Call My Agent - Season 1
Call My Agent - Money
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Cuba Gooding Jr. .... Himself
Plot: The three employees of the Jones talent agency, mourning in silence the loss of their previous owner, Tom Jones, who passed away about two weeks ago. They heard that his daughter will take over at the agency, despite the fact that she was never involved in it and wanted nothing to do with it until her father passed. They are nervous to meet her, hopefully things won’t change much.
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville), dressed head to toes with designer clothes, enters her black SUV and asks her driver, Francois (Gilles Marini) to get her to the Jones agency. She grabs her purse and puts on her sunglasses, surfing on the web to find information about her employees, but the agency’s site is currently down. She lets go that it’s a terrible way to start. François opens her door and offers to help her carry her stuff inside, but he refuses, even when he insists. She opens the door and takes a quick look around. She says out loud that the offices are small and ugly, she needs to change things around here. She glances at her staff and she tells them to cheer up a little bit, it’s not a funeral home here. She points at the woman and she wants to see her in her office.
Andrea Martel (Caroline Dhavernas) welcomes Miranda to the Jones agency and she tells her that she enjoyed working with her father very and she hopes it’s the start of a great relationship. Miranda cuts her off and she says to cut the crap, their relationship will be purely professional, she has no intention to be friends with her secretary. Andrea says she isn’t the secretary, she’s an agent. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James), over there, is the secretary and Robert, or Bob (Rainn Wilson) is the other agent around here. They are a small agency, but Tom’s reputation was so great that they were able to grab a few high profile accounts. Bob and her share the accounts, as they think team work is better for the agency and that’s what make them stand out. Miranda says it’s all good and she wants a little bit of time to herself and she will talk to them in a little bit, giving her time to settle.
Right out of the office, Andrea shares her first impression with her colleagues, saying she seems like a stone cold bitch, but it doesn’t seem like she will be messing with their business. She comes out of the office and presents herself, Miranda Jones. She had no intention to take over from her father, but it was written in his will that in order to get the inheritance, she had to take the reigns of his agency and she did… for the money. It doesn’t change the fact that she will make sure they do their job and they do it well, otherwise, they’ll have a problem and she’s not someone you want to mess with. Wilson raises his hand to ask a question and she says if it’s a personal question, he can keep it to himself and he lowers his hand. She says that can go on about their day and she will ask them if she needs anything. Wilson offers to help her find things in her office to start working and she accepts. While he walks in her office, he whispers “wish me luck” to his colleagues and Bob laughs and replies that he’s going to need it.
When they are alone in the working area, Bob asks if Andrea told Miranda about the rivalry they have between them and she says that she’s sick of this stupid rivalry and she told Miranda that they are a team and always work together. Robert is baffled, they will keep getting on each other’s nerves and will annoy the other all the time, it makes no sense and it won’t last. He says that if they ever have to eat together she will be so grossed out that she won’t ever want to work with him again, always calling him disgusting and disturbing, so that’s why he will call the client and they will meet for lunch instead of here.
Miranda asks Wilson what it is they really do around here and Wilson asks her if she’s really serious, they are a talent agency. The are agents. She asks him how much she will make in a year working here and he tells her that her father didn’t earn all that money selling ice cream on the corner of Main and 1st, if she knows what he means. She doesn’t understand the metaphor, and she says she doesn’t understand how common people talk. She wants a number, now. He’s the secretary, he should know. She says her motivation is down the drain right now, so he better cheer her up. He finds the last annual report and points a number to her and she finally takes off her sunglasses, asking him how she can do an even better job than her father. He innocently asks her if she likes money and she angrily replies that of course she loves money, but she never worked in her life and now he has to show her. Wilson says that she should just sell the agency and keep the money, but she reminds him about the will and that she really has to work at the agency. Wilson says it would be better if she just does nothing and they will take it from here, besides, they were able to keep the place running while Tom was sick. She says it’s the perfect plan and asks him to go out, as she starts to shop online.
Andrea and Bob are waiting for their client in silence, when he finally shows up; Cuba Gooding Jr. (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Bob welcomes him with a customized handshake and Cuba asks why he brought Ms. Smartypants over there and Bob says that her manager forced her to do it, because Andrea is so bad she needed counselling from the best and Cuba agrees that Robert is indeed the best. Andrea cuts to the chase and she tells Cuba the reason for their meeting, they got him a new part. Cuba asks how much it will pay and Andrea says that it won’t pay much. Andrea says that it’s a juicy part in a drama and Cuba says he’s sick of doing these types of films. He already has his Oscar to his name and he was nominated for an Emmy a while ago, he’s tired of these needy roles, he wants big paychecks now. Bob says he’ll work for Damien Chazelle and Cuba says that we’re talking now and Andrea can’t believe why he agrees with Bob. He says it’s a juicy part in a drama called American Playboy and he’s sure it’s going to be a good movie. Andrea says it’s the part of writer Alex Haley in a film about Hugh Hefner’s life. He says it’s all good, but he likes Snow Dogs, Boat Trip, The Fighting Temptations, Norbit, What Love Is, The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, that’s the kind of films he wants to do, it pays very well and it’s so easy, almost no work required. Bob asks for a high five for getting him these parts and he receives one. Andrea says it’s too late, the contract is signed and both of them can’t believe it, it was Bob who got him the role. They will head back at the office and will negotiate the terms of the contract with Last Resort Films.
Back at the office, Wilson is completely overwhelmed by his two jobs and he can’t take it anymore. When Bob and Andrea arrive with Cuba, he asks Bob to help him, but he refuses, but he keeps insisting, so he leaves Andrea with Cuba. Bob doesn’t work even if he’s with Wilson, he prefers to watch Cuba arguing with Andrea about his salary, saying his classic “Show me the money” line. Bob asks Wilson where Miranda is and he says she won’t do any work and it’s better that way, she only cares about the money. Desperate, Andrea reaches over to Bob to ask him to come and talk to Cuba for him to accept the role. Just as he gets up to go, Miranda’s door opens and she struts down the corridor and she talks to Cuba. Bob races over to his desk, but when he arrives, Cuba is signing his name on the dotted line. He kisses Miranda’s hand and he runs out of the agency screaming that he loves them through the glass window. Bob asks Miranda how she convinced him to sign and she says she just told him how she enjoyed his work on films such as Norbit and Snow Dogs and she told him he should do more movies like that.
They are all flabbergasted by what just happened and Miranda leaves the office getting into her car driven by her foreign driver, François. Wilson, Bob and Andrea sit down and wondered what just happened and what will happen to this place now that Miranda is in charge.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Cuba Gooding Jr. .... Himself
Plot: The three employees of the Jones talent agency, mourning in silence the loss of their previous owner, Tom Jones, who passed away about two weeks ago. They heard that his daughter will take over at the agency, despite the fact that she was never involved in it and wanted nothing to do with it until her father passed. They are nervous to meet her, hopefully things won’t change much.
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville), dressed head to toes with designer clothes, enters her black SUV and asks her driver, Francois (Gilles Marini) to get her to the Jones agency. She grabs her purse and puts on her sunglasses, surfing on the web to find information about her employees, but the agency’s site is currently down. She lets go that it’s a terrible way to start. François opens her door and offers to help her carry her stuff inside, but he refuses, even when he insists. She opens the door and takes a quick look around. She says out loud that the offices are small and ugly, she needs to change things around here. She glances at her staff and she tells them to cheer up a little bit, it’s not a funeral home here. She points at the woman and she wants to see her in her office.
Andrea Martel (Caroline Dhavernas) welcomes Miranda to the Jones agency and she tells her that she enjoyed working with her father very and she hopes it’s the start of a great relationship. Miranda cuts her off and she says to cut the crap, their relationship will be purely professional, she has no intention to be friends with her secretary. Andrea says she isn’t the secretary, she’s an agent. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James), over there, is the secretary and Robert, or Bob (Rainn Wilson) is the other agent around here. They are a small agency, but Tom’s reputation was so great that they were able to grab a few high profile accounts. Bob and her share the accounts, as they think team work is better for the agency and that’s what make them stand out. Miranda says it’s all good and she wants a little bit of time to herself and she will talk to them in a little bit, giving her time to settle.
Right out of the office, Andrea shares her first impression with her colleagues, saying she seems like a stone cold bitch, but it doesn’t seem like she will be messing with their business. She comes out of the office and presents herself, Miranda Jones. She had no intention to take over from her father, but it was written in his will that in order to get the inheritance, she had to take the reigns of his agency and she did… for the money. It doesn’t change the fact that she will make sure they do their job and they do it well, otherwise, they’ll have a problem and she’s not someone you want to mess with. Wilson raises his hand to ask a question and she says if it’s a personal question, he can keep it to himself and he lowers his hand. She says that can go on about their day and she will ask them if she needs anything. Wilson offers to help her find things in her office to start working and she accepts. While he walks in her office, he whispers “wish me luck” to his colleagues and Bob laughs and replies that he’s going to need it.
When they are alone in the working area, Bob asks if Andrea told Miranda about the rivalry they have between them and she says that she’s sick of this stupid rivalry and she told Miranda that they are a team and always work together. Robert is baffled, they will keep getting on each other’s nerves and will annoy the other all the time, it makes no sense and it won’t last. He says that if they ever have to eat together she will be so grossed out that she won’t ever want to work with him again, always calling him disgusting and disturbing, so that’s why he will call the client and they will meet for lunch instead of here.
Miranda asks Wilson what it is they really do around here and Wilson asks her if she’s really serious, they are a talent agency. The are agents. She asks him how much she will make in a year working here and he tells her that her father didn’t earn all that money selling ice cream on the corner of Main and 1st, if she knows what he means. She doesn’t understand the metaphor, and she says she doesn’t understand how common people talk. She wants a number, now. He’s the secretary, he should know. She says her motivation is down the drain right now, so he better cheer her up. He finds the last annual report and points a number to her and she finally takes off her sunglasses, asking him how she can do an even better job than her father. He innocently asks her if she likes money and she angrily replies that of course she loves money, but she never worked in her life and now he has to show her. Wilson says that she should just sell the agency and keep the money, but she reminds him about the will and that she really has to work at the agency. Wilson says it would be better if she just does nothing and they will take it from here, besides, they were able to keep the place running while Tom was sick. She says it’s the perfect plan and asks him to go out, as she starts to shop online.
