Young Blondes, Stalked and Murdered (2024) Movie Script
[mumbles]
And I told her no way
I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Like, not on her life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Not on her life.
[clears throat]
[exhales]
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Like, not on her life.
What the fuck?
Marissa, is that you?
[camera clicking]
PHOTOGRAPHER: So do you
have any auditions or work coming up?
Yes, a few things.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Like what?
Put your hand up to
your chin for me, please.
OK.
I have a short film coming up.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Oh, very exciting.
Hold still.
There's also this other
job, but it has nudity.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mm.
Are you going to take it?
Probably not.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Well,
make sure to look out for yourself.
There's crazy people going around.
[horror music]
MAN: I don't know about this girl.
The day before yesterday, she
was the only one of three girls
to survive an accident.
I think she's here looking for
something, like compliments or...
[muffled speech]
You never know what she's thinking.
WOMAN: Stacy, I don't
mean to be insensitive,
but this is completely inappropriate.
I know.
I'm sorry.
Have you done this before in an interview?
No, never.
It's just, If I don't get this, then I
have to go to a different agency,
and if I have to go to a different agency,
I might not get that,
and I won't get auditions,
and if I don't get auditions
then I won't be able to work.
I deserve to work.
I deserve to get auditions
because I'm good.
I think it's best if you
looked into another agency.
Can we reschedule?
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Nuh-uh.
Not in this life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Nuh-uh.
Not in this life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Mm-mm.
Not in this life.
[beeping]
It's me, Anna.
Hi.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
Just...
Oh, right, right.
Oh, well, how have you been?
Anything new going on?
Yeah, I've been really busy.
Oh, yeah.
Same.
Same.
Oh, I just worked on
this project with Isaac.
You remember Isaac?
You know Isaac, right?
STACY: Isaac, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
There's this wrap party tonight.
I'm heading to Malibu
for the weekend, though.
I just... I had to get out.
STACY: That sounds nice.
Yeah.
[laughs]
Oh, well, we should link up sometime.
WOMAN: Hi, Stacy?
Hi.
Yes.
WOMAN: Hi, Stacy Lowe.
That's a nice name.
One of the lucky few.
Are you excited?
Yes, very.
WOMAN: Oh, we are too.
All right.
It's 5'6", blonde, more strawberry.
That's different.
And how old are you?
I'm 24.
WOMAN: And turning 25 next month.
OK.
All right, Stacy.
Who will you be reading for?
Jane.
WOMAN: Jane, the student?
Yes, Jane the student.
WOMAN: OK.
Is that OK?
WOMAN: Of course.
Just confirming that's the role you want.
The young student.
Please, when you're ready.
OK.
[piano music]
Did you know that it only
takes 15 minutes in the sun
to do permanent skin damage?
Oh, I meant to tell you, I
booked that commercial.
Great.
Yeah.
The director really liked me.
He... he said I had this
sad, like, affected quality.
That's great.
Yeah.
Oh.
Did you... did you hear about
that girl that was murdered?
Another girl?
Another actress.
She was stabbed to death in broad daylight.
STACY: Oh, god.
Why?
I don't know, but he,
like, cut her face off.
Do you like it here?
It's OK.
Because I feel like
the sun isn't really, like,
you know, hitting us straight on.
Should we turn over or something?
I'm good here.
JOSIE: OK.
Oh.
I'm OK.
But that reminds me.
I made you one.
Oh, I quit, but I love this.
So cute.
Thanks.
Hey, OK, I have this role coming up,
but I think I'm going
to be too busy for it.
Do you want it?
I wouldn't have to audition?
JOSIE: Hey, it should
be fine, but I can ask.
Yeah.
JOSIE: OK.
Yeah, thank you, Josie.
It's nothing big, though, you know?
Something small.
STACY: Yeah, that would be amazing.
Of course.
You're so cute.
[footsteps]
Hi.
WOMAN: For Stacy.
MAN: Yeah.
WOMAN: Thanks.
MAN: Good night.
WOMAN: Good night.
[suspenseful music]
[beep]
How much is $20,000 now worth?
How much was $20,000 worth today in 1920?
PHONE: $20,000 in 1920 is
equivalent in purchasing power
to about $307,026 today.
[rattling]
[fast-paced music]
MOTHER: Hi, sweetheart.
Dad and I were wondering,
how on Earth are you?
We haven't heard from you, and we just
wanted to make sure
everything is going well.
Can you update us on the
acting, on your social life,
on your love life?
You know how we are
when we don't hear from you.
