Lost in America

Hazy sunshine through Wednesday.

And that's the 2:00 a.m. report. You're listening to KMPC 710 in Los Angeles.

The Mutual Broadcasting System presents

the Peabody Award-winning Larry King Show,

network radio's most-listened-to coast-to-coast talk program.

And now, Larry King!

We're with Rex Reed, the film critic of the New York Post.

How do you... Give me the modus operandi of Rex Reed.

Do you have a preference?

Would you rather watch a movie in a crowded theater

or in that special screening room?

Well, I like to see movies in the daytime.

I don't like to see movies at night because I like to see, I like to be fresh.

I like 10:00 a.m. screenings, if possible.

I like to be in a screening room, preferably all alone,

although that rarely happens.

I don't like to go to these packed movies houses at night

where they fill the movie house with all the secretaries from the film company

and all the secretaries' second cousins

because they want the audience to scream and yell.

They're like backers, you know, at an opening night.

But what about that which Mel Brooks told me

always needs an audience, the comedy?

If you're sitting alone at 10:00 in the morning, watching a comedy...

If it's really funny, I'll laugh.

I don't need 40 other people to laugh to remind me that I should be laughing.

I mean, I don't respond very well to mass hysteria anyway.

With Rex Reed, we're ready to go to your phone calls.

We start with Cincinnati. Hello.

Hi. Good morning, Larry.

Rex, I wanted to tell you that I think your forthrightness is refreshing

and I think your dry wit and your humor, it cracks me up.

I like your opinions. You usually agree with me.

Oh, thank you. It gets me into a lot of trouble sometimes though.

Well, yeah, but do you care?

- Well, I used to a lot. - Really?

I go back to, like today, I can go and see...

I'll let myself see a "P" or a "PG"

because I don't like to be uncomfortable or be embarrassed.

Like, I saw The Black Stallion twice, so you know where I'm coming from.

- What's the question? - All right.

Sex, to me, is not a spectator sport.

Are we gonna see some good, thoughtful, clean movies again ever?

Well, you've had a few lately.

But I agree with you that the imagination can do so much more

to build a scene or to sustain an emotion.

I found a lot of the pictures that I saw growing up

much sexier than any of the things that I've seen today.

I remember a movie called The Fountainhead with Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal.

- Linda? - All she did was just look at him.

- You saw lust written all over her face. - Linda?

And they didn't take their clothes off at all!

You sleeping?

Yeah.

Maybe we shouldn't move.

Oh, God. What's the matter now?

Nothing. It's just time to ask these questions.

We sold our house. We should have asked these questions before.

All right, well, then I can't talk to you, so good night.

Stop it. You're just nervous about tomorrow.

You'll get the promotion, we'll move into the new house and we'll be happy.

Okay?

You should hear your voice. It just fills this room with excitement.

Well, I'm tired. Now stop questioning.

We made a wise decision. Now let's feel good about it. All right?

All right. Okay. Good night.

Good night.

Why that house?

- What? - I think it's too close to here.

It's gonna feel like the same neighborhood. Maybe we should have moved far away.

We needed more space, and that house has more space.

No, I know, but the purpose of a house is more than space.

We could've rented a locker.

Also, we didn't get a tennis court.

We don't play tennis.

We don't have a court. If you have a court, you learn.

Okay, well, possibly someday we'll have a court and we'll learn.

- All right. - Okay?

- Can I ask you something else? - What?

How come we let the moving company pack for us?

- What? - Don't you think we should've done it ourselves?

- Maybe we're just being irresponsible. - You know, I don't believe you.

One minute you're talking about a tennis court.

The next minute you're worried about the moving company packing a box.

My God. Sometimes I wish we were a little more irresponsible.

- What does that mean? - Nothing.

Look, just get some sleep. You'll feel better.

Don't assume how I'm feeling.

What do you mean, you wish we really were irresponsible?

You think we're too responsible?

Well, yeah, sometimes I think we're a bit too controlled, yeah.

Really? You do? We're too controlled?

How do you go out and buy a $450,000 house and get all the things you want,

and maids and servants and everything else, and not be controlled?

What are you talking about?

What difference does it make? I'll go sleep in the garage.

