAR DANCE MUSIC THUMPING]
EXCUSE ME?
HELLO?
I HOPE I'M NOT INTRUDING?
NO.
WHAT-WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I HAVE A PROPOSITION,
AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST.
WELL, DAWN'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
NO. IT'S A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.
MAYBE WE CAN TALK SOMEWHERE PRIVATELY?
YEAH.
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* BABY
* I'VE BEEN WAITING
BETTE.
I'M SO RELIEVED YOU CAME.
AFTER JODI TOLD ME WHAT THE PIECE WAS ABOUT...
OH, LARI. LARI? DO YOU KNOW LARI PITTMAN?
OF COURSE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
HELLO, LARRY.
SERENA.
WHAT THE PIECE WHAT?
WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?
LARI, I WANT YOU TO MEET...
PHYLLIS.
[ALICE]: SO, ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO THE WRAP PARTY
TOMORROW NIGHT? NO.
ARE YOU? [SHANE]: NO.
YES, I WANT YOU TO GO.
YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD,
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN PARTY.
NO.
LOOK, YOU SHOULD GO,
AND YOU SHOULD SUPPORT TINA.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO GO, TO REPRESENT ME.
HI!
THIS IS SO EXCITING!
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SUCH A BIG DEAL.
YOU REALLY WANT ME TO?
YEAH, I DO.
[TOM, INTERPRETING]: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, YOU GUYS.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE YOUR SCULPTURE.
[TOM]: I'M ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
WELL, I HEARD THE PIECE IS REALLY--
[MAX]: SEE YOU GUYS.
SEE YOU GUYS INSIDE.
OUCH.
COME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO IN.
DO YOU WANT TO COME?
YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO GO IN?
COME ON.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THIS MORNING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAID TO MOLLY
TO GET HER BACK TO THE TABLE--
OH.
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
NO PROBLEM.
IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE, COULD WE TALK?
YEAH.
OKAY. VERY GOOD.
YOU HAVEN'T MET MOLLY'S SISTER, SOPHIE.
SHE'S A GREAT GIRL, TOO.
SOLID, STURDY.
YEAH?
YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE TWO GREAT KIDS.
BUT MOLLY--
MOLLY'S EXCEPTIONAL.
YEAH.
AND I'M SAYING THIS NOT AS HER MOTHER,
BUT AS THE CHANCELLOR OF A MAJOR UNIVERSITY--
MOLLY IS ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT STUDENTS
I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
I'M NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR IT.
AND YOU'RE NOT WORTHY OF HER.
EXCUSE ME?
IN THE FIRST PLACE,
THIS SUMMER INTERNSHIP
IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY--
FIRST OF ALL,
MOLLY IS A GROWN-UP,
AND I'M NOT TELLING HER WHAT TO DO.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE DAMN INTERNSHIP.
I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YEAH, PHYLLIS, AND WHAT I KNOW
IS THAT I'M CRAZY ABOUT HER.
BETTE SAYS THAT YOU'RE NOT THE KIND OF PERSON
ANY CARING MOTHER
WOULD WANT HER DAUGHTER TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH.
I DON'T BUY IT, BETTE WOULD NEVER SAY THAT.
SHE SAYS YOU'LL BE UP AND AFTER
THE FIRST LITTLE HOTTIE WHO SHAKES HER BOOTY AT YOU.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOUR FRIEND ALICE,
SHE TOLD ME THAT
THE LONGEST RELATIONSHIP YOU'VE EVER HAD
IS SIX MONTHS.
YOU PROPOSED TO SOME POOR GIRL AND LEFT HER AT THE ALTAR.
EVEN YOUR FRIENDS THINK YOU'RE BAD NEWS, SHANE.
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD REALLY SUCK, THOUGH?
IS IF YOU DO THE SAME THING TO MY DAUGHTER.
ARE YOU GOING TO THROW MOLLY AWAY
LIKE A PIECE OF GARBAGE?
NO.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE
YOU CAN'T KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS AROUND?
[EXHALES HEAVILY AS MEN CHAT AND APPROACH]
PHYLLIS.
YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT FAIR TO SAY,
BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS THAT UNTIL IT HAPPENS.
MOST OF US POSSESS
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE, SHANE.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE EXPRESSION
"PAST IS PRELUDE"?
NO, OF COURSE YOU HAVEN'T.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MOLLY'S SUMMER PLANS.
DON'T FUCK MY DAUGHTER OVER.
IF YOU EVEN THINK YOU LOVE HER,
SPARE HER.
DON'T TURN HER INTO ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR HEARTBROKEN VICTIMS.
[OVERLAPPING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[GASPS]: HI!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. REALLY.
I WOULDN'T MISS THIS FOR THE WORLD.
THAT'S SWEET.
I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
AND YOU LOOK PHENOMENAL.
[GASPS]: SHANE!
I MISS YOU.
I MISS YOU, TOO.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT...
IT'S OKAY.
DON'T BE A STRANGER.
DON'T YOU BE A STRANGER.
[SERENA]: WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE HAMMER MUSEUM.
I'M SERENA DEAN, THE CURATOR OF THIS EXHIBITION.
ANNIE PHILBIN'S SORRY
SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT,
BUT WE'RE THRILLED AND EXCITED
TO PRESENT A NEW PIECE BY SCULPTOR JODI LERNER.
SHE MADE THIS FOR OUR "ARTISTS WORKING IN NEW MEDIA" SERIES.
AND HERE TO INTRODUCE HER
IS THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
IN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY,
BETTE PORTER.
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
THANK YOU.
FROM THE FIRST MOMENT,
SHE ROCKED THE ART WORLD IN THE MID-'90S
WITH HER MASSIVE STEEL SCULPTURES
OF FEMALE BODY PARTS AND DOMESTIC OBJECTS.
JODI LERNER
HAS REDEFINED
THE LANDSCAPE OF SCULPTURAL EXPRESSION.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT SHE'S A WOMAN,
THOUGH SHE UNDENIABLY IS.
JODI MAKES ART WITH FOUND INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
IN A WAY THAT NO ONE-- MAN OR WOMAN--
EVER EVEN THOUGHT OF DOING.
I AM REPEATEDLY IN AWE OF HER FEARLESS CHOICES,
HER TOTAL IMMERSION IN HER PROCESS,
HER AUDACITY, WHICH BORDERS ON DEFIANCE,
AND HER WORKS OF ART
WHICH ACTUALLY SEEM TO EXTRUDE
FROM HER SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.
SHE HAS MADE ME BELIEVE,
ALL OVER AGAIN,
IN THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF ART.
IT'S BEEN A GIFT AND A PRIVILEGE
TO HAVE HER AS OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT CU...
...AND AN EVEN GREATER GIFT HAVING HER IN MY LIFE.
AND NOW,
WITH THIS INSTALLATION AT THE HAMMER,
SHE IS GIVING A GIFT TO OUR CITY.
PLEASE WELCOME JODI LERNER.
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
[TOM, INTERPRETING]: THANK YOU.
THIS PIECE IS CALLED "CORE"...
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT CORE VALUES--
LOVE...
LOYALTY...
HONESTY...
AND COMMITMENT.
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
[INSTALLATION MUSIC BEGINS PLAYING]
[STILTED, HAUNTING TECHNO WITH GARBLED SPEECH LOOPING OVER IT]
[LOW MURMURING IN CROWD]
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[BETTE, ON TAPE]: I LOVE YOU.
[BETTE, ECHOING ON TAPE]: I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?
FUCK ME, FUCK ME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I LOVE YOU.
GO WITHOUT ME.
GO WITHOUT ME...
GO-- GO-- GO-- GO-- GO WITHOUT ME.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
NO. JUST DON'T. LEAVE ME ALONE.
BUT I LOVE YOU.
GO WITHOUT ME.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
GO WITHOUT ME.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
[**]
LEAVE ME ALONE. LEAVE ME ALONE.
FUCK... ME.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME.
NO. JUST NO.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
LEAVE ME ALONE. GO.
NO. JUST GO. GO WITHOUT ME.
STOP. STOP.