We miss you very much.
So please get in touch somehow, OK?
Thanks.
Bye.
[wind chimes jingling]
[jingling]
(SINGING) Knock, knock,
knock, knock, who's there?
[muffled singing]
I'm hilarious.
Ask any and everyone on the internet.
[muffled singing]
Do you remember that girl, Chloe?
That girl that used to be in my
old roommate's acting class?
STACY: Oh, yeah.
She was so nice.
She was found dead on the beach.
Some homeless guy
found her in a garbage can.
STACY: Do you think it was the same guy?
It's interesting.
The first two murders
were in the girls' homes,
and the last two were at the beach.
I can't believe I know one now.
Alana, so you do think it's the same guy?
ALANA: Totally.
I mean, I heard he pretends
to be a director auditioning you,
and then over the course
of the next few days,
follows you around, watching you.
This new girl, Chloe, she had a
broken wine bottle forced down
her throat.
There's a video of it.
STACY: There's a video?
Yeah, he films them.
Was she good?
ALANA: Good?
Like, was she a good actress?
Yeah, very talented.
She's going to be in something
big, a big new TV show.
Scary.
ALANA: Kind of flattering
if he chooses you.
I've got to go.
They want me to come in for a screen test.
I'll call you later.
STACY: Do you want to
see a movie this week?
A movie?
Yeah, a movie.
ALANA: I don't know.
I'll call you.
OK.
MAN: Want some more spaghetti.
No, no, I had enough, thank you.
I really don't... oh, did you
want that piece of bread?
Can I have it?
That's the best part I like.
Don't you like that...
That part?
Chop it up.
Huh?
I liked it, I think.
It was just very, very slow.
Kind of boring.
That's the whole point.
OK, so you know the
first shot of the movie?
She's just waking up, and she is exhausted.
Like, so tired.
Like, hungover from the decade prior.
Like, the 1960s were this long
rave of peace, love, and music,
and then 1970 hits and it's all over.
No more partying.
And Altamont was a disaster, right?
Altamont?
Uh, the Hell's Angel
concert where that guy got
shot and killed.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Total shit show.
And 'Nam is in full swing too,
and the hippie movement is dead,
and this woman is exhausted, and there's
all these large bulldozers
outside and mounds of dirt,
and everything is just upheaved.
And she has to figure out
a way to navigate through it.
Now that the dream is over.
Exactly.
Now that the dream is over.
You smoke?
Sure.
Thanks.
Here.
Thank you.
I didn't see you in there.
Oh, well, I'm the projectionist.
Oh.
Well, you do a good job projectioning.
Oh.
Well, I do?
Well, thank you.
So what do you do?
I'm an actor, performer.
Oh, well, I'm sure you do a
good job acting and performing.
Thank you.
[dreamy music]
You made a new friend today,
and you have a big role coming up.
You made a new friend today,
and you have a big role coming up.
You have a big role coming up.
I am so proud of you.
I am so proud of you.
[melancholy music]
[car horn]
PHONE: Your call was forwarded
to an automatic voicemail.
Hello?
Sacha?
SACHA: Hey, it's... it's unlocked.
You can come in.
I'm in.
Hi.
Hi.
Finally.
It's so nice to meet you.
You too.
Take a seat.
Can I get you anything?
No, I'm OK.
You're good?
Yeah.
OK, I'm just going to grab some water.
OK.
So do you like LA?
Yes.
Great.
That's great.
You can't beat the weather.
No, you can't.
And you're in the right place.
You want to be an actress, right?
Yes, I do.
That's your dream, right?
Yes, it is.
Great.
My producers and we want
someone who dreams big, so.
Is the rest of the cast coming?
Yeah, but a little later, I think.
We should get familiarized first.
OK.
Yeah, so tell me about yourself.
What do you want to know?
Where are you from?
Minneapolis.
OK.
What do they got there?
Not much.
The Replacements.
OK.
Kewpie dolls and urine
stalls will be laughing.
Be laughing.
What is it?
Will be laughing.
Yeah.
Yeah, my dad loves them.
Yeah.
Oh.
You're Catholic?
Yes.
Are you a good one?
Good one?
A good Catholic.
I like to think so.
Do you pray?
When I need to.
OK, let's... let's do
some warm-ups, all right?
OK, some icebreakers.
My favorite.
OK, sit right here.
OK.
Have you ever played You Are, I Am before?
OK, it's great.
So we're going to look
into each other's eyes,
and we're just going to list off adjectives
about the other person's character, OK?
