1 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:27,276 I am so excited about watching this film. 2 00:00:27,277 --> 00:00:29,445 It's so weird that the first time we're seeing the movie 3 00:00:29,446 --> 00:00:30,780 it's essentially already finished. 4 00:00:30,781 --> 00:00:33,115 Yeah, that's what happens when you're a final-cut director 5 00:00:33,116 --> 00:00:34,283 like Ron Howard, you know? 6 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:37,411 You win two Oscars, you make some movie that made billions of dollars, 7 00:00:37,412 --> 00:00:40,081 - you can kinda do whatever you want. - Oh, God. I love final-cut screenings. 8 00:00:40,082 --> 00:00:41,249 I don't have to give notes. 9 00:00:41,250 --> 00:00:43,836 We're not gonna need to give notes. This shit's gonna be perfect. 10 00:00:44,336 --> 00:00:45,711 - I love Ron Howard. - Yeah. 11 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:47,088 - A Beautiful Mind. - Yeah. 12 00:00:47,089 --> 00:00:49,715 When you realize that Paul Bettany is imaginary, my head exploded. 13 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:52,134 That is a plot twist! Fuck M. Night Shyamalan. 14 00:00:52,135 --> 00:00:53,887 Yeah. It's such a good plot twist. 15 00:00:54,805 --> 00:00:58,391 All right, fam! Let's roll this shit! 16 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:03,729 So effin' pumped. Ronald Howard movies are a fucking mood. 17 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:05,941 And then a fucking action movie. 18 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:08,568 We've got Anthony Mackie. 19 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:10,528 He's gonna bring in that young, hip audience. 20 00:01:10,529 --> 00:01:12,238 I'm obsessed with Anthony Mackie. 21 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:14,156 Then you've got Dave Franco. 22 00:01:14,157 --> 00:01:16,576 He's gonna line up those ladies moister than an oyster. 23 00:01:16,577 --> 00:01:17,702 Please do not say that. 24 00:01:17,703 --> 00:01:19,537 Okay, can we dim the fucking lights, please? 25 00:01:19,538 --> 00:01:21,122 I got a meeting with the D'Amelios after this. 26 00:01:21,123 --> 00:01:24,000 - Let's do this thing! - These happy days are ours, bitches! 27 00:01:24,001 --> 00:01:25,085 Let's go. 28 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,917 - Drive! Hey! Drive! - Hey. Take it easy. 29 00:02:05,918 --> 00:02:08,919 - Hey, I don't know where you're going. - Fucking anywhere! Just fucking go, man! 30 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,088 - All right. There's no need to yell. - Just fucking drive! 31 00:02:11,089 --> 00:02:13,800 - Mother-- Oh, shit! - Fuck! 32 00:02:14,426 --> 00:02:16,469 - Fucking drive, man! - Look, I don't-- 33 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:17,803 Oh, shit! 34 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:18,722 Go! 35 00:02:20,557 --> 00:02:22,601 Oh, shit! 36 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:27,147 - Oh, shit! - Oh, shit! 37 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:32,569 Find me that fucking cab. 38 00:02:33,111 --> 00:02:36,781 - Yeah! Are you kidding me! - Okay, Ron! Okay! 39 00:02:36,782 --> 00:02:38,407 - That is how you start a movie. - Wow. 40 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:40,243 - Yes. - Pretty fucking good. 41 00:02:40,244 --> 00:02:41,328 Okay. 42 00:02:42,287 --> 00:02:45,039 - Just pull the bullet out of my gut. - I'm not doing that. 43 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,374 I'll give you $10,000! 44 00:02:46,375 --> 00:02:49,210 You're a dumbass! I could wait for you to die and take the whole thing. 45 00:02:49,211 --> 00:02:51,087 I'd fucking kill you if you did that! 46 00:02:51,088 --> 00:02:54,215 - Please, help! - All right, fine. 47 00:02:54,216 --> 00:02:56,843 All right. Let me go across the street to the dim sum spot, 48 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:59,763 - get some chopsticks. - Yeah. Get me some shrimps. I'm starving. 49 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:03,391 Don't forget the fortune cookies! 50 00:03:03,392 --> 00:03:06,060 This is playing a lot funnier than I thought it was going to. 51 00:03:06,061 --> 00:03:07,729 Yeah. This shit slaps. 52 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:10,648 You and me, we're not so different. 53 00:03:10,649 --> 00:03:12,150 Got people we loved. 54 00:03:13,485 --> 00:03:14,820 People we let down. 55 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:18,490 People we lost. 56 00:03:20,701 --> 00:03:22,286 But it ain't over for us. 57 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:25,789 Okay, just because we did bad 58 00:03:27,249 --> 00:03:29,251 doesn't mean we can't still do some good. 59 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:46,393 Get out of the car! 60 00:03:47,978 --> 00:03:49,646 There's no way out! 61 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,943 Don't even think about it! 62 00:04:00,532 --> 00:04:01,533 Fuck it. 63 00:04:16,298 --> 00:04:17,298 Fuck yeah! 64 00:04:22,012 --> 00:04:23,638 - No way! - No. 65 00:04:23,639 --> 00:04:27,433 - What a fucking ending! That was unreal. - What just happened? What? 66 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:28,601 - That was incredible. - Oscars! 67 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:31,854 - That's Ron Howard's best movie. - One of the best endings I've ever seen. 68 00:04:31,855 --> 00:04:35,316 - I am stunned. - Wait. There's more. 69 00:04:35,317 --> 00:04:37,694 - Okay, let me sit. - Amazing. 70 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,988 Yeah, this is a little... 71 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:43,741 - Just a little PS. - ...a little motel tag. Postscript. 72 00:04:43,742 --> 00:04:44,826 - Yeah. - Yeah. 73 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:52,751 Oh, my God. It's the kid from the picture. 74 00:05:56,064 --> 00:05:57,607 Oh, fuck. It's finally over. 75 00:05:57,608 --> 00:05:59,358 - What the fuck was that, huh? - I don't know. 76 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:00,943 - Okay, it's definitely long. - Yeah! 77 00:06:00,944 --> 00:06:03,237 But a lot of movies are long these days, you know? 78 00:06:03,238 --> 00:06:05,615 Like, the last Marvel movie I saw was three fucking hours-- 79 00:06:05,616 --> 00:06:09,160 Marvel movie? This was not a three-hour fucking superhero movie. Okay? 80 00:06:09,161 --> 00:06:11,913 That motel sequence? What the fuck was that, man? 81 00:06:11,914 --> 00:06:14,457 There were no, like, monsters or fights or Deadpools. 82 00:06:14,458 --> 00:06:16,959 It was just people fucking staring at each other. 83 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,085 Yeah, it's too long. 84 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:20,588 You gotta be delulu if you think people are gonna watch that. 85 00:06:20,589 --> 00:06:22,507 This is gonna make my job fucking impossible 86 00:06:22,508 --> 00:06:24,967 'cause it's gonna destroy word of mouth. 87 00:06:24,968 --> 00:06:26,469 Wait, is this the final cut? 88 00:06:26,470 --> 00:06:28,721 No, Ron's still tweaking with a few little things. 