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:17:01
This is ridiculous.
We started in May '94.

:17:05
We've got every f-stop known to man
in the film.

:17:09
Now we gotta take action. We gotta put
those scarecrows in on a killer slant.

:17:14
They've been there for years.
The farm's burnt down.

:17:17
It's going to be the opening shots
for Coven, you know?

:17:20
- And what is Coven?
- A 35-minute direct-market thriller...

:17:23
shot on 16-millimeter
black-and-white reversal.

:17:27
It's an alcoholic, man...
:17:30
compelled to go to this group meeting
by his one and only friend left.

:17:34
But they're not that helpful,
the group, you know.

:17:37
- You know about the group thing?
- Yeah.

:17:39
Okay. So that's what
we're doing a film on.

:17:43
Coven, man. We got to get
this sucker done though. Seriously.

:17:46
Last night, I was so drunk
I was calling Morocco.

:17:49
Calling, trying to get the hotel Hilton
at Tangiers and Casablanca.

:17:53
That's pathetic, man. Is that
what you want to do with your life?

:17:58
Suck down peppermint schnapps and try
to call Morocco at 2:00 in the morning?

:18:02
That's senseless.
But that's what happens, man.

:18:05
So we're here today to redeem it...
:18:07
get these establishing shots
for Coven...

:18:10
and do what you can.
:18:11
We're in America today,
and we're ready to roll.

:18:18
One, two, three.
:18:20
But check it out, Mike. Do you know
about the placement of the scarecrows?

:18:23
What they're doing here?
One's got to be on this angle...

:18:26
and the other one's
gonna be on the other angle.

:18:29
And check it out. When you look
at the scarecrows, do you see?

:18:36
- I mean, do you get it?
- Yeah.

:18:38
We did a lot of fun things
making the movie.

:18:42
One time, we brought Mark's car...
:18:45
into a vacant drive-thru theater...
:18:49
took iron rods
and smashed up his car.

:18:54
Another time, we dragged Mark...
:18:57
headfirst through a swamp,
like 25 times.


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