This is the fifth chapter in Maggie's Movies - Camera, Action. Since Maggie left Al Junior's residence after Michael broke up with Maggie, Maggie returns to directing films.
Level 41
- The next scene is "Prohibited Love".
- Maggie enters the studio.
- Maggie: Hey everybody... um... thank you so much for being here.
- Maggie: As you can see, we're a pretty small team, even for an indie movie.
- The technician enters the studio for delivery.
- Maggie: That means this won't be your typical set wit the trailers and a big fancy craft services table.
- Another technician enters for delivery.
- Maggie: It also means some of you will be doing double duty.
- "Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the job..."
- "...but Al Jr. is threatening to blacklist anyone who will work on your movie."
- Technicians drop the packages.
- Maggie: Well, um, I wouldn't want any of you to jeopardize their careers.
- Maggie: So if any of you have concerns about this, you can just walk away. No hard feelings.
- Some people leave the studio.
- Maggie: To all of you that still stayed.... thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- Maggie: Now, let's make the greatest vintage crime movie ever!
During the level
- Maggie cleans up the boxes abandoned by the crew to remodel.
After the level
- Vicki enters the studio.
- Maggie: Vicki? What are you doing here?
- Vicki: You're making a movie and you didn't bother to call me?
- Maggie: I'm practically making this on my credit cards, and I didn't want to get you in trouble with Al Jr.
- Vicki: Oh yeah? Watch this...
- Vicki calls Al.
- Vicki: Hey, Al?
- Vicki: I quit!
- Then Vicki hangs up.
- Vicki: That's one problem solved... and look, whatever you can afford, it's fine.
- Maggie: You're serious? Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!
- Vicki: It's my pleasure - I'll do whatever you need.
- Maggie: Whatever I need?
- Vicki: I see your gears turning...
- Maggie: Vicki, WE'RE calling the shots now - not Al Jr. and the rest of the Boys Club.
- Maggie: You're an actress. It's time to get you in FROMT of the camera again.
- Maggie: I would love to cast you as the supportive actress.
- Vicki: You know what? Let's start right now!
- Vicki changes the clothing for the scene.
- Vicki: Wow, back on the stage. After all those years...
- Vicki: Please don't give me anything too ambitious right from the bat, okay?
Level 42
- Maggie: OK. We have Italian cuisine to highlight the atmosphere of immigrant quarter in 20s.
- Maggie: But we still need to get that antique car for some of the scenes.
- Vicki: We can shoot the car scenes later.
- Vicki: Don't worry, one problem at a time, Maggie. Everything will be fine in the end.
- Catherine parts the car at the scene.
- Maggie: It's Catherine!
- Vicki: It's Catherine!
- Catherine: So, I heard you wrote, but I didn't realize you could WRITE.
- Catherine: This script... I love it!
- Catherine: You have to let me play Veronica.
- Maggie: The lead? Catherine... I don't know what to say.
- Maggie: You know this is an indie project, right?
- Maggie: I could offer you some equity in the film...
- Catherine: Tut, tut - we'll figure out all that boring stuff later.
- Catherine: I love that it's a small, scrappy project - gets me back to my acting roots.
- Maggie: I really don't know what to say...
- Catherine: You can say you are giving me the part.
- Maggie deals with Catherine.
- Then Maggie and Catherine hug each other!
- Vicki: Catherine... that is a very nice car!
During the level
- Maggie plays 4 scenes.
- Veronica: Nadine, it's good to see you again! How things are going?
- Nadine: Swell! Never been better. How about you?
- Veronica: I'm really worried.
- Nadine: What's eating you up?
- Veronica: My father is in debt, and he is doing really odd things to keep this business afloat.
After the level
- Maggie: I know we don't offer a lot of money - but the role is simply perfect for Liam.
- Maggie: If you could JUST let him read the script.
- The crew leave the studio.
- Maggie: Sure, I can hold.
- Maggie: …
- Maggie: They hung up.
- Maggie: I've called just about every agency in town.
- Maggie: It's going to be tough to make this movie without a male lead.
- Vicki: Well, it doesn't take a genius to figure out who's behind this.
- Maggie: Say, do you think we could see what YOU look like with a moustache?
- Vicki looks agreed.
Level 43
- Frank enters the studio.
- Frank: To say I was surprised when you called, would be an understatement.
