wreck by hitting
took iron rods and smashed up his car.American Movie · 1999 — 第 5 / 19 章 · 4'25" · B1
Mark Pitches Bill for 45 Grand, Explained：kosher
Mark needs 45 grand to make Northwestern, and he walks Bill through every check, signature and monthly statement until Bill says, "Doesn't sound very kosher to me." The money talk is really about trust: Mark is asking a cautious man to bet on a dream he can't yet prove.
あらすじ
Mark explains his plan to Bill: sell 3,000 copies of Coven for 45 grand so he can finally make Northwestern, with the checks made out to Northwest Productions and a statement every month. Bill is skeptical, but they shake on it. Later, with his last shooting day approaching, Mark scrambles for extras and finds his cast falling apart.
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fuck thiskoshermake money back onfell through
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このシーンの表現
kosher
legit; above board
Listening to the cheque and account talk, Bill says it doesn't sound kosher, meaning it feels shady.
That discount sounds kosher, but I still want a receipt.
このシーンの他の表現
- fuck this
screw this; I'm done
- make money back on
recoup money on something
- fell through
collapsed; never happened
- in your control
under your power
- assert yourself
stand up for yourself
このシーンのメモ一覧
67 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
profit from something
If I don't make money off Coven, how will I make Northwestern?conditional clause: A present-tense if clause with a future main clause chains the two films together.
If I don't make money off Coven, how will I make Northwestern?amount to nothing — Vulgar; used to curse one's own worth.
Because if I don't get that 45 grand, I will not be shit.be capable of doing
because if I don't get that, I will never be able to make Northwestern.with interest on top
- And 3,000 plus interest-- - Northwestern's name?a thousand dollars — Casual for a thousand bucks, not in writing.
$3,000 of those checks goes to you. You get your three grand back.check that it is true
Just make sure they're endorsed Northwest Productions.under your power
Bill is uneasy, so Mark points out the account is in Bill's name and says it is all in his control.
- See? - It's in your control.agree by handshake
- Sounds like the unusual. - Here. Shake on it.risk it
Columbus took a chance.stand up for yourself
When Bill sounds defeated, Mark pushes him to stand up and give himself a reason to be there.
Well, that's the whole deal. You gotta assert yourself and think...a short distance away
I live two blocks from you.man, buddy — Familiar address between friends, not for strangers.
All right, dude, you got a pen? Can you get a pen?set up a camera shot
And you basically know how to frame shots?concentrate on
you would kind of centrifugally focus on it-- "it" being in the center?would in a hypothetical: Would marks a hypothetical: how the eye would move if he actually saw the action.
you would kind of centrifugally focus on it-- "it" being in the center?collapsed; never happened
With shooting due to end, Mark says every extra dropped out except Mike Schank, half panic, half plea.
This is the last day I can shoot. All extras fell through, except Mike Schank.be very busy
- You gotta help me. - Mark, I have so much to do.「Mark Pitches Bill for 45 Grand」を読み解く
What's really going on
For all the talk of quarterly statements and signatures, the negotiation is about who carries the risk. Mark lays out the numbers with total conviction, but Bill keeps asking the questions of a man who has been burned before: who can withdraw, who holds the books, what stops this from going wrong. "Doesn't sound very kosher to me" is the whole scene in one line. Mark's answer is that the account cannot move without Bill's signature, which also means Bill cannot simply walk away. The handshake seals a deal that is half business and half family loyalty, and the film's real subject here is how much of yourself you have to put on the line for a dream no one else can see yet.
Theme
MoneyThe whole negotiation turns on 45 grand: how it is raised, who signs, and who can touch the account.
TrustBill questions every detail before signing, and the deal rests on whether he will take Mark's word.
このチャプターで学べること
- Mark needs 3,000 units sold to bankroll his next film.
- Bill asks who the checks are made out to before he signs.
- In your control is reassurance, not small talk.
- Took a chance frames risk as faith, not recklessness.
If I don't make money off Coven, how will I make Northwestern?Coven is not the dream; it is the ladder. Mark needs the first film to turn a profit so the second one can exist.
Because if I don't get that 45 grand, I will not be shit.The stakes are identity, not just cash: without the money he sees himself as a nobody, which is why he refuses to scale the plan down.
This is the last day I can shoot. All extras fell through, except Mike Schank.His deadline is real and his cast has collapsed, leaving one loyal friend; the line drops the whole production's crisis into a sentence.
I don't know what you're doing. I don't have the books.Bill's core objection: trust needs evidence, and without access to the accounts he has no way to check what Mark is doing with the money.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Mark need exactly 45 grand?
He plans to sell 3,000 copies of Coven for a total of $45,000, which would fund the production of Northwestern. Without that money he says he can't make the film.
What does 'kosher' mean in this conversation?
It literally refers to food prepared according to Jewish law, but here it means proper or legitimate. Bill is saying the deal doesn't sound trustworthy to him.
Does Bill agree to the deal?
Yes, but only after Mark answers his questions about the account and the signatures. They shake on it, though Bill's doubts don't fully disappear.
Why are the extras a problem?
It's Mark's last day to shoot and everyone he counted on has backed out, leaving only Mike Schank. That's why he desperately asks people at hand to appear in the film.
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第 1 章idle handsMark's Twelfth Hour Deadline
第 2 章have something under your beltMark Pitches Northwestern
第 3 章in their right mindFamily Fights Over the Phone Bill
第 4 章ready to rollMark Runs Out of Money
再生中 · 第 5 章kosherMark Pitches Bill for 45 Grand
第 6 章down and outMark Shoots Coven in the Snow
第 7 章the bottom lineMark Pitches 3,000 Units to Bill
第 8 章lessen the blowShooting Coven in the Graveyard
第 9 章go out of their wayMark Lists His Debts
第 10 章have your cake and eat it tooMark Fears Losing His Kids
第 11 章face up toMark Confesses at Thanksgiving Dinner
第 12 章let a day go byMark Watches His Old Footage
第 13 章the ship is sinkingMark Shoots the Last Take of Coven
第 14 章on the moneyMark Records the Film's First Line
第 15 章for the birdsMark Pushes Bill Through 31 Takes
第 16 章just like youMark's Drunken Rant
第 17 章twist your armMark Picks Kenny Up From Jail
第 18 章catharticMark Smashes Cars on Set
第 19 章hot off the pressesMark Finishes the Last Splice第 5 / 19 章 · 残り約 64 分