A cut considered too controversial included scenes with Ellroy and Wagner imagining a TV show where they would accompany celebrities to a hotel room and have sex, with Ellory revealing himself as a big fan of Emma Thompson's. Ellroy also refers to Barack Obama as a "fruit" and Wagner suggests raping an elderly woman passing by. The meeting with Rose McGowan also had a longer aftermath and on the last ride with the limousine, Wagner talks to Carrie Fisher on the phone to call off their visit as it is already too late.
Bruce Wagner: You know, this vehicle, it is a stretch, which is, as you know, they nicknamed me, the L.A.P.D. nicknamed me "Stretch" and "Superglue", right?