(no audio)
(screen clatters)
(choir humming)
(gentle dramatic music)
(static hissing)
(screen clicks)
(birds chirping)
(liquid sloshing)
(glass thuds)
(birds chirping)
(rain pattering)
- [Jack] When's your flight?
- [Anna] Seven.
I have never flown
over the ocean before.
- [Jack] Oh yeah?
- [Anna] Yeah.
(soft somber music)
Uh, do you have the, uh?
(somber music)
- Right.
(soft somber music)
(Anna sighing)
(bracelet clinking)
- [Anna] Thank you.
- Sure.
(somber music)
- Are you gonna be okay?
- Don't worry about
me. Go get 'em.
(soft somber music)
(rain pattering)
What?
- Maybe.
I- I was thinking maybe.
- What?
(rousing somber music)
(Anna sighs)
Do you wanna keep this?
Please?
(thunder rumbling)
(melancholic music)
- I thought you were
gonna say something else.
- [Anna] What?
- Nothing.
- Tell me.
- Please don't make this
harder than it has to be.
(somber music)
- I'm just asking for honesty.
Knowing you, I didn't
think that'd be difficult.
- I thought you were gonna
ask me to go with you.
(rousing melancholic music)
(rousing poignant music)
(rousing poignant
music continues)
(rousing poignant
music continues)
(gentle poignant music)
(bracelet clinking)
(radio bleeps)
- Cut. Fantastic.
That's a wrap, guys.
Calling all crew to
the stage to clear out.
(radio bleeps)
Oh, and,
and someone tell Jack
he did a great job
before he asks.
- There you go.
- [Crew Member] I'm
so proud of you.
(crew softly chattering)
- Hey, uh, nice work today.
It was really great
working with you.
- You too.
- Um, was what I did okay?
- What?
- Just like, you know,
like the, the bans that,
well, you know, like the
minimal eye-contact thing.
- Um, yeah, uh, that was good.
I noticed that.
- Yeah, okay. I just
wanted to make sure.
- No, yeah, um, the eyes. Smart
- And uh, the, sorry,
the, the very end,
it didn't seem like
forced or anything?
- I wasn't anywhere near
the video village, Jack.
I didn't see anything
after I walked away.
So I don't know.
- Right.
- Seemed genuine.
- Genuine? Yeah.
- Yeah.
(crew softly chattering)
(sighs) Um, you never heard back
about the Victor Cross movie?
- No, but you know, I
mean, like, I've been,
you know, checking my
phone nonstop and, uh.
- [Anna] Well, cool enough
you got to audition, right?
You miss every shot
you don't take.
- Right.
- Take it easy, Jack.
(crew chattering)
- Please.
Okay? Please.
(car engine cranking)
(Jack sighs)
God, I will try
to believe in you
if you just help me out here.
Okay?
(car engine cranking)
g*dd*mn! (gasps)
(knuckles rapping)
- Hey, did you pay?
- Yeah.
- [Carpark Attendant] I
don't think you did, man.
- I, 100%. How much was it?
- [Carpark Attendant]
It's 35, big dog.
- Yeah, I definitely paid that.
(car engine rumbling)
All right. Yeah,
have a good one.
- [Carpark Attendant]
Bro, where are you going?
- Okay, so, hold on,
the nuggets are 1.75?
- Yes.
- Okay, I'll have those.
- [Waiter] All right. Sauces?
- What's my total?
- It's gonna be 4-
- Ranch, please.
I'm, I'm sorry?
- [Waiter] It's gonna be 4.88.
(somber music)
(Jack sighs)
- Actually, can we
take the nuggets off?
- [Waiter] Sure.
- And the, the ranch
is free, right?
(somber music)
(birds chirping)
(Jack sighing)
(somber music continues)
(audience applauding)
- [Ruby] Oh my. Oh my.
Thank you. Thank you!
(gasps) How lucky
am I to be up here?
My dreams have really come true.
To live every day as an actor
is the most beautiful gift.
(chuckles) I feel the need
to say something wise,
something inspiring.
I'm sure I'm running out time,
so I'll stop before I
say something silly.
Thank you.
(somber music)
- I'm trying,
Granny, I'm trying.
(Jack sighs)
(somber music)
(phone thuds)
(Jack sighs)
(traffic whooshing)
(solemn music)
(birds chirping)
(brooms clattering)
(Jack sighs)
- Hey, Jack.
(rain pattering)
There's a couple having
sex, and the other sex.
- Again?
Can you talk to management?
This is happening every week.
- (sighs) It's not
that big a deal, Jock.
- No, Ella, it is a big deal.
I guarantee you it's
because our slogan
is "The best clown in town."
- (sighs) Well,
that's your opinion.
I like our slogan, so.
- Can you go stop them?
- No.
- Why not?
Did you walk in on them?
- It was, it's not like I was
watching them or anything.
I was just, like, making sure
that they were, like,
actually doing something, so.
- What?
(sighs) All right,
I'll handle it.
- (sighs) Okay, well, I'll go
see if they're still there.
(rain pattering)
(shoes squeak)
(footsteps tapping)
(liquid squishing)
(Jack gasps)
- Oh! (exhales sharply)
(phone buzzing)
Hey, Vivian, what's going on?
- Jack, I've got
something big here.
- Okay.
- I kind of can't
even believe it.
- Vivian, please, the
good news. I'm at work.
- Work? Oh hell, no.
The talented grandson
of Ruby Russell
should not be working at
some nastyass movie theater.
I mean, really, it's
a g*dd*mn crime.
- Just tell me what's going on.
- You know what,
go ahead and quit.
- Why?
- Because, my friend,
you are going to be
in the next Victor Cross movie.
(gentle dramatic music)
- Really? You're joking.
- I am dead serious.
I talked to the casting
director, Kimmy Beaman.
First of all, she loves
your grandmother's work
and now she wants
to work with you.
- Really? Did they like
my audition though?
- Uh, Jack, Victor Cross
wants to meet with you,
of course they
liked your audition.
And I mean, you've got your
grandmother's acting skills
coursing through your
veins, don't you?
Here, look, you meet with him
tomorrow morning
at 9:00 AM, okay?
- All right.
- All right?
Do you realize how big this is?
Like, we are both about
to get pay raises.
Oh, and you'll get
artistic fulfillment
or whatever it is you're
always talking about.
- Yeah, okay, um,
I'll be there at 9:00.
- And don't forget,
Mr. Cross, Ms. Beaman,
please, and thank you.
And shake hands, let 'em know
they made the right decision
by going with you, Jack.
- Okay. Thank you, bye.
(solemn music)
- Hey, Jack?
There's a couple going
absolutely primal
on each other in theater one.
(birds chirping)
- (clicks tongue) Well,
Jack, you know Victor Cross.
- Of course. I'm a huge fan,
it's a pleasure to meet you.
S- sorry. Sorry about that.
- (sighs) Um, Victor and I
have been friends for years,
and he's always
put his trust in me
to find the best actors
for the roles he writes.
For this movie we're having
our first disagreement,
if you will. (chuckles)
I personally think it
would be historical
to have Ruby Russell's grandson
start his career with Victor.
That's what you're
here to prove to him.
So tell us, who are you, Jack?
- Who am I?
Um. Do you want me to do
another scene for you?
- No. Answering the question
I asked will suffice.
- Of course. Uh.
- (chuckles) Let's move on.
- Please. (sighs)
Do you know how I'm
gonna know who's right
to be in my movie?
- Are you asking,
um, in an interview.
- It's chemistry.
- Right. Right.
- That is, above all else,
the single most
important ingredient
to a Victor Cross film.
Your grandmother is
your grandmother.
I'm not gonna hire you
because of your name, okay?
I wanna see chemistry.
I don't care about your jawline,
or if you can cry on
demand, any of that stuff.
I wanna see a genuine connection
on the screen.
- And I think that your name
could draw in a
whole new audience
and take this film
to the next level.
With that said, to see if
you are right for the role,
we're going to send
you and your co-star
on a trip this weekend to
get to know each other,
so that on Monday,
during your screen test,
we can avoid the awkward
starstruck stuttering
that we're very tired of seeing.