- Maggie: You're here!
- Frank: As a favor for Catherine. You have exactly five minutes.
- Maggie: I never told you this, but when I found out I'd be working on one of your movies I was thrilled...
- Maggie: I'm a big fan of your work... your EARLY work.
- Maggie: I know you've been struggling with personal problems, lately.
- Maggie: It's affected your work...
- Frank: I don't have to listen to...
- Maggie: ...you're wasting your talent on fluff!
- Frank: Maggie... I'm flattered, but I... I just can't work for peanuts.
- Frank: I'm sorry, I really am.
- Frank leaves the studio.
During the level
- Nadine: I'm boiled up! So you are saying that some mafia bimbos have a safe house of your father's place?
- Veronica: Yes, and day by day he becomes more and more unpleasant towards me.
- Veronica: When I tried to talk with him about this he told me to dry up and called me a dumb Dara.
- Nadine: It's time to end this ballocks once and for all - I have a plan!
After the level
- Maggie switches on the lighting. But Diego entered the studio!
- Maggie: Diego!
- Maggie gives Diego a hug!
- Maggie: What are you doing here?
- Diego: I've come to fulfill my dreams of being a big time Hollywood FX artist.
- Diego: Okay, okay - I called Sure Shot right before Vicki quit and she told me the whole story.
- Diego: I'm here to help you with your movie.
- Maggie: Are you serious?
- Maggie: Thank you so much! But...
- Maggie: ...but what about the cinema?
- Diego: The theatre made some extra money during last few weeks and Ted is renovating it.
- Diego: He said that I'm useless there.
- Diego: You know, Ted liked doing things his way.
- Maggie: Thank you, Diego - this means a lot.
- Diego: Thank YOU. I'm working on a Hollywood movie!
- Diego: This is a dream come true..
- Diego steps on the set and looks.
- Diego: Er… where's my private trailer?
- Maggie laughs.
Challenge 13
- Same as Level 43 scene
Level 44
- Tyler: "Is it true that Frank Curtis was your first choice for my part?"
- Tyler: "Because, I mean, wow… those are pretty big shoes to fill."
- Maggie: Tyler, don't compare yourself to Frank, because I don't.
- Maggie: Let's take the scene, from the top...
- Maggie: Ahem... Jason, yo can't tell me what I want.
- Jason falls.
- Jason: BUT DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?
- Jason: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT?!
- Tyler: How was that?
- Maggie: It was fine. But let's try it again - this time, a little 'smaller.
- Tyler: Oh, Okay...
- Jason: But... do... YOU... know what you want? 'Cause like... does anyone know... ya' know?
- Jason: Like sometimes I order fish n' chips...
- Jason: ...only to find out that what I really wanted was a burger.
- Jason: I thought I'd improvise.
- Maggie: Let's make a short break...
- Jason/Tyler leaves the studio.
During the level
- Now Diego runs the studio, helping Maggie and actors.
Take 1
- Veronica: Jason, you can't tell me what I want.
- Jason: BUT DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?
- Jason: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT?!
- Veronica: I think we need to retake this scene Maggie! We need a break!
Take 2
- Veronica: Jason, you can't tell me what I want.
- Jason: But... do... YOU... know what you want? 'Cause like... does anyone know... ya' know?
- Jason: Like sometimes I order fish n' chips...
- Jason: ...only to find out that what I really wanted was a burger.
- Nadine: Shoot Tyler! Focus on the script, don't improvise!
Take 3
- Veronica: Jason, you can't tell me what I want.
- Jason: But won't you want to know anything...
- Veronica: Okay, I think we will have overtime with that scene!
Then, Takes 4 & 5 repeats Takes 1 & 2.
After the level
- Maggie: Cut! Cut! Let's take fifteen, everybody!
- The crew leave except Maggie and Vicki.
- Maggie: He just doesn't have it in him.
- Vicki: So now what?
- Maggie: It's not what I want at all, but I guess we have to make this work.
- Clyde and Hitchcock enter the studio.
- Maggie: Clyde!
- Maggie: What are you doing here?
- Clyde: I just so happened to be next door, directing an episode of 'My Genie is a Meanie'.
- Hitchcock comes to Maggie, jumps.
- Maggie pets Hitchcock.
