1 00:00:27,636 --> 00:00:29,420 Bellissimo! 2 00:00:29,551 --> 00:00:31,466 Good to see you. Good to see you. 3 00:00:31,596 --> 00:00:33,555 - Hey, Jim. - Jim, good to see you. 4 00:00:33,685 --> 00:00:35,339 Good to see you. 5 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:37,211 Hey, Mr. Bonnano, Mr. Colombo! 6 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:44,367 - What are you doing? - What? 7 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:45,871 Leave the fucking cannoli. 8 00:00:46,002 --> 00:00:49,092 You're a capo when you really need to be a boss. 9 00:00:49,223 --> 00:00:52,182 We gotta get you your own seat at the table. 10 00:00:52,313 --> 00:00:54,532 It's the only way we're gonna make change. 11 00:00:54,663 --> 00:00:58,275 Lucchese, Gambino, those tired fucks, 12 00:00:58,406 --> 00:01:00,364 one of them gotta go. 13 00:01:03,976 --> 00:01:05,804 And you want me to take care of it? 14 00:01:05,935 --> 00:01:07,197 When the time is right. 15 00:01:07,328 --> 00:01:09,243 With you and me in power, we can do things 16 00:01:09,373 --> 00:01:11,245 the way they should be fuckin' done. 17 00:01:14,248 --> 00:01:16,467 - Mr. Colombo. - Whoa. 18 00:01:16,598 --> 00:01:18,208 - Come in, Dominic. - Yeah. 19 00:01:18,339 --> 00:01:20,297 - Come on, let him in. - Excuse me, excuse me. 20 00:01:20,428 --> 00:01:22,343 Sorry to interrupt. I saw you walk by, 21 00:01:22,368 --> 00:01:23,756 - and, uh, I brought these... - You don't have to do this. 22 00:01:23,781 --> 00:01:25,392 - Look at this. That's beautiful. - For you and your friends. 23 00:01:25,417 --> 00:01:26,854 Francesca and I are so grateful. 24 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:28,411 Good, good, good. 25 00:01:28,436 --> 00:01:29,673 I'm in a meeting right now. 26 00:01:29,698 --> 00:01:31,196 - Oh, I'm sorry. - No, no, no. 27 00:01:31,221 --> 00:01:32,458 - God bless you, sir. - No, I'll see you in a bit. 28 00:01:32,483 --> 00:01:34,471 - God bless you, Mr. Colombo. - Yeah, yeah. 29 00:01:34,746 --> 00:01:36,618 Excuse me. Excuse me. 30 00:01:39,011 --> 00:01:41,318 - The fuck is that? - Oh, he owes. 31 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:44,191 He, uh... he owns the bakery over on Grand. 32 00:01:44,321 --> 00:01:45,757 His grandkid's sick, 33 00:01:45,888 --> 00:01:48,108 so I suspended the interest for six months. 34 00:01:50,284 --> 00:01:53,113 You wanna be a boss, you better start acting like one. 35 00:01:53,243 --> 00:01:54,375 You're going soft on me? 36 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,902 It sends a wrong message showing mercy like that. 37 00:01:55,927 --> 00:01:58,459 No, no, no, I told him if he doesn't pay me in six months, 38 00:01:58,484 --> 00:01:59,835 I'll kill his whole family. 39 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:02,009 I'll gut the kid first and make the family watch. 40 00:02:02,034 --> 00:02:04,167 That's what I'm talking about. 41 00:02:04,298 --> 00:02:06,604 That's the change we need. 42 00:02:06,735 --> 00:02:09,825 I still don't know about the seat though. 43 00:02:09,955 --> 00:02:12,044 There's gotta be another way. 44 00:02:12,175 --> 00:02:15,178 Ain't exactly handing 'em out, Joey. 45 00:02:15,309 --> 00:02:18,050 You want that seat? 46 00:02:18,181 --> 00:02:19,443 You gotta take it. 47 00:03:45,583 --> 00:03:49,583 - Synced and corrected by synk - - www.addic7ed.com - 48 00:03:56,540 --> 00:03:59,674 - Top of the morning, Bobby. - Good morning, Mr. Evans. 49 00:03:59,804 --> 00:04:01,980 - Morning, Mr. Evans. - Hey, babies. 50 00:04:06,942 --> 00:04:08,944 Julie, baby, welcome back. 51 00:04:16,342 --> 00:04:17,996 - Good morning, Mr. Evans. - Good morning. 52 00:04:18,127 --> 00:04:20,147 - Hey. - Hey, Bob. 53 00:04:20,172 --> 00:04:21,783 Those rushes looked great last night. 54 00:04:21,913 --> 00:04:24,351 You're doing such a good job. You keep it up. 55 00:04:24,481 --> 00:04:26,178 - Watch that budget, though. - Evans! 56 00:04:26,309 --> 00:04:27,528 - Johnny Potatoes! - Whoo! 57 00:04:27,553 --> 00:04:29,287 - You're looking good, man. - You like that, huh? 58 00:04:29,312 --> 00:04:30,350 I just came down to tell you. 59 00:04:30,375 --> 00:04:32,733 Hank can't fucking direct his way out of a paper bag. 60 00:04:32,758 --> 00:04:34,466 But you, star, 61 00:04:34,491 --> 00:04:36,089 you're knocking it out of the park. 62 00:04:53,989 --> 00:04:55,207 Good morning, Bob. 63 00:04:55,338 --> 00:04:57,253 Well, it should be, and it would be, Peter, 64 00:04:57,384 --> 00:04:58,472 if I didn't have to watch the rushes 65 00:04:58,602 --> 00:05:00,300 for "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy" last night. 66 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:02,302 My God, what a turd. 67 00:05:02,432 --> 00:05:04,913 But the sun is shining. It's still a good day. 68 00:05:05,043 --> 00:05:06,262 What do we got? Hit me. 69 00:05:06,287 --> 00:05:07,804 Bluhdorn is having trouble wrapping his head 70 00:05:07,829 --> 00:05:09,613 around Eastwood starring in a musical. 71 00:05:09,744 --> 00:05:12,050 - He wants to talk. - Neil Simon called. 72 00:05:12,181 --> 00:05:13,530 He says it's gotta be Lemmon, 73 00:05:13,661 --> 00:05:15,140 but Lemmon will only do it if Matthau's in it, 74 00:05:15,271 --> 00:05:17,969 and he wants 300,000 for the picture, 75 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:20,276 and Bluhdorn says quote, "Under no circumstances 76 00:05:20,407 --> 00:05:24,411 "are we paying anyone $300,000 to star in anything." Unquote. 77 00:05:24,541 --> 00:05:27,414 He said a few other things. 78 00:05:27,439 --> 00:05:29,784 Don't be scared. What did he say? 79 00:05:30,678 --> 00:05:32,698 He said he's got a fire poker with your name on it, 80 00:05:32,723 --> 00:05:34,134 if you need a better illustration 81 00:05:34,159 --> 00:05:35,900 of the studio's finances. 82 00:05:36,031 --> 00:05:37,598 Huh. 83 00:05:37,728 --> 00:05:39,991 All right, take a deep breath. This is what you're gonna do. 84 00:05:40,122 --> 00:05:41,950 Peter, you're gonna send a copy of Clint's album 85 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,082 "Cowboy Favorites" to Bluhdorn. That's gonna change his tune. 86 00:05:44,213 --> 00:05:47,999 Now, Sheila, you can tell him... You tell Charlie Bluhdorn 87 00:05:48,130 --> 00:05:50,045 that he can save his poker for opening night 88 00:05:50,175 --> 00:05:51,699 because if that film is anything like the play, 89 00:05:51,829 --> 00:05:54,354 "The Odd Couple" it's gonna save this studio, 90 00:05:54,484 --> 00:05:56,834 and I'll bend over for him if it doesn't. 91 00:05:56,965 --> 00:05:58,662 Thank you, Sheila. Peter, you stay. 92 00:06:21,816 --> 00:06:25,385 Hey, Ruddy, I'm not paying you to read. 93 00:06:25,515 --> 00:06:28,388 Those contracts need to be on my desk by the end of the day. 94 00:06:28,413 --> 00:06:30,370 They were on your desk this morning. 95 00:06:31,869 --> 00:06:33,523 Good. 96 00:06:35,873 --> 00:06:39,181 Ruddy, you're making the rest of us look bad. 97 00:06:39,206 --> 00:06:42,178 Dave, you're doing a great job of that all on your own, buddy. 98 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:03,702 Uh, nice car, sir. 99 00:07:03,727 --> 00:07:06,531 You'd be surprised what a paint job will do. 100 00:07:06,556 --> 00:07:08,079 Or a blow torch. 101 00:07:08,210 --> 00:07:10,430 Hey, Ruddy! 102 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,277 Mitch, sorry I'm late, buddy. Had a hard time finding the place. 103 00:07:13,302 --> 00:07:15,826 After a year in L.A., who doesn't know where the Chateau is? 104 00:07:15,957 --> 00:07:19,264 Just try not to impress too many girls with that shirt tonight, Ruddy. 105 00:07:19,395 --> 00:07:21,310 What? I came straight from work. 106 00:07:21,335 --> 00:07:22,765 Still lost on me what you do. 107 00:07:22,790 --> 00:07:24,661 It's contracts or something, right? 108 00:07:24,792 --> 00:07:26,271 I've told you 13 times. 109 00:07:26,296 --> 00:07:28,553 You really think this is gonna be the time it sticks? 110 00:07:28,578 --> 00:07:30,972 That's a good point. Let's grab a drink. 111 00:07:36,325 --> 00:07:38,022 Wendy. 112 00:07:38,153 --> 00:07:41,199 ? I'm not content to ? ? Be with you in the day time ? 113 00:07:43,985 --> 00:07:48,293 ? Girl, I want to be with you ? ? All of the time ? 114 00:07:50,861 --> 00:07:54,299 ? The only time I feel ? ? All right is by your side ? 115 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:57,302 I was wondering where the beautiful, cool cats had gone. 116 00:07:57,433 --> 00:08:00,175 Here they all are. How's it going? 117 00:08:00,305 --> 00:08:01,916 Darling. 118 00:08:02,046 --> 00:08:03,961 - Yeah, Bob, nice to see you. - Nice to see you. 119 00:08:05,310 --> 00:08:07,835 Hey, who is that guy? 120 00:08:07,965 --> 00:08:10,490 Bob Evans, head of Paramount. 121 00:08:10,620 --> 00:08:12,709 Guy's more connected than God, 122 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,886 and yeah, he's always that tan. 123 00:08:16,017 --> 00:08:18,367 Nikita, you don't want to miss this bus, baby. 124 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:19,803 Let's do it. Come on. 125 00:08:25,243 --> 00:08:27,637 Everyone, this is my neighbor, Al Ruddy. 126 00:08:27,768 --> 00:08:30,118 - How are you? - Hey. 127 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:33,295 Any friend of Mitch's is a friend of mine. 128 00:08:33,425 --> 00:08:34,862 Okay. 129 00:08:39,301 --> 00:08:42,609 You sure you're just a TV writer? 130 00:08:42,739 --> 00:08:44,524 I'm in the wrong fucking business. 131 00:08:48,919 --> 00:08:51,835 What am I doing wrong? Nobody came. 132 00:08:51,966 --> 00:08:54,664 Mario, this is the best thing you've written. 133 00:08:54,795 --> 00:08:58,668 Six years wasted. 134 00:09:00,148 --> 00:09:03,064 "The Fortunate Pilgrim" was my mother's story. 135 00:09:03,194 --> 00:09:05,762 Uh, you know, I... 136 00:09:05,893 --> 00:09:07,938 I thought the world would identify with it. 137 00:09:08,069 --> 00:09:12,769 Three people came and... and no one bought a book. 138 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:14,858 I don't even know what to write anymore. 139 00:09:14,989 --> 00:09:18,558 People perked up listening to the part about the mafia guy. 140 00:09:18,688 --> 00:09:20,211 Oh, yeah, great. 141 00:09:20,342 --> 00:09:22,387 That was, like, three paragraphs. 142 00:09:22,518 --> 00:09:24,396 Well, did you ever think about writing 143 00:09:24,421 --> 00:09:26,536 a mafia book with more than that? 144 00:09:26,561 --> 00:09:31,308 I spent my childhood hiding from those gangsters. 145 00:09:31,353 --> 00:09:35,400 I... I... you know, Hell's Kitchen was chock full of 'em. 146 00:09:35,531 --> 00:09:37,141 So write what you know. 147 00:09:39,448 --> 00:09:41,493 So they can put a bullet in my head? 148 00:09:41,624 --> 00:09:43,452 Just think about it. 149 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:45,280 21 Club, please. 