- Starstruck?
- Your co-star is going
to be Mae Garyn Parker.
(screen crashing)
(camera shutters clicking)
- You said?
- Mae Garyn Parker?
- Mm-hmm.
(melancholic music)
And we're, we're gonna
be taking a trip?
- Right, uh, you'll be staying
in Victor's Malibu house.
- With Mae?
- Yes.
(gentle suspenseful music)
- Got it. Ah, that's chill.
- Are you okay?
- Me?
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh yeah.
(door creaks)
(door thuds)
- [Mae] Sorry, I know I'm late.
- Oh, don't worry, um,
this is who we're looking
at to play Charles.
This is Jack.
- Hi.
(gentle dramatic music)
(gentle wistful music)
- Jack?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Are you okay?
- Of cour, yeah, I- I'm
cool, cool. (hiccups)
Hiccups, I'm sorry.
Um, you said Charles?
(Jack hiccups)
- Yes,
that's who you'd be
playing in the movie.
Uh, your characters are engaged.
- And that's all you can know.
I want a believable
relationship on the screen.
You can't struggle as a couple
if you don't know your partner.
Hence chemistry.
- Yes, we're just
filling Jack in
on the trip for this weekend.
You're all set for that?
- Yeah, yeah, Sarah's
bringing all my bags
to the house while I do Evie's.
- Oh my God, that's tonight?
- Yeah. Is that okay?
I mean, he can just meet
me at the house afterward.
- It's perfect. He
can go with you.
(Jack hiccups)
- What? To Evie's?
- You can handle it, right?
- Yes, sir. We're talking
about the evening show?
- Oh, what time are you on?
- 6:00.
- All right, well, I guess
the weekend starts now.
(door rattles)
Oh!
- [Calvin] Hey, g*ng.
(door thuds)
- Calvin.
Hi. What are you doing?
- You know what, I
thought it'd be nice
to just take a bit of time
and introduce myself to
the, uh, competition.
(Calvin chuckles)
- I'm sorry?
- Um, this is our other option.
We're choosing between the
two of you for the role.
You know, Calvin Weber.
(screen crashes)
(camera shutters clicking)
- [Reporters] Calvin!
- Kim, you're gonna break
my heart. Other option?
But I mean, of course, you know,
if he knows Mae, he knows me.
You've, you've seen
"Falling in a Dream," right?
(Jack hiccups)
Oh, (chuckles) you okay?
You look a little bit nervous.
Look, I get it.
Big table, execs.
Dude, just try not
to act nervous,
it's one of those things.
But I mean, of course, you know,
you've heard about this
award season buzz, right?
Everybody's heard about it.
We've got the whole
dream team here.
I guess these two
really do think
that lightning
only strikes once.
I mean, come on, guys, are
you really this hesitant
to let me and Mae
lead another movie?
- We wanna see if
we can mix it up.
- Okay, I can respect that.
I trust you to make
the right call.
On right call.
Hey, Mae. How are we?
- I know who you are.
- (chuckles) Oh, he
does, that's a start.
Ah, what's your name then chap?
- I'm Jack.
- Jack? Yeah?
- Yeah.
- What's your second name?
- Jack Russell.
- Jack. Wait, wait, I've, I've
heard that before, haven't I?
- Uh, yeah, you probably heard
of my grandmother, Ruby Russell.
- Ruby Russell, of,
(laughs) of course.
- Do you know her?
- Yeah, of course.
I'm, I'm so sorry.
Of course, she was in, um.
- She was in
"Ticket to the End."
- Yeah. (chuckles) No, I am
just taking the piss, man.
I don't watch
black-and-white movies.
Anyway, I'm gonna let you
guys wrap up here, yeah?
Crack on.
Wait, sorry.
Jack Russell. I've, I have
heard that before, haven't I?
(Calvin laughs)
(Calvin imitates dog bark)
(laughs) It's a dog-eat-dog
world out here, mate.
I'll see you soon.
Kimmy, Victor, pleasure.
(door rattles)
(door creaking)
Lisa, I'm not joking,
I need a haircut.
If I can't find you one more
time when I need a haircut,
I'm gonna have-
- Okay, then.
Um, here's your itinerary
for the weekend.
(Jack hiccups)
- (clears throat)
Okay, take this.
This is your objective
for the weekend.
Now, if I see you completed
your objective on Monday,
you'll be back here Tuesday.
Mae, you get one too.
Okay, you go ahead
and read these,
and don't show each other.
(air whooshing)
(quirky dramatic music)
(Jack hiccups)
(quirky dramatic
music continues)
The sun is burning red
It's raining ash through
my car's cracked window
(quirky dramatic
music continues)
I check my rearview mirror
To see if I'm still there
Oh, I suppose
both sides of you
Notice me
constantly screaming
A note
- Did you bring Chloe?
Okay, I'll be in the green room.
Yeah, it's, um. Ah,
I forgot her name.
She had that one
shot with the duck
or the goose, and the magic.
She'd always say,
"Lucky Lucy," something.
Mae Garyn Parker. That's right.
That's right.
- [Announcer] New Royal
has proved itself.
- Yeah, I'm sure she could
get a picture with her.
- [Announcer] My money.
With the New Royal app-
- All right.
And I'll see you soon. Bye-bye.
- [Announcer] And send funds
whenever I wish, with
no penalties or fees.
And now with Royal Go Plus-
- You all right there, boss?
- Yeah, I'm good.
- [Announcer] And show the world
what I'm all about
without saying a-
- You guys got any gum in here?
- [Announcer] New Royal.
- Um.
- Cash where it counts.
- I- actually I don't work here.
- Oh, my bad.
You just, uh, it
seemed like you do.
- [Announcer] The movie
event of this summer.
- I'm actually here with Mae.
- Really?
You, uh, think you could
introduce my niece to her?
- I- I think I can
arrange something.
- (sighs) Great. Great.
Apparently she's a big
fan. I had no idea.
So used to seeing her in
the movies these days,
forgot she had a show of
her own way back when, huh?
- Right, right.
- [Announcer] There's
no place to hide.
- So what, are you
her assistant, or?
- No, I'm a friend.
Well, it's, um, we were, uh,
kind of, you know-
- Dating?
- Nah, no, ah.
- Hey! Nice man.
Why so shy about it?
- I couldn't, I couldn't
tell you. (chuckles)
(soft upbeat music)
(crew chattering)
(crew laughing)
(sofa creaking)
(crew chattering)
(upbeat music)
(bell ringing)
- [Crew Member] All right!
(crew laughing)
(crew chattering)
(upbeat music continues)
(audience applauding
and cheering)
- Good evening to all.
I'm Evie Lorraine,
and we have a guest
who is the supernova
in Hollywood right now.
That's right.
We have "Lucky Lucy"
herself, Mae Garyn Parker.
With this year's nominations
being announced Monday morning,
we'll check in
with Mae to ask her
how she feels about
last year's snub.
Tonight we also have
an exclusive first peak
at what her next movie will be,
in the first interview
since her recorded expl*si*n
on the set of
"Falling in a Dream."
- (laughs) Oh, I remember
that! That was crazy.
- [Evie] Evening with us-
- She's crazy.
- What happened?
- Oh my God, you didn't?
I'm pulling this up.
(bright upbeat music)
- [Mae] Have worked every day,
every single day, full days.
You don't work as hard as I
do, and that's the end of it.
I am the reason we are all here!
I'm the fabric.
I am the stitching.
(dramatic music)
I am the seamstress.
I do it all!
And I am so sick-
- Oh, I'm sorry.
It's, it's, it's so good.
It's, it's kind of
poetic, isn't it?
- Yeah.
(soft dramatic music)
(audience applauding)
- Welcome back. Let's
get right into it.
Here is Mae Garyn Parker.
- Thank you so
much for having me.
- Thank you for being here.
Let's get right into it, Mae.
Tell us what's next for you?
- Uh, I can't say too
much about it right now,
but I will say that I'm
working with the same team
as "Falling in a Dream."
