The Astrid Experience (2023) Movie Script
1
If you got a little time
and space in your bed
I'm on the way home with fog in my head
Know who I am and I know who I'm not
I say I love you,
I probably should stop
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
If you got a little
time to fake what I say
I couldn't do it and then make your bed
Sorry for storming and being too much
Starting my walking, you
knew just where I'm at
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
So tell me how you want it
Now tell me how you want
it and I'll hit it more
You were waiting naked
when I get the door
Cue your way to say that
now we're on the floor
Oh, I got love for you honey
So tell me how you want
it and I'll hit it more
You were waiting naked when
Chase, what's happening, man?
[Chase] Oh you know, just
getting my human interaction
for the day.
Right on, right on.
All right.
(cans popping)
- Cheers.
- Salut.
So man, you still hitting
that sexy actress?
She left me for some rich dude.
What, how do you know that?
She keeps posting
pictures in Dubai on her Instagram.
She doesn't have any money.
That bitch!
Well, to the bitches.
You talk yourself into circles
You are find lies that
you're truly saying
Your love, it comes
with conditions, baby
Hello?
[Jerry] Chase, good news.
Summerrock Pictures just got back
and they wanna buy Youth.
They wanna package it with big talent
and they want you to star.
Can you believe it, man?
You're gonna be the star
of your own million dollar
indie, man.
All your hard work is paying off.
You're living the
Hollywood dream (laughing).
Chase?
I can't, Jerry.
[Jerry] What?
Elizabeth, she took everything.
I can't act anymore.
I'm too fucked up, I can't do it.
[Jerry] What are you talking about?
It just doesn't matter.
[Jerry] Chase, Chase,
you gotta get it together.
It just doesn't matter.
You can sell the script
but I can't be in it.
[Jerry] Chase, I
strongly urge against that.
[Fan] Excuse me.
Excuse me, Mr. Abbott.
(clapping) Mr. Abbott?
- Yeah, yeah.
[Fan] Could you sign my book?
Could you sign my book, please?
Of course, yeah, yeah.
[Fan] Thank you.
Who do I make it out to?
[Fan] You can make it out to Jenny.
She's my girlfriend.
All right, to Jenny
with love, Chase Abbott.
- There you go, all done.
- Thank you.
So what was your inspiration?
What?
[Fan] What was your
inspiration for writing the book?
Go away, man.
- I'm sorry, what?
- Go away.
Go on.
(cool relax music)
I just can't believe
she'd do this to me, man,
after a year of being together.
[Rob] A whole LA year.
That's like a decade of normal people time.
I feel sick.
[Rob] Hey, look on the bright side, man,
now you got plenty of time
to just focus on work.
I just turned down an offer.
[Rob] What?
Don't worry, I'll still get the money
from the script sale,
but I can't act anymore.
- Why?
- It just doesn't matter,
nobody cares.
[Rob] Oh my God, you're
a fucking idiot, dude.
Acting is what everybody's trying to do,
and you're just gonna pass
on something you've worked
so hard for.
Something like that, yeah.
[Rob] Go back right now and tell them
you want the job, Chase.
Forget it, man, it's just, it's too late.
[Rob] This is a major fuck up, man.
You're gonna seriously regret this.
I'll drink to that.
[Rob] Goddammit, I've
always hated that bitch.
This gold digging slut has
done such a number on you.
We need to spin this negative
into a positive right now, dude,
before you destroy your whole life.
What do you propose?
- Escorts.
- What?
[Rob] Escorts.
You need an emergency lay.
That's gonna clear your head right up.
I'm listening.
[Rob] Okay, here's what you do.
You gonna drive me crazy
I'm driving you wild
You got me wrapped up
Just like a child
It's just emotion that we don't say
You drank my potion and I came your way
Call this number and say, you're looking
for a fast fantasy.
Fuck you, Elizabeth. (liquid slurping)
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
Hi, I'm looking for a fast fantasy.
[Tina] You've come to
the right place, baby.
Which girl do you wanna see blow your mind?
I like Alessandra.
Mm, yes, she's very popular.
She's available tonight.
What's your name?
Is that really necessary?
[Tina] It is if you want company, baby.
All right, my name's
Chad, Chadwick Johnson.
Mm, you sound like a big boy.
Alessandra's gonna love you.
What's your address?
I'll send her over.
(cool relax music)
(door knocking)
Can I help you?
I'm here to see Chadwick.
You're not the girl from the pictures.
She was busy.
But the girl on the
phone said she was coming.
Come on, I'll take care of you, baby.
I'm sorry, this is not gonna work.
Where's my money?
Fuck that, I'm not paying for this.
You're not the girl from the pictures.
Give me my fucking money.
All right, Jesus, keep your voice down.
Fine, here's 200.
Get the fuck outta here.
Fuck you, white boy.
(funky music)
- [Tina] Hello?
- You sent me the wrong girl.
It wasn't the girl from the pictures.
I wanted Alessandra,
you sent me over some hammered Latina.
[Tina] I'm sorry, who is this?
Chadwick, Chadwick Johnson.
Oh, Alessandra was busy tonight.
Then why did you say
you were sending her?
Look, I can see you're upset.
I can cancel one of
Alessandra's other appointments
and send her over in about an hour.
How's that sound?
No, I want my fucking money back.
No refunds.
Now do you want to see Alessandra or not?
(door knocking)
What the fuck?
Chadwick here?
Fuck this, you're not
the girl from the pictures.
We know, that's why
they sent the two of us.
Look at me, take a look at this face.
Do you actually think I'm interested?
You don't think we're attractive?
It's not this, I just...
You won't fuck us,
now you insult us.
Fuck you!
Give us our fucking money, white boy.
Fuck you, this is extortion.
Is there a problem?
Yeah, you keep sending
me the wrong fucking girls.
You don't want the
girls, you pay the girls.
They only leave with the money.
Yeah.
Fine, fine, here's 200
more fucking dollars,
now get the fuck outta here.
Actually, can I talk to you for a second?
What the fuck's going on here?
Why do you keep sending me
the wrong fucking girls?
It's never the girl
from the pictures, bro.
It's like false advertising.
You guys have robbed me for like 400 bucks.
Look, I'm a be straight with you
'cause it seems like you're hard up.
My advice, don't call
again, it's never the girl
from the pictures.
A guy like you shouldn't
be doing this shit.
(phone ringing)
[Tina] Hello?
What the is wrong with you people?
All my money back right now
or I'm calling the cops.
- Who is this?
- Chadwick Johnson.
[Tina] Lower your voice, sir.
If you'd just sent me
the girl from the photos,
like I asked, we wouldn't have a problem.
[Tina] If I send you
Alessandra over right now,
will you be satisfied?
You mean if you
send over what I ordered the first time,
will I be satisfied?
Yes.
I'm not paying.
I've already paid
double, I haven't gotten shit out of this.
[Tina] She'll be over in 20 minutes.
(dramatic music)
(door knocking)
What the-
(man grunting)
It's never the girls
from the pictures, bitch.
Fucker, should've learned his lesson.
Go grab his cash.
- See what he has in his room.
- Got you.
(Tina laughing)
I found 1000 bucks in his wallet.
Chase Abbott.
Well, fuck you, Chase Abbott
or should I say Chadwick Johnson?
This one's for Alessandra.
Going down gone it
Know we been warning
We should keep running
Oh now
Passenger side
Running glide
Dead or alive
We'll be all right
Maybe we go south
Get in then go now
Hey, love, ahead but
we should save some
I think they're getting closer
I wanna get higher, wanna
get locked down with you
I wanna see every light of red and blue
I wanna get higher, wanna
get locked down with you
I wanna see every light of red and blue
Zipping down Sunset,
money still haunting
Our primary
purpose is to stay sober and stop drinking.
Hi, I'm Amy.
- I'm an alcoholic.
- Hi.
Are there any other alcoholics present?
(alarm ringing)
(phone thudding)
[Mom] Hi Chase, honey.
It's mom, just checking
up on you, seeing how you're doing.
Oh, you have that appointment
for your stomach today?
Don't forget.
I haven't spoken to you for a few weeks,
so I just wanted to make
sure everything was okay.
Oh, you won't believe this,
I ran into your old friend
Jason the other day.
Did you know he's getting married?
I know, right, everybody's growing up.
Anyway, you'll meet the
right person someday.
She just wasn't the right one.
Okay, well, you're my son
and I love you always.
Give me a call, okay?
Let me know everything's all right.
Okay, I'll talk to you soon.
Oh, be sure to eat something
before your appointment, please.
All right, bye.
Can I make you love me
Can I make you trust me
Can I make you think
about me night and day
Can I let you please me
Can I take it easy
Can I let you show me
there's another way
Listen, Jerry, I'm having
a hard time figuring out
why you want wolves in the second draft.
Put the wolves in, okay.
The first draft was
definitely lacking wolves.
Really?
Yeah, definitely put them in.
It's more, what's the word?
- Adventure.
- Adventure, that's it.
No, I get that.
I guess I just
don't really understand how wolves fits
the original tone we were going for.
All right, let's talk
about this when I get back,
all right.
Too much work, not enough play.
How's the old heart doing anyways?
Is it healing up okay?
Jerry, I gotta go, man.
- Where are you off to?
- I have an audition.
Wait, are you starting to act again?
- Beats Postmates.
- What?
Hey Dave.
Hi, I'm here with your Postmates order.
- What?
- Your Postmates order.
I have 10 jumbo cheeseburgers,
10 large curly fries,
and two bottles of Grey Goose.
Thank you.
Chase.
Chase Abbott.
- What's up, dude?
- Nah.
Yeah, yeah, it is, dude.
Come upstairs, man.
It's fucking raging, dude.
I'm not taking no for an
answer, you're coming, dude.
Park the car right over there.
Sounds sick man,
but wrong person, buddy.
I need money, Jerry.
What, how?
You're a famous writer.
Yeah, unfortunately,
there's not a whole lot
of people reading literary
fiction these days
and I haven't sold a script in years, so-
- Put the wolves in and
we'll sell the script.
Yeah, or I gotta book like a commercial
or something, I mean-
- Oh, yeah, that's good, that's good.
No, acting's good.
What you need to do is meet a lot
of hot young
actresses and bang every single one of 'em.
That'll get you back in the game.
Yeah, I'm sure that'll do it.
It will.
Look, too much writing is
too much time in your head.
Too much time to think undesirable thoughts
about she who must not be
named, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, well, it's been
keeping me alive, you know.
Yeah, well, like they say,
don't quit your day job.
Look, I gotta run.
I gotta promote our film
because someone refuses to.
Good luck on your audition.
Say hi to those actresses for me.
Oh, and don't be a pussy.
(cool relax music)
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm just here for the
beef jerky commercial.
Yeah, of course.
It's just gonna be in room five.
- Thank you.
- No worries, good luck.
(metal jangling)
Everyone out and you all alone
They like to shout
but you call my phone
- Astrid?
- Yes?
[Casting] We're ready for you.
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Feel a kiss on the side of my face
Feel the wetness holding it down
Just in case you had
something else in mind
Wouldn't mind if you stop by mine
Go somewhere with me
Anywhere with me
Anything that you wanna do
Hey, hey do you think you can help me?
- What?
- I locked my keys
in my car.
Do you think you can help?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, really,
thank you so much.
I do this shit all the time.
I'm such a freaking idiot sometimes.
I never think, it's really sad.
Right in the ignition, huh?
I know, it's pathetic, it really is.
Do you have AAA or anything?
Okay, okay.
You know what, no worries, I got you.
- Really?
- Yeah, it's all good.
You're seriously so amazing.
You totally just saved my whole day.
Thank you so much.
I'm just gonna go make this call.
Yeah, sure, sure.
Hey, so I told 'em the situation
and there'll be someone here in a half hour
to open your car.
- You sure it's not a problem?
- No, we're good.
That's amazing.
Thank you so much.
