1:20:03
I knew that getting my home, my roots
of 25 years, back was vital to my survival.
1:20:09
There was a big problem:
1:20:11
The new owner, a wealthy French
industrialist named Tony Murray...
1:20:15
...had no intention of selling it back.
1:20:18
Without asking,
Jack Nicholson did a Henry Kissinger.
1:20:22
He flew to Monte Carlo and begged
Tony to sell me back my home.
1:20:26
Tony was shocked Jack would fly halfway
around the world to plead on my behalf...
1:20:31
...for what he considered
just a piece of real estate.
1:20:33
Wherever Tony went,
he'd tell the story.
1:20:36
"Imagine Jack Nicholson on his knees to me.
These film people, they're all crazy."
1:20:42
The impact of Jack's plea, however,
caused Tony to waiver.
1:20:47
He got me back my home.
Thanks, pal.
1:20:59
A year passed. It was close
to midnight on a Tuesday evening.
1:21:04
The phone kept ringing.
It awakened me out of a deep sleep.
1:21:07
I looked at the clock. It was only 11:00.
Should I pick it up?
1:21:11
No. I know I didn't win the lottery.
1:21:14
Hey, maybe it's the broad
I slipped my number to last night.
1:21:18
Hey, it's not too late.
I'm up. I hope it's her.
1:21:22
Disguising my voice to protect me
from bad news or bad company...
1:21:26
...I Englished it.
Evan's residence.
1:21:28
Well, I was wrong again. It wasn't the broad,
but I sure won the fucking lottery.
1:21:34
It was Stanley Jaffe on the phone,
and he was just made head of Paramount.
1:21:40
I'd given Stanley his first big gig
back in 1967 on Goodbye, Columbus.
1:21:45
"Called to tell you one thing.
1:21:47
From this day on, the life
of Robert Evans is going to be a better one.
1:21:51
You're way overdue, kid.
Now sleep well."
1:21:56
Stanley Jaffe's loyalty to me was such
that it gave me back my dignity.