(Evie sighs)
The dream team.
- (exclaims) The dream team.
I am so happy to hear that, Mae.
Let's talk award season buzz.
- Right. Yeah.
- Do you think the
recording of your meltdown
will have any impact on the
chances of you being nominated?
- Um, I'll never
know for sure, Evie,
but uh, either way, I am
just excited to get out there
and knock everybody off
their feet this year.
- That's great. I adore
the confidence. (chuckles)
So could you walk us through
that disastrous recording?
- Yeah, uh. I, it's.
It's a bit difficult for
most people to understand,
but uh, sets run hot.
Figuratively,
literally, it gets hot,
and I was reaching
the end of my rope.
Unfortunately, I aimed that
frustration back at my team,
and it's something that'll
never happen again.
(audience applauding)
- I'm just happy to see you
working again. (chuckles)
Hopefully on Monday morning
you get that first
big nomination.
I know I'll be up bright and
early to hear those noms.
- Yeah, me too, Evie.
My fingers are crossed.
(Evie squeals and laughs)
- Now, before we
go to commercial,
I know you're a busy gal, Mae,
but is there any hint
you could give us
about who will be co-starring
in your next project?
No matter who,
it's gonna be tough
to beat Calvin Weber's
performance last year.
- Yeah, that's, uh,
that's what we're trying
to figure out now actually.
Uh, you know, finding a
good fit for this role
has been a total
needle-in-a-haystack situation.
- Well, there's more
where that came from.
Stay tuned for more
exclusive information
from Mae Garyn Parker herself.
- We'll be right back.
(audience applauding)
- Hey, that's my line. (giggles)
(crew chattering)
(door clicks)
- (gasps) No way!
- Hi! What's your name?
- Chloe.
- Chloe,
it's nice to meet you, I'm Mae.
- I watched "Lucky Lucy"
like every day growing up.
- Thank you. That means a lot.
- Do you think you could do
the thing for, like, a video?
- Yeah, sure.
- Okay, cool.
- Yeah. Okay.
You ready?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- [Both] Lucky
Ducky, Lucy Goosey!
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Can I ask you a question?
- Of course.
- Did you cry when
Ducky Goose died?
- Duck, Ducky Goose never died.
- Yeah, she did.
I looked it up and
it said she died.
- Holy, imagine that.
Um, yeah. Yeah,
I was really sad.
- Yeah.
Do you remember in episode four
when you and Ducky Goose
got trapped in that sewer
and you met that leprechaun
who could only speak in rhymes?
That's like my favorite episode.
- Yeah, I do.
- Or the crossover
episode with Mystic Misty.
I always thought
that Mystic Misty
was kind of a rip
off on Lucky Lucy.
I'm always Team Lucy.
- Thanks. I appreciate it.
- [Chloe] Do you think there'll
be a "Lucky Lucy" reunion?
- Uh, you know, I,
I don't think so.
- Oh. Man, that sucks.
Remember in season 11, when you
and Ducky Goose
accidentally teleported
to this ice cream
shop in Japan, and?
- You did a great job tonight.
- Thanks.
- An interesting way of
starting our vacation. Right?
- Right.
- Um, I thought it
was a little weird
how, uh, Evie brought
up the, well, you,
like, what she
called the meltdown?
- How so?
- Don't you think it was
a little uncalled for?
Like, she's never
gotten angry before?
- Keep moving forward.
- Just bothered me.
- It's fine. Everyone
knows she sucks.
How long have you been acting?
- Since middle school.
Yeah, my, uh,
(scoffs) my first role
was Reactor Number Four
in my drama teacher's original
play called "Cheer Noble."
- "Cheer Noble"?
- Yeah.
Yeah, it was supposed to
be an alternate reality
where everyone in Chernobyl
did their jobs correctly
and the meltdown never happened.
- That is not real.
In middle school?
- (chuckles) It is. It is.
- Did you have any lines?
- Um, my only
lines were, "Phew,"
and "Whoa, that was close!"
(both chuckle)
- I don't think
I'll ever believe
that was a real production.
- Real is a strong word.
It was more of an
attempted production.
(soft solemn music)
I think, uh, I think
your first role
was a bit more notable.
- You think so?
- Yeah, I used to secretly
watch "Lucky Lucy"
in my bedroom, because my
mom thought it was too sassy.
- Too sassy? I never got that.
Uh, I only got letters from
angry Bible-thumping parents.
- Why?
- They thought it was
witchcraft. Satanism.
The occult. They got creative.
- Yeah, yeah. Right,
right, right, right.
Yeah, Lucky Lucy and Ducky
Goose were on a mission
to sway the Christian
youth to the occult.
- Yeah, wasn't it obvious?
(both chuckle)
(car horn honks)
(car whooshing)
(soft melancholic music)
(insects chirping)
(Mae sighs)
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
- You okay?
- Fine. Okay.
- Okay.
- How are you? I mean,
I'm sure this is like-
- Surreal? Yeah.
Yeah, it's, um,
it's very surreal.
It feels like I won a contest
or something, you know?
Like, there's a cereal
box with your face on it,
and uh, I reached inside and
there was a golden ticket.
- Oh, yeah, except
you were chosen
out of hundreds of actors
to be in this movie with me, so.
(bottles clink)
(sighs) So your last
name is Russell?
- (chuckles) Yeah.
- Jack Russell?
- I know. (laughs)
(both laugh)
- I mean, I think it's cool.
- Yeah, no, yeah, my parents
think they're hilarious.
- Yeah, no, no, it's, uh,
it's definitely not funny.
- Whatever.
- Right. (laughs)
Um, okay, Victor wanted
us to do this exercise
as, as soon as we got here, so.
- Okay.
- Okay.
"Sit across from each other
and look into the
eyes of your partner.
What do you see?"
Easy enough?
- Sure.
- Yeah. Okay.
- Um, should we set a timer?
- I think we just break
it when it feels right.
- Okay.
- Okay.
(Jack clears throat)
(sighs) All right. Three.
- Two.
- One.
(gentle wistful music)
(waves crashing)
(gentle wistful music continues)
You know, I, uh, I
think that's good.
- Okay.
- Yeah, um.
Um, do you want some chocolate?
- No, thanks.
- It's Belgian.
- What's so good about
Belgian chocolate?
- It's all about who makes it.
Recipes that haven't
changed for years,
passed down, like
generation to generation.
Sometimes it's just best
to stick with what works.
- Yeah, that's interesting.
Yeah, I- I didn't know Belgium
had a notable chocolate.
I thought it was
just Switzerland.
- No, they have, they
have good chocolate too.
Yeah, we shot a couple of scenes
of "Strawberry Fever" there, so.
What? Are you gonna
make fun of that one?
- W- wasn't a good movie. Sorry.
- Whatever.
(Jack laughs)
Please just take some.
- No, I- I can't eat chocolate.
- Why? Are you allergic?
- Uh, no. Actually it
gives me nightmares.
- Nightmares.
- Yeah.
- Jack.
- What?
- What, are you like 25?
- Adults can have nightmares.
- Just take some.
(wrapper rustling)
(soft gentle music)
(cloth scraping)
(gentle suspenseful music)
- Hey, mate.
I think you missed a spot.
(Mae and Calvin chuckle)
(suspenseful music)
- [Mae] Jack. Jack!
- (gasps) I'm smart. I'm smart.
- (laughs) I'm sorry, I
did not mean to scare you.
(Jack gasps)
- I knocked out last night, huh?
- Uh, yeah, I think
chocolate's supposed to
keep you up at night, but it
was like popping melatonin.
(Mae chuckles)
- [Mae And Fan] Lucky
Ducky, Lucy Goosey.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Of course.
Sorry, continue,
your grandmother.
- Right, um, you've seen
her stuff before, right?
- Of course. Yeah, no,
uh, "Ticket to the End"?
One of the best
performances ever.
Yeah, no, I would definitely say
she's an inspiration of mine.
- Really?
- Totally. You never met her?
- I saw her a few times.
- [Mae] Any, uh,
Hollywood stories?
- None that I can remember.
