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Baird Whitlock:
These guys are pretty interesting, though. They've actually figured out the Laws that dictate - Everything! History! Sociology! Politics! Morality! Everything! It's all in a book called Capital - with a "K".Eddie Mannix:Is that right?Baird Whitlock:Yeah. You're not going to believe this. These guys even figured out what's going on here at The Studio. Because the Studio is nothing more than an instrument of capitalism. Yeah, so we blindly follow these laws like any any other institution. Laws that these guys figured out. The Studio makes pictures to serve the System. That is it's function! That's really what we're up to here.Eddie Mannix:Is it?Baird Whitlock:Yeah. Its just confirming what they call - the status quo. I mean, we may tell ourselves that we're creating something of artistic value or there's some sort of spiritual dimension to the picture business. But, what it really is, is this fat cat, Nick Skank, out in New York, running this factory, serving up these lollipops to the - what they used to call the bread and circuses for the...Eddie Mannix: Now, you listen to me, buster. Nick Skank and The Studio have been good to you and to everyone else who works here. If I ever hear you bad mouthing Mr. Skank again, it'll be the last thing you say before I have you tossed in jail for colluding in your own abduction.Baird Whitlock:Eddie, I wouldn't, I would never do that!Eddie Mannix: Shut up! You're gonna go out there and you're going to finish "Hail Caesar!" You're gonna give that speech at the feet of the penitent thief and you're gonna believe every word you say.Eddie Mannix:You're going to do it because you're an actor and that's what you do. Just like the director does what he does and the writer and the script girl and the guy who claps the slate. You're gonna do it Because the picture has worth! And you have worth if you serve the picture and you're never gonna forget that again.Baird Whitlock:I won't forget, Eddie.Eddie Mannix:Damn right, you won't. Not as long as I run this dump
These guys are pretty interesting, though. They've actually figured out the Laws that dictate - Everything! History! Sociology! Politics! Morality! Everything! It's all in a book called Capital - with a "K".Eddie Mannix:Is that right?Baird Whitlock:Yeah. You're not going to believe this. These guys even figured out what's going on here at The Studio. Because the Studio is nothing more than an instrument of capitalism. Yeah, so we blindly follow these laws like any any other institution. Laws that these guys figured out. The Studio makes pictures to serve the System. That is it's function! That's really what we're up to here.Eddie Mannix:Is it?Baird Whitlock:Yeah. Its just confirming what they call - the status quo. I mean, we may tell ourselves that we're creating something of artistic value or there's some sort of spiritual dimension to the picture business. But, what it really is, is this fat cat, Nick Skank, out in New York, running this factory, serving up these lollipops to the - what they used to call the bread and circuses for the...Eddie Mannix: Now, you listen to me, buster. Nick Skank and The Studio have been good to you and to everyone else who works here. If I ever hear you bad mouthing Mr. Skank again, it'll be the last thing you say before I have you tossed in jail for colluding in your own abduction.Baird Whitlock:Eddie, I wouldn't, I would never do that!Eddie Mannix: Shut up! You're gonna go out there and you're going to finish "Hail Caesar!" You're gonna give that speech at the feet of the penitent thief and you're gonna believe every word you say.Eddie Mannix:You're going to do it because you're an actor and that's what you do. Just like the director does what he does and the writer and the script girl and the guy who claps the slate. You're gonna do it Because the picture has worth! And you have worth if you serve the picture and you're never gonna forget that again.Baird Whitlock:I won't forget, Eddie.Eddie Mannix:Damn right, you won't. Not as long as I run this dump
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Uh huh These guys were pretty interesting though
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They've actually figured out the laws that dictate everything
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History sociology politics morality Everything
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It's all in a book called Kapital with a K
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That right Yeah
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You're not gonna believe this
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these guys even figured it out what's going on here at the studio
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Because the studio is nothing more than an instrument of capitalism
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Yes so we blindly follows these laws like any other institution
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The laws these guys've figured out
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The studio makes pictures to serve the system
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that's it's function that's really what we're all up to here
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Is it Yeah we're just confirming
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what they call the status quo
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I mean we might tell ourselves that we're creating something of artistic value
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that there's some sort of spiritual dimension to the picture business
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but what it is is this fat cat
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Nick Schenk out in New York running this factory
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that's serving up these lollypops to the
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what did you use to call the a brand circuses for the
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What Wait
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Now you listen to me buster
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Nick Schenk and this studio have been good to you
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and to everyone else who works here
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If I ever hear you bad mouthing Mr Schenk again
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it'll be the last thing you say before I have you tossed into jail
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for colluding in your own abduction
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Eddie I wouldn't I would never do that
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Shut up
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You're going to go out there and you're going to finish Hail Caesar
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You're gonna give the speech at the feet of the penitent thief
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and you're gonna believe every word you say
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You're gonna do it because you're an actor and that's what you do
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Just like the director does what he does
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and the writer and the script girl and the guy who claps the slate
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You're gonna do it because the picture has Worth
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and you have Worth if you serve the picture and you're never gonna forget that again
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Okay Eddie okay
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I won't forget it Eddie
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You're damn right you won't
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Not as long as I run this dump
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Movie Summary
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Actors
Baird Whitlock
Eddie Mannix
