I'M HERE OUTSIDE STARBUCKS, A AND STARBUCKS IN L.A. ARE
DIFFERENT THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY'RE FILLED WITH
ASPIRING WRITERS HOPING TO WRITE THE NEXT BIG MOVIE.
I'M GOING TO GO IN AND MAKE ONE OF THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE TODAY
BY FILMING THEIR SCRIPT IN THIS VERY STARBUCKS.
THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US, I'M FEELING LOVE, SO I WANT TO FIND
A SCRIPT THAT REALLY REFLECTS THAT.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
SEE WHO'S WRITING AND WHAT WE CAN FIND.
LET'S GO.
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( LAUGHTER ) >> James: ARE YOU WRITING A
SCRIPT?
>> YES.
>> James: ARE YOU?
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
WHAT ARE YOU WRITING?
>> IT'S CALLED TOM CRUISE, UNLICENSED MARRIAGE COUNSELOR.
>> NOW THAT WE'RE IN AN ELEVATOR, I AM A HUGE STUDIO
EXECUTIVE.
YOU'VE GOT 20 SECONDS BEFORE I GET OUT OF THE LIFT.
GIVE ME A PITCH.
GO.
>> TOM CRUISE IS IN A MOVIE ABOUT MARRIAGE COUNSELOR WHERE
HE'S THE STAR SO -- >> James: BING!
THIS IS ME.
THANK YOU.
>> IT'S GIRLS TRIP MEETS THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN.
>> James: I LIKE IT, ALREADY.
YEAH, IT'S A GROUP OF -- >> James: THIS YOUR DRINK?
IT IS.
>> James: WHAT IS IT?
A HOT CHOCOLATE.
>> James: OH, CARRY ON.
I LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S NOT UP TO ME.
THE QUESTION IS DID YOU BLOW MY SOCKS OFF?
>> OH, WHAT A SHAME.
>> James: NOTHING.
I CAN SEE YOU ARE WRITING A SCRIPT.
TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR FILM.
>> SO MY FILM IS CALLED EIGHT ARMS, THREE HEARTS.
IT'S ABOUT A MAN WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH A GIANT PACIFIC
OCTOPUS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
THE SHAPE OF WATER?
>> IT'S A TINDER MATCH.
>> James: WHO IS CLAUDIA?
HIS DATE.
>> James: OCTOPUS?
NO, THE FIRST DATE.
>> James: THE OCTOPUS IS ON TINDER?
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: CARRY ON.
I WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU GET THIS MOVIE MADE.
>> OKAY.
>> James: I WANT TO DO IT NOW THOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> James: READY?
YEAH.
>> James: DRINK THAT COFFEE BECAUSE WE ARE IN FOR A RIDE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CASTING.
TELL ME THE CHARACTERS.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT THEM.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
>> THE FIRST CHARACTER WILL BE TRISH, WHO'S, LIKE, ONE OF THE
LOVE INTERESTS.
>> YES.
EXCUSE ME.
I'M JAMES.
HOW ARE YOU. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING IN THE NEXT HUGE MOTION
PICTURE WHICH ISN'T IN ANY WAY A SEQUEL TO "THE SHAPE OF WATER"?
>> SURE.
>> James: HE'S REALLY UPSET YOU, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO GO,
"I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU" AND SLAP HIM ACROSS THE FACE.
>> LIKELY?
>> James: YEAH, I WANT TO SEE IT.
GO.
>> I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NO, I'LL SHOW YOU
HOW TO DO IT.
I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY.
DON'T BE SHY.
NOW, I WANT A FULL BLOW TO THE RIBS.
OKAY?
A FULL BLOW TO THE RIBS.
SEEMS A LITTLE EXTREME FOR HER CHARACTER.
>> James: DOES IT?
IT FEELS EXTREME AS WRITING A FILM ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO FALLS IN
LOVE WITH AN OCTOPUS?
( LAUGHTER ) WE'RE IN LOS ANGELES, I THINK
THERE'S A STRONG CHANCE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BARISTAS IS
AN ACTOR.