So you want me to wait
with you or anything?
- No, no I'm good.
- You sure?
I mean, would that be okay?
Well, I gotta be
at this appointment in less than an hour.
- Oh, well then no, go.
- You sure?
- Yeah, I'm good.
- Okay.
I have bothered you enough already today.
Okay, well, good luck, I guess.
Thanks.
Everyone out and you all alone
They like to shout
but you call my phone
It's the way I know, it's
the way I know that sound
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Everyone out and I've gotta go
'Cause they like to shout
but you call my phone
It's the way I know, it's
the way I know that sound
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Good morning, Chase.
Describe to me the symptoms, if you can?
Overactive digestion,
lots of stomach irritation,
an inability to hold down food.
I feel sick after I eat.
- Do you drink?
- Now and then.
- Now?
- No.
Was there a problem?
Yes.
How long have you been sober?
Two years this November.
Two years, wow, that's impressive.
How's that been working out for you?
About as good as getting
hit on by an A list actress.
No, man, it fucking sucks.
What do you think?
Are you working a program?
Of course, I'm working a program.
I wouldn't be sober if I wasn't.
And sex.
You ever tried to have sober sex?
Jesus, it fucking sucks.
You're not a bad person, Chase.
It just means that you
directly associate alcohol
and having sex as one experience when,
in reality, it's two
completely separate things.
It's very common.
I strongly recommend that you continue
to work your program.
You are sober, that is
the most important thing.
The rest should come in time.
(video game ringtone)
Hello?
[Rob] What's up, man?
Nothing.
[Rob] How was the audition?
It was terrible.
[Rob] Nah, dude, I'm sure you killed it.
No, it was terrible.
[Rob] What about the stomach,
how's that doing, better?
Nah, it's still terrible.
[Rob] Dude, how are you doing tonight?
Nothing, just got home.
[Rob] Dude, come to my standup show.
I'm rocking the midnight spot.
Yeah, I'd like to but I honestly can't.
[Rob] Yo, you just said
you're not doing anything.
Yeah, but I've got a first draft due
in a couple of weeks and I really probably
should be working on that.
[Rob] Yo, it can wait a night.
A bunch of us are going out
afterwards to celebrate.
What are you celebrating?
[Rob] Life, man, being alive.
Come out.
Yeah, Rob, look,
I really gotta get going so-
- [Rob] Whatever, man, just come out.
You need to be around people.
Chase. (disconnect tone beeping)
(cool relax music)
Work
Work
Work
Yeah, can I get one to
"Sunset Boulevard" please?
Thank you.
[William] Used to be in
silent pictures, used to be big.
[Gloria] I am big.
It's the pictures that got small.
Okay, but you know that he
and Chels hooked up, right?
- No, they didn't.
- They did.
- Did they really?
- Scouts honor.
- No.
- I told you that.
I told you not to trust him.
Yeah, right.
Hey, hey, hi.
Hey, the car girl.
That's me, the girl that
locks her keys in the car.
What are you doing?
I'm just on my way home, actually.
[Astrid] From where?
Just went to see a movie.
All by yourself?
I'm Astrid, by the way.
What, you don't shake hands?
No, I just, I'm Chase.
Well, I really gotta get going so-
- Okay.
- It was nice to meet you.
Yeah.
Hey!
Look, I never really
got to thank you earlier
from saving me from
multiple parking tickets
or temporary homelessness.
That's okay, I wasn't
looking for a thank you.
I know but do you wanna maybe come inside
and meet my friends?
I'll buy you a drink or something.
I feel like I at least owe you that.
You don't owe me anything.
What, you don't drink?
What?
- You heard me.
- Oh, I drink.
So what's the problem?
There is no problem.
Seems to be.
All right, it's not
really my scene, okay.
- It's not your scene?
- Not really, no.
What's your scene (giggling)?
Pretty much anything but that.
Oh, I'm, I'm sorry.
My scene fails to impress
the magnificent Chase.
I never said that, all right.
Yeah, but that's what you
meant with your subtext so.
Come on.
Look, I'm not gonna
go in there, all right.
But if you absolutely
insist on buying me a drink,
I know a place we can go.
Where?
(cool relax music)
So this is your scene?
More or less, yeah.
I like it, it's nice.
Yeah, it is.
I didn't know Mel's had a bar.
Most people don't.
So what was your appointment for?
Hmm?
Today you had an appointment.
Oh yeah, it's just my stomach, you know.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No, it's all good.
It's just, it's just, it's irritation
and a lot of other unpleasant stuff.
It's kind of normal for me,
it's just been getting pretty bad lately.
- That sucks.
- Yeah, it's not the best.
And you say it's getting worse?
- Yeah, worse than normal.
- Why?
Let's get drinks.
- Okay.
- What would you like?
Surprise me.
They got these long Island iced teas
that'll knock you on your ass.
My friend and I call them
strong island iced teas.
Well, two of those, then.
- Two strong islands.
- Okay.
- Extra blue.
- Extra blue.
Extra blue.
- Two islands.
- Thank you.
Enjoy.
(Astrid coughing)
- Whoa.
- Strong, huh?
Yeah.
First night I came here,
I had five of those things
and I blacked out at this bar
and stumbled out that back door.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I was so wasted, I even
forgot to pay my tab.
I came back the next
day and took care of it
so it was all good.
- You drank five of these?
- Yeah.
That's a little
excessive, don't you think?
It was one of those nights.
So you gonna-
- So, I kind of have a confession to make.
I don't drink anymore.
- Oh.
- Yeah, I guess I probably
should have said something sooner.
That's cool.
So why did you invite me to a bar?
Because I just didn't wanna
ruin the moment, you know,
and seem like a square.
Well, it's ruined now.
(giggling) I'm kidding.
It just means two for me.
Really funny, really funny.
So why did you stop drinking?
You know, the whole artist alcohol thing.
Do I really need to explain it?
- You're an actor, huh?
- Writer mostly.
But you auditioned today.
I'm sort of just getting back into it.
- What do you write?
- Movies, books and stuff.
Nothing important.
- You've written a book?
- A few, yeah.
Well, you don't really
hear that around here.
What are they about?
So what about you?
You're an actress, or?
Trying to be.
How long you been out here for?
Just a year.
Have you been booking or?
- Yeah.
- Really?
Yeah, a lot actually.
Wow, you must be really good.
Fuck off.
Hey, I'm being serious.
A lot of people come out
here and never book anything,
so you must be really good.
What are you doing?
Paying for these so we can go.
- How much are they?
- I got it.
No, I said I'd buy you a drink.
Please put your wallet away.
I like that place.
It's a good place.
- Thanks for the drink.
- It's whatever.
It's not whatever.
You brought me a drink.
Well, two drinks.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
So where are you from?
(Astrid gasping)
- What?
Are we really gonna go down that road?
- What?
- Where are you from?
I can't tell you
how many times I've heard that this year.
- That's a basic question.
- Yeah, basic.
I'm not basic.
Well, you'll get used to it.
Not a lot of people around here are from LA
so it's a pretty standard thing to ask.
I'm not into standard either.
Let's be different, let's
talk about something else.
Okay.
Do you believe in first impressions?
What do you mean?
Like when you first meet someone or get
to spend time
with someone, how important is that to you?
Really important.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Too much, probably.
- Why?
- I don't know, because it is.
- Why?
You know, you're sort
of nosy, you know that?
(chuckling) And I'm not gonna stop.
Like the story, you know,
I believe in the story.
The story of how people meet?
Yeah.
You're a romantic, aren't you?
Well, I don't know if I'd say that, but-
- Oh fuck, what have I
gotten myself instead?
- What?
- Never mind.
Please keep going.
I just believe
the story itself holds merit, that's all.
- Merit?
- Like weight.
I believe the story holds weight.
Give me an example.
- You want an example?
- Yes, please.
Like my dad, he was the
high school quarterback
and my mom was the most
popular girl in school,
it naturally happened.
Same old, same old.
Whatever, okay, I
don't need to explain it.
I'm just kidding.
Jesus, you need to relax, man.
What's got you so strung out anyway?
Besides, I know what you're talking about.
You do?
Yeah, I mean, I get it.
It's like the universe
brought them together.
Like there's a purpose to it.
It almost makes it feel
like there's more meaning
for the relationship.
Yeah, exactly.
Anyway, I guess I just
feel like that's happening
less and less these days.
- What?
- You really are a romantic.
Well, if I am, I feel like
part of me is dying by the day.
You can always try OK Cupid (giggling).
My friends left.
Oh damn.
Jesus, how does this even exist?
Give me that.
What are you doing tonight?
Nothing.
- Do you wanna go to a party?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
So where's this party at?
Salt Lick.
- I can drive, if you want.
- Yeah.
(upbeat music)
I like your car.
It's a good car.
- And it's a stick?
- You don't do that?
Real men drive a stick,
isn't that what they say?
It's true.
It's amazing how
many people can't drive a stick anymore.
I'm probably one of the
last great stick drivers.
(Astrid giggling) What?
That's funny.
- Can you drive a stick?
- Hell, no.
See.
I'm like the acting definition
of a bad female driver.
I shouldn't even be allowed on the road,
let alone drive a stick.
I'm kind of old school in that way.
I can drive a stick,
I suck at social media,
and I don't have Facebook.
I'm ancient.
Oh, you don't have Facebook?
You're so cool, you're so cool.
All right, all right. (Astrid giggling)
- Shit.
- What?
- It's a costume party.
- Sweet.
No, it's not sweet.
Now we need to get costumes.
No, we don't.
We didn't know.
Let's just go anyways.
Fuck that, it's a major party foul
to show up without a costume.
Not the way I see it.
You're that guy, aren't you?
What?
There's always that one guy at a party
that shows up without a
costume and you're that guy.
Maybe I am.
Let's just swing by my place quickly.
I think I've got something for you.
Oh no, I don't wear costumes.
No, I'm serious, don't
even try to put this body
in a costume.
It does not have it.
It's perfect.
Yeah, I'm like a 26-year-old boy.
Did you know in the stage version,
the character is traditionally
played by a girl?
Don't tell me that.
That's really depressing.
What are you supposed to be anyways?
I'm Sriracha.
That might be the hippest
thing I've ever seen.
Thank you.
You know, if we really
want to do this right,
you should probably
dress up like Tinkerbell.
Argh, you would say that.
[Chase] You're kind of perfect for it.
Fuck that, I wear what I want.
Let's go.
Peter Pan and Sriracha, let's do this.
(cool relax music)
(friends screaming)
You look so good.
I'm Sriracha.
- Who's the cutie?
- I'm Peter Pan.
Yeah, you are.
Where did you find him?
Did you pull him off of the boulevard?
- Sort of.
- Hey, we met at an audition.
- Thank you.
- Okay, I can dig it.
- Can you fly, boy?
- What?
Let's get some drinks.
Come on. Tell me, tell me, tell me
'Cause you been all up on my mind
I been working overtime
I'm just trying to hit
that long boss baby
You been all out with your friends
See me act like we ain't friends
Tell me, tell me what you want now baby
You actually know these people?
Some of them.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the lay of the land.
- Cool.
- There she is.
- Hi (giggling).
- Hi.
What's up Peter Pan man?
What are you, trying to
take my girl or something?
Cut it out, asshole.
Chase, this is Chels' boyfriend, Alex.
- What's up, man?
- Hi.
So what's up, Peter Pan?
You trying to get with this crazy girl?
Actually, we just met so.
Bro, you gotta lock it down, man.
You gotta get that shit down quick.
The vultures come in and just swoop in.
Alex, can you just shut
the fuck up for once?
Hey yo, I'm just trying to make sure
that Panny boy here is up
to my standards for her.
Fuck off (giggling).
So what's up, Panny
boy, what's your thing?
- My thing?
- Yeah, your thing.
What do you do?
- What's your thing?
- Excuse me.
Are you Chase Abbott?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Oh my God,
we've read your book, we love it.
