GLOW (TV Series)

Money's in the Chase (2017)

Alison Brie: Ruth Wilder

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Quotes 

• Arthie Premkumar : Hey, how was the meditation retreat?

  [suddenly notices the alcohol on Sam's breath] 

  Arthie Premkumar : Whoa. What is that smell?

  Sam Sylvia : Bourbon and despair. Where is Justine?

  Arthie Premkumar : Uh, she probably spent the night at Billy's.

  Sam Sylvia : Billy? Who the fuck is Billy?

  Ruth Wilder : Oh, see, that sounded very paternal.

  Sam Sylvia : Shut up.

  Arthie Premkumar : He's this guy. He delivers pizza. Are you coming in the limo with us?

  Ruth Wilder : Sam's gonna follow us there.

  Arthie Premkumar : That's probably better.

  Ruth Wilder : Okay, thanks.

  [Arthie runs to the limo] 

  Ruth Wilder : Look. She's not gonna miss shooting the pilot.

  Sam Sylvia : [sighs]  I think she's gone. I-I'd be gone if I were her.

  Ruth Wilder : You know, if she's anything like you, she's stubborn and confrontational, so, go find her. But, brush your teeth first. I'll keep things moving.

• [a drunk Sam arrives at the motel] 

  Ruth Wilder : What's going on? I left a million messages with your...

  [notices the heavy smell of alcohol] 

  Ruth Wilder : service. Jesus. You smell like a distillery.

  Sam Sylvia : Well, yeah, that's what happens if you, you drink for three days straight.

  Ruth Wilder : Well, I told everyone you were at Esalen meditating. So, go take a shower, and meet us at the Hayworth.

  Sam Sylvia : Wait. Why?

  Ruth Wilder : Sam! We are making this thing. Today. Bash's mom gave us a ballroom. Jenny's doing costumes, Sheila's on sound, I did the props. We are all hanging on by a thread.

  Sam Sylvia : Justine's my kid.

  [pause] 

  Ruth Wilder : Oh.

  Sam Sylvia : She told me at that fucking party. And I didn't... You know, I didn't handle it well, but, but... that's no surprise. But I mean, look at me. I'm no... I'm no father figure. I mean...

  Ruth Wilder : Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Go talk to her.

  Sam Sylvia : I don't know what to say. I mean, fuck, I don't even know which room is hers.

  [pause] 

  Ruth Wilder : All right, come on. Come on. Come on.

• [the ladies enter the Hayworth ballroom and notice the ring and seats] 

  Melanie Rosen : Holy shit. Okay, this is real. There are cameras.

  Dawn Rivecca : Does anyone else feel the need to pee and puke at the same time?

  Stacey Beswick : Yeah.

  Tammé Dawson : How are we gonna fill all these seats?

  Bash : Oh, hey, ladies.

  [Bash crawls in the ring] 

  Bash : What do you think, huh? Me and Florian and some of the bellhops have been working on it all morning. Check this out.

  [Bash grabs the microphone] 

  Bash : Are you ready to rumble?

  [loud feedback from mic] 

  Bash : Check.

  Ruth Wilder : We gotta deal with that mic. Sheila?

  Sheila the She-Wolf : Yep. Sound. I'm on it.

  [Sheila approaches the ring] 

  Bruce : Uh, hey, is the director around? We gotta position these tripods.

  Ruth Wilder : Oh, no. No, no, no, no no. No tripods. Sorry.

  Arturo : The network said they want to keep it simple.

  Ruth Wilder : Well, the director's going for something a little, uh... different, you know? Uh, he wants the shots to feel... visceral.

  Bruce : So, handheld.

  Ruth Wilder : Yes, exactly. Move around with us, uh, pace the perimeter of the ring, both of you.

  Bruce : Look, if we're both on the perimeter of the ring, you're gonna see at least one of us in every shot.

  Ruth Wilder : You'll figure it out.

• Carmen Wade : It's really big.

  Jenny Chey : Yeah.