SEE, THAT'S HOW MERLE STREPS FLOSS.
EMILY, WILL YOU PLAY AS THE OCTOPUS?
>> I WILL.
>> James: GET IN HERE.
LET THEM DROP.
LET THEM GO.
WELCOME ON BOARD.
>> THE MAIN GUY.
>> James: IS HE A HUNK?
HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANY ACTING IN YOUR LIFE.
>> I HAVE NOT.
>> James: NEVER?
NEVER.
>> James: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN A STARBUCKS IN LOS ANGELES?
WELCOME ABOARD THE GOOD SHIP.
>> EIGHT ARMS.
>> James: EIGHT ARMS, THREE HEARTS.
SIX ARMS AND THREE HEARTS.
FEELS RIGHT, DOESN'T IT, GUYS?
FEEL GOOD?
>> YEAH.
>> James: I FEEL GOOD.
YOU FEEL GOOD?
>> YEAH.
>> James: YOU FEEL GOOD?
YEAH.
>> James: FEEL GOOD?
MM-HMM.
>> James: MM-HMM.
( LAUGHTER ) NEXT THING, WE NEED TO GET THIS
PLACE LOOKING LIKE AN AQUARIUM AND WE NEED TO DO IT QUICK.
WE NEED BAGS.
TAKE THEM.
TAKE THEM, A COUPLE OF THESE WILL BE GOOD.
THESE.
THAT'S FULL OF GIFT CARDS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM FOR THE
HOLIDAYS -- AND STUFF.
( LAUGHTER ) MAYBE THIS COULD WORK AS THE
AQUARIUM.
LOOK.
AND THEN I'M IN HERE.
LOOK.
( LAUGHTER ) LOOK.
JELLYFISH.
>> SO FIRST SCENE, DAN GOES TO THE AQUARIUM AND MEETS EZMA THE
OCTOPUS AND HER HANDLER TRISH.
>> James: THE OCTOPUS CHANGES COLOR.
>> THE OCTOPUSES ARE CRAZY CAMILEIANS.
>> James: HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT?
WE'RE GOING TO NEED THIS AS WELL, GUYS!
I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS THE START OF A HUGE MOVIE CAREER.
TRISH, YOU SAY RED IS HER AGGRESSION COLOR, STAY VERY
STILL.
>> OKAY.
>> James: READY TO SHOOT!
HOLD ON.
SINGLE PARENTS.
I KNOW HIM.
>> YOU DO?
>> James: EHE'S BEEN ON THE SHOW.
HE'S A LOVELY GUY.
OKAY.
I'LL GET THIS.
I'LL BUY THAT.
>> OH, THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.
>> James: WE ARE SHOOTING A MOVIE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> James: THIS IS CONNOR.
HEY, CORN, HOW ARE YOU?
>> James: HE'S WRITTEN A MOVIE CALLED EIGHT ARMS, THREE HEARTS.
WE'D LOVE TO OFFER YOU THE LEAD.
WE'RE SHOOTING IT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
>> RIGHT NOW?
I WILL BE A PART OF EIGHT ARMS, THREE HEARTS?
>> YEAH.
>> James: YOU'LL PLAY DAN?
I'M DAN.
IS HE THE OCTOPUS?
>> James: >> James: NO, THE ACTOR
PLAYING DAN DOESN'T KNOW SO WE HAVE TO FIRE HIM.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO FIRE HIM?
>> I ALWAYS FIND A HANDWRITTEN NOTE IS NICE.
>> James: TREVOR, YOU'RE FIRED!
IT'S MOVIES.
IT'S MOVIES, OKAY?
YOU DON'T NEED TO LEAVE.
I JUST NEED YOU TO BLEND IN.
ON YOU GO.
CARRY ON WITH WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING BUT JUST BE YOUR
BACKGROUND.
HOLD THAT WHILE YOU'RE DRINKING.
THANKS.
IF YOU HOLD IT THAT WAY, AND AT ANY POINT JUST DO THAT.
BUT CARRY ON WITH YOUR WORK, DRINK YOUR DRINK BUT JUST MOVE
THAT LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT?
