1:08:02
It was about disappointment.
1:08:06
I see.
1:08:09
That's not a movie.
1:08:11
You gotta go back, put in the drama.
1:08:15
I can't go back. I've got pages of
false starts and wrong approaches.
1:08:20
- I'm way past my deadline.
- I'll tell you a secret.
1:08:26
A last act makes a film.
1:08:29
Wow them in the end,
and you got a hit.
1:08:31
You can have flaws, problems,
but wow them in the end...
1:08:36
...and you've got a hit.
1:08:38
Find an ending.
But don't cheat.
1:08:42
And don't you dare bring in
a deus ex machina.
1:08:47
Your characters must change...
1:08:51
...and the change must come from them.
1:08:56
Do that and you'll be fine.
1:09:00
You promise?
1:09:04
Mr. McKee.
1:09:09
- Have you taken my course before?
- My brother did.
1:09:12
My twin brother, Donald.
He's the one who got me to come.
1:09:16
- Twin screenwriters?
- Yeah.
1:09:18
Well, Julius and Philip Epstein...
1:09:22
...who wrote Casablanca...
1:09:25
...they were twins
- You mentioned that in class.
1:09:29
Finest screenplay ever written.
1:09:31
Great writers' residence.
1:09:33
- Donald.
- Hey, how's your trip going?
1:09:35
You getting it on with that
lady journalist, you dog you?
1:09:38
Yeah.
1:09:40
Listen, I'm just calling to say
congratulations on your script.
1:09:43
Isn't that cool? Marty says he can
get me high-sixes against a mil-five.
1:09:50
That's great, Donald.
1:09:51
I want to thank you for all your help.
1:09:54
I wasn't any help.
1:09:55
Come on,
you let me stay in your place.
1:09:58
And your integrity
inspired me to even try.