  Ruth Wilder : We got this. Even if we totally change our lineup, we know the moves. And, we still have two hours to figure everything else out. That's plenty of time. And... And look. Sam said he'd get us pink ropes, he got us pink ropes.

  Melanie Rosen : Loving the pink ropes, buddy!

  Bash : Right? Arr!

  [Bash shakes the top rope, which suddenly breaks off in one corner] 

  Ruth Wilder : Let's go find the dressing room. Just follow me.

• Bash : Whoo! All right. Those mics are hotter than Kelly LeBrock. Where's Sam? Does he wanna test the levels?

  Ruth Wilder : Uh, Sam had a family emergency.

  Bash : What? He doesn't have any family.

  Ruth Wilder : That's the emergency. So, we're gonna need you to announce.

  [pause] 

  Ruth Wilder : I know. It's kind of a curveball, but...

  Bash : No. I brought my tuxedo. I... I was born for this moment.

  Ruth Wilder : Great. Uh, so, I wrote all your lines...

  Bash : Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm probably gonna embroider these a tad, okay? But, uh... Whoa. Since when does this thing end with a, a tag-team match?

• Ruth Wilder : She needs to be ready in five minutes.

  Stacey Beswick : Well, she needs to stop blinking.

  Carmen Wade : I'm not.

  Stacey Beswick : You are. You're like an epileptic.

  Ruth Wilder : Hey. How you doing?

  Carmen Wade : It's a big crowd out there.

  Ruth Wilder : Yup.

  [pause] 

  Ruth Wilder : At the beginning of every play, I pick something random in the audience to look at. A, a funny skirt, a broken chairback. Then I focus all my attention on it, like a laser beam. It helps.

  Carmen Wade : Or I could take one of Bash's Quaaludes. He offered.

• Ruth Wilder : [Russian accent]  Please. You love to hate me! Russia is supreme world leader!

  Bash : And here comes the Crown.

  [Florian enters the ring with the GLOW Crown] 

  Ruth Wilder : [Russian accent]  I am victorious. No one can defeat Zoya! Everyone here is too much sissy! Okay?

  Debbie Eagan : I'll fight you!

  Bash : Who's that? Who's that yelling from the audience?

  Debbie Eagan : You heard me. I said I'll fight you.

  Ruth Wilder : [Russian accent]  Who, you? Bored housewife in dress?

  Debbie Eagan : Yeah. I am a proud American mother. And I refuse to raise my children in a world without freedom. And I'm ready to kick your Soviet ass all the way back to Siberia.

  [Debbie rips her dress to reveal a wrestling outfit underneath and hands it to Mark] 

  Bash : Look at this brave American.

  Debbie Eagan : Honey, will you just hold this? If this is too silly for you, you can leave.

  [Debbie enters the ring] 

  Bash : This gorgeous stranger is taking on Zoya for the Crown!

• [Debbie lands the flying cross body for the pin] 

  Bash : This match is over, folks!

  Debbie Eagan : [whispers]  You okay?

  Ruth Wilder : [whispers]  You flew! It was epic! Go get your Crown!

  Bash : Zoya's been destroya'd! I can't believe it! I can't believe it, folks! Just when I thought I'd seen it all, a young country girl jumps out of the stands, into the ring, winning it all!

  [Bash enters the ring] 

  Bash : Honey, what's your name?

  Debbie Eagan : [Southern accent]  My name... My name is Liberty Belle. And I'm just a small-town girl, trying to do the right thing, the thing that any American girl would do in the face of evil, and that, no matter how... I'm so overwhelmed! Thank you all!

  [Bash hands the GLOW Crown to Debbie] 

  Bash : It's a beautiful moment on a beautiful day. There's your crown, sweetheart. Like a princess.

• Debbie Eagan : What the fuck was that?

  Sam Sylvia : What? You guys had your sneaky little plan, I had mine.

  Ruth Wilder : It's called a work.

  Sam Sylvia : Well, mine was called, 'Don't be fucking predictable.'