150 00:09:58,293 --> 00:09:59,381 Anthony. 151 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:03,298 Yeah. 152 00:10:05,735 --> 00:10:07,781 You know, you owe our friend a thousand dollars. 153 00:10:07,911 --> 00:10:10,218 Yeah, uh, uh, you know, 154 00:10:10,348 --> 00:10:14,048 I... I have, uh, 40. 155 00:10:15,179 --> 00:10:16,398 Take that. 156 00:10:24,536 --> 00:10:26,103 Oh. 157 00:10:26,128 --> 00:10:28,108 How much do we owe? 158 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:30,934 You don't wanna know. 159 00:10:32,196 --> 00:10:34,372 I thought this book was the one. 160 00:10:35,852 --> 00:10:37,811 We'd be able to pay 'em back and... 161 00:10:41,902 --> 00:10:45,035 So what are gonna do, Mario? 162 00:10:45,166 --> 00:10:49,910 Candida wants me to write about the mafia. 163 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,826 I married you because you're an artist, not a hack. 164 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:54,741 Hacks sell books. 165 00:10:54,766 --> 00:10:57,334 They can pay for the education of their kids. 166 00:10:57,413 --> 00:11:00,286 Hacks don't borrow money from guys you shouldn't borrow money from. 167 00:11:02,313 --> 00:11:03,880 How much do we owe? 168 00:11:11,105 --> 00:11:14,674 Five Gs to two bookies. 169 00:11:14,804 --> 00:11:16,806 A few grand to the bank, 170 00:11:16,831 --> 00:11:19,573 not including what I owe my brother. 171 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:26,207 Fuck art, Mario. Start typing. 172 00:11:27,553 --> 00:11:29,489 You want me to write about the mafia? 173 00:11:29,514 --> 00:11:30,663 Yeah. 174 00:11:30,688 --> 00:11:34,301 How do I tell that story any differently? 175 00:11:34,824 --> 00:11:36,826 Everybody knows they steal. 176 00:11:36,957 --> 00:11:39,873 They control gambling, they run whores, unions. 177 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:43,354 Okay, so maybe it's not just a book about the mafia. 178 00:11:43,379 --> 00:11:44,598 What do you mean? 179 00:11:44,623 --> 00:11:47,029 Well, the guys you grew up with, 180 00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:48,838 they didn't start out so different from you. 181 00:11:48,969 --> 00:11:51,711 Immigrants. They eat, they drink, 182 00:11:51,841 --> 00:11:53,887 they love, they cry, 183 00:11:54,017 --> 00:11:55,671 they worry about their kids' futures 184 00:11:55,802 --> 00:11:57,281 just like us. 185 00:11:59,370 --> 00:12:00,850 And they kill. 186 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:05,475 Okay, so maybe we don't kill. 187 00:12:06,987 --> 00:12:09,032 But maybe this book 188 00:12:09,163 --> 00:12:11,382 is about finding the reason we would. 189 00:12:21,871 --> 00:12:23,481 Have a beautiful night. 190 00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:24,787 - Hey. - Hey. 191 00:12:24,918 --> 00:12:26,615 - Hi. - Hi, guys. 192 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:29,052 How are you? Nice. Enjoying? 193 00:12:30,184 --> 00:12:32,795 I'm back. I'm back. Whatever he said, he's lying. 194 00:12:36,973 --> 00:12:38,932 - How we doing? - I'm good. 195 00:12:39,062 --> 00:12:40,847 Okay, so now you look interesting. 196 00:12:40,977 --> 00:12:43,284 - Are you interesting? - Depends on the company. 197 00:12:43,414 --> 00:12:45,068 Hmm, that's a good answer. 198 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:46,896 Who's your friend, Mitch? 199 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:51,422 Françoise Glazer, this is my neighbor, Al Ruddy. 200 00:12:51,533 --> 00:12:53,773 Mm. What do you do? 201 00:12:53,903 --> 00:12:55,557 - Programming. - Programming. 202 00:12:55,687 --> 00:12:57,167 What network? 203 00:12:57,298 --> 00:12:59,822 I program computers for the Rand Corporation. 204 00:12:59,953 --> 00:13:01,476 Still have no idea what that means. 205 00:13:01,606 --> 00:13:03,783 The Rand Corporation? 206 00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:05,306 I'm impressed. 207 00:13:05,331 --> 00:13:06,935 That's defense work. 208 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,875 Secret. It's not top secret. 209 00:13:10,050 --> 00:13:11,791 What about you, what do you do? 210 00:13:11,816 --> 00:13:14,297 She owns the ground you're sitting on, my friend. 211 00:13:14,532 --> 00:13:16,534 The hotel? 212 00:13:16,665 --> 00:13:18,406 You're surprised? 213 00:13:18,536 --> 00:13:20,190 You think a woman can't run a business? 214 00:13:20,426 --> 00:13:21,993 I was raised by a single mother. 215 00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:23,541 She could've run anything. 216 00:13:24,107 --> 00:13:25,674 You see? He doesn't hate his mother 217 00:13:25,699 --> 00:13:27,303 like all you comedy writers. 218 00:13:27,328 --> 00:13:28,764 Come on. Come on. 219 00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:30,505 - Oh, you write comedy too? - Uh, no. 220 00:13:30,635 --> 00:13:33,160 - You watch "Sgt. Bilko"? - Yeah, I love "Bilko." 221 00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:34,422 I play Gomez. 222 00:13:34,552 --> 00:13:35,989 You know, I thought you looked familiar. 223 00:13:36,119 --> 00:13:37,251 I'm a hell of a comedy fan. 224 00:13:37,381 --> 00:13:39,228 The way these shows tell their stories, 225 00:13:39,253 --> 00:13:41,081 it's like a formula, and in a good way. 226 00:13:41,211 --> 00:13:43,648 - A formula? - Think about it. 227 00:13:43,779 --> 00:13:46,347 "Bilko," "McHale's Navy," even "My Favorite Martian," 228 00:13:46,477 --> 00:13:47,914 right, they're the same cast of characters 229 00:13:48,044 --> 00:13:49,263 in similar situations 230 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:51,526 with just enough difference to be interesting. 231 00:13:51,656 --> 00:13:52,919 That's kind of true, Mitch. 232 00:13:53,049 --> 00:13:55,269 If you really wanna upset the apple cart, 233 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:57,314 put your cast of characters where you least expect them 234 00:13:57,445 --> 00:14:00,100 to be in a comedy, somewhere that isn't safe. 235 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:02,276 That's how you make it stand out. 236 00:14:02,406 --> 00:14:03,755 If it were really that easy, 237 00:14:03,886 --> 00:14:05,932 every Tom, Dick, and Ruddy would do it. 238 00:14:06,062 --> 00:14:07,542 I didn't mean any offense. 239 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:08,804 Hey, uh, you seem to have 240 00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:10,110 a hell of an instinct for all these shows. 241 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,025 I mean, you wanna talk shop sometime? 242 00:14:12,155 --> 00:14:13,243 I could send you some scripts. 243 00:14:13,374 --> 00:14:14,723 You could see how they all lay out. 244 00:14:14,748 --> 00:14:16,053 That'd be great. 245 00:14:16,078 --> 00:14:18,683 But, hey, I'm just a guy who programs computers. 246 00:14:18,814 --> 00:14:21,121 All evidence to the contrary. 247 00:14:23,732 --> 00:14:27,779 ? I love you more than anything ? 248 00:14:27,910 --> 00:14:31,218 ? Oh, yeah, mm-hmm ? 249 00:14:31,348 --> 00:14:33,785 ? As long as you treat me right ? 250 00:14:40,289 --> 00:14:42,378 You found it. 251 00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,886 - Oh, boy. - Mm-hmm. 252 00:14:49,714 --> 00:14:51,978 It's not about a gang. 253 00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:53,936 It's about a gangster's family. 254 00:14:54,067 --> 00:14:55,895 - Oh. - Hmm? 255 00:14:56,025 --> 00:14:58,071 The oldest son is a hothead. 256 00:14:58,201 --> 00:15:02,902 The middle son is sweet, but he's weak, 257 00:15:03,032 --> 00:15:06,253 and the younger son is a war hero 258 00:15:06,383 --> 00:15:08,908 who wants nothing to do with the family business. 259 00:15:08,933 --> 00:15:10,101 Okay. 260 00:15:10,126 --> 00:15:11,867 But the Don wants this son, 261 00:15:11,892 --> 00:15:13,017 call him Michael... 262 00:15:13,042 --> 00:15:14,435 - Mm-hmm. - Hmm? 263 00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:17,742 Wants him to rise above the family business 264 00:15:17,873 --> 00:15:21,181 and become a... a senator, you know, someone powerful, 265 00:15:21,311 --> 00:15:25,794 but Michael's destiny won't let him escape 266 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:30,538 the power of Don Vito Corleone. 267 00:15:30,668 --> 00:15:31,669 Who's the Don? 268 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,149 He's what Sicilians call 269 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,238 the godfather of gangsters. 270 00:15:35,263 --> 00:15:36,541 - Oh. - Huh? 271 00:15:36,566 --> 00:15:38,372 He's, uh, the head of the family. 272 00:15:38,502 --> 00:15:39,721 Oh. 273 00:15:39,851 --> 00:15:43,594 And my title. 274 00:15:43,725 --> 00:15:45,901 "The Godfather"? Mm-hmm. 275 00:15:45,926 --> 00:15:47,405 I like it. 276 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,298 Okay. 277 00:15:51,323 --> 00:15:53,238 All right, it's not written yet. 278 00:15:59,001 --> 00:16:01,569 "The Godfather." Hmm. 279 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:12,275 So come on. What do you wanna pitch? 280 00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:16,018 We could do rags to riches or fish out of water. 281 00:16:16,149 --> 00:16:18,064 I mean, Bernie, I don't even know what a pitch is. 282 00:16:18,194 --> 00:16:19,891 Don't even know what a pitch is. 283 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:22,459 Uh, we just go into the network, tell 'em about our idea. 284 00:16:22,590 --> 00:16:24,157 You know, what it's about, the characters, 285 00:16:24,287 --> 00:16:25,723 what stories we tell week to week. 286 00:16:25,748 --> 00:16:27,307 That's it. That's the pitch. 287 00:16:27,332 --> 00:16:29,043 Look, all these execs want to see is that 288 00:16:29,068 --> 00:16:31,182 they can put a hundred episodes in the can. 289 00:16:31,207 --> 00:16:34,515 Okay, so maybe we go with what you've hit with, a military comedy. 290 00:16:34,645 --> 00:16:36,256 Eh, there's already "McHale's Navy," 291 00:16:36,386 --> 00:16:37,909 "F Troop," "Gomer Pyle." 292 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,259 They're gonna wanna see something new. 293 00:16:39,389 --> 00:16:41,261 "McHale" and "Gomer's" are peacetime stories. 294 00:16:41,391 --> 00:16:44,133 Nobody's set a military comedy during wartime. 295 00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:46,222 Let's do something about what you know, hmm? 296 00:16:46,353 --> 00:16:48,572 Workplace comedy set at a defense contractor. 