I'm sure she'd tell me
all kinds of stories now.
So what do you wanna do today?
- Well, uh, we have dinner
with one of the execs tonight.
- What's her name?
- Diana Corbin.
- [Jack] Actually, weirdly
have heard that name before.
- Yeah, she won a
couple of years ago
for "Learning To Love The Sun."
She was the one that
actually fell up the stairs
on her way to give
her speech, so.
- Right, right. (chuckles)
- [Mae] Yeah.
- That's exactly how I know her.
- Yeah.
(Jack chuckles)
- Excuse me.
Mae Garyn Parker, I'm, I'm
Oliver, I'm such a huge fan.
Is it cool if I get
a video with you?
- Sure, Oliver.
- Awesome. Thank you so much.
- [Mae] Yeah.
- [Oliver] Um, here, if
you could, yeah, just, uh.
- Sure.
- Awesome.
Um, okay, can you say,
"Hi, John and Donna,
congrats on getting married"?
- Yeah. Okay.
- My buddy's
getting married, so.
- Hi, John and Donna-
- Hi, John and Donna-
- Congrats on getting married.
- Congrats on getting married.
Awesome. Oh my God, oh my God.
Uh, okay, and can you
say, um, another one
saying, "Hi, Mary, uh,
sorry about your leg.
Hope you're gonna
get better soon,"
or something like that?
- Yeah, yeah. Okay.
- Yeah? Okay.
- Uh, hi, Mary, sorry about
your leg. Get well soon.
- Awesome. Oh my God,
my heart's racing.
I- I just directed Mae
Garyn Parker, dude.
This is like an insane day.
Okay, um, well, we have
to get Lucky Ducky.
- She's not a puppet,
man. You got your video.
(birds chirping)
- No, it's fine. We
can do the video.
- Is that okay?
- Yeah, of course.
- Yeah.
- Is he like your driver,
or something?
- No, you're fine. Okay.
- Okay.
- Let's do it.
- Um.
- All right, buddy.
- [Both] Lucky
Ducky, Lucy Goosey.
- Okay.
- Wow.
- Okay.
- That is.
I'll take that. Thanks, bro.
Awesome. Uh, yeah, I hope
you guys have a good day.
- [Mae] Yeah, have a good day.
- [Oliver] Safe driving.
Uh, yeah. Thanks guys.
- [Mae] Cool.
(birds chirping)
- Do you enjoy doing that?
- I have to.
- I'm sorry, it's just,
it's weird to see people
who treat you like
you're a Hallmark card.
- It comes with the life.
It's not for everyone.
When are you gonna
ask me for my picture?
- I'll do it when
you least expect it.
(gentle wistful music)
(gentle wistful music continues)
(gentle wistful music continues)
I couldn't tell you, honestly.
- Jack, this is happening.
You're telling me.
(Jack sighs)
- [Jack] Hmm, I've
been on too many.
- The worst date. The date
that could have ended them all.
- I guess it was prom
then. If that counts?
- Yes, it counts.
What was her name?
What happened?
- Rachel.
(both chuckle)
Yeah, her name was Rachel.
And yeah, I, you know, she
used to run track and field,
so I wrote a little
note on a baton
that said, you know, "Prom?"
Yeah, she said yes.
But uh, as soon as we got there,
she just got out of the
car and disappeared.
And then I saw her
later that night
hanging out with her friends.
Well, I just hung out by
the chocolate fountain
and watched everyone dance.
- Jack. (laughs)
- [Jack] Yeah.
- I- I never went to prom.
- Lucky you
- Not lucky me.
No, experiences like
yours build character.
See, nobody wants to
hang out with anybody
that's never had a bad date
or a bad birthday or bad sushi.
Yeah, I think we're actors
and we love complex
characters, right?
- Complex? You want complex?
- Yes.
- Now if I tell you,
you have to promise it
won't change a thing.
Promise?
- [Mae] I promise.
- I have never and will
never eat a strawberry.
I just can't.
- The texture.
- Jack, come on.
- It's bumpy. It reminds
me of blackheads.
(laughs) No, I'm just playing.
- You're gonna whisper? Okay.
(wind whooshing)
(insects chirping)
Mm-hmm.
(Mae laughing)
(wind continues whooshing)
(paper rustling)
(wind continues whooshing)
- [Jack] "Baby Doll Club."
You say you've never
been to prom, huh?
- Nope. No. (laughs)
- Will you go to prom with me?
- At the Baby Doll Club?
- Literally nowhere
else I'd rather be.
(insects chirping)
(both chuckle)
(footsteps crunching)
(wind whooshing)
(muffled jaunty upbeat music)
(jaunty upbeat music)
(jaunty upbeat music continues)
- I'm freaking out now.
- What? Why?
- What if someone
sees me, records me.
I don't know.
- Mae, we're literally
the only ones here.
- Yeah.
(jaunty upbeat music continues)
- My name is Dorek.
Tonight I'll be your
dancer guide and yours?
- Jesus Christ.
- I'm Jack.
- Jack! Jack Strong, and you?
- Oh, you don't?
- You don't know her?
- [Dorek] No! Tell me.
- I'm Mae.
- Oh, Mae, like the
beautiful month of summer.
What's up?
- Well, we were just talking
about how terrible Jack's
prom experience was.
- No, no, no. We can fix that.
Believe it or not, I
have a special procedure
to help you two.
- Well, Mae has actually
never had a prom.
- (gasps) No! That's not true.
Well, I didn't really
have a prom either,
so tonight we'll
have a grand prom.
(jaunty upbeat music)
(footsteps tapping)
- Can I tell you my concern now?
- What?
- I don't dance.
- Why'd you ask someone to
prom if you don't dance?
- I was 16. I don't know.
- Jack, you literally
just asked me
to prom five minutes ago.
- Yeah.
(lilting upbeat music)
- Whoo-hoo, let' dance!
- He's a little shy.
- Shy? Come on, big guy.
You're never-ending, my friend.
Infinity, I will call
you Jack Infinity.
- Jack Infinity
doesn't how to dance.
- You must introduce
yourself to dance.
Let her take you away.
Come on, Jack Infinity.
Say, "Hi, dance. Take me away."
- Hi, dance. I'm Jack.
- Not to Mae. To dance.
Say it to dance.
- Uh, right. Um, hey,
dance, uh, my name's Jack.
Uh, please take me away.
- Dance sees you, Jack,
and she'll teach you good.
What's up mate?
Oh-oh. Start from here.
A knight in armor.
(lilting upbeat music)
(Mae clapping)
(Jack clapping)
- I think we got him.
- Yeah, you fell into the trap
of the groove, my angel boy.
Now Mae, to ask for his
permission to dance,
extend your hand like so.
(energetic bright upbeat music)
(energetic bright
upbeat music continues)
(Dorek clapping)
(energetic bright
upbeat music continues)
(energetic bright
upbeat music continues)
(cymbals crashing)
(upbeat music)
- (giggles) You're being modest.
- No.
- Look at him blushing.
- All right, whatever.
(Mae laughing)
- You can groove, my friend,
good luck denying facts.
- Did you have a good prom?
- I did.
- Me too! I had the
best birthday ever!
- It's your birthday?
- Happy birthday.
- Thank you!
- sh*t! Diana's!
Dorek, I am so sorry.
We have to go to
dinner with somebody.
- No, no. No, apology necessary.
Thank you so much for
coming to my little club.
- I- I wish I had
money, I'd give you-
- No, no, but we have
the studio's card.
- No, no, no. No
payment necessary.
This time was priceless.
(gentle upbeat music)
- Take it easy, okay, Dorek?
- [Dorek] You too.
(gentle upbeat music)
- I really appreciate
what you did tonight.
- Jack. Come here, come here.
If you can dance, you can live.
Don't let anything ever,
ever stop you from dancing.
Whenever life does not
go your way? You dance!
You dance in the cold.
You dance in the rain.
Dance in the fire,
Jack! You hear me?
- Yeah.
- Dance away, Jack
Infinity, dance away!
(soft upbeat music)
(doorbell ringing)
- I don't hear anything.
She's not home.