Andrea and Bob are waiting for their client in silence, when he finally shows up; Cuba Gooding Jr. (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Bob welcomes him with a customized handshake and Cuba asks why he brought Ms. Smartypants over there and Bob says that her manager forced her to do it, because Andrea is so bad she needed counselling from the best and Cuba agrees that Robert is indeed the best. Andrea cuts to the chase and she tells Cuba the reason for their meeting, they got him a new part. Cuba asks how much it will pay and Andrea says that it won’t pay much. Andrea says that it’s a juicy part in a drama and Cuba says he’s sick of doing these types of films. He already has his Oscar to his name and he was nominated for an Emmy a while ago, he’s tired of these needy roles, he wants big paychecks now. Bob says he’ll work for Damien Chazelle and Cuba says that we’re talking now and Andrea can’t believe why he agrees with Bob. He says it’s a juicy part in a drama called American Playboy and he’s sure it’s going to be a good movie. Andrea says it’s the part of writer Alex Haley in a film about Hugh Hefner’s life. He says it’s all good, but he likes Snow Dogs, Boat Trip, The Fighting Temptations, Norbit, What Love Is, The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, that’s the kind of films he wants to do, it pays very well and it’s so easy, almost no work required. Bob asks for a high five for getting him these parts and he receives one. Andrea says it’s too late, the contract is signed and both of them can’t believe it, it was Bob who got him the role. They will head back at the office and will negotiate the terms of the contract with Last Resort Films.
Back at the office, Wilson is completely overwhelmed by his two jobs and he can’t take it anymore. When Bob and Andrea arrive with Cuba, he asks Bob to help him, but he refuses, but he keeps insisting, so he leaves Andrea with Cuba. Bob doesn’t work even if he’s with Wilson, he prefers to watch Cuba arguing with Andrea about his salary, saying his classic “Show me the money” line. Bob asks Wilson where Miranda is and he says she won’t do any work and it’s better that way, she only cares about the money. Desperate, Andrea reaches over to Bob to ask him to come and talk to Cuba for him to accept the role. Just as he gets up to go, Miranda’s door opens and she struts down the corridor and she talks to Cuba. Bob races over to his desk, but when he arrives, Cuba is signing his name on the dotted line. He kisses Miranda’s hand and he runs out of the agency screaming that he loves them through the glass window. Bob asks Miranda how she convinced him to sign and she says she just told him how she enjoyed his work on films such as Norbit and Snow Dogs and she told him he should do more movies like that.
They are all flabbergasted by what just happened and Miranda leaves the office getting into her car driven by her foreign driver, François. Wilson, Bob and Andrea sit down and wondered what just happened and what will happen to this place now that Miranda is in charge.
Call My Agent - Needy
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Barbara Palvin .... Herself
Plot: Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) struggles to turn off her alarm clock and she has to go out of her enormous bed to stop it. François (Gilles Marini), her French chauffeur, is already waiting for her outside. From the looks on her face, you can see that she cried. She puts makeup on her face and when she’s outside, she asks Gilles how she looks and he says she looks beautiful. She kisses him on the cheek and they leave for the agency.
Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) are already hard at work when Robert (Rainn Wilson), or Bob, for short, arrives. They tell him that he is late, also indicating that Miranda is late. He tells them to keep it down, his has a terrible headache. Robert says it’s not his fault, his kids were hard to endure this morning, they gave him a headache and he was late because of them. He asks her who they are meeting with today and she says he’s not ready to deal with her, especially after the rough morning he had. She’s needy, contemptuous; a real diva. She gets on your nerves so easily. At the same time, Miranda arrives and she orders Wilson to go get her a coffee and a muffin at the store, she’ll text him which flavors she wants. She doesn’t even acknowledge them and she closes her door. As Wilson passes behind them putting his jacket on, Bob asks Andrea is she was the diva she was just talking about.
Andrea and Bob meet with their liaison agent Desmond (Chris Colfer), the man who links their client with them and assure that they do their job properly. Bob reminds him that he’s the kind of guy you don’t like to see and Desmond says it’s great to see Bob too. Andrea asks Desmond if the director is on set, but Desmond says he’s not and won’t return until the star comes out of her trailer. Bob wonders why Andrea wants to meet the director so bad and he wonders if this is one of her artsy film she likes so much. She says it’s the set of a horror erotic thriller, so maybe he’d want to see it. Bob asks what’s wrong with the star and she says she doesn’t like to be told what to do. She’s a supermodel, so she’s used to act that way. Andrea wants to meet with her and they follow Desmond to the trailer.
When Wilson comes back from running the errands for Miranda, he’s surprised to see a delivering truck next to the door and delivery men moving stuff inside. He enters inside and gives his bag to Miranda. He asks her what’s happening and she says the place looked like death, so she bought new furniture. Wilson doesn’t need to worry, everything will be put in the same place as before, but they’ll have better desks, chairs and computers, but Wilson is worried. He asks Miranda to come with him and he sits on the floor, turning on his old laptop. He shows Miranda the agency’s bank account, they don’t have enough money for all this, things aren’t as good as she seems to think they are. She says she doesn’t care about that, because she couldn’t imagine working in a place like this, it looked horrible, but now she will be able to do it, because she likes how it looks. Wilson lets out that she never does any work and he does all his job and Miranda hears him. She suggests that he teaches her how to do her job, so she asks what’s supposed to be on her schedule today. Wilson gets nervous and he remembers, there was a meeting, in the office, with their financial backer, to get an extension on their loan. Wilson says it will be hard to convince him they need more time to pay back when he comes in here. Miranda doesn’t understand why, but when she sees Wilson looking around, she understands. They’ll ask to meet elsewhere and Miranda will try to charm him, but Wilson is not convinced, as opposed to Miranda, who’s fully confident.
Bob and Andrea meet with star and model Barbara Palvin (Barbara Palvin), who refuses to come out of her trailer, because she doesn’t think people around here think she’s a real actress and they just “use” her for her looks. She asked for an acting coach and they refused, they have to keep the budget tight. Desmond looks at her disapprovingly. He adds that she also asked for her private chauffeur, for a bigger trailer and for costumes that would showcase her looks more. Barbara breaks down and she says that she can’t help it, she’s a diva and she knows it. She knows she can act needy at times, but at the same time she really wants to break out as an actress, a serious actress. Andrea leans forward and she whispers that they will give her a little performance bonus in her contract, so she can make more money and buy all sort of things with it. She will also try really hard to book her another role, a serious role. Barbara looks at her confused and she nods approvingly. She tells Desmond that she’s ready to come out now and to please, make Bob leave the trailer, she doesn’t like his vibe. Andrea looks at her disapprovingly and she finally understands and says she’s sorry, but he’s so… not good looking. She apologizes again and she says she really can’t help it, as Bob leaves the trailer, hurt. Outside, he asks Andrea what she told Barbara and she says she’ll give her a bonus, they agency is floating with money anyway.
Miranda is putting lipstick in the bathroom and when she leaves the room to leave with Wilson to the restaurant where they set the meeting, she’s surprised to see him, looking nervous. They look outside and their financial backer, Mark (Bill Nighy) arrives and he sees all the delivery men installing the new furniture. He says they aren’t so desperate for money after all and he leaves, leaving Miranda and Wilson in shock. At the same time, Andrea and Bob arrive and see Mark leaving. They enter and see their colleagues, asking what happened, as Wilson sits on the floor, devastated.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Barbara Palvin .... Herself
Plot: Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) struggles to turn off her alarm clock and she has to go out of her enormous bed to stop it. François (Gilles Marini), her French chauffeur, is already waiting for her outside. From the looks on her face, you can see that she cried. She puts makeup on her face and when she’s outside, she asks Gilles how she looks and he says she looks beautiful. She kisses him on the cheek and they leave for the agency.
Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) are already hard at work when Robert (Rainn Wilson), or Bob, for short, arrives. They tell him that he is late, also indicating that Miranda is late. He tells them to keep it down, his has a terrible headache. Robert says it’s not his fault, his kids were hard to endure this morning, they gave him a headache and he was late because of them. He asks her who they are meeting with today and she says he’s not ready to deal with her, especially after the rough morning he had. She’s needy, contemptuous; a real diva. She gets on your nerves so easily. At the same time, Miranda arrives and she orders Wilson to go get her a coffee and a muffin at the store, she’ll text him which flavors she wants. She doesn’t even acknowledge them and she closes her door. As Wilson passes behind them putting his jacket on, Bob asks Andrea is she was the diva she was just talking about.
Andrea and Bob meet with their liaison agent Desmond (Chris Colfer), the man who links their client with them and assure that they do their job properly. Bob reminds him that he’s the kind of guy you don’t like to see and Desmond says it’s great to see Bob too. Andrea asks Desmond if the director is on set, but Desmond says he’s not and won’t return until the star comes out of her trailer. Bob wonders why Andrea wants to meet the director so bad and he wonders if this is one of her artsy film she likes so much. She says it’s the set of a horror erotic thriller, so maybe he’d want to see it. Bob asks what’s wrong with the star and she says she doesn’t like to be told what to do. She’s a supermodel, so she’s used to act that way. Andrea wants to meet with her and they follow Desmond to the trailer.
