Malibooty
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Episode 3
| "Malibooty" | |
|---|---|
| Entourage episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Ken Whittingham |
| Written by | Rob Weiss |
| Cinematography by | Anthony Hardwick |
| Editing by | David Rogers |
| Original release date | July 1, 2007 |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Malibooty" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama television series Entourage. It is the 45th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Rob Weiss, and directed by Ken Whittingham. It originally aired on HBO on July 1, 2007.
The series chronicles the acting career of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they attempt to further their nascent careers in Los Angeles. In the episode, Vince meets with actor Dennis Hopper and finds himself in trouble when he makes a $100,000 bet. Meanwhile, Eric tries to salvage Medellín, while Drama and Turtle have a double date.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.55 million household viewers and gained a 1.6/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mixed reviews from critics; while Dennis Hopper was praised for his guest appearance, others expressed frustration with the storylines.
Vince (Adrian Grenier) and Eric (Kevin Connolly) now have to live with Drama (Kevin Dillon) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) at Drama's apartment. While driving with Drama and Turtle, Vince decides to leave with a girl to a house in Malibu, where he is surprised to see she is friends with Dennis Hopper.
Eric visits Billy (Rhys Coiro) to suggest some improvements on Medellín, but Billy is angered by his comments. To complicate matters, Billy ignored Eric's idea to go to Sundance Film Festival and instead sent the unfinished cut to the Cannes Film Festival. Ari (Jeremy Piven) won't be able to interfere as Billy has final cut privilege, but suggests he could get some interested buyers to salvage the film. Drama reunites with an '90s party girl, Donna (Lisa Rinna), and brings Turtle along as his wingman so he can spend the day with Donna's friend Marjorie (Colleen Camp). However, Donna takes an interest in Turtle instead and decides to have sex with him, while Drama is left with Marjorie.
Vince gets in trouble when he bets $100,000 on a soccer match, but is relieved when he finds that the bets were never official, so he leaves with the girl. Eric meets with Harvey Weingard (Maury Chaykin), and despite the poor word of mouth on the film, he agrees to watch the film. Harvey offers to buy the film for $25 million, which Eric is willing to take as he feels the film will bomb in Cannes. Vince states that the Cannes committee had just accepted the film, and he believes that there is still potential in the film.
Production
Development
The episode was written by executive producer Rob Weiss, and directed by Ken Whittingham. This was Weiss' 14th writing credit, and Whittingham's third directing credit.[1]
