:27:04
Then she gives me her last zinger.
"Peter and I are getting married in the fall.
:27:09
We plan to spend October in Venice.
Ever been there?" Nope.
:27:13
"Then wait. Only go there
when you're madly in love."
:27:17
That was it for me. I grabbed her arm.
Never plan, kid. Planning's for the poor.
:27:23
If anything goes wrong between you and
Blondie between now and post time...
:27:27
...take my number.
I'm seven digits away.
:27:31
Hate to admit it, but she never called.
:27:36
In the spring of 1969, holding Love
Story sure as hell wasn't holding aces.
:27:41
I couldn't even find a
fucking director to do it.
:27:44
You know what my batting average was?
A thousand. Everyone turned it down.
:27:48
Suddenly, a minor miracle.
I get a director. Arthur Hiller.
:27:52
He's willing to direct my
angel with a very dirty face.
:27:55
Well, when you get a first bite,
there's no way you're gonna let it go.
:28:01
It was Wednesday night. Suddenly, Miss
Snotnose remembers my seven digits.
:28:06
This was one angry broad.
I say angry with a capital A.
:28:10
"The audacity you have, Mr. Evans, to
sign a director I've never heard of...
:28:14
...without consulting me. It's my property.
I'm doing the picture for slave wages.
:28:19
I'm living up to my option agreement.
Have you forgotten the word 'courtesy'?"
:28:23
I thought I was hyperventilating.
:28:26
Ali, why don't you come out to L.A.
Tomorrow? Take a look at Hiller's film.
:28:32
If you don't like it, we'll get someone
else. Trust me. I think you'll enjoy it.
:28:45
The next night at 5, I pick up Snotnose
MacGraw in the Beverly Hills Hotel.
:28:49
Did it bug me? You bet, needing
this starlet's nod of approval.
:28:54
I hoped she wouldn't like Hiller so I could
tell her she was a one-way ticket east.
:28:58
That her flick's over and out. Cancelled.
At least I'd get my nuts off.