We are huge fans.
Wow, thanks.
Can we take a picture then really quick?
- Sure, yeah.
- Thank you.
Do you think you can... Absolutely.
All right, Peter Pan and the catgirls.
(photo clicking) One more.
(photo clicking) Perfect.
Well, it was nice to meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
Do you have your phone on you?
I'll give you my number.
I left it in the car, actually.
Oh, what's your number
then, I'll text you?
I'm actually kind of out
with someone right now so.
Oh, no worries, I get it.
Well, I guess you should
find me on Instagram later.
I can't wait to read what's next.
(cool relax music)
Where did you find him, Astrid?
He's cute.
She pulled him off of the Boulevard.
I did not.
Well, sort of (giggling).
Okay, this is interesting.
Do tell.
Her dumb ass locked her
keys in her car again.
- Fuck off.
- I'm just saying.
But it worked out, didn't it?
What happened?
Oh, she was stranded
and he came to her rescue.
- Really?
- Yeah.
He was reluctant.
He was reluctant.
Some say a real gentleman.
Has he made a move yet?
Jesus, Emma.
I'm just saying, on paper,
he looks like a keeper.
You into him?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
I don't know.
Well, you'd better find out quick.
You ain't the only single girl in here.
Just saying. (friends giggling)
Damn girl, Emma be moving in.
You're such a bitch.
You know I love you.
I'm telling you, dude,
you're over thinking it.
The key is a friends
with benefits situation
'cause you get the full
blown, pun intended,
perks of a sexual relationship without
all the baggage and shit, man.
And it's a win-win for us.
I don't know, mate.
I don't fell like there's
any girls out there
that are really up for anything like that.
I'm telling you, man, it is
the new thing in Girl World.
Alex, shut the front door.
I'm not having it for a second.
Attachment means
dependence and they don't want it, man.
Take advantage of it.
It is the time, dude, take advantage of it.
All right, man, I just feel like
that's just so wrong.
And it is, man.
Ask our boy Chase here.
He knows what we're talking about.
What?
You know what we're talking about.
Yeah, Chase you know.
Yeah, yeah, definitely, yeah.
You believe in all that true romance,
love at first sight bullshit, right?
Where did you hear that?
Isn't that what you write about?
No, not really, no.
You're banging Astrid, aren't you?
Huh?
Dude, are you seriously hitting that?
Hey, guys.
Everything good over here?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Um-hmm.
Okay, how's it going?
- It's good.
- Really?
Yeah, yeah, it's a cool
party so everything's good.
Okay.
Well, I'm gonna go inside now.
Do you wanna come with me?
Okay, let's go.
(cool relax music)
Come on, let's go.
I'm telling you... No, come on, let's go.
- It's not a good idea.
- Come on, come on.
(cool relax music)
(phone vibrating)
Rob.
[Rob] Chase, where are you at bro?
We just stopped by your house.
You're like completely gone.
Well, I'm kind of at this party.
[Rob] What, how?
To be honest, I don't really know.
Tonight's been kind of crazy.
[Rob] Where are you at?
Somewhere in Silver Lake.
[Rob] Can we come?
Yeah, I can't do that.
[Rob] Why not?
Because it's not my party.
[Rob] Are you with a girl?
What, how could you know that?
[Rob] Because you always get weird
when you're with a girl.
Is she into you?
I don't know.
- I just met her.
- Are you into her?
I don't know, I'm still
trying to figure that out.
Rob, I gotta go.
[Rob] Wait, come to my
standup show if you can.
I can't.
I don't know man. I'm
pretty tied up right now.
[Rob] Yo, we're all going to this
all night insomniac event after-
- All right, text me the info.
- Bye.
- Wait, wait.
Don't hang up.
Good luck, all right.
Chase, concentrate, you need this.
Make this happen.
- Do her.
- Jesus, Rob.
Oh my God, it's so hot in there.
- You all done dancing?
- Um-hmm.
You sure?
- You were going pretty hard.
- I'm done.
Well, you wanna take a walk and cool off?
- Yeah.
- Okay, yeah?
Um-hmm.
You didn't have to do that, you know?
Do what?
You could've given that girl your number.
I wouldn't have cared.
No, that's cool.
I'm not really on the look out right now,
if you know what I mean.
No, I don't.
Does that happen a lot?
Not really.
I was actually kind of
surprised because not a whole
lot of people read anymore.
Sounds like she was a reader.
Maybe you missed out on a good thing.
No, seriously, we can go back, if you want.
- I don't mind.
- Hey, hey, hey,
forget it, all right.
Besides, I'm kind of into
what's going on right now.
Did we just have our first fight?
What?
Because I think we did.
What are we talking about?
We totally just had our first fight.
Okay, why are you doing that?
- Doing what?
- That.
Why are you getting all defensive?
I'm just giving you a compliment.
Hey, you know you're
worthy of that, right?
- Hey, whoa.
- I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
- I just can't handle it.
I just can't handle it
when people compliment me.
It's like a major problem.
I just suck-(dramatic music)
- I just did that.
- Yeah, you did.
You wanna go back to the party?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Hey, what's up, bitches.
So where did you two lovebirds go?
We just went and got some air.
Oh wait, wait, wait.
Did I just hear that he pulled your hair?
I'll pull your hair, you crazy bitch.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm just saying, I like this.
Hey, everybody.
John Nice is playing in the backyard.
(party goers screaming)
Hey, I think I know that guy.
How the fuck is everybody doing tonight?
(party goers cheering)
Fuck yeah, that's what I like to hear.
If it makes you crazy
Or did your mind just break on the farm
I've tried to do my best this time
But I feel that this is my heart
So call me in the morning time
'Cause I don't think
that I feel the same
All this leaving's got you on my mind
Just like my ticket on the next plane
I guess this is the
calm down, the calm down
The calm down
I guess this is the
calm down, the calm down
The calm down
(party goers cheering)
Oh my God, dude, you guys are amazing.
- That was so dope.
- Thanks.
Yeah, John, that was really good.
Yo, Peter Pan, I dig it.
Wait, your name's Chase, right?
Yeah.
How do I fucking know you?
I actually celebrated my 24th birthday
at the same venue as one
of your rapper friends.
We met briefly.
Dude, that's right, that's right.
It's been a fucking while, man.
How's the book doing?
It's selling, considering
hardly anyone reads anymore.
Hi, I'm Astrid.
Hey, what's up, girl?
Wait, what are y'all getting into tonight?
Actually, we just met so we're kind
of just going with the flow.
I dig it.
Shots, let's go, come on.
Fuck yeah, girl, let's party.
(crowd chanting)
(upbeat music)
So tell me, Chase, what's new in your life?
You know, just living,
just doing the artist thing.
Throw up the sauce though.
Yeah.
No, I'm good.
I'll be damned.
No more vices for Mr. Chase Abbott?
I thought I'd never see the day.
You used to hit it pretty hard, man.
Yeah, I did.
Well, maybe not all the vices.
Oh, well I guess that's
another drink then.
(cool relax music)
- Whoa.
- What, what?
Can we just wait a little bit?
Make it last.
Okay.
All right, fuck it.
(party goer giggling)
- Who was that?
- Wanna get nailed?
Yeah.
Screws away
the wind is rubbed out, breeze in my hair
Head in the cloud, stars in the air
You can't tell me nothing
I got no problems
I was sitting
with windows rolled down, salt in the air
- Oh, that was so funny.
- Right.
The guy in the dinosaur costume.
Where did he even come from?
Honestly, I have no idea.
Did you see him earlier in the night?
No, he just came out of nowhere.
(Astrid giggling)
Oh my God.
You know, you're really
pretty when you laugh.
Thanks. (kiss smacking)
Where are we going?
If you're in LA, you know what's funny?
You go on these
sad drives where you've got nowhere to be.
It's like a whole thing.
Everyone's rushing around
and you just drive up
to a four-way stop and
you just let everyone go.
Go ahead, I got nowhere to be, I'm sad.
You behind me, yeah, skip me.
Skip me in the line.
They're like, "Which way are
you going, left or right?"
I don't know.
Which way are you going?
You wanna get some pizza or something?
Let me tell you, you can make all
of my favorite dishes with a blender.
You get your ice, you get
your cream, put it in,
worst fettuccine Alfredo I've ever had.
Somebody called me sir once.
I'm like, "Do I look like a sir to you?"
Nice, challenge each other to sword fights.
Someone will be like,
"Hello, sir, I challenge you
to a duel."
I'm like, "All right."
Yah, yah, yah, yah. (audience laughing)
Oh, he stabbed me (yelling).
I mean, who enjoyed,
I think I enjoyed Jared's
set more than anybody.
And by that I mean I
didn't enjoy it at all.
It is really good for
stalking though, Instagram.
There's actually
never been a better time to stalk people.
It's as good as it's ever been.
I stalked my ex-girl,
it's actually not even
called stalking anymore,
it's called following.
It's supportive.
I was dating this girl and she was like,
"Why don't we go back to your place?"
Like, "All right."
So we walk out of the
restaurant into the parking lot
and I'm like, "Here we are."
I actually moved out here to get sober.
I went to rehab in the desert.
I'm really good at getting sober,
I've gotten sober like 50 times.
I'm sober now.
I'm a sober person.
And a lot of people say,
"Oh man, you're sober."
You know?
Well how, like how do you have fun?
Like how do you enjoy yourself
now that you're sober?
And I don't.
I don't. (audience member applauding)
Robbie fucking Baker, dude.
I'm the fucking star.
I'm the star of this show.
This is what you came to see.
This went south.
It was pretty fun.
Chase Abbott and his new hot girlfriend.
What are you supposed to be?
I'm Sriracha.
Sriracha.
Fucking hot sauce, yeah.
Who would've thought little
Peter Pan over there,
he likes hot sauce, Asian hot sauce.
Yeah, you guys bored yet?
Fucking, you're
all here in the basement of a wine cellar.
There's like plumbing above us.
There's literally
probably shit floating above our heads
right now.
Just like fucking.
You gotta wave the jello pot,
that's what I always say, you know?
Dude, thank you so much for coming, dude.
I love you.
- Great job up there.
- Sriracha.
- Yeah, that was amazing.
- Sriracha.
- You.
- Oh.
I don't know your name but I love you.
I don't care because I am
one with God right now.
I feel like the Almighty
himself has opened my pores
and he's just pouring into my body
and he's just filling me up with love.
Are you high right now?
Dude, I took a fucking Molly dude,
right before my set.
- I'm fucking lit, dude.
- All right.
We've gotta get to that rave.
(cool relax music)
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you get me high
Little girl I'm addicted to you
Oh baby, oh baby, I go crazy for you
I go crazy for you
I don't try to over think
You are always in the zone
I been waiting watching one
Don't you tell me this is love
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you get me high
Little girl I'm addicted to you
Oh baby, oh baby
My car, yeah.
Good night, Rob.
I love this car. I wanna
stay with this one.
No, no, Rob, Rob, this one, this one.
This one, this one.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
We love our lives!
It's everything
It's more than it seems
But you also got a mind of your own
So why is it the
things you say have been keeping me up
They be keeping me upside down
They be keeping me up
They be keeping me upside down
(engine purring)
[Chase] You okay?
Chase, dude, thank you guys so much
for coming out tonight.
It was such an amazing experience.
Thank you for inviting us.
You gonna be all right there, buddy?
Yeah, man.
I think I'm coming down a little bit.
Yep, that'll happen.
Dude, I don't know if I
ever told you this before
but I fucking love you, man.
- I fuck, get out.
- Thanks a lot.
You know what, dude?
Get the fuck outta the car, dude.
I'm gonna give you a fucking hug, man.
- You too, Sriracha.
- Okay.
Give me a fucking hug, dude.
- All right, all right.
- You too, Sriracha.
Come on.
- I guess we're doing this.
- Give me a hug.
I fucking love you guys.
- Hey.
