GLOW (TV Series)

The Dusty Spur (2017)

Marc Maron: Sam Sylvia

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• Sam Sylvia : I'm Sam. I'm a filmmaker. Um, people say I have a zany sense of humor. Uh, if you're watching this and you can't stand smokers, I would just fast-forward to the next schmuck. So why am I doing this? I don't know. I guess I've reached that age where I have to admit I'm just looking for a partner I can stand. Uh... who has a great smile and a great figure, who doesn't tear me apart like a banshee every time I make a mistake. You know, someone who's fun, not a hypocrite, under 30. Yeah, uh... So, you know, choose me. Yeah, I'm lonely, and my cock works great.

  [smokes] 

  Sam Sylvia : Should we do another one?

• Carmen Wade : Dad!

  [silence, as Goliath Jackson and his sons approach the ring] 

  Bash : Oh! Goliath Jackson. This is such an honor. I'm a huge fan. I'm a Goliath fan.

  Goliath Jackson : You the promoter?

  Bash : No. I'm more of, like, the brainchild, the mastermind-slash-fairy godfather. We don't have a promoter.

  Goliath Jackson : Who's in charge, then?

  Sam Sylvia : I'm in charge.

  Goliath Jackson : You?

  Sam Sylvia : Yeah. I'm the director.

  Mighty Tom Jackson : Did you direct Star Wars?

  Sam Sylvia : No, I didn't direct Star Wars.

  [disappointed look in Mighty Tom's face] 

  Big Kurt Jackson : Love Star Wars.

• Goliath Jackson : Let's go.

  Carmen Wade : No. I'm staying here.

  Goliath Jackson : You wrestle over my dead body.

  Carmen Wade : You let Tommy and Kurt do it.

  Goliath Jackson : It's different. They're big, dumb boys. I want you to find a nice man, have a family, find a job where people treat you with respect.

  Carmen Wade : People respect me here.

  Goliath Jackson : Nobody respects a lady wrestler, sweetie. It's like the midgets. You're a sideshow.

  Sam Sylvia : Hey, hey, you can't talk to her like that.

  Carmen Wade : It's fine. It's how we talk.

  Sam Sylvia : No, it's not fine. This guy... you can't just come into my gym and disrespect one of my actors. I mean, I know you're some big, famous giant, but you're an asshole, and you wear oversize diapers for a living.

  [Goliath slaps Sam] 

  Sam Sylvia : Oh, Goddammit! Jesus! Fuck! A fucking backhand? What am I? Some mouthy housewife?

  Goliath Jackson : Want me to hit you like you're a real man?

  Sam Sylvia : Whatever you gotta do to get the fuck outta here.

  Carmen Wade : Okay, enough. Dad, stop. I'll go.

  [pause] 

  Carmen Wade : Sorry, Sam.

• [Tammé walks into Sam's office, as Sam is nursing a bruised cheek from being slapped by Goliath Jackson] 

  Sam Sylvia : Don't judge.

  Tammé Dawson : I'm not. I brought you more ice.

  [Tammé hands him a can of soda] 

  Sam Sylvia : That guy had a hundred pounds on me. He fights for a living. Wasn't fair.

  [Sam places can on his cheek] 

  Sam Sylvia : Why'd you bring me more ice? What do you want?

  Tammé Dawson : I have some concerns about my character.

  Sam Sylvia : [sits up]  Welfare Queen.

  Tammé Dawson : [sits down]  It's offensive.

  Sam Sylvia : That's the genius of it. It's commentary on an existing stereotype. It's sort of a 'fuck you' to the Republican party, and their welfare program, and their race-baiting shit.

  Tammé Dawson : Yeah, but would other people know that?

  Sam Sylvia : Like who?

  Tammé Dawson : My son. He goes to Stanford.

  Sam Sylvia : Fancy.

  Tammé Dawson : And I don't want him turning on the TV and... getting upset. It's not that I do not want this job. I do.

  Sam Sylvia : What? You've never had a role you've been uncomfortable in before?

  Tammé Dawson : Sam, I've never had any role before. I mean, I've only done background work. Some lines on Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Gimme a Break.

  Sam Sylvia : Well, that's the problem. That's middle-of-the-road shit. It's safe. You see, me? I like to push the envelope. I like to jolt people into consciousness. Like, like my first feature credit.

  [Sam gets up and grabs a basket of videotapes] 

  Sam Sylvia : 'Swamp Maidens of the Viet Cong'. Watch it. This one, 'Gina the Machina'. This thing? So offensive, it was banned in 49 States. Pretty proud of that.

  [pulls out more tapes] 

  Sam Sylvia : Oh, look at these. 'Couch of Pain', 'Blood Disco', 'Blood Disco 2'. You should watch these. I mean, bring them back, but, you know, take them, maybe make notes. I think there's a lot of inspiration there.

  Tammé Dawson : Okay.