So I would say, maybe, you
are unfair or something like that,
and then you would say, I am unfair.
All right.
So say it.
I am unfair.
Yes, good.
Good.
And then you say what I am,
and so on and so forth, OK?
OK.
OK, great.
OK, let's begin.
I am unfair, you are impatient.
I am impatient, you are collected.
I am collected, you are passive aggressive.
I am passive aggressive...
Don't lose eye contact, OK?
It's very important.
I am passive aggressive, you are frantic.
I am frantic, you are enchanting.
I am enchanting, you are...
Don't think.
Don't think.
Rebellious.
Great.
I am rebellious, you are exquisite.
I am exquisite, you are weird.
You think I'm weird?
The character.
You think the character is weird?
I don't know.
I can't think that fast.
Well, that was good.
No, that's OK.
That was really good.
You're good.
Thanks.
Yeah.
You sure you don't want anything to drink?
No, I'm OK.
OK.
I'm just going to get some
water, if that's all right.
What is it?
You're blonde.
Oh, yes.
Kind of strawberry.
But that's OK.
We'll make it work.
OK.
Mm-hmm.
OK.
Who are you?
What?
SACHA: Who are you?
What?
I'm just kidding.
I'm totally kidding.
I'm just... I'm just having some fun.
OK, how are we feeling?
Good.
Yeah?
I'm excited to be here.
That's what I like to hear.
OK, let's do some breathing, all right?
Breathing?
M-hmm.
Just stand right here.
Yeah.
And take a deep breath in.
And out.
And in.
And out.
No, don't close your eyes, OK?
I want you to keep them open for right now.
OK.
In, out.
Out.
In, out.
In, out.
Close.
Should we get a blindfold?
Shh.
In, out.
In, out.
Great.
In.
In, out.
In, out.
In, out.
In, out.
Great.
Great.
Keep breathing.
You're doing wonderful.
[breathing]
Yeah, check it out.
Let go.
Let go.
OK.
Nice.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it?
SACHA: We're done.
I can do more exercises or breathing.
SACHA: No, you can go.
But what about the script?
SACHA: What about it?
We're done.
You can go.
You'll be seeing me.
It's OK.
OK.
I'm sorry.
I thought this wasn't an audition.
SACHA: It's not.
You can go.
I can go, but I'll be seeing you?
SACHA: I said you'll be seeing me.
OK.
I'll be seeing you.
SACHA: You'll be seeing me.
Thank you.
SACHA: Of course.
WOMAN: You know a dinosaur dance?
Yeah.
And you fall to the ground.
Oh!
Hey, little man.
Hey, buddy.
You want to see something?
Yes.
Look at this.
OK.
All right, so we're
going to play telephone.
OK, so I'm going to
whisper something to you,
and you have to whisper it into...
[whispering]
You guys are doing really good, by the way.
I'm very impressed.
Very impressed.
You'll have shining careers ahead of you.
[mysterious music]
Hey, Buck.
WOMAN: You know, it's
a good time to look into it.
You know, it's not like it's invasive or...
OK, well, it's... it's less
invasive than other procedures.
Yeah, it's nice to have the option.
Yeah, I don't know.
I just... I want to, like,
keep working, I guess.
I feel like...
I feel like time is, like,
passing really quickly.
I mean... yeah, I mean, I'm
working more than Stacy,
but I just...
I mean, there's like...
You know, Laura's, like...
She's killing it, and she's...
I mean, she's done a ton of work,
but, I mean, no, I don't
want to do that, but...
Really?
That's weird.
She's... she's a sweet girl, though.
I mean, I love Stacy, I just...
Sometimes I feel bad for her.
I think she's struggling a little bit.
[screams]
[screams]
[screams]
[dreamy music]
[jingling]
MOTHER: Hi, honey.
So I had kind of a weird call today.
It was from Lana's mom.
She said she hasn't
been returning her calls,
so I thought maybe you
could check in with her.
You know, give her a call or
text her and make sure she's OK
and let me know.
Thanks.
[knocks]
Lana?
It's Stacy.
Lana?
Lana?
It's Stacy.
[knocks]
"Today, my dad called me to tell me
he was going to be in
Italy for another month,
and that he wanted me to
start taking tennis lessons again.
Then he asked how Mom
was doing, which I found funny.
I wouldn't know, since we don't talk.
He asked me to reach out to her.
She wasn't feeling well.
She was getting surgery after putting
her hands, both of her hands,
on the stove for 15 seconds or so.
"He wasn't sure of the exact number."