- You having fun?
I'm having an amazing time.
Yeah, me too.
Wow, this is incredible.
Have you ever been up here before?
- No.
- What?
You're an actress and you've never been up
on Mulholland Drive?
I know.
You should write a book about it.
I probably honestly will.
Sometimes I come up here
and just think, you know.
Like all that light, it feels
like I could just dive in it,
float in it.
It's like going back
to heaven or something.
I guess it just makes me feel like
I'm doing something right.
(kiss smacking)
(cool relax music)
That feels good.
You good?
So I guess I'm never
gonna see you again, huh?
What are you talking about?
That's kind of how
things work around here.
Are you kidding me?
I just think it's
really funny that you could think that
because I feel nothing like that right now.
Oh, I guess it's just classic
male-female miscommunication.
Is this like a thing you do or something?
No, not really.
We just had sex on the first night.
We can't possibly build a relationship.
Well Jesus, if I knew you
were gonna act like this,
I wouldn't have gone for it.
- Well you did.
- And you wanted it.
Look, maybe you've had bad
relationships in the past,
but it doesn't have to be like that.
Like the best relationship I ever had,
we hooked up in the first 20 minutes
and we ended up having
this amazing year together.
It was awesome.
Is that the girl in your book?
You don't know shit about me.
Oh, I she sounds like a slut.
Oh, okay and you're so much better?
Take me home, Chase!
Look, I don't know what
the fuck happened back there,
but can we just like
erase the whole last part?
I know you might not believe me,
but that was honestly the most fun I've had
in a really, really long time.
Same.
I'd like to see you again.
Hey, what about your costume?
Keep it!
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
Sun's out at 5 AM
Last time I ever get
Drunk by myself again north of Montana
I mean the street, not the state
Whatever, doesn't matter anyway
I'm gonna stop it, I just gotta say
It's not how I planned it
I just wanna scream sometimes
But that just
feels dramatic so I keep it all inside
You told me you'd be there
And then you left me in the night
So this one's for you
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
I guess it's over
(phone vibrating)
Hello?
[Rob] Chase, man, can you come over?
I can't be alone right now.
Yeah, me either.
I'll be right over.
Cool, man.
And could you bring some coffee, dude.
And Pedialyte.
Bring some fucking Pedialyte.
(Caribbean tune)
(door knocking)
- Knock, knock, knock.
Good morning.
Please tell me that's the Pedialyte.
Oh, thank God.
Dude, you have no idea, man.
[Chase] Actually, I do.
No, man, like you have
no idea that I have no idea
what's happening right now.
Don't miss that.
(liquid gurgling)
Yeah man, that's much better.
How you feeling Trooper?
Before you got here man,
I was so fucking depressed.
Just imagine there's like this black hole
and just like sucking all the joy,
just all of it outta reality.
It's not like a cool black hole,
like a Stephen Hawking black hole.
Well, it is like a
Stephen Hawking black hole
because it makes you think
about Stephen Hawking
and then you get depressed
'cause that guy's in a wheelchair.
Yeah, sounds like you've
done a bunch of Molly,
which depletes your serotonin.
Just give it a couple days,
you'll start to feel better.
Okay man.
I'll listen to the expert over here.
- Thank you.
- Oh God.
So how'd it go with that little bottle
- of spice last night?
- It didn't.
You didn't fuck her, dude?
She was like all on your jock.
No, like we had sex, but-
- Yeah, fuck yeah, dude.
You had sex?
Congratulations, bro, that's amazing.
Yeah, like honestly, I don't know though.
Like she got like really weird after.
She went all cold all of a
sudden, like, I don't know.
So who cares, man?
First of all, it's like perfectly natural
for them to go cold.
You got some pussy and that's
really all that matters.
I don't know, I guess I
just wasn't expecting it
to go that way.
Like, I thought we had a real connection.
A connection, dude?
She was drunk, you were sober.
There's no real connection there.
All right, that's true.
I told you, I talked about it last night
in my standup show, man.
It's 'cause you're sober, dude.
Sober sex, it just sucks.
Anyway, dude, if I are you,
I would just forget about it.
The main thing is you got
your fucking dick wet.
If you wanna get pussy again,
just slide up into those
DMs and hit her up.
No, I honestly like don't
think that's gonna happen.
Like if you would've seen
what happened last night...
I mean obviously I want to.
I mean you saw her.
I hear girls will do that to you.
They like deplete your
serotonin and you know,
maybe just give it a few days buddy
and you'll feel just right as rain
in like three or four days.
Using my own words against me, huh?
All that shit aside,
I got something to tell you.
You know you're super fly,
yeah, you're super fly
Castle on the sky
Yeah, you super fly
You can't tell him he ain't fly
You know I'm super fly
You know I'm super fly
House up in the hill
Wake up in the sky
Yeah, yeah, you're super fly
You can't tell me I ain't fly
(Rob beat boxing)
You can't tell me I ain't fly
- You're super fly, dog.
- You're super fly, man.
Hey dude, I feel so much better,
mostly 'cause of the Pedialyte
but talking to you is pretty cool.
And I'm so proud of you, dude.
(text dinging)
(Chase sighing)
(cool relax music)
Hi, my name's Chase.
I'm an alcoholic, addict.
Hey Chase.
So I guess I'll just come out with it.
I almost relapsed last night.
My love life's been pretty
shitty since I got sober.
My first year was terrible
and last year was...
I actually ended up meeting
this girl last night,
like this really amazing girl.
We ended up having this amazing night.
It was like this completely
amazing LA night.
And then we hooked up and
it was like fucking awesome
and then she just went cold on me.
Like all of a sudden
she just wanted nothing to do with me.
And so what did I do?
I went out and bought a bottle after that.
I took it home, I poured a shot
and like right
before I drank and it was like all at once
my mind just came like funneling back in.
I was like, what the fuck am I doing?
Like why would I throw
my life and sobriety away
for this girl I barely know?
I don't know, like maybe
I should be grateful.
Like in this day and age,
that's the thing to do,
I got laid, I didn't drink.
It's like an alcoholic's dream, right?
In my mind it's like
what the actual fuck is
the fucking point when
everyone in your life
just runs away all the time?
Like, don't even get me
fucking started on this girl.
Don't even fucking get
me started on this girl.
Do I have like a fucking sign on my head
that says fucking use me?
Is that the reality that
I live in right now?
Yeah, 'cause it fucking feels like it.
And like I just feel really fucked
because like this
is exactly where I was two years ago
when I was fucking in the bottom, man,
and I'm just starting to fucking crawl out
and she comes fucking
popping into being like right
in my fucking face and I'm just like
really fucking tired of it.
Like now it's just like
distance and it's just like,
I feel like I just have
this jackhammer in my head
and it's just like boom,
just like fucking pounding me
in the fucking head
and I just like wanna
blow it the fuck out man.
Just like wanna get really fucking high.
I just wanna get
on Sunset and I just wanna fucking drive.
But like that's the funniest part.
That's the funniest part about all of it
because he doesn't want me to die,
he doesn't wanna let me go.
No, no, if he wanted to let me go,
I would've been fucking
dead when I was doing
enough drugs to kill a
whole fucking colony.
And honestly, just like the
fact that she's out there,
is just making
it really hard not to get high right now.
The fact that she's just existing out there
and doesn't want anything to do with me
is making it really hard.
Yeah, I'm Chase and that's all I got.
(intense music)
Drop that
Drop that beat
(keys clacking)
Really like what you did with this Chase.
I knew you had it in you.
Thank you.
What sparked it anyway?
I mean, from the page it
looks like you took my advice
and got some ass.
Yeah, let's just say
I split the difference.
(laughing) Well anyways,
this is gonna knock him out, baby.
You got a great slate
of films ahead of you.
I'm talking Sorkin level.
By next year your dick
will be drowning in so much
A list pussy, I'll be signed on
as your lifeguard
instead of your producing partner.
Yeah, Jerry, you know,
I wanna do this one first.
What?
What about the wolves?
The wolves will be there
but I wanna do this one
and I wanna be in it.
All right, boom baby.
We'll push the action picture back.
You know, I can kind of
see you in a quirky comedy
like this.
I always thought you'd make
a great indie heart throb
if you would just
get your ass back in front of the camera.
Well, thank you.
Do you have anyone in
mind for the female lead?
I think I got an idea.
(cool music)
(Astrid laughing)
She's next.
So this is why you did all this, huh?
You ready?
Yeah.
Okay.
Chase, this is Astrid.
I believe you two already know each other.
Well, this is one way
to get my attention.
Yeah, so I'm going to go
ahead and leave you two alone.
Hi.
Why'd you have to make this so hard?
What?
The script is so good.
I've got a good story to tell.
But you know this
isn't gonna work, right?
What?
Whatever you have in your
head, it's not gonna work.
Writers and actresses, that never works.
Better chance than actors and actresses.
At least I think so anyway.
Astrid, I think maybe
I see something in you
that you're not able to see in yourself.
I've only had one experience with you
and I had to go write a
whole script about it.
I know, it's funny.
Look, you have a past and
I have a past, it's LA.
People move here every day to start over,
so let's start over.
I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow.
I don't.
All I know is that you
and I are both here now.
So let's just live and see what happens.
Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, let's do it.
Let's run the scene.
All right.
- You ready?
- Um-hmm.
Rolling.
You didn't have to do that, you know.
Do what?
You could've given that girl your number.
I wouldn't have cared.
No, it's cool.
I'm not really on the lookout right now,
if you know what I mean.
No, I don't.
Does that happen a lot?
Not really.
I was actually kind of surprised
because not a whole lot
of people read anymore.
Well, it sounds like she was a reader.
Maybe you missed out on a good thing.
- Nah.
- No, seriously.
We can go back if you want, I don't mind.
Hey, forget about it, all right.
Besides, I'm kind of into
what's going on right now.
And scene.
Mm, damn guys, that was hot.
That was freaking hot you guys.
I have no idea why the room
is not in flames right now.
Clean up in the back in the Jeep now
Tops off and the stars so weak now
Same thing didn't want nor I need
Think I'm eating all
my words, let me revise
Could you pull another
strings in my mind's eye
Do you mind if my
rhymes don't seem right
Without her everything don't end right
Without her everything don't end
Funny little feelings
Floating through the ceiling
Kisses you been stealing
Late night when I'm all alone
I think of you and I grab the phone
'Cause I've been drinking for too long
Passing out on the floor
Acting like it doesn't matter
No, this ain't forever after
So come on, come on,
come on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep it up now
I don't mind, no
I don't mind, no
Don't wanna be home stoned alone
Break the glass, pick me up, gas me up
Sticky on, high to fly
Lie to lie seeing eye to eye
Get the whip, I'm flying by
Say goodbye, shooting off the hip
Stick 'em up, are you sick of us
Yeah, funny little feelings
Floating through the ceiling
Kisses you been stealing
Late night when I'm all alone
I think of you and I grab the phone
I've been drinking for too long
- Hey, friend.
- Chase, what's happening?
Whoa, what's happening, huh?
Aren't you gonna crush one with me?
Maybe some other time.
Man.
Hey, you back to smashing
that hot actress chick?
- I met someone new.
- You got a new chick?
Goddamn, man.
- Is she as hot as the ex?
- Hotter.
Hotter.
Goddamn, dude.
This guy's cool.
Man, maybe I should stop drinking this shit
and get me one of those.
Nah, look at that.
Yeah, that's better than a girlfriend.
I've been drinking for too long
Passing out on the floor
Acting like it doesn't matter
I know the story ever after
So come on, come on,
come on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me up now
I don't mind
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep it up now
I don't mind no
(cool beat music)
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, 'cause
I'm never gonna let you
(cool beat music)
If you got a little time
and space in your bed
I'm on the way home with fog in my head
Know who I am and I know who I'm not
I say I love you,
I probably should stop
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
If you got a little
time to fake what I say
I couldn't do it and then make your bed
Sorry for storming and being too much
Starting my walking, you
knew just where I'm at
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
Fuck you, I hate you
would make it so easy
But really I just want
you right there to meet me
So tell me how you want it
Now tell me how you want
it and I'll hit it more
You were waiting naked
when I get the door
Cue your way to say that
now we're on the floor
Oh, I got love for you honey
So tell me how you want
it and I'll hit it more
You were waiting naked when
Chase, what's happening, man?