When Wilson comes back from running the errands for Miranda, he’s surprised to see a delivering truck next to the door and delivery men moving stuff inside. He enters inside and gives his bag to Miranda. He asks her what’s happening and she says the place looked like death, so she bought new furniture. Wilson doesn’t need to worry, everything will be put in the same place as before, but they’ll have better desks, chairs and computers, but Wilson is worried. He asks Miranda to come with him and he sits on the floor, turning on his old laptop. He shows Miranda the agency’s bank account, they don’t have enough money for all this, things aren’t as good as she seems to think they are. She says she doesn’t care about that, because she couldn’t imagine working in a place like this, it looked horrible, but now she will be able to do it, because she likes how it looks. Wilson lets out that she never does any work and he does all his job and Miranda hears him. She suggests that he teaches her how to do her job, so she asks what’s supposed to be on her schedule today. Wilson gets nervous and he remembers, there was a meeting, in the office, with their financial backer, to get an extension on their loan. Wilson says it will be hard to convince him they need more time to pay back when he comes in here. Miranda doesn’t understand why, but when she sees Wilson looking around, she understands. They’ll ask to meet elsewhere and Miranda will try to charm him, but Wilson is not convinced, as opposed to Miranda, who’s fully confident.
Bob and Andrea meet with star and model Barbara Palvin (Barbara Palvin), who refuses to come out of her trailer, because she doesn’t think people around here think she’s a real actress and they just “use” her for her looks. She asked for an acting coach and they refused, they have to keep the budget tight. Desmond looks at her disapprovingly. He adds that she also asked for her private chauffeur, for a bigger trailer and for costumes that would showcase her looks more. Barbara breaks down and she says that she can’t help it, she’s a diva and she knows it. She knows she can act needy at times, but at the same time she really wants to break out as an actress, a serious actress. Andrea leans forward and she whispers that they will give her a little performance bonus in her contract, so she can make more money and buy all sort of things with it. She will also try really hard to book her another role, a serious role. Barbara looks at her confused and she nods approvingly. She tells Desmond that she’s ready to come out now and to please, make Bob leave the trailer, she doesn’t like his vibe. Andrea looks at her disapprovingly and she finally understands and says she’s sorry, but he’s so… not good looking. She apologizes again and she says she really can’t help it, as Bob leaves the trailer, hurt. Outside, he asks Andrea what she told Barbara and she says she’ll give her a bonus, they agency is floating with money anyway.
Miranda is putting lipstick in the bathroom and when she leaves the room to leave with Wilson to the restaurant where they set the meeting, she’s surprised to see him, looking nervous. They look outside and their financial backer, Mark (Bill Nighy) arrives and he sees all the delivery men installing the new furniture. He says they aren’t so desperate for money after all and he leaves, leaving Miranda and Wilson in shock. At the same time, Andrea and Bob arrive and see Mark leaving. They enter and see their colleagues, asking what happened, as Wilson sits on the floor, devastated.
Call My Agent - Incompetent
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Jon Bon Jovi .... Himself
There’s a certain sense of urgency at the agency as everyone is still wondering how they are going to stay afloat, after their financial backer refused to give them a preferential treatment to keep them afloat after hesaw all the new furniture Miranda bought, as she didn’t know the agency wasn’t as rich as she thinks it was. A couple of days ago, Miranda (Lesley Manville) met with Andrea in her office and she asked her if she’s willing to not be paid for the time being, until they find a way to have more money. She thinks about it and she loves her job so much that she decides to accept, hoping it will be enough to keep the agency alive. She can’t do it to Bob, he has kids and he’s a widow. She can’t do that to him. Despite their differences over the years, she really considers him a friend and besides she has some money saved that could help her for the time being. She thanks Miranda for listening to her speech, but Miranda was daydreaming and didn’t hear any of it.
Right when she leaves, she tells the news to Bob (Rainn Wilson) and he thanks her so very much for this sacrifice and she shouldn’t have done it. She says she’s lonely and she has some savings and she’ll be alright. She couldn’t have done it to Bob’s kids, they deserve better. She asks him if things will get weird between them and he says it won’t. She asks him who was on the phone with him earlier and he says it was Desmond who ran into some trouble on the set of this superhero movie and he’s so excited to go. She asks him why and he says he can’t wait to see the face of his client. Andrea is definitely thrilled to go. They are interrupted by Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) who begs them to not leave him alone with her again, he can’t take it anymore. They say she can’t be that bad and Bob pats him on the head, before leaving Wilson being, discouraged, looking at Miranda.
Desmond (Chris Colfer) runs in the parking lot to greet Bob and Andrea. He’s completely exhausted and he asks them if they could make his head explode rather than spending another minute with him. Andrea says it shouldn’t be this bad and she asks who they are meeting. Bob interferes and he says it’s a surprise. He covers her eyes with a bandana and he asks Desmond to guide her to the trailer. He will prepare his client for Andrea. She deserves a nice surprise for what she did for him earlier today and Desmond reluctantly agrees. Andrea nervously gets up the stairs and she enters to Jon Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi) playing Bed of Roses on the guitar. Andrea is stocked and she asks for Livin’ on a Prayer and he’s happy to sing it, but Desmond, however, is sick of it and he leaves.
Miranda comes out of her office and she asks Wilson to show her how to send an electronic letter, or whatever it is called. He asks if she means email and she supposes she does. She says she more comfortable using Twitter, but that old prick that holds the fate or her inheritance agency doesn’t use it, so she must retreat back to the old, primitive ways of business. She sits down next to him, and he shows her how to send an email. He asks her to read the email she intended to send and it is filled with mistakes and abbreviations. He says it’s good that she wants to learn how to manage the agency, but he will take care of Mark, in fact, he scheduled a meeting here for tomorrow and he doesn’t want her anywhere near him. She reminds him of what she did with Cuba Gooding Jr., but he says that it was just dumb luck.
Jon Bon Jovi is now singing Lost Highway and Andrea is still thrilled. Bob says it’s enough now and he asks what’s the problem. He says he’s not an actor and he didn’t sign up for that. He thought it would all be fun and games, but it turns out it is more serious than he thought it would be. Besides, he’s playing a villain and can’t do it, everyone loves Bon Jovi and he starts to play Bad Medecine. Andrea is still starstruck and doesn’t really move and appreciates greatness. Bob takes the guitar out of Jon’s hands and they head out to the set together. They watch Jon dress up in his costume and head over to the set. Desmond is looking at Bob and they give themselves thumbs up, as to say that everything is fine. Jon’s line is coming up and he has to say I’ll be there. It triggers his singing career and he starts to sing I’ll Be There for You and the director is upset that Jon started to sing again. Desmond begs Bob to realign him, or else he will be fired and they lose their commission, and he heard the agency had money problems. It triggers Andrea and she completely snaps. She tells him people don’t like him anymore. They switched to country now and the band isn’t what it once was. So he now has the power to play a villain. He asks her if she really doesn’t like This House Is Not for Sale and she says she really doesn’t. He says he can’t believe she didn’t like their switch from rock to country. He says he will do it, he will play a villain, if that how his biggest, oldest fans see him. Andrea and Bob tell Desmond that they are done and he should call them back if they need anything.
Andrea and Bob go their separate ways. Andrea uses the Bluetooth in her car to call her husband, breaking the news of her withheld salary to him, revealing that she’s not single and she, in fact, has a family. They argue about the matter, but she mentions her kids college funds. She says the job means so much to her that she can’t let it go. Bob, on the other hand, gets to a bar and he drinks alone. The bar plays some Bon Jovi and he begs the barman to turn it down. He says Bob is his biggest client, so he will do whatever he wants. He drinks all night and heads home, where he lives alone, revealing that his morning headaches aren’t caused by his kids (he doesn’t have any), but by his drinking problem.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Jon Bon Jovi .... Himself
There’s a certain sense of urgency at the agency as everyone is still wondering how they are going to stay afloat, after their financial backer refused to give them a preferential treatment to keep them afloat after hesaw all the new furniture Miranda bought, as she didn’t know the agency wasn’t as rich as she thinks it was. A couple of days ago, Miranda (Lesley Manville) met with Andrea in her office and she asked her if she’s willing to not be paid for the time being, until they find a way to have more money. She thinks about it and she loves her job so much that she decides to accept, hoping it will be enough to keep the agency alive. She can’t do it to Bob, he has kids and he’s a widow. She can’t do that to him. Despite their differences over the years, she really considers him a friend and besides she has some money saved that could help her for the time being. She thanks Miranda for listening to her speech, but Miranda was daydreaming and didn’t hear any of it.
Right when she leaves, she tells the news to Bob (Rainn Wilson) and he thanks her so very much for this sacrifice and she shouldn’t have done it. She says she’s lonely and she has some savings and she’ll be alright. She couldn’t have done it to Bob’s kids, they deserve better. She asks him if things will get weird between them and he says it won’t. She asks him who was on the phone with him earlier and he says it was Desmond who ran into some trouble on the set of this superhero movie and he’s so excited to go. She asks him why and he says he can’t wait to see the face of his client. Andrea is definitely thrilled to go. They are interrupted by Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) who begs them to not leave him alone with her again, he can’t take it anymore. They say she can’t be that bad and Bob pats him on the head, before leaving Wilson being, discouraged, looking at Miranda.
Desmond (Chris Colfer) runs in the parking lot to greet Bob and Andrea. He’s completely exhausted and he asks them if they could make his head explode rather than spending another minute with him. Andrea says it shouldn’t be this bad and she asks who they are meeting. Bob interferes and he says it’s a surprise. He covers her eyes with a bandana and he asks Desmond to guide her to the trailer. He will prepare his client for Andrea. She deserves a nice surprise for what she did for him earlier today and Desmond reluctantly agrees. Andrea nervously gets up the stairs and she enters to Jon Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi) playing Bed of Roses on the guitar. Andrea is stocked and she asks for Livin’ on a Prayer and he’s happy to sing it, but Desmond, however, is sick of it and he leaves.