297 00:16:48,703 --> 00:16:50,879 It's not inherently funny. Trust me, I live it. 298 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:52,402 Not to you. 299 00:16:55,144 --> 00:16:56,406 Hey, you ever seen "Stalag 17" 300 00:16:56,537 --> 00:16:58,278 - with William Holden? - Mm-hmm. 301 00:16:58,408 --> 00:17:00,628 American POWs. It's a Billy Wilder thing. 302 00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:02,335 It's great characters, man. 303 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:03,562 I mean, it's set up for a comedy. 304 00:17:03,587 --> 00:17:05,111 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 305 00:17:06,416 --> 00:17:09,419 No, war equals death. Hey, let's do this. 306 00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:12,161 Let's sell the Rand comedy, and after that, 307 00:17:12,292 --> 00:17:14,381 we can sell the army comedy, hmm? 308 00:17:19,377 --> 00:17:21,823 Ruddy, just relax, okay? You're making me nervous. 309 00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:24,391 Yeah, well, we fuck this up, you go back to making TV. 310 00:17:24,521 --> 00:17:27,263 I go back to Rand where the soul goes to die. 311 00:17:28,871 --> 00:17:30,285 Goodbye, Miss Taylor. 312 00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:32,094 Holy shit. That's Elizabeth Taylor. 313 00:17:38,492 --> 00:17:40,668 Gentleman, Mr. Paley will see you now. 314 00:17:43,279 --> 00:17:45,977 And so these two bachelors at the Rand Corporation, 315 00:17:46,108 --> 00:17:47,631 they're actually peaceniks. 316 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,851 They're using company computers to program for peace 317 00:17:49,876 --> 00:17:51,088 instead of war. 318 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:52,723 There's a lot of good stuff in here. 319 00:17:52,748 --> 00:17:53,960 People are gonna love it. 320 00:17:53,985 --> 00:17:56,249 We call it "Modern Warfare." 321 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:58,816 Mm, interesting idea. 322 00:17:59,948 --> 00:18:01,602 You got anything else? 323 00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:09,610 "Bilko," swastikas. Swastikas, "Bilko." 324 00:18:10,350 --> 00:18:12,482 You think Nazis are funny? 325 00:18:13,588 --> 00:18:15,460 Imagine Bilko as a pilot, right? 326 00:18:15,485 --> 00:18:17,008 He's a colonel, and he's fighting in the war. 327 00:18:18,575 --> 00:18:20,273 He gets shot down over Germany and taken prisoner. 328 00:18:20,403 --> 00:18:21,665 Mr. Ruddy, I don't think this is... 329 00:18:21,796 --> 00:18:24,494 Now, our colonel, he knows exactly how to escape, but he never does. 330 00:18:24,625 --> 00:18:26,148 None of the prisoners do because he's leading 331 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:28,498 an allied group inside the camp to help the resistance. 332 00:18:28,629 --> 00:18:31,675 The camp commandant, he is a guy named Klink. 333 00:18:31,806 --> 00:18:34,523 Now, he's got a reputation of being the toughest guy in the SS, 334 00:18:34,548 --> 00:18:36,326 but actually he's a fucking idiot. 335 00:18:37,725 --> 00:18:40,017 Yeah, and there's this big fat sergeant, 336 00:18:40,042 --> 00:18:41,348 uh, Sergeant Schultz. 337 00:18:41,424 --> 00:18:43,078 And he's always walking in on their plans, 338 00:18:43,209 --> 00:18:44,735 but he likes the guys, they're nice to him, 339 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:45,889 so he turns a blind eye. 340 00:18:45,914 --> 00:18:46,980 I see nothing. 341 00:18:47,005 --> 00:18:48,847 I hear nothing. I know nothing. 342 00:18:48,872 --> 00:18:51,235 There's a French prisoner. Guy's a gourmet chef, 343 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:53,306 and he feeds the guard dogs so that they love the prisoners. 344 00:18:53,331 --> 00:18:54,456 Eh, this is for you, 345 00:18:54,481 --> 00:18:55,743 my little chienne. 346 00:18:55,873 --> 00:18:57,571 That's a good boy. That's a good boy. 347 00:18:59,573 --> 00:19:01,705 Are there any women in the show? 348 00:19:01,836 --> 00:19:04,882 Oh, yeah, there's a woman, and not just any woman. 349 00:19:05,013 --> 00:19:09,365 Oh, boys, Helga, she is an Amazon, right? 350 00:19:09,496 --> 00:19:12,238 I mean, sexy German secretary. 351 00:19:12,368 --> 00:19:16,546 "Oh, Guten Tag, mein little Liebchen!" 352 00:19:16,677 --> 00:19:19,027 Hey, and she might even have an eye for our colonel. 353 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:20,898 Yeah, so she's in on all their schemes. 354 00:19:21,029 --> 00:19:22,683 What do you call this thing? 355 00:19:22,813 --> 00:19:23,901 "Hogan's Heroes." 356 00:19:25,537 --> 00:19:27,141 Have you pitched this anywhere else? 357 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:30,778 Don't. 358 00:19:30,908 --> 00:19:32,519 'Cause we're buying it. 359 00:19:40,309 --> 00:19:43,617 "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." 360 00:19:43,747 --> 00:19:45,140 - Great line. - Yeah. 361 00:19:45,271 --> 00:19:47,621 - It's fun, isn't it? - It's special, Mario. 362 00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:50,145 The Frank Sinatra, Johnny Fontane character? 363 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:51,625 Great. 364 00:19:51,755 --> 00:19:55,237 Maybe Sinatra will play him in the movie, hmm? 365 00:19:55,368 --> 00:19:56,673 Should we call Paramount? 366 00:19:56,804 --> 00:19:59,589 Mario, just because they optioned it early, 367 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,156 it doesn't mean it's gonna get made. 368 00:20:01,287 --> 00:20:02,418 Yeah. 369 00:20:02,443 --> 00:20:04,705 Let's make sure it gets published first. 370 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,597 They say to me, you can make "Love Story," 371 00:20:07,622 --> 00:20:10,209 which we agree, greatest love story of all time. 372 00:20:10,234 --> 00:20:14,144 But the girl has to live at the end. 373 00:20:14,169 --> 00:20:15,649 Can you fucking believe that? 374 00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:17,520 Yeah, the death is what makes it work. 375 00:20:17,643 --> 00:20:20,036 - Yes. - Look at "Romeo and Juliet." 376 00:20:20,061 --> 00:20:21,847 Not the same story if they'd lived. 377 00:20:21,872 --> 00:20:23,222 God, no. 378 00:20:23,352 --> 00:20:26,312 We feel the pain of the loss, feel the grief. 379 00:20:26,442 --> 00:20:29,315 We feel pity. We... we cry. 380 00:20:29,445 --> 00:20:32,231 I'll make the movie, Bob, but only if she dies. 381 00:20:32,256 --> 00:20:34,295 You are preaching to the choir, babe. 382 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,712 Look, you make "Love Story," 383 00:20:35,843 --> 00:20:38,411 and I will give you total creative control. 384 00:20:38,541 --> 00:20:40,630 - And final cut. - And a back end that's real. 385 00:20:40,655 --> 00:20:42,346 We got a chance to make a huge hit here. 386 00:20:42,371 --> 00:20:45,331 I only make two decisions, all right? 387 00:20:45,461 --> 00:20:47,463 Hiring you, yes. 388 00:20:47,594 --> 00:20:50,118 Secondly, casting Ali MacGraw. 389 00:20:51,598 --> 00:20:53,077 Bob, I don't know if I'm comfortable 390 00:20:53,208 --> 00:20:54,601 with hiring your girlfriend. 391 00:20:54,731 --> 00:20:57,212 One of the best actresses of our time. 392 00:20:57,343 --> 00:21:01,390 Trust me, my friend, I've seen her up close. 393 00:21:01,521 --> 00:21:03,262 And so should you, that's all I'm saying. 394 00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:05,699 Sheila, could you send in our guest, please? 395 00:21:05,724 --> 00:21:07,358 What is this? 396 00:21:08,354 --> 00:21:12,793 Ali MacGraw, meet Arthur Hiller. 397 00:21:12,923 --> 00:21:15,056 I'm so excited to be working with you. 398 00:21:15,186 --> 00:21:16,318 Me too. 399 00:21:16,449 --> 00:21:19,147 You two are gonna make magic together. 400 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:21,149 I'll let you get acquainted. 401 00:21:24,370 --> 00:21:26,676 I saw your most recent film. 402 00:21:26,701 --> 00:21:28,392 - I loved it. - Thank you so much. 403 00:21:28,417 --> 00:21:30,985 Sheila, 404 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:32,508 I'm good. 405 00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:38,862 Lucchese and Gambino got here about ten minutes ago. 406 00:21:45,956 --> 00:21:48,481 Sinatra's crying to everyone but the Pope 407 00:21:48,611 --> 00:21:51,353 about this book that's about to come out: 408 00:21:51,378 --> 00:21:53,346 "The Godfather." 409 00:21:53,703 --> 00:21:55,314 Giving me a fucking headache. 410 00:21:55,339 --> 00:21:56,638 'Cause there's a character in it 411 00:21:56,663 --> 00:21:59,100 that's supposed to be a real fighetta, 412 00:21:59,125 --> 00:22:00,511 and everyone thinks it's him. 413 00:22:00,536 --> 00:22:02,190 How'd you know that? 414 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:03,974 I read it somewhere. 415 00:22:08,762 --> 00:22:10,633 I just have to use the bathroom. 416 00:22:14,420 --> 00:22:16,335 What have we got here? 417 00:22:16,465 --> 00:22:18,424 He said it was important to the commission. 418 00:22:18,554 --> 00:22:21,122 ? I remember ? 419 00:22:22,775 --> 00:22:26,431 ? That night in May ? 420 00:22:26,562 --> 00:22:33,438 ? The stars were bright above ? 421 00:22:33,569 --> 00:22:36,398 ? I'll hope ? 422 00:22:36,528 --> 00:22:40,054 ? And I'll pray ? 423 00:22:40,184 --> 00:22:41,925 ? To keep ? 424 00:22:42,056 --> 00:22:46,669 ? Your precious love ? 425 00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:53,458 ? Well, before the light ? 426 00:22:53,589 --> 00:22:56,200 ? Hold me again ? 427 00:22:58,271 --> 00:23:00,099 Sit down, Joe. Have a drink. 428 00:23:00,124 --> 00:23:03,119 You're making me nervous standing like that. 429 00:23:05,265 --> 00:23:06,875 Sit down, Joe. 430 00:23:14,982 --> 00:23:18,088 I've been offered a seat at the commission table. 431 00:23:18,984 --> 00:23:20,377 My own family. 432 00:23:21,551 --> 00:23:24,293 Well, nobody told me about that. 433 00:23:24,318 --> 00:23:28,638 Well, it's supposed to be the last thing you'll ever hear. 434 00:23:32,087 --> 00:23:33,524 Bonanno. 435 00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:36,145 He came to me a while back, 436 00:23:36,170 --> 00:23:38,477 talking about making changes. 437 00:23:38,502 --> 00:23:40,635 That's what he thinks I'm doing here right now. 438 00:23:41,841 --> 00:23:43,930 But I'm here to tell you so you can deal with it 439 00:23:43,955 --> 00:23:45,566 the way the commission chooses. 440 00:23:47,562 --> 00:23:50,304 And then you take Bonanno's seat at the table? 441 00:23:53,916 --> 00:23:56,353 Well, that's not up to me. That's up to you. 442 00:23:58,300 --> 00:23:59,867 Hey, I'm an ambitious guy, 443 00:23:59,892 --> 00:24:02,460 but not at the price of my loyalty to what we do here, 444 00:24:02,485 --> 00:24:04,357 to you and the rest of the commission. 