89 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:30,348 Great. So you can give him that note to cut 90 00:06:30,349 --> 00:06:33,142 that fucking interminable motel sequence. 91 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:36,479 Uh-huh. Yeah, uh-huh. Yeah. 92 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,439 - Wait, what? Why are you acting so weird? - What? 93 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,483 - Are you delulu? - No, I'm not delulu. 94 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:42,443 Hey, I think that motel sequence sucks, okay? 95 00:06:42,444 --> 00:06:44,654 - Okay. - Yeah. 96 00:06:44,655 --> 00:06:47,573 Well, Ron is coming by at one o'clock for a marketing meeting. 97 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:49,283 Just gonna show him some early poster concepts. 98 00:06:49,284 --> 00:06:50,953 Just pop by and give him the note then. 99 00:06:52,371 --> 00:06:55,665 Okay, well, before we start giving legendary directors notes willy-nilly, 100 00:06:55,666 --> 00:06:58,793 we should drill down. You know, make sure it's actually like a very valid note. 101 00:06:58,794 --> 00:07:01,671 I mean, now that I think about it, maybe that motel sequence, 102 00:07:01,672 --> 00:07:02,880 maybe it's not that bad, right? 103 00:07:02,881 --> 00:07:04,882 - It's bad. - What? Dude, it's terrible. 104 00:07:04,883 --> 00:07:07,260 - And if you cut it, the movie is perfect. - It's bad. 105 00:07:07,261 --> 00:07:08,761 Well, maybe we're just not getting it. 106 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,805 Ron is a very thoughtful filmmaker. 107 00:07:10,806 --> 00:07:15,059 So the kid is Anthony Mackie's character's dead son, 108 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:17,979 so it's like a visual metaphor for... for his dead son? 109 00:07:17,980 --> 00:07:20,064 No. It's obviously a dream sequence. 110 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:21,732 - He was a ghost. - A ghost? 111 00:07:21,733 --> 00:07:22,775 The kid was a ghost. 112 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:24,694 We can't even agree on what the fuck it means. 113 00:07:24,695 --> 00:07:26,779 That is the clear sign that this movie is wack as fuck. 114 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:27,780 It's true. 115 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:29,782 You seem to have a good handle on this thing... 116 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:30,825 Yeah, I do. 117 00:07:30,826 --> 00:07:32,994 ...so maybe you should give Ron the note in the meeting. You know? 118 00:07:32,995 --> 00:07:35,413 Hell no, bitch. 119 00:07:35,414 --> 00:07:39,208 No, you... A director is not gonna fucking take a note from marketing. Matt... 120 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:40,418 I'm sorry. What is the problem? 121 00:07:40,419 --> 00:07:43,045 Isn't Ron Howard famously the nicest man in Hollywood? 122 00:07:43,046 --> 00:07:44,589 Well, that's the thing... is... you know. 123 00:07:44,590 --> 00:07:46,799 He actually has a reputation for being very nice and humble. 124 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,427 But I've heard from, you know, sources, 125 00:07:49,428 --> 00:07:52,054 that he is actually, like, a mean, vindictive asshole. 126 00:07:52,055 --> 00:07:53,598 - Ron Howard? Name your source. - What? 127 00:07:53,599 --> 00:07:55,474 That's what I've heard. That's wh... I don't wanna... I... 128 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,143 That's what I heard, okay? 129 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,061 Okay. Does he get mean sometimes? 130 00:07:59,062 --> 00:08:00,563 - Does Opie get mean? - He gets mean. 131 00:08:00,564 --> 00:08:03,149 - Why are you acting weird about this? - I'm not acting weird about it. 132 00:08:03,150 --> 00:08:05,902 You give brutal studio notes all the time. 133 00:08:05,903 --> 00:08:07,653 And it's usually to people who hate you. 134 00:08:07,654 --> 00:08:09,655 But Ron Howard actually seems to fucking like you. 135 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:11,782 - Yeah, I'd like to keep it that way. - Dude. 136 00:08:11,783 --> 00:08:14,493 Look, I'll give him the note, okay? Fine. 137 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,704 - I'll just give him the note. - He's coming at 1:00. 138 00:08:16,705 --> 00:08:18,457 Okay, I'll give him the note at 1:00. 139 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:36,140 Ron Howard is in the lobby. 140 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:39,186 Oh, shit. He's 15 minutes early. 141 00:08:40,145 --> 00:08:41,270 Should I tell him to leave? 142 00:08:41,772 --> 00:08:44,775 No, that's okay. I'll come down and say hi in a minute. 143 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:55,243 Ron. 144 00:08:55,244 --> 00:08:57,036 - Oh, hey. - Hey. 145 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:58,287 - Great to see you. - Likewise. 146 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:00,915 Just wanted to tell you in person how much we adored the film. 147 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:03,918 It's so good, man. And we're so lucky to have you on our team here. 148 00:09:03,919 --> 00:09:06,629 - Well, thank you. That's so kind. - Yeah, no, my pleasure. 149 00:09:06,630 --> 00:09:09,799 Well, you know, I've been showing it to people and stuff, 150 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,635 and been getting some very encouraging feedback. 151 00:09:12,636 --> 00:09:14,762 That's great. Hey, I love feedback. Yeah. 152 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:17,014 - Well, as long as it's good, right? - Exactly. Good feedback. 153 00:09:17,015 --> 00:09:19,392 - That's the best feedback. - Hell, yeah. 154 00:09:19,393 --> 00:09:20,977 - Hell, yeah. - Yeah. 155 00:09:20,978 --> 00:09:26,400 So what, you got any feedback? 156 00:09:28,610 --> 00:09:31,154 Yeah, actually I do. 157 00:09:34,408 --> 00:09:35,409 And that is... 158 00:09:37,119 --> 00:09:38,203 you rule, man. 159 00:09:38,996 --> 00:09:40,414 There's my feedback. You rule. 160 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:42,999 - I'll take that all day long. - I'll give it all day. 161 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,209 Yeah, great. Awesome. There you go. All right. 162 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,920 I just gotta run back upstairs real quick. I'll see you in the meeting. 163 00:09:47,921 --> 00:09:49,755 - I gotta make a call anyway. - Great. You do that. 164 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:50,924 I'll see you in a sec. 165 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,846 Oh, fuck. Sorry! Sorry about that. 166 00:09:56,847 --> 00:09:58,557 - How'd it go? - Really good. 167 00:09:59,308 --> 00:10:00,808 - Really good? - Uh-huh. 168 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:03,186 - What happened? - We talked. It went well. 169 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:06,106 - Hey, what's the D? - The D is all gravy. 170 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:08,316 - It's all gravy? - Uh-huh. 171 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:09,567 - Yeah. - What does that mean? 172 00:10:09,568 --> 00:10:11,861 It means we talked and it was very, very nice. 173 00:10:11,862 --> 00:10:13,488 You didn't tell him, did you? 174 00:10:14,198 --> 00:10:15,907 - Did you give him the note? - You told him, right? 