PLEASE. JUST STOP.
STOP!
STOP.
[TAPE TWITTERING AND FLITTING]
[**]
HOLY SHIT.
THERE'S THAT GORGEOUS WOMAN.
HI. HOW'RE YOU DOING?
WELCOME TO MY CLUB.
I'M DAWN DENBO.
THIS IS MY LOVER, CINDI.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE.
HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE... CLUB BEFORE?
HEY!
AW. FUCKING SHANE.
YEAH, YOU KNOW-- YOU KNOW HELENA PEABODY, RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU KNOW, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HOW IN THE FUCK
DID YOU GET PAST MY DOOR?
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU SKANKS,
YOU REALLY NEED TO LEAVE NOW. ALL RIGHT?
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A STUNNER OF A FRIEND HERE. HI.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
HELENA PEABODY. WAIT, ISN'T YOUR MOM THE--
SHE'S TELLING US TO LEAVE?
I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
REALLY?
WHY CAN'T I, PRETTY LITTLE RICH GIRL?
[SIGHING]: FUCKIN' PORTER.
WHAT?
WE OWN THIS PLACE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YEAH.
HERE'S DEAL LETTERS
OF YOUR TWO PRIMARY INVESTORS.
WHO WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SELL TO US AT A PROFIT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY FOUND OUT
THAT YOU'D LEVERAGED THEM
WITHIN AN INCH OF A FELONY. WHAT THE HELL?
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS? THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL.
WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO?
WHO, ME?
YEAH.
HOW COULD I DO ANYTHING
WHEN I DON'T HAVE A THOUGHT IN MY HEAD?
THAT'S WHAT YOU TELL PEOPLE, RIGHT?
THAT "SHE DOESN'T HAVE A THOUGHT IN HER HEAD."
YEAH, THIS IS THE THOUGHT IN YOUR HEAD?
GET YOUR DIRTY LITTLE HANDS OFF HER, DENBO!
WHY SHOULD I?
BECAUSE... SHE'S WITH ME.
BY THE WAY...
THE NAME'S TUCKER.
IT'S NOT "HER LOVER, CINDI,"
IT'S CINDI ANNABELLE TUCKER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO DANCE IN YOUR NEW CLUB?
YES, I'D LOVE TO.
I WAS DONE WITH YOU ANYWAY.
BYE. HAVE A GOOD TIME.
WHAT? WHY ARE YOU STILL IN FRONT OF ME? WHAT?
YOU CAN GO HOME,
OR YOU CAN STAY...
YOU CAN DO THE DISHES, OR DO THE FLOOR--
WE GOT A LOT OF GLASSES TO PICK UP IN HERE.
FUNNY, PORTER. YOU'RE A RIOT.
HEY, GUESS WHAT?
IT'S NOT OVER! SERIOUSLY.
WHAT'S THIS? SKANKS ARE US.
OH! WELL, FUCK YOU! HOW ABOUT THAT?
ALL RIGHT. KISS MY ASS. YEAH.
[ROXY MUSIC'S "DO THE STRAND" PLAYING]
* DO THE STRAND, LOVE
* WHEN YOU FEEL LOVE
* IT'S THE NEW WAY
* THAT'S WHY WE SAY
* DO THE STRAND
* DO IT ON THE TABLES
COULD YOU GET ME A DRINK?
YEAH. SURE.
* SLOW AND GENTLE
* SENTIMENTAL
* ALL STYLES SERVED HERE
YOU'RE VANESSA, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
YEAH. SHANE?
HOW'RE YOU DOING?
GOOD, JUST LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS.
HEY, WELL, LISTEN,
IF YOU EVER WANT TO DO SOMETHING,
I HAVE THE SAME NUMBER.
I NEVER HAD YOUR NUMBER.
OH, YOU DIDN'T?
WELL, THEN I'LL CALL YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT?
WHAT?
YOU WERE FLIRTING WITH THAT GIRL.
SO?
SO I'M RIGHT HERE.
MOLLY...
LET'S GET REAL.
YOU AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL--
WAIT! NO. NO, STOP.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
[STAMMERING]: I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.
