Thirst Trap (2024) Movie Script

Ahh. Los Angeles.
This place is a magical,
fucked up, plastic dream factory;
Where if you lose 10 pounds
and kill the old dumb bitch
you used to be,
you might actually get somewhere.
You know, it's really easier
than you think.
Reinventing yourself.
I mean, all you have to do is, what?
Change your hair
from a shade of mousy brown or something
a little more interesting...
I suggest shade of platinum, bleach blond.
Then something happens.
Truly.
The world is your oyster.
At least online, it is.
Hi, Sydney.
I'm so glad you called.
Riley Ann! I'm sorry.
They went in a different direction
for the project.
I'll give you a call next year.
Hopefully I can find you
another big audition.
I really needed that part.
That's Hollywood for you.
Projects fall through like, all the time.
You have to be okay with that.
Oh, I got to go.
My next appointment's here.
Bye!
There's a lot of things in this town
that you just have to be okay with.
A few more never hurt anyone.
Welcome to your guided meditation.
Let's start by breathing in.
And now, release.
Let's begin our morning affirmations.
I am bold.
I am bold.
I am unique.
I am unique.
I am beautiful.
I am something else.
I can't deal with food right now.
Not during pilot season.
Now what?
Fuck. Howard!
Give me a break.
It's not even the first yet.
Welcome to Riley Ann's world.
Everything has to look just right here.
Perfect.
This is my room - also known as the set.
I've always preferred living in a dream
over the bullshit that we call
reality.
Here's what I've learned
from my years of catering to the male gaze
and making money off my looks.
My followers want me to appear happy
all the time,
to have no baggage,
and to wake up wanting to fuck 24/7.
It's some kind of Madonna/Whore complex
that we don't really have time to get into
Not when rent is due.
Mmhmm.
What?
I don't make the rules.
I just follow them.
Lights, camera, action, baby.
I'll admit,
camming does
take my focus away from acting, but
it makes me feel like I have some control.
And that is an amazing feeling.
Finally being in control.
Especially because my acting career hasn't
exactly panned out as I hoped it would.
Hi, guys.
I'm sorry, dude.
It's not safe for me to meet people IRL.
But we can still have
fun online, can't we?
Mmhmm.
That's a very good pay pig.
Mm hmm. Oh.
Thank you.
Alright.
I promise I'll log on later, okay?
Don't be upset.
I'm very busy.
Talk to you later, lovers. Bye.
I know what you're thinking.
Just another Hollywood actress
getting by on her looks.
Maybe you're thinking,
she should get a real job.
Why would I?
So I can be like everyone else?
Plus, I never actually make enough money
to support my drug and delivery habit
or pay my rent at the same time. So
fuck off.
And let's get something straight.
Sex work is hard work.
Playing a part mostly for men.
Literally all the time.
You kind of forget who you are sometimes.
You and everyone else, buddy.
Oh!! Sorry.
You startled me.
I didn't mean to freak out, sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm almost done here.
You can - you can take over.
Thanks.
I'm Andrew.
I live on the second floor.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Are you new in the building?
I don't think I've ever had the pleasure
of scaring you to death before.
No, not really.
I'm Riley Ann.
You have such a familiar face.
Are you the big Hollywood actress type?
Yeah.
Living in the valley.
Well, hopefully
I'll see you again soon.
Hi. It's so nice to finally meet you guys.
Riley Ann!
How tall are you?
I'm five-eight.
I see you have extensive acting
training on your rsum.
You are very beautiful, but
we envisioned someone more...
Jackie, less Marilyn.
I understand.
Can I at least do
the monologue that I prepared?
Not today.
I don't want to waste your time.
You understand, right?
Bye now.
Have a great day!
I under
I understand.
That's just something you say.
I understand.
The reality is,
I don't actually understand.
I'm never thin enough.
Even though I'm a size two.
Fuck!
Never pretty enough.
Even though I look like Jean
fucking Harlow.
Guess I'm not eating today.
These clowns wouldn't know talent
if it hit them in the fucking face.
Hello?
Have you been fucking my husband,
you fucking bitch?!
Customer service survey.
These asshole casting people suck.
I mean, they hide behind the term
constructive feedback when really,
they're just taking their power trips out
on young women's insecurities.
Oh, the directors are even worse.
They always come on to you like a fucking
dog in heat.
I always feel disposable in this town.
And even if you fuck them,
they don't give you the part.
Thank God I have my adoring fans.
Hi, guys.
Guys, I'm having a really shitty day.