175 00:10:15,908 --> 00:10:18,702 No, look at his pussy-ass face. He didn't say shit. 176 00:10:20,704 --> 00:10:22,163 I opted out of delivering the note. 177 00:10:22,164 --> 00:10:24,415 - There you go. - Jesus Christ. 178 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:26,209 I decided it was not prudent of me to do it. 179 00:10:26,210 --> 00:10:28,503 - What? Why? - Because I'm known as being 180 00:10:28,504 --> 00:10:30,963 the most talent-friendly studio head in all of Hollywood. 181 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:34,717 And I decided, strategically, it was not worth risking that reputation. 182 00:10:34,718 --> 00:10:37,428 - I don't think you have that reputation. - What are you talking about? 183 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:42,225 It is literally your job to do this. We need this movie to work. 184 00:10:42,226 --> 00:10:46,980 I can't sell this never-ending snory. Nailed it. 185 00:10:49,233 --> 00:10:53,778 Here's what you don't understand, that I have now grown, too, as a leader. 186 00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:57,907 You know, you do not send your general out to the front lines to die. 187 00:10:57,908 --> 00:11:02,370 The strategically smart thing to do is you send in expendable cannon fodder. 188 00:11:02,371 --> 00:11:03,621 Sal, you fucking do it. 189 00:11:03,622 --> 00:11:05,540 - I'm not cannon fodder. Fuck you! - Fuck you. You are! 190 00:11:05,541 --> 00:11:07,834 - I'm not doing it. I can't do it. - I think he should. You got to. 191 00:11:07,835 --> 00:11:09,335 I was sleeping during the motel sequence. 192 00:11:09,336 --> 00:11:11,838 You were fucking texting. You text and sleep at the same fucking time? 193 00:11:11,839 --> 00:11:13,840 - Yes, I do. I sleep like that. - ...absolute bullshit. 194 00:11:13,841 --> 00:11:16,717 I will fucking do it. I will do it, okay? 195 00:11:16,718 --> 00:11:19,262 Because, unlike you guys, I'm not a bitch. 196 00:11:19,263 --> 00:11:21,097 I don't care if Ron Howard likes me. 197 00:11:21,098 --> 00:11:24,308 I care about making good, entertaining movies. 198 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:26,269 We're not out to ruin this guy's life. 199 00:11:26,270 --> 00:11:28,145 We're trying to save him from himself. 200 00:11:28,146 --> 00:11:29,523 Yeah. Pop off, girl. 201 00:11:30,649 --> 00:11:34,026 Quinn, I love what you are saying. It's very validating to me as a mentor. 202 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:35,778 - I'm very proud of you right now. - Feels good. 203 00:11:35,779 --> 00:11:37,989 Here's what's gonna happen. I'll introduce you to Ron, 204 00:11:37,990 --> 00:11:40,616 and you just tell him this whole motel shit is fucking wack! 205 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:42,493 - Yeah. All right. Okay. - You got this. 206 00:11:42,494 --> 00:11:43,995 - This is your time to shine. Okay? - Yeah. 207 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:46,205 - I'm excited to see this. - Yep. Okay. Thanks. 208 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:47,415 Oh, fuck. 209 00:11:47,416 --> 00:11:49,584 - What is he doing here? No, no. - It's fine. This changes nothing. 210 00:11:49,585 --> 00:11:51,210 - I can't. - No, you can do this. 211 00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:52,920 - This is good. You got this. - He's my favorite actor. 212 00:11:52,921 --> 00:11:55,131 - You got two moments that you put... - Hey. How's it going? 213 00:11:55,132 --> 00:11:57,717 - Hey, Matt. How's it going? - Mackie, I wasn't expecting you here. 214 00:11:57,718 --> 00:11:59,177 Well, I'm a producer on the movie, 215 00:11:59,178 --> 00:12:01,345 so I came by to see what the poster art's looking like. 216 00:12:01,346 --> 00:12:02,471 - Absolutely. - Great. Well, 217 00:12:02,472 --> 00:12:04,223 - you're so good in the film. - So good. 218 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,935 It's not me. Ron Howard is a bad motherfucker. 219 00:12:07,603 --> 00:12:09,395 There's your poster, right? 220 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:13,274 How rude of me. I'm sorry. This is one of our young up-and-coming executives. 221 00:12:13,275 --> 00:12:16,194 She's a real cinephile. This is Quinn Hackett. 222 00:12:16,195 --> 00:12:18,738 Hi. Hi, Mr. Mackie. 223 00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:20,949 I'm such a big fan of yours, so... 224 00:12:21,617 --> 00:12:23,159 I'm into cinephilia too. 225 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,162 Oh, my God. I like cinephilia. 226 00:12:25,829 --> 00:12:27,038 Oh, my God. Wow. 227 00:12:27,039 --> 00:12:29,040 Quinn actually saw the film. 228 00:12:29,041 --> 00:12:30,833 - Amazing. Yeah. - Yes. 229 00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:32,126 What did you think? 230 00:12:32,127 --> 00:12:34,295 - Yeah. - You... 231 00:12:34,296 --> 00:12:36,089 Your acting's so good. 232 00:12:37,341 --> 00:12:39,258 - Thanks. - Yeah, I just... 233 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:44,223 Man, when you act, it's like... It's so good. 234 00:12:45,641 --> 00:12:47,725 - Again, thanks. - Of course, yeah. 235 00:12:47,726 --> 00:12:49,061 You're welcome, of course. 236 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:52,523 - Is that it? - Yeah. 237 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,733 Wasn't there one more thought you had upstairs you wanted to share 238 00:12:55,734 --> 00:12:57,652 - with the team? - Well... I... 239 00:12:57,653 --> 00:12:59,529 - Yeah. - Yeah. Well, just... It's small. 240 00:12:59,530 --> 00:13:01,197 - It's not anything big. - Yeah. 241 00:13:01,198 --> 00:13:02,282 It's just... 242 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:09,206 The Hurt Locker was so good. It's an amazing piece of cinema. 243 00:13:09,831 --> 00:13:12,834 - Yeah, well, it certainly was great. - Yes. 244 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:14,126 It's tremendous. 245 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,629 Second-best movie I ever did. 246 00:13:18,173 --> 00:13:21,926 There is... There's actually... There's one more thing actually, we wanted to say 247 00:13:21,927 --> 00:13:23,011 about the film. 248 00:13:23,887 --> 00:13:27,766 Sure. Yeah. Well, what is it? 249 00:13:29,977 --> 00:13:31,978 - Well... - Warning, warning, warning. 250 00:13:31,979 --> 00:13:34,981 - Genius alert. - Patty, hey. 251 00:13:34,982 --> 00:13:37,149 - Congrats on your new deal. - Yeah. Thanks. 252 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:38,609 Now where are you set up? 253 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:41,654 I'm redoing the production offices in the old Lieberman bungalow. 254 00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:42,822 - Nice. - Best on the lot. 255 00:13:42,823 --> 00:13:46,617 That's wonderful. Now did you get my flowers? Purple alliums. 256 00:13:46,618 --> 00:13:49,453 - I remembered. I remember these things. - Good memory there. Yeah. 257 00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:51,622 Thank you, Ronnie. Thank you for sending me your cut. 258 00:13:51,623 --> 00:13:54,375 Well, are you kidding? Thank you for green-lighting the movie. 