Charlie.Bubbles.1968.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPOOKS Movie Subtitles

1 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,722 Oh, right on time. What'll you have to drink? 2 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:23,550 - Tomato juice, please. - You're looking very well, Charlie. 3 00:02:23,644 --> 00:02:25,330 You look younger now than when we first met. 4 00:02:25,354 --> 00:02:27,721 - He's putting weight on. - Looks good on him. 5 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:30,022 I've removed a lot of weight lately. 6 00:02:30,108 --> 00:02:33,442 While I remember, Charlie, there's those tickets for tomorrow's game. 7 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:35,106 Oh, thanks. 8 00:02:37,032 --> 00:02:39,740 - What's special today? - Roast beef, sir. 9 00:02:40,911 --> 00:02:42,551 Well, what about that? Shall we say three? 10 00:02:42,579 --> 00:02:43,579 - I think so. - Charlie? 11 00:02:43,622 --> 00:02:44,766 - Yeah, sure. - Another drink for you? 12 00:02:44,790 --> 00:02:46,952 - Three roast beef. - Anything to begin with, sir? 13 00:02:47,042 --> 00:02:48,533 - Charlie? - No, just the beef. 14 00:02:48,627 --> 00:02:50,730 Artichoke. Are you having another drink before we go in? 15 00:02:50,754 --> 00:02:52,290 Just a dry sherry. Thank you. 16 00:02:52,422 --> 00:02:54,630 Well, that's an artichoke, half a lobster for me, 17 00:02:54,716 --> 00:02:57,111 nothing for Mr Bubbles and three roast beefs. Medium rare for all. 18 00:02:57,135 --> 00:02:59,735 A large dry sherry and another vodka and tonic for me. 19 00:02:59,805 --> 00:03:01,842 Roast potatoes, boiled potatoes, vegetables? 20 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:04,097 Yes, and a green salad. 21 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,684 Under Section 73, all profits up to 60% 22 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:12,766 not declared as a dividend after the 40% corporation tax 23 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:15,647 are taxable as super tax unless the monies are shown to be committed. 24 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:17,854 Now, let me explain that more fully. 25 00:03:17,948 --> 00:03:21,487 Before April the 6th, 1966, this was covered by Section 245, 26 00:03:21,576 --> 00:03:24,239 under which the company did not have to declare a dividend, 27 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:26,224 which meant the profits could be left in the company, 28 00:03:26,248 --> 00:03:28,101 and the shareholders are not burdened with the dividend. 29 00:03:28,125 --> 00:03:30,742 But now under Section 73, we must eliminate the profits 30 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:34,375 by reinvesting company monies in enterprises for which the company was formed, 31 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:36,376 according to the company articles, 32 00:03:36,466 --> 00:03:39,129 i.e., we must commit the company money in some kind of production. 33 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:41,489 You see, really it's a question of these monies being committed 34 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:43,379 on paper by the end of the year. 35 00:03:43,473 --> 00:03:45,660 For instance, if there's a book that you're interested in buying 36 00:03:45,684 --> 00:03:47,346 with a view to turning it into a film, 37 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:50,395 some of the profits are paid in escrow to the people concerned, 38 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,099 i.e., you could place so many thousand pounds with a writer's agent 39 00:03:54,192 --> 00:03:58,436 as a sign of your interest and good faith and seriousness as far as the project goes. 40 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:03,275 Well, if that transfer of the monies is off the books and into the bank, fine. 41 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:05,484 That means that we're in business. 42 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:07,741 We must have a movement of the money off the books. 43 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:12,210 I've been thinking about the alimony I pay Lottie. 44 00:04:12,294 --> 00:04:14,411 Do you think that it ought to be increased? 45 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:16,190 She receives a very generous allowance. 46 00:04:16,214 --> 00:04:20,800 I know, but the sum was fixed a few years ago when I wasn't earning as much as I ** now. 47 00:04:20,969 --> 00:04:24,508 You did buy the house. Your son's well provided for in all eventualities. 48 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,055 It's entirely up to you. 49 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:29,100 We can discuss it any time you like. Just ring the office and fix a date. 50 00:04:29,227 --> 00:04:31,719 After all, it's your money, Charlie. 51 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:33,520 How's that new stockbroker I found? 52 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:36,816 He's very good. As you know, I wasn't too happy about using him. 53 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:39,819 I preferred my own man. This one's excellent. Extremely capable. 54 00:04:39,905 --> 00:04:41,988 At the moment, it's all short-term investments. 