Boogie Nights

[THE EMOTIONS' "BEST OF MY LOVE" PLAYING IN CLUB ON SPEAKERS]

No, no, no. Get-- Get-- Back of the line, man.

You're gonna let me in, right? No, no, no.

I got business to run here. Back of the--

Yo, Maurice. -Jack. Jackie Jack.

Jackie Jack. Jackie Jack. Jack, how you doing?

And Miss Lovely Amber Waves. Mwah.

-Hi, Maurice. -Como estas?

-I've been pissed you haven't been around. Uh, we were on vacation.

Don't you ever stay away from my club that long again, okay?

You got it. And not for nothing, honey...

...but you are the sexiest bitch in the entire county. I love you.

You're such a charmer.

Listen. I got your booth set up over there.

Some clams, I'm gonna send right over. Listen, Jack. I'm ready, I'm available.

You put me in a movie, okay? We're talking box office.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Box office, Jack. Chi-Chi?

Chi-chi, listen. Jack and Amber's table. Take them over an order of clams. Let's go.

Okay, how's it going here?

Listen, baby. Me and you, we'll take a picture later on, okay?

I love you, baby.

How's it going? Hey, hey, hey. Yeah.

Hey, we were looking for you before, man. Where were you, seriously?

-Yeah. Okay, I was here. -Seriously, man.

Hmm.

-I love you. -I love you, Beck. I love you, Beck.

Hey, Maurice. Hey, cowboy.

Cow--? That's a cowboy? Cowboy.

That's-- There you go.

-You like it? It's nice, right? -Yeah.

-If you like it, it's okay. I love it, man.

Okay. All right.

Cool. Real cool. Thanks, man.

Compliments of Maurice. -Oh, thank you.

-Can I get a margarita, please? -Uh, 7-Up.

-Hi, Rollergirl. -Hi.

-Did you call that girl today? I forgot.

If you don't do it tomorrow, it'll be the weekend, you'll never be able to see her.

Okay.

What's the matter down there?

-I gotta go pee. -Well, go then.

What's happening?

What's happening?

Guys, let's get the album.

[BONEY M'S "SUNNY" PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]

Hey, Jack. -Little Bill.

Hi. -Hi, Amber. How are you?

Uh, how's our schedule? Are we still on for day after tomorrow?

More like the day after the day after tomorrow.

Jack, come on. I gotta call Rocky, Scotty, Kurt. I gotta call those guys.

I wanna keep a small group on this one. A small crew. Know what I mean?

A low-key deal? -Exactly.

Well--

I mean, do--? I'm sorry. Do we--? Do we have a script?

-Hey. -Hey.

-So how you doing? -Fine.

-How old are you? -I have a work permit. I have all the papers--

No, it's nothing like that. You been working here long?

A month.

-Maurice give you the job? -Yeah.

You from around here? I mean, uh, Canoga? Reseda?

-Um, no. You know where Torrance is? -Yeah. How do you get here?

Take the bus.

-So, what do you wanna be? -Excuse me?

Well, I mean, you take the bus from Torrance to come here to Reseda to do this job.

Can't you get a job like this in Torrance?

-Yeah, but I don't want to. -Oh, okay.

So...

...you want 5 or 10?

What?

Well, if you just wanna see me jack off, it's 10.

But if you just wanna look at it, it's only 5.

-Guys pay you to watch you, do they? -Yeah.

-You already done it tonight? -Couple times.

-And you can do it again? -If you want. If you got 10 bucks.

No.

My name is Jack.

Eddie. Eddie Adams.

-Eddie Adams from Torrance. -Yup.

-Jack Horner, filmmaker. -Really?

Yeah. I make, uh, adult films, exotic pictures.

Ah, I know who you are. I read about you in a magazine.

Inside Amber, Amanda's Ride. You made those.

-Right. -Those are great.

So now you know...

-...I'm not full of doggy doo-doo. -Heh, yeah.

Wanna come back to the table and, uh, you know, have a drink with me?

Uh, I'd love to, but I gotta work.

You have to work, get money, you know, pay the rent.

Well, yea-- I mean, no.

I need money, but I don't pay rent. I still live at home.

How old are you, Eddie?

Seventeen.

Seventeen-year-old piece of gold.

-Heh, yeah, right. -Why don't you come to the table?