I just had an audition,
and it went terribly.
I can't have one bad day.
I guess I can't talk about my problems
without losing all my followers.
I know you guys love a good thirst trap.
You are a fucking sex symbol, Riley Ann.
And you have the best goddamn tits
in this town.
Who the fuck are they?
Who the fuck are they?
Hello?
Hello?
This isn't funny. Who is this?
I'm going to rape
you and kill you, Riley Ann.
I'd love to see your whore face cry.
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
Thank God someone loves me.
Dear Riley Ann; I'm writing to you
from prison.
Oh, my goodness.
I'm your biggest fan. Wow.
I love you, Riley Ann.
Thank you.
It means so much to me. Thank you.
Riley. Hey.
Oh, hey, Andrew.
Oh, What the heck, is it your birthday?
Oh, no, I um, I have a lot of fans.
Apparently so.
Yeah. Here,
I'm actually live streaming right
now. Say hi to Andrew, everyone.
No, no, no, no. Not for me.
Not for me.
No, Andrew's not my boyfriend.
Hey, look, I see you're really busy.
I'm just going to get back to my book
and enjoy your fans.
Thanks.
Hey, Andrew.
Yeah?
What's going on?
It's - it's probably fine.
I just,
I've been really freaked out lately,
so if you could just make sure
there's no one in there.
Thank you.
All clear.
Thank you.
Damn, this place is nice.
Thank you.
What's with all the lights?
Oh, I...
I stream.
Ohhhh.
You're a cam girl.
Yeah.
Well, the laundry room
makes so much more sense now.
Yeah, I don't really like to announce it
to the world.
I'm really more of an actress.
So this is where you stream?
Yep.
Right here.
Yep.
So this is where you get naked.
Thank you so much for your help.
I really, really appreciate it.
Have a great day.
Okay, Riley,
if you need anything, you know where I am.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Los Angeles Police Department.
How can I help you?
Hi, officer.
This is an emergency.
I think someone's been in my apartment,
and I've been getting really disturbing
phone calls and texts, so I don't
really know what to do, but I need help.
Can you
tell me when that started happening?
About a week ago.
What is your name?
Riley.
Riley Ann Knowles.
Have you been hurt?
No, but I'm getting harassed,
and I'm really scared.
Unfortunately,
there's nothing I can really do
unless an actual crime has been committed.
You're saying I have to get hurt
before you guys will take this seriously?
Look, ma'am.
Just go about your business as normal.
These things
have a way of working themselves out.
No, they don't.
I'm going to get hurt.
Ma'am, I'm going to need you to calm down.
Oh, my God.
What's everyone doing tonight?
I'm bored.
Pay attention to me.
Okay.
I'm going to bed.
Seems like no one's
in a very giving mood tonight.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Hello?
Hi.
This is customer service speaking.
Yeah, um,
I need to report fraudulent charges.
Oh, okay.
My bank accounts been totally drained.
My credit cards are charged up.
It wasn't me.
I don't know what to do.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
We'll look into this, but please be aware
that this may take up to 30 days.
No, I can't - I can't wait a month,
I need my money.
I need to use my credit cards
and have money in my bank account.
I-
Fucking cunt.
Meoww.
Okay,
I can do this.
I can do this.
I am bold.
I am unique.
I am a sex God!
I'm so sorry about that, everyone.
Technical difficulties.
Welcome back to my live stream.
This is where you get to see me
on my absolute worst behavior.
Or is it my best behavior?
You decide.
Do you guys want to see me get naked?
Then you better tip me like you mean it.
Thank you so much.
You guys have been so sweet.
I mean, look at me.
I'm spoiled.
And thank you again for these.
Although, can I just say, you make it hard
to keep my girly figure for all of you
when you constantly send me chocolate.
All right, everyone, do a shot with me.
Are you ready? Yeah. You know how it is.
Woo!
Mmm.
All right, one more.
My dearest Riley Ann,
I love watching you
and having you in sight.
Yours.
Who's it from?
Announce yourself
so I can say thank you, honey.
My goodness.
Everyone, thank you so much.
This has been so fun.
I know I've been
having a bit of a rough time,
but you all have made me feel so special.
Thank you for the gifts
and the kind words.
I really appreciate you guys.
I don't know what I would do
without all of you
What the fuck?
I'm sorry.
You are telling me that you received
a box full of semen?
Yes! And that has to be some kind of
bio hazard or something.
Ma'am, the most you can do is document
the harassment.
Make sure and take
plenty of pictures, okay?
I'm already doing that.