[Chase] Oh you know, just
getting my human interaction
for the day.
Right on, right on.
All right.
(cans popping)
- Cheers.
- Salut.
So man, you still hitting
that sexy actress?
She left me for some rich dude.
What, how do you know that?
She keeps posting
pictures in Dubai on her Instagram.
She doesn't have any money.
That bitch!
Well, to the bitches.
You talk yourself into circles
You are find lies that
you're truly saying
Your love, it comes
with conditions, baby
Hello?
[Jerry] Chase, good news.
Summerrock Pictures just got back
and they wanna buy Youth.
They wanna package it with big talent
and they want you to star.
Can you believe it, man?
You're gonna be the star
of your own million dollar
indie, man.
All your hard work is paying off.
You're living the
Hollywood dream (laughing).
Chase?
I can't, Jerry.
[Jerry] What?
Elizabeth, she took everything.
I can't act anymore.
I'm too fucked up, I can't do it.
[Jerry] What are you talking about?
It just doesn't matter.
[Jerry] Chase, Chase,
you gotta get it together.
It just doesn't matter.
You can sell the script
but I can't be in it.
[Jerry] Chase, I
strongly urge against that.
[Fan] Excuse me.
Excuse me, Mr. Abbott.
(clapping) Mr. Abbott?
- Yeah, yeah.
[Fan] Could you sign my book?
Could you sign my book, please?
Of course, yeah, yeah.
[Fan] Thank you.
Who do I make it out to?
[Fan] You can make it out to Jenny.
She's my girlfriend.
All right, to Jenny
with love, Chase Abbott.
- There you go, all done.
- Thank you.
So what was your inspiration?
What?
[Fan] What was your
inspiration for writing the book?
Go away, man.
- I'm sorry, what?
- Go away.
Go on.
(cool relax music)
I just can't believe
she'd do this to me, man,
after a year of being together.
[Rob] A whole LA year.
That's like a decade of normal people time.
I feel sick.
[Rob] Hey, look on the bright side, man,
now you got plenty of time
to just focus on work.
I just turned down an offer.
[Rob] What?
Don't worry, I'll still get the money
from the script sale,
but I can't act anymore.
- Why?
- It just doesn't matter,
nobody cares.
[Rob] Oh my God, you're
a fucking idiot, dude.
Acting is what everybody's trying to do,
and you're just gonna pass
on something you've worked
so hard for.
Something like that, yeah.
[Rob] Go back right now and tell them
you want the job, Chase.
Forget it, man, it's just, it's too late.
[Rob] This is a major fuck up, man.
You're gonna seriously regret this.
I'll drink to that.
[Rob] Goddammit, I've
always hated that bitch.
This gold digging slut has
done such a number on you.
We need to spin this negative
into a positive right now, dude,
before you destroy your whole life.
What do you propose?
- Escorts.
- What?
[Rob] Escorts.
You need an emergency lay.
That's gonna clear your head right up.
I'm listening.
[Rob] Okay, here's what you do.
You gonna drive me crazy
I'm driving you wild
You got me wrapped up
Just like a child
It's just emotion that we don't say
You drank my potion and I came your way
Call this number and say, you're looking
for a fast fantasy.
Fuck you, Elizabeth. (liquid slurping)
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
Hi, I'm looking for a fast fantasy.
[Tina] You've come to
the right place, baby.
Which girl do you wanna see blow your mind?
I like Alessandra.
Mm, yes, she's very popular.
She's available tonight.
What's your name?
Is that really necessary?
[Tina] It is if you want company, baby.
All right, my name's
Chad, Chadwick Johnson.
Mm, you sound like a big boy.
Alessandra's gonna love you.
What's your address?
I'll send her over.
(cool relax music)
(door knocking)
Can I help you?
I'm here to see Chadwick.
You're not the girl from the pictures.
She was busy.
But the girl on the
phone said she was coming.
Come on, I'll take care of you, baby.
I'm sorry, this is not gonna work.
Where's my money?
Fuck that, I'm not paying for this.
You're not the girl from the pictures.
Give me my fucking money.
All right, Jesus, keep your voice down.
Fine, here's 200.
Get the fuck outta here.
Fuck you, white boy.
(funky music)
- [Tina] Hello?
- You sent me the wrong girl.
It wasn't the girl from the pictures.
I wanted Alessandra,
you sent me over some hammered Latina.
[Tina] I'm sorry, who is this?
Chadwick, Chadwick Johnson.
Oh, Alessandra was busy tonight.
Then why did you say
you were sending her?
Look, I can see you're upset.
I can cancel one of
Alessandra's other appointments
and send her over in about an hour.
How's that sound?
No, I want my fucking money back.
No refunds.
Now do you want to see Alessandra or not?
(door knocking)
What the fuck?
Chadwick here?
Fuck this, you're not
the girl from the pictures.
We know, that's why
they sent the two of us.
Look at me, take a look at this face.
Do you actually think I'm interested?
You don't think we're attractive?
It's not this, I just...
You won't fuck us,
now you insult us.
Fuck you!
Give us our fucking money, white boy.
Fuck you, this is extortion.
Is there a problem?
Yeah, you keep sending
me the wrong fucking girls.
You don't want the
girls, you pay the girls.
They only leave with the money.
Yeah.
Fine, fine, here's 200
more fucking dollars,
now get the fuck outta here.
Actually, can I talk to you for a second?
What the fuck's going on here?
Why do you keep sending me
the wrong fucking girls?
It's never the girl
from the pictures, bro.
It's like false advertising.
You guys have robbed me for like 400 bucks.
Look, I'm a be straight with you
'cause it seems like you're hard up.
My advice, don't call
again, it's never the girl
from the pictures.
A guy like you shouldn't
be doing this shit.
(phone ringing)
[Tina] Hello?
What the is wrong with you people?
All my money back right now
or I'm calling the cops.
- Who is this?
- Chadwick Johnson.
[Tina] Lower your voice, sir.
If you'd just sent me
the girl from the photos,
like I asked, we wouldn't have a problem.
[Tina] If I send you
Alessandra over right now,
will you be satisfied?
You mean if you
send over what I ordered the first time,
will I be satisfied?
Yes.
I'm not paying.
I've already paid
double, I haven't gotten shit out of this.
[Tina] She'll be over in 20 minutes.
(dramatic music)
(door knocking)
What the-
(man grunting)
It's never the girls
from the pictures, bitch.
Fucker, should've learned his lesson.
Go grab his cash.
- See what he has in his room.
- Got you.
(Tina laughing)
I found 1000 bucks in his wallet.
Chase Abbott.
Well, fuck you, Chase Abbott
or should I say Chadwick Johnson?
This one's for Alessandra.
Going down gone it
Know we been warning
We should keep running
Oh now
Passenger side
Running glide
Dead or alive
We'll be all right
Maybe we go south
Get in then go now
Hey, love, ahead but
we should save some
I think they're getting closer
I wanna get higher, wanna
get locked down with you
I wanna see every light of red and blue
I wanna get higher, wanna
get locked down with you
I wanna see every light of red and blue
Zipping down Sunset,
money still haunting
Our primary
purpose is to stay sober and stop drinking.
Hi, I'm Amy.
- I'm an alcoholic.
- Hi.
Are there any other alcoholics present?
(alarm ringing)
(phone thudding)
[Mom] Hi Chase, honey.
It's mom, just checking
up on you, seeing how you're doing.
Oh, you have that appointment
for your stomach today?
Don't forget.
I haven't spoken to you for a few weeks,
so I just wanted to make
sure everything was okay.
Oh, you won't believe this,
I ran into your old friend
Jason the other day.
Did you know he's getting married?
I know, right, everybody's growing up.
Anyway, you'll meet the
right person someday.
She just wasn't the right one.
Okay, well, you're my son
and I love you always.
Give me a call, okay?
Let me know everything's all right.
Okay, I'll talk to you soon.
Oh, be sure to eat something
before your appointment, please.
All right, bye.
Can I make you love me
Can I make you trust me
Can I make you think
about me night and day
Can I let you please me
Can I take it easy
Can I let you show me
there's another way
Listen, Jerry, I'm having
a hard time figuring out
why you want wolves in the second draft.
Put the wolves in, okay.
The first draft was
definitely lacking wolves.
Really?
Yeah, definitely put them in.
It's more, what's the word?
- Adventure.
- Adventure, that's it.
No, I get that.
I guess I just
don't really understand how wolves fits
the original tone we were going for.
All right, let's talk
about this when I get back,
all right.
Too much work, not enough play.
How's the old heart doing anyways?
Is it healing up okay?
Jerry, I gotta go, man.
- Where are you off to?
- I have an audition.
Wait, are you starting to act again?
- Beats Postmates.
- What?
Hey Dave.
Hi, I'm here with your Postmates order.
- What?
- Your Postmates order.
I have 10 jumbo cheeseburgers,
10 large curly fries,
and two bottles of Grey Goose.
Thank you.
Chase.
Chase Abbott.
- What's up, dude?
- Nah.
Yeah, yeah, it is, dude.
Come upstairs, man.
It's fucking raging, dude.
I'm not taking no for an
answer, you're coming, dude.
Park the car right over there.
Sounds sick man,
but wrong person, buddy.
I need money, Jerry.
What, how?
You're a famous writer.
Yeah, unfortunately,
there's not a whole lot
of people reading literary
fiction these days
and I haven't sold a script in years, so-
- Put the wolves in and
we'll sell the script.
Yeah, or I gotta book like a commercial
or something, I mean-
- Oh, yeah, that's good, that's good.
No, acting's good.
What you need to do is meet a lot
of hot young
actresses and bang every single one of 'em.
That'll get you back in the game.
Yeah, I'm sure that'll do it.
It will.
Look, too much writing is
too much time in your head.
Too much time to think undesirable thoughts
about she who must not be
named, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, well, it's been
keeping me alive, you know.
Yeah, well, like they say,
don't quit your day job.
Look, I gotta run.
I gotta promote our film
because someone refuses to.
Good luck on your audition.
Say hi to those actresses for me.
Oh, and don't be a pussy.
(cool relax music)
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm just here for the
beef jerky commercial.
Yeah, of course.
It's just gonna be in room five.
- Thank you.
- No worries, good luck.
(metal jangling)
Everyone out and you all alone
They like to shout
but you call my phone
- Astrid?
- Yes?
[Casting] We're ready for you.
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Feel a kiss on the side of my face
Feel the wetness holding it down
Just in case you had
something else in mind
Wouldn't mind if you stop by mine
Go somewhere with me
Anywhere with me
Anything that you wanna do
Hey, hey do you think you can help me?
- What?
- I locked my keys
in my car.
Do you think you can help?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, really,
thank you so much.
I do this shit all the time.
I'm such a freaking idiot sometimes.
I never think, it's really sad.
Right in the ignition, huh?
I know, it's pathetic, it really is.
Do you have AAA or anything?
Okay, okay.
You know what, no worries, I got you.
- Really?
- Yeah, it's all good.
You're seriously so amazing.
You totally just saved my whole day.
Thank you so much.
I'm just gonna go make this call.
Yeah, sure, sure.
Hey, so I told 'em the situation
and there'll be someone here in a half hour
to open your car.
- You sure it's not a problem?
- No, we're good.
That's amazing.
Thank you so much.
So you want me to wait
with you or anything?
- No, no I'm good.
- You sure?
I mean, would that be okay?
Well, I gotta be
at this appointment in less than an hour.
- Oh, well then no, go.
