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[PLAYING HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD]
GREETINGS FROM CALIFORNIA.
LOS ANGELES IS WONDERFUL!
OR AS FRANK SINGS, ♪ L.A.-- ♪
[COUGH COUGH]
♪ IS MY LADY ♪♪
HERE I AM WARMING UP FOR MY MORNING JOG
ALONG THE MANICURED STREETS.
MY PERSONAL TRAINER HANS
CALLS ME A LEAN, MEAN, HOLLYWOOD MACHINE.
GARY, THIS WAY.
WHAT A TOWN.
I WAS WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS
AND GIVEN A CALIFORNIA BEAR HUG.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A STAR-FILLED NEIGHBORHOOD
BECAUSE THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU SEE ARE CATERERS
DELIVERING A MIDMORNING BREAK
AND PROPER BRITISH NANNIES PUSHING PROPER BRITISH PRAMS
AND LEST WE FORGET,
GORGEOUS POOL CLEANERS NAMED LANCE.
HI, LANCE.
OH!
BUT WAIT!
WHO IS THAT?
WELL, HELLO, DOLLY!
WHAT A SWEET LADY.
I JUST LOVE THAT HORTICULTURALIST.
WAS THAT WHO I THINK IT WAS?
YEAH.
AND HERE IS THE WORLD-FAMOUS RODEO DRIVE.
GUCCI'S, GIORGIO'S, CARTIER'S.
THEY HAVE A SAYING HERE.
IF YOU STOP AND ASK HOW MUCH SOMETHING IS,
YOU'LL PROBABLY MISS YOUR 3:00 APPOINTMENT AT BIJAN.
AND HERE, HERE, HERE IS THE MECCA OF BEVERLY HILLS.
THE BEVERLY WILSHIRE HOTEL.
THERE'S WARREN'S APARTMENT. OH, GOD BLESS THAT FACE!
WHEN YOU THINK OF L.A., YOU THINK OF THE SUN AND OCEAN.
IT'S THE GIFT OF RELAXATION
WRAPPED UP IN A COCOA BUTTER GLOW.
WE GOT SUNLIGHT ON THE SAND,
WE GOT SURFERS ON THE SEA.
WE GOT SAILBOATS AND LIFEGUARDS AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE.
WE'VE GOT VOLLEYBALL AND FRISBEE
AND OTHER FANCY STUFF.
WHAT CAN'T I GET? I CAN'T GET ENOUGH!
EVERYWHERE I TURN, THERE'S ARTS AND CRAFTS
AND FRIENDLY FACES.
CALL ME A BRONZING FOOL,
BUT I COULD SKATE THROUGH VENICE ALL DAY
AND NEVER GET ENOUGH OF MUSCLE BEACH.
HELLO, BOYS!
TALK ABOUT CATCHING THE PERFECT WAVE.
OUT HERE WE WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD,
AND ALL OF LIFE'S OPPORTUNITIES ARE ONLY AA&UNSET AWAY.
LOOKS LIKE DONNY'S FOUND HIS DISNEYLAND.
THE HOTTEST SPOT IN TOWN IS MELROSE AVENUE.
IF IT'S CHIC, THEY SELL IT. IF IT'S NOUVEAU, THEY COOK IT.
AND IF IT'S OUTRAGEOUS, THEY WEAR IT.
LIFE TAKES ON NEW MEANING ON THESE STREETS.
JOHN.
N.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE SHOPS?
I KNEW I COULD FIND THE RIGHT OUTFIT
FOR MY MEETING WITH LIZA.
LIZA?
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE PERFECT, BUT THEN...
WHO SHOULD I HOPE TO SEE?
THE ROSE. AND SHE WAS LOOKING AT ME.
NOW, I THOUGHT THIS WAS IT.
R,
IT'S WHO SEES YOU IN IT.
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS,
I ADMIT MY CONFIDENCE WAS SHAKEN,
SO I WENT FOR YOUR BASIC BILLOWY WHITES.
UH-OH.
SHE LOVED IT!
BURGERS AT JOHNNY ROCKETS? DON'T MIND IF I DO.
BUT AFTER ALL, THIS IS HOLLYWOOD,
AND THAT MEANS THE STUDIOS.
HERE I AM DRIVING TO PARAMOUNT, DAHLINGS.
JERRY MADE A WONDERFUL CHAUFFEUR.
HE EVEN REMINDED ME THAT MY HAT WAS ASKEW.
WE'RE MEETING WITH EDDIE ON A BOOK--
BEVERLY HILLS COP, THE WHOLE BLEEPING STORY.
IT'S A DEAL I WAS BORN TO MAKE,
A BIG DEAL, A MAJOR DEAL, A DEAL'S DEA
WE WERE HELD UP FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS.