There has to be something else
that I can do.
Well, you could install
some security cameras for one.
A better chance of getting a restraining
order is if you have
actual evidence.
Thanks...
Hello.
Riley Ann.
Why do you hurt yourself so much
when you have so many fans that love you?
Who is this?
Leave me the fuck alone.
It's your biggest fan, Riley Ann.
I do hope I get to meet you one day.
I don't think you liked my gift very much,
did you?
Please stop.
You're making me very uncomfortable.
I'm not going to stop
until I get to meet you.
I'm never going to meet you.
How do you know you haven't already?
Don't make me call the fucking cops.
The cops don't help sex worker sluts,
Riley Ann.
You know that already.
They haven't been very helpful, have they?
Where the fuck is my money?
I don't have any today.
What do you mean, there's no money?
There was no one on the street last night.
Bitch, get on the fucking street
and make my goddamn money.
Look, I got someone lined up for tonight.
It's going to be fine.
I'll get it to you tomorrow.
No, they need to be lined up today
and get my money today.
Bitch, where do you think you're going?
What the fuck you got on there?
Keep looking at this shit.
That's mine!
You think you're holding out on me?
Bitch, give me it back.
Bitch, give me my fucking money!
Bitch, where the fuck is my money?
You think this is a joke?
Riley Ann,
you've been my patient for a year
and a half now,
and I have never heard you this upset.
What happened this week?
The internet's making my life hell.
You know, I'm supposed to want this, like,
all of the attention
from the men and all the fans.
I'm supposed to want this.
It's supposed to be exciting,
but it fucking sucks.
I wish I could just disconnect it
completely.
Like, I want to turn my phone off.
Why can't you?
The money.
And, I don't know, I'm
starting to think that I need
the validation.
But it's been very overwhelming lately,
and people are going way too far.
This sick fuck
has been sending me really weird gifts.
Have you contacted the police?
Yeah. They did nothing.
Okay.
We haven't talked about acting at all,
have you had any auditions?
No, I haven't been landing any auditions
lately.
I don't know why.
I just hit a wall.
I don't know if I can keep going.
Do you like camming?
I used to.
It used to be really fun, but,
I don't know.
Lately it's felt unsafe.
Dangerous.
You know, I never knew a stranger behind
a screen could hurt me this badly.
I really worry about your safety,
Riley Ann.
Normally, I'd say you're overreacting,
but this time I think you're right.
I'm really scared.
Well, I'm here
if you need me.
Keep trying the police.
And don't forget to document everything,
okay? You can always contact me.
Okay.
Bye.
Hello?
Who is this?
This isn't funny.
I don't remember saying
it was supposed to be funny, you stupid
fucking slut.
Please stop.
You are going too far.
Riley Ann?
Marisa. Hi.
I'm sorry.
I thought you were this fucking psycho
stalker
freak who's been blowing up my phone.
Oh my God, what?
The fuck is wrong with people?
I - I just wanted to let you know
that I'm in town
for a few days, and I could actually
really use a place to crash.
The guy I was supposed to say with, we
we kind of got in a fight.
Yeah, of course. I mean, look,
that's why I bought those couches
so all my hot friends can stay.
Thanks, Riley Ann.
I hope you're okay.
I know it's been a while.
Yeah, it's been a few years, right?
Well, look, I could honestly use the
company, so timing's great.
I can't wait to see you.
I'll text you my address.
This place is amazing.
Oh, it's so good to see you.
You look so good!
Thank you, so do you.
I don't feel good,
but I'm glad you're here.
Here, put your stuff down.
Thank you for taking me in.
And during my whole situation, it's
just been such a nightmare.
Please know
you can always call me for help.
I'm glad you did.
Thank you.
So, what's been going on?
Men.
Ha, men.
Mmm, so
tell me, how's your acting going?
It's not really going.
The anxiety around
this whole psycho stalker
is really fucking my life up.
You know, I'm not sleeping.
I know I look like shit.
Oh, babe, no, you don't.
You don't look like shit.
But, what is this whole stalker thing?
You can't let those
web cam weirdos freak you out like this.
You know,
I've tried the whole web cam thing, but
I don't like the whole thing
of feeling on
all the time.
I couldn't do it.
Yeah, the fans,
they really want a piece of you.
I don't know.
I just -
I kind of prefer dancing at the club.
It's a little more
intimate.
With real people, you know.
The whole web cam thing just kind of
feels a little frigid and cold.
It can be,
but I like working from home, you know?
And I like not having someone else
running my schedule.