- You sure?
- Yeah, I'm good.
- Okay.
I have bothered you enough already today.
Okay, well, good luck, I guess.
Thanks.
Everyone out and you all alone
They like to shout
but you call my phone
It's the way I know, it's
the way I know that sound
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Everyone out and I've gotta go
'Cause they like to shout
but you call my phone
It's the way I know, it's
the way I know that sound
It's the way I know,
it's the way I know
Good morning, Chase.
Describe to me the symptoms, if you can?
Overactive digestion,
lots of stomach irritation,
an inability to hold down food.
I feel sick after I eat.
- Do you drink?
- Now and then.
- Now?
- No.
Was there a problem?
Yes.
How long have you been sober?
Two years this November.
Two years, wow, that's impressive.
How's that been working out for you?
About as good as getting
hit on by an A list actress.
No, man, it fucking sucks.
What do you think?
Are you working a program?
Of course, I'm working a program.
I wouldn't be sober if I wasn't.
And sex.
You ever tried to have sober sex?
Jesus, it fucking sucks.
You're not a bad person, Chase.
It just means that you
directly associate alcohol
and having sex as one experience when,
in reality, it's two
completely separate things.
It's very common.
I strongly recommend that you continue
to work your program.
You are sober, that is
the most important thing.
The rest should come in time.
(video game ringtone)
Hello?
[Rob] What's up, man?
Nothing.
[Rob] How was the audition?
It was terrible.
[Rob] Nah, dude, I'm sure you killed it.
No, it was terrible.
[Rob] What about the stomach,
how's that doing, better?
Nah, it's still terrible.
[Rob] Dude, how are you doing tonight?
Nothing, just got home.
[Rob] Dude, come to my standup show.
I'm rocking the midnight spot.
Yeah, I'd like to but I honestly can't.
[Rob] Yo, you just said
you're not doing anything.
Yeah, but I've got a first draft due
in a couple of weeks and I really probably
should be working on that.
[Rob] Yo, it can wait a night.
A bunch of us are going out
afterwards to celebrate.
What are you celebrating?
[Rob] Life, man, being alive.
Come out.
Yeah, Rob, look,
I really gotta get going so-
- [Rob] Whatever, man, just come out.
You need to be around people.
Chase. (disconnect tone beeping)
(cool relax music)
Work
Work
Work
Yeah, can I get one to
"Sunset Boulevard" please?
Thank you.
[William] Used to be in
silent pictures, used to be big.
[Gloria] I am big.
It's the pictures that got small.
Okay, but you know that he
and Chels hooked up, right?
- No, they didn't.
- They did.
- Did they really?
- Scouts honor.
- No.
- I told you that.
I told you not to trust him.
Yeah, right.
Hey, hey, hi.
Hey, the car girl.
That's me, the girl that
locks her keys in the car.
What are you doing?
I'm just on my way home, actually.
[Astrid] From where?
Just went to see a movie.
All by yourself?
I'm Astrid, by the way.
What, you don't shake hands?
No, I just, I'm Chase.
Well, I really gotta get going so-
- Okay.
- It was nice to meet you.
Yeah.
Hey!
Look, I never really
got to thank you earlier
from saving me from
multiple parking tickets
or temporary homelessness.
That's okay, I wasn't
looking for a thank you.
I know but do you wanna maybe come inside
and meet my friends?
I'll buy you a drink or something.
I feel like I at least owe you that.
You don't owe me anything.
What, you don't drink?
What?
- You heard me.
- Oh, I drink.
So what's the problem?
There is no problem.
Seems to be.
All right, it's not
really my scene, okay.
- It's not your scene?
- Not really, no.
What's your scene (giggling)?
Pretty much anything but that.
Oh, I'm, I'm sorry.
My scene fails to impress
the magnificent Chase.
I never said that, all right.
Yeah, but that's what you
meant with your subtext so.
Come on.
Look, I'm not gonna
go in there, all right.
But if you absolutely
insist on buying me a drink,
I know a place we can go.
Where?
(cool relax music)
So this is your scene?
More or less, yeah.
I like it, it's nice.
Yeah, it is.
I didn't know Mel's had a bar.
Most people don't.
So what was your appointment for?
Hmm?
Today you had an appointment.
Oh yeah, it's just my stomach, you know.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No, it's all good.
It's just, it's just, it's irritation
and a lot of other unpleasant stuff.
It's kind of normal for me,
it's just been getting pretty bad lately.
- That sucks.
- Yeah, it's not the best.
And you say it's getting worse?
- Yeah, worse than normal.
- Why?
Let's get drinks.
- Okay.
- What would you like?
Surprise me.
They got these long Island iced teas
that'll knock you on your ass.
My friend and I call them
strong island iced teas.
Well, two of those, then.
- Two strong islands.
- Okay.
- Extra blue.
- Extra blue.
Extra blue.
- Two islands.
- Thank you.
Enjoy.
(Astrid coughing)
- Whoa.
- Strong, huh?
Yeah.
First night I came here,
I had five of those things
and I blacked out at this bar
and stumbled out that back door.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I was so wasted, I even
forgot to pay my tab.
I came back the next
day and took care of it
so it was all good.
- You drank five of these?
- Yeah.
That's a little
excessive, don't you think?
It was one of those nights.
So you gonna-
- So, I kind of have a confession to make.
I don't drink anymore.
- Oh.
- Yeah, I guess I probably
should have said something sooner.
That's cool.
So why did you invite me to a bar?
Because I just didn't wanna
ruin the moment, you know,
and seem like a square.
Well, it's ruined now.
(giggling) I'm kidding.
It just means two for me.
Really funny, really funny.
So why did you stop drinking?
You know, the whole artist alcohol thing.
Do I really need to explain it?
- You're an actor, huh?
- Writer mostly.
But you auditioned today.
I'm sort of just getting back into it.
- What do you write?
- Movies, books and stuff.
Nothing important.
- You've written a book?
- A few, yeah.
Well, you don't really
hear that around here.
What are they about?
So what about you?
You're an actress, or?
Trying to be.
How long you been out here for?
Just a year.
Have you been booking or?
- Yeah.
- Really?
Yeah, a lot actually.
Wow, you must be really good.
Fuck off.
Hey, I'm being serious.
A lot of people come out
here and never book anything,
so you must be really good.
What are you doing?
Paying for these so we can go.
- How much are they?
- I got it.
No, I said I'd buy you a drink.
Please put your wallet away.
I like that place.
It's a good place.
- Thanks for the drink.
- It's whatever.
It's not whatever.
You brought me a drink.
Well, two drinks.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
So where are you from?
(Astrid gasping)
- What?
Are we really gonna go down that road?
- What?
- Where are you from?
I can't tell you
how many times I've heard that this year.
- That's a basic question.
- Yeah, basic.
I'm not basic.
Well, you'll get used to it.
Not a lot of people around here are from LA
so it's a pretty standard thing to ask.
I'm not into standard either.
Let's be different, let's
talk about something else.
Okay.
Do you believe in first impressions?
What do you mean?
Like when you first meet someone or get
to spend time
with someone, how important is that to you?
Really important.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Too much, probably.
- Why?
- I don't know, because it is.
- Why?
You know, you're sort
of nosy, you know that?
(chuckling) And I'm not gonna stop.
Like the story, you know,
I believe in the story.
The story of how people meet?
Yeah.
You're a romantic, aren't you?
Well, I don't know if I'd say that, but-
- Oh fuck, what have I
gotten myself instead?
- What?
- Never mind.
Please keep going.
I just believe
the story itself holds merit, that's all.
- Merit?
- Like weight.
I believe the story holds weight.
Give me an example.
- You want an example?
- Yes, please.
Like my dad, he was the
high school quarterback
and my mom was the most
popular girl in school,
it naturally happened.
Same old, same old.
Whatever, okay, I
don't need to explain it.
I'm just kidding.
Jesus, you need to relax, man.
What's got you so strung out anyway?
Besides, I know what you're talking about.
You do?
Yeah, I mean, I get it.
It's like the universe
brought them together.
Like there's a purpose to it.
It almost makes it feel
like there's more meaning
for the relationship.
Yeah, exactly.
Anyway, I guess I just
feel like that's happening
less and less these days.
- What?
- You really are a romantic.
Well, if I am, I feel like
part of me is dying by the day.
You can always try OK Cupid (giggling).
My friends left.
Oh damn.
Jesus, how does this even exist?
Give me that.
What are you doing tonight?
Nothing.
- Do you wanna go to a party?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
So where's this party at?
Salt Lick.
- I can drive, if you want.
- Yeah.
(upbeat music)
I like your car.
It's a good car.
- And it's a stick?
- You don't do that?
Real men drive a stick,
isn't that what they say?
It's true.
It's amazing how
many people can't drive a stick anymore.
I'm probably one of the
last great stick drivers.
(Astrid giggling) What?
That's funny.
- Can you drive a stick?
- Hell, no.
See.
I'm like the acting definition
of a bad female driver.
I shouldn't even be allowed on the road,
let alone drive a stick.
I'm kind of old school in that way.
I can drive a stick,
I suck at social media,
and I don't have Facebook.
I'm ancient.
Oh, you don't have Facebook?
You're so cool, you're so cool.
All right, all right. (Astrid giggling)
- Shit.
- What?
- It's a costume party.
- Sweet.
No, it's not sweet.
Now we need to get costumes.
No, we don't.
We didn't know.
Let's just go anyways.
Fuck that, it's a major party foul
to show up without a costume.
Not the way I see it.
You're that guy, aren't you?
What?
There's always that one guy at a party
that shows up without a
costume and you're that guy.
Maybe I am.
Let's just swing by my place quickly.
I think I've got something for you.
Oh no, I don't wear costumes.
No, I'm serious, don't
even try to put this body
in a costume.
It does not have it.
It's perfect.
Yeah, I'm like a 26-year-old boy.
Did you know in the stage version,
the character is traditionally
played by a girl?
Don't tell me that.
That's really depressing.
What are you supposed to be anyways?
I'm Sriracha.
That might be the hippest
thing I've ever seen.
Thank you.
You know, if we really
want to do this right,
you should probably
dress up like Tinkerbell.
Argh, you would say that.
[Chase] You're kind of perfect for it.
Fuck that, I wear what I want.
Let's go.
Peter Pan and Sriracha, let's do this.
(cool relax music)
(friends screaming)
You look so good.
I'm Sriracha.
- Who's the cutie?
- I'm Peter Pan.
Yeah, you are.
Where did you find him?
Did you pull him off of the boulevard?
- Sort of.
- Hey, we met at an audition.
- Thank you.
- Okay, I can dig it.
- Can you fly, boy?
- What?
Let's get some drinks.
Come on. Tell me, tell me, tell me
'Cause you been all up on my mind
I been working overtime
I'm just trying to hit
that long boss baby
You been all out with your friends
See me act like we ain't friends
Tell me, tell me what you want now baby
You actually know these people?
Some of them.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the lay of the land.
- Cool.
- There she is.
- Hi (giggling).
- Hi.
What's up Peter Pan man?
What are you, trying to
take my girl or something?
Cut it out, asshole.
Chase, this is Chels' boyfriend, Alex.
- What's up, man?
- Hi.
So what's up, Peter Pan?
You trying to get with this crazy girl?
Actually, we just met so.
Bro, you gotta lock it down, man.
You gotta get that shit down quick.
The vultures come in and just swoop in.
Alex, can you just shut
the fuck up for once?
Hey yo, I'm just trying to make sure
that Panny boy here is up
to my standards for her.
Fuck off (giggling).
So what's up, Panny
boy, what's your thing?
- My thing?
- Yeah, your thing.
What do you do?
- What's your thing?
- Excuse me.
Are you Chase Abbott?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Oh my God,
we've read your book, we love it.
We are huge fans.
Wow, thanks.
Can we take a picture then really quick?
- Sure, yeah.
- Thank you.
Do you think you can... Absolutely.