I want to be blonde.
HAIRDRESSER: OK, well, you actually already
are blonde, kind of.
This is strawberry.
I want to be platinum blonde.
HAIRDRESSER: OK,
well, to go platinum blonde,
it'll take two days.
I cannot get this platinum in one day.
I went to other places and they told me
that they could do it in one day.
HAIRDRESSER: Really?
Then just go there, because
I can't and I won't even try.
OK, two days.
How much?
HAIRDRESSER: $400.
STACY: Will you do $200?
HAIRDRESSER: No, I can't.
It's way too much work.
STACY: Can I pay in installments?
HAIRDRESSER: I can't.
You don't understand.
I have to go platinum.
It's for a role.
I don't think you understand,
because if you don't have $400,
you're not going platinum,
or at least not by me.
I'm offering you good money.
HAIRDRESSER: Oh my
god, don't be rude to me.
I'm trying here.
DOCTOR: Can you smile for me?
Raise your eyebrows.
[tense music]
[muffled screaming]
[screaming]
MAN: Reno?
Reno?
Where are you?
What is that?
[drill whirring]
MAN: What do you think you're doing Reno?
Put that thing down.
Reno!
[beeping]
[water running]
[glass breaks]
People die all the time, every day.
People get into car accidents
or plane crashes and die.
People get bit by dogs.
People fall off horses.
People fall on train tracks
or drown in the ocean.
People die of horrible
diseases like cancer.
People break their necks
playing football league
and die right now, and
it would be totally fine.
It would be nothing.
Not a big deal.
Nothing at all.
Nothing, I swear to God.
[phone buzzing]
Hi, Mom.
Oh, tell him I said hi.
I... it's good.
I'm just waiting now.
I feel really good about it.
Yeah, the director is going to take me out
to dinner with the producer,
and for rehearsals, we're
going to go to his place in Palm Springs.
Yeah.
Oh, tell them I love them, too.
I... yeah, I mean, if I go
outside, I can smell smoke,
but you can smell smoke anywhere.
[waves crashing]
DRIVER: You live far.
Yeah, sorry.
DRIVER: Are you from here originally?
Yeah, born and raised.
What about you?
Oh, no, no, I'm from...
From the Bay.
Cool.
I love San Francisco.
DRIVER: It's nice.
It's nice.
So what were you doing in Palm Springs?
Um, work, actually.
DRIVER: Oh, fun, fun.
What do you do... what do you do for work?
I'm an actress.
DRIVER: Oh, you're one of those.
Nice.
Dime a dozen there.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
DRIVER: Do you like it?
I love it.
DRIVER: That's awesome.
I think when it's good, it's great.
DRIVER: Oh, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
DRIVER: Yeah.
I think I've seen you before.
Really?
DRIVER: Yeah, yeah.
In what?
DRIVER: I can't remember.
Oh, OK.
DRIVER: Can I ask you something?
Can you verify something for me?
Sure.
DRIVER: I once heard that the
feeling an actor gets when they
look in the mirror is the same
feeling an older woman gets when
a younger woman walks into
a room, and the same feeling
that a man gets when he...
He's found out he's been cuckolded.
Is that true?
I don't know.
Why are you asking me that?
DRIVER: I was just...
I heard it once.
I wanted to know if it was
true and if you felt like that.
OK, is something wrong with you?
DRIVER: No, no.
I was just asking.
[muffled speech]
(SINGING) Knock, knock, knock, who's there?
Her other girly from Jersey, that's fair
I'm a pop star, I'm A list
I'm dead ass, I'm serious.
[melancholy music]
[waves crashing]
[car horn]
[distant sirens]
WOMAN: I see it.
Yeah, I'll work it out.
[laughs]
Oh, god, yeah.
I mean, she took it fine,
I think, but whatever.
You know, I don't care.
Oh, yeah.
You should see what she texted me.
It's verging on psychotic.
Shit, it's freezing in here.
One sec.
Yeah, I mean, I don't know.
I don't want to make it, like,
a whole ordeal, you know?
Yeah.
I just... I really don't have
time for that kind of stuff.
Yeah.
I know.
Look, you either have it or you don't.
It's not my fault. Mm-hmm.
You're sweet.
Mm, just water.
Oh my god, how do you know?
OK, don't judge me.
It's... look, if you quit before you're 30,
your lungs just reset.
It's true.
It is.
Oh, shit, my phone's going to die.
Can I call you back?
OK.
All right, bye.
My star.