YOUNG GUARDS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHO THEY'RE DEALING WITH,
BUT LUCKILY I SPOTTED JONESY,
A MAN WHO KNOWS WHO'S TRULY IMPORTANT.
I LOVE THE STUDIOS.
THEY'RE LIKE A PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL,
A BLEND OF OLD AND NEW.
IT'S A FEELING I CALL HOLLYWOOD MAGIC.
I TOLD JONESY TO TEACH HIS FRIEND SOME MANNERS.
THEN I WENT TO MY APPOINTMENT IN THE DE MILLE BUILDING.
MR. DE MILLE, I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP.
ALL THE SPARKLE AND GLITTER DOESN'T SHINE TILL NIGHT.
THERE'S A SPIRIT IN THIS TOWN, A FLAVOR TO THE TINSEL.
IT'S THE TASTE ONE SAVORS WHEN DREAMS ARE WITHIN REACH,
OR TO PARAPHRASE SHAKESPEARE,
IF SHOW BUSINESS BE THE FOOD OF LIFE,
RENT A LIMO AND PLAY ON.
AS THE FLAMBES ARE FIRED, DEALS ARE MADE,
FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORGED,
AND THE BEST TABLES GO TO THOSE IN THE KNOW.
I FEEL SO DAMN CREATIVE OUT HERE.
CAVIAR? CHAMPAGNE? DON'T MIND IF I DO.
AND THIS IS MY OFFICE.
PRETTY NICE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
THE WORK NEVER ENDS.
WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING SEVERAL MAJOR DEALS,
SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE HERE IN THE MOST GORGEOUS CITY
LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN SEE THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN FROM HERE?
OH, CLIFF, PLEASE LOOK AFTER MY PLACE.
THIS IS DONALD MALTBY SAYING CIAO!
WHAT A JERK! WHAT A JERK!
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
THE TECHNICAL TERM IS GAGA.
I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SHAKE UP THAT OFFICE.
URE.
IT FEEDS ON THE DREAMS OF MANY, BUT ONLY REWARDS FEW.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT?
TV GUIDE "CHEERS 'N' JEER
I SHOULD GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO HIM.
SAM, PLEASE.
I DON'T KNOW. HE SEEMS HAPPY.
SURE, HE LOVES TO PLAY,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN MORE TO HIM THAN THAT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL HIM.
LL, IN HOLLYWOOD...
GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE, YOU MEGASTAR.
[KNOCK KNOCK]
HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
IT LOOKS GOOD FOR OUR PROJ
VERY GOOD, SIR. HERE'S YOUR MAIL.
OH, THERE'S A MISS LaPAUL WAITING FOR YOU.
SHE THINKS YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN HER LIFE STORY.
WHO IS SHE?
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HER.
E.
TELL HER TO DROP US A LINE,
AND WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT IN THE FUTURE.
YES, SIR.
♪ FLY ME TO THE MOON ♪
♪♪ AND LET ME PLAY AMONG THE STARS... #o♪♪
OH!
OHH!
HIYA, DONALD.
REMEMBER ME? I'M CLIFF.
WE GOT YOUR VIDEOTAPE.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING GOOD,
SO WE THOUGHT WE'D SAY HI OURSELVES.
PENNY BORROWED A CAMERA FROM SCHOOL.
HI, DONALD!
SO HERE WE ARE.
HEY, DONALD. HOW YOU DOING?
DONALD, WE MISS YOU.
[CLATTER]
YOU GUYS LIED TO ME.
LOU, SAY HI TO DONALD.
I CAN'T FIND THE REFRIED BEANS.
IS THAT THING WORKING?
YEAH.
DONNY, WHERE ARE YOU HIDING THE BEANS?
MAYBE IT'S BEHIND THIS OLD PLATE.
WAIT! THAT'S AN ANTIQUE!
IT WAS ALMOST A GONER.
PENNY, OVER HERE.
DONALD, WE'RE NOT GOOD AT THIS HOLLYWOOD STUFF--
[SMASH]
WE'RE DOWNRIGHT DESTRUCTIVE.
UNCLE LOU, WOULD YOU TAKE THIS?
SURE, HONEY.
LOU. LOU.
I CAN'T SEE NOTHING.
YOU GOT YOUR HAND OVER THE LENS.
VANNA WAS RIGHT. TV IS HARD WORK.
DONALD, SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'LL BE OUT THERE A WHILE,
WE THOUGHT WE'D SEND YOUR FAVORITE THINGS.
THIS IS THE GOLDEN ESPADRILLE
THAT YOU RETIRED ON TALENT NIGHT
AT THE VELVET SPIKE.
ALL YOUR FRIENDS STILL TALK ABOUT IT,