- Do you think she forgot?
Maybe she's out getting
ingredients or something.
- Uh, maybe.
We might as well
wait for a while.
(insects chirping)
(traffic rumbling)
(traffic whooshing)
(Mae sighs)
(Jack sighs)
(insects chirping)
- What?
- I'm having a really good time.
- I am too.
- And I think you're
handling this really well.
- You think so?
- You're a natural.
- You know, before you came
into the room yesterday,
Kimmy asked me, "Who are you?"
And I blanked and I panicked.
And I guess I am
still sort of panicking.
- I mean, that's
a loaded question,
and you can answer it in about
a million different ways.
- Yeah, but I couldn't
think of a single one.
And that's what scares me.
I had this dream a
couple months ago,
and it's still so vivid to me.
I was standing outside
of a movie theater
and I was looking at show times,
and I don't know who I was with,
but it was someone
I knew deeply.
You ever have that in a dream?
It's like you don't know
who they are on the outside,
but you kind of know who
they are on the inside.
I knew her so well, but
I didn't recognize her.
And she turns to me,
she looks me in my eyes.
And as I look into hers,
I have this revelation.
She told me something
through her eyes.
(slow pensive music)
And then suddenly I'm
in this big red house
and I see my grandma
sitting on the sofa.
And so I kneel in front of her
and I, I tell her
this revelation I had.
(gentle melancholic music)
I said, "I- I can't do this.
I'm sorry, but I can't do this."
- What did she say?
(gentle melancholic music)
- Nothing.
She cried.
She didn't try to change my
mind or tell me otherwise.
I just, I made her cry.
And you know, I wish I could say
that I- I woke up that night
and, and thought it
was a, a stupid dream,
but I- I lay there that
night thinking the opposite.
(slow poignant music)
I thought that was a sign.
(slow poignant music continues)
- Uh, maybe it is.
As an actor you can use
this as fuel. Right?
Okay, when you can access that,
it's only going to make
your performance better.
That is what's so great
about our art form.
Okay, it's, uh, it's
complex and it's difficult,
but it's whatever
you want it to be.
Okay? Get irritated.
Cry, and get your heart broken.
Hate yourself, hate
your life. Okay?
I promise it will only make you
better at what you're doing.
(slow poignant music)
- How the hell do you do this?
I know you say it's
not for everyone,
but what keeps you afloat?
- I have drowned so many times.
I sink and I feel horrible
and I never wanna
come outside again.
I want to wait until the
spotlight moves on from me,
and I want everybody to know
who I am and not what I've been.
(slow poignant music)
But then I think about my goals
and think about
how far I've come,
from a kid's TV show
to awards season buzz.
And little Mae would
be so mad at me,
so mad, if she knew I even
thought about giving up.
She started this dream and
big Mae has to finish it.
(slow poignant music)
- You're gonna get
nominated tomorrow.
You're gonna win.
And you won't be
able to stop winning.
(slow poignant music)
(slow poignant music continues)
- I'm starting to think
we're at the wrong house.
- We should check the packet.
(paper rustling)
(insects chirping)
(wind whooshing)
(soft slow bright music)
- (clicks tongue)
Wanna play a game?
- Sure.
- Okay, so we assign each other
a dumb word that we
have to say tonight.
- Okay.
- So your word is bozo.
- Okay, well, then,
um, yours is diarrhea.
- Oh God.
(Jack laughs)
- Okay, you're on.
- How about some
wine to start us off?
- Yes, please.
- Sure. Thanks.
- Mm, it's actually
the Mae Garyn Parker
sitting at my dining room table.
(chuckles) Is this real?
- It's nice to see you again.
- Oh, psh, again.
I was hammered
that night, honey.
The, uh, after-party? (laughs)
Remember that? (giggles)
'Cause I don't remember a thing.
(wine sloshing)
Who's this again?
- Uh, Jack Russell.
- Your name is Jack Russell?
That's what it's going to
say in the movie credits
of a movie that I'm producing?
- Yes, ma'am.
(Diana imitates dog
bark and laughs)
- Come on, sit, sit. (chuckles)
Oh, Mae, I really
can't put into words
how much I respect your work.
It's absolutely wondrous.
- Thank you. That
means a lot. (gasps)
- You know what you do that
is so utterly impressive?
And this is going
to sound so generic,
but you absolutely transform.
Acting is the most complex
art form. It really is.
You, you share your body
and your soul with another
being that isn't even there.
It's, hm, you make
it look so easy.
You really do. (chuckles)
- Thank you. (gasps)
- Ooh, "Widow Escapes."
My favorite
performance of yours.
Oof, incredible. (chuckles)
Have you seen it, Jack?
- I have. Yeah, it's amazing.
- Oh, but this is the year.
"Falling in a Dream" is
you at your absolute best.
The nominees come out
tomorrow morning, don't they?
You'll have one in no time.
- Uh, I know that you have one.
- (clicks tongue) That's right.
You saw me fall up the
stairs, didn't you?
- Oh no, that's not, I.
- It's okay. I think
it's hilarious.
(Diana and Jack laugh)
- You do?
- Sweetie, if you're
afraid of falling,
how could you walk or, or dance?
Let me tell you, I
probably embarrassed myself
at that after-party with a
big old award in my hands.
Actually, I know I embarrassed
myself. Right, Mae?
- No, you were fine.
- (sighs) Oh, Lord,
all of this award talk has
gotten me hot. (chuckles)
I could talk about
this stuff all night.
Once I start, I just
can't stop. (giggles)
- Kinda like diarrhea.
(soft slow bright music)
(Diana laughing)
- Funny! Oh, exactly
like diarrhea.
(laughing) You're funny.
- That was good. I can't lie.
- Thank you. (chuckles)
- (exclaims) Isn't it beautiful?
- May I?
- Of course.
(soft slow bright music)
(Jack chuckles)
- Wow, that's heavy.
- [Diana] Eight pounds.
- It's heavier than it looks.
- Huh, that's funny.
Exactly what Calvin
said, remember?
What? E- everyone says that.
- It's, um. It's.
- Anyway, Mae, have you read
the script for this movie yet?
- Uh, I haven't. No.
- Jack?
- Uh, no, I have not.
- I think it's
Victor's best work.
And I know what it's called too.
Do you wanna know?
"Bismere Aghast." (chuckles)
It's, (scoffs) Lord,
let me go and get it.
- Well, I feel like a bozo.
(soft slow bright music)
- To continue show-and-tell,
I bring you Victor
Cross's new project.
- Is, is something,
is something burning?
(alarm beeping)
- [Diana] Oh geez. Can
I get some help in here?
- Christ.
(alarm continues beeping)
(soft slow bright music)
(air rumbling)
(air continues rumbling)
(alarm beeping)
- Okay. How do we feel
about ordering in tonight?
(crowd chattering)
- You good?
- I'm great.
- And she's a
character, isn't she?
Probably had an
interesting prom.
- Definitely.
(soft gentle upbeat music)
Just say it.
- I wasn't supposed to tell you
about doing this
trip with Calvin.
(soft gentle upbeat music)
- It's okay.
It's business. I get it.
- You don't mean that.
- No, I do.
Don't say things I don't mean.
(soft gentle upbeat music)
- What are they doing?
- Great. We're good
then, always genuine.
- Right.
- [Calvin] Pardon me, guys.
Anyone seen a beautiful
lady and a mutt?
Ah, nevermind.
- sh*t.
- I thought that was
you. (imitates dog bark)
Oh, I'm sorry, that was
a little too chihuahua,
not quite Jack
Russell, wasn't it?
Hey, Mae. How we doing?
What, what is that?
Can I try? (scoffs)
What? Oh, you've gotta
change it up, come on.
Same old mango margarita, Mae.
I told you to try the mule gin.
- Calvin, please.
- Am I interrupting something,
'cause I kinda
need to have a chat
with gasoline brother over here.
Alone.
(soft upbeat music)
Thank you, cheers. I miss you.
(Calvin sighs)
How are we doing, mate?
- What do you want?
- Yeah, what's the attitude
for? I'm just checking in, mate.