[clicking tongue]
[music playing]
STACY: [laughs]
And I told her no way
I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Like, not on her life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Not on her life.
[clears throat]
[exhales]
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Like, nuh-uh.
Like, not on her life.
What the fuck?
Marissa, is that you?
[camera clicking]
PHOTOGRAPHER: So do you
have any auditions or work coming up?
Yes, a few things.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Like what?
Put your hand up to
your chin for me, please.
OK.
I have a short film coming up.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Oh, very exciting.
Hold still.
There's also this other
job, but it has nudity.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mm.
Are you going to take it?
Probably not.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Well,
make sure to look out for yourself.
There's crazy people going around.
[horror music]
MAN: I don't know about this girl.
The day before yesterday, she
was the only one of three girls
to survive an accident.
I think she's here looking for
something, like compliments or...
[muffled speech]
You never know what she's thinking.
WOMAN: Stacy, I don't
mean to be insensitive,
but this is completely inappropriate.
I know.
I'm sorry.
Have you done this before in an interview?
No, never.
It's just, If I don't get this, then I
have to go to a different agency,
and if I have to go to a different agency,
I might not get that,
and I won't get auditions,
and if I don't get auditions
then I won't be able to work.
I deserve to work.
I deserve to get auditions
because I'm good.
I think it's best if you
looked into another agency.
Can we reschedule?
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Nuh-uh.
Not in this life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Nuh-uh.
Not in this life.
I told her no way I was going to do that.
Mm-mm.
Not in this life.
[beeping]
It's me, Anna.
Hi.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
Just...
Oh, right, right.
Oh, well, how have you been?
Anything new going on?
Yeah, I've been really busy.
Oh, yeah.
Same.
Same.
Oh, I just worked on
this project with Isaac.
You remember Isaac?
You know Isaac, right?
STACY: Isaac, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
There's this wrap party tonight.
I'm heading to Malibu
for the weekend, though.
I just... I had to get out.
STACY: That sounds nice.
Yeah.
[laughs]
Oh, well, we should link up sometime.
WOMAN: Hi, Stacy?
Hi.
Yes.
WOMAN: Hi, Stacy Lowe.
That's a nice name.
One of the lucky few.
Are you excited?
Yes, very.
WOMAN: Oh, we are too.
All right.
It's 5'6", blonde, more strawberry.
That's different.
And how old are you?
I'm 24.
WOMAN: And turning 25 next month.
OK.
All right, Stacy.
Who will you be reading for?
Jane.
WOMAN: Jane, the student?
Yes, Jane the student.
WOMAN: OK.
Is that OK?
WOMAN: Of course.
Just confirming that's the role you want.
The young student.
Please, when you're ready.
OK.
[piano music]
Did you know that it only
takes 15 minutes in the sun
to do permanent skin damage?
Oh, I meant to tell you, I
booked that commercial.
Great.
Yeah.
The director really liked me.
He... he said I had this
sad, like, affected quality.
That's great.
Yeah.
Oh.
Did you... did you hear about
that girl that was murdered?
Another girl?
Another actress.
She was stabbed to death in broad daylight.
STACY: Oh, god.
Why?
I don't know, but he,
like, cut her face off.
Do you like it here?
It's OK.
Because I feel like
the sun isn't really, like,
you know, hitting us straight on.
Should we turn over or something?
I'm good here.
JOSIE: OK.
Oh.
I'm OK.
But that reminds me.
I made you one.
Oh, I quit, but I love this.
So cute.
Thanks.
Hey, OK, I have this role coming up,
but I think I'm going
to be too busy for it.
Do you want it?
I wouldn't have to audition?
JOSIE: Hey, it should
be fine, but I can ask.
Yeah.
JOSIE: OK.
Yeah, thank you, Josie.
It's nothing big, though, you know?
Something small.
STACY: Yeah, that would be amazing.
Of course.
You're so cute.
[footsteps]
Hi.
WOMAN: For Stacy.
MAN: Yeah.
WOMAN: Thanks.
MAN: Good night.
WOMAN: Good night.
[suspenseful music]
[beep]
How much is $20,000 now worth?
How much was $20,000 worth today in 1920?
PHONE: $20,000 in 1920 is
equivalent in purchasing power
to about $307,026 today.
[rattling]
[fast-paced music]
MOTHER: Hi, sweetheart.
Dad and I were wondering,
how on Earth are you?
We haven't heard from you, and we just
wanted to make sure
everything is going well.
Can you update us on the
acting, on your social life,
on your love life?
You know how we are
when we don't hear from you.