BARISTAS!
JUST A LITTLE RESPECT!
WE'RE CREATING ART!
THE FRAPPUCCINOS CAN WAIT!
I FEEL GOOD!
LET'S ROLL GUYS, ACTION!
♪ ♪
>> LATTE!
♪ ♪
( LAUGHTER ) >> RED IS HER AGGRESSION COLOR.
STAY VERY STILL.
( LAUGHTER ) ♪
>> James: CUT!
I LIKED IT.
CORN, IS THAT EXACTLY HOW YOU IMAGINED IT?
>> YEAH.
>> James: REALLY?
YEAH.
>> James: OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON, GUYS!
THERE WE GO.
YOU'RE A PENGUIN.
PERFECT.
I'VE ADDED A LITTLE LINE TO THE SCRIPT OKAY?
>> YEAH.
>> James: I MADE ATE LITTLE MORE STARBUCKS, A LITTLE MORE
HOLIDAY.
I PROBABLY WON'T EVEN NOTICE.
SCENE TWO, TAKE ONE!
ACT!
( LAUGHTER ) >> SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE YOU
LOVED EZMA MORE THAN ME.
>> TRISH!
IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE, OKAY?
KIND OF LIKE HOW YOU LOVE A STARBUCKS PEPPERMINT MOCHA.
>> YOU SHOULD LEAVE.
( CRYING ) >> James: AND CUT!
YOU'RE A PENGUIN.
AND WHAT'S THIS?
THEY DON'T HAVE HANDS.
THEY'RE LIKE THIS.
I'LL REPLACE YOU WITH THAT IN A HEART BEAT, OKAY?
IN A HEARTBEAT!
THANK YOU.
I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
THIS IS IT, FINAL SCENE, TALK ME THROUGH IT, WHAT ARE WE TRYING
TO ACHIEVE, WHAT DO WE WANT AND WHAT ARE WE FEELING?
>> TRISH GOES BACK INTO THE TANK.
EZMA IS HANGING BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH AND DAN COMES TO SEE IF
SHE'S STILL ALIVE.
>> James: WHAT IS DAN FEELING?
IT COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU FEEL YOU HOPE EZMA IS OKAY.
>> THIS STEMS FROM HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER?
THAT'S WHAT I DREAMT.
I HOPE IT WAS.
>> James: I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A GRIND.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN TOUGH.
I NEED YOU TO DIG DEEP ONE LAST TIME.
IF WE GET THIS SCENE RIGHT, YOU GET YOUR TUCKS, YOU GET YOUR
DRESS, BECAUSE I'LL SEE YOU AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
ALL RIGHT?
BACK TO YOU.
YEAH!
ACTUALLY, OKAY!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS!
ACTION!
♪ ♪
>> COME ON, GUYS!
IS SHE OKAY?
DON'T KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) ♪
♪ >> James: CUT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) OH, YEAH!
I JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME.
IT ISN'T ABOUT EMILY, EVEN EZMA, IT ISN'T EVEN ABOUT JESSICA AS
TRISH, IT'S NOT ABOUT TAR RENNE GIVING US DAN OR WHOEVER THE
HELL YOU GUYS ARE.
WITHOUT THIS GUY, THERE'S NO ARMS AND THERE'S NO HEARTS.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERING )
>> JAMES: I AM HERE WITH CONNOR OUR SCREENWRITER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CONNOR, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT
WAS A DREAM ACHIEVED.
>> I AM PREPARING TO BE THE OCTOPUS GUY THE REST OF MY LIFE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: IT MUST HAVE BEEN A
DREAM COME TRUE SEEING WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WRITE THAT PLAY.
>> ALL MY FRIENDS BACK HOME ARE CALLING ME, YOU FINALLY MADE IT.
>> James: OUR FINGERS ARE CROSSED FOR THE OSCAR
NOMINATION.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BY, CONNOR AND
A HUGE THANKS TO TARAN KILLAM AND STARBUCKS FOR HELPING US.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ELLEN DEGENERES AND PATRICK WILSON.