Miranda comes out of her office and she asks Wilson to show her how to send an electronic letter, or whatever it is called. He asks if she means email and she supposes she does. She says she more comfortable using Twitter, but that old prick that holds the fate or her inheritance agency doesn’t use it, so she must retreat back to the old, primitive ways of business. She sits down next to him, and he shows her how to send an email. He asks her to read the email she intended to send and it is filled with mistakes and abbreviations. He says it’s good that she wants to learn how to manage the agency, but he will take care of Mark, in fact, he scheduled a meeting here for tomorrow and he doesn’t want her anywhere near him. She reminds him of what she did with Cuba Gooding Jr., but he says that it was just dumb luck.
Jon Bon Jovi is now singing Lost Highway and Andrea is still thrilled. Bob says it’s enough now and he asks what’s the problem. He says he’s not an actor and he didn’t sign up for that. He thought it would all be fun and games, but it turns out it is more serious than he thought it would be. Besides, he’s playing a villain and can’t do it, everyone loves Bon Jovi and he starts to play Bad Medecine. Andrea is still starstruck and doesn’t really move and appreciates greatness. Bob takes the guitar out of Jon’s hands and they head out to the set together. They watch Jon dress up in his costume and head over to the set. Desmond is looking at Bob and they give themselves thumbs up, as to say that everything is fine. Jon’s line is coming up and he has to say I’ll be there. It triggers his singing career and he starts to sing I’ll Be There for You and the director is upset that Jon started to sing again. Desmond begs Bob to realign him, or else he will be fired and they lose their commission, and he heard the agency had money problems. It triggers Andrea and she completely snaps. She tells him people don’t like him anymore. They switched to country now and the band isn’t what it once was. So he now has the power to play a villain. He asks her if she really doesn’t like This House Is Not for Sale and she says she really doesn’t. He says he can’t believe she didn’t like their switch from rock to country. He says he will do it, he will play a villain, if that how his biggest, oldest fans see him. Andrea and Bob tell Desmond that they are done and he should call them back if they need anything.
Andrea and Bob go their separate ways. Andrea uses the Bluetooth in her car to call her husband, breaking the news of her withheld salary to him, revealing that she’s not single and she, in fact, has a family. They argue about the matter, but she mentions her kids college funds. She says the job means so much to her that she can’t let it go. Bob, on the other hand, gets to a bar and he drinks alone. The bar plays some Bon Jovi and he begs the barman to turn it down. He says Bob is his biggest client, so he will do whatever he wants. He drinks all night and heads home, where he lives alone, revealing that his morning headaches aren’t caused by his kids (he doesn’t have any), but by his drinking problem.
Call My Agent - Bizarre
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Tilda Swinton .... Herself
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) is putting lipstick in the woman’s bathroom first thing in the morning. She has to get herself ready for her big meeting with the Jones Agency financial backer to try to keep the agency afloat. She hates to be the bearer of bad news and she wants her inheritance money, so she is willing to pull all the stops to impress him. When she gets out of the bathroom, Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James), her secretary and acting manager, asks her what she’s doing, specifically pointing at the lipstick and the scooped neckline of her dress. He says today is deeply serious and they don’t have the time to do it her way, no matter what they are, they have to use the professional way and that’s what he intends to do. He pushes her into the bathroom and closes the door. Miranda is too offended to react and something else catches her attention. She looks up to the ceiling, confused.
Wilson welcomes Mark (Bill Nighy) to the Jones Agency and he comments on the new furniture, before refusing Wilson’s handshake. He comments on the sweat on his forehead and his moist hands and he says he’s germaphobe, so he must decline. He asks for some disinfectant, but Wilson can’t find any. Mark is annoyed by it, which makes him even more nervous. He leads Mark to Miranda’s office and Mark asks where Miranda is and Wilson has to make up a lie he didn’t prepare to make and says she was violently sick last night. He sees her wandering around the office and looking at the ceiling confused. Hopefully, Mark is facing the other way, so he doesn’t see her. Wilson decides to look away to make sure Mark doesn’t catch him looking at her. Wilson says they should get down to business and Mark agrees.
Miranda keeps hearing noises coming from the ceiling and she gets up a Bob desk, knocking down his framed pictures of him and his kids (even though we learned last episode that he doesn’t have kids). The focus shifts back to Wilson who agrees with Mark that the new furniture doesn’t make any sense, but in their defense, the agency has a big contract coming, they actually booked… The focus shifts back to Miranda standing in the desk, but she isn’t there anymore and the ceiling tile is missing. Miranda is now under the desk, held by a something black. The camera zooms back and it is revealed that Tilda Swinton (Tilda Swinton), in her Blackbird costume, is holding Miranda down. Miranda tries to scream, but Tilda covers her mouth. Tilda drinks water from a bottle and she tries to feed Miranda water, just like she does in the film. She tells Miranda to shut up. She always plays weird character and she needs to practice beforehand and that’s why she’s so good.
Wilson notices that Miranda is nowhere to be seen and that there’s a hole in the ceiling. He sees a black creature running behind the desk and he excuses himself for a moment. He leaves the office and comes face to face with Tilda Swinton. He lets out a quick, surprised, scream and he asks her what the hell she’s doing here. She says she’s been living the ceiling for the past two days and nobody noticed her, as if it was normal. He says she has always been weird and she freaks her out. He asks her where Miranda is and she says she’s hidden behind that desk over there. Wilson finds Miranda, traumatized. He asks her to get up, but Miranda refuses. Wilson asks her why and she doesn’t want to speak. Wilson gets his head up and he sees Mark out of the office, looking around for him. He didn’t realise that he spent so much time out the office. Mark walks around, checking out the offices installations, when he is quickly tackled down by Tilda Swinton. She opens his mouth and she force feeds him macaroni salad. Wilson and Miranda watch in horror.
Mark fights to get up and tackles the frail Tilda to the ground. He asks her what the hell is going on and she says she’s just Tilda Swinton practicing for a role and since she’s always playing bizarre roles, here she is. She’s been living in their ceiling as practice and that’s how she gets so good at them. Mark is impressed and he says that he’s a huge fan of hers. He says that everything here as been deeply disturbing, but not as much as seeing Miranda here, when she was supposedly violently sick and at home. She says that she can explain everything. It takes a lot of humility for her to admit that and she has always been a proud woman, too proud perhaps, but here it goes. She doesn’t have the skills to run this agency and poor old Wilson here as been forced to run things in the meantime. The new furniture was an impulse decision and she never thought about money in her life, her father was rich and she never had to check a bank account before. Mark says that it’s humble of her to admit that and he hates to burst her bubble, for Tom Jones wasn’t rich and he is a loan shark. Tom owed a lot of money and they aren’t out of their hole yet. He says he will leave now, he needs to shower for at least a day to get the germs of him. Before he leaves, Wilson asks him how he can describe his day and only says one word, bizarre.
Wilson and Miranda head back to the Miranda’s office and are surprised to see Tilda in her Blackbird suit eating the rest of the macaroni saladl Wilson says it may be weird, but he’d like to be force-fed by Tilda Swinton and she says all practice is helpful. When Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Bob (Rainn Wilson) get to work, they are grossed out to see Wilson getting forced-fed by Tilda Swinton, but Wilson gives them a thumbs up. Miranda innocently adds that it’s really traumatizing at first, but she can understand the appeal.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Tilda Swinton .... Herself
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) is putting lipstick in the woman’s bathroom first thing in the morning. She has to get herself ready for her big meeting with the Jones Agency financial backer to try to keep the agency afloat. She hates to be the bearer of bad news and she wants her inheritance money, so she is willing to pull all the stops to impress him. When she gets out of the bathroom, Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James), her secretary and acting manager, asks her what she’s doing, specifically pointing at the lipstick and the scooped neckline of her dress. He says today is deeply serious and they don’t have the time to do it her way, no matter what they are, they have to use the professional way and that’s what he intends to do. He pushes her into the bathroom and closes the door. Miranda is too offended to react and something else catches her attention. She looks up to the ceiling, confused.
Wilson welcomes Mark (Bill Nighy) to the Jones Agency and he comments on the new furniture, before refusing Wilson’s handshake. He comments on the sweat on his forehead and his moist hands and he says he’s germaphobe, so he must decline. He asks for some disinfectant, but Wilson can’t find any. Mark is annoyed by it, which makes him even more nervous. He leads Mark to Miranda’s office and Mark asks where Miranda is and Wilson has to make up a lie he didn’t prepare to make and says she was violently sick last night. He sees her wandering around the office and looking at the ceiling confused. Hopefully, Mark is facing the other way, so he doesn’t see her. Wilson decides to look away to make sure Mark doesn’t catch him looking at her. Wilson says they should get down to business and Mark agrees.
Miranda keeps hearing noises coming from the ceiling and she gets up a Bob desk, knocking down his framed pictures of him and his kids (even though we learned last episode that he doesn’t have kids). The focus shifts back to Wilson who agrees with Mark that the new furniture doesn’t make any sense, but in their defense, the agency has a big contract coming, they actually booked… The focus shifts back to Miranda standing in the desk, but she isn’t there anymore and the ceiling tile is missing. Miranda is now under the desk, held by a something black. The camera zooms back and it is revealed that Tilda Swinton (Tilda Swinton), in her Blackbird costume, is holding Miranda down. Miranda tries to scream, but Tilda covers her mouth. Tilda drinks water from a bottle and she tries to feed Miranda water, just like she does in the film. She tells Miranda to shut up. She always plays weird character and she needs to practice beforehand and that’s why she’s so good.
Wilson notices that Miranda is nowhere to be seen and that there’s a hole in the ceiling. He sees a black creature running behind the desk and he excuses himself for a moment. He leaves the office and comes face to face with Tilda Swinton. He lets out a quick, surprised, scream and he asks her what the hell she’s doing here. She says she’s been living the ceiling for the past two days and nobody noticed her, as if it was normal. He says she has always been weird and she freaks her out. He asks her where Miranda is and she says she’s hidden behind that desk over there. Wilson finds Miranda, traumatized. He asks her to get up, but Miranda refuses. Wilson asks her why and she doesn’t want to speak. Wilson gets his head up and he sees Mark out of the office, looking around for him. He didn’t realise that he spent so much time out the office. Mark walks around, checking out the offices installations, when he is quickly tackled down by Tilda Swinton. She opens his mouth and she force feeds him macaroni salad. Wilson and Miranda watch in horror.
