The Last Tycoon (1976)

Brendan Burns: Assistant Editor

Quotes 

• Pat Brady : [after a film screening]  What's Eddie, asleep? Jesus. Goddamn movie even puts the editor to sleep.

  Assistant Editor : He's not asleep, Mr. Brady.

  Pat Brady : What do you mean, he's not asleep?

  Assistant Editor : He's dead, Mr. Brady.

  Pat Brady : Dead? What do you mean, he's dead!

  Assistant Editor : He must have died during the...

  Pat Brady : How can he be dead? We were just watching the rough cut! Jesus, I didn't hear anything. Did you hear anything?

  Fleishacker : Not a thing.

  Assistant Editor : Eddie... he probably didn't want to disturb the screening, Mr. Brady.