445 00:24:06,292 --> 00:24:08,032 I respect whatever you decide. 446 00:24:09,512 --> 00:24:10,992 Good night, gentlemen. 447 00:24:15,039 --> 00:24:16,127 Let's go. 448 00:24:16,258 --> 00:24:19,740 Bonanno, he's gotta go. 449 00:24:33,406 --> 00:24:35,103 You maniacs! 450 00:24:35,233 --> 00:24:37,148 You blew it up! 451 00:24:37,279 --> 00:24:39,107 God damn you! 452 00:24:40,500 --> 00:24:44,634 God damn you all to hell! 453 00:24:57,952 --> 00:24:59,780 Uh, are we moving in? 454 00:25:01,216 --> 00:25:02,478 This. 455 00:25:03,740 --> 00:25:05,525 This is what it's all about. 456 00:25:07,396 --> 00:25:08,789 What, monkeys? 457 00:25:08,814 --> 00:25:12,209 No, the excitement, the thrill. 458 00:25:12,234 --> 00:25:13,638 I mean, did you hear them at the end? 459 00:25:13,663 --> 00:25:16,536 Yes, uh, that... that was a great ending. 460 00:25:16,666 --> 00:25:18,407 No, no, it's not just about the ending, 461 00:25:18,538 --> 00:25:20,627 it's... it's about the experience of it. 462 00:25:20,757 --> 00:25:23,281 You got 300 people all watching the same thing, 463 00:25:23,306 --> 00:25:26,657 reacting in real time, just feeding off each other. 464 00:25:28,983 --> 00:25:31,028 You can't get that experience in television. 465 00:25:32,465 --> 00:25:35,076 You're just in your living room, looking at a small fucking box. 466 00:25:35,206 --> 00:25:37,208 It's just a different game. 467 00:25:37,339 --> 00:25:40,211 Five years of "Hogan's" and you can make all the money you'd ever need. 468 00:25:40,342 --> 00:25:43,432 Five years of "Hogan's," I'm gonna shoot myself in the face. 469 00:25:43,563 --> 00:25:45,391 - Hmm. - Yeah. 470 00:25:45,416 --> 00:25:46,497 They showed us the writer's room 471 00:25:46,522 --> 00:25:48,045 - at CBS last week. - Mm. 472 00:25:48,176 --> 00:25:50,221 It was like an exact fucking replica of Rand. 473 00:25:53,224 --> 00:25:55,139 It can't just be about the money. 474 00:25:56,097 --> 00:26:00,126 At first, I thought it was, this whole Hollywood thing, but... 475 00:26:00,362 --> 00:26:01,885 my mother, 476 00:26:02,016 --> 00:26:03,887 she was a tough broad, 477 00:26:04,018 --> 00:26:07,848 and she never showed emotion ever about anything, 478 00:26:07,978 --> 00:26:10,372 except at the movies. 479 00:26:10,503 --> 00:26:12,679 That was the only time I ever saw my mother cry. 480 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:18,859 I mean, you can't put a price on that experience. 481 00:26:20,338 --> 00:26:22,036 I mean, that's magic, baby. 482 00:26:25,300 --> 00:26:27,041 I need to be in the movies. 483 00:26:36,180 --> 00:26:39,793 So what do you know about producing film? 484 00:26:39,923 --> 00:26:42,056 What do I know about producing TV? 485 00:26:42,186 --> 00:26:43,830 Good point. 486 00:26:44,145 --> 00:26:45,451 Let's go. 487 00:26:47,017 --> 00:26:48,279 You coming? 488 00:26:56,625 --> 00:26:58,671 Sir. 489 00:27:07,603 --> 00:27:09,257 I'm having a party Saturday night, 490 00:27:09,387 --> 00:27:10,693 and if you're not there, 491 00:27:10,824 --> 00:27:12,478 well, I'm just gonna send everybody home, 492 00:27:12,608 --> 00:27:14,626 even Jack and Warren. 493 00:27:14,651 --> 00:27:15,717 Huh? 494 00:27:15,742 --> 00:27:17,526 Nicholson and Beatty. 495 00:27:17,657 --> 00:27:19,528 Ooh, you're gonna love them. 496 00:27:19,667 --> 00:27:22,978 And, uh, bathing suits are optional. 497 00:27:23,003 --> 00:27:25,309 Barry, what are you doing here? 498 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,050 I hate to interrupt your little soiree, 499 00:27:27,075 --> 00:27:29,468 - but we had a meeting. - Oh, relax, Barry. 500 00:27:29,705 --> 00:27:31,750 Have a drink before you have a heart attack, right, girls? 501 00:27:31,881 --> 00:27:33,100 It's 9:00 in the morning. 502 00:27:34,841 --> 00:27:36,103 - Coffee, black. - Give us a minute. 503 00:27:36,233 --> 00:27:40,194 I'm sorry. Every party needs a pooper. 504 00:27:49,347 --> 00:27:52,176 - How you doing, Barry? - Bob. 505 00:27:52,201 --> 00:27:53,986 Thank you. 506 00:27:54,425 --> 00:27:57,211 I got off the phone with Charlie. He's livid. 507 00:27:57,236 --> 00:27:59,623 Paramount has fallen back to eight out of nine. 508 00:27:59,648 --> 00:28:02,869 Let me guess. He's up your ass about "Paint Your Wagon" overages. 509 00:28:02,999 --> 00:28:05,697 Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood should be shooting people, not singing! 510 00:28:05,722 --> 00:28:06,978 That's entertainment. 511 00:28:07,003 --> 00:28:08,265 And what's with the "Love Story"? 512 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:10,964 The girl dies at the end? Who wants to see that? 513 00:28:11,094 --> 00:28:12,226 It's his studio. 514 00:28:12,356 --> 00:28:14,619 Look, I'm not gonna beat around the bush. 515 00:28:14,750 --> 00:28:16,360 We need hits. 516 00:28:16,491 --> 00:28:19,102 You can't live off of "Rosemary's Baby" forever. 517 00:28:19,780 --> 00:28:22,130 Barry, did you... Did you read "Love Story"? 518 00:28:23,498 --> 00:28:24,847 Yes. 519 00:28:24,978 --> 00:28:26,718 Why? 520 00:28:26,849 --> 00:28:28,111 Did it move you? 521 00:28:28,242 --> 00:28:31,071 What does that have to do with anything? 522 00:28:31,096 --> 00:28:32,351 The audience needs to be moved, Barry. 523 00:28:32,376 --> 00:28:34,161 That's how you make hit pictures. 524 00:28:34,291 --> 00:28:36,511 Times are changing, and we need to keep up. 525 00:28:36,641 --> 00:28:38,469 That's why I got the job in the ivory tower 526 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,428 and you don't. 527 00:28:40,558 --> 00:28:42,778 If you don't string together some hits, 528 00:28:42,909 --> 00:28:46,913 that ivory tower of yours is going to come crashing down. 529 00:28:51,961 --> 00:28:54,659 Oh, ye of such little faith. 530 00:28:55,791 --> 00:28:56,966 Bottoms up, Barry. 531 00:29:08,630 --> 00:29:09,979 Bob Evans. I'm Al Ruddy. 532 00:29:10,110 --> 00:29:11,894 I wanted to talk to you. You got a minute? 533 00:29:12,025 --> 00:29:14,114 I'm fairly certain we don't have a meeting, 534 00:29:14,244 --> 00:29:16,159 but you knew that already, didn't you? 535 00:29:16,290 --> 00:29:17,682 How'd you get on the lot? 536 00:29:17,813 --> 00:29:20,685 - Ain't exactly Fort Knox. - Fair enough. 537 00:29:20,816 --> 00:29:22,035 What can I do for you, Mr. Ruddy? 538 00:29:22,165 --> 00:29:24,080 It's what I can do for you. 539 00:29:24,211 --> 00:29:25,908 I wanna produce for Paramount. 540 00:29:26,039 --> 00:29:28,128 You told a good story once. 541 00:29:28,258 --> 00:29:30,652 Ballsy of you to walk away from "Hogan's Heroes." 542 00:29:30,782 --> 00:29:33,133 - So you do know who I am? - I know who everyone is, kid. 543 00:29:33,158 --> 00:29:35,483 Look, you know what a producer does, Mr. Ruddy? 544 00:29:35,508 --> 00:29:37,597 They do whatever it takes to get their movie made. 545 00:29:37,622 --> 00:29:40,606 Now, what makes you think that you're qualified to do that, huh? 546 00:29:41,054 --> 00:29:42,577 You know, I read an article in "Variety," 547 00:29:42,707 --> 00:29:44,405 said that you started out selling ladies' slacks 548 00:29:44,535 --> 00:29:47,321 and doing bit parts in movies, but you still figured it out. 549 00:29:47,346 --> 00:29:50,262 Don't... don't... don't call them bit parts 550 00:29:50,287 --> 00:29:51,767 when you're kissing someone's ass. 551 00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,576 I work with Jimmy fucking Cagney, my friend, 552 00:29:53,601 --> 00:29:55,472 toe-to-toe. 553 00:29:55,743 --> 00:29:59,486 So unknown computer guy 554 00:29:59,655 --> 00:30:02,833 creates CBS's hit comedy about Nazis. 555 00:30:04,381 --> 00:30:05,904 Go figure. 556 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:08,018 All right. All right. 557 00:30:08,255 --> 00:30:10,344 You do remind me of me, and I'm a sentimental guy, 558 00:30:10,474 --> 00:30:11,998 and you caught me on a good day. 559 00:30:12,128 --> 00:30:14,043 Let's set a lunch, Mr. Ruddy. 560 00:30:15,262 --> 00:30:17,046 Talk about your future. 561 00:30:20,571 --> 00:30:22,420 What producers have you worked for? 562 00:30:22,445 --> 00:30:23,882 You'll be my first. 563 00:30:24,157 --> 00:30:25,898 I've worked in legal for three years 564 00:30:25,923 --> 00:30:28,186 and then saw this job posted. 565 00:30:28,211 --> 00:30:31,022 Well, then, I guess, uh, we both have a lot to learn. 566 00:30:31,191 --> 00:30:33,367 Thanks. 567 00:30:36,152 --> 00:30:38,937 Thank you. We'll let you know. 568 00:30:38,962 --> 00:30:40,529 I thought he just gave me the job. 569 00:30:40,554 --> 00:30:42,426 Oh, no, sweetie. 570 00:30:42,987 --> 00:30:45,093 That was just his Valium talking. 571 00:30:45,118 --> 00:30:47,424 You are dodging a bullet here. 572 00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:49,470 You can thank me later. Exit's that way. 573 00:30:50,801 --> 00:30:52,715 Thank you. 574 00:30:52,740 --> 00:30:53,959 All right, bye. 575 00:30:57,719 --> 00:30:59,025 You're Albert Ruddy. 576 00:30:59,733 --> 00:31:01,047 Who are you? 577 00:31:01,177 --> 00:31:02,831 Bettye McCartt. 578 00:31:03,631 --> 00:31:05,155 Bernie Fein sent me. 579 00:31:08,054 --> 00:31:09,707 Bernie. 580 00:31:09,732 --> 00:31:12,629 It's nice to meet you, Bettye, but I'm sorry. I just hired somebody. 581 00:31:12,654 --> 00:31:14,252 - That little mouse? - Yeah. 582 00:31:14,277 --> 00:31:15,539 - No. - Yeah. 583 00:31:15,564 --> 00:31:17,305 No. 584 00:31:21,197 --> 00:31:22,720 Let me take you on a tour. 585 00:31:24,070 --> 00:31:25,201 Come on. 586 00:31:25,897 --> 00:31:27,290 I don't bite. 587 00:31:29,292 --> 00:31:33,383 That spot is hallowed fucking ground. 588 00:31:33,514 --> 00:31:35,081 You're not even paying attention to it. 589 00:31:35,106 --> 00:31:36,934 Look. 590 00:31:36,959 --> 00:31:38,177 The guard gate? 591 00:31:40,136 --> 00:31:42,486 That is where Gloria Swanson 592 00:31:42,511 --> 00:31:46,662 drove onto the lot in "Sunset Boulevard." 593 00:31:47,237 --> 00:31:49,244 Because she thought Cecil B. DeMille 594 00:31:49,269 --> 00:31:51,097 wanted to make her version of "Salome." 595 00:31:51,122 --> 00:31:52,377 When all he actually wanted 596 00:31:52,402 --> 00:31:53,795 - was her fucking car. - Fucking car. 597 00:31:55,536 --> 00:31:56,798 Oh, you see that door? 598 00:31:56,823 --> 00:32:00,131 That is the secret entrance where Adolph Zukor, 599 00:32:00,156 --> 00:32:02,071 who's the founder of Paramount, 600 00:32:02,096 --> 00:32:03,867 it's where he used to sneak his little starlets 601 00:32:03,892 --> 00:32:05,676 into his office. 602 00:32:05,807 --> 00:32:07,461 - Oh. - Ooh. 603 00:32:08,845 --> 00:32:12,327 It's hallowed ground, man. Hallowed ground. 