259 00:13:54,376 --> 00:13:55,960 Well, the movie is sublime. 260 00:13:55,961 --> 00:13:57,045 And you, sir. 261 00:13:57,546 --> 00:14:00,631 Your deepest and most complex performance to date. 262 00:14:00,632 --> 00:14:02,717 I'm just happy to be a part of this man's vision, 263 00:14:02,718 --> 00:14:04,510 - that's all. - Oh, Anthony. You're great. 264 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,470 - And the motel sequence. - Yeah. Actually, we should talk... 265 00:14:06,471 --> 00:14:09,473 So startlingly original and bold. 266 00:14:09,474 --> 00:14:10,725 I get it now. Thank you. 267 00:14:10,726 --> 00:14:12,393 Well, thank you. I'm glad. 268 00:14:12,394 --> 00:14:16,480 So brave to share something so personal. 269 00:14:16,481 --> 00:14:19,567 Oh, my Lord. If there were medals for cinematic courage 270 00:14:19,568 --> 00:14:21,068 you would have a chest full of gold. 271 00:14:21,069 --> 00:14:25,156 Well, thank you. Look, I thought about it and I... 272 00:14:25,157 --> 00:14:28,075 I just decided it was time to put it out there. 273 00:14:28,076 --> 00:14:29,619 - And you gave it time. - Yes. 274 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:32,413 - You opened it up and gave it breath. - You did. 275 00:14:32,414 --> 00:14:33,998 Yeah. And you took mine away. 276 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:35,167 So, thank you for that. 277 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:36,751 Sorry to interrupt. 278 00:14:36,752 --> 00:14:38,794 Marketing's ready to bring you all into the conference room. 279 00:14:38,795 --> 00:14:40,463 - Carry on then. - Beautiful. 280 00:14:40,464 --> 00:14:41,964 You're in good hands with Matty. 281 00:14:41,965 --> 00:14:43,175 Not as soft as mine. 282 00:14:43,926 --> 00:14:47,512 Okay, then. I can practically smell your Oscars. 283 00:14:47,513 --> 00:14:49,389 Get those tuxedos ready, gentlemen. 284 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:52,518 I'm just gonna run something by Patty real fast. 285 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:54,685 Bring these guys some snacks. 286 00:14:54,686 --> 00:14:55,896 Bring 'em the whole cart. 287 00:14:57,439 --> 00:15:01,192 Yo, Patty. I gotta talk to you about the motel sequence in Ron Howard's movie. 288 00:15:01,193 --> 00:15:03,361 Beautiful. Moving. Sublime. 289 00:15:03,362 --> 00:15:05,155 Yeah. Way too long though, right? 290 00:15:06,156 --> 00:15:07,865 I almost drilled a hole into my brain 291 00:15:07,866 --> 00:15:10,117 to kill the part of me that senses time. 292 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:12,161 What... When was it ever gonna end? 293 00:15:12,162 --> 00:15:14,455 Yeah. Why did you tell him you liked it so much? 294 00:15:14,456 --> 00:15:15,790 I'm on my own now, Matty. 295 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:19,377 I have to suck up to talent like every other schmuck producer in town. 296 00:15:19,378 --> 00:15:21,587 My God, this job is a daily kick in the ovaries. 297 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:24,465 Yeah. Look, I gotta tell him that I want him to cut it from the movie. 298 00:15:24,466 --> 00:15:27,468 - Don't you even try. It's so personal. - Yeah, I heard you say that. 299 00:15:27,469 --> 00:15:29,595 What's so pers... He didn't tell me that it was personal. 300 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:32,056 It's so personal he doesn't even want to talk about it. 301 00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:33,725 Well, what does it mean? What is it? 302 00:15:35,143 --> 00:15:37,895 The kid at the motel, he represents a cousin Ron had 303 00:15:37,896 --> 00:15:41,190 - who died when they were both young. - No, really? 304 00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:44,151 Now, that whole sequence is about Ron letting go of the cousin's death 305 00:15:44,152 --> 00:15:45,820 and moving on. 306 00:15:45,821 --> 00:15:48,155 God. That's like worst-case scenario. 307 00:15:48,156 --> 00:15:49,824 No, a sibling would be worse. 308 00:15:49,825 --> 00:15:52,285 Hey, I got a script about an Australian chess team that cheats. 309 00:15:52,286 --> 00:15:53,911 - Will you read it tonight? - Will you talk to Ron 310 00:15:53,912 --> 00:15:55,414 about cutting the sequence from the movie? 311 00:15:55,914 --> 00:15:57,623 Are you kidding? No. 312 00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:01,587 I'm not working on this movie. That's a problem for you to solve, boss. 313 00:16:02,421 --> 00:16:04,463 I just don't get it. If it's so personal to him, 314 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:06,257 why did he make it so fucking boring? 315 00:16:06,258 --> 00:16:08,050 It's literally insane. 316 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:11,429 He is insane. He's an artist. Matty, you know this. 317 00:16:11,430 --> 00:16:15,016 They put themselves into things. They project meaning onto their work, 318 00:16:15,017 --> 00:16:18,061 even if it's imperceivable to anyone else other than them. 319 00:16:18,812 --> 00:16:22,190 Sly Stallone thought that Demolition Man was an allegory 320 00:16:22,191 --> 00:16:25,319 about masculinity and modernism in a battle. 321 00:16:25,861 --> 00:16:27,403 Was it? 322 00:16:27,404 --> 00:16:28,529 Oh, no. No, no. 323 00:16:28,530 --> 00:16:30,949 It was a 150-minute commercial for Taco Bell. 324 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:34,202 But did his delusion get him up every morning 325 00:16:34,203 --> 00:16:36,997 and into that ridiculous futuristic cop uniform? 326 00:16:37,789 --> 00:16:38,915 It did. 327 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:41,627 My script is called Check Mate. It's in your inbox. 328 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:45,923 Thank you, Patty. 329 00:16:53,764 --> 00:16:55,681 Hi. Yeah. One sec. 330 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:57,309 Hey. Yo. Yo. 331 00:16:58,143 --> 00:17:01,563 - Come with me. Come on. On me. On me! - We-- Okay. All right. 332 00:17:03,106 --> 00:17:08,361 So, apparently, the entire motel sequence is based on Ron Howard's dead cousin. 333 00:17:08,362 --> 00:17:10,905 It's like a metaphor for letting go or some shit like that, 334 00:17:10,906 --> 00:17:12,823 but we can't cut it. We're fucked. 335 00:17:12,824 --> 00:17:14,659 Wait, his actual dead cousin IRL? 336 00:17:14,660 --> 00:17:16,160 Yes, an actual real-life 337 00:17:16,161 --> 00:17:18,453 - dead Howard family member. Yeah. - Fuck! 338 00:17:18,454 --> 00:17:21,665 Oh, my Go... I mean, this whole backstory kind of makes this whole sequence amazing. 339 00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:24,210 This is not helpful. Not helpful at all. 340 00:17:24,211 --> 00:17:27,046 He should not be burdening audiences with his catharsis. 341 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:30,424 Go to therapy. Save us 45 minutes of fucking runtime. 342 00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:31,968 Okay, okay, okay. 343 00:17:31,969 --> 00:17:33,427 Remember when we were making Pre-Nup 344 00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:35,680 and there was that long, boring divorce speech? 