Party Down

Together we're building a better, brighter tomorrow?

All in favor?

All opposed?

Voted down!

Okay people, we've been doing this for an hour, now.

We need a theme for next year.

Tim,

I feel like the "together" sounds kind of socialist...

- What you got here? - Instructions.

See, Since this is an underage function

I'll be serving a "Virgin Manhattan", we call the "Rudy Giuliani,"

and this right here.

Good old virgin "Freedom-Tini."

How is it?

Sweet and innocent, with its whole life ahead of it.

Well, You could at make it a mix tape before you take its virginity.

Just aging it up a bit.

It's in its thirties now.

So all... in favor of "a brighter, better tomorrow?"

- Aye! - Aye.

Hey Henry,

you're not still down in the dumps, about this whole hollywood thing are you?

When you've been in the acting business as long as I have,

you see that everything comes and goes in cycles.

You're up,

you're down.

- Yeah, I mean, I quit so... - You sound like my friend Ed.

Now Ed was an actor.

And tried and tried and never got that magic role.

He worked nights at a copy store, lived in a terrible apartment,

filled with roaches,

but he never gave up.

Then, on his sixtieth birthday,

he said, "that's it, I quit I can't do this anymore."

Guess what happened a week later?

- He got discovered? - He died.

Dreams are our life force.

He just dropped dead?

He was on Venice pier and

some tourist asked him to tak their picture. He backed up too far,

- Hang in there. - Okay.

Okay, okay people, listen up.

Not only are we serving the leaders of tomorrow,

who probably will be your bosses someday, but also...

Ah-nold.

The governator will be making an appearance.

Yeah, we're gonna hang with Ah-nold.

No, we have been specifically asked to not hang with Arnold.

Okay so no schmoozing, no giving him scripts, no nada.

Okay it's Arnold we're professionals,

okay and smiles, Henry that means you.

What's that?

Husband sent it to prove I can pursue my comedy career in vermont.

- Burlington has a comedy troupe. - "The Yucks."

Are they supposed to be funny or disgusting?

Funny. See, "yucking it up since 1992."

So, you're... going?

He's house hunting over there and I'm here thinking it over.

- Yeah, what are you thinking? - I'm thinking... Vermont?

And then I'm also thinking about this Comedy Central Show

that I'm really positive that I'm gonna get.

Like I feel really good about it.

And so I don't know, I just don't want to give up on everything so soon, you know?

You want my advice?

- Just don't, don't fuss. - Oh honey, you want ribs?

You know what I like about you conservatives?

Meat. A lot of these wussy parties we do, it's...

chicken, it's quiche. Veggie platters.

- Honest red meat. - Yes, american beef.

It true what they say about your ladies?

Prim outside, but they attack in the sack?

Get real nasty, scratch and shit?

- What was that. - Nothing, sweetie

I completely understand.

Thank you,

- Walk with me. - Yes Jeffrey, how can I help you?

Right, I totally understand.

Thank you so much for keeping us in the loop, Dan.

I really appreciate it. Okay, Bye.

Okay, that was the governor's lead man.

The governor is gonna be late, so we need to move the buffet back.

Constance chaffing dishes on warmers and we will pace the appetizers as well.

Hey, Dennis, Jeffery,

Hi, listen. I'm in the hall governor's pushed an hour.

Right, thanks, bye.

Arnold, that's very exciting. How'd you get him?

Let me tell you something, Ron. There is a simple formula for success,

and I followed it.

"Work hard and you succeed."

There it is, and that's why you're president.

- I'm the secretary. - Secretary, Answering phones, sitting at a desk...

No, not like a "secretary." No, not like a female.

- It's the number 3 executive position. - Third best, very good.

- It's a bronze, bronze medal. - Tell ya I'm gonna be president next year.

I can assure you. Greg Meers thinks he can win it with looks.

- You need more than that. - I'm gonna teach him otherwise.

Ever read the book "where the blood flows?" So too goes the victor.

- I have not I have to write that down. - Walk with me.

