:26:01
...a film catering to
the so-called youth market.
:26:05
And Paint Your Wagon,
a film that catered to no one.
:26:15
We were losing money every year
on big, extravagant productions.
:26:19
The board of directors were nervous.
We needed a picture to unite audiences.
:26:23
Like all good films, it needed
to start with a script.
:26:28
Well, we found it. Or should I say,
Miss MacGraw found it.
:26:32
A simple little film about
a boy and a girl falling in love.
:26:37
It was Love Story.
:26:39
I set up a lunch date with Love Story's
mentor and star, Miss MacGraw.
:26:45
Damn it, by the time dessert was served,
I would've made the phone book with her.
:26:50
Do you think she got to me? I can tell
you this, I sure in hell didn't get to her.
:26:56
She kept on digging into me.
Oh, and she was loving it.
:26:59
She keeps on interjecting, all during
the lunch, how much in love she was.
:27:04
Then she gives me her last zinger.
"Peter and I are getting married in the fall.
:27:09
We plan to spend October in Venice.
Ever been there?" Nope.
:27:13
"Then wait. Only go there
when you're madly in love."
:27:17
That was it for me. I grabbed her arm.
Never plan, kid. Planning's for the poor.
:27:23
If anything goes wrong between you and
Blondie between now and post time...
:27:27
...take my number.
I'm seven digits away.
:27:31
Hate to admit it, but she never called.
:27:36
In the spring of 1969, holding Love
Story sure as hell wasn't holding aces.
:27:41
I couldn't even find a
fucking director to do it.
:27:44
You know what my batting average was?
A thousand. Everyone turned it down.
:27:48
Suddenly, a minor miracle.
I get a director. Arthur Hiller.
:27:52
He's willing to direct my
angel with a very dirty face.
:27:55
Well, when you get a first bite,
there's no way you're gonna let it go.