1:08:01
lt was about disappointment.
1:08:05
l see.
1:08:08
That's not a movie.
1:08:10
You gotta go back, put in the drama.
1:08:14
l can't go back. l've got pages of
false starts and wrong approaches.
1:08:19
-l'm way past my deadline.
-l'll tell you a secret.
1:08:25
A last act makes a film.
1:08:28
Wow them in the end,
and you got a hit.
1:08:30
You can have flaws, problems,
but wow them in the end...
1:08:35
...and you've got a hit.
1:08:37
Find an ending.
But don't cheat.
1:08:41
And don't you dare bring in
a deus ex machina.
1:08:46
Your characters must change...
1:08:50
...and the change must come from them.
1:08:55
Do that and you'll be fine.
1:09:00
You promise?
1:09:03
Mr. McKee.
1:09:09
-Have you taken my course before?
-My brother did.
1:09:11
My twin brother, Donald.
He's the one who got me to come.
1:09:15
-Twin screenwriters?
-Yeah.
1:09:17
Well, Julius and Philip Epstein...
1:09:21
...who wrote Casablanca...
1:09:24
-...they were twins
-You mentioned that in class.
1:09:28
Finest screenplay ever written.
1:09:30
Great writers' residence.
1:09:32
-Donald.
-Hey, how's your trip going?
1:09:34
You getting it on with that
lady journalist, you dog you?
1:09:37
Yeah.
1:09:39
Listen, l'm just calling to say
congratulations on your script.
1:09:42
Isn't that cool? Marty says he can
get me high-sixes against a mil-five.
1:09:49
That's great, Donald.
1:09:50
l want to thank you for all your help.
1:09:53
I wasn't any help.
1:09:54
Come on,
you let me stay in your place.
1:09:57
And your integrity
inspired me to even try.