604 00:32:12,987 --> 00:32:14,771 Ladies, it's time. Come on, let's go. 605 00:32:14,796 --> 00:32:16,445 Seriously, what's your story? 606 00:32:16,470 --> 00:32:17,819 It's not terribly interesting. 607 00:32:17,844 --> 00:32:19,846 Worked for Rand Corporation before "Hogan's." 608 00:32:19,871 --> 00:32:21,742 Architect before that. 609 00:32:21,767 --> 00:32:23,365 Those are both steady gigs. 610 00:32:23,390 --> 00:32:25,043 Why'd you walk away? 611 00:32:25,068 --> 00:32:26,722 Because I could, I guess. 612 00:32:29,735 --> 00:32:32,521 So, Bettye, what's your story? 613 00:32:32,643 --> 00:32:34,036 It's not terribly interesting. 614 00:32:35,394 --> 00:32:38,310 I'm divorced, opinionated. 615 00:32:38,534 --> 00:32:41,102 The latter most likely the cause of the former. 616 00:32:41,127 --> 00:32:43,254 Okay, let's get ready for picture. 617 00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:45,238 - Walk it up. - I love the movies. 618 00:32:46,322 --> 00:32:48,237 My mom used to take me every Saturday. 619 00:32:48,262 --> 00:32:49,741 Even when she couldn't make the rent. 620 00:32:50,112 --> 00:32:52,419 - Single mother? - Mm-hmm. 621 00:32:53,339 --> 00:32:54,558 Yeah, me too. 622 00:32:56,215 --> 00:32:57,825 Still go every Saturday? 623 00:32:57,850 --> 00:32:59,634 Yes, I do. 624 00:32:59,659 --> 00:33:00,921 I wouldn't miss it for the world. 625 00:33:05,001 --> 00:33:06,959 How long is your deal here for, Al? 626 00:33:06,997 --> 00:33:09,043 - A year. - What, really? 627 00:33:09,068 --> 00:33:11,506 That is not long enough to start from scratch. 628 00:33:11,531 --> 00:33:13,458 We have to find a script that's been overlooked. 629 00:33:13,483 --> 00:33:15,268 Places, everybody! I want to feel some energy! 630 00:33:15,293 --> 00:33:17,382 Well, then we'd better get started. 631 00:33:17,407 --> 00:33:18,408 Yeah? 632 00:33:19,892 --> 00:33:21,292 Let's watch this take first. 633 00:33:21,317 --> 00:33:22,797 Quiet on set! 634 00:33:24,277 --> 00:33:26,453 "The New York Times'" Dick Schaap, 635 00:33:26,583 --> 00:33:29,020 "What Philip Roth did for masturbation, 636 00:33:29,045 --> 00:33:30,394 Puzo does for murder." 637 00:33:30,419 --> 00:33:32,725 "The Post," "A searing portrayal 638 00:33:32,750 --> 00:33:34,665 of the mafia underworld." 639 00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:39,988 I'll lay odds that you're gonna be signing more than 30 books. 640 00:33:53,936 --> 00:33:56,396 Bob, I found something you're gonna love. 641 00:33:56,421 --> 00:33:58,728 Jesus, Ruddy! Knock. 642 00:33:58,753 --> 00:34:00,016 It's all right, Sheila. 643 00:34:00,041 --> 00:34:01,390 What was the best scene in "The Great Escape"? 644 00:34:01,593 --> 00:34:02,986 I don't have time for party games. 645 00:34:03,011 --> 00:34:04,621 It's McQueen's motorcycle jump. 646 00:34:04,896 --> 00:34:06,680 Yeah, true. So what? 647 00:34:06,705 --> 00:34:09,403 I found a great script. It's about motorcycle racers. 648 00:34:10,170 --> 00:34:12,474 And chicks? Yeah, and chicks. 649 00:34:12,499 --> 00:34:13,848 It's called "Little Fauss and Big Halsy." 650 00:34:13,873 --> 00:34:15,564 - It's perfect for McQueen. - Oh, forget McQueen. 651 00:34:15,589 --> 00:34:17,982 For Christ's sake, he's making his own racing movie, 652 00:34:18,007 --> 00:34:19,704 "Le Mans." 653 00:34:19,729 --> 00:34:21,035 Who else you got in mind? 654 00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:22,782 You need a star, kid. 655 00:34:25,176 --> 00:34:26,482 Robert Redford. 656 00:34:26,507 --> 00:34:29,554 Redford? Yeah, great idea. 657 00:34:29,579 --> 00:34:31,364 You get me Redford, 658 00:34:31,389 --> 00:34:34,523 you do it for a million five all-in, 659 00:34:34,548 --> 00:34:37,147 you got yourself a go picture. 660 00:34:37,979 --> 00:34:38,980 Thanks, Bob. 661 00:34:39,005 --> 00:34:41,094 Sure, yeah, yeah. 662 00:34:41,119 --> 00:34:42,895 Evans is messing with you, Al. 663 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,140 Redford will never do this for a million five all-in. 664 00:34:45,165 --> 00:34:47,286 - How do you know? - How is it that you don't? 665 00:34:47,311 --> 00:34:49,579 I don't know. I'm new at this. Work with me here. 666 00:34:49,604 --> 00:34:50,903 Well, if anyone knows what Redford's up to, 667 00:34:50,928 --> 00:34:53,279 - it'll be Stevie Phillips. - Who's he? 668 00:34:53,409 --> 00:34:54,758 She is his agent. 669 00:34:54,889 --> 00:34:56,891 You gotta know these things, Al. 670 00:35:00,503 --> 00:35:02,113 Stevie Phillips please. 671 00:35:03,332 --> 00:35:04,855 This is Al Ruddy calling from Paramount 672 00:35:04,986 --> 00:35:07,293 in regards to a project for Robert Redford. 673 00:35:11,775 --> 00:35:12,820 Yes. 674 00:35:15,083 --> 00:35:16,345 Okay. 675 00:35:16,476 --> 00:35:17,999 Yes, I'll tell him. Thank you. 676 00:35:19,979 --> 00:35:21,717 Stevie says to call back when you have more than 677 00:35:21,742 --> 00:35:23,004 "Hogan's Heroes" under your belt. 678 00:35:23,029 --> 00:35:25,206 Pass. So we go around her. 679 00:35:25,231 --> 00:35:26,896 That's not how things are done, Al. 680 00:35:26,921 --> 00:35:28,444 I don't give a fuck how things are done. 681 00:35:28,469 --> 00:35:29,948 Redford's not in town. 682 00:35:29,973 --> 00:35:32,584 He's shooting "Butch Cassidy" outside San Pedro, Mexico. 683 00:35:32,927 --> 00:35:34,624 Find out the most expensive hotel there. 684 00:35:34,755 --> 00:35:35,930 That'll be where Redford's staying. 685 00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:37,888 And then book me a flight. 686 00:35:38,019 --> 00:35:39,325 You are certifiable. 687 00:36:04,524 --> 00:36:06,352 Hey, buddy. I'm looking for Redford. 688 00:36:06,482 --> 00:36:08,658 - And who are you? - Producer of his next film. 689 00:36:08,683 --> 00:36:10,293 He said he wanted to speak to me. 690 00:36:10,530 --> 00:36:12,532 Okay, just... just wait right there. 691 00:36:14,925 --> 00:36:17,101 Action! Butch and Sundance, go! 692 00:36:25,041 --> 00:36:26,216 And cavalry, go! 693 00:36:34,075 --> 00:36:35,946 All right. Cut, cut, cut. 694 00:36:36,730 --> 00:36:38,514 All right. Great, all right. 695 00:36:38,645 --> 00:36:40,473 Let's get set up for the next shot. 696 00:36:40,603 --> 00:36:42,431 Let's go, people! Let's go. 697 00:36:42,456 --> 00:36:44,153 We're burning daylight! 698 00:36:44,178 --> 00:36:45,483 So this is the guy? 699 00:36:49,003 --> 00:36:51,614 - Producer of my next film, huh? - That's right. 700 00:36:51,639 --> 00:36:53,815 - Who the hell are you? - Al Ruddy with Paramount. 701 00:36:54,051 --> 00:36:55,966 Huh, Paramount. 702 00:36:56,097 --> 00:36:57,751 Okay, so? 703 00:36:57,881 --> 00:36:58,926 So? 704 00:36:59,056 --> 00:37:00,928 It's a great Charles Eastman script. 705 00:37:01,058 --> 00:37:02,843 Motorcycles and chicks. You're gonna love it. 706 00:37:02,868 --> 00:37:06,132 Well, you didn't come all the way down here to tell me that. 707 00:37:06,368 --> 00:37:08,892 Yeah, Bob, I did. 708 00:37:08,917 --> 00:37:12,094 Well, you could have called. Paramount's suing me. 709 00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:14,737 That's why I didn't do "Rosemary's Baby." 710 00:37:15,284 --> 00:37:17,156 Could've saved you the hassle. 711 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,736 What if I could get you out of that lawsuit? 712 00:37:29,190 --> 00:37:32,089 You have the authority to do that? 713 00:37:33,291 --> 00:37:34,683 Yeah, I do... 714 00:37:36,703 --> 00:37:39,140 If you do the movie. 715 00:37:43,579 --> 00:37:47,227 Well, first things first, how about you and I go get drunk later? 716 00:37:47,252 --> 00:37:49,885 You tell me who you are and why I should work with you. 717 00:37:51,587 --> 00:37:52,806 Great. I'm buying. 718 00:37:54,068 --> 00:37:55,243 No shit. 719 00:37:58,924 --> 00:38:00,142 Yeah. 720 00:38:00,167 --> 00:38:01,473 Ruddy. 721 00:38:05,491 --> 00:38:08,102 "Little Faus and Big Hals." 722 00:38:08,127 --> 00:38:10,477 "Fauss and Halsy." 723 00:38:14,485 --> 00:38:15,878 Ah. 724 00:38:16,511 --> 00:38:19,209 Evans is in this for himself, not for Gulf and Western. 725 00:38:19,489 --> 00:38:21,143 I give you the reins, 726 00:38:21,617 --> 00:38:24,533 and the problems, they just magically disappear? 727 00:38:24,664 --> 00:38:26,666 Ah, there's my favorite Austrian. 728 00:38:26,796 --> 00:38:29,495 I missed this place. Nice touch, Evans. 729 00:38:29,625 --> 00:38:31,584 Ask and you shall receive. 730 00:38:31,714 --> 00:38:33,847 Been a while since you've visited the studio, Barry. 731 00:38:33,977 --> 00:38:35,283 Well, that's because I've been in New York 732 00:38:35,413 --> 00:38:36,763 actually making money for the company. 733 00:38:36,788 --> 00:38:38,609 - Can you say the same? - Play nice, children. 734 00:38:38,634 --> 00:38:39,915 Charlie, you know Ann-Margret, right? 735 00:38:39,940 --> 00:38:42,159 Of course. One of the greats. 736 00:38:42,184 --> 00:38:43,620 Good to see you, Charlie. 737 00:38:43,645 --> 00:38:45,578 - A glass? - From you? Sure. 738 00:38:45,603 --> 00:38:46,690 Thank you, honey. 739 00:38:46,715 --> 00:38:48,935 I would love to stay and chat, but I'm wanted on set. 740 00:38:49,265 --> 00:38:51,267 - I'll see you soon? - You count on it. 741 00:38:51,734 --> 00:38:52,996 This way, Miss Margret. 742 00:38:54,482 --> 00:38:56,832 Evans, you are completely transparent. 743 00:38:56,857 --> 00:38:57,902 Well put. 744 00:38:58,349 --> 00:39:00,003 And I love it! 745 00:39:00,134 --> 00:39:02,136 Cheers. Help yourself, Barry. 746 00:39:02,266 --> 00:39:04,268 Oh, and, uh, lighten up. 747 00:39:04,399 --> 00:39:05,748 Come on, Cheese. 748 00:39:08,969 --> 00:39:10,579 Ann-Margret and two flutes of champagne 749 00:39:10,710 --> 00:39:13,364 is not gonna erase ninth place, Evans. 750 00:39:13,389 --> 00:39:15,173 It's as if every new Paramount picture 751 00:39:15,198 --> 00:39:16,865 comes with its own death rattle. 752 00:39:16,890 --> 00:39:19,936 News flash, you approved them too, Barry. 753 00:39:20,067 --> 00:39:23,374 Jack Warner on line one for Mr. Bluhdorn. 754 00:39:23,505 --> 00:39:25,246 Jesus. Uh... 755 00:39:27,013 --> 00:39:28,144 Put him through. 756 00:39:28,169 --> 00:39:29,177 Ah, ah, ah. 757 00:39:29,202 --> 00:39:30,899 I don't pick up first. 758 00:39:31,976 --> 00:39:34,153 Jack Warner doesn't wait on the line. 759 00:39:34,851 --> 00:39:36,070 Neither do I. 760 00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:38,016 You wait for Jack Warner. 761 00:39:38,041 --> 00:39:40,143 Everybody does. He invented this business. 762 00:39:40,217 --> 00:39:43,090 Uh, Paramount, holding for Mr. Warner. 763 00:39:43,220 --> 00:39:44,221 Hold please. 764 00:39:44,352 --> 00:39:46,397 Bluhdorn. 765 00:39:46,528 --> 00:39:48,051 Are you there? 766 00:39:48,182 --> 00:39:49,923 Bob Evans, Mr. Warner. How you doing? 