YOU ARE,
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT, AND YOU'RE SCARED,
AND YOU OWE IT TO ME AND TO YOU
TO GIVE THIS A CHANCE.
MOLLY, I'M NOT FREAKING OUT.
I NEVER PROMISED YOU ANYTHING.
YES, YOU DID.
IN BED THIS MORNING, WHEN YOU KISSED ME,
WHEN YOU HELD ME, THOSE WERE PROMISES.
WELL, THEN...
WELL, THEN, I GUESS YOU MISUNDERSTOOD ME.
[**]
SO, WHAT DO GIRLS DO NOW?
THROW THEIR DRINK IN YOUR FACE?
YEAH, SOMETIMES, THEY DO.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT, YOU DESERVE COMPASSION.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TRY
TO SAVE YOU.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO FOR YOURSELF, SO.
GOOD LUCK FIGURING YOUR SHIT OUT.
UM, TAKE YOUR TIME.
HOPEFULLY, I'LL STILL BE AROUND.
* THE MADISON AND CHEAP THRILLS *
* BORED WITH THE BEGUINE
* AND THE SAMBA ISN'T YOUR SCENE *
* THEY'RE PLAYING OUR TUNE
* BY THE PALE MOON
* WE'RE INCOGNITO DOWN THE LIDO *
THAT ROOM WAS FULL OF MY COLLEAGUES...
MY STUDENTS, MY FRIENDS...
...PEOPLE I REALLY CARE ABOUT.
WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
IT WAS SO HUMILIATING.
THAT'S WHY SHE DID IT.
YOU SHOULD JUST LET GO.
YOU SHOULD JUST TRY AND LET GO.
THE ONLY REASON I CAN IS BECAUSE I'M WITH YOU.
[BIRDS SINGING]
[HORNS HONKING IN DISTANCE]
[PEOPLE CHATTING, INDISTINCT]
LOCK THE DOOR.
EXCUSE ME.
COULD I GET A TICKET FOR THE--
OH, MY GOD, LOOK, IT'S SALLY AND SANDRA.
WHO ARE THEY?
[TINA]: THAT IS OUR LINE PRODUCER
AND OUR FIRST A.D.
IT'S JUST SO FUNNY HOW EVERYBODY HOOKS UP ON MOVIE SETS.
OH... YEAH, HOOKIN' UP.
OH... OOH.
HI, GUYS.
HI.
YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT. THIS IS KIT PORTER.
THIS IS BETTE PORTER. HELLO, BETTE.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
SHE'S GOT ONE OF THOSE FACES.
YEAH.
WILLIAM, HI!
I'M SO EXCITED.
[MURMURING, INDISTINCT]
ALL RIGHT!
HEY!
CAN I GET A TICKET?
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S JUST GO INSIDE, AND FIND OUR FRIENDS.
OKAY.
[MUSIC PLAYING, PEOPLE CHATTING, OVERLAPPING AND INDISTINCT]
HEY!
HI! HI.
HEY. HI.
[WOMEN CHATTING]
HEY! HAPPY WRAP PARTY.
[ALL LAUGHING]
HAPPY WRAP PARTY.
IT'S OVER!
OH, MY GOD.
SO, WHERE'S... WHERE'S MOLLY?
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT?
WHERE'S MOLLY?
I THINK SHE WENT TO SCHOOL.
[ALICE]: REALLY?
YEAH. YEAH.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BRING HER?
WHAT?
[TINA CHUCKLES]
OH, DRINKS!
ALL RIGHT!
LET'S DO A TOAST, YOU GUYS.
OKAY.
TO JENNY.
[ALL AGREEING AS GLASSES CLINK]
HEY. WHAT'S-- WHAT'S THAT?
WOW. LOOK AT THAT.
[ALICE]: NO SHIT.
[BETTE]: OH, MY GOD,
SHE'S SUCH A PIECE OF WORK.
THAT'S ADELE!
WHY DOES SHE KEEP LOOKING AT US?
WHO IS SHE KISSING?
OH, MY GOD.
* HELLO, MY LOVE
IS IT BEGOÑA? IS THAT HER?
