Episode Report Card 4 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Sex And Violence
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 17 | Aired on 04.01.2003
Los Angeles. Dawson and Whitney go down to pitch Creek Daze to Larry. When they get there, Larry gladhands the Beek, and then there's some stupid business about how his ass hurts because his prostate is "as big as a cured ham" and blah blah blah Dawson goes into his pitch. Or at least he tries to -- Larry interrupts to congratulate him on banging Natasha. Oh, spare me. There are plenty of sexist jackasses in Hollywood, but I worked for one of the worst, and even he wouldn't even say something like that in a pitch meeting. Anyway, finally Dawson goes into his pitch again, and Larry interrupts him again. "This isn't one of those movie about making movies, is it?" he asks, Dawson avoids giving a direct answer and starts going into his pitch again, saying that it's "a coming-of-age story." Larry makes a face, and Whitney corrects him, calling the project "a teen sex comedy with heart." She assures Larry that Creek Daze is full of sex. Why does Dawson look so shocked? Fifteen minutes ago, Whitney told him that if he wanted to sell this movie to this studio, then he needed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Was he just not listening to her at all?
Larry agrees that trends come and trends go, but the American public will always embrace a movie in which teenage girls take off their shirts. (I suspect that that's true, by the way.) So Dawson nods, and explains that the main character isgy4o uehgnd/. Sorry. I passed out during his little movie magic spiel, just like last week. Now, I have to admit that James Van Der Beek is not actually the problem with this scene. He's not even unlikable. It's this plot. No one cares! It's not dynamically written! We have nothing invested in it! And it's boring. Anyway, Dawson switches the pitch around and throws a stripper into the mix, and Larry's eyes light up. "Student by day, stripper by night. I've seen this probably a million times. But damned if I won't stay up 'til 3 AM every time to watch it on Skinemax," he coos. Ah, yes, Angel: student by night, stripper by day. A movie with which I, as a nine-year-old, was obsessed. Not that my parents let me watch it or anything. I just found the ads fascinating. Seriously. This may explain my current penchant for plaid skirts now that I think about it. Whitney smiles tightly, as Larry suggests they cast a "past-her-prime starlet who's willing to show off her new boob job" in the flick and announces that they have a deal. "In the meantime, tell me more about Natasha," he leers. Everyone laughs, although Whitney has the good grace to look embarrassed.