  Ruth Wilder : Ours wasn't predictable. It was a tag-team match into a double-cross into a phoenix rising from the crowd, which is all very surprising.

  Sam Sylvia : Yeah, and then the American hero wins the Crown? Come on.

  Debbie Eagan : So, what? Now it's all about trying to win the Crown back from Welfare Queen?

  Sam Sylvia : Yeah. The money's in the chase. I think I'm gonna roll credits over this mayhem.

  [Sam walks toward the ring] 

  Ruth Wilder : I think our match was good.

  Debbie Eagan : I mean, I'm sure I'll hate it when I see it, but it felt good.

  Ruth Wilder : Debbie, we were great.

  [pause] 

  Ruth Wilder : You wanna grab a drink?

  Debbie Eagan : No. We're not there.

• Debbie Eagan : Are we sure this is the right channel?

  Cherry Bang : Yes.

  Melanie Rosen : Yes.

  Arthie Premkumar : Are people gonna like it? What if no one watches? What if it turns out we can't wrestle, and we only thought we could. I don't wanna watch.

  [Arthie tries to get up] 

  Ruth Wilder : Shh, shh. It's starting!

  Bash : [from TV]  Bash Howard Productions and Patio Town Inc. proudly present, From the Hayworth Hotel in Los Angeles, California, It's GLOW, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling!

• Bash : And now, the final showdown for the first ever GLOW Crown! In one corner, from Bolshevik Russia and the rice paddies of China, respectively, at a combined weight of 227 pounds, Zoya the Destroya and Fortune Cookie!

  [Ruth and Jenny enter the ring] 

  Bash : The red menace is certainly looking menacing tonight, folks. And here come their opponents. From the Sunshine Senior Living Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a combined weight of... Aw, who the heck cares? It's Edna and Ethel Rosenblatt, a.k.a. The Beatdown Biddies!

  Stacey Beswick : Thank you!

  Dawn Rivecca : Are you cheering? I can't hear you! Is it because I'm deaf?

  Bash : Don't be fooled. These are two tough ladies. They lived through the Great Depression, World War II, poodle skirts, menopause. They're so old, their wrinkles got wrinkles!

  Stacey Beswick : Don't clap for us. We're undecided!

  Dawn Rivecca : You can't fight me, because I'm old!

  Stacey Beswick : Yeah!

  Ruth Wilder : [Russian accent]  Oh, I don't care about that. I will knock your dentures out.

  Stacey Beswick : Oh, joke's on you. I got implants!

  Jenny Chey : Hey, shut up, you weak, geriatrical-type person!

  Bash : And so far, it's just insults. Let's see if this Cold War will start heating up soon.

  Dawn Rivecca : I don't feel like wrestling.

  Stacey Beswick : I wrestled last time.

  Bash : Looks like the Biddies are deciding on who will fight first. Oh!

  [Ruth and Jenny attack Dawn and Stacey] 

  Bash : But Zoya the Destroya and Fortune Cookie have pounced on their opponents! The rules have completely gone out the window! Wow, these girls are really disrespecting the elderly.

  Stacey Beswick : I love you, but not that much.

  [Ruth slingshots Jenny, but Dawn and Stacey clothesline her before attacking Ruth] 

  Bash : The Biddies are making a comeback! Their osteoporosis is in remission, and they're on the attack! And this is not a good day for communism. Fortune Cookie just head-scissored Ethel out of the ring! Fortune Cookie and Zoya are kicking Edna out on her side. Oh, my goodness. It looks like the evil empire has prevailed! Russia and China are tonight's winners!

  [Ruth and Jenny shake hands, but Ruth suddenly shoves Keith and grabs Jenny] 

  Bash : What's this? Looks like Zoya's turning on her partner! She is! She's hammerlocking her. And now it's Russia versus China! The Sino-Soviet split is alive and well, here in California!

  [Ruth suplexes Jenny and pins her] 

  Bash : A suplex! I can't believe it! Zoya has read Fortune Cookie her fortune, and it says, 'Loser'! China is out, folks. Russia's not sharing that crown with anyone!