All right, Peter Pan and the catgirls.
(photo clicking) One more.
(photo clicking) Perfect.
Well, it was nice to meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
Do you have your phone on you?
I'll give you my number.
I left it in the car, actually.
Oh, what's your number
then, I'll text you?
I'm actually kind of out
with someone right now so.
Oh, no worries, I get it.
Well, I guess you should
find me on Instagram later.
I can't wait to read what's next.
(cool relax music)
Where did you find him, Astrid?
He's cute.
She pulled him off of the Boulevard.
I did not.
Well, sort of (giggling).
Okay, this is interesting.
Do tell.
Her dumb ass locked her
keys in her car again.
- Fuck off.
- I'm just saying.
But it worked out, didn't it?
What happened?
Oh, she was stranded
and he came to her rescue.
- Really?
- Yeah.
He was reluctant.
He was reluctant.
Some say a real gentleman.
Has he made a move yet?
Jesus, Emma.
I'm just saying, on paper,
he looks like a keeper.
You into him?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
I don't know.
Well, you'd better find out quick.
You ain't the only single girl in here.
Just saying. (friends giggling)
Damn girl, Emma be moving in.
You're such a bitch.
You know I love you.
I'm telling you, dude,
you're over thinking it.
The key is a friends
with benefits situation
'cause you get the full
blown, pun intended,
perks of a sexual relationship without
all the baggage and shit, man.
And it's a win-win for us.
I don't know, mate.
I don't fell like there's
any girls out there
that are really up for anything like that.
I'm telling you, man, it is
the new thing in Girl World.
Alex, shut the front door.
I'm not having it for a second.
Attachment means
dependence and they don't want it, man.
Take advantage of it.
It is the time, dude, take advantage of it.
All right, man, I just feel like
that's just so wrong.
And it is, man.
Ask our boy Chase here.
He knows what we're talking about.
What?
You know what we're talking about.
Yeah, Chase you know.
Yeah, yeah, definitely, yeah.
You believe in all that true romance,
love at first sight bullshit, right?
Where did you hear that?
Isn't that what you write about?
No, not really, no.
You're banging Astrid, aren't you?
Huh?
Dude, are you seriously hitting that?
Hey, guys.
Everything good over here?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Um-hmm.
Okay, how's it going?
- It's good.
- Really?
Yeah, yeah, it's a cool
party so everything's good.
Okay.
Well, I'm gonna go inside now.
Do you wanna come with me?
Okay, let's go.
(cool relax music)
Come on, let's go.
I'm telling you... No, come on, let's go.
- It's not a good idea.
- Come on, come on.
(cool relax music)
(phone vibrating)
Rob.
[Rob] Chase, where are you at bro?
We just stopped by your house.
You're like completely gone.
Well, I'm kind of at this party.
[Rob] What, how?
To be honest, I don't really know.
Tonight's been kind of crazy.
[Rob] Where are you at?
Somewhere in Silver Lake.
[Rob] Can we come?
Yeah, I can't do that.
[Rob] Why not?
Because it's not my party.
[Rob] Are you with a girl?
What, how could you know that?
[Rob] Because you always get weird
when you're with a girl.
Is she into you?
I don't know.
- I just met her.
- Are you into her?
I don't know, I'm still
trying to figure that out.
Rob, I gotta go.
[Rob] Wait, come to my
standup show if you can.
I can't.
I don't know man. I'm
pretty tied up right now.
[Rob] Yo, we're all going to this
all night insomniac event after-
- All right, text me the info.
- Bye.
- Wait, wait.
Don't hang up.
Good luck, all right.
Chase, concentrate, you need this.
Make this happen.
- Do her.
- Jesus, Rob.
Oh my God, it's so hot in there.
- You all done dancing?
- Um-hmm.
You sure?
- You were going pretty hard.
- I'm done.
Well, you wanna take a walk and cool off?
- Yeah.
- Okay, yeah?
Um-hmm.
You didn't have to do that, you know?
Do what?
You could've given that girl your number.
I wouldn't have cared.
No, that's cool.
I'm not really on the look out right now,
if you know what I mean.
No, I don't.
Does that happen a lot?
Not really.
I was actually kind of
surprised because not a whole
lot of people read anymore.
Sounds like she was a reader.
Maybe you missed out on a good thing.
No, seriously, we can go back, if you want.
- I don't mind.
- Hey, hey, hey,
forget it, all right.
Besides, I'm kind of into
what's going on right now.
Did we just have our first fight?
What?
Because I think we did.
What are we talking about?
We totally just had our first fight.
Okay, why are you doing that?
- Doing what?
- That.
Why are you getting all defensive?
I'm just giving you a compliment.
Hey, you know you're
worthy of that, right?
- Hey, whoa.
- I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
- I just can't handle it.
I just can't handle it
when people compliment me.
It's like a major problem.
I just suck-(dramatic music)
- I just did that.
- Yeah, you did.
You wanna go back to the party?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Hey, what's up, bitches.
So where did you two lovebirds go?
We just went and got some air.
Oh wait, wait, wait.
Did I just hear that he pulled your hair?
I'll pull your hair, you crazy bitch.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm just saying, I like this.
Hey, everybody.
John Nice is playing in the backyard.
(party goers screaming)
Hey, I think I know that guy.
How the fuck is everybody doing tonight?
(party goers cheering)
Fuck yeah, that's what I like to hear.
If it makes you crazy
Or did your mind just break on the farm
I've tried to do my best this time
But I feel that this is my heart
So call me in the morning time
'Cause I don't think
that I feel the same
All this leaving's got you on my mind
Just like my ticket on the next plane
I guess this is the
calm down, the calm down
The calm down
I guess this is the
calm down, the calm down
The calm down
(party goers cheering)
Oh my God, dude, you guys are amazing.
- That was so dope.
- Thanks.
Yeah, John, that was really good.
Yo, Peter Pan, I dig it.
Wait, your name's Chase, right?
Yeah.
How do I fucking know you?
I actually celebrated my 24th birthday
at the same venue as one
of your rapper friends.
We met briefly.
Dude, that's right, that's right.
It's been a fucking while, man.
How's the book doing?
It's selling, considering
hardly anyone reads anymore.
Hi, I'm Astrid.
Hey, what's up, girl?
Wait, what are y'all getting into tonight?
Actually, we just met so we're kind
of just going with the flow.
I dig it.
Shots, let's go, come on.
Fuck yeah, girl, let's party.
(crowd chanting)
(upbeat music)
So tell me, Chase, what's new in your life?
You know, just living,
just doing the artist thing.
Throw up the sauce though.
Yeah.
No, I'm good.
I'll be damned.
No more vices for Mr. Chase Abbott?
I thought I'd never see the day.
You used to hit it pretty hard, man.
Yeah, I did.
Well, maybe not all the vices.
Oh, well I guess that's
another drink then.
(cool relax music)
- Whoa.
- What, what?
Can we just wait a little bit?
Make it last.
Okay.
All right, fuck it.
(party goer giggling)
- Who was that?
- Wanna get nailed?
Yeah.
Screws away
the wind is rubbed out, breeze in my hair
Head in the cloud, stars in the air
You can't tell me nothing
I got no problems
I was sitting
with windows rolled down, salt in the air
- Oh, that was so funny.
- Right.
The guy in the dinosaur costume.
Where did he even come from?
Honestly, I have no idea.
Did you see him earlier in the night?
No, he just came out of nowhere.
(Astrid giggling)
Oh my God.
You know, you're really
pretty when you laugh.
Thanks. (kiss smacking)
Where are we going?
If you're in LA, you know what's funny?
You go on these
sad drives where you've got nowhere to be.
It's like a whole thing.
Everyone's rushing around
and you just drive up
to a four-way stop and
you just let everyone go.
Go ahead, I got nowhere to be, I'm sad.
You behind me, yeah, skip me.
Skip me in the line.
They're like, "Which way are
you going, left or right?"
I don't know.
Which way are you going?
You wanna get some pizza or something?
Let me tell you, you can make all
of my favorite dishes with a blender.
You get your ice, you get
your cream, put it in,
worst fettuccine Alfredo I've ever had.
Somebody called me sir once.
I'm like, "Do I look like a sir to you?"
Nice, challenge each other to sword fights.
Someone will be like,
"Hello, sir, I challenge you
to a duel."
I'm like, "All right."
Yah, yah, yah, yah. (audience laughing)
Oh, he stabbed me (yelling).
I mean, who enjoyed,
I think I enjoyed Jared's
set more than anybody.
And by that I mean I
didn't enjoy it at all.
It is really good for
stalking though, Instagram.
There's actually
never been a better time to stalk people.
It's as good as it's ever been.
I stalked my ex-girl,
it's actually not even
called stalking anymore,
it's called following.
It's supportive.
I was dating this girl and she was like,
"Why don't we go back to your place?"
Like, "All right."
So we walk out of the
restaurant into the parking lot
and I'm like, "Here we are."
I actually moved out here to get sober.
I went to rehab in the desert.
I'm really good at getting sober,
I've gotten sober like 50 times.
I'm sober now.
I'm a sober person.
And a lot of people say,
"Oh man, you're sober."
You know?
Well how, like how do you have fun?
Like how do you enjoy yourself
now that you're sober?
And I don't.
I don't. (audience member applauding)
Robbie fucking Baker, dude.
I'm the fucking star.
I'm the star of this show.
This is what you came to see.
This went south.
It was pretty fun.
Chase Abbott and his new hot girlfriend.
What are you supposed to be?
I'm Sriracha.
Sriracha.
Fucking hot sauce, yeah.
Who would've thought little
Peter Pan over there,
he likes hot sauce, Asian hot sauce.
Yeah, you guys bored yet?
Fucking, you're
all here in the basement of a wine cellar.
There's like plumbing above us.
There's literally
probably shit floating above our heads
right now.
Just like fucking.
You gotta wave the jello pot,
that's what I always say, you know?
Dude, thank you so much for coming, dude.
I love you.
- Great job up there.
- Sriracha.
- Yeah, that was amazing.
- Sriracha.
- You.
- Oh.
I don't know your name but I love you.
I don't care because I am
one with God right now.
I feel like the Almighty
himself has opened my pores
and he's just pouring into my body
and he's just filling me up with love.
Are you high right now?
Dude, I took a fucking Molly dude,
right before my set.
- I'm fucking lit, dude.
- All right.
We've gotta get to that rave.
(cool relax music)
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you get me high
Little girl I'm addicted to you
Oh baby, oh baby, I go crazy for you
I go crazy for you
I don't try to over think
You are always in the zone
I been waiting watching one
Don't you tell me this is love
Maybe 'cause you give me a vibe
Little girl I go crazy for you
Maybe 'cause you get me high
Little girl I'm addicted to you
Oh baby, oh baby
My car, yeah.
Good night, Rob.
I love this car. I wanna
stay with this one.
No, no, Rob, Rob, this one, this one.
This one, this one.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
- I love my life.
We love our lives!
It's everything
It's more than it seems
But you also got a mind of your own
So why is it the
things you say have been keeping me up
They be keeping me upside down
They be keeping me up
They be keeping me upside down
(engine purring)
[Chase] You okay?
Chase, dude, thank you guys so much
for coming out tonight.
It was such an amazing experience.
Thank you for inviting us.
You gonna be all right there, buddy?
Yeah, man.
I think I'm coming down a little bit.
Yep, that'll happen.
Dude, I don't know if I
ever told you this before
but I fucking love you, man.
- I fuck, get out.
- Thanks a lot.
You know what, dude?
Get the fuck outta the car, dude.
I'm gonna give you a fucking hug, man.
- You too, Sriracha.
- Okay.
Give me a fucking hug, dude.
- All right, all right.
- You too, Sriracha.
Come on.
- I guess we're doing this.
- Give me a hug.
I fucking love you guys.
- Hey.
- You having fun?
I'm having an amazing time.