I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT, GUYS.
REALLY? DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
[**]
WOW.
[TASHA LAUGHING]
[GLASSES CLINK]
I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT TASHA WAS SO CHUMMY WITH CAMMIE.
YEAH, WELL, SHE'S HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS.
[CAMMIE]: ...FLANNEL SHIRT.
[TASHA LAUGHING LOUDLY]
THAT'S SO BAD! OH, MY GOD!
I DIDN'T KNOW SHE DRANK SO MUCH, EITHER.
WELL, YEAH, I DIDN'T EITHER.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK SHE LIKES TO, YOU KNOW, DRINK...
IT'S J... MM.
WHAT'S WRONG?
CAN I TALK TO YOU? I KNEW IT!
OKAY. UM-- WHAT?
[TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND SIGHS]
I MET SOMEONE.
OH! I KNEW IT!
I KNEW IT!
I KNEW IT. [SLAPS TABLE]
IS THAT WHY SHE'S DRINKING?
NO. I MEAN, I...
SHE DOESN'T KNOW,
AND I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING,
AND I HAVE NOT ACTED ON THIS, I SWEAR TO YOU.
WHEW.
BUT YOU WANT TO.
YEAH. I DO.
BUT I KNOW...
YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO
IS TO WORK ON THIS WITH TASHA.
IT'S WHAT I SHOULD DO.
WHY? WHY? WHO SAYS YOU SHOULD? WHY SHOULD YOU?
HEY, BECAUSE WE ALL JUST LET OUR RELATIONSHIPS BLOW UP
AT THE FIRST LITTLE TEMPTATION.
NOBODY WORKS ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS ANYMORE.
EVERYONE'S AFTER INSTANT GRATIFICATION,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THAT.
I AGREE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT, ALSO...
I'VE SEEN YOU IN THIS THING
FROM DAY ONE.
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN GIVING IT A CHANCE.
YOU BOTH--
YEAH, WE'VE TRIED.
YEAH, YOU BOTH HAVE.
AND, SO, MAYBE NOW YOU'VE COME TO A POINT
WHERE YOU REALIZE YOU...
YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND THAT'S OKAY.
YEAH, BUT EVERYTHING SHE WENT THROUGH WITH THE TRIAL,
AND GIVING UP EVERYTHING SHE BELIEVED IN--
...HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
THAT NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY.
IT'S YOUR HUMAN RIGHT TO BE HAPPY.
WHO IS SHE?
I DON'T WANT TO SAY. OH, COME ON.
I CAN'T SAY. WHY WOULD I--
OH, YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.
[ISAAC HAYES' "WALK ON BY" PLAYING]
* IF YOU SEE ME WALKING DOWN THE STREET *
* AND I START TO CRY
* EACH TIME WE MEET
* WALK ON BY
* MAKE BELIEVE THAT YOU DON'T SEE THE TEARS *
WOW. I CAN IMAGINE THEM TOGETHER.
THOSE TWO?
YEAH, THEY BELONG TOGETHER.
THEY DO.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE.
* I BREAK DOWN AND CRY
* OH, BABY
* WALK ON BY
* MM...
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* I JUST CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU *
* SO, IF I SEEM BROKEN IN TWO *
* PLEASE
* WALK ON BY
* FOOLISH PRIDE
* IS ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT
* SO LET ME HIDE
* THE TEARS AND THE SADNESS
* YOU GAVE ME
* I DIDN'T ASK YOU FOR IT
* BUT YOU GAVE ME
* WHEN YOU SAID GOODBYE
* OH, WOMAN
* WALK ON BY
WHAT'S UP, NIKI?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY.
* WALK ON BY
WHAT'S SHAKIN'?
I'M JUST AVOIDING PEOPLE.
[LAUGHS]
WHY? IT'S YOUR BIG NIGHT.
WELL, THIS PARTY IS LAME.
ALL THOSE PEOPLE, LOOKING AT ME ALL THE TIME...
EXPECTING ME TO START PERFORMING LIKE SOME TRAINED MONKEY.