- Cut the sh*t, mate.
What do you want?
- I'm gonna cut you a deal.
So my mother is the
CFO of New Royal.
- Cool.
- (scoffs) So here's
what I'm gonna offer you.
Drop the role, walk
away, give it to me,
and my family will pay you 100K.
Simple.
- What?
- Just back off.
I mean, think about it.
You'll be set for a long time.
You can think about what you
wanna do with all that money.
It's kind of like
what you Americans
would call a no-brainer.
- You scared I'm gonna get it?
- (laughs) No.
But it's better safe
than sorry though, right?
- I'll pay you to
leave right now.
- (chuckles) With what money?
Your c*m-thumb-movie-theater
cash?
Don't correct me, 'cause
I know I'm not wrong.
You seem a little nervous
about this entire situation.
- The role's mine.
- Oh, this little dog's
got a bite. That's cute.
See, I don't think it is.
And here's why.
Mae and I, we, uh, we had
a pretty good time with it.
(chuckles) It's a bit
strange that Mae and I
were in that exact same bed and.
God, I hope you
changed the sheets,
'cause if you didn't that's,
that's kind of gross.
- You're gross.
- Lemme just say this.
She spilled when she
was with me, mate.
(chuckles) At all times.
Of course, you know all
about her addiction, right?
- Yeah, everybody does.
That came out years ago.
- Years ago?
(chuckles) No, mate,
she's been snorting again.
Oh, what, she, she
didn't tell you?
Ah, surprising.
Yeah, but see
that's what happens
when your fans treat you
like a dancing monkey.
I mean.
- Calvin, you need to leave.
- Oh, of course, you know
about the g*n incident, right?
(soft upbeat music)
(crowd chattering)
- Ugh, it's gonna be
dead. I don't wanna go.
- Well, I'm not going to
your place to pop pills
and drool on your floor-
- Oh, shut up!
Who you trying to
press at the party?
- Nobody.
- Bullshit!
Hi, there!
- Hi. Sorry.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Where are you going?
- Come here.
- What's your name? I'm Nicole.
- I'm Gabi.
- I'm, uh, Georgia.
(crowd chattering)
- [Friend] I just
saw Mae Garyn Parker.
- I did too.
- [Friend] I'm gonna go see
if I can find her again.
- You know about that?
(scoffs) Man, you're way behind.
Do, do you want me to tell you?
- No, I prefer if she told me.
- (chuckles) But see,
that won't happen
because you guys aren't
clicking the way that we were.
There's not nearly enough, um,
help me out here.
What's the, what's the word
I'm looking for? Chemistry.
Okay, story time. (chuckles)
So Mae was at a
party once, right?
And she was with her
friend sitting opposite,
talking to this guy, I- I
don't know, a random guy.
And you know, this guy
tells, oh, what was her name?
I'm sorry, uh, um, I've
forgotten her name.
It doesn't matter.
We'll call her, we'll
call her Clara, right?
This guy, he tells Clara
that he found a g*n
in one of the rooms in the house
and he shows it to her.
And she takes it and
she's examining it,
but Clara, she's,
she's a city girl,
so she's never held a g*n
or anything before, right?
So she drunkenly says,
"Safety is on, right?"
(laughs) And he tells her
not to worry, you know,
says the g*n isn't even loaded.
Meanwhile, keep in mind,
Mae, kind of like us,
is just sitting across
the table, smiling.
And so just thinks,
she's just happy to
see a friend happy.
I think they grew up together.
Mae's nice like that.
So then, not thinking
the g*n's loaded,
(scoffs) she puts the g*n
up to her head like this.
Boom. (scoffs) Blows her head
off right in front of Mae.
(soft upbeat music)
- [Gabi] No! No, don't-
- Do not!
- 180 degree turnaround.
Then she put an imaginary
mic to her mouth.
Every time she gets drunk
she turns into an MC,
and she went, "Everybody
watch me throw up!"
And then it just, (grunts)
I mean, full on fire
hose onto the floor.
- All right, well, I mean
like, if you're gonna do it,
you know, might as well
get a kick out of it.
(Mae laughs)
- Speaking of events, maybe
you can help us out here.
- [Mae] What's up?
- I wanna go to a party tonight,
but Nicole here-
- No!
I think we should go now.
Only if Georgia comes with us.
We'll make an event of it.
- Party?
- [Gabi] You down?
- I don't know.
It's getting kinda late.
- You got somewhere
you gotta be tomorrow?
- (scoffs) Look, I'm sure
you're a nice guy, Jack,
but you're up against the
wrong person for this role.
Stars just didn't align,
or maybe they can.
(soft upbeat music)
(crowd chattering)
Oh, oh, come on. Well,
where are you going?
- You can keep your card, man.
I don't need it.
- Okay, I guess you
won't mind going back
to the Vintage Multi.
W- what did they call it?
"The Best Clown In Town"?
(soft upbeat music)
Let the stars align, Jack.
By Monday.
(soft upbeat music)
(crowd chattering)
- [Nicole] You've got to
come with us, Georgia!
- Please.
- Please!
- Okay, I guess I
can go with you.
- [Both] Yes!
- Your vibe is like so there!
- So there.
- You're gonna have fun!
- Okay, I just have to
go get my friend Jack.
- All right.
- Okay?
- Let's go!
(soft upbeat music)
(crowd chattering)
- Made some friends?
- Where's Jack?
- Well, we chatted for a bit.
He got up and left with someone.
- With who?
- I don't know.
I mean, he's not a great actor,
but he's got to have some common
sense, I'll tell you that.
- He just left?
- (scoffs) Yeah. Oh, and he
said I could have the role.
Something about the movie star
life not being for everyone.
- He said that?
- Oh, and um, I gave him this
card to collect some cash.
He'll be fine. I'll
see you Tuesday.
(crowd chattering)
(soft upbeat music)
(knuckles rapping)
(footsteps tapping)
(door clicks and creaks)
- Rachel?
- (sighs) Hi, I'm so sorry,
I realized how weird this was
the second I
knocked on the door.
- Wait, how did you?
- I saw you at the bar
and you left and I kinda
like followed you out.
I don't know, and I
lost you for a second,
but then I saw you
come into the house,
and I thought I would say hi.
And um, saw that you were
with Mae Garyn Parker.
- Yeah.
(insects chirping)
- I am so stupid. I,
you're probably so busy.
Um, do you have, uh,
plans tomorrow, or?
I can come back.
- No, no, no, no.
It's, it's okay.
Um, come on in.
I just have a quick
phone call to make.
- Okay.
(soft upbeat music)
- [Friend] All right. Walking.
Mm!
- Okay, all right, all right.
I'm gonna redeem this sticker.
- Yes, it's up to you, my f.
- (gasps) Okay.
- Hey! Shh, st!
(soft gentle upbeat music)
Why are you not by my side
Maybe I should settle it all
Find a way to love you, baby
I just loved you, I
just can't explain
- You want a drink?
- [Mae] Please.
You are my vibe
I shouldn't have left you
- Hi, uh, I saw you
from over there,
and uh, I just wanted
to introduce myself.
I- I'm Brent.
- I'm, uh, I'm Georgia.
- Georgia, right?
Like, like Georgia?
- What?
- Wait, what?
Like, like Georgia?
- [Mae] Right.
- Yeah.
Well, okay, that's, that's fine.
Uh, yeah.
- Cool.
Shouldn't have
left and now we go
- This place is super
nice. (chuckles)
- Thanks. (sighs) Yeah,
it's, um, not mine.
- Oh. Your parents'?
- It's, um, Victor Cross's.
- You serious? You're
working with Victor Cross?
(Jack scoffs)
- I'm gonna make this call now.
- Well, I always knew that
you were gonna make it.
- Sorry, what'd you say?
- Um, I just thought you were
always gonna make it in
Hollywood. (chuckles)
(soft melancholic music)
- You still wanna
go to vet school?
- Yeah, that's a plan.
I just kinda gotta
get the funding.
- Yeah, that's, that's good.
I'm glad you're still,
still wanting to do that.
