The Deuce

Yo!

Manhattan makes it. Brooklyn takes it.

Go back to Astoria!

Oh shit!

Run it back. Run it back.

- 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.

I'll be back with your piece.

Xev-raw.

He wishes he was Greek.

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!

See, I told you.

My hero.

Remember when this place used to be respectable.

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.

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.

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.

You look good.

Tan. Rested.

You in?

- Always. - Excellent.

- I'll see you out there. - Stoked.

Gentlemen. Sign on?

Hey. Sign on to condemn the New York Post.

Guys. Sign on to condemn the New York Post.

Please, their AIDS coverage is so bad...

Hey, Alex. Where's Enrico?

Thanks.

Enrico.

Hey, Paul.

Any action today?

- Pre-holiday lull. - Yeah.

I expect we'll pick up big on New Year's Eve.

There's only one pamphlet out there.

We had a whole stack of these.

That's mine.

The rest were stolen.

Why would somebody do that?

I've had complaints.

Guys don't come here to get lectured.

We gotta stay out in front of this thing.

Look, nobody's certain about anything yet,

but there's still some common sense stuff.

People ought to know. We good on condoms?

We got the baskets all over, but we're running low.

All right. I'll run by GMHC some time.

Pick up more pamphlets.

Be good.

- See ya, Paul. - All right.

Hey. Sign on to condemn the New York Post.

Hey. Sign on to condemn the New York Post.

- Their AIDS coverage is so bad. - No, thank you.

Got a smoke?

Hey, man. Sign on to condemn...

Long as you don't mind these P-funks.

It's all OPs for me.

You take care of yourself, Marcus.

You too, Paul.

Oh, that feels so good...

How much longer?

Wha... Hey, hey, hey! Don't look down the tube.

I'm just wondering how long you want me

to keep at it? My neck hurts

He should get on his knees at the foot of the bed.

- It's more comfortable. - What?

That's how it's done.

All right, all right. Look... Just...

give her a little bit more tongue.

Then we'll move to Position Two real soon, all right?

What's Position Two?

Melissa's gonna suck your cock.

Then you give it to her regular, then you flip her over,

Greek her. Pull out and let go.

Wait-where? Facial?

Nah, just on your ass. Nothin' fancy.

Okay.

Mmm... Oh baby... Yeah.

You getting that, Irene?

You think it's too complex for me?

Oh yeah... Oh yeah...

Alright that's good. Now, Melissa,