345 00:17:35,681 --> 00:17:37,265 And I got Jay Roach to cut it 346 00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:38,891 - 'cause I was going through a breakup... - Yeah. 347 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:41,811 ...and I was able to, like, break through to him emotionally. 348 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:43,813 If one of us had a dead cousin, 349 00:17:43,814 --> 00:17:45,731 we could break through to Ron and make him see 350 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:47,984 this is not the way to honor your dead cousin. 351 00:17:47,985 --> 00:17:50,737 So, please tell me one of you has a dead cousin. 352 00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:52,780 No. Not me. 353 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:53,865 Yeah, no. 354 00:17:53,866 --> 00:17:56,158 Sal? You sure you don't have a dead cousin? 355 00:17:56,159 --> 00:17:59,954 Yeah, no. I have a cousin who's in prison in Japan, but... 356 00:17:59,955 --> 00:18:01,747 But Sal... 357 00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:05,627 are you sure you don't have a dead cousin? 358 00:18:06,837 --> 00:18:08,171 - Fuck you, Matt. - Fuck you. 359 00:18:08,172 --> 00:18:09,714 - No. - What's the big deal? Who cares. 360 00:18:09,715 --> 00:18:11,465 I'm not gonna pretend to have a dead cousin 361 00:18:11,466 --> 00:18:13,509 to give Ron Howard a note that you should give him. 362 00:18:13,510 --> 00:18:15,553 Are you stricken by the morality of the situation? 363 00:18:15,554 --> 00:18:17,805 - Yeah. I'm a moral person. - You're very moral. 364 00:18:17,806 --> 00:18:19,807 - Let's talk about Albuquerque. - Okay. 365 00:18:19,808 --> 00:18:22,226 - Why you can't go to Ten Thousand Waves. - Let's talk about New Orleans. 366 00:18:22,227 --> 00:18:24,687 - No! We don't talk about that. - Let's talk about New Orleans. 367 00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:28,482 - There is saliva! Saliva is flying. God. - Easy. Fine! 368 00:18:28,483 --> 00:18:29,942 - What is wrong with you? - Nothing's wrong. 369 00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:31,819 - Why can't you just give him the note? - I don't want to! 370 00:18:31,820 --> 00:18:33,821 Okay. Now look at you. 371 00:18:33,822 --> 00:18:35,072 You look just like my son did 372 00:18:35,073 --> 00:18:37,409 when I caught him watching porn on my iPhone. 373 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:39,869 Yep, that face. 374 00:18:39,870 --> 00:18:41,078 Okay, look. 375 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:43,915 There's a reason I don't wanna give Ron the note, and I didn't wanna tell you, 376 00:18:43,916 --> 00:18:46,376 but I'll... Fine, I'll tell you. Look. 377 00:18:47,586 --> 00:18:51,839 In 2001, I was brand new and I got invited 378 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,759 to a friends and family screening of A Beautiful Mind. 379 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:59,013 And after the screening, everyone's sitting around and giving notes. 380 00:18:59,014 --> 00:19:01,140 They're pitching ideas. And so I raise my hand 381 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:03,769 and I share a thought with Ron. 382 00:19:04,353 --> 00:19:06,104 - Okay. And? - What was that thought? 383 00:19:06,772 --> 00:19:07,856 Well, I... 384 00:19:09,441 --> 00:19:13,694 I suggested that, you know, perhaps it would be fun 385 00:19:13,695 --> 00:19:19,868 if the audience knew that Paul Bettany's character was imaginary the whole movie. 386 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:23,371 - Spelling it out like they're idiots? - You thought that was fun? 387 00:19:23,372 --> 00:19:24,622 That's the whole twist. 388 00:19:24,623 --> 00:19:26,457 I get it. It was not a great idea. 389 00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:28,584 - You should've been fired! - It was not a bad note. Okay. 390 00:19:28,585 --> 00:19:29,710 It was innocent enough. 391 00:19:29,711 --> 00:19:33,756 And honestly, Ron, he fucking roasts me afterwards, okay? 392 00:19:33,757 --> 00:19:36,342 He lights my ass up in front of the whole fucking screening. 393 00:19:36,343 --> 00:19:38,553 He's like, "What a dumb fucking note, you fucking clown. 394 00:19:38,554 --> 00:19:41,430 How dare you suggest something so stupid, you dumb motherfucker." 395 00:19:41,431 --> 00:19:44,141 - Ron Howard called you a motherfucker? - Ron Howard called me a motherfucker! 396 00:19:44,142 --> 00:19:46,185 To my face, man. 397 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:49,772 And all my favorite filmmakers are there and they're fucking eating this shit up. 398 00:19:49,773 --> 00:19:52,650 They're dying. Ron is crushing with this shit. 399 00:19:52,651 --> 00:19:55,319 Steven Soderbergh slapping his leg, guffawing. 400 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,281 Joel Coen's chuckling his fucking titties off. 401 00:19:58,282 --> 00:20:01,325 It was honestly the worst moment of my professional life. 402 00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:04,662 And since I have no, you know, real personal life, 403 00:20:04,663 --> 00:20:07,206 it makes it just the worst moment of my life. 404 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,167 Okay, okay, okay. 405 00:20:09,168 --> 00:20:12,253 Does he right now know that you are that guy? 406 00:20:12,254 --> 00:20:13,838 No. See, that's the thing... is... 407 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:17,216 Ron has not, like, pieced together that I am that person. 408 00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:19,552 He seems to actually really like and respect 409 00:20:19,553 --> 00:20:22,513 the person that he currently thinks I am. And I would like to keep it that way. 410 00:20:22,514 --> 00:20:23,514 And so, 411 00:20:23,515 --> 00:20:26,475 I'm just not gonna give him the note. I simply can't do it. Not happening. 412 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:28,645 End of story. I'm sorry, Sal. 413 00:20:32,649 --> 00:20:33,650 No. 414 00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:37,487 I'm sorry. I refuse. 415 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,699 - Yeah, but they seem excited. - Hey, Ron, Anthony. Sal Saperstein. 416 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,576 - Sal. How are ya? - VP Production, how you doing? 417 00:20:43,577 --> 00:20:44,535 How's it going? 418 00:20:44,536 --> 00:20:46,621 Guys, I just wanted to say congrats on the film. 419 00:20:46,622 --> 00:20:48,122 - It's so great. - Well, thank you. 420 00:20:48,123 --> 00:20:49,499 Thank you. Appreciate that. 421 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:55,338 Really uplifted my spirits because it has been a rough month. 422 00:20:55,339 --> 00:20:57,007 Really? I'm sorry to hear that. 423 00:20:57,549 --> 00:20:59,176 Thank you. Yeah, it's... 424 00:21:00,010 --> 00:21:01,720 Yeah, it's been rough. 425 00:21:02,554 --> 00:21:05,389 No... Well, yeah... That's too bad. 426 00:21:05,390 --> 00:21:06,475 Thank you. 427 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:08,894 Yeah, it's been rough. 428 00:21:09,561 --> 00:21:13,815 Mostly to the untimely passing of my cousin. 429 00:21:15,192 --> 00:21:18,070 Ron-ald-o. 430 00:21:18,987 --> 00:21:20,614 Ronaldo Saperstein. 