Mark fights to get up and tackles the frail Tilda to the ground. He asks her what the hell is going on and she says she’s just Tilda Swinton practicing for a role and since she’s always playing bizarre roles, here she is. She’s been living in their ceiling as practice and that’s how she gets so good at them. Mark is impressed and he says that he’s a huge fan of hers. He says that everything here as been deeply disturbing, but not as much as seeing Miranda here, when she was supposedly violently sick and at home. She says that she can explain everything. It takes a lot of humility for her to admit that and she has always been a proud woman, too proud perhaps, but here it goes. She doesn’t have the skills to run this agency and poor old Wilson here as been forced to run things in the meantime. The new furniture was an impulse decision and she never thought about money in her life, her father was rich and she never had to check a bank account before. Mark says that it’s humble of her to admit that and he hates to burst her bubble, for Tom Jones wasn’t rich and he is a loan shark. Tom owed a lot of money and they aren’t out of their hole yet. He says he will leave now, he needs to shower for at least a day to get the germs of him. Before he leaves, Wilson asks him how he can describe his day and only says one word, bizarre.
Wilson and Miranda head back to the Miranda’s office and are surprised to see Tilda in her Blackbird suit eating the rest of the macaroni saladl Wilson says it may be weird, but he’d like to be force-fed by Tilda Swinton and she says all practice is helpful. When Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Bob (Rainn Wilson) get to work, they are grossed out to see Wilson getting forced-fed by Tilda Swinton, but Wilson gives them a thumbs up. Miranda innocently adds that it’s really traumatizing at first, but she can understand the appeal.
Call My Agent - Typecasting
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... Francois
Elijah Wood .... Himself
Plot: Right after they kicked out the bird woman out of the Jones Agency offices, the staff didn’t get the time to digest their tough meeting with their primary investor (revealed to be a loan-shark), that another client was already at their door. Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) opens the door and welcomes Elijah Wood (Elijah Wood). Bob (Rainn Wilson) quickly turns around and starts to fanboy over Elijah Wood, who played iconic fantasy roles over the year. Bob starts to quote Lord of the Rings and Elijah plays along, clearly having fun. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) joins Bob in quoting The Hobbit and they both want to take pictures with him. Andrea shakes her head, disappointed that her two colleagues can’t remain professional in front of the star. Miranda (Lesley Manville) discretely taps on Miranda’s shoulder and she asks who the funny little man is. Bob heard her and he starts to scream at Miranda for calling Elijah Wood a “little man”. He’s much more than that, he’s the great Frodo Baggins who undertook the quest to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, so he’s not a little man. Elijah agrees, he’s much more than a little man. It looks like he wants to say something else, but he holds it off.
Lesley replies that she doesn’t believe Elijah Wood is the star Bob and Wilson thinks she is and that she isn’t impressed by his body of work. She advices Bob to get better clients that pay better if he still wants to have a job next week. Andrea corrects Miranda and she says that Elijah is her client and that his career has brought a lot of recognition to the agency over the last few years. Bob adds that even if she doesn’t recognizes him because he doesn’t do romantic comedies, Elijah Wood is considered like a god in certain communities and he will always be Frodo Baggins in his heart. Miranda feels like she’s losing the argument and she grabs Wilson by the arm, to his obvious deception and locks herself in her office claiming that she has work to do. In confidence, she tells Wilson that she can’t even bother to think about losing an argument to Bob Hollis. Wilson asks Miranda if she feels superior and she simply answers that of course she’s superior to them, while looking down on Wilson.
Andrea says that it would be a great time for them to talk about business too, but Bob thinks otherwise and continues to have fun with Elijah Wood. Andrea talks over them and tells Elijah about the new role she got for him in the fantasy film Sweet Tooth, for Last Resort Films. She sees Elijah’s expression changes and he doesn’t have fun with Bob anymore. Bob continues to fan boy all over him just like every nerd’s dream and Elijah suddenly snaps. He says he’s tired of this, he’s tired of all this. Tired of fantasy, tired of the fanboys, tired of being typecasted, tired of being overlooked and he swears that he’s not going to make another fantasy… ever! Bob and Andrea look around, surprised and disoriented, until Wilson opens the door of Miranda’s office dramatically and climbing his desk. He, too, has a speech to make. Lesley quirks that the two little men are making big speeches. Wilson says he’s tired of being Miranda’s puppet, tired of her treating them like they’re inferior, tired of her selfish behavior, tired of her acting like a diva and tired of all them overlooking him and viewing him as a simple secretary when he’s been keeping this place running, for free, for the past few weeks and no one seemed to notice. Everyone just looks around, shocked. Elijah coughs a bit and says he’ll be leaving them now and he leaves the offices of the Jones Agency.
Miranda took what Wilson said personally and she sends everyone home for the rest of the day. Bob asks her if she’ll be here when he comes back tomorrow and she doesn’t know. Bob offers his co-workers to go out and buy a drink, despite the fact that it’s around eleven in the morning and they accept. Bob says the tab is on him, since he’s the only one to bring home a salary, apparently. During this time, Miranda, crying, calls her driver to come pick her up.
Andrea chose the closest bar to the office and it is the one Bob visits every night, when the others think he’s with family. The barman recognizes him, but Bob makes a sign, signaling that he doesn’t want to be bothered, but Andrea saw it, but she decides to not act or talk about it. They talk about the crazy day they just had, with the bird lady and with Elijah and… the speech. Bob wants to seriously thank Wilson for everything he does and it doesn’t get recognized enough. Andrea adds that they both have his back and of course he’s a part of the team, even if he’s not an agent. He thanks them for their honesty, but he’ll have to think about his future. He doesn’t think he wants to do this for the rest of his life, he’s thinking of pursuing other lines of work. Andrea says that’s understandable, but she doesn’t want him to leave, he’s the only one able to keep their head above water right now and the agency will close if he leaves and Bob agrees. They drink for the rest of the day before calling it a day. Andrea is seen staying at the bar to talk with the barman, asking him questions about Bob. The barman can swear on his mother’s grave that this man doesn’t have a family and he’s in here almost every night.
Back at her place, Andrea is awake, talking to her driver, François (Gilles Marini), now revealed to be her lover. She cries in his arms, saying she’s tired of them seeing her as their enemy. She just wants her inheritance and then she’ll be out of their lives. Francois says that this is her problem and she agrees.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... Francois
Elijah Wood .... Himself
Plot: Right after they kicked out the bird woman out of the Jones Agency offices, the staff didn’t get the time to digest their tough meeting with their primary investor (revealed to be a loan-shark), that another client was already at their door. Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) opens the door and welcomes Elijah Wood (Elijah Wood). Bob (Rainn Wilson) quickly turns around and starts to fanboy over Elijah Wood, who played iconic fantasy roles over the year. Bob starts to quote Lord of the Rings and Elijah plays along, clearly having fun. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) joins Bob in quoting The Hobbit and they both want to take pictures with him. Andrea shakes her head, disappointed that her two colleagues can’t remain professional in front of the star. Miranda (Lesley Manville) discretely taps on Miranda’s shoulder and she asks who the funny little man is. Bob heard her and he starts to scream at Miranda for calling Elijah Wood a “little man”. He’s much more than that, he’s the great Frodo Baggins who undertook the quest to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, so he’s not a little man. Elijah agrees, he’s much more than a little man. It looks like he wants to say something else, but he holds it off.
Lesley replies that she doesn’t believe Elijah Wood is the star Bob and Wilson thinks she is and that she isn’t impressed by his body of work. She advices Bob to get better clients that pay better if he still wants to have a job next week. Andrea corrects Miranda and she says that Elijah is her client and that his career has brought a lot of recognition to the agency over the last few years. Bob adds that even if she doesn’t recognizes him because he doesn’t do romantic comedies, Elijah Wood is considered like a god in certain communities and he will always be Frodo Baggins in his heart. Miranda feels like she’s losing the argument and she grabs Wilson by the arm, to his obvious deception and locks herself in her office claiming that she has work to do. In confidence, she tells Wilson that she can’t even bother to think about losing an argument to Bob Hollis. Wilson asks Miranda if she feels superior and she simply answers that of course she’s superior to them, while looking down on Wilson.
Andrea says that it would be a great time for them to talk about business too, but Bob thinks otherwise and continues to have fun with Elijah Wood. Andrea talks over them and tells Elijah about the new role she got for him in the fantasy film Sweet Tooth, for Last Resort Films. She sees Elijah’s expression changes and he doesn’t have fun with Bob anymore. Bob continues to fan boy all over him just like every nerd’s dream and Elijah suddenly snaps. He says he’s tired of this, he’s tired of all this. Tired of fantasy, tired of the fanboys, tired of being typecasted, tired of being overlooked and he swears that he’s not going to make another fantasy… ever! Bob and Andrea look around, surprised and disoriented, until Wilson opens the door of Miranda’s office dramatically and climbing his desk. He, too, has a speech to make. Lesley quirks that the two little men are making big speeches. Wilson says he’s tired of being Miranda’s puppet, tired of her treating them like they’re inferior, tired of her selfish behavior, tired of her acting like a diva and tired of all them overlooking him and viewing him as a simple secretary when he’s been keeping this place running, for free, for the past few weeks and no one seemed to notice. Everyone just looks around, shocked. Elijah coughs a bit and says he’ll be leaving them now and he leaves the offices of the Jones Agency.
