Stratten,,,at the end.
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"Private Detective:
"SHE ARRIVED A LITTLE AFTER NOON.
THE PLAN WAS, I WAS TO CALL IN AN HOUR OR SO
TO SEE HOW IT WAS GOING. UH, WE WORKED OUT A LITTLE CODE
SO SHE WOULDN'T KNOW HE WAS TALKING TO ME. I TRIED TO GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE, BUT, UH...YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED."
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Paul Snider/Eric Roberts:
"I'VE BEEN DRINKING. I'M NERVOUS."
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Dorothy Stratten/Mariel Hemingway:
"I AM, TOO."
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Paul:
"LOOK AT MY HAND. THIS IS A NEW SHIRT.
I MUST HAVE COMBED MY HAIR A DOZEN TIMES.
I GUESS I HAD SOME CRAZY IDEA I COULD WIN YOU BACK.
A REAL SCHMUCK, HUH? THERE'S NO CHANCE, IS THERE?"
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Dorothy:
"WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT."
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"I KNOW. I LOVE YOU, DOROTHY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH."
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"I CAN GIVE YOU $7,000."
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"PLEASE COME BACK TO ME."
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"IT'S HALF OF EVERYTHING I HAVE."
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"LET'S MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. PLEASE?"
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"I HAVE SOME OF IT HERE WITH ME."
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"REMEMBER THE RING I GAVE YOU?"
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"YES."
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"STILL HAVE IT?"
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"YES."
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"I DON'T THINK I WANT TO GO ON LIVING WITHOUT YOU.
I BOUGHT A GUN."
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"OH, PAUL. THINGS WILL CHANGE FOR YOU."
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"NO! WHAT? YOU MEAN MAYBE I'LL GROW UP
TO BE A BIG MOVIE DIRECTOR/Bogdanovich? OR OWN
A BIG MAGAZINE/HEFNER? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
MAYBE THEN I COULD GET YOU BACK! IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
SIT DOWN!
THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS!"
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"I WANT TO LEAVE."
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"I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. PLEASE STAY
JUST A MINUTE. I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN. PLEASE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY ASS OFF ON THESE.
GOD, I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM. THEY'RE A LOT BETTER THAN
THE FARRAH FAWCETT ONES, AREN'T THEY? SHE SOLD 5 MILLION OF THEM IN ONE YEAR. WELL, WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK?
WE COULD AT LEAST STILL BE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER.
DON'T SHAKE YOUR FUCKIN' HEAD LIKE THAT AT ME!
IS IT TOO SMALL-TIME FOR THE BIG MOVIE STAR, HUH?
TOO TASTELESS, MAYBE?"
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"I THINK..."
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"OH HO HO! YOU THINK."
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"I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BREAK CLEANLY.
I WANT IT TO BE OVER."
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"HMM. IS THAT WHAT "ARAM"/Bogdanovich TOLD YOU TO SAY?
AND WHAT THE FUCK IS $7,000?! YOU THINK I'M STUPID. I MAY NOT BE A HEFNER OR AN "ARAM"/Bogdanovich, BUT I'M NOT STUPID. NOT JUST YET, YOU DON'T! NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY IS. WHO'S HOLDING IT FOR YOU?
TELL ME!"
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"IT'S HALF."
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"LIAR! GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!
'I'LL ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF YOU, PAUL.'
'I LOVE YOU, PAUL.'
'I OWE YOU SO MUCH, PAUL.'
LIAR! LIAR!
LIAR!
LIAR!
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER KNOWN
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. WELL, MAYBE NOW YOU WILL."
(Retrieves shotgun from the closet and sets it across his lap.)
"YOU THINK I'M FAKING, DON'T YOU?
YOU DON'T THINK I'D DO IT, DO YOU?
YOU THINK I'M A COWARD."
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"LET'S NOT HURT EACH OTHER ANYMORE, PLEASE."
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"OH, PLEASE. TOO SMALL-TIME FOR YOU NOW, HUH?
YOU SLEPT WITH HIM LAST NIGHT...DIDN'T YOU?
ANSWER ME. DIDN'T YOU? SURE YOU DID. YOU FUCKED
THE BIG DIRECTOR.
WELL, NOW ME. I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO JUDGE, A CHANCE TO SEE WHO THE REAL MAN IS!"
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"STOP IT, PAUL!"
(She undresses herself.)
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"OK, YOU'RE GONNA DO ME A BIG FAVOR, HUH?
THAT'S ME...A CHARITY CASE.
NOW, TRY TO THINK OF
DEAR ARAM IF YOU CAN.
THEY'RE KILLING ME.
THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME.
THOSE BASTARDS!"
(Cocks shotgun.)
"CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
(She nods.)
"THEY DID THIS."
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"YOU WON'T FORGET PAUL SNIDER."
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-Star 80- (1983)