(soft melancholic music)
- You good?
- You ever think
about giving up?
(soft melancholic music)
- All the time. (chuckles)
- [Jack] Really?
- Mm-hmm.
Have you ever thought
about punching someone?
- Yeah, definitely.
- Well, did you do it?
- No.
- [Rachel And you
know now it's better
that you didn't
punch that person,
even though you were
thinking about it.
- Yeah.
- Hm.
Ah, yeah, I think
about, about quitting,
but I know that if I did,
it would be a mistake.
(soft poignant music)
I mean, you can't just punch
your dreams in the face, Jack.
Right? (laughs) I mean,
you have this legacy.
- This legacy doesn't
mean anything,
and it doesn't
make it any easier.
And, and it shouldn't.
I- I wanna do this
'cause people believe in me,
not because my grandma
did it before me.
- You're writing your own story.
Right, I mean, my mom is
a full-on veterinarian
and literally will not
help me become one.
She wrote her story.
I gotta write mine.
What is up?
- I just can't do it.
- Okay, well, do you
expect me to believe that
when we're sitting in
Victor Cross's house?
- It doesn't mean anything.
- But it does.
(chuckles) Oh my God,
you gotta give yourself
more credit, Jack.
You are, (scoffs) you
are already flying.
- Yeah.
(gentle upbeat music)
I remember flying but you
(vocalist singing faintly)
- You having fun?
- Uh, trying to.
- Throw that back.
So when are we gonna address
the elephant in the room?
- What?
- Don't make this difficult.
- I- I have no idea what
you're talking about.
- Georgia, come on.
It's sitting on us.
I'm suffocating here.
- Nicole, I- I- I really,
I don't know what
you're talking about.
- All right, here
comes Samson Nicole.
Hey, everybody, listen up!
Stop the music.
- [Nicole And Gabi]
Stop the music.
- Come here. Gather
around, gather around.
We have a special guest
with us here tonight.
Who remembers "Lucky Lucy"?
- [Crowd] Yeah!
- All right. All right.
The girl who shaped most
of our childhoods is here.
She said those four words
that have ringed in our heads,
and will continue to ring
in our children's heads.
Let's give it up for
Mae Garyn Parker!
(crowd cheering)
(Nicole laughing)
- I knew it.
Nobody's named Georgia.
Georgia's a state.
(slow suspenseful music)
- Is she gonna do the
Lucky Lucy bit or what?
- I should go.
- No! Come on, do it!
- Come on, say it!
- Say the thing!
- [Party Goer] Yeah, do
the thing, do the thing!
- Do the thing!
- Do it now!
- Yeah!
- Do it!
(crowd laughs)
- Do the thing!
- Do the thing!
Do the thing!
- [Nicole] Listen
to them. Do it!
- Do the thing!
- I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna go.
- Do the thing!
- If you embarrass me right now,
we're gonna have
a problem, do it!
- [Crowd] Do the
thing! Do the thing!
Do the thing!
- Be careful everybody,
she's gonna have
another meltdown!
- [Crowd] (laughs)
I am the fabric!
I am the stitching!
I am the seamstress!
- Oh my God, shut up!
Do you wanna know
where Ducky Goose is?
She's dead! And so is Lucy!
Okay, I am a person! Okay?
I have had my heart broken.
I have been scared.
I have fallen down!
I am, I am you!
But no matter how many of
you I surround myself with,
I will always be alone.
Okay, and you shine
your lights in my face,
so I can only see
shadows of people
who keep telling me to
repeat the same line
that I didn't even write!
God, one line that
I can't escape from!
I am 25 years old and I am
still trying to grow up.
And none of you have any idea
what it's like to
live your dream
and to wish it was just that!
A dream.
My name is Mae and I'm a person,
and you all know that.
And you still sit here
and you choose to
treat me like a puppet.
And I'm done.
(gentle pensive music)
Not the party trick
you were expecting.
(crowd jeering)
- [Party Goer] Bummer.
- (sighs) Who needs a shot?
- [Party Goer] Yeah. (laughs)
- Shots.
- Shots.
(gentle pensive music)
(gentle pensive music continues)
(gentle poignant music)
(gentle pensive music)
(melancholic music)
(melancholic music continues)
- Can I have your autograph?
- You're serious?
- Yeah, I have a pen.
(Jack laughs)
(Jack chuckles)
- [Jack] It's so dumb.
(Jack chuckles)
- Oh my God!
I cannot wait to brag
to everybody when you're
on the big screen.
I'm gonna be like, "I went to
prom with that guy!" (laughs)
That baton idea
was so clever too.
- Then why'd you leave?
- Why did I leave? You left!
We were getting out of the car,
and something happened with
my shoe, it came undone,
and I had to stop and fix it,
and you just kept going,
and I was calling after you
and everything and you
just never stopped.
- I didn't hear
you. Oh! (chuckles)
So you want, you wanted to?
- To dance with you? Yeah!
But you were kind of invested
in the chocolate fountain, so.
- You were really
invested in your friends.
- Wow. Probably should have
said something to each other.
- We could have danced.
- I know we could have.
(Jack chuckles)
Well.
(paper rustles)
I'm gonna get outta your hair.
(Jack sighs)
Proud of you.
- [Jack] I'm proud of you too.
- Hm!
Oh, and um, my first
patient was a Jack Russell.
I know.
Bye!
- Bye.
(paper rustles)
(Mae sighs)
- [Driver] Do you mind if I
got a quick photo with you?
- I will spike your
phone into the ground.
Jack, where the hell did you go?
Why did you leave?
- [Jack] "Victor.
I never thought you could
beat 'Falling in a Dream,'
but you did it with
'Bismere Aghast.'
Charles and Minnie Bismere are
an incredibly dynamic couple,
casting them will
be a challenge.
When I read it, I automatically
think of Mae for Minnie,
however, casting
Charles will be tricky."
- Jack!
- "Simon is a
fascinating villain.
He's the jester of the story.
Tricky, deviant and smart.
His goal of trying to
split Minnie from Charles
for his own benefit
is devastating.
Simon uses his wit to
trick Charles into thinking
that she's not in love with him,
and that is powerful.
It really k*lled me when
Simon tempted Charles
to leave his life behind
and move away for money.
Casting is gonna be
everything for this movie.
You're really gonna have
to make sure your cast
really takes his film
beyond the page."
Interesting.
- Why did you take that?
- Beyond the page?
You want me to spell
it out for you?
- Please!
- This isn't real! None
of this is happening.
I- I'm, I'm living
this. We're living this!
You're Minnie, I'm Charles.
Calvin isn't even
fighting for my role,
he's just playing Simon.
- So what, Victor's
just testing you?
- [Jack] Exactly
- What?
- Oh, do you just
expect me to believe
that you're the only one
that got left out of
this little scheme?
- I was left out of
this little scheme.
- How do you expect
me to believe you?
(gentle suspenseful music)
(Mae gasps)
- Oh, you really took his card.
- I mean, (sighs) yeah.
- Jack!
- I need the money, Mae!
- When has this ever
been about money?
- And he told me all this stuff
that you two talked about,
and he just made me realize
we're not on the same
level you two were,
or I don't know.
I don't know.
- You're gonna give up?
- I thought you left, Mae!
- I thought you left.
(gentle suspenseful music)
You know, he's right.
Our relationship is
not on the same level
as mine and Calvin's,
because I really,
really like you.
- I can't tell if you're
being genuine, Mae.
- Of course I'm being genuine.
Jack, you're, you're
the only person
that makes me feel like
a regular human being.
The only one.
And that seems like some
weird, bare-minimum thing.
Does that make sense?
- Oh good, because I
really like you too, Mae.
I think it was the moment
you sat next to me,
despite me almost
throwing up, I was in.
(Mae giggles)
(gentle wistful music)
What happened tonight?
Are you okay?
- No, I'm fine.
Uh, I went to a party and
they, they tried to get me
to do the "Lucky Lucy" line.
- Did you do it?
- No. Not anymore.
- Good.
(both chuckle)
(gentle wistful music)
- Jack, you know the,
the meltdown I had?