- Clyde: Hitchcock desired that we dropped by and see how you were faring.
- Maggie: Not so good. My male lead is uh... er…
- Clyde: A woebegone hack - yes, I know.
- Clyde: A bit of advice if I may, from one director to another.
- Clyde: Stick to your vision and be true to yourself - everything else will fall into place.
- Clyde: Say GOODBYE, Hitchcock.
- Maggie is happy to farewell Hitchcock.
- Then Clyde and Hitchcock leave the studio.
Level 45
- Vicki enters the studio.
- Vicki: I can't find Tyler anywhere and he stopped answering his phone.
- Maggie: I don't understand - where could he be?
- Al Jr. enters the place.
- Al Jr.: With Sure Shot, of course...
- Al Jr.: His contract had more holes in it than Pebble Ranch…
- Maggie: I want you to be out of my set, NOW!
- Al Jr.: That makes two of us.
- Al Jr.: If I were you, I wouldn't stress over losing your male lead too much...
- Al Jr.: ...your movie never stood a chance either way.
- Al Jr. kicks the box and leaves!
During the level
Take 1
- Diego finds the scattered set equipment.
- Veronica: Nadine! I can't believe that! YOU are the CONWOMAN!?
- Veronica: That's the part of my job - to make people believe that I'm someone else. I'll help you!
- Nadine: Copacetic! Let's meet up tomorrow, so you can tell me about your plan.
Take 2
- Repeats take 1 but rains.
Take 3
- Repeats take 1 but dries water.
Take 4
- Repeats Take 2.
Take 5
- Repeats take 3.
After the level
- "Look, we're sorry, but..."
- "...It doesn't look this this movie's going to happen."
- Maggie: Guys...
- "We can't afford to be out of work again."
- "Some of us have already taken other gigs."
- The crew leave the studio. Al Jr. enters the studio.
- Al Jr.: Another tough break?
- Diego: I think Maggie was clear the last time!
- Vicki: You are not welcome here, Al!
- Maggie: Coming to gloat again?
- Al Jr.: Actually, I've come to make you an offer.
- Al Jr.: Shut down and I'll but the script off you. For twenty grand.
- Maggie: I'm sorry - didn't I loan twenty dollars for pizza recently?
- Al Jr.: C'mon, Maggie. Even if you get your chick flick made who's going to watch it?
- Al Jr.: Do you really want to risk climbing out of a mountain of debt for the next ten years based on a passion project?
- Maggie: ABSOLUTELY!
- They're pleased!
- Al Jr. leaves the studio.
Level 46
- Maggie: Well.. I guess it's time to throw in the towel...
- Maggie: ...that is, it would be if I could AFFORD a towel.
- Maggie looks around. There was a ghost Bill visiting the studio.
- Bill: Hey, Tater Tot.
- Maggie: Grandpa... You have no idea how much I wish it wasn't a dream.
- Bill: Me too.
- Maggie: I did the right thing, Grandpa...
- Maggie: I did the right thing in Louisiana and nearly nothing has gone right ever since.
- Bill: Honesty and integrity were the first two of the virtues I taught you - what come after?
- Maggie: Perseverance.
- Bill: If you quit, you'll never know how close you were to achieving your goal.
- Maggie: If you say so, Grandpa.
- Bill leaves and disappears.
During the level
- Veronica: So! What did you came up with?
- Nadine: We shall set those mobsters up into a bull trap!
- Nadine: And dough is ours!
- Veronica: That sounds nifty!
- Nadine: Yes, and your father will have money to pay the debt!
After the level
- Maggie: Look... we need to face facts... we've shot every scene we can without having a male lead…
- Maggie: ...I've got no choice but to halt the production until...
- Frank entered the studio!
- Maggie: Frank? What are you...
- Frank: Please... everyone, let me say something before I come back to my senses.
- Frank: I just quit a film where I was to be paid half a million dollars to voice a talking dog.
- Frank: This is after staying up all night to read Maggie's script...
- Frank: ...the first one that's gripped me in years.
- Frank: I suppose what I'm saying is... if you'll have me... I'm ready to work.
- Catherine touches Frank!
- Catherine: And as usual, your filming is perfect.
Challenge 14
Same as Level 46 scene.
Level 47
- There was a collapse on the set!
- Diego enters the studio.