431 00:21:21,615 --> 00:21:25,202 Well, you know, sometimes a cousin can... 432 00:21:26,245 --> 00:21:27,746 - can feel like a sibling. - Yeah. 433 00:21:28,664 --> 00:21:29,747 I hear that. 434 00:21:29,748 --> 00:21:33,334 And that's what it... the deal was with Ronaldo and I. 435 00:21:33,335 --> 00:21:37,256 You know, he was my brother from another mother. 436 00:21:37,881 --> 00:21:39,757 Who was my mom's sister. 437 00:21:39,758 --> 00:21:41,634 Man, that's just awful. 438 00:21:41,635 --> 00:21:44,262 And I'm sorry you had to go through that. 439 00:21:44,263 --> 00:21:46,473 - Thanks, Ron. - You know, honestly, 440 00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:50,227 the sequence in the movie that is set in the motel... 441 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:51,978 Oh, yeah. 442 00:21:51,979 --> 00:21:55,232 Well, that is kind of an ode 443 00:21:55,858 --> 00:21:57,441 to my dead cousin. 444 00:21:57,442 --> 00:21:58,527 - No. - Yeah. 445 00:21:59,278 --> 00:22:00,486 - So... - Oh, my God. 446 00:22:00,487 --> 00:22:02,322 - Anyway, thanks for stopping by. - Yeah. 447 00:22:05,284 --> 00:22:09,830 You know, because we both have dead cousins and for that reason only, 448 00:22:10,706 --> 00:22:12,582 I feel comfortable saying to you, Ron, 449 00:22:12,583 --> 00:22:16,502 that maybe the whole motel sequence is too... 450 00:22:16,503 --> 00:22:19,005 Intense. It's too intense. 451 00:22:19,006 --> 00:22:20,674 And that's kind of the point. 452 00:22:21,592 --> 00:22:26,512 Well, because I want the audience to feel uncomfortable in that sequence, you know. 453 00:22:26,513 --> 00:22:28,473 I want it to fucking hit hard. 454 00:22:28,974 --> 00:22:30,057 It's hitting hard. 455 00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:33,020 Yeah. It really sticks out amongst the rest of the film. 456 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,688 - I mean stylistically. - Well, and again, that's... 457 00:22:35,689 --> 00:22:37,190 - that's the point. - Is it? 458 00:22:37,191 --> 00:22:38,608 - Well, obviously. - Yeah. 459 00:22:38,609 --> 00:22:42,320 Because I want people to really think about that sequence. 460 00:22:42,321 --> 00:22:44,864 No, I want people to question it. 461 00:22:44,865 --> 00:22:46,199 We are. 462 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,535 Well, because my cousin... 463 00:22:49,244 --> 00:22:51,788 my cousin meant everything to me. 464 00:22:53,582 --> 00:22:54,791 I mean, he... 465 00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:58,045 he taught me how to be a man. 466 00:22:58,545 --> 00:23:00,671 - Come on, Ron. - The man I am today. 467 00:23:00,672 --> 00:23:01,797 Beautiful, man. 468 00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:06,637 And if this movie honors him, in even the smallest way... 469 00:23:08,847 --> 00:23:13,018 then maybe I can finally put that part of my life to bed. 470 00:23:16,605 --> 00:23:19,483 And just move on. 471 00:23:21,485 --> 00:23:22,902 Come on, man. Come here. 472 00:23:22,903 --> 00:23:25,613 - Thank you. Thank you, Anthony. - Big man. 473 00:23:25,614 --> 00:23:27,115 I'm so proud of you. 474 00:23:29,785 --> 00:23:31,827 Can I get one of those? 475 00:23:31,828 --> 00:23:33,038 Bring it in, Saul. 476 00:23:33,789 --> 00:23:35,040 It's Sal. 477 00:23:37,584 --> 00:23:39,294 I'm so fucking sorry, Ron. 478 00:23:40,337 --> 00:23:41,921 We are not cutting the motel sequence. 479 00:23:41,922 --> 00:23:44,215 - Are you crying? What happened in there? - No. 480 00:23:44,216 --> 00:23:47,260 Matt, when your cousin dies you have to honor them any way you can. 481 00:23:47,261 --> 00:23:48,302 Totally get that. 482 00:23:48,303 --> 00:23:50,137 You don't have a dead cousin, you fucking psycho. 483 00:23:50,138 --> 00:23:52,348 I know, but for a minute I thought I did. And I... 484 00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:54,267 I knew what it felt like and I get it now. 485 00:23:54,268 --> 00:23:57,019 God! We are all so weak in the face of celebrity. 486 00:23:57,020 --> 00:23:59,106 - No, you two are fucking weak... - No. That was all... 487 00:23:59,940 --> 00:24:00,940 Mr. Mackie, hi. 488 00:24:00,941 --> 00:24:02,275 - How are you? - Hey. 489 00:24:02,276 --> 00:24:03,693 Sorry for the interruption. Do you have a second? 490 00:24:03,694 --> 00:24:05,361 - Yeah. What do you need? - Yeah, not at all. 491 00:24:05,362 --> 00:24:07,488 Look, I'm sorry, Sam. 492 00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:09,115 - Sal. - Yeah, whatever. 493 00:24:09,116 --> 00:24:12,493 I know that the motel sequence touched you personally. 494 00:24:12,494 --> 00:24:14,412 And I know you guys got a lot of love for it... 495 00:24:14,413 --> 00:24:15,955 - Your performance. - You're so good at it. 496 00:24:15,956 --> 00:24:17,248 I know, thanks. Shut up. 497 00:24:17,249 --> 00:24:18,708 It fucking sucks. 498 00:24:18,709 --> 00:24:20,960 - That's what we think. Fucking sucks. - Dog shit. 499 00:24:20,961 --> 00:24:23,171 What are you talking about? You can't say that. 500 00:24:23,172 --> 00:24:25,047 You were just in there crying about your dead cousin. 501 00:24:25,048 --> 00:24:27,383 - I don't have a dead cousin. - So, why did you say you had one? 502 00:24:27,384 --> 00:24:28,551 Because he told me to. 503 00:24:28,552 --> 00:24:29,844 What the fuck? 504 00:24:29,845 --> 00:24:31,679 Look, here's the thing. 505 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,055 We love the film, okay. 506 00:24:33,056 --> 00:24:36,226 We think this could be, like, an all-time classic. 507 00:24:36,894 --> 00:24:39,770 And yes, we think the motel sequence derails the entire film. 508 00:24:39,771 --> 00:24:41,189 Honestly, I thought you liked it. 509 00:24:41,190 --> 00:24:42,648 No. I never liked it. 510 00:24:42,649 --> 00:24:45,401 I didn't like it in the script. I didn't like it when we shot it. 511 00:24:45,402 --> 00:24:46,736 I didn't like it in the movie. 512 00:24:46,737 --> 00:24:49,238 That's why I was waiting for you as the head of the studio 513 00:24:49,239 --> 00:24:51,199 to say he had to fucking cut it. 514 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,368 So go in there and tell him to cut it. 515 00:24:54,578 --> 00:24:56,495 - I don't want to do that. - That's your only job. 516 00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:58,414 It's not my only... I have a lot of jobs around here. 517 00:24:58,415 --> 00:24:59,498 - No, you don't. - Yes, I do. 518 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:01,209 Just grab your balls and go in there and do it. 519 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:03,377 You're the producer of the movie. You do it if you don't like it. 520 00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:05,546 That's not a producer's job. I did my job as a producer. 521 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:07,507 - That is a producer's job. - You, head of the studio... 522 00:25:07,508 --> 00:25:08,925 - That is your job. - ...that's what you do. 523 00:25:08,926 --> 00:25:11,344 Look, you make shitty movies. I'm here to save your career. 