Miranda took what Wilson said personally and she sends everyone home for the rest of the day. Bob asks her if she’ll be here when he comes back tomorrow and she doesn’t know. Bob offers his co-workers to go out and buy a drink, despite the fact that it’s around eleven in the morning and they accept. Bob says the tab is on him, since he’s the only one to bring home a salary, apparently. During this time, Miranda, crying, calls her driver to come pick her up.
Andrea chose the closest bar to the office and it is the one Bob visits every night, when the others think he’s with family. The barman recognizes him, but Bob makes a sign, signaling that he doesn’t want to be bothered, but Andrea saw it, but she decides to not act or talk about it. They talk about the crazy day they just had, with the bird lady and with Elijah and… the speech. Bob wants to seriously thank Wilson for everything he does and it doesn’t get recognized enough. Andrea adds that they both have his back and of course he’s a part of the team, even if he’s not an agent. He thanks them for their honesty, but he’ll have to think about his future. He doesn’t think he wants to do this for the rest of his life, he’s thinking of pursuing other lines of work. Andrea says that’s understandable, but she doesn’t want him to leave, he’s the only one able to keep their head above water right now and the agency will close if he leaves and Bob agrees. They drink for the rest of the day before calling it a day. Andrea is seen staying at the bar to talk with the barman, asking him questions about Bob. The barman can swear on his mother’s grave that this man doesn’t have a family and he’s in here almost every night.
Back at her place, Andrea is awake, talking to her driver, François (Gilles Marini), now revealed to be her lover. She cries in his arms, saying she’s tired of them seeing her as their enemy. She just wants her inheritance and then she’ll be out of their lives. Francois says that this is her problem and she agrees.
Call My Agent - Character
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Margo Martindale .... Herself
Plot:
Despite feeling superior to everyone else all her life, Miranda (Lesley Manville) took Wilson’s speech personally and she decided that it was time to look at herself in the mirror and to really change, a real wake up call, if you will. She feels like she has disappointed her employees enough already and she intends to write her letter of resignation and disappear of their lives just like she appeared, out of nowhere. She unlocks the door of her office on a Saturday night, where no one is at the office and lets a slight gasp go, out of surprise. Her chair spins dramatically, revealing Margo Martindale (Margo Martindale).
Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) double checks the address on her napkin to make sure she’s at the right door. She looks around confused and knocks. She’s not surprised to see Robert (Rainn Wilson), in his wifebeater and boxers open the door. He has the opposite reaction, rapidly closing the door and begging her to go away, but she held the door with her feet.
Miranda gets her pepper spray can out of her purse and is ready to attack. She asks her what she’s doing in her office and she doesn’t seem to recognize her. Margo says she’s just here to practice getting into character and there’s no better place to do it than here. She notices that Miranda is on the verge of crying and when she starts to cry, she asks her if everything is going to be alright. Miranda says it isn’t and she won’t be able to do it, she’s just a spineless idiot who can’t do anything except spending money. Margo gets up and pins Miranda down on a chair. She gets right next to her face and she says that all of this is gibberish. She’s a strong, independent woman and that she’s in control of her life. It reassures Miranda a little bit and Margo tells her she can do whatever she wanted to do now, it’s fine. Miranda thanks “the mysterious woman” for her help and she picks up a pen to start a draft of her resignation letter.
Bob dressed up a bit and him and Andrea share awkward looks in his living room, full of empty chip bags and sticky glass mounts. Andrea sarcastically ask how the kids are doing, but Robert doesn’t want to laugh, he’s ashamed, right now. Andrea looks around her, at the mess her colleague calls a living room. She wonders how a man like him can keep a house like that. She’s distracted by the sounds of Robert sobbing. He shakes his head in disapproval and hides his face with his hand.
Miranda is writing her letter of resignation as Margo Martindale is practicing her lines, alone. Miranda looks at her weirdly and she asks Margo who she is. Margo says she’s Fredericka Mandelbaum. Miranda just tells her that she loves her old school outfit and she asks her where she got it. Margo, always the character actress, says that she sewed it herself, of course, nobody in town sells outfits like this and besides, she doesn’t dress like the common people. Miranda says that they are so alike, because she doesn’t dress like normal people too. Margo asks her what she’s writing that’s taking her so long. She grabs the sheet and notices that it’s a letter of resignation. Margo berates Miranda for it and she agrees that she’s just a spineless idiot. Women like them are strong and passionate, they are not quitters. She tells Miranda that she needs to toughen up and stand straight. A woman like her shouldn’t be afraid of petty things and of common people. She’s someone special, just like everyone on this planet and she shouldn’t let adversity get in her way. She needs to show a little character and toughen up. Screw that resignation and own her responsibilities. She’s strong and she can do it. Margo knows that Miranda has it in her. She looks confident, but now it’s time to act like one. Miranda, inspired by Fredericka’s speech, tears her letter in half.
Andrea tries to reassure Bob that everything is alright, he doesn’t need to be ashamed. He says that he had his reasons to lie. Andrea says that whatever his reasons are, they must be good, because it’s not something you usually lie about. He says he’s ashamed of his life, ashamed of his disappointing life. He tells Andrea that he was never able to build a normal life outside of work and that he made up this lie to give the mirage of stability when he met them at the office, because nobody in their right mind would hire a lone, unstable drunkard who lives on chips and ramen to manage high-profile and equally unstable and needy stars and he wanted this job, he wanted to succeed, for at least one thing in his life and living the lie was the only way for him to do so. He’s also ashamed of the sacrifices she made, withholding her salary so they can keep in her job, for his kids, even if he doesn’t have any. He says he’s going to be the one to not be paid and she can have her salary. She’s a good woman and he’s not a good man. She says it’s time for them to leave and he follows her to her car.
Andrea thanks Fredericka Mandelbaum for her help today and Margo says that it was a pleasure, she loves to be the character she plays to help her performance. Miranda holds off Margo at the door and she’s surprised to learn that she’s not Fredericka Mandelbaum. Margo says that of course, she’s not Fredericka, she’s acclaimed character actress Margo Martindale and she’s tired of not being recognized, so she better tell her employees to find her leading roles. There’s one other thing she needs to remember about today. Everything is about character.
Andrea parks her car in a parking lot and asks Robert to follow her. He complies and she opens the door of her condo. She says hi to her two kids sitting on the couch playing video games who look at her innocently. Bob can only say one thing: oh damn….
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Margo Martindale .... Herself
Plot:
Despite feeling superior to everyone else all her life, Miranda (Lesley Manville) took Wilson’s speech personally and she decided that it was time to look at herself in the mirror and to really change, a real wake up call, if you will. She feels like she has disappointed her employees enough already and she intends to write her letter of resignation and disappear of their lives just like she appeared, out of nowhere. She unlocks the door of her office on a Saturday night, where no one is at the office and lets a slight gasp go, out of surprise. Her chair spins dramatically, revealing Margo Martindale (Margo Martindale).
Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) double checks the address on her napkin to make sure she’s at the right door. She looks around confused and knocks. She’s not surprised to see Robert (Rainn Wilson), in his wifebeater and boxers open the door. He has the opposite reaction, rapidly closing the door and begging her to go away, but she held the door with her feet.
Miranda gets her pepper spray can out of her purse and is ready to attack. She asks her what she’s doing in her office and she doesn’t seem to recognize her. Margo says she’s just here to practice getting into character and there’s no better place to do it than here. She notices that Miranda is on the verge of crying and when she starts to cry, she asks her if everything is going to be alright. Miranda says it isn’t and she won’t be able to do it, she’s just a spineless idiot who can’t do anything except spending money. Margo gets up and pins Miranda down on a chair. She gets right next to her face and she says that all of this is gibberish. She’s a strong, independent woman and that she’s in control of her life. It reassures Miranda a little bit and Margo tells her she can do whatever she wanted to do now, it’s fine. Miranda thanks “the mysterious woman” for her help and she picks up a pen to start a draft of her resignation letter.
Bob dressed up a bit and him and Andrea share awkward looks in his living room, full of empty chip bags and sticky glass mounts. Andrea sarcastically ask how the kids are doing, but Robert doesn’t want to laugh, he’s ashamed, right now. Andrea looks around her, at the mess her colleague calls a living room. She wonders how a man like him can keep a house like that. She’s distracted by the sounds of Robert sobbing. He shakes his head in disapproval and hides his face with his hand.
Miranda is writing her letter of resignation as Margo Martindale is practicing her lines, alone. Miranda looks at her weirdly and she asks Margo who she is. Margo says she’s Fredericka Mandelbaum. Miranda just tells her that she loves her old school outfit and she asks her where she got it. Margo, always the character actress, says that she sewed it herself, of course, nobody in town sells outfits like this and besides, she doesn’t dress like the common people. Miranda says that they are so alike, because she doesn’t dress like normal people too. Margo asks her what she’s writing that’s taking her so long. She grabs the sheet and notices that it’s a letter of resignation. Margo berates Miranda for it and she agrees that she’s just a spineless idiot. Women like them are strong and passionate, they are not quitters. She tells Miranda that she needs to toughen up and stand straight. A woman like her shouldn’t be afraid of petty things and of common people. She’s someone special, just like everyone on this planet and she shouldn’t let adversity get in her way. She needs to show a little character and toughen up. Screw that resignation and own her responsibilities. She’s strong and she can do it. Margo knows that Miranda has it in her. She looks confident, but now it’s time to act like one. Miranda, inspired by Fredericka’s speech, tears her letter in half.
Andrea tries to reassure Bob that everything is alright, he doesn’t need to be ashamed. He says that he had his reasons to lie. Andrea says that whatever his reasons are, they must be good, because it’s not something you usually lie about. He says he’s ashamed of his life, ashamed of his disappointing life. He tells Andrea that he was never able to build a normal life outside of work and that he made up this lie to give the mirage of stability when he met them at the office, because nobody in their right mind would hire a lone, unstable drunkard who lives on chips and ramen to manage high-profile and equally unstable and needy stars and he wanted this job, he wanted to succeed, for at least one thing in his life and living the lie was the only way for him to do so. He’s also ashamed of the sacrifices she made, withholding her salary so they can keep in her job, for his kids, even if he doesn’t have any. He says he’s going to be the one to not be paid and she can have her salary. She’s a good woman and he’s not a good man. She says it’s time for them to leave and he follows her to her car.