-I got some people I'd like you to meet. -I do know you. I know who you are.

I'd love to come to your table for a drink. Obviously, you're not full of, um--

-Doggy doo-doo. -Yeah.

But I just couldn't walk out on Maurice. I'm really sorry.

Yeah.

I got a feeling, beneath those jeans there's something wonderful just waiting to get out.

Hey, guys. Bill. What's up?

Not a lot. What are you guys up to? Don't know, probably just go home.

I'll see you guys later. What are you still doing here?

-Can I sleep at your place? Half-hour, I'll be there.

Bye, Maurice. Good night.

Hey, listen. Thank you.

Love you, mamità. Take care.

This is the man that you let in anytime, you understand?

Ha, ha. All right.

Luego. Hasta mañana.

Fix you some eggs, beauty?

No. I'm going to sleep. Good night.

Good night, honey-tits. Sleep beautiful.

Okay.

Tom? Hi. Yeah, it's me.

I know that it's late, but I--

Is Andy there? Is he?

I'd like to say hello.

I'd like to say hello to my son, and that's all.

Let me tell you something.

Let me tell you something you don't know. I know a lawyer. You understand?

You might think I don't, but I do, and I'll take you to court.

Tom, don't. Come on, Tom. Please. Please. Please.

What the fuck are you doing?

What the fuck does it look like I'm doing?

Can you close the door?

Will I close the door?

Will I close the door? That's my wife, you asshole.

Uh, I'm sorry.

Get out. Go sleep on the couch.

Don't stop, big stud.

Yeah. That's right.

Oh, Jesus, please, okay? Shave if you're gonna do that.

-You scratch my face. -Sorry.

-Good morning. -Hey.

How's it at work? You get home late, huh?

-Yeah. -You know, you work in a nightclub.

If it means so much to you, you should find one that's closer.

Yeah.

I gotta get to work.

-At a car wash. -What?

You work at a car wash. You work at a nightclub.

School never occurred to you?

Bye, Dad. Bye.

So basically, you're getting twice the bass with the TK-421...

...which we've, uh, got available in this system right here.

I don't know. I don't really know if I need all that bass.

Oh, I think you need all that bass.

Heh, I mean, if you want a system to handle what you want...

...yeah, you need the bass.

See, this-- This is hi-fi, okay?

High fidelity. Know what that means?

That means this is the highest quality fidelity.

Hi-fi. Those are two very important things to have in a stereo system.

-It's the price. For the 420-- -I have this very unit in my home.

-Really? -Yes, I do.

Of course, I got it modified with the TK-421...

...which, uh, kicks it up another...

...I don't know, maybe three or four, um, quads per channel, you know.

But that's really-- That's technical talk. That doesn't really concern you.

Still a little uncertain, aren't you?

-Yeah. Yeah.

You know what you need? You need a test drive.

That's what you need. You need a test drive.

It's one thing to hear it from Buck's mouth, it's another to hear it from the TK-421.

So let me just pop in this 8-track...

...and you just give a listen, tell me what you think, okay?

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY ON SPEAKERS]

Whoo. Huh?

You hear that? You hear the bass? Right?

You hear it? It kicks.

It turns. It curls up your belly. Makes you wanna freaky-deaky, right?

Heh, you got that? Now, see, if you get this system as is...

...it's not gonna sound like this without the TK-421 modification...

...and we do that in the store right here, very small price.

Go on and move with it if you need to. It helps me.

Thank you for your time.

Oh, okay. Well, hey. So long, partner.

-What the fuck was that? -What?

-Have I told you? -Have-- What?

-Have I? -I don't know what you're talking about.

You put on that country-western shit, no one's gonna buy a stereo.

What kind of brother are you, anyway? Listening to that shit.

-All right. Look, Jerry-- -No, no, no. You look.

I gave you a job here because, you know...

...I thought your acting stuff might bring some nice pussy into the place, and it has.

But I can't have any more fuckups. You dig?

Yeah.

-You dig? -Yeah. I dig.

Okay, now get in the back and, uh, unload those new 484s.

All right. Sorry, I was just--

Settle down, class. Settle down.

This is your final.

Keep your test papers face down until I tell you to turn them up.

Clear your tables, please.

There should be nothing on your desk but your test paper and a pencil.

We're covering chapters 17 through 28.

Your eyes should stay on your test paper, please.

Are we ready?