INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY.

A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are deep in conversation with an NFL tight end.

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: …and I’ll be honest, this is a much better offer than you’ll get from, say, Old School Zero over at Sony.

DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS: Ha ha ha! They can’t even afford decent antivirus software!

ROB GRONKOWSKI: I get that, I do, it’s just that I don’t want to make too much of a commitment. Gotta keep my options open, you know? [takes a final sip of his beverage, holds up and twiddles the empty can]

RTD: [punches intercom button] Traycee, another round for Mr. Gronkowski, please?

TRAYCEE: [via intercom] Sure thing Mr. Deadly.

GRONK: I really should talk to Drew about this.

DTZM: Your agent?

RTD: Listen, Drew Rosenhaus is one of the best agents out there.

DTZM: Maybe the best.

RTD: But he does sports.

DTZM: This is Hollywood, Rob.

TRAYCEE appears and discreetly sets a can on a coaster in front of GRONK, then silently withdraws.

RTD: You need representation here that knows this industry.

DTZM: Insiders.

RTD: Guys who can advance your career.

DTZM: Introduce you to the right people.

RTD: Get you the right opportunities.

DTZM: Maybe you’ve heard of a character called…Chunk?

RTD: He means Sloth. You’ve seen Goonies?

GRONK: Ugh. Yes. Eli insisted on watching it at his birthday sleepover. Twice.

DTZM: [points to a framed photo on the wall]

DTZM: That’s John Matuszak. The Tooz. He was a lot like you, actually.

GRONK: You guys represented him?

RTD: Our fathers did.  Our families have been representing people in this town for a long time.

GRONK: I thought you guys were producers.

DTZM: We do lots of things!

RTD: You know what, let’s check with Drew, let him tell you himself. [punches intercom button] Traycee, can you get Drew Rosenhaus on the phone.

TRAYCEE: [via intercom] Sure thing Mr. Deadly.

RTD: [winks at DTZM]

DTZM: [pushes a stack of paper over to GRONK] Here, take a look at the contract. It’s pretty standard.

GRONK: [poring over the documents] Forty percent? Drew only takes ten.

RTD: It’s different here in Hollywood.

DTZM: That’s actually a very reasonable rate for this town.

RTD: Listen, the bigger our cut, the harder you know we’ll work at finding you the best parts. The most lucrative parts.

DTZM: That’s just simple math.

GRONK: Yeah, but…

TRAYCEE: [via intercom] I’m sorry, Mr. Deadly?

RTD: Were you able to get a hold of Mr. Rosenhaus?

TRAYCEE: It appears that he’s too busy to talk about this right now.

DTZM: Well that’s a shame.

RTD: You see, Rob, that wouldn’t happen with us.

DTZM: Our clients are important to us.

RTD: And you’d be our biggest one.

DTZM: Physically.

RTD: If you sign on with us, we can have you out for an audition with Neill Blomkamp today.  He’s casting space marines for a Warhammer 40k script he optioned.

DTZM: You interested?

GRONK: I…

RTD: Of course he’s interested! We’re talking Warhammer!

GRONK: That does sound appealing.

DTZM: Besides, if you’re not happy, you can always drop us.

RTD: [mutters something under his breath that sounds like fine print legalese]

DTZM: This is Hollywood, after all! The movie industry wasn’t founded on long-term commitments, if you know what I mean.

GRONK: [knocks back the rest of his Bud Light] You know what? Let’s do it.

DTZM: Great, great!

The three of them ink their signatures on the contract.

DTZM: Well, this calls for a celebration! Another Bud Light?

GRONK: Can’t do it, I gotta hit the road. I’m supposed to be hosting this radio show thing. They told me to think of a theme – you guys got any suggestions?

RTD: Movies!

DTZM: Yeah, movies.

GRONK: [shrugs agreeably] All right, you’re the bosses.

RTD: [smiles]

DTZM: That’s right. We are now.

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As you must have figured out by now, today’s topic is songs about movies/filmmaking.  Not songs from movies – we’ll do a favorite soundtrack songs edition sometime in the future.  Post your youtube links in the comments (no embed codes or anything needed, just the links). I’ll get us started with a song that means a lot to me – if I’d had a traditional wedding this is what I’d have used for our first dance.