524 00:25:11,345 --> 00:25:13,346 - Help me help you win. - Okay. 525 00:25:13,347 --> 00:25:15,014 You don't want to do it. 526 00:25:15,015 --> 00:25:16,391 I don't want to do it. 527 00:25:16,892 --> 00:25:20,144 These two fucking geniuses are incapable of doing it. 528 00:25:20,145 --> 00:25:21,229 - Thank you very much. - Yes. 529 00:25:21,230 --> 00:25:22,438 - Good job on that. - So sorry. 530 00:25:22,439 --> 00:25:25,191 So, what if we just don't give him the note? 531 00:25:25,192 --> 00:25:26,526 You know what I mean? 532 00:25:26,527 --> 00:25:29,737 Ron loves the sequence. It seems to mean a lot for him. 533 00:25:29,738 --> 00:25:31,781 Sure, it makes the movie a little bit shaggy. 534 00:25:31,782 --> 00:25:33,324 It'll be a little longer, 535 00:25:33,325 --> 00:25:35,785 and a little more boring than we would prefer, 536 00:25:35,786 --> 00:25:37,537 but that doesn't mean we're fucked. 537 00:25:37,538 --> 00:25:39,288 There are plenty of very long, 538 00:25:39,289 --> 00:25:42,625 very boring movies that fucking crush it at the box office. 539 00:25:42,626 --> 00:25:45,837 All right, y'all. I got some piping hot tea about this shit show of a... 540 00:25:45,838 --> 00:25:48,590 Oh, my God. Anthony Mackie. 541 00:25:49,091 --> 00:25:52,134 The movie is a masterpiece. I wouldn't change a fucking thing. 542 00:25:52,135 --> 00:25:53,344 He also hates the motel sequence. 543 00:25:53,345 --> 00:25:54,847 Yeah. This shit sucks. 544 00:25:55,430 --> 00:25:56,848 Mad respect, man. 545 00:25:56,849 --> 00:25:58,432 Thank fucking God. 546 00:25:58,433 --> 00:25:59,351 Okay. 547 00:26:00,352 --> 00:26:02,312 Exhibitor relations just saw the runtime. 548 00:26:03,355 --> 00:26:07,442 They're saying it's gonna cut show times by two screenings a day. 549 00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:12,154 Theater owners do not want movies that long unless they've got capes or aliens. 550 00:26:12,155 --> 00:26:13,990 That's a minimum 15% cut to our revenue. 551 00:26:13,991 --> 00:26:15,074 - Fuck. - Fifteen. 552 00:26:15,075 --> 00:26:17,535 - Griffin's gonna murder all of us. - I'ma murder somebody. 553 00:26:17,536 --> 00:26:19,245 I've got back-end on this shit. 554 00:26:19,246 --> 00:26:21,999 You have to give him the note. You have to! 555 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,877 The meeting is right now. 556 00:26:25,460 --> 00:26:27,129 - Oh, shit. It's just... - You've got to. 557 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,380 - Look, I love Ron Howard. - Oh, my God. 558 00:26:29,381 --> 00:26:30,464 You know what I mean? 559 00:26:30,465 --> 00:26:33,176 He's one of the reasons I wanted to make movies in the first place. 560 00:26:33,177 --> 00:26:36,137 Like Parenthood, you know, Splash, Apollo 13. 561 00:26:36,138 --> 00:26:37,972 I just... I don't want him to hate me. 562 00:26:37,973 --> 00:26:40,057 I can't go through that again. It's very triggering. 563 00:26:40,058 --> 00:26:41,475 My fucking God. 564 00:26:41,476 --> 00:26:45,354 Who gives a shit if Ron Howard hates you? 565 00:26:45,355 --> 00:26:50,151 He is going to be high-key kissing your fucking ball sack if this thing is a hit. 566 00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:51,694 That's all that matters to these people. 567 00:26:51,695 --> 00:26:53,780 - No offense. - No, none taken. That shit's real. 568 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:57,325 Just give him the fucking note. 569 00:26:57,326 --> 00:26:58,868 - Matt, you've got to do it. - Just do it. 570 00:26:58,869 --> 00:27:00,286 - Gotta do it. - Okay. 571 00:27:00,287 --> 00:27:01,495 - Okay. - I'll do it. 572 00:27:01,496 --> 00:27:04,123 I'll just ask him to stay after the meeting and I'll tell him. 573 00:27:04,124 --> 00:27:06,959 But you, you've got to back me up, okay? He respects you. 574 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,920 - You've got to be right there with me. - I'm with you, man. 575 00:27:08,921 --> 00:27:11,380 Ten toes down, slim pimping hoes slamming Cadillac doors. 576 00:27:11,381 --> 00:27:13,633 I don't give a fuck. I'm doing it with you. 577 00:27:13,634 --> 00:27:15,511 Okay, great. Thank you. 578 00:27:16,011 --> 00:27:18,847 All right, everyone. This meeting is gonna be a vibe. 579 00:27:19,431 --> 00:27:22,058 Alphabet City has really got our engines revving. 580 00:27:22,059 --> 00:27:23,893 Pun very much intended. 581 00:27:23,894 --> 00:27:26,521 And we think we can have a really dope run in theaters 582 00:27:26,522 --> 00:27:28,272 and really break through the clutter. 583 00:27:28,273 --> 00:27:30,942 And we are mad-hyped to show you our early concepts. 584 00:27:30,943 --> 00:27:33,027 Well, that's what we're here for. So let's get to it. 585 00:27:33,028 --> 00:27:35,072 Love the enthusiasm. All right, here's the first up. 586 00:27:35,739 --> 00:27:36,572 Okay. 587 00:27:36,573 --> 00:27:40,618 This one, we really love the beauty of his eyes. Look at those. 588 00:27:40,619 --> 00:27:43,829 Mesmerizing with all of the beautiful light flickering in the background. 589 00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:45,207 This is very classic. 590 00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:47,960 Right? Shows off the cinematography. 591 00:27:48,502 --> 00:27:49,710 - It's pretty good. - Yeah. 592 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:50,795 - It's nice. - Okay. 593 00:27:50,796 --> 00:27:53,465 Now this one, deadass lit. 594 00:27:54,174 --> 00:27:57,552 New York City. The Big Apple back in the day. 595 00:27:57,553 --> 00:28:00,221 It's got grit. It's got a skyline. 596 00:28:00,222 --> 00:28:01,681 We've got Lady Libs. 597 00:28:01,682 --> 00:28:02,724 And also, 598 00:28:03,308 --> 00:28:04,475 never forget. 599 00:28:04,476 --> 00:28:05,852 Okay, what do we think? 600 00:28:05,853 --> 00:28:08,187 Well, they're both totally viable. 601 00:28:08,188 --> 00:28:09,438 Thank you. 602 00:28:09,439 --> 00:28:10,731 But if I may... 603 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:14,486 I have an idea that I think could be very, very cool. 604 00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:16,153 Let's hear it. 605 00:28:16,154 --> 00:28:17,656 Okay. I mean... 606 00:28:19,491 --> 00:28:20,909 The motel sequence. 607 00:28:21,660 --> 00:28:23,495 You know, it's special. 608 00:28:24,037 --> 00:28:26,956 We keep hearing how much it stands out to people. 609 00:28:26,957 --> 00:28:32,129 So, what if the poster is Anthony and the kid in front of the motel? 610 00:28:32,963 --> 00:28:34,173 Anthony? 611 00:28:39,553 --> 00:28:40,553 I fucking love it. 612 00:28:40,554 --> 00:28:42,680 Yes! Ah, man. 613 00:28:42,681 --> 00:28:44,056 That is great. 614 00:28:44,057 --> 00:28:47,852 You see, that's why it's fantastic having actors who are also producers. 615 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:49,520 - Yeah. - They really get the material. 616 00:28:49,521 --> 00:28:50,813 Yeah. Exactly. They really do. 617 00:28:50,814 --> 00:28:53,650 All right. So, I mean, we like it, right? 618 00:28:54,484 --> 00:28:55,485 Any thoughts? 619 00:29:01,033 --> 00:29:03,535 Matt, you had some thoughts about this, right? 620 00:29:04,036 --> 00:29:05,745 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 621 00:29:05,746 --> 00:29:09,041 So, Matt, you have thoughts? 622 00:29:10,542 --> 00:29:11,543 I don't have thoughts. 