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:16:03
but he qualified for the gifted
schooling system they have in Milwaukee.

:16:09
He dropped out of high school because
he felt he didn't learn anything there.

:16:16
His main asset is really
just his mouth, his talking...

:16:19
and he can be pretty convincing because
he's very assertive, very aggressive.

:16:26
But I think that he's best suited
for work in a factory, maybe.

:16:31
When he decided to join the army...
:16:33
I think that was not only a decision
to get away from here...

:16:36
but to try to straighten out
his life...

:16:38
and it didn't work too well.
:16:41
Mark moved back from the army and said,
"Let's make another film."

:16:46
He made a couple of other shorts
from there.

:16:51
Then along came Coven.
:17:01
This is ridiculous.
We started in May '94.

:17:05
We've got every f-stop known to man
in the film.

:17:09
Now we gotta take action. We gotta put
those scarecrows in on a killer slant.

:17:14
They've been there for years.
The farm's burnt down.

:17:17
It's going to be the opening shots
for Coven, you know?

:17:20
- And what is Coven?
- A 35-minute direct-market thriller...

:17:23
shot on 16-millimeter
black-and-white reversal.

:17:27
It's an alcoholic, man...
:17:30
compelled to go to this group meeting
by his one and only friend left.

:17:34
But they're not that helpful,
the group, you know.

:17:37
- You know about the group thing?
- Yeah.

:17:39
Okay. So that's what
we're doing a film on.

:17:43
Coven, man. We got to get
this sucker done though. Seriously.

:17:46
Last night, I was so drunk
I was calling Morocco.

:17:49
Calling, trying to get the hotel Hilton
at Tangiers and Casablanca.

:17:53
That's pathetic, man. Is that
what you want to do with your life?

:17:58
Suck down peppermint schnapps and try
to call Morocco at 2:00 in the morning?


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