The Deuce

I meant it when I said you could make good money

in this town.

There's gonna be an opportunity coming your way.

A once in a lifetime thing.

Didn't you always want to be in the movies?

Everything that's going on it's about to be the movies,

or the ho house.

You're saying that this is all fixed with the city?

We can clean up the Deuce.

Where do they think all the dirty's gonna go?

Every time some guy puts a coin in one of those machines,

someone's making money off what you did.

No fucking plexiglass.

I'm a fucking genius.

There's enough in this world for all of us

to keep a hand in.

The world is changing.

So how about getting the fuck out of this shoe box?

And making something really special?

Every day, this thing takes another step

- out of the forest. - (HOWLING)

Everybody that I work with never who red, never will.

It's like a free world.

When I met her, there was this whole world

she didn't know about.

Now it's like she sees the world better than me.

What I need is for you to hold the line

and the money will do the rest.

Out west, girls are starting to get repped.

Look at you. - Look at us.

Who would've thought, right?

This way, this way.

We're in. We're in for the run.

- To new hope. - To any hope at all.

What we do is not going away.

Not ever.

Behold, the future.

Yo!

Manhattan makes it. Brooklyn takes it.

Go back to Astoria!

Oh shit!

Run it back. Run it back.

- (CHUCKLING) Hey. Hey, Vinnie.

Hey, uh... You kids have fun. Okay?

Everything all right back there?

Straight now.

Frankie.

Yia senna, re. Special for you.

Let's hope this is hi-test.

What do you think, huh? The best. I guarantee.

You haven't fucked me yet, Georgie.

Not unless you ask me to, zachari.

Fucking Greek.

- (CHUCKLES) - I'll be back with your piece.

Xev-raw.

- He wishes he was Greek. - (CHUCKLING)

Mm-mm. Nah. That Hi-Hat wore me out.

I'm going home.

I'll walk you back to your apartment.

I'll be fine.

It's late. I'm gonna walk you.

Oh, shit! - (BOYS CLAMORING)

See, I told you.

My hero.

Remember when this place used to be respectable.

- (SIREN WAILS) - Yeah. When was that?

Dollar to enter. Peeps are in the back.

It's all right. Abby, come on.

Come on, asshole. Give me your arm.

- You're takin' the cuffs. - Why you fucking with me?

Stay down!

Yeah, come on. That looked like it hurt. Come on.

Not so tough now, are you? Get in the car.

I heard they're almost finished.

Almost. - About time.

Christ, Lindsay was mayor when they announced it.

It's been that long.

Too bad they had to knock down the old Helen Hays to do it.

Two thousand rooms, 50 floors...

restaurant sitting on top that's gonna revolve.

It's like building the Taj Mahal in a toilet.

They wouldn't put it up if they didn't know somethin'.

Who's they?

The money people.

They always know.

Here's what I know: Deuce is like a cockroach.

It was here before us. It's gonna be here

long after you and me are gone.

Vincent Martino, ever the romantic.

And you know it, girl.

Thank you for everything.

Here you go.

It's a new start if you want it to be.

Don't forget your preparation steps.

Find meetings, avoid triggers.

You've only been here for 28 days,

so understand the concept of relapse.

If you stumble, don't be too hard on yourself.

Locate and embrace a sober environment.

New people, places, and things.

I will.

You've all been very nice, but..

- I don't want to come back here. - (CHUCKLES)

Thank you.

- Bye. - Bye.

Take care of yourself.

Hey, gorgeous. Third time must be the charm.

This is my fifth.

Easy.

Well, it's another beautiful day on the Rehab Riviera.

It's nice to be out.

Better get you over to the Valley.

You've got an appointment with Larry Levine.

Today?

Yeah, the Vibrance Boys got plans for you.

Can't I relax a little, Greg?

Sure, this won't take long.

It'll be good for you to get right back in the saddle.

So this was the year before Rashomon?

Drunken Angel was 48, so two years.

He did Stray Dog the year after,

and then, yeah, he's going to explode creatively after that.

You know, with the right script,

he was able to pull it all together. Thank you.

Sure.

Oh, night exteriors...

I mean, you could tell he's got no fucking money.

Right. - But somehow he manages

to make you feel like you're seeing a whole world...

And that... You know, that's its own genius.

You know... Well, let's face it,

anybody can make a great film if you give them

all the money and time in the world.

- Yeah? - But, uh...

- Yeah, not anyone. - (CANDY CHUCKLES)

But no, there's something about not having everything you need

that, uh, well, it brings out its own greatness.

And, you know, after the war.

Kurosawa had spit and chewing gum.

Yeah.

Wanna grab a bite?

No, I can't. I gotta, um, cut the floor teaser...

- Ah. - For the CES tomorrow,

so I gotta be fresh.

Thank you for getting me out to see this film.

It's really... It's wonderful work.

And I will see you tomorrow!

Yeah, sure.

All right.

So, what exactly is CES?

Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.

Retailers come from all over the country

to see the new technology.

You know, the guys that sell the televisions and stereos...

video cassette players and cameras.

Exactly. That's where we live now,

in everyone's living room.

And CES is a perfect opportunity for our industry

to piggyback on that fact.

The electronics people are gonna be on the first floor.

We'll be up on the second floor, and, believe me,

the bottle neck is gonna be on that up escalator.

What do I have to do, Larry?

Just appear.

Sign slicks, take photographs with your fans,

go to parties. Be seen.

Okay.

We're gonna announce a Best of Lori Madison

to satisfy all the guys who've been waiting.

And when you get back from Vegas,

we're gonna shoot a bunch of new scenes.

- Scenes for what? - Doesn't matter.

We just need product to fill the pipeline.