Yeah, me too.
Wow, this is incredible.
Have you ever been up here before?
- No.
- What?
You're an actress and you've never been up
on Mulholland Drive?
I know.
You should write a book about it.
I probably honestly will.
Sometimes I come up here
and just think, you know.
Like all that light, it feels
like I could just dive in it,
float in it.
It's like going back
to heaven or something.
I guess it just makes me feel like
I'm doing something right.
(kiss smacking)
(cool relax music)
That feels good.
You good?
So I guess I'm never
gonna see you again, huh?
What are you talking about?
That's kind of how
things work around here.
Are you kidding me?
I just think it's
really funny that you could think that
because I feel nothing like that right now.
Oh, I guess it's just classic
male-female miscommunication.
Is this like a thing you do or something?
No, not really.
We just had sex on the first night.
We can't possibly build a relationship.
Well Jesus, if I knew you
were gonna act like this,
I wouldn't have gone for it.
- Well you did.
- And you wanted it.
Look, maybe you've had bad
relationships in the past,
but it doesn't have to be like that.
Like the best relationship I ever had,
we hooked up in the first 20 minutes
and we ended up having
this amazing year together.
It was awesome.
Is that the girl in your book?
You don't know shit about me.
Oh, I she sounds like a slut.
Oh, okay and you're so much better?
Take me home, Chase!
Look, I don't know what
the fuck happened back there,
but can we just like
erase the whole last part?
I know you might not believe me,
but that was honestly the most fun I've had
in a really, really long time.
Same.
I'd like to see you again.
Hey, what about your costume?
Keep it!
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
Sun's out at 5 AM
Last time I ever get
Drunk by myself again north of Montana
I mean the street, not the state
Whatever, doesn't matter anyway
I'm gonna stop it, I just gotta say
It's not how I planned it
I just wanna scream sometimes
But that just
feels dramatic so I keep it all inside
You told me you'd be there
And then you left me in the night
So this one's for you
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
Fuck you, California,
you just break my heart
Gonna move
to Indiana or I don't know like somewhere
Far where I won't see you
Loved you from the start
How'd we even get here
I guess it's over
I guess it's over
(phone vibrating)
Hello?
[Rob] Chase, man, can you come over?
I can't be alone right now.
Yeah, me either.
I'll be right over.
Cool, man.
And could you bring some coffee, dude.
And Pedialyte.
Bring some fucking Pedialyte.
(Caribbean tune)
(door knocking)
- Knock, knock, knock.
Good morning.
Please tell me that's the Pedialyte.
Oh, thank God.
Dude, you have no idea, man.
[Chase] Actually, I do.
No, man, like you have
no idea that I have no idea
what's happening right now.
Don't miss that.
(liquid gurgling)
Yeah man, that's much better.
How you feeling Trooper?
Before you got here man,
I was so fucking depressed.
Just imagine there's like this black hole
and just like sucking all the joy,
just all of it outta reality.
It's not like a cool black hole,
like a Stephen Hawking black hole.
Well, it is like a
Stephen Hawking black hole
because it makes you think
about Stephen Hawking
and then you get depressed
'cause that guy's in a wheelchair.
Yeah, sounds like you've
done a bunch of Molly,
which depletes your serotonin.
Just give it a couple days,
you'll start to feel better.
Okay man.
I'll listen to the expert over here.
- Thank you.
- Oh God.
So how'd it go with that little bottle
- of spice last night?
- It didn't.
You didn't fuck her, dude?
She was like all on your jock.
No, like we had sex, but-
- Yeah, fuck yeah, dude.
You had sex?
Congratulations, bro, that's amazing.
Yeah, like honestly, I don't know though.
Like she got like really weird after.
She went all cold all of a
sudden, like, I don't know.
So who cares, man?
First of all, it's like perfectly natural
for them to go cold.
You got some pussy and that's
really all that matters.
I don't know, I guess I
just wasn't expecting it
to go that way.
Like, I thought we had a real connection.
A connection, dude?
She was drunk, you were sober.
There's no real connection there.
All right, that's true.
I told you, I talked about it last night
in my standup show, man.
It's 'cause you're sober, dude.
Sober sex, it just sucks.
Anyway, dude, if I are you,
I would just forget about it.
The main thing is you got
your fucking dick wet.
If you wanna get pussy again,
just slide up into those
DMs and hit her up.
No, I honestly like don't
think that's gonna happen.
Like if you would've seen
what happened last night...
I mean obviously I want to.
I mean you saw her.
I hear girls will do that to you.
They like deplete your
serotonin and you know,
maybe just give it a few days buddy
and you'll feel just right as rain
in like three or four days.
Using my own words against me, huh?
All that shit aside,
I got something to tell you.
You know you're super fly,
yeah, you're super fly
Castle on the sky
Yeah, you super fly
You can't tell him he ain't fly
You know I'm super fly
You know I'm super fly
House up in the hill
Wake up in the sky
Yeah, yeah, you're super fly
You can't tell me I ain't fly
(Rob beat boxing)
You can't tell me I ain't fly
- You're super fly, dog.
- You're super fly, man.
Hey dude, I feel so much better,
mostly 'cause of the Pedialyte
but talking to you is pretty cool.
And I'm so proud of you, dude.
(text dinging)
(Chase sighing)
(cool relax music)
Hi, my name's Chase.
I'm an alcoholic, addict.
Hey Chase.
So I guess I'll just come out with it.
I almost relapsed last night.
My love life's been pretty
shitty since I got sober.
My first year was terrible
and last year was...
I actually ended up meeting
this girl last night,
like this really amazing girl.
We ended up having this amazing night.
It was like this completely
amazing LA night.
And then we hooked up and
it was like fucking awesome
and then she just went cold on me.
Like all of a sudden
she just wanted nothing to do with me.
And so what did I do?
I went out and bought a bottle after that.
I took it home, I poured a shot
and like right
before I drank and it was like all at once
my mind just came like funneling back in.
I was like, what the fuck am I doing?
Like why would I throw
my life and sobriety away
for this girl I barely know?
I don't know, like maybe
I should be grateful.
Like in this day and age,
that's the thing to do,
I got laid, I didn't drink.
It's like an alcoholic's dream, right?
In my mind it's like
what the actual fuck is
the fucking point when
everyone in your life
just runs away all the time?
Like, don't even get me
fucking started on this girl.
Don't even fucking get
me started on this girl.
Do I have like a fucking sign on my head
that says fucking use me?
Is that the reality that
I live in right now?
Yeah, 'cause it fucking feels like it.
And like I just feel really fucked
because like this
is exactly where I was two years ago
when I was fucking in the bottom, man,
and I'm just starting to fucking crawl out
and she comes fucking
popping into being like right
in my fucking face and I'm just like
really fucking tired of it.
Like now it's just like
distance and it's just like,
I feel like I just have
this jackhammer in my head
and it's just like boom,
just like fucking pounding me
in the fucking head
and I just like wanna
blow it the fuck out man.
Just like wanna get really fucking high.
I just wanna get
on Sunset and I just wanna fucking drive.
But like that's the funniest part.
That's the funniest part about all of it
because he doesn't want me to die,
he doesn't wanna let me go.
No, no, if he wanted to let me go,
I would've been fucking
dead when I was doing
enough drugs to kill a
whole fucking colony.
And honestly, just like the
fact that she's out there,
is just making
it really hard not to get high right now.
The fact that she's just existing out there
and doesn't want anything to do with me
is making it really hard.
Yeah, I'm Chase and that's all I got.
(intense music)
Drop that
Drop that beat
(keys clacking)
Really like what you did with this Chase.
I knew you had it in you.
Thank you.
What sparked it anyway?
I mean, from the page it
looks like you took my advice
and got some ass.
Yeah, let's just say
I split the difference.
(laughing) Well anyways,
this is gonna knock him out, baby.
You got a great slate
of films ahead of you.
I'm talking Sorkin level.
By next year your dick
will be drowning in so much
A list pussy, I'll be signed on
as your lifeguard
instead of your producing partner.
Yeah, Jerry, you know,
I wanna do this one first.
What?
What about the wolves?
The wolves will be there
but I wanna do this one
and I wanna be in it.
All right, boom baby.
We'll push the action picture back.
You know, I can kind of
see you in a quirky comedy
like this.
I always thought you'd make
a great indie heart throb
if you would just
get your ass back in front of the camera.
Well, thank you.
Do you have anyone in
mind for the female lead?
I think I got an idea.
(cool music)
(Astrid laughing)
She's next.
So this is why you did all this, huh?
You ready?
Yeah.
Okay.
Chase, this is Astrid.
I believe you two already know each other.
Well, this is one way
to get my attention.
Yeah, so I'm going to go
ahead and leave you two alone.
Hi.
Why'd you have to make this so hard?
What?
The script is so good.
I've got a good story to tell.
But you know this
isn't gonna work, right?
What?
Whatever you have in your
head, it's not gonna work.
Writers and actresses, that never works.
Better chance than actors and actresses.
At least I think so anyway.
Astrid, I think maybe
I see something in you
that you're not able to see in yourself.
I've only had one experience with you
and I had to go write a
whole script about it.
I know, it's funny.
Look, you have a past and
I have a past, it's LA.
People move here every day to start over,
so let's start over.
I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow.
I don't.
All I know is that you
and I are both here now.
So let's just live and see what happens.
Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, let's do it.
Let's run the scene.
All right.
- You ready?
- Um-hmm.
Rolling.
You didn't have to do that, you know.
Do what?
You could've given that girl your number.
I wouldn't have cared.
No, it's cool.
I'm not really on the lookout right now,
if you know what I mean.
No, I don't.
Does that happen a lot?
Not really.
I was actually kind of surprised
because not a whole lot
of people read anymore.
Well, it sounds like she was a reader.
Maybe you missed out on a good thing.
- Nah.
- No, seriously.
We can go back if you want, I don't mind.
Hey, forget about it, all right.
Besides, I'm kind of into
what's going on right now.
And scene.
Mm, damn guys, that was hot.
That was freaking hot you guys.
I have no idea why the room
is not in flames right now.
Clean up in the back in the Jeep now
Tops off and the stars so weak now
Same thing didn't want nor I need
Think I'm eating all
my words, let me revise
Could you pull another
strings in my mind's eye
Do you mind if my
rhymes don't seem right
Without her everything don't end right
Without her everything don't end
Funny little feelings
Floating through the ceiling
Kisses you been stealing
Late night when I'm all alone
I think of you and I grab the phone
'Cause I've been drinking for too long
Passing out on the floor
Acting like it doesn't matter
No, this ain't forever after
So come on, come on,
come on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep it up now
I don't mind, no
I don't mind, no
Don't wanna be home stoned alone
Break the glass, pick me up, gas me up
Sticky on, high to fly
Lie to lie seeing eye to eye
Get the whip, I'm flying by
Say goodbye, shooting off the hip
Stick 'em up, are you sick of us
Yeah, funny little feelings
Floating through the ceiling
Kisses you been stealing
Late night when I'm all alone
I think of you and I grab the phone
I've been drinking for too long
- Hey, friend.
- Chase, what's happening?
Whoa, what's happening, huh?
Aren't you gonna crush one with me?
Maybe some other time.
Man.
Hey, you back to smashing
that hot actress chick?
- I met someone new.
- You got a new chick?
Goddamn, man.
- Is she as hot as the ex?
- Hotter.
Hotter.
Goddamn, dude.
This guy's cool.
Man, maybe I should stop drinking this shit
and get me one of those.
Nah, look at that.
Yeah, that's better than a girlfriend.
I've been drinking for too long
Passing out on the floor
Acting like it doesn't matter
I know the story ever after
So come on, come on,
come on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me up now
I don't mind
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me up now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep me close now
Come on, come on, come
on, keep it up now
I don't mind no
(cool beat music)
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, never gonna let me
Never gonna let me, 'cause
I'm never gonna let you
(cool beat music)