55 00:04:42,073 --> 00:04:45,532 Long-term investments are too unpredictable at the moment. 56 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:46,405 That's good. 57 00:04:46,495 --> 00:04:49,454 Now, there's an alternative to the scheme we've just discussed. 58 00:04:49,539 --> 00:04:51,576 It's a question of living abroad. 59 00:04:51,666 --> 00:04:57,583 Yes. Couldn't I send the money or the company out of the country? 60 00:04:57,756 --> 00:04:59,042 I mean, must I go away with it? 61 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,374 Ah, well, you see, that's covered under Section 412, 62 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:02,987 which carries a penal clause to stop the 63 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:05,491 transferring abroad of shares by an individual in this country. 64 00:05:05,555 --> 00:05:07,672 It carries fines of up to �10,000. 65 00:05:07,766 --> 00:05:10,703 So it's really, therefore, a matter of your taking up residence abroad for a year. 66 00:05:10,727 --> 00:05:12,914 Which means you'd have to leave by the end of March 67 00:05:12,938 --> 00:05:15,555 and return not earlier than April the 10th the following year. 68 00:05:17,025 --> 00:05:18,391 I see. 69 00:05:18,527 --> 00:05:21,645 We had an interesting idea put up to us this morning about the last film. 70 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:24,731 You know that Charlie never wanted to write a screenplay of it 71 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:28,530 because he felt that the whole conception of it was too literary. 72 00:05:28,620 --> 00:05:29,406 Yes. 73 00:05:29,496 --> 00:05:34,457 Well, this seems to be a way of interpreting the novel filmically 74 00:05:34,543 --> 00:05:37,707 and retaining the complexity of something written in the first person. 75 00:05:37,796 --> 00:05:40,664 The idea is that instead of turning it into a feature film, 76 00:05:40,757 --> 00:05:43,591 we might be interested in turning it into a series for television. 77 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,404 We certainly need some good stuff on television. 78 00:05:45,428 --> 00:05:47,511 Financially, it could be very useful. 79 00:05:47,597 --> 00:05:49,805 Well, there's no harm in making a pile of money. 80 00:05:49,891 --> 00:05:52,804 And these people have been really creative in the past. 81 00:05:52,894 --> 00:05:56,433 I've known people who've suffered from the common wart all their lives. 82 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:58,685 They've tried all ways to get rid of 'em. 83 00:05:58,775 --> 00:06:03,236 They rub the affected part with castor oil, rusty water, 84 00:06:03,321 --> 00:06:07,816 raw potatoes, juice of a dandelion, spit, head of a live match. 85 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:11,619 He could lease them for eighteen, and he'd still have his residuals, of course. 86 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:14,743 Which means, Charlie, that it might be possible to work out an arrangement 87 00:06:14,833 --> 00:06:18,543 whereby the tapes could be leased on a one or two showing basis, 88 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:20,085 you still retaining ownership. 89 00:06:20,171 --> 00:06:23,209 There's also a cure which consists of rubbing a wart with raw meat 90 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,292 and burying the meat in the garden, 91 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,251 based on the belief, presumably, 92 00:06:27,345 --> 00:06:31,430 that the virus can be supernaturally transferred to alien flesh. 93 00:06:31,516 --> 00:06:33,786 In fact, you'd show the tapes once to get your money back, 94 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:37,144 and then the residuals could be lease fees for any number of times reuse. 95 00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:38,311 Sounds very sensible. 96 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:41,391 Wise hands enchasten here these warts, 97 00:06:41,568 --> 00:06:45,437 which we to others from ourselves sell. 98 00:06:47,282 --> 00:06:49,774 Charlie. How are ya? Nice to see ya. 99 00:06:49,868 --> 00:06:52,986 Meet me solicitor. He suffers from persistent warts. Look at 'em. 100 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:55,864 Mr Bigwood, Charlie Bubbles. Charlie's a writer. 101 00:06:55,957 --> 00:06:58,916 Yes, I know. And a very good writer too, if I may say so. 102 00:06:59,002 --> 00:07:02,916 - I've read most of your books, Mr Bubbles. - Have you read any of mine? 103 00:07:03,006 --> 00:07:05,623 Do you like this place? I suppose you come here a lot. 104 00:07:05,717 --> 00:07:08,710 This is my second visit. I'm not what you'd call a regular customer. 105 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:11,511 A bit dull at these prices, don't you think? 106 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:14,841 I arrived tieless. They forced me to wear this filthy object. 107 00:07:14,976 --> 00:07:16,842 Here, can you join us for a drink? 108 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:19,475 Or do you have to get back to your business associates? 109 00:07:19,564 --> 00:07:21,772 I see they're really getting down to it, aren't they? 110 00:07:21,858 --> 00:07:23,941 They're discussing my residuals....