We miss you very much.
So please get in touch somehow, OK?
Thanks.
Bye.
[wind chimes jingling]
[jingling]
(SINGING) Knock, knock,
knock, knock, who's there?
[muffled singing]
I'm hilarious.
Ask any and everyone on the internet.
[muffled singing]
Do you remember that girl, Chloe?
That girl that used to be in my
old roommate's acting class?
STACY: Oh, yeah.
She was so nice.
She was found dead on the beach.
Some homeless guy
found her in a garbage can.
STACY: Do you think it was the same guy?
It's interesting.
The first two murders
were in the girls' homes,
and the last two were at the beach.
I can't believe I know one now.
Alana, so you do think it's the same guy?
ALANA: Totally.
I mean, I heard he pretends
to be a director auditioning you,
and then over the course
of the next few days,
follows you around, watching you.
This new girl, Chloe, she had a
broken wine bottle forced down
her throat.
There's a video of it.
STACY: There's a video?
Yeah, he films them.
Was she good?
ALANA: Good?
Like, was she a good actress?
Yeah, very talented.
She's going to be in something
big, a big new TV show.
Scary.
ALANA: Kind of flattering
if he chooses you.
I've got to go.
They want me to come in for a screen test.
I'll call you later.
STACY: Do you want to
see a movie this week?
A movie?
Yeah, a movie.
ALANA: I don't know.
I'll call you.
OK.
MAN: Want some more spaghetti.
No, no, I had enough, thank you.
I really don't... oh, did you
want that piece of bread?
Can I have it?
That's the best part I like.
Don't you like that...
That part?
Chop it up.
Huh?
I liked it, I think.
It was just very, very slow.
Kind of boring.
That's the whole point.
OK, so you know the
first shot of the movie?
She's just waking up, and she is exhausted.
Like, so tired.
Like, hungover from the decade prior.
Like, the 1960s were this long
rave of peace, love, and music,
and then 1970 hits and it's all over.
No more partying.
And Altamont was a disaster, right?
Altamont?
Uh, the Hell's Angel
concert where that guy got
shot and killed.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Total shit show.
And 'Nam is in full swing too,
and the hippie movement is dead,
and this woman is exhausted, and there's
all these large bulldozers
outside and mounds of dirt,
and everything is just upheaved.
And she has to figure out
a way to navigate through it.
Now that the dream is over.
Exactly.
Now that the dream is over.
You smoke?
Sure.
Thanks.
Here.
Thank you.
I didn't see you in there.
Oh, well, I'm the projectionist.
Oh.
Well, you do a good job projectioning.
Oh.
Well, I do?
Well, thank you.
So what do you do?
I'm an actor, performer.
Oh, well, I'm sure you do a
good job acting and performing.
Thank you.
[dreamy music]
You made a new friend today,
and you have a big role coming up.
You made a new friend today,
and you have a big role coming up.
You have a big role coming up.
I am so proud of you.
I am so proud of you.
[melancholy music]
[car horn]
PHONE: Your call was forwarded
to an automatic voicemail.
Hello?
Sacha?
SACHA: Hey, it's... it's unlocked.
You can come in.
I'm in.
Hi.
Hi.
Finally.
It's so nice to meet you.
You too.
Take a seat.
Can I get you anything?
No, I'm OK.
You're good?
Yeah.
OK, I'm just going to grab some water.
OK.
So do you like LA?
Yes.
Great.
That's great.
You can't beat the weather.
No, you can't.
And you're in the right place.
You want to be an actress, right?
Yes, I do.
That's your dream, right?
Yes, it is.
Great.
My producers and we want
someone who dreams big, so.
Is the rest of the cast coming?
Yeah, but a little later, I think.
We should get familiarized first.
OK.
Yeah, so tell me about yourself.
What do you want to know?
Where are you from?
Minneapolis.
OK.
What do they got there?
Not much.
The Replacements.
OK.
Kewpie dolls and urine
stalls will be laughing.
Be laughing.
What is it?
Will be laughing.
Yeah.
Yeah, my dad loves them.
Yeah.
Oh.
You're Catholic?
Yes.
Are you a good one?
Good one?
A good Catholic.
I like to think so.
Do you pray?
When I need to.
OK, let's... let's do
some warm-ups, all right?
OK, some icebreakers.
My favorite.
OK, sit right here.
OK.
Have you ever played You Are, I Am before?
OK, it's great.
So we're going to look
into each other's eyes,
and we're just going to list off adjectives
about the other person's character, OK?