767 00:39:50,053 --> 00:39:51,968 I got Charlie here with me. 768 00:39:51,993 --> 00:39:55,475 Charlie, you own "The Godfather." 769 00:39:55,617 --> 00:39:57,271 You doing anything with it? 770 00:39:57,354 --> 00:39:58,921 - No. - Yes. 771 00:40:00,542 --> 00:40:01,761 Well? 772 00:40:01,786 --> 00:40:04,006 We haven't decided. 773 00:40:04,031 --> 00:40:05,468 It's an uncut gem. 774 00:40:05,541 --> 00:40:07,282 Could be a crown jewel. 775 00:40:07,307 --> 00:40:09,004 I've been making gangster movies 776 00:40:09,029 --> 00:40:10,683 since they were silent. 777 00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:13,319 We know how to make this work, Charlie. 778 00:40:13,344 --> 00:40:15,085 I'll buy it today for a million. 779 00:40:16,532 --> 00:40:17,794 Take it. 780 00:40:18,990 --> 00:40:20,252 We'll think about it. 781 00:40:20,516 --> 00:40:21,691 You do that. 782 00:40:21,716 --> 00:40:24,588 I won't wait forever. 783 00:40:24,641 --> 00:40:26,325 What does he know that I don't? 784 00:40:26,350 --> 00:40:30,137 He knows that there's movie gold in that book, 785 00:40:30,162 --> 00:40:31,679 which is why we took a cheap, early option 786 00:40:31,704 --> 00:40:34,097 on the first 60 pages, $15,000, 787 00:40:34,122 --> 00:40:36,646 and that book has been at number one for the past year. 788 00:40:36,671 --> 00:40:38,947 Barry, why didn't I know about this? 789 00:40:38,972 --> 00:40:40,495 Yeah. Why, Barry? 790 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,391 Because our last gangster movie 791 00:40:42,416 --> 00:40:44,592 was a sugarless turd. 792 00:40:44,617 --> 00:40:46,619 Yeah, because Kirk Douglas 793 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:49,046 is a goyish Jew playing an Italian. 794 00:40:49,071 --> 00:40:50,855 We're not gonna make that mistake again. 795 00:40:51,785 --> 00:40:54,266 Charlie, gangster movies are dead. 796 00:40:54,291 --> 00:40:56,249 All right? It's a new world. 797 00:40:56,416 --> 00:40:58,243 "James Bond," "Funny Girl," 798 00:40:58,319 --> 00:40:59,799 that's what people want to see. 799 00:41:00,297 --> 00:41:03,344 Jack Warner, he offers me a million, we can get three. 800 00:41:03,474 --> 00:41:05,085 Help cover some losses. 801 00:41:05,924 --> 00:41:07,752 Unless I'm missing something. 802 00:41:07,777 --> 00:41:10,112 Evans, what do you see in this book? 803 00:41:10,786 --> 00:41:12,701 I'll tell you what I see. 804 00:41:12,832 --> 00:41:16,052 I see... money. 805 00:41:16,183 --> 00:41:17,793 This picture can make Paramount number one, Charlie. 806 00:41:17,924 --> 00:41:19,273 I feel it. I feel it. 807 00:41:19,298 --> 00:41:21,710 My kishkehs are screaming. That book's all anyone's talking about. 808 00:41:21,841 --> 00:41:23,407 Now, you get the right hands at the wheel 809 00:41:23,538 --> 00:41:25,105 and this could become a cultural phenomenon, 810 00:41:25,130 --> 00:41:26,610 the likes we've never seen before, 811 00:41:26,846 --> 00:41:29,675 like "Rosemary's Baby" 812 00:41:29,700 --> 00:41:31,354 but bigger. 813 00:41:31,379 --> 00:41:35,724 A million dollar return on an investment of fifteen grand? 814 00:41:35,749 --> 00:41:37,518 We're not gonna get a better offer. 815 00:41:40,963 --> 00:41:42,661 It's only a million. 816 00:41:43,025 --> 00:41:45,463 Thank you, Charlie. 817 00:41:46,648 --> 00:41:48,998 The bookstore in Little Italy, "The Godfather." 818 00:41:49,023 --> 00:41:50,540 58 weeks at number one. 819 00:41:50,565 --> 00:41:52,045 'Cause of the tourists. 820 00:41:52,070 --> 00:41:53,855 Well, it makes us look stupid. 821 00:41:54,090 --> 00:41:55,483 Like... you know, like a joke. 822 00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:57,006 And that's bad for business. 823 00:41:57,031 --> 00:41:58,728 Sinatra isn't wrong about this one. 824 00:42:10,324 --> 00:42:12,805 We're here tonight to acknowledge 825 00:42:12,935 --> 00:42:14,632 Joseph Anthony Colombo, 826 00:42:14,763 --> 00:42:16,852 capo to the Profaci Family. 827 00:42:22,075 --> 00:42:25,861 In recognition for his loyalty to the commission, 828 00:42:25,886 --> 00:42:29,367 Joe, you have earned a seat at the table amongst us. 829 00:42:30,155 --> 00:42:32,810 To the Colombo Family. 830 00:42:33,222 --> 00:42:35,964 May you live a long life with prosperity. 831 00:42:36,577 --> 00:42:37,892 Salute! 832 00:42:37,917 --> 00:42:39,353 Salute! 833 00:42:54,847 --> 00:42:56,762 Some opening weekend. 834 00:42:56,892 --> 00:42:58,764 It's the studio. 835 00:42:58,901 --> 00:43:01,208 They didn't spend enough on advertising. That's all. 836 00:43:01,331 --> 00:43:03,420 It's the movie, not the marketing. 837 00:43:03,445 --> 00:43:04,664 Trust me. 838 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,948 All right. What are you in the mood for? 839 00:43:08,973 --> 00:43:10,671 I'll take you anywhere you want. 840 00:43:10,696 --> 00:43:12,785 Nah, honey, I can't. I gotta get home. 841 00:43:12,810 --> 00:43:14,667 Got a stack of scripts I need to go through 842 00:43:14,692 --> 00:43:15,862 if I'm gonna find my next project. 843 00:43:15,887 --> 00:43:16,931 - Right now? - Yeah. 844 00:43:16,956 --> 00:43:18,876 I thought we were going to dinner. 845 00:43:19,126 --> 00:43:21,047 You okay if we get something to go? 846 00:43:22,178 --> 00:43:25,791 If you tell me what's really going on in that head of yours. 847 00:43:28,968 --> 00:43:32,798 I'm just scared to lose this, producing, 848 00:43:32,928 --> 00:43:36,845 and I've never really felt that before. 849 00:43:39,955 --> 00:43:42,001 Dan Tana's to-go? 850 00:43:42,546 --> 00:43:46,724 Sure. 851 00:43:55,564 --> 00:43:58,214 His secretary say what Evans wanted to see me about? 852 00:43:58,239 --> 00:43:59,762 No. But he likes you, Al. 853 00:43:59,787 --> 00:44:01,615 He's probably just checking in to find out what's next. 854 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:03,294 My film tanked. What if he fires me? 855 00:44:03,319 --> 00:44:06,254 Then I'm fired too. Shit! Hey! 856 00:44:06,474 --> 00:44:07,954 Do not get fired. 857 00:44:09,259 --> 00:44:10,696 Yeah? 858 00:44:11,334 --> 00:44:12,771 Where's the chocolate, man? 859 00:44:12,796 --> 00:44:15,841 I mean, I don't see any chocolate. It's a chocolate factory, right? 860 00:44:15,866 --> 00:44:17,520 You see where I'm going with this. 861 00:44:17,545 --> 00:44:18,906 Absolutely, it's devoid of chocolate. 862 00:44:18,931 --> 00:44:21,281 Ruddy, pack your bags. You're outta here. 863 00:44:21,411 --> 00:44:22,586 Fuck. 864 00:44:22,717 --> 00:44:24,665 New York. You got a meeting 865 00:44:24,690 --> 00:44:25,920 with Charlie Bluhdorn first thing in the morning. 866 00:44:25,945 --> 00:44:28,034 What, you thought you were fired? That's sweet. 867 00:44:28,059 --> 00:44:29,463 You're not out of the woods, but, you know. 868 00:44:29,488 --> 00:44:31,548 Okay, yeah. What... whatever you need. 869 00:44:32,031 --> 00:44:33,554 But, uh, why am I doing this? 870 00:44:33,754 --> 00:44:35,799 You've read "The Godfather," right? 871 00:44:36,470 --> 00:44:38,428 "The Godfather"? Sure, who hasn't? 872 00:44:38,453 --> 00:44:40,445 I mean, you've read it. It's... it's great. I love it. 873 00:44:40,470 --> 00:44:41,955 Well, you are officially now 874 00:44:41,980 --> 00:44:43,974 Paramount's low budget specialist. 875 00:44:43,999 --> 00:44:45,348 We've been all over town. 876 00:44:45,373 --> 00:44:46,766 No one wants to make this movie for four million dollars, 877 00:44:46,791 --> 00:44:48,793 so I need you to produce it. 878 00:44:49,656 --> 00:44:51,005 Get going. 879 00:44:52,670 --> 00:44:54,193 Nice. 880 00:44:54,218 --> 00:44:55,959 And, Ruddy... 881 00:44:56,818 --> 00:44:58,951 Don't fuck it up. 882 00:44:59,555 --> 00:45:01,122 You get 'em? 883 00:45:01,147 --> 00:45:03,018 I can't believe you told him you read it. 884 00:45:03,043 --> 00:45:04,479 What else was I gonna say? 885 00:45:04,504 --> 00:45:06,158 You better read fast on the plane. 886 00:45:06,183 --> 00:45:08,054 Fuck, that's big. 887 00:45:18,114 --> 00:45:19,768 It's about an American family. 888 00:45:19,793 --> 00:45:22,134 Bluhdorn is Austrian. Make it universal. 889 00:45:23,952 --> 00:45:26,936 "The Godfather" is a Greek tragedy about an Italian family. 890 00:45:26,961 --> 00:45:28,540 You say the word "tragedy" to Charlie, and he says, 891 00:45:28,565 --> 00:45:31,152 "The only tragedy of my life is that I bought Paramount." 892 00:45:31,177 --> 00:45:34,006 Okay, it's a story about immigrants. 893 00:45:34,031 --> 00:45:35,816 Everybody in America comes from immigrants. 894 00:45:35,841 --> 00:45:38,028 - It's a universal story. - You're overthinking it. 895 00:45:38,053 --> 00:45:40,795 Bluhdorn is famous for being direct. 896 00:45:40,926 --> 00:45:42,928 He speaks like a telegram. 897 00:45:43,058 --> 00:45:44,930 So just be a telegram. 898 00:45:46,627 --> 00:45:48,020 Thanks. 899 00:45:59,335 --> 00:46:00,989 Al Ruddy for Charlie Bluhdorn. 900 00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:02,556 This way. 901 00:46:07,474 --> 00:46:08,649 Al Ruddy. 902 00:46:22,184 --> 00:46:24,317 Americans. 903 00:46:26,997 --> 00:46:29,260 Crime leads to murder under the... 904 00:46:39,636 --> 00:46:42,596 Holden, you're fired. Look at the seventh one. 905 00:46:42,726 --> 00:46:45,079 Location, what is that? 906 00:46:46,208 --> 00:46:47,514 Shut up, I don't want to know what you think! 907 00:46:47,644 --> 00:46:50,082 So you're the genius that Evans wants 908 00:46:50,212 --> 00:46:52,736 to produce the film that we should not be making? 909 00:46:52,867 --> 00:46:54,216 You, stay. 910 00:46:57,173 --> 00:46:58,829 Ah. 911 00:47:01,325 --> 00:47:03,806 So tell me, Al Ruddy, 912 00:47:03,831 --> 00:47:06,392 what are you gonna do with this fucking book? 913 00:47:11,755 --> 00:47:13,322 What? Is he deaf? 914 00:47:22,375 --> 00:47:24,768 I'm going to make an ice-blue, terrifying film 915 00:47:24,793 --> 00:47:26,229 about people you love. 916 00:47:33,168 --> 00:47:35,083 That is brilliant! 917 00:47:36,910 --> 00:47:38,302 You, come. 918 00:47:42,264 --> 00:47:43,657 What just happened? 919 00:47:44,933 --> 00:47:46,282 Congratulations. 920 00:47:46,814 --> 00:47:48,862 You're the producer of "The Godfather." 921 00:47:56,191 --> 00:47:58,498 Ice-blue, baby. 922 00:47:58,751 --> 00:48:00,891 Well, hello to the ice-blue, 923 00:48:00,916 --> 00:48:02,787 terrifying man of the hour. 924 00:48:03,882 --> 00:48:05,480 Nobody understands what that means, 925 00:48:05,505 --> 00:48:07,463 but he loved it. Well done. 926 00:48:07,594 --> 00:48:10,249 Now, I wanna talk to you about writers. 927 00:48:11,050 --> 00:48:14,576 William Goldman, great. Waldo Salt, excellent. 928 00:48:14,601 --> 00:48:16,081 Look, Bob, they're great writers, 929 00:48:16,106 --> 00:48:17,890 but we need a fresh perspective. 