Andrea thanks Fredericka Mandelbaum for her help today and Margo says that it was a pleasure, she loves to be the character she plays to help her performance. Miranda holds off Margo at the door and she’s surprised to learn that she’s not Fredericka Mandelbaum. Margo says that of course, she’s not Fredericka, she’s acclaimed character actress Margo Martindale and she’s tired of not being recognized, so she better tell her employees to find her leading roles. There’s one other thing she needs to remember about today. Everything is about character.
Andrea parks her car in a parking lot and asks Robert to follow her. He complies and she opens the door of her condo. She says hi to her two kids sitting on the couch playing video games who look at her innocently. Bob can only say one thing: oh damn….
Call My Agent - Awards
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Ava DuVernay .... Herself
Plot: Miranda gets on stage and she thanks everyone. She’s still a little irritated about Ava’s claim to be better than everyone and she starts her speech by saying how amazing she is and listing accomplishments each and everyone dumber than the last, as she tries to upstage Ava, but failing spectacularly. Bob and Wilson are hiding their laughter, but they’re cringing, already imagining the repercussions of the disastrous speech. Andrea makes a sign to Miranda, the same quirk Fredericka Mandelbaum had and it reminds her that she’s trying to be a better person. Her speech does a complete 360 and she ends by thanking her employees for their hard work and that she is proud to be an agent of change in today’s Hollywood landscape, to applause. As she gets off the stage, she thanks Andrea for the gesture and the others congratulate her putting her ego aside… a little… for once. She opens the envelope and they see the amount of the monetary reward they received. It’s a huge amount and they celebrate together. Andrea’s cellphone rings. She managed to get that big contract. They’re going to save the agency!
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) walks into the Jones Agency offices with a newly found confidence and determination, thanks to her empowering pep talk with one Fredericka Mandelbaum (actually character actress Margo Martindale acting in character) over the weekend, as her employees look on, confused, having no idea about what chain of events that happened during the weekend with Miranda. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) knocks on her door and he asks her if everything is alright. Smiling from ear to ear and talking in a mellow voice, Miranda tells him that everything is going great. Wilson says that since they’re sharing good news, he has a one regarding the financial situation of the agency, but Miranda probably doesn’t care. To his surprise, she says that she cares! She claims that she has a newfound interest in the business and that she will be glad to hear about the news. Wilson makes her swear that she will not go back to her condescending and superior behavior as soon as she tells her and she swears. Somehow, someway, the agency has won an award and a bursary about their great work regarding gender equality in Hollywood and they want Miranda to accept it, as a way to finally present herself to Hollywood. Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Bob (Rainn Wilson) who are calmly working on their computer in the adjacent room, are surprised when they hear Miranda scream of joy. She tells Wilson that he needs to come with her, they’re going dress shopping. Wilson refuses, saying that it’s not part of the job and she says that he won’t be missed, he’s got terrible fashion sense anyway. She orders him to call the young guy they send on movie sets to go with her, he’s fashionable and he’s going to be a great, innocent date for tonight.
Bob and Andrea wonder what they should do with the bursary. The reasonable solution would be to use it to reimburse the loan shark their previous boss loaned money from, but Bob thinks the good choice would be to give all the money to Andrea, for all the sacrifices she made when she had a family to feed. Wilson comes to sit next to them and Andrea signals Bob to stop talking about it, but much to her disappointment, Wilson asks the question she didn’t want to answer: what are we going to do with the money?
Miranda meets with Desmond (Chris Colfer) and they go dress shopping together. She asks him for advice on various dresses and when they settle on one, she surprises Desmond by buying him a matching tuxedo. He tries to get out of going to the evening with her, but she’s too insistent for him to be able to win the argument. He accepts, knowing full well that Bob and Wilson are going to mock him for it. At the register Miranda wants to pay the agency’s credit card, but she remembers her talk with Mandelbaum and she wants to act from now on. She puts the agency’s credit card back in her purse and she pays for it with her own money, just like any other reasonable person would do. She then apologizes to Desmond for treating him badly today. She’s trying to be a better person now and she’s starting with little things. Desmond appreciates the gesture and he to wiggle his way out of the ceremony, but Miranda says it’s unnegotiable.
Back at the agency, Andrea, Bob and Wilson are still arguing about they should do with the money. Wilson and Andrea are determined that the right thing to do is to pay back the loan to Mark, but Bob insists that Andrea should get the money despite her refusing it. He lets go that Andrea has a whole family to feed so she should have a salary. Wilson takes a step back and he realises that Andrea has kids, something he didn’t know. He then offers, out of compassion, to be the one who doesn’t receive a salary, since he’s the only one who doesn’t have kids. Since Bob betrayed her trust, Andrea decides to reveal to Wilson that Bob doesn’t have kids and in fact, lives alone. The three of them over one another until Wilson gets up on the desk, it’s an habit now. He says that all three of them have worked together for years now and they barely know one another, so they should try to know each other a little better. It helps get the mood a little better and they say the discussion is far from over, but besides, Andrea is closing in on her secret account that could bring a lot of money to the agency. They all head home to prepare for Miranda’s big evening.
The evening is hosted by director Ava DuVernay (Ava DuVernay) who welcomes us to a night celebrating equality and how each and everyone in this room has a made a difference in the industry in the past few months. She gets on her high horse and she reminds everyone that she is the first woman to win the best director award at Sundance, the first female black director to be nominated for a Golden Globe, the first black female director to see her film nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards and the female African-American to direct a blockbuster, so you get it, she’s more important than you. We see Miranda in the crowd saying to Desmond that she’s better than Ava. Ava presents the first award of the evening, rewarding the heroes behind the scenes, the agents. She presents the gender equality award to Ms. Miranda Jones of the Jones Agency and people start to cheer.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Ava DuVernay .... Herself
Plot: Miranda gets on stage and she thanks everyone. She’s still a little irritated about Ava’s claim to be better than everyone and she starts her speech by saying how amazing she is and listing accomplishments each and everyone dumber than the last, as she tries to upstage Ava, but failing spectacularly. Bob and Wilson are hiding their laughter, but they’re cringing, already imagining the repercussions of the disastrous speech. Andrea makes a sign to Miranda, the same quirk Fredericka Mandelbaum had and it reminds her that she’s trying to be a better person. Her speech does a complete 360 and she ends by thanking her employees for their hard work and that she is proud to be an agent of change in today’s Hollywood landscape, to applause. As she gets off the stage, she thanks Andrea for the gesture and the others congratulate her putting her ego aside… a little… for once. She opens the envelope and they see the amount of the monetary reward they received. It’s a huge amount and they celebrate together. Andrea’s cellphone rings. She managed to get that big contract. They’re going to save the agency!
Miranda Jones (Lesley Manville) walks into the Jones Agency offices with a newly found confidence and determination, thanks to her empowering pep talk with one Fredericka Mandelbaum (actually character actress Margo Martindale acting in character) over the weekend, as her employees look on, confused, having no idea about what chain of events that happened during the weekend with Miranda. Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) knocks on her door and he asks her if everything is alright. Smiling from ear to ear and talking in a mellow voice, Miranda tells him that everything is going great. Wilson says that since they’re sharing good news, he has a one regarding the financial situation of the agency, but Miranda probably doesn’t care. To his surprise, she says that she cares! She claims that she has a newfound interest in the business and that she will be glad to hear about the news. Wilson makes her swear that she will not go back to her condescending and superior behavior as soon as she tells her and she swears. Somehow, someway, the agency has won an award and a bursary about their great work regarding gender equality in Hollywood and they want Miranda to accept it, as a way to finally present herself to Hollywood. Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) and Bob (Rainn Wilson) who are calmly working on their computer in the adjacent room, are surprised when they hear Miranda scream of joy. She tells Wilson that he needs to come with her, they’re going dress shopping. Wilson refuses, saying that it’s not part of the job and she says that he won’t be missed, he’s got terrible fashion sense anyway. She orders him to call the young guy they send on movie sets to go with her, he’s fashionable and he’s going to be a great, innocent date for tonight.
Bob and Andrea wonder what they should do with the bursary. The reasonable solution would be to use it to reimburse the loan shark their previous boss loaned money from, but Bob thinks the good choice would be to give all the money to Andrea, for all the sacrifices she made when she had a family to feed. Wilson comes to sit next to them and Andrea signals Bob to stop talking about it, but much to her disappointment, Wilson asks the question she didn’t want to answer: what are we going to do with the money?
Miranda meets with Desmond (Chris Colfer) and they go dress shopping together. She asks him for advice on various dresses and when they settle on one, she surprises Desmond by buying him a matching tuxedo. He tries to get out of going to the evening with her, but she’s too insistent for him to be able to win the argument. He accepts, knowing full well that Bob and Wilson are going to mock him for it. At the register Miranda wants to pay the agency’s credit card, but she remembers her talk with Mandelbaum and she wants to act from now on. She puts the agency’s credit card back in her purse and she pays for it with her own money, just like any other reasonable person would do. She then apologizes to Desmond for treating him badly today. She’s trying to be a better person now and she’s starting with little things. Desmond appreciates the gesture and he to wiggle his way out of the ceremony, but Miranda says it’s unnegotiable.