So I would say, maybe, you
are unfair or something like that,
and then you would say, I am unfair.
All right.
So say it.
I am unfair.
Yes, good.
Good.
And then you say what I am,
and so on and so forth, OK?
OK.
OK, great.
OK, let's begin.
I am unfair, you are impatient.
I am impatient, you are collected.
I am collected, you are passive aggressive.
I am passive aggressive...
Don't lose eye contact, OK?
It's very important.
I am passive aggressive, you are frantic.
I am frantic, you are enchanting.
I am enchanting, you are...
Don't think.
Don't think.
Rebellious.
Great.
I am rebellious, you are exquisite.
I am exquisite, you are weird.
You think I'm weird?
The character.
You think the character is weird?
I don't know.
I can't think that fast.
Well, that was good.
No, that's OK.
That was really good.
You're good.
Thanks.
Yeah.
You sure you don't want anything to drink?
No, I'm OK.
OK.
I'm just going to get some
water, if that's all right.
What is it?
You're blonde.
Oh, yes.
Kind of strawberry.
But that's OK.
We'll make it work.
OK.
Mm-hmm.
OK.
Who are you?
What?
SACHA: Who are you?
What?
I'm just kidding.
I'm totally kidding.
I'm just... I'm just having some fun.
OK, how are we feeling?
Good.
Yeah?
I'm excited to be here.
That's what I like to hear.
OK, let's do some breathing, all right?
Breathing?
M-hmm.
Just stand right here.
Yeah.
And take a deep breath in.
And out.
And in.
And out.
No, don't close your eyes, OK?
I want you to keep them open for right now.
OK.
In, out.
Out.
In, out.
In, out.
Close.
Should we get a blindfold?
Shh.
In, out.
In, out.
Great.
In.
In, out.
In, out.
In, out.
In, out.
Great.
Great.
Keep breathing.
You're doing wonderful.
[breathing]
Yeah, check it out.
Let go.
Let go.
OK.
Nice.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it?
SACHA: We're done.
I can do more exercises or breathing.
SACHA: No, you can go.
But what about the script?
SACHA: What about it?
We're done.
You can go.
You'll be seeing me.
It's OK.
OK.
I'm sorry.
I thought this wasn't an audition.
SACHA: It's not.
You can go.
I can go, but I'll be seeing you?
SACHA: I said you'll be seeing me.
OK.
I'll be seeing you.
SACHA: You'll be seeing me.
Thank you.
SACHA: Of course.
WOMAN: You know a dinosaur dance?
Yeah.
And you fall to the ground.
Oh!
Hey, little man.
Hey, buddy.
You want to see something?
Yes.
Look at this.
OK.
All right, so we're
going to play telephone.
OK, so I'm going to
whisper something to you,
and you have to whisper it into...
[whispering]
You guys are doing really good, by the way.
I'm very impressed.
Very impressed.
You'll have shining careers ahead of you.
[mysterious music]
Hey, Buck.
WOMAN: You know, it's
a good time to look into it.
You know, it's not like it's invasive or...
OK, well, it's... it's less
invasive than other procedures.
Yeah, it's nice to have the option.
Yeah, I don't know.
I just... I want to, like,
keep working, I guess.
I feel like...
I feel like time is, like,
passing really quickly.
I mean... yeah, I mean, I'm
working more than Stacy,
but I just...
I mean, there's like...
You know, Laura's, like...
She's killing it, and she's...
I mean, she's done a ton of work,
but, I mean, no, I don't
want to do that, but...
Really?
That's weird.
She's... she's a sweet girl, though.
I mean, I love Stacy, I just...
Sometimes I feel bad for her.
I think she's struggling a little bit.
[screams]
[screams]
[screams]
[dreamy music]
[jingling]
MOTHER: Hi, honey.
So I had kind of a weird call today.
It was from Lana's mom.
She said she hasn't
been returning her calls,
so I thought maybe you
could check in with her.
You know, give her a call or
text her and make sure she's OK
and let me know.
Thanks.
[knocks]
Lana?
It's Stacy.
Lana?
Lana?
It's Stacy.
[knocks]
"Today, my dad called me to tell me
he was going to be in
Italy for another month,
and that he wanted me to
start taking tennis lessons again.
Then he asked how Mom
was doing, which I found funny.
I wouldn't know, since we don't talk.
He asked me to reach out to her.
She wasn't feeling well.
She was getting surgery after putting
her hands, both of her hands,
on the stove for 15 seconds or so.
"He wasn't sure of the exact number."