930 00:48:17,915 --> 00:48:19,874 We need someone who understands Italians. 931 00:48:19,899 --> 00:48:21,278 I wanna talk to Puzo. 932 00:48:21,303 --> 00:48:22,870 Oh, sweet Jesus. 933 00:48:22,895 --> 00:48:24,499 Puzo's never written a film. 934 00:48:24,524 --> 00:48:27,266 It's an unwritten law in Hollywood that you never hire the author. 935 00:48:27,396 --> 00:48:29,268 They'll turn in a 500-page first draft 936 00:48:29,293 --> 00:48:30,512 a year fucking late. 937 00:48:30,537 --> 00:48:32,061 Yeah, but he's the guy with the original idea. 938 00:48:32,086 --> 00:48:33,653 It's at least worth a meeting. 939 00:48:34,255 --> 00:48:36,337 Look, I'm gonna talk to him while I'm here in New York, 940 00:48:36,362 --> 00:48:38,451 and if I think he's the guy, will you back me? 941 00:48:38,581 --> 00:48:40,757 Fuck no, but it's your call. 942 00:48:44,283 --> 00:48:45,588 Everything all right? 943 00:48:45,766 --> 00:48:48,024 When was the last time you made love in a pool? 944 00:49:02,964 --> 00:49:07,454 Al, I was born to write this screenplay. 945 00:49:07,809 --> 00:49:09,761 Well, the studio doesn't believe 946 00:49:09,786 --> 00:49:12,224 that an author can adapt his own novel. 947 00:49:12,249 --> 00:49:14,017 Then why are you here? 948 00:49:14,781 --> 00:49:15,956 Because I told him. 949 00:49:15,981 --> 00:49:17,460 I said, "Who knows it better than you?" 950 00:49:18,521 --> 00:49:21,295 Now, look, the movie's in here, but you gotta carve it away. 951 00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:22,408 Can you do that? 952 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:25,150 Thank you. 953 00:49:27,587 --> 00:49:29,328 Mario, he asked you a question. 954 00:49:32,809 --> 00:49:34,376 All right, look. 955 00:49:37,901 --> 00:49:39,294 Fresh start. 956 00:49:39,425 --> 00:49:41,905 But I have to be the one to write this. 957 00:49:42,036 --> 00:49:43,516 This is my story. 958 00:49:43,646 --> 00:49:46,388 The Corleones are my family. 959 00:49:48,085 --> 00:49:50,131 Can you deliver a quick draft? 960 00:49:50,156 --> 00:49:51,368 What's quick? 961 00:49:51,393 --> 00:49:52,786 Three months. 962 00:49:55,310 --> 00:49:57,007 You let me do this, 963 00:49:57,138 --> 00:49:59,271 I'll do it in three days. 964 00:50:00,028 --> 00:50:01,420 Who can argue with that? 965 00:50:01,445 --> 00:50:02,988 Three days. I'm gonna hold you to that. 966 00:50:03,013 --> 00:50:04,406 Hold on, hold on. 967 00:50:04,537 --> 00:50:05,799 I will let you take my husband, 968 00:50:05,929 --> 00:50:09,194 but you must promise me, Mario has diabetes. 969 00:50:09,324 --> 00:50:10,760 - Oh, Erika, please. - No. No. 970 00:50:10,891 --> 00:50:12,197 - Stop, now, come on. - Listen. 971 00:50:12,327 --> 00:50:14,155 - You must watch his diet. - Stop, stop. 972 00:50:14,286 --> 00:50:15,417 He eats crap. 973 00:50:15,548 --> 00:50:17,202 He needs to lose weight. 974 00:50:17,227 --> 00:50:19,360 Lock up the food. No pizza. 975 00:50:19,595 --> 00:50:21,249 No ice cream. No ice cream. 976 00:50:21,380 --> 00:50:22,729 No donuts. 977 00:50:22,859 --> 00:50:25,166 You must swear a blood oath to this. 978 00:50:25,191 --> 00:50:28,100 Hon, he's a Jew. 979 00:50:28,125 --> 00:50:29,214 Ooh. 980 00:50:29,239 --> 00:50:32,068 He can't swear a Catholic blood oath. 981 00:50:32,093 --> 00:50:33,485 I volunteer to swear. 982 00:50:34,871 --> 00:50:36,046 Thank you, see? 983 00:50:36,071 --> 00:50:37,632 L'chaim. 984 00:50:45,821 --> 00:50:48,972 So the studio got me a whole house to write in? 985 00:50:48,997 --> 00:50:50,912 No, I got you the house. They're just paying for it. 986 00:50:50,937 --> 00:50:52,809 Mr. Ruddy. Nice to see you again. 987 00:50:52,834 --> 00:50:53,923 Good evening, sir. 988 00:50:53,948 --> 00:50:55,911 Your table will be ready in a few minutes. 989 00:50:55,936 --> 00:50:57,024 Thanks, Marco. 990 00:50:57,293 --> 00:50:59,092 Yeah, it's not a bad night. 991 00:50:59,117 --> 00:51:00,742 What'd I miss? What'd I miss? 992 00:51:00,767 --> 00:51:02,464 - I got a drink. - That's Frank Sinatra. 993 00:51:02,489 --> 00:51:04,752 Fucking Frank Sinatra! 994 00:51:04,777 --> 00:51:08,165 Amazing. I'm in the same room with Sinatra. 995 00:51:08,190 --> 00:51:11,150 Look, Puzo, Chasen's is not a celebrity petting zoo, okay? 996 00:51:11,175 --> 00:51:12,710 Now, stay here. I gotta pee. 997 00:51:14,545 --> 00:51:16,156 Please, sir, this way. 998 00:51:22,886 --> 00:51:24,366 Sir... sir? 999 00:51:25,661 --> 00:51:28,229 - Mr. Sinatra? - Yeah? 1000 00:51:28,254 --> 00:51:31,381 You have given me and... and my family 1001 00:51:31,406 --> 00:51:35,802 and my late sainted mother so much pleasure. 1002 00:51:35,932 --> 00:51:37,673 That's very kind of you to say so. 1003 00:51:37,698 --> 00:51:40,179 It's fans like you that keep me going. 1004 00:51:40,204 --> 00:51:42,598 You know, from... from one artist to another, 1005 00:51:42,623 --> 00:51:46,366 you teach the world about true emotion. 1006 00:51:46,391 --> 00:51:48,959 - You're Mario Puzo? - You know me? 1007 00:51:49,081 --> 00:51:50,879 Yeah, I know who you are. 1008 00:51:50,904 --> 00:51:52,558 You're the ratfink who wrote that fucking book 1009 00:51:52,583 --> 00:51:54,411 about the degenerate singer. 1010 00:51:55,748 --> 00:51:57,663 You know, I... I've been an admirer of yours 1011 00:51:57,688 --> 00:51:58,732 since I was a kid. 1012 00:51:58,757 --> 00:52:00,689 Well, I can't choose my fans, 1013 00:52:00,797 --> 00:52:04,627 especially ones that make up a story that insults Italians 1014 00:52:04,710 --> 00:52:08,192 and a singer, world-famous, who's a disgusting pervert 1015 00:52:08,217 --> 00:52:09,783 and a faithless friend of criminals. 1016 00:52:09,808 --> 00:52:12,335 Johnny Fontane is a fictional character. 1017 00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:15,624 You find me one book review in any language in the world 1018 00:52:15,755 --> 00:52:18,497 that does not refer to the singer Johnny Fontaine 1019 00:52:18,522 --> 00:52:20,263 as having been based on Frank Sinatra. 1020 00:52:20,499 --> 00:52:21,848 Now, get the fuck out of my sight 1021 00:52:21,873 --> 00:52:24,032 before I have Jilly here smack some respect into you. 1022 00:52:24,057 --> 00:52:26,079 I will not be threatened by anyone, okay? 1023 00:52:26,104 --> 00:52:27,829 Including you, Mr. Sinatra. 1024 00:52:27,854 --> 00:52:31,771 Oh, you wanna cross me, you fat fuck, huh? 1025 00:52:31,899 --> 00:52:34,424 - Hey, hey! - Huh? 1026 00:52:34,556 --> 00:52:36,515 Hey! No, no, no, no, no. 1027 00:52:36,645 --> 00:52:39,169 - No, not today. - Hey, come on. 1028 00:52:39,300 --> 00:52:41,171 Get out of here, you fat fuck. 1029 00:52:41,302 --> 00:52:44,218 Get the fuck out of here before I smack you myself. 1030 00:52:44,349 --> 00:52:45,437 Get him the fuck out of here. 1031 00:52:45,567 --> 00:52:46,699 - Sorry, Frank. - Take it easy. 1032 00:52:46,724 --> 00:52:48,149 Choke on it. 1033 00:52:48,750 --> 00:52:50,099 Sorry about that. 1034 00:52:50,124 --> 00:52:52,430 Sorry, folks. Go back to eating. 1035 00:52:52,758 --> 00:52:55,717 Evans is fucking pissed, 1036 00:52:55,742 --> 00:52:57,169 and he's got every right to be. 1037 00:52:57,194 --> 00:52:59,517 Sinatra and Puzo are gonna hit the trades. 1038 00:53:01,422 --> 00:53:03,293 My greatest achievement so far as a producer 1039 00:53:03,318 --> 00:53:04,928 is that Frank Sinatra is mad at me. 1040 00:53:06,239 --> 00:53:10,504 Well, that's more than most people can say, no? 1041 00:53:14,718 --> 00:53:16,111 I fucked it up, baby. 1042 00:53:16,468 --> 00:53:18,426 Mais non. 1043 00:53:18,451 --> 00:53:20,279 It was just starting to go well too. 1044 00:53:23,728 --> 00:53:25,513 You know what we're gonna do? 1045 00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:28,456 We're gonna find our own "Great Escape." 1046 00:53:30,482 --> 00:53:34,007 So we're gonna start with breakfast 1047 00:53:34,032 --> 00:53:35,904 at Les Deux Magots. 1048 00:53:36,139 --> 00:53:40,626 Then we're gonna do steak frites at Brasserie Lipp. 1049 00:53:41,498 --> 00:53:42,760 You like steak frites. 1050 00:53:45,279 --> 00:53:48,500 And then we're gonna spend the afternoon making love. 1051 00:53:48,525 --> 00:53:49,831 That's what were gonna do. 1052 00:53:50,743 --> 00:53:51,744 Paris, huh? 1053 00:53:52,505 --> 00:53:54,116 For one week. 1054 00:53:55,928 --> 00:53:58,093 Babe, all of your problems, I can assure you, 1055 00:53:58,118 --> 00:54:01,687 they're still gonna be here when you get back, 1056 00:54:01,904 --> 00:54:03,602 but your head will be clear. 1057 00:54:08,781 --> 00:54:10,696 I can't, baby. I gotta stay. 1058 00:54:13,873 --> 00:54:15,004 Okay. 1059 00:54:36,025 --> 00:54:37,157 Fuck. 1060 00:54:40,769 --> 00:54:43,468 Mario, what's going on, man? 1061 00:54:43,493 --> 00:54:46,366 I, uh... 1062 00:54:46,391 --> 00:54:47,931 I can't do this. 1063 00:54:48,337 --> 00:54:50,078 I'm a novelist. 1064 00:54:50,103 --> 00:54:51,321 It takes me six years to write. 1065 00:54:52,955 --> 00:54:55,001 What happened to Mr. Three Days? 1066 00:54:55,131 --> 00:54:59,396 Every time I sit down to that typewriter, 1067 00:54:59,421 --> 00:55:03,512 there's a blank page laughing at me. 1068 00:55:03,537 --> 00:55:05,278 I don't know why I did this to myself. 1069 00:55:05,303 --> 00:55:07,740 I mean, I'm a... 1070 00:55:07,765 --> 00:55:10,365 - I'm a... I'm a failure... - No, you're not. 1071 00:55:10,390 --> 00:55:14,833 At something that I already made a success. 1072 00:55:16,022 --> 00:55:17,763 I don't even know where to begin. 1073 00:55:19,895 --> 00:55:22,681 The book starts with a wedding. 1074 00:55:22,706 --> 00:55:24,491 The movie probably should too. 1075 00:55:24,726 --> 00:55:26,946 Trust yourself and write that scene. 1076 00:55:30,078 --> 00:55:32,907 Movie scenes are abbreviations. 1077 00:55:33,343 --> 00:55:35,128 They're snapshots. 1078 00:55:35,551 --> 00:55:37,423 While the wedding is going on in the garden, 1079 00:55:37,913 --> 00:55:40,612 the bride's father is in the office handing out favors. 1080 00:55:42,788 --> 00:55:44,529 You wanna write it? 1081 00:55:49,490 --> 00:55:52,145 It's been weeks, and Puzo hasn't written a single word. 1082 00:55:52,170 --> 00:55:54,303 Evans warned you about hiring the novelist. 1083 00:55:54,328 --> 00:55:56,504 Peter, we couldn't find anybody else. 1084 00:55:56,610 --> 00:55:59,439 The agencies won't touch us. Not for a writer, a director. 1085 00:55:59,499 --> 00:56:01,675 Ah, the town wants this project to die 1086 00:56:01,923 --> 00:56:04,219 to humiliate Evans for taking a chance on the Rand guy 1087 00:56:04,244 --> 00:56:05,898 who sold his first pitch in the room. 1088 00:56:06,028 --> 00:56:08,030 - "Rand guy." - It's not just you, Ruddy. 1089 00:56:08,161 --> 00:56:09,902 Talent is scared of doing a gangster movie 1090 00:56:10,032 --> 00:56:11,556 after the last three bombed. 