Because when the governor comes

For God's sake, Ron. This is supposed to be off limits, come on.

Kyle,

- Okay, was it the eyebrow? - Kyle this room is off limits.

Thank you.

- Simple as that. - Nobody can be in here

who isn't authorized. You understant that? Nobody okay?

There are important papers here, items of value.

Look at that. Custom made for the governor.

Engraved. He'll be impressed.

Yes he will, yes he will.

And my name goes in his rolodex.

Networking. Name of the game.

You flag's a little dirty.

Ron, this a very special gift from one of our members

currently stationed with our forces in the middle east, okay.

It's from a convoy that came under enemy fire.

No, don't do that you gotta be careful. Because...

a flag is folded according to very specific rules.

Right that's...

That's what they do.

Cigars. Arnold loves cigars!

That's right, Don Targas, cubain.

Best in the world.

Can I just say, I am right there with you and arnold.

Personal responsibility,

small business, future small business

owner myself Soup'r Crackers.

All you can eat soup.

I'm practically the embodiment of arnold's life philosophy.

Jeffery,

I would love to just...

shake his hand.

You know just to say...

"Leaders of tomorrow", my ass.

Only thing any of these dorks're gonna lead is a circle jerk.

You know what I mean?

Fuckers!

God damit!

So, thanks to you,

- I didn't get the palisades. - Well boo, fuckin' hoo.

- What's this? - Hey!

- Come on give that back man. - What, You're gonna slip that to Arnold?

- Don't fuckin' wrinkle it! - I just wanna see it bro.

- You're pissing me off... - A terror bird?

- You can read. Oh my god. - It's so dumb.

You've no idea what you're talking about.

- A terrifying bird? - Wrong.

I mean, yes.

It's called phorusrhacids, it's a ten foot tall prehistoric man-eating bird, okay?

Velociraptor's was maybe six feet, at the most.

And "Jurassic Park" made,

- a billion dollars? - Who's scared of a bird?

You would be if it was picking out your guts with a giant beak.

Constance, How big would a bird have to be for you like to be supper scare of it.

I don't know, a hundred feet, two hundred...

I don't know, I'm sorry Kyle.

I can't think straight right now and that's such a good question.

But I'm so mad...

I just heard one of those fascist make a gay joke.

And I'm just beside myself.

Fuckin' intolerance... blows.

- What're you doing here? - I am gonna spit on the appetizers.

I can't remember which he was eating.

There's other things we can do than spit.

Like what, I love spitting.

I know but if you just point him out to me.

I will take care of it.

- Hi, Freedom-Tini. - Straight Old-Fashion regular.

What I think is more important is changing the culture of politics

I agree a hundred percent. I mean No more defeatism or business as usual.

Exactly and that's why I feel like what we're doing is...

- really making the difference - Are you sick?

It's just a pain-killer.

You okay, anything broken?

Ah just my career and my life.

So I abuse pain-killers and drink too much.

Defeatism, I know.

I'm a liberal, it's not your problem though.

So Freedom-Tini and Old Fashion, their you go.

- So what're you, an actor or something? - Was I quit.

You quit?

Seemed like the only dignified thing to do.

Boy, If you think there's anything dignified about quitting.

Well the undignified part comes when I move back in with my parents.

Mined if I give you a little advice?

Sure.

When I use to feel like quitting my father would say this.

Jim Abbott.

Great man.

- That's the advice? Jim Abbott. - Yeah, Jim Abbott, born with one hand.

He went on to pitch in the majors.

- You can Tell him about Oscar Pistorius. - Sprinter, no legs.

Maybe You've heard of Max Cleland?

Yes, Didn't let being a multiple amputee, stop him from becoming a US senator.

- Of course I disagreed with his politics. - Me too, but he didn't quit,

- that's the point I'm trying to make. - Sure and I've got all parts.

Right, see it's a choice. You can chose to be a victim,

or you can chose to achieve your goals.

Freedom of choice.

And that, is what makes this country so great.

Schrimp?