- Yeah.
- Uh, I was
rehearsing for a scene
that got cut out of the movie.
Wasn't me.
- Why don't you
tell people that?
- Nobody listens.
I told you this business
is not for everybody.
But only the people that
matter know the truth.
(gentle pensive music)
I'm gonna go shower so I
don't look like a wreck.
(phone buzzing)
Hello? Oh my God!
- [Sarah] Mae, how could
you have forgotten?
This is the biggest
moment of your life.
We need to be realistic here.
If you're not nominated, we
have to do a full reevaluation
of your team and
we're firing David,
I've told you a million times.
He is the worst
publicist in the world.
- Yeah, how about we
just cross that bridge
when we get there,
or if we get there.
- [Sarah] Okay, okay.
They're calling lead
actress right now.
Good luck!
- All right. Thanks, Sarah.
(phone line beeping)
- [Announcer] This
past year, we had
so many amazing performances
from leading women.
And if it were up to me, I'd
give all of them an award,
but we can only nominate
five, so with that said,
here are the nominees for
Most Outstanding Performance
by an Actress in a Leading Role.
Bethany Atkins for
"The Crying Trees."
(screen whooshes)
Celia Chen for "Now is Now."
(screen whooshes)
Tiffany Jansen for
"Treading Again."
(screen whooshes)
Kira Lee for "Tale of the Fox."
(screen whooshes)
And Mae Garyn Parker for
"Falling in a Dream."
Congratulations to our nominees.
(Mae gasps)
- You did it.
You did it! You're nominated!
- Oh my God.
(Jack chuckles)
Oh my.
- I'm gonna take
that picture now.
- Right now?
- Yeah!
(Mae chuckles)
The moment Mae Garyn
Parker was nominated.
(Jack imitates camera
shutter clicking)
- Not a mental picture.
That is so corny.
(gentle wistful music)
(gentle wistful music continues)
I still need to take a shower.
- Oh, go on.
(both chuckle)
(gentle wistful music)
(Jack sighs)
(gentle wistful music continues)
(gentle suspenseful music)
(gentle apprehensive music)
(no audio)
(insects chirping)
(footsteps crunching)
(traffic droning)
(tea sloshing)
- Hun, please.
- Sorry.
- You did just get
your first nomination.
Why do you look like you
just saw a puppy die?
- I'm happy. I just need
to sleep in my own bed.
- How was your weekend?
- Yeah.
- Everything went smooth?
Good times? Make a friend?
- Yeah.
- (sighs) Tell me what's wrong.
- I just, uh, I didn't
get much sleep last night.
(door rattles and squeaks)
(door thuds)
- He here yet?
- No.
- (sighs) Quit biting your
nails, man. It's disgusting.
- I'll bite whatever I want.
- We're in a mood today.
- We got six nominations, Mae.
Where's your energy?
- It's coming.
- What does that mean?
(Victor sighs)
Everything go well
over the weekend?
- Best weekend of my life.
- Great.
You know it's what you
say, not how you say it.
So as long as you tell
me what I wanna hear,
it can be in Japanese,
for all I care.
- Anyone want some tea
or something? (chuckles)
- I'll take some tea.
(door clicks)
- Here I am. Let's get
this sh*t over with.
- Is that how this is gonna go?
- I don't wanna hear
a thing from you!
First of all, how batshit
insane are all of you?
Was the goal to just t*rture
me as hard as you could?
And two, why are we impressed
with Mae's objective?
You really think
she wouldn't be able
to make me fall for her?
Really?
And Mae?
How absolutely nutty
do you have to be
to do that to someone who
genuinely cared about you?
Didn't you say that
I was the only one
who made you feel like
an actual normal person?
Was that real or was that a lie?
Got it. Got it.
Okay, so I was 100% played.
I don't even know you, Mae!
Everything we did
was a lie. All of it.
How can you sit there
and not feel anything?
You weren't genuine.
- Don't say that.
- What? Genuine?
- I hate that word.
- Oh, that's a
scary thing to hear.
Genuine isn't supposed
to be a scary word.
- This is more complicated
than being genuine
or not genuine.
- [Jack] Is it?
- What do you want?
Okay, when we leave this
room in the regular world?
No movie, no chemistry
test. What do you want?
- Why are you asking me that?
I'm blowing the biggest role
I've ever been offered for you.
So that's my answer,
that's my answer. You.
- Well, I don't know
what to tell you.
- Did you and Calvin
actually spend time together?
He told me a story how your
best friend k*lled herself
because someone told
her the safety was on.
Was that real?
- We, we talked about it, yeah.
- So you did spend
the weekend together.
- It was only a night.
- (sighs) Oh! Oh!
- He didn't even
tell the story right.
- What does that mean?
- It was, it was me.
I told her the safety was on.
(Mae scoffs)
- That makes sense.
No, no, no, no, no,
of course you told her
the safety was on-
- Stop!
- Because that's what you do.
- Stop!
- You mess things up
and you mess people up,
and you quite literally
mess with people's heads.
Well? You're a k*ller.
(chair creaks)
And congrats on the nomination.
Yeah. (claps)
Must be nice having your
bullshitting commended.
(hands thud)
(door squeaks)
- Jack!
Who are you?
- I'm your f*cking lead.
(door creaks)
(door thuds)
(hand bangs)
(Jack sighs)
(Jack whispering)
(water sloshing)
(Jack panting)
(Jack inhales sharply)
(Jack exhales deeply)
(Jack panting)
Jesus Christ.
(Mae sniffles)
(Victor sighs)
- Kimmy.
- Yeah?
- That's all for today.
(sighs) Good work today, Mae.
- You can't just treat us like
we're an experiment, Victor.
(Victor scoffs)
- Every choice you
made was your own.
(door squeaking)
(door thuds)
(Mae sniffles)
(door clicks)
(door thuds)
I see a lot of your
grandmother in you.
Jack.
- [Jack] Yes, sir?
- You understand there is no art
without a little bit
of t*rture, right?
- I do know.
- expl*si*n like that?
(chuckles) That takes a
strong chemical reaction.
(sighs) I'll see
you two tomorrow.
(door clicks)
(Jack sighing)
(air whooshing)
(clothing trolley rattling)
(air whooshing)
(clothing trolley rattling)
- No kidding. I
never saw it, man.
I didn't even know it
came out, to be honest.
I did like the first one.
So saying that, I'll
have to give it a watch.
And wait, wait.
Jack.
How you doing, man?
- I'm, I'm doing good,
man. How about you?
- Yes, I'm doing good,
man. It's good to see you.
Like I'm excited to see
what you bring to set.
- Thank you. Yeah,
dude, you got me.
Your mom isn't the
CFO of New Royal,
is she?
- Oh! No. (laughs)
You know, man, you know,
she's, she's actually
a yoga instructor
and she did raise me
to be a decent human being.
No, I'm not, like,
a complete tool.
(snorts) You know,
Victor, he's got a,
he's got a strange casting
method, doesn't he?
- Yeah, that's putting
it lightly. (chuckles)
- (chuckles) Are,
are you okay though?
'Cause like, it sounded
kinda loud in there.
- Yeah, I'm good. Yeah,
everything's good.
- All right, perfect, man.
I mean, just look around,
look where we are.
Like this is, this
is your life now.
You, you deserve this.
See you on set, man.
Oh, and, and Jack, you know,
I do watch
black-and-white movies.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, of course, man.
Ruby Russell was a legend.
I'm just, I'm honored to be
a small part of your legacy.
All the best, man.
(Jack sighs)
(soft slow upbeat music)
(gentle wistful music)
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(gentle wistful music continues)
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- [Ruby] Something inspiring.
I'm sure I'm
running out of time,
so I'll stop before I
say something silly.
Thank you.
(audience applauding)
Actually, I will say
something rather silly.
If you want to wow the world,
do whatever you can to
knock them on their feet.
(poignant music)
Push them over, if you have to.
(audience applauding)
Goodbye.
(gentle triumphant music)
(gentle triumphant
music continues)
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music continues)
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music continues)
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music continues)
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music continues)
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