little writer's block.
Patricia and Stanley
are really pressuring me.
Can you watch the dog
while you eat?
Probably.
Yes, l can do that.
Come on.
(BEEPS)
How's your kung pow chicken?
lt's good, thanks.
How's your... What is that?
Vegetable lasagna.
(INHALES)
Delicious.
Mine is still frozen.
Do you want me
to put that back
in the microwave?
No, l kind of like it.
lt's like a macaroni
and cheese Popsicle.
Do you guys have
microwave dinners
every night?
No.
Sometimes we have pizza.
Or burgers.
Right?
Really a couple
of bachelors, huh?
We do okay.
Oh!
No, l'm sure. l can see.
LISA: So l hear
you named Beethoven.
Yeah. He really likes
that classical stuff.
Cool. Maybe l'll put
that in the script.
Yeah?
lf it's okay with you.
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
Billy, finish
licking your food.
So...
l'm beat.
Okay.
Big day tomorrow.
Right.
l'm gonna go to bed.
Good night.
Do you... Do you have a home?
Oh.
You're right. l should leave.
Do l have to?
l have no idea what to write.
There is no scene
written for tomorrow.
l'm gonna be fired.
You know,
l got fired this week.
lt seems to lead
to promotion in
this business.
So why don't
you just stay here
as long as you like? Work.
l'm sure you'll come up
with something great.
Really?
Yeah.
Hey, Eddie?
l just wanted to say thanks.
You're nice, Lizard Guy.
Thanks.
Good night.
She thinks you're nice,
Lizard Guy.
(GROANS IN DISGUST)
God.
(BARKING)
Come on! This is my bed!
(LAUGHS)
Oh, ha, ha.
You think this is funny?
This is not funny.
lt is, actually.
And l think l have our
scene for tomorrow. Thanks.
Kissed me all over my neck!
You went to first base
on my neck.
SAL: This is our target.
He answers to Beethoven.
Yes.
Good name.
Shut up.
He's big, and he's strong.
But soon he will be ours.
But what if they don't
pay the ransom again?
Well, this time
they will pay the ransom.
Which is why we are
waiting for the film
to almost be complete
before we nab him.
The studio thinks
he's their next
big star, so yes,
they will pay the ransom,
and l will get my revenge.
They better. 'Cause l don't
want another dumb dog
running around here again.
(GROWLING)
Take it back.
What?
Take back what you
just said about Frizzy.
No.
Frizzy loves you!
There will not be another
dog running around here,
whether they pay
the ransom or not.
What do you mean?
They fired me.
They humiliated me.
So, yes, we will
take Beethoven.
Yes, they will
pay the ransom.
But, no,
they will never see
their darling dog again.
(GRUNTS)
(SQUEAKING)
Hey, hey.
Come on, that's not for you.
Stay.
(SNIFFING)
Really?
(WHIMPERING)
Hey, watch it!
There he is.
Come on, buddy.
Heel, heel, heel.
Hey, hey, hey.
There's my guy.
Hi.
Who's a movie star?
You are, that's who!
How'd you sleep last night?
You look great.
Hey, what are
you feeding him?
ls he gaining weight?
lt look like he's been
working out. It shows.
lf this dog looks
tubby on screen,
you're out of a job.
Guess what we got
for you, Beethoven?
Come on, man.
Come on. Come on, man.
Come on. Come on.
Let's see what we got.
Ta-da!
Whoa!
lt's iust a little token.
A very expensive token.
Hey, you're a star now,
and everybody is going to
start treating you like that.
l mean, that trailer
is bigger than my house.
Stanley, tell him
about the staff.
Yeah, the staff.
Come on out, fellows.
Staff?
This is so insane.
Voilа.
Beethoven,
that's your entourage.
Okay, come on.
A chef? A masseuse?
Personal groomers?
l'm surprised you guys didn't
get the Dog Whisperer!
Dog Whisperer!
Here l am.
Calm and assertive.
This is...
This is ridiculous.
(HUSHING)
This is Hollywood.
What the...
(SIGHS)
l thought l was
the star of this movie.
Here you go!
Home sweet home!
Wow.
(EDDIE WHISTLES)
Wow.
Hey! Hey, hey,
get off the couch!
No! No, no, that's his couch!
Get off the chair.
What?
Look, you see that pile
of scripts over