There's no micromanaging, pimp boss.
It's just me.
That's true.
And to be honest, I do not like giving men
a cut for my hard work.
That part.
Yeah.
I mean, the club definitely
does take quite a hefty cut, and I guess
the guys can be kind of aggressive
sometimes, you know, like,
especially in the private rooms.
You wouldn't believe how many times
these guys, like, actually like
try to choke you.
It's kind of terrifying, actually.
Oh, my God.
I would not be able to handle that.
That doesn't sit well with me.
I mean, physically being there?
But you know what
at least I get to leave work at work.
And I don't bring it home with me.
I don't
know, don't you feel like they're
watching, or something?
I don't know. It just doesn't
the whole thing is not very like,
work-life balance.
I don't really have balance.
That's true.
Obviously, bitch, I know.
Oh, but I don't know.
It could be fun.
Do you want to try?
If you want to make some money
while you're here.
I know you're in a tough situation.
I am.
Just a little.
Little something.
You know what?
Fuck it.
Money's money. Money's money -
money is money!
All right, let's do it.
Okay, so here's my site.
Okay.
What do you think?
I've only done this once.
Okay.
You're definitely going to have to show me
how to do this
I'll walk you through it, it's no problem.
I'll walk you through it.
So this is where I hit live
when I'm ready to go on.
Like you can see yourself here.
Chat room will open.
People will ask for us to do things.
And you can say,
you know, at this amount of money,
I will take my top off or we'll kiss
or something if you're comfortable with.
Oh yeah we will.
Mm, oh yeah.
All right, girl, let's do it.
Let's make some money!
Let's make some money.
Hello-Hi guys.
I'm so excited to welcome...
Cleo.
Cleo! Welcome Cleo.
You boys are in for real special
show tonight.
Yes. Very, very special.
You know how it goes here.
Just let us know what you want to see.
And, of course, tip us like you mean it.
Oh, I'm seeing some comments.
I'm seeing some cash money honey.
This guy says he really loves
the both of us.
Aw, you love us?
How much do you love us?
How much do you love us - show us.
Prove it.
In the tips. In the tips.
All right, thank you everyone showing up.
I'm seeing some tips generating.
Wooo! Here we go.
You guys better tip us
big bucks if you wanna see us kiss.
I don't think you guys want it bad enough.
Oh, I think they want it.
Better take us to private chat
if you wanna see more.
Oooo.
Looks like we have a bite.
Hello there.
Thank you for taking us private.
Let us know what you want to see.
Oh, he says take each other's clothes off.
Lucky me.
Good.
I'll give you guys $1,000 to...
Fuck her, and
kill her?
Sorry.
What a creep.
Yeah, I think it was
that stalker guy that I told you about.
Why don't you just block him?
I have already.
I...
I have a really bad feeling about this.
Look, obviously you're upset right now.
Why don't we just relax
and drink some more wine.
Maybe go to bed early for once.
It's totally fine.
Don't worry about him.
Yeah, okay.
It's going to be okay.
Yeah. Sleep...
Mmhmm.
Thank you.
Hey, guys.
The past couple of weeks,
I have been receiving some very disturbing
phone calls and texts.
And yesterday
somebody recorded me without my consent,
which is a illegal.
And whoever's been doing this
needs to stop.
Please, if you can still support
my content, buy my work,
everything has been
very overwhelming lately.
I need to get away and just get some me
time.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I don't know when I'll be back.
Welcome to your guided meditation.
Let's start by breathing in.
Why are you doing this?
You keep sharing yourself
with everyone like a slut.
I need you to stop doing that, Riley Ann.
Are you going to kill me?
You know the answer to that, Riley.
I'm going to kill you
in front of all your fans.
You'll go out in a blaze of glory,
fitting for an internet
whore like yourself.
I don't even know you.
Yes, you do.
Think,
Righly Ann, think!
Who brings you all of your presents?
All those packages,
all those love letters?
I don't know,
a lot of people send me things.
Please stop!
I wear a really smart brown uniforn.
Think!
The fucking delivery driver.
Are you fucking kidding me?!
Oh, God.
Nooo!
Oh, no, no, no.
No, no.
I love you.
Love me?
You don't even fucking know me!
I'll take this stuff out to your car.
I moved to Hollywood
when I was very young.
And I don't really know
what I was looking for
back then among all the Hollywood stars,
but I definitely know that
anything that has come my way since then
has been a
fucking mirage.
This place used to be so full of magic
and possibility,
and now it just reminds me of pain.
I'm too pretty to die.