Don't do that!

Why not? I'm responsible. I should be guarding the car.

You're insane!

That's right. That's it.

I'm insane and responsible. This is a potent combination.

Look, I'm not gonna sleep in the garage. What am I doing? I'm not an animal.

- What? - I am not an animal.

Come on. Come to bed.

I apologize.

But don't call me names. Okay?

What names?

Calling me responsible is calling me what? Old or stodgy or stuffed up?

I know what you mean.

I'm doing the very best I can. I don't know what else to do.

And also, you're not the most irresponsible person in the whole world.

Look at your job. Personnel Director is like in a Nazi camp.

If you hire one person they don't like, they fire you.

So how much freedom do you have?

You're upset. I'm sorry I used that word.

After tomorrow, everything is gonna be better. I'm positive. Don't you think so?

You always say that.

Yeah, I know, but for... for eight years it's been one way.

I've been this employee.

And then tomorrow I'll get this promotion and that's it.

I mean, I'll have stock in this agency.

That makes me responsible. Genuinely responsible.

So I can fool around now. Now I can be irresponsible.

I'm in a position of responsibility. Do you know what I mean?

- Yeah, I guess so. - Okay.

- Good night. - Good night.

Linda?

How are you?

Well, I'm flattered.

No. No!

That's more!

Hey, come over to our new house and we'll barbecue.

Let's celebrate this.

Sure!

Ribs, fish, I don't care. Anything.

Did you ever barbe... Yeah?

- What are you doing? - Nothing.

Well, I'm on my way to meet Mr. Taft. Can you be there in 20 minutes?

No, no, I can't pick tile out this morning. Come on. This is the biggest day of my life.

- But we said we were gonna do this together. - I can't do it.

- I think it's important. - And I can't do it.

- You're in the kitchen more than I am. - I don't think about anything in the kitchen.

- Come on. It's your kitchen. You'll do fine. - All right, fine, fine.

- All right, now we're angry. - No, I'm not. Good luck.

- You'll get your promotion. - Now, think about this.

- I... Good luck. - Okay.

How are you?

Good morning. Ross & McMahon.

Yes. I'll connect you.

- Good morning, Sylvia. - Good morning.

Ross & McMahon.

- Hi. Are you Bob? - Bob? No.

Sorry.

Well, I thought it was rude. Gotta go. Bye.

- Good morning. - How are you?

Good. Your meeting's in 45 minutes.

- I'm very nervous. - You look great.

- You do too. - Thank you.

Listen, no calls at all. I really want to be alone.

- All right? - Oh, all right.

- Get me the Mercedes place. - Okeydoke.

Yeah?

- Hi! - Hi.

So, is it beautiful?

- What? - The kitchen. What does it look like?

I chose an orange tile.

- Orange. - Yeah, burnt orange.

Sounds pretty.

Patty, would you close the door?

Okay.

What's the matter?

I'm gonna hate this house.

What are you talking about?

This morning after the contractor left, I was all alone.

I sat in the middle of the living room floor. I got so sad, you know.

A preview of the next ten years. I just started shaking.

I don't like anything anymore.

I don't like my life, I don't like my house, I don't like anything.

- What do you mean? - Nothing's changing.

I'm not. David's not. We've just stopped. Life's just going by.

You know, he genuinely believes that this promotion is gonna change everything.

But, you know, he believed that every single promotion, and it never does.

Things are always the same. Back to the same.

Yeah, but maybe this time it will change.

- If it won't? - Then it won't.

Then you get divorced. I don't know. Whatever you gotta do.

- This is Hans. Hold on, please. - Gee, I've been holding most of the morning.

Thank you, dear. Okay, thank you very much. Ja, this is Hans.

- Hans. - Ja?

- David Howard. - How are you, David?

- Okay. Listen. - Ja.

I'm closing in on a decision.

- Good. - I think the beige is the best interior.

Good interior there.

And I think with the dark brown, that's... that's the best combination.

That's the most beautiful combination on the lot.

All right, so tell me again.

Everything. Everything. Tax, license, out the door, in my garage.

Okay, I don't know where your garage is, but it's $44,420.

All right?