Back at the agency, Andrea, Bob and Wilson are still arguing about they should do with the money. Wilson and Andrea are determined that the right thing to do is to pay back the loan to Mark, but Bob insists that Andrea should get the money despite her refusing it. He lets go that Andrea has a whole family to feed so she should have a salary. Wilson takes a step back and he realises that Andrea has kids, something he didn’t know. He then offers, out of compassion, to be the one who doesn’t receive a salary, since he’s the only one who doesn’t have kids. Since Bob betrayed her trust, Andrea decides to reveal to Wilson that Bob doesn’t have kids and in fact, lives alone. The three of them over one another until Wilson gets up on the desk, it’s an habit now. He says that all three of them have worked together for years now and they barely know one another, so they should try to know each other a little better. It helps get the mood a little better and they say the discussion is far from over, but besides, Andrea is closing in on her secret account that could bring a lot of money to the agency. They all head home to prepare for Miranda’s big evening.
The evening is hosted by director Ava DuVernay (Ava DuVernay) who welcomes us to a night celebrating equality and how each and everyone in this room has a made a difference in the industry in the past few months. She gets on her high horse and she reminds everyone that she is the first woman to win the best director award at Sundance, the first female black director to be nominated for a Golden Globe, the first black female director to see her film nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards and the female African-American to direct a blockbuster, so you get it, she’s more important than you. We see Miranda in the crowd saying to Desmond that she’s better than Ava. Ava presents the first award of the evening, rewarding the heroes behind the scenes, the agents. She presents the gender equality award to Ms. Miranda Jones of the Jones Agency and people start to cheer.
Call My Agent - Backlash
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Alden Ehrenreich .... Himself
Plot:
All the employees of the Jones Agency are dressed up and are patiently waiting for the biggest star they ever booked to come in their office. Bob (Rainn Wilson) shaved, Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) combed his hair, Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) put some makeup on and Miranda (Lesley Manville) pampered herself. They sit anxiously and they finally hear someone knocking at the door. Miranda and Andrea argue about who should go open and they both go. Miranda opens it a little and is extremely disappointed to see who’s there. It’s not their star, it’s Mark (Bill Nighy), their loan shark.
He tells them that he knows about the award they won the other night and he knows about the star they booked, so he comes for his money and he is not leaving until he gets his money back. Wilson thinks fast and he doesn’t want Mark to be there when the star arrives and he remembers Mark being a germaphobe. He spits on his hands to “clean” a spot on his jacket and he rubs them together thoroughly. He grabs the envelope with the check in it. The sum may be large but it is not enough to cover the loan. He rubs the envelope in his forehead and kisses it goodbye, before forcing it into Mark’s hand and shaking the other intensively. He turns around as the others are amused by Mark, who’s completely disgusted. Wilson cleans his hands with sanitizer in front of Mark. Mark asks for some but he tells him that they don’t have any for him. He leaves angry, but partly satisfied that they paid back a bit.
They all sit down again and wait for their star to arrive. Miranda gets too nervous and she calls her driver / lover / masseur Francois (Gilles Marini), telling him that she needs a doorman at the agency and she would kill for a back rub right now. A while later, the door opens, but it’s just Francois in a suggestive leather doorman outfit. Bob is offended and he says they are not working in a sex shop and it would be disastrous if the star arrives right now. Miranda couldn’t care less and she has her massage oil bottle in one hand and a towel in the other. Wilson tries to get it from Miranda while Bob argues with the sexy doorman to change into a more reasonable outfit. Andrea’s focus is on her cellphone, on which she reads a news and she starts to panic. She tries to get the attention of the others, but she can’t, because of all the cacophony. The door of the agency opens and everyone turns around to see Alden Ehrenreich (Alden Ehrenreich). Their jaw drops to the floor.
They profusely apologize to the young star for the situation and they hide Francois in the bathroom, Bob is pretty sure he didn’t have the time to see him. They welcome him to the Jones Agency and they give him an awkward little tour of the place, all the while Andrea is still stuck to her phone. Just as Miranda was starting to openly flirt with Alden, Andrea gets up her chair and gets on her desk. Wilson feels the urge to tell Alden that it’s his trick. She tells something that even Alden doesn’t know and it goes like this: With a salary of $2,000,000 for his latest film; Girl/Girl, rising star Alden Ehrenreich, the third-billed actor of the film, reportedly more than double what both female leads make combined. What makes it even worse, is that the agency who negotiated the contract; the Jones Agency; recently accepted an award for their outstanding work for gender equality in Hollywood. More details to come.
Bob tells Andrea that she should have asked for less, but Andrea really wanted to get paid and she thought that landing them this account would make them bigger, thanks to Alden, who can simply smile at that. They don’t know what they are going to do about it. Alden, on his end, says that he thought about it and he decided to give the difference between his salary and his co-stars to an organization fighting for equal pay in Hollywood. He already knew about that and that’s what he came over to tell them, so he was surprised to see them so happy to see him. Miranda’s phone rings and she answers it. She seems devastated by what she’s told. The organization called and because of the controversy, they want their money back, but they don’t have that money anymore. Alden feels like this is awkward and he waves them goodbye, leaving them disgruntled. Miranda opens the bathroom door and fetches Francois, she really needs that backrub.
The group is still trying to find a solution. They remember about Miranda’s inheritance, but they can’t seem to find a way to make her have it before they would be forced to close down due to lack of money. All this backlash will hurt their reputation, but Andrea and Bob are confident that their client will stick with them no matter what. To help them stay in operation a while longer Wilson volunteers to give up his salary and Bob too. Miranda, well, she doesn’t get paid and she doesn’t know it, so it’s going to stay that way. Miranda gets out of her office, revigorated by François’s mean back rub. They all stand in a circle and as they look outside, they see a swarm of reporters coming. They know the agency’s fate lies in the palm of their hand. They all breath in and out together and head for the door.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Satire
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Based on the French series
Cast:
Lesley Manville .... Miranda Jones
Caroline Dhavernas .... Andrea Martel
Rainn Wilson .... Robert "Bob" Hollis
Brian d'Arcy James .... Wilson Johnson
Gilles Marini .... François
Bill Nighy .... Mark
Chris Colfer .... Desmond
Alden Ehrenreich .... Himself
Plot:
All the employees of the Jones Agency are dressed up and are patiently waiting for the biggest star they ever booked to come in their office. Bob (Rainn Wilson) shaved, Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) combed his hair, Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas) put some makeup on and Miranda (Lesley Manville) pampered herself. They sit anxiously and they finally hear someone knocking at the door. Miranda and Andrea argue about who should go open and they both go. Miranda opens it a little and is extremely disappointed to see who’s there. It’s not their star, it’s Mark (Bill Nighy), their loan shark.
He tells them that he knows about the award they won the other night and he knows about the star they booked, so he comes for his money and he is not leaving until he gets his money back. Wilson thinks fast and he doesn’t want Mark to be there when the star arrives and he remembers Mark being a germaphobe. He spits on his hands to “clean” a spot on his jacket and he rubs them together thoroughly. He grabs the envelope with the check in it. The sum may be large but it is not enough to cover the loan. He rubs the envelope in his forehead and kisses it goodbye, before forcing it into Mark’s hand and shaking the other intensively. He turns around as the others are amused by Mark, who’s completely disgusted. Wilson cleans his hands with sanitizer in front of Mark. Mark asks for some but he tells him that they don’t have any for him. He leaves angry, but partly satisfied that they paid back a bit.
They all sit down again and wait for their star to arrive. Miranda gets too nervous and she calls her driver / lover / masseur Francois (Gilles Marini), telling him that she needs a doorman at the agency and she would kill for a back rub right now. A while later, the door opens, but it’s just Francois in a suggestive leather doorman outfit. Bob is offended and he says they are not working in a sex shop and it would be disastrous if the star arrives right now. Miranda couldn’t care less and she has her massage oil bottle in one hand and a towel in the other. Wilson tries to get it from Miranda while Bob argues with the sexy doorman to change into a more reasonable outfit. Andrea’s focus is on her cellphone, on which she reads a news and she starts to panic. She tries to get the attention of the others, but she can’t, because of all the cacophony. The door of the agency opens and everyone turns around to see Alden Ehrenreich (Alden Ehrenreich). Their jaw drops to the floor.
They profusely apologize to the young star for the situation and they hide Francois in the bathroom, Bob is pretty sure he didn’t have the time to see him. They welcome him to the Jones Agency and they give him an awkward little tour of the place, all the while Andrea is still stuck to her phone. Just as Miranda was starting to openly flirt with Alden, Andrea gets up her chair and gets on her desk. Wilson feels the urge to tell Alden that it’s his trick. She tells something that even Alden doesn’t know and it goes like this: With a salary of $2,000,000 for his latest film; Girl/Girl, rising star Alden Ehrenreich, the third-billed actor of the film, reportedly more than double what both female leads make combined. What makes it even worse, is that the agency who negotiated the contract; the Jones Agency; recently accepted an award for their outstanding work for gender equality in Hollywood. More details to come.
Bob tells Andrea that she should have asked for less, but Andrea really wanted to get paid and she thought that landing them this account would make them bigger, thanks to Alden, who can simply smile at that. They don’t know what they are going to do about it. Alden, on his end, says that he thought about it and he decided to give the difference between his salary and his co-stars to an organization fighting for equal pay in Hollywood. He already knew about that and that’s what he came over to tell them, so he was surprised to see them so happy to see him. Miranda’s phone rings and she answers it. She seems devastated by what she’s told. The organization called and because of the controversy, they want their money back, but they don’t have that money anymore. Alden feels like this is awkward and he waves them goodbye, leaving them disgruntled. Miranda opens the bathroom door and fetches Francois, she really needs that backrub.
The group is still trying to find a solution. They remember about Miranda’s inheritance, but they can’t seem to find a way to make her have it before they would be forced to close down due to lack of money. All this backlash will hurt their reputation, but Andrea and Bob are confident that their client will stick with them no matter what. To help them stay in operation a while longer Wilson volunteers to give up his salary and Bob too. Miranda, well, she doesn’t get paid and she doesn’t know it, so it’s going to stay that way. Miranda gets out of her office, revigorated by François’s mean back rub. They all stand in a circle and as they look outside, they see a swarm of reporters coming. They know the agency’s fate lies in the palm of their hand. They all breath in and out together and head for the door.