I want to be blonde.
HAIRDRESSER: OK, well, you actually already
are blonde, kind of.
This is strawberry.
I want to be platinum blonde.
HAIRDRESSER: OK,
well, to go platinum blonde,
it'll take two days.
I cannot get this platinum in one day.
I went to other places and they told me
that they could do it in one day.
HAIRDRESSER: Really?
Then just go there, because
I can't and I won't even try.
OK, two days.
How much?
HAIRDRESSER: $400.
STACY: Will you do $200?
HAIRDRESSER: No, I can't.
It's way too much work.
STACY: Can I pay in installments?
HAIRDRESSER: I can't.
You don't understand.
I have to go platinum.
It's for a role.
I don't think you understand,
because if you don't have $400,
you're not going platinum,
or at least not by me.
I'm offering you good money.
HAIRDRESSER: Oh my
god, don't be rude to me.
I'm trying here.
DOCTOR: Can you smile for me?
Raise your eyebrows.
[tense music]
[muffled screaming]
[screaming]
MAN: Reno?
Reno?
Where are you?
What is that?
[drill whirring]
MAN: What do you think you're doing Reno?
Put that thing down.
Reno!
[beeping]
[water running]
[glass breaks]
People die all the time, every day.
People get into car accidents
or plane crashes and die.
People get bit by dogs.
People fall off horses.
People fall on train tracks
or drown in the ocean.
People die of horrible
diseases like cancer.
People break their necks
playing football league
and die right now, and
it would be totally fine.
It would be nothing.
Not a big deal.
Nothing at all.
Nothing, I swear to God.
[phone buzzing]
Hi, Mom.
Oh, tell him I said hi.
I... it's good.
I'm just waiting now.
I feel really good about it.
Yeah, the director is going to take me out
to dinner with the producer,
and for rehearsals, we're
going to go to his place in Palm Springs.
Yeah.
Oh, tell them I love them, too.
I... yeah, I mean, if I go
outside, I can smell smoke,
but you can smell smoke anywhere.
[waves crashing]
DRIVER: You live far.
Yeah, sorry.
DRIVER: Are you from here originally?
Yeah, born and raised.
What about you?
Oh, no, no, I'm from...
From the Bay.
Cool.
I love San Francisco.
DRIVER: It's nice.
It's nice.
So what were you doing in Palm Springs?
Um, work, actually.
DRIVER: Oh, fun, fun.
What do you do... what do you do for work?
I'm an actress.
DRIVER: Oh, you're one of those.
Nice.
Dime a dozen there.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
DRIVER: Do you like it?
I love it.
DRIVER: That's awesome.
I think when it's good, it's great.
DRIVER: Oh, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
DRIVER: Yeah.
I think I've seen you before.
Really?
DRIVER: Yeah, yeah.
In what?
DRIVER: I can't remember.
Oh, OK.
DRIVER: Can I ask you something?
Can you verify something for me?
Sure.
DRIVER: I once heard that the
feeling an actor gets when they
look in the mirror is the same
feeling an older woman gets when
a younger woman walks into
a room, and the same feeling
that a man gets when he...
He's found out he's been cuckolded.
Is that true?
I don't know.
Why are you asking me that?
DRIVER: I was just...
I heard it once.
I wanted to know if it was
true and if you felt like that.
OK, is something wrong with you?
DRIVER: No, no.
I was just asking.
[muffled speech]
(SINGING) Knock, knock, knock, who's there?
Her other girly from Jersey, that's fair
I'm a pop star, I'm A list
I'm dead ass, I'm serious.
[melancholy music]
[waves crashing]
[car horn]
[distant sirens]
WOMAN: I see it.
Yeah, I'll work it out.
[laughs]
Oh, god, yeah.
I mean, she took it fine,
I think, but whatever.
You know, I don't care.
Oh, yeah.
You should see what she texted me.
It's verging on psychotic.
Shit, it's freezing in here.
One sec.
Yeah, I mean, I don't know.
I don't want to make it, like,
a whole ordeal, you know?
Yeah.
I just... I really don't have
time for that kind of stuff.
Yeah.
I know.
Look, you either have it or you don't.
It's not my fault. Mm-hmm.
You're sweet.
Mm, just water.
Oh my god, how do you know?
OK, don't judge me.
It's... look, if you quit before you're 30,
your lungs just reset.
It's true.
It is.
Oh, shit, my phone's going to die.
Can I call you back?
OK.
All right, bye.
My star.
[clicking tongue]
[music playing]
STACY: [laughs]