623 00:29:12,461 --> 00:29:16,881 I had one little, tiny little thoughtlet of an idea that did pertain to that. 624 00:29:16,882 --> 00:29:19,175 I was gonna ask you to stay after and share it, yeah. 625 00:29:19,176 --> 00:29:20,302 You... 626 00:29:22,304 --> 00:29:23,847 you got a note for me? 627 00:29:25,307 --> 00:29:28,059 Not a note, so much as an idea. Yeah. 628 00:29:28,060 --> 00:29:32,481 You got a note for me like you had on A Beautiful Mind? 629 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:35,566 You remember that? 630 00:29:35,567 --> 00:29:36,776 Yeah. 631 00:29:36,777 --> 00:29:39,278 I sure do. How could I ever forget? 632 00:29:39,279 --> 00:29:41,989 It's, like, seared into my brain. 633 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:43,784 Oh, man. It's a great story. 634 00:29:44,743 --> 00:29:46,285 All right. Look, I know we're in a meeting, 635 00:29:46,286 --> 00:29:48,789 but who wants to hear a really funny story? 636 00:29:49,581 --> 00:29:51,082 Yeah. I mean, come on. 637 00:29:51,083 --> 00:29:53,501 Everybody loves a story about their boss. 638 00:29:53,502 --> 00:29:55,461 I don't know about that. We've got stuff to do here. 639 00:29:55,462 --> 00:29:57,840 - You know what I mean? - So now I'm going way back, okay? 640 00:29:58,465 --> 00:30:00,299 I had just finished shooting A Beautiful Mind, 641 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,218 so it was like, 2001. 642 00:30:02,219 --> 00:30:05,221 And we're having a friends and family screening. 643 00:30:05,222 --> 00:30:08,015 It plays great, through the roof. 644 00:30:08,016 --> 00:30:09,184 Everybody loves it. 645 00:30:09,768 --> 00:30:11,186 Except one guy. 646 00:30:13,897 --> 00:30:17,526 A young, tiny, little Matt Remick. 647 00:30:18,527 --> 00:30:23,406 Well, so, Matt raises his hand and he actually suggests, 648 00:30:23,407 --> 00:30:24,740 in front of everybody, 649 00:30:24,741 --> 00:30:27,660 you know, Soderbergh, the Coen brothers... 650 00:30:27,661 --> 00:30:31,831 he suggests that throughout the movie we should tell the audience 651 00:30:31,832 --> 00:30:35,918 that the Paul Bettany character is imaginary. 652 00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:37,336 Why, Matt? 653 00:30:37,337 --> 00:30:39,213 - What? - Are you serious? 654 00:30:39,214 --> 00:30:44,468 I mean, he literally wants me to take the entire twist of the movie... 655 00:30:44,469 --> 00:30:45,928 No, no, no. 656 00:30:45,929 --> 00:30:50,766 The entire concept of the movie and just lay it out there. 657 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:54,354 Just spoil the living shit out of it. 658 00:30:55,814 --> 00:30:57,065 So stupid. 659 00:30:57,858 --> 00:31:02,195 I mean, hands down, it was the single worst note 660 00:31:02,196 --> 00:31:04,198 I've ever had in my entire life. 661 00:31:05,449 --> 00:31:06,450 So... 662 00:31:08,827 --> 00:31:10,244 Oh, wow. 663 00:31:10,245 --> 00:31:12,581 Let me ask you, Matt, 664 00:31:13,207 --> 00:31:15,583 did you see Usual Suspects 665 00:31:15,584 --> 00:31:19,253 and tell them they should keep cutting to Keyser Söze on the phone, 666 00:31:19,254 --> 00:31:22,507 laughing at the way he's fooling the police, huh? 667 00:31:22,508 --> 00:31:24,634 Or, or, or, 668 00:31:24,635 --> 00:31:27,803 or did you bounce your way over to M. Night Shyamalan, 669 00:31:27,804 --> 00:31:29,138 and, you know, tell him that 670 00:31:29,139 --> 00:31:31,767 what he really ought to do is have one of the ghosts say, 671 00:31:33,519 --> 00:31:35,937 "When's Bruce gonna realize he's dead?" 672 00:31:35,938 --> 00:31:37,022 No! 673 00:31:38,398 --> 00:31:39,232 I got one. 674 00:31:39,233 --> 00:31:41,567 He watches Fight Club and he said, "Wouldn't it be fun 675 00:31:41,568 --> 00:31:44,821 if everybody knew that Tyler Durden was imaginary from the start?" 676 00:31:45,864 --> 00:31:49,033 - What the fuck is wrong with you, man? - I'm sorry, dude. This is good shit. 677 00:31:49,034 --> 00:31:52,119 I mean, what the hell were you thinking? 678 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:53,914 It's a classic, right? 679 00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:58,126 You want a note, Ron? 680 00:31:59,253 --> 00:32:00,461 I'll give you a note. 681 00:32:00,462 --> 00:32:04,883 You made a great film that you are ruining with this self-indulgent motel bullshit. 682 00:32:06,134 --> 00:32:07,594 Fuck you. 683 00:32:08,679 --> 00:32:10,137 My cousin died. 684 00:32:10,138 --> 00:32:13,140 You fucking suit piece of shit! 685 00:32:13,141 --> 00:32:15,685 Your dead cousin deserves much better 686 00:32:15,686 --> 00:32:18,855 than to be honored in the form of a boring fucking movie, man. 687 00:32:18,856 --> 00:32:21,774 - Now you listen to me... - Oh, shit. 688 00:32:21,775 --> 00:32:23,735 ...because I will never, ever... 689 00:32:26,196 --> 00:32:27,321 - You lame-ass idiot. - Ron. 690 00:32:27,322 --> 00:32:29,866 - You don't talk to me! - Fuck you, you fucking bald prick. 691 00:32:29,867 --> 00:32:30,950 I don't talk to you. 692 00:32:30,951 --> 00:32:33,077 You want to talk to me? You go get fucking Patty. 693 00:32:33,078 --> 00:32:35,371 Patty's got a brain. You got nothing. 694 00:32:35,372 --> 00:32:38,542 I don't even know why you're in this room. You don't look at me. 695 00:33:22,336 --> 00:33:23,712 Holy shit. 696 00:33:24,963 --> 00:33:26,088 - Hello? - Hey, man. 697 00:33:26,089 --> 00:33:28,424 - It's Ron Howard. - Hey. Yeah. Hey. 698 00:33:28,425 --> 00:33:30,676 Look, I want to apologize. 699 00:33:30,677 --> 00:33:33,846 I shouldn't have ruthlessly mocked you like that. 700 00:33:33,847 --> 00:33:37,600 You know, I think I was so mad because I knew you were right. 701 00:33:37,601 --> 00:33:41,062 Not about A Beautiful Mind. That was epically stupid. 702 00:33:41,063 --> 00:33:44,106 - Yeah, of course. Yeah. - But about the motel sequence, 703 00:33:44,107 --> 00:33:46,317 It does not belong in this movie. 704 00:33:46,318 --> 00:33:48,486 So I just called Anthony and told him. 705 00:33:48,487 --> 00:33:51,155 - Yeah. Yeah, I bet. Yeah. - He was devastated. 706 00:33:51,156 --> 00:33:53,115 - But he gets it. - Okay. Well, thank you. 707 00:33:53,116 --> 00:33:56,953 Thank you so much for calling, Ron. I couldn't appreciate this more, man. 708 00:33:56,954 --> 00:34:00,331 You know, it's all some emotional bullshit that I just need to get over, 709 00:34:00,332 --> 00:34:02,250 but I can't let it affect my work. 710 00:34:02,251 --> 00:34:04,919 Dude, a hundred percent the same thing goes for me. 711 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,213 I should've just given you the note when I saw you this morning. 712 00:34:07,214 --> 00:34:09,756 Instead, I let my own shit get in the way. 713 00:34:09,757 --> 00:34:10,883 I shouldn't have done that. 714 00:34:10,884 --> 00:34:13,302 I should not have said anything about your cousin, 715 00:34:13,303 --> 00:34:16,430 and I definitely shouldn't have called you a bald fuck, 716 00:34:16,431 --> 00:34:18,224 or whatever I said. 717 00:34:18,225 --> 00:34:19,600 I'm really sorry, man. 718 00:34:19,601 --> 00:34:23,396 Okay, so you accept my apology for the insults and the hat throwing... 719 00:34:23,397 --> 00:34:26,524 - Yes. Great. Perfect. Fantastic. - ...and I'll accept yours. 720 00:34:26,525 --> 00:34:28,024 And Matt, cross me again... 721 00:34:28,025 --> 00:34:30,529 - Yeah. - ...I'll fucking destroy you.