I'M JUST SO TIRED, YOU KNOW, OF...
WHAT ARE YOU TIRED OF?
EVERYBODY WANTING ME TO BE WHO THEY WANT ME TO BE.
YEAH. THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
WELL... [CLEARS THROAT]
LET'S SEE. WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
[INHALES SHARPLY]
WELL, I...
I FUCKED UP SOMETHING PRETTY GREAT LAST NIGHT.
MOLLY?
YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW, I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF.
IT'S JUST...
I ENVISION THIS KIND OF FUTURE, AND... I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I WAS WRONG.
IT WAS ALL WRONG.
WELL, YOU CAN'T CARE. YOU KNOW?
I MEAN...
AS SOON AS IT TURNS TO SHIT,
YOU JUST GOT TO GET OUT, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S WHAT I DO, I MOVE ON,
BECAUSE, IF YOU DON'T,
YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THEIR BULLSHIT,
AND THEN YOU'RE SCREWED.
YOU KNOW?
* FOOLISH PRIDE
* IS ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT
[SNICKERS]: YEAH. I DO.
WELL...
I SAY I'M NOT GIVING A SHIT.
BECAUSE, REALLY, WHY SHOULD YOU?
TO NOT GIVING A SHIT.
HELLO! HELLO, EVERYBODY! NOT GIVING A SHIT.
HELLO. I WELCOME YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT.
THIS PARTY IS MY WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
TO ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION
AND ALL THE CREATIVITY
THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT INTO MY LIFE.
SO...
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
I'D LIKE TO TURN THE STAGE OVER TO A PERSON
WHO I'VE RECENTLY COME TO KNOW AND ADMIRE.
WITHOUT HER,
LEZ GIRLS WOULD NOT BE THE GREAT SUCCESS
THAT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE.
SHE'S A RISING STAR IN HOLLYWOOD.
JUST TODAY, SHE SIGNED A THREE-PICTURE DEAL.
SO, LET'S GIVE IT UP
FOR MS. ADELE CHANNING!
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
THANK YOU, WILLIAM.
I DON'T DESERVE THOSE ACCOLADES,
BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION
THAT THE FIRST PICTURE IN THAT DEAL
WILL STAR MY BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED LADY,
BEGOÑA GARCIA.
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
SHE'S THE ONE THAT THEY WERE REALLY AFTER.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION TO YOU ALL
THAT, JUST THIS MORNING,
WE WERE PICKED UP FOR DISTRIBUTION.
WE HAVE A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR, PEOPLE!
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
AS FOR MYSELF,
I KNOW THAT I'M A JOHNNY-COME-LATELY
TO THIS PROJECT,
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM HONORED
AND PRIVILEGED
TO HAVE PLAYED A ROLE,
TO HAVE LEARNED FROM THE LIKES OF WILLIAM
AND AARON,
TINA KENNARD,
SAM MAKAVEJEV,
AND, OF COURSE,
I KNOW THAT I WOULD BE REMISS
IF I DIDN'T MENTION JENNIFER SCHECTER,
WHO GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO--
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING.
[CROWD MURMURING]
YOU STOLE IT.
[CROWD MURMURING]
SHOULD I CALL SECURITY?
NO. IT'S FINE.
[CROWD CONTINUES WHISPERING AND MURMURING]
[WOMAN]: GO, JENNY!
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
[CROWD CONTINUES TO APPLAUD]
JENNIFER SCHECTER.
WE LOVE YOU, JENNY!
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING CONTINUE]
WE LOVE YOU, TOO, JENNY!
UM, THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALIZE THAT THE MOVIE IS OUT OF MY HANDS NOW,
AND I HOPE THAT THOSE PEOPLE ENTRUSTED
WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY
WILL HONOR IT.
I WANT TO THANK THIS AMAZING, AMAZING CREW
WHO HAVE HELPED ME SEE THROUGH MY VISION.
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
I WANT TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE FRIENDS...
WHO I... I REALLY LOVE YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS HAVE, UH... HAVE SHOWN ME LOYALTY...
AND SO MUCH COMPASSION...
AND...