- Diego: Ouch.. What a mess!
- Vicki enters the studio.
- Vicki: What has happened here?!
- Maggie enters the place.
- Maggie: Oh my gosh!
- Maggie: OH MY GOSH!
- Vicki: Who could be such scoundrel.
- Maggie: It's over... I don't know what to do.
- Diego: Let's not panic...
- Vicki: Why not?
- Diego cheers Maggie.
- Diego: Because I CAN fix this!
During the level
- Diego cleans up the ruined equipment.
After the level
- The equipment is working again.
- Maggie: How it went, Diego?
- Diego: I'm sorry, Maggie... I don't think it will last for very long...
- Maggie: Thank you, Diego. I know you did your best.
- Maggie: I need to halt the production until I can afford to rent some new equipment.
- Vicki: Forget it - you can use our salaries.
- Maggie: Thanks people - unfortunately, what I'm paying you won't buy much.
- Catherine and Frank enter the studio.
- Catherine: Maggie - a word, please?
- Diego, Vicki and the others leave the studio.
- Frank: Catherine and I are booked solid for the next several months.
- Catherine: We can't promise we'll be available in a month... Or even two months.
- Maggie: I understand.
- Catherine: That's why we want to invest in your film - so we can keep going.
- Frank: In exchange for becoming executive producers in the credits, of course.
- Frank: You can be executive producer, best boy and chief hair stylist as far as I'm concerned.
- Maggie: Thank you!
- Frank gives Maggie a hug!
Level 48
- Maggie: Anyone seen Frank?
- Maggie: Have you seen Frank?
- Vicki: No, sorry...
- Maggie: Diego?
- Diego hasn't responded. Catherine enters the scene.
- Catherine: Maggie...
- Catherine: I saw him earlier this morning.
- Maggie: Not again!
- Maggie: This is the last thing we need.
- Maggie: Alright, we'll shoot pick-ups and background stuff...
- Maggie: ...and hope he shows up.
During the level
- Veronica: I talked with Jason...
- Nadine: Yes - I've seen it - You always carried a torch for him.
- Veronica: I don't want to be some kind of moll...
- Veronica: I convinced him to help us, and live his life with me.
- Nadine: If you are sure that we can trust him...
- Nadine: I'm happy that he will change his life, not you.
- Veronica: An-so-lute-ly!
After the level
- Frank's at the parking lot. Maggie enters the lot.
- Maggie: Frank! Where were you?
- Frank: That's a great question.
- Maggie: Frank, I'm confused - I thought you wanted to be a part of this?
- Frank: The WANT is there, Maggie...
- Frank: ...but for the first time in a LONG while... I'm not so sure I can, anymore.
- Maggie: I am, Frank, I am sure. I KNOW you can do this.
- Maggie: All of this fear, all of this hurt you're feeling - I need you to channel it into the scene.
- Frank: I- I don't know...
- Maggie: It's up to you to decide - we'll be waiting for you on the set.
- Maggie: We believe in you, Frank.
- Maggie heads back into the studio.
Level 49
- Maggie: Sigh... Frank's not going to show up, everyone. Let's figure out how we can...
- Frank enters the studio.
- Frank: Apologies...
- Everyone's surprised!
- Catherine: Frank!
- Catherine: Where the heck have you been!?
- Frank: Well, I... well...
- Frank: Well, I'm a big star and...
- Frank: ...I can't possibly be expected to report to the set on time, can I?
- Everyone surprised, and Maggie laughed.
- Frank: Oh Frank, it's good to have you back!
- Everyone laughed.
During the level
- Diego serves coffee 5 times to Frank.
- Veronica: Jason, you can't tell me what I want.
- Jason: But do you even know what you want?
- Jason: Does anyone know what they want?
- Nadine explains.
- Veronica: I certainly do!
After the level
- Maggie: It was a great day! All thanks to you.
- Frank: The pleasure is mine, Maggie.
- Maggie leaves the studio.
- Catherine enters the place.
- Catherine: Here you are...
- Catherine: Frank, you were great.
- Maggie enters and thinks.
- Maggie: …
- Frank: You bring out the best in me, Catherine...
- Frank: ...you always have.
- Frank trusts Catherine.
- Maggie: Gosh...
- Maggie leaves the studio.
- Catherine: It's just good to have you back.