1091 00:56:11,686 --> 00:56:12,818 So how do we fix it? 1092 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:20,869 Francis Ford Coppola. He's brilliant. 1093 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:22,871 He wrote the script for "Patton" 1094 00:56:23,002 --> 00:56:24,743 and probably gonna be nominated for an Oscar. 1095 00:56:24,873 --> 00:56:27,702 Now, he might do this, but he'll want to direct. 1096 00:56:27,727 --> 00:56:30,512 Evans will need to be talked into it. 1097 00:56:30,537 --> 00:56:32,365 - It's worth taking a shot. - It's a great idea. 1098 00:56:32,974 --> 00:56:35,231 Coppola owes Warners money, 1099 00:56:35,362 --> 00:56:37,712 and he has a very expensive setup in San Francisco. 1100 00:56:37,843 --> 00:56:39,366 How do you know that? 1101 00:56:39,391 --> 00:56:41,263 A girl never reveals her secrets. 1102 00:56:42,810 --> 00:56:44,203 You should give him a call. 1103 00:56:45,938 --> 00:56:48,331 No. Send Coppola the book. 1104 00:56:48,356 --> 00:56:49,836 - Tell him I'm on the way. - Done. 1105 00:56:51,726 --> 00:56:53,946 Did you tell him to come to me? 1106 00:56:56,949 --> 00:56:59,473 - It was a good idea. - Yeah, I got a lot of those. 1107 00:57:02,308 --> 00:57:03,583 How embarrassing for you. 1108 00:57:03,608 --> 00:57:05,784 I... I left you a message not to come. 1109 00:57:05,809 --> 00:57:08,551 Uh, I'm passing on "The Godfather." 1110 00:57:09,243 --> 00:57:10,723 I got the message, 1111 00:57:10,830 --> 00:57:12,766 but I respect you and what you stand for, 1112 00:57:12,791 --> 00:57:14,662 so I came to hear the reason why. 1113 00:57:14,793 --> 00:57:16,969 Ah, okay, uh, as an Italian, 1114 00:57:17,099 --> 00:57:19,754 I don't want to glorify mafia violence. 1115 00:57:20,571 --> 00:57:22,471 I agree with you. You're right. 1116 00:57:22,496 --> 00:57:25,455 I mean, how do you glorify men who cut the head off a horse 1117 00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:26,786 and put it in a producer's bed? 1118 00:57:26,811 --> 00:57:28,813 Yes, that producer... 1119 00:57:28,838 --> 00:57:29,839 Deserved it. 1120 00:57:30,121 --> 00:57:32,515 Yes, he did. It was a hell of a scene. 1121 00:57:33,986 --> 00:57:36,205 And Sonny gunned down at a toll booth. 1122 00:57:36,693 --> 00:57:39,749 Or Michael seeing his wife's car bombed in Sicily 1123 00:57:39,774 --> 00:57:42,037 after the wedding, I mean, priceless. 1124 00:57:44,788 --> 00:57:47,008 Francis, let me be candid. 1125 00:57:47,033 --> 00:57:48,905 You're in director jail. 1126 00:57:48,930 --> 00:57:51,152 And the only movie I produced, like your last movie, 1127 00:57:51,177 --> 00:57:53,353 didn't exactly set the world on fire. 1128 00:57:54,254 --> 00:57:56,648 And in spite of that, here I am, 1129 00:57:56,958 --> 00:57:58,743 producer of the hottest novel in the world, 1130 00:57:58,768 --> 00:58:01,031 and I'm begging you to take it on. 1131 00:58:01,860 --> 00:58:03,383 You're a true artist. 1132 00:58:03,408 --> 00:58:05,149 We need that. 1133 00:58:09,630 --> 00:58:11,458 You help Mario Puzo finish this script, 1134 00:58:11,483 --> 00:58:12,963 we'll get you back on the floor. 1135 00:58:14,103 --> 00:58:16,003 Are you telling me that Bob Evans 1136 00:58:16,028 --> 00:58:17,943 is gonna let me direct this film? 1137 00:58:20,119 --> 00:58:22,512 It's not up to Bob. It's up to you. 1138 00:58:22,988 --> 00:58:26,253 Francis Ford Coppola will help Puzo finish the script. 1139 00:58:26,430 --> 00:58:28,880 Well, he's a great writer, man. Smart move. 1140 00:58:29,084 --> 00:58:31,783 He didn't, um, hustle you to let him direct? 1141 00:58:31,913 --> 00:58:33,785 No, I hustled him. 1142 00:58:33,915 --> 00:58:35,700 Look, we need an Italian to do this. 1143 00:58:35,725 --> 00:58:37,067 He's got a great vision, 1144 00:58:37,092 --> 00:58:39,355 but, uh, he could tell you about it himself. 1145 00:58:39,486 --> 00:58:40,792 Francis. 1146 00:58:43,359 --> 00:58:44,796 Hello, Bob. 1147 00:58:45,710 --> 00:58:49,017 Hey, Francis. How you been? 1148 00:58:49,148 --> 00:58:50,671 He wanted to tell you a little bit about 1149 00:58:50,696 --> 00:58:52,126 what he's got in mind for "The Godfather." 1150 00:58:52,151 --> 00:58:54,544 Oh, I'm listening. I'm all ears. 1151 00:58:54,675 --> 00:58:56,155 Okay. 1152 00:58:57,033 --> 00:58:59,220 So why is it that "The Godfather" 1153 00:58:59,245 --> 00:59:01,247 is selling more copies than the Bible? 1154 00:59:02,072 --> 00:59:04,138 You think it's about the drug trade 1155 00:59:04,163 --> 00:59:07,644 in 1946 New York City? Not at all. 1156 00:59:07,775 --> 00:59:11,300 It's a metaphor for American capitalism. 1157 00:59:11,814 --> 00:59:13,425 The American dream. 1158 00:59:13,450 --> 00:59:15,800 The mythic battle for control, okay? 1159 00:59:15,833 --> 00:59:17,617 What is our opening line? 1160 00:59:18,062 --> 00:59:20,458 "I believe in America." 1161 00:59:21,571 --> 00:59:23,095 How perfect is that? 1162 00:59:23,225 --> 00:59:26,794 And what is America to this undertaker? 1163 00:59:26,925 --> 00:59:29,754 It's a land of opportunity, 1164 00:59:29,884 --> 00:59:32,800 and it's a justice system that has failed him. 1165 00:59:33,975 --> 00:59:36,325 It's Shakespeare. It's Greek. 1166 00:59:37,317 --> 00:59:39,624 Biblical. Epic. 1167 00:59:40,068 --> 00:59:41,635 Evil versus evil. 1168 00:59:41,766 --> 00:59:43,158 Fun. 1169 00:59:43,289 --> 00:59:47,293 "The Godfather" is a story about men, 1170 00:59:47,423 --> 00:59:49,904 and they come together, and they form a bond, 1171 00:59:50,035 --> 00:59:54,300 and they find justice through loyalty, 1172 00:59:54,430 --> 00:59:56,693 not the fucking law. 1173 00:59:56,824 --> 00:59:59,435 But at its core, 1174 00:59:59,566 --> 01:00:01,960 this is a story about family. 1175 01:00:02,090 --> 01:00:03,284 That's the secret sauce. 1176 01:00:03,309 --> 01:00:05,964 That is what has captured the hearts 1177 01:00:06,094 --> 01:00:08,053 and minds of the whole world. 1178 01:00:08,183 --> 01:00:11,839 You read it and you say, "That's my family." 1179 01:00:11,970 --> 01:00:14,189 That's your family. 1180 01:00:14,320 --> 01:00:17,845 For Paramount, it's the Corleone family. 1181 01:00:17,976 --> 01:00:20,021 I know how to make this film. 1182 01:00:20,046 --> 01:00:21,874 You need an Italian to tell this tale. 1183 01:00:22,110 --> 01:00:23,329 Four million all-in 1184 01:00:23,459 --> 01:00:25,810 not including prints and ads, I can do that. 1185 01:00:25,940 --> 01:00:27,855 And, uh, he told me to say that last part. 1186 01:00:29,036 --> 01:00:31,734 So that's it. 1187 01:00:32,077 --> 01:00:33,382 That's my pitch. 1188 01:00:34,079 --> 01:00:35,907 That's great, Francis. 1189 01:00:35,932 --> 01:00:38,021 That is great stuff. 1190 01:00:39,084 --> 01:00:41,086 - Cheers. - Cheers. 1191 01:00:41,216 --> 01:00:43,044 I'm going to leave you gentlemen to it. 1192 01:00:43,175 --> 01:00:46,047 I'm sure that we will be talking soon. 1193 01:00:46,072 --> 01:00:48,509 Thanks, buddy. Good stuff. 1194 01:00:48,534 --> 01:00:51,537 Nice fucking ambush. 1195 01:00:51,562 --> 01:00:53,738 Jesus, taking a leaf out of my playbook. 1196 01:00:53,763 --> 01:00:56,113 You don't like the rules much, do you, Ruddy? 1197 01:00:56,138 --> 01:00:57,529 I don't know the rules. 1198 01:00:59,812 --> 01:01:02,772 Well, I guess it looks like you got yourself a director. 1199 01:01:03,238 --> 01:01:04,849 Nice work, kiddo. 1200 01:01:04,979 --> 01:01:07,112 Nice work. 1201 01:01:08,983 --> 01:01:11,464 Tell me, how are Nate's figures wrong again? 1202 01:01:11,594 --> 01:01:13,814 That's two weeks in a row. Send someone to see... 1203 01:01:13,839 --> 01:01:15,325 All right, listen up. 1204 01:01:18,079 --> 01:01:21,648 The fucking book is still number one, 1205 01:01:21,673 --> 01:01:23,632 and now they're making a movie of it. 1206 01:01:23,868 --> 01:01:25,478 Well, I ain't gonna see it, boss. 1207 01:01:25,608 --> 01:01:27,567 The Jews got the JDL. 1208 01:01:27,697 --> 01:01:29,830 The Blacks got the NAACP. 1209 01:01:29,961 --> 01:01:31,527 But who defends us, the Italians? 1210 01:01:31,552 --> 01:01:32,640 - Nobody. - Nobody. 1211 01:01:32,665 --> 01:01:33,796 Well, I'm starting. 1212 01:01:34,812 --> 01:01:36,945 Beginning now, 1213 01:01:36,970 --> 01:01:39,320 the Italian-American Civil Rights League. 1214 01:01:40,707 --> 01:01:43,884 No gagootz is gonna push us around anymore. 1215 01:01:45,846 --> 01:01:47,630 What the fuck are those flowers? 1216 01:01:47,655 --> 01:01:49,396 It's from Sinatra. 1217 01:01:49,755 --> 01:01:52,932 It's says, "Hopefully, we can make this thing go away." 1218 01:01:53,055 --> 01:01:54,654 It's a funeral wreath. 1219 01:01:54,684 --> 01:01:56,077 The florist fucked up. 1220 01:01:57,185 --> 01:01:58,970 No, he didn't fuck up. 1221 01:02:00,951 --> 01:02:03,345 Sinatra wants us to shut the picture down. 1222 01:02:07,912 --> 01:02:10,262 Get me Mickey Cohen in Los Angeles. 1223 01:02:12,003 --> 01:02:13,482 It's time to send a message. 1224 01:02:15,397 --> 01:02:18,052 - It smells delicious, guys. - Yeah. 1225 01:02:18,077 --> 01:02:19,426 It's a beautiful piece of meat, huh? 1226 01:02:19,451 --> 01:02:20,539 Mmm. 1227 01:02:21,813 --> 01:02:23,815 Where you going with that knife? 1228 01:02:23,840 --> 01:02:27,365 I'm going to cut the fat so that I can brown it. 1229 01:02:27,390 --> 01:02:28,479 Brown it? 1230 01:02:28,750 --> 01:02:30,665 My mother never browned anything. 1231 01:02:30,866 --> 01:02:32,519 She fried it. 1232 01:02:32,544 --> 01:02:34,099 What's the difference? 1233 01:02:36,396 --> 01:02:38,921 We have to put this in the picture. 1234 01:02:38,946 --> 01:02:42,051 What? A scene about gangsters arguing over sauce? 1235 01:02:42,076 --> 01:02:46,341 No, a scene about family arguing over sauce. 1236 01:02:46,366 --> 01:02:49,065 Huh? Huh? 1237 01:02:50,551 --> 01:02:52,466 Let's open another bottle of wine. 1238 01:02:52,558 --> 01:02:53,863 I'll get it. 1239 01:02:54,480 --> 01:02:56,525 You boys just keep on talking. 1240 01:02:56,656 --> 01:02:59,528 ? It's the beginning of a love affair ? 1241 01:03:02,426 --> 01:03:03,906 I had a really lovely time. 1242 01:03:03,931 --> 01:03:05,544 - Yeah, that was a lot of fun. - Yeah. 1243 01:03:05,569 --> 01:03:06,591 My God. 1244 01:03:06,616 --> 01:03:08,035 They can eat a lot of food though. 1245 01:03:09,495 --> 01:03:12,367 I think Puzo's been around a kitchen once or twice. 1246 01:03:12,498 --> 01:03:14,108 Yeah. 1247 01:03:14,239 --> 01:03:17,459 I know, they're like this old married couple. 1248 01:03:17,484 --> 01:03:19,660 An old married couple that needs to start turning in pages. 1249 01:03:22,208 --> 01:03:24,137 ? You said no strings ? 1250 01:03:24,677 --> 01:03:28,677 - Synced and corrected by synk - - www.addic7ed.com -