FRIENDSHIP,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT LEZ GIRLS IS ALL ABOUT.
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME,
MORE THAN ANY OTHER MOVIE OR LOVER.
UM...
IS NIKI HERE?
I SAW HER OUTSIDE, BY THE LITTLE PAGODA!
I WANT TO TELL HER SOMETHING,
BECAUSE I WAS...
I REALIZED SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT THIS AFTERNOON,
THAT I AM MADLY IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE,
AND IT'S CHANGED THE WAY I FEEL
ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR... PUTTING UP WITH ME.
WHOO!
[CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]
THANK YOU, JENNY.
LET'S HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
[CROWD WHOOPING AND CHEERING]
NIKI!
* MM... MM, MM
NIKI?
[NIKI MOANING]
[JENNY]: OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD!
JENNY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU AGREED TO CHANGE THE ENDING?
[SCOFFING]: TINA.
IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE
THAT JESSE WOULD GO BACK TO JIM IN THE END.
JESSE NEVER REALLY FELT GAY TO ME TO BEGIN WITH.
WHAT THE FUCK WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
THAT IS SO FUCKED-UP!
TINA, COME ON! FUCKING HOLLYWOOD!
SO WILLIAM SPENDS A LITTLE MORE MONEY.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
EVEN IF YOU THOUGHT THAT NIKI AND I HAD BROKEN UP--
I SWEAR, I'M YOUR FRIEND.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
I THOUGHT THAT WE...
JENNY.
THAT'S JUST BULLSHIT!
WE WORKED REALLY HARD ON A MOVIE THAT WE BELIEVED IN,
AND THE MARKETING PEOPLE JUST COME ALONG
AND CHANGE THE WHOLE ENDING?
THE GUY GETS THE GIRL, THE END?
NO. THIS IS THE MOVIE
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE ALL THAT--
LOOK, TINA.
IF THE MOVIE IS TOO GAY,
IT'S GOING TO ALIENATE AUDIENCES.
[AMAZED CHUCKLE]: "TOO GAY"?
IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT LESBIANS!
AND THE MOVIE'S FULL OF LESBIANS.
IT'S CHOCK-FULL OF THEM.
BEV IS A LESBIAN.
NINA'S A LESBIAN. SHAUN, DONNA.
WHAT'S-HER-FACE,
THE BISEXUAL? ALYSSE.
ALYSSE, SHE'S NOT INTERESTED IN MEN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE CHARACTER HERE.
IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW ONE THING--
HOW DO YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF?
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
THE STUDIO WANTS TO CHANGE
THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE.
THEY WANT JESSE TO GO BACK TO JIM.
WHAT?WHAT? WHAT?
THEY THINK IT'S "TOO GAY."
"TOO GAY"?
YOU WON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT?
[KIT]: I'M TELLING YOU,
IT'S THE MAN THAT DOES THIS CRAZY SHIT.
[SHANE]: JENNY, TALK TO ME.
I'M YOUR FRIEND. PLEASE?
NO, SHANE.
[NIKI]: YOU GUYS, COME ON!
CAN'T WE ALL JUST BE FRIENDS?
[SHANE]: JENNY, I AM YOUR FRIEND.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL.
I'M GOING TO GO GET THE CAR.
OKAY. OKAY.
YOU'VE BROKEN MY HEART.
[DIONNE WARWICK'S "WALK ON BY" PLAYING]
* IF YOU SEE ME WALKING DOWN THE STREET *
* AND I START TO CRY
* EACH TIME WE MEET
* WALK ON BY
* MAKE BELIEVE THAT YOU DON'T SEE THE TEARS *
* JUST LET ME GRIEVE
* IN PRIVATE
* 'CAUSE EACH TIME I SEE YOU
* I BREAK DOWN AND CRY
* AND WALK ON BY
* DON'T STOP
* WALK ON BY
* DON'T STOP
* WALK ON BY...
* I JUST CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU *
* AND, SO, IF I SEEM BROKEN IN TWO *
* WALK ON BY
* FOOLISH PRIDE IS ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT *
* SO LET ME HIDE
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YEAH!